Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-15

difference Ia grades which that road
had in its favor over the other trans
pacific lines. He made it cross the
mountains at a lower PASS thau any
other and built ID better and cheaper.
The resJi, Hds he rouiG carry freight
more chcapg and, 10y a study of The
traffic NJs able tu keep bis cars full
going and coming Il was through
him ihaj lumber 0as first hiupel from
the west to the east and by his steam
ships he il now building up great
traffic in freight from the east TO IN,
west 90 90 on 10 the orient.
is HILL EXTGAVAGANTe
Some railroad men think Nj. Hli ex-
tuvaganJ and others Tell me that he
is7he stiuaiest man on earth. have
known many who worked for him aud
some who have been discharged Hs
is close AMI just ihe reverse he be-
licyes in economy as to the smallest
details. aud he cuts expenses down 10
the last degree. 81 the same time d."
VIII spend millions 10 reduce grades
and save motive power ile has been
operating the Gre2, Northern Tor years
a. from 81 Go a per cent Of its gross
earnings. a record thru no other rail-
road in she country has lie has the
grades 50 cat that only per cent NJ
them between his eastern and western
terminals requires douhlc-header en-
gincs. while ON other trans-continental
limos such engines arc needed on moro
thar ~ per cent of the grades.
ON Mr ililrs railroads al The roe
D. 4 a 10
lieyo in dividing with other companies.
Ne has the express business, tho sleep
ing cars. the dining and uarlor cars
and an form sources of revenue. A.
The same time he j. ready 10 speuu
money IA build un TRADE. For years
he Furnished hloodci I've stock. seed
wheat aud other grains 20 different
farming communities. aid ne Is ready
to invest money in irrigation project
for tho sake ~ the traffic he can 60
ont ~ them lie loans ears and cpni'-
mcnts 10 logging roads IN order That
they max increase the timber tra'li.
and give more freight 10 the Great
Northern.
Speaking ot irrigation during my
visit to The WcNatchec valley last year
State Senator Gunn told mo how d'I
Ing the panic Of 1875. ne called ON jim
HiW iu s.. Paul. and asked for loan
10 nrirato that valley Mr.. llill had
never met him. hut within hali am hour
he had tent him $1,000. and taken tho
bonds Of bis company as security. MI
~mn told mo that that money dug The
di;ch which started the population u'
the Wcustcheo valley II was the COZ b
ncr stone ~ community which Is now
supplying some of the most expensive
fruit nf the eastern markets. and which
gives the Great Northern shipment oi
eO cars of wheat pcr dlv during the
season. 7 ndcrslan9 that Hin has
no, vet gotten hack an the money adj
vanccd. hut chat hc VIII have u 500.
and at the same timc ne has rccciNfd
many times that IN thc increased bust
ness OF his railroad.
jim HILLS MEMORY.
Railroad men tol me that VIZ i'm
has "a phenomenal memory He never
forgcts man or "a thing. \ few years
ago one of the editors oi p little pa
per along the Great Northern route
came IN TO get mileage book such as
is given 10 country newspapers io'
publishing the railroad time tables
he had been supplied and had started
out when he met Nh Hill coming in.
and the two talked together Tor "a
moment During ne conversation The
editor said something that MI Hill did
not like aud Mr. Hiu remarked.
Il suppose YOU came Boz for pass.
The editor replied NO. | have one
already" end BE- thcrcVpou pulled oni
the mileage book. As soon az ne left
Mr. Hnl went into the general pas
senger agent and asked him how nc
happened 10 give mileage book io
that fellow. The officer replied that
il was according 10 custom 10 give
such books in exchange for adNertis-
inr whereupon Mr Hi said.
well. YOU may omit the rule as Tar
as that man IL concerned. lie has a
little six by nine paper lS1 miles from
here. When he started Il I gave MIN a
mass and transported an his machine
cry for nothing. That was 20 years
ago. # is now ~ years since he
gave me roast in his paper and
don't want any more passes given to
him.
The mind that could remember an
incident like that down 20 the year ami
the day. and at the same time supply
the transportation for half continent
Is TO say the least. remarkable
HILL AS AN EDUCATOR
The Great Northern railroad has.
am told. been a training school for The
most prominent railroad men OF the
country. Mr.. HilIs methods are "a
strict that a man who succeeds with
him is fitted 20 do for others.' aud
! HRS graduates are always IN demand
] among the nnanciers. Take. for IN
stance. W. = Newman. the president
I az the Vanderbilt lines, W w. Finley
/ vice president Of the Southern Rus
sell Harding. vice president Of tn
Erie. l.. r Johnson. vice president 81
the Norfolk aud Western, and ,. b
Rriitln. the president OF the, Cottoi
Belt road. they are all graduates from
the Great Northern. =. W. Mckenna
vice president Of the Chicago Milwsu
kee and 81 Paul: David Miller. vic
president Of the Burlington and Fred
erick Underwood. president Of tn
Erie. an worked under Jim hll !
IL the same With John H. Stevens
who Is now engineering the Panama
camel. lie vas Tor wears chief engnee
Of the Great Northern system. and 10
Gated stevens Pass. through whicl
that system crosses the Cascade noun
tains
The men who work for the iiill rail
roads have 10 keep alive. No one u