Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-16

feat and gllned a second fortune which IN
his old ose DO II genemualy using for tho
bcnott " othors, have given an added IN
tercat 10 a unique ana extraordinary career,
ono would expect to lind such man modest
aud unassulnlng, uio steel ringing 0ue aud
truel and tho NE story. beueBeupt. unseluat
ana devoted To- noble ends, which no told
mo this afternoon. while OF absorbing inter
cst from hut Iu las;, gave no evidence ot
vanity pr selt'laudauun.
u was BORN said he. IN response to
an Inquiry In reference TO his childhood,
Nln SanduEky. O.. seventy three years ago.
The ancestor Whum | follow Ia the eighth
generation, came over To NcW England
Ia tho MaynpWur, My father Waa horn
ln Connecticut, but removed 10 OHIO whom
a young man. whore hu was leading
lawyer and Tor q tlme represented his dts.
irltt Ia Congress-, hcsldus occupying other
important public positions. My mothers
people came from the North OF ireland,
which they we're forced 20 leave ON Rci
count OF their Religious views, So YOU
aro ! am dcsOerdud on both sides from
liberty loving ancettors left school at
the age OF "A 10 enter mercantile luo, and
gained my nrst hugiurhs experience with
one VI the leading arms Of Sanduaiy Ia
those days almost all travellers from the
Fast to the Mvst aud from the West to
tho Mast passed. through Sandusky, and
II was IN this way that ! made tho ac-
quaintanco Of n 81 Louis merchant. who
invited me 10 become a clerk In store
he was about u open IN that city, My
parents who were anxious that / should
return TO aohonl reluctantly consented to
my accepting this offer, and 40 at tho age
Of 10 l ae, out alone FOR st, Louis, was
| eighteen DAYS making tho Journey, going
by stage to tho Ohio River. whorc | took a
steamer fQr Louisville, re-emharliing at
I the latter place for 81, Louis
"rhc store In which | Was TO ho ON
/ ployVd did not open until a month after
| my arrival, and IN this interval OF leisure
| had an excellent opportunity to become
familiar with my new surroundings. st.
| Loula IN those days hoaatod a population OF
| only 900, moro than half " whom were
| Froneh and Indians, The panic OF iSa3
| wrought The ruin uf my employer. aud NO,
with tho fow hundred dollars which ] had
saved FROM my salary | returned TO San.
/ nut only for time Tho husband Of my
| eldest sister had become Interested la 4
| transportation line about to commence
/ operations between Philadelphia aud the
/ West and WIS soon invited TO take q
/ poaltion With ;ho now company / acted
! prospNctusog aud composing all their print
! cd matter, The company transported ia
/ goods by water, ana WaahOut az lInii.
dayuhurg, which carried "a lorty miles OF
tho canal, proved serious blow to It's
future This and tho opposition 81 older
and more powerful rivals compelled ia
suspension after a time, and again made
my way back 20 Sanduahy.
In 1883 or 1889 | was invited by n. w.
CLARK te take a clorkship IN ma phnadel.
| phia banking house, and. at course. gladly
accepted the oNVr At Hrat / boarded Al
Congress Hall fashionable hotel next
door to our banking house, and In return
Tor my board kept tho books Of the hotol,
! often sltpng ny until late at nilht 10 hrinf
| them forward ! Aisu earned an extra dois
! lar by contributing "a the prosr. and a. a
matter Of iert was the nrst writer az ina
money Article in America. A. Qvntlcnan
named Alexander who mas then one ~
tho principal printura "a philadelphia,
started the Daily Chronlcic and lns,aicd
that I should write daily money article
Tor II. J would watch the current on busl.
ness during Tho day Tor maitura which 1
thought would interest the readtrs " tho
Chronicle and AZ night would 40 10 tho
Morchanta Exchange and look over the
market articles " the papers on nle there
IN this way J prepared a column daily Tor
over year, which waa wclf received and
HAve me an inAlHht into Newspaper meth.
DDS " the greatest service to me 10 later
years
"tu the meantime. was proercrlnE with
my employers They save me every Nppog.
tunity TOT advancement, and Il was not
lone before ! became the confidential clerk
q the arm, with q power os attorney to
slEn tor Y tn all mAtie.s Upon reaching
my majority, ! was admitted A. a mariner