The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-25
Banker Now Hard Working 9
Member of the Democratic
National Committee.
FlNANclfR OF NEW SUBWAY.
Busy New York Millionaire Also
Finds Time to Devote tn 80
cicty and His Iachiin.
Diversions.


REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. sept -i-Twen.y-:our hour,
with the most rarit transit main in New
Auik-'he Programme would Tax au ath.
ie'@ Ia training. for August Belmont.
motto Is faster and yet faster"
Re owns the fastest automobiles. tie
fastest yachts. jHs fastest horses. h.. Is
| peftectiag tie fastest railroad. tile sIetro-
! po--'an subway. he dictates 20 four II -.
fastest stsEograghers in Tire city az HI,
: banking Office ard 20 two others II The
I ie-uoeFai'c National hsa iqGsrse-s.
Z lie - OF The head OF tire srue.-.agr1 f.,-s
I @ leader among American dog, ftncEe-s ar,i
head ~ the american Kennel club. s-
. active member Of rnore than twenty clubs
( social. political. athletic and business. ~.
I September - BE- was elected de.eg.re 70
I .Ee Democratic Stale Convention "a sara
;oea. Oh September - from the Third ~
~eintiv District % Nassau Co-u:v. arlars
.-e resides. on tie same dav he .-..t
! thirteen hours AT I.muerl-s. national
..''i1giaE taIs. working continuously on ;l.e
details u ths carurl5-u tar the election ty
i-.c presidency of Jl,Ee Psrk.-.
Su.u are = few mental sua-snot- Il one
| "L are most prominent rG.-, on Inc Ne
err hriniSIl -re to-day. Lest II Ie tr1;sht
t''st speed = e mama with tl.a man. IL
i.,i-H si.'.'..H 1e stated that 'hcrgughacss Is L.
lie Is 81 master of details TO know
.leis .ip"Gl FacHt construction and -aiiiu-
i.uiauig Than any man save. rr. f.r, ..r'..-
sl'i4at Designers and builders. Ike Her
It--oI- Cary Smith. AIp~.l.r F,-- and
" --.'I- he = rCrut-l 10 D. q better
,-e-r ~ certain breeds 81 2o-S than any
man awe Though q years o. au-- i. -
nailed - d1S-llg Iola PLAYER. and L.
frequently valIuisLcs his tup Ciltr cons
N as and furious matehss.
n the business word Do t-= ~aF,fa,-sll
!eInaF kahlt results. he CnEincers,, tht. ca
st-tf lr-s. ct tte elevated roads g JE, II
t"rnur0Lsh EaD.i Transit Courany. which
Le G mad ofS2Hized He = zu.iTed control ~
Eived the franchise Of the InterisIand
CONSTRUCTION Company. which h.,d
s4utAbe-e1 since lss-. and thus E.ds far -
nave possession q the tunnel Enc pro-
lected between Furty-S.co1d street Man
haitian and Long Island City. and extend
!IS m carrier system on both sides Of
He UndeIbid the Brooklyn Rap!d Transit
company for the privilege Of constituents.
the tL!Hne! TO BROOKLYN HIS Louisville
ana Nashville coup Is still remembered
He is director Of the Long island Rail
road Above all. he Is a banker of inter
national scope. inheriIinC AMI advancing
the American business OF the great Eg-
iOpsaE banking house OF Rothsch.L-
A POLITICAL POWER.
In politics he is only member Of the |
Executive Committee Of the Democratic |
National Committee. as his father WIS I'm !
iS,1-ee He has systerlatized the worl, at
headquarters. has settled the petty dis- |
pUtes between officers there and has set |
the best Possible example OF serene conf
tence and intense and persistent activity |
there.
Apparently and 10 all intcnts and pur-
poses he is the real chairman and the /
treasurer OF the national organization. |
Many months ago he began 20 further the l
prospects OF Alton p. Parker as the nomi-
nee OF his party for the highest position in |
the land. and he has never siackened his
asde1vors 20 place this jurist in the White
His friend and associate in many enter
prises. Andrew Freedman. said the other
lay as he sat chatting in the private Office
" August Belmont & Co. at No - Mas
sau street. while the threatened strike or |
The elevated railroad employees WIS being |
smoothed out:
Mr.. Belmont Is the most remarkable
nan in New York He never takes hold |
u anything he does not make a success OF.
he is an impressive master of details and
he most incessaDt worker I ever saw.
