New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-25

Long Island and had large holdings in various
stocks, bonds and industrial securities.
The funeral will be at the Noroton home on Sat
urday at noon. Burial will be in Woodawn
William ziegier, capitalist and promoter of
Arctic exploration. born in Beaver County,
Penn September l. 1913 His father Francis
Ziegler died in 1915, and in 1S4s his mother Ernes>
tina Zieger married Conrad Brandt. one of the
Oldest settlers and most influential citizens of
sweetland Township, Muscatine County. Iowa. In
1861 Young Zegler began his business career a
druggists apprentice at Muscatine. Iowa, after he
had learned the printers trade In the fall Of
1868 he went to Poughkeepsie, N. Y, where he en-
tered a commercial college, from which he was
graduated He then started for New-York City.
arriving here with a capital of so cents After a
hard struggle to obtain foothold, he finally Sc
cured place in wholesale drug house. He was
saving and energetic. and in comparatively short
time he began business for himself. dealing in bak-
ers supplies. and from thiH business sprang the
Royal Baking Powder Company of which he was
one of the founders and incorporators. The sue
cess of this corporation largely due to Mr..
Zieger's personal energy and efforts for he was
not only thoroughly familiar with detail con-
nected with the manufacture OF the goods but he
also travelled extensively through the country in
Producing them.
Real estate operations largely engrossed his at
tention after he sold out his baking powder inter-
est He was concerned with improvements In
many parts of Brooklyn in the sd and 25th wards.
He was an arden: believer in the future of Brook
Ign, and made large investments in unimproved
property on the outskirts of the city.
While he made a specially of Brooklyn property,
his investments elsewhere were an equally large
scale among his holdings at one time being 1900
lots in Flushing Long Island; ZOO lots at Linden
n j.: 1900 lots in Staten Island and improved
property in Liberty-st., Cedar-st., shave and
Madison-ave.. Manhattan. IN recent years he
made his home in this city and in Stamford, Conn.
MI Ziegler was married August % 1885, TO
Mrs Z. NJ. Gamble. at the residence of W Jen-
,,frr no in, CITY ht- ha
Charles F Deems He a member of the
Brooklyn Union League, Brooklyn and Robin 5
Island clubs and of the Atlantic. Larchmont, Down
Town and New-York Yacht clubs. He was an
ardent sportsman, and his library is ornamented
with trophies OF his skill with rife and fowling
piece one of the most notable features being a
mounted moose head of great beauty
Besides his real estate interests Mr. Ziegler had
large holdings in manufacturing and business COM
panies among which the Tartar Chemical
Company. of New York. the Price Baking Powder
Company, of Chicago, and the William B. Hisop
Company. OF Syracuse. He was also a director and
large bond and stock holder in the Lake Street
Elevated Railroad Company. of Chicago.
With all his business interests Mr.. Ziegler found
time for public affairs In 1890, during the ad-
ministration OF Mayor Chapn of Brooklyn he
began the fight against gigantic water steal
The Board of Aldermen had acquired, by purchase
otherwise. large holdings in the Long island
Water supply COMPANY which controlled certain
ouired almost the entire stock of the company at
less than $4,000 and proposed sell 1t to the city
for s, $4,000.
standing end brought suit block the steal The
city finally paid 100000 for the property for
which the aldermen had been ready ana willing to
In 1873 Mr. Ziegler was offered the nomination
for Mayor OF Brooklyn WHICH he declined Tho
following year he sued he Lake Street Elevated
Railroad Company, OF Chicago, and by the suit
established the legal right Of a minority bend
holder to GoreclnSe against the company and col
lect the value OF his bonds with interest
He was also successful in protracted litigation
against his associates. the Hoagland Brothers. in
the making OF Royal baking powder, gaining by the
settlement Of ii 80 10000
MI Zieglcr long took great interest In Arctic
explorations and in 1901 the sBaldwln-Ziegler eX-
Mr. Ziegler furnished the capital and Evelyn
b Baldwin spent several years in preparing for
the expedition IL turned out a failure. owing 10
the destruction OF sedges and the lack of sup