Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-10-31

hopeful view.
They do me wrong who say I com,
no more
''All In a days work." Mr.. Hawiey
says and he has, practically. acquired
chain of railroads from sea to sea
against the determined opposition OF
rivals He has warked silently for
year gathering in transportation prop
critics. which others referred to as
second class, properties which his
management turned into dividend
earners. He has worked so unosten-
tatiously, and has said so little 10
anyone, that Wall stree scarcely knew
him and thought al him only to smile
No closing the door OF opportunity to
men like Edwin Hawley. Some men,
a few, watched him because, they rec
ognized his worth Edward II. Harri-
man never forgot him for day. He
had good reason to remember him.
Hartman bumped into one of Haw-
iey's plans once and found Hawley i'm
mediately behind it. Wall Street Cos
sips say that no one ever encounter
ed Hartman antagonistically without
coming out somewhat SCARED up
financially--until Edwin Hawiey came
along. There were plenty of evil
dence IN the later years of Hartman s
life to prove that he had no desire
to wallop Hawley. using the express
ion as II came from Wall Street. One
bout was enough. and ever after he
showed much respect for the Sphinx
as they cadd him in New York.
Now Wall Street Idol.
All OF which leads to wall Stree.
II there is anything this district ad-
mires Is Is success. The more a man
succeeds down there the more be is
locked up to and praised and petted
as the Great Mr. So and So" While
Edwin Hawley was buying up second
class railroads he received precious
little attention. as was indicated a
while ago. but once the country be-
gan 10 hear Of this and that line and
q Ink here an another there and the
possibility OF a transcontinental sys-
TEN. Wall Stree got down on it's me-
taphcrical knees and beloved its high
regard. When Mr. Hawiey sold the
Colorado q Southern--something Of
railroad. by the way, with about
two thousand miles OF track-so James
J. Hill for whopping big price and
at cnce bought the Chesapeake 4
Ohio. l,S40 miles in length ana rep
resenting something Ike IFS millions.
all without using megsphone. Wall
street admos; had analysis. This, the
wise financiers admitted, was some
railroading. But they heard nothing
from the reticent Mr.. Hawley He
was busy fixing up a system OF roads
whereby he could reach the skyscrap-
er on Broad street, usually alone. and
figured the way.
To get into the breach THAI grew
up setween the two men. Hawley and
Hartman. one has 10 60 back to Hzw-
ley's beginning. to the butter and
eggs because u leads. logically. to the
ultimate conclusion. He Was born in
Chatham. y. Y, about ffiy-nine years
ago. He was only a ycungster, posi-
bly, rs or 1s years old when be did
his commission business about wasch
Wall street likes to tell No riches
appearing in that line. he went to
New York and got into lfttle tug
boat business. Here. sgsin. The money
was slow Incoming. 80 slow that
fiawley became a clerk IN the gener-
AZ ofices OF the Erie railway.
AZ = Railroad Clerk.
After a while he. went to the OHIO
4 Mississippi Aboat the time Of THIS
service he became acquainted. in some
way not recorded. with the rate Coils
p Huntington. author and owner Of
the soutaern Pacific Railroad. THIS
was the actual beginning Of Havley's
rise m raiiroacing. Mr.. huntington
put bin in charge Of his New Yors
oGce. which thea bad much TO -
With . large number % railroads and
steamship lines. IlaWley's success
With these properties vas striking. Y
aitracted attention 20 bis execsaiv,