New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-19

me hs} op OF business corporations in great variety
d %a% san at Bottom and in
is superintendent Another lands n Western CITY snS
three days after his graduation without doiar anu
Se Is the owner OF the largest esab shment for printing
Seors out Of college superintendent Of Of the
largest wooen mills In the United states An 1osS;
v works I'm the country These but striking
examples Of a class OF facts
COLLEGE MEN IL BUSINESS.
In Eastern Massachusetts, graduates of Harvard get
-rca,ly more than their numerical proportion OF the
hest business places in banking. Insurance. transporta
tion and manufacturing. This is the case, not ONLY
in The old wellestlbiished occupations, but IN tho
n, new as we'll For example, The president OF the
.prIc in the world is Harvard FIRST scholar.
neak from no little personal observation wben ! say
pat there is no striking general fact about ire
grsduatcs Of Harvard during The LOST fifty years than
their einent success In business. The SINE Is pHDa
eS Of many aeSsnsr business
no doubtful answer to the question we are c,S,r With
l thc rest exceptions wish their to be educated
to the highest point the sons can reach c9re ho.
wa, yhen his success in business las given h IN tne
means Of educating his children. he i sure I'd oe'1
that they receive liberal education ,,o n,o,oss,on
10 which belong if did not say IN closing, a., w ia
education Is an end Whe 5s We each child to
read our primary aim is not to eIab'e IT TO- Sraton
bin or receipt but to kndie " m,,e. 90 ali
sn"wedse The same is true Of liberal education N
is utmost 'reac. It's chief objects Tor tne The
arc development. inspiration and exaitatl0n. ,,.,
nrscticaI advantage which flow from II are incidental,
not paramount For the community rhe hnU each
~ bcher education do a like service. 1ney DiinS -"
o,cressiye cereraton Of youth up TO the Level Oh
knowledge and Righteousness which te p, comfSrt
erstonS reached in thoir maturity. PUBIC conn hi
eae and wealth are doubtless promoted by them on,
| their true and sufficient ehoS arr A"o"
| righteousness Continued applauseJ
COMMERCE AND LITERATURE.
| To George William Curtis was given the SUD-
| ect Commerce and Literature. Mr. our''s
mingled wit and wisdom in his own deiiSh''"i
| wav and If his speech smackcd more of literature
| Than ~ commerce Mr. Curtis could not be bIameo
| for following his bent and the merchants ana ous-
| ness men heartily applauded it. >" belong, saiu
| be. ito that class of Americans graphicaiiy ur-
| scribcd by a late eminent statesman as o'ahh
| literary fellows"
Mr. Curtis went on TO say that he was extremely
bappv TO le the guest this evening OF ulao o'n"'
| LARGO and distinguished body to which those
| present beonged-the equally blank commerciai
| fellows Then he rallied his hosts on the char
octeristics of the tutelary duties assigned ny tie
| ancicnts TO their class, ana 10 hlsInUrouiS i''
| theirs and Apollo for his. lie auueu
If You are satisfied are. TO be sure; get lnT
men vow god H 6nI Of f tns sum and have OBJ
o served ID that it is with thce that Apollo always
nrefers TO travel (Laigher) We, indeed, ms
,nmr deIty a bad name. But you. in turn have Deen
tEc God Of the thief Is universally agreed that
Apollo is the god Of The Tyre cres We % invade foo
oIten m1doubiedly each the domain Of the Other
for il the statements Of the poet "p1 mngna ii
song are believed IfSty ' that often enough the
merchant laborng at his bargains in making his state
Is susceptible at least wien G ths p sae caSs Me
| cury the caduceus-you remember, of course, the
| caduceIs gentlemen tmurmured d0nbts-it was une
| M
| hut the neurological way OF saying Una, n,ea.
| The nermanent record of civilization and OF human
| .cbcvemcnt has given 10 commerce its fundamental
axioms OF prudence and persistence ana prom f th
has taught the merchant TO 9 t e ee ee' and M in
| common prosperity. (CheerS'l
| Mr. Curtis went on to eulogize Washington lrv-
| ING as the representative early American personal
| example of the union of commerce and literature
AS think, he said in closing, Of Lorenzo &c
| Ncdcl the magnificent as recall 0tiier prilccV
| merchants: rs | read Of Florence think OF New
| York. and mindful Of the truth that there is
no body of merchants in the worla OF iales s
literary cuture, of more generous tastes OF more
| comprehensive sagacity. than those VINO compose
the New-York Chamber Of Commerce. I ASK
myself, solitary secluded son OF Apohq;
| ask myself why, in our noble pleasre-grounu VI
| Central Park close by which flows the river upon
whose shores he was born and lies buried WHY
| amid the memorials of men OF genius i'll every
| country. in every cline, which are accumulated
| there why in the city Of which he was the most
| illustrious son, and in perpetual commentator
of the ancient and enduring ties and ass0ciatlohs
between Commerce ana ilterauuemw rrn 10 1cbeers
| erected by the merchants of New-lork? LOUD
| and long cheerlngJ
| CARL SEIZURES VIEWS.
| Carl Schurz followed Mr.. Curtis, and spoke OF
.The Development of our Foreign Commerce.
Part of what he said was as follows:
me TO respond to a toast at this banquet, he added bl
way OF encouragement, that at the dinners OF th'
ana expected to speak he thought. This happil,
agrees with AN old habit of mine and 1t Is In rae
honorary member of this very Chamber Of Commerce
distinction of which am proud i3T 1t wai coI n tS
senate spoken as thought against an lrredeeihaoN
paper money, and for the resumption OF specie pay
NV honorary membership by speaking as think OF
our foreign commerce. subject so vast however una
| shall. in an after-dnner talh DC apie ohis W '''
As a Chamber of Commerce you WILL OF course
recognize an active interest In the development OF GU
commercial intercourse with the world as one OF I'M
primary reasons OF your being. Inepe ,ng ina
ipomethng ais them for which the extension OF GU
foreign commerce would afford at least pnf bic
| remedy But when the means are discussed Dy Wnicl
that extension Is to be brought about. we frequently
witness wonderful efforts at profound reasoning AM
beating about the bush, If there were some OAR
mystery to be solved 1 do not think there IS Llk
many other things our problem Oh iJ,eg when l
be universally recognized by all who 40 one tn,hg
the politics out OF the mater ana ay lnI Known o aoo
business men in whose otherwise cool ana clear heao
| notifies would turn the very multiplication tapie up
| side down. . 49,, $500, ,,o,, o,r ,oro;e,
| commerce. these things are necessary
| 1 That we should have something 10 sell
II . That we should adapt the goods we Wish 10 SCI
| TO the requirements and tastes OF those 10 WHOM J"
| wish to sell them. . :, - .oos. -.
3 That we should be able TO sell our goods a
cheaply goods OF the same R,lu ar anu quaS a'
| sold by other people in the same market . :,
l. That II we sell to foreign nations we must .
willing TO buy from them one.Sded international TRAD
> / ntpadc
would be the last man to advise violent an'
| precintate measures having 10 regard TO exlstln
, Interests favor gradual and circumspett reform
But am deeply convinced If we Wish TO SPe ercn gu
= | reet we must at last touch the vital point AS IN
south needed the abolition OF slavery 70 disclose
| our industries and commerce, III Orier 10 ehte
upon a new and boundess career OF progressive ae
veIopment need only the breaking OF the chains whc
hamper them. All, gentlemen, Is, AFTER an IN th
air OF freedom that the genius OF America ost grsp u,
nnfolds rs powers. | profound believer IN tti
rreat destiny OF this Republic. only let us nave al