New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-09


weathcr's standing in the leather trade lie was
M nrf.ct incarnation Of commercial rectitudc.' said
lie and the fact that lie upright brouSh' MN
the best bu,ine,, there was 10 be had ana he maze
money 50 fast that he even astonl'hed ""l'cH,
MIR. rayervcather used to come in and ont Of my
Office nearly every day for thirty years 'i'u wen
known merchant IN the swamp Il HVcd c!oHe
to him uptown and / can truly say never 'Fr''"'r
HAT he was 80 rich. ! always suPpo''u III was "'"
alout half = million could tell yod many thhIS
illustrating hi, plain habits Of life. MET ne "'d
boueht a house uptown said To- MN o'c Jay WV
r,v.r,,oa,her. Won have got nice house. YOU must
- AND ~ct -ome paintings and put III H.
he replied with a look Of surprise OH HIS ld,'
on painting, to hang the walls said l. 'NhF'
I'd rather hang sac oi H'i0 '
day. he answered.
:. ,Iy.av. ready to give to worthy charity con
tirucd mi, merchant. yet his habits OF He were
alwav, saving After he began 10 break Gown il
health ne used 10 come down 10 tlc swamp }"
come one dav he came 10 me knowing that "s''
a cab often and said winch l. the 'he'po9" Wv
thinl, io hire a cab from livery stable or 10 l'N'
- 90 ,,o.. that stand the streets! >ad /"
him OOH yol'r, rich enough Ia GIT cab tr"I"
livery stable Ihat SHOVE" ''' N'''r t,
hi, mind never heard him say anything about
college. and he never to my knowledge NcIi' "
a college commencement or celebIHiIoh' II "''
Iv,, no WA, so rich would have spoken TO HIN more
,o.noc,f,llv ofcntimcs than | did. Why, used To
an ., him inst a, | would of my boys, ana
no never minded it in the least. Many time he ha'
mi himself to trouble TO save me money III pu'I-
ness transactions and he has often done the same "
other men in the leather trade
Tno fact that SIR Fayerweather had had lowy
start in life and had his way to the top by 'ler
husine,s merit was we'll known in the street bnt
utla WIS known Of the real haId,hps he had endured
An cmployc Of the firm of Faycrwcathcr a Ladeh'
who had seen Mr. Faycrwcathcr IN his business Tor
quarter a century. sald
Mr. Faverwcather's father died and left him. mere
bow the ONLY support Of h> mother The boy wa bonnd
ont to A Connecticut farmer. and service with Con
noctrut farmer is not bed Of rose, 10y any means
Yct "a well did the boy do his work that lie secured
his freedom before hi, time had expired,
and he went to Bridgeport and learned the shoe
maker, trade. lie worked too hard and broke down
in health lie had what is called >hocmahers cohc.
Not discouraged he left his bench, went 10 Nouolk Va,
and buying tin pcdlcr's outfit. he pcddlcd tin
ware throughout Virginia. taking IN exchange
for his goods where The money was not 10 he mad
hides, This life brought INN restored health, and
after while he went back TO Bridgeport and began
again making shoes. lie in the habit Of coming
down 10 New York 10 buy his leather. and II was on
one of these visits that hi, worth being recognized.
the Iloyt Brother- made him offer 10 enter th'r
culplov lie did 80. getting, believe. 5000 salary
tie first wear. Al the end If the year 80 murh were
his employers pleased with him that thcs offered MN
a small interest the business and from tAch on ms
rise wa, rapid until he became the head ~ what Is
probably the largest leather house 300 this country
no, in the world. Mr Taycrwcath"r wa> AWAY, down
town bright and early. and 10 man Do his c"I4oS
could ever keep up with him ln work. NeN'r
minute wac ne idle If hc had nothing else II DO DE
would take broom and 20 - sweeping ont the ware
house.
When Mr. Faycrweathcr died. one Of the most
largely attended meeting, held there met in the
nd Loaf Ter appointed a
committee 10 attend the funeral AZ that time though
nothing certain Wa known Of H. one Of the speakers
made general prediction regarding the d' e4i4"n ~
MIR Fayerwcathcr', estate. In view Of D : S1o'N
scattered bencfaction, what was said by me s@her'
personal friends OF the dead man. Will be rcl WIN
renewed interest The chairman. Josiah 7. Tubby' lh
calling the meeting TO order said
We are met tins day pay last tribute 81 respect
and appreciation to the memory Oh orc "n0 i'H "a
the last thrtS SIX years gone "! ana V.t w..
familiar member of fraternity. Win an i's,,5
nySi,aI conditions under which II Wa, manifested
and with an aptitude for bushes, certainly phch.l,
m ansS-ns fortune second % few, II any other ever
accumulated ln the trade. =, ...,, ,
ectna, cause. lie the confidence Of customer.
hy fair dealing; he kept II by strict ana c"n.riei,
r~rfectly ale in h> hand. No man ever morv fam
ulIy discharged hi duty do SLING order al' ' man
bcttcr deserved the confidence Tuo~"d iu MN.
Jackson : schultz. warm personal friend OF
Mr. Favcrwcathcr spoke, IN part. a. follows; pur
ing the war il wa forum" sometime, u ="
f., Mr.. raycrwcathcr for contributions never went
away without a check II ! presented a ca7e to nm
and said il was worthy. he subscribed {" II ~ once
We shall learn more hereafter Of his generosity J
have little doubt HAT public AID private l",''''''N'
have been the re-. plcut, Of his bcnch''ncc.
I-aac II. Bailey gave Ia, testimony concerning hi-
dead friend d" knew Mr. faycr" Gather duiii- II '"'
ume he in the swamp III, mode,H, WI'i 'i, 10
KIM fr.,u he bc.uniu, To- the end 81 Ills ne we