Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-30

organized, was s2OO,OOO,oOO. and the value of its capital stock was &C., cepted at $75,0OO.O0O. It has branch houses all over the east and west. and in Europe. It has packing houses in St. Paul. Kansas City, St. Joseph. St. Louis and other cities. The death of Gustavus Swift and Philip D. Armour did not take place until both men had seen the re- suits of their achievements in mammoth packing plants. and ledger figures of millions. The control of the business is virtually now in the hands of J. Ogden Armour, who began work for his father at $10 week as clerk, and who now is the dominant factor in meats, grains fruits and dairy products in the United States.
 A Chapter of Beginnings.
 Only America can furnish examples of such personal achievements as the life stories of Swift, Armour and the Cuda- hy brothers disclosed Sandwich. Mass, is small town. and Gustavus Swift s parental home near there was a stony and unprofitable farm. When he was born. June "A, 1859, there seemed nc prospect for the child but to live the pro- saic life of farmer, such as his father and his fathers father had been. He grubbed amongs the stumps. and the stones and fought with nature for 6 meager crop until he was g years old Then he moved to Barnstable. full of confidence that the ability he had shown in buying and selling cattle. and swap ping horses would yield him a better living than he could expect from farm ing in New England. He bought cattle at Barnstable, gradually branching out to Brighton and WAtertown, and later to Albany. In 1869 he discovered there was more money in western cattle; then he moved to Brighton. thence to Clinton in Massachusetts. His dealings had been small. and his field had been limit ed. when he moved to Chicago in 1875 Neither he nor anyone else guessed his latent genius for large affairs. for pr. ganizing and constructing. which in a very few years in Chicago had become conspicuous by growth of business unti his reputation was national.
 Philip D. Armour. who started life a! a blithe and barefooted country boy ir New York state. went to M Milwaukee wher he took Horace Greeley's advice tt young men to go west. 4 brother. Her man o. Armour. had a grain commission business there. and to this in 1868 the in dustry of hog packing was added. Jos eph F. Armour the younger brother o Philip. was in charge. and it was owing to his failing health thht Philip D moved to Chicago in 1875. He had be come familiar with everI detail of porl packing. and had himself done all phase. of it
 Back in the fifties there Eas a potter a Callan. Ireland. by name Patrick Cuda hy. whose four boys ran barefoot mos the time, and who begged for fresl meat as luxury. This family of Pat rick Cudahy came to America in tn, steerage, with their carbet bags ana slender purses. in 1sis. and settled a Milwaukee Michael Cadahy was oI, enough to do chores arotlnd the siaugh ter houses where his father found em ployment. and by attending school ii spare hours he acquired . simple educa ton. which he always improved upol later. when he had opportunity wheI he was 1s he went to work in . paekin, house. and at 2s he went into basines. for himself as a retail butcher. Blu Plankington ( Armour offered hin charge of their packing plant. whiel vas worth perhaps Ss5.Oe0- considera ble in those days. mere baeateIIe il these days of big trusts His sue cess as manager brought out an ole from F. D. Armou. in 1873 fof Cudahy t. become . partner in Armour ( Co. H