New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-30

much OF his fathers holdings-natural-
ly served 20 reduce the size OF the es-
tate and makes any estimate as 10 It's
value at best a guess. A..
There ia reason for believing that
when the will Of Mr.. Hill IS opened IN
ST. Paul on Wednesday il will be found
that his holdings in the great proper
ties with which he had been identliled
are to remain substantially intact, so
that tho settlement OF the estate Will
not involve any disturbance in the mar
ket through the sale OF securities.
II will also be found, unless Wall
Street ia mistaken. that Mr.. Hill had
made plnns far ahead for any contin-
gency that might arise. No man that
Wall Street has known in late years,
with the possible exception OF the late
head of the Morgan house, had been
more foresighted than Mr.. Hill, and for
a long time he had known that he had
not many years to live.
II Is recalled that on his last birth
day he declared he did not expect to
live until the next, aud it is known that
almost up TO the last he was in con-
sultation with his men OF affairs clear
ing up odds and ends.
fTlDutt ITUHt -. biOIBnu.
"Mr. Hill's DEATH" said j. Pierpont
Morgan, "is very great loss to the
country. He helped more than any man
in the development Of the great regions
of the Northwest. He commanded re-
spcct and admiration of all for his
great constructive and executive ability
and fine integrity Of character, which
made him one of the strongest men of
his generation. His friendship and
kindness TO my father and myself
through many years make me feel his
loss particularly keenly."
Judge Ebert II. Gary. of the United
States Steel Corporation, in paying his
tribute, incidentally called attention to
the intimacy between Mr.. Hill and the
had in commonwealth in the future Of
the United States.
"The death of Mr.. HILL" said Judge
Gary, has left a vacancy in the ranks
of leading fnanciers and railroad men
that will be difficult to fill. / heard
the late J. P. Morgan, the greatest Of
them all. say of Mr.. Hill: His claims
for the future Of his enterprises some
times seemed large, but he always
made good! He was an optimist with
reference to the future of the country
and was constructive in disposition,
but he was conservative and cautious"
Howard Elliott, who prior to taking
the craftsmanship of the New Haven
was associated with Mr.. Hill from 1902
TO 1918, declared Mr.. Hill had been an
inspiration to all railroad men.
Mr.. Hill" taid he. in a statement
issued from his Boston Office, will go
down in history as one of the great
men of the United States. He was not
only great as a railroad builder and
executive, but as a financier and econo-
mist. having at heart always the true
interests of the country. His death
is a very great loss, not only TO his
family. but to the thousands in the
railway service who have been inspired
by him to try and do good work and to
the cohntry generally"
Had Hoped to Attend Funeral.
Mr.. Elliott and many other promi-
nent New York friends of Mr. Hill
had hoped to attend the funeral, but
the setting of o'clock Wednesday
afternoon as the hour made it impos-
sible for most of them TO 90. To
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