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New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
MlRABEAU LAMAR TOWNS.

Mira beau Lamar Towns. well known IN
Brooklyn as the poet lawyer. has attained
a reputation for being able 10 cnliven an
argument and give interest 10 any trial.
however drearv or prOsy II may be, by his
effective and convincing oratory.
lie is Southerner by birth-one Of the
many who have won distinction i'm the
wider fields of the North-and Was born in
1859. in Russell County, Ala. His father
was prominent in that state. and on his
maternal side no was descendcnt Of the
noted Rose family His educational adyan-
ages ana sttainmentg have not been sur
passed bv those of any contemporary mem
ber of tho bar After a splendid propara-
tion obtained iu. tho schools ~ Atlanta. mr.
was placed iu tho Frederick William GYM
nasium. one ~ tho best schools ir Berlin.
Germany. Remaining here from the age Of
fourteen until the end of the course he then
entered TubinGen University. graduating as
Doctor ~ Laws. Two wears spent in Vevey
Switzerland, where he perfected his French
and Italian. gave hIm unusual culture aud
polish. and gave him d broad minded and
cosmopolitan Viewpoint. In his twenty-frst
year Doc returned 90 his Georgia home and
was admitted to the bar. 4 few years
later be came 10 Brooklyn.
In Brooklyn Mr. Townss attainments
brought him the friendship and later a
partnership with Ludwig Semler. a German
lawyer and prominent Democrat on the
election of Alr. Semler % the Controllership
Of Brooklyn this partnership was dissolved
Mr Towus's deals have always been the
highest and the firm practice though profit
able. haC been confined mostly 10 the police
courts Practising alone. be- entered the
widest circles of professional activity and
soon had secured a large and lucrative prac-
tice in an branches Of the Raw.
A Democrat. "A believer In womans SUI
Erase and In strict regulation Of capitalist
combinations M. Towns Is sometimes con-
s.dsred an extremist radical and a Social
ist Whatever he is. he is honest and cou-
ra scous. ard at the constitutional Convcn-
ton. 10 which ne was delegate IN 1895.
h, attracted much attention on account of
N.. fearless and earnest counsel
Mr. Towns Is a member of several fra
trrulI .ud social organizations, among hem
ihc ROYAL ArcaI u and the Mon'auk club.
40 his home. or Eighth arSnue, Brooklyn,
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RIGGS RESTAURANT
No AZ As. AZ West 33d Street

Near the corner Of Broadway and 33d
street. adjacent to the great shopping dis
trict Of New York city, there is located
IAN eating place Of peculiar excellence.
This is the Riggs Restaurant. established
by L. c. Riggs. one Of the most popular
and best known restaurant mon in
America.
Unique" is not exactly the word 10
characterize this place-it is more than
that. Ii is in n class all by itself. The
two large dining rooms. one opening from
the street and one upstairs, present an
unusually attractive and refined appear
ance. Five hundred guests may be seated
at the tables and about four thousand
patrons are fed daily, yet there is no
sign Of crowd. no confusion and no de-
Law I'm service The cooking is home
style" and people having apartments at
luxurious hotels leave the hotel table 10
go TO Riggs" for the delicious old
fashioned home delicacies they cannot get
elsewhere.
without question Riggs Restaurant is
the best eating place i'm New York. In
quality OF food this restaurant. where
only moderate prices prevail is the equal
OF any higher priced restaurant in town
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ROBERT MEADE PARKER.

Robert Meade Parker. president Of the
Brooklyn Cooperage Company. was born
I'm Newark. y. j.. on September 10. 1904 the
son OF the Hon. Cortlandt Parker. the dis
tnguished jurst. diplomat and orator. He
received his education az 81 Paurs School,
Concord, ~ r., ls1s-'S0, Phillips Exeter
Academy. lSs0-Sl. and was graduated from
Princeton. class OF 50. with high standing.
Immediately after graduation he entered
the employ OF the Erie Railroad as clerk.
lie was promoted rapidly, becoming di-
vision freight agent In 1880. assistant gen
eral freight agent in 1898. general freight
agent in 1902 and In 1905 became traffic
manager for the American Sugar Refining
COMPANY I'm 1900 ne was made president
OF the Brooklyn Cooperage Company,
which position he stl holds. Mr. Parker
rs also president of the PENNSYLVANIA state
COMPANY the Butler County Railroad
COMPANY and tho Great Western Land
Compsny and is ylcc-president of the
Ol,ona Railroad Company.
Next to his business interests. Mr. Park
ers chief interest centres IN military al
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PRE- SENT DAY
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

