New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-01
DEATH OF THOMAS DICKSON.
NOTABLE BUSINESS LIFE ENDED.
fhoh room nor IN THE COAL MINES TO M
PRESIDENT or rAttwAYa.

attack had confined HIN lo ht home for tcsa than week.
within The last Two weeks hc attended 10 business Ia this
city
THO c'roer Of thom,- Dol II u notable illustration
OF 10" opportunities or'fcd Ia Amoro Tor an ndtn &C.
nom the umhlo,t nd lluus 1T lIfo to wetn ma tuco
"nd nigh position. nrsinnine T. business NE boy
mu"dfiScr ~ the mines ~ Northwestern PcnnHylvlnm
"''hdrd 1t ~ president ofOlf of tn largest coal pro
dn'lns ava Transporting companies IA tie country lie
Hfahg rom the sur III, shy terrain stock which has
be 20 The noue aud sin Of scotland lis father, james
DICK o. wa The sOl of soldier VINO .cryel for twenty
year III the 92d lsh udr gmcui; he wasearl appren
u'e1 ~ a mill wright In Grecnlaw, SEQ aud,
ana aherward master mill wright The FIRST Of his
SIX children Thomas Dickson. was born at Lander Der
"oAslre Scotland March 20, 1872 III, parents re-
moved with their family Canada in 1892, where for
TWO years James followed his trade in Toronto
sTAEiING IL LIPE ~ THE MINES.
In 1884 the Dickson family removed to susquehanna
county, Penn, where James Dic1son worked with hs
DrotherinIaw George Dincn, the latters farm near
bhhdat Agriculture not TO his taste, however, and
ne soon abandoned 1t TO enter the service Of the Delaware
ana Hudson Canal Company mechanic, subsequently
becoming maser-mechanic OF the company. position he
retaine" until his DEATH May q. 1SoO. 1t was here
that Thomas received his schooling, but at the II
thirteen, having had quarrel with his SchOomastcr
Ohe only one in the ncghborloO he decided to earn his
own living. George A. Whiting then had charge of the
horses and mules Of the company used in connection with
me coal mining operations and he hired young Dickson
as one 81 the boys who rode the muo Years afeIward
Mr. Dickson wont TO toll with gl-to that ne was the
hr-t boy who went strike 10 the coal regions
Ills wages then We're ten cents day and he demanded
Twelve cents, sum which granted anr only days
ldcness In I-3~ Thomas entered tae country store Of
Charles ricrs0n, at arbopdalc, clerk The ncx year
lc>on sold ont oJoseph Benjamin youn- Dickson beng
;1an', rr with The stO k ia 1913 he was again trans
irrrtd with the store bushes, 20 r. b. Grow aud T.
WIN Grow. brothers % GtlI-ha A Grow Whlt clk Tor
Jos rh Benjamin yo1ug.Dc, nu had won tn iavor II ls
'npoyer by hi- energ hithiuin,4 and lonorii" cai-
"c''r Tie tao went INTO uartue 7iu l~l3 ntne couu-
Try store business, AMI in 1872 Thomas Dck'ou
ra4 aHc 20 purchase an Interest in the foundry
md M chin shops. uiiaa 81 Ecnam Wa, running n
a1i to Dis store. TINS bu ines- is con iucte oy
D. j.. Van Bcr-on a. c., IN Nh Dick on, when he die,
auI had small interest N tae lrm.
ESTABLISHING TIE DICKSON COMPANY.
I'm I--G Pr. Dick, entered ur n is fir business
cu. rpr- ia which he too. ;,c midaiiv. IL. n. TO
scranton. Penn, and with the a.d Of h~ export
curc acquaintance and capital s., .ai-hrd tln Uir-
son Ta'u ACQUIRING Comu.ny. As, ci1tcG with him were
tI- 10 acruuI two hroar. .or-e L.! au joan, Joseph
\. a.rin o. T.. G.. G. rle. J. J. Albright and Jo-eph
be-. iiuu Ih1m1s Dickson furnished $4,000 capital
r.i n vo. Increased soon 90 $4,000 by 'ho con 1u-
tul n o.er-. IN" company originally coutcntcd IT,
e,t win ID manntao'w of Stationary engines ana ma~
cHucry ntr'. for u.e in tlc mines around scranton,
lut s prosperity increased urdarts founders pr'-l'7s
i've management and o-iiy has capital of $500
ooo. employs about so mon, ANA turns ont some of
the ltI conoye rsi1.s I'm the country. NJ Dickson
U1s pr.i.. ut aud manager Of ne complny mp tp jan
r.ar ]. 1861 when h Un- succeeded 'y hl- brother,
GEORGE g.. ht -on r-l W, Henry NJ. Ho-, nov bens
BUILDING TIP ruE DELAWARE AND HUDSON.
twas Witl tacD ltNar- onI fIu '-ou Cmn' Company,
ow g... tnat Ihouas .i.-oI $50 a. th nuIt of hs
Io.tn..a.dr w.-ul'er H. manag .meIt thu' M com
f4ny look on. hugh rank nov h''d' among th' ai-
intact. cYu companies of the L't S.. until
.f.r a.. had become us president did
a,uiir. present railroad sr-iem and the old friends
of sn u,k-on a,, tlal Of ho had eirod moro oh-o.
