| 单词 | Commodore Vanderbilt |
| 例句 | I have loaned considerable sums to the son of Commodore Vanderbilt. Voices from the Past 2012-04-19T02:00:30.787Z In 1875, Commodore Vanderbilt endowed a university in Tennessee, and it was put in charge of the Methodists. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Out of one of those Pacific lines grew Commodore Vanderbilt's Nicaragua Transit Company, a double service of two lines of steamers, one on each side of the Continent, with an overland connection through Nicaragua. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z I called at once upon leaders in the world of finance—Commodore Vanderbilt, Commodore Garrison, William B. Astor, Moses H. Grinnell, Marshall O. Roberts, and others, and frankly told them of my plans. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands Dictated in My Seventy-Fourth Year 2011-12-12T03:00:33.863Z Commodore Vanderbilt saw the coming demise of steamships, sold out his newly built boats and got into railroads early on. Open Season On Icons, From Apple And Google To Charlie Sheen 2011-04-19T20:43:55Z Commodore Vanderbilt, as he is called, had certainly presented a mammoth coal-consumer to the Federal Government, if nothing else. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Men went back to the famous corners of Commodore Vanderbilt for a comparison with the skill and boldness of the late manipulator. Making Money Fifty years ago when Commodore Vanderbilt began the first Grand Central Station—depot, they called it, in the language of the day—he made one error of judgment. The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. “Do you remember, Bobby, what Commodore Vanderbilt said about the public?” retorted Uncle Dan. The Making of Bobby Burnit Being a Record of the Adventures of a Live American Young Man Gustave kept his word, and down in Washington Place, in front of the residence of old Commodore Vanderbilt, Charles learned to ride. Charles Frohman: Manager and Man Commodore Vanderbilt had so much distrust of his son William's capacity for business that he exiled him to a Long Island farm, on an allowance. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 There she mingled with such accepted celebrities as Walt Whitman, W. Dean Howells, Commodore Vanderbilt, and that other flashing figure, Adah Isaacs Menken. The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert "Look before you leap," old Commodore Vanderbilt used to say. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success Commodore Vanderbilt, his father, amassed a fortune of eighty millions of dollars in his own lifetime, and that too at a time when it was more difficult to make money than it is now. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune He, however, had owned so many vessels, that he had long since been known as Commodore Vanderbilt, in fact few people to-day know him by any other name. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail Commodore Vanderbilt managed to acquaint himself with the whole plot; but he held his peace, and resolved upon revenge. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City He was known to the commercial world of his day, and, if not so wealthy, stood quite as fair, and as much respected, as Captain George Laws or Commodore Vanderbilt, the Cunards of America. The Condition, Elevation, Emigration, and Destiny of the Colored People of the United States After I had earned my first thousand dollars by the hardest kind of work," said Commodore Vanderbilt, "I felt richer and happier than when I had my first million. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success The paragraph which follows is taken from an open letter to Commodore Vanderbilt. Best Short Stories No man is felt in Wall Street more than Commodore Vanderbilt, yet he is seldom seen there. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made It is said by the gossips of the street that the great Railroad King, Commodore Vanderbilt, is not above using any means at hand to secure the success of his schemes. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City After taking the cream of the steamboat business for a quarter of a century, Commodore Vanderbilt has now become the largest holder of railroad stock in the country. Famous Americans of Recent Times The New York Central between Albany and Buffalo was a consolidation, by Commodore Vanderbilt, of sixteen short lines. Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II We hear, with comparative frequency, of great gifts made by men: George Peabody and Johns Hopkins, Ezra Cornell and Matthew Vassar, Commodore Vanderbilt and Leland Stanford. Lives of Girls Who Became Famous Indeed, we know a man who would rather give five dollars to sit and look at Commodore Vanderbilt for an hour than to see any other sight in this city. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made It had bright brass bands all over, the woodwork beautifully painted, and everything highly polished, which was the custom up to the time old Commodore Vanderbilt stopped it on his roads. Edison, His Life and Inventions During the last two or three years, Commodore Vanderbilt has been withdrawing his capital from steamers and investing it in railroads. Famous Americans of Recent Times The great weakness of Commodore Vanderbilt and his associates, and of those who later imitated his work was their fundamental conception of the railroad as a private venture. The United States Since the Civil War On the other hand, the careers of men like Jim Fiske and Commodore Vanderbilt might serve very well as illustrations of the above sketch. Confessions and Criticisms Commodore Vanderbilt's early passion for horses still survives, and his stable contains some of the finest in the world. