The Irish standard., 1905-05-20

the properties to slumber. A revival
of energy was needed and Hill reach,
ediout his hand and secured control
He reorganized the system as the
ST.. Paul. Minneapolis & Manitoba
railroad, and eventually became it's
president in 1888. The next step in
advance was the formation of the
Great Northern railroad, which ex-
tended from Lake Superior to Puget
Sound with northern and southern
branches and which established direct
steamship connection with China and
Japan. These various enterprises
were ventually amalgamated into a
giant corporation-above which LOOM
ed the holding corporation-the North.
ern Securities company, of which Mr..
Hill became president. The pen Of
the chronicler has rambled over these
sonalities-salient, splendid, the
makers Of today's civilization-so that
little space remains for the discussion
of William F. Harrity, the eminent
lawyer of Philadelphia, and Mr.. John
B. Mcdonald, who built the New York
subway.
Harrity is graduate of La Sale
college, of Philadelphia, an institution
under the direction of the Christian
Brothers, which has done much for
the formation along right lines OF
Catholic life in the Quaker city. He
was admitted to the Philadelphia bar
in 1878, and since that time his prac-
tice has, been largely allied with the
industrial interests which make Phila,
delphia their home.
He entered the political arena and
gave to the rather tainted Philadelphia
political atmosphere an element of
strength and ethical fneness which to-
day-when the Celtic influence seems
to have evaporated-it lacks. He was
proudly read in the musty tones OF
law. His fame, both in law and as a
master strategist of politics grew.
He was gifted and earnest, with an in
innate knowledge of men. He became
successfully chairman of the Demo
cratic city executive committee, chair
man Democratic central committee,
and from 1892 to 1896 he served as the
chairman of the Democratic national
committee. His efforts and genius for
organization led to the triumph Of
Grover Cleveland and during the great
Democratic presidents administration
Mr.. Harrity was frequent visitor at
the White House and a valued coun-
sellor and friend. He is one of the
potent forces in the Equitable Trust
company and the Market Street Ma,
tional bank of Philadelphia, and zeal
GUS member of the Catholic club and
the Catholic Philopatrian Literary In
stitute.
Big, brawny, brainy and benignant
is John B. Mcdonald, whose crowning
achievement was the construction of
the intricate and elaborate subway of
New York city. AS you sit in coach
and are flashed down town on a sub
way express, passing station after sta
tion, brilliantly lighted, you commence
to realize what an enormous under
taking IL was to build this veritable
underground system of New York.
1t would be like bringing Goals to
Newcastle to extol the genius and
geniality, force and fortitude of Mr..
Mcdonald. Suffice it to state that he
was born in Ireland, forced his way
to recognition amid the tumultuous
energies of New York, built the Van
them is the Celtic force, the Celtic en-
York, connected the B. & o. RAILROAD
lines by a tunnel beneath the city Of
Baltimore-and a bakers dozen other
notable achievements are placed to his
credit on the books of fame.
In the face of these successful men
of Irish blood-who have carved sue
cess out of unpromising material and
attained positions Of dazzling import
ance In the financial worlds not the
parrot-cry which occasionally comes
out of the Back Bay that the Celt is a
poor business man the climax of alb
surdity? These men who stand in the
great white light of publicity are Sc
lected by The Republic, not as eXcep-
tional but as typical. They do not
represent themselves only. Back of
derbilt tunnels in the North river, New
ergy and tingling .agerness to do the
thing worth doing that in every sec
tion of this country-as The Republic,
week by week, demonstrates,-is a
splendid beacon light to those less for
tunately placed.
OVER THE NORTHWEST.