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Show "NAPOLEON" JIM HILL. James J. Hill, whose giant hand la tow ttretched toward the ntltlmore and Ohio railroad la tho Napoleon ot transportation In the norltiwrst When his marvelous career la considered It it 00 wonder that he can Interest tui-h men aa Marshall Field. P D Armour and Norman 11 Hearu In his grand project ot establishing a trunk Una from tho vast field of the northwest lo the Atlantic seaboard Mr llm n ane ot the moot picturesque and In-(creating In-(creating figure that have been upturned up-turned by the great Industrial eiolu-tion eiolu-tion of the United Slate He has created cre-ated empire In railroad but never haa a word been said ot hint that re. leeta upon his absolute Integrity In method, llefore the wr "Jim" Hill ised to be a "mud" clerk on the Mis-ilulppl. Mis-ilulppl. but a man with hit brains waa never destined to "check" shipments ship-ments for a living Mr Hill left hit desk and hla bills ot tailing to go to the war and on hi return engaged himself In the packet bitslnc, Through that line he made hit way Into In-to railroading At an uphullder of ratlroadt Mr. Hill has' no ro.ua! The Hill lines, known at tho Oreat Northern North-ern tyttem, are tbe beat testimonial to hi constructive and creative power Hla acqulattlon of tho Ilaltlroore and Ohio la certain to make that ay stem one ot the moat desirable piece of property In America within a very hort time. Mr, Hill' fume had been secure on past performances, but It hla present plana are carried out he will take rank with the greatest ot Industrial Indus-trial general In history Chicago Times-Herald |