The Portland daily press., 1866-07-31
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b "The cause o: the Atlantic Telegrapbv ia ndebtea
10 cyrus W. Field moro thm to any other individual
man, OF to any body Of men," remarked the London
Star, a few months since. The Accomplishment Of
his great idea to unite the old World with the Now.
oy tclegraphic bonds has been the ambition of his
LIE time, and now that success has crowned his ec
fors now that, in spite Of pecuniry losses and dis
courngements the end he aimed at Is reached lot no
congratulate ourselves that 50 great an achievement
is mainly owing to the indomt.ble perseverance of
Massachusetts boy who knew no such word ms .,Fa.,
No man will rob him Of his laurcls ho has so fifth
fully won. -
Cyrus w. Field was born in Stockbridge, berkshire
county, massachusetts, November 80, 1919. He was
youngest but two OF family OF seven boys and two
girls. He received his education at the Williams
Acalamcy in Stockbrdge He was fully prepared to
enter College, but did not. As u child and youth he
remarkable for his oarnestncss and promptpess.
Whatever he undertook, whether village game or
sleigh ride was to be done to be well done and
done at appointed time. Punctuality was instillcd
INTO him. His father was model of punctuality-
lie mover WIS minute behind in an appointment i'm
his life. Cyrus his his Eithers trlits and whoever
has aught to do with him must come to time An in
quiry as 10 him, made by one OF our Villagers would
have been answered. that he was always a good boy.
sincere. afcctonatc and generous. lie could ALWAYS
he relied upon, and whatcycr he undertook was sure
to be accomplished II such result could be attain-
tdned. From his carly boyhood he was looked upon
by his parents and others as poxossiugan uncommon
MUD. lie was quick and active, always performing
any tisk which ho had to do with Dispatch lie new
or deferred to future time what should be done. IIs
was attentive to his studies. He was truthal-aay-
thing that Cyrus sail could be believed. he was
ycry exact in all his dealings with his plyatcs pay
ing every cent he owed and exacting the same from
them. And what he was still more noted for was lis
unboundcd energy and perseverance. Any play to
be got UP which would require considerable sNerou,
Cyrus chosen to lead. This is 80 still. His asso-
ciatcs always select him to plan and carry out all
schemes which arc difficult. ~ 'aN 35ii
He left home in 1884 (being then Is years Of agul
for Now York. whore he went clerk in The store OF
a. Il Stewart s. G. The day he Lett home, his father
he bid him good bye in front Of the house, said to
him. "Cyrus, hopo God will bless you through
life. you have been such good boy" lie stayed in
New York, clerk i'm Stewards store, nearly three
years, when his health becoming poor, he removed
to Ice, in Berkshire county, and kept books for his
brother, Matthew d. Field, who was Ia the paper
manufacturing business. While at Stewards he at
tended mercantile school, where he was thorough
ly ttod for business. lie stayed as book keeper in
ice about two years, when he went to Wcstcld, in
this State, where he went into bus ness for hmsof
manufacturing paper, being only about 20 years of
age. Hc stayed in Westiied not quito year, when
he left and went to New York again, and set up n
paper warehouse with man named Root, uudcr the
ntlnc and firm Of +. Root a. Co. This was IN tho
year 1si0. On the I'd day of December of the same
year, being but a few days more than twenty-one
years OF age, he was married.. -...--, ,.--.
In fs41 the firm Of L. Root & Co. 7nlilcd. Cyrus
compromised with his creditors and opened new
paper house under his own name. BY constant at
ienton to business he ainassed fortune, and atho'
releyed from his old debts by compromise, he sent
10 every one of lis creditors the balance in full prin-
cpnl and interest. To his business he devoted.
Whatever lie did, he did sri;h all his might. Few
persons look more carefully than himself before he
makes moye-whcn he does make 1t all who know
him know that he never gives up until IL Is accom-
plshed. r ..-. ~ ........ .,i.
This trip in the Great Eastern is his thirtyegLth
voyage across the this enterprise, to which
be has devoted the Lust twelve years Of his lie, and
we trust the joy which he must now experience Will
prove pcrmant source OF happiness through hfe.--
Boston Journal. "a s.-... .r.- .