Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1894-05-19
HON. MARTIN BECKER,

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The Newly Appointed Ii,
Martin Becker, who has been up.
pointed Lincoln Park Commissioner
{, succeed II. A. Waller, is one of
Chicago's best.known business men
and q self.madc man. He IL a man
Of independent means and one Of the
most prosperous merchants In the
clothing trade in the city. His ap.
pointment will be pleasing to Ger.
man Lutherans, of whom he Is one
of the most prominent In the city.
Mr.. Becker ls a man Of great energy
and resources and the stamp Of a
business man that is needed Ia the
Lincoln Park Board. Success In
business, politics, or society In cos
mopolitan population such as com.
priscs the city Of Chicago IL only at.
tained by broad.minded, enterpris.
ing spirit such as characterizes o
majority Of the Chicago business
men. There is very little rooiu in
the world, and no room in Chicago,
for the narrow bigot whose compre.
hension IL confined within the boun.
daries Of race or religious lines, or
whose business ideas never reach be.
yond the domain Of acquisitiveness.
The get there" principle Is what
wins In the queen city Of the inland
seas
The city has probably developed
more wideawake merchants and bust.
ness men on these lines than can be
produced from the same numerical
population anywhere In the world,
men Of genius, enterprise, promotive
ability, industrial development, and
political acumen, men who while In
their own various avocations have
still found sufficient time at their
disposal to study the conditions,
political, industrial, and economic,
with which they are surrounded.
It is to the efforts Of these men
that Chicago owes the proud position
she has attained In the mercantile,
banking and industrial world. DC.
cupying q prominent and proud
position among these prominent
"princes Of progress" is Martin
Becker, born In Prussia forty.three
years ago. He came to Crete, ILL.,,
with his parents In 1862, when he
was IL years old. With genuine
pluck he started IN at this point to
carve out his future destiny
by working on the farm for
three years and then entering
the employ Of Hewes & Brothers,
who kept o general store at Crete.
He remained with them for six years,
until he was engaged as q clerk In
the dry goods store of H. Kaufman,
of Evanston, where the four years. ex.
perience gained here secured him fine
position In 1879 with Clement & Sayer,
Of Chicago He was the main man
In this establishment. and remained
with them until 1850, when, ASSOCIATE
ed with H. Hoefer, as partner, he
started In the clothing business three
doors from his former employers,
where he enjoyed prosperous bust.
ness until 1887, when he sold his In.
teiest to Mr.. Hoefer, and opened
the large establishment ut his pres.
ent location, 328 Division street,
where he Is doing q thriving bust.
mes. and enjoys the patronage Of
the best people Of the North
Side. Mr. Becker never ran for
ONCE. although often urged to
by his many friends. Mr.. Becker
was married In 1875 to Miss
Lizzie Reifschneider, whose father
was one Of Chicag0's pioneer
firemen, having been an active mem.
Der of the Volunteer Fire Depart
ment In early days. Martin Becker
is a typical Chicagoan, and no more
liberal and arm.hesrted man ever
more fully combined business with
politics as q pastime and made an 1
kept SO many warm friends and Gus
toners. While he does. not let poll
tics interfere with business, no man
In Chicago has ever been more ready
to respond to the calls Of his party
with time, means and enthusiasm.
He is one Of the most agreeable
men that can be found In q days
journey, and has wide circle Of &C
Quaintances, but he Is seen at hi
best only by those who meet him al
his pleasant home, 10 Pleasant street
In the company OF his wife and Onl!
child, a bright young lady Is years O.
age.
Martin Becker is a man who hal