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ST.  LOUIS 


History  of  the  Fourth  City 

1763-1909 


By  WALTER  B.  STEVENS 


"//f  saii^  he  had  found  a  situation  udicre  lie  was  going  to  form  a  settlement  i^'hieh  might 
become  one  of  the  finest  cities  of  America.^' — Laclede's  propliecy  from  the  narrative  of  the  settlement 
of  St.   Louis  by  Auguste  Chouteau. 


ILLUSTRATED 


VOL.  II 


Chicago -St.  Louis: 

THE  S.  J.   CLARKE  PUBLISHING  CO. 

1909 


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E.   O.    STANARD 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


EDWIN  O.  STANARD. 

Edwin  O.  Stanard,  president  of  the  Stanard-Tilton  Milling  Company,  stands 
as  a  representative  of  that  class  of  business  men  who,  when  called  to  public 
service,  have  given  proof  not  only  of  loyalty  and  patriotism,  but  also  of  business 
ability  in  handling  public  affairs  that  has  made  their  service  of  signal  value  to 
the  commonwealth  and  to  the  nation.  As  lieutenant  governor  and  representa- 
tive of  his  district  in  congress  his  labors  were  of  the  utmost  benefit  to  his  con- 
stituents and  the  people  at  large.  While  political  ambition  has  never  been  a 
characteristic  of  his  life,  when  called  by  his  fellowmen  to  serve  them,  he  brought 
to  bear  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  the  same  conscientious  purpose,  laudable 
ambition  and  unfaltering  determination  which  have  characterized  him  in  every 
other  relation. 

New  Hampshire  numbers  him  as  a  native  son,  his  birth  having  occurred  in 
Newport,  January  5,  1832,  his  parents  being  Obed  and  Elizabeth  N.  (Webster) 
Stanard.  He  is  descended  from  an  honored  New  England  ancestry.  His  great- 
grandfather W^ebster  and  his  great-grandfather,  William  Stai\ard,  both  won 
renown  as  soldiers  of  the  Revolution.  The  latter  was  a  member  of  the  com- 
mittee of  safety  of  Newport,  New  Hampshire,  and  also  served  as  a  private  under 
command  of  Captain  Uriah  Wilcox  and  Colonel  Benjamin  Ballou.  His  great- 
grandfather Webster  was  a  lieutenant  in  Captain  Joseph  Dearborn's  New  Hamp- 
shire Company,  which  marched  with  the  Continental  troops  against  Canada  in 
1776  under  the  leadership  of  General  Montgomery. 

Obed  Stanard.  father  of  the  Hon.  Edwin  O.  Stanard,  devoted  his  life  to 
general  agricultural  pursuits  and  in  1836  left  the  old  Granite  state  to  become  a 
resident  of  Van  Buren  county,  Iowa,  which  at  that  time  was  under  territorial 
rule.  The  Indians  far  outnumbered  the  white  settlers  save  as  the  latter  race 
had  made  settlement  along  the  Mississippi  river  and  were  engaged  in  trade 
there.  A  few  venturesome  and  courageous  spirits  had  pushed  their  way  into 
the  interior  and  were  reclaiming  the  state  for  the  uses  of  civilization. 

Amid  the  scenes  and  environments  of  pioneer  life  Edwin  O.  Stanard  spent 
his  early  boyhood.  The  state  became  rapidly  settled,  however,  and  provided 
excellent  opportunities  for  a  younger  generation,  especially  in  educational  lines. 
Mr.  Stanard  attended  the  public  schools  of  Iowa  and  afterward  became  a  stu- 
dent in  Lane's  Academy  at  Keosauqua.  Iowa,  where  he  completed  his  course  at 
the  age  of  twentv  vears.  He  afterward  engaged  in  teaching  school.  On  leaving 
Iowa  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  later  went  to  Madison  countv,  Illinois,  where  he 


6  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

followed  the  profession  of  teaching  for  three  years.  Believing  that  it  would 
prove  a  wise  step  to  qualify  more  fully  for  the  duties  of  a  commercial  career, 
he  matriculated  in  the  Jone^s  Commercial  College,  of  St.  Louis,  in  the  summer 
of  iSs5  si^d  in  1856  secured  a  position  as  bookkeeper  with  a  business  firm  of 
Alton,  Illinois. 

About  two  years  later  ^Ir.  Stanard  established  a  commission  business  in 
St.  Louis,,  continuing  this  until  1866.  In  the  undertaking  he  manifested  the 
same  spirit  of  undaunted  enterprise  and  unabating  energy  that  has  characterized 
him  throughout  his  entire  life  and  thus  he  laid  the  foundation  for  his  present 
success.  In  fact  the  growth  of  his  business  was  such  that  he  felt  justified  in 
entering  into  broader  fields  of  labor  and  established  several  branch  houses  in 
other  cities.  In  1865  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  milling  business  also  in  St. 
Louis,  under  the  name  of  E.  O.  Stanard  &  Company  and  thus  started  upon  a 
business  career  that  has  been  crowned  with  splendid  success.  Two  years  later 
he  purchased  a  large  flour  mill  in  Alton,  Illinois,  and  since  that  time  the  name 
of  Stanard  has  become  synonymous  with  milling  operations  in  the  middle  west. 
The  name  of  the  firm  was  changed  to  the  E.  O.  Stanard  INIilling  Company  in 
1886  and  to  the  Stanard-Tilton  Milling  Company  in  January,  1906,  with  Mr. 
Stanard  at  its  head.  He  has  since  been  the  chief  executive  officer,  for  a  period 
of  a  third  of  a  century,  while  Mr.  Tilton  has  been  secretary  of  the  company  for 
twenty  years.  Thoroughness  and  system  have  always  characterized  the  conduct 
of  the  business  and  the  several  brands  of  flour  which  the  company  have  pro- 
duced have  become  recognized  as  among  the  best  on  the  market,  while  the  sales 
have  extended  not  only  throughout  the  United  States,  but  also  into  Europe 
as  well. 

Mr.  Stanard  is  a  man  of  the  keenest  discernment.  He  looks  from  the  cir- 
cumference to  the  very  center  of  things  and  seems  to  recognize  with  almost 
intuitive  perception  the  elements  which  enter  into  a  business  interest  and  consti- 
tute the  features  of  its  success  or  failure.  Such  is  the  regard  entertained  for  his 
judgment  that  his  advice  has  been  again  and  again  sought  on  matters  of  moment 
in  the  business  world  and  his  cooperation  has  been  solicited  for  the  furtherance 
of  many  enterprises.  He  is  now  a  director  in  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company 
and  also  a  director  in  the  Boatmen's  Bank. 

His  public  service,  too,  has  been  of  a  most  important  nature.  Few  men 
have  displayed  such  intense  and  active  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  city  without 
hope  of  some  reward  for  time  and  effort  expended  in  promoting  public  progress. 
Mr.  Stanard  has  been  a  conspicuous  figure  on  the  floor  of  the  Merchants' 
Exchange  and  has  for  many  years  occupied  official  positions  therein,  serving  as 
president  in  1865.  He  has  also  been  one  of  the  vice  presidents  of  the  National 
Board  of  Trade.  During  the  year  1903  he  was  president  of  the  directorate  of  the 
St.  Louis  Exposition  and  was  a  leader  in  the  Autumnal  Festivities  Association, 
now  known  as  the  Business  Men's  League.  He  has  also  been  president  of  the 
Citizens  Fire  Insurance  Company  for  fourteen  years.  He  has  displayed  the 
utmost  zeal  and  devotion  in  promoting  interests  of  public  moment  and  has  been 
a  frequent  delegate  to  commercial  and  similar  conventions  in  the  principal  cities 
of  the  Union,  where  his  known  standing  in  business  circles  has  given  his  word 
weight  in  the  councils.  He  is  a  close  student  of  the  questions  of  the  day  and  of 
subjects  of  vital  concern  to  the  country  and  when  he  expresses  an  opinion 
thereon  his  views  are  always  clear  and  forcible  and  based  upon  strong  reasoning 
and  logical  deductions. 

While  St.  Louis  has  profited  largely  by  his  efforts  in  business  and  kindred 
avenues,  the  leaders  of  the  republican  party,  to  the  principles  of  which  he  had 
long  given  stalwart  support,  recognized  in  him  a  man  whose  name  and  labors 
might  prove  of  the  strongest  benefit  in  party  work.  Up  to  1866  he  had  never 
been  active  in  party  ranks,  but  in  that  year  the  republicans  of  the  state  nominated 
him  for  lieutenant  governor  on  the  McClurg  ticket.  This  honor  came  to  him 
entirely  unsolicited  and  in  fact  was  a  matter  of  intense  surprise  to  him.     When 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  7 

the  leaders  of  the  party  impressed  upon  his  mind  the  fact  that  it  was  a  duty 
which  he  owed  to  the  state  to  serve  its  interests,  utihzing  his  abihty  for  the 
benefit  of  the  commonweahh  at  large,  he  consented  to  become  a  candidate  and 
entered  heartily  into  the  work  of  the  campaign.  He  is  naturally  a  tluent  speaker 
and  yet  one  wdio  convinces  rather  by  his  clear,  concise  statement  of  facts  than 
by  the  employment  of  any  particular  oratorical  power.  He  readily  understood 
all  the  strong  points  in  his  party's  cause  and  the  fact  that  a  man  of  i\Ir.  Stanard's 
well  known  business  standing  and  integrity  was  endorsing  certain  measures  was 
proof  to  many  of  his  fellow  citizens  that  they  were  worthy  of  uniform  support. 
Sincerity,  enthusiasm  and  loyalty  marked  all  of  his  public  utterances  and  he 
aided  in  molding  the  policy  of  the  state  during  his  service  as  lieutenant  governor 
as  few  men  in  the  second  highest  office  in  the  commonwealth  have  done.  The 
duties  of  his  position  included  the  forming  of  the  committees  of  the  senate  as 
well  as  presiding  over  the  proceedings  of  that  body.  In  the  former  he  dis- 
played the  most  clear  and  sound  judgment  in  determining  the  various  capaci- 
ties and  aptitudes  of  the  members  whom  he  named  for  committee  work.  As 
a  presiding  officer  he  was  always  fair  and  impartial  and  public  interests  never 
suffered  in  the  slightest  degree  in  his  hands.  He  made  such  an  excellent  record 
as  lieutenant  governor  that  on  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service  his  fellow 
citizens  demanded  that  he  should  represent  them  in  congress  and  in  1870  he 
became  the  republican  candidate.  He  then  resided  in  the  lower  congressional 
district  of  St.  Louis,  where  the  liberal  republican  sentiment  was  strongest. 
Colonel  Grosvenor,  editor  of  the  Democrat,  was  made  the  candidate  of  the 
liberal  party,  with  Governor  Stanard  as  the  nominee  of  the  radical  wing.  The 
democracy  had  no  candidate  in  the  field,  but  in  convention  endorsed  Colonel 
Grosvenor.  Against  this  strong  combination  Lieutenant  Governor  Stanard  was 
elected,  largely  through  his  forceful  personal  character  and  the  implicit  con- 
fidence which  the  people  at  large  had  in  his  ability  and  his  fidelity  to  their  in- 
terests. He  took  his  seat  in  congress  and  at  once  began  laboring  earnestly  and 
effectively  toward  promoting  legislation  which  he  deemed  would  prove  of  value 
to  the  country  at  large,  and  especially  to  the  middle  west.  Up  to  this  time  con- 
gressmen from  the  east  had  been  loath  to  vote  appropriations  for  the  mainte- 
nance and  improvement  of  western  and  southern  waterways.  The  question  of 
cheap  transportation  to  the  seaboard  involved  the  loading  of  vessels  at  New 
Orleans  that  might  successfully  pass  the  delta  obstructions  in  the  lower  Missis- 
sippi. This  question  was  of  the  utmost  importance  to  St.  Louis  and  other 
river  points  and  Mr.  Stanard  devoted  untiring  energy  to  the  presentation  of  the 
subject  before  the  members  of  congress  in  such  a  way  that  sufficient  legisla- 
tion should  be  enacted.  At  length  congress  consented  to  try  the  experiment  of 
keeping  a  deep  channel  between  New  Orleans  and  the  Gulf  of  ^Mexico  by  means 
of  jetties  and  Captain  Eads  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  work,  although  limited 
to  the  least  promising  of  the  three  passes  or  mouths  of  the  jSIississippi  river. 
All  acknowledge  the  indebtedness  of  the  middle  west  to  Mr.  Stanard  and  his 
associates  in  this  w^ork.  Through  the  building  of  the  jetties  the  Mississippi 
was  made  navigable  to  the  gulf  and  has  been  so  continued  by  means  of  the 
work  carried  on  since  that  time. 

His  congressional  work  ended  Mr.  Stanard's  active  service  in  political  cir- 
cles. He  preferred  to  devote  his  time  to  his  business  interests  and  yet  his  finan- 
cial aid  and  personal  cooperation  have  been  given  to  many  movements  for  the 
benefit  of  the  city.  He  looks  at  life  from  no  narrow  or  contracted  view,  but 
studies  all  vital  questions  from  every  standpoint,  and  gives  his  opinions  as  the 
result  of  careful  consideration. . 

On  the  5th  of  June,  1866,  in  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  Mr.  Stanard  was  married 
to  Miss  Esther  A.  Kauffman,  who  died  in  1906,  leaving  two  daughters  and  a 
son.  The  elder  daughter.  Cora,  is  the  wife  of  E.  D.  Tilton,  secretary  of  the 
Stanard-Tilton  Milling  Company.  W.  K.  is  vice  president  of  the  Stanard-Til- 
ton  Milling  Company.     Ella  is  at  home. 


8  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Air.  Staiiard  has  long  been  a  devoted  member  of  the  ^^lethodist  Episcopal 
church  and  was  selected  by  the  Missouri  conference  as  a  delegate  to  the  Ecumen- 
ical council  at  London  in  1881.  He  does  not  carry  sectarianism  to  the  point  of 
aggressiveness ;  on  the  contrary  he  is  broad-minded  and  is  in  hearty  sympathy 
with  ever}-  movement  that  tends  to  uplift  mankind,  believing  that  the  race  is 
drawing  all  the  time  nearer  and  nearer  toward  that  Ideal  which  was  placed 
before  the  world  in  Palestine  more  than  nineteen  hundred  years  ago.  In  man- 
ner he  is  unaffected,  cordial  and  sincere  and  has  a  most  extensive  circle  of 
friends  in  all  classes  of  people,  including  those  who  have  been  high  in  authoritv 
in  state  and  national  councils,  men  who  have  been  prominent  in  controlling  mam- 
moth trade  relations  and  also  among  those  who  occupy  humble  positions  in  life. 
True  worth  always  wins  his  appreciation  and  recognition  and  the  quality  of 
honorable  manhood  always  awakens  his  respect  and  regard. 


FIRAIIN  DESLOGE. 


Firmin  Desloge,  possessing  the  power  to  control,  to  assimilate  and  to  shape 
into  unity  the  varied  forces  which  go  to  make  up  a  successful  business  enter- 
prise, stands  today  prominent  among  the  business  men  of  St.  Louis  as  vice 
president,  general  manager  and  treasurer  of  the  Desloge  Consolidated  Lead 
Company.  This  company  in  its  mining  interests  is  operating  at  the  town  of 
Desloge,  ^Missouri,  with  general  offices  at  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Desloge,  who  is  the 
moving  spirit  in  the  enterprise,  was  born  in  Potosi,  Washington  county,  this 
state,  in    1843. 

His  father,  Firmin  Desloge,  was  born  in  Nantes,  France,  and  in  1825  came 
to  America,  settling  at  St.  Genevieve,  Missouri,  whence  he  afterward  removed 
to  Potosi.  He  became  a  prominent  and  influential  spirit  there,  engaged  in 
general  merchandising  and  passed  away  in  1856.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Cynthia 
(Mcllvaine)  Desloge,  was  a  native  of  Missouri  and  a  representative  of  an  old 
Kentucky  family,  tracing  her  ancestry  to  the  Hoards  of  that  state  and  to  the 
Mcllvaines,  who  were  also  prominent  there.  Representatives  of  these  families 
are  still  found  in  Kentucky.  ]\[rs.  Desloge,  surviving  her  husband  for  about  six 
years,  passed  away   in   1862. 

Firmin  Desloge  acquired  his  education  in  the  St.  Louis  University,  in  the 
Edward  Wyman  school  and  in  Bryant  &  Stratton  College,  pursuing  a  com- 
mercial course,,  which  he  completed  when  about  twenty  years  of  age.  He  made 
his  entrance  into  the  business  world  as  a  clerk  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  continued 
for  two  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  became  connected  with 
the  development  of  the  mineral  resources  of  the  state  in  the  lead  district  of 
Potosi,  taking  up  the  actual  work  of  the  mines  in  order  to  thoroughly  acquaint 
himself  with  the  business  in  every  department.  His  father  had  been  the  owner 
of  lead  property  there  and,  taking  charge  of  the  business,  Firmin  Desloge  so 
continued  until  1873.  He  then  went  to  St.  Francois  county  in  search  of  a  larger 
field  for  operation,  having  been  quite  successful  in  his  efforts  in  the  vicinity 
of  Potosi.  In  St.  Francois  county  he  organized  what  was  known  as  the 
Desloge  Lead  Company  anfl  opened  mines  adjoining  the  St.  Joseph  Lead,  estab- 
lishing works  and  developing  and  operating  the  property  until  1886.  This 
was  an  extensive  mining  enterprise  and  the  business  was  successfully  con- 
ducted until  the  concentrating  plant  was  destroyed  by  fire-.  This  caused  him  to 
make  arrangements  to  cooperate  with  the  St.  Joseph  Lead  Company,  which 
he  did  upon  terms  that  were  very  advantageous.  Later  with  business  associates 
he  acquired  and  developed  what  is  now  known  as  the  mines  of  the  Desloge 
Consolidated  Lead  Companv,  thi^-  company  takmg  over  the  properties  of  the 
St.  Francois  Lead  Mining  Com])any,  and  the  Mina  A.  Joe  lead  mine.  These 
properties    were    developed    under   the    management    of    Mr.    Desloge,    who   had 


FIRMIN  DESLOGE 


10  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

constantly  enlarged  and  extended  his  operations  and  now  has  a  mammoth  plant- 
He  is  acquiring"  new  territory  all  of  the  time  and  making  new  improvements. 
The  company  mines,  concentrates,  smelts  and  sells  pig  lead.  The  Mississippi 
River  &  Bonna  Terra  Railroad  has  been  extended  through  this  property  and 
the  town  of  Desloge  was  established  and  incorporated  in  1890.  Something  of 
the  growth  of  the  "business  of  the  Desloge  Consolidated  Lead  Company  is  indi- 
cated by  the  fact  that  employment  is  now  furnished  to  five  hundred  men,  although 
at  the  beginning  there  were  only  enough  men  to  work  a  single  shaft.  Lewis 
Fusz  is  president  of  the  company,  with  Mr.  Desloge  as  the  vice  president,  gen- 
eral manager  and  treasurer.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  St.  Joseph  Lead. 
Company. 

In  1877  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Desloge  and  Miss  Lydia  Davis, 
of  Lexington,  Missouri.  They  have  two  sons :  Firmin,  who  was  born  in  Desloge 
in  1878  and  is  now  superintendent  of  the  mines;  Joseph,  who  was  born  January 
ij,  1888,  and  is  attending  the  St.  Louis  University.  The  parents  are  com- 
municants of  the  Catholic  Cathedral  and  Mr.  Desloge  is  a  member  of  the 
^Mercantile  Club  and  the  Merchants  Exchange.  He  votes  with  the  republican 
party,  manifesting  a  citizen's  interest  in  politics.  The  only  office  he  has  ever  filled 
was  that  of  treasurer  of  Washington  county,  Missouri,  from  1866  until  1868. 
He  has  always  preferred  to  concentrate  his  time  and  energies  upon  his  busi- 
ness, keeping  in  close  touch  with  all  the  details  and  so  coordinating  his  forces 
as  to  produce  the  strongest  possible  results.  His  discriminative  power  enables 
him  to  determine  with  accuracy  the  value  of  any  situation  or  possibility  and  to. 
bring  into  a  unified  force  the  various  departments  and  complex  interests  of 
the  business.  His  life  record  stands  as  an  exemplification  of  the  fact  that 
success  is  not  a  matter  of  genius,  as  held  by  some,  but  the  outcome  of  clear 
judgment,   experience    and   intelligently   directed   effort. 


HENRY  W.  KIEL. 


Henry  A\'.  Kiel,  president  of  the  Kiel  &  Danes  Bricklaying  &  Contracting 
Company,  and  secretary  of  the  Contracting  &  Supply  Company,  of  St.  Louis,, 
belongs  to  that  class  of  business  men  of  whom  the  world  needs  more.  While 
conducting  a  successful  and  growing  business,  he  is  at  the  same  time  interested, 
in  the  fair  adjustment  of  all  labor  difficulties,  and  fully  regards  the  obligations 
of  the  employer  as  well  as  of  the  employe.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Master  Brick- 
layers Association  since  1897,  and  in  this  connection  is  well  known  to  the  trade  in 
the  city. 

Mr.  Kiel  was  born  February  21,  1871,  in  St.  Louis.  His  father,  Henry  F. 
Kiel,  well  known  as  a  contractor,  died  March  31,  1908.  He  served  for  three 
years  as  a  private  in  the  Civil  war  and  was  prominent  in  Grand  Army  affairs. 
His  wife,  Mrs.  Minnie  C.  Kiel,  died  August  28,   1879. 

The  early  education  of  Henry  W.  Kiel  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of 
St.  Louis,  and  between  the  ages  of  fourteen  and  seventeen  years  he  was  a  stu- 
dent in  Smith  Academy,  and  pursued  a  year's  course  in  architectural  work  after 
completing  his  academical  studies.  In  his  boyhood  days  he  displayed  consider- 
able mechanical  ingenuity  and  interest  in  mechanical  structure,  and  after  leaving 
school  he  served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  bricklayer's  trade  under  the  direction 
of  his  father  and  became  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  business  in  principle  and 
detail,  acquainting  himself  with  the  practical  work  of  building,  as  well  as  the 
great  scientific  ];rinciples  which  underlie  construction.  It  was  the  father's  desire 
that  the  son  should  succeed  him  in  business  and  thoroughly  qualify  for  the  work. 
Henry  W.  Kiel  is  now  president  of  the  Kiel  &  Danes  Bricklaying  &  Contracting 
Company,  having  served  as  vice  president  prior  to  his  father's  death.  Follow- 
ing the  incorporation  of  the  Contracting  &  Supply  Company,  in  1903,  he  became 


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its  secretary  and  has  thus  been  connected  with  it  to  the  present  time.  The  Kiel 
&  Danes  Bricklaying  &  Contracting  Company  is  engaged  in  brick  and  mason 
work,  having  the  contract  for  the  brick  and  mason  work  on  the  new  Soldan  high 
school  and  the  East  St.  Louis  postofifice  at  the  present  writing.  Many  other  im- 
portant contracts  have  been  executed  by  them,  the  company  being  prominently 
known  in  building  circles  in  St.  Louis.  The  Contracting  &  Supply  Company  are 
dealers  in  building  materials  and  have  an  extensive  patronage,  both  business 
enterprises  with  which  Mr.  Kiel  is  connected  constituting  important  factors  in 
the  commercial  and  industrial  activity  of  the  city.  He  is  also  acting  as  secretary 
of  the  Master  Bricklayers  Benevolent  and  Protective  Association,  which  is  an 
organization  composed  of  master  bricklayers,  its  object  being  mutual  assistance 
and  benevolence.  He  has  occupied  this  official  position  in  connection  therewith 
since  1897. 

On  the  1st  of  September,  1892,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Kiel  was  married  to  Miss. 
Irene  H.  Moonan.  They  have  four  children :  Henrietta,  fourteen  years  of  age ; 
Elmer  A.,  twelve  years ;  Clarence  C,  ten  years ;  and  Edna,  eight  years  of  age. 

Aside  from  his  business  and  home  life  Mr.  Kiel  takes  an  active  interest  in 
politics  as  an  advocate  of  republican  principles  and  for  two  years  served  as  chair- 
man of  the  twelfth  district  of  the  Missouri  republican  congressional  committee^ 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  republican  city  committee  from  the  thirteenth  ward, 
and  treasurer  of  the  republican  city  committee.  He  was  nominated  and  elected  a 
yjresidential  elector  at  large  from  this  state  on  the  republican  ticket  in  1908  and 
was  selected  the  messenger  to  deliver  the  electoral  vote  to  the  president  of  the 
United  States  senate.  He  feels  that  it  is  the  duty  as  well  as  the  privilege  of 
every  American  citizen  to  express  his  opinions  through  the  ballot  on  the  ques- 
tions and  issues  of  the  day  and  to  keep  thoroughly  informed  concerning  these. 
His  devotion  to  his  native  city  has  been  manifest  in  many  tangible  ways,  includ- 
ing hearty  and  helpful  cooperation  in  movements  which  have  promoted  civic 
virtues  and  civic  pride,  and  that  have  advanced  municipal  welfare  along  sub- 
stantial lines. 


THOMAS  WRIGHT. 


Thomas  Wright,  a  retired  merchant,  long  and  successfully  connected  with 
the  manufacturing  and  sale  of  cigars,  from  which  point  of  operations  he  extended 
his  activities  in  various  lines,  bringing  him  into  close  connection  with  financial 
and  other  interests  is  now  enjoying  a  well  earned  rest  that  has  followed  as  the 
logical  sequence  of  his  previous  energy  and  enterprise.  Born  in  New  York  city, 
January  27,  1841,  he  is  a  son  of  Robert  and  Martha  Wright  and  in  the  public 
schools  of  the  eastern  metropolis  pursued  his  education.  He  served  through  the 
Civil  war  in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac,  enlisting  in  May,  1861,  as  a  private,  and 
taking  part  in  many  sanguinary  conflicts  which  led  up  to  the  final  victory  that 
crowned  the  Union  arms.  His  valor  and  meritorious  conduct  won  him  success- 
ive promotions  to  the  rank  of  major,  and  he  was  later  brevetted  lieutenant  colonel, 
being  mustered  out  in  November,  1865. 

On  the  3d  of  March,  1869,  Mr.  Wright  was  married  in  New  York  to  ]\Iiss 
Emilie  Garrigue.  Their  living  children  are :  Waldemar  R.,  who  married  Marian 
Wyeth  and  has  four  children,  Margaret  E.,  Roy  Thomas,  John  Wyeth  and  Eliz- 
abeth ;  Guy  H.,  who  married  Frances  Glenn ;  and  Ralph  G.,  who  is  professor  of 
chemistry  at  Rutgers  College,  New  Jersey.  They  have  also  lost  a  daughter  and 
son,  Charlotte  and  Roy  H. 

Coming  to  St.  Louis  after  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Wright,  in  March,  1866, 
established  a  cigar  business  at  the  corner  of  Third  and  Olive  streets  under  the 
firm  name  of  T.  Wright  &  Company,  and  so  continued  until  1896,  when  he 
retired,  although  the  business  has  since  been  continued  by  his  brother,  John  H. 
Wright  and  his  son,  Waldemar  R.  Wright,  having  been  incorporated  as  the  T. 


12  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

^^'right  &  Company  Cigar  Company.  They  are  conducting  business  at  No.  800 
Olive  street  and  also  at  Xo.  300  Olive  street.  During  thirty  years  connection 
with  the  business  Mr.  Wright  enjoyed  a  large  and  grov^ang  trade  that  made  his 
one  of  the  leading  enterprises  of  the  character  in  the  city.  He  wrought  along 
modern  business  lines,  his  energy  and  determination  carrying  him  into  progress- 
ive methods  which  proved  resultant  factors  in  the  acquirement  of  gratifying  suc- 
cess. As  he  prospered  in  his  undertakings  he  made  judicious  investments  in 
other  lines  that  constituted  good  revenue-paying  properties.  He  is  now  the  pres- 
ident of  the  Chemical  Building  Company  and  the  New  Imperial  Building  Com- 
pany, Thomas  ^^'rig■ht  Investment  Company  and  the  Monetary  Realty  &  Build- 
ing Compau}-,  while  in  more  strictly  financial  circles  he  is  known  as  a  director  of 
the  Third  National  Bank ;  and  of  the  Missouri  Lincoln  Trust  Company.  The 
soundness  of  his  business  judgment  finds  demonstration  in  the  prosperity  to  which 
he  has  attained,  while  the  integrity  of  his  commercial  methods  is  manifest  in  the 
high  regard  everywhere  entertained  for  him  by  his  business  colleagues,  associates 
and  representatives.  Mr.  Wright  is,  moreover,  a  valued  member  of  the  Business 
Men's  League  and  the  Mercantile  Club,  while  in  fraternal  lines  he  is  connected 
with  the  ISIasons,  and  his  interest  in  military  affairs  is  indicated  by  his  member- 
ship in  the  Loyal  Legion  and  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 


SAMUEL  WESLEY  FORDYCE. 

It  has  been  given  to  some  men  to  figure  largely  in  the  upbuilding  of  a  great 
nation.  When  the  final  word  is  written  due  recognition  must  inevitably  be 
accorded  to  those  men  who,  with  big  brain,  big  heart  and  sturdy  courage,  led 
the  wav  in  railroad  building  into  the  outposts  of  the  far  west  and  the  imperial 
southwest  and  opened  up  a  vast  domain  to  the  people,  enlarging  the  opportuni- 
ties for  the  homeseeker  and  touching,  in  an  ever  widening  circle,  the  activities 
of  men  of  all  professions,  trades  and  callings.  These  men,  the  pioneers  upon 
whom  fell  the  brunt  of  initiating  great  enterprises  in  untried  fields  and  who 
were  trulv  representative  of  the  American  spirit  of  enterprise  and  successful 
achievement,  have  largely  passed  away. 

Of  the  survivors  is  Samuel  Wesley  Fordyce,  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  Born 
in  Guernsey  county,  Ohio,  February  7,  1840,  the  son  of  John  Fordyce  and  Mary 
Ann  Houseman,  both  of  Pennsylvania,  Samuel  Wesley  Fordyce  inherited  the 
strong  qualities  of  the  Scotch  and  the  Dutch,  his  paternal  grandfather,  John, 
emigrating  to  western  Pennsylvania  from  Scotland,  shortly  before  the  war  of 
the  Revolution,  while  his  maternal  grandfather  emigrated  from  Holland  to  the 
same  section  soon  after.  The  family  included  ten  children,  of  whom  three  sur- 
vive, the  others  being  J.  B.  Fordyce,  of  Hot  Springs,  Arkansas;  and  Dr.  John 
A.  Fordyce.  the  noted  specialist,  of  New  York  city. 

Like  many  of  the  men  who  later  became  prominent  in  the  larger  affairs  of 
the  nation.  Samuel  Wesley  Fordyce  secured  his  earlier  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  county.  Subsequently  he  attended  what  was  then  known 
as  Madison  College,  at  Uniontown,  Pennsylvania,  and  later  he  studied  at  the 
North  Illinois  University  at  Henry,  Illinois.  Thus  equipped  with  a  better  edu- 
cation than  was  the  lot  of  the  ordinary  boy  of  that  period,  he  returned  home  and 
at  the  age  of  twenty  began  his  career  as  a  station  agent  on  the  Central  Ohio 
Railroad,  now  a  part  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  system.  The  following  year  found 
him  enlisting  as  a  private  in  the  First  Ohio  Volunteer  Cavalry  and  his  record  in 
the  Civil  war,  like  that  of  his  subsequent  career,  is  one  of  distinguished  service. 
Enlisting  as  a  private  he  was  soon  chosen  second  lieutenant  and  later  promoted 
to  a  first  lieutenancy  of  Company  B,  First  Ohio  Volunteers.  In  1863  he  was 
again  honored  by  promotion  to  a  captaincy  in  command  of  Company  H  and  a 
few  months  later  was  made  assistant  inspector  general  of  cavalry  in  the  Army 


S.  W.  FORDYCE 


14  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  Cumberland  and  assigned  to  the  Second  Cavalry  Division  under  the  com- 
mand of  General  George  Crook.  He  went  through  the  battles  of  Murfreesboro 
and  Chickamauga  under  Rosecrans  and  the  battles  of  Shiloh  and  Perryville, 
Kentucky,  under  Buell,  and  many  minor  engagements.  That  he  was  in  the  thick 
of  the  light  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that  he  was  three  times  wounded  and  three 
times  captured  by  the  enemy,  though  he  never  served  a  day's  imprisonment, 
having  the  good  fortune  to  be  recaptured  twice  and  escaping  once. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  in  which  he  had  acquitted  himself  with  such  credit, 
Mr.  Fordyce  located  at  Huntsville,  Alabama,  and  established  the  banking  house 
of  Fordyce  &  Rison,  taking  a  leading-  part  in  the  development  of  northern  Ala- 
bama and  acting  as  president  of  the  first  Agricultural  Fair  and  Mechanical  Asso- 
ciation at  Huntsville,  while  he  assisted  in  financing  the  North  &  South  Alabama 
Railway  from  Decatur  to  Montgomery,  Alabama,  now  a  part  of  the  Louisville 
&  Nashville  system.  The  banking  house  established  by  Mr.  Fordyce  over  forty 
years  ago  is  still  in  successful  operation,  the  business  now  being-  conducted  by 
A.  L.  Rison,  son  of  Mr.  Fordyce's  partner,  under  the  name  of  the  W.  R.  Rison 
Banking  Company.  His  health  having  temporarily  failed,  Mr.  Fordyce  moved 
to  Arkansas  in  January,  1876,  and  located  in  the  mountains  near  Hot  Springs. 
The  value  of  the  place  as  a  health  resort  at  once  aroused  his  interest  and  it  may 
be  safely  asserted  that  the  development  of  the  city  of  Hot  Spring  owes  more  to 
the  initiative  of  Samuel  W.  Fordyce  than  to  any  other  individual  or  influence. 

Through  his  efforts  a  bill  was  passed  in  the  United  States  congress  quieting 
title  to  four  sections  of  land  which  had  been  in  dispute  for  sixty  years,  while  he 
was  responsible  for  the  introduction  by  General  John  A.  Logan,  then  United 
States  senator,  of  the  bill  for  the  erection  of  the  finely  equipped  Army  and  Navy 
Hospital  now  in  operation  on  the  government  reservation  at  Hot  Springs.  In 
addition  to  his  efforts  in  exploiting  the  section  Mr.  Fordyce  aided  in  financing 
the  leading  hotels,  opera  house,  water,  gas  and  electric  light  works,  street  rail- 
road system  and  other  public  enterprises  and  also  financed  and  had  constructed 
the  first  cotton  compress  at  Dallas  and  at  Dennison,  Texas. 

Though  such  an  active  factor  in  advancing  the  welfare  of  Arkansas,  Mr, 
Fordyce  found  opportunity  to  broaden  his  operations  and  soon  became  identified 
with  the  building  and  operation  of  a  great  network  of  railroads  in  the  south  and 
southwest.  The  number  of  important  enterprises  which  claimed  his  attention  is 
a  significant  index  to  the  ability  and  forceful  character  of  the  man.  The  greater 
part  of  the  St.  Louis  Southwestern  Railway  Company  was  built  under  the  man- 
agement of  Mr.  Fordyce  and  for  sixteen  years  he  resolutely  maintained  and 
developed  the  property  in  the  face  of  repeated  setbacks,  steadily  overcoming  each 
obstacle  with  the  sturdy  courage  of  his  Scotch  ancestors.  Some  idea  of  his 
labors  in  this  connection  may  be  gained  from  a  recapitulation  of  his  services ; 
vice  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Texas  &  St.  Louis  Railway  for  the  three 
years  ending  April.  1885;  receiver,  April,  1885-May,  1886;  president  of  the  same 
road  reorganized  under  the  name  of  the  St.  Louis,  Arkansas  &  Texas  Railwav, 
from  1886  to  1889;  receiver,  1889-1890,  president,  under  the  new  title  of  the 
St.  Louis  Southwestern  Railway  Company,  from  1890  to  1898. 

His  services  were  recognized  by  his  appointment  as  receiver  of  the  Kansas 
City.  Pittsburg  &  Gulf  Railway  in  1899.  and  in  1900  he  became  president  of  the 
road  under  its  reorganized  title  of  the  Kansas  City  Southern  Railway.  Following 
this  Mr.  Fordyce  built  in  1900  and  1901  the  Little  Rock,  Hot  Springs  &  Western 
Railway,  subsequently  aiding  in  the  building  and  financing  of  the  St.  Louis  Valley 
line,  now  a  part  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  system.  His  other  activities  included 
cooperation  in  the  building  and  financing  of  lines  now  operated  by  the  St.  Louis 
and  San  Francisco  system,  also  the  Missouri,  Oklahoma  &  Gulf  Railroad,  the 
Illinois,  Indiana  &  Minnesota  Railroad,  the  Apalachicola  &  Northern  in  Florida, 
the  St.  Louis.  Guthrie  &  El  Reno  Railroad  in  Oklahoma,  the  St.  Louis,  Browns- 
ville &  Mexico  in  Texas,  besides  being  one  of  the  underwriters  of  the  Fort  Worth 
&  Denver,  now  a  part  of  the  Colorado  Southern  system.     In  all  it  is  estimated 


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that  this  one  man  has  built,  financed  and  helped  to  finance  at  least  ten  tliousand 
miles  of  railway. 

Apart  from  the  remarkable  work  accomplished  by  Samuel  W.  Fordyce  in 
developing  the  transportation  interests  of  the  nation,  he  is  identified  in  a  large 
way  with  various  other  important  enterprises.  He  is  a  director  and  one  of  the 
organizers  of  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company,  a  director  of  the  Laclede 
Light  &  Power  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  Jefferson  Hotel  Company,  of 
St.  Louis,  vice  president  of  the  Arlington  and  New  York  Hotel  Companies,  of 
Hot  Springs,  Arkansas,  president  of  the  Hot  Springs  (Ark.)  Water,  Gas  and 
Electric  Light  Companies,  and  of  the  Hot  Springs  Electric  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany, director  of  the  Illinois,  Indiana  &  Minnesota  Railroad,  the  Apalachicola 
&  Northern,  the  Kansas  City  Southern,  the  Little  Rock  &  Hot  Springs  Western, 
chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  St.  Louis,  Brownsville  &  Mexico 
and  director  in  the  American  Rio  Grande  Land  &  Irrigation  Company,  of  Texas, 
the  largest  irrigating  canal  system  in  the  United  States.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
University  and  Noonday  Clubs  of  St.  Louis,  and  is  the  president  of  the  Houston 
Oil  Company,  of  Texas,  which  is  one  of  the  largest  timber  and  oil  companies  in 
America.  He  is  a  past  commander  of  the  Missouri  Commandery  of  the  Loyal 
Legion  of  America.  His  abilities  as  an  executive  were  so  generally  recognized 
by  his  associates  that  while  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Southwestern,  Mr.  Fordyce 
was  chosen  by  the  unanimous  vote  of  all  the  lines  comprised  in  the  Southwestern 
Traffic  Association  as  chairman  of  its  executive  board.  This  association  repre- 
sented practically  the  entire  movement  of  traffic  from  the  Atlantic  seaboard  to 
all  points  west  of  the  Mississippi,  to  California  and  old  Mexico,  and  so  wisely 
did  Mr.  Fordyce  discharge  the  duties  of  the  important  office  that,  on  his  retire- 
ment in  1898,  he  was  presented  with  a  set  of  resolutions,  engrossed  on  parchment, 
approving  the  uniform  fairness  of  his  rulings. 

This  confidence  was  not  confined  to  his  associates  alone  but  was  shared  by 
his  subordinates  and  employes  as  is  evidenced  by  the  fact  that,  while  strikes  pre- 
vailed on  nearly  all  other  railroads,  the  men  under  Mr.  Fordyce  relied  on  him  to 
protect  their  rights  and  never  once  found  occasion  for  striking. 

With  all  his  activities  in  other  lines  Mr.  Fordyce  yet  found  time  for  playing 
an  important  part  in  the  political  affairs  of  the  nation.  In  the  reconstruction 
period  following  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Fordyce  was  active  as  a  democrat,  acting  as 
delegate  to  the  various  conventions  in  Alabama,  also  as  a  member  of  the  state 
committee  in  1874,  when,  for  the  first  time  since  the  war,  the  entire  democratic 
ticket  was  elected. 

On  removing  to  Arkansas  he  again  became  prominent  politically,  acting  as 
delegate  to  the  state  gubernatorial  convention  of  1880,  also  as  delegate  to  the 
state  judicial  convention  of  1884,  member  of  the  democratic  national  committee 
of  Arkansas  from  1884  to  1888,  delegate  to  the  national  democratic  convention 
of  1884,  member  of  the  committee  to  notify  Cleveland  and  Hendricks  of  their 
nomination  as  president  and  vice  president  of  the  LTnited  States,  delegate  at  large 
to  the  national  democratic  convention  of  1892  and  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
permanent  organization.  He  declined  to  go  as  delegate  to  the  national  dem- 
ocratic convention  of  1896,  and  calling  a  meeting  of  the  sound-money  democrats 
at  Little  Rock,  headed  a  delegation  to  the  Indianapolis  gold  standard  convention 
and  was  a  member  of  the  platform  committee.  Though  often  solicited  to  become 
a  candidate  for  both  the  governorship  and  L^nited  States  senatorship  of  the  state. 
Mr.  Fordyce  has  always  declined  political  honors,  preferring  to  give  his  energies 
to  the  development  of  the  great  enterprises  with  which  his  life  is  identified. 

His  unflinching  integritv  and  loyalty  is  recognized  by  the  leaders  of  both  the 
great  national  parties,  and,  though  a  democrat,  he  has  been  signally  honored  by 
those  of  the  republican  faith  as  well.  Because  of  his  wide  knowledge  of  con- 
ditions, Mr.  Fordyce's  advice  was  sought  by  President  Hayes  as  to  the  selection 
of  a  member  of  the  cabinet  who  should  be  acceptable  to  the  southern  people.  Mr. 
Fordyce  recommended  John  Hancock,  then  a  member  of  congress  from  Texas. 


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who,  when  the  honor  was  offered  him,  decHned,  to  his  subsequent  regret.  Later 
Mr.  Fordyce  was  again  approached  with  a  similar  request  on  behalf  of  the  cab- 
inet of  President  Harrison,  and  in  connection  with  others  General  John  W.  Noble 
was  recommended  by  j\Ir.  Fordyce  and  was  duly  chosen  secretary  of  the  interior. 
Mr.  Fordyce  also  enjoyed  the  confidence  and  personal  friendship  of  President 
McKinley.  who  sought  his  advice  frequently  in  the  matter  of  appointments  in 
the  southwest. 

]\Ir.  Fordyce  married  ]May  I,  1866.  Susan  E.  Chadick,  daughter  of  Rev. 
William  D.  Chadick.  of  Huntsville,  Alabama,  Of  his  two  daughters  and  three 
sons  four  survive :  Jane,  wife  of  Major  D.  S.  Stanley,  of  the  quartermaster 
general's  department.  United  States  Army ;  John,  president  of  the  Thomas-For- 
dyce  ^Manufacturing  Company  of  Little  Rock,  Arkansas  ;  William  C,  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri ;  and  S.  W., 
Jr.,  who  is  now  practicing  law  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 

Samuel  Wesley  Fordyce,  whether  as  soldier,  financier,  railroad  builder,  ex- 
ecutive or  trusted  counselor  of  statesmen,  political  leaders  and  workingmen,  has 
been  privileged  to  play  an  important  part  in  the  history  of  his  time,  and  the 
influence  of  the  great  work  accomplished  by  him  in  the  development  of  the 
resources  of  the  south  and  southwest  will  grow  and  expand  with  the  years  and 
insure  him  a  place  for  all  time  among  the  distinguished  men  of  achievement  of 
the  nation. 


EDWARD   C.   ELIOT. 


Edward  C.  Eliot,  one  of  the  distinguished  lawyers  of  the  ^Missouri  bar, 
was  born  in  St.  Louis,  July  3,  1858.  His  parents  were  William  Greenleaf  and 
Abby  Adams  (Cranch)  Eliot  and  the  ancestry  of  the  family  is  traced  back  to 
Andrew  Eliot,  who  came  from  England  about  1650,  thus  establishing  the  family 
in  the  new  world  during  the  earliest  epoch  in  its  colonization.  William  Green- 
leaf  Eliot,  a  minister  of  the  Unitarian  church  and  chancellor  of  Washington 
University,  born  in  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts,  was  educated  at  Columbian 
College,  in  Georgetown,  Mrginia,  and  in  1834  came  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  was  a  leading  citizen  for  over  fifty  years.  He  married  a  daughter  of 
Judge  William  Cranch,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  who  was  a  son  of  Richard  Cranch, 
who  came  from  Devonshire,  England,  in  1747  and  settled  at  Quincy,  Massa- 
chusetts. Richard  Cranch  served  as  judge  of  the  probate  court  there  and  was 
prominent  in  the  public  life  of  his  community. 

Edward  C.  Eliot  was  graduated  A.  B.  from  Washington  University  in 
1878  and  in  1881  received  the  Master  of  Arts  degree.  In  the  meantime  he  had 
prepared  for  the  bar  as  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  as  Bachelor  of  Law  in  1880.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  and,  entering  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession,  has  made  steady 
progress  resulting  from  close  application  and  attention  to  the  interests  of  his 
clients.  He  is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Stewart,  Eliot,  Chaplin  &  Blayney. 
He  is  also  well  known  as  a  law  educator,  having  been  lecturer  on  commercial 
law  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  from  1887  until  1903. 

Mr.  Eliot  was  married  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  November  i,  1883,  to 
Miss  Mary  A.  Munroe,  a  representative  of  an  old  New  England  family.  They 
have  five  children  :  Edward  M.,  twenty-three  years  of  age,  who  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology;  Frank  M.,  twenty-one  years  of 
age,  a  graduate  of  the  Washington  University,  and  now  connected  with  the 
Hydraulic  Press  Brick  Company ;  Alice,  a  graduate  of  Mary  Institute  and  now 
attending  Washington  University;  William  Cranch,  thirteen  years  of  age,  a 
student  of  Smith  Academy ;  and  John  Greenleaf,  six  years  of  age.  Mr.  Eliot 
resides  at  No.  5468  Maple  avennc. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  17 

Not  alone  a  student  of  his  profession,  he  has  kept  abreast  with  the  best 
thinking  men  of  the  age  on  the  great  sociological  and  economic  questions  and 
upon  all  those  subjects  which  are  of  vital  moment.  His  recognition  of  the 
needs  and  possibilities  of  the  city  has  been  manifest  in  active  cooperation  with 
various  movements  directed  toward  municipal  upbuilding  and  progress.  Since 
1903  he  has  been  a  trustee  of  the  Missouri  Botanical  Garden  and  from  1897  until 
1903  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  board  of  education,  acting  as  its  presi- 
dent in  1898-9.  During  these  years  his  work  was  of  material  assistance  in  es- 
tablishing the  public  school  system  upon  a  sound  administrative  basis.  In  ]:>< cl- 
itics he  is  a  republican  and  in  1902  was  a  candidate  of  his  party  for  tlic  St. 
Louis  board  of  appeals.  He  was  a  delegate  to  the  universal  congress  of  law- 
yers and  jurists  in  St.  Louis  in  1904,  which  was  attended  by  eminent  members 
of  the  profession  from  the  entire  world.  He  belongs  to  the  American  liar 
Association,  the  Missouri  State  Bar  Association,  the  St.  Louis  liar  Associa- 
tion, of  which  he  was  president  in  1898-9,  and  the  Civil  Service  Reform 
Association.  .He  was  also  president  of  the  Civic  League  in  1903  and  1904.  and 
was  honored  with  the  presidency  of  the  Xew  England  Society  in  1907.  He  is 
connected  w^ith  the  Soldiers  Ori)hans  Home,  with  the  Unitarian  church,  the 
Round  Table,  and  the  Xoondav  Club. 


HON.  HARRY  M.  COUDREY. 

Hon.  Harry  M.  Coudrey.  prominent  among  the  republican  leaders  as  well 
as  the  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  now  representing  his  district  in  congress,  was 
born  in  Brunswick,  Missouri.  February  28,  1867,  his  parents  being  J.  N.  and 
L.  H.  Coudrev.  The  mother  stiil  survives,  but  the  father,  who  was  an 
insurance  adjuster,  has  passed  away.  The  removal  of  the  family  to  St.  Louis 
in  1878  enabled  Harry  M.  Coudrey' to  enjoy  the  educational  advantages  offered 
by  the  public  schools'  of  this  city  where,  passing  through  consecutive  grades, 
he  was  graduated  from  the  manual  training  school  with  the  class  of  1886.  A 
review  of  the  business  field  with  its  manifold  opportunities,  in  consideration  of 
the  question  of  a  life  work,  eventually  led  Mr.  Coudrey  to  enter  the  insurance 
field,  wherein  his  rise  has  been  rapid.  h""or  three  years  after  leaving  school  he 
was  special  agent  for  the  Travelers'  Insurance  Company,  and  in  1889  he  or- 
ganized the  insurance  firm  of  Coudrey  &  Scott.  This  in  1901  was  changed  to 
i-iarry  M.  Coudrey  &  Company,  although  Mr.  Coudrey  is  now  sole  owner  of 
the  business.  His  position  in  insurance  circles,  as  taken  aside  from  the  financial 
success  he  has  achieved,  is  most  prominent — a  fact  indicated  in  his  election  to 
the  presidency  of  the  National  Association  of  Casualty  &  Sureiy  L'nderwriters. 
He  has  extended  his  business  connections  to  other  lines,  being  now  a  director 
of  the  Washington  National  Bank,  a  director  and  the  treasurer  of  the  I'niversal 
Adding  Machine   Company. 

Various  official  honors  have  been  conferred  upon  him  in  difi'erent  connec- 
tions. In  1906  he  was  the  i)resident  of  the  St.  Louis  l-'ire  Insurance  Agents 
Association  and  in  the  same  year  was  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Club.  1  Ic 
belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  in  which  he  has  taken  the  Knight  Templar 
and  Scottish  Rite  degrees  and  is  also  affiliated  with  the  .Mystic  Shrine.  He 
belongs  to  the  Merchants  Exchange,  the  Business  Men's  League,  the  Loyal 
Legion  and  the  St.  Louis,  University.  Noonday,  Mercantile.  .Athletic,  (ilen  Echo 
and  Field  Clubs.     His  church  relations  are  with  the   Presbyterian  denomination. 

While  all  these  associations  indicate  much  of  the  nature  of  his  character 
and  interests,  there  is  another  phase  in  the  life  of  Mr.  Coudrey  worthy  of  more 
than  passing  notice.  In  1897  he  was  elected  to  the  house  of  delegates  for  a 
term  of  two  years,  and  as  a  member  of  the  municipal  assembly  he  won  the  com- 
mendation of  the  public  by  his  vigorous  opposition  to  all  boodle  measures.     He 

L'— VOL.    II. 


18  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  almost  alone  in  the  fight,  however,  and  declined  to  again  accept  the  office 
at  the  expiration  of  his  term.  Intensely  interested  in  politics  and  the  adoption 
of  the  republican  principles,  he  served  at  one  time  as  president  of  the  Twenty- 
eighth  ^^'ard  Republican  League  Club.  He  was  chosen  to  represent  the  twelfth 
congressional  district  of  Missouri  in  the  fifty-ninth  congress  as  the  republican 
candidate,  but  owing  to  gross  election  frauds  he  was  not  seated  until  near  the 
end  of  the  first  session,  after  successfully  contesting  the  seat  of  Ernest  E.  Wood, 
democrat.  Further  endorsement  was  given  him  by  a  reelection  to  the  sixtieth 
congress  bv  a  majority  of  eight  hundred  and  thirty  votes  over  C.  M.  Selph,  the 
democratic  candidate.  Strong  and  positive  in  his  republicanism,  his  party  fealty 
is  not  grounded  on  partisan  prejudice  and  he  enjoys  the  respect  and  confidence 
of  all  his  associates,  irrespective  of  party.  Of  the  great  issues  which  divide 
the  two  parties,  with  their  roots  extending  down  to  the  very  bedrock  of  the 
foundation  of  the  republic,  he  has  the  true  statesman's  grasp.  While  thoroughly 
familiar  with  the  political  maxims  of  the  schools,  he  has  also  studied  the  les- 
sons of  actual  life,  arriving  at  his  conclusions  as  the  result  of  careful  investiga- 
tion and  a  thorough  understanding  of  conditions  existing  in  public  life  today. 
Strongly  opposed  to  misrule,  whether  in  municipal  afl:airs  or  in  the  council 
chambers  of  the  nation,  he  is  identified  with  that  movement  toward  higher  poli- 
tics, which  is  common  to  both  parties  and  which  constitutes  the  most  hopeful 
political  sign  of  the  period. 


SAMUEL  CUPFLES. 


Samuel  Cupples  is  a  merchant  and  manufacturer  of  St.  Louis.  His  business 
career  has  been  characterized  by  a  spirit  of  general  helpfulness.  He  has  dis- 
played many  of  the  methods  of  the  pioneer  resulting  in  benefit  to  the  business 
interests  of  the  city  at  large,  and  along  lines  from  which  no  personal  profit  has 
accrued  he  has  labored  to  the  benefit  of  the  general  public.  The  Manual  Train- 
ing School  of  St.  Louis  owes  its  existence  in  large  measure  to  him  and  the  lines 
upon  which  it  was  established  have  served  as  a  model  for  practically  all  of  the 
training  schools  of  the  country. 

^Ir.  Cupples  was  born  in  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania,  September  13,  1831, 
his  parents  bemg  James  and  Elizabeth  (Bigham)  Cupples,  both  of  whom  were 
natives  of  County  Down,  Ireland,  whence  they  emigrated  to  the  United  States 
in  iSi-i-.  The  father  was  an  educator  of  considerable  note  and  the  son  was 
qualified  for  a  business  career  in  a  school  which  his  father  established  at  Pitts- 
burg, Pennsylvania.  When  fifteen  years  of  age  he  made  his  way  westward  to 
Cincinnati  and  there  entered  the  employ  of  Albert  O.  Tylor,  the  pioneer  dealer 
in  woodenware  in  the  west.  Industrious,  painstaking  and  withal  a  capable  youth, 
he  quickly  mastered  the  details  of  the  business  and  won  the  confidence  of  his 
employers  until  the  management  of  the  Cincinnati  business  was  practically  en- 
trusterl  to  him. 

In  1 85 1  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  established  a  woodenware  house  in  this 
city.  The  business  as  originally  organized  was  conducted  under  the  firm  style 
of  Samuel  Cupples  &  Company.  In  1858  Thomas  Marston  became  associated 
with  him  under  the  firm  name  of  Cupples  &  Marston.  The  succeeding  twelve 
years  constituted  an  epoch  of  prosperity  for  the  house,  after  which  the  part- 
nership was  dissolved  to  be  succeeded  by  the  firm  of  Samuel  Cupples  &  Com- 
pany, the  junior  partners  being  H.  G.  and  R.  S.  Brookings  and  A.  A.  Wallace. 
A  reorganization  of  the  business  in  1883  led  to  the  adoption  of  the  firm  name 
of  Samuel  Cupples  Woodenware  Com])any,  of  which  Mr.  Cupples  became  pres- 
ident and  has  so  continued  to  the  i)resent  writing  in  1909.  This  establishment 
is  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  United  States.  There  are  many  subsidiary 
companies  which  cluster  around  and   contribute  to  the  growth   and  prosperity 


SAMUEL   CUPPLES 


•20  ST.  LOriS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  citv.  Chief  among  these  are  the  St.  Louis  Terminal  Cupples  Station  & 
Propertv  Company,  now  belonging  to  the  \\'ashington  University  by  gift  of 
Samuel  Cupples  and  Robert  S.  Brookmgs,  and  the  Samuel  Cupples  Envelope 
Companv.  The  "Cupples  Station,"  as  it  is  called,  is  an  institution  more  val- 
uable to  the  merchants  of  the  city  than  any  other  established  for  their  benefit 
within  the  memorv  of  the  present  generation.  To  avoid  expense  and  delay 
incident  to  the  carting  of  goods  to  and  from  the  various  depots  of  the  city, 
Mr.  Cupples  and  ]\Ir.  Brookings  purchased  a  large  tract  of  land  adjacent  to 
a  point  at  which  practically  all  the  railroads  of  the  city  have  a  junction  and 
there  erected  a  system  of  warehouses,  the  basements  of  which  are  traversed 
by  a  network  of  railroad  tracks.  Here  a  vast  business  center  has  been  created. 
at  which  merchants  of  St.  Louis  receive  and  reship  goods,  aggregating  in  value 
many  millions  of  dollars  annually,  while  the  expense  of  handling  such  goods 
has  been  reduced  to  a  minimum.  The  growth  of  the  woodenware  business, 
of  which  Mr.  Cupples  is  still  the  head,  has  been  phenomenal.  From  the  first 
Mr.  Cupples  gathered  around  him,  as  all  captains  of  industry  do,  a  host  of 
able  lieutenants,  and  to  them  is  accorded  by  him  much  of  the  credit  of  the 
wonderful  growth  of  the  business.  To  other  fields  he  has  extended  his  activ- 
ities in  developing  the  manufacturing  interests  of  the  city. 

While  the  work  he  has  accomplished  in  commercial  fields  would  alone 
entitle  him  to  distinction.  Mr.  Cupples  has  also  been  active  in  promoting  the 
public  welfare  and  the  general  interests  of  the  city.  He  has  labored  earnestly 
to  further  the  religious,  educational  and  charitable  institutions  of  St.  Louis 
and  has  been  particularly  interested  in  the  development  of  the  public-school 
system. 

For  more  than  half  a  century  Mr.  Cupples  has  been  activelv  and  promi- 
nently identified  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  South.  Immediately 
after  he  came  to  the  city  in  185 1.  he  joined  the  "Old  Fourth  Street""  church, 
the  second  ]\Iethodist  church  established  in  St.  Louis  and  then  located  on 
Fourth  street  and  Washington  avenue,  where  the  Boatmen's  Bank  is  now. 
Mr.  Cupples  took  a  class  in  the  Sundav  school  w^ork  the  day  he  joined. 
His  most  notable  and  far-reaching  Sunday  school  work  was  in  connection 
with  the  Cote  Brilliante  development.  When  Mr.  Cupples  opened  a  Sunday 
school  in  that  northwestern  sttburb.  which  was  coming  into  prominence  for 
homes  of  people  doing  business  in  the  citv.  there  was  neither  church  nor  Sun- 
day school  west  of  Grand  avenue.  Mr.  Cupples  orgarazed  a  Sunday  school  in 
an  old  schoolhouse  and  carried  it  on  until,  through  his  efforts,  a  lot  was 
bought  and  a  chapel  erected.  Air.  Cupples  was  the  su])erintendent  of  that  pioneer 
Sunday  school  and  the  active  head  of  the  religious  organization  in  Cote  Brilliante 
twenty-one  years,  until  he  moved  into  the  city.  The  chapel  was  transferred  to 
the  Presbyterians,  who  now  have  a  fine  church  on  the  site.  Within  the  district 
from  (irand  avenue  to  the  Six-Mile  House  and  from  Olive  street  road  to  the 
cemeteries,  the  Cote  Brilliante  chapel  was  at  first  the  only  church.  The  enroll- 
ment in  the  only  ])ul)lic  schocjl  in  the  district — the  Cote  Brilliante  school — was 
f)ne  hundred  and  thirty-two  children.  Today,  in  that  same  district,  there  are 
fifteen  or  more  churches  and  twenty-two  thousand  school  children.  Mr.  Cup- 
ples led  the  movement  for  better  school  facilities  in  Cote  lirilliante  imtil  bv 
special  taxation  a  building  considered  a  great  improvement  in  those  davs  :,vas 
erected.  He  did  not  relax  until  a  tract  containing  three  and  one-half  acres  was 
acquired  from  the  funds  thus  rai.-ed.  The  iflea  at  the  time  was  to  provide  a 
good  plavgroimd.  'I'hat  tract  i^  now  occu])ied  by  one  of  the  finest  school  build- 
ings of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Cupples  was  always  dce])lv  interested  in  education  and  soon  after  the 
old  "Thirteenth  Ward"  became  a  ijermanent  i)art  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Cupples  was 
chosen  a  member  of  the  board  of  ]jublic  schf)ols ;  and  a  most  valuable  luember 
he  was.  During  1877-78  he  made  the  acquaintance  of  Professor  C.  M.  Wood- 
ward, of  Washington  University,  then  a  member  of  the  same  board.     From  Pro- 


ST.  LUUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  21 

fessor  Woodward  he  learned  of  his  proposal  to  establish  a  Manual  Training 
School  as  a  sub-department  of  Washington  University.  He  was  greatly  pleased 
with  the  theory  and  plan  of  the  scheme  as  outlined  in  a  reprint  of  an  address 
bv  Dr.  Woodward  before  the  Missouri  State  Teachers'  Association  at  Carthage 
in  August,  1878.  Believing  that  the  scheme  proposed  was  practical,  he  took  the 
lead  in  the  establishment  of  the  school,  offering  to  support  the  experiment  for 
live  years.  Accordingly,  he  was  placed  on  the  first  managing  board  when  the 
act  of  establishment  was  passed  by  Washington  University  on  June  17,  1879. 
Thus  ^Ir.  Cupples  became  ofiicially  associated  with  Washington  University.  In 
this  move  he  was  heartily  seconded  by  Messrs.  Gottlieb  Conzelman,  Edwin  Har- 
rison, Ralph  Sellew  and  Dr.  William  G.  Eliot,  president  of  Washington  Uni- 
versity. 

The  history  of  the  Manual  Training  School,  the  pioneer  of  the  new  de- 
l)arture  in  secondary  education,  ha?  been  given  elsewhere.  Suffice  it  to  say 
that  as  the  school  grew  in  strength  and  popularity  the  interest  of  Mr.  Cupples 
increased.  In  1884  he  proposed  and  secured  for  the  school  a  special  endowment 
to  which  ]\Ir.  Ralph  Sellew,  Mr.  Conzelman  and  himself  were  equal  contribu- 
tors. Mr.  Timothy  G.  Sellew.  of  New  York,  the  nephew  of  Ralph  Sellew,  gen- 
erouslv  carried  out  the  intention  of  his  uncle,  who  died  during  the  negotiations. 
The  definite  purpose  of  this  endowment  was  to  promote  the  attendance  of  bright 
boys  in  straitened  circumstances. 

The  next  logical  step  for  Mr.  Cupples  to  take  after  providing  for  an  in- 
creasing attendance  in  the  Manual  Training  School  was  to  provide  for  the  higher 
technical  education  of  the  graduates  thereof.  He  was  delighted,  and  possibly  sur- 
prised, to  find  that  the  discipline  and  culture  of  the  Manual  Training  School, 
in  spite  of  its  very  practical  side,  served  generally  to  inspire  a  strong  desire  for 
more  and  higher  education,  usually  of  a  technical  character.  Mr.  Cupples  then 
saw  that  the  success  already  gained  was  but  the  beginning  of  a  greater  suc- 
cess to  be  gained  in  the  higher  department  of  the  university.  His  intimate  ac- 
quaintance with  Professor  Woodward,  the  dean  of  the  School  of  Engineering 
and  Architecture,  gave  him  every  opportunity  to  study  the  needs  of  the  uni- 
versity and  to  appreciate  the  splendid  opportunity  there  presented  for  service 
to  the  cause  of  higher  education. 

Various  plans  for  carrying  forward  the  work  were  drawn,  discussed  and 
laid  aside  as  the  horizon  widened  and  the  magnitude  of  the  undertaking  came 
into  view.  Finally,  wdien  the  great  university  leader  appeared  in  the  person 
of  Mr.  Robert  S.  Brookings,  the  problem,  how  to  build  and  equi])  a  great  uni- 
versity which  should  appeal  not  to  a  class  or  a  few  select  classes,  l^ut  to  all 
classes — not  to  humanists  alone,  but  to  humanity — was  solved. 

This  is  not  the  place  to  speak  of  the  magnificent  work  of  Mr.  Brookings 
in  reestablishing  and  developing  Washington  University,  but  it  is  proper  to 
add  that  Mr.  Cupples  was  and  is  his  worthy  partner,  not  only  in  business,  but 
in  this  great  educational  enterprise.  He  is  to  be  credited  not  only  with  the  gift 
of  his  half-ownership  in  Cupples  Station  ( q.  v.)  but  with  the  gift  of  three 
splendid  university  halls — "Cupples  F"  for  Civil  Engineering  and  Architecture; 
"Cupples  II"  for  ^Mechanical  and  Electrical  Engineering;  and  the  Engineering 
Laboratory.     They  stand  today  as  monuments  of  his  wisdom  and  his  liberality. 

The  educational  work  of  Mr.  Samuel  Cupples  will  be  finished  only  with 
his  life.  His  benefactions  to  struggling  institutions  outside  the  city  have  been 
neither  few  nor  small,  and  his  helping  hand,  when  help  has  been  sorely  needed, 
has  been  truly  a  godsend  to  those  responsible  for  the  administration  of  Central 
College,  at  Favette,  Missouri ;  Vanderbilt  University,  at  Nashville.  Tennessee ; 
the  St.  Louis  Alanual  Training  School  and  the  technical  department  of  Wash- 
ington University. 

The  same  bent  of  mind  which  has  enabled  Mr.  Cupples  to  develop  his 
business  interests  and  which  has  inclined  him  toward  the  most  practical  and 
useful    forms   of   educational    facilities   has    characterized   his   philanthropic    and 


22  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

charitable  work.  Mr.  Ciipples  has  been  for  many  years  an  officer  and  is  now 
the  head  of  the  St.  Louis  Provident  Association,  which  has  expended  for  the 
rehef  of  the  poor  of  St.  Louis  one  miUion  three  hundred  and  twenty-six  thou- 
sand and  three  hundred  and  nine  dollars.  Perhaps  in  all  of  the  history  of  char- 
itable work  a  like  amount  has  not  been  expended  elsewhere  for  relief  of  distress 
with  less  of  waste  or  more  of  deserved  benefit.  The  organization  of  this  asso- 
ciation has  been  perfected  under  the  study  and  supervision  of  Mr.  Cupples  and 
other  business  men  like  him  to  do  the  most  for  the  worthy  and  to  prevent 
imposition  upon  the  generous  by  the  unworthy.  A  cardinal  principle  of  the 
Provident  Association  is  to  investigate  all  cases,  to  encourage  people  to  help 
themselves  and  to  discourage  pauperism. 

Air.  Cupples  was  married  in  i860  to  Miss  Martha  S.  Kells,  of  St.  Louis, 
daughter  of  Thomas  and  Elizabeth  (Finney)  Kells.  For  a  considerable  portion 
of  her  married  life  Mrs.  Cupples  gave  almost  her  entire  time  to  philanthropic 
work.  She  devoted  herself  especially  to  the  Girls  Industrial  Home  when  it  was 
located  upon  Eighteenth  and  Morgan  streets  and  to  the  Methodist  Orphans 
Home.  Mr.  Cupples  shared  the  interest  of  his  wife  during  her  lifetime  in  this 
work.  After  Mrs.  Cupples"  death,  Mr.  Cupples  continued  to  give  a  great  deal 
of  attention  to  the  institutions. 

Perhaps  the  strongest  tribute  that  could  be  paid  to  Mr.  Cupples  as  a  philan- 
thropist has  been  the  selection  of  him  to  carry  out  the  wishes  of  several  citizens 
of  St.  Louis  desiring  to  do  something  for  their  kind.  Dr.  Bradford  gave  his 
estate  toward  the  support  of  the  Methodist  Orphans  Home.  The  beautiful 
structure  on  Maryland  avenue,  one  of  the  handsomest  and  best  equipped 
"Homes"  in  the  country,  was  erected  by  Mr.  Cupples  as  a  memorial  to  Mrs. 
Cupples.  The  estate  of  Dr.  Bradford  became  a  notable  part  of  the  endowment. 
The  administration  of  the  Bradford  bequest  was  left  largely  to  the  business 
judgment  of  Mr.  Cupples.  When  Mr.  Barnes  decided  that  his  estate  should 
go  to  found  a  splendid  hospital  in  the  city  of  his  adoption  and  lifelong  business 
success,  Mr.  Cupples  was  one  of  those  he  consulted  and  selected  to  carry  out 
the  provisions  of  his  will.  When  Richard  M.  Scruggs  died,  a  partnership  in 
good  work  of  a  third  of  a  century  was  dissolved,  but  the  business  did  not  stop. 
Between  Air.  Scruggs  and  Mr.  Cupples  had  existed  an  extensive  cooperation  in 
benevolence.  Air.  Scruggs  had  been  president  of  the  Provident  Association. 
Air.  Cupples  took  up  the  responsibility.  He  has  passed  his  seventy-seventh  mile- 
stone, but  his  relationship  to  his  business,  to  the  educational  institutions,  to  the 
church,  to  the  philanthropies,  is  still  active  and  potent.  Samuel  Cupples,  as  the 
years  go  by.  instead  of  passing  out  of  the  knowledge  of  his  fellow  citizens, 
seems  to  grow  intellectually  and  morally  upon  the  whole  communitv. 


SCOTT  BURRELL  PARSONS,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Scott  Burrell  Parsons  was  an  eminent  member  of  the  medical  profes- 
sion whose  opinions  were  largely  regarded  as  authority  by  his  colleagues  and 
associates  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  in  St.  Louis.  Aloreover,  the 
salient  qualities  of  his  manhood  v/ere  such  as  won  him  the  companionship  and 
warm  friendshinp  of  men  of  culture,  who  recognized  his  superior  ability  and 
who  counted  him  a  valuable  addition  to  those  social  circles  where  intelligence 
is  regarded  as  a  necessary  attribute  to  agreeableness. 

His  life  record  began  in  Orono,  Penobscot  county,  Maine,  in  1843.  His 
father,  Elijah  Parsons,  also  a  native  of  New  England,  married  Miss  Perry,  a 
descendant  of  the  Commodore  Perry  family.  Dr.  Parsons  supplemented  his 
preliminary  education  by  study  in  the  Hahnemann  Medical  College  of  Chicago, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1863.  He  then  located  for  prac- 
tice at  Sandwich,  Illinois,  where  he  remained  for  a  short  time,  after  which  he 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  23 

returned  to  Chicago.  He  then  spent  some  time  abroad  and  was  also  for  one 
year  in  King's  Hospital  College,  where  he  added  to  his  theoretical  knowledge 
the  broad  and  varied  experience  of  hospital  practice. 

Thus  well  equipped  by  thorough  training,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered 
upon  the  teaching  of  medicine  as  demonstrator  of  anatomy,  lecturer  on  com- 
parative anatomy  and  professor  of  surgery  in  the  St.  Louis  Homeopathic  Medi- 
cal College  of  this  city,  of  which  he  afterward  became  dean.  Later,  because  of 
the  strain  of  the  college  work,  he  gave  it  up  and  devoted  his  attention  to  the 
private  practice  of  surgery.  He  acted  as  surgeon  of  the  Good  Samaritan  Hos- 
pital and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  surgeon  for  the  Girls'  Industrial  Home 
and  the  St.  Louis  Children's  Hospital.  He  was  remarkably  successful  in  his 
surgical  work  and  his  word  was  law  among  the  physicians.  He  held  to  high 
ideals  and  entertained  broad  views  on  his  profession  and  was  constantly  adding 
to  his  knowledge  through  his  wide  research  and  investigation.  He  thoroughly 
understood  the  component  parts  of  the  human  body,  the  onslaughts  made  upon 
it  by  disease  and  the  power  of  inherited  tendencies,  and  in  his  work  in  the 
operating  room  his  manner  was  most  cool  and  collected,  his  touch  gentle  but 
sure.  What  he  did  was  always  for  the  best  interests  of  his  patrons  and  the 
honor  of  the  profession  and  he  enjoyed  to  the  fullest  extent  the  respect  and 
admiration  of  his  professional  brethren.  He  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
Homeopathic  Aledical  Society,  the  Missouri  Institute  of  Homeopathy  and  of 
the  Hahnemann  Club  and  was  one  of  the  recognized  leaders  of  the  homeopathic 
profession  in  the  west.  He  also  belonged  to  the  St.  Louis  Club,  to  the  Legion 
of  Honor  and  to  Valley  Council  of  the  Royal  Arcanum. 

In  1867,  i^^  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Parsons  was  married  to  Miss  Henrietta  Knight 
Evans,  a  native  of  Wales,  who  on  emigrating  to  the  new  world  settled  at  Toron- 
to, Canada,  and  thence  came  to  St.  Louis  with  her  mother,  who  died  there  at 
the  age  of  ninety-four  years.  Her  maternal  grandfather  was  Sir  Edward 
Knight.  Unto  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Parsons  were  born  a  daughter  and  son.  The  for- 
mer, Henrietta  Parsons,  married  and  has  one  son,  Clarence  Parsons  Gill.  She 
resides  in  St.  Louis  and  has  been  very  active  in  public  work,  particularly  in  her 
advocacv  of  the  movement  for  cleaning  up  the  city  that  its  sanitary  interests 
may  be  improved.  She  holds  advanced  ideas  on  many  questions  of  public 
moment  and  is  a  most  broad  minded  and  cultured  lady.  The  son,  Scott  Elijah 
Parsons,  married  jNIiss  Frances  Mae  Claphamson,  a  daughter  of  Jefferson  Clap- 
hamson  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  have  two  children :  Scott  Guyon  and  Jane.  Fol- 
lowing his  father's  professional  footsteps,  Scott  E.  Parsons  was  graduated  from 
the  Homeopathic  Medical  College  and  has  become  his  father's  successor  as 
surgeon  of  the  Children's  Hospital  and  in  general  surgical  w^ork. 

The  death  of  Dr.  Scott  B.  Parsons  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  June  9,  1900.  He 
was  yet  in  the  prime  of  life  and  was  in  the  midst  of  a  career  of  great  usefulness, 
so  that  the  news  of  his  death  caused  wide-spread  regret  throughout  the  city, 
where  he  had  come  to  be  known  and  honored  no  less  for  his  personal  worth 
than  his  professional  attainments. 


SAMUEL  BROADDUS  JEFFRIES. 

Samuel  Broaddus  Jeffries,  attorney  at  law,  was  born  in  Lewis  county,  Mis- 
souri, February  3,  1869,  a  son  of  William  and  Elizabeth  (Smallwood)  Jeft'ries. 
He  continued  his  more  si:)ecifically  literary  education  by  graduation  from  La 
Grange  College  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1891.  The  following  year 
he  spent  one  term  as  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  but  largely  pursued 
his  preparation  for  the  bar  under  private  instruction  with  Judge  Anderson,  of 
Canton,  Missouri,  as  his  preceptor.  His  thorough  preliminary  reading  enabled 
him  to  successfully  pass  the  examination  which  secured  his  admission  to  the  bar 


24  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    LTTY. 

in  1S93  and  he  entered  upon  his  professional  career  at  Canton,  Lewis  county, 
^Missouri,  where  he  practiced  until  January,  1897.  He  practiced  for  two  years 
as  junior  partner  of  the  law  hrni  of  Anderson  &  Jeffries  and  w^as  then  alone 
until  his  removal  to  St.  Louis.  In  1894  he  was  elected  prosecuting  attorney  of 
Lewis  count\-  for  a  term  of  two  years  and  reelected  for  another  term  of  two 
years  but  resigned  in  January,  1897,  and  was  appointed  assistant  attorney  gen- 
eral of  ^lissouri  and  remc^ved  to  Jefferson  City,  where  he  continued  until  Janu- 
ary, 1905,  when,  retiring  from  the  office,  he  sought  the  broader  field  of  labor 
offered  at  the  St.  Louis  bar  and  in  August  of  that  year  became  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  law  firm  of  Harlan,  Jeffries  &  Wagner.  The  reputation  which 
he  had  previously  made  as  assistant  attorney  general  and  in  the  private  practice 
of  lav>-  assured  his  rapid  acquirement  of  a  large  and  important  clientage  here 
and  in  addition  to  his  legal  interests  he  is  also  connected  with  various  important 
corporations  in  a  professional  capacity.  Moreover,  he  is  a  factor  in  the  man- 
agement of  several  corporations,  being  a  director  of  the  Central  Missouri  Trust 
Companv  of  Jeft'erson  City,  Missouri,  the  First  National  Bank  of  Canton,  Mis- 
souri, Flome  Telephone  Companv  of  Detroit,  Michigan,  American  Bakery  Com- 
panv of  St.  Louis,  Dean  Electric  Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  the  Chippewa 
Bank  of  St.  Louis.  V\'hile  his  professional  and  business  interests  leave  him  little 
leisure  time  for  other  occupation,  he  turns  his  attention  to  farming  and  is  much 
interested  in  agriculture. 

On  the  8th  of  December.  1897,  i"  Lewis  county,  Alissouri,  Mr.  Jeft'ries  was 
married  to  Miss  Lutie  Ball.  He  is  connected  with  many  public  interests  of  im- 
portance, being  now  a  member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  Baptist  Sani- 
tarium and  of  the  Law  Library  Association.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Baptist 
church,  is  associated  fraternally  with  the  Masons  and  the  Odd  Fellows  and  gives 
his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy.  His  professional  career  has  been 
marked  bv  that  steady  progress  which  indicates  the  constant  expansion  of  one's 
powers  and  capabilities,  qualifying  the  individual  more  and  more  largely  for 
handling  the  important  and  complex  legal  interests  which  are  today  demanding 
the  attention  of  the  advocate  and  the  counselor. 


DANIEL  CATLIN. 


Daniel  Catlin  is  one  of  the  eminently  successful  men  of  St.  Louis  whose 
efforts  have  contributed  in  no  small  degree  toward  making  this  the  fourth  city 
of  the  Union.  He  was  for  many  years  prominently  identified  with  its  com- 
mercial and  financial  interests  and  is  now  living  retired  as  one  of  the  city's 
most  honored  capitalists,  owing  his  success  to  intelligently  directed  effort,  to 
keen  perception  and  to  indomitable  and  unflagging  enterprise.  Moreover,  his 
active  cooperation  has  been  a  resultant  factor  in  many  measures  of  the  greatest 
benefit  to  St.  Louis  and  he  has  stood  as  a  leader  in  progressive  movements 
having  marked  and  beneficial  effect  upon  municipal  interests. 

^Ir.  Catlin  comes  of  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished  and  which 
in  its  lineal  and  collateral  lines  has  through  many  generations  been  distinctively 
American.  .At  a  more  remote  period,  however,  the  ancestry  is  traced  back  to 
an  ancient  family  of  Norman  origin  which  ranked  among  the  armigeri  for 
many  centuries.  While  with  tlie  ])assing  years  various  changes  in  the  name 
have  occurred,  the  lines  of  descent  are  too  strongly  marked  to  bear  of  any 
questioning  as  to  the  correctness  of  the  ancestral  tracing.  At  different  times 
the  name  has  been  written  Cattelin,  Cattelyn,  Catling,  Ketling  and  in  other 
forms,  and  is  probably  derived  from  the  Norman  Castellan  or  Chatelain.  The 
founder  of  the  family  in  America  was  Thomas  Catlin,  who  on  colonial  records 
is  mentionerl  as  Ketling  and  Catling.  A  native  of  England,  he  was  born  in 
1612  and  during  the  first  half  of  tin-  sc-venteenth  centurv  became  a  resident  of 


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26  •  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Hartford,  Connecticut.  The  exact  date  of  his  arrival  in  the  colony  is  not 
known,  but,  as  Professor  Edward  Henry  Tirining  in  the  Tirining  genealogy 
said,  "Of  the  twenty  thousand  or  more  who  emigrated  between  the  years  1629 
and  1640.  the  time  of  onlv  a  relatively  small  number  can  be  ascertained  from 
the  passenger  lists  of  the  vessels  on  which  they  sailed.  If  any  came  after  the 
proclamation  prohibiting  emigration  without  license  (May  i,  1638)  and  prior  to 
1640,  when  emigration  had  practically  ceased,  it  is  not  difficult  to  see  why  his 
name  did  not  appear  in  the  register.  In  the  first  place,  although  ships  left 
England  almost  daily.  Hottens  lists  gave  the  name  of  but  one  ship  in  1638  and 

1639.  Further,  these  registers  contained  only  names  of  those  who  left  Eng- 
land legallv,  i.  e..  under  license  according  to  proclamation,  and  doubtless  thou- 
sands left  secretlv  to  avoid  the  oath  of  allegiance  and  supremacy  and  payment 
of  subsidy  to  the  crown,  as  well  as  to  escape  the  annoyance  and  disabilities 
which   attended   those  who'  were   disaflr'ected  to  the   church.     If   he   came   after 

1640.  in  November  of  which  year  Long  parliament  assembled,  he  could  perhaps 
have  come  without  official   registry." 

The  colonial  records  of  Connecticut  show  Thomas  Ketling,  of  Hartford, 
to  have  been  the  successful  defendant  in  a  case  at  court  there  August  i,  1644. 
Soon  after  his  arrival  in  Hartford  he  was  appointed  constable,  which  position 
was  a  verv  much  more  important  one  at  that  day,  than  it  is  at  present.  He  held 
other  positions  of  trust  in  the  town  and  colony  and  was  repeatedly  elected 
selectman.  He  became  a  landholder  in  1646  and  received  some  property  in 
the  division  of  lands  in  1672,  while  in  1684,  in  connection  with  his  son  John, 
he  received  a  grant  of  ten  acres  from  the  town  of  Hartford.  His  realty  hold- 
ings also  embraced  property  in  other  parts  of  the  colony  and  some  of  it  is 
still  in  possession  of  one  of  his  descendants.  That  he  was  married  prior  to 
his  arrival  in  the  colony  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  there  is  no  record  either 
of  the  ceremonv  or  of  the  birth  of  his  three  children.  For  his  second  wife  he 
chose  Mrs.  Mary  Ermer.  the  widow  of  Edward  Ermer,  and  his  death  occurred 
in   1690,  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years. 

His  only  son,  John  Catlin,  was  baptized  at  Hartford,  May  6,  1649,  ^^^^l 
was  made  a  freeman  in  1665.  On  the  27th  of  July  of  the  same  year  he  wedded 
Mary  Marshall,  by  whom  he  had  six  children,  including  Samuel  Catlin,  who 
was  born  at  Hartford,  November  4,  1672.  The  latter  was  married  twice.  On 
the  5th  of  January,  1702  or  1703,  he  wedded  Elizabeth  Norton,  by  whom  he 
had  eight  children,  and  for  his  second  wife  he  chose  Sarah  NichoUs  Webster,  a 
widow,  who  died  December  12,  1762.  There  were  no  children  of  that  mar- 
riage. Samuel  Catlin  passed  away  toward  the  close  of  1760  at  the  venerable 
age  of  eighty-eight  years. 

Thomas  Catlin,  son  of  Samuel  Catlin.  was  born  February  17,  1705  or  1706, 
and  was  married  May  8,  1732,  to  Abigail  Bissell,  a  daughter  of  Isaac  and 
Elizabeth  ( Osborn )  IHssell,  her  birth  occurring  January  16,  1712.  Thomas 
Catlin,  the  third  of  the  eight  children  born  to  Thomas  and  Abigail  (Bissell) 
Catlin.  first  opened  his  eyes  to  the  light  of  day  at  Litchfield,  Connecticut,  June 
18,  1737.  During  the  opening  period  of  the  Revolutionary  war  he  joined  the 
American  army  and  was  commissioned  an  ensign  May  i,  1775.  In  December 
of  the  same  year  he  was  discharged,  but  in  June.  1776,  again  joined  the 
army  and  was  comnn'ssioned  second  lieutenant  in  the  Litchfield  companv  under 
Captain  .Abraham  r.radley.  who  organized  a  part  of  six  battalions  ordered  by 
the  general  assembly  to  be  raised  and  to  march  to  New  York  to  join  the 
Continental  trrx^^s  and  reinforce  Washington.  The  company  to  which  Mr. 
Catlin  belonged  formed  a  jiart  of  Colonel  Gay's  regiment  of  the  Second  Battalion 
of  Wadsworth's  lirigadc  In  the  retreat  from  New  York  on  September  15, 
1776.  Lieutenant  Catlin  wa^  taken  ])risoner  and  was  incarcerated  by  the  British 
until  almost  the  close  f>f  the  year,  when  he  was  sent  to  Connecticut  for  ex- 
change. A  history  of  his  im])risonment  and  the  experiences  which  he  met 
thereby  appears   in    the   History   of  the   Town   of   Litchfield,   jiublished   in    1845. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  27 

It  was  a  deposition  found  among"  the  Wolcott  papers  and  was  taken  Alay  3, 
1777,  before  Andrew  Adams,  justice  of  the  peace  at  Litchfield.  In  speaking 
of  Lieutenant  Cathn's  treatment  by  the  British  it  says,  "that  he  was  taken 
a  prisoner  by  the  British  troops  in  New  York  Island,  September  15,  1776,  and 
confined  with  a  great  number  in  a  close  gaol  for  eleven  days ;  that  he  had  taken 
no  sustenance  for  forty-eight  hours  after  he  was  taken ;  that  for  eleven  whole 
days  they  had  only  about  two  days'  allowance,  and  their  pork  was  ofit'ensive 
to  the  smell;  that  forty-two  were  confined  in  one  house  until  Fort  Washington 
was  taken,  when  the  house  was  crowded  with  other  prisoners.  After  this  they 
were  informed  that  they  should  have  two-thirds  allowance,  which  consisted  of 
very  poor  Irish  pork,  and  bread  which  was  hard,  mouldy  and  wormy,  made 
of  canaille  and  dregs  of  flaxseed.  The  British  troops  had  good  bread.  Brack- 
ish water  was  given  to  prisoners,  and  he  had  seen  a  dollar  and  a  half  given  for 
a  common  pail  of  water.  Only  between  three  and  four  pounds  of  pork  was 
given  three  men  for  three  days.  For  nearly  three  months  the  private  soldiers 
were  confined  in  churches,  and  in  one  were  eight  hundrd  and  fifty.  About  De- 
cember 25,  1776,  he,  with  about  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  others,  was  put 
aboard  the  "Glasgow"'  at  New  York  to  be  carried  to  Connecticut  for  exchange. 
They  were  on  board  eleven  days  and  kept  on  black,  coarse,  broken  bread  and 
less  pork  than  before.  Twenty-eight  died  during  the  eleven  days.  They  were 
treated  with  great  cruelty  and  had  no  fire  for  sick  or  well.  They  were  crowded 
between  decks  and  many  died  through  hardships,  ill  usage,  hunger  and  cold." 

In  1777  a  Thomas  Catlin  was  voted  one  of  a  committee  to  purchase  and 
provide  clothing  for  non-commissioned  officers  and  soldiers  in  the  Continental 
army  who  had  enlisted  from  Litchfield.  In  1780  Lieutenant  Thomas  Catlin,  of 
Litchfield,  was  appointed  one  of  the  inspectors  of  provisions  for  the  armv. 
Prior  to  engaging  in  military  service  he  had  been  married,  on  the  25th  of  De- 
cember, 1763,  to  Miss  Avis  Buell.  a  daughter  of  Deacon  Peter  and  Avis  (Col- 
lins) Buell.  She  was  born  January  26,  1744,  and  died  June  24,  1804,  leaving 
a  family  of  six  children.  Her  husband  survived  her  until  December  29,  1829, 
and  was  nearly  ninety-three  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

Their  son,  Levi  Catlin.  was  born  August  31,  1803,  and  w^edded  Anna  Eliza- 
beth Landon.  He  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  made  his  home  three  miles 
southeast  of  Litchfield.  He  took  a  prominent  part  in  public  affairs  there,  gave 
his  political  allegiance  to  the  whig  party  and  held  a  number  of  town  offices. 
He  died  October  16.   1841. 

Daniel  Catlin,  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Litchfield,  November 
24,  1806,  and  in  the  east  wedded  Emily  E.  Merwin.  In  1844  he  re- 
moved to  St.  Louis,  where  he  began  the  manufacture  of  tobacco,  being  the 
pioneer  in  that  industry  in  the  state.  He  thus  laid  the  foundation  for  a  business 
which  has  since  attained  such  vast  proportions  and  which  has  been  one  of  the 
most  important  commercial  elements  in  the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis.  He 
was  a  man  of  large  enterprise  and  unfaltering  energy  and  not  only  indirectly 
through  his  business  affairs,  but  also  directly,  through  his  hearty  cooperation, 
assisted  in  promoting  the  welfare  of  the  city  in  a  large  degree. 

Daniel  Catlin,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  was  a  representative  of 
the  American  branch  of  the  Catlin  family  in  the  eighth  generation.  He  was 
born  at  the  old  ancestral  town  of  Litchfield,  September  5,  1837,  and  there  began 
his  education,  while  following  the  removal  of  the  family  to  St.  Louis  in  1850 
he  became  a  student  in  the  free  schools  of  this  city.  On  putting  aside  his  text- 
books he  entered  his  father's  business  and  assumed  the  sole  management  in 
1859.  While  he  entered  upon  ,  a  business  already  established,  he  displayed 
marked  enterprise  in  controlling  and  enlarging  this,  and  his  record  proved  the 
truth  of  the  statement  that  success  is  not  a  matter  of  genius,  but  is  the  result 
of  clear  judgment,  experience  and  unfaltering  energy.  In  1876  the  expansion 
of  the  business  rendered  incorporation  desirable  and  a  charter  was  therefore 
secured  and  the  name  of  the  Catlin  Tobacco  Company  adopted.     From  the  be- 


28  ST.  LOT  IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

o-inninsi-  this  house  stood  as  the  foremost  representative  of  the  tobacco  trade 
m  St.  1-ouis.  and  as  the  years  passed  Mr.  Cathn,  working  along  original  Hnes, 
displayed,  in  administrative  direction  and  executive  force,  a  business  ability  of 
the  highest  order,  ^^'hile  the  success  of  the  Catlin  Tobacco  Company  was  at- 
tributable in  largest  measure  to  his  efforts,  he  also  took  an  active  part  in  other 
enterprises,  having  been  for  thirty-eight  years  a  director  in  the  State  Bank,  now 
the  State  National  Bank.  He  was  also  one  of  the  founders  of  the  St.  Louis 
Trust  Companv  and  served  on  its  board  of  directors.  In  his  business  affairs 
he  displaved  an  aptitude  for  successful  management  that  resulted  from  his 
readv  understanding  of  the  complex  interests  which  enter  into  every  business 
situation.  In  1895  "the  Catlin  Tobacco  Company  sold  out  to  the  American  To- 
bacco Company  and  ^h.  Catlin  has  since  lived  retired. 

In  1872  occurred  the  marriage  of  Daniel  Catlin  and  ]\Iiss  Justina  Kayser, 
a  daughter  of  Henrv  Kayser,  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  three  children.  Daniel 
Kavser,  a  graduate  of  the  Harvard  Law  School  and  Harvard  University,  is 
now  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  Theron  Ephron,  also  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  bar  and  a  graduate  of  Harvard  University  and  the  Harvard  Law 
School,  is  now  serving  as  representative  of  his  district  in  the  ^Missouri  legis- 
lature.    The  daughter,   Irene   Catlin.   is  at   home. 

Mr.  Catlin  has  never  sought  to  figure  prominently  in  public  affairs  aside 
from  his  business  interests,  but  has  always  exerted  his  influence  for  the  pro- 
motion of  municipal  interests,  nor  have  his  labors  been  unavailing  in  advancing 
the  citv's  welfare.  The  fact  that  he  gave  his  endorsement  to  any  measure 
was  a  sufficient  guarantee  to  many  of  his  fellow  townsmen  of  its  worth.  He 
has  alwavs  been  a  liberal  patron  of  the  fine  arts  and  himself  possesses  a  fine 
gallerv  of  paintings.  He  is  a  welcome  figure  in  various  clubrooms  and  was 
one  of  the  organizers  and  incorporators  of  the  Commercial  Club,  also  one  of 
the  incorporators  and  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club,  of  wdiich  he  is  now  the 
oldest  representative,  while  his  membership  relations  likewise  extend  to  the 
Cor.ntrv,  to  the  University  and  to  the  Forest  and  Valley  Clubs.  He  was  likewise 
one  of  the  promoters  of  the  Noonday  Club,  with  which  he  has  been  associated 
from  the  beginning.  He  was  formerly  a  director  of  the  Art  Museum  and 
has  been  closely  associated  with  other  public  interests.  He  finds  his  chief  source 
of  recreation  in  travel  and  he  spends  the  heated  summer  months  in  his  beautiful 
home  at  Dublin,  New  Hampshire.  While  his  success  has  been  such  as  to  place 
him  upon  a  plane  far  above  the  majority  of  his  fellowmen  he  is  thoroughly 
democratic  in  spirit  and  has  never  allowed  the  accumulation  of  wealth  to  in 
any  wav  affect  his  relations  toward  those  less  fortunate.  Indeed,  he  is  a  broad 
and  liberal  minded  man,  gei-serous  in  thought,  considerate  in  spirit  and  kindly 
in  action,  and  association  with   him  means  expansion  and  elevation. 


HARRY  CLARK  T.ARKER. 

Ilarrv  Clark  Barker  is  one  of  the  \ounger  members  of  the  St.  Louis  bar 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  civil  law  and  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Carter, 
Collins  &  Jones.  He  was  born  in  Hartford,  Kansas,  July  18,  1880.  a  son  of 
Joel  Arlington  Barker.  The  family  is  of  English  origin  and  was  founded  in 
.America  about  1752. 

Joel  Arlington  Barker  was  born  in  the  state  of  Illinois  in  1852  and  at  an 
early  age  removed  to  Kansas.  I  lis  life  has  been  devoted  to  religious  and  human- 
itarian work.  A  minister  of  the  Methodist  Episcoi)al  church,  he  formerly 
occupied  a  pastorate  in  St.  Louis  from  1898  until  1905  and  is  now  su])erintendent 
of  the  Children's  Home  I'inding  .Society  at  Kansas  City. 

Harry  C.  I>arker  is  a  graduate  of  the  high  school  at  Fairbury.  .\ebraska, 
of  the  class  of    1898  atul  ])nrsned   a  classical   course  in  the  State    University  of 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  29 

Xel:)raska  in  1898-1900.  He  then  entered  McKendrick  College  at  Leljanon, 
Illinois,  but  when  a  member  of  the  senior  class  left  that  institution  to  enter 
business  life.  At  St.  Louis  he  com])lete(l  his  course  and  entered  the  law  de- 
partment of  the  Washington  l/niversit}',  from  which  he  was  graduated  with 
the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  in  1904.  During  the  same  time  he  read  law  in  the 
office  of  C.  C.  Collins. 

^Ir.  Barker  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  immediately  upon  graduat- 
ing and  in  1905  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Carter,  Collins  &  jijues,  his 
business  associates  being  W.  F.  Carter,  Charles  C.  Collins  and  W'illiaiu  T. 
Jones.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  and  also  the  St.  Louis 
Law  Library. 

On  the  2d  of  May,  1906,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Barker  and  Miss 
Grace  Lawrence  b\M-guson,  a  daughter  of  Charles  W.  Ferguson.  They  have  one 
child,  H.  C.  Barker,  Jr.,  born  July  6,  1907.  Mr.  Barker  belongs  to  Beta  Theta  Pi, 
a  college   fraternity. 


HEXRY  STEWART   CAULIHELD. 

Henrv  Stewart  Caulfield,  representative  in  congress  and  one  of  St.  Louis' 
distinguished  lawyers  and  native  sons,  was  born  December  9,  1873,  a  son  of 
John  Caulfield.  At  the  usual  age  he  entered  the  public  schools  and  afterward 
attended  St.  Charles  College,  in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  while  his  professional 
course  was  pursued  in  Washington  University.  He  was  graduated  therefrom 
in  1895  and  the  same  year  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  then  located  for 
practice  in  his  native  city  and  with  the  passing  years  his  clientage  has  increased 
in  extent  and  importance  until  it  has  today  become  of  a  distinctively  representa- 
tive character.  From  1897  until  1934  he  was  a  director  and  attorney  {or  the 
Lincoln  Trust  Company  and  throughout  that  period  devoted  his  entire  time  to 
its  interests.  He  is,  however,  engaged  at  the  present  time  in  the  general  prac- 
tice of  law  and  his  ability  is  widelv  acknowledged.  He  is  concise  in  his  apueals 
before  the  court  and  gives  to  his  client  the  service  of  talent,  unwearied  in- 
dustry and  broad  learning.  While  his  devotion  to  his  clients'  interests  is  pro- 
verbial, however,  he  never  forgets  that  there  are  certain  things  due  to  the  court, 
to  his  own  self-respect  and  above  all  to  justice  and  a  righteous  administration 
of  the  law  which  neither  the  zeal  of  an  advocate  nor  the  pleasure  of  success 
permits  him  to  disregard. 

While  Mr.  Caulfield  has  attained  distinction  at  the  bar  he  is  perhaps  equally 
well  known  as  one  of  the  prominent  representatives  of  the  republican  party  in 
his  district,  and  in  November,  1904,  was  candidate  for  congress  but  was  de- 
feated by  a  narrow  margin.  Again  in  November,  1906,  he  was  nominated  and 
his  election  followed,  making  him  the  present  re])resentative  from  the  eleventh 
^Missouri  district.  He  has  studied  long  and  carefully  the  subjects  that  are  to 
the  statesman  and  the  man  of  affairs  of  the  greatest  import — the  questions  of 
finance,  political  economy,  sociology — and  has  kept  abreast  with  the  best  think- 
ing men  of  the  age.  A  vigilant  and  attentive  observer  of  men  and  measures,  he 
has  discussed  at  jwlitical  gatherings  and  in  congress  the  great  public  questions 
which  were  agitated  during  the  times  and  has  efi'ectively  furthered  much  pro- 
gressive legislation. 

In  1902  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Caulfield  and  .Miss  |'"annie  Alice 
Delano,  a  daughter  of  William  J.  Delano,  of  Cuba,  Missouri.  He  belongs  to  the 
Mercantile  Club  of  St.  Louis  and  is  well  known  socially,  professionally  and 
politicallv,  being  recognized  in  his  native  city  as  a  man  of  aft'airs  and  one  who 
has  wielded  a  wide  influence.  He  is  affiliated  with  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  belonging  to  lodge  No.  5,  his  father  being  a  member  of  the  same 
lodge   for  thirtv-five  years  or  until   his   death,   which   occurred   in    1897.      He  is 


30  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  originator  and  had  passed  the  ordinance  which  permitted  the  erection  of 
pubhc  buildings  to  the  height  of  eighteen  stories,  making  possible  the  Third 
National  Bank  building,  the  Directory,  and  all  buildings  in  St.  Louis  over  twelve 
stories  high. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  WOODWARD. 

^^"hiIe  the  name  of  W^illiam  Henry  Woodward  became  synonymous  with 
the  printing  business  in  St.  Louis,  it  was  not  alone  by  reason  of  the  mammoth 
enterprise  of  this  character  which  he  organized  and  developed  that  he  was  rec- 
ognized as  one  of  the  foremost  residents  of  the  city.  He  was  entitled  to  promi- 
nence in  other  lines,  for  his  activity  in  connection  with  various  charities  and 
benevolences  did  much  to  ameliorate  hard  conditions  of  life  for  the  unfortu- 
nate, ^loreover,  he  was  one  to  whom  the  word  citizenship  was  no  mere  idle 
term.  He  rendered  full  return  for  the  privileges  and  opportunities  that  were 
his  because  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  and  gave  in  compensation  faithful  and 
ettective  service  in  promoting  public  progress  and  advancing  the  general  good 
in  many  lines.  Wherever  he  was  known  and  in  whatever  condition  of  life  he 
was  placed,  he  sought  for  all  that  is  best  in  American  manhood,  and  his  influ- 
ence and  memory  remain  as  an  indelible  impress  upon  the  lives  of  those  with 
whom  he  was  closely  associated. 

His  birth  occurred  on  the  nth  of  December,  1834,  in  Hereford,  England, 
his  parents  being  the  Rev.  William  Hawkins  and  Elizabeth  ( Hill)  Woodward. 
In  early  life  his  father  was  apprenticed  to  the  watchmaker's  trade  in  Coventry, 
and  later  was  graduated  from  Highbury  College  and  entered  the  Congregational 
ministry.  Rev.  Woodward  was  pastor  of  a  church  in  Hereford  when  Bishop 
Doane  of  Xew  Jersey  visited  England  in  1841,  at  which  time  a  controversy 
upon  certain  theological  subjects  took  place  between  the  Bishop,  himself  and 
other  dissenting  clergymen.  The  result  of  this  controversy  was  that  the  Rev. 
\\  illiam  Hawkins  Woodward  came  to  America,  was  ordained  in  the  Episcopal 
church  by  Bishop  Doane  at  Burlington,  New  Jersey,  and  took  charge  of  St. 
Mary's  parish  in  West  Philadelphia.  He  was  afterward  rector  of  Zion  church 
at  Pontiac.  jMichigan.  and  later  accepted  the  pastorate  of  Grace  church  at 
Madison,  \\'isconsin,  where  he  remained  until  his  removal  to  St.  Louis  in  185 1. 
Here  he  became  rector  of  Grace  church  in  North  St.  Louis  and  continued  to 
serve  the  parish  until  1858,  when,  at  the  age  of  fifty-four  years,  he  passed  from 
this  life.  A  contemporary  biographer  has  said :  "Mr.  Woodward  was  a  re- 
markable man  in  many  respects.  He  was  possessed  of  a  liberal  education  and 
his  tastes  ran  largely  in  pursuit  of  scientific  subjects.  He  was  especially  fond 
of  natural  sciences  and  mechanics.  He  lectured  on  these  subjects  in  several 
institutions  of  learning,  among  wh.ich  were  Professor  Wyman's  Institute  for 
Boys,  the  Mis.souri  Blind  Asylum  and  the  high  school  at  Alton.  He  made  all 
his  own  scientific  apparatus.  He  was  also  an  accomplished  musician  and  was 
quite  proficient  in  the  use  of  several  different  instruments." 

After  '•pending  the  first  eight  years  of  his  life  in  the  land  of  his  nativity, 
William  Henry  Wooflward.  who  was  one  of  a  large  family  of  children,  then 
accompanied  his  parents  to  the  new  world  in  1842.  His  equipment  for  life 
was  a  public-school  education,  and  financial  assistance  was  not  forthcoming 
when  he  started  f>ut  in  the  business  world.  His  record,  however,  is  another 
proof  of  the  fact  that  it  is  under  the  pressure  of  necessity  and  the  stimulus 
of  competition  that  the  best  and  strongest  in  man  is  brought  out  and  developed. 
Serving  an  ay;prenticeshij)  at  the  printer's  trade  in  Madison,  Wisconsin,  in  the 
office  of  Colonel  i^avid  Atwood,  publisher  of  the  Wisconsin  Statesman,  he 
there   rcmaincfl   from    1849  until    1852,   when   the  Woodward   familv  removed  to 


W.    H.   ^^'OODWARD 


32  ST.  LOL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    LTTY. 

St.  Louis,  and  in  this  citv  he  secured  a  position  on  the  ^lissouri  RepubHcan, 
then  the  leading-  newspaper  in  the  Mississippi  valley.  From  the  position  of 
apprentice  in  the  job  department  he  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  through 
successive  promotions,  continuing  with  the  paper  for  thirteen  years.  Prompted 
bv  the  laudable  ambition  to  one  day  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account, 
he  not  onlv  thoroughlv  mastered  the  business  in  order  to  gain  a  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  the  trade,  but  also  carefully  saved  his  earnings  until  he  felt  that 
his  capital  and  experience  justified  his  establishing  a  printing  business  in  the 
fall  of  1864.  Purchasing  the  plant  of  George  H.  Hanson  on  ]\Iain  street,  oppo- 
site the  old  State  Bank,  he  bent  his  energies  to  the  development  of  the  business, 
which,  in  the  course  of  years,  grew  to  mammoth  proportions  until  the  present 
firm  name  of  Woodward  &  Tiernan  Printing  Company  is  known  throughout 
the  countrv  and  is  a  synonym  for  all  that  is  standard  in  this  line  of  work. 

In  establishing  his  business.  Mr.  Woodward  formulated  certain  rules,  from 
which  he  never  deviated,  nor  did  he  allow  any  departure  therefrom  on  the  part 
of  any  employe.  One  of  these  rules  was  thoroughness,  and  at  no  time  did  he 
ever  allow  work  to  leave  the  office  until  it  was  well  done,  according  to  the 
terms  of  the  contract.  The  house,  therefore,  soon  gained  a  reputation  for 
reliable  and  excellent  workmanship,  and  the  trade  greatly  increased  until  it 
was  necessary  that  enlarged  quarters  should  be  secured.  The  first  removal  was 
made  in  1868.  when  the  style  of  the  firm  was  changed  to  Woodward  &  Tiernan 
and  the  location  of  the  business  to  the  northeast  corner  of  Third  and  Pine 
streets,  James  Tiernan  being  at  that  time  admitted  to  a  partnership.  The  re- 
lations between  the  two  gentlemen  continued  until  the  death  of  Air.  Tiernan, 
and  under  their  capable  control  the  business  enjoyed  phenomenal  growth.  In 
1872  A\*.  B.  Flale  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  under  the  style  of  Woodward, 
Tiernan  &  Hale,  at  which  time  still  larger  quarters  were  secured  at  the  corner 
of  Second  and  Locust  streets.  On  the  retirement  of  Air.  Hale  in  1882  the  old 
firm  name  of  Woodward  &  Tiernan  was  resumed.  Each  year  chronicled  grati- 
fying growth  in  their  business,  and  in  1886  still  larger  accommodations  were 
secured  through  an  agreement  with  Cierard  B.  Allen,  who  erected  for  the  firm 
a  suitable  building  on  his  property  at  Xos.  309-315  North  Third  street.  Before 
the  foundation  of  the  building  was  completed,  however.  Air.  Tiernan  passed 
away.   September   16.    1886. 

Following  the  death  of  his  partner,  Air.  Woodward  purchased  the  interest 
of  Air.  Tiernan's  estate  ar.d  organized  a  stock  company,  which  was  incor- 
porated under  the  style  of  the  Woodward  &  Tiernan  Stock  Company,  with 
W.  H.  ^^'oodward  as  president  and  treasurer.  He  continued  as  chief  executive 
officer  of  the  company  throughout  his  remaining  days  and  was  always  active 
in  the  control  of  the  business,  even  after  he  associated  his  three  sons  with  him 
in  the  enterprise.  When  the  Allen  building  was  erected  it  was  thought  that 
it  would  be  adequate  to  the  needs  of  the  business  for  a  long  period,  but  in  1889 
the  conipanv  occupied  an  annex,  which  was  erected  for  them  bv  Captain  John 
Scudder.  Nine  years  later  the  property  adjoining  the  Scudder  building  was 
purchased  by  the  Woodward  &  Tiernan  Printing  Company,  and  the  capacity 
of  the  plant  was  increased  by  the  erection  of  a  building  sixty-four  by  one  hun- 
drcrl  and  seven  feet,  thus  giving  altogether  one  hundred  and  thirty-three  thou- 
sand superficial  feet  of  space.  As  the  business  has  grown  the  number  of  em- 
ployes has  increased,  until  eight  hundrefl  people  are  now  earning  their  living 
within  this  mammoth  establishment,  anfl  seventv  men  represent  its  interest  in 
various  ])arts  of   the  wfjrld. 

One  of  the  elements  in  Air.  Woodward's  success  was  his  ability  to  sur- 
round himself  with  a  corps  of  able  assistants,  manv  of  whom  were  raised  in 
the  business  and  have  always  been  connected  with  the  house.  Air.  Woodward 
always  kept  in  close  touch  with  advancement  and  ])rogress  made  in  the  printing 
business.  Constar;t  imjjrovement  has  marked  this  field  of  activity,  and  he  was 
not    only    cpiick    to    aflopt    new    and    practical    ideas,    but    introduced    many    pro- 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  33 

g-ressive  methods  which  have  since  received  the  endorsement  of  the  trade 
throughout  the  country.  The  name  of  Woodward  has  long  been  identified  with 
all  that  is  best  in  the  printing  business,  and  their  establishment  has  set  a  stand- 
ard for  other  concerns  in  St.  Louis,  while  Mr.  Woodward's  opinions  were 
largely  received  as  authority  upon  any  vital  questions  connected  with  the  print- 
ing trade. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  Mr.  Woodw^ard  was  married  in  De- 
cember, 1859,  to  Miss  Alaria  K.  Knight,  a  daughter  of  Richard  and  Ann 
Knight.  They  became  the  parents  of  thirteen  children,  five  of  whom  died  in 
infancy  and  their  oldest  daughter,  Mrs.  Annie  (Woodward)  Brook,  passed 
away  August  20,  1889.  The  surviving  children  are  Edgar  B.,  Walter  B.,  Mrs. 
Mary  Ernst,  Louis  B.,  Grace,  Julius  W.  and  Sarah  H. 

Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Woodward  held  membership  in  the  Episcopal  church. 
Mr.  Woodward  was  a  communicant  of  Grace  Episcopal  church  from  the  time 
of  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis  in  1852  until  his  demise,  and  for  many  years  served 
as  one  of  its  vestrymen.  He  contributed  generously  to  its  support  and  took  a 
helpful  part  in  its  various  activities.  Mrs.  Woodward  was  ecjually  prominent  in 
church  work,  and  for  twenty-five  consecutive  years  served  on  the  board  of  the 
Episcopal  Orphan  Home.  Her  death,  therefore,  was  deeply  and  widely  re- 
gretted wdien,  on  the  i6th  of  June,  1898,  she  passed  away.  On  the  8th  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1899,  Mr.  Woodward  was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with 
Miss  Laura  Alaria  Bingham  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  J. 
and  Sophie  B.  Bingham,  and  a  granddaughter  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  George  Upfold, 
D.  D.  LL.  D.,  the  first  bishop  of  the  Episcopal  diocese  of  Indiana. 

In  all  the  years  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Woodward  was  closely 
connected  with  the  public  interests  through  his  active  service  in  behalf  of  many 
beneficial  projects  and  through  his  influence  and  support  of  plans  for  the  gen- 
eral good.  He  would  have  been  repeatedly  honored  with  public  office  had  he 
consented  to  enter  the  political  arena,  but  he  felt  that  the  demands  of  his  busi- 
ness were  too  insistent  to  allow  him  to  become  an  officeholder.  At  the  time  of 
the  Civil  war  he  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Home  Guard  and  was  ordered 
into  active  service  as  third  sergeant  of  Company  K  of  the  First  Regiment,  which 
took  the  field  under  General  E.  C.  Pike  to  aid  in  repelling  the  invasion  of  General 
Sterling  Price  in  1864.  When  six  weeks  later  General  Price  had  retreated 
into  Arkansas,  the  brigade  to  which  Mr.  W^oodward  belonged  was  ordered  home. 
The  only  political  office  he  ever  filled  was  that  of  member  of  the  city  council 
for  two  years  from  the  old  Eleventh  ward,  his  incumbency  covering  the  ex- 
citing period  of  the  Overstolz-Britton  mayoralty  contest.  From  the  time  when 
he  proudly  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for  James  Buchanan  in  1856  he  con- 
tinued a  stalwart  democrat. 

He  was  known  in  various  fraternal  organizations  from  the  fact  that  he 
was  always  most  loyal  to  their  interests  and  greatly  desired  the  adoption  of  their 
benevolent  principles.  He  believed  that  much  good  was  done  through  such 
organizations  and  w^as  most  closely  associated  with  the  Independent  Order  of 
Odd  Fellows,  of  which  he  became  a  member  in  1858.  He  not  only  filled  all  of 
the  chairs  in  the  local  lodge,  but  served  as  grand  master  and  grand  patriarch 
of  Missouri,  and  for  several  years  was  president  of  the  Odd  Fellows  Home 
at  Liberty,  Missouri.  Aurora  Lodge  of  Masons  claimed  him  as  an  exemplary 
member,  and  he  continued  on  through  successive  degrees,  becoming  a  membei 
of  the  Missouri  Chapter  of  Royal  Arch  Masons,  Ascalon  Commandery  of 
Knights  Templar  and  INIoolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  Realizing  how 
valuable  a  fraternal  and  benefit  order  might  become  among  the  printers  of  the 
country,  he  was  active  in  organizing  the  St.  Louis  Typothet?e,  an  association  of 
master  printers,  of  which  he  was  several  times  elected  president.  This  organ- 
ization extends  over  all  the  United  States  ■  and  Canada,  and  at  its  session  in 
Toronto,  in  1892,  JNIr.  Woodward  was  elected  president  of  the  international 
body  and  presided  over  its  meeting  at  the  World's  Fair  in  Chicago  in  1893.     He 

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34  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  actively  connected  with  various  organizations,  through  the  efforts  of  which 
St.  Louis  lias  greatly  benefited.  He  belonged  to  the  Merchants  Exchange  and 
Business  ]\Ien's  League,  the  Manufacturers  Association,  the  Spanish- American 
Club,  the  Office  :\Ien's  Club,  the  St.  Louis  Fair  Club  and  the  Mercantile  Club. 
He  became  a  member  of  the  committee  of  two  hundred  having  charge  of  the 
preparations  for  the  ^^'orld's  Fair  held  in  St.  Louis  in  1904,  was  active  in  rais- 
ing funds  for  the  enterprise  and  continued  one  of  its  stalwart  champions  until 
wtthin  one  dav  of  its  successful  close,  when,  on  November  30  of  that  year, 
deatli  overtook  him,  while  actively  at  work  in  the  interests  of  the  exposition 
he  had  promoted  and  so  ably  assisted. 

In  a  review  of  his  life  it  is  seen  that  no  good  work  done  in  the  name  of 
charitv  or  religion  sought  his  aid  in  vain.  He  knew  no  dividing  Une  between 
religion  and  business,  for  high  and  honorable  principles  actuated  him  in  all 
that^  he  did,  and  all  that  was  worthy  and  beneficial  in  the  community  received 
his  endorsement.  He  was,  moreover,  a  forceful  man,  possessing  marked  busi- 
ness abilitv  and  enterprise,  and  left  as  a  substantial  monument  to  his  life  work 
one  of  the  most  important  industrial  concerns  in  the  middle  Alississippi  valley. 
There  was  in  his  entire  career  not  a  single  esoteric  phase.  His  position  was 
at  all  times  an  unequivocal  one,  and  the  simple  weight  of  his  character  and 
abilitv   carried   him   into   important   relations  with   large  interests. 


ROBERT  BEYER. 


Robert  Beyer,  a  fiorist,  is  conducting  one  of  the  largest  business  enter- 
prises of  this  character  in  St.  Louis,  his  native  city.  He  was  born  June  19, 
1859,  a  son  of  Charles  and  Wilhelmina  (Matthes)  Beyer.  The  father  came  with 
his  famih^  from  Germany  and  settled  in  New  Orleans  in  1848  but  the  same  year 
made  his  way  northward  to  St.  Louis  and  was  employed  by  the  Jesuits  of 
Florisant,  Missouri,  as  a  florist.  He  finally  began  business  on  his  own  account 
on  Penn  and  Utah  avenues,  establishing  one  of  the  first  gardens  in  that  section 
of  the  city.  He  was  very  successful  and  remained  at  that  place  until  1867,  when 
he  purchased  the  site  on  which  the  present  extensive  business  is  now  carried 
on.  On  one  side  of  his  place  were  extensive  gardens  and  on  the  west  were 
farms.  He  established  the  first  florist  business  in  this  portion  of  the  city  and  from 
the  beginning  met  with  prosperity  in  the  undertaking,  building  up  a  business  of 
large  and  profitable  proportions.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  served  as  a 
member  of  the  Home  Guards.  His  death  occurred  in  the  month  of  May,  1896, 
just  prior  to  the  memorable  c}xdone  of  that  year.  His  wife  died  in  1900,  leav- 
ing four  children :  Clara,  the  wife  of  Otto  Doerste,  of  St.  Louis ;  Robert,  of 
this  review ;  Louisa,  the  wife  of  H.  Meyer,  of  this  city ;  and  Charles,  who  is  asso- 
ciated with  his  brother  Robert  in  the  florist  business. 

Robert  Bever  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  from 
early  boyhood  was  more  or  kss  familiar  with  the  business  in  which  he  is  now 
engaged  through  the  assistance  which  he  rendered  to  his  father.  On  the  death 
of  the  parent,  he  and  his  br(illi(r  Charles  took  charge  of  the  business,  which 
has  grown  in  volume  to  an  enormous  extent.  They  sell  mostly  to  the  city  trade 
and  have  been  the  j)roducers  of  some  of  the  finest  flowers  raised  in  this  section 
of  the  state.  They  have  made  a  close  and  discriminating  study  of  the  best 
methods  of  raising  various  kinrls  of  plants,  arc  familiar  with  their  needs  and 
in  the  cultivation  of  flowers  have  uscij  llie  most  modern  imjjrovements  and  have 
brought  out  many  of  the  newest  jjroduclions.  Their  greenhouses  are  now 
splenrlifUy  equip])efl  and  they  are  prepared  to  care  for  a  very  extensive  trade. 

On  the  iHth  of  November.  1893,  Mr.  Beyer  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Ida  Kieling,  a  daughter  of  I'rederick  and  Catherine  (Stocke)  Kieling,  who 
were  natives  of  ^iermany  and  came  to  America  in    186:^.     Mr.   and  ^.frs.   Beyer 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  35 

have  four  children :  Wilhehnina,  Charles,  George  and  Robert.  Mr.  Beyer  votes 
with  the  republican  party  but  is  not  interested  in  politics  to  the  extent  of  seeking 
office  for  himself,  as  he  prefers  to  give  his  undivided  attention  to  his  business 
interests,  which  are  constantly  growing  and  now  constitute  an  important  enter- 
prise of  his  section  of  the  city. 

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E.  LANSING  RAY. 

E.  Lansing  Ray.  advertising  manager  for  the  Globe-Democrat,  is  one  of  the 
young  men  of  St.  Louis  who  is  rapidly  forging  to  the  front  in  business  con- 
nections. He  was  born  in  .this  city  August  30,  1884,  a  son  of  Simeon  Ray,  who 
for  many  years,  or  until  his  death,  in  1891,  was  connected  with  the  Globe-Demo- 
crat, actmg  as  secretarv  and  business  manager  for  a  number  of  years.  He  mar- 
ried Jessie  Lansing,  who,  still  surviving  her  husband,  yet  makes  her  home  in  St. 
Louis. 

While  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  E.  Lansing  Ray 
accjuired  his  education  largely  at  Smith's  Academy,  and  when  he  left  school  he 
secured  a  situation  in  the  office  of  the  Globe-Democrat,  with  which  he  has  been 
connected  throughout  his  entire  business  career.  He  has  worked  in  many  de- 
partments, holding  a  number  of  different  positions,  each  change  marking  an 
upward  step  in  his  business  progress.  In  1905  he  accepted  the  responsible  posi- 
tion of  advertising  manager,  thus  handling  a  most  important  branch  of  the  paper, 
one  upon  which  the  success  of  the  modern  journal  depends,  as  it  is  a  widely 
acknowledged  fact  that  the  sale  ])rice  of  the  modern  paper,  which  has  grown 
to  colossal  proportions,  could  never  make  it  a  paying  investment.  His  mem- 
bership  relations  include  the  L'niversity.  Racquet,   Mercantile   and   Field   Clubs. 


JAMES  C.  NIDELET,  ^l.D. 

Although  Dr.  James  C.  Nidelet  has  passed  the  Psalmist's  allotted  span  of 
three  score  years  and  ten,  he  is  yet  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  to 
which  he  has  devoted  his  entire  life,  and  in  which  he  has  gained  distinction, 
prominence  and  success.  He  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  on  the 
15th  of  January,  1834,  and  is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  most  noted  pioneer 
families  of  Missouri.  His  maternal  grandfather  was  the  well  known  General 
Bernard  Pratte,  wdio  was  born  in  St.  Genevieve,  Missouri,  and  w^as  educated 
at  Sulsipitian  College  at  ^^lontreal,  Canada.  Following  his  return  to  St.  Louis 
he  married  Emilie  I.  Labadie,  a  daughter  of  Sylvester  and  Pelagie  (Chouteau) 
Labadie.  The  father  of  Dr.  Nidelet  was  Stephen  F.  Nidelet,  who  was  of  French 
extraction  and  w^as  born  at  San  Domingo.  He  was  only  seven  years  of  age 
when  his  parents  established  their  home  in  Philadelphia.  In  the  course  of  years 
he  became  a  member  of  the  well  known  silk  house  of  Chapron  &  Nidelet.  While 
visiting  in  St.  Louis  he  formed  the  acquaintance  of  Celeste  E.  Pratte,  a  daughter 
of  General  Pratte.  and  they  were  married  on  the  12th  of  August,  1826.  He  re- 
turned with  his  bride  to  Philadelphia,  and  in  the  eighth  year  following  their 
marriage  the  birth  of  James  C.  Nidelet  occurred. 

In  the  schools  of  his  native  city  Dr.  Nidelet  acquired  his  early  education, 
attending  the  classical  school  conducted  bv  James  D.  Bryant,  a  famous  educator 
of  that  day.  In  1844  the  family  removed  to  St.  Louis,  the  father  there  spend- 
ing his  remaining  days,  his  death  occurring  in  1856.  The  mother,  now  deceased, 
had  been  one  of  the  belles  of  St.  Louis  in  her  maidenhood,  and  her  reminiscences 
of  social  life  here  in  pioneer  times  were  very  distinct  and  interesting. 


36  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Continuing  his  education,  Dr.  Nidelet  became  a  pupil  of  the  St,  Louis  Uni- 
versity, where  he  spent  a  year  or  two,  and  in  1847-48  was  a  student  in  St. 
Mary's  College  at  Emmettsburg,  Maryland,  In  1849  he  entered  the  St.  Louis 
University  again  and  S]3ent  five  years  there,  but  left  that  institution  just  before 
the  graduation  of  the  class  of  1853,  of  which  he  was  a  member.  He  then 
prepared  for  the  ^Military  academy  at  West  Point,  but  failed  to  receive  appoint- 
ment as  a  cadet,  from  an  accident  to  Congressman  John  F.  Darby,  whose  absence 
from  congress  then  in  session,  left  the  appointment  to  any  one  and  was  secured 
by  General  Kearney  for  his  son  William.  Dr.  Nidelet  then  took  up  the  study 
of  medicine.  \'aluable  preliminary  training  came  to  him  through  his  practical 
experience  in  a  drug  store,  as  for  three  years  he  was  employed  by  the  well 
known  houses  of  Bacon.  Hyde  &  Company  and  Barnard,  Adams  &  Company. 
Subsequently  he  attended  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College  under  Dr.  C.  A.  Pope, 
and  the  ^Missouri  Medical  College  under  Dr.  Joseph  N.  McDowell,  being  gradu- 
ated therefrom  in  i860.  Immediately  afterward  he  began  the  practice  of  medi- 
cine, and  in  December,  1861,  following  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  he  offered 
professional  aid  to  the  Confederate  army  and  became  assistant  to  the  medical 
director  and  later  became  chief  surgeon  under  Generals  Price,  Maury  and 
Forney,  in  the  army  of  east  Louisiana  and  Mississippi.  During  the  last  year  of 
the  war  he  was  transferred  to  the  Trans-Mississippi  Department,  and  his  serv- 
ices covered  four  years,  during  which  he  was  in  every  engagement  in  which  the 
army  corps  engaged.  Among  the  most  notable  of  these  conflicts  were  Vicks- 
inirg.  Cornish,  Big  Black  River,  luka,  and  Hatchie's  Run.  During  his  entire 
military  career  he  never  lost  a  day  from  the  service,  was  never  ill,  and  on  the 
contrary,  was  always  on  the  field  to  assist  his  wounded  comrades.  His  four 
years  of  service  in  war  gave  him  practical  experience  in  every  branch  of  surgery, 
and  in  1865  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  poor  in  purse  but  rich  in  his  knowledge 
of  the  medical  and  surgical  science. 

As  the  Drake  constitution  was  then  in  force.  Dr.  Nidelet  did  not  at  once 
take  up  the  practice  of  medicine.  In  the  winter  of  1865-66,  however,  he  entered 
into  active  relations  with  his  alma  mater,  the  Missouri  Medical  College,  and 
assisted  in  gathering  the  scattered  faculty  together  once  more.  In  the  winter 
of  1866-67  the  college  was  reopened,  and  for  five  years  thereafter  Dr.  Nidelet 
held  the  chair  of  demonstrator.  He  had  large  success  and  assisted  materially 
in  bringing  the  old  historic  institution  into  popular  favor  again.  He  then  re- 
sumed the  private  practice  of  medicine,  in  which  he  has  met  with  notable  success, 
keeping  at  all  times  in  touch  with  the  advancement  and  progress  made  by  the 
members  of  the  medical  fraternity.  For  more  than  forty  years  he  has  now 
pursued  his  practice,  and  yet  gives  considerable  time  to  professional  service,  al- 
though he  has  now  reached  the  seventy-fifth  milestone  on  life's  journey.  His 
success  has  been  based  upon  comprehensive  and  accurate  scientific  knowledge, 
while  his  practical  experience  has  brought  him  into  close  relations  with  the 
needs  of  suffering  humanity.  His  labors  have  been  attended  with  substantial 
success,  and  his  work  has  brought  him  wide  reputation  and  professional  recogni- 
tion. He  is  today  the  only  live  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  old  Missouri 
Medical   College. 

In  1875  Dr.  Nidelet  was  ap])ointe(l  i)olice  commissioner  and  served  for  a 
term  of  four  years,  acting  during  a  half  of  that  time  as  vice  president  of  the 
board.  His  administration  was  characterized  by  determined  effort  to  suppress 
the  lotteries  whicli  llieii  flourished  in  St.  Louis.  He  took  up  this  fight  on  his 
own  responsibility  and  awakened  such  hostility  among  the  proprietors  of  lot- 
teries that  several  attempts  were  made  u|)on  his  life  i)y  ruffians  hired  bv  the 
ring  leaders  of  the  lotteries.  Charges  of  corru])ti()n  were  also  made  against 
him  in  an  effort  to  unseat  him  and  thus  ])rcvent  him  from  further  prosecuting 
them.  His  indictment  was  sought  at  the  hands  of  several  successive  grand 
juries,  and  he  was  accorded  a  most  searching  investigation,  which  resulted  in 
the   utter   failure   to   make   even   a   jjlausiblc   case   of  official   misconduct    against 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  37 

him.  It  was  through  Dr.  Xidelet's  efforts  that  reform  government  was  intro- 
duced into  St.  Louis  and  much  of  the  lottery  business  of  the  city  was  crushed 
out.  He  has  always  stood  for  reform,  progress,  improvement,  for  justice,  truth 
and  right,  and  his  influence  has  been  a  substantial  element  for  the  good  of  the 
city.  He  has  always  enjoyed  to  the  full  extent  the  respect  of  all  law-abiding 
citizens  and  is  honored  most  by  those  who  know  him  best.  He  is  a  member  of 
Royal  Arcanum  and  has  taken  a  prominent  part  in  the  work  of  that  order  in 
general  and  the  Grand  Council. 


JAMES  MADISON  FRANCISCUS. 

The  name  of  Franciscus  has  long  figured  actively  in  connection  with  the 
financial  interests  of  St.  Louis  and  the  untarnished  reputation  of  the  family 
in  this  connection  is  fully  sustained  by  James  M.  Franciscus,  the  present  city 
treasurer,  who  has  in  other  ways  represented  the  community  interests  of  the 
city  and  in  all  has  manifested  an  aptitude  for  successful  management  and  judi- 
cious investment.  Here  he  was  born  March  15,  1866,  son  of  James  M.  Fran- 
ciscus, deceased,  who  was  one  of  the  pioneer  bankers  of  the  city  and  a  prominenV 
factor  in  its  commercial  life.  Excellent  educational  opportunities  were  afforded 
the  son,  who  completed  his  course  in  M^ashington  University  by  graduation. 
He  then  made  his  initial  step  into  the  business  world  as  an  employe  for  the 
Simmons  Hardware  Company,  with  which  he  continued  for  two  years.  He  after- 
ward entered  the  office  of  the  auditor  of  the  Wabash  Railroad,  where  he  con- 
tinued in  a  clerical  capacity  for  eighteen  months,  and  then  accepted  position  of 
bookkeeper  for  the  Third  National  Bank,  with  which  he  was  thus  associated 
for  three  years.  In  1889  he  embarked  upon  an  independent  business  venture  as 
junior  partner  of  the  real-estate  firm  of  Moffett  &  Franciscus,  predecessors  of 
the  present  firm  of  James  M.  Franciscus  &  Company,  the  present  senior  partner 
having  acquired  complete  control  of  the  business. 

In  his  early  career,  Mr.  Franciscus  displayed  many  of  the  qualities  wdiich 
distinguished  his  honored  father  and  made  him  a  leader  in  commercial  and 
financial  circles.  The  recognition  of  his  own  personal  worth  and  capability  led 
to  the  selection  of  James  M.  Franciscus  on  two  different  occasions  to  act  as 
special  commissioner  for  the  Lindell  estate,  and  in  control  of  its  affairs  he 
manifested  such  sound  judgment  and  business  enterprise  that  all  concerned  ex- 
pressed their  entire  satisfaction.  He  was  placed  under  two  bonds  of  nine  hun- 
dred thousand  and  seven  hundred  thousand  dollars  respectively,  and  that  he 
could  give  them  without  delay  shows  the  high  confidence  reposed  in  him  by  the 
business  community,  and  especially  by  those  who  stood  as  sponsors  for  him  in 
this  financial  connection.  He  also  acted  as  special  commissioner  for  the  D.  A. 
January  estate,  giving  a  bond  of  four  hundred  and  eighty-five  thousand  dollars, 
and  served  also  as  executor  of  his  father's  estate.  In  many  other  ways  Mr. 
Franciscus  has  given  proof  of  his  unusual  ability  for  the  management  of  im- 
portant business  interests  and  the  firm  of  which  he  is  now  the  head  bears  an 
unassailable  reputation  for  reliability  and  for  sound  judgment.  In  addition  to 
what  may  be  termed  as  the  realty  brokerage  department,  the  company  also  acts 
in  a  confidential  capacity  for  its  clients  and  enjoys  the  unqualified  trust  of 
those  whom  it  represents. 

It  was  Mr.  Franciscus'  high  standing  and  well  known  reliability  in  financial 
circles  that  led  to  his  selection  as  the  custodian  of  the  public  excheciuer.  He 
was  nominated  by  acclamation  at  the  democratic  convention  in  St.  Louis,  Febru- 
ary 12,  1901,  and  at  the  spring  election  was  chosen  for  the  office.  The  large 
majority  he  received,  running  twenty-two  hundred  votes  ahead  of  his  ticket, 
was  an  indication  of  his  personal  popularity  and  the  confidence  reposed  in  him. 
He  is  the  youngest  man  ever  elected  to  the  responsible  position  of  city  treasurer 


38  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  St.  Louis,  but  those  who  know  him  best  felt  that  the  pubhc  had  made  no  mis- 
take in  choosing  him  for  the  ofhce  and  his  service  had  justitied  the  trust  re- 
posed in  him. 

On  the  I2th  of  June,  1890.  Mr.  Franciscus  wedded  Miss  Katherine  G. 
Linsday,  a  daughter  of  the  late  Colonel  A.  J.  Linsday,  a  retired  army  officer. 
Thev  are  now  the  parents  of  five  children :  James  Linsday.  Jane,  Marian  E.. 
James  ^I.  and  John  D.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Franciscus  are  prominent  socially  and 
are  most  widelv  known  as  representatives  of  prominent  old  families  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Franciscus  holds  membership  with  the  Jefferson  and  the  St.  Louis 
Racquet  Clubs,  and  is  an  enthusiastic  admirer  of  manly  outdoor  sports.  In 
1892  he  Avas  appointed  a  member  of  the  Mullanphy  board  but  resigned  the  fol- 
lowing year.  He  has  filled  the  office  of  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Real 
Estate  Exchange  and  is  known  in  this  city  as  a  loyal  advocate  of  democratic 
principles.  He"  frequently  attends  the  conventions  of  the  party  and  his  opinions 
have  carried  weight  in  its  councils.  While  he  has  not  yet  attained  the  prime 
of  life,  prominent  men  whose  years  largely  outnumber  his  own  recognize  his 
merit  and  abilitv,  while  his  business  colleagues  and  official  associates  entertain 
the  warmest  admiration  for  his  many  good  qualities.  He  is  known  as  a  man 
who  is  readv  to  meet  anv  obligation  of  life,  with  the  confidence  and  courage 
that  come  of'  conscious  personal  ability,  right  conception  of  things  and  an  habitual 
regard  for  what  is  best  in  the  exercise  of  human  activities. 


WILLIAM  \'.  BURTON. 

\\'illiam  \'.  Burton,  largely  interested  in  the  ownership  of  hotels  in  St.  Louis, 
is  well  known  in  the  business  circles  of  the  city  as  a  man  whose  business  judg- 
ment is  demonstrated  in  the  .success  which  has  attended  his  efforts.  He  is  a 
western  man  not  only  by  preference,  but  also  by  birth  and  training,  and  is 
imbued  with  the  progressive  spirit  which  has  been  the  dominant  factor  in  the 
upbuilding  of  the  ^^lississippi  valley.  His  birth  occurred  in  Van  Buren  county, 
Iowa,  in  1841.  His  father,  John  W.  Burton,  removing  from  Kentucky,  became 
one  of  the  earliest  settlers  of  Iowa,  taking  up  his  abode  there  in  1835,  when  it 
was  still  under  territorial  government.  At  the  time  of  the  Black  Hawk  war, 
he  served  with  the  militia  of  the  state  of  Illinois,  having  previously  removed 
with  his  mother,  Mrs.  Catherine  Springer  Burton,  to  that  state.  They  settled 
near  Beardstown,  Illinois,  and  suffered  all  of  the  vicissitudes  and  hardships  of 
the  pioneer.  The  death  of  John  W.  Burton  occurred  in  1891,  while  his  wife 
survived  until  October  31,  1906.  They  were  the  parents  of  eleven  children,  four 
of  whom  are  still  living,  namely:  William  V.,  of  this  review;  Benjamin,  a 
resident  of  California:  Fannie  B..  the  widow  of  Calvin  Smith;  and  Martha  V., 
of   Clinton,   Iowa. 

William  \'.  Burton  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  and  afterward 
attended  the  academy  at  Bentonsport,  Iowa.  He  then  devoted  his  attention  to 
farming  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twenty  years,  in  1862.  The  same  year,  how- 
ever, he  came  to  St.  Louis.  He  had  previously  joined  Captain  Lawrence's 
company  of  Clark  county,  Missouri,  but  before  the  command  was  organized, 
the  men  dispersed.  Mr.  Burton  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  spent 
the  winter,  after  which  he  went  to  Arkansas  and  joined  Captain  Lesueur's 
battery  in  Price's  army.  He  did  duty  with  Parson's  infantry  and  was  engaged 
in  southern  Arkansas  and  LoiMsiana,  taking  part  in  many  sanguinary  battles, 
including  the  engagement  of  Mansfield,  Louisiana;  Camden,  Arkansas,  and 
others  of  lesser  importance.  He  was  also  in  the  battle  of  Saline  River,  Arkansas, 
and  proved  reliable  at  all  times  of  danger.  He  was  mustered  out  at  Shreve- 
port  in  June,  1865,  after  having  for  three  years  served  in  the  artillery  depart- 
ment. 


WILLIAM    V.    BURTON 


40  '  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

When  the  war  was  over,  ^Ir.  Burton  went  to  ^Mississippi,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  farming  for  three  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  turned  his  at- 
tention to  merchandising,  which  he  carried  on  in  connection  with  agricuUural 
pursuits  and  was  thus  busily  occupied  until  1881,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis 
and  at  once  became  interested  in  hotels.  He  not  only  owns  and  conducts  one 
hostelry,  but  now  has  several  hotels,  and  outside  of  his  interests  of  this  char- 
acter, he  is  connected  with  real-estate  operations  and  owns  some  good  income- 
paying  propertv ;  he  is  also  the  owner  of  a  residence  on  Cabanne  boulevard. 

In  1889,  ]\Ir.  Burton  was  married  to  Mrs.  jMary  L.  Xixon,  nee  Delsher,  a 
native  of  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  sons,  Walter 
P.  and  ^^'illiam  \\'.  Noting  each  opportunity  which  has  come  to  him  and  utiliz- 
ing bis  cliances  to  the  best  advantage,  !Mr.  Burton  is  now  a  representative 
citizen  of  St.  Louis,  with  fair  interests. 


GEORGE  B.  COUPER. 

George  B.  Couper  was  one  of  the  early  contractors  and  builders  of  the  city 
and  many  of  the  substantial  structures  of  the  middle  portion  of  the  nineteenth 
century  still  stand  as  monuments  to  his  skill  and  handiwork.  He  was  born  in 
South"  Shields,  England,  near  the  North  sea,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Elizabeth 
Couper,  the  latter  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  queens  of  England.  Of  their 
familv,  two  sons  and  one  daughter  are  yet  living.  It  was  in  the  neighborhood 
which  had  long  been  the  ancestral  home  of  the  family  that  George  B.  Couper 
was  born  and  when  he  was  a  year  and  a  half  old  his  parents  removed  to  Morris- 
town,  St.  Lawrence  county.  New  York,  where  they  spent  their  remaining  days. 
His  forefathers  were  shipbuilders  and  whether  inherited  tendency  or  natural 
predilection  had  most  to  do  with  his  choice  of  occupation  it  is  difficult  to  de- 
termine. At  all  events  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  same  line  which  had  claimed 
the  energies  of  his  ancestors  and  became  a  carpenter  and  builder. 

He  arrived  in  St.  Louis  about  1836  and  something  of  the  condition  of  the 
city  at  that  time  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  boarded  in  a  log  house  on 
Fourth  street,  where  are  now  seen  high  modern  buildings.  Many  of  the  thorough- 
fares were  unpaved  and  the  limits  of  the  city  were  small,  while  the  district  com- 
prised within  its  borders  was  but  sparsely  settled.  Mr.  Couper  began  contract- 
ing and  building  here  and  was  closely  associated  with  the  early  building  interests. 
He  continued  a  factor  in  this  line  of  improvement  until  a  few  years  prior  to  his 
death  and  to  him  were  awarded  the  contracts  for  the  erection  of  many  of  the 
substantial  structures  which  are  now  numbered  among  the  landmarks  of  the 
old  St.  Louis.  The  days  were  not  all  equally  bright  and  in  fact  he  faced  many 
hardships  and  trials  incident  to  the  upbuilding  of  a  new  country,  Then,  too, 
there  came  periods  of  general  financial  depression  throughout  the  nation  and 
buikling  iiUerests  languished  somewhat,  but  through  all  the  years  he  kept  steadily 
on  his  way  and  enjoyed  his  full  share  of  the  public  patronage.  He  erected  and 
owned  an  entire  row  of  houses  on  Pine  street  and  also  built  his  own  home  at  the 
corner  of  Pine  and  Beaumont  streets. 

Mr.  Couper  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  in  1859,  to  Miss  Philinda  Jones,  of 
New  York  city,  who  was  boni  in  Berlin,  V^ermont,  January  22,  1816,  and  who 
was  visiting  St.  Louis  at  the  time  she  formed  the  acquaintance  of  Mr.  Couper. 
She  still  occupies  the  residence  which  he  erected,  having  made  her  home  since 
1 86 1  in  the  2600  block  on  Pine  street.  In  the  years  of  his  later  prosperity  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Couper  returned  to  I'Jigland,  visiting  South  Shields  and  the  graves 
of  his  ancestors.  There  in  following  back  the  old  records  he  traced  his  parentage 
to  noble  birth.  He  was  very  fond  of  travel  and  gained  much  from  his  journeys, 
for  he  possessed  an  observing  eye  and  retentive  memory. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  his  sympathy  was  strongly  in  favor  of  the 
Union  but  he  was  too  old  to  go  to  the  front  in  defense  of  the  stars  and  stripes. 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  -.41 

He  gave  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  from  the  time  of  its 
organization  and  was  one  of  its  most  earnest  advocates.  A  consistent  Christian 
man,  he  held  membership  in  the  Pilgrim  Congregational  church  and  was  very 
active  in  its  work.  To  him  was  accorded  an  honored  old  age.  He  reached  the 
ninetieth  milestone  on  life's  journey,  his  death  then  being  occasioned  by  a  fall 
from  a  car.  In  the  early  development  of  the  city  and  in  its  later  progress,  when 
it  was  taking  on  all  of  the  evidences  of  modern  city  building,  Mr.  Couper  was 
well  known  here  as  a  representative  of  trade  interests  and  throughout  his  long 
connection  with  the  business  none  ever  called  into  question  the  integrity  of  his 
acts  nor  the  sincerity  of  his  purposes. 


EDGAR   MORRISOX    DAMS. 

Edgar  Morrison  Davis,  who  in  1905  organized  the  St.  Louis  Fire  Insur- 
ance Company,  of  which  he  is  a  director  and  manager,  has  throughout  the 
greater  portion  of  his  business  career  been  connected  with  insurance  interests, 
although  in  early  manhood  he  prepared  for  the  practice  of  law.  He  was  born 
:n  Alton,  Illinois,  in  1874,  his  parents  being-  Levi  and  Mary  E.  (Wise)  Davis. 
His  early  education  was  acquired  under  private  instruction  and  he  also  attended 
the  high  school  of  Alton,  Illinois,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class 
of    1889. 

The  same  year  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  and  acted  as  official  court  re- 
porter in  Southern  Illinois,  but,  turning  his  attention  to  the  insurance  business, 
he  became  connected  with  the  general  agency  at  St.  Louis  for  the  German  Fire 
Insurance  Company,  of  Freeport,  Illinois,  and  finding  in  this  pursuit  a  con- 
genial as  well  as  profitable  vocation,  he  has  since  continued  therein.  In  1894 
he  established  the  firm  of  Davis  &  Davis,  fire  insurance  agents,  and  in  November, 
1900,  he  purchased  the  interest  of  his  partner  and  conducted  business  under  his 
own  name  until  June,  1905,  when  he  organized  the  present  firm  of  Edgar  M. 
Davis  &  Company,  with  Charles  W.  and  Arthur  J.  Davis  as  partners.  In  the 
same  year  he  organized  the  St.  Louis  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  which  he  is 
a  director  and  manager.  He  has  closely  studied  the  entire  field  of  fire  insurance, 
is  familiar  wuth  the  business  in  every  department  and  his  comprehensive  knowl- 
edge, combined  with  his  power  of  administrative  direction  and  keen  insight  into 
business  situations,  have  gained  him  a  place  of  leadership  in  insurance  circles 
that  promises  well  for  a  still  more  successful  future. 

Mr.  Davis  was  married  in  Jerseyville,  Illinois,  in  1898,  to  ]\Iiss  Ida  B.  Cross. 
He  is  a  Catholic  in  religious  faith,  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  in 
social  connections  is  identified  with  the  Tuesday,  Field,  Normandie  Park,  Glen 
Echo  Country  and  the  Mercantile  Clubs.  As  he  has  advanced  in  years  he  has 
learned  to  value  those  things  which  are  worth  while  in  business,  in  citizenship  and 
in  social  life,  correctly  judging  life's  contacts  and  its  experiences.  He  is  an 
enthusiast  on  the  game  of  golf,  devoting  his  spare  time  to  the  sport,  and  he 
recently  won  two  silver  cups  in  open  tournament. 


JAMES  KIN  SELLA. 

Tames  Kinsella,  who  for  forty-five  years  held  the  position  of  city  weigh- 
master.  his  term  of  service  long  exceeding  that  of  any  other  incumbent  in  the 
office,  was  a  native  of  Wexford,  Ireland,  born  in  183 1.  In  the  place  of  his 
nativitv  he  spent  the  first  twenty-two  years  of  his  life  in  the  acquirement  of 
an  education  and  in  the  performance  of  such  duties  as  were  allotted  to  him. 
He  then  came  as  a  young  man  to  the  new  world,  attracted  by  its  broader  busi- 
ness advantages,  and  during  the  early  period  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  was 


42  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

employed  by  the  ]^Iax\vell  Hardware  Company  for  a  few  years.  On  the  expira- 
tion of  tlaat  period  he  became  city  weighmaster  and  was  continued  in  the  posi- 
tion for  four  decades  and  a  half.'  He  was  considered  an  exceptionally  upright 
and  honest  man  and  performed  his  duties  with  conscientious  zeal  and  ability. 
His  position  brought  him  into  close  connection  with  municipal  affairs  and  he 
was  alwavs  interested  in  everything  that  pertained  to  the  welfare  of  the  city. 
Aside  from  his  office  he  had  some  business  interests  and  in  their  management 
met  with  good  success. 

Mr.  Kinsella  was  married  in  Ireland  to  Aliss  ^Marguerite  Sheridan,  also  a 
native  of  the  Emerald  isle,  and  they  became  parents  of  five  children:  Alary 
Catherine,  Lawrence,  Johanna,  John  Henry  and  Mary,  all  now  deceased  with  ex- 
ception of  the  last  named.  The  only  one  to  marry  was  Lawrence,  who  left  three 
sons.  James  A.,  Lawrence  A.  and  Ralph  A. 

Air.  Kinsella  erected  for  his  family  a  fine  home  on  West  Pine  street,  where 
thev  still  reside.  He  was  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church  and  died  in 
that  faith  in  1905.  He  had  been  a  resident  of  the  city  for  more  than  a  half 
century  and  had  witnessed  many  changes  here,  for  during  that  period  it  grew 
from  a  town  into  a  city  of  metropolitan  proportions  and  advantages.  He  never 
had  occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  seek  a  home  in  the  new  world,  for 
he  enjoved  opportunities  which  he  could  not  have  secured  in  his  native  land  and 
gained  here  a  comfortable  competence  as  well  as  many  warm  friends. 


\MLLIAM   FOLEY, 


William  Foley,  vice  president  of  the  William  R.  Compton  Bond  &  Mort- 
gage Company,  was  born  in  Lincoln,  Illinois,  July  7,  1870.  He  is  a  son  of 
Stephen  A.  and  Hannah  (Woodman)  Foley.  The  family  is  of  Irish  lineage 
but  has  been  represented  in  this  country  through  two  centuries  and  among  its 
members  have  been  prominent  business  men.  Stephen  A.  Foley  is  a  leading 
representative  of  financial  interests  in  his  section  of  Illinois,  being  president  of 
the  Lincoln  National  Bank. 

William  Foley  supplemented  his  early  education  by  study  in  Kenyon  College, 
where  he  won  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  in  1891  and  then  entered  in  the 
post-graduate  department  of  Harvard  University.  He  received  the  degree  of 
Master  of  Arts  in  1894.  He  returned  to  his  alma  mater  as  teacher  of  modern 
languages  and  was  thus  connected  with  its  faculty  for  three  years.  Returning 
to  Illinois  he  engaged  in  making  farm  loans  for  three  years,  after  which  he 
went  abroad,  spending  a  year  and  a  half  at  Lisbon,  Portugal,  where  he  was  con- 
nected with  export  interests.  When  he  again  came  to  his  native  country  he 
settled  in  Chicago  and  assumed  the  management  of  the  bond  department  for 
King,  Hodenpyl  &  Company,  with  whom  he  continued  for  three  years  or  until 
1902.  He  then  became  manager  of  the  Bond  Department  of  the  Mercantile 
Trust  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  since  March,  1908,  has  been  vice  president  of 
the  William  R.  Comj^ton  Bond  &  Mortgage  Company.  Each  change  in  his 
business  life  has  indicated  progress,  bringing  to  him  a  broader  outlook  and  wider 
opportunities,  and  he  is  today  numbered  among  the  leading  representatives  of 
financial  interests  in  this  city.  Few  men  are  more  thoroughly  informed  con- 
cerning the  value  of  bonds  and  his  long  experience  in  connection  with  the 
handling  of  bonds  well  qualifies  him  for  the  onerous  duties  which  devolve  upon 
him  at  the  present  time,  lu's  position  being  one  of  large  responsibility. 

In  1896  in  Lincoln.  Illinois.  Mr.  Foley  was  married  to  Miss  Frances  Curtiss 
and  their  children  arc  Hannah  Jane  and  Frances  Elizabeth.  Pleasantly  situated 
in  an  attractive  home  in  Webster  Grove,  theirs  is  an  enviable  position  in  social 
circles.  Mr.  Foley  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternitv  and  the  St.  Louis 
and  XortiKlay  Clubs.     He  also  belongs  to  the  Episcopal  church  and  while  a  grow- 


ST.  LOUIS,"  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  43 

ing  business  makes  continuous  demands  upon  his  time  and  attention  he  yet 
finds  opportunity  for  affihation  with  those  movements  which  are  factors  in  gen- 
eral progress  and  especiaUy  in  the  city's  development  along  social,  intellectual 
and  moral  lines. 


WILLIAM  E.  GEORGIA. 

\\'illiam  E.  Georgia,  president  of  the  Georgia-Stimson  Furniture  &  Carpet 
Company,  is  numbered  among  the  enterprising,  energetic  and  alert  merchants, 
whose  activity  constitutes  an  influential  element  in  the  business  progress  of  St. 
Louis.  He  is  yet  a  young  man  but  has  made  a  notably  successful  record.  He 
was  born  in  Elmira,  New  York,  June  29,  1865,  his  parents  being  Roswell  S. 
and  Phoebe  Jane  Georgia.  At  the  usual  age  he  became  a  public-school  student 
and  passed  through  successive  grades  in  the  accjuirement  of  his  education.  When 
he  had  put  aside  his  text-books  he  entered  upon  his  business  career  as  a  sales- 
man in  a  dry-goods  house  of  Elmira,  New  York,  where  he  continued  from  1879 
until  1884,  during  which  period  he  gained  intimate  knowledge  of  commercial 
methods,  while  his  satisfactory  services  gained  him  promotion  from  time  to 
time.  In  fact,  such  was  his  business  ability  that  on  his  removal  to  Kansas  City, 
Missouri,  he  became  manager  of  the  drapery  department  of  an  extensive  furni- 
ture house  there  and  so  continued  from  1886  until  1890.  In  that  year  he  ac- 
cepted the  management  of  the  drapery  department  in  the  house  of  J.  Kennard 
&  Sons,  of  St.  Louis,  with  whom  he  remained  until  1897.  From  1898  until  1903 
he  was  a  salesman  with  the  Lammert  Furniture  Company,  and  on  the  ist  of 
February,  1903,  he  organized  the  Georgia-Stimson  Furniture  &  Carpet  Company, 
of  which  he  has  since  been  president.  The  firm  are  retail  dealers  in  furniture, 
carpets  and  draperies  and  from  its  establishment  the  enterprise  has  proved  a 
profitable  undertaking,  a  liberal  patronage  being  now  accorded  them,  for  the 
house  has  built  up  an  excellent  reputation  for  the  character  of  its  goods  and  its 
services  and  for  its  reliable  business  methods. 

On  the  25th  of  January,  1892,  following  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis,  Air.  Georgia 
was  here  married  to  Miss  Alice  C.  Coleman.  They  attend  the  services  of  the 
Episcopal  church.  Mr.  Georgia  votes  with  the  republican  party  but  is  not  at- 
tracted by  the  honors  or  emoluments  of  office.  He  belongs  to  the  Mercantile  and 
Missouri  Athletic  Clubs,  organizations  which  find  in  him  a  social  and  genial 
member. 


HENDERSON  RIDGELY. 

Henderson  Ridgely,  capitalist,  was  born  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  December 
10,  1853.  His  father,  Nicholas  H.  Ridgely,  a  native  of  Maryland,  was  born  in 
January,  1800,  and  was  one  of  the  early  bankers  of  St.  Louis.  He  came  to  this 
city  in  1828,  traveling  across  the  mountains  to  the  Ohio  river,  thence  down  that 
stream  to  Cairo  on  a  flatboat,  after  which  the  men  on  board  pushed  their  craft 
up  the  river  to  St.  Louis.  There  were  no  steamboats  at  that  early  day  and  St. 
Louis  was  just  emerging  from  villagehood,  its  geographical  position  being  such 
as  to  make  it  an  important  center  in  connecting  the  trade  relations  of  east  and 
west.  Arriving  here,  Nicholas  H.  Ridgely  was  appointed  discount  clerk  of  the 
LInited  States  Bank  of  St.  Louis,  with  which  institution  he  remained  until  1835, 
when  he  removed  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  becoming  cashier  of  the  State  Bank 
of  that  city.  In  1866  he  established  the  Ridgely  National  Bank,  of  which  he  was 
the  president  until  his  death  in  1888.  One  of  his  sons,  Charles  Ridgely,  is  the 
father  of  William  B.  Ridgely,  former  comptroller  of  the  United  States  currency 
and  for  a  time  president  of  the  National   Bank  of   Commerce  of  Kansas  City, 


44  ST.  LOUIS.    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Missouri.  The  mother  of  Henderson  Ridgely  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Jane 
Maria  Huntington  and  was  a  native  of  Boston.  The  Huntingtons  are  one  of 
the  best  known  famiHes  of  ^Massachusetts  and  it  is  to  this  family  that  the  dis- 
tinguished Bishop  Huntington  belonged. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Springfield,  Henderson  Ridgely  acquired  his  edu- 
cation, while'  practical  business  training  was  received  in  his  father's  banking  in- 
stitution, which  he  entered  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  remaining  there  for  many 
vears.  during  which  time  he  gained  comprehensive  knowledge  of  banking  busi- 
ness and  of  the  rules  and  methods  which  are  essential  features  of  success  in  busi- 
ness. On  leaving  Springfield  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  resided. 
His  interests  here  have  been  confined  to  real-estate  investment  and  his  hold- 
ings represent  a  handsome  fortune.  He  has  no  active  business  interests  at  the 
present  time  outside  of  the  supervision  which  he  gives  to  his  investments.  He 
is.  however,  still  connected  as  a  stockholder  with  the  Ridgely  National  Bank 
of  Springfield  and  is  yet  one  of  its  directors. 

On  the  25th  of  January,  1889,  Mr.  Ridgely  was  married  to  Miss  Emily  S. 
Parker  and  they  reside  at  No.  5738  Von  Versen  avenue.  Both  being  extremely 
fond  of  music,  at  their  home  they  have  entertained  many  of  the  leading  musicians 
of  the  city.  Mr.  Ridgely  is  an  associate  member  of  the  Apollo  Club,  the  Amphion 
Club  and  Provident  Association.  He  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  repub- 
lican party.  In  recent  years  he  has  traveled  extensively,  both  in  America  and 
Europe,  spending  the  seasons  where  fancy  dictates.  His  chief  pastimes  are 
fishing,  hunting  and  billiards.  He  is  a  man  of  cjuiet  tastes,  who  finds  his  greatest 
pleasure  in  his  home  and  travel.  His  circle  of  friends  is  select  rather  than  large, 
as  befits  one  who  finds  pleasure  in  the  home  life  and  in  the  artistic  rather  than 
in  extensive  societv  interests. 


SILAS  HENRY  H.  CLARK. 

No  compendium  such  as  this  volume  afifords  in  its  essential  limitations  can 
offer  fit  memorial  to  the  life  work  of  Silas  Henry  H.  Clark,  a  man  remarkable  in 
the  breadth  of  his  wisdom,  in  his  clear  conception  and  in  his  intense  and  well 
directed  activity.  He  became  recognized  as  one  of  the  foremost  railroad  men  of 
the  entire  country — the  worthy  successor  and  associate  of  Jay  Gould.  The  stress 
of  circumstances  forced  him  to  become  a  factor  in  life's  activities  when  but  eleven 
years  of  age  but  no  mere  environment  or  condition  was  strong  enough  to  keep 
him  in  the  background.  Through  the  inherent  force  of  character  and  his  marked 
ability  he  gradually  advanced  until  his  position  was  one  of  the  most  prominent 
and  his  name  one  of  the  most  honored  in  business  circles  of  the  great  west. 

Mr.  Clark  was  bom  October  17,  1836,  upon  a  farm  near  Morristown,  New 
Jersey.  Owing  to  adversity  which  came  to  his  father  the  boy  was  in  early  ycath 
compelled  to  provide  for  his  own  support.  He  also  aided  in  the  labors  of  the 
home  farm,  so  that  his  educational  advantages  w^ere  limited,  but  his  mind  con- 
stantly broadened  through  life's  contacts  and  experiences,  and  in  manhood  his 
mental  strength  was  seldom  cfjualed  in  its  exposition,  clear  conception  and 
thorough  understanding  of  intrir;itc  ])roblems  and  of  possibilities  for  the  co- 
ordination of  forces.  Long  before  this,  however,  he  used  everv  opportunity  to 
obviate  his  lack  of  educational  training  in  early  life  by  devoting  to  reading  and 
<:tudy  the  time  usualiv  absorbed  in  the  occupations  of  leisure  and  enjoyment  bv 
the  average  working  boy.  He  manifested  a  keen  love  of  books  and  not  onlv  read 
but  mastered  the  contents  of  ail  which  came  into  his  possession.  He  possessed  a 
remarkably  retentive  memory,  which  was  combined  with  a  power  of  placing  a 
correct  relative  valuation  upon  the  knovvledge  that  he  acquired. 

_  His  identification  with  railrr,afl  interests  dated  from  an  earlv  period  in  his 
business  career  and  though  his  initial  position  was  a  humble  oue  his  capability. 


SILAS    H.    U.    CLARK. 


46  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

fidelity  and  laudable  ambition  soon  won  recognition  in  advancement  and  through 
consecutive  promotions  he  rose  to  the  position  of  passenger  conductor  on  one  of 
the  railroads  connecting-  New  York  and  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania.  It  was  while 
filling  that  position  that  he  attracted  the  attention  and  gained  the  acquaintance  of 
Sidnev  Dillon,  the  distinguished  railroad  manager  and  financier  Dillon  was 
famoxis  as  an  unerring  judge  of  men,  was  notably  quick  to  discover  in  the  sub- 
ordinates with  whom  he  was  brought  in  contact  capacities  for  usefulness  or  the 
lack  of  them.;  and  marks  of  peculiar  adaptability  to  the  necessities  of  advanced 
railroad  service  in  Mr.  Clark  soon  found  recognition  in  a  manner  so  substantial 
that  it  was  a  delightful  surprise  even  to  the  recipient  of  his  favor.  Relieving  the 
voung  passenger  conductor  from  the  position  in  wdiich  he  had  demonstrated  his 
instincts  for  "railroading,  he  made  him  treasurer  of  the  Flushing  Railroad  on 
Long  Island.  \\'hile  thus  engaged  ^Ir.  Clark  was  brought  into  intimate  relation- 
ship with  Mr.  Dillon  and  the  latter's  associates  in  railroad  circles  in  New  York, 
and  the  marked  ability  with  which  he  conducted  the  affairs  of  the  road  committed 
to  his  management  soon  attracted  much  attention  and  admiration  from  men  who 
lost  no  opportunity  of  securing  the  services  of  those  who  gave  proof  of  possess- 
ing peculiar  capacities  for  railroad  management.  When  the  Dillon  syndicate 
secured  control  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  system  and  was  organizing  the 
personnel  of  its  interests  in  various  positions  of  administrative  direction  and 
executive  force,  Mr.  Clark's  past  achievements  recommended  him  for  higher 
honors  and  larger  responsibilities  and  he  was  made  general  freight  agent  of  the 
lines.  Promotion  again  came  to  him  when  he  was  made  second  vice  president 
and  general  manager  of  the  L^nion  Pacific  Railroad  system  and  in  his  dual 
capacity  he  formed  the  acquaintance  of  the  late  Jay  Gould,  whose  position  as 
the  foremost  representative  of  railroad  interests  in  the  country  is  universally  ac- 
knowledged. The  warm  personal  friendship  which  sprang  up  between  Mr. 
Gould  and  ^Iv.  Clark  continued  without  interruption  until  the  death  of  the 
former  and  led  to  ]Mr.  Clark's  severance  of  his  relations  wdth  the  L'nion  Pacific 
Railroad  in  1884,  to  become  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Gould 
Southwestern  Railway,  comprising  in  main  and  subsidiary  lines  some  seven 
thousand  miles  of  trackage,  while  its  earnings  were  over  thirty  millions  of 
dollars  annually.  Mr.  Gould  displayed  his  unqualified  confidence  in  Mr.  Clark's 
ability  by  giving  him  full  control,  and  he  remained  through  the  ensuing  years 
one  of  the  great  financier's  most  intimate  personal  friends,  constant  advisers 
and  able  assistants  in  the  conduct  of  his  enormous  transactions  in  the  railway 
world.  He  was  the  recognized  western  representative  of  the  entire  Gould  in- 
terests and  when  these  were  extended  to  include  the  L'nion  Pacific  Railroad, 
Mr.  Clark  again  became  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  that  system,  at 
the  same  time  continuing  in  active  connection  with  the  gieat  Southwestern 
.system.  Tlie  two  were  under  his  control  until  1893,  when  impaired  health 
forced  him  to  largely  ])ut  a>ide  the  responsibilities  of  direction  and  management 
which  devolved  upon  him.  Severing  his  connection  with  the  Missouri  Pacific 
.system,  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad,  in  which 
position  he  continued  until  the  road  i)assed  into  the  hands  of  the  receivers,  when 
he  was  made  chairman  of  tlie  rex-iver's  board,  being  ]iractically  manager  of  the 
great  pro])erty  up  to  the  linn-  it  wa>  reorganized  in  1897.  This  reorganization 
was  accrmiplishc-fl  largely  along  lines  instituted  and  ])erfecte(l  bv  ]Mr.  Clark, 
and  those  {jrominent  in  railroad  circles  accord  to  him  the  credit  resulting  from 
the  fact  that  the  great  pioneer  overland  system  was  finally  enabled  to  relieve 
itself  of  its  enormous  debt  to  the  gr)vernmcnt  and  enter  ui)on  a  new  and  promis- 
ing era  of  progress  and  develo])menl.  I'.y  reason  of  tlie  condition  of  his  health 
he  declined  the  ])residency  of  the  road  when  it  was  ofl'ercd  him  in  recognition 
of  hi.>  marvelous  ability  and  management  of  railroad  ir.terests  and  his  powers 
of  executive  control.  Ik-  manifested  the  keenest  insight  in  management,  look- 
ing bevond  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  ]K)Ssibi]ities  of  the  future.  ITe 
saw    with    remarkable   clearness   the   obstacles   as   well   as   the   oi)i)ortunities   and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  47 

brought  to  bear  the  forces  which  would  couquer  the  former  and  utihze  the 
latter.  His  native  sagacity  and  fertility  of  resource  were  most  notable  and 
the  plans  which  he  perfected  accomphshed  the  result  of  activity  with  a  notable 
absence  of  friction  or  delay.  After  thirty  years'  continuous  service  in  most  con- 
spicuous and  influential  administrative  positions  in  the  western  railway  world 
lie  retired  wholly  from  railroad  management  toward  the  close  of  the  year  1898. 

A  contemporary  biographer  said  of  ]Mr.  Clark:  "He  is  remembered  among 
railroad  men  as  the  peer  of  the  most  able  of  his  contemporaries,  and  as  one 
who  has  contributed  in  an  unusual  degree  to  modern  development,  especially 
in  the  western  field  in  which  he  was  so  long  the  guiding  spirit.  It  was  char- 
acteristic of  Mr.  Clark  that  while  he  enjoyed  the  confidence  and  zealous  admira- 
tion of  the  great  financiers  and  railroad  capitalists,  he  was  equally  popular 
among  the  employes  of  the  lines  with  which  he  was  connected.  He  is  recalled 
with  reverential  affection  by  many  of  the  most  humble  employes  of  the  Union 
Pacific,  who  have  never  forgotten  his  unfailing  consideration  for  the  most 
humble  helpers  of  the  great  w^ork  of  which  he  was  the  reigning  power.  Out- 
side of  railway  circles  Mr.  Clark  was  equally  popular,  and  his  many  unusually 
attractive  qualities  as  a  neighbor,  a  citizen  and  a  man  assembled  about  him  a  mul- 
titude of  admirers  wdio  entertained  for  him  in  life  the  kindest  regard,  and  pay 
reverence  to  his  memory." 

In  commenting  editorially  upon  his  life  work  one  of  the  leading  papers  of 
the  country  said :  "The  selection  of  Air.  S.  H.  H.  Clark  as  president  of  the 
Missouri  Pacific  system  was  one  of  those  peculiarly  proper  things  which  some- 
times inspire  the  minds  of  men.  Mr.  Clark  has  become  so  thoroughly  familiar 
to  the  people  of  Missouri  and  the  west  that  they  have  assumed  a  sort  of  pro- 
prietary interest  in  his  triumphs,  and  his  unanimous  appointment  as  the  suc- 
cessor of  Air.  Gould  is,  to  their  minds,  a  most  emphatic  endorsement  of  their 
opinion  that  he  is  the  greatest  railway  manager  in  this  country.  He  held,  as 
did  no  other  man,  the  confidence  and  friendship  of  Mr.  Gould,  a  fact  which 
grew  out  of  the  latter's  knowledge  that,  with  millions  to  be  expended  every 
year,  not  one  dollar  would  be  misappropriated  or  misapplied,  and  that  in  Air. 
Clark  he  had  at  the  head  of  his  great  enterprise  a  man  of  incorruptible  and 
unswerving  integrity  and  a  friend  whose  loyalty  and  devotion  would  remain 
unbroken  to  the  end." 

Air.  Clark  was  married  to  Aliss  Annie  Al.  Drake,  a  daughter  of  Eliphalet 
and  Caroline  Drake,  and  a  native  of  New  Jersey.  Unto  them  were  born  four 
children  :  John  Emor}-,  deceased ;  S.  Hoxie,  a  prominent  attorney  of  St.  Louis  ; 
Caroline  Stewart,  deceased,  and  Abbie,  also  deceased.  For  fifteen  years  Air. 
Clark  maintained  a  residence  in  St.  Louis,  although  his  manifold  and  complex 
railroad  interests  called  him  to  all  parts  of  the  country.  \Miile  aft'airs  of 
magnitude  and  often  of  the  gravest  import  claimed  his  time  anrl  attention,  he 
possessed  a  breadth  of  character  and  a  business  capacity  that  enabled  him  to 
turn  to  community  interests  and  labor  for  their  welfare.  While  a  resident  of 
Omaha  he  did  much  to  further  its  interests  along  man\-  lines  of  civic  improve- 
ment and  progress.  In  1883  he  became  a  factor  in  the  street  railwav  depart- 
ment of  the  city  and  was  also  among  the  first  to  promote  the  interests  of  the 
Nebraska  Telephone  Company.  His  investments  in  r)maha  real  estate  were 
extensive,  and  in  other  parts  of  the  country  he  also  had  large  realty  holdings. 

A  noteworthy  event  giving  indication  of  one  of  his  salient  personal  attri- 
butes occurred  in  1894,  when  he  was  called  into  the  United  States  circuit  court, 
Judge  Caldwell  presiding,  as  a  leading  witness.  When  it  was  time  to  take  his 
testimony  the  clerk  of  the  court  proceeded  to  administer  to  him  the  usual 
oath,  but  the  judge,  calling  the  clerk  aside,  stated  that  that  would  be  unneces- 
sary, as  Air.  Clark's  words  alone  were  sufficient  before  the  court.  He  was  a 
man  of  the  highest  sense  of  honor  and  was  entirely  free  from  intrigue.  Dur- 
ing his  long  business  career  his  word  was  never  known  to  be  broken.  Few 
men  wdio  have  attained  the  prominence  and  the  wealth  which  the  world  terms 


•IS  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

success  have  at  the  same  time  won  the  unsulHed  reputation  which  the  con- 
sensus of  pubhc  opinion  accorded  Silas  H.  H.  Clark.  His  life  record  stands  as 
a  splendid  example  of  what  may  be  accomplished  through  individual  effort 
and  at  the  same  time  manifest  an  unswerving  loyalty  to  the  highest  ideals  of 
business  integrity  and  honor.  The  last  weeks  of  his  life  were  passed  in  Ashe- 
ville.  North  Carolina,  where  he  went  for  the  benefit  of  his  health,  but  the  end 
came  June  i.  1900.  The  funeral  cortege  proceeded  in  private  cars  to  St. 
Louis  and  thence  to  Omaha,  attended  by  some  of  the  most  distinguished  rep- 
resentatives of  railroad  and  business  interests  in  the  west.  Telegrams  of  sym- 
pathv  and  condolence  were  recsived  from  the  Gould  family  and  others  of 
almost  equal  distinction,  for  the  life  and  work  of  Silas  Henry  H.  Clark  were 
such  as  gained  him  the  honor  and  high  regard  and  the  friendship  of  all  with 
whom  he  was  associated.  Remarkable  as  was  his  career  from  the  fact  that 
he  rose  from  a  humble  position  in  the  business  world  to  rank  among  the  emi- 
nent American  men.  it  was  even  more  noteworthy  from  the  fact  that  he  bore 
so  few  of  the  signs  of  the  conflict  which  is  inevitable  in  a  business  career  in- 
volving large  interests  and  responsibilities.  The  same  quality  which  enabled 
him  to  judge  correctly  everything  bearing  upon  railroad  interests,  enabled  him 
to  place  a  correct  valuation  upon  all  those  interests  which  enter  into  the  com- 
plex fabric  which  we  call  life.  To  him  may  fittingly  be  applied  the  words  of 
Pope: 

"Friend  to  truth  ;  of  soul  sincere. 

In  action   faithful  and  in  honor  clear; 

He  broke  no  promise,  served  no  private  end. 

He  gained  no  titles  and  he  lost  no   friend." 


CHARLES   NIEDRINGHAUS. 

Charles  Xiedringhaus,  president  of  the  Charles  Niedringhaus  House  Fur- 
nishing Company  of  St.  Louis,  came  to  America  in  his  youth  from  his  native 
country  of  Germany.  He  was  born  in  Westphalia,  June  10,  1843,  his  parents 
being  William  F.  and  ^lary  (Siebe)  Niedringhaus.  At  the  usual  age  he  became 
a  public-school  student  and  after  his  emigration  to  the  new  world  attended  night 
schools  in  this  city  in  order  to  further  equip  himself  for  the  responsibilities  of 
a  practical  business  career.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  he  sailed  from  the  fatherland 
and  joined  his  brothers,  William  F.  and  F.  G.  Niedringhaus,  in  St.  Louis,  in 
whose  employ  he  learned  the  tinner's  trade,  which  he  followed  for  ten  years. 
His  efficiency  increased  with  the  advancing  years  and  successive  promotions  fol- 
lowed until  he  was  made  manager  of  the  store  conducted  by  his  brothers.  They 
were  dealers  in  stoves  and  house  furnishings  and  Mr.  Niedringhaus  continued 
as  the  executive  head  until  1875,  when  he  became  sole  proprietor  of  the  business. 
For  fifteen  years  he  conducted  trade  along  those  lines  and  then  extended  the 
scope  of  his  interests  by  adding  furniture  and  carpet  departments  in  1890.  Six 
years  later  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  present  style  of  the  Charles 
Niedringhaus  House  Furnishing  Company,  of  which  he  has  since  been  president. 
The  trade  has  grown  to  large  proportions,  constituting  an  important  element 
in  the  commercial  life  of  the  city.  A  branch  store  has 'also  been  established  at 
Granite  City.  Illinois,  and  is  ])roving  a  successful  venture,  with  a  capable  resi- 
dent manager,  under  the  general  supervision  of  the  St.  Louis  house. 

It  was  in  this  city  that  Charles  Niedringhaus  was  married, .  October  31, 
1867,  to  Miss  Louisa  Koenig,  also  of  German  lineage.  They  became  the  parents 
of  twelve  children:  Arthur  C. ;  Mrs.  Lillie  A.  Eisenmayer,  deceased;  Edwin 
A.,  deceased;  John  W. ;  Ben  F. ;  Alice,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Hamm,  of  Granite  City. 
Illinois:  Irving  C,  who  is  living  at  Homestead,  Pennsylvania;  Edith;  Louise; 
Walter  .S. ;  Norman  H. ;  and  Edna. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  49 

The  family  attend  the  German  Methodist  church,  of  which  Mr.  Niedring- 
haus  is  a  member  and  steward.  He  is  a  Mason  and  belongs  to  the  Aurora 
lodge,  while  he  is  also  associated  with  General  Lyon  Post,  G.  A.  R..  being 
entitled  to  membership  from  the  fact  that  he  served  with  the  Fourth  Missouri 
Infantry  in  defense  of  the  L^nion  cause.  His  early  study  of  the  political  ques- 
tions and  issues  of  the  day  led  him  to  give  inflexible  support  to  the  republican 
party,  nor  has  he  ever  had  occasion  to  change  his  views  as  the  years  have  passed. 
His  interest  in  politics,  however,  Is  that  of  a  citizen  and  not  of  a  political 
aspirant,  for  the  demands  of  a  growing  business  have  constantly  claimed  his 
time  and  attention.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  the  commercial  world  as  an 
apprentice  and  as  the  result  of  his  capability  and  laudable  ambition  passed  on 
to  positions  of  larger  and  larger  responsibility  until  he  is  now  in  control  of  an 
extensive  commercial  enterprise  that  figures  as  one  of  the  elements  of  St.  Louis' 
commercial  prosperity  as  well  as  a  source  of  individual  profit. 


TOHN   SCOTT. 


John  Scott,  deceased,  was  a  distinguished  citizen  of  St.  Louis  who  acquired 
wealth  by  honorable  dealing  in  a  builder's  field.  For  many  years  he  was  a  promi- 
nent railroad  contractor  and  thus  contributed  in  large  measure  to  the  develop- 
ment and  improvement  of  the  west  and  southwest.  He  was  born  December  25, 
1828,  in  County  Roscommon,  Ireland,  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  came 
to  America  to  seek  his  fortune.  The  reports  which  he  heard  concerning  the 
business  conditions  and  opportunities  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  proved  too 
attractive  to  be  resisted,  and  in  1855  he  took  up  his  abode  in  St.  Louis,  where 
he  resided  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

St.  Louis  then  was  little  more  than  a  country  town,  and  Missouri  had  no 
railroad  interests,  all  traffic  being  done  by  way  of  the  river.  With  keen  insight, 
realizing  the  possibilities  for  the  development  of  the  state  and  its  growth  through 
the  use  of  its  natural  resources,  Mr.  Scott  became  a  prominent  factor  in  rail- 
road building.  A  railroad  system  was  inaugurated  and  three  lines,  extending 
from  the  city,  were  projected — the  Northern  Missouri,  the  Missouri  Pacific  and 
its  southwest  branches,  and  the  Iron  Mountain  Railroad.  Preliminary  surveys 
were  made  and  contracts  for  the  construction  were  let.  It  was  at  that  time  that 
Mr.  Scott's  career  as  a  railroad  contractor  began,  and  for  over  forty  years  he 
was  successfully  and  prominently  connected  with  that  calling.  Even  in  his 
advanced  years  he  remained  an  active  factor  in  railroad  building  in  association 
with  his  sons  as  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  John  Scott  &  Sons.  Hundreds 
of  miles  of  railroad  in  ^Missouri  and  the  southwest  were  built  under  his  direc- 
tion, and  in  addition  to  extensive  contracts  in  this  state  his  operations  extended 
to  railroad  work  in  Kansas,  Colorado,  Texas,  Arkansas,  New  Mexico  and 
Arizona.  He  also  constructed  millions  of  cubic  yards  of  embankment  on  the 
levee  systems  in  Mississippi,  Arkansas  and  Louisiana.  So  extensive  were  his 
contracts  that  no  man  in  Missouri  has  given  employment  to  more  people  than  he, 
and  the  labors  of  few  others  have  equaled  in  importance  what  Mr.  Scott  accom- 
plished. Always  prompt  in  the  execution  of  his  contracts,  his  reliability  was 
never  questioned,  for  he  ever  conformed  to  the  highest  standard  of  commercial 
ethics.  This  undoubtedly  constituted  one  of  the  strong  features  in  his  success. 
He  studied  the  subject  of  railroad  building  from  every  possible  standpoint,  and 
knew  exactly  when  and  where  and  how  to  utilize  time  and  materials,  and  the 
labors  of  those  who  served  him.  As  the  years  passed  by  he  gained  that  wealth 
which  constitutes  the  goal  of  all  business  activity,  and  investigation  into  his 
career  will  show  that  the  methods  which  he  employed  were  such  as  no  man 
could  call  into  question.  He  died  January  12,  1908. 
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50  ST.  LOUIS.    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Scott  was  married  in  Davenport,  Iowa,  to  Miss  Ann  Killeen,  of  that 
citv.  and  unto  them  were  born  three  sons  and  two  daughters  :  Addie ;  Edmond 
T.,  of  John  Scott  &  Sons,  residing  in  St.  Louis ;  Annie,  wife  of  E.  Meers,  an 
"attornev  of  Johet,  lUinois  ;  and  John  R.  and  Thomas  J.,  of  John  Scott  &  Sons. 

Mr.  Scott  was  a  most  warm-hearted,  generous  man.  of  charitable  and  benevo- 
lent disposition,  recognizing  fully  the  obligations  of  financial  success.  He  re- 
mained an  active  factor  in  the  world's  work  to  an  advanced  age,  and  left  the 
impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  upbuilding  and  development  of  his  adopted 
land. 


PETER  A.  O'NEIL. 

The  historv  of  a  self-made  man  is  always  of  interest,  as  it  contains  some- 
thing of  the  elements  of  Avarfare  and  it  represents  the  efforts  of  the  conqueror 
who"  in  his  contests  with  obstacles  and  difficulties,  wins  signal  victories.  Such 
was  the  record  of  Mr.  O'Neil,  who  started  out  in  life  for  himself  at  the  age  of 
twelve  vears  and  became  a  prosperous  business  man  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  born 
in  St.  Louis  about  1840,  the  son  of  James  and  Ellen  (Long)  O'Neil.  The  father 
was  a  contractor  of  St.  Louis  and  a  successful  business  man. 

At  the  usual  age  the  son,  Peter  A.  O'Neil,  entered  the  Jesuit  College  of 
St.  Louis  and  pursued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  twelve  years,  when,  desiring 
to  become  self-supporting,  he  started  out  in  life  on  his  own  account  and  from 
that  time  until  his  demise  depended  entirely  upon  his  own  resources.  He  was 
first  employed  as  a  messenger  boy  in  the  Benoist  Bank,  and  the  first  business 
in  which  he  engaged  as  an  independent  venture  was  in  pork  packing  with  his 
brother  Hugh.  Later  he  became  connected  with  the  Fletcher  Brothers  in  the 
same  line  of  business  and  gradually  made  his  way  forward  to  the  goal  of  pros- 
perity which  was  his  objective  point.  In  1875,  thinking  tO'  find  a  still  more 
profitable  field  in  the  restaurant  business,  he  took  charge  of  the  restaurant  at 
the  Union  depot  and  as  he  had  anticipated  found  it  more  congenial  and  remunera- 
tive than  any  other  undertaking  which  had  previously  claimed  his  attention. 
He  also  secured  the  dining-car  rights  on  all  trains  leaving  St.  Louis  and  in  this 
field  of  activity  he  continued  to  meet  with  success  for  a  number  of  years.  Finally, 
however,  he  disposed  of  his  interests  in  those  lines  and  turned  his  attention  to 
the  real-estate  business.  Here  his  keen  discrimination  and  sound  judgment 
found  ample  scope  and  he  was  seldom  if  ever  at  error,  even  in  the  slightest  de- 
gree, in  his  valuation  of  property  or  in  his  judgment  concerning  its  possible 
rise  or  diminution  in  price.  He  negotiated  manv  important  property  transfers 
and  at  different  times  owned  and  sold  considerable  realty,  realizing  a  gratifying 
profit  on  his  investments.  Lie  was  a  director  of  the  Mercantile  Trust  Company 
and  became  recognized  as  a  forceful  factor  in  business  circles,  possessing  sound 
judgment  and  rare  sagacit_\\ 

In  1875  ■^^^-  O'Neil  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  ]Mary  Florez.  a  daughter 
of  Bernard  D.  Florez,  who  was  of  Spanish  descent  and  came  to  St.  Louis  at  an 
early  day.  He  served  as  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war  and  later  engaged  in 
merchandising,  continuing  his  residence  in  this  city  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
fie  was  always  active  in  business  affairs  and  as  he  saw  opportunity  for  favor- 
able investment  acquired  much  property,  becoming  recognized  as  one  of  the 
cub'^tantial  business  men  of  the  community.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Eleanor  Rhuyour.  was  born  and  reared  in  St.  Louis,  her  people  having 
been  among  the  early  residents  of  the  city.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Neil  were 
born  three  children  :  Eleanor,  now  the  wife  of  Fred  Nolker,  of  St.  Louis ;  Ellen, 
at  home;  and  James,  also  of  this  city.  Mr.  O'Neil  built  the  present  beautiful 
home  of  the  family  on  Lindcll  boulevard.  In  his  religious  faith  Mr.  O'Neil 
was  a  Catholic.  In  municipal  affairs  he  was  deeplv  interested  and  gave  hearty 
co-operation  to  every  movenu-iit    for  the  iK-ncfit  and  welfare  of  St.  Louis.     He 


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52  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

served  as  one  of  the  directors  of  the  World's  Fair  grounds,  also  a  member  of 
the  building-  committee,  and  took  a  very  active  interest  in  the  success  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition.  Realizing-  the  opportunities  and  possibilities 
which  lie  before  St.  Louis,  he  worked  eagerly  to  promote  its  growth  along 
substantial  lines  and  his  eitorts  were  not  without  avail  in  this  direction. 


ADOLPH  BRAUN,  JR. 

Adolph  Braun,  Jr.,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Adolph  Braun  Manu- 
facturing- Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  about  twenty-five  years  ago.  His 
father,  Adolph  Braun,  Sr.,  is  a  native  of  Germany  and  came  to  America  in 
1876.  He  had  been  educated  in  his  native  country  for  the  drug  business  and 
imm.ediately  after  his  arrival  he  entered  the  employ  of  one  of  the  old  drug 
houses  of  this  city,  occupying  that  position  for  many  years.  In  1897  he  started 
upon  an  independent  business  venture  by  organizing  the  Dodson-Braun  Manufac- 
turing Company,  of  which  he  was  made  secretary  and  treasurer.  This  company 
has  offices  at  Third  and  Cedar  streets  and  does  a  very  extensive  business,  amount- 
ing probably  to  more  than  one  million  dollars  annually.  Extending  the  scope  of 
his  activities  in  February,  1907,  Adolph  Braun,  Sr.,  organized  the  Adolph  Braun 
[Manufacturing  Company,  wath  offices  at  Sixth  and  Gratiot  streets.  This  is 
practically  the  only  company  engaging  in  the  manufacture  of  high  class  vine- 
gars in  St.  Louis.  While  the  company  manufactures  several  kinds  of  vinegar, 
they  are  the  only  manufacturers  of  cane  sugar  vinegar  in  the  United  States,  and 
this  has  had  an  extensive  sale.  Although  the  business  has  been  established  for 
only  a  short  time,  it  has  met  with  excellent  success  in  the  sale  of  its  products 
and  the  trade  is  constantly  increasing.  They  conduct  a  strictly  jobbing  trade, 
and  although  the  father  is  now  president  of  the  company,  the  business  is  being 
carried  on  by  his  sons,  Adolph  and  Marquard.  These  sons  were  reared  and  edu- 
cated in  St.  Louis,  having  attended  the  public  schools  there  and  largely  received 
their  business  training  under  the  direction  of  their  father.  Though  they  are 
still  young  men,  they  have  demonstrated  their  ability  and  executive  force  and 
have  directed  their  labors  to  good  advantage  in  the  development  and  upbuilding 
of  the  profitable  and  growing  undertaking. 

In  1905  Adolph  Braun,  Jr.,  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Charlotta 
Bauer,  of  St.  Louis,  whose  father  was  an  early  settler  and  business  man  of  this 
city.  The  young  couple  are  both  well  known  here  and  are  greatly  esteemed 
sociallv. 


THOMAS  PAUL  GLEESON. 

Thomas  Paul  Gleeson  of  the  firm  of  Smilev  &  Gleeson,  electrical  manu- 
facturers' agents,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  March  31,  1880.  His  father,  Thomas 
P.  Gleeson,  Sr.,  formerly  prominent  in  financial  circles  in  St.  Louis  was  for 
many  years  cashier  of  the  Citizens  Savings  Bank.  He  was  born  in  Ireland  and 
was  a  half  brother  of  Archbishop  Ryan,  of  Philadelphia.  His  death  occurred 
suddenly  and  was  the  occasion  of  deep  regret  in  business  and  church  circles. 
He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Catholic  church  and  as  stated  in  a  Catholic 
paper,  "From  his  early  youth  he  learned  that  the  church  was  the  one  great 
object  of  Christian  loyalty  and  the  highest  glory  of  a  layman  was  to  follow  where 
the  clergy  led."  He  was  untiring  in  his  devotion  to  the  church  in  all  of  its 
difficult  phases  of  work  and  contributed  most  generously  to  its  support  as  he 
prospered  in  his  business  undertakings.  He  married  Miss  Susie  Cartan  and  they 
became  parents  of  nine  children,  of  wliom  the  eldest  was  but  fourteen  years  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  53 

age  at  the  time  of  the  father's  death.     Mrs.  Gleeson  still  survives  her  husband 
and  makes  her  home  in  St.  Louis. 

T.  Paul  Gleeson,  of  this  review,  was  a  pupil  in  a  private  school  until  his 
fifteenth  year  and  also  spent  one  year  in  the  St.  Louis  University,  while  later 
he  pursued  a  six  months'  course  in  a  St.  Louis  commercial  college.  In  his  early 
business  life  he  occupied  various  positions,  making  changes  as  he  saw  oppor- 
tunity for  advancement,  whereby  he  had  broader  scope  for  his  labors  and  a  wider 
outlook  for  the  future.  For  two  years  he  was  with  the  American  Carbon  & 
Battery  Company  of  St.  Louis,  and  was  treasurer  of  this  company,  when  he 
resigned  that  position  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account.  For  three 
years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Smiley  &  Gleeson,  electrical  manu- 
facturers' agents.  He  resides  with  his  mother  at  No.  5581  Von  Versen  avenue. 
He  is  a  Catholic  in  religious  faith  and  a  member  of  St.  Rose's  church.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Athletic  Association  and  in  this  city  where  his 
entire  life  has  been  spent  he  has  many  friends  who  esteem  him  highly  for  his 
cordiality,  geniality  and  deference  for  the  opinions  of  others. 


THOMAS    HARPER   COBBS. 

Thomas  Harper  Cobbs  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Bishop  &  Cobbs,  attorneys 
at  law,  with  offices  in  the  Third  National  Bank  building,  was  born  at  Napoleon 
in  Lafayette  county,  Missouri,  on  the  26th  of  August,  1868.  His  father,  Thomas 
T.  Cobbs,  was  a  native  of  Tennessee  and  followed  the  occupation  of  farming 
as  a  life  work.  His  father  became  a  pioneer  settler  of  Lafayette 
county,  Missouri,  where  he  built  the  first  gristmill  of  the  locality. 
Thomas  T.  Cobbs  arrived  in  this  state  in  1830  and  also,  establish- 
ing his  home  in  Lafayette  county,  operated  his  father's  gristmill  for 
many  years.  He  served  his  southland  as  a  soldier  of  the  Confederacy  under 
General  Price  during  the  latter  part  of  the  war.  In  his  business  affairs  he  pros- 
pered, becoming  well-to-do  and  is  now  living  in  honorable  retirement  from  fur- 
ther business  cares  at  Odessa,  Missouri,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  He 
married  Catherine  Harper,  a  native  of  Woodford  county,  Kentucky,  and  a  rep- 
resentative of  a  prominent  family  of  that  state.  The  Harpers  were  widely  known 
as  leading  horse  breeders  and  owned  Longfellow  and  Ten  Brook,  two  famous 
horses  of  that  day.  Mrs.  Cobbs'  father  died  when  she  was  but  a  young  child 
and  she  is  the  voungest  and  the  only  survivor  of  a  family  of  seven  daughters. 

Thomas  H.  Cobbs  was  reared  upon  the  home  farm  and  attended  the  dis- 
trict schools  to  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  after  which  he  matriculated  in  Odessa 
College,  at  Odessa,  Missouri,  being  graduated  therefrom  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Science  in  1889.  For  a  short  time  afterward  he  engaged  in  teach- 
ing, then  entered  the  Missouri  Valley  College  at  Marshall,  pursuing  the  classical 
course.  He  did  not  complete  it.  however,  but  left  school  to  become  principal 
of  the  high  school  at  Slater,  Missouri,  in  January,  1892.  In  September  of  the 
same  year  he  accepted  the  superintendency  of  the  schools  at  Roodhouse,  Illinois, 
and  while  there  engaged  spent  the  summer  seasons  as  a  student  in  the  University 
of  Chicago.  In  1895  he  resigned  the  superintendency  at  Roodhouse  and  turned 
his  attention  to  the  study  of  law  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  a  department  of 
Washington  University.  During  the  first  year  devoted  to  the  study  of  law  he 
also  completed  his  classical  course  in  the  same  institution  and  was  graduated 
with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1896.  He  took  the  bar  examination  during 
the  summer  of  that  year  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in  August, 
after  which  he  went  to  the  Yale  Law  school,  where  he  won  the  Bachelor  of  Law 
degree  in  1897.  He  always  met  the  expenses  of  his  university  courses  by  teach- 
ing and  while  at  Yale  he  won  the  thesis  prize.     He  was  also  elected  president  of 


54  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  famous  Yale-Kent  Club,  a  debating  society,  which  was  an  unusual  dis- 
tinction for  one  who  had  been  no  longer  in  the  university  than  he. 

Returning  to  Chicago,  ^Ir.  Cobbs  entered  the  office  of  the  law  firm  of 
Flower,  Smith  &  IMusgrave  and  brought  his  theoretical  knowledge  to  the  prac- 
tical test  in  law  work  with  that  firm  until  January,  1901.  He  then  entered  into 
partnership  with  John  £.  Bishop,  of  St.  Louis,  under  the  firm  style  of  Bishop 
&  Cobbs.  with  offices  in  the  Laclede  building,  where  they  remained  until  1908. 
Thev  are  now  located  in  the  Third  National  Bank  building  and  enjoy  a  large 
general  civil  practice.  This  is  recognized  as  a  strong  firm  and  their  tendency  is 
toward  corporation  law.  The  legal  business  entrusted  to  them  is  of  an  im- 
portant character  and  their  clientage  is  constantly  increasing.  He  is  the  author 
of  a  thesis  on  the  liability  for  "Bills  of  Lading  Given  for  Goods  not  in  Fact 
Shipped, ■■  in  which  the  above  mentioned  prize  was  won.  Endowed  by  nature 
with  keen  intellectual  force,  which  he  has  steadily  developed  through  his  study 
and  subsequent  research,  he  has  made  for  himself  a  creditable  place  as  a  prac- 
titioner of  law. 

In  professional  lines  !Mr.  Cobbs  is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  and  the 
Missouri  State  Bar  Associations.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Sigma  Nu,  a  col- 
lege fraternity,  to  the  Yale  Alumni  Association,  to  the  Washington  University 
Alumni  Association  and  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club. 
He  is  fond  of  all  outdoor  sports,  including  golf  and  tennis,  and  is  well  known 
for  his  pedestrian  feats. 

On  the  30th  of  August,  1898,  Mr.  Cobbs  was  married  to  Miss  Lucie  Mae 
Jones,  of  Carrollton,  Illinois,  a  representative  of  a  prominent  and  well  known 
family.  In  fraternal  lines  he  is  associated  wath  the  Masons  and  the  Knights 
of  Pythias,  while  both  he  and  Mrs.  Cobbs  hold  membership  in  the  Presbyterian 
church,  in  which  he  has  served  as  an  elder  for  seventeen  years,  being  also  a 
member  of  the  board  of  foreign  missions  of  that  church. 

He  thoroughlv  enjoys  home  life  and  takes  great  pleasure  in  the  society  of 
his  familv  and  friends.  He  is  always  courteous,  kindly  and  affable  and  those 
who  know  him  personally  have  for  him  warm  regard.  A  man  of  great  natural 
ability,  his  success  in  his  profession  from  the  beginning  of  his  residence  in  St. 
Louis  has  been  uniform  and  rapid.  As  has  been  truly  remarked,  after  all  that 
may  be  done  for  a  man  in  the  way  of  giving  him  early  opportunities  for  obtain- 
ing the  requirements  which  are  sought  in  schools  and  in  books,  he  must  es- 
sentiallv  formulate,  determine  and  give  shape  to  his  ow-n  character  and  this  is 
what  Mr.  Cobbs  has  done.  His  life  is  exemplary  in  many  respects  and  he  has 
ever  supported  those  interests  which  are  calculated  to  benefit  and  uplift  human- 
itv,  while  his  own  high  moral  worth  is  deserving  of  the  highest  commendation. 


JAMES  C.  TRAVILLA. 

James  C.  Travilla  is  serving  as  street  commissioner  of  St.  Louis  and  over 
the  record  of  his  official  career  there  falls  no  shadow  of  wrong  nor  suspicion 
of  evil.  On  the  contrary,  his  course  has  been  characterized  by  the  utmost  fidel- 
ity to  duty  and  his  service  has  been  most  beneficial  to  the  city.  His  appointment 
came  to  him  without  his  solicitation  and  was  therefore  the  expression  of  the 
mayor's  belief  in  his  capability  and  loyaltv  to  the  municipal  welfare. 

Mr.  Travilla  is  a  native  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  born  July  ii,  1865. 
His  parents  were  Henry  C.  and  Mary  Coxcy  Travilla.  The  father,  also  a  na- 
tive of  the  Keystone  state,  is  still  living  there  and  is  engaged  in  the  flour  and 
grain  business,  but  the  mother  died  in  1901.  The  son,  James  C.  Travilla,  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Philadelphia,  in  the  State  Normal  and  in  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  being  graduated  therefrom  as  civil  engineer  with 
the  class  of  1886.     Having  friends  in  railroad  circles,  he  was  offered  a  position- 


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by  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company  in  the  engineering  department  under 
Colonel  James  Way  immediately  after  his  graduation,  and  at  once  came  to  St. 
Louis  to  enter  upon  his  duties  here.  He  continued  in  that  employ  until  1890, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  continuously  in  the  city's  service,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  two  years.  From  1890  until  1894  he  was  connected  with  the  board  of 
public  improvements  and  then  during-  the  succeeding  two  years  conducted  a 
private  business  as  civil  engineer,  associated  with  George  Barnett.  In  1896  he 
was  recjuested  by  members  of  the  board  of  public  improvements  and  others  to 
return  to  the  City  Hall  and  complying  with  this  request  served  as  office  super- 
intendent of  the  street  department  until  the  spring  of  1907,  when  Mayor  Wells 
appointed  him  street  commissioner  without  his  solicitation  or  expectation.  The 
appointment  came  as  evidence  of  the  trust  reposed  in  him  by  the  chief  execu- 
tive and  his  behef  in  the  ability  of  ]Mr.  Travilla  to  efficiently  and  capably  dis- 
charge the  duties  of  the  office.  Though  many  men  of  merit  fill  public  offices, 
it  is  seldom  that  they  are  bestowed  wdthout  desire  on  the  part  of  the  incumbent 
and  this  position  came  to  ^Ir.  Travilla  as  a  marked  acknowledgment  of  his  merit. 
The  public  and  the  press  have  frequently  voiced  their  approval  of  his  official 
service  since  he  became  street  commissioner.  He  has  worked  untiringlv  and 
diligently  to  improve  and  beautify  the  city  and  has  been  identified  with  the 
Civic  League  and  its  work,  being  also  a  champion  of  the  proposed  boulevard 
system,  in  which  he  has  taken  great  interest.  He  devotes  his  energies  and  at- 
tention exclusively  to  municipal  work  and  no  word  of  complaint  or  criticism  is 
ever  offered  against  him  in  this  connection.  While  he  has  not  become  a  wealthv 
man,  he  enjoys  an  enviable  reputation  for  his  professional  ability,  his  upright- 
ness and  his  unquestioned  integrity.  When  his  present  term  of  office  expires 
he  expects  to  retire  from  public  service  to  engage  in  the  private  practice  of  his 
profession,  feeling  that  he  has  done  his  full  dutv  in  giving  this  much  of  his 
time  to  municipal  business. 

On  the  30th  of  March,  1892,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Travilla  was  married  to 
Miss  Mary  Moffitt,  a  sister  of  John  S.  ]\Ioffitt,  a  leading  druggist  of  this  citv. 
They  have  three  children :  Helen,  Dorothy  and  James  C,  aged  respectively  four- 
teen, twelve  and  eight  years. 

Mr.  Travilla  has  been  president  of  the  State  Pennsylvania  Societv  for  the 
past  year  and  is  identified  with  the  Masonic  and  other  fraternal  orders.  He 
is  a  man  of  domestic  tastes,  preferring  the  pleasures  of  his  own  fireside  to  the 
enjoyment  of  club  life.  While  he  frequently  votes  the  democratic  ticket,  he  is 
rather  independent  in  politics  and  liberal  in  his  views  and  has  never  obligated 
himself  to  political  influence.  He  holds  membership  with  the  Union  Methodist 
church  and  is  a  man  in  whom  his  fellowmen  believe,  for  he  is  ever  frank  and 
honest  and  wdthout  pretense.  His  well  spent  life,  however,  has  gained  him 
high  regard  and  he  justly  merits  the  esteem  which  is  uniformlv  given  him. 


CHARLES  FREDERICK  POMMER. 

Charles  Frederick  Pommer  has  been  living  a  retired  life  for  the  past  eight 
years.  For  a  long  period  of  time  he  was  engaged  in  the  furniture  business,  in 
which  he  had  gained  a  wide  reputation  throughout  the  business  circles  of  the  com- 
munity. He  is  of  German  descent,  his  grandfather  having  been  Charles  Pommer. 
who  was  born  in  Halberstadt,  Germany,  in  1785.  Earlv  in  life  he  went  to  Eng- 
land, where  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  piano  maker,  with  whom  he  remained  until 
he  became  familiar  with  all  points  in  the  manufacture  of  musical  instnmients. 
In  the  year  1812  he  came  to  America  and  settled  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  piano  manufacturing  business  until  his  death  in  1845. 
The  father  of  the  subject  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  in  October  of 
the  year  1818.    Having  attended  the  public  schools  for  a  brief  period,  he  engaged 


oLi  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  business  with  his  father  until  the  year  1840,  when  he  migrated  to  St.  Louis. 
Here  he  engaged  in  the  repairing  and  manufacturing  of  pianos  at  Gratiot  and  Fifth 
streets,  later  removing  to  jMarket  street,  which  enterprise  he  followed  until  he 
passed  away  in  ^lay,  1857. 

Charles  Frederick  Ponimer  was  born  January  12,  1850,  in  St.  Louis,  where 
he  attended  the  Laclede  public  school  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  Upon 
the  death  of  his  father  his  mother  continued  the  piano  business,  in  which  her  son 
engaged  after  leaving  school  and  remained  until  the  year  1888.  Subsequently  he 
became  connected  with  a  medical  book  firm,  under  the  name  of  Simpson  &  Com- 
panv.  He  had  not  long  been  in  the  employ  of  this  company  when  he  became  its 
owner  and  continued  the  management  of  its  affairs  until  the  year  1890,  when  he 
retired  on  account  of  ill  health.  He  then  established  himself  in  a  furniture  busi- 
ness at  1825-1827  Franklin  avenue.  In  this  business  he  was  quite  successful  and 
retired  in  1900. 

AMiile  ^Ir.  Pommer  does  not  take  an  active  interest  in  the  politics  of  the 
country,  vet  as  far  as  concerns  political  platforms  he  is  a  republican  and  has  al- 
wavs  voted  for  the  candidates  on  that  ticket.  In  religious  faith  he  is  a  Presby- 
terian. He  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Aliss  Bolmann  and  resides  at  3642  Flora 
boulevard. 


WILLIA^I  F.  GRADOLPH. 

Among  the  citizens  of  St.  Louis  who  claim  Ohio  as  the  state  of  their  nativity 
William  F.  Gradolph  is  numbered,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Toledo,  August 
21,  1870.  His  father,  William  F.  Gradolph,  was  for  many  years  engaged  in 
business  in  that  city,  but  spent  his  last  days  in  Chicago,  where  his  death  occurred 
in  1904.  The  family  is  of  German  descent  and  in  1847  William  F.  Gradolph, 
Sr.,  left  the  fatherland,  crossing  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world.  At  one  time  he 
was  proprietor  of  the  largest  confectionery  business  west  of  New  York.  The 
grandfather,  Frederick  Gradolph,  was  connected  with  the  Hudson  Bay  Com- 
pany. The  mother  of  our  subject  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Antoinette  Jacobs, 
and  was  born  at  Niagara  Falls,  a  daughter  of  the  proprietor  of  the  Niagara 
Hotel. 

The  public  schools  of  Toledo  and  Chicago  enabled  William  F.  Gradolph 
to  gain  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  elementary  principles  of  English  learning, 
but  when  fourteen  years  of  age  he  put  aside  his  text-books,  for  he  desired  to 
provide  for  his  own  support,  and  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  with  L.  Beck- 
mann,  a  manufacturer  and  dealer  in  optical  goods  and  surveying  instruments 
at  Toledo.  After  three  years,  however,  he  returned  to  Chicago  and  entered  the 
employ  of  Dr.  Frank  Colburn.  who  was  conducting  an  extensive  optical  business. 
He  remained  in  that  connection  until  the  death  of  his  employer  about  fifteen 
months  later.  In  1887  he  became  interested  in  the  electrical  business  through 
attending  the  first  Electrical  Show  held  in  Chicago.  It  is  often  the  seemingly 
trivial  incidents  that  prove  the  turning  point  in  one's  career,  and  Mr.  Gradolph's 
chance  visit  to  that  exposition  turned  his  attention  in  the  direction  that  has  con- 
stituted the  largest  feature  in  his  success.  He  engaged  with  the  Electro-Optical 
Company,  manufacturers  of  electrical  and  optical  apparatus,  and  for  about  a 
year  continued  witli  that  house.  In  1888  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  West- 
ern Electric  Company,  at  that  time  the  largest  electric  manufacturers  in  the 
world,  and  remain  today  as  the  largest  telephone  apparatus  manufacturers  on 
the  face  of  the  globe.  For  about  two  and  a  half  years  Mr.  Gradolph  was  in  the 
employ  of  that  company  and  then  engaged  with  the  Chicago  Telephone  Com- 
pany, working  his  way  steadily  upward  from  the  foot  of  the  ladder.  He  was 
promoted  from  one  position  to  another  until,  when  he  severed  his  connection 
with  the  house  in  1894,  he  was  serving  as  wire  chief.  In  that  year  he  went  to 
the  east  and  settled  at  Newburgh.  New  "S'ork.  where  he  became  connected  with 


\MLLIA^r   F.   GRADOLPH 


58  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  Hudson  River  Telephone  Company,  with  which  he  remained  until  1902^ 
when  he  resigiied  his  position  as  acting  chief  engineer  and  again  took  up  his 
abode  in  Chicago.  In  the  same  year  he  became  foreman  in  the  cable  department 
of  the  American  Electric  Telephone  Company,  but  in  1903  resigned  his  position 
as  superintendent  of  the  entire  works. 

It  was  in  ]\Iay  of  that  year  that  Mr.  Gradolph  came  to  St.  Lx)uis,  accepting 
a  position  as  chief  engineer  with  the  Central  Telephone  &  Electric  Company,, 
serving  in  that  capacity  until  February.  1905.  He  resigned  the  same  year  for 
the  purpose  of  looking  after  the  interests  of  some  inventions  which  were  the 
outgrowth  of  his  orig"inality  and  mechanical  skill.  This  resulted-  in  the  organ- 
ization of  the  Gradolph  Electric  Company,  of  which  he  was  chosen  president 
in  1907.  This  company  is  giving  to  the  markets  of  the  w'orld  certain  electrical 
machines  which  have  come  to  be  recognized  as  of  particular  value  on  the  market. 
Mr.  Gradolph  is  also  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Economic  Ore  Treat- 
ment Company,  which  has  a  fully  paid  up  capital  of  one  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  with  an  office  and  testing  plant  at  No.  8061/2  Chestnut  street.  In  this 
he  is  associated  with  Charles  A.  Xeil,  president  of  the  company,  and  Edward 
C.  Rice,  chemist. 

On  the  17th  of  October,  1893,  at  Rockford,  Illinois,  ]Mr.  Gradolph  led  to- 
the  marriage  altar  Miss  Cornelia  Rosevelt  Blake,  a  daughter  of  Louis  C. 
Blake,  who  was  associated  with  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad 
Companv.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Clinton  Hazlet,  fifteen  years  of 
age ;  now  attending  the  ]^lcKinley  high  school ;  and  Veronica  Irene,  five  years 
of  age.    Their  home  is  at  Xo.  2908A  St.  Vincent  avenue. 

Mr.  Gradolph  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  National  Guard  of  Illinois 
and  New  York  and  in  both  connections  received  medals  for  efficient  service. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers  and  American 
Electro-Chemical  Society,  and  something  in  the  nature  of  his  interests  is  indi- 
cated in  the  fact  that  he  is  a  member  of  the  Gilbert  Lake  Club,  a  fishing  and 
hunting  club.  ]\Iany  people  can  follow  the  leadership  of  others  and  under  direc- 
tion do  good  work,  but  those  who  are  capable  of  producing  something  new  and 
valuable  and  of  perfecting  new^  plans  for  business  development  are  compara- 
tively few.  This  Mr.  Gradolph  has  done,  however,  and  his  work  has  been  a 
worthv  contribution  to  the  electrical  world. 


HOBART  BRINSMADE. 

Not  by  leaps  and  bounds,  but  by  the  slow,  steady  progress  that  follows- 
the  faithful  performance  of  daily  duties  with  constant  striving  for  broader  op- 
portunities and  a  wise  utilization  of  the  chances  that  have  been  offered  him,  has 
Hobart  Brinsmade  reached  his  present  position  as  a  leading  representative  of 
commercial  interests  in  St.  Louis,  having  for  thirteen  years  been  the  president 
of  the  King  Brinsmade  Mercantile  Company  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  native  of 
Trumbull,  ContJfxticut,  and  a  son  of  Lewis  and  Elizabeth  (Fairchild)  Brins- 
made. He  is  descended  from  an  ancient  English  family  which  had  its  origin  in 
the  county  of  Somerset  (^r  the  county  of  Devon  in  the  west  of  England,  known 
as  Brinsmeade  in  that  land.  William  Brinsmeade,  leaving  his  native  country, 
became  a  resident  of  Charlestown,  ^^Tassachusetts,  about  1639.  His  son  John 
removed  soon  afterward  to  Stratford,  Connecticut,  and  settled  near  the  mouth 
of  the  Housatonic  river.  From  him  have  descended  all  of  the  name  of  Brins- 
made now  residing  in  the  I'nited  States.  Hobart  Brinsmade  is  one  of  his  lineal 
descendants  anrl  the  graves  of  his  ancestors  through  seven  generations  have 
been  made  in  the  tov.^ns  of  Stratford  and  Trumbull,  Connecticut. 

In  the  Easton   and   Stratford   .Academy  of   Connecticut,  Hobart   Brinsmade 
pursued   his   cducatirm.   which   was   also  directed   bv   a   private  tutor.     He  thus- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrV.  59 

qiialilied  for  the  sophomore  year  in  the  Sheffield  Scientific  School,  a  department 
of  Yale  College,  but  did  not  enter,  owing  to  business  inducements  which  at  that 
time  seemed  very  flattering.  His  early  youth  had  been  spent  on  his  father's 
farm  in  Trumbull,  Connecticut,  with  the  usual  experiences  that  fall  to  the  lot  of 
the  agriculturist.  His  tastes  were  of  a  decidedly  literary  nature,  much  of  his 
pleasure  being  derived  from  reading  and  study,  and  after  leaving  the  farm  he 
engaged  in  teaching  school,  being  at  first  connected  with  the  schools  at  East 
Durham,  New  York,  while  subsequently  he  was  principal  of  the  graded  schools 
at  Fairfield,  New  Canaan  and  Bridgeport,  Connecticut.  The  four  years  which 
followed  his  leaving  home  at  the  age  of  seventeen  were  thus  devoted  to  teaching 
and  to  the  improvement  of  his  own  education. 

On  attaining  his  majority  Mr.  Brinsmade  purchased  the  Sterling  House 
book  store  at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  and  soon  after  admitted  the  late  Wil- 
liam B.  Hincks  to  a  partnership.  Sometime  later  ]\Ir.  Hincks  withdrew  to  ac- 
cept the  deputy  coUectorship  of  the  port  and  after  continuing  the  business  for 
about  four  years  Mr.  Brinsmade  embraced  a  favorable  opportunity  for  selling 
out  and  accepted  an  ofifer  to  go  to  Elmira,  New  York,  to  assume  the  manage- 
ment of  the  business  of  the  Howe  Machine  Company  for  the  western  part  of 
the  Empire  state  and  also  for  central  Pennsylvania.  Six  years  were  devoted 
to  that  business,  on  the  expiration  of  which  he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  the  interest 
of  the  Howe  Machine  Company  and  took  the  general  western  management  of 
their  business,  covering  all  the  territory  west  of  Indiana  to  the  Pacific  ocean 
and  south  to  the  gulf.  When  his  connection  with  the  company  in  this  position 
had  covered  eight  years  ^Nlr.  Brinsmade  accepted  a  position  with  the  Wheeler 
&  Wilson  Manufacturing  Company  of  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  to  take  charge 
of  their  European  business  with  headquarters  at  London,  England.  After  re- 
maining abroad  for  nearly  four  years,  by  invitation  of  the  directors  of  the  com- 
pany he  returned  to  Bridgeport  and  accepted  the  position  of  general  manager  of 
the  company,  so  continuing  for  between  one  and  two  years. 

Having  disposed  of  his  interest  in  that  business,  Mr.  Brinsmade  returned 
to  St.  Louis  to  become  a  partner  in  the  wdiolesale  millinery  business  of  D.  H. 
King  &  Company  under  the  firm  name  of  King,  Brinsmade  &  Company.  In  1895 
the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  King-Brinsmade  Mercan- 
tile Company,  with  Mr.  Brinsmade  as  president,  and  to  the  present  time  he  has 
remained  as  the  chief  executive  officer.  The  forw^ard  steps  in  his  business  career 
are  easily  discernible  and  it  will  be  seen  that  his  judgment  and  even  paced  energy 
have  carried  him  forward  to  the  goal  of  success.  He  is  a  man  of  well  balanced 
capacities  and  powers,  a  consistent  master  of  himself  and  with  thorough  under- 
standing of  life's  contacts  and  experiences.  He  is  eminently  a  man  of  business 
sense  and  easily  avoids  the  mistakes  and  disasters  that  come  to  those  who,  though 
possessing  remarkable  faculties  in  some  respects,  are  liable  to  erratic  movements 
that  result  in  unwarranted  risk  and  failure.  He  has  never  been  lacking  in  enter- 
prise of  the  kind  that  leads  to  great  accomplishments,  as  his  present  position  will 
indicate. 

On  the  3d  of  January,  1872,  at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  Mr.  Brinsmade  was 
married  to  Miss  Ella  M.  Lyon,  a  daughter  of  Alanson  Lyon,  of  Redding,  Con- 
necticut. Their  elder  son,  Robert  Bruce  Brinsmade,  a  mining  engineer,  was 
graduated  from  Washington  University  and  took  a  post-graduate  course  at  Lehigh 
University.  He  has  had  large  experience  in  mining  interests  and  has  held  the 
office  of  president  of  the  State  Mining  College  at  Platteville,  Wisconsin ;  was  also 
professor  of  metallurgy  at  the  New  Mexico  Mining  College  at  Socorro,  New 
Mexico.  Louis  Lyon  Brinsmade,  the  younger  son,  is  a  mechanical  engineer  who 
was  graduated  from  Washington  Lliiversity  and  pursued  a  post-graduate  course 
in  Cornell.  He  is  now  the  general  eastern  manager  of  the  Westinghouse  Machine 
Company  with  headquarters  in  New  York  city.  He  married  Claribel  Green,  a 
daughter  of  Phillip  Green,  of  St.  Louis,  and  has  two  children :  Eleanor  Louise- 
and  Hobart  Louis. 


60  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

]\lr.  Brinsniade  is  a  member  of  the  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution 
in  ^lissouri  and  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  being  now  secretary  of  the  Mis- 
souri chapter,  and  a  director  of  the  New  England  Society.  He  also  belongs  to 
the  Business  !Men's  League,  the  ^Mercantile  Club  and  the  Missouri  Historical  So- 
ciety. He  served  for  eight  years  in  the  Connecticut  National  Guard,  holding 
the  office  of  orderly  sergeant,  second  and  first  lieutenant,  and  for  several  years 
he  served  as  captain  of  the  Eighth  regiment  of  Connecticut.  Mr.  Brinsmade  was 
also  resident  commissioner  of  the  state  of  Connecticut  for  the  Louisiana  Purchase 
Exposition.  In  politics  he  has  always  been  a  republican,  but  without  desire  for 
office,  although  stalwart  in  his  championship  of  the  party  principles.  He  belongs 
to  the  Pilgrim  Congregational  church,  serving  as  deacon,  as  chairman  of  the  board 
of  trustees  and  as  chairman  of  the  building  committee,  which  had  in  charge  the 
erection  of  their  new  house  of  worship  on  Union  avenue.  He  is  likewise  a  direc- 
tor of  the  St.  Louis  Young  ]Men's  Christian  Association  and  of  the  Provident 
Association.  His  various  membership  relations  indicate  how  broad  are  his  in- 
terests, prompted  by  a  helpful  spirit  in  the  work  of  promoting  material,  intellectual, 
social  and  moral  progress. 


^lARSHALL  FRANKLIN  McDONALD. 

Marshall  Franklin  ^McDonald  was  a  young  man  of  brilliant  attainments  in 
the  legal  profession,  to  which  he  devoted  the  last  ten  years  of  his  life.  He  passed 
through  many  vicissitudes  in  a  checkered  career  but  never  faltered  in  his  deter- 
min.ation  to  utilize  every  opportunity  for  advancement  and  progressed  in  the  face 
of  difficulties  which  would  have  utterly  discouraged  many  a  man  of  less  resolute 
spirit  or  more  limited  ability.  His  birth  occurred  near  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  March 
14,  1854.  on  the  old  homestead  farm  of  his  parents,  Milton  and  Adelpha  (Wood) 
McDonald.  He  worked  at  farm  labor  during  the  spring  and  summer  months  and 
in  the  winter  seasons  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of 
sixteen  years,  when  he  secured  a  position  as  salesman  in  a  drug  store,  remaining 
there  until  1875.  I"  the  meantime,  however,  in  1873,  ^e  was  graduated  from 
the  College  of  Pharmacy  of  Chicago  and  then  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  and 
surgery,  giving  especial  attention  to  the  latter  branch.  He  attended  one  course  of 
lectures  under  Professor  Boyd,  of  Chicago,  and  later  this  knowledge  proved  of 
great  value  to  him  in  the  trial  of  law  cases  involving  expert  medical  and  surgical 
testimony. 

Attracted  by  the  discovery  of  gold  in  the  Black  Hills,  Mr.  McDonald  went 
to  that  section  of  the  country  in  1876,  making  the  journey  with  a  four-mule  team 
and  three  companions.  They  drove  to  Sidney,  Nebraska,  and  thence  on  to  their 
destination,  but  while  engaged  in  mining  in  the  northwest,  Mr,  McDonald  con- 
tracted mountain  fever  and  became  seriously  ill.  His  interests  were  neglected  by 
those  on  whom  he  depended  and  he  found  himself  penniless  in  that  country.  It 
was  impossible  to  secure  ])roper  medical  attendance  in  the  camp,  so  he  prevailed 
upon  some  freight  haulers  to  take  him  out  of  the  hills.  In  a  trail  wagon  he  was 
conveyed  to  Cheyenne.  Wyoming,  a  distance  of  three  hundred  miles,  from  that 
point  worked  his  way  to  Denver  and  then  walked  to  Deer  Trail,  a  distance  of 
fifty  miles.  He  was  without  funds  and  was  still  so  weak  that  he  was  unable  to  go 
farther,  so  he  remained  at  that  point  for  two  or  three  weeks,  working  at  anything 
that  he  could  get  to  do  in  order  to  pay  his  board.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he 
engaged  with  a  cattle  shipjxr  anrl  in  that  way  reached  St.  Louis,  November  28, 
1877,  lanrling  at  the  National  stockyards  in  East  St.  Louis  with  a  train  load  of 
cattle  consigned  to  Cassidy  &  Irons. 

.As  he  walked  the  streets  of  St.  Louis  tlie  following  day,  without  a  cent  in 
his  pocket,  he  saw  some  coal  being  unloaded  on  a  sidewalk  in  front  of  a  restaurant 
on  Broadway.  He  applied  for  a  job  of  putting  it  in  and  for  his  service  received 
twenty-five  cents  anci  the  first  good  meal  which  he  had  eaten  in  manv  davs.     He 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  61 

told  the  proprietor  of  his  misfortune  in  the  northwest  and  was  allowed  the  privi- 
lege of  working  around  the  restaurant  for  his  board  for  six  weeks.  His  fortunes 
had  then  reached  their  lowest  point  and  the  tide  turned.  He  lacked  only  the  op- 
portunity to  display  his  ability  and  when  he  secured  a  position  he  was  not  long  in 
proving  that  he  was  capable  of  something  better.  Through  the  kindness  of  Meyer 
Brothers  &  Company  he  obtained  a  position  as  drug  clerk  with  Mr.  Beatty  in  a 
store  at  Tenth  and  Olive  streets,  where  he  remained  until  1880,  when  he  was 
appointed  clerk  in  the  office  of  circuit  attorney  by  Joseph  R.  Harris,  who  had 
been  elected  to  the  superior  position.  Mr.  Harris  became  interested  in  the  young 
man  and,  recognizing  the  fact  that  he  possessed  ability  of  a  high  order,  persuaded 
him  to  read  law.  This  he  did  with  such  painstaking  thoroughness  that  in  1881  he 
secured  admission  to  the  bar  and  during  the  illness  of  Mr.  Harris  conducted  the 
business  of  an  extensive  and  important  clientage.  From  the  time  that  he  joined 
the  ranks  of  the  legal  fraternity  his  progress  was  rapid  and  in  1884  he  was  elected 
assistant  circuit  attorney  on  the  republican  ticket  for  a  term  of  four  years.  In 
the  discharge  of  his  duties  he  became  known  as  a  vigorous  prosecutor,  as  a  lawyer 
of  keen  analytical  mind  and  of  strong  powers  of  reasoning.  While  in  the  office 
some  of  the  most  noted  criminal  trials  in  the  history  of  St.  Louis  courts  were 
before  the  public,  including  the  Preller-Maxwell  and  the  Chinese  Highbinders 
murder  cases.  His  skillful  handling  of  the  facts  and  his  comprehensive  knowledge 
of  the  medical-legal  questions  involved  attracted  wide  attention  among  the  mem- 
bers of  the  bar  in  the  west. 

■Mr.  McDonald  became  widely  known  as  a  most  able  criminal  lawyer,  being 
retained  on  the  Vail  and  many  other  important  cases.  In  the  Vail  case  he  had  as 
his  opponents  four  of  the  leading  criminal  attorneys  of  the  west,  but  in  this,  as  in 
other  important  litigation,  he  showed  his  ability  to  cope  with  the  eminent  mem- 
bers of  the  St.  Louis  bar  and  win  the  verdict  which  he  desired.  Fie  was  strong 
in  argument,  logical  in  his  deductions  and  gave  to  each  point  in  his  case  due  rela- 
tive prominence.  He  did  not  confine  his  attention,  however,  to  criminal  law  but 
was  the  legal  adviser  of  several  large  firms  and  in  ten  years  acquired  a  practice 
which  many  a  man  of  life-time  experience  might  well  covet. 

Mr.  McDonald  was  married  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  to  Miss  Anna  B. 
Evans,  a  native  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  She  has  made  her  home  in  St.  Louis  since 
her  husband's  death  and  is  well  known  here  socially.  Mr.  McDonald  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  St.  Louis  Horseshoe  Hunting  Club  and  was  a  great  lover  of  fishing. 
He  was  the  owner  of  a  number  of  fine  horses  and  hounds  and  greatly  enjoyed 
the  chase.  Fraternally  he  was  connected  with  the  Masons  and  was  a  worthy  ex- 
emplar of  the  craft.  He  died  March  6,  1898,  when  but  forty-four  years  of  age. 
It  seemed  that  he  was  far  too  young  to  be  taken  from  the  field  of  activity,  in 
which  he  was  proving  his  great  usefulness  and  ability.  He  had,  however,  made  a 
splendid  record  and  the  story  of  his  life  may  well  serve  as  a  source  of  inspiration 
and  encouragement,  showing  that  the  buffetings  of  fate  are  never  strong  enough 
to  keep  down  the  individual  who  has  resolution  and  perseverance  enough  to  con- 
tinue his  course  in  the  face  of  difficulties.  Mr.  McDonald  was  honored  for  what 
he  accomplished  and  enjoyed  a  personal  popularity,  which  arose  from  his  cour- 
tesy, geniality  and  deference  for  the  opinions  of  others. 


JOHN  DOOLEY,  M.D. 

Dr.  John  Dooley,  after  long  connection  with  the  practice  of  medicine,  ex- 
pects soon  to  retire  and  enjoy  the  rest  which  he  truly  merits  because  of  his  useful 
service  in  the  professional  field.  He  was  born  in  Burton  on  Trent,  England,  and 
after  attending  the  public  schools  of  that  day  and  locality,  took  up  the  study  of 
medicine  and  was  graduated  in  an  old  allopathic  school,  long  since  out  of  existence. 
Believing  the  opportunities  in  America  superior  to  those  of  his  native  land,  he 


62  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

came  to  the  new  world  in  1863  and  attended  the  Eclectic  School  of  Medicine  in 
Cincinnati.  Ohio,  being  graduated  therefrom  in  1875.  In  the  meantime  he  had 
settled  in  Kansas  almost  immediately  after  his  arrival  in  this  country,  and  prac- 
ticed for  some  time  in  the  city  of  Leavenworth.  That  section  of  the  state  was 
then  a  pioneer  district  in  which  were  few  evidences  of  modern  civilization.  The 
homes  were  widely  scattered,  and  it  was  no  uncommon  thing  for  Dr.  Dooley  to 
ride  twenty  or  thirty  miles  on  horseback  to  visit  a  patient,  and  perhaps  would 
make  but  one  call  on  the  entire  trip.  Frontier  practice  involved  many  hardships 
and  difficulties,  but  the  conscientious  physician  thinks  little  of  his  own  welfare 
when  suffering  humanity  demands  his  aid,  and  Dr.  Dooley  did  not  hesitate  to 
render  professional  service  where  it  was  needed.  While  living  in  Kansas  he  also 
served  for  a  short  time  as  a  member  of  the  Kansas  Militia  in  1864-65.  Although 
he  was  not  on  active  duty,  some  of  his  comrades  were  engaged  with  a  portion  of 
General  Price's  force  under  General  Shelby  during  the  spring  of  1865,  while  Dr. 
Dooley  was  serving  on  detail  to  guard  the  stores  of  supplies  for  the  United  States 
at  Topeka,  Kansas. 

On  leaving  Leavenworth  in  1877,  the  Doctor  went  to  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
where  he  was  engaged  in  active  practice  until  1887,  when  he  went  to  California, 
spending  a  year  and  a  half  on  the  Pacific  coast.  In  1889  he  removed  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  has  since  engaged  in  active  practice.  He  was  one  of  the  first  and  at 
this  time  is  one  of  the  oldest  eclectic  practicing  physicians  of  St.  Louis.  His  pa- 
tronage has  grown  beyond  his  fondest  anticipation,  and  now,  at  a  ripe  age,  he  is 
preparing  to  retire  permanently,  having  served  his  fellow  citizens  long  and  well 
in  a  professional  capacity.  He  has  always  held  to  a  high  standard  in  his  pro- 
fessional work,  has  continuously  studied  for  further  development,  and  his  labors 
have  won  satisfactory  results  for  the  patients  and  a  substantial  financial  return 
for  himself. 

Dr.  Dooley  was  twice  married.  Ere  leaving  England  he  wedded  Miss  Annie 
Parker  Staley.  of  Burton  on  Trent,  who  died  after  their  removal  to  the  new 
world.  His  second  marriage  was  to  Josephine  A.  Mclntire,  who  by  a  former  mar- 
riage has  one  daughter,  now  ]\Irs.  Florence  (Dooley)  Boogher. 

The  Doctor  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  his  membership  being  in  Occi- 
dental Lodge.- Xo.  163.  He  was  formerly  a  member  of  Leavenworth  Lodge,  which 
he  joined  in  1865,  demitting  from  that  organization  to  the  present  lodge.  He  also 
became  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  of  Leavenworth  in  1876.  While  he 
has  not  S(jught  to  figure  prominently  in  any  public  life  outside  of  his  profession, 
his  life  work  has  been  one  of  signal  usefulness,  gaining  him  the  gratitude  of  manv 
and  the  respect  of  all  with  whom  he  has  come  in  contact. 


J.  H.  CARROLL. 


The  spirit  of  self-help  is  the  source  of  all  genuine  worth  in  the  individual. 
It  is  the  man  who  learns  to  justly  rate  his  own  powers  and  to  correctly  value 
his  opportunities  who  iK-comes  an  exem])lification  of  that  spirit  of  progression 
which  has  dominaterl  .America  since  the  inception  of  the  republic.  Such  a  man 
is  Colonel  John  Haydock  Carroll,  an  eminent  lawyer  of  St.  Louis  and  attorney 
general  oi  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad  system. 

Born  in  Eric  county,  New  York,  on  the  '27th  of  June,  1857,  his  parents  soon 
afterward  removed  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war 
the  father  started  for  the  front  in  1861  to  aid  in  the  preservation  of  the  Union. 
A  brief  time  passed  and  in  Cincinnati  the  mother  was  overcome  by  the  heat  and 
died,  leaving  her  little  son  entirely  alone  and  unidentified  in  a  strange  city. 
There  wac  one  other  son  of  the  family  but,  being  separated  when  little  more 
than  balK-.  it  was  years  before  they  learned  of  the  other's  whereabouts.  John 
H.  Carroll,   thus  deprivcrl  by  an   mitoward    fate  of  father  and  mother,  became 


J.    H.    CARROLL 


64  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

an  inmate  of  the  Children's  Home  of  Cincinnati  in  1864.  ^^'hile  such  institu- 
tions, beneficent  in  their  purpose  and  doing-  a  great  work  for  humanity  and 
civihzation.  furnish  the  opportunities  for  physical  and  to  some  degree  mental 
and  moral  development,  the  home  training  with  its  sheltering  love  and  care 
must  of  necessitv  be  forever  lacking,  and  thus  almost  at  the  outset  of  life 
Colonel  Carroll  was  deprived  of  that  which  in  later  years  constitutes  the  happiest 
recollections  of  life.  In  1866  arrangements  were  perfected  whereby  many  of  the 
children  of  that  institution  were  sent  out  into  the  state  to  find  homes  and  he  was 
placed  on  a  farm  belonging  to  John  Kester,  a  Quaker,  of  ^Martinsville,  Ohio, 
with  whom  he  lived  for  three  years.  He  then  went  to  live  with  Thomas  E. 
Hadley,  who  followed  general  agricultural  pursuits  in  Morgan  county,  Indiana,, 
and  with  whom  ^Ir.  Carroll  remained  until  1877.  His  life  there  was  one  of 
arduous  and  unremitting  toil  from  the  time  of  early  spring  planting  until  crops 
were  harvested  in  the  late  autumn.  When  the  work  of  the  farm  was  practically 
over  for  the  year  he  was  allowed  the  privilege  of  attending  the  country  school 
in  the  winter  months  and  there  acquainted  himself  with  the  elementary  branches- 
of  learning.  Xature,  as  it  were,  held  the  bov  upon  her  lap  and  spread  before 
him  her  open  book,  saying,  "Read  and  learn"  and  from  the  fields  and  the  woods^ 
he  gathered  many  lessons  and  from  the  outdoor  life  developed  a  strong",  sturdy 
physical  manhood.  He  had  learned  self-dependence,  knew  that  his  future  lay 
in  his  own  keeping  and  that  he  must  work  out  his  own  success  from  the  innate 
attributes  of  his  nature.  There  awakened  in  him  the  laudable  ambition  to  enter 
upon  a  professional  career  and  to  this  end  he  became  a  teacher  m  the  public 
schools,  thereby  providing  the  funds  necessary  to  meet  his  needs  while  he  was 
preparing  for  the  bar.  He  studied  law  and  in  December,  1880,  was  admitted 
to  practice  m  the  Ohio  courts  at  Cincinnati. 

In  the  meantime  Mr.  Carroll  had  studied  the  question  of  western  migration^ 
believing  that  the  great  district  beyond  the  IMississippi,  w'here  there  was  less 
competition  than  in  the  older  east,  held  his  opportunity.  He  then  began  study- 
ing the  map  and  railroad  folders  and  decided  to  try  Missouri.  In  the  meantime 
he  had  located  his  brother  but  had  no  other  relatives  in  the  world  so  far  as  he 
knew,  nor  were  friends  many.  He  therefore  did  not  seek  advice  but  followed 
the  lead  of  his  own  judgment  in  this  matter  and  in  January.  1881,  reached 
Linneus,  ^lissouri.  After  two  months,  however,  he  removed  to  Putnam  county, 
this  state,  and  a  few  days  later  was  adm^itted  to  the  bar  at  Unionville,  Missouri. 

The  same  thoroughness  which  he  manifested  in  his  preparation  for  legal 
examinations  was  also  evidenced  in  the  preparation  of  his  cases.  Gradually  his 
clientage  grew  in  volume  and  importance.  In  fact  his  ability  was  quickly  recog- 
nized and  in  1882  he  became  local  attorney  for  the  Chicago.  Burlington  & 
Quincy  Railroad.  The  following  year  he  was  elected  prosecuting  attorney  of 
Putnam  county,  which  position  he  filled  until  1885  and  then,  after  an  interval 
of  two  years,  was  again  called  to  that  office  by  appointment  of  Governor  More- 
house, his  incumbency  continuing  until  1889.  His  private  practice  also  increased 
year  by  year  as  he  gave  tangible  evidence  of  his  ability  to  solve  intricate  legal 
problems  and  to  correctly  appiv  his  knowledge  of  law  to  the  points  in  litiga- 
tion. In  1890  he  was  appointed  attornev  general  for  the  great  Burlington  Rail- 
road system,  a  position  which  he  has  filled  to  the  present  time.  In  addition  he 
has  an  extensive  clientele,  including  individual  patrons  and  corporations,  where- 
by he  is  connected  with  much  of  the  important  legal  work  of  the  district. 

Colonel  Carroll  has  not  only  attained  prominence  in  professional  circles 
but  has  become  equally  well  known  in  political  lines.  In  1882  he  was  chosen 
a  delegate  to  the  democratic  state  convention,  in  1886  was  made  a  member  of 
the  democratic  state  central  committee,  whereon  he  served  for  ten  years.  He  was 
then  again  elected  in  1896,  but  the  pressure  of  private  duties  compelled  him  to 
decline.  In  t888  he  was  sent  as  a  delegate  to  the  democratic  national  conven- 
tion, which  nominated  Grover  Cleveland  for  a  second  term,  and  in  1892  was 
alternate  at  large.     He  ha^  been  a  delegate  to  every  democratic  state  convention 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  65 

save  one  since  his  arrival  in  jMissouri.     Ilis  title  of  colonel  was   received   from 
Governor  Francis,  on  whose  staff  he  ser\'ecl  for  a  period  of  fonr  )ears. 

Colonel  Carroll  was  married  ere  his  removal  from  Ohio,  wedding-  ]\lis.s 
Priscilla  Woodrow.  of  Lynchburg-,  that  state,  in  December,  1880.  They  now 
have  two  children:  Frances,  born  in  1886;  and  John  H.,  in  i8f;i.  Their 
summer  home  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  commodious  in  n.)rthern  Missouri 
a  palatial  residence  of  Alilwaukee  brick,  standing  in  the  midst  of  broad  acres 
at  Unionville,  Putnam  county,  Missouri.  Its  hospitality  is  one  of  its  most  at- 
tractive features,  although  its  furnishings  g-iyc  every  evidence  of  wealth  directed 
by  culture  and  refined  taste.  Colonel  Carroll  also  has  a  beautiful  city  home 
at  5465  Delmar  boulevard.  The  history  of  Colonel  Carroll  in  his  advance  from 
the  most  humble  surroundings  to  a  position  of  distinction  in  legal  and  political 
circles  is  an  added  proof  of  the  adage  that  truth  is  stranger  than  fiction.  The 
orphaned  boy,  dependent  in  early  life  upon  the  beneficence  of  the  world  for 
home  and  shelter,  is  todav  the  cm-ner  of  one  of  the  most  attractive  estate-  in 
northern  Missouri  and  is  a  potent  force  in  the  life  of  city  and  commonwealth. 


lAMES  Y.  PLAYER. 


James  Y.  Player  is  serving  for  the  second  term  as  comptroller  of  the  city  of 
St.  Louis  and  moreover  has  been  so  closelv  associated  with  public  interests  here 
as  to  render  it  imperative  that  mention  be  made  of  him  in  this  volume.  Born  in 
Nashville,  Tennessee,  on  the  14th  of  September,  185 1,  he  is  a  son  of  Thomson 
Trezevant  and  Emma  ( Yeatman)  Player,  natives  of  South  Carolina  and  of  Ten- 
nessee respectively.  The  father  was  a  lawyer  by  profession  but  gave  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  to  the  management  of  his  plantation  and  died  when  his  son,  James 
Y.,  was  but  a  year  and  a  half  old.  The  mother  Avas  a  sister  of  James  E.  Yeatman, 
prominent  in  this  city  because  of  his  eft'orts  in  connection  with  benevolent  and 
educational  interests.  As  a  philanthropist  he  stood  foremost  among  those  whose 
practical  labors  accomplished  far-reaching  results.  He  was  one  of  the  founders 
of  the  Asylum  for  the  Blind  and  also  of  the  ]\Iercantile  Library.  He  was  equally 
well  known  as  one  of  the  originators  of  the  Washington  University,  of  the  work 
of  the  western  sanitary  commission  and  of  various  charitable  organizations  tend- 
ing to  ameliorate  the  hard  conditions  of  life  for  the  unfortunate.  The  Loyal  Le- 
gion of  Missouri  numbered  him  among  its  most  prominent  and  honored  repre- 
sentatives and  he  enjoyed  not  onlv  the  respect  but  the  sincere  friendship  and  love 
of  those  with  whom  he  was  associated.  His  life  was  actuated  by  the  highest  prin- 
ciples and  purposes  and  his  death  at  St.  Louis  on  the  7th  of  July,  1901.  was  the 
occasion  of  the  deepest  regret. 

James  Y.  Player  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  city  and 
in  various  preparatory  schools  of  the  east  prior  to  entering  the  Yale  Scientific 
School.  Not  long-  afterward,  leaving-  school  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis 
and  secured  a  position  in  the  old  Merchants'  Bank,  where  he  remained  for  a  year 
and  a  half.  Removing  to  Philadelphia,  he  was  then  employed  by  a  brokerage 
firm  and  subsequently  becan-ie  private  secretary  to  George  De  B.  Keim,  who  was 
then  the  general  solicitor  of  the  Reading  Railway  Company.  The  west  with  its 
broader  opportunities,  however,  attracted  Mr.  Player  and  since  1875  he  has  con- 
tinuously made  his  home  in  St.  Louis.  His  life  record  does  not  compare  unfavor- 
ably with  that  of  his  honored  uncle.  The  same  public  spirit  and  interest  in  the 
general  welfare  seems  to  actuate  him  in  much  that  he  does  and  all  conversant 
with  the  evolution  of  the  present  educational  system  of  St.  Louis  know  that  much 
progress  is  directlv  attributable  to  the  discriminating  efforts  and  practical  views 
of  James  Y.  Plaver,  who  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  been  a  n-iember  of  the 
board  of  education.  He  was  employed  as  secretary  to  the  superintendent  and 
secretary  of  committees  for  fifteen  years  and  for  seven  years  Avas  secretary  and 

5— VOL.   II. 


m  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

treasurer  of  the  board.  He  has  never  given  half-hearted  service  to  any  pubHc 
work  in  which  he  is  engaged.  On  the  contrary  he  bends  his  full  energies  to  the 
accomplishment  of  the  best  possibilities  in  that  direction  and  St.  Louis  willingly 
acknowledges  her  indebtedness  to  him  for  his  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  public  schools. 
After  retiring  from  the  school  board  he  devoted  three  years  to  the  real-estate 
business  and  was  then  again  called  to  public  office  in  his  election  to  the  office  of 
comptroller  of  the  city  for  a  term  of  four  years.  Public  endorsement  of  his 
service  came  in  his  reelection,  so  that  he  is  now  filling  the  office  for  the  second 
time. 

On  the  /th  of  March,  1877,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Player  and  Miss 
Susan  S.  Polk,  of  Tennessee,  a  niece  of  Leonidas  Polk,  the  distinguished  Con- 
federate general.  Their  family  numbers  three  sons  and  two  daughters :  George 
Polk,  James  Yeatman,  Ji'-.  Susan  Trezevant,  Thomson  Trezevant  and  Sallie  Hil- 
liard.  and  their  position  is  one  of  considerable  social  prominence.  Mr.  Player 
is  well  known  as  an  ardent  advocate  of  the  democracy  and  while  he  is  an  unfalter- 
ing champion  of  the  principles  in  which  he  believes,  he  never  sacrifices  the  public 
good  to  partisanship  nor  places  personal  aggrandizement  before  the  general  wel- 
fare. On  the  contrary  his  course  has  been  characterized  by  a  patriotism  and 
loyaltv  which  are  above  question. 


A\TLLIAM  W.   DAVIS. 

William  W.  Davis,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  William  W.  Davis  &  George  W. 
Chambers,  manufacturers  of  decorative  glass,  has  been  thus  connected  with  the 
industrial  interests  of  St.  Louis  since  1889.  He  was  born  in  ^leadville,  Pennsyl- 
vania. December  5,  1848.  His  grandfather.  James  Davis,  also  a  native  of  Penn- 
sylvania, served  in  the  war  of  1812  and  was  of  Welsh  lineage,  the  family,  how- 
ever, being  founded  in  America  at  an  early  day.  The  father.  Judge  William 
Davis,  was  born  in  1812  and  became  a  lawyer  and  was  for  fifteen  years  associate 
judge  of  Crawford  county,  Pennsylvania,  having  been  elected  for  three  consecu- 
tive terms.  He  was  noted  for  the  soundness  and  justice  of  his  decisions,  w'hile 
as  a  citizen  he  was  progressive  and  ever  ready  to  engage  heartily  in  any  enter- 
prise for  the  public  good.  In  manner  he  was  quiet,  kind  and  obliging,  and  such 
was  the  hold  which  he  had  upon  the  aft'ections  of  his  fellowmen  that  upon  his 
retirement  from  the  bench  he  was  tendered  a  banquet  at  ]\Ieadville.  Pennsylvania, 
by  the  entire  bar  of  Crawford  county,  as  a  mark  of  appreciation  of  his  personal 
character  and  of  his  impartial  and  upright  judicial  career.  His  death  occurred 
July  3,  1 88 1.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  Johnston,  was  a 
daughter  of  Lancelot  Johnston.  The  Johnstons  were  of  Scotch-Irish  extraction. 
Lancelot  Johnston  served  his  country  as  a  soldier  and  lived  to  the  remarkable 
age  of  ninety-nine  years.     His  wife  was  a  Miss  Stitt. 

In  the  public  schools  of  ^^leadville,  William  W.  Davis  began  his  education 
and  later  attended  Allegheny  College  in  that  City,  tie  did  not  pursue  his  course 
to  graduation,  however,  but  instead  received  training  for  the  business  world  in 
P>ryant  &  Stratton  Commercial  College,  where  he  completed  his  course.  He  then 
entered  the  banking  business  at  Titusville,  Pennsylvania,  in  1869.  in  the  capacity 
of  bookkee]jer  and  later  was  jjiumoted  to  teller  and  cashier.  On  the  organization 
of  the  Citizens  Bank  of  that  place  he  becaiue  teller  and  so  continued  until  July, 
1874,  when  he  organizerl  the  Jamestovvii  P>anking  Company  at  Jamestown,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  became  its  cashier.  i-Or  eight  years  he  ca])ably  managed  the  affairs 
of  that  Ijank  in  his  cjfficial  ])ositinii  and  in  i(S<S2  resigned,  having  been  induced  to 
accept  the  position  of  teller  in  tlie  (  ommercial  P.ank  of  Titusville.  where  he  re- 
mained until  1884.  He  then  went  [n  (  )il  City  in  a  similar  capacitv  and  continued 
there  until  1886.  In  that  year  he  entered  the  em])loy  of  the  Standard  Oil  Com- 
pany at  ^'oungstown,  Ohio,  having  charge  of  the  pipe  line  construction. 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  67 

]\Ir.  Davis  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1888  and  because  of  ill  health  was  not 
actively  engaged  in  business  until  1889,  when  he  entered  the  William  W.  Davis 
&  George  W.  Chamber  Company  in  the  manufacture  of  decorative  glass.  .Some 
beautiful  examples  of  the  output  of  the  company  are  found  in  the  Delmar  Avenue 
Baptist  church,  St.  Peter's,  St.  John's,  St.  George's  and  the  Union  Methodist 
Episcopal  churches,  while  that  seen  in  the  Union  station  ranks  among  the  finest 
in  the  country.  In  addition  to  his  manufacturing  enterprise  jNIr.  Davis  also  has 
coal  mining  interests  of  importance  in  the  Indian  Territorv. 

In  August,  1874,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Davis  and  Miss  Minnie  Teft, 
a  daughter  of  Israel  and  ^lary  Frances  (Ames)  Teft,  her  father  being  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Teft,  Wells  &  Company,  of  New  York  city.  Mrs.  Davis  was  born 
in  September,  1848,  and  died  December  28,  1898,  in  Philadel])hia.  Mr.  Davis  now 
makes  his  home  at  the  W'est  End  Hotel.  He  was  for  several  vears  a  member  of 
the  Alissouri  Athletic  Club  and  the  Noonday  Club  and  he  is  a  member  and  vice 
president  of  the  Penn  Society.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  and 
he  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party.  He  has  wisely  used  his 
native  talents  in  his  business  career  and  his  various  connections  have  been  of 
importance,  ranking  him  with  the  representative  business  men  in  the  different 
cities  in  which  he  has  made  his  home. 


FRANK  ORVILLE  SAWYER. 

For  fifty  A'ears  Frank  Orville  Sawyer  has  been  well  known  in  the  business 
circles  of  St.  Louis  and  has  been  the  guiding  spirit  of  enterprises  that  have  con- 
tributed in  substantial  measure  to  public  activitv  and  prosperity  here.  He  is  now 
president  of  the  F.  O.  Sawyer  Paper  Companv,  known  throughout  the  country, 
and  of  the  American  Insulating  [Material  ^lanufacturing  Company,  and  has  various 
other  financial  interests. 

Mr.  Sawyer  was  born  December  22,  1835,  at  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  a  son 
of  Almon  and  Charlotte  Neil  (Libbey )  Sawyer,  the  former  a  native  of  Norwich, 
Vermont,  and  the  latter  of  Limington,  Alaine.  The  mother  was  a  representa- 
tive of  the  sixth  generation  of  descendants  of  Captain  John  Libbey,  who  came  from 
England  in  early  colonial  days  and  settled  at  Oak  Hill  in  the  town  of  Scarborough, 
[Maine.  Her  father.  Esquire  Abner  Libbey,  removed  to  Limington,  Maine,  in 
1792,  and  for  forty  years  was  magistrate  and  acting  attorney  for  the  entire  town. 
On  the  paternal  side  Air.  Sawyer  is  descended  from  Thomas  I'righam  Sawyer, 
who  came  to  America  in  1635  on  the  ship  "Susan  and  Ellen,"  and  settled  near 
Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  In  1839  Almon  Sav.-yer  removed  with  his  family 
from  New  Hampshire  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  oilcloth,  beiu"-  the  first  in  that  line  in  the  west.  There  he  died  in  1878  at  the 
age  of  seventy-live  years,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  1803.  He  was  an  old  line 
whig,  active  in  the  support  of  the  party  during  its  existence.  Fie  was  also  a  warm 
personal  friend  of  Justice  John  McLean,  of  the  United  States  su]K-eme  court, 
and  in  his  da\-  one  of  the  most  ])ronounced  opponents  of  slavery  in  public  life. 

Frank  O.  Sawyer,  reared  and  educated  in  Cincinnati,  was  graduated  from 
the  W^oodward  College  with  the  liachelor  of  Art  degree.  In  1859  he  came  to  St. 
Louis  where  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  pa])er  trade  and  has  been  identified 
with  this  line  of  business  continuously  since.  He  has  handled  all  the  intricate  and 
involved  interests  of  a  growing  and  expanding  business,  vitally  and  conclusively, 
and  his  enterpr,ise  has  carried  him  to  a  foremost  position  in  the  ranks  of  the 
prosperous  merchants  and  manufacturers  of  this  citv.  Today  the  F.  O.  Sawyer 
Paper  Company  is  known  throughout  the  countr)-  in  its  trade  connections.  The 
American  Insulating  Material  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  he  is  president. 
is  almost  equallv  well  known,  and  he  is  identified  with  various  other  interests  of 


68  ST.  IJIIMS,  THE    FOl'RTH    CITY. 

importance  and  magnitude  which  are  numbered  among  his  dividend-paying  in- 
vestments. 

The  onlv  interruption  to  his  contimious  connection  with  the  business  interests 
of  St.  Louis  came  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war.  At  the  beginning  of  hostilities  he 
enlisted  in  the  Union  army,  being  sworn  in  by  Captain  (later  General)  Nathaniel 
Lvon.  He  served  for  three  months,  participating  in  the  early  battles  in  ]\Iissouri, 
and  was  a  member  of  Captain  George  Rowley's  company. 

On  the  i6th  of  May,  1872.  'Sir.  Sawyer  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Ellen  S.  Knowl- 
ton,  of  Bunker  Hill,  Illinois,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Knowlton,  who  removed  from 
Connecticut  in  1840  and  settled  at  Bunker  Hill.  She  is  also  a  lineal  descendant 
of  Colonel  Thomas  Knowlton,  who  commanded  Knowlton's  Rangers  in  the  Revo- 
hitionary  war,  and  was  killed  while  leading  a  charge  in  the  battle  of  Harlem 
Heights.  It  was  of  him  that  ^^'ashington  said  in  a  general  order  issued  the  day 
after  the  battle :  "The  gallant  and  brave  Colonel  Knowlton,  who  was  an  honor 
to  anv  country,  fell  yesterday  while  gallantly  fighting."  A  large  bronze  statue  of 
Colonel  Knowlton  was  unveiled  at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  November  13,  1895. 
Unto  Mr.  and  ^Irs.  Sawyer  have  been  born  a  son  and  daughter,  who  are  yet 
living,  Frank  Knowlton  and  ]\Iary  Knowlton  Sawyer.  The  family  home  is  a 
beautiful  residence  at  No.  4246  Lindell  boulevard. 

Mr.  Sawver  and  his  family  attend  the  Unitarian  Church  of  the  JMessiah,  and 
he  has  been  generous  in  his  contributions  to  church  and  charitable  work  and  to 
movements  for  the  public  good.  Since  1856  he  has  been  a  Mason,  has  attained 
the  thirtv-second  degree  of  Scottish  Rite  and  has  held  numerous  official  positions 
in  the  order.  He  has  been  a  republican  since  the  organization  of  the  party  and  is 
interested  in  those  affairs  wdiich  are  matters  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride.  His 
reputation  for  business  probity  is  unsullied  and  in  the  city  wdiich  has  been  his 
home  for  a  half  century  he  is  honored  as  a  man  among  men,  the  guiding  princi- 
ples of  his  life  being  such  as  ever  awaken  confidence  and  respect  in  any  land 
and  clime. 


ERANCIS  HENRY  LUDINGTON. 

Erancis  Henrv  Ludington.  passing  through  stages  of  successive  advance- 
ment to  a  position  of  distinction  in  business  circles,  has  been  president  of  the 
H."  &  L.  Chase  Bag  Company  since  1895.  He  was  born  in  Boston,  jMassachu- 
setts.  September  3,  1836,  his  parents  being  Corbet  and  Lucy  Hunnewell  (Green) 
Ludington.  His  ancestral  historv  is  notable  from  the  fact  that  many  were  con- 
nected with  the  colonial  wars  and  with  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  These  included 
Major  William  Johnson,  whu  was  dejnitv  for  captain  lieutenant  and  was  born 
in  1629  and  died  in  1704:  Lieutenant  John  ^^'yman,  who  died  in  1684;  Seth 
Wyman.  who  was  lieutenant  captain  and  was  born  in  1663,  while  his  death 
occurred  in  1715:  Seth  W'xman,  who  was  born  in  1686  and  died  in  1725;  Ross, 
who  also  held  a  ca])tain's  commission  and  was  born  in  1717  and  died  in  1808;  Cap- 
tain Edward  Harrington,  who  was  born  in  1702  and  died  in  1792;  and  Jonathan 
Harrington,  who  was  a  ])rivate  in  the  colonial  wars  and  was  born  in  1741  and 
died  in  1793.  At  the  time  of  the  Revolutionar\  war,  however,  he  served  as 
second  lieutenant  and  Ross  \\  \nian  mentioned  above  was  a  ca])tain  of  artillery 
with  the  .American  forces  in  the  struggle  for  in(k'])endence. 

J''rancis  H.  Ludingtou  attended  successively  the  grammar  schools  of  IJoston, 
Massachusetts.  IMiillips  Academy  at  .\ndover,  the  Middleboro  (Mass.)  Academy 
and  the  I>ridgewater  Normal  School  at  liridgewater,  Massachttsetts,  from  which 
he  was  grarluated  in  i8/)0.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  accepted  a  position  at 
a  salary  of  a  flf»llar  and  a  half  per  week  anrl  boarfled  at  home,  his  daily  service 
being  from  half  past  six  in  the  morning  until  nine  at  night.  It  was  necessary 
that  he  start  in  business  life  at  this  early  age  because  of  the  death  of  his  father 


F.    H.    LUDIXGTOX 


70  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  he  was  afterwards  employed  in  two  other  grocery  stores  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  twentv  years.  Desiring  to  improve  upon  his  intellectual  attainment 
at  that  time,  he  left  the  grocery  business  and  attended  a  special  school  in  Boston, 
later  continuing  his  studies  as  previously  indicated,  always  meeting  the  expenses 
of  his  course  bv  his  own  lahor.  He  likewise  engaged  in  teaching  school  in 
Houlton,  ]\Iaine :  \\'eymouth,  ^Massachusetts;  Bridgewater,  ^Massachusetts ;  and 
Maiden  of  the  same  state. 

His  time  was  thus  passed  from  1862  until  1866,  when  he  engaged  with  H. 
&  L.  Chase,  of  Boston,  ^Massachusetts,  to  represent  their  mercantile  interests  in 
St.  Louis.  He  arrived  in  this  city  on  the  nth  of  October,  1866,  and  succeeded 
in  ably  managing  the  business  of  the  house  at  this  point,  making  it  a  profitable 
trade  center.  The  original  partners,  Henry  S.  and  H.  Lincoln  Chase,  passed 
away,  and  following  the  death  of  William  L.  Chase  in  1895  the  old  firm  was 
dissolved  and  the  business  was  reorganized  under  the  name  of  the  H.  &  L.  Chase 
Bag  Company,  with  F.  H.  Ludington  as  president.  He  has  so  continued  to  this 
time  ( 1908)  and  under  his  guidance  and  discriminating  direction  the  business 
has  prospered,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the  representative  commercial  interests 
of  the  city.  He  has  likewise  become  financially  interested  in  the  Third  National 
Hank  and  was  one  of  its  directors. 

Air.  Ludington  has  by  no  means  confined  his  attention  to  interests  bearing 
solely  upon  his  financial  welfare,  but  has  co-operated  in  man}'  movements 
whereby  social,  educational  and  moral  progress  have  been  augmented.  In  the 
earlier  years  of  its  existence  he  was  a  director  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  and  was  also  formerly  a  director  of  the  Provident  Association.  He 
belongs  to  the  Second  Baptist  church  and  since  1867  has  been  treasurer,  deacon 
and  trustee.  In  politics  he  is  a  stalwart  republican  and  in  more  specifically  social 
lines  he  is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis,  Mercantile,  Noonday  and  Glen  Echo 
Clubs. 

Mr.  Ludington  lost  his  wife  and  children  of  his  first  marriage,  and  in  1877 
he  wedded  Harriet  Nason  Kingman,  of  Campbell,  Alassachusetts,  a  part  of 
Brockton.  Her  father  was  josiah  W.  Kingman,  very  prominent  in  the  affairs 
of  Brockton.  The  only  child  of  Mr.  Ludington  is  Elliott  Kingman  Ludington, 
who  married  Florence  Bemis,  a  daughter  of  S.  A.  Bemis,  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 
He  is  very  domestic  in  his  tastes,  finding  his  greatest  happiness  at  his  own  fire- 
side and  in  the  companionship  of  his  closest  personal  friends.  While  he  has 
passed  the  Psalmist's  allotted  span  of  three  score  years  and  ten  he  is  yet  an 
active  factor  in  the  business  world,  strong  in  his  honor  and  his  good  name, 
strong  in  his  ability  to  plan  and  to  perform.  In  early  life  he  manifested  the  ele- 
mental and  resourceful  forces  of  his  nature  in  the  acciuirement  of  an  education. 
being  of  necessity  early  forced  to  enter  business  life.  Since  that  time  his  advance- 
ment has  been  gradual,  yet  he  has  steadily  progressed  toward  the  goal  of  pros- 
perity, which  is  the  ultimate  hope  of  every  individual  who  seriously  sets  himself 
to  the  tasks  of  life. 


im1':ri<i-:  chol'tealt  maffitt. 

'Hie  life  record  of  Pierre  Chouteau  Maffitt  constitutes  an  important  factor  in 
the  history  of  St.  Louis.  He  has  in  former  years  filled  various  positions  of  ad- 
ministrative control  and  executive  direction,  but  while  his  financial  interests  are 
now  large,  he  has  jjractically  retired  from  active  business  management.  A  native 
of  this  city,  Mr.  Maffitt  was  born  September  3,  1845.  His  ancestors  came  from 
Ireland  and  were  of  Scotch-Irish  origin.  The  family  has  been  represented  in 
America  since  1700.  when  a  settlement  was  made  in  Maryland.  The  great-grand- 
father in  the  ]>aternal  line  was  an  officer  of  the  Revolutionary  army.  The  j^aternal 
grandfather,  William  Maffitt,  married  a  Miss  Carter,  of  Virginia.     Dr.  William 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  71 

INIaffitt.  father  of  P.  C  Maffitt.  was  a  surgeon  of  the  United  States  arni_\-.  His 
birth  oecurred  in  Chantilly,  h^airfax  count}-,  \irginia,  November  17,  1811,  and 
his  education  was  acquired  in  Cohimbia  I'niversity,  in  the  District  of  Cohimbia, 
from  v/liich  institution  he  was  graduated  in  1831  with  the  degree  of  Al.  D.  The 
following  year  he  was  appointed  a  surgeon  of  the  United  States  army  and  thus 
served  until  1844,  when  he  resigned.  His  duties  brought  him  frequently  to  St. 
Louis  and  he  decided  to  make  his  home  here  after  leaving  the  army.  During  his 
military  career  he  took  part  in  the  Seminole  war  in  I'dorida  and  while  there  con- 
tracted malarial  trouble,  which  tmdermined  his  health  and  finally  caused  his  death, 
on  the  17th  of  October,  1864.  He  led  a  very  tjuiet,  retiring  life  during-  his  resi- 
dence in  St.  Louis  and  continued  to  serve  his  fellowmen  in  a  professional  ca- 
pacity. His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Julia  Chouteau,  was  born  in  St. 
Louis  February  28,  1816,  and  died  July  2,  1897.  Extended  mention  is  made  of 
this  prominent  old  St.  Louis  family  on  other  pages  of  this  volume. 

Pierre  Chouteau  IMaffitt  was  educated  under  various  tutors  until  Smith's 
Academy  was  opened  in  1855,  when  he  became  a  student  in  that  school.  Later 
he  attended  the  Georgetown  University  in  the  District  of  Columbia  and  in  i860 
returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  pursued  an  engineering  course  under  private 
tutors.  He  next  engaged  with  the  Iron  Mountain  Company  and  was  also  secre- 
tary of  the  Chouteau,  Harrison  &  Valle  Rolling  Mills  Company  from  1869,  after 
which  he  was  elected  to  the  vice  presidency.  He  severed  his  connection  with 
that  company  in  1874,  however,  in  order  to  engage  in  various  other  enterprises, 
and  in  1881,  in  connection  with  Daniel  Catlin  and  other  men  of  prominence,  he 
purchased  from  Erastus  Wells  the  Olive,  Laclede  and  jMarket  street  railway  lines. 
Mr.  Mafifitt  became  the  active  manager  and  president  of  the  company  and  so  con- 
tinued until  he  sold  out  in  1897.  He  is  now  a  director  of  the  Bell  Telephone  Com- 
pany of  Missouri,  and  president  of  the  Alafifitt  Realtv  &  Investment  Company, 
under  which  style  he  conducts  his  extensive  private  realty  and  financial  interests. 
As  the  years  have  passed  he  has  made  large  investments  in  real  estate  and  is  to- 
dav  the  owner  of  much  valuable  income-bearing  property. 

On  the  I2th  of  August,  1868.  Air.  Mafiitt  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Skinker, 
of  St.  Louis,  a  member  of  a  very  prominent  and  well  known  family.  Their  chil- 
dren are:  William,  who  was  born  in  1869  and  is  now  one  of  the  vice  presidents 
of  the  Alercantile  Trust  Company;  Thomas  S.,  who  was  born  in  1876  and  is  agent 
for  various  estates  ;  and  Julia  C,  born  in  1884.  The  family  residence  is  a  palatial 
home  at  Xo.  4315  Westminster  place.  Mr.  Mafifitt  is  an  ardent  equestrian  and  is 
a  valued  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Racquet,  Country  and  Noonday  Clubs. 


JACOB   STOCKE.   SR. 


Among  the  most  enterprising  characters  of  St.  Louis  and  vicinity  is  Jacob 
Stocke,  Sr.  He  was  born  Februarv  10.  1833,  in  this  city.  His  father,  a  native  of 
Pennsylvania,  was  George  A  .  Stocke,  his  mother  having  been  Lena  Breitensten. 
When  an  eighteen  year  old  lad  the  elder  Stocke  came  west,  reaching  St.  Louis 
in  the  year  1825.  Here  he  procured  work  in  a  grocery  store.  For  some  time  be- 
fore and  at  the  time  of  the  fire  of  1849.  which  swept  away  so  large  a  portion 
of  the  city,  he  had  charge  of  the  river  patrol  and  later  was  made  overseer  at  the 
workhouse.  Subsequently  he  entered  the  grocery  business,  which  he  conducted 
successfully  until  his  death,  wdiich  occurred  in  1887,  having  attained  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  approximatelv  eighty  years.  He  was  highly  esteemed  by  all  who 
knew  him  and  in  his  demise  it  was  acknowledged  that  there  had  passed  away  one 
of  the  most  prominent  pioneers  of  the  city. 

Jacob  Stocke  was  one  of  the  five  children  born  to  George  \\  Stocke  and  his 
wife,  of  whom  but  one  other  child.  Airs.  Rol:)ert  I'.erry,  was  alive  in  1899.  The 
youngest  of  the  children,  Jacob  Stocke,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 


72  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrV. 

Louis,  attending  what  was  known  as  the  Lafayette  and  Clark  schools.  He  began 
his  business  career  very  early  in  life.  A\'hen  a  mere  boy  he  was  placed  in  charge 
of  a  vegetable  stand  in  the  old  market,  then  situated  between  Market  and  Walnut 
on  !Main  streel.  Here  he  was  initiated  into  the  market  business,  which  he  has 
since  followed. 

When  the  Center  market  was  opened  at  Spruce  and  Seventh  streets.  ^Ir. 
Stocke  was  among  those  who  made  the  change  to  the  new  quarters.  At  the 
time  of  the  removal  many  of  the  occupants  of  the  old  building  marched,  headed 
by  prominent  citizens,  to  the  new  location.  In  1871  he  removed  to  the  Union 
market,  from  which  he  has  since  supplied  the  leading  hotels,  club  houses  and  most 
prominent  families  of  St.  Louis  with  fruits  and  vegetables.  Air.  Stocke  raises  a 
great  ileal  of  this  produce  on  his  farm,  which  is  located  in  St.  Louis  county.  This 
farm  is  remarkable  as  one  of  the  most  productive  for  fruit  and  vegetable  pur- 
poses in  the  west  and  it  is  admitted  that  no  other  farm  throughout  the  entire 
region  has  yielded  such  rich  returns  to  its  owner.  He  was  also  instrumental  in 
establishing  the  Progress  Pressed  Brick  &  Machine  Company  of  St.  Louis,  which 
has  been  in  constant  operation  since  1891. 

Frugal  in  habits  and  of  exceptional  industry,  Mr.  Stocke  has  earned  the  re- 
ward of  opulence  and  his  present  prominence  in  business  circles.  He  is  deeply 
interested  in  the  pursuit  of  agriculture  and  has  resorted  to  extensive  travel  for  the 
purpose  of  investigating  methods  of  farming  and  horticulture.  He  is  insistently 
experimenting  and  by  this  means  has  deduced  many  valuable  results  pertaining 
to  his  occupation. 

At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  with  the  Fifth  ^Militia  Regiment, 
with  which  he  served  in  defense  of  the  Union  until  the  declaration  of  peace. 
\\'hile  he  has  voted  the  republican  ticket  and  at  various  times  taken  active  part  in 
political  campaigns,  he  has  declined  numerous  offers  of  office,  preferring  to  devote 
his  entire  time  to  the  transacting  of  his  business  affairs.  He  wedded  J\Iiss  Annie 
Schill.  daughter  of  a  well-to-do  farmer  and  winemaker  of  Overbergen.  They 
have  the  following  children:  Airs.  Henr}-  Frucli,  Mrs.  Louis  Schurk,  Mrs.  Adolph 
Klinger,  Mrs.  Henrv  C.  Beckmann,  Mrs.  A\'illiam  Schroedter  and  lacob  V.  Stocke. 


CHARLES  NAGEL. 


Charles  Xagel,  a  lawyer  now  giving  his  attention  chiefly  to  the  interests  of  a 
large  clientage,  was  born  on  the  9th  of  August.  1849,  ^^'^  Colorado  county,  Texas, 
his  parents  being  Dr.  Herman  and  Fredricka  Nagel.  His  paternal  grandfather 
was  engaged  in  commercial  pursuits  and  was  a  man  of  influence  in  his  community. 
The  maternal  grandfather  and  great-grandfather  of  Charles  Nagel  both  devoted 
their  lives  to  the  v/ork  of  the  ministry.  His  father  and  mother  in  1847  I'emoved  to 
Texas,  where  they  resided  until  1863.  The  father's  sympathy  being  with  the 
north  in  its  efforti^  to  preserve  the  Union,  it  became  necessary  that  he  should  leave 
a  district  where  the  sentiment  was  hostile  to  his  views  and  he  therefore  chose  St. 
Louis  as  a  jjlace  of  residence. 

In  early  boyhood  Charles  Xagel  attended  the  district  schools  of  Texas  and 
afterward  pursued  an  academic  course  at  a  German  private  school.  Eventually 
he  entered  the  St.  Lotus  high  school,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  due  course 
of  time.  Determining  u])on  the  practice  of  law  as  a  life  work,  he  made  prepara- 
tion for  this  calling  as  a  student  in  the  .St.  Louis  Law  wSchool,  in  which  he  com- 
pleted a  two  years'  course,  while  later  he  spent  a  year  as  a  student  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  I.erlin  in  fiermany.  There  he  gave  special  attention  to  the  study  of 
Roman  law,  political  economy,  history  and  kindred  subjects,  a  knowledge  of 
which  is  so  essential  to  the  successful  practice  of  jurisprudence.  Upon  his  return 
to  St.  Louis  in  1873  Mr.  X^agel  established  an  office  and  at  once  entered  upon 
the  active  practice  of  the  [profession,  in   which   he  feels  the  deepest  interest.     A 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  73 

contemporary  biograplier  said  of  him:  "Stiulious  habits  and  a.  fonchicss  for  re- 
search within  the  scope  of  his  chosen  held  of  labor  have  made  him  especially 
eminent  as  a  counselor,  and  his  candor,  fairness  and  careful  consideration  to  all 
interest  involved  in  cases  presented  to  him  by  clients  have  given  him  an  enviable 
position  among"  members  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  As  a  trial  lawyer,  these  character- 
istics are  no  less  consj^icuously  manifested,  and  his  earnestness,  sincerity  and  evi- 
dent honesty  of  purpose  never  fail  to  impress  favorably  both  courts  and  juries. 
Thoroughly  well  versed  in  the  science  of  law,  he  is  apt  in  its  application  to  cases 
at  th.e  bar  and  peculiarly  forceful  in  his  expositions  of  the  priiiciples  of  common 
law." 

As  a  teacher  of  law  as  well  as  in  practice  Mr.  Xagel  has  gained  considerable 
distinction.  Since  1875  he  has  been  a  professor  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  and 
his  ability  in  imparting  clearly  and  readily  to  others  the  knowledge  that  he  has 
gained  is  a  widely  acknowledged  fact.  That  which  he  desires  to  present  to  his 
pupils  is  given  forth  in  such  a  cogent,  logical  way  that  it  manifests  itself  upon 
the  mind  of  bis  hearers  and  proves  an  element  in  the  accumulation  of  that  legal 
learning  wdiich  is  necessary  for  the  attainment  of  success  at  the  bar. 

In  pohtics  i\Ir.  Xagel  is  a  stalwart  republican,  giving  unequivocal  support  to 
the  party  where  the  real  issues  are  involved,  while  his  opinions  carry  weight  in  its 
councils.  He  has  been  active  in  campaign  work  since  1880  and  has  frequently 
been  a  delegate  to  party  conventions.  He  does  not  seek  nor  solicit  office  and  yet 
when  his  fellow  townsmen  have  requested  that  he  serve  them  in  public  positions 
he  has  felt  that  his  duty  as  a  citizen  demanded  his  acquiescence  to  their  wishes. 
During  the  years  1881  and  1882  therefore  he  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  house 
of  representatives  and,  giving  careful  consideration  to  each  question  which  came 
up  for  settlement,  he  left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  laws  enacted 
during  his  term.  In  1893  he  w^as  called  to  the  presidency  of  the  city  council  of  St. 
Louis  and  served  for  four  years.  He  is  deeply  interested  in  the  subject  of  public 
education  and  has  been  a  useful  and  influential  member  of  the  board  of  trustees 
of  the  public  library,  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Washington  University  and 
of  the  board  of  control  of  the  St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts.  He  is  a  man  of 
social  nature  with  high  appreciation  for  that  rarer  conu-adeship  which  produces 
lasting  friendships.  He  belongs  to  various  clubs,  including  the  St.  Louis,  the 
Universitv,  the  Commercial,  the  Round  Table,  the  Mercantile  and  the  Noonday 
Club  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Turners  Society.  As  the  years  have 
passed  he  has  grown  in  i)o])ularitv  and  regard  of  his  fellow  townsmen  and  today 
has  a  circle  of  friends  almost  coextensive  with  the  circle  of  his  acquaintance. 
Throughout  his  entire  life  he  has  been  faithful  to  every  interest  entrusted  to  his 
charge  and  wdiatsoever  his  hand  finds  to  do,  whether  in  his  profession  or  in  his 
official  duties,  or  in  any  other  sphere  he  does  with  his  might  and  with  a  deep 
sense  of  conscientious  obligation. 


JOHN  CHESTER  BARROWS. 

John  Chester  Barrows,  who  has  devoted  the  last  twenty-four  years  of  his  life 
to  the  insurance  business,  with  offices  in  St.  Louis  since  1889,  where  he  is  under- 
writer for  casualty  and  surety  lines,  is  descended  from  an  ancestry  that  is  dis- 
tinctively American  in  its  lineal  and  collateral  lines  through  many  succeeding  gen- 
erations^ for  the  progenitor  of  the  family  in  America  was  the  Barrows  who  served 
as  the  first  schoolma'ster  of  Plvmouth,  Massachusetts.  His  parents  were  the  Rev. 
N.  Barrows,  D.D.,  and  Isabella  G.  Barrows,  the  former  a  distinguished  divine, 
known  throughout  the  entire  country.  The  son  completed  his  education  by  grad- 
uation from  "Trinitv  College  at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  in  1880,  and  four  years 
of  his  life  were  devoted  to  the  profession  of  teaching.  In  1885  he  turned  his  at- 
tention to  the  insurance  business  in  New  York  city  and  in   1889  removed  to  St. 


74  ST.  LOUIS.  TJiE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Louis,  wliere  he  has  since  been  continuously  engaged  as  an  underwriter  of  cas- 
ualty and  surety  insurance,  meeting  with  that  success  which  comes  from  an  exten- 
sive and  constantly  growing  clientage.  His  ability  in  this  line  is  most  marked 
and  has  arisen  from  a  close  study  of  insurance  in  all  of  its  various  phases  and 
branches. 

Mr.  Barrows  was  married  in  1886  to  ]\lis$  Emma  Louise  Adams,  of  Xew 
York.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  his  social  standing  is  indicated 
somewhat  by  the  fact  that  he  is  a  member  of  the  Glen  Echo  Country  Club.  He 
also  belongs  to  the  ^Mercantile  Club  and  is  interested  in  those  concerns  of  vital 
importance  to  the  cit_\-  in  its  material,  intellectual  and  moral  development,  al- 
though his  active  business  career  precludes  his  cooperation  to  any  extent  with 
public  work. 


A\  ILLIAM  WILHELMY. 

St.  Louis  in  the  early  period  of  its  existence  was  largely  a  French  settlement. 
Later  during  the  closing  years  of  the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth  century  there 
came  to  the  citv  a  large  number  of  German  people,  and  the  Teutonic  element 
has  since  been  a  most  important  one  in  the  growth  and  progress  of  St.  Louis. 
It  is  of  this  class  that  J\Ir.  Wilhelmy  is  a  representative  and  the  sterling  traits 
of  his  German  ancestrv  are  manifest  in  his  life,  winning  him  an  enviable  position 
in  the  regard  of  his  fellowmen. 

William  Wilhelmy  was  born  in  Hedem,  Prussia,  on  the  15th  of  January, 
1835,  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Wilhelmina  (  Peel)  Wilhelmy,  the  former  a  shoe 
manufacturer.  In  the  private  schools  the  son  obtained  his  education  and  after 
putting  aside  his  text-books  learned  the  miller's  trade.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  in 
1856,  when  a  young  man  of  twenty-one  years,  and  secured  a  clerkship  in  a 
grocery  store,  but  the  laudable  ambition,  which  is  an  indispensable  element  to 
success,  prompted  him  to  make  arrangements  whereby  he  might  engage  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account.  He  carefully  saved  his  earnings  and  in  1859,  feeling 
that  his  experience  and  capital  justified  such  a  step,  he  began  business  on  his 
own  account  as  proprietor  of  a  grocery  store  at  the  corner  of  Eleventh  and 
Buchanan  streets.  For  twenty-three  years  he  continued  at  that  location  and 
gained  a  comfortable  competence  through  his  capable  management,  for  his  fair 
dealing  and  undaunted  enterprise  gained  for  him  a  liberal  patronage. 

Tn  1889  Air.  Wilhelmy  retired  from  mercantile  lines.  In  the  meantime  he 
had  a])preciated  the  fact  that  j)roperty  in  North  St.  Louis  would  some  day  be  a 
valuable  part  of  the  city.  He  has  since  reaped  the  benefits  of  his  wise  judgment 
concerning  the  city's  rapid  growth.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  IJremen 
Bank  and  for  many  years  one  of  its  directors.  He  is  still  a  large  owner  of  real 
estate  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  North  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  &  Invest- 
ment Company  and  is  yet  one  of  its  directors.  He  has  likewise  been  interested 
in  many  other  financial  enterprises,  but  is  not  actively  connected  with  any,  his 
former  labor  being  now  crowned  with  an  age  of  ease. 

Mr.  Wilhelmy's  activity,  however,  has  not  been  confined  to  business  lines. 
He  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  supporters  of  the  Apollo  Singing  Society  and 
was  instrumental  in  securing  for  the  society  its  present  home.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  Nf)rth  End  Improvement  Association  and  in  this  connection  did 
much  to  promote  the  ])rogress  and  improvement  of  this  section  of  the  city,  for 
when  he  located  in  North  St.  Louis  there  were  no  paved  streets,  no  city  water 
or  city  lights.  His  efforts  have  always  been  of  a  most  practical  character,  proving 
resultant  factors  in  ]}romrjting  the  best  interests  of  the  city. 

()n  the  i8th  of  December,  1859,  Mr.  Wilhelmy  was  married  to  ]Miss  Kathe- 
rine  Renzen.  a  daughter  of  John  and  Annie  (Tumas)  Renzen.  Mrs.  Wilhelmy 
wa.s  born   in    Hanover,  ricrniany,  and  came  to  America  in   1858.     The  children 


WILLIA^r    \MLHELMY 


76  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  this  marriage,  six  in  number,  are  :  Henry,  who  resides  in  St.  Louis  county, 
is  married  and  his  five  children,  Clara,  \'era.  Bertha,  WilUam  and  Henry;  Bertha, 
who  is  the  wife  of  Christ  Pleuger.  and  has  two  children,  Adeline  and  William ; 
and  \Mlhelm,  Eddie,  Annie  and  Frank,  all  of  whom  died  in  infancy. 

In  the  life  record  of  ^Ir.  Wilhelmy  business  enterprise  and  benevolence  have 
been  well  balanced  factors.  His  broad  humanitarianism  has  prompted  his  help- 
ful cooperation  in  many  movements  for  the  benefit  of  those  less  fortunate.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  German  Orphans'  Home  Society  and  has  been  one  of  its 
most  liberal  supporters.  He  has  likewise  been  a  generous  contributor  to  the 
Altenheim  Societv  and  has  given  freely  in  the  support  of  all  worthy  charities  of 
the  citv.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  while  in  relig- 
ious faith  he  is  not  bound  bv  sectarianism  or  creed,  but  is  in  sympathy  with  the 
Protestant  movement  with  the  basic  principles  of  all  religious  interests — morality 
and  humanitarianism. 

During-  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  ^Ir.  Wilhelmy  served  as  a  member  of  the 
Home  Guards  and  for  many  years  he  was  prominent  in  the  councils  of  the  repub- 
lican party  and  contributed  much  to  its  success  in  the  old  twelfth  ward.  He 
served  for  a  time  as  a  member  of  the  city  park  commission  and  his  public  spirit 
has  always  been  manifest  in  the  aid  and  help  which  he  has  given  to  measures 
and  movements  for  the  public  good.  A  man  of  domestic  tastes  he  has  been  looked 
upon  as  one  of  the  sterling  citizens  of  his  section  of  the  city,  who  in  every  rela- 
tion of  life  has  stood  as  an  upright,  honorable  man.  advocating  progressive  inter- 
ests with  a  ready  recognition  of  one's  duties  and  obligations  to  their  fellows. 
His  life  has  been  crowned  with  merited  success  and  the  chief  factor  in  his 
prosperity  has  been  his  close  application  and  a  strict  adherence  to  honest  business 
principles. 


HEXRY  BRO\\'X  GRAHAAI. 

It  is  not  given  to  the  majority  of  men  to  attain  prominence  in  military  or  po- 
litical circles,  but  the  possibilities  of  a  successful  career  in  business  are  before 
every  individual.  The  attainment  of  success,  however,  attests  the  possession  of 
certain  essential  qualities.  These  are  industry,  concentration,  close  application  and 
firm  purpose  and  with  all  of  these  requisites  Henry  BrovvU  Graham  was  richly 
endowed.  By  their  exercise  he  gained  a  creditable  position  in  manufacturing  cir- 
cles, being  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  leading  paper  industries  of  St.  Louis. 

His  birth  occurred  in  Cincinnati,  (_)hio,  in  183 1,  his  parents  being  James  and 
Mary  Graham.  The  father  was  born  at  New  Geneva,  Pennsylvania,  and  the 
mother  in  Middlesex,  Indiana.  They  were  married,  however,  in  New  York  city 
and  for  some  time  James  Graham  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  paper  at  Hamil- 
ton, Ohio.  In  the  year  1857  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  established  the  first  paper 
mills  in  the  west.  The  new  enterprise  proved  a  success,  becoming-  an  important, 
industry,  employing  a  large  force  of  workmen. 

It  was  to  tiiis  business  that  Henry  B.  Graham  succeeded  on  the  death  of 
his  father,  at  which  time  the  enterprise  passed  into  the  hands  of  himself  and  his 
brother,  Benjamin  B.  rjraham.  In  the  meantime  he  had  pursued  his  education 
in  Hanover  College  of  Indiana,  where  he  had  made  a  special  study  of  mathematics. 
When  his  literary  course  was  completed  he  joined  his  father  in  business,  became 
acquainterl  with  the  pajK-r  trade  in  ])rinciple  and  detail  and  was  thus  well  quali- 
fied to  assume  the  management  and  active  control  of  the  concern  on  his  father's 
death.  He  anrl  his  brother  remained  in  active  business  association  until  a  short 
time  prior  to  the  demise  of  Henry  B.  (Jraham,  when  he  withdrew.  He  had 
helped  to  build  up  the  business  to  large  proportions,  devoting  his  undivided  time 
and  attention  to  this  work,  and  the  house  became  well  known  to  the  trade  not 
only  by  reason  of  the  excellence  of  its  output,  but  also  owing  to  the  straightfor- 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CTrY.  77 

ward  methods  ever  emplo_ved  in  the  conduct  of  the  business.  The  company  was 
ever  fair  and  just  in  its  treatment  of  employes  and  if  ever  a  mistake  was  made  in 
a  deal  with  a  patron,  the  customer  knew  that  mention  of  the  fact  w<ju1(1  Ijring 
speedy  and  correct  adjustment. 

Mr.  Graham  was  married  iii  Ouincy,  Illinois,  to  Miss  i^lvira  l*rice,  who  died 
September  12,  1908,  at  .Mgonac,  Michigan,  where  she  had  spent  the  summer. 
They  had  a  son,  Henry  15.  Graham,  Jr.,  whose  birth  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  A])ril 
12,  1875.  He  supplemented  his  preliminary  education  by  a  course  in  the  Univer- 
sity School  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  and  in  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology 
of  Boston.  He  is  now  secretary  and  a  director  of  the  Graham  Paper  Company 
and  is  a  wortliN-  successor  of  his  father,  displaying-  the  same  excellent  business 
qualifications  manifested  by  the  former  in  his  successful  control  of  the  establish- 
ment. On  the  27th  of  September,  1898,  at  X'incennes,  Indiana,  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Florence  Taylor,  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  after  her  demise  wedded 
Miss  Zulah  Rooker,  of  Kansas  Cit}'.  His  children  are  Dorothy  Moore  and  ]\Iar- 
jorie  Price.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Sigma  Chi  fraternity,  the  Alpha  Theta  Chap- 
ter, the  jNIissouri  Athletic  Club  and  the  Normandie  Golf  Club,  and  throughout 
his  native  citv  is  widely  recognized  as  a  popular  and  highly  esteemed  young  man. 

Henry  B.  Graham,  Sr.,  belonged  to  a  republican  /amily  and  ever  adhered 
to  that  faith,  believing  the  principles  of  the  party  best  calculated  to  conserve  the 
interests  of  good  government.  While  a  student  in  college  he  united  with  the 
Presbyterian  church  and  remained  a  consistent  member  thereof  until  his  demise. 
He  passed  away  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  in  June,  1904,  leaving  to  his  family  a  cred- 
itable record,  his  example  being  one  well  worthy  of  emulation.  He  always  had 
great  faith  in  St.  Louis  and  its  possibilities  and  was  an  enthusiastic  advocate  of 
its  interests.  He  possessed  a  charitable  nature,  manifest  in  his  generosity  to 
those  who  needed  assistance,  while  a  kindly  spirit  permeated  him  in  all  of  his  re- 
lations to  his  fellowmen. 


TOHX  T.  \\^\LLACE. 


John  T.  \\'allace,  the  vice  president  of  the  Blackmer  &  Post  Pipe  Company, 
has  throughout  his  entire  connection  with  business  interests,  covering  the  period 
since  1880,  been  connected  with  this  house  and  his  advancement  to  his  present 
position  of  administrative  direction  has  come  in  recognition  of  his  superior  cpiali- 
fications,  his  unremitting  application  and  his  keen  business  discernment.  He  was 
born  in  Fredericksburg,  Virginia,  August  31,  1858,  a  son  of  H.  H.  and  Betty  S. 
(Crouch)  Wallace,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Mrginia.  The  father  was  for 
a  long-  period  engage'd  in  tlie  (pieensware  business,  but  is  now  deceased.  The 
mother  still  survives. 

At  the  usual  age  John  T.  Wallace  became  a  public-school  stu(lent  in  Fred- 
ericksburg and,  mastering  the  branches  which  constituted  the  curriculum  there, 
he  eventuallv  became  a  high-school  student  and  afterward  attended  the  Xaval 
Academv  at'  Annapolis.  When  he  put  aside  his  text-books,  he  sought  a  honie 
in  the  middle  w^est,  regarding  the  opportunities  of  this  section  of  the  country  ui 
business  lines  as  superior  to  those  of  the  older  and  more  thickly  settled  east  and 
south.  On  coming  to  this  city  he  secured  the  positicMi  of  bookkeeper  with  the 
Blackmer  &  Post  Pipe  Company,  wdiich  recognized  his  ability  and  later  made  him 
salesman.  He  has  worked  his' way  upward  through  successive  promotions  with 
constantly  increasing  responsibilities  and  duties  until  in  1905  he  became  the  sec- 
ond vice  president.  He  is  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  Inisiness  in  all  of  its  de- 
partments and  ramifying  interests  and  has  been  active  in  extending  and  pro- 
moting its  trade  relations  and  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the  unassailable  reputa- 
tion which  the  house  bears  in  all  the  lines  of  its  business. 


78  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  1897  ^^''-  ^^  'ill'^i^'t^  \\'^^-^  married  to  Mrs.  Lulu  Xorvell  Meriwether.  He 
belongs  to  the  Algonquin  and  to  the  Mercantile  Clubs  and  holds  membership  in 
the  Rose  Hill  ^Masonic  lodge,  being  a  faithful  follower  of  the  craft.  He  also 
belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  and  gives  expression  of  his  political  views  by 
his  support  of  the  democracy  at  the  polls.  He  has  become  thoroughly  imbued  with 
the  progressive  spirit  of  the  middle  Vv'cst,  which  is  manifest,  not  only  in  his  busi- 
ness connections,  but  also  in  his  loyal  support  of  and  cooperation  with  many 
movements  for  the  public  good. 


RUSSELL  A.  RICHARDSON. 

-Vlthough  situated  across  the  river.  East  St.  Louis  is  practically  a  suburb  of 
the  larger  city  on  the  Missouri  side.  It  has  become  the  location  of  many  business 
enterprises  which  have  St.  Louis  as  their  headquarters.  This  has  brought  about 
its  extensive  growth  and  consequent  building  operations,  and  it  is  in  connection 
with  the  last  mentioned  line  of  activity  that  Russell  A.  Richardson  is  well  known. 
He  is  one  of  the  leading  real-estate  men  and  financiers  of  East  St.  Louis— a  gen- 
tleman wdio  has  perhaps  given  more  substantial  aid  toward  commercial  and  in- 
dustrial development  of  the  city  than  any  other  man.  In  his  real-estate  opera- 
tions he  handles  only  his  own  property  and  as  a  speculative  builder  he  has  done 
much  for  the  improvement  of  the  city,  being  the  promoter  of  many  of  its  finest 
residence  districts. 

Mr.  Richardson  was  born  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  June  2,  1866,  and  is  a  son  of 
Charles  R.  and  ^leriba  Avise  Richardson.  The  father  was  a  cotton  planter  of 
Louisiana.  The  family  comes  from  Welsh  and  English  ancestry  and  early  rep- 
resentatives of  the  name  lived  in  X'irginia  and  Kentucky,  whence  later  removals 
w-ere  made  to  Illinois  and  Louisiana.  The  first  Richardsons  in  this  country  came 
in  the  early  part  of  the  seventeenth  century. 

Russell  A.  Richardson  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city 
to  the  age  of  sixteen  }ears  and  then  became  connected  with  merchandising  and 
cotton  planting  in  Louisiana.  There  he  carried  on  business  until  1902,  in  which 
year  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  since  which  time  he  has  been  prominently  connected 
with  its  real-estate  and  financial  interests.  As  the  business  affairs  of  St.  Louis 
have  crossed  the  river  and  the  Illinois  town  of  East  St.  Louis  has  in  consequence 
gained  rapidl}-,  Mr.  Richardson  recognized  an  advantageous  field  for  other  real- 
estate  operations  and  today  the  cit\-  owes  much  to  his  efiforts,  for  large  divisions 
of  the  town  have  been  u])built  and  improved  through  his  efi:'orts.  Within  the 
past  year  he  has  erected  many  houses  and  has  built  more  business  houses,  princi- 
pally modern  office  buildings,  than  any  other  individual  or  firm,  having  employed 
a  special  force  of  builders  steadily  during  the  past  seven  years.  Among  large 
office  buildings  which  he  built  are  the  Richardson  and  Josephine  buildings,  the 
Russell  and  Luc\-  blocks,  the  last  named  being  the  largest  in  East  St.  Louis.  Mr. 
Richardson  handles  onI\-  real  estate  owned  by  himself  and  he  makes  a  specialty 
of  creating  new  high  class  residence  subdivisions.  He  is  the  sole  owner  of  the 
following  subdivisions,  Oak  (irove  Heights,  Richardson's  First  and  Second  sub- 
divisions to  East  St.  Louis  and  Richardson's  Washington  I'ark  subdivision.  The 
two  subdivisions  of  Oak  Crove  Heights  proved  to  be  the  best  selling  ])roi)erty 
ever  placed  on  the  market.  He  is  also  one  of  the  largest  stockholders  in  Holly- 
wood Height-^.  In  financial  as  well  as  social  circles  Mr.  Richardson  is  held  in 
high  esteem,  his  naiue  being  an  honcjred  one  on  commercial  paper  in  the  larger 
Missouri  citv  as  well  as  in  its  fldurisliiiig  suburl)  on  the  Illinois  side.  Fle  has 
learned  to  correctly  y<'due  every  situation,  to  recognize  o])]iortunities  that  others 
pass  by  heedlessly  and  as  the  \ears  have  advanced  he  has  won  a  most  creditable 
position  as  an  alert,  energetic  business  man. 

Mr.  Richarrlson  was  married  to  .Miss  Lucy  I^.  \.  Methudy.  a  daughter  of 
LeopoUl   Mctlnulv.   pronn'nentK'   known   as  a  hnuberman.     They  have   two   sons. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE' FOURTH    CITY.  79 

Charles  and  Russell,  aged  respectively  twelve  and  six  years,  and  arc  now  attendin^^ 
school.  Theirs  is  a  magnificent  home  at  No.  1746  Waverly  place.  Mr.  Richardson 
is  an  independent  voter  but  not  unmindful  of  his  obligations  in  citizenship  and 
is  in  thorough  sympathy  with  the  progressive  spirit  which  is  manifest  in  municipal 
improvement  at  the  present  time.  In  Alasonry  he  has  attained  the  thirt\-secon<l 
degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite  and  is  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  various 
other  organizations.  ■  He  belongs  to  the  Athletic  and  Union  Clubs,  the  Lieder- 
kranz  and  other  social  societies,  and  those  wdio  come  within  the  closer  circle 
of  his  friendship  find  him  a  most  congenial  companion. 


lOHN  RING. 


No  man  has  lived  in  vain  who  has  given  to  the  world  something  of  value 
to  his  fellowmen,  and  this  Mr.  Ring  has  done  through  his  inventive  genius. 
America  is  preeminent  in  the  field  of  invention.  No  other  land  has  produced  so 
many  labor-saving  devices  or  such  varied  kinds  of  machinery  to  promote  the  trade 
interests  of  the  world  and  Mr.  Ring  has  aided  in  winning  the  reputation  which 
this  land  bears.  He  was  born  in  Countv  Cork,  Ireland,  in  1841,  but  was  only 
five  years  of  age  when  brought  to  St.  Louis  by  his  parents,  Edward  and  Alary 
(Roche)  Ring.  The  father  left  the  native  land  in  1841.  crossing  the  Atlantic  to 
New  Orleans,  and  in  1844  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  Two  years  later 
he  brought  his  family  to  the  new  world  and  their  home  was  established  in  this 
city,  where  John  Ring  has  since  lived.  The  father  established  the  first  lard  oil 
factory  in  St.  Louis  and  in  1857  added  to  this  business  the  manufacture  of  can- 
dles. He  was  the  first  to  improve  on  the  process  for  making  lard  and  in  1857, 
in  connection  with  his  son  John,  he  instituted  the  improved  processes  for  making- 
refined  lard  to  meet  the  conditions  in  the  south.  Within  a  very  short  time  all 
other  manufacturers  copied  this  process  and  it  was  not  long  before  the  entire 
market  was  supplied  with  this  improved  refined  lard.  Until  the  other  manufac- 
turers adopted  the  methods  instituted  by  Mr.  Ring  and  his  son  they  had  a  prac- 
tical monopoly  on  all  lard  sold  in  Cuba,  Alexico  and  the  southern  part  of  the 
United  States,  as  theirs  w^as  the  only  lard  which  would  not  melt  into  oil  in  the  hot 
southern  climate.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  labor  of  Edward  Ring  was  an 
element  of  marked  value  in  commercial  circles.  His  wife,  also  a  native  of  Ireland, 
was  a  descendant  of  the  famous  old  Roche  family,  so  well  known  throughout  the 
Emerald   Isle. 

John  Ring  went  to  school  in  St.  Louis  until  1855,  when  he  became  associated 
with  his  father  in  business.  He  was  for  a  time  a  student  in  private  schools  and 
afterward  attended  the  St.  Louis  University  and  the  Christian  Brothers  College, 
pursuing  a  course  in  chemistry  in  the  latter  institution.  This  has  pnn-en  of  great 
value  to  him,  especially  in  his  efl:'orts  to  institute  methods  of  value  in  the  j^roduc- 
tion  of  lard.  He  continued  in  the  manufacture  of  lard  for  a  number  of  years  and 
the  business  on  the  whole  was  successful,  although  at  diflferent  times  fires  had 
done  some  damage.  In  i88t,  however,  the  disastrous  fire  broke  out  v.hicli  com- 
pletely wrecked  the  entire  plant,  after  which  'Sir.  Ring  turned  his  attention  to 
other  fields. 

Possessing  natural  inventive  genius,  in  the  lard  business  he  luul  constantl\- 
studied  to  overcome  many  of  the  difficulties  which  beset  his  competitors,  and  it 
was  while  striving  to  do  away  with  the  obstacles  of  refrigeration  that  he  invented 
machinery  for  refrigeration  and  ice  manufacture.  In  the  lard  making,  as  well 
as  in  the  packing  and  brewing  business,  refrigeration  was  needed  independent  of 
ice,  and  after  the  fire  of  188 1  he  patented  his  refrigerating  and  ice-making  ma- 
chines and  began  their  manufacture  and  sale.  lM)r  nine  years,  or  until  i8<;o,  he 
conducted  the  business  and  it  proved  a  most  profitable  and  growing  venture.  In 
fact,  it  stands  prominently  forth  in  representation  of  one  of  the  most  important 


80  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

inventions  of  the  age.  That  the  first  machines  which  he  produced  possessed  al- 
most every  feature  of  perfection  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  the  finest  machines 
today  are  identical  in  ahnost  every  detail  with  the  first  machines  which  John  Ring 
manufactured  for  sale  in  i8Si.  The  first  two  large  machines  which  he  built  and 
sold  were  placed  in  the  plant  of  the  C.  &  L.  Rose  Packing  Company,  now  the 
W'aldeck  Packing  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  are  still  in  operation  in  the 
plant  and  giving  good  service.  In  1885  he  built  two  machines  for  Cox  &  Gordon, 
packers,  which  are  also  utilized  today,  serving  for  the  entire  plant,  save  in  the 
extremely  hot  weather,  when  a  new  and  larger  machine  is  also  used. 

Like  many  other  men,  Air.  Ring  did  not  secure  the  financial  benefit  of  his  in- 
vention which  he  should  have  enjoyed.  He  spent  seventeen  years  in  contesting 
his  rights  in  the  courts  and  when  the  decision  was  finally  in  his  favor  it  was  too 
late  to  reap  any  pecuniary  reward,  for  the  patents  had  by  this  time  expired.  The 
world,  too,  owes  to  him  a  debt  of  gratitude  for  his  invention  in  ice-making  ma- 
chines, which  have  placed  ice  within  the  reach  of  all  because  of  its  cheapness  of 
manufacture  through  the  processes  which  he  instituted.  Several  other  inventions 
owe  their  existence  to  his  fertile  brain  and  skilled  hand  and  he  stands  today 
among  those  who  have  given  America  preeminence  as  the  land  of  invention. 

On  the  8th  of  September,  1868,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Ring  and  Aliss 
Kate  AI.  O'Neil,  daughter  of  Judge  Joseph  O'Neil,  formerly  president  of  the  Cit- 
izens' Savings  Bank.  Their  children  were  five  in  number.  Vincent  R.,  who  died 
in  1904.  inherited  his  father's  great  gift  of  invention  and  at  the  time  of  his  death 
had  charge  of  the  manufacturing  department  of  the  Christy  Fire  Clay  Company. 
The  glass  manufacturing  industry  of  this  country  owes  a  great  deal  to  the  in- 
ventive mind  of  A'incent  Ring.  Their  second  son,  John  Ring,  Jr.,  is  advertising 
and  purchasing  agent  for  the  Mercantile  Trust  Company  of  St.  Louis.  Joseph 
O'Xeil  Ring  is  v^-orking  for  the  American  Tobacco  Company.  Alary  is  now  the 
wife  of  Dr.  L.  R.  Padberg,  a  successful  physician  of  St.  Louis.  Genevieve  Ring 
completes  the  family. 

The  family  residence  is  at  No.  3924  Westminster  Place.  Air.  Ring  has  been 
very  prominent  in  charitable  and  benevolent  circles  and  has  done  much  efifective 
work  in  those  directions.  He  was  for  twenty  years  secretary  of  the  board  of 
managers  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Orphan  asylums  and  for  a  similar  period  was 
secretary  of  the  upper  council  of  the  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Society,  organized  for 
charitable  purposes.  He  is  a  member  of  the  alumni  association  of  the  St.  Louis 
University  and  a  member  of  the  Academy  of  Science  at  Philadelphia.  A  man  of 
broad  mind  and  scholarly  attainments,  he  has  given  much  time  to  scientific  re- 
search and  investigation  and  has  long  occupied  a  prominent  place  among  those 
of  similar  interests. 


JAAIES  HAGERAIAN. 


James  Hagerman,  actively  connected  with  a  profession  which  has  always 
been  regarded  as  a  conservator  of  the  rights  and  liberties  of  the  individual  and 
the  foundation  of  all  society  and  community  interests,  is  numbered  among  the 
native  sons  of  Alissouri.  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Jackson  township,  Clark 
county,  November  26.  1848.  His  father,  Benjamin  F.  Hagerman,  was  a  native 
of  Loudoun  county,  \"irginia,  born  in  1823.  The  years  of  his  childhood  and 
youth  were  passed  in  the  Old  Dominion  and  in  early  manhood  he  removed  west- 
ward. settHng  first  in  Lewis  county,  Alissouri,  and  subsequently  he  became  a 
resident  of  Clark  county,  this  state.  It  was  there  he  met  and  married  Miss  Ann 
Cowgill,  a  native  of  Alason  county,  Kentucky,  who  had  come  to  Alissouri  wuth 
her  parents.  After  arriving  in  this  state,  Benjamin  F.  Hagerman  devoted  his 
time  anrl  energies  to  agricultural  jnirsuits  and  t(j  school  teaching,  in  what  were 
then  jjionccr  districts,  but  in  later  years  turned  his  attention  to  commercial 
interests  in  Alexandria,  Clark  county. 


JAMES    HAGERMAX 


82  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

lames  Hagernian,  reared  in  the  county  of  his  nativity,  is  indebted  to  the 
pubHc  schools  for  his  early  education,  while  later  he  became  a  student  in  the 
Christian  Brothers  College  of  St.  Louis,  and  afterward  attended  Professor 
Tamenson's  Latin  School  of  Keokuk.  Iowa,  to  which  place  his  family  removed 
in  1864.  After  leaving  school  he  entered  the  law  office  of  Rankin  &  McCrary, 
of  Keokuk,  a  noted  iirm,  of  which  Justice  ]\Iiller,  of  the  United  States  supreme 
court,  had  shortlv  before  been  a  member.  The  firm  occupied  a  position  of  dis- 
tinctive prominence  in  the  ranks  of  the  members  of  the  bar  of  the  west,  and  Mr. 
Hagernian  was  fortunate  in  that  his  studies  were  pursued  in  such  an  environ- 
ment. He  was  readv  for  admission  before  he  had  attained  his  majority,  but  the 
laws  of  Iowa  precluded  his  becoming  a  member  of  the  profession  before  he  had 
reached  the  age  of  twenty-one.  This  led  him  to  return  to  Missouri,  where  there 
was  no  prescribed  age  limit,  and  successfully  passing  the  examination,  he  was 
admitted  to  the  ^Missouri  bar  by  Judge  Wao;ner,  of  the  supreme  court  of  this 
state,  when  eighteen  years  of  age.  He  returned  to  Keokuk,  however,  to  enjoy 
the  further  advantage  of  professional  discipline  and  instruction  in  the  office  of 
Rankin  &  McCrary,  with  whom  he  continued  until  1869,  when  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  H.  P.  Lipscomb  and  opened  a  law  office  of  his  own  in  Palmyra, 
Missouri.  A  year  was  thus  passed,  on  the  expiration  of  which  period  he  returned 
to  Keokuk,  and  in  1875  became  a  partner  of  his  old  preceptor,  Jud^e  McCrary, 
under  the  tirm  name  style  of  McCrary,  Hagernian  &  McCrary.  This  relation- 
ship was  maintained  until  1879,  when  the  senior  partner  was  appointed  judge  of 
the  United  States  circuit  court  for  the  eighth  district,  and  his  place  was  filled  by 
Frank  Hagernian,  now  of  Kansas  Citv,  Missouri,  the  firm  becoming  Hagerman, 
^^IcCrary  &  Hagernian. 

As  senior  partner  of  the  newlv  organized  tirm,  James  Hagernian  continued 
to  practice  in  Keokuk  until  1884.  when  he  accepted  the  proffered  general  attor- 
neyship of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railroad  Company.  This  necessi- 
tated his  removal  to  Topeka,  Kansas,  where  the  general  offices  of  the  company 
were  located.  Judge  ]\IcCrary.  widelv  recognized  as  a  man  of  national  emi- 
nence because  of  his  standing  at  the  bar  and  his  capable  service  as  secretary  of 
war  under  President  Hayes,  had  become  the  general  counsel  of  this  corporation, 
and  thus  I\Ir.  Hagernian  again  came  into  personal  and  professional  relations 
with  his  old  preceptor  in  becoming  general  attorney  for  the  Santa  Fe  Company. 
They  were  the  legal  advisers  of  the  company  during  its  formative  period  and 
contribrted  in  no  small  degree  to  the  success  of  what  is  today  one  of  the  most 
important  railway  systems  of  the  L^nited  States.  The  records  of  the  courts 
indicate  the  successes  which  they  won  in  some  railway  litigation  which  attracted 
national  attention. 

Mr.  Hagerman"s  active  identiiication  with  tlie  bar  of  Kansas  City  began 
in  1886,  when  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Warner,  Dean  &  Hagerman. 
Two  years  later  he  was  made  general  counsel  for  the  receivers  of  the  Missouri, 
Kansas  &  Texas  Raihvax-  and  in  addition  enjoyed  a  large  general  practice  until 
1891,  when  he  accepted  the  apnointment  to  the  general  solicitorship  upon  the 
reorganization  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Railway  Company.  Since  1903 
he  has  been  general  counsel  for  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Railway  system. 
In  1893  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  the  high  re])utation  which  he  had  pre- 
viously gained  won  him  alnir)st  immediate  recognition  here.  His  practice  has 
ever  been  of  a  distinctive!}-  representative  character  and  his  abilitv  is  equallv 
pronounced  as  counselor  or  attorney.  He  is  familiar  with  the  long  line  of  deci- 
sion.s  from  ^Marshall  down  by  which  the  constitution  has  been  expounded  and 
is  equally  at  home  in  all  departments  of  the  law,  gained  clistinction  as  a  trial 
lawyer,  and  in  civil  jjractice  he  has  s])ecialized  to  some  extent  in  corporation  law, 
anrj  yet  few  men  are  more  thoroughly  informed  in  all  departments  of  juris- 
prudence. He  was  presiflent  of  the  St.  Tyjuis  Har  Association  for  two  years,  in 
1892  and   1P93.  and  of  the  American   i'.ar  Association  in  1893  and  1894.     He  is 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  83 

also  a  member  of  the  Xoonday,  AJercantile  and  .St.  Louis  Clubs,  besides  other 
social  organizations. 

Mr.  Hagerman's  position  upon  any  matter  of  moment  is  never  an  equivocal 
one.  On  the  contrary,  he  stands  as  a  stanch  supporter  of  what  he  believes  to 
be  for  the  best  interests  of  the  public  and  the  community  at  large  and  is  a  recog- 
nized leader  in  democratic  circles,  having  since  1868  taken  an  active  part  in 
every  national  campaign.  In  1879  ^^^  presided  over  the  Iowa  state  democratic 
convention,  which  nominated  H.  H.  Trimble  for  governor,  and  the  following 
year  was  elected  a  delegate  from  Iowa  to  the  national  democratic  convention 
which  made  General  W.  S.  Hancock  the  presidential  candidate.  In  1888  he  pre- 
sided over  the  Missouri  democratic  state  convention  which  nominated  D.  R. 
Francis  for  governor. 

On  the  6th  of  October,  1871,  Mr.  Hagerman  was  united  in  marriage  to 
iNIiss  ^Margaret  M.  Walker,  of  Palmyra,  ]Missouri.  Their  children  are  Lee  W. 
and  James  Hagerman.  who  are  now  members  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  Mr.  Flager- 
man  is  a  friend  and  associate  of  many  men  prominent  in  national  life  as  well 
as  those  who  are  recognized  leaders  in  the  ranks  of  the  legal  fraternity  of  the 
country.  In  a  profession  where  success  depends  entirely  upon  individual  merit 
he  has  gained  distinction,  the  consensus  of  public  opinion  placing  him  among 
the  men  of  wide  learning  and  discrimination  as  regards  legal  matters,  whereby 
enviable  reputation,  honor  and  success  have  come  to  him. 


SAMUEL  CARSON  ^IcCORMACK. 

Samuel  Carson  McCormack,  who  for  many  years  carried  on  business  as  a 
contractor  in  St.  Louis  and  was  also  recognized  as  a  leader  in  local  democratic 
circles,  was  born  in  Niagara  county.  New  York,  January  8,  1828,  and  his  life 
record  covered  the  intervening  period  to  the  i6th  of  March,  1884,  when  he  passed 
away  in  St.  Louis.  His  parents  were  John  and  Nellie  McCormack,  of  Niagara 
county.  New  York.  The  advantages  and  opportunities  which  he  enjoyed  in  boy- 
hood were  very  limited.  He  attended  school  for  only  one  or  two  terms  in  New 
York  and  was  therefore  largely  a  self-educated  as  well  as  self-made  man.  In 
the  school  of  experience,  however,  he  learned  manv  valuable  lessons  and  increased 
his   intellectual   strength  through   reading  and  observation. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  ^Ir.  McCormack  entered  the  employ  of  his 
brother,  William  ]\IcCormack,  a  contractor,  with  whom  he  continued  for  several 
years,  gaining  practical  knowledge  of  building  interests  and  becoming  an  expert 
workman.  He  was  afterward  employed  by  a  Mr.  Greenleaf,  also  a  contractor, 
with  whom  he  continued  to  the  age  of  twenty-nine  vears,  occupying  the  position 
of  foreman.  At  the  age  of  thirtv  years  he  began  contracting  on  his  own  account, 
forming  a  partnership  with  Charles  Smith,  and  for  several  years  the  firm  en- 
joyed a  prosperous  and  growing  business.  The  partnership  was  then  dissolved 
and  Mr.  ]\IcCormack  was  afterward  alone  in  business  up  to  the  time  of  his  death, 
enjoying  a  good  patronage  as  a  general  contractor.  He  always  lived  faithfully 
up  to  the  terms  of  his  contract  and  his  diligence  and  unremitting  energy  consti- 
tuted the  foundation  upon  which  he  builded  his  own  success. 

On  the  4th  of  July,  1856,  Mr.  ^McCormack  Avas  married  to  Miss  Harriet 
Louise  Shaflfner,  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Eliza  (Noble)  Shafifner,  of  St.  Louis, 
Missouri.  The  living  children  of  this  marriage  are :  Charles  B.,  a  contractor  of 
St.  Louis ;  Airs.  Ella  Moffatt,  of  Peabody,  Kansas :  Samuel  C.  and  Harry  E., 
both  residents  of  this  city;  and  Mrs.  Hattie  E.  Helfesrieder,  also  of  St.  Louis. 

]\Ir.  ^McCormack  was  prominent  in  democratic  circles  and  exerted  a  strong 
influence  politicallv  in  the  tenth  ward.  He  was  president  of  the  water  board  for 
a  number  of  y\ears  and  was  a  most  active,  earnest  and  efifective  worker  in  sup- 
port of  the  principles  in  which  he  believed  and  the  candidates  of  the  party.     He 


84  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

gave  liberally  to  the  support  of  various  churches,  and  he  held  membership  in 
Aurora  Lodge,  Xo.  267,  A.  F.  &  A.  JNI.,  and  also  in  the  Odd  Fellows  lodge. 
He  belonged  to  several  camping  clubs  and  was  very  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing. 
Friendship  was  to  him  never  an  idle  word.  He  greatly  appreciated  the  good 
will  and  regard  of  his  friends  and  they  found  him  a  genial  and  obliging  companion 
at  all  times,  ever  considerate  of  the  rights  and  privileges  of  others.  Though  a 
quarter  of  a  century  has  passed  since  he  was  called  to  his  final  rest,  his  memory  is 
vet  cherished  by  many  who  were  his  associates  while  he  was  still  an  active 
factor  in  business  life. 


FREDERICK  G.  GERST. 

In  small  towns  there  are  found  men  who  are  "leaders"  in  certain  walks  of 
life ;  in  the  larger  cities  there  are  many  who  attain  success  in  the  control  of  ex^ 
tensive  enterprises,  each  one  of  which  contributes,  however,  to  the  commercial 
prosperity  and  the  upbuilding  of  the  locality  in  which  they  are  situated.  Mr. 
Gerst  was  actively  connected  with  an  important  business,  being  president  of  the 
Gerst  Brothers  Company,  engaged  in  the  conduct  of  an  iron  foundry  at  No.  800 
Cass  avenue  for  the  last  ten  years  of  his  life.  He  was  born  in  Alsace-Lorraine, 
now  Germany,  in  September,  1841.  His  parents  were  Jacob  and  jMagdalena 
Gerst.  also  natives  of  that  land  and  representatives  of  an  old  French  family.  The 
grandfather  served  in  the  Napoleonic  wars,  under  the  great  Bonaparte.  In  the 
year  1841  Jacob  Gerst  emigrated  with  his  family  to  the  new  world  and  estab- 
lished and  carried  on  the  foundry  which  is  now  the  property  of  his  son. 

Frederick  G.  Gerst  was  only  a  few  months  old  when  brought  by  his  parents 
to  the  United  States.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  college  of  St.  Louis,  which 
he  attended  to  his  sixteenth  year,  and  then  took  up  the  active  pursuits  of  a  busi- 
ness career,  entering  upon  an  apprenticeship  with  Gaty  McCrum  &  Company  in 
the  iron  foundry  business  and  completing  his  full  term  of  indenture — five  years. 
In  the  meantime  he  had  become  an  expert  in  his  line  and  had  gradually  worked  his 
way  upward,  increased  duties  and  responsibilities  devolving  upon  him  as  the  time 
passed.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  joined  his  brother  in  a  partnership 
which  continued  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  They  began  operations  at  the  present 
location,  but  started  on  a  small  scale.  Through  the  perseverance,  integrity  and 
efforts  of  these  men,  however,  they  developed  a  business  which  is  now  extensive 
and  profitable.  The  growth  of  the  trade  is  indicated  somewhat  by  the  fact  that 
employment  is  now  furnished  to  about  one  hundred  workmen.  When  they  began 
they  manufactured  everything  to  order,  but  now  make  a  specialty  of  structural 
iron  for  building  purposes  and  annually  handle  over  their  counters  several 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  which  represents  the  extent  of  their  trade  rela- 
tions. Tlie  factory  has  always  been  equipped  with  the  latest  improved  machinery 
and  they  have  ever  been  careful  to  maintain  the  strictest  justice  in  their  treatment 
of  employes,  while  their  relations  with  their  patrons  are  characterized  by  fair 
dealing  that  is  unassailable. 

