TF1E OMAHA DAILY REE: SATURDAY, DECEMDEH 10. 1904.
A WIRELESS MESSAGE FROM SANTA GLAUS RECEIVED - It Reads
Will be there soon with the
largest stock of Toys ever seen
in Omaha and a. nice present
for each little girl and boy.
Splendid Holiday Glove Values.
Nowhere In the west can you find as magnificent a stock of gloves ai
Holiday Handkerchief Sale Saturday.
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We bar purchased the entire clearing tip mock of the largest Hand
f here. All tj-Iea and "hades at lowest prices.
kerchief manufacturer In the world, including linen. A JXt
Indies' kid gloves. Paris point stitching, all shade 100
solendld values at I.UU
Swiss, hemstitched, embroidered and initial goods, at 50c on the dol-
Sale begins at 8 A. M., Saturday. f
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A NOBBY LADIES' KID GLOVE, with pearl clnsp and fancy color- f Pf
JsWls ed Taris Dolnt stitching, special for the holiday trade, at l.JU
Bo fancy initial kandkerchlefs. at 2Ho
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THE RELIABLE STORE.
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35c pure linen embroidered handkerchiefs, at 170 i-Mliijv
I I '"ldles' and misses' fine sweaters. In all styles A A
ouc pure linen emoroiaerea unnaKorcuir is. i ......:
$1.00 pure linen embroidered handkerchiefs, (very fine), at Mc
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WhereWillYouSpend
Christmas?
Are you going back to the
old home or on a visit to some
friend?
Whatever May Be the Case,
Don't You Want a Suit Case?
We are showing one of the hand
somest lines of suit cases for holiday
trade ever shown in the city, and our
prices! There's the best of it You only
have to pay one prioe, not two, for our
cases.
We are offering- as a-leader for Satur
day a line of suit cases, well madn,
nicely trimmed and worth T FA
$4.60 and $5, at, choice. .. .J,Df
Finer grades up to $25.
A lot of men's and boys' caps, f Q
worth Doc, at IaC
Regular $2 and $2.60 men's hats, a sam
ple line, extra special value, J Q
Satisfaction giving trunks at ? PA
$20 down to JiJU
Wonderful Bargains in Ladies' Furnishings
Excellent In QualityEnticing in Price.
Children a vesta and pants. In all sizes
at 25c and
Grand Xmas Grocery Opening.
For your Xmas Puddings, Pies, Cakes,
Fancy lemon, orange or citron, per
lb..lBo
The best pure ground spices, per id
Choice Muecatel raisins, per lb
Fancy London layer raisins, per lb
Choice cleaned currants, per ID
Fancv EimlUh cleaned currants, per
7Hc
lb. Site
California Crawford peaches, per lb
Fancy Mulr peaches, per lb
California apricots, per lb
Fancy Moor Park apricots; per lb...
California Bartlett pears, per lb
...c
...8Vo
.iuc
12Hc
.120
CANNED GOODS, ETC.
fr-lb. can solid packed tomatoes 7Hc
t-lb. can Boston baked beans 7Hc
l-lb. can hominy or sauer kraut 7Hc
Grand Xmas Fruit Opening Omaha's Greatest.
Fresh arrival of our famous Highland oranges will go on sale Saturday, tOn
Large, sweet and juicy, per dos
NUTS! NUTSl NUTS!
Fancy Braill nuta, per lb
Fancy Spanish filberts, per lb
Fancy soft shell walnuts, per lb....
Fancy soft shell almonds; per lb....
12Ho
...16c
.170
SHEET MUSIC SALE
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For the next few days we will offer TEASING and four other popular
pieces all for 25c. Take advantage of this and get five hits for 25c.
Odd Books at 15c per cop?
Duet Books and Classic bound books at 48c apiece. Regular $1.00 and (1.50
books-.
RINGS OF THE IRON HIGHWAYS
Bailroad Management Now Goaiidered a
Practical Monarchy.
NEW YORK HOLDS THE SEAT OF POWER
All Gaeat Systems Subject t One.
Blast, Power, Kxereiaed by Bask,
era In Their Offices la
the Metropolis.
