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THE ST. LOUIS
TODAY'S REPUBLIC
PART IV.
14 PAGES.
SEVEN PARTS
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.
SUNDAY MORNING. SEPTEMBER 24. 1905.
NINETY EIGHTH Y3A.
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JOSEPH BAMSEY, JR, A DYNAMO OF ENERGY, IS NOW
ENGAGED IN THE GREATEST FIGHT OF HIS BUSY LIFE
With an Experience Back of Him Remarkable for Big Achievement, the Wabash President Now Undertakes to Com
plete the Great Work He Began Mr. Ramsey Has Been for Thirty-Six Years an Active
1 Factor in Railroad Building in the Middle West.
REPUBLIC
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Ramsey at Work
A switchman "cussed'' the president of the
Wabash, but his work was always well done.
When an underomcial wanted to "fire" the
switchman, Ramsey said:
"I don't care what he says about me, so long as
he's a good switchman."
"Hlio: Is thi Sir. Ramsey's resi
dence"" Tan I rv?3kto Mr. Ramsey. It is v-ry
Important?"
Vf.". I know It i-. after midnight and
that h- i In bd, but I am ier' anxious
to -ixak to Mm An fully i-orry to dls
luro ou
"Hi 1j-. If this .Mr. Ram.yT'
".Mr Ranwy. I am :t reporter fiom the
Mo.o re Remlillc. We have. Jut recoiled
a. ti'' i s-tating that th Wabash ha
il .r'.t i" I T. Q. Railroad. Is Hit
anv iir-R In It?"
T i k vow."
' j I quot- j on as saying that the rc
port s ttiTlv without foundation""
No' Then will yen lII inc If thre ar
tiny negotiations looking toward the nb
sorption of that line Iiy the Warn-h?"
"Then all tint I can say 1 that th I.
r Q 1 is nut ln absorbed ly th Wa
bash .ui'l yoi up1 not to l quoted"
"I -rn i ry porry to hac d'sHirteM jo-j.
but I 1 w that vou vvonlil rather he
c.'i ' . I it this lite 'iour than to havo
an r t statement pulllsh"i. good-
i'gl
AiI '!: :'prent:itive of T!ic Republic
iij.U tin' tc!i;lioui on the hooit ami
ron- gti 'he "absolutely authentic" story
from th irresponder: tilling of tin- I
1 Q i . ..iiiiiitr the property of the Wa
lush t- '! waist K-i-h-l.
A la; sis thM pirtimj!" l!ra was con
onti!, I' a worthier, for the repre
n i i r !.! t'l't Joph Rimrey Jr
t ui I mi on of two ih.iigs alwa.
On- ' I. 'e would he to decline to make
a itatuwijt. and the other was to deny
r allirm I'. JiJt no matter what Mr.
Rarnv I'l he would not deceive i.or
even appromh an utitruth.
blill.llOMErtl'oRD
it.stii:' to mi.
!! bad 1'rlei! th report trnphaticall
a. i. therefor, it wa- :iot true and the
t irrcerJ''1dent w ii mistaken.
In tve oun- of a very buy life. Jo
kj. !!iairv irP'Ment of the Valj.i-h
liilr. I t'limpany. ha hrl occasion to
nwt ""anj nen?jinj-r men in many
CltlT
Th- hi-r injor.ty of thee u'wrtrer
mw 'H.- 1m. a fen may hs.- r-ann for
lI'I'h'fR him Imt r.on cnuM -vr .ly that
he rr hitentlonallv !i'eiIed cue of
them -" ' fi l-.id-i to : to:y illustratlnic
th ln
?" veral ers aco Mr. ILim-v a In
iv e i Whllo there he va np
fir .t ! I l a nwip.iper man nd aked
rejriiT-c ihe Jtlrclla of .1 llr um of
Mr I im-e .latctl tfiat the tmrchase
lind ! n tn.ido and that lie did n-t
te'l-xr f nits cotltcmplatti!. Tile !!--pnjit-r
f i-i una h uliSli-d. Ind rari'ful!
eliu ' fmm his teli-graph f;srt .ill
ttn'Ui t the "!Te-t tat this line had
ll- T '-MS' !