Mr.  Gerst  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  in  1868,  to  Miss  Caroline  Hem,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  Hem,  who  was  foreman  of  the  stone  work  at  the  time  of  the  erec- 
tion of  the  courthouse  in  this  city.  Unto  this  marriage  were  born  three  sons  and 
three  daughters.  John  F.,  now  thirty-nine  years  of  age,  is  married  and  is  acting 
as  manager  of  his  father's  business.  He  attended  college  and  displays  a  special 
talent  as  a  draftsman.  Jrjse])h,  thirty-three  years  of  age,  is  acting  as  superintend- 
ent of  the  foundry.  Leo,  thirty  years  of  age,  also  has  supervision  over  a  part  of 
the  business.  Annie  L.,  Lillie  and  Agnes  have  all  attended  college  and  are  cul- 
tured young  ladies,  occupying  an  enviable  position  in  the  social  circles  in  v/hich 
they  move. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  85 

Mr.  Gerst  erected  his  own  home  at  No.  706  Cass  avenue  and  the  family  is 
there  pleasantly  located.  He  voted  with  the  democracy  and  was  a  member  of  the 
St.  Joseph  Catholic  church.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Catholic  Knights  of  Amer- 
ica and  to  the  St.  Louis  Legion  of  Honor.  He  displayed  the  salient  characteristics 
of  the  German  race,  combined  with  the  vigor  and  enterprise  of  the  American 
business  man,  and  the  predominant  qualities  of  these  two  nations  constitute  a 
strong  combination  which  made  him  a  forceful  factor  in  the  industrial  life  of  the 
community.    After  a  useful  and  well  spent  life  he  passed  away  July  6,  1908. 


TAMES  BLACK,  SR. 


There  are  those  who  have  failed  in  winning  success  who  make  the  claim 
that  environment,  influence  or  fortunate  circumstances  enter  largely  into  the  ac- 
complishment of  all  who  gain  prosperity,  but  to  such  carping  criticism  and  lack 
of  appreciation  as  this  it  need  onlv  be  said  that  if  the  individual  will  examine  into 
the  secret  of  success  of  the  great  majority  of  those  who  have  passed  their  fellow 
travelers  on  the  journey  of  life  it  will  be  found  that  their  progress  is  due  not  to 
opportunities  that  do  not  encompass  the  whole  race  but  to  their  wise  and  judicious 
use  of  advantages  which  others  neglect.  \A^ork,  persistent  and  indefatigable  work, 
is  the  basis  of  all  success,  and  verification  of  this  statement  is  found  in  the  life 
record  of  James  Black,  Sr.,  who  for  fifty  years  was  a  leading  contractor  of  St. 
Louis,  within  which  time  he  executed  more  contracts  than  any  other  contractor 
of  the  city.  He  made  a  splendid  record  by  reason  of  the  straightforward  businesi: 
methods  which  he  ever  followed  and  his  record  may  well  serve  as  a  source  of 
inspiration  and  encouragement  to  others  if  they  will  but  follow  the  obvious  les- 
sons which  it  contains. 

Mr.  Black  was  born  March  6,  1829,  at  Killynure,  County  Donegal,  Ireland. 
His  parents  were  John  and  Jane  (^ Woods)  Black  who  owned  a  large  farm,  on 
which  were  born  three  sons  and  two  daughters.  The  son  James  was  educated 
in  a  Donegal  university,  from  which  he  was  graduated  at  an  early  age.  _  He 
excelled  in  mathematics  and  was  a  man  of  extensive  knowledge,  remaining 
throughout  his  entire  life  a  student  of  the  questions  afi'ecting  individual  deveb 
opment  and  the  world's  progress.  In  early  manhood  he  studied  for  the  ministry 
and  had  comprehensive  knowledge  of  theology  but  determined  to  devote  his 
time  and  talents  to  business  affairs.  While  a  young  man  he  was  an  enthusiast 
on  the  subject  of  athletic  sports  and  devoted  considerable  time  to  hunting  and 
fishing  in  early  youth.  He  never  neglected  life's  lessons,  however,  and  his  busi- 
ness career  was  marked  by  that  steady  progression  which  indicated  constantly 
expanding  powers. 

Mr.  Black  arrived  in  the  United  States  in  1849  and  devoted  two  years  to 
work  on  the  canal  at  Pittsburg.  Pennsylvania.  He  then  came  to  St.  Louis  and 
completed  his  trade  as  a  mason  and  in  1855  became  general  superintendent  for 
the  Lvnch  &  AIcFadden  Company.  He  was  thus  identified  with  building  inter- 
ests until  1861,  when  he  left  for  California  and  devoted  five  years  to  mining. 
He  then  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  1866  and  organized  the  firm  of  Black  &  Davis, 
which  continued  until  the  death  of  the  senior  partner.  Later  partnership  rela- 
tions existed  and  in  1892  the  present  firm  was  organized  under  the  name  of  the 
James  Black  Alasonry  &  Contracting  Company.  Throughout  the  years  of  his 
active  connection  wath  business  interests  here  ]\Ir.  Black  occupied  a  prominent 
position  as  a  representative  of  his  chosen  line  of  activity.  He  kept  in  touch 
with  the  advancement  which  has  been  continuously  made  in  building  lines  and 
always  stood  for  that  which  was  highest  and  best  in  building  construction.  Many 
of  the  fine  office  buildings,  business  blocks  and  residences  of  St.  Louis  stand  as 
monuments  to  his  skill,  'thrift  and  ability.  His  business  brought  him  into  close 
contact  with  manv  of  the  active  business  men  of  the  citv  and  all  who  knew  him 


86  ■  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

entertained  for  him  that  respect  and  regard  which  are  uniformly  the  tribute  to 
genuine  worth.  As  his  business  increased,  bringing  him  added  prosperity,  he 
extended  his  efforts  into  other  Hues  although  all  were  of  a  kindred  nature.  He 
organized  the  James  Black  Realty  Company  in  1900  and  became  its  president; 
he"  was  also  the  president  of  the  Grafton  Quarry  Company  and  the  Dolmite 
Quarry  Company ;  and  he  had  a  large  interest  in  the  Frisco  Building  Company. 
tTie  Kugarok  Realty  Company  &  Hotel  Company,  the  November  Inyestment 
Company  and  other  large  concerns  in  Aiissouri,  Washington  and  Alaska. 

In  1861  ]\Ir.  Black  organized  a  company  of  volunteers  of  which  he  was 
elected  captain  but  at  that  time  the  United  States  government  had  plenty  of 
troops  and  the  company  disbanded.  In  1865  he  became  a  member  of  the  Odd 
Fellows  society  and  in  i860  he  joined  the  temperance  lodge,  called  Lily  of  the 
Valley.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  w'as  a  strict  temperance  man  and  did  all 
he  could  to  inculcate  these  principles  among  those  with  whom  he  w^as  associated. 
His  religous  faith  w-as  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  no  man  more  earnestly 
attempted  to  shape  his  life  in  conformity  to  the  principles  of  the  Christian  religion. 

On  the  3d  of  January,  1867,  in  St.  Louis,  ]\Iissouri,  Mr.  Black  was  united  in 
marriage  to  ]\Iiss  Sarah  Barry,  a  daughter  of  Edmund  Barry,  a  descendant  of 
Commodore  Barry.  Their  sons  and  daughters  are :  Jane,  the  widow  of  Richard 
\\'eisel ;  George  S. ;  James  W. ;  Emma  A. ;  William  D.,  professor  of  otology  and 
laryngology  at  Barnes  University ;  Charles  L. ;  Sarah  B. ;  and  Albert  E.,  a  civil 
engineer.     There  is  also  one  grandson,  James  H.  Weisel. 

After  a  useful  and  well  spent  life,  Mr.  Black  passed  away  June  9,  1907. 
Perhaps  no  better  estimate  of  his  character  can  be  given  than  by  quoting  from 
his  old  time  associate  and  dearest  friend,  the  man  who  perhaps  knew  him  better 
than  any  one  outside  of  his  family — Porter  White.  After  fifty  years'  associa- 
tion with  ISlv.  Black,  Mr.  White  said:  "He  was  one  of  the  grandest  men  the 
Lord  ever  created.  He  fulfilled  his  mission  of  doing  good  to  mankind  and  he 
did  his  part  toward  making  the  world  happier  and  better  for  his  participation  in 
its  aflfairs  in  a  self-sacrificing  noble  manner.  He  never  spoke  ill  of  any  one  but 
on  the  other  hand  tried  to  help  struggling  humanity.  His  success  in  life  was  due 
to  his  upright  honorable  methods  of  conducting  business,  his  sterling  integrity 
and  nobility  of  purpose.  His  record  was  as  an  open  book  and  each  page  was  a 
brilliant  tribute  to  the  sturdy  lessons  of  life  well  learned  and  thoroughly  per- 
formed." 


CONDE  LOUIS  BENOIST. 

Conde  Louis  Benoist,  giving  his  personal  supervision  to  private  business 
affairs  and  investments,  is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  families  of  St. 
Louis  and  has  back  of  him  an  ancestry  bono  -able  and  distinguished.  The  name 
of  Benoist  has  figured  prominently  in  the  anr.als  of  the  southwest  for  more  than 
a  century  and  in  his  private  Dusiness  career  Mr.  Benoist  is  making  a  record 
which  is  in  harmony  with  that  of  his  forebears.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  on 
the  present  site  of  the  Wright  building  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  Pine  streets, 
in  r3ctober,  1846. 

His  father,  Louis  Auguste  Benoist,  a  pioneer  banker  and  financier  of  the 
city,  was  born  August  13,  1803,  in  St.  Louis,  which  was  then  a  little  French 
village  under  Spanish  control.  He  was  a  son  of  Francois  Marie  Benoist  and 
his  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Charles  Sanguinet,  and  both  were  numbered 
among  those  who  laid  the  foundation  of  the  present  metropolis  of  the  southwest 
and  the  fourth  city  of  the  Union.  Both  the  parents  were  of  noted  families. 
Francois  Marie  Benoist  was  the  only  son  of  Jacques  Louis  Benoist,  the  eldest 
son  of  Antoine  Gabriel  Francois  Benoist,  chevalier  of  the  Royal  and  Military 
Order  of  St.  Ivniis,  received  from  Louis  XV  of  France  in  recognition  of  his 
distinguished    service   with    the    French    army    between    1735    and    1760.      The 


L.    A.    BENOIST 


88  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Benoists  were  of  an  old  and  illustrious  French  family  descended  directly  from 
Guillaume  Benoist,  chamberlain  of  Charles  VII  of  France  in  1437. 

Francois  !Marie  Benoist,  grandfather  of  Conde  L.  Benoist  of  this  review, 
was  born  in  }iIontreal,  Canada,  and  in  the  maternal  line  was  a  great-grandson 
of  Lemovne  de  Sainte  Helene,  the  second  of  the  famous  sons  of  the  renowned 
Charles  Lemoyne  and  brother  of  De  Bienville,  founder  of  New  Orleans,  and 
D'Iberville.  who  was  the  first  to  enter  the  mouth  of  the  ^Mississippi  river  and 
was  one  of  the  greatest  captains  of  his  day.  Francois  Marie  Benoist  acquired 
his  education  in  Laval  University  in  Quebec  and  when  yet  a  young  man  made 
his  way  to  the  French  city  of  St.  Louis.  Like  many  of  his  contemporaries,  he 
became  a  fur  trader  and  very  prosperous,  so  that  his  family  enjoyed  all  the 
social  and  educational  advantages. 

Louis  A.  Benoist,  as  stated,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  August  13,  1803, 
acquired  his  early  education  under  private  tutors  and  at  one  time  was  a  pupil 
of  Judg'e  Tompkins,  later  one  of  the  territorial  judges  of  Missouri.  Subse- 
quently he  was  sent  to  St.  Thomas  College  in  Kentucky  under  Dominican 
priests.  He  thence  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  after  three  years  began  the  study 
of  medicine  under  Dr.  Trudeau,  a  pioneer  physician,  who  directed  his  reading 
for  two  years.  It  was  not  his  intention,  however,  to  become  a  practitioner  and 
when  two  years  had  passed  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  Horatio 
Cozzens  and  was  eventually  admitted  to  the  bar.  He  then  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  the  well  known  Pierre  Provenchere,  with  whom  he  was  associated  in 
practice  until  his  father  desired  him  to  go  to  France  to  settle  his  grandfather's 
estate.  His  trip  abroad  was  made  in  a  sailing  vessel  and  after  a  voyage  of  six 
weeks  he  reached  the  home  of  his  ancestors.  His  return  trip  was  a  thrilling 
and  perilous  one,  for  in  the  wreck  in  the  Bay  of  Biscay  he  almost  lost  his  life. 
Finally,  however,  he  was  picked  up  by  another  vessel  and  eventually  reached 
home.  He  then  devoted  his  attention  to  financial  affairs.  Nature  seemed  to 
have  intended  him  for  a  commercial  rather  than  a  legal  career.  Accordingly 
he  opened  a  real-estate  and  brokerage  office  and  in  the  conduct  of  his  business 
represented  many  capitalists  in  investments  and  loans.  He  secured  a  very  exten- 
sive clientage  and  the  success  which  he  met  in  that  undertaking  prompted  him 
to  regularly  enter  the  banking  business  in  1832.  The  new  enterprise  proved  a 
marked  success  and  in  1838  he  established  a  branch  house  in  New  Orleans 
under  the  firm  name  of  Benoist  &  Hackney,  which  later  became  Benoist,  Shaw 
&  Company.  These  two  institutions  at  St.  Louis  and  New  Orleans  ranked 
among  the  strongest  financial  enterprises  of  the  southwest.  In  1842,  however, 
the  St.  Louis  house  was  temporarily  compelled  to  suspend  on  account  of  the 
financial  panic  of  the  previous  years,  but  very  soon  they  weathered  the  storm 
and  the  bank  doors  were  again  open  under  most  favorable  conditions.  All 
depositors  were  paid  in  full  and  this  so  increased  the  confidence  in  the  institu- 
tion that  it  became  stronger  than  ever.  Mr.  Benoist  was  justly  considered  one 
of  the  most  eminent  financiers  of  the  west  in  his  day,  as  well  as  one  of  its  most 
progressive  men.  He  seemed  to  possess  almost  intuitive  wisdom  in  determining 
the  value  and  possibilities  of  a  business  situation  and  his  investments  were 
therefore  most  carefully  and  judiciously  made.  During  the  widespread  finan- 
cial panic  of  1857,  when  banks  throughout  the  country  were  in  trouble,  the  insti- 
tution which  he  established  in  .St.  Louis  went  through  the  storm  unquestioned 
and  unhurt,  for  the  public  had  the  utmost  trust  in  the  honor  and  fidelity  of  him 
who  stood  at  the  head  of  the  institution.  While  he  saw  in  his  earlier  business 
career  some  dark  days,  his  financial  valuation  at  his  death  was  five  million 
dollars.  He  passed  away  in  1867,  while  sojourning  in  Cuba.  He  was  a  man 
of  broad  capabilities  anrl  well  developed  powers,  with  thorough  understanding 
of  medicine,  the  law  and  general  literature,  while  as  a  banker  and  financier  he 
was   unequaled   in   his  day   in   the  southwest.     He  stood  as  a  central  figure  in 


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money  circles,  enjoying"  the  admiration  of  all,  the  full  trust  of  his  contemporaries 
and  the  thorough  respect  of  his  colleagues. 

Louis  A.  Benoist  was  married  three  times  and  had  seventeen  children. 
He  first  wedded  Miss  Barton,  of  Cahokia,  Illinois,  and  their  only  child  died  in 
infancy.  For  his  second  wife  he  chose  Miss  Hackney,  of  Philadelphia,  Penn- 
sylvania, and  their  children  were :  Sanguinet  H. ;  Anne  Eliza,  who  became  the 
wife  of  Dr.  Montrose  A.  Fallen ;  Louise  A.,  the  wife  of  Cornelius  Tompkins ; 
Esther  A.,  the  wife  of  William  F.  Nast;  and  Conde  L.  Benoist,  of  this  review. 
By  the  third  marriage,  to  ]\Iiss  Sarah  E.  Wilson,  of  New  Jersey,  there  were 
born  the  following  named:  Henry;  Eugene  H.;  M.  Clemence,  who  is  the  wife 
of  Charles  A.  Faris  and  has  one  son,  Charleville  Benoist  Faris ;  Helen  A.,  the 
wife  of  John  F.  Carton  ;  Louis  A. ;  Theodore ;  Leo  De  Smet ;  and  Howard. 

Conde  L.  Benoist  attended  the  Jesuit  College  of  St.  Louis  and  also  of  Ken- 
tucky and  after  leaving  school  became  a  clerk  in  the  bank  of  L.  A.  Benoist  & 
Company,  where  he  remained  for  a  year  or  two.  Following  his  father's  death 
he  devoted  his  attention  to  the  supervision  of  property  which  he  inherited  as 
his  share  of  the  estate,  and  in  his  control  of  this  has  greatly  developed  his  inter- 
ests and  augmented  his  financial  resources  by  judicious  investment  and  careful 
management.  He  is  recognized  as  a  man  of  excellent  business  ability  and  sound 
judgment,  commanding"  the  respect  and  confidence  of  business  associates  and  all 
with  whom  his  transactions  have  brought  him  in  contact. 

In  1870  Mr.  Benoist  was  married  to  Miss  Clemence  C.  Christy,  of  St. 
Louis,  a  representative  of  the  famous  Christy  family.  Their  children  are : 
Conde  A.,  who  was  born  in  1878  and  is  now  associated  with  his  father  in 
business;  Louis  M.,  born  in  1887;  Lami  F.,  born  in  1892;  Clemence  P.;  and 
Marie  B. 

Mr.  Benoist  has  never  sought  to  figure  in  public  life,  possessing  a  nature 
of  quiet  retirement  rather  than  one  which  seeks  publicity.  His  aid  and  influence, 
however,  can  be  counted  upon  to  further  his  city's  welfare  and  he  is  everywhere 
regarded  as  a  most  worthy  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  honored 
families  of  St.  Louis. 


LAUREXXE  HARRIGAN. 

St.  Louis  has  had  no  more  efficient  chief  of  police  than  was  Laurence  Harri- 
gan,  now  deceased,  who  at  different  times  served  as  the  chief  executive  officer 
in  maintaining  the  rights  and  liberties  of  the  law-abiding  people.  He  was  born 
in  the  County  of  Limerick,  Ireland,  June  15,  1834,  a  son  of  James  and  Johanna 
(Scanlan)   Harrigan,  the  former  a  farmer  by  occupation. 

In  the  schools  of  his  native  land  Laurence  Harrigan  acquired  a  fair  educa- 
tion and  in  1848,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  New 
York,  where  he  began  learning  the  shoemaker's  trade.  He  remained  in  that  city 
until  the  year  1853  and  then  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  again  worked  at  his 
trade  but  at  length  the  close  confinement  made  it  necessary  that  he  give  his  atten- 
tion to  other  pursuits  and  in  June,  1857,  he  ceased  to  work  at  the  bench  and 
became  connected  with  the  police  force.  It  was  through  the  influence  of  the 
Hon.  Frank  P.  Blair,  in  whom  IMajor  Llarrigan  at  all  times  found  a  stanch  friend, 
that  he  received  his  appointment.  His  ability  and  fidelity  soon  won  him  promo- 
tion and  within  two  years  he  was  made  sergeant.  In  that  position  his  merit  won 
him  early  recognition  and  he  was  later  promoted  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant.  In 
1868  he  became  chief  of  detectives  and  in  that  connection  made  a  most  commend- 
able reputation.  The  Harrigan  administration  of  the  detective  branch  of  the 
police  department  was  replete  with  some  of  the  cleverest  work  ever  known  in  the 
United  States.     His  name  in  this  connection  became  known  from  New  York  to 


90  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

San  Francisco  and  he  succeeded  in  bringing  some  of  the  notorious  culprits  of 
the  country  to  justice.  Remaining-  an  active  member  of  the  pohce  force  until 
1870.  Major  Harrigan  then  resigned  in  order  to  engage  in  the  livery  business, 
but  he  had  in  the  meantime  become  deeply  attached  to  the  work  of  the  police 
department  and.  giving  over  his  livery  business  to  the  charge  of  his  son,  Lau- 
rence P.  Harrigan,  Jr.,  he  accepted  the  appointment  of  chief  of  police.  On  the 
1st  of  June,  1874,  he  once  more  resigned  and  on  the  i8th  of  November,  1875, 
was  elected  to  the  state  legislature.  He  proved  an  able  working  member  of  the 
house,  being  connected  with  much  of  the  constructive  work  done  in  the  committee 
rooms.  It  was  he  who  conceived  the  idea  and  secured  the  passage  of  a  bill  known 
as  the  "Harrigan  anti  horse  shark  bill"  and  which,  becoming  a  law,  is  often 
quoted  in  the  courts.  On  the  8th  of  January,  1884,  Major  Harrigan  again  joined 
the  police  force  and  continued  as  its  chief  until  May  4,  1886,  when  he  resigned 
to  accept  an  appointment  from  President  Grover  Cleveland,  who  made  him. 
appraiser  of  the  port.  On  the  expiration  of  his  term  in  the  government  service 
in  1890,  the  name  of  JMajor  Harrigan  again  figured  in  connection  with  the  police 
service  of  the  citv  and  he  remained  continuously  as  chief  until  May  i,  1898,  when 
he  resigned,  retiring  permanently  from  the  office.  Under  his  guidance  the  work 
of  the  department  had  been  thoroughly  systematized  and  stringent  resolutions 
were  adopted  for  the  protection  of  the  interests  of  the  city  through  police  care 
and  regulation.  That  he  was  again  and  again  called  to  the  office  was  proof  of 
his  marked  ability  and  loyalty  and  there  is  no  name  which  has  had  more  honorable 
association  with  the  police  service  of  the  city  than  that  of  Alajor  Harrigan. 

In  June.  1855,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Major  Harrigan  and  Miss 
Suzanne  Cole,  a  ladv  of  Alsatian  French  parentage,  who,  however,  was  born  in 
Bavaria  and  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  in  early  girlhood.  By  this  marriage 
there  were  four  children,  Laura  M.,  Laurence  P.,  Susan  E.  and  Philip  S.,  but 
the  last  named  died  in  infancy.  In  religious  faith  Major  Harrigan  was  a  devout 
Catholic  and  always  an  enthusiastic  supporter  of  the  church.  He  never  had 
occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  come  to  America  in  his  youthful  days, 
for  he  found  opportunities  here  that  led  him  to  a  position  of  prominence,  plac- 
ing him  for  many  years  in  a  conspicuous  position  in  the  municipal  life  of  St. 
Louis.  His  fellow-townsmen  came  to  know  and  to  honor  him  for  his  sterling 
worth  and  he  made  a  record  for  public  service  over  which  there  fell  no  shadow 
of  wrong  or  suspicion  of  evil. 


AIEREDITH  MARTIN,  JR. 

Mcreflith  ]\Iartin,  Jr.,  is  the  efficient  cashier  of  Joseph  Glaser  &  Son,  stock 
brokers.  In  this  ca])acity  he  has  been  officiating  since  1898.  During  his  business 
career  ^Ir.  Martin  has  served  in  many  responsible  positions  and  is  accounted 
one  of  the  most  proficient  and  reliable  men  in  the  commercial  circles  of  the  city. 
He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  his  parents  being  Dr.  Meredith  and  Eliza  (Gay) 
Martin. 

The  public  schools  afforded  Mr.  Martin  his  early  education.  Completing 
his  study  in  the  grammar-school  branches  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  he  became 
a  student  at  the  Edward  Wyman's  College.  In  this  institution  he  pursued  a  two 
years'  course  of  study  and  was  graduated.  Immediately  he  became  affiliated  with 
Gay  &  Ilanenkamp,  wholesale  grocers,  working  for  this  firm  as  a  clerk  for  the 
period  of  one  year.  Here  he  acquired  his  first  business  experience  and  showed 
himself  to  be  possessed  of  the  qualities  necessary  to  enable  him  to  rise  in  the 
commercial  world. 

Resigning  his  position  with  this  firm,  Mr.  Martin  entered  the  employ  of  the 
St,  Louis  National  Bank,  in  the  capacity  of  a  collector,  in  which  position  he 
served  for  about  a  year.     His  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  institution,  attentive* 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUiY.  91 

ness  to  duty  and  business  ability  en.abled  him  to  ascend  from  one  station  of  trust 
to  another  until  he  was  finally  made  ]Daying-  teller.  In  the  latter  capacity  he 
worked  for  some  time  when  he  resigned  after  eight  years'  connection  with  thai 
bank  and  entered  the  stock  brokerage  business  for  himself.  Remaining  in  busi 
ness  for  the  period  of  one  year,  he  sold  out  and  accepted  the  position  of  cashie. 
for  Jones,  Edwards  &  Company,  wholesale  liquor  dealers.  Resigning  this  posi- 
tion after  a  few  years  of  satisfactory  service,  he  was  engaged  as  cashier  for  A.  J 
Weil  &  Company  Stock  &  Foreign  Exchange.  ^Ir.  Weil  sold  his  interest  in  the 
firm  and  it  became  known  under  its  present  name,  Joseph  Glaser  &  Sons.  Mr, 
IMartin  was  retained  as  cashier,  in  wdiich  capacity  he  is  now  serving. 

Mr.  Alartin  was  united  in  marriage  to  Aliss  Lilv  [Millen  in  Alton,  Illinois 
April  20,  1888.  Their  only  child,  Josephine,  is  a  pupil  of  the  public  schools.  In 
politics  Air.  Martin  believes  in  the  fundamental  character  of  the  principles  of  the 
republican  party  and  uses  his  influence  in  working  for  the  success  of  its  candi- 
dates. His  religious  faith  is  apparent  upon  mention  that  he  is  a  ]\Iethodist.  He 
resides  at  4443  \\'ashington  boulevard,  where  he  owns  a  beautiful  home. 


WILLIAM  CHADICK  FORDYCE. 

\\'illiam  Chadick  Fordyce.  whose  diverse  and  extensive  interests  make  him 
a  factor  in  the  city's  development  along  modern  lines  of  progress  resulting  from 
intense  activity,  is  perhaps  best  known  as  the  vice  president  of  the  Common- 
wealth Trust  Company,  and  yet  is  connected  with  many  other  important  finan- 
cial, commercial  and  industrial  concerns.  He  was  born  November  28,  1871.  in 
Huntsville,  Alabama.  His  father,  Samuel  W.  Fordyce,  a  native  of  Ohio,  came 
to  St.  Louis  in  1885  and  has  since  been  extensively  engaged  in  the  building  and 
operation  of  railways  and  is  also  associated  with  many  other  business  interests. 
He  is  still  verv  active  and  well  known  in  financial  circles  as  a  promoter  of  large 
interests  of  far-reaching  effect  and  importance.  The  Fordyce  family  came  orig- 
inallv  from  the  Highlands  of  Scotland,  the  founder  of  the  family  in  America 
arriving  about  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century.  Representatives  of  the  family 
have  since  been  prominent  in  successive  generations  in  West  Virginia  and  west- 
ern Pennsylvania.  The  mother  of  William  C.  Fordyce  was  in  her  maidenhood 
Susan  Elizabeth  Chadick,  descended  from  English  and  Welsh  ancestry.  The 
family  was  founded  originallv  in  North  Carolina,  whence  a  removal  was  made 
to  Kentucky  with  the  emigration  that  accompanied  Daniel  Boone  about  1765. 
The  family  has  since  been  represented  in  Kentucky  and  middle  Tennessee.  Wil- 
liam C.  Fordyce  is  the  second  of  four  children,  all  yet  living.  His  brother,  John 
R..  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cotton  machinery  at  Little  Rock,  Arkansas. 
The  sister,  Jane,  is  the  wife  of  Major  David  S.  Stanley  of  the  United  States 
army,  now  on  duty  at  Washington,  D.  C,  while  the  youngest  brother,  Samuel  W. 
Fordyce,  Jr.,  is  an  attorney  at  law  of  this  city. 

In  his  earlv  boyhood  the  family  removed  to  Arkansas,  and  there  William 
C.  Fordyce  remained  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis. 
He  acquired  his  education  here  under  private  tutors  and  through  extensive  travel, 
also  pursuing  a  college  course  in  Harvard  L^niversity  to  his  graduation  with  the 
class  of  1895.  He  has  since  been  identified  with  railroad  interests  in  the  lines 
of  organization,  construction  and  promotion,  and  has  also  been  a  cooperant  factor 
in  the  development  of  many  steam  and  electric  railways,  manufacturing  and  bank- 
ing enterprises,  gas  and  water  works  and  various  industries  in  many  parts  of  the 
country.  In  1905  he  became  vice  president  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Com- 
pany, to  which  he  has  since  devoted  much  of  his  time,  although  still  continuing 
his  activity  in  his  numerous  other  enterprises.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Little 
Rock  &  Hot  Springs  Western  Railway  Company;  vice  president  of  the  Hot 
Springs  Street  Railway  Company ;  vice  president  of  the  Hot  Springs  Water,  Gas 


^2  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

&  Electric  Company ;  vice  president  of  the  Planters  Hotel  Company  of  St.  Louis ; 
vice  president  of  the  Hotel  Jefferson  Company  of  St.  Louis ;  and  vice  president 
-of  the  Thomas-Fordyce  iManufacturing  Company  of  Little  Rock,  Arkansas.  He 
is  a  man  of  indefatigable  energy,  who  knows  no  idle  moments,  his  time  being 
•completelv  occupied  in  his  manifold  duties  in  connection  with  the  organization 
and  management  of  the  various  concerns  with  which  he  is  now  connected.  His 
labors  have  been  of  an  important  character  in  the  communities  where  he  has 
operated,  his  business  interests  always  being  of  that  kind  which  have  prompted 
general  development  and  progress  as  well  as-  individual  success. 

On  the  1 6th  of  June,  1902,  Air.  Fordyce  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Chris- 
tine Orrick,  a  daughter  of  the  late  John  C.  Orrick,  of  St.  Louis,  well  known  as 
an  attorney  here  for  many  years.  They  have  two  children:  William  C,  born 
'  December  25,  1903 ;  and-  Allen  Orrick,  May  5,  1905.  He  indulges  in  literary 
work  and  in  tennis  as  a  source  of  recreation  and  has  also  traveled  quite  exten- 
sively. While  frank  and  genial  in  his  disposition  he  is  also  dignified  in  manner 
and  stands  as  a  high  type  of  the  cultured  gentleman  and  the  progressive  Amer- 
ican whose  intense  and  intelligently  directed  business  activity  has  been  an  element 
in  the  development  of  the  natural  resources  of  the  southwest.  His  seems  to 
Tdc  accumulative  force,  each  new  enterprise  with  which  he  becomes  connected 
developing  rather  than  depleting  his  store  of  energy  and  capability,  his  expanding 
powers  finding  expression  in  the  constantly  gro\ying  number  of  business  interests 
"with  which  he  is  connected. 


HENRY  MARTYN  BLOSSOM. 

Henry  Alartyn  Blossom,  prominent  as  a  representative  of  insurance  inter- 
ests in  the  west,  stands  as  a  successful  business  man  and  yet  does  not  belong  to 
that  class  who  have  sacrificed  every  other  interest  in  life  in  order  to  attain 
business  prominence  and  prosperity.  On  the  contrary,  his  has  been  a  well  bal- 
anced life  in  which  due  attention  has  been  paid  to  the  interests  of  public  moment 
and  to  the  development  of  aesthetic,  intellectual  and  moral  culture  in  the 
community  in  which  he  has  lived. 

He  was  born  in  ^Madison,  New  York,  in  1833,  a  son  of  Rufus  and  Tirza 
(Farnsworth)  Blossom.  The  family  was  established  in  New  England  in  early 
colonial  days  and  Rufus  Blossom  was  born  in  eastern  Massachusetts.  He 
removed  from  New  England  to  the  Empire  state  and  late  in  life  came  to  the 
middle  west,  passing  away  in  St.  Louis  at  an  advanced  age.  His  wife  died  in 
Indiana,  in  which  state  the  familv  resided  for  some  vears  after  leaving  New 
York. 

In  his  boyhood  days  Henry  ]\I.  Blossom  acquired  a  public-school  education 
and  while  still  a  youth  began  business  life  on  his  own  account.  He  was  identi- 
fied with  what  appears  now  as  one  of  the  picturesque  epochs  in  the  country's 
history — that  of  steamboat  navigation  on  the  Missouri  and  the  Mississippi  rivers. 
It  was  a  period  in  which  the  steamboats  were  well  termed  "floating  palaces" 
and  the  greater  part  of  travel  was  done  in  this  way,  the  Mississippi,  the  Missouri 
and  other  rivers  being  the  great  highways,  for  the  era  of  railroad  transportation 
"had  not  yet  dawned  in  the  west  and  south. 

Coming  to  St.  Louis  in  1852,  Mr.  Blossom  was  made  second  clerk  on  a 
boat  of  which  his  brother.  Captain  C.  D.  Blossom,  was  then  the  first  clerk.  A 
few  years  later  he  purchased  his  brother's  interest  in  this  boat  and  thus  became 
part  owner  and  first  clerk,  continuing  in  this  capacity  on  the  "Polar  Star,"  later 
on  the  "Morning  Star"  and  still  later  on  the  "Hiawatha."  He  was  thus  engaged 
until  just  before  the  Civil  war  and  he  then  retired  to  engage  in  the  insurance 
business,   which    has   since   claimcfl    liis   attention.      He   was   first   ofificiallv   con- 


H.    M.    BLOSSOM 


£)4  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

nected  with  the  Glohe  ^lutual  Insurance  Company,  a  local  corporation,  as  its 
secretary,  and  continued  with  that  company  up  to  the  time  of  the  Chicago  fire. 
He  then  accepted  the  agency  of  other  companies  and  began  the  development  of 
his  business,  which  by  careful  control  and  sound  judgment  has  grown  into  one 
of  the  great  insurance  agencies  of  the  west.  ]\Ir.  Blossom  acts  as  representative 
of  manv  foreign  as  well  as  domestic  companies.  He  had  formed  a  wide 
acquaintance  during  his  connection  with  steamboat  interests  and  his  unfailing 
courtesy,  his  intelligence  and  geniality  had  made  him  very  popular  and  gained 
him  manv  friends  who  extended  their  patronage  to  him  after  he  entered  the 
field  of  insurance. 

Following  his  location  in  St.  Louis,  Air.  Blossom  soon  became  recognized 
as  a  representative  business  man  and  citizen,  not  alone  because  of  his  position 
and  influence  in  insurance  circles,  but  also  by  reason  of  his  active  and  helpful 
cooperation  in  many  movements  of  direct  benefit  to  the  city  in  other  ways. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  Mercantile  Clubs  and  is  one  of  the  original 
members  of  the   Noonday   Club. 

]\lr.  Blosiom  had  been  a  resident  of  the  west  for  only  a  brief  period  when 
he  returned  to  his  old  home  in  New  York  and  was  married  there  to  Miss  Susan 
H.  Brigham,  with  whom  he  had  been  acquainted  from  his  childhood.  Her 
father  was  Salmon  Brigham,  a  well  known  leather  manufacturer  and  a  man 
of  prominence.  To  them  were  born  three  sons  and  two  daughters.  The  eldest 
of  the  sons,  Edmund  Dwight,  is  associated  with  his  father  in  business.  The 
second  son,  Russell,  died  six  months  after  his  mother's  death,  in  August,  1896. 
The  third  son,  Henry  M.  Blossom,  Jr.,  is  now  a  resident  of  New  York  and  is 
known  throughout  the  country  as  an  author,  librettist  and  playwright.  Promi- 
nent among  his  productions  is  the  well  known  play  Checkers,  dramatized  by 
him  from  his  widely  read  story  of  that  title.  He  is  also  the  author  of  the  Yan- 
kee Consul,  in  which  the  actor  Raymond  Hitchcock  starred ;  Mile.  Modiste  and 
The  Prima  Donna,  written  for  Fritzi  Scheff ;  and  the  Red  Mill,  written  for  the 
comedians,  ^Montgomery  and  Stone,  all  of  these  productions  having  had  almost 
phenomenal  success.  Henry  M.  Blossom,  Jr.,  is  a  young  man  of  ability  and 
talent,  with  a  clear  perception  of  enlightened  public  taste  and  of  the  best  dramatic 
and  operatic  forms. 

Henry  M.  Blossom,  of  St.  Louis,  became  a  member  of  the .  Presbyterian 
church  soon  after  locating  here  and  has  taken  a  great  interest  in  all  branches 
of  church  work,  being  an  elder  of  this  church  for  more  than  twenty-five  years 
and  for  forty  years  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  and  the  directing  genius 
of  the  choir.  He  has  always  given  his  influence  to  those  interests  which  pro- 
mote culture  ir;  lines  of  art,  which  work  for  the' christianizing  of  the  race  and 
whicli  recoo-nize  the  common  brotherhood  of  man. 


Samuel  m.  lederer. 

Prominent  among  the  men  to  whom  the  city  of  St.  Louis  is  indebted  for 
the  erection  of  many  of  its  most  imposing  structures  is  Samuel  M.  Lederer,  who 
has  been  president  of  the  Pickel  Stone  Company  for  the  past  sixteen  years.  The 
offices  and  yards  of  the  company  are  located  at  No.  1320  Old  Manchester  road. 
Mr.  Lederer  commenced  his  career  with  the  advantages  of  an  excellent  education. 
This,  however,  while  hclfjful  to  him  in  some  measure,  was  not  alone  that  to  which 
was  attributable  the  success  with  which  his  efiforts  have  been  crowned.  He 
possessed  practical  ability  as  well  as  theoretical  energy  and  by  thoughtful  and 
provident  transactions  was  able  to  make  the  world  his  servant  to  the  extent  of 
afi^ording  him  as  comjK-nsation  for  his  energetic  application  a  prosperous  career. 
Throughfiut  his  life  he  has  been  noted  for  his  aggressive  spirit.  Ambition  has 
aKvavs  characterized  jiim  and   from  liis  youth  he  has  labored  with  firm  resolu- 


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tion  and  devotion  to  business  to  become  independent  and  useful  in  the  commer- 
cial world. 

Air.  Lederer  was  born  in  New  York  city,  September  28,  1853,  and  is  the  son 
of  Samuel  and  ]\lary  Lederer.  His  fatlier  was  a  native  of  Austria,  where  he 
received  a  liberal  education  in  the  common  schools.  Upon  completing  his  studies 
he  entered  a  tannery  as  an  apprentice  and,  having  remained  at  this  occupation 
sufficient  time  to  familiarize  himself  with  the  business,  he  launched  out  in  the 
enterprise  for  himself.  After  having  accumulated  considerable  means  he  came 
to  America  in  1844,  and  pursued  the  same  enterprise  in  New  Brunswick,  New 
Jersey,  where  he  still  continues  an  active  life,  managing  the  afifairs  of  an  exten- 
sive business  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-five  years. 

His  preliminary  education  Samuel  1\I.  Lederer  obtained  in  private  schools  of 
New  York  city,  where  he  remained  until  he  had  attained  the  age  of  fourteen 
years.  He  then  attended  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York,  where  he  was  a 
student  for  four  years.  After  pursuing  the  study  of  law  for  a  period  of  two 
years  he  engaged  in  a  mercantile  business  in  New  York  city.  This  he  had  fol- 
lowed for  three  years  and  then  he  came  to  St.  Louis  county.  He  had  been  in  the 
latter  place  but  a  short  time  when  he  became  interested  in  a  stone  quarry  in  Mer- 
rimac  Highlands  and  for  four  years  he  employed  quite  a  number  of  men  in  work- 
ing it,  greatly  to  his  advantage  from  a  pecuniary  standpoint.  In  the  meantime 
he  purchased  an  interest  in  the  Pickel  Stone  Company,  one  of  the  largest  con- 
cerns of  the  kind  in  the  vicinity,  and  of  this  concern  he  became  president  in  the 
year  1892.  During  his  career  he  has  been  very  successful  and  has  succeeded  in 
adding  greatly  to  the  proportions  of  his  business.  Among  the  valuable  proper- 
ties of  which  Mr.  Lederer  is  the  owner  is  the  Washington  Hotel,  which  he  con- 
structed himself,  and  other  important  buildings  in  the  city  v/hich  he  erected  are 
the  \A^ashington  L^niversity  buildings,  the  Manual  Training  School,  Smith  Acad- 
emy, the  Rialto  building,  new  Brown  Shoe  Company  building,  the  Silk  Exchange. 
Mary  Institute  building,  new  city  hall,  all  of  the  Carnegie  libraries,  the  new  Coli- 
seum, St.  Francis  de  Sales  Catholic  church,  entrance  to  Monticello  Seminary  at 
Godfrey,  Illinois,  the  Graham  Paper  Companv  buildings,  a  part  of  the  Anheuser- 
Busch  plant,  the  Lister  building  and  the  Dulanv  Realty  building. 

Mr.  Lederer  has  also  constructed  a  number  of  private  residences,  among 
which  are  those  ow-ned  by  Dr.  Tuholske,  W.  C.  G.  Luyties,  Oscar  Johnson,  Theo- 
dore Hemmelmann,  Samuel  Kennard,  G.  W.  Brown.  J.  H.  Allen  and  Dr.  Nichol's 
church.  Air.  Lederer  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  the  building  industry 
in  St.  Louis. 

On  January  2,  1884,  Air.  Lederer  was  united  in  marriage,  in  New  York  city, 
to  Miss  Augusta  Bodenheimer.  They  have  four  children :  Airs.  Jeanette  Hirsch- 
berg,  of  New  York  city;  Lucile,  a  junior  at  Washington  LTniversity  ;  Alarie,  a 
junior  at  Central  high  school ;  and  James,  wdio  is  attending  the  Alanual  Training 
School,  with  the  view  of  becoming  a  civil  engineer.  James,  although  but  sixteen 
years  of  age,  is  manager  of  the  school  paper  known  as  The  Voice.  The  family 
reside  at  No.  3412  Washington  avenue,  where  they  have  a  beautiful  home.  Air. 
Lc  l:rer  has  under  construction  at  present  an  elegant  residence  on  Lindell  Ter- 
race, opposite  Forest  park,  which  he  intends  to  occupy  upon  its  completion. 


CHARLES  ERNEST  SWINGLEY. 

The  year  which  chronicled  the.  proclamation  of  American  independence  also 
witnessed  the  arrival  in  America  of  the  progenitor  of  the  Locher  family,  from 
whom  Charles  E.  Swingley  is  descended  in  the  maternal  line,  although  his  ances- 
try is  traced  back  to  a  much  more  remote  period  than  the  year  1 776.  His  par- 
ents were  George  and  Anna  Elizabeth  (Locher)  Swingley.  His  father  was  a 
descendant  of  Ulrich  Zwingli,  a  distinguished  Swiss  nobleman  and  reformer,  who 


96  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  born  in  1484  at  W'ildhaus,  St.  Gall,  Switzerland,  and  lost  his  life  in  the  bat- 
tle of  Kappel,  October  11,  1531.  The  Locher  family  is  also  of  Swiss  lineage, 
descended  from  Jacob  Philip  Locher,  a  statesman  of  Switzerland,  who  was  largely- 
instrumental  in  including  the  city  of  Zurich  in  the  Rhenish  alliance,  a  federa- 
tion of  German-Swiss  cities.  Francis  Antoine  Locher,  a  membei  of  the  family 
in  the  eighteenth  century,  settled  in  Bohemia,  where  he  became  the  imperial  san- 
itary otKcial.  He  was  the  grandfather  of  Flenry  Locher,  who  in  1776  became 
the  founder  of  the  family  in  America,  establishing  his  home  in  Washington 
countv,  ^Maryland,  where  he  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  and  is  accredited 
with  having  been  the  first  farmer  to  cultivate  red  clover  in  this  country. 

George  and  Anna  Elizabeth  (Locher)  Swingley  were  residents  of  Ogle 
county,  Illinois,  at  the  time  of  the  birth  of  their  son,  Charles  E.,  on  the  4th  of 
January,  1849.  -^^  the  usual  age  he  began  his  education  as  a  district  school  stu- 
dent and  subsequently  continued  his  studies  in  the  public  schools  of  Mount  Mor- 
ris, Illinois.  He  accompanied  his  parents  on  their  removal  in  .1858  to  Olathe, 
Kansas,  the  entire  distance  of  six  hundred  and  ninety  miles  being  traveled  by 
Avagon.  Charles  E.  Swingley  was  but  nine  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  the  trip 
to  the  west.  Three  years  later  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  spent  some  time 
in  school  and  on  putting  aside  his  text-books,  he  entered  business  life  as  a  brick- 
layer. That  trade  claimed  his  time  and  energies  until  1869,  when  he  became  con- 
nected with  the  city  fire  department  and  for  almost  forty  years  he  has  been  asso- 
ciated with  this  branch  of  the  municipal  service.  His  valor,  loyalty  and  coolness 
in  critical  times  won  him  gradual  promotion,  and  since  1895  he  has  occupied  the 
prominent  position  of  fire  chief  of  St.  Louis.  He  has  made  an  untarnished  record 
as  one  who  has  recognized  and  fulfilled  every  duty.  He  has  labored  also  for  the 
advancement  of  the  department  in  lines  of  efficiency  and  modern  progress,  and 
today  the  well  organized  fire  protection  system  of  St.  Louis  is  to  the  city  a  mat- 
ter of  just  pride.  His  salient  characteristics  are  not  unlike  those  of  his  Swiss 
ancestry,  for  the  same  spirit  of  loyalty  which  L^lrich  Zwingli  manifested  in 
defense  of  his  principles  in  the  fifteenth  century  has  found  exemplification  in  the 
faithful  service  of  Charles  Ernest  Swingley  in  the  connections  of  his  business 
career,  which  have  demanded  the  utmost  personal  bravery  as  well  as  fidelity. 

In  1869  Air.  Swingley  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza  Charlton,  a  daughter  of 
Edward  and  Harriet  Charlton  who,  coming  to  this  country  from  England,  set- 
tled in  St.  Louis  in  185 1.  The  three  sons  of  Air.  Swingley,  Charles  Willoughby, 
Edward  Charlton  and  Benjamin  Ernest,  are  all  yet  living.  In  religious  faith  a 
Alethodist,  Air.  Swingley's  membership  relations  also  include  the  St.  Louis  Coni- 
mandery  of  Knights  Templar,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  American  Legion 
of  Honor.  He  is  a  stalwart  republican,  but  takes  no  active  part  in  politics,  feel- 
ing that  it  would  be  inconsistent  with  his  duties  as  chief  of  the  fire  department. 


CHARLES  ALEXANDER  ASTLEY  EKSTROAIER. 

Charles  Alexander  Astley  Ekstromer,  deceased,  who  was  vice  consul  of 
Sweden,  and  a  leader  in  business,  social  and  political  circles  in  St.  Louis,  was 
born  at  Ballarat,  Australia.  January  28,  1857.  His  grandfather,  Dr.  Carl  John 
I'.kstromer,  was  Sweden's  foremost  surgeon.  His  name  was  originally  Ekstrom, 
but  in  1836,  when  he  was  created  a  member  of  the  nobility,  the  patent  of  nobil- 
ity was  issued  under  the  name  of  Ekstromer.  Fie  stood  without  a  peer  in  sur- 
gical work  in  his  native  country  and  was  a  contemporary  of  Sir  Astley  Cooper, 
the  great  English  surgeon.  John  Melcher,  an  uncle  of  Charles  A.  A.  Ekstromer, 
was  a  member  of  the  upper  house  of  Sweden.  Erik  Christopher  Ekstromer, 
father  of  Charles  A.  A.  I':kstrr)mer,  came  to  America  in  1870,  settling  at  St.  Paul, 
Minnesota,  where  he  rcjjrcsented  the  St.  Louis  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company 
until  he  returned  to  Sweden  in   1873.     Lie  again  came  to  America  in   1884  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  97 

settled  in  Chicago,  where  he  engaged  in  business  until  his  death  in  1891,  at  which 
time  his  son  Charles  became  a  nobleman  at  the  head  of  the  family  of  Ekstromer. 
The  mother,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Emily  Melville,  was  a  native  of  Scot- 
land and  died  in  Australia.  The  family  numbered  twelve  children,  of  whom  nine 
are  living,  only  one  being  an  own  sister  of  our  subject,  however,  while  the  others 
are  children  of  the  father's  second  marriage. 

When  six  years  of  age  Charles  A.  A.  Ekstromer  was  taken  to  Stockholm, 
Sweden,  and  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  there.  Brought 
to  America  by  his  father  when  thirteen  years  of  age,  he  attended  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  and  afterward  engaged  in  the  insurance  business 
in  that  city,  as  a  clerk  in  the  employ  of  S.  S.  Eaton,  with  whom  he  remained  until 
1875.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  Dallas,  where  he  engaged  in  the  insurance 
business  with  John  D.  Kerfoot.  who  was  also  mayor  of  Dallas  at  that  time.  In 
1877  Mr.  Ekstromer  became  a  resident  of  Chicago,  where  he  continued  in  the 
real-estate  business  with  Robert  W.  Dunstan  until  1880,  when  he  started  upon  an 
independent  venture,  continuing  as  a  real-estate  agent  of  Chicago  until  1890.  In 
that  year  he  went  to  New  York  city,  where  he  did  newspaper  work  until  1894, 
after  which  he  was  connected  with  newspaper  interests  in  Washington,  D.  C, 
until  Januarv,  1896 — the  date  of  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis.  Here  he  continued  in 
newspaper  work  until  1898.  when  he  became  manager  of  the  West  Disinfectant 
Company,  which  office  he  tilled  until  his  death.  This  was  a  small  concern  at  the 
time  he  assumed  control,  but  through  his  efforts  the  business  has  become  one  of 
the  leading  enterprises  of  this  kind  in  the  United  States. 

After  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Ekstromer  was  very  successful  and  prom- 
inent. By  his  interest  in  the  city  he  took  an  active  part  in  furthering  its  affairs. 
In  1899  l^e  became  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Manufacturers  Association,  and  at 
the  time  of  his  death  was  a  member  of  tne  executive  council  of  that  organiza- 
tion. In  1898  he  joined  the  St.  Louis  Railway  Club,  and  was  one  of  its  execu- 
tive committee.  In  1902  he  became  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League  and 
was  active  in  its  work,  while  for  many  years  he  was  a  valued  member  of  the 
Apollo  and  Amphion  Clubs,  and  also  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club 
almost  from  its  organization.  He  attained  further  prominence  in  connection  with 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  being  appointed  chairman  of  the  committee 
which  arranged  for  the  celebration  of  Swedish  Dav,  the  first  foreign  dav  cele- 
brated  here.  He  was  instrumental  in  brmging  to  America  as  one  of  the  attrac- 
tive features  for  that  day  the  chorus  from  the  L^niversity  of  Lund,  Sweden, 
which  afterward  made  a  tour  of  the  United  States,  visiting  the  principal  Swedish 
centers  of  the  country  and  creating  unbounded  enthusiasm  wherever  they  went. 
Mr.  Ekstromer  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Swedish  American  Society,  of 
Stockholm  ;  the  Tourists'  Society  of  Sweden  ;  the  Swedish  American  Historical 
Society  of  Chicago ;  and  the  Swedish  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  New  York  city, 
while  in  April,  1906,  he  was  appointed  vice  consul  for  Sweden.  By  reason  of  his 
zealous  interest  in  the  welfare  of  St.  Louis,  in  1907  he  was  relieved  of  his  appoint- 
ment as  vice  consul  but  was  reappointed  a  few  days  later.  Just  before  giving  up 
his  portfolio  Mr.  Cortelvou  revoked  the  right  of  the  Lewis  Publishing  Company 
to  mail  the  Womans  ]\Iagazine  as  second-class  matter,  thus  prostrating  a  St. 
Louis  enterprise  of  great  magnitude.  A  meeting  of  the  executive  council  of  the 
St.  Louis  Manufacturers  Association,  of  which  Mr.  Ekstromer  was  a  member, 
resulted  in  his  appointment  to  call  together  the  civic  organizations  of  the  City  to 
take  action  in  the  matter.  Seventeen  of  these  bodies  jointly  drew  up  resolutions, 
and  appointed  a  committee,  with  ]Mr.  Ekstromer  as  chairman,  to  present  the 
resolutions  to  President  Roosevelt.  He  was  not  received,  however,  and  an  inter- 
national controversv  was  the  result  of  his  connection  with  the  affair  and  he  was 
relieved  of  his  appointment  but  a  few  days  later  upon  the  recommendation  of  the 
secretary  of  state  and  of  the  Swedish  consul  he  was  reappointed — an  act  which 
has  no  precedent  in  the  annals  of  Sweden.  In  politics  he  was  a  stalwart  repub- 
lican after  becoming  a  citizen  of  the  United  States  in  1898,  and  in  the  interven- 


98  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ing  years  took  an  active  interest  in  local  politics.  He  served  as  judge  of  elections 
alniost  continuously  during  this  period  of  more  than  a  decade  but  never  sought 
or  held  any  political  positions  other  than  his  consular  service. 

Mr.  Ekstromer  was  married  twice.  In  Chicago,  on  the  15th  of  May.  1882, 
he  wedded  Miss  Katryn  Granville  Dunstan.  a  daughter  of  Robert  W.  Dunstan, 
a  real-estate  man  of  that  city.  Thev  had  one  child.  Emily  Melville,  born  in 
Xovember.  1883.  On  the  3d  of  August,  1898,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Ekstromer 
wedded  Ella  ^lary  ^latlack,  of  this  city.  His  death  occurred  December  7,  1908. 
He  was  an  Episcopalian  in  religious  faith  and  was  vestryman  in  the  Church  of 
the  Redeemer  for  several  years.  He  possessed  a  dignified  manner,  combined  with 
unfailing  courtesy.  His  ability  and  executive  force  were  manifest  not  only  in  his 
business  career  but  also  in  the  fact  that  he  was  called  to  various  official  positions 
in  manv  of  the  organizations  with  v.hich  he  was  connected  and  which  regarded 
him  as  a  valued  member. 


FERDIXAXD  C.  SCHWEDTMAX. 

Ferdinand  C.  Schwedtman,  inventor,  consulting  engineer;  president  of  the 
Louisiana  Contracting  Company ;  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Electri- 
cal Engineers,  of  the  Machinery  Club  of  Xew  York  and  of  the  Engineers,  Mer- 
cantile and  Oasis  Clubs  of  St.  Louis;  secretary  of  the  Xational  Council  for 
Industrial  Defense ;  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Citizens'  Industrial  Association ; 
and  secretary  to  the  president  of  the  Xational  Association  of  Manitfacturers,  is 
a  prominent  figure  in  the  business  and  the  civic  life  of  St.  Louis  and  of  the 
whole  region  of  which  St.  Louis  is  the  industrial  and  the  social  center. 

Born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  Alay  13,  1865.  his  father  being  William 
Schwedtman,  a  mining  engineer,  and  his  mother  Bertha  Van  der  Wald,  ^Ir. 
Schwedtman  received  a  high-school  education  in  that  city  and  in  Amsterdam, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1881.  Studying  electrical  and  mechanical 
engineering  in  X^ew  York,  he  followed  his  profession  in  Central  and  South 
America,  in  the  western  and  southwestern  parts  of  the  L'nited  States,  and  in 
Xew  York  city,  chieflv  in  railway  and  water  works  construction,  and  removed 
to  St.  Louis  in  1889,  to  take  charge,  as  chief  engineer,  of  the  construction  and 
operation  of  the  Missouri  Electric  Light  and  Power  Company.  Resigning  from 
that  position  in  1900,  he  became  one  of  the  organizers  and  the  active  head  of 
the  Wagner  Electric  ^vlanufacturing  Company,  but  retired  from  its  general 
management  in  1904,  the  articles  manufactured  by  that  company  up  to  today. 
however,  being  almost  exclusively  those  covered  bv  his  patents.  In  1904  he 
■  started  the  Louisiana  Contracting  Company,  manufacturers  of  patented  special- 
ties, of  which  he  is  president,  and  at  the  same  time  established  a  practice  as  a 
consulting  engineer.  In  1904  he  married  Cora  Gehner,  daughter  of  Henry 
Gehner,  of  St.  Louis. 

Recognizing,  as  a  citizen  and  a  business  man,  the  importance  of  establishing 
and  maintaining  amicable  relations  between  all  elements  of  the  community,  Mr. 
Schwedtman  for  years,  as  president  of  the  St.  Louis  ]\Ietal  Trades  Association 
and  of  the  .St.  Louis  Founders'  Association,  framed  trade  agreements  annually 
with  the  molders,  machinists,  brass  workers,  patternmakers  and  other  labor 
unions,  covering  practicallv  every  shop  in  St.  Louis  and  vicinity.  When  these 
agreements  became  impossible  he  aided  in  establishing  a  St.  Louis  branch  of  the 
Xational  Civic  Federation.  This  was  in  1903.  When  this  failed  to  do  effective 
work  he  became  active  in  organizing  tlie  St.  Louis  branch  of  the  Citizens'  Indus- 
trial Association  of  America,  and  of  pojjularizing  its  methods  and  of  broadening 
the  field  of  its  operations. 

Through  his  work  as  secretary  of  the  Citizens'  Industrial  Association  Mr. 
Schwedtman  has  had  a  prominent  part  in  making  it  the  largest,  the  most  influ- 


F.   C.    SCHWEDTMAN. 


100  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ential  and  the  most  effective  of  all  the  branches  of  this  powerful  order  in  the 
United  States.  A  believer  in  conciliation,  so  far  as  this  is  practicable  without 
the  surrender  of  principle,  and  an  ardent  lover  of  peace  when  peace  can  be  hon- 
orably obtained  and  maintained,  he  has,  in  this  field,  continued  on  a  larger 
scale  the  work  which  he  performed  as  head  of  the  Metal  Trades  Association 
and  of  the  Founders'  Association  in  bringing  employers  and  employes  into 
agreement,  on  terms  equitable  to  both  sides.  The  fact  that  there  has  been  no 
serious  strike  in  St.  Louis  or  vicinity  in  the  past  five  years  is  due,  in  a  large 
degree,  to  the  concrete  application  of  the  doctrine  of  the  square  deal  in  the 
relations  between  the  men  who  do  the  work  and  the  men  who  pay  for  it. 

As  secretary  of  the  National  Council  for  Industrial  Defense  ever  since  its 
organization  in  1907,  and  as  secretary  to  the  president  of  the  National  Associa- 
tion of  ^Manufacturers  since  early  in  1906,  Mr.  Schwedtman's  activities  in  the 
business  field  extend  all  over  the  country.  The  National  Association  of  Manu- 
facturers has  members  from  every  state  and  territory.  The  National  Council 
for  Industrial  Defense  consists  of  one  hundred  and  fifty-five  national,  state  and 
local  organizations  of  business  men  and  good  citizens,  extending  all  over  the 
country,  the  object  of  which  is  to  guard  the  concerns  of  employers  of  all  sorts, 
and  thus  to  promote  the  real  interests  of  workers  in  every  field,  especially  in 
national  and  state  legislation.  He  has  a  larger  acquaintance  with  men  at  the 
head  of  great  enterprises  than  has  almost  any  other  person  in  the  United 
States. 

A  successful  business  man  and  an  earnest  student  of  the  political,  social  and 
economic  conditions  of  the  United  States  and  of  the  leading  old  world  nations, 
]\Ir.  Schwedtman  has  made  many  trips  to  Europe  to  investigate  the  social  and 
industrial  situation  at  the  imoortant  centers  in  England,  France,  Germany.  Aus- 
tria and  other  countries.  Endowed  with  a  many-sided  mental  equipment, 
Mr.  Schwedtman  has  also  the  imagination  which  gives  him  the  large  view  of 
large  affairs,  combined  with  an  energy  and  an  enthusiasm  which  make  him  a 
tireless  and  an  effective  worker  in  the  manv  fields  of  endeavor  which  he  covers. 


W.  H.  GRUEN. 


W.  H.  Gruen,  an  architect  of  St.  Louis,  his  native  city,  was  born  November 
13,  1876.  His  father,  Jacob  Gruen,  a  wine  merchant,  has  been  in  business  in 
St.  Louis  since  i860.  His  mother,  Mrs.  Sophia  (Sommers)  Gruen,  was  born  in 
Rock  Island,  Illinois. 

W.  H.  Gruen  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  St.  Louis  for  his 
early  educational  privileges  and  he  was  graduated  from  the  manual  training 
department  of  the  Washington  University  and  also  spent  two  years  as  a  stu- 
dent in  the  Engineering  School  of  the  University.  Subsequently  he  went  abroad 
and  studied  architecture  in  European  centers  for  two  years.  His  observation 
of  the  fine  old  cathedrals,  churches,  business  structures  and  residences,  as  well 
as  those  of  modern  construction,  brought  to  him  a  wide  knowledge  of  archi- 
tecture as  preserved  in  the  best  forms  in  European  centers,  and  added  to  this  was 
a  thorough  technical  training  which  well  qualified  him  for  the  profession  when 
in  1898  he  returned  to  America  and  took  charge  of  the  offices  of  W.  Albert 
Swasey.  He  occupied  that  position  for  two  years,  during  which  time  he  super- 
vised the  construction  of  the  Odeun  and  Masonic  Temple  building  of  St.  Louis. 
He  then  had  charge  of  the  work  for  the  water  department  of  St.  Louis  and  the 
New  City  Hospital  of  St.  Louis  for  two  years. 

Since  1901  Mr.  Gruen  has  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account  and  that 
he  is  winning  most  gratifying  success  for  a  young  man  is  indicated  in  the  fact 
that  he  made  the  plans  and  superintended  the  construction  of  the  Church  of  the 
Redeemer ;  the  residence  of  John  T.  Millikin  and  the  water  tower,  stables,  etc.. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  101 

on  his  place  at  Crescent,  Missouri ;  and  the  building  occupied  as  a  factory  and 
warehouse  by  the  Moser  Box  Company.  He  had  charge  of  a  part  of  the  work 
at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  including  the  special  German  exhibit  in 
the  Varied  Industries  building,  town  hall,  village  church  and  village  buildings  at 
the  Tyrolean  Alps.  Some  of  the  residences  erected  by  Mr.  Gruen  are  especially 
noted  for  their  exterior  beauty  as  well  as  interior  adornment,  including  the  Herold 
residence  in  Flora  Court,  the  Hadley  residence  on  Longfellow  boulevard  in 
Compton  Heights,  the  Conrad  residence  in  Webster  Park,  the  Antrim  residence 
in  Kingsbury  Place,  and  his  own  home  on  Russell  avenue  just  east  of  Grand. 
He  built  the  garage  for  the  South  Side  Automobile  Company  on  South  Grand 
avenue  and  has  just  been  awarded  the  contract  for  a  large  club  house,  natatorium 
and  concert  hall  to  be  built  on  the  southeast  corner  of  Grand  and  Juanita  avenues. 

On  the  19th  of  July,  1900,  Mr.  Gruen  was  married  to  Miss  Minnie  M.  Geb- 
hard,  a  daughter  of  Herman  C.  Gebhard,  the  vice  president  of  the  J.  J.  Schlange 
Leaf  Tobacco  Company,  who  for  many  years  has  been  identified  with  the  leaf 
tobacco  business  in  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Gruen  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  chapter  of  the  American  Institute 
of  Architects,  is  on  the  Municipal  Arts  Committee  of  the  Civic  League  of  St. 
Louis,  a  member  of  the  Architectural  Club,  the  Artists'  Guild,  the  Liederkranz 
Club  and  the  Tower  Grove  Turn  Verein.  He  has  also  for  some  years  been 
instructor  of  the  night  classes  in  the  St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  and  this 
with  his  other  public  spirited  works  indicate  the  nature  of  his  interests  and  asso- 
ciations. He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church.  His  busi- 
ness record  is  a  most  creditable  one,  few  men  of  his  years  having  attained  a  place 
of  such  prominence  and  success  in  architectural  lines  as  has  been  accorded  Mr. 
Gruen  in  recognition  of  his  abilitv. 


HERBERT  DOUGLAS  CONDIE. 

Herbert  Douglas  Condie,  president  of  the  Condie-Neale  Glass  Company, 
was  born  June  17,  1873,  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  His  parents,  Thomas 
Douglas  and  Mary  Clara  (Husted)  Condie,  were  representatives  of  old  Phila- 
delphia families  and  both  were  natives  of  that  city.  The  father  was  a  chemist 
there  and  they  remained  residents  of  Philadelphia  until  1887,  when  business 
interests  caused  their  removal  to  St.  Louis.    Here  the  mother  died  soon  afterward. 

Thomas  Douglas  Condie  is  a  descendant  of  the  Gray  family  of  Scotland 
and  the  Holmes  family  of  England.  He  has  in  his  possession  a  genealogical 
booklet  brought  from  Scotland"  in  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century.  The 
familv  had  lived  for  generations  at  Kirkcaldy  and  practically  all  of  the  name 
through  a  long  period  were  buried  in  Kirkcaldy  churchyard.  The  Condie  family 
intermarried  with  the  Douglas  family.  On  the  mother's  side  H.  D.  Condie  is 
related  to  the  Hallowell  family  of  Philadelphia  and  to  other  well  known  colonial 
and  Quaker  families.  A  granduncle  of  our  subject  in  the  paternal  line  was  the 
first  bov  editor  in  the  United  States,  publishing  a  paper  at  Philadelphia  from  1808 
until  1812.  The  grandfather,  Dr.  .David  Francis  Condie,  was  one  of  the  most 
eminent  physicians  and  surgeons  of  his  time  and  the  author  of  a  number  of  valu- 
able works,  principally  on  diseases  of  children.  These  volumes  were  used  as  text- 
books in  medical  colleges  of  this  country  and  abroad  for  more  than  a  half  century. 

Herbert  D.  Condie  was  educated  "in  the  Park  grammar  school  of  Philadel- 
phia, the  Central  high  school  of  St.  Louis  and  the  Missouri  Medical  CoUege, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1891  on  the  completion  of  a  special  private 
course  in  chemistry  under  Dr.  Curtman.  His  early  youth  was  passed  amid 
Quaker  influences,  leading  to  conservatism  and  a  reserved  and  quiet  life.  Upon 
tTie  removal  of  the  family  to  the  west  he  was  impressed  with  the  spirit  of  push 
and  progress  then  manifest  in  St.  Louis  and  this  combined  with  the  influences  of 


102  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  earlv  life  made  a  combination  which  has  served  him  well  in  later  years.  While 
becoming  thoroughly  imbued  with  the  progressiveness  which  has  led  to  the  rapid 
upbuilding  of  the  city,  his  tendency  toward  advancement  has  been  guided  by  the 
mature  retiection  and  deliberation  which  were  fostered  under  his  early  training. 
After  his  course  in  the  medical  college  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  F.  A.  Drew 
Glass  Companv  at  St.  Louis  in  October.  1891.  Working  his  way  upward  through  ' 
every  position  in  the  ot^ce  until  it  sold  out  to  the  Pittsburg  Plate  Glass  Com- 
panv. He  removed  to  Alihvaukee  to  become  assistant  manager  in  that  city  for 
the  company  that  was  succeeding  to  the  business.  He  afterward  went  to  Pitts- 
burg on  the  opening  of  the  company's  branch  in  that  city  and  was  manager  of  its 
glass  department  for  two  years,  or  until  organizing  in  St.  Louis  the  Condie-Neale 
Glass  Company  in  connection  with  H.  G.  Neale,  in  February,  1903.  Of  this  com- 
panv Air.  Condie  has  since  been  the  president.  His  previous  broad  and  practical 
experience,  his  knowledge  of  chemistry  and  his  aptitude  for  successful  manage- 
ment have  all  been  factors  in  the  attainment  of  that  prosperity  which  the  com- 
pany is  now  enjoying  from  the  outside. 

On  the  3d  of  November,  1897,  Mr.  Condie  was  married  to  ]^Iiss  Sallie  Case 
King,  of  Chicago,  a  descendant  of  the  first  inhabitants  of  that  city.  Their  four 
children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters  are  Douglas  King,  Bertha  Botsford.  Mar- 
garet Hallowell  and  Herbert  Douglas  Condie. 

The  family  residence  is  at  Ferguson,  Missouri,  and  the  characteristics  of 
music  and  poetry  add  to  the  charms  of  the  household,  where  Mr.  Condie's  inter- 
ests center  although  he  finds  pleasure  in  the  study  of  history,  in  travel,  in  chess 
and  golf  and  other  sports  and  manly  interests.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Light  Artillery — Battery  A — from  1893  until  1896  and  is  a  member  of 
the  St.  Louis  ]Museum  of  Fine  Arts  and  also  of  the  Business  Men's  League.  He 
rilled  the  office  of  city  treasurer  of  Ferguson  in  1900  and  was  a  candidate  for 
mayor  on  the  citizens  ticket  in  1905.  He  belongs  to  Ferguson  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M. ;  Missouri  Consistory,  No.  i.  A.  A.  S.  R.,  with  which  he  became  identified 
in  1903 ;  while  in  the  same  year  he  crossed  the  sands  of  the  desert  with  the  Nobles 
of  ]\Ioolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Society  of  St.  Louis  and  of  the  St.  Louis  and  Noondav  Clubs.  A  com- 
municant of  the  Episcopal  church,  he  has  been  secretary  of  the  vestry  of  St. 
Stephen's  church  at  Ferguson  from  1897  to  the  present  time.  Following  closelv 
the  course  that  he  has  marked  out  for  himself,  he  has  won  success  in  business 
without  infringement  upon  the  rights  of  others,  has  stood  for  purity  and  progress 
in  municipal  affairs  and  is  an  advocate  of  those  social,  artistic  and  moral  inter- 
ests which  promote,  satisfv  and  uplift  mankind. 


SAMUEL  TAUSSIG. 


Samuel  Taussig  has  for  four  years  been  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Leaf 
Tobacco  Company.  Like  many  of  the  residents  of  this  city,  he  is  of  foreign 
birth  but  like  the  great  majority  of  those  who  have  come  from  across  the  water, 
he  is  most  loyal  to  the  interests  of  his  adopted  city  and  of  the  American  nation 
at  large.  He  was  born  in  Bohemia,  Austria,  in  December,  1854,  a  son  of  Laz- 
arus and  Eleanor  Taussig,  his  father  being  president  of  the  congregation  for 
many  years.  There  are  many  Taussigs  in  America  who  come  from  the  same 
ancestry,  for  the  family  has  existed  in  Bohemia  for  hundreds  of  years.  Lazarus 
Taussig  there  carried  on  the  leather  business  throughout  his  entire   life. 

In  the  acf|uircment  of  an  education  Samuel  Taussig  attended  school  in  Hos- 
toun  to  his  thirteenth  year  and  then  went  to  Prague,  where  he  remained  from 
1868  until  1886.  In  that  city  he  engaged  in  the  notion  business,  beginning  as  an 
apprentice  but  working  his  way  steadily  upward  through  successive  promotions 
to  the  position  of  managing  salesman.     He  believed  that  business  advancement. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  103 

however,  was  slow  there  in  comparison  with  the  opportunities  afforded  in  the 
new  world  and  accordingly  he  came  to  the  United  States,  making  his  way  from 
New  York  to  Chicago,  where  he  remained  until  1893.  In  that  city  he  began  learn- 
ing the  leaf  tobacco  business  under  the  direction  of  his  brother,  William  Taus- 
sig, who  was  controlling  an  enterprise  of  that  character  there  and  still  continues 
in  business  in  the  western  metro]:)olis.  Samuel  Taussig  remained  with  him  as  a 
salesman  for  a  time  and  then  went  to  [Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  where  he  began 
business  on  his  own  account,  conducting  the  trade  from  1894  until  1904.  He 
engaged  in  the  wholesale  tobacco  leaf  business  but  in  the  latter  year  sold  out 
and  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  organized  the  St.  Louis  Leaf  Tobacco  Company, 
conducting  his  business  for  two  years  at  Xo.  in  Market  street,  while  for  the  past 
two  years  he  has  been  at  his  present  location  at  Xo.  221  Market  street.  He  has 
succeeded  well  since  his  removal  to  this  city,  meeting  with  no  financial  reverses 
but  gradually  developing  a  trade  that  makes  his  a  profitable  concern. 

Mr.  Taussig  was  married  in  Bohemia  in  February,  1885,  to  Miss  Flora 
Bondy,  a  representative  of  an  old  and  well  known  familv  of  Raudnitz,  Bohemia. 
They  have  become  the  parents  of  four  children :  Irma.  twenty-one  years  of  age, 
who  attended  public  and  private  schools  and  has  been  liberally  educated  in  music. 
possessing  a  splendid  soprano  voice ;  Blanche,  sixteen  years  of  age,  who  is  now 
in  school ;  Frances  and  Lester,  aged  respectively  thirteen  and  eight  vears.  The 
family  home  is  a  beautiful  residence  at  Xo.  4027  McPherson  avenue.  JMr.  Taus- 
sig belongs  to  the  Order  of  the  Oriental  Lodge  of  B'nai  B'rith.  He  adheres  to  the 
religious  faith  of  the  Israelite  race  and  is  patriotic  in  his  devotion  to  his  adopted 
country.  While  he  usually  votes  with  the  republican  party,  he  does  not  consider 
himself  bound  by  party  ties  and  freciuently  casts  an  independent  ballot. 


THOMAS  H.  ^IcKITTRICK. 

Honored  and  respected  by  all,  the  position  which  Thomas  H.  ^IcKittrick 
holds  in  commercial  and  business  circles  is  a  most  enviable  one,  nor  has  this 
prominence  been  accorded  him  merely  in  recognition  of  his  success  but  also  as 
the  tribute  to  the  straightforward  business  methods  which  he  has  ever  followed. 
He  is  today  the  president  of  the  Hargadine-McKittrick  Dry  Goods  Company 
and  is  also  connected  with  various  other  corporate  interests  which  have  sought 
his  cooperation  that  they  might  enjoy  the  benefits  of  his  wise  counsel  and  keen 
business  discrimination. 

A  life-long  resident  of  St.  Louis,  ^Ir.  McKittrick  was  born  April  17.  i8(>4. 
a  son  of  Hugh  McKittrick,  who  came  to  the  United  States  from  Ireland  in  1849 
and  entered  the  wholesale  dry-goods  house  of  Crow,  McCreerv  &  Barksdale  of 
St.  Louis.  That  house  was  founded  in  1835  under  the  style  of  Crow  &  Tevis 
and  the  Hargadine-McKittrick  Dry  Goods  Companv  is  its  successor.  For  seventy- 
three  years  it  has  had  a  continuous  existence,  being  today  the  oldest  mercantile 
enterprise  with  unbroken  history  in  this  city  and  throughout  the  years  the  repu- 
tation of  the  house  has  been  unassailable.  In  1856  Hugh  McKittrick  became  a 
partner,  when  Mr.  Barksdale  withdrew  from  the  business,  the  firm  style  of 
Crow,  McCreery  &  Companv  beine  then  assumed.  Twenty  years  later  the  st\le 
of  the  firm  was  changed  to  Crow,  Hargadine  &:  Compau}'  and  following  the  death 
of  Mr.  Crow  in  1886  it  became  Hargadine,  McKittrick  &  Company.  In  1889 
the  business  was  incorporated  under  its  present  name — the  Hargadine-McKit- 
trick Dry  Goods  Companv,  with  Hugh  McKittrick  as  president. 

Thomas  H.  McKittrick,  the  present  head  of  the  house,  was  reared  in  St. 
Louis,  and  educated  at  Washington  L^niversity,  from  which  institution  he  wa^; 
graduated  in  1883.  About  six  months  later  he  entered  the  Hargadine-McKittrick 
Dry  Goods  house  and  in  1886  was  admitted  to  a  partnership.  When  he  became 
connected  with  the  store  he  made  it  his  purpose  to  thoroughly  familiarize  him- 


104  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

self  with  the  business  in  principle  and  detail  and  soon  passed  on  to  positions  of 
executive  control.  Year  by  year  the  responsibilities  devolving  upon  him 
increased  and  in  1895  he  was  chosen  to  the  presidency  of  the  company,  since 
which  time  he  has  bent  his  energies  to  organization,  to  constructive  efforts  and 
to  administrative  direction.  Under  his  management  the  growth  of  the  house 
in  its  various  departments  has  been  rapid  and  steady,  the  business  having  more 
than  doubled.  This  is  today  the  pioneer  mercantile  establishment  of  St.  Louis 
and  the  leading  concern  of  its  class  in  the  west.  He  is  preeminently  a  man  of 
affairs  and  one  who  has  wielded  a  wide  influence  not  only  in  the  house  of  which 
he  is  now  the  head  but  also  in  various  other  business  connections,  which  have 
felt  the  stimulus  of  his  cooperation  and  keen  business  discernment.  His  name 
is  on  the  directorate  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce,  the  St.  Louis  Union 
Trust  Company,  the  American  Central  Insurance  Company,  the  Fourth  National 
Bank  of  New  York  and  the  Broadway  Savings  Trust  Company  of  St.  Louis, 
and  for  fifteen  years  he  was  president  of  the  Merchants  Transportation  Associa- 
tion. In  the  management  of  business  interests  he  has  looked  beyond  the  exi- 
gencies of  the  moment  to  the  possibilities  of  the  future  and  drawing  character 
lessons  from  the  past  has  successfully  solved  the  problems  that  day  by  day  con- 
front the  man  of  large  business  interests.  The  greatest  respect  is  entertained 
for  his  business  discernment  and  without  invidious  distinction  he  may  be  termed 
one  of  the  foremost  residents  of  St.  Louis. 

On  the  9th  of  Alay,  1888,  Mr.  ]\IcKittrick  was  married  to  Miss  Hildegarde 
Sterling,  a  daughter  of  E.  C.  Sterling,  long  prominent  in  business  circles  in  St. 
Louis.  They  now  have  two  sons  and  one  daughter.  They  reside  at  4949  Bur- 
nett avenue  and  have  a  summer  home  at  Dublin,  New  Hampshire. 

'Sir.  ]\IcKittrick  is  identified  with  several  social  organizations,  including  the 
Noonday,  the  St.  Louis,  the  Commercial,  the  Racquet,  the  Florissant  Valley,  the 
Country  and  the  University  Clubs.  His  interest  in  his  city  and  its  welfare  has 
been  manifest  in  many  tangible  ways  and  in  none  more  actively  and  eft'ectively 
than  as  a  director  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Company,  He  served 
as  vice  chairman  of  its  committee  on  ways  and  means  and  as  a  member  of  its 
committee  on  fine  arts  and  entertainment,  and  the  success  of  the  exposition,  the 
largest  ever  held  on  the  American  continent,  was  attributable  in  no  small  degree 
to  his  eft'orts. 


CHARLES  F.  ORTHWEIN. 

The  building  of  cities  begins  with  the  work  of  a  few  men  who  lay  the 
foundations,  but  the  superstructure  comes  as  the  result,  as  the  marked  enter- 
prise and  business  ability  of  those  who  recognize  in  the  complexity  of  interests 
the  opportunity  for  the  establishment  and  successful  control  of  mammoth  under- 
takings. It  was  because  of  his  powers  in  this  direction  that  Charles  F.  Orth- 
wein  became  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  figures  in  the  grain  trade  of  the 
southwest,  his  interests  making  of  St.  Louis  one  of  the  important  grain  centers 
of  the  entire  country.  Born  in  Stuttgart,  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  January  28, 
1839.  his  life  record  covered  the  intervening  years  to  the  28th  of  December, 
1898 — years  fraught  with  large  accomplishment  and  important  successes.  His 
mother  died  when  he  was  very  young  and  he  was  reared  and  educated  under  the 
guidance  of  his  father,  a  man  of  sterling  worth,  who  taught  his  children  the 
principles  of  Christian  morality.  The  boy  received  his  literary  instruction  in 
the  best  state  schools  of  southern  Germany  and  in  1854  came  with  his  father, 
brothers  and  sisters  to  the  new  world.  From  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  they 
made  their  way  by  the  river  route  to  St.  Louis  and  after  a  brief  period  here 
passed  removed  to  Logan  county,  Illinois,  where  they  established  their  home. 

While  living  there  Mr.  Orthwcin  became  acquainted  with  Abraham  Lincoln, 
who   appeared    frcf|uently   in    the   courts   of  that   county   and   at   different  times 


CHARLES    F.    ORTHWEIN 


106  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

gave  advice  to  the  voung  man  in  a  fatherly  way — advice  which  was  of  great 
vakie  to  him  as  he  started  out  in  Hfe  for  himself.  He  became  somewhat 
acquainted  w-ith  mercantile  methods  in  a  country  store  in  Illinois,  but  his  ambi- 
tion prompted  him  to  seek  broader  scope  for  his  labor  and  at  the  end  of  a  year 
and  a  half  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  entered  the  employ  of  Edd  Eggers 
&  Companv.  wholesale  grocers  and  commission  men,  tmder  wdiose  direction  he 
obtained  his  practical  commercial  schooling.  About  the  time  of  the  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  war  ^Ir.  Eggers,  then  at  the  head  of  the  house,  died  and  the  business 
was  closed  out. 

^Mr.  Orthwein  was  accordmgly  thrown  out  of  employment,  but  although 
his  means  were  limited  he  resolved  to  use  this  opportunity  to  make  a  start  in 
the  business  w'orld  on  his  own  account.  Accordingly  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Gustave  Haenschen,  who  had  also  been  in  the  employ  of  Edd  Eggers  & 
Companv,  under  the  firm  style  of  Haenschen  &  Orthwein,  and  they  began  opera- 
tions as  grain  and  commission  merchants.  The  outlook  was  not  an  extremely 
brilliant  one  because  of  the  war  which  was  greatly  affecting  southern  trade. 
They,  how^ever.  looked  to  the  west  and  northwest  for  business  and  started  out 
to  turn  the  tide  of  trade  from  those  sections  of  the  country  to  St.  Louis.  With 
many  obstacles  and  difficulties  to  overcome,  they  persevered  until  they  brought 
to  this  city  much  of  the  growing  grain  trade  of  the  upper  Mississippi  country 
and  the  northwest,  thus  rendering  to  the  city  a  service  of  inestimable  value,  at 
the  same  time  advancing  their  individual  interests.  With  keen  business  insight 
Air.  Orthwein  looked  beyond  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  possibilities 
of  the  future.  \\'hen  the  steamboat  men  hesitated  to  assume  the  risk  of  carry- 
ing such  cargoes  ]\Ir.  Orthwein  at  his  ow"n  risk  dispatched  towboats  and  barges 
to  the  upper  Mississippi  country  and  brought  grain  to  St.  Louis  from  the  coun- 
try which  had  before  shipped  to  Chicago  and  Milwaukee.  He  w^as  one  of  those 
who  saw  the  need  of  carrying  grain  to  sea  by  way  of  New  Orleans  in  bulk,  on 
account  of  the  limited  railroad  service,  and  greatly  facilitated  that  industry. 
The  question  was  one  of  great  breadth  and  scope.  It  was  not  only  necessary 
to  make  the  purchase  of  grain  and  transport  the  product  to  and  from  St.  Louis, 
but  it  also  involved  the  question  of  the  waterways,  and  Mr.  Orthwein  agitated 
the  subject  and  was  largely  instrumental  in  securing  the  construction  of  the 
Eads  jetties.  He  also  built  elevators  and  developed  the  business  w'hich  since 
1878  has  given  to  St.  Louis  an  annual  export  grain  trade  of  from  twelve  to 
fifteen  million  bushels  by  way  of  the  jetties  route,  seventy-five  to  eighty  per 
cent  of  W'hich  was  shipped  by  ]\lr.  Orthwein  and  his  partners.  Throughout 
the  entire  period  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  he  was  connected  with  the  grain 
trade  and  his  operations  not  onlv  equaled  those  of  the  most  prominent  grain 
merchants  of  this  city,  but  were  largely  a  factor  in  shaping  the  grain  trade  of 
the  southwest.  Different  changes  occurred  in  the  firm,  as  indicated  by  the 
names,  Haenschen  &  Orthwein,  Orthwein  &  Mersmann,  Orthwein  Brothers,  and 
Charles  F.  Orthwein  &  Sons.  Constantly  studying  methods  and  means  for  the 
promotion  of  the  business  and  its  gradual  extension  Mr.  Orthwein  established 
branch  houses  in  Kansas  City,  in  order  to  make  shipments  from  Nebraska  and 
Kansas  direct  to  New  Orleans  and  thus  save  time,  the  Kansas  Citv  business 
being  in  charge  of  his  son.  He  also  established  extensive  connections  in  Europe. 
He  was  a  potent  factor  in  the  promotion  of  the  American  corn  trade  abroad 
and  during  the  short  season  of  two  or  three  months  in  each  year  exported  over 
twelve  million  bushels  of  this  grain.  While  the  grain  trade  claimed  his  time 
and  energies  he  became  financially  interested  in  other  enterprises  and  was  a 
director  of  various  banks.  He  was  also  at  one  time  the  president  of  the  Mer- 
chants' Exchange  and  held  rither  offices  in  that  organization,  the  object  of 
which  was  to  further  the  trade  relations  of  the  city. 

On  October  29,  t866,  Mr.  Orthwein  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Nulsen, 
a  daughter  of  John  Clemens  Nulsen,  a  prominent  merchant  of  St.  Louis.  Her 
mother  was  a   flaughter  of  Captain   Creuzbauer  and  Baroness  Von  Homig,  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY.  107 

southern  Germany.  Mr.  Xulsen  arrived  in  St.  Louis  when  sixteen  years  of  age 
and  Mrs.  Nulsen  when  a  httle  maiden  of  eight  summers.  His  death  occurred 
in  St.  Louis  about  two  years  ago,  when  he  had  reached  the  advanced  age  of 
eighty-three  years.  Unto  Air.  and  Mrs.  Orthwein  were  born  eight  children : 
Wilham  J.,  who  is  now  in  Switzerland;  Charles  C,  living  in  Kansas  City; 
Ottilia  C,  the  wife  of  F.  C.  Everetts ;  Max  R.,  of  St.  Louis;  Fannie  E.,  now 
Mrs.  Dr.  W.  S.  T.  Smith,  of  Kansas  City;  Ralph  H.,  of  St.  Louis;  Armin  F.,. 
of  Louisiana;  and  Ruth  H.,  the  wife  of  Arthur  F.  Ferurbacher.  There  were 
also  twelve  grandchildren. 

Mr.  Orthwein  was  a  man  of  broad  business  views  and  liberal  culture  who 
kept  in  touch  with  the  advanced  thought  of  the  day  and  with  those  movements 
which  recognize  the  responsibilities  of  wealth  and  man's  obligations  to  his 
fellowmen.  His  splendid  success  resulted  entirely  from  his  own  efforts  and  was 
the  visible  evidence  of  his  superior  business  ability  and  enterprise.  As  he  pros- 
pered he  gave  liberally  to  charities  and  benevolent  institutions,  doing  much  good 
with  his  w^ealth.  Aside  from  his  gifts  of  specific  sums  to  different  organizations 
he  did  much  for  St.  Louis  through  his  business  relations  and  the  city  acknowl- 
edges her  indebtedness  to  him,  for  she  was  an  indirect  beneficiary  in  all  of  his 
mammoth  business  transactions. 


ORMLLE  PRESCOTT  BLAKE. 

Orville  Prescott  Blake,  sales  manager  for  the  Inland  Steel  Company,  was 
born  in  St.  Louis,  December  19.  1870.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Simeon  Blake, 
was  an  Ohioan  and  reared  a  family  of  eight  children.  Four  sons  entered  the 
Union  army,  the  number  including  Dr.  Amasa  Blake,  who  was  surgeon  under 
General  Grant.  Later  he  contracted  yellow  fever  and  died  at  Memphis,  Tennes- 
see, during  the  progress  of  the  war.  Another  of  the  brothers  was  Captain  Elzy 
Blake,  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  was  general  western  agent  for 
Van  Antwerp,  Bragg  &  Company,  school-book  publishers.  He  w^as  born  in  Ohio 
and  settled  in  St.  Louis  soon  after  the  close  of  the  Civil  war,  remaining  a  resident 
here  until  his  death  in  1882.  His  wife.  Airs.  Emma  Blake,  nee  Pearson,  was 
born  in  Maine,  was  married  in  Ohio  and  died  in  St.  Louis  in  1898. 

One  who  knew  Elzy  Blake  long  and  well  wrote  of  him :  'Tn  all  respects  he 
was  much  more  than  an  average  man  and  in  some  directions  he  was  a  great  man. 
He  knew  more  of  men  than  of  books  ;  hence  his  life  was  more  practical  than 
theoretical.  His  accurate  measure  of  men  was  the  key  to  his  successful  business 
career.  In  the  school-book  contest  for  the  patronage  of  a  place  he  was,  with- 
out question,  the  most  formidable  agent  in  the  United  States.  He  seldom  failed 
in  his  purpose  and  when  he  did  fail  he  could  always  trace  his  defeat  to  the  treach- 
ery of  some  political  influence.  He  was  blessed  with  a  full  share  of  good  sense, 
and  success  was  the  object  of  his  life.  He  was  earnest  in  all  things,  neutral  in 
nothing.  He  was  born  to  a  life  of  hard  labor,  and  labor  was  a  love  with  him. 
It  was  his  fate  to  work  more  for  others  than  for  himself.  The  accident  of  busi- 
ness position  never  fell  in  his  wav.  He  was  content  in  the  field,  actually  sowing 
the  seed  from  which  a  large  future  harvest  will  be  reaped,  while  others  of  much 
less  abilitv  were  promoted  to  places  of  greater  influence  and  income.  He  was 
indeed  a  friendlv  friend  and  a  man  absolutely  incapable  of  doing  any  one  a  per- 
sonal wrong.  There  was  nothing  secret  or  puritanical  in  his  composition.  He 
was  ready  at  all  times  to  lend  his  name  or  money  to  assist  a  friend  or  even  an 
acquaintance  in  need  of  help,  thus  exemplifying  his  faith  and  manhood  in  prac- 
tical confession.  He  was,  without  exception,  the  most  accommodating  man  I  ever 
knew.  His  religion  was  a  religion  of  conduct — a  sort  of  works  without  a  creed — ■ 
for  his  worship  was  largelv  unselfish  devotion  to  his  family  and  his  friends.  He 
was  a  noble  husband  and  a  tender  father.    If  the  heart  is  the  measure  of  the  man. 


108  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Elzv  Blake  holds  a  tirst  place  with  all  those  who  knew  him  thoroughly  as  I  did. 
Hypocrisy  formed  no  part  in  his  character.  His  life  is  an  emphatic  illustration 
of  the  fact  that  the  man  who  has  the  courage  of  his  convictions  and  whose  life 
is  dotted  with  kind  acts  to  his  fellowman  is  respected  and  acknowledged,  and 
those  who  knew  him  will  join  me  in  planting-  a  rose  over  his  grave  in  sincere 
grief  at  his  death  just  as  he  had  entered  the  noonday  of  life." 

Orville  P.  Blake  was  a  public-school  student  in  Webster  and  Kirkwood 
between  the  years  1874  and  1882.  The  succeeding  two  years  were  passed  in  Glen- 
dale  Academy,  and  from  1888  until  1892  he  pursued  a  course  in  ^Marietta  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  was  graduated  with  high  honors,  completing  the  classical 
course  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  securing  the  senior  English  lit- 
erature prize.  He  has  always  been  extremely  fond  of  outdoor  sports  and  was 
captain  and  first  baseman  of  the  college  ball  team.  He  made  his  initial  step  in 
the  business  world  in  his  fourteenth  year  as  an  employe  in  an  office,  and  rose 
through  successive  promotions  to  the  position  of  bookkeeper  for  the  Goddard- 
Peck  Grocery  Company.  He  was  connected  with  that  house  when  he  resigned 
to  enter  college  in  the  autumn  of  1888.  Since  graduation  his  time  and  energies 
have  been  devoted  to  three  lines  of  business.  From  1892  until  1898  he  was  with 
Kingman  &  Company,  implement  manufacturers,  and  in  the  latter  year  became 
chief  clerk  for  the  Evans  Si  Howard  Fire  Brick  Compau}-,  which  position  he  occu- 
pied four  years.  From  1902  until  1906  he  was  assistant  manager  of  sales  for  the 
American  Sheet  &  Tin  Plate  Company,  and  in  the  latter  year  he  became  sales 
manager  for  the  Inland  Steel  Company,  which  is  his  present  business  association. 
Each  change  has  been  prompted  by  a  desire  and  an  opportunity  for  furthering 
his  business  interests,  the  succeeding  positions  bringing  him  larger  responsibil- 
ities and  also  a  wider  outlook.  He  is  capable  of  controlling  the  sales  department 
for  the  company  which  he  now  represents  and  is  recognized  as  a  man  of  keen 
businesss  discernment  and  sound  judgment. 

True  to  the  teaching  of  his  devout  mother,  Mr.  Blake  has  not  been  unmind- 
ful of  the  higher,  holier  duties  of  life,  his  participation  in  the  work  of  evangeliza- 
tion being  in  connection  with  the  West  Presbyterian  church,  of  w^hich  he  is  an 
elder.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the  Young  Men's  Chris- 
tian Association.  In  politics  he  has  always  been  a  stanch  republican,  never  fail- 
ing to  support  the  candidates  of  the  party  at  national  elections,  and  is  an  active 
member  of  the  Young  Alen's  Republican  Auxiliary.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of 
the  ^Mercantile  Club  and  Phi  Gamma  Delta  fraternity. 

On  the  30th  of  September,  1896,  in  Kansas  City,  JMissouri,  Mr.  Blake  was 
married  to  ^liss  Lulu  Carson.  Her  brothers  are  all  well  known  in  railroad  cir- 
cles. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Blake  have  three  children,  a  daughter  and  two  sons :  Rhea, 
Howard  and  Eugene.  Mr.  Blake  is  strongly  domestic  in  his  tastes,  deriving  his 
greatest  pleasure  from  the  companionship  of  his  family  and  congenial  friends 
but  caring  nothing  for  social  distinction,  as  such.  While  he  has  made  creditable 
progress  in  the  business  world  he  has  always  regarded  his  own  self-respect  and 
the  esteem  of  his  fellowmen  as  infinitely  preferable  to  prosperity,  social  position 
or  political  fame. 


HON.  ROLLA  WELLS. 

Hon.  Rolla  W^ells,  mayor  of  St.  Louis,  is  fortunate  in  having  back  of 
him  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished.  That  his  lines  of  life  have  been 
cast  in  harmony  therewith  is  due  to  his  early  recognition  that  the  purpose  of 
life  is  work — the  development  of  inherent  powers  and  their  adjustment  to  the 
environment   in   the   attainment   of  all   that   the   opportunity   offers. 

Born  in  St.  Louis  in  1856,  he  is  a  son  of  the  Hon.  Erastus  Wells,  who  for 
more  than  four  decades  figured  prominently  in  public  life,  leaving  the  impress 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  109 

of  his  individuality  upon  the  history  of  his  city  and  the  nation  as  well.  More- 
over, he  believed  in  giving  to  his  son  the  opportunities  which  would  bring  out 
the  strongest  forces  in  his  nature  and  equip  him  for  coping  with  life's  responsi- 
bilities. The  boy,  therefore,  was  given  the  collegiate  training  of  Washington 
University,  while  from  his  father  he  received  instruction  concerning  the  value 
of  industry  and  energy.  His  education  completed,  he  entered  the  office  of  the 
street  railway  corporation  of  which  his  father  was  then  president.  Paternal 
influence,  however,  did  not  lessen  the  arduousness  of  tasks  assigned  him  but, 
on  the  contrary,  his  willingness  and  ability  were  tested  in  the  performance  of 
varied  duties  that  would  acquaint  him  with  every  department  of  the  business. 
In  this  work  he  "found  himself,"  as  Ibsen  expresses  it,  coming  into  recognition 
of  his  own  limitations  and  his  own  powers  and  of  the  people  and  circumstances 
that  made  up  for  him  life's  conducts  and  experiences.  The  proof  which  he 
gave  of  his  capability  led  to  his  appointment  to  the  position  of  assistant  super- 
intendent of  the  company  under  A.  W.  Henry,  who  was  recognized  as  one  of 
the  competent  railway  men  in  the  west.  He  became,  as  it  were,  ^Ir. 
Henry's  understudy  and  was  trained  insistently  and  carefully  in  all  the  details 
of  the  position,  to  which  he  became  the  logical  successor  upon  the  death  of  his 
superior  in  1879.  He  remained  as  general  manager  of  the  road  until  1883,  and 
in  the  intervening  years  brought  about  many  improvements  in  keeping  with  the 
spirit  of  progress  as  manifest  in  city  railway  transportation.  He  retired  from 
his  position  with  the  company  when  the  road  passed  by  purchase  to  a  new 
corporation. 

Mr.  Wells'  next  step  in  the  business  world  was  made  in  connection  with 
the  manufacture  of  cottonseed  and  linseed  oil,  but  the  declining  health  of  his 
father  necessitated  his  assuming  in  large  part  responsibilities  and  business  duties 
heretofore  borne  by  his  father  and  upon  the  latter's  death  in  1893  he  became 
administrator  of  the  estate.  While  it  brought  him  additional  responsibilities,  it 
also  gave  him  a  wider  scope  for  the  exercise  of  his  energy  and  initiative  spirit — 
his  dominant  qualities.  In  all  business  matters  he  moves  somewhat  cautiously, 
but  always  surely,  toward  the  end  desired,  weighing  every  chance  and  deter- 
mining with  accuracy  that  indicates  a  most  sound  judgment  the  value  of  his 
opportunity  and  the  worth  of  conditions  that  surround  him. 

It  is  a  strongly  marked  tendency  at  the  present  time  to  select  for  office 
men  who  have  not  been  especially  trained  for  political  service,  but  whose  busi- 
ness careers  have  manifested  their  executive  ability,  their  keen  sagacity  and 
proper  adjustment  between  environment  and  condition,  combined  with  a  public- 
spirited  devotion  that  none  can  question.  In  this  lies  one  of  the  most  hopeful 
political  signs  of  the  period,  and  it  was  the  possession  of  these  qualities  that 
led  to  the  selection  of  Rolla  Wells  as  the  executive  head  of  this  city  in  1901. 
He  was  placed  in  nomination  by  the  democratic  party  and  received  the  endorse- 
ment of  his  fellow  citizens  at  the  polls.  He  has  brought  to  the  conduct  of  the 
municipal  business  the  same  keen  discernment  and  careful  control  of  complex 
interests  that  have  been  manifest  in  the  management  of  his  private  business 
affairs.  He  has  long  been  recognized  as  one  prominent  in  democratic  circles, 
yet  one  whose  loyalty  to  the  party  does  not  transcend  loyaltv  to  the  public 
welfare.  His  attitude  of  independence  was  manifest  in  1896,  when,  refusing  to 
endorse  the  free  coinage  of  silver  plank  in  the  democratic  platform,  he  joined 
the  movement  which  resulted  in  the  national  convention  of  gold  democrats  at 
Indianapolis,  to  which  he  was  sent  as  a  delegate  from  the  twelfth  congressional 
district  of  Missouri.  Later  he  became  president  of  the  National  Democratic 
Club  of  this  city. 

In  1878  Mr.  Wells  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie  H.  Parker,  of  St.  Louis, 
and  their  family  now  numbers  five  children,  their  home  being  one  of  the  attrac- 
tive social  centers,  justlv  celebrated  for  its  cordial  hospitality.  ^Ir.  \\'ells  has 
been  active  in  the  St.  Louis  Fair  Association  and  the  Jockev  Club.  He  is  fond 
of  outdoor  life,  wherein  he  attains  his  rest  and  recreation.     While  the  surround- 


110  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ing-s  of  his  vouth  were  such  as  seemed  to  offer  advantages  superior  to  those 
which  many  boys  enjoy,  he  was  early  taught  that  they  also  brought  responsi- 
bilities, and  it  has  been  the  aim  and  purpose  of  his  life  to  meet  these  as  a  man. 
and  the  consensus  of  public  opinion  is  that  his  has  been  an  active  career,  in 
which  he  has  accomplished  important  and  far-reaching  results,  contributing  in 
no  small  degree  to  the  expansion  and  material  growth  of  this  city  and  the  state. 


MEYER  BAUMAN. 


]\Ieyer  Bauman,  president  of  the  Alvin  Realty  Company,  with  various  other 
business  connections  which  give  him  a  prominent  place  in  commercial  circles  in 
St.  Louis,  his  native  city,  was  born  December  i8,  1846,  a  son  of  Louis  and 
Marianna  (Friede)  Bauman,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Germany.  They 
came  to  America  in  1838  and  were  married  in  New  York.  Louis  Bauman  was 
an  expert  jeweler  and  in  1839  established  a  jewelry  business  on  Grand  street  in 
New  York  city.  He  had  served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  trade  of  eight  years  in 
Europe  and  had  thus  gained  comprehensive  and  accurate  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness. In  1840  he  removed  his  business  to  Mobile,  Alabama,  and  became  known 
far  and  wide  in  that  section  of  the  country  as  the  most  expert  workman  in  his 
line  in  the  south.  In  1844  h^  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  was  one  of  the  pioneer 
jewelers  of  this  city,  opening  his  store  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Fourth  and  Pine 
streets.  He  believed  in  advertising  and  his  advertisements  appeared  in  the  daily 
papers  as  early  as  1847.  He  was  one  of  the  first  jobbers  in  his  line  west  of  Pitts- 
burg. Pennsylvania,  and  was  the  founder  of  the  house  which  is  now  conducted 
by  his  grandsons  and  which  remains  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  jewelry 
establishments  of  the  city. 

Aleyer  Bauman  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of 
St.  Louis  and  also  attended  the  Jonathan  Jones  Commercial  College.  He  was 
fifteen  years  of  age  when  in  1861  he  entered  his  father's  jewelry  house  and  after 
several  years"  experience  there  as  assistant  he  was  admitted  to  the  firm.  In  1872 
upon  the  retirement  of  his  father  he  succeeded  to  the  business  with  his  brother 
Solomon,  his  brother-inlaw,  Meyer  Rosenblatt,  and  August  Kurtzeborn.  In  1879 
Meyer  Rosenblatt  retired  and  was  succeeded  bv  Samuel  H.  Bauman,  the  young- 
est son  of  Louis  Bauman.  The  business  was  incorporated  in  1882  as  the  L.  Bau- 
man Jewelry  Company,  with  ]\Ieyer  Bauman  as  treasurer,  which  position  he  filled 
until  1893,  when  he  became  president  of  the  company,  serving  as  such  until  1900. 
Since  that  time  he  has  been  a  director  and  thus  retains  a  voice  in  the  management 
although  he  leaves  the  control  of  the  business  largely  to  the  other  partners,  his 
son,  Alvin  Louis  Bauman,  succeeding  him  in  the  presidency.  He  has  since 
extended  his  efforts  to  other  departments  of  business  activity.  Since  1901  he  has 
been  president  of  the  Alvin  Realtv  Company  and  this  business  now  claims  much 
of  his  time  and  energies,  and  in  this  connection  he  has  control  of  important  realty 
operations,  his  enter|jrising  spirit  and  native  sagacity  constituting  features  in 
his  success. 

In  1872,  in  New  York  city,  ]\lr.  Bauman  was  married  to  Miss  Aliriam  Rosen- 
blatt, a  daughter  of  Ascher  and  Barbara  (Goldsmith)  Rosenblatt.  Unto  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bauman  have  been  born  five  children:  Alvin  L.,  president  of  the  L.  Bau- 
man Jewelry  Company;  Elsworth  S.,  who  is  acting  as  vice  president  of  the  com- 
pany ;  Louis  H.,  an  attorney ;  Florence  ;  and  Daisy,  wife  of  Samuel  P.  Fisher, 
president  of  the  Atlas  Brass  Manufacturing  Company  of  Cleveland,  Ohio.  The 
sons  today  are  proud  of  the  fact  that  their  house  is  one  of  the  few  old  business 
enterprises  of  .St.  Louis,  which  has  remained  continuouslv  in  possession  of  tlie 
family  thnjughout  the  many  changes  incident  to  ahnost  three-quarters  of  a  cen- 
turv  of  continuous  business. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  Ill 

Merer  Bauman  is  a  member  of  Temple  Israel  and  a  member  and  director  of 
the  Columbian  Club.  While  he  had  his  father's  assistance  in  a  way  as  he  started 
out  in  business,  he  nevertheless  had  to  prove  his  own  worth  and  as  the  years 
have  gone  bv  he  has  maintained  a  place  in  business  circles  that  is  most  creditable 
and  honorable. 


CHRISTIAN  BROTHERS  COLLEGE. 

An  institution  closely  identihed  with  the  growth  of  St.  Louis  and  one  that 
has  borne  a  prominent  part  in  the  educational  progress  thereof  is  the  College 
•of  the  Christian  Brothers.  The  College  was  founded  in  1850,  with  the  ap- 
proval and  under  the  patronage  of  Archbishop  Peter  Richard  Kenrick.  The 
original  incorporators  were  Brothers  Patrick,  Paulian,  Dorothy,  Barbas  and 
Noah — all  members  of  the  order  of  Christian  Brothers.  In  1855  the  incor- 
porators applied  for  and  received  from  the  legislature  of  Alissouri  a  charter  em- 
powering the  faculty  to  "bestow  all  literary  honors  usually  conferred  by  uni- 
versities of  learning,  etc.,  etc."  The  original  building  was  a  rather  small  brick 
structure  but  additions  were  made  thereto  to  accommodate  the  growing  patron- 
age, which  at  the  opening  of  the  Civil  war  numbered  four  hundred  students. 
The  site  at  that  time  and  for  twenty  years  afterward  was  at  the  northwest  cor- 
ner of  Eighth  and  Cere  streets.  The  adjoining  building  was  ]\IacDoweirs  Medi- 
cal College,  which  was  converted  into  a  Federal  prison  and  was  occupied  as  such 
for  four  vears.  In  spite  of  the  untoward  conditions  thus  imposed,  the  patron- 
age of  the  College  increased  from  year  to  year.  For  the  seventeen  years  fol- 
lowing the  war  the  College  continued  its  career  of  success,  drawing  students 
from  nearlv  every  state  in  the  Mississippi  valley.  However,  the  increased  de- 
mand for  railroad  termini  in  the  vicinity  of  the  school  was  making  the  original 
site  less  available  for  educational  needs  and  in  1880  the  building  of  the  new  col- 
lege was  begun.  In  1882  it  was  ready  for  occupation,  and  in  September  of  that 
year  regular  class  work  was  resumed  in  the  structure  which  now  stands  in  the 
beautiful  thirtv  acre  plat  of  ground  at  Easton  avenue  and  King's  Highway. 

During  the  tw^enty-five  years  which  have  passed  since  the  new  college  was 
■opened  it  has  developed  its  educational  program  to  correspond  with  the  demand 
for  the  kind  of  instruction  best  adapted  to  meet  the  requirements  of  the  pros- 
pective business  man.  the  skilled  mechanic,  architect,  civil,  electrical  and  me- 
chanical engineer.  The  foresight  which  has  resulted  in  the  existing  curricula, 
including  as  they  do  all  those  subjects  which  belong  to  an  advanced  modern 
program,  is  splendidlv  shown  in  the  success  which  the  graduates  of  the  college 
have  achieved  in  the  commercial,  industrial  and  professional  world.  The  grad- 
uating list  averages  forty  to  fifty  students  annually.  These  are  classified  as 
Bachelors  of  Science,  Bachelors  of  Arts  and  commercial  graduates.  An  all 
round  equipment  is  the  ideal  which  the  college  management  seeks  to  give  its 
students,  to  which  is  added  religious  and  moral  instruction  as  the  "sin  qua  non" 
-of  the   rightly   educated   man. 

The  Rev.  Brother  Justin  has  held  his  present  position  for  the  past  five  years. 
An  educator  of  vast  and  varied  experience.  Professor  Justin  has  discharged 
the  duties  of  his  office  with  the  greatest  satisfaction  to  the  faculty,  the  student 
hody  and  to  patrons  of  the  institution.  Brother  Justin  was  born  in  Ireland. 
Coming  to  the  United  States  while  yet  a  mere  youth,  he  entered  the  Order  of 
the  Christian  Brothers,  after  due  scholastic  preparation.  He  early  gained  a 
high  reputation  for  scholarly  ability  as  well  as  for  executive  cleverness.  He 
taught  in  the  academic  and  collegiate  institutions  of  the  order  in  Baltimore  and 
New  York  and  in  1879  was  appointed  to  the  presidency  of  the  ^Manhattan  Col- 
lege. New  York  city.  In  the  councils  of  the  order  Brother  Justin  has  occupied 
positions  of  the  highest   responsibility.      For  many  years  he  was  provincial  of 


112  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  New  York  province  and  was  sent  by  the  superior  general  of  the  Brothers  to- 
estabhsh  schools  of  the  order  on  the  Pacific  coast.  It  was  in  1868  that  he  went 
to  California  and  took  charge  of  St.  Mary's  at  Oakland,  and  established  the 
order  there.  In  the  discharge  of  this  onerous  duty,  he  exhibited  qualities  of 
mind  and  heart  which  won  the  applause  of  the  secular  and  church  authorities 
in  California.  The  flourishing  colleges,  St.  Mary's,  Oakland,  and  the  Sacred 
Heart,  San  Francisco,  are  monuments  to  his  zeal,  devotion  and  enterprise. 

Having  placed  these  and  other  institutions  on  a  permanent  basis,  Brother 
Justin  was  recalled  to  New  York,  where  he  introduced  courses  in  pedagogy, 
opened  numerous  schools  and  incorporated  the  academic  schools  of  the  district 
under  his  care  with  the  institutions  affiliated  with  the  university  system  of  the- 
state.  Amid  all  these  labors  Brother  Justin  found  time  to  manage  the  internal 
affairs  of  the  religious  bodv  to  which  he  belongs  and  the  Catholic  Protectory 
of  New  York.  The  novitiates  and  scholasticates  of  the  province  found  in  him 
their  best  advocate  and  friend. 

In  1900  Brother  Justin  was  called  to  France,  where  he  assisted  in  the  ped- 
agogic work  of  the  normal  schools.  Passing  over  to  his  native  country  he  secured 
for  his  brethren  in  religion  the  patronage  of  the  Irish  Hierarchy  and  this  opened 
the  way  for  the  establishment  of  the  AA'aterford  Training  College — one  of  the 
most  famous  pedagogic  schools  in  Ireland.  Under  his  vigorous  administration 
the  local  college  has  "become  an  efficient  factor  in  the  educational  activities  of 
St.  Louis  and  indeed  of  the  entire  section  from  which  St.  Louis  draws  the  ele- 
ments of  its  social  and  commercial  influence.  The  boarding  department  of  the 
college  is  under  the  direct  control  of  the  faculty  and  students  coming  from  a 
distance  are  thus  enabled  to  pursue  their  studies  under  conditions  which  ensure 
the  confidence  of  patrons  and  the  moral  and  intellectual  progress  of  the  students 
themselves. 


S.  VAN  RAALTE. 


S.  Van  Raalte,  a  real-estate  operator  and  broker,  was  born  in  Hesse-Cassel,. 
Germany,  November  29,  1854,  and  when  he  was  one  year  of  age  was  brought 
to  the  United  States  by  his  mother.  The  family  landed  at  Philadelphia.  From 
the  east  thev  removed' to  Detroit,  ^Michigan,  where  S.  Van  Raalte  attended  the 
public  schools  until  eleven  years  of  age,  when  the  family  home  w^as  established 
in  St.  Louis.  After  remaining  in  this  city  for  three  years  he  went  to  New 
York,  but  later  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  became  a  diamond  setter  and  jeweler. 
In  1868  he  began  learning  the  jeweler's*  trade  and  afterward  started  in  business 
on  his  own  account.  In  1874  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Henry  Wilde  under 
the  firm  style  of  Wilde  &  Van  Raalte,  as  dealers  in  jewelry  and  diamonds,  and 
so  continued  until  1878.  when  Mr.  Van  Raalte  withdrew  from  the  partnership^ 
continuing  in  business  on  his  own  account.  In  1880  he  established  a  jewelry 
and  loan  brokerage  business  and  for  twenty-two  years  was  one  of  the  well 
known  merchants  of  the  city,  located  during  that  entire  time  at  No.  1244  South 
Fourth  street.  In  1900  he  purchased  the  business  of  the  Ben  Walker  Loan  Com- 
pany at  213  Nortb  Seventh  street,  and  removed  his  Fourth  street  store  to  Nos. 
4 1 3- 1 5- 1 7  North  Sixth  street,  where  he  is  at  present.  He  is  well  known  as  a 
representative  of  the  jeweler's  tragic  in  the  city,  but  in  more  recent  vears  has 
become  even  more  wiflely  known  for  his  operations  in  real  estate,  which  have 
been  of  an  important  character  and  have  reached  mammoth  proportions.  He 
organized  the  Van  Raalte  Investment  Company,  and  in  addition  to  this  he  is 
president  of  the  Vancoh  Realty  Company,  the  Ben  Walker  Loan  Company, 
the  Delmar  Realty  Company,  the  Regent  Investment  Company,  the  Bedford  In- 
vestment Company  and  the  Pendleton  Investment  Company.  He  has  been  very 
successful    in    all    of    his    business    affairs,    watching   closely    all    details    of    the 


S.  VAN    RAALTE 


8— VOL.  II. 


114  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

business  pointing  to  prosperity  and  so  utilizing  his  opportunities  that  he  has  long 
since  gained  a  place  among  the  men  of  affluence  in  the  city. 

^Ir.  Van  Raalte  was  married  fifteen  years  ago  to  Miss  Emma  Rosenthal, 
and  they  have  one  son  and  two  daughters.  In  his  fraternal  relations  he  is 
connected  with  Xaphtale  lodge  and  with  the  Columbian  Club,  while  his  political 
allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party.  There  has  been  nothing  sensational 
in  his  business  career,  which  on  the  contrary  has  been  the  expression  of  his 
energy  and  determination — qualities  which  have  led  him  into  large  and  profitable 
inidertakins:s. 


EPHRON  CATLIX,  JR. 

Ephron  Catlin,  Jr.,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Southern  Railway  Supply 
Company,  was  born  at  Narragansett  Pier,  Rhode  Island,  July  29,  1885,  and  is 
the  son  of  Ephron  Catlin,  Sr.,  and  Emilie  (Lassen)  Kayser.  His  father  is  a 
capitalist  of  St.  Louis. 

Ephron^ Catlin.  Jr..  attended  Smith  Academy  at  St.  Louis,  afterward  entered 
St.  Paul's  School  in  Concord,  Xew  Hampshire,  and  completed  his  studies  at 
Harvard.  Returning  to  St.  Louis,  he  recently  became  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Southern  Railway  Supply  Company,  which  was  incorporated  under  the  laws 
of  ]vIissouri  in  February,  1907. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  University,  St.  Louis  Country  and  X^oonday  Clubs, 
and  likewise  belongs  to  the  Presbvterian  church. 


REV.   AXTHOXY   SLIEMAX. 

Rev.  Anthony  Slieman,  the  efficient  and  beloved  pastor  of  St.  Anthony  the 
Hermit's  Church,  was  born  in  Ito.  Alount  Lebanon,  Syria,  July  18,  1870,  son 
of  Paul  Anthony  Slieman,  who  with  his  wife  is  living  a  retired  life  in  their 
native  city  in  Syria.  Besides  Rev.  Anthony  Slieman  they  had  the  following 
children :  Assad,  who  is  married  and  resides  in  Syria ;  Tony,  of  this  city ;  Mrs. 
Rosa  Joseph,  of  Syria ;  Peter,  who  resides  here ;  and  Alexander,  who  is  married 
and  lives  in  Syria. 

Rev.  Slieman  received  his  preliminary  education  in  the  village  school  of 
his  native  country,  and  when  he  had  completed  his  studies  there  he  entered 
high  school  at  ten  years  of  age  and  was  graduated  from  that  institution  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  years.  He  then  returned  to  his  native  town,  where  for  three 
years  he  jnu-sued  a  course  of  study  at  Mount  Lebanon,  preparing  himself  for  the 
priesthood,  and  on  October  20,  1891,  he  was  ordained  by  Archbishop  Stevens 
and  assigned  to  the  church  in  the  city  of  Saint  Sarres.  He  continued  as  pastor 
of  that  congregation  until  the  year  1902  and  later  came  to  the  United  States. 
Immediately  after  giving  up  his  charge,  however,  he  spent  some  time  traveling 
throughout  Syria  as  a  missionary.  Upon  his  arrival  in  the  new  world  he  re- 
paired to  Peoria,  Illinois,  where  he  remained  for  a  period  of  six  months  and 
then  located  in  Minneapolis,  ^Minnesota,  where  he  realized  that  there  was  a 
broarler  field  and  better  prospects  for  him  in  the  work  of  the  ministry.  Pur- 
chasing the  church  building  and  property  at  323  Alain  street,  in  northeast 
Minneapolis,  he  retained  the  pastorship  of  the  congregation  for  two  vears  and 
seven  months,  and  in  1905  resigned  the  charge  and  located  in  St.  Louis,  where 
he  established  the  first  Syrian  school  in  the  United  States.  At  present  it  has 
two  teachers,  one  an  American  who  teaches  in  the  English  language,  and  the 
other   a    .Syrian    who   teaches   in   her   native   tongue;    and    fifty-six    pupils.      So 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  115 

successful   has  this   school   been   that   recently  one   of  the   same   kind   has   been 
organized  in  New  York  city. 

Rev.  Slieman  possesses  all  those  higher  qualifications  requisite  to  enable  him 
to  successfully  follow  the  vocation  to  which  he  has  devoted  his  life.  He  is  an 
exceptionally  energetic  man  and  aside  from  being  a  theological  scholar,  well 
versed  along  exegetical  and  Biblical  lines,  he  is  also  a  zealous  Christian  of  an 
aggressive  character  and  one  who  is  profoundly  interested  in  the  calling  which 
he  is  following  and  in  the  general  work  af  the  church  and  the  ministry.  He  is 
a  man  Vv^ho  to  the  fullest  measure  realizes  the  great  responsibility  resting  upon 
him  as  a  minister  of  the  gospel  and  a  leader  of  men  in  the  way  in  which  they 
might  attain  that  efficient  knowledge  of  the  truth  which  will  enable  them  to 
conduct  their  lives  in  such  a  way  as  to  be  beneficial  and  desirable  members  of 
society,  and  also  to  educate  within  them  those  higher  spiritual  and  moral  qualities 
which  will  impress  upon  their  minds  the  fundamental  truth  that  the  individual 
lives  well  only  in  so  far  as  he  is  educating  within  him  the  traits  and  qualities 
of  character  which  belong  to  immortality.  His  kindness  and  sympathy,  to- 
gether with  his  lovable  disposition,  have  endeared  him  to  the  members  of  his 
congregation  and  as  well  have  won  him  the  respect  and  esteem  of  the  citizens 
of  the  community  in  which  he  resides.  He  devotes  his  undivided  attention  to  the 
work  of  the  church  and  is  ever  alive  and  active  in  striving  to  fulfill  his  obligations 
as  a  minister  of  the  gospel  in  quickening  the  spiritual  and  moral  life  of  the  mem- 
bers of  his  congregation  and  in  doing  all  in  his  power  to  establish  the  kingdom 
of  the  Man  of  Nazareth  on  the  earth. 


GEORGE  L.  EDWARDS. 

Among  those  whose  names  carry  weight  in  financial  circles  in  St.  Louis, 
is  numbered  George  L.  Edwards,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  A.  G.  Edwards 
&  Sons.  He  is  yet  a  comparatively  young  man.  having  hardly  reached  the  prime 
of  life,  and  yet,  has  become  recognized  as  a  forceful  factor  among  the  moneyed 
men  of  his   adopted  city. 

His  birth  occurred  in  Kirkwood.  Missouri,  September  7,  1869,  his  parents 
being,  Albert  Gallatin  and  ^larv  Evving  (Jencks)  Edwards.  Having  acquired 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  he  entered  business  circles 
in  1885,  in  the  employ  of  the  firm  of  Francis  Whitaker  &  Son.  He  afterward 
became  an  employe  of  the  old  Laclede  Bank  and  later  with  the  Mechanics  Bank, 
with  which  he  was  associated  until  1891.  He  became  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  A.  G.  Edwards  &  Sons,  bankers  and  brokers,  in  1891  ;  is  president  of  the 
Bank  of  Kirkwood,  Missouri ;  a  director  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce : 
a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  Chicago  Stock  Exchanges  ;  a  director  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  and  chairman  of  its  committee  on  concessions. 
He  was  married  in  1892,  to  Florence  N.  Evans,  and  they  have  one  son  and  one 
daughter :  George  L.  and  Mav  E. 


PHILIP  W.  COYLE. 


The  present  age  has  brought  about  a  recognition  of  the  possibilities  result- 
ing from  systematized  and  organize  1  efl:'ort.  This  is  manifest  in  every  walk  of 
life  and  m  none  more  than  the  organization  of  business  men  into  societies  for 
the  promotion  of  interests  bearing  upon  trade  relations.  In  St.  Louis  it  has 
tangible  evidence  in  the  Business  Men's  League,  of  wdiich  ^Ir.  Covle  is  now  serv- 
ing as  traffic  commissioner,  in  which  connection  his  executive  ability,  keen  sagac- 
ity and  persistency  of  purpose  are  proving  strong  elements  for  the  general  good. 


116  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  was  also  qualified  for  this  position  by  reason  of  his  long  connection  with  the 
railroad  service.  He  was  born  July  lo,  1850,  in  Greenwood,  Steuben  county, 
Xew  York,  a  son  of  Bernard  and  Susan  (Killduff)  Coyle,  and  while  spending  his 
boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  lived  in  Allegany  county.  New  York,  pur- 
suing his  education  in  the  public  schools.  He  began  service  with  the  Erie  Rail- 
road, which  he  represented  as  telegraph  operator  and  station  agent  from  1865 
until  1 88 1.  He  was  then  promoted  to  the  position  of  general  freight  and  passen- 
ger agent  with  the  Lackawanna  &  Pittsburg  Railroad,  continuing  in  that  capacity 
for  six  years,  and  in  1887  became  assistant  general  freight  agent  of  the  Wabash 
Railroad.  He  was  thus  identified  with  railroad  interests  until  the  ist  of  May, 
1906,  when  he  was  appointed  trafific  commissioner  of  the  Business  Men's  League 
of  St.  Louis.  In  taking  up  this  work  for  the  achievement  of  practical  results  by 
the  business  men  of  the  city  he  based  his  actions  upon  broad  and  intimate  knowl- 
edge of  railroad  interests  and  perhaps  no  one  could  have  been  chosen  for  the 
ofifice  who  would  better  meet  the  demands  that  are  imposed  upon  him  in  this 
connection. 

On  the  6tli  of  January,  1872,  in  Dunkirk,  New  York,  Mr.  Coyle  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Eloise  Mulkin,  and  unto  them  were  born  a  daughter  and 
son :  Gertrude  S.  and  Clifford  D.  Mr.  Coyle  is  independent  in  politics  but  like 
everv  true  American  citizen  keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of 
the  day  and  his  influence  is  given  on  the  side  of  whatever  he  deems  will  prove 
of  general  benefit.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  socially  is  con- 
nected with  the  Glen  Echo  and  Alton  Country  Clubs,  while  in  fraternal  relations 
he  has  become  a  Knight  Templar  Mason.  He  finds  his  chief  source  of  recrea- 
tion in  golf  and  chess.  In  an  analyzation  of  his  life  record  it  is  noticeable  that 
from  the  beginning  of  his  business  career  he  has  made  it  a  purpose  to  thoroughly 
master  everv  task  that  he  has  undertaken  and  thus  qualify  for  still  broader 
responsibilities.  His  gradual  advancement  shows  that  his  promotion  has  come 
through  the  merit  system  and  that  he  occupies  a  position  of  prominence  today 
bv  reason  of  personal  ability  and  worth. 


CHESTER  H.  KRUM. 


Chester  H.  Krum,  recognized  as  one  of  the  best  equipped  and  ablest  mem- 
bers of  the  Missouri  bar,  was  born  in  Alton,  Illinois,  September  13,  1840,  a 
son  of  Judge  John  M.  and  Mary  (Harding)  Krum.  As  a  student  in  the  Wash- 
ington University  he  pursued  a  classical  course,  which  was  terminated  by  grad- 
uation in  1863,  when  he  won  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Whether  inherited 
tendency,  natural  predilection  or  deliberate  choice  had  most  to  do  with  shaping 
his  professional  career  it  is  impossible  to  determine.  However,  he  resolved  upon 
the  practice  of  law  as  a  life  work  and  prepared  for  this  calling  as  a  student  in 
the  law  department  of  Harvard  University,  which  conferred  vipon  him  the  Bach- 
elor of  Laws  degree  in  1865. 

Mr.  Krum  had  been  admitted  to  the  bar  the  previous  year,  and  following 
his  graduation  at  once  located  for  practice  in  St.  Louis.  Advancement  in  the 
law  is  proverbially  slow  and  in  no  profession  does  success  depend  more  entirely 
upon  individual  merit  and  efifort.  Gradually,  however,  Mr.  Krum  won  a  good 
clientage  and  in  1867  joined  the  firm  of  Krum,  Decker  &  Krum  as  its  junior 
partner.  Two  years  later  he  became  United  States  district  attorney  by  appoint- 
ment and  served  in  that  capacity  until  1872.  He  then  resigned  and  in  the  same 
year  was  chosen  by  popular  vote  for  the  ofifice  of  judge  of  the  St.  Louis  circuit 
court.  For  three  years  he  remained  upon  the  bench,  discharging  his  multitu- 
dinous duties  with  strict  impartiality  and  fairness,  his  legal  learning,  his  analytical 
mind  and  the  readiness  with  which  he  grasped  the  points  in  argument  making 


CHESTER    H.    KRUM 


lis         -  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

him  a  capable  jurist,  the  vahie  of  whose  service  was  recognized  and  acknowl- 
edged by  the  public  and  the  profession. 

On  his  retirement  from  the  bench,  Judge  Krum  resumed  the  private  prac- 
tice of  law  and  has  thus  been  identified  with  the  St.  Ix)uis  bar  for  a  third  of 
a  centurv.  He  has  not  followed  the  prevalent  tendency  toward  specialization, 
but  in  each  department  of  the  law  is  well  versed  and  in  the  general  practice 
has  shown  himself  equally  at  home  in  various  branches  of  jurisprudence  and 
has  won  a  large  percentage  of  the  cases  which  have  been  intrusted  to  his  care. 
His  is  a  natural  discrimination  as  to  legal  ethics  and  he  has,  moreover,  been 
an  unwearied  student  of  the  science  of  the  law  and  of  the  trend  of  public 
thought  and  feeling,  wdiich  has  so  much  to  do  with  shaping  the  interests  which 
come  before  the  courts.  He  is  also  recognized  as  a  popular  law  educator,  and 
foi  nine  years,  beginning  in  1873,  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  St. 
Louis  Law   School. 

On  the  26th  of  October.  1866,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Krum 
and  ]Miss  Elizabeth  H.  Cuttler,  the  daughter  of  Norman  and  Frances  Cuttler. 
Their  children,  six  in  number  were :  Mary  F.,  John  M.,  Clara  R.,  Flora,  Eliza- 
beth H.  and  Alabel.  John  M.  is  deceased.  The  family  are  Unitarians  in  re- 
ligious faith,  holding  membership  with  the  Church  of  the  Messiah.  Judge 
Krum  has  been  well  known  in  political  circles.  He  was  recognized  as  a  stal- 
wart republican  from  1864  until  1888,  when  with  the  fearless  advocacy  that  he 
has  ever  displayed  in  support  of  his  honest  convictions  he  joined  the  ranks  of 
the  democracy,  and  when  free  silver  was  made  the  issue  he  became  a  champion 
of  the  gold  standard  wing  of  the  democratic  party. 


LOUIS  A.  JAMINET,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Louis  A.  Jaminet,  who  came  to  be  known  to  the  world  at  large  as  one  of 
the  most  eminent  surgeons  of  his  day,  was  born  in  Paris  in  1823  and  was  a 
descendant  of  one  of  the  distinguished  families  of  France.  He  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  that  country  under  Professor  Valpo  and  when  thirty-five  years  of  age 
came  to  the  United  States.  His  thorough  preparation  for  his  profession  proved 
an  excellent  foundation  for  his  later  success  and  prominence.  He  entered  upon 
the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  in  St.  Louis  and  was  fortunate  in  soon  win- 
ning the  close  and  warm  friendship  of  James  B.  Fads  and  other  distinguished 
residents  of  the  city.  He  was  the  family  physician  in  the  home  of  Daniel  Bell 
and  Judge  Treat  and  was  no  less  esteemed  for  his  social  qualities  and  his  superior 
intellectual  attainments  than  his  professional  skill.  He  acted  for  a  year  as  resi- 
dent physician  in  the  City  Hospital  and  in  his  practice  made  a  specialty  of  surgi- 
cal work.  He  became  a  recognized  authority  on  surgery  in  this  part  of  the  state. 
A  perfect  master  of  the  construction  and  functions  o^  the  component  parts  of  the 
human  body,  of  the  changes  wrought  in  them  by  the  onslaught  of  disease,  of  the 
defects  cast  upon  them  as  a  legacy  by  progenitors,  of  the  vital  capacity  remain- 
ing in  them  throughout  all  vicissitudes  of  existence,  his  professional  labors  were 
attended  with  splendid  results  and  he  became  numbered  among  the  famous  physi- 
cians and  surgeons  of  the  Mississippi  Valley.  As  the  years  passed  he  prospered 
by  reason  of  the  large  practice  accorded  him  and  became  one  of  the  wealthy  resi- 
dents of  St.  Louis. 

Dr.  Jaminet  was  married  in  1863  to  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Newton,  nee  Meyer,  a 
native  of  London,  England,  and  they  had  one  daughter,  Leontine  Harriet.  The 
old  familv  residence  was  on  the  corner  of  Locust  and  Eleventh  streets  and  was 
erected  by  the  Doctor.  In  religious  faith  he  was  a  Roman  Catholic,  while  his 
wife  and  daughter  are  communicants  of  the  Episcopal  church.  He  was  gener- 
ous in  support  of  all  those  measures  and  movements  whicli  he  deemed  beneficial 
to  St.  Louis  as  a  future  city.  He  died  December  17,  1890,  after  a  residence  of 
almost  a  half  century  here. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY.  119 

Dr.  Janiinet  was  a  man  of  remarkable  presence,  a  linguist  and  an  author  of 
some  note  and  of  the  best  social  position.  In  1870  he  wrote  a  remarkable  treatise 
on  the  Physical  Effects  of  Compressed  Air  in  the  Construction  of  the  Illinois  and 
St.  Louis  Bridge.  In  all  non-professional  relations  he  was  found  to  be  singu- 
larly modest  and  unusually  gentle  and  tender-hearted  and  a  true  friend  to  the 
poor  and  needy.  He  was  faithful  in  his  friendships,  fixed  in  an  honest  hatred 
of  all  shams  and  pretenders  of  an  internal  piety,  and  exhibited  in  every  judg- 
ment of  his  mind  a  strong  common  sense  that  illumined  every  dark  corner  into 
which  he  looked  with  fearless  candor. 


MARY  HAXXOCK  ^IcLEAN,  M.D. 

The  medical  profession  was  among  the  first  to  open  its  ranks  to  woman  and 
her  fitness  for  the  calling  none  have  cjuestioned,  as  long-  before  she  won  a  place 
with  the  graduate  physicians  her  skill  in  the  care  of  the  sick  and  the  administra- 
tion of  remedial  agencies  was  widely  acknowledged.  Dr.  McLean,  as  physician 
and  surgeon,  has  won  a  place  among  the  able  representatives  of  the  profession  in 
St.  Louis  and  has  been  accorded  a  liberal  practice,  which  has  constantly  grown 
both  in  volume  and  importance. 

Dr.  McLean  was  born  in  Washington,  Missouri,  February  28,  1861,  a 
daughter  of  Elijah  and  Alary  (Staft'ord)  McLean.  Her  father  was  born  near 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  and  was  a  son  of  the  Rev.  David  McLean,  a  baptist  min- 
ister, who  came  to  Missouri  to  fight  the  Indians.  Elijah  AIcLean  saw  one  of 
his  brothers  scalped  by  the  red  men.  He  had  opportunity  to  attend  school  for 
only  three  months,  for  the  school  was  broken  up  by  the  Indian  wars.  He  was, 
however,  a  great  student  and  became  a  well  educated  man,  constantly  promot- 
ing his  knowledge  by  reading  and  investigation.  He  possessed  an  observing 
eye  and  retentive  memory  and  these  qualities,  combined  with  his  reading,  count- 
eracted his  lack  of  opportunity  in  early  years.  He  made  his  own  way  in  the 
world  from  his  thirteenth  year,  leaving  home  with  but  fifteen  cents  in  his 
pocket.  He  became  ambitious  to  enter  professional  circles  and  determined  upon 
the  practice  of  medicine  as  a  life  work.  He  educated  himself  for  this  calling 
and  was  very  successful  therein  up  to  his  sixtieth  year,  when  he  retired  and 
gave  his  attention  to  the  management  of  his  properties.  He  reached  his  ninety- 
fourth  year  and  was  a  wonderfully  well  preserved  man,  retaining  all  of  his 
faculties  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  When  ninety-one  years  of  age  he  rode 
horseback.  He  lived  in  Franklin  county,  Missouri,  where  he  owned  extensive 
lands  on  the  Missouri  river,  and  he  was  not  only  successful  in  the  profession 
and  in  business  aft'airs  but  was  also  a  recognized  leader  in  political  and  church 
circles.  At  one  time  he  represented  his  district  in  the  state  legislature  and  he 
was  an  elder  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  stood  at  all  times  for  good  citizen- 
ship, for  high  ideals  of  life  and  for  continuous  progress  in  all  those  lines  which 
make  the  world  better.  His  wife  was  born  in  North  Carolina  of  English  ances- 
try, and  was  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  James  Stafford,  a  Presbyterian  minister, 
who  left  the  south  because  he  was  refused  the  privilege  of  preaching  to  the 
negroes.  He  then  removed  to  Illinois.  His  daughter,  Mary  Staft'ord,  became 
a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  and  was  engaged  in  teaching  in  Missouri  when 
she  became  acquainted  wnth  Elijah  McLean,  who  won  her  hand  in  marriage. 

Dr.  McLean  was  reared  at  home,  acquiring  her  education  under  private 
tutors  up  to  her  thirteenth  year,  when  she  entered  Lindenwood  College  at  St. 
Charles,  Missouri,  being  graduated  therefrom  with  the  class  of  1878. 
She  also  studied  for  one  year  under  tutors,  after  wdiich  she  entered 
Yassar  College,  which  she  attended  until  she  completed  the  work  of  the 
sophomore  year.     In  the  meantime  she  had  determined  to  become  a  member  of 


120  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY, 

the  medical  fraternity  and  to  this  end  she  matriculated  in  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  University  of  jMichigan,  being  graduated  therefrom  with  the  class 
of  1883.  One  of  her  classmates  was  the  distinguished  Dr.  William  J.  Mayo. 
She  then  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  a  year  later  was  made  an  interne  in  the  female 
hospital  of  this  city,  being  the  only  lady  physician  to  fill  an  interneship  in  the 
St.  Louis  Hospital.  She  remained  in  the  position  for  one  year  and  soon  after- 
ward was  elected  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society.  For  fifteen  years 
she  was  the  only  one  of  her  sex  who  belonged  to  that  society  but  her  brethren 
of  the  fraternity  have  had  to  acknowledge  her  ability  as  manifest  during  twenty- 
four  years  of  active  practice,  in  which  she  has  shown  marked  power  and  skill 
in  coping  with  intricate  phases  of  disease.  She  has  made  a  specialty  of  the 
treatment  of  diseases  of  women  and  of  surgical  cases  connected  therewith.  She 
is  the  only  female  surgeon  in  St.  Louis  attempting  major  surgical  cases  and  is 
regarded  as  most  skillful  in  the  line  of  her  specialty.  For  fourteen  years  she 
has  been  on  the  stafif  of  the  Evening  Dispensary  for  Women.  She  belongs  now 
to  the  American  Medical  Association,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  the 
]\Iissouri  State  ]\Iedical   Society. 

While  Dr.  McLean  has  gained  prominence  in  professional  lines,  she  has  also 
become  well  known  for  her  work  in  the  missionary  field.  She  has  for  years 
been  deeply  interested  in  foreign  missions  and  during  the  World's  Fair  she  had 
opportunity  to  meet  and  study  the  Chinese  people.  In  1905,  accompanied  by 
a  sister,  she  traveled  for  nine  months  through  China  and  Japan,  studying  con- 
ditions in  those  countries.  She  had  attended  Vassar  College  with  Marchioness 
O.  Yama,  of  Japan,  and  through  her  friendship  received  letters  of  introduction 
and  presentations  to  the  leading  people  of  that  country.  She  has  assisted  several 
Chinese  and  Japanese  students  in  their  education,  among  these  being  a  minister 
who  has  made  ten  thousand  converts  in  Japan  and  is  doing  grand  work  in 
Christianizing  the  people  of  that  country.  On  her  trip  to  China,  Dr.  McLean 
brought  back  with  her  a  young  woman  of  that  country,  who  is  now  being  edu- 
cated to  take  up  the  missionary  work  in  her  native  land,  her  education  to  be 
completed  by  graduation  from  the  Women's  Medical  College  at  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania.  Dr.  McLean  is  a  Presbyterian  in  religious  faith  but  is  in  sympathy 
with  all  Christian  work  and  is  a  most  broad-minded  woman,  of  wide  charity 
and  generous  views.  She  has  attained  notable  distinction  in  the  two  fields  of 
labor  to  which  she  has  largely  devoted  her  energies.  Gifted  by  nature  with 
strong  intellectual  power  and  ready  sympathy,  she  has  so  directed  her  efforts 
that  those  with  whom  she  has  been  iDrought  in  contact  have  profited  and  benefited 
bv  her  labors. 


BENJAMIN  BROWN  GRAHAM. 

In  the  history  of  those  who  have  cbntributed  not  alone  to  the  city's  material 
development  but  also  to  its  intellectual  and  social  progress  was  Benjamin  Brown 
Graham,  who  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1857  from  Graham  Mills,  Ohio — a  town  which, 
was  named  by  his  father,  James  Graham,  who  went  to  that  place  in  early  days 
and  there  established  the  first  paper  mills  in  the  west.  Removing  to  St.  Louis, 
he  became  a  factor  in  the  industrial  interests  of  this  city  by  organizing  the 
Graham  Paper  Company  and  establishing  the  paper  mills,  which  became  an  im- 
portant industry  of  the  city,  employing  a  large  force  of  workmen  and  returning 
a  gratifying  income  to  the  owners.  He  continued  in  the  manufacture  of  paper 
until  his  death,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  his  sons,  Benjamin  and  Henry  Graham, 
who  greatly  increased  the  business  and  extended  its  scope.  Benjamin  Graham 
was  the  president  of  the  company  and  the  active  spirit  of  the  firm.  Honored  and 
respected  by  all,  there  was  no  man  who  occupied  a  more  enviable  position  in  com- 
mercial and  manufacturing  circles,  not  alone  by  reason  of  the  prosperitv  which 
he   won,  but   also  owing  to   the   honorable,   straightforward   methods   which   he 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  121 

pursued.  After  succeeding  his  father  in  the  ownership  of  the  business,  he  en- 
larged its  scope,  keeping  in  touch  with  modern  business  methods  and  creating 
a  demand  for  his  product  by  reason  of  its  excellence  and  also  owing  to  the  busi- 
ness methods  employed  in  his  relations  with  the  trade.  He  was  likewise  a  trustee 
of  the  Mechanics  Bank  and  his  name  was  ever  an  honored  one  on  commercial 
paper.  Success,  as  generally  estimated,  is  achieved  by  concentration  and  not  by 
diffusion,  and  it  was  thus  that  -Mr.  Graham  won  his  position  of  prominence  in 
industrial  circles,  having  concentrated  his  energies  largely  upon  a  single  line  of 
business,  which  he  thoroughly  mastered,  so  that  he  became  a  leader  and  not  a 
follower  in  the  paper  trade. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  Mr.  Graham  was  married  in  St.  Louis 
in  1884  to  Miss  Christine  Blair,  a  daughter  of  Hon.  Francis  P.  Blair,  Jr.,  who 
arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1845  ^^'^^1  became  not  only  one  of  the  distinguished  resi- 
dents of  this  city  but  also  a  man  of  national  reputation  in  his  championship 
of  measures  which  had  been  important  factors  in  molding  the  history  of  the 
country.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Graham  was  born  a  daughter,  Christine,  who  is 
now  attending  Smith  College.  In  1899  Mr.  Graham  erected  a  beautiful  home 
at  No.  5145  Lindell  boulevard  overlooking  Forest  Park.  He  found  his  greatest 
happiness  in  ministering  to  the  welfare  and  comfort  of  his  little  family  and  yet 
he  was  by  no  means  exclusive  in  his  interests.  His  nature  was  social  and  genial 
in  its  characteristics  and  he  was  a  valued  and  popular  member  of  the  Commercial 
and  Noonday  Clubs,  while  of  the  St.  Louis  Country  Club  he  was  a  charter 
member.  He  was  also  a  director  and  at  one  time  president  of  the  University 
Club  and  was  interested  in  all  that  pertained  to  intellectual  progress  and  to  the 
advancement  of  the  city  in  municipal  lines.  Alert  and  energetic  the  various  in- 
terests with  which  he  was  connected  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  enterprising  spirit. 
His  death  was  the  occasion  of  widespread  regret,  when  in  December,  1904,  at 
the  age  of  sixty-four  years,  he  passed  away.  Mrs.  Graham,  yet  residing  at  the 
home  built  for  her  by  her  husband,  is  a  member  of  the  Christian  church.  She 
belonged  to  one  of  the  prominent  families  of  St.  Louis  and  is  rich  in  the  memory 
of  an  honored  husband  and  father,  both  prominent  and  successful,  each  in  his 
own  work  in  life. 


W.  H.  KAYE. 


W.  H.  Kaye  is  manager  of  a  business  which  has  had  a  continuous  existence 
of  forty  years,  being  now  the  chief  officer  in  control  of  a  railroad  supply  business 
of  considerable  importance.  He  was  born  February  9,  1862,  in  Sheffield,  Eng- 
land, his  parents  being  John  and  Elizabeth  Kaye,  of  that  city.  After  attending 
private  schools  there,  he  became  a  student  in  the  Collegiate  College  of  England, 
being  graduated  with  the  first  class  in  1878.  Early  in  his  business  career  he 
engaged  in  clerking  for  a  short  time  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  came  to  America, 
arriving  in  St.  Louis  in  1879.  Here  he  learned  the  railroad  supply  business 
under  his  uncle,  E.  H.  Linley,  with  whom  he  remained  for  twelve  years,  on  the 
expiration  of  which  period  he  went  to  Nebraska  and  was  identified  with  farming 
operations,  in  that  state  for  five  years.  The  venture  there,  however,  proved  un- 
profitable and  Mr.  Kaye  returned'  to  St.  Louis,  accepting  the  position  of  manager 
for  the  C.  &  W.  McClean  Sporting  Goods  Company.  Subsequently  he  purchased 
an  interest  in  the  business,  with  which  he  was  connected  for  five  years.  On  the 
expiration  of  that  period,  however,  he  sold  out  and  again  became  a  factor  in  his 
uncle's  establishment,  in  which  he  is  now  manager.  This  business  has  been  a 
feature  in  trade  circles  of  St.  Louis  for  four  decades  and  receives  the  patronage 
of  many  of  the  leading  corporations  handling  goods  of  this  character.  The 
business'  policy  of  the  house  is  one  well  worthy  of  emulation,  for  if  mistakes 
occur  they  are  always  matters  of  speedy  adjustment,  while  the  integrity  of  the 
firm  is  never  called  into  question. 


122  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  September,  1892,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Kaye  and  Miss 
Sarah  J.  Onigley.  \Vith  their  two  daughters  they  reside  at  No.  5216  East 
Kensington  avenue.  In  his  pohtical  views  Mr.  Kaye  is  a  stalwart  republican, 
who  served  as  postmaster  while  living  at  Glenwood,  Nebraska,  and  was  also 
justice  of  the  peace  and  treasurer  of  the  school  board.  His  official  duties  were 
discharged  with  the  utmost  capability  and  fidelity.  He  belongs  to  St.  Peter's 
Episcopal  church  and  is  a  gentleman  of  genuine  worth,  as  is  attested  by  his 
extensive  circle  of  friends. 


JUDGE  CHARLES  SPRAGUE  HAYDEN. 

Few  lawvers  have  made  more  lasting  impression  upon  the  bar  of  the  state 
both  for  legal  abilitv  of  a  high  order  and  for  the  individuality  of  a  personal  char- 
acter which  impresses  itself  upon  a  community  than  did  Judge  Charles  Sprague 
Havden.  Of  a  family  conspicuous  for  strong  intellects,  indomitable  courage  and 
energv,  he  entered  upon  his  career  as  a  lawyer  and  such  was  his  force  of  char- 
acter and  natural  qualifications  that  he  overcame  all  obstacles  and  wrote  his  name 
upon  the  keystone  of  the  legal  arch.  His  legal  learning,  his  analytical  mind,  the 
readiness  with  which  he  grasped  the  points  in  an  argument,  combined  to  make 
him  one  of  the  most  capable  jurists  that  has  ever  graced  the  court  of  last  resort 
in  ^Missouri  and  the  public  and  the  profession  acknowledged  him  the  peer  of  any 
member  of  the  appellate  court. 

The  life  record  of  Judge  Hayden  covered  almost  seventy  years.  He  was 
born  in  Boston,  February  27,  1833,  and  died  in  Florida,  February  4,  1903.  Many 
of  the  intervening  years  were  spent  as  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  His 
parents  were  William  and  Maria  (Deming)  Hayden.  The  father  was  born  in 
A'irginia  in  1795,  and  became  a  resident  of  Boston  in  early  life.  He  was 
appointed  the  first  city  auditor  of  Boston  in  1824  and  held  the  position  for  seven- 
teen years,  after  which  he  resigned  to  accept  the  position  of  editor  of  the  Boston 
Atlas,  a  whig  newspaper.  At  a  later  date  he  served  for  a  short  time  as  post- 
master of  Boston,  also  acted  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  and  represented 
his  district  in  the  state  legislature.  He  was  political  manager  for  Daniel  Web- 
ster, the  great  statesman,  and  at  the  whig  convention  in  Baltimore  in  1852  advo- 
cated the  nomination  of  Webster  for  the  presidency,  but  the  distinguished  New 
England  leader  died  in  that  year.  During  the  period  of  his  residence  in  Boston, 
\A'illiam  Hayden  was  prominently  associated  with  public  interests  and  did  much 
to  mold  public  thought  and  opinion  and  thus  he  left  his  impress  upon  the  history 
of  the  city. 

Reared  in  Boston,  Judge  Hayden  was  provided  with  liberal  educational 
advantages,  attending  the  city  schools,  Chauncy  Hall  and  the  Latin  school.  He 
afterward  became  a  student  in  the  law  school  of  Harvard  University,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1856.  He  then  became  private  secre- 
tary to  his  father  in  the  Boston  postoffice  and  continued  in  the  same  capacity 
after  his  father's  retirement. 

The  year  1857  witnessed  the  arrival  of  Judge  Hayden  in  St.  Louis.  He 
located  here  for  the  practice  of  law  and  entered  into  partnership  with  John  H. 
Rankin,  the  relation  between  them  existing  from  the  ist  of  January,  1867,  until 
1877.  ^Ir.  Hayden  then  went  upon  the  bench  of  the  St.  Louis  court  of  appeals, 
where  he  served  for  four  years  and  then  resumed  the  private  practice  of  law, 
in  which  he  continued  until  1889,  when  he  went  south  to  Florida  to  make  his 
home,  there  retaining  his  residence  until  called  to  his  final  rest. 

Devotedly  attached  to  his  profession,  systematic  and  methodical  in  habit, 
sober  and  discreet  in  judgment,  calm  in  temper,  diligent  in  research,  conscien- 
tious in  the  discharge  of  every  duty,  courteous  and  kind  in  demeanor  and  inflexi- 
bly just  on  all  occasions,  these  qualities  enablerl  Judge  Hayden  to  take  first  rank 


C.    S.    HAYDEN 


124  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

amono-  those  who  have  held  the  highest  judicial  offices  in  St.  Louis  and  made 
him  tlie  conservator  of  that  justice  wherein  is  the  safeguard  of  individual  lib- 
erty and  happiness  and  the  defense  of  our  national  institutions.  His  reported 
opinions  are  monuments  to  his  profound  legal  learning  and  superior  ability, 
more  lasting  than  brass  or  marble  and  more  honorable  than  battles  fought  and 
won.  Thev  show  a  thorough  mastery  of  the  questions  involved,  a  rare  simplicity 
of  style  and  an  admirable  terseness  and  clearness  in  the  statement  of  the  principles 
upon  which  the  opinions  rest. 

On  the  25th  of  June,  1884,  in  St.  Louis,  Judge  Hayden  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  ^liss  ]\Iatilda  Brock,  of  this  city,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Eliza 
Brock,  and  unto  them  were  born  two  daughters,  Sydney  Louise  and  Ruth 
A'assall.  Following  the  death  of  Judge  Hayden  the  family  returned  to  St.  Louis, 
•where  they  now^  reside.  Judge  Hayden  was  an  advocate  of  the  democracy  and 
when  the  division  occurred  concernmg  the  money  question  he  espoused  the  cause 
of  the  gold  wing  of  the  party.  He  was  an  earnest  student  of  the  science  of 
government  and  although  he  held  but  few  political  offices  and  while  upon  the 
bench  carefully  lifted  the  judicial  ermine  above  the  mire  of  partisanship,  he  was 
a  more  active  and  efficient  politician  than  many  who  have  devoted  their  undi- 
vided time  to  public  affairs.  A  vigilant  and  attentive  observer  of  men  and  meas- 
ures, his  opinions  were  recognized  as  sound  and  his  views  broad  and  his  ideas 
therefore  carried  weight  among  those  with  whom  he  discussed  political  or  public 
problems.  Those  who  met  him  socially  had  the  highest  appreciation  for  his 
sterling  qualities  of  manhood  and  a  genial  nature  which  recognized  and  appre- 
ciated the  good  in  others.  The  ties  of  home  and  friendship  were  sacred  to  him 
and  he  took  genuine  delight  in  doing  a  service  for  those  wdio  were  near  and 
dear  to  him. 


LEY  P.  REXFORD. 


Ley  P.  Rexford  as  president  of  the  American  Paper  Cutter  &  Manufac- 
turing Company  is  closely  associated  with  the  industrial  life  of  St.  Louis  and  as 
chief  executive  officer  of  this  concern  is  bending  his  energies  toward  constructive 
effort  and  administrative  direction,  with  the  result  that  the  business  is  reaching 
out  to  broader  fields  and  has  more  extended  connections  than  ever  before. 

Mr.  Rexford  was  born  in  Somerville,  Massachusetts,  January  i,  1877,  ^^^ 
is  a  direct  descendant  on  his  mother's  side  of  the  Petersons,  who,  with  other 
settlers  from  Sweden,  made  Delaware  their  home  in  the  United  States.  His 
grandfather,  Alexander  Peterson,  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1844  and  engaged  in  the 
banking  business.  ^Ir.  Rexford  was  a  pubHc-school  student  in  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania,  until  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  The  succeeding  year  was  spent 
with  a  law  firm  in  Chicago  and,  coming  to  St.  Louis,  he  accepted  the  position 
of  messenger  in  the  Third  National  Bank,  being  gradually  advanced  to  positions 
of  increasing  responsibilities  until  he  became  correspondent. 

There  he  remained  about  twelve  years  and  resigned  his  position  in  the  bank 
to  become  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  American  Roll  Paper  Company.  The 
company  was  incorporated  in  1884  principally  by  Air.  Hopking,  who  was  the 
inventor  and  patentee  of  the  first  roll  paper  holder  ever  made.  At  the  time  of 
Mr.  Rexford's  first  association  with  the  company,  it  was  dealing  in  roll  paper 
and  manufacturing  roll  paper  holders  and  cutters.  The  business  was  first  located 
on  North  Second  street,  but  it  grew  and  developed  so  that  it  was  necessary  to 
seek  more  commodious  quarters  and  a  removal  was  made  to  the  corner  of  Third 
and  Spruce  streets.  Upon  the  reorganization  of  the  business  they  removed  to 
their  present  location  at  Second  and  Bremen  avenue,  being  here  located  since  the 
1st  of  March,  1908.  The  business  was  organized  in  June,  1907,  under  the  name 
of  the  American  Paper  Cutter  &  Manufacturing  C(>m]:)any,  at  which  time   Mr. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FULRTll    CITY.  125 

Rexford  was  made  president.  In  addition  to  the  manufacture  of  the  paper  cut- 
ter they  do  a  large  hardware  and  corrugated  paper  specialty  manufacturing  busi- 
ness and  are  now  making  shipments  to  all  parts  of  the  United  States  and  Can- 
ada and  to  most  of  the  European  countries.  The  business  has  assumed  extensive 
proportions  and  is  an  enterprise  of  considerable  magnitude,  and  the  reputation 
of  the  house  is  a  most  commendable  one,  reflecting  credit  upon  the  trade  condi- 
tions of  the  city.  The  plant  is  well  equipped  with  modern  facilities,  and  the  rela- 
tions between  employer  and  employe  are  always  just  and  equitable.  The  business 
is  carefully  systematized  and  the  work  is  conducted  along  well  defined  lines  of 
labor. 

On  the  I2th  of  October,  1905,  Mr.  Rexford  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to 
Miss  Lucv  L.  Whitelaw,  and  they  have  two  children,  Louise  Augustine  and  Oscar 
Whitelaw.  Mrs.  Rexford  is  a  daughter  of  Oscar  L.  Whitelaw,  one  of  the  prom- 
inent and  prosperous  merchants  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rexford  hold  mem- 
bership in  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  he  exercises  his  rights  of  franchise  in 
support  of  the  republican  party,  being  in  full  sympathy  with  its  principles 
and  purposes. 


JAMES  W.  VAN  CLEAVE. 

James  W.  Van  Cleave,  president  of  the  Buck's  Stove  &  Range  Company,  one 
of  the  largest  concerns  in  its  field  in  the  Lmited  States ;  member  of  the  Business 
Men's  League  of  St.  Louis ;  vice  president  of  the  Missouri  Manufacturers  Asso- 
ciation and  for  years  chairman  of  its  traffic  committee ;  president  of  the  St. 
Louis  branch,  which  is  also  by  far  the  largest  and  most  influential  branch,  of 
the  Citizens  Industrial  Association  of  America,  and  president  of  the  National 
Association  of  Manufacturers,  is  one  of  the  leaders  in  the  business  and  social 
life  of  St.  Louis  and  of  ^^lissouri.     For  years  also  he  has  been  a  national  figure. 

John  Van  Cleef  came  from  Amsterdam  about  1680  and  settled  in  Staten 
Island.  This  was  the  first  of  the  family  who  located  in  America.  He  and  his 
son  Isabrant  remained  there,  but  the  latter's  son  Aaron  moved  to  New  Jersey. 
This  Aaron,  who  was  the  great-great-grandfather  of  James  W.  Van  Cleave, 
immigrated  from  New  Jersey  and  settled  in  Rowan  county,  North  Carolina, 
where  he  died  about  1776  at  an  advanced  age.  The  line  of  descent  in  the  family 
down  to  today  is  through  the  second  Aaron  Van  Cleave,  Carey  Van  Cleave,  and 
Henry  Mason  Van  Cleave,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch.  The  second 
Aaron  Van  Cleave  was  a  sturdy  defender  of  the  rights  of  the  colonists  against 
encroachment  by  England,  was  an  early  advocate  of  independence,  was  promi- 
nent in  the  Revolution,  and,  a  few  years  after  the  establishment  of  the  country's 
independence,  or  in  1790,  he  and  his  brothers  crossed  the  mountains  into  the 
western  wilderness  and  located  near  Louisville.  Thus  he  was  one  of  Kentucky's 
pioneers.  He  married  into  the  Brent  family,  which  was  distinguished  in  the 
annals  of  the  state,  and  he  and  his  son  Carey  and  his  grandson  Henry  ]\Iason 
were  among  the  builders  of  Kentucky. 

James  W.  Van  Cleave,  son  of  Henry  Mason  and  Eliza  Jane  (Burks)  Van 
Cleave,  was  born  in  Marion  county,  Kentucky,  July  15,  1849,  ^"^  ^^'^^  educated 
in  the  Springfield  Academy  in  that  state.  As  a  member  of  one  of 
the  oldest  families  in  Kentucky,  he  sympathized  with  the  Confederate 
cause.  As  a  boy  of  thirteen  he  was  under  the  command  of  General  John  H. 
Morgan  until  the  capture  of  that  dashing  cavalry  leader  in  1863,  and  he  rendered 
other  service  for  the  Confederacy  later  on. 

Accepting  the  results  of  the  war  promptly  and  heartily,  he  started  his  life 
work  by  connecting  himself  with  Lithgow  &  Company,  prominent  stove  manu- 
facturers of  Louisville,  learned  the  business  in  all  its  branches,  and,  coming  to 
St.  Louis  in  1888,  became  an  ofBcer  in  the   Buck's   Stove   &  Range   Company. 


126  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  quickly  passed  through  the  various  grades  up  to  the  presidency  of  the  com- 
pany. 

On  ^Nlarch  27,,  1871,  Air.  Van  Cleave  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Catherine  Louisa 
Jefferson,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  L.  and  Ehzabeth  (Creagh)  Jefferson,  of  Louis- 
ville. Thev  have  had  seven  children — Edith  Corinne,  wife  of  James  Humphrey 
Fisher;  Hiram,  who  died  in  infancy;  Giles  Bell;  Wallace  Lee;  Harry  Fones; 
\Mlhelmina  Born ;  and  Brenton  Gardner. 

He  is  a  Presbyterian,  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile,  the  Glen  Echo  and  the 
Countrv  Clubs,  and  has  been  a  republican  ever  since  1896.  While  he  had  been  a 
democrat  along  to  that  time,  Mr.  Van  Cleave  in  1896  left  the  democratic  party 
because,  as  he  believed,  it  had  ceased  to  be  democratic.  To  him  the  party's 
platform  of  that  vear  and  the  utterances  of  its  candidate  meant  revolution  and 
reaction.  He  said  its  free-silver  propaganda  attacked  business  morality,  and  he 
declared  that  its  strictures  on  the  injunction  and  its  covert  threat  to  pack  the 
supreme  court  in  the  interest  of  its  radical  policies  assailed  the  nation's  stability 
and  prestige  and  endangered  the  foundations  on  which  the  entire  social  structure 
rests.  But  in  politics,  as  in  religion  and  in  everything-  else,  Mr.  Van  Cleave  is 
very  far  from  being  a  bigot.  He  approaches  every  question  with  an  open  mind, 
and  his  views  on  it  are  reached  only  after  he  has  studied  all  that  question's  sides. 
He  is  devoted  to  the  right,  as  he  sees  it,  and  his  respect  for  others  is  not  dimin- 
ished in  the  slightest  degree,  when,  after  honest  deliberation,  they  reach  con- 
clusions opposite  to  his  own. 

As  an  active  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Business  Men's  League  and  of  the 
St.  Louis  [Manufacturers  Association,  now  the  Missouri  Manufacturers  Asso- 
ciation, yir.  Van  Cleave  quickly  saw  that  the  transportation  difficulties  com- 
plained of  by  the  manufacturers  of  the  city  were  due  to  the  lack  of  terminal 
facilities.  As  head  of  the  St.  Louis  Manufacturers  Association  traffic  commit- 
tee he  brought  this  need  to  the  attention  of  the  business  men  and  the  people  of 
the  city  and  pointed  out  the  obstructions  to  the  city's  business  expansion  which 
the  bridge  arbitrary  set  up.  While  offering  no  objections  to  the  building  of 
bridges  across  the  river,  he  contended  that  the  quickest,  the  cheapest  and  by  far 
the  most  effective  way  to  abolish  the  transportation  embargo  was  to  devote  a 
large  part  of  the  river  front  to  railroad  yards  for  the  loading,  the  unloading 
and  the  storage  of  cars.  His  views  on  these  points  were  presented  with  clear- 
ness and  force. 

]\Ir.  Van  Cleave  was  one  of  the  pioneers  in  the  movement  wdiich  led  to  the 
formation  of  the  Citizens  Industrial  Association  of  America.  As  temporary 
chairman  of  the  convention  of  business  men  and  employers  from  many  states 
which  met  at  Chicago  in  1903,  from  which  the  association  dates,  he  took  a 
prominent  part  in  the  creation  of  that  organization.  He  was  chosen  first  vice 
president  of  the  national  organization  and  was  unanimously  selected  to  be  the 
president  of  the  St.  Louis  branch  of  the  order,  which  was  immediately  formed, 
which  has  now  (1908)  nearly  nine  thousand  members,  and  which  is  the  organiza- 
tion's most  powerful  section,  in  numbers,  in  activity  and  in  influence. 

As  indicated  by  the  "open  shop," — open  to  non-members  and  to  members  of 
the  labor  unions  on  equal  terms, — which  is  the  leading  principle  in  its  creed. 
the  chief  object  of  the  association  is  the  protection  of  the  employer  and  the 
worker  against  the  anti- American  demands  and  practices  of  many  of  the  labor 
societies.  The  association  will  aid  the  regularly  constituted  authorities,  national 
and  state,  in  putting  down  intimidation,  coercion  and  violence,  and  aims  to 
establish  harmony  between  em])loyers  and  workers  on  the  basis  of  equal  justice 
to  both  sides.  In  carrying  out  this  policy  the  St.  Louis  branch  of  the  association 
has  largelv  diminished  the  number  of  strikes  and  labor  disturbances  of  all 
sorts  anrl  has  gone  a  long  way  toward  establishing  complete  industrial  peace  in 
the  city. 

These  principles  have  always  been  Mr.  Van  Cleave's  rule  of  conduct  as  an 
employer.     He  freely  recognizes  the  right  of  the  workers  to  organize  and  to  get 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrV.  127 

such  terms  regarding  wages  and  hours  of  labor  as  they  can  secure  through 
amicable  agreement  with  their  employers,  but  he  insists  on  having  the  con- 
trolling voice  in  the  management  of  his  factories.  His  relations  with  his  own 
workers  have  always  been  cordial.  The  friendship  which  they  feel  toward  him 
is  shown  by  the  circumstance  that  the  proportion  of  the  men  who  have  been 
in  his  employ  for  many  years  is  probably  greater  than  it  is  in  any  other  concern 
in  his  field  in  the  country.  As  one  of  the  first  persons  who  proceeded  against  the 
American  Federation  of  Labor  for  its  boycotting  vice,  and  as  the  author  of  the 
overthrow  of  that  monarchical  weapon  of  oppression,  Mr.  Van  Cleave  has,  at 
great  expense  to  himself,  fought  the  battles  of  every  employer,  and  has  earned 
the  everylasting  gratitude  of  every  business  man  and  of  every  patriotic  American. 

F>om  the  early  days  of  the  National  Association  of  Manufacturers  Mr.  \'an 
Cleave  was  an  active  member  of  that  organization,  and  became  vice  president  of 
the  Missouri  section  at  the  convention  in  New  Orleans  in  1903.  That  was  the 
convention  which  adopted  the  "open  shop"  platform,  advocated  by  Mr.  Parry 
of  Indianapolis,  then  president  of  the  association.  ^Ir.  Van  Cleave  was  chair- 
man of  the  resolutions  committee  and  assisted  in  drawing  that  declaration.  He 
ably  and  successfully  assisted  in  defending  that  declaration  against  the  assault 
of  some  of  the  more  timid  members,  who  imagined  that  it  would  disrupt  the 
association.  It  has  strengthened  the  association  instead.  Mr.  Van  Cleave  soon 
became  the  recognized  leader  in  the  organization  and  was  chosen  its  president 
in  1906,  and  was  reelected  in  1907  and  1908.  In  the  years  in  which  he  has  been 
at  its  head  the  association  has  vastly  increased  in  membership,  activity  and  in- 
fluence in  public  affairs.  On  its  rolls  every  state  and  territory  and  every  calling 
are  represented. 

Alore  than  any  other  one  person  Mr.  Van  Cleave  has  brought  business  men 
in  all  fields  into  active  cooperation.  This  led  to  the  formation,  in  1907,  of  the 
National  Council  for  Industrial  Defense,  of  which  he  is  chairman.  That  federa- 
tion consists  of  one  hundred  and  fifty-five  national,  state  and  local  organiza- 
tions of  employers,  business  men  and  good  citizens.  He  and  representatives  of 
all  the  organizations  in  the  council  were  active  in  Washington  in  defeating  the 
attempts  of  the  labor  union  leaders  in  the  early  months  of  1908  to  coerce  con- 
gress into  enacting  anti-injunction  and  pro-boycott  legislation.  They  were  active 
also  at  the  republican  national  convention  in  June  in  Chicago  in  defeating  the 
plots  of  the  same  leaders  to  stampede  the  convention  in  favor  of  that  anti-repub- 
lican and  anti-democratic  policy.  For  his  work  on  both  of  those  occasions  yir. 
Van  Cleave  has  received  the  plaudits  of  public-spirited  Americans  of  all  parties 
and  all  localities. 

Earlier  than  any  other  man  in  public  or  quasi-public  life  Mr.  Van  Cleave 
urged  a  revision  of  'the  tarifif  for  1909.  This  he  did  in  the  citadel  of  the  anti- 
revisionists,  the  Boston  Home  Market  Club,  at  the  club's  annual  dinner  in  1906. 
Through  its  platform  of  1908  and  the  expression  of  its  candidate  the  republican 
party  pledged  itself  to  revise  the  tarifif  in  an  extra  session,  to  meet  as  soon  as 
possible  after  the  inauguration  on  ]\Iarch  4,  which  is  just  the  time  that  ^Ir.  Van 
Cleave  mentioned  as  the  proper  date  for  the  work.  He  urges  a  permanent, 
expert,  non-partisan  tariff  commission,  to  study  the  subject  scientifically,  and 
to  recommend  changes  in  duties  whenever  and  wherever  such  changes  are  neces- 
sary. This  reform,\vhich  will  deal  with  the  tariff  as  a  business  matter  and  take 
the' whole  subject  out  of  politics,  is  favored  by  the  progressive  members  of  both 
parties  and  is  likely  to  be  adopted  soon. 

Likewise  more  than  any  other  one  person.  ]\Ir.  Van  Cleave  has  been  the 
means  of  inducing  business  men  in  all  parts  of  the  country  to  take  an  active  part 
in  politics.  This  does  not  mean  the  politics  which  sees  nothing  bad  in  our  own 
party,  whichever  party  it  is,  and  nothing  good  in  its  antagonist.  It  is  the  politics 
which  considers  every  question  on  its  merits,  irrespective  of  the  party  which 
promotes  or  opposes  it,  and  which  supports  or  condemns  measures  and  men  re- 
gardless of  the  partv  labels  which  they  carry.     His  aim  has  been  to  induce  busi- 


12S  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ness  men  to  accept  candidacies  for  public  office,  to  make  them  strike  at  dema- 
gogism  and  revolutioijism  under  whatever  mask  they  present  themselves,  and  to 
bring  the  standard  of  honor  among  politicians  up  to  the  same  high  level  as  it  is 
in  business  and  professional  life. 

As  every  intelligent  observer  can  see,  politics  throughout  the  country  is 
raising  itself  to  a  higher  plane  than  it  ever  touched  before  within  the  memory  of 
anvbodv  now  living.  When  the  social  and  political  history  of  the  United  States 
in  the  twentieth  century's  opening  years  is  written  by  a  man  who  grasps  the 
subiect  in  its  vital  phases  it  will  single  out  as  a  large  factor  in  this  moral  uplift 
the  words  and  deeds  of  James  W.  A'"an  Cleave. 


TERET^IIAH  FRUIN. 


Though  practically  retired  from  business  life,  Jeremiah  Fruin  still  occupies 
the  presidency  of  the  firm  of  Fruin  &  Colnon,  contractors.  Energetic,  prompt 
and  notablv  reliable,  his  business  record  was  the  story  of  steady  progress  re- 
sulting from  his  thorough  understanding  of  the  work  which  he  has  undertaken. 
With  a  genius  for  planning  and  executing  the  right  thing  at  the  right  time,  he 
has  made  no  false  moves  in  his  business  career,  and  many  of  the  fine  public 
buildings  as  well  as  private  structures  of  St.  Louis  are  monumental  evidence 
of  his  ability. 

]\Ir.  Fruin  claims  the  Green  Isle  of  Erin  as  the  land  of  his  nativity,  his 
birth  having  occurred  in  the  Glen  of  Aherlow,  County  Tipperary,  Ireland,  in 
1 83 1.  Two  years  later  his  parents,  John  and  Katherine  (Baker)  Fruin,  brought 
their  family  to  the  United  States  and  took  up  their  abode  in  Brooklyn,  New 
York.  The  father  was  a  graduate  of  Maynooth  College,  an  intelligent  and 
successful  man  of  affairs,  who  for  many  years  was  actively  engaged  in  the 
building  of  public  works  in  Brooklyn  and  elsewhere.  He  became  well  known 
as  a  prominent  contractor,  continuing  in  business  in  Brooklyn  until  his  death 
in  1861.  His  wife  passed  away  six  years  later  and  was  laid  by  his  side  in 
Holy  Cross  cemetery. 

As  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of  Brooklyn,  Jeremiah  Fruin  pursued  his 
education  to  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  when  he  put  aside  his  text-books  to  learn 
the  more  difficult  lessons  in  the  school  of  experience.  He  became  associated 
with  his  father  in  contracting  lines,  retaining  his  residence  in  Brooklyn  until 
i860,  during  which  time  he  was  not  only  active  in  business,  but  was  also  con- 
nected with  various  organizations  around  which  cluster  historic  associations. 
He  became  a  member  of  the  famous  Water  Witch  Hose  Company  No.  8,  which, 
in  the  old  days  of  the  volunteer  fire  department,  was  the  pride  of  Brooklyn. 
He  was  also  captain  of  Company  E  of  the  Second  Regiment  of  the  National 
Guard  of  Brooklyn,  belonging  to  the  old-time  Charter  Oaks  Baseball  Club 
of  that  city.  In  later  years,  following  his  removal  to  St.  Louis,  he  was  also 
actively  interested  in  baseball,  becoming  captain  of  the  Empire  Ball  Club  of 
this  city. 

Following  his  removal  from  Brooklyn  in  i860,  Mr.  Fruin  went  to  New 
Orleans,  but  after  a  short  period  came  to  St.  Louis.  This  was  about  the  time 
of  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  and  not  until  its  close  did  he  engage  in  busi- 
ness for  himself,  for  during  the  period  of  hostilities  he  was  connected  with 
the  quartermaster's  department  of  the  Union  army,  and  most  of  the  time 
was  stationed  in  St.  Louis.  On  retiring  from  that  position  he  engaged  in  the 
construction  of  sewers  and  the  paving  of  streets  under  contract,  and  for 
thirty  years  was  largely  occupied  with  work  of  that  character  and  of  a  kindred 
nature.  He  was  closely  associated  with  the  construction  of  the  street  railway 
system  of  St.  Louis,  taking  many  important  contracts  of  that  character,  and 
through   his  extensive  business   interests   he  has  been   the   employer  of  a  large 


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130  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

force  of  workmen,  thus  contributing  largely  to  general  prosperity  and  business 
activity  as  well  as  to  his  individual  success. 

In  1872  he  formed  a  partnership  with  W.  H.  Swift  and  together  they 
conducted  an  extensive  contracting  business  until  1885,  when  the  Fruin- 
Bambrick  Construction  Company  was  organized  with  W.  H.  Swift  as  presi- 
dent, J.  Fruin  as  vice  president  and  P.  Bambrick  as  secretary.  This  com.pany 
operated  extensive  stone  quarries  in  St.  Louis,  in  addition  to  the  execution 
of  large  contracts  for  railroad  and  other  public  works.  Their  operations  ex- 
tend from  the  Indian  Territory  to  the  Atlantic  Ocean,  and  in  1897  the  com- 
pany had  contracts  for  building  a  large  masonry  dam  at  Holyoke,  jMassachu- 
setts,  and  for  laying  several  asphaltum  street  pavements  in  the  cities  of  New 
York  and  Brooklyn.  City  waterworks  contracts  in  some  of  the  larger  and 
many  of  the  smaller  cities  of  the  country  were  also  awarded  this  company  and 
the  firm  became  wddely  known  throughout  the  country  as  foremost  general 
contractors.  In  1900  Mr.  Fruin  severed  his  connection  with  the  Fruin-Bambrick 
Company,  the  business  being  continued,  however,  by  its  president,  W.  H.  Swift. 
He  then  organized  the  firm  of  Fruin  &  Colnon,  contractors,  with  offices  at  615 
Merchants-Laclede  building.  Of  this  firm  he  is  president,  but  leaves  the  active 
management  of  the  business  largelv  to  others,  while  he  is  now  practically  living 
retired.  He  has  passed  the  seventy-seventh  milestone  on  life's  journey  and 
his  rest  is  a  merited  reward  of  a  long  life  of  activity  and  usefulness,  in  which 
his  well  directed  labors,  uii faltering  diligence  and  capable  management  brought 
him  a  measure  of  success  that  numbers  him  among  the  citizens  of  affluence 
in  St.  Louis. 

In  1856  ]\Ir.  Fruin  was  married  tO'  Miss  Catharine  Carroll,  of  Brooklyn, 
Xew  York,  and  thev  have  become  parents  of  one  son  and  a  daughter.  Mr. 
Fruin  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  and  also  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum. 
In  politics  he  has  ever  been  identified  with  the  democratic  party,  has  laboied 
efifectively  for  its  welfare  and  his  opinions  have  carried  weight  in  its  councils. 
In  1895-96  he  served  as  one  of  the  police  commissioners  of  the  city  and  has 
always  been  interested  in  public  affairs,  his  cooperation  being  accounted  a  val- 
uable asset  in  matters  relating  to  the  public  good.  During  the  years  of  his 
residence  in  St.  Louis  he  has  earned  for  himself  an  enviable  reputation  as  a 
careful  man  of  business  and  in  his  dealings  is  known  for  his  prompt  and 
honorable  methods,  which  have  w.m  him  the  deserving  and  unbounded  confi- 
dence of  his  fellowmen. 


LUTHER   HENRY   CONX. 

Luther  Henrv  Conn,  a  cajMtalist  of  St.  Louis,  has  been  identified  with  many 
important  financial,  commercial  and  industrial  undertakings  which  have 
had  direct  bearir.g  ujion  the  develo])ment  and  progress  of  this  sec- 
tion of  the  state.  Llis  time  is  now  given  merely  to  the  supervision 
of  his  in\-e>ted  interests,  which  relieve  him  of  the  necessity  for  strenuous  effort, 
and  leaves  him  leisure  for  the  development  of  those  graces  of  character  that 
make  him  a  most  cultured  anfl  entertaining  gentleman.  He  feels  just  pride  in 
the  ownershi])  of  the  historic  "Oant  farm,"  which  was  once  the  old  home  place 
of  General  V.  S.  Grant,  and  which  is  regarded  by  the  American  public  much 
as  is  Mount  X'crnon  and  tlie  Hermitage,  the  homes  of  Washington  and  Jackson. 

Further  investigation  into  the  life  record  of  Mr.  Comi  shows  that  he  comes 
from  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished.  The  family  originated  in  Ireland, 
whence  rej)resentatives  of  the  name  came  to  America  in  1750.  Thomas  Conn, 
the  proifcnitor  of  the  familv  in  the  new  world,  settled  in  Maryland  and  sub- 
sequently removerl  to  Culpeper  county,  Virginia,  while  in  1783  he  took  up  his 
abode   in   Bourbrjii   count)',    Kenluckw      It   was   at   that   i)eriod   in   the   history  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  131 

the  state  when  Kentucky  was  still  known  as  the  dark  and  bloody  ground  be- 
cause of  the  hostility  of  the  Indians  to  the  white  men  who  were  penetrating  into 
the  interior.  Thomas  Conn  took  with  him  a  negro  to  build  a  log  cabin  and  when 
the  negro  was  at  work  Air.  Conn  stood  guard  to  protect  him  from  the  Indians. 
His  son,  Captain  Jack  Conn,  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Bourbon 
county,  Kentucky,  and  was  a  soldier  of  the  war  of  1 812.  He  is  accredited  by 
contemporaries  with  having  killed  the  Indian  Chieftain,  Tecumseh,  at  the  battle 
of  the  Thames,  although  others  claim  the  distinction  for  Colonel  R.  M.  Johnson, 
afterward  vice  president  of  the  United  States.  Dr.  James  V.  Conn,  father  of 
Luther  H.  Conn,  was  one  of  the  strong  and  forceful  characters  in  church  and 
educational  work  and  moreover  was  a  leading  and  influential  citizen  of  Carroll- 
ton,  Kentucky.  He  was  born  at  Centerville,  Kentucky,  May  11,  1810,  and  pre- 
pared for  his  profession  as  a  student  in  the  medical  college  at  Lexington,*  Ken- 
tucky.    Many  years  have  passed  since  he  was  called  from  this  life. 

Luther  Henry  Conn,  who  was  born  at  Burlington,  Boone  county,  Kentucky, 
March  14,  1842,  a  son  of  Dr.  James  A\  and  Alary  E.  (Garnett)  Conn,  was  par- 
tially educated  at  Carrollton,  Kentucky,  in  an  old-time  seminary  which  was 
among  the  leading  institutions  of  learning  of  the  state  at  that  day. 
He  atso  pursued  a  special  course  of  study  under  Professor  Cloud  and  Major 
Magruder,  the  latter  a  graduate  of  West  Point,  from  whom  he  obtained  a  knowl- 
edge of  military  tactics.  He  was  still  pursuing  his  education  when  the  Civil  war 
was  inaugurated,  and  although  but  nineteen  years  of  age  he  espoused  the  south- 
ern cause  and  joined  the  Confederate  army  as  a  private.  Soon  afterward  he 
was  promoted  to  a  captaincy  and  served  under  the  famous  General  Morgan, 
participating  in  all  the  campaigns  with  him.  In  a  hot  engagement  at  Alurfrees- 
boro,  Tennessee,  he  was  shot  through  both  legs  and  his  clothing  w^as  perforated 
with  bullets.  He  was  captured  with  Morgan's  command  during  the  raid  through 
Ohio  and  Indiana  and  w^as  held  as  a  prisoner  of  war  at  Johnson's  Island,  Alle- 
gheny City,  Point  Lookout,  Fort  McHenry  and  Fort  Delaware,  being  trans- 
ferred to  these  different  prisons  in  the  order  named.  In  the  fall  of  1864  he 
was  exchanged  and  participated  in  the  subsequent  campaigns  with  his  command 
in  1864-5.  ^n  the  surrender  of  General  Lee  and  the  evacuation  of  Richmond 
his  command  was  made  the  special  escort  of  President  Davis  and  the  Con- 
federate officials  on  their  retreat  into  Georgia. 

When  the  war  was  ended  Mr.  Conn  returned  to  his  old  home  in  Kentucky. 
He  had  determined  upon  a  business  career  and  to  thjs  end  went  to  Arkansas, 
where  he  engaged  in  cotton  planting.  In  1867  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Flournoy 
&  Conn,  which  later  became  Conn  &  McRee.  For  twenty  years  this  firm  held 
rank  with  the  leading  firms  of  St.  Louis,  operating  extensively  in  real-estate, 
and  then  in  1887  Air"  Conn  retired.  He  had  by  no  means  confined  his  atten- 
tion to  one  line  but  had  extended  his  efiforts  into  various  fields  of  activity  which 
brought  him  distinguished  successes  and  constituted  him  a  most  helpful  factor 
in  the  upbuilding  of  this  section  of  the  country.  He  is  now  a  director  of  the 
Laclede  Gas  Light  Company  and  of  the  Tiger  Tail  Alill  &  Lumber  Company. 
He  was  prominent  in  railroad  construction,  including  the  building  of  the  W  est 
End  Narrow  Gauge  Railway  and  the  Jefferson  Avenue  Railway.  He  was  also 
instrumental  in  building  the  Southern  Hotel  and  the  Merchant's  Exchange  and 
was  the  moving  spirit"  in  the  establishment  and  improvement  of  Forest  Park, 
one  of  the  most  beautiful  parks  of  all  the  world.  He  was  at  one  time  a  com- 
missioner of  Lafavette  Park,  serving  in  that  position  for  many  years  and  was 
also  president  of  the  park  board.  He  declined  various  political  appointments, 
including  that  of  police  commissioner  of  St.  Louis,  which  was  tendered  him  by 
Governor  Phelps.  His  political  allegiance  has  always  been  given  to  the  demo- 
cratic party. 

In  1871  Mr.  Conn  was  married  to  Aliss  Louise  Gibson,  the  eldest  daughter 
of   Sir   Charles   and   A'irginia    Gibson.      Their   daughter,   \'irginia   Alay   Conn,   a 


132  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

reigning  belle  during-  her  young  womanhood,  is  now  the  wife  of  Frank  \'. 
Hammar.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  1728  Waverly  Place.  As  stated,  Mr. 
Conn  is  also  the  owner  of  the  old  home  of  General  U.  S.  Grant.  The  posses- 
sion of  this  earlv  home  of  the  great  soldier  is  something  in  which  he  takes  justifi- 
able pride,  being  thoroughly  appreciative  of  its  historic  associations  and  there- 
fore keeping  it  up  in  excellent  condition.  His  broad  mindedness  is  shown  in 
this  work,  for  although  a  soldier  of  the  Confederate  army,  he  recognized  the 
splendid  military  qualities  of  the  Union  leader  and  while  differing  from  him  in 
viewpoint,  he  pays  his  tribute  of  admiration  to  the  ability  of  the 
soldier  and  president.  ]\Ir.  Conn  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Confederate 
\'eterans.  He  is  a  lover  of  music  and  a  patron  of  the  arts  and  has  found  pleasure 
and  delight  in  extensive  travel,  manv  times  visiting  foreign  lands  and  truly 
enjoving  the  opportunities  for  the  cultivation  of  artistic  appreciation  in  the 
centers  of  the  old  world. 


JOHN  RABOTEAU, 


John  Raboteau,  who  figured  in  commercial  circles  in  St.  Louis  as  proprietor 
of  a  wholesale  and  retail  drug  business  conducted  under  the  firm  style  of  Rabo- 
teau &  Company  at  No.  700  North  Broadway,  remained  a  factor  in  the  business 
life  of  the  citv  until  his  demise  January  22,  1909.  His  life  record  began  in 
Shelbyville,  Tennessee,  on  the  12th  of  June,  1855,  and  he  was  but  two  years 
of  age  when  he  accompanied  his  parents  on  their  removal  from  that  state  to  St. 
Joseph,  ^Missouri.  His  father,  J.  B.  Raboteau,  was  born  in  Tennessee,  July  12, 
1830.  and  for  twent3--five  years  was  prominent  in  the  business  circles  of  New 
York  city.  He  was  also  connected  with  commercial  interests  in  Tennessee  and, 
as  stated,  removed  with  his  family  to  Missouri  in  1857.  For  eight  years  he  was 
a  resident  of  St.  Joseph  and  in  1865  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  established  a 
large  and  profitable  wholesale  and  retail  drug  house.  After  seeing  his  son  firmly 
established  in  the  business  he  decided  to  enjoy  in  well  earned  rest  the  few  years 
yet  allotted  him  and  so  retired  from  business  and  is  now  living  in  Webster  Grove, 
enjoving  the  fruits  of  his  former  activity.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  Tennessee 
in  1835,  died  in  1893  and  was  laid  to  rest  in  the  old  family  burying  ground  in 
Bellefontaine. 

John  Raboteau,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  was  about  ten  years  of 
age  when  his  parents  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  in  the  schools  of  this  city  he 
largely  acquired  his  education,  first  entering  the  Benton  public  school,  where  he 
spent  two  years.  He  was  afterward  a  student  for  two  years  in  the  Christian 
Brothers'  school  and  later  became  a  student  in  the  Jesuit  College  on  Ninth  street 
and  Washington  avenue,  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  This  constituted  his 
literary  training,  which  served  as  a  foundation  on  which  to  rear  the  superstruc- 
ture of  professional  knowledge.  His  father  was  engaged  in  the  drug  business 
and  to  qualify  his  son  for  the  same  field  of  labor,  sent  him  to  the  St.  Louis  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1875.  He  at  once  entered 
his  father's  wholesale  and  retail  drug  business,  which  was  established  in  1870  at 
No.  714  North  Broadway.  l'>om  the  age  of  sixteen  vears  until  his  demise  he 
was  actively  connected  with  that  business  and  from  1877  was  in  full  charge. 
This  is  one  of  the  rjldest  drug  houses  of  the  city  and  is  well  known  throughout 
St.  Louis  and  vicinity,  having  an  extensive  ])atronage.  while  the  business  methods 
of  the  house  have  gainer!  for  its  owners  an  unsullied  reputation  in  commercial 
circles. 

( )n  the  14th  of  July,  1891.  in  Chicopee  l'"alls,  Massachusetts,  !Mr.  Raboteau 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  [Elizabeth  C.  Canterbury,  whose  parents  are  still 
living  in  that  city.  Unto  Mr.  anrl  Mrs.  Raboteau  were  born  two  sons:  Philip  C, 
who  was  born  June  12.  1892.  but  liverl  only  three  months;  and  Nathan  C,  now 
twelve  years  of  age. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrFY.  133 

At  the  time  of  the  death  of  the  husl:)and  and  father  the  wife  and  son  were 
visiting  at  her  old  home  in  Chicopee  Falls.  Becoming  ill,  Mr.  Raboteau  was 
taken  to  the  ^^lullaiiphy  Hospital  bnt  it  was  not  thought  his  condition  was  at  all 
alarming"  and  he  wrote  to  his  wife  not  to  return  home.  Death  came  to  him  very 
unexpectedly,  removing  from  the  ranks  of  business  men  one  of  its  successful  and 
reliable  representatives.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  and  also  of  the 
^Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  had  the  warm  regard  of  many  friends  of  those  organ- 
izations. In  politics  he  was  an  independent  democrat,  caring  little  for  the  honors 
and  the  emoluments  of  office,  preferring  to  devote  his  time  and  energies  to  his 
business  pursuits,  which,  capably  conducted,  were  meeting  with  most  gratifying- 
success.  He  had  high  regard  for  the  ethics  which  control  honorable  relations 
in  business  life  and  was  moreover  loyal,  faithful  and  helpful  in  his  friendships  and 
in  his  family  relations. 


BEN  [AM  IX   BOGY. 


Benjamin  l)Ogv  was  a  representative  of  one  of  the  prominent  old  families 
of  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  St.  Genevieve,  July  2^,  1829,  and  died  in  Joplin, 
Missouri,  September  29,  1900.  His  parents  were  Joseph  and  Marie  (St.  Gemme ) 
Bogy,  the  former  born  in  Kaskaskia,  Illinois,  on  the  26th  of  April,  1786,  and 
the  latter  in  the  same  place  on  the  27th  of  February,  1782.  The  father  was  con- 
nected through  official  interests  with  Governor  ^lorello  when  this  country  was 
under  the  dominion  of  Spain.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  first  legislature 
that  convened  after  ^Missouri  was  admitted  into  the  Union  in  1820  and  was  also 
a  representative  from  this  state  in  congress. 

Benjamin  Bogy  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  St.  Genevieve,  ^lis- 
souri,  to  the  age  of  twelve  years.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  at  that  time,  in  1841,  and 
for  four  years  was  a  pupil  in  the  St.  Louis  University.  When  his  education  w'as 
completed  he  went  to  Idaho  with  Mr.  Beauvais  of  St.  Louis  and  was  in  his  em- 
pl()\-  in  the  fur  business  in  the  northwest  for  two  years.  In  1847  he  returned 
to  St.  Louis  to  accept  a  i)osition  with  the  Shapleigh  &  Day  Hardware  Company 
and  for  fifty-three  years  was  traveling  representative  for  the  firm.  For  twenty 
vears  he  traveled  over  the  southwest  territory  on  horseback,  carrying  his  samples 
until  the  railroads  were  built.  The  onlv  interruption  to  his  continuous  service 
with  this  house  was  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  war,  for  in  1861  he  enlisted 
in  Arkansas  as  a  member  of  the  Confederate  armv  and  served  under  General 
]\Iarmaduke  until  the  close  of  hostilities,  when  he  returned  to  the  hardware  firm 
which  he  represented  for  more  than  a  half  century.  The  amicable  relations  be- 
tween himself  and  the  house  were  well  indicated  by  his  long  continuance  in  their 
service,  wdiich  also  bore  evidence  of  his  faithfulness  and  his  caijability  in  business 
lines.  He  had  many  patrons  throughout  the  territor_\-  over  which  he  traveled  and 
the  number  of  these  continuallv  increased.  He  always  kept  in  touch  with  modern 
business  methods  and  ideas,  remaining  throughout  his  days  an  alert,  energetic 
business  man. 

On  the  2Sth  of  July,  1853,  in  (ialena,  Illinois,  ]\Ir.  Bogy  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Charlotte  MacKay,  a  daughter  of  Col.  ^^neas  AlacKay,  of 
the  United  States  army,  and  Helen  (Le  Gate)  MacKay.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Bogy  were  born  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  who  survive  him:  Joseph  A.,  now  a 
{•nerchant  of  Colgate,  Oklahoma :  Alexander  ]\I.,  secretary  of  the  Ferguson- 
McKinney  Dry  Goods  Company  of  this  city;  and  Cornelia  McKnight  Bogy. 

In  his  religious  views  Mr.  Bogy  was  a  Catholic.  His  political  support  was 
given  to  the  democracy  until  1896,  when  his  ideas  being  at  variance  with  the 
free  silver  plank  in  the  democratic  party,  he  joined  the  ranks  of  the  republican 
])arty,  which  he  continued  to  support  until  his  demise.  He  was  a  man  of  genial 
spirit,  always  kindly,  approachable  and  courteous  and  wherever  he  went  made 
friends.     All  over  the  route  that  he  traveled  there  were  those  who  held  him  in 


134  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

highest  regard  and  looked  forward  eagerly  to  his  periodical  visits.  In  St.  Louis, 
too.  there  were  many  who  gave  him  \varm  friendship,  so  that  outside  of  his  own 
home  his  death  w^as  the  occasion  of  deep  and  widespread  regret,  while  at  his 
own  fireside  the  family  mourned  the  loss  of  one  who  had  ever  been  a  devoted 
husband  and  father. 


JOHN  P.  BOOGHER. 


lohn  P.  Boogher,  in  whose  life  geniality,  pronounced  business  ability  and 
appreciation  for  the  rights  and  privileges  of  others  were  well  balanced  forces, 
was  born  in  Alount  Ple'asant,  Frederick  county,  Maryland,  October  8,  1834,  and 
died  in  St.  Louis,  December  2^.  1893.  He  was  descended  on  the  paternal  line 
from  German  ancestry,  the  original  name  being  Bucher,  and  on  the  distafif  side 
from  English  Quaker  stock.  He  was  descended  from  one  of  the  old  families 
of  Nordlingen,  Bavaria.  Peter  Bucher  was  born  in  Bavaria  about  1400  and 
was  granted  a  coat  of  arms  in  1450  for  military  service  rendered  in  defense 
of  his  country  against  the  adjoining  Palatinates.  Nicholas  Bucher,  born  in 
1690  in  the  upper  valley  of  the  Rhine,  came  to  America  with  his  wife  and 
children  in  the  ship  Friendship,  landing  at  Philadelphia  October   17,   1727. 

lacob  Boogher,  a  descendant  of  Nicholas  Bucher,  was  a  soldier  in  the 
]\Iarvland  line  "during  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  married  Elizabeth  Christ, 
also  of  Frederick  county,  Alaryland,  and  their  son  Nicholas  w^edded  Rebecca 
Davis  Coomes.  She  was  descended  from  William  Richardson,  a  gentleman  planter 
of  Anne  Arundel  county,  Maryland,  who  came  from  England  in  1655,  and  Eliza- 
beth Ewen,  his  wife.  William  Richardson  was  a  member  of  the  lower  house  of  the 
assembly  and  a  member  of  the  committee  on  military  affairs  for  the  defense 
of  the  colony.  He  was  also  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  not 
onlv  of  the  West  River  Meeting  of  Anne  Arundel  county,  but  of  the  entire 
colony.  Elizabeth  Ewen,  the  wife  of  William  Richardson,  was  a  daughter  of 
Richard  Ewen,  who  came  to  Maryland  in  1649.  At  different  periods  in  his 
life  he  was  a  member  of  the  upper  house  of  the  assembly  and  acted  as  its 
speaker  during  the  last  two  years.  He  was  likewise  justice  of  the  provincial 
court  of  Anne  Arundel  county  and  was  captain  of  militia,  and  later  he  held 
the  rank  of  major.  He  was  likewise  high  sheriff  of  the  county,  and  from  the 
14th  of  March,  1654,  until  the  i6th  of  September,  1657,  he  was  one  of  the  high 
commissioners  to  govern  the  colony  of  Maryland  under  the  lord  protector, 
Cromwell. 

The  environment  of  John  P.  Boogher  in  his  youth  was  that  of  the  home 
farm.  His  education  was  acquired  at  Frederick  City,  where  he  later  entered 
business  life  in  the  employ  of  a  dry-goods  merchant.  He  was  thus  engaged 
until  1856,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis.  The  city  was  then  of  comparatively 
small  proportions,  but  was  advantageously  located  and  was  already  enjoying 
an  era  of  growth  and  prosperity.  Mr.  Boogher  believed  that  it  afforded  a  far 
better  field  for  business  advancement  than  his  home  town  and  accordingly  he 
made  his  way  to  the  middle  west,  where  he  secured  employment  in  the  wdiole- 
sale  dry-goods  house  of  Pomeroy,  Benton  &  Company.  He  remained  with 
that  firm  until  1862,  and  then  on  account  of  his  strong  sympathy  with  the  south 
he  was  placed  in  the  McDov/ell  military  prison,  where  he  was  confined  for 
some  months.  When  his  liberty  was  restored  he  again  became  a  factor  in 
wholesale  dry-goods  circles,  being  admitted  to  a  partnership  in  the  firm  of  Henry 
Bell  &  Son,  with  whom  he  continued  until  the  death  of  the  senior  partner  in 
1878.  The  present  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company  is  the  outcome  of  this  old 
establishment,  which  was  conducted  originally  under  the  firm  style  of  Henry 
Bell  &  Son  and  later  Daniel  W.  Bell  &  Company,  John  P.  and  his  brother,  Jesse 
L.    Boogher,   constituting   the   company.      After   the   death   of   Daniel   W.    Bell, 


136  ST.  LDL'iS,  THE    FOfRTH    CITY. 

John  P.  and  Jesse  L.  Boogher  consolidated  their  interests  with  those  of  James 
H.  ^^"ear  under  the  firm  style  of  \\'ear,  Boogher  &  Company,  and  later  the 
name  was  changed  to  that  of  the  Wear  &  Boogher  Dry  Goods  Company,  the 
business  being  incorporated,  at  which  time  John  P.  Boogher  was  chosen  treas- 
urer of  the  company  and  continued  to  hold  that  office  until  his  death  in  1893. 
Later  the  name  of  the  company  was  changed  again  to  its  present  style — the 
Carleton    Dry    Goods    Company. 

}*lr.  Boogher  was  twice  married,  his  first  union,  in  1866,  being  with  i\Iiss 
Laura  Wallace  Brown,  who  died  ir:  1867  and  left  him  one  son,  John  Wallace. 
On  the  6th  of  September,  1871,  he  married  Miss  Eliza  15.  Silver,  a  daughter  of 
Joseph  Silver,  a  wealthy  planter  of  Baldwin  county,  Alabama.  3*Irs.  pjoogher 
was  born  at  Montgomery  Hill,  l)aldwin  county,  Alabama,  in  1849.  Her  father 
was  of  English  descent  and  when  a  young  mari  went  from  his  home  in  Hart- 
ford county.  ]\Iarylar:d,  to  Alabama,  becoming  a  successful  planter  on  the  Ala- 
bama river.  He  was  a  member  of  the  secession  convention  from  Baldwin 
count \'  and  was  one  of  those  who  signed  the  ordinance  of  secession  for  Ala- 
bama. He  married  Miss  ^lartha  Booth,  a  daughter  of  Captain  Joseph  Booth, 
who  Avas  born  in  South  Carolina  and  was  with  General  Jackson  at  the  capture 
of  Pensacola.  Pie  was  also  one  of  Captain  Moore's  company  that  escorted 
General  La  Fayette  from  Georgia  to  ^lobile  and  was  afterward  captain  of  this 
companv  for  some  time,  ^^'hcn  the  Creek  war  broke  out  he  volunteered  wdth 
David  ]\Iims  and  was  elected  captain  of  a  company,  with  which  he  served  until 
the  expiration  of  his  term.  He  lived  for  many  years  at  [Montgomery  Hill, 
Baldwin  county.  Alabama,  and  was  an  extensive  cotton  planter.  Mrs.  Boogher 
and  six  of  their  children,  besides  ]\Ir.  Boogher's  son,  John  Wallace  Boogher, 
survive  the  husband  and  father.  The  sons  and  daughters  are :  Joseph  Silver ; 
Ernest  Hastie ;  Martha  Silver,  the  wife  of  Orren  W.  Stone;  Ethel;  John  P., 
who   married    Susan    Meriwether;   and    Elise. 

Mr.  Boogher  was  a  member  of  the  Centenary  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
South  and  for  many  vears  was  prominent  in  its  work.  He  contributed  most 
generously  to  its  support  and  did  all  in  his  power  to  further  its  interests. 
Throughout  the  entire  church  connection  in  this  section  of  the  country  he  was 
known  for  his  charitv  and  religious  influence.  He  enjoyed  to  the  fullest  the 
confidence  and  esteem  of  his  business  associates  and  won  their  admiration  and 
respect  by  reason  of  the  straightforward  policy  which  he  inaugurated  at  the 
outset  of  his  career  and  which  he  alwa}s  strenuouslv  followed.  His  commer- 
cial integrity  was  never  called  into  question.  He  never  deviated  from  what 
he  believed  to  be  right  between  himself  and  his  fellowmen  and  held  to  high 
ideals  in  every  relation.  In  politics  he  was  a  pronounced  democrat.  His  uni- 
form kindliness  and  tact  and  his  cordial  disposition  were  always  a  source  of 
pleasure  to  his  many  friends,  while  his  effective  labors  in  the  church  made  him 
one  of  its  most  valued  members.  His  loss  came  with  greatest  force,  however, 
to  his  family,  who  knew  him  as  a  devoted  husband  and  father  and  one  who 
made  the  interests  of  his   wife  and  children  paramount  to  all  else. 


J(  )Sl<:iMl    !ICXTh:R  BYRD. 

I'inancially  interested  in  many  business  enter])rises  of  importance  and  with 
voice  in  their  management,  Joseph  Hunter  P\rd  stands  among  the  ])rominent 
representatives  of  commercial  and  financial  interests  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  born 
in  Cape  Girardeau  county,  near  Jackson,  this  state,  Ma\-  8,  1880.  His  father, 
Abram  Ruddcll  I5\rd.  was  a  son  of  Ste])hen  Pyrd.  and  his  mother,  Mrs.  Sarah 
Minerva  fHunter)  i'.yrd.  was  a  daughter  of  Josei)h  llunter,  of  New  Madrid, 
^lissouri.  Both  families  have  residerl  in  southeastern  ^lissouri  since  1803.  the 
Byrds   holding  a  grant  of  land   from   Spain.      Abram   R.   Ijyrd   is   a   ranchman, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    l-X)rRTll     Cn"Y.  137 

miner  and  tionr  manufacturer  of  San  Antonio,  Texas.  The  r>yi'<l  family  is  of 
Scotch  origin  and  was  founded  in  X'irginia  while  this  country  was  still  num- 
bered among  the  colonial  possessions  of  Great  Britain.  The  early  representatives 
of  the  name  adhered  to  the  English  cause  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  Two 
branches  of  the  family  emigrated  to  Missouri,  the  first  settling  in  Cape  Girardeau 
county  in  1803  and  the  other  at  Birds  Point  in   1820. 

J.  Hunter  Byrd  pursued  his  education  in  the  academic  department  of  the 
University  of  A'irginia  and  also  attended  the  University  of  Texas.  He  left 
college,  however,  in  the  fall  of  1901  and  entered  business  life,  devoting  that 
year  to  mining  and  prospecting  for  gold  in  Xew  Mexico.  During  the  succeed- 
ing two  years  he  was  engaged  in  prospecting  and  exploring  in  northern  }^Iexico 
in  lower  Pacific  Mexico  and  on  the  Central  American  border.  He  s])ent  the 
year  of  1904  as  a  flour  salesman  and  in  1905  became  connected  with  the  Alsop 
Process  Company,  dealers  in  electrical  equipment  for  flour  mills  at  St.  Louis. 
He  has  since  been  associated  with  the  company  with  which  he  became  con- 
nected as  salesman.  The  following  year  he  was  elected  treasurer.  He  has  also 
extended  his  efforts  to  other  ilelds  of  activity.  In  1906  he  assisted  in  the  organ- 
ization of  the  Central  National  Ban.k,  of  which  he  became  a  director  and  cashier. 
In  1907  he  was  elected  to  the  directorate  of  the  Missouri  Lincoln  Trust  Company, 
to  the  ^lissouri  State  Life  Insurance  Company  and  to  the  Alsop  Process  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  still  remains  as  treasurer.  He  is  associated  in  a  partnership 
with  his  father  and  brother  in  the  firm  of  A.  R.  Byrd  &  Sons,  investments,  and 
is  also  president  of  the  \'alle\-  Llardwood  Company,  which  operates  in  timber 
and  railway  interests  in  Arkansas.  Other  corporations  number  him  as  a  director 
and  although  yet  a  young  man  he  has  become  widely  recognized  as  one  of 
sound  business  judgment  and  discernment.  He  is  in  touch  with  the  progressive 
spirit  of  the  times  which  utilizes  each  opportunity  for  advancement  and  has 
come  to  understand  the  value  of  concerted  effort  in  the  accomplishment  of  large 
results. 

Mr.  r>yr(l  was  married  in  Jackson.  Missouri,  November  30,  1904.  to  Miss 
Emma  Evangeline  Howard,  of  Cape  Girardeau  county,  who  was  educated  at 
Randolph-Macon  Women's  College  at  Lynchburg,  Mrginia.  In  politics  'Sir. 
Byrd  is  a  democrat,  stanchly  advocating  the  party  since  age  conferred  upon  him 
the  right  of  franchise.  Plis  membership  relations  are  with  the  Alpha  Tan  ( )mega 
fraternit}',  the  Alercantile  Club  and  the  Southern  }\Iethodist  church — associa- 
tions which  indicate  much  of  the  character  of  his  interests  and  his  purposes. 
He  has  already  made  himself  felt  as  a  potent  factor  in  business  circles  and  his 
outlook  is  most  promising  because  of  his  ability  to  recognize  and  utilize  oi)]^or- 
tunities. 


ADOLPH    BALLASEl'X. 

Adolph  Ballaseux,  vice  president  of  the  Grannemann-Kuelka  Commission 
Company,  was  born  January  2,  185 1,  in  Germany.  His  father,  A\'illiam  Ballaseux, 
was  a  court  official  at  Alarienwerder,  West  Prussia,  and  the  son  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  there  to  the  age  of  twelve  vears,  after  which  he 
spent  two  years  in  a  lawyer's  office  in  his  native  city.  Then  occurred  one  of 
the  most  momentous  events  in  his  life — his  emigration  to  America. 

Beginning  work  in  St.  Louis  in  the  grocery  store  of  A.  ]\[oll.  the  fact  that 
he  remained  in  that  establishment  for  nineteen  years  stands  in  incontrovertible 
evidence  of  his  fidelity,  constantly  increasing  ability  and  trustworthiness.  As 
his  financial  resources  increased  he  became  owner  and  manager  of  steamboats 
on  the  ^Missouri  river  and  four  years  of  his  life  succeeding  his  grocery  experience 
were  devoted  to  that  pursuit.  He  then  sold  out  and  established  a  general  mer- 
cantile business,  also   dealing  in   railroad   timber  in   Calloway  county,   ^Missouri. 


138  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  1896  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  started  in  the  wholesale  butter  and  cheese 
business  as  vice  president  of  the  Grannemann-Kuelka  Commission  Company. 
He  has  since  continued  in  this  line,  covering  a  period  of  twelve  years  and  the 
business  of  the  house  is  now  extensive.  It  has  always  conducted  its  interests 
in  accordance  with  the  old  adage  that  honesty  is  the  best  policy  and  in  trade 
circles  sustains  an  enviable  reputation. 

On  the  I2th  of  February,  1874,  Air.  Ballaseux  was  married  to  Miss  Clara 
B.  S.  Grapevine,  a  daughter  of  Captain  Fredrick  Grapevine,  one  of  the  oldest 
river  captains  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  four  daughters :  Clara,  who  married 
John  Pfeilter,  secretary  of  the  National  Paper  Company;  Alamie,  the  wife  of 
James  H.  Billington,  manager  of  the  Smith  Premier  Typewriter  Company  at 
Springfield,  Illinois ;  Heda.  the  wife  of  William  \\'heatley,  who  is  in  the  shoe 
business  at  Denver,  Colorado ;  and  Jennie. 

In  his  social  relations  Mr.  Ballaseux  is  a  Alason  and  a  Knight  of  Pythias, 
while  his  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  St.  James  Epis- 
copal church.  Starting  out  in  life  for  himself  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  and  de- 
pendent entirelv  upon  his  own  resources  since  he  first  came  to  St.  Louis  at 
the  age  of  fourteen,  his  career  has  been  marked  by  successive  forward  steps  and 
illustrates  the  fact  that  prosperity  is  not  a  matter  of  genius,  as  held  by  some, 
but  is  rather  the  outcome  of  clear  judgment,  experience  and  close  application. 


PHILIP   ROEDER. 


Philip  Roeder  has  justly  won  the  proud  American  title  of  a  self-made  man 
and  has  found  that  diligence  and  perseverance  are  keys  that  w411  unlock  the  por- 
tals of  success.  He  was  born  January  8,  1846,  at  Offenthal  near  Frankfurt-on- 
the-Main,  Germany,  his  parents,  John  and  Anna  M.  Roeder,  being  farming- 
people  of  that  locality.  The  immigration  of  the  family  to  America  during  the 
boyhood  of  Philip  Roeder  enabled  him  to  pursue  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  and  passing  through  successive  grades,  he  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis 
high  school  in  1861.  Owing  to  the  limited  financial  resources  of  the  family  he 
entered  business  life  as  an  errand  boy  in  the  employ  of  W.  H.  Gray,  a  news- 
dealer, and  aided  in  the  support  of  his  parents.  He  early  learned  to  place  a 
correct  value  upon  money  and  opportunity  and  realized  the  fact  that  success  is 
more  often  attributable  to  earnest,  persistent  labor  than  to  any  qualities  of  genius 
or  fortunate  circumstances.  Gradually  he  worked  his  way  upward  as  his  useful- 
ness increased. 

In  1879  ^^^  f^^t  that  his  capital,  secured  through  his  industry  and  careful 
expenditures,  justified  him  in  embarking  in  business  on  his  own  account,  which 
he  did  at  No.  322  Olive  street  as  a  bookseller,  stationer  and  newsdealer.  For 
thirty  years  he  has  thus  been  connected  with  the  trade  in  St.  Louis,  his  business 
being  one  of  the  old  established  and  reliable  houses  of  the  city.  The  increase 
in  his  trade  necessitated  his  removal  from  original  quarters  about  1890  and  he 
went  to  the  corner  of  Fourth  and  Olive  streets.  In  1894  the  business  was  re- 
moved to  No.  307  North  Fourth  street  and  since  1903  he  has  been  at  his  present 
location,  at  No.  616  Locust  street.  He  carries  an  extensive  and  carefully  selected 
line  of  books,  stationery  and  magazine  publications  and  has  many  patrons  who 
have  been  with  him  for  years,  while  he  is  daily  adding  to  the  list.  His  political 
allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  but,  while  he  keeps  well  informed  on 
the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  he  has  never  sought  nor  desired  ofiice. 

On  the  30th  of  April,  1870,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Roeder  was  married  to  Aliss 
Amanda  C.  Sennewald,  who  died  in  1901.  Their  children  were:  Oliver  and 
Charley,  both  in  business  with  their  father,  the  former  now  married  but  the 
latter  at  home;  Philip,  who  is  secretary  of  the  wholesale  notion  firm  of  Shryock, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  139 

Todd  &  Company;  Emma,  the  wife  of  Oscar  O.  Dunham;  and  Amanda,  the  wife 
of  Lonis  F.  Abel. 

Mr.  Roeder  has  Hved  a  strictly  business  life,  conlining  his  attention  to  his 
mercantile  interests  and  his  home.  When  free  from  business  cares,  he  prefers 
to  spend  his  time  at  his  own  hreside.  He  has  been  a  most  active,  energetic  man 
and  his  success  is  due  entirely  to  his  close  application,  unfaltering  energy  and 
keen  outlook  in  commercial  lines. 


LOUIS  E.  DENNIG. 


Louis  E.  Dennig  has  been  connected  with  various  business  interests  of 
importance  in  commercial  and  industrial  life  of  St.  Louis,  his  enterprise  proving 
a  factor  in  the  development  of  substantial  trade  relations  over  the  city.  He 
w^as  here  born,  December  22,  i860.  His  father,  E.  G.  Dennig,  was  a  native  of 
Kaiserslautern,  Germany,  born  July  25,  1826,  and  in  1848,  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
two  years,  he  immigrated  to  the  United  States.  He  had  just  been  an  active 
participant  in  the  revolutionary  movement,  which  was  inagurated  to  free  the 
country  from  some  of  its  monarchical  measures  and  because  of  the  failure  of  the 
revolution  had  to  flee  to  America,  together  with  Carl  Schurz  and  many  others 
who  were  prominent  factors  in  the  movement.  Settling  in  New  York  city,  he 
there  remained  until  1856,  when  he  opened  the  first  leather  goods  manufactory 
in  St.  Louis.  He  also  extended  the  scope  of  his  business  activity  by  conducting 
a  book  bindery  and  eventually  he  became  connected  with  the  wine  and  licjuor 
business  as  a  partner  of  John  Boeringer.  He  died  April  i,  1877,  while  his  wife, 
Margaret  Juengst  Dennig,  who  was  born  in  Worms,  Germany,  September  4, 
1835,  passed  away  in  St.  Louis,  November  14,  1894. 

In  the  private  schools  of  this  cit}^  Louis  E.  Dennig  pursued  his  early  edu- 
cation and  in  1877  was  graduated  from  the  German  Institute  under  Professor 
Eyser.  In  his  business  career  he  started  at  the  bottom  of  the  ladder  but  has 
mounted  round  by  round  until  he  has  long  since  reached  the  plane  of  affluence. 
On  the  3d  of  September,  1877,  he  became  associated  with  Carl  Conrad,  of  the 
firm  of  C.  Conrad  &  Company,  at  No.  613  Locust  street,  the  originators  of  the 
Budweiser  bottle  beer.  There  he  was  advanced  through  various  promotions  and 
was  serving  as  buyer,  wdien  in  January,  1883,  the  business  was  turned  over  to  the 
Budweiser  Beer  &  Wine  Company,  of  which  he  became  secretary,  with  Adolphus 
Busch  as  president.  On  the  ist  of  July,  1895,  the  company  retired  as  jobbers 
and  Mr.  Dennig  assumed  the  local  managership  of  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brew- 
ing Association.  Each  change  in  his  business  connections  have  marked  a  for- 
ward step,  bringing  him  broader  opportunities.  In  1900  he  became  the  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  Delmar  Garden  Amusement  Company  and  in  January,  1906, 
he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Busch  &  Everett,  in  the  oil  and  gas  busi- 
ness. While  on  the  15th  of  January,  1908,  he  was  elected  president  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Busch  &  Everett  Company,  its  successors.  In  February,  1906,  he 
became  interested  in  the  St.  Louis  Independent  Packing  Company,  controlling 
the  largest  packing  interests  in  this  city  and  was  elected  vice  president,  in  which 
capacity  he  has  since  remained.  His  business  interests  have  been  extensive  and 
of  an  important  character  as  factors  in  the  commercial  and  industrial  circles 
of  the  city  and  in  positions  of  responsibility  he  has  displayed  keen  executive 
force,  bending  his  energies  to  constructive  eft'orts  which  have  resulted  in  the 
development  of  large  and  profitable  concerns. 

On  the  22d  of  November,  1898,  Mr.  Dennig  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Marie 
Schaefer,  the  second  daughter  of  Louis  Schaefer,  of  3323  Russell  avenue,  and 
they  have  one  son,  Louis  S.  Dennig.  Her  father,  now  living  retired,  was 
formerly  the  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Dressed  Beef  Company.  Mv.  Dennig 
is  greatly  interested  in  big  game  and  duck  shooting,  fishing  and  kindred  sports 


140  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  along  those  recreative  lines  secures  needed  rest  from  business.  He  is  of 
the  Protestant  faith  and  his  poHtical  behef  is  indicated  by  the  stalwart  support 
which  he  gives  the  republican  party.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the 
Masons,  the  Elks  and  the  Eagles.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Travelers  Protective 
Association,  the  Business  ]^lcn's  League,  the  Liederkranz,  the  Union  Club,  [Mis- 
souri Athletic  Club.  Automobile  Club  and  the  Cantine  Plunting  &  Fishing 
Association,  serving  as  secretarv  of  the  same  almost  continuously  since  becom- 
ing" one  of  its  charter  members.  He  is  likewise  connected  with  the  St.  Louis 
Trap  Shooters  Association  and  is  popular  in  social  circles  where  congeniality 
and  similar  tastes  have  drawn  men  together  in  social  organization. 


HOWARD  WATSOX, 


The  nature  of  Howard  \\'atson  was  many  sided.  He  never  concentrated 
his  energies  so  exclusivelv  along  one  line  as  to  bar  out  active  and  helpful  inter- 
est in  ot'her  affairs  which  are  elements  in  the  hfe  of  the  individual,  the  munici- 
pality and  the  nation.  While  he  became  a  successful  business  man,  he  was 
equallv  well  known  in  political,  church  and  [Masonic  circles,  and  all  felt  the 
stimulu.-  of  his  activity  and  benefited  by  his  sound  judgment.  A  native  of  Illi- 
nois, he  was  born  in  [Mount  Vernon,  [May  13.  1855,  and  passed  away  in  St. 
Louis.  lulv  7,  1908.  He  was  the  second  son  of  the  late  Joel  F.  Watson,  of 
[Mount  Vernon,  and  had  two  brothers.  Albert,  a  lawyer,  and  Dr.  ^^'alter  W^atson, 
well  known  professional  men  of  this  city. 

The  public  schools  of  his  native  town  aiTorded  Howard  Watson  his  edu- 
cational privileges  and  after  equipping  himself  for  the  duties  of  bookkeeper  he 
sought  and  obtained  a  situation  with  George  H.  \'arnell,  who  was  then  exten- 
sive'lv  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  in  Mount  \'ernon.  It  was  through  his 
emplover'  that  [Mr.  V.'atson  became  acquainted  with  Jack  P.  Richardson,  a 
well  known  lumber  commission  merchant  of  St.  Louis,  and  in  1880,  removing 
to  this  citv,  he  became  associated  with  [Mr.  Richardson  in  business  and  con- 
tinued in  active  and  successful  connection  with  the  lumber  trade  until  a  short 
time  prior  to  his  death,  when  his  health  failed  him.  He  readily  solved  intri- 
cate business  problems,  carefully  formulated  his  plans  and  instituted  new  busi- 
ness methods,  which  resulted  in  the  establishment  and  development  of  a  mam- 
moth enterprise.  The  years  chronicled  for  him  almost  phenomenal  success,  and 
vet  investigation  into  his  life  record  shows  that  the  methods  he  employed  and 
the  plans  which  he  pursued  were  such  as  might  be  carried  into  effect  in  any 
business  with  excellent  results.  He  knew  how  to  use  his  forces  so  that  there 
was  no  needless  expenrliture  nf  time,  labor  or  material,  and  his  understanding 
of  the  lumber  trade  enabled  him  to  make  judicious  purchases  and  profitable 
sales. 

In  i8f;Q  [Mr.  Watson  was  united  in  marriage  to  [Mrs.  Fannie  Fisk,  of  St. 
Louis,  who,  with  one  daughter,  [Martha  Watson,  survives  the  husband  and 
father.  In  all  of  his  life  [Mr.  AN'atson  was  deeply  interested  in  political  problems 
and  the  issues  of  the  day.  Sodu  after  attaining  his  majority,  while  still  residing 
in  Illinois,  he  served  for  a  term  as  collector  of  [Mount  Vernon  township,  which 
was  the  only  political  office  he  ever  sought  or  accepted.  This  may  be  cited  as 
an  instance  of  his  personal  poi)ularity.  for  at  that  date — 1878 — the  township 
was  overwhelmingly  democratic,  and  [Mr.  Watson,  the  only  republican  in  hi? 
family,  was  elected.  He  was  ever  stanch  and  fearless  in  support  of  his  honest 
convictions,  and  his  fidelity  to  ])rinci])le  was  never  weighed  in  the  scale  of 
public  policy. 

He  stanchly  enf!or'-ed  the  jniri^oscs  of  the  [Masonic  fraternity  and  became 
one  of  its  distinguished  representatives,  serving  with  great  honor  in  the  chapter 
and  grand   lodge  of  his   adopted   state,  w'hile   for  several  years  he  was  deputy 


HOWARD   WATSOX 


142  ST.  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTH  CITY. 

grand  lecturer.  His  membership  was  in  Rose  Hill  Lodge  No.  550,  A.  F.  & 
A.  ^L,  in  which  he  served  as  worshipful  master  and,  advancing  beyond  the 
initial  three  degrees,  he  became  a  member  of  the  Knight  Templar  Commandery 
and  of  the  Alvstic  Shrine.  While  thus  interested  in  matters  of  citizenship  and 
of  man's  ethical  relations,  he  was  also  connected  with  the  transcendent  inter- 
ests and  purposes  of  religion,  his  belief  in  the  Christian  faith  finding  expression 
in  his  dailv  life  and  in  his  support  of  the  Alethodist  Episcopal  church.  He 
became  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Maple  Avenue  Methodist 
Episcopal  church  and  contributed  in  large  measure  to  the  success  of  the  various 
activities  for  establishing  on  a  firm  basis  the  principles  of  Methodism  in  the 
Cabanne  district  in  which  he  resided.  It  was  largely  due  to  his  unremitting 
labor  and  unfaltering  zeal  that  the  present  church  edifice  was  erected.  It  is 
one  of  the  most  handsome  churches  of  the  city  and  was  completed  at  a  cost 
of  no  less  than  one  hundred  thousand  dollars.  His  Christian  faith  was  the 
permeating  influence  in  the  life  of  Mr.  Watson,  who  always  endeavored  to 
closelv  follow  the  teachings  of  the  ^Master  and  to  entertain  a  spirit  of  brotherly 
kindness  toward  his  fellowmen.  He  greatly  enjoyed  the  society  of  his  family 
and  friends  and  the  best  traits  of  his  character  were  reserved  for  his  own  house- 
hold. He  was  willing  to  make  any  personal  sacrifice  to  further  the  interests  of 
his  wife  and  daughter,  for  whom  he  entertained  unbounded  love.  To  them  he 
left  not  only  the  substantial  rewards  of  a  successful  business  career,  but  also 
the  priceless  heritage  of  that  untarnished  name  which  is  rather  to  be  chosen 
than  great  riches.     At  his  death  the  following  resolutions  were  passed: 

Whereas,  Our  Heavenly  Father  in  His  infinite  wisdom  has  removed  from 
our  midst  our  friend  and  brother,  Howard  Watson,  who  was  one  of  the  charter 
members  of  the  ]\laple  Avenue  JMethodist  Episcopal  church  and  a  member  of 
the  official  board  continuously  from  its  organization  until  the  time  of  his  death, 
and  who  was  also  for  many  years  secretary  of  our  Sunday  school ;  therefore : 

Resolved :  That  in  the  death  of  our  associate  we  recognize  the  loss  of  a 
man  of  sterling  integrity,  a  discreet  and  wise  counselor,  a  faithful  and  con- 
scientious officer,  a  self-sacrificino-  brother,  a  true  husband  and  an  affectionate 
father,  w'hose  greatest  joy  and  pleasure  was  in  ministering  to  the  comfort  and 
happiness  of  his  family  and  his  friends.  He  was  a  devout  man,  warmly  at- 
tached to  the  church,  greatlv  interested  in  all  its  institutions,  and  was  ever  ready 
and  willing  to  assist  to  the  utmost  of  his  ability  in  carrying  its  burdens.  In 
every  station  in  life  he  was  recognized  as  a  man  of  sincerity  and  truth,  a  man 
among  men  esteemed  and  beloved. 

Resolved:  That  we  hereby  express  our  deepest  sorrow  at  his  death  and  ex- 
tend our  most  sincere  sympathv  and  condolence  to  his  family,  and  that  these 
resolutions  be  spread  upon  the  records  of  the  official  board  and  a  copy  be  pre- 
sented to  Mrs.  Watson. 

P)V  order  of  the  official  board. 

C.  W.  Woods, 
H.   C.   Beckwith, 
Frederic   A.    Kepil, 

Coininittee. 


j.WWS  RL'SSELL  DOUGAN. 

James  Russell  Dougan.  secretary  of  the  Acme  Cement  Plaster  Company. 
was  bom  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Kansas,  August  22,  1870,  a  son  of  Francis  Marion 
and  \1rginia  (Tackitt)  Dougan,  the  former  a  farmer.  The  paternal  grand- 
father, a  native  of  Tennessee,  removed  thence  to  Indiana  and  afterward  to 
Kansas.  The  maternal  grandfather  was  James  Tackitt,  who  married  a  Miss 
McCartne\-  anrl  Ijoth  were  from  X'irginia  but  l^ecamc  residents  of  Holden,  Mis- 
souri, about  1850. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  143 

James  R.  Doiigan  attended  the  county  schools  and  was  graduated  from  the 
high  school  at  Seneca,  Kansas,  in  1886.  His  opportunities  in  youth  were  limited 
and  it  has  only  been  through  force  of  character,  his  inherent  qualities  of  per- 
severance and  determination  and  his  ready  adaptability  to  circumstances  that  he 
has  worked  his  way  upward  to  a  place  among  the  substantial  business  men  of 
his  adopted  city.  After  leaving  school  he  accepted  a  position  with  a  civil  engi- 
neering corps  in  Kansas  on  the  Kansas  City  &  Northwestern  Railroad,  remain- 
ing in  that  service  for  three  years  on  the  construction  of  the  road.  It  was 
a  life  of  deprivation.  The  corps  was  supplied  with  a  camping  outfit  and  lived  in 
tents,  while  the  meals  were  of  the  coarsest  provisions. 

jNIr.  Dougan  obtained  his  position  through  the  influence  of  S.  L.  Davis, 
a  contractor.  He  performed  willingly,  however,  any  service  that  was  assigned 
him,  and  his  diligence  and  fidelity  naturally  led  to  his  promotion.  Thus  he 
gradually  worked  his  way  upward.  He  was  one  of  a  family  of  six  children  and 
it  was  necessary  that  he  aid  in  their  support  after  the  father's  death.  After 
leaving  the  engineering  corps  2\Ir.  Dougan  became  bookkeeper  in  the  State  Bank 
at  Summerfield,  Kansas,  continuing  there  for  three  years,  when  he  resigned 
and  accepted  a  position  in  the  P"irst  National  Bank  at  Seneca,  Kansas.  He  left 
that  bank  to  become  bookkeeper  for  the  Acme  Cement  Plaster  Company  in  St. 
Louis  in  1899  and  here  his  worth  and  business  capacity  were  recognized,  when 
in  1 90 1  he  was  elected  secretary,  while  the  following  year  he  was  also  chosen 
treasurer.  Deprived  in  youth  of  manv  of  the  advantages  which  most  boys  enjoy, 
he  has  designated  \\'.  E.  Wilkinson  as  his  greatest  benefactor  and  friend.  He 
says  that  he  received  aid  in  many  ways  from  ]\Ir.  ^^llkinson  vshich  aid  vcas  re- 
sponsible for  his  present  position.  However,  influence  availeth  little  or  naught 
if  the  individual  does  not  possess  the  capacity  that  qualifies  him  for  the  work  in 
hand,  and  that  yir.  Dougan  has  been  prompt  and  faithful  in  every  duty  is  indic- 
ative of  his  fidelity,  his  unwearied  diligence  and  his  readv  mastery  of  the  intri- 
cate problems  presented  in  this  as  in  every  important  business  concern. 

In  Seneca,  Kansas,  on  the  19th  of  November,  1900,  Mr.  Dougan  was 
married  to  Aliss  Nellie  May  Johnson,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  children  : 
Dorothv  E.,  who  was  born  April  14,  1903;  and  Alice  Virginia,  born  September 
17,  1905.  In  his  political  views  Air.  Dougan  is  somewhat  independent,  yet 
generallv  votes  the  republican  ticket.  Since  1899  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  and  since  1905  of  the  Mercantile  Club.  He  is  a  Universalist 
in  religious  faith  and  is  a  man  of  broad  and  liberal  ideas,  not  only  in  religion 
but  in  all  those  interests  of  life  which  concern  man  in  his  relations  with  his 
fellowmen.  There  is  nothing  narrow^  nor  contracted  in  his  judgment  and  views 
and  in  citizenship,  as  in  business,  he  is  actuated  by  a  progressive  spirit  ancP  de- 
sire for  constant  advancement  and  improvement. 


SAMUEL  THOAIAS  RATHELL. 

Samuel  Thomas  Rathell.  deceased,  was  during  an  active  and  useful  life 
engaged  in  real-estate  operations  of  a  nature  that  greatly  benefited  the  public  and 
at  the  same  time  proved  a  source  of  gratifying  individual  revenue.  His  life 
record  began  at  Easton,  Alaryland,  October  i,  1849,  his  parents  being  William 
K.  and  Dorothy  (Hopkins)  Rathell.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the  private 
and  high  schools  of  his  native  city,  and  in  early  manhood  he  made  preparation 
for  having  a  home  of  his  own  by  his  marriage,  in  Lexington,  Alissouri.  in  1873. 
to  Miss  Oleatha  Didawich.  Her  father  was  Judge  Jacob  Didawich,  who  for 
thirty  years  presided  over  the  courts  at  Montana  and  was  regarded  as  an  eminent 
and  able  jurist  of  the  state.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  ?yl?.rgaret 
Grant,  was  a  native  of  \'irginia,  and  her  ancestors  were  among  the  soldiers  of  the 
Revolutionarv    war. 


144  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Rathell  began  his  business  life  as  a  dry-goods  merchant  and  continued  in 
that  Hue  until  1866,  after  which  he  became  connected  with  real-estate  opera- 
tions in  St.  Louis.  He  gained  prominence  in  this  line  of  activity,  t)ie  extent  of 
his  interests  making  him  one  of  the  leading  real-estate  dealers  of  the  city.  He 
was  the  president  of  the  Rathell  Real-estate  Company,  of  the  Harlem  Heights 
Land  &  Improvement  Company  and  secretary  of  the  Lakeview  Improvement 
Company.  Few  men  had  so  comprehensive  or  correct  a  knowledge  of  realty 
values  or  contributed  in  greater  degree  to  the  material  development  of  the  city 
through  the  purchase,  sale  and  improvement  of  property. 

]\lr.  Rathell  was  also  well  known  because  of  his  activity  in  other  lines.  He 
was  a  stalwart  advocate  of  the  democratic  party  and  served  as  state  fish  com- 
missioner in  1898.  Neither  was  he  unknown  in  military  circles,  for  in  earlier 
manhood  he  belonged  to  the  old  Company  A  of  the  Missouri  National  Guard. 
In  his  fraternal  relations  he  was  connected  with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen,  and  the  Legion  of  Honor,  while  his  religious  faith  was  indicated  by 
his  membership  in  the  Methodist  church. 

Unto  ]\Ir.  and  ]Mrs.  Rathell  were  born  six  children:  Oleatha,  the  wife  of 
A.  ]\I.  Field:  Robert  \\\,  who  is  in  Texas:  Samuel  T. :  3*Iargaret  G.,  the  wife 
of  R.  \V.  Hall:  Grace  ?\lcPheeters :  and  Dorothy  Flopkins,  both  at  home.  About 
thirteen  vears  ago,  ]\Ir.  Rathell  erected  a  fine  residence  for  his  family.  He  was 
preeminently  a  home  man,  who  found  his  greatest  happiness  with  his  wife  and 
children.  He  possessed  a  kindly  nature  and  charitable  disposition  and  his  life. 
was  the  exponent  of  his  Christian  faith.  He  was  honored  and  respected  by  all 
bv  reason  of  his  genuine  worth  and  wdien  he  passed  away  April  16,  1906,  his 
death  was  the  occasion  of  deep  and  widespread  regret  to  the  many  friends  whom 
he  had  made. 


CLARENCE  OLIVER  SIMPSON,  D.D.S.,  M.D. 

Clarence  Oliver  Simpson,  professor  of  operating  dentistry  and  dental  embry- 
ologv  and  histology  in  the  Barnes  University,  and  a  successful  practitioner  in 
St.'Louis,  was  born  at  Hindsboro,  Illinois,' September  8,  1879.  His  parents 
were  Taylor  and  Elizabeth  :\Iary  (Watson)  Simpson.  His  father  was  a  pioneer 
resident  of  eastern  Illinois,  where,  for  many  years,  he  carried  on  merchandising. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  Dr.  Simpson  acquired  his  early 
education  and  later  attended  the  high  school  at  Terre  Haute,  Indiana.  Sub- 
sequently he  became  a  student  in  the  University  of  Illinois,  where  he 
remained  for  two  years  and  was  then  graduated  from  the  Chicago  College  of 
Dental  Surgery  in  1902.  He  afterward  entered  the  medical  department  of  Barnes 
University  and  was  graduated  in  1906.  Following  his  graduation  in  dentistry 
he  located  at  Champaign,  Illinois,  but  in  November,  1902,  removed  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  has  been '  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  dentistry  continuously 
since.  He  has  been  a  member  oi  the  faculty  of  ihe  ilental  department  of  Barnes 
University  since  its  organization  in  1903,  and  as  ])rofessor  of  operating  dentistry 
and  flental  embryolog}-  and  histology  he  is  proving  a  valued  representative  of 
the  teaching  force  of  that  institution.'  He  holds  to  high  ideals  both  as  a  teacher 
anfl  a  practitioner,  and  does  all  of  his  professional  services  with  a  sense  of 
conscientious  obligation  that  has  made  his  labor  of  worth  in  his  chosen  field 
of  enfleavor. 

CJn  the  i6th  of  October,  1900,  in  Chicagcj,  Illinois,  Dr.  Simpson  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Bertha  Barnes.  His  recreation  comes  through  athletics, 
foot-ball,  base-ball,  tennis  and  the  drama.  He  is  popular  and  prominent  in 
various  organizations,  being  a  member  of  the  Mis.souri  State  Dental  Association; 
a  member  and  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Society  of  Dental  Science;  a  member 
of  the  Ka]jpa  Sigma;  a  grand  master  of  the   St.  Louis   Alumni  of  the  Kappa 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  145 

Sigma;  a  member  of  the  Xi  Psi  Phi,  a  dental  fraternit}',  and  president  of  the 
St.  Louis  Alumni  Association  of  that  fraternity.  Lie  was  also  a  member  of  the 
fourth  international  dental  congress,  and  his  work  in  these  various  organizations 
iias  been  a  factor  in  their  success  and  far  reachinsr  influence. 


THEODORE  SHELTON. 

Theodore  Sheltou,  who  is  accorded  a  place  with  the  capable  and  successful 
representatives  of  mercantile  life  in  St.  Louis  and  has  for  seven  years  been  the 
vice  president  of  the  White-Branch-Shelton  Hat  Company,  was  born  at  Shelton- 
ville,  Forsyth  county,  near  Atlanta,  Georgia,  June  18,  1844,  his  parents  being 
V.  P).  and  Emily  (Connally)  Sheltou.  The  Shelton  family  is  of  English  origin 
probably  connected  with  the  Sheltons  seated  in  Norfolkshire.  John  Shelton,  who 
came  from  England  to  America  in  1680,  was  a  wealthy  man  who  owned  his  own 
ship  and  traded  between  England  and  the  colonies.  The  family  tradition,  sup- 
ported by  a  coat  of  arms  which  was  used  by  John  Shelton,  gave  him  descent  from 
Sir  John  Shelton  and  his  wife,  Anne  Boelyn.  John  Shelton  married  a  daughter 
of  William  Park,  who  was  of  English  birth,  and  was  the  first  editor  of  the  ]\Iary- 
land  Gazette,  which  he  published  in  1727.  He  married  Mrs.  Sarah  Pack,  a 
widow,  and  their  daughter,  Sarah,  became  the  wife  of  Patrick  Henry,  and  the 
son  of  that  marriage,  David  Henry,  married  a  Miss  Rice.  Their  son.  Major 
Thomas  Henry,  of  Louisa  county,  Virginia,  was  commander  of  a  body  of  troop 
in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  served  under  General  La  Fayette,  who,  in  token  of 
friendship,  presented  him  with  a  ring  engraven  with  his  name,  "La  Fayette," 
which  is  now  worn  by  the  Major's  great-granddaughter.  He  was  a  legislator 
from  Louisa  county,  where  he  had  large  tracts  of  land  and  a  handsome  home. 
His  first  wife,  a  Miss  Dabney,  was  a  cousin  to  Dr.  R.  L.  Dabney,  of  the  L^ni- 
versity  of  Virginia,  who  served  on  General  "Stonewall"  Jackson's  stafli.  She 
traced  her  ancestry  back  to  the  D'Aubigneys,  being  descended  from  Auglaise 
Dabney. 

Tracing  another  line  of  the  family  we  find  that  John  P.  Shelton,  son  of 
Major  Shelton,  married  his  cousin,  Massie  Shelton,  and  their  son.  George  P. 
Shelton,  married  a  kinswoman,  Katharine  Dabney,  whose  mother  was  a  Jack- 
son. A  daughter  of  this  marriage,  Katharine  Massie,  became  the  wife  of 
Archibald  Hait  Anderson.  For  his  second  wife  George  Shelton  chose  ]\Iiss 
Winston,  of  Virginia.  Archer  Anderson,  a  son  of  Archibald  Hait  and  Katharine 
Massie  Anderson,  was  married  to  Nannie  Trabue,  a  daughter  of  ^^'illiamson 
Haskins  Pittman,  a  descendant  of  the  Pays-Trabues.  Archer  Anderson  and  his 
wife  reside  in  St.  Louis  and  had  one  daughter,  Jean  Hamilton  Anderson,  who 
was  born  November  20,  1892,  and  died  April  20,  1902.  It  will  thus  be  seen 
that  Theodore  Shelton  of  this  reyiew  is  connected  with  various  southern  families 
of  distinction. 

Theodore  Shelton  attended  the  public  schools  of  Booneville,  [Missouri,  to 
the  age  of  sixteen  years,  and  then,  ambitious  to  provide  for  his  own  support,  he 
accepted  a  clerkship  in  the  store  of  Cloney.  Crawford  &  Company  at  Sedalia, 
Missouri.  That  he  was  trustworthy  and  industrious  is  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  he  was  for  five  years  a  clerk  in  that  establishment.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  for  a  year  was  in  the  employ  of  Hender- 
son, Ridgely  &  Company,  wdiolesale  dry-goods  merchants.  He  next  became 
salesman  for  Gauss,  Hunicke  &  Company,  dealers  in  hats,  whom  he  represented 
as  a  salesman  until  1875,  when  his  business  ability  gained  him  recognition  in 
admission  to  a  partnership.  In  1878  a  change  in  ownership  led  to  the  adoption 
of  the  firm  style  of  Gauss,  Shelton  Hat  Company,  and  Mr.  Shelton  was  elected 
vice  president,  filling  that  position  for  thirty-five  years,  or  until  1902,  when  he 
sold  out  to  Mr.  Gauss.     At  that  date  he  became  vice  president  of  the  White- 

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146  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Branch-Shelton  Company,  conducting  a  large  wholesale  hat  business,  its  ramify- 
ing interests  reaching  out  to  all  the  western  and  southern  cities.  They  occupy 
a  building  five  stories  in  height  with  basement,  and  the  business  has  reached 
mammoth  proportions,  being  today  one  of  the  important  and  profitable  commer- 
cial enterprises  of  this  city.  Mr.  Shelton's  long  connection  with  the  hat  trade 
has  given  him  an  experience  that  makes  his  services  of  marked  value  to  the  new 
company  and  no  one  is  more  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  trade  than  he. 

On  the  20th  of  February,  1868,  Mr.  Shelton  was  married  at  Oak  Dale  near 
Sedalia,  ]^Iissouri,  to  jMiss  Janie  Gentry,  a  daughter  of  Judge  William  Gentry, 
for  many  years  a  prominent  and  honored  citizen  of  this  city.  He  was  born 
April  14,  1818,  in  Howard  county,  Missouri,  and  in  1840  married  Ann  Redd,  a 
daughter  of  ^lajor  Louis  Redd,  of  Frankfort,  Kentucky,  and  Mildred  Elvira 
(Thomson)  Redd,  of  Scott  county,  Kentucky.  Judge  Gentry  was  the  owner  of 
a  very  large  plantation  of  six  thousand  acres  near  Sedalia,  Missouri,  upon  which 
he  resided  and  in  addition  to  the  management  of  this  estate  he  occupied  the 
bench  of  the  county  court  for  twenty  years.  In  1874  he  was  the  "people's  can- 
didate" for  governor  of  the  state  and  for  a  long  period  he  occupied  a  most  prom- 
inent position  in  the  public  life  of  the  community.  He  was  eminently  a  man  of 
altairs  and  one  who  wielded  a  wide  influence,  his  superior  power  well  fitting 
him  for  leadership,  while  his  patriotic  devotion  to  his  state  was  a  recognized 
feature  in  his  life.  L'nto  Mr.  and  j\Irs.  Gentry  were  born  eleven  children,  eight 
of  whom  are  yet  living  and  are  now  in  homes  of  their  own.  As  stated,  their 
daughter  Janie  became  the  wife  of  Theodore  Shelton  and  they  have  two  sons, 
Richard  T.,  who  is  now  secretary  of  and  the  buyer  for  the  AVhite-Branch-Shelton 
Hat  Company,  and  William  G..  who  is  living  in  Chicago,  where  he  is  conducting 
a  large  business  under  the  name  of  Shelton  Electric  Company.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Shelton  reside  at  No.  4467  Lindell  boulevard,  where  they  own  a  beautiful,  mod- 
ern home. 

]\Ir.  Shelton  gives  his  political  support  to  the  principles  of  the  democracy 
and  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club.  He  has  always  based  his 
business  principles  and  actions  upon  the  rules  which  govern  strong  and  unswerv- 
ing integrity  and  unfaltering  industry,  throughout  his  entire  business  career  re- 
garding his  word  given  or  an  engagement  made  as  a  sacred  obligation. 


HARRY  TROLL 


The  name  of  Troll  has  figured  prominently  in  public  afl:airs  for  many 
years.  Captain  Henry  Troll,  father  of  him  whose  name  introduces  this  re- 
view, belonged  to  that  class  of  liberty-loving  German  people  who,  failing  in 
their  efl:'orts  to  secure  more  tolerant  laws  and  the  overthrow  of  certain  mon- 
archical customs,  left  Germany  at  the  time  of  the  uprising  in  1848  and  came  to 
America  to  enjoy  the  benefits  of  a  republican  government.  He  became  a  promi- 
nent factor  in  Civil  war  times  and  for  thirty-two  years  was  one  of  the  influential 
men  in  the  public  life  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  twice  sheriff  and  later  circuit  clerk 
of  the  city. 

His  son,  Llarry  'I" roll,  a  native  of  this  city,  benefited  by  the  educational 
arlvantages  here  ofl^ered  and  when  his  more  specifically  literary  course  was  com- 
pleted began  preparations  for  the  bar  as  a  student  in  the  law  department  of 
Washington  L'niversity,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  honors,  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Laws  being  conferred  upon  him.  For  many  years  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  courts  in  various  important  capacities  and  then  entered  upon 
the  active  practice  of  hi^  chosen  profession,  being  for  some  time  associated  with 
William  Dee  Becker.  In  the  trial  of  cases  before  the  courts  he  gave  evidence 
of  careful  preparation  and  the  utmost  zeal  in  his  devotion  to  his  client's  in- 
terests.    The  qualities  which  he  displayed,  both  as  a  lawyer  and  citizen,  led  to 


HARRY    TROLL 


148  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  selection  for  political  honors,  arid  he  received  from  the  republican  party  the 
unanimous  nomination  for  the  office  of  public  administrator.  Further  endorse- 
ment was  given  him  at  the  polls  and  he  is  now^  for  a  second  term  filling  the 
position  to  which  he  was  again  chosen  by  popular  suffrage  in  1908.  In  this  con- 
nection his  service  is  characterized  by  accuracy,  promptness  and  system,  and  the 
multitudinous  duties  which  devolve  upon  him  are  most  ably  handled. 

]\Ir.  Troll  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  republican  party  in 
his  native  city  and.  keeping  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the 
day,  his  natural  eloquence  and  clear  and  logical  reasoning  enable  him  to  present 
his  causes  in  cogent  manner.  None  doubt  the  sincerity  of  his  own  convictions 
upon  a  subject  which  he  handles  and  his  influence  has  been  an  important  element 
in  shaping  the  policy  and  conducting  the  campaigns  of  the  republican  party. 

]\Ir.  Troll  is  equally  well  known  socially  as  a  representative  of  one  of  the 
old  and  prominent  families,  while  his  personal  characteristics  have  made  him 
very  popular,  with  a  constantly  increasing  circle  of  friends.  He  belongs  to  all 
the  leading  clubs  of  St.  Louis.  He  has  been  spoken  of  as  reserved  in  manner 
and  careful  in  making  acquaintances,  but  nevertheless  cordial  and  the  prince  of 
men  with  those  he  knows  in  his  social  communion.  He  is  rich  in  the  materials 
which  make  for  the  highest  type  of  citizenship  and  the  highest  love  of  coun- 
try. Fie  has  much  of  the  philosopher  in  his  character  but  practicability  has 
alKvays  appealed  to  his  judgment  more  than  theory.  He  believes  that  the 
greatest  triumph  that  one  can  achieve  i?  the  life  that  one  lives  and  the  man- 
ner in  which  he  lives  it.  Believing  in  truth  in  all  things  he  lives  this  belief. 
He  is  free  in  the  expression  of  his  honest  convictions  and  does  not  reserve 
opinion  about  men  and  measures,  so  that  this  position  is  never  an  equivocal  one. 


EDMLIND  BURKE  PICKETT. 

Edmund  Burke  Pickett,  who  during  the  years  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis 
lived  retired  although  well  known  as  a  distinguished  lawyer,  was  born  October 
20,  1820,  in  Carthage,  Tennessee.  His  father.  Colonel  Jonathan  Pickett,  was  a 
native  of  Lebanon,  Tennessee,  while  the  mother,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Mary  Vance,  was  a  native  of  West  Virginia.  The  former  served  with  the  rank 
of  colonel  in  the  war  of  1812.  He  became  the  founder  of  the  town  of  Lebanon, 
Tennessee,  practically  owning  the  entire  town  site  and  promoting  in  large  meas- 
ure the  growth  and  development  of  the  entire  community.  He  was  a  wealthy  man 
and  gave  liberally  to  those  in  need,  and  did  the  utmost  in  his  power  to  further 
public  progress  and  improvement.  He  built  the  first  school  house  and  also  the 
first  tannery  in  that  part  of  the  state,  and  contributed  in  substantial  measure 
to  the  growth  and  development  of  the  community.  Edmund  Burke  Pickett  was 
a  brother  to  the  distinguished  Colonel  Pickett  who,  at  the  battle  of  Gettysburg, 
made  one  of  the  most  brilliant  militarv  charges  ever  known  to  history,  his  un- 
daunted braver\-  and  militarv  skill  winning  him  the  honor  and  admiration  of 
northern  as  well  as  southern  troops. 

In  the  schools  of  his  native  city  Edmund  Burke  Pickett  acquired  his  early 
education  and  afterward  spent  nine  years  as  a  student  in  Harvard  Liniversity, 
where,  in  addition  to  literary  studies,  he  completed  the  full  law  course.  He  then 
returned  to  ^Temphis,  Tennessee,  where  he  opened  an  office  and  engaged  in 
practice.  While  advancement  at  the  bar  is  proverbially  slow,  no  drearv  novitiate 
aw'aited  him.  On  the  contrary  he  won  almost  immediate  success,  for  his  prepara- 
tion was  thorough  and  his  understanding  of  the  demands  of  the  profession  was 
clear  and  accurate.  He  jjrepared  his  cases  with  the  utmost  thoroughness  and 
care,  presenting  them  with  i)recision,  clearness  and  force,  and  was  seldom,  if 
ever,  at  fault  in  the  application  of  a  legal  principle.     He  became  recognized  as 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  149 

the  most  prominent  lawyer  in  his  section  of  the  state  and  for  years  enjoyed  a 
most  extensive  and  important  cHentage. 

Mr.  Pickett  was  married  twice.  He  first  wedded  Miss  Louisa  Jamison, 
and  unto  them  were  born  seven  children,  of  whom  only  three  are  now  living. 
The  wife  and  mother  passed  to  her  final  rest  in  1867,  and  on  the  3d  of  November, 
1870,  Mr.  Pickett  was  married  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  to  Miss  Laura  Massen- 
gale,  daughter  of  Henry  White  and  Rebecca  (Lowe)  Massengale.  She 
survives  him.  One  son,  Porter,  now  forty  years  of  age,  is  living  with  his  mother 
at  the  old  homestead.  He  held  a  position  in  the  State  National  Bank  in  this 
city  for  twenty-two  years,  and  on  the  ist  of  June.  1908,  became  secretary,  treas- 
urer and  general  manager  of  the  Security  building. 

.Mr.  Pickett  was  not  only  recognized  as  a  distinguished,  able  and  forceful 
lawyer  but  was  also  known  as  a  preceptor,  whose  ability  in  professional  training 
was  most  marked.  He  had  four  students  in  his  law  office  and  directed  their 
reading  in  their  preparation  for  a  professional  career.  On  the  ist  of  December, 
1876,  on  account  of  the  yellow  fever  plague,  he  left  ^Memphis,  where  he  had  so 
long  practiced,  and  removed  to  St.  Louis.  He  did  not  resume  professional  duties 
here,  and  after  residing  for  a  few  years  in  this  city  went  to  Mexico  where  he 
remained  for  five  years  on  account  of  his  health.  He  then  returned  to  St.  Louis 
and  continued  to  remain  here  in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest  until  he  was 
called  to  his  home  beyond,  his  death  occurring  in  1903  at  No.  4012  Olive  street, 
♦vhere  his  wife  and  son  still  reside.  He  was  very  prominently  connected  with 
the  Odd  Fellows  and  Masonic  fraternities  in  ^Memphis,  and  was  also  a  member  of 
the  Historical  Society  and  of  the  Tennessee  Society  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  most 
warm-hearted  man  of  generous  spirit,  who  gave  freely  to  assist  the  poor  and 
needy,  and  always  had  a  hand  outstretched  to  help  a  fellow  traveler  on  the 
journev  of  life.  His  natural  endowments  were  a  quick  and  strong  temper  and 
a  warm  heart,  a  gentle  manner  and  an  attractive  courtesy.  To  control  the  first 
and  to  make  his  life  the  flower  and  expression  of  the  other  traits  was  the  task 
which  nature  assigned  him.  We  know  nothing  of  the  struggle  but  were  daily 
witnesses  of  the  victory.  Kindness  was  the  motive  of  his  life.  He  had  a  well- 
spring  of  afifection  and  a  quick  and  generous  sympathy  which  increased  by  giving 
and  became  richer  by  being  a  very  spendthrift.  He  presented  a  medal  for  scholar- 
ship at  John  Allen  College  in  Carthage,  Tennessee,  taking  an  active  interest  in 
educational  afifairs. 


LE\T  WADE  CHILDRESS. 

The  consecutive  progress  in  business  which  admits  of  no  other  interpretation 
than  that  of  merit  and  ability  has  characterized  the  career  of  Levi  Wade  Chil- 
dress, now  president  of  the  Columbia  Transfer  Company.  He  was  born  in  Mur- 
freesboro,  Tennessee,  March  20,  1876,  his  parents  being  William  S.  and  Inez 
(Wade)  Childress,  who  were  also  natives  of  Murfreesboro.  The  father  devoted 
his  life  to  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the  university  at  Sewanee. 
Tennessee.  He  died  November  i,  1891,  at  the  age  of  thirty-eight  years,  and 
the  mother  now  resides  with  her  son,  John  Whitsett  Childress,  of  Washington, 
D.  C.  Their  family  numbered  three  children :  John  \\niitsett,  Levi  \\'ade  and  Ida 
Lea,  the  daughter'being  now  the  wife  of  Judge  William  Cummings,  of  Chatta- 
nooga, Tennessee. 

A  sister  of  John  W.  Childress,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  became  the 
wife  of  lames  K.  Polk,  president  of  the  United  States,  while  Betty  Childress, 
a  sister  of  William  S.  Childress,  married  John  C.  Brown,  an  early  governor  of 
Tennessee,  who  was  afterward  president  of  one  of  the  Gould  railroads.  John 
W.  Childress,  an  uncle  of  our  subject,  is  now  one  of  the  circuit  judges  of  the 
Nashville  (Tenn.)  circuits.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  Inez  Childress,  Virginia  Barks- 
dale,  was  a  member  of  the  prominent  ?^Iississippi  family  of  Barksdales   and   a 


150  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

sister  of  \\illiani  Barksdale.  a  major  general  of  the  Confederate  army,  who  was 
killed  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg.  Ethelbert  Barksdale  served  for  twenty  years 
in  congress  as  a  representative  from  ^lississippi.  Levi  Wade,  the  maternal  grand- 
father of  L.  W.  Childress,  was  a  large  planter  and  slaveowner  prior  to  the  Civil 
war,  but  the  fortunes  of  war  destroyed  his  property  and  left  him  with  almost 
nothing.  He,  too,  was  prominent  in  legislative  history,  serving  for  several  terms 
in  the  general  assembly  of  Tennessee. 

His  grandson,  a  namesake,  Levi  Wade  Childress,  pursued  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Alurfreesboro,  Tennessee,  and  in  1893,  at  the  age  of  seven- 
teen vears.  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  entered  upon  his  business  career  in  a 
clerical  capacitv  with  the  St.  Louis  Drayage  Company.  Subsequently  he  became 
a  clerk  in  the  freight  department  of  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  and  afterward 
was  clerk  and  freight  agent  in  St.  Louis  for  the  ^Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Rail- 
road. His  next  position  made  him  commercial  agent  for  the  same  road  at  Shreve- 
port.  Louisiana,  w^here  he  continued  until  February,  1902,  when  he  returned  to 
St.  Louis  and  became  traffic  manager  of  the  Columbia  Transfer  Company,  en- 
gaged in  local  freight  transfer  in  transporting  shipments  between  the  depots  and 
business  houses.  His  capabilitv  has  gained  him  successive  promotions  and  in 
October.  1903,  he  was  made  general  manager,  while  since  ]\Iay,  1905,  he  has  been 
president  and  general  manager  of  this  company,  in  which  connection  he  is  con- 
ducting a  most  extensive,  growing  and  profitable  business. 

In  Wicklifi:e,  Kentucky,  on  the  7th  of  October,  1903,  ]\Ir.  Childress  was 
married  to  ^liss  Lucv  Alarshall  Turner,  and  they  have  two  sons.  Wade  Turner 
and  Fielding  Turner.  The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church,  with  which 
^Ir.  Childress  holds  membership.  He  also  belongs  to  the  ^Mercantile  Club,  Busi- 
ness Glen's  League  and  is  a  director  in  the  Citizens  Industrial  Association.  Cour- 
teous, genial,  well  informed,  wide-awake  and  enterprising,  he  stands  today  as 
one  of  the  leading  representative  men  of  his  adopted  city  and  his  success  is  most 
commendable,  in  that  it  has  been  gained  through  his  own  intense  and  well  di- 
rected activitv. 


JOHN   LAWRENCE   AIAURAN. 

In  a  great  city  like  St.  Louis,  wdiere  every  line  of  business  has  hundreds 
of  representatives,  the  man  whose  name  becomes  widely  known  in  a  business 
connection  must  display  qualities  that  are  superior  to  those  of  his  contempo- 
raries and  colleagues.  Alodestly  inclined,  John  Lawrence  Mauran  takes  no  spe- 
cial credit  to  himself,  and  yet  the  character  and  extent  of  his  work  have  gained 
him  prominence  in  architectural  circles  and  made  him  a  large  contributor  to  the 
task  of  upbuilding  and  adorning  St.  Louis.  Carlyle  has  said,  "The  story  of 
any  man's  life  would  have  interest  and  value  if  truly  told,"  and  he  who  thought- 
fully ponders  over  the  record  of  Mr.  jMauran  will  see  that  his  success  has  come 
from  his  careful  preparation,  his  close  and  unremitting  application  to  the  high 
standard  which  he  set  up  for  himself  and  toward  which  he  is  ever  working.  A 
native  of  Providence,  Rhode  Island,  he  was  born  November  19,  1866,  and  is  a 
son  of  Frank  and  Mary  Louise  (Nichols)  Mauran.  His  education  was  acquired 
in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of  his  native  city  and  in  the  Massachusetts 
Institute  of  Technology,  where  his  thorough  and  comprehensive  training  laid 
the  founrlation  for  his  success  in  later  life.  After  completing  his  course  there 
by  graduation  with  the  class  of  1889,  he  travelled  abroad  and  continued  his  edu- 
cation by  studying  the  styles  of  architecture  of  the  old  world.  Following  his 
return  to  .America  he  entered  the  office  of  Shepley,  Rutan  &  Coolidge,  prominent 
architects  of  Boston,  thus  putting  his  theoretical  knowledge  to  a  practical  test. 
That  he  was  able  and  competent  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  after  two  years  he 
was  sent  by  that  firm  to  Chicago,  where  he  was  engaged  in  work  on  the  Chicago 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  151 

I-'ublic  Library,  and  the  Art  Institute,  two  of  the  notably  fine  buildings  of  the 
country.  In  1893  ^^^  came  to  St.  Louis  to  represent  Shepley,  Rutan  &  Coolidge, 
and  afterward  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  in  their  St.  Louis  business.  In 
1900,  however,  he  withdrew  from  that  connection  and  was  joined  by  Earnest 
John  Russell  and  Edward  Gordon  Garden  in  organizing  the  present  firm  of 
Mauran,  Russell  &  Garden.  His  position  here  is  one  of  eminence  in  architectural 
circles,  his  ability  and  the  confidence  reposed  in  him  by  the  public  both  being 
indicated  in  the  liberal  patronage  that  is  accorded  him.  Many  of  the  finest  struc- 
tures in  this  city  stand  as  monuments  to  his  skill,  and  the  name  of  Alauran 
is  today  largely  synonymous  for  that  which  is  highest,  and  best  in  architecture 
in  St.  Louis.  By  appointment  of  Mayor  Wells  he  became  chairman  of  the  Pub- 
lic Buildings  Commission.  He  was  sent  as  a  delegate  from  the  United  States 
to  the  Sixth  International  Congress  of  Architects,  held  at  Madrid,  Spain,  in 
1904.  He  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects  and  was  formerly 
president  of  the  St.  Louis  chapter.  While  Mr.  Mauran  is  well  known  in  pro- 
fessional circles,  those  who  meet  him  in  his  home  and  in  social  circles  speak  of 
him  as  a  man  of  genial  nature  and  most  attractive  courtesy.  He  was  married 
in  St.  Louis  in  1899  to  Miss  Isabel  Chapman,  a  daughter  of  J.  G.  Chapman,  and 
their  children  are  Isabel  and  Elizabeth  Chapman  Mauran. 

Mr.  Mauran  has  never  gained  success  at  the  price  of  anything  that  is  hon- 
orable in  manhood  or  by  sacrificing  another's  rights  and  opportunities.  On  the 
contrary  he  has  marked  appreciation  for  all  those  movements  and  measures 
which  tend  to  assist  and  benefit  his  fellowmen,  and  various  charitable  and  benevo- 
lent organizations  have  received  his  hearty  cooperation.  He  is  now  a  director  of 
the  St.  Louis  Skin  &  Cancer  Hospital  and  of  the  Hospital  Saturday  and  Sunday 
Association.  That  he  is  interested  in  his  adopted  city's  welfare  is  manifest  in  the 
fact  that  he  is  now  a  director  of  the  Civic  Improvement  League  and  a  member 
of  the  board  of  control  of  the  St.  Louis  Museum  and  School  of  Fine  Arts  and 
also  of  the  public  library  board  as  well  as  president  of  the  Mercantile  library. 
His  interest  in  research  work  is  evidenced  in  his  membership  in  the  Missouri 
Historical  Society  and  the  American  .Vrchseological  Society.  He  belongs  to  the 
Unitarian  church,  while  his  social  nature  finds  expression  in  his  membership  in 
the  Round  Table,  of  which  he  is  a  director,  the  LTniversity  Club,  of  which  he  was 
formerly  vice  president,  the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  Noonday  Club,  of  which  he  was 
formerly  president,  the  Country  Club,  of  which  he  is  a  director,  the  Florissant 
Valley  Club,  of  which  he  is  the  president,  St.  Anthonv  Club,  the  Tavern  Club  of 
Boston  and  the  Strollers  of  New  York.  These  various  associations  indicate  him 
to  be  a  man  of  well  rounded  character,  recognizing  fullv  the  duties,  obligations 
and  privileges  of  life.  He  has  never  been  one  to  measure  any  vital  question  by 
the  inch  rule  of  self,  but  rather  by  the  breadth  of  advanced  public  opinions. 


MERRELL  P.  WALBRIDGE. 

Merrell  P.  Walbridge  one  of  the  youngest  merchants  of  vSt.  Louis,  but 
none  the  less  successful  because  of  the  limit  of  vears,  was  born  in  this  citv 
September  5,  1884,  a  son  of  Cyrus  Packard  and  Lizzie  (Merrell)  Walbridge. 
The  father  is  now  president  of  the  J.  S.  Merrell  Drug  Company.  As  a  pupil 
in  the  Marquette  school  Merrell  P.  Walbridge  mastered  the  elementarv  branches 
of  learning  and  afterward  attended  the  Smith's  Acadeniv  in  St.  Louis.  He 
then  continued  his  education  in  the  east,  being  graduated  from  Amherst  College 
in  1907.  He  afterward  went  into  business  with  his  father  and  at  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  stockholders  and  directors,  on  the  20th  of  January,  1908,  he 
was  elected  director  and  secretary  of  the  J.  S.  Merrell  Drug  Company.  He 
brought  to  the  work  the  alertness,  enterprise  and  ambition  of  a  young  man  and 
has  studied  business  conditions  at  large,  in  addition  to  the  specific  line  of  trade 


152  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  which  he  is  engaged,  with  the  result  that  he  is  making  progress  and  is  con- 
tributing to  the  success  of  the  enterprise  with  which  he  is  connected. 

Air.  ^^'albridge  is  a  member  of  the  University  Club,  Normandie  Golf  Club, 
the  First  Congregational  church.  His  political  support  is  given  to  the  repub- 
lican party  and  he  has  recently  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  in  support  of  the 
Hon.  William  Taft.  He  is  well  known  in  the  city  where  he  has  always  resided 
and  attractive  social  qualities  make  him  popular  with  a  large  circle  of  friends. 


THE  PAPIN  FAAIILY. 

There  are  certain  family  names  occurring  in  the  earliest  archives  of  St. 
Louis  history  which  continue  to  appear  throughout  its  annals  and  which  are 
familiar  household  names  to  its  citizens  of  today.  The  name  of  Papin  so  stands 
in  the  historv  of  this  city  and  no  biographical  record  would  be  complete  without 
especial  mention  of  this  respected,  broadly  ramified  and  typical  old  St.  Louis 
family.  It  is  now  in  the  sixth  and  seventh  generation  of  its  St.  Louis  descend- 
ants and  is  connected  by  marriages  during  these  succeeding  generations  with 
many  contemporary  families  of  prominence  and  distinction.  An  extended  sketch 
would  fail  to  include  an  individual  record  of  all,  even  of  its  most  worthy  and 
best  known  members  and  connections.  Thus,  in  the  second  and  following  gen- 
erations in  St.  Louis,  the  Papin  family  is  found  to  be  closely  affiliated  through 
marriages  and  intermarriages  with  the  Lacledes,  Chouteaus,  Gratiots  and  Laba- 
dies,  whilst  having  earlier  connections  in  Canada  with  the  Le  Ber,  Chauvin,  Vil- 
ray,  Chenie,  Raymond,  Boucher  and  other  old  established  Canadian  families, 
whose  younger  scions  became  colonists  of  the  later  French  settlements  in  the 
upper  Louisiana  Territory,  so  that  a  complete  enumeration  of  its  members,  alli- 
ances and  connections  would  be  found  to  ramify  throughout  the  colony  and  to 
include  practically  its  entire  best  elements  in  the  French  colonial  days. 

Later,  after  the  Louisiana  purchase,  new  settlers  began  to  arrive  and  the 
little  French  village  to  grow  rapidly  into  a  vigorous  young  American  city.  As 
the  original  French  families  and  colonists  had  come  from  Canada  and  Louisiana, 
or  from  the  mother  countrv  direct,  the  American  pioneers  and  settlers  began  to 
arrive  first  from  \'irginia  and  Kentucky  and  soon  thereafter  from  the  more 
remote  eastern  states. 

Then  followed  the  great  foreign  immigration  period  that  added  to  the  city's 
growth  and  strengthened  through  the  '"20s,  '30s,  '40s  and  '50s.  Thus  the  settle- 
ment continued  to  grow  and  develop,  and  the  newcomers  settled  down  and 
became  incorporated  into  the  life  and  citizenship  of  the  vigorous  community, 
adding  to  its  ability  and  development  and  gaining  in  turn  full  recognition  and 
affiliation  with  its  best  social  life  and  interests.  Matrimonial  alliances  followed 
earlier  business  connections  and  associations,  so  that  we  find  the  old  aristocratic 
Papin  family,  with  other  prominent  families  of  the  original  French  and  earlier 
colonists,  allied  by  marriages  and  ramifying  widely  throughout  the  influential 
elements  of  the  community  through  the  succeeding  generations. 

Of  the  direct  descendants  of  the  Papin  name  in  St.  Louis,  we  can  mention 
but  a  few  in  each  generation.  Joseph  Papin  was  the  first  of  the  family  to  come 
to  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  at  Boucherville.  Canada,  about  1710,  the  son  of 
Gilles  Papin  and  grandson  of  Pierre  Papin,  who  came  to  Canada  in  1653  in  the 
company  of  Alaisonneuve  to  found  the  city  of  Montreal.  Joseph  Papin  was 
originally  educated  as  a  civil  engineer.  He  received  appointment  into  the  French 
army  under  Louis  XV  and  prior  to  the  English  rule  held  several  important  posi- 
tions. He  was  married  in  1740  to  Marguerite  Pepin,  of  the  distinguished  families 
of  Boucher  and  Lemoine,  and  by  her  had  one  son,  Joseph  Marie  Papin,  born  at 
Alontreal,  November  6,  1741.     Joseph  Papin,  Sr.,  was  at  Cahokia  in  1764  when 


THEOPHILE   PAPIN 


154  ST.  LUL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    LTTY. 

Laclede  arrived  with  his  pioneers  to  estabhsh  his  settlement  at  St.  Lonis.  He 
became  interested  in  the  colony  and  bought  ground  in  the  town.  After  the 
English  occupation  of  Canada  he  left  that  country,  bringing  with  him  his  only 
son,  Joseph  ]\larie,  who  had  been  sent  to  France  for  his  education.  Father  and 
son  settled  permanently  in  St.  Louis  and  the  former  died  here  in  1772. 

Joseph  Marie  Papin,  born  November  6,  1741,  at  ]vlontreah  son  of  Joseph 
Papiii  and  ^Marguerite  Pepin,  was  a  man  of  brilliant  accomplishments  and  per- 
sonal distinction"  He  was  educated  at  the  Jesuit  College  at  La  Fleche  in  France, 
then  the  greatest  educational  establishment  of  the  mother  country.  In  1779  he 
married  Marie  Louise,  third  and  yoimgest  daughter  of  Pierre  de  Laclede-Liguest, 
the  foimder  of  St.  Louis.  He  died  in  181 1,  leaving  seven  sons  and  three  daugh- 
ters, from  whom  the  various  local  branches  of  this  family  at  the  present  day 
are  descended. 

Li  the  third  and  fourth  generations  were  both  men  and  women  of  talent 
and  abilitv.  It  was  the  epoch  of  the  Indian  fur  trade  and  the  Papins  were  promi- 
nent in  this  important  local  commerce.  Pierre  Millicour  Papin,  Pierre  Didier 
Papin.  Theodore  d'Artigny  and  Alexander  Papin  were  all  noted  fur  traders  in 
their  dav.  Hvpolite  LeBer  Papin  and  Silvestre  Yilray  Papin  were  manufac- 
turers of  Indian  hardware,  cutlery,  tomahawks,  hunting  knives,  lances,  arrow- 
heads, beaver  and  otter  traps,  etc.  Their  foundry  near  Pine  and  ^Nlain  streets 
'was  the  first  in  St.  Louis  and  they  purchased  steel  and  iron  from  the  Jate 
Henry  Shaw. 

The  fourth  generation  becomes  too  numerous  for  individual  mention.  During 
its  time  the  cityhad  become  the  recognized  American  metropolis  of  the  Missis- 
sippi vallev  and  the  Papin  family  had  formed  many  alliances  with  other  promi- 
ment  families  of  the  rapidly  developing  community.  A  man  of  marked  ability  in 
this  generation,  rather  reserved  in  character  and  yet  commanding  the  highest 
respect  and  admiration  of  all  who  knew  him,  was  Silvester  Yilray  Papin,  the 
eldest  son  of  Silvestre  Mlray  and  Clementine  (Loisel)  Papin.  He  was  born  in 
1820.  He  studied  for  and  received  appointment  to  West  Point,  but  on  account 
of  failing  health  was  obliged  to  abandon  the  plan  of  a  military  career  and  took 
up  the  studv  of  law.  About  1856  he  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  with 
his  vounger'  brother.  Theo])hile,  and  the  business  was  continued  by  them  until 
his  death. 

Dr.  Timothv  Loisel  Papin,  brother  of  Silvester  Yilray  and  Theophile  Papin, 
was  a  physician  of  note  in  the  community.  He  was  born  in  1825  and  studied 
medicine  both  in  this  country  and  in  Paris.  He  afterward  became  a  professor 
in  the  St.  Louis  Hospital  and  the  Missouri  Medical  College.  He  had  a  large 
private  practice  and  with  the  cooperation  of  Dr.  Moore  he  organized  St.  John's 
Hospital.  He  not  only  attained  distinction  in  his  profession,  but  also  as  a  most 
charitable  and  benevolent  man,  unceasing  in  his  care  of  and  attention  to  the 
poor. 

Perhaps  the  most  active  and  best  known  member  of  the  Papin  family  in  its 
fourth  generation  was  Theophile  Papin.  younger  brother  of  Silvester  Yilray 
and  Timothy  Loisel  Papin.  Energetic,  intelligent  and  cultivated,  with  a  genial 
and  sympathetic  nature,  he  led  a  life  of  usefulness  to  the  community  and  of 
successful  personal  achievement.  He  was  born  in  1827,  studied  at  the  St.  Louis 
University  and  graduated  at  St.  Mary's,  Kentucky,  with  honors  and  distinction. 
In  1849  he  became  first  a  reporter,  but  was  soon  made  assistant  editor  on  the 
St.  Louis  Reveille,  then  edited  by  Joseph  M.  Field.  Seven  years  later  he  engaged 
in  the  real-estate  business,  his  own  anrl  his  family's  holdings  being  considerable 
and  requiring  his  direct  attention.  He  never,  however,  lost  his  interest  in  and 
taste  for  journalism  and  contrilnited  fref|uer=t  articles  to  the  local  press.  His 
letters  to  the  Missouri  Rejmblican  from  Europe  in  i88i  and  1882  were  widely 
read  and  copied  throughout  the  country.  He  contributed  some  charming  papers 
on  early  St.  Louis  days  to  the  Historical  Society,  of  which  he  was  a  charter 
member,  and  wrote  frequent  articles  for  magazines  and  periodicals. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  155 

Theophile  Papin  achieved  a  laudable  political  career.  In  1853  he  was  a 
member  of  the  city  council  and  was  reelected  several  times,  serving  as  president 
of  the  council  during  one  term.  He  was  also  state  and  county  collector  during 
a  period  of  two  years.  In  1862  he  was  appointed  assessor  of  internal  revenue  by 
President  Lincoln  for  St.  Louis  and  the  county.  It  was  a  position  of  importance 
in  a  time  of  difficulty.  He  was  reappointed  by  President  Lincoln  and  later  by 
President  Andrew  Johnson.  In  the  discharge  of  his  duties  he  made  a  most 
creditable  record.  During  his  term  of  office  he  turned  over  twenty-five  million 
dollars  to  the  national  treasury  at  Washington.  Mr.  Papin  was  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  Exchange  and  served  for  several  terms  as  its 
president.  He  also  served  as  a  director  in  the  Boatmen's  Bank.  ]\Iany  perma- 
nent citv  improvements  have  resulted  from  his  foresight  and  energy.  He  was 
one  of  the  three  commissioners  to  purchase  and  appraise  the  site  of  Forest  Park 
and  cooperated  in  the  acquisition  of  the  ground  for  Lafayette  Park  by  the  city. 
The  beautiful  little  triangle  in  Lindell  boulevard  known  as  Kenrick  Garden 
owes  its  present  condition  to  his  initiative.  He  laid  out  many  additions  which 
have  become  incorporated  into  the  busiest  sections  of  the  city  and  in  many  ways 
contributed  during  his  term  of  business  activity  to  the  growth  and  development 
of  the  St.  Louis  of  today.  He  was  twice  married,  being  first  joined  in  wedlock 
in  1855  to  Julia,  daughter  of  William  and  Marie  (Pombre)  Henri,  of  Prairie 
du  Rocher,  Illinois.  Some  years  after  the  death  of  his  first  wife,  he  married 
Emily,  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  (Goode)  Carlin.  of  Carrollton,  Illinois. 
Five  children  were  born  of  these  two  unions:  Theophile.  Jr.,  William  Henri, 
Julie  Henri.  Emily  Lucile  and  Edward  Vilray  Papin.  Theophile  Papin  died  on 
the  17th  of  August,  1902,  in  the  seventy-fifth  year  of  his  age,  and  his  loss  came 
wath  a  deep  sense  of  personal  bereavement  to  many. 

Henry  Papin,  son  of  Theodore  d'Artigny  Papin,  was  a  scholarly  and  culti- 
vated member  of  this  familv.  He  lived  a  retired  student's  life  in  his  beautiful 
country  place  at  Webster  Groves,  where  he  made  a  rare  collection  of  books, 
paintings  and  works  of  art.  He  died  at  an  early  age,  leaving  his  wife,  nee 
Wilkinson,  and  five  children. 

Joseph  Loisel  Papin,  Eugene  Papin,  Alexander  Raymond  Papin,  Theodore 
Adolph  Papin,  John  Theodore  Papin,  INIillicour  Papin,  Leon  Papin  and  others 
were  the  heads  of  families  well  known  and  respected  in  the  community,  who 
represent  the  Papin  family  of  St.  Louis  in  its  fourth  and  fifth  generations. 

Theophile  Papin,  Jr.,  the  elder  son  of  Theophile  and  Julia  (Henri)  Papin, 
w^as  born  in  this  city  in  1857.  He  is  a  prominent  representative  of  his  family 
in  its  fifth  generation.  A  sojourn  in  Paris,  where  his  grandparents  w^ere  living, 
in  his  early  youth  was  an  opportunity  to  acquire  the  French  language  and  his 
education  was  started  there  with  the  Christian  Brothers.  Afterward  he  con- 
tinued his  studies  at  the  St.  Louis  LTniversity  and  then  at  Washington  L'niversity. 
This  was  followed  by  a  further  residence  in  Germany,  where  he  studied  at 
Cassel  and  Marburg,  attending  a  course  of  philological  lectures  at  the  latter 
university  and  spending  the  vacations  in  travel.  In  1881  he  returned  to  St. 
Louis  and  went  into  the  real-estate  business  with  his  father,  Theophile  Papin. 
.Soon  after  the  retirement  from  business  of  the  senior  member  of  the  firm,  ^^Ir. 
Papin,  Jr.,  associated  himself  with  Louis  H.  Tontrup.  ^^Ir.  Papin  is  socially 
prominent.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  is  associated  with  many 
of  the  civic  and  charitable  organizations  of  the  citv.  He  is  a  man  of  broadlv 
cultivated  taste,  inclined  to  books,  interested  in  matters  of  reform  and  civic 
welfare ;  a  student  of  the  early  history  of  St.  Louis  and  an  authority  in  the 
genealogy  of  its  old  families,  of  which  he  himself  is  esteemed  one  of  the  foremost 
of  the  present  day  representatives. 

Edward  A^ilray  Papin,  the  second  son  of  Theophile  and  Emily  (Carlin) 
Papin,  was  born  December  2,  1869.  He  began  his  studies  at  the  W^ashington 
L'niversity  and  completed  his  education  at  St.  Louis  LTniversity.  In  i88i  and 
1882  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  Europe,  where  he  was  thoroughly  instructed 


158  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  French  prior  to  beginning  more  serious  studies  for  his  collegiate  course. 
Later  he  entered  the  insurance  business,  which  he  has  continued  as  a  capable  and 
successful  business  man.  In  1895  he  married  Marie  Julia,  youngest  daughter  of 
Charles  P.  and  Julia  (Gratiot)  Chouteau.  Two  children,  Julia  Marie  and  Edward 
Chouteau  Papin,  have  been  born  to  them.  Mr.  Edward  Vilray  Papin  is  a  man 
of  scholarly  attainment  and  an  enthusiastic  supporter  of  all  manly  outdoor  sports. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  advisory  board  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society  and  is 
popular  in  both  social  and  business  circles. 

\Mlliam  Booth  Papin,  son  of  the  late  Eugene  and  Mary  (Booth)  Papin,  is  a 
descendant  in  the  fifth  generation  of  the  Hypolite  LeBer  branch  of  the  Papm 
family.  Whilst  continuing  successfully  the  real-estate  business  of  his  grand- 
father. William  Booth,  and  conducting  the  interests  of  his  family  estate,  Mr. 
Papin  is  a  close  student  of  both  literature  and  science.  He  has  cultivated  highly 
a  taste  for  architecture  and  in  his  extended  travels  in  Europe  and  America 
attained  unusual  knowledge  of  his  favorite  branch  of  the  science — ecclesiastical 
architecture.  Alany  of  his  drawings  have  been  favorably  commented  upon  by 
leading  students  of  this  branch  of  scientific  construction.  Mr.  Papin  is  unmarried 
and  resides  with  his  mother's  family  in  a  residence  planned  and  erected  under 
his  personal  direction. 

J.  A'ion  Papin,  also  a  descendant  of  the  Hypolite  LeBer  branch,  is  a  young 
journalist  of  talent  and  recognized  ability.  Mr.  Papin  is  at  present  engaged  on 
the  staff  of  the  Republic  and  is  a  creditable  representative  of  the  family. 

Rene  Papin,  a  brother  of  the  last  mentioned,  residing  in  England,  has  had 
a  successful  career  in  music. 

Henry  Edward  Papin,  second  surviving  son  of  Timothy  Loisel  and  Lida 
(Yarnell)  Papin,  is  a  well  known,  respected  and  successful  business  man  of  the 
younger  generation.  Air.  Papin  is  engaged  in  the  insurance  business.  In  1895 
he  married  Olint  Clara,  daughter  of  William  Frederick  and  Mary  (Bittner) 
Xiedringhaus.  They  have  two  children:  Pierre  Loisel,  aged  ten  years;  and 
Henry  Edward,  Jr.,  aged  eight. 

Such  in  brief  is  an  outline  and  limited  biographical  sketch  of  one  of  the 
most  typical  and  respected  of  the  old  St.  Louis  families.  The  Papin  family  of 
the  present  day  is  known  and  respected  throughout  the  community  and  their 
history  constitutes  an  important  chapter  in  the  annals  of  the  city.  They  have 
maintained  their  family  name  and  tradition  with  credit  and  dignity  and  are 
worthy  citizens  of  the  city  founded  by  their  ancestor,  Laclede  Liguest. 


HENRY  J.  RUEHMKORF. 

Henr\-  J.  Ruehmkorf,  early  adopting  the  motto,  ''Don't  recognize  defeat," 
has  made  steady  progress  in  his  business  career  and  is  now  secretarv  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Feuerborn  Toy  Company,  dealers  in  toys  and  notions.  Born  in  Red 
Bud.  Illinois,  November  6,  1859,  he  is  descended  from  German  ancestry,  his 
parents  having  come  from  Hanover.  He  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  na- 
tive town  and  there  entered  upon  his  business  career,  spending  five  years  as  an 
employe  in  dry  goods  and  general  mercantile  establishments.  Thinking  to  find 
better  opportunities  in  the  broader  business  field  of  St.  Louis  he  came  to  this 
city  in  1888.  His  financial  condition  rendered  it  imperative  that  he  find  imme- 
diate employment  and  for  some  time  he  occupied  positions  that  gave  him  little 
opjjortunity,  but  eventually  entered  the  service  of  the  firm  of  Hennen  &  Com- 
pany, dealers  in  notions.  He  continued  with  that  house  as  a  salesman  until 
1905,  when  he  became  a  partner.  Later  the  old  concern  sold  out  and  the  business 
was  continued  and  incorporated  under  the  style  of  the  Feuerborn  Toy  Com- 
pany, of  which  Mr.  Ruehmkorf  became  secretary  and  treasurer.  They  employ 
twenty-five  or  more  salesmen  and  handle  a  large  line  of  toys  and  notions,  in- 


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eluding  the  products  of  the  best  known  manufacturers.  Their  sales  have  reached 
a  large  figure  and  they  make  quite  extensive  shipments  to  the  south  and  south- 
west. Mr.  Ruehmkorf  is  an  exponent  of  modern  business  methods  and  in  this 
connection  is  becoming  well  known. 

In  1888  occurred  the  marriage  of  Air.  Ruehmkorf  and  Miss  Anna  Bahren- 
burg,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Bahrenburg.  They  are  the  parents  of  three  daughters 
and  a  son.  The  eldest  daughter,  Lucille,  is  an  accomplished  musician  and  is  well 
known  to  St.  Louis  concertgoers.  The  daughter  Ruth  is  a  student  in  the  high 
school.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Ruehmkorf  is  somewhat  inclined  to  be  inde- 
pendent, but  usually  votes  wnth  the  republican  party.  He  is,  however,  in  sym- 
pathy with  the  tendency  of  the  times  in  the  effort  to  set  aside  machine-made 
politics  and  made  an  election  the  expression  of  the  will  of  the  people.  Frater- 
nally he  is  connected  with  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  he  also  belongs  to  St.  Paul's 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Forceful  and  resourceful,  he  has  steadily  worked 
his  way  upward  and  his  success  is  such  that  his  record  may  well  encourage  others 
to  adopt  and  follow  the  motto,  "Don't  recognize  defeat." 


RENE  BAKEWELL. 


Rene  Bakewell,  treasurer  of  the  Rutledge  &  Kilpatrick  Realty  Company,  was 
born  in  St.  Louis,  August  6,  1864,  his  parents  being  Hon.  Robert  Armytage 
and  Marie  Anne  (de  Laureal)  Bakewell.  His  father,  a  distinguished  lawyer 
who  served  as  judge  of  the  court  of  appeals,  was  born  in  Edinburgh,  Scotland, 
November  4,  1826,  and  died  in  St.  Louis,  June  30,  1908.  He  was  the  grandson 
of  Robert  Bakewell,  the  geologist,  who  was  born  at  Nottingham,  England,  March 
10,  1767,  and  died  August  15,  1843,  ^"  London,  England.  William  Johnstone 
Bakewell,  the  son  of  Robert  Bakewell,  was  born  in  Wakefield,  Yorkshire.  Eng- 
land, July  4,  1794.  In  early  life  he  was  Unitarian  minister,  but  afterward  be- 
came a  Roman  Catholic.  The  year  1839  witnessed  his  arrival  in  America,  at 
which  time  he  located  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  his  death  occurring  in  Geneseo, 
New  York,  August  2,  1861.  His  son,  Robert  Armytage  Bakewell,  was  a  youth 
of  twelve  years  at  the  time  of  the  emigration  to  the  new  world.  Becoming  a 
resident  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  winning  prestige 
at  a  bar  that  numbered  many  eminent  members,  and  becoming  one  of  the  three 
first  judges  of  the  St.  Louis  court  of  appeals.  He  was  married  May  3,  1853.  in 
St.  Louis,  to  Marie  Anne  Coudroy  de  Laureal,  who  was  born  August  26,  1832,  in 
Guadeloupe,  West  Indies.  She  was  educated  at  Limours,  near  Paris,  France,  and 
was  a  daughter  of  Edward  de  Laureal,  whose  birth  occurred  at  Guadeloupe, 
West  Indies,  in  1808,  on  his  father's  plantation.  He  was  educated  in  France,  was 
married  in  that  country  in  1829  to  his  cousin,  Octavie  de  Laureal,  and  in  1848 
removed  from  Guadeloupe  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  St.  Louis.  His  father 
was  Evremont  de  Laureal.  The  de  Laureal  family  owned  sugar  plantations  on 
the  isle  of  Guadeloupe  for  several  generations. 

Rene  Bakewell  completed  his  education  in  the  St.  Louis  University  and, 
leaving  school  in  1881,  accepted  a  position  with  the  Valley  National  Bank,  where 
he  remained  until  that  institution  was  consolidated  with  the  Laclede  National 
Bank.  He  was  afterward  in  the  employ  of  L.  G.  McNair,  subsequently  McNair 
&  McPherson,  afterward  the  firm  of  McPherson-Switzer  &  Company,  bond  and 
stockbrokers,  until  the  last-named  firm  went  out  of  business.  He  afterward  be- 
came connected  with  the  Kansas  and  Texas  Coal  Company  as  agent  at  their 
mines  in  Huntington,  Arkansas,  for  eighteen  months,  but  in  February.  1893, 
wishing  to  return  to  St.  Louis,  he  accepted  a  position  with  Rutledge-Kilpatriclc, 
real-estate  agents,  now  the  Rutledge  &  Kilpatrick  Realty  Company,  of  which  he 
is  the  treasurer.     Their  business  is  constantly  increasing  in  volume  and  impor- 


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tance.  and  thev  have  handled  much  vahiable  property  and  negotiated  many  im- 
portant realty  transfers. 

^Ir.  Bakewell  is  a  democrat  in  his  political  faith,  and  a  Roman  Catholic  in 
his  religious  belief.  He  is  identified  with  no  clubs  or  societies,  preferring  to 
concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  interests. 


NATHAN  FRANK. 


Nathan  Frank,  attorney  at  law,  with  a  large  clientage  indicative  of  his  pro- 
fessional abilitv  and  the  confidence  reposed  therein  by  the  general  public,  has 
also  been  connected  with  the  framing  of  the  laws  of  the  land,  as  a  member  of 
the  fiftieth  and  fifty-first  congresses.  His  parents,  Abraham  and  Branette  Frank, 
were  natives  of  Germany,  in  which  country  they  were  reared  and  married,  becom- 
ing residents  of  the  United  States  in  1849.  For  two  years  they  maintained  their 
home  at  Hopkinsville,  Kentucky,  and  then  removed  to  Peoria,  Illinois,  where 
Nathan  Frank  was  born,  February  23.  1852.  The  son  became  a  student  in  the 
public  schools  and  remained  in  his  native  city  until  1867,  when  he  removed  to 
St.  Louis  with  his  parents.  Here  he  entered  the  high  school,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1869,  and  after  accjuiring  his  more  specifically  literary  educa- 
tion in  Washington  Lhuversity,  he  qualified  for  a  professional  career  as  a  law 
student  in  Harvard  LTniversity  at  Cambridge,  Massachusetts.  He  won  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in  1871.  but  ambitious  to  enter  upon  his  profession  thor- 
oughly equipped  for  its  onerous  duties,  he  remained  a  student  at  Harvard  for 
another  vear.  Following  his  return  home  in  1872,  Mr.  Frank  was  admitted  to 
the  [Missouri  bar  and  for  a  few  years  devoted  himself  to  commercial  and  bank- 
ruptcy law,  with  which  he  had  become  thoroughly  familiar.  He  compiled  and 
edited  Frank's  Bankruptcy  Law,  which  was  published  in  1874  and  became  a 
recognized  authority.  Four  editions  were  placed  upon  the  market  and  were 
followed  in  1898  by  a  compilation  of  the  bankrupt  act  of  that  year. 

In  his  practice  Mr.  Frank  was  associated  for  three  years  with  ex-Mayor 
John  !M.  Krum.  a  former  judge  of  the  circuit  court.  He  afterward  became  jun- 
ior partner  of  the  firm  of  Patrick  &  Frank,  upon  Mr.  Patrick's  retirement  from 
the  position  of  LTnited  States  district  attorney  and  afterward  practiced  as  senior 
partner  of  the  firm  of  Frank,  Dawson  &  Garvin  and  later  Frank  &  Thompson, 
his  associate  in  the  latter  partnership  being  Seymour  D.  Thompson. 

That  Mr.  Frank  attained  distinction  and  won  success  in  his  profession  was 
indicated  by  the  fact  that  political  honors  were  conferred  upon  him.  Had  he 
remained  in  obscurity  professionally,  he  would  never  have  won  political  distinc- 
tion. Becoming  a  worker  in  the  ranks  of  the  republican  party,  he  was  hon- 
ored by  election  to  the  fiftieth  congress  from  the  central  district  of  St.  Louis 
and  received  endorsement  of  his  first  term  in  reelection  to  the  fifty-first  con- 
gress. In  both  of  these  he  served  on  several  important  committees  and  was  active 
in  securing  the  passage  of  some  notable  legislation.  He  gave  careful  considera- 
tion to  each  question  which  came  up  for  settlement  and  stood  fearlessly  by  the 
course  which  he  believed  to  be  right  and  for  the  best  interests  of  the  people  at 
large.  In  this  way  he  took  his  stand  in  opposition  to  his  party  in  seeking  to 
enact  a  national  election  law,  and  to  pass  what  was  known  as  the  anti-gerryman- 
der bill,  restricting  or  limiting  the  state  legislature  in  apportioning  congressional 
districts  in  the  several  states.  He  could  easily  have  won  further  congressional 
honors  had  he  so  desired,  but  since  his  retirement  at  the  close  of  his  second  term 
he  has  refused  a  nomination  and  has  also  declined  to  become  a  candidate  for 
any  other  ]>ublic  office,  ]>refcrring  to  concentrate  his  time  and  energies  upon  his 
professional  interests  and  the  su])ervision  of  the  affairs  of  the  St.  Louis  Star, 
which  he  founded  and  of  which  he  is  the  owner. 

Mr.  Frank  has  ever  been  interested  in  progressive  measures  relative  to  the 
city's  welfare  and  was  a  member  of  the  congressional  committee  on  the  World's 


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160  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Columbian  Exposition,  to  which  he  gave  much  attention  while  cooperating  with 
the  leading  citizens  of  St.  Louis  in  an  attempt  to  locate  the  fair  near  this  city. 
In  recogni'tion  of  the  fact  that  he  was  one  of  the  earliest  movers  in  that  project, 
Governor  Francis  appointed  him  a  member  of  the  world's  fair  commission.  He 
took  a  verv  active  part  in  the  preliminary  work  for  the  Louisiana  Purchase 
Exposition.'was  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  from  the  beginning  and  was 
one  of  the  most  regular  attendants  at  committee  meetings.  He  was  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  executive  committee,  the  most  important  committee  in  connection 
with  the  great  fair,  and  also  of  the  press  and  publicity  committee  in  connection 
with  which  he  did  most  active  and  effective  work  in  exploiting  the  interests  of 
the  exposition  and  bringing  to  the  people  of  the  countr}'  a  knowledge  of  the 
attractions  it  had  to  oft'er.  He  was  also  chairman  of  the  entertainment  commit- 
tee of  the  Business  jNIen's  League,  which  entertained  many  distinguished  visitors, 
and  in  this  connection  he  presided  at  many  banquets  which  were  held.  He 
proved  a  most  capable  and  efficient  presiding  officer,  possessing  the  utmost  tact 
as  well  as  readiness  of  resource  and  adaptability,  and  thus  as  the  presiding  genius 
of  manv  important  social  functions  he  was  highly  complimented  by  his  friends. 
His  admirable  social  qualities  and  unfeigned  cordiality  render  him  a  most  popu- 
lar member  of  the  L^niversity,  Columbian  and  Aero  and  Westwood  Country 
Clubs.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Jewish  church  but  does  not  devote  any  time  to 
sectarian  matters  and  while  a  recognized  leader  among  the  people  of  his  own 
race  he  is  altogether  too  broad  in  his  interests  and  associations,  his  thoughts  and 
his  purposes,  to  confine  his  attention  to  any  one  people  or  belief. 


JULIUS  H.  GROSS,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Julius  H.  Gross,  an  oculist  whose  ability  finds  its  best  expression  in 
the  extensive  practice  accorded  him,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  March  8,  1872.  His 
parents  were  Julius  and  Lisette  ( Steff'enauer )  Gross,  the  former  a  native  of 
Prussia  and  the  latter  of  Switzerland.  They  came  to  this  country  in  early  life 
and  the  father  was  educated  in  decorative  art  painting.  Prior  to  his  emigra- 
tion to  the  new  world  he  decorated  some  of  the  palaces  in  Potsdam,  Germany. 
He  was  gifted  by  nature  with  much  artistic  ability,  which  he  developed  through 
continuous  study  and  practice,  and  after  coming  to  the  United  States  he  took 
up  portrait  painting,  to  which  he  gave  his  attention  during  the  remainder  of 
his  active  life.  On  crossing  the  Atlantic  he  landed  at  New  Orleans,  but  later 
the  yellow  fever  drove  him  north  and  he  settled  at  St.  Louis  in  1853.  For  more 
than  a  half  century  he  continued  a  resident  of  this  city,  passing  away  here  in 
June.  1904,  while  his  wife  died  in  1898.  He  gained  much  more  than  local 
distinction  as  a  portrait  artist,  his  ability  well  entitling  him  to  the  honor  he 
received   in   that   direction. 

Dr.  Gross  was  reared  in  St  Louis,  and  passing  through  consecutive  grades 
he  eventuallv  became  a  high-school  student.  Determining  upon  a  professional 
career  in  1889  he  entered  the  medical  department  of  the  Washington  University 
and  was  graduated  therefrom  in  the  class  of  1893.  Following  his  graduation, 
he  accepted  a  position  with  the  city  board  of  health  and  was  connected  therewith 
for  eighteen  months,  after  which  he  began  making  preparation  for  practice  as 
a  specialist  in  the  treatment  of  the  eye.  In  1898  Dr.  Gross  went  abroad,  studied 
in  Paris  for  six  months  and  in  Kiel.  Germany,  for  a  year.  After  a  tour  of  the 
continent  he  then  returned  home  and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession 
as  a  specialist.  He  is  now  located  in  the  Oriel  building,  at  316  North  Sixth 
street,  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  oculists  of  the  city.  He  is  now 
instructor  in  the  ophthalmological  department  of  Washington  University.  Is  a 
member  of  the  .American  Medical  Association,  the  Missouri  State  and  the  St. 
Louis    medical    societies    and    the    St.    Louis    Ophthalmological    Society.      He    is 


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continually  broadening  his  skill  by  research  and  investigation,  and  experience 
has  taught  him  many  valuable  lessons.  His  practice  is  large  and  of  an  important 
character  and  his  prominence  is  well  merited. 

Dr.  Gross  was  married  in  1903  to  Miss  Alarie  Kuenzel,  of  St.  Louis,  and 
they  have  one  daughter,  Lisette.  The  Doctor  is  an  honored  member  of  the 
Phi  Beta  Pi,  a  Greek  letter  fraternity.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Ethical 
Society  and  has  taken  an  advanced  stand  upon  many  questions  of  public  interest 
and  importance.  He  is  very  conscientious  as  well  as  able  in  his  professional 
duties  and  a  spirit  of  unfaltering  devotion  marks  him  in  all  of  his  practice. 


WILLLVM  J.  KINSELLA. 

The  name  of  William  J.  Kinsella  is  so  well  known  in  connection  with  the 
business  history  of  St.  Louis  that  he  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of 
this  volume.  His  business  career  had  a  most  humble  beginning  and  his  life  rec- 
ord is  such  as  would  be  possible  in  no  other  land  or  clime.  It  is  only  in  a  re- 
public, where  every  man  stands  equal  before  the  law,  where  labor,  effort  and 
ability  are  not  hampered  by  caste  or  class,  bv  custom,  tradition  or  precedent,  that 
the  individual  may  by  his  own  labors  reach  a  position  of  prominence  that  places 
him  among  the  foremost  men  of  the  country. 

Mr.  Kinsella  was  born  in  County  Carlow,  Ireland,  in  1846.  a  son  of  Patrick 
and  Ellen  (Keating)  Kinsella.  His  father  was  an  architect  of  prominence  and 
the  son  was  carefully  reared  and  educated,  attending  the  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  St.  Patrick's  College.  He  entered  business  life  as  an  employe  in  the 
wholesale  house  of  A.  F.  McDonald  &  Company  of  Dublin,  one  of  the  largest 
and  most  widely  known  commercial  establishments  of  that  city. 

The  business  opportunities  of  the  new  world,  however,  attracted  him  and, 
determining  to  try  his  fortune  in  America,  he  bade  adieu  to  friends  and  native 
country  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  arriving  in  New  York  city  in  1865,  just 
about  the  time  of  the  close  of  the  Civil  war.  The  dry-goods  house  of  A.  T. 
Stewart  &  Company  was  then  the  most  important  in  the  metropolis.  He  was 
told  that  there  was  no  opening  in  a  position  such  as  he  desired,  but  that  his 
services  could  be  utilized  as  a  bundle  wrapper.  Scorning  no  honest  employment 
that  would  yield  him  a  living  and  constitute  the  first  round  on  the  ladder  of  suc- 
cess, he  accepted  the  work  that  offered  and  remained  with  the  house  until  he 
secured  a  better  position  with  the  firm  of  Flamilton,  Easter  &  Sons,  of  Baltimore. 
There  he  continued  until  1870,  wdien  he  embarked  in  business  on  his  own  ac- 
count in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  as  a  retail  grocer,  being  joined  by  his  brother,  who  had 
come  to  this  country  subsequent  to  the  arrival  of  Mr.  Kinsella. 

The  new  venture,  however,  did  not  prove  profitable  and  in  seeking  another 
field  of  labor  William  J.  Kinsella  chose  St.  Louis,  entering  the  ranks  of  its  busi- 
ness men  as  an  employe  of  the  firm  of  Porter,  Worthington  &  Company.  The 
house  recognized  the  value  of  his  service  and  felt  deep  regret  when  ]\Ir.  Kin- 
sella resigned  his  position  with  them  to  become  manager  for  the  Kingsford- 
Oswego  Starch  Company  of  this  city.  In  this  capacity  he  established  an  enviable 
reputation  as  a  salesman  and  manager,  bringing  to  him  the  attention  of  other 
large  houses,  so  that  his  services  were  solicited  for  a  managerial  position  with 
the  Thompson-Taylor  Spice  Company,  of  Chicago.  The  new  position,  offering 
better  opportunities,  was  accepted  and  after  two  years  spent  as  manager  he 
purchased  the  business  and  established  the  firm  of  W.  J.  Kinsella  &  Company. 
The  head  of  the  house,  uniformlv  recognized  as  a  man  of  exceptional  executive 
abilitv  and  keen  business  insight,  developed  the  trade  along  substantial  lines  and 
in  1866  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  style  of  the  Hanley  &  Kinsella 
Coff'ee  &  Spice  Company,  Mr.  Kinsella  since  remaining  as  president  and  execu- 
tive head.     The  rapid  growth  of  the  business  has   made   St.   Louis  one  of  the 

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162  ST.  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTH  CITY. 

leading  spice  markets  of  the  United  States  and  one  of  the  largest  inland  coffee 
markets  in  the  world.  In  developing  the  business  Mr.  Kinsella  has  manifested  in 
large  degree  the  traits  of  the  military  commander  who  knows  best  how  to  mar- 
shal his  forces  to  produce  the  desired  result,  using  each  advantageous  position 
and  economizing  time,  eft'ort  and  distance.  At  any  point  in  his  career  he  seems 
to  have  accomplished  the  entire  measure  of  success  possible  at  that  point.  In- 
tricate business  problems  he  readily  solves  and  with  little  hesitation,  for  through 
the  intervening  years  he  has  studied  the  business  so  thoroughly  that  he  brings 
to  the  solution  of  the  questions  which  constantly  arise  a  ready  understanding,  re- 
sulting in  their  thorough  mastery. 

Mr.  Kinsella  is  interested  in  organizations  having  direct  bearing  upon  the 
business  conditions  of  the  country.  He  belongs  to  the  Wholesale  Grocers  and 
Business  ]\Ien's  League,  to  the  Western  Commercial  Travelers  Association,  of 
which  he  has  been  the  vice  president,  and  to  the  Mercantile  Club  of  St.  Louis. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Knights  of  St.  Patrick.  In 
1880  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Nellie  Hanley,  of  New  York,  and  unto 
them  have  been  born  three  children,  William  Hanley,  Dalton  Louis  and  Ella 
Marie  Kinsella. 

Mr.  Kinsella  is  a  man  of  charitable  and  benevolent  spirit,  whose  contribu- 
tions to  public  interests  along  those  lines  have  been  frequent  and  generous.  In 
all  matters  of  citizenship  he  is  progressive  and  public  spirited  and  his  cooperation 
in  interests  of  benefit  to  St.  Louis  has  been  far-reaching  and  effective.  Though 
his  start  in  the  business  world  in  America  was  most  humble,  he  has  continually 
advanced  until  he  is  a  recognized  power  in  the  trade  circles  of  St.  Louis,  stand- 
ing as  he  does  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  leading  spice  and  coff'ee  houses  of  the 
countrv. 


LORENZ  LAMPEL. 


Lorenz  Lampel,  deceased,  was  numbered  among  the  German-American  cit- 
izens who  have  contributed  to  the  commercial  and  industrial  development  of  St. 
Louis.  He  was  born  in  the  town  of  Graefenberg,  in  the  kingdom  of  Bavaria, 
Germany,  May  2,  1831,  a  son  of  Carl  and  Philipine  Lampel.  The  former  was  a 
government  officer,  holding  the  position  of  royal  commissioner  of  revenues  and 
serving  also  as  lieutenant  of  the  reserves  in  the  Bavarian  army. 

Lorenz  Lampel  was  educated  in  one  of  the  gymnasiums  of  the  city  of 
Bayreuth,  and  then  served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  brewer's  trade,  being  pre- 
pared for  the  business  after  the  thorough  fashion  which  constitutes  one  of  the 
chief  characteristics  of  German  industrial  education.  Coming  to  the  United 
States  in  1853  "''  search  of  better  business  opportunities  that  would  lead  to  rapid 
advancement,  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1855  and  for  fourteen  years  thereafter 
served  as  brew  master  and  foreman  in  some  of  the  leading  breweries  of  St. 
Louis,  including  the  old  Waggoner  and  Lemp  breweries,  the  English  brewery, 
the  Fritz  &  Wainwright  brewery  and  the  Anheuser-Busch  brewery.  His  knowl- 
edge of  both  the  mechanical  process  and  the  science  of  beer  making  caused  his 
services  to  be  sought  by  the  pioneer  brewers  of  the  city.  He  became  financially 
interested  in  the  business  of  this  character,  as  a  partner  in  the  Arsenal  brewery, 
with  which  he  was  connected  for  only  one  year.  In  1870  he  entered  into  part- 
nership with  Samuel  Wainwright  as  a  member  of  the  brewing  firm  of  Wain- 
wright &  Company  and  was  actively  connected  with  the  conduct  and  management 
of  the  business  for  fifteen  years,  after  which  he  retired  to  private  life  with  an 
ample  fortune.  Desiring  again  to  see  his  native  land,  he  went  to  Europe,  spend- 
ing some  time  in  Germany,  and  in  1886  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  with  the  inten- 
tion of  estabhshing  another  brewing  business.  Failing  health  prevented,  how- 
ever, and  in  less  than  two  years  he  passed  away. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  163 

Mr.  Lampel  was  not  only  a  competent  business  man  but  was  also  a  man  of 
broad  education  and  literary  inclination,  and  always  kept  thoroughly  conversant 
with  the  leading  questions  of  the  day.  He  belonged  to  the  Merchants  Exchange, 
the  Germania  Club,  the  Liederkranz  and  Turner  societies,  and  to  the  Orpheus 
Singing  Society.  He  w^as  greatly  interested  in  the  measures  which  were  intended 
to  advance  education  and  culture  among  the  German-x\mericans  of  this  city. 
He  held  membership  in  the  German  Evangelical  church  and  was  a  liberal  con- 
tributor to  church,  charitable  and  educational  interests.  He  gave  loyal  allegiance 
to  the  republican  party,  was  a  pronounced  Unionist  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war, 
and  served  with  the  Home  Guard  of  St.  Louis. 

In  1857  Lorenz  Lampel  w^edded  Miss  Caroline  Dieckmann,  well  known  for 
her  philanthropy  and  valuable  work  for  charity.  She  still  survives  her  husband 
and  has  passed  the  seventieth  milestone  on  life's  journey.  The  surviving  mem- 
bers of  their  familv  are :  William,  well  known  in  insurance  circles  in  St.  Louis  ; 
Franklin  L. ;  and  Charles  P.,  an  electrician.  One  daughter,  Philipine,  who  be- 
came the  wife  of  Z.  ^^^  Tinker,  died  in  1892,  leaving  two  children.  Carrie  E.  and 
Georg^e  Tinker. 


FRANKLIX  L.  LA^^IPEL. 

Franklin  L.  Lampel,  president  of  the  Lampel  Sponge  &  Chamois  Company, 
also  of  the  Lampel-Schlegel  Manufacturing  Company,  has  always  been  a  resident 
of  St.  Louis,  his  birth  having  here  occurred  Alarch  20,  1866.  He  attended  the 
public  schools  of  this  city  and  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College,  and  at  the 
age  of  seventeen  was  employed  by  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Company  as 
weighmaster,  there  remaining  for  three  years.  When  he  resigned  that  posi- 
tion he  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Moffitt-West  Drug  Company.  Sub- 
sequently he  withdrew^  from  that  company  and  assisted  in  the  organization  of 
the  Daughertv-Crouch  Drug  Company,  with  which  firm  he  remained  for  eight 
years,  when  they  sold  out  to  the  Meyer  Brothers  Drug  Company.  In  1902  ^Nlr. 
Lampel  organized  the  Lampel  Sponge  &  Chamois  Company,  and  about  1903  he 
organized  the  Lampel-Schlegel  ^lanufacturing  Company,  manufacturers  of  book- 
binders' specialties,  etc.  Both  companies  sell  goods  throughout  the  United 
States,  INIexico  and  Canada,  covering  the  same  territory.  These  enterprises, 
although  comparativelv  new  business  concerns  of  St.  Louis,  have  already  reached 
profitable  proportions  and  are  steadily  growing. 

In  April,  1889,  'Sir.  Lampel  was  married  in  Ouincy,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Ida 
Dick,  the  voungest  daughter  of  John  and  Louise  Dick,  of  Ouincy.  They  are  now 
parents  of  two  children,  Gertrude  and  Stella.  Mr.  Lampel  is  a  member  of  the 
Union  Club  but  prefers  home  interests  to  club  life.  He  is  an  advocate  of  all 
things  beautiful  and  a  lover  of  fine  art  and  music.  Moreover,  he  possesses  great 
civic  pride  and  is  a  liberal  contributor  to  those  causes  which  have  for  their  pur- 
pose the  advancement  and  progress  of  his  native  city. 


H.   A.  REDHEFFER. 


H.  A.  Redheft'er,  who  is  prominent  in  business  circles  of  St.  Louis,  being 
proprietor  of  H.  A.  Redhefifer  &  Company,  electrical  contractors,  was  born  in 
St.  Louis,  ^Missouri.  March  10,  1879.  Among  his  ancestors  were  the  illustrious 
names  of  David  Rittenhouse  and  Benjamin  West,  and  on  his  mother's  side  of 
the  family  he  is  a  distant  relative  of  General  La  Fayette.  Andrew  Redheffer. 
his  father,  was  a  native  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  having  been  born  De- 
cember 18.  1847,  and  his  mother.  Agnes  H.  (Apache)  Redheffer.  was  born  in  the 


164  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

same  citv,  her  birth  occurring-  August  9,  1849.  She  passed  away  June  29,  1905. 
For  manv  vears  Andrew  Redheffer  was  a  prominent  business  man,  having  a 
large  tine  arts  estabhshment  under  the  name  of  Redheffer  &  Koch  at  419-421 
North  Broadway.  He  was  past  grand  master  of  the  Masonic  Grand  Lodge  of 
Missouri,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 
During  the  Civil  war  he  was  a  member  of  Company  B,  One  Hundred  and 
Xinetv-second  Regiment  of  Pennsylvania  A'olunteer  Infantry.  Andrew  Red- 
heft'er  passed  out  of  this  Hfe  August  9,  1889.  The  subject  of  this  review  is  one 
of  the  following  children :  j\Irs.  Agnes  E.  Alanion.  who  has  two  children ;  Mrs. 
May  C.  Loevy.  who  also  has  a  family  of  tw^o  children ;  Clara  H. ;  Virginia  V. ; 
and  Ruth,  who  passed  away  February  18,   1896. 

H.  A.  Redheffer  at  the  usual  age  became  a  student  at  the  Webster  public 
school  in  North  St.  Louis,  where  he  remained  until  seven  years  of  age,  when 
the  familv  moved  to  Benton,  Missouri,  and  there  he  attended  the  Roe  School 
until  he  was  twelve  years  old,  while  later  he  pursued  his  studies  in  the  Hodgedin 
school  at  Henrietta  and  California  avenues,  St.  Louis.  At  the  age  of  fifteen 
years  he  assumed  a  clerical  position  in  the  postofifice,  under  the  Little  and  Car- 
iyle  administration,  serving  for  three  months,  and  then  entered  the  employ  of 
tile  Ludlow-Saylor  Wire  Company,  at  Fourth  and  Elm  streets.  He  worked  for 
this  firm  for  a  period  of  one  year,  during  which  time  a  cyclone  swept  the  city, 
damaging  many  buildings,  among  wdiich  was  that  of  the  Ludlow-Saylor  Wire 
Company.  Leaving  the  employ  of  this  firm,  he  entered  the  services  of  W.  F. 
Parker  Real  Estate  Company,  at  617  Chestnut  street,  with  which  he  remained 
for  nine  years.  While  in  their  employ  he  evidenced  himself  to  be  possessed  of 
the  necessary  qualifications  for  successful  business. transaction.  Being  ambitious 
to  engage  in  business  for  himself,  he  resigned  his  position,  and  on  July  14,  1906, 
started  in  the  electrical  contracting  business  under  the  firm  name  of  H.  A.  Red- 
heffer, at  617  Chestnut  street.  Lmder  the  careful  and  conservative  management 
of  Mr.  Redheffer  the  business  of  the  firm  is  gradually  growing  and  has  already 
attained  such  proportions  as  to  place  it  in  the  upper  rank  among  the  influential 
commercial  enterprises  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Redheffer  has  never  affiliated  himself  with  any  lodge,  secret  order  or 
social  organization,  as  his  business  affairs  have  demanded  his  undivided  attention. 
In  politics  he  is  allied  with  the  republican  party,  to  which  he  gives  his  hearty 
support. 


THEODORE  FREDERICK  MEYER. 

Theodore  Frederick  ]\Ieyer,  connected  with  the  executive  department  of 
one  of  the  important  commercial  enterprises  of  St.  Louis  as  president  of  the 
Mever  Brothers  Drug  Company,  was  born  in  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  June  4, 
1857,  a  son  of  Christian  F.  G.  and  Franciska  Therese  (Schmidt)  Meyer.  His 
education  was  acquired  in  the  German  Lutheran  parochial  schools ;  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Louis ;  Concordia  College  at  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1876 ;  and  the  University  of  Michigan, 
where  he  was  graduaterl  in  1878,  on  the  completion  of  the  course  in  the  college 
of  pharmacy. 

