The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-02-17

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Likewise. during his adn,nis,ra.
ton. there wu. initiated tho move.
mcnt TO bring abou, tho laying OF a
tranEpaeiflc Gable from Seattle. Re.
Gently. President Carlton. the West
eru Union. announced that II IL his
plan that tho next cable across the
Pacific shail run by this northern
route
Tho firvt steps w~re taken Mt that
tima 90 int.rrrt the government In
Fort fawton an n alto for a military
hospital and preliminary plans were
laid 20 interest tho community In
tho free port proposition II the gov
ornmen, adopts that policy.
Robert &. Boyns. president Of the
Chamber Of Commerce. said Mr.
Rhodes sct an example which citi-
zens OF tho city may well follow
Boyns ssid:
Tho tue spirit Of the man was
shown recently. when he rid. My
idea OF . poor ciurrn In one who
wants 10 make all tho money he can
out OF a community and give moth
ing in the way Of public service In
return My regret IL that. ai,ho ]
have tried TO take a most active part
In community life. that I have no,
given moro Of myself 20 my com.
munity and state. Every man owes
public service. without pay or re-
ward. 90 his community Mr..
Rhodes had unlimited common sense.
"A " a hlA4n~ fntft Ia fatx ~
men, ability 20 carry on successfully
any enterprise he was interested in.
and could enlist. TO a wonderful do
gree. the cooperation Of people OF
his community. Mr.. Rhodes r~t an
example which we can well follow. .
MADE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE. POPULAR
When Mr. Rhodes retired M prcsi.
dent OF the Chamber Of Commerce,
10 be succeeded by Reginald II. Par.
sons. he saId. Ono fundamental
thing had in mind when I took
the office was TO make the Chamber
of Commerce popular In Seattle. I
believe that has been accomplished
As retire. wish to say that In
every way. ! am personally at the
service OF this chamber and the
city"
Parsons at that time said that
thru tho administration OF Mr..
Rhodes. the whole atmosphcr. OF
contending elements had been clari.
fled. and that the situation OF the
community and the Chamber OF Com
merco was more potent with posi-.
bilities for good than ever before.
The Seattle merchants career was
one OF steady growth and success.
He came from a farm. near the
little village OF Trempcalenu, Wis.
consin. on the Mississippi. where he
was born. So years ago.
His first merchandising venture
was in his home village, where he
went into the grocery business with
his brother. Henry.
FIRST BIG VENTURE
IN WINONA. MINI.
Tho business flourished. and the
brothers sought and found a larger
field in Winona, Minnesota, n city OF
10000 people.
In the spring OF 1889. he came to
Tacoma, and went to work for n
crockery and house furnishing store.
He stayed with the store until fall.
when he Joined NJ Seller a Co, of
Portland. wholesale dealers in crock.
cry and glassware.
From late in 1889 to the spring OF
1900 he was travelling salesman on
tho road for NJ. Seller & Co. prac.
tically all the time.
In the meantime. however. he had
become a silent partner In store
started In Tacoma by his brothers,
Henry and VIII. In 1900 he came
into the firm as an active
worker. The store was then handling
tea, coffee and china. Later II ex-
banded into Tacoma's leading depart
ment store.
In 1907 a. J. Rhodes came to Seat.
lie and opened tho Rhodes Co. depart.
ment store, with himself president
and principal owner.
The four brothers are now various.
~ interested In three stores--the
Seattle and Tacoma department
stores and the Rhodes Bros store
here.
ENGINEERS CLUB at it's lunch
con Thursday noon was addressed by
..t4lato. for .ttu ranVan uyhA