The Irish standard., 1891-08-22
0MAHA'S FIRST CITIZENS.
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did specimen OF physical manhood that
one Of Dumas heroes might be taken
for his prototype. Tall. handsome,
with an easy carriage, and an address
that at once pleases and wins, one
might wei! imagine that he was born to
| be diplomat or cOurtier rather than
a man Of business. Yet at tWenty-f0ur
Edward CadahY WIS paid $4,000 a
year for managing the great CONNER.
cial business of Phil Armour. Ar
| mour's business is probably the greatest
commercial enterprise i'll tho world,
amounting, l. am assured. to sixty mill
ions year, and yet Edward Cudahv,
while still youth, controlled the ma
chinery Of that enormous business with
a skill and an ability little short Of mar"
vellous. Three years later Armour Of.
fered him $5o, 900 year to retain his
service, but young Cudaby was resolved
to enter business for himself. He be-
gan in South Omaha four years ago,
and already he is doing an enormous
trade. Last year he Melted a half a
million. The firm handled 600, 900 hogs
and $4,000 head Of cattle, and this MIR.
Cudahy considers small business.
There is no limit to this young mans
capacity, and in twenty years the firm
Of Cudaby Brothers will not only have
rivalled, but will probably have sur
passed, the firm Of Armour in the vast
ness of it's trade and enterprise.
grant at once that men like John
McShane and Edward Cudahy are ex-
ceptional men; but let it not be forgot
ten that they themselves have dug the
channels by which they roll On the tide
of fortune. What / want to enforce on
young Irish. Americans is that the West
is the place for them. Their talents
have full show there, and golden oppor~
tunities are not wanting to those who
watch and wait for them. Mr.. Thomas
Brennan is an example of the truth of
this statement. He is remembered in
ireland in connection with the first
years Of the Parne.l movement, and the
Irish clans have not yet forgotten the
extraordinary brilliancy Of his speeches.
Since settling in Omaha, SIX years ago,
he has grown rich and prosperous, and
he. too, Il pats on the tide OF fortune.
Fortune has smiled on many other
Irishmen ia this city, and I doubt if the
Church is 80 strong and prosperous in
any other city of the West as it is here.
Creighton College, conducted by the
Jesuits, is one of the noblest institu-
lions in the land. The collegiate and
university course is entirely tree. The
college Is built on All eminence in a
conspicuous part of the city. and close
by is beautiful church belonging to
the Jesuits. There are three acade-
mics conducted by various orders Of
nuns, having reputation so high that
people Of all denominations send their
daughters to be educated there. There
are fourteen Catholic churches in the
city, and all bear evidence to the vital
ity Of the Church and the devotion OF
its children in this beautiful city. 1t is
a growing city. too, though, OF course.
owing to the lack of mineral wealth and
timber in the State, it can never grow
like other cities in the East and West.
1t will continue, however, to be the
metropolis of and agricultural country
second to none in the fertility Of it's
resources.