For three generations the descendants or
Elisha Parker. the first American ancestor.
Who came 10 this country IN lo4o' "cre
members OF the Kings Council FOR the
province and commissioned ofncers In tns
Indian wars James Parker, grandfather
Of Robert Meade Parker. was member or
the state Legislature. OF Congress and OF
the Constitutional Convention OF New Jer-
sey in 1886 The Hon. Cortiandt Parker.
who has been mentioned before. was not
less distinguished.
Mr. Parker il member Of various prorni-
nsnt New Jersey and local clubs, including
the University. Union, New York Yacht.
Brook. city Midday. Essex Club. OF New
ark. ~ j.. and ot the Holland Lodge, +.
and A. NJ. New York.
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Of the Postofhcss and Post Roads Commit
tee during the last session Of Congress
and had charge Of the postal savings bank
bill He is also a member OF the None
tarv Commission. IN business life he has
aT,vavs been a banker; was for some years
president Of the old Massachusetts, Ma
tional Bank Of Boston and is now vice
president OF the First National Bank Of
Boston and also director of the United
States Mining Smelling and Refining
Company and other corporations
Mr. Phelan began his business career
as a boy I'm the employ OF Hornblower &
Weeks. He is a director OF various banks
in Boston: on the executive committee Of
the Boston Chamber Of Commerce and
president Of the Connecticut Valley Lum-
5er Company on which Hornblower &
Weeks recently placed 100000 bond
issue.
Tie Connecticut Valley Lumber Com
pany. with the exception OF the Interna-
donal Paper Company and the Great
Northern Paper Company, is the largest
holder of spruce timber land in New Eng
land.
The home Office Of Hornblower & Weeks
is located at No. 80 Congress street Bos-
ton. INC New York ONCE IS at 30. i2
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successful IN settling large cases out OF
court. AS a railroad lawyer he had great
mower Of organization, and 10 was through
lis efforts that the formation Of the East
Piver Bridge Company and the consoida-
Bop Of the Union and Brooklyn elevated
rafIroads became possibility. he was IN
ornamental in procuring the legislation
necessary 10 secure the removal Of the
,oleorapb poles and the construction OF
s,bU,avs in New York. Appealed 10 by
the philadelphia & Reading Railroad. he
t..rr,ouizcd conf.cting interests and as
sisted IN bringing the corporation 10
,r,s,erons financial condition. ln time OF
r,..es or in apparently hopeless condition
~ Isr.c interests, IS iu The farreacnins
st,iko of the Third Avenue Railroad Com
papv or the cutsngled affairs OF the Brook
iv, Elevated Company. he acted a7 re-
orrsrize- and placed them upon a success
Nh bsa. rHs efforts in shaping genera
RI road legislation i'm tine sia'e oil Ne"
York nave been valuable 10 corporations
and 20 the state. go r,.
As uc.-presldent and counsel to '"s
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

IN 1883 organized the packing firm
of Schwarzschild & Sulzberger.
on First avenue and +5th street,
New York City. At that time the
slaughtering OF fifty cattle week
was considered a great output. y
comparison with the plants pres
ent capacity for the killing of a
hundred thousand cattle. sheep and
hogs a week gives some idea OF
the tremendous development the
Sulzberger plant has undergone
during the last ffty-cight years.
The Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Company, corporation which,
in 1893. took over the business
of the firm OF Schwarzschild &
Sulzberger, was among the first TO
take up business OF shipping re-
frigerated dressed beef from the
West, an innovation which COM
pletely revolutionized the whole
sale butcher trade.
The Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Company was merged into the
Sulzberger & Sons Company in
1907, when the latter corporation
acquired the whole of the outstand-
ing stock, and Ferdinand Sulz-
berger remained as its head.
Ferdinand Sulzberger, president
OF Sulzberger & Sons Company,
was born in Baden, Germany, and
Is descendant OF the distinguished
Sulzberger family which derived Its
origin from the town OF Sulzberg
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

