Evening journal., 1910-11-18
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
A Story Of a Great Rail-
road President
By @Hollsnd.1

Thomas A. Scott was one of the
greatest railroad managers the coun-
try ever had. In the fifties and the
sixties and seventies OF the last CEN
tury he was deemed to be in all
things the equal, and in many respects
the superior, of the railway men OF
those decades. He was spoken OF as
brilliant hnancier. He was praised
as an engineer qualified to overcome
the most difficult transportation prob
lens. His association with the first
administration Of Lincoln, as assistant
Secretary of War, when he reorgan-
lied the entire system of transporta-
tion In the interests of the Union, was
alone sufficient to earn him a safe and
prominent place in history. And there
are many persons who are Of the opin-
ion TO this day that it was President
SCOTS genius that gave the Pennsyl-
vania railroad the great prestige It
enjoys the world over.
In the last year of Colonel Scott's
life, which ended In 1881, he met one
day I'm Philadelphia an old friend who
was not a resident of that city, a man
OF the name Of Snedeker. Colonel
Scott was most cordial in his greeting
| how glad am to see you. / want you
TO come and take luncheon with me
to-day. ! am pretty busy, but | can
spare an hour and half for the sake
Of a talk with you about old times.
VIII you Gomez" And Colonel Scott
named the club in which he would en-
tertain his old friend.
They met at l o'clock, and, having
| folr uf N
taurant, Colonel Scott said: John,
order anything you please. I have
to be careful about what / eat, and ]
can't get much, anyway. So l am
| going to leave it to you - give your
order"
Mr.. Snedeker, after studying the
bill-of-fare, gave 1t as his opinion that
he would start off with a cup OF
bouillon, and then see what he could
do to a porterhouse steak, with French
fried potatoes; and he spoke further
OF various side dishes, ending by say
ing that he would name-the dessert a
| little later.
"That's an order which does me
credit" declared Colonel Scott II am
proud to give It. But as for myself
! shall have to be satisfied with a
little toast and a cup of English
breakfast tea. That Is all l dare to
eat for luncheon, and that is about all
| have for breakfast. l suppose you
have a good breakfast"
"You think this a hearty luncheon,
/ don't you, Tom?" chuckled Snedeker
We'll, you should see my breakfast"
For a mement Colonel Scott looked
with an expression party Of admira-
ton and partly Of regret at his friend
and then he said
John, | would give a million dol
lars If had your stomach and diges.
tive organs"
Tom" replied John, you have
built up a great railroad. You arr
building another one down in Texas
You made a great record in the Wa
Department at Washington. You ar
famous man. And fhcy tell me yol
have a fortune of Ave million dollars
| have accumulated about two hundre
and fifty thousand dolla-s. All I hav
got is probabluy not equal to your In
come for one year.
But what have your fame and YOU
fortune cost you? They have cost 70
your stomach and your digestive OF
gans. have got my little forum,
and IL is enough to keep me comfort
able, and have got perfect physics
health. can eat anything, and
sleep like school boy You have &c
much money and a great reputation
and you deserve 1t all. have n
fame-only a little money-but / ca,
eat beefsteak smothe~ed with onions
and never think of It after hav
swallowed it. Which Of us is the bet
ter off?"
YOU said the great railroad presi
dent. wearily. And, John, If / ha
It to do over again l would do Jus
as you have done would let wealt
and fame hang and keep my stomach.
A few months later Thomas A. Scot
who built up one of the worlds grea
railroads, and showed the governmen
how to transport its troops and sur
plies expeditiously during the Civ
War, lay dead at the comparativel
early age OF 81 years.
Copyright, 1910, by z. J. Edward
All rights reserved.)
Tomorrow Mr.. Edwards Will tell
"The Lesson in Economy That Mar
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