Recently Edwin llawley. president of the
Minneapolis & St. Louis and Iowa Central
railroads, accompanied by his partner, F.
H. Davis, treasurer, and vice president and
treasurer, respectively, of the two roads
Just mentioned, went from New York to
inspect these and other railroad properties
In which they are either the controlling
factors or are heavily Interested.
Messrs. llawley and Davis have con
trolled the Minneapolis & St. Louis and the
Iowa Central for about five years, yet
neither' of these officials had Inspected
either ' property for at least two years.
They have their offices In New Tork, the
meetings of the directors are. held there,
the dividends are declared In those offices
in short, the properties art practically
managed from New York.
Naturally, it will be asked how this can
be done successfully. For many years both
Mr. Hawley and Mr. Davis were associated
closely with the great railroad builder and
magnute, the late Collls P. Huntington.
One of the striking gifts of Mr. Hunting
ton was his ability to select oompetent as
sociates and subordinates and his willing
ness to trust them with important duties.
He selected Mr. Hawley for Head of the
traffic department of the Southern Pacific
company. As long as Mr. Hawley bald that
position he was credited with being the
greatest traffic solicitor In the country.
When Mr. Hawley prospered, as he was
bound to do, and eaiue to own and direct
railroads for himself, he adopted the tac
tics of his great chief. He had worked hard
and did not propose to have his time and
Strength taken with details and routine,
or sita wllu frequent trips to the terri
THRONGS
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taffeta,
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fo.ou auu
piu iinu
'VoStJ nd wel1
Ladies' rests and pants, extra heavy ribbed
and fleece lined, extra special ' C
value at 39c and
75c combination suits for ladies and misses
In fine ribbed cotton, either Qp
white or silver gray, at 49c and. . JJ
Ladies' combination suits, SO per cent wool,
very fine and soft, excep
tional value at fl.50 and OC
Ladies' vests and pants in extra heavy
natural wool, all sizes, cannot be dupli
cated elsewhere for the V'to
price, 98c 'and i 0
Go' gUves and mittens in all sizes from In- in
fants to ladies, worth 25c to Bite, at 25c and IDC
Fancy White Aprons, very latest styles, Just the
thlnfr for Xnias presents, cheaper than you can
make them, worth 50c to $1.00, TP
on sale at 39c and JC
and
fleece lined.
15c
Desserts, Etc., we are Headquarters.
$-lb. can green gage or egg plums 10c
...ouu'i-iD. con sweet sugar corn iy,c
....6oI2-lb. can fancy wax, string or lima
..THci beans 7He
' 2-lb. can Early June peas 7V
i 10 bars best laundry soap 26
Quart cans fancy table ayruD
i-lb. package Gold Dust 16c
i Hapollo, per bar 6c
, Pearllne, per package
.2c
3-lb. cans Michigan apples
l-lb. jars pure fruit preserves
Good Japan rice, per lb
Hand picked navy beans, per lb...
Ttreakrast rolled oats, per lb
Fresh, crisp ginger snaps, per lb.
5c
...7Hc
...2c
...SHc
2c
4c
Fancy large, polished pecans, per lb.,..12Ho
ALL OF THE ABOVE KINDS MIXED,
PER LB 12V4C
tory covered by theroads of which he was
the head. Accordingly he selected for vice
president and general manager the best
man he could And for the place, a man
eagerly sought for by not a few much
larger systems. Mr. Hawley knew that he
had a good man and he made a long-time
contract with him at a price that was pro
hibitive for even his stronger rivals. Mr.
Hawley and Mr. Davis, with the assistance
of the directors, have managed the finances
of the properties very successfully and
havs supervised the operation of the road
In a general way, passing on all matters
of Importance. The vice president and
general manager has been the chief oper
ating official the man "on the ground."
Changes la a Few . Years.
These few facts suggest In a general way
the radical difference In the management
of railroads, particularly those in the west,
that has taken place within the last few
years. They pave the way also for show
ing how large a number of railroads whose
lines do not come near New York are prac
tically directed from that center,
' How different this from the not distant
past) Not so many years ago the presidents
of western railroads were men who had
come up from the humblest positions in the
service. They had their headquarters at a
central, point in the territory covered by
their roads, and they spent most of their
time on the scene of action. They were the
operating and financing men combined.'
