The Irish standard., 1895-05-11
RYAN GRIT
lie i! ~ Was From Chicago and it Car.
! {, ried Him Through All Right. !.


most admirable light a Chicago man Of
once none too thonored a reputation. His
name is Henry M. Ryan, by which name
few will remember him. But many will
recall him vividly when they learn that,
this is the man who for a long time went
under the sobriquet of Cabbage Ryan. :
Ten years ago, says the Chicago ,Trib-
une, man would have been thought in
sane who had predicted that Cabbage
Ryan ever was, ever would be, or ever
could be amy earthly good to himself or
any one else. But when q man Of pure
grit sets about to reform himself much
may be expected, and Ryan has set a
shining example to thousands of worth
Ter men: ST.
E Mr.. Ryan some years ago turned his.
attention to silver mining and began to
operate in Utah. He was regarded there
as a Chicago interloper, and after being
laughed at for a while became cordially
envied and hated for his remarkable sue
cesses. Many proofs Of his surprising
ability as a mine manager might be
given, but none better than the affair
which led to the law suit which Judge
Merritt, Of the Utah supreme court has
Just decided in his favor. #:-
One day in Septen her, 1893, when Ry-t
an was sitting in his Office in Chicago,
he received a call from another distin-
guished Utah miner. This was John
Beck, who had a rocket-like career, and
had apparently come down like stick.
He had been the owner of group OF
mining properties known as the Bullion
mines, which were worth at least 81, 000,-
900. For a while he was. honored .<as
ns1 rS hot 1f,sVv
and the miners fought among them
selves for the privilege Of shaking his
hand. But he was not equal to the test
OF administering such a vast property,
and little by little 1t became involved in
a network Of debt which could neither
be discharged nor comprehended. His
creditors tried their hands at it. George
@. Cannon, the virtual head Of the Nor
mon church, was one of the most deeply
involved, and he tried his best to
straighten out Beck's affairs, but he had
to give it up in despair.
Meanwhile Beck lost his financial
standing and sunk into the depths of
poverty. With a debt Of 10000 hang
ing over him; and Stunned by the people
who used to fatter and adore him, he
was at last brought up in a commission
er's court on supplementary proceedings
and there his watch was taken out of his
pocket by a butcher to pay his meat bill.
The money changers within the shadow
a. the Mormon temple had frightened
their pragn on his financial throat until
the gnrgle Of dissolution was heard in
#.
Put at this noint it was again shown
that it is darkest just before the dawn.
II occurred To Rack that there was lust
one man On earth capable of extricattns
his pronertv from its fearful embarrass-
,mants and that was Henry NJ. RYAN. Of
CHICAGO. Then he asked himself why it
would not be q good plan to get Ryan to
undertake the work, and it was not long
before he and Cannon were on their way
.tn Chicago to grasp at this straw Of
financial salvation.
a ssWill Vol, 20 to Utah and take charge
OF d the Bullion Beck and Champion
mines and Of the personal affairs Of
John Beck 2" was the question they
nl,Imned n Mr.. RYAN as soon as they,
eot into his Office. ,3i .#5,s 81
Mr. RYAN was as well equipped with
f1acisinn az character as they. and.
nronnntIy replied that he would do SO on
two cnnditions. II the first place he was
Is receiver sc. 900 4 year. the same salary
as the president OF the United States
Second. he was to have supreme control
mt only az Mr.. Beck,s property, but also
a His nersona1 conduct. Beck WINGED.
,of course. hut saw no other way omen "a
him than "a accent these terms. ;SsS sI s5.s
4 M time was then lost In putting Ryan
ii, control Contracts and powers OF at
torney were drawn and signed, By which
Beck was effaced. The; sac, 900 salary