The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-02-24
MYRoN S. CLARK
North Bennington Boy Who Made
Mark as a Publisher.

Myron Chase Clark, President of
the Myron C. Clark Publishing Co., Of
Chicago, who died at Colorado
Springs, Colo. on Feb II was one OF
the hardest working, best known and
best beloved of all the American pub
fishers of technical books and jour
nails. His boyhood home was In the
village of North bennington, VT, and
he received his education in the pub
lie schools of that village, also the
Bennington high school
Mr.. Clark went to New York City
when still in his teens TO take
minor position in the circulation de-
partment of the New York World.
Here he worked with such energy and
showed such ability that he won pro
motion readily and in few months
was given responsibilities such as
usually fail to men of twice his age,
Overwork, however soon broke down
his health and compelled him to UNI
dertake less arduous duties with a
relative at Lakewood, N. ].
In 1897 he Joined the staff of En-
cheering News, the leading engineer
ing paper of the United States. AT
Ter serving in the contracting news
department for q time he took charge
Of first the circulation department.
then of the book department in addi-
ton In his undertaking just named
his indefatigahle painstaking work his
readiness to aid in any task, his fl
deity and ability to succeed in what
ever he undertook with his hopeful
disposition and unlimited optimism
won for him the confidence and
friendship Of all he served including
those who were associated with him
daily and the thousands who knew
him only by correspondence.
In 1904 Myron Clark started out on
an Independent career as publisher.
His first great success was with the
Gillett's Rock Excavation which he
published in 1904, and the handbook
of Cos Data for contractors and engi-
neers published in the following
year These were followed by other
works on engineering, all of which
proved a great success.
In 1906 the same energy and OPP
timism which in two years had made
4 young man with no capital OF his
own almost an object OF envy among
gray haired publishers of technical
books. led Myron Clark to found with
the assistance Of Z. p. Gillette new
journal called Engineering Contract
ing based on one or two papers OF
small size and circulation. Clark be-
came and TO his death remained the
president of the Myron c. Clark Pub
fishing Co who besides publishing
many technical books also published
The Roadmaster and Foreman and
The Chemical Engineer.
II close personal attention to ones
work or business is a fault and II
may be. then this was the only fault
of Clarks character. Those who
cannot overcome this failing as re
sponsibilites increase pay the penalty
sooner or later When associated
with Engineering News Mr.. Clarki
health was temporarily impaired by
close and constant application L
work, much OF which by a less con
scientious person would have beer
left 10 others. After assuming larger
and more direct personal responsible
tiles, unromiting work Slapped Clarks
nervous energy to such an extent thai
he was compelled to relax his efforts
Gradually Il appeared that beside:
nerve strain he was suffering from
tuberculosis After a years time al
a sanitarlum in Colorado Springs he
succumbed TO the latter disease
leaving a widow. mother, and sister
besides thousands of friends L
mourn his loss.