Mr.  Mevcr  thus  (|ualificd  for  the  calling  which  he  has  made  his  life  work 
and  soon  after  his  graduation  entered  the  employ  of  the  firm  of  Meyer  Brothers 
&  Company,  at  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana.  The  following  year,  1879,  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  the  house  of  \Ieyer  Brothers  &  Company  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
and  in  1883  was  sent  to  St.  Louis  to  become  a  factor  in  the  house  of  the  com- 
pany at  this  point,  l-'rom  1887  until  1889  he  was  in  charge  of  the  branch  at 
Dallas,  Texas,  anfl  in  the  latter  year  was  elected  vice  president  and  manager  of 
the  Mever  Brothers  Drug  Companw  The  fact  that  branches  are  conducted  in 
these  different  trade  centers  is  indicative  of  the  success  and  extent  of  the  busi- 


THEODORE   E.   MEYER. 


166  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ness.  The  company  are  importers  and  wholesale  druggists,  manufacturers  of 
pharmaceutical  preparations,  Imperial  Crown  perfumes,  drug  millers  and  paint 
grinders.  The  business  had  its  beginning  in  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  in  1852,  and 
rhe  St.  Louis  house  was  established  in  1865.  Twenty- four  years  later  the 
enterprise  was  incorporated  under  the  present  firm  style  and  its  growth  has 
been  continuous  and  along  substantial  lines  to  the  present  time.  After  careful 
preliminary  training,  Theodore  F.  Meyer  passed  on  to  positions  of  executive 
control  and  in  recent  years  has  bent  his  energies  largely  to  organization,  to 
constructive   efiforts   and   administrative  direction. 

On  the  20th  of  June,  1888,  in  San  Antonio,  Texas,  was  celebrated  the  mar- 
riage of  ]\Ir.  Aleyer  and  ]\Iiss  Eda  Hampmann.  They  now  have  two  children, 
Theodore  F.  and  Elizabeth  K.  Air.  Meyer  belongs  to  several  of  the  leading 
clubs  of  his  adopted  city,  including  the  Commercial,  the  St.  Louis,  the  Union 
and  the  Glen  Echo  Clubs.  He  is  independent  in  politics,  but  not  remiss  in  citi- 
zenship, for  his  cooperation  is  a  valued  asset  in  many  movements  relating  to  the 
city's  development  and  substantial  growth.  His  has  been  an  active  career,  in 
which  he  has  accomplished  important  and  far-reaching  results,  contributing  in 
no  small  degree  to  the  expansion  and  material  growth  of  trade  interests  in  the 
various  localities  where  he  has  labored,  and  from  which  he  himself  has  also 
derived  substantial  benefits. 


ERNEST  ARGO. 


Ernest  Argo  was  born  in  Fulton  county,  Illinois,  September  27,  1853,  and 
is  of  English  descent,  his  grandfather,  a  native  of  England,  coming  to  America 
about  1800.  His  parents  were  William  and  Clarissa  Argo.  The  mother  died  in 
1862  and  the  father  in  1865.  The  latter  lived  for  twenty  years  in  Fulton  county, 
Illinois,  and  for  twelve  years  in  Jersey  county,  that  state,  devoting  his  entire 
time  to  farming. 

Ernest  Argo  pursued  his  early  education  in  various  district  schools  of  Illi- 
nois and  afterward  attended  the  high  school  at  Brownsville,  Illinois,  and  the 
State  University,  at  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  where  he  was  graduated  in  his  eighteenth 
year.  The  following  year  he  joined  his  brother  in  a  grain  elevator  business  and 
continued  the  association  until  1875,  when  the  partnership  was  dissolved  and  he 
went  to  Texas,  remaining  for  two  years  in  that  state,  during  which  time  he  was 
engaged  in  the  live-stock  business.  The  year  1877  witnessed  his  arrival  in  St. 
Louis  and  he  entered  business  circles  here  as  clerk  with  the  Laclede  Fire  Brick 
Alanufacturing  Company.  When  he  had  served  in  that  capacity  for  sixteen  months 
he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  secretary  and  remained  with  the  company 
until  1884.  He  then  resigned  to  enter  upon  active  relations  with  the  firm  of 
Blackmer  &  Post,  which  was  incorporated  in  1892  as  the  Blackmer  &  Post  Pipe 
Company,  and  he  has  since  served  continuously  as  its  secretary.  Mr.  Argo  is 
deservedly  popular  and  maintains  most  just  and  cordial  relations  with  his  busi- 
ness associates.  His  executive  ability,  keen  insight  into  complex  business  prob- 
lems and  his  capable  control  of  business  affairs  have  brought  him  continuous 
success  since  becoming  a  member  of  this  company. 

In  May,  1877,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Eleanor  Brandt,  a  daughter  of  Mr. 
anrl  Mrs.  John  P.  Brandt.  They  have  one  child,  Miss  Jaclyn  Argo,  who  possesses 
unusual  musical  talent,  an  especially  fine  singing  voice.  The  family  residence  is 
a  fine  home  at  No.  41 10  Delmar  avenue. 

'\\r.  Argo  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club,  belongs  to  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum, the  Western  Commercial  Travelers'  Association,  and  is  a  Master  Mason. 
He  casts  an  independent  local  ballot,  but  where  questions  of  state  and  national 
importance  are  before  the  public  he  votes  with  the  democratic  party.  He  is  now 
identified  with  various  leagues  and  organizations  for  the  promotion  of  business 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  167 

conditions  and  his  high  standing  in  business  circles  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  he 
now  holds  the  position  of  treasurer  of  the  Missouri  Manufacturers  Association. 
His  advancement  has  come  as  the  legitimate  sequence  of  well  defined  and  intel- 
ligently directed  labor,  combined  with  a  keen  recognition  of  the  possibilities  that 
the  business  world  ofters. 


VALENTINE  J.  GOESSLING. 

A'alentine  J.  Goessling,  who  has  been  prominently  connected  with  the  mer- 
cantile interests  of  St.  Louis  as  a  member  of  the  Meyer  &  Goessling  Cloak  Com- 
pany since  1896,  was  born  in  this  city  on  the  5th  of  August,  1874,  his  parents 
being  August  and  Anna  Goessling.  The  father  is  interested  in  the  Ferguson- 
Mclvmney  Dry  Goods  Company  and  the  National  Paper  Company.  The  mater- 
nal grandfather  of  our  subject,  John  M.  Feldman,  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of 
South  St.  Louis,  conducting  a  hotel  and  bus  line.  He  also  served  as  county 
treasurer  and  his  labors  were  an  important  element  in  the  work  of  early  develop- 
ment and  upbuilding  in  South  St.  Louis. 

Valentine  J.  Goessling  attended  the  Christian  Brothers  school  at  St.  Vincent 
church  and  subsequently  entered  the  St.  Louis  University,  which  was  then  located 
between  Ninth  and  Eleventh  streets,  graduating  from  that  institution  at  the 
age  of  seventeen  years.  After  leaving  the  university  he  went  abroad  for  nine 
months  and  on  his  return  home  became  connected  with  his  father  in  the  dry- 
goods  business  at  No.  1248  South  Broadway.  Subsequently  he  associated  him- 
self with  L.  J.  Meyer  for  the  conduct  of  a  skirt  manufacturing  enterprise  and 
has  since  been  successfully  engaged  in  this  line  of  activity  under  the  firm  style 
of  the  Meyer  &  Goessling  Cloak  Company.  At  the  time  when  these  two  gentle- 
men established  their  business  there  were  only  a  few  retailers  who  handled 
ready-made  skirts  and  the  industry  was  practically  in  its  infancy.  It  has  now, 
however,  reached  large  proportions  and  the  business  of  the  Meyer  &  Goessling 
Company  is  steadily  growing  under  the  able  management  and  careful  control  of 
the  partners. 

In  November,  1898,  at  Ouincy,  Illinois,  Mr.  Goessling  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Ida  Verne  Kreitz.  Her  grandfather,  Mr.  Merssman,  was  one  of 
the  pioneer  settlers  of  that  place  and  erected  the  first  three-story  building,  in 
which  he  conducted  a  private  bank  and  general  store.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Goessling  have  been  born  two  sons :  Gerald  Augustus,  seven  years  of  age ;  and 
Paul  Henry,  who  is  five  years  old.  They  have  a  handsome  residence  at  No.  4016 
Flora  boulevard,  the  cordial  hospitality  which  is  there  extended  being  greatly 
enjoyed  by  their  many  friends. 


J.   T.    McLAIN. 


The  life  record  of  J.  T.  McLain  is  a  notable  example  of  the  fact  that  in 
America,  where  labor  is  unhampered  by  caste  or  class,  iDy  precedent  or  condi- 
tions, the  individual  may  work  his  way  upward  from  a  humble  position  to  one 
of  prominence,  for  his  initial  step  was  made  in  a  humble  capacity,  but  as  he  has 
proceeded  in  his  business  career  he  has  secured  a  broader  outlook  and  brighter 
opportunities,  and  through  their  improvement  he  has  become  a  leading  business 
man  of  St.  Louis,  as  president  of  the  McLain-Alcorn  Commission  Company. 
He  was  born  March  31,  1854,  in  Carlyle,  Illinois,  his  parents  being  Joseph  and 
Marguerite  (O'Connell)  INIcLain,  the  former  a  native  of  Ireland  and  the  latter 
of  Gasglow,  Scotland.  The  father  was  well  known  in  business  circles  in  Car- 
lyle, being  connected  with  several  successful  enterprises  there. 


168  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

J.  T.  ^NIcLain  was  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  until  he 
completed  the  high-school  course  by  graduation.  He  also  attended  college  at 
Teutopolis.  Illinois,  and  on  leaving  school  became  connected  with  the  butchering 
business,  to  which  he  devoted  four  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Ohio  &  ^lississippi  Railroad,  with  which  he  was  asso- 
ciated for  eighteen  years.  Five  years  before  leaving  the  railroad  service,  how- 
ever, he  established  a  commission  business,  and  in  1893  left  the  railroad  employ 
that  he  might  devote  his  entire  time  and  attention  to  this  undertaking.  He  or- 
ganized the  J.  T.  AIcLain  Commission  Company  and  in  1900  incorporated  the 
business  under  the  name  of  the  McLain-Alcorn  Commission  Company,  Mr.  Mc- 
Lain  remaining  as  its  president  to  the  present  time.  As  a  commission  merchant 
he  has  built  up  an  extensive  business.  Displaying  excellent  qualities  of  admin- 
istrative and  executive  ability,  he  has  also  placed  a  correct  value  upon  life's 
contacts  and  experiences  and  he  has  possessed  sufficient  courage  to  venture 
where  favoring  opportunity  has  presented,  while  his  judgment  and  even  paced 
energy  generally  carry  him  forward  to  the  goal  of  success. 

On  the  27th  of  April,  1880,  Mr.  ]\IcLain  was  married  to  Aliss  Florence 
Myers,  a  native  of  Salem,  Illinois,  and  a  daughter  of  D.  P.  IMyers.  who  was 
a  prosperous  hardware  merchant  of  that  city  for  many  years,  or  until  his  death 
in  1905.  They  now  have  two  children :  ].  T.  AIcLain,  Jr.,  who  is  with  the 
St.  Louis  Dressed  Beef  Company ;  and  ^Marguerite  Merle,  the  wife  of  Dan 
Schierbaum.  Mr.  McLain  belongs  to  the  Irish-American  Club  and  the  Mer- 
chants' Exchange,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  This,  in  brief, 
is  the  life  history  of  one  of  St.  Louis'  successful  business  men,  who,  brooking 
no  obstacles  that  can  be  overcome  by  determined  purpose  and  laudable  ambition, 
has  w^on  for  himself  a  place  in  the  ranks  of  the  prosperous  business  men. 


DA\TD  COALTER  GA^IBLE,  M.  D. 

Dr.  David  Coalter  Gamble,  wdio  passed  away  May  4,  1908,  was  w^ell  knowm 
in  medical  circles  of  St.  Louis  as  a  general  practitioner  and  also  as  clinical  pro- 
fessor of  otology  in  the  medical  department  of  Washington  L^niversity.  He  was 
born  in  this  city  September  16,  1844,  a  son  of  the  Hon.  Hamilton  Rowan  and 
Caroline  (Coalter)  Gamble.  The  father  was  chosen  governor  of  Missouri  in 
1 861  and  was  the  war  governor  of  the  state,  continuing  in  the  office  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  January  31,  1864.  He  was  otherwise  prominent  in  mold- 
ing the  policy  and  shaping  the  destiny  of  the  state  during  that  critical  period  in 
the  history  of  the  country. 

Dr.  Gamble  spent  his  entire  life  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  student  in  his  boy- 
hood days  in  ^^^yman  Institute  of  St.  Louis  and  afterward  attended  a  private 
school  in  LawrCnceville,  New  Jersey,  and  Norristown,  Pennsylvania,  and  later 
became  a  student  in  the  Washington  and  Jefferson  College  at  Washington,  Penn- 
sylvania. With  broad  general  knowledge  to  serve  as  the  superstructure  upon 
which  to  rear  professional  learning,  he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  and  was 
graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  Aledical  College  with  the  class  of  1869.  He  then 
entered  upon  active  practice  in  St.  Louis  and  so  continued  for  almost  forty 
years.  For  a  long  time  he  was  widely  known  as  a  general  practitioner,  but  later 
gave  special  attention  to  diseases  of  the  ear  and  in  the  line  of  his  specialty  gained 
much  more  than  local  distinction.  He  won  the  recognition  of  the  profession  in 
that  he  was  made  clinical  professor  of  otology  in  the  medical  department  of 
Washington   University   and   so  continued  until  his  demise. 

Dr.  Gamble  was  married  on  the  22d  of  December,  1864,  in  St.  Louis,  to 
Miss  Flora  Matthews,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  R.  (Levering)  Matthews, 
and  unto  them  were  born  eleven  children  who  survive :  Mary,  who  is  known  as 
Minnie,  and  is  the  wife  of  F.  W.  Abbot,  of  New  York;  Hamilton  Rowan,  also 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrV.  169 

of  New  York;  John  Matthews,  Flora  Alay.  ]Maud,  Edna  Miller  and  David  C, 
who  are  residents  of  St.  Lonis ;  Walter  Gny,  of  New  York ;  Clarence  Oliver ; 
Ethel  Ray  and  Allan  Preston. 

Dr.  Gamble  was  devoted  to  the  welfare  and  interests  of  his  family  and 
found  his  greatest  happiness  in  ministering  to  the  pleasure  of  his  wife  and  chil- 
dren. His  religious  faith  was  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  he  possessed 
a  ready  sympathy,  a  kindly  spirit  and  a  generous  disposition  which  won  for  him 
the  friendship  of  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  In  his  profession  he  made 
steady  progress  and  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  Alis- 
souri  State  Medical  Association,  the  American  Medical  Association  and  the 
Alumni  Association  of  the  medical  department  of  Washington  University.  He 
kept  constantly  in  touch  through  these  relations  with  the  progress  of  the  pro- 
fession in  its  wide  research,  investigation  and  experiment,  bringing  to  each  in- 
dividual a  broader  knowledge  and  thus  extending  the  scope  of  his  activity.  He 
held  to  high  ideals  in  his  profession  and  in  manhood  and  in  all  life's  relations 
v/as  actuated  by  lofty  purposes.  His  life  record  covered  more  than  sixty-three 
vears  and  was  characterized  bv  much  good  done. 


LOYAL  LO\'EJOY  LEONARD. 

Loyal  Lovejoy  Leonard  is  widely  known  as  a  practitioner  of  law  and  also 
through  his  identification  with  that  movement  toward  higher  politics  as  mani- 
fest in  municipal  and  national  virtue.  The  salient  facts  in  his  life  record  are 
herein  given.  He  was  born  February  7,  1873,  in  West  W^aterville,  now  Oakland, 
Maine,  his  parents  being  Watson  Vaughan  and  Irene  (Stuart)  Leonard,  tKe 
former  a  merchant.  The  Leonards  were  colonial  settlers  of  New  England,  three 
brothers  coming  from  England  and  embarking  in  the  iron  business  when  the 
seeds  of  commercial  and  industrial  development  had  scarcely  been  planted  on 
American  soil.  At  Taunton,  ^Massachusetts,  they  built  the  first  forge  in  Nev." 
England  at  a  date  prior  to  King  Phillip's  war.  The  Lovejoys  from  whom  Mr. 
Leonard  is  descended  through  his  paternal  grandmother  were  early  pioneers  of 
Maine,  penetrating  into  the  wilderness  of  the  Pine  Tree  state  from  the  Alas- 
sachusetts  Bay  colony  on  horseback  and  taking  their  slaves  with  them.  That 
the  sentiment  of  the  family  underwent  a  great  change  is  indicated  on  one  of  the 
tragic  pages  of  American  history,  recording  the  death  of  Elisha  P.  Lovejoy, 
formerly  of  Albion,  Alaine,  who  was  an  ardent  abolitionist  and  was  killed  by  a 
mob  at  Alton,  Illinois,  where  his  printing  presses  were  ruined  because  he  had 
advocated  abolition  in  his  newspaper.  At  the  time  of  the  Revolutionary  war 
the  Lovejovs  were  tories  and  the  given  name  of  Loyal  is  a  family  name  de- 
scended from  a  loyalist  of  that  period. 

In  the  maternal  line  L.  L.  Leonard  is  descended  through  the  grandfather 
from  the  Stuarts  and  through  the  grandmother  from  the  Halletts.  The  Stuarts 
were  of  Scotch  descent,  and  the  American  branch,  being  of  Quaker  faith,  were 
opposed  to  warfare  for  many  generations.  The  Halletts  trace  their  ancestry  to 
Jonathan  Hallett,  an  early  settler  at  Cape  Cod,  Barnstable  county,  ^lassachu- 
setts.  They  were  prominent  in  defense  of  the  colonial  interests  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,  Elisha  Hallett,  the  great-grandfather,  serving  as  an  oflicer  in  the 
American  army  throughout  the  period  of  hostilities. 

Loyal  L.  Leonard,  passing  through  consecutive  grades  in  the  public  schools 
of  Oakland,  Maine,  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  in  the  year  1889  at  the 
age  of  sixteen.  He  afterward  pursued  a  course  in  the  Coburn  Classical  Insti- 
tute at  W^aterville,  Maine,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1890  and  later  was  for 
two  years  engaged  in  business  in  the  east.  He  then  entered  Trinitv  College  at 
Hartford.  Connecticut,  in  1892  and  was  graduated  in  1896.  He  came  to  St.  Louis 
soon  after  his  graduation  and  entered  the  insurance  business,  thus  providing  for 


170  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  livelihood  while  preparing  for  a  professional  career  as  a  student  in  the  St. 
Louis  Law  School,  the  law  department  of  Washington  University,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1902.  He  had  lost  his  father  when  ten  years  of  age  and  had 
been  self-supporting  from  the  age  of  seventeen.  While  studying  law  he  engaged 
in  business  to  meet  the  expenses  of  his  course  and  daily  living  and  immediately 
following  his  admission  to  the  bar  began  practice.  In  the  second  year  thereafter 
he  was  appointed  assistant  special  counsel  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition 
Company  and  later  was  made  special  counsel,  in  which  capacity  he  engaged  in 
winding  up  the  affairs  of  the  corporation  in  addition  to  conducting  a  general  law 
practice.  He  has  never  specialized  in  any  department  of  the  law  but  has  kept  in 
touch  with  all  and  has  handled  various  cases,  which  have  brought  him  into  con- 
nection with  many  of  the  departments  of  jurisprudence.  He  belongs  to  the  St. 
Louis  Bar  Association  and  also  to  the  Law  Library  Association. 

\Miile  in  college  Mr.  Leonard  became  a  member  of  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon 
and  for  many  years  w'as  an  officer  of  and  active  in  the  Mississippi  Valley  xA.lumni 
Association  of  his  alma  mater.  He  has  long  been  a  member  of  the  New  England 
Society  and  he  belongs  also  to  the  University  Club  and  to  the  Merrimac  Canoe 
Club.  He  has  done  active  and  effective  work  with  the  Civic  League  as  chairman 
of  some  of  its  important  committees  and  is  particularly  interested  in  improving 
the  appearance  of  the  city  by  abolishing  billboards  and  other  objectionable  fea- 
tures and  promoting  its  parks  and  the  adornment  of  its  public  roads.  He  usually 
votes  with  the  republican  party  and  is  identified  with  that  movement  which  re- 
gards the  fitness  of  the  candidate  as  the  most  important  thing  rather  than  his 
political  affiliation.  He  has  long  been  interested  in  reform  politics  and  has  done 
his  share  of  work  in  the  ranks  as  a  precinct  committeeman.  His  labors  are  an 
acknowledged  helpful  factor  in  bringing  about  those  purifying  and  wholesome 
reforms  which  have  been  gradually  growing  in  the  political,  municipal  and  social 
life  of  the  city.  It  is  true  that  his  chief  life  work  has  been  that  of  a  successful 
lawyer,  but  the  range  of  his  activities  and  the  scope  of  his  influence  have  reached 
far  beyond  this  special  field  and  he  belongs  to  that  public  spirited,  useful  and  help- 
ful type  of  men,  whose  ambitions  and  desires  are  centered  and  directed  in  those 
channels  through  wdiich  flow  the  greatest  and  most  permanent  good  to  the 
greatest  number. 


FRANK  VOLLMER. 


St.  Louis  is  largely  a  monument  to  its  German-American  citizens.  The 
determination  and  progressive  spirit  of  the  Teutonic  race  have  largely  been 
elements  in  the  city's  substantial  upbuilding.  One  of  the  native  sons  of  the 
fatherland,  Frank  Vollmer,  was  born  in  Westphalia,  January  9,  1845,  ^  son  of 
Henry  and  Gertrude  (Eisenbach)  Vollmer,  the  former  a  shoe  manufacturer. 
To  the  public  schools  of  his  native  land  he  is  indebted  for  the  educational  privi- 
lee"es  which  he  enjoyed.  He  continued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years, 
when  he  became  a  tailor's  apprentice,  serving  for  a  term  of  four  years,  after 
which  he  spent  several  years  as  a  journeyman  in  the  line  of  his  trade  and  at  the 
age  of  twenty-four  years  came  to  America,  making  his  way  direct  to  St.  Louis. 

For  five  years  he  was  here  employed  in  the  tailoring  business,  and  in  1873 
established  business  at  No.  220  Locust  street,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Vollmer 
&  Knabe,  his  partner  being  Henry  Knabe.  They  remained  at  that  location  for  one 
year  and  then  removed  to  825  North  Fourth  street.  This  relation  existed  for  nine- 
teen years  anrl  was  crowned  with  gratifying  and  well  merited  prosperity.  In  1892, 
however,  they  severed  their  business  interests  and  Mr.  Vollmer  then  opened  a  tailor- 
ing establishment  at  No.  806  Pine  street,  where  he  continued  until  1903,  when  he 
sold  his  place  and  retired  to  private  life.  In  the  meantime  he  had  become  a  large 
owner  of  real  estate  anrl  his  investments  have  proven  very  profitable. 


FRANK    A^0LL:MER 


172  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  the  25th  of  August,  1874,  Mr.  Vollmer  was  married  to  IMiss  Maria 
Hoelscher,  who  was  born  February  25,  1847,  at  the  corner  of  Fourteenth  street 
and  Clark  avenue  in  this  city.  Her  parents  were  Bernard  and  Gertrude  (Aver- 
buckj  Hoelscher.  The  father,  a  native  of  Germany,  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1842 
and  was  one  of  the  earlv  contractors  and  builders  of  this  city.  His  wife  was 
likewise  a  native  of  the  fatherland  and  they  were  married  in  the  year  1842. 
Their  children  were :  Mrs.  Eliza  Dana ;  Maria,  now  Mrs.  Vollmer ;  and  Henry, 
who  died  in  infancy.  L'nto  ^Ir.  and  Mrs.  Vollmer  were  born  the  following 
named:  Bernard,  who  was  born  July  10,  1875,  and  died  April  9,  1884;  Maria, 
who  is  the  wife  of  Henry  Warren,  of  St  Louis  and  has  one  daughter,  Maria 
Francisco:  Joseph,  who  was  born  February  22,  1879,  and  died  April  11,  1885; 
Henrv,  who  died  in  infancy;  Frank,  who  also  died  in  infancy;  Agnes,  a  grad- 
uate of  Sisters  of  St.  Mary"s  high  school,  who  is  musically  inclined  and  is  living 
at  home :  Josephine,  graduate  of  St.  Mary's  high  school ;  and  Frank,  a  graduate 
of  St.  Mary's  high  school  and  also  of  the  St.  Louis  University.  The  family  resi- 
dence at  Xo.  2133  California  avenue  is  the  abode  of  warm-hearted  and  generous 
hospitality. 

In  his  political  views  ]\Ir.  A'oUmer  is  a  democrat,  giving  his  support  to  the 
partv  since  he  became  a  naturalized  American  citizen.  He  belongs  to  St.  Fran- 
cis Catholic  church  and  to  St.  Vincent  de  Paul's  Society,  which  is  for  the  benefit 
of  the  poor.  '  He  is  also  one  of  the  trustees  and  directors  of  St.  Vincent's  Orphan 
Society,  belongs  to  St.  Mary's  School  Society  and  has  been  a  generous  con- 
tributor to  all.  As  he  has  prospered  in  his  undertakings  he  has  never  hoarded 
his  wealth  for  selfish  interests,  but  has  shared  liberally  with  others.  He  came  to 
St.  Louis  with  a  capital  of  only  twenty-eight  dollars,  but  possessed  what  is  far 
better — a  resolute  heart  and  willing  hands.  His  undaunted  industry,  even  in  the 
face  of  discouragement,  his  straightforward  dealing  and  his  careful  investment 
have  enabled  him  to  build  up  an  independefit  fortune  and  he  is  now  among  the 
most  prosperous  of  the  German-American  residents  of  St.  Louis. 


WILLIAM  CHARLES  STAMPS. 

Each  individual  who  does  well  his  daily  tasks,  faithfully  meeting  the  duties 
and  obligations  that  devolve  upon  him  and  utilizing  his  opportunities  to  the  best 
advantage,  contributes  to  the  world's  progress.  A  well  spent  life  was  that  of 
\\'illiam  Charles  Stamps,  who  for  a  long  period  was  connected  with  the  indus- 
trial interests  of  St.  Louis  as  a  manufacturer  of  brick.  He  was  born  in  this  city, 
January  9,  1844,  and  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  here.  His  early  sur- 
roundings were  neither  those  of  dire  poverty  nor  of  wealth,  yet  he  was  reared 
in  comfortable  circumstances  and  given  the  opportunities  that  would  lead  to 
advancement  if  he  would  improve  them.  That  he  neglected  his  chances  in  no 
wav  is  indicated  by  the  success  which  attended  him  as  the  years  went  by.  His 
father.  AX'illiam  S.  Stamps,  was  one  of  the  early  residents  of  the  city  and  in 
pioneer  times  here  purchased  a  tract  of  ground  at  Herbert  and  Jefferson  streets, 
where  he  established  a  brick  factory,  the  business  being  conducted  there  for  more 
than  a  half  century.  After  William  C.  Stamps  completed  his  education  he  joined 
his  father  in  business  and  in  early  manhood  became  manager  of  the  enterprise, 
which  he  controlled  for  his  father  until  the  latter's  death.  He  then  became  pro- 
prietor of  the  business,  which  he  conducted  until  a  few  years  prior  to  his  own 
death.  .All  through  that  period  he  was  ever  alert  to  gain  new  ideas  concerning 
brick  manufacturing  that  he  might  improve  the  plant  and  thus  produce  a  still 
higher  quality  of  brick.  That  his  output  was  such  as  the  public  demanded  is  in- 
dicated in  the  liberal  patronage  that  was  accorded  him.  He  conducted  a  well 
equipped  establishment,  employed  eflficient  workmen  at  good  wages  and  the  ex- 
cellence of  his  manufactured  product  enabled  him  to  command  for  it  a  ready  sale 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  173 

upon  the  market.  The  business  was  conducted  at  the  original  site  for  more  than 
fifty  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  Wilham  C.  Stamps  sold  the  land  and  the 
business.  He  installed  the  first  Yankee  bolster  in  St.  Louis  at  this  brickyard  and 
introduced  many  other  modern  improvements.  His  father  was  for  some  time 
treasurer  of  the  Builders"  Exchange  and  for  years  William  C.  Stamps  acted  as 
its  secretary.  He  figured  prominently  in  building  circles  of  the  city  and  was  very 
active  in  the  development  of  St.  Louis,  giving  loyal  support  to  many  measures  and 
movements  which  he  believed  would  prove  beneficial  to  the  citv  and  upon  which 
the  years  have  set  their  approval. 

On  January  ii,  1876,  in  St.  Louis,  ]\lr.  Stamps  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Amanda  Stagg,  a  daughter  of  Edward  Stagg,  who  came  to  this  city  from 
New  York  city,  where  he  was  born  and  reared.  In  this  city  he  married  Miss 
Daggett,  a  daughter  of  John  D.  Daggett,  a  very  old  and  prominent  citizen  of  St. 
Louis.  Following  his  removal  to  the  middle  west  Mr.  Stagg  engaged  with  the 
Laclede  Gas  Light  Company  here.  He  was  not  onlv  known  as  a  successful  busi- 
ness man  but  also  as  a  gentleman  of  considerable  literary  ability,  his  writings  con- 
taining much  of  merit.  He  contributed  many  valuable  articles  to  one  of  the  early 
newspapers  of  St.  Louis,  called  the  Organ,  was  the  writer  of  considerable  verse 
and  also  the  author  of  several  prose  works.  His  cultured  mind  and  marked 
individuality  made  him  a  guiding  factor  in  the  intellectual  progress  of  the  com- 
munity. He  was  also  numbered  among  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution, 
his  grandfather  having  been  General  Staddeford,  of  New  York,  who  served  with 
the  American  army  in  the  war  for  independence. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stamps  was  born  but  one  child,  Mary  Shapleigh,  who  is 
living  with  her  mother  on  Washington  boulevard.  The  death  of  Mr.  Stamps,  oc- 
curred in  Los  Angeles,  California,  in  1900.  He  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  although  he  never  united  with  the  denomination.  His 
widow  is  a  Christian  Scientist.  Mr.  Stamps  gave  his  political  allegiance  to  the 
democracv  and  was  a  member  of  the  Liederkranz  Club.  In  all  his  life  he  was 
energetic  and  diligent  and  eminently  practical.  He  brought  sound  judgment  to 
bear  on  the  solution  of  all  questions  which  came  to  him  for  decision,  whether 
relative  to  business  or  social  life  or  matters  of  public  concern.  He  remained  from 
his  birth  until  his  death  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  and  had  many  warm  friends  here 
who  gave  him  their  high  regard  and  entertained  for  him  feelings  of  good  will  and 
confidence. 


WILLIAM  HENRY  SCUDDER. 

William  Henry  Scudder,  born  in  St.  Louis,  August  i,  i860,  was  a  son  of 
William  H.  and  Catherine  (  Hinde )  Scudder.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  until  he  had  mastered  the  elementary  branches  of  learning  and 
then  supplemented  his  preliminary  training  by  study  in  Washington  University. 
He  pursued  a  course  of  law^  there  and  further  prepared  for  the  bar  as  a  student 
in  the  law  department  of  the  ^lichigan  State  University  at  Ann  Arbor  in  1881. 
In  July,  1882,  he  was  admitted  to  the  Missouri  bar  and  became  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Douglas  Scudder  &  Company,  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of 
law.  In  no  profession  does  advancement  depend  more  largely  upon  individual 
merit  than  in  the  law,  and  the  fact  that  Mr.  Scudder  secured  a  liberal  clienta,ge 
was  indicative  of  his  knowledge  and  his  correct  application  of  legal  principles 
to  the  points  in  litigation.  With  a  mind  naturally  logical  and  inductive,  his 
reasoning  was  always  clear  and  cogent,  and  his  presentation  of  his  cause  was 
forceful.  He  became  a  member  of  the  State  Bar  Association  and  enjoyed  in  full 
measure  the  respect  and  admiration  of  his  fellow  members  of  the  bar. 

On  February  10.  1885.  Mr.  Scudder  was  united  in  marriage  to  ^liss  Amelia 
Cupples,    a   native   of    St.    Louis,    and    they    became   parents    of    three    children : 


174  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

jMartha,  Gladys  and  Maude.  The  family  circle  was  broken  by  the  hand  of 
death  on  the  12th  of  November,  1899,  when  Mr.  Scudder  passed  away  in  Colo- 
rado Springs,  where  he  had  gone  for  the  benefit  of  his  health.  He  left  behind 
him  many  warm  friends  who  felt  sincere  grief  at  his  demise.  He  was  well 
known  and  popular  in  the  Manufacturers,  St.  Louis,  Noonday  and  Country 
Clubs,  in  which  he  held  membership,  and  was  the  first  president  of  the  first  Coun- 
try Club.  He  was  always  deeply  interested  in  St.  Louis  and  her  welfare  and 
had  great  faith  in  her  future.  He  always  gave  enthusiastic  support  to  interests 
calculated  to  promote  the  city's  growth  and  development  and  his  influence  was 
ever  found  on  the  side  of  those  plans  which  are  helpful  in  upbuilding  com- 
munity interests  or  in  promoting  individual  development. 


GEORGE  D.  BARNARD. 

There  are  certain  names  around  which  center  the  history  of  business  devel- 
opment and  progress  in  every  community.  George  D.  Barnard  needs  no  intro- 
duction to  the  readers  of  this  volume,  for  he  is  closely  associated  with  business 
concerns  which  have  conserved  the  interests  of  the  city  in  lines  of  substantial 
commercial  upbuilding  and  from  which  he  himself  has  derived  substantial  bene- 
fits. Entering  the  commercial  field  as  a  manufacturing  stationer  in  1872,  with 
careful  management  his  business  has  been  extended  until  its  ramifying  interests 
reach  to  all  parts  of  the  country.  Other  lines  as  well  have  felt  the  stimulus  of 
his  cooperation  and  his  sound  judgment,  while  concerns  of  public  importance 
have  profited  by  his  activity. 

Mr.  Barnard,  a  native  of  New  Bedford,  Massachusetts,  was  born  October 
6.  1846,  his  parents  being  Henry  L.  and  Elizabeth  Robinson  (Curtis)  Barnard. 
Through  the  medium  of  the  public  schools  he  acquired  his  education  and  when 
he  had  completed  about  half  of  the  work  of  the  high  school  at  New  Bedford, 
^Massachusetts,  he  was  obliged  to  abandon  his  studies  because  of  the  death  of 
his  father  and  the  necessity  of  his  entering  the  business  world.  Throughout  his 
entire  connection  with  commercial  pursuits  he  has  been  a  representative  of  the 
stationery  trade.  He  became  an  employe  in  a  house  of  that  character  in  i860, 
remaining  in  the  east  until  September,  1868,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  ac- 
cepted a  clerkship  in  a  manufacturing  stationery  house,  where  he  remained  until 
1872.  In  the  interim  he  gained  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business,  not 
only  in  relation  to  its  sales  but  also  in  relation  to  the  manufacture  of  the  product, 
and  believing  the  time  was  ripe  for  him  to  start  in  business  on  his  own  account, 
he  joined  two  others  in  the  establishment  of  a  manufacturing  stationery  enter- 
prise. The  new  venture  proved  successful,  enjoying  a  steady  growth,  but  in 
1876  one  of  the  partners  died  and  in  1877  the  death  of  the  other  occurred.  This 
threw  upon  Mr.  Barnard  the  responsibility  of  carrying  on  the  business,  but  he 
had  in  his  employ  at  that  time  some  young  men  who  were  willing  to  help  and 
who  have  since  proved  their  worth  not  only  to  the  business  in  which  they  are 
now  interested  with  Mr.  Barnard,  but  as  citizens  of  St.  Louis.  In  1885  the  busi- 
ness was  incorporated  under  the  style  of  George  D.  Barnard  &  Company  with 
Mr.  Barnard  as  president.  The  constant  expansion  of  the  trade  has  made  it  pos- 
sible for  the  company  to  utilize  the  entire  large  factory  building,  three  hundred 
and  forty-five  by  two  hundred  and  twelve  feet,  since  1895.  The  business  has 
been  most  carefully  systematized,  the  plant  is  equipped  with  the  latest  improved 
machinery  and  the  most  thorough  methods  prevail  in  the  sales  departments.  The 
name  of  Barnard  has  become  a  synonym  for  the  stationery  trade  in  St.  Louis. 

In  an  intensely  active  business  career  Mr.  Barnard  has  not  felt  satisfied  with 
the  e-tablishmcnt  and  successful  control  of  this  mammoth  undertaking,  but  has 
extended  his  efforts  to  other  fields  with  equally  good  results.  He  is  now  vice 
president  of  the  Art  Metal  Construction  Company,  vice  president  of  the  Embree- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  175 

McLean  Carriage  Company  and  vice  president  of  the  Continental  Warrant  & 
Investment  Company. 

If  liis  name  can  be  secured  in  support  of  any  public  movement  it  is  consid- 
ered a  most  valuable  asset,  for  he  never  enters  upon  a  work  in  a  half  hearted 
manner  and  his  activities  have  greatly  benefited  the  city  in  many  of  its  public 
movements  and  measures.  He  belongs  to  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  of  which 
he  was  formerly  vice  president,  and  he  has  been  vice-chairman  of  the  committee 
on  fall  festivities,  which  have  done  so  much  to  exploit  the  interests  and  oppor- 
tunities of  St.  Louis.  He  was  one  of  the  original  World's  Fair  committee  of  two 
hundred  and  has  been  chairman  of  many  committees  to  raise  money  for  public 
purposes  and  has  always  been  a  liberal  donor  thereto.  His  political  position  is 
somewhat  independent.  Indeed  he  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the  tendency  of  the 
times  which  is  manifest  by  many  progressive,  thinking  men,  who  consider  results 
rather  than  party  successes  and  feel  that  there  are  interests  which  are  paramount 
to  machine  rule. 

Air.  Barnard  was  married  in  Alton,  Illinois,  in  1874,  to  Miss  Alary  L.  Tin- 
dall.  He  belongs  to  the  Episcopal  church,  and  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a 
century  was  a  vestryman  of  St.  Peter's.  Admirable  social  qualities  render  him 
popular  in  the  Mercantile,  the  St.  Louis,  the  St.  Louis  Country  and  the  Glen 
Echo  clubs.  W^hen  he  entered  the  business  field  he  had  no  ambition  to  ac- 
complish something  especially  great  or  famous,  and  throughout  his  business 
career  he  has  followed  the  lead  of  his  opportunities,  seizing  legitimate  advan- 
tages as  they  have  arisen  and  taking  a  forward  step  whenever  the  way  was  open. 
He  has  always  been  ready  for  advancement  and,  fortunate  in  possessing  ability 
and  character  that  have  inspired  confidence  in  others,  the  weight  of  his  char- 
acter, his  ability  and  his  willingness  to  work  have  carried  him  into  important 
relations  with  larsfe  interests. 


JOSEPH  D.  HESSE. 


In  European  countries  young  men  learn  a  trade  or  business  and  in  the 
majority  of  cases  continue  throughout  their  lives  in  the  employ  of  others,  ham- 
pered in  their  efforts  by  caste  or  class  and  by  the  burdensome  taxation  of  mon- 
archical rulers.  In  America,  however,  the  young  man  can  master  his  trade,  and 
passes  on,  if  he  be  diligent  and  determined,  to  positions  of  ownership  and  control, 
and  in  time  becomes  a  leading  representative  of  the  line  of  business  to  which 
he  directs  his  enterprise. 

Joseph  D.  Hesse,  serving  his  apprenticeship  as  architect  and  receiving  prac- 
tical training  in  the  profession  as  an  employe  of  others,  is  now  at  the  head  of  a 
profitable  business  of  his  own  and  as  a  speculative  builder  has  done  much  to 
improve  certain  sections  of  the  city.  He  was  born  in  Pacific,  Missouri,  in  Jan- 
uary, 1869,  and  is  a  son  of  Ignatz  and  Emily  Hesse.  The  father  was  a  barber 
who  resided  in  St.  Louis,  and  the  mother,  still  living,  is  engaged  in  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine,  having  the  degree  of  M.D.  Both  parents  came  of  German 
ancestry,  although  the  mother's  people  have  long  been  represented  at  Washing- 
ton, ^Missouri. 

Josph  D.  Hesse  attended  the  public  schools  of  Pacific,  Alissouri,  until  his 
thirteenth  year,  and  then  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  pursued  his  education 
as  a  public-school  student  for  three  years.  His  natural  talent  for  drawing  and 
his  interest  in  the  work  led  to  his  preparation  for  the  profession  of  an  architect 
in  the  employ  of  John  Johnson,  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  known  architects  of 
the  country.  Mr.  Hesse  remained  with  him  for  two  years  and  then  entered 
the  service  of  George  I.  Barnett  &  Son,  predecessors  of  the  present  firm  of  Bar- 
nett,  Haynes  &  Barnett,  with  wdiom  he  continued  for  about  three  years.  He 
next  engaged  as  draftsman  for  Charles   Hellmers.  and  two  years   later  he  en- 


176  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

gaged  as  interior  designer  with  Eniil  F.  Seidel,  a  well-known  cabinetmaker. 
Wliile  thus  engaged,  Air.  Hesse  gained  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness and  furnished  many  attractive  designs  for  interiors.  When  he  embarked 
in  business  on  his  own  account,  he  also  continued  interior  designing  and  plan- 
ning interiors  for  architects,  cabinetmakers  and  others.  For  six  years  he  devoted 
his  attention  solely  to  that  line,  having  an  office  in  the  Commercial  building  for 
two  years.  He  then  removed  to  the  Chemical  building,  where  he  remained  for 
four  years.  During  this  time  he  began  building  flats  and  organized  the  Heston 
Investment  Company,  with  which  he  is  still  connected.  He  sufifered  during  the 
widespread  tinancial  panic  of  1893  ^^^^'^  was  forced  to  close  his  office,  bitt  a  man 
of  such  resolution  as  ^Nlr.  Hesse  possessed  could  not  be  discouraged,  and  when 
he  could  not  continue  in  one  line,  he  directed  his  talents  in  another.  He  began 
designing  cars  for  the  American  Car  Foundry  Company  and  made  the  designs 
for  many  private  cars.  When  times  were  better  he  resumed  business  on  his 
own  account  and  is  now  connected  with  the  company,  which  has  different  prop- 
erty rights  throughout  the  city.  As  an  architect,  his  work  is  worthy  of  note, 
for  it  combines  utility  with  adornment  and  solidarity  with  beauty.  The  apart- 
ment buildings  which  he  has  arranged  contain  the  most  modern  conveniences 
and  are  artistic  in  their  arrangement  and  interior  designing. 

On  the  1 2th  of  October.  1904,  Mr.  Hesse  was  married  in  New  York  city 
to  Aliss  Alinnie  A  an  Duzer,  whose  acquaintance  he  formed  while  she  was  visit- 
ing the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition.  She  is  of  Holland  lineage,  connected 
with  a  family  of  well  known  pillow-sham  manufacturers.  They  have  one  daugh- 
ter, Laberne,  fifteen  months  of  age. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Hesse  is  independent,  nor  is  he  active  in  club  life, 
preferring  to  give  his  attention  outside  of  business  hours  to  his  home  interests 
and  his  immediate  circle  of  friends.  A  resolute  will  and  constantly  increasing 
capital  coi\stitute  the  salient  features  of  his  progress  in  professional  lines. 


HON.  FRANXIS  PRESTON  BLAIR. 

The  name  of  Francis  Preston  Blair  figures  upon  the  pages  of  our  national 
history  as  that  of  one  who  aided  in  molding  public  opinion  and  in  shaping  the 
destiny  of  the  country  during  a  most  momentous  period  in  its  existence.  The 
honesty  of  his  views  was  never  called  into  ciuestion  and  he  stood  ever  as  a  man 
of  lofty  patriotism  whose  devotion  to  the  welfare  of  his  country  was  one  of 
his  distinguishing  characteristics.  He  won  fame  as  a  lawyer,  soldier  and  states- 
man and  his  record  reflects  credit  and  honor  upon  the  city  which  honored  him. 

Born  in  Lexinyton,  Kentucky,  on  the  19th  of  February,  1821,  he  was  a 
son  of  Francis  P.  Blair,  Sr.,  a  native  of  Virginia  and  an  eminent  lawyer  of 
that  state,  who  afterward  became  attorney  general  of  Kentucky  and  still  later 
was  the  well  known  editor  of  the  Globe,  a  Washington,  D.  C,  newspaper. 
Francis  P.  Blair,  Jr.,  was  but  nine  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  parents'  re- 
moval to  the  capital  city,  where  his  boyhood  days  were  passed.  After  prepar- 
ing for  college  in  the  schools  of  Washington  he  matriculated  in  the  College  of 
New  Jersey  at  Princeton  and  when  he  had  completed  his  university  course  re- 
turned to  Kentucky  to  enter  upon  the  study  of  law  with  Lewis  Marshall  as  his 
preceptor.  He  completed  his  legal  training  in  the  law  school  of  Transsylvania 
University,  of  Kentucky,  and  in  1843  came  to  St.  Louis  for  the  purpose  of  en- 
tering upon  the  active  practice  of  his  ])rofession  in  this  city.  Delicate  health, 
however.  ]jrevented  him  fnjm  at  once  becoming  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
bar  and  hojjing  to  be  iK-nefited  by  outdoor  life  he  -went  with  a  party  of  trap- 
pers aiul  traders  to  the  Rocky  mountains  and  in  1845  accompanied  Bent  and 
Saint  X'rian  tf;  their  fort,  which  occupied  a  site  in  the  southern  part  of  the 
present    state   of    Colorado.      He    remained    in    that    region    until   the    expedition 


FRANK    P.    BLAIR 


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178  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

under  command  of  General  Stephen  W.  Kearney  crossed  the  plains  and  pro- 
ceeded to  ^lexico  to  take  part  in  the  ]\Iexican  war.  Air.  Blair  joined  that  ex- 
pedition and  in  a  military  capacity  served  until  the  close  of  hostilities.  His 
health  improved  under  the  rigorous  life  of  the  west  and  in  1847  ^ie  returned  to 
St.  Louis,  where  the  same  year  he  married  ]\Iiss  Apolline  Alexander,  of  Wood- 
ford county,  Kentucky. 

i\Ir.  and  i\Irs.  Blair  established  their  home  in  St.  Louis  and  he  entered  at 
once  upon  the  active  practice  of  the  law.  While  advancement  at  the  bar  is  pro- 
verbiallv  slow  no  dreary  novitiate  awaited  him.  In  the  trial  of  his  first  cases 
he  proved  his  marked  ability  in  the  handling  of  complex  legal  problems  and 
from  the  beginning  enjoyed  an  extensive  and  important  practice.  He  devoted 
himself  to  the  more  congenial  branches  of  professional  work  and  to  the  ad- 
vocacv  of  political  principles  which  he  deemed  essential  in  forming  the  state 
and  national  policy.  His  position  was  never  an  equivocable  one  and  he  soon 
became  recognized  as  one  of  the  strongest  opponents  of  slavery  and  one  of  the 
most  stalwart  originators  and  advocates  of  the  free-soil  movement.  In  1852 
he  was  elected  on  the  free-soil  ticket  as  a  member  of  the  state  legislature, 
where  his  representation  of  the  interests  of  his  constituents  was  such  as  to 
insure  his  reelection  for  a  second  term.  While  serving  in  the  house  he  made 
several  speeches  in  favor  of  the  free  labor  system,  which  attracted  general  at- 
tention and  aroused  public  sentiment  to  the  inic|uities  of  the  slave  system.  He 
had  been  a  close  and  discriminating  student  of  the  conditions  of  the  south  and 
became  an  opponent  of  a  system  which  he  fully  understood  was  undermining 
national  interests  and  proving  a  detriment  to  national  progress,  while  at  the 
same  time  it  was  opposed  to  all  humanitarian  ideals.  The  stand  which  he  took 
on  this  question  aroused  the  pro-slavery  party  which  manifested  the  utmost 
hostility  to  him.  Angry  threats  and  protests,  however,  did  not  deter  him  in  the 
least  and  he  continued  to  make  anti-slavery  speeches  upon  the  slave  soil  and  to 
use  his  influence  in  favor  of  the  free  labor  movements.  Mr.  Blair  gained  a 
strong  following  in  St.  Louis,  although  the  movement  was  not  a  popular  one 
outside  of  the  city.  Here,  however,  it  found  endorsement  from  the  liberty- 
loving  German  element  and  Mr.  Blair  never  ceased  to  clearly  express  his  views 
as  occasion  offered.  Under  his  leadership  the  free-soil  party  placed  a  ticket 
in  the  field  in  St.  Louis  in  1856  and  elected  its  nominees. 

In  the  same  year  Mr.  Blair  was  chosen  to  represent  this  district  in  con- 
gress and  in  the  national  councils.  He  boldly  advocated  the  emancipation  doc- 
trine, also  supporting  the  views  which  Clay  had  held  years  before,  that  the 
emancipation  of  the  negroes  should  be  followed  by  their  transportation  to 
Africa.  Had  this  course  been  pursued  the  country  would  have  been  spared  the 
grave  race  problem  which  it  is  today  facing. 

In  1858  Air.  Blair  was  again  a  candidate  for  congress  but  in  that  year 
was  defeated  although  at  the  next  election  he  was  again  sent  to  the  national 
halls  of  legislation  as  congressman  from  this  district.  He  there  served  as  chair- 
man of  the  committee  on  military  affairs  and  as  a  member  of  other  important 
committees.  He  was  one  of  the  earnest  working  members  of  that  body  and 
exerted  strong  influence  in  the  house.  Remaining  ever  a  student  of  the  ques- 
tions and  issues  of  the  day,  when  a  new  party  was  formed  to  prevent  the  ex- 
tension of  slavery,  he  joined  its  ranks,  putting  forth  earnest  effort  to  promote 
its  growth  and  secure  its  success.  It  was  at  his  suggestion  that  in  i860  a  meet- 
ing of  Missouri  republicans  was  called  to  select  delegates  to  the  national  con- 
vention of  the  party  to  be  held  that  year  in  Chicago.  Mr.  Blair  was  chosen  as 
a  delegate  anrl  became  a  conspicuous  figure  in  that  memorable  gathering.  Fol- 
lowing his  return  to  St.  Louis  after  the  adjournment  of  the  convention  he  made 
a  ratification  speech  at  tlie  old  Lucas  Market  and  was  instrumental  in  organiz- 
ing the  uniformed  campaign  club,  known  as  the  Wide-Awakes — an  organiza- 
tion that  played  a  most  important  part  in  the  subsequent  campaign.  Following 
the  election  of  President  Lincriln.   .Mr.    I'.lair  was  among  the  first  of  the  coun- 


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try's  eminent  men  to  perceive  that  Civil  war  was  inevitable  and  to  realize  that 
the  effort  must  at  once  be  made  if  Missouri  was  to  be  saved  to  the  Union.  He 
therefore  inaugurated  a  movement  which  resulted  in  enlisting,  organizing  and 
drilling  some  of  the  earliest  defenders  of  the  Union  in  this  city.  When  the  at- 
tempt at  secession  was  made,  followed  by  the  declaration  of  war,  Mr.  Blair  be- 
came captain  of  the  first  company  of  Union  soldiers  enlisted  in  the  state  and 
assisted  materially  in  defraying  the  expenses  incident  to  arming  and  equipping 
them.  When  a  number  of  companies  had  been  organized  and  united  as  a  regi- 
ment ]\Ir.  Blair  was  unanimously  elected  colonel  of  the  First  Regiment  of 
]\Iissouri  Volunteers.  This  was  followed  by  promotion  to  the  rank  of  brigadier 
general  of  volunteers  in  August,  1861,  and  on  the  29th  of  November,  1862,  he 
was  made  major  general.  At  the  same  time  and  until  1863  he  was  repre- 
sentative from  his  district  in  congress  but  resigned  his  seat.  He  was  instru- 
mental in  unearthing  a  plot  of  the  state  authorities  of  Missouri  to  capture  the 
United  States  arsenal  in  St.  Louis  containing  the  sixty-five  thousand  stand  of 
arms  belonging  to  the  general  government.  This  was  soon  after  the  organiza- 
tion of  the  Confederacy.  During  Sherman's  campaign  in  1864  and  1865  General 
Blair  was  at  the  head  of  the  Seventeenth  Corps  and  participated  in  the  march  to 
the  sea.  He  succeeded  General  McPherson  in  command  of  the  Seventeenth 
Army  Corps  and  thus  served  until  the  close  of  the  war,  with  conspicuous  gal- 
lantry, rendering  important  aid  to  his  country  in  the  darkest  hour  of  her  his- 
torv.  He  then  returned  to  his  home  in  St.  Louis,  where  the  people  received 
him  with  enthusiastic  demonstrations  of  affection  and  esteem. 

In  matters  relating  to  the  civic  mterests  of  his  country  Mr.  Blair  was  also 
prominent.  He  served  at  one  time  as  commissioner  of  the  Pacific  Railroad  and 
in  1868  was  the  democratic  candidate  for  the  vice  presidency  on  the  ticket  with 
Horatio  Seymour.  He  regarded  the  measures  adopted  by  the  republican  party 
toward  the  southern  states  as  unduly  harsh,  and  because  of  this  he  returned  his 
allegiance  to  the  party  with  which  he  had  been  connected  in  early  life,  and  in 
187 1  he  was  again  elected  to  the  Missouri  legislature  and  afterward  was  chosen 
to  fill  a  vacancy  in  the  United  States  senate,  where  he  represented  Missouri 
until  1873.  W'hen  he  passed  away  in  this  city  two  years  later  the  news  of  his 
death  brought  a  sense  of  personal  bereavement  to  almost  every  individual  in 
St.  Louis  and  the  state  and  was  deeply  lamented  by  those  who  knew  and  hon- 
ored him  throughout  the  nation.  At  meetings  of  the  bar,  of  the  veterans  of 
the  Civil  war  and  of  various  public  bodies  in  St.  Louis,  resolutions  were  adopted 
and  speeches  delivered  in  wdiich  the  story  of  his  upright  life,  his  unfaltering 
devotion  to  duty  and  his  unquestioned  honesty  in  support  of  his  convictions 
was  then  retold.  As  a  patriotic  citizen,  a  distinguished  lawyer  and  able  states- 
man, he  inscribed  his  name  high  on  America's  roll  of  fame  and  is  today  num- 
bered with  Missouri's  honored  dead. 


TAMILS   W.   ALCORN. 


Honored  and  respected  by  all,  few  men  occupy  a  more  enviable  position 
in  the  regard  of  those  with  wliom  they  are  brought  in  contact  than  does  James 
W.  Alcorn,  the  vice  president  of  the  McLain-Alcorn  Commission  Company. 
This  is  not  alone  by  reason  of  the  success  that  he  has  attained,  but  also  owmg 
to  the  straightforward  business  methods  which  he  has  followed.  He  was  born 
April  26,  i860,  of  the  marriage  of  William  E.  Alcorn  and  Anna  M.  Rowe.  The 
father  was  a  native  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  removing  to  Cincinnati, _  there 
engaged  in  the  tent  and  awning  business  for  many  years.  His  wife  died  in 
that  "citA-  in  1863  and  Mr.  Alcorn  afterward  removed  to  Olney,  Illinois,  where 


ISO  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  turned  his  attention  to  farming,  being  identified  with  that  pursuit  until  his 

demise  in   1S96. 

Tames  W.  Alcorn  was  but  a  young  lad  at  the  time  of  the  removal  of  the 
family  from  Cincinnati  to  Illinois,'  in  which  state  he  acquired  his  education  in 
the  public  schools.  He  was  a  voung  man  of  eighteen  years  when  he  came  to 
St.  Louis  and  entered  the  employ  of  Erasmus  Wells,  a  street  railway  builder 
and  operator  of  this  city.  He  afterward  engaged  in  the  baggage  and  express 
business  in  connection  with  the  steam  railroad  service  and  was  thus  connected 
until  1900.  when  he  joined  W.  T.  JNIcLain  in  organizing  the  McLain-Alcorn 
Commission  Company!  \Miile  in  the  service  of  the  railroad  he  had  speculated 
on  the  side  in  the  commission  business  until  he  found  that  he  was  making  good 
money  in  that  way  and  decided  that  he  would  join  a  partner  in  that  line  and 
leave  railroading  entirely. 

On  the  3d  of  June,'  1885,  jNIr.  Alcorn  was  married  to  Miss  Edna  Hopkin- 
son,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  Olney.  Illinois,  a  daughter  of  Ambrose  H. 
Hopkinson,  who  engaged  in  contracting  in  Olney  until  his  death  in   1906. 

Mr.  Alcorn  has  attained  prominence  in  the  Masonic  fraternity,  belonging 
to  the  Knight  Templar  Commandery,  the  Consistory  and  to  the  Mystic  Shrine. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange  of  St.  Louis,  is  a  Methodist 
in  religious  faith  and  a  republican  in  his  political  belief.  His  life  has  been  one 
of  continuous  activity  in  which  has  been  accorded  due  recognition  of  labor  and 
he  is  rapidly  forging  to  the  front  in  commercial  circles,  nor  has  his  activity  con- 
tributed alone  to  his  individual  success,  for  he  is  found  among  those  who  en- 
dorse public  interests  which  are  calculated  to  promote  the  general  welfare. 


GORDON   WILLIS. 


Gordon  Willis,  vice  president  and  secretary  of  the  Hunkins-Willis  Lime 
&  Cement  Company  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Galena,  Illinois,  on  the  29th  of 
:\Iay,  1859,  his  parents  being  W.  B.  and  Ellen  T.  (Pratt)  WilHs.  who  in  1865 
removed  with  their  family  to  this  city.  Accordingly  Gordon  Willis  acquired 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  here,  and  his  early  business  training  was 
received  in  the  service  of  the  Wiggins  Ferry  Company  as  superintendent  of  the 
car  ferry  for  eight  years.  On  severing  that  connection  he  spent  four  years  with 
R.  S.  ]\IcCormick  &  Company,  and  in  1889  became  secretary  of  the  Thorn  & 
Hunkins  Lime  &  Cement  Company,  which  was  established  in  1875.  The  busi- 
ness was  conducted  under  that  style  until  1896,  when  it  was  taken  over  by  the 
newly  organized  firm  of  the  Hunkins-Willis  Lime  &  Cement  Company,  with 
Gordon  Willis  as  vice  president  and  secretary.  The  volume  of  business  which 
has  been  secured  makes  theirs  a  most  important  industry  of  this  character.  '  It 
was  but  a  natural  and  logical  step  for  Mr.  Willis  to  become  connected  with  the 
National  Builders  Supply  Association,  of  which  he  was  elected  president  in  Jan- 
uary, 1906.  reelected  in  1907,  and  again  in  1908.  This  is  a  rapidly  growing 
organization,  having  more  than  seven  hundred  members  in  the  principal  cities 
of  the  United  States.  It  is  in  harmony  with  the  marked  tendency  of  the  times 
CO  so  cooperate  in  business  life  that  different  parties  may  enjoy  the  benefits  of 
mutually  developed  trade  interests.  Mr.  Willis  as  president  is  bringing  the 
Supply  Association  into  national  prominence  and  is  becoming  recognized  as  one 
of  the  foremost  representatives  of  his  line  of  trade  in  the  middle  west.  He 
is  vice  president  of  Best  Brothers  Keene's  Cement  Company,  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
and  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Peerless  White  Lime  Company,  St.  Louis, 
Missouri. 

In  1891,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Willis  was  married  to  Miss  Letha  Tindel  and 
they  have  one  son,  Barnard.  Mr.  Willis  belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club  and 
finds  his  chief  recreation  in  travel  and  athletics,  but  that  he  is  preeminently  a 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  181 

business  man  is  indicated  by  his  activity  in  the  Business  Men's  League,  the  Citi- 
zens Industrial  Association  and  the  Traffic  Club,  the  St.  Louis  Railway  Club, 
and  the  Manufacturers  Association.  Tireless  energy,  keen  perception  and  a 
genius  for  devising  and  planning  the  right  things  at  the  right  time  are  some 
of  the  elements  which  have  constituted  his  success,  enabling  him  to  make  rapid 
and  substantial  advancement  in  the  business  world. 


JUDGE  CHARLES  CLELLAND  BLAND. 

The  Bland  family  of  which  Judge  Charles  C.  Bland  is  a  representative  is 
of  English  origin  and  was  planted  on  American  soil  in  Virginia  during  the 
colonial  epoch  in  the  history  of  this  country.  In  1776  Richard  Bland,  of  the 
Virginia  colony,  published  an  "Inquiry  mto  the  Rights  of  the  British  Colonies." 
He  was  elected  a  delegate  to  congress  in  1774  and  died  four  years  later,  but 
left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  history  of  Virginia  in  its  forma- 
tive period.  The  name  of  Bland  has  frequently  figured  prominently  in  the  na- 
tion's annals.  Stoughton  E.  and  Margaret  (Nail)  Bland,  parents  of  Judge 
Bland,  were  representatives  of  two  old  Kentucky  families,  the  former  born  on 
what  became  the  home  of  ex-Governor  Proctor  Knott  of  that  state.  Their  son, 
the  late  Hon.  Richard  P.  Bland,  was  a  candidate  for  presidential  honors  at  the 
Chicago  convention  of   1896. 

Judge  Bland,  coming  of  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished,  has  added 
new  laurels  to  the  family  name  as  a  lawyer  and  jurist.  He  was  born  in  Hart- 
ford. Ohio  county,  Kentucky,  February  9,  1837,  and  on  the  death  of  his  parents 
came  to  Arcadia,  Missouri,  in  1850,  with  his  uncle,  G.  B.  Nownall,  and  pursued 
an  academic  education  in  that  place.  His  early  professional  service  was  de- 
voted to  educational  interests  as  a  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Missouri  and  Mis- 
sissippi, and  while  thus  engaged  his  leisure  hours  were  spent  in  mastering  the 
principles  of  jurisprudence  through  private  reading.  In  i860  he  successfully 
passed  an  examination  before  Judge  James  H.  JNIcBride  of  the  circuit  court  of 
Dent  county,  Missouri,  and  entered  at  once  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
but  had  scarcely  time  to  gain  recognition  as  a  lawyer  when  the  Civil  war  was 
inaugurated. 

Judge  Bland  stood  as  a  stalwart  defender  of  Union  supremacy.  He  had 
been  a  student  of  the  great  questions  which  were  to  bring  the  two  opposing 
forces  into  armed  conflict  and,  although  of  southern  birth,  became  a  stanch  ad- 
vocate of  the  Union,  manifesting  his  loyalty  by  active  service  at  the  front  after 
the  inauguration  of  hostilities.  He  joined  the  army  as  a  private  of  Company 
D,  Thirty-second  Regiment  of  Missouri  Infantry,  and  was  elected  captain  of 
his  company,  with  which  rank  he  served  throughout  the  war.  He  was  with 
General  Sherman  and  General  Blair  at  Chickasaw  Bayou  and  Arkansas  Post. 
He  afterward  participated  in  the  sieges  of  Vicksburg  and  of  Jackson,  Missis- 
sippi, and  of  Atlanta,  Georgia,  taking  part  in  the  battles  of  Brandon,  Lookout 
Alountain,  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Ezra  Church,  Jonesboro  and  others  of  lesser 
importance.  He  commanded  his  company  in  at  least  one-half  of  the  engage- 
ments in  which  Sherman's  army  participated  in  its  progress  from  Chattanooga 
to  Atlanta,  and  after  the  capitulation  of  that  city  the  Thirty-second  Alissouri 
Infantry  was  consolidated  with  the  Twenty-first  Regiment.  He  was  mustered 
out  after  the  consolidation. 

When  the  w^ar  was  over  Judge  Bland  located  for  practice  at  Rolla,  Mis- 
souri, where  he  was  in  partnership  with  his  brother,  Richard  Bland,  from  1866 
until  1868,  in  which  year  the  brother  removed  to  Lebanon,  Missouri.  As  the 
years  passed  Judge  Bland  gradually  gained  renown  based  upon  a  thorough  and 
comprehensive  understanding  of  the  law  and  accuracy  in  the  application  of  its 
principles.     The  ability  which  he  displayed  as  an  advocate  in  the  courts  led  to 


1S2  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  election  to  the  circuit  court  bench  in  1880,  followed  by  a  reelection  in  i 
and  1892.  During  his  twelve  years'  faithful  service  as  circuit  judge  few  ap- 
peals were  taken  from  his  decisions  and  his  fairness  and  impartiality  none 
seriously  questioned.  In  fact,  he  received  public  endorsement  of  his  service  on 
the  circuit  bench  in  an  election  as  associate  judge  of  the  St.  Louis  court  of  ap- 
peals. It  is  a  high  tribute  to  his  sterling  worth  that  none  of  his  decisions  have 
ever  aroused  a  feeling  of  personal  antagonism,  his  honesty,  his  solid  judicial 
qualities  and  his  remarkable  industry  and  executive  force  being  recognized  by 
all.  He  is  a  man  of  well  balanced  intellect,  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  law 
and  practice,  and  possesses,  too,  a  comprehensive  general  information  which 
enables  him  to  understand  the  complexity  of  human  interests  and  the  motive 
springs  of  human  conduct.  In  the  court  of  appeals  he  is  making  a  record  which 
places  him  with  the  distinguished  jurists  who  have  sat  upon  that  bench  and,  as 
a  contemporary  biographer  has  expressed  it,  "his  opinions  have  been  as  note- 
worthv  for  the  honesty  as  for  the  ability  that  he  has  put  into  them." 

On  the  25th  of  September,  1865,  Mr.  Bland  was  married  to  Miss  Luticia 
Goodykoontze,  who  died  December  24,  1869,  leaving  a  daughter,  Vivian,  who 
was  born  April  16,  1867,  and  passed  away  January  19,  1872.  On  the  25th  of 
I\Iay,  1871.  Judge  Bland  wedded  Hattie  B.  Keene,  whose  death  occurred  April 
2,  1888.  Their  children  were :  Thomas  C,  who  was  born  April  27,  1873,  and 
died  September  30,  1895  ;  Richard  E.,  who  was  born  November  29,  1874,  and 
died  September  16,  1897;  Harry  O.,  born  October  8,  1877;  Charles  P.,  born 
May  II,  1880;  lone,  September  14,  1883;  Joseph  R.,  October  22,  1885;  and 
George  R.,  April  2,  1888.  On  the  25th  of  April,  1889,  Judge  Bland  married 
^lary  Goodykoontze,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife,  and  their  son,  Clark  B.,  was  born 
August  21,   1890. 

Judge  Bland  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Legion  and  has  long  been  promi- 
nent in  ^lasonic  circles.  He  enjoys  association  with  observant,  thinking  men, 
and  the  delights  of  literature  have  long  been  his.  He  has  gained  an  enviable 
and  well  merited  fame  in  his  profession.  Of  stern  integrity  and  honesty  of 
purpose,  despising  all  unworthv  or  questionable  means  to  secure  success  in 
any  imdertaking  or  for  any  purpose  or  to  promote  his  own  advancement '  in 
any  direction,  whether  political  or  otherwise,  not  even  the  tongue  of  calumny 
has  ever  uttered  a  word  to  the  contrary.  The  faithful  use  of  his  native  talents 
has  worked  out  to  a  logical  conclusion  and  he  has  wrought  along  the  line  of 
the  largest  public  good. 


ROBERT  McCULLOCH. 

Robert  McCulloch,  president  and  general  manager  of  the  L"'^nited  Railway 
Company  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Missouri,  September  15,  1841,  and  is  a  rep- 
resentative of  old  Virginia  families.  His  father  was  Roderick  Douglas  Mc- 
Culloch, of  Amherst  county,  Virginia,  and  his  mother,  Elizabeth  McClanahan 
CNash)  McCulloch,  a  native  of  Roanoke,  Virginia.  During  the  infancy  of  their 
■^on  Robert  the  parents  both  died  and  he  returned  to  the  Old  Dominion,  settling 
in  Rockbridge  county,  where  he  mastered  the  elementary  branches  of  learning 
as  a  pupil  in  private  schools.  Subsequently  he  attended  the  Virginia  Military 
Institute  and  was  given  his  diploma  of  graduation  after  the  close  of  the 
Civil  war. 

At  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  he  put  aside  his  text-books  and  on  the  19th 
of  April.  t86t,  joined  the  Confederate  army  as  drill  master.  He  afterward 
enlisted  for  active  duty  at  the  front  as  a  private,  but  was  promoted  successively 
to  the  rank  of  lieutenant,  of  adjutant  and  then  to  captain  of  Company  B  of 
the  Eighteenth  Virginia  Infantry,  which  was  a  part  of  Garnett's  Brigade,  Pick- 
ett's Division,  of  the  Army  of  Northern  Virginia.     He  thus  served  under  the 


ROBERT  Mcculloch 


lS-1  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

gallant  Pickett,  who  won  undying-  fame  at  Gettysburg  and  who  perhaps  had 
the  personal  love  and  respect  of  his  soldiers  more  than  any  other  Confederate 
leader.  Captain  ]\IcCulloch  was  wounded  at  First  Manassas,  again  at  Second 
^lanassas.  also  in  the  seven  days'  battle  in  the  vicinity  of  Richmond,  and  twice 
at  Gettvsburg  in  Pickett's  charge.  Xo  American  citizen  of  the  north  or  of  the 
south  can  ever  hear  or  read  the  story  of  that  charge  without  being  thrilled 
bv  the  braverv  of  men  who  in  the  face  of  the  bullets'  fire — to  the  very  mouth 
of  the  enemv's  guns — left  their  dead  and  dying  almost  as  thickly  strewn  over 
the  field  as  was  the  wheat  over  which  they  trod.  It  was  on  the  3d  of  July, 
1863.  that  ]\Ir.  McCulloch.  being  wounded,  was  reported  among  the  dead.  He 
was  taken  prisoner,  was  afterward  exchanged  and  remained  on  active  duty  until 
the  surrender  in  April,   1865. 

Returning  home  to  take  up  the  pursuits  of  peace,  Air.  McCulloch  remained 
a  resident  of  A'irginia  until  January,  1869,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and 
soon  afterward  procured  employment  in  a  minor  position  with  the  Bellefontaine 
Railwav  Company.  It  was  his  initial  step  in  a  business  career  that  has  con- 
tinuallv  broadened  in  its  responsibilities  and  in  its  successes.  He  has  been 
uninterruptedlv  connected  with  street  railway  interests  since  that  time  and  has 
been  associated  with  every  department  of  the  service.  He  has  seen  the  horse- 
car  svstem  superseded  by  the  cable  and  that  in  turn  by  electric  motor  power,  and 
has  been  a  factor  in  that  progressive  move  which  has  brought  street  railway 
service  up  to  its  present  perfect  condition.  He  was  for  several  years  general 
manager  of  the  Chicago  City  Railway  Company  and  in  1904  returned  to  St. 
Louis,  becoming  director,  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  United 
Railways  Company  of  this  city  and  then  president.  His  ready  adaptability  in 
business,  his  clear  comprehension  of  possibilities,  his  outlook  beyond  the  ex- 
igencies of  the  moment  to  the  opportunities  of  the  future,  his  habits  of  systematic 
labor  and  of  clear  thought  all  combine  to  make  him  one  of  the  best  known  and 
most  competent  street  railway  managers  of  the  country. 

During  the  interval  following  his  return  from  the  war  and  his  removal  to 
St.  Louis.  Air.  AlcCulloch  was  married  in  Rockbridge  county,  Virginia,  to  Miss 
Emma  Paxton,  on  the  i8th  of  June,  1868.  The  household  now  includes  three 
children,  Richard,  Roberta  and  Grace.  In  Alasonry  Mr.  McCulloch  has  at- 
tained the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  is  also  identified  with  the 
Knight  Templar  commandery  and  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  has  been  honored 
with  official  preferment,  being  an  ex-grand  commander  of  Missouri.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis,  the  Alercantile  and  Racquet  Clubs,  Sons  of  the  Revo- 
lution and  Colonial  Wars,  and  his  political  belief  is  that  of  the  democracy, 
while  his  religious  ideas  are  in  harmony  with  the  Protestant  faith.  An  analyza- 
tion  of  his  life  work  shows  a  ready  adaptability,  a  thoroughness  in  purpose  and 
a  persistency  in  carrying  out  plans  that  constitute  the  salient  elements  in  his 
rise  in  the  business  world. 


ARTHUR  W.  LAAIBERT. 

Arthur  W.  Lambert  is  now  treasurer  of  the  Lambert  Pharmacal  Company, 
with  which  he  has  been  connected  continuously  since  coming  to  St.  Louis  in 
1887,  while  since  1895  he  has  occupied  his  present  position.  He  was  born  in 
Alexandria,  X'irginia,  May  18.  1867,  and  is  a  son  of  William  H.  and  Laura 
C Steer)  Lambert.  His  father  devoted  his  life  to  the  banking  business  and  was 
president  of  the  Citizens  National  IJank  of  Alexandria.  The  family  is  of  Eng- 
lish lineage,  anrl  when  re)jrcsentatives  of  the  name  came  to  America  they  settled 
in  Maryland,  while  later  the  family  was  founded  in  Alexandria,  Virginia,  where 
they  had  been  known  for  three  generations.  They  are  descendants  of  John 
Lambert,  who  was  the  commander-in-chief  of  Cromwell's  army.  The  sons  of 
the  present  generation   are  grand   ncijliews  of  I'cnjamin   Higden,  of  the  city  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    UiTY.  185 

Philadelphia,  who  was  a  member  of  the  Revolutionary  congress  from  1777  until 

1779- 

Arthur  \\  .  Lambert  attended  school  in  his  native  city  to  the  age  of  sixteen 

years  and  then  became  connected  with  the  banking  business  in  Alexandria, 
Virginia,  where  he  remained  until  his  removal  to  St.  Louis  in  1880.  Here  he 
entered  the  employ  of  the  present  company  in  a  clerical  capacity  and  eventually 
was  promoted  to  the  position  of  chemist  and  treasurer.  He  is  thus  active  in  the 
control  of  the  enterprise,  which  is  an  important  commercial  concern  of  the 
city,  and,  moreover,  has  directed  his  efforts  to  other  fields  of  labor,  being  now 
widely  known  in  business  circles.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust 
Company,  a  director  of  the  Grand  Avenue  Bank,  a  director  of  the  Lambert 
Deacon  Hull  Printing  Compan}-,  a  director  of  the  Kansas  City  Home  Telephone 
Company,  a  director  of  the  Detroit  Home  Telephone  Company  and  a  trustee 
of  the  Lambert  estate.  His  varied  interests  claim  from  him  the  services  of  a 
capable  man  of  keen  discrimination,  and  what  he  has  accomplished  represents 
the  tit  utilization  of  his  innate  talents  and  powers.  His  ability  has  developed 
through  the  exercise  of  his  native  talents,  and  as  the  years  have  gone  by  dif- 
ficult business  problems  have  become  easy  of  solution  for  him,  while  in  the  control 
of  important  interests  he  displays  keen  sagacity  that  looks  beyond  the  exigencies 
of  the  moment  to  the  possibilities  of  the   future. 

In  November,  1889,  In  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Lambert  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Virginia  Webb,  of  this  city,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  William  Webb,  who  was 
a  very  prominent  physician  here.  They  have  four  children :  Arthur  W .,  who 
is  attending-  Washington  University;  William  H.,  attending  Culver  Military 
Academy  at  Maxincuckee,  Indiana ;  Samuel  B.,  at  home ;  and  Mary  Webb,  who 
is  a  student  in  Mary  Institute. 

The  family  attend  the  Grand  Avenue  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  Mr. 
Lambert  is  a  member.  He  also  belongs  to  the  blue  lodge  of  Masons  and  is  a 
prominent  and  welcome  figure  in  several  of  the  leading  clubs  of  the  city,  in- 
cluding the  Noonday,  Mercantile,  St.  Louis  and  Missouri  Athletic.  Coming  to 
St.  Louis  as  a  young  man  of  twenty-three  years,  he  has  found  in  its  business 
conditions  the  opportunities  which  he  sought,  and  through  their  improvement 
has  reached  a  prominent  position  in  the  business  world,  wdth  interests  that  re- 
turn  him   a   most   gratifvins'  annual   income. 


HENRY  I.  D'ARCY 


Henry  I.  D'Arcy  was  a  representative  of  the  bar  of  St.  Louis.  He  was 
born  at  Port  Arlington,  Ireland,  in  1846,  and  was  educated  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  country,  graduating  at  the  age  of  twenty-four  from  Trinity  College 
in  Dublin.  He  came  to  America  about  this  time  and  made  his  way  to  St. 
Louis,  where  he  turned  his  education  to  account  by  acting-  as  professor  of  Latin 
and  Greek  in  the  Christian  Brothers  College  for  two  years.  Desiring,  however, 
to  make  the  practice  of  law  his  profession,  he  attended  the  St.  Louis  Law 
School,  where  he  completed  his  course  in  six  months  and  was  admitted  to  the 
bar.  He  was  recognized  as  a  lawyer  of  ability  and  as  a  student  of  the  principles 
of  law.  He  was  cogent  in  his  reasoning,  clear  in  his  deductions  and  seldom 
at  fault  in  the  application  of  a  legal  principle.  His  ability  was  recognized  by 
his  colleagues  and  contemporaries,  and  the  general  public  regarded  him  as  a 
strong  advocate  and  wise  counselor. 

Mr.  D'Arcy  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  1872  to  Miss  Hattie  L.  Cheever,  a 
native  of  this  city  and  a  daughter  of  Joshua  Cheever,  who  for  many  years  was 
a  prominent  resident  here.  j\Ir.  Cheever  came  to  St.  Louis  from  Boston  when 
nineteen  years  of  age  and  was  actively  connected  with  river  navigation,  owning 


186  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  ijreat  number  of  steamboats.  He  continued  actively  and  successfully  in  that 
business  for  a  number  of  years,  and  afterward  became  closely  associated  with 
mercantile  interests,  first  organizing-  Warne-Cheever  &  Company,  and  afterward 
the  firm  of  Cheever  &  Birch  Hardware  Company,  which  was  the  leading  hard- 
ware house  of  those  days  and  controlled  an  extensive  trade  reaching  over  many 
sections  of  the  west.  He  was  regarded  as  an  authority  on  matters  of  trade 
interest  and  was  in  close  touch  with  the  important  business  matters  of  the  city. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Home  Guards  during  the  war  and  was  always  in- 
terested in  public  matters.  In  addition  to  his  other  business  interests  he  was 
interested  in  bank  matters,  and  in  connection  with  Mr.  Edgar  established  the 
Continental  Bank.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Provident  Associa- 
tion and  took  an  active  and  helpful  part  in  its  work.  He  also  was  interested 
in  organizing  the  Unitarian  church  and  was  connected  with  the  Independent 
Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  His  life  was  characterized  by  many  good  deeds  that 
endeared  his  memory  to  all  who  knew  him.  He  married  Miss  Susan  Ann 
Simpson,  who  was  a  native  of  Kentucky,  but  was  at  that  time  a  resident  of 
St.  Louis.  They  had  two  children,  ]\Irs.  D'Arcy  and  Ammi  B.  Cheever.  The 
father  died  in  California  in  1877.  St.  Louis  still  bears  the  impress  of  his 
individuality. 

^Ir.  and  ~\Irs.  D'Arcy  had  eight  children,  of  whom  five  are  yet  living: 
^^"illianl  C,  who  is  engaged  in  the  advertising  business ;  Edward,  a  lawyer ; 
Susan,  the  wife  of  A.  H.  Roudebush ;  Maud  and  John.  The  husband  and 
father  died  in  1888.  He  was  a  public-spirited  citizen  and  interested  in  what- 
ever pertained  to  the  welfare  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  known  among  his  friends 
as  a  student  of  the  classics  and  as  a  man  of  general  culture  and  wide  learning. 
He  was  one  of  the  best  after-dinner  speakers  of  the  city  and  enjoyed,  to  the 
fullest  extent,  the  friendship,  admiration  and  respect  of  men  of  learning  and 
abilitv. 


RICHARD  JORDAN  COMPTON. 

St.  Louis  has  drawn  its  population  from  every  state  in  the  Union  and  from 
almost  every  country  on  the  face  of  the  globe.  Among  those  who  claimed 
Xew  York  as  the  place  of  their  nativity  was  Richard  Jordan  Compton,  who 
was  born  November  9,  1833,  and  became  a  resident  of  this  city  when  it  was 
just  emerging  from  villagehood  and  foreshadowing  in  its  increased  business 
activity  the  metropolitan  growth  of  the  future.  He  was  then  a  young  man 
of  twenty-one  years.  His  bo3-hood  and  youth  had  been  passed  in  the  east  as 
a  member  of  his  father's  household.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Compton,  a  native 
of  Rochester,  England,  who  after  coming  to  America  lived  and  died  in  Buf- 
falo, New  York.  The  mother,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Ann  Jordan,  was 
also  a  native  of  Rochester,  England. 

Richard  Jordan  Compton  was  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  Buf- 
falo for  his  educational  privileges  and  he  remained  in  his  native  city  until  he 
attained  his  majority,  when,  thinking  that  the  business  opportunities  of  the 
growing  west  were  superior  to  those  of  the  older  east,  he  made  his  way  to 
.St.  Louis  and  here  engaged  in  the  lithographing  and  engraving  business.  With 
the  growth  of  the  city  and  as  a  result  of  his  enterprising  efforts  and  progressive 
'spirit,  his  business  developed  until  it  assumed  extensive  and  profitable  propor- 
tions. It  is  today  one  of  the  oldest  established  industrial  concerns  of  the  city, 
being  still  carried  on  by  his  sons,  who  are  worthy  successors  of  their  father 
in  this  line  of  activity. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Compton  served  as  major  in  the  militia 
and  was  one  of  the  home  guards.  The  growth  and  development  of  St.  Louis 
was  a  matter  of  intense  interest  to  him.  prompting  his  earnest  cooperation  and 
helpful    labors.      He   was    one   of   the   first   men   to   promote   and   organize   the 


R.   J.    COMPTON 


188  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

\'eiled  Prophets  Association,  which  holds  its  annual  festival  each  fall  and  has 
gained  wide  distinction  as  one  of  the  largest  and  best  enterprises  of  this  char- 
acter ever  held  anvwhere.  He  was  also  one  of  the  first  promoters  of  the  Louis- 
iana Purchase  Exposition  and  in  fact  no  project  for  the  benefit  of  St.  Louis 
nor  the  promotion  of  its  growth  in  material,  intellectual,  social  and  moral  Hues 
failed  to  elicit  his  hearty  support  and  substantial  aid. 

Mr.  Compton  was  married  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  to  Miss  Ella  Louise 
Cleveland,  a  relative  of  ex-President  Cleveland,  and  they  became  the  parents 
of  eight  children,  of  whom  two  died  in  infancy.  Those  still  living  are  Mrs. 
Lillian  Long,  P.  Cleveland,  Richard  J.,  Jr.,  George  B.,  Paul  and  Mrs.  Mildred 
E.  \\'oods.     There  are  also  fourteen  grandchildren  and  five  great-grandchildren. 

Mr.  Compton  built  a  fine  residence  on  Washington  boulevard,  where  the 
familv  still  reside,  and  there  he  passed  away  in  May,  1899.  He  attained  high 
rank  in  ^lasonry,  taking  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  and  he 
belonged  also  to  the  old  Germania  Club  and  to  the  Mercantile  Club.  His  polit- 
ical support  was  unswervingly  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  was  senior 
warden  of  St.  Peter's  Episcopal  church  for  ten  years.  He  seemed  cognizant  of 
the  various  forces  which  enter  into  municipal  progress  and  in  all  was  helpfully 
interested,  while  through  all  his  life  the  motive  power  of  his  activity  was 
found  in  commendable  principles  and  a  firm  belief  that  progress  and  not  retro- 
gression is  indicative  of  the  world's  pace. 


HEXRY  SAMUEL  PRIEST. 

Henry  Samuel  Priest,  a  member  of  the  Missouri  bar  since  1873  and  a  prac- 
titioner at  St.  Louis  since  1881,  was  born  in  Ralls  county,  this  state,  February 
7,  1853,  a  son  of  Thomas  J.  and  Amelia  E.  (Brown)  Priest,  natives  of  Virginia 
and  Kentucky  respectively.  The  family  comes  of  the  same  ancestry  as  General 
Samuel  Houston,  liberator  of  and  president  of  the  Republic  of  Texas.  The 
acquirement  of  his  early  education  was  followed  by  stucly  in  Westminster  Col- 
lege at  Fulton,  ^Missouri,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1872. 
He  prepared  for  the  practice  of  law  at  Taylorsville,  Kentucky,  with  Major  M. 
E.  Houston  as  his  preceptor,  and  later  continued  his  reading  at  Hannibal,  Mis- 
souri, in  the  ofifice  of  Judge  James  Carr,  who  was  then  general  attorney  for  the 
Hannibal  &  St.  Joseph  Railroad  Company.  Following  his  admission  to  the  bar 
at  Hannibal  in  the  spring  of  1873,  after  examination  by  Judge  J.  T.  Redd,  Mr. 
Priest  located  for  practice  in  ]\Ioberly,  Missouri,  where  his  devotion  to  his  cli- 
ents' interests  and  the  ability  which  he  displayed  in  handling  intricate  legal  prob- 
lems soon  gained  him  a  large  patronage.  Not  long  after  his  arrival  in  Moberly  he 
was  elected  city  attorney  and  for  two  years  acceptably  filled  that  position,  dis- 
charging his  duties  without  fear  or  failure  and  winning  high  encomiums  from  all 
fair-minded  citizens,  whose  influence  is  found  on  the  side  of  law  and  order. 

Following  his  appointment  as  assistant  attorney  for  the  Missouri  Pacific 
Railroad  Company,  he  represented  that  corporation  in  numerous  important  cases 
in  the  courts  of  St.  Louis  and  elsewhere  between  October,  1881,  and  December, 
1883.  At  the  latter  date  he  was  apjxjinted  attorney  for  the  Wabash,  St.  Louis 
&  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  now  the  Wabash  system,  and  rendered  capable 
service  in  that  capacity  for  seven  years,  or  until  appointed  general  attorney  for 
the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad,  December  i,  1890.  He  had  become  associated 
with  this  corporation  in  a  legal  capacity  upon  his  removal  to  St.  Louis  and  con- 
tinued as  general  attorney  until  1894,  when  he  resigned  to  accept  the  appoint- 
ment of  President  Cleveland  as  judge  of  the  United  States  district  court,  suc- 
ceeding Judge  Thayer,  who  had  been  elevated  to  the  United  States  circuit 
bench.  ^Ir.  Priest  remained  upon  the  bench,  however,  only  a  year  and  then  re- 
sumeri  the  private  practice  of  law  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Boyle,  Priest  & 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  189 

Lehman.  Judge  Priest  possesses  a  mind  of  singular  precision  and  power.  It  is 
in  a  marked  degree  a  judicial  mind,  capable  of  the  impartial  view  of  both  sides 
of  a  question  and  of  arriving  at  a  just  conclusion.  In  his  practice  he  has  been* 
absolutely  fair,  never  indulging  in  artifice  or  concealment,  never  dealing  in  in- 
direct methods,  but  winning  his  victories,  which  have  been  many,  and  suffering  ■ 
his  defeats,  which  have  been  few,  in  the  open  field,  face  to  face  with  his  foe.  He 
has  achieved  distinction  and  he  deserves  it.  Calm,  dignified  and  self-controlled, 
he  gives  to  his  clients  the  service  of  great  talent,  unwearied  industry  and  rare 
learning,  yet  he  never  forgets  that  there  are  certain  things  due  to  the  court, 
to  his  own  self-respect,  and,  above  all,  to  justice  and  a  righteous  administration 
of  the  law,  which  neither  the  zeal  of  an  advocate  nor  the  pleasure  of  success 
permits  him  to  disregard. 

On  the  9th  of  November,  1876,  Judge  Priest  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Henrietta  King  Parsell,  of  Webster  Grove,  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  a  daugh- 
ter of  George  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Wright)  Parsell,  of  Portland,  Maine.  Their 
children  are:  George  T.,  Grace  E.,  Jeannette  B.,  and  Wells  Blodgett  Priest. 
The  position  of  the  family  in  social  circles  is  one  of  prominence  and  Judge  Priest 
is  a  welcome  member  at  the  Mercantile,  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  Country,  Log 
Cabin  and  Racquet  Clubs.  He  finds  pleasure  in  discussion  with  observant, 
thinking  men,  and  the  delights  of  literature  are  familiar  to  him.  That  he  occu- 
pies a  prominent  position  in  professional  circles  is  indicated  by  the  fact  of  his 
unanimous  election  to  the  presidencv  of  the  ^Missouri  State  Bar  Association. 
He  is  an  able,  faithful  and  conscientious  minister  in  the  temple  of  justice  and  in 
private  life  has  become  endeared  to  all  who  know  him  by  the  simple  nobility  of 
his  character. 


WILLIAM  H.  FRANTZ. 

William  H.  Frantz.  a  prominent  and  enterprising  general  contractor  of  the 
west  side,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  on  July  2,  1853.  His  parents  were  Peter 
and  Rosena  (Wey)  Frantz,  the  former  a  native  of  Alsace-Lorraine  and  the  lat- 
ter of  Baden,  Germany.  They  came  to  America  before  they  were  married  and 
here  Peter  Frantz  followed  his' occupation  of  a  tanner,  continuing  in  this  business, 
in  which  he  was  both  skillful  and  successful,  until  his  death  in  1894.  He  sur- 
vived his  wife  for  twenty-four  years.  Beside  William  H.  Frantz  the  parents  had 
the  following  children:  Caroline,  widow  of  Eli  Miller,  of  Kansas  City;  Chris- 
topher A.,  a  mechanic  of  St.  Louis;  Louisa,  who  is  survived  by  her  husband, 
Thomas  Kavanaugh ;  Amelia,  wife  of  Charles  jModer ;  and  Lena  Mary,  deceased. 

At  the  usual  age  William  H.  Frantz  attended  the  public  schools  in  Cincin- 
nati, Ohio.  Upon  completing  his  education  he  repaired  to  St.  Louis,  being  then 
but  seventeen  years  of  age,  and  engaged  in  the  occupation  of  stair-building 
with  his  brother.  He  learned  the  trade  and  continued  to  work  as  a  journeyman 
for  the  succeeding  five  years.  Being  a  skilled  mechanic  and  familiar  with  every 
phase  of  carpentering  and  stair-building  and  ambitious  to  establish  himself  in- 
dependently in  life,  he  began  contracting  in  1892.  During  the  twenty  years  he 
was  engaged  in  stair-building  he  had  purchased  a  lot  of  ground,  on  which  he 
built  his  first  house.  Fie  then  gave  up  stair-building  and  devoted  his  time  to 
the  construction  of  dwelling  houses,  which  he  afterward  oft"ered  for  sale.  Since 
commencing  business  he  has  erected  and  disposed  of  seven  hundred  and  fifty 
residences  in  the  west  end  of  the  city.  He  engages  only  in  the  construction  of 
first  class  houses  and  has  won  a  wide  reputation  for  doing  excellent  work. 

In  1877  ^Ii"-  Frantz  wedded  Miss  Wilhelmina  Durr,  a  native  of  Franklin 
county  and  a  daughter  of  Michael  and  Catherine  (Conrad)  Durr.  who  were  na- 
tives of  Germanv  and  emigrated  to  America  prior  to  the  war  of  i860,  locating  in 
St.  Louis,  at  which  time  it  was  little  more  than  a  village.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frantz 


190  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

have  four  children :  Lorena,  AMlHam  A.,  Alinnie  Rosena  and  Lewis  M.  The  last 
named  was  married  November  28,  1906,  to  Miss  Charlotte  Patten,  a  daughter  of 
Dr.  F.  A\'.  and  ^Margaret  Patten,  and  they  now  have  one  daughter,  Louise  Wane- 
ford  Frantz. 

2\Ir.  Frantz  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party.  Although  he 
is  not  an  active  politician  he  uses  his  vote  and  influence  during  campaigns  to  se- 
cure the  election  of  the  candidates  of  his  party. 


\'ERY  RE\'.  M.  S.  RYAN,  CM.,  D.D.,  Ph.D. 

A'ery  Rev.  ]\I.  S.  Ryan,  CM.,  D.D.,  Ph.D.,  the  president  of  Kenrick  Semi- 
nary, and  one  of  the  leading  representatives  of  the  Catholic  ministry  in  the  mid- 
dle west,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  December  22,  1875.  He  was  edu- 
cated at  St.  Clary's  Seminary,  in  Perryville,  Missouri,  and  the  Dominican  Uni- 
versity in  Rome.  Preparing  for  the  priesthood,  he  took  holy  orders  December 
17.  1898.  and  has  since  devoted  his  time  and  energies  to  teaching  in  Catholic 
schools.  He  was  professor  of  theology  and  a  director  of  students  in  Kenrick 
Seminary  from  1899  until  1903  and  in  the  latter  year  became  president  of  the 
St.  Louis  Diocesan  Seminary  of  New  Orleans,  where  he  continued  until  1906. 
In  September  of  the  latter  year  he  assumed  the  office  of  president  of  Kenrick 
Seminary  and  is  doing  excellent  work  in  this  institution. 

It  will  be  interesting  in  this  connection  to  know  something  of  the  history  of 
this  school,  which  is  the  outgrowth  of  St.  Vincent's  Seminary  at  Cape  Girardeau, 
Missouri,  and  St.  Mary's  Seminary  at  the  Barrens,  Perryville,  Missouri. 

"Tn  the  spring  of  1818,  the  Very  Rev.  Felix  De  Andreis,  founder  of  the  con- 
gregation of  the  Mission  in  the  United  States,  according  to  the  request  of  Bishop 
Dubourg  and  the  earnest  prayer  of  the  Catholic  colony  in  Perry  county,  Missouri, 
consented  to  open  St.  !AIary's  Seminar}-.  Rev.  Joseph  Rosati,  CM.,  was  the 
first  president  of  St.  ]\Iary's.  Associated  with  him  in  the  opening  and  early 
days  of  the  seminary  were  the  Vincentian  Fathers  Dahmen,  Caretti,  Ferrari  and 
Cellini.  Great  poverty  and  privation  attended  its  beginnings,  but  the  heroic 
spirit  and  zeal  that  animated  its  founders  triumphed  over  every  difficulty  and  the 
Barrens  soon  became  a  beacon  light  of  ecclesiastical  learning  in  the  then  wilder- 
ness of  the  great  ^Mississippi  valley. 

Father  De  Andreis,  the  founder  of  St.  Mary's  Seminary  of  the  Barrens, 
died  in  St.  Louis,  October  15,  1820.  During  the  three  years  of  his  residence  in 
the  diocese  he  had  filled  the  office  of  vicar  general  to  Bishop  Dubourg  and  pastor 
of  the  only  church  in  St.  Louis.  His  death  was  attended  by  events  which  were 
looked  on  by  those  who  knew  and  loved  him  as  supernatural  evidences  of  his 
sanctity.  The  process  of  his  canonization  is  now  pending  before  the  Congrega- 
tion of  Rites  in  Rome.  His  remains  are  entombed  under  the  church  of  the  Bar- 
rens, whither  they  were  escorted  from  St.  Louis,  by  a  funeral  cortege  that  resem- 
bled a  triumjjhal  march.  Shortly  after  its  opening  St.  Mary's  had  eighteen  semi- 
narians and,  during  several  succeeding  years  this  number  grew  steadily  but 
slowly.  In  the  early  '30s  the  attendance  reached  thirty-five.  In  1823  Father 
Rosati  was  appointed  coadjutor  to  the  bishop  of  New  Orleans.  In  the  apostolic 
brief  of  appointment  Leo  XII  positively  ordered  him  to  accept  the  position  and 
to  enter  at  once  on  his  duties.  During  the  preceding  year  he  had  refused  the 
appointment  of  Vicar-Apostolic  of  the  Floridas.  In  1826,  on  the  division  of  the 
diocese  of  New  Orleans,  Bishop  Rosati  became  the  first  incumbent  of  the  See 
of  St.  Louis.  During  his  three  years  of  coadjutorship  he  continued  to  make  the 
seminary  his  residence.  The  Rev.  Leo  DeNekere,  CM.,  succeeded  Bishop 
Rosati  as  president,  but  while  the  latter  was  established  in  St.  Louis,  he  was  vir- 
tually the  head  of  the  seminary.  Father  DeNekere  was  a  man  of  rare  talents 
but  of  delicate  health.     The  cosmopolitan  character  of  the  establishment  over 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrV.  191 

which  he  presided  may  be  seen  from  the  fact  that  he  used  to  give  conferences 
in  English,  ItaHan,  French,  German,  Spanish  and  Flemish,  each  of  which  he 
spoke  fluently.  His  health  not  improving  in  Missouri,  Father  DeNekere  was  sent 
by  his  superiors  to  Louisiana,  and  in  1829  he  was  appointed  bishop  of  New  Or- 
leans. In  1822  there  came  to  the  Barrens  a  young  French  student  who  entered 
the  novitiate  of  the  Vincentians.  He  was  ordained  priest  the  following  year  and 
at  once  became  a  prominent  factor  in  the  seminary's  life.  His  name  was  John 
Mary  Odin.  He  was  a  most  valued  assistant  to  Father  DeXekere  and,  on  the 
latter's  retirement  in  1826,  succeeded  him  as  president  of  the  seminary.  Father 
Odin  had  as  a  fellow  novice  a  young  man  of  American  birth  named  John  Timon. 
The  two  became  warm  friends  in  the  novitiate  and  afterwards  for  twenty  years 
they  were  most  intimately  associated  in  working  for  the  glory  of  God  and  the 
salvation  of  souls,  as  professors  in  the  seminary  and  as  missionaries  in  Missouri. 
Arkansas  and  Texas.  From  1826  to  1830,  Fathers  Odin,  Timon  and  Paquin 
were  the  only  priests  at  the  Barrens.  In  the  latter  year  Father  Tornatore  ar- 
rived from  Italy  and  was  added  to  the  faculty.  The  weekly  recreation  day  and 
Saturdav  and  Sunday  were  devoted  to  missionary  work  among  the  people  of 
the  surrounding  country.  Fathers  Odin  and  Timon,  each  taking  a  seminarian 
as  a  companion,  were  accustomed  to  set  out  on  Saturday  to  some  settlement 
many  miles  distant,  where  the  priest  heard  confessions  and  administered  the 
sacraments  Saturday  night  and  Sunday,  while  the  seminarian  preached  to  the 
people  and  taught  catechism.  Father  Odin's  presidency  continued  until  1833, 
when  he  went  to  Europe  to  trv  to  secure  financial  aid  and  extra  priests  for  the 
seminary  and  the  missions  depending  on  it.  During  his  absence  Father  Timon 
acted  as  president  of  the  seminary.  Father  Odin  returned  in  1835.  As  a  result 
of  his  visit  to  Europe  Father  Timon  was  appointed  first  visitor  of  the  Vincen- 
tians in  the  United  States.  Up  to  this  time  the  country  had  merely  been  a 
mission  of  the  Italian  province.  After  Father  Timon's  appointment  as  visitor 
Father  Paquin  filled  the  office  of  president  of  the  seminary  until  1843.  -^^ 
early  as  1823  a  collegiate  department  was  opened  at  the  Barrens.  This  was  con- 
sidered a  necessary  step  for  the  financial  support  of  the  institution  and  there  was 
a  strong  popular  demand  for  it.  The  roster  of  students  soon  showed  an  attend- 
ance of  eighty  and  in  1833  the  number  was  one  hundred  and  thirty.  In  1844 
the  college  was  transferred  to  Cape  Girardeau,  and  St.  Alary's,  under  the  presi- 
dency of  Rev.  M.  Domenech.  C.AL,  was  continued  as  a  seminary,  both  prepara- 
tory and  theological.  The  latter  was  intended  only  for  the  students  of  the  con- 
gregation of  the  mission  but  a  goodly  number  of  secular  priests  and  bishops 
claim  St.  j\Iary's  as  their  alma  mater,  after  the  change  above  referred  to.  Be- 
sides the  many  drawbacks  that  poverty  imposed,  St.  Mary's  Seminary  was  ham- 
pered during  nearlv  half  a  century  by  two  heavy  contributions  it  was  compelled 
to  give  religion.  The  first  of  these  was  continuous  missionary  work  throughout 
the  entire  region  from  the  Alissouri  river  to  the  Gulf  of  Mexico,  and  westward 
as  far  as  the  Kansas  state  line  ;  the  second  was  the  loss  to  her  of  her  ablest  men, 
who  were  taken  from  her  and  compelled  to  assume  the  duties  of  the  episcopacy. 
Long  missionary  excursions  through  jNIissouri,  Arkansas  and  Texas  were  com- 
mon. Sometimes  they  lasted  for  weeks  and  sometimes  for  months,  and  the  mis- 
sionary returned  to  the  Barrens  only  to  start  off  in  another  direction  after  a 
few  days'  rest.  The  names  of  Rosati,  DeNekere,  Odin,  Timon,  Lynch.  Amat. 
Domenech  and  Ryan  form  St.  Mary's  roll  of  honor  in  the  American  hierarchy 
and  their  success  as  bishops  tells  how  much  she  lost  when  they  were  taken  from 
her.  In  1859  the  theological  seminary  for  the  education  of  secular  priests  was. 
after  many  changes  and  removals,  reestablished  at  Cape  Girardeau,  where  it  con- 
tinued until  the  opening  of  the  Kenrick  Seminary  in  1893.  Rev.  James  ]\IcGill. 
CM.,  was  president  from  1859  until  1863.  when  he  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Joseph 
Alizeri,  CM.  Rev.  Anthony  \>rrina  succeeded  Father  Alizeri  in  1868  and  was 
followed  by  Rev.  J.  W.  Hickey.  CM.,  in  1876.  Rev.  P.  McHale.  CM.,  became 
Father  Hickey's  successor  in  1884.     Then  followed  Rev.  P.  \'.  Byrne,  C  ~Sl..  in 


192  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

1S87  and  Rev.  F.  \".  Xngent.  C.iM.,  in  1889,  at  the  close  of  whose  term  hi  1893, 
the  seminary  was  transferred  to  St.  Louis.  Shortly  after  the  celebration  of  his 
Episcopal  Golden  Jubilee  in  1891,  the  Alost  Rev.  Archbishop  Kenrick  purchased 
the  property  of  the  old  Msitation  Convent  on  Cass  avenue.  The  Archbishop 
transferred  "the  property  to  the  Very  Rev.  Thomas  J-  Smith,  CM.,  visitor  of  the 
Congregation  of  the  jNIission,  to  be  held  and  used  for  seminary  purposes.  The 
work  of  renovating  the  former  convent  and  rendering-  it  fit  for  the  needs  of  a 
seminary  was  immediately  begun  and  pushed  vigorously  to  a  conclusion.  In  or- 
der to  bring  the  old  and  somewhat  dilapidated  buildings  into  keeping  with  modern 
requirements,  great  sums  of  money  were  necessary.  But  the  various  parishes  of 
the  city  responded  generously  to  the  appeals  which  at  the  suggestion  of  the 
^lost  Rev.  Archbishop  were  made  to  them.  The  work  of  preparation  was  urged 
rapidly  and  to  such  satisfaction  that  on  the  opening  day,  the  seminary,  it  was 
said,  stood  in  the  completeness  of  its  appointments,  inferior  to  no  similar  insti- 
tution in  the  country.  The  seminary  was  opened  to  the  reception  of  students 
on  the  14th  of  September,  1893.  The  formal  opening  and  dedication  did  not, 
however,  take  place  until  one  week  later,  September  21st.  The  ceremony  was 
a  memorable  one  and  argued  well  for  the  future  of  the  institution.  Spcial  inter- 
est attached  to  the  event  from  the  fact  that  on  that  occasion  Archbishop  Kain 
was  to  make  his  first  appearance  in  St.  Louis  and  greet  his  clergy  in  an  official 
manner.  During  the  past  fifteen  years  two  hundred  and  seventy  students  rep- 
resenting twenty-five  dioceses,  have  been  ordained  priests.  As  a  class  they  are 
working  zealously  and  fruitfully,  winning  souls  to  God  and  reflecting  honor  on 
their  alma  mater.  In  September,  1900,  a  day  school  for  boys  preparing  for  the 
holy  priesthood  was  opened  in  connection  with  the  larger  seminary.  At  the 
present  writing,  ]\Iay,  1908,  there  are  eighty  boys  in  attendance." 


^  CHRISTIAN  FREDERICK  GOTTLIEB  MEYER. 

To  those  familiar  with  the  history  of  Christian  Frederick  Gottlieb  Meyer  it 
would  seem  trite  to  say  that  he  has  arisen  from  an  obscure  position  to  rank 
among  the  prominent  merchants  of  the  country,  but  it  is  only  just  to  .say  in  a 
history  that  will  descend  to  future  generations  that  his  has  been  a  record  which 
any  man  might  be  proud  to  possess.  Beginning  at  the  very  bottom  round  of 
the  business  ladder,  he  steadily  climbed  upward  until  his  record  is  today  a  val- 
uable asset  in  contemporaneous  historv.  He  was  the  founder  of  the  Meyer 
Brothers  Drug  Company,  operating  extensively  in  several  cities,  with  one  of  the 
most  important  wholesale  drug  establishments  in  the  middle  west  at  St.  Louis. 
His  business  record  was  such  as  any  man  might  be  proud  to  possess,  for  it  was 
characterized  by  strict,  unswerving  industry  and  integrity,  and  by  the  faithful 
fulfillment  of  every  obligation.  He  thus  enjoyed  in  unusual  measure  the  ad- 
miration of  the  general  public  and  the  respect  and  esteem  of  his  contemporaries 
and  associates.  He  stood  ])rominent  among  the  German-American  citizens  who 
in  the  utilization  of  the  excellent  business  opportunities  offered  by  the  new 
world  attained   distinction   and  success. 

His  birth  occurred  in  the  ])rovince  of  Westphalia,  Prussia,  where  in  the 
village  of  Haldem  the  estate  of  his  ancestors  has  been  known  almost  from 
times  immemorial  as  Meyer  von  der  Ilwede.  These  manor  estates  are  required 
to  remain  intact  and  descend  to  the  eldest  son,  even  if  the  rest  of  the  children 
receive  little  or  nothing  as  a  heritage.  The  natal  day  of  Frederick  Meyer,  for  by 
that  name  he  has  always  been  known,  was  December  9.  1830,  and  when  he 
was  to  be  christened  at  the  church,  five  miles  distant,  a  four-in-hand  gala  turn- 
out was  brought  into  requisition.  He  was  only  three  years  of  age  at  the  time 
of  his  father's  death  and  was  left  an  rtrphan  by  the  demise  of  his  mother  when 
he   was   sixteen   years  of  age.      It   was   in   tlie    following  year  that  he  came  to 


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194  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

America,  as  did  many  of  his  fellow  countrymen  who  were  attracted  by  the 
storv  of  the  better  wages  paid  in  the  new  world  and  of  the  opportunities  for 
rapid  business  advancement. 

In  company  with  his  brother  William,  ]\Ir.  JMeyer  sailed  from  Bremen 
on  the  sailing-  vessel  Swanton,  Captain  Duncan  commanding,  on  the  226.  of 
September,  1847.  and  arrived  at  New  Orleans  on  the  14th  of  November,  after 
a  long  and  tedious  voyage  of  seven  and  a  half  weeks.  The  brothers  pro- 
ceeded up  the  ^Mississippi  and  Ohio  rivers  to  Cincinnati  and  started  by  canal 
boat  for  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  but  the  river  freezing  over,  they  could  not 
proceed  far  on  their  journey  in  that  way  and  were  forced  to  walk  the  remaining 
distance  over  a  bad  country  road  covered  by  mud  and  snow.  Their  choice  of 
a  destination  was  influenced  by  the  fact  that  they  had  a  sister  living  about 
eighteen  miles  south  of  Fort  Wayne.  They  traveled  on  and  when  night  over- 
took them  on  the  second  day  a  neighbor  of  their  sister  escorted  the  brothers 
through  the  forest  with  a  torchlight  of  hickory  bark.  They  reached  their  des- 
tination on  the  evening  of  December  3,  1847,  ^^''^  for  about  two  months  assisted 
their  brother-in-law  and  his  grown  sons  in  clearing  away  the  forest. 

A  momentous  day  in  the  history  of  Frederick  Meyer  was  the  14th  of 
February,  1848,  for  on  that  day  he  accompanied  his  brother-in-law  to  Fort 
W'ayne  and  after  a  day  or  two  determined  to  remain  there.  His  advent  into 
business  life  in  that  city  was  a  most  unpretentious  one.  He  made  arrangements 
to  live  with  a  dry-goods  merchant  by  the  name  of  Hill  and  was  to  do  some 
general  work  as  a  recompense  for  his  board  and  the  opportunity  of  attending 
school.  He  had  thus  pursued  his  education  for  ten  consecutive  weeks  when 
his  teacher  became  ill.  In  that  time,  however,  he  had  made  marvelous  progress 
in  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  the  English  language  and  had  nearly  finished  the 
third  reader.  It  is  said  that  after  he  had  been  in  Fort  Wayne  for  a  year  he 
could  speak  English  with  the  fluency  of  a  native  born  American.  The  un- 
daunted spirit  of  energy  and  enterprise  which  has  always  characterized  him 
was  immediately  manifest  when  he  could  no  longer  attend  school  in  his  efifort 
to  secure  other  occupation. 

From  his  early  boyhood  it  was  his  ambition  to  become  a  druggist  and  he 
now  secured  a  position  in  a  drug  store  as  an  apprentice  in  May,  1848,  when  in 
his  eighteenth  year.  It  is  said  there  are  two  indispensable  elements  to  success : 
an  objective  one — the  opportunity;  and  the  subjective  one — the  energy  to  im- 
prove the  opportunity.  The  opportunity  came  to  Mr.  Meyer  and  it  was  found 
that  he  had  the  requisite  qualities  to  utilize  it.  When  the  Asiatic  cholera  was 
epidemic  in  this  country  in  1849,  those  who  were  older  and  more  experiencd  in 
the  profession  in  the  store  in  which  he  was  employed  either  fled  from  their 
posts  of  duty  or  were  stricken  with  the  dreadful  disease,  his  principal  being 
among  the  latter,  and  following  the  death  of  his  employer  it  was  necessary 
that  Mr.  Meyer  take  charge  of  the  business.  Although  merchandising  was 
brought  to  a  standstill  in  every  other  line,  the  drug  trade  flourished,  and  Mr. 
Meyer  was  kept  busy  night  and  day  filling  prescriptions  and  dealing  out  drugs, 
his  meals  even  being  brought  to  him  at  the  store.  He  showed  that  he  had  in 
him  the  qualities  necessary  to  meet  the  situation,  and  his  fidelity,  ready  adapta- 
bility and  trustworthiness  soon  gained  him  promotion  and  in  less  than  two  weeks 
he  was  head  clerk  of  the  establishment.  In  this  connection  he  made  occasional 
trips  to  Cincinnati  to  purchase  goods,  and  in  August,  1852,  he  was  approached 
by  another  druggist  in  Fort  Wavne  with  an  oi¥er  to  become  his  partner,  and 
thus  he  associated  himself  with  Watson  Wall  under  the  firm  name  of  Wall  & 
Meyer.  The  next  month  lie  went  to  New  York  city  to  purchase  an  additional 
stock  of  goods.  A  trip  to  the  metropolis  was  far  dift'erent  at  that  time  than 
at  present,  when  in  a  few  hours  one  crosses  the  country  in  a  Pullman  palace 
car.  He  then  traveled  by  canal  to  Toledo,  by  lake  to  Buffalo,  by  rail  to  Albany 
and   thence  down   the  Hudson   river  to   New   York,  and  on  the  return  trip  he 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrV.  19o 

crossed  the  Alleghenies  partly  by  rail  and  partly  by  stage.  The  capital  of  the 
new  firm  was  quite  limited.  Mr.  Wall  had  only  been  in  business  a  short  time 
and  had  been  assisted  by  a  few  men  of  wealth  at  Fort  Wayne,  one  of  whom  was 
the  Hon.  Hugh  McCulloch,  who  was  then  president  of  the  State  Bank  of  In- 
diana and  subsequently  comptroller  of  currency  of  the  United  States  and  secre- 
tary of  the  treasury.  Mr.  Meyer  had  managed  to  save  four  hundred  and  twenty 
dollars  in  cash  and  he  borrowed  eighty  dollars  from  a  friend,  so  that  he  had 
a  capital  of  five  hundred  dollars  to  invest,  while  Mr.  Wall's  assets,  after  de- 
ducting liabilities,  were  about  six  hundred  and  twenty  dollars.  The  partnership 
was  continued  for  five  years,  on  the  expiration  of  which  period  Mr.  Meyer 
purchased  the  interest  of  Mr.  Wall,  paying  him  between  ten  and  eleven  thousand 
dollars — such  has  been  the  rapid  growth  and  success  of  the  business.  Not 
long  after  Mr.  Meyer  gave  his  l3rother,  J.  F.  W.  IMeyer,  an  interest  in  the  house 
and  the  firm  style  of  Meyer  &  Brother  was  assumed. 

Mr.  Meyer  had  been  in  business  on  his  own  account  about  two  years  when, 
in  1854,  he  wedded  Miss  Francisca  Schmidt,  who  had  come  to  America  a  year 
or  two  previously  from  the  vicinity  of  Strasburg,  Germany,  and  had  taken  up 
her  abode  at  Fort  Wayne.  Soon  after  their  marriage  Mr.  Meyer  purchased  nine 
acres  of  land  a  short  distance  from  the  corporation  limits  of  the  city  and  built 
thereon  a  residence  and  stables  that  he  might  enjoy  country  life.  He  has 
always  been  interested  in  the  production  of  flowers  and  at  his  country  home  he 
built  greenhouses  and  engaged  in  gardening,  floriculture  and  horticulture.  He 
had  hotbeds  for  market  gardening  and  had  soon  developed  a  large  nursery. 
His  business  in  that  line  grew  rapidly,  and  it  is  a  matter  of  history  that  a 
large  majority  of  the  evergreen  and  ornamental  trees  at  or  near  Fort  Wayne 
that  have  grown  to  great  size  came  from  "Glendale,"  Mr.  Meyer's  country 
home.  He  has  always  been  a  lover  of  flowers  and  is  said  to  have  imported 
the  first  specimen  of  Begonia  Rex.  He  became  so  deeply  interested  in  flori- 
culture and  horticulture  that  he  frequently  wrote  for  the  magazines  of  the 
day  upon  these  subjects. 

A  man  of  resourceful  business  ability,  ]Mr.  INIeyer  extended  his  efforts  into 
other  lines  and  undertook  no  business  interest  in  which  he  did  not  reach  success. 
In  those  days  a  German  paper  was  published  at  Fort  Wayne,  but  Mr.  Meyer 
did  not  consider  it  creditable  to  the  city  or  his  nationality  and  so  purchased 
the  paper  and  assumed  the  editorship.  He  raised  it  to  a  high  standard  of 
journalism  and  later  presented  it  to  one  whom  he  regarded  qualified  to  edit 
it  satisfactorily,  and  it  is  still  in  existence.  All  this  time  he  continued  in  the 
drug  business,  in  which  he  met  with  excellent  success,  save  that  in  1863  the 
store  was  almost  entirelv  destroyed  by  fire  and  the  loss  above  the  insurance 
amounted  to  fifteen  thousand  dollars.  JBefore  the  flames  had  been  extinguished, 
however,  Mr.  Meyer  had  leased  other  premises  and  the  next  day  started  for 
New"  York  to  buy  a  complete  stock  of  drugs  and  druggists'  sundries,  and  in  a 
short  period  the  business  was  in  good  running  condition,  and  the  trade  con- 
stantly increased  until  theirs  became  the  largest  retail  drug  house  in  the  state 
of  Indiana.  They  also  developed  an  extensive  jobbing  business,  Mr.  Meyer 
often  making  trips  to  surrounding  towns  on  horseback  or  by  carriage  to  look 
after  his  trade. 

His  success  and  ambition  prompted  him  to  reacH  out  to  other  fields,  and 
believing  that  he  might  profit  bv  the  opportunities  of  larger  cities  than  Fort 
Wayne  he  considered  both  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  as  a  place  of  location  and 
determined  upon  the  latter.  In  August,  1865,  therefore,  he  opened  a  branch 
house  in  St.  Louis,  which  at  that  time  contained  about  two  hundred  thousand 
inhabitants  and  had  twelve  wholesale  drug  houses.  The  period  following  the 
Civil  war  was  one  of  depression  in  all  lines  of  trade.  The  inflated  war  prices 
sank  daily,  but  the  safe,  conservative  business  methods  upon  which  it  was 
founded  and  the  unassailable  integrity  of  the  house  enabled  the  firm  to  grad- 
ually build  up  a  trade  until  the  St.  Louis  house  far  outranked  the  original  estab- 


196  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

lishment  at  Fort  Wayne.  Mr.  jMeyer  removed  to  St.  Louis  to  take  charge  here 
and  at  the  same  time  continued  the  active  supervision  of  the  Fort  Wayne 
store.  The  business  in  this  city  developed  until  it  exceeded  in  volume  and 
importance  that  of  all  other  drug  houses  of  St.  Louis,  and  in  fact  is  the  most 
important  establishment  of  this  character  in  the  west.  All  this,  hov^rever,  meant 
close  and  unremitting  effort.  The  company  always  adhered  to  high  standards, 
endeavoring  to  reach  an  ideal  business  in  the  character  of  its  service  to  the 
public,  in  the  quality  of  goods  handled  and  in  its  personnel  as  well.  Mr.  Meyer 
would  never  deviate  from  the  high  standard  which  he  set  up  and  in  the  end  un- 
doubtedly it  proved  one  of  the  elements  of  his  splendid  business  success.  His 
name  was  long  an  honored  one  on  commercial  paper,  and  he  was  well  known 
in  financial  circles.  He  was  a  director  of  three  different  banks,  becoming  thus 
associated  with  the  State  Bank  of  Indiana  before  he  was  thirty  years  of  age, 
while  two  banks  of  St.  Louis  made  him  a  member  of  their  directorate. 

Unto  ]Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meyer  were  born  nine  children,  seven  sons  and  two 
daughters,  but  one  died  in  infancy,  another  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  and  a 
third  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight  years.  There  still  survive  five  sons  and  a 
daughter,  and  four  of  the  sons  are  in  the  establishment  of  Meyer  Brothers 
Drug  Company,  Theodore  F.  Meyer  being  president  of  the  company ;  O.  P. 
]\Ieyer,  vice  president;  G.  J.  Meyer,  secretary;  and  A.  C.  Meyer,  assistant  sec- 
retary ;  while  C.  W^  Wall,  son  of  Mr.  Meyer's  partner,  is  treasurer ;  and  William 
Graham  is  assistant  treasurer. 

Mr.  and  Airs.  Meyer  held  membership  in  the  German  Lutheran  church 
and  contributed  in  large  measure  to  its  development  and  growth.  During  his 
last  years  Mr.  Aleyer  was  in  ill  health  and  they  traveled  quite  extensively  for 
recuperation  as  well  as  recreation.  His  death  occurred  July  12,  1905,  at 
Homburg-vor-der-Hoehe,  Germany,  and  his  remains  were  brought  back  to  St. 
Louis  on  the  2d  of  August,  being  interred  in  the  German  Evangelical  Lutheran 
cemetery  here.  It  was  fitting  that  in  the  evening  of  his  days  he  should  enjoy 
well  merited  rest,  for  his  life  through  many  vears  was  one  of  intense  activity 
and  enterprise.  Although  he  had  passed  the  Psalmist's  span  of  three  score 
years  and  ten,  his  mental  vigor  was  unimpaired  and  he  took  an  active  interest 
in  the  living  issues  and  events  of  the  day.  Surrounded  at  his  home  by  a  circle 
of  friends  who  appreciated  his  true  worth,  and  admired  and  esteemed  by  the 
citizens  of  the  community,  his  name  will  be  honored  for  many  generations 
as  that  of  one  of  the  most  enterprising  of  the  early  merchants  of  St.  Louis — a 
man  who  acted  well  his  part  and   who  lived  a  worthv  and  honorable  life. 

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PATRICK  O'DONNELL. 

Patrick  O'Donnell,  a  well  known  contractor  of  St.  Louis,  who  has  put  in 
practically  all  of  the  principal  water  mains  of  the  city  during  the  past  thirty 
years,  was  born  in  County  Mayo,  Ireland,  near  Westport,  March  5,  1852.  His 
parents,  Owen  and  Winifred  (Hester)  O'Donnell,  are  both  now  deceased.  His 
father,  grandfather  and  great-grandfather  all  bore  the  name  of  Owen,  as  does 
one  of  the  surviving  brothers  of  our  subject.  There  is  also  another  living  son 
of  the  family,  John  O'Donnell,  and  all  three  brothers  are  yet  residents  of  St. 
Louis. 

Patrick  O'Donnell  came  with  his  parents  to  America  in  1864  when  a  youth 
of  twelve  years,  the  family  home  being  established  in  St.  Louis,  where  the  father, 
who  had  followed  farming  on  the  Emerald  isle,  turned  his  attention  to  contract- 
ing. Here  he  died,  September  i,  1870,  while  his  wife  survived  until  October 
26,  1896.  Beginning  his  education  in  his  native  land,  Patrick  O'Donnell  con- 
tinued his  studies  in  St.  Louis,  and  under  the  direction  of  his  father  became 
interested   in   contracting   lines.     He  has  engaged   in  business   for  himself  as   a 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  197 

contractor  in  St.  Louis  since  187 1  and  for  thirty  years  was  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  John  O'Donnell  &  Brother,  general  contractors,  in  which  connection  he 
has  been  closely  identified  with  the  construction  of  all  of  the  principal  water 
mains  of  the  city  through  three  decades.  His  patronage  has  ever  been  such 
as  to  make  him  a  most  busy  man  and  his  ambition  has  promoted  energetic  and 
well  defined   effort  leading  to  success. 

On  the  15th  of  September,  1885,  Mr.  O'Donnell  was  married  to  Miss 
Nannie  L.  Hook,  who  was  born  near  Fulton,  Missouri,  a  daughter  of  William 
and  Madaline  Hook,  the  former  now  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  O'Donnell  have 
two  daughters,  Winifred  and  Maud,  both  yet  at  home  with  their  parents.  The 
family  are  communicants  of  St.  Mark's  Roman  Catholic  church  and  Mr.  O'Don- 
nell is  a  democrat  in  his  political  relations.  As  the  years  have  passed  and  he 
has  prospered  in  his  undertakings  he  has  made  judicious  investment  in  real 
estate  and  is  now  the  owner  of  much  valuable  improved  property  in  this  city 
from  which  he  derives  a  gratifying  annual  income.  He  early  learned  that  suc- 
cess is  gained  only  at  the  cost  of  earnest,  self-denying  labor,  and  his  unfaltering 
diligence  and  perseverance  have  been  basic  elements  in  his  present  prosperity. 


ADAM  WIEST. 


Adam  Wiest,  deceased,  was  for  many  years  prominent  in  the  cotton  busi- 
ness in  St.  Louis,  being  thus  closelv  associated  with  a  business  that  has  been 
one  of  the  chief  sources  of  revenue  and  business  activity  in  the  city.  He  was 
born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  ]\Iarch  20,  1854,  and  was  a  young  man  of  twenty- 
three  years  when,  in  1877,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Adler-Goldman  Commission  Company.  He  was  also  associated  with  other  firms, 
gaining  broad,  practical  experience  that  enabled  him  to  successfully  carry  on 
business  for  himself  at  a  later  date.  When  he  felt  that  his  knowledge  of  busi- 
ness methods  and  his  capital,  saved  from  his  earnings,  was  sufficicient  to  enable 
him  to  embark  in  business  on  his  own  account ;  he  established  a  cotton  broker- 
age business  and  from  its  inception  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise  was  connected 
with  the  cotton  trade  of  the  city.  In  his  closing  years  he  was  one  of  the  few 
living  men  of  the  Cotton  Exchange  who  were  present  at  its  formal  opening. 
He  served  the  Cotton  Exchange  as  director  and  vice  president  and  his  services 
were  always  in  demand  in  the  arbitration  of  disputes,  for  it  was  well  known 
that  he  was  fair  and  impartial  in  his  judgment,  being  swayed  neither  by  passion 
nor  prejudice  in  considering  matters  of  dissension  between  others.  For  many 
years  he  had  been  the  St.  Louis  representative  of  the  Patrons  of  Liverpool  and 
other  large  cotton  concerns,  buying  for  factories  in  all  parts  of  the  country. 
He  made  a  close  and  discriminating  study  of  the  cotton  market  and  his  labors 
resulted  in  the  acquirement  of  gratifying  success.  His  opinions  were  largely 
received  as  authoritv  on  matters  connected  with  the  cotton  trade  and  his  own 
activity  largely  set  the  standard  for  accomplishment  in  business  interests  of  the 
same  character.  As  he  prospered  in  his  undertakings  he  invested  quite  exten- 
sively in  property  in  St.  Louis  and  was  the  owner  of  considerable  valuable  realty. 

Mr.  Wiest  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  February  10,  1881,  to  Miss  Florence 
A.  Wandell,  of  Tennessee,  a  daughter  of  William  A.  and  IMary  E.  (Brazee) 
Wandell  and  a  granddaughter  of  H.  P.  Brazee,  a  noted  judge.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Wiest  have  two  children :  Adam  has  succeeded  his  father  as  president  of  the 
Adam  Wiest  Cotton  Company  and  is  also  a  junior  partner  of  R.  F.  Phillips  & 
Company.  He  is  a  Mason,  belonging  to  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ; 
Missouri  Chapter,  No.  i,  R.  A.  M. :  and  Ascalon  Commandery,  No.  16,  K.  T. 
He  was  married,  February  25,  1908,  to  Miss  Virginia  Elizabeth  Yates,  of  Mis- 
sissippi. Mary  F.  Wiest,  daughter  of  our  subject,  is  now  the  wife  of  E.  Van 
Wilkinson,  general  manager  for  the  A.  A.  Eberson  Paint  Company.     Mr.  Wiest 


198  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his   family  and  did  everything  in  his  power  to 
promote  their  happiness  and  comfort. 

In  social  and  fraternal  relations  Air.  Wiest  was  well  known  and  enjoyed  in 
large  measure  the  friendship  and  high  regard  of  those  with  whom  he  was  asso- 
ciated. He  belonged  to  Occidental  Lodge,  No.  163,  A.  F.  &  A,  M. ;  to  Missouri 
Chapter,  No.  i,  R.  A.  ^NI. ;  to  St.  Aldemar  Commandery,  No.  18,  K.  T.;  and 
]\Ioolah  Temple  of  the  Alystic  Shrine.  He  was  also  a  member  of  Ivanhoe  Coun- 
cil of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  the  Normandie  Golf  Club  and  the  Missouri  Athletic 
Club  and  was  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Maple  Avenue  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  served  on  its  board  of  directors.  Public  spirited,  he  was  generous 
in  support  of  movements  for  the  welfare  of  the  city  and  delighted  in  everything 
that  promoted  the  growth  and  progress  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  one  of  the  most 
substantial  business  men  of  the  city,  while  his  personal  qualities  gave  him  a 
strong  hold  on  the  aft'ections  of  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  It  was 
therefore  a  matter  of  deep  and  widespread  regret  when  the  final  summons  came 
for  him  and  ties  of  friendship  were  severed.  His  memory,  however,  is  yet 
enshrined  by  those  who  were  his  associates,  while  he  was  still  an  active  factor 
in  the  world's  work.  He  passed  away  in  St.  Louis,  May  18,  1905,  soon  after 
reaching  the  half  century  milepost  on  life's  journey. 


GUSTAV  CRAMER. 

There  are  certain  names  which  stand  for  leadership  in  specific  business 
lines,  and  the  name  of  Cramer  is  such  a  one,  having  become  a  recognized  syn- 
onym for  a  near  approach  to  perfection  in  the  manufacture  of  dry  plates  and 
for  photographic  supplies.  Mr.  Cramer  prefaced  his  successful  manufacturing 
interests  by  about  twenty-five  years'  experience  as  a  photographer,  and  that  he 
possesses  artistic  ability  is  attested  by  those  who  were  among  his  patrons  while 
he  maintained  a  photographic  studio  in  this  city.  He  has  been  accorded  high 
honors  in  professional  circles,  including  election  to  the  presidency  of  the  Na- 
tional Photographers  Association,  and  in  all  of  his  work  he  has  striven  toward 
higher  ideals,  his  manufacturing  interests  being  marked  by  steady  advancement 
in  methods  of  manufacture  and  production. 

Mr.  Cramer  is  a  native  of  Eschwege,  Germany,  born  Alay  20,  1838,  of  the 
marriage  of  Emanuel  and  Dorothea  (Vieweger)  Cramer.  He  attended  the  local 
schools,  where  he  early  manifested  a  partiality  for  the  study  of  chemistry 
and  physics,  and  the  eagerness  with  which  he  gathered  knowledge  in  this  field 
of  science  particularly  fitted  him  for  his  chosen  profession  in  after  years. 

He  was  graduated  at  the  head  of  his  class  when  he  was  sixteen  years  of 
age  and  subsequently  engaged  in  commercial  pursuits.  In  1859  he  came  to 
this  country  and  immediately  afterward  established  his  home  in  St.  Louis,  to 
which  city  his  brother,  John  Frederick  Cramer,  had  preceded  him.  He  familiar- 
ized himself  with  the  photographic  art  under  the  direction  of  John  A.  Scholten, 
then  leading  photographer  of  this  city  and  one  of  the  earliest  friends  of  Mr. 
Cramer.  He  found  the  work  entirely  congenial,  and  his  knowledge  of  the 
science,  coupled  with  his  artistic  tastes,  enabled  him  to  master  many  intricate 
problems  connected  with  the  wonderful  art,  which  had  then  only  fairly  entered 
upon  the  process  of  development  which  it  has  undergone  in  the  ensuing  years. 

In  i860  Mr.  Cramer  began  business  on  his  own  account,  opening  a  photo- 
graphic studio,  but  early  in  1861,  following  the  inauguration  of  the  Civil  war 
and  President  Lincoln's  call  for  volunteers  to  serve  for  three  months,  he  joined 
the  Federal  army,  becoming  a  sergant  of  Company  A,  Third  Regiment  of  Mis- 
souri Volunteers,  under  command  of  his  brother.  Captain  Cramer,  and  Colonel 
Franz  Sigel.  Mr.  Cramer  took  part  in  the  battle  at  Carthage,  Missouri,  and 
on  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment  resumed  his  profession  as  a  photog- 


GUSTAV   CRAMER 


200  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

rapher  of  St.  Louis,  forming-  a  partnership  in  1864  with  J.  Gross  under  the 
firm  name  of  Cramer  &  Gross.  From  the  beginning  they  enjoyed  an  extensive 
patronage,  coming  to  them  from  among  the  best  people  of  St.  Louis,  and  they 
brought"  photographic  portraiture  up  to  a  high  standard.  Mr.  Cramer  pos- 
sessed not  onlv  knowledge  of  the  scientific  principles  underlying  the  profession, 
but  also  a  keen  artistic  sense  which  enabled  him  to  recognize  the  value  of  light 
and  shade  and  of  pose.  Constantly  studying  along  the  line  of  his  art,  Mr. 
Cramer  in  1880  associated  himself  with  H.  Norden,  under  the  firm  style  of 
Cramer  &  Xorden,  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing  photographic  dry  plates. 
These  gentlemen  were  among  the  first  in  this  country  to  introduce  this  new 
improvement  in  photography,  an  innovation  which  has  since  revolutionized  the 
entire  art.  Thev  had  many  obstacles  to  overcome  in  the  beginning,  but  their 
indomitable  energy  and  resourcefulness  enabled  them  to  more  than  realize 
their  expectations  and  their  manufacture  of  dry  plates  has  grown  to  large  pro- 
portions. The  establishment,  of  which  Mr.  Cramer  has  been  the  head  since  it 
came  into  existence,  is  today  one  of  the  most  famous  enterprises  of  its  kind 
in  the  United  States.  Throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land  its  prod- 
ucts are  known,  the  Cramer  plates  having  won  a  world-wide  reputation  by 
reason  of  their  excellence,  as  is  manifest  in  their  extensive  use  by  both  amateur 
and  professional  photographers.  The  business  was  originally  conducted  under 
the  name  of  the  G.  Cramer  Dry  Plate  Works,  but  was  afterward  incorporated 
as  the  G.  Cramer  Dry  Plate  Company,  with  Mr.  Cramer  of  this  review  as  the 
president :  Emil  Cramer,  vice  president ;  F.  Ernest  Cramer,  treasurer ;  and 
Adolph  Cramer,  secretary.  ]\Ir.  Cramer  has  been  honored  with  the  presidency 
of  the  Photographers  Association  of  America,  and  in  that  capacity  presided 
over  its  deliberations  at  the  session  held  in  Chicago  in  1887. 

Mr.  Cramer  laid  the  foundation  for  pleasant  domestic  relations  in  his  mar- 
riage to  ]\Iiss  Emma  Rodel  Alilentz,  of  St.  Louis,  who  was  born  in  New  York 
city.  Their  living  children  are  F.  Ernest,  Emil  Rodel  and  G.  Adolph,  and  they 
also  have  an  adopted  daughter,  now  Mrs.  Matilda  Besch.  The  three  sons  are 
all  active  in  the  management  of  different  departments  of  the  G.  Cramer  Dry 
Plate  Company,  whose  plant  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  and  most  perfect  of 
its  kind  in  existence. 

While  an  active  business  man  Air.  Cramer  has  yet  found  time  for  partici- 
pation in  the  work  of  various  charitable  and  benevolent  organizations.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  supervisory  board  of  charitable  penal  institutions  of  the  city 
of  St.  Louis,  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  St.  Louis  Provident 
Association  and  one  of  the  directors  of  the  German  Protestant  Orphans  Home. 
He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  St.  Louis  Altenheim,  a  home  for  the  aged, 
which  is  conducted  by  the  German-Americans  of  St.  Louis  and  supported  by 
a  gentlemen  and  ladies'  society,  of  which  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cramer,  respectively, 
are  the  presidents.  He  is  also  a  member  of  Erwin  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  with 
which  he  has  been  identified  for  more  than  forty  years.  All  through  his  life 
he  has  enjoyed  the  respect  of  intelligent  men  and  the  love  of  little  children,  and 
he  has,  moreover,  the  lasting  gratitufle  of  manv  to  whom  he  has  in  substantial 
measure  indicated  his  belief  in  the  brotherhood  of  man. 


WTLLT.\M  HENRY  DITTMANN. 

William  Henry  Dittmann.  ff)r  forty  \ears  identified  with  shoe  manufacture, 
is  now  president  of  the  Dittmann  .Shf)e  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  has  also  been 
closely  associated  with  banking  interests  and  other  enterprises  which  have  been 
factors  in  the  commercial  development  and  prosperity  of  his  native  city.  It 
was  in  St.  Louis,  on  the  21st  of  October,  1852,  that  William  Henrv  Dittmann 
was  born,  his  parents  being  George  F.  and  Caroline   fAlmstcdt)  Dittmann.     At 


ST.  LOUTS,  THE    LUURTII    CITY.  201 

the  usual  age  he  became  a  public-school  student  and  passed  through  consecutive 
grades  in  the  acquirement  of  a  practical  education.  He  was  a  youth  of  sixteen 
when  he  became  connected  with  the  shoe  manufacture  and  his  close  adherence 
to  the  business  in  which  he  embarked  as  a  young  tradesman  is  undoubtedly  one 
of  the  elements  of  his  success.  Moreover,  he  has  made  it  his  custom  to  do 
with  thoroughness  everything  that  he  has  undertaken  and  by  his  fidelity  and 
merit  has  gradually  worked  his  way  upward  until  he  is  today  at  the  head  of  a 
large  and  profitable  industrial  concern  of  his  native  city,  being  president  of  the 
Dittmann  Shoe  Compan}-,  manufacturers  and  jobbers.  As  the  years  passed,  he 
also  gave  proof  of  a  keen  discernment  and  unflagging  enterprise  in  business 
that  won  him  favorable  regard  throughout  the  business  circles  of  the  city  and 
was  the  cause  of  his  cooperation  being  sought  in  the  furtherance  and  promo- 
tion of  various  other  business  enterprises.  His  name  is  a  prominent  one  in 
financial  circles,  for  during  several  years  he  served  as  vice  president  of  the 
Fourth  National  Bank,  resigning  in  1902.  He  was  also  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  Germania  Trust  Company  and  at  different  periods  has  been  its  vice  pres- 
ident and  president.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of 
Tower  Grove  Park  and  every  municipal  movement  for  advancement  and  upbuild- 
ing receives  his  sympathetic  endorsement  and  many  times  his  active  assistance. 
On  the  loth  of  November,  1877,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Dittmann  was  married 
to  Miss  Emma  Biebinger  and  unto  them  have  been  born  a  daughter  and  son : 
Adele,  now  the  wife  of  Philip  A.  Becker;  and  Robert  W.  At  the  polls  Mr.  Ditt- 
mann gives  stalwart  endorsement  to  the  republican  party,  but  is  without  political 
ambitions  for  himself.  He  is  a  valued  member  of  the  Mercantile  and  the  Union 
Clubs  and  aside  from  social  interests  finds  his  chief  recreation  in  hunting-  and 
fishing.  His  entire  life  having  been  passed  in  St.  Louis,  his  acquaintance  is  a 
very  wide  one  and  his  life  has  ever  been  an  open  scroll,  inviting  closest  scrutiny, 
his  achievements  representing  the  result  of  honest  endeavor  along  lines  where 
mature  judgment  has  pointed  the  way. 


WARREN  GODDARD. 

Warren  Goddard.  vice  president  of  the  Goddard  Grocery  Company,  is  a 
native  of  Brookline,  Massachusetts.  He  was  born  August  29,  1871,  of  the 
marriage  of  Joseph  W.  and  Maria  Goddard.  The  father  was  the  organizer  and 
is  the  president  of  the  Goddard  Grocery  Company,  one  of  the  substantial  com- 
mercial concerns  of  the  city.  The  family  had  its  origin  in  England,  but  about 
eight  generations  of  the  family  have  been  represented  in  x-Xmerica,  and  un- 
doubtedly the  progenitor  of  the  family  in  the  new  world  arrived  in  this  country 
about  the  time  the  Mayflow^er  reached  Plymouth  Rock.  Their  long  residence 
here  and  participation  in  the  events  which  have  shaped  the  history  of  the 
nation  have  made  them  thoroughly  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  American  institu- 
tions and  champions  of  all  that  is  progressive  and  beneficial  in  the  life  of  the 
country. 

Warren  Goddard,  brought  to  St.  Louis  in  early  boyhood,  was  a  pupil  in 
Smith  Academy,  where  he  completed  a  full  course,  being  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1890.  The  following  year  he  entered  his  father's  grocery  house  as  a 
clerk  in  the  shipping  department  and  from  time  to  time  was  promoted  as  he 
proved  his  capabilitv  and  worth.  Parental  influence  w^as  not  exerted  to  favor 
him  at  the  outset  and,  on  the  contrary,  he  received  thorough  training  that  he 
might  learn  the  business  in  principle  and  detail.  Gradually,  however,  he  earned 
his  own  advancement,  and  in  1898  was  chosen  vice  president  of  the  company. 
Through  the  past  six  years  he  has  been  virtually  the  head  of  the  business,  his 
father  having  practically  retired  from  its  management.  Important  commercial 
problems  therefore   depend   upon   him   for   solution    and  his   conduct  of   the   af- 


•202  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

fairs  of  the  house  is  characterized  by  thoroughness,  accuracy,  keen  insight  and 
an   enterprising   spirit. 

Mr.  Goddard  was  married  to  Aliss  Mary  Irene  Wahace,  a  daughter  of  A.  A. 
W'ahace.  who  is  associated  with  the  Samuel  Cupples  Woodenware  Company. 
]\Irs.  Goddard  died  in  1900,  leaving  two  daughters,  Jane  and  Irene,  who  are 
now  students  in  the  ^lary  Institute,  the  preparatory  department  of  Washington 
University.     The   family   residence  is   at   No.   67  Vandeventer   Place. 

^Mr.  Goddard  gives  stalwart  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  which  he 
has  supported  since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  belongs  also  to  the  St.  Louis,  St.  Louis 
Country  and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs.  In  the  business  world  he  has  proven 
his  substantial  worth,  while  those  who  meet  him  in  social  relations  entertain  for 
him  the  warm  regard  which  is  always  won  by  straightforward  and  honorable 
manhood. 


BERNARD  H.  STOLTMAN. 

Bernard  H.  Stoltman,  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  at  No.  4005  Chou- 
teau avenue,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1872.  His  father,  Mathias  Stoltman, 
was  born  in  Germany  seventy-eight  years  ago,  and  his  mother  was  also  a  native 
of  that  country.  Spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof,  Ber- 
nard H.  Stoltman  attended  the  parochial  schools  and  further  continued  his  edu- 
cation in  Christian  Brothers  College,  from  wdiich  institution  he  was  graduated 
in  the  class  of    1892. 

Following  his  graduation  he  entered  business  life  as  an  employe  of  a  large 
furniture  company  in  the  city,  but  later  became  connected  with  real-estate  opera- 
tions, his  first  association  being  with  Albert  J.  Aiple,  with  whom  he  continued 
until  he  established  business  on  his  own  account  in  1897.  His  previous  ex- 
perience had  well  qualified  him  to  open  an  office  of  his  own,  for  he  had  learned 
to  correctly  value  property  and  to  study  the  market,  keeping  posted  on  property 
that  was  for  sale  or  purchase.  He  has  secured  a  good  clientage  and  has  nego- 
tiated many  important  realty  transfers.  His  business  is  constantly  growing  in 
volume,  and  he  has  come  to  be  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  reliable  and 
enterprising  young  real-estate  dealers  of  the  city.  Neither  is  he  unknown  in 
financial  circles,  for  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  promoters  of  the  Man- 
chester Bank  of  St.  Louis,  now-  serving  as  a  director. 

In  1893  ^^^-  Stoltman  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  IMinnie  Ritter,  the 
daughter  of  John  Ritter,  who  for  many  years  conducted  a  large  retail  business 
at  Twelfth  and  Olive  streets.  Thev  have  two  children,  Catherine  and  Bernard 
H..  Jr..  who  are  the  life  and  light  of  the  household.  Mr.  Stoltman  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Catholic  church,  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  the  St.  Francis 
Xavier  Sodality  of  the  College  church.  The  familv  home  at  No.  6169  West- 
minster place  is  attractive  bv  reason  of  its  cordial  hospitality  and  has  become 
the  center  of  a  cultured  societv  circle. 


FRANCOIS  V.  DUBROUILLET. 

1  he  financial  interests  of  St.  Louis  find  a  worthy  representative  in  Francois 
V.  Dubrouillet,  the  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Companv.  He  was 
born  on  the  22d  of  July,  1870,  in  Linn,  Missouri.  His  father,  Theophile  Dubrou- 
illet. who  is  now  a  banker  of  Linn,  Missouri,  fought  throughout  the  entire  Civil 
war  as  an  advocate  of  the  T'nion  cause  and  has  always  been  progressive  in  his 
citizenship.  He  married  Tulic  Melin  and  she,  too,  survives,  occupying  with  her 
husband  a  pleasant  home  in  Linn.  Missouri. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY.  203 

It  was  there  that  Francois  A\  Dubrouillet  was  reared  and  in  tiic  acquire- 
ment of  an  education  he  attended  the  pubhc  schools,  while  in  early  manhood  he 
came  to  St.  Louis  to  enjoy  the  better  business  opportunities  here  offered.  He 
first  entered  the  employ  of  the  Orr  &  Lindsley  Shoe  Company,  wholesale  dealers, 
with  whom  he  continued  until  April,  1897,  when  he  secured  a  position  with  the 
St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company,  with  which  he  has  since  been  connected.  The 
recognition  of  his  business  capacity  and  enterprise  has  placed  him  in  the  promi- 
nent position  which  he  now  occupies  as  treasurer  of  the  company. 

On  the  24th  of  April,  1895,  Air.  Dubrouillet  was  married  to  Aliss  Hattie 
Brown  and  they  now  have  one  child,  Julie  Mary.  Air.  Dubrouillet  belongs  to 
the  Normandie  Park  Golf  Club,  which  indicates  his  chief  source  of  recreation. 
He  has  closely  applied  himself  to  his  business  interests,  knowing  that  unwearied 
diligence  and  unfaltering  energy  will  eventually  win  that  success,  for  which  all 
who  enter  the  business  world  are  striving.  He  is  clear-sighted  enough  to  know 
the  methods  which  must  be  pursued  to  gain  advancement  and  has  never  feared 
that  unfaltering  industry  and  laborious  attention  to  detail  which  eventually  wins 
promotion. 


SYLA'ESTER  R.  FIORITA. 

Since  the  first  white  man  on  American  soil,  unless  we  heed  the  voice  of 
tradition,  came  to  the  shores  of  the  new  world,  the  sons  of  Italy  have  consti- 
tuted an  important  factor  in  that  part  of  our  citizenship  which  works  and  labors 
and  ultimately  achieves  successful  results.  The  American-born  citizen  seldom 
stops  to  realize  how  superior  are  his  advantages  to  those  offered  in  the  old  coun- 
tries but  the  young  men  of  foreign  lands  often  look  with  longing  eyes  toward 
the  new  world  and  many  heed  the  persuasive  voice  of  opportunity.  Such  has 
been  the  record  of  Sylvester  R.  Fiorita,  who  is  now  president  of  the  Scalzo 
Fiorita  Fruit  Company  of  St.  Louis.  Air.  Fiorita  was  born  in  Palermo,  Sicily, 
November  22,  185 1,  a  son  of  Antonio  and  Severia  Fiorita,  both  of  whom  are  now 
deceased.  The  father,  who  followed  merchandising  in  his  native  land,  came  to 
America  in  1886  and  spent  his  remaining  days  with  his  son  Sylvester,  who  in 
his  youth  had  been  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  Palermo  to  his  eighteenth 
year.  He  is  self-educated  in  English,  however,  and  not  only  gained  a  knowl- 
edge of  the  language  but  also  of  the  manners  and  customs  of  this  people  after 
arriving  in  the  United  States  in  1871.  He  remained  here  for  eleven  months 
and  then  returned  to  Palermo,  where  he  engaged  in  dealing  in  wheat  for  some 
time.  Again,  however,  he  sought  a  home  in  America  in  1876  and  engaged  in 
selling  fruit  from  a  wagon  until  1879.  He  lived  economically  and  his  industry 
and  careful  expenditure  at  length  enabled  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  being  admitted  to  a  partnership  in  the  Scalzo  Fruit  Company  at  Frank- 
lin and  Cherry  streets.  He  remained  at  that  location  for  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury and  then  ni  1891  withdrew  from  the  partnership  and  began  business  in  asso- 
ciation with  his  sons,  A.  R.  and  V.  R.  Fiorita,  at  No.  1012  North  Third  street. 
There  he  remained  until  1893.  when  he  removed  to  another  location  in  the  same 
street  and  in  October,  1907,  he  opened  his  fruit  house  at  No.  414  Wash  street. 
These  various  removals  were  prompted  bv  the  demands  of  his  business,  which 
had  grown  and  needed  larger  quarters.  In  October,  1907,  the  business  was 
incorporated  under  the  name  of  Sclazo  Fiorita  Fruit  Company  with  Sylvester 
R.  Fiorita  as  president.  Their  trade  interests  now  extend  to  various  parts  of 
the  United  States  and  the  enterprise  has  become  one  of  the  leading  fruit  houses 
of  the  Alissisippi  valley,  employing  twenty-five  people.  Their  store  is  fifty  by 
two  hundred  feet,  extending  from  Wash  to  Fourth  street.  They  carry  all  kinds 
of  domestic  and  foreign  fruits  and  have  one  of  the  most  attractive  establish- 
ments in  St.  Louis  by  reason  of  its  neat  and  tasteful  arrangement. 


204  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  Tulv,  1877,  ^Ir.  Fiorita  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Loss  and  they  became 
the  parent's  of  eight  children,  of  whom  five  are  hving:  Antonio,  who  is  now 
treasurer  of  the  company ;  A'incenz,  also  connected  with  the  business ;  John,  who 
won  several  diplomas  when  a  student  in  the  Jones  Commercial  College;  Pas- 
quala.  who  is  attending  the  Eugene  Field  public  school ;  and  Floriana,  who  is 
attending  the  same  school.  The  family  residence  is  situated  at  No.  4437  Wash- 
ington boulevard,  having  been  purchased  by  Mr.  Fiorita  in  1907.  He  belongs 
to  the  Columbian  Knights,  and  is  a  Roman  Catholic  in  his  religious  faith,  while 
in  his  political  views  he  is  a  republican.  His  labors  have  been  attended  with  a 
measure  of  success  that  seems  almost  phenomenal,  when  we  remember  the  fact 
that  in  1876  he  was  selling  fruit  from  a  wagon.  A  third  of  a  century  has  passed 
and  todav  he  is  one  of  the  prosperous  fruit  merchants  of  the  city  with  an  exten- 
sive and  growing  business.  What  he  has  undertaken  and  accomplished  should 
serve  to  encourage  not  onlv  his  fellow  countrymen  but  also  those  of  the  Amer- 
ican nation,  who  at  the  outset  of  their  careers  have  little  opportunity  but  who 
can  through  determination  achieve  similar  success. 


GERRIT  H.   TEN  BROEK. 

Gerrit  H.  Ten  Broek,  consul  for  the  Netherlands  at  St.  Louis,  lawyer  and 
editor,  whose  business  career  has  been  of  direct  service  to  the  general  public 
in  his  conception  and  organization  of  the  Associated  Law  Offices,  is  numbered 
among  the  native  residents  of  the  city  in  which  he  now  makes  his  home.  He 
was  born  Alarch  30,  1859,  and,  as  the  name  indicates,  comes  of  Holland  an- 
cestrv,  his  parents  being  Henry  and  Gepke  (Diekenga)  Ten  Broek.  When  he 
had  completed  his  public-scho'ol  course  as  a  high  school  student,  he  began 
preparation  for  the  bar  by  matriculation  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School.  Ad- 
mitted to  practice,  he  at  once  opened  an  office  in  St.  Louis  and,  speciaHzing  in 
the  department  of  mercantile  law,  he  established  the  Ten  Broek  Agency,  through 
which  he  became  acquainted,  either  personally  or  by  correspondence,  with  several 
thousand  attorneys  scattered  throughout  the  United  States  and  other  countries. 
In  1886  he  conceived  the  idea  of  uniting  these  correspondents  into  a  regular 
organization  for  more  effective  work  through  cooperation,  and  as  the  result  of 
a  plan  which  he  carefully  formulated,  established  the  Associated  Law  Offices. 
The  aim  of  this  organization  is  to  secure  for  its  members,  who  are  all  lawyers, 
through  cooperation  and  interchange  of  information  and  through  the  employ- 
ment of  the  same  contracted  correspondents,  the  highest  efficiency  in  their  re- 
spective collection  departments.  This  organization  has  become  one  of  the 
most  noted   and  most  thoroughly  efficient  legal  agencies  of  the  country. 

In  1885  he  established  the  Mercantile  Adjuster,  of  which  he  is  still  the 
editor  and  the  principal  stockholder.  This  publication  is  issued  monthly  at 
New  York  and  St.  Louis  and  contains  information  of  especial  interest  and 
value  to  credit  men  and  lawyers.  Its  circulation  has  now  reached  more  than 
ten  thousand  copies,  the  Adjuster  being  sent  into  every  country  in  the  world 
having  commercial  relations  with  the  United  States. 

For  the  past  ten  vears  ^\r.  Ten  Brock's  work  in  legal  lines  has  been 
mainly  in  connection  with  the  formation  of  industrial  corporations,  part  of 
his  work  in  this  direction  having  resulted  in  the  organization  of  the  American 
Steel  &  Wire  Company  and  the  American  Bridge  Company,  which  were  subse- 
quently absorbed  by  the  United  States  steel  corporation.  In  connection  with 
thi=  class  of  work  and  in  supervision  of  the  publication  of  the  Mercantile  Ad- 
juster, Mr.  Ten  Broek  spends  a  portion  of  his  time  in  New  York,  where  he 
maintains  an  office,  although  he  regards  St.  Louis  as  the  place  of  his  residence. 
and  his  home  is  here  located. 

Mr.  Ten  Broek  was  married  in  1893  to  Mrs.  Frances  Lorraine  Colby,  of 
St.  Louis.     He. is  a  communicant  of  the  Grace  Episcopal  church;  is  vice  presi- 


G.    H.   TEX    BROEK 


206  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

dent  of  the  American  Sunday  School  Union ;  and  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis 
Protestant  Hospital  Association.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club  and 
jNIerchants  Exchange.  Mr.  Ten  Broek  was  the  royal  commissioner  for  the 
Netherlands  to  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  and  in  recognition  of  his 
valuable  services  to  the  Holland  government  during  the  exposition  period,  Queen 
\Mlhelmina  conferred  on  him  a  knighthood  in  the  Order  of  Orange  and  Nassau. 
His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  but  he  has  never  sought 
political  preferment.  A  contemporary  biographer  has  said:  "The  formative 
genius  of  Mr.  Ten  Broek  has  been  such  that  he  has  made  a  marked  impress 
upon  the  legal  profession  in  St.  Louis,  and  his  connection  with  commercial 
law  has  caused  him  to  become  prominentlv  identified  with  enterprises  of  large 
magnitude  and  national  celebrity." 


JULIUS  LESSER. 


"Earn  thy  reward :  the  gods  give  naught  to  sloth,''  said  the  Greek  sage  Epi- 
carmis,  and  the  truth  of  this  admonition  has  been  verified  in  all  the  ages  which 
have  run  their  course  since  that  time.  With  full  realization  of  this  fact  Julius 
Lesser,  dependent  upon  his  own  resources  from  an  early  age,  steadily  earned  his 
reward,  gaining  that  measure  of  success  which  is  the  outcome  of  clear  judg- 
ment, experience  and  indefatigable  energy. 

He  was  born  at  Crone,  Germany,  February  6,  1853,  a  son  of  Philip  and  Dora 
(Joseph)  Lesser.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Germany  and  in 
July,  1867,  when  a  youth  of  fourteen  years,  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  United 
States.  He  began  his  business  career  by  learning  the  shoemaker's  trade,  to 
which  he  devoted  two  years,  when  he  became  clerk,  bookkeeper  and  porter  in 
a  country  store.  His  unfaltering  industry  and  careful  expenditure  at  length 
brought  him  sufficient  capital  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account  and  he  opened  a  small  general  mercantile  store  at  Marianna,  Arkansas, 
in  1875.  For  seven  years  he  conducted  business  there  and  then  sold  out,  estab- 
lishing at  the  same  place  the  Lee  County  Bank,  which  he  still  owned  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death. 

^Ir.  Lesser  also  engaged  in  the  cotton  business,  which  was  his  first  step  in 
the  direction  of  successful  enterprise  that  he  was  conducting  when  called  to 
his  final  rest  on  the  5th  of  July,  1908.  Finding  that  his  operations  in  cotton 
were  meeting  with  prosperity,  he  sought  a  broader  field  of  labor  and  in  1892 
removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  established  the  Lesser-Goldman  Cotton  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  was  the  vice  president  and  general  manager.  This  company 
buys  and  sells  from  four  hundred  to  five  hundred  thousand  bales  of  cotton  for 
domestic  and  export  trade  annually  and  Mr.  Lesser  was  one  of  the  well  known 
dealers  in  this  important  southern  product.  He  was  also  connected  with  other 
interests  which  promoted  the  business  development  of  the  south,  being  president 
of  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Compress  Company ;  also  of  the  Marianna  Cotton  Oil 
Mills;  of  the  Lee  County  Bank,  of  Marianna;  and  of  the  Commercial  Bank  at 
Nashville,  Arkansas. 

Mr.  Lesser  married  and  had  two  children,  Harry  and  Blanche,  the  latter 
now  the  wife  of  Alvin  D.  Goldman.  That  he  was  prominent  in  the  Columbia 
Club  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  was  honored  with  its  presidency.  He  was 
also  president  of  the  Jewish  Hospital  at  the  time  of  his  death  and  was  always 
active  in  charitable  work.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  democracy 
and  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  also  pres- 
ident of  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Exchange  and  kept  in  close  touch  with  the  cot- 
ton industry  of  the  country,  few  men  being  better  informed  concerning  the  con- 
ditions of  the  trade  and  opportunities  along  this  line.  Thus  through  consecutive 
stages  of  advancement  Mr.  Lesser  worked  his  way  upward  after  coming  to  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  207 

United  States  and  those  who  knew  him  as  a  prosperous  cotton  merchant  and  one 
whose  opinions  carried  weight  in  trade  circles,  while  his  name  was  an  honored 
one  on  commercial  paper,  hnd  it  hard  to  realize  that  forty  years  ago  he  came  a 
stranger  and  an  almost  penniless  lad  to  the  new  world. 


WILLIAM  D'OE.XCH. 


Success  is  determined  by  one's  ability  to  recognize  opportunity  and  to  pur- 
sue it  with  resolute  and  undagging  energy.  It  results  from  continued  labor 
and  a  man  who  accomplishes  his  purpose  usually  becomes  an  important  factor  in 
the  business  circles  of  the  community  with  wdiich  he  is  connected.  Mr.  D'Oench 
through  such  means  has  attained  a  leading  place  among  the  representative  busi- 
ness men  of  St.  Louis,  and  his  well  spent  and  honorable  life  commands  the 
respect  of  all  wdto  know  him.  He  was  boru  in  St.  Louis,  June  21,  i860.  His 
parents,  William  and  Marie  (Braaschj  D"(3ench,  were  married  in  Hamburg, 
Germany,  but  from  1841  until  1872  resided  in  St.  Louis,  after  which  they  returned 
to  their  native  land.  The  father  was  a  wholesale  druggist  here  and  is  now  liv- 
ing in  Baden,  Germany,  at  the  very  venerable  age  of  ninety  years.  His  wife 
died  December  20,  1900,  in  Gernsbach,  Baden,  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years. 

The  ancestors  of  the  family  emigrated  from  Xamurs  to  Prussia  during  the 
period  of  Huguenot  persecution  and  Johann  Ernst  D'Oench.  the  great-grand- 
father of  \\'illiam  D'Oench,  was  master  of  royal  revenues  for  the  district  of  Stet- 
tin. His  son,  Johann  Ernst  D'Oench,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Stettin,  studied  law  at 
the  L'niversity  of  Halle  and  became  public  prosecutor  at  Bromberg,  Silesia. 
Later  he  settled  at  Liegnitz  in  the  province  of  Silesia  in  eastern  Prussia,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  publication  of  a  newspaper  until  1836.  He  married  the  daugh- 
ter of  the  Prussian  minister  of  finance,  Rosenstiel,  in  Berlin  in  August,  1808, 
and  one  of  the  children  of  this  marriage  was  W'illiam  D'Oench,  who  was  born  in 
Liegnitz,  Silesia,  Prussia,  August  i,  1817.  He  studied  medicine  in  early  man- 
hood but  later  devoted  himself  to  chemistry  and  eventuallv  entered  the  drug 
business,  becoming,  as  previously  stated,  a  wholesale  druggist.  He  was  married 
August  I,  1 841,  to  Marie  Braasch,  whose  father  w^as  an  exporting  and  import- 
ing merchant  and  a  senator  of  the  Free  City  of  Hamburg,  wdiich  at  that  time 
was  a  member  of  the  "Hanseatic  Confederation"  and  a  free  and  independent  city. 
Soon  after  their  marriage  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D'Oench  came  to  St.  Louis,  crossing 
the  Atlantic  to  New  Orleans  in  a  sailing  vessel  and  thence  proceeding  up  the 
Mississippi.  They  became  residents  of  St.  Louis  in  1841  and  Mr.  D'Oench 
established  here  a  wholesale  drug  business.  He  was  also  identitied  with  many 
other  enterprises  and  of  the  Boatmen's  Bank  was  a  director,  while  of  the  Frank- 
lin Insurance  Company  he  was  president. 

William  D'Oench,  whose  name  initiates  this  review,  first  attended  school  in 
St.  Louis  as  a  student  in  the  Clinton  school,  wdiile  subsequently  he  became  a 
student  in  \\'ashington  University.  In  1872  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  Stutt- 
gart, Germany,  where  he  attended  the  Royal  Real  Schule.  After  graduation 
he  pursued  a  course  in  the  Commercial  College  and  in  September,  1878,  returned 
to  America.  In  his  school  days  he  devoted  his  attention  largely  to  languages, 
German,  English  and  French,  and  was  especially  interested  in  history  and  geog- 
raphy. Following  his  graduation  in  1878  he  returned  home.  The  parental 
household  was  ever  pervaded  by  an  air  of  culture,  intelligence  and  hospitality 
and  many  distinguished  foreigners  were  entertained  there,  including  Mr.  Kepp- 
ler,  of  "Puck,"  of  New  York,  Carl  Schurz  and  many  other  prominent  Ger- 
man Americans.  The  daughters  of  the  household  possessing  considerable  musi- 
cal talent,  the  afternoon  and  evening  hours  were  frequentlv  devoted  to  enter- 
tainment of  that  character.  Reared  amid  such  surn^undings,  -Mr.  D'Oench  has 
always  retained  a  liking  for  musical  and  social  gatherings  and  i-^  himself  a  most 
hospitable   host. 


•208  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

After  leaving  school  he  returned  to  America  to  enter  commercial  life.  Two 
of  his  brothers  had  determined  upon  a  professional  career,  but  Wilham  D'Oench 
was  attracted  to  pursuits  which  had  occupied  his  father's  attention  and  became 
a  merchant  and  manufacturer.  He  remained  in  New  York  until  January,  1879, 
and  during-  that  time  occupied  a  clerical  position  with  a  hardware  broker.  He 
afterward'went  to  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  to  enter  the  employ  of  Giesecke, 
Aleysenburg  &  Company,  a  wholesale  shoe  house,  whose  factory  was  located  in 
Jefiferson  City.  The  senior  partner  was  his  brother-in-law  and  Mr.  D'Oench 
remained  in  active  connection  with  the  house  until  the  spring  of  1881,  when  he 
was  transferred  to  the  St.  Louis  office  of  the  company.  In  the  fall  of  that  year 
the  old  company  was  dissolved  and  he  became  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  newlv  incorporated  firm  of  Giesecke  Boot  &  Shoe  Manufacturing  Company, 
a  boot  and  shoe  manufacturing  enterprise  located  at  Jeft'erson  City.  He  was 
identified  with  the  active  management  of  that  corporation  until  1898,  when  he 
organized  the  D'Oench-Hays  Shoe  Company  of  Jeffersonville,  Indiana.  In  1899 
he  removed  to  Louisville,  Kentucky,  opposite  Jeft'ersonville  on  the  Ohio  river, 
and  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  boots  and  shoes  in  the  Indiana  town.  In 
1901  the  D'Oench-Hays  Shoe  Company  and  the  Giesecke  Boot  &  Shoe  Manu- 
facturing Company  were  consolidated  and  Mr.  D'Oench  once  more  removed  to 
Jeft'erson  City,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  in  charge  of  the  manufacturing 
"department  of  the  Giesecke-D'Oench-Hays  Shoe  Company  until  1903,  when  he 
again  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  assuming  the  management  of  the  office  at 
this  place.  He  has  been  president  of  the  company  since  the  amalgamation  of 
the  two  houses  and  as  chief  executive  officer  is  controlling  an  extensive  business 
which  has  been  gradually  developed  to  large  proportions. 

On  the  i6th  of  December,  1885,  at  Jeft'erson  City,  Missouri,  Mr.  D'Oench 
was  married  to  ^Nliss  Nannie  Bishop  Berry,  a  daughter  of  Green  C.  Berry  and 
Virginia  Terrill  (Parsons)  Berry.  Mrs.  D'Oench  was  born  in  Cole  county,  Mis- 
souri, which  was  also  the  birthplace  of  her  father.  Her  mother,  however,  was 
born  in  Charlottesville,  Virginia,  and  was  a  daughter  of  General  G.  A.  Parsons, 
an  adjutant  general  of  Missouri.  She  was  a  niece  of  General  M.  M.  Parsons 
of  the  Alissouri  Division  of  the  Confederate  Army.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  D'Oench  have 
one  daughter,  Virginia  Marie,  born  in  Jefferson  City,  Missouri. 

In  his  political  views  J\lr.  D'Oench  is  a  democrat,  who  cast  his  first  presi- 
dential vote  for  Cleveland.  He  was  president  of  the  Gold  Democratic  Club  of 
Jefferson  City,  ^Missouri,  during  the  first  Bryan  campaign  and  is  interested  in  the 
success  of  the  principles,  which  he  regards  of  vital  importance  to  the  country, 
yet  the  honors  and  the  emoluments  of  public  office  have  had  no  attraction  for 
him.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  social  disposition  and  his  kindliness,  geniality  and 
deference  for  the  opinions  of  others  have  gained  him  an  extensive  circle  of 
warm  friends. 


JOSEPH  CHARLESS  CABANNE. 

Joseph  Charless  Cabanne,  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Dairy  Company,  but 
now  practically  retired  from  active  business  management,  is  a  representative  of 
one  of  the  oldest  families  of  the  city  and  in  his  business  career  has  made  a 
notable  record  in  devising  and  formulating  new  plans  and  methods  and  carrying 
them  forward  to  successful  completion  in  connection  with  an  enterprise  that  has 
reached  extensive  proportions  and  is  accounted  one  of  the  important  business 
concerns  of  the  city.  He  was  here  born  October  16,  1846,  and  was  named  for 
Joseph  Charless,  whose  father  was  editor  of  the  Missouri  Gazette.  He  is  a  son 
of  John  Charles  Cabanne  and  a  grandson  of  John  Pierre  Cabanne.  The  latter 
was  a  pioneer  resident  of  St.  Louis,  born  in  1773  at  Pau  in  the  south  of  France. 
His  father  was  Jean  Cabanne,  of  Pau,  France,  and  his  mother  was  a  sister  of 


J.    CHARLESS    CABANNE 


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210  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

General  Litcien  Duteil.  who  commanded  republican  forces  at  the  siege  of  Toulon. 
At  his  house  Xapoleon  remained  during  the  siege.  In  grateful  remembrance 
Napoleon  bequeathed  to  him  five  hundred  thousand  francs  in  his  will,  dated  at 
St.  Helena. 

John  Pierre  Cabanne  was  educated  and  trained  for  mercantile  life  in  France 
and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1803  with  considerable  capital.  He  first  settled 
at  Charleston.  South  Carolina,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  sugar  trade  for 
over  a  year,  but  met  with  financial  reverses  through  the  loss  of  his  ships.  He 
afterward  removed  to  Xew  Orleans,  where  he  was  connected  with  mercantile 
interests,  and  in  1805  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  Was  first  connected  with 
John  Jacob  Astor  in  the  American  fur  trade  and  later  with  Pierre  Chouteau, 
Jr..  and  Bernard  Pratt.  He  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Berthold,  Pratt, 
Chouteau  &  Company  for  many  years,  and  in  this  connection  operated  in  the 
Indian  country  very  successfully.  He  was  also  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Bank  of  St.  Louis,  founded  December  17,  1816,  and  was  a  member  of  the  first 
public  school  board  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  likewise  one  of  the  incorporators  of 
the  city,  was  a  substantial  supporter  of  every  progressive  movement  and  insti- 
tuted many  plans  and  measures  for  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  the  new 
city.  He  w-as  married  in  St.  Louis,  in  1806,  to  Miss  Julie  Gratiot,  a  daughter 
of  Charles  Gratiot,  one  of  the  leading  residents  of  Missouri.  Five  sons  and 
three  daughters  were  born  unto  them.  This  number  included  John  Charles 
Cabanne.  the  father  of  our  subject. 

J.  Charless  Cabanne  of  this  review  is  a  descendant  of  the  first  white  woman 
to  establish  a  home  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Mississippi,  Madam  Chouteau.  In 
the  maternal  line  he  traces  his  ancestry  to  Judge  William  Carr,  his  maternal 
grandfather,  who  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1804  and  assisted  in  organizing  the 
local  government.  He  was  also  the  speaker  of  the  first  Missouri  house  of  rep- 
resentatives, elected  in  1812. 

In  the  city  of  his  nativity  J.  Charless  Cabanne  was  reared  and  educated,  and 
throughout  an  active  life  has  been  in  various  ways  associated  with  the  city's 
growth  and  development.  For  forty  years  he  has  confined  his  attention  to  ex- 
tensive dairy  interests.  He  started  in  business  in  1868  on  the  present  site  of 
Forest  Park,  having  nine  hundred  cows  which  pastured  in  that  district.  In 
1872  he  sold  his  dairy  interests  and  began  receiving  shipments  of  milk  by  rail 
from  the  farmers  in  the  adjacent  territory.  He  has  revolutionized  the  methods 
of  handling  milk,  has  lowered  the  prices  and  has  developed  a  perfected  system 
of  distribution  in  this  great  city.  Forty  years  ago  no  "whole  milk"  was  sold 
in  St.  Louis.  Skimmed  milk  sold  at  twenty-eight  cents  per  gallon,  and  cream, 
containing  ten  per  cent  butter  fat,  at  a  dollar  and  a  quarter  per  gallon.  Mr. 
Cabanne.  on  establishing  his  system  in  1872,  secured  an  improved  quality  of 
milk  and  greatly  reduced  the  prices,  so  that  the  city  was  benefited  from  a  health 
standpoint  as  well  as  from  a  financial.  He  made  a  close  study  of  the  business 
of  dairying,  watched  the  experiments  in  England  at  the  Aylesbury  Dairy  Com- 
pany and  other  places  and  finally  organized  the  St.  Louis  Dairy  Company, 
being  associated  with  several  other  prominent  business  men,  including  J.  B.  C. 
Lucas,  Robert  E.  Carr,  John  F.  Lee,  Charles  P.  Chouteau,  Henry  Hitchcock, 
Colonel  Thomas  T.  Gantt.  Dr.  I.  G.  W.  Steadman  and  Thomas  T.  Turner,  and 
others,  and  Mr.  Cabanne  became  general  manager.  When  his  plan  was  announced, 
dairymen  in  other  cities  predicted  commercial  failure  and  for  the  first  four  years 
the  new  company  encountered  many  obstacles,  but  these  were  finally  overcome, 
the  system  perfected  and  the  business  carried  on  until  it  has  long  since  become 
a  very  profitable  undertaking.  In  1896  the  company  erected  a  complete  model 
milk  depot  at  its  present  location,  Xos.  2008  to  2018  Pine  street.  From  time 
to  time  ^Ir.  Cabanne  has  introduced  some  decided  improvements  in  the  method 
of  caring  for  and  handling  milk.  In  1872  he  introduced  covered  milk  wagons 
for  general  use;  in  1876  introduced  iron  clad  milk  cans;  and  in  1878  erected  the 
first  creamery  to  -upply  the  city.     In   1880  he  delivered  the  first  milk  in  bottles, 


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also  operated  the  first  separator  and  delivered  the  first  separator  cream  in  1884,. 
while  in  18S7  he  introduced  parchment  paper  for  wrapping  butter.  In  1896 
he  inaugurated  the  system  of  filtering  milk.  The  same  year,  after  careful  in- 
vestigation into  practical  workings  of  the  Walker-Gordon  Laboratory  Company, 
of  Boston,  he  added  a  Walker-Gordon  department  to  the  St.  Louis  Dairy  Com- 
pany. In  1891  Professor  T.  M.  Rotch,  M.  D.,  of  Harvard  University,  and  G.  E. 
Gordon,  a  practical  dairyman,  worked  out  the  method  of  modifying  milk,  which 
method  is  now  followed  in  the  Walker-Gordon  laboratories  of  the  United  States. 
The-  modified  milk  is  used  for  infants  and  invalids  and  the  laboratory  fills  exactly 
all  prescriptions  of  physicians,  who  alone  direct  the  feeding.  The  dairy  com- 
pany employed  eighteen  men  at  its  organization,  and  the  growth  and  extent 
of  the  business  is  now  indicated  by  the  fact  that  one  hundred  and  fifty-five  names 
are  now  on  the  payroll. 

While  the  enterprise  he  has  developed  is  a  most  important  and  extensive 
one,  Mr.  Cabanne  has  always  found  time  for  cooperation  in  affairs  of  public 
moment  and  of  vital  interest  to  the  city  at  large.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  Civic  League  of  St.  Louis  and  acted  as  its  first  president  in  1897.  It  is 
today  one  of  the  most  useful  and  the  most  potent  directing  force  in  the  conduct 
of  the  city's  affairs.  It  was  organized  to  uphold  municipal  virtue  and  to  secure 
needed  reforms  and  progress  and  it  has  accomplished  much  good  politically  and 
otherwise.  Mr.  Cabanne  is  also  executive  officer  of  the  Citizens  Industrial 
Association. 

In  1868  Mr.  Cabanne  was  m.arried  to  Miss  Susan  P.  Mitchell,  a  great- 
granddaughter  of  Major  William  C.  Christy,  a  noted  pioneer,  who  became  a 
resident  of  St.  Louis  in  1804.  Their  children  are :  John  Pierre,  born  January 
16,  1869,  who  is  now  active  manager  of  the  St.  Louis  Dairy  Company;  Virginia 
Eliot,  who  was  born  January  12,  1870,  and  is  the  wife  of  E.  W.  Little,  of  New 
York  city;  Martha  M.,  who  was  born  September  27,  1872,  and  became  the  wife 
of  Robert  L.  Kayser ;  Sunie  M.,  born  October  i,  1873,  who  is  the  wife  of  J. 
Shepard  Smith,  of  St.  Louis  ;  Fannie  M.,  who  was  born  January  12,  1875,  and 
is  the  wife  of  A.  L.  Pearson,  Jr.,  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania;  Mary  M.,  who 
was  born  January  12,  1875,  was  in  the  Order  of  Visitation  Convent  and  died  in 
Jime,  1907;  Arthur  Lee,  whose  birth  occurred  March  7,  1876;  and  Sallie  Shan- 
non, who  was  also  born  March  7,  1876,  and  died  in  infancy. 

Spending  his  entire  life  in  St.  Louis.  J.  Charless  Cabanne  is  most  widely 
known  and  the  people  of  the  city  rejoice  in  what  he  has  accomplished  and  in 
the  successes  to  which  he  has  attained.  He  is  a  man  of  most  courteous  man- 
ners and  yet  firm  and  unyielding  in  all  that  he  believes  to  be  right.  While  his 
chief  life  work  has  been  that  of  a  remarkably  successful  operator  in  the  dairy 
business,  yet  the  range  of  his  activities  and  the  scope  of  his  influence  have 
reached  far  beyond  this  specific  field.  He  belongs  to  that  class  of  men  who 
wield  a  power  which  is  all  the  more  potent  from  the  fact  that  it  is  moral  rather 
than  political  and  is  exercised  for  the  public  weal  rather  than  for  personal  ends. 
L^nselfish  and  retiring,  he  prefers  a  quiet  place  in  the  background  to  the  glamour 
of  publicity,  but  his  rare  aptitude  and  ability  in  achieving  results  make  him 
constantly  sought  and  often  bring  him  into  a  prominence  from  which  he  would 
naturallv  shrink  were  less  desirable  ends  in  view. 


HARRISON  HOPKINS  MERRICK. 

Harrison  Hopkins  Merrick  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this 
volume,  for  as  president  of  the  Merrick,  Walsh  &  Phelps  Jewelry  Company  he 
is  known  not  onlv  here  but  throughout  the  middle  west  as  one  of  the  most 
prominent  representatives  of  the  jewelry  trade.  He  was  born  January  22.  1841, 
in  Carmel.  Putnam  countv.  New  York,  while  his  ancestrv  through  manv  gen- 


212  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

erations  has  been  distinctly  American  both  in  its  lineal  and  collateral  lines.  It 
can  be  traced  back  to  a  still  more  remote  period  when  the  family  figured  prom- 
inently in  Wales.  Burke's  Peerage  (p.  946 — Edition  1887)  says:  "The  Mer- 
ricks  are  the  purest  and  noblest  of  Cambrian  blood  and  have  possessed  the  same 
ancestral  estate  and  residence  at  Bodorgan,  Anglesey,  Wales,  without  inter- 
ruption above  a  thousand  years.  They  have  the  rare  distinction  of  being  lineally 
descended  both  from  the  Sovereign  Princes  of  Wales  of  the  right  royal  family 
and  from  King  Edward  I,  whose  eldest  son  was  the  first  Prince  of  Wales  of  the 
English  royal  family." 

Harrison  H.  jNIerrick  is  a  direct  descendant  in  the  eighth  generation  of 
William  Merrick,  who  was  born  in  Wales  and  left  that  country  in  the  spring  of 
1636  on  the  ship  James,  reaching  Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  in  the  same  year. 
There  he  took  up  his  abode  and  after  settling  in  the  colony  gave  his  attention  to 
farming.  He  was  also  connected  with  the  Colonial  Militia,  serving  as  lieutenant 
under  Captain  Miles  Standish.  David  Merrick  of  the  sixth  generation,  grand- 
father of  H.  H.  Merrick,  was  born  in  Carmel,  New  York,  in  1768,  and  lived  to 
the  remarkable  old  age  of  ninety-five  years.  When  a  young  man  he  was 
acquainted  with  General  Washington.  His  uncle.  Captain  David  Merrick,  was  a 
commander  of  a  company  in  Colonel  Ludington's  Seventh  Regiment  of  Dutchess 
County  Militia  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Isaac  Merrick,  his  brother,  was  a 
private  in  Captain  Waterbury's  company  of  the  same  regiment.  Allen  Merrick 
of  the  seventh  generation  was  born  in  Carmel,  December  24,  1812,  and  died 
February  13,  1881.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  carried  on  general  agricultural 
pursuits.  His  wife,  Caroline  (Hopkins)  Merrick,  who  was  born  January  2, 
1810,  and  died  December  8,  1887,  was  a  direct  descendant  of  one  of  the  passen- 
gers on  the  Mayflower. 

Harrison  Hopkins  Merrick  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  at  Carmel, 
Xew  York,  pursuing  his  studies  through  the  winter  months  but  aiding  in  the 
labors  of  the  farm  in  the  summer.  The  time  was  not  equally  divided,  for  about 
four  months  were  given  to  the  acquirement  of  an  education  and  eight  months 
to  the  work  of  the  fields.  Nor  did  he  attend  school  after  he  reached  the  age 
of  fifteen  years.  The  school  of  experience,  however,  furnishes  opportunity  to 
those  who  desire  to  learn  and  through  his  labors  in  the  business  world,  his 
broad  research  and  investigation,  Mr.  Merrick  has  become  recognized  as  one 
of  the  most  keen  and  forceful  men  of  intellect,  capable  not  only  of  solving  in- 
tricate business  problems  but,  of  ready  understanding  as  well,  the  important 
questions  that  concern  the  American  citizen  in  his  varied  relations.  He  has  long 
figured  as  one  of  the  prominent  merchants  of  St.  Louis  and  yet  it  has  been 
through  successive  stages  of  careful  development  and  consecutive  promotion 
that  he  has  won  his  present  high  standing  in  the  commercial  and  financial  world. 

In  the  fall  of  1856,  leaving  his  old  home  at  Carmel  he  went  to  New  York 
city  and  secured  a  position  as  errand  boy  in  a  jewelry  store.  From  that  time 
forward  his  business  associations  were  in  the  jewelry  line.  He  remained  with 
the  firm  for  six  years  and  then  secured  a  position  as  salesman  with  the  Ball 
Black  Company,  one  of  the  largest  jewelry  establishments  of  the  city,  continu- 
ing with  that  house  and  Robert  Rait  &  Company  for  four  years.  In  the  fall  of 
1866  he  formed  the  acquaintance  of  Eugene  Jaccard  in  New  York  city  and  was 
induced  by  him  to  remove  to  St.  Louis.  He  was  thereafter  for  twelve  years  con- 
nected with  the  E.  Jaccard  Company  and  during  the  last  years  of  that  period 
had  entire  charge  of  the  diamonds.  In  the  fall  of  1878,  however,  he  severed  his 
connection  with  the  company  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account,  becom- 
ing associated  with  William  Walsh  and  H.  W.  Phelps,  under  the  firm  style  of 
Merrick,  Walsh  &  Phelps.  The  business  was  conducted  under  a  partnership 
relation  until  1894,  when  it  was  incorporated  under  the  style  of  the  Merrick, 
Walsh  &  Phelps  Jewelry  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Merrick  became  the  president. 
From  the  beginning  the  business  was  successful  because  it  was  managed  along 
lines  of  liberality  combined  with  care,  watchfulness  and  economv.     The  house 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  218 

always  stood  at  the  head  of  the  trade  in  the  hue  of  stock  carried  and  in  its  pro- 
gressive business  poHc}'.  Meanwhile  in  the  spring  of  1900  the  old  firm  of  E. 
Jaccard  &  Company  had  become  bankrupt  and  a  trustee  was  appointed  to  take 
charge  of  the  business  for  the  benefit  of  the  creditors.  The  stock  and  fixtures 
of  the  bankrupt  company  after  being  appraised  were  advertised  for  sale  and 
were  purchased  on  the  226.  of  September,  1900,  by  the  Merrick,  Walsh  &  Phelps 
Company.  On  the  8th  of  the  following  October  a  very  successful  auction  was 
commenced  at  E.  Jaccard's  location  on  Sixth  and  Olive  streets  and  was  con- 
tinued until  the  evening  of  December  24.  At  that  time  the  auction  and  store 
were  closed  for  the  purpose  of  installing  and  arranging  an  entirely  new  lot  of 
store  fixtures  as  well  as  changing  the  entire  store  front  of  the  building.  As  the 
contract  for  new  fixtures  had  been  made  several  months  previously  the  w'ork 
had  been  so  prepared  that  the  new  store  was  ready  for  occupancy  about  the 
1st  of  January,  1901.  During  the  period  when  the  auction  was  in  process,  Mer- 
rick, Walsh  &  Phelps  w^ere  at  the  same  time  conducting  their  regular  retail 
business  at  No.  511  Olive  street,  enjoying  continued  success  there.  After  the 
auction  was  closed  and  the  new  fixtures  installed,  the  two  stocks  were  combined, 
for  the  finer  and  more  expensive  part  of  the  Jaccard  stock  had  remained  unsold. 
This  was  combined  with  the  stock  of  the  Merrick,  Walsh  &  Phelps  Jewelry 
Company  under  that  firm  style  and  a  removal  was  made  to  the  new  location  at 
the  corner  of  Olive  and  Sixth  streets.  Here  the  company  entered  upon  an  era 
of  prosperity  but  for  some  time  previous  to  the  consolidation  there  was  an 
endeavor  being  made  to  obtain  an  option  on  the  shares  of  stock  of  the  Merrick. 
Walsh  &  Phelps  Jewelry  Company  and  this  was  finally  obtained.  The  members 
of  the  company  had  no  desire  to  sell  but  the  price  offered  was  so  satisfactory 
that  they  decided  to  dispose  of  the  business  and  the  entire  stock,  fixtures  and 
company  name  became  the  property  of  the  Mermod  Jaccard  Jewelry  Company. 
Thus  was  terminated  Mr.  Merrick's  connection  with  the  mercantile  interests  of 
St.  Louis,  in  which  he  had  figured  so  prominently  and  honorably.  His  success, 
too,  was  of  a  most  conspicuous  nature  in  that  while  controlling  a  most  extensive 
trade  the  integrity  of  the  house  w^as  never  called  into  cjuestion.  Mr.  Merrick's 
early  training  was  such  that  he  was  thoroughly  informed  concerning  all  branches 
of  the  jewelry  business  but  the  department  that  gave  him  the  most  pleasure 
was  the  handling  of  precious  stones,  of  which  he  became  an  expert  judge.  His 
memory  of  individual  stones  was  such  that  he  was  often  able  to  distinguish  and 
remember  a  diamond  or  other  gem  which  he  had  carefully  examined  under  a 
magnifying  glass  even  after  several  years  had  elapsed  after  the  examination 
was  made  and  when  the  stone  had  been  reset  in  an  entirely  new  setting.  This 
knowledge  of  gems  is  almost  intuitive  and  cannot  be  acquired  by  every  person 
engaged  in  the  setting  of  stones,  yet  experience  aids  greatly  in  the  development 
of  this  faculty.  Mr.  ]Merrick  has  always  felt  genuine  pleasure  in  the  beauty  and 
perfection  of  fine  stones  and  has  thus  taken  delight  in  his  business  from  the 
artistic  and  aesthetic  as  well  as  from  the  commercial  standpoint. 

On  the  15th  of  August,  1876,  at  Galion,  Ohio,  Mr.  Merrick  was  married  to 
Miss  Dell  Markland  Martin,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Captain  John  and  Mary 
(Smith)  Martin.  Her  father  was  a  Virginian  by  birth  and  the  town  of  Mar- 
tinsburg.  Virginia,  was  named  in  honor  of  his  family.  He  became  one  of  the 
pioneer  settlers  of  Ohio  and  entered  a  quarter  section  of  land  in  Richland  county 
from  the  government.  As  there  was  splendid  water  power  upon  his  place  he 
built  and  operated  grist  and  saw  mills,  cabinet  shop  and  distillery  and  became 
one  of  the  leading  representatives  of  industrial  and  productive  interests  in  that 
part  of  the  state.  He  also  laid  out  the  village  of  Martin's  Mills  but  later  the 
name  was  changed  to  Millsboro.  Aside  from  his  industrial  interests  he  con- 
ducted the  village  inn  and  was  prominent  in  community  affairs,  serving  as  post- 
master, while  for  fourteen  years  he  was  county  commissioner.  His  wife  was 
the  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Thomas  Smith,  one  of  the  most  famous  and  brilliant 
men  of  Pennsylvania,  who  served  as  judge  of  the  supreme  court  for  the  west- 


214  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ern  district  and  was  also  a  colonel  in  the  Revolutionar_y  war.     His  brother  James 
was  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 

Both  ]Mr.  and  ^Nlrs.  ]\Ierrick  were  members  of  the  First  Church  of  Christ, 
Scientist,  in  Boston,  ^Massachusetts,  and  also  of  the  First  Church  of  Christ. 
Scientist,  in  St.  Louis.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party 
and  with  a  citizen's  interest  in  the  political  situation  of  the  country  he  has  kept 
well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  yet  the  honors  and  emolu- 
ments of  office  have  had  no  attraction  for  him.  His  business  career  has  been 
characterized  by  a  steady  promotion  that  has  led  to  his  present  well  earned  ease. 
His  name  in  St.  Louis  is  a  synonym  for  commercial  integrity  as  well  as  business 
activity  and  has  been  prominently  identified  with  business  progress  here.  This 
bare  statement  is  of  itself  no  empty  eulogy.  It  is  the  assignment  to  a  place 
in  life,  a  position  in  the  ranks  of  the  toilers  in  carrying  on  the  great  affairs  of 
societv,  of  prominence  to  that  extent,  that  the  careful  historian  of  the  times 
will  look  into  and  weigh  and  estimate  accurately.  He  belongs  to  that  class  of 
men  who  quietly  move  with  force  in  shaping  influence  along  the  line  of  the  city's 
material  progress  and  at  the  same  time  he  has  gained  through  his  personal  char- 
acteristics the  unqualified  esteem  of  his  fellowmen. 


WILLIAAI  H.  THOMSON. 

William  Holmes  Thomson,  one  of  the  most  respected  and  honored  men  in 
social  and  banking  circles  in  St.  Louis,  has  for  more  than  half  a  century  been 
connected  with  the  Boatmen's  Bank,  of  which  he  has  been  cashier  for  thirty- 
eight  years.  Throughout  this  entire  period  there  has  not  been  a  single  esoteric 
phase  in  his  career,  which  on  the  contrary  has  been  as  an  open  book  inviting 
closest  scrutiny. 

His  life  record  began  April  i6,  1837,  on  the  noted  Hawthorne  farm  in  Fred- 
erick county,  ]\Iaryland,  and  he  is  of  English,  Scotch  and  Irish  lineage,  although 
both  his  paternal  and  maternal  ancestors  became  residents  of  Maryland  during 
the  colonial  epoch  in  its  history.  His  parents  were  William  James  and  Mar- 
garetta  Ann  (Davis)  Thomson.  His  great-great-grandfather  in  the  maternal 
line  was  John  Lackland,  who  came  from  Scotland  and  settled  in  Maryland 
when  it  was  still  numbered  among  the  colonial  possessions  of  Great  Britain. 
His  son,  James  Lackland,  became  an  officer  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  was  after- 
ward a  stanch  advocate  of  Jeffersonian  principles  and  was  a  gradual  emancipa- 
tionist more  than  a  half  century  before  Lincoln's  proclamation  freed  the  colored 
people  of  the  south.  In  181 2  he  made  a  will  that  his  negroes  and  their  descend- 
ants should  be  set  free  as  they  reached  certain  specified  ages.  In  the  year  1775 
James  Lackland,  then  nineteen  years  of  age,  joined  an  exploring  party  who 
went  from  ^Maryland  on  a  trip  through  the  wilderness  of  Kentucky  on  horse- 
back. He  entered  a  large  tract  of  land  in  the  Blue  Grass  state  when  it  was 
still  one  of  the  counties  of  Virginia  and  therefore  he  aided  in  planting  the  seeds 
of  civilization  which  have  since  resulted  in  producing  one  of  the  leading  com- 
monwealths of  the  country.  He  was  twenty  years  of  age  when,  on  the  14th 
of  May,  1776,  he  was  commissioned  by  the  council  of  safety  second  lieutenant 
of  the  company  formed  in  the  lower  district  of  Frederick  county,  iMaryland,  for 
service  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  This  company  became  part  of  the  Twenty- 
ninth  Battalion,  and  with  it  he  did  active  duty  for  American  independence.'  He 
wedderl  Catherine,  a  daughter  of  David  Lynn,  who  came  from  Dublin,  Ireland, 
and  settled  in  Maryland  about  171 7,  becoming  afterward  a  judge  of  the  Fred- 
erick county  court  and  holding  a  commission  under  King  George  as  justice  of 
the  peace.  He  was  also  one  of  three  commissioners  appointed  by  the  general 
assembly  of  Maryland  in  1751  to  lay  out  Georgetown,  now  in  the  District  of 
Columbia.     He  had  three  sons,  who  espoused  the  cause  of  liberty  in  the  Revo- 


WILLIAM   H.   THOMSON 


216  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

lutionarv  war.  one  serving  as  lieutenant,  another  as  captain  and  the  other  as 
surgeon.  One  of  the  daughters  of  James  and  Catherine  (Lynn)  Lackland  was 
the  maternal  grandmother  of  \\'illiam  H.  Thomson.  She  became  the  wife  of 
Ignatius  Davis,  of  "^Nlount  Hope,"  Frederick  county,  Maryland,  and  their  chil- 
dren include  ^Slargaretta  Ann  Davis,  who  in  early  womanhood  became  the  wife 
of  \\'illiam  James  Thomson.  ]\Ir.  Thomson  was  also  born  in  Frederick  county, 
]\Iarvland,  and  was  a  son  of  John  Popham  and  ^Margaret  (Holmes)  Thomson, 
the  former  of  English  lineage,  while  the  latter  was  a  native  of  Carlisle,  Penn- 
sylvania. The  birth  of  \Mlliam  James  Thomson  occurred  in  Frederick  county, 
June  26,  1808,  and  he  attended  Dickinson  College  at  Carlisle,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1828.  ^  He  studied 
law,  but  soon  gave  his  attention  to  farming,  and  his  place,  "Hawthorne,"  became 
one  of  the  noted  plantations  of  that  locality.  Thereon  he  resided  until  his  death, 
June  21,  1841. 

William  Holmes  Thomson  was  but  four  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his 
father's  demise.  He  was  reared  in  Frederick  county,  attended  the  public 
schools  near  his  boyhood's  home,  was  afterward  a  student  in  the  city  schools  of 
Frederick  and  later  attended  a  boarding  school  in  Pennsylvania.  After  putting 
aside  his  text-books  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  was  employed  for  a  year 
with  a  civil  engineering  corps,  after  which  he  entered  the  service  of  a  Baltimore 
commission  house.  In  the  meantime  he  was  studying  business  conditions  in  the 
east  and  in  the  west,  and  a  comparison  of  the  opportunities  offered  led  him  to 
the  belief  that  young  men  could  more  rapidly  secure  advancement  in  the  Mis- 
sissippi valley  than  they  could  upon  the  coast. 

Therefore,  in  April,  1857,  he  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis  and  on  his  twentieth 
birthdav  ( April  16)  entered  the  employ  of  the  banking  house  where  he  has 
continued  to  the  present  time,  covering  a  period  of  more  than  fifty-one  years. 
The  Boatmen's  Saving  Institution  had  been  organized  ten  years  before  by  a 
few  leading  and  philanthropic  citizens  who  wished  to  promote  thrift  and  economy 
among  the  steamboatmen  who  at  that  time  constituted  the  larger  part  of  the 
laboring  class  in  St.  Louis.  Success  attended  the  venture  from  the  beginning 
and  a  second  charter  was  taken  out  in  1856  under  the  name  of  the  Boatmen's 
Saving  Bank,  which  was  capitalized  for  four  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Mr. 
Thomson's  early  connection  with  the  institution  was  in  a  clerical  capacity,  but 
gradually  he  worked  his  way  upward,  his  duties  and  responsibilities  increasing 
as  his  faithfulness  and  efficiency  were  recognized.  In  1869  ^e  was  appointed 
assistant  cashier,  and  the  following  year  saw  him  in  the  position  of  cashier,  in 
which  he  has  since  continued,  becoming  thus  the  chief  executive  officer  of  an 
institution  which  in  its  reliability  is  second  to  none  in  the  west.  The  success 
of  the  bank  is  attributable  in  large  measure  to  the  efforts,  enterprise  and  sound 
business  judgment  and  conservative  methods  of  Mr.  Thomson,  and  the  growth 
of  the  bank  is  indicated  in  part  by  the  fact  that  the  capital  stock  during  his  in- 
cumbency has  been  increased  to  two  million  dollars  as  the  result  of  accumulated 
profits  after  paying  the  stockholders  in  dividends  more  than  six  millions  of 
dollars.  Since  the  capital  stock  has  been  increased  to  two  million  dollars  the 
bank  has  regularly  paid  to  its  stockholders  semi-annual  dividends  of  from  three 
to  five  per  cent  and  has  accumulated,  in  addition,  a  surplus  of  one  million 
dollars,  and  an  undivided  profit  account  of  more  than  six  hundred  thousand 
dollars.  The  net  earnings  since  1856  have  been  $9,701,318.48;  paid  cash  divi- 
dends, $6,320,000.00:  paid  stock  dividend,  $1,600,000;  held  as  surplus  and  un- 
divided profits,  $1,781,318.48;  total,  $9,701,318.48. 

Mr.  Thomson  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  astute,  clear-sighted  and  able 
financiers  of  the  country,  and  there  is  no  point  connected  with  banking  with 
which  he  is  not  perfectly  familiar,  while  his  word  is  usually  accepted  as  authority 
on  all  banking  questions  in  St.  Louis  and  the  middle  west.  He  Is  not  unknown 
in  other  business  lines,  for  he  has  cooperated  financially  and  officiallv  with  vari- 
ous manufacturing  establishments  in  .St.  Louis  and  has  largely  promoted  business 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  217 

interests  as  a  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange,  the  Cotton  Exchange  and 
as  chairman  of  the  committee  of  management  of  the  St.  Louis  Clearing  House. 

In  1862  Mr.  Thomson  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Foote  Larkin,  the 
eldest  daughter  of  Thomas  H.  and  Susan  (Ross)  Larkin,  of  St.  Louis.  Mrs. 
Thomson  died  in  1863,  and  in  1864  he  lost  their  child.  In  1872  Mr.  Thomson 
married  Annie  Lou,  the  eldest  daughter  of  William  A.  Hargadine,  of  the  Harga- 
dine-McKittrick  Dry  Goods  Company.  They  became  parents  of  seven  daugh- 
ters and  one  son  and,  with  the  exception  of  a  daughter  who  died  in  childhood, 
all  are  yet  living,  namely :  Julia  Hargadine,  who  married  C.  C.  Collins,  an 
attorney  of  St.  Louis ;  William  Hargadine,  who  married  Miss  Elizabeth  John- 
son, of  Corsicana,  Texas;  Virginia  McCullough.  the  wife  of  George  W.  Tracy, 
a  dry-goods  merchant  of  St.  Louis;  Susan  Larkin,  the  wife  of  Lieutenant  A.  B. 
Coxe.  of  the  LInited  States  Army ;  Holmes  Lackland,  who  married  Dr.  Allen 
G.  Fuller ;  Annie  Lou  and  ]\Iary  McCreery. 

Mr.  Thomson  has  always  given  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy, 
but  when  the  party  swerved  from  its  old  standard  in  1900  in  accepting  the 
Bryan  platform  of  that  year  he  espoused  the  gold  standard  as  embodied  in  the 
Indianapolis  platform.  Although  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Presbyterian  church 
he  became  a  member  of  the  Trinity  Episcopal  church  of  St.  Louis  in  1859  and 
has  since  been  connected  with  that  parish,  active  in  promoting  its  charities  and 
prominently  identified  with  other  benevolent  movements.  He  has  for  many  years 
been  a  vestrvman  of  Trinity  church  and  for  some  years  its  senior  warden.  He 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  St.  Luke's  Hospital  in  1865  and  since  1889  has  been 
president  of  its  board  of  trustees.  He  is  never  impelled  by  a  sense  of  stern 
duty  in  his  benefactions,  but  gives  generously  of  his  means  in  response  to  the 
promptings  of  a  kindly  spirit  Avhich  recognizes  fully  the  obligations  and  re- 
sponsibilities of  wealth.  He  has  figured  in  movements  for  the  substantial  devel- 
opment of  St.  Louis  through  his  membership  in  the  Merchants. Exchange,  the 
Business  i\Ien's  League  and  the  Creditmen's  Association,  and  his  social  nature 
finds  expression  in  his  membership  in  the  Missouri  Athletic,  the  Noonday  and 
St.  Louis  Clubs.  With  advancing  years  his  activities  have  increased  rather 
than  diminished  and  his  interest  broadened,  and  he  has  long  been  recognized 
as  an  influential  citizen  of  St.  Louis  whose  word  and  work  have  featured  in 
the  development  of  the  citv  in  material,  moral  and  benevolent  lines. 


LEWIS  DAVID  DOZIER. 

Lewis  D.  Dozier  is  now  living  retired,  although  financially  interested  in 
various  important  enterprises,  in  which  he  also  has  a  voice  in  the  methods  of 
control.  He  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this  volume,  for  he  has 
been  so  closelv  associated  with  business  afifairs  here  as  to  make  his  life  record 
an  integral  chapter  in  the  city's  commercial  development.  A  native  of  St. 
Charles" countv,  ^Missouri,  he  was  born  August  25.  1846,  of  the  marriage  of 
Captain  James  and  Mary  Ann  (Dudgeon)  Dozier,  the  father  a  native  of  North 
Carolina  and  the  mother  of  Kentucky.  When  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age  he 
came  to  St.  Louis,  his  father's  family  arriving  five  years  later.  As  a  pupil  in 
the  Washington  public  schools  he  continued  his  education  and  further  qualified 
for  a  business  career  by  study  in  Bryant  &  Stratton's  Commercial  College.  It 
has  always  been  characteristic  of  him  that  the  duty  nearest  at  hand  was  the  one 
which  claimed  his  attention  and  was  carefully  performed.  It  is  in  this  thorough- 
ness and  concentration  of  purpose  that  the  secret  of  his  success  lies.  Soon  after 
completing  his  college  course,  he  became  a  silent  partner  in  the  firm  of  Garneau 
&  Dozier,"  which  firm  had  been  recently  organized  by  his  father,  James  Dozier, 
and  Joseph  Garneau,  for  the  conduct  of  a  bakery  business.  The  partnership 
expired  by  limitation  January  i,  1872,  but  the  experience  of  Mr.  Dozier  led  him 


218  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

to  regard  the  field  of  labor  as  an  advantageous  and  profitable  one  and  he  con- 
tinned  in  that  line  bv  becoming  a  partner,  in  i\pril  of  that  year,  in  the  Dozier- 
Wevl  Cracker  Company,  in  which  his  father  was  senior  member.  Upon  the 
father"?  death  a  corporation  was  formed  for  continuing  the  business  under  the 
same  firm  name  and  another  son,  John  T.  Dozier,  became  president.  In  i88S 
Lewis  D.  Dozier  purchased  the  interest  of  Mr.  Weyl  and  the  enterprise  was 
then  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Dozier  Cracker  Company  for  two  years, 
when  the  corporation  was  merged  into  the  American  Biscuit  &  jManufacturing 
Company,  and  in  1898  was  purchased  by  the  National  Biscuit  Company,  in  which 
ISIt.  Dozier  is  a  large  stockholder  and  director.  He  continued  to  act  as  manager 
of  the  Dozier  bakery  in  St.  Louis  until  his  retirement  from  active  business. 

His  fertilitv  of  resource,  his  ability  in  placing  a  correct  valuation  upon  busi- 
ness opportunities  and  his  laudable  desire  to  extend  his  efforts  into  other  lines 
led  to  his  connection  with  several  other  business  concerns  of  importance  and  he 
now  has  an  office  in  the  Security  building  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  point  he 
controls  the  manv  lines  of  trade  in  which  he  is  interested.  He  was  for  several 
vears  the  first  vice  president  of  the  Manufacturers'  Association  and  is  a  director 
of  the  ^lerchants-Laclede  National  Bank  and  the  Mercantile  Trust  Company.  In 
lines  less  specifically  commercial  he  is  also  known,  being  a  life  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees  of  the  Bellefontaine  cemetery,  a  director  of  the  Mercantile 
Library,  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society  and  a  member  of  the 
Commercial  Club,  which  is  the  leading  organization  among  business  men  of  the 
city.  Mr.  Dozier  was  among  the  first  to  advocate  the  holding  of  an  exposition 
in  St.  Louis  to  celebrate  the  Louisiana  purchase  and  when  the  plan  was  brought 
into  definite  form,  he  became  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  and  was 
appointed  a  member  of  the  executive  committee.  While  business  interests  have 
made  extensive  demands  upon  his  time  and  energies,  Mr.  Dozier  has  ever  found 
and  utilized  opportunities  for  assisting  in  the  work  of  progress  and  development 
along  lines  that  have  been  provocative  of  good  for  the  city  in  its  material,  intel- 
lectual, social  and  moral  advancement.  As  a  generous  patron  of  the  Young 
]\Ien"s  Christian  Association  and  the  St.  Louis  Hospital,  he  has  largely  furthered 
their  interests  and  contributed  generously  for  the  erection  of  their  buildings. 
The  Provident  Association  and  other  benevolent  and  charitable  institutions  have 
also  received  his  ready  aid.  He  is  likewise  interested  in  all  educational  matters, 
did  effective  service  for  the  public  schools  by  four  years'  work  as  a  member  of 
the  board  of  education  and  with  other  leading  citizens  contributed  liberally 
toward  placing  \\'ashington  University  and  ]\Iary  Institute  upon  a  broad  and 
permanent  basis. 

Lewis  David  Dozier  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Rebecca  E.  Lewis. 
a  daughter  of  Benjamin  W.  and  Eleanor  (Turner)  Lewis,  of  Glasgow,, 
^Missouri.  Her  father,  now  deceased,  was  one  of  the  early  residents  and  promi- 
nent merchants  of  this  state.  Mrs.  Dozier  died  January  5,  1889,  but  her  memory 
is  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  all  who  knew  her,  while  her  influence  remains  as  a 
blessed  benediction  to  those  with  whom  she  was  associated.  She  possessed  a 
most  charitable  spirit  and  her  kindliness  was  felt  by  all  with  whom  she  came  in 
contact.  Her  own  great  love  for  her  four  children,  Lewis,  Mary,  Eleanor  and 
Anna  Lewis  Dozier,  prompted  her  mother  heart  to  go  out  in  fullest  sympathy  to^ 
all  children,  especially  to  the  homeless  ones,  and  she  endowed  a  bed  in  Martha 
Parsons  Hospital.  She  held  membership  with  the  Episcopal  church  and  to  her 
religion  was  a  matter  of  daily  living  and  not  of  ceremonial  weekly  worship. 
Hers  was  a  contagious  enthusiasm  for  all  those  causes  which  tend  to  ameliorate 
the  hard  conditions  of  life  for  mankind. 

In  one  of  the  most  beautiful  residence  districts  of  St.  Louis — Westmoreland 
Place,  near  Forest  Park — stands  the  Dozier  home  and  it  is  one  of  the  city's  most 
attractive  residences.  Mr.  Dozier  is  ever  a  welcome  visitor  of  the  Noonday,  St. 
Louis,  Country  and  University  Clubs,  with  which  he  holds  membership  and  of 
the    first    two    he    has    served    as    vice    president.      Politically    he    endorses    the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  219 

democracy,  while  fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Masons  and  the  Elks. 
His  love  of  outdoor  sports  is  manifest  in  his  membership  in  the  St.  Louis  Gun 
Club,  of  which  he  was  for  many  years  president,  the  King's  Lake  Shooting- 
Club,  and  the  Missouri  State  Sportsman's  Association.  He  has  also  been  presi- 
dent of  the  last  named  and  he  finds  pleasure  and  recreation  in  camp  life  with 
all  the  opportuntiy  it  affords  for  the  exercise  of  his  skill  as  a  hunter.  Such  in 
brief  is  the  life  record  of  Lewis  D.  Dozier,  whose  entrance  into  business  circles 
was  not  one  of  especial  brilliance  or  prominence,  but  who  through  the  slow 
moving  processes  of  an  honorable  business  has  worked  his  way  upward  until  his 
name  stands  foremost  among  those  whose  opinions  have  become  a  power  in 
commercial  and  financial  circles. 


FRANK  PERIX  HAYS. 

Carlyle  says  "Biography  is  the  most  profitable  as  well  as  the  most  pleasant 
of  all  reading,"  and  there  is  certainly  much  of  interest  in  the  career  of  a  man 
who,  without  special  advantages  at  the  outset  of  his  career,  by  the  inherent 
force  of  his  own  character,  his  strong  purpose  and  a  commendable  ambition, 
achieves  distinction  and  success.  Such  has  been  the  record  of  Frank  Perin  Hays, 
vice  president  of  the  Little  &  Hays  Investment  Company,  dealers  in  municipal 
and  corporation  bonds  and  dividend  paying  stocks.  He  began  the  journey  of 
life  near  Columbus,  Ohio,  March  12,  1861,  and  while  spending  his  boyhood  days 
in  the  home  of  his  parents,  \\*illiam  B.  and  Celina  (Perin)  Hays,  pursued  a  pub- 
lic-school education,  which  was  continued  in  the  high  school  of  Lancaster,  i\Iis- 
souri.  He  afterward  attended  the  normal  school  at  Kirksville,  this  state,  and 
pursued  a  full  course  in  H.  B.  Bryant's  Business  College  in  Chicago.  His 
physical  development  kept  pace  with  his  intellectual  progress,  for  he  enjoyed 
the  benefit  of  the  free,  open  life  of  the  farm,  spending  his  summers  between 
the  ages  of  twelve  and  twenty  years  upon  farms  belonging  to  his  father  and 
assisting  to  no  inconsiderable  extent  in  the  work  of  their  development  and  cul- 
tivation. His  entrance  into  commercial  life  was  made  as  a  partner  in  the  firm 
of  W.  B.  Hays  &  Son.  His  time  was  thus  occupied  from  1880  until  1882,  and 
for  four  years  thereafter  he  conducted  a  general  mercantile  establishment  at 
Lancaster,  INIissouri.  During  this  period  he  won  a  goodly  measure  of  success 
that  enabled  him  to  engage  in  the  banking  business  at  Lancaster.  Missouri,  in 
1886,  as  an  equal  partner  with  his  father  in  what  has  become  known  as  the  Hays 
Bank. 

In  1888  he  purchased  a  controlling  interest  in  the  Schuyler  County  Bank 
of  Lancaster,  Missouri,  and  further  extended  his  efl:'orts  by  establishing  in  1889 
the  Hays  Banking  Company  of  Queen  City,  Missouri,  of  which  he  was  the  prin- 
cipal stockholder.  In  1891  he  established  the  Merchants  Exchange  Bank  at 
Downing,  ^Missouri,  owning  a  large  majority  of  the  stock,  and  in  1893  the  Atlanta 
State  Bank,  at  Atlanta,  ]\Iacon  county,  Missouri,  came  into  existence  through  his 
efforts.  He  also  owned  the  greater  part  of  this  and  thus  became  largely  iden- 
tified with  financial  interests  at  various  points  in  the  state,  forming  at  the  same 
time  a  wide  acquaintance  that  proved  of  marked  benefit  to  him  in  his  present 
line  of  business.  He  won  public  confidence  and  to  him  were  intrusted  many 
investment  matters.  He  began  dealing  in  bonds  in  1892  and  his  business  devel- 
oped with  such  rapidity  that  in  1897  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  formed  a 
partnership  with  W.  C.  Little  &  Brother  under  the  firm  style  of  the  Little  & 
Hays  Investment  Company.  He  soon  gained  a  foremost  place  in  financial  circles 
in  this  city,  was  bond  officer  of  the  Mississippi  \"alley  Trust  Company  in  1901- 
02  and  in  the  following  year  was  vice  president  of  the  Colonial  Trust  Company. 
He  then  resumed  partnership  relations  with  ^^^  C.  Little  and  others  in  ]\Iay, 
1904,  and  is  the  present  vice  president  of  the  Little  &  Hays  Investment  Com- 


220  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

panv,  dealers  in  municipal  and  corporation  bonds  and  dividend  paying  stocks. 
As  "a  valuator  of  commercial  paper,  he  has  gained  a  reputation  that  places  him 
in  the  front  rank  among  the  investment  brokers  of  the  middle  west.  With 
remarkable  prescience  he  has  recognized  the  possibilities  of  diminution  or  appre- 
ciation in  bonds  and  other  investment  paper  and  has  controlled  his  clients'  inter- 
ests with  such  care  that  those  who  know  him  in  business  circles  place  the  utmost 
contidence  in  the  accuracy  of  his  judgment.  Aside  from  his  investment  business 
he  is  a  director  of  the  Chicago  Railway  Equipment  Company,  and  that  he  occu- 
pies an  honored  place  in  moneyed  circles  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  was 
secretary  for  seven  years  of  the  [Missouri  Bankers  Association  and  in  1899  was 
chosen  to  the  presidency. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  Mr.  Hays  was  married  in  Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin,  August  18.  1882,  to  Aliss  Harriet  Lane  Celleyham  and  their  chil- 
dren are:  Helen.  Hilda,  Elizabeth,  Forrest  Perin,  and  Margaret  Frances.  Mr. 
Hays  votes  with  the  democracy  and  he  finds  his  chief  recreation  in  golf  and  ten- 
nis,' being  an  enthusiastic  advocate  of  manly  outdoor  sports.  Never  unmindful 
of  the  duty  and  obligation  of  man  toward  his  fellowmen,  Mr.  Hays  has  labored 
eltectivelv'  and  earnestly  in  many  public  movements  for  the  general  welfare. 
Moreover,  he  has  done  effective  service  for  the  Lindell  Avenue  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church,  for  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  and  other  organiza- 
tions for  moral  development.  Of  the  latter  he  has  been  chairman  of  the  finance 
committee  of  the  general  board  of  directors.  He  was  for  two  years  treasurer 
of  the  City  Evangelistic  Union,  for  three  years  president  of  the  Missouri  Sun- 
day school  Union,  for  one  year  president  of  the  City  of  St.  Louis  Sunday 
school  Union,  and  president  of  the  [Missouri  Sunday  school  Association.  His  life 
has  never  been  self-centered  in  its  purpose  nor  in  its  work.  While  he  has  made 
a  success  in  business,  he  fully  recognizes  the  brotherhood  of  man  and  has  ren- 
dered readv  assistance  to  those  less  fortunate  than  himself. 


SAMUEL  MORRIS  DODD. 

Prompted  by  laudable  ambition  at  the  outset  of  his  career,  Samuel  Morris 
Dodd  has  advanced  through  consecutive  stages  of  development  until  he  has  long 
occupied  a  place  among  the  leading  residents  of  St.  Louis.  A  strong  mentality, 
an  invincible  courage  and  a  most  determined  individuality  have  so  entered  into 
his  makeup  as  to  render  him  a  natural  leader  of  men  and  in  this  connection  he 
has  controlled  business  enterprises  of  large  importance  to  the  city  as  well  as  to 
the  individual  stockholders.  He  was  born  in  Orange,  New  Jersey,  June  3,  1832, 
a  son  of  Stephen  and  Mary  (Condit)  Dodd.  The  ancestral  home  of  the  family 
in  America  was  at  Brantford,  Connecticut,  where  representatives  of  the  name  of 
English  birth  located  at  a  very  early  day.  Later  a  removal  was  made  from 
Connecticut  to  New  Jersey  by  the  branch  of  the  family  to  which  Samuel  M. 
Dodd  belongs.  Beginning  his  education  at  the  usual  age,  he  was  a  pupil  in  the 
public  schools  of  Orange  and  at  Bloomfield  (N.  J.)  Academy  and  his  early  busi- 
ness training  came  to  him  in  mercantile  lines.  When  sixteen  years  of  age  he 
became  a  clerk  in  a  hat  and  fur  store  of  New  York  city,  where  he  spent  three 
years,  but  the  great  west  with  its  broad  possibilities  and  growing  opportunities 
attracted  him  and  St.  Louis  thereby  gained  a  citizen  whose  worth  and  value  have 
long  been  widely  recognized. 

Following  ills  arrival  here  Mr.  Dodd  entered  the  employ  of  Nourse,  Crane 
&  Company.  Later  he  became  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Baldwin,  Randall  & 
Company.  Gradually  acquiring  larger  interest  in  the  enterprise,  Mr.  Dodd 
became  sole  proprietor  in  1862  and  for  a  time  conducted  the  store  under  his 
own  name.  Seeking  a  still  broader  field  of  labor,  he  became  the  founder  of  the 
w^holesale  dry-goods  house  of  Drxlrl,  Brown  &  Company  in  1866,  the  location  of 


S.    M.    DODD 


'222  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  tirm  being"  at  the  corner  of  ^Nlain  and  Locust  streets.  The  partners  were 
men  of  marked  enterprise,  of  indefatigable  energy  and  of  fertihty  of  resource 
and  through  their  combined  eltorts  their  estabHshment  soon  became  one  of  the 
leading  wholesale  dry-goods  houses  of  St.  Louis,  with  a  trade  extending  through- 
out the  entire  ^Mississippi  valley.  Another  notable  feature  of  his  business  career 
lies  in  the  fact  that  Mr.  Dodd  and  his  associates  were  among  the  first  to  leave 
the  old  wholesale  center  and  remove  from  the  lower  streets  up  to  the  plateau 
of  Fifth  street.  Foreseeing  the  growth  of  the  business,  Mr.  Dodd  recognized 
that  the  old  location  would  not  be  adecjuate  to  the  demands  of  the  larger  and 
increasing  wholesale  business  and  in  consequence  advocated  the  removal  of  the 
house  of  which  he  was  senior  partner,  and  his  plan  was  carried  out,  although 
his  contemporaries  regarded  the  undertaking  as  an  exceedingly  hazardous  one. 
The  Collier  estate  built  for  Dodd,  Brown  &  Company  a  large  building  at  the 
corner  of  Broadway  and  St.  Charles  street  and  soon  the  wholesale  business  was 
removed  to  the  new  location.  While  pioneers  in  this  wholesale  district,  they 
were  soon  followed  by  others  and  the  wholesale  center  has  been  changed  until 
it  extends  as  far  westward  on  St.  Charles  street  and  Washington  avenue  as 
Eighteenth  street.  jNIr.  Dodd  continued  at  the  head  of  the  house  until  1885, 
when  the  firm  was  dissolved  and  he  withdrew  from  the  dry-goods  trade.  He 
had  made  for  himself  a  most  creditable  name  in  mercantile  circles.  His  record 
was  such  as  any  man  might  be  proud  to  possess.  From  a  clerkship  he  had 
worked  his  way  upward  until  he  became  one  of  the  foremost  merchants  of  the 
middle  west.  He  has  in  recent  years  been  extensively  connected  with  corporate 
enterprises  of  various  kinds,  continually  recognized  as  one  of  the  foremost  men 
of  St.  Louis  who  has  carved  his  name  deep  upon  its  business  annals.  His  recog- 
nized administrative  ability  has-  caused  him  to  be  sought  in  filling  official  posi- 
tions of  responsibility  in  connection  with  these  enterprises  and  he  was  formerly 
president  of  the  Broadway  Real  Estate  Company,  of  the  Missouri  Electric  Light 
&  Power  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  vice  president  of  the  American  Central  Insur- 
ance Company  and  a  director  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce.  He  was  also 
president  of  the  American  Brake  Company,  which  was  later  leased  to  the  West- 
inghouse  Air  Brake  Company.  He  is  also  a  director  in  the  Commonwealth 
Trust  Company  and  president  of  the  Central  Real  Estate  Company. 

Mr.  Dodd  is  well  known  in  club  circles,  belonging  to  the  St.  Louis,  Noonday, 
the  Country  and  Cuivre  Clubs  and  the  National  Arts  Club  of  New  York  city. 
He  is  likewise  a  trustee  of  the  Young  Women's  Christian  Association  and  is 
very  active  in  this  work  and  also  along  charitable  and  philanthropic  lines. 

An  enumeration  of  the  men  of  the  present  generation  who  have  won  honor 
and  public  recognition  for  themselves  and  at  the  same  time  have  honored  the 
city  with  which  they  have  been  connected  would  be  incomplete  were  there  failure 
to  make  prominent  reference  to  the  one  whose  name  initiates  this  review.  He 
helfl  distinctive  precedence  as  a  prominent  merchant  and  as  a  man  of  splendid 
executive  and  administrative  ability  and  in  every  relation  of  life  he  has  borne 
himself  with  such  signal  dignity  and  honor  as  to  gain  him  the  respect  of  all.  He 
has  been  and  is  rlistinctively  a  man  of  affairs  and  one  who  has  wielded  a  wide 
influence. 


PHILLIP  A.  MEINBERG. 

When  death  claims  an  individual  it  is  customary  and  fitting  that  a  review  of 
his  life  shall  be  mafic  that  the  lessons  of  value  may  be  considered  and  pondered 
and  bear  fruit  in  the  lives  of  others.  When  Phillip  A.  Meinberg  passed  away 
his  death  was  the  occasion  of  dee])  and  wides]jread  regret  to  many  friends  who 
had  known  him  as  a  straightffjrward,  conscientious  business  man,  whose  active 
force  in  various  relations  contributed  to  the  progress  and  upbuilding  of  his  com- 
munity.    He  was  born  in  ^luhlhausen,  Ciermany,  April  21,  1840,  a  son  of  Gott- 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  223 

fried  and  Christina  (Barlosius)  Aleinberg,  also  natives  of  Germany.  When  four 
3'ears  of  age  he  was  brought  to  America  by  his  parents,  the  family  settling  in 
St.  Louis,  where  the  father  established  a  shoe  business  which  he  conducted  up 
to  the  time  of  his  death.  The  son  was  sent  to  a  private  school  in  the  basement 
of  the  old  Lutheran  church  on  Lombard,  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets, 
there  pursuing  his  studies  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  At  that  time  he  entered 
business  circles  as  an  employe  of  Charles  ^loritz,  in  whose  establishment  he 
learned  book  binding.  There  he  remained  for  ten  years.  On  the  expiration  of 
that  period  he  felt  that  his  broad  experience  and  his  carefully  saved  earnings 
justified  his  embarkation  in  business  on-  his  own  account  and  he  established  a 
kindergarten  supply  and  book  binding  business  on  South  Broadway  in  1872.  He 
furnished  supplies  for  all  the  schools  of  St.  Louis  for  many  years  and  continued 
in  the  business  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  while  since  his  demise  his  sons  have 
carried  on  the  same  enterprise.  Starting  in  life  without  capital,  he  possessed, 
however,  a  strong  heart  and  willing  hands  nor  did  he  fear  that  laborious  attention 
to  business  so  necessary  to  success.  Work — earnest,  persistent  work — was  the 
foundation  of  his  prosperity  and  year  after  year  he  closely  studied  the  problems 
that  arose  in  connection  with  his  business  interests,  bringing  to  bear  keen 
discrimination  in  their  solution. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  ]\Ieinberg  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Com- 
pany E,  Second  Regiment  of  Missouri  Volunteer  xVrtillery,  with  the  rank  of 
corporal,  joining  the  army  on  the  30th  of  October,  1861.  He  saw  active  service 
in  the  southwest  and  almost  lost  his  life  at  Bloomfield,  Missouri.  He  was  hon- 
orabl}^  discharged  August  24,  1863.  at  Benton  Barracks,  and  returned  to  again 
became  a  factor  in  the  commercial  life  of  this  city. 

In  1864  Mr.  Meinberg  was  married  to  [Nliss  Anna  Ritter,  of  St.  Louis,  who 
died  in  1891,  and  on  the  25th  of  March,  1896,  he  wedded  INIrs.  A.  O.  Priest,  of 
St.  Louis.  Four  sons  survive  him,  Edward,  Paul,  Daniel  and  Joe.  and  the  first 
three  still  conduct  the  business.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Meinberg  was  a 
republican  and  always  kept  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day, 
as  every  true  American  citizen  should  do.  He  served  for  two  terms  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  house  of  delegates  and  gave  careful  consideration  to  each  cpiestion 
which  came  up  for  settlement  that  had  effect  upon  the  municipal  welfare  and 
progress.  He  was  a  member  of  the  German  Lutheran  church  and  his  life 
accorded  with  its  teachings  and  belief.  He  tried  to  make  the  most  of  the  passing 
years  and  so  lived  that  his  fellowmen  trusted  in  his  business  honor,  while  those 
who  knew  him  socially  entertained  for  him  warm  and  enduring  friendship. 


WILLIA^I  ARSTE. 


William  Arste,  who  since  1892  has  published  the  Waterways  Journal  in  St. 
Louis,  his  native  city,  was  born  on  Christmas  day  of  1867.  He  is  descended  from 
ancestry  who  came  from  Hanover,  Germany.  His  father,  Frederick  W.  Arste, 
who  crossed  the  Atlantic  in  1863,  is  now  a  retired  printer.  His  mother,  Mrs. 
Wilhelmina  Arste,  died  December  22,  1907. 

The  son  was  a  pupil  in  the  Laclede  and  Madison  public  schools  and  com- 
pleted the  grammar-school  course  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  being  thus  qualified 
to  enter  the  Polytechnic  school,  but  being  an  only  child  and  his  father  in  rather 
limited  financial  circumstances,  it  was  necessary  that  he  earn  his  own  living  from 
that  time  and  he  secured  a  position  as  office  boy  with  F.  C.  P.  Tiedeman.  who 
was  city  surveyor  and  also  secretary  of  the  republican  city  central  committee. 
For  five  years  he  remained  with  Mr.  Tiedeman  and  was  promoted  from  time  to 
time  until  he  became  draftsman  and  surveyor.  Having  gained  a  good  knowledge 
of  the  mechanical  principles  underlying  this  work,  he  secured  a  more  profitable 
position  with  Julius  Pitzman,  with  whom  he  continued  for  five  years,  eventually 


224  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

becoming"  general  utility  man  of  the  business.  In  early  life  he  became  acquainted 
with  the  printing-  trade,  having  set  type  for  his  father  when  but  eight  years  of 
age,  his  father  at  that  time  being  proprietor  of  a  newspaper  in  La  Salle,  Illinois, 
the  issue  being  called  the  La  Salle  County  Volksblatt.  Later  Mr.  Arste  again 
took  up  the  printers"  trade  and  when  he  had  mastered  the  business,  traveled  in 
various  states  of  the  Union,  working  in  that  line.  He  settled  in  St.  Louis  in 
1889  and  became  connected  with  the  Evening  Call,  owned  by  Rev.  Ben  Deering. 
After  the  failure  of  that  paper  he  engaged  with  the  St.  Louis  Republic,  with 
which  he  remained  for  three  years  and  then  spent  one  year  in  the  office  of  the 
St.  Louis  Globe-Democrat.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  purchased  from 
John  A.  Groeninger  the  Waterways  Journal,  which  he  has  since  successfully 
published. 

INIr.  Arste  is  a  member  of  Red  Cross  Lodge,  No.  54,  K.  P.,  and  belongs 
to  the  Olympic  Athletic  Club,  in  which  connection  he  has  won  several  medals, 
being  very  skillful  in  athletic  sports.  He  is  a  pronounced  republican,  giving  to 
the  party  intlexible  support. 

In  April,  1893,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Arste  was  married  to  Miss  Cordelia  Monger, 
and  the  same  year  he  purchased  a  pleasant  residence  at  No.  2912  Pine  street. 
His  advancement  in  the  business  world  has  come  through  the  promotions  which 
follow  broad  experience  resulting  in  constantly  expanding  powers.  Laudable 
ambition  has  prevented  anything  like  inertia  or  inactivity  in  his  career.  Diligence 
and  determination  have  enabled  him  to  work  his  way  steadily  upward  and  he  is 
now  well  known  in  journalistic  circles. 


THOMAS  FURLONG. 


The  name  which  introduces  this  review  is  one  now  largely  familiar  to  the 
residents  of  all  sections  of  the  Union,  and  it  suggests  to  the  honest  man  a  feeling 
of  confidence  and  security,  while  to  the  evil-doer  it  betokens  a  power  which  is 
feared  as  the  instrument  through  which  he  is  most  likely  to  meet  with  appre- 
hension and  thereafter  expiate  for  his  malfeasance  to  the  laws  which  are  the 
stable  foundation  of  the  peace  and  prosperity  of  his  fellow  beings.  There  is  a 
distinctive  element  of  psychical  interest  attaching  to  the  thought  that  a  mere 
name  can  thus  produce  in  two  different  beings  such  conflicting  sentiments.  To 
have  traced  through  the  intricate  career  of  a  subtle  criminal,  be  he  in  high 
station  or  low,  cannot  fail  of  having  granted  a  deeper  insight  into  the  intrinsic 
essence  of  character,  nor  can  it  fail  to  inspire  a  wholesale  pity  for  the  wrong- 
doer, whose  punishment  is  essential  to  the  security  and  protection  of  the  public 
as  well  as  protecting  himself  from  his  own  misguided  tendencies.  We  are  led 
to  this  train  of  reflection  in  considering  the  life  work  of  Thomas  Furlong,  presi- 
dent and  manager  of  the  Furlong  Secret  Service  Company,  with  offices  in  St. 
Louis. 

He  was  born  in  Jamestown,  Chautauqua  county.  New  York,  February  22, 
1844.  His  father,  John  Furlong,  was  a  native  of  Clyde,  Scotland,  and  at  an 
early  age  came  to  America.  His  entire  life  was  devoted  to  the  blacksmith's 
trade  in  the  new  world,  while  in  his  younger  days  he  was  a  veterinary  surgeon 
in  the  IJritish  army.  He  died  in  1868,  having  about  twelve  years  survived  his 
wife,  who  passed  away  in  1856.  She  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  McCormick, 
was  of  Irish  lineage  and  was  reared  in  Hartford,  Connecticut. 

Thomas  Furlong  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and 
afterwarrl  removed  to  Elk  county,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  had  an  uncle  who 
was  in  the  lumber  business.  The  nephew  was  employed  in  the  lumber  camp 
in  the  winter  of  t86o-6i.  After  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  on  the  20th  of 
April,  1 861,  Thomas  L.  Kane  carried  into  the  lumber  camp  the  first  tidings  of 
war  and  at  F>enozet,  Pennsylvania,  he  distributed  hand  bills  asking  for  recruits 
who  could  shoot,  owned  a  rifle  and  knew  how  to  handle  it. 


THOMAS    Fl'RLOXG 


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226  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

[Mr.  Furlong  responded,  enlisting  with  the  famous  Forty-first  regiment  of 
Pennsylvania  Bucktails  and  is  today  the  youngest  surviving  member  of  that 
regiment.  His  companv  was  soon  organized  and  joined  the  command  which 
started  down  the  state  to  Harrisburg  along  the  Sinamahoning.  Seeing  a  pile 
of  lumber,  the  question  of  building  rafts  for  the  men  to  float  down  the  stream 
on  was  considered  and  the  idea  was  adopted.  Three  hundred  and  sixty-seven 
men  started  down  on  ten  rafts  to  the  Susquehanna  river  at  Harrisburg.  On  the 
27th  of  April,  1908,  a  monument  was  unveiled  at  Driftwood,  Pennsylvania,  in 
honor  of  this  event.  The  Bucktails  were  the  first  regiment  to  cross  the  Mason 
and  Dixon  line  and  were  probably  under  fire  more  than  any  other  regiment. 
On  the  14th  of  September,  1862,  Air.  Furlong  was  detailed,  after  being  selected, 
to  the  first  secret  service  our  govenment  ever  had.  He  was  on  lieutenant's  pay 
and  received  his  discharge  from  the  United  States  army  as  an  enlisted  man  May 
28,  1864,  but  continued  in  the  secret  service  until  May  28,  1865.  Much  of  this 
time  he  was  in  the  Confederate  lines,  was  in  the  siege  of  Suffolk  with  the 
Confederates,  December  2C,  1861,  and  was  wounded  at  Drainesville,  Virginia. 

\Miile  thus  engaged,  Mr.  Furlong  developed  much  of  the  power  which  has 
later  characterized  him  in  his  detective  work.  He  learned  how  to  go  among 
people  and  learn  of  their  purpose,  intent  and  lives  without  revealing  anything 
concerning  himself,  and  his  secret  service  work  was  therefore  of  the  utmost  benefit 
as  a  training  school  for  his  later  labors  in  life.  After  the  war  he  was  made  the 
first  chief  of  police  at  Oil  City,  Pennsylvania,  in  1866.  The  place  at  that  time 
was  one  of  the  roughest  of  cities,  like  any  mining  camp,  and  Mr.  Furlong  at 
once  entered  upon  the  duties  of  maintaining  law  and  order.  He  was  three  times 
appointed  to  the  position,  but  declined  to  serve  after  the  second  appointment. 
\Vhile  in  office  he  kept  perfect  order  and  gained  a  wide  reputation  as  detective 
and  chief.  Only  one  murder  was  committed  during  his  regime  and  crime  and 
lawlessness  were  reduced  to  a  minimum. 

In  1870  jMr.  Furlong  entered  the  employ  of  Thomas  S.  Scott,  president  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  and  organized  the  first  secret  service  on 
railroads  in  the  United  States.  His  history  in  this  connection  is  a  most  inter- 
esting one,  known  in  detail,  and  the  world  is  conversant  with  the  general  results. 
He  produced  the  evidence  for  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  against  the 
Pittsburg  &  Allegheny  Company  and  obtained  judgment  for  two  million  dollars. 
His  work  in  connection  with  the  railroad  company  was  of  a  most  important 
character  and  the  company  was  loathe  to  lose  his  services  when,  on  the  3d  of 
January,  1880,  he  resigned  and  accepted  a  position  offered  him  by  Jay  Gould, 
whereby  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  Here  he  organized  the  first  secret 
service  on  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad.  He  saw  active  and  stirring  times  dur- 
ing the  riots  and  labor  troubles  attending  that  period,  but  did  much  valuable 
work  through  the  secret  service  agency  which  he  organized.  In  1888  he  left 
the  service  and  received  his  charter  for  the  organization  of  the  Furlong's  Secret 
Service  Company.  He  does  business  only  for  large  corporations  such  as  railroads 
and  for  the  past  two  years  has  been  engaged  on  a  case  for  the  Mexican  govern- 
ment, pursuing  a  band  of  anarchists  for  two  years  and  traveling  over  fifty 
thousand  miles.  In  August,  1907,  he  succeeded  in  capturing  the  entire  band  and 
turned  them  over  to  the  Mexican  government.  He  was  highly  lauded  for  this 
remarkable  piece  of  detective  work.  In  1886  he  captured  the  famous  Wyan- 
dotte gang,  and  he  secured  evidence  for  the  Maxwell  case,  well  known  in  St. 
Louis,  at  the  suggestion  of  .Ashley  Clover,  circuit  attorney.  During  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  in  St.  Louis  he  maintained  for  the  protection  of  the  banks 
his  famous  bank  squad,  during  which  time  his  men  captured  nineteen  notorious 
sneaks  and  thieves. 

On  the  4th  of  October,  1864,  Mr.  Furlong  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Florence  Hagerty  in  Franklin,  Chenango  county.  Pennsylvania.  They  have  three 
children:  Mrs.  Eva  Dawson,  who  is  now  secretary  of  the  company;  Mrs.  Mary 
Johnson,  of  St.  Louis:  and  Thomas,  who  is  now  at  Washington  University.     Mr. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  227 

Furlong-  is  a  representative  of  Masonry,  belonging  to  Cosmos  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.;  the  Royal  Arch  Chapter;  Hiram  Council,  R.  &  S.  M.;  St.  Aldemar  Com- 
mandery,  K.  T. ;  and  St.  Louis  Consistory  of  the  Scottish  Rite.  He  is  likewise 
connected  with  Moolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  with  Bellefontaine 
Chapter  of  the  Eastern  Star.  His  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership 
in  Trinity  Episcopal  church. 

It  is  scarcely  necessary  to  add  that  Mr.  Furlong  is  a  man  endowed  with  the 
strongest  individuality  and  intrepid  bravery  when  in  the  face  of  most  desperate 
situations,  and  a  phenomenal  coolness  and  presence  of  mind  under  all  circum- 
stances. His  record  is  such  as  clearly  demonstrates  these  facts  and  his  career, 
in  it  success,  shows  that  he  has  not  only  been  endowed  by  nature  with  a  vigorous 
mind  and  great  physical  courage,  but  that  these  attributes  have  been  accentuated 
by  the  many  thrilling  experiences  which  have  been  his  in  treading  the  dark  and 
devious  paths  where  crime  uplifts  its  sullen  and  desperate  front.  Master  of  him- 
self in  every  particular,  he  has  in  his  work  only  to  gain  the  mastery  of  others, 
and  such  is  his  intimate  knowledge  of  human  nature  and  its  vagaries,  and  such 
his  results  under  given  circumstances,  that  he  is  enabled  to  make  many  a  des- 
perate man  play  directly  into  his  owai  hands.  As  a  man  among  men,  he  holds 
the  confidence  and  esteem  of  those  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact  in  either  busi- 
ness or  social  relations.  Learning  in  his  life  work  that  crime  and  wrong-doing 
are  often  a  result  rather  than  an  innate  tendency,  his  business  has  tended  to 
broaden  sympathy,  and  among  those  whom  he  meets  socially  he  is  known  as  a 
most  genial,  courteous  and  entertaining  companion. 


WALTER  BLISS  WOODWARD. 

Walter  Bliss  Woodward,  vice  president  of  the  Woodward  &  Tiernan  Print- 
ing Company,  entered  this  house  more  than  twenty-three  years  ago  in  a  minor 
capacity,  but  through  advancing  years  has  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  until 
he  now  occupies  a  position  of  administrative  control  in  an  establishment  that 
manufactures  over  a  million  and  a  half  annually.  He  is  one  of  the  native  sons 
of  St.  Louis,  his  birth  having  occurred  August  27,  1869,  his  parents  being  William 
H.  and  Maria  (Knight)  Woodward.  The  public  schools  afforded  him  his  edu- 
cational privileges  and  after  putting  aside  his  text-books  he  began  learning  the 
more  difficult  lessons  in  the  school  of  experience  as  employe  of  the  Woodward  & 
Tiernan  Printing  Company  in  1885.  He  made  it  his  purpose— to  which  he  has 
steadfastly  adhered — to  master  the  business  in  principle  and  detail,  gaining  a 
thorough  "understanding  of  every  department,  and  now  in  a  place  of  administra- 
tive direction  he  is  able  to  solve  problems  that  may  arise  in  connection  with  any 
division  of  the  work.  His  close  application  and  ability  won  him  promotion  from 
time  to  time  and  on  the  ist  of  January,  1905,  he  was  elected  to  his  present  posi- 
tion as  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Woodward  &  Tiernan  Printing 
Companv.  Something  of  the  immense  volume  of  business  annually  conducted 
by  the  house  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  there  are  eight  hundred  and  fifty 
names  on  their  payroll  and  theirs  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  plants  of  its  kind 
in  the  world.  The  members  of  the  company  are  men  w'ho  believe  in  orderly 
progression  and  have  adopted  modern  business  methods  in  the  development  of 
their  trade  and  business  connections. 

Pleasantlv  situated  in  his  home  life,  Mr.  Woodward  was  married  November 
28,  1894,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Emma  Belle  Buchanan,  and  they  now  have  a  son 
and  daughter.  Knight  and  Marv  Willie.  The  parents  are  communicants  of  the 
Episcopal  church  and  Mr.  Woodward  belongs  to  several  social  and  fraternal 
organizations.  He  has  attained  high  rank  in  Masonry,  belonging  to  the  Misssouri 
Consistorv.  S.  P.  R.  S. ;  St.  Louis  Commandery.  K.  T.  and  :\Ioolah  Temple,  A. 
A.  O.  N.'M.  S.    He  also  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis,  Mercantile.  Noonday,  Missour 


228  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Athletic.  Dardenne  Shooting  and  Kings  Lake  Hunting  and  Fishing  Clubs,  the 
last  three  being  indicative  "of  the  nature  of  his  interests  and  recreation.  His 
political  allegia'nce  is  given  to  the  democracy,  but  aside  from  the  interest  in 
municipal  affairs  and  national  welfare,  which  every  public-spirited  citizen  must 
feel.  ^Ir.  Woodward  takes  no  active  part  in  politics,  as  he  finds  that  the  demands 
of  a  constantlv  increasing  business  fully  occupy  his  time  and  attention. 


SIGMUND  LOUIS  KRAAIER. 

Sigmund  Louis  Kramer  is  the  well  known  proprietor  of  the  Burlington 
Hotel.  He  has  established  for  himself  quite  a  record  in  the  political  world,  hav- 
ing been  elected  to  several  important  public  offices.  He  was  born  in  Germany, 
^larch  28,  1 85 1,  but  in  his  native  land  he  was  afforded  very  little  schooling, 
though  he  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  until  he  attained  the  age  of  twelve 
years,  when  he  was  brought  by  his  parents  to  America,  the  family  settling  in 
^lissouri,  and  in  1864  they  located  in  St.  Louis.  Here  Sigmund  L.  Kramer  was 
compelled  to  seek  employent  and  succeeded  in  getting  work  in  a  confectionery 
and  bakery  establishment.  He  remained  in  this  position  for  seventeen  years,  dur- 
ing which  time  he  completely  mastered  the  trade  and  familiarized  himself  with 
every  phase  of  the  business.  In  the  meantime,  being  of  saving  habits,  he  laid 
bv  a  considerable  sum  of  money.  Desiring  to  go  into  business  for  himself  and 
being  ambitious  to  become  independent,  he  assumed  charge  as  chief  chef  in  the 
Laclede  Hotel  and  served  in  this  capacity  until  1885,  when  he  secured  quar- 
ters at  Nos.  1622-26  Alarket  street,  where  he  opened  the  Burlington  Hotel,  of 
which  he  is  now  proprietor, 

]ylr.  Kramer  has  always  been  activelv  interested  in  politics  as  a  stanch  sup- 
porter of  the  republican  party  and  served  at  a  municipal  post  under  MaA'or  Wal-. 
bridge  from  1889  until  1891.  Subsequently  he  became  republican  representa- 
tive in  the  house  of  delegates,  and  in  1898  was  a  candidate  for  justice  of  the 
peace  in  the  fourth  district  but  was  defeated.  He  is  well  known  for  his  admin- 
istrative ability,  being  very  popular  and  still  active  in  local  and  state  politics. 

In  1874  ^^'*-  Kramer  was  united  in  marriage  with  a  cousin,  Marie  Kramer, 
and  they  have  two  children.  Arthur  Kramer  married  with  Clara  Cahn,  of  Mil- 
waukee, and  to  them  have  been  born  two  daughters,  Irma  M.  and  Leona  I. 
Arthur  is  a  graduate  of  Washington  L^niversitv  of  the  class  of  1897,  receiving 
the  degree  of  B.  S.,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  col- 
lege. He  is  a  civil  engineer  and  for  ten  years  was  government  inspector  of 
timber.  Later  he  was  the  engineer  of  the  St.  Louis  water  department,  but  now 
conducts  the  hotel  for  his  father.  Sophia  Kramer  wedded  Julius  E.  Weissen- 
born  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Marie.  Mr.  Kramer  is  well  known  both  in 
business  and  political  circles  throughout  St.  Louis  and  vicinitv  and  his  hotel  is 
one  of  the  most  popular  in  the  city. 


SAMUEL  HERMANN. 

.Samuel  Hermann,  deceased,  was  numbered  among  those  whose  understand- 
ing of  legal  principles  contributed  to  the  fame  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  He  came 
to  America  as  a  child.  He  was  a  graduate  of  Trinity  College  and  afterward 
studied  law,  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  located  for  the  practice  of  his  profes- 
sion in  Memphis,  Tennessee,  where  he  resided  until  1876.  In  that  year  he  left 
the  city  on  account  of  the  yellow  fever  and  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he 
opened  his  law  office  and  began  practice.  He  was  associated  at  different  times. 
with  several  attorneys  and  later  formed  a  partnership  with  Judge  Valle  Reyburn. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  229 

devoting  his  attention  mostly  to  civil  law.  He  was  well  versed  in  the  various 
departments  of  the  profession,  his  knowledge  of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence 
being  evidenced  in  the  careful  and  masterly  manner  in  which  he  handled  the 
litigated  interests  intrusted  to  him.  He  was  forceful  in  argument,  strong  in  his 
reasoning  and  logical  in  his  deductions  and  had  for  many  years  a  large  clientele 
and  was  connected  with  a  number  of  notable  cases.  That  his  practice  was  exten- 
sive is  indicated  by  the  frequency  with  which  his  name  appears  upon  the  court 
records.  Many  of  the  leading  residents  of  St.  Louis  were  his  clients  and  his 
legal  ability  gained  him  the  success  which  made  him  one  of  the  leading  members 
of  the  St.  Louis  bar. 

Mr.  Hermann  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Caroline  Thorp,  a  native 
of  Connecticut,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  four  children,  two  sons  and  two 
daughters.  Of  these  one  son  is  now  deceased,  w^hile  the  surviving  son  is  J.  L. 
Hermann,  well  known  in  St.  Louis.  The  daughters  are  Mrs.  Payson  E.  Tucker, 
of  Boston,  Massachusetts;  and  one  at  home. 

Mr.  Hermann  was  preeminently  a  home  man,  devoted  to  the  interests  and 
welfare  of  his  wife  and  children.  He  found  his  greatest  happiness  with  his 
family  at  his  own  fireside,  where  he  enjoyed  dispensing  its  hospitality  to  his 
many  friends.  He  was  always  very  charitable,  was  generous  in  his  assistance  to 
the  poor  and  needy  and  was,  moreover,  a  public-spirited  man,  who  took  an 
active  and  helpful  interest  in  affairs  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  St.  Louis.  His 
cooperation  could  always  be  counted  upon  to  further  progressive,  civic  move- 
ments or  to  assist  an  individual  who  was  in  need.  He  found  rest,  recreation  and 
pleasure  in  music,  in  which  he  took  deep  interest.  He  belonged  to  several  socie- 
ties and  to  Trinity  church,  of  which  he  was  a  vestryman.  He  was  likewise  a 
member  of  the  Bar  Association,  of  Alissouri.  He  continued  his  residence  in 
St.  Louis  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1888  and  which  was 
the  occasion  of  deep  and  widespread  regret  to  his  many  friends.  In  the  years 
of  his  residence  here  he  had  endeared  himself  to  the  majority  of  those  with  whom 
he  had  come  in  contact,  while  those  who  knew  him  in  professional  relations 
entertained  for  him  respect  and  good  will  for  what  he  accomplished  in  the  field 
of  his  chosen  life  work. 


GEORGE  ^lORRISON  WRIGHT. 

Forming  at  the  outset  of  his  business  career  certain  rules  of  action  and 
business  principles,  from  which  he  has  never  deviated,  George  Morrison  Wright 
has  made  steady  advancement,  and  stands  today  at  the  head  of  the  Barr  Dry 
Goods  Company,  the  largest  commercial  enterprise  of  this  character  in  St. 
Louis.  He  was  born  in  New  York  city,  February  12,  1844.  His  father,  John 
Wright,  was  a  native  of  Scotland  and  in  his  youthful  days  crossed  the  Atlantic 
to  New  York,  where  he  engaged  in  business  until  his  death.  He  was  successful, 
owing  to  his  industry  and  early  frugality,  his  capable  management  and  the 
careful  utilization  of  every  opportunity  that  presented.  He  married  Margaret 
Finnic,  also  a  native  of  Scotland,  who  died  in  1858.  Their  family  numbered 
five  sons  and  three  daughters,  of  whom  four  yet  survive. 

George  Morrison  Wright,  the  fifth  in  order  of  birth,  spent  his  boyhood  days 
to  the  age  of  eighteen  years  in  New  York,  and  acquired  his  education  in  the 
public  and  private  schools  there.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  in  i860  and  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Ubsdell,  Pearson  &  Company  Dry  Goods  House  as  assistant 
cashier.  His  capability  won  him  promotion  to  the  position  of  cashier  and  book- 
keeper, and  through  gradual  changes  in  the  firm  he  made  advance,  becoming  a 
partner  in  the  early  '80s,  w4ien  the  firm  became  the  William  Barr  Dry  Goods 
Company,  while  in  1900  he  was  elected  president.  This  is  the  largest  retail 
dry-goods  house  in  St.  Louis,  and  is  conducted  in  keeping  with  the  most  pro- 


230  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

gressive  ideas  of  modern  merchandising.  Mr.  Wright  is  also  president  of  the 
Wright  Building  Company,  owning  a  modern  office  building  at  Eighth  and  Pine 
streets,  and  is  a  director  of  the  State  National  Bank. 

In  Philadelphia,  in  1874,  occurred  the  marriage  of  George  M.  Wright  and 
Miss  Sarah  Sterett,  of  Philadelphia.  They  have  five  children,  of  whom  four 
are  living :  Jessie  and  ^largaret,  at  home ;  Mrs.  James  L.  Ford,  Jr. ;  and  Mrs, 
Sturgis  Dav.  both  of  St.  Louis.  The  family  residence,  erected  by  Mr.  Wright  in 
1895,  is  at  No.  4457  Westminster  Place. 

]\Ir.  Wright  is  well  known  in  the  leading  clubs  of  the  city,  holding  mem- 
bership in  the  Noonday,  Mercantile,  St.  Louis,  Country,  Log  Cabin,  Commercial^ 
Racquet  and  Ctiivre  Clubs.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  Royal 
Arcanum,  and  is  a  communicant  of  the  Episcopal  church.  He  votes  with  the 
republican  party  and  finds  his  principal  recreation  in  golfing,  hunting  and  fishing 
and  is  a  liberal  patron  of  music  and  the  arts.  While  well  known  as  a  most 
successful  merchant  his  social  relations  place  him  among  that  class  who  consider 
intelligence  an  essential  feature  to  attractiveness,  for  nature  and  culture  have 
vied  in  making  him  an  interesting  and  entertaining  gentleman. 


NELSON  COLE. 


Nelson  Cole  was  a  business  man  who  enjoyed  the  highest  respect  of  all  with 
whom  he  was  brought  in  contact,  while  his  military  record  was  most  creditable 
and  honorable.  The  many  sterling  traits  of  his  character  so  endeared  him  to  his 
fellow  citizens  that  his  death  brought  a  sense  of  personal  bereavement  to  the 
great  majority  of  those  with  whom  he  has  been  associated.  One  of  the  native 
sons  of  the  Empire  state,  he  was  born  at  Rhinebeck,  Dutchess  county.  New  York, 
November  18,  1833,  his  parents  being  Jacob  and  Hannah  (Kip)  Cole.  The  father 
was  a  native  of  Holland  and  after  his  emigration  to  the  new  w'orld  resided  irt 
New  York  but  died  when  his  son  Nelson  was  only  five  years  of  age. 

The  boy  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  soon 
after  putting  aside  his  text-books  he  heard  and  heeded  the  call  of  the  city,  going 
to  the  eastern  metropolis,  where  for  a  time  he  was  employed  in  a  planing  mill 
and  lumberyard.  It  was  during  the  period  of  his  residence  there  that  General 
Narciso  Lopez  organized  his  expedition  for  the  invasion  of  Cuba  and  attracted 
attention  anew  to  that  unfortunate  island  by  his  ill-starred  venture  and  tragic 
death.  Six  months  after  General  Lopez  landed  at  Cardinas  Nelson  Cole  was  sent 
to  superintend  the  building  of  a  sugar  refinery  in  Cuba  and  thus  gained  his  first 
intimate  knowledge  of  the  island,  at  the  same  time  acquiring  good  business  ex- 
perience through  the  execution  of  the  work  entrusted  to  his  care. 

The  year  1854  witnessed  the  arrival  of  Mr.  Cole  in  St.  Louis  and  soon  after- 
ward he  secured  a  situation  with  the  lumber  and  planing  mill  of  Ward  &  Trost. 
He  was  afterward  in  the  employ  of  other  manufacturing  firms  of  the  city  until 
the  Civil  war  was  inaugurated,  when  his  patriotic  spirit  was  aroused  by  the 
attempt  of  the  south  to  overthrow  the  Union,  and  he  put  aside  all  personal 
considerations  that  he  might  aid  in  its  defense.  He  had  studied  with  interest  the 
progress  of  events  in  the  south  and  when  the  first  blow  was  struck  began  recruit- 
ing a  company  of  infantry  volunteers,  of  which  he  became  captain.  The  com- 
mand enlisted  for  three  months  as  Companv  A  of  the  Fifth  Missouri  Infantry 
and  from  the  22d  of  y\pril  until  the  TOth  of  May.  1861,  Captain  Cole  was  on  duty 
at  the  United  States  arsenal  in  .St.  Louis,  where  the  capture  of  Camp  Jackson  was 
made  on  the  latter  date.  Five  flays  afterward  he  commanded  an  expedition  to- 
southeastern  Missouri  and  was  transferred  with  his  company  to  the  First  Mis- 
souri Volunteer  Infantry,  which  was  enlisted  for  three  years  and  in  which  he 
was  commissioned  captain  of  Company  E,  June  to,  1861.  Later  this  was  made 
a  light  artillery  regiment  known  as  the  First  Missouri  Light  Artillery  and  on  the 


NELSON    COLE 


232  ST.  LOL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CrrY. 

20th  of  Mav.  1862,  ^Ir.  Cole  was  commissioned  major  but  declined  to  accept. 
He  was  in  active  service  from  his  earliest  connection  with  the  army  occupying 
Tetterson  Citv  with  General  Lyon's  command  June  15,  1861,  and  participating  in 
the  engagement  at  Boonville  on  the  17th  of  June.  From  that  point  the  Union 
troops  "marched  to  Springfield.  ^Missouri,  where  they  arrived  on  the  3d  of  July 
and  on  the  25th  of  that  month  Captain  Cole  participated  in  the  battle  of  DruQ 
Springs.  He  also  took  part  in  the  skirmish  at  McCuIlougli's  store  July  26,  and 
in  the'battle  of  ^^'ilson*s  Creek  on  the  loth  of  August  sustained  a  gun-shot  wound 
in  the  face.  From  that  point  the  regiment  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  it  was 
reorganized  as  a  regiment  of  light  artillery  and  from  that  point  Captain  Cole 
removed  with  his  battery  to  Jellerson  City  in  the  latter  part  of  September.  His 
command  together  with  other  batteries  proceeded  successively  to  Syracuse, 
Springfield,  Sedalia,  Otterville  and  Lexington,  remaining  on  duty  at  the  last 
named  place  until  June,  1862.  Captain  Cole  was  afterward  on  duty  at  Sedaha, 
Spring-field.  Xewtonia  and  other  points  in  Missouri  and  Arkansas  until  his  battery 
was  attached  to  the  First  Division  of  the  Army  of  the  Frontier.  He  was  then 
assigned  to  dutv  as  chief  of  artillery  and  ordnance  on  the  staff  of  General  John 
AT  Schofield  and  acted  in  that  capacity  on  the  frontier  until  April,  1863,  when 
with  his  command  he  went  with  other  troops  to  the  relief  of  General  Blount.  He 
was  afterward  at  Van  Buren,  Arkansas,  Fayetteville,  Pea  Ridge,  Huntsville  and 
Springfield  and  was  assigned  to  duty  as  chief  of  artillery  in  the  Department  of 
Missouri.  On  the  6th  of  June,  1863,  he  proceeded  to  Vicksburg.  Mississippi, 
where  his  command  was  attached  to  the  First  Brigade,  Huron's  Division,  Thir- 
teenth Armv  Corps  of  the  Army  of  the  Tennessee  and  took  part  in  the  siege  of 
Vicksburg.  Following  the  capitulation  of  that  city  he  again  became  chief  of 
artillerv  to  General  Schofield  and  was  afterward  made  chief  on  the  staff  of  Gen- 
eral Pieasanton,  commanding  the  cavalry  of  the  Department  of  ^Missouri.  He 
commanded  the  force  sent  in  pursuit  of  General  Joseph  Shelby  in  1863  and  aided 
in  repelling  Price's  advances  in  the  following  year.  Major  Cole  was  commis- 
sioned Colonel  of  the  Second  Regiment  of  the  Missouri  Artillery  February  24, 
1864,  and  after  considerable  service  in  the  southwest  was  on  duty  at  St.  Louis  as 
chief  of  artillery  until  June,  1865,  when  he  assumed  command  of  the  right  col- 
umn in  the  Powder  River  Indian  Expedition,  continuing  thus  on  active  duty  until 
honorablv  discharged  November  13.  1865.  He  made  a  splendid  record  as  an 
efficient  and  gallant  officer,  winning  high  commendation  from  Generals  Scho- 
field. Rosecrans  and  Dodge,  on  whose  staffs  he  had  served.  His  military  duty 
was  often  of  a  most  hazardous  nature  but  he  inspired  and  encouraged  others  by 
his  own  valor  and  loyalty. 

When  the  country  no  longer  needed  his  military  aid  Colonel  Cole  returned 
to  St.  Louis  and  entered  into  partnership  with  Mr.  Glass  under  the  firm  style  of 
Cole  &  Glass  in  the  conduct  of  a  planing  mill  and  lumberyard  at  Sixteenth  and 
Market  streets.  In  this  line  ^fr.  Cole  continued  until  his  death  in  1899,  having 
survived  his  partner.  Mr.  Glass,  for  about  three  years.  The  business  constantly 
grew  in  volume  and  importance  ainl  the  firm  ever  sustained  an  unassailable  repu- 
tation in  the  business  circles  of  the  city.  Mr.  Cole  placed  his  dependence  upon 
the  substantial  qualities  of  straightforward  dealing,  unfaltering  energy  and 
watchfulness  over  all  the  details  of  the  business  so  that  there  was  no  needless 
expenditure  of  time,  money  or  labor.  His  enterprise  was  undaunted  by  the 
minor  obstacles  which  continually  arise  in  any  business  undertaking  and  diffi- 
culties of  a  more  serious  nature  seemed  but  to  serve  as  an  impetus  for  renewed 
efifort  on  his  part.  As  the  }ears  passed  therefore  he  gained  gratifying  success, 
justly  attributerl  to  his  own  labor. 

General  Cole  was  married  June  18,  1856.  to  Mrs.  Anna  Scott,  of  St.  Louis, 
who  in  her  maidenhood  was  Miss  Anna  Macbeth,  of  Ohio.  Her  father,  Francis 
D.  Macbeth,  was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  after  coming  to  the  new  world  settled 
in  Ohio,  where  Mrs.  Cole  was  hnrn  and  where  his  death  occurred  during  the 
early  girlhood  of  his  dau.ghtcr.    His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Philinda 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  233 

Heath,  was  born  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  and  was  a  daughter  of  one  of  the  patri- 
otic soldiers  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  Following  the  death  of  her  husband  she 
came  to  St.  Louis  with  her  children.  Her  son  James  H.  Macbeth  engaged  in 
business  here  until  his  death  about  nine  years  ago.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cole 
w^ere  born  six  children  of  whom  three  are  living:  Fred  D. ;  Missouri  W.,  the 
wife  of  A.  Miller,  of  St.  Louis ;  and  Blanche,  the  wife  of  Charles  H.  Hoke,  of 
St.  Louis.  There  were  also  three  sons :  Lieutenant  George  W.  Cole,  of  the 
United  States  Army ;  Arthur  F.  Cole ;  and  Herbert  M.  Cole. 

On  the  28th  of  May,  1898,  ]\Ir.  Cole  was  again  called  into  military  service, 
being  at  that  time  appointed  brigadier  general  of  volunteers  by  President  ^IcKin- 
ley  for  service  in  the  Spanish-American  war.  He  went  to  the  camp  at  Middle- 
town,  Pennsylvania,  and  afterv/ard  to  South  Carolina  but  was  not  called  into 
active  service.  He  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Loyal  Legion  and  had  a  very 
wide  acquaintance  in  military  circles,  being  prominent  in  this  department  of  life. 
He  was  held  in  the  highest  esteem  wherever  he  was  known  and  won  many 
friends,  for  his  entire  life  commanded  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  fellow- 
men  and  he  had  those  traits  of  character  which  win  personal  popularity  and  gain 
the  highest  regard.  Mrs.  Cole  has  made  her  home  here  for  many  years  and  is 
most  hishlv  esteemed. 


WILLIAM  SCHILLER. 

William  Schiller,  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  W.  Schiller  &  Company, 
wholesale  and  retail  dealers  in  photo  supplies,  has  placed  his  dependence  upon 
the  substantial  qualities  of  energy,  careful  management  and  commercial  integrity, 
and  thus  has  developed  a  large  and  profitable  business.  The  German-American 
element  has  been  a  most  important  one  in  the  citizenship  of  St.  Louis  and  from 
the  fatherland  William  Schiller  also  comes,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Frank- 
fort-on-the-Main,  November  21,  1867.  He  is  a  son  of  William  and  Louise 
Schiller,  and  the  family  is  an  old  one  of  Nuremberg,  in  the  kingdom  of  Wur- 
temberg.  From  the  same  ancestry  came  Schiller,  the  poet.  The  records  trace 
the  familv  history  back  to  the  beginning  of  the  fourteenth  century.  William 
Schiller,  Sr.,  was  engaged  in  the  photo  supply  business  in  Germany. 

In  his  native  city  William  Schiller  of  this  review  pursued  his  education  and 
in  his  eighteenth  year  came  to  America,  landing  at  New  York  city  in  1885. 
After  spending  eight  months  at  Syracuse,  New  York,  he  came  westward  to  St. 
Louis  and  has  since  made  his  home  here.  Immediately  after  his  arrival  he 
sought  and  obtained  employment  with  the  M.  A.  Seed  Dry  Plate  Company,  with 
whom  he  continued  for  almost  two  years.  He  then  opened  a  photographic  studio 
on  South  Fourth  street,  where  he  continued  for  two  years,  and  afterward  car- 
ried on  the  photo  supply  business  at  the  same  address  for  about  eight  years. 
The  increase  of  his  business  made  it  necessary  that  he  seek  more  commodious 
quarters  and  since  1898  he  has  been  located  at  his  present  address,  at  No.  6 
South  Broadway.  Connected  with  the  business  from  boyhood,  he  is  familiar 
with  the  trade,  thoroughly  understands  the  processes  of  manufacture,  knows 
the  best  goods  on  the  market  and  has  enjoyed  an  extensive  business  as  a  whole- 
sale and  retail  dealer  in  photo  supplies. 

On  the  ist  of  Januarv,  1887,  in  St.  Louis,  'Sir.  Schiller  was  married  to  Miss 
Pauline  Schnelzenbach,  a  daughter  of  Thaddeus  Schnelzenbach,  who  was  a  wine 
grower,  of  Jennings,  Missouri.  Of  this  marriage  there  are  three  daughters  and 
one  son :  Johanna,  a  music  teacher,  who  is  now  a  member  of  the  faculty  of 
the  Weltner  Conservatory ;  Louise,  who  is  attending  Yateman  high  school  and 
is  now  president  of  the  Yateman  College  Club;  Rudolph,  also  a  pupil  in  the 
Yateman  high  school ;  and  Ella,  who  is  a  student  in  the  grammar  school.  The 
family  residence  is  at  No.  1701   Cora  avenue. 


234  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

^Ir.  Schiller  is  a  member  of  the  Dixon  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club — an  asso- 
ciation whicli  indicates  the  nature  of  his  recreation  and  sport.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Baden  Saengerbund  and  has  the  characteristic  German  love  of 
music.  Since  becoming  a  naturalized  American  citizen  he  has  endorsed  and 
supported  the  principles  of  the  republican  party,  is  a  member  of  the  Twenty- 
seventh  Ward  Republican  Club,  and  in  1908  served  on  its  finance  committee. 
AMiile  he  does  not  seek  nor  desire  office  for  himself  he  stanchly  believes  in  the 
party  principles  and  does  all  in  his  power  to  further  its  growth  and  secure  its 
success.  He  has  never  had  occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  seek  a  home 
in  America,  for  he  has  found  here  the  opportunities  which  he  desired  and  which 
have  led  him  to  the  plane  of  affluence. 


RICHARD  ^^'ALDRON  SHAPLEIGH. 

Richard  AA'aldron  Shapleigh,  never  faltering  in  any  task  to  which  he  had 
set  himself,  has  therefore  achieved  creditable  success  in  the  business  world  and 
is  today  first  vice  president  of  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware  Company.  His 
life  record  is  a  creditable  one  to  the  city  of  his  nativity.  He  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  September  28,  1859,  and  is  descended  from  New  England  ancestry.  His 
father,  Augustus  Frederick  Shapleigh,  was  a  native  of  New  Hampshire  and  in 
1843  came  to  the  middle  west,  settling  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  founded  the  hard- 
ware business  of  which  his  son  is  now  first  vice  president  and  of  which  he 
remained  the  head  until  1901.  On  that  date  the  business  was  reorganized,  the 
name  being  changed  from  the  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hardware  Company  to  its  pres- 
ent style  of  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware  Company,  the  father  retiring  at 
that  time  from  active  connection  with  the  business.  He  died  in  February,  1902, 
at  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-two  years.  In  Philadelphia  he  had  married  Eliz- 
abeth Anne  Umstead,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  who  died  in  1894  at  the  age  of 
seventy-seven  years.  Of  their  family  of  eight  children  five  still  survive,  namely  r 
Mrs.  J.  W.  Boyd,  A.  F.  Shapleigh,  jr..  Dr.  J.  B.  Shapleigh  and  A.  L.  Shapleigh,, 
all  of  St.  Louis. 

The  other  member  of  the  family,  Richard  Waldron  Shapleigh  (a  name  which 
has  descended  through  many  generations  in  the  Shapleigh  family)  was  born  in 
the  family  home  near  the  corner  of  Sixth  and  St.  Charles  streets.  His  educa- 
tion was  acquired  in  Professor  Wyman's  school  and  in  the  Washington  Univer- 
sity, being  graduated  from  the  latter  in  the  class  of  1876.  Following  his  grad- 
uation he  entered  his  father's  hardware  store  but  no  parental  influence  was 
exerted  to  make  his  business  training  an  easy  one  ;  on  the  contrary  he  had  to- 
master  the  business  with  the  same  thoroughness  of  other  employes  and  it  was 
his  diligence,  enterprise  and  intelligently  directed  efforts  that  gained  him  promo- 
tion from  time  to  time  until  he  became  the  first  vice  president.  When  he 
became  connected  with  the  business  the  company  occupied  two  small  store  rooms 
at  Nos.  414-416  North  Main  street  and  conducted  an  exclusive  wholesale  hard- 
ware trade.  The  house,  however,  has  kept  abreast  with  the  rapid  growth  and 
development  of  the  city  until  it  is  today  one  of  the  largest  hardware  jobbing  con- 
cerns in  the  United  States,  its  trade  connections  covering  a  wide  territory,  while 
its  annual  sales  reach  a  large  figure. 

Richard  W.  Shapleigh  has  cooperated  in  various  important  public  measures 
and  his  labors  have  been  a  resultant  factor  in  securing  the  end  desired.  For 
two  years  he  was  president  of  the  Western  Commercial  Travelers  Association, 
then  a  very  influential  body  and  for  four  years  was  one  of  its  directors.  He 
has  been  interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  city  generally  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Municipal  Bridge  &  Terminal  Commission,  having  been  appointed  by  Mayor 
Wells  in  accordance  with  the  ruling  of  the  general  assembly  in   1905.     He  is 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  235 

interested  in  various  commercial  and  financial  enterprises  and  has  invested  to 
a  considerable  extent  in  real  estate  in  this  city. 

On  the  22d  of  September,  1886,  Mr.  Shapleigh  was  married  at  Xewton,^ 
Alassachusetts,  to  Helen  Shapleigh,  a  third  cousin,  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania. They  have  one  child,  Dorothy,  born  August  5,  1887,  who  attended  the 
Mary  Institute  of  St.  Louis  and  is  a  graduate  of  Miss  Low's  school  at  Stamford, 
Connecticut.  The  family  residence  at  No.  4471  Pine  street  was  erected  by  Mr. 
Shapleigh  in  1888. 

In  his  early  manhood  Mr.  Shapleigh  was  not  unknown  in  military  circles. 
He  enlisted  in  the  militia  during  the  memorable  railroad  strike  of  1877  ^^^^  ^^^^ 
a  member  of  Battery  A  of  the  National  Guard  of  Missouri  for  about  ten  years, 
acting  as  first  sergeant  when  he  resigned.  In  politics  he  is  independent,  the 
nature  of  his  interests  and  the  principles  that  govern  his  conduct  are  indicated 
in  large  measure  by  the  fact  that  he  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church  and 
also  belongs  to  the  Business  Alen's  League,  the  St.  Louis  Country,  the  Noonday,, 
the  St.  Louis,  the  Racquet  and  the  Normandie  Golf  Clubs,  his  principal  recrea- 
tion being  golf.  Wliile  he  is  closely  associated  with  many  interests  bearing  upon 
the  social  and  municipal  life  of  the  city  he  is  preeminently  a  business  man  and 
diligent  worker  who  is  always  found  at  his  desk  during  business  hours,  setting 
an  example  for  those  in  his  employ  while  the  success  of  the  establishment  with 
which  he  has  been  connected  throughout  the  years  of  his  manhood  is  undoubtedly 
due  in  large  measure  to  his  rigid  adherence  to  the  motto  "Good  Service."' 


T.  WILL  BOYD. 


J.  Will  Boyd,  who  was  well  known  in  St.  Louis  in  connection  with  the 
brokerage  business,  was  born  in  Martinsburg,  W^est  Virginia,  May  31,  1844.  He 
pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  that  state  and  in  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,, 
and  his  mental  discipline  well  qualified  him  for  quick  and  correct  decisions  such 
as  are  necessary  in  the  conduct  of  the  business  to  which  he  later  gave  his  atten- 
tion. When  twenty  years  of  age  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  employ 
of  the  firm  of  Ware  &  Hickman,  with  whom  he  received  his  initial  training  in 
that  line  of  business  activity  to  which  he  afterward  gave  his  attention  for  many 
years.  He  withdrew  from  that  connection,  however,  to  become  junior  partner 
of  the  firm  of  J.  H,  Ware  &  Company.  He  became  a  member  of  the  ]\Ier. 
chants  Exchange  and  acted  in  the  capacity  of  its  vice  president  for  a  year.  He 
afterward  conducted  a  grain  brokerage  business  until  his  life's  labors  were 
ended  and  secured  an  extensive  and  important  clientage  in  that  connection,  being- 
recognized  as  one  of  the  most  energetic  and  promising  business  men  of  the  city. 

In  1869  Mr.  Boyd  was  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Lizzie  Shap- 
leigh, a  daughter  of  A.  F.  Shapleigh,  who  for  many  years  was  a  distinguished, 
prominent  and  honored  business  man  of  St.  Louis  and  of  whom  extended  men- 
tion is  made  elsewhere  in  this  work.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Boyd  were  born  three 
children :  A.  Shapleigh,  now  a  member  of  Myers  &  Boyd  Commission  Com- 
pany ;  J.  Will,  a  broker  of  this  city :  and  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  John  Burton 
Kennard,  of  St.  Louis.  Their  son,  A.  Shapleigh,  married  Miss  Mary  Newby,. 
a  daughter  of  J.  B.  Newby,  a  distinguished  physician  of  this  city. 

There  was  nothing  narrow  nor  contracted  in  the  nature  of  Mr.  Boyd.  While- 
he  had  laudable  ambition  to  attain  success  he  possessed  also  a  deep  and  abiding 
interest  in  his  adopted  citv  and  his  aid  could  always  be  counted  upon  to  further 
its  progress  and  promote  its  development  along  substantial  lines.  He  aided  in 
manv  projects  for  the  public  good  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Veiled 
Prophet  Association,  which  promoted  interests  that  proved  most  attractive  to- 
thousands  of  vistors  each  fall  and  constituted  a  source  of  revenue  to  the  city 
as  well  as  a  means  of  exploiting  its  interests,  advantages  and  resources.     His- 


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progressive  citizenship,  his  activity  and  reliabiUty  in  business,  combined  with 
attractive  social  quahties  made  the  death  of  Mr.  Boyd  the  occasion  of  deep  and 
widespread  sorrow  to  his  many  friends  as  well  as  his  immediate  family  when  on 
the  2d  of  Xovember,  1887,  he  passed  away.  He  was  a  deacon  of  the  Central 
Presbyterian  church  for  manv  years,  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  Legion  of 
Honor  and  the  Royal  Arcanum.  Mrs.  Boyd  still  makes  her  home  in  St.  Louis, 
where  she  is  widelv  known. 


ALAN  SON  D.  BROWN. 

In  an  extended  search  it  would  be  difficult  to  find  one  who  better  than 
Alanson  D.  Brown  gives  substantial  proof  of  the  wisdom  of  Lincoln  when  he 
said,  "There  is  something  better  than  making  a  living — making  a  Hfe."  With 
a  realization  of  this  truth,  he  has  labored  persistently,  energetically  and  indefati- 
gably,  not  only  to  win  success,  although  he  is  today  at  the  head  of  the  most 
extensive  shoe  house  in  the  world,  but  to  make  his  life  a  source  of  benefit  to  his 
fellowman  and  he  has  done  this  in  his  efforts  to  assist  others  in  making  the 
most  of  life.  He  has  been  aptly  termed  a  man  of  purpose  and  the  story  of  his 
career  is  the  story  of  honest  industry  and  thrift.  He  stands  prominently  today 
among  the  world's  captains  of  industry,  having  given  St.  Louis  first  rank  in 
the  production  of  shoes,  and  yet  the  pleasure  of  success  nor  the  substantial 
rewards  of  industry  could  not  cause  him  to  swerve  in  the  slightest  degree  from 
the  high  principles  which  in  early  life  he  set  up  as  the  governing  rules  of  his 
career. 

His  birth  occurred  on  a  farm  in  Granville  township,  Washington  county, 
New  York,  ]\Iarch  21,  1847.  He  comes  of  a  family  that  has  furnished  many 
distinguished  names  to  the  pages  of  American  history,  being  connected  with  the 
Brown  family  of  Rhode  Island — men  who  concentrated  their  talents  and  gave 
much  of  their  wealth  to  promote  the  public  good.  They  were  liberal  in  support 
of  churches  and  colleges  and  one  of  the  number  founded  Brown  University, 
the  first  Baptist  university  of  the  world.  The  line  of  descent  is  traced  back 
to  Chad  Brown,  who  in  1638  arrived  from  England.  He  was  the  associate  and 
friend  of  Roger  AA'illiams  and  was  connected  with  him  in  founding  the  first 
Baptist  church  in  America  and  succeeded  Roger  Williams  as  its  pastor.  Chad 
Brown  was  the  father  of  Daniel  Brown  and  the  grandfather  of  Jonathan  Brown. 
The  last  named  was  the  great-grandfather  of  Alanson  David  Brown,  of  this 
review,  and  some  time  between  1770  and  1780  removed  from  Rhode  Island  to 
Charlotte  countv.  New  York,  settling  on  the  land  and  establishing  the  homestead 
where  A.  D.  Brown  was  born.  In  1784  Jonathan  Brown  was  among  the  organ- 
izers of  the  Baptist  church  at  Truthville.  The  teachings  of  that  denomination 
have  represented  the  faith  of  the  family  from  the  time  when  Chad  Brown  came 
to  America.  Jonathan  Brown  n'as  a  deacon  and  trustee  in  his  chiuxh  and  often 
in  the  absence  of  the  pastor  conducted  the  meetings.  On  the  occasion  of  his 
death  in  1826  there  was  recorded :  "The  pastor  has  lost  one  of  his  most  trusted 
helpers.  Jonathan  Brown,  a  man  of  rare  gifts  and  ability  and  a  man  of  Intelli- 
gence and  piety,  true  to  the  best  interests  of  the  cause  of  Christ."  His  son. 
David  Brown,  grandfather  of  Alanson  D.  Brown,  was  born  in  1793  and  served 
as  a  lieutenant  in  the  war  of  1812.  He.  too.  was  a  man  of  sterling  character, 
but  died  in  1828  at  the  comparatively  earlv  age  of  thirty-five  years.  He  had 
married  Cornelia  Warren,  a  daughter  of  Charles  Warren  and  a  descendant  of 
Joseph  Warren,  wdio  fell  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

David  Brown,  son  of  David  and  Cornelia  (Warren)  Brown,  was  born  at 
the  old  family  homestead  in  Charlotte,  now  Washington  county.  New  York, 
February  4.  1820.  He  was  left  an  or])han  when  but  six  years  of  age  and  early 
took  up  the  burr'ens  and  responsil)ilities  of  life.     He  married  Malinda  O.  Roblet. 


ALANSON     D.    BROWN 


'23S  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

descended  from  French  Huguenot  ancestors,  who  brought  with  them  to  this 
country  their  Puritan  virtues  and  the  French  love  of  beauty.  David  Brown 
took  his  bride  to  the  old  homestead  and  there  their  six  children,  three  sons  and 
three  daughters,  were  born,  Alanson  being  the  eldest.  In  his  farming  opera- 
tions he  prospered  and  spent  the  evening  of  his  life  on  a  farm  in  the  suburbs 
of  Granville,  remaining  to  the  end  of  his  days  a  leading  and  respected  citizen 
of  the  community.  Though  he  was  of  the  democratic  faith  he  was  frequently 
elected  to  office  in  a  republican  community — such  was  the  confidence  reposed  in 
his  ability.  He  became  one  of  the  founders  of  the  first  Baptist  church  of  Gran- 
ville and'  remained  a  generous  contributor  thereto  and  an  active  worker  in  its 
interests  throughout  the  remainder  of  his  days.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were 
earnest  Christian  people  who  strove  to  impress  upon  the  minds  of  their  children 
religious  principles  that  should  serve  to  guide  them  through  all  life's  relations, 
and  j\Ir.  Brown  of  this  review  has  often  expressed  his  indebtedness  to  his 
parents  for  their  rigorous  training,  setting  for  him  daily  tasks  and  requiring 
their  performance.  Thus  was  firmly  laid  the  foundation  for  his  habits  of  indus- 
try. At  the  same  time  lessons  of  truth  and  virtue  were  instilled  into  his  mind 
that  opened  into  noble  character. 

From  early  boyhood  Mr.  Brown  seems  to  have  displayed  a  keen  business 
instinct.  Fie  earned  his  first  five  dollars  by  picking  up  the  small  potatoes  on  his 
fathers  farm  that  had  been  left  by  the  diggers.  He  took  for  this  his  father's 
note,  which  he  traded  for  a  calf  and  by  furthur  trades  he  soon  found  that  the 
five  dollar  note  had  brought  him  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars.  This  with 
other  money  he  had  saved  was  invested  in  fine  sheep  and  he  started  with  his 
flock  for  Columbus,  Mississippi,  where  he  turned  his  sheep  into  the  pasture  of 
a  relative,  but  they  soon  broke  out  and  wandered  ofif.  Thus  the  fortune  which 
he  had  been  years  in  gathering  disappeared  in  the  canebrakes  of  Mississippi  and 
he  had  nothing  left  of  it  but  the  lessons  of  industry  and  thrift  he  had  learned 
in  its  accumulation  and  his  realization  of  the  need  of  concentration  and  watch- 
fulness in  every  undertaking.  Perhaps  no  career  illustrates  more  clearly  than 
does  that  of  'Sir.  Brown  that  the  boy  is  father  to  the  man,  for  the  habits  which 
he  formed  in  early  life  have  controlled  his  later  years.  One  of  these  had  its 
origin  in  his  joining  a  temperance  organization  and  he  has  since  solemnly  held 
to  his  vow.  His  early  mental  training  was  received  in  the  district  schools, 
which  he  attended  until  seventeen  years  of  age  and  at  the  same  time  he  enjoyed, 
as  every  healthy  boy  should,  the  games  in  which  the  youths  of  the  period 
indulged.  His  father  desired  that  he  should  remain  upon  the  farm,  but  the 
mother  believed  that  the  boy  should  be  left  to  make  his  own  choice  of  a  life 
work  and  after  thoughtful  consideration  he  determined  to  attend  the  commer- 
cial school  at  Rutland,  Vermont,  in  preparation  for  a  mercantile  career.  There 
he  graduated  with  the  first  honors  of  a  class  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five. 
Soon  afterward  he  secured  a  clerkship  in  a  drug  and  grocery  store  at  Middle 
Granville,  where  he  remained  until  his  uncle,  Charles  W.  Brown,  of  Columbus, 
]^lississippi.  paid  a  visit  to  the  family,  and,  observing  his  nephew's  diligent  and 
methodical  attention  to  business,  prevailed  on  him  to  go  south  to  become  his 
assistant  in  a  store,  so  that  at  the  age  of  nineteen  Alanson  D.  Brown  severed 
his  business  associations  in  Granville  and  started  out  in  the  world. 

Although  reared  in  a  Christian  home,  it  was  not  until  after  his  removal  to 
Columbus  that  Mr.  Brown  united  with  the  Baptist  church,  of  which  he  has  since 
remained  a  devoted  member.  In  1871  he  was  selected  as  a  delegate  to  the 
Southern  Baptist  Convention  wliich  met  in  the  Third  Baptist  church  of  St. 
Louis.  His  attendance  at  this  convention  proved  an  epoch  in  his  life,  for  he 
was  so  impressed  with  the  city,  its  people  and  geograi:)hical  location  as  a  distrib- 
uting center,  that  he  determined  to  locate  here.  In  the  meantime  he  had  become 
part  owner  of  a  store  in  Mississippi,  but  disposed  of  his  interests  there  and  in 
January,  ]^/2,  when  twenty-four  years  of  age,  arrived  in  St.  Louis  with  a  capital 
of  thirteen  thousand  dollars.     It  was  his  intention  to  engage  in  the  wholesale 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  239 

grocery  business,  but,  not  finding  a  favorable  opening  in  that  line,  he  joined 
James  \V.  Hamilton  in  a  partnership  in  the  shoe  trade,  investing  thirteen  thou- 
sand dollars  in  the  business,  while  Mr.  Hamilton  put  in  ten  thousand  dollars. 
Their  store  was  twenty-five  by  forty  feet  and  they  occupied  two  floors  and  a 
basement.  employing  four  salesmen  the  first  year.  Success  attended  the 
venture  froni  the  beginning  and  their  sales  for  the  first  year  amounted 
to  two  hundred  and  twenty-five  thousand  dollars.  The  policy  inaugurated 
by  the  new  firm  was  difi:'erent  from  that  of  other  shoe  houses  of  St. 
Louis,  who  were  accustomed  to  do  a  credit  business,  allowing  purchasers 
about  four  months'  time.  The  firm  of  Hamilton  &  Brown  began  business  on  a 
cash  basis.  Friends  predicted  failure,  but  there  is  no  such  word  as  fail  in  the 
vocabularv  of  Alanson  D.  Brown  and  though  all  days  in  his  career  have  not 
been  equally  bright,  he  has  so  utilized  his  opportunities  that  the  business  has 
o-one  steadily  forward  until  the  record  constitutes  a  most  important  chapter  in 
the  commercial  history  of  St.  Louis.  They  early  adopted  the  motto,  "Good 
shoes,  prompt  shipments,  cash  payments,"  and  they  never  swerved  in  loyalty  to 
this  banner.  Realizing  always  that  satisfied  customers  are  the  best  advertise- 
ment, thev  came  later  to  put  their  ideas  concerning  good  goods  into  a  motto, 
''Keep  the  quality  up,"  which  has  become  the  recognized  watchword  of  the 
house.  This  motto  is  in  a  conspicuous  place  in  every  room  of  their  extensive 
factories  today  and  it  has  been  the  guiding  principle  upon  which  the  business 
has  been  conducted.  There  have  been  times,  such  as  the  panic  of  1873,  when 
the  mettle  and  merit  of  Air.  Brown  have  been  tested,  but  such  times  have  served 
to  show  that  the  business  was  founded  upon  a  substantial  basis  and  conducted 
upon  reliable  lines.  It  was  about  this  time  that  eastern  manufacturers  began  to 
realize  the  fact  that  Mr.  Brown  must  be  reckoned  with  in  utilizing  St.  Louis 
as  an  outlet  for  their  products.  As  the  years  passed  by  the  business  constantly 
increased,  demanding  larger  quarters  and  from  their  original  location  the  firm 
removed  to  No.  411  North  Main  street,  where  they  had  three  floors  and  a 
basement,  twenty-five  by  one  hundred  and  twenty -five  feet.  In  1876  still  more 
commodious  quarters  were  sought  in  the  four-story  building  at  the  corner  of 
Main  and  Washington.  As  the  years  went  on  not  only  the  actual  sales  increased, 
"but  the  policy  of  the  house,  under  the  guidance  of  ^Ir.  Brown,  developed  and 
■expanded.  He  began  to  associate  with  him  in  the  ownership  of  the  business 
some  of  his  more  successful  employes  and  this  policy  has  been  continued  until 
there  are  now  over  two  hundred  and  fifty  employes  of  the  company  who  are 
stockholders  therein  and  the  stock  today  sells  at  four  hundred  dollars  when  the 
par  value  is  one  hundred  dollars.  One  secret  of  the  wonderful  success  of  this 
institution  is  undoubtedly  due  to  the  fact  that  Mr.  Brown  has  ever  been  willing, 
anxious  and  ready  to  assist  those  in  his  employ  for  their  own  good  as  well  as 
for  the  interests  of  the  house.  Early  in  his  career  it  is  said  that  one  day  at  the 
noon  hour  he  discovered  a  porter  intoxicated  and  asleep.  He  dismissed  him 
immediately.  As  the  years  went  by,  with  increased  experience  and  a  broader 
view  of  life,  he  mapped  out  a  new  course  and  now  is  never  known  to  discharge 
an  employe  until  he  has  exhausted  every  means  within  his  power  to  eliminate 
the  weakness  and  help  the  unfortunate  one  with  counsel  and  encouragement  to 
fill  the  place.  He  is  quick  to  encourage  those  in  his  employ  and  as  quick  to 
reward  faithful  and  meritorious  service.  It  has  always  been  his  policy  to  sell 
the  stock  of  the  company  only  to  old  and  trusted  employes  and  when  one  wishes 
to  retire  from  the  business  ]\Ir.  Brown  uses  every  endeavor  to  secure  the  sale 
of  the  stock  to  some  other  employe  who  will  benefit  thereby.  He  thus  recognizes 
•capacity  and  ambition  and  rewards  merit.  He  has  displayed  notably  keen 
sagacity  in  judging  of  the  character  of  an  individual  and  his  capacity  and  he 
never  demands  of  his  representatives  anything  that  he  is  not  willing  to  do  him- 
self. He  is  careful,  painstaking  and  thorough  in  his  examination  and  investiga- 
tion before  giving  a  man  employment,  but  when  one  is  on  the  list  of  his  employes 
he   will    make    sacrifices   to   retain   him   and   will   not   discharge   an    employe   if 


240  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

there  is  anv  wav  to  avoid  it.  His  business  life  is  filled  with  incidents  where 
men  have  gene  v.rong  and  been  straightened  out  time  and  again,  until  finally 
thev  made  "splendid  men.  He  never  hesitates  to  extend  a  helping  hand  and 
few  men  who  have  such  complete  self-control  exercise  so  much  charity  for 
weakness  in  others  as  does  Mr.  Brown.  He  counts  a  good  habit  an  asset ;  a  bad 
habit  a  Hability;  and  he  thus  endeavors  to  inculcate  in  his  representatives  a  desire 
to  form  only  good  habits. 

Another  feature  in  the  success  of  Air.  Brown  has  been  due  to  the  fact  that 
he  has  recognized  that  a  personal  interest  will  stimulate  effort  and  activity  on 
the  part  of  others  and  he  has  therefore  always  endeavored  to  make  each  man 
feel  that  he  was  in  part  responsible  for  the  business.  It  is  this  that  has  caused 
him,  when  men  have  shown  an  interest  in  the  business  and  capacity  for  its 
work,  to  urge  them  to  buy  stock  in  the  company  and  to  loan  them  money  with 
which  to  make  the  purchases.  To  meet  the  demands  of  the  rapidly  growing 
business  and  to  open  the  door  of  opportunity  to  those  who  were  helping  to  build 
up  the  enterprise,  the  capital  stock  has  been  increased  from  time  to  time  until 
twenty-three  thousand  dollars  at  the  beginning  is  today  three  million  five  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars.  After  the  business  was  conducted  for  several  years 
for  the  sale  of  shoes  the  firm  took  up  the  manufacturing  branch  of  the  business 
and  today  the  six  large  factories  of  the  Hamilton  Brown  Shoe  Company  employ 
five  thousand  five  hundred  people  and  have  a  capacity  of  over  thirty-eight  thou- 
sand pairs  of  shoes  daily.  For  every  working  day  in  the  year  it  pays  out  in 
wages,  salary  and  dividends  over  twelve  thousand  dollars.  We  have  in  America 
many  records  of  rapidly  increasing  wealth,  but  in  most  cases  it  has  been  the 
result  of  a  discoverv  in  science,  the  invention  of  a  device  for  utility,  protected  by 
patent,  creating  a  monopoly,  or  by  securing  control  of  some  of  nature's  vast 
stores  of  mineral,  oil,  coal  or  some  other  substance  that  contributes  to  the  com- 
fort of  man  and  which  his  necessities  demand.  But  we  have  few  instances  in 
this  era  of  marvelous  things  that  surpass  the  achievement  of  Mr.  Brown's  thirty- 
six  years  of  labor,  in  a  field  that  is  famous  for  the  brilliancy  and  thoroughness 
of  its  workers  and  in  which  competition  is,  perhaps,  sharper  than  in  any  other 
of  our  great  industries.  Mr.  Brown  attributes  his  success  to  concentration  and 
cooperation  and  to  the  fact  that  the  house  has  ever  adhered  to  the  motto,  "Keep 
the  quality  up."  Today  the  capital  of  the  Hamilton  Brown  Shoe  Company  is 
three  million  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  fully  paid,  and  their  annual  ship- 
ments are  twelve  million  dollars.  The  company  has  a  directory  of  thirteen 
members  elected  by  the  stockholders  and  an  advisory  committee  of  thirteen. 
Until  recently  they  have  had  for  their  mark  fifteen  million  dollars,  but  in 
October,  1908,  Mr.  Brown  made  a  quiet  trip  to  Boston,  no  one  outside  the  direc- 
tors knowing  his  mission,  but  on  the  morning  of  Thin^sday,  November  19,  1908, 
the  daily  papers  came  out  with  the  announcement  that  Hamilton  Brown  Shoe 
Company  had  purchased  the  old  established  firm  of  Batchelder  &  Lincoln,  of 
Boston.  Since  that  time  Mr.  Brown  has  spent  most  of  his  time  in  Boston  reor- 
ganizing this  business  and  putting  it  on  a  genuine  Hamilton  Brown  basis.  The 
company  immediately  set  a  new  mark  of  twenty  million  dollars  for  their  annual 
shipments.  They  now  cover  every  state  in  the  Union  and  are  going  to  give  an 
opportunity  to  the  wearer  of  shoes  in  each  town  from  Maine  to  California  tO' 
purchase  Hamilton  Brown  shoes.  That  the  business  is  still  on  the  increase  is 
indicated  in  the  fact  that  a  new  factorx-  has  been  erected  at  Columbia,  Missouri, 
while  an  addition  has  been  made  that  has  doubled  the  capacity  of  the  Sunlight 
factory  at  Ninth  and  Marion  streets,  St.  Louis.  He  also  built  an  addition  to  the 
Union  factory  in  St.  Louis.  The  plant  is  well  styled  the  Sunlight  factory,  for 
every  care  has  been  taken  to  make  it  light  and  airy,  so  that  no  employe  has  to 
work  by  artificial  light.  .Aside  from  his  extensive  business  as  a  shoe  maiiufac- 
turer  and  dealer  Mr.  Brown  is  a  director  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company, 
president  of  the  Pitchfork  Land  &  Cattle  Company    of  Dickens  county  and  King 


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county,    Texas       He    is    a    member   of   the    Prosperity    Association    and    is    thus 
contributing  to  the  material  development  and  upbuilding  of  the  city. 

It  was  in  1877  that  Mr.  Brown  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  Bills,  of  Boston, 
and  unto  them  have  been  born  six  children :  Estelle,  Jane,  Alanson,  Helene, 
Vesta  and  Ruth.  Of  these,  Helene,  the  wife  of  John  E.  Ritchey,  died  April  25, 
1908.  The  family  occupy  a  palatial  residence  at  No.  4616  Lindell  boulevard, 
which  was  erected  by  j\Ir.  Brown  in  1894.  He  has  no  active  interests  outside 
of  his  church,  his  charities,  his  family  and  his  business.  He  has  never  been  a 
club  nor  society  man,  but  has  made  the  rule  of  his  life,  "God  first,  family  second 
and  shoes  third."  This  is  the  keynote  of  his  character  and  of  his  work.  For 
more  than  forty  years  he  has  been  a  devoted  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and 
nothing  but  illness  can  keep  him  away  from  the  church  services.  As  his  finan- 
cial resources  have  increased  his  contributions  to  the  church  have  steadily  grown 
in  volume  and  at  the  same  time  he  has  remained  an  active  personal  worker, 
serving  at  different  times  as  deacon,  trustee  and  assistant  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  school  of  the  Third  Baptist  church  of  St.  Louis.  He  has  been  a  liberal 
contributor  to  mission  work  and  is  one  of  the  twelve  who  organized  what  is 
known  as  the  City  Mission,  the  purpose  of  which  is  to  help  unfortunate  men  and 
women.  He  is  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Alissouri  Baptist  Sanitarium,  has  lib- 
erally aided  the  Missouri  Baptist  Orphans"  Home,  William  Jewell  College  and 
other  institutions.  He  is  now  a  trustee  of  that  college  and  of  Stephens  College, 
is  president  of  the  Missouri  Baptist  Sanitarium  and  is  a  member  of  the  Orphans' 
Home  and  City  Mission  boards.  In  his  entire  life  there  has  been  no  sensational 
chapter.  He  acts  quickly  and  results  show  that  the  points  were  well  weighed  and 
delays  would  have  been  at  a  sacrifice  or  loss  of  opportunity.  Matters  large  and 
small  receive  his  careful  attention  and  when  he  acts  it  is  the  result  of  well 
grounded  decision.  His  purity  of  purpose  is  unimpeached.  By  reason  of  his 
decided  spirit  and  clean-cut  method  of  doing  things  Mr.  Brown  has  a  strong 
influence  on  the  circle  and  time  in  which  he  lives — an  influence  that  will  widen 
with  increasing  force.  In  a  history  of  Mr.  Brown,  written  by  Dr.  J.  T.  M.  John- 
ston, the  author  says  :  "Mr.  Brown  has  used  his  genius  and  wealth  in  a  way 
that  tends  to  advance  the  best  interests  of  his  city  and  state.  Although  he  has 
given  thousands  to  religion,  philanthropy  and  education,  his  greatest  benefaction 
has  been  the  giving  of  employment  to  his  fellowmen.  The  enormous  force  of 
his  example  is  such  that  it  has  ingrafted  itself  into  the  life  of  all  his  employes 
and  attaches,  from  the  humblest  porter  to  the  highest  in  the  councils  of  his  cabi- 
net. His  influence  is  not  confined  to  the  circle  of  his  associates  in  business  and 
employes,  but  his  ideas  and  methods  have  forced  themselves  on  all  the  shoe 
centers  of  the  United  States  and  largely  revolutionized  this  industry  throughout 
America." 


JAMES  N.  LORING. 

James  X.  Loring  figured  for  manv  years  as  one  of  the  distinguished  members 
of  the  St.  Louis  bar  and  in  other  lines  as  well  his  record  is  inseparabl\  inter- 
woven with  the  history  of  the  city.  He  was  a  factor  in  its  educational,  political 
and  moral  development  and  in  every  relation  of  life  measured  up  to  the  true 
standard  of  honorable  nianhood.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis  county,  January  15, 
1840,  and  passed  away  Januarv  2^,  1907.  The  intervening  period,  covering 
fifty-seven  years,  was  for  him  a  period  of  intense  activity  accompanied  by  sub- 
stantial results  in  the  various,  fields  into  which  he  directed  his  efforts.  His 
parents  were  Charles  E.  and  ]\Iarv  ( Young)  Loring.  The  father  came  from 
Kentucky  in  1840  and  settled  in  St.  Louis  count}-,  where  in  the  course  of  years 
he  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  influential  agriculturists, 
owning  one  of  the  largest  farms  of  the  locality.  In  the  management  of  his 
property  and  the  development  of  his  fields  he  met   witli   success  anrl   after    the 

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242  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

close  of  the  war  he  sold  his  farm  and  lived  retired  in  St.  Louis  in  the  enjoyment 
of  well  earned  rest. 

Tames  N.  Loring  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  this  city,  passing 
through  consecutive  grades  to  his  graduation  from  the  Central  high  school. 
He  afterward  matriculated  in  Harvard  University,  being  a  member  of  the  class 
of  1862.  Immediately  after  leaving  college  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  for 
two  vears  was  connected  with  the  Globe-Democrat  as  reporter.  On  the  expira- 
tion of  that  period  he  took  up  the  active  practice  of  law  and  in  the  course  of 
vears  won  notable  distinction  as  an  able  and  leading  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
bar.  His  reasoning  was  clear  and  cogent,  his  deductions  logical,  and  he  never 
failed  to  give  a  thorough  and  comprehensive  preparation,  preparing  for  defense 
as  well  as  for  attack.  Experience  increased  his  ability  and  he  remained  to  the 
last  a  close  student  of  his  profession,  having  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the 
principles  of  legal  science.  He  was  also  familiar  with  statutory  law  and  prece- 
dent and  the  ablest  members  of  the  St.  Louis  bar  found  him  worthy  of  their 
esteem.  Had  he  figured  in  no  other  way  in  the  aft'airs  of  the  city  he  would 
still  have  been  entitled  to  consideration  as  a  representative  resident  of  St.  Louis, 
but  in  other  departments  of  activity  he  also  did  efficient  and  valuable  service. 
In  1872  he  was  elected  superintendent  of  schools  and  served  for  four  years, 
during  which  time  he  largely  advanced  the  standard  of  public  education  here. 
In  1884  he  was  elected  to  represent  his  district  in  the  state  legislature  and  ever 
gave  careful  consideration  to  each  momentous  question.  His  political  views 
were  in  accord  with  the  principles  of  democracy  and  at  no  time  was  his  position 
on  an  important  question  an  equivocal  one.  His  religious  faith  was  that  of  the 
Baptist  church,  which  found  in  him  a  devoted  member  and  generous  supporter. 

In  1864  ^Ir.  Loring  wedded  Miss  Albertine  Glyckherr,  a  daughter  of  Casimir 
A.  and  Frederika  (  Hirmanutz)  Glyckherr,  of  St.  Louis,  who  came  to  this  coun- 
try from  Germany  in  1849.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are:  Casimir  G. ; 
Ethelyn  ^^^,  the  wife  of  Theodore  Humphreys,  of  Minneapolis,  Minnesota ;  and 
Hayden  Y.  and  Thomas,  deceased.  On  the  23d  of  September,  1902,  Mr.  Loring 
was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  Mrs.  Anna  P.  Cleaveland,  the 
widow  of  James  P.  Cleaveland,  of  East  Boxford,  IMassachusetts,  and  a  daughter 
of  A.  C.  and  Anne  F.  (  Folsom)  Palmer,  of  Boston,  Massachusetts.  Her  father 
was  prominently  connected  with  the  Equitable  Life  Insurance  Company,  of 
that  city. 

'Sh.  Loring  was  a  member  of  the  Harvard  Club,  of  this  city,  which  holds 
an  annual  banquet  each  year,  and  thus  the  graduates  meet  in  yearly  reunion. 
He  possessed  considerable  literary  ability,  wielding  a  facile  pen.  He  wrote  many 
articles  and  was  also  the  author  of  a  volume  entitled  the  Old  World  Through 
Xew  AVorld  Eyes,  which  was  written  by  him  during  six  months'  journey  abroad 
and  dedicated  to  his  wife,  Mrs.  Anna  P.  Loring,  and  his  daughter,  Ethelyn  W. 
Loring.  The  death  of  Mr.  Loring  occurred  January  23,  1907,  and  thus  passed 
away  one  whose  labors  made  the  world  better  for  his  having  lived.  His  influence 
was  always  on  the  side  of  mental,  esthetic  and  moral  culture,  and  through  his 
efiforts  he  contributed  to  the  world's  progress  in  those  directions. 


HOWARD  BOOGHER. 

There  have  been  no  unusual  ])]iases  in  the  life  record  of  Howard  Boogher 
and  he  has  attained  step  by  step  to  his  present  responsible  position  as  president 
of  the  Boogher,  Force  &  Goodbar  Hat  Company.  Born  in  St.  Louis  on  the 
2d  of  January.  1876.  he  was  a  son  of  Jesse  L.  and  Sarah  (Goodfellow)  Boogher. 
who,  affording  their  son  excellent  educational  privileges,  arranged  for  him  to 
attend  Smith  Academy  at  St.  Louis  after  he  had  completed  his  preliminary 
course.     He   was  graduated   from   tlie  academy   in    1894  and   in  further  pursuit 


HOWARD    BOOGHER 


•244  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  an  education  attended  the  Vanderbilt  University  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  where 
he  won  a  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  in  1898. 

The  same  vear  ^Ir.  Boogher  located  for  practice  in  St.  Louis  and  was  closely 
associated  with  the  profession  for  four  years,  or  until  1902,  when  he  passed 
from  professional  to  commercial  circles  in  his  election  as  treasurer  of  the 
Boogher.  Force  &  Goodbar  Hat  Company.  He  continued  at  the  head  of  the 
tinancial  interests  and  in  1905  the  duties  of  secretary  were  added  to  those  of 
treasurer.  He  thus  filled  the  dual  position  until  the  death  of  his  father,  when 
he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  company,  conducting  an  extensive  whole- 
sale business  in  hats.  The  volume  of  trade  annually  transacted  over  their  counters 
makes  this  one  of  the  most  important  commercial  enterprises  of  St.  Louis  and 
its  radiating  interests  now  cover  a  broad  territory.  In  addition  to  his  duties  as 
president  of  the  Boogher,  Force  &  Goodbar  Hat  Company,  Mr.  Boogher  is  also 
serving  as  secretary  of  the  Gould  Directory  Company. 

On  the  31st  of  October,  1901,  Mr.  Boogher  completed  his  arrangement  for 
having  a  home  of  his  own  in  his  marriage  on  that  day  at  Hillsboro,  Illinois,  to 
^liss  Bessie  Lane,  and  they  now  have  one  son.  Lane  Boogher.  The  family  attend 
the  Methodist  church,  in  which  Mr.  Boogher  holds  membership.  His  club  rela- 
tions are  with  the  St.  Louis  and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs.  He  is  also  treasurer 
of  the  Latin  American  Club  and  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League  and 
the  Credit  Men's  Association.  His  political  support  is  given  to  the  republican 
party.  These  various  connections  are  an  indication  of  the  nature  of  his  interests 
and  his  activities,  indicating  him  to  be  a  man  whose  outlook  is  broad,  and  he  is 
in  close  connection  with  the  trend  of  public  thought  and  action  as  manifest  in 
lines  of  general  progress  and  advancement. 


TAMES  CAMPBELL. 


"Tenacity  and  endurance  count  for  more  than  genius  in  business  success.'' 
This  is  the  philosophy  of  James  Campbell.  Other  men  have  expressed  similar 
sentiment.  Few  other  men  have  lived  up  to  it  so  consistently  and  persistently 
as  has  ]\Ir.  Campbell  in  the  forty-odd  years  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis. 

James  Campbell  was  Irish,  born  on  a  twelve-acre  farm  in  1848.  His  inheri- 
tance was  two  fine  blue  eyes,  a  saving  sense  of  humor,  and  an  extraordinary 
capacity  for  work.  The  parents  moved  to  America  in  1850  and  settled  in  \Mieel- 
ing.  There  were  six  in  the  family.  The  father  began  as  a  drayman  at  day 
wages.  He  became  the  owner  of  his  own  trucking  outfit.  The  mother,  ambitious 
for  her  children,  saw  to  it  that  they  received  all  possible  school  advantages.  But 
at  the  age  of  eleven,  the  boy  James  felt  the  craving  for  business  life  and 
engaged  himself  to  a  grocer  at  eight  dollars  a  month,  sweeping  out  the  store  at 
day  break,  and  carrying  around  to  customers  the  cofifee,  sugar  and  other  things. 

There  was  a  military  camp  in  the  suburbs  of  Wheeling.  James  Campbell 
went  there  with  groceries.  General  Fremont  was  in  command.  He  wanted  a 
quick  witted.  reliable  messenger  boy.  James  Campbell  got  the  place  at  nearly 
double  the  pay  of  the  grocer's  boy.  He  stood  at  the  door  of  the  tent,  admitting 
this  caller  and  turning  away  that  with  such  tact  and  judgment  that  when  the 
Pathfinder  went  tf)  .\ew  York  he  took  his  messenger  with  him.  Through  the 
vicissitudes  of  his  career,  I'Vemont  kept  Campbell  with  him  until  they  came  west 
together  to  St.  Louis  to  built  railn^ads  in  Missouri.  Civil  engineering  appealed 
to  the  boy's  tastes.  James  (Jamj^bell  was  several  vears  under  age  when  he  began 
to  carry  the  chain  with  surveying  parties.  I  le  studied  engineering  bv  practice. 
He  was  in  the  field  until,  at  twenty-five,  he  held  the  i)osition  of  chief  of  an 
engineering  corps.  In  that  ])eriod,  he  had  ])articii)ated  in  "running  the  lines" 
of  what  are  now  considerable  sections  of  the  PYi.sco  and  Missouri,  Kansas  & 
Texas  Railroads.     He  had  learned  interior  Missouri,  the  natural  resources  and 


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possibilities   of   development    more    inlimatel}-   than    he    coulcl    have    done    in    any 
other  oecupation. 

With  the  savings  from  his  salary  as  eivil  engineer,  he  bought  Missouri 
land  in  advance  of  the  immigration  :  he  sold  as  prices  appreciated  with  the  result 
that  some  time  after  the  panic  of  1873,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  with  a  fortune  of 
between  eighty  thousand  dollars  and  one  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Then  his 
knowdedge  of  JMissouri  and  his  strong  confidence  in  the  future  of  the  state  were 
combined.  His  last  railroad  position  had  been  chief  engineer  of  what  was 
known  as  the  Kansas  City,  Memphis  &  ^Mobile  Railway. 

The  business  debut  of  Mr.  Campbell  in  St.  Louis  was  as  a  bond  and  stock 
broker  in  1876-7.  But  that  did  not  mean  for  him  speculating  on  Wall  street  by 
m&rgins  and  quick  turns.  In  the  financial  depression  of  1873  and  following, 
seventy-four  counties  of  Misouri  ( two-thirds  of  the  state )  defaulted  in  inter- 
est on  countv  and  township  bonds,  fames  Campbell  began  investment  in  these 
bonds,  selecting  those  which  he  felt  sure  would  become  good  with  better  times. 
He  bought  some  of  these  securities  as  lovv-  as  ten  cents  on  the  dollar  and  made 
it  a  rule  not  to  go  above  twenty-five  cents.  He  became  knov.n  as  an  expert  on 
such  bonds.  When  he  had  tied  up  his  ready  capital  in  this  way,  he  talked  bank- 
ers into  faith  of  ultimate  redemption,  borrowed  money  on  these  defaulted  bonds 
as  collateral  and  bought  more.  Later  when  some  counties  began  to  realize  that 
time  was  onlv  postponement  of  a  day  of  certain  judgment,  when  other  counties 
had  resorted  to  law  in  vain  attempts  to  repudiate,  ]\lr.  Campbell  was  sought  to 
arrange  compromises  by  which  new  bonds  at  lower  rates  of  interest  were  sub- 
stituted for  those  in  default. 

As  his  capital  grew,  James  Campbell  made  local  investments.  He  studied 
St.  Louis  by  personal  observations,  as  he  had  already  learned  interior  ]\Iissouri. 
From  being  receiver  of  a  bob-tail,  mule-motor  street  railroad,  built  into  North 
St.  Louis  in  advance  of  the  population's  needs,  he  became  the  owner.  He 
increased  his  street  railroad  holdings.  He  combined  with  John  Scullin  and 
adopted  a  transfer  system,  on  which  the  person  wdth  leisure  could  ride  two  or 
three  hours  for  a  nickel.  He  went  in  with  ^Ir.  Scullin  for  the  electrification  of 
street  railroads  with  the  trolley  system.  Railroad  surveying  and  constructing 
developed  the  engineering  bent  of  James  Campbell.  But  study  did  not  stop 
with  that.  Mr.  Campbell  took  up  other  branches.  He  delved  into  the  possibil- 
ities of  electricitv  for  power  and  for  lighting.  He  forecast  the  future  when 
electrical  utilities  in  St.  Louis  were  in  their  infancy.  He  invested  in  plant  after 
plant — lighting  and  power — until  his  holdings  enabled  him  to  bring  about  devel- 
opment and  economies  to  the  point  of  profitable  operation.  "It  pays  to  hold 
the  hand  of  an  infant  venture  until  it  can  stand  alone,"  he  once  said. 

James  Campbell's  comprehensiveness  in  business  is  notable.  A  few'  years 
age,  following  his  engineering  investigations,  he  became  much  interested  in  the 
use  of  natural  w-ater  power  for  supplying  heat,  power  and  light,  especially  in 
the  western  mining  regions  where  coal  had  been  used  heretofore.  Large  invest- 
ments have  followed  faith  in  this  direction,  until  Mr.  Campbell  is  today  one  of 
the  principal  promoters  of  this  use  of  water  power  for  the  creation  of  high  ten- 
sion electric  currents  and  the  application  of  them  to  reduce  the  cost  of  mining. 

In  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  James  Campbell  as  a  director  and 
member  of  the  executive  committee,  was  a  forceful  factor.  He  gave  his  time 
and  his  thought  unsparingly,  and  with  a  measure  of  public  spirit  not  generally 
known,  \\dien  Festus  J.  Wade  laid  the  foundations  of  the  Mercantile  Trust 
Company,  James  Campbell  was  one  of  the  men  who  backed  and  encouraged  the 
enterprise  until  it  reached  its  present  great  proportions. 

Never  losing  his  first  love  for  the  railroads,  Mr.  Campbell  has  steadily 
increased  his  investments  in  stocks  and  bonds  of  systems  which  have  grown 
with  the  great  southwest.  Sitting  in  many  boards  of  directors,  he  is  known  as 
the  silent  member,  waiting  for  sentiment  to  crystallize  and  usually  forming  one 
of  the  great  majority.     He  is  not  stubborn  in  his  individual  opinions.     He  has  a 


246  ST.  LOUIS,  T?IE    FOURTH    CITY. 

saying  of  this  kind:  "Xo  man  can  go  contrary  to  the  direction  in  which  his 
fellow  beings  are  moving  and  be  a  success.  Pull  in  the  same  direction  with  the 
other  fellows,  but  pull  longer  and  pull  stronger." 

Three  personal  friends  in  St.  Louis  have  had  great  influence  upon  the  life 
of  Mr.  Campbell:  Joseph  B.  McCullagh,  the  editor;  George  A.  Madill,  the 
lawyer;  William  H.  Thompson,  the  banker.  In  a  third  of  a  century  as  a  business 
man  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Campbell  has  had  two  law  suits.  One  of  the  earliest  pro- 
motors  of  the  I'niversity  Club,  he  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club,  Noonday 
Club,  Country  Club,  Glen  Echo  Club  and  many  other  social  organizations. 


GUY  N.  HITCHCOCK. 

Guv  X.  Hitchcock,  assistant  cashier  of  the  Xational  Bank  of  Commerce, 
was  born  in  St.  Louis,  December  22,  1874.  His  father,  Charles  O.  Hitchcock, 
was  in  the  plantation  supply  business  and  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  espoused 
the  cause  of  the  Confederacy  and  fought  for  the  interests  of  the  south.  He 
married  Anna  V.  Newcomer,  a  native  of  Maryland,  and  died  in  1880. 

