HILL VISITS THE
: OMAHA C0RN SHOW
. Pioneer Railroad Builder Has Hit
Picture Taken Makes Most
Notable Speech Here.
HOLDREGE TELLS OF WORTH
The only time that James J. Hill
. made a public appearance in Omaha
was at the time of the National Corn
I' Exposition, on Thursday, December
. 9th. 1909.
An invitation was issued to him
through T. F. Sturgess, editor of. The
',, Twentieth Century, Farmer, who was
general manager, of the Corn Show,
and Will A. Campbell, whe is' now
J, publisher of the Helena ' (Montana)
Independent, who at that time was
,- the manager of the Publicity Bureau
! of the Omaha Commercial club. They
J found Mr. Hill deeply interested in
the work and the possibilities of the
Corn Show and he promised to come,
J but further than this, he agreed to
I offer aash prizes amounting to $2,500
! as a part of the premium list.
, Comes With Son.
i Mr. Hill and his party of leading
J railroad officials of tne Great North-
. em railroad, including Mr. L. W.
flill, now the president of the board
of the Great Northern, came to Onu
, ha in a special train. He war shown
M about the city and was given a lunch
i by the Burlington officials of Omaha
at the Omaha club.
In the afternoon he spoke at the
corn show on "What we Must Do
to Be Fed." This was a very not
able address and attracted national
' attention. His speech was a message
, to the farmers, showing the necessity
of better farming. Mr. Hill made a
thorough inspection of the whole ex-
position and stood for some time
p looking at the best ear of corn in the
.' world, which secured over $2,500 in
prizes and trophies.
; Has Picture Taken.
',, The Bee photographer, Louis Rost
wick, was at Mr. Hill's coat tails as
soon as his speech was over, but his
son, I.. W. Hill, was zealously guard-
" ing him from intrusion. Hostwirk at
tempted to interest the empire build
rr's son without success, when Mr.
I. J. Hill turned and said: "Why,
i Louis, of c ourse we want our pictures
j, taken. You come along with me."
He said: "I will be proud jo have
j my picture taken with this prize sheaf
:;; of Montana wheat," and a few in
i" tant$ later the photographer had a
portrait of Mr. James J. Hill, Mr. I..
W. Hill and the sheaf of wheat a
picture which has since become fa
mous. The younger Mr. Hill has said
repeatedly that this is his father's
favorite picture, and a large enlarge
ment of it hangs in the president's
room at the Great Northern head
quarters. 1
In the evening a banquet was ten
dered Mr. Hill at. the Commercial
club. The occasion was one that ev
eryone who was there will remember.
Mr. Hill as the only speaker and
covered a great range of subjects of
which he was a master, (or an hour
und a half.
Tribute Prom Holdrege.
When apprised 'of the death of
James J. Hill, General Manager Hold
rege of the Burlington, one of the
railroads that goes to make up what
is known as the Hill system ot roads
said:
. wnue we ten mat Mr. Hill could
not recover, his death comes as
great shock, bringing feelings of sor
row to all of us, especially those of
us who have known him ao many
years."
Mr. Holdrege looked upon Mr. Hill
as one of his close friends. He had
known him socially and in a business
way for may years, regarding him as
one of the great railroad builders and
operators of the world. Closely asso
ciated with him in many ways, Mr.
Holdrege knew much relative to his
public, as well as his private life. 'Al
though deeply engrossed with busi
ness cares, according to Mr. Hold
rege, Mr. Hill found time to give
thought to others than those of his
intimate family. He was recognized
as one of the most public spirited
men in the northwest, giving largely
to charity and those who were unfor
tunate and in trouble. His gifts to
the poor were large and thus he was
endeared to all. Me waa loved by the
employes of the Hill system of roads
and was as thoughtful of the interest
of the man on the section as the one
in the highest position.
- Clifford Baker
Kills His Wife's
Mother and Self
Rapid City, S. D, May 29. (Sreial
Telegram.) As a crisis of a series of
family quarrels Cliff Raker, J2, shot
and lolled his mother-in-law, Mrs. N.
