The Jersey City news., 1905-10-28

cepied me posltloH OF Sehefai mahdSet
of the New York Central
William Fl. Bel made and lost several
fortunes. He was man with excellent
mental equipment, bur lacked financial
balance. He planned and built railroads
in New jersey, New England, South
Carolina and Nova Scotia He possess
ed a positive genius for railroad CON
strpction. and was said to have been ff-
ty years ahead of his time in these mat
tiers.
He and John |. Blair were constantly
suing one another and striving to block
each others way. At one time Bell had
more than one thousand judgments en-
tered against him. His greatest. railroad
success was in Nova Scotia and in plan
ning and building the cross railroads of
the New Engleand coal fields. Oliver w.
Cook now living at Newton, was for a
number of years passenger agent of the
Erie Railroad A. C. Tully is purchasing
agent for the New York City Rail-
road Company Mr.. Anderson is pas
senger agent on the Ontario and Western
Railroad. and one of the rising railroad
men of the country.
Edward johnson. who was born in the
borough Of Sussex. is now chief of the
liquidating department of the New York
custom house. and is an authority in his
line of work. George Bedell also holds an
important position in the New York Gus
tom house.
Theodore simonson is member Of the
State Board of Tax Eoualization. James
B. Stanton is one of the factory inspec-
tors for the State Samuel yandruff is
member of the dairy commission for the
State Board of Health. Judge jackson
Rogers is "a leading member of the New
York bar. Henry c. Hunt is county judge
of Sussex. Inspector of Police Cortright
has been connected with the New York
police force for great many years, DR..
NJ. S. Ayres was member of the As
sembly from Fairyiew.
Albert c. Thurber for a number of
years was a professor in the Chicago
University, and is now prominent mem
Der of the publishing firm of CHM & Co.,
William A. Stiles in his early days was
secretary of the Senate; the late James
F. Conklin was county judge Of Sussex,
The well known Dunn brothers, Mich
aelz and Charles. Of Paterson. both
Princeton men, hold a high place in the
legal profession. Dr. Peter Davenport,
of vailsburg; DR. Wolf, of Bloomfield;
DR.. Armstrong, of Union Hill; Charles
Roe and Arthur Morton, both Yale
graduates. and we'll known New York
lawyers; John Stoddard, president of the
Common Council at Denver, Colorado;
Lawyer Frank Allen, Judge Henry Hus-
ton, Judge Lewis artin, William Ken
nedy, and Silas Dicherson, who were n
early days speakers of he House of As
sembly, and great many others hold
ing positions of responsibility, came from
the farms and hamlets of Sussex.
Sussex sent to Congress the distin-
guished John Cleaves Symmes Mark
Thompson, two terms; William Helms,
four terms; John Linn, two terms; Sam
uel Flower, two terms; John E. Edsall,
who associated with Clay and Webster;
Andrew j. Rogers, two terms; Robert
Hamilton, two terms, and Samuel
Flower, son of aforen entoned Congress
man Flower.
Sussex has probably sent out into the
world more prominent young men tnan
any other county in the State. is won
derful that so many of her sonshave
achieved distinction waen it is considered
that Sussex County is thinly settled, hay
ing never exceeded a population of 25,-
600,
1t is difficult to explain all the reasons
why Sussex boys have been so successful
Some claim it is because they have al
ways been readers and took an active
part in discussing public matters at the
stores and other gathering places. The
chief reason is, however. that they hass-
been educated The old-time farmers Of
Sussex County sent their children to good
schools. and made personal sacrifices in
order to give their boys college training.
In many farm houses are seen on the
walls diplomas from Princeton. Harvard
Cornell and Lehigh universities.
Theodore De Witt saw his four sons
graduate from college. the late G. Lincol1
De Witt, who practiced law in this city
being one of them. Samuel Morrow had
six sons. al of whom were educated
and all of whom became prominent law
yers. The late Elias Morrow and James