The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-11-06

was deprived OF early schoOl or colleGe
advantages. that he. nevertheless SO
improved his mind by study and read
ing, that he was known as q man OF
culture and wide Information Slowly
through the years he worked hard and
a naturally logical and strong mind
grew and broadened. until In learning
land ability he needed to fear
no comparison with men OF
greater and more numerous OPP
portunities. Although man Of
quiet. IL not reserved bearing. he never
entered any field of endeavore but that
he took high rank among his fellow
workers. AZ In his daily duties, so he
1 was In his reading and Information.
confident, exact and sure. B BY his
friends who knew him. we'll. his store
Of information ana his conversational
powers were highly regarded and def
erence paid his Opinions.
Summoned to the task OF bread-win-
ming at thirteen he went to work first
in a dry goods store In Marion. The
place was hard and the pay small. but
he made his way steadily. He moved
in few years to Selma. where he had
been offered an employment in a. book
store. Nor was this an easy or well
| paid place. No place OF this kind ever
came his way. But ne succeeded in
Selma as he succeeded everywhere
else. ,sns A,{a
Comes to sfsntsemery.
He came to Montgomery thirty
years ago. Since that time he has
been connected with only two BUSH
| nesses OF the city, the dry goods bust
mess, Of the late r. E. Boiling and the
business ofice of The Advertiser. On
| coming to Montgomery, heswent to
work simmediatsly for Mr.. Boiling. who
was then operating a large dry goods
business. Mr.. Boiling soon. learned to
rely implicitly upon the young man
who was so faithful In the discharge
of his duties. It was another charac-
terIstic Of Mr.. Mccomhs thatshe should
In every relation win the fullest con-
ndence of,his employers and his busi-
ness associates. With Mr.. Boiling, Mr..
McCombs was mere than "a book
keeper, he was. the confidential man
upon whose service and capacity his
employer relied implicitly So, too.
/ when Mr.. McCombs came to. The Adver-
tiser: he fiIled a place of. far greater
responsibility than book keeper, which
| he was at the beginning Of his service,
| or auditor, which he was when he
died The man in each instance was
larger than the place he filled, and the
confidence which he enjoyed. with the
| Responsibilities which he discharged.
were larger than those which nofnin-
ally belonged to the place he, allied.
|. Mr.. McCombs remained with Mr.. Boil
| ling, trusted and honored. until the
| business failed. Upon the failure. Mr..
| McConibs was named as receiver to
wind up the AFFAIRS OF the concern.
Upon the conclusion OF the duties OF
receiver, faithfully. performed. The
I Advertiser was fortunate enough to
secure the services of Mr.. McCombs as
book keeper. This was eighteen years
ago. and from that day, until his death.
Friday Mr.. McCombs was most
valued asset and adjunct Of The Adj
vertiser.
Endorses FafthfuIuess. Ss
| One who had been his friend and as
sociate for those eighteen years, one
who spoke with authority. said yes
| terday:
..No man ever looked after the in
1 terests Of others any more faithfully
than Mr.. McCombg looked after the
interests Of The Advertiser No man
ever looked after his own interests any
better or. any more faithfully than
Mr. McCombs looked after The sAdver-
| Users interests. ss.t-
| Modest and unostentatious in his
daily walk and IN the discharge of his
duties. but few who knew and read
The Advertiser appreciated or UNDER
| stood the value Of his service in ma
king the paper. No employe from the
top to the bottom OF The Advertiser
! building had his grasp of the details
! OF the paper, no man on the force
/ knew as he did the workings of all the
/ departments and as no man approach
ed him in that knowledge. so. too.
none approached him in the persistent
energy which helped and inspired In
the making of the paper.
Mr.. McCombs was q high type OF the
j modern business man., He was honor
/ able, high minded. capable and pure
spirited. He was of that type of busi-
ness man. who could give himself to
the thorough. energetic and faithful
discharge os multitudinous duties. but
who could still find time for the finer
and gentler affairs of life. His judy
ment was calm and certain. no flood
of duties disturbed him and untoward
and unfavorable circumstances he met
confidently and resolutely. He was
above all pettiness and his clean-cut
ideals were recognized by a wide circle
of those who gave him their friendship
| and their confidence.
Throughout his life Mr.. McCombe
was a faithful 4nember'o OF the Episeo-
pal Church. he was q member OF St
! Johns Church from the time he came