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Show RAIL KING'S FAITH IN WEST NOW MORE THAN JUSTIFIED L- : jf& Pictured with Rail King James here are his great yacht "Aloha" and j his home, Beacon Hill House, at Newport, R. I. at the waistline. He is one of the few capitalists of this country who wear beards. A very frequent twinkle in his eyes challenges the dignity his beard strives to maintain. main-tain. His Hats Are Antiques Quite different to his appearance, James often wears hats that have seen years of service. His straw hats, particularly, usually are suggestive sug-gestive of former styles. A wrinkle or so in his suits never bothers him. In the summer, James practically practical-ly commutes between New York and Newport, R. I., spending at least four days of each week in the hot city at his office desk. His Newport home is a palace, even for that millionaires' resort. In it, the I Crown Prince of Sweden and other foreign notables have been entertained. enter-tained. Golf, riding and the other forms of exercise that are supposed to keep business men fit interest James but little, but he is an enthusiastic en-thusiastic yachtsman. He is a former for-mer commodore of the New York Yacht club and is owner of the "Aloah," one of the most palatial yachts afloat. James enrolled in the New York Nautical College for five years, and has a master's license, giving him the right to captain his own boat. Three times he has sailed around .the world in the "Aloah." He and Mrs. James frequently take long cruises. In 1913 the "Aloah" went from Sandy Hook to Gibraltar in 16 days and 22 hours. Mistaken For Rum Runner About two years ago the "Aloah," By HORTENSE SAUN DERS EA Service Writer NEW YORK, Oct. 5 Arthur Curtiss James, the twentieth century's cen-tury's foremost railroad man, is an easterner, but he believes in the west. It was his belief in the west that first prompted his interest in the railway business, apparently. The many, many millions of dollars he has paid for securities all are invested in-vested in western lines. It is highly appropriate that this be so, because the James millions originally came from the west. Arthur Ar-thur Curtiss James' grandfather, Daniel James, founded the family fortune helping make history the while out of participation in copper, cop-per, silver and gold mining enterprises. enter-prises. Daniel James was an associate asso-ciate of Anson Phelps and William E. Dodge in the great Phelps-Dodge metal ventures. He's Unknown To Public; Despite his vast holdings, Arthur Curtiss James is a shadowy sort of figure in the railway world of today. to-day. He is an important factor in the control of more railway mileage than ever was controlled by Harri-man, Harri-man, Hill and Gould together, but is far less publicly known than any of these three were in their hey-deys. hey-deys. He is listed as one of the ten richest men in this rich country, but he seldom steps into the limelight lime-light never, in fact, when he can avoid it. It is said he has tripled the fortune for-tune left him by his father, D. Willis Wil-lis James, and that he has doubled it since 1915. So his silver spoon by no means tells the whole story of his financial importance. Twice a year James makes a trip to the west and southwest, visiting his railroads, and about once a year he inspects his mines and copper interests in Arizona and New Mexico. Though he travels in his private car and is accompanied by his secretaries, there is little ceremony and nothing to suggest the railroad king's retinue. To his associates James is a gen-ial gen-ial energetic, approachable man who likes people, likes a good joke, enjoys good food, and works like a tiger. His movements are quick and rapid, suggesting extraordinary nervous energy. Most of the men in positions of trust in his companies are of similar simi-lar type, and are men of his age,1 sixty some of them older. Most of them have been with him for years. James is of medium height, with with a tendency toward expansion |