Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-05-23
VERMONT IN THE WEST
The PrOminent Men that One Iowa
civ Furnishes.

DUBUQUE, IA, May Z, 1884.
We are just now wondering II the old Green
Mountain State cherishes motherly feeling
for the sons and daughters that she has raised
and sent out to tho praires OF the Wost.
Out of tho dozen or more Of whito men
who padded across tho river and set their
tents on the western shore, soon after the
government had purchased this territory of
the Indian chief, Black Hawk, in 1888, was
one Vermonter, James Langworthy, from
Windsor. Other members Of his family came
lator, and generation Of Langworthys have
grown up since thon, all prosperous, influen-
tisl people.
Among our attorneys l find long list from
Vermont Ohef.Jusiice Adams, Of the su-
preme court was a native of Randolph, be-
lieve. Col ?. W. Crawford came from Putney I;
A. Cragin from Windham county, also. d.
W. Poor is from Berlin. Major Dewitt O.
Gram, +. NJ. Robinson and B. +. Daniols, all
lawyers, are transplanted yermonters, but
from what towns am not informed.
l.. Tracy Hanks, one Of our best dentists,
comes from Washington county. DIR. j. II.
Lull is O capitalist and real estate dealer, and
L. A. Lull is cashier of the Dubuque County
bank Franklin Kinds is one Of our wealth.
est hardware dealers; Ora Holland, contrao.
tor of whom people say, ''If Ora Holland said
it, you may be sure it's So" is also a YER
monter; s. A. Atherton of Glover Is proprie-
tor Of the omnibus line r. Cragin is owner
of extensive marble works NJ. II. Moore,
president Of the Dubuque lumber company,
was in 1879 candidate for lieutenant governor
on the greenback ticket N. W. Kimball, sec
rotary of the Dubuque wator-works, was for
merly OF Newfane the Messrs. Wocott are
also Sons of Vermont.
Mrs. B. w, Poor, wife Of the attorney, is a
clear, concise writer Of no small fame, a fine
speaker, and is now serving her second term
as president of the Dubuque ladies' literary
association, Of which your humble ccrrespon-
dent has the honor to be secretary. NJ. II.
Moore and N. Moore are natives of Dummer-
ston, as also are all of the firm of NJ. NJ.
Walker Co., the largest commission house
in tho state. The firm is composed OF NJ. NJ.
Walker, the senior partner, leading man,
preGident Of the Dubuque fair association and
member of the city council; Col. d. I. Smith,
member of Gov. Sherman's staff @. NJ.
Walker and @. G. Taft-all enterprising and
honorable men. The books OF this firm
showed an aggregate of over 81, 600, 900 worth
of business done in the year 1883.
Lounging to- day over the counter of the
handsomest jewelry house in the Northwest,
we learned that A. Il. Knight, the proprietor,
was also Yermonter, born in Wardsboro.
Having noticed his rapid success, we proceed
cd to ask questions, and gathered this much
by way of history At the age OF Is be came
to Chicago with a capital Of SO; paid So %
to a hackman to take him three blocks, which
left capital to commence on Of $50, and
no knowledge of business whatever entered
the employ OF the United States Clock com.
pany, working in their factory and as ship
ping clerk for some months, until the factory
burned down; came to Dubuque in 'GS, and
entered the employ of Z. A. Giles ~ Co. as
apprentice, which usually takes three years tc
complete; went on the road as Commercial
traveller in about year in less than three
years was manager of the Wholesale depart
ment and confidential man continued will
/ eAc III uAeiA A'i"f hhA hhNh olhtA IL bNoA
ness for himself in a small store, with hi
nephew as partner. The business rapidly in
creased, until in the spring Of 1881 he wa
enabled to buy out his partner The store
proving too small for the increased business
in 1888 he made arrangements to take thu
store adjoining had the partition removed
rehtted and refurnished the rooms, and to-dA,
has the finest iewelry store in the state. Hi
sales last year were over 100000. The firm
have an enviable reputation throughout tn
entire Northwest.
Perhaps some of the old Plymouth Rocl
puritanism hangs about these sons and daugh
ters of Vermont yet. At least, the West wei
comes them with open arms. One of thes
daughters of the hills has just launched ou
in the hazardous attempt TO publish literar
magazine in Iowa. As western magazine
proverbialy fail for want of support, we wi
say little of this Mid Continsnt venture unit
we see if it follows its predecessors down in
to the grave of silence and oblivion.
MAUDE MEREDITH.