The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-10-26

Chicago ana Alton l.Istr41ttIs,tsstEttE IVA
Toieio, ST. Leuis and Western ,.n.,t 45l
HnuHlng Valley s4sHftt4Itttttti 59i
Toledo and Ohio Central .a.,.""..". AL
Missouri kansas and Texas ,a.....t 2.TgV
Operated by the NJ, Is. and T,.u.a, Gs
Total 1aNtey control p,4.,.t.u,,.a.,.. 1899
Nothing Gun keep Hiwley aud his
friends FROM the Pacific slope, because
Hawley now controls, in addition TO
all the eastern lines, the Chicago aud
Alton, which has developed wonder
fully In recuperutive p5wers the To-
ledo, Sc Louis and Western. known rs
the Glover Leaf. he IL ~ Important Il
pnft OF the Western raeitic as IL
George Gould aud as strong 10 the
Rock Island az Mr. Hartman was, and
goodness only knows how strong now
slnea Mr., Harrlmpn'B death; he and
his associates own tho Missouri, kan'
sns and TexaaAthe Katy-und IRE de.
elared to have made Mt least traffic
arrangements with the knnsas City,
Mexico aud Orient which will take
their business TO the Pacific coast,
Furthermore. they IRE expected to
build connecting link In the Mime
npolis and st. Louis which will give
Kansas City another direct line TO st.
paul and Minneapolis.
Dig Financial Baekers.
These transactions have amazed Wall
street the more bee1nsa no one knows
lust who Is behind Hawiey. The
crowd knows that the syndicate must
represent rust wealth because OF the
power 1t wlelds, It il certain that
Hawley aud .tnmes J. Hill are fast
friends, aud that might presaga any.
thing III creation. Theodore r. shonts,
Thomas r. lIyan, Paul Morton, speyer
& Co., Fisk 4 Robinson ind others
mighty in money matters In New
York. Houry Walters In Baltimore,
John J. Mitchell and Joy Morton ID Chi
eago are names that stand for every.
thing In railroad selling and buying,
names to use ID building great schemes.
and all tied to the name of Edwin
Hawley. They are men who have
done big things, men certain to stick
to d man who Is wizard enough to
take 4 bankrupt road and place Il on
a per cent basis. as Hawiey did with
the Chesapeake and Ohio.
And through II all he IL silent or ut
leaet 80 provokingly uncommunieative
that few know much about him. He
Ii of TINT etass physically which the
world calls little. rather small III stat
IRE. with large bend and forehead
indicntlng great brain power. great
concentration He II gray haired. has
deep set eyes, a strong face. on which
there Ii no beard or mnstnehe to hide
the character lines. clean cut, well ar.
rayed. qtiiet mnnnered-one Of the cool.
cat heuds In the financial world of the
country.
Hawley Haa Millions.
No Que knows how wealthy he Is,
Ii has been estimated that be Is worth
twenty millions, but owing to recent
successful operations this IL believed
to be far below the Lowell. He haa no
marble palace. He makes no splurge
In society. No one seems to knew any.
thing about his home except TINT II
IL shut AWAY from the curious and In
uuIsitlve III brownstone bouse Of
four stories at "a West Erifty-sixth
street. New York. No one bus ever
seen anything In the papers about his
family. He belongs TO q few clubs and
takes live interest III sports. inelud.
ing golf. riding and driving aud mo.
torlng activities which prove him by
no means a mere money Erubber or q
feeluse. he n president Of or director
In no one knows how many companies,
lie IL financially Interested III banks.
brokerage businesses. copper mines.
eonl mines. bridge building, cur coup
less lighting and heatlng. real estate
and railroads. II Is believed he II the
uctlai head If moro milus OF railroad
than any man except possibly James
]. HILL