Guy  N.  Hitchcock  was  a  lad  of  six  years  when  he  entered  upon  his  public- 
school  course,  which  he  continued  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  when  in  1888  he 
put  aside  his  text-books  to  enter  the  field  of  business.  Banking  was  attractive  to 
him  and  because  of  this  he  secured  a  position  as  messenger  boy  in  the  Conti- 
nental National  Bank.  He  worked  faithfull}-  and  diligently  and  these  qualities 
won  him  the  approval  of  those  whom  he  served  and  gained  him  promotion  as 
opportunity  offered.  Thus  he  gradually  worked  his  way  upward  until  in  1902 
he  was  made  assistant  cashier.  When  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  bought 
out  and  took  over  the  Continental  National  Bank  he  went  to  the  former  institu- 
tion as  assistant  cashier  and  has  since  been  connected  with  it. 

Mr.  Hitchcock  is  an  Episcopalian  in  religious  faith  and  is  now  a  vestryman 
in  the  Qiurch  of  the  Holy  Communion.  He  belongs  to  the  Missouri  Athletic 
and  to  the  St.  Louis  Field  Clubs,  being  much  interested  in  all  athletic  and  manly 
outdoor  sports.  He  is  yet  a  young  man  with  probably  the  major  part  of  his 
life  before  him,  and  the  opportunities  for  advancement  he  is  improving,  having 
already  made  for  himself  a  name  in  business  circles  as  one  wdio  is  most  reliable 
as  well  as  capable  in  carrying  forward  banking  interests. 


ARTHUR  RICHARD  DEACON. 

Arthur  Richard  Deacon,  whose  business  activities  bring  him  into  close 
connection  with  various  important  corporate  interests,  gives  his  time  and  ener- 
gies most  largely,  however,  to  the  duties  of  the  secretaryship  of  the  Lambert 
Pharmacal  Company,  of  St.  Louis.  A  native  of  England,  he  was  born  at 
W'itham,  in  Essex  county,  November  7,  1858,  a  son  of  Arthur  and  Mercy  Eliza- 
beth (Tuck)  Deacon.  He  pursued  his  education  at  Witham  school  and  in 
early  life  became  connected  with  the  manufacture  of  pharmaceuticals  in  Eng- 
land. To  this  experience  he  added  several  years  spent  in  the  drug  store  of 
Samuel  Dupont,  at  Detroit,  Michigan,  and  in  1881  he  entered  the  employ  of 
Lambert  &  Company,  of  St.  Louis.  Three  years  later,  in  1884,  this  company 
was  incorporated  by  Jordan  W.  Lambert,  J.  R.  Peacock  and  A.  R.  Deacon,  as 
the  Lambert  Pharmacal  Company,  in  which  Mr.  Deacon  has  continued  to  take 
a  very  active  part  as  director  and  secretary.  Nor  has  he  confined  his  efforts  to 
one  line,  for  he  is  also  the  vice  president  of  the  Allen  &  Hanbury's  Company, 
Ltd.,  manufacturing  pharmacists,  of  Toronto,  Canada,  and  Niagara  Falls,  New 
York;   director  of  the  Lambert-Deacon-Hull   Printing  Company;  the  St.   Louis 


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Surface!-  &  Paint  Company;  and  the  Webster  Groves  Trust  Company.  He  is 
likewise  the  president  of  the  Webster  Park  Realty  Company  for  real-estate  deal- 
ino-  and  for  the  improvement  and  development  of  that  section  of  St.  Louis 
county.  He  is  also  treasurer  of  the  Knights  Island  Alaska  Copper  Company, 
operating  in  the  mining  regions  of  Alaska,  in  which  connection  he  has  made 
trips  to  the  northwest.  The  company  owns  land  in  Kiacco  Cove,  situated  at 
the  head  waters  of  Drier  Bay,  Knights  Island,  Prince  William  Sound.  The 
name  of  Kiacco  Grove  was  given  in  the  spring  of  1907  by  a  corps  of  United 
States  geographical  engineers  engaged  in  taking  soundings  in  its  waters  and 
who,  in  order  to  distinguish  this  body  of  water  upon  their  charts,  formed'  the 
word  from  the  initial  letters  of  the  Knights  Island  Alaska  Copper  Company, 
which  they  noted  upon  the  buildings  there.  Mr.  Deacon  and  Frank  Everts,  one 
of  his  associates  in  this  enterprise,  have  prepared  a  most  interesting  account  of 
their  trip  to  the  northwest  and  the  conditions  there  met.  After  a  voyage  of  ten 
days  from  Seattle  they  arrived  at  Valdez  and  thence  went  to  Knights  Island, 
seventy-five  miles  to  the  southwest,  with  the  intention  of  opening  and  operating 
mines  in  a  district  that  is  known  to  be  rich  in  copper.  Investigation  into  these 
conditions  proved  to  them  how  valuable  is  the  property  which  the  company 
owns.  They  hold  eighteen  claims  of  twenty  acres  each  and  around  them  are 
several  companies  who  are  operating  successfully  on  land  similar  to  their  own. 
It  is  known  that  the  district  bears  good  ore  and  modern  methods  are  being 
employed  in  opening  the  mines  and  taking  out  the  copper. 

Mr.  Deacon  was  married  at  Toronto,  Canada,  in  1897,  to  Miss  Edith  ]M. 
Harris  and  their  children  are  Arthur  Philip,  Edith  Victoria  and  Virginia  Ketter- 
ing. Mr.  Deacon  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  is  president  of  the 
Algonquin  Golf  Club.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club,  to  the  Dardenne 
Shooting  Club  and  to  the  Horseshoe  Lake  Hunting  &  Fishing  Club,  of  which  he 
was  president  for  a  number  of  years,  and  his  is  a  well  rounded  character,  not 
so  abnormally  developed  in  any  direction  as  to  make  him  a  genius,  but  one  who 
looks  at  life  from  no  narrow  nor  contracted  view,  realizing  that  the  man  wdio 
becomes  an  influencing  factor  in  his  community  is  not  one  who  concentrates 
his  energies  along  one  line  to  the  exclusion  of  other  interests  which  claim  the 
attention  of  mankind. 


WILLIAAl  F.  SCHULTE. 

William  F.  Schulte  has  worked  his  way  upward  from  the  position  of  clerk 
to  that  of  secretary  of  the  Christian  Peper  Tobacco  Company.  Obstacle  after 
obstacle  has  been  overcome  and  the  difficulties  which  he  has  met  have  seemed 
to  serve  as  an  impetus  for  renewed  effort  and  closer  application  on  his  part. 
Born  in  St.  Louis,  October  23,  1877,  he  is  a  son  of  B.  Rudolph  and  Anna  (Tirre) 
Schulte.  He  emigrated  from  Hanover,  Germany,  to  the  new  world  in  1868. 
The  father  died  in  America  at  the  comparatively  early  age  of  thirty-lave  years. 
During  his  early  manhood  he  had  engaged  in  business  as  a  retail  grocer  and 
afterward  turned  his  attention  to  the  manufacture  of  soda. 

William  F.  Schulte  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  his  native 
city  for  the  educational  privileges  he  enjoyed.  He  was  only  eight  years  of  age 
at  the  time  of  his  father's  death  and  early  found  it  necessary  to  start  out  in 
business  on  his  own  account  that  he  might  assist  his  mother,  to  whom  he  was 
a  most  devoted  and  loyal  son  until  her  death,  when  she  was  forty-four  years  of 
age.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  errand  boy  in  the  employ 
of  Mr.  Deimer.  afterward  the  head  of  the  Deimer  Flower  Company.  A  year 
later  Mr.  Schulte  became  clerk  in  the  Geisler  drug  store,  but  his  health  obligetl 
him  to  give  up  this  position  and  abandon  the  plan  which  he  cherished  of 
one  dav  engaging  in  the  drug  business  on  his  own  account.  His  next  position 
was  a  clerical  one  with  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  and  he  there  remained 


248  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

for  a  vear  and  a  half,  or  until  his  promotion  to  the  catalogue  department,  where 
he  remained  for  two  and  a  half  years.  On  the  expiration  of -that  period  he 
felt  justified  in  beginning  business  on  his  own  account  and  established  a  grocery 
store  at  the  corner  of  Jeli'erson  and  Arsenal  streets.  He  conducted  this  business 
successfully  until  his  mother's  death,  when,  feeling  a  desire  to  get  away  from 
the  city,  he  traveled  for  about  a  year.  He  then  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  became 
a  clerk  for  the  Campbell  Iron  Company,  taking  this  position  only  as  a  tem- 
porary expedient  until  something  better  should  offer.  After  eight  months  he  left 
the  Campbell  Iron  Company  to  accept  a  position  with  the  Christian  Peper 
Tobacco  Company  as  clerk.  Six  months  after  this  he  was  made  bookkeeper  in 
the  establishment  and  when  he  had  been  with  the  house  for  twenty-eight  months 
his  business  ability  was  recognized  in  his  election  as  secretary  of  the  company. 
He  is  also  one  of  its  directors  and  is  active  in  the  management  of  an  enterprise 
which  is  now  a  profitable  one,  bringing  an  annual  remunerative  return  for  the 
investment. 

On  the  13th  of  May,  1903,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Schulte  was  married  to  Miss 
2vlay  Cavendish,  a  daughter  of  Richard  Cavendish,  who  was  a  colonel  in  the 
Civil  war.  They  have  two  sons:  William  F.,  three  years  of  age;  and  Bernard 
Richard,  in  the  first  year.  Mr.  Schulte  has  been  an  Odd  Fellow  for  ten  years. 
He  belongs  to  the  Church  of  Christ  and  in  politics  is  a  pronounced  republican, 
fleeting  him,  one  is  impressed  with  his  strength  of  character  and  determined 
spirit.  Laudable  ambition  has  prompted  his  continual  advancement  in  the  busi- 
ness world  and  he  is  now  devoting  his  entire  time  and  concentrating  all  his 
energies  toward  the  supervision  of  the  active  details  of  the  business,  having  the 
heart  to  resolve,  the  understanding  to  direct  and  the  hand  to  execute  all  its 
various  transactions. 


JOHN  C.  BENSIEK. 


John  C.  Bensiek  was  a  representative  of  that  strong  Teutonic  strain  in  the 
citizenship  of  St.  Louis  which  has  been  a  most  important  element  in  the  growth 
and  substantial  upbuilding  of  the  city.  He  was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany, 
October  12,  1841,  and  when  twenty  years  of  age  came  to  the  United  States.  He 
carved  out  his  own  career,  his  life  being  another  illustration  of  the  fact  that  no 
matter  what  the  educational  opportunities  or  the  advantages  of  early  life  may  be, 
one  must  earnestly  formulate,  plan  and  determine  his  own  character.  Through- 
out his  life  he  was  actuated  by  high  purposes  and  laudable  ambitions.  Soon  after 
his  arrival  in  St.  Louis  he  married  Sophia  Birkenkemper,  and  to  them  were  born 
five  children,  Mrs.  Clara  Boehmer,  Mrs.  Minnie  Niehaus,  John  C,  Jr.,  August 
and  Leonora. 

For  more  than  thirty  years  Mr.  Bensiek  was  engaged  in  the  livery  business 
and  met  with  prosperity  in  his  chosen  field  of  labor.  He  also-  figured  prominently 
in  public  afifairs  and  for  four  years,  beginning  in  1893,  served  as  a  member  of  the 
city  council,  exercising  his  official  prerogative  in  support  of  the  various  measures 
for  the  municipal  improvement.  At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  a  member  of  the 
republican  precinct  committee  of  the  third  ward.  At  one  time  he  was  a  candidate 
for  the  office  of  sheriff  but  was  defeated.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Ben- 
siek loyally  advocated  the  Union  cause  and  proved  his  devotion  to  his  adopted 
country  by  active  service  at  the  front.  It  was  thus  that  he  gained  his  right  to 
membership  in  General  Lyon  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  in  which  he  was  an  honored  com- 
rade. He  was  equally  prominent  in  various  fraternal  and  social  organizations, 
belonging  to  Phoenix  Lodge,  A.  O.  U.  W. ;  Golden  Rule  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F. ; 
Humboldt  Turn  Verein  ;  the  Social  Singing  Society ;  the  Sons  of  Hermann ;  the 
Harugari ;  the  .St.  Louis  Sharp  Shooters;  and  the  American  Protestant  Associa- 
tion.    He  was  a  member  of  the   Bethania  Evangelical  church  at  the  corner  of 


TOHX   C.    BEXSIEK 


250  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Twentv-third  and  \\'asliington  streets.  He  was  also  a  Mason  of  high  standing 
and  his  Hfe  was  exemplary  of  the  beneficial  purposes  of  the  craft.  He  died 
December  20.  1899,  and  thus  closed  a  life  of  usefulness  and  honor,  which  had 
constituted  an  element  for  good  and  for  progress  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis. 


ANTON  REISING. 


Anton  Reising,  well  kiiOwii  in  insurance  circles  of  this  city  and  for  a  number 
of  vears  actively  engaged  in  municipal  politics,  was  born  in  Watterheim,  Hesse- 
Darmstadt,  Germany,  Alarch  10,  1840.  His  parents  were  Valentine  and  Barbara 
Reising.  i\Ir.  Reising  holds  a  proirarient  place  in  the  financial  circles  of  this 
city,  to  which  he  has  risen  on  the  strength  of  his  own  resources.  Having  been 
born  and  reared  on  a  fai'm-  in  a  small  town  and  surrounded  by  meagre  circum- 
stances, he  had  few  advantages  along  educational  lines.  He  was  sent  as  a  pupil 
to  the  common  schools  of  his  native  land  during  the  winter  months  and  spent 
the  summer  time  in  laboring  with  his  father  on  the  farm.  When  still  a  child 
he  was  compelled  to  give  up  his  studies  at  school  and  he  remained  with  his 
father,  tilling  the  soil,  until  the  year  1858,  when  he  removed  with  his  parents  to 
America.     They  spent  a  few  weeks  in  New  York  and  then  came  to  St.  Louis. 

Here  Anton  Reising  with  difficulty  secured  a  situation.  However,  it  was 
of  little  or  no  advantage  to  him  aside  from  giving  him  some  experience.  He 
was  employed  as  grocery  clerk  for  Kleeburg  Brothers,  for  whom  he  worked 
during  the  first  six  months  for  nothing.  At  the  expiration  of  this  time  he  had 
made  himself  valuable  to  the  store  and  at  the  same  time  had  acquired  some 
familiarity  with  the  English  tongue.  He  was  then  given  a  small  salary.  He 
remained  with  this  company  until  the  opening  of  the  Civil  war  in  1861.  At  that 
time  he  enlisted  in  the  First  Regiment  of  Missouri  Volunteers  as  a  private  sol- 
dier and  was  in  service  for  three  months  as  a  volunteer.  He  received  honorable 
discharge  August  13,  1861. 

Following  his  brief  military  career  he  returned  to  his  former  employer  and 
worked  in  the  grocery  business  for  a  period  of  five  months.  At  that  time,  being 
offered  a  better  position  by  Anton  Mennemeyer,  a  well-known  grocer,  he  accepted 
it.  Shortly  after  he  had  begun  work  his  employer  passed  away.  Mr.  Reising 
still  remained  in  the  employ  of  the  store  and  in  1866  was  united  in  marriage 
with  his  employer's  wife,  Elizabeth  Mennemeyer,  who  died  in  1884.  They  had 
one  child.  Mrs.  Wehlermann.  In  1886  he  again  united  in  marriage  with  Magda- 
lene Dolte,  of  St.  Louis.     She  passed  away  in  October,  1900. 

In  1871  Mr.  Reising  began  to  interest  himself  actively  in  politics  and  was 
appointed  inspector  of  the  waterworks.  Gradually  he  acquired  influence  and 
became  clerk,  then  chief  clerk,  and  finally  was  appointed  acting  assessor.  In 
all  he  served  the  city  in  a  political  capacity  for  twenty-four  years.  When  the 
republicans  gained  power  Mr.  Reising's  political  career  ceased,  and  since  that 
time  he  has  not  aspired  to  hold  ofifice.  Mr.  Reising  is  a  stanch  democrat  and 
was  active  in  politics  for  a  period  of  twenty-four  years.  While  he  is  still  enthu- 
siastic for  the  election  of  the  candidates  of  his  party,  he  does  not  interest  himself 
in  political  lines  beyond  casting  his  vote  and  using  his  influence  to  bring  its 
candidates   into  office. 

At  the  termination  of  his  political  career  Mr.  Reising  took  up  a  fire  insur- 
ance agency  with  an  office  in  the  Temple  building.  In  this  he  has  been  quite 
successful  and  has  been  appointed  agent  for  all  the  leading  fire  insurance  com- 
panies. He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  America,  Lodge  No.  156,  of  which 
organization  he  holds  the  honor  of  having  established  the  first  German  council, 
of  which  he  was  president  for  sixteen  years.  He  resigned  this  office,  but  for  the 
past  twenty-eight  years  has  still  continued  an  active  member.  For  two  years 
he  served  the  organization  as  state  president.     He  also  belongs  to  St.  Joseph's 


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Benevolent  Association  and  Holy  Trinity  Association.  For  forty  years  he  has 
been  affiliated  with  the  German  Orphan  Asylum.  He  is  a  member  of  the  State 
Fire  Insurance  Association.  Mr.  Reising  has  been  very  successful  in  bu'^iness 
and  has  succeeded  in  accumulatins:  some  valuable  real  estate. 


WALTER  H.  XOHL,  LL.B. 

Walter  H.  Nohl,  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  May 
24,  1875,  in  this  city.  His  parents  are  Charles  F.  C.  and  Dorothea  Nohl,  nee 
Buddecke.  The  father  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to  the  United  States 
in  185 1.  For  five  generations  the  Nobis  have  largely  been  a  family  of  teachers 
and  ministers.  In  the  maternal  line  Walter  H.  Nohl  is  descended  from  the  Ger- 
man nobility.  His  early  education  was  accjuired  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis,  and  in  preparation  for  the  practice  of  a  profession  with  which  he  desired 
to  become  identified  from  his  early  boyhood,  he  attended  the  Benton  College  of 
Law  of  St.  Louis  and  was  graduated  in  1904.  He  did  not  immediately  pursue 
his  law  course,  however,  after  leaving  the  public  schools  but  spent  one  year  in 
newspaper  work  and  also  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  to  obtain  a  good  prac- 
tical business  experience,  devoting  seven  years  to  various  duties  in  the  whole- 
sale district  in  St.  Louis.  For  four  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  law  and  his  professional  record  is  a  notably  successful  one.  He  has  made 
rapid  progress  and  won  fame  in  connection  with  the  Hollman  will  case.  He 
prepares  all  of  his  cases  with  great  thoroughness  and  care  and  his  presentation 
of  his  cause  is  ever  clear,  forceful  and  logical,  while  in  his  application  of  a  legal 
principle  to  a  point  at  issue,  he  is  rarel}^,  if  ever,  at  fault. 

In  republican  circles  Mr.  Nohl  is  also  well  known.  He  believes  strongly 
that  every  citizen  should  recognize  his  obligation  as  well  as  his  privilege  in  the 
matter  of  civic  duties  and  acting  in  accordance  with  his  ideas  upon  this  ques- 
tion he  has  endeavored  to  get  men  in  office  who  would  regard  their  position  as 
a  public  trust  and  would  be  most  loyal  to  its  interests.  He  also  was  active  in  his 
efforts  to  bring  about  a  settlement  of  the  street  car  strike  in  St.  Louis  in  1899. 
He  stands  stanchly  in  support  of  everything  that  is  opposed  to  misrule  in  pub- 
lic aft'airs  and  holds  to  high  ideals  in  citizenship. 

Socially  Mr.  Nohl  is  connected  with  the  ]\Iasons,  belonging  to  Itasca  Lodge, 
F.  &  A.  M.,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  also  iden- 
tified wath  various  political  and  social  organizations  and  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Bar  Association.  He  has  always  been  fond  of  the  study  of  politics 
and  of  history  and  has  read  broadly  along  these  lines,  while  at  the  present  day 
he  keeps  in  touch  with  those  questions  which  are  of  gravest  import  to  the  states- 
man and  the  man  of  aft'airs.  He  is  fairlv  active  in  outdoor  sports,  recognizing 
the  value  of  a  normal  physical  as  well  as  mental  development. 


GEORGE  REPPERT  BARCLAY. 

George  Reppert  Barclay  has  since  March,  1875,  been  connected  with  the 
Simmons  Hardware  Company,  one  of  the  most  important  commercial  enterprises 
of  this  character  in  the  middle  west,  and  his  capability,  unwearied  industry  and 
fidelity  have  opened  to  him  the  road  to  success  and  promotion  until  he  is  now 
vice  president. 

He  was  born  in  Sacramento,  California,  December  2"],  1854,  his  parents 
being  George  R.  and  Julia  (Johnson)  Barclay.  He  acquired  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  Allegheny  City,  Pennsylvania,  and  of  Marietta,  Ohio,  after 
which  he  secured  a  clerical  position  in  the  local  freight  office  of  the  North  Mis- 


-252  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

souri  Railroad  Company  at  St.  Louis.  He  remained  with  that  company  in  vari- 
ous positions  from  the  ist  of  October,  1870,  until  March,  1875.  when  he  resigned 
to  enter  the  employ  of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  as  entry  clerk.  An 
employer  is  always  cognizant  of  faithful  and  capable  service  and  of  possibilities 
for  development  in  an  employe  and  Mr.  Barclay,  by  reason  of  his  worth,  gained 
promotion  to  the  chief  clerkship  of  the  correspondence  department  and  later 
became  manager  of  the  credit  department.  He  was  elected  a  director  of  the 
company  on  the  1st  of  January,  1898,  with  the  office  of  assistant  treasurer  and 
in  u;04  was  elected  to  his  present  position  as  vice  president  of  the  compan}-. 
This  is  the  brief  outline  of  a  business  career  in  wdiich  the  salient  characteris- 
tics have  been  such  as  have  won  for  him  the  admiration  and  respect  of  his  col- 
leagues and  the  confidence  and  regard  of  his  contemporaries. 

On  the  19th  of  October,  1881,  Mr.  Barclay  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to 
Miss  Lillie  L  Swain,  and  they  now  have  three  children:  George  F.,  who  is  now 
connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company :  Julia,  who  is  a  graduate 
of  \'assar  College  ;  and  Thomas  S.,  who  is  now  a  high-school  student. 

Mr.  Barclay  is  a  member  of  the  Civic  League  Association  and  the  Citi- 
zens Industrial  Association.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club  and 
the  Officers  Club  of  the  National  Guard  of  Missouri,  having  been  connected 
with  Company  G  of  the  First  Regiment.  In  religious  faith  he  is  an  Episcopa- 
lian. 


WARREN  BELL  OUTTEN,  A.  M.,  M.  D. 

The  promoter  of  a  great  enterprise  or  the  founder  of  a  new  movement  in 
which  the  public  is  a  large  indirect  beneficiary,  is  deserving  of  the  gratitude  of 
his  fellowmen,  for  he  who  does  such  a  work  advances  the  race  in  its  progress 
toward  a  higher  civilization  and  clearer  views  of  life  and  its  purposes.  The 
labors  of  Dr.  Outten  have  been  of  a  most  beneficent  character  in  his  private 
practice,  in  his  teaching  of  the  science  of  medicine  and  in  his  establishment  and 
promotion  of  the  great  railway  hospital  system  of  the  west. 

The  parents  of  Dr.  Outten  w^ere  Warren  and  Mary  J.  ( ^Morris)  Outten, 
both  natives  of  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  in  which  state  they  continued  their 
residence  until  some  years  after  the  birth  of  their  son  Warren  B.  at  Lexington, 
December  3.  1844.  He  was  still  a  boy  at  the  time  of  the  removal  to  St.  Louis  and 
he  pursued  his  literary  education  in  the  Christian  Brothers  College  and  the 
Wyman's  University.  A  mental  review  of  the  various  fields  of  business  which  he 
considered  open  to  him  led  him  to  the  choice  of  the  medical  profession  as  a  life 
work  and  beginning  preparation  therefor  he  was  eventually  graduated  from  the 
St.  Louis  Medical  College  with  the  class  of  1866. 

Throughout  almost  his  entire  professional  career  he  has  been  connected 
with  educational  work  in  medical  lines  and  has  gained  distinction  therein.  Soon 
after  his  graduation  he  was  made  prosector  to  the  chair  of  surgery  in  the  Hum- 
boldt Medical  College  and  in  1867  became  assistant  demonstrator  in  the  St. 
Louis  Medical  College.  Early  in  his  practice  he  acted  as  assistant  surgeon  in  the 
military  service  at  St.  Louis,  being  detailed  to  attend  troops  suffering  from 
cholera.  His  labors  in  that  capacity  continued  until  December,  1866.  Continuing 
his  practice  and  in  connection  therewith  his  educational  work,  he  was  elected  pro- 
fessor of  anatomy  in  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Physicians  &  Surgeons  in  1869. 
His  appointment  in  1876  as  supervising  surgeon  for  the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain 
&  Southern  Railway  Company,  proved  the  initial  step  in  what  has  been  one  of 
the  great  works  of  his  life.  Acting  for  the  railroad  company,  he  established,  in 
188 1,  a  line  of  hospitals  along  the  road  and  in  1884  he  was  appointed  chief  sur- 
geon of  the  Iron  Mountain  Railroad  and  the  Wabash  Railroad  east,  establishing 
hospitals  at  Springfield  and  at  Danville,  Illinois,  for  the  Wabash  line.  In  1885 
"he  was  made  chief  surgcr,n  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  system  and  rebuilt  the  Fort 


DR.   W.   B.   OUTTEX 


254  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY. 

Worth  Hospital  at  Fort  Worth.  Texas,  and  also  established  hospitals  at  Marshall 
and  Palestine,  Texas.  In  this  work  Dr.  Outten  has  been  a  pioneer  in  the  middle 
west,  being  the  first  surgeon  to  make  the  suggestion  for  the  establishment  of  such 
hospitals.  At  the  time  he  advanced  his  idea  the  only  railway  hospital  in  exist- 
ence was  on  the  Central  Pacific  Railway  and  through  his  efl:orts  the  second  one 
in  the  United  States  was  established  at  Washington,  Missouri.  There  are  now 
to  his  credit  nine  hospitals  which  have  been  established  through  his  instrumental- 
ity, at  which  have  been  treated,  as  the  records  show,  over  96,934.  There  are  so 
many  emergency  cases  in  connection  with  railroading  that  it  seems  odd,  to  say 
the  least,  that  hospital  work  was  not  organized  before.  It  remained  for  Dr. 
Outten,  however,  to  recognize  the  great  need  in  this  direction  and  to  formulate 
plans  for  obviating  it.  Throughout  the  United  States  Dr.  Outten  is  widelv  known 
as  a  railway  surgeon  and  the  distinction  which  he  has  won  is  well  merited.  He 
has  become  a  recognized  authority  upon  the  subject  of  railway  hospitals  and  the 
methods  of  treatment  followed  therein,  and  wherever  he  has  gone  he  has  been 
received  by  th^  medical  fraternity  as  one  of  its  most  prominent  and  honored  rep- 
resentatives. A  perfect  master  of  the  construction  and  functions  of  the  com- 
ponent parts  of  the  human  body,  of  the  changes  induced  in  them  by  the 
onslaughts  of  diseases,  of  the  defects  cast  upon  them  as  a  legacy  by  progenitors, 
of  the  vital  capacity  remaining  in  them  throughout  all  vicissitudes  of  existence. 
Dr.  Outten  by  his  splendid  work  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  has 
gained  distinction  second  to  none  in  the  profession  in  St.  Louis. 

Continuing  his  w^ork  as  an  educator  in  medical  lines.  Dr.  Outten  was  elected 
professor  of  the  principles  and  practice  of  surgery  and  dean  of  the  Beaumont 
Hospital  Medical  College  in  1886,  and  his  ability  is  widely  recognized  among 
the  medical  educators  of  the  country.  He  has  also  contributed  much  to  the  liter- 
ature of  his  profession  and  is  the  author  of  "Railway  Injuries:  Their  CHnical 
and  Medico-Legal  Features."  and  of  numerous  monographs  and  special  papers. 
He  has  been  the  editor  of  The  Railway  Surgeon,  and  his  writings  embrace  a 
volume  entitled  "Plan's  Inherited  Martyrdom;  or,  A  Fitful  Studv  of  Degenera- 
tion." 

Dr.  Outten  was  married  in  1877  to  Miss  Alary  F.  Burnet,  of  St.  Louis 
county.  He  is  recognized  in  this  city  and  wherever  he  is  known  as  a  man  of 
remarkable  presence,  of  high  moral  character  and  of  the  best  social  position. 
W  hile  to  those  who  are  admitted  to  share  the  intimacy  of  his  friendship  he  often 
exhibits  qualities  which  others  scarcely  suspect,  he  is  in  all  of  his  professional 
relations  found  to  be  singularly  modest,  light  hearted,  faithful  in  his  friendships, 
fixed  in  an  honest  hatred  of  all  shams  and  pretenders,  and  exhibiting  in  every 
judgment  of  his  mind  a  strong,  common  sense  that  illumines  every  dark  corner 
into  which  he  looks.  He  is  one  of  the  great  men  whose  names  the  medical  pro- 
fession will  always  treasure  with  gratitude  and  respect.  He  is  great  because 
nature  endowed  him  bountifully  and  because  he  has  studiouslv.  carefullv  and  con- 
scientiously increased  the  talents  that  have  been  mven  him. 


CflARLFS   M.  RICE. 


Charles  M.  Rice,  attorney  at  law  and  well  ktiown  in  various  business  con- 
nections anrl  as  a  jjromotcr  of  interests  U>r  social  and  benevolent  development 
here,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Aj)ril  8,  1882,  his  parents  being  Jonathan  and 
Aurelia  Rice.  The  father  was  vice  president  of  the  Rice,  Stix  &  Company  and 
a  most  prrmiinent  and  influential  citizen  here,  mention  of  whom  is  made  on 
another  page  of  tliis  volume.  'Jlie  son  pursued  a  public-school  education  to 
the  age  of  sixteen  years,  afterward  devoted  two  years  to  studv  in  Smith  Acad- 
emy anrl  later  went  to  Washington  Universitv,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
with   the   I'.arhelor  of  Arts  degree  in    1904.     Sul)sc(|nently   lie  attended  the   St. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  255 

Louis  Law  School,  from  whicli  lie  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Law 
degree.  Entering  upon  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  he  has  remained 
continuously  with  the  firm  of  Lyon  &  Swartz  and  his  constantly  expanding 
powers  in  professional  lines  are  making  his  services  of  value  to  those  who 
desire  safe  counselor  or  capable  advocates.  Aside  from  his  profession  he  has 
some  business  interests,  being  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Kugarok  Realty 
&  Hotel  Company  and  is  financialK-  interested  in  the  Rice,  Stix  Drv  Goods 
Compau}'. 

Air.  Rice  was  married  September  23,  1908,  to  Aliss  May  Goldman,  a 
daughter  of  J.  D.  and  Sarah  (Hirsch)  Goldman,  and  they  are  now  erecting 
a  nice  residence  on  Kingsbury  Terrace.  Air.  Rice  is  well  known  in  social  cir- 
cles, wdiere  a  genial  manner  and  unfailing  courtesv  render  him  popular.  He  is 
the  secretary  of  the  West  Wood  Country  Club  and  a  director  of  the  Columbian 
Club.  He  is  vice  president  of  the  Washington  L'niversity  Alumni  Association, 
a  member  of  the  Paddle  &  Saddle  Club,  of  the  Amateur  Athletic  Association, 
the  Missouri  Athletic  Association,  the  St.  Louis  Automobile  Club,  the  Academy 
of  Science,  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association,  the  Legal  Aid  Society  and  a  director 
of  the  St.  Louis  Play  Grounds  Association.  There  is  nothing  that  indicates 
more  clearly  the  characteristics  of  a  man,  the  trend  of  his  thought  and  the 
nature  of  his  interests  than  his  membership  relations,  which  in  this  instance 
bear  evidence  of  the  genial  nature,  the  enterprising  purpose  and  the  charitable 
and  benevolent  spirit  of  Air.  Rice.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  re- 
publican part}'. 


WILLIAAI  HEMAHXGHAUS,  SR. 

William  Hemminghaus,  Sr.,  deceased,  was  a  prominent  carpenter  and  builder, 
with  offices  at  141 7  Destrehan  street,  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  native  of  Germany, 
born  July  26,  185 1,  and  was  one  of  four  children,  the  others  being:  Anna,  wife 
of  William  Schlaf ,  of  Westphalia,  Germany  ;  Henry,  who  resides  in  the  same 
locality;  and  Marie,  wife  of  a  Mr.  Unterbaumann. 

Mr.  Hemminghaus  attended  the  common  schools  of  his  native  land,  where 
he  obtained  his  education,  and  upon  leaving  school  at  an  early  age  served  his 
apprenticeship  at  the  carpenter's  trade  and  for  a  time  plied  his  craft  as  a  journey- 
man. Arriving-  in  the  new  world  in  1871,  he  stopped  for  awhile  in  New  York 
city,  later  in  Cincinnati,  and  finally  settled  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  in  all  of  these 
places  working  at  his  trade.  After  engaging  in  carpenter  work  as  a  journeyman 
in  Indianapolis  for  three  years,  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1874,  wdiere  he  followed  his 
trade  until  1875,  (li-U'ing  which  year  he  entered  the  contracting  business  for  him- 
self. He  immediately  unrlertook  general  contracting  in  stone,  brick  and  carpenter 
work  and  from  the  outset  his  career  was  marked  with  exceptional  progress. 
Foremost  among  the  buildings  he  erected  are  the  edifice  in  which  Edward  \\'esten 
carries  on  a  coffee  and  tea  enterprise,  the  building  being  constructed  at  a  cost  of 
thirty-five  thousand  dollars;  the  Duncker  building,  located  on  Page  avenue,  west 
of  Grand  avenue,  at  a  cost  of  fiftv  thousand  dollars,  and  a  number  of  elegant 
residences  in  the  western  portion  of  the  city.  He  was  an  enter])rising  and  aggres- 
sive business  man  and  was  wonderfull)-  successful  in  intlustrial  lines.  The  busi- 
ness increased  in  volume  from  its  inception  antl  acquired  such  ])roportions  as  to 
require  his  undivided  attenti(^n.  His  wonderful  success  becomes  apparent  when 
it  is  noted  that  upon  his  arrival  in  New  York  city  he  possessed  but  five  dollars 
and  later  through  his  enterprise  and  industry  he  established  himself  in  a  business 
which  made  him  one  of  the  wealthiest  contractors  in  North  St.  Louis.  He  always 
closely  applied  himself  to  his  business  and  in  all  his  dealings  aimed  to  be  straight- 
forward and  honest,  and  to  this  in  great  measure  he  attributed  his  success.  W  hen 
he  arrived  in  Indianapolis  and  secured   a  position  at  his  trade  as  a  journeyman 


256  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

carpenter  he  received  but  two  dollars  and  a  half  a  day,  all  of  which  was  con- 
sumed in  the  suni^ort  of  his  family,  so  that  when  he  landed  in  St.  Louis  he  had 
onlv  six  dollars,  but  with  this  small  capital  he  entered  into  business  and  through 
hard  work  and  practical  economy  became  one  of  the  most  prominent  factors  in 
the  financial  circles  of  the  city,  owning  three  elegant  flats,  two  at  1419  Destrehan 
street  and  one  on  Gano  avenue. 

In  1876  Mr.  Hemminghaus  wedded  Miss  Emma  Krallmann,  her  parents 
having  been  natives  of  Germany,  who  came  to  the  new  world  in  1857,  ^vhere  she 
was  born.  The  other  children  of  the  family  are :  Lizzie,  deceased ;  Anna,  wife 
of  Henrv  A'ollmar.  of  this  city;  John,  deceased,  who  left  one  child  residing  here; 
and  Emma.  Unto  INIr.  and  Airs.  Hemminghaus  were  born  the  following  chil- 
dren:  Henrv  and  Anna,  deceased:  John;  George;  Oscar;  Irvin  ;  Adele ;  Edna; 
Hilda ;  and  \\'illiam.  The  family  belong  to  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church, 
and  politicallv  Mr.  Hemminghaus  gave  his  allegiance  to  the  republican  party. 
He  died  August  ig.  1008.  and  was  buried  in  Evangelical  Lutheran  cemetery,  St. 
Louis  countv.  Missouri. 


WILLIAAI  HEMAHXGHAUS,  JR. 

William  Hemminghaus.  Jr..  a  contractor  and  builder  doing  business  under 
the  name  of  William  Hemminghaus.  was  born  June  12.  1878,  and  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  this  city.  Having  completed  his  studies  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years,  he  went  to  work  for  his  father,  with  whom  he  learned  his  trade 
and  with  whom  he  afterward  became  associated  in  the  business.  In  1902  he 
was  taken  into  partnership  by  his  father  and  is  now  active  in  the  management 
of  the  business.  He  was  associated  with  his  father  in  the  erection  of  many  ele- 
gant buildings,  particularly  residences  throughout  the  city,  and  has  participated 
in  much  general  contracting  work  for  himself.  On  January  i,  1909,  he  purchased 
the  interests  of  the  other  heirs  in  his  father's  business  and  now  continues  the 
same  as  \A'illiam  Hemminghaus. 

On  ]\Iay,  17.  1905.  Mr.  Hemminghaus  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Marie  Wehmcier.  daughter  of  Casper  H.  and  Mary  Wehmeier,  the  family  having 
emigrated  from  Germany  and  settled  in  St.  I^ouis  county,  Missouri,  where  she 
was  born.  ]\Ir.  and  Airs.  Hemminghaus  have  one  child,  Orville,  born  August 
20,  1906.  IJoth  are  adherents  of  the  Lutheran  church.  Politically,  Mr.  Hem- 
minghaus is  not  allied  with  any  particular  party,  but  takes  the  stand  of  an  inde- 
pendent in  politics  and  uses  his  vote  and  influence  in  behalf  of  candidates  whom 
he  think-;  qualified  to  satisfactorily  serve  in  the  offices  they  seek. 


ERNEST  COLE  DODGE.      , 

Ernest  Cole  Dodge,  ])racticing  at  the  St.  Louis  Ixir,  was  born  in  IJelleville, 
Illinois,  Februar\-  11,  1862,  a  son  of  Egbert  and  Sarah  (Sherwood)  Dodge. 
While  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  he  pursued  his  educa- 
tion in  the  graderl  and  high  schools  of  St.  Louis,  later  attending  the  Salem 
(Missouri)  Academy  and  the  State  L^niversity  at  Columbia,  Missouri,  where  he 
remained  as  a  student  from  1880  until  1882.  He  afterward  attended  the  St. 
Louis  Law  School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Laws  in  1885  and  was  admitted  to  practice  on  the  T2th  of  June  of  that  year. 
From  May,  1887,  to  March,  19^)5,  he  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  in 
St.  Louis  as  senior  partner  of  the  law  firm  oi  Dodge  &  Mulvihill,  and  since  the 
latter  date  has  been  alone.  He  has  been  commissioned  notary  public  by  Gover- 
nors Francis.  Stone.  .Stephens  and  Dockery  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
Bar  Assrjciation  anrl  the  Missouri  State  TUir  Association. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  257 

On  the  17th  of  April,  1895,  i"  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Dodge  was  married  to  Miss 
Bertha  G.  Layton,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  daughters,  Odile  PhyUis 
L.  and  Mary  Lois.  The  family  attend  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  of  winch 
Mr.  Dodge  is  a  member.  He  has  a  military  record  as  a  member  of  the  state 
militia  for  three  years,  after  which  he  was  honorably  discharged.  His  political 
allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  from  December,  1894,  until  April, 
1899,  he  served  as  assistant  city  attorney  under  Mayor  Walbridge.  He  is  also 
connected  with  the  Illinois  Society  and  with  the  Missouri  Chapter  of  the  Sons 
of  the  Revolution. 


EDWIN   W.  HAWLEY. 

Edwin  W.  Hawley,  general  agent  of  the  American  Powder  Mills,  the  Aetna 
Powder  Company  and  the  jVIiami  Powder  Company,  was  born  in  Chicago,  Illinois, 
January  17,  1869,  his  parents  being  Charles  A.  and  Electa  E.  (Weaver)  Hawley. 
The.  father  was  for  many  years  a  hardwood  lumber  merchant  of  Chicago,  estab- 
lishing business  there  in  1855. 

Edwin  W.  Hawley  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  Chicago  for  the 
early  educational  privileges  he  enjoyed,  while  later  he  pursued  a  course  in  the 
high  school  of  Muskegon,  Michigan,  to  his  graduation  with  the  class  of  1888. 
Immediately  after  leaving  high  school  he  became  a  representative  of  his  father's 
business  interests  in  Michigan,  the  elder  Hawley  owning  interests  in  the  lumber 
woods.  He  returned  to  Chicago  in  1902  and  accepted  the  position  of  bookkeeper 
with  the  Aetna  Powder  Company,  with  which  he  has  since  been  connected,  being 
in  charge  of  their  St.  Louis  offices  since  1894. 

On  the  first  of  January,  1899,  ii'^  Lyons.  Michigan,  Mr.  Hawley  was  married 
daughters  and  one  son :  Frank  S.,  a  student  in  the  University  of  Michigan ;  Marie 
to  Miss  Estella  D.  Kellv,  a  daughter  of  Rufus  Kellv.  and  thev  now  have  two 
L. ;  and  Ruth  M.  ' 

Mr.  Hawley  owns  a  handsome  residence  at  No.  6123  Kingsbury  boulevard, 
which  the  family  now  occupy.  He  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason  and  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mvstic  Shrine.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  and  his  political  belief  is  in  accord  with  the  principles  of  the  republican 
party.  Well  known  in  St.  Louis,  he  became  a  charter  member  of  the  ]\Iissouri 
Athletic  Club,  and  during  the  period  of  his  residence  here  he  has  gained  a  wide 
and   favorable  acquaintance. 


ED^^^\RD  anson  more. 

From  humble  clerkships  have  sprung  many  of  the  most  prominent  merchants 
and  business  men  and  the  great  veins  and  arteries  of  trade  are  now  controlled 
by  those  who  at  the  outset  had  the  most  unimportant  environment  and  meager 
advantages.  This  statement  finds  verification  in  the  life  record  of  Edward  A. 
More,  president  of  the  More  &  Jones  Brass  &  Metal  Company,  of  St.  Louis. 
He  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  November  7,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of 
Edward  B.  and  Margaretta  (Rambo)  More.  He  was  educated  in  the  West 
Jersey  Academv,  completing  his  course  in  1863,  and  began  his  business  career 
as  a  clerk  for  the  firm  of  "More  &  Company,  located  on  North  Second  street. 
He  was  with  that  house  from  1865  until  1876,  when,  desirous  of  engaging  in 
business  on  his  own  account,  he  employed  the  capital  which  he  had  acquired 
through  his  industry  and  careful  expenditure  in  the  manufacture  of  journals, 
railroad  engine  bearings,  solders,  babbitt  metals,  etc..  in  connection  with  >>Ir. 
Jones.     He  started  the  business  in    1874,  but   retained  his   clerkship  until   1876, 


258  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

when  he  resigned  in  order  to  give  his  undivided  attention  to  the  further  devel- 
opment of  the  metal  business  which  was  already  expanding  along  substantial 
lines.  The  business  was  incorporated  in  1899  under  the  firm  style  of  the  More- 
Jones  Brass  &  iMetal  Company,  of  which  Mr.  ]\Iore  is  the  president  and  treas- 
urer. This  house  continues  the  manufacture  of  the  above  mentioned  branches 
and  is  also  jobbers  of  all  kinds  of  metals  except  iron.  The  patronage  has  stead- 
ily increased  and  they  have  found  their  straightforward  methods,  reliability  and 
careful  attention  to  the  wants  of  their  patrons  to  be  their  best  advertisement. 
Mr.  ^Nlore  is  also  president  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Chilled  Bearing 
Company. 

On  the  20th  of  ]\Iarch,  1879,  ^^^-  ^lore  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Mary  C.  More  and  their  children  are :  Lucius  Elmer,  Enoch  Anson,  Cyrus 
Burnham  and  Catherine  Alice,  but  the  last  named  is  now  deceased.  Mr.  More 
is  a  stalwart  republican,  interested  in  the  success  of  his  party  and  at  all  times 
able  to  support  his  position  by  intelligent  argument,  yet  without  desire  for  office. 
He  is  a  trustee  of  the  West  Presbyterian  church  and  is  a  member  of  the  St. 
Louis,  Country  and  Mercantile  Clubs.  Golf  and  outdoor  sports  furnish  him 
rest  and  recreation  and  he  is  now  splendidly  located  in  life  in  a  substantial 
position  with  large  business  interests  in  his  control  returning  to  him  a  gratifying 
annual  income. 


HENRY  MEIER. 


In  the  history  of  pioneer  business  men  of  St.  Louis  Henry  Meier  deserves 
more  than  passing  notice.  Content  to  enter  business  circles  in  a  humble  capacity 
but  not  willing  to  remain  therein,  he  used  his  talents  and  opportunities  to  good 
advantage  and  for  years  figured  as  one  of  the  best  known  merchants  and  finan- 
ciers of  the  city.  His  activities  covered  a  wide  scope,  yet  always  followed  where 
discriminating  judgment  led  the  way  and  on  his  entire  business  record  there 
were  few  evidences  of  mistaken  judgment. 

A  native  of  Germany,  Henry  Meier  was  born  in  the  province  of  Hanover, 
March  25,  1819.  He  possessed  many  of  the  sterling  traits  characteristic  of  the 
Teutonic  race  and  stood  as  a  high  type  of  our  German-American  citizenship.  His 
father,  W'illiam  Meier,  participated  in  the  Napoleonic  wars,  including  the  battle 
of  Waterloo.  He  was  a  man  noted  for  his  strict  adherence  to  what  he  believed 
to  be  his  duty  and  the  same  quality  was  manifest  in  his  son,  who  never  faltered 
in  his  allegiance  to  what  he  believed  to  be  right.  He  was  fearless  in  conduct, 
faultless  in  honor  and  stainless  in  reputation  and  thus  made  for  himself  an  envi- 
able record.  He  was  a  youth  of  nineteen  years  when  he  accompanied  his  father 
and  the  family  to  America.  The  father  remained  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  in  1865. 

Before  leaving  his  native  country  Henry  Aleier  had  acquired  a  good  educa- 
tion in  the  schools  of  Germany  and  after  reaching  the  new  world  he  devoted 
two  years  to  agricultural  pursuits  on  his  father's  farm  in  St.  Charles  county, 
Missouri.  Coming  to  St.  Louis  when  twenty  years  of  age,  he  sought  employment 
that  would  yielfl  him  an  honest  living  but  with  laudable  ambition  to  work  his  way 
upward.  For  about  a  year  and  a  half  he  was  employed  as  a  driver  of  a  delivery 
wagon  and  then  ])urchased  a  delivery  wagon  of  his  own  and  did  teaming  for 
others  until  1846. 

In  that  }ear  Meier  entered  into  jjartnership  with  John  G.  Kaiser  in  the  own- 
ership and  control  of  a  grocery  store  on  Franklin  avenue  between  Sixth  street 
and  Broadway.  The  new  venture  proved  profitable  and  gradually  the  trade  ex- 
tended throughout  the  fifteen  years  of  their  partnership.  In  the  meantime  Mr. 
Meier  was  becoming  well  known  in  business  circles  of  the  city  and  gained  a  posi- 
tion of  further  prominence  when  in   1861  he  organized  his  own  firm,  which  was 


HEXRY    MEIER 


260  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

succeeded  in  the  year  1900  by  the  Henry  jMeier  Grocery  Company,  a  wholesale 
concern  located  at  Nos.  905  and  909  Franklin  avenue.  Each  year  chronicled  a 
growth  in  the  business,  owing  to  the  capable  management  and  progressive  meth- 
ods of  the  owner.  Systematic  in  all  that  he  did,  he  placed  his  business  upon  a 
paying  basis  and  developed  the  house  in  accordance  with  modern,  progressive 
business  ideas.  For  some  years  prior  to  his  death  he  left  the  management  of 
the  business  in  the  care  of  his  eldest  son,  Henry  Meier,  Jr.,  and  since  his  death 
the  company  has  sold  out. 

Not  alone  in  mercantile  lines  did  Mr.  Aleier  become  widely  known.  He 
gained  equal,  if  not  greater,  prominence  in  banking  and  financial  circles,  for  in 
1867  he  organized  the  Franklin  Bank  and  from  its  inception  to  the  time  of  his 
death  was  its  able  and  worthy  president.  In  1855  he  became  connected  with  the 
Franklin  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  which  he  was  a  director  until  1879,  when  he 
was  elected  to  the  presidency  and  continued  at  its  head  until  his  demise.  His 
plans  were  always  carefully  formulated  and,  moreover,  he  had  the  ability  to  unify 
interests  into  a  harmonious  whole.  He  seemed  to  know  exactly  how  to  gain  the 
best  results  with  the  means  at  hand  and  this  knowledge  came  to  him  as  the  result 
of  earnest  study  and  careful  consideration  of  the  questions  involved. 

On  the  19'th  of  January,  1850,  Mr.  Meier  was  married  to  Miss  Catherine 
Kaiser,  a  sister  of  John  G.  Kaiser,  and  unto  them  were  born  three  sons  and  three 
daughters :  Henry,  who  is  a  director  in  the  Franklin  Bank  and  is  now  living 
retired;  Julius,  who  is  teller  in  the  Franklin  Bank;  Edward  H.,  who  is  now  con- 
nected with  the  Kaiser-Huhn  Grocer  Company ;  Minnie,  the  wife  of  Henry 
Rohde,  vice  president  of  the  J.  B.  Sickles  Saddlery  Hardware  Company ;  and 
Emma  and  Lillie,  both  at  home. 

yir.  ^leier  was  always  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  home  and  family  and 
put  forth  his  most  earnest  effort  for  the  happiness  of  his  wife  and  children.  He 
was  not  neglectful,  however,  of  his  duty  to  his  fellowmen  and  a  warm  heart  and 
generous  sympathy  were  manifest  in  his  relations  toward  the  unfortunate.  Dur- 
ing the  Civil  war  he  was  chairman  of  a  local  committee  which  looked  after  the 
families  of  Union  soldiers  and  supplied  their  needs.  His  charitable  spirit  was 
further  manifest  in  his  will,  whereby  he  endowed  several  worthy  and  needy 
benevolent  institutions  which  will  long  hold  him  in  grateful  remembrance.  Death 
claimed  him  on  the  13th  of  October,  1900,  when  he  had  passed  the  eighty-first 
milestone  on  the  journey  of  life.  x\  review  of  his  career  showed  that  he  had  acted 
well  his  part  and  while  there  was  nothing  spectacular  in  his  history,  it  is  none  the 
less  interesting  or  worthy  of  emulation.  In  fact,  it  furnishes  a  splendid  example 
to  those  who  seek  in  the  ordinary  afl^airs  of  a  business  career  an  honorable  suc- 
cess. 


JAMES  CRAWFORD  FLYNN. 

James  Crawford  Flynn,  in  his  youth  an  apprentice  at  the  shoemaker's  trade, 
is  now  conducting  a  prosperous  contracting  business  and  as  the  architect  of  his 
own  fortunes  has  built  wisely  and  well.  A  native  son  of  the  Emerald  isle,  he 
was  born  in  County  Cavan  on  the  12th  of  April,  1840,  his  parents  being  Ow^en 
and  Martha  (Crawford)  Flynn,  who  came  to  the  United  States  about  ten  years 
after  the  arrival  of  their  son  James,  although  they  never  lived  west  of  Connecti- 
cut. The  mother  died  in  that  state,  after  which  the  father  returned  to  his  native 
country,  where  he  remained  until  his  demise.  He  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and 
in  that  field  of  labor  provided  for  the  support  of  his  family. 

James  C.  Flynn  obtained  his  education  in  his  native  country  and  came  to 
the  United  States  in  the  year  1857  when  a  youth  of  seventeen.  Favorable  reports 
reached  him  concerning  America  and  her  opportunities  and  proved  too  attractive 
to  be  resisted.  He  therefore  1:)ade  adieu  to  friends  and  native  land  and  joined 
his  sisters,  who  were  living  in  Cormecticut.     I  fc  had  previously  served  an  appren- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  261 

ticeship  to  the  shoemaker's  trade  in  Ireland  and  after  reaching  America  was 
apprenticed  to  the  carpenter's  trade,  for  he  beheved  he  would  find  it  more  con- 
genial than  the  occupation  for  which  he  had  been  trained  in  Ireland.  He  thor- 
oughly mastered  the  builders'  art,  becoming  an  expert  workman  and,  believing 
that  the  middle  west  offered  still  better  advantages,  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  in 
1866.  Here  his  first  day's  wages  were  four  dollars  and  a  half,  while  in  Connecti- 
cut he  had  received  only  one  dollar  and  seventy-five  cents  per  day.  He  was 
employed  as  a  carpenter  in  this  city  for  five  years  and  then  took  up  the  business 
of  contracting  on  his  own  account,  continuing  in  this  line  to  the  present  time. 
Success  has  attended  him,  for  the  extent  and  nature  of  his  business  has  brought 
him  continually  increasing  prosperity,  and  he  has  long  since  reached  a  place  of 
affluence. 

Mr.  Flynn  gives  his  political  endorsement  to  the  republican  party  and  keeps 
well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  His  church  relations  are 
with  the  Protestant  Episcopal  denomination,  while  socially  he  is  connected  with 
the  Odd  F"ellows'  Society.  He  was  married  March  4,  1864,  to  Aliss  Louise  M. 
Matthews,  of  Southington,  Connecticut,  a  daughter  of  Harry  Matthews,  a  manu- 
facturer of  that  place.  Two  children  were  born  unto  them :  Annice,  now  the 
wife  of  Charles  Hutton,  of  Oswego,  Kansas;  and  Cecily,  now  Mrs.  E.  Knapp, 
of  Havana,  Cuba.  They  also  lost  a  daughter  and  son:  Mattie,  who  married 
Ferdinand  Essman  and  is  now  deceased ;  and  Ben,  who  died  in  childhood. 

Mr.  Flvnn  has  never  had  occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  seek  a 
home  in  the  new  world,  for  he  here  found  the  opportunities  which  he  sought 
and  which,  by  the  way,  are  always  open  to  ambitious,  energetic  young  men.  He 
has  persevered  in  the  pursuit  of  a  persistent  purpose  and  has  at  length  gained  a 
satisfactory  reward. 


FREDERICK  W.  HOYT. 

Frederick  W.  Hoyt,  engaged  in  the  wholesale  jewelry  business  in  St.  Louis, 
with  residence  in  Kirkwood,  is  separated  by  half  the  continent  from  the  place 
of  his  nativity,  for  he  was  born  in  Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  November  6,  1853. 
His  parents  were  George  J.  and  Frances  E.  (Beardsley)  Hoyt,  the  former  a 
leather  manufacturer  of  Bridgeport,  Connecticut.  The  grandparents  on  both 
sides  of  the  family  were  born  and  reared  in  the  Charter  Oak  state  and  the 
Hoyt  ancestors,  who  founded  the  family  in  America,  came  from  England  at  an 
early  period  in  the  colonization  of  the  new  world. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city,  Frederick  W.  Hoyt  pursued  his 
early  education,  attending  the  same  schoolhouse  in  wdiich  his  mother  had  pur- 
sued her  studies  and  which  was  used  for  educational  purposes  for  an  entire 
century.  His  commercial  training  was  received  in  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business 
College.  He  first  engaged  in  the  drug  business  as  an  apprentice  and  later  be- 
came clerk  until,  feeling  that  his  experience  was  sufficient  to  justify  his  em- 
barkation in  business  on  his  own  account,  he  established  a  retail  drug  store  in 
Chicago,  conducting  the  enterprise  with  success  from  1877  until  1881.  In 
February  of  the  latter  year  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  in  the  wholesale 
jewelry  business,  with  a  trade  which  extends  throughout  the  country  but  princi- 
pally in  the  west.  His  association  with  commercial  interests  in  St.  Louis,  cover- 
ing a  period  of  twenty-eight  years,  has  demonstrated  beyond  a  doubt  that  he 
has  passed  beyond  the  majority  in  the  development  of  those  powers  which  are 
so  essential  for  the  successful  conduct  of  commercial  enterprises.  Watchful 
of  all  the  indications  pointing  to  the  increase  of  trade  and  the  growth  of  sales, 
he  has  wrought  along  modern  business  lines  and  the  spirit  of  determined  en- 
terprise which  he  has  manifested  has  enabled  him  to  overcome  the  difficulties 
and  obstacles  wdiich  constitute  an  element  in  every  business  undertaking. 


262  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Hovt's  military  experience  is  confined  to  service  with  the  Fifth  Mary- 
land Regiment  at  Baltimore  and  with  the  First  Regiment  of  the  Illinois  National 
Guard  of  Chicago.  His  political  endorsement  is  given  unfalteringly  to  the  re- 
publican party,  and  in  the  Masonic  fraternity  he  has  become  a  Knight  Templar 
and  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club 
and  to  the  Grace  Episcopal  church  of  Kirkwood.  These  membership  relations 
indicate  that  his  interests  are  broad  and  varied,  that  his  outlook  of  life,  its 
opportunities  and  its  obligations,  is  a  wide  one.  He  was  married  in  Kirkwood, 
October  26,  1881,  to  Miss  Mary  Andrews  and  they  maintain  their  home  in  that 
city,  from  which  Mr.  Hoyt  goes  daily  to  St.  Louis  to  superintend  the  inter- 
est's of  the  wholesale  trade,  which  has  now  claimed  his  time  and  energies  for 
almost  three  decades. 


ELIAS  S.  GATCH. 

In  this  age  of  mammoth  business  enterprises  it  is  no  unusual  thing  to  find 
a  man  at  the  head  of  extensive  concerns  who  is  bending  every  energy  to  the 
accomplishment  of  a  given  purpose  but  while  persistency  and  ambition  are  to 
be  commended,  the  man  of  well  developed  and  well  rounded  character  must 
have  other  interests  to  serve  as  a  balance  wheel.  While  Mr.  Catch  has  be- 
come widely  known  by  reason  of  his  success  as  president  of  the  Granby  Mining 
&  Smelting  Company,  he  is  also  well  known  for  social  qualities  which  are  man- 
ifest in  his  association  with  various  clubs  and  societies  and  for  his  activity  in 
connection  with  church  and  charitable  work.  There  is,  therefore,  another  side 
to  the  life  of  Mr.  Catch  in  addition  to  that  which  is  manifest  in  his  capable  con- 
trol of  important  business  interests — a  side  which  responds  readily  to  social 
amenities  and  to  the  needs  of  those  who  have  been  less  fortunate  in  fife. 

A  native  of  Ohio,  he  was  born  in  Milford,  Clermont  county,  February  14, 
1859,  the  eldest  son  of  John  Newton  and  Georgianna  (Hutchinson)  Catch,  the 
latter  a  native  of  New  Hampshire.  The  father  was  a  farmer  of  Clermont 
county  and  while  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  Elias  S. 
Catch  improved  the  educational  advantages  offered  by  the  public  schools.  He 
afterward  attended  Normal  School  at  Lebanon,  Ohio,  from  which  he  was  grad- 
uated, and  subsequently  completed  a  course  in  the  Iowa  Wesleyan  University 
at  Mount  Pleasant,  Iowa,  by  graduation  with  the  class  of  1882.  His  initial 
step  into  the  business  world  was  made  in  connection  with  educational  interests, 
serving  as  principal  of  the  schools  of  Woodville,  Ohio,  in  1879  and  1880. 

Becoming  interested  in  mining,  his  gradually  expanding  powers  in  that  di- 
rection led  to  his  selection  for  the  secretaryship  of  the  Cranby  Mining  &  Smelt- 
ing Company  in  1894.  He  so  continued  until  1896,  when  he  became  general 
manager,  his  incumbency  in  the  dual  office  of  secretary  and  general  manager, 
continuing  from  1896  until  1906.  On  the  expiration  of  that  decade  he  was 
elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  company.  He  has  made  it  his  purpose  and  plan 
to  inform  himself  thoroughly  upon  the  subject  of  mining  from  the  scientific 
and  from  the  practical  standpoint,  to  know  ore,  to  recognize  its  possibilities 
anrl  unrjcrstand  the  probable  results  of  the  development  of  mining  properties. 
Me  is  likewise  known  in  financial  circles  of  St.  Louis  as  a  director  of  the  Mer- 
chants  Laclede   National   Bank. 

That  he  occupies  a  prominent  place  as  a  representative  of  mining  interests 
is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  is  now  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of 
Mining  Plngineers  and  a  life  member  of  the  American  Mining  Congress,  while 
of  the  iiureau  of  Geology  and  Mines  of  the  state  of  Missouri  he  is  serving 
as  vice  president  of  the  board  of  managers.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Merchants  Exchange  of  St.  Louis  and  of  the  Business  Men's  League. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  263 

On  the  7th  of  June,  1887,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Gatch  and  Miss 
Katherine  Burnes  of  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  D.  Burnes  and 
the  adopted  daughter  of  James  N.  Burnes,  who  represented  his  district  in  con- 
gress and  died  while  so  engaged.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gatch  became  the  parents  of 
three  sons  and  a  daughter:  Nelson  Burnes,  who  is  a  freshman  in  Columbia  Col- 
lege ;  Hayward  Hutchinson,  who  is  attending  Smith's  Academy ;  Katherine,  a 
student  in  Mary  Institute  at  St.  Louis  ;  and  Calvin  F.,  who  is  also  a  pupil  in 
Smith's  Academy  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Gatch  was  a  member  of  the  vestry  of  St.  George's  church,  which 
merged  into  the  cathedral,  and  he  is  now  a  member  of  the  Chapter  of  Christ 
Church  Cathedral.  In  church  work  he  is  active  and  prominent,  cooperating 
in  the  various  lines  which  extend  and  promote  church  influences.  Deeply  in- 
terested in  the  moral  training  of  youth,  he  served  for  seven  years,  from  1897 
until  1904,  as  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  school  of  St.  George's  church.  No 
good  work  done  in  the  name  of  charity  or  religion  solicits  his  aid  in  vain. 
He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Club,  to  the  Normandie  Golf  Club  of  St.  Louis, 
is  a  member  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi  fraternity  and  also  of  the  Society  of  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution,  while  of  the  Ohio  Society  of  St.  Louis  he  was 
president  in  1903.  A  little  above  medium  height,  he  is  a  man  of  fine  personal 
appearance,  dignified  and  forceful,  with  a  personality  that  commands  respect 
and  wins  regard.  His  influence  is  ever  found  on  the  side  of  progress  and 
association  with  him  means  expansion  and  elevation. 


FREDERICK  L.  WESTERBECK. 

Frederick  L.  Westerbeck,  for  a  half  century  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  is  a 
representative  of  the  German-American  element  in  our  citizenship — an  element 
that  has  been  of  large  practical  strength,  value  and  utility,  playing  an  important 
part  in  the  progress  of  the  city.  He  is  today  president  of  the  Columbia  Can 
Company,  which  he  organized  in  1878  and  which  is  recognized  as  one  of  the 
important  industrial  concerns  of  St.  Louis.  His  birth  occurred  in  Branden- 
burg near  Berhn,  Germany,  July  3,  185 1,  and  in  1858  he  was  brought  to  the 
/  United  States  by  his  parents,  Fred  and  Mary  Westerbeck.  After  arriving  in 
this  city  the  father  was  identified  with  various  business  interests  and  served 
as  a  soldier  of  the  Union  army  during  the  Civil  war.  His  death  occurred  in 
the  year  1876. 

His  son,  Frederick  L.  Westerbeck,  was  for  a  time  a  pupil  in  the  public 
schools  but  is  largely  self  educated,  for  he  started  in  the  business  world  in 
his  fourteenth  year.  For  a  time  he  attended  night  school  but  the  fact  that  he 
is  now  a  well  informed  man  is  attributable  largely  to  his  reading,  investigation 
and  the  valuable  lessons  which  he  has  learned  in  the  school  of  experience.  He 
began  earning  his  own  living  in  the  rope  works  in  the  northwestern  part  of 
the  city  and  later  secured  a  situation  in  the  chair  factory  of  Conradies  & 
Logeman,  with  whom  he  continued  for  about  a  year  and  a  half.  On  the  ex- 
piration of  that  period  he  became  connected  with  the  business  of  can  manu- 
facturing, entering  the  employ  of  A.  L.  Gesrich,  with  whom  he  continued  for 
five  years.  He  was  next  with  the  J.  H.  Pocock  Can  Company  and  after  three 
months  took  charge  of  the  factory,  continuing  there  for  eight  years.  In  the 
meantime  he  had  gained  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business,  so  that  he 
was  well  qualified  for  the  position  which  he  occupied  as  an  executive  official. 
On  severing  his  connection  with  that  house  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
William  F.  C.  Quehl  under  the  name  of  the  Western  Can  Company,  with 
whom  he  was  associated  for  two  years.  He  then  withdrew  from  that  partner- 
ship and  took  charge  of  the  interests  of  the  St.  Louis  Beef  Canning  Company, 
having   supervision    over    a    plant    in   which    twenty-five    hundred    people    were 


264  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

employed.  His  supervision  of  his  interests  proved  a  strong  element  in  its 
success  but  in  1882  he  withdrew  in  order  to  begin  business  on  his  own  account 
under  the  name  of  the  jSIound  City  Can  Company.  In  1901  he  sold  out  to  the 
American  Can  Company  but  remained  in  charge  of  the  plant  for  a  year  and 
a  half,  after  which  he  resigned.  He  then  organized  the  Columbia  Can  Com- 
pany, which  is  an  important  productive  industry,  furnishing  employment  to 
about  two  hundred  people.  His  business  interests  have  ever  been  conducted 
along  safe  and  conservative  yet  progressive  lines  and,  regarding  no  detail  of 
the  business  as  too  unimportant  to  receive  his  personal  attention,  Mr.  Wester- 
beck  has  infused  into  this  concern  the  spirit  of  energy  and  determination  which 
has  characterized  him  throughout  his  entire  life.  He  stands  today  as  one  of 
the  prominent  representatives  of  trade  interests  in  the  city  and  aside  from  the 
presidency  of  the  Columbia  Can  Company,  he  has  for  the  past  thirteen  years 
been  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Paint,  Oil  &  Drug  Company  and  is  a  director 
of  the  Northwestern  Savings  Bank. 

In  St.  Louis  in  1871  Mr.  Westerbeck  was  married  to  Miss  Wernerman 
and  unto  them  were  born  six  children:  Fred,  vice  president  of  the  company; 
Emil,  who  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  company;  Anna,  the  wife  of  Charles 
Doermann,  who  is  manager  of  the  company ;  Emma,  the  wife  of  John  Briggs, 
traveling  salesman  for  the  house ;  Laura,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  high  school 
and  is  the  wdfe  of  Valentine  Beiser ;  and  Clara,  who  is  now  a  high  school  student. 
In  1894  j\Ir.  Westerbeck  was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  Miss 
[Mary  Koestering,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Koestering,  a  Lutheran  minister. 
There  is  one  child  of  this  marriage,  Ida,  who  is  yet  in  school. 

Mr.  Westerbeck  has  also  been  a  member  of  various  St.  Louis  organiza- 
tions for  the  promotion  of  business  development  and  trade  relations  and  his 
efforts  in  this  direction  have  been  effective  and  far  reachuig.  He  was  reared 
in  the  Lutheran  church,  in  which  he  holds  membership.  His  political  support 
is  given  to  the  republican  party  on  questions  of  state  and  national  importance 
but  he  casts  an  independent  local  ballot.  He  has  many  friends  who  recognize 
his  genuine  worth  and  appreciate  the  manly  qualities  that  he  has  always  dis- 
played in  every  relation  of  life.  Entirely  free  from  ostentation  or  display, 
he  is  well  known  nevertheless  as  one  whose  sterling  traits  of  character  have 
been  in  harmony  with  his  high  ideals  of  manhood  and  of  citizenship. 

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JUDGE  ALBERT  DEXTER  NORTONI. 

Through  stages  of  consecutive  progress  that  have  marked  the  development 
of  his  native  powers  and  energies  Albert  Dexter  Nortoni  has  risen  in  the  legal 
profession  to  rank  with  the  eminent  jurists  of  the  state  and  is  now  serving  as 
associate  justice  of  the  IMissouri  court  of  appeals.  In  the  interim  since  his 
election  to  the  bench  he  has  shown  himself  the  peer  among  the  ablest  members 
who  have  labored  in  the  courts.  Few  men  of  his  years  have  been  honored  with 
election  to  the  high  office  which  he  is  now  filling. 

His  life  recorrl  began  July  26,  1867,  at  New  Cambria,  Macon  county,  Missouri, 
his  parents  being  Dr.  Edward  Warren  and  Hannah  T.  (Howell)  Nortoni. 
Through  the  medium  of  the  common  schools  and  under  private  instruction  he 
mastered  the  fundamental  branches  of  English  knowledge  that  have  served  as  a 
sound  basis  upon  which  to  rear  the  superstructure  of  professional  learning. 
Careful  preparation  for  the  bar  was  followed  by  his  admission  in  1888  and  from 
the  age  of  twenty-one  years  he  continued  in  the  practice  of  law  as  a  representa- 
tive of  the  bar  of  Macon,  Linn  and  Chariton  counties.  Later  he  removed  to 
the  city  of  St.  Ivrmis,  where  he  continued  in  active  practice  until  called  to  the 
bench.  With  indomitable  courage  and  energy,  fearing  not  that  laborious  at- 
tention to  details  so  necessary  in  the  preparatioti  of  his  cases,  he  entered  upon 


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266  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  career  as  a  lawyer,  and  such  was  his  force  of  character  and  natural  qualifi- 
cations that  he  has  overcome  all  obstacles  and  carved  his  name  high  upon  the 
keystone  of  the  legal  arch. 

Judge  Xortoni  has  again  and  again  been  called  to  public  office,  though 
usually  he  has  declined  political  honors  save  in  the  strict  path  of  his  profession. 
However,  he  served  as  school  director  at  New  Cambria,  Missouri,  for  one  term, 
and  for  one  term  was  private  secretary  to  Congressman  C.  N.  Clark  of  the  first 
^Missouri  district.  In  more  specifically  professional  lines  there  stands  to  his 
credit  two  terms  as  city  attorney  at  New  Cambria,  during  which  time  he  prose- 
cuted the  cases  for  the  city  without  fear  or  favor.  In  1893  he  was  prominent 
in  the  prosecution  of  the  naturalization  cases  and  secured  the  conviction  of 
several  prominent  politicians.  He  also  prosecuted  Senator  Burton  of  Kansas 
during  the  first  trial.  He  marshals  the  points  in  evidence  with  the  skill  of  a 
military  leader,  each  detail  bearing  full  upon  the  case,  while  he  never  loses  sight 
for  an  instant  of  the  important  point  upon  which  the  decision  of  every  case 
finally  turns.  In  1894  he  received  the  unanimous  support  of  the  republican 
party  in  the  nomination  for  probate  judge  of  Macon  county,  but  declined  to 
make  the  race.  He  was  made  the  nominee  of  his  party  in  1896  for  state  senator 
in  the  ninth  district,  but  was  defeated,  and  again  met  defeat  when  republican 
candidate  for  circuit  judge  of  the  second  district  in   1898. 

On  the  ist  of  January,  1903,  he  was  appointed  first  assistant  United  States 
district  attorney  to  serve  with  Colonel  D.  P.  Dyer,  now  judge  of  the  federal 
branch,  and  located  in  St.  Louis.  His  capability  in  that  office  made  his  election 
as  judge  of  the  St.  Louis  court  of  appeals  but  a  logical  step  in  his  professional 
career.  He  was  elected  in  November,  1904,  for  a  twelve  years'  term.  His  re- 
ported opinions  are  monuments  of  his  profound  legal  learning  and  superior 
ability,  more  lasting  than  brass  or  marble  and  more  honorable  than  battles  fought 
and  won.  They  show  a  thorough  mastery  of  the  questions  involved  and  rare 
simplicity  of  style  and  an  admirable  terseness  and  clearness  in  statement  of  the 
principles  upon  which  the  opinions  rest. 

On  the  22(1  of  December,  1892,  Mr.  Nortoni  was  married  to  Miss  Maggie 
i^.  Francis,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Francis,  of  Macon  county,  Missouri.  She 
died  September  30,  1894,  and  on  the  3d  of  August,  1906,  Judge  Nortoni  was 
again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  Emma  I.  Belcher,  of  Columbia, 
Missouri. 

Judge  Xortoni  is  well  known  in  other  relations  than  as  a  representative 
of  the  judiciary,  being  a  loyal  exponent  of  the  basic  principles  of  Odd  Fellowship 
and  of  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Presby- 
terian church  and  in  various  ways  has  received  expression  of  the  high  consid- 
eration which  his  fellowmen  entertain  for  the  integrity,  dignity,  impartiality, 
love  of  justice  and  strong  common  sense  which  mark  his  character  as  a  judge 
and  as  a  man. 


CLINTON  ROWELL. 


Clinton  Rowell,  for  forty  years  a  practitioner  at  the  St.  Louis  bar,  was 
one  of  the  native  sons  of  New  England,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Concord, 
Essex  county,  Vermont,  November  12,  1838.  His  parents  were  Guy  and 
Clarissa  (Rankin)  Rowell,  both  representatives  of  old  families  of  that  section 
of  the  country.  They  removed  to  New  Hampshire  during  the  infancy  of  their 
son  Clinton  and  his  boyhood  and  youth  were  spent  upon  a  farm  in  the  old 
Granite  state.  As  a  public-school  student  he  acquired  his  preliminary  education, 
which  was  supplemented  by  a  preparatory  course  in  the  academies  of  New 
Hampshire  prior  to  his  matriculation  in  Dartmouth  College,  where  he  com- 
pleted   his    more    specifically    literary   course.        Soon   after   leaving   college   he 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CIT^'.  267 

engaged  in  active  and  successful  practice.  St.  Louis  was  then  taking  on  a 
new  lease  of  life  and  business  activity  following  the  depression  occasioned  by 
conditions  of  the   Civil  war. 

Mr.  Rowell  became  a  partner  of  D.  D.  Fisher,  with  whom  he  remained 
in  active  professional  connections  until  Mr.  Fisher's  election  as  judge  of  the 
circuit  court  in  1889.  Not  long  afterward  Mr.  Rowell  became  senior  partner 
of  the  firm  of  Rowell  &  Ferriss,  being  joined  by  Franklin  Ferriss  in  organizing 
what  became  recognized  as  one  of  the  strongest  law  firms  of  the  west.  A 
contemporary  biographer  has  said  of  Mr.  Rowell:  "Deeply  in  love,  apparently, 
with  both  the  study  and  the  practice  of  the  law  Mr.  Rowell  has  been,  in  all 
that  the  term  implies,  a  lawyer,  and  he  has  neither  wandered  into  the  tempting 
field  of  politics  nor  allowed  commercial  or  business  interests  to  divert  his  at- 
tention from  the  calling  to  which  he  pledged  his  best  efforts,  his  time  and 
his  natural  endowments  in  early  manhood.  Throughout  a  third  of  a  century 
almost,  during  which  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  there  has 
been,  in  his  case,  a  steady  growth  of  attainments,  a  constant  expansion  of 
reasoning  and  analytical  powers  and  a  broadening  of  knowledge,  and  gratifying 
success  as  a  practitioner  has  come  to  him  as  the  reward  of  merit.  Having 
many  of  the  attributes  of  a  popular  orator,  he  has  been  eloquent,  forcible  and 
convincing  as  an  advocate  and  trial  lawyer,  and  being,  at  the  same  time,  a 
close  student  of  the  law,  with  large  capacity  for  research  and  investigation 
and  an  unusually  retentive  memory,  he  has  achieved  a  no  less  enviable  dis- 
tinction as  a  wise,  candid  and  judicious  counselor." 

Mr.  Rowell  was  not  learned  in  the  law  alone,  for  he  studied  long  and  care- 
fully the  subjects  that  are  to  the  statesman  and  the  man  of  atTairs  of  the 
greatest  import — the  questions  of  finance,  political  economy,  sociology — and  kept 
removed  to  the  middle  west  and  began  preparation  for  the  bar  as  a  student 
in  the  law  ofifice  of  a  leading  law  firm  of  Bloomington,  Illinois.  In  that  city 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  in  1866  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he 
abreast  with  the  best  thinking  men  of  the  age.  His  study  of  these  questions 
was  not  alone  from  the  theoretic  standpoint,  for  his  knowledge  was  also 
gleaned  from  discussions  with  the  merchants,  manufacturers,  financiers  and 
prominent  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  and  in  1893  ^""^  ^^^s  sent  to  Washington 
as  one  of  the  representatives  of  the  business  and  financial  interests  of  the 
city  to  urge  the  repeal  of  the  silver  purchase  clause  of  the  Sherman  Law  before 
a  committee  of  congress.  It  is  said  that  his  argument  was  one  of  the  most 
clear,  logical  and  convincing  ever  made  before  the  assembled  legislators  on 
a  subject  which  was  then  attracting  the  attention  of  the  whole  country.  He 
always  stood  as  a  stalwart  defender  of  the  democracy  but  had  no  political  aspira- 
tion for  himself.  On  the  contrary,  he  preferred  to  perform  his  public  service 
as  a  private  citizen  and  his  influence  was  perhaps  all  the  more  potent,  from  the 
fact  that  it  was  moral  rather  than  political  and  because  it  was  well  known  that 
he  had  no  personal  interest  to  serve  but  sought  general  good.  His  familiarity 
with  literature  and  with  art,  added  to  his  specific  information  in  many  other 
lines,  made  him  a  man  of  broad  general  culture  and  there  was  seldom  a  sub- 
ject broached  in  any  gathering  on  which  he  was  not  qualified  to  speak  in- 
telligently and  entertainingly. 

Mr.  Rowell  was  married  in  1868  to  Miss  Carrie  M.  Ferriss  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  two  children.  His  circle  of  friends  was  a  most  extensive  one. 
bringing  him  into  close  connection  with  the  best  and  oldest  families  of  the 
city.  Mr.  Rowell  stood  as  one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  St.  Louis,  by  reason 
of  his  long  residence  here,  by  reason  of  his  active,  honorable  and  successful 
connection  with  its  professional  interests  and  by  reason  of  the  helpful  part 
which  he  took  in  promoting  those  plans  and  measures  which  have  been  of 
direct  benefit  to  the  city. 

Death  came  to  him  suddenly,  November  i,  1908.  He  remained  an  actiw 
factor  in  the  afifairs  of  life  to  the  last  and  when  he  was  laid  to  rest  his  funeral 


268  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  attended  by  the  most  distinguished  members  of  the  bar  and  prominent 
citizens  who  recognized  his  worth  and  abihty,  and  gathered  to  pay  the  last 
tribute  of  respect  to  one  whom  they  had  known  and  honored.  They  regarded 
him  as  one  among  the  foremost  of  those 

"Men  who  their  duties  know 
But  also  know  their  rights,  and  knowing,  dare  maintain." 

His  considerate  courtesy  and  uniform  urbanity  to  all,  old  or  young,  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact,  are  the  rare  qualities  of  the  old  school  gentleman, 
and  wdiile  he  manifested  these  traits  he  also  kept  in  touch  with  the  advanced 
thought  of  the  day  in  all  of  the  relations  bearing  upon  public  interests. 


GEORGE  N.  LYNCH. 


George  N.  Lynch,  who  for  many  years  was  connected  with  one  of  the 
oldest  business  enterprises  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  St.  Charles,  Missouri, 
November  30,  1824,  and  passed  away  in  St.  Louis  in  1896.  His  parents  were 
Thomas  and  Catherine  (Saucier)  Lynch,  who  in  the  year  1829  removed  from 
St.  Charles  to  St.  Louis,  their  son  George  being  at  that  time  a  little  lad  of 
five  years.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  in  St.  Xaviers  College. 
He  also  pursued  a  course  of  study  in  St.  Charles  College  and  likewise  attended 
private  schools  in  St.  Louis.  At  an  earl}^  age  Mr.  Lynch  received  business 
training  under  his  father,  who  was  proprietor  of  a  furniture  and  undertaking 
establishment,  which  was  then  located  at  the  corner  of  Vine  and  Charles  streets. 
The  association  between  father  and  son  was  continued  until  1852,  when  the 
latter  succeeded  to  the  business  in  partnership  with  his  brother  William,  who, 
after  about  two  years,  was  killed  in  the  Gasconade  Railroad  wreck  in  1855. 
Mr.  Lynch  was  then  alone  in  business  and  capably  controlled  his  interests, 
remaining  at  the  original  location  until  1864,  when  a  removal  was  made  to  No. 
608  Olive  street.  The  growth  of  the  business  necessitated  another  removal 
in  1879,  when  quarters  were  secured  at  No.  1008  Olive  street.  Again  more 
room  was  demanded  in  1886  and  the  business  was  established  at  No.  1216  Olive 
street.  Beside  his  interest  in  the  undertaking  business,  Mr.  Lynch  also  became 
a  partner  of  R.  R.  Scott  in  the  ownership  of  a  livery  business,  which  was  con- 
ducted at  No.  114  Elm  street,  under  the  firm  style  of  Scott  &  Lynch.  The 
undertaking  business  was  one  of  the  oldest  of  the  city,  having  been  established 
in  1829  and  Mr.  Lynch  continued  in  active  connection  therewith  until  his  death. 

He  was  married  twice,  his  first  wife  being  Miss  Annie  C.  McGovern,  of  this 
city,  whom  he  wedded  May  8,  1849.  Six  children  were  born  unto  them  but  only 
one,  George  N.  Lynch,  is  now  living.  The  wife  and  mother  died  in  May,  i860, 
and  several  years  later  Mr.  Lynch  wedded  Miss  Charlotte  Fidler,  of  St.  Louis, 
by  whom  he  had  eleven  children,  six  daughters  and  five  sons.  The  name  of 
Lynch  has  long  been  known  in  the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis  and  has  ever 
been  synonymous  with  integrity  and  fair  dealing.  Mr.  Lynch  of  this  review 
fully  sustains  the  reputation  made  by  his  father  and  through  his  own  worth 
of  character  gained  not  only  the  patronage  but  the  good  will  and  kind  regard 
of  his  associates. 


JOHN   h'RANCIS   McMAHON. 

John  ]'>ancis  McMahon,  a  contractor  and  not  unknown  in  democratic 
circles,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  13,  1863,  a  son  of  John  and  Bridget 
(Hoganj  McMahon,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Ireland.  The  father  came 
to  America  about   1850  and  has  since  been  a  resident  of  St.   Louis  where  he 


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is  now  residing  at  the  age  of  seventy  years.  His  wife  arrived  in  the  United 
States  in  her  girlhood  days — ahout  1853 — and  has  now  reached  the  age  of 
sixty-eight  years.  The  family  numbered  nine  children  of  whom  John  F.  was 
the  second  in  order  of  birth  and  four  younger  members  of  the  family  are 
still  living.  He  was  educated  in  Christian  Brothers  College  of  St.  Louis  and 
in  1893  opened  a  real-estate  office  which  he  conducted  alone  until  1898.  In 
that  year  he  became  engaged  in  the  construction  of  streets,  sewers  and  public 
improvements  and  still  continues  in  a  general  contracting  line.  He  placed  the 
first  sewers  in  Webster  Grove  and  has  done  extensive  business,  employing  a 
large  force  of  workmen  in  the  execution  of  numerous  important  constructions 
which  bring  to  him  a  desirable  annual  income. 

On  the  I2th  of  February,  1890,  in  St.  Louis  Air.  McAIahon  was  married  to 
Miss  Margaret  E.  Murphy,  a  daughter  of  Bernard  and  Katherine  (Quan) 
Murphy,  .of  St.  Louis.  Seven  children  have  been  born  unto  them :  Joseph  F., 
eighteen  years  of  age ;  Bernard,  sixteen  years  of  age ;  Alphonse,  a  youth  of 
fourteen  years  ;  Miriam,  Gerard  and  Katherine,  aged  respectively  twelve,  six 
and  three  years;  and  Elizabeth,  an  infant.  The  family  residence,  Xo.  45.14 
Westminster  place,  is  the  property  of  ]\Ir.  ]^IcMahon,  who  erected  it  in  1905. 
A  democrat  in  his  political  views  he  has  been  active  in  campaign  work,  espe- 
cially in  the  support  of  D.  R.  Francis  for  mayor.  The  only  office  he  has  ever 
filled  has  been  that  of  chief  clerk  in  the  water  rates  office  from  1886  until 
1893.  A  Catholic  in  his  religious  faith,  he  belongs  to  Cathedral  parish  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Father  ]\Iatthew  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 
He  is  fond  of  athletics  and  interested  in  all  manly  outdoor  sports.  A  self- 
reliant  character  and  the  faithful  performance  of  duty  have  been  the  basic 
elements  whereby  Mr.  McMahon  has  worked  his  way  upwai  d  until  he  now 
controls  a  profitable  general  contracting  business. 


ISAAC  HENRY  ORR. 


Isaac  Henry  Orr,  who  has  given  undivided  attention  to  the  practice  of  law 
and  has  gained  recognition  in  a  large  and  distinctively  representative  clientage, 
is  numbered  among  ^Missouri's  native  sons.  His  birth  occurred  in  the  town  of 
Louisiana,  February  14,  1862.  His  parents  were  William  C.  and  Eliza  J.  Orr 
and  his  ancestrv  in  both  lineal  and  collateral  lines  has  been  distinctively  Ameri- 
can through  many  generations. 

At  the  usual  age,  Isaac  H.  Orr  entered  the  public  schools  of  Louisiana, 
and  passing  through  successive  grades  was  graduated  from  the  high  school 
in  1880.  His  earlv  inclination  was  toward  the  legal  profession  and  he  resolved 
to  follow  his  taste  in  this  direction  and  become  a  member  of  the  bar.  He  made 
preparation  for  practice  as  a  student  in  the  law  department  of  the  ^^'ashington 
LTniversitv  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Law  in  1883.  His  early  experience  was  not  that  of  a  dreary 
novitiate.  On  the  contrary,  he  very  soon  gained  a  liberal  clientage,  which  has 
constantly  increased  in  volume  and  importance.  As  counselor,  too,  he  has 
achieved  an  enviable  reputation  and  has  important  interests  in  that  connection. 
In  1886  he  became  a  partner  of  Harvey  L.  Christie,  with  whom  he  has  since 
been  associated,  although  the  partnership  was  enlarged  to  include  J.  L.  Bruce 
in  1893  and  Charles  W.  Bates  in  1896,  at  which  time  the  firm  name  of  Orr. 
Christie,  Bates  &  Bruce  was  assumed.  Mr.  Orr  is  also  personally  the  trust 
officer  for  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company,  one  of  the  largest  financial  cor- 
porations in  the  west,  looking  after  the  trust  estates  under  its  mana«iement. 
He  was  for  fifteen  years  one  of  the  directors  of  the  St.  Louis  Law  Library 
Association,  and  it  is  conceded  that  the  law  library  of  St.  Louis  is  one  of  the 
four  best  of  the  countrv.     He  has  some   financial   interests  outside  of  his   law 


270  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

practice,  being  a  director  of   the   Illinois   State  Trust   Company,   of   the   Evans 
&  Howard  Fire  Brick  Company  and  the  Greeley  Printery  of  St.  Louis. 

Politically  Mr.  Orr  is  a  republican  and,  while  zealous  in  his  party's  in- 
terest, he  manifests  aside  from  any  political  connection  the  deepest  interest 
in  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  his  adopted  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  and  socially  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile,  Glen  Echo 
Country  and  the  Maine  Hunting  and  Fishing  Clubs.  His  home  associations  are 
most  pleasant.  In  1893  he  married  Miss  Genevieve  Pitman,  a  daughter  of 
Professor  R.  H.  Pitman,  of  San  Jose,  California.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Orr  hold 
membership  with  the  King's  Highway  Presbyterian  church  and  are  interested 
in  all  activities  working  for  the  material,  intellectual,  aesthetic  and  moral  de- 
velopment of  the  citv. 


CHARLES  E.  KIRCHER. 

In  the  history  of  St.  Louis  it  is  imperative  that  mention  be  made  of 
Charles  E.  Kircher,  who  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  October  12, 
1907,  was  filling  the  position  of  vice  president  of  the  German- American  Bank.  A 
resident  of  St.  Louis  from  the  age  of  six  years,  he  was  always  keenly  alive  to 
the  interests  and  welfare  of  the  city,  and,  while  his  business  duties  constituted 
his  chief  interest,  he  yet  found  time  and  opportunity  for  participation  in  activ- 
ities relating  to  the   city's  benefit. 

He  was  born  in  Witterda,  province  of  Saxony,  Germany,  January  16,  1846, 
a  son  of  Casper  Kircher,  who  died  in  St.  Louis.  The  son  was  only  six  years 
of  age  at  the  time  his  parents  left  the  fatherland  and  sailed  for  America,  arriving 
in  this  city  in  July,  1852.  iVfter  attending  the  public  and  parochial  schools  until 
1864  Charles  E.  Kircher  crossed  the  threshold  of  the  business  world,  becoming 
a  messenger  with  the  firm  of  Ladue  Lonsey  &  Company,  with  whom  he  con- 
tinued for  a  year.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  was  appointed  messenger 
to  President  Felix  Coste  of  the  St.  Louis  Building  &  Savings  Association,  now 
the  National  Bank  of  Commerce.  He  remained  in  that  institution  until  1867, 
when  further  promotion  awaited  him  in  his  appointment  to  the  position  of  teller 
in  the  German  Bank,  wdiere  he  continued  until  187 1.  In  that  year  he  was  made 
cashier  of  the  IMullanphy  Savings  Bank,  occupying  the  position  for  five  years, 
when  he  was  given  a  similar  but  more  lucrative  position  in  the  Lafayette  Sav- 
ings Bank,  with  which  he  continued  until  it  was  consolidated  with  another 
banking  institution  under  the  name  of  the  Lafayette  Bank,  by  which  style  it 
is  well   known. 

Air.  Kircher  then  went  to  the  Breman  Savings  Bank,  where  he  acted  as 
cashier  until  1884,  in  which  year  he  became  cashier  of  the  German-American 
Bank,  which  he  thus  represented  for  twenty-three  years,  when  he  was  elected 
its  vice  president,  continuing  in  that  position  until  his  death.  His  record  was 
most  creditable,  being  characterized  by  steady  progression,  resulting  from  his 
ability,  close  application  and  faithful  services.  Early  in  his  career  he  learned 
that  success  is  not  the  result  of  fortunate  environment  or  influence,  but  must 
depend  upon  individual  effort,  and  he  made  it  his  purpose  to  serve  those  he 
represented  so  faithfully  as  to  establish  the  value  of  his  work  and  cause  his 
eflForts  to  be  regarded  as  an  indispensable  factor  in  the  conduct  of  the  enterprise. 
No  man  in  banking  circles  in  St.  Louis  enjoyed  in  fuller  measure  the  confidence 
and  good  will  of  those  who  re])resented  the  money  interests  of  the  city,  and  he 
was  one  of  the  best  known  bankers  of  St.  Louis  outside  of  the  city.  Continu- 
ing in  one  line  of  business  throughout  his  entire  life,  he  became  thoroughly 
familiar  with  it  and,  with  clear  understanding  of  banking  in  everv  detail,  his 
opinion  came  to  be  regarded  as  authoritv  upon  any  intricate  financial  problem. 

Mr.  Kircher  was  married  in  this  city  to  Miss  Josic  Cornett.  Mr.  Kircher 
was  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his   familv  and  was  most  faithful  in  his  friend- 


CHARLES    E.    KTRCTIER 


272  ST.  LOL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ships.  He  became  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  Bank  Clerks  Association, 
which  he  assisted  in  organizing,  and  was  for  twenty-eight  years  treasurer  and 
director  of  the  North  St.  Louis  Turners  Association.  He  possessed  executive 
abihty,  keen  discrimination  and  that  energy  which  prompts  an  individual  to  ac- 
complish whatever  he  undertakes.  As  the  years  passed  he  gained  a  most  en- 
viable position  in  the  regard  of  his  social  acquaintances  and  his  business  asso- 
ciates, who  found  him  at  all  times  true  to  every  trust  reposed  in  him  and  faithful 
to  a  high  standard  of   manhood. 


JAMES  McCULLOCH  ANDERSON. 

James  AlcCulloch  Anderson  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  the  oldest  whole- 
sale grocer  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  Hopkinsville,  Kentucky,  February 
26.  1837,  and  was  educated  at  a  private  academy  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania. 
When  a  young  man  of  twenty-four  years  he  succumbed  to  the  alluring  stories 
concerning  the  gold  discoveries  in  California,  and  made  the  long  trip  across 
the  sandy  plains  and  over  the  mountain  passes  to  the  Pacific  coast,  where  he 
joined  the  hundreds  of  other  gold  seekers  who  hoped  to  rapidly  realize  a  fortune 
in  that  land  of  promise.  For  some  time  he  engaged  in  prospecting  but  was  not 
very  successful,  and  after  a  few  years  spent  in  the  Golden  state  he  returned 
eastward,  establishing  his  home  at  Potosi,  Missouri,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business. 

Thinking  that  the  larger  city  of  St.  Louis  offered  still  better  opportunities 
he  removed  hither  in  i860  and  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Alkire  & 
Company.  Five  years  later  he  withdrew  from  that  business  association  and  es- 
tablished the  present  firm  of  J.  M.  Anderson  &  Company,  his  two  sons,  James 
W.  and  L.  A.  Anderson,  being  now  his  successors  in  business.  He  developed 
an  extensive  and  profitable  wholesale  grocery  house,  his  trade  connections 
covering  a  wide  territory,  while  throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  residence 
in  St.  Louis  he  enjoyed  an  unassailable  reputation  for  the  integrity  of  his  com- 
mercial method  and  his  straightforward  treatment  of  his  many  patrons.  At 
the  time  of  his  demise  he  was  the  oldest  wholesale  grocer  in  St.  Louis,  both 
in  point  of  years  and  in  the  period  of  his  connection  with  the  business. 

It  was  in  1861  that  Mr.  Anderson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Lucile 
(jwathmey,  of  Anchorage,  Kentucky.  They  traveled  life's  journey  together  for 
many  years,  their  mutual  love  and  confidence  increasing  as  time  passed  on. 
The  death  of  ^Irs.  Anderson  occurred  in  March  1900.  His  life  was  unevent- 
ful in  that  his  history  shows  no  thrilling  or  exciting  chapters  aside  from  his 
ex])eriences  in  the  far  west.  He  commanded  the  uniform  confidence  of  his 
fellowmen  by  reason  of  his  devotion  to  duty,  his  strict  conformity  to  a  high 
standard  of  commercial  ethics  and  his  faithful  performance  of  every  task  that 
came  to  him,  in  citizenship  or  in  home  and  social  relations.  He  left  to  his 
family  not  only  a  handsome  competence  secured  through  years  of  business  activ- 
ity, but  also  tile  princely  heritage  of  an  untarnished  name. 

In  addition  to  his  two  sons  Mr.  Anderson  is  still  survived  by  a  step- 
rjaughter,  Florence  T.  Post,  now  the  widow  of  James  L.  Post,  who  was  a 
grandson  of  General  Putnam  Post,  of  New  York  state.  He  has  for  a  number 
of  years  been  a  most  ])rominent  factor  in  business  circles,  his  high  standing 
being  indicate<l  in  the  fact  that  he  is  the  youngest  man  ever  elected  a  director 
of  the  Merchants  Exchange.  He  became  the  chief  flour  inspector  of  St.  Louis, 
anfj  devoted  his  entire  attention  to  the  flour  business,  his  enterprise  and  energy 
enabling  him  to  control  extensive  commercial  interests  of  that  char- 
acter. In  Masfjnry  he  was  well  known  as  a  worthy  exemplar  of  the  craft, 
and  he  belonged  to  .Alpha  CVnincil  of  the  Royal  Arcanum.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Post   was  born  a  son.  James  L.    Post,  who  is  now  engaged  in  the  advertising 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  273 

business  in  St.  Louis.  Mrs.  Post  is  well  known  in  social  circles  of  this  city 
and  is  proud  of  the  fact  that  she  is  a  resident  of  the  Missouri  metropolis,  for 
it  is  endeared  to  her  through  the  associations  of  her  entire  life.  Her  father 
was  spoken  of  as  one  of  St.  Louis'  best  men,  and  the  historian  pays  tribute  to 
his  honor  in  recording  his  life  history  with  that  of  other  distinguished  and 
representative  citizens  of  St.  Louis. 


JAMES  ASHBROOKE. 

Various  occupations  respectively  require  men  of  different  dispositions  and 
talents.  To  find  the  vocation  for  which  one's  natural  faculties  best  fit  him  is 
an  essential  point  in  making  a  start  in  life.  The  study  of  the  lives  of  men 
who  have  rendered  admirable  service  in  the  professional  or  commercial  world 
goes  a  great  wav  in  enabling  one  to  decide  for  what  calling  he  is  adapted  and 
as  well  to  acquire  some  knowledge  of  the  methods  to  be  followed  in  order  to 
pursue  it  meritoriously.  Not  only  should  one  profit  by  the  failure  of  others 
but  also  by  their  successes.  Every  individual  is  qualified  to  do  well  in  some 
line.  However  one  can  neither  afford  to  wait  until  the  proper  position  seeks 
him  nor  can  he  risk  trying  one  vocation  after  another  in  order  to  discover  his 
place  among  life's  actors.  Rather  he  should  examine  himself  in  the  light  of 
the  lives  of  others  and  employ  them  as  indices  to  direct  him  to  the  station  in 
which  he  can  serve  with  greatest  usefulness.  Having  attained  that  station 
work  is  not  a  burden  but  a  pleasure  and  his  sole  purpose  will  be  to  become  more 
efficient  in  performing  the  duties  devolving  upon  him.  As  superintendent  for 
the  Methodist  Orphans  Home  for  Boys,  James  Ashbrooke  has  officiated  for 
the  past  eight  years  in  such  a  manner  as  to  readily  convince  one  of  the  truth 
that  he  is  serving  in  a  capacity  for  which  he  is  naturally,  both  in  disposition 
and  ability,  fitted.  He  is  a  man  of  pleasing  personality  and  is  greatly  inter- 
ested in  all  that  pertains  to  the  moral  and  religious  life  of  boys.  In  the  capacity 
in  which  he  is  now  acting  he  serves  in  a  manner  worthy  of  the  greatest  praise. 
He  is  attentive  to  every  detail  of  the  work  of  the  institution  and  under  his 
management  it  has  been  commendable  in  the  highest  degree. 

Mr.  Ashbrooke  was  born  in  Cheshire,  England,  January  9,  1857,  the  son  of 
Sarah  and  Joseph  Ashbrooke,  who  were  natives  of  the  same  place.  The  fatiier 
was  an  agriculturist  and  cultivated  a  large  farm  in  his  native  land  until  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  is  connected  with  the  nobility  of  England,  having  had 
a  niece  who  was  united  in  marriage  with  Lord  Brassey. 

James  Ashbrooke  received  his  preliminary  education  in  the  public  schools. 
completing  the  course  of  study  at  twelve  years  of  age.  He  then  spent  one 
year  at  Knutsford's  Commercial  College,  where  he  completed  a  business  course. 
His  uncle,  being  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Platton  &  Dobell,  wholesale  com- 
mission merchants,  engaged  him  as  a  clerk  and  he  gradually  advanced  from 
one  position  of  trust  to  another  until  he  finally  became  cashier  of  the  firm.  After 
he  had  been  employed  by  the  company  for  thirteen  years  he  resigned  his  po- 
sition and  came  to  America,  locating  in  Chicago,  where  he  spent  two 
years  in  fhe  employ  of  the  Anglo-American  Provision  Company.  At  the  end 
of  this  period  he  withdrew  from  the  activities  of  crowded  cities  and  business 
establishments  and  repaired  to  the  country,  where  for  a  period  of  live  months 
he  engaged  in  farming.  Returning  to  Chicago  he  again  engage(l  with  the 
Anglo-American  Provision  Company,  with  whom  he  remained  for  nine  months 
and  upon  his  resignation  he  became  bookkeeper  for  Stern  &  .-Kdams.  a  dry- 
goods  commission  house,  in  which  capacity  he  acted  for  the  next  eight  years. 
Severing  his  relations  with  this  firm,  he  was  employed  for  seven  years  as  book- 
keeper for  the  R.  J.  Gunning  Company  of  Chicago  and  then  located  in  St. 
Louis,  where  he  worked  as  a  solicitor  for  a  real-estate  firm.     At  the  same  time 

IS— VOL.   II. 


274  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  had  charge  of  the  repairing-  and  cleaning  of  the  St.  ]\Iark's  Episcopal  church 
and  while  serving  in  this  position  he  was  asked  to  assume  the  duties  of  super- 
intendent of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Orphans  Home,  in  which  station  he  is 
now  serving.  ]\Ir.  Ashbrooke  possesses  traits  and  qualities  of  character  which 
have  not  only  endeared  him  to  all  with  whom  he  has  come  in  contact  but 
particularlv  to  the  boys  of  the  institution.  No  one  could  better  serve  in  this 
position  than  he  and  during  the  eight  years  he  has  been  manager  of  the  home 
it  has  had  less  sickness  than  any  other  institution  of  the  kind  in  the  city. 

In  January,  1883,  Air.  Ashbrooke  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Margaretta 
Webster,  and  they  occupy  a  suite  of  rooms  at  the  Orphans  Home.  In  politics 
Mr.  Ashbrooke  is  a  republican,  and  upon  mention  that  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  church  his  religious  faith  is  apparent.  For  the  past  three  years  he 
has  been  associated  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows. 


TOHN  PATTERSON  RAMSEY. 

John  Patterson  Ramsey,  who  for  almost  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  been 
a  representative  of  railroad  interests,  his  course  being  marked  by  steady  pro- 
motion resulting  from  his  expanding  powers,  is  president  of  the  Chicago,  Peoria 
&  St.  Louis  Railroad  Company.  His  parents,  Joseph  and  Mary  (Patterson) 
Ramsev.  left  Covington,  Kentucky,  where  he  was  born,  November  21,  1864, 
during  his  early  childhood,  and  he  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  western 
Pennsylvania  and  in  the  Western  University  of  Pennsylvania. 

He  has  been  continuously  connected  with  railroad  service  since  1885,  rep- 
resenting various  roads  until  1887,  in  which  year  he  became  assistant  on  the 
engineering  corps  of  the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  &  Dayton  Railroad,  with  which 
he  continued  until  1890.  He  was  then  made  supervisor  of  the  Cincinnati,  Ham- 
ilton &  Indianapolis  division  of  the  same  road,  followed  by  promotion  to  gen- 
eral road  master  of  the  Fort  Wayne,  Cincinnati  &  Louisville  Railroad,  with 
which  he  was  thus  connected  in  1890  and  1891.  He  then  became  engineer  on 
the  maintenance  way  of  the  Columbus,  Hocking  Valley  &  Toledo  Railway, 
and  in  1892  accepted  the  superintendency  of  the  Ohio  Southern  Railway.  From 
1803  until  1895  he  was  road  master  of  the  Chicago,  Peoria  &  St.  Louis  Railway 
and  the  Litchfield,  Carrollton  &  Western  Railway.  His  next  forward  step 
made  him  engineer  of  maintenance  way  for  the  Peoria  &  Pekin  Union  Railway, 
and  in  1896  he  became  general  manager  of  the  Madre  &  Pacific  Railway  and 
president  of  the  El  Paso  Southern  Railway,  so  continuing  for  eight  years,  or 
until  1904.  at  which  time  he  became  director  and  general  manager  of  the  Chi- 
cago. Peoria  &  St.  Louis  Railway  Company ;  general  manager  of  the  Litchfield 
&  ]^Iadison  Railway ;  a  director  and  member  of  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Peoria  &  Pekin  Union  Railway ;  and  director  of  the  Missouri  &  Illinois 
Bridge  &  Terminal  Railway.  In  October,  1906,  he  resigned  the  position  of 
general  manager  of  the  Litchfield  &  Madison  Railway,  and  in  addition  to  his 
other  duties  became  vice  president  of  the  Chicago,  Peoria  &  St.  Louis  Railway 
Company,  there  being  no  president,  but  on  the  14th  of  December,  1908,  he  was 
elected  president  of  tliis  company,  which  position  he  is  now  filling.  The  steps 
in  his  orderly  progression  which  mark  his  life  work  are  thus  easily  discernible. 
He  has  ])assed  on  to  positions  of  executive  control  and  the  development  of  his 
latent  powers  and  energies  have  qualified  him  for  a  successful  conduct  of  the 
intricate  interests  of  railroad  ojjcration.  He  has  learned  to  shape  into  unity 
adverse  elements  and  to  bring  into  harmony  the  manifold  forces  in  the  relative 
departments  of  railroad  service.  He  has  become  recognized  as  one  of  the 
prominent  representatives  of  railroad  interests  of  the  middle  west. 

Mr.  Ramsey  belongs  to  the  Railway  Engineering  and  Maintenance  Way 
Association.      He    is   also    a    member   oi   the    Railwav,    the    ^Mercantile   and    the 


JOHN    P.   RAAISEY 


276  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Xoondav  Clubs  of  St.  Louis  and  the  Lagonda  Club  of  Springfield,  Ohio,  and  of 
the  Sangamo  Club  and  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  Springfield,  Illinois.  In 
his  religious  belief  he  is  a  Congregationalist.  On  the  i8th  of  March,  1892,  Mr. 
Ramsey  wedded  2^Iary  Grant  Burrows  and  their  children  are  Clorinda  Burrows 
and  John  Patterson  Ramsey.  With  his  family  he  greatly  enjoys  automobiling, 
and  outdoor  life  has  for  him  strong  attraction  and  constitutes  his  chief  source 
of  rest  and  recreation. 


GOODxMAN   KING. 


Among  the  great  enterprises  which  have  made  St.  Louis  a  commercial 
center  none  is  more  widely  known  throughout  the  country  than  that  which  is 
conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Mermod,  Jaccard  &  King  Jewelry  Company, 
of  which  Goodman  King  is  the  president.  His  rise  in  the  business  world  is 
one  of  the  notable  examples  of  American  enterprise,  whereby  the  individual, 
through  the  force  of  his  character  and  the  utilization  of  opportunity,  gains 
marked  distinction,  leaving  the  ranks  of  the  many  to  stand  among  the  success- 
ful few. 

Mr.  King  was  educated  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of  St.  Louis  and 
in  Clark's  Academy.  Entering  upon  his  business  career  on  the  7th  of  October, 
1865,  on  which  day  he  assumed  the  position  of  bookkeeper  and  cashier  with 
the  Mermod  &  Jaccard  Jewelry  Company,  he  has  made  consecutive  advance- 
ment, continuing  with  the  original  house  until  the  present  time  finally  attain- 
ing the  presidency  of  the  Mermod,  Jaccard  &  King  Jewelry  Company,  of 
which  he  is  the  present  directing  head,  this  house  being  one  of  the  world's 
most  renowned  jewelry  and  art  establishments.  In  an  analysis  of  his  life  record 
certain  characteristics  stand  out  prominently.  He  made  it  his  purpose  to  learn 
the  business  thoroughly  and  did  not  feel  that  his  duty  was  done  when  he  had 
accomplished  a  task  assigned  to  him.  On  the  contrary,  he  made  the  interests 
of  the  house  his  own  and  thus  passed  on  to  positions  of  administrative  import- 
ance, in  which  his  acts  and  commercial  moves  have  been  the  result  of  definite 
consideration  and  sound  judgment.  Energy  and  good  system  have  been  the 
foundation  of  his  successful  management  of  an  establishment  which  by  its 
greatness  and  success  is  a  credit  to  the  city  of  St.  Louis  and  a  source  of  pride 
to  every  resident  of  the  city  and  the  Mississippi  valley. 

Mr.  King's  interests  outside  of  the  extensive  jewelry  house  have  been  in 
the  line  of  public  civic  improvements  and  aesthetic  art  culture.  He  was  one 
of  the  founders  and  a  director  of  the  Fall  Festivities  Association  and  chair- 
man of  its  publicity  and  promotion  committee.  He  has  labored  untiringly  to 
make  the  occasion  of  the  fall  festival  one  of  great  attraction  to  non-residents 
of  St.  Louis  and  a  source  of  exploiting  interests  and  advantages  of  the  city  to 
its  growth  and  promotion.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  a  member  of  the 
executive  committee  and  vice  president  of  the  Business  Men's  League.  He 
received  recognition  in  art  circles,  when,  in  1893,  l"*^  was  appointed  judge  and 
historian  oi  the  art  metal  section  of  the  department  of  liberal  arts  at  the  World's, 
Columbian  Exposition  in  Chicago.  He  was  also  a  director  and  department 
juror  of  the  Louisiana  i'urchase  Exposition  of  St.  Louis,  also  vice  president  of 
the  liberal  arts,  manufacturers,  anthropology  and  ethnology  departments  of  the 
same  anrl  special  commissioner  to  Japan  on  behalf  of  the  exposition.  Interested 
in  all  that  furthers  the  advancement  of  knowledge  concerning  the  sciences  and 
the  arts,  he  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Academy  of  Science  and  of  the  Mis- 
souri Historical  Association,  the  Archaological  Institute  of  America,  and  the 
National  Geographical  Society,  lie  was  created  by  the  government  of  France 
an  "Officer  de  r.Xcademie"  with  the  title  of  "Officer  dc  I'instruction  ])ublique," 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  277 

in  recognition  of  his  labors  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  and  his  devo- 
tion to  the  cause  of  "Les  Beaux  Arts." 

Mr.  King  was  married  in  St.  Louis  on  the  30th  of  April,  1884,  to  Miss 
Mary  Hopkins,  and  their  son,  Clarence  Hopkins  King,  is  a  Yale  graduate  of 
1907.  The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church  and  in  addition  to  his  mem- 
bership therein  Mr.  King  is  identified  through  membership  relations  with  various 
fraternities  and  clubs.  He  is  a  past  master  of  Occidental  lodge,  A. 
F.  &  A.  M. ;  and  a  member  of  St.  Louis  chapter,  R.  A.  M. ;  St. 
Louis  commandery,  K.  T. ;  and  Moolah  temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  Fie 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  St.  Louis  Club,  with  which  he  is  still  connected, 
and  is  likewise  a  valued  representative  of  the  Noonday,  Mercantile  and  Mis- 
souri Athletic  Clubs.  He  stands  today  as  the  exponent  of  progress  in  many 
lines,  not  because  he  seeks  distinction  of  this  character  but  because  of  his  deep 
interest  in  subjects  which  promote  culture  and  broaden  the  intellect,  and  asso- 
ciation with  him  means  expansion  and  elevation. 


MARTIN  ALEXANDER  SEWARD. 

Martin  Alexander  Seward,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  More  &  Seward,  at- 
torneys of  St.  Louis  with  offices  in  the  Commonwealth  Trust  building,  started 
upon  the  journey  of  life  December  22,  1873,  at  Hamilton,  Ohio,  and  has  made 
rapid  progress  on  the  upward  climb,  having  outdistanced  many  who  started  out 
ahead  of  him  and  gained  with  each  advanced  step  a  broader  outlook  and  wider 
opportunities.  His  father,  John  Seward,  was  born  and  still  lives  in  Hamilton, 
Ohio,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  insurance  business.  His  father,  George 
Seward,  was  a  cousin  of  William  Henry  Seward,  prominent  in  the  Civil  war 
period  of  our  country's  history.  The  Seward  family  is  of  Welsh  origin  and  the 
original  representatives  of  the  name  in  America  settled  in  New  Jersey  in  1700. 
They  were  two  brothers,  Samuel  and  Obadiah,  the  latter  being  the  founder  of 
the  branch  of  the  family  to  which  our  subject  belongs.  Esther  Woodruff  Hunter 
Seward,  the  mother  of  Martin  A.  Seward,  was  one  of  fourteen  children  and 
died  in  1902.  Her  father  was  William  Noble  Hunter,  who  emigrated  to  America 
from  Rockingham  county,  Scotland,  and  settled  just  outside  of  the  corporation 
limits  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  He  died  just  before  his  golden  wedding  celebration, 
for  which  invitations  had  been  issued.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Esther  Woodruff  Symmes  and  was  a  cousin  of  Anna  Symmes,  the  wife  of 
William  Henry  Harrison  and  a  daughter  of  Captain  John  Cleves  Symmes,  who 
was  the  original  owner  of  the  tract  of  land  on  which  the  city  of  Cincinnati  is 
now  located.  The  maternal  great-grandmother  of  ]vlr.  Seward  was  Phoebe 
Randolph,  of  Roanoke,  Virginia,  who  became  the  wife  of  Judge  Celadon 
Symmes,  who  was  common  police  judge  of  New  Jersey. 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  Martin  A.  Seward  comes  of  an  ancestry  honorable 
and  distinguished,  the  names  of  various  representatives  of  the  family  in  both 
paternal  and  maternal  lines  figuring  in  connection  with  important  historical 
events  during  the  various  periods  in  which  they  lived.  Mr.  Seward  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  school  and  was  graduated  from  the  Hamilton  high  school 
in  June,  1892.  He  then  took  up  the  academic  course  at  Cornell  University  in 
Ithaca,  New  York,  completed  it  and  eventually  received  the  LL.  P>.  degree  from 
the  College  of  Law  of  that  institution  in  1897.  The  following  year  he  located 
for  practice  in  St.  Louis  and  was  alone  in  his  profession  until  September  13, 
1901.  when  he  became  junior  partner  of  the  present  firm  of  More  &  Seward. 
They  confine  their  attention  to  civil  law,  making  a  specialty  of  corporation  and 
commercial  law,  their  clientage  being  extensive  and  of  an  im])ortant  character. 
Mr.  Seward  was  acting  city  attorney  for  four  years,  from  1898  until  1902.  with 
P.  P.  Taylor.     He  has  been  financially  interested  in  various  business  enterprises, 


278  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

while  his  official  connection  therewith  has  given  him  a  voice  in  their  manage- 
ment. He  is  a  director  and  secretary-  of  the  Jerome  Chemical  Company  of  St. 
Louis  and  was  formerh-  a  director  of  various  other  corporations. 

Mr.  Seward  manifests  only  a  citizen's  interest  in  politics,  voting  for  the 
republican  party.  He  belongs  to  the  Lindell  Avenue  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
and  from  1898  until  1900  he  was  secretary  of  the  Cornell  Alumni  Association. 
He  was  likewise  the  secretary  of  the  Phi  Delta  Theta  and  wrote  the  history  of 
that  organization  for  the  Greek  letter  societies  of  St.  Louis.  He  belongs  also 
to  the  Theta  Xu  Epsilon,  a  class  fraternity,  and  was  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  Round  Table  Law  School  Club  and  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Boardman 
Club.  He  belongs  to  the  Algonquin  Country  Club  and  is  interested  in  tennis  and 
golf.  Fraternally  he  is  associated  with  the  Red  Cross  Lodge  of  the  Knights  of 
Fythias  and  with  the  National  Union,  while  in  more  strictly  professional  lines 
he  is  connected  with  the  Law  Library  Association.  He  has  won  for  himself 
very  favorable  criticism  for  the  careful  and  systematic  methods  which  he  has 
followed.  In  the  discussion  of  legal  matters  before  the  court  the  wnde  range  of 
his  professional  acquirements  is  demonstrated  through  his  correct  application  of 
legal  principles.  His  utterances  are  clear  and  concise  and,  clothed  in  the  sound 
logic  of  truth,  carry  conviction  to  the  minds  of  those  who  hear  him,  while  merit 
is  enablingr  him  to  mount  the  ladder  of  fame. 


HON.  DAVID  P.  DYER. 

When  the  history  of  St.  Louis  and  her  public  men  shall  be  recorded,  its 
pages  will  bear  no  more  illustrious  name  than  that  of  Hon.  David  P.  Dyer,  judge 
of  the  United  States  district  court.  He  has  been  faultless  in  honor,  fearless  in 
purpose  and  stainless  in  reputation  during  the  long  period  of  almost  a  half  cen- 
tury with  which  he  has  been  identified  with  the  St.  Louis  bar  and  with  the  pub- 
lic interests  of  the  state,  and  now  as  a  member  of  the  United  States  district 
court  he  is  proving  himself  to  be  the  peer  of  the  ablest  members  who  have  sat 
on  the  bench. 

He  began  the  journey  of  life  in  Henry  county,  Virginia,  February  12,  1838. 
He  is  a  son  of  David  and  Nancy  (Salmon)  Dyer  and  is  of  English  lineage,  rep- 
resenting one  of  the  old  Virginian  families  established  in  America  in  colonial 
days.  His  grandfather,  George  Dyer,  was  a  soldier  of  the  Continental  army  in 
the  Revolutionary  war  and  when  the  country  again  became  engaged  in  conflict 
with  Great  Britain,  David  Dyer,  the  father,  joined  a  Virginian  regiment  for  duty 
at  the  front.  He  also  rendered  conspicuous  service  for  his  district  in  the  Virginia 
legislature,  representing  his  constituents  for  a  period  of  sixteen  years,  during 
which  time  he  sat  in  both  the  upper  and  lower  houses  of  the  general  assembly. 
He  became  a  pioneer  resident  of  Lincoln  county,  Missouri,  in  1841,  and  three 
years  later  passed  away,  while  his  widow,  surviving  him  for  many  years,  reached 
the  advanced  age  of  ninety-five. 

The  experiences  of  Judge  Dyer  in  his  youth  were  those  on  a  farm  upon  the 
frontier.  Lessons  of  inrlustry  were  early  impressed  upon  his  mind,  while  his 
primary  intellectual  training  came  to  him  through  the  medium  of  the  common 
schools  of  Lincoln  county.  Later  he  enjoyed  the  advantages  of  instruction  in  St. 
Charles  College  and  for  a  year  was  identified  with  educational  work  as  a  teacher 
in  Lincoln  and  Warren  counties,  Missouri.  His  preliminary  preparation  for  the 
1>ar  was  made  in  the  office  and  under  the  direction  of  James  O.  Broadhead  and 
in  1859  he  was  licensed  to  practice  in  the  courts  of  Missouri.  Along  with  those 
qualities  indispensable  to  the  lawyer — a  keen,  rapid,  logical  mind  plus  the  busi- 
ness sense  and  a  ready  capacity  for  hard  work — he  brought  to  the  starting  point 
of  his  legal  career  certain  rare  gifts — eloquence  of  language  and  a  strong  per- 
sonality.    He  was  possessed,  too,  of  laudable  ambition  and  unfaltering  purpose 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  279 

and  was  not  long  in  gaining  that  recognition  which  proved  his  initial  step  toward 
the  fame  and  success  that  have  been  his  in  later  years.  In  i860  he  was  elected 
circuit  attorney  of  the  third  judicial  district,  which  embraced  the  counties  of 
Pike,  Lincoln,  Warren,  Montgomery  and  Callaway.  He  was  for  two  years  asso- 
ciated in  the  practice  of  law  with  John  B.  Henderson  and  in  the  same  year  in 
which  he  formed  his  partnership — 1862 — was  elected  to  represent  his  district  in 
the  house  of  representatives,  while  public  endorsement  of  his  first  term's  service 
came  to  him  at  a  reelection  in  1864  as  the  representative  of  Pike  countv.  He  at 
once  took  his  place  with  the  leaders  of  the  assembly,  of  which  he  was  always  an 
earnesj;  working  member,  connected  wdth  much  of  the  important  constructive 
work  done  in  the  committee  rooms.  Although  then  but  twenty-four  years  of 
age.  he  was  made  chairman  of  the  judiciary  committee  and  the  course  which  he 
pursued  in  that  connection  won  him  high  encomiums  from  the  distinguished  law- 
yers and  judges  of  the  day. 

The  time  of  the  Civil  war  drew  on,  when  every  citizen  was  deeplv  interested 
in  the  political  questions  and  issues  of  the  hour.  Judge  Dyer  took  a  firm  stand 
in  support  of  the  supremacy  of  the  government  and  used  every  effort  in  his 
power  to  favor  measures  designing  to  promote  the  national  interests  and  espe- 
cially to  save  Missouri  to  the  Union.  Prior  to  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  he  had 
been  known  as  a  Douglas  democrat,  but  he  felt  that  the  hour  had  come  when 
the  national  welfare  transcended  all  political  parties  or  partisan  interests  and, 
recruiting  the  Forty-ninth  Regiment  of  Missouri  Volunteers,  he  was  joined  by 
many  who  had  learned  to  respect  and  honor  him  for  his  rational,  conservative 
views  and  wdio  felt  that  the  step  which  he  now  took  was  no  hasty  or  ill  advised 
one.  Commanding  this  regiment  as  colonel,  he  was  stationed  in  the  interior  of 
Missouri  during  the  momentous  operations  of  the  summer  of  1864.  He  was 
then  transferred  to  the  Department  of  the  Gulf,  taking  an  active  part  in  the 
battles  about  ]\Iobile,  where  his  regiment  sustained  a  considerable  loss  in  killed 
and  wounded.  In  August,  1865,  three  months  after  open  hostilities  had  ceased, 
Colonel  Dyer  and  his  regiment  were  mustered  out  of  the  service. 

On  his  return  from  the  south  the  practice  of  law  was  at  once  resumed  and 
Judge  Dyer  gained  almost  immediate  prominence,  not  only  in  legal  circles,  but 
also  as  one  of  the  distinguished  political  leaders  of  the  republican  party  in  the 
state.  He  served  for  one  term  in  congress,  following  his  election  in  1868,  and 
in  1875  became  United  States  district  attorney  for  the  eastern  district  of  Mis- 
souri through  appointment  of  President  Grant.  While  filling  that  office  he  prose- 
cuted the  famous  "whisky  fraud"  cases  and  was  so  able,  zealous  and  faithful  to 
the  interests  of  justice  and  the  government  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties  that 
high  encomiums  were  bestowed  upon  him  by  the  authorities  at  Washington,  while 
the  case  brought  him  before  the  public  eye  and  made  him  well  known  to  the  bar 
and  the  people  of  the  country  generally.  In  1880  he  was  honored  by  his  party 
with  the  candidacy  for  governor  and  received  a  flattering  vote,  although  he  did 
not  overcome  the  large  democratic  majority  that  Missouri  gave  in  those  days. 

Judge  Dyer  became  a  member  of  the  bar  of  St.  Louis  in  1875  and  has  since 
gained  recognition  as  one  of  the  eminent  lawyers  of  the  state.  He  received  ap- 
pointment from  President  Roosevelt  as  United  States  district  attorney  and  served 
in  that  capacitv  for  five  years,  during  which  time  he  prosecuted  some  very  im- 
portant cases  in  the  district  court,  including  the  celebrated  Burton  case.  The 
last  and  most  merited  honor  conferred  upon  him  in  connection  with  professional 
interests  was  his  elevation  to  the  United  States  district  bench,  whereon  he  is  now 
serving.  Before  he  became  a  member  of  this  court  he  continued  his  active  interest 
in  politics  and  as  a  citizen  in  relation  to  public  affairs  has  always  been  widely 
known  for  his  patriotic  devotion  to  the  general  good  and  for  his  active  coopera- 
tion in  manv  movements  and  measures,  which  have  been  tangible  factors  in  the 
progressive  development  of  St.  Louis  and  the  state.  He  is  a  man  of  eloquence, 
who  is  always  listened  to  with  attention  and  whose  appearance  upon  the  ]niblic 
platform  is  usuallv  greeted  with  tumultuous  applause  as  the  expression  of  public 


280  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTrl    CITY. 

favor.  He  belongs  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repubhc  and  the  military  order 
of  the  Loyal  Legion  and  is  prominent  in  their  national  meetings,  where  he  not 
only  entertains  his  audiences,  but  also  instructs  them  as  a  philosophical  reasoner 
upon  the  topics  discussed  in  such  gatherings.  In  these  addresses  he  has  done 
much  toward  allaying  the  bitter  sectional  feelings  growing  out  of  the  Civil  war. 
Living  on  the  border  as  he  has  done,  knowing  intimately  leaders  of  both  the 
north  and  the  south  and  studying  closely  the  great  questions  which  have  been 
involved  in  the  adjustment  of  the  interests  between  the  two  sections,  few  men 
are  better  qualified  to  discuss  the  issues  which  have  arisen  therefrom.  It  is  not 
unusual  for  him  to  introduce  to  his  hearers  those  who  have  borne  arms  against 
him,  who  are  received  as  welcome  guests  and  listened  to  with  respectful  atten- 
tion and  warm  sympathy.  In  this  he  displays  his  breadth  of  view  and  generous 
spirit — an  example  that  might  well  be  emulated  by  the  majority. 

Judge  Dyer  was  married  in  Pike  county,  Missouri,  in  i860,  to  Miss  Lizzie 
Chambers  Hunt,  the  second  daughter  of  Judge  Ezra  Hunt  and  granddaughter 
of  Judge  Rufus  Pettibone,  who  was  one  of  the  first  judges  of  the  supreme  court 
of  ^lissouri.  He  is  the  father  of  six  children :  Ezra  Hunt,  Mrs.  Emma  Grace 
(Dyer)  Hunting,  David  P.,  Jr.,  Elizabeth  L.,  Horace  L.  Dyer  and  Mrs.  Louise 
(Dyer)  Fay.  Those  who  know  Judge  Dyer  in  social  relations  find  him  a  most 
congenial  and  entertaining  companion.  He  has  throughout  his  life  been  a  student, 
constantly  gaining  knowledge  through  observation,  through  research,  through 
investigation  and  through  discussion  with  those  well  informed  on  subjects  which 
are  of  vital  interest  to  the  country  and  to  the  people  in  varied  relations.  In  this 
wide  general  information  is  found  one  of  the  strong  elements  of  his  power  and 
ability  as  lawyer  and  jurist.  The  broad  knowledge  enables  him  to  understand 
life  in  its  various  phases,  the  motive  springs  of  human  conduct  and  the  com- 
plexity of  business  interests,  and  this,  combined  with  a  comprehensive  familiarity 
with  statutory  law  and  with  precedent,  makes  him  one  of  the  ablest  judges 
who  have  sat  on  the  United  States  district  court  bench  in  Missouri. 


JOSEPH  OILMAN  MILLER. 

Joseph  Oilman  Miller,  engaged  in  handling  steel  rails  and  railroad  ma- 
terials, has  through  the  gradual  steps  of  successive  development  worked  his  way 
upward  to  a  position  in  business  circles  where  he  is  now  controlling  an  extensive 
trade  and  deriving  substantial  benefits  therefrom.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
May  II,  1859,  his  parents  being  Joseph  O.  and  Adele  O.  Miller.  The  father 
was  a  planter  of  Adams  county,  Mississippi,  and  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Chap- 
jjell  &  Miller,  of  St.  Louis.  On  the  father's  side  Mr.  Miller  is  descended  from 
English  planters  who  settled  in  Georgia  and  on  the  mother's  from  French-Swiss 
ancestors  who  were  associated  with  Lord  Selkirk  in  the  celebrated  Red  River 
of  the  North  colony. 

At  the  usual  age  Joseph  G.  Miller  was  sent  to  the  public  schools,  where 
he  completed  the  work  of  each  successive  year  until  he  was  graduated  from  the 
high  school  with  the  class  of  1877.  He  then  entered  at  once  upon  his  business 
career  and  was  connected  with  various  railroad  and  manufacturing  interests  of 
this  city  from  the  time  of  his  graduation  until  1889.  In  the  latter  year  he 
was  secretary  of  the  Madison  Car  Company  and  so  continued  until  1893,  when 
he  began  merchandising  in  steel  rails  and  railroad  materials.  In  this  line  he 
has  built  up  an  extensive  business,  which  is  constantly  growing  in  volume  and 
importance,  so  that  the  trade  yields  to  him  a  most  remunerative  income  annually. 

On  the  5th  of  November,  1899,  Mr.  Miller  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Caroline  Cj'Fallon,  a  flaughter  of  John  G.  O'Fallon,  and  their  children  are  Caro- 
line O'Fallon  anrj  John  O'Fallon  Miller.  Mr.  Miller  has  had  some  military 
experience,  having  served  as  a  member  of  Battery  A  from  1881  until  1884.     In 


J.    G.    MILLER 


282  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

politics  he  is  a  democrat  and  was  identitied  with  the  gold  wing  of  the  party 
when  the  national  democratic  convention  favored  the  Bryan  policy  of  sixteen 
to  one.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  Racquet,  Field,  Missouri  Athletic, 
Western  Rowing  and  Dardenne  Hunting  Clubs  and  is  also  an  exemplary  repre- 
sentative of  the  ^lasonic  fraternity.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian 
church  and  these  associations  indicate  much  of  the  nature  of  his  interests  and 
the  principles  which  govern  his  actions. 


EDAIUND  SHAKELFORD  ROWLAND. 

Edmund  Shakelford  Rowland,  state  manager  for  iMissouri  for  the  Pru- 
dential Life  Insurance  Company,  was  born  in  Richmond,  Kentucky,  January  17, 
i860,  a  son  of  Sidney  Venable  Rowland  and  Susan  (Shakelford)  Rowland.  The 
father  left  Richmond  at  about  the  close  of  the  Civil  war  and  went  to  Cincinnati, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale  shoe  business.     He  died  in  1903. 

In  the  schools  of  Danville,  Kentucky,  our  subject  acquired  his  education, 
attending  the  military  academy  of  that  place.  He  afterward  embarked  in  business 
with  his  father  in  Danville,  conducting  a  retail  shoe  house,  and  thus  made  his 
initial  step  in  the  business  world.  In  early  manhood  he  was  there  married  to 
]\Iiss  Pattie  Belle  Bryant,  the  wedding  being  celebrated  in  1882.  Soon  after- 
ward he  went  to  Chicago  and  was  on  the  Board  of  Trade  for  six  years.  He 
traveled  in  California  for  two  years  as  representative  of  the  Mayfield  Woolen 
]Mills  Clothing  Company  and  was  connected  with  the  World's  Fair  during  the 
period  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  in  St.  Louis.  Since  that  time  he 
has  been  identified  with  the  life  insurance  business  and  is  now  the  senior  member 
of  the  well  known  firm  of  Rowland  &  Wilson,  with  offices  in  the  Chemical  build- 
ing. In  this  connection  he  is  state  manager  for  Missouri  for  the  ordinary  branch 
of  the  Prudential  Insurance  Company,  and  the  extensive  business  which  the 
Prudential  controls  in  IMissouri  and  the  fact  that  his  firm  is  conceded  to  be  one 
of  the  leaders  in  the  west  in  volume  of  business,  are  to  be  credited  to  the  push, 
energ}'  and  executive  ability  of  Mr.   Rowland. 

Mr.  Rowland  resides  at  the  Buckingham  Hotel  and  is  identified  with  various 
different  organizations  for  the  promotion  of  civic,  fraternal  or  social  interests. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  of  St.  Louis,  the  Life  Underwriters 
Association,  the  Kentucky  Society,  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  is  a  prominent  demo- 
crat, all  of  which  indicate  the  nature  and  character  of  his  interests  and  his 
activities. 


ERWIN  G.  OSSING. 


Erwin  G.  Ossing,  an  attorney  at  law,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  March  9,  1883. 
He  is  a  son  of  G.  H.  and  Hermine  (Ahrens)  Ossing.  The  father  has  for  fifty- 
six  years  been  a  resident  of  this  city  and  for  thirty-five  years  was  a  liquor  mer- 
chant, but  is  now  living  retired.  A  veteran  of  the  Civil  war,  he  maintains  pleasant 
relations  with  his  old  army  comrades  as  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  and  he  has  not  been  unknown  as  a  worker  in  republican  ranks,  for  he 
believes  firmly  in  the  principles  of  the  party  and  recognizes  the  obligations  as 
well  as  the  privileges  of  citizenship.  In  Masonry  he  has  attained  the  Knight 
Templar  degree,  and  he  also  belongs  to  the  Odd  Fellows  society,  to  the  North 
St.  Louis  Turn  Verein  and  to  the  Freie  Gemeinde. 

At  the  age  of  eleven  years,  Erwin  Ossing  left  the  public  schools  and  be- 
came a  student  in  Smith  Academy,  where  he  was  graduated  in  190T.  He  was 
an  apt  stuHcnt  anrl  was  Cjreek  salutatorian  of  the  graduating  class.     Two  years' 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  283 

study  in  Washington  University  was  followed  by  his  matriculation  in  1903  in  the 
St.  Louis  Law  School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1905.  While  in  college 
he  was  very  prominent  in  athletic  circles  and  always  played  on  the  baseball  team. 
His  interest  in  athletics,  however,  was  never  allowed  to  interfere  with  his  studies 
and  he  entered  upon  the  active  practice  of  law  well  qualified  for  the  onerous  and 
responsible  duties  of  his  profession.  His  readiness  of  resources,  his  understand- 
ing of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence  and  his  analytical  power  enabling  him  to 
recognize  the  relative  value  of  the  minor  and  important  points  of  his  cases  and 
to  give  to  each  its  due  prominence,  are  factors  in  his  successes.  He  was  asso- 
ciated with  John  P.  Boogher  until  October,  1907,  and  has  since  engaged  in  inde- 
penderit  practice,  meeting  with  excellent  success  for  one  of  his  years. 

Mr.  Ossing  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  is  a  third  degree 
Mason  and  in  politics  manifests  a  contagious  enthusiasm  in  his  support  oi  repub- 
lican principles.  He  is,  moreover,  a  lover  of  music  and  belongs  to  the  Singing 
Society  of  the  Freie  Gemeinde. 

On  the  14th  of  November,  1906,  Mr.  Ossing  was  married  to  Miss  Lula 
Schilling,  a  daughter  of  Ernest  Schilling,  who  was  one  of  the  early  promoters  of 
the  St.  Louis  Car  Company.  Mr.  Ossing  has  erected  an  attractive  home  at  No. 
3216  Greer  avenue  and  they  occupy  an  enviable  position  in  social  circles.  L. 
professional  lines  he  has  already  gained  a  creditable  place  and  his  friends,  rec- 
ognizing his  power  and  laudable  ambition,  predict  for  him  larger  successes  in 
the  future. 


WILLIAM   H.   SIMPKINS. 

William  H.  Simpkins,  a  general  contractor,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  June 
9,  1867,  a  son  of  W.  H.  Simpkins,  who  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  removed  to 
this  city  from  Cape  Girardeau.  The  family  were  previously  residents  of  Penn- 
sylvania and  of  English  parentage.  VV.  H.  Simpkins,  Sr.,  was  married  in  St. 
Louis  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Moore,  who  was  born  in  this  city  in  1847,  a  daughter 
of  David  B.  Moore,  who  was  one  of  the  first  chiefs  of  the  volunteer  fire  de- 
partment. The  first  lire  engine  in  the  city  was  christened  by  her.  It  had  been 
brought  across  the  river  on  the  ice  and  was  used  by  the  old  volunteer  com- 
pany in  fighting  the  fire  element  at  a  day  wdien  the  population  of  St.  Louis  did 
not  justify  the  maintenance  of  a  paid  department.  The  Moore  family  was 
among  the  earliest  Scotch  famihes  of  this  city.  W.  H.  Simpkins,  Sr..  was  a 
pioneer  contractor  for  the  real-estate  agents  here,  doing  repair  work.  He  was 
engaged  in  this  business  from  1865  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  had  served 
with  the  First  Missouri  Regiment,  being  the  second  man  to  enlist  in  that  com- 
mand, which  was  with  the  eastern  army  and  accompanied  Sherman  on  the 
celebrated  march  to  the  sea,  Mr.  Simpkins  taking  part  in  all  of  the  battles  on 
that  memorable  march  and  the  Atlanta  campaign.  He  was  wounded  on  sever?.! 
occasions  but  whether  in  the  thickest  of  the  fight  or  stationed  on  the  lonely 
picket  line,  he  was  always  loyal  to  duty.  He  joined  the  army  as  a  private  and 
was  mustered  out  with  the  rank  of  sergeant.  He  died  in  El  Paso.  Texas.  April 
29,  1903.  at  the  age  of  sixty-two  years,  and  his  wife  passed  away  on  the  3rd 
of  July  of  the  same  year.  Their  surviving  children  are:  Laura  A.:  William 
H.,  of  this  review;  Emma  R.,  the  wife  of  R.  E.  Schroeder;  Joseph;  and 
Winifred. 

William  H.  Simpkins.  whose  name  introduces  this  record,  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  in  the  Jones  Business  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  at  the  age  of  eighteen.  He  then  joined  his  father  in 
business  and  has  since  been  well  known  as  a  contractor,  confining  his  attention 
exclusively  to  repair  work  for  real-estate  agents.  He  has  the  most  extensive 
patronage  of  this  kind  in  the   city  and  the  business   established   by   his    father 


"284  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

forty-two  years  ago  is  today  of  the  oldest  of  this  character  in  St.  Louis.  His 
life  has  been  one  of  unremitting  dihgence  and  his  fidehty  to  the  terms  of  a  con- 
tract has  gained  him  the  extensive  patronage  now  accorded  him. 

On  the  31st  of  December,  1901,  Mr.  Simpkins  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie 
JM.  }^IcCormack.  a  daughter  of  G.  W.  and  Jennie  A.  (Calvin)  McCormack.  Both 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Simpkins  hold  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  A  resi- 
dent of  St.  Louis  throughout  his  entire  life,  the  fact  that  many  of  his  stanchest 
friends  are  those  who  have  known  him  from  boyhood  indicates  that  his  career 
has  at  all  times  been  honorable  and  upright. 


AUGUST  F.  KLASING. 

The  world  loves  a  hero  whether  he  fights  an  opponent  on  the  battlefield 
or  wages  a  conflict  wdth  adverse  conditions  and  discouraging  circumstances.  The 
same  spirit  of  determination  and  unflinching  bravery  characterizes  each.  It  is 
because  of  this  admiration  of  the  heroic  qualities  that  August  F.  Klasing  occupies 
today  the  position  in  public  regard  that  is  accorded  him,  for  though  he  started 
out  in  life  empty-handed  and  has  met  many  discouragements  and  difficulties,  he 
has  continued  on  his  way  with  resolute  purpose  and  is  now  the  owner  of  one 
of  the  largest  retail  stores  in  North  St.  Louis. 

He  was  born  in  Lippe-Detmold,  Germany,  October  i,  1850.  His  father, 
Henry  Klasing,  was  married  in  early  manhood  to  Amalia  Moritz,  and  with  their 
family  they  sailed  from  Germany  in  1878,  settling  in  St.  Louis.  In  previous 
years  the  father  had  engaged  in  brick  manufacturing,  but  in  this  country  lived 
a  retired  life,  enjoying  the  rest  which  came  to  him  as  the  merited  reward  of 
earnest  labor  in  previous  years.  His  death  occurred  in  1902,  while  his  wife 
passed  away  about  1892. 

August  F.  Klasing  is  indebted  to  the  common-school  system  of  Germany 
for  the  educational  privileges  which  he  enjoyed.  He  was  about  eighteen  years 
of  age  when  he  came  to  the  L^nited  States  and,  establishing  his  home  in  St. 
Louis,  which  has  been  the  mecca  of  so  many  German  emigrants  and  which  owes 
its  upbuilding  largely  to  the  enterprise  of  the  Teutonic  race,  secured  a  clerkship 
in  a  grocery  store.  His  cash  capital  when  he  arrived  here  was  a  single  fifty- 
cent  piece,  but  he  realized  the  fact  that  determination  and  diligence  constitute 
a  safe  foundation  upon  which  to  build  success,  and  he  resolutely  set  to  work 
to  conquer  the  conditions  which  barred  his  path  to  prosperity.  At  different  times 
he  met  obstacles  of  considerable  importance  and  he  underwent  many  deprivations 
and  trials  in  the  early  days.  Hard  work,  too,  fell  to  his  lot,  for  in  the  first 
period  of  his  residence  here  he  gave  his  employer  the  benefit  of  his  services 
from  five  o'clock  in  the  morning  until  eleven  o'clock  at  night.  His  remunera- 
tion was  but  seven  dollars  and  a  half  per  month,  with  board  and  lodging. 
Such  a  condition  would  strike  terror  in  the  hearts  of  the  dictators  in  the  labor 
unions  at  the  present  time,  but  Mr.  Klasing  proved  his  worth  and  not  only 
labored  diligently,  but  saved  his  cash  earnings  to  send  to  his  people  in  Ger- 
many, and  thus  provided  the  passage  money  which  brought  them  to  the  new 
world. 

In  1872  he  began  business  on  South  Broadway,  where  he  handled  gro- 
ceries and  general  merchandise.  Being  a  young  man  and  very  popular,  he  soon 
made  quite  a  success  in  this  venture  and  won  a  goodly  profit  at  this  location. 
C^n  the  8th  of  May,  1885,  he  removed  to  No.  5034  North  Broadway,  and  at 
this  point  has  one  of  the  largest  retail  stores  in  North  St.  Louis.  His  business 
has  constantly  increased  in  volume  and  importance  and  he  has  from  time  to  time 
enlarged  his  stock  to  meet  the  growing  demands  of  the  trade.  He  now  carries 
an  extensive  and  well  selected  line  of  goods  and  has  a  patronage  scarcely  equaled 
in  the  citv  out  of  the  downtown  trade  center.     Aside  from  his  mercantile  inter- 


AUGUST    F.    KLASIX(; 


983  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ests  ]Mr.  Klasing  has  other  important  and  profitable  business  connections,  being 
now  president  of  the  Lowell  Bank,  president  of  the  Pocahontas  Mining  Gom- 
panv,  director  of  the  German  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  a 
director  and  vice  president  of  the  Jeft'erson  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  and 
a  director  of  the  Altenheim,  of  St.  Louis.  For  about  ten  years  previous  to  1903, 
]Mr.  Klasing  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  German  Emigrant  Aid  Society, 
of  St.  Louis.  His  services  were  marked  by  the  same  business  abihty  and  fidel- 
ity, that  has  been  shown  in  the  management  of  his  own  affairs.  When  this 
organization  was  disbanded  in  1903,  the  funds  in  the  treasury  amounting  to 
about  eight  thousand  dollars,  were  divided  among  the  Orphans"  Home,  hospitals 
and  the  Altenheim. 

Pleasantlv  situated  in  his  home  life,  Mr.  Klasing  was  married  in  St.  Louis, 
November  28,  1873,  to  Miss  Sophie  Niemeyer.  They  have  seven  children: 
Sophie,  Anna,  Barbara,  Louisa,  Augusta,  Laura  and  Elsa,  all  of  whom  are  yet 
living  and  are  still  under  the  parental  roof,  while  they  have  also  lost  two  children. 

]^Ir.  Klasing  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  for  his  study 
of  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day  when  he  became  a  naturalized  American 
citizen  led  him  to  believe  that  its  platform  contains,  the  best  elements  of  good  gov- 
ernment and  he  has  never  had  occasion  to  change  his  opinions  concerning  this. 
He  belongs  to  the  Liederkranz  and  to  the  Apollo  and  Harmonia  smging  socie- 
ties. While  he  has  prospered  and  enjoyed  the  benefits  which  accrue  from  busi- 
ness success  and  from  congenial  social  intercourse,  he  has  never  been  neglectful 
of  his  duties  toward  those  less  fortunate  and  in  fact  ever  has  a  hand  downreach- 
ing  to  aid  others  who  have  not  been  so  successful  in  the  affairs  of  life.  His 
sympathies  go  out  strongly  to  the  homeless  little  ones  and  because  of  this  he 
has  taken  an  active  and  helpful  part  in  the  work  of  the  Orphans'  Home  Society 
and  of  the  German  Protestant  Orphans'  Society.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Jacoby 
Protestant  church  and  its  teachings  find  exemplification  in  his  life  and  in  his 
efforts  to  promote  the  Christian  spirit  which  is  the  foundation  upon  which  our 
modern  civilization  rests. 


HERMAN  WILLIAM  KASTOR. 

Herman  William  Kastor  is  now  living  retired  in  St.  Louis,  having  made 
rapid  progress  in  his  business  career  from  the  time  of  his  connection  with 
interests  in  this  city  from  1895  until  he  turned  over  the  management  of  his 
commercial  concerns  to  his  sons.  He  was  born  in  Bamberg,  Bavaria,  Germany, 
October  26,  1838,  a  son  of  Wolf  and  Gertrude  (Ahlfeld)  Kastor.  He  acquired 
his  education  in  public  and  polytechnic  schools  of  his  native  land,  and  on  the 
1st  of  September,  1852,  arrived  in  New  York  that  he  might  take  advantage 
of  its  broarler  business  opportunities  with  advancement  more  quickly  secured. 
He  engaged  in  the  importing  business  with  D.  R.  Rudolph,  whose  daughter 
Theresa  he  afterward  married.  Wlien  the  Civil  war  broke  out  he  was  corporal 
in  the  Sixth  New  York  Regiment  and  with  that  command  saw  a  short  term  of 
service  at  Annapolis,  Maryland. 

In  1863  ^^^-  Kastor  disposed  of  his  business  interests  in  the  eastern  metrop- 
olis and  came  to  the  west,  accepting  a  clerkship  in  a  store  at  Leavenworth, 
Kansas.  For  two  years  he  did  duty  as  second  lieutenant  of  the  First  Kansas 
Regiment  and  then  went  to  Wyandotte,  now  Kansas  City,  Kansas,  where  he 
began  the  publication  of  Die  Fackel  the  first  German  newspaper  in  the  state. 
Subsequently  he  removed  this  paper  to  Atchison,  Kansas,  and  afterward  went 
to  St.  Josej)h,  Missouri,  where  he  became  editor  and  part  owner  of  the  daily 
and  weekly  Volksblatt.  He  was  thus  identified  with  the  German  newspaper 
interests  of  the  state  from  1868  until  1895,  when  he  sold  out  and  caiue  to  St. 
Louis.      Here  he   organizer]   tlic    11.    \\\    Kastor  &   Sons   Advertising   Company, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOLiRTH    CITY.  287 

his  long  experience  in  the  newspaper  field  having  brought  to  him  comprehensive 
and  progressive  views  of  advertising,  which  he  now  put  into  effect  in  a  busi- 
ness that  soon  developed  into  one  of  the  most  extensive  of  its  characte:  in 
the  country.  Year  after  year  brought  to  the  firm  increased  success  and,  with 
ample  reward  for  his  labor,  Herman  W.  Kastor  withdrew  from  the  business 
in  August,  1902,  turning  it  over  to  his  seven  sons,  who  have  since  controlled 
and  managed  it. 

In  1899  Mr.  Kastor  was  called  upon  to  mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  whom 
he  had  wedded  in  New  York  in  i860.  Their  children  are  Benjamin  H.,  Louis, 
Mollie,  Ernest  H.,  Fred  W.,  Richard  H.,  William  B.,  Gertrude  and  Arthur  G. 
His  tw^o  daughters  and  all  his  sons,  with  the  exception  of  the  oldest  and 
youngest,  Ben  and  Arthur,  are  married.  Mr.  Kastor  is  independent  in  politics 
and  yet  riot  without  the  keenest  interest  in  the  country  which  has  given  to  him 
the  opportunities  he  sought  when  he  left  behind  him  kindred,  friends  and 
native  land  to  establish  a  home  in  the  new  world. 


HEXRY  C.  KOENIG. 


Among  those  who  in  an  important  way  have  been  identified  with  the  busi- 
ness interests  of  St.  Louis  is  numbered  Henry  C.  Koenig,  who  is  president  of  the 
Missouri  Pressed  Brick  &  Improvement  Company,  at  Marine  and  Osage  streets. 
In  this  high  position  he  has  been  officiating  for  the  past  two  years.  This  is  one 
of  the  largest  brick  manufacturing  plants  throughout  the  entire  west.  Mr. 
Koenig  has  the  credit  of  having  been  the  founder  of  the  company.  It  has  been 
through  his  untiring  energy  and  application  to  all  the  interests  appertaining 
to  the  welfare  of  the  firm  that  the  business  of  the  company  has  increased  to  its 
present  proportions.  At  present  under  the  employ  of  the  company  are  about 
one  hundred  men,  who  are  kept  busy  throughout  the  entire  year.  In  conduct- 
ing the  business  the  firm  keeps  steadily  employed  fifteen  teams  for  local  and 
freight  deliveries.  The  brick  manufacturing  plant  itself  is  built  on  the  most  mod- 
ern type,  and  they  manufacture  all  classes  and  qualities  of  brick,  having  a  yearly 
output  of  about  eight  million  pieces. 

Mr.  Koenig  is  of  German  origin,  but  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  April,  1852, 
the  son  of  Henry  and  ^lary  Koenig.  John  Koenig,  his  grandfather,  was  a  native 
of  Prussia,  Germany,  and  in  1844  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  lived  a  retired 
life  until  the  date  of  his  death.  His  son  Henry  was  also  born  in  Prussia.  Ger- 
many, in  January,  1809,  and  came  to  St.  Louis  with  his  father.  In  this  city  he 
followed  the  contracting  business  until  he  died,  in  1867. 

Henry  C.  Koenig,  son  of  the  latter,  completed  his  education  at  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Louis  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  was  then  enrolled  in  the 
Jones  Commercial  College,  from  which  he  graduated  after  having  taken  a  three 
years'  business  course.  Immediately  he  vvas  apprenticed  to  the  brick-laying 
trade  with  his  brother  and  followed  that  occupation  for  a  period  of  five  years. 
Giving  up  his  craft,  he  established  himself  in  the  dry-goods  business  at  Sidney 
and  Second  streets,  and  in  this  he  was  quite  successful  and  succeeded  in  build- 
ing up  an  extensive  trade.  After  having  been  in  the  business  for  a  period  of 
seven  years,  he  disposed  of  his  interests  and  engaged  in  brick  manufacturing  at 
Marine  and  Osage  streets.  Here  his  interests  grew  rapidly  and  he  conceived 
the  idea  of  founding  a  company,  which  materialized  in  the  incorporation  of  the 
Missouri  Pressed  Brick  &  Improvement  Company  in  1896.  with  himself  as  presi- 
dent :  his  son  Edwin  C.  as  vice  president ;  and  his  son-in-law  Theodore  Eggers 
as  attorney  and  secretary  of  the  company.  Since  the  founding  of  the  firm  the 
business  has  grown  to  wonderful  proportions  and  is  known  throughout  the  en- 
tire west.  Besides  doing  an  immense  local  business  they  ship  great  quantities  of 
brick  to  the  eastern,  western  and  southern  states.     . 


2SS  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  September  5.  1875,  Air.  Koenig  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  to 
Miss  Lizzette  Bruesselbach,  and  they  have  two  children :  Edwin  C,  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Missouri  Pressed  Brick  &  Improvement  Company ;  and  Mrs.  Ade- 
laide Eggers,  Mr.  Eggers  being  a  prominent  attorney  and  already  mentioned 
as  acting  secretary  of  the  company  of  which  Mr.  Koenig  is  president. 

Mr.  Koenig  is  a  Free  &  Accepted  Mason,  in  which  fraternal  order  he  takes 
a  profound  interest.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Western  Rowing  Club,  in  which 
he  has  passed  through  all  the  chairs,  and  belongs  to  the  Legion  of  Honor.  He 
is  a  republican  in  politics,  but  not  an  active  politician  beyond  his  interest  at 
election  times  to  see  the  candidates  of  his  party  in  office,  and  his  religious  faith 
is  apparent  upon  mention  that  he  is  a  Protestant.  He  owns  a  beautiful  residence 
at  3836  Kosciusko  street,  wdiere  he  resides. 


GOLDBURN  H.  WILSON.  M.  D. 

With  a  nature  that  could  never  be  content  with  mediocrity,  Dr.  Goldburn 
H.  Wilson  has  made  continuous  progress  as  a  representative  of  the  medical 
fraternity  and  is  still  closely  in  touch  with  that  onward  movement  which  is 
bringing  the  practice  of  medicine  to  a  high  standard.  He  was  born  in  Rock 
Island  county,  Illinois,  April  29,  1864,  his  parents  being  Thomas  P.  and  Sarah 
E.  ( Quick)  Wilson,  who  after  a  married  life  of  sixty-three  years  are  a  most 
hale  and  hearty  couple  and  bid  fair  to  live  for  some  time  to  come.  They  are 
both  natives  of  Hunterdon  county,  New  Jersey,  where  they  were  reared  and 
married.  The  father  was  born  September  22,  182 1,  and  the  mother  December 
29,  1827.  He  was  reared  to  farm  life  and  adopted  that  calling,  which  he  has 
since  followed.  About  1856  he  removed  westward  to  Rock  Island  county, 
Illinois,  where  he  lived  for  twelve  years,  and  then  took  up  his  abode  in  Henry 
county,  iMissouri,  settling  on  a  farm  near  Montrose  prior  to  the  reconstruction 
of  the  work  following  the  Civil  war.  The  district  was  then  practically  a 
frontier  country  and  during  the  recollection  of  Dr.  Wilson  deer  were  numer- 
ous there,  it  being  no  infrequent  thing  to  see  them  in  the  backyard  of  his  own 
home.  Other  evidences  of  pioneer  life  w^ere  also  manifest  and  the  family  ex- 
perienced many  hardships  and  privations  incident  to  living  on  the  frontier. 
Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  P.  Wilson  are  still  living  in  the  old  home  in  Henry 
county,  their  mutual  love  and  confidence  increasing  as  the  years  have  passed 
by.  Air.  Wilson  has  long  given  his  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  both 
he  ancl  his  wife  have  been  faithful  and  active  members  of  the  Methodist  Epis- 
copal church. 

Dr.  Wilson  was  but  four  years  of  age  when  he  removed  to  Henry  county, 
Missouri.  There  he  was  reared,  mastered  the  branches  of  learning  taught  in 
the  public  schools  and  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  entered  the  State  University 
at  Columbia,  Missouri,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  for  four  years.  During 
the  last  two  years  of  that  time  his  attention  was  devoted  to  the  mastery  of  the 
principles  of  medicine  and  in  1887  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Phy- 
sicians, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1889.  In  the  spring  of 
that  year  he  made  the  run  into  Oklahoma  on  the  opening  of  the  country  to  the 
settlement  of  the  white  race,  but  the  representatives  of  the  medical  fraternity 
there  were  of  such  a  class  that  he  determined  to  return  to  St.  Louis,  where 
he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession.  Here  he  showed  the  strength 
of  his  nature,  his  strong  purpose  and  his  laudable  ambition.  His  father  had 
furnished  the  money  for  his  education,  but  while  he  offered  the  son  more  funds 
Dr.  Wilson  felt  that  he  could  now  depend  upon  his  own  resources  and  refused 
further  assistance.  For  a  few  months  after  ojK'ning  an  office  he  found  it 
sometimes  difficult  to  meet  expenses,  and  some  days  he  had  but  two  meals  a 
day,   but   his   perseverance   anrl   ability   soon   won    reco^.'^nition   and   he   gained   a 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  289 

creditable  standing  in  professional  ranks.  After  he  had  once  gained  a  start, 
success  came  rapidly,  and  after  a  comparatively  brief  period  his  practice  was 
a  most  remunerative  one.  In  handling-  many  complex  ])roblems  he  showed 
marked  strength  and  ability,  and  the  public  soon  came  to  recognize  that  he 
was  most  careful  in  the  diagnosis  of  a  case  and  correct  in  applying  remedial 
agencies  to  the  needs  of  his  patients.  From  1892  until  1894.  inclusive,  he  w-as 
a  professor  of  chemistry  in  Marion  Sims  ^ledical  College  and  in  1894-95  he 
acted  in  the  same  capacity  in  the  Woman's  Hospital  Medical  College.  He  now 
belongs  to  the  American  Medical  Association,  to  the  Missouri  State  Medical 
Society,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  the  Mississippi   Medical  Association. 

Aside  from  his  profession,  Dr.  Wilson's  membership  relations  extend  to 
Mt.  Moriah  Lodge,  No.  40,  A.  F.  &  A.  ]\L,  and  to  Montrose  Lodge,  Xo.  383, 
L  O.  O.  F.  He  is  a  stalwart  republican  in  his  political  views  and  in  1896  was 
elected  to  represent  his  district  in  the  lower  house  of  the  ^^lissouri  assembly. 
He  has  been  continuously  elected  since  that  time,  with  the  exception  of  the  year 
1903,  and  has  served  for  a  longer  period  than  an}-  other  member  ever  elected 
from  his  city.  He  was  speaker  pro  tern  in  1905  and  has  been  recognized  as  a 
leader  in  the  legislature.  His  entrance  into  politics  was  brought  about  through 
his  recognition  of  the  lax  medical  laws  of  ^Missouri,  whereby  any  one  with  a 
diploma  was  allowed  to  practice  medicine  without  regard  to  his  education  or  abil- 
itv.  It  was  after  a  six  years"  bitter  contest  that  Dr.  Wilson  and  his  associates 
secured  the  passage  of  adequate  laws,  raising  the  standard  of  the  qualifications 
necessary  to  become  a  practitioner  of  medicine  and  surgery.  During  the  session 
of  the  legislature  he  was  one  of  the  champions  of  and  was  largely  instrumental 
in  securing  the  passage  of  the  pure  food  laws.  He  has  stood  for  practical  ad- 
vancement and  reform,  placing  the  public  welfare  before  partisanship  and  the 
interests  of  the  commonwealth  before  personal  aggrandizement.  He  has  re- 
cently been  a  delegate  to  the  republican  national  convention  held  in  Chicago  in 
1908. 

In  1896  Dr.  Wilson  was  married  to  Miss  Laura  Phillips,  of  Union,  Frank- 
lin countv,  Missouri.     They  have  two  sons,  Goldburn  H.  and  Thomas  Phillips. 

Dr.  Wilson  has  long  been  recognized  as  a  man  of  marked  individuality  and 
strength  of  character.  He  has  been  an  entity  in  the  public  life  and  in  political 
circles.  He  has  never  felt  bound  by  custom  or  by  precedent  but  has  used  his 
judgment  to  determine  that  which  is  valuable  and  trustworthy  and  has  wrought 
along  new  lines  and  has  advanced  many  mc>vlern  ideas  which  have  stood  the  test 
of  public  service  and  have  therefore  proved  of  worth. 


FRED  ARTHUR  BAXISTER. 

Fred  Arthur  Banister  has  since  1890  been  connected  with  real-estate  inter- 
ests in  St.  Louis  and  in  recent  years  has  also  done  much  speculative  building. 
Aside  from  business  connections  he  is  w^ell  known  as  a  prominent  representative 
of  Masonrv.  He  was  born  in  Gasconade  county.  Missouri.  November  2S,  1861, 
and  is  a  son  of  John  B.  and  ^liriam  \^  Banister,  both  of  whom  were  natives 
of  England.  Coming  to  this  country  in  1858.  they  settled  in  Cleveland.  Ohio, 
where  thev  lived  for  several  years  prior  to  their  removal  to  St.  Louis.  The 
father  engaged  in  business  as  a  contracting  painter. 

Fred  A.  Banister  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  St.  Louis  for 
his  educational  advantages.  Earlv  in  his  business  life  he  became  secretary  to 
Gains  Paddock,  the  president  of  the  Paddock-Hawley  Iron  Company,  with  whom 
he  was  thus  connected  for  ten  vears  or  until  ^larch.  1896.  when  he  resigned  to 
learn  the  real-estate  business  w'ith  E.  S.  Guignon.  He  continued  for  two  years 
with  Mr.  Guignon  and  then  entered  upon  an  independent  venture  in  real-estate 
lines,  since  which  time  he  has  promoted  many  sales  and  i)urchases  of  St.  Louis 


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290  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

property  and  has  also  been  largely  engaged  in  building,  erecting  many  substan- 
tial and  attractive  structures,  whereby  unsightly  vacancies  have  been  transformed 
into  pleasing  residence  districts.  His  operations  in  this  line  have  proved  a  potent 
element  in  his  success. 

On  the  28th  of  November,  1888,  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  Mr.  Banister  was 
married  to  Aliss  Nonie  E.  Morton,  and  they  have  two  children,  Marian  and  Ed- 
ward, aged  respectively  eleven  and  eight  years.  Mr.  Banister  votes  with  the 
republican  party  and  while  he  has  never  sought  nor  desired  political  office,  he 
has  been  honored  with  official  preferment  in  Masonic  circles.  He  joined  the  Ma- 
sons in  1888,  belonging  to  Occidental  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Missouri  Chapter, 
R.  A.  M.,  St.  Aldemar  Commandery.  No.  18,  K.  T.,  St.  Louis  Consistory  of  the 
Scottish  Rite  and  Moolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  has  been  secretary 
of  the  Grand  Avenue  Alasonic  Temple  Association  since  the  project  was  started 
nine  years  ago  and  has  been  an  active  worker  in  promoting  this  to  the  complete 
success  to  which  it  has  attained.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile,  Glen  Echo, 
Oasis  and  Fishing  Clubs,  the  last  two  being  composed  of  Shriners. 


HON.  HENRY  HITCHCOCK. 

It  is  said  of  an  eminent  man  of  old  that  he  has  done  things  worthy  to  be 
written;  that  he  has  written  things  worthy  to  be  read;  and  by  his  life  has  con- 
tributed to  the  welfare  of  the  republic  and  the  happiness  of  mankind.  He  of 
whom  this  transcendent  eulogy  can  be  pronounced  with  even  partial  truth  is  enti- 
tled to  the  gratitude  of  the  race.  Nowhere  within  the  broad  limits  of  the  com- 
monwealth of  Missouri  has  there  died  a  man  over  whom  this  might  more  truth- 
fullv  be  said  than  of  Henry  Hitchock,  one  of  the  most  eminent  American 
lawyers.  When  he  passed  away  and  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  mict  to  pay 
honor  to  his  life  and  its  accomplishment,  the  following  memorial  was  prepared 
by  the  committee :  "Henry  Hitchcock  was  a  great-grandson  of  Ethan  Allen,  of 
Revolutionary  fame.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Samuel  Hitchock,  born  in  Mas- 
sachusetts, was  a  member  of  the  Vermont  convention  which  ratiiied  the  federal 
constitution,  was  attorney  general  of  that  state  and  later  a  United  States  district 
judge  and  circuit  judge.  His  father,  Henry  Hitchock,  born  in  Burlington,  Ver- 
mont, in  1 79 1,  removed  to  Alabama,  where,  between  18 19  and  1839,  he  was 
successively  attorney  general.  United  States  district  attorney  and  chief  justice 
of  the  supreme  court  of  Alabama.  Judge  Hitchcock  married  Annie  Erwin,  of 
Bedford  county,  Tennessee.  Of  that  marriage  Henry  Hitchock,  the  subject  of 
this  memorial,  was  born  at  Springhill,  near  Mobile,  Alabama,  July  3,  1829. 
His  father  died  in  1839  at  Mobile.  His  mother  went  with  him  to  live  at  Nash- 
ville, Tennessee.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  was  graduated  from  the 
L'niversity  of  Nashville  and  entered  Yale  College.  He  was  graduated  from 
Yale  at  nineteen  with  honors  and  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  His  alma 
mater  in  1875  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Law. 

"After  his  graduation  from  Yale  in  1848,  he  was  for  a  year  an  assistant 
classical  teacher  in  the  high  school  of  Worcester,  Massachusetts.  He  then 
returned  to  his  home  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  and  entered  upon  the  study  of  law 
in  the  office  of  William  F.  Cooper,  afterward  chancellor  and  judge  of  the  supreme 
court  of  that  state.  There  he  remained  for  about  two  years.  In  October,  185 1, 
he  was  admitted  to  practice  law  in  the  courts  of  Missouri.  November  18,  185 1, 
he  was  enrolled  as  attorney  in  the  circuit  court  of  the  then  county,  now  city,  of 
St.  Louis,  and  established  an  office  here.  In  1852  he  was  associated  with  the 
St.  Louis  Intelligencer,  a  newspaper  of  whig  affiliations,  and  was  a  deleg^ite  to 
the  national  whig  convention  at  Baltimore,  which  nominated  General  Scott  for 
president. 


HENRY    HITCHCOCK 


29:^  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

'"At  the  March  term.  1854,  he  argued  his  first  case  in  the  supreme  court  of 
Missouri.  September  7,  1857,  he  was  enrolled  a  member  of  the  bar  of  the 
United  States  district  court  for  the  eastern  district  of  Alissouri,  and  in  1867 
of  the  supreme  court  of  the  United  States.  His  practice  in  the  supreme  court 
of  this  state  and  in  the  supreme  court  of  the  United  States,  as  well  as  in  the 
lower  courts,  was  important  and  varied.  He  conducted  many  cases  of  great 
moment.  A  record  of  the  most  important  may  be  found  in  the  Reports,  begin- 
ning with  the  20th  ^lissouri  and  6th  Wallace  and  continuing  to  the  present  time. 
In  1859  he  was  chosen,  and  to  the  end  of  his  life  continued,  a  trustee  of  Wash- 
ington University.  For  many  years,  and  to  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  vice 
president. 

'Tn  1858  Mr.  Hitchcock  became  a  republican.  In  i860,  on  the  eve  of  the 
presidential  election,  he  made  his  first  ])olitical  speech,  advocating  the  election 
of  Abraham  Lincoln.  In  February.  1861,  he  was  elected  a  delegate  from  St. 
Lotiis  to  the  ^^lissouri  convention,  called  under  authority  of  the  act  of  the  gen- 
eral assembly  approved  January  21,  1861.  "to  consider  the  then  existing  relations 
between  the  government  of  the  United  States,  the  people  and  governments  of 
the  different  states,  and  the  government  and  people  of  the  state  of  Missouri ; 
and  to  adopt  such  measures  for  vindicating  the  sovereignty  of  the  state  and  the 
protection  of  its  institutions  as  shall  appear  to  them  to  be  demanded.' 

"Mr.  Hitchcock  and  onlv  five  other  members  of  that  convention  were  repub- 
licans. He  was.  from  the  assembling  of  the  convention  till  its  final  adjournment 
in  Jtily,  1863,  an  active  and  potent  advocate  of  "Lnconditional  Union'  and  of 
the  abolition  of  slavery  in  Missouri.  On  ]\Iarch  13,  1861,  in  that  convention,  he 
spoke  with  great  force  and  effect  in  favor  of  the  state's  furnishing  men  and 
money  to  coerce  the  seceding  states.  He  was  against  all  compromise  with  the 
institution  of  slavery.  In  July,  1861,  he  voted  for  the  ordinance  which  declared 
the  offices  of  governor,  lieutenant  governor  and  secretary  of  state  vacant,  and 
instituted  a  provisional  state  government.  In  October,  1861,  in  support  of  an 
ordinance  postponing  the  elections  which  had  been  ordered  for  November,  he 
delivered  a  speech  which  his  opponent,  L'riel  Wright  is  said  to  have  acknowledged 
did  credit  to  his  intellect  and  powers  of  argument.  At  the  final  session  of  that 
convention  in  June,  1863,  he  made  an  earnest  speech,  advocating  the  emancipation 
of  slaves  in  Alissouri. 

'Tn  after  years  ^Ir.  Hitchcock  deplored  what  he  regarded  as  his  mistake  in 
not  entering  the  volunteer  service  in  1861.  That  was  his  desire;  but  his  friends, 
and  especially  his  uncle.  General  Ethan  Allen  Hitchcock,  a  major  general  of  vol- 
unteers, insisted  that  his  value  to  the  cause  of  the  Union  would  be  greater  as  a 
member  of  the  state  convention  than  in  the  field.  ]\Ir.  Hitchock  once  said:  T 
reluctantly  acted  on  his  advice,  but  year  by  year  regretted  it  more,  till  in  Sep- 
tember, 1864,  before  the  fall  of  Atlanta,  and  when  the  issue  of  the  war  still 
seemed  doubtful.  I  applied  in  person  to  Secretary  Stanton  for  a  commission  and 
obtained  one:  not  in  the  hope  at  that  late  day  of  rendering  military  service  of 
any  value,  but  simply  because  I  could  not  endure  the  thought  of  profiting,  in 
safety  at  home,  by  the  heroism  of  others,  and  of  having  no  personal  share  in 
the  defense  of  my  country  against  her  enemies  in  arms.'  He  was  appointed 
assistant  adjutant  general  of  volunteers,  with  the  rank  of  major,  and  in  October, 
1864,  was  assigned  to  flutv  on  General  Sherman's  staff,  at  the  latter's  request. 
His  services  on  General  Sherman's  .staff  were  quite  different  from  those  of  a 
mere  military  clerk.  His  duties  were  more  confidential  to  his  chief  and  re.sponsi- 
ble  in  their  character.  He  was  sent  by  (ieneral  Sherman  with  dispatches  to 
President  Lincoln,  announcing  the  terms  of  surrender  arranged  between  General 
Sherman  anrl  Cicneral  Joseph  E.  John.ston.  June  23,  1865,  he  was  honorably 
mustered  out  of  the  service,  and  in  Julv  sailed  for  Europe,  where  he  spent  four 
months  in  travel.  .After  his  return  to  St.  Louis,  in  December,  1865,  he  resumed 
the  practice  of  law  alone,  until  June.  1866.  when  the  firm  of  Hitchcock  &  Lubke 
was   formed,  which  continued  until  tlic  spring  of    1870,  when  he  was  obliged  by 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOL'RTll    Cl'^^■.  293 

ill  health  to  retire  from  active  practice.  He  then  visited  his  brother,  Ethan  Allen 
Hitchcock,  at  Hong  Kong,  China,  and  subsequently  made  an  extended  foreign 
tour,  returning  to  St.  Louis  in  1871,  and  resuming  his  practice. 

"On  January  i,  1873,  he  formed  the  partnership  of  Hitchock,  l.>ubke  & 
Player,  which  continued  until  January,  1883,  when  his  partner,  Mr.  Lubke,  took 
his  seat  on  the  circuit  bench.  Within  a  short  time  thereafter  Mr.  Player  died, 
and  Mr.  Hitchcock  practiced  alone  until  April,  1884,  when  the  firm  of  Hitch- 
cock, Madill  &  Finkelnburg  was  formed.  This  partnership  expired  by  limitation 
April  I,  1890,  after  which  Mr.  Hitchcock  and  Mr.  h^inkclnburg  continued  the 
practice  together  until  July  1,  i8<ji.  After  that  Mr.  Hitchcock  ])racticed  alone, 
continuing  active  until  the  date  of  his  last  illness. 

"In  1867  Mr.  Hitchcock  took  prominent  part  in  founding  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School.  He  was  for  the  first  three  years  dean  of  the  school,  to  the  duties 
of  which  ofiice  he  devoted  much  of  his  time  and  energy.  He  made  to  it  a 
donation  of  his  salar}-.  and  Mrs.  Hitchcock,  his  wife,  made  a  handsome  endow- 
ment for  the  library  of  the  school. 

"In  1878,  with  three  other  eminent  members  of  the  profession,  he  united  in 
a  call  for  a  convention  of  lawyers  at  Saratoga,  New  York,  which  resulted  in 
the  formation  of  the  American  Bar  Association,  of  which  Colonel  James  O. 
Broadhead,  of  St.  Louis,  was  the  first  president.  In  1880  he  was  president  of 
the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association.  In  1881  he  was  president  of  the  Civil  Service 
Reform  Association  of  Missouri,  and  was  then  and  until  his  death  a  member  of 
the  National  Civil  Service  Reform  League,  ar,d  was  always  an  earnest  worker 
in  the  cause  of  civil  service  reform.  In  1882  he  was  president  of  the  Missouri 
Bar  Association.  From  1889  till  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  one  of  the  trustees 
of  the  i\Iissouri  Botanical  Garden,  appointed  by  the  will  of  Henry  Shaw.  In 
1889  he  was  president  of  the  American  l>ar  Association,  and  in  1901  he  was 
chosen  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  National  Institute  established  by  Andrew 
Carnegie. 

"Mr.  Hitchcock's  great  reputation  beyond,  as  well  as  in,  Missouri  brought 
him  invitations  to  deliver  addresses  before  many  learned  bodies.  Manx  of  those 
addresses  evince  great  learning  and  ability.  Among  them  may  be  mentioned  a 
paper  read  in  1879  before  the  American  Bar  Association  on  'The  Inviolability  of 
Telegrams ;'  an  address  delivered  before  the  New  A^ork  State  Bar  Association  in 
1887  on  'American  State  Constitutions;'  an  address  in  the  same  year  before  the 
American  Bar  Association  upon  'General  Corporation  Laws;'  an  address  before 
the  Political  Science  Association  of  the  L^niversity  of  Michigan  on  "The  Devel- 
opment of  the  Constitution  of  the  United  States  as  Influenced  by  Chief  Justice 
Marshall ;'  an  address  at  the  Centennial  Celebration  of  the  organization  of  the 
federal  judiciary  on  'The  Supreme  Court  and  the  Constitution  ;'  and  an  address 
in  1897  before  the  National  Civil  Service  Reform  League  on  'The  Republican 
Party  and  Civil  Service  Reform.' 

"In  1857  Mr.  Hitchock  married  ]\lary  Collier,  who.  with  their  two  sons, 
Henry  and  George  Collier,  survive  him. 

"This  remarkable  record  of  a  busy  and  a  useful  life  is  a  clear  indication  of 
the  worth  and  dignity  of  the  man  and  a  fitting  tribute  to  his  memorw  Froni 
early  manhood  to  the  end  of  his  life,  he  pursued  with  a  steady  and  unfaltering 
purpose  the  aims  and  ideals  of  a  strong  intellect,  guided  by  a  keen  moral  sense. 
The  evolution  and  growth  of  his  character,  as  well  as  his  sterling  and  useful 
qualities,  are  laid  bare  and  shown  by  the  restless  activity  and  achievements  of 
the  man.  No  one  can  contemplate  the  variety,  extent  and  importance  of  his 
work  and  undertakings,  or  the  deer  ''mpress  of  his  personality  upon  the  en.terprises 
with  which  he  was  identified,  without  amazement  and  applause. 

"In  whatever  capacity  he  mav  be  considered,  in  whatever  light  he  may  be 
viewed,  whether  as  teacher  of  the~  classics  in  his  early  years :  or  as  a  soldier, 
maintaining  with  loyaltv  and  courage  the  cause  of  his  country:  or  as  a  legisla- 
tor  in    the  convention   of   his  adopted   state:   or   as   the   lawyer   who   achieved   a 


294  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

national  reputation  for  ability,  learning,  integrity  and  power ;  or  as  a  citizen  who 
with  a  generous  liberality  gave  the  very  best  gift  at  his  command,  a  part  of 
himself  and  his  own  wonderful  energy  and  zeal,  his  own  well  balanced  judg- 
ment and  superior  wisdom  for  the  public  welfare ;  or  as  the  head  of  the  house- 
hold where  he  entertained  with  rare  grace  and  felicity,  the  notable  men  who 
came  without  our  gates,  and  the  companions  of  his  private  life,  who  loved  and 
esteemed  him  on  account  of  the  gentler  side  of  his  nature,  he  was  the  same 
admirable,  sincere,  honest,  strong  and  useful  man.  In  every  walk  of  life  the 
same  prominent  qualities  shone  out ;  directness,  fearlessness,  unmistakable  sin- 
ceritv  of  purpose,  candor  in  speech  and  in  action ;  these,  coupled  with  his  rare 
judgment  and  wisdom,  his  great  intellectual  strength,  his  untiring  industry,  his 
acquaintance  with  and  participation  in  all  human  interests,  gave  him  power  and 
made  him  an  imposing  figure  in  our  community. 

^Ir.  Hitchcock  was  a  man  of  broad  and  accurate  information  and  learning 
in  literature,  in  science,  in  art,  and  in  his  own  chosen  profession,  the  law.  He 
was  not  merely  an  omnivorous  reader,  but  a  student,  and  he  pursued  his  studies 
through  all  the  years  of  his  busy  life,  and  found  pleasure  and  delight  in  these 
pursuits.  So  strong  was  his  love  for  the  classics,  and  so  well  known  was  that 
love,  that  but  shortly  before  his  death,  at  the  request  of  the  Bibliophile  Society 
of  Boston,  he  undertook  to  edit  one  of  the  Odes  of  Horace,  for  an  edition  to 
be  printed  for  its  members,  and  although  unfinished  at  his  death,  this  work 
displays  his  interest  in  such  matters  and  the  industry  which  marked  his  whole 
Hfe. 

"]\Ir.  Hitchcock  was  a  man  of  deep  and  strong  convictions.  His  participation 
in  the  events  which  led  to  the  great  American  Civil  war,  and  in  the  events  of 
that  war,  and  the  period  of  reconstruction,  was  not  only  active  and  important, 
but  showed  his  breadth  of  mind  and  political  wisdom.  Born  and  reared  in  the 
south,  he  understood  the  southern  feeling,  but  his  sagacity  and  wisdom,  as  well 
as  the  sympathies  of  his  heart,  convinced  him  that  the  ultimate  welfare  of  the 
whole  people  and  their  liberties  would  be  best  subserved  by  maintaining  the 
Union.  The  logic  of  events  has  justified  his  judgment.  As  a  member  of  tfie 
convention  which  formed  the  provisional  government  of  Missouri  in  1861,  he 
advocated  the  submission  of  the  question  of  secession  to  a  vote  of  the  people. 
He  also  advocated  the  abolition  of  slavery  in  the  state,  to  take  effect  in  1864. 
instead  of  1870,  as  the  convention  finally  determined.  His  speeches  in  that 
convention  and  in  public,  during  that  period,  bear  intrinsic  evidence  of  his  cour- 
age, his  wisdom,  his  moderation  and  his  power.  His  work  in  connection  with 
the  founding  of  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  and  his. services  to  that  school,  must 
ever  be  regarded  as  of  inestimable  value  to  the  cause  of  legal  education  and  to 
the  advancement  of  the  study  of  law  as  a  science. 

"He  was  a  lover  of  nature.  He  revelled  in  the  beauties  and  fragrance  of 
the  woods  and  fields.  He  was  a  lover  of  literature ;  he  delighted  in  poetry,  in 
fiction,  in  history,  in  travels  and  in  biographies.  His  mind  was  stranger  to  noth- 
ing that  could  interest  a  keen  intellect,  or  broaden  its  vision  or  his  sympathies. 
He  was  a  lover  of  the  law,  and  as  a  lawyer  he  was  best  known  and  will  be  best 
remembered.  His  conceptions  of  the  lawyer's  functions  and  duties  were  exalted. 
As  a  lawyer,  he  was  broad,  accurate,  intense ;  and  his  legal  arguments  were  embel- 
lished and  enriched  by  his  familiar  knowdedge  of  both  ancient  and  modern  liter- 
ature. He  was  a  force  in  the  administration  of  justice,  and  during  his  career 
at  the  bar  was  engaged  in  the  most  important  cases  pending  in  the  state  and 
federal  courts  in  Missouri.  His  conduct  of  these  cases  laid  the  foundation  for  a 
reputation  which  was  constantly  widening;  and  it  may  be  justly  said  that  he 
was  one  of  the  foremost  members  of  the  bar  of  Missouri.  This  gave  him  promi- 
nence as  an  eminent  member  of  the  American  bar,  and  won  for  him  respect  and 
distinction  as  a  lawyer,  at  home  and  abroad. 

"As  a  citizen  he  occupied  a  position  almost  unique.  Brave  to  the  uttermost 
in  upholding  and  defending  what  he  considered  right  and  good  in  the  adminis- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  295 

tration  of  public  affairs,  he  never  wavered  in  ihe  conscientious  performance  of 
every  duty  which  citizenship  in  a  repubhc  imposes  upon  the  individual.  No  act 
or  thing  was  done  or  said  by  him  in  a  perfunctory  manner.  His  active  partici- 
pation in  political  events,  discussions  and  campaigns  marked  the  deep  rooted 
imcerity  of  his  nature  and  convictions,  and  showed  that  he  considered  and  deter- 
mined his  course  of  action  in  all  these  things  from  the  standpoint  of  duty,  duty 
to  his  country,  duty  to  the  people,  duty  to  advocate  and  stand  for  that  which  was 
right,  and  to  oppose  and  condemn  that  which  was  wrong  from  the  standpoint 
of  morals.  In  these  matters  he  was  uncompromising,  and  had  no  thought  of  the 
consequences  to  himself.  He  never  stopped  to  debate,  either  with  himself  or  with 
others,  the  question  whether  his  advocacy  or  condemnation  of  a  measure  would 
have  an  unfavorable  effect  upon  his  own  interests.  Hence  his  recommendation 
of  measures  and  men  had  a  peculiar  significance.  This  uncompromising  spirit, 
which  would  not  tolerate  evasion,  or  timidity,  where  public  duty  w^as  involved 
was  one  of  Mr.  Hitchcock's  most  noticeable  characteristics. 

"Fitted  by  natural  endowmients  and  by  the  training  and  acquirenients  of 
constant  study  to  fill  any  station  in  public  life,  possessed  of  rare  capacity  for 
work,  he  was  content  to  pursue  his  labors  without  striving  for  official  station ; 
and  to  be  chosen  as  one  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Carnegie  Institute  was 
for  him  a  distinction  more  gratifying  than  to  be  chosen  to  fill  a  political  office. 

"So  rich  and  rare  a  spirit  has  been  taken  from  the  scenes  and  activities  of 
life.  By  his  death  the  community  has  lost  a  most  useful  and  courageous  citizen ; 
the  bar  has  lost  one  of  its  most  distinguished  and  honored  members." 

Aside  from  the  above  memorial  several  members  of  the  bar  addressed  the 
committee.  Speaking  of  his  personal  characteristics  Henry  T.  Kent  said :  "He 
never  sought  nor  looked  after  popularity,  but  I  think  that  any  one  who  met  him 
in  the  social  life  can  bear  testimony  to  the  charm  and  affability  of  the  man,  and 
without  wishing  to  invade  the  privacy  of  home,  I  can  say  that  no  one  ever  sat 
at  his  hospitable  board,  who  saw  him  there  with  tactful  and  engaging  manner 
carrying  the  conversation  and  causing  all  .to  follow,  with  the  brilliancy  of  his 
conversation,  running  from  grave  to  lighter  moods,  replete  with  reminiscence  and 
anecdote,  with  humorous  disquisitions  upon  the  topics  of  the  time  and  literature, 
who  would  not  bear  cheerful  testimony  that  he  was  the  incomparable  host." 
In  relation  to  his  professional  career  Mr.  Kent  said:  "By  common  consent  he 
was  the  ripest  scholar  and  the  most  cultivated  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  He 
walked  upon  the  mountain  ranges  of  the  law.  He  stood  for  more  than  an  ordi- 
nary lifetime  in  the  very  front  rank,  towering  high  above  most  of  his  associates. 
He  was  a  man  of  remarkable  versatility  of  learning.  I  have  sometimes  thought, 
as  I  have  seen  him  conduct  causes  that  involved  problems  of  scieiitific  research 
or  the  examination  of  witnesses  upon  deep  scientific  problems,  that  he  showed  to 
best  advantage.  He  stood  with  us  as  Mr.  Choate  and  Mr.  Carter  have  so  long- 
stood  with  the  bar  of  New  York;  illustrating,  I  think,  the  fact  that  the  strength 
of  a  lawyer  is  not  weakened,  but  added  to  by  breadth  of  learning  and  luster  of 
scholarship.  He  looked  with  disdain  upon  any  one  whose  standard  was,  first, 
success  no  matter  what  the  means.  He  threw  himself  with  all  the  zeal  of  his 
nature  and  with  all  of  his  great  learning  into  the  cause  of  his  client.  He  was 
ambitious  for  success,  but  he  never  wished  it  at  the  price  of  his  honor.  He 
belonged  to  that  class  of  lawyers  who  looked  upon  the  profession  of  the  law  as 
an  order  of  government,  and  that  whether  in  office  or  out  of  it  he  who  measured 
up  to  his  full  height  should. give  public  service."  In  his  tribute  to  the  memory 
of  Mr.  Hitchcock,  Judge  Jacob  Klein  said  :  "No  other  man  at  the  bar  occupied 
exactly  the  same  position  that  Mr.  Hitchcock  did.  He  stood  for  those  things 
which,  sav  what  we  may,  are  still  held  in  the  very  highest  estimation  1)\'  the 
lawyers  as  well  as  by  the  community  at  large.  He  stood  for  the  open  and  candid 
and  forcible  upholding  of  the  right  as  against  the  wrong.  As  a  lawyer  he  stood 
as  an  example  and  exemplification  of  what  a  lawyer's  life  and  attitude  should  be, 


•296  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

not  merely  to  the  bar,  not  merely  to  his  clients,  but  more  important  still,  to  his 
country  at  large  and  to  the  community  in  which  he  lives." 

As  a  fitting  close  to  the  tribute  of  one  of  Missouri's  most  honored  sons  may 
be  added  the  words  of  F.  N.  Lehmann :  "Active  as  he  was  in  his  profession,  and 
that  a  profession  of  controversy,  active  as  he  was  in  the  public  life  of  his  time, 
taking  part  upon  one  side  or  the  other  definitely  and  certainly,  active  as  he  had 
been  during  the  Civil  war  and  in  what  led  up  to  it,  a  time  which  stirred  the 
feelings  of  men  to  their  depths,  there  never  was  reproach  upon  his  character. 
He  bore  a  good  repute  among  men.  Not  the  repute  of  faint  praise,  which  damns 
a  man :  but  the  repute  of  respect,  which  he  had  even  from  those  to  whom  he  was 
most  earnestly  opposed.  He  lived  out  the  Psalmist's  allotted  time,  and  all  his 
years  were  active  and  useful.  We  need  for  a  man  like  that  to  have  no  regret 
except  that  in  the  order  and  law  of  nature  his  days  are  necessarily  numbered. 
In  that  story  which  has  described  so  well  the  part  that  St.  Louis  had  in  the  open- 
ing of  the  Civil  war,  the  leading  character  is  said  to  have  been  drawn  from 
Mr.  Hitchcock.  And  certainly  J\Ir.  Hitchcock  was  worthy  of  the  high  tribute. 
Those  who  knew  him  in  those  days  can  see  the  resemblances,  and  in  nothing 
more,  perhaps,  than  in  his  devotion  to  and  in  his  support  of  the  measures  and 
the  fame  of  Abraham  Lincoln  ;  and  we  can  say  of  him,  as  was  said  of  Lincoln 
himself  when  he  passed  away,  that  he  has  'sailed  into  the  fiery  sunset  and  left 
sweet  music  in  Cathay."  "' 


ADOLPHUS  BUSCH. 


Adolphus  Busch  was  born  in  Mainz,  Germany,  and  emigrated  to  America 
before  reaching  his  majority,  landing  in  St.  Louis  in  18.57.  He  secured  a  position 
as  clerk  on  a  Mississippi  river  steamer  and  held  clerkships  in  mercantile  houses 
until  he  established  himself  in.  the  general  commission  and  malting  business  in 
1859,  which  venture  at  once  proved  a  success. 

In  1 86 1  he  married  the  daughter  of  the  late  Eberhard  Anheuser,  who  was 
then  interested  in  a  beer  brewing  plant  known  as  the  Bavarian  Brewery.  In 
1865  Mr.  Busch  purchased  the  controlling  interest  in  this  establishment,  a  primi- 
tive affair  with  an  annual  output  of  about  eight  thousand  barrels.  In  fact,  when 
Mr.  Busch  took  hold  of  its  business  affairs,  the  Bavarian  Brewery  was  one  of 
the  smallest  brewing  plants  in  St.  Louis,  but  through  his  enterprise  and  energy 
we  find  its  sales  to  have  grown  to  eighteen  thousand  barrels  in  1870,  and  twenty- 
seven  thousand  in  1873. 

It  was  in  the  latter  year  that  Mr.  Busch  hit  upon  a  process  of  bottling  beer 
to  withstand  the  temperature  of  all  climates,  an  innovation  in  the  brewing  indus- 
try. He  was  not  slow  in  recognizing  his  advantage  over  his  competitors  and 
pushed  his  bottled  product  upon  all  markets,  so  that  now  the  famous  Budweiser 
is  known  in  the  remotest  nooks  of  the  globe. 

In  1873  the  firm  of  E.  Anheuser  &  Co.  was  incorporated,  Mr.  Anheuser 
becoming  president  and  Mr.  Busch  secretary  and  general  manager,  and  upon 
the  death  of  Mr.  Anheuser  in  1880,  the  corporate  name  was  changed  to  the 
Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Association,  and  Mr.  Busch  became  the  president, 
which  position  he  has  retained  ever  since.  Under  Mr.  Busch's  management  the 
business  increaserl  phenomenally,  adding  at  first  from  forty  thousand  to  fifty 
thousand  barre.ls,  annually,  to  its  output,  and  in  later  years  more  than  one  hun- 
drerl  thousand  barrels  annually,  so  that  in  the  year  1901,  the  sales  of  the  Anheu- 
ser-Busch Brewing  Association  passed  the  million  barrel  mark,  and  in  1907 
amounted  to  one  million  five  hundred  and  ninety-nine  thousand  five  hundred  and 
nineteen  barrels,  which  by  far  exceeds  those  of  any  other  brewery  in  the  world. 

Besides  holding  the  majority  of  the  stock  in  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing 
Association  anrl  of  five  brewing  plants  in  Texas,  Mr.  Busch  is  president  of  a  bank. 


ADOLPHUS    BUSCH 


298  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  director  in  several  banking  institutions  and  trust  companies,  and  the  Ameri- 
can Car  &  Foundry  Company.  He  is  also  heavily  interested  in  steam  and  street 
railways  and  many  ice  plants  throughout  the  country,  and  through  the  Adolphus 
Busch  Glass  Alanufacturing  Company,  which  he  practically  owns,  he  is  one  of 
the  largest  bottle  manufacturers  in  the  world. 

]\Ir.  Busch  is  easily  one  of  the  most  popular  men  in  the  United  States,  but 
his  popularity  is  more  attributable  to  his  philanthropy  and  generosity  than  to  his 
wealth  and  vast  business  interests.  His  liberal  hand  is  not  only  felt  by  the  needy, 
the  charitable  institutions,  the  institutions  of  learning  and  churches  of  all  denomi- 
nations of  his  home  city  and  state,  but  throughout  the  United  States,  and  in  many 
instances  his  charity  has  cheered  the  hearts  of  the  suffering  beyond  great  oceans. 
His  donations  vary  from  small  sums  to  those  of  many  thousands  of  dollars,  and 
among  his  principal  gifts  in  recent  years  were  those  to  the  San  Francisco  suffer- 
ers of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars ;  Washington  University,  St.  Louis,  one 
hundred  thousand  dollars ;  the  Germania  ]\Iuseum,  Harvard  L'niversity,  Cam- 
bridge, fiftv  thousand  dollars. 


JESSE  W.  BARRETT. 


Jesse  W.  Barrett,  a  lawyer  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  was  born  ]March  17,  1884, 
at  Canton  ^Missouri,  a  son  of  Harry  H.  and  Jeannette  A.  Barrett,  who  are  still 
residents  of  Canton,  where  the  father  is  editor  and  publisher  of  the  Canton  Press. 
He  is  a  son  of  Jesse  W.  Barrett,  who  came  to  Missouri  about  1855  and  founded 
the  Canton  Press  in  1863.  He  was  also  the  promoter  and  organizer  of  the  Alis- 
souri  Press  Association  and  was  its  first  president.  He  was  likewise  prominent 
both  in  the  INIasonic  fraternity  and  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  serv- 
ing as  grand  master  of  the  latter.  He  was  likewise  a  member  of  the  state 
legislature  which  elected  Cockrell  for  the  first  time  and  was  the  associate  and 
intimate  friend  of  many  of  Missouri's  most  prominent  men  of  that  period.  He 
married  a  Aliss  Hooven,  who  was  related  to  the  Cramp  family,  the  noted  ship- 
builders of  Philadelphia.  Mrs.  Jeannette  A.  Barrett  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Bushman  and  was  descended  in  the  maternal  line  from  the  New  England  Scran- 
ton  family,  for  whom  the  city  of  Scranton,  Pennsylvania,  was  named,  one  branch 
being  founded  in  that  part  of  the  country. 

Jesse  W.  Barrett,  whose  name  initiates  this  review,  was  graduated  from 
the  Canton  high  school  in  1898.  He  was  also  graduated  from  the  Christian 
University  at  Canton  in  1901  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Literature  and  in 
1902  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  pursued  both  literary  and  scien- 
tific courses  and  in  preparation  for  a  professional  career  he  entered  the  George 
Washington  University  at  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  was  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law  in  1905.  In  his  early  life  he  was  recognized  as 
an  apt  student  and  broad  reader,  keeping  always  well  informed  upon  current 
events  and  matters  of  general  interest.  He  was  still  quite  young  when  he  de- 
termined to  enter  the  legal  profession  and  after  his  graduation  he  came  direct 
to  St.  Louis,  where  he  entered  upon  the  active  practice  of  law  and  has  here 
since  remained.  He  has  concentrated  his  energies  chiefly  upon  civil  law,  special- 
izing in  the  departments  of  contract  and  corporation  law.  For  several  years 
he  was  affiliated  with  the  firm  of  Harlan,  Jeffries  &  Wagner,  but  on  the  ist  of 
September,  1908,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Milton  M.  Bearing,  assistant 
United  States  attorney  in  charge  of  naturalization  for  the  government  in  the 
middle  west  district,  and  the  new  firm  has  taken  the  name  of  Barrett  &  Bearing. 
Mr.  Barrett's  private  interests  are  important  and  growing,  and  he  now  has  a 
clientage  of  distinctively  representative  character.  In  June,  1907,  he  was  ap- 
pointed special  assistant  Unitcrl  States  attorney  to  represent  the  United  States 
in  the  cases  in  which  the  incoming  flistrict  attorney  was  disqualified. 


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Early  in  life  Air.  Barrett  displayed  sterling  traits  of  character  and  indica- 
tions of  ability  which  have  constituted  strong  elements  in  his  professional  suc- 
cess and  advancement.  In  Christian  University  he  was  president  of  the  liter- 
ary societies  and  with  success  represented  the  university  in  intercollegiate  de- 
bates. In  George  Washington  University  he  was  elected  president  of  the  De- 
bating Society  and  gained  the  first  prize  at  the  Public  Debate.  He  was  also 
chosen  presiding  officer  at  the  memorial  exercises  held  in  1905  by  the  students 
of  the  university  at  Alonticello,  the  home  of  Thomas  Jefferson,  and  for  one  year 
in  his  college  days  he  was  editor-in-chief  of  the  Universitv  Weekly.  His  ora- 
torical power,  which  he  early  displayed,  has  been  an  important  feature  in  his 
success,  enabling  him  to  present  forcibly  the  subjects  under  discussion  in  the 
courts.  His  mind,  too,  has  been  trained  in  the  severest  school  of  reasoning  until 
close  investigation  has  become  habitual  with  him. 

In  politics  Mr.  Barrett  is  a  republican  and  while  manifesting  that  interest 
which  always  indicates  loyal  and  progressive  citizenship,  he  has  never  been  a 
politician  in  the  sense  of  seeking  office  as  a  reward  for  party  fealty.  He  belongs 
to  the  Phi  Sigma  Kappa,  a  college  fraternity,  and  holds  membership  with  St. 
John's  Methodist  Episcopal  church  South.  By  reason  of  personal  worth,  pro- 
fessional skill  and  his  close  conformity  to  a  high  standard  of  ethics  in  both  pri- 
vate and  public  life,  he  has  gained  a  prominent  place  in  the  regard  of  those  who 
know  him. 


HERBERT  LAWRENCE  PARKER. 

Herbert  Lawrence  Parker,  whose  well  directed  activity,  guided  at  all  times  by 
discriminating  judgment,  is  manifest  in  his  success  as  a  manufacturer  of  electric 
motors,  comes  to  the  middle  west  from  New  England.  His  birth  occurred  in  Pep- 
perell,  Massachusetts,  June  28,  1854,  his  parents  being  John  Loring  and  ]\Iarinda 
Corcoran  (Blake)  Parker.  The  district  schools  afforded  him  his  early  educational 
training  and  he  afterward  attended  the  public  schools  of  Worcester,  ^Nlassachu- 
setts,  while  he  qualified  for  a  business  career  as  a  student  in  the  Worcester  Poly- 
technic Institute.  Throughout  his  entire  career  he  has  made  it  his  plan  to  do  with 
all  his  might  what  his  hand  has  found  to  do  and  he  has  wrought  industriously, 
intelligently  and  conscientiously  in  business  fields,  with  the  result  that  he  has 
made  continuous  progress.  He  was  first  employed  by  John  L.  Parker  &  Com- 
pany, manufacturers  of  seamless  wrought  iron  goods,  in  Worcester,  Massachu- 
setts, from  1870  until  1872.  In  the  latter  year  he  entered  upon  a  four  years' 
apprenticeship  as  engraver,  w-as  then  with  the  King  &  Eisele  Jewelry  Company 
of  Buft'alo,  New  York,  from  1877  until  1879,  after  which  he  entered  an  entirely 
different  field  of  labor. 

In  1880  he  began  railroading  with  the  Eitchburg  Railroad  Company  at 
Boston  and  in  1882  went  to  Paso  del  Norte,  Mexico,  with  the  Mexican  Central 
Railway.  In  1886  he  became  connected  with  the  Santa  Fe  Railroad  at  Topeka, 
Kansas,  and  in  1888  entered  the  service  of  the  INIexican  National  Railway  at 
Chicago,  while  in  1890  he  became  the  Santa  Fe  general  agent  in  the  city  of 
Mexico.  Two  years  were  passed  in  that  position  and,  removing  to  St.  Louis, 
he  began  the  manufacture  of  electric  motors  and  electric  fans  as  president  of 
the  Emerson  Electric  Manufacturing  Company,  which  has  now  been  his  business 
association  for  sixteen  consecutive  years.  As  chief  executive  manager  he  has 
constantly  broadened  the  scope  of  the  enterprise  and  has  kept  pace  with  the 
remarkable  progress  that  has  been  made  in  the  manufacture  of  electrical  machin- 
ery at  this  period  in  the  w^orld's  history,  which  might  well  be  termed  the  electrical 
age.  His  business  has  grown  to  large  proportions,  with  a  constantly  increasing 
patronage. 

On'the  2d  of  April.  1892,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Herbert  L.  Parker  and 
Miss   Emilv   L.   King,   the  wedding  being  celebrated   at   ^^^lorgan    Park.   Illinois. 


300  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

They  are  parents  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters :  King  Lawrence.  Herbert 
Lloyd.  Katharine  Amanda  and  EHzabeth  Blake.  In  his  social  relations  Mr. 
Parker  is  connected  with  the  Glen  Echo,  the  Missouri  Athletic,  the  Dardenne 
Hunting  and  Fishing,  the  Lone  Gum  Island  Outing  and  the  Maine  Hunting  and 
Fishing  Clubs,  associations  which  indicate  much  of  the  character  of  his  interests 
and  his  recreation.  He  is  never  happier  than  when  with  rod  and  gun  he  is 
sojourning  in  the  wildernesses  with  opportunity  to  try  his  skill  in  these  direc- 
tions. His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  but  while  he  feels 
a  citizen's  interest  in  the  questions  of  the  day,  he  has  no  inclination  for  active 
participation  in  office  holding,  preferring  to  give  undivided  attention  to  the  de- 
velopment of  a  growing  business. 


PAUL  A.  FUSZ. 


Paul  A.  Fusz  is  a  man  whose  constantly  expanding  powers  have  taken  him 
from  humble  surroundnigs  to  the  field  of  large  enterprise  and  continually  broad- 
ening opportunities,  in  which  he  has  brought  to  bear  a  clear  understanding  that 
readily  solves  complex  problems  and  unites  into  a  harmonious  whole  unrelated 
and  even  diverse  interests.  A  native  of  Haricourt,  France,  he  was  born  August 
5.  1847,  of  the  marriage  of  Francis  H.  and  Marie  R.  (Tschaeu)  Fusz.  The  arrival 
of  the  family  in  St.  Louis  during  his  early  childhood  enabled  him  to  pursue  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city  and  in  the  St.  Louis  University.  He 
was  yet  but  a  youth,  when  in  September,  1864,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  the 
Confederate  army,  with  which  he  served  until  honorably  discharged  in  March, 
1865.  He  was  taken  a  prisoner  and  confined  in  the  Gratiot  ]Military  Prison  of 
St.  Louis,  was  tried  by  court  martial  and  sentenced  to  the  Jefferson  ^lilitary 
Prison,  but  was  afterward  paroled  by  special  order  of  President  Lincoln.  His 
advance  in  the  business  world  has  been  made  almost  by  leaps  and  bounds  and 
yet  there  has  been  nothing  esoteric  in  his  entire  career.  He  has  employed  the 
methods  which  may  be  utilized,  bringing  to  bear  close  application  and  thorough 
mastery  of  every  task  in  the  performance  of  the  duties  which  have  devolved  upon 
him.  He  has  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  from  the  position  of  errand  boy 
with  the  old  firm  of  Chouteau,  Harrison  &  VaWe  to  that  of  general  manager  of 
the  Laclede  Rolling  Alills.  He  has  been  connected  with  many  other  corporate  in- 
terests, displaying  many  of  the  qualities  of  generalship,  such  as  make  the  military 
commander  a  power  in  marshaling  forces  so  as  to  produce  the  best  results  in  his 
military  operations. 

Mr.  Fusz  has  seemed  to  know  just  how  to  use  opportunity  and  when  and 
where  to  put  forth  his  efifort  to  win  the  signal  victories  in  the  world  of  commerce 
and  trade.  He  was  one  of  the  incorporators  and  until  1893  a  director  of  the 
Merchants  Bridge  Company.  He  also  assisted  in  organizing  the  Hibernia 
Building  Associations,  which  has  successfully  terminated  to  a  profit  to  all  stock- 
holders. He  was  active  in  incorporating  the  Colonial  Trust  Company,  the  prede- 
cessors of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company,  and  he  occupies  the  presidency 
of  the  Granite  &  Bimetallic  Consolidated  Mining  Company.  He  is  also  the  chief 
officer  of  the  American  Gem  Mining  Syndicate,  the  Coal  Land  Syndicate,  and  the 
Hope  Mining  Company,  and  a  director  of  the  Desloge  Consolidated  Lead  Com- 
pany, the  lola  Street  Railway  Company,  and  of  various  other  corporations.  He 
has  become  extensively  connected  with  the  operations  in  the  mining  fields  of  the 
west,  while  legitimate  business  advantages  he  has  seized  and  in  their  conduct 
has  proved  his  business  ability,  which  is  of  superior  order. 

Mr.  Fusz  is  not  unknown  in  community  affairs  as  the  promoter  of  measures 
for  the  general  good.  He  has  served  three  years  as  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis 
school  board  and  for  one  term  on  the  Mullanphy  board  and  is  interested  in  all 
matters  concerning  civic   virtue  and   civic  pride.     He  holds  the  rank  of  major 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  801 

general  of  the  United  Confederate  X'eterans  in  the  Northwest  Division,  and  he 
is  a  member  of  the  Elks'  lodge,  the  Mercantile,  the  Noonday,  Racquet  and  the 
University  Clubs  and  the  American  Institute  of  Mining  Engineers.  His  political 
allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy,  while  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  church.  In  the  achievement  of  well  merited  success  he  has  gained  rank 
among  the  most  forceful  and  resourceful  business  men  of  St.  Louis. 


WILLIAM  O.  GIBSON. 

Many  men  achieve  success  but  bear  the  marks  and  scars  of  the  battle.  C'oni- 
paratively  few  there  are  whose  natures  are  not  warped  and  whose  kindly  spirit 
is  not  in  some  degree  lessened  by  those  things  which  are  apt  to  make  men  lose 
faith  in  their  fellows  and  in  the  beneficent  plan  which  governs  the  universe. 
William  O.  Gibson,  however,  was  a  notable  exception  of  this  rule.  His  life  record 
covered  more  than  seventy-four  years  and  from  early  boyhood  he  was  active  in 
business  circles  but  all  through  his  life  he  maintained  a  spirit  of  appreciation  for 
that  which  is  highest  and  best  and  left  an  example  of  personal  and  commercial 
integrity  that  is  well  worthy  of  emulation. 

Mr.  Gibson  was  a  native  of  Scotland,  his  birth  having  occurred  about 
eighteen  miles  from  the  city  of  Edinburgh.  The  father's  household  numbered 
seven  children  and  the  educational  advantages  which  he  received  were  those 
ofifered  by  the  schools  of  his  native  land.  He  attended  school  between  his  fifth 
and  tenth  years  and  then  accompanied  the  family  on  the  emigration  westward. 
His  uncle,  Peter  Gibson,  who  erected  the  well  known  Gibson  house  at  Cincin- 
nati, made  the  voyage  in  the  same  ship  and  daily  held  services  and  family  wor- 
ship in  one  end  of  the  vessel. 

The  limited  financial  circumstances  of  the  family  made  it  imperative  that 
William  O.  Gibson  should  early  earn  his  own  living  and  he  secured  employment 
in  a  cotton  factory  at  Ramapo,  New  York.  He  was  still  a  youth,  however,  when 
he  came  to  Missouri  and  for  a  time  was  employed  on  a  farm  in  St.  Louis  county. 
He  afterward  resided  in  W^arren  county  for  four  years  and  it  was  there  his  father 
built  a  schoolhouse,  making  it  free  to  all  the  children  of  the  district  at  a  time 
when  there  were  no  public  schools  in  the  locality.  Wdien  eighteen  years  of  age 
William  O.  Gibson  returned  to  St.  Louis  county  to  live  with  his  uncle.  Dr.  Gibson, 
of  Bellefontaine  road,  and  in  1846  he  entered  upon  his  mercantile  career  in  the 
capacity  of  a  clerk  in  the  employ  of  David  Nicholson.  He  there  received  his 
initiative  training  in  the  grocery  business  and  there  grew  in  him  a  desire  to  own 
a  store  of  his  own.  Carefully  saving  his  earnings  and  incurring  no  expense  when 
it  could  be  avoided,  he  at  length  became  the  possessor  of  a  capital  of  three  hun- 
dred dollars  which  he  invested  in  a  stock  of  groceries,  opening  a  store  on  ^Market 
street.  From  the  beginning  the  new  enterprise  prospered  and  for  many  years  he 
remained  sole  proprietor  of  a  store  which  enjoyed  a  constantly  increasing  patron- 
age. In  1882,  however,  he  admitted  his  son  Charles  to  a  partnership,  while  his 
brother  had  previously  become  his  associate  in  business.  His  first  year's  sales 
amounted  to  eighteen  thousand  dollars  and  there  was  no  year  in  which  he  did 
not  receive  a  good  profit  on  his  investment.  His  store  was  always  neatly  and 
attractively  arranged,  while  his  reasonable  prices  and  earnest  efforts  to  please  lus 
patrons  were  features  in  his  prosperity. 

Mr.  Gibson  was  married  twice,  but  his  first  wife,  whom  he  wedded  in  1852, 
and  their  two  daughters  died,  the  elder,  however,  reaching  the  age  of  twenty- 
five  years.  For  his  second  wife  Mr.  Gibson  chose  i\Iiss  Helen  M.  Bramble,  a  niece 
of  Major  Edward  Dobyns,  who  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  during  the  j^eriod 
of  its  villagehood.  Her  father  was  Laban  Bramble,  a  very  active  and  prominent 
man  of  Kentucky.  Her  mother  was  ]\Iiss  ]\Iary  Reed  Dobyns.  a  descendant  of 
General  Reed  of  Revolutionary  war  fame.  The  marriage  ceremony  of  Air.  and 
Mrs.   Gibson  was  performed  by  Bishop  Marvin. 


302  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

The  children  of  Mr.  Gibson's  first  marriage  were  Ella  and  Ada.  The  former 
Avas  a  fine  musician,  possessing  unusual  talent  in  that  direction.  The  younger 
daughter  was  attending  Oxford  at  the  time  of  her  death.  Unto  William  O.  and 
Helen  Gibson  was  born  a  son.  Charles  Bramble  Gibson,  whose  birth  occurred 
in  this  city.  He  was  educated  in  Washington  University  and  Peekskill  Military 
Academy.  He  went  to  the  east  alone  and  enrolled  as  a  student  in  that  school  when 
but  fourteen  years  of  age,  and  later  he  attended  the  Wyman  Institute  at  Alton. 
The  first  money  which  he  ever  earned  was  a  five-dollar  bill  which  his  father  paid 
him  for  speaking  at  an  entertainment.  As  stated  he  became  his  father's  partner 
in  the  grocery  business  and  he  is  now  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business,  not  only 
bandling  improved  and  unimproved  property  but  also  erecting  several  houses  for 
sale.  He  married  Miss  A'era  Daniels,  a  daughter  of  James  Daniels,  of  St.  Louis. 
IMr.  Gibson  built  the  fine  home  now  occupied  by  his  widow.  It  is  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  residences  in  the  matter  of  interior  finish,  much  of  this  being  de- 
signed by  the  son. 

Mrs.  Gibson  has  in  her  possession  a  fine  old  oil  painting  which  has  been 
handed  down  to  her  from  her  ancestors  and  is  greatly  admired  by  all.  She  also 
has  a  very  large  cofi^ee  urn  which  she  inherited  from  her  uncle,  Major  Dobyns, 
in  whose  home  it  was  used  when  notable  men,  who  visited  St.  Louis  in  the  early 
days,  were  being  entertained  there. 

Mr.  Gibson  never  sought  office  but  was  never  remiss  in  the  duties  of  citizen- 
ship. His  business  connections  made  him  well  known  and  all  who  came  in  con- 
tact with  him  entertained  for  him  the  warmest  regard.  The  only  official  position 
he  ever  filled  was  that  of  steward  in  St.  John's  Methodist  church  of  which  he 
Avas  long  a  member.  His  entire  life  was  in  harmony  with  his  profession  and 
his  sympathetic  nature  and  generous  spirit  left  their  impress  upon  the  face  which 
always  inspired  confidence  in  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  He  remained 
an  active  factor  in  business  up  to  the  last.  On  the  day  of  his  death,  which  occur- 
red October  23,  1902,  he  visited  his  store  and  for  some  time  previous  he  had  spent 
half  of  the  time  each  day  in  supervising  the  business.  The  remainder  of  the 
time  was  devoted  to  books,  of  which  he  was  very  fond,  and  he  had  a  choice  and 
well  selected  librarv.  Thus  coming  into  close  association  with  men  of  master 
minds  through  all  the  ages,  his  own  life  was  thus  enriched  and  enlivened.  Mrs. 
Gibson  yet  resides  in  her  beautiful  home  on  Cabanne  avenue  and  has  a  verv  ex- 
tensive circle  of  friends  there.  She  has  always  lived  in  St.  Louis  and  the  city  is 
verv  dear  to  her  through  family  traditions  as  well  as  her  own  close  association 
Avith  the  social  life  of  the  city  for  a  long  period. 


DAVID  MURPHY 


David  Murphv,  who  has  served  on  the  bench  of  the  court  of  criminal  cor- 
rection in  St.  Louis  and  has  long  been  known  as  an  eminent  lawyer  of  the  city, 
is  now  practically  living  retired.  A  distinguished  military  record  also  entitles 
him  to  representation  in  this  volume  and  indeed  the  salient  features  of  his  entire 
life  have  been  such  as  commend  him  to  the  confidence  and  the  honor  of  his 
fellowmcn.  Tlis  father,  John  Murphy,  was  a  native  of  Belfast,  Ireland,  and  in 
early  manhood  joined  the  British  army,  serving  as  sergeant  of  artillery  and 
librarian  of  the  barracks  at  Woolwich,  at  the  time  of  the  birth  of  his  son,  David 
Murphy,  in  that  place,  October  20,  T835.  Seven  years  later  he  came  with  his 
familv  to  the  United  States,  where  his  wife  died  in  1877,  while  in  1880  John 
Murphy  also  passed  away. 

The  familv  residence  being  maintained  in  the  cast.  Judge  Murphv  pursued 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Connecticut  and  New  York,  prior  to 
"becoming  a  student  in  the  schools  of  Franklin  countv,  Missouri.     He  is  largely 


DAVID    MURPHY 


304  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  self-educated  as  well  as  a  self-made  man.  one  who  through  the  inherent  force 
of  his  nature  and  the  utilization  of  opportunities  has  passed  from  the  unknown 
into  prominence,  advancing  from  a  place  at  the  carpenter's  bench  to  a  position 
of  distinction  in  legal  and  judicial  circles.  In  early  life  he  acquainted  himself 
somewhat  with  the  carpenter's  trade  in  the  east  and  following  his  arrival  in  the 
[Mississippi  valley  worked  at  carpentering  from  1855  until  1857  in  the  cities  of 
Des  -Moines,  Burlington  and  Keokuk,  Iowa. 

He  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1858  and  shortly  afterward  obtained  employment 
on  the  Pacific  Railroad,  which  had  been  built  through  this  city.  Following  his 
removal  to  Franklin  county,  Missouri,  he  was  there  employed  as  a  carpenter, 
but  realizing  the  handicap  under  wdiich  he  labored  by  lack  of  educational  dis- 
cipline and  training  he  resolved  to  obviate  his  early  advantages  in  this  direction 
and  attend  school.  He  thus  qualified  for  teaching  and  the  profession  claimed 
his  attention  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  w^ar. 

Thoroughly  in  sympathy  with  the  federal  government  in  its  eft'orts  to  uphold 
the  Union,  indicated  to  him  by  studying  closely  the  questions  which  brought 
about  the  division,  when  the  first  gun  was  fired  he  announced  his  loyalty  to  the 
Union  cause  and  in  April,  1861,  raised  a  company  which  was  the  first  body  of 
troops  from  the  interior  of  the  state  to  reach  St.  Louis  and  tender  its  services 
to  the  government.  This  company  was  assigned  to  duty  as  a  part  of  the  First 
Missouri  \^olunteer  Infaritry  under  command  of  Colonel  F.  P.  Blair  and  was 
soon  called  to  the  front.  While  participating  in  the  engagement  at  Wilson's 
Creek  in  August,  1861,  Lieutenant  Murphy  sustained  a  gunshot  wound  in  the 
knee.  He  was  the  only  line  officer  of  the  celebrated  First  Missouri  to  be  espe- 
cially recommended  to  the  president  for  recognition  by  General  Fremont,  then 
in  command  of  the  department  of  the  Missouri.  When  he  had  recovered  from 
his  injuries  he  was  proffered  the  command  of  the  Seventh  Missouri  Cavalry 
Regiment,  but  instead  accepted  the  captaincy  of  Battery  F  of  the  First  Missouri 
Light  Artillery,  with  which  he  continued  on  active  duty  in  southw^estern  Mis- 
souri until  1862,  when  he  was  called  to  active  service  with  the  Army  of  the 
Frontier.  He  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Prairie  Grove,  December  8,  1862,  on 
which  occasion  the  efficient  work  of  his  battery  was  such  as  won  for  him  hon- 
orable mention  in  the  official  report  in  the  following  terms:  "Prairie  Grove, 
Ark.,  December  10,  1862.  To  Captain  Murphy's  battery,  reared  under  his  strict 
but  just  discipline,  we  are  particularly  indebted  as  an  army.  His  characteristic 
consecration  to  duty  has,  in  his  battery,  made  for  him  a  reputation  of  which  all 
may  be  proud.     William  McE.  Dye,  Colonel   CommaiMling  Brigade." 

Further  promotion  came  to  Captain  Murphy  as  a  natural  sequence  to  his 
military  prowess,  skill  and  undaunted  loyalty.  At  the  request  of  General  F.  J. 
Herron,  he  was  made  major  of  the  regiment  and  in  the  year  1863  served  as 
chief  of  artillery  under  [Major  General  Herron,  being  thus  engaged  during  the 
siege  of  \'icksburg.  After  the  capitulation  of  the  city  he  resigned  his  commis- 
sion in  the  army  and  returned  to  St.  Louis.  For  a  brief  period  thereafter  he 
devoted  his  time  to  school  teaching,  but  again  felt  the  call  to  arms  to  be  stronger 
than  any  personal  consideration  and  again  joined  the  boys  in  blue  as  a  member 
of  the  Forty-seventh  Regiment  of  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  com- 
mission first  lieutenant  and  appointed  adjutant  of  the  regiment,  with  Colonel 
T.  C.  Fletcher  commanrling.  Later  he  w^as  given  charge  of  all  the  artillery  in 
Fort  Davidson,  when  General  Sterling  Price  made  his  raid  through  [Missouri 
and  was  thus  serving  when  he  ])articii)ated  in  the  battle  of  Pilot  Knob,  Septem- 
ber 27.  1864.  His  promotions  successively  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel  and 
colonel  of  the  Fiftieth  Missouri  Regiment  followed  and  then  for  a  time  he  w^as 
inspector  general  for  the  district  of  St.  Louis,  during  which  ]:)criod  he  was  pre- 
sented with  a  sword  as  coluncl  by  tlie  officers  and  members  of  the  constitutional 
convention  in  recognition  of  liis  valuable  service  at  Pilot  Knob.  Judge  Murphy 
has  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  his  military  record,  for  he  displayed  many  evi- 
dences of  valor  and  militar\-  ^kill. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  305 

The  following  letter  pays  eloquent  tribute  to  him  in  this  connection  :  "St. 
Louis,  November  28,  1864.  His  Excellency,  the  President — Sir:  1  respectfully 
recommend  for  promotion  to  the  rank  of  brigadier  general  Lieutenant  Colonel 
David  Murphy,  Fiftieth  Missouri  Volunteers.  I  have  known  him  since  the 
battle  of  Prairie  Grove,  where  he  did  excellent  service  in  command  of  a  battery; 
and  I  regard  him  as  well  qualified  for  the  command  of  a  brigade  or  division  in 
the  field.  At  the  battle  of  Pilot  Knob  I  placed  him  on  my  staff  and  gave  him 
charge  of  the  siege  and  field  artillery.  He  discharged  his  duties  there  and  on 
the  retreat  with  admirable  skill,  and  very  greatly  aided  in  accomplishing  the 
success  of  the  campaign.  liis  conspicuous  gallantry  has  won  him  the  respect 
and  confidence  of  Missouri  soldiers  and  citizens  almost  without  exception,  by 
whom  his  promotion  would  be  received  with  great  favor.  I  am,  sir,  respectfully, 
your  obedient  servant,  Thomas  Ewing,  Jr.." 

When  the  country  no  longer  needed  his  aid  Judge  ]\Iurphy  reiurned  to 
Franklin  county,  Missouri,  and  entered  upon  his  professional  career.  He  was 
appointed  circuit  attorney  for  the  ninth  judicial  district  in  1865  and  again  was 
called  to  public  office  in  1866  by  appointment  of  special  agent  of  the  postoffice 
department  of  Missouri,  in  which  capacity  he  remained  until  the  summer  of 
1869.  He  had  in  the  meantime  become  connected  with  journalistic  interests  as 
editor  and  publisher  of  the  Franklin  County  Observer,  conducting  the  paper 
from  the  spring  of  1867  until  the  summer  of  1870.  In  the  meantime  he  had 
used  his  leisure  at  different  periods  for  the  study  of  law  and  had  gained  a 
somewhat  comprehensive  knowdedge  of  legal  principles.  Interested  in  the  science 
of  law,  he  determined  to  engage  in  active  practice  at  the  bar  and  to  this  end 
pursued  a  course  of  study  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  being  graduated  there- 
from in  187 1.  He  has  since  been  a  representative  of  the  profession  in  St.  Louis, 
although  at  tlie  present  time  he  is  largely  living  retired.  In  1886  he  declined  to 
become  a  candidate  wdien  the  republican  party  nominated  him  for  judge  of  the 
court  of  criminal  correction.  In  1894,  however,  he  accepted  the  nomination  for 
the  office  and  for  four  years  sat  upon  that  bench,  winning  high  encomiums  for 
the  fairness  and  impartiality  as  well  as  the  equity  of  his  decisions.  In  1884  and 
again  in  1892  he  was  the  republican  candidate  for  the  attorney  generalship  of 
Missouri  and  in  1882  he  served  for  a  time  as  circuit  attorney  of  St.  Louis.  He 
has  since  1884  been  a  republican  and  the  championship  of  his  party  has  been 
efifective  and  beneficial. 

Judge  Murphy  was  married  in  1863  to  Miss  Ellen  F.  Foss,  of  ]\Iaine,  who 
died  the  same  year.  In  1866  he  wedded  Mary  J.  Bainbridge,  a  daughter  of 
Colonel  Allen  Bainbridge,  of  DeSoto,  Missouri,  who  was  a  close  friend  and 
associate  of  General  John  A.  Logan.  Judge  Murphy  possesses  that  broad 
humanitarian  spirit  which  has  prompted  honest  efifort  in  behalf  of  his  fellowmen 
on  many  occasions  where  the  stress  of  circumstances  have  demanded  immediate 
assistance.  From  1876  until  1881  he  was  a  member  of  the  Mullanphy  Emigrant 
Relief  Fund  Board.  He  has  passed  the  Psalmist's  span  of  three  score  years  and 
ten,  but  is  yet  an  active  factor  in  the  city,  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  munici- 
pal, state  and  national  progress.  The  salient  features  of  his  hfe  have  won  him 
the  honor  and  respect  of  his  fellowmen  and  St.  Louis  numbers  Judge  Murphy 
with  its  representative  residents. 


LOUIS  BRINCKWIRTH. 

Louis  Brinckwirth,  although  now  living  retired,  was  for  many  years  closely 
and  successfully  connected  with  the  brewing  interests  which  have  constituted  a 
most  important  feature  of  the  industrial  life  and  commercial  activity  of  St.  Louis. 
He  was  born  in  this   city  September  22.    1855,   and   is   a   son  of  Theodore  and 

20— VOL.   II. 


306  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Fredericka  (Lambers)  Brinckwirth.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  St.  Louis 
high  school,  in  the  Christian  Brothers  CoHege  and  the  Jones  Commercial  College. 
His  education  completed,  he  began  learning  the  brewing  business  in  his  father's 
establishment,  where  he  worked  for  two  years,  and  then,  in  order  to  study 
methods  in  other  breweries  and  gain  a  most  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the 
business,  he  spent  one  year  as  an  employe  in  the  Blatz  brewery,  in  Milwaukee, 
and  one  year  in  the  Reymann  brewery,  at  Wheeling,  West  Virginia.  He  then 
became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Brinckwirth,  Griesedieck  &  Nolker.  Following 
the  retirement  of  his  mother  from  the  firm  in  1878,  and  upon  the  death  of  Mr. 
Griesedieck  in  1879,  the  firm  became  Brinckwirth  &  Nolker,  and  it  was  incorpo- 
rated as  the  Brinckwirth  &  Nolker  Brewing  Company,  which  in  1889  was,  with 
eighteen  other  St.  Louis  breweries,  consolidated  into  the  St.  Louis  Brewing 
Association.  At  that  date  Louis  Brinckwirth  became  assistant  manager  of  the 
Brinckwirth  &  Nolker  branch,  serving  thus  until  July,  1902,  wdien  he  retired  from 
active  business.  Throughout  the  intervening  years  he  had  been  recognized  as 
a  capable  business  man,  quickly  and  successfully  solving  intricate  problems,  and 
in  the  management  of  his  house  always  keeping  in  touch  with  the  most  modern 
processes  of  manufacture.  He  also  became  recognized  as  a  prominent  factor 
in  financial  circles,  and  is  now  second  vice  president  of  the  German-American 
Bank. 

On  the  i6th  of  February.  1897,  Mr.  Brinckwirth  was  married  in  St.  Louis 
to  Miss  Josephine  Grone,  and  their  children  are :  Louis,  Henry,  Henry  Theo- 
dore and  Josephine  Rose  Mary.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  45 11  Lindell 
boulevard,  and  the  parents  are  communicants  of  the  Catholic  church.  Mr. 
Brinckwirth  is  a  member  of  the  Liederkranz,  of  the  West  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein 
and  of  the  St.  Louis  and  Union  Clubs.  He  has  manifested  in  his  life  many  of 
the  sterling  characteristics  of  his  German  ancestry,  combined  with  the  indom- 
itable energy  and  progressive  characteristics  of  the  American  nation. 


THEODORE  BRINCKWIRTH. 

Theodore  Brinckwirth  was  a  splendid  representative  of  that  class  of  Amer- 
ican citizens  of  foreign  birth  who.  recognizing  the  superior  opportunities  of  the 
new  world,  so  utilized  their  advancement  that  their  energies  led  them  from 
humble  surroundings  into  large  undertakings.  He  was  born  in  Burgsteinfurth, 
Westphalia,  Germany,  in  181 7,  and  acquired  a  practical  education  in  his  native 
town,  where  he  also  learned  the  business  of  brewing  beer  ere  his  emigration  to 
America  in  1846.  Arriving  in  this  country  he  settled  at  Quincy,  Illinois,  where 
he  established  a  primitive  brewerv,  but  three  years  later  he  came  to  St.  Louis 
and  purchased  the  Lafayette  Brewery  on  Carr  street,  between  Seventh  and 
Eighth  streets.  He  was  a  pioneer  in  his  line,  being  one  of  the  promoters  of  the 
brewing  industry  in  St.  Louis.  He  conducted  the  brewery  on  Carr  street  until 
1865.  when  his  growing  business  justified  his  removal  to  new  and  larger  quar- 
ters on  Cass  avenue.  There  he  established  a  brewery  which  he  conducted  until 
his  death,  and  with  which  his  name  is  still  identified.  Following  his  demise  the 
business  was  continued  under  the  name  of  Brinckwirth  &  Griesedieck,  his  widow, 
Mrs.  Brinckwirth,  and  Franz  Griesedieck  being  partners.  In  1874  W.  F.  Nolker 
was  taken  into  the  firm  under  the  style  of  Brinckwirth,  Griesedieck  &  Nolker. 
This  name  was  retained  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Griesedieck,  in  1879,  after  which 
the  firm  of  T>rinckwirth  &  Nolker  continued,  the  partners  being  Louis  Brinck- 
wirth. son  of  Theodore  I'rinckwirth,  and  William  F.  Nolker.  In  1882  the  busi- 
ness was  inc<'>rj)orated  unfler  the  name  of  the  Brinckwirth  &  Nolker  Brewing 
Company,  witli  W.  F.  Nr>lker  as  president  and  Louis  Brinckwirth  as  secretary 
and  treasurer.  Success  attended  the  enterprise  under  this  management  until  1889, 
when  the  brewerv  was  mer^cerl  into  the  combination  formed  with  eighteen  other 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOi;R'i'll    CITY.  307 

city  breweries  under  the  name  of  the  St.  Louis  Brewing  Association,  thus  becom- 
ing a  part  of  one  of  the  most  extensive  corporations  in  the  world. 

In  1846  Mr.  Brinckwirth  was  married  to  Miss  Fredericka  Lambers,  a  native 
of  Borghorst,  Westphaha,  Germany.  Mrs.  Brinckwirth  proved  a  most  faithful 
companion  and  helpmate  to  her  husband  and  was  of  much  assistance  to  him  in 
his  career,  owing  to  her  practical  mind,  her  business  sagacity  and  her  keen 
insight  into  complex  commercial  problems.  She  possessed,  too,  most  attractive 
graces  of  character  and  an  amiable  disposition.  She  passed  away  April  17,  1900. 
There  were  eight  children  in  the  family,  but  only  two  are  now  living,  Louise, 
who  is  the  wife  of  W.  F.  Nolker,  the  other  being  Louis  Brinckwirth.  The  hus- 
band and  father  passed  away  in  St.  Louis.  January  24,  1866.  Fie  was  a  most 
kind-hearted  man,  of  genial  disposition,  and  noted  locally  for  his  sympathy  with 
those  in  distress.  No  tale  of  sorrow  made  appeal  to  him  in  vain,  his  generous 
spirit  responding  readily  to  the  needs  of  others.  He  was  devoted  to  the  in- 
terest and  welfare  of  his  family,  was  faithful  in  his  friendships  and  loving  in 
his  citizenship  as  an  adopted  son  of  the  American  republic.  He  was  also  quite 
influential  among  the  German-American  residents  of  this  city,  and  wdierever 
known  his  upright  life,  his  business  success  and  his  genial  manner  won  him 
admiration   and   respect. 


FRANK  EPPELSHEIMER. 

The  steps  in  the  orderly  progression  wdiich  marked  the  life  record  of  Frank 
Eppelsheimer  are  easily  discernible  and  have  led  him  to-  his  present  position  as 
vice  president  of  the  Fischer  Flour  Company,  in  which  connection  he  has  been 
known  in  business  circles  of  St.  Louis  since  1891.  He  was  born  in  Mainz-on- 
the-Rhein,  Germany,  March  20,  1841,  a  son  of  Andrew  and  Susanna  Eppel- 
sheimer. The  father  engaged  in  shoe  manufacturing  and  in  the  sale  of  shoes  to 
the  retail  trade.  The  son  attended  the  elementary  schools  of  his  native  city  and 
afterward  a  polytechnic  school,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1857.  For  four 
years  he  served  an  apprenticeship  in  connection  with  the  wine  business  and  after- 
ward acted  as  salesman  in  various  cities  in  Germany,  but  the  opportunities  of  the 
new  world  attracted  him,  and  no  longer  resisting  the  call,  he  came  to  America  in 
May,  1866,  sailing  from  Brennen  to  New  York.  Fie  did  not  tarry  on  the  eastern 
coast,  however,  but  made  his  way  at  once  to  Bethalto,  Illinois,  where  he  remained 
for  two  years,  occupying  a  position  in  the  employ  of  his  brother-in-law,  Lewis 
Klein.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  removed  to  Jackson,  Missouri,  where 
for  two  years  he  also  filled  a  clerical  position.  The  year  1870  witnessed  his 
arrival  in  St.  Louis  and  he  secured  the  position  of  bookkeeper  with  ^leyer  & 
Guye,  remaining  with  that  firm  until  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  business  died 
in  1880.  At  that  time  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  jMauntel. 
Borgess  &  Company,  Mr.  Eppelsheimer  remaining  with  them  as  secretary  and 
treasurer  until  the  partnership  was  dissolved  in  1891.  In  that  year  he  formed 
a  partnership  with  John  C.  Fischer  and  has  since  been  the  vice  president  of  the 
Fischer  Flour  Company.  In  the  intervening  years  he  has  worked  his  way  steadily 
upward  to  a  position  of  financial  responsibilitv,  gaining  the  success  which  follows 
as  the  logical  sequence  of  earnest  efl:'ort  intelligently  applied. 

In  Julv.  1872,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Eppelsheimer  was  married  to  Miss  Laura 
Bierbaum,  also  a  native  of  Germany,  born  in  Westphalia  and  a  representative  of 
.one  of  the  old  families  of  that  land.  Three  daughters  graced  this  marriage: 
Laura,  the  wife  of  G.  Frenger,  proprietor  of  a  hardware  business  in  New  Mexico; 
Alice,  the  wife  of  George  McLagan,  who  is  a  machinist  in  electrical  lines  in  St. 
Louis;  and  Emily,  who  attended  the  Mary  Institute  and  is  now  a  teacher  of  sing- 
ing. The  two  older  daughters  are  graduates  of  the  high  school  and  Emily  pur- 
sued her  musical  studies  under  ^Mai^ame  ]\Iarchcsi  in  Paris,  France. 


308  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Eppelsheimer  is  independent  in  politics,  voting  for  the  best  man  rather 
than  the  party.  He  belongs  to  the  Schiller  Club  and  to  the  Freie  Gemeinde.  His 
charitable  and  benevolent  spirit  is  also  indicated  in  his  official  connection  with  and 
his  generous  support  of  the  Home  for  the  Aged.  He  is  a  thorough  American  in 
thought  and  feeling,  and  sincere  in  his  love  for  the  stars  and  stripes.  His  career 
has  for  thirty-eight  years  been  identified  with  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  acquired 
a  handsome  competence  and  is  known  as  an  honored  and  respected  citizen. 


WILLIAM  D.   ORTHWEIN. 

William  D.  Orthwein,  who  seems  to  have  reached  at  every  point  in  his  career 
the  utmost  limit  of  possibility  for  accomplishment  at  that  point,  stands  today 
among  those  whose  initiative  spirit  have  largely  revolutionized  the  trade  inter- 
ests of  the  middle  west.  His  name  is  synonymous  with  the  grain  trade,  in 
which  connection  he  has  instituted  various  new  projects  and  executed  well 
formulated  plans  with  the  result  that  he  has  not  only  attained  distinction  in 
operating  a  mammoth  business  of  this  character,  but  has  also  largely  molded 
the  methods  and  policy  of  the  grain  merchants  of  the  Mississippi  valley. 

His  birth  occurred  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  February  9,  1841,  and  in 
1855  he  accompanied  his  father  to  the  new  world.  Fie  had  already  acquired  his 
preliminary  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  country  and  after  spending  a 
short  time  in  the  new  home  of  the  family  in  Logan  county,  Illinois,  he  returned 
to  the  fatherland  to  resume  his  studies,  spending  five  years  in  completing  his 
education.  Arriving  again  in  America  in  i860,  he  was  for  eighteen  months 
employed  as  a  salesman  in  a  mercantile  establishment  of  Lincoln,  Illinois,  and 
in  1862  came  to  St.  Louis,  his  primary  connection  Avith  the  business  interests 
in  this  city  being  as  bookkeeper  for  the  grain  commission  firm  of  Haenshen  & 
Orthwein,  the  junior  partner  being  his  brother,  Charles  F.  Orthwein.  He 
remained  with  the  house  until  1870,  when  his  brother  became  the  head  of  the 
firm  of  Orthwein  &  Mersman  and  W.  D.  Orthwein  became  a  member  of  the 
firm.  In  the  meantime  he  was  closely  studying  the  grain  trade  and  its  possi- 
bilities. The  firm  with  which  he  had  been  associated  had  been  instrumental  in 
organizing  and  introducing  projects  that  did  much  toward  revolutionizing  the 
grain  trade  of  the  west  and  southwest.  They  were  the  first  to  make  shipments 
of  grain  in  bulk  entirely  by  water  route,  demonstrating  the  fact  that  business 
could  be  successfully  conducted  by  way  of  New  Orleans.  For  a  quarter  of  a 
century  they  were  the  principal  exporters  of  grain  by  way  of  New  Orleans  and 
Galveston,  ports  that  have  since  become  foremost  in  the  export  trade. 

In  all  of  the  business  career  of  William  D.  Orthwein  there  has  never  been 
the  slightest  suggestion  of  retrograde  movement ;  on  the  contrary,  he  has  gone 
steadily  forward,  the  angle  of  his  influence  and  activity  and  prosperity  con- 
stantly broadening,  while  his  experience  in  connection  with  one  of  the  most 
progressive  grain  firms  of  the  country  in  his  early  manhood  well  qualified  him 
for  the  successful  conduct  of  business  on  his  own  account,  when  in  1879,  the 
firm  of  Orthwein.  &  Mersman  was  dissolved  by  retirement  of  Mr.  Mersman  and 
the  style  of  the  firm  became  Orthwein  Brothers,  which  maintained  a  con- 
tinuous existence  until  1893.  This  firm  soon  gained  a  ])osition  of  distinctive 
precedence  among  grain  merchants  of  the  middle  west  and  when  Mr.  Orthwein 
retired  from  that  connectifjn  he  organized  the  William  D.  Orthwein  Grain 
Company,  admitting  his  sons,  h>cderick  C.  and  Walter  E.,  to  a  partnership. 
The  company  has  maintained  its  place  in  the  foremost  ranks  of  grain  dealers, 
their  annual  shipments  rej^rescnting  a  large  investment  and  most  gratifying 
financial  return.  William  I).  Orthwein  continued  as  the  active  head  of  this 
business  imtil   i9orj.  when  he  turncfl  over  the  management  to  his  son,  Frederick 


WILLIAM   D.   ORTHWELX 


310  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

C,  although  he  still  remained  president  of  the  company.     This  is  today  the  oldest 
grain  firm  in  the  city. 

]\Ir.  Orthwein,  however,  has  not  confined  his  attention  to  one  line.  He  is  a 
man  of  resourceful  business  ability  and  seems  to  have  an  almost  intuitive  per- 
ception of  the  value  of  any  business  situation  or  opportunity.  He  has  no  faults 
or  untried  standards  and  his  discriminating  judgment  has  been  a  guiding  ele- 
ment that  has  led  various  enterprises  to  success.  He  is  now  the  president  of 
the  St.  Louis  Victoria  Flour  Alills,  director  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust 
Company  and  vice  president  of  the  Manufacturers'  Railway  Company.  For 
many  years  he  has  been  a  director  of  the  Kinloch  Telephone  Company  and  in 
1905  became  its  president,  since  which  time  he  has  given  close  attention  to 
the  management  of  its  affairs,  with  the  result  that  within  four  years  he  has 
wrought  a  wonderful  change  in  its  business,  increasing  its  earnings  seventy- 
five  per  cent  and  decreasing  its  operating  and  maintenance  expenses  thirty 
per  cent.  He  realizes  that  the  secret  of  business  success  is  the  careful  systemati- 
zation  of  interests  so  that  maximum  results  are  attained  at  minimum  expendi- 
ture of  time,  labor  and  capital.  He  has  made  the  Kinloch  the  largest  and 
strongest  independent  telephone  concern  in  the  country,  both  financially  and 
in  the  number  of  its  phones  in  operation,  till  it  is  recognized  as  the  backbone  of 
the  entire  independent  telephone  system. 

On  the  9th  of  June,  1870,  Mr.  Orthwein  was  married  to  Miss  Emily  H. 
Thuemmler,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  and  their  children  are:  Frederick  C,  vice 
president  and  manager  of  the  William  D.  Orthwein  Grain  Company ;  Walter 
E.,  president  of  the  Orthwein  Investment  Company ;  Edgar  T.,  connected  with 
agricultural  pursuits  near  St.  Charles,  Missouri ;  William  R.,  an  attorney ;  Percy 
J.,  a  student  at  Yale ;  Alice  S.,  the  wife  of  Edward  Heissler,  of  Chicago ;  and 
Nellie  F.  and  Mildred,  at  home. 

i\Ir.  Orthwein  stands  as  a  high  type  of  American  citizenship  and  manhood. 
He  has  always  been  most  loyal  to  his  adopted  country  and  at  the  time  of  the 
Civil  war  saw  service  in  the  Union  army,  having  been  on  duty  in  the  quarter- 
master's department  of  the  First  Division  of  the  Fifteenth  Army  Corps,  from 
July,  1863,  until  May,  1864,  when  ill  health  compelled  him  to  retire  from  the 
position.  He  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  municipal  progress,  has  served 
as  a  director  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  of  St.  Louis,  and  was  a  member  of 
the  board  of  managers  of  the  Mullanphy  Emigrant  Relief  Fund.  His  social 
nature  finds  expression  in  his  membership  in  the  Union,  St.  Louis  and  Log 
Cabin  Clubs,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  His  activ- 
ities have  been  of  such  extent  and  importance  as  to  leave  the  impress  of  his 
individuality  upon  the  history  of  the  state.  With  wonderful  foresight  he  has 
seemed  to  recognize  the  value  of  a  business  situation  or  possibility  and  he  has 
wrought  along  lines  of  great  good.  It  is  not  only  his  business  success  however, 
but  his  character  as  exemplified  in  his  relations  with  his  fellowmen  and  in  his 
patriotic  citizenship  that  entitles  him  to  classification  with  the  eminent  men  of 
St.  Louis. 


^lATHEW  R.  WILLIAMS. 

Alathew  R.  Williams,  deceased,  was  born  on  a  ranch  near  Houston,  Texas, 
October,  1851.  His  father,  Mathew  R.  Williams,  Sr.,  was  a  planter  and  ranch- 
man of  Houston,  who  at  one  time  operated  the  Oakland  plantation  with  the  aid 
of  many  slaves.  He  was  classed  with  the  influential,  active  and  enterprising  busi- 
ness men  of  his  locality.  He  wedded  Mary  Dunlaby  and  under  the  parental 
roof  Mathew  R.  Williams,  of  this  review,  spent  his  boyhood  days.  The  year 
1874  witnessed  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis.  He  came  direct  from  Houston  and 
here  engaged  as  an  engineer,  being  employed  in  that  way  for  some  time  before 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  311 

he  entered  the  service  of  the  Water  Gas  Company.  When  that  business  was 
consohdated  with  the  Laclede  Gas  Company  he  became  the  engineer  and  prac- 
tical manager  of  the  business,  erecting  for  the  company  a  small  plant  on  Gratiot 
street.  This  he  afterward  enlarged,  as  the  development  of  the  business  de- 
manded its  extension  and  he  narrowly  escaped  death  when  in  the  memorable 
cyclonic  storm  the  plant  was  blown  down.  He  was  blown  into  a  hole  or  pit  in 
the  ground  and  perhaps  it  was  this  that  saved  him  from  death,  as  he  was  thus 
somewhat  protected  from  the  debris  that  was  tossed  about.  He  afterward  re- 
built the  plant  and  later  installed  the  Pintsch  gas  system  and  after  proving  its 
entire  success  for  lighting  trains  he  aided  in  installing  it  in  many  railroad  sys- 
tems. He  became  thoroughly  conversant  with  the  gas  business  in  all  of  its  va- 
rious departments  and  the  possibilities  for  illumination,  and  his  ability  and  in- 
vincible spirit  were  manifest  in  the  excellent  results  which  followed  his  labors. 

Mr.  Williams  was  married  to  Miss  Ellen  Kelly,  a  daughter  of  John  J. 
Kelly,  who  came  to  St.  Louis  in  an  early  day  and  for  years  was  employed  as  one 
of  the  efficient  members  of  the  police  force.  Her  mother  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Mary  Madigan.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Williams  were  born  the  following  son 
and  daughters :  Mathew  R.,  who  is  now  located  in  ]\lemphis ;  Stella,  the  wife  of 
A.  E.  Kieselhorst ;  and  Mary,  Ida,  Laura,  Agnes  and  lone,  all  of  whom  reside 
at  home. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Williams  occurred  July  7,  1898,  and  was  a  source  of  deep 
regret  to  his  many  friends.  He  belonged  to  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  was  in 
hearty  sympathy  with  the  craft  and  its  teachings.  Mrs.  Williams  is  a  member  of 
the  Catholic  church  and  is  w-ell  known  in  the  city,  having  an  extensive  circle  of 
friends  here. 


EDWIN  H.  WAGNER. 

Edwin  H.  Wagner,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Madison  Lead  &  Land 
Company,  with  offices  in  the  Missouri  Lincoln  Trust  building,  is  a  product  of 
the  west  and  is  possessed  of  the  spirit  of  enterprise  and  advancement  which  has 
led  to  the  rapid  and  substantial  upbuilding  of  this  great  district  west  of  the  Mis- 
sissippi. His  birth  occurred  in  Laramie  City,  Wyoming,  October  6,  1873.  His 
parents  were  Henry  and  Susan  (Cantwell)  Wagner.  The  father,  a  native  o^ 
Ohio,  was  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  war,  serving  with  the  Halleck  Guards  and  par- 
ticipating in  the  siege  of  Jackson.  His  wife  was  a  grandniece  of  General  Joseph 
Warren,  of  Revolutionary  war  fame,  who  commanded  the  troops  and  lost  his 
life  at  the  battle  of  Bunker  Hill. 

Edwin  H.  Wagner  was  a  public-school  student  at  Laramie,  Wyoming,  until 
he  had  mastered  the  branches  that  constituted  the  curriculum,  after  which  he 
entered  the  State  University  at  Laramie,  while  later  he  went  to  Denver,  Colorado, 
where  he  attended  the  Jesuit  College.  When  he  had  completed  his  education  he 
began  his  business  career  in  connection  with  the  auditing  department  of  the  Den- 
ver &  Rio  Grande  Railway  Company.  He  spent  the  years  1897-8  as  a  student  in 
the  law  department  of  the  Washington  University  at  St.  Louis,  after  which  he 
became  connected  with  the  Columbia  Lead  Company,  continuing  in  that  associa- 
tion until  they  sold  out  to  the  American  Metal  Company  in  1901.  He  has  since 
been  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Madison  Lead  &  Land  Company,  in  which 
connection  he  is  controlling  important  business  interests  that,  ably  directed,  con- 
stitute the  basis  of  large  success  which  the  company  is  now  enjoying.  He  has 
been  watchful  of  every  opportunity  pointing  to  prosperity  and  has  realized  that 
only  as  he  makes  his  service  valuable  does  his  chance  for  prosperity  broaden. 
He  has  become  recognized  in  business  circles  as  one  whose  judgment  is  sound, 
whose  sagacitv  is  keen  and  far-reaching  and  whose  theories  may  always  be  put 
to  practical  account. 


312  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUfY. 

On  the  loth  of  October.  1900,  Mr.  Wagner  married  Miss  Corinne  Shevnin, 
who  was  born  in  Denver.  Her  parents  were  pioneers  in  Colorado,  having  crossed 
the  plains  from  St.  Joseph,  jMissouri,  to  Denver  in  1861  with  an  ox-team.  Mr. 
and  ]\Irs.  Wagner  now  have  two  sons  and  two  daughters.  Mr.  Wagner  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Catholic  church  and  attends  the  Cathedral.  He  is  a  charter  member 
of  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  He  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  prominent 
representatives  of  the  order  and  has  served  as  its  state  treasurer. 


AUGUST  HENRY  FREDERICK. 

August  Henry  Frederick,  whose  force  of  character,  business  enterprise  and 
progressive  spirit  constitute  the  reason  whereby  a  high  valuation  is  placed  upon 
his  opinions  regarding  business  matters  and  particularly  relating  to  property,  is 
today  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  Exchange,  while  also  conducting  a 
prosperous  and  extensive  real-estate  business. 

He  was  born  June  28,  1858,  and  is  a  son  of  Henry  George  and  Elizabeth 
(Lipphart)  Frederick.  The  father,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  upon  removing 
to  St.  Louis,  turned  his  attention  to  merchandizing.  When  August  H.  Frederick 
had  completed  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city,  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Buxton  &  Skinner  Stationery  Company  as  a  clerk.  His  unwearied 
diligence  and  ready  adaptability  soon  won  recognition  in  promotion  and  he  served 
successively  as  bookkeeper,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  that  house.  He  was  thus 
identified  with  the  mercantile  interests  of  St.  Louis  until  1888,  when  he  severed 
his  connection  with  the  company  and  began  operations  in  the  real-estate  field. 
During  the  twenty  years  of  his  connection  therewith  he  has  become  most  widely 
known,  gaining  a  foremost  place  in  the  ranks  of  the  representatives  of  this  call- 
ing in  St.  Louis.  In  1893  he  was  elected  president  of  the  board  of  assessors, 
an  office  which  he  filled  for  eight  consecutive  years,  being  reelected  in  1897  for  a 
second  term.  In  1901  he  was  chosen  for  the  office  of  secretary  of  the  Missouri 
Trust  Company  but  resigned  in  1902  to  give  his  entire  attention  to  the  real- 
estate  business. 

In  this  capacity  as  president  of  the  board  of  assessors  he  was  able  to  do. 
some  extremely  good  work  toward  carrying  the  charter  amendments  of  both  city 
and  state,  which  resulted  in  the  appropriation  of  five  million  dollars  for  the 
World's  Columbian  Exposition  by  the  city  of  St.  Louis  and  a  one  million  dollar 
appropriation  by  the  state  of  Alissouri.  Mr.  Frederick  was  elected  a  director  of 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Company  upon  its  organization,  and  was 
reelected  for  three  years  in  1902.  He  rendered  valuable  service  to  the  committees 
of  which  he  was  a  member  and  contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  the  success  of 
the  largest  international  fair  that  has  ever  been  held.  His  business  interests  have 
constantly  broadened  in  their  scope  and  he  is  today  financially  interested  in  various 
corporations  and  active  in  the  management  of  a  number.  He  is  now  president 
of  the  Jesse  Morris  Realty  Company,  vice  president  of  the  Frederick  Printing 
Company,  and  also  president  of  the  Circuit  Realty  Company.  Real-estate  interests 
chiefly  claim  his  attention  and  in  all  America  there  are  few  men  so  thoroughly 
informed  concerning  the  evolution  of  its  business  and  its  possibilities.  While 
traveling  extensively  in  the  northern  states  for  the  benefit  of  his  health  he  took 
occasion  to  investigate  the  realty  situation  in  every  city  he  visited  and  returned 
with  good  plans  for  the  advancement  of  the  realty  market  of  St.  Louis,  present- 
ing his  ideas  to  the  members  of  the  Real  Estate  Exchange. 

On  the  15th  of  December,  188],  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Frederick  and 
Miss  Xannie  L.  Fowler,  a  daughter  of  Harvey  L.  Fowler,  of  Binghamton,  New 
York.  They  have  two  children,  Laura  M.  and  William  H.  Mr.  Frederick  is  a 
cooperant  factor  in  many  of  the  measures  which  have  been  essentially  beneficial 
to  St.  Louis  in  its  substantia]   development   and  improvement.     On  the   14th  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTrV.  313 

May,  1908,  at  the  convention  held  in  Chicago,  he  was  elected  first  vice  president 
of  the  National  Association  of  Real  Estate  Exchanges.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Mercantile  Club  and  of  the  Merchants  Exchange,  also  of  the  Missouri  Athletic 
Club,  and  is  secretary  of  the  trustees  of  the  West  Presbyterian  church.  Courteous, 
genial,  well  informed,  alert  and  enterprising,  he  stands  today  as  one  of  the  lead- 
ing representative  men  of  his  state — a  man  who  is  a  power  in  his  communitv. 


SAMUEL  LLOYD  JONES. 

Samuel  Lloyd  Jones,  a  general  contractor,  has  been  engaged  in  business  in 
St.  Louis  since  1879.  Lie  is  among  the  residents  of  this  city  that  the  little  rock- 
ribbed  country  of  Wales  has  furnished  to  St.  Louis.  His  birth  occurred  in  that 
land,  December  20.  1848.  His  father,  James  Jones,  was  an  architect  and  builder, 
and  came  to  America  about  six  months  after  the  birth  of  his  son,  Samuel  L.. 
leaving  his  family  in  Wales  until  he  could  prepare  a  place  for  them.  He  was 
taken  ill  on  shipboard,  however,  and  died  soon  after  landing  in  New  York, 
leaving  a  wife  and  four  children,  three  of  whom  are  yet  living. 

Samuel  L.  Jones  spent  his  boyhood  on  a  farm  near  Newcastle  Emlyn,  Wales, 
and  acquired  his  education  in  private  schools  there  and  in  the  British  school  at  the 
same  place.  The  early  death  of  the  father  left  him  without  a  patrimony,  and  at 
eighteen  years  of  age  he  became  an  apprentice  at  the  carpenter's  trade,  and  after 
several  years  traveled  through  England  as  a  journeyman.  He  was  thus  engaged 
until  1873  when,  believing  that  the  business  opportunities  of  the  nevv^  world  were 
greater  than  those  ofifered  in  the  British  Isles,  he  came  to  the  United  States,  sail- 
ing from  England  on  the  loth  of  April  of  that  year.  The  first  year  of  his  stay 
in  America  was  passed  in  Chicago,  and  since- that  time  he  has  resided  in  St. 
Louis,  where  he  secured  employment  at  the  carpenter's  trade,  working  for  three 
years  for  James  Stewart  &  Company,  and  for  three  years  for  J.  H.  Maurice,  an 
architect.  In  1879,  resolved  that  his  labors  should  more  directly  benefit  himself, 
he  began  business  on  his  own  account  as  a  carpenter  and  contractor,  remaining 
as  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Bonsack  &  Jones  for  two  years.  He  then  oper- 
ated under  his  own  name  until  1900,  when  he  incorporated  the  business  under  the 
laws  of  the  state  of  Missouri  as  the  S.  L.  Jones  Building  Company,  of  which  he 
has  since  been  the  active  head.  He  has  erected  numberless  residences,  which 
have  proved  attractive  features  in  the  architectural  adornment  of  St.  Louis. 
These  include  the  homes  of  Dexter  Tifi^any,  on  Vandeventer  place;  ^Irs.  Taylor, 
on  Vandeventer  place ;  Mr.  Papin,  on  Lindell  boulevard ;  Airs.  Knapp  and  Mayor 
Wells,  on  Lindell  boulevard;  and  Mr.  Duncan  and  Frank  Block  on  W^estminster 
place. 

]\Ir.  Jones  has  also  erected  manv  business  houses,  including  the  six-storv 
structure  of  Langan  &  Taylor,  at  No.  1823  Washington  avenue;  the  six-story 
building  of  Thomas  Dunn,  on  Lucas  avenue,  and  the  six-story  building  of  Rus- 
seke  &  Corey,  on  Lucas  avenue.  He  has  likewise  been  the  builder  of  several 
churches,  including  the  L'nion  Avenue  Christian  church,  and  the  Central  Presby- 
terian church.  He  has  studied  all  kinds  of  architecture  and  shows  marked  abil- 
ity in  adapting  the  rules  and  laws  of  architecture  to  the  modern  needs,  and  his 
business  and  residence  buildings  are  alike  attractive  features  in  St.  Louis.  ^  He 
is  also  interested  to  some  extent  in  real  estate  here,  is  erecting  some  flat  buildings 
on  Minerva  avenue,  and  is  the  owner  of  his  home  at  No.  5183  Maple  avenue. 

Mr.  Jones  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  September  19,  1883,  to  Miss  Helen 
Frances  Meisek,  of  this  city,  and  they  have  two  sons :  Ralph  Chester,  twenty-two 
years  of  age,  who  is  secretary  of  the  S.  L.  Jones  Building  Company ;  and  Leslie 
M.,  twenty  years  of  age,  who  is  in  his  father's  employ.  Mr.  Jones  votes  with 
the  republican  partv  where  national  questions  are  involved,  but  at  local  elections 
casts  an  independent  ballot,  regarding  the  capabilities  of  the  candidates  for  the 


314  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

discharge  of  the  duties  which  devolve  upon  them  in  connection  with  the  admin- 
istration of  municipal  business.  In  Masonr_y  he  has  become  a  Knight  Templar, 
and  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  belongs  to  the  Pilgrim  Congregational 
church,  and  is  a  genial,  sociable  gentleman  who,  outside  of  his  business  life,  pre- 
fers to  devote  his  time  to  his  family  and  the  enjoyment  of  his  own  home,  which 
is  iustlv  noted  for  its  pleasing  and  warm-hearted  hospitality. 


AUGUSTUS   KRIECKHAUS. 

Augustus  Krieckhaus,  who  for  many  years  had  been  affiliated  in  a  promi- 
nent way  with  the  business  interests  of  the  city  and  who  had  acceptably  served 
in  a  number  of  public  offices,  was  born  in  Kleve,  Rhenish  Prussia,  March  17, 
1835,  and  departed  this  life  November  5,  1903.  He  was  a  son  of  Charles  L.  and 
Helena  (De  Lachausse)  Krieckhaus.  His  father,  a  tanner  by  trade,  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1849  and  settled  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  leather  goods  until  his  death  in  1853. 

Before  coming  to  the  new  world  Augustus  Krieckhaus  had  acquired  a  fair 
business  education  and  at  the  same  time  had  become  proficient  in  the  French 
language.  Soon  after  his  arrival  here  he  gained  a  speaking  knowledge  of  the 
English  tongue  and  entered  the  employ  of  L.  C.  Speck,  a  wholesale  dealer  in 
"Yankee  notions,''  which  establishment  he  left  after  having  served  one  year, 
and  during  the  two  succeeding  years  was  employed  as  a  drug  clerk.  Under  the 
direction  of  his  father  he  then  learned  the  tanner's  trade,  and  after  the  death 
of  his  parent  he  continued  to  carry  on  the  business  for  a  period  of  four  years, 
when  he  became  general  manager  of  the  Commercial  Alley,  between  Vine  and 
Washington  streets,  engaging  in  the  purchase  of  hides  and  the  manufacture 
and  sale  of  leather.  In  1858  he  bought  the  business  from  its  owner,  Mr.  Luther- 
cord,  and  conducted  it  under  the  name  of  A.  Krieckhaus  &  Company,  and  in 
a  short  time  made  it  one  of  the  largest  commercial  establishments  in  the  city. 
In  1878  the  firm  of  which  he  was  president  began  to  deal  extensively  in  tallow 
and  in  this  line  transacted  the  largest  business  of  any  house  in  St.  Louis.  As 
a  conservative  and  honorable  business  man  Mr.  Krieckhaus  was  held  in  high 
esteem  in  the  commercial  world  and  placed  his  house  in  the  position  where  to 
the  fullest  extent  it  courts  the  confidence  of  the  entire  public  and  is  noted  for 
its  financial  solidity  and  straightforward  transactions. 

During  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Krieckhaus  served  as  first  lieutenant  of  Company 
K,  Fifth  Regiment,  Home  Guard.  Not  only  as  a  military  man  did  he  serve  his 
fellowmen,  but  also  in  several  civic  capacities,  having  been  a  member  of  the 
city  council  from  the  year  1864  to^  1873,  during  this  period  having  officiated  as 
president  and  also  as  vice  president  of  that  body.  Subsequently  he  was  a  member 
of  the  "committee  of  thirteen."  which  formed  the  present  city  charter  and 
accorded  St.  Louis  its  independent  form  of  government.  As  a  member  of  the 
city  council  he  served  with  prominence  on  the  ways  and  means  committee,  was 
enthusiastic  for  public  improvements  and  was  largely  instrumental  in  effecting 
the  construction  of  the  present  city  waterworks.  When  slavery  was  the  para- 
mount issue  in  American  politics  Mr.  Krieckhaus  affiliated  himself  with  the 
republican  party,  but  after  its  abolition,  when  the  economic  question  became  a 
telling  issue,  he  allied  himself  with'  the  democratic  party  and  voted  three  times 
for  Grover  Cleveland,  who  was  eminent  for  the  stand  he  took  in  behalf  of  the 
revenue  reform  movement. 

As  to  his  religious  convictions  Mr.  Krieckhaus  was  an  agnostic  but,  while 
he  took  this  stand,  he  was  not  embittered  nor  did  he  manifest  animus  toward 
those  who  accepted  the  confessions  of  the  several  religious  denominations.  He 
was  largely  associated  with  fraternal  organizations,  having  been  a  member  of 
the   Masonic   order  and   of  the   Knights   of   Honor.     He  also  belonged  to  the 


AUGUSTUS    KRIECKHAUS 


316  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Liederkranz  and  Turner  societies  and  to  the  Missouri  Crematory  Association, 
having-  been  a  director  of  the  latter.  For  many  years  he  served  on  the  board 
of  dir"ectors  of  the  German  j\Iutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  and  officiated  for 
a  long-  period  as  president  of  the  German  Insurance  Company.  His  business 
relations  were  inclusive  of  many  commercial  enterprises,  in  all  of  which  he 
served  in  a  prominent  capacity,  having  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors 
of  the  ^^'ashington  Alutual  Fire  Insurance  Company,  having  at  one  time  served 
as  its  vice  president  and  also  having  officiated  as  president  of  the  German  Bank. 

Notwithstanding  the  pressure  of  extensive  business  cares  Mr.  Krieckhaus 
found  time  for  accomplishments  along  literary  lines.  He  was  a  close  and  ex- 
haustive student,  particularly  of  scientific  and  literary  subjects,  having  devoted 
considerable  attention  to  the  sciences  of  botany  and  chemistry.  At  one  time  he 
was  president  of  the  Floral  &  Horticultural  Society  of  St.  Louis,  in  which  line 
of  work  he  took  great  interest  and  delighted  to  devote  his  spare  time  in  the 
cultivation  of  flowering  plants,  vines  and, shrubs.  He  was  so  much  in  love  with 
the  classification  and  growth  of  flora  that  he  built  a  conservatory  on  the  south 
side,  where  he  spent  most  of  his  leisure  time  in  raising  rare  plants,  at  which  he 
had  become  an  adept.  During  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  the  products 
of  his  conservatory  were  much  sought  for,  and  he  sold  seven  palms  which  he 
had  raised  from  the  seed  to  the  World's  Fair  authorities. 

In  1857  Mr.  Krieckhaus  was  united  in  marriage  to  Katherine  Kiefaber, 
who  was  born  in  Bavaria,  July  13,  1838.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Jacob  and  Cath- 
erine Kiefaber,  and  one  of  a  family  of  ten  children,  four  of  whom  are  living, 
the  others  being :  William,  who^  resides  here ;  and  two  sisters,  wdio  are  resi- 
dents of  California.  Her  mother  departed  this  life  in  Bavaria  and  her  father 
came  to  the  new  world  in  1870  and  passed  away  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Krieckhaus  have  six  children  living:  Laura,  wife  of  W.  H.  Proetz;  Matilda 
E. ;  Lucy  ;  Catherine,  who  was  married  to  William  F.  Baxter,  of  Omaha ;  Ella 
E. ;  and  Augusta,  wife  of  Charles  W.  Robinson. 

]\Ir.  Krieckhaus  lived  a  long,  active  and  useful  career  and  was  not  only 
beneficial  to  the  community  as  a  business  man  but  served  the  citj  in  an  eminent 
w'ay  in  civic  capacities.  While  a  member  of  the  city  council  he  was  always  in 
favor  of  improvements  and  when  he  essayed  to  induce  the  members  of  that  body 
to  install  free  baths  he  was  ridiculed  and  widely  cartooned  in  the  daily  papers 
but,  notwithstanding  the  many  rejoinders  with  which  he  was  combated,  he 
earnestly  persisted  in  advocating  every  improvement  which  he  thought  would 
add  to  the  reputation  of  the  city  and  the  welfare  of  its  citizens.  In  friendship 
I\Ir.  Krieckhaus  was  not  lax  and  his  charitableness  was  well  known  throughout 
the  entire  community.  He  was  a  hard  worker  and  from  the  time  he  took  his 
initial  step  in  the  business  world  at  a  very  early  age  he  labored  persistently 
not  only  to  amass  a  fortune  for  himself  but  to  be  of  service  to  his  fellowmen. 
He  led  an  active  business  life  until  two  years  before  his  death,  during  which 
time  he  had  won  a  host  of  warm  friends  and,  as  well,  the  esteem  of  the  entire 
communitv. 


THOMAS  WILLIAM  WHITE. 

Thomas  William  White,  attorney  at  law  and  partner  in  the  firm  of  Fordyce, 
Holiday  &  White,  has  practiced  for  about  four  years  and  yet  in  that  time  has 
gained  recognition  of  his  thorough  understanding  of  legal  principles  and  his 
business  is  increasing  in  volume  and  importance.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
August  2,  1883,  and  is  of  English  lineage,  his  great-grandfather,  William  White, 
having  settled  in  Georgia  on  his  emigration  from  England  soon  after  the  adoption 
of  the  American  constitution.  Subsequently  he  took  up  his  abode  at  Hernando, 
Mississippi,  being  one  of  the  pioneers  of  that  state.  His  son,  Colonel  Thomas 
W.  White,  the  grandfather,  commanded  the  Ninth  Mississippi  Regiment  in  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  317 

Civil  war.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Georgia  and  also  of  Harvard 
University  of  the  class  of  1846.  He  became  one  of  the  most  distinguished  law- 
yers in  the  south  and  was  a  personal  friend  of  Jefferson  Davis.  J.  Q.  C.  Lamar, 
Grover  Cleveland,  J.  Z.  George,  and  others  of  national  fame  and  prominence. 
He  married  Miss  Minor  Meriwether,  of  Georgia,  who  was  a  direct  descendant  of 
the  Meriwetiier  family  of  Virginia.  He  died  in  the  year  1889.  Thomas  W. 
White,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Hernando,  ^lississippi,  and  be- 
came a  brick  manufacturer.  Later  he  lived  in  Memphis,  Tennessee,  where  he 
passed  away  on  the  14th  of  January,  190 1.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the  University 
of  Georgia  and  a  man  of  prominence  and  influence  in  his  community.  His  wife, 
Marian  C.  Carpenter,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1859,  and  was  a  daughter  of 
James  M.  Carpenter,  a  Kentuckian  by  birth  and  a  real-estate  operator  of  con- 
siderable prominence  in  St.  Louis.  Her  mother  was  Mrs.  Caroline  (Clarkson) 
Carpenter,  of  Virginia,  and  a  granddaughter  of  General  Payne,  who  served 
on  Washington's  staff  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 

Thomas  William  Wliite,  who,se  name  introduces  this  review,  was  educated 
in  the  public  and  private  schools  of  [Memphis,  Tennessee,  in  a  collegiate  prepar- 
atory school  and  in  the  University  of  Mississi^ppi,  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1903  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  In  1903  he  became  a  resident  of  St. 
Louis  and  entered  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  a  department  of  Washington  L^ni- 
versity.  He  is  numbered  among  its  alumni  of  1905,  at  which  time  the  Bachelor 
of  Law  degree  was  conferred  upon  him.  He  also  pursued  a  course  in  special 
work  in  Harvard  Law  School,  where  he  remained  for  a  year.  Returning  to  St. 
Louis  well  equipped  for  his  profession,  he  entered  upon  active  practice  in  Julv, 
1906,  in  the  office  of  S.  W.  Fordyce,  Jr.,  and  on  the  2d  of  January,  1908,  the 
present  firm  of  Fordyce,  Holiday  &  White  was  formed.  They  engage  in  general 
civil  law  practice,  specializing  somewhat  in  corporation  and  commercial  law. 

Mr.  White  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association,  a  member  of  the 
Sigma  Chi,  a  college  fraternitv,  the  Phi  Delta  Phi,  a  law  fraternity,  the  Imperial 
Club  of  vSt.  Louis  and  the  Racquet  and  Harvard  Clubs. 


willia:m  potts  kexnett. 

Great  leaders  are  few.  The  mass  of  men  seem  content  to  remain  in  the  posi- 
tions in  which  thev  are  placed  by  birth,  experience  or  environment.  Laudable 
ambition,  read\-  adaptability  and  a  capacity  for  hard  work  are  essential  elements 
of  success  and  in  none  of  these  requirements  has  William  Potts  Kennett  been 
found  lacking.  It  is  not  a  matter  of  marvel,  therefore,  that  he  occupies  a  promi- 
nent position  in  financial  circles  in  St.  Louis.  The  eminence  to  which  he  has  at- 
tained is  due  to  the  fact  that  he  has  the  ability  to  recognize  the  opportune  moment 
and  to  correctly  appraise  the  value  of  a  situation  and  determine  its  possible  out- 
come. 

A  native  resident  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  born  September  24,  1850.  His  parents 
were  Mortimer  and  ]\Iarv  (Hempstead)  Kennett,  the  former  a  steamtoat  owner 
and  captain  in  early  days,  while  in  the  later  years  of  his  life  he  lived  retired.  The 
Kennetts  were  Scotch-Irish  and,  establishing  the  early  family  home  in  Maryland, 
removed  thence  to  Pennsylvania  and  afterward  to  Kentucky  and  [Missouri.  The 
Hempsteads,  about  1630.  came  with  Winthrop  to  America  in  the  settlement  of 
New  London,  Connecticut,  where  the  old  familv  mansion  is  still  standing.  U  is 
now  about  two  hun<lred  and  fifty  years  old  and  is  yet  occupied  by  members  of  the 
Hempstead  familv.  Representatives  of  the  name  were  prominent  in  colonial  and 
Revolutionarv  history  of  our  couiUry  and  occupied  official  positions  in  the  army 
and  navv.  also  gaining  distinction  as  attorneys,  judges,  legislators  and  in  other 
walks  of  life  wherein'^  they  left  the  impress  of  their  individuality  upon  public 
thou2:ht  and  action. 


318  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

William  P.  Kennett  was  educated  in  the  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis 
and  Westminster  Colleg'e  at  Fulton,  Missouri.  He  pursued  a  classical  course  and 
was  graduated  in  June,  1872,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  From  early 
youth  the  interests  and  pleasures  of  outdoor  life  attracted  him,  he  being  particu- 
larly fond  of  fishing,  boating,  swimming  and  riding,  but  as  the  passing  years 
brought  the  responsibilities  of  life  he  prepared  for  a  professional  career  by  study- 
ing law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  Missouri  in  1874  and  to  the  United  States 
courts  in  1875.  He  then  practiced  in  St.  Louis  from  1875  until  1880,  since  which 
time  his  energies  have  been  directed  along  lines  of  investment  and  financial  inter- 
ests. He  had  charge  of  the  stock  and  grain  branch  of  the  business  of  Francis 
J.  Kennett  &  Company  in  New  York  city  in  1880  and  1881  and  in  the  fall  of  the 
latter  year  became  associated  with  D.  R.  Francis  &  Brother,  of  St.  Louis,  with 
which  company  he  has  since  been  connected  in  its  subsequent  development  as  a 
partner. 

Few  men  are  more  widely  or  honorably  known  in  financial  circles.  A  man 
of  resourceful  ability,  he  has  extended  his  efforts  to  various  enterprises,  which 
have  profited  by  his  wise  counsel  and  sound  judgment.  He  is  director  and  sec- 
retary or  treasurer  of  various  traction,  water  and  light  and  investment  com- 
panies, including-  the  D.  R.  Francis  &  Brother  Commission  Company,  the  Essex 
Realty  Company,  the  Alton  Granite  &  St.  Louis  Traction  Company,  West  St. 
Louis  Water  &  Light  Company,  and  various  others  which  have  constituted  prom- 
inent elements  in  business  growth  and  development  and  have  at  the  same  time 
been  sources  of  gratifying  profit  to  the  stockholders.  His  opinions  are  regarded 
as  valuable  concerning  investments  and  in  the  money  market,  for  it  has  been 
found  that  his  judgment  is  sound  and  his  foresight  reliable.  He  was  acting  re- 
ceiver of  the  L"^nited  Elevator  Company  in  1896-7  in  the  absence  of  D.  R.  Francis, 
the  regularly  appointed  receiver.  He  has  also  been  chairman  of  the  St.  Louis 
traffic  bureau  and  in  1899  was  chosen  president  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  of 
St.  Louis,  after  previous  service  as  a  director  and  vice  president. 

Various  other  interests,  from  which  he  has  derived  no  pecuniary  advantages 
but  in  which  the  public  has  been  a  direct  beneficiary,  have  claimed  a  share  of  his 
time,  talents  and  interests.  He  is  now  trustee  of  the  Marion  Sims  College  of 
Medicine,  has  been  a  member  and  foreman  of  the  grand  jury,  his  latest  service 
in  this  connection  being  in  1907,  and  he  cooperates  in  many  movements  for  the 
public  good.  He  is  a  trustee  and  treasurer  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of 
St.  Louis,  which  was  founded  in  1817,  mainly  through  the  efforts  of  his  great- 
grandfather, Stephen  Hempstead,  who  with  his  family  composed  five  of  the 
original  nine  members  of  that  church.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Alumni  Society  of 
Westminster  College,  belongs  to  Alumni  Chapter  of  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,  a  college 
fraternity,  and  is  a  member  of  the  council  of  the  Colonial  Society  of  Missouri 
and  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Missouri  Society  of  Sons  of  the  Revolution. 
He  has  always  been  a  democrat  with  independent  voting  proclivities  and  never 
a  partisan  in  politics.  His  inclination  is  toward  liberal  views  upon  political, 
social  and  religious  questions.  In  fact,  he  looks  at  life  from  a  broad  standpoint 
and  association  with  him  means  expansion  and  elevation.  His  friends  find  him 
a  social,  congenial  companion  and  he  is  a  valued  member  of  several  fishing  and 
hunting  clubs. 

Mr.  Kennett  was  married  December  7,  1881,  to  Miss  Jessie  Simonds,  a 
daughter  of  Jolin  Simonds,  prominent  in  financial  circles  in  St.  Louis  in  the  early 
days  as  a  member  of  the  banking  house  of  Lucas,  Simonds  &  Company,  and  con- 
nected with  the  lead  and  shot  tower  interests.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kennett  have 
been  born  three  son.s'  and  a  daughter :  Stephen  Hempstead,  Sidney  Gratiot.  Press 
Graves  and  Margaret  Bond. 

A  man  of  literary  tastes,  Mr.  Kennett's  interest  centers  in  his  home  and  his 
books  rather  than  in  public  or  social  functions,  and  yet  his  cooperation  has  been 
freely  given  in  matters  of  vital  import  to  the  citv.  He  has  always  taken  a  special 
interest   in   the-   iinpnivcmcnt  of  the   Mississi])])!   and   Missouri    rivers   and   of  all 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  319 

navigable  waterways  of  the  country  and  has  attended  many  of  the  conventions  of 
water  way  interests  as  a  delegate,  while  at  the  present  writing  (1908)  he  is  one 
of  the  directors  working  in  behalf  of  the  national  rivers  and  harbors  congress. 
He  was  chairman  of  the  delegation  and  spokesman  for  the  Merchants  Exchange 
of  St.  Louis  before  the  LTnited  States  senate  committee  on  commerce  and  argued 
for  the  regulation  of  railroad  rates,  etc.,  by  the  general  government  along  lines 
practically  embodied  in  legislative  measures  which  have  since  been  passed.  It 
is  a  well  known  fact  that  he  has  always  stood  for  law  and  order,  and  in  1900  acted 
as  lieutenant  of  the  company  which  put  down  the  street  car  strike  when  it  had 
assumed  riotous  and  ruthless  features.  His  position  on  every  question  of  public 
importance,  whether  in  relation  to  city,  state  or  national  government,  is  one  of 
patriotic  citizenship,  and  his  associations  with  progressive  movements  classes  him 
among  the  foremost  residents  of  St.  Louis  in  the  early  part  of  the  twentieth  cen- 
tury.    Mr.  Kennett  is  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club. 


CHARLES  BEYER. 


The  name  of  Charles  Beyer  has  long  figured  in  connection  with  the  florist 
business  in  St.  Louis,  for  the  subject  of  this  review  and  his  father,  Charles  Beyer, 
Sr.,  have  been  connected  with  floriculture  here  from  an  early  day.  The  father  is 
mentioned  at  length  in  connection  with  the  sketch  of  Robert  Beyer,  who  is  a 
brother  of  our  subject  and  his  partner  in  business. 

Charles  Beyer  of  this  review  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  April  8,  1869,  and  pur- 
sued his  education  in  public  and  private  schools.  After  his  student  days  were 
ended  he  worked  for  his  father  for  a  short  time  and  then  entered  the  employ  of 
the  P.  Brockman  Commission  Company,  grain  dealers  of  this  city.  Mr.  Beyer 
was  associated  with  that  house  for  four  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  re- 
turned to  his  father's  employ  and  continued  with  him  until  the  father's  death, 
when  he  and  his  brother  Robert  succeeded  to  the  business  and  organized  the  firm 
as  it  now  exists.  Their  sales  are  large  and  profitable  and  the  products  of  their 
greenhouses  are  unsurpassed  on  the  markets,  for  they  make  every  effort  to  raise 
flowers  of  the  finest  varieties  and  unexcelled  in  size  and  color.  They  have  every 
facility  for  successfullv  carrying  on  the  business  and  are  prominent  and  repre- 
sentative florists  of  St.  Louis. 

On  the  14th  of  June,  1898,  Charles  Beyer  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Leit- 
hauser,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Catherine  (Brandt)  Leithauser,  who  were 
natives  of  Germany  and  came  to  America  in  1848,  settling  first  in  New  Orleans, 
Louisiana.  They  afterward  removed  to  Babbtown,  Osage  county,  ^lissouri, 
where  thev  still  reside,  the  father  being  there  engaged  in  farming. 


JOHN  HENRY  HEMAN. 

John  Henry  Heman.  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis.  June  21,  1849,  ^pent  his 
entire  life  here  and  passed  awav  in  this  city,  November  13,  1905.  He  was  a  sOn 
of  Frederick  and  Elizabeth  (Schriefer)  Heman,  of  St.  Louis.  His  father  was  one 
of  the  most  prominent  manufacturers  here  in  the  early  part  of  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury, owning  and  conducting  an  extensive  plant  for  the  manufacture  of  brick.  He 
became  widelv  known,  enjoying  in  full  measure  the  confidence  and  good  wdl  of 
his  fellowmen. 

John  Henry  Heman  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis,  passing  through  grammar  grades,  after  which  he  entered  the  Jones  Busi- 
ness College, Completing  a  course  in  bookkeeping.  When  he  put  aside  his  text- 
books he  joined  his  father  in  the  brick  manufacturing  business  and  was  thus  em- 


320  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ployed  for  ten  or  twelve  years.  He  then  entered  the  contracting  business  with 
his  brothers,  John  and  August  Heman,  continuing  in  that  field  of  activity  until 
1899.  In  the  year  designated  he  entered  the  feed  business,  conducting  a  store 
until  1903,  when  he  retired  and  spent  his  remaining  days  in  the  enjoyment  of  well 
earned  and  well  merited  rest.  His  life  was  one  of  intense  and  well  directed  activ- 
ity, his  strong  determination  and  progressive  spirit  enabling  him  to  meet  the  daily 
demands  of  his  business  and  to  control  his  interests  along  lines  leading  to  success. 

On  the  20th  of  November,  1873,  ]\Ir.  Heman  was  married  to  Miss  Lottie 
Kroeger,  a  daughter  of  Francis  and  Anna  (Brickmeyer)  Kroeger,  of  St.  Louis, 
her  father  being  a  prominent  commission  merchant  of  this  city.  Three  sons  were 
born  unto  ]Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  Heman,  Harry  F.,  William  F.  and  G.  A. 

Mr.  Heman  belonged  to  the  German  Lutheran  church,  and  his  life  was  m 
consistent  harmony  with  its  teachings  and  principles.  His  political  views  accorded 
with  the  platform  of  the  democratic  party,  and  he  was  a  public-spirited  man,  who 
gave  hearty  endorsement  to  movements  for  municipal  benefit.  He  did  not  seek 
ofiice,  however,  as  a  reward  for  party  fealty,  preferring  at  all  times  to  give  his 
attention  to  his  business  affairs,  which  were  capably  controlled  along  lines  that 
never  sought  nor  required  disguise. 


JUDGE  ALEXANDER  HAMILTON. 

On  the  long  list  of  the  eminent  members  of  the  bar  the  name  of  Judge 
Alexander  Hamilton  stands  conspicuously  forth.  He  served  with  great  distinc- 
tion for  four  terms  on  the  circuit  bench  and  his  decisions,  which  were  models 
of  judicial-  soundness,  made  him  one  of  the  most  able  judges  who  have  graced 
the  courts  of  this  state. 

A  native  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  Judge  Hamilton  was  born  in  181 7 
and  after  completing  his  literary  education  took  up  the  study  of  law  and  quali- 
fied for  practice  in  the  various  state  and  federal  courts.  Believing  that  the  west 
offered  better  opportunities  than  the  older  and  more  thickly  settled  east,  he 
came  to  St.  Louis  when  it  contained  a  population  of  but  seven  thousand  people 
and,  opening  an  ofiice,  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law,  soon  becoming  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  most  prominent  members  of  the  bar  of  that  day. 

His  preparation  of  cases  was  very  thorough,  his  reasoning  clear  and  co- 
gent, his  arguments  logical  and  his  deductions  sound.  He  was  seldom,  if  ever, 
at  fault  in  the  application  of  a  legal  principle  and  was  notably  familiar  with 
precedent  as  well  as  judicial  principles.  His  marked  ability  in  the  trial  of  cases 
drew  to  him  the  attention  of  the  general  public  and  led  to  his  recognition  by 
the  governor  in  his  appointment  for  two  terms'  service  on  the  circuit  bench. 
He  was  also  elected  for  two  terms  and  his  record  was  characterized  by  the 
qualities  of  an  eminent  jurist.  His  decisions  indicate  strong  mentality,  careful 
analysis,  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  law  and  an  unbiased  judgment.  The 
judge  on  the  bench  fails  more  frequently  perhaps  from  a  deficiency  in  that 
broad-mindedness  which  not  only  comprehends  the  details  of  a  situation  quickly 
and  that  insures  a  complete  self-control  under  even  the  most  exasperating  con- 
ditions, than  from  any  other  cause;  and  the  judge  who  makes  a  success  in  the 
discharge  of  his  multitudinous  delicate  duties  is  a  man  of  well  rounded  char- 
acter, finely  balanced  mind  and  of  splendid  intellectual  attainments.  That  Judge 
Hamilton  was  regarded  as  such  a  jurist  is  a  universally  accepted  fact.  He  was 
noted  for  his  retentive  memory  and  could  always  tell  in  just  what  volume  and 
on  what  page  a  certain  decision  could  be  found.  He  was  the  first  person  to 
render  a  decision  in  the  Drcd  Scott  case  and  he  was  especially  familiar  with 
chancery  law. 

Judge  Hamilton  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Julia  Kcene,  whose  mother 
was  a  niece  of  James  Lawrence.     They  became  parents  of  two  daughters,  Mrs 


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322  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Theodore  Forster  and  Mrs.  L.  B.  Bailey.  The  latter  became  the  wife  of  L.  B. 
Bailey,  of  Boston,  where  they  resided  until  the  death  of  her  husband,  when  Mrs. 
Bailey  returned  to  her  girlhood  home  in  St.  Louis,  having  ever  had  the  deepest 
attachment  for  this  city. 

Judge  Hamilton  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church.  His  political  alle- 
giance was  given  the  democratic  party  and  the  science  of  government  and  the 
great  political,  sociological  and  economic  problems  were  questions  of  great  in- 
terest to  him.  He  was  a  warm  personal  friend  of  Thomas  Benton  and  other 
distinguished  statesmen  and  political  leaders,  but  he  never  sought  political  honors 
for  himself  outside  the  strict  path  of  his  profession.  He  took  great  interest  in 
young  men  and  their  future  and  was  always  willing  to  assist  or  encourage  them 
by  a  helping  hand  or  a  word  of  advice  or  direction.  Realizing  the  opportunities, 
privileges  and  obligations  of  life,  he  so  lived  as  to  leave  behind  him  an  honored 
memory  when  in  1887  he  was  called  from  the  scene  oUearthly  activities. 


NICHOLAS  COBBS  HARRIS. 

Manifold  business  enterprises  contribute  to  the  commercial  and  industrial 
activity  of  every  large  city  and  at  their  head  are  men  of  keen  discernment  and 
abilitv  who  are  capable  of  executing  well  defined  and  carefully  formulated  plans. 
For  a  considerable  period  Nicholas  C.  Harris  was  well  known  in  St.  Louis  as  a 
tobacco  manufacturer  and  controlled  a  business  of  growing  proportions  until  it 
brought  to  him  the  handsome  competence  that  enabled  him  to  live  retired. 

He  was  born  in  Bedford  county,  \'irginia,  July  22,  1836,  a  son  of  Dr.  Hector 
and  Catherine  (Alexander)  Harris,  the  latter  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Alexander, 
whose  wife  was  Catherine  Innis,  a  daughter  of  the  distinguished  Judge  Innis. 
Hector  Harris  was  also  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old  Virginia  families  and 
owned  a  large  plantation  in  that  state.  Liberal  educational  advantages  were 
afforded  Nicholas  Cobbs  Harris,  who  continued  his  studies  in  the  Virginia  Mili- 
tary Institute  at  Lexington  until  his  graduation.  He  then  went  to  New  Orleans 
to  engage  in  business,  but  about  that  time  the  war  broke  out  and  his  friends 
sent  for  him  to  return  home.  He  was  then  made  captain  of  the  military  company 
at  Lynchburg  and  served  throughout  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  in  defepse  of  the 
principles  in  which  he  believed,  while  his  valor  and  understanding  of  military 
tactics  gained  him  promotion  to  the  rank  of  colonel. 

When  the  war  was  over  Mr.  Harris  came  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  plug  tobacco  on  Main  street,  where  he  built  up  a  very  successful 
and  extensive  enterprise.  His  trade  relations  covered  a  wide  territory  and  his  out- 
put was  always  a  most  marketable  commodity,  commanding  the  highest  prices  for 
goods  of  that  character.  At  length  his  carefully  conducted  business  interests 
brought  to  Mr.  Harris  well  earned  and  gratifying  success  and  with  a  capital  of 
substantial  pro]>ortions  he  retired  from  the  field  of  manufacture  to  spend  his  re- 
maining years  in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest. 

Mr.  Harris  was  married  to  Miss  Nannie  O.  Harding,  of  St.  Louis,  a  daugh- 
ter of  George  E.  Harding,  who  was  a  native  of  Russellville,  Kentucky,  of  whom 
mention  is  made  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harris  was  born 
a  daughter,  ]\laizie  Lee,  now  the  wife  of  James  W.  Woods,  of  St.  Louis. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Harris  occurred  in  San  Antonio.  Texas,  in  April,  1898, 
and  in  additicm  to  his  immediate  family  many  warm  friends  mourn  his  departure. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  the  Ancient  Order  of  LTnited  Work- 
men and  the  Royal  Arcanum,  while  his  religious  faith  was  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  he  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Andrew's  Brotherhood  Episcopal  church.  He 
w^as  always  interested  in  St.  Louis,  its  people  and  its  municipal  activities  and  co- 
operated in  many  measures  which  were  a  matter  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride. 
He  corrcctlv  valued  true  fricndshi])  ancl  was  alwavs  quick  to  recognize  genuine 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  323 

worth  in  others.  He  sought  success  not  for  the  sake  of  acquiring-  wealth  alone 
but  because  of  the  opportunity  it  gave  him  to  aid  in  commendable  public  works 
and  more  than  that  to  provide  for  his  family  with  those  things  which  minister  to 
comfort  and  happiness  in  life.  He  erected  a  fine  home  at  Westminster  place  and  it 
was  most  tastefully  furnished,  while  its  hospitality  was  also  one  of  its  most  attrac- 
tive features.  His  nature  was  that  of  a  man  who  sheds  around  him  much  of  the 
sunshine  of  life  and  his  memory  is  therefore  cherished  by  those  who  knew  him. 
Mrs.  Harris  still  occupies  her  home  on  Westminster  place,  and  her  position  is  one 
of  social  prominence  in  the  city. 


GEORGE  E.  HARDING. 

George  E.  Harding,  for  many  years  a  prominent  representative  of  financial 
interests  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Russellville,  Kentucky,  in  the  year  1826.  His 
father,  William  H.  Harding,  was  born,  reared  and  died  in  Kentucky  and  for  many 
years  occupied  a  leading  position  at  a  bar,  which  has  always  been  distinguished 
for  the  high  rank  of  its  members.  He  married  America  Hise,  a  sister  of  Elijah 
and  Joseph  Hise,  well  known  factors  in  political  circles. 

George  E.  Harding  w^as  largely  educated  in  Georgetown,  Kentucky,  and 
when  thorough  intellectual  training  and  mental  discipline  had  qualified  him  for  a 
successful  business  career  he  became  connected  with  commercial  interests  as  the 
proprietor  of  a  retail  dry-goods  house,  which  he  conducted  until  1856.  He  was 
a  young  man  of  thirty  years  when  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  from  that  time 
until  his  death  figured  in  the  business  circles  of  the  city  as  a  man  of  more  than 
ordinary  influence  and  business  capacity.  For  a  time  he  was  connected  with  the 
wholesale  dry-goods  business  and  then  became  president  of  the  old  Union  Bank 
of  Missouri,  remaining  as  the  chief  executive  officer  of  that  institution  until  his 
life's  labors  were  ended  in  death.  He  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Harding, 
Gibben  &  Company,  dealing  in  cotton,  with  branch  houses  in  many  cities. 

Mr.  Harding  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Leanna  McClelland,  of  Ken- 
tucky, and  their  daughter,  Mrs.  Nicholas  Cobbs  Harris,  is  yet  a  resident  of  this 
city.  Mr.  Harding  was  a  prominent  club  man  and  was  not  unmindful  of  sociad 
amenities  and  alwavs  held  friendship  inviolable.  His  life  was  one  of  intense  activ- 
ity and  when  he  passed  away  in  1863  the  poor,  the  needy  and  the  unfortunate 
lost  a  friend,  for  he  was  a  man  of  very  charitable  disposition  and  freelv  extended 
a  helping  hand  to  those  in  need  of  assistance.  He  always  affiliated  with  the 
democratic  party,  believing  that  its  principles  best  conserved  good  government, 
but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  had  no  attraction  for  him  as  he  preferred 
to  concentrate  his  time  and  attention  upon  his  business  interests  and  his  active 
work  in  a  private  capacity  for  the  good  of  his  fellowmen. 


JOSEPH  LEWIS  PENNEY. 

There  is  nothing  spectacular  in  the  life  record  of  Joseph  Lewis  Pennev. 
When  chance  has  offered  he  has  improved  his  opportunity  and  has  been  ready 
to  enjoy  larger  advantages  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  he  has  performed  his  duties 
day  after  dav  in  a  conscientious  .and  capable  manner,  thus  enlarging  his  powers, 
so  that  he  has  been  readv  to  meet  increased  responsibilities  and  activities.  He  is 
now  traffic  manager  of  the  Terminal  Railroad  Association,  a  position  demanding 
the  keenest  executive  force  and  marked  capability  of  administrative  direction. 
A  native  of  Long  Island,  he  was  born  at  Moriches,  September  14,  i860,  of  the 
marriage  of  Usher  H.  and  Mary  Louise  (  Stevens)  Penney.  The  private  school 
system  was  the  medium  through   which  he  acquired  his  education  and  when  he 


324  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

entered  business  life  it  was  as  an  employe  of  the  Midland  Construction  Company 
of  New  York  and  of  the  New  York,  Ontario  &  Western  Railway.  The  years 
1879  and  1880  were  thus  passed  and  in  1880  and  1881  he  was  with  the  North 
River  Construction  Company.  From  1881  until  1884  he  was  associated  with  the 
New  York,  West  Shore  &  Buffalo  Railway  Company,  serving  in  the  engineering 
department  of  these  companies,  while  from  1884  until  1888  he  was  representative 
of  the  West  Shore  Railway  in  the  freight  department. 

]\Ir.  Penney  has  been  identified  with  the  railroad  and  construction  interests 
in  St.  Louis  since  1888,  in  which  year  he  entered  the  freight  department  of  the 
St.  Louis  Bridge  &  Tunnel  Company.  He  has  since  been  associated  with  this 
company  and  its  successor,  now  being  traffic  manager  of  the  Terminal  Railroad 
Association  of  St.  Louis.  Those  familiar  with  railroad  interests  and  management 
can  easily  trace  the  progressive  stages  by  wdiich  Air.  Penney  has  advanced,  while 
his  increased  responsibilities  have  proven  his  growing  powers. 

Air.  Penney  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  May  Fisher,  and  their  children  are: 
Garner  W.,  Cleves  S.,  John  S.,  Francis  E.  and  Usher  H.  Mr.  Penney  finds  rest 
and  recreation  in  golf,  hunting  and  fishing,  indulging  in  his  love  of  those  sports 
when  he  can  free  himself  from  the  arduous  duties  of  a  most  important  business 
position.  He  belongs  to  Missouri  Athletic,  St.  Louis  Field,  Triple  A  and  the  St. 
Louis  Railway  Clubs  and  in  Masonry  has  attained  the  Knight  Templar  degree  of 
the  York  Rite  and  has  also  carried  his  membership  into  the  Shrine.  He  belongs 
to  the  Alethodist  church,  while  in  politics  he  is  an  independent  republican,  being 
too  good  a  citizen  to  be  a  close  partisan  and  too  loyal  to  the  welfare  of  the  nation 
not  to  give  his  allegiance  to  the  principles  which  he  believes  embody  the  best 
elements  of  good  government. 


EDWARD  L.   PREETORIUS. 

With  the  lasting  example  of  his  honored  father  before  him,  Edward  L. 
Preetorius,  newspaper  publisher,  has  throughout  an  active  career  been  concerned 
with  those  topics  of  public  interest  and  importance  affecting  the  welfare  of  the 
community  and  the  country  in  various  ways  and  has  taken  an  advanced  stand 
upon  many  questions  of  reform  and  progress.  He  was  born  July  14,  1866,  in 
St.  Louis,  the  son  of  Dr.  Emil  Preetorius,  the  distinguished  German-American 
editor,  wdio  was  born  at  Alzei  in  Rhein-Hessen,  Germany,  in  1827. 

Edward  L.  Preetorius  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and 
the  Toensfeldt  Institute,  afterward  entering  the  Manual  Training  School  of  the 
Washington  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1884. 
Following  his  graduation  he  was  associated  with  his  father,  then  editor  and  part 
owner  of  the  Westliche  Post,  becoming  an  employe  in  the  counting  room.  His 
aptitude  and  fidelity  soon  placed  him  in  charge  of  that  department  and  from 
that  time  until  1898  he  was  business  manager  of  the  Westliche  I^ost.  He  w^as 
recognized  as  one  of  the  most  successful  business  managers  in  the  newspaper 
field  and  the  success  of  the  journal  was  attributable  in  large  measure  to  his 
administrative  flirection  and  executive  ability.  In  1898  the  Westliche  Post  and 
Anzieger  IDes  Westens  were  consolidated  and  a1:)out  that  time  the  German- 
American  Press  Association  was  formed,  at  the  head  of  these  ])ul)lications  were 
Dr.  Emil  Preetorius  as  president  and  Edward  L.  Preetorius  and  lohn  Schroer 
as  managers.  In  1905.  at  the  death  of  Dr.  Preetorius,  Edward  L.  Preetorius 
succeeded  him  as  president  and  on  the  J5lh  of  April,  1907,  the  St.  Louis  Times 
was  born  and  under  the  same  management  met  with  immediate  success.  This 
paper  is  inrlependent  in  jjolitics  anrl  wields  a  jKJwerful  influence.  On  the  ist  of 
August,  ^(/)H.  on  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Schroer,  Mr.  Preetorius  assumed  the 
duties  of  general  manager  of  the  German-American  Press  Association  in  addi- 
tion to  the  duties  r,f  the  rjffice  f)f  president  which  lu-  had  heretofore  held.     He  is 


E.    L.    PREETORIUS 


326       ■  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

likewise  a  director  in  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company  and  German  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company. 

On  the  9th  of  April,  1902,  Mr.  Preetorius  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie 
Dickson  Cook  and  they  have  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  4257  Westminster  Place. 
Air.  Preetorius  is  interested  in  and  also  a  participant  in  athletics.  He  belongs 
to  the  Lmion,  the  Glen  Echo,  the  Missouri  Athletic,  the  Century  Boat  and  the 
St.  Louis  Clubs  and  his  social  and  business  associates  find  him  an  affable,  genial 
gentleman.  He  is  prominent  in  political  circles,  and  is  a  progressive  factor  in 
the  advancement  of  many  measures  pertaining  to  the  welfare  of  St.  Louis  in 
various  lines.  Since  1893  he  has  been  a  membei^  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the 
St.  Louis  public  library  and  has  taken  an  advanced  stand  in  support  of  measures 
that  hold  to  higher  standards  of  citizenship  and  public  improvement. 


HENRY  F.  GRUETZEMACFIER. 

Flenry  F.  Gruetzemacher,  conducting  a  stone  contracting  business  since  1885, 
was  born  in  the  province  of  Osnabriick,  Hanover,  Germany,  July  31,  1850.  When 
in  his  sixth  year  he  was  brought  to  America  by  his  parents,  who  sailed  for  New 
Orleans  in  1856  and  thence  made  their  way  up  the  river  to  St.  Louis.  Here 
Henry  F.  Gruetzemacher  became  a  pupil  in  the  parish  school  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
where  he  continued  his  studies  until  his  fourteenth  year.  He  also  was  a  student 
in  a  night  school  and  in  his  fifteenth  year  he  attended  Rohrer's  Commercial  Col- 
lege, remaining  there  as  a  student  for  two  years.  Liberal  educational  advantages 
thus  qualified  him  for  the  responsible  duties  of  a  business  career  and,  starting  out 
in  life,  he  secured  a  position  with  the  glass  house  of  H.  C.  Benning  at  the  corner 
of  Third  street  and  Broadway.  His  faithfulness,  his  able  performance  of  duty 
and  his  unremitting  diligence  led  him  to  be  retained  in  the  service  of  that  house 
until  his  twentieth  year  and  won  for  him  various  promotions  from  time  to  time 
with  consequent  increase  in  salary. 

Ambitious,  however,  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account,  Mr.  Gruetze- 
macher availed  himself  of  an  opportunitv  to  begin  operations  as  a  stone  mason 
in  the  fall  of  1870  in  connection  with  his  father.  At  the  same  time  he  conducted 
at  No.  405  South  Second  street  a  glass  and  porcelain  business,  but  after  three 
years  he  sold  that  enterprise  in  order  to  devote  his  time  and  use  all  of  his  capital 
in  the  furtherance  of  the  stone  contracting  business.  In  this  he  has  met  with  ex- 
cellent success  and  his  labors  constitute  the  basis  upon  which  he  is  building  a  sub- 
stantial structure  of  prosperity.  A  resourceful  business  man,  he  has  become  in- 
terested in  various  other  enterprises,  including  the  Carthage  stone  quarries  and 
sawmills,  and  also  the  quarries  and  mills  in  St.  Louis.  As  the  years  have  passed 
he  has  developed  business  interests  of  large  proportions  and  under  contract  has 
furnished  cut  .stone  for  many  of  the  important  buildings  constructed  in  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Gruetzemacher  was  married  in  this  city,  in  October,  1871,  to  Miss 
Marie  Wingman,  whose  people  were  for  many  generations  residents  of  Ger- 
many. Eight  children  bless  this  union:  H.  F.,  who  is  now  manager  of  his 
father's  office  and  is  an  expert  draftsman;  Edward  C,  manager  of  a  stone 
mill  owned  by  five  brothers;  William  L.,  who  is  assistant  superintendent  at 
the  works  of  the  Interstate  Contract  &  Supply  Company ;  Albert,  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  same  company  and  a  graduate  of  the  St.  Louis  high  school 
and  commercial  college;  Oliver,  who  is  superintendent  for  Gruetzemacher  & 
Company ;  Mary,  Dora  and  Laura,  all  of  whom  are  at  home.  The  family  oc- 
cupy a  handsome  residence  at  No.  41 11  Morgan  street,  which  was  erected  by 
the   father. 

Mr.  Gruetzemacher  belongs  to  the  First  Presbyterian  church  and  is  a 
republican  in  politics,  but  at  city  and  state  elections  votes  for  the  best  man  on 
either   ticket.      Pie   is   also   connecterl   with    several    societies   that  have  been   or- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  327 

ganized  to  further  industrial  and  business  interests  in  St.  Louis.  He  is  preemi- 
nently a  business  man  who  has  made  good  use  of  his  opportunities  and  has 
found  that  there  is  always  a  chance  for  successful  accomplishment  if  one  is 
not  afraid  of  earnest,  unremitting  labor.  It  has  been  upon  the  foundation  of 
unabating  industry   that  he  has   built  his  prosperity. 


HARRY   E.   WAGONER. 

The  steps  that  mark  the  inward  progress  of  Harry  E.  Wagoner  in  the 
commercial  world  are  plainly  discernible.  He  is  now  manager  of  the  rubber 
department  of  the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand  Shoe  Company  and  is  also  one 
of  its  directors  and  stockholders.  He  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  September 
24,  1865,  and  when  but  a  year  old  was  brought  to  St.  Louis  by  his  parents, 
Henry  H.  and  Sophronia  (Wilson)  Wagoner.  The  father  at  once  engaged  m 
the  undertaking  business  here  and  so  continued  up  to  the  time  of  his  death, 
which  occurred  November  30,  1906.  Mrs.  Wagoner,  who  still  survives,  is  a 
direct    descendant   of    the    Philadelphia    Shippens. 

Reared  in  his  parents'  home,  Harrv  E.  Wagoner  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to 
the  public  schools,  and  in  due  course  of  time,  as  he  mastered  the  branches  of 
learning  constituting  the  curriculum,  he  was  graduated  from  the  high  school. 
Thus  well  qualified  for  the  responsible  duties  of  a  business  career,  he  secured 
a  position  as  salesman  in  a  railroad  supply  house,  with  which  he  was  connected 
until  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Goodyear  Rubber  Company  in  1884.  During 
the  succeeding  eight  years,  when  he  represented  that  firm,  he  gained  a  compre- 
hensive, practical  knowledge  of  the  business  and  during  1893-4  he  was  with  the 
Desnoyers  Shoe  Company.  He  resigned  that  position  to  organize  the  Monarch 
Rubber  Company,  of  which  he  was  president  from  1893  until  1900,  when  he 
sold  out  his  entire  interest  in  the  business.  It  was  during  his  presidency  that 
the  company  began  the  manufacture  of  rubber  boots  and  shoes,  being  the  first 
to  engage  in  this  undertaking  west  of  the  Allegheny  mountains.  On  disposing 
of  his  interest  in  the  Monarch  Rubber  Company,  Mr.  Wagoner  accepted  the 
position  of  manager  of  the  rubber  department  of  the  Roberts,  Johnson  & 
Rand  Shoe  Company  and  at  the  first  change  in  the  directorate  following  his 
connection  with  the  house  he  was  chosen  a  director,  this  being  in  1905.  His 
previous  experience  in  rubber  lines  makes  him  well  qualified  for  the  manage- 
ment of  the  department  which  is  now  under  his  control  and  which  is  constitut- 
ing a  paying  element  in  the  prosperity  of  the  house.  He  has  also  become 
financially  and  actively  interested  in  other  concerns,  being  now  vice  president 
of  the  Wagoner  Undertaking  Company,  the  largest  undertaking  establishment 
in  the  world;  vice  president  of  the  H.  H.  Wagoner  Realty  Company;  president 
of  the  Tocomacho  Rubber  Company,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Louis  and  oper- 
ating  a   rubber   plantation   in    Spanish    Honduras. 

On  the  5th  of  February,  1890,  Mr.  Wagoner  married  Adaline  Palmier,  a 
native  of  this  city  and  a  daughter  of  Tobias  and  Louisa  (Palmier)  Myers,  the 
latter  a  direct  descendant  of  one  of  the  oldest  French  families  of  the  city,  her 
father's  people  being  at  one  time  among  the  largest  landowners  of  East  St. 
Louis.  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  Wagoner  have  one  son,  Harry  Blewett  Wagoner,  who  at 
the  age  of  seventeen  years  is  attending  the  high  school. 

Air.  Wagoner  votes  with  the  republican  party  and  desires  the  adoption  of 
its  principles,  believing  that  the  best  interests  of  the  country  will  be  thus  con- 
served. He  has,  however,  cared  nothing  for  the  honors  nor  emoluments  of 
office.  He  belongs  to  the  Maple  Avenue  Methodist  church  and  is  a  member 
of  Tuscan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  the  Elks  and  the  Hoo  Hoos,  while  admirable 
social  qualities  render  him  popular  in  the  Mercantile,  the  Missouri  Athletic  and 
Glen  Echo   Country  Clubs.     There  has  been  nothing  spectacular  in  his  career, 


328  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

but  it  is  none  the  less  important,  for  it  represents  the  fit  utilization  of  the  innate 
talents  which  are  his  and  the  improvement  of  the  opportunities  which  have 
come  to  him,  makino-  him  a  forceful  factor  in  business  circles. 


TOHAN    TOHANSEN. 


Johan  Johansen,  who  has  been  continuously  connected  with  the  shoe  trade 
in  St.  Louis  since  1872  save  for  the  brief  interval  of  one  year,  was  born  in 
Hamar.  Norway,  September  4,  1851,  his  parents  being  Johan  and  Carrie  (Gul- 
bransen)  Johansen.  The  public  schools  of  Norway  afforded  him  his  early 
educational  privileges.  He  continued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years, 
when,  attracted  by  the  broader  opportunities  of  the  new  world,  he  resolved  to 
seek  his  home  and  fortune  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic.    ' 

Accordingly  in  1872  he  removed  to  the  United  States  and,  making  his  way 
into  the  interior  of  the  country,  entered  the  employ  of  Jacob  Alitchell,  a  shoe 
manufacturer.  Subsequently  he  was  with  the  Co-operative  Shoe  Company  until 
his  energy  and  perseverance  prompted  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account.  He  then  formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother  for  the  purpose  of 
establishing  a  shoe  manufactory  in  St.  Louis  under  the  iirm  name  of  Johansen 
Brothers.  They  opened  their  plant  in  1876  on  No.  927  North  Sixth  street, 
but  later  removed  to  St.  Paul,  Minnesota.  Finding,  however,  that  St.  Louis 
was  a  more  advantageous  field,  they  returned  to  this  city,  and  from  1878  to 
1888  were  located  at  No.  iioo  Olive  street.  They  have  contributed  to  the 
reputation  which  St.  Louis  enjoys  as  the  most  important  shoe  manufacturing 
center  of  the  country.  In  1888  they  secured  their  present  plant  and  have  re- 
mained at  this  point  continuously  since.  The  trade  has  developed  from  a 
modest  beginning  until  the  house  today  controls  one  of  the  best  known  shoe 
manufacturing  enterprises  of  the  city.  In  1902  the  business  was  incorporated 
under  the  name  of  the  Johansen  Brothers  Shoe  Company,  with  Johan  Johansen 
as  president.  The  factory  is  located  at  921-929  North  Eleventh  street  and  is 
supplied  with  all  modern  equipments  and  appliances  for  the  successful  conduct 
of  the  business  along  progressive  lines.  The  excellence  of  the  output  insures 
a  ready  sale  on  the  market  and  the  establishment  is  numbered  among  the  valued 
business  concerns  of  the  city  in  that  it  contributes  to  commercial  activitv  through 
the  employment  of  a  large  force  of  workmen. 

yir.  Johansen  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church  and  those  who 
know  him  in  social  circles  find  him  a  gentleman  of  genial  manner  and  cordial 
address.  He  married  Augusta  S.  Lofgren  and  to  them  were  born  the  following 
children:  John  A.,  connected  with  the  business  of  the  Johansen  Brothers  Shoe 
Company,  married  Grace  Boppert  and  has  one  son,  Roger ;  Harry  G.,  who  is 
connected  with  the  same  firm,  being  its  representative  in  San  Francisco ;  and 
Helen   Rosalie,   n()\v   the   wife  of  Dr.  A.   G.   Wickman. 


SAUNDERS  NORVELL. 

The  world's  history  is  one  of  evolution  and  development,  and  it  has  been 
by  similar  processes  that  Saunders  Norvell  has  attained  to  his  present  position 
in  commercial  circles  as  president  of  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware  Company. 
His  advancement  has  come  from  the  use  to  which  he  has  put  his  native  talents, 
resulting  in  constantly  expanding  powers  and  augmented  ability,  and  thus  he 
has  passed  on  to  positions  of  executive  control  and  administrative  ability. 

Born  in  St.  Catharine's,  Canada,  on  the  12th  of  August,  1864,  he  is  a  son 
of  Louis  C.  and  Sarah    fSaunflers)   Norvell.     Tlie  removal  of  the  family  to  St. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  329 

Louis  led  to  his  acquirement  of  his  eckicatioii  in  the  ward  and  high  schools 
and  when  he  had  put  aside  his  text-books  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Simmons 
Hardware  Company  in  1880.  Gradually  he  worked  his  way  upward,  serving 
in  various  capacities  as  his  fidelity  and  industry  won  him  promotion,  until  in 
1898  he  was  elected  vice  president  of  the  company.  1m )r  three  years  he  re- 
mained in  that  official  connection  and  in  1901  resigned  and  was  chosen  to  the 
presidency  of  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware  Company,  when  in  that  year 
the  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hardware  Company  (established  in  1843)  was  incorpo- 
rated under  the  present  style.  It  is  one  of  the  foremost  commercial  enterprises 
of  the  city,  and  its  success  in  recent  years  is  largely  attributable  to  the  careful 
direction  and  enterprising  methods  of  Saunders  Xorvell,  who  is  also  well  known 
as  a  director  of  the  Mississippi  X'alley  Trust  Company. 

Air.  Norvell  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  April  14,  1886,  to  Aliss  Belle  Alat- 
thews,  and  their  family  now  numbers  a  son  and  four  daughters :  Lucy,  Edward 
Simmons,  Mary  Spottiswood,  Isabel  and   Sarah. 

Mr.  Norvell  is  independent  in  politics.  The  public  work  that  he  has  done 
has  been  mainly  performed  as  a  private  citizen,  yet  has  included  cooperation 
in  many  movements  the  value  of  which  is  widely  acknowledged.  He  is  now 
a  member  of  the  city  council,  and  was  juror  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Ex- 
position in  1904.  He  has  been  the  vice  president  of  the  Civic  Improvement 
League  and  thus  stands  for  municipal  virtue  and  civic  progress.  He  is  president 
of  the  Self-Culture  Hall  Association;  vice  president  of  the  Artists  Guild;  a 
member  of  the  board  of  control  of  the  St.  Louis  Aluseum  and  School  of  Fine 
Arts ;  president  of  the  Noonday  Club ;  member  of  the  board  of  governors  of 
the  L'niversity  Club ;  and  president  of  the  Contemporary  Club.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Country  and  Racquet  Clubs  and  belongs  to  the  Pres- 
bvterian  church.  A  lover  of  good  literature  and  of  art,  he  is  in  possession  of 
a  collection  of  rare  books,  prints  and  pictures  of  great  value  and  interest. 


JOHN  B.  MYERS. 

John  B.  Myers,  president  of  the  Alyers  Construction  Company,  is  engaged 
in  a  general  contracting  business,  meeting  with  gratifying  success.  St.  Louis 
is  his  native  city,  his  birth  having  here  occurred  on  the  26th  of  Alarch,  1866. 
His  father,  John  B.  Alyers,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  settled  in  Illinois  on  his 
removal  to  the  west  about  sixty  years  ago.  Soon  afterward  he  took  up  his  abode 
in  St.  Louis,  but  he  became  the  owner  of  large  timber  tracts  in  Illinois  and  also 
of  valuable  farming  land.  His  business  interests  w^ere  extensive  and  of  an  im- 
portant character  and  were  capably  controlled  until  his  life's  labors  were  ended 
in  death  in  1869.  He  married  Adaline  Mottin,  who  was  born  near  Paris,  France, 
and  was  brought  to  America  by  her  parents  when  six  years  of  age.  She  has  now 
reached  the  age  of  sixty-five  years. 

