New-York tribune., 1896-02-04
son. IT,, g.

Preston Artcr graduating from the Norgnn'o"n
Nv. Va University he studied law. and "hs al
mttei 20 The bar While BE- was practising ~
lawy or the var broke out
Colonel r. ompsou entered -. con'"'erais 80.
,ce as A caitain arl ,1lshi IN almost every great
ha,,io iu ylr.nla from Bull Run until IN" sur
render Il, ArromaftoN When ihc War 'Nl'-
ro,onel r4omrsor accepted he result pnilo'o'h-
caiiy arl vth nothing bar h.s energy as 'aPi'"
devoted himself 90 fhe task = building np ''T''''
and developing he resources ~ " Vest N's.'"' ~
took Al active rlrf .u healing the wounds 'hnS'i
-, tho c.v.' Var and some 90. his ls''"rs irini"'
o., .be columns ~ TIE Tribune attes'"i ihe NIX"
.s.,.,,.i,- ln which Horace Greeley hei -" %.
,,r,s OF Colonel Thompson % restore peace ana
.onese-re among tae c!,zens ~ West virginia
colonel Thomson AZ ono time Vas EDITOR of
W.. yi~r.rIa ue.s9arer Ills Success ~ business
carinrs Wa great ana he ac'-n'".a''' ''''"
dying a millionaire.
In connection w.th others he buzz up AZ fa'Ae'-
burg " Va. after tae war an oi4 business N"''"
in $50 became allied wlth the S'ani"i %" ION.
oanv Later boo took part in o." mh' cement '.
3D.. ar,irs ~ mat comuany. In i'' 1e assumed
,-o ,resg.,-y ~ the National Lcad Trust. and
under nl. s.r,c,o - was reorSan!zei AS corpora
.ion ~ which ne continued as president ip ID Nr
tiru. of BIS death IL wa a.so president OF 'n'
ohio River Railroad Company. 'ioe-rres4i'nt '' ,"e
United states Na'.olai Bank. 4 Ne"-l "IN' anu
ure-tor of tie southern National BANK a''
| the Ncrc.nfH, Trust Company. Of Ne~-fork-
lie also owned mines in the cripple creek
lstric, ~ Colorado and had other ln'''es1s 81
| In widely separated parts ~ ihe c"'h, ~,
vas All enthusiast uu the siNJ''l ' '..aff.
| ana Intended 20 race upon an eNirhsiE' az, a.
! throughout She coming season ,o.'.,' ao~,,,tor
| -nt0yeI the distinction %: oWnNs ilc ~
! .ol, Eequifal and tn" champion tly nc 80,
A. a turf official he was calm. cool ana ~ 11f--..
| ~. ros-.se.i "A true log. FOR honest Nh"'''ln'
| and pure racing Colonel Thompson "h- a i-n'ar -
| n.r a. the Manhattan. LaWy ytrs. Racquet '"""
| Town ani Tuxedo clubs and OF the ao"'"''" 80
! Colonel Thompson purchased the famous br92K
dale breeding establishment from ~" 'stAl' %. pr
| snunder l. T. Withcrs. and intended 10 n'r''.
| thoroughbreds FOR he market but ne cpLti Ho'
| resist fhe temptation - them race IIr r.
| s,,lt was thar he raced the champion hly ,'ne-l-
| Love and some other horses last year 'l'-i-i'y.
| .aslv demonstrated that she superior py
| many pounds 10 all tho other lilies. ana "as va
nable Of giving weight 10 many OF the colts 9pm"'
| ThomusOn had secured the services or James
| one OF the leading trainers Of America d "
| ,nn vas engaged a. the Jockey for the siabl',
| C,ooncl THOMPSON purchased Requ.tal. "A morse OF
| his own breeding FOR SZG"" ~ the Gideon siie a.
| ,he prooklvr racetrack last October He had NJ
| wari ~ thirty two-year-olds that were beihs
| ,r, ned f0r the coming racing season.
| f,-ooklale of the foremost bree1lng eS-
tahlishmen's in the East as nearly two huhdr'ni
| head OF thorOuEhbTeds are quart"red on us W.
erS. rre OF Colonel Thompson active one
,-o,r bis bovhood To his ability and enterprise
| West Virginia owes much Of her prosperitr
Flw mill.Onalres have been 20 popular as '"Ion'
| THOMSON who was known and loved by great
| ru,,her OF people He hfty-nine years old on
| ranuary 8 but was youthful. both physically ana
| mentally.