The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-01-18

Chicago, Jan. is-cut OF respect to
the memory Of Marshall Field who died
IN New York. the Ficid wholesale and
yesail establishments In Chicago were
losed today and wils remain closed un-
IN Saturday
All tile stores on State street. Chi
tagos greatest retail street. and prob
ably tho larger establishments else
where In the business district. win be
closed for two hours Frlday-the day OF
his funeral
Directors OF the Field museum OF
na,nral history have ordered that in
stitution closed all day Friday At
taches OF the museum VIII wear badges
Of mourning for thirty days.
Marshall Field was without question
the greatest and most successful mer-
chant OF his generation. and he was one
OF The worlds richest men, his wealth
being estinated at anywhere from 800,
100000 to s200.oo0,oo0. He was a native
Of Conway, Mass. where he was born in
1886 His father was a farmer and Mr..
Field obtained his education in the pub
lie schools OF Conway.
Al the age OF n he became a clerk in
general country store IN Pittsheld,
Mass where he remained Tor four
years He came to Chicago in 1856 and
began his career in the city as clerk
in the wholesale dry goods establish
ment Of Cooley Wpdsworth & co. Dur
/ ing the four years that nc remained with
this house he showed marked commer-
oial ability and IN 1860 be was given
partpership.
The late Levi =. Letter was also con-
nected iwth the firm, and in 1865 the
two young men withdrew and. In COM
pany with Potter Palmer. they organized
the firm Of Field Palmer & Letter.
which continued unti 1867. when Mr.
Palmer withdrew an dthe firm became
Field Letter & co. This continued un-
IN 1881. when Mr. Letter Withdrew and
the firm became known as Marshall
Field a. Co. as Il Is today.
Fields Wonderful Success.
The house forged to the front very
rapidly. and It is now the largest re-
tail store IN the world. having numerous
branches throughout Europe and Asia.
Its remarkable success is attributed al
most entirely to Mr.. Field and his meth
DDS. lie made II q rule never TO bor-
row money and never TO issue "A note.
He paid cash for everything he bought,
not only In connection with his dry
goods enterprises but for all his deal
ings IN real estate ana other invest
ments.
The great fire OF 1871 was the only
reverse ever experienced by the house
Of Marshall Field q Co In 1872 the
Wholesale department was separated
from the retail store and the latter now
covers two city squares, and Is located
I g..
While building up the dry goods store
szbeh has grown 70 such mammoth pro-
portions. nir. Field. who WAS firm be-
Never Ia th, future Of Chicago invest-
ed heavily "a real estate and to the
appreciation OF th's IN value he owed
much OF his wealth.
AT the close OF the worlds fair In
1898. Mr. Field endowed with si,OoOooo
t..e musenm NOW known as the Field
c0lumbian museum, Tor Which q homo
.aiesd "a S 100000 Is shortly TO be
erected ga tae heart of the eity. de
later gave 20 the University OF Chicago
li.d valued es $3.50 coo TO be rsel fof
3 haaic purposes and a portion OF Il is
Ano9l today as Marshall hela. He WAS
extre1 ly charitable Ia other directions.
never f.ria, go cohtribute 40 worth
cause.
Did alncle " Society
Personally Mi i'old was a handsome
man. d tfine above aoliur hclget, slea-
der and well proportion, 3 lie WIS pap-
ular socially. although he leyer mingled
in society as the word is sn 1ily un-
6erslooa IN his personal tis.ss and
hsblts he was cuiet and modest. in poll
tits he never iaterfered although NJ
WIS always ready 20 aid With time and
money any movement Looking toward