Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-09-18
RING0FTHETRUEMETAL
Successful Seutherners In New YORK
Who Have Mado Themselves Eot.
abIein the Metropolis.
Art and Science in Gotham craced by Rep.
rescntativssin the Ranks From the
Southland
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and likewise proportionately praise
worthy. Therefore, any notable achieve
ment In New Yorkis especially credltable,
from the fact that here, more than in any
other city on the American continent, is
every vocation crowded with energetic
contestants struggling desperately for
mastery. A million and half people
congregated In one municipality, make an
enormous hive Of human bees In which
there is no room for drones. Perpetual
effort, untiring industry and no mean or
der OF natural talent are all neces-
sary to withstand the powerful on.
position OF individual rivalry and
force ones way to the front, through the
thick ranks Of ambitious competitors.
There Is no line Of manual labor, no
branch OF mercantile business, no species
of professional calling which is not pros
ecuted thoroughly in New York city, and
the host Of faithful workers in every
variety of employment develops vigor-
Gus competition which puts merit to the
severest test, and almost invariably de-
feats accidental preferment. Here coin
must have the ring OF the true metal.
Every effort must be inspired by an act
i've energy, every plan must be pushed
with unalterable purpose, and every
ambition must be stimulated by
dauntless courage, or else effort, plan,
and ambition will be smothcred In the
universal struggle for personal aggran-
diZement Under these circumstances II
is OF course impossible for more than
very few, comparatively speaking, to
make their way into exceptional promi-
nence. Thousands are trampled down Ia
the dust and exc out o miserable existence
Of suffering and beggary, and thousands
upon thousands never become more than
scant bread-winners In the scrambling
race of life. A good number, however,
march bravely abreast on the road
to reaonable comforts and mod
crate acquisition. But conspicu-
GUS indeed are the favored few
who tramp triumphantly into luxury,
wealth and renown, and 1t Is truly re-
markable how many Southerners are to
be found among these victors on the
heights. IL is impossible within the mar.
row limits OF this article to make any.
thing like extended note on the individual
record of representative Southern men
and women who have achieved distinc
ton and success here. We are forced t
conflne ourselves to brief mention OF only
so many as shall serve to illustrate thu
fact as it exists in important lines o
business, and In almost every variety o.
professional calling.
The field of mercantile pursuit Is to-
wide for close examination, but even II
its broad expanse Messrs. Woodward
Baldwin & Co. have made themselye
prominent as successful dry goods CON
mission merchants, and in sympathy a
well as personnel, this is essentially
Southern house.
In the Cotton exchange, whe re tn
South's boosted staple is the sing
/. article of trade, 1t Is natural th'
U Southerners should congregate. Mar
. have gained good foothold ther
4 prominent among whom may be me
: toned Messrs. Murchison & Co., orr
inally of Raleigh, N. c., and LathaI
Alexander & Co., while abreast wi
the strongest and boldest leaders
r. the market, is always TO be recognize
4 Mr.. John M. Inman, who IL maste
4 spirit OF the distinguished Southern 1r
= of Inman, Swan & Co. This house h
y amassed great wealth, and Mr.. Inmal
!, because OF his exceptional sagscity al
~ rare business qualifications, has be-
- elected to various positions OF honor al
trust in institutions OF magnitude a.
reputation.
4 CHANGING at the roll OF bank president
20 we fiud about 10 per cent. OF the emu
~ list to be Southern men, notably amo
ue whom are: James T. Woodward, pre-
ss dent Hanover National bank; Charles
Q, Fry, Bank OF New York; II. u. Gar
VI Mechanics National bank; w. Z.
Us John, Mercantile National bank X.
y, Edwards, Bank of the State OF New for
Vn Orson Adams, Commercial bank,
ne Prominent among the private BANK
III houses in and about Wall street are SD
- well-known Southern firms as Charles
e Whitney s. Co., l.. d. Alexander Y
nK Jemison & Co., Swenson, Son & z
Richard II. Allen s. Co., Green ia
man, r. T. Wilson & Co., and Latina
Alexander & Co. The last named NOT
ct is composed of three partners, all
RI. whom are Southern born. The nrm
20. known from Maine TO Texas, and, throt
nv a prosperous existence OF nearly sew
Oh teen years, has never undergone
20 change in the firm name. Nothing
90 probably contributed so much TO the
"a cess of the house as the unalspu
AZ reputation which 1t enjoys Tor ueVot
al to the interests OF its patrons, ana SUI
no integrity IN the CouuuSt Va its
hs, OF acknowledged leaders In the st'
.ha exchange none are to-day more no
'N for brilliancy of success and magnit
oaa Of operations than Messrs' A1
~ son Cammack and IL Victor Ne
"a "a comb, both Of whom are SOU
AA ern men. Considering these yocaue
which are more strictly speaking pro
sional, we tind in the ministry such so'
ern men as Rev. DR.. Shipman, pastor
gh, Christ church (EpiscopaD, Rev. Edw
the NJ. Deems, pastor OF Westminster Ftel
u a terrain church, and Rev. DIR. Charles
NH Deems, pastor OF the Church OF StIang
I II This last named gentleman, founded
arm undenominational church about eigh
nee wears ago and held his first service
sixteen people. His success mas
,ns. nheuomenal. He to-day has over
tS,s Communicates and congregation "
,are AVERAGES about 1000 souls. The en-
iA'' IL supported entirely by voluntary co
oar hntions. there being no compulsory
ps'i nm m attendants, not even pew remit
-cles seats are free. - .oa.
tns In the field OF literary labor succe'
~ cortharn women OutnumDer oout