The Detroit times., 1916-06-02
HILL DREW UP
YARDMASTERS'
CONSTITUTION

those eyes became finty and mar
rowed into Sits. He was very kind
TO Woodworking young men. put oe-
lieved IN letting them climb the lad
Der from the bottom; sivins, t them ua
told me that 10 railroad presidents
and managers had risen from the
humblest positions through what he
called Mft a shn a saia f ssas in hi. widest
dreams he never anticipated the ex-
tent of the development Of the
northwest when he and his wife
ambitious and felt the need OF more
education and set about to get II.
we knew We must have more learn
ing for the positions we meant 70
Mrs. Hill. although OF humble origin.
Is a lovely. motherly woman who
would grace e. any Position e., from S the me
her time to charity and making fire.
Quent trips TO the big farm which
Walter Hill runs.
The only sentimental aspect ever
and pleasure he took In a small stage
coach line which he owned and op-
Grated in Canada. His nrst journey.
s ana h. eGy wai oracs the w sen
der OF the trip. When he became n
railroad magnate he bought the line
and always kept II running. He used
to speak OF Il much as mother
Mr.. Hill sat in q car one day and
saw a little boy running along the
top OF freight train on siding.
aSnf sna energy RS Ii. piss
could ind out who the boy was. He
proved to be the son OF section
father that as soon as the boy was
old enough to work he would give
him a job. At Is years the boy was
sent 20 Mr.. Hill: who had not forgot
him steadily. When asked. some
years later. to. recommend someone
as the head OF one OF the biggest
railroad Industries. Mr.. Hill named
this young man. He would never
give me his name.
Mr.. Hill used TO say that he was
sometimes accused or sharp practice
in running his railroads. II had to
| velop the northwest and make II
| sufficiently profitable to run a rail-
road. i used 10 build school houses
and sns ;S onE s nocn
TO live. Then 1 would make a sur
vey 20 miles away and people would
nock there. Then. when II was nice
down the middle. not too near to eth
err"
Mr.. Hill was very liberal with all
| educational institutions and believed
sional men, but not for railroad EN-
ployes: He never picked them from
| the college graduates. saying that in
railroad work experience was the
get II as the little boy got the
measles. by sitting next TO the other
NJ Though .,,,s kin kind to people he liked d
would have his revenge BY running
men who had not played fair. IL IL
took him a lifetime. Many men have
not knoW sns SbI w,. Tord sas
Jim Hill at the bottom OF Il.
Louis Hill. son Of the financier,
can never take his fathers place,
Mr.. Randall declares. It was he
who brought to the notice of the
world the Glacier National park
through various means Of advertis-
ing. in order to boom the Great
Northern railroad, but he is more
interested In the artistic side OF
life. Walter Hill, another son. sue
cessfully operates a larger farm, and
every once in a while he takes a
special trainload Of friends to Du-
luth for an outing.
The United Yardmasters' asso-
citation, the constitution OF which
Mr.. Hill drew up. will hold its third
annual convention In Detroit in the
Hotel fuller. June s, s. and s.
II has for its chief aim the study
ing Of modern methods OF meeting
and handling various problems that
necessitate scientific operation Of
terminals: to disseminate ideas that
may bring about more harmonious
feeling between employer and en-
ploye. and to promote cooperative
working relationship between yard
employees and the public" These
are Mr.. Hills own words as copied
from the constitution.