, 1877-08-04

anl afterwards Dg,lcn. Flcctrood & Co., bcra1ne
tnc ,aree.t rca,-csta,c houu. fl, tho citr. Their
tran.ae,ion. h,r,, hc.o - .nor,,tn< snt :rcr no,.
fhry probably control q larger realty than any
other firm.
In lGpj s(r, OGDEN became embarrassed. nrfn.
c3no1lv bv +l,- s*.,.,,rro h. ~. J., ~. f,tnn,.
~ ~ 49,. "es'e'a"ee ,'e e"'c 70 "ls '.Nso'
DUE " 1915 thc"o "efe ati Tloc1 ous, ana sneo
then he has been one Of the largest and most
successful operators In the country, No ono
cap uow tell what efIcc. the immense deprecta.
lion II, value, bas Iis cstste' hmf T. h.
bern. snsI nrnbahiv NM f.. r.osmnu. ''' ~ "-H'
M man evcr hsd n hig}rr rsysr,f yor nrh,,c
ani nrIrs,e honrr Than William n. ncfIcnh, hi IN
1S,7 r. vss scriot,siy n.si r. rcnndi,sc ,ha
nnS.tn 1 G II. ~ inG a,nr :' an ~ u. f,s frn t9
having To- thu trnsncr sni what seemed H."
dile ne.rs.ltr& N In timcs. he annrarri 1t
that meeting, and, hy biz c,n.
,ie.,e ~ tc etc. ef the
ills rTrts wcrr Ain MT etfcrtiye in thc s,,h.
rrtturnt t,ankn,nttr ',f tht. state t., saFc hcr
frttm following Tic example Of WjssIsstpnt.
4 rr:a. ut,I!i: Improvement. or t1,n!n'erets,
itt.tary II ths rl,y IN xl,i.i, Wr. t1vi.n Iii nnt
take d proy,,fti,t. ami in ,nt,st n 1ra[tinr
part. In IS{7 ie secured the charter Of tbe
,ta1c,,a i:a!iwar. The t(tt ine I1,,,t Te.t from,
ts is, alt.l, will i, i, scan,tnop, u, ". 1;ay
mimi. i,ntl iry uir,. r,,n,nruryt luIiI.iInr
lie ruai II ur.,yr, M | Great s,.9rcss a. s1Un % ~
lie tir*t fotty miles 10 Eir!n werc f1n,nr7IrtetI.
and was scaIiy thc nafcnt nf thai systetn
which In ira. Than ~ nuorfrr II
century has n,a,ic Chicago TIM tnrvt Il rafiway
tc1lrc uts,,, tho tonfincut. This rrs,,ft l,e
ferc.aw tru,u tie beginning. and often stn,kt nf
IL rs s,t,c 10 N. aft1,tnujlsLed hefure liz. rosr
Of t!,c century. and +, sas i prcat satisfa,tfnn
to lin that IL VA. ner,nlttcd tu see his antIri.
patfo1ts luily realized,
IT, ,atnc the tntrrprt,cs the nubtEc tmnrovc-
,uc,,ts. mid tic educational ani otl,er institt1-
tjuns With which he was con,,ecte. wouiil r..
f,,Itrc onr to cu,t,rratn nearly ali tin4r ri nnv
nttruut me- in ihe citY. lie VA trtt Trcsi,1nn;.
and was most efficient It, building what was
then eajIcIf. the Ntrthwcstsrn IaiIwor. nlH
extending ria Janesyile md d;reen l,ar T., Lila &
S,1tNripr aud b. the Wcst Wfscun;tn 10 At.
Paul, lie was larcrjr influential in luIliInr the
Michigan Central ind tic Micnf0nn Huutncrn
HajIways. nnd lie vas a director In thc IT,tsinrg
e. Fort Waync. lie VIA ftgst Treasurer OF thc
Ettf0n pnrIflc Railway and n Dircc.pr IN fnc
Northern Pacific. Thr fnct ia hin cnicrortso was
bolntl { ou]y by the limits Of lie Kenunlr, ami
his egurts were tppnt efficiently and wisely
DIRECTED to concentrate It's business II, CItcar1.
Rush Sfcdt,nl ol,rcc. lie Chicaco ThcUit,r-
tcaj Seminary. tne Historical Society. tiIe
Academy III Je,cnccs the Astronomical Hnciety
liz In. n.fcrsity Dr Cni sro Mi i've Inuch In t6r
Influence. and tvnc OF t!1cnl To the uurtc, uf
Mr. ft.tlcn. lie rn* President of the Huarff NJ
Tru.tees ,,f tho University at thc limo Of hi
death.
During the last eight or ten ycaFs llfs large
raIju az ntcrprts have rcuu.rcd linn 10 liy most
Ut tic time in New York: but he always re-.
EarIc1 Chicaru a. his home. anil tlp to tije fire