.ut, control of 'he property tnan hc an po7s.'4 DO
..ull nav. brou tho rOsse.s1r Of larger coal muds
bought at e. low price, and nave occupied to-day
pg, sd noe & rgsl ~ g m d ',r re- 1 ySa
90 1900 as sni 'in'rn'rhf "i ~" ieh d'-
,,l,r,iri ~ n' general alplutpu1 M 81 oll iis
husi o-s g. 1907 d. Wa th"' % w. lrrsl.n a'd in
tarlh t.s ,r,l Il i1rsHl..t VIM woe % :. iol
-n, ,iulfna,n i ~. tiu tp 90 tueui i lts1 r.uitli
ihauIt D. "t '"H ''i i"nd woe -iai'n ''nd 900"
a,,.a la 81 40 ul rhan t,u H,'a ui io-''ht 500
r,t "a 900 rttni"ui o. d" COL r,i'"'.o %" "t ""f n'
a. 1904 ,uui luf ish 'o." '.mn n.' F'.. Boz" i"'a
aud ttt l 'A Nhth 90. '"h tl"l"' " - ''''' ."
.nat,r tho ,supa.1's 'n u". ""iiW 0"f 'hn
,'."' 'n I"n' tone 800, a"I T' ,''l I n
iur company pluIn. 90 nom lruuu'o d" u"u"u' tons
y,ulu tnd .u.u ~ mir' Do .h-luii.
Nj prbsll'a pui. WIS N1noI- aud fntt pr.ing
tIr nt4, Ud Ilt tu 4rht u 'oI 10 hl OBJ ht~
iir,co.7 uud h.'oh""I 'I- h'" ~,",''iN 80
tr, .ut tAc plane 1901 m iu ct jud mrnI. alt cti tm
der M pt,ir lc' tht "hltA- "'Iu.,u 'h' Aip'"E
and -u-. tuDituu E.lr al 90 $50 lI- ne --'.r ~ 81
-1rog 30 1871 AM he Sew York ana auIdt 1915,
Dt -Id VAR uua s'l u D. % ~ '' pNl '',"!loc
tie tra -p1r.atiOu stem o. tie canal e. npa nom
lhc Uc5. VIII he exception oil h"o.l i've ttt7 NON
80 th- company yelled ha'r- 'mc Turns u me
socol To- aud tie soc> has rye pa, -"o ont ~ Wall
tht e Uu ry 4 friend ut MI Dc son sal ye terd'y
i, X. 90 u.s. II uutiring drYoti lt- iut.r.-,
hi, at care and w1tchui c-s MS excellent ju'S
aud lis iar-l-utr Il g. co uhIra 20 maxi Nun one
OF tie n,t executive oicis any railroad over had ~
its lead"
LARGE INTERESTS N IRON MINES.
Mr. Dickson he largo Important iron mining
p!opert O. lie was he first capitals, To rcco-hz me
impotence OF IN. ore deposits along Lake Chaupdlh
and tn II d'yelupm Mt When he dled he was
director o and heayil incrc ted in the Crown Point
iron COMPANY Organized in 1s72. the aeau -av orc
ard iron company inc1rp rated In ISf2aaI IN Hu.Son
beta apted IN this country 90 IT al ." "a ~ IN ii
mer steel process aud the tlee companies me no Ell
now produce about JOO 100 tons ~ ore ear improving
an Iuyes ID capital Of about T5,OCOouo. 4f. DichNo
Interested iu IN. Los Moore Iron Mines IN virgin
the Lacaawanna Iron and Gal Company The ONioid |
iron and Nail Company, Of New-Jer ey u WIc Lc wa,
dire and the Grant over Mining Nan actuilHs
and Tran.po.t,ton G mpany II southern ilno +. The |
ter company WAS con oil dated WIN ,' -; i'D'us II
and steel Company winch Gently suspended pt'du 81
nabily to rrlliLe ON il. ass Is An ng rr con ems
vi which he has Connected Is the Mo'c noMu Co,-
pany OF Scranton Penn, the Lllh ~ Ian o"ter
Company whose mills are near Paterson n j" anu
lack of Ncwburg ,,
Mr.. Dickson was not prOmin nj m the laTOll worm |
outside Of his ion WITH the ro11h or ihr ~ aware
and Hudson Company. lie had D,eh lIt,t"I 'u w.
mi. Railway Company since HUGH j. jew u aS-Il-u
the pr sidtucy aud wa member o TN Ike u't rpu
ultttc q the time of his death frH ais 40 Nlh
Mr. Jcvctt sp,nt year In Europ for his health NJ
Dirhson acting pr side { during hl' 7cuc NJ.
Dlr KS n WIS fo 80 Ia s. ans dir, Of the NcN-l OK
Mutual life lusu nee Conn ny. and OF the Merchant
and Manu- act urrie' Insurance Com any, OF 4,cN Ia
y J. lie was trI Tee o. Ifay,t Cot r-e IN Ea5t'n,
4 nm aud "a mem Der of ln Z 4 dlcw's 5oci ~.
ln his earlier years Nj. Di'k'On Wi' pOmheni III piV
mutin the Interest. o. scranton Penn. Tile 81 IN
pro, emput between scranton md Carbon iHc was
a plank road constructed ulde. ils hupe 'HIou.
he was onr Or the original O.khhl.'l'
NJ he First National Bank of Scran" u ana he 90 H'
Trust Company auI savlug. Bank. ana wa an oHgl lh
81 ckhule If AMI furn IA Il IN" machinery lo ln' 90
and Water Compau, ~ that place. IL N coal loII ''
h. always possessed She fri ndsh ott1e uilr7 ~ a
fairness qua cnouess Kept The inchm nrtH ,