The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-01-29
JIM HILL, MAN OF THE WEST
AND KING OF RAILROADERc
SOME sroRlUs THAT ILLUS
TRATE THE CHARACTER OF
THE MAN WHOSE NAME IS
MAGIC IN The EAGER WEST.

fassttis star Exclusive servles.1
RT. PAUL. MINI. Jan 28-Jim
nm. nometimes known ne J j
nm and also "the man Of the
West said tho other day that h'
was thinking about retiring shortly
Retlrol Can a king retifaY h'
can die. but never retire. 70 II VII
be with Jim illll. the king Of all ths
railroad men ON the American
hemisphere.
Unlike Hartman, who II a rail
road general whose battles are
fought IN stock brokers' offices
Hill Il a railroad man from The bal
laat under hla ties up 20 the finger
ing Of a ESQ. 900 900 appropriation
Ito knows his own road, the oreal
Northern. aa n man knows MS
baby. and then some. lie know
all about the other railroads, too
and he IL a grand oord0ned sayan'
In the art of transportation.
Mr. Hili IL a man Of hobbies and
crecntrieitiea. and. aside from hif
wonderful faculty OF organization
and foresight. IL a subject on whom
an interesting volume could Do
written.
Jim HIiFs Memory.
There are few men IA the world
possessing such an unfaiiinR mem
DRY az that Of the Western magnate
Recently ono OF the big traffic men
OF the Great Northern was called
into consultation with Mr.. Hill re-
gnrding certain rates throughout
Eastern territory.
What's the rate on steel rails
from. Pa. % Scatter asked
the Great Northern mAgnate
on course the unfortunate official
didnf know. That rate had never
entered Into discussion before aud
probably would never be thought u
again
'1'il call my chief clerk. said tho
traffic man.
what forg" inquired Mr. nm.
bruBquely. You ought To know
thAt--shAia your business let me
see. the rate from rittaburN IL 20
mach. aud --=---ie 70 miins fRrih.
81 East"
Ia few seconds Mr. HllI had fla
ured II out to his satisfaction aud
answered his own question
Ne never fofEets faces One day
IN New York be Was AccoHtad by an
old gentleman. who said
You don't remember me. DO you.
Mr. HiilF-
Remembered the Accent.
Mr. Hiil peored sharply at the
speaker from beneath the bushy
eyebrows. and said
10 Was about ~ years aEo when
you and your wife called al my
house and looked nj my picture
gallery Your wifc II German. and
! remember sell her foreign accent
lent your name Fishbech 80
And. Incidentally. Mr. I'm IL q
~ mean euunoiaeur ~ paintings
Hia failerf in hla beautiful 81 Paul
home Il one ~ che finest "a Amer
lea. and b. buys the canrnasa hlu.
self iiis weakness for COED pie
lures IL kunwn to every newspaper
man IN the eouniry. aud inany of
them haFs secured audiences with
the mhKnate b. first iuKratiaiing
themselves into bis good Nill by
discussing famous artists aad O..
nous paintings.
Aside from hla costly pictures
bis steam vanht a biz farm near ST.
Paul that loses a small fortune
each year. Mr. IAN IL a mar Of vefy
democratic habits and anything but
ettrafagant lie very seldom
drives. pfeEsffinK the street carr.
and aisaaf walka frum his office 20
his club and bach. a distance ~ q
half mile o. mor~ Tie cares about
AZ much for clothes az the Russian
does for Japanese kimuue. Necee.
atty drives him 20 hin taller sever
al times 3 year. and his etsiga arr
limited 10 about two minutes. dur
ing whlnh the following dialogue
takes place.
Mr. I'M. Good morning
Tailor Good morning. Mr.
Hiii"
= want = saif ~ riosheas
Yes. sir They viii he delivered
~ your home on Tuesday