The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-06
RELIABLE GAS CRATE.

public and affable manner. this business
grew to enormous proportions. He intro
duced popular prices for gas there, ana
in other ways, through his liberal and
broad-gauged policy Of management. the
company was made to prosper. While
Milwaukee represented an enormous busi-
ness in itself, It was not sufficient. by
any means, to absorb all OF Mr.. Cowdery's
time or to call forth his great reserve
energy and capacity. His powers of or
ganizing and successfully handling large
enterprises were not satisfied in the Wis,
consin city. During the latter years OF
his residence and business career there
he bought and developed the gas plant at
Racine, Wis. multiplying fits output more
than i've times and disposins OF 1t sev-
eral years later at good profit. The
combined business fields of Milwaukee, and
Racine still failed to furnish sumctent
scope for his abilities. He later took
charge of the gas and electric lighting
interests in Kenosha, Wis. unifying these
interests into one company and buiidms
It I'D to practically as great an extent -
II could be developed. In this venture, q
IN others IN which he has been engaged.
the operations Of the business unoer "s
Rul0anCe, DFOVeO b SICos SeNS
Mr.. cowdery is recognized as one OF ne
foremost organizers and gas operators m
this country. His opinion is courted ~
al, interested in the manufacture and as
tribution Of gas. .,.s
He has won elsewhere many iaufSD
in hi. chosen line Of business. and the
lavinr of the large high pressure Gas
mains throughout this city and the con-
ha commands WORKS
and elsewhere evidence the great I'M
provements that are being mace LOT .ne
increasing and betterment OF the service.
Under his management the interests "
the Laclede Gas Light Company are p
crossing in way far beyond tue eApeo. 2,
tons of the North American Con'pan'' !,
who lately acquired. through pu,eha
this valuable property and placed A'i'
its head.
The users Of gas in St. LOUIS ae .
congratulated upon the entrance hh'' ~
field Of a man of such broad ioeas' e"O
with such an earnest desire to treat eon
sumers In a fair and friendly
There is nothing Of the monopohst IN
Cowdery's makeup. He realizes 'Ha' ~
is at the head Of q public-serving corpos
ton. that the consumers VINO use M
product must have their interest," 81
cred. His one idea towards the puu"
seems to be to make 1t feel entireiy
fed with the service that lie gets -
the company. He wants fceins ~,
perfect freedom and kind.iness ton sn
between the consumer and his srs for
and hopes that after he has been se,,r,ers
a longer period practically all
will come to realize this. ..,I.. vo,Irg
Mr.. Cowdery Is a comparatiseis ,doWcd
man, vet in the prime OF life. emu and
with extraordinarily keen jndgm,eTnIo sers
executive ability with excep,ionn n1 he gas
Industry here, and with d strong aesny
to build Up the business n ss Sf ,'s ss viii
ny t aha o,ronS aiIies Of the eoinpanys con.
sumers Large things arr ,l,, sspTs.e Start
nm nm. In N, III, h.,, ,s,.de dpr;nr his brief stay
here along lines OF general impres sn asa
with the public. seems 70 I.a ;H on y q the
greatest commercial victories t ,nd,,r -
ever been experienced In the gas