M c:. uld. utterly nlthoiit thi
Kr s ..f Mr ISainn-y. Itouht the line
an I r tort ji juthi-ntlc
Mr I i-ne) ent dlrectlv fnnn W.nh-Ir.ict-
NV Vork nnvt hl openlric r
m.itk Mr CoiiM re snnK-thlr. !ik
thU
'liorK. ''u h.ie nv.de nie out a 'nr
toM r sparer man that thl I!r.- had
rutt I'd' ' ucht. nnl now I f.nd ion hav
bvticht In future tlea have me r-
3rd f- r m" and pla don t put m In
urh position acaln "
I,
RESTAURANT AND BAR AMONG
ENTERPRISES OF EQUITABLE
.trtotir Avtivitii's nf tin I.ifi As-Miramv Society Aiv Kuoun to
ll.ivo IncIiNiViI S.t:inn'. a N'u , ork Plat U Iwrv Th Swollost
t'iilcri'rs ami Drink Di-j "ii.- r t-rv KrpIov'l l A
tint" Werv tMiarmMl mi linnh- of I'mnnany n Clearly Kx
llain'i. lit Ma ! Iii.tisat,l l ilu- 'o!inaittH'.
OFFICERS OF COMPANY IN
i;.ri BU -rtciAi-
- York. Srt. 3.-J: cars- to lUSt
this w.orrjr-i: :fc: th jeUte; ef fo! ar:J
drink had t"s toctudU to t x-arhas
3ctl1t- of t! KijuitabV Ufe A-'uranc-
S-cletj
Th res:atima: nos a- iartr.
tel
the 3.xt!i't -rrT' ef tie Esi'iltabJr
tIcUrg at rtie street ant RroaCway.
hi, jx ccatru-ed tj tSe tacranco co.t.
Ir t-r many jear IMrr--:or of the
BwmtaUe hax tn the cx-rrreers of the
tdce. An effi-icr Li the EtfciKe cisi-(,-,
;eparttret:t s c-rsi the rnrtr.
-vouss most e.f bts time, if nc: !!. to
.k'eftog a watcb en the ree-.'rt.s of tte ic-rt-
ef illnlng-rccras and bars.
In sn3rt with tSe JSAvsrtn arrxnie
R!a: It hJ.s ts-S remarlrd ttot tie
JTcltable. thcxfe Interesttl in oce. f
the lart!t downtown ltspcsari cf
4riravT. ta- la mamtxtoed a r
agalral tit trta CX alootcilc ter-
Tlie newipair man In due time received
a full explanation and Is satisfied.
t.tlKY MICH LIKE
I'RKMDKW ROOSKVELT.
The president of the Wabash Railroad
reyi-mhles In a startllnir dree, as far as
his per.-onal characteristics are concerned,
Theodore Kiosvelt. President of th
Cmte-i States.
luuli men are lovers of outdoor torta,
fa:!'.".. trathful. have great tenacity cf
purjx.M'. inprrrturable. clear thinkers. love
j a tli;ht for th- tke of flchtlnic and care
but little for luxurious and social pieas
uns of irMinB of their class. In addition
to thce traits Mr. Ramsey Is Rifted with
an sotiM thst 1 profouni and fre
quently misunderstood.
It eomes trom a confidence In his power
which nothlni; can shake and which la
born of manv victories of seemlncly lm-P-jyflM'-
obstacles. Tact and even real
diplonney 'r; forclrn to hltn. and his !n
abllltv to tound a few iharp corners and
aceord Mr. Oould the deference due the
osnir. or at !eat most powerful single
interest in the Wabash Kallroad. caused
th ror.i'.lct !.!ch Is now on.
While th larc- majority of railroad of
ficial) !ue no hesitancy In stating that
Mr Could has treated Mr. Ramsey badly.
j-t all of them express th conviction that
If M IJ-itrey had ilisplaed the Ieaat
lota of tait-and It need not have arisen
to th- In ichts of diplomacy he would still
! the undisturbed head of the Wabash
I.r..(iiTll.. and his salary would still be
2Z.UO a j'-ar. If not more.
l!t t:iuld ha leen accustomed to have
his jtubonlinatej' agree with him. or else
disaKree tactfully, and when Ramsey told
him that In certain matters he. Mr. Gould,
was ai tltic at least foolishly. It naturally
rufiled tho magnate.
