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Show ILLUMINATING SIDELIGHTS UPON CHARACTER OE DEAD FINANCIER NEW YORK, Sept. 10. While Mr. Harriman 's namo was known throughout through-out tho world, his personality was largely a ni3'ster3', because of his unob-trusiveness. unob-trusiveness. He seldom appeared- in public. Tie was a little man, not imposing im-posing physically, but his slight frame was a wiry ono with a nervous, aggressive, aggres-sive, commanding way of moving about. His big 03'es behind the spectacles and tho high "forehead belonged to a giant, and those who interviewed him soon ceased to see anything else. .He cared little for his personal appearance. 1 lis favorite habit wns a baggy sack suit and a slouch hat pulled down over his eyes. All hough tho financier appeared to be always deeply engrossed in his vast business affairs, he found tune occasional' occa-sional' for an expression of humor. "Now, that 1 have tho financial following fol-lowing which goes with success," he once said quietly. "I don't, havo so much t rou bio to gel tho monc3' to carry out my idens. But I liko opposition, ft develops one." Joke About Hill. Following his well-known financial battle with .lames .1. Hill over the Northern Pacific matter, Mr. Harrnuan came upon a picture of Mr. Hill in a magazine, and he said, with a twinkle in his eye: "Anyway, he en lis me Ed." Tt was 'Mr. Harriman 's boast that there was no stock ticker jn tho Union Pacific olficc in New York. Ho said it was the other fellows who wero hanging hang-ing over the tickers wondering what he was going to do next. Mr. Harriman worked in his offices only four days a week, and then he was there from 9 o'clock in the morning until late in the evening. During those days neither Mr. Ilarriuian nor any of the officials and employees ale luncheon. On the other Ih roe" days of the week Mr. Harriman Har-riman played. His hobby in Into years had been "the construction of the great estate at Ardcn. Supported Boys Club. His best known benefaction is the Boys' club on New York's east side. Tt is a club for boys, where they ean find healthful recreation without regard to religious bolicf or social standing. He started it somo thirt3' years ago and not long ago gave it a $250,000 building. He went to nil its theatrical entertainments, entertain-ments, helped tho club financially, and did not do it ostentatiously. In his home life, Mr. Harrimnn dropped his brusque, imperative manner man-ner and was known as a genial companion, com-panion, a good neighbor and a, kindly employer. His domestic relations were delightful. He wan always veiy fond of line horses and kept a magnificent stable, which furnished his chief amusement, amuse-ment, when at his countiy home. He enjoyed good literature and travol and raro'd comparatively little for formal society. Asked once what satisfaction he got from his life work, he said: His Satisfaction in Life. ''Don't you think it some satisfaction satisfac-tion to have stopped the overflow of the Colorado river when the government govern-ment couldn't, and saved the lives and propert3' of hundreds of families? Don't .you think that, is some satisfaction'? Don't you think it some satisfaction when, after the San Francisco earth-'quakc earth-'quakc we wero able to move 1200,000 persons out of the stricken city without one accident? Isn't it somo satisfaction satisfac-tion to have done that?" But it was alone the satisfaction of personal feeling for those he had saved. Tt was also (ho pride of the master mechanic in the perfect machine he had created. The masterful little man had a keen rolish for a joke. One da' when the Sidney Webster incident was on. he ran across a newspaper man ho knew well. Tlarrinian approached from behind. be-hind. The newspaper man felt, a sudden sud-den tug at his arm and looked around. "Say," said the master of the Union Pacific", "if that fellow in Washington had 1113' job and T had his job. T wonder if J would make as big a mess of his as he would of mine?" On another occasion a reporter from a paper that had published the most scathing editorial attacks upon Harriman Harri-man and his railroad financing was sent lo ask who were the two greatest railroad rail-road men in the world. "I'm one of them," camo as quick as flash, "and the other, in his own estimation, is the editor of your nows-paper. nows-paper. " |