John  B.  Aleyers  was  the  second  of  a  family  of  three  children,  his  sisters  be- 
ing Salena  and  Zilda,  who  are  with  their  mother.  His  boyhood  days  were  sjjent 
on  the  home  farm  in  St.  Louis  county  to  the  age  of  twenty  years  and  his  early 
education  was  acquiied  in  the  public  schools,  while  later  he  attended  Washington 
University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  B.  E.  in  1886,  and  in  1887  he  received 
the  C.  E.  degree.  The  same  year  he  entered  the  w-ater  commissioner's  office, 
where  he  was  employed  for  two  years  in  the  capacity  of  civil  engineer.  On  the 
expiration  of  that  period  he  became  connected  with  the  bridge  and  building  de- 
partment of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  and  a  year  later  entered  the  contract- 
ing field  as  a  member  of  the  Penney-Myers  Construction  Company.  This  re- 
lation was  continued  until  1896,  when  he  organized  the  Myers  Construction  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  has  since  been  the  president.  They  do  general  contracting  in 
street  sewer  and  railroad  work,  in  paving  and  concrete  work  and  employ  a  large 


330  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

force  of  workmen  in  the  execution  of  the  many  important  contracts  awarded 
them. 

On  the  4th  of  October,  1905,  Mr.  Myers  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Florence  Fletcher,  a  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Ellen  Fletcher,  both  of  whom  are 
now  deceased.  Two  children  grace  this  marriage,  Mary  Adaline,  two  years  of 
age ;  and  Florence. 

Mr.  Myers  votes  with  the  democracy  and  served  as  judge  of  elections  from 
1906  until  1908,  but  has  never  been  active  in  politics.  He  holds  membership 
with  the  Engineers  Club,  the  Royal  Arcaniim  and  St.  Rose's  Catholic  church. 
He  finds  pleasure  in  hunting  and  fishing  and  thus  gains  needed  rest  and  recrea- 
tion from  the  onerous  duties  of  a  constantly  increasing  business.  Without  osten- 
tation or  needless  display  he  has  given  his  attention  to  the  performance  of  his 
duty  day  by  day  in  the  relations  of  business  and  citizenship  and  his  sterling  worth 
has  impressed  those  with  whom  he  has  come  in  contact,  gaining  him  recogni- 
tion among  the  representative  business  men  of  St.  Louis. 


ALFRED  H.  SMITH. 


Alfred  H.  Smith,  who  passed  away  on  the  19th  of  March,  1906,  figured 
for  many  years  as  one  of  the  leading  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  being  promi- 
nently connected  with  the  wholesale  grocery  trade.  Throughout  his  entire  life 
he  was  identified  with  this  department  of  merchandising  and  his  advance  was 
attributable  to  his  utilization  of  every  opportunity  that  came  to  him,  to  his 
indefatigable  energy  and  undaunted  determination. 

Mr.  Smith  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  July  i,  1841,  and  pursued  his  education 
in  Washington  University.  He  began  his  business  career  in  the  grocery  estab- 
lishment of  his  father,  Fred  Smith,  on  Second,  near  Washington  street.  His 
father  was  one  of  the  pioneer  grocery  men  of  St.  Louis  and  laid  the  foundation 
for  the  extensive  wholesale  house  which  was  conducted  by  his  descendants. 
From  Second  street  the  business  was  removed  to  what  was  known  as  the  old 
Cupples  block  on  Seventh  and  Poplar  streets,  where  it  was  conducted  for  many 
years  under  the  name  of  Fred  Smith  &  Sons  Company. 

After  being  in  his  fathers  employ  for  a  time  Alfred  H.  Smith  of  this  re- 
view was  admitted  to  a  partnership,  and  as  the  years  passed  was  largely  instru- 
mental in  developing  the  business  and  extending  its  scope.  He  eventually 
became  the  head  of  the  house  and  built  up  a  large  and  successful  enterprise, 
the  trade  relations  of  which  covered  a  wide  territory.  The  house  was  repre- 
sented by  as  many  as  thirty-two  salesmen  on  the  road  at  a  time.  The  volume 
of  trade  was  extensive  and  the  house  enjoyed  a  gratifying-  profit,  owing  to  the 
large  sales  and  careful  purchases,  combined  with  keen  sagacity  shown  in  the 
management.  Some  years  prior  to  his  death  Mr.  Smith  sold  his  business  to  the 
Adam  Roth  Grocery  Company  and  retired,  spending  his  remaining  days  in  well 
earned  rest. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Gertrude  Geisel,  of  this  city. 
They  had  four  children:  Wallace,  now  deceased;  Alfred  H.,  who  is  engeged 
in  the  hardware  business  on  Olive  street,  and  who  was  born  and  educated  here 
and  married  Minnie  Haggman  ;  Eug-ene,  a  farmer  living  near  St.  Louis;  and 
Josephine.  The  eldest  son  is  a  worthy  successor  of  his  father  in  that  he  occupies 
a  prominent  position  in  business  circles  and  has  made  for  himself  a  creditable 
name  among  his  colleagues  and  contemporaries. 

The  death  of  the  father  occurred  March  19,  1906,  after  he  had  enjoyed 
several  years  of  honorable  retirement  from  active  business  cares.  Indolence 
and  idleness,  however,  were  utterly  foreign  to  his  nature,  and  as  he  could  not 
content  himself  without  some  interest  after  his  retirement  from  mercantile  life, 
he  engaged  in  loaning  money  and  dealt  in  real  estate  on  his  own  account.     He 


A.    H.    SMITH,    TR. 


332  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  of  the 
Relief  Society.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Gentlemen's  Driving  Club  and  to  the 
Noble  Hunt  &  Fish  Club — associations  Avhich  indicated  much  of  the  nature  of 
his  interests  and  recreation.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  repub- 
lican party  and,  as  every  true  American  citizen  should  do,  he  kept  weH  informed 
on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  although  he  did  not  seek  nor  desire 
political  preferment.  He  was,  however,  active  in  support  of  many  public  move- 
ments which  he  deemed  essential  to  the  welfare  and  improvement  of  the  citv. 
and  as  the  years  passed  by  his  activity  ii\  various  lines,  as  well  as  his  business 
success,  gained  him  a  creditable  place  in  the  regard  of  his  fellow  townsmen. 


WILLIAM   F.  POHLMAN. 

\Mlliam  F.  Pohlman  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  June  13,  1863,  a  son  of  John 
H.  Pohlman,  who  for  some  years  was  engaged  in  the  livery  business  at  Twenty- 
second  street  and  Washington  avenue.  Spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the 
parental  roof,  \\'illiam  F.  Pohlman  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to  the  public  schools, 
where  he  passed  through  consecutive  grades  in  acquiring  his  education.  He 
afterward  engaged  in  the  livery  business  with  his  father,  John  H.  Pohlman,  and 
proved  an  able  assistant  and  associate.  His  father  was  sheriff  of  the  county  at 
one  time  and  William  F.  Pohlman  acted  as  his  chief  deputy,  the  duties  that 
devolved  upon  him  in  this  connection  being  extensive  and  onerous. 

In  1883  in  St.  Louis  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Pohlman  and  Miss 
Anna  C.  Tuohy  of  St.  Louis,  a  daughter  of  J.  H.  Tuohy,  who  came  to  this  city 
from  Canada  and  for  some  years  was  engaged  in  the  liquor  business.  Unto  Mr. 
and  yivs.  Pohlman  was  born  one  son:  J.  Harry  Pohlman,  who  was  graduated 
from  Yale  College  with  the  class  of  1908,  having  completed  a  course  in  the  law 
department,  while  at  the  present  time  he  is  pursuing  a  post-graduate  course  in 
Yale.  In  his  fraternal  relations  Mr.  Pohlman  was  a  Mason  and  in  his  life  ex- 
emplified the  beneficent  spirit  of  the  craft  which  is  based  upon  mutual  helpful- 
ness and  brotherly  kindness.  He  was  widely  and  favorably  known  for  his  cor- 
dial nature  and  genial  disposition,  his  straightforwardness  in  business  and  his 
loyalty  and  reliability  at  all  times.  His  death  occurred  in  January,  1899,  and 
was  deeply  regretted  by  many  friends  who  had  learned  to  esteem  him  for  his 
genuine  worth. 


NICHOLAS  F.  NIEDERLANDER. 

There  are  found  many  men  whose  industry  has  won  them  success — men 
who  by  their  perseverance  and  diligence  execute  well  defined  plans  which  others 
have  made — but  the  men  who  take  the  initiative  are  comparatively  few.  The 
vast  majority  do  not  see  opportunity  for  the  coordination  of  forces  and  the  de- 
velopment of  new,  extensive  and  profitable  enterprises  and  therefore  must  fol- 
low along  paths  which  others  have  marked  out.  Nicholas  F.  Niederlander,  how- 
ever, does  not  belong  to  the  designated  class.  The  initiative  spirit  is  strong  within 
him.  He  has  realized  the  possibility  for  the  combination  of  forces  and  has 
wrought  along  the  line  of  mammoth  undertakings  until  he  is  now  an  active  factor 
in  the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis,  connected  with  various  interests,  which  have 
had  bearing  upon  the  commercial  development  of  this  section  of  the  country. 
His  most  important  interest  ])erhaps  is  represented  in  the  presidency  of  the 
Westinghouse  Automatic  Air  and  Steam  Coupler  Company,  but  he  is  also  con- 
nected actively  or  financially  with   various   other   interests. 

A  native  of  the  Em])ire  state,  Mr.  Niederlander  was  born  in  Buffalo,  Octo- 
ber 2,  1844.  his  parents  being  Nicholas  and  Anna  Marie   (Wise)   Niederlander. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  333 

Following-  a  public-school  course  he  attended  Hicks"  Commercial  College  of  his 
native  city,  from  which  he  was  graduated.  He  was  yet  in  his  teens  when  he 
served  in  the  Civil  war  as  captain  of  Company  I  of  the  New  York  National 
Guard  Regiment,  enrolled  in  the  United  States  service.  F"ollowing-  his  gradua- 
tion from  the  commercial  college  he  became  his  father's  successor  in  the  tanning 
business,  which  he  conducted  until  1877,  when  he  removed  to  Wichita,  Kansas, 
where  he  opened  a  real-estate,  loan  and  insurance  office.  He  became  a  factor 
in  the  development  of  the  west  and  in  1885  organized  the  Kansas  Loan  &  In- 
vestment Company,  of  which  he  became  president.  He  was  also  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers and  vice  president  of  the  Wichita  &  Colorado  Railroad,  now  a  part  of 
the  Missouri  Pacific  System,  and  is  still  president  of  the  town  companies  along 
the  line  of  that  road.  He  has  hgured  in  the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis  since 
1891  through  his  real-estate  operations  and  through  his  identification  with  various 
important  corporations.  Since  1895  l^e  has  been  the  executive  head  of  the 
Westinghouse  Air  &  Steam  Coupler  Company  and  is  also  president  of  the  Acme 
Pipe  Clamp  Company. 

Ohio.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  the  republican  partv  and  he  is  associated 
Mr.  Niederlander  was  married  in  1875  to  Miss  Blanche  Huson.  of  Sandusky, 
with  various  social  organizations,  including  Garfield  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  of  Wichita, 
Kansas,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and 
the  Mercantile  and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs.  The  accumulation  of  wealth  has 
never  been  allowed  to  affect  his  relations  toward  others  less  fortunate.  While 
he  has  never  courted  popularity,  he  holds  friendship  inviolable  and,  as  true 
v^orth  can  alwavs  win  his  regard,  he  has  a  verv  extensive  circle  of  friends. 


HARRY    S.    CROSSEN,    M.  D. 

Dr.  Harry  S.  Crossen,  of  St.  Louis,  enjoys  a  national  reputation  in  pro- 
fessional circles,  his  works  on  gynecology  being  recognized  as  authority  by  the 
fraternity  throughout  the  entire  country.  He  was  born  in  Appanoose  county, 
Iowa,  February  2,  1869,  a  son  of  James  and  Affinity  (Sturgeon)  Crossen.  His 
mother  died  when  he  was  but  four  years  of  age  and  his  father  a  year  later,  so 
that  he  was  reared  by  an  uncle  and  aunt,  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  R.  S.  Morris,  at  Siloam 
Springs.  Arkansas.  Lie  pursued  his  literar^'  education  in  the  academy  at  that 
place  between  the  years  1885  and  1888  and  in  1889  matriculated  in  the  medical 
department  of  the  Washington  L^niversity.  from  which  he  was  graduated  with 
the  degree  of  ALD.  in  1892.  He  then  took  the  competitive  examination  for 
appointment  as  junior  assistant  at  the  City  Hospital,  won  in  the  contest  and  in 
1893  was  appointed  senior  assistant.  Six  months  later,  or  in  the  fall  of  1893, 
he  was  appointed  assistant  superintendent  of  the  City  Hospital,  which  position 
he  filled  until  appointed  by  Mayor  Walbridge  superintendent  of  the  St.  Louis 
Female  Hospital  in  1895.  ^^^  the  end  of  his  term  in  1899  he  declined  re- 
appointment and  has  since  engaged  in  the  private  practice  of  his  profession. 

With  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  science  of  medicine.  Dr.  Crossen 
specialized  in  gynecology  and  has  become  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest  repre- 
sentatives of  this  department  of  medical  practice  in  the  entire  country,  nor  is  his 
name  unknown  in  foreign  lands.  He  is  professor  of  clinical  gynecologv  in  the 
Washington  University,  gynecologist  to  the  Washington  University  Hospital 
and  Bethesda  Hospital  and  associate  gynecologist  to  the  Mullanphy  Hospital. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Obstetrical  &  Gynecological  Society,  and  one 
of  its  former  presidents,  a  member  of  the  American  Association  of  Obstetricians 
&  Gynecologists,  a  member  of  the  Western  Surgical  and  Gvnecological  Associa- 
tion, the  American  Medical  Association,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  the 
Medical  Society  of  the  City  Hospital  Alumni.  He  has  been  an  extensive  con- 
tributor  to  medical   literature  on    articles   pertaining   to   gynecology,   abdominal 


334  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

surgery,  and  obstetrics  and  stands  among  the  foremost  of  those  who  have  gained 
distinction  in  this  Hne.  His  writings  have  received  the  endorsement  of  the 
profession  throughout  the  entire  country  and  have  been  of  material  aid  in  the 
growth  of  accurate  and  helpful  professional  knowledge. 

On  the  28th  of  March,  1895,  in  Oberlin,  Ohio,  Dr.  Crossen  was  married  to 
IMiss  ^larv  Frances  ^^'right.  Their  children  are  Theodore  W.,  Ruth  V.,  Robert 
J.  and  Mrginia  M.  In  politics  Dr.  Crossen  is  a  republican  and  in  religious 
faith  a  jNIethodist.  ^^'hile  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  political,  intel- 
lectual and  moral  progress  of  his  city  artd  of  the  race,  he  is  constantly  over- 
burdened by  the  demands  placed  upon  him  professionally  and  thus  has  little 
time  for  active  cooperation  in  community  or  public  interests.  He  has  succeeded 
because  he  has  desired  to  succeed.  He  has  attained  greatness  because  nature 
endowed  him  bountifully  and  he  has  studiously  and  carefully  and  conscientiously 
increased  the  talents  which  have  been  given  him.  Few  men  have  had  more  or 
better  success  attending  their  efforts  to^  relieve  the  ailments  of  suffering  humanity 
than  have  followed  as  the  direct  sequence  of  the  work  of  Dr.  Crossen. 


WILLIAM  AUGUSTUS  HAREN. 

A\'illiam  Augustus  Haren  is  the  enterprising  and  efficient  manager  of  the 
Wainwright  Brewery  at  No.  1015  Papin  street.  He  is  a  man  whose  qualifica- 
tions for  conducting  large  aft'airs  are  well  known  in  the  commercial  circles  of 
the  city.  Since  his  undertaking  the  management  of  the  Wainwright  interests 
he  has  been  instrumental  in  adding  largely  to  the  volume  of  business.  His 
capacities  for  work  are  unlimited  and  he  is  ever  alert  and  energetic  in  promoting 
the  interests  of  the  vast  concern  whose  affairs  have  been  placed  largely  under  his 
exclusive  control. 

Mr.  Haren  is  of  German  extraction  and  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  June  19, 
1854.  His  father,  Charles  Haren,  was  a  native  of  Rhenish  Bavaria,  having  been 
born  there  in  the  year  1820.  He  came  to  America  with  his  brother  Edward  and 
a  number  of  friends  in  1833.  Their  emigration  to  America  was  compulsory 
owing  to  the  fact  that  Edward  Haren  and  those  who  accompanied  him  to  the 
new  world  had  engaged  in  a  revolution  in  their  native  land  which  necessitated 
their  escaping  from  the  country.  .  The  uprising  was  similar  to  that  which  oc- 
curred in  the  year  1848,  at  which  time  many  patriots,  in  order  to  save  their 
lives,  were  forced  to  flee  from  the  fatherland.  Edward  Haren  became  one  of 
the  most  prominent  citizens  of  St.  Louis,  and  he  served  as  a  notary  for  many 
years.  Charles  Haren  passed  away  August  17,  1908,  in  St.  Louis.  Josephine 
fSchererj  Haren.  mother  of  William  Augustus  Haren,  was  a  native  of  Switzer- 
land, her  father,  Ignatius  Scherer.  having  been  a  tailor  in  the  fatherland,  which 
occupation  he  continued  to  follow  in  St.  Louis  in  1834.  He  departed  this  life 
in    1849. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afforded  William  Augustus  Haren  his  pre- 
liminary education,  and  upon  completing  a  course  in  the  common  branches  he 
studied  at  Christian  Brothers  College.  He  then  engaged  as  a  clerk  for  the  real- 
estate  firm  of  Edward  Haren.  Here  he  remained  but  for  a  brief  period  of 
time,  when  he  entcrcfl  the  real-estate  office  of  James  M.  Carpenter,  with  whom 
he  remained  for  four  years.  In  1876  he  went  abroad  and  after  a  pleasure  trip 
throughout  Europe  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  October  of  that  year  and  became 
affiliated  with  the  brewery  of  Samuel  Wainwright  &  Company.  At  that  time 
Charles  Haren,  his  father,  was  a  bookkeeper  of  the  firm,  in  which  capacity  he 
served  for  twenty-five  years.  His  father  having  resigned  his  position,  William 
A.  Haren  succeeded  him  in  1880,  and  since  that  time  has  been  identified  in  many 
relations  with  the  manufacturing  plant.  Subsequently  when  the  plant  was  sold 
to   an    English    syndicate,   which    organizerl   the   St.    Louis   IVewing  Association, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  335 

Mr.  Haren  was  promoted  to  the  station  of  assistant  manager,  and  at  the  same 
time  was  elected  director  of  the  corporation,  now  acting  in  both  positions. 
Mr.  Haren  is  a  conservative  and  practical  business  man  and  is  an  invaluable 
factor  in  promoting  the  interests  of  the  concern.  The  affairs  of  the  firm  are 
almost  exclusively  within  his  hands,  and  in  conducting  them  he  demonstrates 
that  keen  business  discernment  which  is  absolutely  necessary  to  manage  the 
affairs  of  so  large  an  enterprise.  He  is  also  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Wainwright  building  at  Seventh  and  Chestnut  streets,  and  he  represents  the 
interests  of  Ellis  Wainwright  in   St.  Louis. 

In  1879  he  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Katie  M.  Byrne,  a  daughter  of  P. 
O"  D.  Byrne,  a  real-estate  agent,  and  a  niece  of  John  Byrne,  Jr.,  who  was  a  pioneer 
real-estate  dealer  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haren  have  three  children :  Cather- 
ine, Grace  and  William  E.  Mr.  Haren  is  a  man  of  unwearied  application  and 
finds  little  time  to  devote  to  outside  organizations  in  presence  of  the  volume  of 
business  which  of  necessity  demands  his  daily  supervision.  He  is  fond  of  tennis, 
however,  and  devotes  a  great  deal  of  time  in  the  way  of  recreation  to  music,  be- 
longing to  several  musical  organizations. 


WILLIAM  T.  HAARSTICK. 

The  name  of  Haarstick  has  long  been  an  honored  and  prominent  one  in 
the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis.  It  has  figured  especially  with  the  grain  and 
transportation  interests,  with  chemical  interests  and  with  financial  affairs.  Wil- 
liam T.  Haarstick  of  this  review  has  fully  sustained  the  mitarnished  reputation 
which  has  always  been  associated  with  the  name  in  its  business  relations  in  St. 
Louis,  and  although  he  entered  upon  a  business  already  established,  he  has  .-hown 
marked  capacity  and  enterprise  in  enlarging  and  developing  this  in  accordance 
with  the  trend  of  modern  business  progress.  His  eadv  recognition  and  utiliza- 
tion of  opportunities  stand  as  salient  characteristics  in  his  career  and  constitute 
one  of  the  strong  elements  in  his  success.  A  native  of  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Haarstick 
was  born  May  11,  1865,  a  son  of  Henry  C.  and  Elise  (Hoppe)  Haarstick.  His 
father  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  financiers  and  business  men  of  the  middle 
west,  foremost  in  promoting  extensive  enterprises,  and  the  responsibility  of  con- 
ducting the  vast  business  established  by  the  father  and  maintaining  its  high 
reputation  is  the  task  which  devolved  upon  and  was  faithfully  executed  by  the 
son.  He  was  qualified  for  the  responsibilities  of  life  bv  liberal  education  as  a 
student  in  Smith's  Academy,  of  St.  Louis,  and  in  the  Boston  School  of  Tech- 
nology, and  soon  after  completing  his  course  in  the  latter  institution  he  became 
his  father's  associate  in  business  and  under  his  wise  counsel  and  sound  direc- 
tion mastered  business  principles  and  gained  specific  knowledge  concerning  the 
interests  of  the  St.  Louis-Mississippi  Valley  Transportation  Company  and  its 
methods  of  operating  in  the  grain  trade.  Mr.  Haarstick  applied  himself  closely 
to  the  mastery  of  the  business,  which  was  of  large  volume  and  involved  intri- 
cate details,  and  soon  gained  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  commercial 
methods  followed  by  the  house  in  securing  and  extending  its  trade.  Through- 
out his  business  career  he  has  shown  ready  adaptability  and  a  clear  judgment 
that  has  been  brought  to  bear  in  the  solution  of  intricate  problems.  In  1894  he 
was  elected  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Mississippi  Valley  Transportation 
Company  and  more  and  more  largely  relieved  his  father  of  the  responsibilities 
attendant  upon  the  management  of  this  extensive  enterprise.  He  was  one  of 
the  best  known  representatives  of  the  grain  trade  and  transportation  interests, 
not  only  in  St.  Louis,  but  in  the  Mississippi  valley.  Inheriting  the  commercial 
instinct  and  genius  of  his  father,  he  has  accumulated  a  handsome  fortune  on 
his  own  account,  and  among  the  younger  generation  of  the  business  men  of 
St.  Louis  there  are  none  who  occupy  a  more  prominent  position  in  financial  and 


336  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

commercial  affairs.  Four  years  ago  the  river  interests  were  sold  out  and  the 
St.  Louis  &  -Mississippi  \'alley  Transportation  Company  ceased  to  be  a  factor 
in  the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis.  Since  that  time  William  T.  Haarstick  has 
been  actively  associated  with  the  Herf  &  Frerichs  Chemical  Company  as  vice 
president  and  treasurer.  This  is  a  family  corporation,  controlled  by  the  Haars- 
ticks  and  Mr.  Herf,  a  brother-in-law,  and  the  business  has  been  developed  to 
extensive  proportions,  the  enterprise  becoming  one  of  the  leading  productive 
concerns  of  the  city.  While  ^Ir.  Haarstick  has  been  associated  with  some  of 
the  most  important  business  operations  bi  the  middle  west,  there  has  been  in 
his  commercial  career  an  entire  absence  of  those  methods  which  have  charac- 
terized many  of  the  so-called  successful  men,  who  in  promoting  their  individual 
interests  have  sacrificed  the  rights  and  opportunities  of  others.  Along  the  legiti- 
mate lines  of  industry  and  commerce  his  operations  have  been  conducted,  and 
the  success  of  the  companies  with  which  he  has  been  associated  is  due  to  the 
regard  that  has  always  been  paid  to  the  personnel  of  the  house,  the  character 
of  its  service  and  to  its  relations  to  the  public  in  that  purchaser  and  seller  should 
both  have  just  compensation. 

While  preeminentlv  a  man  of  affairs  and  one  who  has  wielded  a  wide  in- 
fluence. Mr.  Haarstick  has  never  confined  his  attention  so  closely  to  business 
as  to  preclude  an  interest  in  music,  literature  and  the  fine  arts.  In  fact,  he  is  a 
patron  of  all  such  and  finds  the  deepest  pleasure  therein.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  St.  Louis,  the  Country,  the  Log  Cabin  and  the  Noonday  Clubs,  and  the 
Cuivre  Shooting  Club.  He  has  traveled  extensively,  visiting  the  art  centers  of 
the  world  and  gaining  through  travel  that  broad  culture  and  knowledge  which 
can  be  secured  only  in  that  way.  Nor  has  he  regarded  politics  as  something 
unworthy  his  attention.  On  the  contrary,  he  keeps  thoroughly  conversant  with 
the  vital  questions  and  issues  of  the  day  and  is  recognized  as  a  republican  leader 
in  St.  Louis,  but  without  political  aspirations  for  himself  seeks  the  success 
of  the  party,  for  he  believes  that  through  its  efforts  the  best  interests  of  the 
country  are  promoted.  Mr.  Haarstick  is  an  approachable  man  to  wdiom  the 
term  comradeship  means  much,  and  a  sincere  cordiality  and  good  will  have 
made  him  popular  wherever  he  is  known,  while  the  circle  of  his  friends  in  his 
native  city  is  almost  co-extensive  with  the  circle  of  his  accjuaintance. 


CHARLES  WESLEY  HOLTCAMP. 

Charles  Wesley  Holtcamp,  judge  of  the  probate  court  of  St.  Louis  and 
prominent  as  attorney  and  official  in  many  corporations  of  this  citv  and  the 
southwest,  was  born  in  Decatur,  Illinois,  September  i,  1859.  his  parents  being 
Charles  and  Catherine  (Holvener)  Holtcamp,  the  latter  a  native  of  Ohio  and  a 
daughter  of  a  very  prominent  Methodist  minister  of  Ohio,  New  York  and  New 
Jersey.  The  father,  who  was  born  in  Prussia,  came  to  the  United  States  in 
1852  and  since  1856  has  been  widely  known  as  a  German  ^Methodist  minister, 
being  still   active  in  the  work. 

In  accordance  with  the  custom  of  itinerancy  in  the  Methodist  ministry, 
Charles  W.  Holtcamp  sjx-nt  his  youth  in  various  cities,  includino;  Decatur,  Rloom- 
ington,  Peoria,  Beardstown,  Pekin,  Alton  and  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  and  Daven- 
jjort  anrl  i^urlin-^ton,  Iowa.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  these  cities  until  1878  and  in  his  youth  he  strongly  desired  to  attend  West 
Point  and  enter  the  army.  However,  this  plan  was  abandoned  and  he  con- 
tinued his  studies  in  Illinois  College  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  where  he  remained 
two  years.  Up  to  this  time  he  had  continuously  been  a  student  save  for  a  period 
of  two  years  spent  in  a  photographic  gallery.  After  leaving  Illinois  College 
he  matriculated  in  the  law  flepartment  of  Washington  University — the  St.  Louis 
Law  .School — In  1880,  and  was  graduated  in  1882,  being  admitted  to  practice  the 


CHARLES    W.    HOLTCAAIP 


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338  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

same  year  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis.  During  his  school  days  he  had  largely  spent 
his  vacation  at  work  and  while  studying  law  he  taught  a  night  school. 

Judge  Holtcamp  has  continuously  resided  in  St.  Louis  since  October,  1880, 
when  he  accompanied  his  parents  on  their  removal  to  this  city  from  Burlington, 
Iowa.  For  twenty-six  years  he  has  figured  as  one  of  the  able  lawyers  of  St. 
Louis  and  has  conducted  much  important  litigation.  He  is  also  well  known  as  a 
representative  of  various  corporate  interests,  being  now  a  stockholder  and  attor- 
ney for  the  Blanke-\\' ennecker  Candy  Company  of  St.  Louis ;  a  director  and 
attorney  for  the  Blanke  Realty  Company  of  this  city;  president  of  the  Camden 
^^'ater.  Light  &  Power  Company  of  Camden,  Arkansas ;  vice  president  and  coun- 
sel for  the  Blackwell  Oil  Company  at  Blackwell,  Oklahoma;  a  stockholder  and 
counsel  for  the  Monarch  Weather  Strip  &  Supply  Company  of  St.  Louis ;  and 
vice  president  and  counsel  for  the  Kaiser  Publishing  Company  of  this  city. 

With  matters  of  a  more  largely  public  nature  Judge  Holtcamp  has  also  been 
associated.  In  the  spring  of  1877,  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  he  joined  Company 
I.  of  the  Fifth  Regiment  of  the  Illinois  National  Guard  and  in  the  fall  of  1883 
he  enlisted  in  the  Missouri  National  Guard  as  a  member  of  the  Tredway  Rifles. 
He  became  captain  of  Company  F  of  the  First  Regiment  of  the  Missouri  Na- 
tional Guard  in  1885,  ^^'^^  of  Company  D  in  1894,  served  as  senior  captain  of 
his  regiment  in  the  war  with  Spain  and  was  elected  lieutenant  colonel  of  the 
regiment  in  1899,  holding  that  rank  until  he  resigned  on  the  7th  of  January, 
1904.  He  has  also  made  a  creditable  record  in  connection  with  civic  affairs. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  municipal  assembly  of  St,  Louis  for  a  two  years'  term, 
beginning  in  1889  and  in  November,  1906,  was  elected  judge  of  the  probate 
court  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  for  a  term  of  four  years,  entering  upon  the  duties 
of  the  office  on  the  ist  of  January,  1907.  He  is  therefore  the  present  incumbent 
and  his  official  record  justifies  the  confidence  which  was  reposed  in  him  in  his 
election.  Since  attaining  his  majority  he  has  been  a  stalwart  republican,  un- 
swerving in  his  allegiance  to  the  party  principles. 

In  May,  1888,  Judge  Holtcamp  wedded  Miss  Augusta  Hausman,  of  St. 
Louis,  who  died  in  December,  1893.  Ten  years  later,  in  September,  1903,  he 
wedded  Mrs.  Nellie  Francisco  Barker.  By  his  first  marriage  he  had  one 
daughter,  Dorothy  Elaine,  now  in  her  seventeenth  year. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  League,  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Masonic 
fraternity.  In  the  last  named  he  has  attained  the  Knight  Templar  degree  in  the 
York  Rite,  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite  and  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  belongs  to  Maple  Avenue  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and 
is  chairman  of  the  official  boards.  These  various  associations  indicate  much  of  the 
character  of  his  interests  and  the  rules  which  have  governed  his  conduct.  While 
known  as  a  successful  attorney  and  business  man  and  now  as  a  most  efficient 
probate  judge,  he  is  also  recognized  as  one  whose  labors  have  extended  to  interests 
whereby  the  welfare  of  the  public  is  promoted,  while  his  cooperation  may  always 
be  counted  upon  to  further  the  general  good. 


FRANK  HUGH  SULLIVAN. 

Frank  Hugh  Sullivan,  the  junior  partner  of  the  law  firm  of  Block  &  Sulli- 
van, was  born  in  Cakhvell  county,  Kentucky,  January  2,  1869.  The  founders  of 
the  family  in  America  came  from  Ireland,  residing  first  in  Baltimore,  whence 
they  removed  to  Virginia  and  later  to  North  Carolina.  After  the  family  had 
been  represented  in  this  country  for  several  generations  the  grandfather  of  our 
subject  removed  from  North  Carolina  to  Tennessee  and  died  while  in  the  gov- 
ernment service  as  a  civil  engineer.  His  son.  Dr.  Flavins  Josephus  Sullivan, 
was  a  native  of  Wilson  county,  Tennessee,  prepared  for  the  practice  of  medi- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  339 

cine  and  surgery  and  was  actively  engaged  in  his  profession  for  over  forty 
years.  He  gained  distinction  in  his  chosen  caUing  and  became  a  prominent 
and  honored  physician  of  Kentucky,  but  is  now  hving  retired.  He  is  a  Con- 
federate veteran,  who  joined  the  army  under  command  of  General  Morgan  and 
later  was  engaged  in  hospital  service.  He  married  Lucy  Mary  Beckner,  a  native 
of  Virginia,  who  is  still  living. 

Frank  Hugh  Sullivan  pursued  a  public-school  education  and  also  attended 
Princeton  College  at  Princeton,  Kentucky.  Later  he  matriculated  in  Cumber- 
land University,  at  Lebanon,  Tennessee,  and  also  pursued  his  law  course  there, 
receiving  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1888  and  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree 
in  1889.  He  was  not  yet  twenty  years  of  age  when  he  graduated.  He  entered 
upon  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  in  1891  in  Paragould,  Arkansas,  where 
he  continued  until  1898,  since  which  time  he  has  been  in  St.  Louis.  He  prac- 
ticed alone  until  1904  and  then  formed  his  present  partnership  with  George  M. 
Block  under  the  firm  name  of  Block  &  Sullivan.  This  has  proven  a  very  for- 
tunate alliance  for  both  gentlemen,  as  the  law  firm  is  recognized  as  a  strong  one, 
and  their  clientage  is  constantly  increasing.  They  are  making  a  specialty  of 
corporation  and  commercial  law,  and  have  had  much  business  of  this  nature, 
including  a  number  of  important  damage  suits. 

In  1895  Air.  Sullivan  was  married  to  Miss  Susan  Hope  Hicks,  a  native  of 
Howard  county,  Arkansas,  and  they  have  a  little  son,  Hugh  Hicks  Sullivan, 
born  April  2.  1904.  Mr.  Sullivan  is  fond  of  fishing  and  finds  therein  his  chfef 
source  of  recreation.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Masons,  while  in 
professional  lines  he  is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  and  the 
Missouri  Bar  Association.  His  success  in  a  professional  way  afifords  the  best 
evidence  of  his  capabilities  in  this  line.  He  is  concise  in  his  appeals  before 
the  court,  vet  never  fails  to  give  thorough  preparation,  and  presents  his  cause 
with  a  clearness  and  strength  that  never  fails  to  impress  the  court  and  seldom 
fails  to  win  the  verdict  desired. 


LOUIS  STOCKSTROM. 

Louis  Stockstrom  is  the  general  manager  of  the  Quick  Meal  Stove  Com- 
pany, at  Xo.  825  Chouteau  avenue,  occupying  the  position  continuously  since 
1881.  and  the  success  of  the  enterprise  is  a  testimonial  to  his  business  discern- 
ment and  careful  management.  Like  many  of  the  leading  business  men  of  this 
city,  he  claims  Germany  as  the  land  of  his  nativity,  his  birth  having  occurred  in 
Oldenburg,  in  November,  1858.  His  parents,  Heinrich  and  Marie  Stockstrom, 
are  both  "deceased.  The  father  was  a  mechanic  and  throughout  his  entire  life 
carried  on  business  along  mechanical  lines. 

At  the  usual  age  Louis  Stockstrom  became  a  pupil  in  the  elementary 
schools  of  his  native  land,  continuing  his  studies  to  his  fourteenth  year,  when 
he  left  school  and  took  up  the  task  of  providing  for  his  own  support  by  serving 
a  four  years'  apprenticeship  at  the  machinist's  trade.  In  his  eighteenth  year  he 
volunteered  for  service  in  the  German  army  in  the  Eisenbahn  regiment,  with 
which  he  was  connected  for  about  two  years.  When  his  military  service  ended 
he  sought  and  obtained  employment  as  a  machinist  in  Berlin,  and  afterward 
went  to  Russia  with  a  desire  of  seeing  something  of  the  country,  at  the  same 
time  continuing  business  activities  there.  A  comparison  of  the  opportunities  of 
the  fatherland  and  the  new  world  convinced  him  that  he  would  have  better 
chances  of  obtaining  success  on  the  west  side  of  the  Atlantic.  He  therefore 
sailed  across  the  briny  deep  to  New  York  city,  whence  he  made  his  way  direct 
to  Denver,  influenced  to  this  step  by  the  fact  that  he  had  a  brother,  Charles  A. 
Stockstrom,  in  that  city.  There  he  was  employed  in  different  shops  until  he 
and  his  brother  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1881.     Here  they  began  business  at  No. 


340  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

700  North  Broadway,  operating  on  a  small  scale.  They  first  employed  only 
three  men,  but  prospered  during  the  first  year,  and  after  its  close  sought  more 
commodious  quarters  at  Ninth  street  and  Cass  avenue.  At  the  end  of  the  second 
vear  it  was  again  necessary  that  they  seek  larger  quarters,  for  the  rapid  increase 
of  their  business  demanded  that  they  employ  fifty  workmen.  They  then  re- 
moved to  Third  and  Spruce  streets,  \yhere  the}-  remained  for  three  years,  and 
the  growth  of  their  business  justified  their  employment  of  one  hundred  and  fifty 
men.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  they  erected  their  present  extensive  plant, 
and  todav  have  five  hundred  employes,  while  their  business  extends  to  all  parts 
of  the  country.  The  plant  is  equipped  with  all  the  modern,  improved  machinery 
and  facilities,  and  that  the  output  is  of  excellent  manufacture  and  durability 
is  indicated  by  its  ready  sale  on  the  market,  and  its  constantly  growing  trade. 

On  the  ist  of  April,  1889,  Mr.  Stockstrom  was  married  to  jMiss  Bertha 
^Meisler,  a  daughter  of  F.  W.  Meisler,  a  prominent  figure  in  the  financial  circles 
of  the  city,  serving  for  thirty  years  as  president  of  the  German  Savings  Bank. 
j\Ir.  and  Airs.  Stockstrom  have  two  daughters  and  a  son :  Eleanor,  a  graduate 
of  the  ]\Iary  Institute,  who  was  also  a  student  in  Miss  Knox's  school  at  Briar- 
clift'.  New  York;  Arthur  Louis,  fifteen  years  of  age,  attending  the  manual  train- 
ing school  of  the  ^^'ashington  L'niversity ;  and  Jessie,  a  student  in  the  Alary 
Institute.  Mr.  Stockstrom  erected  his  residence  at  No.  3263  Hawthorn  boule- 
vard, and  it  is  one  of  the  beautiful  homes  of  that  section  of  the  city,  built  on 
modern  and  attractive  style  of  architecture.  He  has  also  built  a  summer  resi- 
dence on  the  bluffs  of  the  Merrimac  river. 

In  politics  he  is  independent,  having  no  sympathy  with  the  machine  rule 
that  largelv  dominates  the  parties,  but  seeking  rather  to  support  men  and  prin- 
ciples. He  belongs  to  the  Ethical  Society,  to  the  Union  Club  and  the  ^Missouri 
Athletic  Club.  Possessing  a  genial  nature,  he  is  ever  mindful  of  the  rights  and 
privileges  of  others  and  while  working  for  his  own  success  he  has  never  been 
unmindful  of  his  obligations  to  his  fellowmen.  The  self-made  man  is  a  product 
of  America,  and  in  this  country,  where  effort  is  not  hampered  by  caste  or  class, 
Air.  Stockstrom  sought  the  opportunities  of  success,  and  the  wisdom  of  the 
course  he  has  followed  is  demonstrated  in  the  prominent  position  to  which  he 
has  attained. 


JOHN  FLOURNOY  MONTGOMERY. 

The  progressive  steps  in  the  life  of  John  Flournoy  Montgomery  are  easily 
discernible.  He  has  never  been  content  until  he  has  made  the  best  use  of  his 
possessions  and  his  opportunities,  and  gradually  he  has  worked  his  way  up- 
ward until  he  occupies  a  position  of  much  responsibility  as  the  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  John  Wildi  Evaporated  Milk  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  Alissouri, 
and  Highland,  Illinois.  He  was  born  September  20,  1878,  in  Sedalia,  Alissouri, 
a  son  of  James  Albert  and  Dora  Virginia  (Ming)  Montgomery.  The  father, 
a  gas  and  electrical  engineer,  died  in  St.  Louis  in  1904.  He  was  for  twenty- 
eight  years  general  manager  of  the  Sedalia  (Mo.)  Gas  Company  and  the 
Sedalia  Electric  Light  &  Power  Company,  and  at  the  same  time  was  general 
manager  of  the  Aloberly  Gas  &  Electric  Company,  of  Moberly,  Alissouri :  the 
Lexington  (Mo.)  Gas  Company;  the  Nevada  (Mo.)  Gas  Company;  and  the 
Greencastle  find.)  Gas  Company. 

\'arious  members  of  the  family  have  gained  distinction  in  different  lines. 
Dr.  Thomas  J.  Ahtntgomcry,  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  a  noted  physician, 
who  served  as  surgeon  general  on  the  staff  of  General  Pope  during  the  Civil 
war  and  was  the  discoverer  and  promoter  of  the  modern  methods  of  treating 
typhoid  fever.  His  great-uncle,  the  Rev.  John  Montgomery,  was  a  famous 
divine    and   pastor    of   the    First    Presbyterian    church    of    St.    Louis    for   many 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  341 

years.  He  was  also  president  of  the  Westminster  College  and  several  times 
was  moderator  of  the  Presbyterian  general  assembly.  The  grandmother  of  our 
subject.  ]\Irs.  Emilie  (Blournoy)  Montgomery,  was  of  an  old  Creole  family 
still  prominent  throughout  the  south,  and  was  a  cousin  of  Sara  Ward  Downs — 
the  famous  Kentucky  beauty. 

John  F.  Montgomery  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools,  the  Rams- 
dell  Academy  and  the  Central  Business  College  of  Sedalia,  Missouri.  He  made 
his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  becoming  asso- 
ciated with  Ira  H.  Latour,  the  publisher  of  the  Sedalia  Humorist  and  pro- 
prietor of  a  job  printing  establishment.  Mr.  Montgomery  worked  thus  after 
school  hours  and  was  very  successful.  After  leaving  school  he  became  con- 
nected with  the  shoe  business  at  Sedalia,  but  in  order  to  gain  wider  experience 
came  to  St.  Louis,  when  about  nineteen  years  of  age,  and  for  one  year  was  in 
the  employ  of  the  L.  M.  Rumsey  Manufacturing  Company.  During  the  suc- 
ceeding year  he  was  superintendent  of  the  Moberly  (Mo.)  Gas  &  Electric  Com- 
pany and  for  two  years  was  station  foreman  for  the  Ogden  Gas  Company  in 
Chicago.  He  spent  a  similar  period  as  plant  manager  for  the  Dallas  (Tex.) 
Gas  &  Fuel  Company,  and  then  became  connected  with  the  Helvetia  Milk  Con- 
densing Company  at  Highland,  Illinois,  which  he  represented  for  two  years  as 
its  advertising  manager.  He  afterward  spent  a  year  and  a  half  in  a  special 
advertising  agency  business  in  the  Schiller  block  in  Chicago,  and  for  two 
years  was  sales  manager  for  the  Helvetia  ]\Iilk  Condensing  Company  of  High- 
land. He  is  now  and  for  the  past  year  has  been  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
John  Wildi  Evaporated  Milk  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  Highland.  He  has 
thus  passed  on  to  a  position  of  executive  control  and  administrative  direction, 
bending  his  energies  to  the  institution  of  new  methods  and  the  promotion  of 
wider  trade  connections.  He  is  recognized  as  a  young  man  of  marked  business 
ability  and  energy,  who  is  rapidly  forging  to  the  front  in  commercial  circles. 

On  the  7th  of  September,  1904,  ]\Ir.  Montgomery  was  married  to  Miss  Hed- 
wig  Wildi,  a  daughter  of  John  Wildi,  originator  of  evaporated  milk,  and  they 
have  one  child,  Marie  Louise  Montgomery.  Mr.  Montgomery  is  a  democrat  in 
his  political  views,  while  his  fraternal  relations  connect  him  with  the  Masonic 
lodge  and  Royal  Arch  chapter  of  Highland.  Illinois,  and  with  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  at  Chicago.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and 
the  Southern  Club  of  St.  Louis,  and  admirable  and  attractive  social  qualities 
render  him  personally  popular  in  these  different  organizations. 


W.  C.  MANLEY 


W.  C.  Manley,  wholesale  dealer  in  vehicles  and  implements  in  St.  Louis, 
was  born  in  Litchfield,  Illinois.  July  14,  1868,  a  son  of  William  and  Margaret 
Manley.  The  father,  who  engaged  in  merchandising  through  the  greater  part 
of  his  life,  was  born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  January  6,  1806.  and  died  on 
the  4th  of  January,  1878.  The  mother  was  born  in  Dumfries,  Scotland,  Feb- 
ruary 14,  1835,  and  is  still  a  well  preserved  woman  although  she  has  passed  the 
eighty-third  milestone  on  life's  journey. 

W.  C.  Manley  pursued  his  education  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Litchfield, 
Illinois,  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  afterward  spent  one  year  as  a  student 
in  the  St.  Louis  University.  He  left  school  at  the  age  of  fifteen  to  enter  the 
office  of  Hill,  Clarke  &  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  and  since  that  time  his  career 
has  been  one  of  continuous  activity,  in  which  experience,  observation  and  in- 
dustry have  brought  him  the  energy  and  skill  that  have  enabled  him  to  work 
his  way  steadilv  upward.  He  remained  as  office  boy  with  his  first  employers 
from  1883  until  1885  and  then  secured  a  clerkship  with  the  Moline  Plow  Com- 
pany.    In  1886  he  filled  a  clerical  position  with  the  Terminal  Railroad  Associa- 


342  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

tion  and  when  he  left  that  company  in  1887  it  was  to  become  salesman  for  the 
house  of  ]Manley  &  Thompson,  of  St.  Louis,  thus  representing  that  firm  for 
four  years.  From  1891  until  1896  he  was  salesman  for  Secher  &  Company,  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  from  1896  until  1908  was  engaged  in  the  wholesale  vehi- 
cle and  implement  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Deeds  &  Manley.  The  con- 
nection continued  for  twelve  years  wi^h  mutual  pleasure  and  profit  and  a  busi- 
ness of  considerable  magnitude  was  developed.  On  the  8th  of  January,  1908, 
;Mr.  ^Manley  purchased  his  partner's  interests  and  has  since  been  alone  in  the 
conduct  of  the  house,  which  is  now  one  of  the  important  wholesale  concerns  of 
the  citv.  Each  step  in  his  career  has  been  a  forward  one,  bringing  him  a 
broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunities,  and  since  entering  upon  an  independent 
business  venture  he  has  displayed  the  qualities  of  a  successful  and  resourceful 
merchant. 

On  the  13th  of  October,  1891,  Mr.  Manley  was  married  to  Miss  Olive  B. 
Harrison  and  their  children  are  Margaret  and  William.  Mr.  Manley  is  a  repub- 
lican in  his  political  faith  but  is  not  a  politician  in  the  sense  of  seeking  or  desir- 
ing office.  He  belongs  to  the  lodge,  chapter  and  commandery  in  the  Masonic 
fraternity  and  has  served  as  an  officer  in  the  first  mentioned.  His  religious 
belief  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church  and  he  shapes 
his  life  in  harmony  therewith. 


CLARENCE  DEAN  JOHNSON. 

Clarence  Dean  Johnson  has  been  the  promoter  of  an  extensive  lumber  busi- 
ness and  as  its  executive  head  is  managing  its  interests  with  headquarters  in 
St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  Caton,  six  miles  from  Corning,  Steuben  county,  New 
York,  April  i,  1866,  a  son  of  Edward  Johnson,  who  was  of  English  birth,  and 
Electa  M.  (Herrick)  Johnson,  of  the  well  known  Herrick  family  of  New  York. 
The  parents  are  now  residents  of  Caton,  New  York. 

Clarence  Dean  Johnson  continued  in  the  Empire  state  to  the  age  of  twelve 
years,  when  the  family  removed  to  Larned,  Kansas,  where  his  education  was 
completed.  In  1885  his  parents  went  to  Kansas  City,  while  Mr.  Johnson  of  this 
review  made  his  way  to  New  Orleans  and  secured  a  situation  as  collector  for  a 
commercial  concern  of  that  city.  In  the  course  of  business  he  became  acquainted 
with  the  owner  of  a  sawmill  at  Chapin,  a  station  on  the  Texas  Pacific  Railway  in 
Louisiana,  and  becoming  interested  in  the  subject  of  lumber  manufacture,  he 
engaged  in  the  mill  as  trimmer  for  John  Newton.  Through  practical  experience 
in  every  department  of  the  business  he  gained  a  most  intimate  knowledge  of 
lumber  manufacture.  He  observed  the  methods  and  processes  most  closely,, 
continuing  in  the  mill  until  1887.  In  that  year  he  made  the  acquaintance  of 
Samuel  Wilson,  with  whom  he  went  to  Shreveport,  Louisiana,  and  later  to  Car- 
mona,  Texas.  He  there  entered  into  a  contract  with  Mr.  Wilson  for  cutting 
logs  at  fifty  cents  a  thousand.  Later  he  became  yard  foreman  for  A.  W.  Norris,. 
a  yellow  pine  manufacturer,  at  Barnum,  Texas,  and  subsequently  the  duties  of 
shipping  clerk  were  also  entrusted  to  him.  He  thus  continued  until  1889,  when 
he  returned  to  Kansas  City  and  afterward  went  to  Chicago,  becoming  foreman 
on  the  docks  for  the  South  Branch  Lumber  Company,  but  the  strike  ended  the 
necessity  for  his  services  and  he  went  to  Clinton,  Iowa,  where  he  was  employed 
by  the  lumber  firm  of  W.  J.  Young  &  Company.  From  truckman  he  was  soon 
promoted  to  the  position  of  foreman  of  the  yard  of  the  Sunny  South  Lumber 
Company  at  New  Louisville,  Arkansas,  and  afterward  was  made  superintendent 
of  the  entire  plant,  continuing  at  that  point  until  the  plant  changed  hands. 

In  1894  Mr.  Johnson  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  incorporated  the  R.  L. 
Trigg  Lumber  Company.  Three  years  later  this  concern  was  succeeded  by  the 
Frost-Trigg  Lumber  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Johnson  is  and  has  been  for  many 


C.  D.  JOHNSON 


344  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

years  the  vice  president  and  general  manager.  The  company  has  attained  a  fore- 
most place  as  operators  in  yellow  pine  lumber  and  the  development  and  success 
of  the  business  is  attributalDle  in  very  large  measure  to  his  enterprise  and  un- 
flagging eltorts.  In  1899  he  became  interested  in  the  Lufkin  Land  &  Lumber 
Companv.  of  Lufkin,  Texas,  and  created  the  Union  Sawmill  Company.  In 
the  fall  of  1902  he  instituted  the  npvement  to  secure  over  two  hundred  thou- 
sand acres  of  short  leaf  pine  timberland,  which  now  forms  the  basis  of  the  com- 
panv's  operations  in  Arkansas  and  Louisiana.  Huttig,  Arkansas,  a  model  town, 
built  bv  the  Lmion  Sawmill  Company,  stands  as  a  monument  to  the  enterprise 
of  Mr.  Johnson  and  his  business  associates.  The  Union  sawmill  is  a  model 
concern,  emploving  the  most  modern  methods  of  lumber  manufacture,  the  plant 
being  equipped  with  the  most  improved  machinery  and  devices,  while  the  asso- 
ciations with  .the  employes  are  most  harmonious.  Mr.  Johnson  is  president  of 
the  companv  and  was  formerly  president  of  the  Little  Rock  &  Monroe  Railway 
Companv  until  the  line  was  sold  to  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway.  That  road 
opened  the  country  from  Little  Rock  to  Monroe,  Louisiana.  Mr.  Johnson  is 
also  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Frost-Trigg  Lumber  Company, 
a  director  of  the  Noble  Lumber  Company,  of  Noble,  Louisiana,  and  is  finan- 
ciallv  interested  in  the  De  Soto  Land  &  Lumber  Company  at  Mansfield,  Louis- 
iana;  the  Black  Lake  Lumber  Company,  of  Campti,  Louisiana;  the  Star  & 
Crescent  Lumber  Company,  of  Montrose,  Louisiana ;  the  Carter  &  Kelly  Lum- 
ber Companv,  of  Manning,  Texas.  These  various  companies  have  been  pur- 
chased by  the  Frost-Johnson  Lumber  Company,  of  which  E.  A.  Frost  is  now 
president,  and  C.  D.  Johnson,  first  vice  president.  Thus  from  a  very  obscure 
position  in  the  business  world  the  latter  has  advanced  to  a  place  of  prominence, 
his  abilitv  being  widelv  recognized  in  the  lumber  trade  of  the  south  and  middle 
west 

In  April,  1883,  Mr.  Johnson  was  married  to  Miss  Dorothy  Farrar,  of  New 
Louisville,  Arkansas.  They  have  two  children,  C.  D.  and  Ernest,  and  they  own 
a  beautiful  home  at  Park  View  Place.  Mr.  Johnson  is  prominent  in  Masonic 
circles,  belonging  to  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  F.  &  A.  M. ;  St.  Louis  Chapter, 
No.  8,  R.  A.  M. ;  Ascalon  Commandery,  No.  16,  K.  T. ;  and  Moolah  Temple  of 
the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Qub  and  the 
Glen  Echo  Country  Club. 

The  measure  of  man's  success  is  not  the  altitude  which  he  has  reached,  but 
the  heights  from  ^yhich  he  has  climbed,  and,  judging  from  this  standard,  the 
record  of  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  noble  one.  The  secret  of  his  advancement  is  due  to 
the  fact  that  he  has  done  one  thing  well,  throwing  all  of  his  energies  into  it. 
He  has  also  tried  -to  make  all  of  his  acts  and  commercial  moves  the  result  of 
definite  consideration  and  sound  judgment.  There  have  never  been  any  great 
ventures  or  risks  in  his  career  but,  on  the  contrary,  he  has  practiced  honest, 
slow  growing  business  methods,  which  have  been  based  upon  the  foundation 
of  energy  and  good  system. 


MONTROSE  FALLEN  McARDLE. 

Montrose  Fallen  McArdle,  an  architect  whose  preeminent  ability  has  made 
him  widely  known,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  February  i,  1868.  His  ancestors  were 
originally  one  of  the  Scottish  clans,  which  was  wiped  out  in  the  highland  war- 
fare. Representatives  of  the  name,  although  the  family  ceased  to  exist  as  a 
clan,  have  been  prominent  in  army,  navy  and  church  circles  through  many  cen- 
turies and  all  have  been  connectecl  with  professional  life. 

Felix  McArdle,  father  of  M.  P.  McArdle,  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland, 
and  when  a  little  lad  of  six  summers  was  brought  to  America  by  his  parents, 
who  crossed  the  Atlantic  about  seventy  years  ago.     The  family  home  was  first 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY.  345 

established  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  but  for  sixty-five  years  the  McArdles  have  been 
residents  of  St.  Louis.  For  man}-  years  FeHx  AIcArdle  was  a  professor  in  the 
St.  Louis  University,  was  also  assistant  state  geologist  and  professor  of  chem- 
istry in  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  where  M.  M.  Fallen, 
the  maternal  grandfather,  also  occupied  a  professorship  for  many  years.  At  his 
death,  in  1874,  Professor  McArdle  was  secretary  of  the  Flope  ^Mining  Company 
of  St.  Louis.  His  wife,  in  her  maidenhood,  Emma  Christmas  Fallen,  was  a 
daughter  of  Dr.  M.  M.  Fallen  of  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Fhysicians  and  Sur- 
geons, and  one  of  the  most  distinguished  members  of  the  medical  fraternity  in 
this  city,  gaining  honor  and  fame  by  his  capable  and  efiicient  services  during 
the  cholera  epidemic,  as  well  as  through  his  labors  as  an  educator.  The  death 
of  Mrs.  McArdle  occurred  in  1898. 

Montrose  P.  McArdle,  an  only  child,  pursued  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  eleven  different  states  and  took  a  special  course  in  the  Georgetown 
University,  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  his  studies  being  directed  largely  along 
scientific  lines.  He  returned  to  St.  Louis  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  and 
entered  the  ofifice  of  Fames  &  Young,  architects,  but  largely  received  his  archi- 
tectural training  under  Fierce  F.  Furber,  of  the  firm  of  Feabody,  Sterns  & 
Furber,  of  Boston  and  St.  Louis,  in  whose  employ  he  continued  from  1889  until 
1897,  being  chief  assistant  in  the  St.  Louis  office.  Li  1894  he  established  an 
office  on  his  own  account  and  has  since  been  alone  in  business.  He  has  been 
identified  with  much  commercial  building  throughout  the  west  and  south  and 
has  attained  a  position  of  distinction  as  an  architect.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
National  Jury  of  Selection  for  fine  arts  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition. 
a  member  of  the  international  jury  of  awards  and  received  the  gold  medal  on 
the  temple  of  fraternity  at  the  exposition,  which  he  erected  and  which  was  one 
of  the  three  buildings  outside  of  the  main  exposition  buildings  to  receive  a  medal. 
Mr.  McArdle  was  the  architect  of  the  St.  Louis  School  of  Fine  Arts  and  for 
three  years  filled  the  position  of  professor  of  architecture.  He  belongs  to  the 
American  Institute  of  Architecture  and  the  St.  Louis  Chapter  and  is  also  con- 
nected with  the  Two-by-Fours,  a  society  of  artists.  In  the  pursuit  of  his  pro- 
fession he  has  done  much  to  make  St.  Louis  an  attractive  place  of  residence 
through  the  exercise  of'  his  professional  skill,  while  his  fame  and  ability  have 
made  him  known  throughout  the  country  and  gained  him  extensive  patronage 
through  the  south  and  west. 

On  the  20th  of  April,  1892,  in  St.  Louis,  ]\Ir.  McArdle  was  married  to  Miss 
Mary  T.  Reed,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  B.  E.  Reed,  of  Grace  church.  They  ha\c 
two  children,  Montrose  Fallen  and  Alleyne.  The  parents  hold  membership  in 
the  Grace  Episcopal  church,  in  which  Mr.  McArdle  is  serving  as  a  vestryman. 
He  is  an  enthusiast  on  the  subject  of  golf  and  belongs  to  the  Algonquin  Golf 
Club.  Realizing  at  an  early  point  in  his  career  that  success  depends  upon  the 
individual  and  not  upon  his  environment,  he  has  developed  his  native  talents 
by  exercise  in  the  active  affairs  of  business  life,  and  long  since  passed  beyond 
the  ranks  of  the  manv.     He  stands  todav  among  the  successful  few. 


CHRIS  HAAG. 


Chris  Haag,  a  prominent  contractor  and  builder  and  a  man  who  has  won 
his  way  from  a  position  of  comparative  obscurity  to  one  of  considerable  worth, 
was  born  in  Wittenberg,  Germany,  in  1866,  a  son  of  Louis  and  Caroline  (Ulmer) 
Haag.  The  father  followed  the  occupation  of  cabinet-making  in  his  native 
land,  where  he  passed  away.  In  addition  to  Chris  Haag,  the  family  consisted 
of  ten  children,  two  of  whom  lived  to  maturity,  namely:  Louis,  of  Wittenberg, 
Germanv ;  and  Mary,  who  married  Jacob  Rider,  of  St.  Louis. 


346  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

When  he  had  attained  the  required  age  Chris  Haag  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil 
in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  land,  where  he  passed  through  the  consecu- 
tive grades.  After  leaving  school  he  learned  the  cabinet-maker's  trade.  He 
followed  this  occupation  there  until  1885,  when  he  emigrated  to  America,  locat- 
ing in  Williamsport,  Pennsylvania,  for  a  time,  where  he  continued  to  work  at 
his  trade.  After  spending  two  years  there,  he  went  to  Chicago,  then  to  Kansas 
City,  in  both  of  which  places  he  was  employed  at  cabinet-making,  and  in  1888 
he  came  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  successfully  plied  his  craft  as  cabinet-maker  and 
carpenter  and  gained  considerable  popularity  as  a  skilled  mechanic.  In  1900  he 
entered  the  contracting  business  for  himself  and  since  that  time  his  operations 
have  been  confined  prmcipally  to  the  west  end  of  the  city.  As  a  contractor  he 
has  been  eminently  successful,  his  work  being  chiefly  the  construction  of  the 
liner  class  of  residences. 

Mr.  Haag  was  married  to  Aliss  Ida  Ungor  in  1889.  She  is  a  daughter  of 
Julius  and  Augusta  Ungor,  natives  of  Germany,  who  emigrated  to  America  in 
the  year  1887.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Haag  are  parents  of  one  son,  Charles,  and  one 
daughter,  Emma.    All  the  members  of  the  family  belong  to  the  Lutheran  church. 

Regarding  politics  Mr.  Haag  does  not  give  his  allegiance  to  any  particu- 
lar party,  but  rather  takes  the  stand  of  being  independent  and  uses  his  vote  and 
influence  toward  the  election  of  candidates  for  public  offices  whom  he  deems 
best  qualified  to  subserve  the  public's  interests.  Considering  the  difficulties  with 
which  ]\Ir.  Haag  has  had  to  contend  and  also  the  fact  that  he  had  neither  in- 
fluence nor  money  when  he  started  out  in  hfe,  he  is  worthy  of  great  credit  in  at- 
taining to  his  present  prominent  place  in  the  financial  world.  When  he  landed 
in  America  he  possessed  the  small  sum  of  six  dollars,  and  since  then  by  honest 
and  zealous  industry  he  is  now  worth  in  the  neighborhood  of  twenty-five  thousand 
dollars  and  besides  is  conducting  a  prosperous  and  remunerative  business. 


JOHN  C.  MUCKERMANN. 

John  C.  Muckermann,  who  since  1902  has  been  the  vice  president  of  the 
Polar  Wave  Ice  &  Fuel  Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  8,  1868,  and 
is  a  son  of  Christopher  and  Wilhelmina  Muckermann.  The  father  engaged  in 
the  ice  business  and  later  became  connected  with  the  coal  trade,  being  numbered 
among  the  representative  and  substantial  business  men  of  St.  Louis.  In  his 
sixteenth  year  he  emigrated  to  this  country  with  his  brother  Edward,  and  for 
many  years  was  identified  with  commercial  pursuits,  but  is  now  living  retired 
in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest. 

John  C.  Muckermann  was  a  pupil  in  the  Holy  Trinity  parochial  school,  but 
left  that  institution  in  his  thirteenth  year  and  afterward  attended  public  school 
for  a  year.  Later  he  became  a  student  in  St.  Francis  College  at  Quincy,  Illinois, 
where  he  spent  one  year,  thus  completing  his  education.  On  putting  aside  his 
text-books  he  became  his  father's  assistant  in  the  conduct  of  the  business  which 
was  carried  on  under  the  name  of  Christopher  Muckermann  until  its  incorpora- 
tion under  the  style  of  the  Muckermann  Ice  &  Coal  Company,  at  which  time  an 
elder  brother  Ignatius  C.  Muckermann,  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  and  be- 
came secretary  of  the  company.  The  father  became  president  and  John  C. 
Aluckermann  was  made  treasurer  and  general  manager.  He  was  also  connected 
with  the  American  Ice  &  Coal  Company,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  organizers, 
becoming  secretary  at  that  time.  He  likewise  assisted  in  organizing  the  Union 
Ice  &  Coal  Company,  was  elected  general  manager  and  subsequently  was  chosen 
a  director  of  the  Polar  Wave  Ice  Company.  He  continued  as  general  manager  of 
the  Muckermann  Ice  &  Coal  Company  until  the  spring  of  1902,  when  the  Polar 
Wave  Ice  &  Fuel  Company  was  organized,  at  which  time  John  C.  Muckermann 
was  elected  a  director  and  vice  president.     He  continues  in  that  position  to  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  347 

present  day  and  his  long  experience  in  this  hne  of  trade,  together  with  his 
marked  enterprise  and  activity,  renders  him  a  forceful  factor  in  the  conduct  of 
an  extensive,  profitable  and  growing  business. 

On  the  14th  of  November,  1890,  Air.  Muckermann  was  united  in  marriage 
in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Pauline  Leber,  a  daughter  of  Frank  and  Elizabeth  Leber, 
and  unto  them  have  been  born  three  sons  and  three  daughters :  Christopher  J., 
who  is  seventeen  years  of  age  and  is  attending  St.  Mary's  College,  Kansas ; 
Frank  Xavier,  fifteen  years  of  age,  a  student  in  St.  Louis  University ;  Walter 
Ignatius,  thirteen  years  of  age,  who  has  recently  entered  the  university ;  Rose 
Wilhelmina,  ten  years  of  age,  attending  the  parochial  school ;  Ruth  Laura  and 
Alice  Isabelle,  aged  respectively  six  and  three  years. 

Mr.  Muckermann  maintains  both  a  summer  and  a  winter  home  and  provides 
every  possible  comfort  for  his  family.  It  is  his  desire  to  promote  their  welfare. 
That  has  been  his  inspiration  in  his  business  career,  for  he  has  desired  to  con- 
tribute in  every  possible  way  to  their  welfare  and  happiness.  Undoubtedly  one 
feature  of  his  success  is  the  fact  of  his  long  experience  in  a  given  line  of  trade. 
Having  succeeded  his  father  in  this  business,  he  has  been  connected  with  these 
lines  to  the  present  time,  and  is  today  a  well  known  and  prosperous  representa- 
tive of  this  department  of  commercial  activity. 


HERBERT  ALEXANDER  VROOMAN. 

One  of  the  best  known  men  in  real-estate  and  financial  circles  in  St.  Louis, 
of  Herbert  Alexander  Vrooman  it  can  be  truthfully  said  that  no  one  man  of  his 
years  has  done  more  towards  the  building  up  and  development  of  the  city.  He 
was  born  January  22,  1868,  in  Oil  City,  Pennsylvania,  the  son  of  J.  A.  and  Mary 
L.  (Carl)  Vrooman,  and  was  but  a  lad  of  six  years  when  his  parents  removed 
westward  and  located  in  St.  Louis,  so  that  with  the  exception  of  the  first  six 
years,  Mr.  Vrooman's  life  has  been  spent  in  this  city.  Educated  in  her  insti- 
tutions, he  was  well  qualified  for  the  responsibilities  of  a  business  career  and 
early  entered  the  field  of  practical  business.  As  his  push  and  energy  required 
new  lines  of  activity,  they  were  chosen.  In  the  line  of  real-estate  projects  and 
development  he  has  achieved  his  greatest  successes.  In  the  years  of  his  active 
connection  with  the  realty  and  financial  interests  of  this  city  he  has  occupied  a 
place  of  influence  and  prominence  and  is  recognized  as  a  man  of  keen  business 
discrimination  whose  industry  never  flags  and  whose  judgment  is  at  all  times 
sound  and  reliable.  He  has  projected  and  successfully  carried  out  some  of  the 
biggest  real-estate  and  development  propositions  of  his  time  in  St.  Louis.  A 
shrewd  judge  of  real-estate  values,  both  present  and  prospective,  he  can  com- 
mand a  following  among  men  of  means  that  insures  completion  of  almost  any 
deal  that  receives  his  recommendation  and  cooperation.  Full  of  determination, 
resolute  in  purpose,  his  whole  energy  is  given  to  whatever  he  undertakes.  Dif- 
ficulties are  not  fought  blindly,  but  by  careful,  business-like  methods,  and  on  the 
plan  that,  if  not  the  proper  course  to  pursue,  a  retreat  can  be  made  in  safety. 

The  companies  with  which  he  has  been  prominently  identified  have  been 
among  the  first  in  St.  Louis  to  adopt  many  of  the  modern  styles  of  architecture, 
this  being  particularly  true  in  apartment  house  construction.  The  St.  Regis 
apartment  at  Kings  Highway  and  Lindell  boulevard  represent  not  only  a  most 
modern  type  of  architecture,  but  constitute  as  well  the  largest  structure  of  the 
kind  west  of  the  Mississippi.  The  Vrooman  apartment  at  the  corner  of  Mc- 
Pherson  and  Taylor  streets  is  also  representative  of  the  most  modern  construc- 
tion in  this  age  when  building  operations  have  met  the  needs  of  a  luxurious  and 
congested  city  life.  Mr.  Vrooman  was  practically  the  founder  of  the  H.  A.  Vroo- 
man Realty  Company  and  has  since  been  prominently  identified  with  its  man- 
agement.    He  is  also  president  of  the  Cherokee  Realty  Company,  the  Marjorie 


348  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Realty  Company  and  the  De  Hodiuant  Company,  while  of  the  Burnett  Realty 
Company  he  is  serving  as  secretary.  There  are  few  men  so  well  informed  con- 
cerning property  interests  and  values  in  this  city  as  is  Mr.  Vrooman,  and  at 
the  head  of  the  dilterent  companies  with  which  he  is  associated  he  has  controlled 
manv  important  property  transfers  and  negotiations.  The  Vrooman  Realty  Com- 
pany has  been  instrumental  in  tht  upbuilding  of  many  sections  of  the  city  and 
has  operated  largely  in  the  western  portion  of  St.  Louis,  where  are  now  found 
the  finer  homes.  The  city  has  today  more  palatial  residences  than  Chicago, 
Philadelphia,  Boston  or  New  York,  and  the  Vrooman  Realty  Company  has  con- 
tributed in  a  large  measure  to  the  architectural  adornment  of  St.  Louis.  Aside 
from  his  extensive  operations  in  building  and  in  the  transfer  of  property,  Mr. 
Vrooman  is  also  a  conspicuous  figure  in  financial  circles.  A  man  of  great  activ- 
ity and  energy,  at  the  same  time  he  is  precautious  and  conservative,  guarding 
carefully  the  interests  of  his  clients. 

On  the  I2th  of  October,  1893,  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  Mr.  Vrooman  was 
married  to  Miss  Mabel  V.  Black  and  to  them  have  been  born  a  daughter  and 
son,  Marjorie  and  Herbert  A.  The  family  attend  the  Christian  church  at  Union 
and  Von  Verson  streets,  of  which  Mr.  Vrooman  is  a  member.  He  contributes 
generously  to  its  support  and  is  interested  in  its  work  and  purposes.  He  is  also 
a  valued  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League  and  he  belongs  to  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  the  St.  Louis  Club.  Hunting,  fishing 
and  automobiling  constitute  the  chief  features  of  his  recreation.  He  belongs  to 
the  little  group  of  distinctively  representative  business  men  who  have  been 
active  in  inaugurating  and  building  up  the  chief  industries  and  commercial 
interests  of  the  city  in  recent  years,  and  he  is  garnering  in  the  fullness  of  time 
a  generous  harvest  of  his  enterprise.  By  the  consensus  of  public  opinion  on  the 
part  of  his  fellowmen  he  is  accounted  one  of  the  valued  residents  of  St.  Louis 
and  is  everywhere  spoken  of  in  terms  of  admiration  and  respect.  His  life  has 
been  so  varied  in  its  activity,  so  wonderful  in  its  purpose  and  so  far-reaching  and 
beneficial  in  its  effects  upon  the  city's  development  that  it  has  become  an  in- 
tegral part  of  the  history  of  St.  Louis. 


C.    T.  LEPPERT. 


C.  J.  Leppert,  connected  throughout  his  business  career  with  the  fur  trade, 
is  now  president  of  the  Leonhard  Roos  Fur  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  there  is, 
perhaps,  no  man  in  the  middle  west  more  thoroughly  versed  in  the  fur  trade,  in 
all  its  different  departments.  He  controls  an  extensive  and  growing  business 
which  makes  him  one  of  the  most  substantial  merchants  of  the  city,  his  annual 
sales  reaching  a  large  figure.  Moreover,  he  has  in  his  business  career  never 
made  engagements  that  he  has  not  kept  nor  incurred  obligations  that  he  has  not 
met,  so  that  he  enjoys  in  full  measure  the  confidence  and  trust  of  his  business 
associates  and  contemporaries. 

Mr.  Leppert  was  born  in  Newark,  New  Jersey,  July  22,  1854.  His  father, 
Charles  R.  Leppert,  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  war  and  up  to  the  time  of  his 
death  was  engaged  in  the  fur  business  in  New  York  city.  The  mother,  Mrs. 
Louise  (Roos)  Leppert,  who  died  in  1898,  was  a  sister  of  Leonard  Roos,  the 
founder  of  the  Leonard  Roos  Fur  Company. 

Reared  under  the  parental  roof,  C.  J.  Leppert  was  a  pupil  in  the  public 
and  high  schools  of  New  York  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  when  he  came  west 
to  St.  Louis  in  1868  for  the  purpose  of  entering  the  fur  house  of  Leonard  Roos, 
the  founder  of  the  business  of  which  Mr.  Leppert  is  now  sole  proprietor.  Mr. 
Roos  was  his  uncle  and  a  practical  furrier,  who  had  the  reputation  of  being  one 
of  the  most  reliable  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  successful  representatives  of  the 
fur  trafle  in  the  west.     He   established  the  business   in    1867  and   it  has   since 


C.    J.    LEPPERT 


350  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

enjoyed  continual  growth.  With  the  youth,  enterprise,  ambition  and  business 
ability  of  J\Ir.  Leppert,  the  institution  has  still  further  developed  until  today 
it  ranks  among  the  foremost  establishments  in  the  west.  In  the  manufacture  of 
furs  the  house  employs  a  large  number  of  designers,  cutters  and  finishers  who 
have  been  trained  under  the  direct  supervision  of  Mr.  Leppert.  The  business, 
located  at  Xo.  516  Locust  street,  occupies  a  six-story  building,  twenty-five  by  one 
hundred  feet,  and  is  one  of  the  few  strictly  fur  manufacturing  houses  doing  a 
retail  business  in  the  L'nited  States  outside  of  New  York.  Since  becoming  con- 
nected with  the  enterprise,  more  than  four  decades  ago,  Mr.  Leppert  has  made 
steady  progress.  He  thoroughly  mastered  the  business  in  principle  and  detail, 
became  a  salesman  and  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  on  the  incorporation  of 
the  business  in  1883,  becoming  vice  president  and  director.  He  thus  continued 
until  the  death  of  I\Ir.  Roos  in  1900,  when  he  became  president  and  manager  and 
the  following  year  he  purchased  the  interest  of  Mrs.  Roos  and  became  sole  owner 
of  the  business,  which  has  now  reached  extensive  proportions.  Mr.  Leppert  is 
considered  one  of  the  best  judges  of  fur  in  the  west  and  his  opinion  has  often 
been  sought  by  the  houses  of  St.  Louis  that  are  today  considered  the  largest  in 
the  market.  He  regularly  visits  New  York  three  times  a  year  and  makes  at  least 
an  annual  trip^  across  the  Atlantic  to  the  fur  centers  of  Europe.  He  has  studied 
the  business  from  every  possible  standpoint  and  knows  what  can  be  secured  in 
every  fur  market  of  the  world.  ■  He  is  also  a  director  in  the  Central  National 
Bank  of  St.  Louis,  but  otherwise  has  confined  his  attention  to  the  fur  trade. 

I\Ir.  Leppert  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  March  13,  1884,  to  Miss  Ida  D. 
Strauss,  a  native  of  St.  Louis  and  a  daughter  of  August  Strauss,  a  jeweler  of 
this  city  who  died  in  1893.  Mrs.  and  Mr.  Leppert  have  one  child,  Lillian  D., 
who  married  Charles  G.  Dittel,  Jr.,  an  importer  of  New  York  city.  Mr.  Lep- 
pert's  club  relations  are  with  the  LTnion,  Liederkranz.  Missouri  Athletic  and 
Glenn  Echo  Clubs,  and  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective 
Order  of  Elks.  His  business  career  has  been  characterized  by  steady  advance- 
ment, resulting  largely  from  the  fact  that  he  has  always  continued  in  one  line  of 
activity  and  has  thoroughly  mastered  the  business  in  every  phase. 


COLONEL  EUGENE  JACCARD   SPENCER. 

Colonel  Eugene  jaccard  Spencer,  a  consulting  engineer  of  high  renown 
in  his  profession,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  July  31,  1859,  and  is  a 
descendant  of  Noah  Spencer,  of  Connecticut,  whose  certificate  of  service  in 
the  Revolutionary  war  is  now  in  possession  of  Colonel  Spencer  of  this  review. 
Noah  Spencer  was  his  great-great-grandfather,  and  tracing  the  line  of  descent 
down  it  is  found  that  military  skill  and  prowess  were  again  evidenced  by  Colo- 
nel Garry  Spencer,  the  grandfather,  at  the  time  of  the  Black  Hawk  and  other 
Indian  w-ars.  He  removed  from  Vermont  to  Montreal  and  engaged  in  service 
with  the  Hudson  Bay  Company  and  went  in  their  service  to  Mackinaw,  which 
was  then  still  considered  a  British  post.  His  wife  was  also  a  native  of  the 
Green  Mountain  state. 

Their  son,  Charles  Lafayette  Spencer,  was  a  native  of  Detroit,  Michigan, 
and  arrived  in  St.  Louis  about  1845.  Here  he  engaged  with  the  Eugene  Jac- 
card Jewelry  Company,  for  several  years  making  his  home  at  Santa  Fe,  New 
Mexico,  at  which  point  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  and  shipment  to  the  east 
of  Mexican  filigree  jewelry  for  the  trade  of  the  St.  Louis  house.  He  made  four 
different  trips  from  St.  Louis  to  Santa  Fe,  starting  upon  the  trail  from  Inde- 
pendence, Missouri,  and  going  from  that  point  by  boat  to  St.  Louis.  The  troops 
engaged  in  the  Mexican  war  brought  much  Mexican  jewelry  to  the  north  and 
created  a  demand  for  it  in  different  sections  of  the  country.    It  was  this  that  led 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  351 

the  firm  to  send  Mr.  Spencer  to  the  southwest  for  the  purpose  of  bringing 
back  fihgree  workers,  but  as  they  refused  to  remove  to  the  east  he  estabhshed 
a  shop  at  Santa  Fe.  F>om  1853,  however,  he  remained  continuously  in  St. 
Louis  and  was  associated  with  the  Jaccard  Jewelry  Company  through  the  various 
changes  in  the  business  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  this  city,  December 
19,  1896,  when  he  was  seventy-one  years  of  age.  He  wedded  Mary  Elizabeth 
Parker,  a  native  of  New  Albany,  Indiana,  and  a  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Wesley 
Parker,  whose  father,  the  Rev.  Samuel  Parker,  was  a  pioneer  Methodist  min- 
ister of  Mrginia  and  Kentucky.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Elizabeth 
Baird.  Mrs.  Spencer  still  survives  her  husband  and  is  now  living  at  Shrews- 
bury,  St.   Louis   county. 

Colonel  Spencer,  the  fourth  in  a  family  of  eight  children,  of  whom  six 
are  living,  spent  his  boyhood  in  St.  Louis  and,  pursuing  his  education  in  the 
public  schools,  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  with  the  class  of  1876.  The 
following  year  he  received  appointment  as  cadet  at  West  Point,  entering  the 
United  States  Military  Academy  June  10,  1878.  The  interval  following  his 
school  days  in  St.  Louis  had  been  spent  in  the  employ  of  the  wholesale  de- 
partment of  the  Eugene  Jaccard  Jewelry  Company.  Cadet  Spencer  remained  a 
student  at  West  Point  for  four  years,  being  graduated  June  12,  1882,  and 
through  the  succeeding  summer  remained  at  West  Point  as  assistant  instructor 
in  practical  astronomy.  On  the  last  of  October  he  joined  his  regiment,  the 
Fourth  Lmited  States  Cavalry,  at  Fort  Cummings,  New  Mexico,  and  proceeded 
thence  by  the  first  government  train  to  his  regular  station  at  Fort  Bayard,  New 
Mexico.  During  that  year  he  was  actively  engaged  in  drawing  plans  for  the 
improvement  of  the  post,  surveying  timber  reservations  in  the  Black  range,  and 
in  felling  timber  and  sawing  lumber  for  the  construction  of  the  new  post  of 
Fort  Bayard.  He  was  post  adjutant  and  afterward  regimental  adjutant  of  the 
Fourth  Cavalry  for  a  period  of  several  months,  and  adjutant  of  the  troops  in 
the  field  under  General  George  A.  Forsyth  in  the  operations  against  the  hostile 
Chiricahua  Indians  under  Jhu,  the  predecessor  of  Geronimo.  In  June,  1883,  he 
was  transferred  to  the  Corps  of  Engineers  of  the  army  and  served  until  Janu- 
ary, 1885,  at  the  Engineers'  School  of  Submarine  Torpedo  Service.  He  was 
directed  to  prepare  for  service  as  astronomer  of  the  resurvey  of  the  Mexican 
boundary,  which  it  was  expected  would  be  begun  in  the  winter  of  1884-5.  Be- 
cause of  complications  with  Mexico,  however,  this  work  was  postponed  and  he 
was  ordered  to  join  General  Crook  as  chief  engineer  of  the  Department  of  New 
Mexico  and  Arizona.  General  Crook  w^as  then  in  the  field  against  the  Chirica- 
huas,  under  Geronimo,  and  Lieutenant  Spencer  joined  Crook  at  Fort  Bowie, 
Arizona.  He  served  through  that  entire  campaign,  continuing  under  General 
Nelson  A.  Miles,  who  relieved  General  Crook.  Thirty  days  after  the  close  of 
the  campaign  Lieutenant  Spencer  was  relieved  from  duty  and  ordered  to  Louis- 
ville, Kentuckv,  as  assistant  engineer  in  local  charge  of  the  Louisville  &  Port- 
land Canal;  while  later  he  went  to  Cincinnati  as  assistant  engineer  in  local 
charge  of  the  improvement  of  rivers  south  of  the  Ohio,  including  the  construc- 
tion of  lock  No.  6  on  the  Kentucky  river.  In  the  summer  of  1887  he  was  re- 
lieved from  that  duty  and  returned  to  Prescott,  Arizona,  which  was  then  the 
capital  of  the  territory  and  had  been  headquarters  of  the  military  department. 

On  the  28th  of  July,  1887,  at  Prescott,  Lieutenant  Spencer  was  married 
to  Miss  Jane  Catharine  Tritle,  a  daughter  of  Governor  F.  A.  Tritle,  of  Arizona 
territory,  the  wedding  ceremonv  being  performed  by  Bishop  Dunlap,  of  New 
Alexico  and  Arizona.  Her  mother  was  from  the  Virginia  Hereford  family  and 
was  a  niece  of  Senator  Hereford,  of  West  Virginia,  and  was  also  related  to  the 
Footes  of  that  state  and  Georgia.  Lieutenant  and  Airs.  Spencer  became  parents 
of  one  son,  who  is  yet  living,  Eugene  Tritle,  nineteen  years  of  age.  now  a  junior 
in  the  engineering  course  at  Washington  University.  Two  children  have  passed 
away.  Katharine  ]\Iarie,  born  at  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  died  in  St.  Louis,  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1904,  at  the  age  of  twelve  years,  while  Frank  Parker  died  in  infancy. 


352  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

From  Prescott,  Arizona,  Lieutenant  Spencer  went  to  West  Point,  Xew 
York,  where,  on  the  28th  of  August,  18S7,  he  entered  upon  his  duty  as  the 
instructor  in  chemistry  and  electricity  at  the  United  States  Mihtary  Academy. 
It  was  there,  on  the  i6th  of  December,  1888,  that  his  first  son  v/as  born.  In 
the  fall  of  1889  Lieutenant  Spencer  proceeded  under  orders  to  Charleston, 
South  Carolina,  as  assistant  engineer  in  harbor  and  river  improvement  in  that 
district.  In  the  following  December  he  received  a  telegraphic  request  for  a 
conference  in  Boston  with  officials  of  the  Thomson-Houston  Electric  Company, 
and  thence  proceeded  to  New  York  in  general  charge  of  the  electric  lighting 
stations,  in  which  the  company  w^as  interested,  these  stations  having  been  shut 
down  by  reason  of  a  crusade  against  overhead  wires,  ending  in  a  wholesale  cut- 
ting down  of  the  electric  lig'ht  poles  by  the  authorities  of  New  York  city.  The 
following  July  he  resigned  his  position  as  a  member  of  the  engineering  corps 
of  the  army  and  entered  the  service  of  the  Thomson-Houston  Electric  Com- 
pany at  their  factories  in  Lynn,  Massachusetts,  being  in  charge  of  the  supply 
department  and  engaging  especially  in  the  standardizing  of  materials  of  supply 
and  of  finished  product.  For  this  purpose  he  organized  a  testing  department 
of  that  company,  and  through  this  avenue  was  instrumental  in  introducing  into 
general  use  for  motor  construction  the  low  steel  castings  of  convenient  form  to 
replace  the  expensive  and  inconvenient  iron  forgings  previously  considered  nec- 
essary. In  the  fall  of  1892  he  went  to  Chicago  to  take  charge  of  the  exhibits 
and  contracts  of  the  General  Electric  Company — a  consolidation  of  the  Thomson- 
Houston  and  the  Edison  Companies.  In  1894  he  severed  his  connection  with 
that  company  and  returned  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  established  himself  as  a  con- 
sulting engineer,  since  which  time  he  has  been  engaged  very  largely  in  the  in- 
stallation of  underground  electric  light  and  power  service  throughout  the  west. 
He  also  built  a  street  railway  line  from  Venice,  Illinois,  to  Granite  City,  which 
by  gradual  extension  became  the  Granite  City,  Venice  and  East  St.  Louis  system, 
and  is  now  incorporated  as  a  part  of  the  East  St.  Louis  and  suburban  system. 
In  1902  he  built  the  Texarkana  Light  &  Traction  Company  system  of  street 
railway  and  public  service  lighting  at  Texarkana,  the  town  which  lies  on  each 
side  of  the  boundary  line  between  Arkansas  and  Texas.  He  was  vice  president 
and  treasurer  of  the  former  system  and  president  of  the  latter. 

On  the  20th  of  June,  1898,  Lieutenant  Spencer  was  again  called  from  civil 
life  to  become  lieutenant  colonel  of  the  Third  Regiment  of  United  States  Vol- 
unteer Engineers,  a  regiment  organized  in  the  Mississippi  valley  states  for  service 
in  the  expected  siege  of  Havana.  Lintil  the  9th  of  July  he  was  on  the  board 
of  examination  of  candidates  for  commission  in  this  regiment,  and  from  the  loth 
to  the  i6th  of  July  was  on  special  duty  in  Washington,  D.  C,  in  connection  with 
the  organization  of  recruiting  parties  for  this  force,  and  thereafter  was  at  St. 
Louis  and  Jefferson  Barracks  in  charge  of  recruiting  and  organization  of  the 
command.  He  preceded  the  regiment  to  Lexington,  Kentucky,  under  orders  to 
arrange  for  its  encampment  at  that  place.  While  there,  the  protocol  of  peace 
being  signed,  he  tendered  his  resignation,  was  honorably  mustered  out  Sep- 
tember  15,   1898,  and  returned  to  his  pursuits  in  civil  life. 

In  July,  1906,  at  the  instance  of  the  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  Colonel 
Spencer  undertook  the  reorganization  and  rehabilitation  of  the  St.  Louis  military 
regiment  called  the  First  Regiment  of  Infantry  of  the  Missouri  National 
Guards,  and  by  patient,  persistent  work  he  has  interested  an  efficient  set  of 
officers  and  leading  citizens  in  the  work  of  this  command,  has  raised  the  funds 
necessary  to  secure  the  site  for  a  regimental  armory  and  erected  thereon  a  build- 
ing which,  though  temporary  in  character,  affords  the  organization  such  conve- 
niences as  are  absolutely  necessary  in  carrying  on  the  work  of  such  a  military 
life.  He  was  also  instrumental  in  securing  the  allotment  of  funds  for  the  pur- 
chase of  a  rifle  range  for  the  use  of  this  regiment  and  has  constructed  a  modern 
and  efficient  system  of  targets  thereon.     The  end  of  the  second  year  of  target 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  353 

practice  finds  the  regiment  organization  second  to  none  in  this  most  essential 
branch  of  miUtary  instruction. 

Colonel  Spencer  has  served  as  president  of  the  Engineers  Club  of  St.  Louis, 
also  as  treasurer  and  president  of  the  Mercantile  Club.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers  and  of  numerous  scientific  and 
social  organizations.  He  belongs  to  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  St. 
Louis  Chapter,  No.  8,  R.  A.  M. ;  and  Ascalon  Commandery,  No.  16,  K.  T.  He 
is  a  democrat  who  holds  true  to  the  standards  advocated  by  Grover  Cleveland 
and  his  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Emanuel  Episcopal 
church  of  Old  Orchard,  ]Missouri.  He  is  fond  of  shooting  and  target  work, 
and  much  of  his  recreation  comes  in  those  lines.  His  home  is  a  suburban  resi- 
dence at  No.  215  Oakwood  avenue,  Webster  Park. 

In  a  review  of  his  life  record  it  will  be  seen  that  his  work  has  been  of  a 
most  important  character.  Few  men  stand  in  as  conspicuous  a  position  in  the 
engineering  profession,  and  in  government  service  and  through  private  contracts 
his  labors  have  constituted  an  element  of  value  in  many  communities.  He  has 
made  steady  progress  toward  the  goal  of  perfection,  and  his  proficiency  has 
already  reached  a  high  standard,  while  study  and  investigation  are  carrying  him 
constantly  forward.  His  entire  service  has  been  actuated  by  the  utmost  fidelity 
to  duty,  and  his  labors  for  the  government  have  been  characterized  not  only  by 
the  expression  of  high  professional  skill,  but  also  by  a  lofty  patriotism.  In  man- 
ner he  is  free  from  ostentation,  yet  there  is  not  about  him  the  least  shadow  of 
mock  modesty.  He  is  of  athletic  build,  of  dignified,  courteous  manner  and  genial 
disposition. 


GEORGE  W.   MITCHELL. 

George  W.  Mitchell,  a  well  known  contractor  and  builder  of  St.  Louis, 
whose  ancestors  on  the  maternal  side  are  among  the  oldest  families  in  this 
coantr}',  is  a  native  Missourian,  having  been  born  in  Independence,  January  9, 
1870,  a  son  of  Isaac  N.  and  Mary  J.  (Carver)  [Mitchell.  The  elder  !Mr.  Mitchell 
emigrated  to  America  from  Bridgeport,  England,  in  1852,  and  immediately  lo- 
cated in  Independence,  Missouri,  of  which  localitv  he  was  numbered  among  the 
earliest  settlers.  His  wife's  family  came  to  America  in  the  ^Mayflower  and  con- 
sequently is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  United  States,  ]Mrs.  Mitchell  being  a  direct 
descendant  of  the  celebrated  Carver  family  of  Massachusetts.  The  father  passed 
away  in  1906,  his  wife  surviving  him  but  one  year.  They  left  a  family  of  three 
children,  one  of  whojii,  Nellie  C,  the  wife  of  Edward  Beason,  of  St.  Louis,  is 
deceased.  The  other  children  are  George  W.  and  Ada  B..  who  is  the  wife  of 
Dr.  B.  Livingston,  of  Ciianute,  Kansas. 

George  W.  Mitchell  received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Leaven- 
worth, Kansas,  to  which  place  the  family  had  removed  from  Independence,  Mis- 
souri, later  coming  to  St.  Louis,  where  Mr.  Mitchell  learned  his  trade.  After 
working  as  a  journeyman  for  some  time  he  engaged  in  the  contracting  business 
for  himself,  at  which  he  has  since  been  successful  and  has  built  up  a  prosperous 
trade.  Since  inaugurating  himself  in  this  enterprise,  he  has  constructed  over 
one  hundred  of  the  most  elegant  dwelling  houses  in  the  most  desirable  portions 
of  the  city. 

On  October  25,  1895,  Mr.  Mitchell  was  united  in  marriage  with  Aliss  Susan 
C.  Bolson,  daughter  of  William  L.  and  Ella  S.  Bolson,  her  father  being  one  of 
the  oldest  contractors  in  the  city  and  a  native  of  the  British  Isles.  Mr.  and  ]\Irs. 
Mitchell  have  two  children,  Calvin  B.  and  Eva  B.  Among  the  secret  societies 
of  which  Mr.  Mitchell  is  a  member  is  Red  Cross  Lodge,  No.  54,  K.  P.,  while 
politically  he  gives  his  support  to  the  republican  party.  Together  with  his  wife 
he  worships  at  the  ]\Iaple  Avenue  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  of  which  he  is  a 

2.3— A'OL.  11. 


354  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

deacon,  ^^'hen  ]\Ir.  Mitchell  started  out  in  life  for  himself  he  had  neither  money 
nor  influence,  but  being  of  an  industrious  disposition  and  willing  to  apply  himself 
energetically,  he  made  his  way  from  the  start  and  has  since  built  up  a  business 
which  has  placed  him  in  an  enviable  financial  condition. 


AUGUST  CARL  LUDWIG  HAASE. 

August  Carl  Ludwig  Haase,  who  for  sixteen  years  has  conducted  a  whole- 
sale delicatessen  and  fish  company  at  Nos.  415  and  417  North  Second  street, 
belongs  to  that  class  of  valued  and  representative  American  citizenship  that  Ger- 
many has  furnished  to  the  new  world.  He  was  born  in  December,  1828,  in 
Schleswig-Holstein,  and  attended  the  public  schools  of  Altona,  Germany,  until 
sixteen  years  of  age.  He  then  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  in  the  grocery 
trade  and  was  identified  with  commercial  interests  in  his  native  land  until  after 
the  outbreak  of  the  war  in  1848.  He  served  during  the  succeeding  three  years 
as  a  soldier  and  when  he  retired  from  the  army  he  was  emplo3'ed  in  different 
places  and  various  capacities  until  he  had  earned  a  sum  sufficient  to  enable  him 
to  emigrate  to  the  new  world.  He  was  not  in  s}-mpathy  with  some  of  the  prin- 
ciples of  government  in  his  native  land  and  his  investigation  into  the  subject  also 
led  him  to  the  belief  that  prosperity  was  more  easily  attained  in  the  L'^nited 
States  than  in  his  native  country. 

Accordingly  the  year  1852  witnessed  his  arrival  at  New  Orleans,  whence 
he  made  his  way  up  the  river  to  St.  Louis,  arriving  in  this  city  with  only  one 
dollar  in  his  pocket.  He  possessed  qualities,  however,  which  are  better  than  cap- 
ital. He  was  energetic,  resolute  and  not  afraid  of  hard  work.  He  at  once  sought 
a  situation  and  was  first  employed  as  clerk  by  the  wholesale  grocery  firm  of  F. 
R.  Obert,  but  the  salary  there  was  not  sufficient  for  this  ambitious  young  man, 
and  after  a  brief  period  he  withdrew  and  entered  the  employ  of  a  harness  con- 
cern, where  he  continued  until  his  economy  and  industry  had  brought  him  suf- 
ficient capital  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account.  He  then 
purchased  a  stock  of  groceries  and  opened  a  retail  house  on  Twelfth  street  be- 
tween Olive  and  Pine  streets  in  1857.  In  this  he  continued  until  1868.  In  the 
meantime,  however,  ^Ir.  Haase  became  a  sergeant  in  Colonel  John  Nepp's  regi- 
ment. When  that  command  was  called  to  active  duty  at  the  front  he  felt  that  his 
business  would  suffer  immeasurably  by  his  absence  and  he  therefore  employed  a 
substitute,  for  whom  he  paid  seven  hundred  dollars.  Family  ties  also  held  him  to 
his  home,  but  he  did  his  duty  to  his  adopted  country  by  sending  another  in  his 
place. 

While  engaged  in  the  grocerv  business  Mr.  Haase  found  opportunity  to  ex- 
tend the  scope  of  his  activities.  Ever  alert  to  a  good  opening,  he  saw  a  chance 
which  he  believed  offered  good  returns  and  entered  into  a  business  arrangement 
with  a  Mr.  Van  Dyke  from  Holland,  who  had  formulated  a  recipe  for  the  manu- 
facture of  bitters  from  Holland  plants.  Mr.  Haase  believed  that  substantial 
profits  would  accrue  from  the  manufacture  of  the  bitters,  bought  the  recipe  from 
Mr.  Van  Dyke  and  employed  him  to  oversee  the  manufacturing  branch  of  the 
business  until  Mr.  Haase  had  himself  become  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the 
process  of  manufacture.  He  then  dispensed  with  the  services  of  Mr.  Van  Dyke 
and  continued  in  the  business,  selling  his  product  to  drug  stores  throughout  the 
entire  country.  From  this  undertaking  he  realized  a  handsome  measure  of  suc- 
cess and  opened  a  second  store  at  Seventh  and  Rutger  streets,  which  he  later 
sold  with  good  profit.  In  1868,  after  selling  his  first  store,  he  opened  another 
establishment  on  Second  and  Spruce  streets  in  the  same  line  of  business  and  there 
his  day's  receipts  were  over  one  hundred  dollars.  In  the  old  establishment  his 
sales  amounted  to  onlv  about  fifteen  dollars  per  day  and  the  change  which  he 
made   indicates  the  keen   business   insight   and   ability   of   Mr.    Haase.      Several 


A.    C.    L.    HAASE 


356  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

years  later  he  left  his  second  establishment  and  opened  another  store  on  Second 
and  ]^Iarket  streets  under  the  firm  name  of  A.  C.  L.  Haase  &  Company.  In  the 
meantime  his  sons  had  joined  him  in  business  and  they  gave  up  the  retail  trade 
to  continue  in  the  wholesale  trade  as  proprietors  of  an  extensive  fish  business 
at  Nos.  415  and  417  Xorth  Second  street.  It  has  now  assumed  mammoth  pro- 
portions, being  one  of  the  leading  enterprises  of  the  kind  in  St.  Louis.  Mr. 
Haase  is  also  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Crematory. 

In  community  affairs  Air.  Haase  has  taken  a  deep  and  helpful  interest  and 
his  cooperation  in  many  movements  for  general  progress  has  been  of  value  to  the 
city.  F"rom  1877  until  1879  he  was  a  member  of  the  house  of  delegates  and  as- 
sisted in  inaugurating  the  new  city  charter.  He  also  vigorously  demanded  and 
at  length  succeeded  in  securing  the  paving  of  Second  street.  He  believes  in  im- 
provement along  practical,  substantial  lines,  and  his  efforts  have  been  effective  in 
furthering  the  interests  of  the  city.  He  has  for  many  years  been  well  known  in 
athletic  circles  and  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Sharpshooters'  or- 
ganization. Humanitarianism,  too,  is  a  feature  in  his  life  and  his  benevolent  and 
charitable  spirit  is  indicated  by  his  support  of  and  official  connection  with  the 
Home  for  the  Aged.  He  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Lutheran  church  but  is 
a  liberal-minded  man  on  religious  topics,  his  life,  however,  being  at  all  times 
actuated  by  the  highest  principles  of  justice  and  honesty.  His  political  views  are 
in  harmony  with  the  principles  of  the  republican  party. 

In  1852  Air.  Haase  was  married  to  Aliss  Christiana  Spenzig,  a  sister  of  the 
renowned  Dr.  Spenzig.  She  was  born  in  Hildesheim,  Germany,  and  died  at 
her  home  in  St.  Louis  in  1900.  There  were  seven  children  of  this  marriage. 
Louis  H.,  nov/  forty-seven  years  of  age,  is  the  president  of  the  Empire  Brewing 
Companv  and  is  also  connected  with  the  A.  C.  L.  Haase  Fish  Company.  Edward 
Theodore,  forty-four  years  of  age,  is  now  manager  of  his  father's  business.  Wil- 
liam H.,  forty -two  years  of  age,  is  in  business  for  himself  at  Saranac  Lake,  New 
York,  and  also  connected  with  the  firm.  Emily  is  the  wife  of  Zero  Marks,  a 
prominent  business  man  of  Chicago,  now  president  of  the  Marn  Electric  Sign 
Alanufacturing  Company.  Anna  is  the  wife  of  Gustav  Riesmeyer,  who  owns  a 
wholesale  liquor  store  on  Franklin  avenue,  St.  Louis.  August  and  Frederick, 
the  other  two  sons,  are  deceased. 

Air.  Haase  has  justly  won  the  proud  American  title  of  a  self-made  man. 
Arriving  in  this  country  with  but  one  dollar  in  his  pocket,  he  met  hardships  and 
difficulties  in  his  early  years  here,  but  has  never  allowed  these  to  dishearten  or 
discourage  him,  and  as  the  years  have  gone  by  he  has  worked  persistently  and 
energetically  to  win  the  success  which  he  recognized  should  crown  earnest 
endeavor.  He  has  now  reached  the  eightieth  milestone  on  life's  journey,  and 
while  the  bivsiness  of  his  extensive  house  is  now^  largely  under  the  control  of  his 
sons,  he  yet  gives  to  them  the  benefit  of  his  wide  experience  and  comprehensive 
knowledge  in  business  matters  in  settling  questions  of  importance  relative  to 
the  trade.  His  successful  and  honorable  career  has  gained  for  him  the  good  will 
and  esteem  of  all  who  know  him  and  his  example  should  well  serve  as  a  source 
of  inspiration  and  encouragement  to  others. 


HARF^IY    FRENXH    KNIGHT. 

Harry  French  Knight,  vice  j^resident  of  the  A.  G.  Edwards  &  Sons  Broker- 
age Company,  is  well  known  in  financial  circles  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  now  occu- 
pies a  position  of  prominence  and  res])onsibility.  He  was  born  in  this  city  in 
1864,  a  son  of  Augustus  Knight,  a  nati\-e  of  Germany,  who  was  brought  to  St. 
Louis  in  1842  by  his  parents  when  but  two  years  of  age.  Having  pursued  his 
educatirjn  in  the  schools  of  this  city,  Augustus  Knight  secured  the  position  of 
office  boy  with  the  firm  of  Oliver  Bennett  &  Company  and  his  ready  adaptability 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOL'RTH    CITY.  357 

and  unflagging  industry  led  to  successive  promotions  until  he  was  made  a  mem- 
ber of  the  hrm.  Not  long  afterward  the  original  partners  sold  out  to  the  firm  of 
Fiske,  Knight  &  Company,  who  continued  a  prosperous  career  until  1875,  when 
Air.  Fiske  died  and  Mr.  Knight  retired.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Fanny  Colburn  French,  was  a  native  of  Massachusetts  and  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  i860. 

Harry  F.  Knight  was  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  in  early 
boyhood  and  later  attended  the  Smith  Academy  of  this  city  and  the  Wyman  In- 
stitute in  Upper  Alton,  Illinois.  When  his  education  was  completed  he  entered 
the  firm  of  Crow-Hargadine  &  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  in  1883,  the  predecessors 
of  the  Hargadine-McKittrick  Dry  Goods  Company.  In  1885  he  entered  the 
Brown-Desnoyers  Shoe  Company  as  a  stockholder  and  director,  continuing  with 
the  house  until  1887.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  Wichita,  Kansas,  and  organ- 
ized the  Knight  Investment  Company,  of  which  he  became  the  secretary  and 
treasurer.  He  was  associated  in  financial  interests  in  that  city  for  four  years  or 
until  1893,  when  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  A.  G.  Edwards  & 
Sons  Brokerage  Company  as  secretary.  In  1891  he  was  elected  to  the  vice  pres- 
idency and  has  so  continued  until  the  present  time.  This  is  one  of  the  oldest 
and  most  reliable  stock  brokerage  concerns  in  the  United  States  and  is  known 
by  reputation  throughout  the  entire  country.  He  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  A. 
G.  Edwards  Sons.  Few  men  are  more  thoroughly  informed  concerning  securi- 
ties and  financial  matters  than  ]Mr.  Knight,  and  as  one  of  the  chief  executive  of- 
ficers his  energy  and  business  acumen  are  proving  valued  factors  in  the  success 
of  the  company  with  which  he  is  now  connected.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the 
Third  National  Bank. 

In  1888  yir.  Knight  was  married  to  Aliss  Judith  Bertha  Brookes  of  St. 
Louis,  a  daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  James  H.  Brookes.  She  died  in  May,  1905. 
leaving  four  children :  James  Brookes,  Fanny  French,  Oliver  Dudley  and  Harry 
Hall.  Mr.  Knight  is  a  member  of  several  hunting  clubs,  which  indicate  much  of 
the  character  of  his  interests  in  pleasure  lines.  He  also  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis, 
Noonday,  Racquet,  Country,  Log  Cabin  and  Cuivre  Clubs.  He  has  genuine  ap- 
■preciation  for  the  social  amenities  of  life  and  is  never  too  busy  to  be  courteous. 
In  his  business  career  he  has  manifested  the  keenest  insight,  while  his  judgment 
in  the  solution  of  difficult  financial  problems  is  most  sound. 


CHARLES   LAAA'RENCE    NFWCOAIB. 

The  name  of  Newxomb  has  been  so  long  associated  w'ith  mercantile  inter- 
ests in  St.  Louis  that  the  subject  of  this  review  needs  no  introduction  to  the 
readers  of  this  volume.  He  has  fully  sustained  the  untarnished  reputation  which 
has  always  been  connected  with  the  name  in  mercantile  circles  and  is  giving  proof 
of  his  enterprise  and  business  ability  in  his  services  as  vice  president  and  sec- 
retary of  the  Newcomb  Brothers  Wall  Paper  Company.  A  son  of  George  Amos 
and  Julia  Augusta  (Floyd)  Newcomb,  he  was  born  in  St.  Louis  May  24,  1872, 
and  is  descended  from  New  England  ancestry,  extended  mention  of  the  family 
history  being  given  in  connection  with  the  sketch  of  his  brother.  Norton  New- 
comb, on  another  page  of  this  work.  He  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high 
schools  of  St.  Louis  and  throughout  his  entire  business  career  he  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  wall  paper  house,  of  which  he  is  now  a  chief  executive  officer. 
The  thoroughness  with  which  he  mastered  every  detail  of  the  business,  his  in- 
terest in  the  trade  and  his  close  application  and  unremitting  energy  are  consti- 
tuting important  features  in  the  growth  of  a  business,  wdiich  was  established  in 
1852  and  is  today  not  only  the  oldest  but  the  largest  wall  paper  concern  in  the 
west.  Everything  known  to  the  trade  can  be  found  in  their  establishment  and 
all  that  is  new,  most  artistic  and  decorative  in  wall  papers  can  here  be  obtained. 


358  ST.  LUL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

]vlr.  Xewcomb  was  married  June  27,  1900,  to  J\Iiss  Anna  H.  Heron,  a  native 
of  Chattanooga.  Tennessee,  the  marriage,  however,  being  celebrated  in  this  city. 
They  are  communicants  of  St.  Philhp's  Episcopal  church  and  are  prominent  so- 
cially. Mr.  Xewcomb  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League,  of  the  Latin- 
American  Club,  the  Prosperity  Association,  the  Literstate  Merchants  Associa- 
tion and  the  Creditmen's  Association.  From  these  connections  it  will  be  seen 
that  he  is  deeply  interested  in  matters  relating  to  the  development  of  trade  con- 
ditions and  business  aitairs  and  is  working  toward  making  St.  Louis  a  greater 
city  with  even  more  important  commercial  and  industrial  connections  than  it 
now  enjoys.  His  political  endorsement  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he 
is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  stands  as  an  alert, 
energetic  young  man,  attempting  many  things  and  succeeding  in  what  he  at- 
tempts. 


TAMILS  T.  DODDS. 


James  T.  Dodds,  city  surveyor  of  St.  Louis,  is  accorded  through  public 
opinion  a  position  among  the  leading  and  capable  surveyors  and  civil  engineers 
of  the  Mississippi  valley.  He  was  born  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  August  5,  1866,  a 
son  of  Robert  H.  and  Anna  ( Redpath )  Dodds.  The  father  was  a  native  of 
Edinburgh,  Scotland,  and  coming  to  America  when  but  eighteen  years  of  age 
settled  in  Xew  York,  but  in  1865  removed  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  the  lumber  and  brick  business,  and  afterward  removed  to  a  farm  near 
Alton,  Ohio,  whereon  he  died  in  1892.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Peebles,  Scot- 
land, and  in  early  womanhood  came  to  the  United  States,  giving  her  hand  in 
marriage  to  Air.  Dodds  in  X'ew  York.     Her  death  occurred  in  1905. 

James  T.  Dodds  was  the  fourth  in  a  family  of  six  children,  of  whom  five  are 
yet  living,  and  his  brother,  Robert  H.  Dodds,  is  now  in  his  employ  as  a  sur- 
veyor. The  removal  of  the  family  to  a  farm  when  James  T.  Dodds  was  but 
eleven  years  of  age  enabled  him  to  spend  his  youth  amid  rural  surroundings 
and  to  gain  that  independent  spirit  and  physical  development  which  are  "usually 
the  inheritance  of  farm  lads.  At  different  times  he  pursued  his  education  in 
the  country  and  city  schools,  completing  the  public  school  course  in  Columbus, 
after  which  he  studied  in  the  academy  of  Ypsilanti,  Michigan,  and  subsequently 
in  the  college  at  Lebanon,  Ohio.  At  twenty-two  years  of  age  he  entered  the 
office  of  the  county  surveyor  at  Columbus,  spending  one  year  there  and  then 
coming  to  St.  Louis  in   1889. 

Here  ^Ir.  Dodds  entered  the  employ  of  the  city  surveyor,  J.  G.  Joyce,  and 
in  1892,  when  the  Joyce  Surveying  Company  was  organized,  he  became  its  vice 
president  and  remained  a  partner  in  the  company  until  1898,  when  he  withdrew 
to  enter  upon  an  independent  business  career.  For  two  years  he  conducted  a 
private  surveying  office,  and  in  1900  was  appointed  city  surveyor,  which  posi- 
tion he  has  now  filled  for  two  terms  of  four  years  each.  Besides  conducting 
a  large  private  surveying  business  he  also  has  the  agency  of  the  North  St.  Louis 
Quarry  C)wners,  through  which  all  of  the  building  stone  of  the  North  St.  Louis 
quarries  is   sold. 

A  local  paper  said  :  "To  the  coqxjrations,  firms  and  individuals  who  are 
promoting  outlying  develoj^ments  in  St.  Louis'  beautiful  environment  the  pre- 
liminary work  of  the  civil  engineer  is  a  consideration  of  paramount  importance. 
If  the  iatter's  work  is  done  well  it  is  to  a  new  subdivision  what  a  good  founda- 
tion is  to  the  superstructure  to  be  erected  thereon.  In  this  connection  the  work 
of  Mr.  J.  T.  Dodds,  as  a  surveyor  and  civil  engineer,  is  very  much  in  evidence 
in  many  of  the  finest  outlying  and  suburban  districts  of  St.  Louis.  The  work 
accomplished  by  Mr.  Dodds  in  surveying,  laying  out  and  superintending  the  im- 
provement of  suburban  property  has  enforced  the  appreciation  because  it  has 
been  a  potent  factor  in  encouraging  the  purchase  of  property  and  home  building 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  359 

on  real  estate  in  which  a  vast  amount  of  capital  has  been  invested,  and  in  a 
broader  and  more  far-reaching  sense  the  work  of  Mr.  Dodds  will  be  of  the 
greatest  possible  value  to  the  'Greater  Sr.  Louis'  of  the  future.  The  work  of 
Mr.  Dodds  is  always  done  with  a  view  to  permanence  and  to  the  requirements 
that  may  be  called  for  by  development  in  the  future.  In  the  several  subdivisions 
in  which  his  work  is  in  evidence  he  has  been  remarkably  successful  in  utilizing 
and  preserving  natural  advantages  of  environment,  while  providing  for  every 
condition  that  may  arise  from  future  expansion.  So  many  important  problems 
must  be  solved  in  the  development  of  suburban  property  in  the  neighborhood 
of  any  large  city,  particularly  where  attractive  landscape  features  are  desired, 
that  it  is  the  part  of  wisdom  for  those  financially  interested  to  employ  the  best 
civil  engineering  skill  obtainable  in  platting  subdivisions,  planning  landscape 
features  and  superintending  the  construction  of  improvements.  The  capabilities 
of  Mr.  Dodds  in  this  connection  are  attested  by  the  esteem  in  which  his  services 
as  a  surveyor  and  civil  engineer  are  held  by  many  of  the  largest  promoters  of 
..-iuburban  realty  in  St.  Louis,  and  by  the  large  amount  of  work  he  has  done." 

The  important  contracts  given  to  Mr.  Dodds  plainly  indicate  his  high  posi- 
tion in  professional  circles.  Xo  better  testimonial  of  his  ability  can  be  written 
than  the  statement  of  the  fact  that  he  has  surveyed  and  subdivided  Normandy 
Heights  ;  Clairmount  addition.  East  St.  Louis  ;  Piasa  Bluffs,  Illinois ;  Maplewood, 
Hazelwood  and  Zeta  Dell,  St.  Louis  county;  Highland  Park,  Alton,  Illinois; 
Ramona  Heights,  Lincoln  Heights,  Hodiamont  and  Normandy  Place,  St.  Louis 
county;  Phil.  Green's  subdivision  in  the  city  and  county  of  St.  Louis;  the  M.  A. 
Wolff  homestead,  Hallock's  addition  to  Clifton  Heights,  Newberry's  addition 
Dawson  Place,  Laurel  Place,  Christian  Brothers  College  subdivision,  Rinkel's 
Grove  and  Comstock  Place,  of  this  city ;  Vinita  Park,  Spring  Avenue  Heights, 
McNamee  Heights,  Grifield  P'lace,  Melrose  Park,  Vernon  Place  and  Ellendale 
Home  Place,  of  St.  Louis  county;  Clifton  Dale,  Humboldt  Heights,  Liberty 
Heights,  Star  Place,  Rudolph  Place,  Wanstrath  Place,  O'Fallon  Heights,  Floris- 
sant avenue  addition,  Westfield,  Bircher  Place,  Bircher  Heights  and  Wentworth, 
of  St.  Louis;  Olive  Heights,  of  St.  Louis  county;  Swink  Brothers  addition  to 
Maplewood,  city ;  Woodland  Place  and  West  Chamberlain  Park,  of  St.  Louis 
county;  ist  addition  to  Mount  St.  Edward  and  Branahl's  2d  subdivision,  St. 
Louis ;  Woodland  Heights,  of  St.  Louis  county ;  Schiller  Heights,  city ;  Etzel 
Heights,  Seed's  subdivision,  Kirkwood  Park,  Blewett  Place  and  Natural  Bridge 
Heights,  St.  Louis  county;  Meyer's  subdivision,  St.  Louis  city;  Frost's  sub- 
division, St.  Louis  county ;  and  various  others.  He  has  also  laid  out  and  super- 
mtended  the  construction  of  the  Southside  race  track,  the  Pastime  track  at 
Hodiamont,  the  Madison  track,  the  East  St.  Louis  track,  the  Newport  (Ken- 
tucky) track,  the  St.  Clair  County  Trotting  and  Pacing  Association  track,  tlie 
J.  D.  Lucas  track  at  Kinloch,  the  R.  J.  Lucas  track  at  Normandy,  the  Delmar 
race  track,  and  the  U^nion  race  track,  remodeled  the  fair  grounds  race  track 
both  at  St.  Louis  and  at  New  Orleans ;  was  engineer  of  construction  on  the 
Florissant  avenue  railroad  and  on  the  Fourth  Street  and  Arsenal  Railroad ;  was 
arbitration  engineer  on  the  St.  Louis  Belt  &  Terminal  Railroad,  also  of  the  St. 
Louis  and  Northern  Arkansas  Railroad ;  made  survey  for  the  water  system  at 
Centralia,  Illinois;  made  survey  and  designed  the  sewer  system  at  Sullivan, 
Illinois  ;  was  engineer  for  the  tunnel  under  river  at  Laclede  Power  Company ; 
surveyed  Blackmer  and  Post  Pipe  Company's,  Van  Cleaves',  David  Jones'  and 
Highland  Fire  Clay  Company's  clay  mines  (underground)  ;  laid  out  Philippine 
site  for  United  States  government  at  World's  Fair;  had  charge  of  grading  the 
Cascades  and  Alachinery  Hall  site  at  World's  Fair  and  laid  out  a  number  of 
smaller  buildings  and  concessions;  has  surveyed  five  thousand  building  lots  in 
the  city  of  St.  Louis,  besides  a  great  many  larger  tracts  in  the  city  and  county; 
has  measured  the  foundations  of  ten  thousand  buildings  in  the  citv  of  St.  Louis 
and  made  estimates  from  a  countless  number  of  plans  of  all  descriptions ;  made 
survey  for  condemnation  of  property  for  the  new  public  buildings  west  of  the 


360  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

citv  hall  for  the  city  of  St.  Louis ;  laid  out  Swinks  Benton  addition,  Cleaves  ad- 
dition and  Newport  Place.  St.  Louis ;  Crosby  Place,  St.  Louis  county ;  and  Fay's 
subdivision.  Subdivision  of  Survey  io8.  Filer  Place,  Neosho  Place,  and  Taft 
Place,  of  St.  Louis.  He  also  laid  out  the  country  place  of  T.  W.  ]\IcManus,  near 
Kirkwood,  on  which  is  constructed  a  large  pleasure  lake  and  a  private  half  mile 
trotting  track. 

■\Ir.  Dodds  is  a  member  of  the  Fngineers  Club  of  St.  Louis,  and  such  is 
his  standing  in  professional  circles  that  his  opinions  are  largely  received  as  au- 
thority upon  subjects  connected  with  civil  engineering  and  surveying. 

In  St.  Louis,  on  the  i6th  of  October,  1901,  was  celebrated  the  marriage 
of  James  T.  Dodds  and  J\Iiss  Blanche  B.  Wegner,  daughter  of  Albert  M. 
Wegner.  For  a  number  of  years  she  was  a  kindergarten  teacher  in  the  public 
schools  of  this  city,  where  she  has  spent  her  entire  life.  Two  children  grace 
this  marriage,  James  T.,  Jr.,  four  years  of  age;  and  Douglas  W.,  one  year  old. 


ED\A^\RD  LAWRENCE  ADREON. 

Edward  Lawrence  Adreon,  with  an  equally  creditable  record  in  official  serv- 
ice and  manufacturing  circles,  in  his  life  record  sets  at  naught  the  old  adage  that 
"A  prophet  is  never  without  honor,  save  in  his  own  country,"  for  Edward  L. 
Adreon  is  a  native  of  the  city,  where  he  has  so  directed  his  labors  as  to  gain  signal 
recognition  as  one  of  its  representative  men,  who  in  his  political  and  business  life 
has  stood  for  high  ideals  and  has  accomplished  practical  results.  He  was  born 
December  23,  1847,  a  son  of  Dr.  Stephen  W.  Adreon.  His  preHminary  education 
was  supplemented  by  study  in  Wyman's  City  University,  at  that  time  the  leading 
private  educational  institution  of  St.  Louis.  Soon  after  putting  aside  his  text- 
books he  obtained  a  position  in  the  office  of  the  city  comptroller  and  his  ability 
and  fidelity  w^on  him  promotion  from  time  to  time  through  six  successive  admin- 
istrations of  varying  politics.  He  mastered  the  work  of  the  office  in  principle 
and  detail  and  the  republicans  placed  him  upon  their  ticket  as  candidate  for  the 
position  of  city  comptroller  at  the  election  of  1877.  His  candidacy  was  endorsed 
by  popular  suffrage  and  in  1877  he  became  the  executive  head  of  the  office,  wdiich 
he  had  entered  in  a  humble  capacity  twelve  years  before.  At  the  end  of  the  first 
term  he  was  reelected  and  continued  in  the  office  for  eight  years,  capably  admin- 
istering the  duties  of  the  position,  which  is  one  of  the  most  important  in  the  ex- 
ecutive branch  of  municipal  government.  The  time  of  his  connection  with  the 
office  covered  twenty  years  and  in  his  administration  he  brought  about  needed 
reform  and  improvement,  thoroughly  systematizing  the  work  and  producing 
maximum  result  with  minimum  effort  and  expense,  which  is  the  basis  of  all  suc- 
cess, whether  it  be  public  or  private  business  under  consideration.  He  retired 
from  the  office  as  he  had  entered  it — with  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  all 
concerned — having  indeliblv  inscribed  his  name  on  the  list  of  the  city  officials 
whose  public  work  is  creditable  alike  to  the  individual  and  to  the  city. 

Entering  business  circles  he  became  vice  president  and  general  manager  ot 
the  American  Brake  Company  and  when  the  plant  that  had  been  established  by 
this  corporation  was  leased  to  the  Westinghouse  Air  Brake  Company  he  became 
manager  for  the  lessors  and  the  representative  of  both  corporations  in  St.  Louis. 
He  soon  became  recognized  as  a  forceful  factor  in  business  circles,  where  his  ex- 
ecutive power  and  keen  discrimination  are  regarded  as  valuable  assets  for  suc- 
cessful control. 

On  the  23d  of  December,  1871,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Adreon 
and  Miss  Josephine  L.  Young,  of  St.  Louis.  Their  family  numbers  two  sons 
and  a  daughter :  Edward  L.,  Josephine  M.,  and  Robert  E.  Residents  of  this  city 
throughout  their  entire  lives,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Adreon  have  an  extensive  circle  of 
friends  here  and  are  well  known  socially.     Fraternally  Mr.  Adreon  is  connected 


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362  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

with  the  ^lasonic  order,  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  and  the  Legion 
of  Honor.  The  real  purpose  of  his  Hfe  is  work— the  development  of  his  inherent 
powers  and  their  adjustments  to  the  environment  in  the  attainment  of  the  highest 
position  possible  through  honorable  means.  Mr.  Adreon  is  certainly  working  out 
life's  purpose  as  well  and  has  gained  for  himself  a  place  of  prominence  in  the 
business  affairs  of  his  native  citv. 


EDWARD  R.  HOYT. 


Edward  R.  Hoyt  as  president  of  the  Hoyt  Metal  Company  is  chief  execu- 
tive, officer  in  control  of  the  most  extensive  plants  utilized  in  the  mixed  metal 
business  in  the  world.  His  keen  discrimination  is  manifested  in  the  correct 
solution  of  many  intricate  business  problems.  Nor  has  he  confined  his  atten- 
tion alone  to  one  line.  A  native  of  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  he  was  born  in 
1857  and  is  descended  from  Dutch  ancestry,  the  name  being  formerly  von  Hoyt. 
His  father.  Joseph  Gibson  Hoyt,  also  a  native  of  the  old  Granite  state,  was  a 
prominent  educator  and  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1859.  He  had  formerly  been 
a  professor  in  Exeter  Academy,  far  famed  as  an  educational  institution.  He 
was  a  graduate  of  Yale  and  devoted  his  entire  life  to  educational  work,  acting 
for  several  years  as  chancellor  of  the  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis.  He 
was  the  first  man  to  occupy  the  position,  which  he  held  until  his  death  in  1862. 
The  university  was  thus  deprived  of  one  of  its  most  capable  representatives  and 
his  loss  was  deeply  deplored  in  educational  circles  throughout  the  country.  His 
wife.  ^Margaret  Chamberlain,  of  Exeter,  New  Hampshire,  was  of  Scotch  lineage 
and  died  in   1898. 

In  his  early  youth  Edward  R.  Hoyt  resided  in  Hanover,  New  Hampshire, 
just  across  the  state  boundary  line  from  Norwich,  Vermont,  where  he  acquired 
his  early  education  in  a  private  academy,  becoming  a  student  in  that  institution 
after  his  father's  death.  He  there  remained  until  1873,  when  he  returned  to 
St.  Louis  and  became  associated  with  the  present  business  in  connection  with  his 
elder  brother,  Charles  C.  Hoyt.  The  firm  began  operations  on  a  small  scale  in 
the  rear  of  a  plumbing  shop  in  the  district  east  of  Fourth  street.  Edward  R. 
Hoyt  gradually  mastered  every  detail  of  the  business  and  soon  formed  a  part- 
nership with  his  brother,  the  firm  operating  under  the  name  of  the  Hoyt  Metal 
Company  in  1876.  Three  years  later  the  business  was  incorporated  with  Ed- 
ward R.  Hoyt  as  vice  president.  In  1885  his  brother's  health  failed  and  although 
he  retired  from  the  active  management  of  the  business  he  continued  as  a  member 
of  the  firm  until  1903.  In  that  year  the  Hoyt  ]\Ietal  Company  sold  out  to  the 
L  nited  Lead  Company,  of  which  the  former  continues  as  a  subsidiary  companv. 
Mr.  Hovt  was  vice  president  and  director  of  the  United  Lead  Company  from 
1903  until  1905  and  president  from  1905  until  1907',  while  at  the  present  writing 
he  is  chairman  of  the  board.  The  United  Lead  Company  controls  twenty  lead 
plants  in  various  parts  of  the  United  States.  The  Hoyt  Metal  Company  has  the 
largest  plants  in  the  world  in  what  is  known  as  the  mixed  metal  business.  One 
is  at  Granite  City,  the  site  comprising  thirty  acres  of  ground  and  employing  two 
hundred  and  fifty  men.  the  other,  almost  as  large,  at  Perth  Amboy,  New  lersey. 
The  buildings  are  splendidly  equipped  with  the  latest  improved  machinery  and 
other  conveniences  to  facilitate  the  trade.  In  addition  to  his  active  connection 
v/ith  the  United  Lead  Company  and  his  executive  control  of  the  business  of  the 
Hoyt  Metal  Company,  Mr.  Hoyt  is  a  director  in  the  Merchants  Laclede  National 
Bank  and  a  director  of  the  American  Type  Foundry  Company,  of  Jersey  City, 
while  with  numerous  other  firms  and  corporations  he  is  officially  and  financially 
associated. 

In  1879  Mr.  Hoyt  was  married  to  Miss  Merrydelle  Thompson,  of  St.  Louis, 
and  they  have   one   son,  Randal,   who  was   born   in    1884  and   is   a  graduate   of 


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Princeton  College,,  while  at  the  present  writing  he  is  studying  medicine.  Mr. 
Hoyt  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  but  manifests  only  a 
citizen's  interest  in  political  work.  He  is  a  golf  enthusiast  and  also  a  devotee  of 
motoring,  owning  a  fine  car.  He  holds  membership  with  the  University  and 
Noonday  Clubs  of  St.  Louis  and  the  National  Arts  Club  of  New  York'  He 
is  a  patron  of  arts,  a  member  of  the  Artists  Guild  of  St.  Louis  and  a  director 
of  the  St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts.  The  spirit  of  benevolence  is  also  strong 
within  him  and  he  is  a  supporter  of  manv  charitable  interests,  being  now  one  of 
the  directors  of  the  Protestant  Hospital' Association  of  St.  Louis.  He  travels 
largely,  finding  great  interest  in  viewing  those  places  where  nature  has  been 
lavish  in  her  decorations  or  where  historical  events  have  made  the  place  hal- 
lowed. He  possesses  considerable  literary  ability,  although  he  keeps  a  knowledge 
of  this  from  the  world.  He  has,  however,  written  considerable  in  both  prose 
and  poetry  for  the  amusement  and  edification  of  his  friends.  While  the  world 
knows  him  as  an  alert,  energetic  business  man,  whose  interest  seems  to  be  con- 
centrated upon  the  purpose  of  developing  his  business  along  substantial  lines, 
those  who  meet  him  in  other  relations  know  him  to  be  a  man  of  broad  scholarly 
attainments  and  intellectual  force  who  finds  delight  in  literature  and  art  and  is 
a  devotee  of  nature  in  her  most  beautiful  forms.  His  manner  is  one  of  affabil- 
ity and  geniality,  arising  from  a  deep  interest  in  his  fellowmen  and  with  him 
friendship  is  inviolable. 


JOHN  G.  HAM^IOND. 

John  G.  Hammond,  engaged  in  a  general  contracting  business  here  for  a 
number  of  years,  w^as  born  in  Cheshire,  England,  in  1848,  a  son  of  Edward  and 
Hannah  (Goodwin)  Hammond.  He  is  one  of  a  family  of  four  children,  the 
others  being :  Joseph,  deceased ;  Edward  G.,  deceased,  whose  family  resides  in 
California ;  and  Flannah  G.,  widow  of  Henry  Pimblott  of  England. 

In  the  common  schools  of  his  native  land  John  G.  Hammond  received  his 
education  and  after  leaving  school  served  his  apprenticeship  at  carpentering  and 
became  a  journeyman.  He  successfully  plied  his  craft  there  until  he  was  thirty- 
two  years  of  age,  and  then,  in  the  year  1880,  emigrated  to  x-\merica,  immediately 
locating  in  St.  Louis.  Being  a  skilled  and  careful  mechanic,  he  had  no  trouble 
securing  employment  and  for  a  number  of  years  followed  his  occupation  here 
as  a  journeyman.  In  the  meantime,  becoming  very  popular  as  a  carpenter  and 
his  services  being  sought  for  much  of  the  finer  work  on  costly  buildings,  he  be- 
came confident  that  he  had  both  the  business  ability  and  mechanical  skill  requisite 
to  enable  him  to  independently  conduct  a  general  contracting  enterprise.  Con- 
sequently in  1899  he  started  in  business  for  himself,  giving  especial  attention 
to  repair  work  and  the  remodeling  of  old  structures.  From  the  beginning  pros- 
perity and  success  attended  him,  and  he  soon  became  the  recipient  of  an  ex- 
tensive patronage. 

Before  coming  to  America  he  was  married  in  his  native  land  in  the  year 
1873  to  Miss  Pamela  Foden,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Pamela  (Yersley)  Foden, 
both  of  whom  passed  away  in  England,  leaving  the  following  children  :  Charles, 
Ann,  John,  and  Thomas,  all  of  whom  are  deceased;  Henry;  Harriett,  widow  of 
G.  H.  Walker ;  Fannie,  and  Hannah,  ^x\ie  of  Joseph  Holden,  all  of  whom  still 
reside  in  England;  and  William  and  Pamela,  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  Ham- 
mond are  the  parents  of  two  children :  Pamela,  who  married  Elmer  E.  Sylvester, 
of  St.  Louis  ;  and  Edith. 

Mr.  Hammond  and  family  are  members  of  the  Unitarian  church.  He  does 
not  give  his  allegiance  to  any  particular  political  party,  still  maintaining  and 
using  his  right  to  cast  his  vote  for  whom  he  judges  best  qualified  to  serve  the 
public.     AVhen  Mr.   Hammond  started  out  in  life   for  himself  he  had  little,   or 


364  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

nothing,  but  through  constant  apphcation  and  sound  business  judgment  he  has 
been  successful  in  his  accumulations  and  is  now  not  only  the  proprietor  of  a 
lucrative  enterprise,  but  owns  considerable  valuable  property.  In  1902  he  erected 
an  elegant  residence  for  himself,  and  prides  himself  upon  being  the  oldest  set- 
tler who  lives  in  the  block  on  which  it  stands,  and  the  second  oldest  resident 
within  a  half  dozen  blocks  on  either  side  of  it.  Although  up  in  years,  ■Nlr.  Ham- 
mond is  still  active  in  the  business  world  and  is  held  in  high  repute,  both  as  a 
business  man  and  a  citizen. 


JOHN  O'DAY 


In  this  age  of  intense  business  activity  it  is  seldom  found  that  an  individual 
is  equally  successful  in  more  than  one  line,  for  while  he  may  be  financially  inter- 
ested in  many  concerns,  his  active  management  is  usually  given  to  but  a  single 
interest.  Mr.  O'Day,  long  a  well-known  citizen  of  St.  Louis,  but  now  deceased, 
was  an  exception  to  this  rule.  He  gained  distinction  as  a  lawyer  of  power  and 
was  equally  prominent  in  railroad  circles  as  a  promoter,  builder  and  manager 
of  transportation  lines.  In  the  latter  connection  he  did  much  for  the  develop- 
ment and  expansion  of  the  great  southwest,  for  the  railroads  are  always  the 
opening  wedge  of  civilization  and,  realizing-  the  possibilities  of  development  in 
this  great  section  of  the  country,  ]\Ir.  O'Day  labored  along  lines,  the  beneficial 
influences  of  which  will  be  felt  for  years  to  come. 

As  the  family  name  indicates,  Mr.  O'Day  was  of  Irish  birth  and  lineage. 
He  was  born  on  the  Emerald  isle,  November  18,  1844,  but  during  his  infancy  was 
brought  to  the  United  States  by  his  parents,  his  father,  John  O'Day,  Sr.,  settling 
in  Livingston  county,  Xew  York,  whence  in  1868  he  removed  with  his  family 
to  Juneau,  Wisconsin.  Later  he  became  a  resident  of  Springfield,  Missouri, 
where  our  subject  had  previously  located,  and  there  he  made  his  home  until  called 
to  his  final  rest  at  the  age  of  eighty-four  years. 

The  public-school  system  of  Xew  York  afforded  John  O'Day  of  this  review 
his  early  educational  privileges  and  after  he  had  mastered  the  courses  taught  in 
the  district  he  attended  the  academy  at  Lima,  New  York.  He  displayed  marked 
aptitude  in  his  studies,  his  keen  intellect  enabling  him  to  make  rapid  progress. 
It  was  natural  that  he  should  choose  a  professional  career  as  one  which  gave 
opportunity  for  the  play  of  a  strong  mind,  and  under  the  direction  of  Judge 
Winsor,  of  Albany,  New  York,  he  began  and  continued  his  legal  studies  and  with 
his  preceptor  went  as  far  west  as  Juneau.  Wisconsin.  There  Mr.  O'Day  re- 
mained for  three  years  and  in  February,  1866,  located  at  Springfield,  Missouri. 
He  took  up  his  abode  there  when  a  young  man  shortly  after  the  close  of  the 
Civil  war.  The  present  populous  city  of  southwestern  Missouri  was  then  but  a 
village  and  the  surrounding  country  a  wilderness,  in  which  the  people  were  at- 
tempting to  adjust  themselves  to  new  conditions.  Partisan  bitterness  was  evi- 
denced in  many  lawsuits  and  caused  much  litigation.  Mr.  O'Day  gained  a 
knowledge  of  the  people  of  Missouri  which  could  hardly  have  been  secured  un- 
der other  conditions.  His  practice  extended  throughout  the  southwest  portion 
of  the  state  and  he  frequently  made  long  horseback  journeys  in  order  to  attend  a 
court  held  in  the  little  log  cabin  of  some  pioneer  farmer.  He  soon  won  a  large 
clientage,  however,  for  his  devotion  to  his  clients'  interests  was  proverbial  and 
his  knowledge  of  the  lav/  was  indicated  in  the  large  number  of  cases  which  he 
won  in  the  courts.  He  practiced  at  the  Springfield  bar  when  among  its  members 
were  Governor  IMielps,  Colonel  Henry  C.  Young,  Judge  John  Bryce,  Judge  John 
S.  Waddle  and  C.  B.  McAfee.  Mr.  O'Dav  was  at  that  time  but  twenty-two  years 
of  age,  but  he  was  not  long  in  showing  that  he  was  able  to  cope  with  older  and 
more  experienced  practitioners  and  that  he  could  present  his  argument  in  terse, 
clear  and  forcible  manner.     Springfield  then  contained  about  fifteen  hundred  in- 


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366  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

habitants  and  there  was  no  courthouse  in  either  Ozark  or  Taney  counties.  Mr. 
O'Day's  practice  extended  over  twenty-one  counties,  in  which  there  were  no  local 
attorneys,  the  lawyers  of  Springfield  attending-  to  all  the  business  for  that  terri- 
tory. Numerous  suits  resulted  from  the  bitterness  engendered  by  the  war  and 
there  were  many  prosecutions  for  treason,  murder  and  arson.  Air.  O'Day  soon 
showed  that  he  was  able  to  defend  the  interests  of  his  clients  with  unfaltering 
zeal  and  yet  make  no  enemies  among  those  whom  he  opposed  in  his  professional 
capacity. 

Always  interested  in  the  affairs  of  the  comniunity  and  noting  the  possibili- 
ties for  development  in  the  southwest,  he  became  connected  with  railroads  of  that 
section  of  the  country  and  in  1869  was  appointed,  in  connection  with  Judge 
Baker,  attorney  for  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco  Railroad.  Throughout  his 
remaining  days  he  remained  a  factor  in  the  control  of  that  line,  serving  from 
1886  until  1890  as  its  vice  president,  while  after  his  retirement  from  office  he  con- 
tinued as  one  of  its  heavy  stockholders.  Various  other  railroad  lines  were  pro- 
moted by  him  or  benefited  by  his  legal  counsel  and  business  wisdom.  These  in- 
cluded the  Springfield  Northern  Railroad,  the  Springfield  Southern  Railroad,  the 
St.  Louis,  Wichita  &  \\'estern  Railroad  and  the  Fort  Scott,  Paris  &  Texas  Rail- 
road, of  all  of  which  he  served  as  president.  Becoming  connected  with  railroads, 
he  made  it  his  object  to  thoroughly  familiarize  himself  with  everything  con- 
nected with  the  business,  and  his  experience  in  railroad  building  and  manage- 
ment made  him  a  leading  representative  of  transportation  interests  in  the  south- 
west. His  labors  in  this  direction  were  of  the  greatest  utility  and  the  value  of 
his  service  is  widely  acknowledged. 

Air.  O'Day  was  married  twice.  He  first  wedded  Aliss  Sarah  Campbell,  of 
Juneau,  Wisconsin,  and  they  had  two  children,  John  and  Alexander  C,  the  latter 
of  Springfield,  Missouri.  On  the  2d  of  October,  1900,  Mr.  O'Day  married  at 
Towson,  Maryland,  Sue  I.  Baldwin,  and  they  had  two  sons,  Thomas  Kinneally 
and  John  B. 

The  death  of  Air.  O'Day  occurred  July  29,  1901.  at  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital, 
Baltimore,  Alaryland,  where  he  had  gone  for  meclical  treatment,  and  he  was 
buried  in  Hazelwood  cemetery,  Springfield,  Alissouri.  He  was  a  Knight  Tem- 
plar and  thirty-second  degree  Alason  and  an  active  and  honored  representative 
of  the  craft.  He  also  belonged  to  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  in  politics  was  a  stanch 
democrat.  In  disposition  he  was  always  inclined  to  be  charitable  rather  than  crit- 
ical, to  see  and  appreciate  the  good  in  others  rather  than  to  condemn  them  for 
faults.  These  qualities  made  him  well  liked  personally,  while  his  strong  intellect 
and  analytical  mind  gave  him  preeminence  at  a  bar  numbering  many  able  mem- 
bers, and'  in  business  circles  his  sound  judgment  and  power,  whereby  he  organ- 
ized complex  and  oftentimes  diverse  interests  into  a  harmonious  whole,  brought 
him  that  wealth  which  Vy-as  the  merited  reward  of  his  labor. 


XORTOX  XEWCOAIB. 

Xorton  Xewcomb  is  ])resident  of  the  Xewcomb  Brothers  Wall  Paper  Com- 
pany, which  is  today  the  oldest  establishment  of  its  kind  in  St.  Louis.  While  he 
entered  upon  a  business  long  since  founded,  he  has  displayed  much  of  the  spirit 
of  the  initiative  in  furthering  its  interests  along  modern  business  lines  and  in 
keejjing  with  the  spirit  of  progressiveness  which  is  characteristic  of  the  age  and 
lias  been  the  source  of  the  rapid  and  substantial  development  of  the  middle  west. 
He  was  born  in  .St.  Louis,  February  13.  1871,  a  son  of  George  Amos  and  Julia 
Augusta  f Floyd)  Xewcomb.  The  ancestry  of  the  family  in  America  can  be 
traced  back  to  the  year  1639. 

X'orton  X'ewcomb  pursued  his  education  in  successive  grades  of  the  public 
.schools  until  he  became  a  high  school  student  in  St.  Louis,  and  when  his  educa- 


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tion  was  completed  he  joined  Iiis  brother  in  the  wall  paper  business,  setting  him- 
self resolutely  to  the  task  of  mastering  the  business  in  principle  and  detail.  He 
became  thoroughly  familiar  with  it  in  every  department  and  was  thus  well  quali- 
fied to  assume  the  duties  of  the  presidency  when  elected  to  that  office  in  1907. 
He  is  now  at  the  head  of  the  oldest  establishment  of  the  kind  in  St.  Louis,  the 
house  carrying  an  extensive  line  of  wall  paper  and  selling  to  both  the  wholesale 
and  retail  trade. 

On  the  17th  of  July,  1903,  Air.  Newcomb  was  married  to  Miss  Pearl  M. 
Spaulding.  of  Peoria,  Illinois,  in  which  city  the  wedding  was  celebrated.  She  is 
a  daughter  of  Eugene  Spaulding,  a  retired  business  man  still  living  in  Peoria. 
Air.  and  Airs.  Xewcomb  now  have  two  children:  Julia  and  Norton,  who  are 
with  them  at  the  family  residence  at  Xo.  5227  Eairmount  avenue. 

Air.  Xewcomb  belongs  to  the  Union  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  is  in 
sympathy  with  all  movements  that  tend  to  bring  into  life  higher  ideals  in  the 
development  of  nobler  manhood  and  more  patriotic  citizenship.  His  political 
views  accord  with  the  principles  of  the  republican  party.  Although  a  young 
man,  he  occupies  a  prominent  position  in  business  circles  and  his  ability  has 
stood  the  test  as  manifest  in  his  able  control  of  a  growing  enterprise.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Business  Alen's  League,  Interstate  Alerchants  Association  and 
Alissoun  Athletic  Club. 


ALBERT  C.  HAUAIUELLER. 

The  essential  features  of  success  are  easilv  discovered  in  the  life  record  of 
Albert  C.  Haumueller,  carrying  on  a  real-estate  and  investment  business  at  No. 
2415  North  Broadway.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  June  17,  1869,  and  is  of 
French  lineage,  his  grandfather  being  Henry  Haumueller,  who  was  a  soldier 
under  Napoleon.  On  the  family  crest  is  a  lily  or  similar  emblem  which  indicates 
that  the  family  is  connected  with  the  nobility.  His  father,  Henry  Haumueller, 
was  a  contractor  and  builder  in  St.  Louis,  as  well  as  in  Germany.  He  emigrated 
to  this  country  in  1855  and  for  a  half  century  maintained  his  residence  in  this 
city,  his  death  occurring  September  5,  1905. 

Albert  C.  Haumueller  attended  the  public  schools  until  he  reached  the  age 
of  thirteen  years.  No  period  of  idleness  followed,  for  without  delay  he  entered 
business  circles,  learning  the  pattern  and  model-maker's  trade  under  the  direc- 
tion of  John  A.  Aliller  on  Alorgan  street,  with  whom  he  continued  for  eighteen 
months.  He  then  joined  his  father  in  the  building  business  and  continued  a 
member  of  the  firm  of  Haumueller  &  Sons  until  1894.  At  that  date  he  was  ap- 
pointed clerk  of  the  seventh  district  justice  court,  where  he  remained  for  two 
terms,  or  eight  vears,  after  which  he  established  the  business  in  which  he  is  now 
engaged,  being  well  known  as  a  real-estate  dealer  and  broker  in  this  city.  Since 
entering  this  "department  of  activity  he  has  closely  studied  property  interests 
to  determine  the  possibilities  of  rise  or  diminution  in  price  and  the  possibilities 
for  improvement  in  certain  sections.  His  investments  have  been  made  ju- 
diciously and  his  operations  in  the  real-estate  field  have  brought  him  gratifying 
prosperity. 

Air.  Haumueller  laid  the  foundation  for  attractive  domestic  life  in  his 
marriage  on  the  24th  of  June,  1905.  in  Detroit.  Alichigan,  to  Aliss  Jennie  A. 
Obemier,  the  only  daughter  of  Peter  Obemier,  formerly  of  the  Fourth  National 
Bank,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  cashier  of  the  Northwestern  Savings  Bank. 
The  family  residence  at  No.  2209  Salisbury  street  was  erected  bv  Air.  Haumuel- 
ler and  both  he  and  his  wife  have  many  warm  friends  who  delight  in  the  hos- 
pitality accorded  in  their  home.  They  were  married  by  J.  Burnham  Tracy,  a 
thirty-second  degree  Alason,  who  died  in  1905. 


368  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

]\Ir.  Haumiieller  is  prominent  in  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  has  attained 
the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite.  He  is  a  past  master  of  Aurora 
Lodge,  Xo.  267;  past  high  priest  of  the  Bellefontaine  Chapter;  and  is  a  past 
.eminent  commander  of  Ivanhoe  Commandery.  K.  T.  He  is  Hkevvise  a  noble  of 
the  Ancient  Arabic  Order  of  the  ^Mystic  Shrine  and  a  member  of  the  Arab 
Patrol.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  and  while  he  usually  supports  the  candi- 
dates of  that  party  he  does  not  feel  irrevocably  bound  by  party  ties.  In  official 
lines  he  discharged  his  duties  with  loyalty,  ability  and  fairness,  for  he  is  a  loyal, 
public-spirited  citizen  and  as  a  business  man  has  been  conspicuous  among  his 
associates  not  only  for  his  success  but  for  his  probity  and  integrity. 


GUS  V.  R.  AIECHIN. 


Gus  \'.  R.  jMechin  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for  thirty-six  years  and 
m  all  of  that  time  has  been  connected  with  the  business  of  examining  titles,  be- 
ing now  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Mechin  &  Voyce.  He  was  born  in  Lon- 
don. England,  May  6,  1856,  a  son  of  Jean  Silvain  and  Valentine  Armance  (Mar- 
delle  )  Alechin,  the  father  a' watchmaker  and  jeweler.  The  son  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  the  schools  of  England  and.  France.  He  came  to  America  in  September, 
1872,  as  a  young  man  of  sixteen  years,  attracted  by  the  broader  business  oppor- 
tunities of  the  new  world.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  business  life  here  as  ex- 
aminer of  titles  with  J.  G.  AlcClellan  and  his  eft'orts  have  since  been  directed 
in  the  same  line.  Later  he  became  associated  with  the  firm  of  Sterling  &  Web- 
ster and  afterward  with  August  Gehner  &  Company,  then  with  the  Title  Guar- 
anty Trust  Company,  and  is  now  in  business  for  himself  with  Charles  Voyce, 
in  w'hich  connection  most  important  and  responsible  duties  devolve  upon  him. 
His  long  experience  in  this  line  well  qualifies  him  for  the  business  and  makes 
him  one  of  the  most  prominent  title  examiners  in  this  city. 

On  the  2d  of  April,  1894,  in  St.  Louis,  Air.  Mechin  was  married  to  Miss 
Flora  Jean  ^Mackenzie,  and  they  have  one  child,  Rene  Jean  Mechin.  Mr.  Mechin 
belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  has  taken  the  Knight  Templar  degree  in  the 
commandery  and  is  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  has  never  sought  to  fig- 
ure prominently  in  public  life,  but  has  concentrated  his  energies  upon  his  busi- 
ness interests  wuth  the  result  that  he  has  made  consecutive  progress  and  has  at- 
tained a  prominent  position  in  the  lines  of  work  to  which  he  has  given  his  en- 
ergies. 


ADOLPH  NELSON  GAEBLER.  M.D. 

Dr.  Adolph  Nelson  Gaebler,  sole  owner  of  two  important  and  prosperous 
productive  industries  conducted  in  St.  Louis  under  the  name  of  the  Hall  Chem- 
ical Company  and  of  the  King  Manufacturing  Company,  was  born  in  this  city 
in  1863.  His  father,  Ernst  Gaebler,  a  native  of  Saxony,  Germany,  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  1849.  He  was  a  millwright  and  followed  the  trade  for  many  years. 
He  was  also  a  Civil  war  veteran,  who  throughout  the  period  of  hostilities  was 
engaged  in  active  service  with  a  Missouri  regiment.  In  his  business  he  became 
widely  known  and  met  with  gratifving  success  as  a  contracting  millwright,  who 
was  an  expert  in  his  chosen  field  of  labor.  He  wedded  Mary  E.  Maxwell,  a 
native  of  A'irginia,  who  died  in  1885,  while  the  death  of  Mr.  Gaebler  occurred 
in  1891. 

After  leaving  the  public  schools,  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  Dr.  Gaebler 
entered  the  office  of  the  Haydock  Brothers  Carriage  Company,  with  which  he 
continued  for  a  year  and  a  half.  He  then  accepted  a  clerical  position  with 
another  firm  anrl  was  serving  as  bookkeeper  when  he  left  that  employ  at  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  369 

age  of  twenty-three  years.  Thinking  then  to  devote  his  hfe  to  professional  la- 
bors, he  attended  the  American  Medical  College  at  St.  Louis  and  won  his  M.D. 
degree  in  1890.  He  then  entered  upon  the  general  practice  of  medicine,  in  which 
he  continued  until  1893,  ^^^^  during  that  period  began  experimenting  and  per-" 
fected  several  chemical  preparations,  for  which  he  found  ready  sale.  This  branch 
of  his  business  grew  so  rapidly  that  again  he  became  a  factor  in  commercial  cir- 
cles, organizing  the  Hall  Chemical  Company  in  1893.  He  has  handled  his 
products  entirely  through  the  mail  and  the  business  has  grown  with  rapidity. 
The  interests  of  the  Hall  Chemical  Company  developed  very  rapidly  during  the 
first  three  years  and  since  that  time  have  had  a  steady,  healthful  growth.  He  be- 
gan operations  with  but  one  employe  and  now  has  over  thirty.  When  he  began 
the  manufacture  of  baking  powder  and  extracts  in  1901  under  the  style  of  the 
King  Manufacturing  Company  he  also  had  but  one  assistant  and  now  employs 
two  hundred  people,  while  his  sales  exten.d-  to  every  state  in  the  Union.  This  is 
now  the  larger  business  and  comprises  the  manufacture  of  baking  powder  and 
flavoring  extracts  and  the  sale  of  a  general  line  of  glassware  and  merchandise. 
Both  enterprises  constitute  solely  a  mail  order  business  and  Dr.  Gaebler  devotes 
his  entire  time  to  the  management  of  thes^  concerns.  St.  Louis  is  particularly 
well  located  for  the  handling  of  a  mail  order  business  because  of  its  central 
situation  in  the  Mississippi  valley,  with  its  ramifying  railroad  connections  with 
all  parts  of  the  country.  The  business  of  the'  King  Manufacturing  Company  has 
increased  over  one  thousand  per  cent  since  its  inception,  a  result  that  could  only 
be  accomplished  by  aggressive  business  methods  and  attractive  advertising.  To 
this  he  largely  attributes  the  secret'  of  his  success.  Dr.  Gaebler  has  certainly 
worked  his  way  rapidly  upward  and  aside  from  his  manufacturing  interests  he 
holds  large  mining  properties  in  Idaho,  being  represented  by  Samuel  Payne  of 
the  brokerage  firm  of  Payne  &  Becker.  In  early  manhood  he  taught  che'mistry 
in  the  American  Medical  College  in  St.  Louis  from  1890  until  1893,  and  his 
broad  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  chemistry  constituted  the  basis  of  the 
organization  of  the  business  interests  with  which  he  is  now  concerned. 

In  1886  Dr.  Gaebler  was  married  to  Miss  Clara  Converse,  of  Vergennes, 
Vermont,  who  died  in  1887.  In  1890  he  wedded  May  E^  Borngesser,  of  St. 
Louis,  and  they  now  have  a  daughter,  Anita,  who  was  born  in  1892.  Dr.  Gaebler 
finds  his  chief  recreation  in  hunting  and  fishing  and  makes  trips  to  Idaho  and 
the  west  to  enjoy  sports  of  that  character.  A  man  of  great  natural  ability,  his 
success  in  business  during  the  past  fifteen  years  has  been  uniform  and  rapid. 
He  has  persevered  in  the  pursuit  of  a  persistent  purpose  and  has  gained  a  most 
satisfactory  reward. 


CLAUDE  KILPATRICK. 

Claude  Kilpatrick,  extensively  connected  with  operations  in  real  estate,  with 
the  loaning  of  money,  the  conduct  and  management  of  estates  and  the  conserva- 
tion of  other  trusts  committed  to  his  care,  has  become  recognized  as  one  of  the 
prominent  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  belonging  to  that  class  of  representative 
American  citizens  who  in  furthering  individual  interests  also  push  forward  the 
wheels  of  general  progress.  He  was  born  in  Huntsville.  Alabama,  November 
II,  1848,  of  the  marriage  of  Dr.  Thomas  J.  Kilpatrick  and  Mary  Gibbons.  Of 
Scotch-Irish  lineage,  he  is  descended  from  one  of  the  old  families  of  South  Caro- 
lina, in  which  state  his  paternal  grandfather  was  born.  In  his  boyhood  Claude 
Kilpatrick  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  and  pursued  an  academic  course  in 
Wyman  Universitv  and  following  the  Civil  war  he  returned  to  the  south,  where 
during  a  portion  of  the  year  1866  he  was  in  the  government  service,  being  con- 
nected with  the  quartermaster's  department  of  the  United  States  army  at  Mem- 
phis, Tennessee. 

24— VOL.   II, 


370  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Wiien  he  again  located  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Kilpatrick  accepted  the  position  of 
bookkeeper  and  cashier  in  the  employ  of  Jesse  Arnot,  owner  and  manager  of 
a  livery  and  sales  stable,  which  at  that  time  was  known  as  the  largest  establish- 
ment of  the  kind  in  the  west.  For  tifteen  years  he  was  associated  with  Mr. 
Arnot  in  business  and  during  that  period  became  interested  to  some  extent  in 
real-estate  operations.  Since  1884  he  has  given  his  time  and  energies  entirely 
to  the  real-estate  business  and  kindred  interests,  becoming  at  the  time  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Porter  &  Company,  which  was  succeeded  two  years  later  by 
the  firm  of  Rutledge  &  Kilpatrick.  In  the  real-estate  field  Mr.  Kilpatrick  has 
become  a  prominent  factor,  handling  extensive  and  valuable  property  interests 
and  promoting  many  extensive  transfers  and  realty.  Through  his  opportunities 
in  this  line  he  has  used  his  opportunities  to  encourage  the  establishment  of  in- 
dustries and  the  improvement  of  property,  thereby  contributing  in  substantial 
measure  to  the  city's  growth  and  prosperity.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the  loan- 
ing of  money  and  in  the  conduct  of  estates  and  in  all  connections  has  displayed 
keen  business  discernment  and  a  ready  understanding  of  intricate  business  situa- 
tions. He  has  improved  every  advantage  that  has  come  to  him  for  advancement 
in  the  business  world  and  at  the  same  time  has  earned  an  unassailable  reputation 
for  the  integrity  of  his  methods,  which  are  open  at  all  times  to  investigation  and 
shown  untarnished  in  the  strongest  light  of  public  opinion. 

In  1879  ^'^^-  Kilpatrick  was  married  to  Miss  Dorothv  L.  Liggett,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  E.  Liggett,  a  well  known  tobacconist  of  St.  Louis,  and  at  his  death 
Mr.  Kilpatrick  was  named  as  one  of  the  executors  of  his  vast  estate.  In  the 
control  of  his  property  and  all  of  the  interests  involved  in  the  estate  Mr.  Kil- 
patrick has  manifested  remarkable  sagacity  as  well  as  care  and  diligence. 

In  public  afifairs  Mr.  Kilpatrick  is  known  as  one  whose  efforts  have  been 
a  valuable  asset  in  public  progress.  He  was  for  some  years  connected  with  local 
military  organizations  and  during  the  memorable  riots  incident  to  the  labor  trou- 
bles of  1877  served  with  the  companies  which  suppressed  the  disturbances  and 
restored  order  in  St.  Louis.  Since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  fran- 
chise he  has  advocated  democratic  principles,  with  allegiance  to  the  sound  monev 
move  of  the  party  in  1896.  He  belongs  to  the  Episcopal  church  and  is  a  well 
known  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  the  Country  and  the  Racquet  Clubs,  his  social 
qualities  winning  him  personal  popularity  that  has  made  the  circle  of  his  friend- 
ship almost  coextensive  with  the  circle  of  his  accjuaintances. 


WILLIAM  FEDDER. 

Willingness  to  apply  one's  self  to  arduous  tasks  and  practical  economy  are 
qualities  characteristic  of  those  of  German  origin.  These  qualities  are  essential 
to  any  one  to  enable  him  to  meet  the  world  as  he  finds  it  and  pave  the  way  for  a 
prosperous  career.  They  were  the  possessions  of  William  Fedder,  who  de- 
parted this  life  August  18,  1906.  Having  had  few  advantages  in  his  early  days, 
he  launched  out  in  life  when  a  bov  and  on  the  strength  of  his  perseverance  and 
innate  traits  of  character  succeeded  in  rising  high  in  the  commercial  world.  He 
was  born  in  Germany  October  20,  1838.  There  he  spent  his  early  days  on  a  farm 
operated  by  his  parents. 

While  in  a  small  way  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  he  attended  regularly 
the  schools  of  his  native  town ;  straitened  circumstances  and  the  struggle  for 
existence  prevented  him  from  continuing  his  education  and  finishing  the  course 
of  study.  Taken  from  school  at  an  early  age,  he  was  put  in  the  employ  of  a 
baker,  with  whrjm  he  remained  until  he  had  learned  his  trade.  Being  an  ambitious 
young  man  and  seeing  no  opportunities  in  his  native  land  by  availing  himself  of 
which  he  might  rise  to  a  higlier  station  in  life,  he  decided  to  leave  his  native  town 
and  try  his  fortune  in  tlie  new  wr)rld.     y\t  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  embarked 


MR.   A\D   ^[RS.   \\irj:iAM    1^'EDDER 


372  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

for  the  United  States  with  scarcely  any  means  left  after  having  paid  the  expenses 
of  the  voyage.  He  landed  at  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  remaining  in  that  city  for 
a  few  days,  vainly  seeking  employment.  He  spent  his  remaining  money  in  secur- 
ing passage  on  a  steamboat  bound  for  St.  Louis.  Here  he  had  a  brother  who 
had  left  Germany  a  few  years  previously  and  w'ho  had,  since  his  arrival  in  this 
country,  succeeded  in  building  up  a  lucrative  gardening  business.  The  ground 
he  cultivated  was  located  on  Grand  avenue  near  Tower  Grove  park,  and  now 
bears  no  signs  of  once  having  been  used  for  farming  purposes.  Mr.  Fedder  at 
once  went  to  work  for  his  brother.  He  applied  himself  diligentlv  to  that  occupa- 
tion for  a  period  of  five  years,  at  the  expiration  of  which  time  he  had  acquired 
sufficient  knowledge  of  raising  garden  trucks  and  as  well  accumulated  the  re- 
quired means  to  go  into  the  same  business  for  himself.  He  purchased  a  plot  of 
ground  on  Delmar  avenue  and  Clara  streets,  now  a  compact  residence  district. 
He  pursued  the  occupation  of  gardening  on  this  land  for  a  period  of  twenty 
years.  In  the  meantime,  the  growth  of  the  city  pressing  upon  him,  his  property 
became  very  valuable  and  he  sold  out  at  a  handsome  profit.  Still  desiring  to 
continue  the  gardening  business,  he  went  farther  out  into  the  rural  districts  and 
bought  property  on  L^nion  avenue  and  the  Natural  Bridge  road.  Here  he  plied 
his  occupation  until  the  year  1902,  at  which  time  he  had  accumulated  sufficient 
means  to  justify  him  in  retirement  from  active  life.  He  sold  his  farm  and  with 
a  portion  of  the  profits  built  a  beautiful  residence  at  Shawmut  place  and  at  the 
same  time  purchased  eight  acres  of  valuable  land  on  Union  and  St.  Louis  avenues. 

Mr.  Fedder  was  decidedly  a  self-made  man.  He  came  to  this  country  with 
but  a  meager  education  and  little  or  no  means.  However,  he  brought  with  him 
those  qualities  which  could  not  help  but  assure  him  of  eminent  success — perse- 
verance and  economy.  At  the  time  of  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis  the  now  prosper- 
ous city  w'as  then  little  more  than  a  comparatively  insignificant  town,  but  Mr. 
Fedder  foresaw  its  future  expansion  and  greatness  and  was  confident  that  he 
would  not  go  amiss  in  confining  his  fortune  to  that  vicinity. 

Mr.  Fedder  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Catherine  Gerdes,  who 
was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to  St.  Louis,  unaccompanied,  from  her  native 
land  when  eighteen  years  of  age.  Unto  them  were  born  six  children  who  are 
still  living:  William;  Augusta,  who  is  the  wife  of  George  Graf  and  has  two  chil- 
dren, Adella  and  Erna ;  Charles  ;  Lewis  ;  George ;  and  Henry,  who  married  Clara 
Welp  and  has  two  children.  Eugene  and  Cora.  ]\Ir.  Fedder  was  an  adherent 
of  the  German  Lutheran  church  and  a  republican  in  politics. 


JAAIES  H.  CRANFILL. 

James  H.  Cranfill,  president  of  the  J.  H.  Cranfill  Manufacturing  Company, 
producers  of  burnt  sugar  color,  was  born  at  Rockbridge,  Illinois,  in  1862,  a 
son  of  Zachariah  and  ^lary  J.  (Cato)  Cranfill.  His  family  on  the  paternal  side 
were  originally  from  England,  having  settled  in  Greene  county,  Illinois,  about 
the  year  1820.  In  that  state  his  mother's  family,  originally  from  Tennessee, 
settled  about  the  same  time.  Zachariah  Cranfill  was  a  carpenter  by  trade  and 
engaged  extensively  in  contracting  and  bridge  building.  His  wife's  father  was 
a  pioneer  blacksmith  and  wagonmaker,  and  when  they  located  in  this  region 
the  county  was  sparsely  settled  and  the  land  was  on  sale  by  the  government  at 
fifty  cents  an  acre.  At  that  time  Indians  were  numerous  throughout  this  sec- 
tion, and  John  .Smith,  the  famous  Mormon  prophet,  was  a  leading  character. 
The  elder  Mr.  Cranfill  took  a  great  interest  in  politics,  but  did  not  aspire  to 
hold  office.  However,  he  gained  fame  for  his  eloquence  and  oratorical  ability, 
and  in  this  line  was  much  in  evidence  in  behalf  of  the  democratic  party  during 
political  campaigns.  He  departed  this  life  in  1872  in  Calaway,  Upton  county, 
Texas,  where  he  was  engaged   in  bridge  building.     His  wife   survived  him  by 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CiTV.  373 

twenty  years.  They  have  two  sons,  the  other  one  being  T.  D.  Cranfill,  who  is 
also  in  the  contracting  business.  Mrs.  Cranfill  had  been  twice  married,  her  first 
union  being  with  William  Gillham,  by  whom  she  had  two  sons :  G.  E.  Gillham, 
of  St.  Louis;  and  W.  E.  Gillham,  of  Kansas  City. 

James  H.  Cranfill  received  his  education  partly  in  the  public  schools  of 
his  native  county  and  partly  in  the  common  schools  of  Chesterfield,  Illinois. 
Upon  finishing  his  education  he  learned  the  printing  business,  which  he  followed 
until  1889,  when  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  firm  of  Appelgren,  manufactur- 
ers of  burnt  sugar  color.  This  manufactory  was  established  in  1875  and  was 
the  first  operating  in  the  city.  In  1902  Air.  Cranfill  engaged  in  the  same  busi- 
ness for  himself  and  was  so  successful  in  these  few  years  that  he  purchased  the 
business  above  mentioned  and  through  his  persistent  eiTort  and  careful  man- 
agement has  increased  its  sales  to  the  annual  amount  of  twenty-five  thousand 
dollars,  the  sales  having  doubled  within  the  past  few  years. 

In  1890  Mr.  Cranfill  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  S.  Page,  of  St. 
Louis,  daughter  of  George  W.  Page,  who  for  many  years  was  a  prominent 
contractor  here.  He  was  a  native  of  England  and  at  one  time  served  as  an 
officer  on  many  Atlantic  sailing  vessels,  having  crossed  the  ocean  forty-three 
times — a  record  difficult  to  surpass.  Mrs.  Page,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Eliza  Clake,  was  a  native  of  England  and  the  mother  of  three  children:  Mary 
S.,  Eliza,  deceased,  formerly  wife  of  H.  E.  Simon;  and  George  J.,  of  St.  Louis. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Cranfill  have  one  son,  Fay. 

Mr.  Cranfill  is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mason,  a  member  of  Keystone  Lodge,  No. 
243,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Missouri  Chapter,  No.  i,  R.  A.  M. ;  and  Moolah  Temple 
of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Craftsmen's  Club,  of  which  he 
has  been  president  for  some  time.  Together  with  his  family  he  worships  at 
the  Presbyterian  church.  Politically  he  supports  the  principles  of  the  repub- 
lican party,  but  does  not  take  an  active  interest  in  politics  beyond  using  his  vote 
and  influence  during  campaigns  in   support  of  republican  candidates. 


REV.  CHARLES  ZIEGLER. 

Rev.  Charles  Ziegler,  rector  of  St.  Malachy's  Catholic  church,  was  born  in 
Ste.  Genevieve,  Missouri,  on  the  3d  of  September,  1832,  his  parents  being  Mat- 
thew and  Barbara  (Haefner)  Ziegler,  who  were  natives  of  Germany.  In  the 
city  of  his  nativity  the  son  was  reared  to  manhood  and  early  determining  upon 
entering  the  priesthood  he  was  yet  in  his  fourteenth  year  when,  in  1846,  he 
became  a  student  in  St.  Mary's  College  in  Perry  county,  Missouri,  where  he 
pursued  a  course  for  four  and  a  half  years.  He  then  entered  the  theological 
seminary  at  Carondalet,  Missouri,  where  he  completed  his  studies,  and  on  the 
2d  of  October,  1854,  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  the  old  cathedral  by 
Archbishop  Kenrick.  Now  qualified  for  the  work  to  which  he  had  determined 
to  devote  his  life,  he  was  assigned  on  the  20th  of  October,  1854,  as  assistant  at 
St.  Patrick's  church,  where  he  remained  until  1868.  He  then  became  pastor  of 
St.  Malachy's  parish,  and  here  he  paid  off  the  church  indebtedness,  built  the 
girls"  school  and  enlarged  the  boys'  school.  He  also  remodeled  the  church  and 
installed  a  water  heating  system,  which  was  the  first  ever  introduced  into  a 
church  in  St.  Louis.  The  parish  also  supports  a  parochial  school  with  an  at- 
tendance of  four  hundred  and  ninety-two  children.  In  addition  to  the  large 
school  buildings  there  are  extensive  playgrounds  for  both  the  boys  and  the 
girls. 

At  the  time  of  his  death  Father  Ziegler  was  the  oldest  ordained  priest  in 
point  of  vears  of  service  in  St.  Louis  diocese.  He  was  a  man  of  broad  learning 
and  scho'larlv  attainments,  keeping  in  touch  with  modern  lines  of  thought  bear- 
ing upon  the  welfare  of  the  country  and  its  many  interests,  as  well  as  upon  the 


374  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

church.  He  possessed  excellent  executive  ability  and  administrative  power,  and 
these  qualities  constituted  excellent  factors  in  carrying  on  his  work,  while  at 
the  same  time  his  people  were  uplifted  spiritually  through  the  words  which  he 
spoke  to  them  from  the  pulpit. 


THEODORE  F.  GALOSKOWSKY. 

Theodore  F.  Galoskowsky,  starting  out  in  life  on  his  own  account  at  the 
age  of  eleven  years,  steadily  worked  his  way  upward  in  business  circles  from 
the  time  when  he  first  became  connected  with  the  printing  business.  He  long  oc- 
cupied a  position  of  responsibility  with  one  of  the  important  printing  establish- 
ments of  St.  Louis  and  was  also  known  in  editorial  circles  with  a  leading  paper 
trade  journal.  For  a  long  period  he  has  likewise  been  very  active  in  promoting 
the  labor  movements,  recognizing  the  fact  that  it  is  only  through  organization 
that  the  workmen  can  hope  to  secure  just  treatment  from  many  capitalists  who 
are  controlling  extensive  industrial  interests. 

Mr.  Galoskowsky  was  born  at  Cross  Plains,  Wisconsin,  in  June,  1859,  a  son 
of  Albert  and  Margaret  Galoskowsky.  The  father  was  a  brewer  throughout  his 
entire  lifetime.  He  joined  the  volunteer  army  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  and 
served  with  the  rank  of  captain.  His  death  occurred  in  March,  1871,  and  he  is 
still  survived  by  his  widow. 

The  ancestral  history  is  one  of  close  connection  with  the  history  of  that 
most  picturesque  but  unfortunate  country.  Poland.  \Mien  its  gallant  leader, 
Kosciuszko,  fell  and  Poland  was  annexed  by  Russia,  the  grandfather  of  our 
subject  at  that  time,  being  a  minor,  was  exiled  from  his  native  land  and  went  to 
Gennany,  while  his  three  brothers  who  had  taken  an  active  part  in  the  war  were 
made  political  prisoners  and  sent  to  the  mines  of  Siberia  and  there  died. 

Albert  Galoskowsky,  the  father  of  our  subject,  became  a  political  exile  from 
Germany  in  1848.  His  father  died  before  the  general  amnesty  was  proclaimed 
for  the  political  exiles  of  1848,  and  thereby  he  lost  his  and  his  family's  right  to 
any  inheritance  to  his  father's  estate,  which  was  divided  among  the  heirs  in  Ger- 
many.   One  of  his  brothers  is  at  present  state  brewer  and  burgomaster  of  Tripsi. 

Theodore  F.  Galoskowsky  in  early  boyhood  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools 
of  Madison,  Wisconsin.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  with  his  parents  in  1870  and  when 
he  was  eleven  years  of  age  it  became  necessary  that  he  provide  for  his  own  sup- 
port. He  is  therefore  todav  a  self-educated  man  but,  learning  well  the  lessons  of 
life  and  also  by  reading  and  research,  he  has  become  a  well  informed  man,  and  one 
who  has  wielded  a  wide  influence  in  that  department  of  activity  to  which  he  has 
directed  his  labors. 

At  the  age  of  eleven  years  he  was  employed  as  cash  boy  in  the  William  Barr 
dry  goods  store,  where  he  remained  for  about  one  and  a  half  years.  He  then 
accepted  a  similar  position  with  the  B.  L.  Harding  Dry  Goods  Company,  with 
whom  he  also  remained  for  a  year  and  a  half.  These  were  the  two  largest  mer- 
cantile establishments  in  St.  Louis  at  the  time.  When  fourteen  years  of  age  he 
secured  employment  in  a  little  printing  establishment,  acting  as  press  feeder 
and  later  he  secured  the  position  of  job  pressman  with  the  Woodard  &  Tiernan 
Printing  Company,  where  he  continued  for  a  year  and  a  half.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  went  to  Chicago  and  was  employed  by  the  Rand-McNally 
Printing  Company,  but  a  }ear  later  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  completed 
his  apprenticeship  with  the  I  logan  Printing  Company.  For  twenty  years  he 
continued  with  that  house  and  for  eighteen  \ears  held  the  responsible  position 
of  foreman. 

Becoming  interestcfl  in  the  labor  conditions  of  the  country  and  giving  much 
thought  and  study  to  the  sul^jcct.  Mr.  Galoskowsky  believed  that  feasible  and 
practical  plans  might  be  adopted  for  the  betterment  of  labor  condiitons    and  be- 


T.    F.    GALOSKOWSKY 


376  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

came  an  active  factor  in  the  work  of  the  unions.  He  was  for  five  years  inter- 
national president  of  the  International  Printing  Pressmen's  and  Assistants'  Union 
of  North  America,  which  today  has  a  membership  of  over  twenty  thousand,  and 
was  compelled  to  retire  from  the  office  on  account  of  ill  health.  P.egaining  his 
health,  he  was  elected  international  secretary-treasurer  and  editor  of  "The  Ameri- 
can Pressman,"  the  official  journal  of  the  I.  P.  P.  &  A.  U.,  in  1899  and  continued 
in  that  position  until  January,  1908,  wdien  he  withdrew  because  he  could  not  con- 
sistently advocate  the  changed  policies  of  the  organization.  He  has,  for  twenty- 
live  years,  been  the  leader  of  those  that  guided  the  St.  Louis  Printing  Pressmen's 
Union  to  the  enviable  position  this  organization  now  holds.  Through  this  period 
he  has  labored  earnestly  and  effectively  to  better  the  trade  conditions  and  to  se- 
cure more  equitable  relations  between  the  employer  and  employe,  and  he  has  seen 
the  local  branch  of  the  I.  P.  P.  &  A.  U.  grow  from  a  membership  of  thirty-five 
to  three  hundred  and  thirty,  which  makes  it  a  ninety-five  per  cent  organization. 
During  that  period  wages  have  advanced  an  average  of  thirty-five  per  cent  and 
the  hours  of  labor  reduced  from  ten  to  eight  hours  per  day.  This  has  been  ac- 
complished with  the  very  least  possible  friction  with  the  employers  and  at  pres- 
ent, as  in  the  past,  the  organization  is  w'orking  under  a  contract  with  the  employ- 
ing printers,  each  respecting  the  others'  rights  under  the  contract  and  otherwise, 
and  the  employes  enjoy  the  fullest  confidence  of  the  employer  and  vice  versa. 

Mr.  Galoskov.^skv  enjoyed  the  almost  unprecedented  honor  of  being  elected 
for  five  times  without  opposition  as  president  of  the  International  Printing  Press- 
men's &  Assistants'  Union.  He  is  also  connected  with  the  Allied  Printing  Trades 
Council  and  three  dififerent  times  was  its  president.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to 
this  body  and  to  the  Central  Trades  &  Labor  Union  for  twelve  years. 

On  the  13th  of  August,  1883,  Mr.  Galoskowsky  was  married  to  Miss  Cor- 
nelia Harley,  of  St.  Louis,  a  daughter  of  Richard  and  y\nnie  Harley.  They 
have  three  living  children :  Lucille,  sixteen  years  of  age ;  Morton,  twelve  years 
of  age ;  and  Eda  Mae,  nine  years  of  age.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  1906 
Good  avenue.  Mr.  Galoskowsky  holds  membership  with  the  Knights  and  L  adies 
of  Honor  and  has  passed  through  all  of  the  chairs  of  the  organization.  He  is 
also  a  past  master  of  the  Ancient  Order  of  LTnited  Workmen  and  he  belongs  to 
St.  ^Matthew's  parish,  being  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church.  Largely  an 
independent  voter,  he  has  supported  democratic  candidates  on  the  national  ticket, 
but  usuallv  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  without  regard  to  party  affiliation, 
considering  only  the  capability  and  worthiness  of  the  candidate. 


ALBERT  E.  GLAUBER. 

Active  and  influential  among  those  men  who  are  foremost  in  pushing 
forward  the  wheels  of  progress  and  contributing  to  the  city's  upbuilding  and 
development,  Albert  E.  Glauber  is  well  known  as  the  president  of  the  North 
St.  Louis  Business  Men's  Association,  while  in  more  specifically  individual  lines 
he  is  conducting  a  successful  mercantile  enterprise. 

His  birth  occurrerl  in  Pittsfield,  Illinois,  January  24,  1872.  His  parents 
were  Leopold  and  Anna  (  I'ishellj  (Jlauber,  natives  of  Germany.  After  coming 
to  this  country  the  father  conducted  business  as  a  peddler  for  some  time,  later 
established  a  store  and  subsequently  carried  on  a  liquor  business.  As  the  years 
passed  he  has  gained  prosperity  aufl  is  now  living  retired  in  St,  Louis.  His  wife 
also  .survives.  Of  their  family  of  seven  children,  five  are  living,  namely:  Albert 
E.,  of  this  review;  Elkan  W.,  who  is  president  of  the  Colonial  Laundry  Com- 
pany, of  St.  Louis;  Joseph  H.,  who  assumed  the  interest  of  a  deceased  brother, 
Samuel,  in  the  dry  goods  business  at  No.  4102  North  Grand  avenue;  and  R.  N., 
also  deceased. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  377 

Albert  E.  Glauber  pursued  his  educatiou  in  the  public  schools  of  i'itts- 
field,  Illinois,  to  his  graduation  from  the  high  school  with  the  class  of  1890. 
He  afterward  went  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  attended  the  Spencerian  Busi- 
ness College,  pursuing  a  six  months'  course  in  typewriting.  In  the  spring  of 
1892  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  for  a  year  he  was  in  the  em])loy  of  the 
Crunden-AIartin  Woodenware  Company.  In  the  spring  of  1893  \Ir.  (ilauber 
embarked  in  business  on  his  own  account  in  partnership  with  his  brother  Samuel. 
They  opened  a  store  at  No.  5008  North  Broadway,  beginning  business  on  a 
small  scale,  but  the  rapid  growth  of  their  trade  soon  required  increased  facilities 
and  they  removed  to  their  present  quarters  at  Xo.  4832  Broadway.  A  little 
later  they  still  further  increased  their  store  by  taking  in  No.  4830,  and  they  now 
occupy  these  large  and  commodious  stores,  carrying  a  line  of  dry  goods,  cloth- 
ing, shoes,  hats  and  general  furnishings.  In  1902  they  opened  a  store  at  Nos. 
4102  and  4104  North  Grand  avenue  and  are  now  carrying  on  both  stores. 

Air.  Glauber  has  been  very  successful  as  a  merchant  and  is  recognized  as 
one  of  the  most  energetic,  diligent  and  enterprising  business  men  of  North  St. 
Louis.  This  fact  is  indicated  by  his  selection  to  the  presidency  of  the  North 
St.  Louis  Business  Men's  Association  in  the  spring  of  1907.  This  society  was 
organized  in  1895,  Mr.  Glauber  being  one  of  the  principal  promoters  of  the 
movement,  and  from  the  beginning  he  has  always  held  some  office  in  the  or- 
ganization. It  was  originally  called  the  North  St.  Louis  Early  Closing  Associa- 
tion, one  of  its  main  objects  being  to  enter  into  a  compact  whereby  all  business 
houses  should  close  on  Wednesday  and  Thursday  evenings  at  6:30  o'clock  in 
order  to  give  their  employes  the  benefit  of  more  leisure.  The  association,  how- 
ever, has  constantly  broadened  in  the  scope  of  its  work  and  interests,  putting 
forth  efifective  effort  in  advancing  trade  relations  in  this  part  of  the  city.  Air. 
Glauber  has  been  most  active  in  the  association  and  has  given  of  his  time  and 
means  freely  for  the  benefit  of  the  commercial  upbuilding  of  North  St.  Louis. 
It  was  largely  through  his  efforts  that  the  McKinley  bridge  was  built  at  Salis- 
bury street.  He  advocated  placing  the  bridge  there,  believing  that  it  would  do 
most  good  at  that  point,  and  his  work  in  that  line  was  so  practical  and  eft'ective 
that  it  proved  a  determining  factor  in  the  choice  of  a  location.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Young  Men's  Hebrew  Association  and  has  made  many  warm  friends 
who  admire  him  for  what  he  has  accomplished  and  respect  him  for  the  business 
methods  that  he  has  pursued. 


GOTTLIEB   EYERMANN,  JR. 

Gottlieb  Eyermann,  Jr.,  is  a  member  of  the  firm  of  G.  Eyermann  &  Brother, 
contractors.  They  are  controlling  a  business  which  is  enjoying  rapid  growth, 
and  as  street  contractors  are  doing  a  most  extensive  business  in  St.  Louis.  Born 
in  this  city  on  the  24th  of  December,  1863,  Gottlieb  Eyermann  was  named  for 
his  father,  while  his  mother  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Katharine  Schmidt.  Both 
were  natives  of  Germany  and  are  now  deceased.  They  were  married  in  St. 
J^ouis,  where  for  a  considerable  period  the  father  conducted  business  as  a 
contractor.  Five  children  of  the  family  survive,  including  three  sons,  George, 
Gottlieb  and  John,  all  residents  of  St.  Louis. 

Gottlieb  Evermann,  Jr.,  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and 
.n  Christian  Brothers  College,  continuing  his  studies  to  the  age  of  eighteen  years, 
when  he  entered  his  father's  stone  quarry  and  received  practical  training  in  the 
business,  so  that  he  became  well  qualified  to  carry  on  work  on  his  own  account 
in  later  years.  Following  his  father's  death  in  1888  he  took  charge  of  the 
business,  consisting  of  both  quarrying  and  contracting.  The  company  has  been 
chiefly  engaged  in  street  paving  work  and  has  made  a  splendid  success,  the 
extent   and  nature  of   its  contracts  insuring  prosperity.     Air.   Eyermann   is  now 


378  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUfY. 

associated  with  his  brother  George  under  the  firm  style  of  G.  Eyermann  & 
Brother,  and  they  have  two  quarries,  both  inside  the  corporation  Hmits,  one  be- 
ing located  on  South  Grand  avenue  and  the  other  on  Virginia  avenue.  They 
are  also  interested  in  a  granite  quarry  at  Knob  Lick,  Missouri,  and  are  taking 
out  a  vast  amount  of  stone  annually,  which  is  used  in  paving  and  in  filling  many 
orders.  \\'orking-  always  along  the  line  that  honesty  is  the'best  policy,  the  firm 
sustains  an  unassailable  reputation  for  business  integrity  and  enterprise.  In 
addition  to  his  extensive  interests  in  contracting-  lines,  Gottlieb  Evermann  is  a 
director  in  the  Missouri  Granite  Company,  president  of  the  Chippewa  Bank,  and 
is  identified  with  various  other  business  interests  which  are  proving  profitable 
investments. 

On  the  I2th  of  April,  1893,  ]\Ir.  Eyermann  was  married  to  Miss  Minnie 
Breidenbach,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  and  a  daughter  of  Conrad  Breidenbach.  In 
his  political  views  Mr.  Eyermann  is  a  republican,  believing  that  the  principles 
of  that  party  best  conserve  good  government.  He  is  a  Scottish  Rite  and  Knight 
Templar  Mason,  and  is  also  connected  with  the  Mystic  Shrine.  His  life  is  in 
harmony  with  the  beneficent  spirit  of  the  craft,  for  he  believes  in  mutual  help- 
fulness and  brotherly  kindliness,  and  in  the  active  duties  of  life  frequently  brings 
into  play  the  basic  principles  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  There  has  been  nothing 
unusual  in  his  business  record,  his  success  coming  to  him  because  he  has  worked 
for  it — worked  diligently  and  persistently,  knowing  that  effort,  intelligently  ap- 
plied, ultimately  means  prosperitv. 


REV.  JAAIES  VAX  PELT  SCHOFIELD,  D.D. 

Influence  is  like  the  stone  thrown  into  the  water,  causing  ever  increasing 
rings  until  they  break  upon  the  farther  shore.  It  is  an  immeasurable  but  a  force- 
ful factor  in  life,  growing  forever  and  forever.  This  is  one  of  the  consoling 
thoughts  that  come  when  a  man  like  Dr.  James  Van  Pelt  Schofield  is  called 
from  the  scene  of  earthly  activities.  The  memory  of  such  a  man,  however,  can 
never  die  while  living  monuments  remain  upon  which  were  imprinted  the  touch 
of  his  noble  soul.  He  devoted  his  life  to  his  fellowmen  in  the  service  of  the 
Christian  ministry  and  wherever  he  went  scattered  seeds  of  truth  that  are  today 
bearing  rich  fruit.  He  was  well  known  in  St.  Louis,  where  for  a  number  of 
years  he  was  actively  associated  with  the  Baptist  ministry  and  he  continued 
until  his  death  a  representative  of  the  denomination  in  Missouri. 

A  native  of  Chautauqua  county.  New  York,  Dr.  Schofield  was  born  Decem- 
ber 4.  1825,  and  was  a  son  of  James  Schofield,  Sr.,  who  in  1843  removed  to 
Illinois.  Dr.  Schofield  of  this  review  lived  on  a  farm  with  his  father  until  six- 
teen years  of  age  and  then  left  home  to  learn  the  tinner's  trade.  In  1843  he 
became  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  was  baptized  by  Rev.  Orin  Dodge 
in  Lake  Chautauqua.  The  following  year  he  removed  westward  to  Chicago, 
where  he  worked  at  his  trade  for  a  year  and  in  1845  ^^^  was  invited  to  enter  the 
home  of  Dr.  L.  D.  Boone,  with  whom  he  spent  two  }-ears.  Dr.  Boone  advised 
him  to  enter  the  ministry  and  gave  him  much  assistance  in  preparing  for  his 
holy  calling.  In  1847,  '"  further  preparation  for  the  active  work  of  the  church, 
he  entered  ^Madison  University  at  Hamilton,  New  York,  then  called  the  Col- 
gate University,  becoming  a  sophomore  in  that  institution.  For  three  years  he 
continued  his  studies  there  and  in  1850  matriculated  in  Rochester  Universitv  as 
a  junior  and  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1852.  He  next  entered  the  Roches- 
ter Theological  Seminary  and  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1854.  He  was  now 
qualified  for  the  work  of  the  ministry  and  thenceforward  he  devoted  his  ener- 
gies to  the  work  of  the  church  and  became  one  of  the  prominent  divines  of  the 
Baptist  ministry.  His  influence  was  of  no  restricted  order.  In  fact  he  led  manv 
to  the  paths  of  righteousness  and  inspired  them  to  continue  in  the  course  which 
leads  to  uprightness  in  this  life  and  points  to  the  promises  of  the  life  bevond. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  379 

It  was  in  the  year  of  his  graduation  that  Dr.  Schotield  was  married,  on  the 
14th  of  July,  1854,  to  Miss  Juha  E.  Frary,  who  was  born  near  Buffalo,  New 
York,  but  attended  school  in  Rochester.  In  September  of  the  same  year  Hr. 
Schofield  took  charge  of  the  Baptist  church  at  Louisville,  Kentucky.  He  was 
ordained  in  October,  1854,  Dr.  S.  H.  Ford  participating  in  the  ordination  cere- 
monies. There  were  only  about  twenty  members  in  the  Mission  church  when 
he  assumed  the  pastorate,  but  under  his  guidance  the  membership  of  the  church 
increased  to  a  considerable  extent  and  the  work  of  the  church  was  thoroughly 
organized  and  greatly  promoted.  In  fact  he  received  one  hundred  and  eighty- 
one  into  the  church  during  his  pastorate  there,  but  in  1858  he  resigned  to  accept 
a  call  from  a  church  at  Quincy,  Illinois,  where  he  remained  for  four  years  or 
until  1862,  and  during  that  time  received  one  hundred  and  fifty  new  members 
into  the  church. 

Dr.  Schofield's  third  pastorate  covered  the  years  from  1862  until  1869, 
during  which  time  he  occupied  the  pulpit  of  the  Third  Baptist  church  of  St. 
Louis.  It  was  situated  at  Clark  avenue  and  P'ourteenth  street  and  was  then  a 
chapel.  It  was  by  accident,  as  it  were,  that  Dr.  Schofield  took  up  his  ministerial 
work  in  this  city.  He  was  on  a  visit  here  to  his  brother,  General  John  W.  Scho- 
field, then  commanding  the  United  States  forces  in  St.  Louis.  The  Third  Bap- 
tist church  then  numbered  onlv  eighty-four  members  and  one  of  the  deacons 
said  to  Dr.  Schofield,  "We  have  made  up  our  minds  to  disband."  Dr.  Schofield, 
not  the  least  discouraged  by  such  an  outlook,  encouraged  the  deacons  to  con- 
tinue the  struggle.  He  was  then  asked  to  accept  the  pastorate  of  the  church 
and  after  some  persuasion  consented.  On  his  return  to  Quincy  he  said  to  his 
wife,  "I  will  have  those  people  building  a  church  within  a  year."  He  came  to 
St.  Louis,  set  about  the  work  in  an  earnest,  forceful,  practical  way,  personally 
raised  seven  thousand  dollars  in  a  short  time  among  outside  friends,  enthused 
the  members  so  that  they  gave  him  their  hearty  cooperation  and  within  a  com- 
paratively brief  period  had  erected  a  church  costing  fifty  thousand  dollars.  While 
there  were  but  eighty-five  members  at  the  time  he  took  charge,  when  he  resigned 
in  1869  there  were  three  hundred  and  twenty-two  members.  The  church  has 
continued  in  an  era  of  progress  and  in  1879  had  five  hundred  members.  His 
pastorate  in  the  citv  covered  the  most  critical  period  in  the  history  of  St.  Louis. 
His  congregation  was  made  up  of  both  northern  and  southern  men,  the  former 
strong  in  their  support  of  the  Lmion,  the  latter  equally  loyal  in  their  allegiance 
to  the  Confederacy,  and  yet  not  a  word  was  uttered  at  any  service  by  any  one 
about  the  war.  This  fact  speaks  volumes  for  his  tact  and  sympathy  as  a  pastor 
and  there  was  no  talk  of  division,  so  that  the  Baptist  church  owes  its  continuous 
existence  to  him  and  his  memory  is  most  revered  and  honored  by  that  congre- 
gation. 

On  leaving  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Schofield  accepted  a  pastorate  at  Des  ]\Ioines, 
Iowa,  where  he  remained  from  1869  until  1871  and  during  that  period  erected  a 
house  of  worship  there.  In  April,  1871.  he  went  to  New  Britain,  Connecticut, 
where  he  labored  earnestly  for  five  years  and  then  resigned  in  April,  1876.  In 
that  year  he  again  came  to  St.  Louis,  this  time  to  accept  the  pastorate  of  the 
Fourth  Baptist  church,  continuing  from  the  6th  of  November,  1876,  until  May 
13,  1880.  Fle  was  also  instrumental  in  organizing  the  Water  Tower  Bai)tist 
church  and  in  1881.  in  honor  of  his  scholarship  and  his  notable  achievements  in 
his  chosen  life  work,  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  was  conferred  upon  him 
by  Shurtlefif  College.  In  1884  he  became  associate  editor  of  the  "American 
Baptist"  and  it  was  in  1885  that  he  took  charge  of  the  Water  Tower  Baptist 
church.  In  1890  he  was  called  to  the  Baptist  church  at  Independence,  Iowa, 
where  he  remained  for  two  years  and  in  1893  went  to  Canton,  Missouri,  wdiere  he 
continued  as  pastor  until  May  18,  1897.  On  that  day  his  life's  labors  were  ended 
in  death  but  while  the  light  of  life  went  out,  his  memory  yet  remains  as  a  blessed 


380  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

benediction  to  all  who  knew  him  and  his  influence  is  still  a  potent  factor  in  the 
lives  of  many  who  came  under  his  teachings. 

Unto  Dr.  and  ^Irs.  Schofield  were  born  four  children :  Airs.  Eugenie 
Grosse.  Julia,  Alary  and  Airs.  Caroline  Lancaster.  Home  ties  were  most  sacred 
to  Dr.  Schofield  and  in  his  own  household  he  was  the  ideal  husband  and  father, 
possessing-  a  gentle,  tender,  afir'ectionate  and  loving  disposition  and  manifesting 
at  all  times  an  untiring  devotion  to  his  people  and  a  self-sacrificing  regard  for 
his  fellowmen.  He  stands  as  a  splendid  example  for  the  Christian  world,  hav- 
ing been  a  man  of  saintly  character,  imbued  with  the  one  idea  of  making  his  life 
a  service  and  a  help  to  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  While  he  was  a 
close  student,  a  deep  thinker  and  logical  reasoner  and  became  a  man  of  scholarly 
attainments,  such  was  his  gentleness  of  manner  and  his  kindliness  of  spirit 
that  the  humblest  approached  him  without  awe,  sure  of  his  sympathy  and  help. 


WADE  HAAIPTON  NASH,  AI.  D. 

Di.  Wade  Hampton  Xash,  wdiose  intense  and  well  directed  activity,  as  man- 
ifest in  his  study  and  research  in  preparation  for  his  profession  and  also  in  his 
practice  in  the  daily  discharge  of  his  professional  duties,  has  gained  him  a  cred- 
itable place  in  the  ranks  of  the  medical  fraternity,  was  born  in  Fleming  county, 
Kentucky,  January  21,  1877,  and  is  a  direct  descendant  of  John  Nash,  who  came 
to  this  country  under  King  George  and  served  as  chief  justice.  His  parents 
were  James  S.  and  Ada  L.  (Walker)  Nash,  who  were  natives  of  Kentucky  and 
of  Greensboro,  Georgia,  respectively.  Both  are  now  deceased.  In  early  life  the 
father  followed  the  river  for  a  number  of  years  and  rose  to  the  command  of  a 
vessel.  During  the  Civil  war  he  was  one  of  the  gunners  on  the  gunboat  Tyler, 
which  was  sunk  off  Vlcksburg.  Later  he  joined  the  famous  Tenth  Ohio  Infantry 
.Regiment,  which  was  several  times  cut  to  pieces.  After  the  w^ar  he  came  to 
Alissouri  and  purchased  a  section  of  land  near  Independence,  where  he  remained 
for  six  years,  engaged  in  farming.  He  then  went  to  Friar  Point,  Alississippi, 
where  he  opened  a  livery  stable,  but  the  yellow  fever  epidemic  of  1877  prostrated 
all  business  interests  there  and  with  little  left  Mr.  Nash  returned  to  his  original 
home  in  Fleming  county,  Kentucky,  settling  on  a  part  of  the  old  Nash  home- 
stead, the  family  owning  extensive  landed  interests  there.  He  died  in  1883  at 
the  age  of  forty-eight  years,  and  his  wife  passed  away  June  4,  1902.  In  poli- 
tics he  was  a  Union  democrat  and  when  Kentucky  wavered,  torn  by  the  con- 
flicting interests  of  its  citizens,  he  stood  loyally  in  support  of  the  Federal  gov- 
ernment. The  family  were  related  to  the  Ohio  Nashes  and  Charles  A.  Nash, 
the  grandfather  of  Dr.  Nash,  removed  from  Virginia  to  Kentucky  at  an  early 
day.  He  was  overseer  for  Abe  AIcGowan  and  married  his  sister,  while  later  he 
acquired  the  greater  portion  of  the  AIcGowan  lands. 

Dr.  Nash  spent  his  youth  in  his  parents'  home  and  acquired  his  education 
his  mother  removed  to  St.  Louis  with  her  two  children.  Wade  H.  and  a  younger 
in  the  Flemingsburg  public  school  and  at  Alount  Carmel,  Kentucky.  In  1892 
brother,  and  here  Dr.  Nash  attended  the  night  high  school.  Immediately  after 
his  arrival  here  he  secured  a  position  in  the  Souenfelt  house  as  bundle  boy  and 
later  w^as  with  Aliller  &  .Spaulding,  stationers.  Subsequently  he  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade,  finished  his  apprenticeship  and  for  six  years  was  engaged  in  car- 
pentering and  building.  I'^our  years  of  that  time  were  spent  in  the  western  state 
of  Wyoming  anrl  upon  his  return  to  St.  Louis  he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine, 
reading  imder  the  direction  of  Dr.  Waldo  Briggs.  As  a  further  i)reparation  for 
his  chosen  calling  he  cntercrl  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  1899, 
completing  a  course  with  the  class  of  1903.  Thus  well  prepared  for  his  chosen 
profession  he  opened  offices  at  his  presetit  location  in  the  Commercial  building 
anrl  in  the  intervening  five  years  has  Iniilt  U])  a  remunerative  y)ractice.     He  is  a 


DR.    W.    HA^IPTOX    XASH 


382  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

member  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the 
j\Iissouri  State  Medical  Society,  the  American  Urological  Society  and  the  uro- 
logical  branch  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  he 
keeps  in  touch  with  the  advanced  thought  of  the  profession  and  in  all  of  his  work 
he  is  actuated  by  a  conscientious  sense  of  obligation. 

In  1905  Dr.  Nash  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  A.  Pesold,  of  St.  Louis,  a 
daughter  of  Herman  Pesold,  of  the  Metropolitan  Life  Insurance  Company.  They 
now  have  an  interesting  little  son,  Wade  Hampton,  Jr.  In  social  lines  Dr.  Nash 
is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Lodge,  No.  20,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  which  he  is  a 
past  master.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Ancient  &  Accepted  Scottish  Rite,  in  which 
he  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  Walnut 
Lodge.  K.  P..  and  Greeley  Lodge  of  the  Royal  League,  while  his  religious  faith  is 
indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  of  which  he  is 
now  treasurer.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  interested  in  the  growth  and  success 
of  the  party.  He  belongs  to  the  Missouri  Game  &  Fish  Protective  League  and 
on  many  questions  of  importance  takes  an  advanced  stand  and  labors  toward 
high  ideals.  In  addition  to  his  broad  scientific  knowledge  he  possesses  a  genial, 
courteous  manner  that  renders  him  socially  as  well  as  professionally  popular. 


EDWARD  AIELVILLE  GOULD.     . 

The  Gould  family  of  which  Edward  Melville  Gould  is  a  representative  was 
founded  in  America  by  three  brothers  who  came  from  Whales  in  the  beginning 
of  the  seventeenth  century,  one  of  them  settling  in  New  Jersey,  a  second  in 
Ohio,  and  the  third  in  Massachusetts.  The  records  show  that  Joseph  Gould 
was  a  private  in  the  Second  Regiment  of  Essex  County  (N.  J.)  Militia  and  as 
such  participated  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  was  one  of  the  direct  ancestors 
of  Edward  M.  Gould,  who  is  therefore  entitled  to  membership  with  the  Sons 
of  the  Revolution.  David  B.  Gould,  born  in  Essex  county.  New  Jersey,  became 
a  well  known  publisher.  Removing  westward  to  St.  Louis  in  1870,  he  founded 
what  afterwards  became  the  Gould  Directory  Company  and  continued  in  busi- 
ness until  his  death  in  1901.  He  became  recognized  as  a  prominent  factor  in 
business  circles  in  the  vicinity  and  was  the  friend  and  associate  of  those  who 
have  been  active  in  controlling  the  veins  and  arteries  of  trade  here.  At  the 
time  of  the  Civil  war  he  valiantly  espoused  the  LInion  cause  and  did  duty  at 
the  front.  He  married  Emma  Allen,  a  native  of  Maryland  and  also  a  descendant 
of  ancestry  represented  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 

Edward  ]\Ielville  Gould  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  January  8,  1874,  and  attended 
private  schools  of  this  city  and  also  Cheltenham  Military  Academy  at  Philadel- 
phia, where  he  remained  for  three  years,'  Phillips  Exeter  Academy  of  New 
Hampshire  for  one  year,  and  Kenyon  Military  Academy  and  Kenyon  College, 
both  of  Gambler,  Ohio.  He  then  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  1892  and  entered  his 
father's  cm])loy  to  learn  the  business  of  publishing  city  directories.  Here  he 
gave  careful  attention  to  the  masterv  of  every  detail  of  the  business,  won  pro- 
motion as  efficiency  increased  and  in  1895  was  made  secretary  of  the  Gould 
Directory  Company.  On  the  death  of  his  father  in  1901  he  succeeded  to  the 
presidency  and  thus  conducted  the  business  until  1907,  when  the  company  was 
merged  with  the  Lesan  Advertising  Company  under  the  style  of  the  Lesan- 
Gould  Company.  They  conduct  a  jniblishing.  printing  and  advertising  business 
which  is  now  of  large  proportions,  constituting  one  of  the  leading  enterprises 
of  this  character  in  St.  Louis.  One  element  of  Mr.  Gould's  success  perhaps  is 
the  persistency  of  purpose  which  has  prompted  him  to  devote  his  energies 
thrr)Ughout  his  entire  business  career  to  one  line,  which  he  has  thoroughly  mas- 
tered, being  therefore  most  competent  to  build  up  and  control  an  extensive  enter- 
prise of  this  character. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  383 

On  the  14th  of  November.  1900,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Gould  and 
Miss  Lillian  R.  Holmes,  a  daughter  of  Daniel  S.  Holmes.  Mr.  Gould  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  St.  Louis,  Racquet,  and  Glen  Echo  Clubs.  He  is  also  an  enthusiast 
on  the  subject  of  baseball  and  golf  and  takes  equal  delight  in  the  automobile. 
His  is  a  well  rounded  character,  athletic  interests,  social  affairs,  political  mat- 
ters and  community  interests  all  having  their  relative  place  in  his  life. 


HENRY  ALEXANDER  HAMILTON. 

Henry  Alexander  Hamilton,  a  lawyer  of  St.  Louis,  his  native  city,  was  born 
February  i,  1877.  His  father,  Alexander  Llamilton,  a  well  known  coal  mer- 
chant, has  for  more  than  forty  years  been  connected  with  the  Gartside  Coal 
Company,  of  which  he  is  now  president.  The  mother  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Alary  Wiegand.  Entering  the  public  schools,  Henry  A.  Hamilton  passed 
through  consecutive  grades  of  the  grammar  and  high  schools  until  he  completed 
his  course  by  graduation  from  the  Central  high  school,  January  27,  1895.  He 
studied  law  at  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  a  department  of  the  Washington  LTni- 
versity,  and  was  graduated  in  June,  1898,  on  which  occasion  he  was  awarded  the 
prize  for  the  best  thesis  submitted  during  the  senior  year.  Fie  has  practiced 
law  continuously  in  St.  Louis  since  his  graduation  with  the  usual  experience  of 
the  followers  of  the  profession.  He  has,  however,  handled  a  number  of  cases 
of  considerable  moment  in  nisi  prius  courts,  the  court  of  appeals  and  the  state 
supreme  court.  An  excellent  presence,  an  earnest  manner,  marked  strength  of 
character,  a  thorough  grasp  of  the  law  and  the  ability  to  accurately  apply  its 
principles  make  him  an  effective  and  successful  advocate. 

Mr.  Hamilton  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  but  the 
attractions  and  emoluments  of  office  have  never  been  sufficient  to  lure  him  from 
professional  paths  in  search  of  political  honor^i>.  He  is  prominent  in  the  Inde- 
pendent Order  of  Odd  Fellows,  belonging  to  St.  Louis  Lodge,  No.  5,  of  which 
he  is  a  past  grand.  He  has  also  been  representative  to  the  Grand  Lodge  of 
Missouri  and  has  taken  active  and  prominent  part  in  its  deliberations.  He 
belongs  to  Wildev  Encampment,  No.  i,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  at  the  present  writing, 
in  1909,  is  grand  high  priest  of  the  grand  encampment  of  Missouri.  He  like- 
wise belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club  and  is  interested  in  its  purposes.  Of 
Protestant  Episcopal  faith,  he  is  a  communicant  of  Christ  Church  cathedral  and 
is  activelv  connected  with  the  Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew,  a  society  of  that 
church.  His  entire  Hfe  having  been  passed  in  St.  Louis,  he  has  a  wide  acquain- 
tance here  and  is  winning  recognition  by  the  worth  of  his  work  in  legal,  frater- 
nal and  church  circles. 


FERDINAND  CAST. 


Ferdinand  Cast,  secretarv  of  the  Independent  Breweries  Company,  was 
born  in  St.  Louis,  July  31,  1871,  a  son  of  August  and  Alarie  (Barthel)  Cast. 
In  the  year  1835  the  father  emigrated  from  Lippe  Detmold  to  New  Orleans, 
and  thence  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneers  in  the  litho- 
graphing business  in  this  city,  being  the  founder  of  the  August  Cast  Bank  Note 
&  Lithographing  Company,  about  i860.  For  many  years  he  continued  a  factor 
in  this  line  of  business,  and  after  a  residence  of  more  than  fifty-five  years  in 
America,  passed  away  December  24.  1891.  His  wife  died  in  July.  1902,  sur- 
viving him  for  more  than  a  decade. 

Ferdinand  Cast  attended  the  German  parochial  schools  to  the  age  of  thir- 
teen vears.  and  afterward  became  a  student  in  the  W'alther  College,  which  he 


3S4  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

attended  for  two  years.  He  also  spent  a  similar  period  in  the  Smith  Academy, 
and  for  one  season  attended  the  night  session  of  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Busi- 
ness College,  so  that  liberal  educational  advantages  well  qualified  him  for  the 
practical  and  responsible  duties  of  life.  In  1888  he  took  up  the  study  of  lith- 
ography under  the  direction  of  his  father,  with  whom  he  continued  until  the 
father's  death  in  1892.  In  that  year  he  entered  the  Cast  Wine  Company,  of 
which  his  father  was  the  president,  becoming  through  inheritance  a  stockholder 
in  that  company,  and  afterward  a  director  and  officer.  In  1899  the  Gast  Wine 
Company  erected  a  brewery  and  discontinued  the  wine  business.  It 
is  today  one  of  the  branches  of  the  Independent  Brew^eries  Company.  After 
the  brewery  was  built  Air.  Gast  served  as  director,  secretary  and  treasurer  until 
its  consolidation  with  the  independent  breweries,  when  he  was  elected  secretary 
of  the  newly  organized  company.  His  business  interests  have  thus  constantly 
developed  in  volume  and  importance,  and  that  he  possesses  marked  executive 
ability,  excellent  powers  of  organization,  and  keen  discrimination  in  business 
control,  is  indicated  by  the  responsible  position  which  he  now  fills. 

]\Ir.  Gast  was  married,  in  jMilwaukee,  Wisconsin,  in  July,  1897,  to  ]\Iiss 
Helen  Loeber,  whose  people  came  from  Germany  and  settled  in  this  country  in 
the  early  '40s.  Her  father,  Christoph  Henry  Loeber,  was  a  professor  of  lan- 
guages and  the  president  of  the  Lutheran  College  of  Alilwaukee.  His  later  years 
were  spent  in  honorable  retirement,  and  he  passed  away  in  Brooklyn,  New  York. 
in  ]\Iarch,  1897.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gast  has  been  blessed  with 
two  sons  and  a  daughter :  Walter  F..  ten  years  of  age,  attending  the  parochial 
school ;  Elmer  A.  H.,  seven  years  of  age ;  and  Helen,  in  her  first  year.  The 
family  residence  is  at  No.  3621  South  Jefferson  avenue,  where  Mr.  Cast's  father 
took  up  his  abode  in  the  '50s.  The  present  residence  was  erected  by  the  father 
the  year  prior  to  his  death. 

Ferdinand  Gast  has  always  been  interested  in  athletic  sports,  and  displays 
considerable  prowess  in  that  line.  He  belongs  to  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
church,  and  in  politics  is  a  pronounced  republican,  having  firm  faith  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  that  party  as  most  conducive  to  good  government.  He  has  hardly  yet 
reached  the  prime  of  lil'e,  but  is  widely  recognized  as  a  business  man  of  force, 
maintainmg  discipline  in  the  establishments  with  which  he  is  connected,  thor- 
oughly systematizing  every  iwterest  under  his  control  and  at  the  same  time 
being  most  just  in  his  treatment  of  employes  and  patrons. 


THOMAS  H.  SCOTLAND. 

Thomas  H.  Scotland  is  one  of  the  best  known  representatives  of  insurance 
i:i  St.  Louis,  being  now  secretary  of  the  Citizens'  Fire  Insurance  Company,  with 
an  office  in  the  Pierce  building.  His  name  is  an  index  to  the  place  of  his  nativity, 
for  he  was  born  in  the  land  of  hills  and  heather,  his  birth  occurring  in  the 
town  of  Alva,  August  25,  i860.  His  father,  John  Scotland,  was  the  owner  of  a 
woolen  mill  and  throughout  his  business  career  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
woolens.  He  married  Aliss  Agnes  Henderson  and  died  in  1891,  while  his  widow 
survived  until   1905. 

Thomas  H.  Scotland  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  his  native 
town  for  the  educational  privileges  he  enjoyed,  and  after  leaving  school  he  oc 
cupied  a  clerical  position  in  an  office  until  1892,  when  he  came  to  America.  He 
began  his  insurance  career  as  clerk  and  special  agent  in  connection  with  the  in- 
surance agency  of  Knowlcs  &  Russell,  at  Albany,  New  York,  and  while  with  that 
firm  became  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  insurance  business  in  all  of  its  de- 
partments. His  efficiency  led  to  his  jjromotion  and,  leaving  Knowles  &  Russell 
in  1894,  he  w^as  mafle  examiner  in  the  head  office  of  the  Hartford  Fire  Insurance 
Company,  there  remaining  until   1898,  when  he  was  elected  vice  president  and 


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386  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

secretary  of  the  Reading  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  Reading,  Pennsylvania. 
There  he  continued  until  1902,  when  he  was  made  special  agent  for  the  Hart- 
ford Fire  Insurance  Company.  In  1903  he  became  general  agent  for  and  one  of 
the  directors  of  the  Citizens'  Insurance  Company  in  St.  Louis  and  in  1907  was 
elected  secretary  of  this  company.  His  business  record  has  been  characterized 
by  that  steady  advancement  which  marks  him  as  a  man  of  constantly  growing 
business  power  and  capability  and  today,  in  a  position  of  administrative  control, 
he  is  contributing  in  a  substantial  measure  to  the  growth  of  the  business  which 
he  represents.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Thistle  Realty  &  Construction  Com- 
pany. 

On  the  4th  of  September,  1888,  Mr.  Scotland  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Janet  Ramsey  Hunter,  also  a  native  of  Alva,  Scotland,  and  a  daughter  of  John 
Hunter,  a  manufacturer  of  that  place.  Their  residence  at  No.  1237  North  King's 
Highway  is  attractive  by  reason  of  its  warm-hearted  hospitality,  which  is  cor- 
dially extended  to  their  many  friends. 

Mr.  Scotland,  as  the  result  of  his  study  of  the  public  questions  and  condi- 
tions of  the  country,  now  gives  loyal  support  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  was  cordially  welcomed  into  the  ranks 
of  the  Mercantile  Club  and  the  Caledonian  Society  of  St.  Louis,  serving  at  the 
present  time  as  vice  president  of  the  latter. 


HERMAN  W.  STEINBISS. 

If  all  men  looked  at  labor  problems  from  the  practical  and  humanitarian 
standpoint  from  which  Herman  W.  Steinbiss  views  them,  then  the  difficulties 
betw^een  capital  and  labor  would  largelv  be  at  rest.  He  has  since  1897  been  the 
general  secretary  treasurer  of  the  National  Building  Trades  Council.  With  a 
mind  which  is  largely  of  a  judicial  caste,  capable  of  taking  an  impartial  and  un- 
prejudiced view  of  a  situation,  his  opinions  have  been  an  influencing  factor  in 
many  labor  difficulties  and  in  molding  the  policy  of  labor  unions  so  that  terms 
have  been  secured  which  are  alike  fair  to  employer  and  employe.  That  Mr. 
Steinbiss  is  a  man  of  keen  executive  ability  and  administrative  direction  is  at 
once  evident,  and  the  honors  which  have  come  to  him  are  well  merited,  for  he 
has  worked  his  way  upward  by  his  own  effort. 

A  native  of  Aschersleben,  Germany,  he  was  born  September  4,  1853,  of  the 
marriage  of  Frederick  W'ilhelm  and  Johanna  (Helsinger)  Steinbiss,  the  former 
a  miner  by  occupation.  The  grammar  schools  of  his  native  city  aft'orded  Herman 
Steinbiss  his  educational  privileges  and  he  passed  through  successive  grades  to 
his  graduation  in  1867.  While  still  in  the  fatherland,  he  served  an  apprentice- 
ship as  fresco  painter  and  came  to  America  in  July,  1870.  In  November  fol- 
lowing, he  enlisted  in  the  regular  United  States  army  and  was  assigned  to  duty 
with  Company  K  of  the  Thirteenth  Infantry,  under  Captain  Arthur  McArthur, 
Jr.  He  has  been  stationed  at  different  times  at  Fort  Fred  Steele,  Camp  Stam- 
baugh,  Wyoming;  Fort  Robinson  (Red  Cloud  Agency),  Dakota;  at  Flolly 
Springs,  and  Columbus,  Mississippi.  He  was  honorably  discharged  at  the  latter 
place  in  October,  1876,  on  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment.  He  after- 
ward followed  his  ];n)fession  of  fresco  painting  alternately  in  Memphis,  and 
Chicago  until  ('k-tol)cr,  1877,  when  his  love  of  military  life  prompted  his  reen- 
listment  in  the  L'nitcfl  States  army.  Fie  became  attached  as  drill  master  to 
Company  C  at  the  recruiting  rendezvous  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  and  was  later 
assigned  to  Company  G  of  the  Sixth  United  States  Infantry  under  Captain  Haw- 
kins, stationed  at  Fort  Beaufort,  Dakota. 

In  yXugust,  1878,  Mr.  Steinbiss  secured  a  furlough  and  hastened  to  Flolly 
Springs,  Mississippi,  owing  tfj  the  fact  that  his  wife's  ])arents  and  other  relatives 
had  succumbed  to  yellow  fever.  After  securing  an  honorable  discharge  from 
the  United  States  service  bv  order  of  the  secrctar\-  of  war,  he  took  charoe  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY.  387 

the  pottery  works  which  had  belonged  to  his  wife's  deceased  relatives  until  her 
brother-in-law  could  assume  the  management.  jMr.  Steinbiss  then  again  took  up 
the  work  of  fresco  painting,  which  he  followed  at  different  times  in  Memphis 
and  St.  Louis,  locating  permanently  in  the  latter  city  in  1883.  He  held  the 
position  of  president  and  secretary  in  both  the  Journeyman  Painters  Union,  No. 
I,  and  the  Fresco  Painters  Union,  No.  23.  This  was  his  initial  step  toward  the 
position  which  he  is  now  filling  and  it  was  through  his  association  with  these 
orders  that  his  attention  was  first  fixed  upon  the  work  of  the  labor  unions.  Giv- 
ing close  attention  and  study  to  conditions  existing  in  trade  circle^,  there  are 
few  men  more  thoroughly  informed  concerning  the  interests  of  the  labor  classes 
than  Mr.  Steinbiss.  In  1893  he  was  elected  business  agent  of  the  Painters  Union 
and  the  following  year  succeeded  in  bringing  the  different  factions  of  painters 
together  under  an  executive  board  and  was  elected  business  agent  for  all  the 
painters'  unions  in  the  city.  He  furthermore  unionized  every  paint  shop  in  the 
city  proper  during  his  term  of  office  and  at  the  same  time  secured  the  friend- 
ship and  esteem  of  employers  by  his  conservative  tactics  and  just  methods. 

In  1894.  as  chairman  of  the  organizing  committee  of  the  building  trades, 
Mr.  Steinbiss  reorganized  the  Building  Trades  Council  on  business  lines  and  was 
elected  its  first  salaried  secretary  and  business  manager.  So  successful  became 
the  council  that  its  reputation  spread  through  the  traveling  members,  with  the 
result  that  building  trades  councils  were  organized  on  similar  lines  throughout 
the  country  by  correspondence.  Encouraged  by  this  signal  success,  secretary 
Steinbiss  called  a  convention  of  all  building  trades  councils  in  the  United  States 
for  the  purpose  of  forming  a  national  federation  of  building  trades.  This  con- 
vention was  held  in  St.  Louis  in  December,  1897,  and  resulted  in  the  establish- 
ment of  the  National  Building  Trades  Council,  of  which  he  was  elected  general 
secretary  treasurer.  He  still  holds  the  position,  having  been  reelected  at  each 
convention  since  that  time.  In  August,  1896,  he  began  the  publication  of  the 
Weekly  Compendium,  the  name  being  later  changed  to  the  Labor  Compendium, 
which  was  adopted  as  the  official  organ  of  the  building  trades  of  St.  Louis  and 
at  the  convention  in  1897  became  the  official  organ  of  the  National  Building 
Trades  Council.  The  paper  was  changed  to  ajnonthlv  in  1905.  The  Labor  Com- 
pendium is  recognized  as  the  leading  labor  paper  in  the  United  States  in  the 
advocacy  of  every  public  enterprise. 

The  work  that  Mr.  Steinbiss  has  done  in  connection  with  the  labor  inter- 
ests of  the  country  would  alone  entitle  him  to  representation  in  this  volume,  but 
in  other  lines  his  work  has  been  of  signal  benefit  to  the  city.  He  was  one  of 
the  first  to  advocate  at  meetings  and  through  the  Labor  Compendium  a  fitting 
celebration  of  the  centennial  anniversary  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  and  one  of 
the  first  of  the  coterie  of  members  of  the  [Missouri  Historical  Society  to  discuss 
its  advisability.  After  the  agitation  had  taken  shape,  he  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  ncnr'nating  committee  of  fifteen  for  preliminary  organization,  of  the  com- 
mittee of  fifty  for  preliminary  organization,  of  a  committee  of  ten  on  design  and 
form  of  celebration,  of  a  committee  of  ten  to  select  a  committee  of  two  hundred. 
and  was  then  chosen  a  member  of  the  committee  of  two  hundred  and  elected  a 
member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Com- 
pany for  one  year.  He  was  next  elected  to  the  committee  on  grounds  and  build- 
ings of  that  "company  and  reelected  at  each  election,  his  present  term  on  the 
board  expiring  in  1911.  He  was  also  by  agitation,  petitions,  and  so  forth,  instru- 
mental in  having  the  Philips'  bill,  to  create  the  industrial  commission,  enacted 
into  law.  Mr.  Steinbiss  has  the  distinction,  so  far  as  is  known,  of  being  the  only 
foreign-born  citizen  ever  mentioned  for  the  vice  presidency  of  the  United  States, 
being  mentioned  as  running  mate  to  William  Randolph  Hearst  by  the  Omaha 
Western  Laborer,  which,  of  course,  was  at  once  discontinued  when  informed  by 
Mr.  Steinbiss  that  he  was  ineligible,  having  been  born  outside  of  American  ter- 
ritory.    He  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society,  the  Missouri  Press 


388  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

Association,  the  American  Labor  Press  Association  and  president  of  the  Joint 
Labor  Legislative  Board  of  Alissouri,  which  he  organized  on  Januar}-  8th,  1907, 
and  which  caused  the  enactment  of  more  laws  in  favor  of  labor  at  the  forty- 
fourth  general  assembly  than  had  ever  before  been  accomplished  by  previous 
sessions.  A  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  of  Missouri  and  for  two  terms 
chancellor  of  Hyde  Park  council  and  a  member  of  the  executive  board  and 
also  of  the  National  L'nion  and  the  American  Union,  it  will  be  seen  that  his 
interests  and  activities  have  reached  many  lines  and  those  who  know  Mr.  Stein- 
biss  and  are  familiar  with  his  executive  power,  his  keen  discrimination  and  his 
unwearied  industry,  may  feel  sure  that  he  is  never  a  nonentity  in  any  organi- 
zation, but  one  whose  influence  is  felt  as  a  potent  factor  in  his  support  of  all 
that  he  deems  to  be  progressive  and  beneficial. 

On  the  9th  of  November,  1878,  j\Ir.  Steinbiss  was  married  at  Memphis, 
Tennessee,  to  Miss  Mary  M.  Knabel,  a  daughter  of  Martin  and  Genevieve  Knabel, 
of  Holly  Springs,  Mississippi,  where  she  was  born  January  28,  1861.  Their 
children  are :  Herman  W.  Jr. ;  Genevieve  ]\L,  the  wife  of  Frank  E.  Pernoud ; 
and  Frederick  M.,  who  married  Fay  Allardt. 

The  history  of  Mr.  Steinbiss  points  clearly  to  the  fact  that  there  is  no 
such  a  thing  as  guilt,  save  in  the  eyes  of  the  law,  but  it  also  proves  conclusively 
the  fact  that  it  is  the  duty  of  the  strong  to  stand  by  and  aid  the  weak  and 
that  in  unified,  concerted  action  the  best  results  are  obtained,  resulting  from  a 
thorough  understanding  of  the  questions  which  cause  discussion  and  dissension. 
Opposed  to  all  of  the  violent  measures,  which  a  very  few  have  advocated  in 
labor  difficulties,  he  stands  stanchly  for  arbitration,  working  at  all  times  to- 
ward that  justice  which  shall  never  allow  the  encroachment  of  one  party  upon 
the  rights  nor  the  opportunities  of  another. 


WILLIAM  CHAMPE  MARSHALL. 

Out  of  the  depths  of  his  mature  wisdom  Carlyle  wrote,  "History  is  the 
essence  of  innumerable  biographies"  ;  and  Macaulay  has  said,  "The  history  of  a 
nation  is  best  told  in  the  lives  of  its  people."  It  is  therefore  fitting  that  the 
sketches  of  eminent  and  distinguished  men  should  find  a  place  in  this  volume  and 
Judge  ^Marshall  is  entitled  to  prominent  mention  by  reason  of  his  superior  at- 
tainments in  professional  lines  and  the  fact  that  he  is  a  representative  of  a 
family  which  perhaps  more  than  any  other,  in  its  lineal  and  collateral  lines,  has 
furnished  to  the  nation  distinguished  legists  and  jurists. 

Judge  Marshall  was  born  at  Vicksburg,  Mississippi,  November  13,  1848.  He 
is  descended  in  direct  line  from  the  Rev.  William  Marshall,  who  was  one  of  the 
first  Baptist  preachers  of  America  and  who  was  a  brother  of  the  father  of  Chief 
Justice  John  Marshall.  His  father,  Thomas  A.  Marshall,  was  a  son  of  Martin 
Alarshall  and  grandson  of  the  Rev.  William  ^Marshall,  was  a  native  of  Augusta, 
Kentucky,  devoted  his  life  to  the  profession  of  law  and  was  the  author  of  Smedes 
&  Marshall's  Mississippi  Reports.  He  married  Letitia  Miller,  a  native  of  Louis- 
ville, Kentucky. 

Judge  Marshall  acquired  his  preliminary  education  at  home  under  the  in- 
struction of  private  tutors  and  afterward  attended  academies  and  also  the  Uni- 
versity of  Mississippi  in  the  sessions  of  1865-6  and  1866-7,  completing  therein 
the  work  of  the  freshman  and  sophomore  years.  In  the  fall  of  the  latter  year 
he  matriculated  in  the  University  of  Virginia  as  a  law  student  and  won  his 
Bachelor  of  Law  degree  by  graduation  from  that  institution  in  the  class  of  June, 
1869.  He  was  the  "final  orator"  of  the  Washington  Society  at  the  University 
of  Virginia  in  1869  and  soon  afterward  he  entered  upon  the  active  practice  of 
his  profession.     He  had  been  reared  with  the  expectation  and  hope  of  becoming 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  389 

a  farmer  and  stock-raiser,  but  this  course  was  made  impossible  by  the  results  of 
the  Civil  war  and,  attracted  by  the  profession  in  which  many  of  his  name  had 
gained  distinction  and  for  which  nature  seemed  to  have  intended  him,  Judge 
Marshall  made  preparation  for  the  bar  and  following  his  removal  to  St.  Louis  on 
the  1st  of  January,  1870,  entered  at  once  upon  active  practice.  His  legal  career 
in  the  intervening  years  constitutes  an  important  chapter  in  the  history  of  the 
courts.  In  his  practice  he  soon  demonstrated  his  power  in  coping  with  intricate 
and  involved  legal  problems,  success  coming  to  him  as  the  reward  of  earnest  en- 
deavor, fidelity  to  trust  and  recognized  ability.  The  greatest  characteristic  of 
his  mind  is  strength,  his  predominant  faculty  reason,  and  the  aim  of  his  eloquence 
to  convince.  He  was  appointed  city  counselor  in  April,  1891,  and  was  reap- 
pointed in  April,  1895,  continuing  in  that  position  until  he  resigned  on  the  7th 
of  March,  1898.  On  the  226.  of  February,  1898,  he  received  appointment  to  the 
bench  of  the  supreme  court  of  Missouri  to  fill  a  vacancy  caused  by  the  death  of 
Judge  George  B.  Macfarlane,  and  on  the  loth  of  August  of  the  same  year  was 
nominated  for  the  full  term  of  ten  years  by  the  democratic  state  convention  at 
Springfield  and  elected  at  the  general  election  November  8,  1898.  He  continued 
on  the  bench  for  about  eight  years,  or  until  April  7,  1906,  when  he  resigned. 
Two  days  later  he  resumed  the  private  practice  of  law  as  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Bond,  Marshall  &  Bond,  constituting  one  of  the  strongest  law  firms  of  the 
city.  To  an  understanding  of  uncommon  acuteness  and  vigor  he  added  a  thorough 
and  conscientious  preparatory  training,  while  in  his  practice  he  has  exemplified 
all  the  higher  elements  of  the  truly  great  lawyer.  He  is  constantly  inspired  by  an 
innate,  inflexible  love  of  justice  and  a  delicate  sense  of  personal  honor  which 
controls  him  in  all  his  relations.  His  diligence  and  energy  in  the  preparation  of 
his  cases  as  well  as  the  earnestness,  tenacitv  and  courage  with  which  he  defends 
the  right,  as  he  understands  it,  challenges  the  highest  admiration  of  his  associates. 
He  invariably  seeks  to  present  his  argument  in  the  strong,  clear  light  of  reason 
and  sound  logical  principles.  While  on  the  bench  he  proved  himself  the  peer  of 
the  ablest  men  who  have  presided  over  the  court  of  last  resort.  He  possesses  a 
broad-mindedness  that  enabled  him  to  comprehend  the  details  of  a  situation 
quickly  and  to  correctly  apply  thereto  the  points  of  law. 

Judge  Marshall's  standing  in  professional  circles  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that 
he  was  for  fifteen  years  honored  with  election  to  the  treasurership  of  the  [Mis- 
souri State  Bar  Association  and  to  the  presidency  for  two  years.  He  also  be- 
longs to  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association.  His  political  allegiance  has  always  been 
given  to  the  democracy,  but  with  the  exception  of  the  two  offices  that  he  has 
filled,  both  in  the  line  of  his  profession,  he  has  never  consented  to  become  a 
candidate  before  the  people,  regarding  the  pursuits  of  private  life  as  abundantly 
worthy  of  his  best  efforts.  In  early  manhood,  interested  in  the  military  organi- 
zation of  the  state,  he  became  captain  of  the  Engineer  Corps  of  the  National 
Guard  of  Missouri,  serving  from  1873  until  1875.  He  was  also  judge  advocate 
of  the  First  Regiment  of  the  National  Guard  for  many  years  and  was  captain 
of  Company  A  of  the  Third  Regiment  of  the  National  Guard  and  Company  K 
of  the  First  Regiment  of  the  National  Guard  from  1882  until  1885. 

Judge  Marshall  was  married  at  Vicksburg,  Mississippi,  December  5,  1876,  to 
Miss  Kate  Mortimer  Reading,  who  died  January  27,  1908,  leaving  two  daughters : 
Katherine  Marguerite,  called  Daisy,  and  Letitia  Love  Marshall.  Although  not 
a  member  of  any  religious  body.  Judge  Marshall  has  served  as  vestryman  in  the 
Mount  Calvary  Episcopal  church  of  St.  Louis  and  in  Grace  church  in  Jeft'erson 
City.  He  believes  that  every  man  should  be  allowed  to  worship  God  according 
to  the  dictates  of  his  own  conscience  and  that  he  should  be  judged  by  his  life 
rather  than  by  his  professions.  It  is  by  this  standard  that  the  world  at  large 
judges,  and  bv  the  consensus  of  public  opinion  William  C.  Marshall  is  accounted 
one  of  the  most  honorable  and  honored  residents  of  St.  Louis.  Fraternally  he 
is  a  Master  Mason,  is  also  connected  with  Compton  Hill  Council  of  the  Legion  of 


39a  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Honor,  with  ihe  Knights  of  Pythias  and  with  the  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon,  a  college 
fraternity.  Forced  by  the  stress  of  circumstances  to  enter  a  field  of  labor  other 
than  that  in  which  in  his  youth  he  expected  to  spend  his  days,  he  has  used  his 
powers,  his  energies  and  his  opportunities  to  such  good  advantage  that  he  has 
gained  prestige  as  an  eminent  lawyer  and  jurist  of  ]\Iissouri,  his  life  history, 
however,  constituting  another  proof  of  the  fact  that  it  is  only  through  tireless 
energy,  careful  preparation  and  unfaltering  devotion  to  the  interests  entrusted 
to  his  care  that  the  member  of  the  bar  wins  his  success. 


REV.  FRANXIS  GILFILLAN. 

Rev.  Francis  Gilfillan,  rector  in  charge  of  the  New  Cathedral  Chapel  at  New- 
stead  and  ^laryland  avenues,  was  born  in  Ireland  on  the  i6th  of  February,  1872. 
In  September,  1889,  having  mastered  the  branches  of  a  preliminary  course,  he 
entered  St.  Patrick's  College,  at  Carlow,  Ireland,  where  he  remained  until  June, 
1904.  He  then  came  to  the  United  States  and  took  a  post-graduate  course  in 
the  Catholic  University  at  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  remained  until  1906. 
He  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood,  during  his  course  at  the  university,  in  St. 
Anthony's  church  in  St.  Louis,  by  Archbishop  J.  J.  Kain,  June  24,  1905,  and 
after  finishing  in  the  university  at  Washington  he  was  appointed  assistant  to 
Father  J.  ^McCaffrey,  pastor  of  the  New  Cathedral  parish.  Father  McCaffrey 
being  the  first  rector  of  this  parish.  Father  Gilfillan  remained  in  the  parish  up 
to  his  appointment  as  pastor  of  the  New  Cathedral  Chapel,  this  appointment  being 
made  in  February,  1907.  He  is  a  director  of  Kenrick  Seminary  board,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  examiners  of  the  clergy  and  a  member  of  the  commission  on 
theological  conferences. 


ADAM  WEBER. 


Spending  his  entire  life  in  St.  Louis,  Adam  Weber  had  many  friends  who 
knew  him  from  his  boyhood  days  to  the  day  of  his  death  and  who  knew 
him  to  be  a  man  of  commendable  purpose  and  upright  life,  who  enjoyed 
in  full  measure  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  those  with  whom  he  came  in 
contact.  He  was  born  and  reared  in  St.  Louis.  His  father,  who  also  bore  the 
name  of  Adam  Weber,  arrived  here  at  a  very  early  day,  coming  from  Germany, 
and  throughout  the  remainder  of  his  life  continued  a  resident  of  this  city.  While 
spending  his  boyhood  days  in  his  father's  home,  Adam  Weber  of  this  review  ac- 
quired his  education  as  a  pupil  in  the  schools  of  this  city.  He  was  well  known 
in  connection  with  official  service  here,  being  for  twenty-five  years  a  clerk  in  the 
registry  department  of  the  postoffice.  He  was  always  accurate,  systematic  and 
methodical  in  his  work  there,  and  his  faithfulness  won  him  the  unqualified  re- 
gard of  the  different  postmasters  under  whom  he  served  and  of  his  fellow  asso- 
ciates in  the  service.  He  resigned  about  1892  and  turned  his  attention  to  the 
real-estate  business.  In  this  he  met  with  good  success,  making  it  his  purpose  to 
become  thoroughly  acquainted  with  values  and  with  the  property  that  was  upon 
the  market.  He  w-as  thus  able  to  serve  his  clients  well,  to  give  them  information 
concerning  the  property  which  they  wished  to  purchase,  or  advise  them  as  to 
sales.  He  negotiated  a  number  of  important  realty  transfers  and  did  a  prosper- 
ous business  as  a  representative  of  real-estate  interests  here. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Weber  served  with  the  Home  Guard.  He 
was  a  loyal  defender  of  the  Union  cause  and  at  all  times  was  progressive  in  his 
citizenship  and  patriotic  in  his  devotion  to  the  welfare  of  the  country.  His  po- 
litical allegiance  was  given  to  the  republican  ])artv  and  he  always  took  an  active 


REV.    FRANCIS    GILFILLAX 


392  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

interest  in  politics,  doing  all  in  his  power  to  promote  the  growth  and  insure  the 
success  of  the  party,  although  he  never  held  an  elective  office. 

Air.  \\'eber  was  united  in  marriage  to  Aliss  Josephine  Soderer,  a  native  of 
St.  Louis,  and  a  daughter  of  Alois  Soderer,  of  whom  mention  is  made  elsewhere 
in  this  volume.  They  became  the  parents  of  three  daughters,  who  are  yet  living : 
Mrs.  Charles  Elhs  ;  Mrs.  Joseph  T.  Avery;  and  Alice,  the  wife  of  H.  M.  Beck- 
man.  The  death  of  the  husband  and  father  occurred  on  the  ist  of  September. 
1906,  when  he  was  sixty-three  years  of  age.  He  was  always  active  in  the  aflairs 
of  the  city  relating  to  substantial  progress  and  improvement  and  always  had 
great  faith  in  St.  Louis  and  her  future.  He  believed  in  justice,  truth,  progress 
and  improvement  and  thereby  advocated  and  labored  for  those  things  which  are 
beneficial  to  the  city  and  the  individual.  His  life  was  therefore  commendable 
and  many  who  knew  him  felt  that  something  of  value  was  taken  from  their 
lives  when  death  withdrew  his  friendship  from  them.  He  was  a  member  of 
Anchor  Lodge,  Xo.  443,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  was  laid  to  rest  in  Bellefontaine 
cemetery  under  the  auspices  of  that  order,  the  funeral  sermon  being  delivered  b> 
the  Rev.  Dr.  AI.  Luccock,  pastor  of  the  L'nion  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 


THEODORE  CARL  LINK. 

A  list  of  the  prominent  buildings  with  which  Theodore  Carl  Link  has  been 
connected  at  once  indicates  his  rating  as  an  architect.  He  stands  among  the  dis- 
tinguished members  of  the  profession  in  the  middle  west  and  his  ability  has 
gained  him  recognition,  not  only  throughout  the  entire  country  but  also  in  for- 
eign lands,  in  which  he  has  been  elected  to  membership  in  societies  drawing  their 
membership  from  among  eminent  architects.  In  this  profession  advancement  de- 
pends upon  individual  merit  and  skill  and  the  calling  is  one  in  which  wealth  or 
influence  availeth  little  or  naught.  The  talent  must  be  an  inherent  factor  in  the 
individual  and  its  development  must  come  through  comprehensive  and  thorough 
study  and  broad  experience. 

Mr.  Link  is  a  native  of  Germany,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Wimpfen  on 
the  17th  of  Alarch,  1850.  He  pursued  academic  branches  of  study  in  Heidelberg, 
London  and  Paris  between  the  years  of  1864  and  1869.  Coming  to  America  in 
1870,  he  has  since  followed  his  profession  and  his  constantly  expanding  powers 
and  continually  increasing  ability  have  gained  him  distinction  that  ranks  him  with 
the  foremost  representatives  of  the  profession  in  this  country.  While  his  opera- 
tions have  naturally  been  largely  confined  to  the  district  of  his  residence,  he  has 
yet  erected  important  structures  elsewhere  than  in  St.  Louis.  Many  of  the  nota- 
ble buildings  of  this  city,  however,  stand  as  monuments  to  his  enterprise  and  su- 
perior skill.  He  won  the  first  prize  in  the  competition  for  the  St.  Louis  LInion 
station,  the  largest  terminal  station  in  the  world,  which  was  completed  from  his 
plans  and  under  his  supervision.  He  was  consulting  architect  for  the  St.  Louis 
City  Hall,  architect  of  the  Mississippi  State  House,  the  Wabash  terminals  at 
Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  the  Carleton  building,  the  Mines  & 
Metallurgy  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  and  many  churches  and  pub- 
lic buildings  in  St.  Louis  anfl  vicinity. 

Mr.  Link  was  also  a  member  of  the  commission  of  architects  for  the  Lou- 
isiana Purchase  Exposition  in  this  city  in  1904.  He  is  vice  president  of  the  St. 
Louis  Artists  Guild,  a  fellow  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects  and  vice 
])resident  of  the  St.  Louis  chapter  of  that  organization  ;  president  of  the  Mis- 
souri State  Society  of  Architects,  member  of  the  New  York  Architectural  League 
and  corresponding  member  of  the  Vienna  Society  of  Architects.  He  likewise 
holds  membership  with  the  Archaeological  Institute  of  America,  the  American 
;\ssociation  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  the  Civic  League  and  the  St.  Louis 
Club. 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  393 

In  1876  Air.  Link  was  married  to  Miss  Annie  C.  Fuller,  of  Detroit,  and  they 
have  three  sons:  Karl  Eugene,  Edwin  Gary,  and  Clarence  Vincent.  The  family 
home  is  at  No.  628  North  Spring  avenue  and  Mr.  Link  maintains  his  office  in  the 
Carleton  building.  He  finds  his  recreation  in  agricultural  pursuits  and  outdoor 
life,  nature  finding  in  him  an  enthusiastic  admirer.  A  constantly  growing  busi- 
ness, however,  makes  heavy  demands  upon  his  time,  for  through  successive  stages 
of  development  Mr.  Link  has  long  since  left  the  ranks  of  the  many  and  stands 
among  the  successful  few. 


ALOYS  MENNE. 


Aloys  Menne,  worthy  of  trust  and  confidence,  was  respected  wherever  he 
was  known,  and  most  of  all  where  he  was  best  known.  For  fifty-six  years  he 
was  a  representative  of  merchandising  in  St.  Louis  and  when  he  passed  away  on 
the  1 2th  of  October,  1908,  was  one  of  the  oldest  furniture  dealers  of  the  city.  He 
was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  his  natal  day  being  June  i,  1829.  His  parents 
were  Franz  and  Anna  Marie  Menne,  representatives  of  old  German  families. 
The  father  was  a  cabinetmaker  by  trade,  and  died  in  1829  when  his  son,  Aloys, 
was  but  eight  days  old.  On  reaching  the  age  of  six  years  the  boy  was  sent  to 
the  public  schools,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  fourteen,  and 
then  on  putting  aside  his  text-books  he  began  learning  the  cabinetmaker's  trade, 
which  he  followed  for  two  and  a  half  years  as  an  apprentice.  He  afterward 
started  for  Elberfeld,  where  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  in  the  cabinetmaking 
trade  for  two  years,  and  in  his  twentieth  year  he  was  drafted  for  service  in  the 
Prussian  army  and  rendered  military  aid  to  his  country  for  two  and  a  half  years. 
Soon  after  the  close  of  his  experience  as  a  soldier  he  came  to  the  new  world, 
securing  passage  on  a  sailing  vessel  which  weighed  anchor  at  Bremen,  and  after 
a  long  and  tedious  voyage  of  eleven  and  a  half  weeks  reached  the  harbor  of 
New  Orleans. 

Mr.  Menne  had  no  capital,  but  he  possessed  determination  and  resolute 
spirit,  and  resolved  that  he  would  attain  success  if  it  could  be  secured  by  per- 
sistent and  straightforward  effort.  He  spent  three  months  in  New  Orleans,  and 
a  similar  period  in  Mobile,  Alabama,  after  which  he  came  up  the  river,^  reaching 
St.  Louis  after  a  ten  days'  trip  on  the  Mississippi.  Following  his  arrival  here 
he  was  employed  in  various  places  until  he  felt  that  his  experience  and  his  cap- 
ital justified  him  in  engaging  in  business  on  his  own  account.  He  then  formed  a 
partnership  with  John  Dreier  for  the  purpose  of  manufacturing  wardrobes  and 
other  articles  of  furniture  for  sale  to  the  furniture  stores  of  the  city.  They  be- 
gan business  on  a  small  scale,  their  workshop  being  located  at  Sixteenth  and 
Chestnut  streets.  After  two  years,  however,  they  ceased  that  class  of  work,  at 
which  time  their  shop  was  located  on  Thirteenth  street.  At  that  date  they 
rented  a  store  on  Market  between  Eighth  and  Ninth  streets,  where  they  re- 
mained for  two  years  and  then  removed  to  Nos.  802-804  jMarket  street,  buying 
up  several  leases  and  putting  the  buildings  into  shape  for  the  conduct  of  a  retail 
furniture  business  and  for  the  manufacture  of  furniture  as  well,  for  they  con- 
tinued to  do  a  cabinetmaking  business.  In  1869  they  removed  from  that  location 
and  purchased  the  premises  where  the  business  is  still  conducted. 

In  1865  Mr.  Dreier  died,  at  which  time  Mr.  Menne  purchased  his  interest 
and  conducted  the  business  a;lone  for  some  years,  after  which  he  admitted  his 
son  into  a  partnership.  This  relation  was  maintained  until  the  death  of  Aloys 
Menne,  and  as  the  years  passed  he  developed  a  business  of  large  and  profitable 
proportions.  His  store  was  thirty  by  one  hundred  and  thirty-six  feet,  with  a 
warehouse  adjacent,  connected  by  a  bridge.  The  main  building  is  four  stories  in 
height,  with  basement,  and  in  addition  to  the  warehouse  there  are  extensive  sta- 


394  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

bles.  two  stories  in  height.  Air.  ]\Ienne  began  the  erection  of  the  building 
more  than  a  half  century  ago,  and  gradually  enlarged  it  to  its  present  dimensions. 
He  handled  all  classes  of  house  furniture,  including  carpets,  rugs  and  tapestry, 
and  the  business  is  still  conducted  by  his  son.  His  trade  gradually  increased  with 
the  growth  of  the  city  and  his  prosperity  was  due  nonetheless  to  the  excellent 
line  of  goods  which  he  carried,  and  to  the  straightforward  business  policy  which 
he  ever  pursued.  His  patrons  always  knew  that  they  would  receive  fair  treat- 
ment at  his  hands,  and  that  he  was  just  and  equitable  in  all  of  his  relations  with 
those  in  his  employ  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  when  he  passed  away  his  death 
was  deeply  deplored  by  several  employes  who  had  entered  his  service  when  the 
store  was  opened,  and  had  remained  with  him  continuously  until  his  life's  labors 
were  ended.  His  word  was  as  good  as  any  bond  solemnized  by  signature  or  seal, 
and  his  commercial  integrity  would  stand  the  severest  test. 

In  1861  ]\Ir.  Alenne  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Mary  Meier,  who  died 
]\Iav  3,  1887.  They  were  the  parents  of  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  but  one  of  the 
sons,  Henry  A.,  died  June  7,  1890.  The  surviving  son,  Otto  J.  Menne,  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  and  in  a  business  college,  and  became  salesman  in 
his  father's  establishment,  succeeding  him  in  the  ownership  and  conduct  of  the 
business.  The  daughter,  Laura,  is  the  wife  of  Professor  Robert  Kissack,  who  is 
principal  of  the  manual  training  school,  a  department  of  the  Yeatman  high  school. 
In  1890  Mr.  Menne  erected  a  magnificent  mansion  at  No.  4387  West  Pine  boule- 
vard, and  there  maintained  his  residence  throughout  his  remaining  days.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  was  in  hearty 
sympathy  wnth  the  fraternal  spirit  upon  which  the  order  is  based.  In  politics 
he  was  independent,  regarding  the  capability  of  the  candidate  rather  than  his 
party  affiliations.  He  was  ever  most  loyal  to  the  interests  of  his  country,  how- 
ever, and  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  was  a  volunteer  in  the  Home  Guards.  He 
was  afterward  drafted  for  service  and  had  an  encounter  with  the  bushwhackers 
at  Fulton,  Alissouri.  Matters  relating  to  the  welfare  of  his  city  always  received 
his  earnest  championship,  and  he  cooperated  in  many  movements  for  the  general 
good.  Socially  he  was  prominent,  especially  among  the  German-American  resi- 
dents, and  was  highly  esteemed,  moreover,  in  the  business  world  by  the  native- 
born  sons  of  this  country,  as  well  as  by  those  of  foreign  birth.  Although  reared 
in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  he  attended  the  Episcopal  church  in  St.  Louis, 
and  was  laid  to  rest  in  Bellefontaine  cemetery,  the  Rev.  A.  A.  B.  Bennington 
of  the  Church  of  the  Ascension  officiating.  He  was  seventy-nine  years  of  age 
when  called  to  the  home  beyond,  and  his  death  closed  a  life  record  that  was  at 
all  times  in  harmonv  with  high  and  honorable  principles. 


F.  ERNEST  CRAMER. 

F.  Ernest  Cramer,  vice  president  and  treasurer  of  the  G.  Cramer  Dry  Plate 
Company,  is  active  in  the  control  of  an  extensive  and  important  productive  in- 
dustry, and  moreover  is  prominently  known  because  of  his  public-spirited  citi- 
zenship and  his  efifective  efforts  for  the  upbuilding  of  St.  Louis.  Born  here  on 
the  6th  of  July,  1870,  he  has  come  into  prominence  by  his  enthusiastic  zeal  for  a 
greater  St.  Louis  and  in  this  regard  he  might  be  termed  a  practical  theorist, 
for  while  he  works  toward  high  ideals,  he  is  never  visionary  in  the  methods  he 
employs   for  their  accomplishment. 

His  parents  were  Gustav  and  Mathilde  Cramer,  the  former  now  president 
of  the  G.  Cramer  Dry  J  Mate  Company.  He  was  born  in  Eshwege,  Germany,  and 
arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1859.  He  was  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old  families 
of  the  fatherland  and  after  coming  to  the  new  world  he  served  for  three  months 
as  a  member  of  the  volunteer  army  in  dcvfense  of  the  Union  during  the  Civil  war. 


F.    E.    CRAMER 


396  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

F.  Ernest  Cramer  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  from  1878 
until  1880  and  in  the  latter  year  entered  the  Educational  Institute,  a  private 
school,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1886.  The  following  year 
he  attended  Washington  University  and  after  the  completion  of  his  course  there 
in  1887  l^e  spent  the  scholastic  year  of  1887-8  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School. 
While  he  has  never  engaged  in  the  active  practice  of  law,  his  knowledge  thereof 
has  been  a  valuable  element  in  his  business  career.  In  1888  he  took  up  the  studv 
of  photography,  in  which  he  continued  until  May,  1889,  and  since  that  time  has 
been  associated  with  his  father  in  business  in  the  manufacturing  of  dry  plates 
and  photographic  supplies.  Having  thoroughly  acquainted  himself  with  the  trade, 
in  September,  1890,  he  became  manager  of  the  G.  Cramer  Dry  Plate  Works  and 
when  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  style  of  the  G.  Cramer  Dry  Plate 
Company  he  was  chosen  vice  president  and  treasurer  and  has  so  continued  to  the 
present  time.  The  house  has  become  one  of  the  well-known  productive  industries 
of  the  city,  with  large  and  increasing  trade  relations,  due  to  the  excellence  of  a 
product  which  is  manufactured  in  accordance  with  the  most  modern  and  improved 
processes. 

On  the  31st  of  July,  1901,  in  San  Francisco,  California,  Mr.  Cramer  w'as 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Angela  Le  Prohn.  His  political  endorsement  is  given 
to  the  republican  party,  but  while  never  particularly  active  in  political  circles, 
he  is  zealous  and  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  advance  the  city's  welfare,  and  in 
official  and  unofficial  capacities  has  done  much  along  that  line.  He  was  president 
of  the  Latin- American  &  Foreign  Trade  Association  in  1904  and  1905  and  since 
the  latter  year  has  been  a  member  of  the  city  council,  exercising  his  official  pre- 
rogatives in  behalf  of  man}^  measures  of  municipal  value.  He  is  also  serving  on 
the  executive  committee  of  the  Million  Population  Club,  and  many  tangible  evi- 
dences of  his  devotion  to  the  citv's  welfare  are  cited. 


GEORGE  W.  GALBREATH. 

George  ^^^  Galbreath,  cashier  of  the  Third  National  Bank,  was  born  July  31, 
1 86 1,  at  Georgetown,  Ohio.  His  parents  were  Washington  Tweed  and  Nancy 
(McClainj  Galbreath,  the  former  a  banker  at  Ripley,  Ohio,  for  forty  years  and 
a  leading  and  influential  resident  there.  The  son  pursued  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  Ripley,  passing  through  consecutive  grades  to  his  graduation 
from  the  high  school  in  1879.  The  same  year  he  became  a  resident  of  Sedalia, 
^lissouri,  where  he  was  engaged  in  merchandising  and  in  banking  until  1892. 
In  the  meantime  he  had  become  widely  known  through  his  business  connections 
and  in  the  latter  year  received  the  appointment  as  national  bank  examiner  for 
the  three  reserve  cities  in  Missouri — St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  and  St.  Joseph.  He 
was  possibly  the  youngest  man  receiving  appointment  as  examiner  up  to  that 
time.  He  filled  the  office  from  July,  1892,  until  1896  and  during  the  widespread 
financial  panic  of  1893  was  in  control  of  several  of  the  banks  that  had  failed  as 
examiner  in  charge  and  temporary  receiver.  He  had  charge  of  the  National 
Bank  of  Kansas  City  July  12,  1893,  closing  its  doors  for  ninety  days.  It  was 
the  largest  bank  that  was  forced  to  suspend  payment  during  the  panic  of  that 
year.  His  aj^pointment  as  national  examiner  was  made  under  the  republican  ad- 
ministration of  President  Harrison,  but  held  over  under  the  democratic  comp- 
troller of  currency,  James  H.  Eckels.  On  the  ist  of  March,  1896,  he  resigned  to 
accept  the  cashiership  of  the  Third  National  Bank  of  St.  Louis  and  has  been 
a  director  and  cashier  of  the  institution  for  the  past  twelve  years.  His  compre- 
hensive knowledge  of  banking,  his  broad  experience  in  active  work  of  the  insti- 
tutions and  as  bank  examiner  all  qualified  him  in  large  measure  for  the  duties 
of  his  present  position  and  since  entering  the  bank  he  has  been  a  forceful  factor 
in  its  success  and  jjromotion. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  397 

Mr.  Galbreath  was  married  in  Sedalia,  Missouri,  in  1884,  to  Aliss  Lucie 
Markley  Newkirk,  a  daughter  of  one  of  the  oldest  pioneer  business  men  of  Pettis 
county.  Three  children  have  been  born  of  this  union,  Ida  Belle,  Marguerite  and 
Donald.  Mr.  Galbreath  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Racquet  Club  and  to  the  Glen 
Echo  Country  Club.  His  entire  life  work  has  been  in  banking  lines  and  in  this 
connection  he  has  gained  a  wide  recognition,  being  regarded  as  one  of  the  ablest 
representatives  of  the  moneyed  interests  in  the  city. 


THEODORE  BENOIST. 

Theodore  Benoist,  well  known  in  social  and  financial  circles  of  the  city,  where 
his  birth  occurred  in  1861,  is  a  representative  of  one  of  its  oldest  and  most  dis- 
tinguished families,  the  ancestral  history  being  given  in  connection  with  the  sketch 
of  Conde  L.  Benoist  on  another  page  of  this  volume.  His  parents  were  Louis 
Auguste  and  Sarah  E.  (Wilson)  Benoist,  whose  family  numbered  nine  children, 
Theodore  being  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth.  Liberally  educated,  he  attended  the 
St.  Louis  University,  continued  his  education  in  Georgetown  University,  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  and  afterward  went  abroad,  studying  at  Stoneyhurst  College,  at 
Stonehurst,  England.  He  returned  to  take  the  management  of  the  estate  in- 
herited from  his  father,  and  in  a  position  requiring  administrative  direction  and 
executive  force  has  proven  that  his  business  talents  are  well  developed.  He 
gives  personal  supervision  to  the  placing  of  his  investments,  is  cognizant  of  the 
income  derived  from  each  of  his  holdings  and  is  therefore  watchful  that  his  in- 
terests are  increasing  and  not  decreasing. 

In  January,  1887,  Theodore  Benoist  married  Miss  Mary  E.  Hunt,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  Lucas  Hunt.  Their  children,  seven  in  number,  are  Charles, 
Miriam,  John  Hunt,  Anna  Wright,  Theodore,  Jr.,  Wilson  and  Francois.  Mr. 
Benoist  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Country  and  Racquet  Clubs. 


CHARLES  C.  CRONE. 

Charles  C.  Crone,  who  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  been  actively 
engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  is  considered  an  ex- 
pert in  values,  was  born  in  North  St.  Louis,  March  12,  1851.  His  parents  were 
Christopher  and  Elizabeth  Crone,  early  settlers  of  North  St.  Louis,  taking  up  their 
abode  there  when  the  city  limits  did  not  extend  west  of  Fourth  street.  The  father 
established  a  grocery  store  and  later  conducted  an  omnibus  line  running  from 
Salisbury  street  to  Third  and  Olive  streets.  He  likewise  organized  the  Maguire 
Market  Company  and  was  one  of  the  promoters  of  the  Bremen  Savings  Bank. 
His  resourceful  business  abilitv  enabled  him  to  recognize  and  utilize  opportuni- 
ties and  in  his  business  career  he  made  gradual  advancement  along  the  line  of 
intense  and  well  directed  activity  until  his  success  warranted  his  classification 
with  the  prosperous  residents  of  St.  Louis. 

Charles  C.  Crone  was  a  student  in  the  public  and  parochial  schools  of  North 
St.  Louis  and  received  his  business  training  in  Jones  Commercial  College.  After 
leaving  school  he  engaged  in  the  hardware  trade  in  the  employ  of  others  and  sub- 
sequently secured  a  clerkship  in  the  Bremen  Savings  Bank,  the  presidency  of 
which  was  occupied  by  5larshall  Brotherton,  who  later  was  succeeded  by  Chris- 
topher Crone,  father  of  our  subject.  After  several  years'  connection  with  the 
bank,  Charles  Crone  embarked  in  the  real-estate  business,  opening  an  office  within 
a  block  of  his  birthplace.  There  he  is  still  located  and  in  the  intervening  years 
he  has  been  an  active  participant  in  all  the  important  improvements  in  North  St. 
Louis.     In  his  business  connection  he  has  been  associated  with  the  ^lerchants 


398  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Bridge,  the  St.  Louis  Transfer  Railroad,  now  the  Wiggins  Ferry  property,  the 
reconstruction  of  Broadway  and  was  also  active  in  the  effort  to  locate  the  World's 
Fair  in  the  north  end  as  president  of  the  North  St.  Louis  Citizens  Association. 
He  was  also  active  in  the  Free  Bridge  movement  and  in  obtaining  the  franchise 
for  the  McKinley  system,  crossing  the  river  at  the  north  end.  Fully  understand- 
ing property  values,  being  thoroughly  conversant  with  all  realty,  as  to  its  owner- 
ship and  possibilities  of  sale,  and  actuated  in  much  that  he  does  by  marked  de- 
votion to  the  public  good,  he  has  labored  in  connection  with  many  movements, 
which  have  proven  very  beneficial  in  the  city's  upbuilding.  At  the  same  time  he 
has  carefully  controlled  his  individual  business  interests  and  has  gained  prosperity 
thereby.  For  over  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  has  been  activelv  engaged  in  real- 
estate  operations  and  is  an  expert  valuator  of  real  estate,  both  in  the  city  and 
county  of  St.  Louis.  He  belongs  to  both  the  Real  Estate  Exchange  and  the 
Merchants  Exchange  and  in  these  connections  cooperates  with  other  leading  busi- 
ness men  of  St.  Louis  in  an  effort  to  promote  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  the 
city  along  substantial  lines.  On  the  14th  of  October,  1875,  Mr.  Crone  was  mar- 
ried in  North  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Wilma  K.  Kupferle  and  they  have  a  daughter, 
Estella  Crone,  now  Mrs.  A.  F.  Koetter,  and  a  son,  Edward  C.  Crone.  Since 
1883  ^^^-  Crone  has  been  connected  with  Masonry  and  is  one  of  the  exemplary 
members,  closely  following  the  teachings  of  the  craft  in  his  recognition  of  the 
brotherhood  of  mankind  and  the  spirit  of  universal  helpfulness  which  should  pre- 
vail. He  is  well  known  as  one  who  has  made  no  backward  steps  in  his  career,  but 
has  continually  advanced  toward  the  goal  of  prosperity,  correctly  valuing  each 
opportunity  and  using  each  passing  moment  to  the  best  advantage. 


HENRY  MENZENWERTH. 

Henry  Menzenwerth,  general  superintendent  of  the  Auheuser-Busch  Brew- 
mg  Association,  was  born  September  2^,  1862,  in  Washington,  Missouri.  He  is 
of  German  lineage,  his  grandparents  having  come  to  America  from  Westphalia, 
Germany,  while  the  ancestry  is  traced  back  through  several  centuries  to  the  early 
development  of  German  civilization.  The  father,  Frederick  Menzenwerth,  is 
still  a  resident  of  Washington,  Missouri.  He  was  for  many  years  connected  with 
a  brewery  at  Washington,  but  becoming  financially  independent  and  feeling  that 
he  had  done  his  part  in  the  commercial  world,  he  decided  a  few  years  ago  to  re- 
tire and  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  labor. 

Henry  Menzenwerth  was  graduated  from  the  public  schools  of  Washington, 
Missouri,  and  after  leaving  school  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  connected  him- 
self with  the  Washington  brewery  with  the  firm  resolve  to  thoroughly  master  the 
processes  of  manufacture  and  the  methods  of  conducting  the  business.  After 
four  years  with  that  concern  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  sought  employment  with 
the  Anheuser-Pjusch  Brewing  Association.  He  started  in  here  in  a  humble  ca- 
pacity, but  has  gradually  worked  his  way  upward  from  one  position  to  another 
until  he  now  holds  a  place  of  large  responsibility  in  connection  with  this  world 
renowned  concern,  being  general  superintendent  of  the  entire  brewerv,  so  that 
its  success  flepends  largely  upon  his  knowledf^e  and  capable  management.  He 
is  likewise  a  director  of  the  South  Side  Bank. 

On  the  nth  of  November,  1891,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Menzenwerth  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Emelia  Bergman,  whose  parents  were  well  known  in  St.  Louis  twen- 
ty-five years  ago.  The  mother  is  still  living  here,  hale  and  hearty  at  the  age  of 
seventy-six  years.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Menzenwerth  are  the  parents  of  a  son  and 
daughter:  Henry,  who  was  born  December  5,  1892,  and  is  attending  school;  and 
Emelia,  born  January  i,  1900,  also  in  school. 

Mr.  Menzenwerth  is  a  member  oi  the  Liederkranz  Society,  of  the  Apollo 
Club,  the  Western  Rfjwing  Club,  the  Concordia  Turn  Vercin  and  the  South  St. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  399 

Louis  Saengerbund.  He  is  very  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing  and  whenever  the 
opportunity  presents  itself  enjoys  those  sports.  He  is  also  fond  of  travel  and 
has  made  several  extended  tours  through  this  country.  He  is  likewise  a  great 
lover  of  fine  horses  and  has  always  kept  several  specimens  of  the  noble  steed 
and  at  present  he  is  also  an  enthusiastic  devotee  of  the  automobile.  He  is  well 
known  in  business  and  social  circles,  being  a  general  favorite  wherever  he  is 
found  and  he  has  the  warm  friendship  of  the  employes  who  serve  under  him,  as 
well  as  of  those  whom  he  meets  in  social  relations. 


COLIN  McRAE  SELPH. 

Colin  McRae  Selph,  known  as  a  valued  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  is  also 
recognized  as  a  forceful  factor  in  democratic  circles  and  as  a  citizen  whose  ef- 
forts in  behalf  of  St.  Louis  have  been  far-reaching  and  beneficial.  Tangible  evi- 
dence of  his  interest  in  the  city  was  manifest  in  his  efforts  to  secure  in  the  legis- 
lature the  passage  of  a  bill  for  a  free  bridge  across  the  river.  In  many  other  ways 
he  has  also  demonstrated  his  keen  interest  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  city's  growth 
and  substantial  development. 

Mr.  Selph  was  born  at  Richmond.  Virginia,  July  i6,  1864,  a  son  of  Colin 
McRae  and  Elizabeth  M.  (Dimitry)  Selph.  The  father,  well  known  as  a  lawyer, 
was  formerlv  a  member  of  the  Confederate  army,  serving  as  major  on  the  staff  of 
General  Taylor.  The  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Alexander  Dimitry,  minister 
to  Nicaragua  from  i860  until  1862.  Air.  Selph  of  this  review  is  a  lineal  descend- 
ant in  the  seventh  generation  of  General  John  Smith  of  Virginia  and  a  great- 
grandson  of  Robert  Mills,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  and  supervising  architect  of 
the  treasury  department  in  i860  and  designer  of  the  Washington  monument.  His 
maternal  grandfather  was  Professor  Alexander  Dimitry,  member  of  the  faculty 
of  Georgetown  College  from  1858  until  i860  and  then  L'nited  States  minister  to 
Guatemala.  The  paternal  grandfather,  Archibald  Selph,  was  a  pioneer  Scotch- 
man of  Hansboro,  Mississippi. 

Colin  McRae  Selph,  reared  under  the  parental  roof,  left  school  at  the  age 
of  sixteen  years  to  begin  earning  his  own  livelihood.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Lushers 
Academy  of  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  and  studied  law  in  Tulane  University,  but 
in  the  meantime  he  had  begun  providing  for  his  own  livelihood  as  an  apprentice 
in  a  blacksmith  shop.  In  three  months  he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  ship- 
ping clerk  but  his  taste  was  for  journalism  and  he  entered  that  field  as  press 
feeder  and  in  connection  with  newspaper  publication  rose  to  various  positions  of 
responsibilitv  and  prominence.  His  residence  in  St.  Louis  dates  from  1886,  in 
which  year  he  became  clerk  for  Philip  Roeder.  a  bookseller.  He  was  afterward 
in  the  employ  of  the  St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch  for  twelve  years  and  published  the 
official  journal  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  from  1900  until  1904.  It 
was  known  as  the  World's  Fair  Bulletin. 

Since  1905  Mr.  Selph  has  engaged  continuously  in  the  practice  of  law. 
While  devoted  to  his  profession  in  the  interests  of  those  whom  he  represents  as 
a  counselor,  he  has  also  found  opportunitv  to  cooperate  in  many  measures  aff'ect- 
ing  the  general  welfare  of  the  city  and  Alissouri.  In  his  youth  he  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  famous  Washington  Artillery  of  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  In  1903 
he  was  elected  to  represent  his  district  in  the  state  legislature  of  Missouri,  where 
he  served  until  1905.  He  became  a  member  of  the  joint  free  bridge  committee 
and  was  chairman  of  the  free  bridge  campaign  committee  and  assisted  in  the  pas- 
sage of  charter  amendments  for  a  free  bridge.  He  has  given  no  better  proof  of 
his  ardor  and  enthusiastic  devotion  to  the  welfare  of  his  city  and  her  people 
than  in  his  successful  conduct  of  the  negotiations  of  the  Olive  Street  Bank  fail- 
ure, whereby  his  great  executive  ability  and  his  knowledge  of  the  law  was  demon- 
strated by  virtue  of  the  payment,  finally,  to  the  Olive  Street  Bank  depositors  in 


400  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

full  through  the  merger  with  the  Grand  Avenue  Bank.  Had  not  Air.  Selph,  as 
president  of  the  Depositors  Association,  aggressively  pursued  his  policy  of  "dol- 
lar for  dollar  for  depositors"  at  all  costs  a  receiver  would  have  been  appointed 
and  the  depositors,  after  a  long  and  tedious  wait,  would  have  probably  received 
forty  or  titty  per  cent  of  their  deposits.  He  knew  what  might  be  done  through 
the  lerms  of  the  law,  he  recognized  also  the  justice  of  the  case,  and  reasoned 
that  the  bank  should  give  full  due  to  those  who  had  entrusted  their  means  to  its 
keeping.  As  a  member  of  many  civic  associations  he  has  also  been  among  the 
foremost  in  the  support  of  any  movement  that  has  benefited  the  people,  and  the 
unselfishness  of  his  motives  has  never  been  called  into  question.  In  his  public 
work,  as  in  his  practice,  he  possesses  wisdom  and  intelligence ;  he  is  ceaseless  in 
his  energy  and  is  keen  and  convincing  in  his  debate.  He  gives  unfaltering  alle- 
giance to  the  democracy,  believing  that  its  principles  will  best  conserve  the  pub- 
lic welfare,  and  that  he  is  prominent  in  its  ranks  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he 
served  as  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Democratic  Club,  an  aggressive  political 
organization  of  much  potentiality,  for  more  than  three  terms.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Million  Population  Club,  in  which  he  has  served  on  the  executive  com- 
mittee, and  is  a  member  of  the  Alanufacturers  Association  of  St.  Louis.  What- 
ever tends  to  promote  public  progress  along  political,  social,  intellectual,  moral 
or  material  lines  receives  his  endorsement  and  his  efforts  have  been  of  a  practical 
nature  that  have  been  followed  by  results.  He  belongs  to  the  Virginia  Society 
and  many  other  societies. 

On  the  13th  of  September,  1901,  Mr.  Selph  was  married  to  Miss  Mary 
Helen  Witbeck,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah.  They  have  one  child,  Colin  M.  Selph, 
the  third,  now  five  years  of  age.  The  old  motto  of  the  Selph  family,  'T  serve 
those  who  need  help,"  seems  to  be  the  guide  of  Mr.  Selph  of  this  review.  One 
who  knows  him  well  said,  "Mr.  Selph  has  been  to  me  well  known  for  many 
years  as  a  superb  living  dynamo  surcharged  with  the  irrepressible  determination 
and  vital  force  which  has  ever  been  the  distinguishing  characteristic  of  his  rug- 
ged Scotch-Irish  ancestry.  While  I  know  him  to  be  a  stranger  to  vice,  I  admire 
him  for  his  sworn  antagonism  to  puritanical  cant.'"  He  finds  his  greatest  happi- 
ness in  doing  for  others,  has  a  nature  too  true  to  hold  enmity  or  malice  toward 
another  and  holds  friendship  inviolable.  He  is  entirely  free  from  ostentation 
or  display,  nor  is  there  about  him  the  least  shadow  of  mock  modesty.  He  has 
learned  to  value  life,  its  contacts  and  experiences  correctly,  to  make  the  best  use 
of  his  opportunities  and  to  aid  wherever  he  can  a  fellow  traveler  on  life's  journey. 


GEORGE  C.  DISCHERT. 

George  C.  Dischert,  starting  life  empty-handed,  is  now  the  proprietor  of  a 
profitable  carriage  manufacturing  business.  He  was  born  in  Hesse-Cassel,  Ger- 
many, July  19,  1870,  and  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine  Dischert,  who  in 
1872  immigrated  to  this  country.  The  father  had  followed  the  occupation  of 
farming  in  his  native  land,  but  after  coming  to  America  was  confidential  man 
in  the  Linseed  Oil  Department  of  the  St.  Louis  Lead  &  Oil  Company,  which  has 
since  become  a  part  of  the  trust. 

George  C.  Dischert  was  but  two  years  of  age  when  brought  to  St.  Louis 
and  has  always  remained  a  resident  of  this  city.  At  the  usual  age  he  was  sent 
to  the  public  schools,  where  he  continued  his  education  to  the  age  of  thirteen 
years,  and  since  that  time  he  has  been  one  of  the  world's  workers,  his  energy  and 
determination  constituting  the  rounds  of  the  ladder  on  which  he  has  climbed  to 
success.  He  served  an  apprenticeship  at  the  carriage  building  trade  with  his 
brother  at  1400  North  Seventh  street,  who  began  business  on  his  own  account, 
remaining  at  that  location  for  six  months.  In  order  to  have  more  commodious 
quarters,  a  removal  was  made  to  Ninth  and  Howard  streets,  where  the  business 


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402  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

was  conducted  for  two  years.  Its  continued  growth  necessitated  still  larger  quar- 
ters and  for  three  years  they  were  located  at  Seventh  and  Howard  streets.  From 
that  place  a  removal  was  made  to  No.  818-820  North  Eighth  street  and  for 
eleven  years  Air.  Dischert  remained  with  his  brother  at  that  place.  He  then 
started  upon  an  independent  business  venture  at  No.  10 15  Morgan  street,  where 
he  continued  for  a  year  and  a  half,  when  the  increase  of  his  business  demanded 
better  facilities  and  he  established  his  plant  at  Nos.  loii  and  1013  North  Eleventh 
street.  He  leased  that  place  for  three  years,  but  after  two  and  a  half  years  he 
found  that  it  was  too  small  for  his  growing  business  and  he  is  now  at  No.  915 
and  917  A\"ash  street,  where  he  employs  on  an  average  of  twelve  men.  In  analyz- 
ing his  life  work  it  is  found  that  he  has  never  been  afraid  of  earnest,  unremitting 
labor,  and  realizing  that  there  is  no  royal  road  to  wealth,  he  has  continued  his 
efforts  in  the  legitimate  lines  of  trade,  his  labors  directed  by  intelligence  and 
sound  judgment,  until  now  he  is  at  the  head  of  a  profitable  and  constantly  in- 
creasing business.  : 

In  June,  1900,  J\Ir.  Dischert  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Rose  Gieselman 
and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  children,  Milton  and  Richard.  '  The  family 
occupies  a  handsome  residence  in  Jennings.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Dischert 
is  a  republican,  giving  stalwart  support  to  the  party  since  age  conferred  upon  him 
the  right  of  franchise.  He  belongs  to  the  German  Evangelical  Protestant  church 
and  from  early  in  his  business  career  the  only  diversion  which  he  allowed  him- 
self was  his  participation  in  the  church  work  as  a  member  of  the  choir.  Pos- 
sessing a  fine  tenor  voice,  his  services  were  always  in  demand  in  this  connection, 
but  his  removal  to  the  suburbs  caused  him  to  leave  the  choir.  His  example  well 
indicates  what  may  be  accomplished  when  one  has  the  will  to  dare  and  to  do.  His 
success  is  attributable  largely  to  the  fact  that  he  has  always  continued  in  the  same 
line  in  which  he  embarked.  He  became  a  thorough  master  of  the  business  in  all 
of  its  departments,  working  for  seven  years  in  the  employ  of  his  brother.  He 
was  receiving  a  wage  of  sixty-five  dollars  per  month  in  the  last  year  with  his 
brother  and  had  saved  a  capital  of  but  two  hundred  dollars  when  he  started 
in  business  on  his  own  account.  Gradually,  however,  he  has  extended  the  scope 
of  his  activities  and  is  today  conducting  a  business  which  is  proving  a  profitable 
investment. 


REV.  MANLY  J.  BREAKER,  D.D. 

The  Baptist  church  in  Alissouri,  and  especially  the  department  of  home  and 
foreign  missions,  has  suft'ered  no  greater  loss  in  years  than  that  which  came  in 
the  death  of  Rev.  Manly  J.  Breaker.  But  he  leaves  behind  a  memory  which,  for 
its  inspirational  influence,  will  be  for  years  to  come  a  force  in  the  work  of  the 
church.  To  know  him  was  to  honor  and  esteem  him,  and  association  with  him 
for  any  length  of  time  resulted  in  a  desire  for  the  better  things  of  life  on  the 
part  of  his  companions,  a  desire  that  often  found  fruition  in  good  works. 

Born  in  North  Carolina,  March  9,  1850,  he  was  a  son  of  Rev.  J.  M.  C. 
Breaker,  D.D.  The  father  was  a  native  of  South  Carolina  and  wedded  Miss 
Juhan,  of  that  state,  whose  people  were  very  active  advocates  of  the  colonial 
cause  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Her  mother  was  a  Miss  Hornby,  of  Hornby 
castle,  England.  Her  father  sank  three  vessels  in  Charleston  bay  during  the  war 
for  independence  and  was  given  large  tracts  of  land  in  South  Carolina  in  recogni- 
tion of  the  valuable  service  which  he  rendered.  The  Rev.  J.  M.  C.  Breaker  came 
to  Missouri  in  the  middle  portion  of  the  nineteenth  century,  was  the  founder  of 
the  Lafayette  Park  church  of  St.  Louis,  and  was  closely  associated  with  the  work 
of  his  denomination  here  for  a  number  of  years. 

Rev.  M.  J.  Breaker  spent  the  first  eighteen  years  of  his  life  in  the  south, 
being  a  student  at  Wolford  College,  Spartanburg,  South  Carolina,  and  after  at- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTfY.  403 

tending  Washington  University  for  a  time,  entered  William  Jewell  College,  and 
here  graduated  in  several  of  the  schools  of  that  institution.  Subsequently  he  be- 
came a  student  in  Southern  Baptist  Theological  Seminary  at  Greenville,  South 
Carolina,  and  was  in  the  last  class  graduated  before  the  removal  of  the  seminary 
to  Louisville. 

Rev.  Breaker  came  to  Missouri  in  1868,  stopping  first  at  St.  Louis,  and  after 
his  graduation  he  returned  to  this  state  and  accepted  a  call  from  the  Baptist 
church  at  Glasgow.  In  connection  with  his  pastorate  there  he  presided  over 
Mount  Pleasant  College  at  Huntsville  as  president,  and  also  preached  for  the 
church  at  that  place.  Subsequently  he  accepted  the  pastorates  at  Fayette,  Mar- 
shall. Moberly  and  Independence,  Missouri,  in  which  places  he  was  known  as  a 
thorough  student  and  able  preacher  and  an  advocate  of  missions.  The  latter 
branch  of  the  work  in  due  course  of  time  claimed  his  entire  attention. 

Missouri  is  a  border  state  not  only  politically  but  in  its  religious  interests  as 
well,  some  churches  and  individuals  considering  themselves  as  belonging  to  the 
north  and  others  to  the  south,  and  for  a  long  time  the  state  was  worked  by  the 
missionary  societies  of  both  sections.  In  the  sagacious  mind  of  Manlv  J.  Breaker 
the  solution  of  the  difficulty  was  thought  out,  and  the  "Missouri  plan"  came  into 
being,  by  the  operation  of  which  the  mission  work  was  placed  under  the  super- 
vision of  a  state  board  of  home  and  foreign  missions,  through  which  money  is 
collected  and  distributed  to  various  organizations  as  specified,  the  national  so- 
cieties having  no  direct  dealings  with  the  churches  of  the  state.  In  1896 
Dr.  Breaker  was  elected  corresponding  secretary  of  the  board,  and  in  1901  he 
entered  into  formal  relations  with  the  Missionary  Union  as  secretary  of  the 
union  for  the  special  district  of  Missouri.  Not  only  did  he  bring  the  churches 
of  the  state  into  harmonious  relations  with  one  another,  systematizing  the  col- 
lection of  missionary  funds  and  developing  the  interests  of  the  north  and  south, 
of  home  and  foreign  missions,  but  he  more  than  quadrupled  the  annual  gifts  for 
the  work  of  the  missionary  societies.  Certain  great  qualities  insured  his  success. 
He  had  the  power  of  initiative  to  a  remarkable  degree.  He  was  a  born 
organizer,  fearless,  devoted  with  his  whole  heart  to  the  cause  of  missions.  With 
rare  devotion  he  threw  himself  into  this  underfaking  and  gave  it  his  life.  From 
the  beginning  he  carried  on  a  campaign  of  education,  which  was  a  marvel  of 
intelligence,  devotion  and  hard  work.  From  what  seemed  an  inexhaustible  store 
of  missionary  information,  he  preached  and  pleaded  missions  in  every  corner  of 
the  state,  and  the  results  were  seen  in  a  constantly  growing  contribution  to  this 
department  of  the  church  work.  He  was  the  author  of  a  number  of  works, 
notable  among  which  is  The  Blessed  Dead. 

Those  who  knew  Dr.  Breaker  will  never  forget  his  kindly  spirit,  his  warm- 
hearted sympathy  and  his  helpful  purpose.  These  traits  of  character  were  every- 
where manifest,  but  most  of  all  in  his  own  home.  He  was  married  in  South 
Carolina  to  Miss  Eleanor  Long,  and  thev  have  one  son,  George  Juhan,  who  is 
attending  William  Jewell  College. 

Death  came  to  Dr.  Breaker  very  suddenly,  for  after  an  illness  of  less  than 
twenty- four  hours  he  passed  away  October  i,  1908.  Perhaps  no  better  summary 
of  his  life  work  can  be  given  than  by  quoting  from  the  tribute  to  his  memory  by 
those  who  were  his  associates  in  much  of  his  life  work.  H.  E.  Tralle  said :  "He 
was  a  man  of  broadest  sympathies.  There  was  in  him  no  narrowness,  no  section- 
alism, no  unfairness  and  no  littleness.  He  was  a  man  of  truest  culture.  He  was 
an  earnest  and  industrious  student  to  the  very  last.  His  scholarship  was  always 
reverent  while  his  information  was  surprising  in  its  breadth  and  accuracy.  His 
life  was  controlled  by  his  convictions  of  duty.  There  was  nothing  negative  in 
his  character,  and  his  religion  was  of  the  positive,  virile,  aggressive  type."  E. 
W.  Stephens  said  of  him:  "He  was  a  loyal  and  unflinching  friend.  He  could 
be  counted  on,  present  or  absent.  He  was  that  rare,  but  priceless  treasure,  a 
true  man.  No  difiference  of  opinion,  however  acute,  no  separation  by  time  or 
space,  no  prosperity  or  adversity  could  alienate  his  friendship  or  cool  the  ardor 


404  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  his  devotion.  He  was  courageous  almost  to  a  fault.  By  tongue  and  pen  he 
was  an  outspoken  and  persistent  defender  of  his  convictions.  His  resourceful- 
ness was  remarkable.  Rarely  did  any  one  oppose  him  who  was  not  discomfited 
in  the  contest.  In  neither  secular  nor  religious  life  have  I  known  any  man  who 
possessed  higher  capacity  for  taking  care  of  himself  or  concerning  whom  his 
friends  felt  less  anxiety  in  time  of  controversy.  While  his  aggressive  methods 
provoked  opposition  and  made  him  the  target  of  attack  and  criticism.  I  have 
never  known  a  more  forgiving  nature,  a  sweeter  spirit.  He  cherished  malice 
to  no  man.  He  was  well  named  '^fanly.'  It  typified  his  character.  He  forgave 
as  well  as  fought.  He  did  both  splendidly.  He  was  of  heroic  mould.  He  was  the 
embodiment  of  Christian  chivalry.  As  much  as  any  man  I  ever  knew"  he  lived 
the  full  life.  His  sense  of  duty  was  as  high  as  heaven  and  as  broad  as  the 
human  race.  He  was  the  very  incarnation  of  the  spirit  of  missions.  His  soul 
was  aflame  with  the  love  and  for  the  salvation  of  all  men.  To  this  end  he  con- 
secrated his  life  with  an  industry  and  persistence  that  was  to  the  last  degree  stren- 
uous. To  it  he  sacrificed  his  life,  for  his  physical  energies  at  last  succumbed  to 
the  strain.  He  died  a  martyr  to  duty.  Not  the  cause  of  missions  alone,  but  that 
of  education,  the  institutions  for  the  orphans  and  the  afflicted,  women's  work, 
every  movement  fostered  by  our  denomination  and  for  the  good  of  men,  has  lost 
a  stalwart  and  faithful  friend.'' 


MORRIS  HEZEL. 


Morris  Hezel,  who  for  more  than  a  half  century  was  a  resident  of  St.  Louis, 
was  of  European  birth,  his  natal  year  being  1837.  He  had  acquired  a  good  col- 
lege education  ere  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis  in  185 1,  when  thirteen  years  of  age. 
Here  he  entered  the  employ  of  Mr.  Cabanne,  remaining  in  his  service  for  several 
years,  after  which  he  worked  for  a  time  in  the  grocery  store  of  David  Nichol- 
son. In  connection  with  his  brothers,  John  and  Charles,  he  then  invested  the 
capital  which  he  had  saved  from  his  earnings  in  the  Woodland  Dairy,  located  on 
what  is  now  Lewis  Place.  They  had  six  hundred  cows  and  conducted  an  ex- 
tensive dairy  business,  controlling  the  best  trade  of  the  city,  supplying  the  hotels 
and  also  furnishing  all  of  the  milk  and  cream  used  by  the  boats  on  the  river. 
They  also  conducted  a  grocery  store  at  Elm  and  Broadway.  After  successfully 
conducting  the  dairy  for  some  time,  Morris  Hezel  sold  the  business  to  Charles 
Cabanne.  Later  he  joined  his  brother  Charles  in  organizing  the  East  St.  Louis 
^lining  Company  and  although  their  plant  was  destroyed  during  the  cyclone,  they 
at  once  rebuilt  and  conducted  a  very  extensive  business,  in  which  Mr.  Hezel 
continued  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise.  The  pjant  was  equipped  with  the  latest 
improved  machinery  and  the  product  of  the  mills  was  of  such  excellence  and 
quality  as  to  insure  a  ready  and  profitable  sale  on  the  market.  As  he  prospered 
he  made  judicious  investments  in  real  estate,  owning  considerable  city  property. 
He  also  bought  a  tract  of  fifty  acres  adjoining  the  city,  which  his  family  has  re- 
cently sold.  When  but  twenty-two  years  of  age  he  was  considered  one  of  the 
leading  business  men  of  St.  Louis  and  his  advice  and  counsel  were  often  sought 
by  many  men  much  older  than  he. 

In  Belleville,  Illinois,  in  1863,  Mr.  Hezel  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Bauer 
and  unto  them  were  born  six  children :  Walter  M. ;  Clara ;  Nellie,  who  married 
Arthur  Brockman  ;  Augusta,  the  wife  of  Dr.  E.  A.  Welke  ;  Emma,  who  is  the  wife 
of  Alfred  Russell;  and  Ella.  The  family  residence  was  erected  by  Air.  Hezel 
about  twenty-two  years  ago. 

He  was  a  gentleman  of  domestic  tastes,  finding  his  greatest  interest  at  his 
own  fireside,  yet  was  also  a  valued  member  of  the  Union  Club.  He  was  reared  in 
the  Catholic  church  and  although  he  did  not  affiliate  with  the  church  in  later 
years,  his  entire  life  was  actuated  by  high  and  honorable  principles  that  do  not 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  405 

need  to  have  their  basis  in  sectarianism,  but  should  be  the  birthright  and  prac- 
tice of  every  individual.  Passing  away  on  the  23d  of  April,  1903,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-six  years,  St.  Louis  was  thus  deprived  of  a  representative  citizen,  his  asso- 
ciates a  faithful  friend  and  his  familv  a  devoted  husband  and  father. 


GEORGE  WILLIAM  STRODTMAN. 

George  William  Strodtman,  one  of  the  best  known  real-estate  men  of  St. 
Louis  and  a  prominent  factor  as  well  in  the  financial  circles  of  the  city,  was  here 
born  3klay  23,  1869,  a  son  of  George  and  Sarah  Strodtman.  He  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  the  Ames  and  Clay  schools  while  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the 
parental  roof  and  he  also  spent  three  years  as  a  student  in  the  Educational  In- 
stitute. 

On  the  ist  of  May,  1887,  ^^^  engaged  in  the  real-estate  and  loan  business  with 
office  at  No.  3607  North  Broadway,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Strodtman  & 
Strodtman.  He  is  now  sole  proprietor  of  the  business,  however,  and  in  addition 
to  his  real-estate  operations  maintains  safety  deposit  vaults,  having  practically 
the  only  business  of  this  kind  in  North  St.  Louis.  A  man  of  resourceful  ability, 
he  has  also  extended  his  efforts  to  other  fields  and  is  now  secretary  of  the  Pen- 
rose Investment  Company  and  president  of  the  Holly  Real  Estate  &  Investment 
Company.  In  this  connection  he  has  become  well  known  because  of  his  opera- 
tions in  real  estate  and  in  handling  many  valuable  deeds  of  trust.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  Exchange  and  also  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis 
Insurance  Agents  Association  and  the  North  St.  Louis  Business  Men's  Asso- 
ciation. 

On  the  28th  of  September,  1895,  Mr.  Strodtman  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Genevieve  E.  Richardson  and  they  are  now  pleasantly  located  at  No.  4407 
North  Twenty-first  street.  Mr.  Strodtman  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the 
republican  party  and  keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day. 
His  religious  faith  is  manifested  in  the  fact  that  he  is  a  communicant  of  the 
Episcopal  church.  Always  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  he  recognized  the  fact  that 
its  business  conditions  offered  opportunities  to  all  who  sought  advancement,  and 
he  has  therefore  never  desired  to  establish  his  home  elsewhere.  He  has  grad- 
ually developed  here  a  business  of  extensive  and  profitable  proportions  and  his 
name  is  today  an  honored  one. 


REV.  JOHN  J.  HEAD. 

Rev.  John  J.  Head,  pastor  of  the  Annunciation  Catholic  church,  was  born  in 
Ireland  on  the  24th  of  June,  1849,  and  entered  Summer  Hill  College  at  Athlone, 
Ireland,  in  1867.  There  he  remained  as  a  student  for  two  years  and  in  1869  pur- 
sued a  course  in  St.  Patrick's  College,  in  Carlow,  Ireland.  He  attended  school 
there  until  1874  and  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  on  the  30th  of  May  of  that 
year  in  Carlow.  He  was  transferred  to  America  as  his  field  of  labor  and  arrived 
in  St.  Louis  on  the  15th  of  October  of  the  same  year,  and  he  has  since  given 
his  time  and  energies  untiringly  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  cause.  He  was  made  an 
assistant  to  St.  John's  parish  in  St.  Louis,  and  three  months  later  was  transferred 
to  Iron  ]^Iountain,  Missouri.  On  the  i6th  of  October.  1875,  he  was  appointed 
pastor  of  the  parish  at  Montgomery  City,  Alissouri,  where  he  resided  for  four- 
teen years.  During  this  time  he  built  eight  churches  in  this  mission.  There  are 
now  six  resident  pastors  in  this  mission,  thus  showing  the  progress  made  since 
he  took  charge. 


406  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1889,  Father  Head  was  transferred  to  St.  Louis  as 
pastor  of  the  Annunciation  church,  over  which  he  has  now  presided  for  twenty 
years.  He  succeeded  Vicar  General  Brady  in  this  parish  and  has  done  most  ef- 
fective work  here  for  the  interests  of  the  church.  The  house  of  worship  was 
destroyed  by  the  cyclone  on  the  27th  of  May,  1896,  and  Father  Head  rebuilt 
the  church  and  parish  residence.  He  is  a  man  of  broad  scholarly  attainments, 
well  read  upon  all  lines  of  progressive  thought,  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the 
prominent  Catholic  divines  of  the  United  States.  He  is  now  president  of  the 
Carlow  Alumni  Association  and  he  has  the  entire  respect  of  people  of  all  denomi- 
nations, as  well  as  the  sincere  regard  and  loyalty  of  his  parishioners. 


EDMOND  PERKINS  CREECY. 

Edmond  Perkins  Creecy,  chief  of  police  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  on  a  planta- 
tion in  Pasquotank  county.  North  Carolina,  December  9,  1847,  a  son  of  Colonel 
Richard  Benbury  and  Mary  Brozier  (Perkins)  Creecy.  The  father,  for  many 
years  a  distinguished  editor,  was  born  December  19,  1813,  at  Drummonds  Point, 
the  oldest  settlement  in  North  Carolina  on  the  Albemarle  Sound.  He  traced  his 
ancestry  back  to  Job  Creecy,  a  Huguenot  connected  with  that  class  who  were 
noted  for  their  austere  virtues  and  the  purity  of  their  lives.  Job  Creecy  came 
from  France  to  the  new  world,  founding  the  family  in  America.  In  the  mater- 
nal line  Colonel  Creecy  was  also  a  descendant  of  General  Thomas  Benbury,  one 
of  the  leading  statesmen  of  Revolutionary  times,  a  member  of  the  provincial  con- 
gress of  1774  and  also  a  member  of  the  Edenton  district  committee  of  safety  and 
paymaster  of  the  Fifth  Regiment,  which  fought  at  the  battle  of  Great  Bridge  in 
an  engagement  that  resulted  in  American  victory.  Colonel  Creecy  was  also  a 
descendant  of  William  Skinner,  who  was  brigadier  general  of  state  troops,  treas- 
urer of  the  eastern  district  under  Governor  Caswell  and  rendered  other  import- 
ant services  during  the  Revolutionary  war. 

Colonel  Creecy  enjoyed  the  best  educational  opportunities  offered  by  his 
native  state,  completing  a  course  in  the  State  University  in  1835,  after  which  he 
studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1842.  He  devoted  three  years  to  the 
practice  of  law  and  then  turned  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits,  but  in  1870 
he  followed  a  desire  to  become  connected  with  journalism  and  other  literary  work 
and  founded  the  Elizabeth  City  Economist,  continuing  the  publication  of  that 
paper  until  his  death  and  securing  for  it  a  large  circulation  in  the  eastern  part 
of  North  Carolina.  His  editorials  were  an  attractive  combination  of  literary 
merit,  wit,  humor  and  philosophy  and  were  widely  read.  He  was  always  inter- 
ested in  the  history  of  his  state  and  his  researches  brought  to  light  many  facts 
substantiating  the  claim  that  North  Carolina  stands  foremost  in  the  great  strug- 
gle for  libery.  He  wrote  many  reminiscences  that  are  keys  to  the  book  of  history, 
opening  the  way  to  diligent  research.  His  writings  covered  a  wide  range,  dis- 
cussing not  only  the  issues  and  questions  of  the  day  but  also  covered  history, 
biography,  legend  and  poetry.  His  volume  entitled,  Grandfather's  Tales  of  North 
Carolina  History,  is  widely  read.  Toward  the  close  of  his  life  Leslie's  Weekly 
in  a  review  of  the  history  of  Colonel  Creecy  spoke  of  him  as  bearing  the  distinc- 
tion of  being  the  oldest  editor  in  active  work  in  the  United  States  still  wielding 
the  editorial  pen  at  the  age  of  ninety-two  years.  He  was  also  the  oldest  living 
graduate  of  the  University  of  North  Carolina  and  according  to  a  Boston  publi- 
cation the  oldest  long-seine  fisherman  in  the  world,  having  in  early  life  estab- 
lished the  Greenfield  Fishery  on  Albemarle  Sound,  which  is  still  in  existence.  He 
was  probably  the  oldest  stenographer,  too,  for  he  studied  that  science  when  seven- 
teen years  of  age.     One  of  the  best  known  and  most  honored  residents  of  North 


E.    P.    CREECY 


408  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Carolina,  he  passed  away  in  Elizabeth  City,  October  22,  1908,  in  his  ninety- 
fifth  year. 

In  November,  1844,  Colonel  Creecy  wedded  Mary  Brozier  Perkins,  a  native 
of  North  Carolina  and  a  member  of  the  distinguished  Perkins  family  which 
included  ^lajor  Solomon  Perkins  of  the  Revolutionary  war  and  Nathan  Perkins, 
member  of  congress.  They  were  of  Irish  descent,  while  the  Broziers  were  of 
English  lineage.    The  death  of  Mrs.  Creecy  occurred  in  September,  1868. 

Edmond  P.  Creecy  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth  and  the  oldest  son  in 
a  family  of  ten  children,  of  whom  eight  are  living.  He  .was  reared  on  his  father's 
plantation  in  Pasquotank  county  and  acquired  his  education  partly  at  home  under 
the  instruction  of  private  tutors  but  largely  through  the  instruction  of  his  father. 
The  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  when  he  was  fifteen  years  of  age,  deprived  him  of 
educational  opportunities  that  he  would  otherwise  have  enjoyed  but,  possessing 
a  strong  mathematical  trend  of  mind,  his  father  directed  his  studies  with  a  view 
of  educating  him  for  civil  engineering.  In  March,  1863,  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
of  Company  A,  Sixty-eighth  North  Carolina  Infantry,  although  at  the  time  but 
fifteen  years  and  three  months  of  age.  He  previously  attempted  to  enlist  but  had 
been  rejected  on  account  of  his  youth.  Five  months  later  he  was  captured  and 
sent  to  Point  Lookout  as  a  prisoner  of  war,  where  he  was  held  for  six  months, 
the  exchange  custom  having  been  suspended.  He  was  at  last  released  on  a 
thirty  days*  parole,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  rejoined  his  regiment.  Several 
months  later  he  was  discharged  on  account  of  disability  from  disease  contracted 
in  the  prison,  being  at  the  time  of  his  discharge  under  seventeen  years  of  age. 

Returning  to  his  home  Mr.  Creecy  remained  in  North  Carolina  until  April, 
1869,  but  soon  after  his  mother's  death  he  determined  to  try  his  fortune  in  the 
west  and  made  his  way  to  Omaha,  Nebraska.  Though  his  father  was  a  man  of 
wealth  and  influence  and  his  mother  the  only  child  of  the  most  extensive  slave- 
holder in  the  county  and  he  could  command  both  means  and  social  prestige  to 
assist  him  in  business  life,  Air.  Creecy  made  his  way  to  the  west,  determined  that 
he  would  depend  entirely  upon  his  own  resources.  He  did  not  even  take  with  him 
a  letter  of  introduction  or  reference  and  he  arrived  at  his  destination  with  only 
fifty  cents  in  his  pocket.  Though  reared  amid  luxurious  surroundings  and  accus- 
tomed to  all  of  the  comforts  that  make  life  worth  living  he  resolutely  sought  a 
means  of  providing  for  his  own  support  and  while  there  were  probably  five  thou- 
sand other  men  in  Omaha  who  had  come  to  the  west  with  the  same  hope  that 
Mr.  Creecy  had,  he  yet  persevered  until  he  secured  employment  in  a  brickyard. 
The  following  summer  was  devoted  to  work  as  a  farm  hand  arid  in  the  autumn 
he  engaged  in  teaching  school  for  a,  short  time,  after  which  he  went  to  Boon- 
ville,  Missouri.  In  November,  1869,  he  formed  the  acquaintance  of  James  Camp- 
bell, who  was  in  charge  of  a  surveying  party,  locating  the  Missouri,  Kansas  & 
Texas  Railroad  from  Boonville  to  Sedalia.  Mr.  Campbell  was  pleased  with  the 
appearance  of  Mr.  Creecy  and  his  energetic  manner  and  offered  him  the  posi- 
tion of  flagman.  Mr.  Creecy  accepted  and  there  sprang  up  between  the  two  men 
a  warm  friendship,  which  has  continued  to  the  present  time.  Mr.  Creecy  always  ■ 
says  that  it  is  to  the  direction  and  assistance  of  Mr.  Campbell  in  the  study  of 
civil  engineering,  which  he  pursued  during  his  leisure  hours,  that  he  owes  his 
success  in  that  profession.  He  continued  to  engage  in  civil  engineering  until 
1876,  gradually  advancing  in  his  work.  He  acted  as  locating  engineer  on  a  road 
from  Birmingham,  Alabama,  to  Columbus,  Mississippi,  in  1872  and  later  on  the 
Knoble  branch  of  the  Iron  Mountain  Railroad. 

In  1876  Mr.  Creecy  came  to  St.  Louis  and  as  he  found  no  employment  as 
a  civil  engineer  he  accepted  a  position  on  the  police  force  and  thus  served  from 
August  22,  1877,  until  May,  1881,  when  he  resigned  to  accept  a  position  as  divi- 
sion engineer  of  the  New  York.  Texas  &  Mexico  Railroad.  Upon  completing 
that  road  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  again  joined  the  police  force  August  9, 
T882.     On  the  Tst  of  August,  1883,  he  once  more  resigned  to  follow  his  profes- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  409 

sion  in  the  southwest  and  again  became  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  pohce  force 
March  12,  1885,  acting  as  patrohnan  until  April  i,  1895,  when  he  was  promoted 
to  the  rank  of  sergeant,  followed  by  promotion  to  a  captaincy  August  21,  1899. 
In  September,  1906,  he  was  chosen  chief  of  police,  which  office  he  has  filled  most 
acceptably,  having  thoroughly  systematized  the  work  of  the  department,  which  is 
now  a  most  efficient  element  in  the  suppression  of  lawlessness  and  crime.  He 
stands  unfalteringly  in  support  of  all  that  the  office  means,  has  introduced  many 
reforms,  has  enforced  the  law^  where  before  it  was  openly  violated,  has  closed 
the  saloons  on  Sunday,  has  wrought  a  vast  improvement  in  the  method  of  con- 
ducting elections  and  in  fact  has  won  the  unanimous  approval  of  the  public 
through  a  service  which  largely  approaches  the  ideal  in  police  administration. 

]\Ir.  Creecy  was  married  in  St.  Louis  on  the  9th  of  May,  1878,  by  Dr.  Beak- 
ley,  the  rector  of  St.  Peter's  Episcopal  church,  to  Miss  Margaret  Preston  Ken- 
dall, a  representative  of  an  old  Kentucky  family  founded  in  that  state  at  the  time 
that  Daniel  Boone  conducted  his  explorations  there.  Mrs.  Creecy  passed  away 
December  i,  1899.  There  were  nine  children  in  the  family,  of  whom  seven  are 
living,  but  Richard  Benbury  died  June  26,  1901,  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years, 
and  Frank  died  in  1899  when  but  two  years  of  age.  The  others  are  Prewitt,  an 
electrician ;  John  Bayard,  now  a  student  in  the  east ;  Margaret  Preston ;  Mary 
Perkins ;  Sarah  Belle ;  Edmond  H.  Perkins  ;  and  Ellen  Frances. 

The  Creecy  family  have  always  been  of  the  Episcopalian  faith  and  when  St. 
Paul.'s  parish  was  established  in  1702  one  of  the  ancestors  of  E.  P.  Creecy  was 
a  vestryman  and  since  that  time  members  of  the  family  have  continued  in  the 
office.  Representatives  of  both  the  Benbury  and  Creecy  families  have  also  been. 
almost  continuously  in  the  North  Carolina  legislature  from  colonial  days  to  the 
time  of  the  Civil  war.  Since  1873  ^^^-  Creecy  of  this  review  has  been  a  Mason 
and  an  Elk  since  1906  and  was  formerly  identified  with  the  Sons  of  the  Revolu- 
tion as  a  member  of  the  Missouri  chapter.  He  has  never  been  a  club  man  but 
has  always  been  devoted  to  his  home,  preferring  to  spend  his  leisure  hours  there. 
The  family  residence  is  at  No.  6808  Marmaduke  avenue,  where  he  has  lived  for 
ten  years.  In  the  school  of  experience  and  through  reading,  observation  and 
research  he  has  become  a  well  read  man  and  is,  moreover,  an  excellnt  judge  of 
human  nature.  He  is  very  fond  of  rifle  and  pistol  shooting  and  these  with  read- 
ing constitute  his  chief  recreation.  He  is  a  genuine  southern  gentleman  of  the 
old  school,  possessing  that  high  type  of  courtesy,  sociability  and  hospitality  which 
have  made  the  southern  men  iustlv  famous. 


FR.\NK  G.  MIDDLEKAUFF. 

Frank  G.  Middlekaufl:,  president  of  the  Hydraulic  Pressed  Brick  Company, 
in  which  connection  he  is  well  known  as  a  representative  of  the  manufacturing 
interests  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  at  Forreston,  Ogle  county,  Illinois,  March  25, 
1863.  His  father,  Isaiah  G.  Middlekauff,  was  a  native  of  Maryland  and  went  to 
Illinois  in  the  early  '50s.  There  he  engaged  in  farming  until  he  retired  from 
business  life  several  years  ago.  He  is  now  enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  former  toil, 
making  his  home  in  Freeport,  Illinois,  at  the  age  of  seventy-four  years.  His 
wife,  Elizabeth  (Downey)  Middlekauff,  was  also  a  native  of  Maryland  and 
died  in  1892. 

Frank  G.  Middlekaufl:',  the  third  in  a  family  of  five  children,  of  whom  four 
are  yet  living,  spent  his  boyhood  days  on  the  home  farm  and  attended  the  high 
school  at  Forreston,  Illinois,  after  which  he  entered  the  Northwestern  Lhiiversity 
at  Evanston,  being  graduated  therefrom  in  1887  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Science.  His  education  completed,  he  became  purchasing  agent  for  the  Deering 
Harvester  Companv  of  Chicago,  which  he  thus  represented  for  seven  years,  on 
the  expiration  of  which  period  he  became  connected  with  the  Hydraulic  Pressed 


410  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Brick  Company,  which  he  represented  as  manager  of  their  Washington  branch 
for  three  years.  He  then  acted  as  manager  of  their  Philadelphia  branch  for  one 
year  and  in  the  spring  of  1899  he  came  to  St.  Louis  as  general  manager  of  the 
company,  while  in  January,  1908,  he  was  elected  president.  He  devotes  his  en- 
tire attention  to  the  conduct  of  this  business,  which  is  one  of  the  extensive  con- 
cerns of  the  kind  in  the  country  and  his  business  career  has  been  marked  by 
that  steady  progress  wdiich  follows  the  constant  expansion  of  one's  powers 
through  exercise  and  experience. 

On  the  29th  of  July,  1892,  in  Plymouth,  Indiana,  Mr.  Middlekauff  w^as  mar- 
ried to  ]Miss  Charlotte  Armstrong,  of  that  place,  and  they  have  two  children, 
Louise  and  Donald,  aged  respectively  fifteen  and  ten  years.  On  coming  to  St. 
Louis  Air.  ^Middlekauff  purchased  the  residence  at  No.  5327  Maple  avenue,  which 
he  still  occupies.  He  is  a  member  of  the  business  Men's  League  and  the  Metal 
Trades  Association,  and  is  also  identified  with  various  social  clubs  of  the  city.  In 
politics  he  is  a  stanch  republican,  and  is  a  member  and  one  of  the  trustees  of  the 
]Maple  Avenue  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  His  friends  find  in  him  a  dignified 
but  always  courteous  and  considerate  companion,  while  in  business  circles  he  is 
widely  esteemed  for  his  reliability  and  progressiveness. 


HENRY  A.  GRABER. 


Henry  A.  Graber,  general  agent  for  the  Kansas  City  Southern  Railway,  with 
offices  in  St.  Louis,  is  one  of  the  representative  business  men  that  the  southwest 
has  furnished  to  this  city,  and  his  record,  characterized  by  consecutive  and  sub- 
stantial progress  is  a  credit  alike  to  the  place  of  his  nativity  and  the  city  of  his 
adoption.  He  was  born  November  16,  1875,  in  Waxahachie,  Texas,  a  son  of 
General  H.  W.  Graber,  who  served  with  the  Terry  Texas  Rangers  during  the 
Civil  war  under  Forrest  and  Wheeler.  General  Joe  Wheeler  in  his  farewell 
order  at  the  surrender  in  North  Carolina  says  of  the  Rangers :  "You  were 
engaged  in  more  than  two  hundred  pitched  battles  and  more  than  one  thousand 
engagements." 

At  the  organization  of  the  United  Confederate  Veterans  he  was  commis- 
sioned quartermaster  general  of  the  Trans-Mississippi  Department  by  General 
John  B.  Gordon  with  the  rank  of  brigadier  general,  in  which  capacity  he  served 
for  ten  years,  when  he  was  elected  commander  of  the  Fourth  Texas  Brigade 
three  terms,  when  he  declined  to  serve  again,  but  accepted  an  appointment  of 
assistant  adjutant  general  on  the  staff  of  General  Stephen  D.  Lee. 

General  Graber's  father  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  high  grade  fur- 
niture in  the  city  of  Bremen,  Germany,  for  many  years,  importing  his  mahogany 
lumber  from  Santo  Domingo  and  exporting  his  furniture  to  New  York.  The  dis- 
astrous revolution  of  1848  resulted  in  a  general  financial  depression,  and  finally 
caused  his  failure  in  business,  and  determined  his  removal  to  Houston,  Texas, 
in  1853.  where  both  parents  and  a  brother  died  the  next  year,  and  another  brother 
in  1867,  who  also  served  in  the  Confederate  army  and  was  in  the  siege  and  sur- 
render of  Vicksburg. 

At  the  death  of  his  parents  General  Graber  entered  mercantile  pursuits,  and 
at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war  was  the  junior  partner  of  the  large  mer- 
cantile firm  of  Faddis  &  Graber  at  Hempstead,  Texas.  On  the  first  call  for  vol- 
unteers to  repel  invasion,  he  enlisted  and  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He 
was  wounded  and  a  prisoner  for  nearly  a  year  and  returned  to  his  command 
at  Dalton,  Georgia,  never  had  a  furlough  or  a  day's  sickness,  always  ready  for 
duty.  On  his  return  from  the  army  in  i86s  he  found  his  partner  and  his  busi- 
ness gone,  and  set  to  work  to  commence  life  anew,  engaging  in  mercantile  pur- 
suits respectively  in  Courtney,  Hempstead,  Rusk,  Waxahachie  and  Dallas,  Texas, 
where  he  is  now  engaged  in  the  machinerv  business. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  411 

General  Graber  married  Aliss  Louise  Parks  at  Courtney,  Texas,  who  was 
born  in  Springlield,  Massachusetts,  in  1838,  and  had  seven  children  born  unto 
them,  four  girls  and  three  boys,  two  of  the  boys  now  dead,  and  Henry  A.,  the 
subject  of  this  sketch,  now  living  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  The  Parks  family  are 
of  old  Revolutionary  stock,  as  also  the  Sages  on  the  maternal  side  of  the  family, 
while  some  of  the  family  fought  on  the  Federal  side  in  the  Civil  war.  Here  is  a 
fair  illustration  that  the  Confederate  soldier,  making  good  his  terms  of  surrender, 
laid  aside  all  sectional  differences,  recognized  no  north  nor  south  in  a  common 
citizenship,  but  alas,  was  not  destined  much  longer  to  enjoy  the  blessings  of 
peace  and  forced  to  pass  through  another  four  years  of  infamous  radical  oppres- 
sion, which  in  many  sections  and  to  many  of  our  peaceful  citizens  was  worse 
than  war.  General  Graber  has  always  from  boyhood  taken  an  active  interest  in 
the  upbuilding  of  his  adopted  state,  promoted  the  building  of  schools  and  churches, 
initiated  the  Rusk  Tap  Railroad,  and  the  location  of  the  branch  penitentiary, 
thereby  developing  the  iron  resources  of  that  section,  then  again  the  Waxahachie 
Tap  Railroad,  which  is  now  a  main  line  from  Fort  Worth  to  the  southeast,  and 
of  which  he  was  its  first  president,  sacrificing  his  own  personal  interest  to  put  it 
on  its  feet. 

Reared  in  Waxahachie,  Texas.  Henry  A.  Graber  pursued  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  to  his  graduation  from  the  high  school  of  that  city.  When  he 
had  put  aside  his  text-books  he  went  to  Dallas  and  accepted  a  position  in  the 
ofiice  of  a  wholesale  hat  house.  He  then  left  that  place  and  took  an  office  posi- 
tion with  an  implement  house  in  Dallas.  Later  he  was  with  the  Missouri,  Kansas 
&  Texas  Railway  as  stenographer  to  the  commercial  agent  in  Dallas  for  three 
years,  while  subsequently  he  went  with  the  Frisco  system  in  Dallas  as  chief  clerk 
in  the  general  agent's  offices.  His  next  change,  also  indicating  a  forward  step  in 
his  career,  made  him  a  representative  of  the  Kansas  City  Southern  Railway  in 
1898.  He  first  acted  as  contracting  freight  agent  and  then  went  to  Texarkana 
as  traveling  freight  agent,  continuing  in  that  position  for  three  years.  At  Chi- 
cago he  served  as  traveling  freight  agent  for  three  and  a  half  years,  on  the  ex- 
piration of  which  period  he  established  an  agency  for  the  company  at  Pittsburg, 
Pennsylvania,  where  he  continued  for  sixteen  months.  Recognition  of  his  ability 
and  fidelitv  came  on  the  ist  of  January,  1908,  when  he  was  transferred  to  St. 
Louis  as  general  agent.  Thus  almost  throughout  his  entire  career  he  has  been 
connected  with  the  railroad  service  in  positions  calling  for  executive  ability  and 
keen  discrimination,  but  which  have  also  enlarged  and  expanded  his  powers, 
qualifying  him  for  still  more  important  responsibilities 

Mr.  Graber  does  not  find  it  difficult  to  win  friends,  for  his  personal  traits 
of  character  easily  gain  for  him  warm  regard.  He  belongs  to  the  Elks  Lodge, 
No.  71,  at  Dallas,  Texas,  and  also  to  the  Union  Club  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania. 


MORRIS  POPPER,  M.D. 

The  conditions  of  the  new  world  have  given  to  Dr.  Popper  opportunities 
which  he  has  improved  and  which  have  led  him  to  a  place  of  considerable  local 
distinction.  His  birth  occurred  February  11,  1869,  at  Mlasov  in  Bohemia,  prov- 
ince of  Austria.  His  parents  were  Adalbert  and  Johanna  Popper.  By  occupa- 
tion the  father  was  a  designer  of  ornamental  glass  and  specimens  of  his  artistic 
work  can  today  be  seen  in  the  St.  Bartholomew's  church  in  the  city  of  Pilsen, 
Bohemia. 

Dr.  Popper  acquired  his  preliminarv  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Mlasov,  Bohemia.  He  was  ^ve  years  of  age  when  his  parents  removed  to  Pilsen. 
where  he  continued  his  public-school  course  to  the  time  of  his  graduation.  When 
he  had  completed  his  studies  there,  he  entered  the  K.  K.  Staatsrealschule  and 
for  four  years  was  a  student  in  that  institution.     It  was  his  purpose  to  obtain  a 


412  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

thorough  knowledge  in  chemistry  and  he  devoted  much  of  his  time  to  study  in 
that  direction,  thus  laying  the  foundation  for  a  successful  career  in  later  years. 
In  the  year  1888  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  entered  the  drug  business, 
while  in  1889  he  passed  the  examination  of  the  Missouri  state  board  of  phar- 
macy. Immediately  afterward  he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  and  surgery 
and  in  the  year  1900  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine  from  the  Barnes 
^ledical  College  and  a  certificate  from  the  state  board  of  health,  according  to 
him  the  rights  of  practicing  medicine  and  surgery  in  this  state.  After  having 
passed  the  state  board  of  pharmac}'  examination  he  engaged  in  the  drug  business 
at  Portland  and  later  at  Chamois,  Missouri.  While  located  in  the  latter  place  he 
was  appointed  as  instructor  in  chemistry  at  St.  Mark's  Academy,  an  Episcopal 
school  at  Portland,  Missouri,  which  was  under  the  charge  of  the  Rev.  Alleyne 
and  under  the  supervision  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Tuttle,  of  Missouri. 

On  disposing  of  the  drug  business  Dr.  Popper  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  took 
up  the  study  and  practice  of  medicine.  Following  his  graduation  in  1900  he  was 
appointed  lecturer  and  clinician  in  the  Barnes  Medical  College  and  has  proved 
as  competent  an  educator  as  he  is  skillful  physician.  He  is  continually  striving 
to  reach  the  high  standard  which  he  has  set  up  for  himself  in  connection  with 
his  practice  and  his  ability  has  led  him  out  of  the  ranks  of  the  many  to  a  place 
among  the  more  successful  few.  He  manifests  a  thorough  understanding  of  the 
principles  of  medicine  and  surgery,  is  careful  and  correct  in  diagnosis  and  has 
secured  in  his  practice  most  excellent  results  when  viewed  from  both  a  financial 
and  professional  standpoint. 