Hut. ieilijir.tr that ai an operating and
eicn trathc ofllcial Joseph Ramsey Jr. la
alino-t without a peer In this country.
jiull nallowfd his persona! fecllncsand
raise 1 no objection until Ramsey took
ttror.c exceptions to the presence of one
of Mr Jou!ds closest advisers In Wabash
councils. Thi. marked the end-
But to return to the man and not the
I.ITTME
c;oi.k .tMinnnTE.
Alniot every afttrnoon when his busi
ness noun ttrmit Mr. Rimey would
lio.ird th" ear at his office for r-ral coif
link. He placd golf like a boy. laughing
and Joktnc with his companions, but ever
tnlne to win the game with all cf his
im-n:Ie
From the moment ha left tils office until
the next day. railroad affairs were en
tirely forgotten, anil this is explained as
one of the chief reasons for his rcmark
al le atilttv to do hard work for long
periods and still retain hl mental and
phiea! faculties undlmmil
Of his Jerntion to coif un ar.'-rfnjr mtv
s.rve as an Ulustratlor. A railroad official
who frequently played Rolf with Mr llatn
: 1 ad li.'i'n offi ml a new position
Somewhat In doubt as to v.hsther h
ouM n-crpt 1 or not h. wrote to the
preMd-nt of th WaUi-h asUng Ids nd
!e In r'porse Mr. ltams-y wrote -
"If it will not impair jour golf nxexage.
tak. t: "
Ju-ejil' Ilamwr. Pi Ms home and at Ills
r!!e iir- rather different N-inc.
With :.s ehildren h i on 'f thfm. and
"hi'e the Inside life if a m.m Is hardly
a subject Inr ci ner.il discussion, j rt he
has thrown Idmself In the llmelluht with
tch vigor th.it one nm-ci'ote illustrating
it characteristic of hi, as well a a
cln:p of h'J hom!If may be rs-rmiH.
i "..bla.
The dov-trine of temperanr is oie of th
. mt forcibly impn j-ii fn Wabash af-
j fairs ind miaagenu-nt. Mr Ramsey, whll
not x teetolir. rxtt'y tosrhes an thing
s.ioiing of alcohol, though at times h
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THIS IS TIIE tTEST PIIOTOGR tPII OF JOSEPH KAM.oKY JR.
The ltume Career In llrlef.
Born. April IT. In", .it ritislmr z. fa. Knunil niilw:iy iu 12 in piiKin-Tins oonw of Pittfbr.rir. Cincin
nati ami St. I.miN Kniluay. Arintol cliiff I'lipm-or PittslMirs Soiiiheni m ITS. 'hiof easintw and ffeiwral
uiatiactT nf tin- Pittliiirc.Vlianh.'rs ami Vansli!wnr iJaiiroail in 1S.VI, ami was also iIf eneinecr and general
manaciT f two other nad- and !' tin Cli:iriIT Ul'X'k Company. Hi 1N ln was. appoiutotl assistant to the
pr.'id'!it if tin- His I'.nir. In 1VC !i'ct-l seiifra! manager f tlw Tnniiial Association of St. I.oui. and la
lye. -l.i-ttl vi-- pri!ileiit of t he Vala-li and in l:"l eli-tod president and p-nnil niauagtr of tli Walash.
takes a clxss ,f wln when with con
genial friend, itut braiife his mother
did not apwvue-of nin- or liijucr. Mr.
Ramsey never allows itlr In his house,
lli-caitse of certain surin.-tr.t regulations
j on the WaUish. ?lr IUmey aa by no
means jsipular with a larv pri'portlon or
:h" employe-, though all "t them knew
that at au time tr.t oti.d come to him
with their nrltiji.rt a:.d re. t ive his ;.-r-or.aI
ttter.tlon.
I'pon one ocea-lon Mr i:.ir.;sey na. go
ing oil r the line In hU . ar. the car was on
a 5-ldIr.g and l: lcan: r.-.'-sary to shift
it to aiothi r track.
1IIIK WITIIM
l!EI RtMHi:i.
