The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-02-22

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ChicagOan. w, H. T'ruesdale Office nov
clerk. merchant king statesman tniIlion-
aire, railroad ruler This is an eDito,np
of his activity. Sloan rose like a comet.
and during a business career of half a
century tho star never waned He re
tired at the age of 50 commanding the re-
spert of all his brillian,y and ability I'm
no way impaired. In energy ana physi-
cal endurance only is ne inuairpd as com
pared with the Sloan men knew in his
prime
d
Combative when oDnosed. steadrasr IN
opinions and frinndshins vouderfntly
adept in absorbing facts ana figures.
gruff in business, the extreme of dem
ocracy hating demonstration and sham
cautious conservative nersistent bnt not
obtrusiye Samuel sloan won his way 10
the ton of thu, ladder and from tho lowest
runp. AT IA he was an Office bov nj D7 no
was mariner in = bip. roercautiIe astab
nshmert. and at rs ne was nrcsident of n
big railroad, In All his half -centul,v of
business life his way mas been unevent-
full. His habits were as regular as clock
hale old age. only once, If is said of
him. was he tcmnted from the narrow
pnth That was i'm 1S5I when ne
neglected his business long enough 10
serve a term in the New York legislature.
lie soon recovered from this. however.
and has been Il model ever since
d
Mr.. Sloan came To this rotntrv ot the
age of 3 whether against his win is MOI
stated. though subs,uuent devclonments
must have convinced him that his naronts
made a wise move. lie was bnrn "or a
Christmas morning i'm 1877 i'm = little
town seven miles from belfast Ireland
His parents wer. scotch prashvterinns
Young Sloan was sent to the first rrgu-
lar public school established i'm New York
CITY and he was knnv,r nc ".En I >, eov-
ing there. he was an attendant uno,, the
grammar school of Columbia colIrg. when
his father died. leaving the family do
pendent There were four hoys hneidns
himself and the ,.truppIe Por .vi,t.n,.
was not an easy one He went IN worl,
I'm an Office. his duties beinr chiefly tn
WELD the broon, IJa vorled hard cror,
the start. AT T. ne was = clerk in tho
house of Mcbride G. 90 NIrRridn was
IN. merchant kino nf Now yorl, IL hnt
a ren,tation for busiu.es obilit,. boras,,.
and integrity Nouno sloan toGl, hin, fn,,
a model
Al ~ Slo,n had sovad - IittIo ,,.,,,a,.
he harama - n"rtna,, in ,b, oroot hn,,so
of NcRrido g. 70 IIa ,n,,da ,,o,,t,, Iro
invested his aorninos in ro,lrn,,I ,,rn,,,.,-
ties. I'm 1S55 the Ihndson RIvnr PoiIu,o,
connnnv no,, 81 nort nf Tho M, vi.
Central wanted a. rr, sjdept. sloan was
rbocap IIo .,tar.I ,,ro,, I,i. ,.,iIr,,.1 -,
reer without rvcr bo,irp served the ,,s,,,I
annrenticeshin The choice v.ay uoiI ,,,a,Io
the raiIroa1 met storrn. n, tin",,1iaI "a
varsitv hut its nrosidant la,,,,;aL =,
thro,%h thnm an irha stnnl, ,,,, ,,,or+n
AZ a share when ba bacamc tb, ,hiar ~, -
erutiye When tha roaG uae s,Id a. ti,,,
Vanderhilts I'm thn aarlv 'Gn's yho stl,,i-
brought sI4o . share uis r"nntotio,, W.,
railroader was thoroughIy ostoIii,i,o,t
lie was made cornnis,iona,, ,r ~ tr,,,,t.
lines incIndin~ ali ~ Tho la,dinrr ra,,Il,
of tha caet Iie Tnanngad ,yi,h aiiIit,' ,,m
of tha association affoiry D'rj,I a.,
war no hecame ~ directnr Of d. ,aI.,-
ware IackaIonro ord yv,sta,., ,lt,,,,tI,
after thn rat,,rn Of nascs h., r,,, r,,,,o ~
Ita rresidont In 1So2 no aIgo ,ro., ,,raei
dent M Tho C;roan Nou, yort, poI,n-
wanno ana IVssts,, tho Ssn,,on N.,,,d