The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-22
J. OGDEN ARMOUR

The most conspicuous and striking dg.
ure In the so-called beef trust is J. o..
den Armour, head Of the great packing
house and grain firm Of Armour & Co
The younger son Of the founder Of ths
world famed concern, Philip D. ARMOUR
he was not originally intended by his
father to assume executive control Of the
vast business, which has ramifications in
all parts of the civilized world, says the
New York Tribune. The logical success
sor Of Philip D. Armour, ST., was to have
been his namesake. Philip Danforth Ar
mour, Jr. The death Of this son In 1900.
however, changed these plans Of the
father.
The elder Armour did not long survive
the death of his favorite son. His great
fortune of many millions was left equal
ly to his widow and only surviving son,
Jonathan Ogden Armour, with the con-
trolling interest in the packing business
and its allied interests. AS he had we'll
provided for Philip D., Jr., in the latter's
lifetime, the father made merely liberal
provision for the children. To ]. Ogden
fell the lions share Of fortune and re-
sponsibility.
The control Of his fathers vast bust
ness came as an easy task to the younger
Armour, for its organization was and Is
SO perfect that 1t practically runs itself.
The management Is in the hands Of thor
oily, trained heads Of departments, so
competent to discharge their duties that
MIR. Armour has never found 1t necessary
to familiarize himself with the details Of
the many departments Of which he has
only a general idea This Is a well-known
fact to the business community of Chi
cago, and was acknowledged by Mr.. Ar
mour himself when he testified before the
interstate commerce commission at the
recent hearing regarding the Armour re-
frigerator car lines.
Jonathan Ogden Armour was born in
Milwaukee forty-one years ago. He went
to the public schools until he was pre-
pared for college, then entered Yale,
where he did not remain to be graduated.
After an extended European tour he re-
turned to Chicago, and the second day
after his arrival he was invited by his
father to accompany him to the stock
yards, From that time he has, worked
steadily. His first Job was that Of office
boy, but he was soon promoted to a
clerkship, with salary of $40 a week.
Under so exacting taskmaster as the
elder Armour, 1t was a long and weary
struggle before the young man reached
a place near the head of the firm, but
when he did reach 1t he had f1rst-class
business education. Since he stepped
into the shoes of his father. j. Ogden Ar
! mour has shown q remarkable business
faculty and a Judgment in affairs far in
excess of his years. The business asso-
I,ciates Of the father have long looked upon
the son as man of the same power and
force. He is, in their estimation, a man
to be reckoned with and to be feared, for
| in many shrewd transactions he has dis
played the same ability which made his
father famous.
]. Ogden Armour Is as calm in action
as at rest. He lacks impulsiveness to the
verge Of co1dness. He Is not mixer"
in public affairs, and has few intimate
friends. He is devoted to his family,
especially his little daughter. Lolita. pa
tient Of the famous surgeon Of Vienna,
DR.. Lorenz. Mrs. Armour was formerly
Miss Lolita Sheldon Of Cincinnati = =