Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-10-10

[ HARRISON
We learn from those who are our
friends. As a friend of the late
Charles Lewis Harrison who was
born in Galloway county. Missouri
March 3, 1857, and passed away Sep
TENDER IA, 1912. at his home in New
York City, l wish to learn the les
sons which stand out with command
ing force in his life. Graduating from
the University Of Missouri in the
course Of Civil Engineering in the
year 1880, he went at once TO work
with the Mississippi River 1cmmis-
sion at Fulton Tenn. and at Graf
ion, II Then at Lake Providence,
la, he was Assistant Typographical
Surveyor. He was then successfully
connected with the Typographical sur
yeyors of the Upper Missouri River
and The Red River Of the North.
Then with the construction Of the
Mississippi dam al Pogegama Falls
and Engineer in charge Of the COM
pletion OF the winnebegoslsh, MINI,
dam For five years be was engage
In other work. and in July. 1890. re-
sumed his activities in the field OF.
engineering, assisting in the sur
yeys and Investigations for the sani-
tary district OF Chicago. He built
the sewer system OF Ishpenning
Michigan. and then he had
important work as Assistant engin-
eer III charge Of the great Chicago
drainage canal. The next five years
found him in charge OF the conatruc-
ton Or sections five TO fifteen OF
that Canal, including the reglllat-
Ing works. costing nearly nine million
dollars. Under the direction Of the
u. S. Board OF Engineers OF Deep
Water Ways he was next at work
in surveys and examinations for
The Niagara Ship canal. In 1900 he
was with the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion; l90I-1sO2 chief engineer Den
yer Union Water Co; I903-1909 Prin-
cipal Assistant Engineer East River
Section. Penn, New York and Long
Island Railroad Co.; 1s07-191o, Direc-
tor American Society Of Civil Engin-
GERS; 1910. Deputy Chief Engineer
Board OF Water Supply New York
City. And was also the recipient
Of the Rowland prize Of the Ameri
can Society of Civil Engineers.
Such in briefest outline is the
record of the official life of thii
busy and successful man, From i
we learn the great lesson that Gods
word is still true when it says: See
lest thou a ma diigent in his busi
ness2 He shall stand before Kings
he shall not stand before mean
men, Coming from the pillow handl'
T. school, Mr.. Harrison ever put int
practice that great fundamental prin
ciple Of suceess-unremitting work
and so was a member OF that great
brotherhood Of men who by their la
Dor r bringing blessing TO human
ity.
Il should not pass our notice that
all trne living is in behalf Of others;
and in this our friend was a conspic.
uous example. The disease which
brought to so early a close thif
brilliant career Of activity. was con
traeted BY the excessive air pres
sure under which he constantly
wrought in those great tunnels o.
New York. which to-day mean SC
much 10 thousands of people. Nor
was he merely officially engaged in
self sacrifice: he had time for those
individual instances Of h~elpfulnesi
which come 10 all Of ue II we wifi
only receive them and give them hos.
pitality at our hands. The testimo-
ny OF bis near friend is. he was con
stantly doing good for others. While
in Chicago a young man under him
was being led of into a reckless life.
Mr.. Harrison took him TO live with
himself and saved him 10 a clean,
upright and useful life.
He was a man Of rare candor and
truth. A friend says of him: Per
haps his love Of truth and his abso-
lutte hatred Of any form Of deceit
or misrepresentation stood out strong
er than any other quality. and a
life founded on such principles must
leave It's impress on the lives of his
many associates He wat a man
who was beloved by those who we're
under him, as he constantly sought
TO build them up; he was equally
trusted and respected by those in
charge OF the great interests for
which he labored, as they knew that
their enterprises were In wise and
sure hands when in his charge.
X was his privilege to have Of
fered him a place in the great work
Of bringing the water from the Cats.
kin mountains TO the City of New
York. a work which would have
brought him far.famed notice and
would have relieved him from the
work under the compressed air which
WIS telling upon his health, but he
felt that he was bound by duty
70 Finish the work be had already
begun and there was but one an.
swet from j man Of 10 keen a
sense of duty
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