Dr.  Popper  was  married  October  10,  1900,  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Bella 
Kingsbaker,  whose  father  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  plug  tobacco  in 
Quincy,  Illinois,  from  the  year  1861  until  1880.  He  then  gave  his  time  and  ener- 
gies to  the  manufacture  of  cigars  until  1905,  when  he  retired,  and  in  November, 
1907,  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  California.  Unto  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Popper  have 
been  born  two  daughters,  Jeannette  May  and  Thelma  Alberta. 

Dr.  Popper  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  while 
residing  in  Chamois  he  w^as  elected  on  the  party  ticket  to  the  office  of  collector 
of  revenue  for  that  city.  He  is  now  medical  examiner  of  the  insurance  depart- 
ment of  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  belongs  to  Red  Cross  Lodge,  No.  54,  K.  P., 
and  at  this  writing,  in  1908,  is  filling  the  position  of  chancellor  commander.  He 
is  also  past  master  of  Chamois  Lodge,  No.  185,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  a  member  of 
Kilwinning  Chapter,  No.  50,  R.  A.  M.  In  more  strictly  professional  Hues  his 
membership  relations  connect  him  with  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  the 
Missouri  State  Medical  Society.  The  excellent  intellectual  training  which  he  re- 
ceived in  his  youth  proved  a  splendid  foundation  upon  which  to  upbuild  the 
structure  of  his  professional  knowledge  in  later  years.  He  has  been  a  close  and 
discriminating  student,  is  careful  in  diagnosis  and  in  the  application  of  remedial 
agencies.  He  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the  modern  ideas  that  the  practice  of 
medicine  should  supplement  nature  in  her  efiforts  to  reach  the  normal,  and  any- 
thing which  brings  to  man  the  key  to  that  complex  mystery  which  we  call  life 
awakens  his  deep  and  earnest  attention. 


SAMUEL    STOOKEY    PRIMM. 

Samuel  Stookey  Primm,  who  established  and  is  conducting  a  growing  busi- 
ness under  the  name  of  the  Park  Automobile  Company,  having  among  his 
patrons  many  of  the  most  prominent  residents  of  the  city,  was  born  in  Belleville, 
Illinois,  January  31,  1868.  His  parents,  Alexander  Timon  Primm  and  Jane  Eliz- 
abeth Primm,  nee  Sharp,  were  both  natives  of  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  and  there 
spent  their  entire  lives,  the  father  having  been  engagerl  in  the  stationery  business 
at  Belleville  for  fortv-seven  years.     He  was  one  of  tlie  most  reliable  merchants 


SAMUEL   S.   PRIMM 


414  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  highly  respected  citizens  of  the  community.  Reared  under  the  parental  roof, 
Samuel  S.  Primni  acquired  his  preliminary  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his 
native  city  and  afterward  entered  Washington  University  at  St.  Louis,  from 
\vhich  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1886.  Following  his  graduation  he 
accepted  a  position  with  the  St.  Louis  News  Company  that  he  might  become 
acquainted  with  practical  business  methods  and  was  associated  with  that  house 
from  1887  until  1895.  Subsequently  he  was  with  the  George  D.  Barnard  Sta- 
tionery Company  from  1896  until  1900  and  in  the  latter  year  he  engaged  in  the 
automobile  business  in  the  capacity  of  salesman  for  the  Mississippi  Valley  Auto- 
mobile Company,  with  which  he  remained  until  1904.  The  following  year  he 
established  the  Park  Automobile  Company  at  No.  4432  Olive  street,  where  he 
has  since  been  conducting  the  sale  of  motor  cars.  He  is  himself  an  enthusiast 
on  the  subject  and  has  sold  some  of  the  finest  equipped  cars  to  the  wealthiest 
families  of  the  city,  who  have  relied  on  his  judgment  and  word  to  supply  them 
with  the  best  which  the  market  affords.  He  is  thoroughly  acquainted  with  every 
little  device  of  the  machine  which  he  is  selling,  knows  all  of  the  equipment  and  is 
therefore  able  to  wisely  advise  his  patrons.  He  is  a  thoroughgoing  business  man, 
alert  and  energetic,  and  deserves  much  credit  for  what  he  has  accomplished,  for 
he  established  his  business  on  a  small  basis  and  has  built  it  up  to  its  present  large 
and  profitable  proportions.  He  possesses  a  jovial  disposition  and  always  has  a 
pleasant  word  for  those  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact,  so  that  his  patrons  carry 
a^^ay  with  them  pleasant  memories.  He  realizes  also  that  satisfied  customers 
are  the  best  advertisement  and  his  trade  has  largely  grown  through  the  recom- 
mendation of  those  who  have  given  him  their  support. 


AUGUST  H.  KUHS. 


August  H.  Kuhs,  engaged  in  the  real-estate  and  insurance  business,  is  one 
of  the  native  citizens  of  St.  Louis,  his  birth  having  here  occurred  in  May,  1859. 
His  parents  were  August  and  Christina  Kuhs,  who  were  of  German  birth.  The 
family  was  founded  in  this  city  in  1847  and  the  father  conducted  an  extensive 
business  as  a  wholesale  dealer  in  junk  and  paper.  He  died  in  1905  at  the  ad- 
vanced age  of  eighty-one  years. 

August  H.  Kuhs  pursued  a  public-school  education  until  he  reached  the  age 
of  fourteen  years,  when  he  faced  the  business  world  with  a  determination  to 
overcome  any  difficulties  and  obstacles  that  he  might  encounter  in  making  his 
wav  forward  to  the  goal  of  success.  He  assisted  his  father  in  various  ways  after 
leaving  school  and  continued  with  him  until  1875.  Feeling  the  need  of  more 
thorough  training  as  a  preparation  for  life's  practical  and  responsible  duties,  he 
pursued  a  course  in  Rice's  Commercial  College  at  night,  while  in  the  day  he 
worked  busily  in  order  to  provide  for  his  own  maintenance.  On  the  2d  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1876,  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  Uhrig  Brewing  Company  in  the 
bottling  department,  the  plant  being  located  on  the  present  site  of  the  Union 
depot,  rjn  the  5th  of  March,  1878,  he  became  connected  with  the  Arsenal  Brew- 
ery, owned  by  the  firm  of  Weiss  &  Obert.  His  position  with  that  house  was  that 
of  assistant  bookkeeper  and  in  1882  he  had  been  promoted  to  the  position  of  gen- 
eral manager,  cashier  and  general  bookkeeper.  He  had  therefore  long  occupied 
a  position  of  responsibility  and  confidence  ere  incorporation,  which  occurred  in 
1901,  when  Mr.  Kuhs  was  elected  a  director  and  secretary.  His  advancement 
has  come  through  the  gradual  steps  of  promotion  that  has  been  a  recognition  of 
his  ability  and  constantly  expanding  powers. 

Mr.  Kuhs  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  March.  1883,  to  Miss  Emma  Decker,  a 
daughter  of  Jacob  B.  Decker,  who  was  one  of  the  first  pioneer  settlers  of  St. 
Louis  and  one  of  the  city's  most  T)romincnt  business  men.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kuhs 
have  become  parents  of  eight  children:  August  J.,  who  at  the  age  of  twenty-two 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  415 

years  is  his  father's  able  assistant  and  partner  in  business ;  Oscar,  eighteen  years 
of  age,  in  the  real-estate  office  of  Cornett  &  Zeibig ;  Elmer,  thirteen  years  ot  age, 
attending  school;  Walter,  seven  years  of  age;  Adelia,  who  was  a  student  in  the 
Jones  Business  College  and  held  a  very  responsible  position  with  the  firm  of 
Butler  Brothers,  now  married  to  Charles  L.  Obert,  of  the  Obert  Brewing  Com- 
pany ;  Emma,  who  has  been  a  student  in  the  Strassburger  Conservatory ;  and 
Hilda  and  Edna,  at  home.  The  eldest  son  also  qualified  for  the  business  world 
as  a  student  in  the  Jones  Commercial  College,  while  Oscar  attended  Washington 
University. 

]\Ir.  Kuhs  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Fraternal  Order 
of  Eagles  and  a  member  of  prominent  social  clubs.  He  is  well  known  in  German- 
American  circles  of  the  city  and  his  circle  of  friends  is  constantly  increasing  as 
the  years  have  gone  by  and  shown  him  to  be  a  factor  of  worth  in  business  cir- 
cles, as  well  as  a  genial,  courteous  gentleman,  whose  affability  and  kindly  spirit 
constitute  the  secret  of  popularity  among  those  who  know  him. 


CHARLES  H.  TURNER. 

Charles  H.  Turner  is  one  of  the  younger  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  but  his 
years  seem  no  bar  to  his  progress,  as  he  is  making  for  himself  a  substantial  place 
in  business  circles,  handling  general  insurance  interests,  with  office  in  the  Pierce 
building.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  October  20,  1882.  His  father,  J.  Lucas 
Turner,  died  in  1888,  but  his  mother,  Mrs.  Bertha  (Chouteau)  Turner,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Henry  Chouteau,  is  still  living.  Charles  H.  Turner  is  a  representative  of 
several  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  families  of  the  city,  being  connected 
with  the  Chouteau,  Lucas,  Hunt  and  Turner  families,  names  that  figure  con- 
spicuously on  the  pages  of  the  historv  of  the  city  from  its  formative  period 
through  all  of  the  successive  stages  of  its  rapid  and  substantial  development 
until  it  stands  forth  among  the  great  American  metropolises. 

Reared  in  the  city  of  his  nativity,  Charles  H.  Turner  completed  his  education 
by  graduation  from  Christian  Brothers  College  at  St.  Louis  and  after  leaving 
college  went  to  Oklahoma,  becoming  connected  with  educational  interests  there 
as  a  teacher  in  the  State  Agricultural  College.  Subsequently  he  returned  to  St. 
Louis  to  engage  in  the  general  insurance  business  as  representative  of  the  ^tna 
Insurance  Companv  and  in  this  connection  has  secured  a  liberal  clientage,  for 
he  has  thoroughly  informed  himself  concerning  insurance  in  all  of  its  departments 
and  along  modern  business  lines  is  winning  success.  He  belongs  to  the  Paddle 
&  Saddle  Club  and  is  prominent  socially,  being  widely  known  and  popular  in  so- 
cial circles  of  the  city.  His  clear-cut  thought,  his  enthusiastic  interest  in  every- 
thing he  undertakes  and  his  broad  general  culture  make  him  a  favorite  and  give 
promise  of  his  advancement  in  the  business  world. 


HARRY  McCRINDELL  JOHXSON,  M.D. 

Dr.  Harrv  McCrindell  Johnson,  a  medical  practitioner  and  educator  of  St. 
Louis,  was  born  January  14,  1867,  in  West  Feliciana  Parish,  Louisiana.  His 
parents  were  Dr.  Charles  James  and  Louisa  Butler  (AlcCrindell)  Johnson.  The 
father  was  a  well  known  surgeon  and  in  a  professional  cai)acity  served  in  the 
Confederate  army  during  the  Civil  war. 

Dr.  Johnson,  of  this  review,  pursued  his  education  in  i)rivate  schools  at  St. 
Francisville,  Louisiana,  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  when  he  matriculated  in  the 
Episcopal  high  school  of  A^irginia,  where  he  spent  four  years.  He  afterward  en- 
eaeed  in  teaching  mathematics  for  two  vears  at  Trinity  Hall,  in  Louisville,  the 


416  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

diocesan  high  school  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church  of  Kentucky.  He  re- 
garded his  efforts  in  teaching  lines,  however,  only  as  an  initial  step  to  other  pro- 
fessional labor,  and,  with  a  desire  to  become  a  member  of  the  medical  profession 
he  entered  the  medical  department  of  Tulane  University  of  Louisiana  at  New  Or- 
leans and  was  graduated  in  April,  1890.  The  following  year  he  came  to  St. 
Louis  and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  as  assistant  in  the 
office  of  Dr.  J.  P.  Bryson,  with  whom  he  continued  for  six  years.  He  then  opened 
an  office  oi  his  own  and  in  the  intervening  years  has  enjoyed,  not  only  a  large 
private  practice,  but  has  also  become  well  known  in  connection  with  his  profes- 
sional labors  in  the  medical  schools  and  hospitals  of  this  city.  He  was  associate 
genito-urinary  surgeon  to  the  St.  Louis  Mullanphy  Hospital,  a  skin  and  cancer 
hospital,  and  has  been  clinical  professor  of  genito-urinary  surgery  in  the  medical 
department  of  the  Washington  University.  He  has  likewise  been  a  member  of 
the  board  of  health  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  since  the  spring  of  1906,  and  his  de- 
sire for  progress  and  advancement  in  his  profession  is  indicated  through  his 
membership  in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  As- 
sociation, the  American  Medical  Association,  the  American  Association  of  Genito- 
Urinarv  Surgeons  and  the  St.  Louis  Surgical  Society. 

Dr.  Johnson  was  married  at  Old  Orchard,  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  April 
25,  1892,  to  ]\Iiss  Sophie  Evelyn  Blood,  and  they  have  two  children,  Harry  ]\Ic- 
Crindell  Johnson,  Jr^,  and  Stewart  Courtney  Johnson. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  democrat,  but  aside  from  voting  for  the 
men  and  measures  of  the  party  he  does  not  take  an  active  interest  in  politics. 
He  belongs  to  St.  Peter's  Protestant  Episcopal  church  and  he  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Racquet  Club  and  the  Normandie  Golf  Club,  which  indicates  the  nature  of 
his  relaxation  and  interests. 


WILLIAAI  EDDY  BARNS. 

There  is  perhaps  no  name  more  familiar  in  those  circles  of  trade  which  con- 
cern the  lumber  interests  in  its  various  branches  than  that  of  William  Eddy 
Barns,  who  since  1886  has  been  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Lumberman.  While 
previous  experience  in  journalism  well  qualified  him  for  the  conduct  of  the  paper, 
his  broad  and  comprehensive  study  therein  relating  to  the  trade,  from  the  time 
the  timber  is  selected  until  as  a  finished  product  it  is  placed  upon  the  market, 
lias  Ujude  him  particularly  competent  to  handle  a  subject  that  is  of  vital  inter- 
est to  an  extensive  proportion  of  the  population.  His  opinions  have  largely 
been  received  as  authority,  so  comprehensive  has  been  his  investigation,  so  log- 
ical his  deductions  and  so  clear  his  reasoning. 

A  native  of  Indiana,  Mr.  Barns  was  born  at  Vevay,  on  the  29th  of  August, 
1853,  and  pursued  his  preliminary  education  while  spending  his  boyhood  days 
in  the  home  of  his  parents,  R.  M.  and  Susan  S.  (Smead)  Barns.  He  completed 
his  preparatory  course  as  a  high-school  student  in  Greensburg,  Indiana,  and 
matriculated  in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan  University  at  Bloomington,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Science  degree  in  1872.  Throughout  his 
entire  professional  career  he  has  been  identified  with  journalism.  Following  his 
graduation  he  became  city  editor  of  the  Daily  Republican  at  Decatur,  Illinois, 
his  connection  therewith  continuing  in  1872  and  1873.  The  following  year  he 
represented  the  Chicago  Inter  Ocean  as  correspondent,  with  headquarters  in 
New  Orleans,  and  in  1875  came  to  St.  Louis  as  assistant  editor  of  the  Central 
Christian  Advocate.  After  about  nine  years  he  severed  his  connection  with  that 
paper  to  become  editor  of  The  Age  of  Steel  of  St.  Louis,  so  continuing  from 
1886  until  1902.  He  has  continuously  been  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Lumberman 
since  1886  and  is  president  of  the  Journal  of  Commerce  Company,  which  pub- 


W.    E.    BARXS 


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418  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

lishes  the  Lumberman.  His  paper  has  been  a  strong  element  in  advancing  the 
interests  of  the  himber  industry  of  the  country,  presenting  to  its  reading  pub- 
lic all  matters  which  are  of  general  interest  to  the  trade  and  advocating  pro- 
gressive business  ideas,  which  have  in  many  instances  proven  of  direct  benefit 
in  the  commercial  world.  Mv.  Barns  studies  the  questions  bearing  upon  the  lum- 
ber industry  in  its  various  phases  from  every  possible  standpoint  and  there  is 
perhaps  no  one  more  conversant  with  the  lumber  trade  of  the  country.  More- 
over, he  has  studied  closely  the  questions  of  capital  and  labor  in  all  their  rami- 
fying interests  and  is  the  author  of  a  volume,  which  was  published  in  1888  under 
the  title  of  Labor  Problem.  The  following  year  he  edited  a  second  volume  enti- 
tled Nobody  Knows. 

Xot  only  in  this  capacity  as  journalist  and  author  is  Air.  Barns  known  to 
the  lumber  trade.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Concatenated  Order  of 
Hoo-Hoo,  an  organization  of  lumbermen,  and  is  secretary  of  the  house  of  Hoo- 
Hoo.  He  was  also  secretary  of  the  Federal  Rate  Regulation  Association  and 
for  years  was  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Lumberman's  Exchange.  He  likewise 
served  as  a  member  of  the  jury  of  awards  on  forestry  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase 
Exposition.  He  has  given  close  study  to  the  questions  which  are  to  the  states- 
man and  the  man  of  affairs  of  vital  import  and  has  at  all  times  kept  abreast 
with  the  best  thinking  men  of  the  age.  In  fact,  his  advanced  ideas  have  been  a 
potent  element  in  molding  public  thought  and  opinion  and  the  impress  of  his 
individuality  has  been  stamped  upon  the  lumber  trade  of   the  country. 

!Mr.  Barns  belongs  to  the  American  Economic  Association  and  that  his  inter- 
ests extend  beyond  questions  of  trade  and  commerce  is  shown  by  his  member- 
ship in  the  Wisconsin  Historical  Society.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis 
Railway,  the  Engineers  and  the  Alercantile  Clubs  and  he  gives  allegiance  to  the 
republican  party,  for  his  comprehensive  study  of  the  questions  of  the  day  has 
Icvl  him  to  the  belief  that  its  principles  best  conserve  the  national  welfare.  He 
finds  his  rest  and  recreation  in  aquatic  sports  and  literature  and  is  the  possessor 
of  a  fine  library,  with  the  contents  of  which  he  is  largely  familiar. 

Mr.  Barnes  was  married  in  Bloomington,  Illinois,  November  i,  1875,  to 
Miss  JNIattie  M.  Rowe,  who  died  in  St.  Louis  two  years  later,  leaving  a  son, 
Frank  Rowe  Barns,  who  is  now  identified  with  the  lumber  trade  in  the  south. 
On  the  26th  of  October,  1880,  W.  E.  Barns  wedded  Louise  Goode  Gillett  at 
Indianapolis,  Indiana.  She  is  a  granddaughter  of  the  first  graduate  of  the 
L'nited  States  Naval  Academy  and  a  daughter  of  Lieutenant  Frank  Gillett,  also 
of  the  United  States  Navy,  who  died  in  Rio  Janeiro,  Brazil,  in  1879.  By  the 
second  marriage  there  is  an  only  child,  Helen  Gillett  Barns. 


AUSTIN  RAINES  MOORE. 

Austin  Raines  i^Ioore,  interested  in  the  Mississippi  river  trade  for  more  than 
a  half  a  century,  thus  figured  prominently  in  connection  with  a  phase  in  the  his- 
tory of  St.  Louis  that  is  most  picturesque  and  interesting.  As  the  growth  and 
development  of  the  city  brought  about  new  conditions  he  kept  pace  with  the  gen- 
eral progress  and  enlarged  and  controlled  his  business  in  keeping  with  the  spirit 
and  trend  of  the  times.  He  was  born  in  Clay  county,  Missouri,  July  6,  1832,  a 
son  of  David  D.  and  Rebecca  C.  (English)  Moore,  both  of  whom  were  from 
Kentucky.  The  mother  and  her  family  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  Mis- 
souri, their  arrival  here  dating  back  to  the  days  whenvkeel  boats  were  in  common 
use.  In  one  of  these  they  made  the  trip  to  their  destination,  tying  up  at  the  bank 
of  the  river  each  evening  in  order  to  prepare  meals  and  to  go  into  camp. 

Austin  Raines  Moore  obtained  a  limited  education  in  one  of  the  primitive 
log  schoolhouses  common  at  that  flav  near  Liberty.  Missouri.  He  had  no  further 
opportunity  for  acquiring  an  educalirm  after  he  reached  the  age  of  thirteen  years. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  419 

for  about  that  time  he  came  with  his  father  to  St.  Louis  in  1845  and  soon  after- 
ward his  hfe  on  the  river  began.  He  was  a  junior  clerk  on  the  river  steamer 
which  carried  the  first  quartermaster's  suppHes  to  Fort  Leavenworth  to  be  for- 
warded from  that  point  across  the  plains  to  the  United  States  troops  in  Mexico. 
together  with  the  expedition  commanded  by  Colonel  A.  W.  Doniphan.  The 
steamer  afterward  made  her  way  to  Alton,  Illinois,  where  she  took  aboard  the 
First  Regiment  of  Illinois  A-'olunteers  for  service  in  the  war  with  Mexico  and 
thence  proceeded  southward  on  the  Mississippi  river  to  the  gulf  of  Mexico.  Mr. 
Moore  was  promoted  from  time  to  time  until  he  became  master  of  a  steamboat 
during  the  early  part  of  the  Civil  war.  He  was  in  command  of  a  steamer  owned 
in  St.  Louis,  but  which  was  detained  at  Memphis,  Tennessee,  within  the  Con- 
federate lines  by  the  blockade.  This  steamer  was  the  last  to  pass  south  beyond 
Cairo  before  the  Federal  blockade  was  established  at  that  point.  When  the 
steamer  reached  this  point  on  her  ^downward  trip  the  Confederate  authorities 
hailed  her.  came  on  board,  examined  her  bills  of  lading  and  compelled  the  cap- 
tain to  pay  duties  on  all  the  goods  in  her  cargo  pronounced  dutiable.  On  her 
return  voyage  from  New  Orleans  the  steamer  was  detained,  as  already  stated, 
by  the  Confederates  and  pressed  into  service.  Captain  Moore  received  a  com- 
mission as  commander  of  his  vessel  from  the  Confederate  authorities  at  New 
Orleans  and  continued  under  their  control  and  direction  until  the  Federal  mili- 
tary authorities  obtained  control  of  the  river  and  opened  it  to  navigation.  He 
then  returned  to  St.  Louis  with  his  vessel  and  soon  afterward  was  commissioned 
by  the  Federal  authorities  as  commander  of  a  transport  boat  and  at  once  engaged 
in  the  transportation  of  troops  and  militarv  supplies,  continuing  activelv  in  the 
government  service  until  the  end  of  the  war.  He  had  many  interesting  ex- 
periences and  was  frequently  in  perilous  positions,  but  at  all  times  was  actuated 
by  a  spirit  of  undaunted  loyalty  to  the  Federal  government. 

After  the  war  Captain  Moore's  connection  with  the  river  interests  was  con- 
tinuous up  to  the  time  of  his  death  and  the  range  of  his  experiences  was  such  that 
he  was  a  recognized  authority  on  all  matters  pertaining  to  river  navigation,  trans- 
portation and  commerce.  Changing  conditions  brought  about  developments  in  this 
line  of  business  and  Captain  Moore  at  all  times  was  not  a  close  follower  but 
rather  a  leader  in  the  advance  in  river  interests  which  kept  navigation  apace 
with  progress  in  other  lines.  The  great  natural  highway  of  the  country  will 
ever  remain  an  important  element  in  the  shipping  interests  and  although  no  longer 
in  use  to  anv  extent  for  the  transportation  of  passengers,  it  will  continue  through- 
out the  ages  an  important  element  in  the  commerce  of  the  middle  west,  affording 
cheaper  transportation  than  the  railroads  have  yet  been  able  to  do.  Captain 
Moore  was  always  watchful  of  the  trade  and  long  prior  to  his  death  became  in- 
terested in  the  St.  Louis  &  A'lississippi  Valley  Transportation  Company,  being 
officially  connected  therewith  for  nearly  thirty  years,  during  which  time  he  acted 
as  secretary,  as  vice  president  and  as  treasurer.  For  many  years  he  was  aiso 
president  of  the  Steamboat  Clerks'  Association.  He  was  among  the  last  of  the 
pioneers  who  became  identified  with  Mississippi  shipping  interests  at  a  time  when- 
there  were  no  railroads  to  compete  therewith  and  his  reminiscences  of  the  early 
days  were  most  interesting,  for  he  had  varied  experiences  and  stored  his  mind 
with  a  rich  fund  of  tales  of  those  days.  He  became  known  throughout  the 
length  of  the  ^Mississippi  as  one  of  the  leading  river  captains  and  later  figured 
prominently  in  financial  circles  while  leaving  the  actual  work  of  navigation  to 
others.     He  died  on  the  17th  of  October,  1902. 

Captain  Moore  was  married  in  earlv  manhood  to  Miss  Margaret  E.  Sheck- 
ley,  Avho  was  born  in  Pennsylvania  and  still  survives  him,  as  does  one  son  and 
one  daughter,  Milton  J.  and  Mrs.  Emma  Kirschbaum.  For  forty  years  Captain 
Moore  was  identified  with  the  Masonic  fraternity  in  St.  Louis,  took  an  active 
and  prominent  part  in  building  up  wliat  is  the  leading  lodge  in  point  of  member- 
ship in  the  state  of  Missouri  and  at  all  times  was  loyal  to  the  beneficent  spirit 


420  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  craft.  He  belonged  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  South  and  for 
thirty  years  was  one  of  its  officials.  He  was  a  splendid  type  of  the  gentlemen  of 
the  old  school,  ever  courteous  and  reliable,  and  yet  did  not  lack  in  the  slightest 
degree  that  progressiveness  which  in  later  years  carried  him  into  important  busi- 
ness and  financial  relations. 


HENRY  NICOLAUS. 


St.  Louis  is  largely  indebted  for  its  material  progress  and  municipal  ad- 
vancement to  the  German-American  element  in  its  citizenship.  A  representative 
of  this  class  is  Henry  Nicolaus,  well  known  as  a  representative  of  the  brewing 
interests  of  the  city  and  also  connected  with  various  important  business  enter- 
prises in  other  lines.  He  was  born  August  14,  1850,  in  Gommersheim,  in  the 
province  of  Pfalz,  Germany,  a  son  of  Gottfried  and  Caroline  Nicolaus.  After 
attending  the  public  and  polytechnic  schools  of  his  native  country  he  became  an 
apprentice  to  the  brewing  business  at  an  early  age  and  gained  intimate  knowledge 
of  the  trade.  He  was  only  eighteen  years  of  age  when  in  1867  he  left  his  native 
land  for  America  and  St.  Louis  has  since  been  his  place  of  abode.  During  the 
year  following  his  arrival  he  was  employed  by  the  old-time  maltsters,  Becker  & 
Hoppe,  and  subsequently  entered  the  service  of  the  National  Brewery  and  was 
afterward  employed  by  E.  Anheuser  &  Company  until  1872.  In  that  year  he 
returned  to  Europe  to  perfect  himself  in  the  art  of  manufacturing  beer,  spend- 
ing some  time  at  Vienna  and  Munich. 

\Mth  expert  knowledge  concerning  the  business,  Mr.  Nicolaus  again  came 
to  this  country  and  during  a  residence  of  three  years  in  Cincinnati.  Ohio,  was 
connected  with  the  famous  Muehlhauser  Brewery  as  maltster  and  brewer.  In 
1875  he  removed  to  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  for  four  years  thereafter  was  in  charge 
of  the  practical  work  of  the  brewing  establishment  of  Leisy  &  Brother  as  fore- 
man. 

Mr.  Nicolaus  again  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  in  1879  and  entered  into 
business  relations  with  the  Fuerbacher  &  Schlosstein  Brewery  and  a  year  later, 
with  the  partners  in  that  enterprise,  he  organized  the  Green  Tree  Brewery  Com- 
panv  and  accepted  the  superintendency.  For  nine  years  he  remained  in  charge, 
on  the  expiration  of  which  period  the  plant  was  transferred  to  the  St.  Louis 
Brewing  Association,  while  Mr.  Nicolaus  became  assistant  manager  of  the  Green 
Tree  Brewery  for  the  new  corporation.  In  1892  he  was  promoted  to  the  position 
of  manager  and  was  also  made  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Brewing  Association 
and  since  January,  1903,  has  been  president  of  this  corporation,  in  which  connec- 
tion he  has  since  been  associated  with  the  brewing  interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  is 
likewise  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  board  of  managers  for  this  great  manufac- 
turing enterprise. 

Mr.  Nicolaus  is  a  man  of  resourceful  ability  and  has  extended  his  coopera- 
tion to  other  lines,  which  have  benefited  by  his  sound  judgment,  careful  control 
and  executive  ability.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Mechanics-American  National 
Bank ;  vice  president  of  the  Hammer  Dry  Plate  Manufacturing  Company ;  a 
director  of  the  Merchants  &  Manufacturers  Association,  also  of  the  Gilsonite 
Construction  Company,  and  the  Kinloch  Telephone  Company.  His  counsel  has 
proven  a  valued  factor  in  the  successful  conduct  of  these  interests  and  his  busi- 
ness capacity  and  ability  are  widely  recognized. 

On  the  26th  of  April,  1883,  Mr.  Nicolaus  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Mary  Uhrig,  a  daughter  of  Ignatius  Uhrig,  of  St.  Louis.  Her  death  occurred  in 
April.  1899.  By  that  union  there  were  three  children :  Stella  C.  Louis  J.  and 
Elsa  K.  In  1907  Mr.  Nicolaus  married  Mrs.  Matilda  Griesedick,  who  is  the 
mother  of  Edna  Griesedick. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  421 

i\Ir.  Nicolaus  is  particularly  prominent  among  people  of  his  own  nationality 
and  is  a  valued  representative  of  all  of  the  leading  German  societies.  He  like- 
wise belongs  to  tlie  Union,  the  St.  Louis,  the  Mercantile,  the  Noonday,  the 
Racquet,  the  Missouri  Athletic  and  Log  Cjibin  Clubs  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Merchants  Exchange.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a  member  of  the 
Scottish  Rite.  His  undaunted  enterprise  and  activity  have  been  manifest  not 
.only  in  his  private  business  interests,  but  also  in  movements  for  municipal  prog- 
ress, while  his  kindly  and  charitable  spirit  has  found  tangible  evidence  in  the  gen- 
erous support  which  he  has  given  to  many  measures  for  the  relief  of  the  poor 
and  needy  or  to  those  to  whom  fate  has  seemed  unkindly,  ^^'^lile  not  active  as 
a  party  worker,  he  votes  with  the  democracy.  He  has  never  had  occasion  to 
regret  his  determination  to  seek  a  home  and  fortune  in  America,  for  he  found 
here  the  opportunities  he  sought  and  has  gained  a  success  in  business  that  is  note- 
worthy and  shows  the  power  of  close  application  and  unfaltering  diligence. 


EUGENE  HUNT  BENOIST. 

The  ancestors  of  Eugene  Hunt  Benoist  were  numbered  among  the  early  set- 
tlers of  St.  Louis  and  from  that  time  to  the  present  the  name  has  figured  prom- 
inently in  its  business,  social  and  financial  circles.  The  ancestry  is  traced  back  in 
unbroken  line  to  Guillaume  Benoist,  chamberlain  of  Charles  VII  of  France  in 
1437.  The  family  was  a  most  distinguished  one  of  France.  Antoine  Gabriel 
Francois  Benoist  was  chevalier  of  the  Royal  and  Military  Order  of  St.  Louis, 
received  from  Louis  XV  in  recognition  of  his  distinguished  service  with  the 
French  army  between  1735  and  1760.  His  eldest  son  was  Jacques  Louis  Benoist, 
whose  only  son  was  Francois  Marie  Benoist,  the  grandfather  of  him  whose  name 
introduces  this  record. 

Francois  Alarie  Benoist  was  a  native  of  Montreal,  Canada,  and  in  the  mater- 
nal line  was  descended  from  Lemoyne  de  Sainte  Helene,  the  second  of  the  famous 
sons  of  the  renowned  Charles  Lemoyne.  a  brother  of  De  Bienville,  founder  of 
New  Orleans  and  D'Iberville,  who  was  the  first  to  enter  the  mouth  of  the  Missis- 
sippi river  and  was  renowned  for  his  military  genius.  Having  pursued  a  course 
in  Laval  University  in  Quebec,  Francois  Marie  Benoist  made  his  way  to  the 
French  city  of  St.  Louis,  and  engaged  in  the  fur  trade  when  that  line  of  business 
was  practically  the  only  source  of  income  for  its  population.  He  attained  wealth 
and  his  family  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  in  this  city.  He  married  a  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  Sanguinet,  w^ho  was  also  prominent  in  the  early  development  of 
this  city. 

In  the  vear  which  made  St.  Louis  American  territory  Louis  A.  Benoist  was 
born  in  this  city,  his  natal  day  being  the  13th  of  August,  1803.  He  was  instructed 
by  private  tutors  and  continued  his  education  in  St.  Thomas  College  in  Kentucky. 
He  pursued  a  two  years'  course  in  medicine  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  Trudeau 
and  then  took  up  the  study  of  law  with  Horatio  Cozzens  as  his  preceptor.  Fol- 
lowing his  admission  to  the  bar  he  became  a  partner  of  Pierre  Provenchere,  with 
whom  he  was  associated  until  he  went  to  France  to  settle  up  his  grandfather's 
estate.  The  work  successfully  accomplished,  he  started  upon  the  return  trip  and 
was  shipwrecked  in  the  Bay  of  Biscay.  Finally,  however,  he  was  picked  up  by 
another  vessel  and  in  course  of  time  reached  home.  He  became  a  prominent  fac- 
tor in  financial  circles  in  the  city  and  conducted  a  real-estate  and  brokerage  busi- 
ness, which  eventually  led  him  into  the  banking  business  in  1832.  The  institution 
met  with  such  a  degree  of  success  that  in  1838  a  branch  house  was  established  in 
New  Orleans  under  the  firm  name  of  Benoist  &  Hackney,  which  later  became 
.Benoist,  Shaw  &  Company.  These  two  institutions  at  St.  Louis  and  New  Orleans 
ranked  among  the  strongest  financial  enterprises  of  the  southwest.  Mr.  Benoist 
ranked  as  one'of  the  distinguished  financiers" of  his  day.    While  his  business  career 


422  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  not  without  the  vexations  and  the  obstacles  which  constitute  a  part  of  every 
business  venture,  he  nevertheless  attained  a  place  as  one  of  the  eminent  capital- 
ists of  his  native  city,  his  name  no  less  honored  for  his  success  than  for  the  honor 
able,  straightforward  business  methods  which  he  ever  followed.  By  three  mar- 
riages he  became  the  father  of  seventeen  children.  His  third  wife  was  Sarah  E. 
Wilson,  whose  birth  occurred  in  183 1  and  who  was  called  to  her  final  rest  in  1873. 
Her  parents  were  Peter  and  Charity  (Hunt)  Wilson,  the  former  of  Elizabeth, 
Xew  Jersey.  The  mother  was  a  daughter  of  John  Price  Hunt  and  a  niece  of  Wil- 
son P.  Hunt,  who  served  as  postmaster  of  St.  Louis  at  one  time,  and  made  the 
overland  trip  to  the  Pacific  in  1810  (Washington  Irving's  Astoria).  Airs.  Wil- 
son was  also  a  cousin  of  Captain  Theodore  Hunt,  of  the  United  States  navy,  and 
afterward  commissioner  of  land  titles  of  Missouri. 

Eugene  Hunt  Benoist,  a  son  of  this  marriage,  attended  successively  Wyman's 
School  of  this  city,  the  St.  Louis  University,  the  W^ashington  University  and  St. 
John's  College  at  Fordham,  New  York.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  the  real- 
estate  officer  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company  and  is  known  now  as  a  real- 
estate  expert,  his  services  being  frequently  sought  in  this  capacity.  He  is  presi- 
dent of  the  Cumberland  Coal  &  Coke  Company  and  several  other  corporations, 
but  devotes  his  time  mostly  to  private  business  interests  in  the  supervision  of 
investments  of  considerable  magnitude.  Inheriting  from  his  father  a  goodly 
estate,  he  has  shown  in  its  control  the  business  ability,  keen  foresight  and  enter- 
prise of  his  sire  and  is  widely  recognized  as  a  man  of  notably  sound  judgment 
and  sagacity. 

On  the  20th  of  February,  1878,  Mr.  Benoist  was  married  to  Miss  Elmyra 
Lee,  a  daughter  of  Abraham  H.  Lee,  of  St.  Louis.  Their  children  are :  E.  Lee, 
who  was  born  in  November,  1878,  and  married  Edith  Turner,  by  whom  he  has 
two  children,  Louis  Augustus  and  Nancy ;  Marie  Viola,  whose  birth  occurred  in 
1880,  and  who  is  now  the  wife  of  George  Dumbar  Fisher;  William  Francis,  born 
in  1882,  who  married  Adelaid  Garesche  ;  Charles  Eugene,  in  1884;  Marie  Louise, 
in  1886;  and  Lucille  Josephine,  whose  birth  occurred  in  1900. 

Always  interested  in  all  matters  of  public  moment,  Mr.  Benoist  served  for 
eight  years  in  early  manhood  as  a  member  of  the  Missouri  National  Guard,  act- 
ing as  quartermaster  of  the  old  Light  Cavalry  from  1877  until  1885.  His  city  resi- 
dence is  at  No.  4414  McPherson  street,  while  his  country  home,  Piney  Blufif,  is  on 
the  Alerrimac  in  Franklin  county,  Missouri. 


CHARLES  F.  W.  WIEGAND. 

Charles  F.  W.  Wiegand  was  a  public-spirited  citizen  whose  interest  in  St. 
Louis  and  her  welfare  was  manifest  in  many  substantial  ways.  He  was  born 
September  12,  1864,  in  this  city  and  was  a  son  of  Henry  Wiegand,  who  arriv- 
ing here  in  early  life,  was  for  a  long  period  engaged  in  foundry  work.  The  son 
Charles  F.  W.  Wiegand,  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  in  Bry- 
ant &  Stratton's  Business  College,  where  his  thorough  training  well  qualified 
him  for  the  duties  of  a  commercial  career.  He  started  out  in  business  life  in 
manufacturing  lines  and  later  became  traveling  salesman  for  the  Nelson  Distill- 
ing Company,  with  which  he  was  thus  connected  for  eighteen  years.  On  the  ex- 
piration of  that  period  he  became  president  of  the  company,  being  thus  called  to  a 
position  of  executive  control,  in  which  he  bent  his  energies  to  constructive  efforts 
and  administrative  direction.  He  afterward  organized  the  Wiegand-Boeker 
Liquor  &  Distilling  Company  at  No.  11  North  Second  street  and  there  conducted 
a  prosperous  and  growing  business  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
March  20,  1908. 

Mr.  Wiegand  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Anna  L.  Clement,  who  was 
born  in  Europe  and  came  from  France  to  America  with  her  father,  Hugo  Clem- 


C.    F.    W.    WIEGAND 


424  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ent,  wlio  engaged  in  the  veneering  of  fine  fnrnitnre.  Unto  l\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Wie- 
gand  were  born  fonr  children :  Mrs.  Dora  Wilson,  of  Oklahoma,  and  Edna, 
Harry  and  Lillian. 

Mr.  \\'iegand  was  always  active  in  everything  pertaining  to  the  upbuilding 
of  the  citv  and  had  great  confidence  in  the  future  of  St.  Louis.  He  desired  its 
substantial  advancement  not  only  in  commercial  and  business  lines  but  in  all 
matters  of  municipal  progress,  and  the  republican  party  found  him  a  stal- 
wart supporter.  Fraternally  he  was  a  member  of  Ervvin  Lodge,  No.  121,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M. ;  Bellefontaine  Chapter,  No.  25,  R.  A.  M. ;  Ascalon  Commandery,  No. 
16,  K.  T. ;  and  Moolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  he  has  many  friends 
in  this  order  as  well  as  among  his  business  and  social  associates.  His  entire 
life  was  passed  in  this  city,  where  he  was  well  known.  He  possessed  a  friendly, 
cordial  manner,  was  affable  and  genial  and  enjoyed  the  good  will  of  the  great 
maioritv  of  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact. 


REV.  STEPHEN  J.  BRADY. 

Rev.  Stephen  J.  Brady,  who  in  October,  1907,  passed  the  examination  for  an 
irremovable  rectorship  and  was  appointed  to  St.  John's  Catholic  church  of  St. 
Louis,  entered  upon  his  work  here  with  bright  hopes  of  the  future  and  with  well 
defined  plans  and  as  the  months  have  passed  he  has  carefully  systematized  the 
work  of  the  church  and  is  rapidly  gaining  the  cooperation  of  his  parishioners. 
He  was  born  in  Cavari,  Ireland,  on  the  17th  of  September,  1870,  and  pursued  a 
course  of  study  in  St.  Patrick's  College  at  Cavan,  where  he  completed  his  classical 
studies.  He  entered  at  the  age  of  sixteen  and  attended  for  four  years.  Later  he 
entered  St.  Patrick's  Seminary  at  Carlow,  Ireland,  where  he  received  his  theolog- 
ical course,  being  graduated  from  that  institution  in  June,  1896.  He  was  then 
ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  Carlow,  and  in  the  following  October  he  crossed 
the  Atlantic  to  America,  making  his  way  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  appointed 
assistant  to  the  Rev.  William  Walsh,  then  rector  of  St.  Bridget's  Catholic  church 
on  Jeft'erson  and  Carr  streets.  He  remained  here  for  two  years,  after  which  he 
was  sent  to  take  charge  of  the  congregation  at  Troy,  Missouri,  where  he  also  con- 
tinued for  two  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  was  transferred  back 
to  St.  Louis  and  was  made  assistant  to  Father  Timothy  Dempsey,  at  St.  Patrick's 
church.  Here  he  served  for  three  years,  when  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  the 
church  at  St.  Patrick,  Missouri,  where  he  continued  in  charge  for  four  years.  In 
October,  1907,  the  concursus  was  held  and  Father  Brady  passed  the  examination 
for  an  irremovable  rectorship  and  was  appointed  to  his  present  charge.  Accord- 
ing to  the  laws  of  the  church  the  rectors  are  not  removed  and  undoubtedly  Father 
Bradv  will  remain  here  for  vears  to  come. 


PEMBROOK  REEVES  FLITCRAFT. 

Pembrook  Reeves  Flitcraft,  lawyer  and  jurist  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  at 
Woodstown,  Salem  county.  New  Jersey,  January  8,  1847,  and  in  his  early  boy- 
hood accompanied  his  parents,  Dr.  I.  R.  and  Mary  Ann  (Atkinson)  Flitcraft,  on 
their  removal  to  Ohio.  Later  the  family  home  was  established  in  Indiana  and  Dr. 
Flitcraft  was  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  in  Boston,  that 
state,  when  in  July,  1849,  during  a  cholera  epidemic,  he  succumbed  to  the  disease 
and  passed  away  at  Richmond,  Indiana,  on  the  20th  of  that  month.  His  widow, 
long  surviving  him,  departed  this  life  January  tt,  1893.  They  were  both  mem- 
bers of  the  Society  of  Friends  or  Quakers,  which  had  been  the  ancestral  re- 
ligious  faith   through   manv  generations. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY,  425 

Judge  Flitcraft  was  only  two  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death. 
He  hved  with  his  mother  in  Indiana  and  as  a  pupil  in  the  distriet  schools  pur- 
sued his  education  until  1864,  at  which  time  he  had  the  further  advantage  of 
becoming  a  student  in  the  Raisin  Valley  Seminary,  a  Quaker  boarding  school  in 
Lenawee  county,  Michigan.  There  he  pursued  a  preparatory  course  and  entered 
upon  a  classical  course  in  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor  in  1867. 
Four  years  were  devoted  to  study  there  and  by  graduation  in  187 1  he  won  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  while  in  1874  the  university  conferred  upon  him 
the  well  won  degree  of  Master  of  Arts.  Such  is  the  brief  outline  of  his  school 
and  college  days  but  there  entered  into  that  period  of  his  life  a  feature  that  is 
noteworthy.  The  early  death  of  the  father  left  the  family  in  somewhat  strait- 
ened financial  circumstances  and  at  a  comparatively  early  age  it  was  necessary 
that  Judge  Flitcraft  provide  for  his  own  support.  It  was  by  his  personal  labor 
that  he  met  the  expenses  of  his  college  and  university  work.  He  taught  school 
in  1866  and  during  his  college  days  spent  the  summer  vacation  months  at  work 
on  a  farm,  thus  acquiring  a  sufficient  sum  to  meet  the  tuition  and  other  ex- 
penses of  the  freshman  and  sophomore  years.  At  the  end  of  that  time  his 
exchequer  was  so  depleted  that  he  had  to  suspend  his  studies  until  he  could 
again  earn  money  sufficient  to  continue  his  college  work.  He  once  more  took 
up  the  profession  of  teaching  and  in  1870  was  appointed  deputy  United  States 
marshal  to  assist  in  taking  the  census  of  that  year.  Thus  he  was  again  enabled 
to  enter  college  in  the  fall  of  1870.  In  the  meantime  he  had  utilized  every 
leisure  moment  for  the  mastery  of  the  branches  which  constituted  the  work  of 
the  college  junior  year  and  although  he  was  absent  from  his  classes  for  an  entire 
year  he  creditably  passed  the  required  examinations  that  secured  his  admission 
to  the  senior  class,  and  with  those  with  whom  he  had  spent  his  first  two  col- 
lege years  he  was  graduated  with  honors  in  1871.  He  had,  however,  found  it 
necessary  to  incur  some  indebtedness  and  the  task  to  which  he  immediately  set 
himself  upon  leaving  college  was  the  discharge  of  his  financial  obligations. 

For  a  year  Judge  Flitcraft  occupied  the  superintendency  of  the  schools  in 
Charlotte,  ^Michigan,  and  then  resigned  to  accept  a  more  lucrative  position  with 
the  publishing  house  of  A.  S.  Barnes  &  Company  of  Chicago,  with  which  he 
continued  for  a  year.  He  then  resigned  to  enter  into  business  relations  with 
the  publishing  house  of  Wilson,  Hinkle  &  Company,  afterward  Van  Antwerp, 
Bragg  &  Company,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Thus  he  had  tided  over  a  critical  finan- 
cial period  and  again  entered  upon  the  study  of  law,  to  which  he  had  been  able 
to  devote  little  time  during  his  other  occupations. 

Removing  to  Missouri,  Judge  Flitcraft  resided  for  a  brief  period  in  St. 
Louis  and  then  went  to  Kansas  City,  where  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1875, 
being  at  that  time  twenty-eight  years  of  age.  Shortly  after  his  admission  he 
visited  his  mother  at  Girard,  Crawford  county,  Kansas,  and  during  that  visit 
was  invited  by  J.  T.  Voss,  an  old  and  prominent  attorney  there,  to  form  a  law 
partnership  with  him.  This  arrangement  was  perfected  and  he  continued  a 
member  of  the  bar  at  that  point  until  1878,  when  he  returned  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  remained  until  his  death,  being  for  thirty  years  a  member  of  the  bar 
of  this  city.  In  1880,  he  joined  Henry  E.  Mills  in  a  partnership,  which  was 
maintained'  until  he  was  elected  judge  of  the  circuit  court  in  January,  1895.  His 
service  on  the  bench  was  in  harmony  with  his  record  as  a  citizen  and  lawyer, 
distinguished  by  unswerving  fidelity  to  duty  and  a  masterful  grasp  of  every 
problem  presented  for  solution.  He  had  a  mind  judicial  in  cast,  capable  of 
forming  impartial  decisions,  into  which  personal  prejudice  or  opinions  never 
entered  as  a  disturbing  element.  Basing  his  opinions  upon  a  com]M-chensive 
knowledge  of  jurisprudence,  a  correct  application  of  the  law  to  the  points  in 
issue  and  upon  the  equity  involved,  he  made  a  record  which  won  him  high 
encomiums  from  the  bar,  as  well  as  from  the  general  public. 

In  September,  1883,  Judge  Flitcraft  was  married  to  Miss  Fmma  Belle 
Brenneman,  a  daughter  of  Levi  and  Marv  Brenneman.  of  Pittsburg.   Pennsyl- 


426  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

vania.     By  this  marriage  there  have  been  born  two  children,  who  are  yet  Hv- 
ing:     Ada  A'irginia  and  Edna  Belle. 

Judge  Flitcraft  was  well  known  in  social  circles.  He  attained  high  rank 
in  Alasonry,  belonging  to  George  Washington  Lodge,  No.  9,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
of  which  he  was  worshipful  master  in  1890.  He  was  connected  with  Capitular 
]\Iasonry  as  a  member  of  St.  Louis  Chapter,  No.  8,  R.  A.  M.,  of  which  he  was 
high  priest  in  1885.  The  same  year  he  served  as  thrice  illustrious  master  of 
Hiram  Council,  No.  i,  R.  &  S.  M.,  and  was  also  eminent  commander  of  St. 
Louis  Commandery,  No.  i,  K.  T.  It  was  also  in  1885  that  he  was  Most  Illus- 
trious Grand  Master  of  the  Grand  Council  of  Royal  and  Select  Masters  of  Mis- 
souri and  he  was  a  thirty-third  degree  Mason.  He  was  prominently  known  to 
the  fraternity  throughout  the  state  and  was  one  of  the  most  exemplary  repre- 
sentatives. His  membership  relations  also  extended  to  the  Royal  Arcanum  and 
the  Legion  of  Honor.  In  the  former  he  was  a  member  of  Valley  Council,  No. 
437,  and  in  1894  was  grand  regent  of  Missouri.  In  the  Legion  of  Honor  he 
was  a  member  of  Alpha  Council.  No.  i.  of  St.  Louis.  His  life  work  was  largely 
in  harmony  with  the  beneficent  spirit  of  these  orders  and  he  has  always  held  to 
high  ideals  in  citizenship  and  in  social  relations,  as  well  as  in  his  professional 
career.  Handicapped  in  youth  by  limited  financial  circumstances,  his  life  rec- 
ord is  another  proof  of  the  fact  that  it  is  only  under  the  pressure  of  adversity 
and  the  stimulus  of  opposition  that  the  best  and  strongest  in  men  are  brought 
out  and  developed.  By  reason  of  what  he  accomplished  he  enjoyed  the  admir- 
ation of  his  colleagues  and  the  entire  respect  of  the  general  public,  and  the  pro- 
fession met  with  a  distinct  loss  when,  on  the  17th  of  June,  1908,  he  passed 
away.  He  was  a  man  of  fine  personal  appearance  and  kindliness  and  geniality 
were  expressed  in  his  countenance,  while  consideration  and  deference  for  the 
opinions  of  others  were  numbered  among  his  strongly  marked  characteristics. 
He  was  rich  in  those  qualities  which  win  friendship  and  regard,  and  few  men 
pass  from  this  life  leaving  among  their  associates  such  a  keen  sense  of  per- 
sonal bereavement  as  did  Judge  Flitcraft. 


ALBERT  J.  FRANCIS. 

Albert  J.  Francis,  general  contractor  and  dealer  in  real  estate,  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  1901  and  engaged  in  the  business  which  he  is  now  conducting  and  in 
which  he  has  met  with  a  full  measure  of  success.  His  father,  Charles  Francis, 
was  also  a  contractor  and  builder,  and  under  his  supervision  he  learned  his 
trade  and  became  a  journeyman  carpenter. 

Before  becoming  an  apprentice  to  the  carpenter's  trade  Mr.  Francis 
attended  the  public  schools  in  his  native  state — Kentucky — but  being  anxious 
to  follow  the  occupation  of  his  father  left  school  at  an  early  age  and  applied 
himself  to  the  trade  until  he  had  become  an  efficient  journeyman.  He  remained 
in  the  employ  of  his  father  until  he  had  attained  sufficient  experience  in  the 
various  lines  of  building  work. 

Prior  to  locating  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Francis  engaged  in  contracting  and 
building  in  Covington,  Kentucky,  where  he  erected  a  number  of  elegant  houses. 
He  was  also  manager  of  the  erection  of  additions  to  the  Soldiers  Home,  at  Dan- 
ville, Illinois,  and  the  one  at  Dayton,  Ohio.  His  remarkable  genius  as  a  mechanic 
becomes  apparent  upon  mention  of  the  fact  that  when  he  went  to  work  on  the 
Soldiers  Homes,  above  mentioned,  it  was  as  a  journeyman  and  that  after  work- 
ing a  short  time  his  extraordinary  ability  was  noted  and  he  was  given  positions 
of  increased  responsibility,  until  made  supervisor  of  the  entire  construction  work. 

In  1901  Mr.  Francis  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  at  once  engaged  in  his 
present  business  and  has  been  quite  successful  in  the  erection  of  residences, 
flats  and  apartment  houses  of  the  better  class  in  the  west  end  to  handle  in  a 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  427 

speculative  way.  He  built  most  of  the  houses  and  flats  on  Parkland  place,  and 
in  1907  completed  eighty  houses  and  flats,  this  being  about  as  great  a  number 
of  buildings  as  has  been  erected  by  one  man  in  a  year.  In  addition  to  conduct- 
ing this  enterprise.  Air.  Francis  is  president  of  the  Francis  Construction  Com- 
pany, which  is  devoted  for  the  most  part  to  the  improvement  of  property.  He 
has  met  with  a  great  measure  of  success  in  his  building  ventures  and  is  acknowl- 
edged as  one  of  the  most  prosperous  and  reliable  men  in  this  line  of  trade  in 
the  city.    He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Maryville  Hotel  Company. 

In  1894  Air.  Francis  was  united  in  marriage  to  Aliss  Nettie  Bressman,  a 
native  of  Covington,  Kentucky,  and  they  have  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  5810 
Julian  street,  which  was  completed  in  1906.  Both  are  adherents  of  the  Baptist 
church,  and  fraternally  A^Ir.  Francis  is  a  member  of  Tuscan  Lodge,  A.  F.  & 
A.  AI. ;  and  Red  Cross  Lodge,  No.  54,  K.  P.,  both  of  St.  Louis.  He  belongs  to 
the  A/Iercantile  and  Alissouri  Athletic  Clubs,  and  in  politics  gives  his  support  to 
the  democratic  party.  Since  coming  to  this  city  he  has  been  eminently  success- 
ful in  the  contracting  business,  and  owns  quite  a  number  of  residences  and  other 
buildings  located  in  the  most  valuable  section  of  the  west  end. 


GUSTAVE  HARTAIANN. 

Gustave  Hartmann,  treasurer  of  the  Hartmann  Bricklaying  &  Contract- 
ing Company,  was  born  April  30,  1865,  in  St.  Louis  and  is  a  son  of  Henry  and 
Caroline  (Schwier)  Hartmann,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Preus-AIinden, 
Prussia.  The  father  came  to  America  in  1850  and  since  1855  has  been  identi- 
fied with  the  contracting  interests  here,  having  today  the  oldest  business  in  this 
line  in  the  city,  although  he  is  now  practically  retired  from  active  connection 
with  the  business.  His  name,  however,  appears  on  the  roll  of  officers  in  con- 
nection with  the  presidency. 

Gustave  is  one  of  eight  surviving  members  of  a  family  of  thirteen  children 
and  after  attending  private  schools  of  St.  Louis  he  continued  his  studies  in 
Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College,  from  wdiich  he  was  graduated  in  1884, 
although  in  an  interim  of  four  years  between  his  high  school  and  college  course, 
he  was  engaged  in  business  pursuits.  In  1880  he  entered  upon  an  apprentice- 
ship to  the  bricklayer's  trade  and  worked  in  that  line  until  1896.  In  1890  he 
became  a  partner  in  the  present  firm  upon  its  incorporation  and  has  since  been 
its  treasurer.  The  Hartmann  Bricklaying  &  Contracting  Company  has  come 
into  existence  through  the  processes  of  gradual  evolution  since  his  father  estab- 
lished a  contracting  business  here,  more  than  a  half  century  ago.  The  firm  of 
Hartmann  &  Debus,  of  which  he  was  senior  member,  had  a  continuous  existence 
up  to  1887  and  three  years  later  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  pres- 
ent style.  They  have  done  an  immense  amount  of  work,  erecting  in  some  years 
as  many  as  seventy  houses  and  thus  contributing  in  large  measure  to  the  sub- 
stantial improvement  and  adornment  of  the  city.  Air.  Hartmann,  of  this  review, 
is  also  interested  in  the  American  Hydraulic  Pressed  Brick  Company  and  the 
Continental  Cement  Company.  He  has  also  embraced  the  opportunity  for  ju- 
dicious investment  in  real  estate  and  he  now  owns  a  home  at  No.  2801  South 
Eighteenth  street,  to  which  he  removed  from  the  old  homestead  seventeen  years 
ago.  This  is  the  second  he  ever  occupied  save  that  for  a  period  of  nine  months 
he  was  in  Aluskogee,  Indian  Territory,  where  he  did  a  large  amount  of  con- 
tract work. 

Air.  Hartmann  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Aliss  Emma  Pankau,  a  resident 
of  this  city  but  a  native  of  Germany.  They  have  four  sons :  Edwin,  Walter, 
George  and  Robert,  aged  respectively  sixteen,  ten,  eight  and  four  years.  In 
politics  Air.  Hartmann  is  a  republican  with  firm  faith -in  the  principles  of  the 


428  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

party  he  endorses  at  the  ballot  box.  Otherwise  he  is  not  active  in  political  work, 
for  iiis  business  makes  constant  demands  upon  his  time  and  in  it  he  is  meeting 
with  signal  success,  so  he  is  well  content  with  existing  conditions.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  ^Master  Bricklayers  &  Alaster  Builders  Association  and  since 
1885  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Trinity  Evangelical  Lutheran  church.  He 
served  on  its  building  committee  for  eight  or  nine  years  and  is  still  one  of  the 
chief  advisers  of  that  body  though  not  a  member  at  the  present  time.  He 
belongs  to  the  B.  B.  B.  B.  Bowling  Club  and  that  and  fishing  constitute  the  sources 
of  recreation  for  him  from  the  onerous  duties  qi  his  business. 


REV.  JOHN  NEKULA. 

Rev.  John  Nekula  is  pastor  of  St.  Wenceslaus  Bohemian  Catholic  church. 
This  influential  Bohemian  community  was  founded,  in  the  year  1894,  by  the 
\'ery  Rev.  ^Mgr.  Joseph  Hesoun,  who  also  completed  the  church  of  the  parish. 
The  first  pastor  was  Rev.  C.  Bleha.  The  membership  of  St.  Wenceslaus  is  one 
hundred  and  twenty  families,  and  attending  the  school,  under  the  instruction  of 
ihe  School  Sisters  of  Xotre  Dame,  are  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  children. 

The  affairs  of  the  church  are  in  a  most  prosperous  condition  under  the  min- 
istrations of  its  present  pastor,  who  assumed  the  duties  of  the  parish  May  15, 
1901,  and  he  was  ordained  in  St.  Louis  for  this  diocese  by  the  late  Archbishop 
Kain.  He  was  born  in  Moravia,  January  3,  1871,  and  his  preparatory  education 
was  received  in  a  gymnasium  in  his  native  land.  In  the  year  189 1  he  was  grad- 
uated, having  completed  an  eight  years'  course,  and  his  degree  from  this  insti- 
tution licensed  him  to  matriculate  in  a  university.  Deciding  to  follow  a  theo- 
logical career  he  entered  the  University  of  Lovaine,  Belgium,  where  he  pur- 
sued a  three  years'  course  of  study,  and  at  the  expiration  of  that  time  came  to 
America  and  finished  his  theological  education  at  Kenrick  Seminary. 

After  graduating  Father  Nekula  was  ordained  for  the  priesthood  by  Arch- 
bishop Kain,  June  8,  1895,  his  first  charge  being  as  assistant  pastor  of  St.  John's 
of  Nepomuk  church,  then  under  the  jurisdiction  of  Mgr.  Hesoun.  In  this  capac- 
ity he  served  until  1901,  when  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Wenceslaus'  par- 
ish, of  which  he  is  still  in  charge.  Father  Nekula  is  a  hard  and  earnest  worker. 
When  he  entered  the  parish  there  were  but  ninety  families  in  the  church,  but 
he  has  increased  its  membership  to  one  hundred  and  fifty.  When  he  took  charge 
of  the  parish  there  were  but  ninety-eight  children  in  the  school,  while  now  there 
are  one  hundred  and  thirty  enrolled. 

Father  Nekula  possesses  a  strong  personality,  is  consistent  in  his  Christian 
life  and  is  ever  active  in  working  for  the  interests  not  only  of  the  church  but  also 
of  the  community.  Through  his  eft'orts  and  enthusiasm  he  has  gradually 
enhanced  the  church  work  and  ])laced  the  parish  in  the  most  favorable  circum- 
stances. He  is  a  general  favorite  among  the  members  of  the  church  and  also 
among  the  citizens  of  the  community  and  under  his  management  the  parish  has 
a  bright  prospect. 


W^XLTER  SCOTT  HANCOCK. 

Walter  Scott  Hancock  was  born  in  Franklin  county,  Virginia,  November 
19,  1869,  ^  son  of  Abram  B.  and  Martha  Elizabeth  (Walker)  Hancock.  Hav- 
ing pursued  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  Danville,  Virginia, 
he  afterward  spent  four  years  as  a  student  in  the  Virginia  Military  Institute  at 
Lexington.  Virginia,  and  was  graduaterl  therefrom  in  the  class  of  1890.  Dur- 
ing this  year  he  was   offered  a  scholarship  at  Johns  Hopkins   University.     In 


REV.    JOHN    NEKULA 


430  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

1892  and  1893  he  was  a  student  in  Hampden  Sidney  College  and  in  1896  received 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  from  the  University  of  Virginia. 

Thus  qualitied,  ^Ir.  Hancock  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Richmond,  Vir- 
ginia, in  1896,  and  later,  in  February,  1897,  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  has 
made  a  notably  successful  record  in  the  eleven  years  of  his  connection  with  the 
legal  interests  of  this  city.  In  1900  he  was  elected  Assistant  Circuit  Attorney 
for  St.  Louis  and  continued  in  the  office  until  the  close  of  the  term,  December 
31,  1904.  He  had  charge  of  all  grand  jury  work  and  by  filing  information  sub- 
sequent to  constitutional  amendment  authorizing  such  proceedings,  reduced  the 
cost  in  criminal  cases  by  about  twenty-five  thousand  dollars  per  year.  Aside 
from  his  interests  as  a  member  of  the  bar,  he  is  president  of  the  Bell  Place 
Realty  Compan}-. 

Sir.  Hancock  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  on  the  21st  of  November,  1899,  to 
]Miss  Anna  Spencer,  daughter  of  Dr.  H.  N.  Spencer,  and  they  are  now  the  par- 
ents of  five  children:  Walker  Kirtland,  Anne  Spencer,  Laura,  Elizabeth  Dwight 
and  Dean.     The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4332  McPherson  avenue. 

^ir.  Hancock's  military  record  covers  service  as  lieutenant  of  the  United 
States  A'^olunteers,  during  which  time  he  was  detailed  as  adjutant  of  the  Sec- 
ond Battalion.  He  also  served  as  ordnance  officer  of  the  Sixth  Missouri  Infan- 
try in  the  Spanish-American  war,  and  is  now  lieutenant  of  Company  B  of  the 
First  Regiment  of  the  National  Guard  of  Missouri.  He  is  well  known  in  local 
military  circles  and  is  popular  with  his  associates  who  wear  blue.  During  the 
street  car  strike  of  1900  he  had  charge  of  posse  detail  stationed  at  Laclede  and 
Compton  avenue. 

He  belongs  to  the  Grand  Avenue  Presbyterian  church  and  finds  time  for 
interest  in  matters  of  literary  or  historical  research,  belonging  to  the  Virginia 
Historical  Society,  Missouri  Historical  Society,  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  St.  Louis 
Society  of  American  Institute  of  Archseology  and  also  to-  the  Virginia  Society 
of  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  of  the  several 
Scottish  Rite  bodies.  He  is  not  unknown  as  a  writer,  being  the  author  of  vari- 
ous articles  which  have  appeared  in  periodicals,  together  with  a  history  of  "The 
Spencer  Family  in  England  and  in  America"  and  a  biographical  sketch  of  Gen- 
eral Scott  Shipp,  superintendent  of  the  Virginia  Military  Institute.  His  polit- 
ical allegiance  is  given  the  democracy,  while  in  more  specifically  social  lines  he 
is  connected  with  the  Jefferson  Club.  In  the  line  of  his  profession  he  is  iden- 
tified with  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  and  the  St.  Louis  Law  Library  Asso- 
ciation, and  while  his  interests  and  labors  have  been  so  varied  as  to  make  him 
a  well-roimded  man,  his  time  and  attention  chiefly  centers  upon  his  law  work, 
in  which  connection  he  has  gained  a  most  creditable  reputation. 


THOMAS  S.  NOONAN. 

Thomas  S.  Noonan  is  numbered  among  the  men  whose  activity  and  public 
spirit  were  forces  in  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  St.  Louis  and  the  place 
which  he  occupied  in  public  regard  and  the  work  which  he  did  for  the  benefit 
of  the  city  w^ell  entitle  him  to  mention  in  this  volume  with  those  whose  worth 
and  work  have  constituted  the  elements  of  the  city's  greatness. 

A  native  of  Ireland,  his  birth  occurred  in  the  city  of  Dublin  in  1844  and  in 
1849,  when  a  little  lad  of  about  five  years,  he  was  brought  to  the  new  world  and 
St.  Louis  by  his  parents.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  S.  Noonan.  The  father,  with 
his  two  brothers,  Daniel  and  James  Noonan,  engaged  for  many  years  in  the 
queensware  business  on  ]\Tain  street,  building  up  a  successful  enterprise  in  that 
line.  He  was  moreover  greatly  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  city  and  his  co- 
operation could  always  be  counted  upon  to  further  progressive  interests.  Ii; 
hi"^  native  land  he  wedded   Marv  TTarmond,  also  a  native  of  Dublin,  and   fol- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  431 

lowing  their  arrival  in  St.  Louis  they  continued  residents  of  the  city  until  called 
to  their  final  rest. 

Thomas  S.  Noonan  was  educated  in  Christian  Brothers  College  and  on 
the  completion  of  his  course  engaged  with  Moody,  Michell  &  Company,  thus 
making  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world.  On  severing  his  connection  with 
that  firm  he  became  bookkeeper  for  D.  A.  January,  with  whom  he  continued  for 
fourteen  years,  when  he  believed  that  conditions  were  favorable  and  his  expe- 
rience and  capital  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  the  real-estate  business. 
In  this  undertaking  he  joined  Lewis  V.  Bogy  and  the  relation  between  them 
was  maintained  until  his  death  in  1890.  He  became  one  of  the  best  known 
real-estate  men  of  the  city,  handling  much  valuable  property  and  promoting 
much  activity  in  real-estate  circles,  and  for  two  terms  he  served  as  president  o! 
the  Real  Estate  Exchange.  He  was  always  very  active  in  the  upbuilding  of 
St.  Louis  and  the  promotion  of  its  trade  relations,  resulting  to  the  substantial 
benefit  of  the  city.  He  was  closely  associated  with  the  work  of  development 
here  and  at  the  time  of  his  death,  with  Mr.  Dean  and  others,  had  almost  per- 
fected plans   for  the  building  of  an  elevated  railroad. 

In  1871  Mr.  Noonan  was  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Josephine 
Bogy,  a  daughter  of  Lewis  V.  Bogy.  She  was  educated  in  the  Visitation  Con- 
vent and  has  spent  her  entire  life  in  St.  Louis,  being  a  representative  of  one  of 
the  old  French  families  here.  She  has  an  extensive  circle  of  friends  and  the 
hospitality  of  the  best  homes  is  cordially  given  her.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Xoonan 
were  born  eight  children,  of  whom  seven  are  yet  living:  Lewis  Bogy,  a  resi- 
dent of  Cuba,  Missouri ;  Celesta,  who  is  the  wife  of  Fred  B.  Murphy ;  Mrs. 
Adell  ]\Ienges  ;  Irene,  now  the  wife  of  W.  H.  Chandler;  Josephine,  the  wife  of 
Robert  Inman,  of  Chicago ;  Thomas  Steele  ;  and  Sarpv  J.,  who  is  studying  law 
in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School. 

In  his  religious  faith  Mr.  Noonan  was  a  Catholic,  while  fraternally  he  was 
connected  with  Valley  Council  of  the  Royal  Arcanum.  His  political  allegiance 
was  unfalteringly  given  to  the  democracv  and  though  he  never  sought  nor  de- 
sired office  he  was  greatly  interested  in  the  success  of  the  party.  A  resident 
of  St.  Louis  from  the  age  of  five  years,  he  enjoyed  the  good  will  and  friend- 
ship of  many  of  the  best  known  business  men  and  leading  citizens  here.  His 
life  was  characterized  by  qualities  of  upright  manhood,  while  his  laudable  ambi- 
tion and  energy  carried  him  into  the  field  of  large  and  important  undertakings, 
thus  constituting  him  one  of  the  valued  citizens  of  ^Missouri's  metropolis. 


JOHN  BLASDEL  SHAPLEIGH,  M.D. 

Dr.  John  Blasdel  Shapleigh,  who  after  thorough  preliminary  training  at 
home  and  abroad  for  the  treatment  of  diseases  of  the  ear,  is  recognized  as  an 
eminent  aurist  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  this  city  October  31,  1857.  He  traces 
his  ancestry  in  direct  line  from  Alexander  Shapleigh,  of  Totnes,  Devonshire, 
England,  who  came  to  America  in  1635  as  agent  for  Sir  Ferdinando  Gorges  and 
built  the  first  house  in  Kittery.  Maine.  His  ancestors  in  succeeding  generations 
are:  Alexander;  Captain  John  Shapleigh,  a  representative  in  the  ^lassachu- 
setts  general  court ;  Major  Nicholas  Shapleigh,  also  a  representative  in  the  gen- 
eral court ;  Nicholas  ;  Elisha ;  Richard  :  and  Augustus  Frederick  Shapleigh.  The 
last  named  married  Elizabeth  Anne  Umstead  and  they  became  the  parents  of 
Dr.   Shapleigh  of  this  review. 

For  two  years  Dr.  Shapleigh  was  a  student  in  Edward  Wyman's  private 
school  in  St.  Louis,  afterward  pursued  his  studies  in  the  academic  department 
of  Washington  Universitv  and  then  entered  the  collegiate  department  of  the 
nniversity.  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in 
1878.     In  preparation  for  his  profession  he  first  attended  the  St.  Louis  Medical 


432  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

College  and  was  graduated  with  the  AI.D.  degree  in  1881.  He  entered  upon 
active  practice,  serving  as  interne  in  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital  in  i88i;;2  and 
as  interne  in  the  St.  Louis  Female  Hospital  in  1882-3.  He  then  went  abroad 
for  post-graduate  study,  making  a  specialty  of  diseases  of  the  ear  while  study- 
ing under  some  of  the  eminent  physicians  of  Vienna  in  1884-5. 

On  his  return  from  Europe  he  began  the  practice  of  his  specialty  and  has 
continued  in  this  line  without  interruption  to  the  present  day,  excelling  in  his 
skill  as  an  aurist  by  reason  of  his  thorough  training,  his  ready  discrimination 
and  his  unfaltering-  fidelity  to  his  professional  duties.  He  has  also  become  well 
known  in  educational  lines,  serving  as  lecturer  on  diseases  of  the  ear  in  the 
St.  Louis  ^Medical  College,  now  the  medical  department  of  Washington  Uni- 
versity, from  1886  until  1890;  as  clinical  professor  of  diseases  of  the  ear  in  the 
same  institution  from  1890  until  1895;  as  professor  of  otology  from  1895  to 
the  present  time  ;  and  as  dean  of  the  medical  faculty  of  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  \\'ashington  University  in  1901-02.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
medical  staff  of  St.  Luke's  hospital,  and  the  Skin  and  Cancer  Hospital,  perform- 
ing all  this  service  in  addition  to  the  demands  of  an  extensive  and  constantly 
growing  private  practice.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and 
was  chairman  of  the  oto-laryngological  section  in  1907-8.  He  belongs  to  the 
Medical  Societv  City  Hospital  Alumni,  of  which  he  was  president  in  1896,  to 
the  American  Otological  Society  and  the  American  Academy  of  Medicine.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Medical  Society  and  the  American  Medical 
Association. 

On  the  27th  of  October,  1886,  Dr.  Shapleigh  was  married  to  ^liss  Anna 
T.  Alerritt,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  have  one  son  and  one  daughter,  Blasdel  and 
IMargaret  Shapleigh.  Dr.  Shapleigh  is  a  Presbyterian  in  religious  faith,  and  in 
national  politics  is  a  republican  but  at  local  elections  casts  an  independent  bal- 
lot. While  not  without  that  genuine  interest  in  general  affairs  which  marks 
the  public-spirited  citizen,  the  work  of  his  profession  makes  too  heavy  demands 
upon  his  time  and  energy  to  allow  his  active  participation  in  public  life. 


EDWARD  F.  NOLTE. 


Edward  F.  Nolte,  well  known  in  architectural  circles,  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
in  November,  1870,  and  is  a  representative  of  an  old  German  family.  His 
father,  F.  William  Nolte,  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  with  his  sisters  to 
the  new  world,  arriving  in  this  city  about  1850.  For  many  years  he  devoted  his 
time  and  energies  to  building  operations  but  is  now  living  retired.  Among  the 
substantial  structures  which  stand  as  monuments  to  his  skill  and  enterprise  are 
many  fine  residences,  including  the  homes  of  ex-Mayor  Cole  and  Profe-jsor 
Jones.  During  the  period  of  hostilities  between  the  north  and  the  south  he 
served  with  the  Home  Guards. 

Edward  F.  Nolte  was  a  pupil  of  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  from  J  876 
until  1884,  leaving  school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  He  then  engaged  witii 
the  N.  D.  Thompson  Publishing  Company,  occupying  a  clerical  position  in  the 
office  for  three  years,  and  when  he  severed  his  connection  with  that  house  went 
to  the  Washington  University,  realizing  that  a  good  education  was  essential  to 
his  purjjose  of  entering  his  chosen  ])rofession.  Here  he  took  a  rigid  course  and 
has  ever  afterward  been  a  keen  student  in  the  school  of  experience,  learning  many 
valuable  lessons  which  have  been  essential  factors  in  his  success.  Soon  after 
leaving  the  University  he  entered  the  employ  of  L.  Cass  Miller,  an  architect,  with 
whom  he  continued  for  about  five  years,  when,  at  the  age  of  twenty-four,  he 
embarked  in  business  on  his  own  account.  He  felt  that  his  previous  experience 
and  training  well  f|ualified  him  for  this  step  and  he  o])ened  an  office  in  the  Times 


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434  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

building,  where  he  remained  for  seven  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period 
he  removed  to  No.  620  Chestnut  street,  where  for  seven  years  he  met  with  excel- 
lent success.  His  present  location  is  in  the  Fullerton  building.  He  has  super- 
intended the  erection  of  a  number  of  apartment  buildings,  residences  and  other 
modern  structures  of  the  city  and  his  knowledge  of  architecture  has  enabled  him 
to  add  to  the  attractive  appearance  of  St.  Louis  as  manifest  in  architectural  lines. 

In  June,  1897,  in  this  city  Mr.  Nolte  was  married  to  Miss  Marie  A.  Birke- 
meyer,  a  member  of  a  prominent  St.  Louis  family.  To  this  union  were  born 
three  children:  Edward,  Esther  Marie  and  Helen,  aged  respectively  ten,  eight 
and  six  years,  all  now  students  in  the  public  schools. 

In  politics  ]\Ir.  Xolte  is  somewhat  independent,  voting  for  men  and  measr 
ures  rather  than  party.  While  he  is  never  neglectful  of  social  interests  nor  of 
his  duty  in  public  affairs  he  yet  concentrates  the  greater  part  of  his  energies  upon 
his  business  interests  and  has  gained  a  creditable  position  among  the  architects 
of  St.  Louis. 


JAMES  ELLISON  BROCK. 

James  Ellison  Brock,  secretary  and  a  director  of  the  Mississippi  Valley 
Trust  Company  and  vice  president  of  the  Municipal  Improvement  Investment 
Company,  has  gained  a  place  where  the  extent  and  importance  of  his  activities 
make  him  a  recognized  power  in  business  circles  in  St.  Louis.  A  native  of  Rich- 
mond, Kentucky,  he  was  born  July  4,  1862,  his  parents  being  John  William  and 
Elizabeth  Jane  (Ellison)  Brock.  The  father  was  of  English  descent,  the  orig- 
inal American  ancestors  of  the  family  first  settling  in  North  Carolina,  and  later 
in  Culpeper  county,  Virginia,  whence  a  removal  was  afterward  made  to  Clark 
county,  Kentucky,  where  they  have  been  widely  l;nown  and  identified  with  pub- 
lic affairs  for  many  years. 

James  E.  Brock  pursued  his  education  at  the  Transylvania  University  in 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  and  began  his  business  career  as  accountant  for  the  Tran- 
sylvania Printing  &  Publishing  Company,  of  Lexington.  Later  he  accepted  a 
position  as  instructor  in  the  Commercial  College  of  the  Kentucky  University  at 
Lexington  and  since  1883  has  made  his  home  in  St.  Louis,  in  which  year  he 
accepted  the  cashiership  of  the  southwestern  distributing  office  of  The  New 
Home  Sewing  Machine  Company,  of  Orange,  Massachusetts.  He  was  con- 
nected with  that  company  for  about  eight  years,  or  until  the  ist  of  May,  1891, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  with  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company,  which 
was  incor])orated  October  3,  1890,  and  is  doing  a  general  financial  and  fiduciary 
business.  Since  that  time  Mr.  Brock  has  made  steady  advancement  in  financial 
circles  and  is  now  the  secretary  and  a  director  of  the  company.  As  he  has 
passed  on  in  his  business  career  his  powers  have  been  constantly  developed 
through  experience  and  investigation  and  his  energy  also  constitutes  a  strong 
factor  in  the  success  to  which  he  has  attained.  He  is  likewise  the  vice  president  of 
the  Municipal  Improvement  Investment  Company  and  manifests  keen  discern- 
ment in  the  control  of  complicated  interests. 

At  Paris,  Kentucky,  (jn  the  28th  of  September,  1896,  Mr.  Brock  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Elizabeth  Duncan  Trundle,  a  daughter  of  John  L.  Trundle,  now 
retired,  of  Paris,  and  a  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  families  of  Bourbon 
county,  Kentucky.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brock  reside  in  St.  Louis  county,  but  come  to 
the  city  for  the  winter  months.  He  is  prominent  in  Masonry,  having  attained 
the  Knight  Temf)lar  degree  of  the  York  Rite  and  the  Thirty-second  degree  of 
the  Scottish  Rite.  He  is  likewise  connected  with  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  with 
the  Kentucky  Society  of  St.  Louis,  while  with  the  Noonday,  St.  Louis  and 
Glen  Echo  Country  Clubs  he  holds  membership,  being  now  president  of 
the  last  named.     His  political   endorsement  is  given  to  the   democracy  and  he 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  435 

is  one  of  the  board  of  stewards  of  St.  John's  Alethodist  Episcopal  church.  South, 
located  at  Washington  avenue  and  King's  Highway. 

The  value  of  biography,  aside  from  the  interest  which  one's  friends  feel 
in  his  personal  history,  comes  in  the  fact  that  it  frequentlv  constitutes  an  exam- 
ple setting  forth  the  plans  and  methods  that  are  being  prohtably  followed  in 
making  the  most  of  one's  opportunities.  ]\Ir.  Brock  has  followed  the  line  of 
least  resistance,  adapting  himself  to  conditions  and  circumstances,  and  yet  he  is 
not  without  that  strong  will  power  which  enables  him  to  overcome  difficulties 
and  obstacles  and  steadily  progress  toward  his  objective  point. 


ISRAEL  W.  SHANTZ. 


The  growth  of  St.  Louis  with  its  pulsing  industrial  activities  and  constantly 
growing  business  interests  is  drawing  to  it  each  year  men  of  marked  enterprise 
who  recognize  in  its  business  conditions  the  opportunities  for  advancement  and 
for  the  development  of  their  powers.  Well  known  by  reason  of  his  untiring 
energy,  which  enables  him  to  bring  business  undertakings  to  a  successful  com- 
pletion, Israel  W.  Shantz  is  now  at  the  head  of  the  Shantz  Real  Estate  &  Invest- 
ment Company,  having  been  elected  to  its  presidency  in  1907.  He  was  born  in 
Montgomery  county,  Missouri,  July  8,  1865,  and  is  a  son  of  Benjamin  and  Mar- 
garet Shantz.  The  father  died  some  forty  years  ago,  but  the  mother  still  lives 
in  the  southwestern  portion  of  the  state.  The  year.  1863  witnessed  the  arrival 
of  the  father  who  came  from  Canada  to  Missouri.  He  had  been  connected  with 
the  manufacture  of  flour  in  the  dominion,  but  after  reaching  the  L^nited  States 
turned  his  attention  to  general  agricultural  pursuits. 

Israel  W.  Shantz  attended  the  public  schools  of  Dallas  county,  ^Missouri, 
but  is  largely  a  self-educated  man,  learning  manv  valuable  lessons  in  the  school 
of  experience.  He  has  had  the  ability  to  obtain  that  which  was  valuable  from 
every  connection  of  life  and  to  apply  his  knowledge  with  skill  and  accuracy  to 
every  successive  situation  that  has  demanded  his  time  and  energies.  In  his  six- 
teenth year  he  became  a  representative  of  a  firm  engaged  in  the  sale  of  nursery 
stock  and  remained  as  one  of  its  solicitors  for  seven  years,  after  which  he  took 
up  farming-  on  his  own  account.  His  economy,  industry  and  careful  expenditure 
at  length  enabled  him  to  purchase  land  of  his  own  and  for  two  years  he  con- 
tinued its  cultivation.  In  his  twenty-fifth  year  he  was  elected  circuit  clerk  and 
served  in  that  capacity  for  two  terms,  but  ere  the  expiration  of  his  second  term 
he  was  elected  cashier  of  the  Bank  of  Buffalo,  Missouri,  and  filled  that  posi- 
tion for  two  years.  In  1902  he  sold  out  his  interest  in  the  bank  and  since  that 
time  has  been  connected  with  real-estate  dealing.  He  is  practically  sole  ownec 
of  the  Shantz  Real  Estate  &  Investment  Company  and  in  this  connection  is 
doing  an  extensive  business,  handling  much  property  for  himself  and  others  and 
making  investments  for  many  capitalists,  who  recognize  that  his  service  is  valu- 
able in  this  connection  because  of  his  comprehensive  understanding  of  real- 
estate  values  and  the  property  which  is  on  the  market. 

On  the  29th  of  September,  1889,  Mr.  Shantz  was  married  in  Dallas  county, 
Missouri,  to  Miss  Mary  I.  Miller  and  unto  them  were  born  nine  children: 
Isora,  who  is  a  student  in  the  Central  high  school ;  Lloyd  B.,  sixteen  years  of 
age,  a  grammar-school  student ;  Swinton,  fourteen  years  of  age  ;  Abe,  ten  years 
of  age  ;  Thelma,  Miller,  Mary,  and  I.  W.,  aged  respectively  seven,  four,  two 
and  one  years.    There  was  one  child  deceased. 

The  family  reside  at  No.  3736  West  Pine  boulevard  in  a  home  which  was 
purchased  by  Mr.  Shantz.  He  is  a  Knight  Templar  ]\Iason.  belonging  to  St. 
Louis  Chapter,  No.  8,  R.  A.  M.,  and  St.  Aldemar  Commandery,  No.  18.  K.  T. 
In  politics  he  is  a  stalwart  republican  and  served  as  chairman  of  the  Audrain 


436  •        ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Committee  in  1903  and  1904.  Keeping  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues 
of  the  day  he  is  ever  able  to  support  his  position  by  intelligent  argument  and  his 
services  in  behalf  of  the  principles  which  he  supports  have  been  effective  forces 
in  republican  successes. 


CHARLES  LINTON  CRANE. 

Charles  Linton  Crane,  who  has  for  some  years  past  represented  the  strong- 
est fire  insurance  agency  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Rochester,  Beaver  county, 
Pennsylvania.  November  13,  1861.  His  father,  a  steamboat  captain,  was  born 
in  May,   1819. 

Charles  L.  Crane  has  made  his  home  in  St.  Louis  since  1872.  After  leaving 
school  in  1876,  he  entered  the  field  of  insurance  and  has  been  continuously  in 
this  line  to  the  present  time.  He  now  and  for  some  years  past  has  represented 
the  strongest  fire  insurance  agency  in  St.  Lbuis,  and  in  this  connection  has 
developed  an  extensive  business,  which  makes  him  a  prominent  representative 
of  insurance  interests.  He  is  thoroughly  conversant  with  the  business  in  all  of 
its  ramifying  connections,  and  since  leaving  school  to  become  a  factor  in  busi- 
ness circles  he  has  displayed  a  spirit  of  alertness  and  enterprise,  which  has 
already  gained  for  him  notable  success  and  promises  well  for  the  future. 

]\Ir.  Crane  was  married  in  1883,  his  wife  being  a  sister-in-law  of  President 
James  A.  Garfield.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club  since  1892, 
and  has  been  identified  with  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  since  its  organization. 


OTTO  J.  BOEHMER. 


Otto  J.  Boehmer.  an  architect  who  has  largely  confined  his  attention  to 
residence  and  business  property,  was  born  in  Warren  county.  Missouri,  Octo- 
ber 24,  1858,  his  parents  being  Eberhart  and  Elise  (Schnoor)  Boehmer,  the  for- 
mer a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  also  owned  and  operated  a  sawmill  and  was 
prominent  in  his  section  of  the  state. 

Otto  J.  Boehmer  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Warren  county. 
Missouri,  and  of  St.  Louis.  He  graduated  from  a  commercial  college  in  1883  and 
soon  afterward  secured  a  position  with  the  firm  of  Goesse  &  Remmers,  builders 
and  contractors  of  this  city.  He  remained  in  the  employ  of  others  for  about  ten 
years  and  then  in  1893  started  in  business  on  his  own  account  as  an  architect  and 
builder.  In  the  intervening  years  he  has  succeeded  beyond  his  fondest  expecta- 
tions, having  been  accorded  many  contracts  for  making  the  plans  and  erecting  fine 
residences  and  business  blocks.  He  was  originally  located  in  the  Roe  building, 
afterward  had  his  office  in  the  Exchange  building  and  subsequently  removed  to 
^^-  505  Holland  building,  where  he  is  still  located.  While  he  has  always  made 
a  specialty  of  residence  and  business  property,  he  has  erected  several  churches 
and  semi-public  buildings  in  his  section  of  the  city,  all  of  which  plainly  indicate 
his  ability  in  the  field  of  his  chosen  labor.  In  the  regular  pursuit  of  his  pro- 
fession he  has  always  advocated  and  used  forms  and  designs  to  elevate  the 
character  and  ideals  of  the  public  rather  than  to  adhere  to  the  stereotyped  and 
conventional  form.s  in  general  use.  There  are  many  buildings  in  his  section  of 
rhc  city  examples  of  this  tendency. 

On  the  15th  of  December,  1897,  Mr.  Boehmer  was  married  to  Miss  Agatha 
T.  Carrierc,  whose  father,  Louis  Charles  Carriere,  is  a  well  known  physician 
and  is  connected  with  the  .Swcflenborgian  church  of  St.  Louis.  Unto  Mr.  and 
Mrs.   Boehmer  have  been  born  two  sons  and  a  daughter:     Marion  Louise,  ten 


OTTO    J.    BOEHMER 


438  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

years  of  age ;  Ivan  Jerome,  six  years  of  age  ;  and  Loyal  Lee,  three  years  of  age. 
The  first  two  are  now  attending  pubhc  school. 

]\Ir.  Boehmer  has  a  conservatory  at  his  home  and  an  extensive  collection 
of  tropical  plants.  Horticulture  and  tloriculture  are  his  chief  sources  of  recre- 
ation and  he  spends  considerable  of  his  leisure  time  in  accumulating  beautiful 
and  rare  plants.  He  is  an  enthusiastic  lover  of  home  and  strongly  believes  in 
the  elevating  influence  of  environment.  This  has  induced  him  to  spend  time  and 
labor  lavishly  on  his  home  for  many  years  in  order  to  perfect  the  surroundings 
of  himself  and  those  growing  up  in  his  care.  He  is  also  decidedly  individual- 
istic, which  has  made  his  home  place  a  splendid  example  of  originality  and  char- 
acter. Mr.  Boehmer  takes  great  delight  in  bicycling  and  has  not  only  traveled 
all  over  tire  city  but  throughout  the  outlying  districts  as  well  on  his  wheel.  He  is 
connected  with  the  Swedenborgian  religion,  and  in  citizenship  he  possesses  a 
progressive  spirit  which  prompts  his  active  assistance  to  many  measures  for  the 
general  good. 


LEWIS  V.  BOGY. 


Lewis  A'.  Bogy  was  one  of  the  picturescjue  figures  on  the  stage  of  Mis- 
souri's history.  Early  in  life  he  planned  out  his  course  and  set  for  himself 
high  ideals  toward  which  he  eagerly  made  his  way  as  the  years  passed,  never 
for  a  moment  losing  sight  of  the  object  for  which  he  strove.  An  analyzation 
of  his  life  work  brings  ^n  light  certain  strong  and  well  defined  characteristics, 
among  which  was  his  unyielding  perseverance,  his  unfaltering  courage  and  his 
high  sense  of  honor. 

In  the  days  when  eastern  Missouri  was  more  a  French  province  than  an 
American  territory  Lewis  V.  Bogy  entered  upon  the  scene  of  earthly  activities, 
his  birth  having  occurred  in  St.  Genevieve,  in  what  is  now  St.  Genevieve  county, 
Alissouri,  April  9,  1813.  He  was  a  descendant  of  the  early  French  pioneers 
who  located  in  that  region  when  the  country  belonged  to  France.  His  father, 
Joseph  Bogy,  was  born  in  Kaskaskia,  Illinois,  and  in  1805  took  up  his  abode  in 
what  was  then  Missouri  territory  but  which  only  two  years  before  had  been  sold 
by  Napoleon  to  the  American  government.  He  settled  at  St.  Genevieve,  which 
was  then  a  town  of  considerable  commercial  importance,  its  prospects  being 
superior  to  those  of  St.  Louis.  He  wedded  Marie  Beauvais,  a  daughter  of 
Vital  Beauvais,  and  in  the  years  of  his  residence  in  Missouri  occupied  a  prom- 
inent place  in  the  public  life  of  the  state,  which  at  that  time  was  in  the  forma- 
tive period  of  its  existence.  He  acted  as  private  secretary  to  Governor  Morales 
under  the  Spanish  dominion  and  when  Missouri  was  organized  as  a  territory 
became  a  member  of  the  territorial  legislature.  Following  its  admission  as  a 
state  into  the  Ljiion  he  was  elected  to  the  general  assembly  and  at  different 
times  filled  other  positions  of  public  trust  and  confidence. 

In  the  early  youth  of  Lewis  V.  Bogy  the  French  language  was  spoken  by 
all  the  inhabitants  of  his  town.  There  was  no  well  organized  school  system 
and  his  educational  advantages  were  somewhat  limited  but  he  used  every  oppor- 
tunity to  advance  his  intellectual  progress,  thoroughly  mastering  the  branches  of 
learning  taught  in  such  schools  as  existed  in  the  new  country  and  adding  also 
to  his  knowledge  through  experience,  reading  and  observation.  About  1822  he 
attended  a  school  in  his  native  town  taught  by  John  D.  Grafton  from  Connecti- 
cut. He  was  then  sent  to  a  Catholic  school  in  Perryville,  now  in  Perry  county, 
Missouri,  taught  by  a  Swiss  and  remained  there  until  he  became  ill.  For  eight- 
een months  he  was  confined  to  his  bed  with  a  white  swelling  and  was  skilfully 
treated  by  Dr.  Luis  F.  Linn,  afterward  United  States  senator  from  Missouri. 
During  his  confinement  he  read  constantly  and  thus  made  rapid  progress  along 
intellectual  lines.     Following  his  recovery  he  was  a  clerk  in  a  store  at  a  salary 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  439 

of  two  hundred  dollars  per  year,  under  contract  to  take  out  in  trade  one-half 
of  that  salary.  He  carefully  saved  his  earnings  and  with  the  money  purchased 
books  and  took  up  the  study  of  law.  He  also  began  the  study  of  Latin,  realiz- 
ing how  essential  is  the  knowledge  of  that  language  to  the  thorough  understand- 
ing of  many  modern  sciences. 

On  the  i6th  of  Januar\',  1832,  Mr.  Bogy  left  home  and  went  to  Kaskas- 
kia,  Illinois,  to  read  law  in  the  office  of  the  late  Judge  Nathaniel  Pope,  judge  of 
the  United  States  district  court.  In  a  letter  to  his  mother  he  told  her  that  he 
had  determined  to  continue  the  study  of  law  and  then  return  to  his  native  state 
to  practice  and  to  qualifv  himself  to  become  a  United  States  senator.  It  was 
much  more  common  at  that  time  than  at  present  that  men  in  all  walks  of  life, 
and  especially  the  members  of  the  bar,  were  actively  interested  in  politics  and 
in  the  discussion  of  important  political  problems.  Few  men  live  to  realize  so 
fully  the  ambition  of  their  early  years  but  time  brought  to  him  that  which  he 
sought  as  a  reward  for  his  ability,  loyalty  and  marked  devotion  to  the  state. 

Continuing  his  preparation  for  the  bar  under  Judge  Pope,  who  directed  his 
reading  until  May,  1832,  Mr.  Bogy  then  volunteered  as  a  private  soldier  in  the 
Black  Hawk  war,  occasioned  by  Indian  uprising  and  the  necessity  of  the  white 
men  to  suppress  their  red  foes.  Mr.  Bogy  took  part  in  two  hotly  contested 
engagements.  Having  served  faithfully  and  gallantly  to  the  close  of  that  war, 
he  returned  to  Kaskaskia  and  again  under  the  direction  of  Judge  Pope  con- 
tinued the  reading  of  law.  In  1833  he  became  a  student  in  the  law  school  at 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  from  which  he  w'as  graduated  in  1835  with  high  honors. 
He  had  been  a  most  apt  and  thorough  student  and  his  knowledge  of  the  princi- 
ples of  jurisprudence  was  comprehensive  and  exact. 

Returning  to  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Bogy  opened  a  law  office  in  this  city  April  i, 
1835,  and  entered  upon  his  professional  .career  here.  By  diligent  and  close 
attention  to  business,  by  continued  study  and  unfaltering  devotion  to  the  inter- 
ests of  his  clients,  he  soon  won  distinction  and  became  recognized  as  an  eminent 
member  of  the  profession  with  a  lucrative  practice.  All  through  this  time  he 
was  prominent  in  the  discussion  of  political  problems  and  his  fitness  for  leader- 
ship led  to  his  election  to  the  general  assembly  in.  1840.  He  was  one  of  the 
youngest,  if  not  the  youngest,  member  at  that  session  but  he  proved  an  active 
w^orker  in  committee  rooms  and  in  framing  constructive  legislation.  In  1849, 
having  accjuired  a  handsome  competence  through  his  professional  labors,  he 
returned  to  St.  Genevieve,  his  native  county,  and  was  there  the  anti-Benton 
democratic  candidate  for  the  legislature  but  was  defeated.  Colonel  Benton, 
having  failed  to  secure  reelection  to  the  LInited  States  senate,  at  the  next  elec- 
tion, in  1852,  announced  himself  as  a  candidate  for  representative  to  congress 
and  Lewis  V.  Bogy  was  nominated  as  his  opponent.  Although  defeated,  this 
drew  to  him  widespread  attention  and  at  the  succeeding  election,  in  1854,  he 
was  the  victorious  candidate  for  the  general  assembly  of  his  native  county.  Mr. 
Bogy  served  with  marked  ability  and  distinction  in  the  legislature  and  follow- 
ing his  return  to  St.  Louis  he  was  made,  in  1863,  the  nominee  of  the  demo- 
cratic party  for  congress  against  the  late  Senator  Francis  P.  Blair,  Jr.,  and  Sam- 
uel Knox.  In  that  year  he  \vas  defeated.  Fie  was  again  called  to  jmblic  service 
in  1867,  however,  when  President  Andrew  Johnson  appointed  him  commissioner 
of  Indian  afifairs.  For  about  six  months  he  acted  in  that  capacity,  discharging 
his  duties  with  marked  fidelity  and  promptness,  but  the  LInited  States  senate 
did  not  confirm  the  appointment  on  the  ground  that  he  was  a  democrat  and  he 
retired  from  office.  In  1873  he  became  a  candidate  for  the  United  States  sen- 
ate and  was  elected,  becoming  the  successor  of  General  Blair.  He  served  from 
the  4th  of  iMarch,  1873,  until  iVIarch  3,  1879.  and  made  a  creditable  record  by 
his  faithful  adherence  to  the  principles  in  which  he  believed  and  his  stalwart 
support  of  all  bills  and  measures  wdiich  he  felt  would  prove  of  public  benefit. 
During  his  long  career  Mr.   Bogy  occupied  a  conspicuous  position   among  the 


440  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

public  men  of  the  state  and  none  were  more  faultless  in  honor,  fearless  in  con- 
duct or  stainless  in  reputation.  Outside  of  the  strict  path  of  politics  he  held 
various  positions  of  public  trust.  He  was  president  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Iron 
Mountain  Railroad  and  president  of  the  Exchange  Bank  of  St.  Louis,  thus  con- 
tributing to  the  general  business  activity.  He  was  also  commissioner  of  public 
schools,  a  member  and  president  of  the  city  council  and  as  such  acted  as  mayor 
in  the  absence  of  the  chief  executive  officer. 

In  early  manhood  Air.  Bogy  was  married  to  Miss  Pelagic  Pratt,  a  daughter 
of  the  late  General  Bernard  Pratt.  She  died  September  20,  1877,  and  their 
son  Joseph  is  also  deceased,  the  only  surviving  member  of  the  family  being 
]Mrs.  Josephine  Noonan. 

Mr.  Bogy  was  above  all  things  a  gentleman  "to  the  manner  born."  He 
never  failed  in  courtesy,  was  generous  in  his  opinions,  kindly  in  his  actions  and 
loyal  in  his  friendships.  He  was  found  faithful  to  every  obligation,  while  home 
ties  were  regarded  as  most  sacred.  His  name  is  yet  honored  and  his  memory 
still  cherished  bv  those  who  knew  him  and  Missouri  numbers  him  among  those 
whose  life  records  have  reflectefl  credit  and  honor  upon  the  state.  His  entire 
life  was  characterized  by  the  spirit  of  progress.  He  was  never  content  with 
what  he  had  accomplished  but  was  always  reaching  out  toward  something  above 
and  beyond  and  thus  advancement  came  to  him  in  the  various  walks  of  life 
to  v."hich  he  directed  his  energies. 


CAREW  SANDERS. 


Carew  Sanders,  who  at  the  time  of  his  death,  Januarv  6,  1909,  was  the  oldest 
nurseryman  and  florist  in  St.  Louis,  came  to  the  city  in  its  beginning-  and  during 
his  fifty-two  years'  uninterrupted  residence  v/itnessed  the  development,  of  the 
metropolis  as  it  gradually  advanced  from  a  small  town  into  one  of  the  greatest 
cities  in  the  country.  Mr.  Sanders  was  born  in  Sussex,  England,  October  8, 
1827,  and  was  the  oldest  of  twelve  children.  His  father,  Carew  Sanders,  was  a 
shoemaker  by  trade.  He  descended  from  a  distinguished  family,  the  famous 
poet.  Sir  Percy  Bysche  Shelley,  being  among  his  ancestors.  Susan  Chart,  his 
mother,  was  a  highly  cultured  woman.  Previous  to  her  marriage  she  taught 
school  with  her  father,  William  Chart,  who  at  tliat  time  presided  over  the  edu- 
cational institution  built  and  endowed  by  a  wealthy  seaman.  Admiral  Evelynne, 
through  whose  generosity  his  native  county  of  Surrey  is  indebted  for  many  of  its 
philanthropic  institutions.  In  this  school  Mr.  Sanders  was  a  pupil.  When  four- 
teen years  of  age  he  left  the  parental  home  and  repaired  to  the  city  of  London, 
being  ambitious  to  make  a  start  in  the  commercial  world. 

He  secured  employment  in  London  as  one  of  seven  gardeners  on  the  estate 
of  an  English  gentleman,  the  estate  being  located  seven  miles  from  the  city. 
He  took  kindly  to  the  occupation,  as  he  was  a  lover  of  nature  and  delighted  in 
working  among  flowers  and  in  making  a  study  of  their  growth.  It  was  while  on 
this  estate  that  he  decided  upon  horticulture  as  his  life's  vocation.  He  was  re- 
markably studious  in  his  habits  and  a  lover  of  the  higher  class  of  literature. 
The  libraries  of  London  afforded  him  ample  opportunity  to  gratify  his  literary 
desires.  Although  the  city  was  seven  miles  from  the  estate  upon  which  he  was 
working,  he  difl  not  deem  it  a  task  at  the  close  of  his  day's  toil  to  walk  that  dis- 
tance in  order  to  secure  books  from  which  to  imbibe  learning. 

In  the  year  185 1,  in  company  with  his  brother  William,  he  emigrated  to 
America.  They  landed  in  New  York  city,  where  they  remained  for  some  time. 
Here  Mr.  Sanders  contracted  typhoid  fever,  which  nearly  cost  him  his  life.  Upon 
recovering  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  with  his  brother,  which  city  was  actually 
the  goal  of  their  journey  when  they  left  England.  In  Cincinnati  Mr.  Sanders  was 
engaged  by  a  Mr.  Resor,  a  wealthy  manufacturer,  to  take  care  of  the  grounds 


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442  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

surrounding  his  residence  in  the  suburbs  of  the  city.  After  spending  a  year  or 
so  there,  in  1853  he  returned  to  New  York  to  meet  his  bride,  Susan  Sampson. 
In  New  York  they  were  united  in  marriage  by  Bishop  Horatio  Potter.  After  a 
brief  residence  in  the  city  they  returned  to  Cincinnati,  where  Mr.  Sanders  en- 
gaged as  head  gardener  for  Joseph  Longworth,  grandfather  of  the  present  Nicho- 
las Longworth,  who  still  lives  in  the  home  of  his  grandparents.  About  this 
time  Mr.  Sanders'  parents  came  to  America  with  the  entire  family.  Soon  after 
reaching  the  shores  of  the  new  world  his  parents  passed  away.  Mr.  Sanders 
remained  on  the  Longv^-orth  property  for  four  years.  Being  ambitious  to  start 
in  business  for  himself,  in  1857  he  went  to  Chicago.  Here  in  partnership  with 
a  cousin,  Edgar  Sanders,  he  purchased  property  which  he  intended  to  use  for 
nursery  purposes.  However,  the  plan  did  not  materialize  and  in  the  fall  of  the 
same  year  !\Ir.  Sanders  came  to  St.  Louis.  He  had  not  long  been  in  this  city 
when  he  became  superintendent  of  a  nursery  for  N.  J.  Colman,  editor  of  the 
Vallev  Farmer,  an  agricultural  magazine.  This  publication  was  later  known  as 
Colman's  Rural  World.  Later  the  old  Cabanne  farm  fronting  on  Union  avenue 
north  of  Olive  street  road  was  leased  and,  together  with  Mr.  Colman's  home 
place,  was  planted  with  young  nursery  stock.  In  a  short  time  Mr.  Sanders  be- 
came an  equal  partner  with  Mr.  Colman.  Their  business  increased  rapidly  until 
the  firm  became  one  of  the  most  prominent  in  the  south  and  southwest.  At  the 
opening  of  the  Civil  war  dififerences  arose  between  the  partners  and  they  severed 
their  relations.  Along  about  this  time  Mr.  Sanders  accepted  the  post  of  deputy 
provost  marshal  under  Captain  Charles  Colman,  the  latter  having  been  appointed 
to  take  charge  of  the  draft  office  of  the  district,  a  new  government  department 
for  drafting  recruits  into  the  army.  While  in  this  office  one  duty  which  de- 
volved upon  Mr.  Sanders  was  to  blindly  draw  from  a  box  the  ballots  containing 
names  of  the  unfortunate  citizens  who  were  thus  selected  to  serve  in  the  army. 
At  the  close  of  the  war  Air.  Sanders  was  made  secretary  to  Theophile  Papin,  col- 
lector of  war  revenue  taxes  for  the  first  congressional  district.  This  tax  had 
been  assessed  against  property  owners  in  addition  to  the  regular  taxes  in  order 
to  facilitate  the  reducing  of  the  war  debt. 

Finally  the  difficulties  which  had  caused  the  dissolving  of  the  partnership 
between  Air.  Sanders  and  Air.  Colman  were  smoothed  over  and  they  were  again 
associated  in  business  at  their  old  stand  in  the  year  1866.  The  firm  was  known 
as  that  of  Colman  &  Sanders.  The  partnership  continued  until  1872,  when  it 
was  dissolved.  In  part  payment  for  his  share  of  the  stock  Air.  Sanders  took 
the  place  now  knov/n  as  No.  5600  Delmar  avenue,  which  became  the  family  home 
and  remained  such  for  nearly  thirty  years.  He  continued  in  business  off  and  on, 
adding  many  new  features  until  he  finally  retired  in  favor  of  his  son,  C.  C.  San- 
ders, who  still  conducts  the  business.  The  nursery  grounds  embrace  five  acres. 
The  property  has  graduallv  been  encroached  upon  by  city  improvements  and  is 
now  encircled  by  beautiful  homes  and  apartment  houses. 

Air.  Sanders'  wife,  Aliss  Susan  Sampson,  was  the  daughter  of  Friend  and 
Alartha  Baker  Sampson.  She  was  born  February  12,  1829,  and  until  she  united 
in  marriage  with  Air.  Sanders,  lived  in  the  old  a  Becket  place  in  Barming,  near 
Alaidstone,  England.  This  estate  came  to  the  family  from  the  maternal  side 
by  inheritance.  The  family  has  occupied  it  for  more  than  two  hundred  years. 
The  estate  was  originally  part  of  that  possessed  by  the  famous  Sir  Thomas  a 
Beckett.  ATr.  and  Airs.  Sanders  were  parents  of  the  following:  Elizabeth, 
Mrs.  L.  G.  Bantz,  now  living  with  the  aged  mother  at  No.  5738  Vernon  avenue, 
where  Air.  Sanders  resided  from  1897  "'^til  his  death;  Carew  Chart  Sanders, 
who  succeeded  his  father  in  business  ;  William  S.  Sanders,  connected  with  the 
American  Cjak  Leather  Company  at  No.  512  St.  Charles  street;  and  Edgar  N. 
Sanrlers,  a  rej^rcscntative  of  an  eastern  rubber  and  bicycle  supply  firm. 

Alany  changes  were  witnessed  by  Air.  and  Mrs.  Sanders  during  their  resi- 
dence in  St.  Louis  from  1857.     At  that  time  the  driveways  west  of  Seventeenth 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  443 

street  to  their  home  were  mostly  through  woods.  Omnibuses  were  the  means  of 
transportation  instead  of  street  ears.  Air.  Sanders  was  fond  of  caUing  to  mem- 
ory the  instance  of  once  having  walked  from  what  is  now  Delmar  and  Belt 
avenues  to  Twenty-seventh  and  Olive  streets  for  the  sake  of  riding  down  town 
in  a  new  bob-tailed  car  which  was  then  the  novelty  of  the  day.  ..\lthough  in  his 
eighty-second  year  and  very  feeble,  Mr.  Sanders  delighted  in  recalling  instances 
of  the  old  days,  and  took  pleasure  in  dwelling  amid  the  scenes  of  his  youth.  He 
was  a  beneficial  factor  in  beautifying  the  streets  and  parks  of  the  city,  having- 
furnished  many  of  the  trees  and  shrubs  to  decorate  the  public  grounds. 

While  Air.  Sanders  was  never  an  active  politician,  he  kept  abreast  of  the 
times  and  was  conversant  with  the  paramount  political  issues  of  the  day.  Through- 
out his  life  he  always  voted  the  republican  ticket.  At  intervals  during  his  busy 
career  he  found  time  for  considerable  travel  and  made  the  voyage  to  his  native 
land  several  times.  He  also  made  extensive  tours  throughout  the  United  States. 
Still  living,  among  his  brothers  and  sisters  are :  Harry  S.,  who  resides  in  Palm 
Beach,  Florida ;  Thomas  Sanders  and  Mrs.  Sallie  Williams,  of  Clay  Center,  Kan- 
sas;  Mrs.  Edward  Smith,  of  Bayonne;  and  Mrs.  Maggie  Le  Blanc  of  Jersey  City, 
New  Jersey.     A  brother  and  a  sister  recently  passed  away. 


HIRAM  LLOYD. 


Hiram  Llovd  came  to  St.  Louis. in  1879  to  enter  upon  an  apprenticeship  at 
the  carpenter's  trade  and  is  today  a  contractor  and  builder  with  large  and  im- 
portant patronage.  He  is  also  prominent  in  republican  circles,  his  opinions  car- 
rying weight  in  the  local  counsels  of  his  party.  Born  in  St.  Clair  county,  Illi- 
nois, July  23,  1863,  he  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Pepper)  Lloyd,  both 
of  whom  were  natives  of  England.  In  i860  the  father  came  to  America,  set- 
tling in  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  where  he  followed  his  profession  of  mining 
engineering.  For  six  years  he  was  inspector  of  mines  in  that  county.  He 
became  one  of  the  first  board  of  Labor  Statistics  of  Illinois  and  served  in  that 
capacity  for  six  years.  In  1891  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  retired  from  active 
business  life  and  passed  away  here  in  1896,  when  seventy-three  years  of  age. 
He  had  long  survived  his  wife  who  died  in  1871.  at  the  age  of  forty-one  years. 
Their  familv  numbered  eleven  children,  five  of  whom  are  yet  living:  Dr.  Henry 
LJoyd,  w'ho  was  city  coroner  of  St.  Louis  for  several  years ;  Thomas,  who  is 
mine  superintendent  at  Rentchler,  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois ;  Mrs.  Ann  Whit- 
taker,  the  widow  of  Dr.  Joseph  Whittaker  of  St.  Louis;  and  Ellen,  the  wife  of 
James  Stevenson,  of  Colorado. 

The  other  surviving  member  of  the  family  is  Hiram  Lloyd,  who  spent  his 
boyhood  days  on  the  home  farm  in  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  and  acquired  his 
education  in  the  district  schools  and  a  night  school  in  this  city.  He  came  to 
St.  Louis  in  1879,  when  sixteen  years  of  age,  to  enter  upon  an  apprenticeship 
of  the  carpenter's  trade  at  which  he  worked  until  1890.  He  then  established  a 
contracting  business  on  his  own  account  and  on  the  14th  of  Alay,  1903,  incorpo- 
rated theHiram  Lloyd  Building  &  Construction  Company,  of  which  he  has 
since  been  president  and  treasurer.  He  has  done  all  classes  of  building  includ- 
ing residences,  business  blocks  and  a  large  number  of  school  buildings.  Among 
the  structures  which  are  monuments  to  his  skill  and  enterprise  are  the  Wagner 
LTndertaking  building,  the  AIcKinley  high  school,  the  Yeatman  high  school, 
the  Louis  Soldman  high  school,  which  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  six  hundred  and 
thirtv  thousand  dollars,  the  postoffice  and  custom  house  at  East  St.  Louis  and 
the  Odd  Fellows'  Home  at  Liberty,  Missouri.  He  has  been  one  of  the  fore- 
most in  the  evolution  of  building  interests  ;  was  among  the  first  to  advocate  the 
adoption  of  concrete  and  erected  one  of  the  first  monolithic  structures  in  the 
citv — the  Wagner  building.     He  has  been  known   as   an   exponent   of   modern 


U4:  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

construction  and  the  highest  ideals  of  modern  architecture  are  indicated  in  his 
work.  He  is  also  interested  in  various  financial  and  commercial  enterprises  of 
the  city  which  have  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  cooperation  and  sound  business 
judgment.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Triangle  Realty  Company  and  the  Jonce 
Alining  Company  and  was  president  of  the  Master  Builders'  Association  in  1904 
and  1905,  always  taking  an  active  interest  in  that  organization. 

On  the  27th  of  May,  1888,  Mr.  Lloyd  was  married  at  Rentchler,  Illinois,  to 
]\Iiss  Jane  Ann  JNIaitland,  of  that  place,  and  they  became  parents  of:  Thomas  H., 
twenty  years  of  age;  Hiram,  who  died  in  infancy  in  1896;  and  Weston  Robert, 
seven  years  of  age.  In  politics  he  is  an  active  republican  and  his  labors  in  that 
line  have  been  characterized  by  a  patriotism  and  a  progressive  citizenship  which 
have  been  beneficial  to  the  city.  He  served  for  four  years  in  the  lower  house 
of  the  municipal  assembly  from  1895  until  1899  ^^'^^  was  speaker  during  the  last 
two  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  republican  state  committee  from  1900  to 
1904  and  was  chairman  of  the  twelfth  Congressional  Committee.  He  also  acted 
as  member  of  the  republican  city  committee  from  1900  to  1902  and  was  national 
committeeman  of  the  republican  league  clubs  from  Missouri  from  1899  to  1903. 
He  was  also  delegate  to  the  republican  national  convention  in  1908  and  in  the 
fall  of  that  year  was  elected  to  the  state  legislature.  His  labors  in  behalf  of 
the  party  and  its  principles  have  been  effective  arid  far-reaching  and  have 
been  actuated  by  a  devotion  to  the  general  good  that  recognizes  the  obligations 
as  well  as  the  privileges  of  citizenship. 

His  life  interests  have  constantly  broadened  and  have  kept  him  in  touch 
with  thinking  men  of  the  age  and  with  those  who  are  pushing  forward  the 
wheels  of  progress.  He  is  now  a  member  of  the  Academy  of  Science,  St.  Louis 
Architectural  Club,  the  Mercantile  Club  and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club.  He 
is  likewise  well  known  in  fraternal  circles,  has  taken  high  rank  in  Masonry,  is 
a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  has  filled  all  of  the  offices  in  the  subordinate 
lodge  of  Odd  Fellows.  The  order  has  also  honored  him  with  higher  official  pref- 
erment and  he  is  now  past  grand  patriarch  of  Grand  Encampment  of  Missouri 
and  the  president  of  the  Odd  Fellows'  Orphans'  Home  Board.  He  was  depart- 
ment commander  of  Patriarchs  Militant,  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows, 
from  1902  until  1904  and  was  grand  master  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows  in  ^Missouri  in  1903.  He  finds  recreation  in  hunting  and  fishing  but  the 
demands  of  his  business  and  his  activity  in  fraternal  and  political  circles  leave 
him  little  opportunity  for  the  enjoyment  of  those  sports.  He  has  taken  a  very 
active  interest  in  all  movements  for  the  welfare  of  the  city  for  the  past  twenty 
years  and  his  labors  have  constituted  a  force  in  that  which  is  helpful  and  pro- 
gressive. His  life  is  a  proof  of  the  fact  that  talent  grows  by  use  and  that  activ- 
ity promotes  alertness.  His  life  is  one  of  wide  usefulness  and  he  is  highly 
respected  for  what  he  has  accomplished  in  various  lines. 


WILLIAM  M.  KINSEY. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  near  Mount  Pleasant,  Ohio,  in  the 
year  1846.  His  parents  were  of  English  origin,  his  ancestors  emigrating  to 
America  with  William  Penn  about  the  year  1683.  His  father  was  an  Ohioan  by 
birth,  his  mother  a  Marylander,  and  both  were  members  of  the  Society  of 
Friends.  Judge  Kinsey's  education  began  in  the  common  schools  of  Ohio,  con- 
tinued at  Hopcdale  Academy  of  the  same  state,  and  his  classical  education  was 
begun  and  completed  at  Monmouth  College,  Illinois.  Anterior  to  this  latter 
event,  the  family  removed  to  Iowa,  where  young  Kinsey  engaged  in  farming 
and  continued  the  life  of  a  tiller  of  the  soil  until  he  entered  Monmouth  College. 
Some  years  later  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  at  the  Iowa  State  University  and 
later  on  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  that   state  and  subsequently  practiced  his 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY.  445 

profession  in  Muscatine  county.  In  1874  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  Missouri, 
resuming  here  the  practice  of  law  and  has  since  followed  that  profession  con- 
tinuously except  while  holding  public  office  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis  and  at 
Washington,  D.  C. 

In  1872  Mr.  Kinsey  married  Miss  Loretta  L.  Chapin,  an  Iowa  lady,  of 
Ohio  birth  and  of  distinguished   Mayflower   ancestry. 

It  goes  without  saying  that  Mr.  Kinsey  has  always  been  an  active  and  con- 
sistent republican  in  politics,  but  was  never  a  candidate  for  office  until  he  was 
nominated  for  congress  in  1888  from  the  tenth  Missouri  district.  The  district 
was  a  democratic  stronghold,  but  he  was  elected  by  a  plurality  of  over  two 
thousand.  Being  renominated  in  1890,  he  made  a  vigorous  canvass  but  was 
defeated,  the  democratic  tidal  wave  having  swept  back  partially  to  its  old 
time  limit. 

In  1904  Judge  Kinsev  was  nominated  for  circuit  judge  of  the  city  of  St. 
Louis  by  a  very  flattering  vote,  a  decided  majority  of  the  delegates  wheeling 
into  line  for  him,  and  his  general  popularity  was  apparent  at  the  election  for  the 
people  rallied  to  his  support  with  unmistakable  and  generous  loyalty. 

The  career  of  Mr.  Kinsey  in  congress  was  eminently  successful.  He  was 
strictly  loyal  to  his  party  in  the  general  disposition  of  public  business ;  and  his 
constituents  and  their  requests  were  continuously  in  his  thoughts  as  he  drifted 
from  department  to  department  in  the  capitol  in  the  endeavor  to  serve  them. 
Indeed,  he  knew  no  distinction  among  his  people,  for  all  classes  and  politics 
were  his  friends  and  he  was  the  friend  of  all.  In  fact  it  may  be  said  that  his 
labors  in  the  lower  house  of  congress  were  a  continuous  scene  of  activity  in 
the  interest  of  his  constituents,  and  he  emerged  from  the  same  ripe  in  experi- 
ence as  to  public  affairs,  politics  and  statesmanship. 

And  in  this  connection  it  may  be  remarked  that  Judge  Kinsey  was  a  stu- 
dent from  boyhood,  from  the  day  he  followed  the  plow  and  the  reaper,  then 
dipped  into  the  classics  at  Monmouth  College  and  afterward  embraced  juris- 
prudence, he  has  drifted  cheerily  on,  ardently  in  love  with  his  profession.  In- 
deed, he  has  always  been  an  enthusiast  in  unraveling  the  intricacies  that  face 
the  advocate  and  pleader,  in  his  peaceful  battle  to  the  upper  plane  of  an  ambi- 
tious legal  goal. 

Judge  Kinsey  inherited  many  sterling  traits  of  character  from  his  Quaker 
ancestry  and  these  cling  to  him  and  partially  direct  him  and  add  a  quiet  force 
to  his  conduct  as  a  man  and  judge.  He  is  a  thorough  American,  in  all  respects, 
and  well  abreast  with  fhe  foremost  progressive  Anglo-Saxon.  Moreover,  he  is 
eminently  orthodox  in  morals  and  theology.  He  is  a  patriot,  a  man  of  decided 
ideas  and  tastes,  a  republican  who  knows  no  shadow  of  turning,  a  man  of  integ- 
rity, unpurchasable,  genial,  a  true  friend,  and  the  highest  type  of  chivalric 
gentleman. 

Judge  Kinsey  is  a  scholar,  worker  and  thinker.  His  life — a  busy  one — 
following  close  on  the  heels  of  his  abandonment  of  rural  scenes  ;  and  any  hour 
a  citizen  visits  his  sanctum  he  will  be  found  up  to  his  eyes  in  the  cases  pend- 
ing in  his  court,  and  after  a  cheery  greeting  and  a  pleasant  good-bye,  he  swings 
back  to  his  task  of  which  there  is  no  end. 

On  the  bench  Judge  Kinsey  is  a  fine  specimen  of  a  jurist.  His  treatment 
of  the  bar  is  courteous  and  courtly,  and  his  methods  of  disposing  of  cases  are 
typical  of  the  deliberate,  precise  and  logical.  Exhibitions  of  irritations  and  im- 
patience have  no  place  in  his  ethics,  and  there  is  never  in  his  court  an  applica- 
tion of  rasping  Anglo-Saxon  terms  to  careless  and  offending  practitioners. 

The  Judge's  decisions  in  difficult  and  hardly  contested  cases,  when  written 
out,  are  masterpieces  of  cleancut  analysis.  He  seldom  indulges  in  rhetorical 
flower,  but  is  seeminglv  content  to  remain  in  the  groove  of  pure  reason.  He 
omits  nothing  in  the  line  of  analytic  vision,  bearing  upon  the  issues  confront- 
ing him,  until  a  rational  logical  conclusion  is  reached.     The  predominating  trait 


446  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CTTY. 

in  the  man — transcending  all  others — is  character ;  and  that  rises  above  any 
position  within  his  reach ;  above  affluence ;  the  plaudits  of  men  or  the  gibes  or 
threats  of  factions.  Judge  Kinsey  has  many  friends  in  St.  Louis  and  in  the  state 
of  Missouri,  and  his  admirers  reasoning,  a  priori,  feel  that  in  consideration 
of  his  abilities,  his  character  and  legal  acumen,  he  is  entitled,  at  some  early  day, 
to  a  higher  position,  as  an  appropriate  close  to  a  successful  judicial  career. 


IfARRY  RLXGGOLD  FARDWELL. 

Harry  Ringgold  Fardwell,  of  recognized  ability  in  the  profession  of  civil 
engineering,  is  now  connected  with  municipal  official  life  as  sewer  commissioner. 
He  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Alaryland,  September  6,  1863,  and  is  a  son  of  Isaac 
and  Charlotte  (flyers)  Fardwell.  At  the  usual  age  he  entered  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  city  and  afterward  attended  the  McDonogh  Institute,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1880,  and  early  in  his  business  career  became  connected  with 
the  war  department  headquarters  at  St.  Louis  under  the  Missouri  River  Com- 
mission. He  was  thus  engaged  at  intervals  from  1882  until  1902  and  in  the 
interim  also  did  other  public  service  in  the  line  of  his  chosen  profession.  In 
1887  he  was  assistant  citv  engineer  of  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  and  the  following 
year  was  elected  county  surveyor  of  Buchanan  county,  this  state,  filling  the  office 
for  four  years.  In  1902  he  was  appointed  principal  assistant  engineer  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  his  incumbency  continuing  until  1904,  when  he 
was  made  chief  of  that  department  and  so  continued  until  after  the  close  of  the 
fair.  On  the  6th  of  June,  1905,  he  was  appointed  sewer  commissioner  of  St. 
Louis,  which  office  he  is  now  filling.  The  positions  which  he  has  held  have  been 
of  an  important  character  and  indicate  the  superiority  of  his  service  over  many 
followers  of  the  profession. 

On  the  23d  of  February,  1887,  at  Glasgow,  Missouri,  occurred  the  mar- 
riage of  Harrv  R.  Fardwell  and  ]\Iiss  ^larv  Elizabeth  Lewis.  They  now  have 
two  sons,  Meredith  Webb  and  Harry  R. 

]\Ir.  Fardwell  votes  with  the  democracy  and  is  loyal  to  its  interests  but  the 
only  official  positions  he  has  ever  sought  have  been  in  the  line  of  his  profession. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  when  it  is  possible  for  him  to 
put  aside  business  cares  he  eagerly  avails  himself  of  the  opportunity  to  engage 
in  hunting  and  fishing. 


OTTO  L.  TEICHMANN. 

Otto  L.  Teichmaun,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Teichmann  Commission 
Company,  is  numbered  among  the  native  sons  of  St.  Louis  who  have  demon- 
strated in  an  active  business  career  the  possession  of  strong  qualities  for  suc- 
cessful management.  He  was  born  in  this  city,  May  12,  1865,  his  parents  being 
Charles  H.  and  Emily  (Bang)  Teichmann.  The  father  is  the  president  of  the 
Teichmann  Commission  Company. 

Arriving  at  school  age,  Otto  L.  Teichmann  was  sent  to  the  Eyser  Institute 
of  St.  Louis,  which  he  attenderl  until  his  tenth  year.  He  also  spent  two  years 
in  the  Guenther  Institute  at  Brunswick,  Germany,  and  continued  his  education 
in  Smith  Academy  and  the  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1880.  His  standing  in  business  circles  was 
proven  by  his  election  to  the  presidency  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  in  1905. 
His  membership  relations  include  the  Liederkranz,  the  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein, 
Altenheim    and   the   Public   Question    Club,   having  been   president   of   the    last 


H.  R.    FARDWELL 


U8  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

named  in    1907-8.      He   is   also   a  member  of  the   executive   committee   of  the 
Ethical  Society,  and  is  a  republican  in  politics. 

Mr.   Teichmann   was   married   November  21,    1890,  to  Miss   Vivian   Holm, 
and  their  daughters  are  Irma  and  A'era  Teichmann. 


EDWARD  BAILEY  PRYOR. 

So  important  and  varied  are  the  business  connections  of  Edward  B.  Pryor 
as  to  gain  him  classification  with  the  prominent  and  representative  citizens  of 
St.  Louis.  His  time  and  energies  are  chiefly  given  to  his  duties  as  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Wabash  Railroad  and  yet  other  interests  profit  by  his  sound  opinions 
concerning  intricate  problems  and  by  the  spirit  of  enterprise  which  he  mani- 
fests in  all  that  he  undertakes.  A  native  of  West  Virginia,  he  was  born  in 
Fayetteville.  i\Iarch  8,  1854,  and  after  acquiring  his  education  entered  the  rail- 
wav  service  in  1880,  since  which  time  he  has  been  continuously  connected  with 
the  road  which  he  now  represents,  covering  a  period  of  almost  three  decades. 
During  the  first  seven  years  of  his  connection  with  railroad  interests  he  served 
successively  as  clerk,  general  bookkeeper  and  chief  clerk  of  general  accounts 
for  the  Wabash,  St.  Louis  &  Pacific  Railway  Company ;  from  1887  until  Janu- 
arv  I,  1903,  he  was  assistant  auditor  for  the  same  road  and  its  successor,  the 
Wabash  Railroad  Company;  and  from  April  29,  1900,  until  January  i,  1903,  he 
was  also  assistant  secretary.  From  the  ist  of  July,  1900,  until  January  i, 
1903.  he  likewise  acted  as  assistant  to  the  vice  president  of  the  same  road.  On 
the  latter  date  he  became  assistant  to  the  president  and  so  continued  until  Octo- 
ber 18,  1905.  when  he  was  elected  vice  president  and  given  charge  of  the  treas- 
urv  and  accounting  departments  as  his  specific  duties.  He  is  thus  today  prom- 
inent in  the  councils  and  management  of  one  of  the  largest  and  most  important 
trunk  lines  of  the  country  and  his  name  is  everywhere  an  honored  one  in  rail- 
road circles. 

While  j\Ir.  Pryor  is  connected  with  various  other  business  interests,  they 
are  somewhat  in  the  line  of  his  original  connection.  He  is  now  vice  president 
and  one  of  the  directors  of  the  East  St.  Louis  Connecting  Railroad  Company,  a 
director  of  the  St.  Louis  Transfer  Railroad  Company,  a  director  of  the  Des 
]^Ioines  Union  Railroad  Company,  vice  president  and  director  of  the  Pacific 
Express  Company  and  vice  president  and  director  of  the  Wiggins  Ferry  Com- 
pany. He  belongs  to  the  First  Congregational  church  of  St.  Louis,  while  his 
social  nature  finds  expression  in  his  membership  in  the  Round  Table  and  the 
Noonday  Club.  His  advancement  in  the  business  world  has  followed  as  the 
logical  sequence  of  his  well  directed  energy  and  indefatigable  industry.  He 
entered  a  service  where  it  is  necessary  to  make  every  act  tell  and  to  exercise 
every  inventive  faculty  to  promote  the  interests  of  the  road,  at  the  same  tirne 
working  in  such  harmony  with  others  as  to  give  the  entire  service  the  unity  of  the 
services  of  a  single  individual. 


HENRY  W.  GESTRING. 

Henry  W.  Gcstring  is  becoming  well  known  as  a  representative  of  indus- 
trial interests  of  St.  Louis,  being  the  president  of  the  Cicstring  Wagon  Com- 
pany in  which  connection  sixty  men  are  emploved  while  the  output  is  finding  a 
ready  and  profitable  sale.  A  native  of  St.  Louis  Mr.  Gestring  was  born  in  Aug- 
ust, i860,  and  is  a  son  of  Casper  and  Margaret  Gestring.  The  father,  a  native 
of   Germany,   on    hearing  of  the    favorable   business   opportunities   of   the   new 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  449 

world,  resolved  to  seek  his  home  and  fortune  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  and 
in  a  sailing  vessel  crossed  the  briny  deep,  being  thirteen  weeks  on  the  voyage. 
Throughout  his  business  career  he  was  identified  with  wagonniaking  and  other 
industrial  interests.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  engaged  in  shoeing  horses 
for  the  government  at  Broadway  and  Brooklyn  streets.  As  the  years  passed 
he  developed  a  profitable  industry  as  a  wagon  manufacturer  and  also  became 
known  in  financial  circles  as  director  of  a  bank.  Those  who  knew  him  held  him 
in  high  regard  by  reason  of  his  sterling  worth  and  business  activiW.  He  died 
March  ii,  1903,  having  survived  his  wife  for  only  about  two  weeks. 

Henry  W.  Gestring  whose  name  introduces  this  review  was  a  pupil  in  the 
public  schools  between  his  sixth  and  fourteenth  years.  He  afterward  spent  a 
year  as  a  student  in  the  Mound  City  Commercial  College  and  on  leaving  that 
institution  he  joined  his  father  in  the  manufacture  of  farm  wagons.  He  has 
since  continued  in  this  line  of  business  and  is  now  at  the  head  of  a  profitable 
and  growing  productive  industry.  The  company  owns  a  well  equipped  plant, 
supplied  with  all  of  the  modern  machinery  and  facilities  for  carrying  on  the 
work.  The  business  property  has  a  frontage  of  three  hundred  and  sixty  feet 
and  a  depth  of  two  hundred  feet  and  in  addition  to  this  Mr.  Gestring  owns  an- 
other block  on  Broadway  where  he  has  a  lumberyard  from  which  he  draws  his 
materials  for  the  building  of  wagons.  Some  years  ago  the  company  sold  to  the 
Terminal  Railroad  another  block.  The  employes  of  the  Gestring  Wagon  Com- 
pany now  number  sixty  men  most  of  whom  are  skilled  workmen  so  that  the 
output  is  substantial  and  attractive.  The  business  is  carried  on  along  the  most 
modern  lines  of  trade  and  fairness  and  justice  is  always  maintained  toward 
employes  while  patrons  are  always  assured  of  honorable  treatment  and  of  care- 
ful and  correct  adjustment  of  such  mistakes  as  are  liable  to  come  into  any 
business. 

Mr.  Gestring  is  always  able  to  support  his  political  position  b}-  intelligent 
argument  for  he  carefully  considers  the  political  issues  of  the  day.  He  gives 
loyal  support  to  the  republican  party,  is  interested  in  athletics,  is  very  fond  of 
fishing  and  belongs  to  a  number  of  fishing  clubs.  He  was  married  in  1890  in 
this  city  to  Miss  Margaret  Wetter,  a  native  of  Germany,  and  they  have  one  son, 
Harry,  seventeen  years  of  age,  who  was  graduated  from  the  Webster  high 
school  and  is  now  a  shipping  clerk  in  his  father's  establishment.  The  family 
home  at  No.  1736  North  Broadway  was  erected  by  Mr.  Gestring  and  is  a  modern 
residence.  It  is  not  difficult  to  determine  the  equalities  which  have  characterized 
the  life  work  of  Mr.  Gestring  as  he  has  always  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  and 
throughout  his  entire  life  has  been  known  for  his  well  defined  industry  and 
carefully  executed  plans. 


JOHN  ADAMS  ZELLERS. 

Jolm  Adams  Zellers,  southwestern  representative  for  the  Smith-Premier 
Typewriter  Company,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Lebanon,  Penn- 
sylvania. August  23,  1872,  a  son  of  Isaac  W.  and  Amanda  (Tice)  Zellers.  The 
father  was  a  tobacco  manufacturer  and  became  prominent  in  the  locality  in  which 
he  lived  and  where  his  ancestors  had  resided  for  several  generations.  In  the  early 
'70s  he  removed  westward  to  Indiana,  settling  in  Elkhart,  where  he  carried 
on  business  as  a  tobacco  manufacturer.  The  familv  is  of  German  lineage,  the 
first  representative  of  the  name  having  come  to  the  new  world  from  the  Palati- 
nate to  escape  religious  persecution. 

John  A.  Zellers,  after  mastering  the  branches  of  learning  taught  in  the  public 
schools,  continued  his  education  in  the  William  Jewell  College,  where  he  pursued 
a  literarv  course  and  was  graduated  in  June.  1888.     Since  leaving  college  he  has 

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450  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

resided  continuoiielv  in  [Missouri,  either  in  Kansas  City  or  St.  Louis,  and  has 
been  continuously  with  the  Smith  Premier  Typewriting  Company,  representing 
that  concern  as  manager  in  the  southwest.  In  this  connection  he  has  built  up 
a  good  business  for  the  house,  being  recognized  as  a  man  of  keen  discernment 
and  of  progressive  business  methods. 

On  the  7th  of  [March,  1905,  Mr.  Zellers  was  married  to  Miss  Bernice  Bennett 
and  they  have  one  son,  John  Bennett,  now  in  his  second  year.  The  father  of 
JMrs.  Zellers  built  the  first  steamboat  north  of  St.  Louis  at  Muscatine,  Iowa,  and 
was  probably  the  first  to  produce  any  of  the  cereal  foods  now  so  common  on 
the  market.  '  He  retained  an  interest  in  that  business  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 
which  occurred  in  1907  when  he  had  reached  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-seven 
years. 

Mr.  Zellers  is  well  known  in  social  circles.  He  belongs  to  the  Mercantile 
Club  and  to  lodge  No.  9  of  the  Benevolent  &  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  is 
also  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Modern  Woodmen.  His 
political  support  is  given  to  the  republican  party  but  aside  from  the  exercise  of 
his  right  of  franchise  he  takes  no  active  interest  in  political  affairs.  Well  edu- 
cated" and  well  bred,  he  finds  his  friends  among  people  of  literary  taste  and 
culture  and  is  welcomed  into  the  social  circles  where  true  worth  and  intelligence 
are  received  as  passports  into  good  society. 


J.  FREDERICK  BOTTGER. 

J.  Frederick  Bottger,  vice  president  of  the  Century  Sawmill  Company,  w^as 
born' in  Zurich,  Switzerland,  November  23,  1865.  His  father,  Johan  Frederick 
Theodore  Bottger,  was  a  builder  of  Zurich  and  also  the  owner  of  a  sawmill 
there.  He  erected  the  Trade  school  of  that  city  and  other  important  structures 
which  are  monuments  of  his  skill  and  thrift  and  in  1878  he  crossed  the  Atlan- 
tic to  the  new  world,  becoming  a  resident  of  Milton,  Pennsylvania.  He  was 
identified  with  the  building  operations  of  that  town  and  of  Williamsport,  Penn- 
sylvania, to  the  time  of  his  death  which  occurred  when  he  was  fifty-three  years 
of  age.     His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Wilhelmine  Meybohm. 

J.  Frederick  Bottger  was  a  pupil  in  public  and  private  schools  of  his  native 
city  and  afterv.'ard  attended  the  seminary  at  Hamburg,  Germany.  The  removal 
of  the  family  to  America  however  interrupted  his  school  days.  He  had  been 
liberally  educated  in  modern  languages  and  along  other  lines  and  afterward 
resumed  his  studies  in  America.  The  family  sailed  for  New  York  and  for  seven 
years  resided  between  Milton  and  Williamsport.  In  the  latter  place  Mr.  Bott- 
ger received  his  training  for  the  business  world,  spending  a  year  as  a  student 
in  a  commercial  college.  He  afterward  devoted  seven  years  to  a  hardware  busi- 
ness which  w^as  conducted  along  both  wholesale  and  retail  lines  and  was  also 
associated  with  a  sawmill  enter])rise  until  1887.  The  following  year  was  devoted 
to  travel  throughout  the  east  anrl  in  t888  he  went  to  Austin,  Texas,  where  he 
became  chief  bookkee])tr  for  a  well  known  lumber  Line  yard  company  which 
he  represcnterl   until   .March,    1890. 

.Since  that  date  .Mr.  f'.ottger  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  where  he 
entered  the  tm])loy  of  II.  I'.  Coulter  as  stenographer  and  bookkeeper  but  soon 
a  better  pf>sition  offered  in  the  managership  of  the  office  of  Heller  &  Hoffman 
Chair  Factory.  His  association  with  that  house  continued  until  the  firm  was 
dissolved,  selling  out  its  interests  in  the  fall  of  1892.  On  that  date  Mr.  Bott- 
ger engaged  in  real-estate  business  on  his  own  acc(junt  and  continued  to  handle 
city  property  until  the  spring  of  1894.  He  then  accepted  the  position  of  book- 
keeper with  the  Knappstout  Company  and  when  he  left  that  firm  in  the  spring 
of   1896  he  became  city   salesman   for  the  J.  J.   Cienahl   Lumber  Company  with 


T.    F.    BOTTGER 


452  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

which  he  continued  until  1898.  This  brought  to  him  considerable  experience  in 
connection  with  the  lumber  trade  and  later  he  became  associated  with  the  saw- 
mill business  of  Blackrock  &  Revenden  at  Arkansas.  Returning  to  St.  Louis 
in  May,  1902,  he  established  a  wholesale  lumber  enterprise  on  his  own  account 
and  is  contributing  to  the  position  of  St.  Louis  as  one  of  the  most  important 
lumber  centers  of  the  country.  As  the  business  increased  he  erected  two  saw- 
mills and  afterward  incorporated  the  business  under  the  name  of  the  Century 
Sawmill  Company  of  which  he  is  president  and  manager.  He  is  also  president 
of  the  Roth  Lumber  Company  which  has  its  pine  sawmills  in  McCurtain  county, 
Oklahoma.  His  operations  in  the  lumber  field  have  considerably  increased  in 
volume  and  importance  and  he  today  handles  an  extensive  business  in  wholesale 
lines,  his  ramifying  trade  interests  covering  a  wide  territory.  A  man  of  resource- 
ful enterprise  and  business  ability  he  has  extended  his  efforts  to  other  fields  of 
activity  and  has  been  largely  instrumental  in  building  up  Lee  avenue  and  Pen- 
rose street.  Between  the  years  1905  and  1906  he  erected  twenty-four  brick 
houses  in  that  district  and  as  a  speculative  builder  he  has  contributed  in  sub- 
stantial measure  to  the  improvement  of  that  district  of  the  city,  at  the  same  time 
substantially  promoting  his  individual  success.  He  has  never  become  an  active 
factor  in  club  life  or  social  circles,  preferring  to  devote  his  undivided  attention 
to  his  business  affairs  and  property  investments.  In  years  gone  by  however  he 
was  chairman  of  the  Entertainment  Society  and  vice  president  of  the  social 
Turn   \'erein. 

In  June,  1886,  Mr.  Bottger  was  married  in  Williamsport,  Pennsylvania,  to 
]Miss  ]Mary  J.  Spades,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Mary  Spades,  both  of  whom  are 
now  deceased.  Their  family  numbers  three  sons  and  two  daughters :  Frederick 
A.,  twenty-one  years  of  age,  for  several  years  attended  Yeatman  high  school 
and  one  of  the  commercial  colleges  and  is  now  connected  with  his  father's  busi- 
ness. Austin  W.,  twenty  years  of  age,  is  studying  architecture  in  the  Christian 
Brothers  College.  Richard  E.,  fifteen  years  of  age,  attends  the  John  Marshall 
school.  Esther  Marie,  twelve  years  of  age,  is  also  in  school  and  Catherine,  three 
years  of  age,  completes  the  family.  The  two  oldest  sons  are  members  of  the 
National  Guard,  one  serving  as  sergeant  and  the  other  as  corporal.  Frederick  A. 
Bottger  organized  the  Yeatman  high  school  cadets  and  was  captain  during  his 
school  days.  Mr.  Bottger  erected  the  family  residence  at  No.  4329  Lee  avenue 
and  his  interest  centers  in  his  family  and  in  his  business.  He  rejoices  in  the 
success  which  has  come  to  him,  in  the  latter  because  of  the  opportunity  which  it 
gives  him  to  further  the  interests  of  his  wife  and  children.  He  has  also  found 
in  business  that  enjoyment  which  should  come  to  every  individual  in  the  mastery 
of  the  work  which  he  undertakes.  He  has  learned  to  correctly  value  opportun- 
ity and  has  so  used  his  advantages  that  his  course  has  been  marked  by  steady 
progression  leading  him  to  an  enviable  place  as  a  representative  of  lumber  inter- 
ests in  this  citv. 


WILLIAM   S.   CURTIS. 

William  .S.  Curtis,  rlean  of  the  .St.  Louis  Law  School  and  one  of  the  best 
known  law  educators  and  lecturers  of  the  west,  was  born  in  Wayne  county, 
Indiana,  on  the  19th  cjf  June,  1850,  and  is  a  son  of  William  C.  and  Elizabeth  R. 
niarker)  Curtis,  both  now  deceasefl.  In  the  acquirement  of  an  education  he 
attended  successively  the  schools  at  liennepin,  Illinois  ;  at  Troy,  Ohio;  McKendree 
College  at  Lebanon.  Illinois;  and  the  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis.  He 
thus  passed  on  through  successive  stages  to  broarlcr  fields  of  knowledge  and  was 
graduated  from  the  university  with  the  degree  of  liachclor  of  Arts  in  the  class 
of  1873.  Having  determined  to  make  the  practice  of  law  his  life  work  he  then 
pursued  a  course  in  the  .St.  Louis  Law  School  and  was  graduated  with  the  class 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  453 

of  1876.  His  first  professional  service,  however,  was  not  in  connection  with  the 
work  of  the  courts,  for  in  the  intervals  of  his  college  course  he  taught  school 
at  various  places  and  for  several  years  after  his  graduation  was  a  member  of  the 
faculty  of  Smith  Academy,  one  of  the  schools  of  Washington  University  and 
was  also  teacher  of  logic  and  political  economy  in  the  university. 

j\Ir.  Curtis  entered  upon  the  active  practice  of  the  law  at  Omaha,  Nebraska, 
to  which  city  he  removed  in  1884.  For  ten  years  thereafter  he  was  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  legal  profession  of  that  city  but  removed  to  St.  Louis  in  1894 
to  become  dean  of  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  which  stands  among  the  best  law 
schools  of  the  west.  ]\Ir.  Curtis"  previous  experience  as  a  teacher  well  quali- 
fied him  for  this  position  and  his  superior  attainments  as  a  law  educator  and 
lecturer  are  widely  acknowledged.  He  has  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the 
principles  of  jurisprudence,  combined  with  the  ability  to  impart  clearly  and 
readilv  to  others  his  understanding  of  the  salient  points  in  law  and  in  precedence. 
In  1905  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  was  conferred  upon  him  by  Washington  University. 


FRAN'CIS  RENO  ^lOORE,  M.D. 

The  history  of  the  medical  profession  in  St.  Louis  contains  few  more  illus- 
trious names  than  that  of  Dr.  Francis  Reno  Moore,  whose  marked  ability  gained 
him  prominence  as  a  general  practitioner,  while  his  success  during  the  last  ten 
years  of  his  life,  in  which  time  he  specialized  in  the  treatment  of  diseases  of  the 
eye,  ear  and  throat,  added  new  luster  to  the  record  he  had  made.  A  native  of 
Pennsylvania,  his  birth  occurred  near  Pittsburg.  His  father  was  Samuel  Moore, 
a  river  trader  and  a  large  landowner  in  Pennsylvania.  The  son  pursued  his 
early  education  while  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  and  in 
preparation  for  his  profession  he  pursued  a  course  in  both  regular  and  homeo- 
pathic medical  colleges  in  Philadelphia,  thus  gaining  most  broad  and  com- 
prehensive knowledge  of  the  science  of  medicine  and  methods  of  practice  as  fol- 
lowed by  the  two  leading  schools. 

He  located  first  at  Plarmony,  Butler  county,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  fol- 
lowed his  profession  for  a  short  time  and  then  removed  to  Allegheny  and  later 
to  Pittsburg  but  in  i860  came  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  opened  an  office  for 
general  practice,  in  which  he  met  with  most  gratifying  success  for  more  than 
two  decades.  A  liberal  patronage  was  accorded  him  in  recognition  of  his 
superior  w'orth  and  merit,  his  comprehensive  understanding  of  the  principles  of 
the  medical  science  and  his  correct  application  of  his  knowledge  to  the  needs  of 
suffering  humanity.  Becoming  greatly  interested  in  the  researches  along  the 
lines  of  treatment  for  diseases  of  the  eye,  ear  and  throat,  he  devoted  the  last 
decade  of  his  life  to  special  work  of  that  character  and  gained  much  more  than 
local  distinction  in  that  branch  of  the  profession.  He  was  a  frequent  and  valued 
contributor  to  different  medical  journals,  his  writings  receiving  the  endorsement 
of  eminent  men  of  the  profession  throughout  the  country,  and  were  also  trans- 
lated into  German  and  French.  He  was  also  dean  of  the  Homeopathic  College 
of  St.  Louis  for  eight  years  and  his  efforts  contributed  in  large  measure  to 
the  success  of  that  institution.  For  a  time  he  was  examiner  for  the  Liggat  & 
Myers  Company. 

Dr.  Moore  was  married  in  Allegheny,  Pennsylvania,  to  Miss  Eliza  Bowman 
and  unto  them  were  born  two  children :  Eliza  Virginia ;  and  Francis  Reno,  who 
died  in  infancy.  The  former  became  the  wife  of  Hugh  T.  McMurtry,  of  St. 
Louis,  who  was  a  prominent  printer  here  and  was  also  appointed  state  factory 
inspector  by  Governor  Francis.  He  figured  quite  prominently  in  public  life  and 
his  influence  was  always  on  the  side  of  reform,  progress,  truth  and  justice.  He 
was  a  great  temperance  worker  and  was  also  a  ^Master  Mason,  being  numbered 
among  the  worthy  examplars  of  the  craft.     He  died  in  1894  and  his  widow  in 


454  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

1903  became  the  wife  of  James  ]McCausland.  They  are  residents  of  St.  Louis 
and  ?ilrs.  ^IcCausland  is  well  known  in  social  circles  and  as  a  member  of  the 
Daughters  of  the  Revolution.  For  his  second  wife  Dr.  jMoore  chose  Miss  Mary. 
Ann  Lacey.  whom  he  wedded  in  St.  Louis  in  1880,  a  daughter  of  William  T. 
and  Amanda  J.  Lacey,  who  came  to  this  city  from  Nashville,  Tennessee,  at  an 
early  day.  Her  father  engaged  in  the  contracting  business  here.  He  was  the 
son  of  John  Lacey.  a  promment  planter  of  Tennessee,  while  the  mother  of  ^Irs. 
JMoore  was  a  daughter  of  General  Ryder  and  descended  from  a  Revolutionary 
soldier. 

Dr.  Moore  was  always  very  active  in  the  affairs  of  the  city  and  showed  his 
faith  in  its  future  through  his  extensive  investments  in  real  estate.  He  be- 
longed to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  was  an  active  and  valued 
member  of  Dr.  Xichols'  church.  He  read  broadly  and  was  recognized  as  a  man 
of  scholarly  attainments.  His  strong  mentality  and  culture  made  him  the  valued 
associate  and  friend  of  many  of  the  leading  residents  of  the  city  and  his  death 
was  the  occasion  of  deep  and  widespread  regret  when  in  1893  he  passed  away. 
He  remained  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for  a  third  of  a  century  and  throughout  that 
period  was  not  only  faithful  and  capable  in  his  professional  service  but  also 
exerted  a  strongly  felt  influence  in  support  o.f  various  movements  which  con- 
tributes to  public  progress  or  tend  to  uplift  the  race.  His  influence  was  always 
found  on  the  side  of  justice,  truth  and  advancement.  He  believed  that  the 
opportunities  for  good  were  constantly  increasing  and  that  they  were  being  im- 
proved for  the  benefit  of  all  mankind.  He  stood  for  advancement  in  his  profes- 
sion as  well  and  ever  kept  in  touch  with  modern  progress  along  that  line. 


JA^IES  GRAFLIN  DOYLE. 

James  Graflin  Doyle,  president  of  the  H.  G.  Doyle  Bricklaying  Company, 
entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  was  a  journeyman 
at  the  age  of  twenty-two  and  in  1854  began  contracting.  His  business  career  has 
been  marked  by  general  progress  and  though  all  days  have  not  been  equally 
bright — for  when  is  business  ever  attended  by  uninterrupted  prosperity — he  has 
nevertheless  made  notable  progress  and  is  today  classed  with  the  leading  con- 
tractors of  St.  Louis. 

He  was  born  December  12,  1832,  near  Barrett  Station,  about  eighteen  miles 
from  the  city  of  St.  Louis  in  St.  Louis  county.  The  family  is  of  English  and 
Irish  origin  and  for  several  generations  has  been  represented  in  Baltimore,  jMary- 
land.  and  Norfolk,  Virginia.  There  the  birth  of  Marcus  Lafayette  Doyle,  father 
of  our  subject,  occurred  in  1799,  but  he  was  reared  in  Richmond,  Virginia,  and 
came  from  the  Old  Dominion  to  Missouri  in  1831.  In  1838  he  removed  to  St. 
Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the  butchering  business  and  subsequently  conducted 
a  retail  grocery  business.  Later  he  removed  to  Laclede  county,  where  he  gave 
his  time  and  attention  to  general  agricultural  pursuits,  but  returned  to  St.  Louis 
in  1863,  where  his  death  occurred  in  1879.  In  early  manhood  he  wedded  Helen 
Godfrey,  who  was  born  in  Norfolk,  Virginia,  and  was  of  English  and  Scotch 
descent.  The  Godfrey  family  is  a  very  old  one  of  Virginia  and  she  was  also 
connected  with  the  Ramsey  family  and  therebv  related  to  Dr.  Ramsey,  a  sur- 
geon of  the  Revolutionary  war.  Mrs.  Doyle  was  born  in  1803,  came  with  her 
husband  to  Missouri  in  1831  and  died  in  1867  in  St.  Louis. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afforded  James  G.  Doyle  his  educational 
opportunities  and  when  eighteen  years  of  age  he  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship 
to  the  brickmason's  trade,  becoming  an  expert  workman.  His  practical  knowl- 
edge of  the  business,  gained  in  his  early  manhood,  has  proven  one  of  the  sources 
of  his  success  in  later  years,  enabling  him  to  successfully  direct  the  labors  of 


JAMES    G.    DOYLE 


456  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

those  who  have  worked  under  him.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  lie  started 
out  as  a  journeyman  and  in  1854  began  contracting  as  junior  partner  of  the  firm 
of  Goodwin  &  Doyle.  The  following  year  Mr.  Goodwin  retired  and  Mr.  Doyle 
continued  the  business  alone,  erecting  several  rows  of  houses  for  rent.  He  made 
steady  progress  and  while  thus  engaged  he  began  the  manufacture  of  bricks,  his 
father  being  partner  in  this  enterprise. 

They  continued  in  business  up  to  the  time  of  the  Civil  war,  when  James  G. 
Dovle  put  aside  all  business  and  personal  considerations  and  joined  the  Confed- 
erate army.  The  First  and  Fourth  Regiments  of  Missouri  were  consolidated 
under  General  Price  in  the  beginning  of  1862.  The  first  engagement  in  which 
Air.  Doyle  participated  was  at  Pea  Ridge,  Arkansas,  in  the  spring  of  that  year. 
Later  the  troops  joined  General  A^an  Dorn  at  Alemphis  and  were  attached  to 
Beauregard's  command.  They  arrived  three  days  too  late  to  participate  in  the 
battle  of  Shiloh  but  were  at  luka  and  took  part  in  the  battle  at  Corinth.  Sub- 
sequently they  were  at  Big  Black  Bridge  and  during  the  battle  of  Vicksburg  Mr. 
Doyle  was  captured  by  the  Union  forces  but  later  was  exchanged.  He  was  on 
active  duty  in  front  of  Sherman's  army  in  Georgia  and  was  in  the  notable 
engagement  of  Jonesboro.  He  also  participated  in  the  battle  of  Nashville,  thence 
proceeded  to  Alobile  and  participated  in  the  last  engagement  of  the  war  at  Fort 
Blakeley.  which  was  a  hand  to  hand  conflict.  He  managed  to  make  his  escape, 
however,  swam  the  river  to  a  gunboat,  which  he  boarded  and  then  made  his  way 
to  Alobile.  He  had  many  narrow  escapes,  especially  at  Vicksburg,  on  one  occa- 
sion having  his  pipe  shot  out  of  his  mouth.  His  braverv  and  his  loyalty  were 
never  called  into  cjuestion  and  when  the  war  was  over  he  took  up  the  pursuits  of 
peace,  engaging  in  bricklaying  at  Mobile. 

Later  Mr.  Doyle  again  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  and  formed  the  con- 
tracting firm  of  J.  G.  Doyle  &  Brother,  which  existed  until  1869,  during  which 
time  thev  did  some  prominent  work,  notably  the  building  of  the  City  Hospital, 
engine  houses  and  other  public  structures.  In  1872  J.  G.  Doyle  organized  the 
Kansas  City  Dry  Pressed  Brick  Company  but  the  following  year  the  firm  went 
out  of  business  on  account  of  the  widespread  financial  panic.  He  continued 
operating  as  a  contractor,  however,  and  in  1890  organized  the  firm  of  J-  G.  Doyle 
&  Son.  They  built  the  power  houses  on  the  Broadway  cable  line,  a  sixty  thou- 
sand dollar  job.  In  1892  they  erected  the  Zenger  building  and  took  a  contract 
at  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  for  the  fireproofing  of  the  Planters  Hotel.  In 
1892  Mr.  Doyle  was  one  of  the  promoters  of  the  National  Brick  &  Quarry  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  was  chosen  president,  and  so  continued  until  1897,  but  the 
panic  of  1893  caused  them  to  close  up  the  plant.  Business,  however,  is  now 
conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Continental  Brick  Company.  In  1897-8,  owing 
to  the  severe  illness  of  Mr.  Doyle,  whose  life  was  despaired  of,  his  business  inter- 
ests were  reorganized  under  the  style  of  the  R.  L.  &  H.  G.  Doyle,  Bricklayers, 
which  existed  for  two  years.  R.  L.  Doyle  retiring,  the  business  was  then  reorgan- 
ized and  continued  for  five  years  as  H.  G.  Doyle  Company.  It  was  then  again 
reorganized  under  the  present  style  of  the  H.  G.  Doyle  Bricklaying  Company. ' 
In  1906  they  built  the  Hamilton  Brown  Shoe  Company  building  and  in  1907 
the  Mills  building  at  the  corner  of  Seventh  and  Charles  streets.  They  also 
erected  the  Barvvick  apartment  house  and  the  same  year  the  Busch  Glass  Works, 
while  the  Jacobs  building,  an  eight  story  structure  at  the  corner  of  Thirteenth 
and  Washington  streets,  stands  as  a  monument  to  their  enterprise  and  skill. 

On  the  1 8th  of  October,  1855,  Mr.  Doyle  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Ann 
Graham.  Their  children  are:  Louis  S.,  born  July  5,  1856;  William,  born  April 
8.  1858.  and  now  employed  by  the  American  Tobacco  Company;  Efifie,  born 
October  8.  i860;  Winnie  and  Minnie,  who  were  twins  and  were  born  in  1867 
but  died  in  infancy ;  Robert  Lee,  who  was  born  in  1868  and  died  November  7, 
1903  ;  H.  G.,  who  was  born  in  1870  and  is  now  vice  president  of  the  Doyle  Brick- 
laying Company;  Frank  Marvin,  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1872  and  died  in  infancy; 
Burdell,  born  in  1874;  and  James  G.,  born  October  i,  1877. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  457 

Air.  Doyle  has  long  been  identilied  with  the  religious  interests  of  the  com- 
munity. For  sixty-nine  years  he  has  attended  the  Sunday  school  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church,  South  and  for  fifty-eight  years  has  been  one  of  its  mem- 
bers. His  influence  is  always  on  the  side  of  right,  justice  and  truth,  and  his 
position  upon  any  moral  c|uestion  is  never  an  equivocal  one.  He  votes  with  the 
democracy  and  has  always  been  interested  in  good  citizenship  without  being  a 
seeker  for  public  ofiice.  For  more  than  a  half  century  he  has  been  identified  with 
building  interests  in  St.  Louis,  being  closely  associated  with  its  improvement 
as  it  has  passed  through  the  eras  of  development  in  building  and  kept  pace  with 
the  modern  methods  which  indicate  the  advanced  standards  in  architecture  and 
construction.  While  in  times  of  general  financial  depression  his  business  has 
experienced  the  fact  that  came  to  thousands  throughout  the  land  he  has  never- 
theless won  substantial  success  through  his  persistency  of  purpose  and  his  fidel- 
ity to  the  terms  of  his  contracts.  His  name  is  one  which  commands  respect  in 
building  circles  and  wherever  he  is  known. 


EDWARD  A.   STEININGER. 

Among  the  contractors  and  builders  of  the  citv  no  man  is  more  widely  known 
than  Edward  A.  Steininger,  who  is  president  of  the  E.  A.  Steininger  Construc- 
tion Company,  and  is  also  one  of  the  best  known  men  in  his  line  of  work 
throughout  the  west.  He  has  taken  many  large  contracts  and  his  name  as  a 
contractor  is  identified  with  many  of  the  larger  structures  in  St.  Louis.  His 
career  has  been  marked  by  success  at  every  step  and  it  has  been  by  his  own 
innate  qualifications  that  he  has  risen  to  the  prominent  station  he  now  occupies. 

Air.  Steininger  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Alissouri,  January  5,  1868,  the  son 
of  George  and  Christina  (Lanitz)  Steininger,  who  were  natives  of  Germany  and 
when  mere  children  they  were  brought  to  America  by  their  parents.  Early  in 
life  the  father  of  our  subject  was  apprenticed  to  the  building  trade  and  for  many 
years  was  one  of  the  best  known  contractors  in  St.  Louis,  being  in  partnership 
with  a  brother,  John  Steininger,  under  the  firm  name  of  Steininger  Brothers. 
The  partnership  was  finally  dissolved  and  thev  then  carried  on  business  separ- 
ately. 

Edward  A.  Steininger  was  reared  at  the  parental  home  and  when  he  had 
attained  the  rec[uired  age  he  pursued  his  studies  in  the  common  schools,  com- 
pleting his  education  during  his  fifteenth  year,  when,  being  ambitious  to  enter 
the  business  world  for  himself,  he  went  to  work  for  his  father.  From  the 
beginning  he  took  a  deep  interest  in  the  building  trade  and  under  the  able  precept- 
orship  of  his  father  he  turned  every  hour  into  profit  and  soon  acquired  familiarity 
with  the  details  of  the  business.  When  his  father  retired  from  active  life  the 
business  fell  into  the  hands  of  his  son,  who  conducted  it  independently  for  four- 
teen years.  In  the  year  1904  he  organized  the  E.  A.  Steininger  Construction 
Company.  The  firm  does  an  extensive  railroad  contracting  business  and  for 
many  years  did  the  work  for  the  St.  Louis  Transit  Company  after  it  was  merged 
into  tlie  L'nited  Railway  Company.  The  firm  has  now  underway  the  construc- 
tion of  the  Tuscan  Temple,  the  first  individual  Alasonic  temple  owned  and  con- 
trolled by  one  lodge  in  the  western  part  of  the  country.  During  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  this  companv  had  the  distinction  of  building  the  greater 
portion  of  the  Tyrolean  Alps.  The  firm  has  also  constructed  a  number  of  office 
buildings,  cold  storage  plants  and  warehouses  throughout  the  state.  In  the 
year  1903  they  contracted  for  the  building  of  a  brewery  plant  in  Oklahoma  City 
at  the  cost  of  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  has  to  its  credit  the  construction 
of  the  Oliva  building  at  Grand  and  Windsor  avenues,  which  was  the  first  fire- 
proof building  erected  in  the  west  end.  Among  other  important  structures 
erected  bv  the  firm  were  the  office  buildings  of  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing 


458  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Company  at  Enid,  Oklahoma ;  they  have  also  erected  some  of  the  city's  most 
imposing  residences. 

Mr.  Steininger  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Emma  Roenfeldt,  by  whom  he 
had  one  daughter.  ]\Irs.  Steininger  passed  away  in  the  year  igoo.  Mr.  Stein- 
inger is  prominent  in  the  ^lasonic  order,  being  a  member  of  Westgate  Lodge, 
Xo.  445,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.:  St.  Louis  Chapter,  No.  8,  R.  A.  M. ;  St.  Aldemar 
Commandery,  No.  18,  K.  T. ;  and  Moolah  Temple,  A.  A.  O.  N.  M.  S.  He  is  a 
republican  in  politics,  but  while  he  has  never  desired  the  preferment  of  public 
office,  yet  he  has  always  taken  a  deep  concern  in  the  political  issues  of  the  day 
and  the  success  of  his  party.  He  is  a  man  of  winning  characteristics  and  of 
wide  popularity,  particularly  among  the  contracting  builders  of  the  city. 


JAMES  ALEXANDER  WATERWORTH. 

"Tn  all  this  world,""  said  President  Roosevelt,  "the  thing  supremely  worth 
having  is  the  opportunity  coupled  with  a  capacity  to  do  well  and  worthily  a  piece 
of  work,  the  doing  of  which  shall  be  of  vital  significance  to  the  community." 
This  truth  has  found  expression  m  the  life  of  James  Alexander  Waterworth, 
who,  though  born  in  Ireland  and  of  English  descent,  stands  as  a  high  type  of 
American  citizenship.  While  W'idely  known  by  reason  of  his  success  in  the 
business  world,  he  has  also  concentrated  his  efforts  on  matters  of  vital  impor- 
tance locally,  becoming  a  well  known  and  most  efficient,  yet  modest  factor  in  the 
benevolent,  charitable  and  educational  advancement  of  St,  Louis. 

His  ancestors,  emigrating  from  Yorkshire,  England,  to  the  north  of  Ireland 
about  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth  century,  engaged  largely  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits and  were  also  identified  with  progressive  measures  of  their  locality.  John 
Waterworth,  father  of  James  A.  Waterworth,  was  a  highly  respected  citizen, 
whose  memory  and  virtues  have  been  commemorated  by  his  fellow  townsmen 
by  a  mural  tablet  erected  in  the  Presbyterian  church  of  Downpatrick,  where  for 
fifty  years  he  served  as  elder.  His  son,  James  A.,  was  born  in  County  Down 
near  the  city  of  Belfast  in  1844  &"d  liberal  educational  advantages  were  af- 
forded him.  His  intellectual  training  was  such  as  would  have  enabled  him  to 
achieve  success  in  professional  lines,  but  he  preferred  commercial  pursuits  and 
entered  upon  a  three  years'  apprenticeship  in  a  mercantile  house  in  Belfast.  He 
then  came  to  America,  reaching  St.  Louis  in  November,  1867.  This  step  was 
taken  after  careful  consideration  of  the  opportunities  offered  in  the  old  world 
and  the  new,  and  with  firm  belief  that  his  chances  for  business  progress  were 
better  beyond  the  Atlantic,  he  took  up  his  abode  in  this  city.  He  immediately 
sought  employment  and  in  1868  was  appointed  to  a  clerkship  in  the  United 
States  Insurance  Company,  of  which  the  late  John  J.  Roe  was  president.  There 
his  industry  and  business  ability  gained  him  steady  promotion  and  within  a  few 
years  he  became  assistant  secretary  and  director  in  the  company.  In  1871  he  be- 
came a  partner  in  the  insurance  firm  of  PI.  I.  Bodley  &  Company.  He  has  done 
much  to  improve  conditions  existing  in  insurance  circles  and  was  prominent 
among  the  influential  men  in  business  who  in  1881  brought  about  a  union  be- 
tween the  board  and  non-lxjard  agencies.  He  was  elected  president  of  the  reor- 
ganized board  December  11,  1881,  and  as  proof  of  his  just  and  progressive  ad- 
ministration is  cited  the  fact  that  annual  reelections  continued  him  in  office  until 
the  dissolution  of  the  board — a  period  of  nineteen  years.  He  inaugurated  the 
policy  of  finding  room  in  the  organization  for  every  agent  of  a  respectable  com- 
pany who  vv-as  willing  to  conduct  his  business  along  honorable  lines.  He  en- 
deavored through  cooperation  to  promote  insurance  interests  as  a  whole  and  thus 
came  to  be  recognized  in  the  middle  west  as  an  authority  on  many  matters  re- 
lating to  insurance.  Under  his  presidency  the  St.  Louis  board  of  fire  under- 
writers became  an  institution  of  recognized  usefulness  and  influence. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTTY.  459 

In  January,  1884,  ]\Ir.  Waterworth  read  a  paper  on  insurance  conditions 
before  the  Round  Table,  which  was  the  first  exhaustive  presentation  of  fire  in- 
surance conditions  in  St.  Louis,  and  it  was  followed  by  immediate  reforms  in 
the  city  fire  and  water  departments.  The  Republic  printed  his  entire  speech, 
eleven  columns,  in  the  next  morning's  paper  and  the  insurance  companies  had 
it  published  in  pamphlet  form  and  distributed  broadcast  on  account  of  its  edu- 
cational value.  He  has  written  many  other  articles  on  the  subject  of  fire  in- 
surance which  have  been  widely  read  throughout  the  United  States  and  have 
had  no  little  efifect  in  the  working  of  reforms  and  promoting  the  interests  of  the 
companies. 

The  board  of  fire  underwriters  was  dissolved  in  1899.  Mr.  Waterworth 
then  organized  an  independent  bureau  for  making  insurance  survevs,  and  rat- 
ings based  upon  those  surveys,  in  St.  Louis  and  in  St.  Louis  county,  which  is 
known  as  the  St.  Louis  Insurance  Surveys.  His  estimates  are  accepted  bv  al- 
most every  company  doing  business  in  the  city  as  an  accurate  expression  of  in- 
surance values  of  St.  Louis  property.  His  rates  are  not  made  at  haphazard  or 
by  guess,  but  are  built  upon  carefully  figured  schedules  of  conditions  and  losses 
during  many  years  past.  In  1901  the  rates  were  so  low  and  the  losses  so  heavy 
that  a  great  number  of  the  best  companies  would  not  carrv  St.  Louis  risks,  but 
Mr.  Waterworth  secured  the  cooperation  of  the  business  interests  in  increasing 
rates  and  reducing  the  fire  hazards  in  St.  Louis,  promising  that  the  rates  of  in- 
surance should  reflect  improved  conditions.  He  thus  changed  the  situation  from 
one  of  extreme  disaster  to  one  of  reasonable  profit,  establishing  mutual  confi- 
dence and  cooperation  between  the  fire  insurance  companies  and  the  people  of 
the  city.  The  fire  insurance  companies  are  usually  in  the  habit  of  dictating 
rates,  but  St.  Louis  rates  are  left  in  his  hands  without  interference  and  he  abso- 
lutely controls  the  rate  situation  here.  He  stands  among  the  first  in  the  countrv 
for  knowledge  and  skill  in  insurance  matters  and  his  honesty  and  integritv  are 
such  that  he  has  gained  the  confidence  of  all  concerned  by  his  fairness  and  by 
his  just  treatment  of  both  sides.  He  has  been  instrumental  in  reducing  the 
rates  several  times  in  accordance  with  the  promise  he  made  several  years  ago. 
and  the  companies  accept  his  rates  without  criticism,  for  they  know  that  they 
are  based  on  intimate  knowledge  of  local  conditions  and  made  in  the  best  in- 
terests of  the  business. 

With  a  nature  too  broad  to  confine  his  interests  to  one  line.  ]\Ir.  Waterworth 
is  known  as  the  chamoion  of  many  movements  which  have  been  directly  bene- 
ficial to  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  stalwart  friend  to  education,  and  in  benevolent  and 
charitable  circles  his  name  is  not  unknown,  although  his  personal  modesty 
prompts  him  to  keep  in  the  background  as  much  as  possible  in  these  acts  of 
kindly  assistance  toward  the  less  fortunate  ones.  For  twenty-five  years  he  has 
served  as  secretary  of  the  chapter  of  Christ  Church  Cathedral  and  has  used 
every  opportunity  for  the  benefit  of  the  fellowmen  in  relation  to  material,  in- 
tellectual and  moral  progress.  He  was  a  director  of  the  jMercantile  Library  for 
many  years  and  for  two  years  was  honored  with  its  presidency.  He  assisted 
in  organizing  the  Round  Table  in  1882  and  was  for  some  years  chairman  of 
its  executive  committee  and  still  takes  a  deep  interest  in  the  afifairs  of  the 
club.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club  and  in  1907  was  honored  by 
election  as  its  president. 

Entirely  free  from  political  ambitions,  the  only  office  that  Mr.  \\'aterworth 
has  ever  consented  to  fill  was  that  of  president  of  the  Board  of  Charity  Com- 
missioners during  the  administration  of  Mayor  Francis.  He  is  interested,  how- 
ever, in  state  and  national  politics  and  by  broad  reading  and  investigation  keeps 
well  informed  on  the  ^questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  He  is  truly  American 
in  that  spirit  which  recognizes  the  legal  equality  of  all  mankind,  the  possibili- 
ties for  development  and  the  opportunity  for  advancement  through  the  develop- 
ment and  utilization  of  one's  innate  talents  and  powers. 


460  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Pleasantlv  situated  in  his  home  Hfe,  Air.  Waterworth  was  married  in  Jan- 
uary. 1875.  to  Aliss  Ehza  I.  Brooks,  a  daughter  of  the  late  Edward  Brooks,  of 
St.  Louis^  and  the  family  circle  includes  two  sons:  Edward,  who  is  now  on  the 
stall  of  the  Chicago  Record-Herald ;  and  John,  who  is  engaged  in  mining  in  New 
Mexico. 


REV.  CHARLES  A.  BLEHA. 

Rev.  Charles  A.  Bleha  is  pastor  of  St.  John's  of  Nepomuk  church.  This  is 
one  of  the  most  thriving  Bohemian  parishes  of  the  country  and  was  founded  in 
the  vear  1853.  Father  Bleha  came  to  St.  Louis  as  its  assistant  pastor  in  the 
vear  1895,  remaining  in  this  position  until  June  i,  1897,  when  he  was  appointed 
pastor  of  St.  Wenceslaus  and  later,  in  the  year  1900,  was  appointed  to  his  pres- 
ent church.  During  his  pastorate  his  discrnninating  administration  has  placed 
the  congregation  in  most  flourishing  circumstances. 

Father  Bleha  was  born  in  Bohemia.  March  11,  1864.  There  he  received 
his  preparatory  education  in  the  common  schools,  later  taking  up  the  study  of 
law,  which  he  pursued  for  two  years.  He  did  not  like  the  methods  employed  by 
his  preceptor,  against  which  his  conscience  revolted,  and  eventually,  the  profes- 
sion of  law'  becoming  distasteful  to  him,  he  decided  upon  turning  his  attention 
to  the  studv  of  theology,  whereupon  he  matriculated  at  the  University  of  Lou- 
vain,  Belgium,  from  which  institution  he  graduated.  He  was  ordained  to  the 
priesthood  June  29,  1891.  After  his  ordination  he  was  sent  to  New  Orleans. 
Louisiana,  having  been  especially  ordained  for  this  charge.  The  congregation 
consisted  of  Germans  and  English  interspersed  with  a  few  of  Slavonic  birth, 
the  latter  being  ignorant  of  the  English  tongue,  who  had,  up  to  the  time  Father 
Bleha  assumed  charge  of  the  congregation,  no  place  of  worship.  He  remained 
here  for  four  or  five  years.  His  work  was  so  successful  that  he  soon  gained  a 
reputation  among  the  Catholic  clergy  of  this  country.  Monseigneur  Hessoun 
of  St.  Louis,  hearing  of  his  valuable  ministrations,  opened  up  with  him  friendly 
correspondence  which  fmally  led  to  Father  Bleha's  being  transferred  to  St.  Louis 
in  the  year  1895  as  assistant  pastor  to  Monseigneur  Hessoun,  who  was  then  in 
charge  of  St.  John's  of  Nepomuk.  Here  he  had  a  very  fruitful  field  in  which 
to  work  for  the  betterment  of  his  own  people.  He  entered  upon  the  work  with 
great  ardor  and  not  only  performed  his  duties  as  assistant  pastor,  but  also  later 
on  being  pastor  of  St.  Wenceslaus'  parish. 

In  the  year  1900  he  was  appointed  administrator  of  St.  John's  parish,  Mon- 
seigneur Hessoun  having  become  disabled  through  paralysis,  after  whose  death 
in  July,  1906,  Father  Bleha  was  given  full  charge  of  the  congregation  as  its 
pastor.  He  was  in  every  way  fitted  to  assume  the  post  and  immediately  entered 
upon  its  large  field  of  duty  with  enthusiasm  and  since  has  succeeded  in  adding 
greatly  to  the  interest  of  the  parish.  He  is  manager  of  the  Hlas  (The  Voice), 
the  oldest  Bohemian  Catholic  paper  published  in  the  United  States.  It  was 
founded  by  Monseigneur  Hessoun  in  the  year  1873.  Father  Bleha  last  year 
(i(jo8)  founded  a  new  magazine  for  the  Bohemian  Catholic  women,  it  being 
the  only  magazine  of  that  kind  in  Bohemian  language  in  this  country,  which  is 
becoming  very  popular  and  well  liked.  It  circulates  not  only  in  St.  Louis  and  in 
the  state  of  Missouri,  but  almost  in  every  state  of  the  Union  in  which  Bohemian 
Catholics  live.  In  the  parochial  schools  of  the  parish  are  enrolled  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  five  hundred  and  fifty  children  taught  by  the  School  Sisters  of  Notre 
Dame,  the  work  of  education  extending  throughout  eight  grades. 

Father  Bleha  now  has  under  construction  an  orphan  asylum  in  Fenton. 
Missouri.  Surrounding  it  is  a  tract  of  land  embracing  ninety-nine  acres,  which 
is  in  possession  of  the  congregation.  The  orphan  asylum  is  to  stand  as  a  monu- 
ment   commemorating   the    usefulness   of    Monseigneur    Hessoun   and   is   to   be 


REV.    CHARLES    A.    BLEHA 


462  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

known  as  the  Bohemian  Cathohc  Hessoun  Orphan  Asyknn.  Father  Bleha  is  one 
of  the  most  highly  respected  men  in  the  community  and  is  held  in  profound  es- 
teem both  bv  Protestants  and  Catholics. 


lOHN  COULTAS. 


One  of  the  oldest  contractors  and  builders  of  St.  Louis  and  who  marks  the 
third  generation  of  the  family  following  that  enterprise,  is  John  Coultas,  who 
was  born  in  Yorkshire,  England,  in  1849,  son  of  Robert  and  Elizabeth  (Dolphin) 
Coultas,  who  were  also  natives  of  the  British  Isles.  His  grandfather,  Samuel 
Coultas,  and  also  his  father,  Robert  Coultas,  were  prominent  in  general  contract- 
ing lines  in  the  old  country. 

In  the  schools  of  his  native  country  John  Coultas  received  his  early  educa- 
tion, having  passed  through  the  several  successive  grades.  He  then  went  to 
work  for  his  father  and  under  his  instruction  was  taught  all  that  pertains  to  the 
building-  trade.  Being  ambitious  to  take  hold  of  larger  opportunities  and  estab- 
lish himself  in  business  independently,  he  came  to  America  in  1875  to  partici- 
pate in  the  superior  advantage's  the  new  world  offered  for  his  line  of  work. 
Upon  arriving  in  America  he  repaired  directly  to  St.  Louis,  where  for  a  short 
time  he  worked  as  a  journeyman.  In  1876  he  engaged  in  contracting  and  build- 
ing for  himself  and  during  that  year  purchased  property  on  Hamilton  avenue. 
which  at  that  time  was  an  unimproved  street,  there  l3eing  in  that  vicinity  but  a 
few  houses  scattered  over  a  vast  extent  of  territory.  Everything  wore  a  prim- 
itive appearance,  there  being  no  street  cars  and  the  only  considerable  means  of 
transportation  being  a  narrow  gauge  railroad.  Since  entering  into  business  for 
himself  ]\Ir.  Coultas  has  been  very  successful  and  has  erected  many  of  the  liner 
dwelling  houses  in  the  west  end,  among  those  worthy  of  m.ention  being  those 
owned  by  Franklin  Ferris  and  Frank  Wyman,  the  present  postmaster  of  St. 
Louis.  He  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  oldest  male  resident  between  Kings 
Highway  and  De  Hodamant  avenue,  including  that  stretch  of  thoroughfare  which 
lies  between  Xos.  50  and  6000. 

In  1879  Mr.  Coultas  wedded  ]\Iiss  Susan  Edwards,  daughter  of  Aaron  and 
Elizabeth  Edwards,  natives  of  England.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Coultas  are  the  parents 
of  the  following  children :  Samuel  J.,  who  is  an  architect ;  Bessie,  Charles,  John, 
Susan  and  Emma,  all  of  whom  attend  school. 

Politically,  Mr.  Coultas  does  not  confine  himself  to  any  particular  party,  but 
votes  independently  for  candidates  whom  he  thinks  best  qualified  to  serve  in 
office.  The  members  of  his  family  worship  at  the  Presbyterian  church  with 
the  exception  of  Mr.  Coultas,  who  is  an  Episcopalian.  He  has  been  engaged  in 
the  contracting  business  practically  all  of  his  life  and  is  conversant  with  all 
phases  of  the  work.  He  is  considered  not  only  the  oldest,  but  one  of  the  best 
in  his  line  of  business  in  the  city,  and  through  his  industry  and  enterprise  has 
made  his  business  one  of  great  pecuniary  advantage. 


1^1  n LIP   XORTH   MOORE. 

Philip  Xorth  Moore,  a  consulting  mining  engineer  known  by  reputation 
throughout  the  entire  west,  was  born  in  Connersville,  Indiana,  in  1849,  a  son 
of  Henry  C.  and  Susan  (North)  Moore.  He  was  graduated  from  Miami  Uni- 
versity of  Ohio  with  the  degree  of  liachelor  of  Arts  in  the  class  of  1870,  and  then 
in  preparation  for  a  professional  career  such  as  has  claimed  his  time  and  ener- 
gies since  his  college  days,  he  became  a  student  in  the  School  of  Mines,  a  de- 
partment of  Columbia   University  in   Xcw  York  citv,  where  he  continued  from 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  463 

1870  until  1872.  The  following"  year  he  engaged  as  assistant  on  the  Michigan 
geological  survey  and  was  connected  with  the  Kentucky  geological  survey  from 
1873  ^i^til  1877.  He  afterward  accepted  the  position  of  metallurgist  and  engi- 
neer at  Leadville,  Colorado,  where  he  remained  from  1878  until  1881  and  then 
became  managing  director  and  treasurer  of  the  State  Creek  Iron  Company  of 
Kentucky,  his  association  therewith  continuing  from  1882  until  1889.  Since 
that  date  he  has  been  consulting  mining  engineer  with  headcjuarters  in  St.  Louis. 
As  superintendent  he  built  the  second  smelting  plant  at  Leadville,  Colorado,  later 
known  as  the  La  Plata  Smelting  Works.  Pie  was  treasurer  of  the  Rose  Run  Iron 
Company  of  Kentucky;  president  of  the  Tecumseh  Iron  Company  of  Alabama 
from  1890  to  1908;  manager  of  the  German  Bar  Mining  Company  of  Montana 
from  1897  until  1900;  and  connected  with  the  Courey  Placer  Mining  Company 
of  APontana  from  1897  until  1900.  In  1904  he  became  consulting  engineer  for 
the  Black  ^Mountain  Mining  Company  of  Chicago  and  Mexico.  He  was  also 
consulting  engineer  of  the  Pittsburg  &  Silver  Peak  Mining  Company  of  Nevada 
in  1906  and  1907.  The  work  that  he  has  done  has  been  of  an  important  charac- 
ter, indicating  not  onlv  broad  theoretical  knowledge,  but  also  the  practical  ex- 
perience which  has  enabled  him  to  speedily  accomplish  desired  results.  As  a 
metallurgist  and  consulting  mining  engineer  he  ranks  wnth  the  prominent  repre- 
sentatives of  the  profession  throughout  the  entire  country  and  that  he  is  inter- 
ested in  his  chosen  calling  and  takes  keen  delight  in  scientific  research  and  the 
advancement  gained  thereby  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  is  a  member  of 
various  societies  which  have  for  their  object  the  promulgation  of  knowledge 
along  these  lines.  He  belongs  to  the  xA.merican  Association  for  the  Advancement 
of  Science,  the  American  Institute  of  Alining  Engineers,  the  American  Geo- 
graphical Society  and  the  Engineers  Club  of  St.  Louis. 

In  iS/fj  Air.  Aloore  was  married  to  Aliss  Eva  Perry,  of  Rockford.  Illinois, 
and  their  children  are  Elizabeth  and  Perry  Xorth  Aloore.  The  family  residence 
is  at  Xo.  3125  Lafayette  avenue  and  its  hospitality  is  one  of  its  attractive  fea- 
tures. Airs.  Aloore  is  well  known  in  St.  Louis  for  her  interest  in  various  social 
and  philanthropic  organizations  and  is  president  of  the  National  Federation  of 
Women's  Clubs.  The  personal  characteristics  and  social  qualities  of  Mr.  Aloore 
are  pronounced  and  he  is  an  acceptable  companion  in  any  society  in  which  intel- 
ligence is  a  necessary  attribute  to  agreeableness.  While  progressive  in  matters 
of  citizenship,  he  is  independent  in  politics.  He  belongs  to  the  Country  and  to 
the  Noonday  Clubs  and  he  attends  the  Congregational  church. 


W^ALTER  A.  EHRLER. 

Walter  A.  Ehrler,  chief  deputy  recorder  of  deeds  in  St.  Louis,  his  native 
city,  was  born  June  11,  1871,  a  son  of  F.  A\'.  and  Johanna  (Woerheide)  Ehrler. 
The  mother  is  still  living,  but  the  father,  who  was  born  in  Germany  and  for 
many  years  engaged  in  the  transfer  business  in  St.  Louis,  died  in  the  city  in 
1506,  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years. 

Through  grade  after  grade  of  the  public  schools  Walter  A.  Ehrler  advanced 
in  the  acquirement  of  an  education  until  he  became  a  high-school  student,  and 
after  leaving  school  he  secured  a  position  with  Woerheide  &  Garrell,  title  in- 
vestigators, entering  their  service  in  April,  1889,  and  there  continued  until  the 
business  was  purchased  by  the  Lincoln  Trust  Compan}-.  He  continued  with  the 
succeeding  house  and  also  remained  with  the  business  when  it  was  sold  by  the 
Lincoln  Trust  Company  to  the  Title  Guaranty  Company,  continuing  with  the 
latter  concern  until  1901.  Ambitious  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account. 
Air.  Ehrler,  in  that  year,  became  one  of  the  organizers  and  incorporators  of  the 
Real  Estate  Title  Company  and  was  a  factor  in  the  successful  management  of 
the  business  until  the  early  part  of   1905.  when    they    sold  (nit  to    the    Lincoln 


464  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Trust  &  Title  Company,  with  which  Mr.  Ehrler  continued  as  an  emplo>e  until 
lanuary,  1907.  He  then  accepted  the  position  of  chief  deputy  recorder  of  deeds 
for  the  city  of  St.  Louis.  This  position  came  to  him  through  no  political  in- 
fluence, his'  services  being  sought  by  J\Ir.  Joy,  recorder  of  deeds,  who  recognized 
that  his  knowledge  and  ability  well  qualified  him  for  the  onerous  and  responsi- 
ble duties  of  the  position. 

On  the  2ist  of  April,  1896,  Mr.  Ehrler  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Aliss 
Emilv  Oetgen.  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  and  a  daughter  of  Frederick  Oetgen. 
proprietor  of  a  draying  and  transfer  business  of  this  city.  They  have  one  child, 
Lucille  Johanna,  who  is  with  them  at  the  famiiv  residence  at  No.  3207  Sullivan 
avenue. 

Mr.  Ehrler  is  prominent  in  [Masonry,  having  taken  the  Knight  Templar 
degree  in  the  York  Rite  and  the  thirty-second  degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite,  also 
crossing  the  sands  of  the  desert  with  the  Mystic  Shrine.  His  political  views  are 
in  accord  with  the  principles  of  the  republican  party  and  he  therefore  gives  to 
it  stalwart  support.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  John's  Evangelical  church  and  is 
a  gentleman  whose  personal  worth  as  well  as  business  ability  has  gained  for  him 
the  respect,  good  will  and  confidence  of  his  fellowmen. 


JONATHAN  RICE. 

In  this  age  of  colossal  enterprise  and  marked  intellectual  energy,  the  prom- 
inent and  successful  men  are  those  whose  abilities  and  courage  lead  them  into 
large  undertakings  and  prompt  them  to  assume  responsibilities  and  labors  of 
leaders  in  their  respective  vocations.  Success  follows  as  the  logical  sequence  of 
close  application,  undaunted  perseverance  and  a  careful  adjustment  and  control 
of  the  various  elements  which  form  features  in  every  business  undertaking,  and 
reasoning  back  from  effect  to  cause  it  is  evident  that  Jonathan  Rise,  long  one  of 
the  distinguished  and  prominent  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  possessed  all  the 
essential  qualities  that  enable  one  to  leave  the  ranks  of  the  many  and  stand 
among  the  successful  few.  He  was  born  July  15,  1843,  at  Bamberg,  Bavaria, 
and  passed  away  in  St.  Louis,  November  23,  1903.  His  parents  were  Selig- 
man  and  Yetta  (Newman)  Rice.  When  a  young  man  the  father  became  a  resi- 
dent of  Bamberg  and  was  there  married  and  made  his  home  until  his  death,, 
which  occurred  when  he  had  reached  the  advanced  age  of  ninety-seven  years. 
He  and  his  wife  enjoyed  the  rare  good  fortune  of  celebrating  their  diamond  wed- 
ding, on  which  occasion  a  silver  bound  Bible  was  sent  to  them  by  the  prince 
regent,  Luitpold.  of  Bavaria.  This  royal  gift  was  formally  presented  to  the  aged 
couple  by  the  burgomaster  and  the  city  council  of  Bamberg  amid  much  rejoicing. 

Jonathan  Rice  was  reared  in  the  ancient  and  historical  city  of  Bamberg, 
where  liberal  educational  advantages  were  afforded  him  and  at  the  early  age  of 
fifteen  years  he  was  graduated  with  honor  from  the  Polytechnic  school  of  his 
native  city.  He  then  entered  a  banking  house  in  Bamberg,  expecting  to  make 
this  business  his  avocation  in  life  but  was  induced  to  emigrate  to  America  by  his 
elder  brother,  who  was  already  a  resident  of  the  new  world.  No  longer  able  to 
resist  the  persuasive  voice  of  opportunity  in  this  country,  he  bade  adieu  to  home 
and  friends  and  sailed  for  the  United  States  in  i860.  After  landing  at  New- 
York  he  made  his  way  westward  to  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  which  was  then  the 
terminus  of  railroad  trans])ortation,  and  from  that  point  the  pony  express  started 
upon  its  early  trips  overland,  being  the  only  public  medium  of  communication 
between  the  east  and  far  off  California. 

Mr.  Rice  remained  at  St.  Joseph  until  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war, 
when  the  interests  of  his  brother,  who  was  a  government  contractor,  required  his 
services  amid  the  stirring  scenes  oi  military  life.  This  was  the  means  of  bring- 
ing him  into  contact  with  the  Icarling  militarv  men  of  that  period  and  just  before 


JONATHAN    RICE 


3  0— VOL.   II. 


466  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  battle  of  Shiloh  he  had  an  interview  with  Generals  Prentiss  and  Grant,  the 
latter  having  just  arrived  at  Pittsburg  Landing.  Memphis  fell  before  the  attack 
of  the  Union  army  and  just  afterward  Jonathan  Rice  joined  his  brother,  William 
Stix  and  Benjamin  Eiseman  in  organizing  the  firm  of  Rice,  Stix  &  Company. 
For  seventeen  years  they  were  prominent  representatives  of  mercantile  interests 
in  Memphis  and  were  closely  associated  wdth  the  commercial  development  of  the 
citv,  as  well  as  with  the  political  turmoils  attendant  upon  the  reconstruction 
period.  In  1873  a  yellow  fever  epidemic  broke  out  in  ^iemphis  but  Mr.  Rice 
remained  at  his  post  and  as  a  member  of  the  relief  association  was  one  of  the 
active  workers  who  early  and  late  answered  the  demands  made  upon  him. 
Another  yellow  fever  epidemic  occurred  in  1879  and  this  led  Mr.  Rice  and  his 
associates  to  transfer  their  commercial  interests  to  St.  Louis,  where  they  estab- 
lished an  enterprise  under  the  name  of  Rice,  Stix  &  Company  that  has  almost 
from  the  beginning  occupied  a  place  in  the  foremost  rank  of  commercial  inter- 
ests here.  The  house  enjoyed  a  steady  growth,  ever  being  conducted  along  mod- 
ern business  lines,  its  expansion  being  attributable  in  no  small  degree  to  the  busi- 
ness discernment,  admirable  qualities  of  management  and  unfaltering  enterprise 
of  Jonathan  Rice,  who  with  remarkably  keen  foresight  was  able  to  look  beyond 
the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  possibilities  of  the  future.  His  business  rec- 
ord w'as  such  as  any  man  might  be  proud  to  possess,  characterized  at  all  times 
by  the  utmost  fidelity  to  his  obligations  and  the  absence  of  anything  esoteric 
throughout  his  entire  career.  While  controlling  extensive  and  prosperous  busi- 
ness aftairs  he  manifested  too  the  social  qualities  that  drew  around  him  a  host  of 
warm  friends. 

A  man  of  wide  influence,  Mr.  Rice  was  associated  with  many  movements 
which  have  had  direct  bearing  upon  the  progress  and  upbuilding  of  the  city,  giv- 
ing to  it  fourth  place  among  the  great  metropolitan  centers  of  the  new  world. 
He  was  a  director  and  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Exposition ;  vice  president 
of  the  Interstate  Commercial  Club  and  a  director  of  the  Columbian  Club ;  the 
IMerchants  Transportation  Association;  and  the  Business  Men's  League.  He 
was  also  associated  with  the  Covenant  Life  Insurance  Company  and  the  Mer- 
chants Life  Insurance  iVssociation.  He  belonged  to  many  of  the  leading  social 
clubs  of  the  city,  where  he  was  always  cordially  welcomed,  being  popular  in  those 
circles  where  intelligence  is  a  necessary  attribute  to  agreeableness. 

In  1874  Air.  Rice  was  married  to  Miss  Aurelia  Stix,  a  daughter  of  Henry 
Stix  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  their  only  son  is  Charles  Marcus  Rice,  mentioned 
elsewhere  in  this  volume.  Mrs.  Rice  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  October  12, 
1854,  and  has  come  to  be  widely  known  in  St.  Louis  by  reason  of  her  broad  char- 
ity and  philanthropic  spirit.  Her  parents,  Henry  and  Pauline  (Thurnauer) 
Stix,  were  natives  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  and  her  ancestors  since  1680  have  been 
residents  of  Burgkunstadt,  near  Bamberg,  which  is  still  the  family  seat.  She  is 
a  representative  of  an  old  and  honored  Bavarian  family  and  a  grandniece  of  Pro- 
fessor Wolfsohn,  the  eminent  mathematician  of  Berlin  University,  who  was  tutor 
to  Giacomo  Meyerbeer,  the  celebrated  composer.  Her  father  came  to  this  coun- 
try in  1840  and  soon  afterward  began  merchandising  in  Cincinnati,  remaining 
one  of  the  eminent  figures  in  commercial  and  philanthropic  circles  of  that  city 
until  1894.  Mrs.  Rice  acquired  her  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Cin- 
cinnati and  on  leaving  the  high  school  became  a  student  in  the  convent  of  Notre 
Dame  of  that  city.  For  five  years  after  her  marriage,  which  occurred  in  1874, 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rice  resided  in  Memphis,  Tennessee.  Following  their  removal  to 
St.  Louis  Mrs.  Rice  became  closely  allied  with  the  philanthropic  and  benevolent 
movements  here  inaugurated  and  the  sphere  of  her  influence  and  usefulness  has 
since  been  constantly  broadening.  Since  the  opening  of  the  Martha  Parsons 
Hospital  she  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  that  insti- 
tution, and  is  now  one  of  its  vice  presidents.  She  was  also  the  first  president  of 
the  Sisterhood  of  Personal  Service,  organized  in  1892,  to  do  personal  work 
among  the  Hebrew  poor  anrl  for  four  years  remained  at  the  head  of  that  worthy 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  467 

charity.  She  was  vice  president  of  the  Associated  Jewish  Charities  of  St.  Louis 
and  in  these  various  philanthropic  movements  she  has  manifested  her  tender 
sympathies  through  generous  gifts  and  assiduous  labor.  Her  good  judgment 
contributed  greatly  to  the  advancement  of  their  interests,  and  as  a  member  of 
Temple  Israel  congregation  she  has  been  equally  active  in  church  work.  Mrs. 
Rice  is  known  also  as  a  patron  of  art,  music  and  literature  and  her  studies  of 
German  and  English  literature  have  covered  a  wide  range.  She  is  the  author 
of  several  poems  and  short  stories  and  various  accomplishments  supplement  her 
social  and  domestic  characteristics. 


MILLARD  F.  WATTS. 

]\Iillard  F.  Watts,  who  since  1879  has  been  connected  with  the  St.  Louis 
bar  and  is  now  practicing  as  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Watts,  Williams  & 
Dines,  has  been  connected  with  much  important  litigation,  confining  his  attention 
largely,  however,  to  corporation  law.  A  native  of  Missouri,  he  is  descended 
from  Major  Smith,  of  the  Revolutionary  army.  The  family  came  originally 
from  England  in  the  year  1670.  His  father,  J.  J.  Watts,  a  native  of  Virginia, 
came  to  Missouri  in  1855,  settling  in  Fayette,  where  he  continued  in  the  practice 
of  medicine  until  his  death  in  1894.  His  wife  in  her  maidenhood  Martha  W. 
Lewis,  was  also  a  representative  of  an  old  Virginia  family  and  died  in  the  year 
1907. 

Millard  F.  Watts  pursued  his  education  in  Central  College  at  Fayette,  Mis- 
souri, and  afterward  attended  Cornell  University  and  Washington  University. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1879,  since  which  time  he  has  been  connected  with 
the  profession  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  associated  in  practice  wdth  Judge  S.  M. 
Breckenridge  until  the  latter's  death  in  1892,  and  in  1898  formed  a  partnership 
with  Judge  Shepard  Barclay  and  Judge  IMcKeighan.  This  was  continued  until 
1901  and  during  the  two  succeeding  years  he  was  associated  only  with  Judge 
McKeighan.  In  1903  Judge  Horatio  D.  Wood  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  and 
so  continued  until  his  death  in  1905,  after  which  Mr.  Watts  and  Judge  Mc- 
Keighan were  again  alone  until  the  latter's  death  in  March,  1908.  A  recent 
partnership  has  been  formed  between  Mr.  Watts,  Judge  W.  M.  Williams  and 
Tyson  S.  Dines,  under  the  firm  style  of  Watts,  Williams  &  Dines.  Their  practice 
is  almost  exclusively  corporation  law,  and  Mr.  Watts  has  been  general  counsel 
for  the  Terminal  Railway  Association  for  many  years.  He  belongs  to  the 
National,  State  and  City  Bar  Association. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Watts  has  long  been  a  republican  nor  is  he  remiss 
in  the  duties  of  citizenship,  although  not  personally  interested  in  office  holding. 
A  member  of  St.  Peter's  Episcopal  church,  he  served  for  many  years  as  one  of 
its  vestrymen.  He  makes  fishing  his  principal  recreation  and  he  also  travels 
abroad  frequently,  finding  great  pleasure  in  the  art  centers  of  the  old  world. 
He  is  married  and  resides  at  Goodfellow  and  Cabanne  streets,  where  he  has  a 
beautiful  home. 


SHELDON  HULL  BASSETT. 

The  steps  in  the  orderly  progression  which  mark  the  life  record  of  Sheldon 
Hull  Bassett  are  easily  discernible  and  indicate  a  wise  use  of  his  opportunities 
and  his  inherent  powers.  He  was  born  in  Birmingham,  now  Derby,  Connec- 
ticut, on  the  nth  of  April,  1867,  of  the  marriage  of  Royal  M.  and  Frances 
(Stratton)   Bassett.     The  public-school  system  of  his  native  state  provided  hiir 


468  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  earlv  educational  advantages  and  later  he  received  thorough  training  in  the 
Polytechnic  Institute  at  Hamburg,  Germany.  His  father  was  a  manufacturer  of 
machinery  at  Birmingham,  Connecticut,  and  with  excellent  qualifications  for 
success,  wrought  out  in  his  technical  training  abroad,  S.  H.  Bassett  joined  his 
father  in  busmess  and  was  connected  with  him  from  1885  until  1889.  In  the 
latter  year  he  went  to  New  York  city  as  representative  of  the  Birmingham  Iron 
Foundry  and  other  interests,  continuing  as  business  manager  at  that  point  for 
nine  years  or  until  1896.  In  the  latter  year  he  entered  upon  active  connections 
with  the  Bradley  Pulverizer  Company,  of  Boston,  as  manager  and  so  continued 
until  1899.  Constantly  alert  to  the  opportunities  of  trade  and  desiring  the  in- 
dependent business  career  which  comes  when  one  is  at  the  head  of  his  own  enter- 
prise, ]\lr.  Bassett  became  interested  in  the  lola  Portland  Cement  Company  in 
1899  ^"d  ^'^■^s  in  Chicago  until  1901.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  as 
president  of  The  lola  Portland  Cement  Company,  and  from  this  point  has  since 
controlled  an  extensive  and  constantly  expanding  trade.  The  company  manufac- 
tures Portland  cement,  with  a  capacity  of  six  thousand  barrels  per  day,  and  in 
his  present  position  Mr.  Bassett  is  giving  his  energies  to  administrative  control 
and  constructive  effort.  The  success  of  the  company  in  recent  years  is  attributa- 
ble in  very  large  measure  to  his  sound  judgment  and  careful  management  and 
he  has  come  to  be  recognized  in  the  business  circles  of  this  city  as  one  of  its 
worthy  and  prominent  representatives. 

Mr.  Bassett  was  married  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  to  Miss  Florence  Shaf- 
fenberg  and  to  them  have  been  born  a  daughter  and  son,  Naomi  and  Royal  M. 
The  family  attend  the  Episcopal  church,  of  which  Mr.  Bassett  is  a  communicant, 
and  his  membership  relations  also  include  the  Glen  Echo,  the  Mercantile,  St. 
Louis,  and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs.  Keeping  well  informed  on  the  po- 
litical questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  he  served  as  mayor  of  Birmingham,  Cori- 
necticut,  for  a  year  as  the  representative  of  the  democratic  party,  while  a  resi- 
dent of  that  city,  but  while  still  interested  in  the  success  of  that  organization, 
the  attractions  and  emoluments  of  ofifice  are  not  sufficient  to  lure  him  from  the 
strict  path  of  business,  in  which  he  is  now  winning  for  himself  a  notable  name 
and  gratifying  success. 


LOUIS  J.  GRAF. 


Louis  J.  Graf,  since  1906  the  president  of  the  Graf  Distilling  Company  at 
1327  South  Seventh  street,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  October,  1877.  His  parents 
were  August  and  Sophie  Graf,  the  former  the  founder  of  the  business  now  con- 
ducted under  the  name  of  the  Graf  Distilling  Company.  The  family  had  its 
origin  in  Baden  Baden,  Germany,  whence  Vincent  Graf,  the  grandfather  of  our 
subject,  came  to  America  in  1835.  Both  Vincent  and  August  Graf  were  soldiers 
of  the  Civil  war,  fighting  to  preserve  the  Union  intact.  The  latter  was  long  con- 
nected with  the  distilling  interests  of  the  city  and  died  in  November,  1905. 

Louis  J.  Graf,  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof,  was  sent 
as  a  pupil  to  the  public  schools  and  passed  through  consecutive  grades  until  at 
the  age  of  fourteen  he  entered  the  high  school,  being  graduated  therefrom  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  years.  He  afterward  pursued  a  commercial  course  in  Bryant 
&  Stratton  College,  and  thus  well  trained  for  the  duties  of  business  life  he 
joined  his  father  and  made  it  his  purpose  to  become  familiar  with  every  branch 
of  the  business  and  to  acquaint  himself  with  every  detail,  no  matter  how  unim- 
portant. He  worked  at  washing  bottles,  at  driving  wagons,  and  in  book- 
keeping, and  gradually  his  ability  grew  and  his  powers  expanded,  enabling  him 
to  have  a  voice  in  the  management  of  the  business,  and  he  formulated  plans  for 
its  development — plans  which  proved  practical  and  constituted  resultant  factors 
in  the  success  of  the  business.     He  was  elected  president  following  his  fathers 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  469 

death,  the  enterprise  having  been  incorporated  on  the  ist  of  July,  1901.  The 
company  owns  a  distillery  at  Twenty-sixth  street  and  Broadway  in  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  and  is  doing  business  in  Missouri,  Illinois  and  Minnesota.  The  out- 
put finds  a  ready  sale  on  the  market  and  the  shipments  are  extensive. 

In  February,  1905,  Mr.  Graf  was  married  in  Memphis,  Tennessee,  to  Miss 
Lucile  Bass,  and  they  reside  at  No.  3148  South  Grand  avenue.  Mr.  Graf  exer- 
cises his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  candidates  and  principles  of  the 
republican  party.  He  belongs  to  the  Liederkranz,  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club, 
the  Western  Rowing  Club  and  several  fishing  and  hunting  clubs,  which  associa- 
tions indicate  the  nature  of  his  interests  and  recreation.  His  has  been  a  busy 
life  and  yet  he  has  never  allowed  the  demands  of  commerce  to  make  him  forget- 
ful of  the  little  social  courtesies  which  add  so  much  to  life's  pleasures. 


CURTIS  M.  JENNINGS. 

Curtis  M.  Jennings,  junior' partner  of  the  Berthold  Jennings  Lumber  Com- 
pany, has  been  associated  with  this  business  since  1872.  Only  a  successful  en- 
terprise could  survive  for  this  length  of  time  and  in  the  commercial  world  suc- 
cess is  only  attained  through  carefully  concentrated  energy,  straightforward 
business  methods  and  the  fact  that  the  goods  carried  are  such  as  the  public  de- 
mand. Close  study  of  the  public  requirements  and  conformity  to  a  high  standard 
of  commercial  ethics  have  brought  to  the  company  a  gratifying  measure  of  suc- 
cess. 

Mr.  Jennings  was  only  twenty  years  of  age  when  he  began  business  in  this 
line.     He  was  born  in  Rising  Sun,  Indiana,  October  24,  1852,  his  parents  being 
John   and   Sarah  Jennings,  the   father  now  living  in  retired  life.     The   family 
originated  in  England  and  was  founded  in  America  early  in  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury, settlements  being  made  in  Maryland  and  later  in  West  Virginia.     A  sub- 
sequent removal  was  made  to  Indiana  and  Curtis  M.  Jennings  attended  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  that  state,  later  supplementing  his  early  studies  by  attendance  at 
the  Methodist  College  in  Quincy,  Illinois.     He  left  school  in  his  fifteenth  year 
and  stepped  over  the  threshold  into  the  business  world,  untried  in  the  school  of 
experience,  but  possessing  a  determination  to  fully  master  the  lessons  that  must 
there  be  learned.     He  was  first  employed  as  a  clerk  with  the  firm  of  Bogy  & 
Fry,  and  that  he  proved  diligent  and  trustworthy  was  indicated  by  his  promo- 
tions that,  following  one  upon  another,  eventually  brought  him  to  the  position  of 
manager,  in  which  capacity  he  remained  until  December,   1872,  when  he  with- 
drew to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account,  assisting  in  the  organization  of 
the  Berthold  &  Jennings  Lumber  Company.     As  in  all  business  enterprises  the 
outcome  was  doubtful,  but  the  partners  resolved  that  success  should  be  won  if 
it  could  be  secured  from  persistent  and  honorable   effort.     They  realized   the 
fact  that  satisfied  patrons  are  the  best  advertisements  and  their  early  customers 
did  not  fail  to  speak  of  them  as  a  firm  with  whom  it  was  a  satisfaction  to  do 
business.      Gradually   their   lumber    interests    have    expanded   until    they   today 
own  large  tracts  of  timber-land  in  the  southern  states  and  also  have  several  mills 
and  forest  lands  in  other  localities.     The  business  has  assumed  extensive  pro- 
portions, having  enjoyed  a  healthful  growth,  and  through  this  field  of  activity  Mr. 
Jennings  has  made  his  way  into  other  enterprises,  being  now  the  president  of 
the  Excelsior  Car  Roof  Company,  and  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  North 
&  South  Rolling  Stock  Company.     He  is  forceful,  determined  and  progressive 
and  the  wisdom  of  his  brain  is  seen  in  the  methods  of  his  work.     There  is  no 
lack  of  originality  about  him  and  on  the  contrarv  he  has  sought  out  new  routes 
to  success,  wdiile  the  enterprises  with  which  he  is  connected  are  elements  in  the 
business  development  of  the  districts  in  which  they  are  located. 


470  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

!Mr.  Tennings'  position  in  business  circles  is  indicated  in  a  measure  in  the  fact 
that  he  has  been  elected  president  of  the  Mercantile  Club,  serving  in  that  po- 
sition at  the  present  time.  In  jMasonr)'  he  has  attained  the  Knight  Templar  de- 
gree and  has  crossed  the  sands  of  the  desert  with  the  Nobles  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows  Society  and  has  passed 
through  all  of  its  chairs.  Interested  in  the  work  and  generous  in  the  support  of 
St.  Tohn's  Episcopal  church,  he  is  serving  as  its  senior  warden  and  is  a  member 
of  tlie  standing  committee  of  the  diocese.  His  political  views  are  in  accord  with 
the  principles  of  the  republican  party. 

In  February,  1879,  j\Ir.  Jennings  was  married  to  Miss  Jennie  Pitcher,  a 
daughter  of  Henry  Pitcher,  one  of  the  oldest  architects  and  builders  of  St.  Louis, 
who  died  in  December,  1899,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  eighty-four  years.  Unto  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Jennings  were  born  four  daughters  and  a  son:  Laura,  who  attended 
the  Central  High  School ;  Margarete,  a  student  in  Monticello  Seminary  at  God- 
frey, Illinois ;  Jeannette  and  Helen  P.,  both  attending  the  McKinley  High  School ; 
and  Curtis  P.,  who  has  attended  the  Smith  Academy  and  the  Manual  Training 
School.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  2846  Russell  avenue,  and  is  a  beauti- 
ful home,  which  ^Ir.  Jennings  erected. 


GEORGE  HAGAR  MORGAN. 

George  Hagar  jMorgan  has  for  over  forty  years  been  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Merchants  Exchange  of  St.  Louis,  and  there  is,  perhaps,  no  one  bet- 
ter versed  upon  the  business  development  and  growth  of  the  city  in  all  of  its 
varied  lines  of  industry  and  commercial  progress.  He  has  held  other  important 
relations  to  the  public,  in  all  of  which  he  has  been  animated  by  a  spirit  of  unfal- 
tering devotion  to  the  general  good.  Progress  and  patriotism  might  well  be 
termed  the  keynote  of  his  character,  for  these  qualities  have  been  manifest  in  all 
of  the  varied  relations  in  which  he  has  figured. 

George  H.  Morgan  was  born  December  16,  1838,  in  Plattsburg,  Clinton 
county.  New  York,  a  son  of  William  Henry  and  Mary  (Hagar)  Morgan.  He 
traces  his  ancestry  back  to  James  Morgan,  who  left  the  little  rock-ribbed  coun- 
try of  Wales  in  1636  to  become  a  resident  of  Roxbury,  Massachusetts.  Jonas 
Morgan,  his  grandfather,  spent  his  early  life  at  Preston,  Connecticut,  and  was 
appointed  an  ensign  in  the  first  company  of  Colonel  Samuel  McLellan's  Regi- 
ment of  Connecticut  Volunteers  in  the  Revolutionary  war,  his  commission,  bear- 
ing date  of  September  25,  1777,  being  signed  by  the  governor  and  council  of 
Connecticut.  The  family  up  to  this  time  had  continued  residents  of  New  Eng- 
land but  after  the  war  Jonas  Morgan  removed  to  the  state  of  New  York. 

George  H.  Morgan  acquired  his  education  in  Plattsburg  Academy  in  his 
native  city  and  was  attracted  to  the  west  at  the  time  when  the  seacoast  states 
were  sending  representatives  to  Illinois,  Wisconsin,  Missouri  and  other  western 
districts.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  found  employment  in  Chicago  but 
soon  afterward  went  to  Milwaukee.  Business  depression  prevailed,  however,  a 
financial  panic  affecting  the  entire  country,  but  Mr.  Morgan  resolved  that  he 
would  not  return  to  the  east  as  some  of  his  friends  did,  but  to  avail  himself  of 
any  opportunity  to  earn  a  living  until  such  times  as  conditions  would  enable  him 
to  make  the  progress  for  which  his  laudable  ambition  aspired.  At  various  places 
he  sought  to  secure  a  position  as  school  teacher  but  finally  was  employed  at 
Hebron,  Wisconsin,  where  he  taught  school  for  five  months,  receiving  a  dollar 
per  day  for  his  services.  In  the  meantime  conditions  were  improving  in  the 
business  world  and  in  the  following  spring  he  returned  to  Milwaukee,  where  he 
secured  a  situation  as  clerk  in  a  retail  grocery  store.  Later  he  became  bookkeeper 
and  cashier  in  a  wholesale  dry-goods  house  of  that  city  but  his  employers  failed 


GEORGE    H.    ^lORGAN 


472  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  the  fall  of  i860  and  seeking  a  better  field  of  labor  elsewhere  Mr.  Morgan  went 
to   Memphis,   Tennessee. 

He  was  not  more  successful  in  obtaining  employment  there  than  he  had 
been  in  the  early  days  of  his  residence  in  jMilwaukee  and  after  two  weeks  he 
made  his  way  forward  to  St.  Louis  where,  after  several  futile  attempts  to  secure 
work,  he  became  bookkeeper  and  cashier  in  the  commission  house  of  J.  G. 
Greer  &  Company. 

The  following  year  the  Civil  w-ar  was  inaugurated  and  Mr.  Morgan  served 
successivelv  as  orderly  sergeant,  second  lieutenant  and  captain  of  the  Halleck 
Guards,  which  became  Company  B  of  the  Seventh  Regiment  of  Missouri  Mih- 
tia,  commanded  by  Colonel  George  E.  Leighton.  With  that  command  he  took 
part  in  the  expedition  sent  up  the  Missouri  river  by  General  Halleck  on  the 
steamer,  John  Warner,  to  open  up  communications  with  river  towns  and  also 
did  other  active  and  valuable  service  during  the  war. 

]\Ir.  Morgan's  identification  with  the  house  of  J.  G.  Greer  &  Company  con- 
tinued until  1865,  when  there  came  to  him  a  recognition  of  his  business  ability  and 
enterprise  in  his  election  to  the  secretaryship  of  the  Union  Merchants  Exchange, 
the  predecessor  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  of  St.  Louis.  This  position  he  has 
since  filled,  acting  in  this  capacity  for  forty-four  years,  in  which  connection  he 
is  recognized  as  the  active  executive  officer  of  the  leading  commercial  organiza- 
tion of  St.  Louis.  It  would  be  difficult  to  estimate  the  value  of  the  service  which 
he  has  rendered  to  the  public  in  this  connection  or  to  give  an  adequate  idea  of 
the  extent  to  which  he  has  aided  in  developing  and  building  up  the  trade  and 
commerce  of  St.  Louis.  His  annual  reports  of  the  transactions  of  the  Mer- 
chants Exchange  are  compendiums  of  information  relative  to  the  commerce  of 
St.  Louis  and  all  matters  incidental  thereto  and  contain  a  vast  amount  of  matter, 
instructive  and  useful,  to  all  the  diflierent  branches  of  industry  and  trade  rep- 
resented in  the  city.  Since  becoming  secretary  of  the  Merchants  Exchange,  Mr. 
Morgan  has  been  in  close  touch  with  the  varied  business  interests  of  St.  Louis 
and  ready  at  all  times  to  contribute  to  the  advancement  of  enterprises  calculated 
to  promote  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  the  city.  He  was  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  the  chamber  of  commerce,  which  erected  the  present  exchange  building, 
until  the  property  passed  to  the  Merchants  Exchange  by  purchase  in  1893.  He 
has  been  identified  with  other  strictly  business  enterprises  as  president  of  the 
Progressive  Building  &  Loan  Association  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Traffic 
Bureau,  and  has  sustained  important  official  relationship  to  various  associations, 
chiefly  philanthropic  and  charitable  in  character. 

He  is  now  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Provident  Association,  director  of 
the  Hospital  Saturday  &  Sunday  Association,  and  director  and  vice  president 
of  the  Congregational  City  Missionary  Society.  A  member  of  the  Pilgrim  Con- 
gregational church  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  long  a  deacon  and  a  teacher  in  the  Sunday 
school  of  that  church,  and  is  now  a  member  of  its  board  of  deacons  and  treasurer 
of  the  fund  raised  for  the  erection  of  its  new  church  edifice  on  Union  and  Ken- 
sington avenues.  Politically  he  has  been  identified  with  the  republican  party 
since  he  became  a  voter,  but  has  taken  no  active  part  in  the  conduct  of  political 
afifairs,  and  has  held  no  civil  offices  other  than  those  which  were  of  a  business 
character.  In  1893  he  was  a  delegate  to  the  water  commerce  congress,  held  in 
connection  with  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago,  and  at  the  session  of  that  congress 
read  a  carefully  prepared  paper  on  The  Commerce  of  the  Mississippi  River, 
which  attracted  general  attention.  As  secretary  of  the  Merchants  Exchange,  he 
has  been  called  upon  to  act  also  as  secretary  of  various  charitable  movements 
originating  in  that  body,  and  as  treasurer  of  the  funds  collected  in  that  connec- 
tion. Acting  in  that  capacity  he  was  charged  with  the  responsibility  of  collecting 
the  fund  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars  for  the  Chicago  fire  sufit'erers 
in  1871  ;  the  Johnstown  (Pa.)  relief  fund  of  fourteen  thousand  dollars  and  over 
in  1889 ;  the  Mississippi  river  overflow  relief  fund  of  fifty-four  thousand  dollars 
in  1892 ;    and  the  fund  contril)uted  through  the  F.xchange  for  the  relief  of  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  473 

cyclone  sufferers  of  St.  Louis  in  1896,  amounting  to  over  two  hundred  and  fifty- 
seven  thousand  dollars,  and  over  forty  thousand  dollars  for  the  suft'erers  at  San 
Francisco  in  April,  1906.  In  all,  nearly  one  million  dollars  collected  and  disbursed 
in  this  wav  on  account  of  charity  has  passed  through  his  hands,  in  addition  to  large 
amounts  raised  for  entertainment  and  other  purposes.  Kindly  and  philanthropic 
instincts,  coupled  with  social  qualities,  which  have  caused  his  companionship  to 
be  sought  after  and  prized,  have  brought  him  into  intimate  relationship  with 
numerous  fraternal  organizations,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  order. 
Legion  of  Honor,  Ransom  Post  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  the 
Sons  of  the  Revolution.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  New  York  Society,  the 
Round  Table  and  president  of  the  Congregational  Club. 

In  1866  Mr.  Morgan  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  F.  Morean,  of  St.  Louis, 
and  they  have  a  daughter,  Blanche  Louise,  and  a  son,  Herbert  Morean,  the  latter 
a  graduate  of  Yale  College  of  the  class  of  1899.  Few  men  of  his  years  display 
the  activity  and  enterprising  spirit  manifested  by  Mr.  Morgan.  He  has  now 
passed  the  Psalmist's  allotted  span  of  three  score  years  and  ten,  but  in  spirit 
and  interest  seems  yet  in  his  prime,  manifesting  the  deepest  concern  in  the  wel- 
fare and  progress  of  the  city,  while  every  day  he  is  at  his  desk  attending  to  the 
many  important  duties  connected  with  his  office.  On  the  occasion  of  his  fortieth 
anniversary  as  secretary  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  the  ex-presidents  of  that 
organization  presented  him  with  a  handsome  gold  watch  and  chain  as  an  evidence 
of  their  respect  and  esteem.  His  labors  for  the  city's  welfare,  his  study  of  all 
the  business  conditions  have  made  him  an  encyclopedia  of  information  regarding 
subjects  relative  to  the  growth  of  St.  Louis  and  its  possibilities  for  future  expan- 
sion, and  in  everything  pertaining  to  the  walfare  of  the  city  he  manifests  a 
contagious  enthusiasm. 


THEODORE  V.  TAYLOR. 

Theodore  V.  Taylor,  for  many  years  an  active  and  successful  business  man  of 
St.  Louis,  came  to  the  city  at  an  early  period  in  its  development.  He  was  born 
in  Richmond,  Virginia,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  accompanied  his  parents 
to  Tennessee.  About  1840  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  company  with  his  mother, 
brother  and  sisters,  and  through  much  of  his  life  was  identified  with  industrial 
interests  here.  Early  in  his  residence  in  this  city  he  became  connected  with  the 
foundrv  business  conducted  under  the  name  of  Dowdel,  ]\Iarcham  &  Company. 
He  had  charge  of  the  pattern  department  and  the  recognition  of  his  ability  soon 
led  to  his  admission  to  the  firm,  with  which  he  was  connected  as  a  partner  for 
sixteen  years.  For  a  long  period  they  were  located  at  the  corner  of  Morgan  and 
Second  streets  and  were  one  of  the  largest  concerns  of  the  kind  at  the  time.  Al- 
though thev  began  operations  on  a  somewhat  limited  scale,  they  extended  the 
scope  of  their  activities  until  the  business  had  assumed  mammoth  proportions, 
becoming  one  of  the  extensive  enterprises  of  this  character  in  St.  Louis. 

In  1850  in  this  city  Mr.  Taylor  was  united  in  marriage  to  ]\Iiss  Theresa  J. 
Weaver,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis  county  and  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city 
for  seventy  years.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Andrew  Weaver,  who  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  the  days  of  its  villagehood.  He  was  a  native  of  South  Carolina  and  a 
cabinet-maker  by  trade,  and  following  his  arrival  in  the  little  French  village  on 
the  western  bank  of  the  Mississippi,  he  continued  to  work  in  that  line.  Here 
Mrs.  Taylor  spent  her  girlhood  days.  She  still  remembers  when  there  were  In- 
dians here  and  the  business  interests  of  the  town  largely  consisted  of  trade  with 
the  red  men  and  in  handling  the  products  of  the  western  prairies,  including  hides, 
pelts  and  furs.  The  old  home  of  the  family  was  at  Seventeenth  and  ^Market 
streets,  which  at  that  time  was  considered  "way  out  in  the  country."  She  has 
lived  to  see  the  citv  extend  for  miles  in  various  directions  and  take  rank  as  the 


474  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

fourth  citv  of  the  Union.  Her  great-grandfather,  Thomas  Withington,  came  to 
St.  Louis  from  Kentucky  in  1805.  He  was  one  of  the  most  wealthy,  prominent 
and  intlueutial  residents  of  Alissouri  at  that  early  day,  and  aidecTin  laymg  the 
foundation  for  the  present  development  and  progress  of  the  metropolis  of  the 
central  ^lississippi  valley.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  Taylor  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
j\Iary  Hentz  and  was  a  native  of  Missouri  and  a  daughter  of  John  Hentz,  who  was 
also  one  of  the  first  to  establish  a  home  in  this  state.  Mrs.  Taylor,  having  re- 
sided here  for  so  many  years,  is  familiar  with  the  leading  events  which  consti- 
tute the  history  and  have  shaped  the  annals  of  St.  Louis.  She  relates  many 
interesting  incidents  of  the  early  days  when  the  traffic  was  by  way  of  the  river, 
although  the  city  had  comparatively  little  commercial  or  industrial  prominence 
at  that  time.  She  has  lived  to  witness  remarkable  changes  and  feels  a  just  pride 
in  what  has  been  accomplished. 

L'nto  ]Mr.  and  INIrs.  Taylor  were  born  six  children,  but  only  one  is  now  liv- 
ing, ]Mary  A.  The  husband  and  father  died  in  1864  when  forty-five  years  of  age. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  was  a  public- 
spirited  citizen,  always  interested  in  the  welfare  and  progress  of  St.  Louis,  and 
aiding  to  the  extent  of  his  ability  in  the  work  for  general  improvement  and  up- 
building here.  He  was  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  family,  was  loyal  in  his 
friendships  and  honorable  in  his  business  relations,  and  thus  gained  an  enviable 
position  in  the  regard  of  his  fellow  citizens. 


WILLIAM  G.  FRYE. 


It  is  only  the  lower  races  of  life  that  are  crowded.  As  one  passes  beyond 
the  starting  point  the  competitors  are  fewer  and  success  more  easily  achieved. 
It  is  the  determination  to  go  beyond  the  average  that  leads  man  out  of  humble 
things  into  larger  undertakings  and  an  analyzation  of  the  life  record  of  William 
G.  Frye  shows  that  he  possessed  this  spirit  of  determination  in  a  large  measure 
coupled  with  unfaltering  energy  and  the  ability  to  plan  and  perform.  He  is  the 
president  of  the  William  G.  Frye  Manufacturing  Company,  owning  and  operat- 
ing a  sash  and  door  plant  at  Tiffany  street  and  Vista  avenue.  It  is  a  successful, 
productive  industry,  the  volume  of  its  trade  being  represented  by  a  large  figure 
annually. 

Mr.  William  G.  Frye  began  his  life  record  in  St.  Louis  in  1861.  He  was  pro- 
vided with  good  educational  privileges,  continuing  his  studies  to  his  graduation 
from  the  Christian  Brothers  College,  after  which  he  entered  business  life  as  book- 
keeper with  the  Philibert  &  Johanning  Manufacturing  Company.  In  January, 
1902,  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  and  has  since  remained  the  chief  executive 
head  of  this  enterprise.  The  company  owns  and  controls  an  extensive  sash  and 
door  manufacturing  plant  and  does  a  large  business,  its  sales  covering  not  only 
St.  Louis  and  the  surrounding  country  but  also  a  large  district  in  the  south. 
One  secret  of  Mr.  Frye's  success  undoubtedly  is  the  fact  that  he  has  always 
continued  in  the  business  with  which  he  became  connected  on  starting  out  in 
life,  so  that  experience  and  training  have  brought  to  him  wide  and  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  the  trade  and  its  possibilities. 

In  1882  William  G.  Frye  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Emma  Peters. 
The  family  includes  R.  E.  Frye,  who  is  one  of  the  more  prominent  business  men 
of  St.  Louis  and  since  the  1st  of  January,  1908,  the  secretary  of  the  William 
G.  Frye  Manufacturing  Company.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis  and  has  but  recently 
passed  the  twenty-sixth  milestone  on  life's  journey  yet  his  energy  and  business 
ability  places  him  with  the  leading  representatives  of  industrial  interests  in  this 
city.  He  attended  the  public  schools  for  three  years  and  afterward  spent 
eight  years  as  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  University,  thus  qualifying  for  the  re- 
sponsible and  active  duties  of  life.     It  is  true  that  in  his  business  career  he  had 


WILLIAAI    G.    FRYE 


476  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

the  advantage  of  entering  into  active  connection  with  an  undertaking  already 
successfullv  estabHshed,  but  in  controhing  this  interest  as  assistant  manager  he 
would  soon  have  fallen  short  of  the  high  standard  which  the  house  sets  up  had 
he  not  displaved  keen  discernment  and  marked  business  enterprise  as  well  as 
close  application  and  a  willingness  to  thoroughly  master  every  detail  of  the 
business. 

Aside  from  its  operation  in  manufacturing  lines  the  company  has  erected 
a  large  number  of  fine  residences  in  St.  Louis,  including  the  Racquet  Club,  the 
Metropolitan  building  at  Grand  Avenue  and  Olive  street,  the  palatial  home  of 
William  Guy  at  Portland  Place  and  the  home  of  Charles  Stockman  on  Russell 
street  and  Louisiana  avenue.  The  growth  of  their  business  in  manufacturing 
lines  has  necessitated  the  erection  of  a  new  plant,  which  is  one  of  the  most 
completely  equipped  establishments  of  this  character  in  St.  Louis.  It  was  ready 
for  occupancy  in  August,  1907,  and  since  that  time  they  have  turned  out  a 
constantly  increasing  amount  of  business,  having  extensive  trade  relations.  The 
family  residence  is  at  No.  3958  Flora  boulevard,  where  they  have  a  beautiful 
home  in  the  midst  of  a  spacious  and  attractive  lawn. 

The  history  of  William  G.  Frye  is  another  illustration  of  the  fact  that  it  is 
under  the  stimulus  of  opposition  and  the  pressure  of  competition  that  the 
strongest  and  best  in  man  is  brought  out  and  developed.  The  early  growth  of  a 
self-reliant  spirit  gave  him  power  and  advantage  where  others  had  faltered  and 
at  all  times  the  integrity  and  his  commercial  methods  have  commanded  the 
house  the  confidence  and  support  of  the  public.  He  is  today  regarded  as  one 
of  the  substantial  business  men  of  the  city  whose  creditable  record  is  an  asset 
in  the  commercial  development  of  St.  Louis.  In  recent  years  he  has  more  largely 
left  the  management  of  the  business  to  his  son,  while  he  is  now  practically  living 
retired  in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest.  In  1901  he  was  made  a  member  of 
the  police  commissioners  by  Governor  Dockery  and  filled  the  position  for  several 
years.  His  public-spirited  citizenship  stands  as  an  unquestioned  fact  in  his 
career.  This  has  been  manifest  in  many  beneficial  ways,  especially  in  active 
cooperation  given  to  various  movements  for  the  city's  upbuilding  and  growth. 


TAMES  GREEN. 


James  Green,  in  his  eightieth  year  active  as  chairman  of  the  board  of  direc- 
tors of  the  Laclede-Christy  Clay  Products  Company,  thus  continues  his  activity 
and  usefulness  in  business  affairs  far  beyond  the  period  when  most  men  perma- 
nently put  aside  business  cares.  His  judgment  has  been  so  sound,  his  sagacity 
so  fa'r-reaching  and  his  enterprise  so  helpful  that  his  business  associates  have 
been  loath  to  lose  the  benefit  of  his  counsel  and  experience,  thus  he  remains  a 
factor  in  commercial  and  industrial  circles,  where  he  has  long  figured  so  prom- 
inentlv  and  honorably. 

Born  in  Staflfordshire,  England,  on  the  23d  of  September,  1829,  James 
Green  was  educated  in  the  private  schools  of  his  native  town  while  spending 
his  boyhood  days  in  the  home  of  his  father,  who  was  a  well-to-do  cut  glass  manu- 
facturer of  Staffordshire.  The  opportunities  of  the  new  world  attracted  him, 
and  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  heard  the  call  of  the  west,  settling  at 
Philadelphia,  where  he  engaged  in  business  in  connection  with  the  iron  mills 
for  some  time.  He  removed  thence  to  Boonton  Falls,  New  Jersey,  and  after- 
ward to  Cleveland,  Cjhio,  and  then  to  Pittsburg,  coming  from  that  city  to  St. 
Louis  August  10,  1857.  For  some  years  following  his  arrival  here  he  was  con- 
nected with  the  Laclede  Rolling  Mills,  and  continuing  his  operations  in  connec- 
tion with  the  iron  industry  he  was  chosen  to  the  presidency  of  the  Helembacher 
Forge  &  Rolling  Mill  Company,  remaining  in  that  position  of  executive  control 
for  many  years,  or  until  about  1901,  when  he  disposed  of  his  interests  and  re- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  477 

tired  from  that  field  of  activity.  In  the  meantime,  however,  he  had  become  con- 
nected with  other  business  concerns,  which  through  his  cooperation  and  under 
his  control  had  grown  to  magnificent  proportions.  In  1865  he  had  organized  the 
Laclede  Fire  Brick  Company,  of  which  he  remained  the  president  until  its  con- 
solidation with  the  Christy  Fire  Clay  Company,  in  May,  1907,  at  which  time  he 
retired  from  the  active  conduct  of  the  business,  but  still  retains  his  position  as 
head  of  the  concern.  From  a  small  beginning  the  Laclede  Fire  Brick  Company 
had  become,  at  the  time  of  the  consolidation,  the  largest  one  plant  concern  in 
the  country,  manufacturing  the  greatest  variety  of  clay  products  of  any  similar 
enterprise.  The  business  in  its  mammoth  proportions  constitutes  today  a  grati- 
fying source  of  income,  not  only  to  the  individual  stockholders  but  also  to  the 
city,  in  that  it  furnishes  emplo3aiient  to  a  large  number  of  workmen  and  brings 
into  the  city  a  vast  sum  of  money  annually  through  the  sale  of  its  output. 

Mr.  Green  has  also  been  identified  with  numerous  financial  and  commercial 
institutions  of  St.  Louis,  and  is  today  a  director  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust 
Company,  the  Mechanics  American  National  Bank,  and  the  Kinloch  Telephone 
Company,  while  in  many  others  he  is  financially  interested.  During  the  past 
few  years,  however,  he  has  been  withdrawing  from  active  connection  with  many 
enterprises,  endeavoring  to  retire  from  business,  and  rest  from  further  labor  has 
certainly  been  well  merited  by  him.  Ere  leaving  his  native  land  j\Ir.  Green  was 
married  in  England  to  Aliss  Sarah  Talbot,  and  unto  them  were  born  four  chil- 
dren, of  whom  one  is  yet  living,  James  H.  Green,  of  St.  Louis.  The  mother  died 
in  1866  and  in  St.  Louis,  in  1872,  Mr.  Green  wedded  Marion  J.  Weller,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Horace  Weller,  then  of  the  state  of  New  York  and  now  of  Michigan. 
Mrs.  Marion  Green  passed  away  April  14,  1905.  There  were  two  sons  and  a 
daughter  of  this  marriage :  John  Leigh,  vice  president  of  the  Laclede-Christy 
Clay  Products  Company ;  Mabel,  the  wife  of  W.  D.  Thompson,  of  St.  Louis ;  and 
Harold  Rumsey,  now  a  student  at  Lawrenceville,  New  Jersey,  where  he  is  pre- 
paring for  Princeton. 

Mr.  Green  is  a  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange,  the  Business  ]\Ien's 
League,  the  Civic  League,  the  Washington  University  Association,  and  the  Noon- 
day and  St.  Louis  Clubs.  He  has  been  a  generous  contributor  to  public  and 
private  charities,  his  second  wife  having  been  an  ardent  worker  in  benevolent 
lines,  and  at  the  time  of  her  death  she  was  president  of  the  jNIartha  Parsons 
Hospital  and  had  also  been  president  of  the  Memorial  Home.  She  was  likewise 
one  of  the  active  and  influential  members  of  the  Ladies  Club,  of  this  city.  The 
life  of  Mr.  Green  has  been  an  extremely  busy  and  useful  one,  and  while  his 
interests  have  brought  him  large  success,  his  work  has  always  been  of  a  nature 
to  also  benefit  the  community  as  well.  In  everything  he  has  been  eminently  prac- 
tical and  this  has  been  manifested  not  only  in  his  business  undertakings  but  also 
in  social  and  private  life,  so  that  results  have  been  attained. 


JOHN  LEIGH  GREEN. 

John  Leigh  Green,  vice  president  of  the  Laclede-Christy  Clay  Products  Com- 
pany, was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  5,  1873,  and  is  a  son  of  James  Green, 
of  whom  mention  is  made  above.  He  was  educated  at  Wyman  Institute,  at 
Alton,  Illinois,  at  Smith  Academy  and  Washington  University,  where  he  spent 
one  year  prior  to  entering  Princeton  University,  of  New  Jersey,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1897  with  the  degree  of  civil  engineer.  Returning  to  St. 
Louis  he  secured  a  clerical  position  with  the  Helembacher  Forge  &  Rolling  Mill 
Company,  and  during  his  five  years  service  there  filled  various  positions,  his 
capability  winning  him  promotions  until  he  became  vice  president.  In  1902,  how- 
ever, he  severed  his  connection  with  that  concern  and  became  vice  president  of 
the  Laclede  Fire  Brick  Company,  which  had  been  established  by  his  father  many 


478  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

years  before.  In  ^lay,  1907,  this  was  amalgamated  with  the  Christy  Fire  Clay 
Company,  under  the  name  of  the  Laclede-Christy  Clay  Products  Company,  and 
of  the  new  organization  ^Ir.  Green  became  vice  president  and  so  continues, 
\\'hile  his  attention  is  largely  given  to  the  management  and  control  of  its  inter- 
ests, he  also  has  investments  in  various  other  enterprises  and  was  formerly  the 
vice  president  of  the  Missouri  Smelting  Company,  which  was  absorbed  by  the 
American  Smelting  &  Refining  Company.  He  is  now  giving  his  undivided  at- 
tentions to  his  duties  in  connection  with  the  Laclede-Christv  Clay  Products 
Company,  and  a  strong,  forceful  nature  enables  him  not  only  to  successfully 
control  "the  present  moment,  but  to  plan  for  the  future  as  well  in  producing 
ideas  that  have  wrought  out  practical  and  beneficial  results. 

On  the  6th  of  June,  1899,  ^^^-  Green  was  married  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  to 
Miss  Sarah  Sloan,  a  daughter  of  William  Sloan,  a  prominent  banker,  malt  manu- 
facturer and  business  man  of  that  city.  Their  four  children  are  Elise  S.,  aged 
seven;  Marion  E.,  aged  six;  Leafie  S.,  now  two  and  a  half  years  old;  and  John 
J.,  a  babe  of  six  months.  Mr.  Green  owns  his  own  home  at  No.  5514  Clemens 
avenue,  together  with  other  city  realty.  He  is  not  an  active  worker  in  party 
ranks,  but  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy.  He  belongs  to  the 
Glen  Echo  Country  Club  and  finds  delight  in  hunting,  but  the  demands  of  his 
business  leave  him  little  opportunity  to  indulge  his  love  of  that  pastime. 


FREDERICK  ULRICH. 

Frederick  Ulrich,  figuring  prominently  in  industrial  and  financial  circles  of 
St.  Louis,  owes  his  success  to  hard  work  and  honest  methods.  In  all  that  he 
has  undertaken  he  has  put  forth  earnest,  persistent  effort,  realizing  that  the 
source  of  power  is  within  the  individual  and  that  not  upon  any  environment  or 
circumstance  does  progress  depend.  He  is  now  vice  president  of  the  Carondelet 
Milling  Company,  president  of  the  Banner  Bottling  Company  and  a  director  of 
the  South  Commercial  Savings  Bank. 

Like  many  of  St.  Louis'  enterprising  and  prosperous  business  men,  he  is 
of  German  nativity,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Badwilduning-Waldeck,  Germany, 
July  29,  1850.  He  came  to  America  in  1868  and  at  once  made  his  way  to  St. 
Louis,  where  he  entered  the  grocery  business  with  his  uncle,  Fred  Beeck,  the 
founder  of  the  town  of  Beeckville.  He  remained  in  that  connection  for  two 
years,  when  he  embarked  in  business  on  his  own  account,  establishing  a  bakery 
and  confectionery  at  Beeckville  where  he  remained  until  the  spring  of  1872.  He 
then  removed  to  the  corner  of  Main  and  Kansas  streets,  the  latter  thoroughfare 
now  being  known  as  Broadway.  Later  he  opened  a  similar  business  at  7726 
\'irginia  avenue,  which  he  still  conducts.  In  1900  he  organized  the  St.  Louis 
Baking  Company  and  was  elected  its  president,  but  disposed  of  his  interest  in 
that  concern  in  1904.  As  he  has  prospered  in  his  undertakings,  being  thus  able 
to  command  larger  capital,  he  has  extended  his  investments  and  efiforts  into  other 
fields  and  is  now  the  vice  president  of  the  Carondelet  Milling  Company  and  presi- 
dent of  the  Banner  Bottling  Company,  being  one  of  the  organizers  of  both.  He 
readily  recognizes  a  favorable  opening  in  business  and  takes  advantage  of  all 
legitimate  opportunities  for  success.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  and  stock- 
holders of  the  Southern  Commercial  Savings  Bank  and  from  its  inception  has 
served  as  one  of  its  directors. 

C)n  the  2d  of  November,  1871,  Mr.  Ulrich  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Khor,  a  daughter  of  Adam  and  Elizabeth  Khor,  early  residents  of  St. 
Louis.  Mr.  Ulrich  resides  at  No.  7726  Virginia  avenue.  Both  he  and  his  wife 
are  well  known  in  social  circles  and  Mr.  Ulrich  is  particularly  prominent  among 
the  German-American  residents  of  this  city.     I-'or  the  past  sixteen  years  he  has 


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480  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

been  president  of  the  German  Singing  Society,  possessing  the  love  of  music 
characteristic  of  his  race  and  doing  much  to  promote  musical  interests  in  this 
city.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Altenheim  Society  and  was  for  many  years  presi- 
dent and  vice  president  of  the  Germania  Turn  Society.  His  religious  faith  is 
indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  Evangelical  church  and  his  political  belief 
is  demonstrated  in  the  support  which  he  gives  to  the  republican  party  at  the  polls. 
He  belongs  also  to  the  Woodmen  of  the  World  and  was  for  many  years  one  of  the 
leading  members  of  the  Carondelet  Gun  Club.  He  has  traveled  very  extensively 
both  in  America  and  Europe  and  has  thus  added  to  the  rich  stores  of  a  cultured 
mind.  His  chief  sources  of  pleasure  are  music  atid  field  sports  and  yet  he  is  never 
so  busv  or  so  occupied  with  pastimes  that  he  finds  no  opportunity  for  participa- 
tion in  those  activities  which  are  for  the  benefit  of  his  fellowmen.  He  has  been 
one  of  the  most  active  workers  in  charitable  organizations  of  the  German  societies 
and  is  also  earnest  and  diligent  in  the  work  of  the  church.  His  life  has  been 
actuated  by  high  principles  and  characterized  by  close  conformity  to  his  pro- 
fessions. He  is  a  man  of  broad  humanitarian  spirit,  at  no  time  oblivious  to  his 
duties  and  obligations  to  his  fellowmen.  His  labors  in  their  behalf,  however,  are 
not  directed  by  a  sense  of  duty  but  rather  by  a  sincere  interest  that  finds  its 
origin  in  his  belief  in  the  brotherhood  of  man. 


WILLIAM  HARRISON  MASON. 

Whatever  the  quiet  forces  and  influences  at  work  in  the  life  of  Mr.  Mason 
to  shape  his  destiny,  it  was  evident  at  the  outset  of  his  business  career  that  he 
understood  clearly  the  fact  that  energy  and  unfaltering  perseverance  constitute 
the  surest  basis  upon  which  to  build  success.  Those  qualities  have  ever  been 
numbered  among  his  salient  characteristics  and  have  won  for  him  the  constant 
promotion  and  advancement  which  have  attended  him  in  his  business  career  and 
gained  him  his  present  responsible  position  as  the  sales  manager  in  J\Iissouri  for 
the  Burroughs  Adding  ■Machine  Company  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr,  ^lason  was  born  in  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania,  August  28,  1859,  a  son 
of  Isaac  ~\I.  and  ]\Iary  (Tiernan)  ]\Iason.  He  is  a  representative  in  the  paternal 
line  of  an  old  Virginian  family.  His  great-grandfather,  Robert  INIason,  at  one 
time  a  resident  of  Winchester.  Virginia,  removed  from  the  Old  Dominion  to  Penn- 
sylvania in  1800  and  died  in  Brownsville,  that  state,  in  1854,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
six  years,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  1778.  His  son,  Morgan  Mason,  was  born 
in  Brownsville  in  1808  and  died  in  1897  in  his  ninetieth  year.  In  his  early  man- 
hood he  was  a  miller,  but  afterward  followed  the  river  as  clerk  and  captain  on 
different  steamboats, 

Isaac  M.  ]\Iason,  father  of  William  H.  Mason,  was  born  and  reared  in  Penn- 
sylvania and  became  a  captain  on  a  steamboat  on  the  Monongahela  river  when 
only  nineteen  years  of  age.  He  was  identified  with  navigation  on  the  stream  fromi 
1846  until  1850.  He  became  one  of  the  pioneer  steamboat  men  on  the  Missouri 
river,  running  in  the  early  days  before  the  building  of  railroads.  He  was  on  the 
fiver  between  Pittsburg  and  St.  Louis  from  1850  until  1855  and  then  sailed  on 
the  Mississippi  from  St.  Louis  to  Sf.  Paul  from  1855  until  1864.  With  the  devel- 
opment in  business  conditions  he  kept  pace,  his  usefulness  and  activity  increasing, 
and  in  1865  he  was  made  general  freight  agent  for  the  Northern  Line  Packet 
Company,  continuing  in  that  position  until  1876.  He  was  then  called  to  public 
office,  becoming  county  marshal  and  city  marshal,  serving  in  those  positions  until 
1880,  when  he  was  elected  sheriff  of  St.  Louis  county  for  a  term  of  four  years. 
He  retired  from  office  as  he  had  entered  it — with  the  confidence  and  good  will 
of  all  concerned,  for  he  had  been  fearless  and  loyal  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties. 
He  was  afterwards  general  superintendent  and  president  of  the  St.  Louis  and 
New  Orleans  Anchor  Line  Company  from  1884  until  1896  and  then  once  more 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.       "  481 

was  called  from  private  interests  to  public  service,  being  elected  city  auditor  of 
St.  Louis  for  a  term  of  four  years,  extending  to  1900.  Since  that  date  he  has 
engaged  in  gold,  copper  and  lead  mining  and  is  president  of  the  Key  Test  Gold 
Mining  Company  and  the  Franklin  Lead  Company.  He  was  also  president  of 
the  St.  Louis  Merchants  Exchange  in  1895.  Gradually  he  has  advanced  to  a  po- 
sition of  marked  influence  and  prominence  in  commercial  circles  and  stands  today 
in  the  foremost  ranks  of  those  citizens  who  have  been  active  in  the  promotion 
of  the  great  southwest  and  especially  in  the  upbuilding  of  this  city,  now  fourth 
in  the  Union.  Well  known  in  republican  circles,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
different  republican  clubs  in  St.  Louis  for  the  past  forty  years.  A  motive  prin- 
ciple of  his  life  is  found  in  his  connection  with  the  Episcopal  church  and  he  is 
equally  loyal  to  the  teachings  of  the  craft,  being  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason. 

William  H.  Mason  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  where  he 
arrived  in  1863,  then  a  young  lad  of  four  summers.  He  left  school  at  the  age 
of  fourteen,  but  remained  in  St.  Louis  until  1885,  when  he  went  to  London, 
England,  where  he  resided  for  about  four  years.  Returning  to  the  LInited  States 
in  the  latter  part  of  1888,  he  went  to  Colorado,  where  he  remained  for  two  years. 
He  afterward  lived  in  Texas  for  three  years  and  in  1896,  in  connection  with  W. 
C.  Walker,  had  the  selling  agency  for  the  United  States  and  Canada  for  the 
Burroughs  Adding  Machine  Company  of  St.  Louis,  then  known  as  the  American 
Arithmometer  Company.  It  was  then  a  new  industry,  which  has  now  grown  to 
be  one  of  the  largest  manufacturing  plants  in  the  middle  west,  employing  two 
thousand  people  at  the  factorv  and  over  three  hundred  salesmen.  In  the  evolu- 
tion of  business,  when  time-saving  devices  are  an  essential  factor,  he  who  places 
such  a  product  on  the  market  may  be  sure  of  success  if  qualities  of  energy  and 
enterprise  are  employed  in  its  promotion.  While  the  Burroughs  Adding  Ma- 
chine Company  was  a  small,  struggling  concern  in  1893,  the  founders  of  the  busi- 
ness had  the  isagacity  to  secure  the  service  of  such  men  as  Mr.  Mason,  who  is 
still  with  the  corporation,  to  the  success  of  which  he  has  largely  contributed. 
After  spending  thirteen  years  in  the  south,  mostly  in  Texas,  as  representative 
of  the  company,  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  now  has  charge  of  the  rapidly  de- 
veloping business  in  Missouri  as  sales  manager  for  the  state  of  Missouri. 

On  the  28th  of  February,  1888,  Mr.  Mason  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri, to  Miss  Alby  M.  Walker,  a  daughter  of  Willis  C.  and  Rosella  E.  Walker. 
They  have  two  children,  Alby  Walker  and  Walker  Mason.  The  family  is  widely 
known  here,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mason  having  an  extensive  circle  of  friends.  Reared 
in  this  city,  Mr.  Mason  in  1877  became  a  member  of  Company  A  of  the  Missouri 
National  Guard  of  St.  Louis  and  served  with  that  command  through  the  railroad 
strikes  of  that  year  and  the  street  car  strikes  of  1878.  In  the  latter  year  he 
joined  the  St.  Louis  Light  Cavalry.  Where  questions  of  national  importance 
are  involved  he  votes  with  the  republican  party,  but  at  local  elections  casts  an 
independent  ballot.  He  is  a  well  balanced  man  mentally  and  physically,  pos- 
sessing sufficient  courage  to  venture  where  favoring  opportunity  is  presented, 
and  his  judgment  and  even-paced  energy  are  carrying  him  forward  to  the  goal 
of  success. 


JACOB  J.  ANSTEDT. 

Jacob  J.  Anstedt,  president  of  the  Anstedt  Shoe  Company,  conducting  busi- 
ness at  No.  12 16  South  Broadway,  has  remained  at  the  head  of  this  concern 
since  1898.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  January,  1853,  his  parents  being  Jacob 
J.  and  Dorothea  Anstedt,  both  of  whom  are  now  deceased,  the  father  having 
passed  away  in  1878  and  the  mother  in  1893.  Mr.  Anstedt  was  in  the  retail 
feed  business  following  his  emigration  to  this  country  in  1834. 

"  His  son  and  namesake,  Jacob  J.  Anstedt,  Jr.,  attended  the  public  schools  be- 
tween the  ages  of  six  and  fourteen  years  and  immediately  afterward  secured 

31— VOL.  II. 


4S2  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  clerkship  in  the  employ  of  J.  H.  Westerman,  with  whom  he  continued  for  twenty 
vears  or  until  the  retirement  of  Air.  Westerman  from  business.  He  then  pur- 
chased the  business  which  he  incorporated,  remaining  sole  owner  until  that  time. 
On  the  incorporation  in  1898  he  became  president  and  has  continued  in  that  po- 
sition to  the  present  time,  controlling  the  affairs  of  the  company  in  the  manage- 
ment of  a  business  which  is  now  lar^ge  and  profitable. 

On  the  30th  of  June,  1897,  Mr.  Anstedt  was  married  to  Miss  Agnes  E.  Shu- 
man,  a  daugliter  of  Ernest  L.  Shuman,  who  is  engaged  in  the  grocery  business 
at  Xo.  3009  Xeosha  street.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anstedt  have  two  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter :  Herbert  J.,  ten  years  of  age,  attending  the  Clinton  school ;  Gertrude,  eight 
vears  of  age  ;  and  Theodore,  a  little  lad  of  five  summers. 

Air.  Anstedt  purchased  a  modern  residence  at  No.  1201  St.  Ange  avenue. 
He  belongs  to  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  and  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Turners.  He  gives  intelligent  and  helpful  support  to  the  republican 
partv,  but  has  never  sought  the  rewards  of  office  for  his  party  fealty.  His  re- 
ligious faith  is  that  of  the  Presbyterian  denomination,  his  membership  being  with 
St.  JMark's  church.  There  have  been  no  exciting  chapters  in  his  life  record,  but 
it  is  that  of  a  man  who  has  recognized  his  duty  and  met  his  obligations.  He 
earlv  learned  that  there  is  no  royal  road  to  wealth,  but  he  also  became  cognizant 
of  the  fact  that  when  energy  and  determination  are  used  to  storm  the  citadel  of 
success  it  will  always  fall  and  its  prizes  may  therefore  be  gained  by  the  victor. 


HANFORD  CRAWFORD. 

Hanford  Crawford,  president  of  the  Scruggs,  Vandervoort  &  Barney  Com- 
pany, proprietors  of  one  of  the  foremost  dry-goods  houses  of  St.  Louis,  entered 
upon  his  business  career  well  equipped  by  a  liberal  education  for  large  responsi- 
bilities. Unto  his  duties  he  brought  a  spirit  of  determination  that  has  enabled 
him  to  successfully  solve  all  the  intricate  and  complex  business  problems  that  have 
arisen.  He  was  born  in  Ossining,  New  York,  February  12,  1856,  a  son  of  Rev. 
AI.  D'C.  and  Charlotte  (Holmes)  Crawford.  The  father,  a  native  of  Albany, 
New  York,  was  a  Methodist  minister,  who  devoted  fifty-seven  years  of  his  life 
to  that  holy  calling,  while  his  memory  remains  as  a  blessed  benediction  to  all  who 
knew  him.  He  died  in  1897,  having  for  eleven  years  survived  his  wife,  who 
passed  away  in  1886.  Mrs.  Crawford  was  a  native  of  Newburg,  New  York,  and 
both  she  and  her  husband  were  descended  from  ancestors  who  were  soldiers  of 
the  Revolutionary  war. 

Hanford  Crawford  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  New  York  city  and 
after  attending  the  high  school  matriculated  in  the  College  of  the  City  of  New 
York,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1875.  Before  entering  upon 
his  college  course  he  received  his  preliminary  business  training  in  two  years' 
experience  as  an  employe  of  Fisk,  Clark  &  Flagg,  wholesale  dealers  in  men's  fur-, 
nishings  in  New  York.  After  completing  his  college  course  he  devoted  two  years 
to  teaching  in  the  public  schools  of  the  eastern  metropolis  and  then  went  abroad, 
spendmg  three  and  a  half  years  in  Germany  and  France.  He  returned  to  this 
country  in  1881  and  the  following  year  entered  the  employ  of  James  McCreery  & 
Company  of  New  York  city. 

His  experience  in  mercantile  lines  was  of  a  broad  and  educative  character, 
well  qualifying  him  for  the  conduct  of  responsible  and  important  duties  when 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1899  and  bought  an  interest  in  the  large  dry-goods  house 
of  Scruggs.  Vandervoort  &  Barney.  This  is  one  of  the  high  class  mercantile 
houses  of  the  city,  ranking  as  does  Marshall  Field's  house  of  Chicago,  and  from 
the  outset  Mr.  Crawford  was  connected  with  its  management  as  vice  president. 
On  the  death  of  Mr.  Scruggs  in  1904  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the 
company.    lie  is  eminently  a  man  of  business  sense  and  easily  avoids  the  mistakes 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY.  483 

and  disasters  that  come  to  those  who  though  possessing  remarkable  faculties  in 
some  respects  are  liable  to  erratic  movements  that  result  in  unwarranted  risk 
and  failure.  His  well  planned  enterprise,  his  judgment  and  even  placed  energy 
generally  carry  him  forward  to  the  goal  of  success.  While  he  has  given  his  at- 
tention largely  to  his  mercantile  interests,  he  is  also  a  director  of  the  Boatmen's 
Bank. 

On  the  nth  of  November,  1886,  in  New  York  city,  Mr.  Crawford  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  M.  Gertrude  Smith,  a  native  of  Massachusetts  and  a  daughter  of 
the  Rev.  Edward  P.  Smith,  a  Congregational  minister,  at  one  time  commissioner 
of  Indian  affairs  in  Washington.  During  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  he  was 
field  agent  of  the  United  States  Christian  commission  and  at  the  time  of  his  death 
was  president  of  the  Howard  University  at  Washington,  D.  C.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Crawford  have  one  daughter,  Ruth,  now  a  student  in  Vassar  College. 

Mr.  Crawford  belongs  to  various  social,  civic  and  municipal  organizations. 
He  belongs  to  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  and  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  two  college  fraterni- 
ties ;  to  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  F.  &  A.  M. ;  is  connected  with  the  Aldine  Club 
of  New  York  city;  and  in  St.  Louis  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis,  Racquet,  Mercantile, 
Noonday,  St.  Louis  Country,  Glen  Echo  Country,  Contemporary  and  Methodist 
Clubs.  He  is  vice  president  of  the  Commercial  Club  and  is  identified  with  many 
of  the  organized  movements  for  the  upbuilding  and  promotion  of  the  business 
interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  the  vice  president  of  the  Retail  Merchants  Asso- 
ciation ;  is  serving  on  the  committee  of  the  Business  Men's  League ;  is  a  member 
of  the  Million  Population  Club  and  an  advisory  member  of  the  Civic  League. 
Citizenship  is  to  him  no  mere  idle  word ;  it  stands  for  duty  and  obligation  as  well 
as  privilege,  and  his  labors  therefore  have  been  beneficial  assets  in  the  promotion 
of  the  welfare  and  progress  of  St.  Louis  along  many  lines.  He  believes,  too, 
that  every  intelligent  man  should  exercise  his  right  of  franchise  and  support  the 
principles  which  he  deems  most  conducive  to  the  public  good.  Mr.  Crawford  be- 
longs to  the  twenty-eighth  ward  republican  organization  and  his  influence  is  given 
for  republican  success.  He  made  the  trip  to  Panama  with  Walter  B.  Stevens, 
being  much  interested  in  the  government  work  that  is  being  carried  on  there  at 
the  present  time.  He  belongs  to  the  Lindell  Avenue  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 
He  is  a  director  in  the  Federation  for  Social  Service  and  is  president  of  the  St. 
Louis  Symphony  Society.  There  are  few  men  who  control  as  extensive  business 
interests  as  does  Mr.  Crawford  who  seem  to  find  time  for  active  participation  in 
matters  of  public  moment.  He  has  never  measured  life  by  the  inch-rule  of  self 
but  has  kept  in  touch  with  public  opinion  and  has  always  stood  for  that  which  is 
best  in  citizenship  and  in  political,  intellectual,  social  and  moral  progress. 


ALEXANDER  BAUM. 

Alexander  Baum  came  to  America  a  poor  boy  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years, 
but  in  this  land  opportunity  is  not  hampered  by  caste  or  class,  and  gradually  ad- 
vancing through  successive  stages  of  business  development,  he  has  become  one 
of  the  leading  manufacturers  of  and  dealers  in  ladies'  cloaks  and  suits  in  the 
west,  controlling  an  extensive  business  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  Laufers- 
wiele,  Germany,  in  the  Rhein  province,  September  26,  1852,  a  son  of  Abraham 
Baum,  a  merchant.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Germany,  but  at 
the  age  of  thirteen  years  left  the  fatherland  and  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  America, 
settling  first  at  Laconia,  Indiana.  Later  he  began  work  in  a  dry-goods  store  at 
Paducah,  Kentucky,  where  he  remained  for  several  years  and  then  removed  to 
St.  Louis,  where  he  was  employed  in  various  capacities,  largely  in  dry-goods 
stores.  He  afterward  went  upon  the  road  for  Baer,  Seasongood  &  Company, 
which  he  represented  for  eighteen  years  as  a  traveling  salesman,  securing  a 
large  volume  of  business  for  the  house.     This  firm  was  afterward  reorganized 


484  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

as  the  Baer,  Oliver,  Singer  Clothing  Company,  and  when  it  withdrew  from  the 
field  of  trade,  closing  out  the  business,  Mr.  Baum  established  business  on  his  own 
account  in  the  manufacture  of  ladies'  goods,  consisting  principally  of  suits  and 
coats.  This  is  today  one  of  the  leading  manufacturing  concerns  in  his  line  in  the 
west,  and  in  addition  to  enjoying  a  large  local  trade  the  house  is  represented  on 
the  road  by  a  number  of  traveling  salesmen  who  visit  various  states  and  have 
secured  an  extensive  patronage  for  the  St.  Louis  establishment. 

In  1873  Mr.  Baum  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Caroline  Sergei,  and 
unto  them  have  been  born  six  children,  as  follows :  Florence,  the  wife  of  Charles 
Kullender ;  Leopold,  who  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  ladies'  apparel  in  New 
York  citv ;  Abraham ;  Maud ;  Judith ;  and  Hiram,  who  is  engaged  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  suspenders  as  a  member  of  the  firm  known  as  the  Comfort  Suspender 
Company  of  St.  Louis. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Baum  has  always  been  a  stalwart  republican,  vot- 
ing the  ticket  at  each  election,  and  when  occasion  demands  upholding  his  position 
by  intelligent  argument.  He  is  a  member  of  the  B'nai  B'rith,  a  Jewish  society, 
and  is  also  connected  with  the  Columbian  Club  and  the  Western  Travelers  Asso- 
ciation. He  adheres  to  the  religious  faith  of  his  ancestors  and  is  a  man  of  much 
influence  among  the  people  of  his  race  in  this  community.  He  stands  as  a  splen- 
did example  of  the  alert,  energetic,  enterprising  business  man,  who  has  accom- 
plished by  the  force  of  his  own  character  what  he  set  out  to  do,  making  continuous 
progress  in  the  business  world  until  he  is  now  at  the  head  of  an  extensive  and  im- 
portant commercial  and  industrial  concern. 


REV.  F.  G.  HOLWECK. 

Rev.  F.  G.  Holweck  is  pastor  of  St.  Francis  de  Sales  church  at  Ohio  and 
Gravois  avenues,  which  was  founded  April  22,  1867,  and  dedicated  on  the  24th 
of  Alay,  1868.  The  first  pastor  was  Rev.  Louis  Lay,  who  officiated  there  from 
1867  through  the  year  of  1868.  The  second.  Rev.  P.  Wigger,  assumed  his  duties 
in  1869  and  continued  his  pastorate  throughout  the  succeeding  years  until  1878, 
building  the  first  schoolhouse  and  establishing  the  convent  of  the  Sisters  of  the 
Precious  Blood.  After  his  death  his  assistant.  Rev.  P.  I.  Lotz,  was  appointed 
pastor  and  served  from  1879  until  1903.  He  enlarged  the  church  and  built  the 
second  schoolhouse  in  1888.  On  August  11,  1895,  the  cornerstone  of  the  new 
church  was  laid,  the  plans  of  which  were  designed  by  E.  Siebertz  in  Berlin,  Ger- 
many, the  architect  being  Joseph  Conrada.  In  order  to  finish  the  basement  of 
the  church  it  was  necessary  to  tear  down  the  old  church,  this  work  being  provi- 
dentially done  by  a  cyclone  in  the  year  1896.  In  1899  the  new  parochial  resi- 
dence was  built.  Father  Lotz  died  May  14,  1903,  and  one'  of  his  former 
assistants,  Rev.  F.  G.  Holweck,  was  appointed  his  successor.  The  new  residence 
for  the  Sisters  was  built  by  him  in  1904,  and  the  following  year  the  congregation 
resolved  to  finish  the  up])cr  church  but,  the  original  plans  being  somewhat  en- 
larged, the  undertaking  was  not  resumed  until  April  6,  1907.  The  church,  which 
is  one  of  the  largest  in  St.  Louis,  was  dedicated  on  Thanksgiving  Day  in  the 
year  1908. 

Father  Holweck  was  born  in  Wiesloch,  Baden,  Germany,  December  29, 
1856,  and  is  a  son  of  Sebastian  and  Mary  (Weickgenaunt)  Holweck,  who  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1886,  locating  in  St.  Genevieve  county,  Missouri.  Later 
they  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  both  died.  Father  Holweck  began  his  educa- 
tional career  in  the  gymnasium  at  Freiburg,  Germany,  which  institution  he 
entered  in  1866  and  in  which  he  spent  the  succeeding  seven  years.  Subsequently 
he  spent  two  years  in  the  gymnasium  at  Karlsruhe,  Germany.  In  the  year  1876 
he  came  to  the  United  States  and  became  a  student  of  theology  at  St.  Francis 
de  Sales  Seminary  in  Milwaukee,  and  having  finished  his  course,  he  was  ordained 


REW    F.    G.    HOLWECK 


486  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

to   the   priesthood    for    work   in    St.    Francis    by    Bishop    Heiss   of    La    Crosse, 
AMsconsin. 

After  his  ordination,  June  2^,  1880.  Father  Hoi  week  was  assigned  as  as- 
sistant pastor  of  St.  Peter's  church  at  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  where  he  re- 
mained until  1883.  when  he  was  appointed  as  assistant  pastor  at  St.  Francis  de 
Sales  church  in  St.  Louis.  In  the  year  1884  he  was  transferred  to  Louisiana, 
Missouri,  where  he  officiated  as  pastor  of  the  church  for  fifteen  months,  later 
serving  at  River  Aux  Vases,  St.  Genevieve  county,  Missouri,  but  in  1888  was 
returned  to  St.  Francis  de  Sales  church  as  assistant  pastor.  Later,  in  1892,  he 
became  pastor  of  St.  Aloysius  parish,  where  he  continued  for  eleven  years.  At 
the  expiration  of  that  period,  on  the  death  of  Father  Lotz,  who  was  pastor  of 
St.  Francis  de  Sales  church,  Father  Holweck  was  appointed  pastor  to  fill  the 
vacancy.  This  is  one  of  the  most  important  parishes  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  work 
has  attained  such  mammoth  proportions  as  to  require  two  assistants.  Rev.  J. 
Peters  and  Rev.  S.  Forster.  It  supports  a  school  in  which  are  enrolled  about 
seven  hundred  and  forty-two  children,  who  are  under  the  instruction  of  the  Sisters 
of  Xotre  Dame  and  one  male  instructor.  The  church  building  is  considered  one 
of  the  finest  structures  in  the  United  States. 


MAXIMILLIAN  TAMM. 

One  of  the  extensive  productive  industries  is  that  conducted  under  the  name 
of  the  Tamm  Brothers  Glue  Company,  of  which  Maximillian  Tamm  is  president 
and  treasurer.  Establishing  this  enterprise  in  1873  on  a  very  small  scale,  he  has 
developed  it  to  large  proportions  so  that  employment  is  now  furnished  to  one 
hundred  men.  This  is  indicative  of  the  enterprise  and  business  ability  which  he 
has  brought  to  bear  in  the  control  and  development  of  the  concern  as  the  years 
have  brought  him  recognition  as  a  substantial  and  valued  business  man  of  his 
native  city. 

His  birth  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  February  i,  1853.  His  father,  Jacob  Tamm, 
a  native  of  Germany,  settled  in  St.  Louis  in  1838  and  was  the  principal  owner  of 
Jacob  Tamm  &  Company,  woodenware  manufacturers.  He  married  "Julia  Schrae- 
der  and  on  the  9th  of  March,  1891,  they  celebrated  their  golden  wedding.  Later 
in  that  vear  the  wife  died,  while  the  death  of  Mr.  Tamm  occurred  in  October, 
1892. 

Maximillian  Tamm  largely  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Germany,  for  in  1865  ^t  the  age  of  twelve  years  he  went  to  Europe  and  became 
a  student  in  Cooks  Haven  near  Hamburg,  where  he  continued  for  a  year.  He 
also  spent  two  years  in  the  schools^  of  Stuttgart  and  two  years  as  a  student  in 
Zurich,  Switzerland,  being  a  schoolmate  there  of  Henry  Wells,  brother  of  Erastus 
Wells.  Mr.  Tamm  returned  from  Europe  in  July,  1870,  at  the  outbreak  of  the 
Franco-Prussian  war.  The  liberal  educational  advantages  which  he  had  re- 
ceived well  qualified  him  for  the  responsible  duties  of  a  business  career  and  fol- 
lowing his  return  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  spent  six  months  in  the  employ 
of  the  Anthony  &  Kuhn  Brewing  Company.  He  was  afterward  employed  by  his 
cousin,  J.  J.  Tamm,  for  six  months  and  was  then  given  twenty  dollars  by  his 
father  and  set  to  learn  the  business  of  glue  manufacture,  working  in  factories  of 
that  kind  in  Chicago,  Louisville  and  Philadelphia.  While  thus  employed  he  ob- 
tained a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business  in  all  of  its  departments,  al- 
though the  methods  were  very  crude  as  compared  with  the  processes  of  manu- 
facture employed  at  the  present  day.  When  he  had  learned  the  business  Mr. 
Tamm  received  from  his  father  sufficient  money  to  enable  him  to  start  a  factory 
in  1873.  Glue  that  was  worth  twenty-eight  cents  at  that  time  soon  sold  for  only 
ten  cents  owing  to  the  general  financial  depression  felt  throughout  the  entire 
country.     He  only  employed  two  men  and  he  practically  lost  all  of  his  capital 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  487 

during  the  panic,  but  with  unfaltering  perseverance  he  has  continued  and,  as  the 
years  have  gone  by,  has  built  up  a  business  which  enables  him  now  to  employ  one 
hundred  workmen.  In  1874  he  admitted  his  brother,  Theodore,  to  a  partnership 
and  in  1889  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  firm  style  of  the  Tamni' 
Brothers  Glue  Company.  Their  output  is  now  sent  to  all  parts  of  the  country 
and  they  are  well  known  glue  manufacturers,  their  Three  Star  glue  being  the 
best  brand.  In  1891  they  also  extended  the  field  of  their  operations  by  beginning 
the  manufacture  of  ice.  They  w^ere  the  first  to  introduce  artificial  ice  in  St. 
Louis  and  have  since  conducted  the  business  with  growing  success.  In  1907  they 
added  another  department  to  their  business — an  oil  refinery  for  the  purpose  of 
refining  vaseline,  illuminating  oils,  gasoline  and  lubricating  oils.  Thev  sell  this 
product  direct  to  consumers  and  it  has  now  become  a  very  important  branch  of 
their  business. 

Mr.  Tamm  has  been  an  extensive  traveler,  visiting  all  parts  of  the  world 
and  finding  matters  of  interest  in  the  various  sections  to  which  he  has  gone. 
Travel  has  perhaps  been  his  chief  source  of  recreation.  He  is  preeminently  a 
business  man,  devoting  the  greater  part  of  his  time  and  energies  to  the  develop- 
ment of  his  commercial  and  industrial  interests,  which  have  now  reached  large 
proportions  and  constitute  a  most  gratifying  source  of  revenue. 


HALSEY  COOLEY  IVES. 

Halsey  Cooley  Ives,  director  of  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  of  St.  Louis,  was 
born  in  Montour  Falls,  Schuyler  county  ,New  York,  October  27,  1846,  a  son  of 
Hiram  Du  Boise  and  Teressa  (McDowell)  Ives.  In  the  acquirement  of  his  edu- 
cation he  attended  successively  the  public  schools  of  New  York,  the  Union  Acad- 
emy of  his  native  town  and  technical  schools  of  South  Kensington,  London,  and 
various  art  schools.  At  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  his  father  died 
and  Mr.  Ives  was  then  thrown  upon  his  own  resources  and  sought  and  obtained 
employment  as  a  draftsman.  In  1864  he  entered  the  government  service  and  was 
assigned  to  duty  at  Nashville,  Tennessee.  His  employment  brought  him  in  con- 
tact with  men  of  artistic  tastes  and  his  art  education  was  begun  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Alexander  Piatowski,  a  Polish  refugee.  Having  inherent  love  of  art,  he 
was  strongly  influenced  through  intimate  association  with  the  gifted  genius  whose 
pupil  he  became  to  direct  his  efforts  in  art  lines.  In  1869  he  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  designing  and  decorating  and  during  three  years  traveled  through  the 
west  and  south  in  that  line  of  work.  In  1872  he  visited  Mexico  and  upon  his 
return  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  entered  the  Polytechnic  School  as  an  in- 
structor in  1874.  During  the  succeeding  year  he  pursued  his  studies  abroad  under 
the  direction  of  eminent  art  instructors  of  the  old  world  and  upon  his  return  was 
made  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  Washington  LTniversity.  He  at  once  demon- 
strated that  he  possessed  superior  ability  at  organization  and  through  his  efforts 
the  St.  Louis  School  of  Fine  Arts  was  established.  He  bent  all  of  his  energies 
toward  its  upbuilding  and  when,  through  the  munificence  of  William  Crow,  the 
present  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  building  was  completed  in  1881,  he  became  direc- 
tor both  of  the  Art  School  and  of  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts.  His  time  and  talents 
have  been  at  the  service  of  these  two  continuously  since  and  his  endeavor  has 
been  to  make  the  one  support  and  advance  the  other,  the  collections  being  re- 
garded as  an  open  book  of  reference  for  those  engaged  in  study.  While  giving 
full  attention  to  instruction  in  fine  arts  Mr.  Ives  has  also  been  zealous  in  his  ef- 
forts to  restore  to  their  place  the  industrial  or  applied  arts,  and  for  many  years 
gave  courses  of  free  lectures  on  Sundays  to  the  mechanics  and  artisans  of  St. 
Louis.  These  were  illustrated  by  examples  from  museums  and  his  own  private 
collections. 


488  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

The  splendid  work  which  Mr.  Ives  has  done  for  art  development  and  culture 
has  made  him  widely  known  far  beyond  the  confines  of  St.  Louis  or  the  state  and 
there  came  to  him  the  recognition  of  his  ability  in  his  appointment  as  chief  of  the 
department  of  fine  arts  at  the  Columbian  Exposition,  where  splendid  results  were 
achieved  under  his  direction  and  the  high  standard  to  which  American  art  was 
raised  in  the  opinion  of  the  people  amply  evidenced  the  value  of  his  services.  In 
1894  he  was  appointed  by  the  National  Bureau  of  Education  to  examine  and  re- 
port upon  the  courses  of  instruction  and  the  methods  of  work  carried  on  by 
various  continental  art  schools  and  museums  and  beginning  his  study  and  investi- 
gations at  Gizeh,  Egypt,  he  traced  the  historical  development  of  civilization  as 
evidenced  in  art  down  to  modern  times. 

Unlike  the  majority  of  men  of  highly  sensitive  organism  as  manifest  in 
artistic  temperament,  Air.  Ives  has  never  shrunk  from  the  discharge  of  the  com- 
monplace duties  incident  to  good  citizenship.  Lie  takes  an  active  interest  in  mu- 
nicipal affairs  and  from  1895  served  four  years  as  a  member  of  the  city  council 
and  exercised  his  official  prerogatives  in  support  of  many  measures  which  pro- 
moted municipal  progress  or  which  were  matters  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride. 
He  has  several  times  represented  the  United  States  government  as  commissioner 
abroad  and  was  chief  of  the  art  department  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposi- 
tion. He  has  secured  for  American  art  recognition  from  art  critics  of  Europe 
and  received  from  King  Oscar  of  Sweden  in  1905  the  decoration  of  the  Order  of 
\'asa :  from  King  Christian  IX  of  Denmark  in  1896  the  Order  of  Dannebrog; 
the  Order  of  St.  Alexander  of  Bulgaria  in  1904;  Chevalier  Order  of  Leopold  of 
Belgium  in  1905 ;  Knight  of  the  Order  of  Christ,  of  Portugal ;  the  Iron  Crown  of 
Austria;  the  Order  of  the  Rising  Sun  of  Japan;  Commander  of  the  Double 
Dragon,  of  China;  the  Order  of  S.  S.  Maurice  and  Lazarr,  of  Italy;  a  medal  and 
diploma  from  the  French  government  and  also  the  Order  of  the  Department  of 
Public  Instruction ;  several  marks  of  government  appreciation  from  France,  Ger- 
many and  Japan  ;  also  special  medals  from  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Columbian 
Exposition  and  grand  prize  for  educational  services  from  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition.  He  is  a  lay  member  of  the  National  Sculptors  Association 
and  honorary  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects  and  the  Chicago 
Art  Institute,  a  member  of  the  Academy  of  Science  of  St.  Louis,  the  Artists 
Guild,  the  National  Arts  Club,  the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  Noonday  Club  and  various 
other  associations  having  for  their  object  the  promotion  of  art  interests  in  this 
country. 

In  1887  ]\Ir.  Ives  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Lackland,  a  daughter  of 
Rufus  J.  Lackland,  a  well  known  banker  and  financier  of  St.  Louis.  Their  chil- 
dren are  Caroline  Elliott  and  Neil  McDowell. 


GERHARD  WILLIAM  GARRELS. 

A  notable  example  of  the  young  man  of  foreign  birth  who  rises  to  a  position 
of  distinction  and  prominence  in  connection  with  the  business  interests  of  the 
new  world  is  found  in  the  life  record  of  Gerhard  William  Garrels,  president  of 
the  Franklin  iiank.  A  native  of  Cjermany,  he  was  born  in  Nienburg,  April  16, 
1842,  a  son  of  Hermann  D.  J.  and  Meta  (Horch)  Garrels.  His  education  was 
completed  by  graduation  from  llie  Andreanum,  Hildesheim,  Germany,  in  1857 
and  the  same  year  he  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  a  salesman 
in  a  dry-goods  store  of  Oldenburg.  In  1861  he  became  connected  with  an  estab- 
lishment dealing  in  wool  and  cloth  at  Hanover,  Germany,  and  in  1863  accepted 
a  position  in  the  dry-goods  store  in  The  Hague,  Holland.  His  next  connection 
introduced  him  to  a  new  field — that  of  insurance  and  export — at  Antwerp,  Bel- 
gium, in  1864. 


G.  W.   GARRELS 


490  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Investigation  into  business  conditions  in  the  new  world  led  Mr.  Garrels  to 
the  determination  to  seek  a  home  in  America  and,  crossing  the  Atlantic,  he  be- 
came a  resident  of  St.  Louis  in  1866.  In  the  forty-two  years  which  have  since 
intervened  he  has  made  consecutive  progress  from  a  clerical  position  to  the  head 
of  one  of  the  strongest  moneyed  institutions  of  the  city.  In  1867  he  became 
general  bookkeeper  with  the  Franklin  Bank  and  the  following  year  was  pro- 
moted to  the  cashiership.  For  a  long  period  he  was  thus  associated  with  the 
administration  of  its  business  interests  and  in  1900  was  elected  to  the  presidency. 
He  was  also  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Clearing  House  Association  in  1905 
and  1906. 

jNIr.  Garrels  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  December  8,  1870,  to  Miss.  Lena 
Opel  and  their  children  are  William  Louis ;  Meta ;  Elise,  now  the  wife  of  Walter 
Rea  Colcord ;  and  Cora,  the  wife  of  Ludo  W.  Wilkens,  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Garrels  is  independent  in  politics.  In  fact,  he  is  a  man  of  broad  and 
liberal  views  upon  the  question  of  religion,  politics  and  all  matters  of  individual 
concern.  His  club  associations  with  the  Union,  the  St.  Louis  Country  and  the 
^lissouri  Athletic  indicate  his  personal  popularity,  while  his  position  as  banker 
and  financier  has  gained  him  recognition  as  one  of  the  business  leaders  of  St. 
Louis. 


CHARLES  K.  RAMSEY. 

Charles  K.  Ramsey  has  for  a  long  period  been  identified  with  building  opera- 
tions in  St.  Louis  as  an  architect,  but  is  living  somewhat  retired  at  the  present 
time,  although  he  has  not  altogether  put  aside  business  cares.  He  was  born  in 
Godfrey,  Illinois,  in  1845,  ^"d  ii^  1849  his  father,  John  Ramsey,  removed  with 
his  family  to  St.  Louis,  a  few  years  later  becoming  one  of  the  popular  contractors 
and  builders  of  this  city.  From  1855  until  1870  he  was  a  conspicuous  figure  in 
the  building  line,  erecting  many  residences  and  business  houses  which  at  this  time 
are  in  the  central  portion  of  the  city.  The  principal  owner  of  buildings  in  St. 
Louis  at  that  day  was  James  H.  Lucas,  and  Mr.  Ramsey  did  two-thirds  of  the 
building  for  him.  In  1865  he  partially  retired  from  active  business  connections, 
and  in  1870  altogether  put  aside  the  duties  of  his  profession  to  spend  his  re- 
maining days  in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest.  He  died  in  1879,  at  the  age 
of  sixty-eight  years.  He  wedded  Miss  Mary  Pafk  Kirkpatrick,  who  passed 
away  in  her  seventy-fifth  year,  leaving  a  family  of  three  children,  the  daughters 
being  Mary  F.  and  Adelaide  W.,  the  former  the  deceased  wife  of  John  P.  Allen. 

Charles  K.  Ramsey,  the  eldest  of  the  family,  pursued  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  and  in  Professor  Wyman's  private  school,  while  his 
more  specific  technical  training  was  acquired  at  Washington  University,  where  he 
pursued  an  engineering  course.  After  leaving  school  he  worked  for  a  time  at 
the  carpenter's  trade,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  years  took  up  the  study  of  archi- 
tecture, to  which  he  has  since  turned  his  energies,  his  intelligently  applied  in- 
dustry and  thorough  understanding  of  the  scientific  principles  of  his  profession 
gaining  him  success  and  distinction  in  this  field  of  labor.  In  1869  ^e  went  to 
France,  where  he  studied  the  architecture  of  the  old  world,  and  with  broadened 
views  and  enlightened  ideas  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  1871  and  here  opened 
his  office.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  actively  engaged  in  building,  erecting 
many  of  the  leading  structures  of  the  city,  including  the  Central  Presbyterian 
church.  .St.  Mark's  Lutheran  church  and  others.  During  the  early  years  of  his 
professional  career  he  built  the  Catlin's  tobacco  factory  at  Thirteenth  and  Chest- 
nut streets  and  also  a  large  store  for  John  A.  Scudder  on  Fourth  street  and 
Lucas  avenue.  Alany  of  the  beautiful  homes  of  this  city  are  indications  of  his 
professional  skill  and  ability,  inckuling  the  residence  of  John  D.  Perry,  D.  R. 
Frances,  and  Edward  Mallinkrodt.  These  were  among  the  prominent  homes  built 
in  Vandeventer  Place,  and  Mr.  Ramsey  also  erected  a  number  of  factory  build- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  491 

ings  for  Mr.  Mallinkrodt  in  North  St.  Louis.  Many  other  residences  are  to  the 
credit  of  Mr.  Ramsey,  among  which  may  be  mentioned  the  residence  of  D.  M. 
Holmes  on  Pine  street  and  that  of  Henry  S.  Ames  on  Lindell  boulevard.  He  like- 
wise erected  the  Houser  building  at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  Chestnut,  one 
of  the  first  fire-proof  structures  in  the  city.  Following  this  he  entered  into  a 
business  agreement  with  the  firm  of  Adler  &  Sullivan,  of  Chicago,  and  during 
his  connection  with  the  firm  the  following  buildings  were  erected :  The  Wain- 
wright  building,  the  Union  Trust,  now  the  Missouri  Trust  building,  and  also 
what  was  formerly  the  St.  Nicholas  Hotel,  but  is  now  the  Victoria  building.  He 
likewise  remodeled  the  exposition  building  and  erected  the  Coliseum,  which  is 
almost  entirely  of  steel  construction.  At  the  present  time  he  is  not  so  actively 
engaged  in  building  operations,  but  yet  continues  to  follow  his  profession.  As 
the  years  have  gone  by  he  has  kept  in  touch  with  all  the  improved  modern  ideas 
that  have  been  introduced  and  wdiich  have  constituted  valuable  features  in  archi- 
tecture. The  list  of  buildings  which  owe  their  construction  to  him  indicates  at 
once  his  high  standing  in  the  profession  and  is  also  proof  of  the  confidence  reposed 
in  him  by  his  fellow  townsmen,  who  recognize  him  as  one  of  the  eminent  archi- 
tects of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Ramsey  entered  upon  pleasant  home  relations  in  his  marriage  in  1876  to 
Miss  Ada  Long,  of  Lexington,  ]\Iissouri,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Long.  Five  children 
have  been  born  of  this  marriage  :  Mabel  C,  Jessie  L.,  Allan,  Ada  L.,  and  Charles 
K.,  Jr.     The  family  worship  at  St.  Marks'  Lutheran  church. 

In  politics  Mr.  Ramsey  is  a  republican,  and  while  the  honors  and  emoluments 
of  office  have  no  attraction  for  him,  he  is  never  remiss  in  the  duties  of  citizenship, 
and  has  cooperated  in  many  improvements  which  have  been  of  lasting  benefit  to 
St.  Louis.  In  all  of  his  professional  service  he  has  considered  the  environment 
as  well  as  the  specific  work  under  his  control,  and  has  held  to  high  standards  in 
order  that  he  might  enhance  the  architectural  attractiveness  of  the  district  in 
which  his  operations  were  being  carried  on. 


HERMAN  RUECKING. 

Herman  Ruecking  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  February  6.  1858,  his  parents 
being  Henry  and  Louise  Ruecking.  The  father,  a  native  of  Hanover,  Germany, 
came  to  the  new  world  in  1852  and  served  his  adopted  country  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Civil  war,  espousing  the  Union  cause.  Here  he  reared  his  family  and  at  the 
usual  age  Herman  Ruecking  was  sent  to  the  public  schools,  pursuing  his  studies 
to  his  fifteenth  year,  when  he  left  high  school  to  enter  business  life  and  has 
since  depended  upon  his  own  resources  for  all  that  he  has  enjoyed  or  achieved. 

On  putting  aside  his  text-books  he  first  worked  for  his  father  until  his 
twenty-eighth  year  and  in  1886  he  began  contracting  on  his  own  account,  obtain- 
ing many  contracts  for  the  building  of  the  city  sewers.  •  In  1888  he  purchased  a 
quarry  at  Marine  avenue  and  Gasconade  street  and  in  the  intervening  years, 
covering  more  than  two  decades,  has  built  up  a  business  of  extensive  propor- 
tions, now  having  two  hundred  and  eighty  men  on  his  payroll.  Up  to  1904  he 
was  the  sole  ow^ner  of  the  plant  and  business  but  in  that  year  took  out  incorpo- 
ration papers  under  the  name  of  the  Ruecking  Construction  Company.  From 
his  quarry  he  takes  out  stone  for  residences  and  for  street  construction,  and 
his  enterprise  has  grown  to  large  proportions  for  he  has  made  it  worth  while  to 
his  patrons  that  they  give  him  their  business  support.  He  has  always  been 
prompt  in  executing  a  contract,  thoroughly  reliable  in  his  business  relations.  In 
addition  to  his  interests  as  a  contractor  and  quarryman  he  is  a  director  of  the 
Chippewa  Bank. 

Mr.  Ruecking  owns  a  palatial  residence  at  No.  4850  South  Broadway,  which 
he  erected  and  which  is  built  in  the  most  approved  style  of  modern  architecture. 


492  ST.  LOUIS,,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  Avas  married  in  1881  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Emma  Rapp,  who  died  in  June, 
1903.  In  June.  1904.  he  wedded  Clara  Schubert.  By  his  first  marriage  he  had 
two  sons  and  a  daughter:  Herman,  who  completed  a  course  in  Bryant  &  Strat- 
ton  Business  College :  Emma,  at  home ;  and  Frederick,  a  bookkeeper  in  the 
Chippewa  Bank. 

]\Ir.  Ruecking-  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  belonging  to  Ascalon  Com- 
mandery,  and  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  likewise  a 
member  of  the  Liederkranz  and  of  several  other  organizations.  He  is  recog- 
nized as  a  man  of  considerable  local  prominence  in  political  circles,  being  a 
stanch  republican  and  representing  his  party  as  city  central  committeeman  from 
the  ninth  ward.  Matters  of  municipal  government  are  questions  of  deep  inter- 
est to  him  and  he  furthermore  keeps  well  posted  on  the  national  issues  that 
divide  the  two  great  parties. 


CAPTAIN  WILLIAM  ^lARSHALL  LADD. 

Captain  William  M.  Ladd,  who  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  one  of  the 
most  prominent  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  belonged  to  that  class  of  representa- 
tive American  citizens  who  in  promoting  individual  interests  also  contribute  in 
large  measure  to  public  progress,  owing  to  the  extent  and  importance  of  their 
business  connections.  The  success  he  attained  mdicated  his  sound  judgment  and 
keen  discrimination,  and  his  counsel  was  therefore  sought  on  many  important 
public  matters,  his  opinions  at  all  times  carrying  weight  among  his  business  col- 
leagues and  associates. 

Captain  Ladd  was  a  native  of  Fitchville,  Ohio,  born  on  the  7th  of  July, 
1837,  and  his  death  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  November  9,  1908.  His  parents  were 
Dr.  William  ^Marshall  and  Julia  Ann  (Hobbie)  Ladd,  of  Fitchville,  Ohio.  His 
father  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  distinguished  physicians  in  the  state 
in  his  day,  being  accorded  an  eminent  place  by  the  profession  and  the  general 
public.  In  the  family  were  three  daughters :  Mrs.  Louise  C.  Smith,  now  living 
in  Kansas  City,  Missouri;  Mrs.  Ira  Liggett,  of  Norwalk,  Ohio;  and  Mrs.  Georgi- 
anna  Eccles,  deceased. 

Reared  under  the  parental  roof.  Captain  Ladd  acquired  his  early  education 
in  the  schools  of  Fitchville  and  much  of  his  leisure  was  also  devoted  to  the  study 
of  medicine  under  the  direction  of  his  father,  so  that  he  gained  a  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  the  principles  of  medical  science  although  he  never  practiced.  He 
became  a  resident  of  Missouri  in  1856  when  a  young  man  of  nineteen  years  and 
was  here  identified  with  farming  interests  until  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
war,  when  he  put  aside  all  business  and  personal  considerations  and  espoused 
the  cause  of  the  Confederacy,  enlisting  under  General  Sterling  Price.  He  served 
for  four  years  in  the  army  and  navy  and  was  captain  and  adjutant  in  the  land 
forces  and  was  also  an  officer  on  the  iron  clad  Fredericksburg  of  the  Confederate 
navy.  He  lost  all  through  the  fortunes  of  war  and  returned  to  St.  Louis  with 
practically  nothing.  An  ardent  nature  and  unfaltering  energy,  however,  enabled 
him  to  bravely  face  the  situation,  and  it  was  not  long  before  he  was  again  on  the 
high  road  to  success. 

In  the  fall  of  1865  Captain  Ladd  entered  into  the  cotton  commission  business 
with  his  former  commander.  General  Sterling  Price,  under  the  name  of  Sterling 
Price  &  Company.  This  organization  was  continued  until  the  death  of  General 
Price,  when  the  company  was  dissolved.  Captain  Ladd  then  entered  into  the 
tobacco  business,  becoming  president  of  the  Ladd  Tobacco  Company.  In  1885 
he  took  up  the  real-estate  business,  dealing  extensively  in  farm  and  timber  lands, 
of  which  he  owned  large  tracts  in  Arkansas  and  elsewhere.  At  one  time  he  was 
also  interested  in  a  silver  mine  in  Colorado.    About  four  years  prior  to  his  death 


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WILLIAM    M.    LADD 


494  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

his  health  began  to  fail  and  he  partially  retired  from  active  work,  devoting  his 
energies  to  looking  after  some  interests  he  had  acquired. 

On  the  /th  of  July.  1884,  Captain  Ladd  was  married  to  Mrs.  Frances  (^Jone.""^ 
Stephens,  a  daughter  of  J.  B.  and  Frances  T.  (Custis)  Jones,  of  Washingion. 
D.  C,  the  latter  a  cousin  of  General  Henry  A.  Wise,  a  great  Virginia  general. 
]\Irs.  Ladd's  father  was  a  writer  of  note,  being  the  author  of  many  books,  and 
he  also  edited  the  "Aladisonian."  He  was  a  close  friend  of  President  Tyler. 
Captain  Ladd  is  survived  by  his  wife  and  three  daughters,  Mary,  Anne  Frances 
and  Louise  Hyde.  He  was  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  family  and  counted  his 
greatest  pleasure  to  minister  to  their  happiness. 

The  Captain's  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  democracy  until  1896, 
when  he  espoused  the  gold  standard  of  the  republican  party  and  cast  his  ballot 
for  President  JNIcKinley,  remaining  an  advocate  of  republican  principles  until 
his  demise.  He  held  membership  in  Polar  Star  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and 
attended  the  Episcopal  church,  giving  generously  and  freely  to  its  support.  He 
was  a  warm-hearted  man,  of  generous  and  kindly  impulses  and  upright  prin- 
ciples. His  extended  business  interests  brought  him  a  wide  acquaintance  and 
wherever  known  men  paid  him  their  tribute  of  admiration  and  respect  for  what 
he  accomplished  and  the  honorable  methods  which  he  followed  in  all  his  busi- 
ness transactions. 


:  JOHN  WALTER  WALSH. 

The  succesful  business  career  and  active,  honorable  life  of  John  Walter 
Walsh  was  ended  on  the  27th  of  May,  1877.  He  was  then  about  thirty-five 
years  of  age,  for  his  birth  occurred  in  County  Mayo,  Ireland,  in  1842.  He  was 
reared,  however,  by  an  uncle  in  Birmingham,  England,  and  acquired  a  good  edu- 
cation in  a  Catholic  school  of  that  place.  Attracted  by  the  opportunities  of 
America,  where  labor  and  enterprise  usually  win  their  just  reward,  he  crossed 
the  Atlantic  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  and  established  his  home  in  St. 
Louis.  Here  he  entered  business  circles  in  the  employ  of  the  firm  of  O'Gay- 
Brennan  &  Company  and  was  continuously  connected  with  the  grocery  trade 
throughout  his  entire  life,  for  a  long  period  conducting  a  prosperous  and  grow- 
ing business.  His  judgment  was  sound,  his  sagacity  keen  and  his  unfaltering 
enterprise  proved  the  foundation  upon  which  he  builded  his  prosperity. 

Mr.  Walsh  was  married  in  St.  Louis  March  i,  1870,  to  Miss  Christine  Obern- 
derfer,  a  native  of  Frederick,  Maryland,  who  has  continued  to  make  her  home 
in  St.  Louis  since  the  death  of  her  husband.  There  were  three  children  in  the 
family  but  a  son  died  in  infancy.  The  daughters  are  Catherine,  now  Mrs.  F. 
Barada ;  and  Mary,  the  wife  of  G.  W.  Teasdale. 

In  religious  faith  Mr.  Walsh  was  a  devoted  Catholic.  He  was  always  active 
in  the  affairs  of  St.  Louis  and  was  considered  a  valued  citizen,  highly  esteemed 
for  his  business  reliability,  his  personal  worth  and  his  devotion  to  the  general 
welfare. 


GEORGE  M.  TRUMBO. 

George  M.  Trumbo,  assistant  cashier  of  the  Mechanics  American  National 
Bank  since  1905,  was  born  in  Linneus,  Missouri,  February  28,  1881.  He  is  yet 
a  young  man  but  his  ability  and  enterprise  have  placed  him  in  a  position  in  busi- 
ness circles  that  is  enviable.  His  parents  were  Charles  W.  and  Mary  F.  (Por- 
ter) Trumbo,  the  father  a  banker.  In  the  paternal  line  he  comes  of  French- 
Huguenot  ancestry  but  the  family  has  long  been  represented  in  America. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTIY.  495 

After  completing-  the  public-school  course  as  a  high-school  student  in  Lin- 
neus,  Missouri,  George  j\I.  Trumbo  attended  a  business  college  at  Quincy,  Illi- 
nois, from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1899.  After  leaving  school 
he  entered  his  father's  bank  at  Linneus  and  there  gained  his  preliminary  expe- 
rience in  connection  with  the  banking  business.  Subsequently  he  went  to  Sum- 
ner, Missouri,  to  accept  the  cashiership  in  a  bank  there  and  later  came  to  St. 
Louis  to  enter  the  employ  of  the  American  Exchange  National  Bank.  He  has 
occupied  his  present  position  as  assistant  cashier  with  the  Mechanics  American 
National  Bank  since  May,  1905,  and  is  well  qualified  for  the  onerous  and  re- 
sponsible duties  which  devolve  upon  him  for  his  previous  training  was  thorough 
and  comprehensive.  Lie  had  applied  himself  diligently  to  the  mastery  of  all  the 
duties  devolving  upon  him  and  had  become  familiar  with  the  banking  business 
in  principle  and  detail.  A  commendable  desire  for  further  advancement  prompts 
him  in  all  that  he  does  and  promises  well  for  larger  success  in  the  future. 


FREDERICK  W.  LEHMANN. 

Frederick  W.  Lehmann,  who  by  the  consensus  of  public  opinion  is  termed 
one  of  the  foremost  citizens  of  St.  Louis,  represents  that  class  of  residents  of 
foreign  birth  who,  coming  to  America,  have  true  appreciation  for  the  opportuni- 
ties and  possibilities  of  the  land  of  their  adoption,  and  as  cooperant  factors  in 
well  formulated  plans  and  movements  take  a  most  active  and  helpful  part  in  the 
work  of  public  progress.  He  is  now  senior  partner  of  the  well  known  law  firm 
of  Lehmann  &  Lehmann,  practicing  extensively  in  civil  law  and  specializing  in 
the  department  of  corporation  law.  Mr.  Lehmann  has  resided  in  America  since 
his  childhood  days,  being  brought  by  his  parents  to  the  new  world  from  his  native 
land.  Prussia,  where  his  birth  occurred  February  28,  1853.  The  public  schools 
of  Ohio  and  Indiana  afforded  him  his  preliminary  education  and  later  he  attended 
Tabor  College,  at  Tabor,  Iowa,  where  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1873. 
While  pursuing  his  literary  course  he  also  took  up  the  study  of  law  privately,  and 
was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  courts,  since  which  time  he  has  made  steady 
progress  in  a  profession  where  advancement  depends  entirely  upon  individual 
merit. 

He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Fremont  county,  Iowa,  and  located  for  prac- 
tice at  Sidney,  Iowa,  where  he  remained  until  the  fall  of  1873,  when  he  removed 
to  Nebraska  City,  where  he  engaged  in  practice  until  1876.  In  that  year  he  lo- 
cated in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  seeking  a  broader  field  for  professional  labor,  his 
ability  standing  the  test  that  was  put  upon  him  in  this  field  of  practice  so  that  he 
rose  rapidly  into  prominence  at  the  bar  there,  and  was  connected  with  much  im- 
portant litigation  tried  in  the  courts  of  his  district  and  state.  He  there  continued 
until  1890  and  left  Iowa  with  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  most  brilliant 
lawyers  at  its  bar.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  to  enter  a  larger  and  more  promising 
field  as  general  attorney  for  the  Wabash  Railway  Company,  which  he  thus  repre- 
sented until  June  i,  1895.  Resigning  his  position,  he  became  junior  partner  of 
the  law  firm  of  Boyle,  Priest  &  Lehmann,  and  in  that  connection  won  much  more 
than  local  fame,  being  recognized  as  a  prominent  factor  in  the  success  which  the 
firm  enjoyed.  He  continued  in  that  professional  association  until  1905  when, 
in  connection  with  his  son.  Sears  Lehmann,  he  organized  the  present  firm  of 
Lehmann  &  Lehmann.  They  have  since  been  joined  by  a  younger  son,  F.  W. 
Lehmann,  Jr.,  without  change  in  the  firm  name,  however.  The  development  of 
complex  business  interests  in  recent  years  have  led  to  the  outgrowth^  of  legal 
principles  and  precedents  known  as  corporation  law.  Its  problems  are  often  most 
involved  and  intricate,  but  through  the  tangled  mass  of  such  litigation  Mr.  Leh- 
mann has  followed  the  clear  thread  of  evidence  that  has  proven  his  point  in  many 
of  the  noted  cases  which  have  engaged  the  attention  of  the  courts  since  St.  Louis 


496  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

has  numbered  him  among  the  representatives  of  her  bar.  His  course  has  brought 
him  well  earned  fame  and  distinction.  He  has  much  natural  abilit}',  but  is  withal 
a  hard  student  and  is  never  content  until  he  has  mastered  every  detail,  of  his 
cases. 

From  the  accumulation  of  evidence,  with  logical  deductions,  he  finds  the 
points  which  are  of  greatest  strength  in  proving  his  side  of  the  case  and  in  his 
mind  he  weighs  everv  point  and  fortifies  himself  as  well  for  defense  as  for  at- 
tack. Thus  he  is  never  surprised  by  some  unexpected  discovery  by  an  opposing 
lawver  who  employs  the  gifts  of  oratory,  for  he  is  a  most  fluent  speaker  and  yet 
he  never  enshrouds  the  truth  in  a  sentimental  garb  or  illusion  for  the  purpose  of 
furthering  the  ends  of  justice.  Whatever  he  does  is  for  the  best  interests  of  his 
clients  and  for  the  honor  of  his  profession.  No  man  gives  to  a  case  a  more  un- 
qualified allegiance  or  riper  ability.  He  is  capable  of  giving  an  impartial  view  to 
both  sides  of  the  question  and  of  arriving  at  a  just  conclusion.  He  is  felicitous 
and  clear  in  argument,  thoroughly  in  earnest,  full  of  the  vigor  of  conviction,  never 
abusive  of  his  adversaries,  imbued  with  highest  courtesy  and  yet  a  foe  worthy  of 
the  steel  of  the  most  able  opponent.  He  is  notable  for  his  remarkable  clearness 
of  expression  and  an  adequate  and  precise  diction,  which  enables  him  to  make 
others  understand  not  only  the  salient  points  of  his  argument,  but  his  every  fine 
gradation  of  meaning. 

^^'hile  ^Ir.  Lehmann  has  attained  eminent  success  in  his  profession  he  pos- 
sesses, too,  the  social  qualities  which  render  him  personally  popular  and  he  is 
seen  at  his  best  at  his  own  fireside,  dispensing  the  hospitality  of  his  home,  which 
is  rendered  the  more  attractive  by  the  cooperation  of  his  wife  in  their  entertain- 
ment of  their  friends  and  their  three  sons,  Sears,  Frederick  W.  and  John  S.  Mrs. 
Lehmann  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Nora  Stark  and  the  wedding  was  celebrated 
in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  December  23,  1879.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Lehmann 
has  always  been  a  stalwart  democrat,  supporting  the  gold  wing  of  the  party  in 
1896.  In  that  vear  he  dissented  from  the  financial  declarations  of  the  party  made 
through  its  national  convention  at  Chicago,  and  during  the  ensuing  campaign 
was  prominent  among  the  gold  standard  democrats  who  supported  Palmer  and 
Buckner  for  the  presidency  and  vice  presidency  respectively.  His  public  utter- 
ances in  that  campaign  attracted  much  attention  and  his  speeches  were  widely 
published  and  read.  In  public  matters  relating  to  the  affairs  of  his  city  he  is 
deeply  concerned  and  has  taken  an  active  part  in  promoting  many  measures  and 
movements  for  the  public  good.  He  is  president  of  the  library  board  of  the  St. 
Louis  Public  Library.  He  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  St.  Louis  Purchase 
Exposition  and  was  chairman  of  its  committee  on  congresses  and  anthropology. 
He  was  a  government  delegate  and  chairman  of  the  committee  on  plan  and  scope 
in  the  universal  congress  of  lawyers  and  jurists  at  St.  Louis  in  1904  and  this 
position  came  in  recognition  of  his  standing  as  one  of  the  eminent  members  of 
the  western  bar.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association  and  was 
elected  its  president  in  1908.  He  is  not  learned  in  law  alone,  for  he  has  given 
much  time  and  thought  to  the  questions  of  finance,  political  economy,  sociology 
and  other  interests  which  are  dominant  in  the  public  mind  and  has  always  kept 
abreast  of  the  best  thinking  men  of  the  age. 


Sr)L  E.  WAGGONER. 


.Sol.  E.  Waggoner,  manager  of  the  Citizens  Insurance  Company  and  one 
of  the  prominent  Masons  of  Missouri,  was  born  in  Ohio,  March  8,  1851,  and  is 
a  lineal  descendant  of  General  Waggoner  of  Revolutionary  war  fame,  who  was 
a  resident  of  Virginia.  His  father,  William  Waggoner,  following  his  removal 
from  Ohio,  went  to  Macon,  Missouri,  in  1858.  He  was  one  of  only  eight  in 
Macon  county  who  voted  for  Lincoln  in  i860  and  the  political  antagonism  which 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  497 

he  encountered  made  it  so  uncomfortable  for  him  there  that  in  1861  he  re- 
moved from  Macon  to  Iowa.  In  the  latter  state  he  engaged  in  contracting.  He 
married  Malinda  Small,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  descended  from  ancestors 
who  were  soldiers  of  the  Revolution.  She  died  in  1874  and  William  Waggoner, 
long  surviving,  passed  away  in   1902  at  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-two  years. 

Sol  E.  Waggoner  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of 
Oskaloosa,  Iowa,  and  in  Oskaloosa  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated.  In 
1867  he  went  west  as  circuit  manager  for  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Com- 
pany on  the  old  Overland  route  and  assisted  in  the  transfer  of  the  old  line  from 
Julesburg  to  Salt  Lake  City,  which  was  completed  in  1869  and  whereby  the 
railroad  route  supplanted  the  stage  route.  Later  j\Ir.  Waggoner  returned  to 
Macon,  Missouri,  to  see  if  it  were  possible  to  recover  the  estate  which  was 
abandoned  by  his  father  when  he  was  forced  to  remove  to  Iowa,  on  account  of 
the  troubles  incident  to  the  slavery  question  and  the  Civil  war.  The  estate  had 
been  sold  for  taxes  but  the  people  who  held  it  at  this  time  were  very  glad  to 
settle  up  the  matter  in  a  way  satisfactory  to  Mr.  Waggoner.  Noting  that  there 
was  a  good  opening  at  Macon  for  the  conduct  of  a  fire  insurance  l)usiness,  he 
therefore  established  an  agency  and  continued  at  that  point  until  1886.  He 
became  state  agent  for  the  North  British  &  Mercantile  Insurance  Company  in 
1876  and  his  entire  career  in  insurance  lines  has  been  marked  by  steady  and 
substantial  progress,  bringing  him  ir.to  positions  of  increased  responsibility  but 
with  proportionately  enlarged   financial   returns. 

In  1886  he  removed  to  Kansas  City  and  in  1888  came  to  St.  Louis,  at  which 
time  he  was  made  resident  secretary  of  the  North  British  &  Mercantile  In- 
surance Company.  In  1895  he  became  secretary  of  the  Citizens  Fire  Insurance 
Company  of  St.  Louis  and  in  1898  became  president  of  the  company,  retaining 
the  office  until  1907,  when  he  resigned  intending  to  retire  absolutely  from  busi- 
ness but  at  the  repeated  urgings  of  the  Citizens  Insurance  Company  and  the 
Hartford  Insurance  Company,  he  took  the  position  of  manager  of  the  St.  Louis 
department  for  the  two  companies  and  is  thus  connected  with  business  affairs 
at  the  present  time.  His  study  and  experience  have  brought  him  most  compre- 
hensive knowledge  of  the  insurance  business  in  all  of  its  departments,  while  his 
executive  ability  and  keen  discrimination  well  qualify  him  for  the  responsible 
position   which   he  occupies   in  control   of  important   insurance   interests. 

On  the  2d  of  April,  1872,  Mr.  Waggoner  was  married  to  Miss  Catherine 
White,  a  native  of  England  who  was  graduated  from  the  Edinburgh  Seminary, 
at  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  Her  father,  Thomas  White,  was  a  barrister  at  law  in 
Leicestershire,  England,  and  died  in  1869.  while  her  mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
White,  passed  away  in  1891  while  visiting  a  daughter  in  Kansas.  The  death 
of  Mrs.  Waggoner  occurred  April  4,  1892.  There  were  two  daughters  and  one 
son  of  that  marriage:  Zella  M.,  the  wife  of  F.  G.  Myers,  who  is  manager  of  the 
A.  D.  T.  System,  residing  at  Webster,  Missouri ;  Martha  L.,  the  wife  of  Louis 
E.  Smith,  of  Oskaloosa.  Iowa,  owner  of  one  of  the  finest  jewelry  stores  in  the 
west ;  and  William  C.  Waggoner,  who  is  in  the  St.  Louis  office  of  Hathaway 
&  Company,  of  New  York,  dealers  in  commercial  paper. 

Mr.  Waggoner  is  deeply  interested  in  all  that  works  for  the  welfare  of  man- 
kind and  the  Union  ^Methodist  Episcopal  church  finds  in  him  a  helpful  member 
and  generous  supporter.  He  is  serving  as  one  of  its  trustees  and  is  also  one 
of  the  directors  of  the  Epworth  Evangelical  Institute.  He  belongs  to  the  Mev- 
cantile  Club  and  is  one  of  the  well  known  Masons  of  the  state,  few  men  hav- 
ing labored  so  effectively  and  earnestly  to  advance  the  interests  of  the  craft. 
He  has  passed  all  the  chairs  in  Masonry,  is  past  grand  commander  of  the  state 
and  belongs  to  nearly  all  of  the  Masonic  clubs.  He  assisted  in  founding  the 
Masonic  Home  in  1889,  has  continuously  served  as  one  of  its  directors  and  is 
now  a  member  of  the  finance  committee  and  chairman  of  the  trustees  of  the 
endowment  fund.  This  order,  based  upon  the  principles  of  mutual  helpfulness 
and  brotherly  kindness  finds  in  him  a  worthy  exemplar,  who  has  always  been 

."5  2— VOL.   II. 


498  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

loyal  to  the  teachings  of  the  order.  His  life  work  is  prompted  by  high  princi- 
ples and  characterized  by  devotion  to  justice,  truth  and  right  under  all  condi- 
tions and  in  all  circumstances.    • 


AUGUSTUS  B.  ELLISON. 

Augustus  B.  Ellison,  since  1906  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  H.  H.  Cole- 
man Company,  merchandise  brokers,  was  born  in  Marine,  Illinois,  in  February, 
1864.  His  parents,  William  and  Mary  Ellison,  were  farming  people.  In  the 
maternal  line  the  ancestry  is  French.  The  paternal  grandfather  and  great-grand- 
father were  owners  of  sailing  vessels  and  in  1832  founded  the  town  of  Marine. 

Augustus  B.  Ellison  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  and 
afterward  attended  JNIcKendree  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1884. 
He  was  afterward  connected  with  various  railroad  systems  in  the  capacity  of 
telegraph  operator  and  train  dispatcher  until  1894,  in  which  year  he  came  to 
St.  Louis  and  has  since  made  notable  advance  in  business  circles.  He  was  first 
connected  here  with  the  Merchants  Exchange  as  telegraph  operator  for  a  broker 
and  in  1896  he  became  assistant  secretarv  for  Mark  Hanna  who  was  manager  of 
the  IMcKinley  campaign  in  1896.  In  1897  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  grain, 
stock  and  cotton  brokerage  business  and  operated  in  that  line  for  nine  years  or 
until  1906,  when  he  organized  the  Coleman  j\Ianufacturing  Company,  of  which 
he  is  secretary  and  treasurer.  This  company,  well  known  as  merchandise  brokers 
and  manufacturers  agents,  make  a  specialtv  of  handling  soap  and  have  built  up 
an  extensive  business,  their  large  trade  interests  bringing  to  them  a  remunerative 
financial  return  annually. 

On  the  31st  of  December,  1885,  Mr.  Ellison  was  married  in  Carthage,  Mis- 
souri, to  ]\Iiss  Nellie  G.  St.  John,  a  cousin  of  Governor  St.  John,  the  first  prohi- 
bition governor  of  Kansas.  Her  father  was  a  prominent  editor  and  republican 
leader  in  southwestern  Missouri.  Three  children  have  been  born  of  this  union : 
Helen,  A.  B.  and  Pauline.  The  eldest  was  graduated  in  painting  and  music  in 
Chambersburg.  Pennsylvania.  The  son  is  now  cashier  for  his  father  and  the 
younger  daughter  is  completing  her  education  in  Principia  College  in  St.  Louis. 
The  familv  home  is  a  beautiful  residence  at  No.  5568  Bartmer  avenue  in  the 
Cabanne  district  and  they  also  have  a  summer  home  in  Crawford  county,  in  the 
Ozarks.  Not  far  distant  is  Onondaga  Cave  near  Leasburg,  Missouri,  which 
equals  in  extent  and  interest  the  Mammoth  Cave  of  Kentucky  and  which  was 
discovered  by  St.  Louis  people  visiting  that  place.  Mr.  Ellison  is  a  member  of 
the  ^Missouri  Athletic  Club.  His  military  experience  covers  eight  years  connec- 
tion with  the  state  militia  and  his  political  views  are  indicated  in  the  unfaltering 
support  which  he  gives  to  the  republican  party.  In  everything  pertaining  to  the 
upbuilding  of  St.  Louis  he  takes  an  active  part  and  is  a  liberal  contributor  to  the 
enterprises   wIucIt  insure   its  progress. 


JOHN  ASHBURY  LEWIS. 

