The Daytona gazette=news. (Daytona, Fla.) 1901-1922, 1909-05-22

Was Eminently Successful in
Business and Was Loved
By All.
Speaking of the late T. Ewing
Miller who died in Daytona recently,
the Ohio State Journal says:
''He was born in Mt. Vernon June
10, 1929, the son of judge Eli
Miller, a pioneer merchant of that
city. He was educated in the public
schools and was graduated from
Kenyon college at an early age.
Before he attained his ma ority he
established a merchandising busi-
ness in Mt. Vernon which proved to
be financial success.
"This business was continued
until 1856, when he was appointed
United States consul to Bordeaux,
France, by President Pierce, his
political activity having brought
him into state prominence. He re-
NAMED in the diplomatic service
until the early part of President
Buchanan's term, when he resigned
and returned to Ohio.
He removed to Columbus in
1850 and shortly acknowledgement
the dry goods firm of J. and I. E:
Miller. This business was discon-
tinued after three years, and in
1867 he organized the wholesale
j dry goods firm of Miller, Green,
Joyce 4 Co., remaining as it's senior
member until 1881. Then the firm
was the largest Of its kind in central
fOhio. 1t was continued after his
retirement under the present name
of Green, Joyce & Co.
"For many years he lived in a
fine home on the present site of the
Carnegie library, at the east terml-
nous of State street. He gave some
attention to the real estate business
following his retirement from the
merchandising firm, but gradual,
relinquished his hold upon this. Al
his death his only holdings in the
city were in real estate, some O
which we're very valuable.
During his active life he was in
strumental to no small degree in en-
!. couraging the upbuilding of tn
city and the development of man,
portions of the present residence
districts. For time his INTEREST,"
in the downtown business section
were very large.
"Mr. Miller was one of the organ
izers and the first president of tn
Scioto Valley, now the Norfolk ant
Western railroad. He was one Q
! the organizers and builders of tn
! Columbus and Cincinnati Midlan'
railway and remained a directo
J until 1906. He was equally promi
nent in financial circles and durin
his connection with the Commerce.
/ National Bank, covering in all
quarter of century, he served 9
different times as president, vic
! president and director.
politics engaged little of b
! time or interest and he was nevt
! prominent after his service abroa'
! save during the campai On OF lS9
! when he was a member of the r
! publican state executive committe
! This was at the urgent request
! James G.. Blaine, who was a cous
! of Mrs. Miller. He was a Repub
can of the Blaine type.
"Throughout his local busine
. career Mr.. Miller was regarded as
: man of great natural ability,
! model OF honor and integrity and
: aggressive, enterprising buslne
: manager, with force and determi1
Z ton peculiarly developed. T
. record OF unbroken success in
. his business ventures attests th
: Following his retirement
: 1881, he went abroad, travelling
: tensively through Europe and to,
Z ing Cuba and Mexico on his retu
: OF these countries he wrote ext
: sively for the local press, and
- letters dealing with the polite
- social and business conditions as
encountered tenn here and tn
were widely read
"Mr. Miller was twice MARI