New-York tribune., 1902-03-09

stsnchest financial institutions and his broad view
and keen foresight have been great help to the
Judge Gottfried Kruger was recently forced BY
bench of the New-Jersey Court Of Errors and APP:
peals- He was appointed TO that office In 1ssl ana
the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company in II,
railway, electric light and other companies. He
IS president of the State Banking Company and
SswsEks financial pTopostltions, =, ya,,.r. man
& s s9s nIo55enes in Both business and
politics. He was elected 10 the United states
after holding his rs political ONCE His tl business mes
life was begun IN the dTyg4ods tTage IN =, ms Ya
and engaged in the manufacture of enameled and
Politics short tine ago Mr Smith said: My. or
dnary business is as much as can carry ano IN
have nothing 20 DO With politics II Is 3ny Just 20
would jeopardize the fortunes of others with whom
OF the men who founded the Prudential Insurance
Company none have haG more interesting career
president Twice before he nineteen years old he
enlisted fight IN the Civil War. and II was his ex-
tlehelds that persuaded him to study medicine. He
hao saesog spent ioGr ye4rs G az az b sd 1e me
College OF Physicians and Surgeons in this city.
his practice in Newark and when the moneyed
men OF the town undertook 10 form an insurance
was he eompanys medical director until 1884, when
George r. Gray ex-Treasurcr OF the State OF
New-Jersey. now vice-presi1ent of the Essex and
perience as a clerk for a firm in this city which
failed n The civil WaF r. nSng himself without without
q carriage spring manufacturing establishment.
G sd any oppoS % ahow III bis 'as aST r in n nan o
eial matters when his party elected him treasurer
in spite of the fact that the department had 70
superintendent Of the Aqueduct Board and then
became state Treasurer: receiving special resolu-
tiring Re has since been receiver Of several large
Company. So well the affairs OF this
concern settled by Mr.. Gray and HIS co-receiver
company: He is now president q the r. B. Peddie
Trunk Company and active director in several
prominent financial concerns.
Several men who are prominent in Newark -hnan-
the New-Jersey city in childhood or early youth
One Of them is William Scheerer, cashier OF the
Company was formed 10 handle the large amount
% he faPa bene whiS2 4ecna nad % u
dent Of the Orange and Passaic Valley Railway
and The Newark and South orange Railway Com
iissioneTs Of Essex n county Gn he SINKING uho COM
: Few hnanciers find time from an active business
General Joseph w Plume cashier 9f the M Manufsot-
Z nrers National Bank; In ls57. while stu boy boy
slal.on He Vent to the Var Of the ReSsion Pas as
IN 1853 with the rank OF assistant adjutant general
brsasier geneTal Of yninfpeIs ooE n. comsns s
South. but was disappointed in not getting 10 the
National Guard of New-Jersey and terminated a
ni,t,aTy career Of f9rty-5yyo years He has e. been
sganization 1871 is several other
financial concerns.
~ There fully a score Of other men who
equally prominent IN financial circles and 10 whom
the city must give due credit for its advancement.
There is Frederick Frelinghuysen president Of the
Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company and Ami
,Dodd, who resigned the presidency years ago;
John r Stanley the energetic head OF the Essex
and Hudson County Gas Company: Joseph ".
Byrne. vice-presdent of the Federal Trust Com
pany: Sylvester s. Battin. Newark's first street
railway magnate, who is president OF the Manu-
sacturers, National and Security Savings banks;
Thomas N McCarter. jr- counsel for the Fidelity
Trust Company; Thomas W Crooks. president of
The Essex County National Bank Edward
Kanouse. president Of the Merchants National
Bank: Thomas c. Barr a power IN street rail-
road affairs: Edward /. Dobhins. president OF the
Newark City Bank; President John W. Lushear
North Ward National Bank; Daniel H Dunhaui,
John ]. Henry and John P Jube prominent in FIRE
insurance corporations. and others, who give most
Of their time 10 individual industrial concerns 1t
IS strong circle Of active intelligent business men
and without them Newark would never have be-
come financial