The morning times., 1895-08-25


tional Brotherhood and still have large
share in directing its offices
HENRY MILLER, FIRST GRAND PREsI-
DENT.
Henry Miller, first grand president of
the brotherhood, was bern rear Fredericks-
burg, Gillespie county, Texas, on january
8, 1853, and passed his ca rier years on q
ranch in the wilds ofTexas. His first work
in the electrical business was in the em-
ploy of the United States government.
building telegraph line from San An
tonic, Texas, To Fort Clark, and inter
mediate points connecting all the military
posts along the Rio Grande. In 1875
he started to work for the Western Union
Telegraph Company, and worked under
foremen and superntendents all through
the Southwest. He next had charge OF the
telegraph lines OF the Morgan system, and
afterward division Oh the Santa Fe, when
he received the appointment of assistant
superintendent for the Erie Telegraph Com
pany in the Southwest district, remaining
with them for six years. Desiring to make
q change he left their employ in 1885
Since that time he has been working princi-
pally with the electric companies in several
different cities He was with the Munich
pal Electric Light Company. of St Louis,
from June, 1856, until May, 1880, as fore
man. In the latter years he assisted in
organizing the first union of electrical
workers. i'll ST. Louis, since which time he
has devoted nearly. all his time to the
Brotherhood.
QUIRN JANSEN, SECOND G.. P.
Quirn Jansen, second grand president,
was born in Milwaukee, Wis, and has
| lived nearly all his life in that city When
the telephone was first introduced in
| Milwaukee. he started to work for the tele
phone company, gradually advancing to be
| foreman and finally general superintend-
ent which position lie held for number OF
years. In 1898 he resigned from the tcle
phone company to enter into the Construc
| ton business in partnership with Peter
Keelyn and Albert Smith, prominent mem
bers OF No. 2. During the summer OF 1894
Brother Jansen retired from active work
in the electrical business, and resigned his
office of grand president. Brother Jan
sen would be good model for electrical
workers to follow He has not ouly earned
good wages, but has saved his money, and
| is to-day probably worth more in the coin
of the realm than any other electrical me
chanlc in the United States, and can spend
the remaining years OF his life without
| worrying himself about work.
II. w. SHERMAN, THIRD G. p.
He has been for several years working
for the Rochester Gas Light and Electric
| Company
| GRAND ORGANIZER FITZPATRICK.
j. w. Fitzpatrick was born at Golden,
| Colo, n few miles from Denver, where
his mother yet resides. He worked for
a number of years for both the telephone,
| taIeC raph and electric light companies
| through the West, but contrary to Horace
| GrceIcy's advice, he moved East and set
tied in Philadelphia, where he has held
| responsible positions for n number OF
| years He was for several years connected
with the Electrical Bureau OF Philadel-
| pha, which position he resigned for a
more lucrative one with the International
| Ticker Company. As d further reward OF
| merit, he has recently occurred a responsible
| position in the electrical department OF the
| Pennsylvania Railroad.
c. L. WHITE
| c. L. White was born in New England, but
| came West in SS3, and settled in Chica 20,
where he worked foF the, ,Edso n Company for