The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-11
PERSONAL STORIES
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

man. 1t did spoil Curtis, as far as
being hired man was concerned, but
his fortunes have been ever in the
ascendancy since that time. He has
a number Of strings to his bow, and
each one is blue ribbon The ke.
liable Poultry Journal is power and
a big money Garner. The Cyphers con
cern is the giant of the incubator
world The great plant in Buffalo has
more than five acres of manufacturing
and floor space It~has string of
branches across the continent, and
agencies and distributing depots III
the principal cities of twenty foreign
countries Curtis has made personal
study of poultry conditions IN England.
Ireland, France. Belgium, Holland. Den
mark. Germany and Russia. and mas
been granted two patents covering nm
provements on his Matching machine
Although he is prominent and prosper
Gus, he sticks right to the gait that
brought him through, He works. as
hard as ever, and his most pernlGious
diversion is chewing gum Prant
Curtis belongs to the species of Amer1-
can that never will dewn-that was
born to be on top.
Stephen Vail, son of Alfred Vail, VINO
cooperated with Morse and Henry III
the invention of the telegraph, and
grandson of Stephen Vail. who built
tho first steam engine that ever pro-
PEELED n ship across the ocean, is one
Of the most interesting men to be met
about " ashington. He is man OIL
great learning. a musician OF more
than ordinary ability, and lover OF
mechanics II has been the earnest
cndeavor of his life TO correct tho pop
ular errors regarding the early history
of the electric telegraph, MAINTAINING
that the share his father had in that
enterprise was far greater than rs us
ually accepted Not only was hls iath-
er a partner of Morse, as is shown by
the contract between them made IN
iS5-. after Alfred Vail had seen FRO
fcssor Noises first crude model. but
he had an important part IN the devcl-
opment of the instrument. The Wit
ings of ali those scientists who have
made a complete study Of thr question.
Justify Mr. Vail in his efforts TO pre-
serve to his father 5 name that honor
which il lis cue in the words of the
Hon Amos Kendall. friend and asso'
ciatc of both Morse and the elder Nall'
''If justice be done, the name OF Al.
fred Vail viii forever stand associated
with that Il Samuel +. b. Morse IN
the history and introduction to public,
use of the electromagnetic telegraph,
While Mr. Wallis voluminous scrap
books contain the history of the tcle-
graph from its infancy until the pres
ent dav. there are other subjects IN
them none the less interesting Many
wears ago he began clipping odd bits
of humor and stray newspaper and
magazine poems that pleased hlm.
These he collected with infinite pains,
and now he will permit his chosen
flicnds TO have n peep into one book
whcn contains 1000 Jokes about kiss
ing Another is devoted 10 music, ana
so on. His collection Of limcricks was
SO largo and interesting that he con
sented To have it published a few
years age by New York publishing
house II appeared under the title,
81 Limerick Lyrics. What God-send
stephen Wallis scrap-books would be
to some sad, tired funny editor!