Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-22
WAS A PROF FOUND
SAVANT AND LED
IN CIVIC UPLIFT
Pioneer ReaItor Combined
Profound Literary Culture
With Practical Wisdom;
Was III But Few Days.
without vision, the peo-
pie perish. THE Creed of
Metcalf.

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Full of years and beloved
by the community in which
he had lived for the last
third of a century, w. P.
Metcalf, Albuquerque pio-
neer, scholar esthete and
gentleman, died at his home,
303 South Fourth street, at
1880 o'clock y e S t + d a y
morning.
Mr.. Metcalf was taken i'll about
two weeks ago, his condition be-
coming so serious within a few
days that a consultation was called
and he was not expected to live
for more than a few hours lie
rallied from the first attack, how
ever. and passed rumb5r ofrd2ys
during which he was relieved of
pain, and was able 10 sit up IN bed.
The nature of his malady, how
ever, and the fact that it was of at
least a years standing, allowed the
doctors to hold out no hope for his
recovery. A second acute attack
occurred Yesterday morning and
death followed within n few hours,
A Man of Vision.
"Without vision the people per-
ish."
This statement would furnish an
indication of the character and
ideals of the man who made il. 1t
was the text of an address made
here a number of years ago by w.
p. Metcalf scholar, wit, philoso-
pher, quondam vaquerO, socialist,
which in his case meant ideaiist,
Travelled bon Vivant, epicurC and
real estate man.
Intimately connected with the
history of Albuquerque for thirty
years, Mr.. Metcalf had the distinc-
ton of having run for United States
senator on the socialist ticket for
the past ten years. He was the
originator Of the party in the state
and ran a lone ticket. Mr. Met
calf was the Thomas jefferson Of
the city charter which was adopted
here two years ago, and in all ways
he has shown himself a citizen Of
the highest usefulness to the com
munity.
Started as Tea Specialist.
William p. Metcalf was born in
Boston, seventy years ago in Sep
tember, of an old New England
family. His father was wool mer-
chant and the son was educated in
Europe. He was graduated. how
ever, from Brown university, IN
Providence, Rhode Island, ana
travelled in Europe again after his
graduation. Returning to Boston
he became a tea merchant, a spe-
cialist in fine brews of tea-an indi-
cation of his epicurean tastes.
He was bon vivant, n club man,
an intimate friend of John Boyl"
O'Reilly's. About thirty-five years
ago he came west and went to the
California coast where, with
party of persons interested in sea
food, he planted the first oysters
ever grown on the Pacific coast, of
the Oregon shores.
First job Here as Vaqucro.
Mr.. Metcalf came to New Mexico
thirty-three years ago. He ran
cattle in the Estancia valley as SUI
perintendent for the Whitney com
pany of Boston, with headquarters
at Antelope Springs.
Here the life of the vaquero was
lived by this polished man Of the
world, who drove his bronchoS
from Lamy to Albuquerque in every
sort of weather.
Mr.. Metcalf came to Albuquer-
que about thirty years ago, and eS~
tablished himself in the little strag-
Cling western town. He was tn"
first representative of Swift and
company in the early days of the
packing industry, and made A
marked success. He was also con-
nected with some New York com
pany in cattle business.
About this time Mr.. Metcalf was
married to Mrs. Daniel Merritt
widow with two children, who ar"
both living and who reside in this
city-Ross NJ. Merritt and Mrs
Felix Lester. Mr.. Metcalf went int"
,he real estate business in which
he was engaged until the end Of his
life. Some fifteen years ago h"
and Mrs Metcalf built a home on
West Central avenue and lived
there until var and half ago,
when they moved to the house at
303 South Fourth street, which
they ren1odeleG.
Interested IA Psychical Research.
Nr. Netealf as always extreme
ly Interested ln psychical research,
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