fairs He served as private In the Essex
Troop OF New Jersey from June !. 1890. 10
MAY. 1895 when he was made first lieu
tenant and battalion adjutant OF the 18th
Infantry. New York Volunteers: was pro-
NOTED TO captain and regimental quarter
master. and had entire charge Of the field
equipment Of the regiment for the Spanish
American war. serving with 1t al Peeks-
Kill. Chickamauga Park. Georgia. and in
Kentucky. After resigning his commission
when peace was declared in 1895. he Joined
the 18th Regiment. y. G.. y. e. was elected
captain OF Company a in 1900 and resigned
In 1905.
Mr.. Parker is a direct descendant OF the
ilIustrious Parker family OF New Jersey.
mis- ancestors having been prominent I'm the
affairs OF that state since It's formation.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

farm some Of the finest blooded stock IN
New Jersey
Much Of Mr. Risgss prosperity may also
be attributed To his personal popularity.
clean cut, alert. incisive. yet afsble ana
courteous. with the old school politeness'
many people come to his restaurant be-
cause they like its proprietor Wherever
he opens he is sure OF a crowded house. he
cause his fame has preceded him. There
are few men in the country who arc better
known and better liked by all classes ana
conditions OF people than L. c. Riggs pro-
prietor OF the Riggs Restaurant.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
SULZBERCER & SONS COMPANY.

Bavaria. Mr.. Sulzberger IS not the
only member Of his family who has
won distinction in America, for the
representative OF another branch,
the Hon. Mayer Sulbzerger, IS
present Judge OF the Court OF Com
mon Pleas OF Philadelphia.
\ farmers son, Mr.. Sulzberger
spent his early life upon the farm.
He obtained an excellent education
at the German High School, and
came TO the United States the year
before attaining his majority, In
1883. with partner. he established
the packing firm OF Schwarzschild
& Sulzbcrgcr.
Not only the present high state
OF development typifed by the
Sulzberger & Sons Company, but
also that oi the whole great pack
ing industry may be said TO owe its
existence to Ferdinand Sulzberg-
er's genius for organization and IN
itiative. 10 man has done more
to bring about modern methods or
handling products. and his plant
was the first to own its own equip
mcnt OF refrigerator cars and one OF
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

Seventy years ago the packing
industry was unknown, the local
slaughter house and the farmer :
smoke house supplying fresh and
smoked meats for general consumP-
ton. To-day the packing house IN
dustry is the greatest in the world.
and in the list OF exports from the
United States the products OF the
slaughtering and packing houses OF
the country take leading place.
The annual output of the great
packing plants has run into the bill
ions; bv means OF the introduction
OF refrigerator cars, dressed becf
and whole trainloads Of meat. re-
frigeratcd and dressed, arc brought
IRON the abattoirs oi the West TO
the Eastern markets; the by-prod-
ucts have all been utilized and
great number OF subsidiary indus
tries have been established. so that
from hide to hoof not one portion
OF all animal has been wasted.
\ Jew men in the world have
brought all this remarkable de
yelopme1t about. Prominent among
these is Ferdinand Sulzberger, who
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29
FERDINAND SULZBERGER.

the first TO demonstrate that IN con,
nection with the slaughtering Of
cattle the success OF the abattoir
business depended largely on the
advantageous handling and utiliz-
ing OF by-products.
The Sulzberger & Sons Company
have extended their operations so
that there is scarcely town in the
United States that is not reached
by their branch houses. sales agen-
cics and distributing depots. They
have enormous plants in New York
City, Chicago. Kansas City. Okla
homa City, Los Angeles and Port
land, Ore. The Chicago and Okla
homa City plants are said to have
the most complete and modern
equipments OF any packing plants
in the world, with all the latest
facilities for the slaughtering and
handling OF the products from the
time OF the killing to the manu-
iacture OF vast quantities OF by
products.
In addition TO the presidency OF
the Sulzberger & Sons Company.
Mr.. Sulzberger is also president of
the Cold Blast Transportation
Company, the Lackawanna Live
stock Transportation Company.
John Reardon & Sons Company, OF
Boston, and several other enter
prises OF Importance. He is liberal
in his charitable donations and has
served for years as director OF
the Montchore Home.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

