New-York tribune., 1907-08-28

dealer in livestock. had sacrificed his fortune IN '
revolutionary movement to unite the biach ores @
with Switzerland and compelled TO nee from Ills
native country came TO America with Carl Schui|
and other self-exiled Germans when ms son Mel
son was only twelve years old
The family landed penniless IN fflidueiPi''' anu
had a hard struggle for existence Ihe BOY IrSt
-e7,pnerative work was at Lakeyile. Conn., Where
he earned s. a month hauling coal. Turning west
zgard in the hope Of lettering his fortunes ne
worked his way TO Buffalo on a canal hoa'- anu
from there walked Chicago Arriving III 'iiaO
CITY in 1854 when he fifteen years old he oo-
,ained employment in the old Myrick stockEaruS'
- -la+ time The largest in Chicago AT a monthly
wage Of S-tlle that he had received l i-ah
1-i.le one of his duties 10 keep the 'o5S ii'
4raezjre 20 death during the bitter winter OF thaI
wear self-reliaut and enterprlslns N"util' lie "
however that opportunity was greater IN liiinoI9
-,an in Connecticut and while he studied at nights
10 make up the deficiencies in his early deuc'io
f,v dav he kept his eyes open 10 learn Ie ue'"'i9
and principles oe business in when ne "a9
engaged To so good purpose did he look about MN
49, ,,e Vas able TO set up for himself When he
was only seventeen. and he prospered 50 Wen 'a'
he opened his first packing house IN Ie'- al III" "S0
Of tzenty-taree- So devoted was he 10 me -
ests Of his growing business that, II is sald' ne
.. -1z.,, ~, the floor of his slaughter house IN
ordar 70 he earlier in the market than ms more
conspicuous rivals
In 1853 he married Miss Sarah Nogel of Chicago
IN, competition with the Swfts and ArrnourS ana
-, 4.so,,.r5er- hackers Of those days. young
,ro--;s not oniv held his own, but forged aneah
n foremost place in re packing industry A CON
trac. 20 supply the Army of the West with peer.
:. -. rarta- mart Of the Civil War. was one OF
,i FIRST stepping stones to success. and II was MOI
- wars before he was reckoning his fortune
~. ,,i1ltos He took the lead in shipping iVe cd''
from the United States 10 foreign countries d
- eais 70 have been the first American to re-
-, n contract to supply foreign SoNef1iiii
,.1, ,,cef He exported largely TO England fFahoe
and Germany ,.. r 20
md Of the Fairbanks Canning COMPANY. "nici,
-, e,,dad in 1850; director Of the First Hatiohai
mi, the First Trust and Savings Bank Ihe Nd
4ional Live Stock Bank. the Stock haroS %
MI, tra Pennies Trust and Savings BANK "ie
- 1-,,ulapd Stock Yards Company. the bFiSh'pli
c,.,, vs,,Is Cor7pany the 81. Louis Stock ha1cs
l-,,-s-v the St Joseph Stock Yards COMPANY
81, western Meat Company. the South on1aha
md Company the san Francisco Lana HI
,rovement Company and the Union Renoerins
Company.
AT,c1 Of his fortune was invested in railway Sc
,,,r;1fes and he Was also a large stockhoider IN
tho Central Leather Company and the Inlted
states Steel CORPORATION. He one Of the orig
mai directors of the Chicago City Railway. at
one time owning a controlling interest, mosf OF
which he sold in 1893 the highest price the stock
ever realized
f3rllsuue Of manner and blunt of speech. ne was
kind Of heart and considerate of others He made
II principle never TO director or officer
Of 2 company which he could not give his per
soual attention and with the operations Of which
he was not intimately familiar