Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-21

came in the room. OF course. thcv
sided with Grant. There was nm angry
uprpar all directed against mo.
GradunilH the men crowded up to me.
mcnacinS and threatening. and
backed away slowly until ! was crowd
ell out OF the room. THAT was the end
OF my schedule. and the next day jim,
Grant went home sick
and as the schedule didn't go into
effect. the chief superintendent sent for
me. Now IL began TO look like another
discharge. But when told OF the cx-
citing scene with Grant cgging on the
men. the superintendent said he was
sorry had gone through such an cx-
perience. That was my chance. and
had been waiting for IL.
Why not give me a chance to run
that branch line" ! suggested
What you. n mere boy, as superin-
tcndenty'
Give me "a chance: can do it
urged.
lie thought il over and finally sou,
me 10 look after the line temporarily
And there stayed aud Grant never
came back"
That was tho start OF Sir Abort
steady rise. until he was handling the
whole railway system OF Detroit and
for twenty miles around and across the
river in Canada. Their came the big
new Jersey cOilSOiluaIlOn, Wnlcfl APP
pealcd to him for the vastncss Of its
physical and financial purposes. and
lie became the directing head OF it,
Later on. a financial company in Bos-
ton thought h" would be a good intn
To come over to London and look AFTER
the underground and traction affairs in
which II was Interested. He came to
London. becoming finally head Of it's
huge transportation system.
LIKED his EXPERIENCE
AS AMERICAN HLUEJACkI; I
Sir Albert was asked if he liked be-
ing an American b!ucjacket, wearing
the American uniform and eating the
rations Of Uncle Sam.
Yes, and | had prize money be-
side nc said we escorted the troop
ships carrying the first American army
that landed in Cuba. and after that
we We're attached TO Admiral Sanp-
sons squadron at Santiago. Our ship,
the Yosemite. was an old merchant
steamer hastily transformed into All
auxiliary cruiser. She wasn't very
steady and tho first time we fired a
brondside she nearly tipped over. 1t
was while we We're with the Sampson
squadron that Spanish ship came
along and we captured her. getting the
prize money. It's a remarkable fact,
which has occurred to me during the
present war. that while we were there
in Cuban waters we thought nothing
of picking up floating mines and free
ing them from the ships tackle. none
of them ever exploding"
Comparing conditions in the United
states and England, in Industry, rail-
ways. public utilities. etc. Sir Albert
,akes the view that the Old World
has learned much and Is profting
greatly from the methods Of America.
until to-day public service on this
side is quite abreast of that in America
In ore respect, he says. conditions are
better over here. as the British pub
lie IS sinsulariy sympathetic and APP
prectative Of anything done for their
welfare and comfort. whereas IL was
his experience in America that the
mixed population made people far less
appreciat!ve OF wha; the public SER
vice concerns were trying 10 do for
them
ON the whole. however the new Cab
met minister is adnirer Of Ancri-
car methods, American energy and
American characteristics in general
And In the estimate of that new and
vita. force IN British affairs. the new
Prime Minister. Lloyd George /; was
the American ism OF Sir Albert and the
everlasting push he showed TO "ge,
on top that brought him into the
British Cabinet