New-York tribune., 1908-02-09

lIfe'' down on Cape Cod. where he has a Big
farm. and spends a few weeks there in fishing
and boating
BUSY BANKER.
Jamea p Forgan is another typicaily busy
CbIcayoau When Lyman J. Gage entered the
Cabinet OF the President of the United States
Mr. Forgan rose from his place OF vice-presi-
dent TO the Office Mr.. Gage had held as president
OF the First National Bank OF Chicago the big
xest in the city He holds that place yet X
anybody should ask Mr.. Forsan what time hs
starts the days work he would reply AT
o'clock" Yet Malcolm Mcdowell, assistant Sec
re.ary says that Mr.. Forgan begins work earlier
than any other financier in Chicago MeDoweu
often reaches his office at O'Clock
NO matter how early I get down 70 ths
once" declares Mcdowell. Mr. Forgan is al
ways busy at his desk. and there's never any
,od,, e1se IN the First National until long after
that hour"
The bank closes at 3 D. m, but President For
san scarcely ever leaves IL until o. he taxes
,hirtv-1ve or forty minutes for luncneon IN tne
middle Of the day and an hour FOR dinner Hs
pastime is golf. but he Is 50 occupied with NJ
business and the interest he takes IN puohc az
fairs that ii Is only occasionally during the sea-
son that he puts in hour or two at tne sport
Tho Chicago broker. as well as the lawyer and
the banker passes strenuous Ire his eye -
-, v-.u street as well as on the local exchange
Because of the difference in time ne must leach
his office an hour earlier than the New fork
h-ote- ., h. wishes to keep pace with wall
Street Besides that. he has TO put IN dh eA'fH
hour at the other end of the day
rrba ,ira NJ Frederick w Won Frantzius may
os tvpe He gets up at b every morn
t,. and ia at his office in the Stock E-xchahs'
,us,rg at g He takes half en- nour lor
,,,ncteon from 1o:15 to 12:45 O'Clock and CLOSES
III. davis work usually at D. aithousi III ~
busiest season o'clock often nnds MIN Al NJ
go Nv Won Frantzius is forty years oid-
ua goes TO bed every night at D. ! eo1.1
,..n nm the pace" he says, III L stage" up
than that
~ NO REST FOR OFFICIALS
r, oe4c,al life Alderman Joseph Badenoeh 3
,,-ra of strenuosfty At the age OK uii' y "
uyas at the head OF big iUraoer ousln7 i
c.go He Is awakened g, o'clock every morn
,no bv teIephone. Between tnat houI aHI %
When he arises for the day. he gets cut OF oed
,,o,v t,noes TO answer telephone calls BY mo
go b;s breakfast is over the Office ne mani
tains In his residence contains from Ten :"
twenty men. each there to consult NM SOoNS
city business or seek favors such as cits
,ob He devotes an hour and nan 10 a'teHu-
Ing 10 this business. then walks coupe "
BLOCKS 20 a train for the trip downtown us
,ance of nine miles Almost daily he is eesee
on the way to the station by men WEo ne III
,-.,, for hin, TO ask favors. He reaches his
sonrn+ou-n office between and $50 He strad-
dIes a stool at a luncheon counter for ten nin-
utes between and and sulps down nam
and and piece OF pie. prooaoiy IalAlAs po
tics at the same time 10 an lnslStehl J'o iiuls''
on each side He finishes his office Work al o.
Mr. Radenoch also manages a real estaee
office is editor -in-chief OF a reai estate ah0
bi,iIdins weekly journal. attends two OF three
council committee meetings a week and eoun-
ell meeting every Monday night Yet he has
boh,v of walking Although nearly sixty years
old he recently took part IN a friendly walking
match against contestants who had made o oes
that they could walk from MilWaUAeS 70 ehi-
cago. eighty-seven miles. in certain nunoef
Of hours. Mr. Badenoch came in ahead, through
a binding snovstorm
MAYOR Busse is native Chicasoan WHO oe-
gan life withou, a cent. Because he befriended.
when a boy. who had poor old horss
and a rickety wagon, and who peddied COAL hs
fell heir at the mans death TO the horse and
wagon. That was the foundation Of sreas
coal business that Mr. Busse built up and gave
UP only when he became Mayor
Mr. Busse rises at a. He has breakfast
AT $40 Afterward he reads the daily news
papers for fifteen minutes. then goes through
the mail that reaches his house Inc letters
read he gets into a buggy behind fast norse
and is driven TO the City Hall. arriving at .
o'clock, ahead of any chief of a city Depart
ment He punges into his official mail. Keep
ing three secretaries busy for an hour and a
half Meantime his outer office fills with iren
and women Each is called into the private
Office I'm series of "a pid-fre interviews Mayor
Busse has a handshake for each visitor Nnen
he wishes to terminate All interview ne signin-
cantIy opens the door. If ne cannot see all MS
callers by II o'clock Mr.. BuSse passes to the
outer office, where those who remain Ii e Up as
a railing. Mr.. Busse passes down the rail, taiA-
Ing TO each in turn. granting favor here. de-
nyfng a political request there or GispOsins u
whatever plea a visitor has TO make.
OCCUPIED UNTIL MIDNIGHT.
Mayor Busse goes to luncheon at y O'Clock.
taking the chief OF police the Corporation