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made I shall see New York and hear a little music; and then we start for Europe on the 17th in the Commodore Vanderbilt. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters Commodore Vanderbilt is one of the New World's strong men. Famous Americans of Recent Times The bitterness of large numbers of the manufacturing, jobbing and agricultural classes against Commodore Vanderbilt was deep-seated. Great Fortunes from Railroads A story was told many years ago of Commodore Vanderbilt which, while perhaps not strictly true, was pointed enough to warrant its constant repetition for more than two generations. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states Commodore Vanderbilt was not willing that any rival should contest the river trade with him, and built a steamer called the "Cinderella," with which he ran a sharp opposition to Mr. Drew. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made He managed with the aid of Commodore Vanderbilt to save his assets from sacrifice. My Memories of Eighty Years Commodore Vanderbilt had secured control of the Hudson River and Harlem railroads, and had increased the price of commuters' tickets, from two hundred to four hundred per cent. The Life of Phineas T. Barnum Colorless as was the third generation, undistinguished by any marked characteristic, extremely commonplace in its conventions, it yet proved itself a worthy successor of Commodore Vanderbilt. Great Fortunes from Railroads Shrewd, unscrupulous, illiterate, good-natured, and sometimes generous, he was in many ways unlike his great adversary in the railroad world, Commodore Vanderbilt. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states Finding that Mr. Drew was not frightened off by his opposition, Commodore Vanderbilt urged him to withdraw from his attempt, telling him he knew nothing of the management of steamboats. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made It has been my good fortune to meet with more or less intimacy many of the remarkable men in every department of life, but I think Commodore Vanderbilt was the most original. My Memories of Eighty Years The richer Commodore Vanderbilt grew, the more closely he clung to his old habits of intense parsimony. Great Fortunes from Railroads Just as fifty years ago Commodore Vanderbilt was blackmailing his original millions without molestation by law, so today the Vanderbilts are pursuing methods outside the pale of law. Great Fortunes from Railroads Commodore Vanderbilt cleverly secured the cooperation of the "reformer" element, corralling their proxies, and thus he appeared to be in a position to oust the Drew interests without difficulty. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states Mr. Drew and Commodore Vanderbilt secured a sufficient amount of stock in the railroad to give them a controlling interest in it, and by the year 1850 the Stonington Steamboat Line was firmly established. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made In August, 1874, Commodore Vanderbilt invited the representatives of the other and competitive lines to a conference at Saratoga. My Memories of Eighty Years These few significant extracts, from a mass of official reports, show that the commercial frauds were continuous, and began long before Commodore Vanderbilt's time, and have prevailed up to the present. Great Fortunes from Railroads His first millions obtained by blackmailing, Commodore Vanderbilt then uses those millions to buy a railroad. Great Fortunes from Railroads Commodore Vanderbilt had exclaimed, asserting his exclusive right to control the operations of the New York Central system; and that question fairly well represented the popular attitude. The Railroad Builders; a chronicle of the welding of the states This was probably the most disagreeable thing Commodore Vanderbilt ever did. My Memories of Eighty Years The meeting called by Commodore Vanderbilt in 1874, at Saratoga, was an epoch-making event. My Memories of Eighty Years One of the most certain opportunities for fortune was to buy Erie after Commodore Vanderbilt had secured every share and the shorts were selling wildly what they did not have and could not get. My Memories of Eighty Years The greater part of this commanding fortune was originally heaped up, as was that of Commodore Vanderbilt, in about fifteen years, and at approximately the same time. Great Fortunes from Railroads Commodore Vanderbilt was one of the most remarkable men our country has produced. My Memories of Eighty Years Commodore Vanderbilt had a great admiration for Dean Richmond. My Memories of Eighty Years Commodore Vanderbilt was succeeded in the presidency by his son, William H. Vanderbilt, who was then past forty years old and had been a successful farmer on Staten Island. My Memories of Eighty Years When Commodore Vanderbilt entered into active rivalry with the other steamboat lines between New York and Albany, the competition became very serious. My Memories of Eighty Years We have seen how, in 1872, Commodore Vanderbilt put through the Legislature an act forcing New York City to pay $4,000,000 for improving the railroad's roadway on Park avenue. Great Fortunes from Railroads After some years of private practice Commodore Vanderbilt sent for me and offered the attorneyship for the New York and Harlem Railroad. My Memories of Eighty Years |
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