New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-16

minor orators in the campaign put on by the
managers to hold the crowd until he came. Morris
Weidenthal a plump newspaper man on Cleve-
land paper. happened 10 walk down the aisle and
was mistaken for the Senator BY in the
throng- salvo Of cheers went up. with the
compartment. " 'Esah for Hanna WeidsnthaI at
tempted to escape. but the chairman Of the meet
gTasped him cordially BY the hand. TheTe were
the er1hsrrassed scTibs Te.,-o{ - ~ -s1Crrsrs;
table. where he hid his bushes in a newspaper.
crowds mistake Morris we'll have Our lJ pictures
taken together. said the Senator. We'll see how
graph was taken. and is stun preserved BY several
or the men who attended the gathering
Soon after McKinley's first inauguration two
young. well dressed women entered a crowded F.
St car IN which Senator Hanna was seated. The
younger Of the women whispered to the other:
That great big man near the door is Senator
Hanna
are hanging to straps rap the Other Whispered back
Presently another woman entered. She was old Old.
Instantly Senator Hanna got up and gave her his
place.
whispered the younger woman
with emphasis. Changed"
strsetcars were possibly nearer to the Senator'S
heart than any other Of his business enterprises
The success Of his efforts in the management Of
the road he bought IN Cleveland twenty years ago
from Jesse Sims gave him more pride than all his
achievements in politics and large commercial en-
terprises. 1t Is said that matter how busy he
was. always could gain his attention by brOach-
ing the subject Of street railways. When Mr.
Hanna bought the old Detroit street line for some
horsecar Equipment as could be found in Ohio or
any other commonwealth. He converted Il into an
tended these. gradually acquired others from time
foresight are conservativey estima ted be worth
100000. 1t was his boast that he never had a
str Ia hfa hur7H 9Th
colossal enterprises The EMPLOYEES Of other lines in
Senator Hanna's men never
The magnitude OF Senator Hanna's business deals
may be gathered when Is told that for many
years he had been n commanding figure In the
great coal and iron trade Of the lakes owned
banks. railroads. shpbuilding plants. steamship
lines and real estate valued high into the millions
He married the daughter OF Daniel Rhodes coal
mine owner. From owning mines OF iron 20 owning
mines OF coal is easy STEP. for the ships which
come down with ore from Michigan and Mime
sofa mines must have something in their holds on
the northwestern trip. Coal IS the best cargo for
steamer. and when a deals IN ore and
coal he soon finds It to his advantage to own the
ships that carry his product II is only natural
own craft so Hanna acquired the Globe works
and built iron steamers The Globe concern was
When some fifteen years ago 1t became known that
ness men Of Cleveland showed their confidence In
his mana cement by Offering to subscribe the
amount Of the capital stock three times over. The
Union National Bank the result, and il stands
to-day OF the most solid OF the many stable
financial Institutions IN the Forest City.
Various guesses are made at Senator Hanna's
fortune. The most conservative willing to
name S5.O0OOO0. This IS a subject, however. that
the Senator himself not AT all willing TO dis
cuss one day a Cleveland newspaper man, who
very close with him. asked him
point blank how much he worth
THAT, young man.. he said, is something that
I would not tell my wife"