Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-01-22

most StIp0nd0uS GIT 10 INC CITY
which helped to make him what he
was, the city which grew as he grew
and developed TO the same measure.
His Maxms.
A ciear-sighted chronicier of things
and student of men once wrote sew
eral maxims, which, it was SAID, Mr..
Field took unto himself when ne be-
gan his commercial career and
which contributed to his triumphs.
Whatever truth there may have been
in the deduction, the Field maXims
were given as follows:
Never to give a note.
Never to buy a share of stock on
margin.
Against speculation.
No borrower
He made it a point not to encum-
Der his business with mortgages.
He did business on a cash basis.
He tried to sell on shorter time
than competitors.
He tried to sell the same grade oil
goods for a smaller price.
He held his customers to a strict
meeting Of their obligations
Some of the foregoing maXims in
later years probably were temporarily
laid aside, as the development of
great enterprises demanded the max
ing of loans, though Mr.. Field is said
never to have so much as tested his
credit. He drew many checks run
| ming over a million dollars.
Second Marriage.
Marshall Field and Mrs. Della
Spencer Cation were married Septem-
Der last in London gThe Field AMI
| Cation families were on a friendly
and neighborly footing for many
years Living within a stones throw
of each other and attending the same
church, the First Presbyterian, they
moved in the same social circle and
had many things in common. Mr.
Field resided for years at 1905 Prai-
RE avenue, while the Cations were at
1910 Calumet avenue The yards OF
the two residences, both red pressed
DGlCk, dll0OSI Itol, d ucIIIOW dlICS w cly
alone separating them.
Mr.. Fields wife died nine years
ago Following the bereavement he
immersed himself still further in bus
mess, and though never particularly
inclined to frivolity or society, he
mingled less and less with it's de
votees A few homes he was pleased
to visit, and among these was Mr.. Ca
toms. He and the late Arthur ]. Ca
ton were warm friends. Mr.. Cation
died suddenly at the Waldorf-Astoria
/ hotel, New York, in November, 1904.
| Before many months it was predicted
that his widow and the Chicago mer
chant might wed.
1t had been Mr.. Fields habit for a
quarter of a century or more to spend
part Of each summer in Europe He
combined business with pleasure,
having commercial interests in nearly
every European country which re
uuired his personal attention. But
most of the time he spent at the more
celebrated resorts. He always liked
London and Paris and gave several
weeks of each trip to those big cities.
The marriage license gave the ages
of Mr. Field and his wife as 70 and
50 years respectively. Mr.. FELL bore
his years we'll, and Mrs. Field would
not be taken for more than 40. Mr.
Field was a man of striking appear
ance. Slightly above the average
height, or about feet II inches tall,
with a trim figure, iron gray hair
that was f1ecked with white, high
forehead AMI deep gray eyes, he was
distinguished looking figure. He
wore mustache and his eyebrows
were thick. His manner was bust
nesslike and direct.
Mrs Cation, Fields wife of but four
months and previously a widow Of
only year, by temperament and en-
vironment, was admirably suited to-
be Mr.. Fields helpmeet. His friends
were hers and his tastes, which she
thoroughly appreciated, were her
tastes Mrs. Field is amiable and
tactfuI Her good nature is part of
herself and knows no ending. She
is a natural entertainer. For years
Mrs. Field occupied place in Chica-
go society hardly second to that held
by Mrs. Potter Palmer Her dinners
and special entertainments at her
home were famous when the present
generation of social butterflies was
holding sway in the nursery. She
was the daughter of the Spencer who
helped to found the house of Hubbard,
Spencer, Bartlett & Co. AS Della
Spencer twenty-seven years ago she
met and was won by Arthur Cation,
one of the most cultivated and hand
soonest beaux of the period. The
courtship was brief and was started
at ottawa, Ill, where the Spencers
lived. Mr.. Cation became wealthy
and his wife inherited riches from
her parents. Now she gets a gener-
Gus portion Of Fields hundred mill
ions or more Mrs. Cation also was
among the most prominent patron
ocrnc Of rne charities halls and horse