Evening star., 1915-02-07

paper men, and several occasions when 1 hard
up put it in my way to make some very neat sums of
money.
| remember one day interviewing him when he was
his way to directors meeting in the Western Union
Building. He in great hurry, and together we
swung round the from Cedar and boarded
Broadway car; although the Western Union was only
three blocks away. Mr. Sage fumbled in his pocket for
CON- but as he did not find instantly l came to
the and paid the carare of of the richest
men of all history. Many times afterward l twtted
him with it, and he always enjoyed the Joke.
The most notable interview got from Mr. Sage
published in the Independent and was called Russell
Sage Vacations This said by editor to be
the most successful bit of journalism that had been
pulled off in New York for five years. But the article
did not turn out anticipated. Mr.. Sage did not
get one word of commendation, he had expected.
Instead he deuged with abuse from end of the
country to the other and curious thing that the
insults that heaped upon him came from en-
poyees clerks, and the like, who in the habit of
enjoying vacation of two weeks every year the
pense of their employers, but from men who were
in the habit of prohtng by the vacations of Others
hotekeepers and the like. You see, Mr.. Sage didn't
believe in vacations He urged in the article that the
employee had right to ask for weeks leave
at the bosss expense than the boss had ask his clerks
to work for two weeks for nothing.
WHEN in Wall Street had ample opportunity to
estimate the character of Coils P Huntingdon
Like all other big that met in the Street, he
frank and fearless. He used subeties no evasions
he either refused absolutely say anything or spoke
with amazing candor
One of his was, "Trust all in all or not at all
Another thing he very fond of saying when anyone
used to ask him if he didn't get tired waiting for the
opposition to do something, "Theres only one thing
that can beat waiting, and that is the Catholic
Church"
Once l asked Mr. Huntington how it was he wasn't
spoiled by his immense wealth and influence and he
said Il passing high building this morning and
the workmen laying bricks on the very top story
said to the foreman, How is it these men can work
away up there and not get dzzy?' and he said Be
cause they go up one brick at time I've gone up
one brick at time-that's why don't get dizzy"
MIR. Huntington always a great borrower of
money in the Street; but he at the same time
great lender. So said to him one day. "How is it.
Mr. Huntington, that you great borrower and
great lender at the time? How do you reconcile
it? If you have money to lend, why do you borrow?
1t surely costs you a lot"
Il borrow" said he, because l want to keep the
Street accustomed to my borrowing don't need the
money now but the day may come when III need it
very badly, and go out and get without exciting
any comment. If do not borrow for year. and then
out and get million, they II say, What's the matter
with Huntingdon? Understand"
Mr. Huntington applied the same rules to securities
that he applied to merchandise He used to say when
you can buy anything that general for less than
the cost of production, you always safe in buying
When he first went to California they were sending
out vast quantities of bar steel But they were doing
placer mining at the tme which required no TOOLS and