The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1917-08-02
THE RISE OF HOOVER.
From Barefoot Boy Food Expert is
Now Modern Joseph.

er has been placed? Is he capable,
will he wisely administer his dicta-
torship. so as best to conserve our
supplies OF food, and assure the peo-
pie provisions at reasonable prices,
and yet work no injustice to the far
mer and producer? What manner of
man is he?
Herbert Hoover is AZ years young.
| say young advisedly, because he is
the youngest looking man for his
age in America. He has a boyish
looking face, until you look in his
eyes, then you know that you are
dealing with man. He has broad
shoulders, which he carries very
erectly. and moves with the certain
ty Of a pendulum. There is no lost
motion in his carriage. He acts with
as much precision as if he were gear
ed to a machine His clean shaven,
round face and strictly business-like
cut clothes make him look like an
American drummer. There is one
big difference, however. between the
two. Hoover lacks the drummer's
conciliating smile and his ready fund
of anecdote. Hoover doesn't talk.
He may have tongue, but you will
know him for some time before you
find him out. He will let you do the
talking, and you won't talk comfort
ably, either, while he is looking at
you, as his piercing black eyes look
right through you. You feel as if he
were reading your very soul. His
big. broad shoulders and massive chin
impress you that you are in the pres
ence of a virile man, masterful
man, a man with whom you can take
no liberties and on whom you can
practice no deception.
Paradoxically as it may seem,
while he is masterful man, accus-
toned to be obeyed, and almost au-
tocratic in the use of his authority,
yet be is withal very democratic. l
remember seeing him one day walk
ing down the streets Of small Bel
gian village eating cheese and crack
ers. l stopped him to ask a question
and he continued nibbling at his
improvised cheese sandwich as he
talked. A week later he was con-
versfng on equal terms with Brit
ish cabinet minister. Shams and hol-
low pretense and formalities are of
NO consequence to him; results are
the things that count.
Duty is paramount with him. He
is seemingly cold, but it is not for
lack of kindly heart; in his doc
trine there are other ehings more i'm
portant than wasting time in social in
tercourse. Life to him has definite
goal. and it requires every ounce OF
his strength, every moment of his
time, to attain it. He has the ut
most contempt for the social butter
fly. MAN was made to work." is his
belief. .Carlyle's "accomplish" is his
motto.
As barefoot boy in Iowa, he de-
termined to make his mark in the
world and become famous mining
engineer. In this he was Influenced
by the stories published about that
time of the remarkable successes of
John Hays Hammond. He is quoted
as saying: Il determined to be like
him, and take wonderful trips all
over the world and open new mines,
and make a fortune" His simple
Quaker parents regarded him as be-
ing too worldly in his aspirations,
and looked askant at his ambitious
plans.
He entered Leland Stanford uni
versity the possessor of very linn
tied bank roll. Regardless of the
fact that he had to give up two days
of the week to his work, he succeed
ed in passing his examinations "cum
laude." and graduated as mining
engineer.
After serving one year in the geo.
logical survey, he took his young
bride and went to western Australia
on mining expedition. His work
there attracted attention, and he was
appointed as chief engineer of the
Chinese Exploration company, and
was busily engaged in opening mines
in China at the beginning of the Box
er revolution. So successfully did he
manage the affairs of the company
that the Chinese government appoint
ed him as chief engineer of the i'm
peria1 bureau of mines. While in
China, he supervised the erection OF
the Chang Wong Tong docks.
His success in China attracted the
attoption of tho GREAT mining com.