One of the wltch:ri n In the yard- call' 1
ut In a oie. distinct to all In h tar:
Mme thxt c:tr out jnd Jotl- th llf out
of that Ramsey In It "
"Oh. no: the society r.i-vcr allow.- an !n
j t"!eir.t to be -eriej tj ar... nfrt.iln
I met.t It cle.."
uni?ii:LiN"rt iir AfTii-yrs.
nxactl ho- th refresiyneiti. ar-nort
. as recorib-d on the l-ool,. of tr- 'ety
! Is me of the mysttries which the I-cjs,a.
tlv In-uranee lnv.:lcatlng 'orr. .ito
ts e7cteil uproot So tvII rone.-aleti
un' 1 now. hcvi I, i :h- aKalrs of tr
restaurant tha e-n Paul Jlir. tbe
new president of the RvntabK find- it
diflieui- to st at the fact
J!r Jlcrto-t wtiW".it dlicufs th- st
t (n detail tc-dny b .: nhn it was suc
c:eI to nlr.j i ha: a report of th food
and drink Xurctior.s ef th society had
cune atro.id. he j ractjcallv admitted tlmt
I had tn mWng an !n-e:igat!nn by
, avtr!c
You mlcbt as well Set alone the vteer'
I you have rreelr-d. for -obesly knotri any
thing at-Mit it I hat" Iocs uiible to et
-. l(i f""f- v.f "
That u th or.ly ronsnie-:: he would
make It was learoM. however, that the
rss'aurar.t hai bn under the ursn5sJca
of different comn:lttes of" directors. t?
m'rcSrs of lhe committees changing
ery few ears. No hlni has (w3 made
that tie illrc:crs pi-rfo-aUy had an In
terest In th usd-rtaKicr, for jt U said
that th oc-i'v cot all the profit as
-rtnt," ant Stat r-rctably the rcrir:s
ere recorded tn the toVs as profits from
a It as-. - to that, th ltsitiv- Com
mit:e; is Kki-ly to mAk imjtilries.
r!RBCTORs or avai:in-
SDiilel M. Junk, cf t!e cashier's deirt
rts: ef tS" KqcttihJe. ti the rr.iaarer of
tre Savartn. Tie director c th- Cafe
. S-artn CempARj. 1 aM!:5G3 to Thomas
It. J'Criaa. who is tIl preVita are.
J. Wciscs. &-Crjc V. Turner, who
lint the tar was moved i-asily with tl.o
rlight'-t Mil. On of the ctlicials In th
car Jnmed up to fire the wltchm;in. but
Ram5-y called him hack, saying:
"I do n.it care what he says about me
so long ns he doi s hl work w.ll, and the
eir .i' i.n lumped."
V ha- '.a ir.ju"ntly said that Mr.
R.-ms w.-s ni-xr o happy as wheti he
had a tight on hi- hands, and It mut !-
eoneed-i tin: h has won practically all
of th'm
v.ral ars ag.i the WnKxh had
trouble with :hv enginrirs. an I rhf Ar
thur, who n,i allvo then. nt worl to
Mr llamw that he wo-Id like to t-tlk
th m'it:r our with him
In rpoi.. Mr Rimey .-,M.
TM Mr Arthur thit I fhi.ll b- vrry
glad to s,r him jfro"alIy. but not as a
represfr.tatlw of our enplns-rs "
This was a cut from which Arthur never
t DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
I WANTS MCALL TO EXPLAIN
s .Ve YorV. Spt 7n an i-n .'.tip- to P.-fSlJ..- John A ilcCal!. of the
x''w Y'orJ: lJf'' Insurar- rurrsrv, I ra'.J.Un Ir.r.nr! Jr.. a d-feateil Imo
s f-ratl-- cirdiifet fcr r-i-.cr.ys in tht SMenfnth District of this city to-day
aki 1 Ifr il "-ilI I oI mu-h of his n or.ey. paid on a lfi insurance policy, had
b :i us-l to dfeat hiir
Mr Ionard's I-:ter was prompte,! by President M:C1! statement he-
fore the Iguiatiie Ir,vstigatlnc Commit" tl-at he had ordered a contribu-
tici of about tt-i... to th l:';rib!Ican National Campaign fund tn IV. Th
Itfer fol.-iw-
ilr Jo n a SfcCall. President N V IJfe I-.-i:ranc Company Dear flr-
Lis: jir J heM o j.I'i-y arro'jiunz to !..' in th NwYork Uf Insurance
s Compar.. tn I paw in varlj pren-.lum At th s.-rne tlm I was nominated
for Cncrv 1 J" 'h r-nocrat - partj In th Seventeenth D!trict This was
s s lose a-d dr- b:fj' !.5'riet. and j ra will docbtlss admit that Urg sums
s from th i:r-it-ilcan cim;cilrn fur.d were etpendM thr. Pe-sonallr T am
s s.,tif:d tr t;cse furd. e:'! rr.at-ially to bring about my df-at."
