Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1914-10-23
PHYSICIAN And
BUSINESS MAN
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CAPABLE AnO PERSISTENT.

CAPABLE AND PERSISTENT.
STEADY Alvanes q Man Whs Worked
His Way Through College, Founded
Hospital and 0sesms Fersmeet In
His Prsfsssisn - Great Organizer,
premstsr and psveut churehman.
Knoxville, Tenn.-From farmer In a
bsckwoods county In Georgia to one OF
the leading physicians and surgeons Of
the race II the record Of DR.. Henry N.
Green Of this city. who enjoys lucra-
live practice and Is foremost in almost
everything that Is for the moral and
intellectual development OF his people.
He was born In Barton county. La,
Aug. 26, 1876. He received his early
education in the public schools Of bis
native county, after which he entered
Knoxville college, where he prepared
for his professional work. He grad
uated in 1895, having worked his way
through college.
His parents were unable to give him
any assistance In bis school work, but
he decided that an education was with
In his reach and declared that be was
going to have it. He believed In the
proverb, where there u q will there
Il Z way" He had the will and found
q way. s..
With his little learning from the
Georgia public school he was prepared
to do three things-be q Pullman por-
ter, work In the coal mines or teach
school. He used one Of these during
the vacations and did not have trouble
in finding employment He was q col
iege graduate in bed making on sleep
ing car and In digging in the coal
mines, and every dollar earned In thess'
places he invested in brains.
Finishing at Knoxville college, he de-
cided to study medicine because be
had made up his mind to be a physi-
clan and surgeon. He went to Chi
esgo, and when the Northwestern uni
versity threw open its doors in Sep
tember.. 1896, he was among the hrss
to enter. He made such rapid prog
ress that he was appointed an interno
In the postgraduate medical school in
Chicago. In this he got both theory
and practice. he served out his tine
and then returned to Knoxville and
finished bis work in the Knoxville
Medical college in 1901
DR.. Green decided to take more
thorough course in medicine and sur
gerry and went to Edinburgh, where
be pursued these subjects under the
most competent instructors. While In
Scotland he visited London. Vienna
and Berlin. He gained much general
knowledge by travel and observation
Having well qualified himself for his
profession he returned to America
and began the practice Of medicine In
Knoxville, Tenn. @ -
In order to have the best facilities
for doing real work, he established the
first hospital among our people in this
section of the country he has been
doing general surgical work ever
since. He is now the surgeon in chief
of the Wallace Memorial hospital in
this city. where be performs many
difficult operations during the year. 1t
Is putting 1t mildly to say that Dr..
Green ranks with such surgeons as
Drs. d. d. Williams and G. c. Hall of
Chicago and DR.. A. II. Curtis OF Wash
ington.
AZ a churchman he Is very active,
being q member of the Mount Zion
Baptist church and is chairman OF the
trustee board. When it comes to the
promotion of education be II always
found in the front. At this time he Is
an active trustee of Roger Williams
university, Nashville, Tenn. and Mel
son Merry college, jefferson City, Tenn.
He Is one Of the surgeons for the
Knoxville. Severville and Eastern
Railroad company. the first member OF
his race In this city to hold such q po-
sition and the only one. For four years
Dr.. Green was a member Of the Knox.
vile city council. and during bis ad.
ministraHon one Of the best school
buildings In the state was erected. and
It now bears his name. As member
OF the city council he had the respect
OF all the members and, the personal
friendship Of the mayor Of the city.
One year ago Dr.. Green called to-
pether several men with money and
told them that 1t was possible for the
race TO operate coal yard in Knox
vile. While many people said that i
would not do, he convinced Or. J. J.
Johnson and O. 81. Fisher, and they
put down the money. Thus the Col
ored Coal company. with a capital
stock OF s., 5000, all paid In, was begun.
a coal yard was fitted up. and because
Of the business standing Of DR.. Green
there was no trouble In getting all the
coal needed.
The Southern railroad delivers car.
loads OF coal into the yard regularly.
Il d the largest coal business In the
country operated BY the race. Thou.
sands Of dollars worth Of coal Is being
unloaded into the yard, and large con.
tracts nave already been signed for
coal for next winter Five wagons are
busy. ana when next winter sets II i
win be necessary to put on almost q
many more. Employment i being fur,
nished 70 number Of men OF the race
and young women as clerks. bookkeep.
ers ana stenographers. This . fhs
way to solve the race problem. D.
!. Green bas Invested some money n rssl
! estats ana owns 4 paiatjai hons. .#