The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-14
HIS EARLY STRUGGLES.
COMMODORE VANDERBILT BEGIN
MING IN BUSINESS.
ELS Career an q Steamboat Captain--The
I4tttle 'BeAona The Nest-Egg OF
Il Colossal Fortune Kid Ia
81 Stocking


About two years before Cornelius Yam
iarbilt, OF Commodore Vanderbilt, died, Jhe
publisher Of the richest newspaper here al
shat time asked me 10 prepare his life toi
What were called, by m exaggeration Of
co1lceiC ''the archives Of the office" It was
g labor that pleased me. So ] started tirst
80 New Brunswick, in New Jersey, where
the Vanderbilt family began it's career In
steambCaUlng, 7 went into the town and
consulted with somebody, and he told me-
that IN old gentleman WHO kept 3 book
store in the place had stood up with Cor
Yelus Vanderbilt when he was married
went to the store and found a grave and
pleasant Gentleman, who told me so much
more and 50 much b tier about old Wander
tilt Jhan anything I have printed shat I al
ways feel as If [ anew Vanderbilt better
chan anybody ii the country.
lie said that when he was y0ung man,
Or perhaps o boy, Vanderbilt boarded il &
house with him where they paid g small SUM
OF money, perhaps not more titan 80 cents q
day ior board ''Eanderbilt9 sale the old
gentleman, was It very neat man, proud
about his person, cleanly, one who washed
himself every cay once or twice, who took
rains to have his spine straight who rode q
horse with character III the riding, and
walked with q certain self sci0usness
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