Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-07-23

SLENDER young man with
~ tightly curling brown hair
n parted just OF the center; with
steady brown eyes and regular
features with closely trimmed mus
t.he, behind which even white teeth
show when a ready smile comes, "a
young man moving with the grace that
IS born of outdoor sports.
That d, william X Vanderbilt, Jr.,
assistant to the president OF the New
York Central lines.
A great four-square room on the
third floor Of the new office building
ai Lexington avenue and Forty-ffth
street. with one section Of wall covered
with photographs Of horses and boats,
with bookcase against another wall
filed With successive editions OF Poor's
Manual an encyclopedia and a shelf
Of other books OF the kind that belong
- a mans own library. with an invit-
Ing red leather couch over by the win
dose that look cut on Lexington ave
rle With a chair or two that suggest
service before comfort, though com
iod is marked attribute of them,
and With a great Hat topped desk that
Mainly belongs % a busy man In the
II center
That is Mr. Vanderbilts office.
i ls 10 railroad mans office. and be-
ife one has found his corner of the
Il Wacn ne has no more doubt that Mr.
'mdervilt Is Just what his tide says
H Aeis--nss lstant TO w. q. Brown. eNecu-
I'VE head Of a system about which
H ore OF the romance rs well a. the
i story Of railroadng has conferred than
4 any other ln America, perhaps.
Nr vanderbilt is no newcomer
i snong railroad men. Many may have
1 gotten u as they read the announce
nart Of his appointment TO his new
ace but be has been actively asso-
.-3d with the New York Central since
~. lie WAS Just out OF Harvard then,
4 enc no loved NSs IN the open. Horses,
H ho''rcar5 and >-c~Orboats engaged his
Il attention during his playtime, and a
Sd many folks, hearing much about
\ .a.n and little about the rest of II,
Il llght an time was playtime with
DID NAME REAPPEARS AND
DOMINATES.
Il J. good many persons thought about
,lNt lne that the Vanderbilt influence
~ NSSM York Central affairs was pass
H s hartman was bulking more large
uin t"llrnad AFFAIRS every day. ana
na tlndn' was said 10 be supplAnting
y o'd nantes in the New York Cen
~, as u was In so many other roads.
I,lAsps u did for a time. Three years
asl. however Vanderbilt" began TO be
,Lllen again iE the stock books. II
stan 70 bc written more and more
~ lu'ntly' Until II dominated page aft
" page, as II used to.
CoN me New FORK Central Is a Van
1,iolll road once more In the popular
vnn. some of these days the name
'ahderpit VIII be written at the
IVY ot us roster Of officers. No one
,ts those who know with any au-
t'g'Y about New Ycrk Central affairs
any doubt OF that.
'Ha' name win. Of course, be William
,Ms.Nahderbilt Jr. Mr.. Vanderbilt will
T,I..' oe anything but "a railroad man.
~ about the only thing he is
af ol regarding his future.
,,,. haven't had time" he told a re-
ibi,t Tor The World yesterday, ito
tr,"., ABOUT my future, have quite
H. .h my present 20 keep me busy
Ni,.s new TO me, this Office and the
49,, 'hat belong to II. I've been
,sr,,E about railroad things for
4. i Years but I have lots OF them
., narn about yet.
NJ. mighty Interesting learning, too.
N, "ge on assistant to the president
ana ~ hflWn's idea. He planned II
IA ,st9.'q 10, and when he asked me
hsn was more pleased | think.
'''' hod been before. IT'S hard