-I nosM panlenlarlj like tn kaw bow aisek ft my aey gM yr
s remaay la Irasl far say little fasalls. after mf aeatb. faeksr wkk tks
faad f mere I haa SXotMi ather tleamerafa mm frleasto waa eaa 'tkelr
s swlesi far sae la thr eteateeatb ntatrlct. ssaa aaesl t arttsg ahawt say eks.
4r feat aast aVfeat the will f iknr sotrra.
-I seat are thr nalaloa that rsra
Is adsaeatr the ase af say faads aast
ley kalaVra la thl saaaaer. Inn
s icned
was nrretary to Losis Fitigerald: Ia!
M. Ilalley d rwr.Iel SL Jank.
The directory of th Savaris Company
has chanced from tin-. to time la th fit-
teen year, ef Its exist::-, but the mem-
b.- cf its tioard have always N-n rrer.
l ycintrr?. former foC-HhrtcS pr!dn: of
' the Eojiltibla. waa a: cse tlroe a Urctor.
really recovered, and It erved to rm
iiltier the frellna between the engineers
and the presMent to a marked degree, yet
with nil of this Mr. Ramsey managed to
tide over the isr-ue. and emerged without a
ttrike p.nd a settlement that was aatlp
factory to all concerned.
Thl- trait of Mr. Ramsey's in dealing
directly in these affairs rings up another
of hU chartcteristies. perhaps his strong
t. and that 1 that he wants all of the
ri 1ns in hi hands.
RWtEY PHEMDEVr
AMI d:KRtt, W.tSir.EII.
In his ears of activity in charge of the
Wabash there r.ever was : general man
ac r or otli'r official of importance, who
j did r.ot consult with him upon conseuen-
'iai mailers.
Thi- mre i-uggestion of another official
o :.-ik chnrg" of one of another dpart
:nmts dees more to arouse this uui!Iy
mtf Rraabllraa
ita an
the faada af t
traly.
"FRANKLIX LEOSARD.'
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and hid much to do with ths manageBMnt
ef the cafe, f-.is powers extending evea to
the mattr of fixing salaries of employea.
Ai:ir.TO.VS RENT BILL,
Aaoth.r ,... nl, tfc. WM to
Mr, Mor,on-, attention waa that of Judge
Ar?T lif ;r" rB,Re.r ' '"
an IsliUoB for tha w York LU
. Ramsey at Play
When a friend who frequently played golf with
Ramsey asked him what he'd better do about taking
a new position the Wabash president wired:
"If it won't affect your golf average, better take
the job."
lmperturable man than anything else. Ha I
argues that he Is responsJMe for the prop
erty and. therefore, munt know and de
cide the most minute detail.
This has entailed an enormous amount
of work and It has been accomplished ut
a speed little short of miraculous, but the
president can at uny time take charge of
a desk In any of the different departments
and run It a well. If not l-etter. than the
man who had worked at It for years.
However, upon this very point 3!r. Ram
sey and Mr. Gould have split. Mr. Gould
Insisted thxt a property as large as tho
Wabash ntouM have more officials at
least a genral manager.
Mr. Ramsey regarded this as an imputa
tion against his ability and did not dls
gutsw hli resentment.
As an Illustration, when A. C. Bird was
appointed vies president In charge of
traffic of all the Gould lines. Mr. Ramsey
without loss of time, told Mr. Gould that
if Mr. Bird was to be In charge of trofflii
on the Wabash. Mr. Gould could look for
acother president, aa he did not propose
to report to anyone but Mr. Gould.
The upshot ef this was that Mr. turd's
powers as regard the Wabash wero con
siderably shorn, but tt l well understood
that Mr. Gould has never quit forgiven
Mr. Ramsey for the dictatorial attitude ho
assumed at that time.
In fact, whenever Mr. Gould made any
move In connection with the Wabash.
without consulting Mr. Ramsey, he at
once heard from the latter, and it was
upon a large equipment order which Mr.
