Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-05-19
e9eV5 HENRY CLENS. ~
A Brief Sketch or an Eminent Banker.


Asnations advance In wealth and num-
bers, and as their commercial affairs mul-
tiply, the character of their private bank
ing firms becomes Of the highest impor-
Trade watches the manipulations Of
those who handle its medium of exchange
with the keenesta and most anxious scru-
tiny. Distrust in reference to the pro-
cesses that transfer money IL instantly
felt to the remotest extremity OF the body
polite and in order to keep the latter in
iheslthy action, the flow must be pure ana
regular il q business point of view, and
must sweep through suncoptaminated
channels. .Tstle bsa 8-3sg
y We have been lead 70 these remarks by
careful observation Of some OF our high
toned banking firms, and the saving in
duence which they 4ave exercised over
business 81 the excellence OF their ex-
ample. Among these the house OF Henry
Clews q Co. has become eminent, OF late
years, for those qualities that should dis
tinguish the financial calling. a
Henry Clews, Esq the senior partner
aSd Head II this est0emod hOuse-a native
of England, and about thirty six years Of
age-came to the United States as early
as 1849, with his father, whose heavy con-
,nection with American trade gave the
young man an immediate opportunity Of
noting the active, enterprising and yet
peculiarly practical tone of our people.
The la9ee g won upQp him that he de-
termined 10 abandon the study for the
ministry, which had been his first inten
ton. and betake himself to business
With this view he quickly sought and OBJ
tanned a clerkship in one of the most
svqolsAs hOvees of thDs day,
where his untiring Industry for Q proba-
tionary term Of nine years his integrity,
promptitude, intelligence, and, at the same
time, his excellent personal habits and
amisbility of temperament gave him solid
position, and won Tor bin literally, host:
of friends. MI. Wilson g. Hunt, the head
of the house where he was thus employed,
bestowed upon him the highest marks OF
axprOval al | his service lengthAh0d, and,
at last, when Mr.. Clews sought an indie
pendent patA, vouched fof'hb ability and
integrity.
= Al tie early age ofltwe4ty- FIVE. Ir.
'Clews BECAME pember q the enterprls-
ing banking firm OF Stout, Clews 81 Ma
SON. After one or two changes of title.
but IN the, while rising in public esteem,
the house is now established. and respect
ed, far ana wide, under the title OF Henry
s fSs SAME energy, delear ..igh.edsess and
activity, which had given the subject Of
Ssa BIZ ~ ss.Ii Sss IL o n'%
.peEcial aapAs bastook M Goyernnent
securities, when heavy loans were con-.
tinually negotiated for the nation. The
needs o. the country were pressing, and
in the tpatrio1ism and inteli6ct Of Mr.
Clews, found timely help BY his argu-
ments and ready inyestmeDtA other capi-'
talists were encouraged to step forward ut I
the moment when weaker ;headS aond
colder hearts were afraid 70 ipddrse the,
Union loan, To .his example, Mr. Clews
added fiie influence OF personal srsnresen-
tation, and BY bis agrecahle manners, yas
well rs BY the resouFceA Of hi thorough
bus;ness know1ed eeyc&rried many firm
Nth him n lhe good:vprks whiGhI othef-
wise might have stood al0Ok His faith \
,ss sss s,;d , "a az Z 9 clouds 6
gsY more som n' F bic ,eptqh ala only
VAT length, il. 1sa4-eA the eClsws con
caxn bad raised ~ hasinsss sOpeIeionsf -
sevkysh mfliOnsx per- ,diemy Of which NE
n atjonal ,lOAn reoefveds4 g0odt1 sh4re..
~ At,}ast sther Mapu tsgmineted,i 'au4s IN. I
tuleWD - ilfaassDeistgs fbund. tAdnselySs
smonr the wt6sh1ou N1Ai sAt6sS adlselhs
Edkke1 81 American bankers. ThD pod.