Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-23
A vERMONTeR'S NOTABLE CAREER.
Col. George II. NJ. Harvey Purchases the
North 4 merican Review.

Col. George r. NJ Harvey has bought
the North American Review from General
Lloyd S. Bryce according to the New York
Journal which says that the price is re-
ported at sos 900. Mr.. Harvey took pos
session of the property Monday and will
assume editorial direction of the maya
zinc with the May number.
George 3. Mcclellan Harvey was born
at Peacham, VI, on February is, 1854, OF
Scotch descent. He was graduated from
the Caledonia County Ora amman school of
that town and began writing for local
newspapers at the age of fifteen. When
eighteen years old he became a reporter
on the Springfield Republican, where he
remained for two years. He served in a
similar capacity for one year on the staff
of the Chicago Daily News.
He went to New York and began work
as a reporter on the World at the age of
twenty-one, During his connection with
that newspaper he occupied various re-
portorial and editorial positions. until at
the of twenty-sX he was appointed man
aging editor, and one later was made ed-
tor-in-Chef. His health becoming impair
ed he was compelled to resign in 1898. He
soon afterward formed business connec-
ton with William c. Whitney, which con-
tinued for two years.
At the end of that time he began the
development of electrical railroad and
lighting properties in an independent ca
pacity. HIS first work in this connection
was tho construction of electrical rail-
roads in Staten Island and the Atlantic
Coast Electric; Railroad in Long Branch
and Asbury Park. He vs. president of the
latter company and of the Asbury Park
& Sea Grit Railroad Company, Is treasu
rcr of the Staten Island Ferry Company
and General American Reduction Com
pany and is vice-president OF the Nation
al Salt Company.
BOUGHT THE HAVANA RAILROADS.
In 1895 he formed what became popular
ly known as the Harvey syndicate and
bought the street railroads of Havana and
other properties, in the Island of Cuba, to
whose development he has since given a
large amount of time.
He obtained his title of colonel at the age
of twenty-one by appointment as aide-de-
camp on the staff of Governor Robert S.
Green, of New Jersey. He was reappoint-
ed as chief of staff by Governor Leon Alb
bett. and was offered the same position
by Governor George r. Werts, but de-
clned.
Whilo a resident of New Jersey he was
appointed the first Commissioner of Bank
ing and Insurance by Governor Albeit for
n period of three years. but resigned at
the end of a few months in order to give
his entire time to his editorial work
When he resigned from the World he
was offered the position of Consul General
to Berlin by President Cleveland, but
deemed it unwise to leave the United
States. He IS vice-president and the larg-
est stakeholder in the Monmouth Trust
and Safe Deposit Company of Asbury
Park. n. j., and of the Lake Trust Com
pany, of Lakewood, and director OF tho
Audit Company of New York and of the
Mechanics and Traders Bank.
He is the chief owner of the Newark
Daily Advertiser and president Of the com
pany. He iS vice-presidont of the Ocean
County Hunt and Country club of Lake
wood. and "a member OF the following
clubs; Lotos, Lawyers Reform. Metropol-
itan. Manhattan. Colonia, Rockaway
Hunt, Ardsley, Knollwood, Westchester
Golf, Iiarbor Hill Golf, Deal Golf, Parm :
chenee, Democratic Monmouth, Sons of
ST. Patrick and the New England society.
| He married in 1885 Alma A. Parker OF
Peacham, VT.
THE GREATEST AMERICAN REVIEW.
The North American Review was estab-
| lished in May, 1875, and began as quar-
terly. Its first editor was William Tudor.
and in its general scope it was modelled
on the Quarterly Review of London.
Between 1913 and lS3D the REVIEW wa
edited successfully by Willard Phelps, Ed.
ward Everett and Jared Sparks In 1917 il
accepted and published the most famous
poem-''Thanatopsis"- William Cullen
Bryant, then but youth.
In 1880 Alexander III. Everett became
editor, and for the six years that he was
in charge Longfellow. Prescott, Bancroft
and other distinguished writers were
among the contributors. DR.. John G.. Pal
frey was the next editor, and during his
! incumbency Ralph Waldo Emerson was a
frequent contributor.
/ James Russell Lowell and Charles Eliot
Norton assumed control in 1864, and al
that time its writer's were the most emf
nent literary men in the country.
| In 1876 the number OF issues per veal
was changed from four to six, and a little
later the review was made a monthly
Allen Thorndke Rice became It's owner
but died just after being appointed minis
ter to Russia, and Gen. Bryce became the
owner.
A change in the character of the Review
has taken place in late years, and men IA,
nous in politics and war have been wei,
coined rather than men famous in litera'
ture alone.
David A. Monroe, as president of the
North American Review Publishing com
many, secured control OF the Review il
1896.