Gould placed for the Wabash without
consulting Mr. Ramsey, the final trouble
arose.
But It was Ramsey -who. almost rch ty
tneh. forced the Wabash Into Pittsburg.
when experts. flnancJal and engineering.
'threw up their hand and declared it Im
possible. The storv of the Wabash getting Into
, Pittsburg may never tie written. It I.-? too
complex, too full of whI within whel
and"1 contains too many e!m-nts Insig
nificant In themselves, but which, com
bined, made IrrrslMihle force.
But Ramsey had it all at his finger's
ends, and against the greater possible ob
stacles be pushed over the rher nnti into
the city, out of which comes the greatest
tonnage of any city in the worll.
This- enterprise co;t millions, but It
answer to criticism he made contracts
with the great steel plants, insuring to: -
nags sufficient for the Wabash to repar
the expenditure In a remarkably short
time. ,,
The Pennsylvania Railroad had Its abid
ing place In Pltstturg. for years, and
fought with all of Its vast power the ad
vance of the Wabash. There Is no dis
guising the fact that he Is the only man
that could accomplish this task.
Perhaps the happiest day in the life of
Joseph Ramsey waa when his ccr crossed
over the bridge in to the "forbidden cltj"
In July. 1H.
At this time Mr. Gould said, looking
over the work which had been accom
plished by Mr. Ramsey:
"Ramsey, this Is miraculous.
But tho entry Into Pittsburg is tut a
part of Mr. Ramsey's plan. He. has
wanted the proposition to pay the bond
holders, and finally when the l.'nited Ste.1
Company, because of a reduces! rate a!
lewed to th- Colorado Coal and Iron Com
pany, boycotted the GouM lines, it is said
that he lost patience, and. going to Mr.
Gould. dalt in plain fact, at th same
time tendering his resignation.
This Mr. Gould would not accept, but
finally ren,'td. by wire, that Mr. Ram
sey would resign from the Pittsburg prop
erty. Mr. Gould's action aroused the stubborn
characteristic In the president of the Wa
bash and he has decider to fight It out.
And of this characterlrtlc another tnec
dote may be used In illustration.
once occupied an office rent-free In th
n-jultable building.
"I don't know anything about that." the
preSdnt said.
Since John A. ilcC.ll ttln"ed as to Mr.
Hamilton's function In th law .! part
men t of the New Tork L!f. It hlsi lttn
stated that the Judge also represented oth
er companies ns a watcher ovr "taxattun
and legislation."
Aa tt the Investigating Commit t' has
not called wltnesse from the other corn-
par.! to testify as to thi assertion.
Frar.cla Hndrlck State SuperintersdTit
of Insurance, left the city to-day. tut It
waa Mid at hi office hern that he had
bn busy working on his final report on
condition In the Equitable ?oclty. and
that the ilocumnt might be redj- for
futilcatlon within a week r two.
Char! E. Hughes and James l!eKn.
counsel for th IygiaHtlve Investigating
Commltt. have begun preparation for
the line cf Inquiry to b follower! whn
th commute resumes it lnt!gatlcn
of Insurance affairs next Wednesday.
It la the plan to contlnu probing the
sffslra of the fiqultabl. and prepararlcns
have ben snade to har Jacob If. gchlff
appar as a witness to testify regarding
syndicate transactions tn which Kuhn.
Lneb tk Co. were syndicate roanara. and
th Jam? II. Hyd and assoeiat syndi
cates took participation.
ENTERTAINS MISS ROOSEVELT.
Japanese Minister in Knra IK
Her Uoat.
fteoct. Korea. Kept, a. II. Itayashi. Vtr
Japaee Minister, to-day gave a loccheon
la honor of Mlat. Allre Roosevtlt asd htr
Frtx.
Som time last year the Wabash and
ChIc-.:go and Alton decided to reduce the
time between. Su Louis and Chicago en
day trains.
It ueter has been dearly defined which
of the two lines did It first, b-t both did
It. and both President Felton of the Alton
and l'rcsldtnt Ramsey of the Wabash
were torry that they did It as soon as It
w.i.3 done.
Then the question arose which would
undo it first, and there they deadlocked,
and It Is recorded that for several week
both of those chief executlvcse Indulged
in verbiage to a plcntuous degree, trying
to Induce the other to go first.
