The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-19

5Y4 Here ID Where L save my llfe.. SAID the
young man. and from that time forth ho
forsook his more cheerful haunts and spent
his time In the university library. He dug
out statistics and sought out informa ton
chiefly about the great northwest He COM
piled and condensed and clipped and copied
until the result was a paper that passed the
university with flying coors. It was then
carefully forwa rded, by registered mail well
ahead OF tho home coming of tho author.
j. j. Hill was delighted and ono of the tokens
OF parental est TEEN bestowed upon the young
man that summer was the char terlng OF a.
yacht for his especial benefit. Il
- It was the hit OF my life. z said young
Jim :" Dad figured me out as the wisest
material for q railroad man that ever camei
down the track. Transportation and the
growth OF cities well, guess. Couldn't
have landed harder II I had studied every
day since ! was a freshman. 5t M s t59s
x In spite OF the fact that honors were easy
In that instance 1t was a fact we'll known
that severe discipline was the lot OF the Eli
boys in their younger days, and many stories.
arc told OF their mother doing everything in
her power to Intercept from thsm the full
sbrunt OF pnternal severity. III. II.
Stillman Begins Own Climb.
i The cases In which the sons Of rich men
take the Initiative by beginning at the bot
tom are rare. Ono OF the most conspi cuous
Is that Of Chauncey Sttllman. He is q work
man eager for success who has been pro
NOTED twice by adherence to the arduous
discipline OF a common laborer. Far from be-
Ing forced to support himself with his hands,
he Is worth So, 600 600 In his own right. and
Will inherit millions more.
III Soon after his marriage to the young
trained nurse who was In sympathy with:
him In his ambition to win position for
himself he started for the far west to $lcok'
for employment. AT Truckee. Cali. he APP
piled for d position under the division super
sintendent and was given q place as section
hand at $1.60 a day w. In the most menlat
position possible and associat ted with ltalianl
and Chinese in the laying OF rails and IN the
driving OF spikes he, began to climb the lad
der Of practical railroading. After some
weeks 4 he received his first promotion. and
was transferred to small station Up the g
road and make Its gard cners and 1anitor AT
Truckee Mr.. and Mrs. Stillman lived In g u
tie cottage near the railroad. In his new
place he made q lawn and flower garden!
around the railroad depot. js3s
Is Good BassAge smnsher.
The second promotion came when he was
given a position as truckman, baggage
handler. and general ut lily man at the sta
ton OF the Southern Pacific road at Oaklands
Though hronzed. muscular, and hard listed
Stillnan was reco gndaed by the stationsmas-
ter rs q colleg e man. and his first remark To-
him was, X GU will need q suit Of overallss
for this work. M tBis Il sS5
SO have them, n said the ossessor OF q
fortune which exceeded that Of any one IN
Oaklands. as he unrolled his bundle. IA 8i
& It Is a busy sta ton, and Stillnan had few
moments OF leisure. Work began at 8 o'clock
in the morning. At 8 o'clock In the evening
he doffed his greasy clothing and with empty
lunch box In han nd hurried to take the train,
for home. s6 IS. Az ss 5f
4 He is doing no more than any practical
young business man Is willing to do,''4saysg|
Mrs. stillman. v
q FIis obJectis to thoroughly master the bust,
ness which he will some day be called upon
to direct MS the head or one OF the heads OF a
score of railroads and other corporations. In
which James Stillman Is still a prominent
figure. To, divide with him tho responsibility
is the other son. = ames "A. Stilmans who S
taking his own business training as the part
ner of his father.
How Morgan Was Trained.
a Jun1us Spencer Morgan, partner OF George
Peabody, trained his only son to take his
place and lived to see him started on the \
road that led to his high place In the financial
world. He felt secure in leaving his fortune
OF $40, goo, 900 olutely to his boy. ]. Pier
pont Morgan trained his son as he himself
was trained, and the boy gavo early indica-
Itlons that he not only had inclination, but
,capa Ct ty3 to fulfill the elders Judgment.
& ]. Perpont Morgan Jr.8 is better known in A
England than in this country. He lis SO 4
years of age, and was born and bred in the 4.
atmosphere OF finance After graduating at
Harvard he served for time under the eye Il
OF his father, and then was sent abroad
to become the London head Of the Morgan
banking house. While he was In his fathers
office, he was one OF the clerks, and obcyed
the same rules. and worked as hard as any 4
body else. He was exceedingly dernocratic
md Straightforward. and the other clerks
had good deal Of regard for him as a man.
Fe4iG " 4. u sNg3g}
Mackay Drops Pleasures.
A The man who OF all others has been mos t3
unusual In tho way he has mas tered large n
business affairs Is Clarence Aackay, He
was an exception to the rule OF rigorous trail Il
Ing, and It Is rega rled as III the moro wonders
full that lie should have laid down all pleasure
In his effort to take up his fathers life woris. :
after John w, Mackay's death
he cabled back to his trainer. Charley Hil.to
sell out his stable$in anticipation OF his re-
tirelnent from the turf,
4 In his earlier days young Mackay did not
lsk questions about where his money came
from, His father contented himself with
It layishly and did not force the
,p,.,, ,p, t.
t was known to his friends that he hoped to &
comet ma ma leo hin, his Inns IN nc $ g /,