The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-10
NORMAN B. REAM Is
DEAD AT AGE OF 10
A Country Lad Who Became a
Capitalist With Many
Large Interests.
FOUGHT IN THE CIVIL WAR

Norman Bruce Ream, capitalist with
many important interests, died yesterday
morning in the Presbyterian Hospital
following an operation. He had been III
but short time and had been attend
ing to his business regularly.
Mr. Ream was born on November
IS, 1874, in Somerset county, Pa. His
parents were in moderate circumstances
and were Of old American stock He
worked on his fathers farm as a boy
and was educated in the district schools.
Al the age OF IL he became a school
teacher. At the same time he was
studying photography, then in its in
fancy, and he soon became one OF the
most efficient amateurs at this art in
America.
He was II years old when President
Lincoln issued the first call for volun-
teers Tor the civil war. He enlisted and
served first as a private in the Eighty
fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers. He
served under Mcclellan, Butler and
Grant, winning a leutenancy, and was
severely wounded In February, 1864,
after which he was honorably discharged
for disability Then he was employed
for a year In a store at Harnedsville,
Pa He saved some money and was
able to start In business for himself at
Princeton, ILL.,, and later at Osceola,
Iowa. Afterward he started In business
as grain and commission merchant
and was successful.
He soon became a leading figure in
| the Chicago Board of Trade and his in
terests grew rapidly. In 1885, having
come to New York, he became a mem
Der OF the Stock Exchange, and in 1883
he withdrew from the commission busi-
ness and devoted all his time to his real
| estate and corporate interests.
In the sos Mr. Ream organized a
synicate to erect the Rookery Build
! ing In Chicago, one of the earliest sky
scrapers He was one OF the organizers
OF the National Biscuit Company, In
which he was associated with the late
A. W Green. He was active In the
formation OF the Steel Corporation lie
. was an intimate associate of the late
]. p. Morgan. Marshall Field and
Philip u. Armour.
Mr. Ream was vice president and a
director OF the Central safety Deposit
| Company a director OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad, the Brooklyn
Heights Railroad Company. the Brook
Ign Rapid Transit Company, the Chi
cago and Erie Railroad Company, the
Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
the Chicago, Burlington and quincy
Railroad Company the Cincinnati. Ham
i,tou and Dayton Railroad Company
the Cumberland Corporation, the Erie
Railroad Company. the First National
Bank Of Chicago, rhe Franco American
Financial Association, the international
Harvester Company, the Metropolitan
Trust Company OF the city OF New York
the Mount Hope Cemetery Association
the National Biscuit Company, the New
York, Susquehanna and Western Rail
road Company. the Pennsylvania Goa
Company, the Pere Marquette Railroad
Company, the Pullman Company, thu
Reliance Company, the Seaboard All
: Line Railway. the Securities COMPANY
. the Sussex Realty Company and TN
, United states Steel Corporation, ant
was "A trustee OF the New York Trus
a Company.
2 lie belonged to the Metropolitan, tn
civ Midday, the Automobile Club o
America, the New York Yacht the Ma
l tional Arts and other clubs and asso
( Citations He was a subscriber 10 tn
o syndcates which built the cup de