The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-06-11
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Drawn. No waste, fatty tissue hangs
TO his frame. He is giant-size in bono
and muscle. with The polish OF educa-
ton and breeding and the diplomacy
which years Of intercourse with the
foremost railroad, industrial, and hnan-
cial powers Of three or four countries
mas put upon him. The set Of mis-
Jaw shows undying determination and
purpose, but the expression OF the eve
reveals a kindly disposition, and appre-
citation Of human nature, and sym
pathy with and understanding Of the
issues, people, and things which come
before him.
The most striking thing about this big
railroad president is tie atmosphere OF
force which radiates from him, and
when one looks into his career as a
railroad man he finds such multi
tude Of work accomplished IlaJ ne
v,.,.si.l.z how even that apparent force
could have held out through the years
OF what must nave been untiring et-
Felton,. railrnaGer. has had the hard
Jobs The soft snaps have never come
his way Every position he mas ever sI
held called ecr d fight Every piece OF
work presented a prOblem-One when,
la mary cases, others had failed 70
solve. Instead Of getting INTO a soit
berth as he grows older, FelJon, fall-
roader, seems stH 20 be cracking the
Lard nuts
Face Difficult Task.
His newest neutrality-suspicious. OF the
Great Western-puts up 70 him the duf'
/ Of reconstructing, re-equipping, reorgan-
/ izing. and vitaliZing a rundown, oe-
crepit railway system, which had been
on the verge Of bankruptcy for years
up to the time Of its recent reocganiza-
/ ton, ana whose physical properties
were about as degenerate as could De
the properties of any railroad that stiil
made a pretense Of running rickety
! trains over its insecure rails
| President FELTON, is rapidly transform
/ ing the system into good condition and
| II Is predicted that within a relatively
short time he will have put II upon
a stable and paying basis, ,t,t+ this
| This sort OF nghung spirit LLls
/ bulldog determination to master, WdS
| well illustrated II the case OF NJ
! Felton, in 1871 when, 40 the age o.
| {ntendent of the Pittsburg- Clncln-
natl and St Louis railroad ne IOushs
| 5o[vn the rioters in the Pittsburg
/ yards of his company
How Riot Was Quelled.
He was in charge of the company's
property at that point, and he saved
If from destruction. Aftero removing
the office records to places Of safety,
ba organized a guard, went into the
| wards. fought the rioters with cool
ness and bravery, defying them in
their efforts 10 get him." and subse-
,UnntIy quelled the disturbance at
Pittsburg. and re-enlisted the sym
pathy and support OF employees Tor
the company. The effect. Of the &C
ton in Pittsburg was 70 restore oroer
on the whole system, and 20 end the
| trouble between the company ana Us
Mr.. FELTON, has never been a mahog-
any desk president. Of course, he mad
l sat at a few mahogany desks in his
tours of duty with various railroads.
hut the places that knew him best
we're the bridges, the cuiverts, the
II freight houses, the construction
camps, the round houses, the gravel
pits, the machine shops, the signal
stations, the passenger depots, the
dispatchers' offices, and the lnnumer-
/ able other points out on the great
systems where the real work OF
building lines of road and handling
trains of passengers and freight was
being done.
Why FELTON, Was Sent.
And Mr.. FELTON, knew all about al
OF il. He did it himself as he jour
neyed along from rod boy tospresi-
; dent. Never for an instant has he
ceased 20 be anything but a hard
common sense. practical, experienced
railroader in the broadest sense OF
/ the term.
That is the reason the Western
, trunk line companies selected Mr.
! FELTON, 10 go with President Ripley, Of
the Santa Fe, and President Delano
of the Wabash. TO plead their caus,
with the President. The directors ant
:. general officers of the other road.
knew that Samuel Morse FELTON, could
p answer any question that any human
being could ask about the everyda,
|. business OF building and eduippins
railroads and running trains
That is also why The Washington
q J Times, in its desire TO learn for IL
s / readers why II is necessary To- rails
} railroad rates-if 1t is necessary-aske