M. Carpenter, and then blew the tp
ti lu own head o(f at his home in
1 1 U City, forty miles et ol here,
Haker and hi mother-in Uw had been
arguing tvir half an hour and finally
in dctperation he turned the gun n
her, intuiting her as she t im thair.
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shipping clerk. He thus became iden
tified upon his arrival in the north
west with transportation there; arid
he also from the-first manifested the
keenest interest in all that pertained
to commerce and agriculture. '
Begins Career at St. Paul.
Mr. Hill began Lis wonderful ca
reer as a railroad getiius with his ac
ceptance of the agency of the St.
Paul . & Pacific railway. 1 h. rail
roads of the northwest at that time
were in a wretched financial condi
tion. He interested t Mr Uonald
Smith and other Canadian bankers
and took the road off the hands of
the Amsterdam security holders. The
road was rechristet.ed the St. Paul,
Minneapolis & Manitoba, and be
gan an aggressive march into the fer
tile wheat region, with the J'acitic
coast as the ultimate terminal. In
1HW came the formal opening of the
Great Northern line, from Duluth to
the ocean. Later he acquired a con
trolling interest in the Northern
Pacific and Burlington systems, until
his transportation interests were
greater than that of any other one
man on the continent. Later he ac
quired steamship lines on the Great
Lakes and established a regular serv
ice connecting his Pacific terminals
with China and Japan,
Retired Four Years Ago.
In 1912 Mr. Hill retired from the
active duties of executive head of the
Great Northern, and other of his
companies, after thirty-three years
of active railroading, He remained
a member of the executive commit
tee, but was succeeded as chairman
of the board by his son, Louis W,
Hill.
One of Mr. Hill's most notable
traits was his extreme simplicity of
manner and habit. Regardless of
weather, he invariably walked to and
from his office, probably seldom
recognized in his almost shabby it
Ur and with his faded old umbrella.
The part played by James J. Hill
in developing the agricultural se
sources Of the northwest can never
be overestimated. He displayed a
personal interest and gave a helping
hand to every project that had for its
object the development of agricul
ture and the betterment of the con
dition of those engaged in the indus
try. He had his own model farm
near St. Paul, where he engaged in
agricultural experiments and the
breeding of blooded stock. I'.verv
year he made a trip of inspection
over his vast railroad systems with a
view primarily of ascertaining the
crop conditions nd prospects.
Many Public Benefactions.
Mr. Hill was a liberal benefactor
of his home city of St. Paul. Li
braries, schools and numerous other
institutions benefitted bv his sren-
erosity. His own style ot living was
extremely simple. His passion for
paintings was one of the few hobbies
in which he indulged He posessed
one of the finest collections in the
world of paintings of the modern
rrencn school.
Mr. Hill was married in 1867 in
Mary T. Mehegan of St. Taul. Four
children were born of the union, three
sons and one daughter. All three of
the sons have followed In the foot
steps of their father by engaging in
the railroad business.
For several years James T. Hill has
been in the habit of insisting, both to
nts triends and to the public, that he
waa not actively engaged in business.
Staunch Friend of Bclgiana.
Just how active he was durina- the
last two vears of his life ran ho
judged only by little evidences of his
master nana in matters afteeting the
Great Northern railroad and the
Mrst National bank of St. Paul and
by the outstanding accomplishments
in which his will and genius asserted
themselves.
From a world viewooint. it would
be hard to say whether his staunch
support of the Belgian people, follow
ing the invasion by the Germans, or
the part played in the negotiations
for the $500,000,000 loan to the allied
governments, is the more important.
From the time the work of succor
ing the Belgians began, Mr. Hill took
a leading part in the movement. It
will probably never be known how
much money he sent to King Albert,
an old personal friend, and how much
he induced others to send.
