The Portland daily press., 1881-01-13

and for some time representative at the Nation
al BOARD OF Trade and one of its Vice Presidents;
Whereds Mr. Brown was one of our oldest mer-
cnants and bankers, and has been closely connected
Win the business interests of Portland for fifty
:, Whereas, The results of his enterprise fore
Thought and business success may be seen all
through the city; therefore
ifeSotred, That in the sudden death of Mr.
brown brown we recognize great loss to the business
community Of one foremost I'M developing the
sources OF this city and i'll building it up.
mat SCARCELY business enterprise has been
sS.arteu with which he has not been identified. He
nas ever shown himself to be a. of quick per-
ance. e WV
ho That his loss will be deeply felt by the various
benevolent associations with which he was con-
nected, and which he aided with liberal donations
ana wise counsels.
The directors of the First National Bank
tuesday passed the following resolutions:
The directors of the First National Bank de-
sire to place on their records the following
minute:
We have been appraised of the death of our
associate, the Hon. John B. Brown, which re-
day evening last.
for more than twenty years Mr.. Brown has
Deen very intimately connected with this bank
Bank
He was an original corporator in both insti-
tutions and during this long period his almost
daily counsel has been of marked benefit His
associates will miss his genial presence his
frank and manly criticism and advice, and his
nigh commercial integrity, and with the citi-
zens OF Portland and indeed of our state, they
Will look in vain for another who can step in
10 the vacant place and fill the same.
we desire to extend to the family of our
iate associate our heartfelt sympathy, realizing
tnat we cannot invade even with our consola-
and private.
AS token of respect to his memory we will
friend.
AT meeting of the managers of the Port
land Savings Bank held Monday it was or
dered that the following be entered on the
records:
=, The managers are shocked and saddened by
the news this morning of the sudden death of
our President and friend, Hon. John B.
Brown.
He has been President of this institution for
more than sixteen years, and we may be es-
pecially allowed, in common with other citi-
zens to mourn the loss of a man whose public
spirit, wise counsels, eminent financial abb ity
ana 1althfu!ness to trusts committed to him
nave contributed in a great measure to make
this bank what it is
For more than half a century Mr.. Brown
has filled place in this immediate commune
ty larger than any other man. There is no
public enterprise for the last forty years in
which his power has not been felt. Railroads,
DanKs, manufactures, commerce, charities and
institutions OF learning alike have been foster
ed by his material aid and far-reaching wis
dom. The public works with which he has
been identified are his monuments and obitu-
airy.
We, tender to the family of our deceased
friend our heartfelt sympathy in their be-
reavement.
BOSTON PRESS COMMENTS.
The Boston Advertiser of Tuesday SAYS:
The death of the Hon. John B. Brown of
Portland is public loss to the city of his resi-
dence, to the state of Maine and to New Eng
land. He was one of the most public spirited
OF citizens. Portland owes more than she has
realized to his progressive and liberal enter
prise, and yet the people of the city have not
lacKed appreciation. No man in the state
will be more missed than he.
The Boston Post pays tribute, probably
from the pen of Mr.. George F. Emery, when
it says:
The death of this gentleman will be felt in
Portland as special calamity, and be widely
deplored in business circles far beyond the
limits OF Maine. In that city his name as q
merchant and eminent business man has for
forty years been as familiar as household
words. By general consent, of those distin-
gulshed for energy, enterprise and success, he
has been assigned to the,head. He was.emphati
cally the architect of hislown fortune, ana won
his way upward to proud summit by dint of
industry which knew no relaxation, and a per-
severance which never quailed before obsta-
cles. The fruits OF his remarkable skill and
activity are to be seen on every hand in the
city with whose prosperity his name is closely
allied, and in railway and other enterprises
both in New England and elsewhere, his
force and energy have been felt as powerful
and controlling factors.