Show P DIRECTOR GENERAL OF RAILROADS IS TRAINED LIFE-TRAINED FOR HIS BIG TASK l I ff i c fP tJ i Cf 3 t v Ai l V y A or 11 t. t q g. f. J lW l 7 w f 11 J I t fa a Hl f x 0 V t m 11 W ir J IE i Ft A i 6 J I 1 4 t t r c- c i tJ J tJ d Y c f. f I IL 1 g 41 I N fiM t 44 Jf g r. r t Fi 5 I 1 Left to right The right The McAdoo stride th c e McAdoo smile and McAdoo at work Washington Jan Tan 1 When t. When the President Pres Pres- l ident ent was choosing a a. director general for the railroads of ot the tho country he chose a railroader railroaderS a financier and an m enthusiastic workman workman his his secretary of ot the treasury William G. G McAdoo Pre President Wilson no doubt gave consideration consideration consideration con con- to McAdoo's previous experience experience and achievements In the field flold of ot transportation and railroad finance notably notably no no- tably his large share hare in the building of ot the Hu Hudson son tubes re regarded in NewYork NewYork New NewYork York as a conspicuous example of or ca- ca pablo promotion An earlier and l lesser known Job which McAdoo carried through was the reorganization of at tho the street railways of or Chattanooga Tenn renn Before he he- undertook undertook under under- took look that task ho he had earned some reputation reputation reputation rep rep- as a railroad lawyer In tho south having served ser two roads In that ca capacity paci ty McAdoo first became Interested in railroad affairs In 1835 1885 when appoint appoint- ed counsel for the Central Railroad of Georgia and the Richmond Danville railroad Later he was president and nor reorganizer of or the Chattanooga a Street Railway company compan The building of ot the tho Hudson tubes connecting Manhattan b by rapid transit with New Jorse Jersey brought him into prominence lie He was a bl big factor in 1912 In electing President Wilson Ilson who appointed him secretary of or the treasury treasur and later give him his second dau daughters daughter's daugh h- h ter's hand In marriage William Gibbs McAdoo was born near Marietta l Ga Gat October 31 1863 Ills Ilia father was vas at different times a member member mem mom ber of or the Tennessee le legislature a a. soldier soldier soldier sol sol- sol sol- dier in itt the Mexican and civil cI wars an attorney aHome general for Cor the tho Knoxville circuit circuit circuit cir cir- cir cir- and a a. prof professor of I English Inglish literature literature litera litora- ture In the tho University of or Tennes Tennessee ce His tam family II lost practically pr their en entire entire entire en- en tire fortune as aN a result of the tho civil war Youn Young McAdoo left lert the University University sit sity of or Tennessee in his junior year car to hasten his preparation for the law When hen 29 29 he lie went to Now Nos' ow York 1011 and for Cor several se years ha had a hard halll struggle In tho the law Then the l idea ea of a a. tunnel to handle the Immense passenger et traffic traffic fic across the Hudson river rl became his great grent objective Several Se schemes of this kind had failed Called After Arter a stud study of or tho failures McAdoo cAdoo decided It could and would ho done dono Ho Jle had a great reat fight to convince con capitalists capitalists capitalists cap cap- but hut finally won Ills His success In the tunnel financing brought him Into touch with man many other bl big projects and made mad him a n. considerable erable figure In New York He lie grew rew active In Democratic politics poll poli tics and was as acting chairman of ot the Democratic national 1 committee in lit 1912 when Wilson lIson was elected President lie Ho was appointed tt secretary of the treasury treasur March 6 6 1913 In ins 1885 McAdoo married Sarah hazlehurst Ha- Ha t Fleming In Chattanooga a. a The They had six children She died In 1912 Two years later ho married Miss lIss Eleanor Wilson lIson |