The Minneapolis journal., 1902-01-01
HARVEYBR0WN DIES
End Comes After a Heroic Struggle
With Death.
A MINNEAPOLIS oPTIMIsT, HE
His Influence Worked Materially to
Establish the City's Financial
Reputation.


of Minneapolis est-known financiers
| passed away 1t his home, 800 Clifton aye
nue., at T:30 last evening, death resulting
! from heart trouble. Mr.. Brown first be-
came III about three, weeks ago, and at
! that time his condition was considered so
serious that DR.. George F. Roberts, the
attending physician, called into consulta-
| tion DR.. Babcock, the famous blind
| specialist. Of Chicago.
| Dr.. Babcock remained here several days,
but held out no hope Of Mr.. Browns re-
covery. He diagnosed the disease as
paralysis of the heart and shortly after
! his arrival here gave it as his opinion
that the patient could not live twenty
| four hours. "
| However, Mr.. Brown did live, and, what
| is more, became so much improved in
health that he was contemplating. trip
south. The crisis, however, came at 5
o'clock yesterday afternoon. From that
, time the sick man sank steadily until the
end L.--
| Harvey w. Brown was president of the
Minneapolis Gas company and had other
| important interests in the city. For sew
! eral years he was prominently connected
with the NicOllet National bank. He was
highly esteemed by men whom he met
| in a business way; and he counted his
| friends by the hundreds.
A liberal donor whenever he felt that
|
never talked of his benefactions and con-
sequently their extent will never be
known. He was loyal citizen, and he al
! ways gave readily both Of his time and
his money whenever he thought the inter-
ests of Minneapolis could be advanced
| thereby.
! Harvey w. Brown was born in Utica, N. Y,
| in 1888. He attended the public schools for
| a time, but when still young, set to work
! to learn the wagonmaker's trade. Then he
went to Pennsylvania and began transport
! ing oil from the wells to the refineries, the
business growing from a single team to a
| point where it paid to the New York Central
| in year an amount equal to about II per
| cent of the roads total freight receipts in
| the state. A. c. Rand, who afterwards be-
| came H. w Browns brother-in-law and
| business associate, was then engaged in re-
! fining oil, and the two men, working together.
amassed {. competence before they were q
| years Of age.
Shortly after the civil war Mr.. Brown
formed partnership with his brother-in- law,
| the firm name being Rand & Brown. They
bought and operated gas works in various
parts Of the country, including Saratoga, De-
troit Memphis, st. Louis, Minneapolis and
other cities; and owing perhaps to certain
| patents that Mr.. Rand controlled, the business
proved great success.
| At the time Of the Chicago fire Mr.. Brown
was resident Of that city. Following it ne
invested heavily in Chicago property, erect
ing several business blocks, which after
| wards realized for him small fortune. He
first visited Minneapolis in 1872, and liked
the town so well that he decided to make his
| home here. This decison was acted upon two
years later and from that time until his
death Mr.. Brown constant resident OF
this city. -.. -. 4=.
In 1876 the firm of Rand G Brown bought
the Minneapolis Gas company, which was
operated under their joint ownership until
1884, when Mr.. Rand was drowned in Min
netonka, since when the company has been
conducted by Mr.. Brown.
At different times Mr.. Brown was di
rector vice-president and president of the
Nicollet National Bank. He knew personally
and Intimately many; of the leading financierz
of the east: and of him it was said that there
never was man whose unsupported word
brought so much capital to Minneapolis.
Mr. Brown is survived by WIFE Their
only child, daughter, died several years
ago.
The Funeral Tomorrow.
The funeral will be held from the resi-
dence 300 Clifton avenue at 2:30 o'clock
! tomorrow afternoon. Rev. Marion D.
Shutter will conduct he services. Friends
/ of Mr. Brown are expected to attend, but
the family asks that no flowers he sent
| to the house.
The active pail bearers will be Elbridge
c. Cook, J. F. Calhoun, A. L. Belknap,
/ Cavour S. Langdon, Samuel Hill and
bearers will be j. R. R. Foss, j. w. Ray
, mond, E. c. Brown, w. S. Mott, Frank
B.. Semple, W. ]. Murphy, w. H. Dun
woodie A. B. Jackson George w Por