New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-05-07
Morgan Picked
nayison After
Watching Him
> ..tsr, Sent for Him One
O' nsv and Said, I'VE
Want Van You to Join Our
Family and He Did
Surprise for Lamont
q. Also Drifted Into Wall
ne Street When He Had No
though, of Being Banker

.x The information IN II "oS
, hi from Mr.. Dof's0n ham,
} .o,. can never get anywhere by
..,I.s men down Henry P. Dawson
s s..d - say. Help them up Shove
~,nr shoulder under a mans BURDEN
I'D ,e will say: Well, I didn't suppose
80, fellow thought so much Of me-
81 right away he becomes q loyal
.,rd a loyal supporter, a person on
,,sm you can count n
Cominc close to Mr.. Dawson one
-, .urprised to discover that ne was
' -, ~ medium height There was
,.-s,ess and grace in his carnage IN
", vay he held his head, that made
seem two inches taller than he
.,llv was. His voice was low, clear
~ resonant. The will, the decision,
-. had made him leader of men
,.,ved in the set Of his chm, IN the
,.,.icht line Of his mouth, but As one
.,1owed his features up they softeued
IN ewes that proclaimed friendliness
md clear and tolerant outlook on
Il He gave the impression of being
.g,e Of himself without having an iota
q conceit
Vivid but Not Spectacular
rsceptonal success usually battles
s,rt and fast analysis. Mr. Dawson
was IN exception to the rule His ca
,ssr vas the triumph OF certain clear,
definite principles, 50 broad that they
+, sny business, so human that any
me may apply them His life was
vivid without being spectacular. Its
rorance was the romance Of clear
linking.
Harry Dawson arrived in New York
nj q cold March morning in the year
's!3 A fellow passenger on the train
rad breakfast with him and then hur-
red away to business engagement.
Dsylsons heart sank. He knew no one
Else in the whole city.
Lonely and i'll at ease. he crossed
over to Broadway and turned down
town. For more than an hour he
salked along, inspecting the stores and
Office buildings and studying the faces
Of neope who passed him. At last he
'ame TO Wall Street. To the right rose
The tower Of old Trinity Church; to
the left the sign on the First National
Bank caught his eye. Dawson re
rendered that the First National was
New York correspondent for the bank
'scS home So he went inside.
As he came through the door an at
'e'tant stopped him, what do you
9snt?' he asked The boy was q little
.rgntened at the question.
] don't want anything" he replied.
] came in to look around
The attendant eyed him uncertainty.
Dawson turned quickly on his heel and
passed out Of the institution which was
70 receive him fourteen years later as
te-president,
An aliday hunt for a lob brought no
t'ult, That nigh, Dawson wrote TO a
r}al9'olma'e at GreyIock. who lived in
onageport Conn. that he was coming
s' here to look for work. He left for
hnaaseport the next morning. without
'''lng for an answer to his letter.
Started on $500 Year
through the father of his school
nate Dawson vas given the choice be-
'Seen gong 70 work in wholesale
'I the Peononroct Why o+;as messenger
srmer Mace would 49, a,.' No. nanN' ne
Re chose the Latter Pa ~; ~ more, put
sssr win lis $oVo
Clear ,,rorcl H..
rsr s. ,..tggt" marry Davison's life
'ssiye events were strung H I"t sb, sue nod
ears after his ' arrival Or ~ 0y Rd Two
, men ne had become bookkeeper at the
.aAS IN little suburban town r n
.S YORK offered him the position Of
ssaler at salary more than doubja
ma. ma. Of his Bridgeport posifjoo ''J 20
..,aed the offer down. not WISHING ~
= c,r poc 4, in smaller town.
Ds ynsg IN ms new JOB as messenger
,siD n' W. RAPIDLY outgrew it. Let me
Soon b w. Vs.. ne sad to the bookkeeper.
q thar o saS GanGi'ng most Of the work
-ea o"@ ,so omcIaI Then vacancy opened
5a a one 5 5op and everybody moved up
nth he ST. ge[ am oook,keeper Forth
q the recs G~, 70 explore the province
tine cos ,sSsf1nlng teller. at the same
kpepir, bs.'i"s me new messenger in
Alter he 'J bad pr promotion.
Years Dayis" T1 r pee9 IN the bank three
one morripg 81, o. F 'I In the newspaper
Ion q the 4 o. OIL. the proposed organiza
I''kGuy. 'S'0f Place Bank in New
Rebneod
'soagst' r t5s s5 to break INTO New York
pe 9g,. was with him. A director u 81,
ne new bank Ar 1ne 5'i n.'. Of
wy 10 .SF% that afternoon N A d 1fa p FOR
asss,s ~ found the vice.nr .[ 80 nroao3
sssr ,;' s Of the new bank 'e Tba pay pay
+ 5p. nm through, pa.je @ me ad parker is
ri w. shook his head ~ 10y 10y ana KIND
VAN . sorry, NV b az a q, Ihe end.
", y, Won; do. NY w. o0y'Y he said, but
MO, Knows New W. w.. must have a man