Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-21
SOCTd AMBOY.
GOTLC6 STRAUB HAS
BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

Among the energetic, enterprisinp
and far-sighted business men of
South Amboy is Gotlob Straub, the
well-known and popular proprietor of
the meat markets located at 22S
Broadway and at the corner of
broadway and David street. which
nave been the leading feature of the
meat business in South Amboy for
the LAST forty years.
Mr. Strauh was born on the TWEEN
xy.second day of January, 1874, at
WlttenDerg, in Germany, the son of
EEedeflck and Christiana Straub, He
as n of q family of seven children
VINO were named as follows: Freder-
lex, Christiana. Charlotte, Christian,
katherine, Gotlob and Rose. Mr..
Straub came to America with his
parents when he was only two ears
OF age, and they located in the city
OF New York, where he attended the
Twentieth street school, until he was
ten years of age, after which he spent
two years under a private tutor
learning the German language. In
1859 he removed, with his father. to
Matawan, and for five years he work.
ed as an assistant for his father, who
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The subject of our sketch at this
time, although only twenty years of
age, formed a co-partnership with
Lh brother, Christian, and entered
into the butcher business at that
place, under the name of Straub
Brothers.
After successfully conducting the
business for three years this partner
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removed to South Amboy, where he
established a business for himself,
which he has successfully continued
until the present time. After being
located at South Amboy for a short
Sydney Smith, the firm being known
as Smith & Straub, which partnership
was maintained until 1878. Then
another partnership was formed with
his brother, which was continued for
about one year., when ii was dis
solved. He then engaged in the bus
mess wholly on his own account at
22S Broadway, which. on account of
his fair dealing and his popular man
ner, has increased to such proper
tions that he was compelled to open
the second market at The corner of
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present time he is conducting two
places of business and has all mod
ern appliances. In addition to this.
he has a lucrative farm in Madison
township, lear South Amboy, which
is conducted under his personal sup
revision and which is a source of 0 II
siderable revenue and in the season
is the source of supply of many of
41o q - u F.Aa1 A.rAf b1ar IN he
found in his markets. His religious
inclinations are favorable to the doc
trines of the Presbyterian church.
He is a member of several secret So
c~ieties, among them being the F. &
A. M, /. O. o. f. and the Knights Of
Pythias.
He has also been very much inter-
ested in the financial affairs of the
town, having been president and vice
president of the South Amboy and
the Star Building and Loan Associa-
tons, of South Amboy, and at one
time he was foreman of Protection
Engine Company, of South Amboy.
Mr.. Straub was married to Miss An
toinette Miller, a daughter of John
Miller, of South Amboy. They were
blessed with two daughters, Carrie,
lne vile Vi "A. L. hcII, anu AhIOln-
cite, the wife of Edward Furman.
1t has been said that Mr.. Straub
must have in possession the philoso-
piers stone or else has felt the touch
of Midas, IN account of the success
as the result of his undertakings, but
from our knowledge of him the key
to his success is the result of neither
of these, but his successful career
has been due to his fair dealing, re-