New-York tribune., 1906-12-23

in-law he was in a position to make full use or
his capacIty He established the Banco Minero,
of which he is president. He started the Mexican
Life Insurance Company OF which he Is also prest-
dent and which does a business Of from sl2Ooeeeo
TO s15.O0OOOO year. He organized railroad COM
panies. telephone companies street railroads. IN
dustriaI corporations and mining companies IN Chi-
huahua- He founded the Banco Centrale In the
City OF Mexico OF which he is still president THIS
bank to-day has q capital OF S100O,O0O and ranks
next to the National Bank. At the time OF It's
organization the financial system OF the country
was in a weak condition Each of the state banks
could issue bills, but they were never received at
par in other parts of the country He saw an op-
portunity to open a bank, the stock Of which
each of the state banks should subscribe. TO ac-
cept the state bank bills at par. He was chosen
10 head the monetary commission, whose report,
made after visit to tho United States and Europe
resulted I'm the adoption of the gold standard in
Mexico
The Governorship of chihuahua, which he relin-
quishes to accept the Amoassadorship, is the only
political office he has held. When his father-in-
law. the Governor desired to leave the state the
son-n-aw would act as Governor until his re-
turn. Two three years ago Mr.. Creel became
the Governor. the patriarch OF the state having
decided retire.
Mr.. CreeI holds a unique place IN the minds OF
the people OF Mexico. Most Mexicans begin busi-
for recess of two hours and half. so homo
at 6 and dine between and o'clock Mr.. Creel
gets up early and works late. He lives in luXuri-
Gus apartments over the bank in chihuahua, in
order be close TO his business office. lie Is IN
the habit of rising at o'clock in the morning. At
s two secretaries present themselves at his door,
TO take dictation IN English. the other in
Spanish. Before breakfast he finishes his cOrre-
spondence. Mexicans who would him sOnle-
times have to rise early FOR it is not unusual for
him to make appointments for o'clock in the
morning His noon hour Is unlike that OF his
neighbors. for it Is briet Being systematic he has
acquired the art OF dispatching a large amount OF
business without appearing 70 be rushed For
caller apparently, he has much time as the
visitor may care 10 spend
While in Europe the head OF the Mexican
monetary commission he continued his habit OF
rising early He occupied his time while waiting
for breakfast in debating to a stenographer his
observations of what he had seen and heard the
day previous He has a complete account OF his
trip. but 1t is not to be published
He is not noted conversationaiist. being
naturally reserved He Is the same IN his treatment
of all, showing as much courtesy 10 his stenogra-
pher as 10 the most prominent and important per-
sonage he has ever met He ia as unostentatious
and methodical in his dress In his attitude
toward the other affairs of life He always wears
the style OF collar. ready made four-in-hand
tie and a cutaway business coat. except on special
occasions He has retentive memory. especially
for statistics pertaining 10 economics and finance.
On occasion a newspaper correspondent was
preparing article on the exports OF Mexico. He
Gould YOU inform where I could get thass
figures inquired the correspondent
sit down. take piece Of paper, and 7 will give
them 10 YOU replied Mr.. Creel
He Keeps I'm close touch with American affairs
through American newspapers. Mr. and Mrs
Creel have several children His sons have at
tended school in BrooHIyn
Mr.. Creels father-in-l9w is a picturesoue char
acter ON his ranches he has 4OOOcO cattle 12s 900
horses and hundreds OF thousands of sheep lust
before the 81. Louis Exposition he brought sixty
or MS relatives to this country TO visit a. They
were accompanied by a retlnue of servants. While
III New York they stayed az the Waldorf. occupyinR
an ehtIre Hoor- According To an acquaintance Il
was the custom of the sixty relatives to file into his
room III the morning 70 salute the head of the clan
anu 10 90 the same again at night before retiring
a iew years ago he built Roman Catholic
|hurch on one of his ranches about one hundred
ana hfty miles from Chihuahua and fifty miles
irom the terminus OF the railroad lie planned 20
make oi the dedication great affair IIe invited
suNerhment ofhcials OF all grades. and dignitartes
VI III" church, including the Archbishop 20 the
i''pr' OF TOO 10 go 70 the church as his guests
n Iea'h'nG tho terminus the railroad the guests
'""u aWaiung Them l5o white horses selected from,
NJ ''f'S' and uniformed escort of 100 OF his
'n'''NeS RIDING 10 he church the party VA.
''''''7' on ne ranch for three weeks Among