New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-01
OBITUARY
CHRISTOPHER AlEYER.

cbrtstopber Meyer, president Of the Meyer Rub
Der Company Of New Brunswick, N. j. cleo yester-
day at hfs home In this city, No OF fn'na'e' Ino
cause Of his death cancer He had been suner
ing from the disease for some years. put hAn poen
confined to his bed only two months. and up 10 tha'
time he took an active interest in his business.
Mr Meyer was born in Hanover, October 10, 1875.
Tie was a seltrade man. and early IN life started out
10 make hts way IN tho world When only LAD OF
fourteen he came to this country, unaccompanied oy
friends or relatives. He remained in New-forH two
years. working at first for his board and shelter
merely. All his spare time he devoted TO mastering
the language. In 1886 he secured employment al
Newark machine shop, and being both shlful and In
dusrious he made such rapid progress that In TWO
years he had charge Of the erection OF the Ramapo
Mills He did that work satisfactorily, and his neM
Job TO put up some machinery for Horace Day.
then the leading rubber manufacturer Of the country
at New brunswick So well did Mr. Day like the
young man and his work that he took him into his
employ and in q short time made him superintendent
of the factOry.
Mr. Meyer was Of an inventive turn Of mind. Some
of his inventions added largely to the capacity Of the
Day Mills. He came TO the conclusion
that If he could make msney for others
he could mako money for himself. ana
he not receiving from hts employer what he
deemed he worth, he decided to start in business
for himself He designed his machinery
borrowed $500 Of James Bishop and set up mill
good opportunity Offering he sold It, started an
other mill and again sold it. By this time he had
accumulated some capt tai and securing good sito
with waterpower at Milltcwn, some three miles OUT
OF New Brunswick, he erected a factory there ie
successful business increased he added 10 IL
and the factory now gives employmen to thousand
men.
IL was soon proved that Mr. Meyer possessed ex-
ecutlve as well as inventive talent Of high order.
lilo took active interest in all manner OF business
enterprses At the time Of his death he was gen.
eral manager treasurer and principal owner OF the
New-JeFsey Rubber Shoe Company, which also en-
ploys about thousand men. This is an outgrowth OF
the Meyer & Ford factory which subsequently
transferred TO Edinburgh, Scotland and there known
as the North British Rubber Company, Dir. Meyer
still retaining an interest in It, Mr Meyer was also
president Of the NashawanIck Rubber Manufacturing
Company, and of the Glendale Elastic Fabric Com
pany, OF East Hampton, Mass. His rubber interests
represented Only part of his Investments 1t would
be difficult to enumerate all the enterprises with which
he has boon connected He a director and a
stakeholder in the old state Bank of New Brunswick,
and stakeholder of the New-Brunswick Gaslight
Company lie was one on t Se t Ps,resH lie
and Youngstown Railway which, associated with
Mr.. Ford, he built In 1858 and parted with his interest
and Boston and Network and Northern Railways, a
director Of the German American Fire Insurance Com
Dany. the Municipal Gas Light Company, ana the
American Bank Nots Engraving Company, or New
York. He was also lesilng director 10 the Cineln-
ton herewith brought him into prominence, because
OF his opposition to the Young Napoleon OF Finance
who at one time tried to borrow 5000 900 OF Mr..
Meyer but unsuccessfully. Mr. Meyer had the money
but had not enough confidence in Ives to lend IT,
Mr. f. My lanes w cbrcS az Nw aTG He
twice married His first wife. whom he married In
1910 was Miss Margaret Evans, OF BeLleville, \. J.
she died In 1877. lie married again in 1886, Miss
Enie Chase daughter of George x. Chase OF this city
lie had no children by his second marriage but had
seven by his first. six Of whom are stu living These
are Martha. widow Of william A Gray, OF New YORK.
John c. who Is connected with the New-Jersey Rubber
shoe Compa Kate. wife Of George Lowther Of THIS
| city Margaretts, unmarried and Clara, wife OF
Charles Greysr % MS city, and Howard S. who was
| BIS. fathers confdsntal secretary
HIS funeral will take place at the house tomorrow
evening and the body will be- taken New Brunswick
for burial the next day. Mr.. Meyer leaves fortune
variously estimated at from seven to tel miiho<
| dollars.