New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-06
No Fight with Father-in-LaW,
He Asserts, After Run
from Minneapolis.
SPECIAL MAKES RECORD
Spender Who Gives Away "a
Million a Year" Calls $40
Tips a Mere Bagatelle
and Likes to Speed.

completed a record-breaking run from
Minneapolis to this city in a special
train, arriving here yesterday noon. 1t
was the principal subject Of converse
ton Of the trainmen in the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad yards last night. The
men, accustomed to fast runs. agreed
with Charlie" Gatess statement that
take it from me. we burned up some
distance"
AS Mr.. Gates said, it was his speciality
to burn distances" on railroads, and
incidentally, TO burn up a considerable
amount Of the money left to him by his
father. Mr.. Gates was not content
with having his private car, the SUPERB
attached to q regular train. He MADE
the run from Minneapolis to New York
in a special train throughout. with two
baggage cars and coach in addition
TO the private Pullman car, 10 hold the
train to the rails when hitting the
high spots"
The Young chip Of the old block
left Minneapolis at about O'clock
Central time. Friday afternoon, follow
ing a fist fight, 1t was reported, WIN
his father-in-l aw. Frank Hopwood'
wealthy grain dealer of Minneapolis
The exact time from Minneapolis TO
Chicago was not stated. but Mr.. Gates
arrived in the latter city shortly after
8 o'clock.
EQUALS Time Of Flyers.
From Chicago the real run. which
is only equalled by the fastest OF Penn
sylvania flyers. the Broadway Limited
began. The exclusive party left Chi
cago at 3.35. Central time, and arrived
in Pittsburgh at 1:22. Central time the
next morning, a running time Of .
hours and At minutes. The Broadway
Limited leaves Chicago at 12:4O p. m
and arrives at Pittsburgh at IL p. nl''
q running time Of 10 hours and 70 min
utes: and passengers on the latter
crack train" probably wondered What
official or governmental party was
nassing them so swiftly on an evident
matter Of the utmost emergency.
The running time from Pittsburgh
even including the stops for the chanse
of engines at Philadelphia ana Tor the
change from steam to electric motors at
Manhattan Transfer. was hours ana
81 minutes. the spt cial arriving at the
Pennsylvania station with not even
hot box at ten minutes after noon.
The Broadway Limited, TO continue
the comparison, runs from Pittsoursh
TO this city in nine hours and thirty
FIVE minutes. And Mr.. Gates. chuck
ling with pride at his accomplishment
in putting to shame the "Pennsys
schedule. told Of having ridden ninety
miles an hour between Crestline, Ohio,
and Pittsburgh, when even the con-
ductor Of the train protested against
the speed.
The reason for the special and the
smashing Of runs? Oh, well, Mr.. Gates
explained, ne was a director OF the
Texas Company. the Standard OIL
rival founded by his Gather, and the
directors were to have q meeting which
he wanted to attend.
Corporations Keep Him Busy.
"You see," he said. IT am a director
IN twenty-three corporations, and it
seems they can't get along without
me-"
Mr.. Gates. on his arrival at the
Pennsylvania station. denied indig-
nantly the report that he had been in
an alteration with his father-in-law
following an extravagant entertain
ment in a Minneapolis saloon.
"Why," he said, my father was the
best in the world, and now l have the
best father-in-law in the world. IT
will break the old man all up to read
that story, and I'm going to make
trouble for the person responsible" He
turned to reporter more than six feet
tall.
IF thought you were the one, for
instance" ne said. I'D lick you. even If
YOU are bigger than am" The speed
philosophy which Mr.. Gates described
was as refreshing as the account Of his
dash to New York.
when 1 travel" he said. II want to
move. The common trains are too
slow. My time is worth money, and I
hate to waste time on them. So make
money by saving time using special
trains.
mot that I care for money though.
I'm only a kid. but I give away a
million dollars a year. What's the use
of money If you can't circulate II. Give
the people a crack at It."
The reporters quoted a statement
that the fight with Mr.. Hopwood had
been caused by Gates's practice of CIV
ing $40 tips at Minneapolis. Tips Of
S. to $40? Why, that's mere baga-
telle," ne said.
So saying. the young oil magnate
stepped into his automobile and was
whirled away, still following the speed
goddess. He Is at the Plaza Hotel.
where his mother. Mrs. John w. Gates,
has an apartment.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.l
MINNEAPOLIS, July Crank p. Hop
wood. father-in-aw OF Charlie" Gates.
SON of the late ''Bet You Million" John
w Gates. to-day refused TO discuss the
thrashing he is reported to have given
Young Gates In McCormicks care Thurs
day night. Brute force was not USED