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

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The United States can take n legitimate ma
tional pride In the success which emigrants to
this country from foreign lands may obtain.
The hospitality which is extended to those OF
other ountries who wish to become citizens
of our own glorious Republic is constitu-
tional, and hence any prosperity which may
fall TO the share Of these adopted sons is q
matter of interest hardly inferior to that felt
in the good fortune of the native born
American.
The success of the subject Of this sketch
awakens this reflection. Charles Wolf was
born in Hesse- Darmstadt, lat Bingen on the
Rhine" so he is a German. The day of his
birth was the 18th of September, 1897. Mr.,
Wolf, therefore, is now beginning u second
half century under very different circum-
stances from those which attended his start
in the first half.
His father was employed In the Post-Ofice
for ffty-two years, a term long enough to
argue a good deal of stability as we'll as integ-
rity in his character. Both Of these qualities
are found in his son Charles.
Mr.. 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
he was bound out to o metal-worker in
Mayence. He was indentured to him for
three years and o half. So young Wolf be-
gan his business career when he was thirteen
years old.
When his time was up with the metal
worker young Wolff decided to emigrate to
America. The field for labor in the New
World seemed more promising than in the
Fatherland. 1t was not O pleasant prospect
to think that in the prime Of vigor, as soon as
he attained his majority he could be drafted
into the army and would be obliged to give
his best years to shouldering q musket.
He set sail from Havre accordingly IN the
sailing vessel Samuel NJ. Fox for America
He landed on the 22d 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 o brother in Newton, N. j.
This brother secured for him q position
with Col Edwards, q ~well-known gentleman
who was the County Clerk. The young
German worked with him only for q short
time, and then came to the city of New York,
whose busting activity offered n better field
for an energetic young fellow who was not
afraid to work.
He secured q position with q man named
Mccartney, who had o large establishment on
Ninth avenue. Mr.. Wolf worked with him
as q tinman for a year and a half, when he
had approved himself sufficiently to his EN-.
ployer to be raised to the position of fore.
man. As the number of employees engaged
by McCaffrey sometimes amounted to thirty
or forty, 1t was something Of a compliment
for a young fellow of pineteen to have the
supervision of such O force.
From here he went to William A. Nugent
4 Co., tinsmiths and ~roofers, at 50 Trinity
place and remained with them till 1868. In
that year Wolff entered into a partnership
with q man named Dusenbury. The capita
required was not very large and what wal
t necessary had been laid by. Both of the mer
were married and had families.
3 The partnership continued for seventeen
years, when. in 1850, it was dissolved and Nj
: Wolff set up for himself.
Mr.. Wolff is q signal instance of the SUI
cess which an intelligent foreigner may wiz
for himself in the United States. What h,
q possesses in the way of fortune he has mad,
by his W individual efforts. His comfort
: able bank account is the reward of O faithful
! attention to and energetic discharge of bust
ness duties, and such a career exhibits tn,
: best proof Of what can be accomplished by
: steady industry.