Finally It was settled, and even as there
is cloud of uncertainty upon the original
act. so there remains a vagueness as to
who first ordered the resumption of th
regular schedule. This s characteristic of
Ramsey, and was another trait which fre
quently caused him ti clash with Could.
To sum up Mr. Ramsey's faults: They
are stubborness. lack of tact and Jealous-tiess-
of authority, but to sum up hi- good
traits would require far more space.
Among hi.' associates) he Is popular, and
none of them but wish him success in his
fight, but many of them are now of the
opinion that the victor of so many hard
fightt Is now going down to Ignominious
defeat. ,
AMxrsr hcotchj
LIKE A JOKE.
Mr. Ramsey H descended from an old
Scotch family, and In personal appear
ance shows his descviT, but his appre
ciation of a Joke and his keen sense nf
the. ridiculous hell It.
Thi many who have called upon him at
his office will always) remember the keen
gtny eyes lifted like a fla?h from some
document, and it Is on record that he Is
a'ways reading something, but more than
all ele they will recall the man-to-man
attitude which be assumed, and tho frank
and absolutely fair manner In which ha
heard thtm.
Anyone and everyone caring upon Mr.
Ramsey can get a hearing. There Is not
the usual red-tape procedure to gain ad
mission in his office. All that is neces
sary is to state our name, and If you.
desired your business, and then wait your
turn.
When you enter he will give you a look
and ask you to state your business. Whilst
j on state It he will appear to be absorbed
hi som document, but when you had fin
ished your answer is ready and It Is gen
erally conclusive, and you leave wonder
ing how in th- world he can read a paper,
listen to you and make up his mind at
the same time, and therein is one of the
ecret of Mr. Ramsey's success.
lie will not only have an answer to your
proposition, but a reason therefore, which
is conclusive.
Ntarly two jears ago the trainmen and
conductors of the Wabash demanded an
lncroje In wages, which Mr. Ramsey
promptly refused.
A series, of conferences) followed, but
all ended In . deadlock, as Mr. Ramsey
would not give an inch.
A lrike i? imminent and was finally
prevrnted bv Mr. Ramsey -uring an in
junction against tho b-aders.
At the time that thn court quashed this,
Injunction .Mr. ICimm-y was called axvay
ly tho d-ath of hl daughter in Ksipt.
Wh'n he returned, tne strike had )!
settled by the comji-i-iy ctn-dms niis-tlcallj-
everything asked by the j:-ip..ye-.
and to this day mnpy railroad men l'ki
to surmise as to vhat lUm.sey would
hav. d'ine had he t-een able to remain
and fight It nut.
One thing they accept as a certainty.
aid that Is. he wot!! nevr hxe given an,
inch and most of ilirm believe h wmuM
hate won.
In the present flgbt which Mr. Ramsey
Is making, he has much to, i.i.'e and rui'eh
to win.
WINISTER SECURES
BROTHER'S PARDStf
Jotilin Pastor. Intrumcntal in
fv'iulinjr K(-lativ- to IVniten
tii'iry. I'erMiadcs (.nrernnr Flk
to Otnimute rk'ntenre.
p.r.-pfnuc srnn.M-
Jefferson City, ilo, p-pi zz. 0ivernor
Folk to-diy commuted the sentenc of
Minor Rakr to !tplr t'-morrovr Raker
was -eing a aentenc of Slv ara for
highway robLry. and had completed ar-out
ighn month of Ms term.
According to the statement of the Pros
ecuting Attirn-y and tN circuit Judge,
vho recornrrer.dei! tb pard'.n. Itiker'1
convl:lon was due to th ffirts f hut
brother, the Res-erf nd J. V. linker, now a
promine: Christian mlnlMer at Joplln.
Mo.
Raker was sent up from Nwtin Coun
ty. Ills brother, th i:rr:d Mr. Ilakr.
rroeur th cvMenev t;t indicil a .-on-fe!on
aijd o pa of guilty, ltievtng It
nerary t(.NT-'inl"h his brother by im
rricnmert In th FnitMitbtry in onlr to
eCComplbOt th lat?r's reformation.
wI a to vlmlJcat th laws of th ("ill
The R.--tvl Mr. It'nr rmw h!l
j that his brother fca. beu suf71clntlr i-un-2
shd. aud during th let few months haa
been acttre :n cut enona to precsr la
jamoa,
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