The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1883-05-30
A VETERAN OF NEW YORK.
The Late WIN. T.. beds. ara Iiis Business
Career.

William r. Doife. Che noted merchant,
Who. died Suddenly at lIir home in New
York, vas an eminent representative N
the religious iicn men who form con.
siderable and influential clnss in the
metropolis, sustaining its churches and
its charities, nor lacking 10 its popular
enterprises; and prominent in national
mofal tac-etnents-hot always so wise M
they nrc earnest.
Mr. Dodge was born In Hartford, CT. -,
bept"ihbet 4, 1906, and when IL boy Of
l3 was brought to New York by his
father and made clerk IN n wholesale
store on Pearl street, ut time Glien the
city had but 10000 Inhabitants and ex.
tended but little ways north Of Canal
street.
Mr. Dodge thus began his bpsihcss
life very young; he was diligcut clerk,
and when ho set up in the same line for
himself, with partner, when 90 years
Old, industry, economy, system aud sound
Judgment characterized his coursr. lie
married daughter d Arson 6. Phelps,
nnd in 1888 became his partner in the
firm q Phelps, Dodge n Co., Importers
Of metals, with which his whole suisse
qucnt business life has been connected,
and which has made him wealthy, his
PROPERTY being estimated at from 10 TO
10 millions OF dollars. Mr.. Dodge WIS
practical beneiactor OF his kind in the
transformations work Of helping Young
men out of bad circumStanccs and habits,
and he wns also prominently before the
public III connection with II great mum.
Der Of religious and reforming associa-
tons, being president of the National
Temperance Society, during the war
connected with the Christian commission,
director of the Union Theological
Seminary, and Of the Presbyterian Hos.
pital, trustee Of Lincoln University
vicc-prcsdcnt Of the American Board OF
Foreign Missions, anG otherwise con
cerncd in similar organizations too many
to catalogue here.
He was n Presbyterian, and his re-
ligious principles were continually active
i'll his business, and he repeatedly sew
cred his relations with railroad and other
! enterprises on account of them. BIT
recently in letter written to Sabhn-
tartan convention he related how he left
the direction Of the Erie, then of the
New Jersey Central and Of other rail-
roads because they began to run Sunday
trains. He resigned from the Union
League Club years ago on the ground
that the sale OF wines ana other liquors
WINS nun nf ito gnurp,a pi rny.nun Hn
was II Republican in politics, hut he
never held an office except that of mem
Der OF the 39th Congress. lie was for
some time President Of the Chamber of
Commerce, and in this connection the
fnct that his firm were compelled to pay
nearly $1,000 to the United Statcs
Treasury for alleged false invoices vii
bc recalled.
II was asserted at the time Tint the
errors i'll the invoices were accidental ant
without fraudulent intent, and that tn,
money was paid only to escape n tedious
litigation, and Mr.. Dodgc's fcllow-mcr
chants fully accepted this explanation
One-half of this sum went q the in
former and officers under the moiety
law, procedure which 3a.ply outmg, 4
public sentiment and led to thr abolition
of the practice Of giving moiaty Of tn,
sum recovered to the agents Of tn gov
eminent. Mr.. Dodge leaves n wife and
seven sons. His fortune is cstimat Il at
from SlO,0OO000 to ST., 000OO0. lie
gave away i'll charity over $4,000 o