Now we have bankers or men of some
general railroad experience as presidents of
tfle western roads. Mr. Hawley is a banker
and a member of the New York Stock
exchange, although, as already shown, he
bad .valuable railroad experience before he
began buying them for himself.
As In the case of Mr. Hawley, these
men have their offices In New York and
direct their properties by means of the tele
graph, long-distance telephone, and the
malls. To the vice president and general
manager is entrusted the direct operation
of the property. The banker presidents in
the east sell the stocks and bonds with
which to buy pew rails, equipment, etc.,
and the vice president-general manager
gets the traffic to fill the cars and the
money with which to pay Interest on the
bonds and dividends on the stock.
It Is safe to assert that, few people among
the general publle have even an approxi
ATTEND
The quality of our offerings insures eervica
$75,000 worth of Women's Garments must and
will be moved between now and Christmas. The
excellence in quality and extreme lowness of price
will do the work.
STYLISH SUITS Worth up to $15
your choice of the stock, at ; . . ,
BEAUTIFUL SUITS Worth up to f20-
your choice of the stock, at..
A Exceptionally handsome and exclusive
Woman's Suits tlinr tsnlrl frrnn 9f in
$30 your choice of the stock, at..
jUANDSOME SHORT COATS 30 and 36
riv3 1 season a siyies ana maae or tne Dest wasn
ington Mills kersey, lined with guaranteed C
. " . A. 1 1 M .
worth ui to $12.00. vonr choirs.
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iv v--ravtuiiie xxais, ai
$lo uravenene uoats, at
iui, vi tiumcu vmiB. tuis season s sftics
mad worth up to $9.00, the Snap of the
Great Sale of the
If our friends knew the extraor
dinary bargains to be had from
this wonderful purchaa we would
lo ALL THE SILK BUSINESS
Jim v&&xzr?iz j
.SATURDAY just
Christmas the finest silks at about
half price. Kindly trade as early
Saturday as may be convenient.
Holiday Leather Goods
On sale Saturday, Including Bags,
Purses, Pocket Books, MubIc Rolls,
letc, at, each, from $15.00 C
Mown to 3C
THE LARGEST STOCK IN OMAHA
Engraving Special
100 handsomely Engraved Visiting
Cards with plate
Or 100 Engraved Cards from PQ
your own plate, at DJC
Fine work guaranteed. Order now.
Grand Book Sale
All the latest Copyright Books in
three great lots:
First Lot-each $1.08
Second Lot each 45c
Third IiOt each 22c
llenty Books each 13Vic
Saving Meat Prices.
Price and quality guaranteed.
Leaf Lard. 15 lbs. for
Pork Loins
..$1.00
7c
Pork Roast
Spare Klbs
Rib Roast, prime steer
.fty4c
.54c
,. .0c
Shoulder Roast, prime steer 7c
Round Steak, prime steer 8M1C
Morrell's Iowa Pride Breakfast
Bacon 12c
Morrell's Iowa Pride Calif. Hams. .9c
Morrell's Daisy Bacon 12c
All makes of sausage, home-made,
our own make.
Young Roosters , ?c
Lamb Legs 7c
H AY DEN BROTHERS
mate Idea of the large number of roads that
are managed In the way already roughly
outlined. In Borne cases a single New York
banker la president of several important
western properties whose lines may not ex
tend farther east than Chicago.
. Take, for Instance, that little wizard Ed
ward H. Harriman, who is contesting with
that giant in the railroad world, James J.
Hill, for his right to the control of the
Northern. Pacific Railroad company. Soon
after Mr. Harriman secured control of the
Southern Pacific company for the Union
Pacific railroad he was elected president of
the former company. Control of the South
ern Pacific carried with it control of the
Pacific Mall Steamship company. Charles
H. Tweed, long one of the late Collls P.
Huntington's most valuable associates and
counselors, was then president of the Pa
cific Mall Steamship company. A little
later he resigned, and was succeeded by Mr.
