Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-03
CALLED TO new YORK
Western Men Whom Mr..
Morton Will Find.
LEADERS IN ACTIVITIES
PRESIDENTS AND MANAGERS OF
EASTERN RAILWAYS.
Bankers and Financiers, Merchants,
Editors, Brokers and Heads Of
Trusts From Chicago.
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and IL

BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS
Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record Herald.
NEW YORK. June 2. 1905.
| When Paul Morton leaves the cabinet he
| will add another important figure to the
| group of Chicago men who practically
controlling the Industrial affairs of this
| metropolis. He does not enjoy 1.-The bright
sunlight of publicity" he is extremely SEN
sitive concerning his personal honor and
| reputation, and, although he has maintain
| ed a dignifed silence under the vicious at
| tacks that have been made upon him. he
| would prefer to fill position that will call
| for harder work and less notorlety than
that of Secretary of the Navy. The most
intimate and confidential relations exist be-
| tween the President and Mr.. Morton, al
| though they do not agree upon several sub
| jects. That may be said of several Of the
| Presidents crones. l once heard him re-
mark that although Senator Lodge was
probably the most intimate friend he had,
they differed on more subjects than they
agreed upon.
Railway Men From the West
Nearly all the controlling railroad men in
New York city are from Chicago or have
railroad that runs into New York is under
the management of a northwestern man.
w. H. Newman, who manages the New
York Central and other Vanderbilt prop
critics, is from Chicago and was educated on
the Chicago and Northwestern, the Great
Northern and the Lake Shore w. c. Brown,
vice president and traffic manager of the
Vanderbilt system comes from Burlington,
and was formerly general manager of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy.
George H. Daniels, general passenger
agent of the New York Central, was born
and reared in Illinois.
]. D. Laying, president of the West Shore
railroad, comes from Steubenvilie, Ohio,
and was formerly manager of the Fort
Wayne road.
c. S. MelIen, president of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford got his training
on the Union Pacific and Northern Pacific
roads His assistant is Timothy E. Byrnes
Of Minneapolis, and his general superin-
tendent is o. M. Shepard, formerly of the
St Louis and Southeastern. His prede-
cessors were w. F. Merrill, formerly of the
Burlington, and j. T.. OdeIl, formerly OF the
Northern Pacific.
The Erie railroad is run by President F.
d. Underwood, who was educated on the
st. Paul, the 500 and the Great Northern
roads His assistant, ]. H. Maddy. came
from Muncie. Ind, and his general man
ager. j. P. Stuart is from the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul road
The president of the Lackawanna is
william TT. Truesdale of Poland, Ohio, who
was educated on the Rock Island and the
Minneapolis and ST. Louis. f. +. clark,
his general superintendent, and T.. w. Lee,
his general passenger agent, ure polh West
Mr.. Chiles, vice president and general
manager OF the New York, Ontario and
Western. came from the Wisconsin CEN
trail. and was educated Dn the Lake Shore
j The president of the Lehigh Valley is b.
r Thomas, formerly of Cleveland
The president of the Baltimore and ONO
f,r.1l arl X
and T., and he is assisted by large num-
The vice president and general manager
of the Jersey Central Is w. II. Besler, VINO
is from Burlington, Iowa. HIS tather Is
general superintendent OIL the Duiiiis' oi
The Long Island railroad was brought to
perfection by the late William H. BaluWln
formerly of the West Michigan. Upon his
death he Yves succeeded by w. +. Potter OF
the Flint and Pere Marquette, and Ralph
Peters of the Panhandle.
The Brooklyn Rapid Transit system is
managed by E. w. Winter, president and
general manager. who was educated on the
G.. St p M. and O. and was afterWard
president of the Northern Pacific.
The Interborough Company of New York,
which includes The new subway and the
elevated systems is under the management
of vice President E. b. Bryan. recently
from the Metropolitan elevated of Chi
cago.
This leaves only the Pennsylvania to be
accounted for, and that is under the man
agement of a Philadelphia man.
Express and Telegraph Managers.
The express companies, which are close
w allied with the railways, are also man.
aged by Chicago and other western men.
l. C. Weir, general manager of the Adams
Express. is from Cincinnati and Chicago;
c. H. Crosby vice president and general
manager of the United States Express, is
from Chicago; James c. Fargo, general
manager of the American Express, is from
Buffalo and Chicago; ]. c. Eggleston, pres
ident and general manager of the Pacific
Express, is from Omaha; NJ j. OBrfen,
president and general manager of the
Southern Express. is from Memphis.
Both of the great telegraph companies
are controlled by western men. Col. r. c.
Clowry, president of the Western Union,
and j. C. Barclay, assistant general man.
ager; Il. NJ. Mulford, district superintend-
emit and C. Fl. Bristol general superintend-
emit of construction, are all from Chicago.
Mr.. Brooks, general superintendent, Is from
Denver; M w. Hamlin New York man
ager Is from Des Mones, and forty or
fifty other western men are occupying posi-
tons in the executive offices.
John W. Mackay, founder of the Postal
Telegraph Gable Company. was from Cali
fornia, and Clarence w. Mackay, his son
and successor was born In Nevada E. c.
Bradley, vice president of the Postal, is
from Columbus, and E. Z. Bruck, assistant
general HldudStI, 1loii I<ouiSFilie.
C. H. Wilson, general manager of the
American Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, and NJ. N Bethel vice president of
the New York Telephone Company. are
both from Chicago.
Closely allied with the telegraph COM
panfes Is the Associated Press with Mel
Vile E. Stone of Chicago as general man.
ager.
Among other railway managers occupy
Ing important positions In New York are
President e. T. Jeffrey of the Denver and
Rio Grande; William H. Moore and Robert
AIather of the Rock Island, and Roswell
Miller of the st. Paul are from Chicago.
William D. Corinth. vice president of the
Southern Pacific, is from Omaha: William
b. Leeds and D. J. Reid of the Rock Island,
are from Richmond. Indiana.
Bankers and Financiers.
New York is full of Chicago and western
bankers and brokers. Dick S. Ramsey,
president of the National Bank of the
United States; w. l.. Meyer, president of
the Shoe and Leather National Bank; George
w. Perkins of j. p. Morgan & Company;
Lyman j. Gage, president of the United
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