The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-11-26
THE LATE GEORGE j. APPOLD.
Merchants and Miners Flags at Half
Mast in Respect to His Memory.

Merchants and Miners Flags at Half
Mast in Respect to His Memory.
The flags on the Merchants and Miners
Transportation Company's ships were at
half-mast yesterday in respect to the
memory of Mr.. George ]. Appold, presi-
dent of the company. Mr.. Appold died
in Baltimore Tuesday from heart disease
The Baltimore Sun, in announcing his
death, said:
when the death of Mr.. Appold was an
nounced in business circles it occasioned
general sorrow.
His death was regarded as public loss.
His figure was a familiar one on South
street, and the impressive and digniffed
carriage, which a characteristic of him,
made him one of the notable figures in the
financial center of the city. OF late years
advancing age added a slight stoop to his
shoulders.
"Mr Appold's life is largely the history
of the growth of the Merchants and Min
ers' Transportation Company, of which he
was for many years the president AS a
token of respect the flags on the Fairfax
Lawrence, Berkshire, Essex and Juniata,
all of the company's ships in port, were
half-masted. Flags on the company's
tugs and piers were also half-masted.
was in his 18th year. When a young man
he entered the leather business with his
father, the late George Appold. After the
death of his father he succeeded to the
business, and under his aggressive policy
it was broadened out until the firm became
one of the largest of its kind in the coun-
try This development resulted in swell
ing the fortunes of the proprietor and his
power for handling large interests was
given a new field when he was chosen a
member Of the first board of directors of
the Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company. This was in 1854, and Mr. Ap-
pold was the last member of that body. His
associates, all of whom are dead. were
Messrs. Thomas G. Jenkins, BENJAMIN f
Deford, William Kennedy, S. R. Spauld-
ing and Joseph Whitney of Boston At
that time the company had four boats and
it's operations were limited. Recently the
Juniata, as the twentieth vessel added tn
its fleet, went into service, In 1869 Mr.
Appold became vice president of the com
pany and in 1874 was elected president.
Each succeeding year he was reelected
and the enterprise steadily grew in useful
ness, becoming one of the most important
of the coastwise transportation lines of the
country.
"A beautiful souvenir aliegorical of the
life work of Mr.. Appold was presented
to him by the stockholders of the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation Com
pany on the occasion of the launch of the
Juniata.
Besides his interests I'M the company of
which he was president, Mr.. Appold was
the proprietor of the Howard Oak Leather
Company. He was the Oldest director of
the Baltimore Equitable Society, and was
a director of the Fountain Hotel Compa-
ny, which owns the Carrollton hotel. He
was also a director of the York river line.
and the flag on that companys pier was
put at half-mast yesterday,
"A meeting of the chamber of commerce
will be held to take action on the death
Of Mr.. Appold. He was one of the Oldest
members of the chamber.
Mr.. Appold was essentially a man of
business, and his life was laid on simple
lines. Broad in his views and of kindly
nature, he took especial interest in young
men. Advice and substantial assistance he
gave TO many, and was equally prompt in