Harriman, Within the last twelve months
Horace G. Burt has resigned as president
of the Union Pacific railroad, and he, alio,
was succeeded by Mr. Harriman, previously
chairman of the board of directors of that
company. Here Is one man, essentially a
banker not primarily a railroad man di
recting from his office In New York the af
fairs, not only of finance, but largely of
operation, of a system of railroads cover
ing, roughly, 16,000 miles, and one of the
most Important steamship lines on the Pa
cific ocean, having a large fleet of boats.
Naturally, the methods employed In this
gigantic task will be' of Interest. In the
first' place. It may be stated that In the
case of Mr. Harriman, as already inti
mated, he Is president in fact as well as
in name, and he is the actual head of every
corporation with which his name is con
nected. Of course, be does not do every
thing himself, although he does vastly more
than any one not intimately acquainted
with him Would Imagine he has the phy
sical strength to accomplish.
Able Corps of Aealstaats.
Nevertheless, he has a large and able
corps of assistants. For Instance, there Is
J. C. Btubbs, who Is styled traffic director
of the entire Harriman system. This is an
office Jess than two years old, and the
Gould lines have the only other man filling
a similar position. As his title indicates
Mr. Stubbs has general direction of trafflo
matters on all the Harrimas? roads Mr.
Harriman has introduced another new
office, the occupant of which Is known as
OUR CLEARING SALE DAILY
The styles are the
TWO GRE4T SKIRT VALUES
STYLISHLY CUT SKIRTS in great variety of fabric, in mix-
t vires, blacks, browns, blues and castors, regular $6.00 values, J QQ
ELEGANT SKIRTS-in voiles, rtamincs, peau de soie, etc very
rich in fabrics and deslg-n, worth up to $12.60, your choice, A no
now ,
Cliildreti's Day in Our Cloak Department
CHILDREN'S COATS In red or blue, zibelines or friezes, nicely
trimmed and worth up to $4.00 Clearing Sale Q.i
rrlce .. , 'zrj
CHIIyDRldN'S CLOAKS In blues. STeena, CHILDRFN'S COATS In the neweat stj'lM
xels, array b and fanry mixtures ry ()U all colors, ae 4 to 14 yrs A Ofci
Vorth up to $6.00, choice aS.VO worth up to $.00. at .JJ
ELEGANT SILK WAISTS In taffetas, peau de soie, etc in
nil colors and black, worth up to $6.00 Clearing Sale O QS
Price rTn
$1.50 flannel albatross and visiting waists, clearing sale price. 69c
8.90
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designs in
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in. lengths,
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ACCEPTABLE CHRISTMAS GIFTS
WOMEN'S EIDERDOWN SACQUES In pink, blue, red or
heliotrope large collars; satin trimmed worth $2.00 Special, 1.00
Finer "era des ' n t7." 1.".' . V ! '.' V V " " V V '.' .1 V V "." "." V V$l .98 and $2.93
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WOMEN'S EIDERDOWN BATIJ ROBES-In reds, blues,
rHnka and trrava at
From 8 till 9 a. m, Women's
A A
$1.26 PetticoaU
From 9 till
Flannelette
Goodman-Williamson Co's. New
York Silk Stock.
200 pieces Fancy Silks from Goodman-Williamson
stock, In new
est styles and colors
worth up to H on sale lEn
at 49o and .OOfc
100 pieces Fancy Silks, never sold
for less than $1 00. 11.26
and 11.60-in this sale 69C
in time for
Grand Holiday
Saturday our Special Xmas Ribbon Sale
besrins.
86C PILLOW RIBBONS, PER YD., 19C.
This la the greatest bargain ever offered
in new fnncy pillow ribbons, all the lat
est designs and colors, special, 10r
Saturday, at, per yard..., .....'""
Ribbons worth to at, per 4
yard v
Ribbons worth 10c at, per CZ-,
yard
Ribbons worth 16c at, per T 1
yard 2 C
Ribbons worth 26c at, per
yard ,
Ribbons worth 35c at, per
yard
Two yards baby ribbon
for
lUc
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A Few Holiday Suggestions from Our China
Department.
The greatest variety and best bargains in Fine China, Glass
ware and Bric-a-Brac to be found in the city of Omaha, All our
goods are imported direct from
Hand painted china, prices from An
130.00 down to IVV
Royal Vienna vases, from
98c
;..75c
Pauyat, Le
fzb.uu down to
Royal Hindoo ware, from
116.00 down to
French china. Havlland,
Bernardo, Vogat, etc.