John  Ashbury  Lewis,  spending  his  entire  life  in  St.  Louis,  is  now  cashier 
of  the  National  I^ank  of  Commerce,  and  since  he  entered  the  field  of  business 
activities  he  has  been  continuously  connected  with  banking,  his  progress  result- 
ing from  liis  close  application  and  thorough  mastery  of  the  business  in  all  its 
details.  His  birth  occurred  in  this  city  October  24.  1864,  his  parents  being  John 
and  Margaret  HJentz)  Lewis.  The  family  is  of  Welsh  lineage  and  the  grand- 
father lived  in  Wales  most  of  his  life.  The  father  was  born  in  London,  England, 
in   1832  and  in    1836  was  brought  by  his  parents  to  St.   Louis,  where  he  was 


A.    B.    ELLISOX 


500  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

reared  and  educated.  He  had  served  for  fifty  years,  lacking  four  months,  as  a 
pubhc  official  in  various  courts  at  the  time  of  his  retirement.  He  was  a  stal- 
wart republican  in  his  political  views  and  on  that  ticket  was  elected  to  a  num- 
ber of  official  positions,  which  he  filled  in  a  most  creditable  manner.  His  wife, 
who  was  born  in  Frederick,  Alaryland,  was  of  Dutch  descent,  her  parents  hav- 
ing come  from  Holland  to  the  new  world.  The  death  of  John  Lewis  occurred 
in  July,   1907,  while  his  widow  still  survives  at  the  age  of  seventy  years. 

John  Ashbury  Lewis  was  a  student  in  the  Divoll  and  Franklin  public  schools, 
and  in  the  Central  high  school.  He  put  aside  his  text-books  in  1881  to  become 
a  messenger  in  the  Bank  of  Commerce,  entering  that  institution  on  the  17th  of 
June.  From  early  boyhood  it  was  his  desire  to  become  connected  with  banking 
interests,  and  his  natural  predilection  led  him  into  the  field  in  which  he  has 
attained  most  creditable  and  gratifying  success.  Leaving  school  on  Friday  he 
began  work  in  the  bank  on  Saturday,  the  following  day,  and  was  associated 
with  the  Bank  of  Commerce  until  the  ist  of  October,  1881,  when  he  left  that 
institution  to  become  coin  teller  with  General  A.  G.  Edwards,  assistant  treas- 
urer of  the  United  States  at  St.  Louis.  He  filled  that  position  until  the  close 
of  ]\Ir.  Edwards'  term,  April  i,  1887,  and  later  spent  several  months  in  travel 
in  England  and  on  the  continent. 

Following  his  return  to  St.  Louis  in  September  of  that  year,  ]\Ir.  Lewis 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Continental  Bank,  which  he  represented  in  various 
capacities  from  the  6th  of  September,  1887,  until  the  bank  was  absorbed  by  the 
National  Bank  of  Commerce,  j\Iay  31,  1902.  He  became  assistant  cashier  in 
the  latter  organization,  and  is  now  cashier.  He  is  a  courteous  and  obliging  bank 
official,  as  well  as  a  business  man  of  enterprise  and  determination,  whose  long 
experience  and  thorough  study  has  made  him  an  authority  in  all  banking  matters. 

Air.  Lewis  was  married  in  this  city  Februarv  4,  189 1,  to  Miss  Katherine  Wil- 
son, and  thev  have  one  son,  Wilson.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  6  Winder- 
mere Place.  Mr.  Lewis  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  the 
Normandie  Golf  Club,  being  very  fond  of  golf  and  other  athletic  sports.  He 
belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club  and  to  the  Business  Men's  League,  and  is  greatly 
interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  business  development  of  the  city.  He  is 
not  unknown  in  military  circles,  having  served  for  five  years  as  a  member  of 
Company  A  of  the  First  Missouri  National  Guards,  under  Captain  Cookson. 
He  is  also  a  Master  Mason,  belonging  to  Tuscan  lodge,  and  exercises  the  right 
of  franchise  in  support  of  the  men  and  measures  of  the  republican  party.  There 
has  been  nothing  spectacular  in  his  career,  but  it  is  none  the  less  essential  nor 
important.  While  he  has  manifested  that  concentration  of  purpose  that  has 
brought  him  from  a  position  of  little  importance  to  one  of  large  responsibility, 
he  has  at  the  same  time  never  been  neglectful  of  the  social  and  intellectual  side 
of  nature,  and  has  made  steady  progress  along  those  lines  which  have  made  his 
life  a  well  balanced  and  forceful  one. 


CHARLES  H.  DEITERIXG. 

Charles  H.  Deitering  is  an  architect,  who  entered  his  profession  well 
equipped  by  thorough  preliminary  study  and  training  and  his  broadening  expe- 
rience has  given  him  ability  that  places  him  in  a  creditable  position  in  profes- 
sional circles.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  June  30,  1870,  and  passed  through  con- 
secutive grades  in  the  public  schools  until  he  became  a  student  in  the  Central 
high  school.  Later  he  attended  the  Massachusetts  Institute  of  Technology  at 
Boston  anrl  in  1891  entered  the  office  of  Isaac  S.  Taylor,  an  architect,  with  whom 
he  remained  until  1897.  He  was  connected  with  Mr.  Taylor  in  all  of  his  prin- 
cipal work,  including  the  construction  of  the  Planters  Hotel,  the  new  building 
of   the   Liggett   &   Meyers   I'obacco    Company   and   numerous    other   important 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  501 

structures.  He  then  opened  an  office  for  himself  in  the  spring  of  1897  ^1^^ 
two  years  ago  removed  to  his  present  location  at  No.  705  JMissouri  Trust  build- 
ing. Today  there  stands  as  monuments  to  his  professional  skill  and  enterprise 
many  line  buildings,  including  that  of  the  St.  Louis  Cordage  Company,  the 
Standard  Bagging  Company,  the  Leachmann  Hotel,  a  commercial  building  for 
M.  Jacobs  and  an  apartment  building  for  the  Harcross  Realty  Company,  at  Ma- 
ple and  Goodfellow  streets,  an  apartment  building  for  the  Delmar  Realty  Com- 
pany, at  V'andeventer  and  Lindell  boulevard,  an  apartment  building  for  VVilliam 
Greenburg,  at  the  southeast  corner  of  Taylor  and  McPherson,  the  Chinese  Gov- 
ernment building,  the  Brazil  building,  the  Old  Times  Distillery  building  and 
the  building  of  tlie  Steinwender  &  StolTtregen  Coffee  Company,  the  last  four 
being  on  the  Exposition  grounds.  The  Brazil  building  received  the  grand  prize 
and  the  Chinese  building,  a  gold  medal.  Air.  Deitermg  has  also  erected  resi- 
dences for  Edward  K.  Love,  Emma  Whittemore,  D.  R.  Garrison,  Theodore  W. 
Each,  Louis  E.  Dennig  and  others.  The  importance  of  his  building  operations 
is  plainly  indicated  in  this  list  and  proves  well  his  superior  ability  in  the  line  of 
his  chosen  profession. 

Mr.  Deitering  was  married  in  St.  Louis  December  10,  1902,  to  Miss  Emma 
Breidenbach,  of  this  city.  They  are  well  known  socially  and  Mr.  Deitering  is  a 
member  of  the  Century  Boat  Club  and  of  the  St.  Louis  Architectural  Club.  He 
served  as  deputy  jury  commissioner  in  1891  and  again  in  1893.  He  has  attained 
notable  success  for  one  of  his  years  and  this  has  followed  as  the  logical  sequence 
of  his  labors,  his  study  and  his  investigation.  He  keeps  in  touch  with  the 
advancement  that  is  being  continually  made  in  architectural  lines,  has  been  a 
student  of  the  best  work  of  architects  in  all  ages  and  is  continually  adapting  the 
best  ideas  of  earlier  times  to  modern  needs  m  the  construction  of  buildinos  in 
which  solidarity  and  beautv  constitute  well  balanced   features. 


JOHN  HURLEY  ADAMS. 

John  Hurley  Adams,  secretary  of  the  American  Central  Insurance  Com- 
pany, has  represented  the  business  interests  of  St.  Louis  for  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury. Previous  to  this  time  he  had  been  identified  with  educational  interests 
and  has  long  been  a  resident  of  this  state.  He  was  born  near  Bloomfield,  Iowa, 
July  23,  1848,  and  comes  of  a  family  of  English  origin,  various  branches  of 
which  are  found  in  America  and  to  one  branch  of  this  family  belonged  the  two 
American  presidents,  John  Adams  and  John  Quincy  Adams.  The  branch  of 
the  family  to  which  John  Hurley  Adams  belongs  was  founded  in  the  south. 
His  father,  Benjamin  Adams,  was  born  in  Prince  George  county,  Maryland,  and 
subsequently  removed  to  Iowa  during  the  pioneer  epoch  in  the  history  of  that 
state.  He  preempted  land,  hewed  the  trees  and  built  a  log  cabin.  He  also  made 
the  rails  to  fence  his  place  and  took  an  active  part  in  the  development  and 
improvement  of  Iowa  when  it  was  emerging  from  pioneer  conditions.  He  set- 
tled there  four  years  before  the  state  was  admitted  to  the  Union  and  his  labors 
were  of  marked  benefit  in  promoting  its  growth  and  upbuilding.  His  wife  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Sarah  Cardwell,  and  was  born  in  Kentucky. 

John  H.  Adams  was  practically  reared  upon  the  home  farm  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Bloomfield,  Iowa,  and  largely  acquired  his  education  in  a  log  school- 
house  containing  but  one  room.  He  had  to  go  two  miles  to  attend  school  and 
quite  often  the  snowdrifts  were  over  the  fence  tops.  The  acquirement  of  an 
education  with  him  involved  many  hardships  and  trials  and  he  experienced 
other  difficulties  incident  to  life  on  the  frontier.  During  the  summer  months 
he  aided  in  the  arduous  task  of  developing  a  new  farm  and  as  time  went  by 
he  bore  an  active  part  in  the  county's  improvement.  He  supplemented  his  early 
education   by   study   in   the    State    Normal   school   at   Kirksville.    Missouri,   and 


502  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

later  turned  his  attention  to  teaching  in  Chnton  county,  IHinois.  For  a  time 
he  was  principal  of  the  Trenton  schools  of  that  county  and  in  1883  he  con- 
nected himself  with  the  American  Central  Insurance  Company  as  special  agent 
and  adjuster,  with  headquarters  at  ]\Iarshalltown,  Iowa.  There  he  continued 
until  1890,  when  he  was  elected  assistant  secretary  of  the  company  and  four 
years  later  was  chosen  secretary,  which  position  he  is  now  filling. 

Mr.  Adams  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democratic  party  and  keeps 
well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  He  is  an  advocate  of 
the  principles  of  JMasonry  and  a  worthy  exemplar  of  the  craft.  He  is  also  a 
faithful  member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  St.  Louis  and  his  main 
interests  in  life  are  those  which  contribute  to  an  honorable  manhood  and  a  life 
of  activity. 

On  the  29th  of  August,  1874,  in  Trenton,  Illinois,  Air.  Adams  was  married 
to  Aliss  Harriet  S.  Johnson,  a  daughter  of  Captain  A.  li.  Johnson,  who  served 
in  the  Alexican  war,  and  was  captain  of  Company  G,  Thirtieth  Illinois  Infan- 
trv,  through  the  period  of  the  Civil  war.  He  was  the  only  captain  who  had 
seen  active  militarv  service  when  General  Grant  organized  the  Army  of  the 
West  near  Paducah,  Kentucky.  With  his  regiment  he  participated  in  the  bat- 
tles of  Fort  Donelson,  Fort  Henry,  Corinth,  Pittsburg  Landing  and  the  siege  of 
Vicksburg.  He  had  personal  acquaintance  with  General  Grant,  who  was  a 
friend  of  the  family,  the  Johnsons  having  in  their  possession  autograph  letters 
and  orders  issued  to  Captain  Johnson  by  General  Grant. 

Unto  Mr.  and  J\lrs.  Adams  have  been  born  five  children,  all  of  whom  are 
living:  Stephen  A.,  who  resides  in  New  Orleans,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the 
insurance  business ;  Mabel  M.  Leigh,  whose  home  is  in  Houston,  Texas ;  Mamie 
yi. ;  Morris  G. ;  and  Mrs.  Iva  G.  Arnold,  who  is  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  Mr. 
Adams  is  prominent  as  a  man  whose  constantly  expanding  powers  have  taken 
him  from  humble  surroundings  to  the  field  of  large  activity  and  continually 
broadening  opportunity,  and  as  the  years  have  passed  he  has  brought  to  bear 
upon  the  solution  of  complex  business  problems  a  clear  understanding  and 
keen  insight. 


VITAL  W.  GARESCHE. 

Endowed  by  nature  with  strong  mentality  and  keen  power  of  analysis,  it 
has  logically  followed  that  in  the  practice  of  law  Vital  W.  Garesche  has  made 
continuous  advancement  during  the  eleven  years  of  his  connection  with  the  St. 
Louis  bar.  A  native  of  Illinois,  he  was  born  in  CoUinsville,  Madison  county, 
July  10,  1875.  His  parents  were  William  A.  and  Mary  A.  (Brown)  Garesche, 
and  the  father  was  also  a  lawyer  of  this  city.  The  son  had  comparatively  little 
educational  training  in  early  youth  but  was  for  two  years  a  student  in  the  St. 
Louis  University  and  during  that  time  led  a  class  of  forty  boys  in  all  branches. 
He  determined  to  become  a  member  of  the  legal  profession  and  to  this  end  spent 
one  year  as  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  a  department  of  Washington 
University.  He  afterward  attended  the  Benton  College  of  Law  and  was  grad- 
uated with  the  valedictorian  honors  of  his  class.  Entering  upon  the  active  work 
of  the  profession  he  became  associated  with  Henry  Hitchcock  and  from  that  time 
forth  has  steadily  risen  until  he  has  long  since  left  the  ranks  of  the  many  and 
stands  among  the  successful  few. 

Mr.  Garesche  was  married  in  Waterloo,  Illinois,  April  10,  1896,  to  Katherine 
Lee  Rowe,  a  cousin  of  Ex-Governor  Taylor  of  Tennessee.  Her  father  was  a 
veteran  officer  of  the  Civil  war.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Garesche  have  two  children, 
Rowe  Alexander  and  Rebecca  Morrison,  aged  respectively  twelve  and  ten  years. 
The  parents  are  Catholics,  belonging  to  St.  Rose's  Parish,  and  Mr.  Garesche 
holds  membership  in  the  Royal  League,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.     His  inde- 


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504  ST.  LOUIS,,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

pendent  spirit  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  is  the  only  one  of  his  family  who 
supports  the  republican  party,  but  his  study  of  the  issues  and  questions  of  the  day 
led  him  to  the  belief  that  the  interests  of  good  government  were  best  conserved 
therebv  and  he  therefore  joined  its  ranks.  He  has  been  active  in  its  work,  has 
served  as  precinct  committeeman  in  the  twenty-seventh  ward,  a  member  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  same  ward,  is  a  member  of  the  finance  committee  of 
the  Republican  Club  and  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Mullanphy  board.  One 
of  his  attractive  qualities  is  his  fearlessness  in  support  of  what  he  believes  to  be 
right  and  vet  he  is  never  aggressive  in  his  partisanship  of  any  measure.  He 
is  broad  minded,  public  spirited  and  progressive,  decidedly  a  man  of  the  times. 


MICHAEL  ROHAN. 


^Michael  Rohan  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1837  and  was  brought  to  America 
by  his  parents,  James  and  Anastasia  (Walton)  Rohan  in  1848.  The  father  was 
a  tailor  and  followed  his  trade  in  St.  Louis  from  the  time  of  his  arrival  until 
his  demise.  His  son  Michael  was  educated  in  the  Christian  Brothers'  College 
and  at  the  old  Cathedral  parish,  and  he  entered  business  life  as  an  employe  at 
the  Card  Boiler  Works,  where  he  gained  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the 
business  in  principle  and  detail.  When  he  felt  that  his  experience  and  earnings 
justified  the  step,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  a  Mr.  Allison  and  they  estab- 
lished a  boiler  works,  which  they  conducted  until  1873,  when  Mr.  Allison  sold 
his  interest  and  the  firm  of  Rohan  Brothers  was  established.  They  built  up  an 
extensive  and  prosperous  business,  which  is  now  conducted  under  the  name  of 
Rohan's  Sons  and  wdiich  is  one  of  the  substantial  industrial  concerns  of  the 
citv.  ]vlichael  Rohan  devoted  his  entire  life  to  the  business  and  his  capable  man- 
agement and  indefatigable  enterprise  constituted  the  foundation  upon  which  he 
builded  the  superstructure  of  his  success. 

In  St.  Louis  in  January,  1866,  Mr.  Rohan  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  J. 
McGovern,  a  daughter  of  Owen  McGovern,  who  came  to  St.  Louis  from  Ire- 
land in  1838  and  successfully  engaged  in  the  contracting  business  until  his  death, 
which  was  occasioned  by  cholera  in  1849,  when  he  and  a  son  and  two  daugh- 
ters all  died  on  the  same  day.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Rohan  became  the  parents  of  thir- 
teen children,  of  whom  three  are  now  living :  James  M.,  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Title  Guarantee  &  Trust  Company ;  Dr.  Francis  E.  Rohan,  a  practicing 
physician  of  Joplin,  ^Missouri ;  and  Theresa,  now  Mrs.  Aronson  of  Pine  Bluf¥, 
Arkansas.  Mr.  Rohan  was  always  an  active  and  devoted  Catholic  and  died  in 
that  faith  March  5,  1902.  During  the  early  period  of  his  residence  here  he  had 
built  a  home  for  his  family  at  Eighteenth  and  Carr  avenue  and  later  at  No.  5510 
Maple  avenue,  where  he  was  residing  at  the  time  of  his  death.  His  business 
career  was  a  progressive  and  honorable  one  and  in  this  land,  where  labor  is 
unhampered  by  caste  or  class,  he  has  steadily  worked  his  way  upward,  winning 
the  just  reward  of  his  industry. 

James  Michael  Rohan,  the  elder  son,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  February  18, 
1867,  and  completed  his  education  by  graduation  from  Christian  Brothers  Col- 
lege with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1883.  In  October  of  that  year  he 
turned  his  attention  to  the  examination  of  titles  to  real  estate  in  the  employ  of 
M.  B.  O'Riley.  with  whom  he  remained  until  1886,  when  he  became  connected 
with  August  Gainor  in  the  same  business.  Thirteen  years  were  thus  passed,  at 
the  end  of  which  time  he  became  assistant  manager  of  the  title  department  of 
the  St.  Louis  Trust  Company,  which  was  later  merged  with  all  of  the  title  com- 
panies of  the  city  into  the  Title  Guarantee  Trust  Company,  of  which  he  was 
elected  secretary  and  treasurer  in  1902.  This  is  today  a  most  important  feature 
in  the  life  of  St.  Louis  and  the  business  relation  of  James  Michael  Rohan  is 
therefore  a  most  respectable  one.    He  is  also  the  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  505 

Fireworks  Company  and  secretary  of  the  Mound  City  Excelsior  Manufacturing 
Company.  He  is  a  man  of  marked  business  ability,  noting  the  opportunity  for 
expansion  in  various  lines,  and  his  ready  adaptation  to  the  conditions  which 
exist  has  enabled  him  to  forge  steadily  forward. 

On  the  22d  of  April,  1896,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Rohan  was  married  to  Miss 
Mae  Wathen,  and  their  children  are  Eugene,  Virgil,  Philip,  Francis  Michael  and 
James  Alfred.  Mr.  Rohan  votes  with  the  democracy  and  is  a  communicant  of 
the  Catholic  church,  while  fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of 
Columbus.  He  is  carrying  his  efforts  continually  into  extended  fields  of  use- 
fulness and  is  today  occupying  a  notably  conspicuous  position  in  financial  and 
business  circles. 


CHARLES  W.  McHOSE. 

Charles  W.  McHose,  of  St.  Louis,  western  manager  for  the  Erie  City  Iron 
Works  of  Chicago,  with  few  of  the  advantages  which  most  boys  enjoy,  early 
became  a  self-reliant,  independent  youth,  and  is  now  a  man  of  recognized  abil- 
ity and  force.  He  was  born  at  Lehighton,  Pennsylvania,  in  1876,  his  parents 
being  Edwin  and  Mary  (Yoder)  McHose.  The  father  was  a  machinist  by 
trade,  but  later  engaged  in  merchandising.  The  McHose  family  originated  in 
Scotland,  and  the  great-grandfather  of  our  subject  was  the  first  of  the  name  to 
come  to  America,  reaching  this  country  at  the  time  of  the  Revolutionary  war. 
He  settled  in  Eastern  Pennsylvania,  where  the  maternal  ancestors  of  our  sub- 
ject, also  lived  through  many  generations.  They  were  French  Huguenots,  and 
at  an  early  day  in  the  history  of  America,  representatives  of  the  name  became 
factors  in  the  colonization  of  the  new  world. 

Charles  W.  McHose  lost  his  mother  when  but  eight  years  of  age.  There 
were  six  children  in  the  family,  and  the  father  was  in  limited  financial  circum- 
stances. It  being  impossible  after  the  mothers  death  to  give  the  children  proper 
care,  Charles  \\'.  ]\IcHose  was  placed  in  the  Ebenezer  Orphan  Home  at  Flat 
Rock,  Ohio,  and  his  early  schooling  and  training  were  received  in  that  institute. 
He  there  remained  for  about  four  years,  when  his  father  took  him  out  and  sent 
him  as  a  student  to  the  public  school.  From  that  time  on  he  has  been  compelled 
by  his  own  personal  eft'orts  and  through  many  hardships  to  make  his  way  in  the 
world.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  and  high  schools  and  in  the  North 
Western  College  at  Naperville,  Illinois.  He  also  took  special  engineering  work 
in  the  Lewis  Institute  at  Chicago,  and  received  instruction  in  the  same  line  at 
the  Central  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  of  Chicago.  He,  likewise,  pur- 
sued a  law  course  in  Chicago  in  the  Business  Law  School,  where  he  spent  two 
years,  not  with  the  intention  of  engaging  in  the  practice  of  law,  but  of  acquir- 
ing a  knowledge  that  would  more  ably  fit  him  for  commercial  duties. 

When  he  left  school  Mr.  McHose  secured  a  position  with  Robert  Gordon, 
a  heating  contractor,  with  whom  he  spent  two  years  doing  clerical  work.  In 
1894  he  became  connected  with  the  Erie  City  Iron  Works,  and  is  still  associ- 
ated with  that  company.  He  accepted  an  office  position  with  that  firm  in  Chi- 
cago, and  his  ability  won  him  promotion  until  he  was  made  assistant  manager  of 
the  Chicago  office.  He  was  sent  to  St.  Louis  in  February,  1905,  to  take  charge 
of  the  business  there  as  St.  Louis  manager,  and  has  since  continued  his  present 
position,  giving  him  jurisdiction  over  the  affairs  of  the  company  in  a  number 
of  the  nearby  states. 

In  politics  Mr.  McHose  is  a  republican  but,  while  he  feels  the  citizen's 
interest  in  community  affairs,  he  has  never  sought  nor  desired  office.  He  has 
taken  the  degrees  of  the  blue  lodge  and  chapter  in  Masonry,  and  he  belongs  to 
the  Missouri  Athletic  Club,  Field  Club  and  the  St.  Louis  Railway  Club.  His 
religious  faith  is  manifest  in  his  membership  in  the  ]\Iethodist  church.     These 


506  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

associations  indicate  clearly  the  nature  of  his  interests  and  the  rules  which  gov- 
ern his  conduct.  His  life  record  should  serve  as  a  source  of  inspiration  and 
encouragement  to  others,  showing  what  may  be  accomplished  by  one  who  has 
determination  and  energy.  As  the  years  have  passed  he  has  proven  his  worth 
as  a  factor  in  the  business  world,  and  the  position  which  he  occupies  is  a  credita- 
ble one  and  one  involving  much  responsibility. 


ROBERT  HENRY  STOCKTON. 

Robert  Henrv  Stockton,  president  of  the  ^Majestic  Range  Company,  was 
born  at  ]\Iount  Sterling.  Kentucky.  July  5,  1842.  The  family  is  of  English  origin 
and  was  established  in  A^irginia  in  1680,  a  removal  being  made  from  that  state 
to  Kentucky  during  the  period  of  Indian  warfare.  The  grandfather,  Robert 
Stockton,  on  coming  from  Virginia  opened  the  first  bank  in  his  section  of  Ken- 
tucky. George  Jewett  Stockton,  father  of  Robert  H.  Stockton,  was  born  in 
Kentucky  and  became  a  merchant.  There  he  married  Augusta  Somersall,  who 
was  also  of  English  descent.  All  of  the  members  of  the  family  with  the  excep- 
tion of  Robert  H..  a  sister  and  his  mother  were  carried  ofif  in  the  cholera  scourge 
of  1854.  and  the  mother  died  later  in  the  same  year.  The  sister  is  Mrs.  M.  S. 
Cotton,  of  Sedalia.  jMissouri. 

Robert  H.  Stockton  spent  his  boyhood  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years  at  Mount 
Sterling  and  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools,  after  which  he  came 
with  his  uncle  to  IMissouri,  settling  in  Boone  county  in  1857.  For  two  years  he 
remained  with  his  uncle  on  a  farm,  and  in  1859  secured  a  position  as  clerk  and 
assistant  to  a  tinner  in  the  hardware  store  of  Dorsey  &  Carter  of  Columbia, 
Missouri.  Thus  when  not  selling  goods  he  was  assisting  the  tinner  in  putting 
up  lightning  rods  or  blacking  up  stoves. 

Following  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  in  April,  1861.  he  joined  the  South- 
ern armv  with  a  company  which  went  to  Booneville  to  resist  General  Lyons' 
advance  into  the  state,  but  General  Lyons  scattered  the  forces  before  they  could 
be  organized  and  Mr.  Stockton  returned  to  Columbia.  In  December,  1861,  how- 
ever, he  joined  General  Price  and  went  through  the  various  battles  and  skirmishes 
with  Price's  army,  arriving  in  northern  Mississippi  in  the  sprina:  of  1862.  Dur- 
insj  all  of  this  time  he  was  a  member  of  Companv  I,  Second  ^^lissouri  Infantry. 
which  was  afterward  merged  with  the  Sixth  Missouri.  He  was  then  elected 
second  lieutenant  of  his  company,  serving  some  time  with  his  command,  and  at 
other  times  doing  dutv  as  acting  adjutant  under  Colonel  Francis  M.  Cockrell 
until  the  spring  of  1863.  At  that  date  he  permanently  joined  his  company  and 
the  division  of  the  Confederate  army  to  which  thev  were  attached  retreated  into 
\"icksburg.  ^^Ir.  Stockton  was  captured  while  on  night  picket  dutv  about  the  5th 
of  June.  T863.  and  sent  to  Johnson's  Island,  where  he  remained  a  prisoner  of 
war  until  February  i,  1865.  when  he  was  exchanged  and  reported  to  Colonel 
Bevier  at  Richmond.  He  was  then  eiven  charge  of  a  company  of  exchanged 
privates  with  orders  to  go  to  Mobile,  Alabama,  and  report  for  duty.  There  being 
no  means  of  transportation  provided  tlicv  had  to  walk  and  subsist  on  the  country. 
They  had  reached  Fufala,  .Mabama,  on  the  loth  of  April,  1865,  when  they  heard 
of  the  end  of  the  war. 

In  September.  1865.  Mr.  Stockton  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  immediatelv  found 
employment  through  the  efiforts  of  his  old  employers  at  Columbia  in  the  hardware 
house'of  Pratt.  Fox  &  Company,  with  whom  he  spent  two  years.  He  then  went 
with  the  house  of  Waters,  Simmons  &  Company,  who  were  succeeded  by  the 
.Simmons  Hardware  Company.  He  became  secretary  of  the  company  after  the 
first  year  of  its  organization  and  later  was  elected  second  vice  president,  so  con- 
tinuing until  1888.  when  he  withdrew  from  the  hardware  trade  and  through  the 
succeeding  four  vcars  enjoyed   well  earned   rest,  spending  much  of  the  time  in 


R.    H.    STOCKTON 


508  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

travel  for  pleasure  until  1892.  In  that  year  he  jonicu  L.  L.  Culver  in  organizing 
the  ^^lajestic  ^Manufacturing  Company  for  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  Majestic 
ranges  to  the  trade.  Upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Culver  in  1899,  he  assumed  the 
presidency  and  general  management  of  the  company  and  has  so  prosecuted 
the  business  that  the  house  today  does  a  larger  business  in  its  line  than  any  con- 
cern of  the  kind  in  the  world,  having  found  a  market  for  their  output  in  forty- 
two  of  the  forty-six  states  of  the  Union  and  also  in  a  number  of  foreign  countries. 
Ever  since  becoming  connected  with  the  business  Mr.  Stockton  has  given  his  un- 
divided attention  to  its  conduct,  and  its  substantial  and  continuous  growth  is 
largely  attributable  to  his  efforts.  He  is  also  interested  in  various  other  enter- 
prises, owning  a  controlling  interest  in  the  ^lajestic  Hotel  at  Hot  Springs,  Arkan- 
sas, while  of  the  Mississippi  A'alley  Trust  Company  he  is  one  of  the  directors. 

On  the  24th  of  December,  1867,  Mr.  Stockton  was  married,  at  Richmond, 
]\Iissouri.  to  Miss  Betty  j\Iae  Warder,  a  daughter  of  ]\Irs.  Susan  Warder,  of  that 
place.  Their  only  child  died  at  the  age  of  nineteen  months,  and  Islvs.  Stockton 
passed  away  in  November,   1904. 

Mr.  Stockton  has  been  an  active  factor  in  state  politics  and  is  the  earnest 
champion  of  Folk  in  his  candidac}^  for  governor,  being  in  heart  sympath}^  with 
the  movements  for  which  Governor  Folk  has  stood — the  movements  for  clean 
politics  and  for  the  expression  of  popular  opinion  without  the  domination  of 
machine  rule.  Mr.  Stockton  belongs  to  the  Business  Men's  League,  the  Mercan- 
tile Club,  Noonday  Club,  the  Confederate  Veterans  Association,  and  the  Hamilton 
x\venue  Christian  church — associations  which  indicate  much  of  the  character 
of  his  interests  and  the  principles  that  govern  his  conduct.  He  was  one  of  the 
directors  of  the  World's  Fair  and  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  advertising. 
His  chief  recreation  comes  in  visiting  the  Woodford  farm  in  Pettis  county, 
which  is  the  property  of  his  nephew.  He  is  a  great  lover  of  the  country  and  ideal 
rural  life,  and  claims  that  he  would  have  been  a  better  agriculturist  than  a  busi- 
ness man.  However,  his  ability  in  manufacturing  and  mercantile  lines  has  been 
abundantly  proven,  and  as  president  of  the  Majestic  Range  Company,  in  which 
connection  he  is  controlling  important,  extensive  and  remunerative  business  in- 
terests, he  need  not  feel  that  he  made  any  mistake  when  he  heeded  the  call  of  the 
citv. 


DANIEL  EDMUND  GARRISON. 

Daniel  Edmund  Garrison,  who  in  early  boyhood  lived  on;  Main  street  in  a 
citv  of  fifteen  thousand  inhabitants,  has  lived  to  witness  the  extension  of  its 
borders  and  the  growth  of  its  population  until  it  stands  fourth  among  the  great 
metropolitan  centers  of  America.  In  all  the  intervening  years,  Mr.  Garrison 
has  had  firm  faith  in  the  city's  future  and  has  cooperated  in  no  small  degree  in 
its  development  along  various  lines.  He  was  born  October  27,  1839,  in  Sharps- 
burg,  a  suburb  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  but  the  same  year  his  parents,  Oli- 
ver and  Louisa  C.  fllalc)  Garrison,  removed  to  St.  Louis.  The  mother,  a  native 
of  Goderich,  Canada,  was  born  September  21,  1816.  The  father's  birth  occurred 
at  West  Point,  New  York,  June  i,  181 1,  and  after  a  residence  of  twenty-eight 
years  in  the  east  he  brought  his  family  to  St.  Louis,  where  from  1839  until 
1852  he  was  proprietor  of  the  Eagle  foundry.  His  capable  management  of  a 
rapidly  developing  business  brought  him  gratifying  success  and  from  1861  until 
1876  he  figured  prominently  in  financial  circles  as  a  representative  of  the  bank- 
ing interests.  In  the  latter  year  he  retired,  spending  his  remaining  days  in  the 
enjoyment  of  well  merited  ease  i-n  the  midst  of  comforts  and  luxuries  made 
possible  through  his  intense  and  well  directed  activity  in  former  years.  He  died 
October  28,  1889,  while  his  wife  passed  away  June  19,  1893.  Tracing  back  the 
ancestral  history,  it  is  found  that  Captain  Oliver  Garrison,  grandfather  of  Daniel 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  509 

E.  Garrison,  of  this  city,  lived  at  West  Point,  New  York,  and  was  the  owner  of 
a  fleet  of  schooners  carrying  the  United  States  mail  from  Garrison's  Landing, 
opposite  West  Point,  to  New  York  city  before  the  days  when  steamships  plied 
the  Hudson.  The  family  was  founded  in  America  in  1686  by  ancestors  who 
came  from  England,  while  in  the  maternal  line  Mr.  Garrison  is  descended  from 
French  ancestry  that  were  among  the  earliest  settlers  of  Canada. 

In  Wyman's  Institute,  one  of  the  prominent  old  educational  establishments 
of  St.  Louis,  Daniel  E.  Garrison  pursued  his  literary  course,  while  later  he 
attended  Jones  Commercial  College  and  was  graduated  in  1857,  on  the  comple- 
tion of  the  regular  commercial  course  and  also  in  commercial  law.  As  oppor- 
tunity offered  in  his  boyhood,  he  engaged  in  hunting  and  fishing  and  those  sports 
have  always  been  of  interest  to  him  throughout  his  entire  life.  Following  his 
graduation,  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  he  became  bookkeeper  for  an  insur- 
ance Company  and  at  the  same  time  became  half  owner  in  a  hemp  storage  ware- 
house. The  firm  of  which  he  was  a  partner  extended  the  scope  of  its  activities 
to  the  field  of  general  commission  business  in  1861  and  Mr.  Garrison  was  asso- 
ciated therewith  until  1862,  when  owing  to  ill  health  he  sought  a  change  of 
climate  and  removed  to  New  York  city  for  the  purpose  of  carrying  on  a  cotton, 
hemp  and  tobacco  commission  business. 

After  seven  years  spent  in  the  east  Mr.  Garrison  returned  to  St.  Louis  in 
1869  and  later  became  secretary  of  the  Kingsland  Iron  Company,  owners  of  a 
blast  furnace,  which  was  afterward  absorbed  by  the  Vulcan  Iron  ^^"orks  and 
later  by  the  Vulcan  Steel  Company.  Mr.  Garrison  continued  with  the  business 
through  its  various  changes  in  ownership  and  became  vice  president  and  gen- 
eral manager.  This  company  made  the  first  iron  and  later  the  first  steel  rails 
produced  west  of  the  ?\Iississippi  river.  In  1877,  ^''e  withdrew  from  the  \'ulcan 
Steel  Company  to  enter  the  steel  rail  and  railway  supply  business  and  afterward 
added  controlling  interests  in  the  St.  Louis  Radiator  Manufacturing  Company 
and  the  St.  Louis  Expanded  Metal  Company,  becoming  president  of  both  cor- 
porations. His  ready  resource  enabled  him  to  successfully  manage  many  lines 
of  trade  and  he  purchased  a  controlling-  interest  in  the  Columbia  Incandescent 
Lamp  Company,  one  of  the  largest  lamp  manufactories  of  the  country.  He  was 
one  of  the  first  to  promote  the  use  of  reinforced  concrete  and  in  his  business 
career  kept  continually  abreast  with  the  constantly  expanding  ideas  of  trade 
and  commerce,  and,  in  fact,  was  many  times  a  leader  in  the  onward  march.  He 
practically  retired  from  active  business  in  1895  but  is  still  extensivelv  financially 
interested  in  manufacturing  stocks  and  investments  in  business  concerns  and  in 
real  estate.  Placing  his  now  extensive  capital  in  St.  Louis  property  and  indus- 
trial and  commercial  concerns  indicates  the  faith  which  Mr.  Garrison  has  ever 
had  in  the  prosperity  and  growth  of  St.  Louis.  Long  since  leaving  his  boyhood's 
home  on  Main  street,  or  First  street  as  it  was  then  called,  and  which  was  then 
the  best  residence  thoroughfare  of  the  citv,  he  is  now  living  on  \\'estminster 
Place  near  Union  avenue  and  has  seen  the  cit\-  expand  until  its  area  covers 
twenty  blocks  still  farther  Avcst. 

In  all  the  intervening  years,  Mr.  Garrison  has  been  an  interested  witness 
of  the  various,  movements  which  have  shaped  the  policy  and  promoted  the  inter- 
ests of  St.  Louis  and  has  figured  in  many  important  public  movements.  He  was 
a  charter  member  of  the  old  Missouri  Governor's  Guard,  which  was  organized 
in  1858  and  commanded  by  Captain  George  W.  West.  He  was  connected  with 
the  southwest  expedition  sent  out  by  the  governor  to  repel  the  invasion  of  Lane, 
Jennison  and  others,  who  were  radical  abolitionists  and  constantly  raiding  the 
border  counties,  stealing  negroes  and  setting  them  free  in  Kansas.  In  politics 
Mr.  Garrison  has  been  independent  and  has  always  refused  political  honors  and 
offices  but  has  been  untiring  and  indefatigable  in  his  efforts  for  the  promotion 
of  the  manufacturing  interests  of  St.  Louis,  realizing  that  upon  its  trade  rela- 
tions rest  the  growth  and  development  of  the  city. 


510  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CFfY. 

On  the  20th  of  February.  1861,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Daniel 
Edmund  Garrison,  of  St.  Louis,  and  Harriett  Beardslee  of  Millstone,  Somerset 
county,  Xew  Jersey.  They  became  parents  of  four  sons :  William  Oliver,  now 
deceased,  who  married  Florence  E.  Crookes  and  after  her  death  wedded  Edith 
Hendel ;  Cornelius  Kingsland,  who  wedded  Mary  Branch  and  is  now  deceased ; 
Daniel  Edmund,  who  married  Elizabeth  Samuel ;  and  Arthur  Clifton,  who  mar- 
ried Frances  Billingsley.     The  mother,  too,  has  passed  away. 

^Ir.  Garrison  has  always  preferred  home  life  to  the  surroundings  of  club 
life  but  has  been  active  and  helpful  in  church  work  and  a  generous  contributor 
toward  its  support.  He  has  served  as  vestryman  and  as  junior  and  senior  war- 
den in  St.  George's  Episcopal  church  for  about  thirty  years,  or  until  pro- 
longed illness  compelled  his  resignation,  for  he  would  not  hold  any  office  if  not 
able  to  give  personal  attention  to  his  duties.  A  resident  of  St.  Louis  for  almost 
sixty-nine  years,  he  early  had  the  prescience  to  discern  the  eminence  which  the 
future  had  in  store  for  this  great  and  growing  city  and  placing  his  investments 
here  has  g-arnered  in  the  fullness  of  time  the  rich  rewards  of  his  labor. 


HENRY  C.  HAARSTICK. 

To  have  instituted  and  controlled  mammoth  business  interests  in  the  attain- 
ment of  notable  success  entitles  one  to  more  than  passing  notice,  but  the  life 
record  of  Henry  C.  Haarstick  in  other  directions  contains  many  valuable  les- 
sons, which  mav  be  profitably  considered  and  pondered.  His  life  has  never  been 
self-centered.  While  he  attempted  important  things  and  has  accomplished  what 
he  has  attempted,  his  success  has  never  represented  another's  losses  but  has 
resulted  from  effort  intelligently  applied  and  the  wise  use  of  the  chances  that 
have  come  to  him.  He  has  been  most  generous  with  his  means  in  assisting 
others,  which  marks  him  as  a  man  of  kindly  spirit,  recognizing  the  obligations 
and  responsibilities  of  wealth.  Nor  has  his  kindness  been  impelled  by  a  sense 
of  stern  dutv  but  by  a  sincere  interest  in  his  fellowmen.  Such  is  Henry  C. 
Haarstick,  who  now  has  his  office  in  the  building  of  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust 
Com|)anv,  but  is  practically  retired  from  the  active  management  of  business 
affairs. 

Mr.  Haarstick  was  born  July  26,  1836,  in  Hohenhameln,  Germany,  and  in 
his  earlv  childhood  accompanied  his  parents  to  America,  the  year  1849  ^^^t" 
nessing  the  arrival  of  the  family  in  St.  Louis.  They  had  previously  lived  in  the 
north  of  Germanv  and  possessed  the  industry  and  determination  characteristic 
of  the  people  of  that  country.  The  father  was  thrifty  and  enterprising  and  his 
wife  was  quiet,  industrious  and  kindly,  being  much  beloved  among  the  people 
with  whom  she  made  her  home.  A  dairy  business  was  established  by  Mr.  Haar- 
stick and  the  careful  conduct  of  iiis  business  affairs  brought  him  a  fair  measure 
of  success,  enabling  him  to  provide  a  good  living  for  his  family,  which  num- 
bered two  daughters  and  a  son. 

The  latter,  Henry  C.  Haarstick,  was  a  i)Ui)il  in  the  Saxony  school,  con- 
ducted inider  the  auspices  of  the  German  Evangelical  Lutheran  chiu'ch.  He 
earlv  displayed  traits  of  character  which  foreshadowed  the  strength  of  his  later 
manhoorl,  and  his  salient  fjualities  were  such  as  won  for  him  the  high  regard  of 
his  instructors  during  his  school  days.  Some  of  his  teachers  desired  that  his 
parents  should  educate  him  for  the  ministry,  but  the  father  wished  him  to  fol- 
low mercantile  pursuits  and  to  this  end  sent  him  as  a  pupil  to  W^ykoff's  English 
school  anrl  later  to  Jones  Commercial  College,  one  of  the  best  known  mstitu- 
tions  of  that  character  in  the  west.  There  he  was  also  a  favorite  with  his 
teachers  and  President  Jonathan  Jones  especially  interested  himself  in  behalf  of 
Henry  C.  Haarstick  and  obtained  for  him  a  position  in  the  office  of  Moloney  & 
Tilton,  then  conducting  a  large  distillery  in  St.  Louis.     When  he  made  his  ini- 


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tial  step  in  the  business  world  he  was  paid  a  salary  of  twenty-five  dollars  a 
month  but  he  received  thorough  business  training  and  moreover  benefited  by  the 
association  of  the  manager,  Artemas  L.  Holmes,  who  was  an  intelligent,  edu- 
cated and  high-minded  gentleman,  noted  for  his  equanimity  of  temper  and  his 
perfect  self-poise  under  all  circumstances.  Mr.  Haarstick  also  acquired  habits 
of  self-control  and  cultivated  an  even  temperament,  which  has  enabled  him, 
under  all  circumstances,  to  remain  unruffled  and  calm,  so  that  his  judgment  has 
been  unbiased  and  his  opinions  undisturbed  by  outside  influences.  Quickly  Mr. 
Haarstick  won  promotion,  for  which  his  industry  and  ability  proved  him  worthy. 
Step  by  step  he  advanced  until  he  became  manager  for  the  Tilton  Company  and 
later  a  partner  in  the  business.  He  was  connected  with  this  enterprise  until 
the  distillery  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1861,  at  which  time  the  partnership  was 
dissolved.  Mr.  Haarstick,  however,  continued  in  the  same  line  of  business, 
building  a  distillery  on  Barton  street,  but  finding  the  international  legislation 
of  the  war  period  proved  detrimental  to  his  business  he  sold  out  in  Decem- 
ber, 1867. 

It  was  then  that  Mr.  Haarstick  entered  upon  a  work  that  proved  him  to  be 
one  of  the  ablest  business  men  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  called  to  take  charge  of 
the  aiTairs  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Transportation  Company,  which  had  been 
organized  to  conduct  a  freighting  business  on  the  river  between  St.  Louis  and 
New  Orleans.  The  business,  however,  was  conducted  along  anything  but  profit- 
able lines  and  its  fleet  of  a  few  barges  and  towboats  was  sadly  in  need  of  repair. 
Mr.  Haarstick  undertook  the  management,  studied  the  situation  and  the  trade 
conditions  of  this  section  of  the  country  and  with  keen  foresight  saw  that  an 
extensive  and  profitable  business  might  be  built  up.  He  then  began  to  improve 
the  barges  and  to  get  into  touch  with  the  shippers  of  the  country,  and  in  course 
of  time  developed  an  enterprise,  which  was  of  great  value  to  St.  Louis  and  a 
source  of  much  profit  to  the  stockholders.  He  believed  that  grain  might  be 
shipped  profitably  in  bulk  for  export  by  way  of  New  Orleans,  and  although  this 
project  was  discouraged  by  many  of  the  then  leading  business  men,  he  saw 
its  utility  and  recognized  its  value  and  was  the  first  to  bond  a  water  route  for 
direct  importation  of  foreign  merchandise.  Obstacles  and  difiiculties  were  turned 
aside  and  the  varied  interests  of  the  business  were  brought  into  a  unified  and 
harmonious  whole.  The  pioneer  western  coimtry  profited  by  his  labors,  for  not 
only  did  he  furnish  a  safe  and  cheap  means  of  shipment  for  producers  and  deal- 
ers but  also  caused  the  railroads  to  lower  and  regulate  their  rates  in  order  to 
compete  with  the  barge  line. 

Following  the  opening-  of  the  Mississippi  river  as  the  result  of  the  build- 
ing of  the  jetties  in  1878,  the  grain  export  trade  became  verv  extensive  and  in 
188 1  all  the  barge  transportation  interests  on  the  Mississippi  river  were  com- 
bined in  one  powerful  organization  under  the  name  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Missis- 
sippi Vallev  Transportation  Company,  with  Air.  Haarstick  as  manager  of  its 
mammoth  and  important  interests.  He  continued  to  conduct  a  most  profitable 
business  for  the  companv  for  many  vears  until  difiicult  trade  conditions  arose  and 
river  transportation  became  largely  a  thing  of  the  past.  However,  the  value  of 
the  work  of  the  Mississippi  V'^allev  Transportation  Companv  can  scarcely  be 
overestimated.  It  constituted  a  powerful  factor  in  business,  growth  and  prog- 
ress here  for  many  years.  It  became  the  owner  of  a  large  fleet  of  grain  barges 
and  powerful  towing  steamers,  liaving  a  capacity  for  moving  nearlv  four  mil- 
lion bushels  of  grain  at  one  time.  Mr.  Haarstick  not  only  transacted  the  trans- 
portation business  for  grain  merchants  of  this  section,  but  formed  extensive  con- 
nections with  a  number  of  the  leading  importers  of  Europe,  thus  bringing  the 
local  markets  and  surrouding  territory  into  direct  touch  with  the  demands  of 
the  consumers  of  the  old  world.  The  consensus  of  public  opinion  accords  to 
Mr.  Haarstick  in  a  large  measure  the  credit  of  inaugurating  and  building  up  the 
export  grain  trade  between  St.  Louis  and  European  ports. 


512  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

]vlany  other  interests,  however,  have  claimed  the  attention  and  energies  of 
Mr.  Haarstick.  He  has  attempted  many  things  and  has  succeeded  in  aU  that 
he  has  attempted.  He  is  now  the  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust 
Company,  president  of  the  Compton  Hill  Improvement  Company  and  president 
of  the  St.  Louis  Merchants  Exchange  during  its  most  prosperous  years.  Other 
enterprises  of  minor  importance  have  claimed  his  attention  and  in  all  he  has 
manifested  a  spirit  of  undaunted  enterprise  that  has  carried  him  into  large 
undertakings  that  have  constituted  elements  in  the  city's  upbuilding  and  great- 
ness as  well  as  the  source  of  his  own  success. 

]\Ir.  Haarstick  has  cooperated  in  many  measures  that  have  been  of  essen- 
tial benefit  to  the  city  aside  from  his  business  affairs.  He  filled  the  office  of 
president  of  the  Commercial  Club,  the  most  influential  private  organization  of 
the  central  west  and  has  been  a  generous  contributor  to  charitable  and  benevo- 
lent institutions.  No  feeling  of  stern  duty  has  prompted  his  work  for  others 
but  a  sincere  and  abiding  interest  in  his  fellowmen  and  their  welfare.  He  has 
ever  been  quick  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to  one  whom  he  sees  struggling  to 
rise,  and  on  various  occasions,  not  only  his  sj^mpathy  but  his  substantial  aid  has 
been  given  in  times  of  dire  necessity  or  distress.  All  this  is  done  without  the 
least  show  of  ostentation  or  display  and,  in  fact,  an  innate  modesty  prompts  him 
to  say  nothing  of  his  benefactions,  which  would  never  be  known  if  it  were  left 
for  him  to  tell. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  Mr.  Haarstick  was  married  in  1861  to 
Miss  Elise  Hoppe.  long  recognized  as  a  leader  in  social  circles  and  as  a  public 
benefactress,  sharing  her  husband's  interest  in  all  charitable  work  and  aiding 
him  in  his  efforts  to  assist  others.  Their  elder  daughter,  Mrs.  Ida  Herf,  is 
well  known  as  a  lady  of  superior  intellectual  attainments,  devoted  to  music, 
poetry  and  literature,  and  also  giving  much  of  her  time  to  charitable  work. 
Their  younger  daughter  is  Emma  R.  Haarstick  and  their  son  is  William  T. 
Haarstick,  who  has  already  made  his  mark  in  the  business  world,  displaying  that 
energv  that  carries  one  forward  to  large  and  important  undertakings.  Such 
in  brief  is  the  history  of  Henry  C.  Haarstick,  who  has  played  an  important 
part  in  the  commercial  development  of  St.  Louis  and  is  now  enjoying  the  fruits 
of  his  former  toil  in  retirement  from  the  more  arduous  duties  of  a  business 
career.  While  he  has  w^on  success,  the  methods  he  has  followed  have  ever  been 
those  of  strict  conformity  to  the  high  standard  of  commercial  ethics  and  through- 
out his  entire  life  he  has  been  imbued  with  a  deep  spirit  of  human  sympathy 
that  has  brought  him  into  close  and  helpful  relations  with  his  fellowmen. 


EDWARD  DEVOY. 


Edward  Devoy  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  August  8,  1846,  on  Sixth  street  be- 
tween Biddle  and  O'Fallon  where  St.  Patrick's  parochial  school  now  stands. 
His  parents  were  Dennis  and  Mary  (MuUins)  Devoy.  His  father  and  grand- 
father were  natives  of  the  County  of  Kildare,  Ireland,  and  in  1817  the  grandfather 
came  to  America  with  his  family,  settling  in  Charlestown,  Massachusetts,  where 
he  died.  About  1830  the  father  came  to  the  middle  west  and  in  1832  established 
his  home  in  St.  Louis. 

In  early  boyhood  Edward  Devoy  attended  St.  Patrick's  parochial  school  and 
later  the  old  Benton  school  then  situated  on  Sixth  street  between  Locust  and  St. 
Charles  streets.  The  necessities  of  a  large  family  prompted  him  to  go  out  into 
the  w^orld  and  earn  his  living  at  the  age  of  eleven  years  and  his  early  income  was 
received  from  the  sale  of  newspapers  at  the  old  postoffice  at  Third  and  Chestnut 
streets,  w-here  he  soon  gained  many  regular  as  well  as  transient  customers.  In 
1859  he  began  learning  the  printing  trade  in  the  job  printing  office  of  Keemle 


EDWARD    DE\'OY 


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514  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

&  Hagar.  with  whom  he  remained  for  two  years,  when  the  war  caused  the  faihire 
of  their  successor,  Charles  K.  Rowe. 

^Ir.  Devov  then  worked  at  the  tobacco  trade  until  1865,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed to  a  clerkship  in  the  St.  Louis  postoffice  by  Peter  L.  Foy,  who  at  that 
time  was  postmaster.  He  left  the  position  in  March,  1873,  to  turn  his  attention 
to  the  coal  trade  in  connection  with  a  cooperative  company.  Thirteen  years 
afterward  he  became  associated  with  E.  R.  Fenerborn  in  the  coal  trade  and  when 
the  partnership  had  been  maintained  for  some  years  the  business  was  incor- 
porated and  has  been  so  continued  to  the  present  time.  They  have  enjoyed  a  con- 
stantly increasing  patronage  until  today  the  company  is  one  of  the  most  successful 
operating  in  the  coal  trade  in  St.  Louis,  the  business  being  represented  by  a  large 
figure.  ^Ir.  Devoy  is  also  well  known  in  financial  circles,  having  for  the  past 
twelve  years  been  a  director  of  the  International   Bank. 

His  activity  in  other  lines  has  contributed  to  the  city's  welfare  not  onlv  in 
the  department  of  municipal  progress  but  also  in  the  promotion  of  its  trade  and 
business  relations  and  in  its  benevolent  work.  He  was  a  member  of  the  city 
council  from  1883  until  1887  ^^"^d  advocated  and  supported  many  needed  reforms 
and  improvements.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
Business  Alen's  League  and  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  influential  members 
of  the  Merchants  Exchange.  He  has  served  successively  as  a  member  of  its 
board  of  directors,  as  second  vice  president,  first  vice  president  and  president,  his 
incumbency  as  chief  executive  officer  continuing  until  January,  1909.  This 
organization  has  been  a  most  efifective  force  in  furthering  the  business  condi- 
tions of  the  city  and  extending  its  ramifying  trade  connections,  and  under  the 
guidance  of  ~\lr.  Devoy  its  work  has  been  continued  along  most  progressive  and 
successful  lines. 

]\Ir.  Devoy  has  also  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  charity  commissioners  for 
the  past  six  years.  In  1886  he  became  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor ;  in 
1887  of  the  Commercial  Travelers  Association  of  St.  Louis;  and  in  1903  of  the 
Knights  of  Columbus.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul's  Society, 
an  organization  for  looking  after  the  wants  of  the  poor,  and  he  is  a  communicant 
of  the  Catholic  church,  belonging  to  St.  Rose's  parish. 

On  the  nth  of  July,  1867,  in  St.  Patrick's  church,  Mr.  Devoy  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Miss  Maria  Fallon  by  the  Rev.  William  Wheeler.  They  have  be- 
come the  parents  of  eight  children,  of  whom  five  are  living:  Stella,  the  wife  of 
Wilson  T.  Cartwright ;  Joseph  A.,  who  married  Miss  Annie  Frazier;  Alice 
Dorothy,  the  wife  of  ]\Iilo  B.  Heinriches  ;  and  George  Fallon  and  Charles  Louis 
at  home.  There  are  now  two  grandchildren.  The  advancement  and  success 
which  ^Ir.  Devov  has  achieved  are  matters  of  pride  to  his  many  friends  who 
rejoice  in  what  he  has  accomplished  and  recognize  that  his  progress  is  the  ex- 
pression of  marked  strength  of  character,  unfaltering  industry  and  notable  ability 
to  devise  and  execute  well  foimulated  ]:)lans. 


REV.  URBAN  STANOWSKI. 

Rev.  Urban  Stanowski  is  the  rector  of  the  St.  Stanislaus'  Parish  church,  and 
to  him  is  due  the  credit  for  the  fine  condition  of  this  community.  The  entire 
church  property,  consisting  of  a  fine  church  building,  a  substantial  priest  house 
and  a  large  school  that  can  accommodate  nearlv  six  hundred  children,  is  the 
result  of  his  unwearied  application.  All  of  this  has  been  accomplished  within 
less  than  a  quarter  of  a  century. 

lie  was  born  in  Poland,  September  2,  1856,  and  earlv  in  life  was  enrolled 
at  the  Opole  Gymnasium,  where  he  completed  a  classical  course.  In  1875  he 
came  to  the  United  States  to  complete  his  education  and  here  he  attended  St. 
Francis  College  at  Quincy,  Illinois,  where  he  devoted  his  attention  to  the  study 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTTY.  515 

of  philosophy,  remaining  in  this  institution  for  two  years.  He  later  entered  the 
Franciscan  Fathers  school  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  completed  his  studies,  and  on 
May  1 6,  1880,  was  ordained  to  priesthood  in  St.  John's  church  by  Archbishop 
Ryan.  Immediately  upon  ordination  he  was  assigned  to  Radom.  Illinois,  to 
take  charge  of  the  P'olish  settlement,  where  there  are  at  present  tive  parishes. 
Father  Stanowski  remained  there  for  five  years,  during  which  time  he  acquitted 
himself  excellently  and  was  instrumental  in  placing  the  parish  in  a  prosperous 
condition  for  the  first  time  in  its  existence. 

In  the  year  1885  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  assumed  charge  of  St.  Stan- 
islaus' parish,  which  up  to  that  time  had  not  had  a  resident  pastor,  the  congre- 
gation being  looked  after  by  the  Franciscan  Fathers.  The  parish  had  a  schoof 
building,  over  which  was  a  standing  debt  of  twelve  thousand  five  hundred  dol- 
lars. Father  Stanowski  cheerfully  assumed  the  post  and  through  his  untiring 
energy  succeeded  in  clearing  the  indebtedness  and  placing  the  parish  on  a  firm 
foundation.  He  purchased  property  on  which  to  construct  a  parish  house  and 
in  the  year  1891  was  instrumental  in  having  erected  the  present  magnificent 
church  edifice.  For  a  number  of  years  Father  Stanowski  held  jurisdiction  over 
the  Polish  church  at  this  place.  There  are  now  three  parishes,  St.  Stanislaus', 
St.  Casimir's  and  St.  Hedwig's.  In  the  year  1898  he  built  a  convent  on  the 
church  property  for  the  Polish  Franciscan  Sisters.  The  property  in  possession 
of  the  parish  is  very  valuable  and  could  not  be  bought  today  for  less  than  three 
hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars,  all  of  which  has  been  acquired  since  Father 
Stanowski  assumed  charge  of  the  church.  The  parish  is  absolutel}^  free  from 
debt  with  a  handsome  reserve  fund  in  the  treasury. 


SELIG    SCHWARTZ. 


The  wheels  of  trade  and  commerce  are  kept  in  constant  motion  through  the 
labors  of  such  men  as  Selig  Schwartz,  president  of  the  Cohen-Schwartz  Steel 
&  Rail  Company,  who  since  1902  has  been  president  of  this  corporation.  His 
life  is  an  evidence  of  the  fact  that  the  business  opportunities  of  the  new  world 
are  many  and  that  the  citizens  of  foreign  birth  stand  equal  chances  with  the 
native  sons  of  America  in  winning  success. 

Born  in  Kief,  Russia,  in  December,  1865,  he  pursued  his  education  in  the 
Jewish  schools  of  that  land,  and  in  1884,  when  a  youth  of  nineteen  years,  emi- 
grated to  the  United  States,  landing  at  New  York  city.  He  at  once  made  his 
way  to  St.  Louis,  where  his  sister  had  preceded  him,  and  as  his  financial  re- 
sources were  insufficient  to  support  him  for  any  length  of  time  he  immediately 
sought  work  and  became  a  tinner  in  the  employ  of  the  Standard  Stamping  Com- 
pany. After  a  brief  period  he  was  persuaded  to  leave  that  position  and  began 
gathering  rags.  While  thus  engaged  he  hired  a  private  English  teacher  and 
after  some  time  acquired  a  fair  knowledge  of  English,  so  that  he  was  better 
qualified  for  the  duties  of  business  life.  He  then  returned  to  the  Standard 
Stamping  Company,  and  his  diligence  and  adaptability  were  such  that  they 
enabled  him  to  gain  successive  promotions  until  he  became  foreman. 

Ambitious  to  carry  on  business  on  his  own  account  that  he  might  himself 
gather  the  profits  of  his  labor,  he  resigned  as  foreman  in  1886  and  joined  a  part- 
ner in  a  junk  business  at  No.  1221  North  Eighth  street.  There  he  remained  for 
a  year,  after  which  the  partnership  was  dissolved  and  he  joined  his  brother-in- 
law,  B.  Kuplar.  in  a  partnership  at  No.  1926  North  Broadway.  One  and  a  half 
years  later  this  business  connection  was  terminated  and  Mr.  Schwartz  started 
in  for  himself  in  the  same  line  in  July,  1888,  at  No.  809  North  Eighth  street, 
carrying  on  business  there  until  1890.  In  the  meantime,  in  order  to  secure 
more  commodious  quarters,  for  he  found  that  his  location  was  too  small  for  his 
growing  business,  he   removed   to   No.   719  Biddle   street,   where  he  continued 


516  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

until  1892.  In  that  year  he  determined  to  engage  in  the  dry-goods  business 
and  estabhshed  a  store  at  No.  2220  FrankHn  avenue,  but  the  venture  did  not 
prove  a  protitable  one,  as  he  had  hoped,  and  after  six  months  he  sold  out  at  a 
considerable  sacrifice.  He  then  again  engaged  in  the  junk  business  at  No.  1223 
North  Eighth  street,  remaining  there  for  about  two  years.  The  financial  panic 
during  the  Cleveland  administration  followed  and  he  lost  heavily.  He  then 
formed  a  partnership  in  the  same  line  with  his  brother-in-law,  but  after  one 
and  a  half  years  they  dissolved  their  business  interests.  In  the  meantime,  how- 
ever, thev  purchased  the  wreck  of  the  Mermod-Jaccard  building,  and  also  an 
elevator  that  had  been  partially  destroyed  by  fire  in  East  St.  Louis.  In  this 
undertaking  they  realized  about  five  thousand  dollars.  Again  Mr.  Schwartz  dis- 
solved his  business  relations  with  his  brother-in-law  and  carried  on  the  busi- 
ness alone  rmtil  he  formed  his  present  partnership  with  Mr.  Cohen,  who  is  not 
onlv  a  business  associate,  but  a  warm  personal  friend.  They  are  now  succeed- 
ing in  the  work  to  wdiich  they  direct  their  attention,  handling  a  profitable  enter- 
prise conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Cohen-Schwartz  Steel  &  Rail  Company, 
at  the  foot  of  Tyler  street,  where  they  have  been  located  since  October  6,  1902. 
In  connection  with  his  services  as  president  of  the  company  Mr.  Schwartz  is  a 
director  of  the  Alexander  A.  Smith  Furnishing  Company,  and  of  the  Chicago 
Wrecking  &  Supply  Company. 

In  St.  Louis,  on  the  6th  of  June,  1887,  Mr.  Schwartz  was  married  to  Miss 
Rose,  daughter  of  Marcus  Greenspan,  who  was  a  retired  dry-goods  merchant 
at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  St.  Louis  in  1905,  when  he  was 
ninety  years  of  age.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schwartz  are  the  parents  of  four  sons  and 
two  daughters  and  they  own  and  occupy  a  fine  residence  at  No.  2948  Dickson 
street.  ]\Ir.  Schwartz  is  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows  Society,  also  of  the 
Progressive  Order  of  the  West  and  held  the  position  of  endowment  treasurer. 
He  is  connected  with  the  orthodox  Jewish  faith  and  he  gives  his  political  sup- 
port to  the  republican  party.  While  in  his  business  life  all  days  have  not  been 
equally  bright,  and,  in  fact  he  has  suffered  reverses  and  business  hardships,  he 
has  nevertheless  persevered  and  is  now  at  the  head  of  a  profitable  and  grow- 
ing enterprise. 


WILLIAM  L.   MORSEY. 

During  the  greater  part  of  the  years  which  have  elapsed  since  William  L. 
^lorsey  attained  man's  estate  he  has  been  in  the  public  service  and  his  record 
has  at  all  times  been  characterized  by  a  zeal  and  devotion  to  the  public  good  that 
has  seldom  been  excelled.  As  prosecuting  attorney  of  Warren  county  for 
eight  terms,  as  assistant  United  States  attorney  for  the  eastern  district  of  Mis- 
souri and  as  United  States  marshal  of  this  district,  in  which  incumbency  he  is 
now  found,  he  has  made  a  notably  creditable  record.  His  early  education  was 
acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  Warrenton,  Missouri,  his  native  city,  and  in 
the  Central  Wesleyan  College,  there  he  acquainted  himself  with  higher  branches 
of  learning.  His  father,  Colonel  Fred  Morsey,  was  a  native  of  Germany  and  on 
crossing  the  Atlantic  to  the  L^nited  States  in  1832  settled  in  Missouri.  For 
some  years  thereafter  his  attention  was  devoted  to  the  profession  of  civil  engi- 
neering and,  taking  up  the  study  of  law.  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  practiced 
in  the  courts  until  after  the  inauguration  of  hostilities  between  the  north  and 
the  south.  During  the  period  of  warfare  he  served  as  a  lieutenant  colonel  of  the 
Third  Missouri  Cavalry  and  then  resumed  his  law  practice  in  Warrenton,  where 
he  gained  recognition  as  a  prominent  attorney,  accorded  a  large  clientage  up  to 
the  time  of  his  death  in  1875. 

Following  his  father's  professional  footsteps,  William  L.  Morsey  qualified  for 
the  practice  of  law  and  in  1873  successfully  passed  the  examination  that  secured 


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518  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  admission  to  the  bar.  Xo  higher  encomium  could  be  uttered  concerning  his 
service  as  prosecuting  attorney  of  ^^^arren  county  than  the  statement  of  the  fact 
that  he  was  eight  times  elected  to  tliat  office  and  declined  a  renomination  at  the 
close  of  his  last  term.  Always  interested  in  the  political  situation  of  the  country 
and  the  issues  of  greatest  import  before  the  public,  he  became  a  worker  in  re- 
publican ranks  and  in  1892  received  his  party's  nomination  for  congress  in  the 
ninth  district  but  could  not  overcome  the  large  democratic  majoritv  of  that 
section  of  the  state.  In  his  law  practice  he  was  associated  with  Judge  Charles 
E.  Peers  in  a  partnership  that  existed  from  1877  until  Mr.  Morsey  was  appointed 
in  1888  assistant  United  States  attorney  for  the  eastern  district  of  ^Missouri. 
He  filled  that  office  for  four  years,  or  until  June  21,  1902,  when  he  was  appointed 
by  President  Roosevelt  to  his  present  position  as  United  States  marshal  for  the 
eastern  district  of  [Missouri.  He  has  always  maintauied  the  deepest  interest  in 
the  growth  and  success  of  the  political  principles  which  he  endorsed  in  early  man- 
hood and  in  1876  he  was  an  alternate  delegate  to  the  republican  national  con- 
vention at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  delegate  to  the  national  convention  at  Chicago 
in  1888.  He  has  frequently  been  a  delegate  to  the  district  and  state  conventions 
and  for  eight  years  was  chairman  of  the  congressional  committee  of  the  ninth 
district.  Aside  from  his  professional,  official  and  political  connections  his  inter- 
ests have  been  comparatively  few,  yet.  he  is  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Bank  of 
Warren  county. 

On  the  15th  of  May,  1879,  ^Ir.  ]\Iorsey  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Laura 
A.  Pullian,  a  daughter  of  Judge  J.  A.  Pullian,  of  Warrenton,  and  they  have  four 
sons :  Frederick  is  now  connected  with  the  Burlington  system  at  Hannibal,  Mis- 
souri. Chase,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Central  Wesleyan  College  of  Warrenton, 
Alissouri,  and  the  law  department  of  Washington  University,  is  now  United 
States  commissioner  and  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Harlan,  Jeffries,  Wagner 
&  Corum.  Clvde  is  also  a  graduate  of  the  law  department  of  the  Washington 
University  and'  is  associated  in  practice  with  Hon.  E.  A.  Rozier,  formerly  L'nited 
States  attorney,  located  at  Farmington,  Missouri.  William  L.,  Jr.,  is  a  graduate 
of  the  Central  Wesleyan  College  and  is  now  assistant  cashier  of  the  Bank  of 
Warren  county  at  Warrenton. 

Such  in  brief  is  the  life  history  of  William  L.  Morsey,  whose  defense 
of  his  honest  convictions  has  ever  been  one  of  his  salient  characteristics,  while 
over  the  record  of  his  official  career  there  falls  no  shadow  of  wrong  or  suspicion 
of  evil. 


ROBERT  ^IcKITTRICK  JONES. 

There  is  perhaps  some  truth  in  the  accusation  that  the  American  business 
man  is  entirely  absorbed  in  the  purpose  of  acquiring  wealth  to  the  exclusion  of 
other  interests,  but  while  possessing  a  laudable  ambition  to  attain  success,  the 
life  of  Robert  [NIcKittrick  Jones  has  always  been  permeated  with  a  spirit  of 
philanthropy  and  humanitarianism  that  has  prompted  his  recognition  of  the 
rights  of  others  and  his  obligations  to  his  fellowmen.  He  finds  time,  therefore, 
in  the  midst  of  onerous  business  duties  to  aid  a  fellow-traveler  on  life's  journey 
and  is  always  willing  to  extend  a  helping  hand  to  those  who  need  and  merit 
assistance. 

He  was  born  in  County  Down,  Ireland,  May  8,  1849,  his  parents  being 
William  and  Margaret  (McKittrick)  Jones.  He  prepared  for  college  at  the 
Royal  Academical  Institute  at  Belfast,  Ireland,  but  was  obliged  to  discontinue 
his  college  course  on  account  of  ill  health.  For  five  years  he  served  an  appren- 
ticeship to  the  trade  of  linen  manufacturing  in  Banbridge,  Ireland,  where  he 
afterward  worked  for  a  short  time  as  a  journeyman.  The  favorable  opportuni- 
ties of  the  new  world,  however,  attracted  him,  and  in  August,  1872,  he  sailed 
for  the  United  States,  landing  at  New  York.     After  a  brief  time  spent  in  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  519 

eastern  metropolis  he  made  his  way  to  Chicago  and  thence  to  St.  Louis,  where 
he  entered  the  firm  of  Crow,  McCreary  &  Company,  with  whom  he  continued 
for  four  years. 

Prompted  by  a  laudable  ambition  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account 
when  his  industry  and  careful  expenditure  brought  him  sufficient  capital  and 
his  experience  justified  this  forward  step,  he  purchased  a  half  interest  in  the 
dry-goods  commission  business  of  Randall  &  Company,  in  1877.  This  house 
had  been  established  in  1862  by  James  S.  Gary  and  his  son,  of  Baltimore,  Alary- 
land,  with  J.  B.  Noland  as  manager.  Eventually  the  firm  became  known  as  No- 
land,  Jones  &  Company,  so  continuing  from  1877  to  1883,  when  Mr.  Jones  pur- 
chased Mr.  Noland's  interest  and  the  business  was  reorganized  under  the  firm 
style  of  Robert  M.  Jones  &  Company.  Another  change  occurred  in  1886,  when 
William  V.  Jones  was  admitted  to  a  partnership.  An  extensive  dry-goods  com- 
mission business  is  conducted,  the  trade  increasing  greatly  year  by  year  as  the 
most  modern  and  progressive  business  methods  are  brought  to  bear  thereon. 
Mr.  Jones  is  a  director  of  the  Boatmen's  Bank,  also  of  the  St.  Louis  Union 
Trust  Company,  in  which  he  is  now  serving  as  a  member  of  the  executive  board, 
and  he  is  a  trustee  of  Washington  University. 

In  1879  ^'"-  Jones  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Grace  Richards,  a 
daughter  of  Eben  Richards,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  have  one  son,  Hugh  AIcKit- 
trick  Jones,  a  graduate  of  Harvard  of  the  class  of  1901,  wdio  was  admitted  to  a 
partnership  in  his  father's  business  in  1903.  He  married  Carroll  West,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Thomas  H.  West,  of  St.  Louis,  and  has  one  daughter,  Florence  Terry. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jones  reside  at  No.  6  Westmoreland  Place.  He  is  prom- 
inent in  social  circles,  being  particularly  well  known  in  the  club  life  of  the 
city.  His  name  is  on  the  membership  rolls  of  the  St.  Louis,  the  Noondav,  the 
Country,  the  Racquet  and  the  Commercial  Clubs,  and  the  Round  Table  of  St. 
Louis.  He  has  had  some  active  military  experience,  serving  through  the  riots 
which  arose  in  connection  with  the  railroad  strike  of  1877,  at  which  time  he  was  a 
member  of  Company  A  of  the  First  Regiment  of  the  Alissouri  National  Guards. 
His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and,  as  every  true  Amer- 
ican citizen  should  do,  he  keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of 
the  day.  He  was  chairman  of  the  international  group  jury  of  awards  in  the 
manufactures  department  of  the  St.  Louis  Exposition  in  1904.  He  is  active 
in  support  of  many  measures  for  the  benefit  of  his  fellowmen,  his  friends  de- 
lighting in  the  work  which  he  has  done  on  practical  and  humanitarian  lines. 
He  is  a  director  of  the  ^Mercantile  Library,  president  of  the  board  of  trustees 
of  the  Mission  Free  School,  president  of  the  advisorv  board  of  the  St.  Louis 
Children's  Hospital,  chairman  of  the  Saturday  and  Sunday  Hospital  Associa- 
tion, and  was  formerly  president  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  church  of  the 
Alessiah.  His  religion  is  that  of  deeds  rather  than  words  and  is  practical  rather 
than  theoretical.  Believing  fully  in  the  universal  brotherhood  of  mankind,  he 
has  sought  to  aid  those  who  are  weaker  or  less  fortunate,  and  his  labors  have 
been  far-reaching  and  beneficial.  While  he  has  been  abundantly  blessed  in  his 
successes  his  wealth  has  been  so  honorably  won  and  so  worthily  used  that  the 
the  most  envious  cannot  grudge  him  his  prosperity. 


EDWARD  WAGNER. 


Edward  Wagner,  founder  and  president  of  the  Model  Bottling  Alachinerv 
Company,  is  a  representative  of  the  Teutonic  race  that  has  carried  its  civiliza- 
tion into  all  parts  of  the  world  and  been  a  potent  factor  in  promoting  advance- 
ment and  improvement.  St.  Louis  is  notably  today  a  German  city  and  that  it 
stands  forth  among  the  metropolitan  centers  of  the  new  world  is  attributable 
in  large   measure   to   its   German-American   citizenship.      Edward   Wagner   was 


520  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

born  in  Breslau.  Germany.  December  25.  1857.  He  attended  the  elementary 
schools  and  afterward  the  Elizabeth  College  at  Breslau,  leaving  that  institution 
at  fourteen  and  a  half  years  of  age.  Soon  afterward  he  became  connected  with 
the  brewing  business,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  two  and  a  half  years,  after 
which  he  followed  the  customary  methods  of  that  country  by  serving  as  a  jour- 
neyman in  various  places  until  his  nineteenth  year.  Actuated  by  the  laudable 
desire  to  make  the  most  of  his  life  and  gain  a  measure  of  success  that  would 
enable  him  to  enjoy  life's  comforts  and  luxuries  and  those  things  which  minis- 
ter to  culture  and  progress,  he  resolved  to  emigrate  to  the  new  world  and  in 
due  course  of  time  landed  at  Xew  York  city,  whence  he  made  his  way  west- 
ward to  Chicago.  For  a  time  he  was  employed  in  that  city  but,  desiring  to  see 
and  learn  something  of  his  adopted  land,  he  traveled  westward  to  California, 
stopping  en  route  at  various  places.  Later  he  returned  to  Chicago  and  pur- 
chased the  business  of  the  fjavarian  Brewing  Company,  conducting  that  enter- 
prise for  six  years,  when  he  disposed  of  his  business  interests  by  the  lake  and 
came  to  St.  Louis.  Arriving  here  he  engaged  with  the  American  Brewing  Com- 
pany, where  he  remained  from  1890  until  June,  1907,  and  when  he  discontinued 
his  connection  therewith  he  was  acting  as  its  vice  president.  In  1903  he  built 
the  Wagner  Brewerv  at  Granite  City,  Illinois,  and  was  its  president  until  its 
consolidation  with  the  Independent  Brewers  Company  in  June,  1907.  He  is 
now  a  director  and  technical  manager  of  the  Independent  Brewers  Company. 
During  his  residence  in  Chicago  JNIr.  Wagner  was  married  in  October,  1879, 
and  has  one  son  and  three  daughters :  Edward,  who  attended  Smith  Academy 
and  A\'ashington  University  and  is  now  manager  of  the  Wagner  Brewing  Com- 
pany at  Granite  City,  Illinois ;  Ida,  who  is  attending  the  Victoria  Institute ; 
Emma,  a  student  in  Alary  Institute ;  and  Clara,  who  is  pursuing  her  education 
in  the  AIcKinley  high  school.  Mr.  Wagner  has  recently  erected  a  beautiful  home 
on  Hawthorne  boulevard.  His  social  relations  are  varied  and  have  won  him 
many  friends.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Liederkranz,  has  been  president  of  the 
Braumeister  Association  of  St.  Louis  and  vicinity  since  1895  ;  has  been  presi- 
dent for  the  past  four  years  of  the  United  States  Brewmaster's  Association,  a 
member  of  the  Turn  Verein  and  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and 
Merchants  Exchange.  While  he  is  independent  in  his  political  views,  he  more 
frequentlv  votes  for  the  candidates  of  the  democratic  party.  He  has  had  no 
occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  seek  a  home  in  America,  but  on  the  con- 
trary rejoices  in  the  step  which  he  took  in  early  manhood,  as  he  has  here  utilized 
the  opportunities  that  have  come  to  him.  A  man  of  large  natural  ability,  his 
success  in  business  from  the  beginning  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  has  been 
uniform  and  rapid.  He  is  always  courteous  and  affable  and  those  who  know  him 
personally  have  for  him  a  warm  regard. 


AUGUST  MANEWAL. 

Business  life  has  well  been  likened  to  a  battle  for  it  is  a  continuous  strife 
with  competition  and  adverse  conditions.  The  only  way  in  which  the  comparison 
does  not  hold  good  is  that  there  is  opportunity  for  every  individual  to  come  off 
conqueror  in  the  strife.  Among  the  citizens  of  St.  Louis  whose  limited  oppor- 
tunities in  youth  and  successful  accomplishments  in  later  manhood  have  gained 
for  them  the  title  of  self-made  men  August  Manewal  was  numbered  and  as  the 
years  passed  he  made  for  himself  a  creditable  name  and  place  in  commercial 
circles,  being  well  known  as  a  cracker  manufacturer. 

Mr.  Manewal  was  born  September  27,  1840,  near  Frankfort,  Germany,  and  at 
the  age  of  fourteen  years  came  to  America  establishing  his  home  in  St.  Louis. 
His  brother.  Peter  Manewal,  had  preceded  him  to  the  United  States,  having  lived 
in  this  countrv  a  few  years,  during  which  time  he  had  become  convinced  that  the 


AUGUST    MANEWAL 


5-12  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

opportunities  and  advantages  of  the  new  world  were  superior  to  those  offered  in 
the  fatherland.  Accordingly  August  jNIanewal  came  to  the  United  States  and  in 
St.  Louis  learned  the  baker's  trade,  becoming  an  expert  worker  in  that  line. 
Desiring  that  he  should  harvest  the  profits  of  his  own  labor  he  established  a 
cracker  factory  on  Cass  avenue  when  twenty-two  years  of  age  and  continued  in 
that  line  of  business  throughout  his  remaining-  days.  He  formed  a  partnership 
with  Fred  Peters  and  Henry  Lang  but  after  a  time  Air.  Peters  retired  from  the 
firm,  ]\Ir.  Manewal  and  ]\Ir.  Lang  continuing-  the  business  successfully  until  a 
few  years  ago  when  they  sold  out  of  a  trust,  Mr.  ]\Ianewal  remaining,  however^ 
as  president  and  manager  of  the  cracker  factory  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
June  13.  1902.  He  displayed  careful  control  of  his  business  interests,  was  eco- 
nomical in  management  and  progressive  in  the  direction  of  his  affairs  so  that 
he  built  up  a  busmess  of  large  proportions.  Straightforward  in  all  of  his  deal- 
ings his  house  sustained  an  unassailable  reputation  and  his  labors  were  thus 
crowned  with  success. 

In  April,  1865,  ]\Ir.  Alanewal  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  ^^liss  Alvira 
Kruger,  a  daughter  of  Levi  Kruger.  who  came  to  St.  Louis  at  an  early  date.  Six 
children  were  born  of  that  marriage,  of  whom  five  are  yet  living,  namely :  Lewis 
and  August,  both  of  whom  are  residents  of  St.  Louis ;  Emma,  the  wife  of  J.  C. 
Sharp ;  Carrie :  and  Lilian,  the  wife  of  Ralph  ]\IcDermott,  of  Chicago. 

^Ir.  Manewal  erected  for  his  family  a  fine  residence  on  Washington  avenue, 
where  his  widow  still  resides.  He  was  a  great  lover  of  home,  preferring  to  spend 
all  his  leisure  outside  of  business  hours  with  his  wife  and  children,  and  he  con- 
sidered no  sacrifice  on  his  part  too  much  if  it  would  promote  the  welfare  and 
happiness  of  the  members  of  his  own  household.  He  possessed,  moreover,  a 
genial  nature  and  kindly  disposition  and  wen  friends  wherever  he  went.  He 
belonged  to  the  ]vIasonic  fraternity  and  he  gave  his  political  support  to  the 
republican  party,  stronglv  endorsing  its  principles  from  the  time  he  became  a 
naturalized  American  citizen.  He  was  interested  in  the  welfare  of  St.  Louis  and 
his  aid  could  be  counted  upon  to  further  its  progressive  interests.  While  he  loved 
his  native  land  he  always  had  the  deepest  attachment  for  the  country  of  his 
adoption  and  no  native  born  son  of  America  was  more  loyal  to  the  stars  and 
stripes. 


NICHOLAS  MONTGOAIERY  BELL. 

'Tn  all  this  world,"  said  President  Roosevelt,  "the  thing  supremely  worth 
having  is  the  opportunity  coupled  ^Yith  the  capacity  to  do  well  and  worthily 
a  piece  of  work,  the  doing  of  which  shall  be  of  vital  significance  to  mankind."' 
To  Nicholas  ^l.  Bell  has  come  this  opportunity  and  the  nation  recognizes  the 
fact  that  in  its  utilization  the  public  at  large  has  been  benefited.  There  appear 
as  incontrovertible  evidences  of  his  worth  certain  postal  laws  of  the  country, 
while  other  tangible  proofs  of  his  public  spirited  citizenshij)  were  found  in  his 
opposition  to  the  Crafton  commission  and  in  his  administration  of  the  office  of 
excise  commissioner  of  St.  Louis. 

A  native  son  of  Missouri,  Nicholas  ]\Iontgomery  Bell  was  born  in  Lincoln 
county  in  1846.  He  is  a  descendant  of  William  Bell,  of  Scotch-Irish  descent, 
who  emigrated  to  the  new  world  in  1710  and  settled  on  the  upper  Pacstary 
river  in  Bucks  county,  Pennsylvania.  He  received  a  concession  of  land  twelve 
miles  square  from  the  king  of  England  and  was  an  officer  in  the  colonial  wars. 
Four  of  his  grandsons,  William,  John,  Thomas  and  Montgomery  Bell,  were  in 
the  Revolutionary  war  under  General  Washington.  Major  William  Bell,  the 
son  of  William  and  the  third  in  this  country,  removed  to  Mount  Sterling,  Ken- 
tucky, in  1800,  and  was  in  the  war  of  181 2  under  General  William  Henry 
Harrison.  Montgomery  Bell  became  a  resident  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  irr)n  foundry  business,  anrl  rluring  the  war  of  1812  held  con- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  523 

tracts  of  the  United  States  to  manufacture  cannon  balls  for  the  army  in  the 
western  country.  The  molds  and  processes  of  Montgomery  Bell's  foundry  were 
exhibited  by  the  state  of  Tennessee  at  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  in 
Chicago  in  1893. 

William  A.  Bell,  the  father  of  our  subject,  was  a  native  of  Kentucky,  was 
brought  to  this  state  in  his  youth,  representing  one  of  the  old  pioneer  families 
of  Missouri.  Arrived  at  years  of  maturity,  he  wedded  Caroline  Harvey,  who 
was  born  in  Virginia  but  also  came  to  Missouri  with  her  parents  during  the 
frontier  epoch  in  the  history  of  the  state.  Mr.  Bell's  paternal  grandfather  served 
under  General  Harrison  in  the  war  of  1812  and  was  a  member  of  the  general 
assembly  of  Missouri  from  1826  until  1828.  Almost  a  half  century  later  the 
grandson  was  called  by  public  vote  to  become  a  factor  in  framing  the  laws  of 
the  commonwealth  and  gained  distinguished  honors  in  connection  with  his  legis- 
lative service. 

His  boyhood  days  were  passed  in  a  manner  similar  to  that  of  most  lads 
who  are  reared  upon  the  farm.  Not  content  with  the  educational  advantages 
ofifered  by  the  common  schools,  he  eagerlv  availed  himself  of  the  opportunity 
to  pursue  an  academic  course,  after  which  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  received 
his  initial  instruction  and  experience  in  the  methods  of  the  business  world  as 
an  employe  in  the  office  of  Barr,  Duncan  &  Company,  predecessors  of  the  pres- 
ent William  Barr  Dry  Goods  Company.  There  Mr.  Bell  remained  until  1864, 
when  he  went  to  Boise  City,  Idaho,  where  for  a  year  he  was  connected  with 
mining  and  merchandising.  He  became  a  resident  of  Salem,  Oregon,  in  1865 
and  entered  into  partnership  relations  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  J.  C.  & 
N.  M.  Bell  in  the  conduct  of  a  mercantile  establishment.  He  not  only  proved 
his  capability  in  business  lines  but  also  came  to  be  recognized  as  a  leader  in 
public  thought  and  action  and  as  a  stalwart  champion  of  the  democratic  party. 
In  1868  he  was  sent  as  a  delegate  from  that  state  to  the  democratic  national 
convention,  where  he  supported  Horatio  L.  Seymour  and  Francis  P.  Blair  for 
the  nomination  of  president  and  vice  president  respectively. 

It  was  not  long  afterward  that  Mr.  Bell  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he 
became  senior  partner  in  the  firm  of  Bell  &  McCreery,  commission  merchants. 
Again  in  his  business  life  he  displayed  marked  ability  in  management  and  in 
constructive  efforts  and  at  the  same  time  he  figured  prominently  in  democratic 
circles,  doing  much  toward  perfecting  the  reorganization  of  the  party  in  this 
state.  At  a  time  when  the  state  was  yet  under  republican  rule,  his  personal 
popularity  and  the  confidence  reposed  in  his  progressive  spirit  and  loyalty  in 
citizenship  led  to  his  election  as  a  member  of  the  twenty-sixth  general  assembly, 
defeating  Stilson  Hutchins  for  the  nomination  and  Joseph  Pulitzer  at  the  polls. 
This  was  in  1870  and  in  1872  he  received  popular  endorsement  of  his  legisla- 
tive service  by  reelection  with  increased  majority.  In  the  discharge  of  his 
duties  he  manifested  the  same  thoroughness  and  keen  perception  which  char- 
acterized him  in.  the  conduct  of  his  private  business  affairs.  Every  question 
which  came  up  for  settlement  received  his  earnest  consideration  and  he  brought 
to  bear  thereon  the  powers  of  a  logical  mind  that  enabled  him  to  look  beyond 
the  exigencies  of  the  moment  and  foresee  the  consequences  in  the  future.  A 
contemporary  'biographer  has  said :  "During  Mr.  Bell's  membership  of  the  legis- 
lature there  was  an  act  introduced  for  the  creation  of  what  was  called  the 
'Grafton  commission,'  for  the  adjudication  of  the  war  claims  of  the  state — a 
measure  within  which  was  concealed,  or  might  have  been  concealed,  an  oppor- 
tunity to  saddle  upon  the  state  the  payment  of  a  large  amount  of  manufactured 
and  unproved  bills.  To  guard  against  such,  on  Mr.  Bell's  motion  an  amendment 
was  inserted  declaring  that  the  'state  of  Missouri  should  in  no  way  be  held 
responsible,  directly  or  indirectly,  for  the  payment  of  any  claim  so  adjudicated 
until  the  amount  of  such  claim  should  have  been  collected  from  the  United  States 
and  paid  into  the  state  treasury.'     The  scandal  that  grew  out  of  the  methods  of 


524  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  commission  amply  demonstrated  the  wisdom  of  this  amendment.  In  con- 
nection with  '^[r.  Bell's  record  as  a  legislator  it  should  be  stated  that  both  in  the 
twenty-sixth  and  twenty-seventh  general  assemblies  he  voted  in  caucus  and  in 
the  house  for  General  Frank  P.  Blair  for  United  States  senator." 

In  the  meantime  Mr.  Bell  had  become  recognized  as  one  of  the  prominent 
representatives  of  the  democracy  in  the  nation  and  when  his  party  held  a  na- 
tional convention  at  St.  Louis  in  1876,  he  w^as  chosen  secretary  of  the  conven- 
tion and  won  the  highest  encomiums  for  the  manner  in  which  he  discharged 
his  duties.  Possessing  a  voice  of  rare  compass  and  power,  his  clear  enunciation 
enabled  him  to  be  heard  throughout  the  great  convention  hall  and  the  facility 
and  readiness  with  which  he  announced  the  results  of  roll  calls  attracted  general 
attention  and  caused  him  to  be  regarded  as  an  ideal  convention  secretary.  He 
was  therefore  again  called  to  fill  that  position  in  1880,  when  Hancock  and 
English  were  the  nominees  of  the  party  for  the  presidencv  and  vice  presidency, 
and  once  more  he  served  as  secretary  in  Chicago  in  1884,  where  he  announced 
to  the  convention  that  the  result  of  the  balloting  had  placed  the  names  of 
Grover  Cleveland  and  Thomas  A.  Hendricks  at  the  head  of  the  ticket.  He 
was  also  secretary  of  the  committee  which  notified  these  candidates  of  their 
nomination  and  in  1892  he  once  more  served  as  secretary  of  the  national  con- 
vention which  placed  ]\Ir.  Cleveland  in  nomination  for  the  third  time.  He 
was  accorded  recognition  of  his  able  service  in  behalf  of  the  party  when  in 
1885  he  was  appointed  by  President  Cleveland  superintendent  of  foreign  mails, 
a  position  which  entailed  upon  him  important  responsibilities  and  which  he 
filled  with  signal  capability  until  he  resigned  following  the  inauguration  of 
President  Harrison.  There  stands  to  his  credit  much  labor  of  value  and  far- 
reaching  and  beneficial  effect.  He  was  the  author  of  and  was  instrumental  in 
negotiating  various  important  postal  treaties  with  foreign  countries,  had 
charge  of  all  the  correspondence  of  the  department  with  foreign  governments, 
of  the  transportation  of  foreign  mails  and  of  the  auditing  and  adjustment  of 
accounts  resulting  from  such  transportation.  He  negotiated  the  first  parcel 
post  treaties  between  the  United  States  and  foreign  countries,  and  the  con- 
ventional agreements  between  the  United  States  and  Mexico  and  Canada, 
which  resulted  in  making  the  entire  North  American  continent  practically  one 
postal  territory.  Another  result  of  this  treaty  was  the  abolition  of  various  an- 
noyances to  trade  and  its  value  found  tangible  proof  in  the  fact  that  during 
the  first  year  in  which  the  treaties  were  in  operation  the  commerce  of  the 
United  States  increased  nearly  two  million  dollars.  Recognizing  the  fact  that 
saving  of  time  is  a  most  essential  element  in  the  transportation  and  distribu- 
tion of  mails,  Mr.  Bell  began  investigations  that  resulted  in  the  establishment 
of  a  system  of  reports,  giving  the  actual  time  of  mails  in  transit  between  the 
postoffice  of  origin  and  the  postoffice  of  destination.  From  these  reports  he 
gathered  the  information  that  determined  the  letting  of  the  contracts,  which 
were  given  to  the  steamer  showing  the  greatest  speed  and  quickest  delivery 
without  regard  to  its  registry  or  fiag.  In  this  manner  the  delivery  of  foreign 
mail  was  expedited  from  one  to  two  days  and  the  course  which  Mr.  Bell  in- 
augurated won  such  favor  and  approval  from  the  merchants  and  exporters 
of  this  country  that  they  petitioned  the  postmaster  general  to  use  his  influence 
to  induce  foreign  countries  to  inaugurate  a  similar  system.  The  feasibility  of 
the  plan  was  recognized  abroad  and  the  Times  of  London,  in  a  two-column 
editorial,  urgcfl  upon  parliament  the  adoption  of  the  svstem  promoted  in  Amer- 
ica by  Mr.   Bell. 

He  resumed  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  upon  his  retirement  from  office  and 
became  active  in  the  management  of  the  tobacco  commission  and  storage  busi- 
ness of  the  Peper  Tobacco  Warehouse  Company,  of  which  he  was  vice  presi- 
dent and  manager  and  a  large  stockholder.  In  all  his  private  business  affairs 
he    has   manifested    the    keenest    discernment   as    to   the   possible   outcome    and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CTfY.  525 

notable  power  in  coordinating  forces  and  bringing  varied  interests  into  a  uni- 
fied whole.  Again  in  1893,  however,  he  was  called  to  public  life  and  became 
the  first  incumbent  in  the  office  of  excise  commissioner  of  St.  Louis,  which  but 
a  short  time  before  had  been  created  through  legislative  enactment  for  the 
purpose  of  insuring  a  more  thorough  enforcement  of  the  law  taxing  the  liquor 
traffic  and  the  collection  of  a  larger  proportion  of  the  excise  taxes  due.  In 
performing  the  duties  of  this  position  Mr.  Bell  showed  the  judicial  spirit, 
arriving  at  fair  and  just  conclusions,  taking  an  impartial  view  of  both  sides  of 
a  question  and  discriminating  in  favor  of  none.  As  Cleveland  has  expressed 
it,  he  "regarded  a  public  office  as  a  public  trust" — and  no  trust  reposed  in  Mr. 
Bell  has  ever  been  betrayed  in  the  slightest  degree.  He  had  been  appointed 
to  the  office  to  collect  the  public  dues  and  enforce  the  law,  and  this  he  did  with 
such  thoroughness  that  during  the  first  year  of  his  incumbency  one  hundred 
and  thirty-five  violators  of  the  excise  laws  were  arrested  and  convicted.  Others, 
recognizing  the  fact  that  thev  could  not  continue  to  break  the  law  with  im- 
punity, ceased  their  dishonest  conduct  and  during  the  last  year  of  his  term  but 
ten  were  apprehended.  For  three  years  and  a  half  he  continued  to  fill  the 
position,  during  which  time  the  receipts  from  excise  tables  were  increased  in 
the  aggregate  six  hundred  and  twenty-three  thousand,  nine  hundred  and  forty- 
three  dollars,  while  the  average  yearly  increase  was  approximately  one  hundred 
and  fifty-five  thousand  dollars,  although  there  was  no  increase  in  the  rate  of 
taxation.  On  the  ist  of  February,  1897,  he  resigned  the  office  and  has  not 
since  figured  in  political  circles.  He  was,  however,  in  1896  a  delegate  to  the 
democratic  national  convention  which  placed  Bryan  and  Sewell  at  the  head  of 
the  ticket.  With  large  financial  investment,  Mr.  Bell  is  not  now  active  in  busi- 
ness management,  but  is  living  retired  after  a  most  useful  and  honorable  pub- 
lic and  private  career. 

In  1888  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Bell  and  Aliss  Maggie  Peper, 
a  daughter  of  Captain  Christian  Peper,  of  St.  Louis.  They  now  have  two  chil- 
dren, Christian  Peper  and  Marjorie  P.  Holding  sacredly  the  interests  of  the 
home  and  of  friendship,  Air.  Bell  has  gained  a  most  wide  acquaintance  and  re- 
ceives and  merits  the  high  regard  in  which  he  is  uniformly  held.  In  municipal 
afifairs  he  has  taken  the  deepest  interest  and  St.  Louis  has  benefited  by  his  co- 
operation in  many  lines.  He  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  and  director  in  charge  of  the  live-stock  exhibit  and  member  of 
the  superior  jury  of  awards,  and  labored  earnestly  for  the  success  of  the  fair. 
He  is  a  memlDer  of  the  Societv  of  Colonial  Wars,  of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution 
and  is  a  thirty-third  degree  Mason.  In  his  active  life  he  has  succeeded  because 
he  has  desired  to  succeed.  Nature  endowed  him  bountifully  and  he  has  stu- 
diously, carefullv  and  conscientiously  increased  the  talents  that  have  been  given 
him.  He  is  recognized  as  a  ripe  scholar  and  a  man  of  strong  intellect,  whose 
public  work  has  been  of  far-reaching  and  beneficial  efifect.  He  has  exhibited  in 
everv  judgment  of  his  mind  a  strong  common  sense  that  has  illumined  every 
dark  corner  into  which  he  has  looked.  He  stands  today  as  one  of  the  repre- 
sentative citizens  of  St.  Louis — a  man  of  remarkable  presence,  of  high  moral 
character  and  of  the  best  social  position. 


EDWIN  MILES  TREAT. 

Edwin  Allies  Treat,  the  vice  president  and  secretary  of  the  American  Credit 
Indemnity  Company,  of  New  York,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Louis,  was  born 
in  Mobile,  Alabama.  August  10,  1867.  He  is  descended  from  a  New  England 
ancestry,  the  Treats  having  originally  lived  in  Connecticut.  Robert  Treat,  the 
first  representative  of  the  name  in  this  country,  came   from   England   in   1639, 


526  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTTY. 

settled  at  ]^lilford,  Connecticut,  and  had  an  important  military  career.  A  chair 
in  possession  of  a  member  of  the  family  bears  the  following  inscription :  "Treat, 
Robert — born  1O21 — one  of  the  hrst  settlers  of  Milford,  Conn.  In  1639  ap- 
pointed commander  of  Connecticut  troops  to  assist  Alassachusetts  in  Indian 
wars.  Afterwards  aided  to  subdue  Narragansetts  under  King  Phillip  in  Rhode 
Island — was  afterwards  Governor  and  Deputy  Governor  for  32  years  from 
1675  to  1707."  Aside  from  the  facts  thus  mentioned,  Robert  Treat  was  also 
one  of  the  hrst  settlers  of  Newark,  New  Jersey,  whither  he  went  in  1666,  but 
returned  to  Connecticut  in  1675.  A  distinguished  member  of  the  family  at 
a  later  date  was  Robert  Treat  Paine,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of 
Independence.  A  branch  of  the  family  became  well  known  in  St.  Louis  and 
included  Judge  Treat,  a  noted  jurist.  The  paternal  grandfather  of  Edwin  M. 
Treat  was  a  very  wealthy  man  who  in  1820  went  to  Mobile,  Alabama,  where  he 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  furniture.  He  married  Aliss  Martha 
Beecher.  of  Connecticut. 

Edv»in  M.  Treat,  Sr.,  father  of  our  subject,  became  interested  in  the  man- 
ufacture and  sale  of  furniture  at  Mobile,  but  died  at  the  very  early  age  of  thirty- 
two  years.  He  had  married  Miss  Catherine  Van  Rensellaer  Bull,  of  a  very 
prominent  and  well  known  family.  She  is  still  living,  her  home  being  in  New 
York  city. 

Edwin  M.  Treat,  of  this  review,  was  educated  at  Barton  Academy,  at  Mo- 
bile. He  was  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  ^Mobile  &  Ohio  Railroad,  at  IMobile, 
Alabama,  and  in  1888  was  transferred  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  made  chief 
clerk  of  the  traffic  department,  continuing  in  that  position  until  1892.  He  was 
then  offered  a  position  with  the  American  Credit  Indemnity  Company  and  later 
was  promoted  to  the  position  of  secretary.  Executive  offices  are  maintained  in 
St.  Louis  and  ]\Ir.  Treat  was  made  vice  president  and  secretary  in  1906  and 
has  his  headquarters  in  this  city. 

On  the  23d  of  October,  1895.  in  St.  Louis,  Air.  Treat  was  married  to  Miss 
Clara  B.  Foster,  daughter  of  Wilson  Parkman  Foster,  and  their  children  are : 
Katharine,  born  in  1897;  Frances,  born  in  1899;  Edwin  M.,  Jr.,  born  in  1902; 
and  Foster,  born  in  1906.  Mr.  Treat  is  a  member  of  the  ^Mercantile  Club  and 
of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  is  an  active  worker.  His  po- 
litical allegiance  is  given  to  the  independent  democracy. 


JACOB  I.  EPSTEIN, 


The  name  of  Jacob  I.  Epstein  is  well  known  in  real-estate  and  financial 
circles.  He  possesses  much  of  that  quality,  which  for  want  of  a  better  term  has 
been  called  commercial  sense,  and  in  the  conduct  of  important  business  interests 
has  displayed  most  sound  judgment.  He  was  born  in  Mobile,  Alabama,  March 
10,  1862.  a  son  of  Isaac  and  Amelia  (Tannenbaum)  Epstein.  While  spending  his 
boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  he  acquired  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  IMobile,  of  Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  and  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  according 
to  the  removal  of  the  family.  It  was  in  the  year  1878  that  the  family  came  from 
Kalamazoo,  Michigan,  to  this  city,  after  a  period  of  five  years  spent  in  Michigan. 

Jacob  I.  Epstein  made  his  initial  step  in  the  Imsiness  world  as  an  employe 
of  Adler,  Goldman  &  Company,  cotton  factors,  with  whom  he  continued  for  three 
years,  his  experiences  constantly  broadening  his  capacities  and  developing  his 
powers.  For  ten  years  he  occu])ied  the  position  of  bookkeeper  in  the  extensive 
grocerv  house  of  Scharfif,  Bernheimer  &  Company,  and  severing  that  connection 
he  has  since  operated  independently  in  real-estate  and  financial  lines,  entering 
business  for  himself  in  1892.  In  the  intervening  years  he  has  handled  much 
commercial  paper,  has  negotiated  many  property  transfers  and  the  extent  of  his 
business  activities  have  gained  for  him  a  leading  place  in  business  circles  of  this 


I.    I.    EPSTEIN 


528  ST.  LOL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  '      " 

citv.  His  name  is  found  in  official  connections  with  various  important  corpor- 
ations, for  he  is  the  vice  president  of  the  ^Missouri  State  Life  Insurance  Company, 
the  treasurer  of  the  Forest  City  Building  Company,  and  vice  president  of  the 
Ste.  Genevieve  Lime  &  Quarry  Company.  His  operations  have  been  of  such 
character  that  the  city's  upbuilding  and  interests  have  largely  been  enhanced 
therebv,  while  at  the  same  time  he  has  derived  substantial  benefits  from  his  labors. 
He  promoted  the  erection  of  the  Washington,  Fielding,  Beresford  and  Lorraine 
Hotels  and  manv  apartment  buildings,  whereby  the  architectural  beauty  of  the 
city  has  been  greatly  advanced,  while  St.  Louis  has  been  supplied  with  the  modern 
hotel  structures  that  add  so  much  to  a  city's  interest,  as  the  stranger  in  her  gates 
ahvavs  judges  bv  the  hotel  accommodations  offered. 

^Ir.  Epstein  is  a  well  known  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  Exchange, 
of  the  Business  ]\Ien's  League  and  the  B'nai  B'rith  Association.  He  is  inde- 
pendent in  his  political  views,  while  in  club  life  he  is  connected  with  the  Columbia 
and  the  Westwood  Country  Club.  He  feels  a  wholesome  interest  in  manly  out- 
door sports,  especially  tennis,  baseball  and  swimming,  and  while  in  his  office  he 
is  an  intensely  alert,  energetic  business  man,  he  is  found  in  other  relations  as  a 
social  and  genial  companion.  He  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  November  27,  1895, 
to  Birdie  Xewburger,  and  their  children  are  lone  and  James  I.  Epstein. 


WILLIA^I   P.  LIGHTHOLDER. 

William  P.  Lightholder,  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business,  with  office  at 
Xo.  702  Chestnut  street,  is  a  native  son  of  St.  Louis,  his  birth  having  here  oc- 
curred November  10.  1869.  His  parents  were  James  and  Eliza  J.  (Williamson) 
Lightholder,  the  former  a  pioneer  grocer.  The  boy  v/as  sent  as  a  pupil  to  a 
select  school  conducted  by  Miss  Susan  Nolan,  under  whose  direction  he  mas- 
tered the  work  of  the  primary  grades.  His  more  advanced  study  was  accom- 
plished in  the  St.  Louis  University  and  St.  Mary's  College,  of  St.  Mary's,  Kan- 
sas, where  he  was  graduated  in  June.  1886.  as  the  youngest  member  of  his 
class.  He  afterward  pursued  a  course  in  bookkeeping,,  commercial  law  and 
other  branches  helpful  in  a  business  career  in  the  Jones  Commercial  College  of 
this  citv.  He  then  joined  his  father,  who  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  business, 
but  not  finding  this  pursuit  congenial  he  sought  other  connections,  much  to 
the  disappointment  of  his  father,  who  desired  that  the  son  should  succeed  him 
in  business,  and  when  he  found  that  this  plan  was  not  to  materialize,  he  dis- 
posed of  his  business  and  turned  his  efforts  to  other  fields  of  activity.  In  March, 
1888.  William  P.  Lightholder  became  a  factor  in  real-estate  circles  in  connection 
with  the  firm  of  Green  &  La  Motte.  On  the  ist  of  August,  1896,  he  engaged 
in  business  on  his  own  account,  and  about  a  year  later  formed  a  partnership 
with  Paul  A.  Philibert  under  the  firm  name  of  Philibert  &  Lightholder.  This 
connection  was  dissolved  in  1901  and  after  an  interim  spent  in  office  holding 
Mr.  Lightholder  has  resumed  his  real-estate  operations  alone. 

Connected  with  the  military  interests  of  the  state  from  1892  until  1898,  Mr. 
Lightholder  was  enrolled  as  a  member  of  Battery  A.  of  the  Light  x\rtillery,  and 
served  as  quartermaster  sergeant  as  a  volunteer  member  of  Battery  A  in  the 
Spanish-American  war.  His  command  v.as  the  only  one  from  Missouri  which 
left  the  United  States  during  the  war.  Interested  from  early  manhood  in  the 
political  c|uestions  of  the  da_\',  Mr.  Lightholder  has  been  an  earnest  student  of 
the  issues  Ijefore  the  ]mblic  and  his  clear,  forceful  and  intelligent  expression 
of  his  opinions  has  made  him  a  leader  in  democratic  circles  here.  He  was  elected 
upon  the  ]>arty  ticket  to  a  seat  in  the  ^Missouri  legislature  in  1900  and  served 
fjuring  the  ensuing  session  of  the  house,  where  he  gave  careful  consideration  to 
each  question  which  came  u])  for  settlement  and  left  the  impress  of  his  indi- 
viduality upon  laws  enacted  fluring  that  ])cririd.     On  the   1st  of  January.  1903,  he 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  529 

was  appointed  chief  deputy  recorder  of  deeds  and  thus  continued  to  serve  until 
the  15th  of  July,  1907,  when  he  left  the  recorder's  office  to  again  engage  in  the 
real-estate  business  on  his  own  account. 

Mr.  Lightholder  is  a  communicant  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church  and  in 
fraternal  lines  he  is  associated  with  the  Improved  Order  of  Redmen,  the  Le- 
gion of  Honor  and  Camp  Walker  Jennings  of  the  United  States  War  Veterans. 
The  military  hero  has  always  figured  prominently  on  the  pages  of  history  and 
for  many  years  those  who  fought  for  the  preservation  of  the  Union  stood  most 
prominently  forth  in  the  public  eye,  but  within  the  last  decade  it  has  been  proven 
that  American  loyalty  is  just  as  sound  and  American  patriotism  just  as  fervid 
as  when  rebellion  reared  its  horrid  front  in  the  south.  When  a  foreign  power 
was  encroaching  upon  American  policies  the  faithful  sons  of  the  nation  flocked 
to  the  standard  of  their  country  and  among  those  who  offered  their  services  in 
Missouri  was  William  P.  Lightholder,  who  is  now  enrolled  among  the  veterans 
of  the  Spanish-American  war.  His  record  in  political  and  business  circles  is 
equally  creditable  and  he  well  deserves  mention  among  the  representative  resi- 
dents of  St.  Louis. 


JULIUS  VAN  RAALTE,  SR. 

Julius  Van  Raalte,  Sr.,  has  for  forty-six  years  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis, 
during  which  period  he  has  largely  witnessed  the  development  of  this  city,  for 
within  that  period  its  greatest  growth  has  been  accomplished.  He  has  con- 
tributed his  full  share  toward  its  upbuilding  as  senior  member  of  the  brokerage 
firm  conducting  business  under  the  name  of  the  Van  Raalte  Investment  Company. 
He  started  upon  the  journey  of  life  in  March,  1840,  at  The  Hague,  Holland.  His 
parents,  Ephraim  and  Theresa  Van  Raalte,  both  died  in  Holland  during  the  child- 
hood of  their  son  Julius.  The  family  gives  the  ancestral  history  back  through 
many  generations.  The  grandfather  of  Julius  Van  Raalte  was  a  minister  at 
Duke's  place  in  the  Hebrew  church.  Ephraim  Van  Raalte  was  known  in  busi- 
ness in  his  native  country  as  a  speculator.  He  had  three  sons,  the  brothers  of 
our  subject  being  Joseph  and  Martin  Van  Raalte.  The  former  is  a  director  of 
the  royal  shipyard  at  Flushing,  Holland,  while  Martin  Van  Raalte  is  an  educator 
in  The  Hague  and  represented  congress  at  the  World's  Fair  at  St.  Louis.  Ed- 
ward Van  Raalte,  a  cousin  of  our  subject,  was  a  minister  of  justice  in  the  cabinet 
at  Holland;  Henry  Van  Raalte,  another  cousin,  is  a  probate  judge  in  The  Hague, 
and  Jaquitz  Van  Raalte,  still  another  cousin,  was  a  consul  general  and  president 
of  consuls. 

Julius  Van  Raalte  attended  private  schools  in  his  native  country  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  then  crossed  the  threshold  of  business  life, 
serving  an  apprenticeship  at  the  dry-goods  trade  under  one  of  his  uncles  in  a 
house  which  is  still  in  existence  in  Rotterdam.  There  he  remained  until  he  emi- 
grated to  this  country  by  way  of  New  York  city,  where  he  remained  for  some 
time,  occupying  himself  with  various  branches  of  business.  Four  years  were 
passed  in  the  eastern  metropolis,  after  which  he  removed  to  Pittsburg,  where  he 
lived  for  about  two  years,  arriving  in  St.  Louis  in  1863.  Forty-six  years  have 
since  come  and  gone  and  he  remains  a  factor  in  the  business  life  of  this  city, 
having  gradually  worked  his  way  upward  until  he  now  occupies  a  place  as  one  of 
its  substantial  business  men.  Following  his  arrival  here  he  began  to  buy  and 
sell  goods  and  was  thus  engaged  for  about  twenty  years.  He  afterward  estab- 
lished a  jewelry  brokerage  and  real-estate  business  and  still  continues  in  these 
lines.  He  is  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  \'an  Raalte  Investment  Company 
and  practicallv  owns  all  of  the  stock.  He  also  has  a  good  jewelry  and  loan  busi- 
ness at  No.  413  North  Sixth  street  and  in  his  real-estate  operations  he  has  placed 
manv  investments  and  negotiated  many  property  transfers. 


530  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

]\Ir.  \"an  Raalte  owns  his  own  home,  which  is  a  beautiful  residence  at  No. 
4215  West  Pine  boulevard.  He  was  married  in  Philadelphia  in  August,  1861,  to 
Miss  Rachel  Frank  and  they  have  three  sons.  He  is  a  member  of  the  blue  lodge 
of  2vIa5ons.  has  been  noble  grand  of  the  Odd  Fellows,  chancellor  commander  in 
the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  deputy  grand  master  of  the  Free  Sons  of  Israel.  He 
has  also  been  president  of  the  United  Hebrew  congregation,  thus  serving  for 
four  successive  terms.  He  was  the  president  of  the  Concordia  &  Standard  Club 
and  he  belongs  to  the  United  Hebrew  congregation.  It  is  not  hard  to  find  the 
secret  of  his  success  for  his  advancement  is  due  to  earnest,  persistent  work.  He 
has  persevered  in  the  pursuit  of  a  persistent  purpose  and  has  gained  a  most  sat- 
isfactorv  reward. 


FREDERICK  M.  HACKMAN. 

The  name  of  Hackman  has  been  a  conspicuous  one  on  the  pages  of  com- 
mercial history  in  St.  Louis  for  many  decades  and  Frederick  M.  Hackman  is  now 
president  of  an  extensive  grocery  enterprise  conducted  under  the  name  of  Hack- 
man  Brothers,  which  had  its  beginning  in  a  small  establishment  founded  by  his 
father,  John  F.  Hackman.  A  native  of  Germany,  John  F,  Hackman  was  brought 
to  America  when  five  years  of  age  by  his  parents,  who  became  farming  people, 
living  in  the  vicinity  of  Washington,  IMissouri.  He  was  therefore  reared  to 
agricultural  life  but,  not  caring  to  engage  always  in  the  tilling  of  the  soil,  he 
left  home  on  attaining  his  majority  and  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business.  In  course  of  time  he  developed  an  extensive  and  profitable 
enterprise,  located  on  Main  and  Clark  avenues,  when  that  district  of  the  city  was 
a  prominent  business  center.  Afterward  he  removed  with  the  tide  of  trade  to 
Thirteenth  and  Hickory  streets,  a  district  which  included  many  of  the  most 
prominent  families  of  the  city,  for  it  was  then  the  fashionable  center  of  St. 
Louis.  He  won  a  liberal  patronage  from  many  of  the  wealthy  residents  of  the 
locality  and  his  business  assumed  extensive  and  profitable  proportions.  He 
wedded  Mary  E.  Timmerman,  a  daughter  of  John  H.  Timmerman,  w^ho  conducted 
the  most  extensive  teaming  business  in  St.  Louis  and  hauled  the  first  timbers  for 
the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  used  in  the  construction  of  the  road.  The 
death  of  Mr.  Hackman  occurred  April  22,  1891,  at  which  time  his  three  sons 
succeeded  to  the  business  and  have  since  conducted  it,  although  they  have  also 
branched  out  into  several  other  business  enterprises. 

The  brothers  of  Frederick  AI.  Hackman  and  his  associates  in  business  are 
John  H.  and  Louis  A.  Hackman.  The  former  was  born  January  22,  1868,  was 
educated  in  the  parochial  schools  and  in  Jones  Commercial  College.  He  possesses 
excellent  business  ability,  as  indicated  in  the  success  which  has  crowned  his  ef- 
forts. He  is  a  man  of  temperate  habits,  believing  in  moderation  in  all  things  and 
his  wise  use  of  his  time  and  opportunities  has  made  him  a  forceful  and  valued 
member  of  the  community.  He  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican 
party  and  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Catholic  church.  He  engages  in  both 
hunting  and  fishing  as  a  source  of  recreation  and  pastime  and  is  moreover  pleas- 
antly situated  in  his  home  relations,  having  been  married  September  26,  1899, 
to  Miss  Theresa  Fritch,  a  daughter  of  George  Fritch,  a  well  known  custom  shoe 
manufacturer  located  on  Tenth  street  between  Pine  and  Olive  streets.  He  has 
been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for  more  than  forty  years,  coming  to  this  city  from 
Waterloo,  Illinois.  Louis  A.  Hackman,  the  youngest  of  the  three  brothers,  was 
born  June  21,  1872,  was  educated  in  Christian  Brothers  College  and  has  been 
in  business  with  his  brothers  since  completing  his  college  course.  He  now  has 
charge  of  a  branch  store  and  is  there  building  up  a  liberal  and  gratifying  patron- 
age. He,  too,  is  a  republican  in  his  political  belief  and  is  a  communicant  of  the 
Catholic  church. 


FREDERICK   M.    HACKMAN 


532  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Frederick  ^I.  Hackman.  whose  name  introduces  this  record,  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  September  25,  1869,  attended  the  parochial  schools  and  afterward  became 
a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  University.  Prior  to  the  time  of  graduation  he  began 
working  for  his  father  and  has  been  in  the  grocery  business  continuously  since. 
On  the  father's  death  the  sons  came  into  possession  of  the  business  and  Frederick 
]\I  Hackman  was  elected  president.  Through  his  guidance  and  capable  control 
the  business  has  prospered  until  it  is  one  of  the  largest  concerns  of  the  kind  in 
the  southern  part  of  the  city,  catering  to  the  best  trade  in  that  locality.  More- 
over the  brothers  have  become  owners  of  valuable  real  estate  and  have  recently 
incorporated  their  business  under  the  name  of  the  Hackman  Brothers  Real  Estate 
Company.  They  have  manifested  keen  discernment  in  placing  their  investments 
and  through  this  means  have  added  considerably  to  their  annual  income. 

On  the  nth  of  December,  1907,  Frederick  M.  Hackman  was  married  to  Miss 
Josephine  Adamson,  whose  parents  were  the  first  settlers  of  Clinton,  Missouri, 
and  assisted  very  materially  in  upbuilding  that  section  of  the  country.  Her  father 
was  a  large  stock-raiser  and  farmer  of  Osceola,  Missouri,  and  has  conducted 
an  extensive  shipping  business. 

Like  the  other  members  of  the  family,  Air.  Hackman  is  of  the  Catholic  faith 
and  his  political  belief  is  that  of  the  republican  party,  of  which  he  is  a  stanch  and 
stalwart  advocate.  Hunting  and  fishing  are  to  him  interesting  pastimes  and  he  is 
also  fond  of  travel  but  the  demands  of  his  business  leave  him  little  opportunity 
to  indulge  his  taste  in  that  direction.  The  brothers  work  together  in  the  utmost 
harmony  in  the  development  and  control  of  an  extensive  and  growing  business, 
their  interests  continuallv  increasing  both  in  mercantile  and  real-estate  lines. 


BRYAN  OBEAR. 


Bryan  Obear  was  born  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  on  the  17th  of 
April,  1853.  He  is  a  son  of  Josiah  H.  Obear,  a  distinguished  real-estate  agent, 
who  was  long  and  honorably  connected  with  the  real-estate  business  up  to  his 
death  in  i860.  His  mother  was  jNIiss  Maria  Jane  Bryan,  a  lady  noted  for  her 
beauty  and  amiability.     She  was  the  daughter  of  Dr.  John  Gano  Bryan. 

The  ancestry  of  Bryan  Obear  is  of  pure  Celtic  origin,  and  he  is  from  Amer- 
ican Revolutionary  stock  on  both  sides  of  his  house.  The  Obears  were  of  Nor- 
man French  descent  and  emigrated  to  America  in  1608,  settling  at  Quebec.  The 
Bryans  settled  in  Gloucester  county,  Virginia,  in  1650.  In  his  veins  runs  the 
blood  of  }klcllvaine,  Gooch,  Hord  and  Bailey  through  collateral  branches. 

Br3^an  Obear  attended  the  public  schools  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  the  Ger- 
man Institute,  the  Washington  University,  and  the  Virginia  Military  Institute 
of  Lexington,  \'irginia.  In  1874  he  engaged  in  farming  in  Boone  county,  Mis- 
souri, and  in  1877  served  as  first  lieutenant  of  the  Thirteenth  W'ard  Guards 
during  the  railroad  and  labor  srrike  of  that  year.  In  1878  he  engaged  in  the 
real-estate  business  and  in  1879  removed  to  Tucson,  Arizona,  being  engaged  in 
engineering  for  the  ten  years  ensuing  in  Arizona,  New  Mexico,  California  and 
the  state  of  Sonora,  Mexico.  In  1889  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  was  secre- 
tary of  the  Julian  Mining  Company.  In  1890  he  removed  to  Chicago  and  be- 
came manager  of  the  Western  Smoke  Preventer  Company.  Mr.  Obear  in- 
vented a  smoke  preventer  which  is  now  in  common  use.  He  invented  a  relief 
valve,  now  generally  used  on  Corliss  engines,  and  on  other  mechanical  appli- 
ances. He  also  invented  a  hydraulic  air  compressor.  His  last  invention  is  an 
air  lift  pump,  now  being  marketed  by  the  Montague  Compressed  Air  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  is  manager.  In  1894  he  removed  to  Crescent,  Missouri,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming  and  in  the  breeding  of  fine  horses.  In  1901  he  engaged 
as  engineer  for  construction  companies. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  533 

In  politics  Mr.  Obear  is  a  democrat  and  has  never  held  elective  office.  In 
1889  he  was  chancellor  commander  of  Robert  E.  Cowan  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Pythias,  and  is  a  member  of  other  secret  societies,  including  Anchor  Lodge, 
No.  443,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  In  religion,  Mr.  Obear  is  a  Christian,  but  does  not 
affiliate  wath  any  sectarian  church.  As  a  writer  his  publications  have  been  read 
with  interest  under  the  nom  de  plume  of  "Charles  Carroll,"  and  are  principally 
upon  physiological  and  psychological  subjects. 


FRANCIS  X.  GREEN. 


Francis  X.  Green  is  one  of  the  foremost  representatives  of  real-estate  in- 
terests in  St.  Louis — his  native  city.  He  was  born  December  3,  1872,  of  the 
marriage  of  Charles  and  Henrietta  (Prenatt)  Green.  His  father  became  a 
real-estate  dealer  in  this  city  in  1865  and  so  continued  from  the  close  of  the 
Civil  war  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  March,  1907.  He  was  a  native  of 
Ireland  and  came  to  America  when  a  youth  of  seventeen  years,  hoping  to  bene- 
fit by  the  broader  opportunities  of  the  new  world.  He  then  settled  in  St.  Louis 
and  remained  a  resident  of  this  city  until  called  to  his  final  home.  He  was  born 
in  1838,  so  that  he  passed  away  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine  years.  His  wife,  a  na- 
tive of  Ohio,  was  of  French  lineage  and  at  the  time  of  her  marriage  was  a 
resident  of  Madison,  Indiana.  She  still  survives  and  is  enjoying  excellent 
health  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years. 

In  the  schools  of  St.  Louis  Francis  X.  Green  mastered  the  branches  that 
usually  constitute  the  curriculum  and  later  pursued  the  regular  classical  course 
in  the  St.  Louis  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1895.  When  his 
college  days  were  over  he  joined  his  father  in  the  real-estate  business  and  their 
association  continued  with  mutual  pleasure  and  profit  until  the  death  of  the 
father.  Mr.  Green  of  this  review  has  since  been  alone  in  business  and  has  a 
large  and  growing  clientele.  He  started  on  his  own  account  in  the  early  part  of 
1907  with  office  at  No.  706  Chestnut  street  and  during  the  time  he  was  there 
negotiated  many  important  realty  transfers.  Recently  he  entered  into  partner- 
ship with  David  C.  Looker  under  the  firm  name  of  Green  &  Looker,  with  offices 
in  the  Missouri  Trust  building,  and  has  added  fire  and  indemnity  insurance  to 
the  real-estate  operations.  What  he  has  accomplished  shows  his  business  abil- 
ity and  power  and,  arguing  from  the  past,  his  friends  predict  for  him  a  still  more 
successful  future. 

Mr.  Green  votes  with  the  democratic  party,  for  he  believes  that  its  princi- 
ples best  conserve  the  interests  of  the  government.  He  is  a  communicant  of 
the  Catholic  church  and  holds  membership  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 


EDMUND   CHARLES   DONK. 

Edmund  Charles  Donk,  of  the  Donk  Brothers  Coal  &  Coke  Company,  was 
born  February  19,  1851,  in  Crefeld,  Germany,  his  parents  being  Henry  and 
Josephine  Lucretia  (Hinzen)  Donk.  Coming  to  the  United  States  in  his  boy- 
hood, he  spent  his  early  years  in  Peoria,  where  he  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to  one  of 
the  private  schools  of  the  city  and  there  mastered  the  preliminary  branches  of 
English  learning.  Subsequently  he  attended  a  private  school  at  St.  Louis,  be- 
coming a  resident  of  this  city  in  1863  when  a  youth  of  twelve  years.  In  1868, 
when  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  started  out  in  business,  joining  his  brother  in 
the  coal  trade,  in  the  conduct  of  an  enterprise  that  had  been  established  in  1861. 
The  firm  of  Donk  Brothers  was  organized  and  they  began  business  on  a  small 
scale,  but  along  the  legitimate  lines  of  trade  they  developed  their  interests  until 


534  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

today  the  Donk  Brothers  Coal  &  Coke  Company  is  conducting  a  business  equaled 
bv  none  of  the  kind  in  this  part  of  the  west.  Edmund  C.  Donk  is  president  of 
the  company  and  in  controlling  the  trade  adopted  most  progressive  business 
methods,  thus  developing  the  enterprise  to  extensive  proportions.  He  forms  his 
plans  readily,  is  determined  in  their  execution  and  is  notably  prompt,  energetic 
and  reliable  in  the  conduct  of  his  business  interests. 

In  1882  Mr,  Donk  was  married  to  Josephine  Conrades,  of  St.  Louis.  His 
political  support  is  given  the  republican  party  and  he  is  a  Universalist  in  re- 
ligious faith.  He  has  never  sought  to  figure  prominently  before  the  public  in 
any  light  save  that  of  a  business  man  and  an  innate  modesty  prevents  his  own 
exploitation  of  his  powers  and  ability,  but  the  consensus  of  public  opinion  places 
him  in  the  front  rank  among  business  men  of  marked  enterprise  in  St.  Louis. 


MARTIN  COLLINS. 


To  state  that  one  is  a  thirty-third  degree  "active"  Mason  is  to  pronounce 
in  a  few  words  high  encomiums  on  his  life,  for  the  attainment  of  the  thirty- 
third  degree  active  in  the  Scottish  Rite  is  an  indication  of  a  recognition  on  the 
part  of  one's  fellowmen  of  all  those  traits  of  character  which  work  for  honorable 
manhood  in  the  fullest  sense  of  the  term.  It  means,  moreover,  a  most  faithful 
following  of  the  teachings  of  Masonry,  which  order  is  based  upon  a  recognition 
of  the  Fatherhood  of  God  and  the  brotherhood  of  man.  Martin  Collins  stood 
prominentlv  forth  as  the  leading  representative  of  Masonry  in  Missouri  and  was 
widely  known  to  the  craft  throughout  the  entire  country.  Moreover  he  gained 
distinction  as  a  business  man  in  insurance  circles  and  continued  an  active  factor 
in  the  world's  work  almost  until  the  closing  days  of  his  life,  although  he  at- 
tained the  age  of  eighty-two  years.  His  life  record  contains  many  a  lesson  that 
might  be  profitably  followed  by  those  whose  ambition  prompts  them  to  gain 
advancement  and  who  desire  that  the  methods  employed  in  winning  success 
shall  be  in  harmony  with  the  highest  principles. 

Mr.  Collins  was  a  native  of  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  born  in  1826.  He 
resided  in  the  east  through  the  period  of  his  boyhood  and  youth,  acquiring  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  county.  He  made  his  initial  step 
in  the  business  world  as  a  clerk  and  bookkeeper  in  a  country  dry-goods  store 
and  in  fact  did  anything  necessary  in  connection  with  the  conduct  of  the  busi- 
ness, but  the  field  for  advancement  there  seemed  very  limited  to  him  and  he 
decided  to  leave.  Accordingly  in  1844  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  after  traveling 
for  three  weeks  from  Philadelphia  by  the  usual  tortuous  route  of  canal  boats 
and  stages.  In  the  early  years  of  his  residence  here  his  business  activities  were 
not  so  specially  noteworthy  or  brilliant  as  to  call  to  him  special  attention,  but 
each  day  witnessed  his  advancement  along  the  lines  of  orderly  progression  until 
increased  capacity  and  ability  brought  him  increased  responsibilities  and  this  in 
turn  secured  for  him  larger  financial  remuneration.  When  his  industry  and 
careful  expenditure  had  brought  him  sufficient  capital  he  engaged  in  business 
on  his  own  account,  organizing  the  firm  of  Rosenheim  &  Collins,  and  for  six 
years  thev  conducted  a  prosperous  business.  On  the  dissolution  of  the  firm 
Mr.  Collins  was  appointed  by  Mayor  Daniel  G.  Taylor  as  register  of  water 
rates  and  proved  the  right  man  in  the  right  place.  So  acceptable  was  his  service 
in  this  connection  that  he  was  reappointed  by  two  successive  mayors — an  honor 
to  which  few  men  have  attained  in  municipal  affairs. 

In  1864  Mr.  Collins  turned  his  attention  to  the  life  insurance  business  and 
a  year  later  extended  his  efforts  to  the  field  of  fire  insurance,  becoming  agent 
for  some  of  the  largest  companies  on  the  continent.  His  business  increased 
along  substantial  lines,  enjoying  a  healthful  yet  rapid  growth  until  the  firm  of 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  535 

Martin  Collins,  Son  &  Company  became  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant in  insurance  circles  in  the  country.  Their  clientage  increased  to  ex- 
tensive proportions  until  the  annual  business  of  the  firm  was  represented  by  a 
large  figure.  The  business  methods  of  the  house  were  always  such  as  would 
bear  the  closest  investigation  and  scrutiny  and  it  was  well  known  in  St.  Louis 
and  in  insurance  circles  generally  that  Mr.  Collins  would  tolerate  the  employ- 
ment of  no  means  that  had  even  the  faintest  semblance  of  wrongdoing. 

It  was  on  the  6th  of  November,  185 1,  that  ^Iv.  Collins  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Mary  Alice  Crabbe,  a  daughter  of  Captain  H.  N.  Crabbe,  of  the 
United  States  marine  service,  in  Honolulu.  For  more  than  a  half  century  they 
traveled  life's  journey  happily  together,  theirs  being  a  most  congenial  compan- 
ionship. Seven  children  were  born  unto  them,  but  onlv  two  are  now  living: 
Thomas  R.,  born  September  16,  i860;  and  Horace  C,  born  August  24,  1864. 
The  wife  and  mother  passed  away  Aiay  2,  1902,  soon  after  the  removal  of  the 
family  to  their  Washington  boulevard  home,  after  living  thirty-one  years  at 
Grand  avenue  and  West  Pine  boulevard.  The  surviving  sons  were  educated 
in  Washington  University.  Horace  Collins  became  connected  with  the  Collier 
White  Lead  &  Oil  Company  of  St.  Louis  in  the  capacity  of  office  boy  and  was 
advanced  through  successive  promotions  until  he  became  manager  of  the  north- 
western department,  with  headquarters  in  Minneapolis.  He  left  that  company 
in  1896  to  enter  the  firm  of  Martin  Collins,  Son  &  Company  and  so  continues 
to  the  present  time.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Glen  Echo  Club  and  is  popular  in 
the  social  circles  of  the  city.  The  elder  son,  Thomas  Collins,  has  been  asso- 
ciated with  his  father  in  business  since  leaving  school,  thirty  years  ago.  He  was 
married  in  1891  to  Miss  Sarah  Ferguson,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  have  a  daugh- 
ter, Sarah  Dorothy,  born  in  1893.  Thomas  Collins  is  a  member  of  the  Racquet 
and  the  Country  Clubs. 

Martin  Collins  held  membership  in  the  St.  Louis  Club,  but  of  all  his  fra- 
ternal or  social  relations  none  brought  him  into  such  general  prominence  as  his 
connection  with  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  became  a  member  of  the  Scottish 
Rite  in  1865  at  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  and  was  the  oldest  Mason  in  mem- 
bership in  Occidental  Lodge,  No.  161,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  Through  the  various 
degrees  of  Masonry  he  worked  his  way  upward  until  he  attained  the  thirty- 
third  degree  active  of  the  Scottish  Rite.  The  thirty-third  and  last  degree  is 
only  conferred  in  recognition  of  capable  service  in  behalf  of  the  order  and  in 
recognition  of  a  life  that  is  exemplary  of  the  high  principles  and  purposes  of 
the  society.  Mr.  Collins  was  chosen  for  the  honor  and  became  one  of  the  few 
representatives  of  the  thirty-third  degree  in  the  United  States.  At  the  time  of 
his  death  he  was  sovereign  grand  inspector  general  of  the  Scottish  Rite  Masons 
of  Missouri.  There  came  to  him  no  old  age  of  inactivity  or  helplessness.  On 
the  contrary,  he  remained  a  factor  in  the  affairs  of  life  almost  to  the  closing 
hours  of  his  earthly  pilgrimage.  There  is  an  old  age  which  grows  stronger  and 
brighter  intellectually  and  morally  as  the  years  pass  and  gives  out  of  its  rich 
stores  of  wisdom  and  experience  for  the  benefit  of  others.  Such  was  the  life 
of  Martin  Collins  and  because  of  this  his  death,  which  occurred  May  25,  1908, 
was  the  occasion  of  the  most  deep  and  widespread  regret. 


BYRON  FENNER  BABBITT. 

Byron  Fenner  Babbitt,  who  is  forging  to  the  front  in  the  ranks  of  the 
younger  representatives  of  the  bar  in  St.  Louis  and  who  is  now  filling  the  office 
of  United  States  commissioner  by  appointment  for  a  four  years'  term,  begin- 
ning in  January,  1904,  has  manifested  in  his  active  life  an  orderly  progression 
which  promises  continuous  advancement  and  success.     He  was  born  in  Corry, 


536  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Erie  county,  Pennsylvania,  April  4,  1874,  a  son  of  Charles  Olmstead  and  Susan 
(Thayer)  Babbitt.  The  father,  who  was  a  merchant,  died  October  25,  1900. 
The  mother,  now  residing  in  Corry,  Pennsylvania,  is  a  sister  of  the  late  Amos 
M.  Thayer,  United  States  circuit  judge  of  the  eighth  judicial  circuit. 

Byron  F.  Babbitt  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Corry  to  his  grad- 
uation from  the  high  school  as  an  alumnus  of  1893.  He  took  up  the  study  of 
law  in  St.  Louis,  in  the  Washington  Laiiversity,  where  he  completed  his  course 
by  graduation  in  1899.  In  the  interim,  however,  he  entered  the  field  of  mer- 
chandising, being  connected  with  commercial  pursuits  in  the  east  until  Novem- 
ber, 1895,  when  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  became  private  secretary  to  his 
uncle,  Judge  A.  M.  Thayer.  He  was  also  secretary  to  Elmer  B.  Adams,  United 
States  circuit  judge  of  the  eighth  judicial  circuit,  until  June,  1899,  when  fol- 
lowing the  completion  of  his  law  course  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  began 
practice.  He  first  entered  the  office  of  John  H.  Overall  and  R.  H.  Kern  and 
subsequently  was  in  partnership  with  ]\Ir.  Kern  until  1903,  when  he  entered  the 
offices  of  Bryan  &  Christie,  where  he  is  now  located.  On  the  4th  of  January, 
1900,  he  was  appointed  by  Judge  Elmer  B.  Adams,  then  L^nited  States  district, 
judge,  to  the  office  of  United  States  commissioner  and  was  reappointed  by  him 
for  a  term  of  four  years,  beginning  in  January,  1904.  He  has  held  no  other 
offices,  yet  research  and  investigation  enable  him  at  all  times  to  support  his 
political  position  by  intelligent  argument,  the  democracy  finding  in  him  a  stal- 
wart advocate. 

On  the  4th  of  November,  1901,  in  St.  Louis,  ]\Ir.  Babbitt  was  married  to 
Miss  Nellie  A.  Bagnell,  a  niece  of  William  Bagnell,  of  this  city.  Mr.  Babbitt 
belongs  to  Benton  council  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  was  its  presiding  officer 
in  1907.  An  Episcopalian  in  religious  faith,  his  membership  is  in  Christ  Church 
Cathedral. 


HARRY  G.  CLYMER. 

Harry  G.  Clymer  is  an  architect,  who,  in  recent  years,  has  been  closely  asso- 
ciated with  the  substantial  improvement  of  the  city  in  its  building  operations, 
was  born  in  Polo,  Illinois,  June  29,  1873.  His  parents  were  Henry  L.  and  Mary 
M.  Clvmer  and  the  father  was  descended  from  ancestry  that  came  from  England, 
one  of  the  number  being  among  those  who  signed  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 
For  some  time  his  father,  Henry  L.  Clymer,  was  engaged  in  the  preserving  of 
fruits  and  in  the  manufacture  of  canned  goods  in  St.  Louis. 

His  son  and  namesake  was  in  the  public  schools  until  the  age  of  fourteen 
vears  when,  owing  to  his  father's  death,  he  was  compelled  to  start  out  in  business 
life  and  provide  for  his  own  support.  For  two  years  he  worked  at  anything 
which  would  yield  him  an  honest  dollar,  but  desiring  to  become  an  architect  and 
possessing  a  natural  taste  for  drawing,  he  became  a  student  in  the  office  of  A.  F. 
Rosenheim.  In  three  months'  time  he  had  made  such  progress  that  he  was 
given  a  salary  and  attained  to  the  position  of  a  draftsman.  Up  to  this  time  he 
had  worked  without  remuneration  and  gradually  his  salary  was  increased  to  one 
hundred  dollars  per  month.  Later  he  became  head  draftsman  for  A.  M.  Beinke 
with  a  salary  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  per  month  and  at  the  death  of  his 
emplover  in  1901  he  assumed  personally  the  practice  of  architecture.  Since 
that  time  he  has  made  steady  advancement  and  now  from  his  profession  realizes 
an  annual  practice  of  about  three  hundred  thousand  dollars.  The  extent  of  his 
business  has  justified  the  formation  of  a  partnership  and  he  is  now  at  the  head 
of  the  firm  of  Clymer  &  Drischler,  his  associate  being  Francis  Drischler,  a  prac- 
tical architect.  The  firm  now  enjoys  liberal  patronage,  both  men  being  ex- 
perienced and  practical  architects,  are  enabled  to  superintend  every  department  of 
business.  They  have  erected  many  of  the  fine  structures  of  the  city,  including  the 
residence     of     J.     W.     Moon,     at     a     cost     of     fifty     thousand     dollars,     the 


U.vRkV    G.    CLYMER 


538  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

St.  Louis  Bible  Hall  for  J.  B.  Buss  at  a  cost  of  forty  thousand  dollars,  the  resi- 
dence of  Charles  F.  Gauss  at  a  cost  of  forty  thousand  dollars,  and  many  others, 
including  various  buildings  in  the  mercantile  and  manufacturing  centers  of  the 
city. 

On  the  ist  of  March.  1899,  Mr.  Clymer  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Lottie  Long,  daughter  of  William  C.  Long,  and  they  have  two  children,  Dorothy, 
eight  years  of  age ;  and  William  Harry,  two  and  a  half  years  old.  The  family 
owns  a  handsome  residence  at  No.  5228  Maple  avenue,  which  was  erected  by 
^Ir.  Clymer.  He  has  taken  the  third  degree  in  Masonry,  holds  membership  with 
the  Knights  and  Ladies  of  Honor  and  is  a  member  of  the  National  Union.  He 
belongs  also  to  the  English  Lutheran  church,  of  which  Dr.  Rhodes  is  pastor,  and 
is  a  pronounced  republican. 

The  life  of  a  self-made  man  is  never  one  of  commonplaces ;  it  is  a  continual 
struggle  during  the  early  period  of  his  connection  with  the  business  world  and 
in  overcoming  obstacles  and  difficulties  he  becomes  self-reliant  and  determined. 
If  he  learns  to  properly  value  life's  contacts  and  experiences  he  does  not  carry 
with  him  the  marks  and  scars  of  the  battle,  but  realizes  the  worth  of  the  oppor- 
tunities that  come  and  is  ever  animated  by  the  purpose  of  making  the  best  of  his 
advantages.  Such  has  been  the  record  of  Harry  G.  Clymer  and  his  success  is 
the  merited  reward  of  his  labor. 


WILLIAM  CHRISTY  BRYAN. 

William  Christy  Bryan,  attorney  at  law,  was  born  April  6,  1868,  and  is  num- 
bered among  the  native  sons  of  St.  Louis  who  have  recognized  that  the  oppor- 
tunities and  advantages  of  the  city  are  surpassed  nowhere.  He  has  therefore 
retained  his  residence  here  and  through  the  exercise  of  his  native  and  acquired 
powers  has  gained  a  place  of  considerable  preferment  in  legal  circles.  His  grand- 
father was  the  Hon.  John  H.  Bryan,  a  native  of  North  Carolina,  who  became  a 
distinguished  lawyer  of  that  state  and  member  of  congress  from  his  district  from 
1824  until  1828.  He  then  declined  reelection,  but  although  he  retired  from  of- 
ficial life  his  labors  and  opinions  continued  to  be  an  influencing  factor  on  public 
thought  and  action  in  his  state,  and  when  he  passed  away  the  state  government 
requested  permission  to  hang  his  picture  in  the  capital  at  Raleigh. 

Francis  T.  Bryan,  the  father  of  our  subject,  is  likewise  a  native  of  North 
Carolina,  whence  he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1855.  He  was  a  graduate  of  West 
Point  in  the  class  of  1846,  and  did  active  duty  with  the  topographical  engineering 
corps  until  1861,  when  he  resigned.  He  surveyed  the  line  between  North  Caro- 
lina and  Virginia,  the  proposed  ship  canal  route  across  Florida,  the  present  route 
of  the  Union  Pacific,  and  also  made  the  early  government  surveys  of  much  of 
the  western  country,  and  was  thus  in  the  vanguard  of  that  movement  which 
opened  up  the  great  west  to  the  influences  and  labors  of  civilization.  He  was  on 
active  duty  in  the  Mexican  war  and  was  brevetted  lieutenant  in  recognition  of  his 
bravery  and  meritorious  conduct.  He  yet  resides  in  St.  Louis  at  the  advanced 
age  of  eighty-six  years.  His  wife,  in  her  maidenhood  Edmonia  Taylor,  was  a 
daughter  of  Nathanial  P.  and  Matilda  Nichols  (Christy)  Taylor,  the  latter  a 
daughter  of  William  Christy,  in  whose  honor  the  subject  of  this  review  was 
named — a  prominent  figure  in  the  history  of  St.  Louis.  His  old  home,  erected  in 
1814  at  Second  and  Monroe  streets,  is  still  standing,  one  of  the  early  landmarks 
of  the  city.  He  had  rendered  military  service  to  his  country  under  command  of 
Generals  Wayne  and  St.  Clair  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  participated  in  the 
expedition  against  Vincennes,  Indiana.  He  was  a  son  of  Thomas  Christy,  who 
came  to  America  with  Braddock's  army. 

W^illiam  Christy  Bryan  was  the  fifth  in  a  family  of  six  sons,  of  whom  four 
are  yet  living:  Francis  T.,  a  business  man  of  Chicago;  P.  Taylor,  a  practicing 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  539 

lawyer  of  St.  Louis ;  William  C,  and  Richard  Shepard,  a  member  of  the  medical 
fraternity  of  this  city.  The  second  son,  Dr.  John  H.  Bryan,  who  was  a  physician, 
is  deceased,  while  George  Frederick,  the  fourth  child,  died  in  infancy.  Spending 
his  boyhood  days  under  the  paternal  roof,  William  Christy  Bryan  was  admitted 
as  a  pupil  to  the  public  schools,  and  later  was  offered  the  advantage  of  instruc- 
tion in  Smith's  Academy,  Racine  College,  of  Wisconsin,  and  Princeton  Univer- 
sity, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1891  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree. 
Thus,  with  the  foundation  of  a  broad  classical  knowledge,  he  began  preparation 
for  a  professional  career  as  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  completing  a 
course  with  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  in  the  class  of  1894.  He  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  the  previous  year  and  has  been  continuously  engaged  in  the  general 
practice  of  civil  law  to  the  present  time,  always  alone.  He  has  never  feared 
that  laborious  attention  to  the  work  of  the  office,  which  must  always  precede  the 
forceful  presentation  of  his  causes  in  the  courts,  and  his  devotion  to  his  client's 
interests  has  been  proverbial.  He  has  never  been  a  politician,  but  received  the 
democratic  nomination  for  judge  of  the  district  court  in  1904.  He  belongs  to  the 
St.  Louis  Bar  Association  and  to  the  St.  Louis  Law  Library  Association,  and  his 
entire  professional  career  has  been  characterized  by  studious  habits,  close  in- 
vestigation, and  careful  research. 

On  the  3d  of  June,  1896,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Bryan  was  married  to  Miss  Mary 
Walker  White,  a  native  of  Tennessee,  while  her  parents,  R.  J.  and  Ann  (Walker) 
White,  were  natives  of  Kentucky.  Their  only  son,  William  Christy  Bryan,  was 
born  October  7,  1899.  While  Mr.  Bryan  has  given  his  attention  chiefly  to  his  pro- 
fessional labors  he  has  yet  found  time  for  participation  in  matters  of  general  in- 
terest, has  been  a  member  of  the  board  of  management  of  the  St.  Louis  Industrial 
School  since  1903,  is  a  communicant  of  St.  Peter's  Episcopal  church,  and  is  a 
member  of  the  Jefiferson  and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs.  Recreation  comes  to  him 
through  his  participation  in  outdoor  athletic  sports  and  through  his  love  of  liter- 
ature and  music.  While  he  has  never  sought  to  figure  before  the  public  in  any  im- 
portant relations  outside  of  his  profession,  his  friends  find  him  a  courteous,  genial 
gentleman  and  his  salient  characteristics  are  the  source  of  their  constantly  grow- 
ing number. 


JOSEPH  P.  HARTNETT. 

It  is  not  alone  in  business  lines  that  Joseph  P.  Hartnett  has  sustained  im- 
portant relations  to  the  public,  for  in  other  fields  of  activity  he  has  been  equally 
energetic  and  determined,  displaying  a  contagious  enthusiasm  that  has  contrib- 
uted to  the  growth  and  success  of  various  social,  intellectual  and  moral  move- 
ments with  which  he  has  been  connected.  He  is  now  well  known  as  the  secretary 
and  director  of  the  L.  M.  Rumsey  Manufacturing  Company,  manufacturers  and 
jobbers  of  plumbers,  steam  and  railroad  supplies,  pumps,  agricultural  implements, 
machinery  and  various  other  products. 

He  was  born  in  Limerick,  Ireland,  August  4,  1861,  but  although  the  family 
has  been  represented  in  the  Emerald  isle  for  several  centuries,  it  was  established 
there  by  ancestors  who  came  from  France.  His  parents  were  Joseph  F.  and  Anne 
(Gleeson)  Hartnett,  who  emigrated  to  America  in  1865,  becoming  residents  of 
St.  Louis.  Here  the  father  held  various  positions,  to  which  he  was  called  by 
reason  of  his  ability  and  fitness.    His  death  occurred  in  January,  1894. 

Joseph  P.  Hartnett  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  St.  Michael,  at  that 
time  in  charge  of  the  Christian  Brothers,  there  pursuing  his  preliminary  educa- 
tion until  1872,  when  he  entered  St.  Patrick's  Academy  and  was  graduated  as 
Master  of  Accounts  in  1874.  At  that  time  he  took  up  a  college  course  in  the 
Christian  Brothers  College,  where  he  remained  until  1878,  when  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon  him.     Going  to  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  he 


540  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  a  teacher  in  a  parochial  school  there  until  1879,  after  which  he  returned  to 
St.  Louis  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  L.  M.  Rumsey  Manufacturing  Company 
as  a  clerk  in  the  order  department.  He  proved  competent  and  faithful  and  was 
advanced  from  one  position  to  another  of  larger  responsibilities  until  1893, 
when  he  was  elected  assistant  secretary  and  a  director.  This  was  followed  by 
his  election  as  secretary,  which  is  his  present  official  connection  with  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  important  manufacturing  enterprises  of  the  city.  He  also  rep- 
resents the  estate  of  Aloses  Rumsey,  having  been  appointed  executor  thereof,  a 
testimonial  most  suggestive,  as  Moses  Rumsey  in  his  will  named  Mr.  Hartnett 
sole  executor  to  serve  without  bond. 

While  ^Ir.  Hartnett  has  won  notable  success  in  business,  his  work  in  other 
directions  is  equally  commendable  and  shows  him  to  be  a  man  of  liberal  spirit  and 
broad  humanitarianism.  For  seven  years  he  was  the  supreme  chief  Sir  Knight 
of  the  Order  of  the  Knights  of  Father  Mathew,  and  for  two  years  was  president 
of  the  Irish  Catholic  Parade  Union.  He  was  also  president  of  the  Irish-American 
Society  and,  a  fact  of  which  he  has  every  reason  to  be  proud,  is  that  he  is  presi- 
dent of  the  Christian  Brothers  National  Alumni  Association.  He  was  formerly 
president  of  the  Christian  Brothers  Alumni  Association,  of  St.  Louis.  The  Chris- 
tian Brothers  Colleges  have  a  national  association,  comprised  of  the  different 
colleges  and  academies  united  and  controlled  by  the  Christian  Brothers  through- 
out the  country.  Of  this  association  he  was  elected  president  in  1907  and  was 
reelected  national  president  for  the  years  1908- 1909.  He  has  been  very  promi- 
nently identified  with  the  export  business  of  St.  Louis  and  has  served  for  three 
years  as  secretary  of  the  Latin-American  Export  Club  and  its  vice  president  for 
one  year.  He  was  also  president  of  the  De  Soto  Building  Association  for  ten 
years  and  is  a  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange.  "His  religious  faith  is  that 
of  the  Catholic  church,  and  he  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Blessed  Sacra- 
ment church,  serving  on  its  executive  committee,  while  he  was  also  elected  the 
first  president  of  the  organization. 

]\Ir.  Hartnett  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  in  June,  1905.  to  Miss  Estelle  R. 
Roche,  a  granddaughter  of  Ambrose  Roche,  who  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers 
of  St.  Louis.  Their  only  child,  Joseph  P.,  is  with  them  in  their  attractive  and 
beautiful  home  at  No.  4902  Lotus  avenue.  Well  descended  and  well  bred,  reared 
in  a  life  of  constant  and  helpful  activity,  Mr.  Hartnett  has  become  a  forceful 
factor  in  the  business  world  and  in  all  that  he  has  done  has  manifested  a  con- 
tagious enthusiasm  that  has  accomplished  results.  While  he  has  never  been  a 
public  man  in  the  ordinarv  sense,  he  has  throughout  his  business  life  and  church 
work  maintained  important  relations  to  the  public  interests. 


JAMES  CLAIBORNE  LINCOLN. 

James  Claiborne  Lincoln,  commissioner  of  the  IMerchants  Exchange  Traffic 
Bureau  at  St.  Louis,  was  born  upon  a  farm  near  Liberty,  Clay  county,  Missouri, 
April  5.  1862.  His  parents  were  Isaac  Wells  and  Martha  Louise  (Gilkey)  Lin- 
coln. The  father  was  a  farmer  and  hotel  proprietor,  descended  from  the  Lincoln 
family  of  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  established  there  in  1634.  The  grand- 
father, David  Lincoln,  emigrated  from  Kentucky  to  Clay  county,  Missouri,  be- 
coming one  of  its  pioneer  residents  and  a  promoter  of  its  early  development  and 
interests. 

As  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  James  C.  Lincoln 
passed  his  boyhood,  leaving  the  high  school  in  1876,  in  September  of  which  year 
he  accepted  a  clerical  position  in  the  railway  service.  This  was  his  initial  step  in- 
the  business  world  upon  a  path  which  has  led  constantly  upward,  while  successive 
promotions  have  brought  him  larger  responsibilities  until  he  has  at  last  reached 
the  important  position  that  he  now  occupies.     He   continued   from   September, 


J.  C.  LINCOLN 


542  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

1876,  until  August  31,  1888,  as  clerk  in  the  car  service  and  superintendent  of  the 
general  freight  and  passenger  departments  of  the  St.  Joseph  &  Grand  Island 
Railway  at  St.  Joseph,  Alissouri.  On  the  ist  of  September  of  the  latter  year  he 
became  commercial  agent  for  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  at  Atchison, 
Kansas,  and  so  continued  until  the  ist  of  November,  1889,  when  he  became  clerk 
in  the  general  freight  office  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  at  St.  Louis.  From 
the  1st  of  January,  1890,  until  March  15,  1897,  he  was  assistant  general  freight 
agent  on  the  latter  date  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  first  assistant  gen- 
eral freight  agent,  so  continuing  until  December  18,  1899,  when  another  pro- 
motion made  him  general  freight  agent  for  the  Missouri  Pacific.  His  incum- 
bency in  that  position  continued  until  the  15th  of  November,  1905,  when  he  was 
made  assistant  freight  traffic  manager  of  the  same  system  with  headquarters  at 
Kansas  City,  ^Missouri,  severing  his  connection  with  the  road  when  on  the  ist  of 
May,  1906,  he  became  commissioner  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  Traffic  Bureau 
at  St.  Louis.  His  long  and  varied  experience  in  railroad  service  had  splendidly 
qualified  him  for  the  responsibilities  of  the  important  place  which  he  now  occu- 
pies in  the  business  world.  His  prominence  in  traffic  circles  is  indicated  by  his 
election  to  the  presidency  of  the  National  Industrial  Traffic  League. 

On  the  23d  of  May,  1884,  Mr.  Lincoln  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Annie  Lard,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Moses  E.  Lard,  a  prominent  minister  of  the 
Christian  church.  Mrs.  Lincoln  died  in  September,  1899,  leaving  two  sons  and 
a  daughter :  James  C,  Silas  Woodson  and  Mary  Louise. 

i\Ir.  Lincoln  is  a  democrat  in  his  political  views,  but  the  honors  and  emolu- 
ments of  office  have  had  no  attraction  for  him.  He  served  in  the  Missouri  State 
Militia  and  when  he  withdrew  was  holding  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  of  Com- 
pany C  (St.  Joseph,  i\Iissouri),  unattached.  He  has  many  friends  in  the  mem- 
bership of  the  Mercantile  Club,  the  Glen  Echo  Country  Club,  the  Order  of  Hoo 
Hoos  and  other  societies  and  associations  to  which  he  belongs.  His  religious 
belief  is  that  of  the  Christian  church  and  in  the  varied  relations  of  life  Mr.  Lin- 
coln has  ever  commanded  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  business  and  social 
associates. 


FRANK  W.  IRLAND. 


Frank  W.  Irland,  who  throughout  his  entire  business  career  has  been  con- 
nected with  transportation  interests,  has  made  that  steady  progress  which  re- 
sults from  experience  and  intelligently  applied  energy.  He  is  today  assistant 
secretary  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Company  and  is  well  known  in  rail- 
way circles  of  the  middle  west.  Born  in  Lenawee  county,  Michigan,  on  the  26th 
of  October,  1861,  he  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Ameha  (BurraU)  Irland.  When  he 
had  completed  his  education  he  entered  upon  his  business  career  in  the  employ 
of  the  Lake  Superior  Ship  Canal  Railway  &  Iron  Company  at  Marquette,  Mich- 
igan, where  he  continued  from  1878  until  1880.  He  acted  as  clerk  for  the  su- 
perintendent of  the  Pullman  Company  at  St.  Louis  in  1880  and  1881  and  resigned 
that  position  to  accept  a  more  responsible  and  profitable  one — that  of  chief  clerk 
to  the  vice  president  and  general  solicitor  of  the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railroad  Com- 
pany, in  which  capacity  he  served  for  two  years.  He  was  next  chief  clerk  to  the 
vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway,  from  1883 
until  1889,  and  in  the  latter  year  was  elected  assistant  secretary  of  the  corpora- 
tion. His  advancement  has  been  by  gradual  stages,  leading  him  into  larger  re- 
sponsibilities and  giving  him  a  wider  outlook  and  greater  opportunities  in  the 
business  world. 

Mr.  Irland  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  in  August,  1894,  to  Miss  Marian  Hood, 
and  they  have  now  a  daughter  and  three  sons  :  Amelia,  Burrall,  Frank  and  Marion. 
The  family  residence  is  at  Webster  Park,  and  its  hospitality,  freely  extended  to 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  543 

their  many  friends,  is  one  of  its  most  attractive  features.  ]\Ir.  Irland  belongs  to 
the  Missouri  Athletic  Club.  He  has  never  sought  notoriety  in  political  or  other 
lines,  but  has  confined  his  attention  to  the  business  interests  entrusted  to  his  care 
and  his  fidelity  and  capability  have  constituted  the  rounds  of  the  ladder  on  which 
he  has  mounted  to  his  present  responsible  position. 


JAMES  L.  D.  CARLIN. 

James  L.  D.  Carlin,  the  St.  Louis  manager  of  the  house  of  Cluett,  Peabody 
&  Company,  the  most  extensive  manufacturers  of  shirts,  collars  and  cuffs  in 
the  world,  has,  in  his  business  career,  overcome  many  obstacles  and  difficulties 
which,  however,  have  seemed  to  serve  as  an  impetus  for  renewed  and  concentrated 
efifort.  until  gradually  he  has  worked  his  way  upward  to  his  present  position  of 
prominence  and  responsibility.  Born  in  Belleville,  Illinois,  October  12,  1864,  he 
is  the  son  of  Andrew  Jackson  and  Rose  (Kelley)  Carlin,  the  former  a  well  known 
stock  dealer  and  raiser,  of  Illinois.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Hon.  Thomas 
Carlin,  was  a  prominent  lawyer,  who  at  one  time  was  governor  of  Illinois.  He 
was  born  in  Kentucky  and  on  removing  northward  settled  at  Quincy,  Illinois. 
He  became  a  prominent  factor  in  the  public  life  of  the  state,  and  wdiile  serving 
as  its  chief  executive  donated  the  land  on  which  the  town  of  Carlinville  is  now 
built  to  that  town.  The  maternal  grandfather  of  James  L.  D.  Carlin  was  a  native 
of  Ireland  and  became  the  founder  of  the  family  in  the  new  world. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Quincy,  Illinois,  Mr.  Carlin  of  this  review  pursued 
his  preliminary  education,  which  he  afterwards  supplemented  by  two  years  study 
under  the  direction  of  a  private  tutor.  When  he  was  about  fourteen  years  of 
age  he  sought  employment  in  St.  Louis,  to  which  city  his  parents  had  removed. 
He  entered  upon  his  business  career  as  a  messenger  boy  in  a  broker's  office,  fill- 
ing the  position  for  about  a  year.  He  next  became  a  salesman  in  a  store  handling 
men's  furnishing  goods,  and  after  about  three  years  spent  in  that  capacity  was 
admitted  to  a  partnership  as  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Apple  &  Hodge.  He 
continued  with  the  house  for  three  years  longer  and  then  withdrew  to  accept  a 
position  with  the  firm  of  Coon  &  Company.  A  change  in  the  partnership  even- 
tually made  this  firm  Cluett,  Coon  &  Company,  while  later  changes  have  led  to 
the  adoption  of  the  present  firm  style  of  Cluett,  Peabody  &  Company.  This  house 
exceeds  all  others  in  the  manufacture  and  output  of  shirts,  collars  and  cufifs.  The 
main  business  is  at  Troy,  New  York,  but  they  also  have  factories  and  sales  houses 
in  Rochester,  New  York,  and  in  Leominster,  Massachusetts,  with  sales  and  dis- 
play rooms  in  many  of  the  leading  cities  of  the  country.  His  first  position  was 
that  of  traveling  salesman,  in  which  he  continued  successfully  for  a  period  of 
nine  years.  During  that  time  he  gave  ample  demonstration  of  his  perseverance, 
determination  and  ability.  For  some  time  there  were  assigned  to  him  only  small 
towns  that  other  men  would  not  make  and  difficulties  of  various  kinds  confronted 
him,  but  he  succeeded  in  building  up  a  good  business  for  the  house,  and  his  ca- 
pability and  fidelity  eventually  won  him  promotion.  On  leaving  the  road  he  rep- 
resented the  house  for  eleven  years  as  St.  Louis  representative  and  during  part  of 
that  period  had  several  salespeople  under  his  care.  He  looked  after  all  the 
details  of  the  general  bvisiness.  besides  superintending  other  interests,  and  became 
recognized  as  one  of  the  most  faithful  and  competent  representatives  of  the  house. 

On  the  i6th  of  April,  1896,  Mr.  Carlin  was  married  at  Dayton,  Ohio,  to 
Miss  Rose  Welty.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club  and  was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  the  Glen  Echo  Club,  of  which  he  served  as  a  director  for  five  years. 
He  is  not  unknown  in  local  military  circles,  for  he  served  in  the  National  Guard 
as  member  of  a  St.  Louis  company  under  Captain  Lilley.  In  political  matters 
he  is  practically  independent,  for  he  believes  in  voting  for  principles  and  men 


544  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

rather  than  for  party,  and  is  thus  identified  with  that  independent  movement, 
which  is  one  of  the  hopeful  signs  of  the  times,  showing  that  American  men  are 
aroused  to  the  situation  that  the  interests  of  good  government  are  not  best  con- 
served by  bHnd  following  of  party  leaders.  In  the  management  of  his  individual 
interests  he  has  been  actuated  by  a  laudable  ambition  that  has  prompted  him  to 
work  his  way  steadily  upward,  carving  out  opportunities  where  none  have  existed 
and  using  everv  legitimate  chance  to  the  best  advantage. 


JOHN  ZAHORSKY,  M.  D. 

John  Zahorsky,  scientist,  physician,  lecturer  and  author  of  medical  literature, 
has  been  a  representative  of  the  profession  in  St.  Louis  since  1895.  He  w^as  born 
October  13,  1871,  in  Alereny,  Hungary.  His  parents,  John  and  Amelia  Zahorsky 
nee  Gura,  came  to  America  in  1872,  and  are  now  residing  near  Steelville,  i\Iis- 
souri,  the  father  having  given  his  attention  for  many  years  to  the  occupation  of 
farming.  In  the  family  were  three  sons,  one  brother  of  Dr.  Zahorsky  being  a 
teacher,  while  the  other  is  now  a  student  in  the  engineering  department  of  the 
Washington  University.  The  ancestors  of  the  family  lived  in  a  German  town  in 
Hungary  and  were  among  the  colonists  who  emigrated  from  Saxony  in  the  six- 
teenth century.  While  the  paternal  ancestors  of  the  Doctor  w^ere  mostly  Hun- 
garian, his  mother's  people  were  largely  of  the  Saxon  race. 

Brought  to  America  in  his  first  year,  Dr.  Zahorsky  attended  the  public 
schools  near  Steelville,  Missouri,  and  after  mastering  the  branches  taught  in  the 
district  schools,  became  a  high-school  student  at  Steelville.  Later  he  pursued  a 
literarv  course  in  the  Steelville  Normal  and  Business  Institute  and  was  grad- 
uated therefrom,  in  1892,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  made  prep- 
aration for  a  professional  career  as  a  student  in  the  Missouri  ]\Iedical  College 
and  won  his  ]\I.D.  degree  in  1895.  He  has  since  pursued  post-graduate  courses 
in  the  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital  in  1899,  and  in  the  New  York  Polyclinic  in  the 
same  year.  A  few  years  during  his  youthful  days  were  passed  on  the  farm  and 
he  has  always  had  the  warmest  attachment  for  country  life  since  that  time,  en- 
joying its  pleasures  and  its  privileges  to  the  fullest  extent.  In  his  school  days 
he  wrote  considerable  poetry  and  was  chosen  class  poet  of  the  graduating  class. 
\'erv  ambitious,  he  was  more  anxious  to  succeed  in  his  studies  than  to  find  pleas- 
ure in  the  paths  in  which  most  youths  delight  to  ramble,  and  thus  he  made  an  ex- 
cellent foundation  upon  which  to  build  the  superstructure  of  his  later  success.  His 
connection  with  the  medical  profession  was  not  his  initial  step  in  the  business 
world,  however.  The  family  lived  in  Cleveland,  Ohio,  between  the  years  of  1872 
and  1878  and  he  was  therefore  seven  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  the  removal  to 
the  farm  near  Steelville,  Missouri,  where  he  lived  from  1878  until  1888.  During 
the  two  succeeding  years  he  clerked  in  a  store  at  Hawkins  Bank,  Missouri,  and 
from  1890  until  1892  he  was  a  student  in  the  Steelville  Normal  and  Business  In- 
stitute, as  previously  indicated.  He  began  the  study  of  medicine  under  the  direc- 
tion of  a  friend  of  his  youth,  Dr.  Charles  Arthur,  of  Steelville,  and  pursued  a 
three  years'  course  in  the  Missouri  Medical  College,  of  St.  Louis,  entering  upon 
the  active  practice   of  his   profession   immediatelv    following  his   graduation   in 

1895.  '  .        . 

From  1897  until  1900  he  was  assistant  to  Dr.  E.  W.  Saunders,  and  m  his 
practice  at  the  present  time  he  is  specializing  in  the  treatment  of  children's  and 
infants'  diseases,  having  always  given  much  attention  to  this  department  of  prac- 
tice, in  which  he  has  been  particularly  successful.  He  has  carried  his  investiga- 
tions far  and  wide  into  the  realms  of  scientific  knowledge  and  his  ability  places 
him  among  the  foremost  of  those  who  are  confining  their  attention  to  children's 
diseases.  Since  1897  he  has  been  attending  physician  to  the  Bethesda  Foundlings' 
Home,  and  from  1897  to  1902  he  was  attending  physician  to  the  Episcopal  Or- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  545 

phans'  Home.  He  has  likewise,  since  1900,  been  chief  of  the  children's  clinic  of 
the  Washington  University  hospital. 

Dr.  Zahorsky  finds  rest  and  recreation  on  his  farm  in  Crawford  county,  Mis- 
souri, which  he  purchased  some  years  ago  and  on  which  he  spends  his  vacations. 
His  professional  duties,  however,  claim  the  greater  part  of  his  time  and  atten- 
tion and  he  is  prompted  in  all  of  his  work  by  a  humanitarian  spirit  that  recog- 
nizes his  obligations  to  those  to  whom  he  ministers.  He  has  always  delighted  in 
research  work  in  medicine  and  is  the  author  of  numerous  valuable  articles  on 
children's  diseases,  which  have  been  published  in  various  medical  journals.  In 
1905  he  published  a  volume  entitled,  "The  Baby  Incubator,"  and  in  1906  brought 
forth  a  second  volume  called  "The  Golden  Rules  of  Pediatrics."  From  1902  un- 
til 1907  he  was  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Courier  of  Medicine  and  is  widely  known 
to  the  profession  throughout  the  country  because  of  valuable  knowledge  he  has 
given  to  the  medical  profession. 

His  work  as  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Pure  Milk  Commission  in  1905  was 
in  keeping  with  his  professional  efforts  and  attainments.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  with  which  he  has  been  connected  since  1897,  and  in 
1896  he  became  a  member  of  the  Bethesda  Pediatric  Society,  of  which  he  was  at 
one  time  president.  Since  1900  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Med- 
ical Association  and  since  1901  of  the  American  Medical  Association.  He  has 
been  engaged  in  medical  teaching  since  1897,  in  which  year  he  became  lecturer 
on  prescription  writing  in  the  Missouri  Medical  College.  He  filled  the  position 
for  two  years  and  was  then  made  lecturer  on  pediatrics.  In  1900  he  became  lec- 
turer on  pediatrics  in  the  medical  department  of  Washington  University  and 
since  1905  has  been  clinical  professor  of  pediatrics  in  the  same  school. 

On  the  27th  of  June,  1900,  at  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Zahorsky  was  married  to  H. 
Elizabeth  Silverwood,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  W.  F.  Silverwood,  of  this  city.  They 
have  two  children:  Theodore  Saunders,  born  September  5,  1901,  and  Carrie 
Elizabeth,  born  February  2,  1906.  Dr.  Zahorsky  is  a  member  of  the  King's 
Highway  Presbyterian  church.  It  is  well  that  Dr.  Zahorsky  feels  intense  interest 
in  his  profession,  for  the  heavy  demands  which  it  makes  upon  his  energies  leaves 
him  no  time  for  social  functions,  even  if  he  were  inclined  in  that  direction.  His 
professional  and  scientific  work,  however,  are  to  him  a  matter  of  deep  pleasure 
and  he  has  wrought  along  the  lines  of  good  a  service  proving  of  marked  benefit 
to  his  fellowmen. 


EDWARD  A.  CHENERY. 

Edward  A.  Chenery,  superintendent  of  the  telegraphic  department  of  the 
Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  since  Alay  15,  1903,  is  of  English  lineage,  his  birth 
having  occurred  October  17,  1859,  while  his  parents  were  voyagers  on  the  At- 
lantic en  route  for  the  new  world.  He  is  a  son  of  George  M.  and  Eliza  Chenery. 
The  father,  following  his  arrival  in  the  new  world,  engaged  in  the  wool  business 
in  New  Hampshire  and  in  Michigan,  but  is  now  living  retired,  enjoying  the  fruits 
of  his  former  activity. 

Sent  as  a  pupil  to  the  public  schools,  Edward  A.  Chenery  there  pursued  his 
education  to  the  age  of  thirteen  years  and  then  at  that  early  age  started  out  in 
business  life  on  his  own  account.  He  entered  the  service  of  the  Grand  Rapids  & 
Indiana  Railroad  as  telegraph  operator,  continuing  with  that  system  until  Janu- 
ary, 1879,  when  he  went  to  Texas  with  the  Galveston,  Houston  &  San  Antonio 
Railroad.  That  relation  was  maintained  until  1886,  during  which  time  he  acted 
as  telegraph  operator,  train  dispatcher,  car  accountant  and  secretary  to  the  gen- 
eral superintendent.  He  next  spent  about  a  year  in  the  service  of  the  Union  Pa- 
cific Railroad  Company  as  secretary  to  the  superintendent  of  the  Omaha  division. 
In  July,  1887,  he  became  interested  in  the  real-estate  business  in  Omaha,  where 


546       ■  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  remained  until  June,  1888.  The  same  year  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  accepting 
a  position  as  superintendent  of  telegraph  with  the  St.  Louis  Bridge  Company, 
now  the  Terminal  Railroad  Association,  there  remaining  until  May,  1903,  when 
he  resigned  to  accept  the  position  which  he  now  fills.  Each  change  that  he  has 
made  has  marked  a  step  in  progress  in  the  business  world  and  has  been  indicative 
of  his  developed  business  power.  The  place  which  he  now  occupies  is  one  of 
large  responsibilitv.  involving  an  intimate  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  rail- 
wav  and  telegraphic  interests  in  all  of  their  complexities.  He  is  likewise  the  vice 
president  of  Uie  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  Building  &  Loan  Association.  His  varied 
experience  has  enabled  him  to  correctly  judge  of  the  value  of  a  situation  and  in 
the  department  of  activitv  to  which  he  has  largely  directed  his  efforts  he  is  rec- 
ognized as  a  man  of  sound  judgment  and  keen  discrimination. 

On  the  9th  of  December,  1896,  in  Indianapolis,  ]\Ir.  Chenery  was  married 
to  Miss  ]Mav  Thirza  Sells,  a  daughter  of  M.  Sells,  a  commission  merchant  of  In- 
dianapolis. By  a  former  marriage  Mrs.  Chenery  had  a  daughter,  Thirza,  who  is 
the  wife  of  Dr.  J.  P.  Marshall,  of  St.  Louis.  Kenneth  S.  Chenery,  the  son,  is  a 
student  in  the  Manual  Training  School.  The  family  home  is  at  No.  7207  Anna 
avenue  in  ]Maplewood — a  pretty  residence  erected  by  Mr.  Chenery.  His  polit- 
ical endorsement  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  is  interested  in  all  mat- 
ters of  general  progress.  His  activity  has  been  of  such  a  nature  that  it  has 
brought  him  into  broad  relations  with  wide  interests,  doing  away  with  all  of  the 
narrowing  local  ideas  and  keeping  him  in  close  touch  with  what  the  world  is 
doing. 

HENRY  EVERS. 

Henrv  Evers,  president  of  the  Evers  Manufacturing  Company,  was  born  in 
Hanover,  Germany,  February  23,  1845,  and  was  the  eldest  of  five  children,  all 
of  whom  are  yet  living,  of  the  marriage  of  F.  W.  Evers  and  Christina  Doerner. 
The  parents  were  both  natives  of  Germany,  and  in  the  year  1854  the  father 
brought  his  family  to  America,  settling  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  tent  poles,  pins,  etc.,  until  his  death  in  1887.  He  was  quite 
successful  in  his  business.  He  gave  stalwart  allegiance  to  the  republican  party 
and  took  an  active  interest  in  its  work,  but  never  with  desire  for  office  for  him- 
self.    His  widow  survived  him  until  1896. 

Henrv  Evers,  brought  to  St.  Louis  at  the  age  of  nine  years,  was  educated 
in  the  schools  of  this  city,  as  well  as  of  his  native  town.  When  a  youth  of  twelve 
years,  however,  he  began  clerking  in  a  grocery  store,  in  which  he  remained  until 
after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  when  he  enlisted  in  defense  of  the  Union 
cause  as  a  member  of  Company  C,  Twelfth  Missouri  Infantry,  serving  for  three 
years  and  seven  months.  He  w^as  in  Sherman's  army  under  the  command  of 
Generals  Logan  and  McPherson,  and  after  being  mustered  out  in  the  latter  part 
of  1864  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  wdiere  he  took  up  woodworking  in  his  father's 
factory. 

^ir.  Evers  thus  learned  the  business  at  which  he  continued  until  1878,  when 
he  established  his  present  enterprise,  starting  on  a  small  scale,  but  developing 
what  is  today  the  largest  exclusive  tent  pole  factory  in  America.  His  trade  ex- 
tends throughout  the  United  States,  Canada  and  Mexico.  The  business  was 
started  at  Xos.  1441-1443  North  Eighth  street,  but  as  the  trade  grew,  demand- 
ing larger  quarters,  the  company  built  their  present  plant  at  Nos.  1436-1442 
North  Eighth  street.  The  business  was  incorporated  in  1900  under  the  name  of 
the  Henry  Evers  ^lanufacturing  Company,  with  Henry  Evers  as  president;  F. 
\V.  Evers,  secretarv  and  treasurer ;  Theodore  J.  Evers  and  Harry  C.  Evers, 
directors. 

On  the  19th  of  September,  1868,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Evers  was  married  to  Miss 
Sophia  Evers.  a  native  of  Hanover,  Germany,  who  came  to  America  in   i\ 


HENRY    EVERS 


548  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Though  of  the  same  name  they  were  not  relatives.  Of  the  six  children  born  unto 
them  live  are  living :  Josie,  the  wife  of  Charles  Kemper,  of  St.  Louis ;  Frderick 
William ;  Julia,  the  wife  of  Julius  Hengelsberg,  of  St.  Louis  ;  Harry  C. ;  and 
Theodore  I.  Augusta,  the  first  born,  died  in  infancy.  The  family  residence  is 
at  No.  2627  Madison  street,  ]\Ir.  Evers  having  purchased  the  property  twenty 
years  ago. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Citizens  Industrial  Association  and  interested  in 
all  that  tends  to  further  business  activities  here.  He  is  connected  with  all  the 
Masonic  bodies,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen 
and  with  various  social  organizations.  He  does  not  falter  in  his  support  of  the 
republican  party,  yet  has  no  desire  for  office.  He  belongs  to  the  German  Evan- 
gelical Lutheran  church  and  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  to  the  Turn 
Verein,  and  to  the  German  singing  societies,  having  the  deep  love  for  and  in- 
terest in  music  so  characteristic  of  the  German  race.  He  has  been  called  to 
various  offices  in  different  lodges  and  social  organizations  and  discharges  with 
ability  every  duty  that  thus  devolves  upon  him.  His  friends — and  they  are 
many — find  him  genial,  and  his  cordiality  and  the  spirit  of  good  will  which  is 
so  characteristic  of  him  at  all  times  and  under  all  circumstances  have  made  him 

popular. 

• 

RICHARD  J.  LOCKWOOD. 

The  commercial  history  of  St.  Louis  in  the  nineteenth  century  presents  no 
more  creditable  figure  than  Richard  J.  Lockwood,  for  many  years  engaged  in 
merchandising  here.  He  was  born  in  Kent  county,  Delaware,  September  6,  1808, 
and  died  in  St.  Louis,  June  17,  1870.  His  parents  were  Caleb  and  Araminta  J. 
Lockwood,  the  former  a  son  of  Richard  Lockwood,  who  was  a  member  of  the 
convention  that  framed  the  original  constitution  of  the  state  of  Delaware  and 
organized  the  state  government.  In  1829  the  death  of  Mrs.  Araminta  Lockwood 
occurred,  and  in  the  spring  of  1830  Caleb  J.  Lockwood,  with  his  son  Richard  and 
two  daughters,  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  the  family  home  was  established.  The 
father  was  a  substantial  pioneer  citizen  here,  who  participated  to  some  extent 
in  matters  of  municipal  progress  and  interest,  serving  as  a  member  of  the  city 
council  when  there  were  but  three  wards  in  St.  Louis. 

Arriving  in  this  city  when  a  young  man  of  twenty-one  years,  Richard  J. 
Lockwood  first  became  known  in  business  circles  in  connection  with  the  river 
trade.  In  1836  he  was  a  clerk  on  a  river  steamboat,  and  two  years  later  became 
its  master.  His  connection  with  the  marine  transportation  ceased  in  1842,  when 
he  established  a  shipchandler  and  grocery  business,  although  he  retained  a  finan- 
cial interest  in  transportation  lines.  His  mercantile  interests  were  conducted 
originally  under  the  firm  style  of  Hill  &  Lockwood,  which  later  became  Lock- 
wood,  Voorhees  &  Company,  Lockwood,  Pierson  &  Company,  and  Lockwood  & 
Wilder.  Then  under  his  own  name  Mr.  Lockwood  conducted  the  business  until 
his  retirement  in  1870.  His  entire  commercial  career  contained  not  a  single 
phase  that  would  not  bear  close  investigation  and  scrutiny.  His  fellow  citizens 
recognized  in  him  a  man  of  unassailable  business  integrity,  while  his  energy  car-, 
ried  him  beyond  small  undertakings  into  extensive  and  important  trade  connec- 
tions. 

In  1845  ^^-  Lockwood  was  married  to  Miss  Jane  Bernice  Morrison,  the 
youngest  daughter  of  Major  James  Morrison  of  the  old-time  firm  of  ]\Iorrison 
&  Lockland,  and  a  sister  of  Mrs.  George  Collier  and  Mrs.  William  G.  Pettus.  of 
St.  Louis,  and  Mrs.  Yosti,  of  St.  Charles.  At  her  death,  in  1848,  she  left  one 
son,  William  M.  Lockwood.  In  1858  Mr.  Lockwood  was  again  married,  his  sec- 
ond union  being  with  Angelica  Peele  Robinson,  a  daughter  of  Archibald  Robinson, 
of  Jefferson  county,  Virginia,  and  a  sister  of  George  R.  and  Archibald  Robinson, 
of  St.  Louis.  There  were  five  sons  and  two  daughters  of  this  marriage  :  George 
R. ;  Richard  R. ;  James  Y. ;  Archibald  R. ;  Jane  M. ;  Charles  A.;  and  Sarah  Bell. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  549 

Mr.  Lockwood  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Methodist  church.  His  paternal 
grandfather  was  a  member  of  the  first  Methodist  church  erected  in  Delaware,  and 
the  maternal  grandfather  was  a  minister  of  that  denomination.  Mr.  Lockwood, 
however,  became  a  devout  adherent  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal  church,  and  his 
entire  life  was  characterized  by  devotion  to  Christian  teachings  and  principles. 
He  exerted  a  strong  and  beneficial  influence  upon  the  public  life  of  the  commu- 
nity, and  contact  with  him  meant  expansion  and  elevation.  That  he  was  regarded 
as  one  of  the  most  prominent  and  honored  of  the  early  merchants  and  leading 
citizens  of  St.  Louis  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  his  portrait  in  oil  has  been  given 
place  among  other  distinguished  and  leading  citizens  of  St.  Louis  in  the  rooms  of 
the  Missouri  Historical  Societv. 


GEORGE  L.  BLOOMFIELD. 

George  L.  Bloomfield,  auditor  of  the  St.  Louis  Republic,  was  born  in  New 
Orleans,  Louisiana,  December  3,  1848.  His  paternal  grandfather,  William  Bloom- 
field,  a  native  of  New  Jersey,  was  a  soldier  of  the  war  of  1812  and  was  wounded 
in  one  of  the  skirmishes  with  Packenham's  army  as  he  was  approaching  the  city 
of  New  Orleans.  A  relative  of  the  family  on  the  paternal  side  was  a  patriot  and 
soldier  of  the  American  Revolution,  and  another  was  governor  of  New  Jersey 
in  the  early  days  of  its  statehood.  The  family  had  its  origin  in  England,  but 
has  been  represented  in  this  country  through  many  generations. 

The  father,  Benjamin  Bloomfield,  also  a  native  of  New  Orleans,  became  a 
bookseller,  stationer  and  law  publisher.  Prominent  in  private  and  public  life 
he  served  as  auditor  of  United  States  customs  at  New  Orleans  for  four  years, 
and  was  United  States  commissioner,  commissioner  of  the  court  of  claims  and 
notarv  public  at  Opelousas,  parish  of  St.  Landry,  Louisiana,  for  many  years  and 
until  his  death.  During  the  Civil  war  he  served  on  the  stafif  of  General  John 
Bankhead  Magruder,  of  the  Confederate  army.  His  death  occurred  March  17, 
1903,  and  his  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  ^Nlarcella  Maxwell,  died  July 
14,  1876.  She  was  born  in  England,  of  Scotch-Irish  parentage,  but  was  an  in- 
fant in  arms  when  brought  to  this  country,  her  people  becoming  prominent  in 
New  Orleans  in  the  early  '40s.  On  the  maternal  side  IMr.  Bloomfield  is  one  of 
the  heirs  to  the  "]\Iaxwell  land  grant,"  comprising  about  ninety-seven  thousand 
arpents  of  land  in  Reynolds  and  Iron  counties,  Missouri,  received  from  a  Spanish 
land  grant. 

George  L.  Bloomfield  in  the  acquirement  of  his  education  attended  succes- 
sively the  schools  of  New  Orleans,  the  Mississippi  Military  Academy  at  Pass 
Christian,  Mississippi,  the  Delgado  Academy  at  Havana,  Cuba,  and  the  Franklin 
Institute  at  Athens,  Georgia,  where  he  completed  his  education.  Immediately 
after  leaving  school  he  was  associated  in  business  with  his  father  for  a  few  years 
and  afterward  became  chief  clerk  of  the  tax  department  under  his  uncle,  Thomas 
L.  ]\Iaxwell,  civil  sherifif  for  the  parish  of  Orleans,  state  of  Louisiana.  Subse- 
quently Mr.  Bloomfield  became  deputy  clerk  and  minute  clerk  of  the  sixth  dis- 
trict court  for  the  parish  of  Orleans,  city  of  New  Orleans,  and  on  severing  his 
relations  with  official  service  he  accepted  a  prominent  position  with  the  old 
New  Orleans,  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  Railroad,  now  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad 
Company  at  New  Orleans,  and  was  also  contracting  freight  agent. 

In  1878  Mr.  Bloomfield  entered  the  service  of  the  federal  government  in  the 
office  of  auditor  of  customs,  and  his  ability  and  fidelity  recommended  him  to  pro- 
motions so  that  he  became  chief  clerk  in  the  office  and  eventually  was  promoted 
to  the  position  of  auditor  of  customs,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for  many  years, 
the  work  of  the  office  being  carefully  systematized  and  executed  with  prompt- 
ness and  dispatch.  His  capabilities  also  led  to  his  appointment  as  a  member  of 
the  board  of  local  examiners  of  the  civil  service,  and  chairman  of  the  board  when 
the  civil  service  law  of  the  United  States  went  into  efifect  in  1883.     He  remained 


550  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

continuously  on  the  board  for  sixteen  years  and  was  chairman  ahnost  the  entire 
period,  but  resigned  in  order  to  give  his  undivided  attention  to  his  duties  as 
auditor  of  customs.  He  was  connected  with  that  office  altogether  for  twenty- 
five  vears  in  the  subordinate  and  superior  capacities,  and  while  auditor  of  cus- 
toms was  for  four  years  United  States  commissioner.  Mr.  Bloomfield  resigned 
the  auditorship  in  1903  to  remove  to  St.  Louis  to  accept  the  proffered  position 
of  auditor  of  the  Republic,  and  in  this  capacity  has  remained  until  the  present 
time.  He  has  served  also  as  treasurer  of  the  Republic,  as  assistant  secretary  and 
as  director  at  various  times. 

In  November,  1887,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Bloomfield  was  married  to  Miss  Lillie 
F.  Knapp.  the  eldest  daughter  of  Colonel  John  Knapp,  one  of  the  owners  and, 
at  the  time  of  his  death,  one  of  the  publishers  of  the  St.  Louis  Republic.  In 
politics  ]\Ir.  Bloomfield  is  a  republican.  Each  change  he  has  made  in  his  business 
has  been  a  forward  step  in  the  orderly  progression  which  has  characterized  his 
business  career,  and  his  position  is  now  one  of  large  responsibility  in  his  present 
connection  with  one  of  the  leading  publications  of  the  country. 


lOHN  I.  MARTIN. 


When  the  spirit  of  envy  is  manifest,  the  envious  seldom  pause  to  think  that 
the  one  whose  success  he  grudges  may  have  in  former  years  been  in  a  similar 
and  even  less  propitious  financial  environment  than  himself.  Those  who  today 
know^  John  I.  Martin  as  a  prominent  lawyer  and  as  one  to  whom  is  accorded  def- 
erence and  distinction  in  pubhc  life,  can  hardly  realize  that  when  he  left  the 
public  schools  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  he  began  to  earn  his  own  living  by 
driving  a  team  for  his  father,  who  was  engaged  in  the  draying  business.  Such, 
however,  was  his  start,  and  it  has  been  by  personal  worth  and  merit  that  he 
has  gained  the  enviable  position  which  he  now  occupies  in  professional  circles 
and  public  life. 

His  parents,  William  and  Frances  (Irwin)  Martin,  came  direct  from  the 
north  of  Ireland  to  St.  Louis,  and  in  this  city  John  I.  Martin  was  born  May  24, 
1848.  He  pursued  the  usual  public-school  course  between  the  ages  of  six  and 
fourteen  years,  after  which  he  began  to  provide  for  his  own  support  in  the  man- 
ner above  indicated.  While  thus  engaged  in  teaming  he  devoted  his  leisure  hours 
to  the  acquirement  of  further  knowledge  as  a  student  in  a  commercial  college 
and  throughout  his  entire  life  he  has  been  an  interested  and  attentive  observer 
of  men  and  affairs,  and  from  his  observations  has  drawn  logical  and  philosophical 
conclusions.  As  shipping  clerk  and  salesman  for  a  large  grain  and  commission 
house  he  made  his  second  step  in  the  business  world. 

On  leaving  that  position  Mr.  Martin  engaged  in  merchandising  on  his  own 
account  and  attained  prominence  as  a  man  of  aiTairs,  while  in  political  circles  he 
also  won  recognition.  In  fact,  from  boyhood  days  he  was  deeply  interested  in  the 
political  situation  of  the  country  and  in  the  vital  questions  before  the  public,  and 
when  but  twenty-three  years  of  age  was  elected  to  represent  his  district  in  the 
Missouri  assembly.  Two  years  later,  in  1873,  he  received  public  endorsement  on 
his  term  in  a  reelection,  was  again  chosen  to  the  office  in  1875  and  in  that  year 
was  elected  speaker  of  the  house,  acting  as  presiding  officer  of  the  twentieth  gen- 
eral assembly.  As  presiding  officer  he  displayed  such  ability  and  impartiality 
that  at  the  close  of  the  session  the  house  tendered  him  a  unanimous  vote  of 
thanks  and  presented  him  with  a  handsome  solid  gold  Howard  watch  and  chain 
and  a  gavel  in  token  of  the  uniform  favor  which  he  had  won. 

In  the  meantime  Mr.  Martin  had  taken  up  the  study  of  law,  for  which  natu- 
ral oratorical  ability  and  a  mind  inductive  and  logical  in  its  trend  of  thought 
well  qualified  him.  He  pursued  his  reading  under  the  direction  of  Colonel  R.  S. 
McDonald,  a  prominent  attorney  of  the  Missouri  bar,  and  in  1876  was  admitted 


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552  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

to  practice  in  the  circuit  court  of  St.  Louis,  while  his  admission  to  the  United 
States  supreme  court  came  in  1879  upon  motion  of  Hon.  Montgomery  Blair. 
His  gift  of  eloquence,  supplementing  strong  mentality,  has  gained  him  distinc- 
tion as  a  jury  lawyer,  and  the  court  records  show  that  no  man  in  the  past  quar- 
ter of  a  century  has  been  connected  with  more  cases  of  note  than  he.  He  pre- 
pares his  cases  with  the  utmost  precision  and  care  and  never  neglects  to  give  due 
prominence  to  any  point,  while  at  the  same  time  he  keeps  ever  before  court  and 
jury  the  important  point  upon  which  the  decision  of  every  case  finally  turns. 
He' is  now  senior  partner  of  the  law  firm  of  Martin  &  Dickson,  his  associate  in 
practice  being  Judge  John  M.  Dickson.  Mr.  Martin  has  also  on  occasions  occu- 
pied the  bench  in  the  court  of  criminal  correction  as  a  provisional  judge,  and 
his  prompt  rulings  and  decisions  give  evidence  of  superior  ability.  Few  repre- 
sentatives of  the  bar  have  become  so  uniformly  recognized  as  the  champion  of 
organized  labor  as  has  INIr.  Martin.  Fie  has  defended  the  interests  of  working 
men's  organizations  in  the  appellate  as  well  as  in  the  lower  courts,  and  as  at- 
torney for  assessment  benevolent  associations  he  made  a  splendid  reputation  in 
the  great  legal  contest  wdth  the  state  insurance  commission  of  Missouri  in  1888. 

It  is  a  well  known  fact  that  the  lawyer,  especially  he  who  gains  distinction 
in  practice  before  the  courts,  has  figured  more  prominently  in  public  life  than 
any  other  representative  of  professional  or  commercial  interests.  The  reason  for 
this  is  not  far  to  seek,  as  the  training  which  qualifies  one  for  success  at  the  bar 
alsp  qualifies  him  for  the  clear,  forcible,  logical  and  entertaining  presentation  of 
any  cause  which  he  may  espouse  or  which  he  presents  to  the  public.  On  occa- 
sions of  social  or  political  importance  Mr.  Martin  has  figured  prominently.  He 
is  recognized  as  a  leader  in  various  fraternal  organizations,  including  the  Odd 
Fellows,  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the 
Knights  of  Honor,  and  various  others.  In  all  of  these  he  has  been  called  to  of- 
ficial positions  and  his  efforts  in  their  behalf  have  contributed  much  to  their  suc- 
cess. He  has  been  assistant  judge  advocate  general  for  the  uniformed  rank  of 
the  Knights  of  Pvthias  of  Missouri,  and  became  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
statutory  legislation  for  the  Missouri  Fraternal  Congress,  which  position  he 
still  fills. 

Mr.  Martin  has  long  been  a  central  figure  in  political  circles  in  Missouri  as 
the  champion  of  democracy,  and  in  1868  organized,  and  for  years  commanded, 
the  largest  uniformed  political  organization  in  the  west.  He  has  served  on  the 
city  and  state  democratic  central  committees  and  done  much  effective  work  in 
behalf  of  the  party  along  lines  of  organization.  During  campaigns  he  is  fre- 
quently heard  on  the  lecture  platform  and  in  behalf  of  democracy,  under  the 
auspices  of  the  national  and  state  committees,  he  has  addressed  the  people  of 
New  York,  Illinois,  Ohio,  Indiana  and  other  states  upon  the  questions  of  vital 
interest.  He  was  a  prominent  leader  in  the  campaign  of  1876,  when  Samuel  J. 
Tilden  was  the  presidential  nominee,  and  in  1881  was  a  democratic  presidential 
elector,  on  which  occasion  he  was  chosen  as  a  messenger  to  convey  the  vote  of 
Missouri  to  the  electoral  college  at  Washington.  When  the  democratic  national 
convention  was  held  in  St.  Louis  in  1888,  he  acted  as  grand  marshal  of  the  mam- 
moth parade  which  was  held,  when  fifty  thousand  men  were  in  the  line  of  march. 
In  1896  he  was  sergeant-at-arms  of  the  democratic  national  committee  and  for 
the  national  convention  held  in  Chicago  and  won  most  wide  and  favorable  com- 
ment for  the  capable  manner  in  which  he  discharged  his  duties  on  that  occasion. 
He  has  acted  as  sergeant-at-arms  for  the  past  sixteen  years  and  has  been  reelected 
for  the  succeeding  four  years.  For  many  years  he  represented  the  state  and  city 
in  the  Deep  Waterways  conventions  of  the  Mississippi  valley  and  the  National 
Rivers  and  Harbors  Congress,  being  appointed  by  the  governor  of  Missouri  and 
mayor  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  sergeant-at-arms  for  the  National  Rivers  and  Har- 
bors Congress  which,  by  many  of  the  eminent  statesmen  of  the  country,  was 
regarded  as  seconrl  in  importance  only  to  the  congress  of  the  LTnited  States.  In 
this  connection  he  did  much  valuable  service,  and  his  official  duties  in  this  or- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  553 

ganization  and  as  sergeant-at-arms  in  the  national  political  conventions,  brought 
him  into  contact  with  many  of  the  most  eminent  men  of  the  nation. 

At  a  recent  congress  the  following  resolution  was  passed  and  a  copy  given  to 
Colonel  Martin:  "Resolved,  That  the  best  acknowledgment  and  thanks  of  the 
National  Rivers  and  Harbors  Congress  hereby  be  extended  to  Colonel  John  I. 
Martin  of  the  United  States  of  America,  for  his  faithful  services  rendered  as  ser- 
geant-at-arms of  the  National  Rivers  and  Harbors  Congress,  and  that  further 
thanks  of  the  congress  be  extended  him  for  his  speeches  made  and  work  done  in 
the  development  of  the  waterways  of  the  United  States."  Mr.  Martin  is  at  pres- 
ent a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Upper  River  Improvement 
Association.  He  is  a  forceful,  earnest  speaker,  his  utterances  show  that  he  has 
closely  studied  the  matter  under  question  and  considered  it  from  every  possible 
viewpoint,  his  reasoning  is  sound,  his  decisions  logical,  and  his  words  have  car- 
ried weight  in  many  important  cases. 

One  of  his  recent  political  addresses  was  made  on  the  top  of  Pike's  Peak  on 
the  5th  of  June,  1908.  On  that  occasion  sixty  or  more  tourists  had  made  the 
ascent  of  the  mountain  on  the  cog  railroad,  and  while  at  the  top  importuned 
Colonel  IMartin  to  address  them.  The  great  majority  who  ascended  the  mountain 
had  scarcely  breath  enough  left  in  the  rarefied  atmosphere  to  make  a  speech,  but 
Colonel  ]\Iartin  responded,  and  among  his  closing  words  were:  "My  friends, 
standing  upon  this  historic  spot  on  this  most  famous  mountain  in  the  world,  some 
time  ago  stood  the  great  champion  of  human  rights  and  human  progress,  educa- 
tional and  moral  advancement,  the  Hon.  William  Jennings  Bryan,  and  I  regret 
exceedingly  that  I  do  not  possess  some  of  his  oratorical  ability  for  this  occasion, 
in  order  that,  while  we  are  viewing  the  unparalleled  scenery  in  the  heart  of  the 
Rockies,  panorama  of  mountain  and  plain,  the  sunset  from  yonder  golden  hill  at 
Cripple  Creek,  the  Garden  of  the  Gods,  and  the  surrounding  country,  and  con- 
templating the  grandeur  and  marvelous  development  of  the  men  of  genius  of  this 
present  age  of  electricity,  of  scientific  progress  and  unprecedented  activities,  I 
could  have  you  enjoy  with  reverential  awe  and  patriotic,  exultant  American 
pride,  the  achievements  of  the  men  who  have  by  patience,  fortitude,  indomitable 
will  and  courageous  industry,  surmounted  every  obstacle." 

Colonel  iMartin  has  had  military  experience  in  command  of  the  Shaw  Guard, 
a  prominent  military  battalion  of  St.  Louis,  which,  under  his  direction,  attained 
high  proficiency  in  discipline  and  drill.  He  had  the  unfaltering  loyalty  of  his 
troops,  and  was  also  prominently  and  favorably  known  to  the  officers  and  men  of 
the  militia  of  the  state.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  judge  advocate  of  the 
First  Brigade  of  the  National  Guard  of  Missouri,  and  has  been  active  and  earnest 
in  building  up  the  organization  in  this  state.  Military  matters  have  always  been 
of  deep  interest  to  him  and  the  soldier  has  no  warmer  friend  than  Mr.  Martin. 
When  ^Missouri  sent  her  troops  to  the  front  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Spanish- 
American  war.  Colonel  Martin  labored  assiduously  for  the  interests  of  the  men 
assembled  at  Jefferson  barracks,  and  again  acted  as  chairman  of  the  committee 
of  leading  citizens  who  had  in  charge  the  "welcome  home"  proceedings  when  the 
soldiers  returned  from  the  war.  With  untiring  effort  and  energy,  actuated  in  all 
that  he  did  by  a  spirit  of  unfaltering  patriotism,  he  labored  night  and  day  to 
make  these  demonstrations  a  success,  receiving  and  entertaining  in  all  some  twelve 
thousand  of  the  men  who  had  responded  to  their  country's  call. 

No  movement  relative  to  the  interests  of  St.  Louis  and  its  upbuilding  along 
political,  social,  material,  intellectual  or  moral  lines  fails  to  receive  his  endorse- 
ment and  support.  When  the  convention  was  held  in  St.  Louis,  January  10,  1899, 
to  fix  the  time  and  place  of  holding  the  centennial  celebration  of  the  Louisiana 
purchase,  he  was  chosen  as  one  of  the  delegates  from  Missouri  to  this  convention, 
and  was  there  made  the  chairman  of  the  committee  on  credentials.  Later  his 
powers  of  oratory  were  frequentlv  employed  in  behalf  of  the  movement  and  he 
remained  before  and  throughout  the  period  of  the  exposition  one  of  its  most 
stalwart  friends  and  champions. 


55-i  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life.  Colonel  Martin  was  married  to  Miss 
Clara  E.  LaBarge,  a  daughter  of  Captain  Charles  LaBarge,  a  pioneer  river  cap- 
tain and  steamboat  owner.  Their  children  are  three  in  number:  MacDonald, 
who  is  associated  with  his  father  in  business ;  Clara  E.,  the  wife  of  M.  C.  Zeder- 
baum.  superintendent  of  construction  in  Chicago;  and  Frances  O.,  the  wife  of 
William  'M.  Drumm,  national  lumber  inspector. 

At  this  point  it  would  be  almost  tautological  to  enter  into  any  series  of  state- 
ments as  showing  Colonel  Martin  to  be  a  man  of  broad  intelligence  and  genuine 
public  spirit,  for  this  has  been  shadowed  forth  between  the  lines  of  this  re- 
view. Strong  in  his  individuality,  he  never  lacks  the  courage  of  his  convictions. 
Xo  plan  or  movement  for  the  benefit  of  the  city  along  lines  of  progress  and  im- 
provement seek  his  aid  in  vain.  The  public  work  that  he  has  done  has  largely 
been  of  a  nature  that  has  brought  no  pecuniary  reward,  and  yet  has  made  exten- 
sive demands  upon  his  time,  his  thought  and  his  energies.  He  holds  friendship 
inviolable,  and  as  true  w'orth  may  always  win  his  regard,  he  has  a  very  extensive 
circle  of  friends,  and  his  life  demonstrates  the  truth  of  Emerson's  statement  that, 
"The  way  to  win  a  friend  is  to  be  one."  He  has,  perhaps,  as  many  warm  ad- 
mirers among  his  political  enemies  as  among  those  with  whom  he  works  in  po- 
litical lines.  The  soldier  boy  is  ever  his  champion,  while  in  fraternal  circles  he 
has  the  warmest  regard  of  all  with  whom  he  has  come  in  contact. 


ROBERT  JOHNSTON. 

The  world  instinctively  pays  deference  to  a  man  whose  success  has  been 
worthily  achieved  and  gains  his  advancement  through  his  ability  and  who  through- 
out his  business  career  bases  his  principles  and  actions  upon  the  rules  which 
govern  strict  and  unswerving  integrity.  Such  has  been  the  record  of  Robert 
Johnston,  now  vice  president  of  the  Scruggs,  Vandervoort  &  Barney  Dry  Goods 
Company,  owning  and  controlling  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  successful  mer- 
cantile enterprises  of  St.  Louis. 

He  was  born  in  Castletown,  Kings  county,  Ireland,  December  28,  1846, 
spending  his  boyhood  days  in  the  home  of  his  parents,  John  and  Elizabeth  (Col- 
bourn)  Johnston,  the  former  a  farmer  by  occupation.  He  pursued  his  educa- 
tion in  the  Model  School  of  Parsonstown,  Ireland,  and  was  graduated  in  1862. 
In  that  year  he  started  in  business  life  as  an  apprentice  to  the  firm  of  Switzer, 
Ferguson  &  Company,  drapers  and  silk  mercers,  following  the  advice  of  his  par- 
ents in  thus  taking  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world.  For  eight  years  he 
was  identified  w-ith  commercial  interests  in  the  land  of  his  nativity  and  in  March, 
1870,  sought  the  superior  business  opportunities  of  the  new  world  where  com- 
petition is  great  but  where  advancement  is  quickly  secured. 

Landing  at  New  York  city  Mr.  Johnston  was  employed  in  the  metropolis  by 
James  A.  Hearn  &  Son,  from  March,  1870,  until  September,  1872,  during  part 
of  which  time  he  acted  as  assistant  superintendent.  In  the  latter  year  he  entered 
the  employ  of  James  McCreery  &  Company  of  New  York,  importers,  jobbers 
and  retailers,  with  whom  he  continued  as  superintendent  of  the  department  of 
window  decoration  until  1875.  His  business  ability  recommended  him  for  pro- 
motion and  he  was  then  made  assistant  manager  of  the  silk  and  velvet  depart- 
ment in  both  the  wholesale  and  retail  establishment.  In  1885,  through  further 
promotion,  he  assumed  the  entire  management  of  both  departments  and  in  the 
interests  of  the  business  visited  the  foreign  markets  where  these  goods  are  pro- 
duced or  sold.  During  his  entire  business  career  he  has  given  especial  attention 
and  stufly  to  fabrics,  especially  to  silks  and  finer  tissues,  and  few  men  have  more 
intimate  or  correct  knowledge  of  these  lines  of  goods.  In  August  1899,  he  severed 
his  connection  with  James  McCreery  &  Company  of  New  York  and  purchased  a 
fifth  interest  in  the   Scruggs,  Vandervoort  &   Barney  Dry   Goods   Company  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  555 

St.  Louis,  with  which  he  is  still  connected  as  vice  president  and  merchandise 
director.  He  acted  in  the  latter  position  until  the  reorganization  of  the  com- 
pany after  the  death  of  Mr.  Scruggs  wdien  he  was  chosen  vice  president.  He 
continues  to  make  a  close  study  of  the  finest  goods  handled  in  the  establish- 
ment and  few  are  more  familiar  with  the  products  handled  in  the  markets  of 
the  old  world  as  well  as  in  the  new  than  Mr.  Johnston.  Thoroughness  and  sys- 
tem characterize  his  labors  at  all  times  and  his  excellent  judgment  concern- 
ing values  has  enabled  him  to  place  his  orders  so  that  the  firms  he  has  represented 
have  benefited  largely  by  his  investments.  Since  entering  business  life  as  an 
apprentice  he  has  followed  those  paths  which  have  led  to  success,  possessing 
ever  an  unassailable  reputation,  for  in  his  career  commercial  industry  and  busi- 
ness enterprise  have  been  well  directed  forces.  In  addition  to  his  extensive 
interests  in  mercantile  lines  he  is  now  the  vice  president  of  the  General  Roof- 
ing Manufacturing  Company  of  East  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Johnston  was  married  in  New  York,  August  9,  1872,  to  Miss  Helen 
Armour  Wilkie,  of  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  and  their  children  are :  May,  the  wife 
of  Dr.  William  Ferguson,  of  New  York  city;  Helen  L.,  the  wife  of  Frederick 
R.  Peters,  of  St.  Louis;  Edith  A.;  Robert;  J.  Wyndham ;  and  Ruth  A.,  all 
at  home. 

Air.  Johnston's  political  affiliations  are  generally  those  of  the  republican 
party  but  he  has  never  hesitated  to  exercise  his  right  of  choice,  especially  for 
municipal  or  state  officers  in  elections  where  no  issue  is  involved,  considering 
that  character  and  suitability  of  the  candidate  are  above  party  allegiance.  He 
has  given  his  endorsement  and  liberal  support  to  many  measures  for  the  gen- 
eral good  and  has  labored  to  advance  the  commercial  interests  of  St.  Louis 
through  his  cooperation  with  and  membership  in  the  Business  Men's  League. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  Burns  Club  and  of  the  Caledonia 
Society,  which  he  joined  in  1904.  serving  as  its  vice  president  in  1906.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  and  is  a  member  of  the  West 
Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  is  now  serving  as  elder  and  as  member  of  the 
board  of  trustees.  He  stands  as  a  splendid  example  of  a  broad-minded  man  who 
has  learned  and  assimilated  the  lessons  of  hfe.  Not  so  abnormally  developed 
in  any  direction  as  to  be  called  a  genius,  he  has  steadily  gained  in  strength,  poise 
and  capability,  while  his  judgment  and  even-paced  energy  have  carried  him  for- 
ward to  the  goal  of  success.  He  is  a  dependable  man  in  every  relation  and  in 
any  emergency  and  his  characteristics  are  a  quietude  of  deportment,  easy  dig- 
nity, frankness  and  cordiality  of  address  and  a  total  absence  of  any  esoteric 
phase.  He  possesses,  moreover,  the  confidence  and  courage  that  come  of  accom- 
plished personal  ability  and  a  habitual  regard  for  what  is  best  in  the  exercise  of 
human  activities. 


WTLLIAM  LEWIS  NICHOLS. 

William  Lewis  Nichols  is  cashier  of  the  Grand  Avenue  Bank,  which  was 
organized  in  the  fall  of  1905  and  has  since  continuously  given  evidence  of  its 
right  to  be  classed  with  the  substantial  banking  institutions  of  the  city,  for  behind 
it  are  men  of  well  known  enterprise  and  progressiveness  as  well  as  of  substan- 
tial financial  standing.  Mr.  Nichols  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  December  9,  1869. 
Early  records  of  the  family  state  that  the  first  American  ancestor  settled  in  Vir- 
ginia in  the  year  1647  ^^^  ^^^^^  ^^  was  a  professor  in  an  educational  institution 
there.  Later  representatives  of  the  name  went  to  Indiana  where  W^illiam  Nichols. 
father  of  our  subject,  was  born  and  reared.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1865  and 
here  entered  banking  circles,  becoming  well  known  in  the  St.  Louis  Commercial 
Bank,  now  the  State  National  Bank,  of  which  he  was  vice  presdient  at  the  time 
of  his  demise,  about  six  years  ago.     He  had  figured  in  banking  circles  here  for 


556  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

almost  fortv-five  years  and  throughout  that  entire  period  his  name  was  a  syno- 
nym for  financial  integrity  and  enterprise.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Austine  JoUs. 

At  the  usual  age,  William  L. .Nichols  became  a  student  in  the  public  schools 
and  finally  was  graduated  from  the  manual  training  school.  He  also  devoted  a 
year  to  pursuing  a  general  course  in  the  Washington  University.  With  a  view 
of  thoroughly  acquainting  himself  with  the  iron  business  he  accepted  a  position 
in  a  foundry,  but  not  finding  the  work  entirely  to  his  liking  or  expectations  he 
retired  from  that  field  and  entered  the  Commercial  Bank  in  a  clerical  capacity. 
He  was  advanced  through  all  of  the  various  positions,  from  that  of  messenger, 
duties  involving  larger  responsibility  being  entrusted  to  him  as  he  showed  a 
knowledge  of  the  business  and  a  thorough  understanding  of  what  had  already 
been  committed  to  his  care.  He  continued  with  the  Commercial  until  its  con- 
solidation with  the  State  Bank  and  was  then  with  the  latter  for  three  years, 
serving  as  one  of  its  paying  tellers,  at  the  time  he  withdrew  from,  the  institu- 
tion. On  the  organization  of  the  Germania  Trust  Company  he  became  one  of 
its  tellers  and  remained  with  it  during  the  life  of  the  company.  He  next  joined 
the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company  with  which  he  continued  for  two  years  but 
seeking  the  broader  scope  for  his  labors  that  is  furnished  in  an  independent  busi- 
ness venture  he  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Grand  Avenue  Bank,  which 
opened  its  doors  for  business  in  the  fall  of  1905.  Since  that  time  it  has  removed 
from  its  original  location  at  the  corner  of  Grand  and  Easton  avenues  to  Grand 
avenue  and  Olive  street,  where  the  bank  is  now  housed  in  better  and  more  com- 
modious quarters.  Mr.  Nichols  has  been  cashier  from  the  beginning  and  the  suc- 
cess of  the  institution  is  attributable  in  no  small  degree  to  his  efforts.  He  has 
earned  for  himself  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  careful  man  of  business  and  in 
his  dealings  is  known  for  his  prompt  and  honorable  methods,  which  have  won 
the  deserved  and  unbounded  confidence  of  his  fellowmen. 

In  Chicago,  Illinois,  on  the  22d  of  April,  1896,  Mr.  Nichols  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Eugenia  Carr  and  they  have  three  daughters,  Eugenia,  Min- 
erva and  Margaret.  Mrs.  Nichols  is  a  granddaughter  of  Judge  Carr,  one  of 
the  first  settlers  and  one  of  the  distinguished  residents  of  St.  Louis,  in  whose 
honor  Carr  street  was  named.  Mr.  Nichols  is  enrolled  as  a  member  of  the  Royal 
Arcanum  and  the  Legion  of  Honor.  He  is  also  a  communicant  of  the  Episcopal 
church  and  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party.  While  his  business 
interests  have  claimed  the  major  portion  of  his  time  they  have  not  precluded 
that  active  participation  in  community  affairs  which  indicates  a  public-spirited 
devotion  to  the  general  good  and  the  recognition  of  one's  obligations  in  matters 
of  citizenship  and  in  social  relations.  - 


FRANCIS  DRISCHLER. 

Francis  Drischler  is  a  veteran  of  the  Spanish-American  war  engaged  in 
architectural  lines  in  St.  Louis  as  junior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Clymer  & 
Drischler.  He  was  born  March  3,  1873,  in  New  York  and  is  a  son  of  Francis 
and  Marie  Wienecke  Drischler.  The  public  schools  of  his  native  city  afforded 
him  his  early  educational  privileges  and  later  he  was  under  private  instruction 
in  Belgium,  Germany,  and  France,  also  acquiring  that  broad  and  comprehensive 
knowledge  and  culture  which  only  travel  can  bring. 

Mr.  Drischler  was  married  in  New  York,  September  29,  1896,  to  Miss  Ida 
Stier  and  they  have  one  son,  Carl  Stier  Drischler,  and  one  daughter,  Marian 
Drischler. 

At  the  time  of  the  Spanish-American  war  Mr.  Drischler  was  sergeant  of 
Troop  A.  Fourth  United  States  Cavalry,  and  saw  three  years'  active  service  in 
the  Philippines,  during  which  time  he  participated  in  various  skirmishes,  also  in 


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55S  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  capture  of  San  Isidro,  Lawton's  Northern  Expedition,  from  October  ii  to 
December  5,  1899.  and  General  Schwan's  Southern  Expedition  from  January  3 
to  February  15.  1899. 

After  being  honorably  discharged  from  the  army  Air.  Drischler  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  1901  and  has  since  been  connected  with  the  business  interests  in  this 
city  as  an  architect.  For  two  and  a  half  years  he  was  employed  as  draftsman 
by  the  firm  of  Eames  &  Young,  architects,  and  since  January,  1904,  has  engaged 
in  business  on  his  own  account,  various  substantial  structures  of  the  city  standing 
as  monuments  of  his  enterprise  and  skill.  He  erected  the  Colonial  Hotel  and 
State  Normal  School  of  Springfield,  Alissouri,  and  also  Loewen  Hotel  and  theater 
at  Enid.  Oklahoma.  On  the  ist  of  July,  1908,  he  formed  a  partnership  with 
Harry  G.  Clymer  and  from  the  beginning  they  have  enjoyed  a  constantlv  in- 
creasing patronage,  their  business  growing  continuously  in  volume  and  importance. 
Air.  Drischler  is  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects.  His  political 
allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Army  of  the 
Philippines,  being  commander  of  Camp  Corporal  L.  B.  DeWitt.  He  is  like- 
wise identified  with  the  Alasonic  fraternity  and  in  these  various  relations  has 
found  pleasant  companionship,  while  the  circle  of  his  friends  is  constantly  in- 
creasing with  the  growth  of  the  circle  of  his  acquaintances. 


LOUIS  PLOESER. 


Louis  Ploeser,  as  president  of  the  J.  B.  Sickles  Saddlery  Company,  is  con- 
trolling large  and  growing  manufacturing  and  mercantile  interests.  He  was  born 
in  St.  Louis,  May  14,  1852,  a  son  of  Christian  and  Elizabeth  Ploeser,  nee  Luft. 
The  father  was  a  native  of  Seheim,  Hesse-Darmtsadt,  Germany,  coming  to  Amer- 
ica in  1848  and  was  married  in  1850.  For  some  time  he  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  saddle  trees,  with  which  he  supplied  the  government  during  the  Civil 
war.  He  was  appointed  colonel  of  the  Home  Guard  during  the  period  of  hos- 
tilities, and  although  he  did  not  go  to  the  front  used  his  influence  to  uphold  the 
federal  government.  He  always  took  an  active  interest  in  politics,  yet  never 
sought,  nor  desired  office  as  a  reward  for  party  fealty.  His  aid  to  his  city,  state 
and  country  was  the  spontaneous  and  free-will  offering  of  a  patriotic  and  pub- 
lic-spirited citizen. 

Louis  Ploeser  attended  successively  the  public  school,  German  Institute  and 
Jones  Business  College,  being  graduated  from  the  last  named  with  the  class  of 
1868.  Prior  to  that  time,  however,  he  had  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business 
world,  for  in  the  vacation  months  of  Julv  and  August,  1867,  he  was  employed  in 
the  office  of  the  circuit  clerk  of  St.  Louis.  The  following  year,  during  the  same 
period,  he  was  office  boy  in  the  Fourth  National  Bank  of  this  city,  and  in  1869 
he  secured  a  situation  with  Grimsley  &  Company,  wholesale  manufacturers  of 
saddlery  on  Alain  street.  In  1872  that  firm  retired  from  business  and  Mr.  Ploeser 
entered  the  service  of  J.  B.  Sickles  &  Company  in  the  same  line  of  business,  act- 
ing as  traveling  salesman  until  1881,  when  the  J.  B.  Sickles  Saddlery  Company 
was  incorporated.  The  business  had  been  established  in  1834  at  No.  509  North 
Main  street,  and  in  1840  Mr.  Sickles  built  a  factory  on  Morgan  and  Twenty- 
first  streets,  just  two  blocks  from  the  present  location  of  the  house.  Following 
the  incorporation  of  the  business,  Mr.  Ploeser  was  elected  vice  president  of  the 
comjjany,  but  continued  upon  the  road  as  traveling  salesman  for  five  years,  after 
which  he  entered  the  house  to  take  charge  of  the  buying  of  saddlery  hardware, 
etc.  He  remained  as  vice  president  until  1897,  when  upon  the  death  of  the  presi- 
dent, J.  J.  Krehcr,  he  purchased  his  interest  in  the  firm  and  was  elected  president 
and  general  manager. 

The  firm  of  J.  B.  Sickles  &  Company  carried  on  business  on  Main  street  for 
forty-seven  years  but  at  the  time  of  the  incorporation  a  removal  was  made  to 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  559 

Eleventh  street  and  Washington  avenue,  theirs  being  the  first  house  to  venture 
so  far  west  on  the  latter  thoroughfare.  In  1891  they  removed  to  Twenty-first 
street  and  Washington  avenue,  where  the  business  was  successfully  conducted 
until  the  20th  of  June,  1901,  when  the  entire  plant  was  destroyed  by  fire.  A  new, 
larger  and  more  complete  one  arose  Phoenix-like  from  the  ashes  and  was  ready 
for  occupancy  on  the  ist  of  January,  1902.  On  the  15th  of  May,  of  the  same 
year,  the  business  was  reorganized  and  the  capital  stock  increased.  On  the  8th 
of  October,  1906,  they  purchased  the  horse  collar  plant  of  the  Sommers  Brothers 
Manufacturing  Company,  on  Broadway  and  Destrehan  street,  this  being  the  larg- 
est and  best  equipped  horse  collar  factory  in  the  C4)untry.  The  company  has  an 
extensive  output  of  various  lines  of  harness  and  saddlery,  saddlery  hardware  and 
summer  and  winter  horse  clothing,  carrying  the  largest  and  most  complete  line  of 
turf  horse  furnishing  goods,  riding  equipments  and  stable  requisites  to  be  found 
west  of  New  York  city.  The  sales  of  the  house  have  kept  pace  with  the  growth 
of  the  west  until  the  business  today  is  one  of  the  largest  exclusive  saddlery  estab- 
lishments in  the  United  States.  As  president  of  the  company,  Mr.  Ploeser  has 
as  his  associate  officers :  Henry  Rohde,  vice  president ;  Adam  Joerder,  second 
vice  president ;  C.  A.  Wuerker,  secretary ;  and  H.  R.  Ohlsen,  treasurer. 

On  the  3d  of  October,  1888,  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  Mr.  Ploeser  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Alice  Kreher,  and  their  children  are :  Sterling  Louis  and  Chester 
Ralph.  Mr.  Ploeser  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  and  to  the  Business 
Men's  League,  while  his  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party. 
There  is  nothing  which  serves  to  encourage  and  inspire  young  men  of  this  coun- 
try more  than  does  the  life  record  of  such  a  man  as  Louis  Ploeser,  for  it  indi- 
cates what  it  is  possible  to  accomplish  when  no  fortunate  environment  encom- 
passes the  individual  at  the  outset  of  his  career.  Obliged  to  provide  for  his  own 
support  from  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  through  unabating  energy  he  has  acquired 
all  that  he  has  enjoyed  and  as  the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes  has  budded  wisely 
and  well. 


WILLIAM  McGREGGOR  CULP. 

William  McGreggor  Gulp,  state  oil  inspector,  was  born  in  Jefferson  county, 
Ohio.  August  8,  1864.  His  father,  David  W.  Gulp,  is  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  has 
been  a  real-estate  dealer  and  stock-shipper.  In  1865  he  came  to  ^Missouri  and 
after  residing  for  a  time  in  Shelby  county  removed  to  Maryville,  Nodaway 
county,  but  is  now  living  in  Wayne  county,  Illinois.  He  married  Jennie  M.  Mc- 
Greggor, also  a  native  of  Ohio.  Both  came  from  old  families  long  connected 
with  agricultural  and  stock-raising  interests. 

\\'illiam  M.  Gulp'  spent  his  boyhood  days  in  Shelby  county,  ^Missouri,  and 
supplemented  his  public  course  there  acquired  bv  study  in  the  Maryville  Busi- 
ness College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1882.  He  then  crossed  the  plains 
to  ^lontana,  where  he  engaged  in  the  cattle  business  with  the  "L.  O."  outfit, 
making  two  trips.  In  1885  he  located  in  Kansas  City,  where  he  engaged  in  the 
produce  commission  business  with  Richard  Butler  &  Company  until  1892,  when 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  there  engaged  in  the  real-estate  and  building  business, 
in  which  he  is  still  active  to  some  extent.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Rosa 
Realty  Company,  and  owns  property  in  this  city.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Shortal.  Gulp  &  Company,  real  estate  and  loans,  and  is  interested  in 
various  other  enterprises. 

!Mr.  Gulp  is  a  stanch  democrat,  continuing  as  an  active  worker  in  the  local 
and  state  ranks  of  the  party  since  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  He  was  one  of 
the  first  to  advocate  the  nomination  of  Folk  for  governor,  and  has  been  one  of 
his  most  loyal  supporters.  He  is  a  member  of  various  local  democratic  organi- 
zations, but  would  never  accept  an  elective  office  or  appointment  until  appointed 
bv  Governor  Folk  as  state  oil  inspector  in  June,  1905,  and  reappointed  in  June, 


560  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

1907,  for  a  second  term  of  two  years.  He  has  long  been  a  member  of  the  Knights 
of  Pvthias  fraternity  and  of  the  Jefferson  Club.  He  is  a  lover  of  hunting,  fish- 
ing and  horseback  riding,  and  the  outdoor  life  proves  to  him  not  only  a  source  of 
pleasure  but  also  of  great  benefit.  He  is  likewise  much  interested  in  agricultural 
pursuits  and  owns  a  farm  near  St.  Louis,  whereon  he  raises  horses  and  cattle. 
He  delights  to  retire  to  the  farm,  watching  the  growth  of  its  crops  and  enjoying 
that  close  contact  with  nature,  which  proves  attractive  to  every  normal  individual. 


ALEXANDRE  FERDINAND  GODEFROY. 

Alexandre  Ferdinand  Godefroy,  proprietor  of  one  of  the  finest  hair  dressing 
establishments  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Normandy,  France,  November  6,  1853, 
a  son  of  Adolphe  Alexandre  Godefroy,  a  cultivator  of  St.  Aubin.  The  mother 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Eugenie  Juistine  Avenel.  The  ancestry  dates  back  to 
the  crusaders'  period. 

Mr.  Godefroy  of  this  review  was  educated  in  France  and  was  drafted  for 
service  in  the  French  army,  with  which  he  was  connected  for  a  short  time. 
Later  he  went  to  London,  where  he  remained  for  several  years,  and  then  re- 
turned to  France,  where  he  served  out  the  remainder  of  his  military  term.  He 
then  again  went  to  London,  where  he  entered  the  employ  of  a  Mr.  Carlie,  a  noted 
hair  dresser,  and  in  the  year  1879  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  New  York  city.  Subse- 
quently he  went  to  Chicago  and  entered  the  employ  of  Mrs.  Thompson,  a  noted 
hair  dresser  of  Chicago.  There  he  continued  for  a  year  and  afterward  came  to 
St.  Louis,  where  he  established  himself  in  the  same  line  of  business  in  the  year 
1882  on  Seventh  and  Pine  streets.  Subsequently  he  purchased  the  property  at 
3504-6  Olive  street,  where  he  established  business,  and  was  furthermore  con- 
nected with  enterprises  of  the  same  character  in  Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  draw- 
ing his  patronage  from  the  best  residents  of  St.  Louis.  Aside  from  these  busi- 
ness connections  Mr.  Godefroy  is  now  interested  in  the  manufacture  of  soap  and 
toilet  articles  in  the  City  of  Mexico,  where  he  established  a  business  in  July, 
1906.  Fle  is  also  an  inventor  of  several  valuable  hair  dressing  and  other  devices 
for  aerial  propulsion  and  visual  and  electrical  transmission.  He  is  likewise  an  in- 
ventor of  railroad  supplies  and  possesses  notable  mechanical  skill  and  ingenuity. 

On  the  i8th  of  September,  1882,  Mr.  Godefroy  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Jane  Date,  whose  parents  were  natives  of  England,  her  father  being  a  prom- 
inent tailor  at  Nether  Stowey,  England.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Godefroy  are  parents 
of  five  children,  of  whom  Adolphe  Ferdinand  and  Charles  Webb  are  still  living. 
The  others,  Edom  Herbert,  Clovis  and  Azeline  are  all  deceased.  Mr.  Godefroy 
belongs  to  the  Franco- American  Club  and  is  a  leader  among  people  of  his  na- 
tionality in  the  city.  He  has  remained  in  this  country  for  thirty  years,  has 
found  good  business  opportunities  here  and  through  their  utilization  has  gained 
success  in  the  commercial  world. 


MAJOR  HENRY  SMITH  TURNER. 

Not  the  good  that  comes  to  us,  but  the  good  that  comes  to  the  world  through 
us,  is  the  measure  of  our  success,  and  when  judged  in  this  light  Major  Henry  S. 
Turner  was  an  extremely  successful  man.  He  stood  as  the  highest  type  of  Amer- 
ican manhood  and  chivalry,  his  life  characterized  by  a  lofty  patriotism,  by  unas- 
sailable business  integrity  and  by  unfaltering  devotion  to  all  of  the  duties  of 
home  and  friendship.  Lie  looked  at  life  from  the  broad  standpoint  of  the  noble- 
minded  progressive  man  who  recognizes  the  duties,  the  obligations  and  the  pos- 


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562  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

sibilities  that  come  to  the  individual  and  realizes  that  his  life  work  is  best  who 
uses  his  talents  to  the  utmost. 

Major  Turner  was  a  native  of  Alarengo,  Virginia,  born  April  i,  1811,  and 
his  life  record  covered  the  intervening  years  to  the  i6th  of  December,  1881, 
when  he  passed  away  in  St.  Louis.  He  represented  one  of  the  old  Virginian 
families  founded  in  America  by  Thomas  Turner,  who  in  colonial  days  came  from 
Parendon,  Essex  county,  England,  and  settled  in  King  George  county,  Virginia, 
where  the  family  lived  for  two  hundred  years,  or  until  Major  Thomas  Turner, 
father  of  ^lajor  Henry  S.  Turner,  removed  to  Marengo,  on  the  James  river. 
A  few  years  later  during  the  early  childhood  days  of  his  son  Henry,  he  went  to 
Fauquier  county,  Mrginia,  w^here  he  established  a  country  estate,  calling  it  Kin- 
loch.  Later  one  of  his  grandsons,  J.  Lucas  Turner,  gave  the  same  name  to  his 
countrv  home  in  the  Florissant  valley,  whence  it  has  become  a  common  name  in 
St.  Louis.  ]^Iajor  Thomas  Turner  won  his  title  by  active  service  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  He  died  at  Kinloch  in  1840  and  was  long  survived  by  his  wife,  who 
passed  away  in  1866  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years.  She  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Eliza  Randolph  and  was  a  daughter  of  Robert  Randolph,  of  Eastern  View, 
Fauquier  county,  and  a  member  of  that  distinguished  Randolph  family  of  Vir- 
ginia. Her  mother  was  a  Carter  and  a  sister  of  the  mother  of  General  Robert 
E.  Lee.  \*arious  representatives  of  the  family  gained  distinction  in  connection 
with  the  military  history  of  the  country.  Two  brothers  of  Major  Henry  S.  Tur- 
ner, members  of  a  family  of  twelve  children,  became  connected  with  the  Union 
navy,  one  being  Admiral  Thomas  Turner  and  the  other  Captain  Charles  Turner. 

Under  capable  private  instructors  Major  Henry  S.  Turner  pursued  his  edu- 
cation at  home  to  the  age  of  nineteen  years  and  then  through  the  direct  influence 
of  President  Andrew  Jackson,  to  whom  he  applied  in  person,  he  was  admitted  to 
West  Point  as  a  cadet  in  September,   1830,  and  was  there  graduated  in  June, 

1834,  leaving  upon  the  whole  academic  staff  as  well  as  upon  his  more  intimate 
companions  the  same  opinion  as  to  his  genuine,  manlv,  chivalrous  character,  which 
was  confirmed  by  his  entire  after  career.  Following  his  graduation  he  was  ap- 
pointed brevet  second  lieutenant  in  the  First  Regiment  of  Dragoons,  then  a  new 
department  of  the  United  States  service.  He  was  on  active  duty  with  his  regi- 
ment on  the  frontier,  being  quartered  at  Fort  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  and  in  August, 

1835,  became  second  lieutenant,  while  in  July,  1836,  he  was  appointed  adjutant 
at  regimental  headquarters.  He  served  in  that  capacity  until  November,  1838, 
and  in  the  meantime  on  the  3d  of  March,  1837,  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  first 
lieutenant.  He  left  regimental  headquarters  to  become  aide-de-camp  on  the 
stafif  of  General  Atkinson  and  so  continued  until  July,  1839,  when  he  and  two 
companions  were  sent  by  the  war  department  to  the  Cavalry  School,  of  Saumur, 
France,  to  study  cavalry  tactics  and  prepare  a  manual  of  instruction  for  that  arm 
of  the  military  service  of  the  United  States.  Prior  to  1830  there  were  no  mounted 
troops,  the  army  forces  consisting  of  engineers,  artillery  and  infantry.  In  1833  a 
provision  was  made  "for  mounted  rangers"  for  frontier  duty,  especially  against 
the  Indians,  and  in  the  following  year  the  First  Dragoons  was  organized.  The 
lack  of  knowledge  of  cavalry  tactics  by  regimental  officers  led  the  government 
to  select  several  capable,  energetic  young  men  to  go  abroad  for  instruction  in 
that  line,  and  ^lajor  Turner  spent  two  years  in  the  military  school  in  France, 
gaining  intimate  knowledge  of  the  methods  of  war  followed  by  cavalry  troops  in 
that  country. 

Soon  after  his  return  to  America  Major  Turner  was  married  and  was  then 
stationed  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  serving  as  adjutant  to  his  regiment  until  June, 
1846.  In  the  meantime,  however,  he  was  on  duty  at  Fort  Gibson,  Jefferson  Bar- 
racks and  St.  Louis,  and  also  acting  assistant  adjutant  general  of  the  Third  Mili- 
tary Department,  during  which  time  he  was  attached  to  an  expedition  through 
the  South  Pass  of  the  Rocky  mountains. 

When  the  United  States  again  engaged  in  war  Colonel  Stephen  W.  Kearney 
had  been  appointed  brigadier  general  in  command  of  the  Army  of  the  West  to  sue- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CriY.  563 

ceed  General  Atkinson,  deceased,  and  went  on  an  expedition  to  New  Mexico  and 
California.  Henry  S.  Turner  had  become  captain  of  the  First  Dragoons  in  April, 
1846.  and  was  acting  assistant  adjutant  general  of  this  army,  in  which  connection 
in  the  arduous  campaigns  he  rendered  brilliant  and  meritorious  service  that  won 
him  high  commendation  from  his  commanding  officer.  On  the  6th  of  December, 
1846,  at  San  Pasqual,  the  American  troops  were  attacked  by  a  body  of  mounted 
Mexican  lancers,  but  it  was  not  until  the  enemy  was  routed  that  Major  Turner's 
companions  knew  that  he  had  sustained  a  painful  wound,  and  he  was  again  in  the 
saddle  in  a  skirmish  at  San  Bernando  the  following  day.  On  the  8th  of  January 
the  American  troops  crossed  the  San  Gabriel  river  and  on  the  9th  of  May  met 
the  enemy  in  a  skirmish  at  Mesa.  Captain  Turner's  gallant  services  in  this  en- 
gagement won  him  the  brevet  of  major.  The  Army  of  the  West  returned  to  the 
United  States  by  way  of  El  Paso,  Texas,  in  the  summer  of  1847,  but  too  late  to 
engage  in  the  operations  under  General  Scott  near  the  city  of  Mexico,  which 
was  captured  in  September  of  that  year.  Major  Turner,  who  was  an  important 
witness  at  trial  by  court  martial  of  General  Fremont,  was  detained  in  attendance 
at  that  court  at  Washington,  D.  C,  until  the  treaty  of  peace  in  1848.  In  July 
of  that  year  ]vIajor  Turner  resigned  and  resumed  the  pursuits  of  civil  life,  estab- 
lishing his  home  about  nine  miles  from  St.  Louis.  He  there  conducted  agricul- 
tural pursuits  until  1850,  when  he  was  appointed  assistant  United  States  treas- 
urer in  this  city,  filling  the  position  until  1853,  when  he  became  a  factor  in  bank- 
ing circles  here,  being  associated  in  a  banking  enterprise  with  James  H.  Lucas 
and  General  W.  T.  Sherman  until  1857.  During  that  period  he  and  General  Sher- 
man, who  was  then  a  captain,  spent  much  of  their  time  in  San  Francisco  in  the 
management  of  a  branch  of  the  bank  of  Lucas,  Turner  &  Company.  At  the  dis- 
solution of  the  partnership  in  1857  ^lajor  Turner  again  took  up  his  abode  upon 
his  farm,  but  in  1863  was  elected  president  of  the  Union  National  Bank  and  in 
1869  resigned  that  position  to  accept  the  presidency  of  the  Lucas  Bank.  He  re- 
mained at  the  head  of  the  institution  until  1874,  when  his  extensive  property  in- 
terests demanded  his  entire  attention  and  he  retired  from  banking  circles.  He  had 
in  the  meantime  made  investments  in  real  estate  as  opportunity  offered  until  his 
holdings  were  very  large  and  demanded  his  undividecl  attention. 

While  ^lajor  Turner  devoted  many  years  of  his  life  to  the  military  services 
of  his  country,  he  did  not  consider  that  he  had  no  further  duty  when  he  had  put 
aside  the  accoutrements  of  war,  and  in  manv  wavs  in  a  civil  capacity  promoted 
the  interests  of  the  city,  state  and  nation.  In  1858  he  was  elected  to  represent 
his  district  in  the  lower  house  of  the  Missouri  legislature  and  at  the  close  of  his 
first  term  declined  to  again  become  a  candidate.  In  1874  when  the  exigencies  of 
the  time  demanded  that  men  of  business  abilitv  and  unc|uestioned  patriotism 
should  fill  the  municipal  offices,  he  consented  to  become  a  member  of  the  common 
council  and  served  for  two  years  or  until  the  crisis  was  tided  over.  He  had  no 
ambition,  however,  for  political  preferment,  yet  the  weight  of  his  influence  was 
always  given  on  the  side  of  public  progress  and  improvement.  Such  was  the 
confidence  reposed  in  his  business  integritv  and  honor  that  he  was  repeatedly  se- 
lected to  take  in  charge  important  private  trusts.  He  was  the  executor  for  some 
of  the  largest  estates  that  have  been  administered  in  St.  Louis. 

On  the  1st  of  February,  1841.  in  St.  Louis,  ]Major  Turner  w^as  married  to 
Miss  Julia  Hunt,  a  daughter  of  Captain  Theodore  Hunt,  of  the  L^nited  States 
navy.  They  became  parents  of  seventeen  children.  His  third  son,  Wilson  P. 
H.,  for  whom  the  youngest  son  was  named,  joined  the  Confederate  army  in  Au- 
gust, 1861,  and  was  killed  at  the  second  battle  of  Manassas,  August  29.  1862,  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  years,  under,  the  command  of  General  Lonestreet.  Ten  chil- 
dren survived  him,  namely :  Captain  Thomas  T.  Turner ;  Mrs.  William  Hill  Lee  ; 
Charles  H. ;  J.  Lucas;  Nannie;  Mrs.  George  M.  Pascal;  Henrv  S. ;  ^Frs.  Charles 
H.  Hevl ;  Wilson  P.  H. ;  and  Mrs.  Charles  Ninnigerode. 

Alajor  Turner  was  a  convert  to  the  Catholic  church  and  his  funeral  oration 
was  pronounced  by   Bishop  Ryan.     His   was  that  clear,   unblemished   character 


564  ST.  LOL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

which  would  neither  inflict  nor  submit  to  an  injury.  He  was  inflexible  in  pur- 
suing a  course  which  he  believed  to  be  right  and  prompt  in  reparation  of  any 
wrong.  Actuated  in  all  that  he  did  by  high  and  honorable  motives,  his  every- 
day life  commanded  for  him  the  respect  and  good  will  of  all  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact.  He  was  a  gallant,  chivalrous,  zealous  and  energetic  soldier, 
an  affectionate  and  devoted  husband  and  father,  a  loyal,  generous,  sympathizing 
friend  and  a  patriotic  citizen.  His  manner  was  a  harmonious  blending  of  cour- 
tesv  and  dignity,  and  he  received  from  his  fellowmen  the  respect  which  the 
world  instinctively  pays  to  genuine  worth. 


WILSON   P.  H.  TURNER. 

Wilson  P.  H.  Turner,  president  of  the  Turner  Real  Estate  Company,  was 
born  at  Normandy,  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  October  28,  1865.  a  son  of  Major 
Henry  S.  and  Julia  (Hunt)  Turner.  He  is  the  third  in  order  of  birth  of  the  four 
survivors  of  a  family  of  ten  children.  His  boyhood  was  passed  in  this  county 
and  he  completed  his  education  in  Washington  University,  after  which,  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years,  he  secured  a  clerical  position  in  the  Bank  of  Commerce, 
spending  two  years  in  that  institution.  He  then  turned  his  attention  to  the 
real-estate  business,  with  which  he  has  since  been  connected,  and  in  January, 
1890,  took  charge  of  the  Turner  estate,  to  which  he  has  since  devoted  his  atten- 
tion, also  acting  as  trustee  for  many  individuals.  His  name  is  an  honored  one 
on  commercial  paper  and  in  financial  circles.  He  has  many  interests  in  St.  Louis, 
among  which  are  large  real-estate  holdings,  and  his  management  of  the  prop- 
erty under  his  control  is  an  indication  of  his  superior  business  discernment  and 
enterprise.  He  maintains  a  winter  residence  in  the  city  on  Lindell  boulevard, 
while  he  has  a  beautiful  country  home  at  Normandy,  which  is  a  part  of  the  old 
familv  estate. 

On  the  17th  of  January,  1887,  Mr.  Turner  was  married  to  Miss  Maud  Valle, 
who  died  in  January,  1900,  a  daughter  of  Jules  F.  Valle,  a  representative  of  one 
of  the  old  French  families  of  St.  Genevieve,  prominent  in  the  social  circles  of 
this  city.  Mr.  A'alle  was  for  some  time  president  of  the  famous  Iron  INIountain 
Company.  ^Irs.  Turner's  death  left  two  sons  and  a  daughter :  Henry,  twenty 
years  of  age ;  Isabel  Anstes,  nineteen  years  of  age ;  and  Pelham,  a  young  man 
of  seventeen  years. 

The  family  are  communicants  of  the  Catholic  church  and  Mr.  Turner  is 
identified  with  the  most  prominent  clubs  of  the  city,  including  the  St.  Louis, 
Racquet,  University,  St.  Louis  Country,  the  Florissant  Valley  Country  and  the 
Cuivre  Hunting  Clubs.  He  is  an  enthusiast  in  all  manly  outdoor  sports  and  is  a 
lover  of  music  and  literature.  h(jl(ling  membership  with  the  Apollo  and  Sym- 
phony Clubs.  Nature  and  culture  have  vied  in  making  him  an  interesting  and 
entertaining  gentleman,  and  thus  the  circle  of  his  friends  is  almost  coextensive 
with  the  circle  of  his  acquaintances. 


WILLIAM  B.  COWEN. 

W'illiam  ]].  Cowen,  vice  president  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce,  has 
been  connected  with  that  institution  throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  associa- 
tion with  business  interests.  He  entered  the  bank  on  the  ist  of  October,  1878,  and 
the  stages  in  his  orderly  progression  are  easily  discernible,  being  marked  bv  a 
recognition  on  the  part  of  his  employers  of  his  ability  and  faithfulness,  winning 
him  advancement  until  he  stands  second  amono:  the  executive  officers,  having  in 


WILLIAM    B.  COWEN 


566  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

charge  the  management  of  one  of  the  largest  and  strongest  financial  institutions 
of  the  west. 

]\Ir.  Cowen  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  May  28,  1861,  a  son  of  Alexander  H. 
and  IMaria  (Alay)  Cowen.  The  father,  a  native  of  England,  came  to  St.  Louis 
in  1848  from  Kingston,  Jamaica,  and  in  this  city  engaged  in  the  merchandise 
brokerage  business,  handling  southern  products.  He  died  December  8,  1890, 
while  his  wife,  a  native  of  Ireland,  survived  until  the  22d  of  May,  1906. 

In  early  youth  William  B.  Cowen  attended  the  Catholic  parochial  schools, 
afterward  continuing  his  studies  in  Miss  Byrne's  private  school  and  later  passed 
through  consecutive  grades  in  the  public  schools  until  he  became  high-school 
student.  Putting  aside  his  text-books  to  accept  a  position  in  the  Bank  of  Com- 
merce, on  the  1st  of  October,  1878,  he  became  a  clerk  in  that  institution.  Grad- 
ually he  has  worked  his  way  upward  as  he  has  mastered  the  banking  business 
and  in  1898  he  was  made  assistant  cashier,  in  which  position  he  continued  for 
about  ten  years,  when  in  February,  1908,  he  was  elected  vice  president  of  the 
National  Bank  of  Commerce.  Mr.  Cowen  is  a  man  of  decision  and  in  business 
expression  is  short,  direct,  decisive  and  substantial.  His  views  do  not  need  elab- 
oration as  he  has  the  faculty  of  making  his  statements  so  graphic,  concise  and 
transparent  that  they  are  easily  comprehended.  While  he  seems  to  arrive  at  con- 
clusions quickly,  it  is  because  he  has  pondered  over  the  question  previously,  not 
because  he  knew  that  he  would  be  called  on  to  meet  it  but  because  he  desires 
to  inform  himself  concerning  every  phase  of  the  business  and  to  prepare  for  any 
contingency  that  may  arise.  His  position  upon  any  question  of  vital  importance 
is  never  an  equivocal  one,  for  he  stands  firm  in  support  of  what  he  believes  to  be 
for  the  best  interests  of  the  business  or  of  the  general  public.  One  of  the  ele- 
ments in  his  success  is  his  capacity  for  giving  infinite  attention  to  details,  without 
which  no  man  can  fully  master  any  enterprise.  The  Bulletin  of  Commerce  char- 
acterized I\Ir.  Cowen  as  "quiet,  unostentatious,  sagacious,  candid,  quietly  aggres- 
sive, always  out  of  the  public  clamor,  a  man  of  high  ideals  and  unassailable  mor- 
als, whose  personality  can  creditably  stand  the  closest  analysis." 

!Mr.  Cowen  is  well  known  in  social  and  club  circles.  Fie  belongs  to  the  Coun- 
try, the  Racquet,  the  Missouri  Amateur  Athletic  and  the  Amateur  Athletic  Clubs 
of  St.  Louis,  being  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  last  named.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  the  Cathedral  Chapel.  In  matters  of  citizenship  he  stands  with  the  foremost  of 
those  who  are  active  in  creating  a  greater  St.  Louis  and  in  laboring  for  success 
along  all  those  lines  which  are  beneficial  to  the  city  in  substantial  upbuilding  and 
improvement. 


ALBERT  D.  CUNNINGHAM. 

Albert  D.  Cunningham,  secretary  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Missouri 
Botanical  Garden,  was  born  in  Morganfield,  Kentucky,  October  11,  1848,  a  son 
of  the  Rev.  John  W.  and  Samantha  (Ingram)  Cunningham.  The  public  schools 
of  his  native  state  afiforded  him  his  educational  privileges  and  he  began  his  busi- 
ness career  in  a  dry-goods  store  in  Owensboro,  Kentucky.  He  was  afterward 
employed  in  a  book  store  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  subsequentlv  was  associ- 
ated with  the  Methodist  Publishing  House  at  Nashville,  Tennessee.  He  re- 
moved from  that  city  to  St.  Louis  in  1869  and  was  connected  with  the  South- 
western Book  &  Publishing  Company  until  1874.  The  following  vear  he  was 
manager  of  the  Belvidere  Hotel  at  St.  Louis  and  in  1876-7  was  cashier  of  the 
Gray,  Baker  Book  &  .Stationery  Company.  During  the  two  succeeding  vears  he 
was  publisher  of  the  St.  Louis  Grocer  and  from  1880  until  1889  was  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  Belcher's  and  St.  Louis  vSugar  Refining  Companies.  In  the 
latter  year  he  became  secretary  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Missouri  Botanical 
Garden  and  business  manager  of  the  estate  of  the  late  Henry  Shaw,  devised  to 
the  trustees  for  the  support  of  the  Missouri  Botanical  Garden.     This  institution 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  567 

commonly  known  as  Shaw's  Garden,  contains  one  of  the  finest  botanical  collec- 
tions of  the  entire  world  and  forms  one  of  the  most  attractive  features  to  sight- 
seers in  St.  Louis,  as  well  as  a  source  of  great  pleasure  to  all  interested  in  the 
study  of  botany  or  in  the  beauty  of  plants  and  flowers. 

In  religious  faith  Mr.  Cunningham  is  a  ]Methodist  and  in  political  belief  a 
republican.  He  served  as  a  non-commissioned  officer  of  the  engineer  corps  of 
the  Missouri  State  Militia.  He  has  always  been  prominently  connected  with 
almost  every  movement  for  the  advancement  of  musical  interests  in  St.  Louis  and 
for  many  years  he  was  a  church  and  concert  singer  and  later  for  eight  years  was 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Choral-Symphony  Society.  While  ag- 
gressive in  business  he  is  personally  most  modest  and  unostentatious.  He  pre- 
fers to  be  a  good  listener  rather  than  a  talker  and  stands  at  all  times  for  actual- 
ities, having  no  use  for  pretensions.  In  conversation  he  is  clear,  direct,  simple, 
effective,  yet  brief.  In  both  temperament  and  feeling  he  is  thoroughly  repre- 
sentative of  the  ideas  of  progress  in  these  days  when  men  are  called  upon  to 
act  quick  and  think  quicker.  He  meets  all  men  on  an  equal  footing  in  his  cour- 
tesy and  shows  no  distinction  between  the  man  highest  or  lowest  in  the  scale  of 
human  effort.  Nothing  can  shake  his  convictions  when  he  believes  he  is  right 
and  yet  he  is  always  amenable  to  argument  and  to  reason.  No  more  capable 
incumbent  of  the  position  which  he  has  filled  for  almost  twenty  years  could  be 
found  nor  one  who  more  uniformlv  commands  the  respect  of  his  fellowmen. 


ISAAC   ELKAS. 


The  men  who  are  today  leaving  their  impress  upon  the  world's  progress  are 
men  who  are  using  their  brains  and  hands  in  the  world's  work,  and  the  individual 
who  advances  is  he  who  has  so  developed  his  latent  talents  as  to  enable  him  to 
pass  on  the  highway  of  life  others  who.  perhaps,  started  out  ahead  of  him. 
Prompted  in  all  of  his  buisness  career  h\  the  laudable  ambition  of  one  day  reach- 
ing the  goal  of  prosperity,  Isaac  Elkas  has  labored  continuously  and  energetically 
until  he  has  become  manager  for  the  St.  Louis  Electric  &  Machine  Company, 
occupying  this  position  since  March,  1902.  He  was  born  in  May,  1881,  in  Leota, 
Mississippi,  his  parents  being  Louis  and  Kitty  Elkas.  The  father  is  a  broker 
and  grower  and  is  the  owner  of  considerable  valuable  property  in  Washington 
county,  Mississippi.  He  was  at  one  time  a  very  prominent  business  man,  very 
closely  associated  with  commercial  interests  as  the  owner  of  several  stores. 
The  family  is  of  German  lineage,  the  ancestors  living  many  years  ago  at  Frank- 
furt-on-the-Main. 

Isaac  Elkas,  reared  in  his  parents'  home,  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools 
until  he  had  passed  through  successive  grades  and  was  graduated  from  the  high 
school  of  St.  Louis  with  the  class  of  1884.  He  then  pursued  a  three  years'  course 
in  engineering  at  the  University  of  Illinois.  At  that  time  he  gave  up  that  line 
of  work  and  became  connected  in  business  as  manager  of  his  father's  interests, 
remaining  with  him  for  three  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  returned 
to  St.  Louis  and  organized  the  company,  of  which  he  is  now  the  manager  and 
one  of  the  directors.  The  business  is  carried  on  under  the  name  of  the  St.  Louis 
Electric  &  ^Machine  Company,  and  he  also  represents  the  Sprague  Electric  Com- 
pany of  New  York  city,  being  the  St.  Louis  manager  of  the  apparatus  depart- 
ment of  their  plant,  which  was  established  for  the  manufacture  of  electric  ma- 
chines and  accessories. 

In  December,  1903,  Mr.  Elkas  was  married  to  Miss  Becky  Mayer,  a  daugh- 
ter of  A.  B.  Mayer,  who  was  very  prominent  in  the  manufacture  of  fertilizer 
and  was  also  active  in  the  building  and  dedication  of  the  St.  Louis  Eads  bridge. 
His  death  occurred  in  1900.  Unto  Air.  and  Airs.  Elkas  have  been  born  two 
daughters.  Dorothea  and  Katherine,  who  are  the  light  and  life  of  the  household 


568  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

at  Xo.  5218  ^IcPherson  avenue.  Mr.  Elkas  belongs  to  several  clubs  and  is  well 
known  as  a  supporter  of  democratic  principles.  His  life  has  been  that  of  an 
active  and  enterprising  business  man.  When  he  was  twelve  years  of  age  and 
attended  the  high  school  he  was  conducting  a  newspaper  called  the  Fulton  Ad- 
vertiser. His  entire  life  has  been  characterized  by  undaunted  industry  and  deter- 
mination, qualities  which  are  too  often  lacking  in  those  who  desire  success  but 
who  are  not  willing  to  pay  the  price  of  concentrated  personal  effort. 


RALPH  MARTIN  APPEL. 

Among  its  many  gifted  and  progressive  young  men  St.  Louis  can  boast  of 
none  more  promising  than  Ralph  Martin  Appel,  whose  talents  and  enterprise 
have  won  for  him  an  enviable  distinction  in  the  business  life  of  the  city.  He  is 
a  native  of  Sister  Bay,  Wisconsin,  where  he  was  born  November  6,  1887.  After 
receiving  his  education,  chiefly  in  Chicago,  where  he  displayed  remarkable  indus- 
trv  and  aptitude  for  study,  he  embarked  in  mercantile  work  and  successfully 
accomplished  every  task  that  his  duties  involved.  His  exemplary  habits  and 
pleasing  personalitv  have  always  attracted  attention  and  gained  for  him  the  esteem 
and  confidence  of  "his  employers  and  acquaintances. 

For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Appel  has  been  connected  with  the  Bell  Oil  Com- 
panv.  of  St.  Louis,  in  various  capacities,  in  all  of  which  he  has  shown  marked 
ability.  He  first  entered  the  service  of  the  company  when  it  was  located  in  Chi- 
cago and  when  the  business  was  removed  to  this  city  he  followed  and  by  gradual 
advances  due  strictly  to  merit,  he  now  occupies  one  of  the  most  responsible  posi- 
tions in  the  office.  Though  young  in  years  Mr.  Appel  is  old  in  business  experi- 
ence and  with  advantages  such  as  he  possesses  the  future  holds  for  him  the  prom- 
ise of  fame  and  fortune. 


FIENRY  G.  SCHNECK. 

Henry  G.  Schneck,  a  member  of  the  Alills,  Schneck  &  Powers  Tailoring 
Company  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Washington,  Franklin  county,  Missouri,  Feb- 
ruary 4,  1861.  His  parents  were  Jacob  and  Margaretha  (Freishlag)  Schneck. 
The  father,  who  was  a  cabinetmaker  by  trade,  emigrated  from  Schwabia,  now 
German  territory,  in  1850,  and  in  1853  settled  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  remained 
for  about  two  years.  He  then  removed  to  Washington,  Missouri,  where  he  re- 
sided until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1882,  at  the  age  of  sixty-three  years,  his 
remains  being  interred  in  the  cemetery  there.  His  widow  died  in  St.  Louis  in 
1897,  having  made  her  home  here  with  a  daughter  for  several  years  prior  to  her 
demise. 

Henry  G.  Schneck  was  a  pujjil  in  the  Washington  (Mo.)  public  schools  and 
afterward  attended  the  Johnson  Commercial  College  of  St.  Louis  to  the  year  of 
his  graduation — 1882.  His  first  employment  was  in  a  gunsmith  shop,  where  he 
remained  for  a  period  of  six  months  and  then  came  to  this  city,  thinking  to  find 
in  its  complex  and  varied  business  conditions  better  opportunities  for  advance- 
ment. He  entered  the  cmjjloy  of  Mills  &  Averill,  proprietors  of  the  largest  tai- 
loring establishment  in  the  west,  and  remained  with  that  house  through  successive 
promotions,  which  came  in  recognition  of  his  worth,  ability  and  fideHty,  from 
February,  1878,  until  February,  1905.  He  thoroughly  mastered  the  business  in 
all  of  its  branches  and  on  severing  his  connection  with  that  house,  with  which  he 
had  remained  for  more  than  a  quarter  fjf  a  century,  he  established  business  on 
his  own  account  at  No.  610  Washington  avenue  under  the  firm  name  of  Mills, 
Schneck  &  Dunklee.     The  third  partner,  however,  died  three  months  after  the 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  569 

organization  of  the  firm  and  the  business  was  then  carried  on  under  the  style  of 
Mills-Schneck  Tailoring  Company  until  x\ugust,  1907,  when  the  name  was  changed 
to  the  Mills,  Schneck,  Powers  Tailoring  Company.  They  are  now  located  at  705 
Washington  avenue,  and  theirs  is  one  of  the  leading  establishments  of  the  kind  in 
St.  Louis,  a  large  and  constantly  increasing  business  being  conducted  along  mod- 
ern business  lines  which  keep  them  in  touch  with  the  advanced  ideas  of  the  trade. 

^Ir.  Schneck  is  a  supporter  of  the  republican  party,  always  exercising  his 
right  of  franchise  for  its  candidates.  He  is  an  exemplary  Mason  and  has  attained 
the  Knight  Templar  degree  in  the  craft. 

He  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Emma  ^l.  Benda,  on  the  7th  of  April, 
1885,  ^ii'l  they  now  have  three  children:  Harry  Benda,  who  is  a  member  of  the 
navy  and  is  making  the  trip  around  the  world ;  Guy  and  Ruby,  at  home.  The 
Benda  family  are  old  residents  of  St.  Louis,  having  been  located  here  for  over 
thirty  years.  In  an  analyzation  of  Mr.  Schneck's  life  work  and  what  he  has 
accomplished,  it  is  evident  that  his  success  is  attributable  in  large  measure  to  the 
fact  that  he  has  always  continued  in  the  same  line  in  which  he  embarked  as  a 
young  tradesman,  gaining  thorough  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness in  every  department,  so  that  when  he  started  out  upon  his  own  account  he 
brought  wide  experience  and  sound  judgment,  as  well  as  unabating  energy,  to 
bear  upon  the  upbuilding  of  an  enterprise,  which  is  now  an  extensive  and  pros- 
perous one. 


THOMAS  TURNER  FAUXTLEROY. 

Thomas  Turner  Eauntleroy  is  the  third  son  and  child  of  Hon.  Thomas  Tur- 
ner Fauntleroy  and  Bettie  S.  Eauntleroy.  He  was  born  at  the  old  colonial  town 
of  Winchester  in  the  Shenandoah  valley,  Virginia,  Eebruarv  23,  1862.  On  his 
father's  side  he  is  directly  descended  from  ]\Ioore  Fauntleroy,  wdio  came  in  1636 
from  England  to  Virginia  and  settled  at  the  mouth  of  the  James  river  near  Nor- 
folk. Moore  Eauntleroy  was  a  lineal  descendant  of  Nicholas  Eauntleroy,  who 
owned  an  estate  near  Alveston,  Dorsetshire.  England,  in  1391,  which  for  many 
centuries  was  known  as  Eauntleroy's  ]\Iarsh.  This  Moore  Fauntleroy  was  a 
member  of  the  governor's  council  and  a  colonel  of  Rangers,  a  name  given  to  the 
militia  by  the  infant  colony  of  A'irginia  to  protect  its  people  from  the  incursions 
of  the  savage  Indians.  About  1648  he  bought  two  thousand  acres  of  land  from 
the  chief  of  the  Indian  tribe  known  as  the  Rappahannocks,  in  which  is  now  Rich- 
mond county,  \'irginia,  near  the  mouth  of  the  Rappahannock  river.  On  this 
estate  he  built  a  large  mansion  of  bricks  made  in  Englautl  and  brought  by  ship 
to  Mrginia.  He  gave  the  name  of  Naylor's  Hold  to  this  plantation,  a  name  it 
bears  to  the  present  day.  The  Eauntleroys,  like  most  of  the  Virginians,  were 
among  the  first  at  the  opening  of  the  Revolution  to  join  the  patriots  in  resisting 
the  encroachments  of  the  crown  upon  the  liberties  of  the  colonists.  In  1796, 
attracted  by  the  remarkable  beauty  and  fertility  of  the  Shenandoah  valley,  out 
of  which  the  warlike  and  bloodthirsty  Shawnee  Indians  had  but  a  few  years 
before  been  driven,  a  lineal  descendant  of  j\Ioore  Fauntleroy  named  Joseph,  and 
Elizabeth,  his  wife,  with  their  seven  sons  and  one  daughter,  removed  from  Rich- 
mond county  to  what  is  now  Clarke  county,  A'irginia,  and  took  up  a  large  tract 
of  land  upon  the  banks  of  the  Shenandoah  river. 

The  third  son  of  this  Joseph,  named  Thomas  Turner  Fauntleroy,  here  grew 
to  man's  estate.  While  at  school  he  had  run  away  to  join  the  American  army 
in  the  war  of  1812,  in  which  he  secured  a  commission  as  a  lieutenant  when  only 
a  boy  of  seventeen.  On  reaching  manhood,  he  began  the  practice  of  law  at 
Warrenton,  the  county  seat  of  Fauquier  county,  \^irginia.  In  1823  he  repre- 
sented that  county  in  the  Virginia  house  of  delegates.  In  1836  he  was  commis- 
sioned by  President  Andrew  Jackson  major  of  the  Second  Dragoons  in  the  reg- 
ular armv  of  the  L^nited  States.     He  served  through  the  Seminole  war  in  Elor- 


570  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ida.  In  1847  he  was  commissioned  lieutenant  colonel  by  President  Andrew  Jack- 
son, and  commanded  all  the  cavalry  of  the  American  army,  when  General  Scott 
made  his  triumphal  entry  into  the  city  of  Mexico  at  the  end  of  the  Mexican  war. 
In  1850  he  was  transferred  to  the  First  Dragoons  and  commissioned  its  colonel 
bv  President  Jackson.  In  1851-52  he  was  in  command  of  Jefferson  barracks, 
St.  Louis,  ^Missouri.  He  retained  his  colonelcy  in  the  regular  army  until  1861, 
when  he  resigned  and  was  commissioned  by  Governor  Letcher  of  Virginia  brig- 
adier general,  and  entered  the  Confederate  service  and  was  put  in  command  of 
the  fortifications  around  Richmond.  He  married  Anne  Thruston  Magill,  daugh- 
ter of  Colonel  Charles  ]\Iagill  of  the  Revolutionary  army  and  granddaughter  of 
Charles  INIynn  Thruston,  colonel  of  the  Seventeenth  Virginia  Regiment  of  the 
line  and  known  in  the  Revolutionary  army  and  history  as  the  "Fighting  Parson 
of  the  Shenandoah  A'alley,"  because  he  had  left  the  Church  of  England,  of  which 
he  was  a  priest,  to  enter  the  patriotic  army. 

The  second  son  of  this  Thomas  T.  Fauntleroy  and  of  the  same  name  was 
born  at  Winchester,  Virginia,  in  1823.  He  graduated  from  the  law  department 
of  the  University  of  Virginia  in  1844.  In  1846  he  was  elected  commonwealth's 
attorney  of  his  native  county  of  Frederick.  In  1857  he  represented  this  county 
in  the  house  of  delegates  and  again  in  1877.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  also 
elected  secretary  of  the  commonwealth  of  Virginia.  From  1883  until  1895  he 
served  as  one  of  the  judges  of  the  supreme  court  of  appeals  of  Virginia. 

In  the  successive  steps  in  the  career  of  Thomas  Turner  Fauntleroy,  of  St. 
Louis,  which  marks  his  orderly  progression  we  note  that  his  early  education  was 
obtained  in  Shenandoah  Valley  Academy  at  Winchester,  Virginia,  a  classical 
school  of  great  note  in  that  section.  He  prepared  for  a  professional  career  as  a 
law  student  in  the  University  of  \'lrginia  during  the  sessions  of  1881,  1882  and 
1883.  Rightlv  valuing  the  opportunities  of  the  great  west  and  with  laudable 
ambition  for  a  progressive  and  successful  career  at  the  bar,  he  removed  to  St. 
Paul.  ^linnesota,  October  12,  1883,  and  there  began  practice.  He  was  not  long 
in  winning  a  notable  name  and  place  for  himself  among  the  representatives  of 
the  legal  fraternities  of  that  city,  where  he  remained  until  the  summer  of  1896, 
when  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  hoping  to  benefit  his  wife's  health  by  a  removal  to 
a  milder  climate.  Here  for  twelve  years  he  has  continued  in  the  practice  of  law 
and  since  the  ist  of  January,  1903,  has  been  associated  with  Shepard  Barclay 
and  George  H.  Shields  in  the  firm  of  Barclay,  Shields  &  Fauntleroy. 

Mr.  Fauntleroy  was  married  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  on  the  3d  of  June, 
1900,  to  Bessie  Stuart  Lee.  Of  their  children,  IMar}^  Lee,  born  in  March,  1892, 
died  July  16,  1893.  The  surviving  children  are  Bessie  Lee  and  Janet  Rankin, 
twins ;  and  Margaret  Guion.  The  parents  are  Presbyterians  in  religious  faith 
and  in  social  lines  Mr.  Fauntleroy  is  connected  with  the  ^Mercantile  and  Noon- 
dav  Clubs. 


GILBERT  BURNET  MORRISON. 

Gilbert  Burnet  Morrison,  principal  of  the  William  McKinley  high  school, 
was  born  in  Rutland  county,  Vermont,  April  21,  1852.  His  father,  John  Mor- 
rison, was  a  stone  cutter  and  came  from  Scotland  to  this  country  in  about  1850 
and  settled  in  Vermont.  His  mother,  Mary  Burnet  Morrison,  was  a  woman  of 
culture  and  education,  and  a  descendant  of  Gilbert  Burnet,  bishop  of  Salisbury, 
the  history  of  whose  life  and  writings  she  loved  to  read  and  dwell  upon.  She 
was  a  great  admirer  of  the  bishop's  character  and  named  her  only  son  after 
him.  When  Gilbert  was  four  years  of  age  his  father  died  from  the  effects  of  an 
accident  in  the  Rutland  marble  quarries.  Shortly  afterward  his  mother  moved 
to  New  York  city.  From  this  time,  about  1857,  Gilbert's  life  was  one  of  hard 
work  and  hard  study — hard  work  to  earn  at  various  occupations  the  necessaries 


GILBERT    B.  MORRISON 


572  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  life,  and  hard  study  under  the  guidance  of  his  mother  to  acquire  the  elements 
of  an  education.  At  his  mother's  death,  when  he  was  twelve  years  of  age,  he 
had  received  from  her  a  good  start  in  his  education  and  was  advanced  consider- 
ably beyond  children  of  his  age  who  had  attended  school.  From  this  time  he 
was  chiefly  self-taught.  Strong  of  constitution  and  apt  to  learn,  he  pursued  his 
studies  while  gaining  a  livelihood,  receiving  the  aid  of  private  tutors  when  he 
found  special  difficulties.  His  mind  inclined  toward  the  physical  sciences,  which 
he  pursued  with  success.  He  fitted  up  a  laboratory  of  his  own,  in  which  he 
worked  out  experimentally  the  elementary  principles  of  physics  and  chemistry. 
He  worked  at  various  occupations,  but  it  was  to  his  lalDor  for  three  years  in 
mechanical  shops  and  later  on  the  farm  in  New  York,  that  he  attributes  much  of 
his  success,  for  here  he  came  in  contact  with  the  forces  of  nature.  It  is  to  his 
hard  experience  in  mastering  his  studies  while  in  actual  contact  with  the  world 
that  he  attributes  his  success  as  a  teacher.  He  often  assisted  schoolboys  in 
their  studies  and  marveled  at  their  impractical  way  of  looking  at  things.  It 
was  while  coaching  boys  for  college  that  he  decided  to  become  a  teacher,  though 
it  took  several  years  of  hard  work  to  realize  his  ambition. 

In  1876  he  began  teaching  in  country  schools  of  Missouri.  In  1878  to  1879 
he  taught  in  Brown  county,  Kansas.  Here  he  met  Miss  Jean  Earnest,  also  at 
that  time  a  teacher  in  the  county  schools,  whom  he  married  at  Hamlin,  Kansas, 
November  8,  1879.  Shortly  afterward  he  returned  to  Missouri.  He  was  prin- 
cipal of  the  Barry  (Mo.)  'public  school  from  1880  to  1881.  In  1882  he  was 
made  principal  of  the  Liberty  (Mo.)  public  schools.  While  in  charge  of 
these  schools  he  edited  and  published  "The  Educational  Advance,"  a  vigorous 
and  aggressive  educational  magazine,  in  which  he  put  forth  the  educational  ideas 
of  reform  methods  which  for  a  number  of  years  so  strongly  moved  him.  His 
work  in  Liberty  attracted  wide  and  favorable  attention,  and  in  1884  he  was 
called  to  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  to  teach  the  sciences  in  the  Central  high  school 
of  that  city,  a  position  which  he  held  for  fourteen  years. 

During  the  growth  of  the  high  schools  of  Kansas  City  he  planned  and 
equipped  the  laboratories  and  introduced  the  working  laboratory  method  of  teach- 
ing science.  L^'p  to  this  time  science  had  been  taught  in  Missouri  only  by  the 
text-book  and  by  demonstrations  by  the  teacher.  Mr.  Morrison  secured  the 
confidence  of  the  board  of  education  and  a  laboratory  workshop  was  fitted  up 
for  him  in  the  school,  in  which  he,  with  the  assistance  of  his  pupils,  made 
nearly  all  the  apparatus  needed  for  the  laboratory.  It  was  in  this  shop  that  the 
foundation  was  laid  for  manual  training  in  the  public  schools  of  Missouri.  Aside 
from  his  classwork  Mr.  Morrison  carried  on  considerable  research  work.  After 
the  discovery  of  the  X-rays  by  Roentgen  he  conducted  the  first  successful  experi- 
ments with  them  west  of  the  Mississippi  river,  and  his  results  were  given  in  a 
lecture  before  the  Jackson  County  Medical  Society  and  published  in  the  "Med- 
ical Index." 

As  one  of  the  pioneers  of  the  manual  training  movement  he  encountered 
ojjposition  which  resulted  in  many  sharp  conflicts  with  the  more  conservative 
elements,  but  his  vigorous  articles  in  the  city  papers  and  in  educational  journals 
resulted  in  the  building  of  the  Manual  Training  Fligh  School  of  Kansas  City, 
Missouri,  the  first  public  school  of  its  kind  in  the  state. 

It  was  about  tliis  time  that  Mr.  Morrison  became  acquainted  with  Calvin 
M.  Woodward,  of  St.  Louis,  whose  work  for  better  methods  and  for  manual 
training  had  strongly  attracted  him.  It  is  to  Dr.  Woodward's  sympathy  and 
fricndshi])  that  Mr.  Morrison  attributes  much  of  his  success  of  recent  years. 

In  1895  Mr.  Morrison  was  chosen  by  W.  T.  Harris.  LInited  States  com- 
missioner of  education,  to  prepare  a  paper  on  "The  Bell  and  Lancaster  System — 
What  There  Is  in  It  for  the  Schools  of  the  South."  It  was  read  before  the 
Southern  Educational  Association  at  Hot  Springs  in  1896.  Another  address  on 
the  "Heating  and  Ventilation  of  School  Buildings''  was  given  before  the  same 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  573 

association  at  Galveston,  Texas.  An  account  of  this  meeting  and  some  reflec- 
tions on  the  education  and  people  of  the  south  was  reported  to  the  Kansas  City 
lournal  in  an  article  which  was  extensively  copied  by  several  educational  jour- 
nals. It  was  after  the  publication  of  this  report  that  Mr.  Morrison  was  asked 
by  the  board  of  education  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  to  plan  a  high  school  for 
that  city,  containing  manual  training  correlated  and  coordinated  with  a  full 
academic  course ;  and  as  a  further  preparation  for  the  task  he  was  sent  on  a  tour 
of  inspection  to  other  cities.  On  his  return  he  presented  an  exhaustive  report, 
together  with  a  proposed  course  of  study  and  exercises,  and  plans  for  a  new 
building.  All  of  these  were  adopted  without  modification  and  the  manual  training 
high  school  of  Kansas  City  is  the  result.  In  seven  years  this  school  reached  an 
enrollment  of  eighteen  hundred  pupils  and  it  is  still  the  largest  in  point  of  num- 
bers in  the  state. 

While  in  Kansas  City,  Mr.  Morrison  wrote  a  book  on  the  "Ventilation  and 
W'arming  of  School  Buildings,"  published  by  Appleton's  in  the  International 
Education  Series  ;  presented  a  paper,  "Some  Thermal  Determinations  in  the  Heat- 
ing of  Buildings,"  at  the  Columbus  meeting  of  the  "American  Association  for 
the  Advancement  of  Science" ;  wrote  monographs,  "The  School  Buildings  of  the 
United  States,"  for  the  United  States  Commission  to  the  Paris  Exposition  (silver 
medal),  and  "Schoolhouse  Architecture  and  Hygiene"  for  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition   (gold  medal). 

He  has  for  manv  years  been  a  student  of  Herbert  Spencer  and  a  great 
admirer  of  his  Synthetic  Philosophy.  He  wrote  a  review  of  Spencer's  Educa- 
tion, which  appeared  in  the  "Educational  Advance";  presented  a  paper  on  "Does 
the  High  School  Prepare  for  College  and  for  Life?"  at  the  Los  Angeles  meeting 
of  the  National  Education  Association  and  published  in  the  proceedings  of  1899. 
While  science  and  education  is  his  work,  Mr.  jMorrison  gives  his  leisure  mo- 
ments to  literarv  study  as  a  recreation.  A  close  student  of  human  nature,  he 
finds  great  pleasure  in  writing  analyses  of  the  characters  of  Shakespeare,  some 
of  which  have  been  published  in  pamphlet  form.  In  consideration  of  his  scien- 
tific and  literarv  work  and  his  educational  service  to  the  state  of  Alissouri,  he 
received  the  honorary  degree  of  iMaster  of  Arts  from  W^ashington  U^niversity  of 
St.  Louis,  in  1903. 

Mr.  Morrison  has  been  very  successful  in  securing  the  cooperation  of  his 
assistants  and  it  is  to  this  power  in  securing  the  aid  of  others  in  furthering  his 
plans  that  much  of  his  success  is  due.  How  he  is  regarded  by  them  may  be 
seen  by  an  engraving  on  a  silver  cup  presented  to  him  by  the  teachers  of  the 
Kansas  City  schools  when  he  left  there:  "To  Gilbert  B.  Morrison,  Our  Princi- 
pal, by  the  Teachers  of  the  Manual  Training  High  School,  as  a  token  of  their 
love  for  him  and  their  appreciation  of  his  preeminent  qualities  of  force,  courage 
and  justice." 

In  1904  he  was  called  to  St.  Louis  to  organize  and  open  the  new  \\'illiam 
McKinley  high  school.  This  school,  like  others  of  its  kind  which  have  since  been 
built  in  this  city,  possesses  characteristics  which  ^Ir.  ]\Iorrison  had  advocated  by 
tongue  and  pen  for  many  years,  chief  among  which  is  its  cosmopolitan  charac- 
ter, embodying  in  one  correlated  whole  all  of  the  subjects,  academic,  commercial 
and  manual,  which  time  has  proved  their  right  to  a  place  in  the  high  school 
course — a  plan  that  secures  great  individual  variety  of  work  and  at  the  same 
time  great  social  unity. 

Mr.  ]\Iorrison  is  also  widely  known  by  his  war  on  secret  fraternities  in  high 
schools,  which  has  during  the  last  ten  years  been  waged  by  school  authorities 
against  this  undemocratic  tendency  on  the  part  of  the  youth  of  this  country. 
He  began  this  battle  single-handed  ten  years  ago  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  During 
this  period  hundreds  of  schools  have  put  these  societies  out  and  several  supreme 
court  decisions  have  been  handed  down  against  them,  and  two  state  legislatures 
have  passed  laws  prohibiting  their  organization.     He  was  chairman  of  a  C(Mn- 


574  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

mittee  appointed  by  the  National  Education  Association  to  investigate  them  and 
wrote  the  report  which  has  been  the  chief  instrument  in  securing  decisions  against 
them.  The  McKinley  high  school  has  ever  been  free  from  these  secret  organiza- 
tions and  other  forms  of  snobbishness. 

While  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  [Morrison  has  contributed  to  many  educational  maga- 
zines and  has  several  times  been  called  to  other  cities  to  address  teachers'  asso- 
ciations. "The  Scope  and  Content  of  the  District  High  School,"  now  published 
in  pamphlet  form,  was  first  delivered  to  the  Teachers  Association  of  Philadel- 
phia. Pennsylvania,  in  1907.  During  the  present  year,  1908,  he  has  written  a 
series  of  four  articles  which  are  published  in  the  "Manual  Training  Magazine," 
on  the  "Organization  of  Manual  Training  in  the  High  School." 

These  articles  set  forth  the  aims,  purposes,  methods  and  probable  future  of 
manual  training  and  industrial  education  in  the  public  schools.  They  also  de- 
scribe and  illustrate  by  cuts  and  tables  the  work  that  is  being  done  in  St.  Louis. 

]\Ir.  Morrison  is  an  active  member  of  the  National  Education  Association ; 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  National  Geographical 
Society ;  National  Association  of  Science  and  Mathematics ;  Missouri  State  Teach- 
ers' Association;  charter  member  of  the  American  Hygiene  Association;  mem- 
ber of  the  National  Council  of  Supervisors  of  the  Manual  Arts ;  Academy  of 
Science  of  St.  Louis ;  and  for  the  present  year.  1908,  president  of  the  Depart- 
ment of  Secondarv  Education  of  the  National  Education  Association. 

I\Ir.  [Morrison  lives  with  his  family  at  Webster  Groves,  St.  Louis  county, 
[Missouri.  He  has  two  daughters,  Jean  and  Eva.  The  former  is  a  graduate  of 
Pratt  Institute  of  Brooklyn,  New  York,  and  is  now  teaching  domestic  science  in 
the  St.  Louis  schools.  The  latter  is  attending  the  McKinley  high  school.  Mr. 
[Morrison  is  at  present  president  of  the  Tuesday  Evening  Club  and  a  member  of 
the  Webster  Groves  board  of  education. 


BERNARD  M.  VERDIN. 

Bernard  [M.  Verdin,  who  occupied  an  honorable  position  as  a  representative 
of  the  lumber  trade  and  gained  the  respect  of  his  fellowmen  by  reason  of  his 
fidelity  to  manly  principles,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  August  30,  1852.  He  attended 
the  St.  Louis  University  and  Jones  Commercial  College,  and  thus  with  liberal 
educational  advantages  was  well  qualified  for  life's  practical  and  responsible  du- 
ties. Putting  aside  his  text-books,  he  entered  into  business  with  his  father,  James 
Verdin,  who  had  established  a  lumberyard,  and  in  that  line  of  trade  Bernard  [M. 
Verdin  continued  until  1894,  carrying  on  both  a  wholesale  and  retail  business. 
His  trade  relations  were  extensive,  making  him  one  of  the  leading  representa- 
tives of  the  lumber  business  in  St.  Louis.  His  plant  was  located  at  Twelfth  and 
[Mullanphy  streets  and  few  men  were  better  judges  of  lumber  or  were  in  closer 
touch  with  the  trade  in  all  of  the  subsidiary  interests  of  shipment  and  sale  which 
bear  upon  the  success  of  an  enterprise  of  this  character.  [Moreover,  in  all  of 
his  trade  relations  Mr.  Verdin  was  strictly  reliable,  never  winning  his  success 
at  the  sacrifice  of  others'  rights  or  opportunities.  As  he  prospered  in  his  under- 
takings he  also  purchased  considerable  property  in  the  west  end  and  was  very 
active  in  developing  that  part  of  the  town,  contributing  in  large  measure  to  its 
upbuilding  and  improvement. 

In  1877  Mr.  Verdin  w^as  married  in  this  city  to  Miss  Josephine  Harris,  a 
daughter  of  Andrew  and  Marguerite  (Price)  Harris,  who  came  from  Kentucky 
at  an  early  day.  Her  father  was  a  river  pilot  and  captain  and  spent  the  remainder 
of  his  life  in  this  city.  Unto  Mr.  and  [Mrs.  Verdin  were  born  seven  children,  of 
w^hom  four  are  yet  living.  Irene  first  married  F.  W.  Lemp,  by  whom  she  has 
one  daughter,  Irene,  and  for  her  second  husband  married  L.  B.  Langan,  now  de- 
ceased, bv  whom  she  has  a  son,  Leon  V.     Pauline  is  the  wife  of  John  H.  Wood, 


BERNARD    M.   VERDIN 


576  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  Chicago,  and  has  one  son,  John  H.,  Jr.  James  Harris  and  Josephine  complete 
the  family.  Mrs.  \'erdin  still  makes  her  home  in  St.  Louis  and  is  well  known 
socially  here,  having-  many  warm  friends.  In  1896  she  was  called  upon  to  mourn 
the  loss  of  her  husband,  who  passed  away  on  the  ist  of  December  of  that  year. 
He  was  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church,  but  was  not  sectarian  in  his  charities, 
being  alwavs  ready  to  lend  a  helping  hand  wherever  aid  was  needed.  The  poor 
and  needy  found  in  him  a  faithful  friend  and  remembered  him  with  gratitude, 
while  those  who  met  him  in  social  and  family  relations  cherish  and  honor  his 
memory. 


HENRY  L.  POLLVOGT. 

Henry  L.  Pollvogt  is  conducting  a  prosperous  and  growing  business  in  man- 
tels under  the  firm  name  of  the  Hornet  ]\Iantel  Company.  An  analyzation  of  his 
life  record  shows  that  his  success  is  not  due  to  any  unusual  attributes  but  to  his 
careful  adjustment  of  the  business  interests  under  his  control  and  his  wise  use 
of  the  opportunities  which  have  come  to  him.  His  life  record  began  in  St.  Louis, 
May  30,  1862,  his  parents  being  Henry  and  Frances  (Witte)  Pollvogt,  who  were 
natives  of  Germany,  whence  they  came  to  the  new  world  in  1857,  settling  in  St. 
Louis.  In  this  city  they  were  married  and  unto  them  were  born  two  sons  and 
two  daughters.  The  father  became  a  lumber  dealer  and  in  the  control  of  his 
business  affairs  provided  for  the  needs  of  his  family.  He  died  in  1893,  but  is 
still  survived  bv  Mrs.  Pollvogt,  who  is  enjoying  good  health  and  now  makes  her 
home  with  her  son  Henry. 

When  age  qualified  him  for  entrance  into  the  public  schools,  Henry  L.  Poll- 
vogt began  his  education  and  later  became  a  student  in  Johnson's  Commercial 
College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1882.  As  his  parents  were 
people  of  very  moderate  financial  means,  it  was  necessary  that  he  provide  for  his 
own  support  from  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and,  starting  out  to  seek  employ- 
ment, he  at  length  obtained  a  position  in  a  wholesale  cigar  factory,  where  he 
remained  for  two  years.  When  sixteen  years  of  age  he  was  appointed  a  sales- 
man, selling  cigars  to  the  general  trade,  at  which  time  he  was  probably  the  young- 
est representative  of  this  line  of  business  in  the  city.  He  was  quite  successful, 
however,  and  gained  a  liberal  patronage  for  the  house  which  he  represented. 
After  the  firm  dissolved,  he  took  up  the  trade  of  harness  and  saddlery  making, 
which  he  mastered,  both  in  principle  and  detail.  He  was  in  the  employ  of  the 
Jacob  Strauss  Saddlery  Company,  then  located  at  No.  507  North  Main  street,  and 
remained  with  them  for  two  and  a  half  years.  It  was  with  the  money  that  he 
saved  during  that  period  that  he  met  the  expenses  of  a  conunercial  course,  for 
he  realized  that  education  is  an  essential  factor  in  business  success  and  he  there- 
fore continued  his  studies  until  he  was  qualified  by  liberal  training  for  the  duties 
of  a  commercial  career.  On  leaving  college  he  accepted  a  clerical  position  with 
a  lumber  company  and  l^ecame  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  lumber  trade 
during  his  year's  connection  with  that  house,  with  which  he  remained  as  general 
bookkeeper  until  the  firm  retired  from  business.  He  then  made  application  to 
the  Simmons  Hardware  Com])any  for  a  position  and  in  1884  entered  upon  a 
seven  years'  connection  with  that  house.  In  the  meantime  he  was  imbued  with 
the  laudable  desire  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  and,  watchful  of 
favoring  opportunities,  he  at  length  became  connected  with  the  mantel  business 
under  the  firm  name  of  the  Hornet  Mantel  &  Cabinet  Company.  Mr.  Pollvogt 
is  sole  proprietor  of  this  business,  which  is  today  the  largest  in  the  country. 
f^is  house  is  known  throughout  the  United  States  and  to  every  part  of  the 
Union  his  trade  extends.  His  success  is  due  to  several  features,  one  of  which 
is  the  careful  organization  of  the  business  so  that  maximum  results  are  secured 
with  a  minimum   expenditure  of  time,   labor  and  material.     Tlie   finest  produc- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  577 

tions  known  to  the  trade  are  sent  out  by  this  house,  which  is  carrying-  on  busi- 
ness at  Nos.  1 1 12  to  1 1 20  Market  street.  The  methods  of  the  house  are  above 
reproach,  not  only  because  of  the  excellence  of  the  products  which  they  handle 
but  also  by  reason  of  the  straightforward  business  principles  employed. 

Mr.  Pollvogt  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Anna  Koppelman  and  unto 
them  have  been  born  five  children :  Eleanora,  Arthur,  Florence,  Mamie  and 
Elsie.  Her  father  is  today  one  of  the  oldest  furniture  dealers  in  St.  Louis, 
having  been  in  business  here  for  the  past  half  century.  He  stands  as  one  of 
the  most  prominent  representatives  of  commercial  life  in  this  city  and  the  fam- 
ily is  one  of  high  social  standing.  Mr.  Pollvogt  is  a  member  of  the  Bethlehem 
Evangelical  church.  The  onerous  and  responsible  duties  of  a  constantly  grow- 
ing business  have  never  prevented  him  from  taking  an  active  and  helpful  part 
in  work  of  a  public  nature  that  affects  the  moral,  intellectual  and  material 
progress  of  the  community. 


WILLIAM  FRANCIS  CARTER. 

With  a  large  clientele,  that  stands  as  indisputable  evidence  of  his  power  at 
the  bar,  William  Francis  Carter  has  also  become  recognized  as  a  prominent  fac- 
tor in  financial  circles,  succeeding  to  the  presidency  of  the  Missouri  Lincoln 
Trust  Company  on  the  12th  of  November,  1907.  Born  in  Farmington,  Mis- 
souri, October  30,  1867,  few  men  of  his  years  are  called  to  a  position  of  such 
large  responsibility  as  he  assumed  in  taking  upon  himself  the  direction  of  finan- 
cial interests  in  this  position.  His  parents  are  William  and  Maria  (Mcllvaine) 
Carter,  the  former  well  known  as  a  lawyer.  The  family  came  from  Virginia 
to  Missouri  and  William  Carter  gained  eminence  in  his  chosen  profession  in 
the  southeastern  portion  of  the  state.  For  many  years  he  was  on  the  circuit 
bench  and  his  opinions  were  regarded  as  models  of  judicial  soundness.  The 
Mcllvaine  family  came  from  Kentucky,  making  settlement  in  Washington  county, 
Missouri,  and  the  grandfather,  Jesse  H.  Mcllvaine,  was  a  member  of  the  board 
of  the  Iron  Mountain  Railway.  In  ante-bellum  days,  he  also  represented  his 
district  in  the  state  senate  for  a  number  of  years  and  was  a  warm  admirer  and 
faithful  political  follower  of  Thomas  Benton.  He  was  a  brother-in-law  of  Gov- 
ernor Dunklin,  while  one  of  his  sisters  became  the  wife  of  Senator  Yell,  of 
Arkansas,  and  who  fell  in  the  battle  of  Buena  Vista.  Jesse  Mcllvaine  Carter, 
a  brother  of  William  F.  Carter,  is  now  connected  with  the  L^nited  States  army, 
being  stationed  at  Walla  Walla,  Washington,  with  the  rank  of  captain  in  the 
Fourteenth  Cavalry.  Another  brother,  Thomas  B.  Carter,  is  an  electrical  en- 
gineer and  was  formerly  supervisor  of  citv  lighting  in  St.  Louis.  Edwin  F. 
Carter,  a  third  brother,  is  in  charge  of  the  contract  department  of  the  Bell 
Telephone  Company  of  Missouri. 

With  an  ancestry  that  has  been  an  inspiration,  William  Francis  Carter  has 
made  a  record  in  keeping  with  the  history  of  his  forebears.  He  was  educated 
in  Washington  University  and  in  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  !\lich- 
igan,  where  he  completed  his  course  by  graduating  in  1890.  In  June  of  the 
same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Marble  Hill,  Missouri,  where  he  prac- 
ticed for  two  years  and  then  sought  the  broader  opportunities  aft'orded  through 
the  complex  interests  of  citv  life  bv  removal  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since 
built  up  a  large  clientage,  figuring  prominently  in  much  of  the  litigation  that 
has  constituted  the  work  of  the  local  courts.  His  addresses  before  the  court 
are  characterized  by  perspicuity  and  often  by  a  terseness  that  seems  to  put 
almost  into  a  single  sentence  the  verv  essence  of  his  case,  presenting  it  with  a 
clearness  that  could  not  be  attained  in  an  extensive  elaboration.  He  has  also 
become  recognized  as  a  most  forceful  factor  in  financial  circles  and  was  a  direc- 
tor of  the    Scruggs-Barney-A'andevoort    Dry    Goods    Company,   associated   with 

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578  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  ^Missouri  Lincoln  Trust  Company,  for  two  years  by  reason  of  his  being 
executor  of  the  R.  ^I.  Scruggs  estate.  On  the  12th  of  November,  1907,  he  was 
elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  Missouri  Lincoln  Trust  Company  to  succeed 
Dr.  Pincknev  French,  and  aside  from  this,  he  is  a  stockholder  in  several  other 
business  enterprises  and  corporations.  He  has  never  sought  the  honors  nor 
distinction  that  mav  be  gained  in  political  lines  and  in  fact  is  more  closely  iden- 
tified with  the  independent  movement  that  is  now  manifest  in  politics  rather  than 
with  any  party. 

Mr.  Carter  was  married  at  Ferguson,  Missouri,  November  15,  1893,  to  Miss 
Grace  Thoroughman.  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Thomas  Thoroughman,  and  they 
have  one  son,  Emmet,  aged  thirteen  years.  In  reviewing  the  record  of  Mr. 
Carter  it  is  easy  to  discern  the  steps  in  the  orderly  progression  which  marks 
his  life.  He  is  one  of  the  most  self-masterful  because  one  of  the  best  balanced 
of  men,  not  given  to  extremes  and  yet  not  without  that  contagious  enthusiasm, 
which  is  a  promotive  element  in  many  public  interests. 


FRANK  ST.  GEMME. 

Among  the  younger  and  more  enterprising  business  men  of  St.  Louis  is 
Frank  St.  Gemme  who,  since  March  15,  1905,  has  been  the  vice  president  of  the 
Frank  &  St.  Gemme  Manufacturing  Company.  He  was  born  at  Prairie  Du 
Rocher,  Randolph  county,  Illinois,  October  4,  1877,  his  parents  being  August 
and  Lucv  St.  Gemme,  the  former  a  cabinetmaker  of  this  city.  The  family  is 
of  French  lineage  but  has  been  represented  in  this  country  through  seven  genera- 
tions. The  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  a  planter  at  Frederickstown,  Mary- 
land, and  owned  many  slaves. 

Frank  St.  Gemme  was  a  pupil  of  the  parochial  school  of  his  home  town  and 
in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  therein  continuing  his  education  to  the  age 
of  sixteen  years.  Immediatelv  after  leaving  school  he  entered  upon  an  appren- 
ticeship in  the  tin  shop  of  John  Andrew,  at  Carondelet,  remaining  with  him  for 
about  fifteen  months,  after  which  he  devoted  three  months  to  the  upholstery 
business.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period,  however,  he  returned  to  the  trade 
in  which  he  had  formerly  worked  and  followed  that  pursuit  in  various  places  until 
he  became  associated  with  William  Frank,  organizing  the  present  firm  of  Frank 
&  St.  Gemme.  They  have  been  very  successful,  owing  to  the  broad  experience, 
practical  workmanship  and  pronounced  skill  of  the  partners,  whose  personal 
understanding  of  the  business  enables  them  to  carefully  direct  the  labors  of 
those  whom  thev  may  employ.  They  now  have  a  well  equipped  plant,  provided 
with  all  facilities  for  the  successful  conduct  of  the  business  along  legitimate  lines 
of  trade. 

Mr.  St.  Gemme  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  October  4,  1900,  to  Miss  Cora 
Anna  Denoyer  and  they  reside  at  No.  1816  Benton  street,  the  warm-hearted  and 
pleasant  hospitality  of  their  home  being  greatly  enjoyed  by  their  many  friends. 
Mr,  St.  Gemme  votes  independently,  nor  does  he  seek  nor  desire  public  office, 
preferring  to  concentrate  his  attention  upon  his  business  interests,  in  which 
he  is  meeting  with  signal  success. 


FRANKLIN   P.  HUNKINS. 

I-'ranklin  P.  Ilunkins,  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Hunkins-Willis  Lime 
&  Cement  Company,  has  arrived  at  that  place  where  he  is  able  to  take  a  calm 
survey  of  life  and  to  judge  accurately  of  its  opportunities  and  the  possibilities 
presented  in  the  business  conditions  of  the  present  age.     His  labors  have  been 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  579 

discerningly  directed  along  well  detined  lines  and  have  carried  him  into  important 
commercial  relations. 

A  native  of  Illinois,  Air.  Hunkins  was  born  in  Galena  on  the  15th  of  July, 
1850,  his  parents  being  Darius  and  Ann  (McCarthy)  Hunkins.  Reared  in  his 
native  city,  he  obtained  his  preliminary  education  in  its  public  schools  and  after- 
ward attended  college  in  Racine,  Wisconsin.  After  leaving  school  he  entered 
business  life  in  a  clerical  capacity  in  the  St.  Louis  office  of  the  Northern  Line 
Packet  Company  of  St.  Louis,  a  company  controlling  the  line  of  steamers  run- 
ning between  St.  Louis  and  St.  Paul.  For  two  years  he  remained  in  that  busi- 
ness connection,  but  anxious  that  his  labors  should  directly  benefit  himself,  in 
1875  he  organized  the  firm  of  Thorn-Hunkins  to  engage  in  the  lime  and  cement 
business.  Lender  the  original  firm  style  operations  were  continued  until  1889, 
when  the  business  was  incorporated  as  the  Thorn  &  Hunkins  Lime  &  Cement 
Company,  and  this  was  succeeded  in  1896  by  the  Hunkins-Willis  Lime  &  Cement 
Company,  wholesale  manufacturers  of  lime  and  cement.  Mr.  Hunkins  is  the 
president  and  treasurer  of  this  company  which  is  today  conducting  an  extensive 
business,  having  a  well  equipped  plant,  while  the  output  is  now  very  large  and 
has  a  readv  sale  on  the  market.  The  business  methods  of  the  house  are  regarded 
as  thoroughlv  reliable  and  the  business  policy  commends  the  company  to  a  gen- 
erous share  of  the  public  patronage. 

On  the  i8th  of  October,  1877,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Hunkins  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Fannie  A.  Blaetterman  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  daugh- 
ters and  two  sons,  Stella,  Darius  S.,  Ethel  and  Everett.  The  family  attend  the 
Presbyterian  church  in  which  Air.  Hunkins  holds  membership,  and  his  political 
faith  is  that  of  the  republican  party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Alercantile  Club 
and  is  interested  in  all  matters  of  progressive  citizenship,  many  movements 
having  profited  by  the  weight  of  his  influence  and  his  generous  support.  What 
he  has  accomplished  in  the  business  world  is  the  visible  expression  of  a  life  of 
well  directed  enterprise,  in  which  no  opportunity  has  been  neglected  and  no 
advantage  heedlessly  passed  by. 


CHRISTIAN  H.  PRIOR. 

Christian  H.  Prior,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Prior  &  Hartig,  real  estate 
and  loan  agents,  doing  business  at  No.  616  Chestnut  street  since  1902,  was  born 
in  St.  Louis,  September  10,  1865.  He  is  a  son  of  Frederick  G.  and  Alarie  Prior, 
both  natives  of  Osnabruck,  Germany,  wdience  they  came  to  the  new  world,  for 
a  belief  that  he  might  enjoy  better  business  opportunities  in  this  country  led 
Frederick  G.  Prior  beyond  the  Atlantic.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Home  Guard 
during  the  Civil  war  and  for  many  years  was  a  soda  water  manufacturer  in  this 
citv  but  retired  in  1890  to  enjov  well  earned  rest,  his  former  toil  and  enterprise 
having  supplied  him  with  a  capital  sufficient  to  care  for  him  in  all  of  the  com- 
forts and  manv  of  the  luxuries  of  life  during  the  sixteen  years  which  followed 
his  retirement  ere  he  was  called  to  the  home  beyond. 

Christian  H.  Prior  was  for  four  years  a  pupil  of  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis  and  afterward  attended  the  Eiser  German  Institute  for  four  years.  He 
also  spent  two  terms  in  Greer's  Commercial  College  and  thus  with  good  train- 
ing for  the  business  world  he  entered  commercial  circles  as  an  office  boy  with 
the  firm  of  Ponath  &  Buse,  real-estate  dealers,  predecessors  of  the  Ponath  & 
Ingals  Company.  He  continued  with  them  for  four  years  and  for  two  years  was 
employed  at  a  salarv  of  ten  dollars  per  month,  while  when  he  severed  his  con- 
nection with  them  he  was  receiving  fifty  dollars,  having  been  appointed  book- 
keeper and  cashier  after  three  years'  service.  He  afterward  engaged  as  book- 
keeper and  cashier  with  Charles  Vogel,  remaining  in  that  capacity  for  sixteen 
and  a  half  vears,  during  which  time  he  handled  millions  of  dollars  without  los- 


580  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ing  a  single  cent  or  without  ever  having  needed  to  give  bond.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  severed  his  business  connections  with  the  firm,  but  not  his 
friendship,  and  started  in  business  on  his  own  account  at  No.  1009  Chestnut 
street.  Six  months  later  he  removed  to  his  present  address  at  No.  616  Chest- 
nut street,  where  since  1903  he  has  conducted  a  real-estate  and  loan  business  un- 
der the  firm  style  of  Prior  &  Hartig.  He  has  intimate  knowledge  of  the  real- 
estate  market,  the  property  for  sale  or  purchase  and  is  thus  enabled  to  promote 
the  interest  of  his  clients  in  making  judicial  investments. 

In  April,  1898,  Air.  Prior  was  married  to  Miss  Edna  Shield,  the  wedding 
being  celebrated  in  this  city.  They  occupy  an  attractive  modern  residence  at  No. 
201 1  Herbert  street  which  Mr.  Prior  inherited  from  his  father.  He  is  a  blue 
lodge  Mason  and  in  politics  is  a  pronounced  republican,  feeling  that  the  safety 
and  welfare  of  the  country  depend  upon  the  adoption  of  republican  principles. 
He  belongs  to  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Ghost  of  the  German  Evangelical  denom- 
ination. 


WILLIAM   MORDECAI  COOKE. 

Among  the  eminent  men  of  St.  Louis  of  the  early  days  was  William  Mor- 
dccai  Cooke,  whose  life  record  reflected  honor  and  credit  upon  the  state  which 
honored  him.  While  it  is  true  that  his  "were  massive  deeds  and  great,"  they 
also  but  represent  the  fit  utilization  of  the  innate  talents  which  were  his.  He 
achieved  distinction  at  the  bar,  in  public  life  and  on  the  field  of  battle  and  was 
none  the  less  esteemed  for  those  sterling  traits  of  character  which  won  him  warm 
friendships  than  for  the  conspicuous  acts  of  his  life  which  gained  him  honor 
and  prominence. 

The  birth  of  William  Mordecai  Cooke  occurred  at  Portsmouth,  Virginia, 
December  11,  1823,  and  his  life  record  covered  the  intervening  years  to  the  14th 
of  April,  1863,  when  he  passed  away  at  Petersburg,  Virginia.  He  was  a  son  of 
Mordecai  and  Margaret  (Kearnes)  Cooke  and  was  a  representative  of  the  Amer- 
ican branch  of  the  family  in  the  sixth  generation.  The  ancestors  can  be  traced 
back  to  Mordecai  Cooke,  who  patented  lands  in  Virginia  in  1650.  He  had  come 
from  England  in  the  early  part  of  colonization  in  the  new  world  and  was  known 
among  colonists  as  "one  of  the  staunchest  of  the  king's  men."  He  was  an  inti- 
mate personal  friend  of  Sir  William  Berkeley,  colonial  governor  of  Virginia,  and 
established  his  home  at  what  became  known  as  Mordecai's  Mount  in  Gloucester 
county.  The  family  through  successive  generations  figured  prominently  in  the 
public  life  of  the  Old  Dominion.  His  son,  also  bearing  the  name  of  Mordecai 
Cooke,  was  sheriff  of  Gloucester  in  169S  and  justice  and  burgess  in  1702  and 
1714.  He  was  the  father  of  Mordecai  Cooke  III,  who  was  a  student  at  William 
&  Mary  College  in  1738.  He  married  Miss  Booth  and  the  eldest  of  their  chil- 
dren was  Mordecai  Cooke  IV,  who  in  1781  wedded  Elizabeth  Scrosby.  Their 
second  son,  Mordecai  Cooke  V,  born  in  1784,  was  the  father  of  William  Mordecai 
Cooke  of  this  review.  He  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  Virginia  legisla- 
ture and  was  well  known  throughout  that  state  as  a  gentleman  of  high  social 
standing.  He  wedded  Margaret  Kearnes  and  they  became  parents  of  eight 
children,  the  sixth  in  order  of  birth  being  William  Mordecai  Cooke,  who  was 
reared  amid  the  refining  influences  of  a  cultured  southern  home  and  afforded  the 
best  educational   and   social   advantages. 

Having  j)rei)ared  for  college  under  the  direction  of  a  private  tutor  he  be- 
came a  student  in  the  University  of  Virginia,  where  he  manifested  special  apti- 
tude in  his  studies.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  was  a  man  of  scholarly  tastes 
and  in  college  he  laid  the  foundation  for  a  broad  and  liberal  culture.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen  he  harl  comj^leted  the  university  courses  in  mathematics  and 
natural  philosophy;  at  eighteen,  the  course  in  literature,  French,  moral  philosophy 
and  chemistry;  at  nineteen,  the  course  in  political  economy;  and  at  twenty,  the 


WILLIAM    M.  COOKE 


582  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

law  course.  After  winning  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  in  the  university  Mr. 
Cooke  determined  to  enter  upon  his  professional  career  in  the  west  and  arrived 
in  St.  Louis  in  1843.  Here  he  at  once  began  practice  and  soon  gained  recogni- 
tion as  one  of  the  ablest  among  the  younger  members  of  the  bar,  but  after  a 
brief  period  he  removed  to  Hannibal,  Missouri,  in  1849  and  there  soon  gained 
distinction  as  one  of  the  eminent  lawyers  practicing  at  that  court.  He  was 
elected  judge  of  the  common  pleas  court  of  that  district  and  his  decisions  on  the 
bench  were  characterized  by  the  utmost  fairness  and  impartiality  and  by  a  com- 
prehensive knowledge  of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence. 

In  1854,  however.  Judge  Cooke  again  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  and 
the  court  records  of  that  period  bear  testimony  of  the  eminent  position  which  he 
occupied  in  legal  circles.  Few  lawyers  have  made  a  more  lasting  impression  upon 
the  bar  of  the  state  both  for  legal  ability  of  a  high  order  and  for  the  individualit}- 
of  a  personal  character  which  impresses  itself  upon  a  community.  Of  a  family 
conspicuous  for  strong  intellects,  indomitable  courage  and  energy  he  entered  upon 
his  career  as  a  lawyer  and  such  was  his  force  of  character  and  natural  qualifica- 
tions that  he  overcame  all  obstacles  and  wrote  his  name  upon  the  keystone  of  the 
legal  arch.  His  opinions  are  fine  specimens  of  judicial  thought,  always  clear, 
lf>gical  and  as  brief  as  the  character  of  the  case  permitted. 

But  while  Judge  Cooke  gained  distinction  as  a  practitioner  in  the  courts  he 
was  also  interested  in  the  great  problems  of  government  which  the  nation  was 
facing.  He  represented  a  family  that  had  always  taken  an  active  interest  in 
affairs  of  state  and  nation  and  was  admirbly  fitted  by  nature  as  well  as  by  edu- 
cation and  professional  training  for  active  participation  in  public  life.  He  took 
up  the  discussion  of  questions  of  moment  with  avidity  and  fearlessly  announced 
his  views,  supporting  his  position  by  intelligent  arguments.  From  the  year 
1845  the  slavery  question  was  one  of  heated  controversy  throughout  the  state 
and  in  that  year  the  legislature  passed  the  famous  "Jackson  resolutions,"  which 
were  at  once  assailed  by  Colonel  Thomas  H.  Benton  in  a  most  aggressive  man- 
ner and  with  the  marked  ability  which  he  always  displayed  in  debate.  Old  party 
lines  were  largely  obliterated  and  new  ones  formed  as  a  result  of  this  controversy 
and  the  people  arrayed  themselves  into  Benton  and  anti-Benton  factions.  Judge 
Cooke's  position  was  never  an  equivocal  one  and  in  hearty  support  of  political 
doctrines  advocated  by  John  C.  Calhoun  he  took  a  firm  stand  in  opposition  to 
Benton  and  the  policies  which  he  advocated.  He  was  also  strong  in  his  political 
opposition  to  Francis  P.  Blair,  Jr.,  and  yet  the  two  men  always  entertained  for 
each  other  the  warmest  personal  regard. 

When  it  was  realized  that  the  question  of  slavery  and  all  of  the  attendant 
issues  which  it  brought  forth  could  not  be  settled  at  the  polls  nor  by  discussion 
on  the  platform,  but  would  be  submitted  to  the  arbitrament  of  arms,  Judge  Cooke 
became  one  of  the  leading  representatives  of  the  southern  cause,  and  in  March, 
1861.  was  sent  by  Governor  Jackson  as  a  commissioner  to  the  president  of  the 
Confederate  States.  When  he  had  fulfilled  his  mission  he  returned  to  Missouri 
and  entered  the  Confederate  military  service,  becoming  an  aide  on  the  staff  of 
Governor  Jackson,  in  which  capacity  he  participated  in  the  battles  of  Boonville 
and  Carthage,  while  at  the  battle  of  Oak  Hill  he  was  aide-de-camp  to  General 
Sterling  Price.  Following  that  engagement  he  was  sent  with  General  John  B. 
Clark  to  Richmond  to  confer  with  President  Davis  and  was  soon  afterward 
elected  a  member  of  the  Confederate  congress.  As  special  commissioner  from 
Missouri  and  later  as  congressman  he  was  brought  into  intimate  relations  with 
the  Confederate  president  and  remained  one  of  his  most  trusted  friends  and  ad- 
mirers throughout  his  life.  He  died  while  serving  as  a  member  of  congress  and 
even  those  who  differed  with  him  politically  recognized  that  the  country  had  lost 
a  great  and  good  man. 

Hon.  George  G.  Vest,  United  States  senator,  in  speaking  before  the  Confed- 
erate congress,  said  of  him:  "I  have  known  Judge  Cooke  intimately  in  every 
relation  of  life,  j>uhlic  and  private,  civil  and  military.     He  was  a  gentleman  by 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  583 

birth,  education,  habit  and  instinct.  A  more  unsehish  spirit  never  existed  upon 
earth.  Loving  and  tender  as  a  woman  in  all  social  and  domestic  relations,  he  was 
yet  firm  and  inflexible  in  opposition  to  what  he  conceived  wrong,  or  in  defense  of 
the  right.  With  a  fine  and  cultivated  classic  taste,  thoroughly  read  in  English 
and  French  literature,  he  had  every  quality  and  requirement  calculated  to  adorn 
and  fascinate  society.  As  the  shadows  of  death  gathered  upon  his  brow  he  met 
his  fate  with  the  calmness  which  always  attended  him.  He  died  a  member  of 
the  Roman  Catholic  church  and  w-ith  a  firm  reliance  upon  the  promises  of  the 
Bible." 

Judge  Cooke  had  been  married  in  1846  to  Miss  Eliza  von  Phul,  a  daughter 
of  Henry  von  Phul,  of  St.  Louis,  and  their  children  were :  Margaret  Kearnes, 
Rosalie  Genevieve,  Henry  von  Phul,  William  Mordecai,  John  Rutherford,  Sophie, 
and  D'Arcy  Paul  Cooke.  To  his  family  Judge  Cooke  was  most  devoted,  and 
while  the  public  made  great  demands  upon  his  time  and  energies,  he  ever  found 
opportunity  for  the  pleasures  of  his  own  fireside  and  the  careful  training  of  his 
children.  When  death  claimed  him  his  remains  were  laid  in  Calvary  cemetery 
in  St.  Louis.  He  held  distinctive  precedence  as  an  eminent  lawyer  and  statesman, 
a  valiant  and  patriotic  soldier,  and  as  one  who  occupied  a  most  unique  and  trying 
position  during  one  of  the  most  exciting  epochs  in  the  political  history  of  Mis- 
souri, in  which  connection  he  bore  himself  with  such  signal  dignity  and  honor  as 
to  gain  the  respect  of  all. 


WILLIAM  FRANK. 


William  Frank,  president  of  the  Frank  &  St.  Gemme  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, has  been  in  control  of  this  business  as  its  chief  executive  officer  since  March 
17.  1905-  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  April  3,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  August  and 
Theresa  Frank.  The  father  was  a  mechanical  engineer  who  emigrated  from 
Germany  to  the  new  world  in  1840.  He  is  now  deceased  but  the  mother  still 
survives.  Until  his  fourteenth  year,  William  Frank  attended  the  public  schools 
and  then  began  preparation  for  his  business  career  as  an  apprentice  to  the  man- 
ufacture of  brass  musical  instruments.  He  was  employed  in  that  capacity  from 
April  9,  1884,  until  1887  and  after  leaving  that  employ,  he  took  up  the  printing 
business  with  the  firm  of  Beebinger  &  Harrington  on  Third  and  Market  streets. 
After  a  year  and  a  half,  however,  he  again  became  connected  with  brass  work, 
entering  the  employ  of  N.  O.  Nelson  in  the  manufacture  of  plumbers'  supplies. 
For  a  year  he  continued  with  that  house  and  afterward  worked  in  the  brass  shops 
for  the  purpose  of  getting  a  general  idea  of  different  lines  of  work.  Five  years 
were  thus  spent,  after  which  he  returned  to  the  works  of  N.  O.  Nelson,  occupy- 
ing the  position  of  assistant  foreman  for  a  time,  while  later  he  was  promoted  to 
the  place  of  master  mechanic.  His  connection  with  that  firm  continued  for  five 
years,  w'hen  in  1896  he  resigned  to  become  foreman  with  the  Stempel  Fire  Ex- 
tinguisher Company.  There  he  remained  for  about  two  years  and  then  took  a 
position  with  the  Wagner  Electric  Company  as  electric  instrumentmaker,  repre- 
senting that  house  until  1899,  when  he  joined  Frank  St.  Gemme  in  the  present 
business.  During  the  time  he  was  with  the  Stempel  Manufacturing  Company 
he  was  working  on  a  mechanical  fire  extinguisher,  manufactured  in  accordance 
with  a  patent  which  was  secured  about  the  time  he  left  the  Wagner  Manufactur- 
ing Company.  He  possesses  considerable  inventive  ingenuity  and  mechanical 
skill  and  in  fact  is  recognized  as  an  expert  workman  in  mechanical  lines,  his  own 
ability,  therefore,  w-ell  qualifying  him  to  direct  the  labors  of  others  and  to  pro- 
duce well  formulated  plans  that  have  constituted  resultant  elements  in  success. 

For  eighteen  years  Mr.  Frank  has  been  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  he  also  belongs  to  Tower  Grove  Turn  Verein  and  the  Travelers  Protective 
Association.    In  politics  he  votes  independently  and  is  always  able  to  support  his 


584  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

position  bv  intelligent  argument.  As  has  been  truly  remarked  after  all  that  may 
be  done  for  a  man  in  the  way  of  giving  him  early  opportunities  for  obtaining  the 
requirements  which  are  sought  in  the  schools  and  in  books,  he  must  essentially 
formulate,  determine  and  give  shape  to  his  own  character  and  this  is  what  Mr. 
Frank  has  done.  He  has  chosen  those  things  in  life  which  are  worth  while  and 
his  determination  and  activity  in  business  have  brought  to  him  a  satisfactory 
reward  for  his  labor. 


JOSEPH  DICKSON,  JR. 

Joseph  Dickson,  Jr.,  was  born  April  12,  1876,  in  St.  Louis,  a  son  of  Joseph 
and  Elizabeth  (Robertson)  Dickson.  The  public  schools  constituted  the  medium 
whereby  he  acquired  his  preliminary  education,  which  was  supplemented  by  study 
in  the  Washington  University  from  1894  until  1896,  in  the  Harvard  Law  School 
from  1896  until  1898  and  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  in  1898-9.  Having  thus 
qualiried  for  the  profession,  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis  and  in 
1 90 1  became  the  third  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Dickson,  Smith  &  Dickson, 
as  the  associate  of  his  father,  Joseph  Dickson,  and  of  Eleneious  Smith.  The  firm 
afterward  became  Dickson,  Jeffries  &  Dickson,  Mr.  Smith  being  succeeded  by  S. 
B.  Jeffries,  and  at  the  present  time  the  firm  is  Dickson  &  Dickson. 

On  the  27th  of  November,  1901,  Joseph  Dickson  of  this  review  was  mar- 
ried in  his  native  city  to  Miss  Sydney  Frances  Boyd,  a  daughter  of  W.  G.  Boyd. 
They  now  have  one  child,  Mary  Frances  Dickson,  born  August  21,  1902. 