He eared the American turf He
financed the cup defender syndicate. n.
'eaily built the subway He Is throwing
III his magnificent energy into the polii-
cal campaign.
.'Evervtl'ng he does he does With h;=
whole soul His tenacity IS tremendous \
~ EtGE~ dEp Alfu ne WIS if-@tftT3delN |
II and his life was despaired OF he de-
Jared he would get well. and the phvsi-
;ians now say it was his grit alone that
luiled him through.
Whatever he undertakes he learns from |
ha bottom. 70 the ton He ran the first |
rain through the subway at break-neck |
pe@d. They had told him that the road
gay was ccmrlete. and they mad dwelt |
pon the simplicity Of the motor rnechan- |
sTn. saying a child cosld run one OF th'
rains.
. -. ~ 4
har=e Of that train one night and fairly |
9.-tzz.e from \ilety-siNth stree; to the
ity Hall station and back again H.
lcwS exactly how much each car costs.
ow much II weighs. how long iJs lie 3 |
Ehen in constant service. the cost and
mount OF energy IL requires toiigh'. h.as
nd propel IL. how il was firep-oofe!. why
ertain appliance are attached and how
nd wilv others have been abandoned an.l
ever forms used Briefly. this man reli
: knows his business. whatever it Is
Last February Angus: Belmont was y
ears old. He is small. slieht- dark. iithc.
eryous. vet courteous He dresses very
ng and & modest fob. His voice < low :
nd his enunciaticn distinct although l:e {
peaks RAPIDLY and decisively. He is q {
nall eater liking good food souleti-nee | 9
ircties. but usually ureferrinS plain :
h0lesome. nou-ish'ug edibles.
He knows good BErUadv and delicious | Z
erfectos. vet he drinks little am; smoke !
He sleeps ut least seven hours |
every twenty-four. unless there Is some | {
nrsuaI demand on iis time Then he car :
IT along with FIVE hours slesn ard an
sars not to show the strain Usually h 7
eeps at his residence at Hernnsteai. IN.
he * kent IN town late bv business he I
res TO his residence IN Th.-ty-fr,'ri1 I
rect. which Is ALWAYS kent nr"T-. Now | \
laws he has his modest lunch o.. = the 4
-aliorf. because that Is the nsa-est place | :
the headquarters of the Democratic | Z
atio'l lal Committee. >
SOME PERSONA. HABITS. !
-~1,.F, - ,,fe / :
me he ale a light luncheon in his private
Zee at No. g Nassau street. about
clock every day. and had his dinner AZ
le of the uptown hotels or At Homestead. Z,
pendent upon his u'als for the evening. Z,
Generally he leaves Hampstead about : :
clock in the morning He Is 1t his iesk 4
g o'clock often earlier. lis. opens s-li | -
: own mail. and il is very heavy :here. | II
Sav nothing of the fast crcurnIla.i-s | !,
1t Democratic national "A
.adquarters. For the next two l,'JFs he i.
busy with his OrTesponicnCe. debating .
st to one and then 10 another consicea- "
II stenogEaDher-
As soon a. he has finished with fife
orriine's mail he takes UD the appoint | IL
e1ts made for the .fav- and for tFo ~ | n
rec hours corsfe-s with firanciers. rai,- y
Al friends. Some days he leaves his n
mixing Offices At I O'Clock and goes Ia
rairht to E,s Doiiucal hestlauarters. re- {!
aiming there until O'Clock in Cprzuitl- | N
M with William r. Sheehan- De I-an.ev | n
coli. THOMAS TaGGart and George Eos q,
r Peal . pi
After dining he returns to headquarters II
II takes up the mail again. debating re- | IL
les to leite-s until midnight f IL IL ~
cessary 10 remain 50 long IN order 10 | :;
.ish un the DAYS accumulation oc- r.
siou1il- he varies tho programme by ! l.,
ing tn iseatigu.rteTs ~ soon ;s hc has T.
isEcd his personal business correspond
90 downtcyp- AMI returns 20 Nassau ! r.
rect early in tito afternoon =
'ia always attends tho weekly meetings OF