Imperial Valley press., 1927-08-15
HAD LONG
CAREER IN
BUSINESS
Recognized as Leader In
Financial and Industrial
Circles.
END COMES IN EAST
Deceased Had Been in
Poor Health for Months
Due to Advanced Age.
Nv Up,tea rre.. Leased W.T.

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Judge
Ebert II. Gary, chairman of the
United States Steel Corporation,
died at his home here at a. m. to-
day.
Had he lived until October s, he
would have celebrated his 81st
birthday.
Death of Judge Gary was an
nounced at the offices Of Nathan
Miller, attorney for the steel cor
poration.
He had been in ill.lealth for the
last few weeks. and there has been
many rumors from time to time he
was more serious than reports
which came to the public would in
dicate.
Little information as to the fin
ancier's condition was available.
Though he died early this morning,
announcement of his death was
withheld until just before il a. n.
.Tpdoe Cary was one of the ont
standing figures of all time in the
world . financial history. He start
Cd life working on farm near
Wheaton. Ill.,, where he was born
Oct. 8, 1s46. He attained his edu-
cation at Wheaton collage and 1T
the University Of Chicago. His
first job away from the farm. was
as grocery clerk at $l2 a week.
Later he became court stcnoe-
rapher and finally wos admitted to
the bar in 1867 in Illinois.
He served two terms as county
JUDGE in Du Page County, Illinois,
and it was then he became known
as Judge Garv-a title he carried
throughout his life. He entered the
steel business through the LEGAL de-
partment. becoming attorney for the
Federal Steel Company and in that
capacity came to New York City
in 1898.
In March, 1910. came the an
nouncement that the United States
Steel Corporation had been formed
and syndicate with a capital of
5000, 100000 organized to finance it.
Judge Gary became its first pres
ident and, although Morgan was the
man behind the scenes, he has been
generally regarded as the founder
of the corporation which became
known as the first billion dollar
corporation.
Interesting Character
Throughout his career Judge Gary
was one of the most interesting
characters of the financial world.
He was always optimistic on Amor
lea g business outlook.
"Hit the first kicker on the head
with shovel and throw him out,
was a slogan which figuratively, he
followed many times IN his long
business career.
"Pity the foolish, blind pessi.
mist he often said.
For five years there had been talk
of Gary's retirement from the steel
corporation but he always smiled at
these reports and often indicated
that he never proposed to retire
and he never did.
Among his friends Gary was
known as far from the gruff and
domineering man financiers are so
often found to be outside the office.
He delighted in social visits which
friends paid to his offices and on
these occasions would talk on
wide variety of subjects.
Had Huge Fortune
During the last several years his
birthdays have been marked by In
terviews, dealing usually with the
lightest of subjects, and with gath
erings of friends in HIS office.
Just what his fortune might b,
no one today could say. In 1913
ii was estimated at $50,000.0OO but
in the 10 years following, IL donb.
led, trebled or even went beyNni
that, finaneiers said toisv. M-ay
persons ranked him among the up
per 10 of the country's richest men,