The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-23

vent I'm Lake Erie there also would fol-
low others less successful. The last
letter have from Mr.. Cooke was writ
ten from OgOntz lodge, a fishing pre-
serve on the Susquehanna river at Sal
l. dasburg.
Among other things from which jay
Cooke recovered his fortune was water
power at Duluth, an iron estate at
Fine Grove Furnace, near Carlisle. Pa
and the Horn Silver mine in Utah He
Fiso was permitted by the trustees of
the estate of his bankruptcy firm To
help I'M converting the assets
tribute from Abraham Barker.
Abraham Barker. one of those forcefnI
men who controlled affairs in generations
past SAD OF Mr.. Cooke:
since he was clerk in CIark'S office He
t OF genie disposition, affectionate
JuSt IN All things, possessed of remarlla bic
aDllty, honest in his actions and dealings
lie never knowingly committed "a
wrong act, nor did an Injustice to a fellow
Delhg- His services to the nation at the
time OF the Rebellion viii live as long as
Joseph Wharton. long Identified with
me Bethlehem steel works. founder of
the Wharton School of Finance and Eco
Monies az the University of Pennsylvania
S Mas one OF MI Cookies oldest friends.
Mr. Wharton last night gave this as his
esumate OF the dead financier:
his faith in the nation and his courage
ana ability in finance were of the great
est Importance during the Civil war 1t
may be properly said of him. as was
said of one of the old Romans during the
wars WaSed by Hannibal against Rome
i Ihat he never despaired OF the repub-
"All other parts of his career were not
remarkable, further than that his bust
Tor the great work he did during the war
and, next. that his business misfortunes
deemed by patience diligence and honor.
which enabled him to nav All his debts i'm
f f leaving him possessed of an ample
other Euiogies.
Charles Smith, head OF the firm Of
charles Smith d Sons bankers. 303 Chest
nut street was another of Mr.. Cookies
business associates for many decades.
SAID Mr.. Smith yesterday. "He was a
Ilfst-class man in every way. and | had
ili transactions with him I found
MIN honorable and perfectly correct. He
was d man OF rare judgment.
John H. Kitchener. the venerable presi-
dent OF the Bank of North America, said
OF Mr.. Cooke:
He was one of my neighbors for many
years He was my neighbor when he
failed. and both as a neighbor and a
IH.naneler knew him well and esteemed
him highly He was an able. CONTAGIOUS
and honorable mana rare man
Colonel \. X Mcclure prothonotary of
the supreme court. who acted as private
secretary 40 President Lincoln and who
knew wei the inner workings of the gov
ernpent at that time. said:
10 man during the Civil war rendered
such signal service to the government as
did jay Cooke. Although mis- Judgment
was generally condemned by politicians
and bankers ne insisted that the DeopIe
and not the bankers. must sustain the
governments credit. and he showed that
he was right.
Even in his personal failure he dem
onstrated the excellence Of his Judgment
for the Northern Pacific is nov the most
successful Of any of the transcontinental
How Cooke Was Named.
Mr. Cooke had d good story TO tell re-
garding his Christian name. His father
was Judge cleutheros Cooke. and how
the younger Cooke escaped being EIeu-
theros ne explained in this way:
Solely because many of the hack
WoOdSmen IN the county where my father
was the Judge OF the court couldn't sspcil
that long name on the ballots which
In contest for q local office That was
about tho time my elder brother came
mo the world, and my father d;srusfed
by his defeat because Of his Christian
name. was unwilling to handicap his
sons with an unspella5le name So nv
brother was named Pitt. and when I WAS
born / escaped EieUtherOs and was named
after that patriot and statesman. Jav-''
Even in later years Mr. Cooke kent his
eye on financial affairs. He seldom
missed A day in visiting the banking
house Of his SOn-in-ldW. Charles D. Bar
ney, Fourth and Library streets After
he had concluded the purposes OF his
visits he would walk TO the Reading
Terminal for train 70 his ogontz man
lie was a lover OF good things To eat,