His place as an international figure
was never more prominently dis
played than when the representa
tives of the allies came to New York
in quest of a huge loan. One of the
first men to be sent for by J. P. Mor
gan was Mr. Hill, and his assurance
that he and the people of the north
west were prepared to do their share
in taking up the foreign bonds is be
lieved to have contributed largely to
the success of the negotiations.
From a local viewpoint, Mr. Hill's
Influence in the upbuilding of the
South St. Paul stock )ards takes first
rank. It is said on good authority
that without Mr. Hill' financial and
moral support ,n 1f' whereby Ar.
mour Company were induced to
c.m to South Taul never would
have been consummated,
Mr. Hill's claim M being th
original advocate of live ttock de.
veUpnien in the northwest it un
questioned. Governor J A. A Iluroquist Of.
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WHEN J. J. HILL WAS IN OMAHA Photo show
late railroad builder at front entrance to Auditorium in
December, 1909, when he waa guest of the Corn show
management and took a decided interest in the exhibition.
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Great Northern railway extended its
tines to Tacoma.
Mr. Hill was credited in the early
days with having said he would see
the grass grow in the main streets of
Tacoma before he would run his
trains there.
The ill feeling started in the early
drys of railway construction in the
west when Tacoma, having been chos
en as the western terminal of the
Northern Pacific showed its cour
tesies to that road.
Worth Over Two fluhdred Million.
His gift to the school, was taken
as an indication that Mr. Hill was
willing to forget the earlier feud.
Mr. Hill's wealth is estimated all
the way from $100,000,000 to $500.000..
000. He was probably worth between
$JUU,UUU,UOU and $'50,000,000.
English Holders
Sending American
Stocks to Treasury
London. Mav 29. American dollai-
securities are arriving in increased
quantities at the office of the mm.
nuttec which is carrying out the plan
ior mooiiizatinn ot this property and
smaller amounts are being sold
through the stock exchange in order
to escape the additional income tlx.
which win oe imposed snortiy.
American exenange thus far has not
reNnnnH(4 material!.. Tl. a,- i.:.
r -. ....v . in.,., 4 IrtlC iiiia
morning was 4.76 7-16. It is expected
uuwcvrr mar. ine innux ot securities
will soon have a favorable effect.
Dealers in exchange are of the
opinion that the imposition of the
tax indicates the authorities are sup
porting the market and are deter
mined not to allow the rate to fall
away materially. It is believed that,
if necessary, more stringent measures
will be taken to keep the New York
and London exchange rates on a sat
isfactory level.
The government will inaugurate on
Friday a plan for the msuance of
three year exchequer bonds which
will be easily transferable These
bonds are expected to attract much
of the money which is now being
paid out for dollar security.
Best reiulis are obtained by adver
tising in The Bee.
Street Car Service to Cemeteries
Memorial Day, May 30th
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OMAHA. , TUESDAY, MAY
Austrians Capture
Italian Position to
. The West of Arsiero
Vienna, Sunday, May 28. (Via
Wireless to Sayville, May 29.) Aus-tro-Hungarian
troops have captured
a fortified position west of Arsiero,
Italy, the war office announced today.
T he statement follows:
"Italian war theater: Austro-Hun-garian
troops captured the fortified
works at Corn o wo, west of Arsiero
and the fortified dam across the Italy
ssa southwest of Monte Intorrotto
in the district of Asigo.
"Southeastern war theater: Skir
mishes with an Italian patrol oc
curred on the Lower Voyusa (in Al
bania north of Avlona.) The aitua
tion is unchanged."
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announced today.
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FRESH INDIGNITY
FOR AMERICANS
Carranza Officials in Tampico Im
pose Demands Upon Them that
Amount to Confiscation,
PROTEST SENT TO WASHINGTON
Washington, May 20. On the eve
of the receipt of General Carranza's
new note, which officials believe will
renew the demand for withdrawal of
American troops from Mexico, and
with another conference between
American and Mexican military com
manders about to begin, a protest
was receive at the White House to
day, reporting serious difficulties be
tween oil operators at Tampico and
the Mexican authorities.
