The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-03-29
president ALEXANDER ACASS|Z OF
CALUMET & HECLA DIES SUDDENLY
Well KNOWN Scientist and Mining Man
Steamer Adriac Southampton Fifty
Was Factor Development Michigan
Work Done in Natural Scientific Au-
thority. Friend Of in Man

led with being as well posted on these
subjects as his father.
He served as president of the Ma
tional Academy of Sciences and was
honored with membership i'm many Of
the most prominent scientific and
learned societies of America and Eu-
rope, among which are the following:
Academy of Natural Sciences. Phila-
delphia; the New York Academy Of
Sciences; the American Philosophical
society, Philadelphia; the Essex In
stitute, Salem. Mass. the Society of
Natural History of Montreal, Canada;
the Geological society of Manchester,
England; the Geological, Linnean and
Royal MicroscOpical societies of London
and many others of less renown. He
held "A degree of S. ID. from the Uni
versity of Cambridge, England, and of
l.. l.. ID. from Harvard and Bologna.
Greatly Beloved in Calumet.
Mr.. Agassiz was the author of many
books, bearing on natural science.
AS president of the G. q H. mine.
Mr.. Agassiz was well known in the
copper country. II was his custom for
years to visit this section twice each
year in the spring and the fall. and he
had many friends here, some of whom
veloped and superintended the mine in
the sixties.
Despite the fact that Mr.. Agassiz
was several times a millionaire, he
considered his wealth of secondary inn
portance. He had an unusually busi-
ness ability, second only to his knowl-
edge of science.
Calumet generally learned to look
upon Mr.. Agassiz with the greatest Of
respect. He contributed largely To the
betterment of the social and education
al conditions of the community and
has given many benefactions. Among
these may be mentioned the c. e. II.
Public library, and the Calumet Light
Guard armory. The introduction OF
manual training into the Calumet pub
lie schools was also largely due to
Mr.. Agassiz's assistance, and the erec-
ton of the most modernly equipped
manual training school in the state was
made possible through his friendship
for the community.
A Friend Of Employees.
He provided the most ideal working
conditions possible for the men en-
ployed i'm the c. & II. mines while su-
perintendent and president of that
company. Commodious residences
were built for the workmen and their
families and other conveniences sup
piled. Every employe of the mine felt
that he had a personal friend in Mr..
Agassiz, and during times when finan-
cial panics made it seem advisable to
suspend operations here. he did his ut
most To keep the mines working, and
provide employment for the men, so
that they need feel no hardship.
Alexander Agassiz was also loyal to
Harvard, and made many liberal gifts
to that institution. besides contribut-
ing much of his time to adding to the
collections at the museum.
President Agassiz is survived by
three sons, George r., Macmillan and
Rudolph. all of whom were associated
with him i'm his business enterprises.
AS far as is known. however, none of
them have inherited their fathers love
for scientific research.
The announcement of President
Agassizs death is received with gem
uine regret in Calumet. Shortly after
the word was first received here flags
were flown at half-mast from the staffs
OF the various shaft houses and mine
buildings and other evidences Of regret
were made manifest.