Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-02-19

So far l have mentioned the bust
ness connections Of but three Of the Is
founders. OF the others, several OF
whom are now deceased, l will merely
call attention to their business con-
nections at the time Of their utilization
with the Navy league.
Clement A Griscom was fellow d.
rector with ]. P. Morgan Of the United
States Steel corporation, which con-
trolled the armor-making Carnegie
Steel Co. He was also director of
the VIM. Cramp Ship & Engine Build
ing Co., and the Electric Boat Co.,
| both Of which are war traders. Mr..
Griscom was also a director of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Co., Electric
Co. of America, Fidelity Trust Co.,
Bank of North America, Commercial
Trust Co., Fourth Street National
bank, Mercantile Trust Co., Long Is
land Railroad Co., National Transit
Co., Of New York, Philadelphia & Nor
folk railroad, United Gas Improvement
Co., Western Savings Fund society and
trustees of Atlantic Mutual Insurance
Co. He also owned practically all the
stock Of the Red Star line, Belgian
corporation; of the International Nav
igation Co. Otd), of Liverpool, Eng
land; and Of the Empire Transports
ton Co., Seattle. Later the name of
the International Navigation Co. was
changed to the International Mercan-
saction. Capital was increased to $780,
100000 in order to provide means to
acquire fleets of the White Star line
} Atlantic Transport line, Leyland line
and Dominion line.
Herbert L. Satterlee, Patriot No. 5.
Herbert L. Satterlee Is brother-in-
law of ]. P. Morgan.
George B. SatterIee.
George B. Satterlee, another Navy
league founder, died soon after the
formation of the league.
Colonel Robert M. Thompson.
Colonel Robert M. Thompson is
chairman of the board of directors Of
: the International Nickel Co. and presi
| dent of the New York Metal Exchange
as previously stated.
Harry Payne Whitney.
Harry Payne Whitney, at the tint
he became one of the 10 founders O.
the Navy league, was a fellow direc
: tor of the late ]. P. Morgan on the Ma
! tional Bank of Commerce, on thu
. Clearwater & Racquette Lake railroad
y on the Fulton Chain railway, on tn,
= Fulton Navigation Co., on the Rae
' Quette Lake railroad Co., and the New
s port Trust Co. He was also a directo
: of Electric Storage Battery Co., tn
| Western Mining Co., and the Guggen
+ helm Exploration Co. He married
: daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt. MI
| Whitney is now a director of the Guar
: anty Trust Co., which is the transfe
: agent for the Westinghouse, Ameri
n car & Foundry Co., Atlas Powder Co
, and other war-munitions concerns
r Henry P Dawson and Thomas W. La
I mont, members Of the firm of j. ?
: Morgan & Co., % Wall street, New
p York, are fellow directors of Mr.. Whit
+ ney on the Guaranty Trust Co. MI
= Whitney is also director of the Easter,
v Steel Co., and director of the Gug
n genheim Exploration Co.
: BENJAMIN f. Tracy.
y Benjamin F. Tracy, another of tn
l. 10 founders, was secretary of the nav
y from 1889 to 1893. AS secretary of tn
II navy Mr.. Tracy made contracts wit
l. the Carnegie Co. and the Harvey Stee
s Co., and after his term expired becam
II the attorney for both concerns. MI
J. Tracy was a director of the Cornu
n copia mines of Oregon and the Ter