The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-02-16
very much and 1t IS possible. may DO SO.
Tho matter, however, Is still undecldeQ.
Sketch 81 His Life.

Marcus Alonzo ffnnna was born ~ new ,t.E'
hsSSSn "a c9qtu eyded 'G c u pdblo
Yiliage school and high school ct, . Cleye /.
land, being conspicuous already E IN 5, q
small boy. for his unusual an,bition 40 ,of
'lme eop li,ought It foossh % So e school
longer thai until their thirteenth, year ~,
Marcus tlnnna insisted hat he DC sem y, y. "
the high school. and his father oon ns, :
Tie time not occupied In school work I, liz =
helping his ia her In his store. ], ! = ms
store was, owned by n firm named ltahnha.
r IA aSn G9" pas go good
man Tie store was no success. AZ the
inge o, twenty young. Marcus llama . en-
tered The employ q h's lathVrs a i'r rs
fnther III 1867, he assumed control, of t y.
business. and conducted y until 1867,
when the nrnl was dissolved.
catea himself with the ilrm Of Rhodes
and Company, tho pioneer coal and IRON
firm Of Cleveland. Flo retained his con- n.
ncclion with this firm until 1851, when
the name Of tho firm to NJ. Al Hanna und
Company. LII that year he organized and
equipped tho Cleveland .I'ran1sportaii.onn
1s na e epmo
years ago how this idea had entered ms
head when no Was still sa grocery Glor .si
Sin Our grocery business, he saio
1Hu Il STcul uSui ~ Will
" We're t,'I shipped BY tnat route. / gradually
saw that It would pay me 70 become ~ M n
terested yessef 80 eoeg n b nnl.
ness Increased | determined TO own yes e.,
sells Of my own. 50 bought one an ,l
named 1T after my ia ther. Leonard Fan
Determined del 70 build them myself. and 3: I
started shipbt,idlns company. #
# Enters Politics. "
''Th1s company has finally become INC
Cleveland Transport alton Company ana
owns iron mlnes al OVERTIME No 1a,a IL
and ships Its ore in Its own vessels. ~ T.!
iron mines and shpbuldlng than N tho
grocery business, and achieved u greater;
success than would have been poas.plc
ed ed ships in lie grocery business. 1 should
probably never have owned any, and
had i never owned any / should have e haq
no for budinE tnemt IKE na Own
to 10 tic i presidency Of the Cleveland Union on
Nationnl Bank and in the same year nc nc
sent rs deeIEaiRe isa ona
fG1d''l If senator JOHN Sherman. md
strongly HIN a. for the pre sSs
IN 1895 and 1896 he took charge OF Major OF
McKlney's preliminary canvass or -, tile
presldency. and conducted It SO we'll tilaI
he wils chosen chairman OF Inc 5Nh.i9'ms a.
Committee and given the entire conuucs
Of The campaign. This position he had
Mr. Hanna organized and, controlleu
many ,nuustlies, employing large 4h .iu!
and He was always highly srespeclee
und well thought Of by al his employs .
WAC might see him at any ume tiey 4, nv ~
any grievance or comp , am 10 ,s 1ll r " hrn
tsrs In Ohio. on March =, ls97, Mr. lama n.
was appointed United States senator oy
Gove.n nor Eu- hneil, OF ONO, ~ ~ We
Iuhn Sherman In 1898 he was elected
Sc. ator by The Legislature OF ONO lor
tern. OF six years In the senate ne l oe
came In a very short tin, s,, party .L,,,s
beca.se Of his strong in1lHdualty--t q
leader or his marty, and mas easily been
til. most prominent and powerful pullt lcal
nEuro during the last twenty-five yours.
Domestic Life.
IN his domestic life Mr.. Hanna was ex-
ceedlnsly happy On Septemoepp, -; i0o4 ;,
.i hter Of Daniel p. and SOPHIA Rhodes,
OF Cleveland a son and :wo& daughters
were the tiuits OF this NAL rage Durlhs
later years Mr.. tlnnna WIS exceedingly
CONSPICUOUS OH account OF mis- efforts %
es Ia Dish more aInicab.o re!ut.ons between
iaDo1 and capital. and the :dea Of organ
Slzlng the great: National CIVIC Federation
was largely due to him H Z Is, etor ISL IN
ca. ca by leaders on both sides IN the
iurol question, and to SHOW their apple-
c,Ston they presented hiui with nne
statue in marble representing 'Peace'
This. statue, which stunls II his library
in Lake Avenue, IN Cleveland, the senator
Is SAID to ha.e appreciated more thah
auyth.n. else in his possession.