The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-05-07
Se:f.NIadc TeleIOans.

Walbr;dge is a leading stock hold il
and 4 member of the beard Of direct
ors OF the Superior Consolidated LAM
COMPANY, and mere CT less known t
almost every citizen of Superior, W,
give the sketch place in our columns
believing that ii will be as lnterestln;
to eur readers generally, as it was t
ourselves. The Bee says;
i Beng thrown out Of business .Janua
rs l. 1916, he found himself Il capital
! Isl TO the extent of some $500 and Will
an eve 10 doubling, he went TO Wlit
was then known as the French settle
ment about half way To Monroe, Mich
and purchased in Marcn, several hund
red straw hats made by the french girl
there, and generally worn in the sum
/ mer about Detroit and Monroe. Witt
/ his hats he took passage on Il cam:
boat for Cincinnati early III April an,
after Il three weeks trip landed SOME
miles this side of that city owing TO ;
break III the canal
.tt piqua and Dayton he found goOt
demand for his style Of hats, as the,
We're Il novelty. Encouraged by Thu
profits he could clear by closing cut al
those points he declined to part Will
but Il few, looking forward To Che fort
,Ine sales i'll Cincinnati would bring L
him Hu. while Oh the way from I'll,
boat to the city an April shower over
took the prospective fortune and ht
saw tie rain pouring through the cot
ton covering he had 50 carefully place,
them in to keen from Sp.l:ng by dirt
DaNS were spent i'll drying them Du'
they had lost their shape and become
spotted TO an extent that frlghtene,
the buyer, who WAS anxious 10 pay /:
good price for a perfect hat. Ths
Young man Sooa found himself in /;
city not inclined to deal in 4 novelty
not perfect. He arranged to get The
same boat to take his hats north, ant
at Dayton and PIqui he got enough
/ out OF Il prospective fortune 60 him) t
| paw his expenses and get him home.
! lie told his experience, laughed a
/ his hard luck, saying water should moi
hurt his next venture If lie ever so
money enough to make one
| Not long after this the Young MAJ
/ purchased some land on Franklin ave
/ nue. for about 800 and rented il f0I
| the taxes Oh long time. After time
! he received an offer Of S2,otki; some
! wears ter an offer of 81 800 MAS ndds
/ and from that time he was receiving
! offers until $40, $50 was declined, an,
/ in ISL he plated it as Walbridge dl
/ vision and SoDa realized $50 900 for Ii:
! early purchase.
/ 1t is generally understood that NJ
/ WalDrlGge desires to keep i'll the front
as 10 development of property and var
! lous enterprises have been large los:
at times. yet he has overcome what tt
many did seem impossible, while he
seemed to enjoy the perseverance ant
hard work ii required.
/ No one meeting him or dealing Will
him bat must soon discover he onl,
/ likes moncs as factor and not rs thu
! prime motor OF LIE.
| Nh Walnris:ge began very Young fol
! himself and has continued steadily ant
| with Il purpose III view during I! busy
lie Of fifty years. lie has seen the city
/ OF Toledo move up from lew hnnd
red people TO los, 900 inhabitants: from
n wilderness toa very important city
He has had faith III the Future Great
! uneqEaied by any one, and he has ever
been ready and willing TO do his full
share of what belongs to and become.
good citizen inlav he continue fol
many wears to do as he has doncl. Mr.
WalDritge can entertain the young
man Juat starting III life With lesson:
Of what he has done to make Etc Worti
living; What Is required to encourage
the unfortunate, he WaVcring and The
slHggari, as well as how much Nil
and push is needed TO succeed III {:
world that Knows no stop, though al
! times K may move slower than The
hustler of today desires He has had
rs I'll men Who began life III Il new
lace must tinl the need Of, gong
| FROM one thing toanother, rs the Needs
of the Place required. vt l. years OF
age he is found in Il store; at II bu!ld
ing d saw mill; at Is bearer of import
ant commercial news: at Il represent
ing III the west large commercial firms
in New York :sri other cities; at y
engaged III business on his own ac
count, which h continued with severa
OF TolCdo's foimcr ard present DHSi
men III the comm .Ss:un and gram bus
mess up to 1855.
i Vet he all the time kept in mind tht
! welfare ana progress Of his clty-Serv
/ ing in the council, acting as trustee
for the cltv. officer and director II
! banks, railroads, manufacturing com
panl.S, and other IEdiiSt rlaI entcrprlS
Is. He las in all the relations Of LIE
conducted himself with d regard ful
! the rights ANA irs lngs VI others; vel
/ the force 81 his character has raise,
i him without assistance, from small be
! ginningS To Il man of means, influence
and respect, and 10 the Young nlai
starting III l,fc may be recommended
! the push, prudence; viii AID prompt
hess of Horace ). Walbrldgp. Iii:
motto is: Ny were! Is as good is N,
/ bond and il is
/ Horace :. H;laridge was born Jul,
Il, lo1S. at syracuse, \. i In l>3'
his family moved 10 Columbus, :nC
t"0 wears later came to Toledo. A.
j the age OF - Horace began LIES btsi
] ness rs clerk Tor stephen Marsh, pic
+ np2r merchant.
Mr.. W3larldIr has been prominent
II identified with the banking interest!
OF Toledo for ~ wears; WAS president
i OF the Northwestern savings bank;
:, protector and afterwards Il director il
! both the Second and Northern Nation
! al banks He WAS also the projcct0
/ OF the Columbus x Toledo and C>lG4d;
/ southern railroad
LII l>G- lie organized the Union Man
Ufacturing company. II" projeciei
and is now preside ut Of the Matlme,
rolling mills He IS also Largely inter
estcd i'll charitable Institutions, among
which is the Protestant hospital, tn,
F.. Home fer fr!enGless Women and Pro
,cstant Orphans Home.
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