THE REPORTER AND THE FINANCIAL MAGNATE.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 99, 27 April 1903, Page 2

THE REPORTER AND THE FINANCIAL MAGNATE.

Here is a story of a newspaper man to whom was assigned the duty of interviewing Mr Pierpont Morgan on an important public question. Several times the scribe called at Mr Morgan's office, but each time admission to the shipping king's private sanctum was refused. That same day, during the course of conversation with a "big man" in "tSie shipping - way, who is connected with "the ring," th"c reporter and he exchanged cards. Immediately a bright idea occurred to the perplexed scribe, and, wishing his genial friend good-bye, he hastened off to the Morgan office and presented his card, together with that of his recently-made friend, the other shipping magnate. Immediately he obtained admittance, and, a gracious reception awaited him. "I would like to hear your opinion on —" "What!" interrupted Mr Morgan, "another newspaper man? Now, look here, young man, you are the sixteenth reporter who has called on me to-day to discuss this question, and I have Tefused admittance to everyone:". "I surely ought to know that," replied the scribe, "seeing, that I am the whole sixteen." This persistence so pleased Mr Morgan that he broke his rule, and discoursed for some time on the subject on which the reporter came to see him.