New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
HENRY L. DOHERTY,

Occasionally there comes TO the front a
man whose success has not come from a
fortunate linking Of favorable circumstances
but has been gained against resistance and
By hard work and fair dealing He has
succeeded because his guarantee Of service
has been fulfilled and because achievement
rather than compensation has been his aim.
II was in this way that Henry l.. Doherty
head Of the tirm Of Henry l.. Doherty q
Co. No. go Wall street. has reached ma
tional prominence as d recognized leader Of
the gas and electric industry and has be-
fore him A future second TO that of no man
in the United states.
Henry Latham Doherty was born in
Columbus. Ohio, only forty-one years ago.
He Inherited inventive and fighting quail
tiles from his ancestors. for his father,
Frank Doherty, was an inventor and engi-
neer: his first American ancestor. William
, Doherty. who came TO this country IN 1900,
was one Of the adjutant generals Of Ohio,
and his maternal grandfather. who was
state Librarian Of Ohio. was brevetted for
braver5 in the War Of 1912.
I'm ISS2. az the age Of twelve. Henry l..
Doherty left school and started in life a an
Office boy in the employ Of the Columbus
Dhiol Gas Company. lie advanced from
one position 10 another and in 1896 became
chief engineer and assistant 10 the man
asnr. That same year he went 10 Madl-
son. Wis. as manager OF the Madison Gas
and Electric Company, and later became its
president Since then or simultaneously,
he has 6llcd the positions Of engineer Of the
Columbus Electric Company general man
aser OF the 81 Paul CMinn.) Gas Light
COMPANY. st Paul Edison Company, con
stfuctins engineer for the Jacques Cartier
Electric Company Of quebec. Canada chief
engineer for Emerson McMillin & CO., New
York. chief engineer and manager Of the
American Light and Traction Company. en-
eineer and manager and afterward presi-
dent OF the Denver Gas and Electric COM
pany
MIR Doherty : now senior member of the
nrm OF Henry L. Dohccty & Co and rs
president Of numerous gas and electrical
corpora ions. which altogether, represent
over 500 000 600 capital and which serve
cities in Alabama. Colorado, Missouri. Ten
Lessee Mississippi
Aside from being the leading spirit in
rl,se companies. AIr. Doherty has taken an
non-Commercial bodies interested IL the gas
ana electric industry. In 1908 he received
the first Beall gold mccall for his paper on
Gas for Fuel" before the American Gas
Lieht Association in 1900 he presented a
notable paper on Equitable, Uniform and
Competitive Rates" In which he advocated
the method OF charging now known as the
"Readiness 10 Serve or Doherty method Of
charming. before the National Electric Light
Association His best associatonal work,
however. has been felt in mis- great power
as an organizer Whenever he entered an
association he became The promoter OF the
more complete cooperation Of its members
ana It's greater usefulness.
As a characteristic example may be cited
his experience with the National Electric
Light Association. which he Joined In 1891.
Finding il lacking IN Influence and charac-
Ter. he began an aggressive campaign
against certain phases OF competition ln
the electric industry. iIr was assisted BOB
his night by the younger element M the
association. whose loyalty TO their leader
led thcm Go elect him president u 1901
against the opposition VI the conservative