The protest tame in the form of
a telegram addressed to President
Wilson by eighty-four American cits
sens residinw at lampico, who had
held a mass meeting and determined
to lay their case before the govern
ment. Issue Offensive Decrees.
They declared the Mexican military
officials were promulgating decrees
designed to make it impossible for
Americans to do business in the
country and told how one of their
number had been arrested and im
A fnr three hours because he
I refused to pay his employes wages
hxefl ty tne auinormci in c ui
terms previously agreed upon with
the men.
The signers of the message as
serted their right to protection from
the American government and an
nounced their determination not to
comply with arbitrary and confisca
tory orders and decrees Dy tne Mexi
cans. White House officials sent the pro
test to the State department tor in
vestigation. Other complaints al
ready have been received regarding
recent decrees by the Carranza gov
ernment and it is probable that there
will be representations on the sub
ject just as soon as the controversy
over the presence of American troops
in Mexico is adjusted.
"It lias become practically impos
sible for an American to do business
of any nature in this section of the
country," the Tampico protest said,
"h-3na h restrictions nlaced bv
the authorities, that we believe to
be directed primarily against Ameri
can citizens'
"Fnr a vrar a aeries of decrees
have made their appearance, which
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The
Chicago Convention
Special feature that will
readers ef The Bee it
humorous and human nature
apects.
Bert Leston Taylor
f.r-f.m.d es "B. L. T." for hi
daily "Lin-o-type" column in the
Chicego Tribune, will dopict the
funnyfrems in hi inimitable style.
Ring W. Lardner
author of the "Buaher Letters,"
will tell about it daily in aerios
ef elde-splitting "Bill to Steve"
piatles.
Look to The Dee for
Convention News
Cntrence emUry
vVs
U titlark, n
have been progressive in that they
are consistently becoming more anti
American and we believe that the
authorities had not the remotest idea,
when they first began to issue such
decrees, that they would be able to
enforce then , but that when nothing
was done by our government to se
cure their repeal that these edicts
have been made more stringent each
day until now our property is threat
ened with confiscation, and in some
cases has been actually confiscated,
and our personal liberty is menaced."
According ' to official estimates
from somewhat meager information
there are about S.000 Americans
still in Mexico, of whom about 2.000
are in the Tampico oil district and
1,200 in Mexico City.
DEATHJECORO
A. T. Hookstra.
Columbus, Neb., May 2. (Special
Telegram.) A. J. Hookstra, aged 42,
died here this morning; at 9 o'clock
after an illness of nine weeks. He
was a well known traveling salesmen
for E. Bergman of this city and was
born in Butler county. Funeral serv
ices will be held Thursday morning.
The body will be taken to Edholm for
interment. He leaves a widow and
two children. ,
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golden-brown squares of most appetizing
toast always right within jour reach.
Equally Useful at Breakfast
Luncheon or Supper
One of these handsomely nickeled
Toasters makes delicious toast at such little
cost that you will use it constantly. For acrTinf un
tipected visitors, the Electric Toaater ami the Elm-trie
I'ereolator provida a must happy and saUyiau
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Automobile Race
Fans Are Pouring t
Into Indianapolis
Indiai.apolis, Ind.. May 29. The
annual flood of automobile race fans
was pouring into Indianapolis today
from every direction. The sixth an
nual running of the international
sweepstakes on the Indianapolis mo
tor speelway tomorrow is the attrac
tion. Twenty-one, and possibly more,
driv-rs are expected to start the 300
mile contest.
Scores of workmen were busy to
day .leaning the big orick oval. The
drives were mcinT: the final ad
justments. If it ir cool and calm tomorrow a
record-breaking performance is antic
ipated. Ralph De Palma's average of
eighty-nine milej an hour, the record
established last year, was made under
nearly perfect conditions. As the
field of stariers is fast and the race
has been cut from S00 U 300 miles,
it is considered probable that De
'alma's speed will be surpassed in
the lyio race.
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