The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-03-20
YOUNG MAN ADVANCED
Ralph Mann Elected Bank Treasurer
At AGE Of 26

At Age Of 26
Torrington, CT. Mar 14.-In these
days when telephone boys are report
ed to be making their thousands in
shady speculation and ventures in
the stock market and lads in short
trousers are thereby inhamed with
q mad desire for sudden wealth by
hook or by crook, the story of what
is being accomplished by plucky
young men OF honest purpose and by
old reliable business methods has
special value
The announcement of the election
on March . of Ralph Nj. Mann Tor
rington boy as treasurer of the Man
chester (Mass.) Trust Company, came
as a surprise to his many friends here
who have thought of hiE1 as a boy
still in college, with many years
ahead of him in which to be fitted for
such a position of responsibility as
he has now assumed
Looking backward into his years
of preparation from boyhood one finds
as the secret of his early success
the improvement of his leisure time
and the ability to make the most of
the opportunity that came his way.
Ralph II. Mann was born in Will
mington, VI, May 20, 1884 and came
to Torrihgton with his parents in
1899 His father, Hosea Mann, was
for many years prominently identified
with the political life of Vermont,
having represented the legislature,
eral important committees, among
others than that of the Railroad com
mittee, and as speaker of the House
of Representatives in 1S90-1S92. He
was inspector of finance and state
bank examiner in 1S96-1S9S. In 1899
he came to Torrington and organized
the Torrington National bank of
which he is now cashier. He is also
vice president of the Willimantic
Trust Company.
After entering the Torrington High
school for a short time, Ralph felt
the aspirations for a business life
and entered Eastmans Business Col
lege of Poughkeepsie, ~ Y, from
which he graduated at the age of 49,
and secured at once a position with
| the Guardian Trust Company of New
York City. Soon after he was offered
and accepted a position Of teller in
the Maiden Lane Savings bank of
that city.
While here he felt the necessity
| for a broader education and fitted
himself for college in the Manor
School at Stamford, from which he
went to Vermont University at Bur.
lington, VT Here he remained for
one year and was elected president
of his class.
At the end of his first year he en-
tered Harvard completing the four
years course in three years with an
excellent record and was granted q
years leave of absence with the priv.
ilege Of returning next June to take
his diploma with the class of 1911. In
doing this he will be following in the
footsteps of his direct lineal ances
tor, the Rev. Samuel Mann of Bos
ton. who graduated from Harvard in
1865, nearly ESQ years ago He is q
member Of the Kappa Sigma frater
nifty and of the Mystic Shrine.
After the close OF the Harvard Sun
mer school which he attended las
summer he assisted in organizing the
Willimantic Trust Company and ii
December went TO Manchester, Mass
to introduce the same safes of whici
his father, Hosea Mann, is the pat
entee. While here on this errand
and with the successful organization
of the Willimantic Trust Company
fresh in mind. he was quick to SCI
the opportunity for similar organize
ton and by the early part of Janu
airy he was placing stock for the Mar
chester Trust company with remark
able success and soon had the pre-
\ posed capital of 100000 with s25
y 600 surplus. fully subscribed by leaC
ing men of Manchester and viciniD
A broad charter was secured and a
the organization meeting on Monday
, March 6, he was elected treasurer
, oliver T. Roberts of Manchester wa
, elected president and Roger W. Bal
, son and Frank X. Hooper vice pres
! dents.
With this ausyicious beginning |
, an ideal location the future success
, of the young Torrington financie
. seems assdred.