Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-02

NEW YORK, February Col. Edward
ii. r. Green. son of Mrs Hetty Green,
says that the lawyer who has been EN-
ployed by him to draw up the organiza-
ton papers for the new trust company is
now on his way to this city from San
Antonio, Tex. The lawyers name is
Charles W. ogden, who it is understood,
will be Il director in the new company.
Col. Green said the board of directors
of the new trust company would be COM
posed of five or seven men.
He has invited two men of New York
city, two in Chicago and one or two men
from Texas to act in that capacity
Asked if the capitalization of the trus,
company being formed to handle the
Green inerests had been determined. the
colonel said:
mo, but that can be easily arranged
I will make it any amount that the gen.
tlemen composing the board Of directors
suggest
You were interested in flying machines
some time ago; will you invest in them
as a commercial proposition, perhaps
manufacturing aeroplanes?' he was asked.
No Inclination to Lose.
Lord, no." he replied. Il won't in
1 could invest in flying machine fac
tory or buggy spokes shop and lose a
lot Of money. / haven't any inclination
that way. l don't aspire to be known a.
an industrial king. Lending money is the
best way to keep what you have and turn
it into a little bit more
Lending on first mortgages
Yes, just as my mother has done"
.'Will you accept deposits at your new
trust COmDany?'
Not if 1 have my way about it," the
colonel replied. Il suppose I'll be chair
man of the board, although if 1 could
get some good man to take my place
I'd be glad enough to do it. But, under
stand, / don't mean to be tied down to a
desk every day. l will act in an ad-
visory capacity.
Won't Accept Deposits.
mo. I don't see why we should burden
ourselves looking after other peoples
money. That's why we are getting up
the new trust company, to help us take
care of what We've got. not to bother
our heads about the money of a whole
lot of people we don't know"
Col. Green said that any money for
charity, or uplift Of humanity, or any
thing of that sort would be attended to
by his mother first. If at all.
My time hasn't come yet for that sort
OF tnlnS, he SalO. ga 1FleHQS never
saw before strike me for anything from
10 cents up. / meet 'em all over the
country. The other day a man said he
met me at political convention. Well.
[ was there. l couldn't deny it. He
wanted 10 cents. / gave him a news
paper and told him to stand on the cor
ner. I've had 'cm standing on the cor
ner for two hours. If they will do that
then L give them something. But my
motto is they've got to work for it.
Admires Honest Men.
Eff man says, Mr.. Green, I was out
asst night and I'm all in. Give me some-
thing for drink l almost always give
that kind of man something, especially
if he looks the part. l tell them to get a
cup of coffee OF course, / suppose they
don't always call for coffee But there
is something honest about man who
tells YOU he wants a drink, and you've
got to pass it to the man these days
who is honest"
Col. Green said he would take a sport
ing interest in aerOnautics. Il did that
in the case of the automobile, and it cost
me a good deal of money. But | was
glad to do it. Aviation is a thing that
has come to stay. l mean to lend il any
benefit that may follow as the result of
my patronage.
If YOU could follow your inclinations
entirely. colonel. what would you do
Grow flowers. / suppose, and talk to
reporters he replied, his ample Shout
ders heaving and his genial face bcaming
with great good nature.