If we should attempt to enumerato the different kinds, shape, eto. , shown It
would require several pages of space, but be your tastes moderate or extreme we
can satisfy you in both style and price.
Flint blown Tumblers, each 3c I Six piece Cream Sets ...21c
director of purchases. His title clearly
suggests his duties In a broad way. Upon
these two men devolve the highly Important
duties of getting and apportioning traffic
among the different roads in the system
and of making the purchases of supplies,
an item reaching Into the millions every
year.
Of course, Mr. Harriman has the usual
list of associate officers, several secre
taries and assistants of various kinds. He
is the man at the helm, however, und noth
ing large or small escapes his watchful eye.
Mr. Harriman haa a strong desire to have
the reins In his hands and to do the driv
ing all the time. There he sits day In and
day out In that large front office In the
southwest comer on the fourth floor of the
Equitable Life building, 120 Broadway, with
a map of his entire railroad system before
him, subordinate officers, secretaries and
clerks at a moment's call; telegraphic In
struments clicking In an adjoining room. If
the board of directors of any one of the
numerous roads in the Harriman group
adopts a measure the purport of which
must be known at once by the operating
officials In the west, a secretary or at
tendant Is called and a message Is flashed
over the wires Instantly to Chicago.
Omaha, Salt Lake City. Han Francisco or
whatever point is desired. If this message,
for Instance, means that construction work
on a certain line Is to be stopped. It can
be done Inside of an hour.
Gould Also In New VrU,
A man who occupies a position in the
railroad world very similar to that of Mr.
Harriman Is that of George J. Gould, who
Is, In fact, closely associated with Mr.
Harriman In many of the tatter's railroad
enterprises.
A substantial part of the legacy which
the late Jay Gould left his children was
in the form of a long list of railroad
properties with which his name was prom
inently Identified, and which constituted
the Gould system of railroads of th-it day.
Mr. Gould's property comprised uHo a
lurge Interest In several New York banks.
Georse Gould haa tuutnftl direction of
the railroads and his brother Edwin of
the banks.
George Gould's name appears In the of
ficial roaters as president of more than
half the roads In the present Gould ) s
tetn. He Is the virtual pie.-dlent of them
all, for nothing of Importance is d mo
by the other officials without cot.sullag
very latest and our prices spell
2.98 -
nP From 8.30 till :S0 s, m. Women's HRc
Flannelette wrappers.ai.
10 a. m.-
Women's flOr
and Eiderdown Sacquea.
MORE CREPE DE CHINE In all
the beautiful evening shades
sold In Omaha at not lees
than 69c and up to S1.00 AQc
our price
BLACK TAFFETAS that are
black taffeta (not cheese cloth,
lou pieces. 27 In. and 86
In. wide, worth from 81
to $1 26, on rile Saturday fiQr
at, 76o and Vw
Interesting Saturday
Special
lit will inter
"at you to just
w a to h the
crowd figur
atively speaking,
eat them up.
SILK TIES 600
dosen of them
for men, ladles
and boys ooda
you will readily
recognize as 26c
values: your
choloe Saturday
at ei
each
COLLARS both men" s and
LINEN
ladles In all the shapes and all
Izph each
A HANDSOME LINE OF MEN'S FINE
NECKWEAR NOW ON DISPLAY FOR
HOLIDAY TRADE.
the manufacturers.
A loo-piece decorated French Gil A OQ
china diner set qJI.VCJ
Decorated English porcelain
China dinner set
....$5.98
Jopnneiee ware, a handsome line
at from 130.00 down to
...6c
Mr. Gould. His word Is absolute 'law in
every one of .he GoUld roads.
Like Mr. Harriman, Mr. Gould has his
office In New York and directs all his
properties from that point. This base of
operation Is l-i the southwest corner on
the fifth floor of the Western Union bu Id
lng, 195 Broadway. Mr. Gould Is not only
surrounded by secretaries, associate offi
cers, clerks and messengers, but every offi
cial and employe of the Gould compar.l.'S in
the building (and there are no other com
panies In the building) are subject to his
call at a moment's notice to share In the
work which he outlines. As a matter of
fact, much that might be termed hU per
sonal work is parceled out among the men
already referred to. By this system It cm
be readily seen how he can accomplish
a vast amount of work.
