The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-05-26
A SUCCESSFUL CAREER
Justus =. Stearns Has Risen Through His
Own unnided Enorts 20
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nigh Rank.
The phenomenal business record
made by Justus r. Stcarns OF Ludlng-
ton during the less than seventeen
years that he has been a factor In the
commercial circles of Michigan Is an
absolute guarantee that the affairs OF
| the state Will be successfully admins.
tered should ne realize his praise
| worthy ambition 60 lac the next GOV.
ernor OF this great ana RAPIDLY growing
commonwealth. No man that Michigan
has produced In years has shown
| greater capacity fer the successful
handling Of large enterprises, or dem
onstratod the possession cf greater ex.
ccutive ability. Many men have nc
| quircd reputation for executive abil-
| ity when their talents actually were
| confined to an ability 10 pick out capa-
| BILE men 10 conduct their business for
! them, but throughout Mr.. Stearns' bus.
mess career he has personally carried
on the enterprises with which he has
been connected, whether In the store,
the woods, the mill or the department
Of state, ana In connection with every
one OF these important and extensive
enterprises he has scored IA signal sue
cess.
IbE more tlisli lWtuty NNNIN MI.
| Stcarns has been resident OF Ludng
ton, Mason county, and has carried
on vast numbering operations through
out that and nelghboring counties. lie
is personally known to the people of
that section OF the state ms IN cner-
getic, straightforward, honorable and
successful business man. and this repu-
tation has followed him throughout the
state.
Mr. Stearns was born in Pomfret.
Chautauqua county, n y. April 10.
1915. He was educated in the district
school, as he remained until rs years
OF age on the farm of his father, who
was n farmer and lumberman. The
young man accompanied his father to
Erie, Pa, I'm 1861, and for ten years the
father was engaged In numbering From
Erie both went To Toledo. O.. in 1871,
and engaged I'm the lumber business ut
the latter place until 1876 Removing
To I.udington, Justus s. served MS clerk
I'm the Catherine l.. Cameron store I'M
I'll 1882, when he engaged in the man
ufacture OF lumber on his own ac-
count in small way I'm Lake town
ship. Lake county. lie has steadily
continued in this business. extending
his operations from time TO time until
he now has very large mills mt Lud-
ington and at Lnc du Flambcau ana
Odanah Wis. He IS conceded To be
the largest manufactures of lumber re-
siding In Michigan, and one of the
largest employers OF labor. having
manufactured more than ljO,0oOOOO
feet of lumber during the year 1893.
School director of Iudlngton and
presidential elector from the Ninth
congressional district In 1892 were the
only elective offices he held UP to the
time Of his election as secretary OF
state. For the last mentioned Office
he received 236,5T6 votes MS against
170.1iO for Leroy IL. Lockwood, the
candidate OF the Democratic People
Union silver party; Lilo for Jonas NJ.
Borough, candidate OF the Peoples
(middle-of- thcroaO party;and |, 1872 for
Peter Frlcsma, Jr.. candidate OF the
Socialist party
Throughout all his great business
ventures, In which he has given en-
ploymcnt To thousands Of men, Mr..
Stcarns has never had the slightest
trouble with labor organizations or his
employees, and no class of men are
more enthusiastic I'm support OF his
candidacy for governor rs those who
have been III MS employ ana PERSONAL
ly know of his honorable business
methods on all occasions and under
all circumstances.
Notwithstanding the great amount
OF business Mr. Stcarns has attended
to during the past twenty years, his
great executive ability has enabled
him to come through IL all In the best
possible physical condition, ana he was
La, L..t 81, taIr hon
important work than now. Whatever
he undertakes Is given his personal at
tention and this VIII be true of what
ever additional work his follow citi-
Zcns may see fit TO ask him 10 perform.