The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-10-30

epitomes of our greatness and we are
landed beneath the sod in rosewood
box smeared over with brass handles.
This prelude has no reflection on
any of those persons l am about to
speak of. simply got started on
line of thought and guess l will saw
off. l have recollection of some
who have made a mark in this world
of success. Do not know all There
may be some l will overlook.
Mr.. Arthur w. Sewall of Philadel-
phia. Pa, President of the American
Asphalt Co., was once a citizen OF
Gunnison. He started his business
career in Gunnison, coming from his
native city, Portland, Maine in 1880,
with two young friends. Hartley Ea-
ton and Joseph Small. They brought
stock of stationery and soon the
firm of Eaton, Small & Sewall, was
established in the front part of the
Gunnison postoffice, then run by Lon
Hartman, about where DR.. Walker
has his drug store at the present
time. That was the pioneer depart
ment store of Gunnison. for you could
buy anything there that you could not
find anywhere else. do not recollect
that Mr.. Sewall had much to do with
conducting the business. and was the
tail end of the firm more as dis
guise in order to allow him to en-
bark into the mining business, for
which he had been educated. As a
mining engineer his duties took him
disposed of his share in the business
he, for time, was located In Ironton.
Ouray county. During the turbulent
times of the brief career of that
camp. where Josiah Winchester was
postmaster. and Joe Sampliner. now
of Grand Junction, was merchant, Mr..
Sewall's ability as q statesman was
recognized by the citizens who made
him Mayor of the town. While the pay
was small the experience was big in
that job. and Mr. Sewall to this day
likes to recount the wrecklessness
with which he administered justice to
the wild and woolly element who
had chosen to reside In his bailiwick.
From being Mayor of Ironton thir-
ty years ago to the presidency OF one
of the largest Industries of its kind
in the United States. is long step.
but there he is today, we'll earned
and deserved The American Asphalt
Co.. as I understand 1t. is the Sue
cessor of the Barber Asphalt Co.. that
supplies the stuff for street and road
paving throughout the country They
also own oil wells on the Island of
Trinidad and the gypsum beds in
Uintah county, Utah. 1t is really one
of the big business industries of the
country. requiring millions of dol
lars to conduct it. and Mr.. Sewall, at
a salary commensurate with the i'm
portance of his position. possibly
$50. 900 year. is at the head of 1t.
Hartley Eaton moved to Glenwood
Springs. where he conducted a sta
tionery store for a number of years
and recently died. honored and re-
spected as q good citizen.
Joe Small married the daughter Of
Hon. I. w. Chatfield and is engaged
in the banking business in Arizona.
Joe is popular wherever he may be.
and success will perch on his banner
as a banker.
Early in the SOs. Mrs. ODonnell
arrived in Crested Butte from Brad
ford. Pennsylvania. bringing with her
a daughter and two sons. The boys
were Thomas and James, who were
not privileged to get much schooling
kapd they had to work to make liv-
| Ing. Bruce Bros. kept bakery and
erocerx store in Crested Butte. and
Tommy ODonnell there found en-
ployment when only about fifteen
years of age. Remaining there two
or three years, and approaching man
hood he felt that he would like to get
into. business for hine>H. In look
ing around he thoughHkhe dairy bust
ness was the short cutJ to fame and
fortune. He selected partner among
his boy friends. Eugene McCormac.
and applied to the banker, Mr.. S. S.
Metzler, to loan him the money to
put with his savings. The loan was
made. the cows bought. and the dairy
business started. The boys worked
like trojans. The deeper the snow
the harder they had to work. We all
took milk from the enterprising firm,
and there was prompt delivery every
morning. In the springtfme the books
were balanced and it was discovered
that they would have to declare an
Irish dividend. The way to stop a
leak is to plug the hole, 30 Tommy