Growth of Gould System.
The preHent Gould system of railroads
is considerably longer than th it left by
Jay Gould, George having aided to It
materially. It now comprises approxi
mately 15,000 miles of lines. Among the
most important roads are the MW.-ouil
Pacific, the Wnbasti, the St. Louis, lion
Mountain & Southern, the Texas & Pa
cific, the St. LouIm Southwestern, and the
Denvor & Rio Grande. Mr. Goili hai
private tehgraph wires between IiIj New
I York office and the nrinpii.al ie.-.t r.
touched by the Gould roads, und In thus '
In direct communication with all his prop- I
ertles. He not only directs the finance '
of these properties In a imislcrly fashion,
but ha has much to say and to do in the
actual operation of Ihem.
A. C. Bird, to whose office reference has
been made already, does the same for the
Gould roads in the getting und distribu
tion of traffic that J. C. Stubbs does fjr
the Harriman lines. In Russell Hardin,
vice president and ceneral m inager of
the Missouri Pacific, Mr. Gould had a
valuable executive In the operating de
partment. (Mr. Harding recently relgn1
to accept a similar position with thu ne v
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Joseph tlamsey, jr., president or the Wa
bash and several other rouds In the GoalJ
group, Is a man In whose .ability Mr.
Gould has the greatest confidence, nnl wh.j
Is making an enviable record lor i,lnnelf.
Both Mr. Rums.y and Mr. H .r llnjt l av-b
their headquarters In Et Loulx, b it they
are In New York often In conference wl h
Mr. Gould. After oil la suld and do.ie tl.u
1 16c
Economy with a large E.'
fvfeW
3.98 - 4.98
Men's Warm Winter Underwear at
Hotly Reduced Prices.
MEN'S SniRTS AND DRAWERS, extra heavy fleece lined, In
plain and fancy colors worth from 50c to 75c
Special Saturday, at 45c and 39c
HEAVY WOOLEN UNDERWEAR in camel's hair or natural
wool worth f 1.00 to $1.25 per garment
the snap of the season, at - 75c
MEN'S SniRTS AND DRAWERS in natural wool, in camel's
hair, xery heavy quality, good value
at $2.00 extra special, at fl.50 and 98o
A job lot of woolen mittens and heavy leather gloves, worth from
25c to 75c per pair
to close quickly, 25c, 15c and ......... .5c
MEN'S AND BOYS' HEAVY SWEATERS in plain and fancy
coli rs extra special value at 49c and 25c
HOLIDAY SALE
LADIES' 3
Just the thing for gifts, and, here you
embracing nearly every Known pen. une
considered, cannot be duplicated In the cl
Women's Pretty Cony Scarfs 69C
Women's River Mink Scarfs 1.48
Women's Opossum Scarf
at
Women's Fox Scarfs
at
.. 2.98
4.98
4.90
Genuine Marten Scarfs
with six tails at..
72-Inch Sable Fox Scarf s-with 7 QQ
large bushy tails at mjj
Other finer grades at 19.90, ff (f
112.60, I1S.00 up to
$86.00 Beaver Coats 57.50
160.00 Near Seal Coats 35.00
CORRECT
CALL AND SEE
If you have trouble with your eyes. All
latter Is the real head of all the roads
bearing the Gould name.
Mr. Gould Is a tremendous worker. His
fondness for polo and other active out
door sports, however, keeps his physique
In prime condition. The coldest days In
winter bis business suit is made of me
dium weight serge, and when he arrive!
at his office about 1ft a. m., lie almost in
variably Is In a lively perspiration, and
is carrying a light weight top coat on
his arm. Once Inside his office he strips
off undercoat and waistcoat and tellies
down to business Immediately. During th
coldest days in midwinter Mr. Gould may
often be seen going to various offices in
the (Western Union building In the same
neglige style. He even presided at a
meeting of tne directors on one of the
companies not long ago without coat or
vest.
