Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1908-03-04
The Michigan Tradesman Pays
the Following Tribute to e. K.
Wholesale Grocer.
PROMINENT IN THE STATE
Of Made a Success In Business Life
80 80 ! Is Now Being Mentioned as
an Candidate for Governor


PEE 90 is the builder who is capable of
designing a structure and fortunate Is
he If he may be privileged to partlcl-
nate in its erection. When the founda-
tion on which the structure is to stand
ia laid he should see that every detail
of the work..is properly carried out ana
at each subsequent stage must he he on
hand and exercise that discriminating
care and supervision without which
perfection cannot he achieved. 1t the
coveted goal. perfection. Is to be
reached it is necessary that he direct
the operations. watch every detail. see
that every part of the building--is salts
factorily completed before subsequent
additions thereto shall be begun, to
leave no flaw behind which may result
in the undoing of his labor. Without
the exercise of this high degree of con-
Germ nay creep in carelessness OF con-
struction to nullify all the anxious
thought and watchful labor that have
been expended.
Many worthy enterprises are aban-
doned sDr leftincomplete because the at
tentior and interest of the originator
are allowed to waver Concentration
of every energy and application until
the conceived project has been carried
to a successful conclusion or admitted
failure are necessary qualifications for
those who achieve more than ordinary
success or position. The originator
must follow closely the lines that he
has designed. giving no greater heed
to the eratuitous advice or recommen-
dations Of others than NESTS with his
approval and comedies with his own
judgment
Offersof greater remuneration and
greater lonors must be weighed in the
balance With the aims. hopes and en-
deayors which beckoned at the begin
ming, am on the comparative showing
made NUT the decision ultimately be
based.
Not allth logic of the universe will
make a sr,cess of a man destined to
failure no. -on the other hand, can the
difficulties and obstacles which circum-
stances stnetimes build up in the
path of tn ambitious serve as effectual
bars to thtr progress. If wise be the
man who Understands what he wants
and how b is going about 1t, then
doubly wis is he who is equipped with
that saving grace of philosophy and
that indescibable attribute which en-
ables him understand ..and appre-
ciate his feows and to bind them to
him and hisinterests with the substan-
tial bondsDf friendship, based on q
proper reconition of their rights and
their welfai which always secures
mutual respet
The only Ind of business success
worthy of tn name Is that which, per.
mits of the stimulation of a fortune
and the retetion of old friendships
and. what il probably more to the
point, the pepetuation of the disposi.
ton and charter which distinguished
the builder ven the project was be.
gun.
Amos g. Mnsselman was born on q
farm eight nles from Gettysburg,
Pa, October 1851. He attended
common schoountil he was Is years
of age, when entered the Pennsyl
vania Collegesat Gettysburg where be
pursued the clsical course, for three
years The d,th of his father com.
PEELED him to 1--we college and take the
management of he farm, on which hs
remained two nrs when he resumed
his studies at Il Gettysburg College
The panic of IL resulted in the fail
ure of an entertse with which hs
was connected al in which he hac
invested his EN-, means. necessita
ting change irhis plans for the fu
ture. and he theupon entered East
mans Business dlege at Poughkeep
sic, n. ". whitk he went in 1875
He took the entir commercial cours,
at that institutic and was 80 prof
cient on graduate that he was en-
gagged to teach ir the banking anc
business departme of the institution
In October, 1876, !. Musselman cam,
to.Grand Rapids. u accepted posi-
tion with the f of Graf & Nc
Skimmin, jobbers teas, coffees an,
spices at 80 Kent ieet. representa-,
Peter Graf, whoseentire time wa
engrossed by his shilling interests
The firm subsequer purchased tn
wholesale grocery esbIishment of Sam
uel Fox 81 Co. and r. Musselman re
mained with the hot ntil 1879. whel
he resigned to TAX the position O
book-keeper with bbard & Graf
who were at that tinthe leading fiou
millers of the city. a the failure o
this firm. in Februar16s1, Mr.. Mus
selman decided to nbark in tn
wholesale grocery illness. and IL
June Of that year ths6rm Of Fox