The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-12-26
Some Men
of the Hour

Major W. W. Inglis. ordinance Off
Ger of the Third Brigade. is Il young
man who has been forging rapidly to
the front in the coal world. When Il
mere boy he entered the office of Cap
tain w. A. May. then superintendent
of the Hillside Coal and Iron company.
He gave his best services to the COM
pany. was diligent and faithful at all
preciation When the great combina-
tions occurred in the coal world year
ago and Captain May became the head
of the Fries coal mining interests
hereabouts he made Major Inglis su-
perintendent of the Hillside company.
n position he is filing in a way that
demonstrates that Captain May knows
how to pick out the right men in the
right place.
Major mglis has been connected with
the national guard for number of
wears and served in the volunteer army
during the Spanish American war. He
q
Goblin. the commander of the Third
Brigade and is now the ordinance otil-
Ger of that part of the state guard.
The next president of the Board Of
Trade will be A. w. Dickson, a man
long identified with it and its presi-
dent and vice-president Though Mr..
Dickson is not Il native Of Scranton he
has been here so long and has been so
earnest ana Jealous for the best in
terests of the city that one feels that
he is of the manor born. Mr. Dickson
was born in Philadelphia February 7.
1S43. When IL boy his parents moved
to Honesdale and he remained there
except at such times as he was away
at school until 1866, when he came to
Scranton a. an emplOye of Il. w. Wes-
ton, then conducting the milling busi-
ness which subsequently became the
property of the Weston Mill company,
and which within n year has been sup
planted by the Dickson Mill and Grain
company of which Mr.. Dickson is the
head.
Mr.. Dickson entered the mill as clerk,
but gradually forged ahead until 1876.
when he VAS made manager. which
Office he retained until the Weston
company went out of existence Dur
ing these years Mr., Dickson has made
himself felt in the business world and
as Il man of affairs who does his own
thinking and is not afraid to express
his views on public questions even If
they are at the time ones not gener-
ally approved OF.
hap Of IA
board of trade and for twenty-one
wears was its treasurer He served
ON all of it's important committees and
as chairman of the legislative commit
tee set on foot movements that have
resulted in reforms in city and state
laws. He has always favored ii broad
and aggressive policy for the board; a
policy that would make the advantages
of Scranton as manufacturing CEN
tire known the country over and accord
fair treatment to every investor who
desires TO make his business home With
us.
Not alone on the Board of Trade has
he given his services To the commun-
ity. He WAS for five years a member
of the board of school control, filling
the important positions OF chairman OF
the teachers committee and president of
the board. This was at the time when
the schools We're in a process of evolu-
ton necessary to fl them To the needs
OF rapidly growing city when enter
prise and desire to build for the future
We're not appreciated as they should
have been even by many citizens of the
city who did not view With too kindly
AN eye the construction of big mod
ern school building and the introduce
tion of new and better methods OF con-
ducting our public schools. Under Mr..
Dckson's guidance the board will lose
none of the prestige 1t has gained by
it's years of labor for the good OF the
city.