The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-11-13

try and one or the most remarkable IN
the world, owes its existence to Mr. Peck.
No man in Chicago has done more to as
sist and elevate the working classes than
Ferdinand W. Peck. He is loved and hon
ored by the entire population of his home
city.
Hon. William H. Harper. director of the
big. Chicago excursion to Atlanta
chieagoan in the best sense 20 Of
the phrase. He is a man Of keen per-
cepti0ns, intense energy and fine executive
ability. His selection for the responsible
task Of managing this excursion, reflects
great credit on the Chicago Southern
States Association. Mr.. Harper's name
became familiar throughout the union
dozen years ago, by reason of his magniti-
cent and successful fight to secure the
passage of a high license law for Illinois.
lie was then member of the lower House
of the state legislature and the act of
which he is the author, is known the
world over as the Harper high license
law Under it's operation the saloons
have been largely reduced in numbers, es-
pccally in the city of Chicago, and the
revenue from licenses tremendously in
creased. At least $4,000, 600 more money
has been paid into the treasury of Chi
cago than would have been under the old
The Harper law virtually fixed the pol
icy Of those in both the great political
parties who favored rigid control of the
saloons and the liquor question ceased to
be a bugbear in party conventions. Acts
embOdying the fundamental principal of
the Harper law were passed by the legis-
latures of Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri Ne
braska and Texas. New York also passed
a similar law twice in succession, only to
be vetoed by Gov. HILL
Other enactments of vast benefit to the
people owe their existence to Mr.. Har-
per's two terms in the legislature. His
interest in public affairs has always been
one of his chief characteristics, and his
name is identified with many projects
having for their sole object either the
good of the people at large or that of the
TO the war as a union soldier when a
boy of 49,, and has been a successful bus
mess man ever since his return from the
service, with the exception of a term in a
commercial school. He is one of the di-
rectorS of the Globe National Bank
which he assisted its president NJ 70
urer and manager of the Chicago and Pa
citc Elevator Company, which he found
ed IN 1876. He has been actively engaged
in the grain trade for quarter of CEN
fury, and as an owner of grain elevators
and influential member of the board of
trade he is one Of the most prominent
men in the west.
AS secretary of the Chicago-Southern
States Association Malcom MCNEIL has
been brought prominently before the peo-
pie of Chicago. He has become recog-
n1zed as one of the most efficient organ
izors, enthusiastic citizens and energetic
business men. The original purpose of
this organization, to which Mr.. Mcneil
is now generously devoting a major por-
ton of his time and energies, was to
create a strong interest in the business
opportunities Of the new south by means
of organizing a large party of leading
Chicago business men and capitalists for
the purpose Of visiting the cotton states
exposition at Atlanta. Mr. Mcneil called
to order the meeting at which the Chica-
go-Southern States Association was or
ganized at the Palmer house, July ?, 1895.
He little anticipated that the organiza-
ton would resolve itself into permanent
form, but such has been the case
Mr.. MCNEIL is of Scotch descent; was
1916, and in early childhood his father
moved and established a plantation on
the Mississippi river, in Goahoma county,