Edward LaatrlacE has long been re-
sar-ed as one ~ the notable men Of New
Yo,k and as one OF the most brilliant rep
Iesel,alves NJ it's bar.
BE was born Do New York City, August
2 1884, Hls education which was begun "a
1e public schools Of the city. was COM
lls,ed AZ the College Of the city of New
.aer4, where Ae graduated with high
Aoncrs .a Is-i. Later he received the de-
tfees cf 81 A. and IL. u. Beginning the
l'l-} of .aH u the offices of Townsend,
~ -l- q &1rr sor. ae was admitted 90 the
V'f n+D and organized tho hlm % Nor
'-'H Lauicrbacb & Spiu2agu At the
Dedtn M Mr -nnsaa tine lru dissolved.
aA' 4 LautorDsel became associated
n''A Governor George u0adly and Edgar
- Johnson. eminent Jurists Of ohio. and
oI FroHu ilN Guu of Ho.dg. lauter-
' johnson Ra. organized. ll.s proc
'..' isc uas rapid and Boo made "a
'ttdIrH ior knowledge Of corporate
.'al Was rcoaaued and for urmark-
~ "ai0nca. genius lie was notably
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

The service is uuobtruSiVc, courteous and
correct. The highest wages arc paid no all
deps rtments. and All employees could hold
positions in the highest class hotel or
cafe That the place ie popular no one
who has once tested the excellence of the
food and who has observed the class and
numbers Of its patrons need 20 far ahcld
FOR "a reason. People iu every line of
business. tho leisure class from all the
leading hotels families from all over
town. are all there. because they have
found out where they can get the best
There is only one man In the country
Who would not have failed In attempting
to give the public such good ana such
service al the prices charged at the Riggs
Restaurant. and that man is l.. G. Riggs.
its founder and proprietor Mr. Riggs
has been in the restaurant business thirty
five years. lie has equipped and success
fully conducted more restaurants than
anv man in tie United States. and no
man in the United States knows as much
about running this particular style Of an
eating place as he does
Nr. Riggs attributes much Of his sue
cess az q restaurant proprietor 10 the fact
that lie has always concentrated his
energies in the management Of one piece.
While he has owned no fewer than seventy
restaurants I'm many different cities, he
has seldom owned more than one al
time. and has given that one his entire
attention and strict supervision.
Ills restaurant ventures have been
great financial success lle IT, said 10 be-
.o,.t, t,et 500 0G0 and has alwavs found
ample means with which 10 carry out his
ideal-thst OF Eiyins his patrons the best
Of everything lie owns and operates ten
large farms 30 New Jersey, and bis home
farm ~ Somcrtille. N. j.. i9 tne scat Of
one Of tho most beautiful and attractive OF
country homes boo thc state. hcntu,Ndn
bv birth. Mr Riggs uas Inherited % love
Tor bor.es and livestock ana uds on tlis
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

Pacific Mail Steamship Company Mr.
Iauterbach was led 10 give much study 10
the subject II the American merchant
marine and hc has labored faithfully for
the relief OF American shipping vessels
from burdens and eXactiOns. In all his
litgators he has been successful as
tactful adiuster. and has been noted for
his faithful labor i'm behalf of any cause
which he undertakes.
Mr. Dauterbach has been interested in
state and national politics for many years.
He was at one time chairman OF the Re
publican County Committee Of New York.
was delegate-at-iarge 10 tho Constitu-
tionaI Convention in 1924. chairman Of the
Republican County Committee during
1s95.'q7 and delegatc-at-large 10 the Re
publican National Convention At St Louis
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS. SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
HORNBLOWER s. WEEKS.

Tho frm Of Hornblower & Weeks con-
s.,ts general banking. brokerage and in
,,st-pcut business, carries accounts for
0,,t-of-town members OF the New York
and Boston stock exchanges and has
,ori3-ehensive wire svstcm. connecting
,itn the principal cities OF the United
states
C..rins recent years tho firm has been
interested IN many ISSUES OF bonds. the
r,ost prominent perhaps being the New
work. Now TIavon & Hartford Railroad
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

mira
Ito IL the head OF the law firm known A.
stanchheld & Levey. No. Nassau street
New York city. Some Of the clubs In
wi ich he holds membership are the city,
Century and Country clubs Of Elmira: the
University. Manhattan. National, Demo-
cratic and Psi L clubs. OF this city; the
Oakland and Fox Hills golf clubs the New
York state Bar Association and the Bar
Association OF the City OF New York.
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

i'm June. 1904. lie is an official in many
important corporations and is president
and director Of the Baltimore & Southern
Railway Company and vice-president Of
the American Railway Of Porto Rico. He
is closely identified with educational and
ohilanthropic work. is a member Of the
Board of Regents Of the New York Uni
versity. and was for a number of years
chairman Of the board OF trustees OF the
College Of the City Of New York
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.

