The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-08
Who Offers to Show the Railroads How
to Save Million Dollars a Day.

Lawyer, publisher and reformcr, was
born in Louisville: Ky. November I3'
1856 son OF Adolph and Fredcrika tDcm-
bitz) Brandes. His father was a native
OF Prague, Austria. who came to America
in lS4S, and became grain merchant III
Louisville, Ky. Tho son was educated
I'm the public schools OF Louisville and
the Amen Realschue in Dresden. HAY
ing determined TO follow the law, he
attended Harvard law school. and after
being graduated i'll 1877, he continued
his studies there another year. He be-
gan the practice OF his profession in
ST Louis, Mo, In 1873, but in July. 1872
removed TO Boston. which became his
permanent residence. In that year he
associated himself with Samuel ID. War
rem under the firm name OF Warren n
Braudeis. which became Brandcis. Dun
bar & Nuttcr In 1897, when MI. warren
retired from practice. Mr.. Brandeis has
built up large and lucrative general
practice in Boston. in addition to which
Inc dcvotcs considerable time To publlc
welfare, He was counsel for the pro-
tectlyc committee OF the Equitable l'fe
Assurance society policyholders, and has
devoted much time and thought to the
question OF industrial life Insurance ana
the abuses that have hitherto character
lied its administration, He believes that
the sacrifice incident to the present In
dustral insurance system can be avoided
only by providing an institution for In
surancc which will recognize that its
function is not To induce working people
TO take insurance regardless OF whether
they want II or can afford ii but rather
| 10 supply insurance upon proper terms
TO those who want To and can carry 1t
an institution that Will recognize that
| the best method Of increasing the de-
mand Tor life insurance is not persist
cnt persuasion, but. like the other neces
stiles OF NE, is 10 furnish good article
mt a low price. He originated the move
ment TO extend the functions of state
savings banks 10 furnish life insurance.
| and was the author OF the act OF the
Massachusetts legislature, approved IN
June. 1907. permitting savings banks In =
corpora ted under the Massachusetts laws.
to establish departments for the issue OF
| life insurance and annuitics, Mir. Bran
| des. as "a member Of the Public Fran
chsc league as well as Its unpaid coun--
| sci was prominent In the successful
struggle with the Boston Elevated Rail-
| way Co. To preserve for Boston the con-
| troll OF its local transportation by means
| OF it's owning and leasing subways
through the heart of the city As mem
| Der OF the Public Franchise league. MIR,
Rrandcs was Likewise Il prominent fac
tor IN The movement for cheaper gas,
which eliminated in 1906 In the passage
" the sliding scale gas act. under which.
| In 1907. the price OF gas was reduced to
so cents, thus solving. satisfactorily 10
the public, the complicated gas situa
| ton in Boston. He has been attorney
for employers or employers associat atious
| In many OF the important legal proceed
vicinity Of Boston. AZ the same time,
he is q firm believer and advocate OF
| labor organizations. holding that the
| workincmcn should share in all the work
| ings Of business. except that which is
| required for capital and management
! and he should strive to- make the earn
ings of any business as large as possible
| and that his capacity for work should
not he restricted. He Is forceful
speaker and many OF his public ad-
| dresses have been printed I'm pamphlet
| form such as THE Employer and Trades
Unions U9oD; Life Insurance: tho
| Abuses and Remedies (190JJ. Savings
! Bank Life Insurance for Wage Farmers
A $4,000: Massachusetts Experience II
street Railways" G902-3). He has also
contributed frequently io the American
+! Law Review, the Harvard Law Review
the Green Bag and other periodicals
LII 1891 Harvard university confcrrhd IN