The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-06-22

spirit and character of the man as far |
as any one word can do that thing. |
He declares that he always wanted to
be a producer, a *'crcator. So just
before the 1907 panic he closed out his
Boston real estate business, having
''never lost q cent on 4 real estate
mortgage although handling millions,
and at the time when money was at
q premium aud while the panic was
cooling the courage Of most tinanciers,
the Exchange Trust Company began
business at % State street, with
branch in Boylston street
The story of the Massachusetts, Real
Estate Exchange is better known. In
1909, full of enthusiagm for the awak
ening of Boston and Massac husetts, and
| for that matter, all OF New England, -
Mr.. Martin took the presidency. At
! that time there were about $50 mem
| bers. There are now nearly 1000. The
/ special train visit of three days to
| New York vas one of the president 5
ideas. and when we got home we got
busy he says.
In his simple and straight style of
speech Mr.. Martin states some of his
fundamental ideas in these terms.
Don I 20 into debt. Any young man
or young woman with moral courage
TO 20, not without food, but without
extra clothes, and to keep out of debt,
is bound from any angle TO make a
success in life.
. No man should ever undertake any
occupation unless he is interested in
the work he viii have to do. That rs
one of my notices. As a boy l was
: intensely interested in the business
had begun upon, and out of my study
of the business | reached the definite
opinion that there were golden oppor
tunities waiting for almost any ont
: who was willing to work
"As a result | have always held fas
to my principles and opinions once
had really formed them. and for then
have fought when necessary. On
of the troubles here has been that mel
of The old generation made money an'
Z that money they left to their sons an,
these sons have not felt any deep obi
cation to the community. The father
were satisfied They had investment
all over the country, and they did Int
tie or nothing themselves, and took n
= pains to induce their sons to try to d
something for the development of er
/ terprises here at home. | never vast
time on persons of no benefit to my
self or to themselves. | would rattle
5 be alone. man with little none
and nothing else is no good for con
panionship. | let him alone.
L Gap in Biographies
- have always been interested j
the starts in life of the men who hay
made good. But while / have rca
many biographies, l have noted this
b almost always there is gap at tina
\ point The writer's do not tell no
y their men made their first dollars, VIII;
their first ventures were, or how the
II mounted the lowest rounds of the Ia
II der. ] like to see men doing wei
II These brainstorms of jealousy wit
II which some men are afflicted HAY
II seemed to me to be unworthy of me
II of real success.
II There are other stories in John
II Martin, but these are the essential
II His interest in port development
II well understood and his wish to pr
II mote the coming of new industries
II Boston. He spends his summers
- Swampscott, goes in for yachtin
:, which he considers the greatest spo
there is, and plays golf and basebs
with his boys. There are three of t
boys and daughter. Mrs. Martin W
Miss Mary Dore. of Roxbury.
Speak of the boys and you touch