Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-02-14

Jewell and Dodge.


While congressman are talking of the
tariff Gov. Butler bouncing n state prison
warden whose methods he does not like,
France having an excited time over fire.
oaent changes in her ministry and doubtful
rs to what political policies to adopt and
the Irish courts busy finding the murderers
of Lord Cavendish and Mr.. Burke, the
death of couple of gentlemen in private
life is really the notable event of the las'
week and the story of their lives would
form an excellent lesson for children of
lal ger as well as smaller growth.
William E. Dodge and Marshal Jewell
were not perfect of course, and they suffer-
ed for some things besides that they were
not to blame for. JEWELS ways did moi
suit Boss Shepherd and some other men
and he had to retire from Gen. Grants
cabinet and Mr.. Dodge's firm got into
trouble with the custom house but the
better opinion has always been that the
cause of that was that informers got a
chance to get big fee on technical
grounds and that Mr.. Dodge was innocent
of any attempt to dodge the custom laws.
William E. Dodge, born in Hartford,
Conn. in 1905 went TO New York and
worked as an errand boy in store and so
on up till in 1927 he went into the dry
goods business for himself. In 1888 he
sold this business and became partner
with his father in.law Arson G Phelps in
the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co., dealers
in metals, and in this business he remained
till his death. In 1928 when married to
Melissa Phelps, they made their wedding
Journey from New York to Sandy Hook
in a one horse chaise. In 1878 they celc,
brated their golden wedding with their
seven sons present And in the half cen
fury interval Mr.. Dodge by legitimate
business enterprise has now Il fortune es
timated at ten millions.
Marshall Jewell, born in Winchester,
n. H., in 1925 was the son of Pliny Jewell,
IL tanner, and was bred to the trade of his
father. When of age he went to Boston
and studied telegraphy and then till 1850
worked at his new business in the south
west. In the last named year with his
father he went into the making of leath or
betting at Hartford, Conn.
Like Mr.. Dodge, Mr.. Jewell branched
out into other enterprises and had estab'
lishments here and there, his business
ability enabling him to amass fortune.
He was governor of Connecticut from 1869
to 1872; afterwards minister to Russia foI
year or two and then postmaster general
for a time under President Grant. Since
1876 he has not held office. In 1880 he
was chairman of the republican national
committee.
Both these men bad great business
ability and those who knew them best
gave their honesty and industry tie high.
est praise. Mr.. Dodge who was good
Presbyterian once fell from grace and
became a congressman for a term but in
general he confined his Office holding tc
business, philanthropic and church enter.
prises.
lie was consistent and quit one of his
raload tfices when the company insisted
on running Sunday trains. His name fol
the intelligent people of the country as il
he had reached the highest official honors
and, in the older sense of the word, may
be said to have been famous. A list Of
the enterprises in which he was engaged
would make quite an article by itself and
especially were there added to it state
ment of his contribution to good causes
never less than hundred thousand dollar,
year, of late, it is said
Mr.. Dodge died suddenly Friday morn.
ing. Mr.. Jewell, after weeks sickness
died Saturday evening. The youngest Of
the seven Dodge boys, Arthur, married q
daughter of Mr.. Jewell.
1t would be better if the steady applica
ton Of such men TO the business in hand
and the careful learning of that bushes.
in detail by beginning at the very start or
its lowest level were more copied rather
than that folks should get an idea that by
some doctrine of chances or lucky hit they
may best get along in tho world. People
wouldn't all get rich or have so much tt
do with "foreign missions" MS either
Dodge and Jewell did but there would bt
more work done and the world, ant
especially the doors of the work, would be
the better for it