New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH.

epeaIzing OF former Lieutenant Governor Wood
rufrs quick business insight and ability TO adapt
himself readily 20 any conditions and compel sue
cess former classrEate AT Yale tells the following
story;
we were coming 70 Nev-York 20 seek our fort
unes after our c5uInenaeueut exercises at New
Haven Z going TO set position to-day said
Woodruff, and he GiG. a friend had told him taar
there might be an opening for him with certain
nsh commission merchant ID south-st. Thither the
young graduate. dressed in his commencement garb
"a frOck coat and hieh hat-beuJ hs steps. He
sought ana obtained interview with the fish
merchant telling Of his anxiety 20 obtain employ
meut. Well I may make room for you. but
shall want you 20 begin work AZ Cuce.' and the
merchant glanced at the young mans society cos
tune. J an ready and anxious 10 begin work
vas {he rfiL- az [it4 i you my uesIl oz NOV
20 pile of dirty looking 6e-s. woodruff dion Z
fr0ck coat doured apron and was soon hust-
Inns the kegs around as lively as II DE had been
doing il al his life"
This was example 81 the quiclzness and suo-
with which the former Lieutenant Governor
has Eraurlcd an the problems Of Ifa soon he de-
cIdeG thar De needed some business knowledge and
fn Few months became a student ir Esstnan's
National Business College in Poughkoepsie. There
De met hs wife Miss Cora a.. Eastman. daughter
~ IT G. Eastman. The founder of the business col
legs. The following vear Doe returned 10 New
York and obtained employment lv Sash e. Wilton.
Falt FISH sud provision merchants Ir less than
year he had harr admitted o. the frm. Ia April.
1ss0. he was married and came 10 Brooklyn 10 live.
Here be became interested Ed the extensive ware
house properties. and by -s,s was connected with
the management 81 The l'1aukIu. Nve. Commercial
and NaVerly stores and later became secretary OF
the Brooklyn Grain Warehouse Company. In 1891
he became president 90 tho city Savings Bank and
since thc1 has become connected with more and
more large financial enterprises Almost trn-red,-
fteE upon coming 10 Erloklyn ar Woodruff be-
came Interested n Valtics and foined the BROOKLYN
Young Republican club. TIe took an active part IN
one of The campaigns when Seth Low was elected
Mayor a. Brooklyn. From that his rise was rarid
After becoming the uuGisplted Republican leader
~ Kings County. and particularly after being
elected Lieutenant Governor DE gave almost all his
time 10 polrr-. Fs principal business interests
were connected vith the EaItlae Afanufa.tur.n.
Company until he took hold OF the rearearized
Smith Premier company and became a typeyriter
. n'.agr, l4 spite ~ he fact that lac now has a
t+enA i.-a 81 --s time ir Syracuse and has a
N- Wo8dr.f IS .-.iI {. y.--.e ,, "a ...h-2i p
years ol- having been born u Sew Haven IN TSR
Since getting into The new and handsome home
IN Hanson Place. rle University Club % BROOKLYN
has been Increasing .a membership. They now
have banquet arc1HrnaGatloas and are planning
Tor The FIRST annual lluusr. which las been s-he5-
rlec Tor March %. Former Judge William b. Huri
f.. is 20 be POSTMASTER and among the speakers
81 Is hoped - have the Rev. Dr S. Parkes Cadu1an
eN-AssistaHt Corporation Counsel James McKeen
Edward d. shepard. JOB Hedges. former Borough
President s"a-strom and the president Of the Uni
Nersity Cub in Manhattan There are now $50 mem
Lffs al-l II ls confidently expected that the limit
o., VIII DE reached Boy N0Vemher !. when the new
year begins. Yale leads lr number ~ members. and
lofi.el ana Amherst are Running neck and neck
Tor second place. This week "a reception ls 10 be
given 10 President Harris 81 Amherst College.
II looks now as though The admirable proposition
10 acquire Owls Head. the estate 81 the late F. w
Bliss on the shore Road. might So time be ac-
clired by The city Tor public park The first step
was taken last week. when the acquisition Of the
property was approved and recommended by the
Bay klcge Local Board n Improvement without
opposition. Nezt comes the fight iu the Board Of
Estimate. The property, which i- assessed az
S47ss'9. is beautifully -alG QUE a- "a park with
Observatory r0wor ft would require almost no
money 70 IN ~ tor rEnl. park purposes Tn stands
at The beginning ~ i.. shore Road. and eI0sld ba
acquired to preserve the beauty o. The locality %
Tor reason