Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-03-07
R, c. MATHWIG
RETlRES FROM
ACTIVE BUSINESS


Devote the Remainder of His Life
to the Betterment of Social Condi-
tions.-May Enter Politics.
That man is born under lucky
star who, after an active business
career, finds himself at middle age
in possession of competence suffi-
cient for the simple needs of him
self and family during their remain
ing years. And still more fortunate
is he if he also possesses those quail
tiles of mind and heart, and the
tastes and ambitions, that will assist
and enable him to withdraw from
the lure and enchantment Of mere
money making, in order that he may
devote his energies and abilities
henceforth to things that are more
worth while and will be Of service
to his fellow men. Such a privi
legged character is Mr.. r. C. Math-
wig of Warren, who has announced
to his business associates and the
public this week, his decision TO
close out his business interests with
a view Of engaging in other lines of
work.
Mr.. Mathwig came to Warren
nearly twenty years ago to engage
in the land business, a business that
requires the highest skill of sales
manship, even though the article to
be sold has the merit and intrisic
value of Red River Valley land.
When he came here land was selling
in the neighborhood Of five dollars
an acre, but as the country has de-
veloped the price has continually in
creased until today the value Of Red
River Valley land has actually reach
ed the one hundred dollar per acre
mark. Mr.. Mathwig made the
mental reservation with himself at
the start that he would stay in the
business until he would see hundred
CELLAR land, and in less than twenty
years it was an accomplished fact.
His faith in Red River Valley soil
has never wavered and to this faith
his success can in large measure
be attributed. A, few years after
coming to Warren he organized the
Marshall County Land Company Of
which he has been the President
and General Manager until this
time. Said company is now the old
est land company doing business in
this. part of the valley. Under the
sspable and far seeing management
Of Mr.. Mathwig the business of the
company has constantly increased
and hundreds Of homeseekers have
by its means found good farm homes
in Marshall and adjoining counties.
The company owns a large number
of farms scattered thruout the val
ley and Mr.. Mathwig's interest in
these will now be closed out as
rapidly as he will be able to do So.
E-e will retain for himsef only one
or two farms near Warren.
Mr.. Mathwig's object in retiring
from active business is that the
dream Of his youth may be fulfilled.
He has a ways cherished an ambi-
tion to study law and literature and
he proposes now to do those things
in life which he has always wanted
to do. No man in our city, perhaps,
is better posted ON economic and
sociological questions and his knowl-
edge of theoretical as we'll as prac-
tical farming is very extensive.
Freed from business cares which
weigh a man down and prevent him
from doing his best, Mr.. Mathwig
purposes in the future to take more
interest in public affairs and be a
more useful citizen. True, we of
this city have no reason to complain
of his public spirit as citizen in
the past, because he has always tax
en- a, deep interest in everything
that has tended to the betterment
Of the community and always given
liberal financial support to every
worthy cause. Mr.. Mathwig may,
also at some future time enter poll
tics, not as an Office seeker, per-
haps, but as one who is deeply in
terested in the public welfare.
We are pleased to state that Mr..
Mathwig has no intention to move
away from Warren. Here he has
achieved his marvellous success in
the business world and here he will
continue to make his home. He is
still a man in the prime of life,
only a little above forty-fve, and is
as active and full Of energy as ever.
Before him in all probability he has
a long career of service and useful
ness. In fact, his friends believe
that his best and most important
work in life will be done in the
future. The program that Mr..
Mathwig has set before himself is
highly laudable one and his many
friends in this city, and thruout the
county and state wish him we'll and
hope that success may crown all his
efforts.