The evening world., 1888-07-12
MEN VINO HAVE RISEN.
CHARLES WOLFE.

The United States can take n legitimate no.
tional pride in the success which omigrauts to
this country from foreign lands may obtain,
Tho hospitality Which is extended to those Of
other countries who wish TO become citizens
of our own glorious Republic is constitu.
tionnl, and hence any prosperity which mny
fall TO he share OF these adopted sons is II
matter of interest hardly inferior to that felt
in the good fortune OF tho nativo.born
American.
The success of the subject of this sketch
nwakens this reflection. Charles Wolf was
born in Hcsse. Darmstadt, "nt Eingon NJ the
Rhine 50 he is n German. The day of his
birth was the 18th of September. 1897. Mr..
Wolf, therefore, is now beginning n second
half century under very different circum-
stances from those which attended his start
in the first half.
His father was employed III the Post-Ofice
for hfty.two years, n term long enough to
argue n good deal ot stabil ty as well MS intcg-
rity II his character. Both Of these qualities
are oun IN his son Charles.
MIR. Wolff began going TO school when he
was five Years old, and continued his school.
ing for seven years. At the end of that time
lie was bound out to n metal worker III
Mayence. lie was indenturod to him for
three years and n half. So young Wolf he.
gan his business career when ho was thirteen
years old
When his time was up with tho metal
worker young Wolff decided to emigrate to
America. The field for labor in the New
World seemed more promising than in the
'atherland. 1t WIS not Il pleasant prospect
to think that in The prime Of viGor, MS soon as
he attained his majority he could he drafted
into the army and would he obliged TO give
his best years to shoulderins n muskot.
He set sail from Havre accordingly III the
sailing vessel Samuel Nj. Fox for America
Tie landed on the I'D of April at the foot of
Rector street, the street which was to be the
scene OF his business for thirty years.
Mr.. Wolf had II brother in Newton, N. j.
This brother secured for him n position
will Col Edwards, II well-kuown gentleman
who wa the County Clerk. The young
German worked with him only for n short
time, and then came to the city of New York.
whose bustling activity offered n better field
for IN energetic young fellow who was not
afraid to work.
lie secured n position with n mar named
McCnfTrcy, who had n large establishment on
Ninth avenue. Mr.. Wolf worked with him
as n tinman for n year and n half, when he
had approved himself sufficiently to his en-
p'oyer to be raised to the position of fore.
man. As III number of employees engaged
by McCahrey sometimes amounted to thirty
or forty. 1t was something of n compliment
for n young fellow of plncteen to have the
supervision of such a force.
From here he went to William A. Nugent
~ Co., tinsmiths and ~roofers, at SO Trinity
place and remained with them till 1868. In
that year Wolff entered into n partner hip
with n man named D%usenbury. The capital
required was not very large and what was
neces airy had been laid by. Both of the men
were married and had families.
The partnership continued for seventeen
years, when, i'll 1880, it was dissolved and Mr.
Wolff set up for himself.
Mr.. Wolff is n signal instance of the sue
cess which an intelligent foreigner may win
for himself i'll the. United States. What he
possesses in the way of fortune he has made
by his own individual efforts. His comfort
able bank accouptlis the reward of a faithful
attention to and energetic discharge of bust
ness duties, and such a career exhibits the
best proof of what can be accomplished by n
steady industry.