New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-28

was formed After being graduated fro
lege young WadswOrth organized n ha-. S'l-
team from members of the teams os no-
Eastern colleges He provided a prfvs.. ID
and the team made a tour of the country ,T
lost only one game in a long series. and -
stunt attracted much attention.
In the last Presidential campaign VA
Wadsworth organized company of "Pon-s
Riders to rush things for Mckinley and poas
Welt In their khaki uniforms the vouns =
Grams, most of whom had seen service in c.
or the Philippines, accompanied the eannai-
speakers. In business young Wadswortb -
been particularly successful. managing -
fathers large investments in land and Ct
He has had a thorough banking training bo-
ing been connected at one time with the C,ana.a.
Valley Savings Bank
| The family history of the Wadsworths is M,
of the history Of this part Of the State 1t beg,,
| in 1870, when there came to Livingston Come
| from Connecticut two brothers-James and Win.
| lam Wadsworth. Possessing sagacity as VOL
| as business activity, they fOresaw the futurs
Importance of the Genesee country lands. Tba,.
| were purchased by them at merely nominal
prices-their original purchase of two thousand
! acres at eight cents acre being followed bv
a second of four thousand acres at 30 cents a,
1
began to develop the great agricultural region
| OF the two, James. the elder, was the mora
prominent in agricultural pursuits and the ad-
| yanceTnent of the education of the people VIII
| lam was a general in the War of 1872 and A
patriot of marked bravery. Their settlements
! grew rapidly, and under wise and liberal man
agment increased steadily, until the Wadsworths
| were recognized as among the wealthiest men in
the State The death of General William Wads-
worth in 1893, without family, left James the
sole proprietor of this large domain.
| He was the first to urge upon John Jacob
Astor, of whom he a personal friend, the
establishment of the Ast0r Library, and tn.
GROWING act of his own life was the establish
1nent at Geneseo of the Athenaeum now Wads-
worth Library, with a permanent endowment
for its support and improvement. This library,
which comprises nearly fifteen thousand vol
urnes. is in d large and handsome brick building,
and is free to the inha bitants Of the county
Mr. Wadsworth selected the site for Temple Hill
Academy. which is one Of the historic parts Of
| Geneseo. Near it is the Temple Hill Cemetery,
the last resting place Of Major General William
Wadsworth, General James : Wadswortn-
Governor John Young, Major Spenser, Calvin L
Bryan and other public men
| General James 5. Wadsworth, father of the
nreSeut Congressman eldest son OF JlIleS w e4S-
worth. was in 1861 member Of the Peace Con-
erass at the breaking out of the civil var ne
was commissioned major general OF the vol
un+ee- forces Of the State. In $50 ne was maze
Military Governor of Washington CITY ana az
forward was nominated by the Republicans 1or
Governor against Horace Seymour In the pat
+1a Of the wilderness General NadsWortn mad
two horses shot under him, and was hlnisen
n,ortaIly wounded in the head
lanes W. Wadsworth, father Of James W.
uadsworth. IT., was first elected TO congress IN
| 1881 and he has been the unanimous choice OF
the Republican party Of his district several
times since. running sometimes without oppo-
| sitfon from any source. In 1850 he was eected
| Controller Of the State, and while IN charge o.
| that Office he returned his salary 70 the state
| Treasury as he was unwilling TO accept re-
| Enumeration for his services The finances OF the
State profited under his administration and the
| tax roll was materially reduced
! The family homestead occupied by the BRIDE
| croOrn's uncle Major W a WadsWorth'
guarded by an iron gate, which opens upon le
| leading the house