The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1916-03-17

neHnlnHtou TiNe a century ago.
to that Of b%rlgadier general and went
to Europe In July, 1862. President
Lincoln gave Mr.. Hartley authorize
ton to draw at sight on the United
States government for unlimited
sums. Never before was such a letter
Of credit ever given an individual. 1t
involved the expenditure of millions
left solely to the judgment and hon
esty Of Mr.. Hartley,
His task was twofold-frst, to buy
all available guns and munitions. aud.
second, to prevent any from falling
into the hands Of the Confederate gov
eminent. Both duties were |splendidly
performed in the face Of many obsta-
cles. Long after the war Charles r.
Flint gave a dinner, at which the Con
federate secretary Of the treasury,
3 George a. Trenholm, was a guest. In
! his speech Mr.. Trenholm told his ex-
5 periences as a Confederate agent for
the purchase Of munitions in Europe.
{ He told how some mysterious and Sc
cret influence bafiled him whenever he
was just at the point Of success. This
had always been the greatest mystery
( Of the war TO him, and he had never
learned who his invisible opponent
was. He told of one case In which a
Belgian order had slipped away from
a him just as II was being filed, When
- Ia, HnfahnI M Mint told him NhuN hi
lie unknown adversary was present and
ID introduced him to Mr.. Hartley. who
told him how the trick was turned.
Mr.. Hartley's patriotism was not Of
the kind that fulflls only the appoint
ed task and Is satisfied. He took all
vantage Of his presence in Europe to
combat and cOunteract the sentiment
in England in favor of the Confeder-
acy and was active in successfully ere.
ating a sentiment for the Union. One
Of the things he did in this behalf was
: to flood England with copies OF John
Bright's Birmingham speech for the
Union, which he heard and had print
ed at his Own expense.
Mr.. Hartley, the Pioneer.
In 1867 Mr.. Hartley established The
Union Metallic Cartridge Company. Al
\ first the business grew slowly, but the
Franco-P russian war gave It a boost
In 1870 France gave a large order e
w. w. Reynolds, the company's rep
resentative in Paris. But the city wa,
besieged, and there was no way TO es
cape through the German lines Will
the order. Finally he thought Of thl
Z air and promptly ordered the coustruc
. ton Of a balloon. 1t took ten days t.
complete It. 1t was at this time tina
4 Gambetta, the war minister. determiu
ed TO leave Paris to organize a new
resistance to the German armies. an,
he requested the use of Reyro'dt laI
loon. Reynolds cav it up and begaI
promptly ON another. Bal wca'he
prevented Gambetta from leaving a
once, and by the time he was read
u the second balloon was finished IN
II two balloons vent up together. and h
wind drove them toward tie prlSS a
lines Cannon and muskc'r" opene
on them. and they seemed lost. hut tn
breeze turned ana sent thc"i out d
rance. and Mr.. Reynolds escaped
l New York with his order which Il
vowed 5.O00OOO francs. This mcider
is cherished with pride in the ReminI
ton annals as unique in the records
Hi Salcsmanship.
III In March, 1855. the Remington plaI
was sold at auction and bought Ivy VI
Hartley and the Winchester Repeatir
Arms company. He afterVlrd bougI
" out the latter %company's interest.
Fifteen years ago Marcellus HART,
of was one Of the leading lnanciers
Of New York, and II he was less know
to to the general public than other m,
OF his class and standing IL was d
cause Of his modest, quiet and retiril
SUI disposition. lie was chairman NJ n
ant finance committees Of the Equltab
Val Life Assurance Society and the Ma
IAN haitian Elevated railway and an impC
OH tant factor In numerous other lar
re- enterprises. 1t is told of HIM that
and a time. now some twenty FIVE yea
at ago. when a large banking i|nstituti
Z to in this city Unexpectedly found It's ca
3 OF ital impaired to the extent Of over s
,dge 100000, Mr.. Hartley saved IL by ma
lam. ing good the lost sum from his priva
Rel fortune. without security, and il W
many years before he could be IN
the reimbursed out Of the Surplus prot
d Of Of the institution.