Gould's Frriient Trips,
Mr. Gould does not depend altogether on
his repiesentatives in the west to carry
out his orders. He goes over the lines
often to sea with his own eyes what Is
being done. On these trips he talks con
siderably to the newspaper men. He hnj
little to say to the representatives of the
press in New York.
Still another man In the same category
with Mr. Harriman and Mr. Gould is Stuy
vesant Fish, president of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad. Mr. Fish belongs to a family
of bankers and financiers, und wan oriul
nnlly a bunker himself. Still. jom b!s
office on the thirteenth floor of ibe Noiili
American Trust building, 135 Droadway, In
direct, In gre;.t detail, the affair ' our
of the be-t railroad c impan e In the c tnr.tl
west. While Air. Flbh does rot iniiiiiui.i
a private telegraph wire service with Chi
cago, the main office of the company In
the west, still he has a surpristiii;Iy Inti
mate knowledge of the exac t c 'mlhli.n of
affairs nil over the Illinois Central system
at a given moment. Mr. Fish Is spoken of
In railroad circles as one of thf hardiM
working rallro..d prc.-iilcn:s In the coun
try. o LelNUir '1111 T p.
It la h:rdly necessary to s.y Hint Mr.
Fish Is an extremely busy man. A news
paper nun who w-nt to his office reee.itly
lo see him was te!d by a friend there that
a good time to sec him would be about 7
o'clock In the evening- T'U i.ny seem a
gross cxuMferatloii. I ut it la aetu illy true
that Mr. KkIi may often be found hard at
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work at his office at that hour, even la
summer. No man, busy or otherwise, la
more accessible than he when he can find
a moment to see his callers. Once In hla
presence, it is even more difficult to get
away than It was to get In. This great
railroad chief will, of his own volition, chat
most Interestingly, not only of Illinois Cen
tral and railroad mutters In general, but
of his farm at Garrisons und numerous
other topics as well.
He la extremely plain In his tastes, par
ticularly In the matter of dress. The same
Is true of Mr. Harriman and George Gould.
Mr. Fish's business dress Is Invariably a
plain sack suit, coat, vest and trousers, all
of the same material. His neckwear and
linen, while always neat In the extreme,
are perfectly plain.
Mr. Harriman also wears a plain sack
cult, a low turnover collar and a small
rlaln black bow. George Gould never ap
pears during business hours In anything
but n plain sack suit, his favorite ma
terial being blue or black serge. All threo
pieces of the suit are always of the snmo
matei lal-no figured wnlsleonls or striped
trousers. His neckwear Is correspondingly
simple.
Mr. Fish enreu little fr the gayety and
convirtlotinll'les of Newport, where Mr.
Fish Is so proml'i. nt but lakes far more
delight In hlf farm nt iTirrisons-nn-the-
I liaison, ef which he Is wont to sp- nk oftea
to lib' rnile'-s at Hi" Illinois Central office.
Other I!hiIh I in 1 1 rlv Flol-d.
The great ffr.eli Island system, since It
passed to t'.e present maniRenn nt. his
be, n dlrectd chiefly from New Vo. k. L. F.
l.orec, when pn slili tit oft the Rock Island
company, had his r.oHleiuirters in New
York, and n"iv Tbilort Mathwr, his h-iccci-fcor,
has come here from Chicago to direct
the pn.pfrtlep. II. P. Yonl-im, rntli re
cvi t!v p-e-i : ni. now .iiI-i vir of the
hoiril of directors of ' e 'Frl P'. yNterr Is
r.-ipposed lo have h'j main of!lce pi ,'t.
loop- I ni he Hp n s mrie time In V
York than there. I In p-a -1 1 .-1 1 1 y fio li it
the lto-k lsla'i'1 "ystem, the 1. in thi
wir'd. i. In the bands of h-n,; r :: ! Is
(Ilnct' d by hem from New V" k. ;-.
the 1U, -limiti. Gould and Illinois Central
ryefmr Willi the exception :' V ib ah
none of the Jin' s of th' ce e: rn
neije- ;,'i' York than Hi:f ; I" or IMts
butf while most of them t' cot exl:vi
east of chlnipo.'l.ViO miles f. :n Nil York.
Washington Port.