The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-01-17

be taken to Chicago tomorrow morning
on special train over the New York
Central and Lake Shore systems. There
1t is planned to hold the funeral service
In Chicago, at q date to be fixed, either
from the Field residence on Prairie ave
nue., or from the First Presbyterian
church. whose pastor, Rev, DR.. Morrison
will In either case be the officiating
clergyman. On board the special, in add
ton to the members Of the Field family
the friends who came on from Chicago
VIII be passengers for the return trip
Biographical Sketch.
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 estimated at anywhere from 500,
OOo,OOO to $500 100000. He was a native Of
Conway. Mass, where he was born IN
1895 His father was a farmer and Mr.
Field obtained his education in the pun
lie schools of Conway At the age Of II
he became a clerk in a general country
store in Pittsfield. Mass, where he re
NAMED for four years. lie came 70 IN IN
eago IN 1858 and began his career in TINS
city as a clerk In the wholesale dry goods
estab.- shment Of Cooley Wadsworth q
Co. During the four years that he re.
manned with this house he showed
marked ability, and In 1860 he was given
a partnership The late Levi 4. Letter
was also connected with the firm, ana
In 1856 the two young men Withdrew ana
in company with the late Potter Palmer.
they organized the firm or Field PaImer
& Letter, which continued until 1885,
when Mr.. Palmer withdrew and the flrIn
became = ield,. Letter & Co. This con-
tinued until 1881, when Mr.. Letter retired
and the firm became known as Marshah
Field & Co., as 1t Is today
Largest in the World.
M. .-,,. 5000 60 -+ho Rropt xyarv "a n
idly and it is now the largest enterprise
of its kind In the world, having enor-
nous branches throughout Europe ana
Asia. Its remarkable success IS attr ID
uted almost entirely to Mr.. Field and his
methods. He made it rule never TO
borrow money and never to issue a note.
He paid cash for everything he bought
not only in connection with his dry goods
enterprise, but for all his dealings in
real estate and other Investments. me
great fire of 1871 was the only reverse
ever experienced by the house OF Mar
shall Field q Co. Its losses at that time
aggregated over Sl,0o0,0O0.
In 1872 the wholesale department was
separated from the retail store, and the
is located in buildings twelve stories IN
height.
Whne building up the dry goods store
which has grown to such mammoth pro
portions Mr.. Field, who was a firm be-
lever in the future of Chicago, invested
heavily in real estate. and to the appre-
citation of this in value ne owed much
At the close Of the Worlds fair in 1898
Mr. Field endowed with 100000 the
museum now known as the Field. Column
bian museum, for which home valued
at - 100000 is shortly to be erected in
the heart of the city. He later gave to
the University of Chicago land valued at
$4,000 to be used for athletic purposes, !
and a portion OF 1t IS known To-Day as |
Marshall Field.
He was extremely charitable in other
directions. never failing to contribute to |
a cause which he knew to be worthy.
Field a Handsome Man.
Personally Mr. Field was handsome |
man. trifFe above medium height, slen- |
der and we'll proportional. He was pop
ular socially, although he never mingled |
in society as the word is generally un- |
uerstOOd In his personal tastes and |
habits he was quiet and modest In poll |
tics he never interfered, although he was |
always ready to aid with time and money |
any movement looking toward better ma |
tiOnal or municipal government He was /
prominently mentioned as vice pres1- |
Dental candidate on the Democratic |
ticket in 1904 He was several times Of |
fered the second place on the ticket but /
refused to accept it One night he was |
called up at ms nome IN TINS CITY by the /
Associated Press and for the second |
time within week asked If he intended /
to accept the nomination. He declared |
that he did not, and added:
There is no need of the Associated /
Press asking me this question again. It 1
has my authority to deny the story as /
often as it likes, no matter where it /
comes from"
Mr. Field was twice married, his first /
wife having died several years ago. Mrs !
Field left two children-Ethel> now mar |
ried and residing at bennington, Eng |
land and Marshall Field, jr., who acct |
dentally shot himself at his home in this |
city Nov. p. 1905, and died five days |
later. Sept. 5, 1895. Mr.. Field was mar
ried In London, England. to Mrs. Cation |
the widow of Arthur Cation of this city.