Evening journal., 1913-09-18
NEW NEWS OF YESTERDAY
The Early Education Of
Anthony N. Brady
BY Holland.

For many years the late Genera
James II Hustled, widely known in his
lifetime by q soubriquet not at all dis
pleasing to him of "The Bald Eagle Of
Wostchester,' was a member of tho
New YORK Leai. ature He ser7ed some
thirty years in that capacity and was
several simes si eaker of the lower
house of the Legislature. He was a
man of very great political influence in
that part of New York State which is
east of the Hudson River, and he main.
tanned very cordial personal relations
with some of the leading Democrats OF
his time. including Governor Samuel j.
Tilden. although he was a very ardent
Republican.
General Hustled lived for many years
during the session of the Legislature at
a hotel in Albany. which is not now
standing. He gained great personal
popularity with all the employees of the
hotel. lt was never necessary to give
money tips and, in fact. tipping was
unknown in his early life as a member
of the Legislature. but he was always
ready to do any little personal service
that he was asked to do by any OF the
employees of the hotel
In the later years of his life Gen
eral Hustled used to speak to his
friends on the confirmation of a view
which he always hcld--namely. that
books and study do not avail a young
man greatly in the making of a for
tune. but that observation and persona
contact with men who have achieved
more OF less greatly are the chief in
struction books for a young man whose
aim is to get rich
81 have watched the career Of An.
thony n. Brady" MIR. Brady recent.
ly died leaving an estate estimated
at from $70.000,000 to 100000, 1000
with the keenest interest" Genera
Hustled used to say after Mr. Brady
became conspicuous as a man who
by inherent ability and without an.
other aid than his own industry an,
shrewdness was able to create on,
of the greatest of American fortunes
my attention was first called t
Anthony n. Brady when ! was look
ing at the hotel in Albany, in whicl
Brady was employed in a rather sub
ordinate position. ! observed that tn
youngster-he must have been abou
1S or 20 years Of age-was silent un
less he could engage in conversation
for a few momer is with some one VIII
had achieved success in bushes
life. But he was a very keen listener
He would take heed of conversation
that were going on in his presenc
and make mental notes of them. n
sometimes asked me questions, bu
they were never about politics. II
was anxious to know how the Van
! derbilts got possession of the rail
road lines which made up the Ne'
York Central systems He was great
| interested whenever the name of Ja
Gould was mentioned.
"I never saw him with a book, bu
/ used to see him studying men, al
though he never did that after Oh
manner of an eavesdropper.
Now it has been my own observa
ton that every one of the men in tn
United States who have achieved vef
great fortunes were not student
were not book taught did not folio
precedents blindly That is true =,
Russell Sage, of Jay Could. of c.
Huntington, D. o. Mills, Commodoi
Vanderbilt and If he lives TO he q
old as Commodore Vanderbilt. will I
found to have accumulated as muC
money as the commodore did.
zone reason why young men IA
in business is that they tie themgelv'
M too much to precedents and rel
too much upon books. Books and PR
cedents are good for politicians an
scholars. but they avail very little +,
the man who wants TO make a 70
tune"