The Washington herald., 1910-07-03

Texas is going TO lose one of its most
prominent citizens. Edward Rowland
Robinson Green. Hetty Green's son,
Eddie" Green. as they call him down
IN Texas has been a resident of that
State for the last seventeen years.
Texas never has believed that he would
stay there The Texans who know
Eddie" Green and his activities best
think he has outgrown even the broad
limits of the biggest State in the Union,
says writer in the New York Press.
They feel he has served his novitiate
among them and now his future work
viii be in making a name for himself
IN New York.
But Hetty Green's son is not leaving
Texas for any such reason as that It
is commonly said that his taking up his
permanent residence here is because
his mother realizes she is growing old
and must transfer 10 other shoulders
the burdens of her great wealth. 1t is
probable, however, that Hetty Green
feels she needs a protector in the per-
son of her big son rather than finan-
cial understudy. Everybody knows
Mrs. Green Is one OF the wealthiest
women in the world. Every day she
receives g multitude Of begging letters.
Some Of those are appeals for financial
aid and nothing more. Others are more
OF command for help and are backed
by black hands and dire threats If the
writer's wishes are not complied with
Mrs Green does not have a secretary to
read her mail and to destroy such let
reads everything herself, and she has
been getting so many of these threaten
Ing letters lately that 1t has gotten on
her nerves, She is almost at her wits
end TO know what to do.
II Is because of these threats, COM
ing diy after day from all sides and
from all sorts of impecunious and des-
I'eTate PEG he. that she has fitted about
from place 10 place. This is one OF
the principal reasons. IL is said, why she
left her little apartment in Hoboken
10 take up her residence in the Plaza
Hotel She hoped that there, surround
ed by multitude of servants, she
would be safe from the threats. But
instead Of the number OF alarming let
tiers decreasing they grew greater. At
last, IN despair, she left the big hotel
and since then has moved from one
inconspicious lodging place to another.
Much or her time has been spent in
her home at Bellows Falls. Vt Now.
her friends say, she has concluded that
the best place for her son is not 1000
miles away in Texas, but by her side
here in New York.
Started as Railroad Clerk.
Mrs Hetty Rowland Robinson Green
viii be seventy-fve years old next No
vember. Her son was born in 1858. and
was graduated at Fordham College when
he was twenty. He studied law and was
admitted 10 the bar after that, but did
not practice He worked for a while
as clerk in the ONCE OF the Connecticut
River Railroad, and IN 1893 went to
Texas as the president Of the Texas
Midland Railroad, which runs from
Paris TO Ennis 1t is only Us miles long.
but is one OF the best-equipped lines
In Texas. 1t runs through a very rich
agricultural country and crosses half a
dozen important railroads. It always
has gotten its share of the freight traf-
ic and a little more than its share
OF the passenger business, for Eddie"
Green has made It the model road of
Texas. If not of the United States
Il IS not as a railroad president or
as captain Of industry that Eddie
Green viii be most missed by the peo-
pie OF Texas, He is a big, whole-souled
man. without any false pride or false
notions He is about feet 3 inches
tall and weighs nearly 800 pounds He
is mans man, one who has lived
much out Of doors and takes a big.
healthy view of everything. He loves
baseball game as much as any man
In America. and can root as hard and
as loud as the most strenuous fan that
Ia
players bench and encourage his own
team and roast the others than he
would to sit IN a plush-lLned box and
hear grand opera with Tetrazzini. Mary
Garden, Caruso, Dalmores. Slezak, and
all the rest OF the stars singing at once.
Ran Baseball Nine.
When he first went TO Texas he made
his headquarters at Paris and man
aged his railroad from there Although
he made the Texas Midland a model
road and spent a great deal Of time In
hunting UP new things in the way of
equipment. he did not neglect his pas
sion for baseball Paris, Tex, was q
town OF about 1000 inhabitants, and
Eddie Green did not think much Of
the brand Of baseball that It afforded
He decided that It ought to have its
own team IN the Texas League. and as
the town could not afford such a lux
ury, he assumed the financial burden
himself. He got together as fine a lot
Of players as could be secured in the
Southwest, and did not miss a game
from the beginning of the season TO the
end. He went on the road with his
club and paid the members fares
whenever there were any fares To nav
II the club played real good ball the
boys had a real good time Sometimes
they rode in Mr.. Green's private car
When the Paris Club was winning no
one in the State OF Texas made so much
noise as Eddie" Green.
Not long after he had the Paris hau
club going in good shape he established
for his own pleasure the Tarpon Fish
Ing Club at Roekport and built club
house down there that was a delight
He sent invitations broadcast to his
friends and acquaintance and we'll
wishers to become members OF the Rock
port Tarpon Fishing Club at 800 a year.
and he got a lot Of people to join. They had
the best tarpon fishing in the United States
It was no trick ar all 10 get tarpon down
along the jetties at Rockport-no more
than It IS TO get them of the Galveston
Jetties-and the cost was trifiing. Green
is stu president Of this Rockport club
and 1t has grown to be one of the most
famous institutions of its kind in the
country
HIS Political Career.
Another Of Eddie Green's pleasures
Of recreations was in trying to run the
Republican party of the State of Texas.
On normal occasions the Democratic
majority In that State runs between
10000 and 10000 Green once had a
real fine satellite in the persons Of
"Gooseneck Bill" Mcdonald. Goose
neck" was about the blacklist negro in
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