he entertains Hospitality; IT might he said
lavishly For the rest. he is generous help
ful and unfailingly courteous. His New
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

Vajc1 tie Draper family of Massachusetts,
sro interested
iior1hlower g. Weeks have also under
Nrr6a and brought ont &-5H01' pcr cont
rones-'f the seai-hipt oyster system and
'--..o-l rer cont preferred stock Of the
Saa'hI.t oyster system This is cor
porar9n owning approximately Gfty thou
New-York tribune., 1911-11-29

-T"0I0 67 n IhI0HeTng b0s-0TT
Broadway. and there are branch offices m
Chicago. Detroit. Now Haven. Hartford
Providence and Newport
The firm are members Of the New York
stock Exchange Boston Stock Exchange,
Chicago Stock Exchange. Chicago Board
% Trade and the salt Lake Mining Ia
change.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-30

Mr.. and Mrs. Jess III. lessen enter
tanned about two dozen of their friends
at supper last Tuesday evening at their
home. The guests sat down TO supper
At 500 o'clock and the banquet that
was served will always he remembered
by those present The evening was
spent pleasantly at cards. the party
going home about III 100 oclock with a
unanimous vote TO the effect that Mr..
and Mrs. lessen are hosts par excel
lence.
John Sepel came mp from Chicago
last Saturday and is spending the holi
day week with his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. John Sepel John Is in the
printing business in the city and is
rapidly advancing in the work He
got his early training IN The Diamond
Drill office and from this office went to
the city to round out In all lines We
expect 10 see John right to the front in
the business some of these days
Mrs Thos Coniln leaves next Thurs.
day morning tor three weeks trip
through the lower peninsula, working
down to Detroit where on the 10th the
Rebskahs of that city will have open
house at which the Assembly officers
will be present. From Detroit she will
work west to Chicago and then home.
A rabbit nunt was INDUCED in by a
number OF local men last Tuesday in
honor Of Mr. Harry Ball who was here
on visit to his relatives and had to-
return to the east Wednesday. The
boys went to Tolin's spur and report
having had very interesting time
Mr.. and Mrs. J. s. Jacka spent the
Christmas holi day with Mrs Jacka',
parents at Marquette.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-30
Providing Nurses.

The Oliver Iron Mining company has
decided 10 station NURSE at lshpem-
ing whose territory will be Ishpeming
and Negaunee and her duty will be 60
look after the sick and injured miners
in the employ of the oliver Mining
company and in general 'ook after the
welfare of the miners families. The
nurse will travel about among the
homes of the sick and injured
This is the first experiment of the
kind that has been tried by the com
pany in the upper peninsula bnt Supt.
Davidson who has charge of the Memo
minee and Gogebic ranges is OF the
opinion that ere long nurse will be
stationed at every point where the
company operates mines. Should this
come TO pass nurse will be stationed
at Mansfield and at Amasa on this side
of the county anu at Stamhaugh on
the west side.
The large employers of labor in the
cities have been experimenting with
the nurse innovation for some time but
il is only of late that the mining COM
panies have tried the experiment The
Cleveland-C Cliffs company have nurse
to travel about at their lhspeming
mines.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-12-30
The Dog Race

John Wall and Robert Mnnns who
have been the collectors for the annual
dog derby ever since the cup was offer
ed by The Diamond Drill eight years
ago. have determined that the final
winning OF that cup 10y Casper Bauer
will net prevent the boys having their
yearly sport so they have sent away
for another cup and the dog race will
be held AZ usual ON Washington $
birthday, Feb. -
The usual rules will be observed.
the only change being that the event in
the future will be arranged for by a
committee of citizens who viii appoint
the judges instead of having that done
arbitrarily a. WAS the custom while
The Diamond Drill was interested in
the cup.
Mr.. Wall and Nj Munns will take
the initiative this year and get things
going.