]\Ir.  Dickson  is  a  welcome  member  at  the  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  Racquet  and 
^Missouri  Athletic  Clubs  of  St.  Louis  and  the  Harvard  Club  of  New  York.  His 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  but  aside  from  a  citizen's 
interest  in  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day  he  confines  his  attention  to  his  pro- 
fession rather  than  politics,  and  in  the  practice  of  law  is  becoming  well  known 
as  an  able  working  member  of  the  bar,  who  carefully  prepares  his  cases  and  has 
the  ability  of  saying  in  a  convincing  way  the  right  thing  at  the  right  time.  He  pos- 
sesses, too,  an  excellent  presence,  an  earnest,  dignified  manner,  marked  strength 
of  character,  a  thorough  grasp  of  the  law  and  abilitv  to  applv  its  principles  ac- 
curatelv. 


WILLIA^I  ROEVER. 


William  Rocver  was  born  September  17,  1830,  in  Neustadt  in  the  King- 
dom of  Hanover,  Germany,  and  his  life  record  covered  the  intervening  years  to 
the  nth  of  June,  1898.  He  was  a  son  of  Louis  and  Marie  (Liidekingj  Roever. 
The  father  was  a  wealthy  soap  manufacturer  of  his  native  land  and  in  1837  came 
to  America  because  of  his  ideas  concerning  republican  government.  He  was  a 
believer  in  freedom  and  would  not  allow  his  sons  to  swear  allegiance  to  any 
king.  He  therefore  sought  the  liberty  and  opportunities  of  the  w^orld's  greatest 
rqjublic.  He  came  of  a  family  prominent  in  military  and  educational  circles 
in  Hanover  and  was  a  man  of  strong  mentality  and  broad  and  liberal  views. 

William  Roever  was  but  seven  years  of  age  when  he  accompanied  his  parents 
to  the  new  world.  His  education  was  acquired  in  private  schools  of  St.  Louis. 
His  first  business  experience  was  gained  as  an  employe  of  a  St.  Louis  brush 
manufacturer.  He  afterward  engaged  in  clerking  for  a  year  in  a  store  in  Belle- 
ville, Illinois,  and  'tlien  entered  the  employ  of  Woods-Christy  &  Company,  pro- 
prietors of  a  wholesale  dry-goods  house,  with  which  he  remained  for  several 
years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  joined  his  brother  Frederick  in  busi- 
ness and  so  continued  until  1860,  when  he  returned  to  Europe  to  visit  the  land 
of  his  birth. 


JOSEPH    DICKSOX.  JR. 


58(3  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

At  the  time  of  the  opening  of  the  Civil  war  ^Ir.  Roever  again  came  to  the 
United  States  and  recruited  a  compan}-  of  home  guards,  of  which  he  was  com- 
missioned captain.  He  participated  in  the  capture  of  Camp  Jackson  in  May, 
1861,  and  served  as  captain  of  his  company  throughout  the  period  of  hostihties. 
When  the  war  was  over  and  the  preservation  of  the  Union  was  an  assured  fact, 
he  entered  the  wholesale  house  of  Dodd,  Brown  &  Company,  with  which  he  was 
connected  until  1871.  In  the  previous  year  he  was  given  a  leave  of  absence  and 
spent  four  months  abroad  wath  his  wife.  He  then  returned  to  his  former  posi- 
tion, but  ill  health  compelled  him  to  give  up  the  position  in  1871  and  for  two 
years  thereafter  he  lived  in  Europe  for  the  benefit. of  his  health.  In  1874  he 
returned  and  became  interested  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes  at  Jefferson  City, 
but  in  a  short  time  retired  from  business  and  in  1876  erected  a  residence  at  No. 
3628  St.  Louis  avenue.  He  was  not  again  engaged  in  business  throughout  the 
remainder  of  his  life,  but  enjoyed  well  earned  rest  in  honorable  retirement. 

On  the  I2th  of  November,  1867,  Mr.  Roever  was  married  to  Miss  Sophie 
Deppe,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Fredericka  (Peters)  Deppe,  both  of  whom 
were  natives  of  Germany.  The  father,  who  was  born  in  181 5,  left  Germany 
when  fifteen  years  of  age  and  after  traveling  in  the  south,  settled  in  St.  Louis, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  hardware  business,  being  one  of  the  first  merchants  in 
that  line  in  the  city.  He  died  of  cholera  in  1849.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Roever 
have  been  born  three  children,  Sophia  Eugenia  and  Frederick  Louis  and  William 
Henry,  twins.  Frederick  Louis,  however,  died  in  1892.  William  Henry  Roever 
is  now  professor  of  mathematics  in  Washington  University.  He  is  a  graduate 
of  that  school  and  won  his  Doctor  of  Philosophy  degree  at  Harvard.  In  St. 
Louis  he  married  Miss  IMinnie  Hamilton,  a  daughter  of  Alexander  Hamilton, 
and  they  have  two  children,  William  Alexander  and  Frederick  Hamilton. 

At  the  time  of  his  death  Air.  Roever  was  the  oldest  living  charter  member 
of  Cosmos  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Independent  Order 
of  Odd  Fellows  and  was  one  of  the  earliest  members  of  the  Germania  Club. 
Reared  in  an  atmosphere  of  culture  and  refinement,  where  true  value  is  placed 
upon  mental  equipment  and  intellectual  progress,  he  remained  throughout  his 
life  a  broad-minded  man,  interested  in  questions  of  vital  importance,  and  his 
influence  was  ever  on  the  side  of  reform,  progress  and  advancement. 


AUGUST  ZACHER. 


August  Zacher,  arriving  in  St.  Louis  empty  handed  when  about  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  was  for  many  years  connected  with  the  jewelry  trade  of  the  city 
and  was  regarded  as  the  most  expert  watchmaker  here.  He  was  born  July  24, 
1845,  in  Berlin,  Germany,  and  passed  away  on  the  i8th  of  December,  1894. 
His  parents  were  Joachim  and  Emilie  Zacher,  of  Berlin.  The  son  was  a  pupil 
in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  when  he  began 
learning  the  watchmaker's  trade  under  the  direction  of  his  brother,  who  at  the 
time  was  considered  the  finest  watchmaker  in  the  German  capital.  August 
Zacher  gained  comprehensive  and  thorough  knowledge  of  the  trade  under  his 
guidance  and  himself  became  an  expert  in  that  line. 

The  reports  which  reached  him  concerning  higher  wages  and  more  rapid 
advancement  in  business  circles  in  America  led  him  to  seek  a  home  on  this  side 
the  Atlantic  and  in  1866  lie  barle  adieu  to  friends  and  fatherland  and  sailed 
for  the  new  world.  He  made  his  first  location  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  entered 
the  employ  of  a  Mr.  Haerbermann  as  a  watch  salesman  and  repairer.  After  a 
brief  period  he  became  an  employ  of  a  Mrs.  Boehmer  at  No.  511  Franklin  avenue 
in  the  capacity  of  watchmaker  and  repairer,  continuing  there  for  several  years. 
He  was  next  employed  by  E.  H.  Kortkamp,  who  for  thirty-five  years  conducted 
a  jewelry  establishment  at  No.  514  Franklin   avenue.     Here  he  continued  as  a 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  587 

watchmaker  and  repairer  until  the  death  of  Mr.  Kortkanip,  when  he  entered  into 
business  with  his  brother-in-law,  Otto  H.  Kortkanip,  and  remained  as  one  of 
the  owners  of  a  leading"  jewelry  establishment  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise.  He 
was  regarded  as  the  most  expert  watchmaker  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis  and  always 
had  charge  of  that  branch  of  their  business.  He  possessed  the  superior  mechan- 
ical skill  and  ingenuity  required  to  hancUe  the  delicate  parts  of  a  watch  and  his 
adjustment  was  so  perfect  that  he  is  said  to  have  had  no  e(|ual  in  this  line  of 
work  in  the  city. 

On  the  19th  of  June,  1889,  Mr.  Zacher  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Emelia  Kortkanip,  a  daughter  of  E.  H.  and  Bertha  (Steidemann)  Kortkamp 
her  father  having  been  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  jewelers  of  St. 
Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Zacher  became  the  parents  of  a  daughter  and  son,  Lillian 
E.  and  Clarence  F.,  both  of  whom  are  still  attending  school.  Mr.  Zacher's  study 
of  the  political  issues  and  questions  of  the  day  resulted  in  his  stalwart  support 
of  the  republican  party  and  its  candidates.  He  held  membership  in  the  German 
Evangelical  church  and  was  also  a  very  prominent  and  active  member  in  the 
Liederkranz  Society,  the  Central  Turn  Verein  and  the  Franklin  Council  of  the 
Legion  of  Honor.  He  believed  firmly  in  the  broad  humanitarianism  upon  which 
the  last  named  organization  is  based  and  throughout  his  life  his  guiding  prin- 
ciples were  such  as  command  confidence  and  respect  in  every  land  and  clime. 
He  learned  to  correctly  value  life  and  its  opportunities,  not  only  in  his  business 
relations,  but  in  the  chances  for  character  development,  and  his  many  good 
qualities  made  him  an  honored  and  valued  resident  of  St.  Louis. 


REV.  FRANCIS  V.  NUGENT,  C.  M. 

Rev.  Francis  V.  Nugent,  who  since  1903  has  acted  as  pastor  of  St.  Vin- 
cent de  Paul's  church  and  has  also  been  director  of  the  missions  of  the  western 
province  of  the  Vincentian  Fathers,  was  born  in  Oconomowoc,  Wisconsin,  Jan- 
uary 16,  1855.  He  was  there  reared  and  began  his  education  in  St.  Vincent's 
College  at  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri.  Subsequently  he  attended  St.  Vincent's 
Seminary  at  Germantown.  Pennsylvania,  and  on  the  ist  of  November,  1881, 
entered  the  Congregation  of  Mission.  On  the  2d  of  May,  1884,  he  was  ordained 
to  the  priesthood  from  St.  Vincent's  Seminary  by  Bishop  Shanahan,  of  Har- 
risburg,  Pennsylvania.  Following  his  ordination  he  was  for  ten  years  asso- 
ciated with  St.  Vincent's  College  at  Cape  Girardeau,  the  last  five  years  of  this 
time  acting  as  president  of  that  institution. 

In  1893  Father  Nugent  was  appointed  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Joseph's 
church  in  New  Orleans,  where  he  remained  until  1897,  in  which  year  he  was 
made  president  of  Kenrick  Seminary  of  St.  Louis,  being  thus  engaged  until 
1903.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul's 
church  and  at  the  same  time  was  made  director  of  the  missions  of  the  western 
province  of  the  Vincentian  Fathers.  St.  Vincent's  church,  St.  Louis,  was  founded 
in  1818.  The  Vincentians  have  resided  continuously  in  this  city  since  their 
American  founder.  Father  De  Andreis,  took  up  his  residence  here  in  that  year. 
At  that  time  there  was  only  one  church  in  what  was  then  a  small  frontier  town. 
In  1839  the  present  St.  Vincent's  parish  was  assigned  to  the  Congregation  of 
the  Mission.  The  first  St.  Vincent  church  was  located  on  the  square  bounded 
by  Eighth,  Ninth,  IMarion  and  Soulard  streets,  and  the  present  edifice,  which 
was  erected  in  1844,  in  Roman  style  of  architecture,  is  today  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  in  the  west.  St.  Vincent's  was  first  organized  as  a  mixed  parish  of 
English  and  German  and  still  maintains  that  character.  It  was  for  years  the 
only  parish  between  Chouteau  avenue  and  Carondelet,  this  territory  now  sup- 
porting twenty-six  churches.  In  1844,  the  same  year  in  which  the  church  was 
erected,  the   Sisters  of   St.  Joseph  opened   a   parochial   school   at   St.   \^inccnt's. 


588  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Since  1 85 1  the  Christian  Brothers  have  instructed  the  boys,  while  the  Sisters 
of  St.  Joseph  have  charge  of  the  girls'  school,  the  present  pupils  being  the 
grandchildren  of  the  men  and  women  who  were  pupils  under  their  predecessors 
sixty  years  ago.  The  present  attendance  varies  from  five  to  eight  hundred 
pupils.  The  old  Soulard  mansion,  which  still  stands  on  the  northwest  corner 
of  Xinth  and  ^Marion  streets  was  for  many  years  occupied  by  the  priests  until 
the  new  parish  house  was  built  in  1858. 


SIMEON  T.  PRICE. 


Simeon  T.  Price,  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis  since  his  ad- 
mission to  the  bar  in  1874,  with  more  than  local  fame  in  the  courts  as  a  trial 
lawyer,  was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  May  2,  1849,  ^  son  of  Cosby  and 
Mary  J.  Price.  He  was  ten  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  parents'  removal  to 
^Missouri,  his  youth  being  passed  in  Lexington,  this  'state,  while  following  his 
mastery  of  the  common  branches  of  English  learning  as  taught  in  the  public 
schools,  he  pursued  an  academic  course  in  the  William  Jewell  College  of  Libertv, 
^Missouri.  Hoping  to  find  the  practice  of  law  both  a  congenial  and  a  profitable 
avocation,  he  matriculated  in  the  law  department  of  the  jNIichigan  LTniversity 
at  Ann  Arbor  and  is  numbered  among  its  alumni  of  1874. 

Almost  immediately  after  his  graduation  Mr.  Price  located  for  practice  in 
St.  Louis  and  during  the  intervening  period,  covering  a  third  of  a  century,  he 
has  done  notable  work  in  the  local  courts,  where  he  has  given  proof  of  his  syste- 
matic, thorough  labor  in  the  office  by  his  clear  and  forcible  presentation  of  his 
case  in  the  courts.  While  his  practice  has  been  of  a  general  nature,  he  has 
gained  recognition  as  an  able  trial  lawyer  and  as  one  whose  knowledge  of  cor- 
poration law  is  comprehensive  and  exact.  He  has  been  the  legal  representative 
of  various  corporate  interests  and  is  particularly  loyal  to  his  clients,  to  whom  he 
gives  the  benefit  of  his  unwearied  industry  and  broad  learning.  Neither  the 
zeal  of  an  advocate  nor  the  pleasure  of  success,  however,  permits  him  to  dis- 
regard the  fact  that  he  owes  a  still  higher  allegiance  to  the  majesty  of  the  law 
and  its  righteous  administration. 

The  pleasant  home  life  of  Mr.  Price  took  its  root  in  his  marriage  on  the 
loth  of  November,  1880.  to  j\Iiss  Emma  M.  Partee,  of  Memphis,  Tennessee, 
and  they  now  have  two  children,  Simeon  T.  and  Mozelle  M.  Fraternally  he  is 
connected  with  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  the  Ancient  Order 
of  United  Workmen,  and  he  belongs  also  to  the  Second  Baptist  church.  He  is 
a  member  and  ex-president  of  the  Kentucky  Society  and  is  vice  president  of  the 
St.  Louis  Alumni  Association  of  Michigan  University.  He  is  ever  able  to  support 
his  political  position  by  intelligent  argument  and  has  been  a  helpful  worker  in 
the  campaigns  for  the  democratic  party  yet  has. allowed  no  political  or  other 
interests  to  interfere  with  the  allegiance  which  he  gives  to  his  clients"  interests. 


fi<:ltx  erastus  anderson. 

Felix  Erastus  Anderson,  assistant  to  the  president  of  the  Terminal  Railroad 
Association,  was  born  Januarv  23,  1869,  at  Cedar  Hill,  Tennessee,  a  son  of  the 
Rev.  Jerome  B.  and  Emily  F.  Anderson.  Reared  amid  the  refining  influences 
of  a  cultured  home,  where  education  is  rated  at  its  true  value,  he  was  afforded 
good  opportunities  in  this  direction  and  supplemented  his  public-school  course 
by  study  in  Giles  College  at  Pulaski,  Tennessee,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
with  the  class  of  1883.     ( )]]  the  1st  of  June,  1885,  he  entered  the  railroad  busi- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  589 

ness  as  agent  for  the  Louisville  &  Nashville  Railroad  Company  at  Woodward, 
Alabama,  and  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  Stenographer  in  the  Superin- 
tendent's office  of  the  same  company  in  the  fall  of  that  year.  There  he  remained 
until  April,  1887,  when  he  was  made  secretary  and  chief  clerk  to  the  superinten- 
dent of  the  Central  Railroad  of  Georgia  at  Savannah.  He  continued  in  tliat 
position  from  April,  1887,  until  the  ist  of  October,  1891,  when  he  became  secre- 
tary to  the  superintendent  of  the  Louisville  &  Nashville  Railroad  Company,  with 
headquarters  at  Louisville,  Kentucky,  where  he  remained  until  February,  1892. 
During  the  succeeding  four  years  he  was  chief  clerk  to  the  superintendent  of  the 
Louisville  &  Nashville  Railroad  Company  at  St.  Louis,  and  from  February  i, 
1896,  to  October,  1907,  was  chief  clerk  to  the  president  and  general  manager  of 
the  Terminal  Railroad  Association  of  St.  Louis,  and  succeeding  promotions 
brought  him  to  his  present  position  as  assistant  to  the  president.  His  successive 
promotions  indicate  his  growing  knowledge  of  the  railroad  business  and  his 
increasing  efficiency  as  assistant  to  those  having  executive  authority  and  in  con- 
trol of  administrative  direction.  He  is  today  a  well  informed  railroad  man  and 
one  whose  service  is  of  much  value  in  a  position  of  large  responsibility. 

On  the  2d  of  June,  1906,  Mr.  Anderson  was  married  to  Miss  Martha  Currie 
Martin,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thomas  L.  Martin,  of  Lexington,  Kentucky, 
and  they  occupy  an  enviable  position  in  the  social  circles  in  which  they  move. 
Mr.  Anderson  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  South,  the 
University  Club  and  the  St.  Louis  Field  Club,  and  is  a  man  of  high  ideals  as 
manifested  in  all  of  his  social  and  business  relations. 


ALFRED  ALLEN  PAXSON. 

Alfred  Allen  Paxson,  now  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis,  has 
also  made  a  creditable  record  as  a  jurist,  having  served  for  four  years  as  judge 
of  the  second  district  police  court  and  as  special  judge  on  various  other  occasions. 
His  preliminary  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  Winchester, 
Scott  county,  Illinois,  where  he  was  born  on  the  loth  of  December,  1844,  of  the 
marriage  of  Stephen  and  Sarah  (Pryor)  Paxson.  In  the  mastery  of  those 
branches  which  constituted  the  public-school  curriculum  he  qualified  for  the 
profession  of  teaching  and  in  following  that  calling  acquired  capital  sufficient 
to  enable  him  to  meet  the  expenses  of  a  collegiate  course,  which  he  entered  upon 
in  the  fall  of  1864,  matriculating  as  a  freshman  in  the  Illinois  College  at  Jackson- 
ville. He  pursued  a  four  years'  classical  course  and  stood  first  in  scholarship 
in  his  class  at  the  time  of  his  graduation  in  1868. 

In  that  year  Mr.  Paxson  joined  his  parents,  who  in  the  meantime  had  be- 
come residents  of  St.  Louis,  and  while  acting-  as  clerk  and  bookkeeper  for  his 
father,  who  had  charge  of  the  American  Sunday  School  Book  Depository,  he 
devoted  to  the  study  of  law  those  hours  which,  termed  "leisure,"  are  usually  given 
to  social  pleasure  and  entertainment.  Two  years  thus  passed,  during  which  time 
he  attended  courses  of  lectures  at  the  law  department  of  Washington  University 
and  on  passing  the  required  examinations,  he  received  from  the  university  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in  1870.  Immediately  afterward  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  and  remained  in  practice  in  St.  Louis  until  1873,  when  impaired  health 
made  it  necessary  that  he  seek  a  change  of  climate  and  he  located  in  Texas. 
During  the  four  years  of  his  residence  in  that  state,  he  built  up  an  extensive 
practice,  connecting  him  with  the  litigation  in  both  the  criminal  and  civil  courts 
of  the  state.  He  was  appointed  district  attorney  by  Judge  ^NI.  H.  Bonner,  since 
a  member  of  the  supreme  court  of  Texas,  and  as  public  prosecutor  discharged 
his  duties  with  strict  impartiality.  He  also  became  recognized  as  an  influencing 
factor  in  the  educational  afifairs  of  the  state  and  served  for  a  time  as  county 
superintendent  of  public  schools. 


590  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

His  sojourn  in  the  south  having  restored  his  heaUh,  Mr.  Paxson  returned 
to  St.  Louis  in  1877,  and  continued  in  the  general  practice  of  law  with  a  con- 
stantly increasing-  clientage  until  the  spring  of  1891,  when  by  appointment  he 
went  upon  the  bench  of  the  second  district  police  court,  serving  for  four  years. 
i\t  ditterent  times  he  has  indicated  that  his  is,  in  a  marked  degree,  a  judicial 
mind  bv  the  service  which  he  has  rendered  as  a  special  judge.  He  has  demon- 
strated his  power  to  arrive  at  an  impartial  view  of  a  question  by  looking  with 
unbiased  judgment  upon  both  sides  and  thus  arriving  at  an  equitable  decision. 
He  gives  to  his  clients  and  to  the  profession  unqualified  allegiance  and  ripe 
abilitv  and  is  regarded  as  an  able,  faithful  and  conscientious  minister  in  the 
temple  of  justice. 

ludge  Paxson's  position  on  political  questions  is  never  an  equivocal  one, 
for  he  is  known  as  a  stalwart  advocate  of  the  democracy.  He  has  also  a  wide 
acquaintance  in  the  Odd  Fellows  society  and  the  Legion  of  Honor,  while  his 
religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Evangelical  Lutheran  church. 
Attractivelv  situated  in  his  home  life,  he  was  married  October  8,  1873,  to  Miss 
Julia  L.  Hart,  of  St.  Louis,  whose  father,  Colonel  H.  E.  Hart,  commanded  the 
Twenty-second  Regiment  of  Illinois  Infantry  until  he  gave  his  life  in  defense 
of  his  countrv  in  1863.  Mr.  and  Airs.  Paxson  have  two  daughters  and  two  sons : 
Nellie,  Harrv,  Prvor  and  Ruth  Paxson. 


HENRY  C.  OTTENSMEYER. 

Henrv  C.  Ottensmeyer  was  born  in  the  province  of  Prussia,  December  23, 
185 1.  His  father,  Henrich,  was  a  chemist  and  occupied  quite  a  prominent  posi- 
tion in  the  business  world  in  which  he  moved.  The  son  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to 
the  public  schools,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years. 
The  succeeding  two  years  were  passed  in  the  fatherland,  and  at  the  age  of  six- 
teen he  came  to  America,  landing  at  New  Orleans,  where  he  made  his  way  north- 
ward to  St.  Louis,  and  here  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  an  em- 
ploye in  the  Mallinckrodt  Chemical  Works,  where  he  continued  for  about  four 
months.  He  was  afterward  in  the  employ  of  Dr.  Hartford  on  his  farm  in  Fer- 
guson, St.  Louis  county,  and  when  he  left  that  service  he  began  learning  the 
blacksmith  trade  under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Allsmyer,  of  St.  Louis.  For  a  year 
he  remained  in  that  employ,  when  the  business  was  closed  out  and  Mr.  Ottens- 
mever  was  forced  to  seek  employment  elsewhere.  He  continued  to  serve  others  for 
some  time,  or  until  his  industry  and  careful  management  brought  him  sufficient 
capital  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account.  Since  1887  he 
has  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  carriages  and  wagons  and  in  the  intervening 
time,  covering  twenty-one  years,  he  has  built  up  a  business  of  considerable  pro- 
portion. He  now  has  a  well  equipped  plant  supplied  with  modern  improved  ma- 
chinery and  his  output  finds  a  ready  sale  on  the  market  because  of  its  excellence, 
his  reasonable  prices  and  his  earnest  desire  to  please  his  customers. 

In  September,  1882,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Ottensmeyer  was  married  to  Marie 
Schmelzinger,  whose  father  was  a  prominent  soldier.  In  his  religious  faith  Mr. 
Ottensmeyer  is  protestant,  connected  with  the  church  of  St.  Peter  and  St.  Paul. 
In  politics  he  is  a  republican  and  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein.  He 
was  also  connected  with  the  Fishing  Club,  an  association  which  indicates  much 
of  the  nature  of  his  recreation. 

The  German-American  element  has  long  been  recognized  in  our  American 
citizenship.  The  sons  of  Germany  have  brought  with  them  to  the  new  world  the 
salient  characteristic  of  industry,  which  has  long  constituted  a  potent  force  in  the 
civilization  of  the  workl.  In  America  they  have  been  active  in  promoting  agri- 
cultural and  industrial  interests,  and  they  have  the  perseverance  to  continue  in 
a  given  line  until  success  is  achieved.     Mr.  Ottensmeyer  is  a  worthy  son  of  the 


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592  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTfY. 

fatherland  and  is  equally  loyal  in  his  devotion  to  the  land  of  his  adoption.  He 
has  never  had  occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  come  to  the  United  States, 
for  he  has  here  found  the  opportunities  which  he  sought,  and  in  this  country, 
where  labor  is  not  hampered  by  caste  or  class,  he  has  steadily  worked  his  way 
upward. 


AUGUST  D.  ^lATTFELDT. 

August  D.  ^ilattfeldt,  successfully  conducting  a  hardware  store  in  the  eastern 
section  of  St.  Louis,  his  native  city,  was  born  in  1857.  His  father,  A.  D. 
Alattfeldt.  arrived  here  in  1848,  following  his  emigration  from  Germany.  He 
was  a  tinner  by  trade  and  established  his  home  on  Alain  street  between  Clark 
avenue  and  Elm  street  when  the  city  limits  extended  to  Chouteau  avenue  on  the 
south,  Twelfth  street  on  the  west,  the  river  on  the  east  and  to  Washington  on 
the  north.  In  1869  the  father  opened  the  place  in  which  August  D.  Mattfeldt 
is  now  carrying  on  business  at  No.  406  South  Second  street.  This  was  the 
principal  business  street  in  the  city  at  that  time.  There  were  no  railroads  here 
but  wagon  trains  started  out  from  St.  Louis  for  points  in  the  west  and  products 
were  shipped  by  boat  down  the  river.  The  father  was  residing  in  St.  Louis 
during  the  memorable  fire  of  1848  which  almost  destroyed  the  city.  During  the 
early  period  of  his  residence  here  he  received  three  dollars  per  week,  which  was 
considered  an  excellent  salary  for  that  time.  In  1857  ^'^^  established  a  tin  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account  and  in  1869  extended  the  scope  of  his  labors  by  adding 
a  hardware  department.  As  the  years  went  by  he  prospered  in  his  undertakings 
and  built  up  a  business  of  considerable  magnitude  that  yielded  to  him  substantial 
profits.  He  died  on  the  28th  of  September,  1890,  at  the  age  of  seventy  years  and 
ten  months,  while  his  wife  passed  away  April  22,  1870.  She  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Henrietta  Eisleben,  and  they  were  married  in  St.  Louis  about  1851. 
Their  family  numbered  but  two  children,  Henry  and  August  D.,  both  of  whom 
learned  and  followed  the  tinner's  trade. 

August  D.  Alattfeldt,  reared  in  this  city,  acquired  his  education  here,  divid- 
ing his  time  between  the  duties  of  the  schoolroom,  the  pleasures  of  the  play- 
ground and  such  tasks  as  were  assigned  him  by  his  father.  In  his  youth  he 
assisted  his  father  in  the  conduct  of  the  hardware  and  tin  business  and  in  October, 
1890,  succeeded  him  as  proprietor  of  the  store,  conducting  a  retail  and  jobbing- 
business,  in  which  he  has  been  quite  successful.  He  thoroughlv  understands  the 
trade,  carries  a  full  line  of  goods  and  his  stock  is  at  all  times  attractive  and 
reasonably  priced.  He  is  well  known  in  local  political  circles  as  a  stalwart  advo- 
cate of  the  republican  party  and,  though  he  has  never  sought  or  desired  office, 
he  is  deeply  interested  in  the  success  of  the  party  and  does  all  in  his  power  to 
further  its  growth  and  win  its  victories. 


BRECKINRIDGE  JONES. 

Breckinridge  Jones,  president  and  counsel  of  the  Alississippi  Valley  Trust 
Conifjany,  was  born  in  Boyle  county,  Kentucky,  October  2,  1856,  a  son  of  Daniel 
William  and  Rebecca  Robertson  (Dunlap)  Jones,  whose  marriage  was  celebrated 
October  18,  1842.  The  mother  was  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  In  1735  her 
ancestors  settled  in  the  valley  of  Virginia  and  were  numbered  among  Kentucky's 
hardiest  pioneers.  In  fact  the  ancestors  of  Mr.  Jones  on  both  the  paternal  and 
maternal  side  were  represented  in  Kentucky  before  the  admission  of  the  state 
into  the  L^nion. 

Daniel  W.  Jones  was  a  merchant  and  extensive  farmer  of  central  Kentucky 
until  the  Tivil   war.     After  the  close  of  hostilities  he  went  to  New  York  city 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  593 

accompanied  by  his  family  and  there  engaged  in  the  banking  and  brokerage  busi- 
ness for  two  years.  During  that  period  the  family  settled  at  Staten  Island  and 
Breckinridge  Jones  had  the  opportunity  of  attending  George  C.  Anthon's  well 
known  school  in  New  York.  In  1867  the  family  returned  to  Kentucky,  where 
the  father  lived  retired. 

Continuing  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  state,  Breckinridge 
Jones  was  in  due  course  of  time  graduated  from  Center  College  at  Danville, 
Kentucky,  in  1875.  He  engaged  in  teaching  school  in  Lawrenceburg,  that  state, 
through  the  succeeding  year  and  gave  his  energies  to  the  mastery  of  legal 
principles  from  1876  until  1878.  He  further  qualified  for  the  bar  as  a  student 
in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  in  1878-9  and  in  the  summer  school  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Virginia  in  the  latter  year.  Mr.  Jones  then  located  for  practice  in  St. 
Louis  and  continued  an  active  factor  at  the  bar  here  until  1890.  He  was 
accorded  a  large  and  distinctively  representative  clientage  and  became  recognized 
as  a  prominent  factor  in  other  lines.  Since  1890  he  has  occupied  the  presidency 
of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company  and  is  now  counsel.  In  his  position  of 
administrative  control  and  legal  direction  he  finds  that  his  time  is  fully  occupied, 
while  the  company  profits  by  his  labors  and  wisdom  which  are  manifest  in  the 
success  attending  this  important  financial  enterprise. 

In  matters  of  public  concern  Mr.  Jones  has  also  been  prominent.  He  has 
been  an  influential  factor  in  democratic  circles  and  in  1883  was  elected  from 
St.  Louis  a  member  of  the  Missouri  house  of  representatives.  He  also  served 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition. 
He  belongs  to  the  Christian  church  and  in  more  specifically  social  lines  is  con- 
nected with  the  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  Country  and  University  Clubs.  In  formu- 
lating, determining  and  giving  shape  to  his  own  character  he  has  been  guided 
by  high  ideals  and  worthy  purposes  that  have  led  to  business  successes  and  at 
the  same  time  have  made  him  a  factor  whose  valuable  aid  has  not  been  without 
its  results  in  communitv  life. 


JOSEPH   ALBERS. 


Joseph  Albers  is  superintendent  of  the  ]\Iound  City  Paint  &  Color  Company 
and  is  conducting  business  at  No.  200  Howard  street,  where  he  has  continued 
since  1891.  His  birth  occurred  in  Westphalia.  Germany,  January  31,  i860,  his 
parents  being  Theodore  and  Elizabeth  Albers.  The  father  was  a  miller  by  trade 
but  afterward  engaged  in  the  sugar  refining  business. 

Joseph  Albers  was  only  six  years  of  age  when  brought  to  this  country  and 
since  that  time  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  He  attended  St.  Liborius  and 
St.  Joseph's  Catholic  schools  but  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  started  out  in  business 
for  himself,  though  he  later  attended  the  public  night  schools  for  several  years. 
He  has  depended  upon  his  own  resources  since  the  age  of  twelve  and  what- 
ever success  he  has  achieved  is  attributable  to  his  persistent,  earnest  and  noble  ef- 
fort. He  entered  the  employ  of  Busher  &  Wolcowitz  Paint  &  Color  Company,  do- 
ing work  in  the  factory,  where  he  soon  proved  that  he  was  diligent  and  indus- 
trious. Gradually  he  was  promoted,  working  his  way  upward,  step  by  step,  to  an 
important  position.  No  higher  testimonial  of  his  capability  and  trustworthiness 
could  be  given  than  the  fact  that  he  was  long  retained  in  the  services  of  this  house. 
Even  after  a  change  of  ownership  occurred,  the  business  becoming  the  property 
of  the  Mound  City  Paint  &  Color  Company,  he  remained  and  had  the  credit  of 
a  record  of  continuous  service  for  thirty-six  years.  He  is  today  the  superin- 
tendent for  the  Mound  City  Paint  &  Color  Company  and  his  business  record  is 
a  most  creditable  and  honorable  one. 

In  January,  1886,  ]\Ir.  Albers  w^as  married  in  St.  Louis  to  ]\Iiss  Elizabeth 
Bunting,  and  they  have  a  daughter  Lizzie,  who  is  attending  the  public  schools. 

3S— VOL.   II. 


594  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Albers  owns  and  occupies  a  nice  residence  at  No.  4308  Chouteau  street,  and 
also  owns  a  flat  building.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church,  is 
an  independent  voter  and  tinds  his  recreation  in  hunting,  fishing  and  baseball. 
The  terms  "progress"'  and  '"patriotism"  may  be  considered  the  keynote  of  his 
character  for  throughout  his  life  he  has  labored  for  the  improvement  of  every 
business  and  public  interest  with  which  he  has  been  associated  and  at  all  times 
has  been  actuated  bv  tidelitv  to  his  country  and  her  welfare. 


XENOPHOX  P.  WILFLEY. 

Xenophon  P.  \\'ilfley,  a  practitioner  at  the  St.  Louis  bar,  was  born  March 
18,  187 1,  in  Audrain  county,  jNIissouri,  his  parents  being  J.  F.  and  Sarah  P.  Wil- 
fley.  Upon  his  father's  farm  his  boyhood  days  were  spent  and  ambitious  for 
further  educational  opportunities  than  were  offered  by  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  county,  he  attended  Clarksburg  College,  at  Clarksburg,  Missouri,  and 
afterward  entered  Central  College  at  Fayette,  ]\Iissouri.  where  he  completed  his 
course  by  graduation  in  1895.  The  degree  of  blaster  of  Arts  was  then  con- 
ferred upon  him  and  for  a  year  thereafter  he  taught  in  Central  College,  while  for 
three  years  he  was  a  teacher  in  the  Sedalia  (Mo.)  high  school.  He  regarded  this, 
however,  merely  as  an  initial  step  to  further  professional  labor  and  as  opportu- 
nit}'  oft"ered  he  prepared  for  the  bar,  being  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  Law 
School  in  1899.  Immediately  after  his  admission  to  the  bar  he  formed  a  part- 
nership for  the  practice  of  law  with  his  brother,  L.  R.  Wilfley,  an  association 
that  was  continued  until  April,  1900,  when  his  brother  was  appointed  attorney 
general  of  the  Philippine  Islands.  Since  that  time  X.  P.  Wilfley  has  practiced 
alone  and  has  been  accorded  a  gratifying  clientele.  His  practice  is  largely  com- 
posed of  corporation  Avork.  He  has  conducted  some  important  litigation  that 
has  tested  his  ability  and  by  the  conduct  of  his  cases  has  won  the  admiration  and 
respect  of  his  fellow  members  of  the  legal  fraternity. 

In  politics  Air.  Wilfley  is  a  stalwart  democrat  and  takes  an  active  interest 
in  the  political  situation  of  the  country.  He  has  supported  his  principles  in  pub- 
lic address  in  various  campaigns  but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  are  not 
strong  enough  to  lure  him  from  the  strict  path  of  his  profession.  He  belongs 
to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  his  membership  being  with  Tuscan  Lodge,  X^o.  360, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Southern  J\Iethodist  church  and  his 
life  is  actuated  by  high  purposes  and  ideals,  which  is  manifest  in  his  social  as 
well  as  his  professional   relations. 

Mr.  ^^^ilfley  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Rosamond  Guthrie,  of  Mexico,  Missouri, 
October   28,    1908. 


FRAXK  E.  SHELDON. 

Although  obstacles  and  difficulties  have  made  rough  the  path  toward  pros- 
perity for  Frank  E.  Sheldon,  he  stands  today  among  those  who  have  reached  the 
heights  commanding  broad  outlook  over  the  business  world,  while  in  the  south- 
west he  controls  no  inconsiderable  share  of  commercial  and  industrial  interests. 
Persistently  and  with  indefatigable  energy  lie  has  toiled  upward,  learning  the 
fact  that  when  there  seems  to  be  a  lack  of  o])portunity  in  one  direction,  chance 
and  effort  may  provide  a  way  in  another.  There  has  been  no  time  in  his  life  for 
idle  repining  and,  on  the  contrary,  he  has  alwavs  been  a  man  of  marked  energy, 
a  man  of  action  rather  than  of  theory,  who  obtains  genuine  pleasure  from  the 
successful  working  out  of  the  intricate  problems  of  the  business  world.     It  is 


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596  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

not  alone  the  prosperity  but  the  gaining  of  the  prosperity  that  gives  him  pleas- 
ure and  he  has  become  recognized  in  business  circles  as  a  man  of  the  keenest 
discernment  and  most  sound  judgment. 

The  family  of  which  he  is  a  representative  was  established  in  America  by 
two  brothers,  whose  descendants  are  now  numerous.  These  brothers  became . 
residents  of  Billerica,  jNIassachusetts,  a  httle  New  England  Village  named  for 
the  ancient  English  village  of  Billericay.  While  the  family  was  represented  in 
Massachusetts  through  succeeding  generations  for  many  years,  Oren  Sheldon, 
father  of  Frank  E.  Sheldon,  was  born  in  New  Hampshire  and  in  that  state 
married  Jane  Wight,  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old  New  Hampshire  families 
that  traces  its  ancestry  back  to  the  Isle  of  Wight,  England.  The  Sheldons  had 
some  blood  connection  with  the  royal  family  and  the  ancestry  is  not  unknown 
to  heraldry. 

The  birth  of  Frank  E.  Sheldon  occurred  in  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  July 
15,  1 86 1,  and  his  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  there  and  in 
McCoy's  school,  a  private  educational  institution  at  Lowell,  Massachusetts.  His 
time  was  busily  occupied  outside  of  school  hours  with  various  tasks  assigned  him 
upon  the  home  farm  and  in  miscellaneous  work  that  in  New  England  is  usually 
performed  by  the  occupants  of  the  farm,  including  painting,  the  building  of  dry- 
goods  boxes  and  carpentering.  The  business  opportunities  of  the  east  did  not 
prove  attractive  to  ]\Ir.  Sheldon,  however,  and  when  eighteen  years  of  age  he 
bade  adieu  to  home  and  friends  and  started  for  the  west.  At  that  time  St. 
Paul,  Miimesota,  was  largely  a  frontier  city  and  Mr.  Sheldon  eagerly  availed 
himself  of  the  opportunity  of  securing  work  in  a  printing  office,  for  he  arrived 
in  the  west  with  a  cash  capital  of  but  thirty-five  dollars.  He  was  afterward 
emploved  in  a  lawyer's  office  and  gradually  he  worked  his  way  upward,  utilizing 
every  opportunity  that  would  bring  him  a  broader  outlook  and  larger  financial 
returns. 

In  the  spring  of  1880,  hearing  of  the  survey  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Rail- 
road, he  secured  a  position  in  a  survey  party  under  Colonel  Dodge,  chief  engineer 
on  the  Yellowstone  division.  He  was  afterward  made  chainman  and  while  he 
performed  each  task  assigned  him  in  capable  manner  he  further  increased  his 
efficiency  by  using  every  chance  possible  to  obtain  a  wider  and  more  comprehen- 
sive knowledge  of  engineering.  Gradually  he  advanced  in  efficiency  and  in  1881, 
when  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railroad  was  being  extended  .into  western  territory, 
he  applied  for  a  position  under  General  Rosser,  with  the  result  that  he  was  made 
a  member  of  the  first  exploration  survey  under  Major  Rogers.  This  party  dis- 
covered Kicking  Horse  Pass  and  after  considerable  preliminary  survey  .work  they 
returned  the  following  winter  overland  and  on  foot  and  with  a  wagon  train, 
covering  about  twelve  hundred  miles,  which  entailed  many  hardships. 

Mr.  Sheldon  became  an  engineer  in  charge  of  construction,  when  iri  the 
spring  of  1882  the  work  of  actual  building  was  being  extended  westward.  He 
remained  for  five  years  in  that  position  while  the  Canadian  Pacific  was  being 
built  across  the  country,  forming  another  of  the  great  transcontinental  lines. 
Those  who  have  traveled  over  the  road  will  recognize  somewhat  of  the  arduous 
work  necessary  for  its  construction  and  must  know  that  the  engineer  in  charge 
was  considered  most  capable  and  efficient,  for  it  winds  back  and  forth  over  the 
mountains  and  through  the  passes,  crossing  districts,  which  to  the  uninitiated 
would  seem  to  offer  no  opportunity  for  railroad  building.  In  Kicking  Horse 
Pass,  Mr.  Sheldon  had  been,  one  of  the  exploring  party  to  devise  the  best  means 
to  overcome  the  problems  of  railroad  construction  involved  in  the  wonderfully 
broken  topogra];hy  of  that  neighborhood  and  returned  to  direct  the  labors  of  the 
workmen  in  the  actual  accomplishment  of  the  task.  Here  he  conquered  the 
eastern  slope  of  the  Selkirks  and  constructed  a  loop  of  the  Canadian  Pacific,  which 
is  regarded  as  one  of  the  best  examples  of  American  engineering  ingenuity.  The 
hours  which  are  usually  termed  leisure  and  which  were  devoted  by  Mr.  Sheldon 
to  study  when  he  was  serving  as  rorlman  were  now  bearing  fruit  in  the  financial 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  597 

success  and  the  reputation  which  he  made  for  himself  in  the  builchng-  of  the 
Canadian  Pacific. 

From  this  point  on  in  his  hfe  record  ^h.  Sheldon  has  been  connected  with 
the  lumber  interests  of  the  country,  for  with  the  capital  which  he  had  acquired 
through  his  engineering  feats  he  embarked  in  the  lumber  business  under  the 
firm  name  of  George  E.  Snell  &  Company,  opening  a  wholesale  and  retail  yard 
on  West -Seventh  street  in  St.  Paul  for  the  sale  of  white  pine  and  hardwood 
lumber.  His'  associate  in  this  enterprise  was  an  old  friend  and  companion  of 
his  surveying  days  who,  leaving  the  field  of  civil  engineering,  had  become  con- 
nected with  the  lumber  trade  in  a  clerical  capacity.  From  the  sale  of  lumber, 
Mr.  Sheldon  branched  out  into  other  fields  of  the  trade,  taking  up  the  work 
of  lumber  manufacturing  early  in  1892  in  association  with  his  brother,  W.  O. 
Sheldon,  under  the  firm  style  of  the  Lawrence  County  Lumber  Companv.  operat- 
ing a  plant  at  Summertown,  Tennessee.  Not  long  after  financial  difficulties 
involved  the  entire  country  and  the  new  enterprise,  under  the  name  of  the 
Lawrence  County  Lumber  Company,  felt  the  financial  stringency  but  struggled 
on  for  two  or  three  years  before  the  business  was  closed  out.  Frank  E.  Sheldon, 
who  had  had  charge  of  the  marketing  of  the  company's  product,  had  in  this 
way  made  the  acquaintance  of  lumber  buyers  in  the  middle  Mississippi  valley, 
including  T.  H.  Garrett,  of  St.  Louis,  a  prominent  lumberman  of  this  city. 

Mr.  Garrett  had  been  an  occasional  purchaser  from  the  Sheldon  company 
and  each  gentleman  recognized  in  the  other  certain  business  qualifications,  which 
he  admired  and  regarded  as  valuable  assets  in  a  business  career.  Their  mutual 
■interest,  therefore,  led  to  a  combination  of  financial  interests,  which  on  the  ist 
of  March,  1905,  resulted  in  the  organization  of  the  T.  H.  Garrett  Lumber  Com- 
pany. The  association  yet  continues  and  from  the  beginning  passed  on  to 
broad  fields  of  activity  until  it  is  today  one  of  the  most  successful  and  prosperous 
of  the  St.  Louis  enterprises.  In  1901,  in  connection  with  others,  Mr.  Sheldon 
and  Mr..  Garrett  organized  the  Grant  Lumber  Company,  Limited,  of  Selma, 
Louisiana,  of  which  Mr.  Sheldon  became  secretarv  and  treasurer,  and  also  occu^ 
pied  a  similar  position  with  the  allied  company  operating  under  the  name  of  the 
Louisiana  Railway  Company  and  having  headquarters  at  Selma.  The  business 
at  that  point  was  successfully  managed  until  early  in  the  year  1908,  when  an 
interest  was  sold  to  the  William  Buchanan  interests  and  now  continues  under 
the  name  of  the  Grant  Land  &  Lumber  Companv  of  Texarkana,  Arkansas. 

The  lumber  business  of  St.  Louis,  how^ever,  does  not  comprise  the  full  extent 
of  Mr.  Sheldon's  interests,  for  he  is  connected  with  the  Keystone  Mills  Com- 
pany, of  ^^^aukegan,  Texas,  the  Enterprise  Lumber  Company,  Ltd.,  at  xA.lexandria, 
Louisiana,  and'is  also  a  director  of  the  Grant  Land  &  Lumber  Company,  the  Grant 
Timber  &  Manufacturing  Company,  the  Louisiana  Railway  Company  and  various 
other  lumber  companies.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Boatmen's  Bank,  one  of  the 
strongest  and  ablest  managed  financial  institutions  in  St.  Louis. 

On  the  29th  of  September,  1892,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Sheldon  and 
Miss  Jennie  ]\Iaude  Hammett,  of  St.  Louis.  Politically  he  might  be  termed  an 
independent  republican,  for  while  he  believes  firmlv  in  the  principles  of  the  party 
and  supports  it  on  questions  of  national  importance,  he  does  not  feel  bound  by 
party  ties  to  the  extent  of  voting  for  its  candidates  at  local  elections  where  no 
political  issues  are  involved.  On  the  contrary,  he  is  closely  identified  with  that 
movement  toward  a  higher  politics  which  eschews  machine  rule  and  labors  for 
community  interests  with  a  singleness  of  purpose  that  seeks  only  the  general 
welfare  and  the  benefit  of  the  city  at  large.  He  is  interested  in  many  scientific 
subjects  and  his  reading  also  includes  the  best  writings  of  other  character.  While 
the  circle  of  his  acquaintances  is  select  rather  than  large,  there  is  nothing  of 
the  recluse  about  him  and  few  men  have  keener  appreciation  for  true  worth  and 
upright  character.  He  belongs  to  the  ^Missouri  Athletic  Club,  is  fond  of  horses 
and  outdoor  sports. 


598  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  never  abuses  nature's  laws  nor  neglects  to  give  that  full  exercise  to 
physical  and  mental  powers  which  produce  their  best  development.  He  is  pre- 
eminently a  man  of  energy,  but  of  energy  well  directed  and  wisely  applied.  He 
has  never  wasted  his  strength  on  attempting  to  overcome  insurmountable  obstacles 
nor  to  occupy  an  untenable  position,  for  when  he  sees  such  before  him  he  seeks 
out  another  course,  knowing  that  there  is  more  than  one  road  to  success  and 
that   the  essential   recjuirements  are   unfaltering  energy  and   ready   adaptability. 


CHARLES  A.  NIEMEYER. 

Substantial  expansion  of  his  business  interests  places  Charles  A.  Niemeyer 
in  control  of  an  extensive  enterprise,  and  investigation  into  his  record  shows 
that  the  business  policy  he  has  followed  has  ever  commended  him  to  the  gen- 
erous support  of  the  public  and  to  the  confidence  of  his  colleagues  and  con- 
temporaries. He  is  the  president  of  the  Vane-Calvert  Paint  Company,  which, 
as  the  years  have  passed,  has  absorbed  various  enterprises  of  this  character  until 
it  is  now  an  extensive  commercial  concern. 

'Sir.  Xiemever  is  a  native  of  Lebanon,  Illinois,  born  in  December,  1873. 
His  parents  were  Louis  and  Marie  Niemeyer,  the  former  a  country  merchant 
carrying  a  general  stock  of  goods.  As  the  name  indicates,  the  family  originated 
in  Germany.  At  the  usual  age  Charles  A.  Niemeyer  was  sent  to  the  public 
schools,  where  he  continued  his  studies  until  his  fourteenth  year,  after  which 
he  spent  two  terms  in  ]\IcKendree  College.  His  education  completed,  he  came 
to  St.  Louis  to  enjoy  the  broader  business  opportunities  afforded  by  the  city  and 
here  entered  the  retail  dry-goods  business  of  Herman  Pockels  on  Jefferson  and 
Gravois  streets.  There  he  remained  for  eight  years,  and  during  that  time  attended 
the  College  of  Pharmacy,  from  wdiich  he  was  graduated  in  1894.  He  remained 
in  the  store,  however,  for  about  two  years  after  his  graduation,  and  in  1897 
purchased  the  business  of  the  Gempp  Drug  &  Paint  Company,  at  which  time  he 
organized  the  Niemeyer  Drug  &  Paint  Company  on  South  Broadwa}'.  He  still 
owns  this  business,  but  has  extended  his  efiforts  to  other  lines  and  is  today  man- 
aging large  and  important  commercial  interests. 

In  1898  he  bought  out  and  reorganized  the  Vane-Calvert  Paint  Company, 
of  which  he  has  since  been  the  president.  In  190T  they  bought  out  the  Buehler, 
Phelan  Paint  Company,  consolidating  it  with  the  interests  conducted  under  the 
name  of  the  Vane-Calvert  Company.  In  1904,  by  purchase,  they  also  absorbed  the 
business  of  the  Wieder  Paint  Company,  and  in  1908  the  \'ane-Calvert  Paint 
Company  furthermore  purchased  the  plant  of  the  Haas  Soap  Company.  Of 
the  latter  Mr.  Niemeyer  is  also  the  president.  As  the  years  have  advanced  his 
business  ability  has  been  developed  and  he  has  learned  to  so  systematize  his  inter- 
ests and  control  his  affairs  that  there  has  been  no  useless  expenditure  of  time, 
labor  or  material.  He  also  has  the  power  to  unify  various  interests,  bringing 
them  into  a  harmonious  whole,  and  thus  he  has  made  steady  progress  in  a  busi- 
ness career  that  at  all  times  has  been  honorable  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  he 
has  sought  his  success  along  ])rogressive  lines  without  overstepping  the  bounds  of 
commercial  integrity  and  honor. 

Mr.  Niemeyer  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  in  April,  1905,  to  Miss  Julia  Dieck- 
man.  a  daughter  of  J.  H.  Dieckman.  of  the  firm  of  Wernse  &  Dieckman,  who 
has  also  been  a  member  of  the  Stock  and  Merchants  Exchanges  and  a  member 
of  the  board  of  education.  ]\Tr.  and  Mrs.  Niemeyer  reside  at  No.  4257  Mary- 
land avenue  in  a  handsome  dwelling  which  he  erected  and  he  is  famed  for 
his  cordial  anr]  warm-hearted  hospitality.  Mr.  Niemeyer  is  a  member  of  the 
Union  Club  and  the  Missouri  Pharmacists  Association.  He  takes  no  especial 
credit  to  himself  for  his  achievements,  believing  that  it  is  the  duty  of  each  mdi- 
vidual  to  use  his  talents  to  the  best  advantage,  but  the  consensus  of  public  opinion 


CHARLES    A.   NIEMEYER 


600  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

establishes  his  standing  as  a  hberal  and  progressive  business  man  who  has  been 
a  potential  factor  in  the  lines  of  commercial  activity  to  which  he  has  directed  his 
energies. 


PETER  JOSEPH   PAULY,  SR. 

Peter  Joseph  Pauly,  Sr.,  president  of  the  Pauly  Jail  Building  Company,  has 
been  identified  with  the  business  interests  of  St.  Louis  for  more  than  half  a 
century  and  still  remains  as  the  active  head  of  the  enterprise  which  he  established. 
Valued  from  the  standpoint  of  early  youth  j\Ir.  Pauly  might  seem  an  old  man 
but  although  the  snows  of  many  winters  have  whitened  his  head,  in  spirit  and  in- 
terest he  seems  yet  in  his  prime.  Old  age  is  not  necessarily  a  synonym  of  weak- 
ness or  inactivity  and  it  need  not  suggest  as  a  matter  of  course  helplessness  or 
want  of  occupation.  On  the  contrary  there  is  an  old  age  which  grows  stronger 
mentally  and  morally  as  the  years  pass,  giving  out  of  its  rich  stores  of  wisdom 
and  experience  for  the  benefit  of  others.  Such  is  the  case  with  Mr.  Pauly  who  is 
today  a  vigorous,  energetic  and  honored  representative  of  building  interests  in 
St.  Louis,  enjoving  the  respect  of  his  colleagues  and  the  admiration  of  all  who 
know  him. 

A  native  of  Miesenheim  Rhein,  Germany,  Mr.  Pauly  was  born  j\Iay  23,  1832, 
his  parents  being  Christian  and  Catherine  (Holzhauer)  Pauly.  He  obtained  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  the  fatherland  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  when  he 
accompanied  his  parents  on  their  emigration  to  the  new  world,  the  family  home 
being  established  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  self-instructed  in  English  and  in  the 
school  of  experience  he  has  learned  many  valuable  lessons.  In  early  life  he 
learned  the  trade  of  blacksmithing  at  the  Gaty  Foundry  in  St.  Louis  and  applied 
himself  with  such  earnestness  to  his  work  that  he  soon  mastered  the  trade  and  be- 
came expert  in  that  line.  He  was  then  joined  by  his  brother,  John  Pauly,  in  the 
organization  of  the  firm  of  P.  J.  Pauly  &  Brother,  steamboat  blacksmiths.  They 
continued  the  business  from  1856  until  1870,  when  the  decline  of  steamboating 
led  to  their  adoption  of  another  field  of  activity,  since  which  time  they  have  made 
a  specialty  of  jail  and  prison  building.  In  1885  the  Pauly  Jail  Building  Com- 
pany, of  which  Peter  Joseph  Pauly  is  president,  was  incorporated  aijid  Mr.  Pauly, 
although  he  has  now  passed  the  seventy-sixth  milestone  on  life's  journey,  still 
remains  at  the  head  of  this  enterprise,  in  the  control  of  a  business  of  considerable 
magnitude  and  importance. 

On  the  9th  of  October,  1853,  Mr.  Pauly  was  married  to  Miss  Catherine 
Hahn,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis  county  in  1836.  They  celebrated  their  golden 
wedding  on  the  9th  of  October,  1903,  and  are  still  living  in  1908  in  good  health. 
Their  mutual  love  and  confidence  has  increased  as  the  years  have  gone  by  and 
they  have  ever  maintained  a  pleasant  home  to  which  their  children  delight  to 
return.  They  have  reared  a  family  of  two  sons  and  three  daughters :  Peter  J., 
Jr.;  Josephine;  Marv  V.;  the  wife  of  Dr.  William  T-  Pohrer;  John  W. ;  and 
Katie  E. 

During  a  residence  of  more  than  half  a  century  in  St.  Loufs,  Air.  Pauly 
has  taken  an  active  and  helpful  part  in  many  public  affairs,  giving  his  support  to 
movements  which  have  proved  very  beneficial  in  the  city's  development.  He  was 
one  of  the  old  volunteer  firemen,  belonging  to  St.  Louis  Company,  No.  4,  and 
is  now  a  member  of  the  Volunteer  Firemen's  Historical  Society  and  also  of  the 
Missouri  Historical  Society.  His  memory  goes  back  to  the  time  when  the  city 
was  but  a  progressive  town  with  limited  boundaries  and  of  but  comparatively 
little  industrial  or  commercial  importance.  He  tells  many  interesting  tales  of 
the  days  when  he  served  as  a  volunteer  fireman  and  recalls  entertaining  reminis- 
cences of  life  here  a  half  century  ago.  He  has  always  been  interested  in  political 
questions  and  is  a  rlcmocrat  of  the  more  jirogressive  school.     In    1871   he  was 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  601 

chosen  to  represent  his  district  in  the  state  legislature  and  whether  in  office  or 
out  he  has  been  loyal  to  the  best  interests  of  the  commonwealth.  One  of  the 
proudest  achievements  of  Mr.  Pauly's  life  was  the  passing,  in  1872,  of  the  bill 
giving  Forest  Park  to  the  city.  Against  the  opposition  of  the  holders  of  the 
land  and  of  politicans.  Air.  Pauly  fought  for  this  bill  and  forced  its  enactment 
as  he  could  foresee  the  wonderful  future  of  the  city  and  its  need  of  a  national 
recreation  place  and  beauty  spot.  His  religious  faith  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that 
he  is  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church.  No  citizen  of  St.  Louis  enjoys  more 
fully  the  respect  and  esteem  of  those  with  whom  they  have  come  in  contact  than 
does  Peter  J.  Pauly,  Sr.,  and  none  are  more  loyal  to  the  interests  of  this  land 
than  this  adopted  son,  who  came  from  Germany  to  the  new  world  more  than  six 
decades  ago. 


LOUIS  STUMPF. 


Louis  Stumpf  is  largely  identified  with  the  commercial  interests  of  the  city 
as  president  of  the  Louis  Stumpf  Grocery  Company,  located  at  1005  Vande- 
venter  avenue.  He  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  reliable  men  in  this  line 
of  trade  in  the  community.  He  has  practically  been  engaged  in  the  grocerv  busi- 
ness during  his  entire  life  and  has  risen  to  his  present  prominent  position  in  the 
commercial  world  on  the  strength  of  his  own  innate  resources.  He  is  in  every 
sense  of  the  word  a  self-made  man  and  one  whose  industry,  practical  economy 
and  excellent  business  judgment  have  promoted  him  to  the  responsible  place  he 
holds  in  financial  circles  today. 

Air.  Stumpf  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  in  1839.  When  a  lad  he  was  sent 
to  the  common  schools  of  Alunich.  Here  he  remained  until  nine  years  of  age, 
when  he  came  to  America  with  his  father,  Christian  Stumpf,  in  185 1.  His  parents 
located  in  St.  Louis.  The  elder  Air.  Stumpf  resided  on  the  east  side  of  South 
Broadway  between  Convent  and  Rutger  streets.  By  trade  he  was  a  pattern- 
maker and  in  this  line  of  work  was  one  of  the  pioneer  tradesmen  of  the  city. 
His  excellence  as  a  mechanic  was  duly  conceded  and  his  workmanship  was  of 
tlTC  most  skilled  nature.  Among  other  things  he  owned  the  distinction  of  having 
constructed  the  pattern  for  the  first  locomotive  wheel  turned  out  in  the  city 
of  St.  Louis.  For  sometime  he  was  in  the  employ  of  Palm  &  Robinson  at  Third 
and  Chouteau  avenue.  This  was  the  first  locomotive  works  operating  in  the 
city.  Upon  leaving  this  firm  he  was  employed  at  dift'erent  times  with  the  lead- 
ing foundries  of  St.  Louis  and  was  recognized  on  all  occasions  as  a  master  at  his 
trade.  He  made  a  specialty  of  car  work  and  in  this  line  was  conceded  to  be 
among  the  best  in  St.  Louis  of  his  time.  From  1861  to  1866  he  served  as  a  soldier 
in  the  United  States  army.  In  many  respects  he  was  a  remarkable  character  and 
in  mechanical  lines  an  admitted  genius.  He  had  but  one  child.  Louis  Stumpf.  the 
subject  of  the  sketch. 

Upon  locating  in  the  L^nited  States  Louis  Stumpf  continued  his  education 
in  the  old  Clark  school,  at  which  time  Dr.  Leavy  was  principal.  L^pon  completing 
the  course  of  study  he  entered  the  high  school,  from  which  he  graduated,  and 
subsequently  completed  a  course  of  study  at  Jones  Commercial  College.  Immedi- 
ately upon  leaving  school  he  assumed  a  clerkship  in  a  grocery  store  at  a  salary 
of  eight  dollars  a  month,  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  being  taken  when  he 
was  sixteen  years  of  age.  In  1866,  when  he  was  twenty-seven  years  of  age,  he 
started  in  business  for  himself,  and  his  first  store  was  located  at  the  southeast  cor- 
ner of  Eleventh  and  Alorgan  streets.  Remaining  there  for  seventeen  years,  he 
then  removed  to  the  northeast  corner  of  Channing  and  Olive  streets,  where  he 
greatlv  enlarged  his  business,  and  conducted  it  with  special  pecuniary  advantage 
until  1885,  at  which  time  he  had  accumulated  sufficient  means  to  purchase  his  pres- 
ent site  at  the  northwest  corner  of  A\'est  Belle  place  and  A'andeventer  avenue.    His 


602  ■  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CriY. 

business  rapidly  increased  until  1903,  when  he  razed  the  old  building  on  Vande- 
venter  avenue  and  erected  the  present  commodious  structure.  The  lot  on  which 
the  new  building  stands  is  fifty  feet  front  on  Vandeventer  avenue.  The  present 
firm  was  incorporated  June  28,  1888,  with  Louis  Stumpf,  president;  Peter  C. 
Von  Ahnen,  vice  president ;  and  L.  C.  Stumpf,  secretary  and  treasurer,  the  latter 
having  succeeded  \\'.  J.  Kawein.  Mr.  Stumpf's  progress  in  the  commercial  world 
has  been  remarkable.  He  began  life  with  little  or  no  means  and  with  few  educa- 
tional advantages.  However,  his  progressive  spirit,  practical  economy  and  keen 
business  judgment  enabled  him  to  overcome  all  deficiencies  and  make  his  way 
to  his  present  position  of  financial  w^orth.  He  now  owns  the  reputation  of  being 
one  of  the  most  successful  men  in  the  grocery  trade  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1867,  Air.  Stumpf  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Annie  Elizabeth  Webber.  Her  father  was  one  of  the  party  who  assisted  in 
erecting  General  Grant's  log  house,  known  as  Grant's  cabin.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Stumpf  had  four  children :  Louis  C.,  who  married  Jennie  E.  Rehfeld  for  his 
second  wife  and  has  one  son,  Paul ;  Elizabeth,  who  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  A.  H. 
Sippy  and  has  one  son,  William  Louis  Vaugh ;  Caroline  E.,  who  is  the  wife  of 
Carl  Stoftregen,  of  the  firm  of  Steinwender-Stoffregen  Cofifee  Company,  and 
has  a  daughter,  Elizabeth  Augusta;  and  Edward  H.,  deceased.  The  family 
residence  is  at  No.  4017  Morgan  street,  and  they  are  members  of  Dr.  Rhodes' 
Lutheran  church. 

Air.  Stumpf  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party.  He  has  the 
distinction  of  having  been  president  of  the  first  Retail  Grocers  Association  estab- 
lished in  St.  Louis,  in  which  organization  he  officiated  for  several  years  and  is 
now  president  of  the  West  End  Grocers  Club.  His  favorite  recreation  is  fishing. 
Air.  Stumpf  is  one  of  the  best  known  men  in  his  line  of  business  in  the  city  and 
his  enviable  prosperitv  is  due  exclusively  to  his  own  unwearied  application,  hard 
v.ork  and  enterprise. 


JOSEPH  A.  RUHL. 


Joseph  A.  Ruhl  is  a  wholesale  clothier,  who  for  twelve  years  has  been  in 
business  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  October  31,  1855,  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  and 
is  a  son  of  Anthonv  and  Caroline  (Engler)  Ruhl.  The  father,  a  farmer,  enjoyed 
the  entire  respect  of  the  people  among  whom  he  lived,  and  was  a  man  of  genial 
personal  worth  as  well  as  of  good  business  ability. 

In  the  country  schools  Joseph  A.  Ruhl  acquired  his  education,  and  in  the 
business  world  he  has  worked  his  way  upward  to  his  present  high  standing  in 
the  community  through  his  own  efforts.  His  habits  have  always  been  temperate 
in  every  relation  of  life,  for  his  is  a  well  balanced  nature,  which  has  learned  to 
correctly  value  life's  opportunities  and  conditions.  In  his  early  youth  he  worked 
on  a  farm  and  came  to  know  the  true  worth  of  industry  and  perseverance.  Think- 
ing to  find  other  opportunities  more  congenial  and  profitable  than  his  work  of 
the  fields,  he  became  connected  with  the  wholesale  clothing  business,  being  first 
employed  as  stockkeeper  in  a  wholesale  clothing  house,  while  later  he  became 
house  salesman.  Subsequently  he  went  upon  the  road  as  traveling  salesman  and 
in  1887  removed  to  Omaha,  Nebraska,  where  he  established  a  business  on  his 
own  account.  He  felt  that  his  careful  expenditure,  industry  and  business  experi- 
ence now  justified  him  in  starting  upon  an  independent  business  venture,  and 
the  wholesale  clothing  enterprise  which  he  established  in  Omaha  proved  a  suc- 
cessful one.  He  came  to  St.  Louis,  Alissouri,  on  the  22d  of  April,  1895,  and 
began  business  here  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  street  and  Lucas  avenue  under  the 
firm  name  of  Gilmore  &  Ruhl.  Later,  the  business  was  reorganized  as  the  J.  A. 
Ruhl  Clothing  Company  and  a  large  trade  is  now  enjoyed  by  the  house.  Their 
business  methods  are  unassailable,  and  along  modern  commercial  lines  they  are 


JOSEPH    A.  RUHL 


604  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

winning  success,  which  is  the  merited   reward  and  logical  sequence  of  earnest 
personal  effort. 

In  1880  ]Mr.  Ruhl  was  united  in  marriage  to  Aliss  Catherine  Zimmer,  a  lady 
of  prominent  family  connection  in  Columbus,  Ohio.  Their  children  are  John 
A..  Charles  J.,  Lucille,  Agnes,  Catherine,  ^Nlarie  and  Marguerite.  The  family 
are  communicants  of  the  Catholic  church  and  Mr.  Ruhl  extends  his  political 
support  to  the  democratic  party.  He  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  wel- 
fare of  the  community  and  lends  his  active  aid  and  influence  to  many  measures 
for  the  public  good.  While  he  has  resided  in  St.  Louis  for  only  a  comparatively 
brief  period,  he  has,  during  this  time,  gained  the  unqualitied  respect  of  his  col- 
leagues in  the  business  world,  and  has  built  up  an  enterprise,  wl;ich  is  a  factor 
in  the  commercial  activity  of  the  city  as  well  as  a  source  of  substantial  income 
to  himself. 


GEORGE  W.  LUBKE. 


George  W.  Lubke,  who  bv  the  profession  has  been  termed  one  of  the  best 
judges  that  has  ever  sat  upon  the  circuit  bench  of  St.  Louis,  and  who  has  won 
an  equally  creditable  reputation  in  practice  before  the  courts,  was  born  in  this 
city  on  the  22d  of  February,  1845.  -  His  parents,  William  and  Katherine  (Penning- 
roth)  Lubke,  were  both  natives  of  Hanover,  Germany,  but  crossing  the  Atlantic 
in  earlv  life  became  acquainted  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  where  their  marriage 
was  celebrated.  Attracted  by  the  discovery  of  gold  in  California,  Mr.  Lubke 
made  the  long  and  arduous  journey  across  the  hot  stretches  of  sand  and  through 
the  mountain  passes  to  the  Pacific  coast  in  1849.  He  had  been  gone  but  a  brief 
period  when  his  wife  and  other  members  of  the  family  were  stricken  with  cholera, 
which  was  then  epidemic,  and  George  W.  Lubke  was  thus  left  an  orphan  at  the 
age  of  four  years.  He  was  taken  to  live  with  relatives  in  Washington  county, 
Illinois,  and  there  began  his  education  in  a  private  school  connected  with  the 
German  Evangelical  church.  Later  he  returned  to  this  city  and  continued  his 
studies  in  the  public  schools  and  private  academies  of  St.  Louis,  thus  gaining 
a  broad  general  knowledge  to  serve  as  a  strong  foundation  upon  which  to  rear 
the  superstructure  of  his  professional  learning.  He  began  the  study  of  law  with 
the  Hon.  Henry  Hitchcock,  as  his  preceptor  and  after  thorough  preliminary  read- 
ing was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  the  fall  of  1864.  About  that  time  Mr.  Hitchcock 
was  appointed  assistant  adjutant  general  in  the  Union  army  and  assigned  to  duty 
as  judge  advocate  on  General  Sherman's  staff.  Air.  Lubke,  then  nineteen  years  of 
age,  joined  the  Eleventh  Missouri  ^Nlilitia  and  soon  afterward  saw  active  military 
service  under  command  of  General  Smith  in  repelling  the  invasion  of  General 
Sterling  Price  into  Missouri. 

With  the  cessation  of  hostilities,  Mr.  Lubke  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his 
chosen  profession  and  no  dreary  novitiate  awaited  him,  for  he  soon  gained  recog- 
nition as  a  young  man  of  strong  mental  powers,  with  ability  to  successfully  solve 
the  intricate  problems  of  the  lav/.  A  liberal  and  important  clientage  was  accorded 
him  and  he  was  connected  with  much  of  the  active  work  of  the  courts.  The 
profession  and  the  public  recognize  his  ability  and  in  1883  he  was  elected  judge 
of  the  St.  Louis  circuit  court.  In  the  discharge  of  his  duties  he  gained  high  and 
well  merited  reputation,  his  decisions  being  models  of  judicial  soundness,  being 
based  upon  the  equity  and  the  law  applicable  to  the  points  involved.  Few  attor- 
neys ever  took  exception  to  his  ruling  and  he  recognized  the  fact  that  not  only  jus- 
tice, but  often  the  higher  attribute  of  mercy,  he  held  in  his  hands.  Since  his  retire- 
ment from  the  bench.  I\Ir.  Lubke  has  enjoyed  a  large  and  distinctively  represen- 
tative clientage  in  civil  law,  specializing  in  corporation  practice. 

In  1868  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Lubke  and  Miss  Henrietta  Lutter- 
cord,  a  daughter  of  a  prominent  merchant  of  St.  Louis.    Their  son,  G.  W.  Lubke, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  605 

Jr.,  born  December  i6,  1869,  has  gained  considerable  distinction  in  legal  circles. 
After  attending  the  public  schools  of  this  city  Mr.  Lubke,  Jr.,  continued  his 
education  in  Smith's  Academy,  in  the  Washington  University  and  in  the  State 
University  of  Missouri  at  Columbia.  He  pursued  his  early  professional  reading 
under  the  direction  of  his  father  and  completed  a  law  course  in  the  Washington 
University,  after  which  he  w'as  admitted  to  the  bar  in  February,  1891.  He  fully 
sustains  the  unsullied  reputation  that  has  always  been  associated  in  legal  circles 
with  the  name  of  Lubke.  He  is,  moreover,  widely  known  for  the  active  and 
efficient  work  which  he  has  done  in  connection  with  various  charitable  institu- 
tions of  the  city  and  as  a  leading  representative  of  the  Young  People's  Christian 
Endeavor  Society  of  Missouri.  He  was  married  in  1892  to  Miss  Berenice 
Woods,  a  daughter  of  D.  W.  Woods,  treasurer  of  the  Post  Dispatch  Publishing 
Company.  Both  father  and  son  are  known  for  their  close  adherence  to  a  high 
standard  of  professional  ethics  and  they  stand  today  as  splendid  representatives 
of  our  best  type  of  American  manhood  and  chivalry. 


JULIUS  A.  BERNINGHAUS. 

Julius  A.  Berninghaus,  assistant  cashier  of  the  Mechanics  American  National 
Rank,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  October  5,  1878,  a  son  of  Edmund  O.  Berninghaus, 
who  on  leaving  his  native  land  of  Germany  became  a  resident  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Following  his  removal  to  St.  Louis,  he  became  identified  with  its  industrial  inter- 
ests as  a  patent  box  manufacturer.  He  married  Augusta  Helgenberg,  who  died 
in  1901,  while  his  death  occurred  in  1904. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afforded  Julius  A.  Berninghaus  his  educa- 
tional privileges,  his  studies  being  pursued  while  he  was  spending  his  boyhood 
days  under  the  parental  roof  prior  to  his  fifteenth  year.  At  that  time  he  entered 
business  life  as  messenger  boy  in  the  Mechanics  American  Bank,  where  he  has 
remained  continuously  since  1893,  advancing  step  by  step  through  successive 
promotions  with  their  added  responsibilities  and  duties  until  in  1902  he  reached 
his  present  position  of  assistant  cashier.  His  record  is  another  indication  of  the 
fact  that  native  talents,  developed  through  exercise,  can  produce  a  continuous 
alertness,  wdiich  enables  one  to  grasp  every  opportunity  which  comes  and  use 
each  advantage  that  the  passing  moment  brings. 

Mr.  Berninghaus  was  married  in  St.  Louis  on  the  31st  of  March,  1903,  to 
Miss  Mabel  Benedict  and  they  are  pleasantly  located  at  No.  3944  Russell  ave- 
nue. Mr.  Berninghaus  is  well  known  in  various  membership  relations,  belong- 
ing to  the  St.  Louis  Creditmen's  Association,  the  Mercantile  Club,  the  Century 
Boat  Club  and  the  St.  John's  Methodist  church.  These  indicate  much  of  the 
nature  of  his  interests  and  the  rules  which  govern  his  life  and  those  who  know 
him  find  him  a  genial,  pleasant  companion  and  one  worthy  of  their  highest  re- 
spect. 


HERMAN  GRIMME. 

Herman  Grimme,  whose  life  has  been  one  of  continuous  activity  in  which 
has  been  accorded  due  recognition  of  labor  until  he  stands  among  the  substan- 
tial citizens  of  St.  Louis,  is  now  conducting  a  house  and  sign  painting  business. 
He  was  born  in  the  city  of  Biickeburg,  in  the  principality  of  Schaumburg.  Lippe, 
Germanv,  April  9,  1852,  a  son  of  Christian  and  Minna  Grimme.  The  father,  who 
was  a  shoemaker,  died  in  1868.  The  son  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools 
of  Germany  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  at  once  began  learning  the  painter's 
trade,  serving  a  four  years'  apprenticeship.  He  was  afterward  employed  as  a 
journeyman  in  various  places  in  the  fatherland  and  in    1873  emigrated  to  the 


606  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

new  world,  landing  in  Darien,  Georgia.  He  had  to  run  away  from  the  ship  as 
he  was  employed  as  a  cabin  boy.  and  in  order  to  effect  his  escape  he  swam  across 
the  river.  After  performing  this  feat  he  found  that  he  had  no  coat  nor  hat  and 
therefore  was  obliged  to  return  for  those  articles  of  clothing.  The  river  was 
full  of  alligators  so  that  swimming  was  somewhat  dangerous,  but  he  displayed 
his  determination  and  safely  accomplished  his  self-imposed  task. 

For  one  summer  Air.  Grimme  was  employed  in  Savannah,  Georgia,  and  then 
went  to  Baltimore,  where  he  had  relatives  living.  For  about  three 
years  he  worked  in  that  city  and  on  the  expiration  of  that  period 
went  to  A\'ashington,  D.  C.,  where  he  continued  for  three  years,  and  during  that 
time  conducted  a  painting  business  on  his  own  account  for  two  years.  Think- 
ing to  enioy  still  better  business  opportunities  in  the  middle  west,  he  came  to 
St.  Louis  in  1880  and  secured  a  situation  with  August  Becker,  a  fresco  deco- 
rator, with  whom- he  continued  for  a  year.  He  also  spent  one  year  in  the  employ 
of  F.  L.  INIcGinnis  on  Seventh  street,  but  ambitious  to  engage  in  business  on 
his  own  account  he  severed  that  connection  and  opened  an  establishment  of  his 
own  at  the  corner  of  Ninth  and  Locust  streets.  There  he  remained  for  two 
and  a  half  years,  after  which  he  removed  to  No.  104  North  Twelfth  street  and 
admitted  T.  Doellmer  to  a  partnership.  This  business  connection  was  main- 
tained for  twelve  years  and  was  then  dissolved  by  mutual  consent.  From  104 
North  Twelfth  street  Mr.  Grimme  removed  to  107  North  Twelfth  street  and 
later  to  his  present  location  at  No.  1012  Chestnut  street,  here  continuing  since 
1904.  As  the  years  have  passed  his  business  has  steadily  increased  until  he  now 
has  an  extensive  patronage  as  a  house  and  sign  painter,  enabling  him  to  em- 
plov  a  number  of  workmen.  His  business  is  gratifying,  as  it  has  come  to  him 
in  recognition  of  his  merit  in  this  line. 

Air.  Grimme  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  October,  1893,  to  Aliss  Elitha 
Alalcomis.  and  they  now  have  four  daughters  and  a  son:  Alatilda,  attending  the 
high  school ;  Rudolph  and  Clara,  who  are  also  in  school ;  and  Frieda  and  Lydia, 
at  home.  Air.  Grimme  is  a  member  of  the  Liederkranz  Club  and  of  the  Ethical 
Societv.  He  is  liberal  in  thought,  both  in  his  religious  and  political  connections, 
that  is.  he  does  not  consider  himself  bound  by  the  narrow  ideas  of  sectarian- 
ism, creed  or  dogma,  or  bv  party  allegiance  in  politics.  He  believes  rather  in 
the  individual  working  out  his  own  life  in  accordance  with  the  high  ideals  which 
he  may  set  up  for  himself. 


HENRY  KOTTHOFF. 

Henrv  Kotthoff,  deceased,  whose  name  was  an  honored  one  on  commercial 
paper  because  of  the  success  which  he  achieved  and  the  straightforward  and  con- 
servative policy  which  he  followed  in  the  conduct  of  his  interests,  was  born  in 
Osage  county.  Alissouri,  February  25,  1857,  ^"<^  passed  away  on  the  4th  of  July, 
1898,  when  forty-one  years  of  age.  His  parents  were  Casper  H.  and  Marie 
Kotthoff.  also  of  Osage  county,  Alissouri.  The  father  was  a  prominent,  success- 
ful and  influential  farmer.  During  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  his  place  was 
raided  and  all  of  his  stock  was  taken  by  soldiers.  One  fine  black  horse  was 
taken  and  later  was  used  by  General  Marmaduke,  who  kept  it  for  his 
private  use. 

Henrv  Kotthoff  jmrsued  his  education  in  the  country  schools  to  the  age  of 
seventeen  years  anrl  received  a  teacher's  certificate  in  Osage  county.  He  believed, 
however,  that  the  city  offered  better  business  opportunities,  and  when  eighteen 
years  of  age  he  came  to  St.  Louis.  That  his  choice  was  a  wise  one  is  indicated 
in  the  success  which  crowned  his  efforts  as  the  years  went  by.  He  gained  a 
place  of  enviable  distinction  in  commercial  and  financial  circles,  carrying  for- 
ward to  successful  completion  whatever  he  undertook.     He  followed  where  dis- 


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608  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

criminating  judgment  led  the  way  and  seemed  to  have  accomphshed,  at  any  one 
point  of  his  career,  the  full  possibihties  of  successful  accomplishment  at  that 
point.  For  a  long  time  he  was  connected  with  the  wholesale  jewelry  business  in 
the  old  Lindell  Hotel,  under  the  firm  style  of  Reinhard,  Dinkelmann  &  Company 
As  the  years  passed  he  branched  out  into  other  fields  of  activity,  made  exten- 
sive investments  in  real  estate,  and  was  the  owner  of  much  valuable  propert}/ 
here.  He  became  secretary  of  the  Merchants  &  Mechanics  Building  Association, 
which  he  organized  in  connection  with  his  brother-in-law,  John  H.  Dinkelmann. 
He  was  also  secretary  of  the  Tuscan  Building  Association,  which  a  few  years 
later  was  reorganized  under  the  name  of  the  Reliable  Investment  Company.  His 
operations  in  these  connections  were  very  extensive  and  were  features  in  the 
growth  and  upbuilding  of  the  city,  as  well  as  his  individual  success.  He  was  also 
one  of  the  promoters  of  the  Benton  Law  School,  which  is  now  one  of  the  best 
educational  institutions  of  this  character  in  the  city. 

On  the  7th  of  June,  1884,  Air.  KotthofT  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Delia  E.  ]\I.  Dinkelmann,  a  daughter  of  Francis  H.  and  Johanna  D.  (Lahraan) 
Dinkelmann,  of  St.  Louis.  Two  children  graced  this  marriage :  Franz  H.  C, 
who  died  when  about  five  years  of  age ;  and  Delius  Henry,  who  was  born  Febru- 
ary II,  1894,  and  is  now  attending  the  Central  high  school,  being  a  member  of 
the  class  of  191 1. 

In  his  political  views  Air.  Kotthoff  was  a  stalwart  republican,  believing 
firmlv  in  the  party  principles  and  yet  never  anxious  for  office.  He  belonged  to 
Tuscan  Lodge.  A.  F.  &  A.  j\I.,  and  likewise  held  membership  relations  with  the 
Royal  Arcanum.  Those  who  met  him  socially  greatly  appreciated  his  genuine 
personal  worth,  and  genial  qualities.  He  was  very  S3'mpathetic,  tender  hearted 
and  generous,  always  spoke  well  of  others  and  was  exceptionally  cool  and  calm, 
never  getting  excited  and  seldom  becoming  angry.  Those  who  met  him  in  busi- 
ness life  recognized  in  him  a  forceful  man  of  marked  individuality,  whose 
strength  of  character  lav  in  his  undaunted  enterprise  and  thorough  reliability. 


GEORGE  BOTHE. 


George  Bothe  is  now  largely  living  retired,  although  he  still  retains  the 
presidency  of  the  Cass  Avenue  Bank.  In  former  years  he  was  closely  associated 
with  the  productive  industries  and  with  building  operations,  contributing  in 
substantial  measure  to  the  improvement  and  progress  of  various  sections  of  the 
city.  Born  in  Oldenberg,  Germany,  in  1841,  he  was  a  son  of  Bernhard  and 
Catharine  Bothe,  who  spent  their  entire  lives  in  Germany.  He  acquired  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  there  learned  the  carpenter's 
trade,  serving  a  regular  apprenticeship.  He  was  also,  in  accordance  with  the 
laws  of  the  land,  a  member  of  the  German  Militia,  with  which  he  was  connected 
for  two  years.  The  opportunities  of  the  new  world  proved  an  attraction  to  him 
that  he  could  not  resist  and  in  1866,  bidding  adieu  to  friends  and  fatherland,  he 
sailed  for  New  York.  From  that  point  he  made  his  way  direct  to  St.  Louis  and 
for  a  brief  period  was  engaged  in  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  afterward  formed 
a  partnership  under  the  firm  style  of  Bothe  &  Rathermann  as  builders  and  con- 
tractors and  for  thirty  years  continued  in  that  business.  Today  in  the  city  there 
stand  many  substantial  structures  of  his  skill  and  enterprise.  The  firm  secured 
and  executed  the  contract  for  the  Wainwright  brewery,  the  Columbia  brewery 
and  a  number  of  large  additions  to  other  breweries.  They  also  built  some  of  the 
finest  residences  in  West  St.  Louis  and  conducted  an  extensive  and  profitable 
business,  their  partnership  continuing  until  1903  with  mutual  pleasure  and  profit. 
In  that  year,  however,  Mr.  Bothe  withdrew  from  building  operations  and  has 
since   lived   practically   retired.       Indolence   and   idleness,   however,   are   utterly 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  609 

foreign  to  his  nature  and  he  feels  better  content  to  have  the  supervision  of  some 
business  interests.  Therefore  in  the  spring  of  1906  he  assisted  in  organizing 
the  Cass  Avenue  Bank  and  was  elected  its  first  president,  which  position  he  still 
holds.  This  institution  is  capitalized  for  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  and  the 
directors  are  Jacob  F.  Hellrung,  Otto  Ande,  Dr.  J.  Jacobson,  William  B.  Bier- 
mann,  Theodore  II.  Sonnenberg.  William  Goessling,  Edward  Carver,  H.  A.  Luck- 
ing, Dr.  Huelske,  William  Protzmann  and  Louis  E.  Dehlendorf,  the  last  named 
being  cashier.  :\Ir.  Bothe  is  also  a  stockholder  in  several  other  important  business 
concerns  of  the  city,  which  have  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  sound  judgment  and 
business  enterprise  and  have  profited  thereby. 

Mr.  Bothe  was  married  in  St.  Louis  and  had  several  children  but  the  wife 
and  children  are  all  now  deceased.  He  is  a  member  of  several  societies  and  is 
a  prominent  representative  of  the  German-American  citizenship  here.  Through- 
out his  business  career  he  has  been  watchful  of  opportunity,  has  improved  his 
chances  and  has  gained  public  patronage  in  recognition  of  business  methods, 
worth  and  reliability.  For  many  years  he  figured  prominently  as  a  man  of  affairs 
and  now  well  deserves  his  retirement  from  the  more  active  duties  of  a  strenuous 
business  career. 


AUGUST  ROOCH,  ^I.D. 

Dr.  August  Rooch,  who  for  a  half  century  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine 
in  St.  Louis  and  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  served  for  two  years  as  a 
surgeon  in  the  LTnion  army,  was  born  in  Brunswick  in  1828.  After  qualifying 
for  the  drug  business  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  being  at  that  time  about  eighteen 
years  of  age.  Here  he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  as  a  pupil  in  the  old  Mc- 
Dowell College  and  began  practicing  in  this  city,  remaining  in  active  connection 
with  the  medical  fraternity  here  for  over  fifty  years.  He  did  not  take  up  any 
particular  branch  of  medicine  but  believed  in  the  general  practice  and  throughout 
the  period  of  his  professional  service  he  kept  in  touch  with  the  progress  made  by 
the  leading  physicians  whose  investigations  and  research  brought  to  light  valuable 
truths  afi:ecting  the  methods  of  medical  and  surgical  practice.  In  all  the  vears 
he  remained  a  student  of  his  profession  and  that  his  ability  was  widely  recognized 
is  indicated  in  the  liberal  patronage  that  was  accorded  him. 

In  1865,  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  Dr.  Rooch  was  married  to  Miss  Louise 
Brendecke,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Frederick  Brendecke,  who  was  a  prominent  scientist 
and  chemist  of  that  city.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Rooch  became  the  parents  of  eight  chil- 
dren, of  whom  six  are  yet  living:  Matilda;  Johanna,  wdio  is  the  wife  of  Dr. 
Hugo  Summa ;  Elsie,  now  the  wife  of  F.  W.  Doll,  of  Cincinnati ;  Edward,  a  resi- 
dent of  Cincinnati ;  August  R.,  of  St.  Louis  ;  and  Lillian,  at  home. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Dr.  Rooch  put  aside  all  professional  and  per- 
sonal considerations  that  he  might  aid  his  country.  He  was  always  a  warm  advo- 
cate of  Union  policies  and  for  two  years  he  served  as  a  surgeon  in  the  Fifteenth 
Missouri  Regiment,  giving  ready  and  valuable  professional  aid  to  the  sick  and 
wounded,  many  a  poor  soldier  having  reason  to  bless  his  memory  for  what  he  did 
in  their  behalf.  Dr.  Rooch  was  especially  fond  of  music  and  possessed  much  mu- 
sical talent.  He  played  a  great  deal  and  thus  contributed  to  the  entertainment  of 
his  friends  and  to  his  own  enjoyment  in  his  quiet  hours.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
old  Germania  Lodge  and  of  the  Liederkranz  and  professionallv  was  connected 
with  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Association.  He  belonged  to  the  Ethical  Society  and 
at  all  times  was  actuated  by  a  spirit  of  broad  humanitarianism  in  his  relations 
with  his  fellowmen.  In  politics  he  was  independent,  casting  his  vote  for  men  and 
measures  rather  than  for  party.  He  always  took  a  keen  interest  in  the  growth  of 
the  city,  cooperated  in  many  movements  for  the  public  good  and  to  charity  he 
gave  liberally,  while  in  a  private  capacity  he  did  much  for  his   fellowmen,  his 

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610  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

benevolent  spirit  reaching  out  in  helpfulness  to  all  who  needed  aid.  He  built  a 
fine  home  in  North  St.  Louis  forty-three  years  ago  and  the  old  home  is  now  used 
bv  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  lover  of  home  and  family  and, 
wliile  he  was  loyal  in  his  citizenship  and  faithful  in  friendship,  his  best  traits  of 
character  were  reserved  for  his  own  fireside.  He  passed  away  January  13,  1908, 
when  about  eighty  years  of  age  and  thus  was  brought  to  a  close  a  life  of  great 
activitv  and  usefulness. 


A\'ALTER  JA^IES  HOLBROOK. 

Walter  James  Holbrook  is  the  president  of  the  Holbrook-Blackwelder  Real 
Estate  Trust  Company  and  has  been  termed  "the  busiest  man  in  St.  Louis."  An 
understanding  of  the  important  character  of  the  investments  wdiich  he  places  as 
well  as  the  immense  volume  of  his  business  indicates  that  the  term  has  been 
well  applied.  The  history  of  his  rise  to  a  position  of  business  prominence  is 
most  interesting.  He  who  studies  the  signs  of  the  times  and  the  forces  that  have 
contributed  to  the  country's  greatness  recognizes  the  fact  that  those  who  have 
aided  most  largely  in  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  their  respective  local- 
ities are  those  who  have  become  strong  and  forceful  men  by  reason  of  the  devel- 
opment of  their  natural  powers  through  the  stimulus  of  necessity  and  opposition. 
It  is  not  the  men  who  are  born  to  affluence  that  are  ruling  the  world  today  but 
those  whose  early  lack  of  advantages  have  caused  them  to  exercise  and  thus 
develop  their  native  powers,  becoming  strong  as  they  recognize  their  ability  to 
meet  and  conquer  the  conditions  of  business  life. 

It  has  been  along  such  lines  that  Walter  James  Holbrook  has  gained  dis- 
tinction as  one  of  the  most  forceful  business  men  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  at 
Lebanon,  Connecticut,  October  14,  1861,  a  son  of  Charles  A.  and  Eunice  A. 
( Bailey)  Holbrook.  both  of  whom  are  now  deceased.  The  Holbrook  and  Bailey 
families  were  of  English  origin  although  established  in  Connecticut  during  the 
early  colonization  of  the  new  world,  the  paternal  ancestors  having  come  from 
\\'eymouth,  England,  about  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth  century. 

Walter  J.  Holbrook  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Lebanon  and 
lived  upon  a  farm  until  eighteen  years  of  age  when  as  a  clerk  he  entered  the  gen- 
eral mercantile  store  and  Colchester  Savings  Bank  at  Colchester,  Connecticut, 
which  were  conducted  by  J.  N.  Adams,  the  owner  of  the  former  and  the  treas- 
urer of  the  latter.  After  four  years  in  that  employ  Mr.  Holbrook  purchased  an 
interest  in  the  business  and  the  firm  of  Adams  &  Holbrook  was  then  formed  and 
continued  until  1885,  when  the  junior  partner  sold  out  and  came  to  the  west 
attracted  by  the  opportunities  of  this  great  and  growing  section  of  the  country. 

He  settled  first  in  Wichita,  Kansas,  where  he  enga;^ed  in  the  real-estate 
business  until  the  fall  of  1892,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  organizing  here  the 
Holbrook-Blackwelder  Realty  Company,  which  in  1900  was  incorporated  as  the 
Holbrook-Blackwelder  Real  Estate  Trust  Company,  of  which  ^Ir.  Holbrook  has 
since  been  the  ])resident.  The  business  was  organized  with  a  capital  of  five 
thousanrl  dollars  and  has  through  the  energetic  and  judicious  management  of 
Mr.  Holbrook  become  the  largest  real-estate  concern  west  of  Xew  York  city, 
today  having  a  capital  and  surplus  of  a  million  and  a  half  dollars.  The  business 
has  been  confined  almost  entirely  to  real-estate  transactions  and  investments 
within  the  city  of  .St.  Louis  and  they  have  long  since  established  a  reputation 
for  sound  judgment  in  local  investments  that  has  secured  them  the  patronage 
of  the  largest  investors  in  this  city.  They  do  an  annual  business  of  from  fifteen 
to  twenty-five  million  dollars  and  own  a  large  amount  of  valuable  property  in 
.St.  Louis,  among  which  is  the  eight-str)rv  business  block,  in  which  their  office  is 
located. 


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612  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Aside  from  this  ^Ir.  Holbrook  is  interested  in  various  financial  and  com- 
mercial institutions  of  the  city  and  is  a  director  of  the  Title  Guaranty  Trust 
Company.  His  success  is  attributable  entirely  to  his  own  labors.  He  has  studied 
closely  the  real-estate  market,  has  noted  the  trend  of  the  times  in  business  lines 
foreshadowing  growth  and  development  and  has  thus  been  enabled  not  only  to 
make  good  investments  for  himself  but  also  to  care  for  the  interests  of  investors 
in  such  a  manner  that  his  patronage  has  constantly  increased  in  volume  and 
importance.  The  business  of  the  Holbrook-Blackwelder  Real  Estate  Trust  Com- 
pany is  today  a  splendidly  systematized  organization  conducted  along  legitimate 
lines  of  trade,  whereby  the  city's  interests  are  being  conserved,  while  the  wel- 
fare and  prosperity  of  the  company  and  its  investors  are  also  promoted. 

Air.  Holbrook  is  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational  church  and  also  has 
membership  relations  with  the  Real  Estate  Exchange,  the  [Merchants  Exchange, 
the  Business  [Men's  League,  the  St.  Louis  Club,  Mercantile  Club,  Noonday  Club 
and  Racquet  Club.  His  manner  is  one  of  quiet  reserve  and  courteous  dignity, 
while  the  salient  traits  of  his  character  as  well  as  his  splendid  achievements  have 
gained  him  the  respect  and  admiration  of  all  who  know  aught  of  his  career.  A 
man  of  great  natural  ability,  his  success  in  business  from  the  beginning  of  his 
residence  in  St.  Louis  has  been  uniform  and  rapid. 


ALFRED  JAMES  DAATDSOX. 

There  is  no  other  business  enterprise  which  demands  such  capability  and 
thorough  trustworthiness  as  do  the  railroad  corporations  and  there  is  no  more 
incontrovertible  evidence  of  worth  and  fidelity  than  the  fact  that  a  man  has 
been  advanced  through  successive  promotion  in  railroad  service  to  a  position 
of  responsibility,  administrative  direction  and  authority.  Such  has  been  the 
business  record  of  Alfred  James  Davidson,  now  president  of  the  St.  Louis  & 
San  Francisco  Railroad  Company.  There  was  no  environment  or  incident  to 
make  his  early  life  different  from  that  of  the  great  majority  of  American  boys. 

He  was  born  April  14,  1863,  in  Decatur,  Illinois,  of  the  marriage  of  Alfred 
B.  and  Xellie  ( Mitchell )  Davidson,  and  passing  through  consecutive  grades  in 
the  public  schools  was  at  length  graduated  from  the  high  school  at  Lexington, 
Illinois,  with  the  class  of  1880.  It  was  thus  incumbent  that  he  should  take  his 
place  in  the  business  world  and  he  entered  the  railway  service  as  station  master 
at  Lexington  for  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad  Company.  During  the  year  in 
which  he  filled  that  position  he  devoted  all  his  leisure  moments  to  the  study  of 
telegraphy  and  gained  a  knowledge  of  the  business  that  secured  his  appoint- 
ment to  the  position  of  night  operator.  Later  he  was  promoted  to  day  operator 
and  finallv  was  made  station  agent.  In  1884  he  became  foreman  of  the  transfer 
platform  for  the  Cotton  Belt  Railroad  at  Birdpoint  and  his  next  assignment  was 
at  Waco,  Texas,  with  the  triple  duties  of  operator,  bill  clerk  and  baggage  mas- 
ter. Later  during  two  years  he  filled  the  positions  of  train  dispatcher,  clerk 
in  the  division  superintendent's  office  and  general  freight  office  of  the  Cotton 
Belt,  being  associated  with  that  road  until  1888,  when  he  withdrew  to  accept 
the  position  of  chief  train  dispatcher  of  the  San  Antonio  &  Aransas  Pass  Rail- 
road at  San  Antonio,  Texas.  Two  years  later  he  was  appointed  train  master  of 
that  line,  and  in  1893  was  appointed  division  superintendent  for  the  northern 
division  of  the  Gulf,  Colorado  &  Santa  Fe  Railroad,  with  headquarters  at  Fort 
Worth,  Texas,  where  he  remained  for  four  years. 

In  1897  he  was  made  superintendent  of  transportation  for  the  St.  Louis  &: 
San  Francisco  Railroad,  with  headquarters  at  St.  Louis,  and  in  1901  was  pro- 
moted to  the  general  superintcndency  of  the  road,  while  on  the  5th  of  April, 
1904,  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  St.  Louis  &  San  h'rancisco  Rail- 
road Company,  the  Chicago  &  Eastern  Illinois,  the  Evansville  &  Terre  Haute 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  613 

and  the  Fort  Worth  &  Rio  Grande  Raih'oad  Companies.  Thus  he  has  gradually 
mounted  higher  and  higher  in  railroad  service  until  he  toda}-  occupies  a  posi- 
tion demanding  capable,  administrative  ability,  keen  discernment  and  the  power 
of  assimilating  complicated  and  often  seemingly  adverse  forces  and  shaping 
them  into  unity  and  harmony.  In  addition  to  his  railroad  interests  he  is  a  direc- 
tor of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Davidson  was  married  February  14,  1891,  at  Yoakum,  Texas,  to  Miss 
Pearl  E.  Elliott.  He  is  known  in  the  social  circles  of  the  city  as  a  member  of 
the  St.  Louis,  Noonday  and  INIissouri  Athletic  Clubs  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Methodist  church.  Flis  record  is  one  which  contains  valuable  lessons  concern- 
ing perseverance,  energ;,-,  determination  and  fidelity,  his  eminent  position  in 
railroad  circles  being  attributable  entirely  to  these  qualities. 


JAMES  P.  DUNCAN, 


James  P.  Duncan,  assistant  treasurer  of  the  Buxton  &  Skinner  Stationery 
Company,  has  made  steady  advance  in  his  business  career  to  his  present  position, 
and  his  life  history  does  not  lack  interest  to  his  many  friends  wdio  have  noted 
his  continuous  progress  and  rejoice  in  his  success. 

Mr.  Duncan  was  born  in  Sidney,  Ohio,  a  son  of  John  and  Margaret  (Ful- 
ton) Duncan.  On  the  paternal  side  he  is  of  Scotch-Irish  descent  and  his  an- 
cestors fought  under  Bruce.  His  grandfather,  James  Duncan,  was  born  in  the 
north  of  Ireland  and  on  coming  to  the  new  world  settled  in  Erie  county,  Penn- 
sylvania, at  an  early  day.  There  he  cleared  and  improved  a  farm,  on  wdiich  he 
made  his  home  until  called  to  his  final  rest  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  ninety-one 
years.  He  was  a  successful  man  of  affairs  and  stood  high  in  the  community. 
His  farm  is  still  owned  by  his  descendants.  In  his  family  were  several  children 
who  scattered  over  the  middle  west,  one  of  these  being  John  Duncan,  father  of 
our  subject,  who  finally  located  in  the  beautiful  little  town  of  Sidney,  Ohio. 
For  a  time  he  was  engaged  in  merchandising  and  was  treasurer  of  his  county 
many  years.     He  was  also  interested  in  farming  and  the  breeding  of  fine  stock. 

Our  subject's  maternal  grandfather  was  Benjamin  Fulton.  Old  records  con- 
cerning the  history  of  the  Fulton  family  in  Ireland  make  mention  of  the  origin 
of  the  name.  They  show  the  name  to  have  to  have  originated  from  that  of  an 
office.  In  the  earlier  days  of  monarchical  rule  in  Great  Britain  the  king  held 
large  reservations  of  land  and  had  wardens  to  care  for  the  game  and  domestic 
animals  kept  on  the  reservations.  Among  these  was  a  fowler  and  the  settlement 
formed  by  him  and  his  family  attendants  became  Fowlerton,  which  later  was  ab- 
breviated to  Fowlton  and  afterward  became  Fulton.  Robert  Fulton,  the  inventor 
of  the  steamboat,  was  a  brother  of  Abraham  Fulton  and  belonged  to  the  branch 
of  the  family  from  which  Mr.  Duncan  is  descended.  The  maternal  ancestry  is 
traced  back  to  Abram  Fulton,  who  was  the  fourth  son  in  a  large  family.  He  mar- 
ried Mrs.  Jane  Coe  Lamb,  whose  first  husband,  Matthew  Lamb,  was  killed  by  In- 
dians, leaving  two  children,  John  and  Rachel  Lamb.  The  widow  afterward  gave 
her  hand  in  marriage  to  Abram  Fulton,  who  w^as  born  near  the  town  of  Derry,  in 
County  Derry,  Ireland.  He  was  probably  between  fifty-five  and  sixty  years  of  age 
at  the  time  he  came  to  America,  sailing  from  Derry  for  New  York,  but  owing  to 
misfortune  the  vessel  was  sixteen  weeks  in  making  the  voyage  across  the  ocean 
and  eventually  dropped  anchor  in  the  harbor  of  Baltimore,  Maryland.  The  fam- 
ily settled  first  in  the  region  midway  between  ]\Iount  Pleasant  and  West  New- 
ton in  Westmoreland  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  Abraham  Fulton,  of  the  second 
generation  in  America,  took  up  his  abode  on  a  farm  near  Derry,  Pennsylvania, 
between  the  years  1770  and  1780,  purchasing  from  the  government  two  hundred 
and  sixty-one  acres  of  land,  while  later  he  purchased  fifty-seven  acres  from  John 
McReadv.      Previouslv  he   and   his   brother  Robert  purchased  land   in   Indiana 


614  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

county,  Pennsylvania,  where  they  Hved  for  two  years,  their  mother  and  sister 
Margaret  keeping  house  for  them.  Later  they  sold  their  property  there  and  re- 
moved to  a  farm  near  Derry.  The  patent  was  taken  out  entirely  in  the  name  of 
Abram  Fulton  and  was  dated  1780.  In  his  family  were  the  following  children: 
Henry,  Joseph,  Abram,  ]\Ioses.  James,  Robert,  Benjamin,  Margaret,  Elizabeth 
and  Jane.  The  parents  were  both  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  which 
Abram  Fulton  served  as  an  elder  for  many  years.  They  suffered  many  hard- 
ships and  privations,  owing  to  the  fact  that  their  home  was  located  on  the  fron- 
tier. The  Lidians  were  still  numerous  in  the  neighborhood  and  sometimes  dis- 
played active  hostility,  the  Fultons  being  driven  from  their  home  by  the  red  men. 
Abraham  Fulton  was  only  nineteen  years  of  age  when  he  came  to  America  and 
he  died  in  1835  when  about  eighty-five  years  of  age.  His  w^ife  passed  away  in 
1826,  when  seventy  years  of  age.  Their  eleven  children  were  all  consistent  mem- 
bers of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  the  eight  sons  were  all  elders,  unless  Abram 
was  an  exception.  All  but  two  of  the  family  died  in  old  age,  passing  away  in 
the  faith  of  the  church. 

Benjamin  Fulton,  a  son  of  Abraham  Fulton,  lived  for  some  time  in  Ohio 
near  Canal  Fulton  and  afterward  removed  to  Shelby  county,  settling  near  Sidney. 
It  was  in  1838  that  he  took  up  his  abode  there,  living  on  one  farm  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  in  1843.  He  had  eight  children:  Robert,  Jane,  Sarah,  Jo- 
seph. Abraham,  Margaret,  Isaac  and  Eliza,  and  of  this  family  Margaret  became 
the  wife  of  John  Duncan  and  the  mother  of  our  subject. 

James  P.  Duncan  spent  his  earlv  boyhood  to  the  age  of  sixteen  years  in  his 
native  town,  where  he  acquired  a  high-school  education.  When  sixteen  years  of 
age  he  accepted  a  position  as  clerk  in  a  general  store  in  Sidney,  which  position 
he  held  for  three  and  a  half  years.  On  the  expiration  of  this  period  he  fitted 
himself  more  acceptably  for  his  business  life  bv  a  course  in  a  prominent  school 
in  Poughkeepsie,  New  York.  After  his  training  there  was  completed  he  secured 
a  position  in  the  wholesale  establishment  of  Cal  Barker,  of  Toledo,  Ohio,  re- 
maining there  for  two  years.  His  life  has  been  one  of  sterling  integrity  and  un- 
questioned honesty.  Owing  to  this  fact  he  has  graduallv  risen  in  positions  of 
trust  to  the  one  he  now  fills  and  as  a  consequence  left  his  situation  with  Mr. 
Barker  to  become  the  deputy  county  treasurer  in  the  city  of  his  birth — Sidney, 
Ohio.  In  1879,  at  the  solicitation  of  R.  D.  Patterson,  the  senior  member  of  R. 
D.  Patterson  &  Company,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  to  take  charge  of  the  office  work 
of  that  company,  which  was  engaged  in  the  book  and  stationery  business  and 
was  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  known  firms  of  St.  Louis  until  recent  years.  After 
Mr.  Duncan  had  been  in  the  employ  of  the  company  for  about  five  years  he  as- 
sisted in  its  incorporation  and  was  made  secretary  and  treasurer,  which  position 
of  responsibility  he  held  until  the  business  was  sold  to  the  Buxton  &  Skinner  Sta- 
tionery Company.  A  few  months  afterward  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  Bux- 
ton &  Skinner  Stationery  Company  and  later  became  assistant  treasurer,  which 
position  he  now  holds.  In  this  connection  he  has  entire  charge  of  the  credits 
and  finance  of  the  firm,  which  is  a  high  attestation  of  their  appreciation  of  his 
fitness  for  that  responsible  position. 

In  business  and  private  circles  Mr.  Duncan  is  universally  admired.  His  life 
has  been  characterized  by  faithfulness,  devotion  to  duty  and  sterling  integrity, 
and  he  has  occupied  positions  of  increasing  responsibility  due  to  these  facts. 

Mr.  Duncan's  home  is  at  No.  5886  Clemens  avenue.  In  1881  he  was  married 
to  Miss  Candace  E.  Cole,  of  Vermont,  the  daughter  of  A.  B.  and  Miriam  (Hitch- 
cock) Cole,  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  known  families  of  tlie  east.  The  founder 
of  the  family  in  America  came  from  England,  settled  in  Rhode  Island  at  what 
became  known  as  Coletown.  but  the  name  has  since  been  changed  to  Warren, 
A,  B.  Cole's  grandfather,  Curtis  Cole,  was  a  shipbuilder  at  the  time  of  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  but  on  account  of  privateering  that  industry 
was  broken  up  and  he  enlisted  in  the  Continental  army  as  an  ensign.  At  the 
time  of  his  discharge  he  was  serving  as  major,  as  shown  by  the  original  papers 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  615 

now  in  possession  of  his  grandson.  After  the  war  he  removed  to  Washington 
county,  New  York,  which  was  the  birthplace  of  A.  B.  Cole.  For  a  number  of 
years  the  latter  lived  in  Ohio,  but  finally  returned  to  New  York,  being  president 
of  the  First  National  Bank  at  Greenwich  for  many  years.  His  wife  was  a  tal- 
ented speaker,  editor  and  writer  of  her  day,  who  had  much  to  do  with  changing 
the  laws  that  governed  the  property  rights  of  women. 

Mrs.  Duncan  has  been  a  most  aggressive  leader  of  Christian  work  in  St. 
Louis  and  in  this  Mr.  Duncan  has  heartily  cooperated  as  he  has  had  opportunity. 
Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Duncan  have  been  born  four  children :  Robert  C,  James  H., 
Andrew  C.  and  Miriam  M.  The  eldest  son  is  a  graduate  of  Washington  Uni- 
versity and  is  now  an  architect,  while  James  is  a  senior  in  the  university  and 
Andrew  is  in  the  senior  year  of  the  Manual  Training  School.  The  daughter  is 
attending  the  public  schools.  The  sons  are  three  manly  young  men  with  high 
ambitions  that  promise  a  worthy  future. 

Mr.  Duncan  is  an  independent  democrat,  voting  usually  in  support  of  the 
principles  of  the  democratic  party  and  yet  not  feeling  himself  bound  by  party 
ties.  While  living  in  Sidney,  Ohio,  he  served  as  deputy  county  treasurer,  but 
otherwise  has  never  sought  nor  filled  political  office,  preferring  to  concentrate 
his  time  and  energies  on  business  affairs.  Following  in  the  footsteps  of  his  an- 
cestors in  religion,  he  is  a  Presbyterian  and  a  lover  of  the  good,  the  true  and 
the  beautiful. 


FLOYD  W.  BENNETT,  M.D. 

Dr.  Floyd  W.  Bennett  is  one  of  the  younger  members  of  the  medical  fra- 
ternity of  St.  Louis  whose  age  seems  no  bar  to  his  progress,  for  he  has  won  a 
reputation  that  many  an  older  physician  might  well  envy.  He  was  born  in 
Springfield,  Alissouri,  and  is  a  son  of  W.  P.  and  Alice  M.  Bennett,  the  former 
a  farmer  by  occupation.  His  ancestry  in  both  the  lineal  and  collateral  lines  has 
been  distinctly  xAmerican  for  many  generations.  His  parents  and  his  paternal 
grandparents  are  now  living  in  Elwood,  Missouri,  but  his  maternal  grandfather 
is  now  deceased.  His  uncle  on  his  mother's  side.  Dr.  Fletcher  D.  Mooney,  was 
a  prominent  St.  Louis  physician  and  was  professor  of  abdominal  surgery  in  the 
Beaumont  Medical  College,  but  is  now  deceased. 

Dr.  Bennett  completed  his  literary  education  in  Drury  College  of  Spring- 
field, Missouri,  where  he  was  graduated  on  the  loth  of  June,  1901.  Always 
fond  of  athletics,  he  gained  considerable  reputation  in  that  direction,  playing 
halfback  on  the  football  team  of  Drury  College  for  four  years,  while  during  his 
senior  year  he  won  a  loving  cup  as  the  best  all-round  athlete  and  broke  the  col- 
lege record  in  pole  vaulting.  He  also  tied  the  Missouri  State  University  record 
for  pole  vaulting.  From  early  youth  it  was  his  desire  and  intention  to  become  a 
member  of  the  medical  profession  and  his  reading  and  studies  were  directed  to 
this  end,  his  literary  course  being  supplemented  by  study  in  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  St.  Louis  University.  Following  his  graduation,  on  the  8th  of  Alay, 
1905,  he  located  in  St.  Louis  for  practice,  and  is  steadily  accomplishing  what  he 
undertook  to  do — win  for  himself  a  creditable  place  in  professional  circles.  He 
realized  that  earnest,  thorough  and  comprehensive  study  constitutes  the  basis 
of  professional  success.  He  practices  along  the  most  modern  lines  of  scientific 
investigation  and  research  and  shows  the  most  careful  discrimination  in  the 
administration  of  remedial  agencies.  He  is  making  steady  progress  and  keeps 
in  touch  with  the  general  advancement  of  the  profession  through  his  member- 
ship in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association 
and  the  American  IMedical  Association. 

On  the  4th  of  February,  1905,  Dr.  Bennett  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  ]\Iis- 
souri,  to  Miss  Pearl  I.  Fleming.     They  are  well  known,  having  a  large  circle  of 


616  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

warm  friends  in  the  city  where  they  maintain  their  residence.  While  in  col- 
lege Dr.  Bennett  had  military  training  with  the  Drury  College  cadets  and  this 
is  manifest  in  his  bearing.  He  also  became  a  member  of  the  Sigma  Chi  and  his 
fraternal  relations  are  with  the  IModern  American  Fraternal  Order,  the  Modern 
Woodmen  of  America  and  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen. 


HUGH  KIERNAN   WAGNER. 

Hugh  Kiernan  Wagner,  a  patent  lawyer  of  national  reputation,  was  born  in 
St.  Louis,  ^Missouri,  September  29,  1870.  He  was  the  youngest  child  and  only 
son  of  Hugh  Kiernan  and  Mary  Ann  (Elliot)  Wagner.  His  father  was  a  man 
of  intellect  and  culture,  and  his  mother  a  woman  of  exceptionally  noble  character 
and  superior  mental  qualities,  and  Mr.  Wagner  inherited  rare  advantages  of 
mind  and  character,  though  no  other  fortune.  He  discontinued  his  school  studies 
at  the  age  of  fifteen,  while  attending  the  Central  high  school  of  St.  Louis.  Upon 
leaving  school  (in  1886),  he  began  his  business  career  as  a  railroad  clerk.  His 
ambition,  however,  led  him  to  seek  a  broader  and  higher  sphere  of  activity,  and, 
in  1892.  he  began  to  studv  law,  with  the  intention  of  ultimately  making  a  spe- 
cialty of  patent  law.  In  October,  1897,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  In  August, 
1899,  having  previously  had  nearly  eight  years'  experience  in  patent,  trade-mark, 
and  copyright  law,  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  same  independently  and  in  his 
own  name.  He  is  enthusiastically  interested  in  his  work  in  that  vocation,  and 
this  probably  accounts  for  the  fact  that  in  it  he  has  been  preeminently  success- 
ful. His  business  methods  are  characterized  by  lofty  ethical  standards,  and  all 
his  work  is  marked  by  consummate  carefulness  and  accuracy. 

In  addition  to  his  practice  of  law,  he  has,  since  the  spring  of  1901,  been  a 
lecturer  in  the  Benton  College  of  Law,  of  St.  Louis,  for  five  years  imparting 
instruction  on  the  subject  of  Domestic  Relations,  for  four  years.  Equity  Plead- 
ing, and,  since  1905,  on  the  subject  of  Pleading  in  general,  including  common 
law,  equitv  and  code  pleading,  and  procedure  in  same.  He  has,  also,  lectured  at 
the  same  law  school  on  Argumentation,  Legal  Ethics,  and  Patent,  Trade-Mark 
and  Copyright  Law. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  bar  of  the  supreme  court  of  the  United  States ;  of 
the  supreme  court  of  the  District  of  Columbia ;  of  the  court  of  appeals  of  the 
District  of  Columbia ;  of  the  supreme  court  and  all  other  courts  of  Missouri ;  of 
the  United  States  circuit  and  district  courts  at  Portland,  Oregon;  San  Francisco, 
California  ;  ^Mobile,  Alabama ;  Chicago,  Illinois ;  Cleveland,  Ohio ;  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri ;  and  elsewhere ;  of  the  United  States  circuit  court  of  appeals ;  and  of  vari- 
ous other  courts.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American,  Missouri  and  St.  Louis  Bar 
Associations ;  of  the  American  Association  of  Law  Libraries  ;  and  of  the  St.  Louis 
Law  Library  Association.  He  is  a  foreign  member  of  the  Institute  of  Patent 
Engineers,  of  Paris,  France,  and  non-resident  member  of  Patent  Law  Associa- 
tion of  Washington,  D.  C,  and  of  Chicago  Patent  Law  Association. 

He  was  married  June  7,  1893,  to  Annette  Elliott  Hill.  Two  sons,  Elliott 
Goodwyn,  born  January  12,  1895,  and  Paul  Brookes,  born  January  30,  1898, 
complete  the  family. 

Notwithstanding  the  absence  from  his  career  of  a  collegiate  course,  Mr. 
Wagner  has,  by  means  of  private  study,  acquired  not  only  a  liberal  but  thorough 
education,  being  eminently  scholarly  not  only  in  his  tastes  but  also  in  his  attain- 
ments and  capabilities.  His  mind  is  highly  analytical,  which  gives  him  pen- 
etrating insight  into  men,  affairs  and  the  most  difiicult  and  complex  problems, 
while  the  comprehensiveness  of  his  vision  and  information  renders  his  judg- 
ments sound,  accurate  and  wise.  He  possesses  unusual  literary  talent,  includ- 
ing not  only  discriminating  taste  but  also  ability  to  write  with  marked  perspicu- 
ity, animation  and  originality  of  expression.     Not  alone  in  his  writings  and  in 


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618  ST.  LOUIS,  THF    FOURTH    CITY. 

prepared  addresses,  but  also  in  conversation  and  other  extemporaneous  speaking, 
he  constantly  evinces  a  remarkable  gift  of  ready,  apt  and  striking  illustration, 
and  all  his  utterances,  oral  as  well  as  written,  are  replete  with  classic  allusions 
anJ.  references.  He  has  written  extensively  on  theological  and  Biblical  themes, 
and  leading  theologians  and  scientists  have  paid  tributes  to  the  quality  of  his 
theological  thoughts  and  writings.  He  is  a  born  teacher,  and,  in  addition  to  his 
long  experience  as  a  law  lecturer,  he  has  at  different  times  and  for  extended 
periods  conducted  large  Bible  classes  composed  of  adults  of  both  sexes,  using 
the  expository  method  of  instruction  and  unfolding  the  meaning  of  the  Bib- 
lical writings  in  a  most  interesting,  convincing  and  enlightening  manner.  Be- 
sides h.is  tlKological  writings,  he  has  written  numerous  published  magazine  articles 
and  pamphlets  on  legal  aiid  other  topics,  including  a  monograph  on  a  point  of 
ecclesiastical  law  and  the  law  of  religious  societies.  He  has  written  one  book 
of  896  pages. 

His  executive  and  other  abilities  have  made  him  a  valuable  member  of 
everv  organization  with  which  he  has  been  or  is  connected,  and  he  has  cheer- 
lullv  perfcrmel  important  labors  for  many  f  them.  He  is  a  director  cf  Asso- 
ciated Advertising  Clubs  of  America.  As  chairman  of  the  legislative  committee  of 
that  organization,  he  drafted  a  number  of  laws  prohibiting  false,  fraudulent,  mis- 
leading and  otherwise  pernicious  or  objectionable  advertisements,  some  of  those 
laws  having  been  adapted  for  enactment  by  state  legislatures,  and  the  latest 
being  designed  for  national  legislation.  The  last-mentioned  bill  is  now  pend- 
ing in  congress  and  will  doubtless  ultimately  be  enacted  into  law. 

In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  republican  and  was  one  of  the  earliest  members 
of  the  St.  Louis  Republican  Club.  He  is  prominently  identified  with  the  repub- 
lican organization  and  is  vice  president  of  Young  Alen's  Republican  Auxiliary 
of  St.  Louis. 

In  addition  to  the  organizations  mentioned  above,  he  is  a  member,  also, 
cf  the  St.  Louis,  the  Glen  Echo  Country,  Xormandie  Golf,  iMerc?,ntile,  ^Missouri 
Athletic,  Century  Boat,  Contemporary,  Apollo  and  Amphion  Clubs ;  of  St.  Louis 
Amateur  Athletic  Association;  of  the  Civic  Federation;  St.  Louis  Public  Museum; 
St.  Louis  Symphony  Society;  and  Knights  of  Columbus  Choral  Club;  of  St. 
Louis  Advertising  Men's  League;  of  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ; 
Tuscan  Hall  Association ;  and  Kilwinning  R.  A.  Chapter,  No.  50 ;  and  of  the 
Mercantile  Library  Association ;  Washington  University  Association ;  and  Na- 
tional Geographic  Society  and  other  organizations. 


ALFRED  CHARLES  FREDERICK  MEYER. 

The  name  of  iMeyer  has  long  figured  prominently  in  financial  circles  of  the 
city  and  the  subject  of  this  review  is  now  well  known  as  cashier  of  the  South 
Side  Bank.  Numbered  among  the  native  sons  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  born  August 
6,  1873,  ^^  the  marriage  of  John  Philip  Meyer  and  Wilhelmina  Kueck.  The 
father,  a  native  of  Oldenburg,  Germany,  was  born  November  11,  1833,  ^^^  came 
to  America  in  1852,  when  nineteen  years  of  age.  He  settled  first  in  Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin,  where  he  resided  until  1855,  ^"^^  t^''^"  came  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he 
engaged  in  the  export  flour  and  grain  business  as  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of 
Meyer  &  Guye,  and  for  many  years  they  were  among  the  largest  operators  in 
this  line  on  the  St.  Louis  market.  Mr.  Meyer  was  also  vice  president  and  one 
of  the  directors  of  the  German  Savings  Institution  for  a  number  of  years  and 
was  vice  president  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  Bank  at  the  time  of  his  death. 
His  business  ability  carried  him  into  large  undertakings  and  he  became  a  leading 
factor  in  financial  circles  of  the  city.  His  death  occurred  August  19,  1879.  His 
widow,  a  native  of  Bremen,  Germany,  was  born  June  5,  1840,  and  has  been  very 
active  in  a  personal  way  in  the  work  of  several  German  charitable  organizations. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    LlTY.  619 

At  the  usual  age  Alfred  C.  F.  Meyer  became  a  student  in  the  public  schools 
of  St.  Louis  and  passed  through  consecutive  grades  to  his  graduation  from  the 
high  school.  He  then  continued  his  studies  in  a  private  school  at  Wiesbaden. 
Germany,  and  in  1893  entered  the  law  de])artment  of  the  Washington  University, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  in  the  class  of 
1895.  He  then  entered  practice  with  Rudolph  Schulenberg  under  the  firm  name 
of  Schulenberg  &  Meyer,  which  connection  was  continued  until  1904.  when  he 
withdrew  from  that  relation  to  take  charge  of  the  South  Side  Bank  of  St.  Louis, 
being  elected  cashier  and  director.  The  splendid  reputation  which  his  father 
made  in  financial  and  banking  circles  is  being  fully  upheld  by  the  labors  of  ISIr. 
Meyer  of  this  review,  who  brings  keen  discrimination  to  bear  upon  the  solution 
of  all  financial  problems,  and  his  capable  control  of  the  afl:'airs  of  the  South  Side 
Bank  show  that  it  has  become  one  of  the  strong  moneyed  institutions  of  that 
section  of  the  state.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany and  a  director  of  the  Cooperative  Coal  &  Mining  Company,  owning  and 
operating  extensive  properties  at  Breese,  Illinois. 

On  the  15th  of  January,  1898,  Mr.  Meyer  was  married  to  Miss  Christine 
Arnold,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Anna  M.  (Haas)  Arnold.  Her  father  was  for 
many  years  secretary  of  the  J.  G.  Haas  Soap  Company,  but  is  now  retired.  The 
children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meyer,  four  in  number,  are :  Alfred  Arnold ;  John 
Philip;  Margaret  Arnold,  who  was  born  July  16,  1902,  and  died  September  26. 
1906;  and  Frederick. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Meyer  is  a  republican.  He  attends  the  Unitarian 
church  and  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association,  the  Union  Club  and 
the  Liederkranz  Club.  He  is  also  a  member  and  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Cedar  Crest  Country  Club,  having  its  club  house  on  the  Meramec  river  in  Jeffer- 
son county.  He  belongs  to  the  Altenheim  Club  and  is  fond  of  literature.  These 
different  associations  indicate  much  of  the  character  of  his  interests  and  activi- 
ties. He  possesses  one  of  the  fine  collections  of  coins  in  this  part  of  the  coun- 
try, but  with  all  of  his  varied  interests  he  is  preeminently  a  business  man,  kind 
energetic  and  determined.  In  his  social  relations  his  friends  find  him  genial  and 
he  enjoys  in  full  measure  the  high  regard  of  those  with  whom  he  comes  in  con- 
tact. 


OSCAR  F.  POTTER,  M.D. 

Dr.  Oscar  F.  Potter,  who  for  almost  a  half  century  was  continuously  en- 
gaged in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery,  but  is  now  living  retired,  was 
born  in  Watertown,  New  York,  October  13,  1829.  The  ancestry  is  almost  dis- 
tinctively American  in  its  lineal  and  collateral  lines  and  there  has  never  been  a 
Potter  known  as  a  defaulter  or  a  debtor.  The  family  was  founded  in  America 
by  two  brothers,  Anthony  and  Vincent  Potter,  who  came  from  England  in  1648. 
Vincent  Potter,  the  direct  ancestor  of  our  subject,  was  one  of  the  signers  of  the 
death  warrant  whereby  King  Charles  I  was  executed.  The  brothers  settled  at 
Ipswich,  Massachusetts,  and  later  removed  to  Brookfield,  that  state.  A  ver\- 
prominent  member  of  the  family  was  one  Captain  John  Potter,  who  took  an 
active  part  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  rendered  valuable  military  aid  in  the 
w^ar  of  1812.  He  was  the  great-grandfather  of  Dr.  Potter  and  other  members 
of  the  family  were  also  loyal  advocates  of  the  American  cause.  Anthony  Potter, 
the  emigrant  ancestor,  married  Elizabeth  Whipple,  of  the  family  to  which  be- 
longed William  Whipple,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 
In  the  veins  of  Elizabeth  Whipple  there  flowed  some  Indian  blood.  The  grand- 
mother of  Dr.  Potter  in  the  paternal  line  was  a  Warren  and  a  direct  descendant 
of  the  Warren  who  came  to  America  in  the  Mayflower.  Her  father  was  a  sol- 
dier in  the  battle  of  Lexington,  the  first  engagement  of  the  Revolutionary  war. 


620  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFIY. 

and  was  closelv  related  to  General  Joseph  ^^'arren,  who  was  killed  at  Bunker 
Hill. 

Levi  ^^'a^ren  Potter,  father  of  Dr.  Potter,  was  a  native  of  North  Brookfield, 
Alassachnsetts.  born  in  1803  and  died  in  1840.  He  was  for  years  well  known 
in  military  circles,  serving  for  a  long  period  in  the  regular  army,  while  later  he 
became  captain  of  the  state  troops  in  New  York.  He  learned  the  millwright's 
trade  and  later  was  engaged  in  milling,  also  superintending  the  construction  of 
some  lighthouses  at  Sacket  Harbor.  It  was  while  his  wife  was  visiting  him  at 
\\'atertown.  New  York,  that  Dr.  Potter  was  born.  Mrs.  Potter  was  also  a  native 
of  ]\Iassachusetts.  In  1832  L.  W.  Potter  took  up  his  abode  at  St.  Louis.  Finally 
he  settled  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  and  was  widely  known  as  a  capable  financier  and 
a  man  of  means.  He  was  prominently  connected  with  the  business  interests  of 
St.  Louis  during  his  short  residence  here.  He  entered  large  tracts  of  land  in 
Illinois  and  requested  that  his  son,  Dr.  Potter,  should  hold  it  until  it  reached  a 
certain  price.    He  died  at  a  comparatively  early  age,  passing  away  in  1840. 

Dr.  Potter  was  but  eleven  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  father's  death 
and  his  uncle,  Elbridge  G.  Potter,  became  his  guardian.  He  was  a  favorite  with 
his  uncle  and  after  he  had  attained  his  majority  he  was  given  full  charge  of  his 
property.  He  pursued  his  more  specifically  literar}^  education  in  McKendrie 
College  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  and  prepared  for  his  profession  as  a  student  in  the 
^lissouri  ]\Iedical  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1856. 
He  had  previouslv  practiced  in  1849  during  the  cholera  epidemic,  and  in  1856  he 
opened  an  ofiice  at  Fourth  and  Lucas  streets  in  St.  Louis.  While  the  practice  of 
medicine  has  been  his  real  life  work,  he  has  traveled  broadly,  visiting  the  princi- 
pal European  countries  and  all  parts  of  the  United  States.  He  has  in  a  measure 
investigated  the  methods  of  leading  physicians  and  surgeons  in  the  old  world  and 
in  his  practice  has  constantly  broadened  his  knowledge  and  promoted  his  ef- 
ficiency. For  many  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  St.  Louis  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy,  was  also  dean  of  the  faculty  and  for  years  edited  the  St. 
Louis  JMedical  Reporter.  He  thus  became  very  widely  known  in  professional 
circles,  gaining  a  position  with  its  prominent  leaders  and  most  able  representa- 
tives. He  continued  in  practice  until  1900  and  then  because  of  advanced  age  re- 
tired from  active  professional  duties. 

Dr.  Potter  was  married  April  2,  1874,  to  Miss  Alice  LaFontain  Mayerton,  of 
New  Orleans.  He  has  long  been  recognized  as  a  man  of  liberal  culture  gained 
through  travel  and  broad  reading.  He  possesses  also  a  most  natural  courtesy  and 
unfeigned  cordiality  and  his  social  qualities,  as  taken  in  distinction  from  his  pro- 
fessional ability,  have  made  him  popular  and  honored. 


CHARLES  D.  BOYNTON. 

Charles  D.  Boynton  is  a  native  of  the  middle  west  and  the  spirit  and  energy 
which  has  been  the  dominant  feature  in  the  upbuilding  of  this  section  of  the 
country  is  manifest  in  his  life.  He  was  born  in  Sycamore,  Illinois,  on  the  loth 
of  August,  1862,  his  parents  being  Charles  Oaks  and  Lucetta  (Stark)  Boynton. 
His  father  was  a  native  of  Vermont  and  one  of  the  pioneers  of  Chicago. 

At  the  usual  age  Charles  D.  Boynton  entered  the  public  schools  and  passed 
through  succesive  grades  until  he  entered  Racine  College  of  Wisconsin.  He 
afterward  attended  the  Stevens  Institute  of  Technology  at  Hoboken,  New  Jer- 
sey, and  while  in  college  he  became  a  member  of  one  of  its  leading  fraternities, 
the  Alpha  Tau  Omega.  In  t886  Mr.  Boynton  gave  his  attention  to  the  manage- 
ment of  a  bank  at  Arcadia,  Iowa,  and  successfully  controlled  its  afifairs,  giving 
evidence  of  his  sound  business  judgment  and  discrimination.  Later  he  went  to 
Durango,  Mexico,  and  Austin,  Nevada,  where  he  was  connected  with  banking 
and  mining  interests  and  other  enterprises  until  1901.     That  year  witnessed  his 


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622  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

arrival  at  Carroll,  Iowa,  where  he  bought  control  of  the  First  National  Bank. 
After  conducting  it  for  a  period,  however,  he  disposed  of  the  banking  business 
and  for  several  years  operated  in  real  estate  there. 

He  removed  to  Cape  Girardeau,  where  he  assumed  the  management  of  the 
large  timber  interests  formerly  owned  by  his  father,  who  died  in  the  year  1900. 
Charles  D.  Boynton  conducted  the  business  for  the  estate  until  1906,  when  he 
incorporated  the  Boynton  Land  &  Lumber  Company  and  extended  his  efforts  by 
purchasing  the  business  of  other  lumber  companies  so  that  his  enterprise  became 
one  of  considerable  scope  and  importance.  In  the  same  year  he  removed  to  St. 
Louis  to  establish  a  general  office  for  handling  the  product  of  his  milling  inter- 
ests in  the  southwest.  He  owns  thousands  of  acres  of  standing  timber  near 
Boynton,  Arkansas,  and  at  that  place  has  sawmills,  a  store,  railroad,  etc.,  in 
fact  owns  the  entire  town.  Employment  is  given  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  men 
by  the  Boynton  Land  &  Lumber  Company  and  to  seventy-five  more  by  the  Boyn- 
ton Stave  &  Heading  Company,  and  the  business  has  reached  extensive  and  profit- 
able proportions.  Sir.  Boynton  is  also  a  director  of  the  International  Bank  of 
St.  Louis. 

In  1891  ]\Ir.  Boynton  was  married  to  Cora  B.  Farrer,  of  Sycamore,  Illinois. 
He  belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club  and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of 
Elks  and  is  inclined  to  support  the  Jefifersonian  democracy,  yet  is  independent 
in  politics  and  votes  regardless  of  party  ties.  He  is  entitled  to  membership  with 
the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution  and  his  mother  was  the  organizer  of  the 
General  John  Stark  Chapter  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution. 
Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  Charles  D.  Boynton  who,  not  yet  in  the  prime  of 
life,  has  become  a  recognized  factor  in  lumber  circles  in  the  southwest.  Although 
he  was  fortunate  in  that  he  received  assistance  from  his  father's  estate,  in  the 
control  and  management  of  his  interests  and  in  the  development  of  his  business 
affairs  he  has  shown  keen  ability  and  far-sightedness.  The  work  which  he  has 
undertaken  is  bringing  excellent  financial  results,  this  fact  indicating  his  capable 
management' and  powers  of  executive  control. 


GEORGE  R.  HOGG. 


George  R.  Hogg,  president  of  the  Hogg-Harris  Lumber  Company,  at  1521 
Wright  boulevard,  a  well  known  concern  doing  an  extensive  domestic  business, 
was  born  in  Hannibal,  ^^lissouri,  September  14,  1865.  He  is  'of  sturdy  Scotch 
origin,  his  father,  John  Hogg,  having  been  a  native  of  Scotland;  whence  he  came 
to  America  when  but  a  young  man.  He  is  a  member  of  a  fainily  who  is  proud 
of  its  direct  descent  from  James  Hogg,  the  Ettrick  Shepherd  of  Scotland.  The 
elder  Mr.  Flogg  served  in  the  L^nion  army  throughout  the  Civil  war,  and  after 
the  war  he  settled  in  ^Missouri,  where  he  was  accounted  among  its  pioneers.  For 
many  years  he  followed  railroad  contracting.  He  was  a  public  spirited  man  and 
was  remarkably  active  in  building  up  the  town  of  Hannibal.-.  His  wife,  Jemima 
(Thompson)  Hogg,  was  also  a  native  of  Scotland,  and  a  daughter  of  William 
Thomjjson,  who  was  a  prominent  shipowner  and  emigrated  to  America  with  his 
daughter  when  she  was  quite  young.  For  a  number  of  years  he  operated  a  line 
of  ships  sailing  out  of  Perth,  Scotland. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Flannibal,  George  R.  Hogg  received  his  preparatory 
education.  Later  he  cntererl  the  Welsh  academy,  from  which  he  graduated  at 
the  age  of  twenty-one  years.  He  then  started  in  the  lumber  business  as  sales- 
man, continuing  in  this  position  until  the  company  with  which  he  was  employed 
went  out  of  business.  He  next  engaged  as  a  traveling  salesman  for  the  C.  J. 
Carter  Lumber  Company  of  Kansas  City  and  continued  in  the  employ  of  this 
concern  for  a  period  of  two  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  opened  a  sales 
office  for  William  Buchanan,  one  of  the  largest  i)inc  lumber  manufacturers  in  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY.  623 

south.  He  remained  as  manager  of  the  office  for  a  period  of  five  years,  (hiring 
which  time,  through  his  apphcation  to  husiness.  he  added  greatly  to  the  vohmie 
of  the  firm's  trade.  Resigning  this  position,  he  estabHshed  the  Hogg-Harris 
Lumber  Company  in  1900  and  in  1902  the  company  was  incorporated.  The  firm 
conducts  sales  offices  for  several  lumber  mills  of  the  south,  the  stockholders  of 
the  company  holding  individual  interest  in  these  enterprises.  Mr.  Hogg  is  a  man 
of  ability  and  through  his  unwearied  application  and  sound  business  judgment  the 
interests  of  the  firm  are  rapidly  assuming  large  proportions. 

The  marriage  of  Air.  Hogg  to  Antoinette  lUood,  of  St.  Louis,  was  solemnized 
in  1907.  Their  children  are  Frances  Margaret  and  George  R.,  Jr.  In  politics  ^Slr. 
Hogg  is  a  republican  but  his  pressing  business  affairs  prevent  him  from  taking 
active  interest  in  politics  beyond  casting  his  vote  in  behalf  of  the  candidates  of 
his  party.  He  is  a  member  of  Delmar  Lodge,  Royal  Arcanum,  and  also  belongs 
to  the  Mercantile  Club  and  the  Order  of  Hoo-Hoos. 


GERHARD  DAAHIER. 

Gerhard  Dammer,  now  living  retired,  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany, 
August  13,  1848,  and  his  parents,  Gerhard  and  !\Ieta  Dammer,  were  also  natives 
of  the  same  place.  As  a  boy  the  subject  of  this  review  became  a  pupil  in  the 
schools  of  his  native  land  and  when  about  sixteen  years  of  age  made  the  long- 
voyage  across  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world.  Becoming  a  resident  of  St.  Louis, 
he  was  here  employed  at  the  shot  tower,  remaining  there  almost  continuously 
for  a  third  of  a  century.  He  subsequently  spent  a  few  months  in  the  rolling  mill 
of  the  Niedringhaus  Smelting  Company  and  was  afterward  in  the  Louisville  & 
Nashville  depot.  His  next  position  was  in  a  smelter  at  Chiltenham,  wdiere  he 
was  engaged  in  smelting  lead  ore.  On  leaving  that  position  he  was  employed  in 
Petring's  wdiolesale  grocery  at  Eighth  and  Spruce  streets  for  three  years,  and  in 
1904  he  retired  from  business  life  on  account  of  ill  health. 

In  1875  Mr.  Dammer  was  married  to  Miss  Elise  Mattheis,  and  they  are  the 
parents  of  two  daughters :  ]\Ieta,  noW'  a  music  teacher  in  the  Jeff'erson  school ; 
and  Olivia,  an  accomplished  musician  at  home.  Mr.  Dammer  has  always  been 
an  ardent  republican  in  politics  and  takes  a  deep  interest  in  the  success  of  his 
party.  Socially  he  is  a  member  of  Compton  Hill  Council,  No.  555,  Royal  Ar- 
canum. In  1886  he  built  a  six  tenement  block  at  1638-42  Texas  avenue  and 
has  since  lived  there.  He  has  led  a  busy,  active  and  useful  life  until  recent 
vears  and  through  his  own  labor  acquired  the  competence  that  now  enables  him 
to  live  retired. 


FRANK  A.  THOAIPSON. 

To  an  observer,  interested  in  the  welfare  of  humanity  at  large,  and  of  indi- 
viduals in  particular,  there  is  always  a  measure  of  satisfaction  in  noting  a  young 
man  starting  out  in  life  upon  the  highway  to  prosperity  animated  by  proper  mo- 
tives. As  one  feels  a  sense  of  depression  at  the  failure  of  another,  so  also  does 
he  experience  a  sense  of  uplift  at  the  success  of  any  one.  It  makes  no  difference 
whether  or  not  he  be  foreign  to  his  acquaintance.  So  many  in  the  world,  anxious 
to  get  along,  are  apparently  on  the  outlook  for  an  opening,  but  it  seems  as  often 
as  that  opening  is  found,  entrance  is  for  some  reason  denied  them.  In  such 
instances,  when  the  purpose  is  laudable,  one  is  impressed  with  a  sense  of  regret. 
How  different  the  impression  upon  seeing  a  young  man,  who  is  just  launching 
out  into  the  world,  progress  at  every  step,  constantly  augment  his  aft'airs  and 
manifest  that  stamina  and  ambition  which  challenges  opposition  and  exhibits  a 
firm  resolve  to  go  forward.    It  is  refreshing.    It  dispels  the  darkness  of  pessimism 


624  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  fhonld  serve  as  an  impetus  and  inspiration  to  those  who  are  lagging,  and  con- 
vince them  of  the  truth  that  in  order  to  succeed  one  must  have  a  fixed  purpose, 
to  attain  which  he  must  he  thoroughly  qualified,  be  confident  in  his  ability  and 
strive  continuously.  As  a  young  man  Frank  A.  Thompson  is  a  prominent  attor- 
ney and  is  evidencing  that  aggressiveness  and  enterprise,  coupled  with  excellent 
abilitv.  which  has  alreadv  placed  him  in  the  foremost  rank  in  his  profession.  He 
was  born  in  St.  Louis  county.  ^lissouri,  October  4,  1880,  at  the  head  of  Florissant 
valley,  one  of  the  most  fertile  districts  in  the  state.  Here  his  father,  Frank  A. 
Thompson,  Sr.,  and  his  mother,  Kate  Edmondstone  Thompson,  were  born  and 
were  extensive  landowners.  His  ancestors  for  many  generations  were  among 
the  most  prominent  and  highly  respected  citizens  of  this  community.  His  grand- 
father and  also  his  great-grandfather  were  among  the  early  pioneers  of  St.  Louis 
county. 

Frank  A.  Thompson.  Jr.,  received  his  early  education  in  the  district  school 
of  St.  Louis  county  and  later  he  became  a  pupil  at  the  Central  high  school  in 
St.  Louis,  graduating  from  that  institution  in  1898.  On  completing  a  course  of 
studv  at  the  University  of  Alissouri,  he  entered  the  law  department  of  the  Uni- 
\  ersitv  of  ^Michigan,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1904  and  was  admitted  the 
same  year  to  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis.  Although  but  young  in  the  legal  pro- 
fession, his  abilitv  has  won  him  wide  popularity.  Aside  from  the  practice  of  his 
profession,  he  takes  an  active  interest  in  politics.  He  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  the 
prnciples  of  the  democratic  partv  and  was  nominated  for  congress  in  the  tenth  dis- 
trict at  the  democratic  primaries  in  August,  1908.  He  is  a  member  of  both  the 
St.  Louis  and  ^Missouri  State  Bar  Associations  and  also  a  member  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  State  Bank  of  Wellston.  Mr.  Thompson  is  a  man  of  rare 
intellectual  abilities  and  legal  learning.  His  career  is  fortunately  in  its  incep- 
tion and  promises  to  develop  into  one  of  rare  distinction. 


JOSEPH  M.  CHISWELL. 

Joseph  yi.  Chiswell,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Chiswell  <&  Jaeger,  proprietors 
of  a  well  equipped  jewelry  establishment,  was  born  in  Cambridge,  Saline  county, 
■Missouri,  April  6,  1863.  His  father,  Joseph  Newton  Chiswell,  was  a  prominent 
farmer  and  stock-raiser.  He  was  born  in  Montgomery  county,  Maryland,  and 
was  of  prominent  family  connections,  representing  one  of  the  old  and  leading- 
families  of  ^Maryland  that  was  founded  in  this  country  by  English  ancestors  in 
the  latter  part  of  the  eighteenth  century.  The  original  family  residence,  which 
was  erected  about  one  hundred  and  thirty  years  ago,  is  still  being  occupied  by 
relatives  of  Mr.  Chiswell.  The  mother  of  our  subject  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Fannie  Hickman. 

Reared  under  the  parental  roof,  Joseph  M.  Chiswell  pursued  his  education 
in  a  boarding  school  at  Boonville,  ^Missouri,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the 
month  of  June,  1880,  on  completing  a  general  course.  After  coming  to  St. 
Louis  he  became  connected  with  the  government  survey  and  in  that  capacity 
went  to  ?^Iontana,  doing  work  along  the  Missouri  river.  He  became  well  known 
to  the  dififerent  tribes  of  red  men  along  the  river  and  had  many  exciting  experi- 
ences whHe  with  them  on  their  hunting,  fishing  and  trapping  expeditions.  He 
was  always  on  very  friendly  terms  with  the  head  men  of  the  different  tribes  and 
they  trusted  him  because  of  his   fair  treatment. 

After  completing  his  term  of  service  with  the  government  Mr.  Chiswell 
returned  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  service  of  the  firm  of  Langan  &  Taylor  as 
manager,  remaining  with  them  for  ten  years.  No  higher  testimonial  of  efficient 
and  faithful  service  could  be  given  than  the  fact  that  he  remained  so  long  in  this 
employ.     His  careful  expenditure  during  that  time  brought  him  capital  sufficient 


JOSEPH    M.  CHISWELL 


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626  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  and  on  severing  his  con- 
nections with  the  tirm  of  Langan  &  Taylor  he  entered  into  partnership  with  Mr. 
Jaeger  in  the  jewelry  business,  in  which  they  have  met  with  remarkable  success, 
having  now  a  well  appointed  store,  attractive  in  its  arrangement  and  supplied 
with  a  good  stock.  As  ]\Ir.  Chiswell  has  prospered  in  his  undertakings  he  has 
also  made  judicious  investments  in  real  estate  in  the  city  and  county  and  is  now 
the  owner  of  considerable  valuable  property. 

On  the  26th  of  April,  1892,  Mr.  Chiswell  was  married  to  Miss  Ada  Gwinn, 
whose  father  was  a  farmer.  Their  home  is  at  South  Kirkwood  on  the  Watson 
road  and  is  a  spacious  residence  with  attractive  grounds,  comprising  eleven 
acres.  This  country  home  is  named  in  honor  of  his  wife,  Gwinn  Dell.  In  his 
political  views  Mr.  Chiswell  is  a  democrat,  while  his  religious  faith  is  that  of 
the  Methodist  church.  He  is  highly  esteemed  in  the  business  world  not  alone 
by  reason  of  the  prosperity  which  he  has  achieved  but  also  owing  to  the  straight- 
forward business  methods  he  has  followed  and  the  generous  assistance  and 
friendly  counsel  which  he  has  given  to  young  men  who  are  striving  to  gain  a 
foothold  on  the  road  to  success. 


JACOB  CRAIG  VAN  BLARCOM, 

Jacob  Craig  \'an  Blarcom,  who  for  thirty-eight  years  was  a  representative 
of  banking  interests  of  St.  Louis,  and  president  from  December,  1905,  of  the 
National  Bank  of  Commerce,  that  today  conducts  the  most  extensive  banking 
business  in  the  west  with  the  exception  of  a  single  Chicago  bank,  attained  his 
place  of  honor  in  the  business  world  through  his  own  efforts.  It  is  a  well  known 
fact  that  success  depends  partly  upon  opportunity,  but  the  reason  of  the  great 
majority  of  failures  is  that  the  individual  does  not  recognize  his  opportunity  when 
it  is  presented. 

"There  is  a  tide  in  the  affairs  of  men, 
Which,  taken  at  the  flood,  leads  on  to  fortune," 

and  that  which  diff'erentiates  the  career  of  the  successful  man  from  him  who 
meets  failure  is  the  fact  that  he  is  found  equipped  for  the  turn  of  the  tide.  This 
statement  finds  verification  in  the  life  of  Jacob  Craig  Van  Blarcom.  who  at  a 
somewhat  critical  period  in  the  history  of  business  was  ready  to  fill  a  vacancy 
in  the  ranks  decimated  by  a  cholera  scourge. 

He  was  born  in  Bergen  county,  New  Jersey,  June  i,  1849,  his  parents  being 
Jacob  Van  Riper  and  Euphemia  (Dixon)  Van  B.larcom.  Descended  from  Hol- 
land ancestry,  the  establishment  of  the  family  in  New  Jersey  dates  from  the  year 
1 62 1  and  at  an  early  period  a  settlement  was  made  by  the  Van  Blarcoms  in 
Bergen  county.  There  the  boyhood  and  youth  of  Jacob  Craig  Van  Blarcom  was 
passed  and  the  schools  of  Paterson  gave  to  him  his  early  educational  oppor- 
tunities, while  later  he  attended  Rutgers  College,  of  New  Brunswick. 

Believing  that  better  business  opportunities  might  be  found  in  the  west,  his 
arrival  in  St.  Louis  was  followed  by  his  securing  a  position  in  the  employ  of 
Peterson,  Hanthorn  &  Company,  wholesale  saddlery,  hardware  and  leather  mer- 
chants. He  bent  every  energy  not  only  to  the  duties  which  devolved  upon  him, 
but  to  the  mastery  of  the  business,  acquainting  himself  with  everything  bearing 
upon  the  trade,  so  that  in  the  fall  of  the  year,  when  cholera  was  making  such  in- 
roads upon  the  ranks  of  young  men,  creating  vacancies  in  the  commercial  houses 
of  the  city,  he  was  sent  out  to  represent  the  house  as  a  traveling  salesman.  He 
took  the  place  of  a  salesman  who  refused  to  go  into  the  fever-stricken  cities  of 
the  south  and  his  promotion  followed.  Thus  came  the  turn  in  the  tide  of  his 
afifairs  and  from  that  time  forward  his  course  was  characterized  by  an  orderly 
progression  that  brought  him  into  large  undertakings  and  responsibilities.     In 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  627 

his  new  position  he  soon  demonstrated  his  excellent  qualifications  for  the  work 
and  continued  with  the  house  until  1870,  when,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years, 
he  was  invested  with  power  of  attorney  to  liquidate  all  the  firm's  business  and 
close  up  its  afifairs. 

This  task  accomplished,  there  again  came  to  him  an  opportunity  which  he 
eagerly  embraced.  In  July,  1870,  he  was  elected  head  accountant  of  the  Bank  of 
Commerce  and  through  successive  positions  was  promoted  from  time  to  time 
until,  at  the  age  of  twenty-eight  years,  he  became  cashier  of  the  bank  in  Janu- 
ary, 1877.  His  connection  with  the  position  continued  for  several  years  and  thus 
he  passed  on  to  a  place  of  executive  control  in  which  he  subsequently  bent  his 
energies  to  organization,  to  constructive  efiforts  and  administrative  direction.  He 
was  afterward  chosen  vice  president  and  in  1905  succeeded  to  the  presidency. 
He  studied  the  specific  needs  of  the  institution  along  the  distinctive  lines  of  his 
life  work  and  his  was  an  active  career,  in  which  he  has  accomplished  important 
and  far-reaching  results.  The  bank,  under  his  guidance  and  that  of  the  other  of- 
ficers, adhered  to  the  principle  that  the  banking  institution  which  most  carefully 
safeguards  its  business  in  order  to  protect  its  depositors  is  the  bank  that  most 
merits  and  receives  the  public  confidence.  It  is  evidence  of  the  public  approval 
of  the  bank's  conservative  management  and  sound  business  principles  that  this 
bank,  during  Mr.  Van  Blarcom's  connection  therewith,  advanced  from  the  rank 
of  fourteenth  to  that  of  first  among  the  banks  of  St.  Louis  in  amount  of  deposits 
and  volume  of  business  annually  transacted  and  that  with  the  exception  of  a 
single  bank  in  Chicago  it  is  today  the  largest  in  the  west. 

One  who  knew  him  well  said,  "Mr.  Van  Blarcom  was  a  picturesque  and 
potential  feature  in  the  banking  business  to  the  south  and  west.  He  was  con- 
sidered one  of  the  best  informed  and  most  virile  financiers  in  the  United  States, 
combining  with  remarkable  insight  and  wide  experience,  great  courage  and  de- 
termination. He  seemed  to  have  perfect  command  of  important  problems,  was 
quiet  and  decisive  no  matter  how  great  the  question  he  was  called  upon  to  solve. 
He  was  an  excellent  judge  of  man  and  was,  therefore,  able  to  draw  around  him 
a  corps  of  assistants  whose  ability  he  recognized  and  therefore  sought  their 
cooperation.  Moreover,  there  was  not  a  man  in  the  bank  who  did  not  entertain 
for  him  affection  as  well  as  true  respect  and  admiration.  It  was  largely  due  to 
the  fact  that  he  showed  to  the  various  employes  of  the  bank  great  kindness  and 
consideration  and  was  willing  to  assist  them  with  instruction  and  advice.  One 
dav  while  driving  along  the  street  where  the  bank  employes  were  playing  ball 
he  lifted  his  hat  to  them.  It  was  seemingly  a  trivial  thing,  but  it  was  an  indica- 
tion of  the  character  of  the  man  who  regarded  those  in  his  service  as  individuals 
and  not  as  parts  of  a  highly  organized  machine,  and  all  of  the  bank  employes 
recognized  this  fact.  He  was  just  as  accessible  in  later  years  when  there  were 
more  than  three  hundred  bank  clerks  as  he  was  in  early  days  when  hardly  thirty 
were  employed. 

j\Ir.  Van  Blarcom,  aside  from  his  banking  interests,  was  connected  with 
various  other  business  concerns,  which  benefited  by  his  helpful  spirit,  his  keen  in- 
sight and  his  active  cooperation.  He  assisted  in  organizing  the  Missouri  Electric 
Light  &  Power  Company  and  the  ^lissouri  Edison  Company  and  was  interested 
in  the  Wagner  Electric  Company.  Some  years  ago  he  became  a  financial  factor 
in  the  ]\Iexico  Central  Railroad  with  Clay  Pierce  and  other  St.  Louis  capitalists 
and  afterward  assisted  in  financing  the  Tennessee  Central  Railroad,  of  which  he 
was  president  until  a  short  time  prior  to  his  death.  He  was  also  vice  president 
of  the  Burlington  Elevator  Company,  director  in  the  St.  Louis  Car  Wheel  Com- 
pany, the  St.  Louis  Portland  Cement  Company  and  the  Phoenix  National  Bank 
of  New  York. 

In  January,  1871,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Van  Blarcom  and  Miss  Mary 
Fairfax  Gamble,  of  Bloomington,  Illinois,  who  for  a  number  of  years  has  been 
one  of  the  societv  leaders  of  this  citv. 


628  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  his  social  relations  Mr.  Van  Blarcom  was  connected  with  the  St.  Louis, 
Commercial.  Log  Cabin,  the  Cuivre  Hunting  and  Noonday  Clubs,  of  this  city, 
and  the  ^Merchants  Exchange,  and  his  name  was  also  on  the  membership  roll  of 
the  New  York  Club,  the  Union  Club,  the  Adirondack  Club,  and  the  Holland 
Society  of  New  York  city,  in  the  rooms  of  which  he  was  welcomed  by  many 
friends  during  his  visits  to  the  metropolis.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Sons 
of  the  American  Revolution  and  the  Colonial  Wars.  As  his  financial  resources 
increased  JNIr.  A'an  Blarcom  realized  fully  the  responsibilities  and  obligations  of 
wealth  and  gave  generously  of  his  means  in  support  of  benevolent  institutions 
and  in  1906  was  treasurer  of  the  committee  which  raised  a  large  fund  in  St.  Louis 
for  the  San  Francisco  earthquake  sufferers. 

Deeplv  interested  in  community  affairs,  he  safeguarded  the  interests  of  St. 
Louis  as  he  did  his  private  business  interests,  although  he  never  sought  official 
management  in  any  particular  bearing  upon  municipal  progress.  That  he  was 
public-spirited,  however,  is  a  fact  of  which  there  is  not  the  least  shadow  of  a 
doubt,  for  his  interest  in  the  city  and  its  welfare  was  manifest  in  many  tangible 
wavs.  He  stood  as  a  high  type  of  the  representative  American  citizen  and  busi- 
ness man  who  is  w-orthy  of  and  receives  the  admiration  and  respect  of  his  fel- 
lowmen.  whether  at  home  or  abroad. 

He  passed  away  at  his  summer  home,  Little  Moose  Lake,  in  the  Adirondacks, 
near  Old  Forge,  New  York,  August  24,  1908.  It  was  a  uniform  expression 
among  the  heads  of  other  banking  institutions  when  the  news  of  his  demise  was 
received  that  it  meant  a  large  loss  to  the  banking  fraternity  of  the  city.  His 
opinions  were  received  as  authority  on  banking  matters  throughout  the  entire 
country  and  at  all  times  commanded  the  full  confidence  and  admiration  of  his 
colleagues  and  associates  in  financial  circles. 

At  his  death  the  Clearing  House  Association  of  St.  Louis,  by  unanimous 
vote,  passed  the  following  resolution :  "Beginning  in  1884,  he  served  this  asso- 
ciation continuously  for  twenty-three  years,  either  as  a  member  of  the  committee 
of  arbitration,  member  of  the  committee  of  management,  vice  president  or  presi- 
dent. In  the  turbulent  times  of  the  financial  panic  of  last  fall  he  was  recalled 
to  the  committee  of  management,  of  which  he  was  a  member  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  His  thorough  and  accurate  knowledge  of  both  the  theory  and  practice 
of  banking,  his  broad  grasp  of  affairs,  his  sterling  character,  his  mature  judg- 
ment, his  quick  decision,  his  marked  personality,  his  familiarity  with  business  in- 
terests and  conditions,  not  only  in  this  city,  but  also  throughout  the  territory  trib- 
utary to  this  center,  all  contributed  to  make  his  judgment  valuable  and  his  influ- 
ence powerful  in  this  association.  He  was  equal  to  emergencies  and  always  ready 
for  them,  his  conclusions  being  swift  and  accurate  in  abnormal  as  well  as  normal 
times.  Easily  a  leader  in  any  field,  he  w^as  president  of  the  largest  bank  in  this 
association.     In  profound  sorrow  we  record  this  tribute  to  a  departed  associate." 

While  Mr.  Van  Blarcom  amassed  wealth,  he  was  most  helpful  in  the  use  of 
it.  His  nature  was  broad,  his  resources  great  and  his  mentality  strong  and  in 
every  relation  of  life  he  measured  up  to  the  full  standard  of  noble  manhood. 
Honored  and  respected  in  the  city  of  his  residence,  outside  of  St.  Louis  his  name 
largely  stood  as  the  synonym  for  high  achievement  in  financial  circles  there. 


JOHN  C.  ROBERTS. 


John  C.  Roberts,  as  vice  president  of  the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand  Shoe 
Company,  has  made  an  almost  phenomenal  record  in  the  business  world  from  the 
fact  that  he  started  out  upon  his  business  career  as  a  clerk  in  a  country  store  at 
a  salary  of  six  dollars  a  month,  and  is  now  one  of  the  leading  stockholders  and 
officers  in  a  shoe  manufacturing  concern,  which  in  ten  years  has  become  one  of 
the  mammoth   enterprises   of  this  character  in   the   entire   country,   closing  the 


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tenth  year  of  its  existence  with  a  business  unparalleled  in  the  historv  of  the 
shoe  trade.  Such  a  record  stands  in  incontrovertible  proof  of  the  business  ca- 
pacity, energy,  keen  foresight  and  discrimination  of  the  men  at  its  head,  and  to 
this  splendid  result  John  C.  Roberts  has  largely  contributed.  He  is  preeminently 
a  man  of  affairs  and  one  who  has  wielded  a  wide  influence. 

Born  in  Readyville,  Tennessee,  on  the  17th  of  December,  1853,  John  C. 
Roberts  is  a  son  of  James  M.  and  Louise  (Conley)  Roberts,  also  natives  of  that 
state,  wdiere  the  father  successfully  carried  on  farming.  He  remained  in  the 
place  of  his  nativity  until  his  death,  which  was  caused  by  accident  in  October, 
1897,  when  he  was  eighty-one  years  of  age.  His  wife  soon  afterward  passed 
away.  They  were  the  parents  of  nine  children,  five  of  whom  are  yet  living: 
A.  W.,  who  is  a  stockholder  in  the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand  Shoe  Company ; 
L.  M.,  who  is  engaged  in  the  stock  business  at  Murfreesboro,  Tennessee  ;  Alice, 
the  wife  of  Joseph  E.  Pettus,  of  Nolansville,  Tennessee ;  John  C. ;  and  Belle,  the 
wife  of  James  B.  Humphreys,  of  Jackson,  Tennessee. 

It  is  a  notable  fact  that  the  greater  per  cent  of  prominent  and  prosperous 
business  men  are  those  who  have  spent  their  youth  upon  farms,  and  such  was 
the  environment  of  John  C.  Roberts  in  his  boyhood.  He  attended  the  country 
schools  and  later  was  graduated  at  Woodbury,  Tennessee,  after  which  he  was 
employed  in  a  country  store  at  Readyville,  Tennessee,  as  clerk,  at  a  salary  of  six 
dollars  per  month,  continuing  there  for  a  year.  He  next  spent  two  years  in  a 
hardware  store  at  Murfreesboro,  Tennessee,  where  he  was  paid  twenty-five  dol- 
lars per  month,  and  later  he  gained  valuable  business  training  and  experience  in 
a  wholesale  grocery  house,  where  he  continued  for  two  years.  His  connection 
with  the  shoe  trade  began  as  a  traveling  salesman  representing  the  wholesale 
shoe  house  of  Bramlet  &  Moore,  of  Boston,  with  whom  he  continued  for  about 
three  years.  He  was  afterward  with  Hamilton  &  Brown,  of  St.  Louis,  with 
whom  he  remained  as  traveling  representative  for  about  twelve  years,  after 
which  he  accepted  a  position  in  the  house,  where  he  continued  for  six  years,  in 
the  m.eantime  becoming  one  of  the  directors  of  the  company.  At  the  end  of 
eighteen  years'  connection  with  that  house,  he  organized  the  present  companv — 
the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand  Shoe  Company,  manufacturers — in  less  than  ten 
days.  This  has  grown  to  be  one  of  the  largest  shoe  manufacturing  concerns 
of  the  country,  owning  and  operating  nine  extensive  factories,  fully  equipped  with 
every  facility  and  device  for  making  and  placing  upon  the  market  an  extensive 
product.  On  the  loth  of  May,  1908,  the  company  closed  its  tenth  year  with  sales 
amounting  to  ten  million  forty-one  thousand  three  hundred  and  eighty-five  dol- 
lars and  sixty-five  cents,  which  is  conceded  to  be  the  record  of  records  of  the 
shoe  trade  of  the  world.  The  officers  of  the  company  are :  J.  Johnson,  presi- 
dent; J.  C.  Roberts,  vice  president;  E.  E.  Rand,  secretary;  O.  Johnson,  treas- 
urer; D.  C.  Biggs,  assistant  treasurer;  and  James  T.  Pettus,  Frank  C.  Rand,  T. 
Moreno,  H.  E.  Wagner  and  D.  C.  Biggs.  The  first  four  are  members  of  the 
directorate,  together  with  Harry  Wood,  R.  N.  Warmack  and  C.  D.  P.  Hamilton. 
The  business  has  a  paid-up  capital  of  three  million  seven  hundred  and  fiftv  thou- 
sand dollars,  and  the  name  of  the  house  is  known  to  the  shoe  trade  throughout 
this  and  other  countries,  into  which  extensive  shipments  are  made.  The  enter- 
prise has  been  developed  along  safe  lines,  yet  in  keeping  with  the  progressive 
spirit  of  the  age,  in  which  men  handle  thousands  as  coolly  and  easily  as  the  former 
generations  handled  hundreds  of  dollars. 

In  addition  to  his  shoe  manufacturing  business,  Mr.  Roberts  is  interested  in 
various  other  enterprises  which  contribute  to  commercial  prosperity  and  the 
city's  growth,  as  well  as  to  individual  success.  He  is  a  director  of  many  promi- 
nent interests.  His  name  is  not  unknown  in  connection  with  politics  as  a  man- 
ager, but  not  as  an  officeholder.  For  two  years  he  served  on  the  democratic  state 
central  committee  and  he  is  an  ex-president  of  the  Jefferson  Club.  He  belongs 
to  that  class  of  broad-minded  men  wdio,  while  conducting  mammoth  enterprises, 


630  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

yet  have  regard  for  the  great  questions  of  the  day  and  lend  aid  and  influence  for 
the  furtherance  of  movements  and  measures  for  the  public  good.  He  has 
various  club  and  social  relations,  which  include  membership  in  the  St.  Louis 
Club,  the  ^lercantile  Club  and  the  Glen  Echo  Country  Club,  and  the  strength 
of  character  which  has  enabled  him  to  rise  in  the  business  world  has  won  him 
the  recognition  and  admiration  of  his  associates  in  social  life. 


MATHIAS   HERMANN. 

Mathias  Hermann  was  born  March  29,  1839,  and  died  November  22.  1908. 
Between  those  dates  he  wrote  the  record  of  an  nonorable  and  successful  life, 
and  though  he  did  not  seek  to  figure  prominently  before  the  public,  he  dis- 
played personal  traits  of  character  that  won  him  warm  friendships  and  kindly 
regard.  His  boyhood  days  were  spent  in  the  home  of  his  father,  Hubert  Her- 
mann, and  his  education  was  acquired  in  Germany,  his  native  land.  His  knowl- 
edge of  English,  however,  was  acquired  after  he  came  to  this  country.  While 
still  in  Germany  he  served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  carpenter's  trade  and  at 
the  age  of  nineteen  vears  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world,  settling  in 
St.  Louis,  where  he  followed  carpentering  as  a  journeyman,  until  1865,  save 
for  the  period  of  his  service  as  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war.  His  patriotic  devo- 
tion to  his  adopted  land  and  his  love  of  liberty  led  to  his  enlistment  for  a  term 
of  six  months  in  the  Union  army  and  later  he  reenlisted  and  served  for  three 
years. 

Following  his  return  Mr.  Hermann  resumed  work  at  the  carpenter's  trade 
but  after  a  brief  period  began  the  manufacture  of  coffins  and  the  conduct  of  a 
general  undertaking  business  in  1865.  In  1869  he  established  his  business  at 
No.  3521  North  Broadway  and  there  remained  conducting  one  of  the  oldest 
enterprises  of  the  kind  in  St.  Louis. 

On  the  28th  of  November,  1868,  Mr.  Hermann  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Pauline  Messmer,  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  family  home  is  maintained  at 
3935  Florissant  avenue.  Their  children  are :  Theresa,  the  wife  of  John  Kaem- 
merer ;  iSIarie,  the  wife  of  Charles  Trauttenmiller ;  Bertha,  the  wife  of  Emil 
Eschmann ;  and  Charles  M. 

The  father  was  a  member  of  the  North  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein,  with  which 
he  was  associated  for  twenty-five  years.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Apollo  Sing- 
ing Society,  the  Aurora  Singing  Society,  the  Harugari  Saengerbund  and  Har- 
monic !Maennerchor.  He  also  held  membership  relations  with  Hyde  Park 
Lodge,  A.  O.  U.  W. ;  Aurora  Lodge.  I.  O.  O.  F. ;  Bremen  Lodge  of  Knights 
of  Honor ;  Lessing  Lodge  of  the  Knights  of  the  Ladies  of  Honor ;  the  Sons  of 
Hermann ;  the  Druids ;  the  St.  Louis  Schwaben  Verein ;  and  the  St.  Ferdinand 
Farmer  Club.  He  was  also  a  charter  member  of  Harry  P.  Harding  Post,  G. 
A.  R.,  and  belonged  to  the  North  St.  Louis  Business  Men's  Association  and  to 
the  Catholic  church.  His  political  allegiance  was  always  given  to  the  repub- 
lican party.  One  of  his  strong  characteristics  was  his  loyal  devotion  to  principle 
and  to  every  cause  which  he  espoused.  He  believed  life  held  opportunities  for 
all  and  his  character  development  lay  not  more  in  his  business  career  than  in 
his  devotion  to  interests  which  promote  culture,  intelligence  and  moralitv. 

Charles  M.  Hermann,  who  succeeded  his  father  in  business,  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  July  23,  1874,  and  was  educated  in  the  Clay  public  school  and  in  Bryant 
&  Stratton  Business  College.  On  attaining  his  majority  he  joined  his  father 
in  business  and  under  his  direction  was  well  trained  for  the  duties  which  now 
devolve  upon  him.  He  has  conducted  a  successful  business,  meeting  with  re- 
sults that  always  follow  close  application  and  unremitting  industry. 

On  the  i8th  of  April,  1900,  Charles  M.  Hermann  was  married  to  Miss 
'Wanda  Eschmann,   a  daughter  of  Harry  and  Josephine    fRuff)    Eschmann.  of 


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632  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Louisville,  Kentucky.  They  have  three  children,  Edwin  J.,  Cornelius  and  Dorothy 
who  are  with  them  in  their  pleasant  home  at  No.  3521  North  Broadway.  In 
social  relations  Charles  ]\1.  Hermann  is  well  known,  belonging  to  the  North  End 
Council  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  ;  the  Foresters ;  the  Maccabees ;  the  Knights  & 
Ladies  of  Security :  the  Court  of  Honor ;  North  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein ;  St. 
Louis  Schwaben  \'erein ;  the  Catholic  Knights ;  the  Harmonic  Maennerchor ; 
the  Victor  Bowling  Club ;  and  the  Druids ;  also  a  charter  member  of  Ouray 
Tribe  A.  O.  Red  Men  and  General  J.  C.  Freemason  Camp,  S.  O.  V.  All  of 
these  associations  indicate  much  of  the  nature  of  his  interests,  the  principles 
which  govern  his  actions  and  the  trend  of  his  recreation.  Furthermore  he  is 
a  member  of  Holy  Trinity  Catholic  church  and  to  the  republican  party  he  gives 
stalwart  support. 

]\Irs.  Hermann,  Sr.,  is  yet  residing  in  St.  Louis  and  is  much  interested  in 
chv:rch  work  and  charity,  being  especially  interested  in  the  Little  Sisters  of  the 
Poor,  to  which  she  has  made  most  liberal  donations. 


H.  G.  NEALE. 


Throughout  the  period  of  his  residence  in  the  United  States  H.  G.  Neale 
has  made  his  home  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  England,  June  9,  1872,  a  son 
of  John  H.  and  Anna  (Hardy)  Neale.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  English 
schools  and  under  the  instruction  of  private  tutors  and  in  1892,  when  a  young 
man  of  twentv  years,  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world,  settling  in  St. 
Louis.  Here  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Crystal  Plate  Glass  Company, 
then  connected  with  the  Pittsburg  Plate  Glass  Company  in  St.  Louis. 
While  thus  engaged  he  gained  a  good  knowledge  of  the  business,  and 
then,  prompted  by  a  laudable  ambition,  he  utilized  the  capital  which  he  gained 
through  his  industry  and  economy  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account, 
organizing  with  H.  D.  Condie  the  Condie-Neale  Glass  Company,  incorporated, 
of  which  he  is  the  vice  president.  The  company  manufactures  art  glass,  ship- 
ping its  goods  all  over  the  L-nited  States  and  into  Mexico.  Its  product  is  of  su- 
perior quality,  the  methods  of  workmanship  employed  are  standard  and  the  af- 
fairs of  the  house  are  managed  with  the  utmost  regard  to  a  progressive  spirit 
and  straightforward  dealing. 

I\Ir.  Neale  is  a  member  of  Ferguson  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  is  also  a  com- 
municant of  the  Episcopal  church  and  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  re- 
publican partv.  He  came  to  America  that  he  might  enjoy  the  larger  benefits  to 
be  derived  from  business  conditions  here,  nor  has  he  been  disappointed  in  the 
hope  that  brought  him  to  the  shores  of  the  new  world. 


HERMAN  J.  KREMBS. 

Herman  J.  Krembs,  a  notary  with  a  large  clientele  among  the  German- 
American  residents  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Westphalia,  Prussia,  December  27, 
1852.  His  earlv  education  was  acquired  in  the  elementary  schools  and  later  he 
attended  the  Royal  Gymnasium  until  he  left  his  native  land  for  America.  At 
the  age  of  nineteen  years  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  in  1872  established 
his  home  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  resided  continuously  since  or  for  a  period 
of  thirty-seven  years. 

On  taking  up  his  abode  in  this  city  he  became  connected  with  the  notary 
and  probate  office  of  Charles  F.  Blattau,  where  he  remained  as  assistant  for  five 
years  and  then  secured  a  commission  at  Mr.  Blattau's  death  and  has  since  con- 
ducted the  business  at  No.  622  Park  avenue.     He  studied  law  at  Washington 


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University  for  some  time,  but  discontinued  his  studies  to  take  charge  of  his  for- 
mer employer's  business,  which  he  has  now  conducted  for  over  thirty-six  years. 
He  has  a  large  German  clientele  and  is  one  of  the  oldest  notaries  of  the  city. 
His  business  integrity  is  proverbial  and  he  enjoys  in  full  measure  the  respect  and 
confidence  of  those  with  whom  he  has  been  brought  in  contact. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  Mr.  Krembs  was  married  August  2, 
1882,  to  I\Iiss  Lizzie  A.  Luecking,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Margaret  (Eckelman) 
Luecking,  of  this  city,  her  father  being  a  retired  capitalist  and  business  man.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Krembs  have  three  children :  Herman  J.,  Jr.,  a  graduate  of  the  St.  Louis 
University,  who  is  now  associated  with  his  father  in  business ;  Alice,  who  was  edu- 
cated at  Ursuline  Convent;  and  Edward  A.,  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  University. 
The  family  residence  is  at  No.  1142  Rutger  street.  In  his  political  association 
Mr.  Krembs  is  a  democrat  who  stanchly  advocates  the  principles  of  the  party, 
but  seeks  no  office  aside  from  that  which  he  is  filling  in  a  professional  capacity. 
He  is  a  member  of  St.  Vincent's  Catholic  church  and  he  finds  his  chief  source  of 
recreation  in  literature,  being  a  man  of  wide  and  varied  reading.  His  success  is 
attributable  to  his  close  adherence  to  one  line  of  business  and  his  commendable 
reputation  for  reliable  dealing. 


JOHN  BERIAH  HOLMAN. 

The  business  of  the  world  is  becoming  more  and  more  concentrated  in  the 
hands  of  the  master  minds  of  commerce  and  a  business  at  the  present  age  is 
nothing  if  not  gigantic.  Among  the  extensive  industries  of  this  country  is  that 
of  the  Holman  Paper  Box  Company,  of  which  John  B.  Holman  is  the  president. 
It  is  today  the  largest  plant  of  the  kind  in  the  United  States  and  one  of  the  fore- 
most enterprises  of  St.  Louis,  contributing  in  substantial  measure  to  the  business 
activity  of  the  city  as  well  as  to  the  success  of  its  owners. 

Mr.  Holman  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  October  11,  1853.  He  comes  of 
a  family  that  had  its  origin  in  England  and  was  founded  in  America  by  David 
Holman,  who  settled  in  Massachusetts  on  the  5th  of  January,  1784.  His  son, 
David  Holman,  Jr.,  was  born  in  September,  1776,  and  married  Esther  Meeks. 
Their  family  included  John  Beriah  Holman,  Sr.,  who  was  born  April  5,  1825, 
and  died  in  St.  Louis  in  1862.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Jemima  Holman,  was  a  daughter 
of  Dr.  McFeeley,  of  Cincinnati,  and  was  born  in  1830,  while  her  death  occurred 
in  St.  Louis,  August  4,  1901. 

John  Beriah  Holman,  whose  name  introduces  this  record,  became  a  resident 
of  St.  Louis  in  his  youthful  days  and  completed  his  education  in  Washington 
University.  He  began  his  business  career  with  the  Iron  Mountain  Railway  Com- 
pany as  a  clerk  in  the  general  ticket  office,  where  he  remained  from  1870  until 
1874.  In  the  latter  year  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  hay  and  grain  commission 
business,  in  which  he  continued  for  five  years.  He  was  then  engaged  in  the  real- 
estate  business  on  his  own  account  in  1879  and  1880  and  in  the  latter  year  estab- 
lished the  present  paper  box  business  in  connection  with  his  brother,  William 
H.  Holman,  under  the  style  of  the  Holman  Paper  Box  Company.  It  was  incor- 
porated in  1885  and  upon  the  death  of  his  brother  in  1891,  John  B.  Holman 
succeeded  to  the  presidency  and  has  since  remained  as  the  chief  executive  officer 
of  this  enterprise,  which  from  a  small  beginning  has  been  constantly  developed 
and  enlarged  until  today  the  plant  of  the  company  is  the  most  extensive  of  its 
kind  in  the  United  States.  This  plant,  situated  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  street 
and  Chouteau  avenue,  occupies  the  site  of  the  famous  old  Brandt  House,  noted 
for  being  the  headquarters  of  General  Fremont  during  the  Civil  war,  and  from 
this  house  was  issued  the  first  slavery  emancipation  proclamation.  The  business 
has  been  carefully  conducted  and  so  systematized  as  to  call  for  the  least  expendi- 
ture of  time,  labor  and  material.     This  is  the  secret  of  all  success  in  manufac- 


634  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ture.  and  vet  there  has  been  no  saving  of  expense  in  the  character  of  the  goods 
produced  nor  in  the  equipment  necessary  for  manufacture  along  the  most  modern 
hnes.  In  fact  the  poHcy  of  the  house  is  a  progressive  one,  as  is  plainly  indicated 
bv  the  fact  that  todav  the  Holman  Paper  Box  Company  has  the  most  extensive 
plant  of  the  kind  in  the  entire  country. 

The  prosperity  of  Mr.  Holman  cannot  be  attributed  to  a  combination  of 
fortunate  circumstances,  but  has  arisen  from  keen  perception  as  to  the  possibili- 
ties in  trade  circles,  supplemented  by  unfaltering  enterprise  and  intelligent  effort 
well  directed.  His  business  has  ever  been  conducted  on  the  strictest  principles 
of  honestv,  and  aside  from  his  commercial  interests  Mr.  Holman  is  the  center  of 
a  circle  of  friends  who  honor  and  esteem  him  for  his  manly  virtues  and  genuine 
worth.  He  belongs  to  the  Business  Men's  League ;  to  Occidental  Lodge,  No. 
63,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  to  St.  Louis  Chapter,  No.  8,  R.  A.  M. ;  and  to  St.  Aldemar 
Commandery,  No.  18,  K.  T.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Knight  Templar 
Club  and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club,  and  his  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his 
membership  in  the  Methodist  church. 


HARVEY  L.  CHRISTIE. 

Harvev  L.  Christie,  who  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  practiced  law  as  a 
member  of' the  St.  Louis  bar  and  with  constantly  increasing  power  as  his  latent 
energies  have  been  developed  in  the  work  of  the  courts,  claims  Virginia  as  the 
state  of  his  nativity.  He  was  born  in  Suffolk  in  the  Old  Dominion  in  i860,  his 
parents  being  Colonel  D.  H.  and  Lizzie  A.  (Norfleet)  Christie.  His  father  com- 
manded the  Twenty-third  North  Carolina  Regiment  of  Confederate  troops  in  the 
Civil  war  and  was  at  one  time  commanding  brigadier  general.  He  participated 
in  several  important  engagements  and  was  mortally  wounded  while  valiantly 
leading  his  troops  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg.  His  regiment  was  one  of  the 
first  engaged  in  that  ever  memorable  contest.  Colonel  Christie  was  in  the  thick- 
est of  the  fight  until  the  enemy's  bullet  claimed  him  as  its  victim.  He  is  now 
numbered  among  the  heroic  dead  who  were  strewn  so  thickly  over  the  battle- 
field, that  it  would  have  been  possible  to  walk  over  the  field  without  stepping 
foot  upon  the  ground. 

Harvev  L.  Christie,  reared  in  the  Old  Dominion,  completed  his  literary  edu- 
cation bv  a'  course  in  William  &  ]Mary  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1878.  He  afterward  prepared  for  the  bar  as  a  student  in  the  University  of  Vir- 
ginia and  his  reading  was  also  directed  by  the  Hon.  Alexander  Martin,  of  the 
Missouri  supreme  court  commission.  In  early  manhood  Mr.  Christie  was  iden- 
tified with  educational  interests,  being  for  two  years  a  teacher  in  Virginia  and 
for  three  years  principal  of  the  Ingleside  Academy  in  St.  Louis  county.  Follow- 
ing his  preparation  for  the  bar  he  was  admitted  to  practice  October  27,  1883, 
and  at  once  opened  an  office  in  St.  Louis,  later  entering  into  partnership  with 
P.  Taylor  Bryan  under  the  firm  style  of  Bryan  &  Christie.  In  the  intervening 
years  Mr.  Christie  has  become  well  known  as  an  able  attorney  and  counselor, 
and  also  as  a  prominent  lecturer  on  law.  He  has  been  accorded  a  liberal  clien- 
tele and  as  the  public  does  not  place  its  legal  business  in  untrained  hands  the 
extent  of  his  practice  stands  in  incontrovertible  proof  of  his  ability.  Mr.  Christie 
belongs  to  the  American,  to  the  Missouri  State  and  to  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Associa- 
tions, and  is  a  lecturer  on  law  of  corporations  in  Benton  College  of  Law. 

On  the  2ist  of  October,  1885,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Harvey  L. 
Christie  and  Miss  Addie  K.  Lackland,  a  daughter  of  Judge  J.  R.  Lackland,  of 
Pattonville.  Missouri.     They  now  have  one  son,  James  Lackland  Christie. 

Mr.  Christie  holds  membership- in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  South 
and  is  interested  and  active  in  various  departments  of  religious  work,  includ- 
ing the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  of  whicli  he  is  a  director.     He  also 


HARVEY    L.  CHRISTIE 


636  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Provident  Association  and  is  a  member  of  the  Amer- 
ican Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science  and  of  the  National  Municipal 
League.  His  efforts  in  behalf  of  public  progress  in  intellectual  and  civic  lines 
have  been  far-reaching  and  beneficial.  He  served  as  secretary  of  the  Public 
^^'elfare  Commission  in  190 1-2  and  in  politics  has  always  been  an  independent 
democrat,  being  in  sympathy  with  that  movement  toward  higher  politics  which 
is  one  of  the  hopeful  signs  of  the  times.  In  more  specifically  social  and  literary 
lines  ^Ir.  Christie  is  connected  with  the  Noonday,  the  Glen  Echo  and  Contem-' 
porarv  Clubs  and  the  Round  Table.  He  finds  his  friends  among  those  to  whom 
intellectual  activity  is  a  pleasure  and  is  constantly  broadening  his  knowledge 
throusfh  investigation  and  research. 


ABRAHAM  WILLIAM  BROOKE. 

The  majority  of  men  do  not  attain  the  goal  of  prosperity  by  leaps  and 
bounds  but  by  the  steady  plodding  day  after  day,  neglectful  of  no  duty  and  for- 
getful of  no  task.  It  has  been  through  continuous,  persistent  and  faithful  effort 
that  !Mr.  Brooke  has  worked  his  way  forward,  until  he  is  now  secretary  and  audi- 
tor of  the  American  Refrigerator  Transit  Company,  of  St.  Louis.  A  native  of 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  he  was  born  November  2,  185  s,  and  is  a  son  of  George  and 
Anne  (Holmes)  Brooke,  the  former  a  native  of  Yoricshire  and  the  latter  of  Nor- 
folkshire,  England.  Thev  came  to  America  in  the  year  1850  and  settled  at  Salt 
Lake  City,  where  the  father  engaged  in  merchandising.  On  the  3d  of  July, 
1857,  however,  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  here  established  a  produce 
and  provision  business,  which  he  continued  until  his  death,  which  occurred  during 
the  cholera  epidemic  in  St.  Louis  on  the  15th  of  August,  1866.  His  wife  sur- 
vived him  for  many  years  and  passed  away  May  28,  1878. 

Brought  to  St.  Louis  in  his  early  boyhood,  Abraham  W.  Brooke  attended  the 
Franklin  school  and  after  completing  his  education  on  June  15,  1870,  was  em- 
ployed at  various  places  and  in  various  positions  until  the  20th  of  May,  1883, 
when  he  secured  a  position  in  connection  with  the  "Gound  Interests,"  being 
assigned  to  the  accounting  department  of  the  Alissouri  Pacific  Railway  Com- 
pany, as  an  accountant  under  C.  G.  Warner  and  S.  B.  Schuyler,  general  and 
assistant  auditors  of  the  company.  On  the  ist  of  March,  1889,  he  was  pro- 
moted to  the  position  of  auditor  for  the  American  Refrigerator  Transit  Com- 
pany, also  a  "Gound  Interest,"  and  that  he  met  the  expectations  of  the  com- 
pany in  efficiency,  capability  and  conscientious  service  is  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  on  June  i,  1903,  he  was  elected  secretary  of  the  company  and  occupies  that 
official  position  to  the  present  time,  February  15,  1909. 

On  the  2d  of  April,  1877,  Mr.  Brooke  was  married  to  Miss  Lucy  AthaHe 
Welles,  a  daughter  of  George  Griffin  and  Marie  Josephine  (Brazeau)  Welles,  of 
St.  Louis.  Airs.  Brooke  is  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  oldest  families  of  this 
citv.  About  the  year  1781,  Louis,  great-grandfather  of  Mrs.  Brooke,  and  Jo- 
seph Brazeau  came  from  Kaskaskia,  probably  accompanied  by  others  who  were 
unwilling  to  remain  in  the  French  settlements  of  Illinois  after  that  district 
became  part  of  the  United  States.  Joseph  Brazeau  had  been  a  member  of  the 
company  that  founded  Kaskaskia.  The  two  brothers  married  sisters — Marie' 
Therese  Delisle  becoming  the  wife  of  Louis  Brazeau,  and  Marie  Francoise  De- 
lisle  becoming  the  wife  of  Joseph  Brazeau.  The  brothers  became  prominent 
in  the  little  French  village  of  St.  Louis,  and  Louis  Brazeau  remained  a  resident 
here  until  his  death  in  the  year  1828.  He  left  a  large  family,  including  Louis; 
Joseph,  grandfather  of  Mrs.  Brooke;  Auguste ;  Marie,  who  became  the  wife  of 
John  B.  Duchouquette :  Julia,  who  became  the  wife  of  Alexandre  Papin  ;  Therese, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Charles  Bosseron ;  Cecil,  who  became  the  wife  of 
Charles    Sanguinette ;    and    Aurore.    who   became    the    wife   of   Louis    Bompart, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY.  637 

Joseph  married  Julie  Robidoux,  grandparents  of  Airs.  Brooke.  A  great  number 
of  their  descendants  are  still  living  in  St.  Louis.  Joseph  Brazeau  died  in  this 
city  in  i8i6  at  the  age  of  seventy-four  years,  while  his  wife  passed  away  in 
1834  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  years.  For  almost  one  hundred  and  twenty-eight 
years  the  Brazeau  family  has  been  represented  in  St.  Louis,  its  members  hav- 
ing occupied  positions  of  distinction  in  connection  with  events  that  have  shaped 
the  history  of  the  city. 

The  home  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Brooke  has  been  blessed  with  eight  children: 
Marie  Grace,  the  wife  of  Frank  V.  Grubs,  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri ;  Rosa 
Josephine,  the  wife  of  Wilbur  G.  Miles,  of  Brule,  Iron  county,  Missouri ;  Lucy 
Claire,  the  wife  of  F.  F.  R.  Hesse,  of  Grififen,  Union  county,  Arkansas;  Agnes 
Welles ;  Constance  Griffin,  the  wife  of  J.  P.  Finkenaur,  of  St.  Louis ;  Emelie 
Claire ;  Georgene  Christy ;  and  Adrian  Welles,  only  son.  The  family  residence 
is  a  beautiful  home  at  No.  63  Marshall  Place,  Webster  Groves,  St.  Louis  County, 


ERNEST  PATTON  DAMERON,  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Ernest  Patton  Dameron,  practicing  dentistry  in  St.  Louis,  was  born 
November  9,  1873,  ^"  Marionville,  Missouri.  His  parents  were  John  Haywood 
and  Estelle  (Slaughter)  Dameron.  His  father  is  a  merchant  and  banker  located 
in  Marionville,  Lawrence  county,  Missouri,  and  has  long  been  recognized  as  one 
of  the  able  financiers  and  prominent  business  men  of  that  part  of  the  state. 
During  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  he  was  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  having  come 
to  Missouri  from  Virginia,  his  native  state.  His  wife's  father  was  a  surgeon 
in  the  northern  army  during  the  war  between  the  two  sections  of  the  country. 
Since  the  close  of  hostilities,  however,  John  H.  Dameron  has  carried  on  the  mer- 
cantile and  banking  business,  with  which  he  is  still  identified,  at  Marionville, 
Missouri.  A  man  of  progressive  ideas  and  broad-minded  views,  he  has  given 
hearty  cooperation  to  many  interests  for  the  public  good,  being  particularly 
active  in  support  of  educational  advancement.  The  Marionville  College  has 
found  in  him  a  warm  friend  and  earnest  admirer,  and  he  is  now  serving  as  a 
member  of  its  board  of  trustees.  He  is  also  a  prominent  and  active  member  of 
the  Methodist  church,  and  wherever  he  has  gone  has  made  warm  friends,  win- 
ning the  confidence  of  all  who  know  him.  He  is  widely  known  in  St.  Louis 
through  family  connections  and  business  relations,  and  is  highly  esteemed  in 
this  city. 

Dr.  Dameron  pursued  a  classical  course  in  ^Marionville  College,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1892.  He  received  substantial  training  for  the  business 
world  at  Spaulding  Business  College  at  Kansas  City,  where  he  was  graduated  in 
1893,  3.nd  he  completed  his  preparation  for  a  professional  career  by  his  gradu- 
ation from  the  Western  Dental  College  of  Kansas  City  in  the  class  of  1898. 
He  located  for  practice  at  his  present  location  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  re- 
mained constantly  since,  although  in  the  meantime  he  acquired  interests  in  the 
business  world  in  other  fields  of  labor.  For  two  years  he  was  assistant  post- 
master at  Marionville,  was  also  connected  with  a  local  paper  there,  and  he  holds 
two  teacher's  certificates  which  would  enable  him  to  engage  in  educational  work 
in  the  public  schools  of  Marionville.  He  has  always  been  interested  in  educa- 
tional matters  and  is  a  firm  believer  in  a  thorough  public  school  system.  His 
own  reading  has  been  wide  and  varied,  and  not  only  in  his  profession  but  in 
other  lines  as  well  has  he  carried  on  his  studies  to  an  advanced  point.  He  fur- 
thermore keeps  in  touch  with  the  progress  of  the  dental  fraternity  through  his 
membership  in  the  St.  Louis  Dental  Society  and  the  St.  Louis  Society  of  Dental 
Science.  That  he  stands  high  in  the  profession  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that 
he  was  honored  with  the  vice  presidency  of  the  Missouri  State  Dental  Associ- 
ation and  has  been  chairman  of  Section  i  of  the  National  Dental  Association. 


638  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  was  also  a  member  of  the  fourth  international  dental  congress  held  at  St. 
Louis  during-  the  World's  Fair,  and  was  formerly  a  professor  of  dental  materia- 
medica  and  therapeutics  at  the  Barnes  Dental  College.  He  likewise  belongs 
to  the  Interstate  Dental  fraternity  and  to  the  Delta  Sigma  Delta,  a  college 
fraternity. 

Dr.  Dameron  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  October  15,  1900,  to  Miss  Cora  B. 
Nixon,  of  Kansas  City.  Thev  have  a  wide  acquaintance  here,  and  the  hospital- 
ity of  many  attractive  homes  is  cordially  extended  them.  While  in  Kansas  City 
Dr.  Dameron  served  as  a  member  of  the  Third  Regiment  band  of  the  National 
Guard.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democratic  party,  but  he  nas 
never  been  an  office  seeker.  The  only  position  that  he  has  ever  filled  of  this 
character  was  that  of  president  of  the  state  board  of  dental  examiners,  to  which 
he  was  called  September  19,  1903,  and  served  for  three  years.  Dr.  Dameron  is 
verv  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing,  and  belongs  to  the  Grimes  Hunting  and  Fish- 
ing Club  and  to  the  Colman  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club.  In  fact  he  is  interested 
in  all  outdoor  sports  and  is  extremely  fond  of  outdoor  life,  especially  of  the 
forest  and  stream.  He  is  an  expert  oarsman  and  takes  great  delight  in  aquatic 
sports.  Formerlv  identified  with  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  he 
acted  there  as  instructor  of  the  mandolin  and  violin  classes.  He  is  a  very  broad- 
minaed  man.  imbued  at  all  times  with  the  laudable  ambition  for  progress,  and 
this  is  mamifest  in  his  professional  career  and  in  his  cooperation  with  any  move- 
ments for  the  public  good. 


WILLIAM  GUY  CARPENTER. 

William  Guv  Carpenter,  reared  amid  rural  surroundings  and  with  compar- 
atively few  outside  agencies  to  assist  him  in  preparation  for  life's  practical  and 
responsible  duties,  is  todav  well  known  as  an  able  lawyer  whose  keenly  analytical 
mind  and  logical  deduction  enables  him  to  present  in  clear  and  cogent  manner 
before  the  courts  the  questions  of  litigation.  He  was  born  in  Carlinville,  Illinois, 
December  20,  1872.  His  ancestry  in  both  lineal  and  collateral  lines  has  been  dis- 
tinctly American  through  various  generations.  One  of  his  great-grandfathers 
was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  while  his  grandfather  fought  under  Gen- 
eral Harrison  at  the  battle  of  Tippecanoe.  His  grandparents  were  from  Ver- 
mont and  New  Hampshire  and  the  removal  of  the  family  from  New  England  to 
the  west  resulted  in  the  establishment  of  the  Carpenter  home  in  Illinois.  Nor- 
man C.  Carpenter,  father  of  our  subject,  was  a  miller  and  farmer  and  in  follow- 
ing those  pursuits  provided  for  his  family.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Sophia  Bennion. 

A\^illiam  G.  Carpenter  was  reared  as  a  country  boy,  working  in  the  fields 
through  the  summer  months  while  in  the  winter  season  he  attended  the  public 
schools.  When  he  had  mastered  the  branches  therein  taught  he  became  a  teacher 
in  the  country  schools  but  devoted  his  vacation  hours  to  further  study,  for  he 
was  ambitious  to  acquire  a  knowledge  that  would  qualify  him  for  a  position  of 
responsibility  in  the  business  world.  It  was  by  reason  of  his  labors  as  a  teacher 
in  and  near  W'averly,  Illinois,  that  he  gained  the  capital  sufficient  to  permit  him 
to  study  in  the  Normal  University,  at  Normal,  Illinois,  the  Chicago  University 
and  the  Wesleyan  University,  at  Bloomington.  He  thus  acquired  broad  general 
knowledge  and  upon  his  literary  training  built  the  superstructure  of  his  profes-. 
sional  acquirements.  A  review  of  the  field  of  business  convinced  him  that  he 
preferred  the  practice  of  law  to  other  pursuits  and  in  preparation  for  active 
connection  with  the  bar  he  studied  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  a  department  of 
the  Washington  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1901.  He  has  since 
engaged  in  practice  and  his  careful  preparation  of  his  cases  and  his  correct 
application  of  legal  principles  to  the  points  at  issue  have  been  salient  features  in 
his  success. 


W.  G.  CARPENTER 


640  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

:Mr.  Carpenter  was  married  at  St.  Louis  on  the  ist  of  February,  1905,  to 
Miss  Josephine  \\'ilcox  and  they  have  one  son,  Frank  Leland  Carpenter.  Mr. 
Carpenter  votes  with  the  repubhcan  party  on  many  occasions  but  does  not  con- 
sider himself  bound  by  party  ties.  His  father  was  a  stanch  supporter  of  Abra- 
ham Lincohi  and  voted  the  repubhcan  ticket  until  his  death  but  William  G.  Car- 
penter is  allied  to  some  extent  with  the  independent  movement  w^hich  recognizes 
the  dangers  to  which  party  politics  is  subject  through  machine  rule.  He  pre- 
fers moreover  to  give  his  undivided  attention  to  his  professional  duties  and  his 
allegiance  to  his  clients'  interest  is  proverbial.  In  his  presentation  of  a  cause 
before  the  courts  he  endeavors  to  present  it  with  the  light  of  clear  reasoning  and 
logical  argument  and  therebv  he  has  won  many  notable  forensic  victories. 


BERNARD  QUIGLEY. 

Bernard  Quigley  is  a  pioneer  of  the  state  of  Missouri,  having  settled  there 
in  1847  ^"  what  was  then  the  unpretentious  town  of  St.  Louis.  Not  only  was 
he  a  pioneer  relative  to  residence  but  also  from  the  fact  that  he  established  and 
operated  for  many  years  one  of  the  first  shoe  manufacturing  concerns  found 
in  the  western  states.  A  few  years  ago  he  retired  from  active  life,  from  a  busi- 
ness career  every  moment  of  which  was  summoned  to  subserve  his  laudable 
ambition,  to  turn  his  time  and  talents  to  the  best  advantage  with  a  view  of  en- 
hancing his  own  personal  and  pecuniary  worth  and  as  well  of  benefiting  the 
community.  When  Mr.  Quigley  came  to  St.  Louis  the  city  was  in  its  infancy. 
It  needed  men  full  of  vitality,  anxious  to  see  the  city  grow  and  to  be  substan- 
tial associates  of  its  interests.  Such  a  man  was  Mr.  Quigley.  He  will  long  be 
remembered  as  no  small  factor  in  assisting  in  the  development  of  the  trade 
interests  of  the  community.  He  was  born  in  Ireland,  March  i,  1832,  a  son  of 
Patrick  and  Ellen  (Kelley)  Quigley,  both  of  whom  passed  away  in  their  native 
village. 

Facilities  for  obtaining  an  education  in  Ireland  among  those  of  limited 
means  being  reduced  to  a  minimum,  Bernard  Quigley  was  obliged  to  be  content 
with  what  little  was  taught  him  in  the  neighboring  country  school.  In  his  day 
Ireland  oft'ered  no  opportunities  whatever  in  the  way  of  business  or  professional 
life  to  her  young  men,  except  they  descended  from  families  of  means  and  social 
standing.  Even  then  one  could  not  forecast  for  himself  a  future  of  even  approx- 
imate fame  or  fortune.  Mr.  Quigley  attended  the  village  school  until  fifteen 
years  of  age,  at  that  time  having  completed  the  entire  course.  With  no  future  to 
look  forward  to  should  he  remain  in  Ireland  but  that  of  striving  to  eke  out  a 
bare  living  on  the  small  and  unproductive  farm  rented  by  his  parents,  he  decided 
to  bend  every  energy  in  order  to  make  his  way  into  the  new  world.  He  was 
not  alone  in  yearning  to  become  a  citizen  of  that  country  reputed  to  be  open 
with  opportunities.  Manv  other  young  men  of  the  community  were  of  the 
same  mind. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  met  with  a  party  of  friends  wdio  made  known 
to  him  their  intention  of  sailing  for  the  United  States.  He  took  ship  with  them 
and  landed  in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  Finding  nothing  in  that  city  to  which 
he  could  turn  his  hand,  he  sailed  up  the  Mississippi  river  and  finally  arrived  in 
St.  Louis.  He  had  been  in  the  city  but  a  few  days  when  he  went  as  an  appren- 
tice to  a  shoemaker.  While  learning  his  trade  he  received  barely  sufficient  wages 
upon  which  to  subsist  but,  anxious  to  familiarize  himself  with  the  occupation, 
he  put  up  with  the  attendant  disadvantages  until  he  had  become  a  thorough 
master  of  the  trade.  At  that  time  there  were  very  few  professional  shoemakers 
in  the  city  and  in  1853,  when  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  conceived  the  idea  of 
engaging  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes.  Consequently  he  rented  quarters  on 
Washington  avenue,  where  he  began  to  ply  his  trade.     Several  years  after  he 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  641 

had  been  in  business  the  construction  of  the  Eads  bridge  necessitated  buildnig 
one  of  the  abutments  on  the  site  occupied  by  his  shop,  thus  forcing  his  removal. 
He  repaired  to  Sixth  and  Lucas  streets  as  by  this  time  his  business  had  con- 
siderably enlarged.  He  had  acquired  not  only  a  large  retail  trade  but  was  also 
doing  an  extensive  wholesale  business.  Several  times  he  was  required  to  enlarge 
his  establishment.  He  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  all  grades  of  shoes  and 
his  factory  was  of  such  proportions  as  to  require  the  employment  of  many  men. 
After  following  the  business  for  forty  years  Mr.  Quigley,  desiring  to  live  the 
remainder  of  his  life  in  quietude,  disposed  of  his  business  and  retired.  He  w^as 
very  intimately  associated  with  the  early  history  of  the  city  and  well  remembers 
the  big  fire  which  laid  the  larger  portion  of  the  city  in  ruins,  and  as  well  the 
awful  ravages  of  the  cholera  plague  which  swept  the  community  in  1849.  When 
Mr.  Quigley  located  on  Sixth  street  that  thoroughfare  was  partiall}-  graded  but 
not  open  and  Carr  street  marked  the  northern  boundary  of  the  city.  Washing- 
ton avenue,  now  one  of  the  busiest  thoroughfares  in  the  city,  was  marked  but 
by  a  single  brick  house  and  was  only  open  as  far  as  Eleventh  street. 

Mr.  Quigley  was  united  in  marriage  in  1853  to  Ellen  McManus,  who  was 
born  in  Ireland  and  died  in  1896  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight  years.  She  came  to 
St.  Louis  with  a  sister  when  eighteen  years  old.  Mr.  Quigley  had  eight  chil- 
dren, six  of  whom  survive,  namely:  Bernard  J.,  James  F.,  Mary  K.,  Mrs.  Ellen 
W.  Sweren,  Mrs.  Stella  Hubbard  and  Mrs.  William  Kay.  Mr.  Quigley,  although 
possessing  those  qualities  which  make  an  efficient  politician,  has  never  aspired 
to  taking  part  in  public  aft'airs.  However,  he  is  a  democrat  and  not  being  parti- 
san he  is  always  ready  to  use  his  influence  in  electing  the  man  who  in  his  judg- 
ment is  best  fitted  or  qualified  for  the  office. 


GEORGE  M.  BURNS. 

George  M.  Burns,  sales  agent  for  the  Railway  Steel  Spring  Company  at 
St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Coshocton,  Ohio,  August  25,  1858,  a  son  of  Joseph  and 
]\Iary  (Johnson)  Burns.  The  father  was  born  at  Staunton,  Virginia,  and  died 
in  the  year  1875.  He  had  served  as  representative  in  congress  and  later  as 
judge  of  the  probate  court  and  was  an  influential  resident  of  his  community. 
His  wife,  who  was  born  at  Bedford  Springs,  Pennsylvania,  survived  him  for 
a  number  of  years,  passing  away  at  Coshocton,   Ohio,  in   1892. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Coshocton,  Ohio,  George  ]\I.  Burns  obtained  his 
early  education  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  left  school  to  enter  his  father's 
office.  He  was  eighteen  years  of  age  when,  in  1876,  he  became  an  employe  of 
the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  as  timekeeper  in  the  shops  at  Dennison, 
Ohio.  For  some  years  thereafter  he  was  connected  with  railroad  service,  and 
in  188 1  went  to  Texas  with  the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railroad  Company  as  division 
storekeeper.  In  1882  he  became  chief  clerk  to  the  general  superintendent  of 
the  Cincinnati.  Hamilton  &  Dayton  Railroad,  and  in  June,  1885,  entered  the 
service  of  the  Queen  &  Crescent  Railroad  Company  as  chief  clerk  to  the  master 
mechanic  at  Meridian,  Mississippi.  The  year  1886  witnessed  his  removal  to 
Birmingham,  Alabama,  to  become  chief  clerk  to  the  superintendent  of  the  Queen 
&  Crescent  route,  and  after  five  years  spent  in  that  service,  he  went  in  1891  to 
Somerset,  Kentucky,  as  chief  clerk  to  the  superintendent  of  the  same  road  at 
that  place.  In  1892  he  became  chief  clerk  to  the  general  manager  of  the  Big 
Four  Railroad  Company,  and  in  1893  returned  to  the  Queen  &  Crescent  as 
chief  clerk  to  the  general  manager,  capably  filling  that  position  for  three  years. 

It  w^as  in  1896  that  Mr.  Burns  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  became  fuel  agent 
for  the  Wabash  Railroad  Company,  also  performing  the  duties  of  chief  clerk 
to  the  vice  president  and  general  manager.  In  1900  he  went  to  Detroit,  [Mich- 
igan,  as   superintendent   at  that   point   for  the   Wabash  Railroad,   and   in    1906 

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642  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

returned  to  this  city  as  sales  agent  for  the  Railway  Steel  Spring  Company,  which 
he  has  now  represented  for  three  years.  Each  change  in  his  business  associa- 
tions has  marked  an  upward  step,  and  for  some  years  he  has  occupied  positions 
of  large  responsibility.  He  is  well  known  and  popular  in  club  circles,  belong- 
ing to  the  St.  Louis,  Missouri  Athletic,  ]\Iercantile  and  Algonquin  Clubs,  while 
in  the  IMasonic  fraternity  he  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree. 


MARTIN  LAMMERT,  JR. 

^Martin  Lammert,  Jr.,  secretary  of  the  Lammert  Furniture  Company,  was 
born  in  St.  Louis,  January  ii,  1874,  and  is  a  representative  of  the  German- 
American  element,  which  has  been  a  distinguished  and  forceful  factor  in  the 
upbuilding  of  this  city.  His  father,  ]\Iartin  Lammert,  was  born  in  Germany  and 
in  j\Iarch,  1861,  founded  the  business  which  is  now  conducted  under  his  name 
and  which  in  the  intervening  forty-seven  years  has  been  an  important  element 
in  the  mercantile  circles  of  the  city.  He  married  Miss  Elise  Kruger,  a  native 
of  St.  Louis. 

At  the  usual  age  Martin  Lammert  was  sent  as  a  student  to  the  public 
schools  and  afterward  enjoyed  the  benefit  of  a  course  in  Smith  Academy,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1890.  His  close  confinement  at  his  books  brought 
on  some  trouble  with  his  eyes  and  necessitated  his  abandoning  further  study 
after  graduation  from  Smith's.  He  then  entered  his  father's  establishment  and, 
gradually  working  his  way  upward  as  he  mastered  the  business  in  its  various 
departments,  becoming  familiar  with  the  enterprise  in  principle  and  detail,  he 
was  made  secretary  in  1899.  He  is  thus  occupying  a  position  of  executive  con- 
trol and  administrative  direction  in  connection  with  one  of  the  most  important 
commercial  interests  of  the  city.  He  is  possessed  of  sufficient  courage  to  ven- 
ture where  favoring  opportunity  is  presented,  seizes  legitimate  advantages  as 
they  arise  and  has  come  to  be  recognized  as  a  dependable  man  because  .of  an 
evenly  balanced  mind  that  enables  him  to  look  at  a  question  from  all  sides  and 
to  reach  a  logical  conclusion. 

On  the  14th  of  February,  1900,  Mr.  Lammert  was  married  to  Miss  Mary 
\^irginia  Outten,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Outten,  the  chief  surgeon  of  the  Missouri 
Pacific  Hospital  system.  Wi-th  their  three  children,  two  little  sons  and  a  daugh- 
ter, they  reside  at  No.  5142  Westminster  Place  and  their  attractive  home  is 
justly  celebrated  for  its  warm-hearted  hospitality. 


WILLIAM  EVERETT  GARVIN. 

William  Everett  Garvin,  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Dawson  &  Garvin,  enjoying  a  measure  of  success  that  only 
comes  in  recognition  of  ability  in  handling  the  intricate  problems  of  the  law, 
was  born  at  .St.  Charles,  Missouri,  May  21,  i860.  His  parents  were  Alexander 
and  Elizabeth  Jane  (Boyd)  Garvin.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  Barron  pri- 
vate grammar  school  and  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Charles,  Alissouri,  until  1876, 
when  he  was  given  the  advantage  of  a  course  in  Westminster  College,  at  Ful- 
ton, Missouri,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Science  degree 
in  1880.  With  broad  general  knowledge  to  serve  as  the  foundation  upon  which 
to  build  the  superstructure  of  his  professional  learning,  he  began  preparation 
for  the  bar  and  was  graduatcfl  from  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  with  the  Bache- 
lor of  Law  degree  in  1884. 

In  the  meantime,  Mr.  Garvin  had  become  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  where  he 
has  made  his  home  since  1880.     in  that  year  he  accepted  a  clerical  position  in 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY.  643 

the  produce  commission  house  of  Eugene  G.  Weidner,  but  regarded  this  simply 
as  an  initial  step  toward  the  accomplishment  of  his  purpose  to  become  a  mem- 
ber of  the  legal  fraternity.  While  thus  engaged  he  studied  law  and  in  1883 
and  1884  taught  a  class  in  bookkeeping  in  St.  Louis  University.  Admitted  to 
thr  bar,  the  following  year,  he  entered  the  law  office  of  Nathan  Frank  and  in 
1885  the  firm  of  Frank,  Dawson  &  Garvin  was  organized  for  the  general  prac- 
tice of  law.  From  the  beginning  thev  have  enjoyed  a  liberal  and  growing  cli- 
entage, connecting  them  with  much  important  litigation  tried  in  the  state  and 
federal  courts.  Air.  Garvin  is  most  thorough  in  his  preparation,  clear  and  con- 
cise in  the  presentation  of  his  cause,  logical  in  his  deductions  and  correct  in  his 
application  of  legal  principles. 

In  the  line  of  his  profession  he  holds  membership  with  the  St.  Louis,  the 
Missouri  State,  and  the  American  Bar  Associations.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  Missouri  Historical  Association,  while  politically  he  is  a  representative  ot 
the  democracy  and  a  member  of  the  Young  Democracy  and  JefTerson  Clubs. 
Along  more  specifically  social  lines  he  is  connected  wnth  the  Mercantile,  the 
Missouri  Athletic,  and  the  Glen  Echo  Country  Clubs,  while  his  religious  faith 
is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  Early  coming  to  a 
recognition  of  the  fact  that  the  present,  and  not  the  future,  holds  the  oppor- 
tunity, he  has  concentrated  his  eiTorts  and  his  aim  upon  the  accomplishment  of 
the  largest  measure  of  success  possible  at  a  given  point  in  his  career  and  has 
given  to  his  clients  the  benefit  of  well  developed  talent  and  powers  in  the  prac- 
tice of  his  chosen  profession. 


JOHN   MULL  ALLY. 

John  Mullally  for  forty-five  years  has  been  president  of  the  John  Mullally 
Commission  Company,  with  offices  since  1876  at  No.  405  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce. He  was  born  at  County  Westmeath,  Ireland,  December  25,  1832,  his 
parents  being  Martin  and  Bridget  Mullally.  The  father  devoted  his  entire  life 
to  general  agricultural  pursuits,  remaining  a  resident  of  County  Westmeath. 
Ireland,  until  called  to  his  final  rest. 

John  Mullallv  attended  a  private  school  in  his  native  country  until  eighteen 
years  of  age  and  was  then  engaged  in  farming  Avith  his  father  until  he  came  to 
America  in  1853  by  way  of  New  York.  He  did  not  linger  in  the  eastern  metrop- 
olis, however,  but  continued  his  journey  westward  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was 
engaged  in  the  teaming  business,  running  three  or  four  teams  for  street  car 
companies  until  the  horse  cars  were  superseded  by  different  methods  of  trans- 
portation. He  was  then  engaged  in  the  commission  business  in  the  old  city 
building  for  one  year  and  then  removed  to  the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  His 
successful  accomplishment  represents  the  wdse  use  of  his  native  pow-ers.  As  a 
commission  merchant  he  keeps  in  close  touch  with  the  trade,  continuously  study- 
ing the  market  until  he  displays  remarkable  prescience  in  determining  the  prob- 
able conditions  that  will  be  met  in  the  purchase  and  sale  of  those  commodities 
in  which  he  deals. 

Mr.  Mullally  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Margaret  Kelly  on  the  ist  of 
December,  1859,  ^^^^  they  have  become  parents  of  four  daughters  and  a  son: 
Margaret,  the  wife  of  George  F.  McNulty,  a  practicing  attorney:  Mary  E.,  the 
wife  of  V.  Jones,  who  is  engaged  in  business  with  Air.  Mullally :  Teressa,  the 
wife  of  James  F.  Butler,  who  is  engaged  in  the  grocery  business ;  Martin,  who 
is  associated  with  his  father  in  business:  and  Agnes  R.,  the  w'lie  of  Henry  W. 
Wise,  also  in  business  with  Air.  Alullally.  The  family  residence  is  a  beautiful 
home  at  No.  4419  West  Pine  street.  Mr.  Alullally  is  independent  in  politics  and 
in  religious  faith  is  a  Roman  Catholic.  He  has  never  felt  that  he  made  an 
unwise   step  when  he   came   to  the  new   world,   nor  that   he   lacked   wisdom   in 


644  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

choosing  St.  Louis  as  a  place  of  residence.  He  believed  then,  as  he  does  now, 
that  the  city  figures  as  one  of  the  attractive,  progressive  and  prosperous  addi- 
tions to  the  state,  justly  claiming  a  high  order  of  citizenship,  which  is  certain  to 
conserve  a  substantial  development  and  marked  advancement  in  the  material 
upbuilding  of  this  country.  Through  the  period  of  his  residence  here,  while 
conducting  a  profitable  and  growing  business  enterprise,  he  has  always  found 
opportunitv  to  uphold  measures  and  projects  for  the  progressive  development  of 
St.  Louis  and  has  been  activelv  interested  in  her  welfare. 


REV.  PATRICK  JOSEPH  KANE. 

Rev.  Patrick  Joseph  Kane  is  rector  of  the  church  of  Our  Holy  Redeemer 
at  Webster  Groves,  Missouri,  where  he  has  officiated  for  some  time  and  is 
one  of  the  most  beloved  men  of  the  community.  He  was  born  in  Ireland,  his 
parents  coming  to  the  United  States  when  he  was  a  child  and  his  preparatory 
education  w^as  received  in  the  public  schools  of  Bloomington,  Illinois,  after  which 
he  completed  a  course  in  a  local  business  college  and  at  the  Christian  Brothers 
College,  St.  Louis.  Subsequently  he  pursued  theological  studies  in  St.  Mary's 
Seminary  at  Baltimore,   ^Maryland,  where  he  was  ordained  December  22,   1882. 

Immediately  upon  ordination  Father  Kane  was  assigned  as  assistant  in  the 
church  at  Hannibal,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  until  the  ist  of  the  following 
May,  then  he  was  transferred  to  St.  John's  church  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  offi- 
ciated as  assistant  pastor  during  the  absence  of  the  acting  pastor  while  he  was 
making  a  tour  in  Europe.  In  the  fall  of  the  year  1883  Rev.  Kane  was  appointed 
pastor  of  the  church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  at  St.  Marys,  Missouri, 
and  his  three  years'  ministry  in  that  church  was  remarkably  successful.  The 
parish  included  some  three  hundred  families.  He  succeeded  in  stimulating  the 
work  of  the  parish  and  during  his  incumbency  received  thirty-five  or  more  new 
members  into  the  church.  In  that  charge  he  was  unwearied  in  his  activity  and 
spent  much  of  his  time  in  tramping  through  the  country  districts,  visiting  the 
members  living  there.  Through  his  remarkable  energy  and  enthusiasm  he  en- 
thused new  life  into  the  congregation  and  succeeded  in  accumulating  means  for 
the  purchase  of  several  valuable  pieces  of  ground.  He  was  also  instrumental 
in  constructing  a  building  for  the  Ursuline  Nuns.  The  congregation  had  grown 
so  rapidly  under  his  ministry  that  it  became  evident  that  a  new  church  building 
was  necessary  and  he  did  much  toward  securing  means  for  this  end. 

In  1887  Father  Kane  was  put  in  charge  of  the  parish  at  Webster  Groves. 
Missouri.  The  Rev.  C  F.  O'Leary  had  been  appointed  to  this  parish  in  October, 
1886,  and  celebrated  his  first  mass  on  the  second  Sunday  in  November  in  the 
Lockwood  schoolhouse.  where  he  continued  to  conduct  mass  every  second  Sun- 
day, and  alternately  celebrating  mass  at  Fenton.  Missouri.  Father  O'Leary  had 
just  begun  the  erection  of  a  frame  church  when  he  was  relieved  of  the  charge  and 
Father  Kane  was  put  in  his  place.  When  the  latter  assumed  the  pastorate  he 
had  the  new  church  building,  together  with  a  heavy  debt  approximating  two 
thousand  dollars  with  which  to  contend.  This  debt  is  said  to  have  been  partly 
due  to  a  difference  which  occurred  between  Father  O'Leary  and  his  trustees. 
The  charge  was  in  a  state  of  financial  paralysis  and  when  Father  Kane  assumed 
charge  the  prospect  was  one  of  discouragement.  However,  he  immediately 
went  to  work  to  rectify  matters  and  on  applying  to  the  late  Judge  Joseph  O'Neil, 
then  president  of  the  Citizens  Savings  Bank,  for  a  loan  of  seventeen  hundred 
and  fifty  dollars  to  satisfy  a  lien  on  the  church  property  held  by  the  lumber 
company,  he  was  refused  on  the  ground  that  he  had  no  organized  parish  and 
could  offer  no  collateral  as  security.  This  rebuff  did  not  cool  the  ardor  of  the 
priest,  w'ho  felt  that  he  had  the  power  to  organize  a  congregation  if,  as  was 
said,  no  such  organizatir)n   then   existed.     He   readily  gained  the   confidence  of 


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646  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

local  men  and  in  a  brief  period  of  time  he  not  only  succeeded  in  organizing  his 
parish  but  also  in  acquiring  requisite  means  to  build  and  furnish  a  large  build- 
ing. On  June  19,  1887,  the  church  was  dedicated.  It  was  during  this  period  of 
prolonged  struggle  for  existence  that  Archbishop  Kenrick  insisted  upon  Father 
Kane  becoming  the  sole  trustee  of  the  church  property,  giving  as  his  reason 
that  he  was  becoming  senile  and  that  some  of  the  heavy  burdens  of  the  church 
should  be  borne  by  younger  men.  Much  against  his  will  Father  Kane  consented 
to  assume  the  responsibility  of  the  indebtedness  of  the  parish,  which  he  did  man- 
fully and  successfully. 

The  present  magnificent  church  building  and  the  prosperous  circumstances 
surrounding  the  parish  are  the  consequences  of  his  whole-souled  and  enthusi- 
astic effort  thrown  into  the  work.  Immediately  upon  the  completion  of  the 
church  building  the  parish  house  was  constructed.  In  the  succeeding  years  the 
parish  gradually  grew  in  importance  and  in  1893  Father  Kane  purchased  one 
hundred  feet  of  ground  facing  on  Joy  street  and  running  back  two  hundred 
and  fifty  feet  on  Lockwood,  and  two  years  later  he  bought  another  one 
hundred  feet  adjoining  on  Joy  street.  This  is  one  of  the  most  delightful  and 
valuable  locations  in  Webster  Groves  Park.  On  September  8,  1895,  the  corner- 
stone of  the  new  building  was  laid  and  on  May  2,  1897,  the  imposing  large 
structure  was  dedicated,  the  building  being  constructed  out  of  ]\Ierrimac  High- 
lands limestone  at  a  cost  of  above  forty-two  thousand  dollars.  Today  it  could 
not  be  built  for  double  that  sum. 

Father  Kane  has  not  only  won  the  love  and  esteem,  together  with  the. 
confidence,  of  the  members  of  his  own  parish  but  is  held  in  high  repute  through- 
out the  community  by  Protestants  and  Catholics  alike.  The  esteem  in  which  he 
is  generally  held  was  demonstrated  when  the  putting  up  of  the  new  building  was 
contemplated.  At  that  time  the  late  J.  C.  Case,  organizer  of  the  now  defunct 
Lincoln  Trust  Company,  voluntarily  offered  him  funds  to  complete  the  build- 
ing at  a  low  rate  of  interest.  Father  Kane  is  universally  liked  and  is  one  of  the 
foremost  characters  of  the  community.  His  parish  consists  of  above  one  hundred 
and  twenty  families  with  over  ninety  children  in  the  parochial  school.  He  is 
seriously  considering  the  erection  of  a  new  parish  school,  which  he  feels  must 
be  constructed  within  the  next  eighteen  months  and  which  will  probably  be  a 
two-story  and  basement  edifice,  covering  a  space  of  seventy-five  by  ninety 
feet.  There  will  be  six  rooms  on  the  first  floor  and  a  large  hall  on  the  top  floor, 
while  the  basement  will  be  devoted  to  recreation  rooms,  etc. 


OZIAS  PAQUIN,  M.D. 

Ozias  Paquin,  physician  and  surgeon  of  St.  Louis,  with  large  and  important 
professional  interests,  was  born  in  St.  Andrews,  Canada,  August  28,  1864.  His 
parents  were  Julien  and  Celina  Paquin.  The  father,  who  in  early  life  was  a 
farmer  and  afterward  became  a  railroad  builder,  was  one  of  the  first  contractors 
on  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railroad.  While  thus  engaged  in  the  construction  of 
transportation  lines  through  Canada  he  was  held  up  and  murdered  while  paying 
off  his  men,  a  large  amount  of  money  being  taken  from  him  at  the  time. 

Dr.  Paquin  spent  his  early  youth  on  a  farm  and  after  leaving  school  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  years,  spent  six  years  in  roaming  over  the  United  States 
and  Canada.  The  vicissitudes  of  such  a  life  brought  him  a  very  wide  and  varied 
experience.  At  length  he  determined  to  enter  upon  a  professional  career  and  to 
this  end  pursued  a  college  course  at  Rigaud,  Canada.  In  preparation  for  the 
practice  of  medicine  he  studied  in  the  Missouri  State  University  and  in  the  St. 
Louis  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  May, 
1888.  He  has  since  pursued  a  course  in  the  Post-Graduate  College  of  New  York 
city  and  added  to  this,  he  has  done  much  private  reading  and  study,  carrying  his 


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researches  and  investigations  far  and  wide  into  the  reahns  of  scientific  knowl- 
edge. He  keeps  abreast  with  current  medical  literature  and  his  discriminating 
judgment  enables  him  to  readily  select  those  ideas  and  methods  of  practice 
which  he  believes  will  prove  valuable  in  his  professional  services. 

On  the  28th  of  August,  1889,  in  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Paquin  was  married  to  Miss 
Jennie  F.  Mullally  and  they  have  two  children :  Boy  O.  M.,  eighteen  years  of 
age,  and  Francis  L.,  thirteen  years  of  age.  The  elder  was  graduated  with 
honors  from  the  high  school  of  St.  Louis. 

Dr.  Paquin  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democratic  party.  He  is  a 
communicant  of  the  Catholic  church  and  belongs  to  several  fraternal  organiza- 
tions, including  the  Elks,  the  Royal  League,  the  Columbia  Knights,  the  Macca- 
bees and  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  Very  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing,  when 
his  professional  duties  will  permit,  he  enjoys  a  season  with  rod  and  gun  in  his 
native  country,  which  is  famed  throughout  the  world  for  its  fine  hunting  and 
fishing  grounds. 


JOHN  W.  ALLEN. 


John  W.  Allen  has  reached  the  eightieth  milestone  on  life's  journey  and  is 
now  living  retired  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  well  earned  rest,  but  for  forty  years 
was  actively  engaged  in  contracting  and  building  in  St.  Louis.  His  birth 
occurred  in  County  Tipperary,  Ireland,  in  1828,  his  parents  being  William  and 
Catherine  Allen,  who  spent  their  entire  lives  on  the  Emerald  Isle.  The  father 
was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  and  a  nephew  of  John  W.  Allen  still  occupies  the 
old  homestead  farm.  The  family  has  long  been  a  prominent  one  in  Ireland 
although  the  Aliens  are  of  English  lineage,  early  representatives  of  the  name 
going  from  England  to  Ireland  during  the  time  of  Cromwell. 

Reared  and  educated  in  his  native  country  John  W.  Allen  crossed  the  ocean 
in  May,  1850,  on  the  sailing  vessel,  which  after  a  voyage  of  nine  weeks  dropped 
anchor  in  the  harbor  of  New  Orleans.  For  a  year  thereafter  he  was  a  resident 
of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  engaged  in  contracting  business  at  that  point.  Subse- 
quently he  went  to  the  town  of  Trinity,  Louisiana,  where  with  a  force  of  work- 
men he  carried  out  a  contract  under  directions  from  the  city  engineer.  He  was 
engaged  in  that  work  for  six  months  and  at  the  expiration  of  that  period  re- 
moved to  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  where  he  remained  for  a  month  with  a  few  friends. 
He  next  came  to  St.  Louis  but  there  was  little  of  building  going  on  at  that 
time  and  as  his  financial  condition  rendered  immediate  employment  a  necessity 
he  secured  farm  work  until  he  could  reenter  the  field  of  building  operations. 
For  forty  years,  however,  he  was  well  known  in  St.  Louis  as  a  contractor  and 
builder  and  he  also  bought  and  operated  a  quarry,  using  the  stone  for  building 
purposes,  for  road  making,  etc.  He  feels  that  he  was  wise  in  the  choice  of  a 
location,  for  here  he  has  made  a  good  living  and  has  gained  many  friends.  For 
a  long  period  he  employed  a  number  of  workmen  in  carrying  out  his  contracts 
and  led  a  very  busy  and  useful  life,  thereby  gaining  the  competence  that  now 
enables  him  to  live  retired. 

Mr.  Allen  served  for  four  years  in  the  Civil  war,  in  the  United  States  Tele- 
graph Corps  and  was  most  loyal  to  the  L^nion  cause.  He  has  spent  much  time  in 
the  study  of  music,  of  which  he  is  very  fond  and  which  has  served  to  beguile 
many  an  hour   for  him. 

After  losing  his  first  wife,  whom  he  wedded  in  Ireland,  Mr.  Allen  was 
afterward  married  again,  his  second  union  being  with  Ellen  Ryan,  a  daughter 
of  Patrick  and  Catherine  Ryan,  who  were  also  representatives  of  old  Irish  fami- 
lies. They  emigrated  to  this  country  in  1831,  taking  up  their  abode  in  Illi- 
nois when  it  was  a  frontier  state,  the  work  of  development  and  improvement 
being  scarcely  begun  in  its  borders.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  were  married  about 


648  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

fifteen  years  ago,  but  she  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  for  a  half  century. 
She,  too,  had  been  previously  married  and  had  a  daughter  by  her  former  mar- 
riage, who  is  now  deceased.  Mr.  Allen  also  had  several  children  by  his  first 
marriage,  but  all  have  passed  away.  They  are  Catholics  in  their  reUgious  faith, 
being  communicants  of  the  Parish  of  St.  Thomas  of  Aquin.  Mr.  Allen  has  con- 
tributed liberally  to  the  church  and  the  parish  work  and  is  faithful  to  its  teach- 
ings. Long  a  resident  of  this  city  he  has  witnessed  much  of  its  growth  and 
development  and  throughout  the  years  he  has  so  lived  as  to  enjoy  to  the  full- 
est extent  the  confidence  and  respect  of  his  fellowmen.  In  the  evening  of  life 
he  can  look  back  over  the  past  without  regret  and  forward  to  the  future  with- 
out fear. 


HON.  RICHARD  BARTHOLDT. 

Hon.  Richard  Bartholdt,  journalist  and  congressman,  was  born  in  Schleiz, 
Germany,  November  2,  1855.  He  spent  the  first  seventeen  vears  of  his  life  in 
his  native  land,  and  has  since  been  a  resident  of  America.  He  had  obtained  an 
academic  education  in  Germany  and  he  lived  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  for  two 
years,  during  which  time  he  learned  the  printer's  trade.  On  the  expiration  of 
that  period  he  went  to  Pennsylvania  and  in  1874  came  to  St.  Louis  and  worked 
as  a  compositor  on  the  Anzeiger  des  Westens  and  other  German  papers  until 
1877.  He  was  a  capable  printer,  intelligent,  studious  and  genial,  qualities  which 
made  him  popular  with  his  employers  and  his  fellow  workmen.  His  industry 
and  careful  expenditures  enabled  him  to  return  to  Germany  in  1877,  ^^^^  ^o 
studv  law  while  residing  in  the  fatherland.  After  a  little  more  than  a  year  he 
again  came  to  the  L^nited  States  and,  choosing  journalism  as  a  life  vocation, 
he  became  connected  with  the  Brooklyn  Free  Press  and  afterwards  with  the  New 
York  Staats-Zeitung.  His  work  was  of  a  brilliant  character  and  evinced  genius 
of  a  high  order.  His  fondness  for  St.  Louis,  however,  and  the  fact  that  in 
1880  he  had  married  a  St.  Louis  Lady,  a  daughter  of  Morris  Niedner,  caused  him 
to  return  in  1884,  and  he  here  took  charge  of  the  Tribune,  a  German  evening 
paper,  which  under  his  control  became  prosperous  and  attained  great  popularity 
among  the  German  people  of  the  city. 

In  the  journalistic  field  Mr.  Bartholdt  has  exerted  a  wide-felt  influence  in 
molding  public  opinion  and  in  shaping  the  general  policy.  But  in  other  fields 
as  well  his  labors  have  constituted  an  element  of  public  progress.  In  1890  he 
entered  politics,  becoming  a  candidate  for  the  school  board,  and  was  elected 
without  opposition.  In  that  position  he  discharged  his  duties  so  admirably  that 
he  was  chosen  president  of  the  board  the  following  year  and,  as  the  incumbent 
in  that  ofifice,  exhibited  ability  and  sound  judgment  that  won  him  the  commenda- 
tion of  all  classes  regardless  of  political  alftliations.  His  fitness  for  public  duty 
so  impressed  itself  upon  the  public  mind  that  he  was  made  a  candidate  of  his 
party  in  1892  for  representative  in  congress  from  the  tenth  Missouri  district 
and  was  elected  by  over  three  thousand  majority.  Two  years  later  he  received 
a  majority  of  eight  thousand  votes,  and  was  reelected  in  1896  and  1898,  and  at 
each  ensuing  election  since  that  time,  including  that  of  1908.  His  plurality  at 
this  election  was  the  largest  given  to  any  representative  in  the  United  States — 
over  twenty  thousand.  He  stands  today  among  the  ablest  and  most  influential 
men  who  are  aifling  in  sha])ing  the  national  policy,  having  served  as  a  member 
of  many  of  the  most  important  committees  and  was  the  father  of  the  first  bill 
to  hold  a  world's  fair  in  St.  Louis,  being  largely  instrumental  afterward  in  secur- 
ing the  necessary  appropriations  from  congress  for  that  purpose.  He  has  been 
connected  with  much  important  constructive  legislation  and  in  his  discussion  of 
questions  of  national  interest  displays  a  thorough  understanding  of  the  points 
at  issue  and  a  singleness  of  purpose  which  none  question.  He  was  president 
of  the  Inter-Parliamentary  Union  for  the  promotion  of  international  arbitration, 


RICHARD    BARTHOLDT 


650  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  is  today  looked  upon  as  the  leader  of  the  great  movement  for  more  perma- 
nent peace  in  the  United  States. 

To  the  energetic  natures  and  strong  mentality  of  such  men  as  Richard 
Bartholdt  is  due  the  success  and  ever-increasing  prosperity  of  the  republican 
party  in  this  state.  And  in  the  hands  of  this  class  of  citizens  there  is  every 
assurance  that  the  best  interests  and  welfare  of  the  party  will  be  attended  to, 
resulting  in  a  successful  culmination  of  the  highest  ambitions  and  expectations 
entertained  by  its  adherents.  Given  to  the  prosecution  of  active  measures  in 
political  affairs,  and  possessing  the  earnest  purpose  of  placing  their  partv  beyond 
the  pale  of  possible  diminution  of  power,  the  republican  leaders  in  Missouri  are 
ever  advancing.  Certainly  one  of  the  most  potent  elements  in  the  success  of  the 
party  in  this  state  is  the  labor  of  Richard  Bartholdt,  who  throughout  his  life 
has  been  a  loyal  citizen,  imbued  with  patriotism  and  courage  in  the  expression 
of  his  honest  convictions.  He  worked  earnestly  for  the  public  interest  through 
the  columns  of  the  press,  and  today  just  as  efficiently  and  just  as  loyally  is  ad- 
vocating in  the  halls  of  congress  and  before  the  people,  the  principles  which  he 
believes  will  best  advance  the  welfare  of  the  nation. 


ALBERT  C.  KUXZE. 


Albert  C.  Kunze,  a  farmer  boy  in  youth,  reared  amid  unpretentious  sur- 
roundings, is  now  a  general  contractor  and  the  amount  of  business  annually 
accorded  him  is  evidence  of  his  ability  and  trustworthiness.  He  was  born  in 
Detroit,  Michigan,  August  12,  1873.  His  father,  Carl  Kunze,  was  a  native  of 
Breslau,  Prussia,  and  in  1845  arrived  in  America.  After  spending  five  years  in 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  he  settled  in  Detroit,  where  he  owned  and  conducted  a 
brewery.  In  1887  he  retired  from  active  business  life  and  removed  to  a  farm 
near  Port  Huron,  where  he  resided  until  his  death  in  1885.  His  wife,  Mrs. 
Bertha  (Aulepp)  Kunze,  was  a  native  of  the  province  of  Hesse,  Germany,  and 
came  to  America  about  1848,  settling  in  Detroit,  where  her  father.  Christian 
Aulepp,  owns  a  mill  and  much  land.  Her  death  occurred  in  1877.  The  family 
numbered  four  sons,  all  of  whom  are  living:  Oscar,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
laundry  business  at  Lansing,  Michigan;  Carl  A.,  a  retired  farmer  of  Kingston, 
Michigan;  Emil  W.,  a  grocer  of  St.  Louis;  and  Albert  C. 

The  last  named  spent  his  boyhood  on  a  farm  in  Tuscola  county,  Michigan, 
and,  after  attending  the  district  schools,  became  a  high-school  student  at  Mar- 
lette,  that  state,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1887.  Subsequently  he  entered 
Alma  College,  at  Alma,  Michigan,  where  he  pursued  a  special  course.  He  has 
been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  from  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  at  which  time  he 
became  a  salesman  in  a  grocery  store,  where  he  remained  for  five  years.  On  the 
expiration  of  that  period  he  became  an  employe  of  the  J.  C.  Finck  Mineral  Mill- 
ing Company  in  the  contract  business  and  was  afterward  secretary  to  the  Heman 
Construction  Company  until  1904,  when  he  embarked  in  a  general  contract 
business  on  his  own  account  under  the  name  of  Webb-Kunze  Construction  Com- 
pany. He  has  been  president  of  this  company  from  its  organization.  They 
began  taking  contracts  in  grading,  afterward  in  street  paving  and  later  took 
quarry  contracts.  They  still  continue  in  all  three  lines  and  the  growth  of  their 
business  has  made  it  a  profitable  undertaking.  Mr.  Kunze  is  also  president  of 
the  Tower  Grove  Quarry  &  Construction  Company. 

On  the  5th  of  September,  1898,  in  St.  Louis  was  celebrated  the  marriage 
of  Mr.  Kunze  and  Miss  Minnie  G.  Rhoadman,  a  daughter  of  Officer  Rhoadman, 
of  the  St.  Louis  police  force.  They  have  one  son,  Albert  R.,  two  years  of  age, 
and  they  occupy  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  4430  Page  boulevard,  which  Mr.  Kunze 
erected  in  1907. 


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He  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  .Arcanum  and  is  ])resiclcnt  of  the  Blue  Wing 
Game  Club,  which  has  a  seventeen  hundred  acre  reserve  on  the  Burlington  rail- 
way. He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Game  &  Fish  Protective  Asso- 
ciation and  one  of  its  directors,  for,  while  hunting  and  fishing  are  his  favorite 
sources  of  recreation  he  does  not  believe  in  that  indiscriminate  slaughter  of 
game  which  results  in  extinction.  On  the  contrary  he  believes  that  fish  and 
game  should  have  legal  protection  that  the  species  may  be  perpetuated  and 
hence  is  in  favor  of  stringent  game  and  fish  laws.  He  is  an  active  worker  in 
local  political  ranks,  although  not  a  politician  in  the  sense  of  office  seeking.  He 
is  nov/  acting  as  chairman  of  the  finance  committee  of  the  Twenty-sixth  Ward 
Republican  League  Club.  Widely  known  his  many  acquaintances  find  him  com- 
panionable and  the  pleasure  of  warm  friendsliip  is  his. 


OSCAR  H.  GAUT. 


Oscar  FL  Gaut,  deceased,  was  serving  as  secretary,  treasurer  and  general 
manager  of  the  American  Supply  Company  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  November,  1908.  He  was  born  in  Cleveland,  Tennessee,  July  15, 
1863,  and  the  public  schools  of  that  city  acquainted  him  with  the  common 
branches  of  English  learning.  His  father.  Judge  Jesse  Hamilton  Gaut,  was  a 
man  of  considerable  prominence,  both  politically  and  legally  in  eastern  Ten- 
nessee, and  for  a  number  of  years  served  as  judge  of  the  supreme  court  of  that 
state.  He  also  represented  his  district  for  three  terms  in  the  state  senate.  He 
left  the  impress  of  his  individuality,  as  well  as  his  scholarly  attainment,  upon 
the  laws  enacted  during  that  period.  He  proved  himself  a  peer  to  those  who 
have  sat  upon  the  bench  of  the  court  of  last  resort,  inscribing  his  name  high 
on  the  keystone  of  the  legal  arch.  He  was  also  one  of  the  promoters  of  the 
East  Tennessee,  Virginia  &  Georgia  Railroad  through  the  section  of  the  state 
in  which  he  lived.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Sarah  Elizabeth 
Isbell,  was  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Isbell,  of  McMinn  county,  Tennessee.  His 
brother,  Judge  John  C.  Gaut,  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,  was  for  a  number  of 
years  chancellor  of  the  tenth  judicial  district  of  that  state. 

Oscar  H.  Gaut,  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  entered  the  employ  of  the  East 
Tennessee,  Virginia  &  Georgia  Railroad  Company  as  station  master,  telegraph 
operator,  express  agent  and  postmaster  at  Cleveland,  Tennessee,  but  in  1880 
severed  his  connection  with  railroad  interests  and  removed  to  Nashville,  where 
he  entered  mercantile  circles  as  an  employe  of  the  firm  of  Manlove  &  Company, 
dealers  in  dry  goods  and  carpets.  His  ability  and  faithfulness  in  this  connec- 
tion were  evidenced  in  the  fact  that  in  1884  he  was  promoted  to  a  partnership, 
and  was  active  in  the  management  of  the  house  until  1888,  when  he  withdrew 
from  the  firm  and  established  business  on  his  own  account  under  the  firm  style 
of  O.  H.  Gaut  &  Company,  dealers  in  general  house  furnishings.  For  ten  years 
he  continued  in  that  business,  and  then  sold  out  in  1898,  removing  to  St.  Louis 
in  August  of  the  same  year.  Here,  in  connection  with  R.  L.  Kline,  he  organ- 
ized the  American  Supply  Company  which,  on  the  ist  of  July,  1902,  was  in- 
corporated as  a  stock  company,  with  a  paid  up  capital  of  two  hundred  and  fifty 
thousand  dollars.  Mr.  Gaut  was  at  that  time  elected  secretary,  treasurer  and 
general  manager,  and  continued  in  active  control  of  the  business  until  his  death. 
The  company  does  an  extensive  general  mail  order  business  throughout  the 
United  States,  and  the  trade  of  the  house  is  constantly  growing.  Mr.  Gaut  dis- 
played much  of  the  spirit  of  initiative  in  the  promotion  and  management  of  his 
business  interests,  and  his  enterprise  and  determination  led  him  into  important 
commercial    relations. 

On  the  4th  of  February,  1891,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Gaut  to  Miss 
Annie  E.  Mills,  a  daughter'of  Dero  H.  and  Annie  E.  Mills,  of  Nashville,  Ten- 


652  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

nessee,  who.  however,  were  natives  of  Hendersonville,  that  state.  'Sir.  and  Mrs. 
Gant  became  parents  of  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  Oscar  H.,  EHzabeth  and  Or- 
lande  P.  The  family  attend  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  church.  Mr.  Gaut 
was  for  a  number  of  years  a  member  of  the  First  Cumberland  Presbyterian 
church  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,  and  for  seven  years  of  that  time  was  an  officer 
in  the  church,  during  which  time  he  acted  as  custodian  of  the  church  funds.  He 
alwavs  favored  improvement,  reform  and  progress,  and  in  his  business  career 
was  actuated  bv  a  progressive  spirit  which  hesitated  not  at  minor  difficulties, 
but  sought  out  every  point  for  the  accomplishment  of  his  purpose.  He  made 
substantial  advancement  in  commercial  lines,  and  his  success  seemed  to  be  proof 
that  the  business  in  which  he  engaged  was  that  for  which  nature  intended  him. 


EPHRAHI  MAGOON,  M.D. 

A  life  characterized  by  iidelity  to  high  principles  has  gained  Dr.  Ephraim 
Magoon  the  respect  of  all  with  whom  professional  or  social  relations  have 
brought  him  in  contact.  A  native  of  Maine  he  was  born  in  Harmony,  March 
17,  1842.  a  son  of  Joseph  A.  and  Matilda  (Watson)  Magoon.  In  the  seven- 
teenth century  two  brothers  of  the  name  came  from  England  and  settled  in  New 
Hampshire  and  it  is  believed  that  all  of  the  Magoons  living  in  this  country  are 
their  descendants. 

No  event  of  special  importance  occurred  to  vary  the  routine  of  farm  life 
for  Dr.  ]\Iagoon  in  his  boyhood  and  youth.  He  worked  in  the  fields  on  the  home 
farm  for  his  father  was  an  agriculturist  and  merchant  and  the  boy  devoted  the 
summer  season  to  the  task  of  tilling  the  soil,  while  in  the  winter  months  he 
pursued  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  Somerset  county,  Maine.  The 
first  step  which  varied  the  routine  of  early  life  was  his  enlistment  in  the  Union 
army  on  the  29th  of  September,  1862.  He  served  until  September,  1863,  but 
was  very  ill  in  a  hospital  most  of  that  time  and  at  length  was  honorably  dis- 
charged because  of  his  physical  disability.  On  his  return  from  the  south  he 
took  up  the  study  of  medicine  under  Charles  A.  Parsons,  of  St.  Albans,  Maine, 
and  pursued  a  full  course  of  medical  lectures  in  the  Maine  Medical  School,  a 
department  of  Bowdoin  College,  at  Brunswick,  Maine,  in  1864,  and  again  took 
a  full  course  there  in  1865.  On  the  ist  of  June  of  the  latter  year  he  located  for 
practice  at  Sebec,  Maine,  and  in  March,  1869,  removed  to  Missouri,  settling  first 
in  Clarence,  Shelby  county,  where  he  remained  until  January,  1893.  On  that 
date  he  sought  a  broader  field  for  professional  labor  and  removed  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  is  still  in  active  practice.  His  entire  life  has  been  devoted  to  his 
profession  and  he  has  discharged  his  duties  with  a  sense  of  conscientious  obli- 
gation, realizing  fully  how  important  is  the  work  that  devolves  upon  him  in 
this  connection.  He  has  conformed  strictly  to  the  high  standard  of  professional 
ethics  and  has  continually  promoted  his  proficiency  through  reading  and  in- 
vestigation, giving  to  his  patients  the  benefit  of  an  unwearied  service  and  superior 
ability. 

On  the  24th  of  October,  1863,  Dr.  Magoon  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret 
Ellen  Tenny  and  for  forty-five  years  they  have  now  traveled  life's  journey  to- 
gether, their  mutual  love  and  confidence  increasing  as  the  years  have  gone  by. 
Five  sons  were  born  unto  them  of  whom  three  are  still  living:  Dr.  Frank  L. 
Magoon,  the  eldest,  now  president  of  the  board  of  education,  married  Kate 
lierron ;  Charles  E.,  who  is  employed  by  the  St.  Louis  board  of  education  in 
the  museum  at  the  Teachers  College,  married  Freda  Daudle ;  Harry  A.,  now 
station  agent  for  the  Wabash  Railroad  at  Ferguson,  Missouri,  married  Estella 
Westerman. 

In  his  political  views  Dr.  Magoon  has  always  been  a  stalwart  republican, 
giving  unfaltering  support  to  the  principles  of  the  party  for  his  close  and  con- 


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654  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

scientious  study  of  the  questions  of  the  day  has  led  him  to  beHeve  that  its 
platform  contains  the  best  elements  of  good  government.  His  first  presidential 
vote  was  cast  for  Abraham  Lincoln  in  1864  and  he  has  since  voted  for  Grant, 
Hayes,  Garfield,  Harrison,  AIcKinley  and  Roosevelt  and  for  Taft  in  November, 
1908.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellow  society  since  February,  1873, 
and  for  over  thirty  years  has  been  identified  with  the  Grand  Army  of  the 
Republic,  thus  maintaining  pleasant  relations  with  his  comrades  who  wore  the 
blue  and  defended  the  stars  and  stripes  on  southern  battlefields.  His  is  a  lofty 
patriotism  and  a  public  spirit  characterized  by  devotion  to  the  best  interests 
of  his  city,  state  and  country.  The  guiding  principle  of  Dr.  Magoon's  life, 
however,  is  found  in  his  religious  faith.  For  fifty-two  years  he, has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Methodist  church,  which  he  joined  in  November,  1856,  and  almost 
continuously  since  that  time  has  he  held  official  position  therein.  He  has  been 
as  untiring  in  his  church  work  as  he  is  firm  in  his  faith  in  the  redemptive  power 
of  Christ  and  the  force  of  the  Christian  religion  as  the  civilizing  influence  of  the 
world.  He  has  labored  untiringly  for  the  upbuilding  of  his  local  church  in 
the  denomination  and  yet  he  manifests  none  of  that  narrow  sectarianism  which 
cannot  recognize  the  good  in  others.  He  receives  the  respect  of  all  who  know 
him  but  in  his  own  church  where  he  is  best  known  has  the  most  sincere  love  of 
his  fellow  members. 


CYRUS  ASBURY  PETERSON. 

Progress  and  patriotism  might  well  be  termed  the  keynote  of  the  charac- 
ter of  Cyrus  Asburv  Peterson.  In  business  he  has  been  successful,  but  through 
it  all  his  purpose  has  been  to  use  his  powers  to  the  best  advantage,  to  stand  for 
all  that  is  uplifting  and  ennobling  in  life,  and  to  further  to  the  extent  of  his 
abilities  those  measures  and  movements  which  constitute  an  element  in  bring- 
ing the  race  to  a  higher  civilization.  Born  in  Burke  county,  North  Carolina, 
March  30,  1848,  he  traces  his  ancestry  to  Paul  Peterson,  who  in  the  middle  of 
the  eighteenth  centurv  came  from  Sweden  to  the  new  world.  His  son,  Mathias, 
the  great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  North  Carolina,  as  was  his 
son,  Samuel  Peterson,  and  all  three  were  skilled  workers  in  metals  as  gunsmiths, 
cutlers,  braziers,  etc. 

Daniel  Peterson,  father  of  C.  A.  Peterson,  was  born  in  North  Carolina  in 
1824,  became  a  gunsmith  cutler  and  also  at  different  times  engaged  in  farm- 
ing, merchandising  and  teaching.  He  served  as  a  soldier  for  the  Union  in  the 
Civil  war  for  three  years  and  afterward  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  and 
filled  the  office  of  probate  judge  of  Madison  county,  Missouri,  from  1865  until 
1873.  H^s  remained  a  member  of  the  bar  of  this  state  until  his  death  in  Fred- 
ericktown,  Missouri,  in  1884.  His  religious  faith  was  that  of  the  Lutheran 
church.  His  political  belief  was  in  accord  with  the  principles  of  the  democracy 
until  1861,  when  he  joined  the  ranks  of  the  republican  party  and  remained  one 
of  its  stalwart  champions  until  his  demise.  His  wife,  Eliza  Wilson,  was  one  of 
a  family  of  twelve  children,  six  sons  and  six  daughters,  born  unto  David  and 
Eliza  fSettelmcyer)  Wilson.  Her  grandfather,  y\ndrew  Wilson,  was  a  Scotch- 
Irish  immigrant,  who  settled  in  North  Carolina  in  the  middle  of  the  eighteenth 
century.  He  married  a  Miss  Steele,  who  came  to  this  country  from  England. 
David  Wilson  therefore  had  in  his  veins  the  intermixture  of  the  Scotch,  Irish 
and  English,  while  his  wife  was  of  pure  Pennsylvania  Dutch  descent,  her  peo- 
ple being  among  the  German  Moravians  who  removed  from  Pennsylvania  to 
North  Carolina  and  founded  the  Moravian  town  of  Salem,  now  Salem-Winston. 
The  paternal  ancestors  of  C.  A.  Peterson  intermarried  with  the  English,  Scotch 
anrl  German  colonists  of  North  Carolina  in  the  eighteenth  and  nineteenth  cen- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  655 

turies  until  there  was  only  a  small  fracti(3n  of  Scandinavian  blood  in  his  veins, 
but  he  still  retains  the  name  and  the  hardy  characteristics  of  the  Xorsenien. 

]\Ir.  Peterson  had  only  such  educational  advantas^es  as  could  be  secured  in 
the  log"  schoolhouse  near  his  home  to  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  during  which 
time  he  mastered  the  "three  R's"  and  in  a  measure  became  acquainted  with  some 
other  branches  of  learning.  His  youth  was  spent  as  a  farm  boy  in  North  Car- 
olina until  i860,  wdien  the  family  removed  to  Missouri  and  were  living  upon 
the  borders  when  the  Civil  war  broke  out  and  all  schools  were  closed.  From 
that  time  afterward  Mr.  Peterson  was  wholly  self-educated.  Reared  in  a  south- 
ern state,  he  grew  up  a  fierce  secession  democrat,  but  the  brutal,  atrocious  mur- 
ders committed  by  the  rebel  troops  in  southeastern  Missouri  in  1861  caused  a 
revulsion  of  feeling  and  sentiment  which  landed  him  square  upon  the  Union 
platform  in  September  of  that  year.  Too  young  to  serve  in  the  army,  he  became 
an  emergency  volunteer  when  a  mere  bov  to  aid  in  repelling  horse-stealing  and 
bushwhacking  raids  of  the  so-called  confederates  into  Missouri  between  the 
years  1863  and  1865.  One  of  the  most  satisfying  experiences  of  his  life  was  in 
doing  nine  days'  active  service  in  aiding  General  John  McNeil  and  his  small 
force  to  defeat  the  rebel  general,  John  S.  IMarmaduke.  at  Cape  Girardeau  in 
April,  1863.  and  drive  the  great  horse-stealing,  house-robbing  expedition  out  of 
the  state.  It  was  never  the  regular  soldiers  who  were  fighting  for  a  principle 
in  either  the  northern  or  southern  armies  that  committed  these  depredations, 
but  adventurous  men  who  cared  nothing  for  the  lives  of  others  nor  the  rules  of 
war,  that  saw  in  the  occasion  the  Opportunity  for  pillage  and  plunder.  The  expe- 
riences of  the  war  kept  the  border  where  Mr.  Peterson  lived  in  a  state  of  con- 
stant anxiety,  but  as  opportunity  offered  he  aided  in  the  farm  work  in  southeast- 
ern Missouri  from  1861  until  1865,  beino-  constantly  alert  to  protect  himself 
against  the  bushwhackers.  What  he  most  desired  and  what  he  could  not  obtain 
was  a  better  supply  of  books.  His  dominant  ambition  at  that  time  w'as  to  own 
a  Webster's  Unabridged  dictionary,  a  thermometer  and  a  watch.  His  youthful 
associates  were  usually  satisfied  if  they  had  a  bottle  of  whisky,  a  fiddle  and  a 
prancing  pony.  His- environments  were,  therefore,  uncongenial,  for  his  tastes 
did  not  lie  in  the  direction  of  that  of  other  boys  of  the  neighborhood,  and  on 
the  farm,  amid  the  conditions  of  the  border,  he  found  no  opportunity  for  self- 
improvement. 

In  1865,  however,  the  family  removed  to  Fredericktown,  where  he  had  bet- 
ter facilities  for  securing  good  books,  In  the  seven  years  which  followed,  his 
time  was  largely  devoted  to  reading  law,  to  teaching  school  and  working  as  a 
mechanic  save  in  the  year  1867,  which  he  spent  on  Devil's  Island  in  Union 
county,  Illinois,  as  superintendent  of  a  farm.  He  taught  school  in  1868  and  from 
1869  to  1 87 1  engaged  in  reading  law  but,  abandoning  that,  took  up  the  study  of 
medicine,  in  which  he  continued  from  1872  until  1874.  He  had  become  a  resi- 
dent of  St.  Louis  in  1872,  in  which  year  he  was  employed  as  traveling  sales- 
man for  a  boot  and  shoe  house.  The  following  year  he  conducted  a  nursery 
and  fruit-growing-  business  at  Vineland,  Jeft'erson  county,  and  during  this  and 
the  previous  year  he  utilized  every  available  opportunity  for  continuing  his 
studies  in  medicine.  He  then  began  practice  and  his  time  and  energies  were 
given  to  the  healing  art  until  1878,  when  he  graduated  from  the  ^Missouri  Med-, 
ical  College,  at  St.  Louis,  at  the  head  of  his  class,  numbering  one  hundred  and 
twenty-four  members,  of  which  ninety-eight  were  graduated  while  twenty-six 
were  rejected.  Following  his  graduation  he  continued  in  practice,  securing  a 
liberal  patronage  and  winning  professional  recognition  in  an  invitation  to  fill  a 
chair  in  the  faculty  of  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  of  St.  Louis. 
He  declined  the  proft'ered  position,  however.  He  had  practiced  at  Arnsberg, 
Cape  Girardeau  county,  jMissouri,  from  1874  until  1881  and  during  the  two  suc- 
ceeding years  resided  at  Denver,  removing  to  the  west  to  escape  the  chronic 
malaria  accumulated  in  southeastern   [Missouri.     In    1884  he  went  to    Stratton, 


656  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Nebraska,  where  he  conducted  a  ranch  until  1895.  engaging  there  in  general 
farming  and  in  the  breeding  of  live  stock  for  the  foreign  market.  In  Novem- 
ber, 1895,  l"*^  arrived  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  made  his  home.  Here  he 
has  been  giving  his  time  and  attention  to  his  investments  in  real  estate  and  on 
the  1st  of  September,  1907,  he  took  up  his  abode  in  his  recently  erected  sub- 
urban home  in  Western  Grove. 

On  the  /th  of  July,  1872,  at  Fredericktown,  jNIissouri,  Mr.  Peterson  was 
married  to  ]\Iiss  Christina  A.  Hartkopf,  who  was  born  of  German  parentage  in 
Ohio,  November  11,  1851.  A  man  of  domestic  tastes,  his  greatest  interest  has 
centered  in  his  family  and  he  has  spoken  of  his  married  life  as,  "One  grand, 
sweet  song."  With  the  passing  of  the  years  four  children  were  added  to  the 
household:  Darwin  Paine,  who  was  born  August  14,  1873,  ^^^  married  Flor- 
ence B.  Jackson;  Winona,  born  January  23,  1875;  Julian  Ingersoll,  born  June 
30,  1877;  and  Tyndall  Humboldt,  born  December  16,  1878.  All  are  still  living 
and  with  the  exception  of  the  first-named  are  under  the  parental  roof. 

As  previously  stated,  Mr.  Peterson  became  a  stalwart  republican  at  the 
time  of  the  Civil  war  and  has  remained  an  inflexible  champion  of  the  party  to 
the  present  time.  At  the  solicitation  of  the  citizens  of  Fredericktown,  Missouri, 
he  accepted  the  office  of  town  marshal  in  the  fall  of  1869  for  the  express  pur- 
pose of  ridding  the  place  of  that  element  in  its  citizenship,  which  made  it  "the 
toughest  town  in  the  state."  Mr.  Peterson  entered  upon  his  duties  with  de- 
termination and  fearlessness  and  accomplished  the  purpose  in  six  months,  bring- 
ing about  law  and  order  where  before  had  been  lawlessness  and  crime.  He 
then  resigned,  for  he  felt  that  his  work  was  done,  and  he  has  never  been  an 
aspirant  for  public  office.  However,  he  held  the  position  of  public  administrator 
of  Aladison  county,  Missouri,  in  1869-70,  and  the  office  of  superintendent  of 
registration  of  voters  in  the  twenty-fourth  senatorial  district  of  Missouri  in 
1870,  by  appointment  of  the  governor.  He  is  utterly  opposed  to  anything  like 
misrule  in  public  affairs  or  any  underhand  methods  employed  in  bringing  about 
party  successes.  He  has  given  his  aid  and  influence  toward  preserving  purity 
and  honesty  in  the  republican  party,  believing  this  to  be  the  only  means  for  the 
solution  of  the  political  problems  before  the  country.  He  has  always  been  a 
temperance  advocate  and  was  a  member  of  the  Good  Templars  from  1868  until 
1872,  but  has  maintained  no  affiliation  with  any  other  secret  organization.  He 
is,  however,  identified  with  various  societies,  which  have  for  their  object  the 
dissemination  of  knowledge  and  the  promotion  of  learning  through  further  re- 
search and  investigation.  Since  his  removal  to  St.  Louis  in  1895  he  has  joined 
various  scientific  and  historical  bodies,  having  membership  relations  with  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  the  American  Historical 
Association,  the  American  Anthropological  Association,  the  National  Geograph- 
ical Society,  the  American  Ornothologists  Union,  the  Southern  Historical  Asso- 
ciation, the  Ontario  Historical  and  Archeological  Association,  the  Wisconsin 
Archeological  Society,  the  Texas  State  Historical  Association,  the  Kansas  State 
Historical  Society,  and  the  Missouri  Historical  Society,  of  which  he  was  presi- 
dent for  two  terms — 1905  and  1906.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
Naturalists  Club  from  1902  until  1906,  inclusive,  when  he  resigned. 

Mr.  Peterson  was  reared  in  the  Lutheran  faith  but  for  the  past  forty  years 
has  maintained  no  church  connections,  his  religion  being  that  of  the  greatest 
good  to  the  greatest  possible  number,  and  his  work  has  always  been  in  harmony 
therewith.  When  ten  years  of  age  he  read  the  life  of  Col.  Davy  Crockett  and 
wa.s  so  impressed  with  his  motto,  "Always  be  sure  you're  right ;  then  go  ahead," 
that  he  adopted  it  as  the  rule  of  his  own  life.  Later  he  was  forcibly  struck  with 
Pope's  expression  that,  "The  proper  study  of  mankind  is  man,"  and  as  a  result 
of  this  became  a  student  of  anthropology  and  is  still  carrying  on  his  researches 
and  investigations  along  that  line.  One  of  the  strongest  traits  of  his  character 
has  always  been  his  desire  to  avenge  the  wrongs  of  the  oppressed,  and  his 
labors  in  that  direction  have  been  effective  and  far-reaching.     He  believes,  with 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  657 

Herbert  Spencer,  that,  "Whatever  adds  to  the  sum  total  of  happiness  is  right," 
and  as  the  years  have  gone  by  he  has  contributed  by  his  work  and  influence  to 
the  orderly  progression  of  the  world  and  to  the  adoption  of  principles  which 
have  worked  for  the  welfare  of  mankind  in  his  advancement  toward  a  higher 
civilization. 


JOSEPH  BARADA  WIDEN. 

As  business  interests  have  increased  in  complexity  and  extended  condi- 
tions have  given  rise  to  new  enterprises  and  undertakings,  in  the  control  of 
these  are  found  men  of  marked  energy,  capable  of  realizing  the  necessities  of 
the  situation  and  meeting  its  demands.  In  this  connection  Joseph  B.  Widen  is 
worthy  of  mention  as  the  founder  of  the  Barr  &  Widen  Commercial  Agency 
which  controls  an  undertaking  of  marked  value  to  the  business  men  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Widen  was  born  in  this  city,  August  5,  1864,  and  is  a  representative  of 
one  of  the  old  and  prominent  French  families,  being  descended  on  the  distaff 
side  from  Jean  Baptist  Becquette.  His  great-grandfather  who  was  one  of  the 
earliest  French  settlers  of  this  city  was  at  one  time  the  owner  of  a  large  por- 
tion of  the  property  which  now  comprises  the  central  part  of  the  business  sec- 
tion of  St.  Louis,  extending  from  the  river  to  JefTerson  avenue  and  from  Pine 
to  Locust  streets.  Early  association  and  ancestral  connection,  therefore,  have 
heightened  Mr.  Widen's  interest  in  this  city  and  have  led  to  his  cooperation  in 
many  movements  by  which  the  city  has  been  materially  benefited. 

Joseph  B.  Widen  pursued  his  education  in  the  old  St.  Louis  University 
when  it  was  located  at  Ninth  street  and  Washington  avenue,  being  graduated 
therefrom  with  the  class  of  1879,  when  a  youth  of  fifteen  years,  being  one  of 
the  youngest  pupils  who  was  ever  accorded  a  diploma  bv  the  institution.  He 
has  been  identified  continuously  with  the  commercial  agency  business  since  July 
6,  1882.  The  company  does  a  general  mercantile  agency  and  collection  business 
and  publishes  a  credit  reference  book  known  as  the  St.  Louis  Credit  Guide  which 
is  the  most  complete  and  authentic  book  on  credits  published  in  this  city,  con- 
taining a  list  of  more  than  eighteen  thousand  business  concerns  rated  as  to  their 
credit  and  estimated  worth  and  the  comparison  both  as  to  the  conservative- 
ness  of  the  ratings  and  as  to  the  number  of  concerns  listed,  shows  that  this  list 
is  not  only  a  great  deal  larger  but  is  far  more  authentic  and  complete  than 
the  publication  of  any  of  the  other  agencies.  The  list  is  revised  yearly  as  to 
addresses,  capital  and  credit  rating.  Another  part  of  the  book  is  devoted  to  a 
list  of  about  twenty  thousand  undesirable  individual  credit  customers  against 
whom  this  agency  either  holds  or  has  held  claims  for  collection.  The  book  also 
contains  the  names  of  sixty-five  thousand  real-estate  holders  with  the  addresses 
and  amount  of  assessment  and  altogether  the  entire  publication  contains  one 
hundred  and  ten  thousand  names  exclusively  for  the  city  of  St.  Louis  together 
with  a  digest  of  the  commercial  laws  of  the  state.  There  have  been  some 
changes  in  the  ownership  of  the  business.  The  year  following  its  founding  bv 
Mr.  Widen,  Joseph  H.  Barr  became  associated  with  him  and  in  1884  the  name 
was  changed  to  the  Barr  &  Widen  Mercantile  Agency  while  in  1886  the  business 
was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Barr  &  Widen  Alercantile  Agency 
Company.  On  the  death  of  Mr.  Barr  in  February,  1903,  all  of  his  interests  in 
the  business  passed  to  ]\Ir.  Widen  and  in  February,  1906,  the  business  was  re- 
incorporated under  the  style  and  name  of  the  Barr  &  Widen  Commercial  Agency 
Company.  The  business  outside  of  St.  Louis  is  conducted  as  a  separate  aft"air 
and  is  a  personal  venture  but  both  concerns  have  their  office  in  the  Commercial 
building  at  Sixth  and  Olive  streets.  It  is  readily  apparent  to  those  who  give  it 
a  thought  that  this  business  has  certainly  been  a  material  factor  in  the  pros- 
perity of  St.  Louis  as  the  service  rendered  by  the  agency  has  enabled  both 
large   and  small   retail   business   merchants   as   well   as    wholesalers   and   manu- 


658  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

facturers  to  do  a  safe  and  profitable  credit  business,  thereby  materially  aiding- 
their  general  prosperity.  Not  the  least  good  that  the  agency  does  is  the  gen- 
eral moral  effect  that  it  has  upon  the  community  of  tending  to  cause  the  indi- 
vidual to  have  a  high  regard  for  his  credit  standing  and  to  promptly  meet  his 
just  debts,  which  fact  is  highly  beneficial  to  the  mercantile  community.  The 
business  of  the  Barr  &  Widen  Commercial  Agency  Company  has  had  a  steady 
and  gratifying  growth,  increasing  more  than  twenty-five  per  cent  the  last  year. 
In  1885  Mr.  \\'iden  was  married  in  New  York  to  Miss  Eleanor  A.  Gra- 
ham, a  daughter  of  Edward  L.  Graham,  who  was  a  descendant  of  James  Gra- 
ham, the  marquis  of  Alontrose,  Scotland.  JMr.  Widen's  handsome  residence 
is  at  No.  4647  Berlin  avenue  which  is  one  of  the  richest  and  most  elab- 
orately furnished  homes  in  St.  Louis.  He  takes  particular  pride  in  his  beau- 
tiful Italian  garden  which  is  rich  in  rare  plants,  life-sized  statuary,  pagodas  and 
fountains.  The  desire  for  success  has  never  shut  out  of  his  life  an  appreciation 
for  the  beautiful  and  artistic  and  in  fact  his  greatest  pleasure  comes  along 
those  lines. 


PATRICK   F.   GRACE. 

On  examining  into  the  histor}-  of  St.  Louis  and  noting  those  things  which 
are  featured  as  elements  of  its  upbuilding  and  material  improvement,  it  is 
imperative  that  mention  be  made  of  the  work  of  Patrick  F.  Grace,  who  for 
many  years  figured  as  one  of  the  leading  real-estate  dealers  of  the  city,  laying 
out  what  are  today  some  of  the  most  important  residence  districts  of  the  city. 

^Ir.  Grace  was  a  native  of  Ireland,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  County 
Tipperary,  December  22,  1834.  He  was  but  four  years  of  age  when  his  father, 
Thomas  Grace,  departed  this  life.  The  mother  and  her  son  afterward  came  to 
America  and  she  lived  with  him  for  a  number  of  years.  As  a  boy  Mr.  Grace 
divided  his  time  between  the  work  of  the  schoolroom,  the  pleasures  of  the 
playground  and  the  performance  of  such  duties  as  were  assigned  him  by  his 
mother.  He  early  faced  the  necessity  of  providing  for  his  own  support  and, 
attracted  by  the  stories  which  he  heard  concerning  the  superior  business  oppor- 
tunities in  the  new  world  he  came  to  America  in  1849  locating  first  in  Cleveland, 
Ohio,  but  the  following  year  came  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  learned  many  lessons 
in  the  school  of  experience,  but  a  spirit  of  perseverance  enabled  him  to  triumph 
over  obstacles  and  difficulties,  and  in  course  of  time  he  reached  a  financial  posi- 
tion that  gave  him  opportunity  for  the  exercise  of  well-formulated  plans  and 
purposes  in  business.  He  became  a  stockholder  in  the  Illinois  River  Packet 
Company,  and  for  a  time  was  in  the  government  service  as  first  engineer  on 
a  gunboat  during  the  Civil   war. 

On  one  occasion  he  started  to  cross  the  plains  from  Leavenworth,  but 
changed  his  plans  and  returned  and  continued  his  business  in  the  middle  west. 
His  engineer's  license  was  taken  out  for  the  last  time  in  1870,  for  in  the  inter- 
vening years  he  had  become  interested  in  real  estate  and  the  growth  of  his 
business  in  this  line  demanded  his  entire  time  and  attention.  Early  in  his  resi- 
dence in  St.  Louis  he  began  investing  in  property  here,  which  largely  increased 
in  value  owing  to  the  rapid  upbuilding  of  the  city.  He  always  had  firm  faith 
in  the  future  of  St.  Louis,  did  not  hesitate  to  put  his  money  into  realty  here  and 
in  later  years  concentrated  his  energies  upon  the  real-estate  business  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Keane  &  Grace.  In  this  connection  he  bought  and  platted 
the  district  from  Union  avenue  to  Kings  Highway,  and  from  Del  Mar  to 
Cabanne,  and  thi";  contributed  to  the  upbuilding  of  what  is  today  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  residence  districts  of  this  city  of  fine  homes.  He  became  one  of  the 
best  known  men  in  the  real-estate  business  in  St.  Louis  and  at  the  time  of  his 


p.    F.    GRACE 


660  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

death  was  one  of  the  oldest  in  years  of  continuous  connection  with  the  business 
and  one  of  the  foremost  by  reason  of  the  extent  of  his  operations.  He  owned 
several  tracts  of  land  here  and  was  very  active  in  securing  the  paving  of  the 
streets  and  other  substantial  improvements  which  were  elements  in  the  general 
progress  and  upbuilding  of  the  city.  For  many  years  he  lived  at  No.  3416  Pine 
street,  but  at  the  time  of  his  death  his  residence  was  at  No.  4386  Lindell 
boulevard. 

In  1869  ]\Ir.  Grace  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Margaret  M.  Keane, 
also  a  native  of  that  section  of  Ireland  in  which  the  birth  of  Mr.  Grace  occurred. 
They  became  the  parents  of  ten  children :  Thomas  M.,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
real-estate  business ;  Frank  P.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven  years ;  Oliver 
J.,  who  is  secretary  for  the  real-estate  company ;  William  L.,  who  is  engaged  in 
the  iron  business;  Bernard  E.,  a  dealer  in  stocks  and  bonds;  Paul  R.,  who  is 
traveling  auditor  for  the  American  Can  Company;  Pierre  C,  now  taking  a 
course  in  civil  engineering  in  the  Washington  University;  Leo  M.,  who  is  study- 
ing law  at  Washington  University;  Dorothy  M.;  and  Norma  Belle.  The  sons 
have  become  men  of  well  known  business  ability,  enterprise  and  integrity,  of 
whom  ]\Irs.  Grace  has  every  reason  to  be  proud,  their  record  reflecting  credit 
and  honor  upon  the  untarnished  name  which  they  inherited  from  their  father. 

Mr.  Grace  was  a  member  of  the  Old  Marquette  Club  and  possessed  a  social 
nature  that  found  expression  in  warm  friendships.  A  Catholic  in  religious 
faith  he  gave  liberally  to  the  church  and  remained  a  consistent  communicant 
thereof  until  his  death,  which  occurred  April  15,  1905.  St.  Louis  found  him  a 
most  progressive  and  helpful  citizen.  While  ambitious  to  secure  success,  at 
the  same  time  he  displayed  the  keenest  interest  in  St.  Louis  and  her  welfare, 
and  gave  his  time,  his  means  and  his  energies  for  her  upbuilding,  for  the  ex- 
ploitation of  her  resources  and  for  her  substantial  progress  in  all  those  lines 
of  intellectual,  moral  and  aesthetic  development  that  render  a  city  attractive  as 
a  place  of  residence.  He  was  very  active  in  promoting  the  project  for  holding 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  and  became  one  of  its  stockholders.  Many 
tangible  evidences  of  his  interest  in  the  city's  welfare  could  be  given,  for  they 
are  matters  of  general  knowledge  to  all  who  have  for  any  length  of  time  resided 
here  and  kept  informed  concerning  the  city's  growth.  A  resident  of  St.  Louis 
through  much  of  the  time  during  a  period  of  fifty-five  years,  his  fellow  towns- 
men came  to  know  him  as  a  man  of  honor  and  worth  and  gave  him  that  tribute 
of  respect  and  admiration  which  the  world  instinctively  pays  to  him  who  uses 
his  talents  for  the  benefit  of  the  communitv  as  well  as  for  his  individual  gain. 


JOHN  B.  VALLE. 


John  B.  A'alle  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  successful  business  men 
of  Missouri,  devoting  his  time  and  energies  to  mining  interests.  He  was  born  in 
St.  Genevieve,  Alissouri,  and  represented  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent 
French  families  of  the  state.  His  parents  were  Francois  B.  and  Catherine 
(BeauvaisJ  Valle.  The  ancestry  is  traced  back  to  Pierre  La  Vallee,  the  first 
of  the  name  in  America,  who  emigrated  from  Rouen,  France,  to  Canada  about 
the  year  1660.  He  was  born  in  1645  ^"^1  was  the  son  of  Pierre  La  Vallee  and 
Madeleine  Dumesnil,  of  the  parish  of  St.  Saens  in  the  district  of  Rouen.  Pierre 
La  Vallee,  the  emigrant,  was  married  at  Quebec,  January  12,  1665,  to  Marie 
Therese  Le  Blanc,  who  was  born  in  165 1,  a  daughter  of  Leonard  Le  Blanc  and 
Marie  Riton.  They  had  ten  children,  the  seventh  in  order  of  birth  being  Charles 
La  \^allee,  who  was  born  in  1679  and  was  married  at  Beauport,  September  12, 
1707,  to  Genevieve  Marcou.  He  died  February  22,  1753,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
five  years,  and  his  wife  died  May  9,  1756.  Thcv  were  parents  of  twelve  chil- 
dren.    The  fifth  in  orrler  of  birth  was  Francois  La  Vallee,  the  ancestor  of  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  661 

Valle  family  of  Missouri.  He  was  brave  and  adventurous  and  left  his  family 
home  at  Beauport  to  seek  his  fortune  in  the  Mississippi  valley.  Sometmie  prior 
to  1748  he  arrived  at  Kaskaskia,  the  commercial  center  of  the  Illinois  country. 
In  that  year  he  married  Marianne  Billeron,  dit  Lafatigue,  and  not  long  after- 
ward removed  to  St.  Genevieve  on  the  ^Missouri  side  of  the  Mississippi.  There 
is  a  tradition  in  the  family  that  when  it  became  known  that  the  Spanish  author- 
ities were  to  take  possession  of  Upper  Louisiana  many  of  the  inhabitants  of  St. 
Genevieve  wished  to  leave  and  in  great  excitement  went  to  Francois  Vallee  and 
threatened  to  kill  him  if  he  would  not  accompany  them.  This  he  refused  to 
do.  A  day  or  two  later,  wdien  Don  Pedro  Piernas,  Spanish  officer  in  command, 
arrived.  Francois  A'allee  met  his  request  for  food  and  supplies,  although  he 
could  not  help  regarding  the  Spaniards  as  intruders.  Piernas  and  Vallee,  how- 
ever, became  friends  and  when  the  former  assumed  the  governorship  of  Upper 
Louisiana  at  St.  Louis.  Francois  Vallee  was  made  commandant  of  the  Post  St. 
Genevieve  and  civil  and  military  judge  of  the  settlement,  which  office  he  held 
until  his  death  in  1783.  It  is  thought  that  it  was  about  this  time,  1770,  that  the 
second  "e"  in  the  name  was  dropped  and  thereafter  Francois  V^alle  thus  signed 
all  his  official  papers,  although  it  is  said  that  in  his  private  letters  he  continued 
to  use  the  double  vow^el.  He  was  married  January  7,  1748,  to  Marianne  Billeron, 
who  was  born  in  1729  and  died  in  1781.  The  Spanish  census  of  Upper  Louisi- 
ana for  1787  gives  a  record  of  the  Vsdle  families  of  St.  Genevieve,  including  the 
following:  "Don  Francisco  Valle,  aged  twenty-nine;  Donna  Maria,  his  wife, 
aged  twenty-eight ;  Francisco,  !Marie  and  Juliana,  their  children ;  thirty-nine 
slaves  ;  three  houses  on  his  place  ;  products  for  the  year  were  eight  hundred  and 
ninety  minots  of  wheat,  twelve  hundred  pounds  of  tobacco,  two  hundred  pounds 
of  salt,  eleven  hundred  minots  of  corn.  He  was  a  lieutenant  of  militia :  forty- 
seven  persons  dwelt  in  his  establishment. 

The  fifth  child  of  Francois  and  jMarianne  (Billeron)  Valle  was  Jean  Bap- 
tiste  Valle,  who  was  born  September  25,  1760,  and  died  August  3,  1849.  He 
became  the  grandfather  of  John  B.  Valle  of  this  review.  On  the  7th  of  Janu- 
ary, 1783,  he  married  Jeanne  Barbeau.  After  the  death  of  Francois  Valle,  the 
founder  of  the  family  in  Missouri,  the  position  of  commandant  at  Ste.  Genevieve 
was  filled  by  several  others  and  eventually  by  Francois  Valle,  the  brother  of 
Jean  Baptiste  Valle,  who  succeeded  to  that  office  upon  his  brother's  death  in 
1804  but  served  for  less  than  a  year,  owing  to  the  purchase  of  the  Louisiana 
territory  by  the  Americans.  He  was  one  of  the  most  influential  citizens  of  his 
section  and  was  greatly  beloved,  being  called  Pere  Valle  by  his  relatives.  In 
1804  he  was  appointed  justice  of  the  general  quarter  sessions  of  the  peace  by 
William  Henry  Harrison,  then  governor  of  Indiana  Territory  and  the  district 
of  Louisiana. 

His  second  son,  Francois  B.  Valle,  was  born  in  1785  and  died  July  30,  185 1. 
He  married  Catherine  Beauvais,  who  died  June  3,  1854,  aged  sixty-seven  years. 
Their  children  were :  Amedee,  who  married  Marie  Louise  Sarrade  and  is  now 
deceased ;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Anthonv  La  Grave ;  Neree,  who  married  Aglae 
Chouteau,  a  daughter  of  Henry  Chouteau  ;  Clotilde,  the  wife  of  Adolf  Rozier, 
of  New^  Orleans :  John  B.,  of  this  review ;  Francis,  who  is  deceased ;  and  Juliette, 
the  wife  of  Dr.  Thomas  Reyburn. 

John  B.  Valle  acquired  a  college  education  such  as  was  afforded  to  all  young 
men  who  were  descended  from  the  prominent  old  French  families  of  that  day. 
In  earlv  manhood  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  in  the  commission  business 
on  the  levee,  where  he  built  up  a  large  and  successful  business,  continuing  in  the 
same  for  some  years.  He  then  turned  his  attention  to  mining  in  Madison  county 
near  Fredericktown  and  became  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  prosperous  men 
in  Missouri.  He  continued  in  that  business  until  his  death  and  manifested  the 
most  far-sighted  sagacity  in  his  mining  operations.  His  investments  were  most 
judiciously  placed  and  brought  him  a  very  gratifying  financial  return.  His 
brother  Francis  was  also  engaged  in  the  same  business.     John  B.  VaWe  was  much 


662  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

interested  in  the  commercial  condition  of  St.  Louis  and  was  very  active  in  pro- 
moting the  business  development  of  the  citv,  becoming  a  factor  in  the  control  of 
various  business  interests  of  importance.  ^Ir.  A^alle  was  married  to  Miss  Lucie 
Desloge.  a  daughter  of  Firmin  Desloge,  of  St.  Genevieve,  and  unto  them  were 
born  three  children.  Mrs.  A'alle  still  resides  in  St.  Louis  and  enjoys  the  warm 
regard  and  companionship  of  a  large  circle  of  friends.  In  poHtics  Mr.  Valle  was 
a  democrat,  prominent  in  the  councils  of  his  party,  and  yet  the  honors  and  emolu- 
to  his  business  interests,  which  were  of  mammoth  proportions  and  which  made 
him  one  of  the  most  prosperous  residents  of  the  state.  He  displayed  the  keen- 
ments  of  office  had  no  attraction  for  him.  He  preferred  to  devote  his  attention 
est  business  discernment  and  his  judgment  was  rarely,  if  ever,  at  fault.  He 
knew  how  best  to  conserve  his  commercial  and  industrial  interests  but  while  he 
promoted  his  own  prosperity  he  was  never  known  to  take  advantage  of  the 
necessities  of  another  in  a  business  transaction  but  on  the  contrary  was  a  fac- 
tor in  promoting  business  activity  and  general  prosperity  in  St.  Louis.  He  died 
on  the  22d  of  August,  1869. 


LEO    LEVIS. 


The  name  of  Leo  Levis  is  inseparably  interwoven  with  the  history  of  com- 
mercial activity  and  progress  in  St.  Louis,  for  during  more  than  a  half  century 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  wholesale  millinery  business  and  is  today  the 
president  of  the  Levis,  Zukoski  Mercantile  Company,  controlling  one  of  the 
largest  enterprises  of  this  character  in  the  United  States.  To  say  of  him  whose 
name  introduces  this  review  that  he  has  risen  from  a  humble  position  to  rank 
among  the  millionaire  merchants  of  this  city  is  a  statement  that  seems  trite 
to  those  familiar  with  his  career,  but  in  a  history  that  will  descend  to  future 
generations  and  will  chronicle  the  commercial  progress  of  St.  Louis  in  the  last 
half  of  the  nineteenth  century  and  the  opening  years  of  the -twentieth  century, 
it  is  but  just  to  say  that  his  is  a  record  which  many  men  might  be  proud  to 
possess.  Notably  prompt  in  keeping  his  engagements  and  meeting  his  obliga- 
tions, he  has  wrought  along  lines  that  have  brought  large  results,  placing  him 
in  control  of  a  most  extensive  and  profitable  business.  This  is  not  due  perhaps 
to  the  fact  that  he  possesses  characteristics  unusual  to  the  majority  of  man- 
kind but  that  he  has  made  better  use  of  his  native  talents,  powers  and  oppor- 
tunities. 

Mr.  Levis  was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  February  21,  1839,  and 
pursued  his  early  education  in  the  common  schools  of  that  country,  while  later 
he  was,  for  a  short  time  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of  Wheeling,  West  Vir- 
ginia. During  that  period  he  was  working  by  the  day  to  provide  for  his  own 
support.  He  had  come  alone  to  America  in  1854  as  a  boy  of  fifteen  years  and 
for  two  and  a  half  years  resided  in  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  where  he  was 
employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  dry-goods  store.  In  February,  1857,  he  arrived  in  St. 
Louis  and  joined  his  uncle,  Morris  Rosenheim,  who  was  engaged  in  the  whole- 
sale millinery  business  in  this  city.  He  entered  his  uncle's  employ  as  clerk  and 
after  serving  him  in  that  capacity  for  some  time  was  admitted  to  a  partnership 
in  the  business.  The  relation  between  them  continued  until  1893,  when  Mr. 
Rosenheim  retired  and  the  present  firm  name  of  the  Levis,  Zukoski  Mercantile 
Company  was  adopted.  Mr.  William  A.  Zukoski,  the  other  member  of  the  firm, 
had  been  connected  with  Mr.  Rosenheim  in  the  millinery  business,  during  the 
time  that  Mr.  Levis  had.  The  history  of  this  house  constitutes  an  integral 
chapter  in  the  business  records  of  St.  Louis.  Although  now  at  the  head  of  a 
very  extensive  establishment,  the  firm  having  floor  space  of  one  hundred  and 
four  thousand  six  hundred  and  twenty-five  square  feet,  when  Mr.  Levis  became 
connected  with  the  business  it  was  in  its  primitive   state.     A  small  stock  was 


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664  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

carried  and  its  trade  connections  were  limited.  As  the  years  have  advanced  he 
has  been,  an  active  factor  in  promoting  its  growth  to  its  present  dimensions  and 
is  justly  accounted  one  of  the  pioneers,  not  only  in  the  wholesale  millinery  busi- 
ness of  St.  Louis  but  of  the  entire  western  country.  The  company  today  con- 
trols one  of  the  most  extensive  enterprises  of  this  kind  in  the  United  States 
and  has  a  large  corps  of  traveling  salesmen  on  the  road,  covering  twenty- 
eight  states  and  territories.  The  business  methods  of  this  firm  have  been  such  as 
to  create  a  high  standard  of  commercial  integritv  not  surpassed  by  any  mer- 
cantile house  in  the  city. 

On  the  1 2th  of  January,  1870,  in  this  city,  ]\Ir.  Levis  was  married  to  Miss 
Josephine  Singer,  a  daughter  of  Bernhardt  and  Hettie  Singer,  who  were  natives 
of  Bohemia,  Austria.  They  became  parents  of  five  children,  one  of  whom  is 
now  deceased,  the  others  being  George  S.,  Walter,  Edgar  S.  and  Edna.  Mr. 
Levis  is  a  member  of  the  Hebrew  Charities  Association  and  is  a  man  of  benevo- 
lent spirit,  whose  contributions  to  charitable  work  include  most  of  the  worthy 
benevolent  organizations  of  the  city,  while  his  assistance  to  the  individual  needy 
has  been  most  generous.  He  has  never  selfishly  hoarded  his  wealth  but  has  con- 
tributed freely  of  his  means  to  assist  the  unfortunate  or  to  promote  municipal 
advancement.  Naturally  modest  and  of  a  retiring  disposition,  his  charitable 
contributions  have  invariably  been  made  in  a  manner  to  avoid  publicity,  and 
many  times  unknown  except  to  the  recipient.  These  acts  have  been  prompted  by 
a  genuinely  sympathetic  nature  and  a  kindliness  of  heart,  that  shows  no  other 
motive  than  that  dictated  by  a  desire  to  benefit  his  fellowmen.  He  belongs  to 
the  Columbian  Club,  the  Westwood  Country  Club  and  the  Mercantile  Club  and 
that  he  is  interested  in  those  lines  of  thought  which  afifect  individual  develop- 
ment and  the  relation  of  man  to  his  fellows  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in 
the  Ethical  Culture  Society.  Advancing  on  life's  journey,  he  has  received  the 
honor  and  respect  which  is  always  accorded  in  recognition  of  successful  ac- 
complishment and  genuine  worth. 


CHARLES  EDGAR  HAZZARD. 

Charles  Edgar  Hazzard,  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Physicians  Supply  Com- 
pany, was  born  January  26,  1873,  in  the  cit}'  of  his  present  residence,  his  parents 
being  Ambrose  and  ]\Iattie  S.  (Wilcox)  Hazzard.  The  father,  a  native  of  Phil- 
adelphia, Pennsylvania,  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1844  and  was  for  a  number  of 
years  a  copper  merchant  and  manufacturer,  continuing  in  business  in  this  city 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  January  4,  1894,  when  he  was  fifty-four  years  of 
age.  He  was  only  a  youth  of  four  summers  when  brought  to  this  city  by  his 
parents.  The  Hazzards  are  of  an  old  Pennsylvania  Dutch  stock  of  Philadel- 
phia and  the  grandfather  of  our  subject  is  the  only  one  of  his  generation  to  come 
to  the  west.  His  son,  George  Hazzard,  was  harbor  commissioner  of  St.  Louis 
many  years  ago.  Ambrose  Hazzard  married  Mattie  S.  Wilcox,  who  belonged  to 
an  old  Missouri  family,  although  her  birth  occurred  in  Canada,  while  her  par- 
ents were  visiting  there.  Her  family,  however,  have  been  identified  with  St. 
Louis  from  a  very  early  day,  her  father  conducting  a  bakery  here  in  1830.  Her 
uncle,  Lawrence  Mathews,  was  one  of  the  pioneer  bus  line  men.  who  ran  buses 
before  there  were  any  street  cars  in  the  city. 

Charles  E.  Hazzard  was  the  fifth  in  a  family  of  ten  children,  all  of  whom 
are  yet  living,  and  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  pursued  his  education  to  the 
age  of  fourteen  years,  when  he  became  connected  with  pharmaceutical  work. 
When  nineteen  years  of  age  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  St.  Louis  Physi- 
cians Supply  Company  and  on  the  incorporation  of  the  business  in  1893  he 
became  secretary,  later  was  made  manager  and  a  few  years  ago  was  elected 
president,  since  which  time  he  has  continued  as  the  chief  executive  officer  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUfY.  665 

this  enterprise.     The  business  is  an  important  one  in  a  city  containing  medical 
colleges  and  is  constantly  increasing  in  extent. 

Mr.  Hazzard  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  the  Royal  Arca- 
num. He  belongs  also  to  the  Baptist  church  and  votes  independently,  for  he 
does  not  believe  that  the  best  government  interests  are  always  conserved  by 
strict  adherence  to  party  ties.  His  patrons  find  him  courteous,  his  friends  find 
him  social  and  at  all  times  he  merits  the  esteem  which  is  uniformly  accorded  him. 


CHARLES  SCOTT  DUNHAM.  D.  D.  S. 

While  Dr.  Charles  Scott  Dunham  devotes  his  attention  principally  to  the 
practice  of  dentistry,  he  is  also  well  known  in  musical  circles  and  as  an  ama- 
teur photographer,  and  in  fact,  his  interests  are  wide  and  varied,  making  his 
a  well  rounded  character  because  of  the  even  and  well  balanced  apportionment 
of  his  time  and  energies.  He  was  born  in  Greeley,  Colorado,  December  29, 
1871,  a  son  of  Edward  L.  and  Annie  G.  (Scott)  Dunham.  The  father  is  pro- 
prietor of  the  largest  jewelry  establishment  at  Greeley,  to  which  place  he  emi- 
grated in  company  with  W.  C.  ]\Ieeker  through  the  advice  of  Horace  Greeley, 
for  whom  the  town  was  named.  It  is  today  situated  in  one  of  the  richest  agri- 
cultural districts  of  America — a  district  known  throughout  the  world  for  the 
production  of  fine  potatoes.  Xot  only  is  Mr.  Dunham  a  leading  factor  in  com- 
mercial circles  there  but  is  also  a  distinguished  representative  of  fraternal  or- 
ganizations, being  a  past  grand  master  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Odd  Fellows  in 
Colorado,  while  he  has  also  been  representative  of  the  Supreme  Lodge  of  the 
United  States. 

Dr.  Dunham  is  the  only  child  in  his  father's  family  and  the  third  male 
child  born  in  the  village  of  Greeley,  wdiich,  in  the  intervening  years,  has  grown 
to  be  a  city  of  ten  thousand  inhabitants.  He  comes  of  a  family  of  dentists, 
having  uncles  and  grandparents  who  were  well  known  in  the  profession.  An- 
other uncle,  S.  C.  Dunham,  is  the  president  of  the  Travellers  Insurance  Com- 
pany, of  Hartford,  Connecticut.  The  Dunhams  trace  their  descent  m  a  direct 
line  back  to  the  Plymouth  Rock  colony.  Perhaps  inherited  tendency  and 
natural  predilection  had  much  to  do  with  our  subject's  choice  of  his  life  work. 
At  all  events,  it  is  evident  that  the  profession  for  which  nature  intended  him 
is  in  this  field  of  labor,  for  he  has  made  continuous  and  gratifying  progress. 
His  early  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  Greeley,  where  he 
also  attended  business  college.  He  then  started  to  learn  the  jeweler's  busi- 
ness and  displayed  a  good  ability  in  that  direction,  so  much  so  that  he  won 
the  favorable  attention  of  his  uncle,  wdio  was  a  dentist  and  who  prevailed  uoon 
him  to  take  up  the  study  of  the  profession  with  a  view  to  making  it  his  life 
work.  Finding  it  congenial.  Dr.  Dunham  continued  a  course  in  the  Ohio  Col- 
lege of  Dental  Surgery,  the  dental  department  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati, 
until  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1896.  He  then  studied  for  one  year 
with  his  uncle.  Dr.  Charles  Scott,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  and  afterward  went  to 
New  Orleans.  Subsequently,  however,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  in  the 
employ  of  a  dentist  until  he  opened  an  office  on  his  own  account  in  1898.  He 
established  business  at  No.  15 15  Olive  street  and  later  removed  to  Fourteenth 
and  Olive,  where  he  has  since  been  located  in  the  enjoyment  of  a  large  and 
lucrative  practice.  His  professional  career  is  one  of  decided  success,  and  in  all 
of  his  work  he  is  prompted  by  the  laudable  ambition  to  give  his  patrons  the 
best  possible  service,  and  thus  make  for  himself  a  reputation  which  will  be 
the  foundation  of  continuing  patronage  and  prosperity.  He  belongs  to  the 
St.  Louis  Society  of  Dental  Science  at  present  holding  the  ofiice  of  Treasurer. 
and  to  the  Missouri  State  Dental  Society,  and  through  these  connections  as 
well  as  by  private   reading  and  investigation  he   keeps   in  touch  with  the   im- 


666  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

provements  that  are  being  continually  made  in  the  profession,  and  with  the 
inventions  that  are  valued  accessories  to  the  mechanical  skill  of  the  operator. 

On  the  28th  of  June,  1904,  in  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Dunham  was  married  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  Dirque,  who  was  born  in  Paris,  France.  Her  father  was  an  expert 
plate-glass  worker  and  came  to  America  at  the  solicitation  of  the  Pittsburg 
Plate  "Glass  Company,  which  sent  for  him  that  he  might  instruct  them  in  the 
process   of  plate-glass   manufacture. 

Dr.  Dunham  is  a  man  of  temperate  habits  and  is  greatly  interested  in  music, 
photographv  and  other  arts.  He  was  leader  of  the  musical  department  of  the 
National  Guards  and  now  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Orchestra  Club  and  to  the 
Orpheus  Alusical  Society.  He  is  an  expert  performer  on  the  trombone  and 
euphonium.  He  never  misses  a  rehearsal  of  the  musical  organizations  with 
which  he  is  connected,  and  his  devotion  to  the  art  has  done  much  to  promote 
its  interests  in  the  societies  to  which  he  belongs.  He  is  also  well  known  as 
a  fine  amateur  photographer  and  has  many  attractive  specimens  of  his  work 
taken  all  over  Colorado.  During  the  World's  Fair  he  gained  a  wide_  reputa- 
tion in  that  line,  receiving  first  prize  for  his  work.  He  is  interested  in  hunt- 
ing and  fishing,  hunting  large  game  in  the  western  country,  including  antelope, 
bear  and  deer.  In  fraternal  lines  he  is  connected  with  the  Odd  Fellows,  still 
holding  membership  with  Poudre  Valley  Lodge,  No.  12,  of  Greeley,  Colorado. 
His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  It  will  thus  be  seen 
that  Dr.  Dunham's  interests  are  wide  and  varied,  and  are  such  as  contribute 
to  the  upbuilding  of  honorable  manhood,  intellectual  progress  and  steady  cul- 
ture. 


WILLIAM  R.  SCULLIN. 

AMlliam  R.  Scullin,  senior  partner  of  the  law  firm  of  Scullin  &  Chapin,  is 
one  of  the  younger  men  of  the  St.  Louis  bar  whose  years,  however,  do  not 
seem  to  impede  his  progress,  for  he  has  attained  rank  with  many  of  the  older 
representatives  of  the  profession.  He  was  born  at  Sedalia,  Missouri,  Novem- 
ber 5,  1881,  and  is  a  grandson  of  Nicholas  and  Alary  (Callahan)  Scullin.  His 
father,  James  Scullin,  was  born  in  New  York,  and  on  coming  to  St.  Louis  en- 
gaged in  the  real-estate  business.  He  married  Isabell  Buck,  a  native  of  Alis- 
sissippi,   who   is   still   living. 

William  R.  Scullin  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  St.  Louis  for 
the  educational  privileges  which  he  enjoyed.  Having  determined  upon  the  prac- 
tice of  law  as  a  life  work,  he  qualified  for  the  profession  as  a  student  in  Wash- 
ington University  and  completed  the  course  there  by  graduation  with  the  class 
of  1902,  at  which  time  he  won  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law.  He  then  be- 
gan practice  in  St.  Louis,  and,  although  he  has  been  a  representative  of  the 
profession  here  for  only  seven  years,  he  now  has  a  good  clientele  with  a  good 
outlook  for  a  successful  future.  He  possesses  strong  intellectual  force,  and 
notable  energv,  and  his  laudable  ambition  has  carried  him  steadily  forward. 


JOSEPH   SAMUEL  CARR. 

Josc])h  Samuel  Carr.  cashier  of  the  Chippewa  Bank,  was  born  November  11,. 
1877.  in  Howard  county,  Missouri.  His  father,  Dr.  Washington  Means  Carr, 
was  for  many  years  a  ])racticing  physician  of  Howard  county,  devoting  his  life 
to  that  calling.  He  was  born  in  1853,  a  son  of  John  Henry  and  Frances  (Pulles) 
Carr.  anrl  died  at  the  comparatively  early  age  of  thirty-two  years,  passing  away 
in  1885.  He  represented  an  old  Virginian  family,  his  ancestors  having  resided 
there  for  many  years.    His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Bettie  Rice,  was. 


J.  S.  CARR 


668  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  daughter  of  Silas  and  }^Iary  Elizabeth  (Robinson)  Rice  and  a  native  of 
Kentucky. 

Joseph  Samuel  Carr  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  Howard  county,  ^Missouri,  and  afterward  attended  the  normal  school  at 
Kirksville  and  at  Stanberry,  Missouri.  When  sixteen  years  of  age  he  entered 
upon  active  connection  with  the  banking  business,  with  which  he  has  since  been 
associated,  making  steady  progress  in  that  tield  of  industry.  He  was  soon  chosen 
assistant  cashier  and  at  nineteen  years  of  age  became  cashier  of  the  Farmers  & 
Merchants  Bank  at  Center,  Alissouri.  He  remained  in  that  institution  until  1905, 
when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  in  1906  organized  the  Chippewa  Bank,  of  which 
he  was  elected  cashier  and  one  of  the  directors.  He  has  been  largely  instrumen- 
tal in  making  this  bank  one  of  the  important  units  in  the  St.  Louis  banking  sys- 
tem. It  was  established  on  a  safe  basis,  has  been  conducted  along  conservative 
lines  and  the  policy  which  has  always  been  maintained  has  brought  to  the  con- 
cern an  amount  of  business  that  makes  it  one  of  the  prosperous  and  growing 
banking  institutions  of  the  city.  M^r.  Carr's  success  is  due  largely  to  the  fact 
that  he  has  always  continued  in  one  line  of  business  and  has  thoroughly  mas- 
tered it.  He  has  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  banking  business  in  every 
department  and  this  enables  him  to  readily  and  correctly  solve  the  intricate  prob- 
lems which  continually  arise  in  connection  with  the  conduct  of  an  extensive  and 
growing  banking  institution. 

Air.  Carr  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club  and  is  well  known  in  social 
circles,  his  friends  esteeming  him  for  his  genuine  personal  worth.  His  political 
views  are  in  accordance  wdth  the  principles  of  democracy  and  his  religious  faith 
is  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  Christian  church. 


GEORGE  BENHAM. 


\'aried  and  interesting  have  been  many  of  the  experiences  which  consti- 
tute factors  in  the  life  record  of  George  Benham,  now  the  St.  Louis  manager 
and  general  agent  for  the  Penn  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company.  In  this  posi- 
tion, demanding  executive  control  and  power  of  administrative  direction,  he 
has  given  proof  of  the  fact  that  his  business  qualifications  are  fully  adequate 
to  the  demands  made  upon  him,  and  the  company  which  he  represents  has 
profited  by  his  labors,  while  the  position  insures  to  him  a  gratifying  annual  in- 
come. 

Mr.  fienham  was  born  in  the  Mississippi  valley,  his  birth  occurring  in 
Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  March  2'],  1857.  He  was  but  four  years  of  age  when  he 
accompanied  his  parents,  Byron  H.  and  Almira  A.  (McKelvey)  Benham,  on 
their  removal  from  Indiana  to  Ohio,  the  state  of  their  nativity,  the  family  home 
being  established  in  Xorwalk.  There  George  Benham  pursued  his  education 
until  he  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  with  the  class  of  1876,  after  which 
he  devoted  two  years  to  the  mastery  of  a  special  course  in  Cornell  University. 
He  then  began  the  stufly  of  law  with  the  view  of  using  it  as  an  adjunct  in 
business  life  and  was  graduated  from  the  law  department  of  the  University  of 
Michigan  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in  1880.  The  same  year  he  was 
admitted  to  practice  before  the  supreme  court  of  Ohio  and  soon  afterward  re- 
moved to  the  northwest,  being  engaged  in  the  land  and  loan  business  in  Min- 
nesota and  Dakota  from  1882  until  1885,  with  headquarters  at  Crookston,  Min- 
nesota. 

The  following  year  Mr.  Benham  went  to  the  isthmus  of  Panama,  where 
he  reported  for  newspapers  on  the  De  Lesseps  canal.  He  afterward  traveled 
as  special  correspondent  for  newspapers,  reporting  on  the  agricultural  and  min- 
ing development  of  Lower  California  and  Mexico  in  1886  and  1887.  Through 
the  succeeding  two  years  he  was  correspondent  and  special  writer  for  the  San 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  669 

Diego  (Calif.)  Union,  and  was  a  reporter  and  special  correspondent  in  charge 
of  the  news  department  for  the  San  Francisco  Examiner  from  1889  to  1891. 
Since  April,  1892,  he  has  been  manager  and  general  agent  for  the  Penn  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company  at  St.  Louis,  and,  occupying  this  position  of  responsi- 
bility for  sixteen  years,  he  has  fully  demonstrated  his  power  and  capacity  for 
handling  its  intricate  and  complex  interests  to  the  benefit  of  the  company  and 
to  the  satisfaction  of  the  policy  holders. 

Mr.  Benham  is  well  known  in  insurance  circles  as  a  prominent  representa- 
tive of  this  field  of  undertaking.  He  belongs  to  the  Life  Underwriters  Asso- 
ciation, of  which  he  served  as  secretary  in  1902-3,  as  chairman  of  the  executive 
committee  in  1904  and  as  president  in  1905,  being  reelected  in  1906.  He  has 
also  been  vice  president  of  the  National  Association  of  Life  Underwriters.  He 
has  been  a  prominent  contributor  to  life  insurance  journals  and  has  frequently 
addressed  meetings  upon  life  insurance  topics.  His  membership  relations  extend 
to  the  Ohio  Society,  the  Cornell  Club  of  St.  Louis,  the  Mississippi  Valley  Alumni 
Association  and  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the 
Mercantile  Club  and  Xormandie  Golf  Club,  and  in  politics  is  an  independent 
democrat. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  he  w-as  married  September  13,  1887, 
to  Miss  Eloise  Kellogg  and  they  now  have  one  daughter,  Kathleen  Adele. 
Throughout  his  entire  career  he  has  never  been  in  the  attitude  of  awaiting  de- 
velopments but  has  utilized  each  moment  in  producing  the  results  that  have  had 
their  effect  upon  his  business  career  and  which  have  been  prompted  by  a 
laudable  desire  to  secure  a  broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunities.  He  has 
always  placed  his  dependence  upon  individual  and  well  directed  effort  rather 
than  upon  environment  or  influence  and  his  success  has  naturally  followed. 


THEODORE  W.  MERTENS. 

Theodore  ^\^  ]\Iertens.  forceful  and  resourceful,  is  a  self-made  man  who  has 
met  and  overcome  many  difiiculties  and  obstacles  in  his  business  career  but  is 
now  enjoying  an  era  of  prosperity  for  he  is  meeting  with  success  in  the  manu- 
facture and  sale  of  ice  in  which  he  has  been  engaged  for  thirty  years. 

Mr.  Mertens  is  a  native  of  Westphalia,  Germany,  born  September  i,  1853. 
His  parents  were  Heinrich  and  Agnes  Mertens,  who  always  remained  residents 
of  the  fatherland.  Heinrich  Mertens  was  a  butcher,  farmer  and  builder  and 
represented  one  of  the  old  families  of  his  native  country.  The  house  in  which 
he  was  born  has  stood  for  three  hundred  and  fifty  years  and  has  always  been 
in  possession  of  the  family.     It  is  called  Karstengfausener  Kors. 

Theodore  W.  Mertens  acquired  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
country  and  was  afterward  employed  there  to  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  when 
he  could  no  longer  resist  the  temptation  to  try  his  fortune  in  the  new  world 
for  the  reports  which  he  heard  concerning  America  and  its  advantages  were 
most  enticing.  On  landing  at  New  York  he  at  once  continued  his  westward 
way  to  St.  Paul,  Lee  county,  Iowa,  where  he  worked  as  a  farm  hand  for  four- 
teen months.  He  immediately  afterward  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the 
employ  of  Fisher  &  Kromeberger,  owners  of  a  brickyard  and  butchery.  Mr. 
Mertens  remained  in  charge  of  their  business  for  a  year  and  then  entered  the 
service  of  Jasper  Brothers,  dealers  in  ice,  wood  and  coal.  For  five  years  he 
acted  as  foreman  and  eventually  became  manager  for  the  firm. 

Severing  his  connections  with  them  he  embarked  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  building  an  icehouse  and  importing  ice  from  northern  lakes.  For 
manv  years  he  continued  to  sell  an  imported  product  but  in  1893  erected  an  ice 
factory,  which  was  the  second  enterprise  of  the  kind  in  St.  Louis.  It  was 
located' at  Twelfth  and  Palm  streets.     The  business  ability  of  Mr.  Alertens  is 


670  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

indicated  bv  various  features  in  his  career.  The  Superior  Ice  Factory  had  been 
unsuccessfully  managed  for  nine  years,  the  losses  of  the  plant  during  that  time 
being  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars.  ]\Ir.  Mertens  was  asked  by  the 
banks  to  take  over  the  business  as  president  and  manager  and,  assuming  control 
during  the  five  vears  in  which  he  remained  at  the  head  of  that  undertaking, 
he  succeeded  in  paying  ofl:'  the  debt  of  trust  and  all  of  the  debts  of  the  business. 
The  growth  of  his  own  enterprise  has  been  most  gratifying,  the  business  ex- 
panding so  rapidlv  that  he  now  has  in  addition  to  the  main  factory  three  branch 
factories.  In  business  matters  his  judgment  is  seldom  if  ever  at  fault  and  he  is 
a  most  resourceful  man,  using  every  expedience  to  further  his  interests  and  will 
promote  the  success  of  the  enterprise  under  his  control.  His  recognized  ability 
led  to  his  appointment  as  receiver  for  the  Vesta  Dairy  Company  in  1902.  This 
companv  had  failed  with  liabilities  of  forty-nine  thousand  dollars.  It  was  in- 
corporated for  seventy-five  thousand  dollars  and  under  capable  management  the 
enterprise  should  have  been  a  profitable  one.  During  the  first  month  under  Mr. 
IMertens'  receivership  it  paid  off  sixty-seven  per  cent  of  the  creditors,  the  amount 
collected  in  that  month  being  thirty  thousand  dollars.  Two  weeks  after  Mr. 
]\Iertens  sold  the  entire  dairy  plant  and  paid  the  creditors  sixty-seven  cents  on  the 
dollar. 

On  the  26th  of  February,  1878,  ]\Ir.  jMertens  was  united  in  marriage  at 
Fort  ]\Iadison,  Iowa,  to  ^Miss  Lizzie  Schultz,  whose  parents  were  pioneer  resi- 
dents of  that  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mertens  have  become  the  parents  of  ten 
children :  Alaria,  twenty-eight  years  of  age,  became  the  wife  of  Frank  Hellman, 
who  is  now  acting  as  manager  for  Mr.  Mertens.  John,  tweny-five  years  of  age 
and  a  highlv  educated  man,  is  one  of  the  best  baseball  players  of  the  country. 
He  married'  JMiss  Blanch  Walsh,  a  daughter  of  Peter  Walsh,  the  well  known 
politician.  Otto,  twenty-one  years  of  age,  wedded  Mary  Enright,  a  daughter 
of  John  Enright,  the  assessor  of  East  St.  Louis  and  is  now  acting  as  manager 
for  the  Thirteenth  street  branch  of  the  business.  Theodore  W.,  educated  at 
Quincy  College,  at  Ouincy,  Illinois,  is  now  clerking  for  his  father  at  Branch 
No.  2.  Herman,  fourteen  years  of  age,  is  a  student  in  Christian  Brothers 
College.  Bernard,  thirteen  years  of  age,  is  attending  the  Holy  Ghost  parish 
school.  The  other  children  have  passed  away.  The  family  residence  .  is  at 
No.  181 2  Cora  avenue  and  is  a  beautiful  home. 

This  dwelling  and  his  business  properties  stand  as  a  monument  to  the 
thrift  and  enterprise  of  Mr.  Mertens,  who  can  truly  be  called  a  self-made  man. 
At  the  time  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  it  was  necessary  that  all  steamer  fees 
should  be  paid  before  an  immigrant  could  come  over.  His  brother  therefore 
advanced  Mr.  ]\Iertens  the  money  but  as  soon  as  possible  he  discharged  this 
indebtedness  and  from  the  beginning  of  his  residence  in  the  new  world  has 
worked  his  way  steadily  upward  along  financial  lines.  His  success  has  been 
such  that  he  has.  never  claimed  his  inheritance.  He  is  now  at  the  head  of  a 
business  of  mammoth  pro])ortions,  which  returns  to  him  an  annual  income 
enabling  him  to  provide  himself  and  his  family  with  all  of  the  comforts  and 
many  of  the  luxuries  of  life. 

^Ir.  ^Mertens  is  a  man  of  benevolent  spirit  and  has  been  most  generous  in  his 
charity  work.  He  is  a  communicant  of  the  Holv  Ghost  church  and  contributed 
two  thousand  dollars  to  the  erection  of  its  house  of  worship.  He  is  now  act- 
ing as  one  of  its  trustees  and  he  was  president  of  the  Holy  Trinity  church  for 
one  year  and  vice  president  for  five  years.  He  is  also  an  honored  member  of 
the  St.  Vincent's  Orphan  Asylum  and  a  trustee  of  the  St.  Vincent  de  Paul 
Society.  He  was  also  elected  treasurer  of  the  Holy  Ghost  church  but  the 
demands  of  his  growing  business  made  it  impossible  for  him  to  accept  the  office. 
When  at  a  parish  meeting  the  question  of  raising  a  fund  of  one  hundred  thous- 
and dollars  to  build  a  church  and  priest's  house  was  discussed  and  many  ideas 
were  advanced,  Mr.  ]Mertens  stated  that  he  would  at  once  give  two  thousand 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  671 

dollars  if  they  could  secure  forty-nine  others  to  contribute  equal  amounts.  At 
this  writing  twenty  thousand  dollars  has  been  collected  and  the  building  is  in 
process  of  construction. 

In  politics  he  adheres  to  democratic  principles  and  votes  for  the  party  at 
state  and  national  elections  ;  where  no  issue  is  involved  he  casts  an  independent 
ballot.  Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  Theodore  W.  ■\Iertens,  who  is  num- 
bered among  St.  Louis'  successful  business  men.  and  his  example  is  in  many 
respects  well  worthy  of  emulation,  showing  what  can  be  accomplished  when 
•one  has  the  will  to  dare  and  to  do. 


CHARLES  SCHLAG. 


Charles  Schlag,  president  of  the  Ideal  Coffee  &  Tea  Company,  which  owes 
its  existence  to  his  powers  of  organization  and  promotion,  was  born  in  the 
southern  part  of  Germany,  July  21,  1871.  He  came  direct  to  St.  Louis  from 
the  fatherland  when  he  left  that  country  in  1885,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years. 
His  parents  were  John  and  Elizabeth  Schlag,  the  former  a  farmer  by  occupa- 
tion. In  the  schools  of  his  native  country  Charles  Schlag  had  begun  his  educa- 
tion, which  he  continued  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  then  made  his 
initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  a  clerk  in  a  grocery  store,  gaining  a  compre- 
hensive knowledge  of  the  business  during  his  five  years"  connection  therewith. 
He  next  became  connected  with  the  tea  and  coffee  trade  as  representative  for 
the  Great  Eastern  Coft'ee  &  Tea  Company,  with  which  he  was  associated  for 
seven  years.  Feeling  then  that  there  was  opportunity  for  the  successful  con- 
duct of  other  enterprises  of  this  character,  he  assisted  in  organizing  the  Pro- 
gressive Coffee  &  Tea  Company,  of  which  he  was  the  treasurer  and  active  manager 
for  two  years.  He  then  withdrew  and  organized  the  Ideal  Coffee  &  Tea  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  is  the  president  and  manager,  holding  the  controlling  interest 
therein.  The  business  is  growing  along  safe  lines,  winning  a  patronage  by 
reason  of  the  excellent  service  which  is  rendered  to  the  public  and  the  straight- 
forward business  methods  employed  in  the  conduct  of  the  trade. 

On  the  28th  of  February,  1895,  Mr.  Schlag  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Barbara 
Leilich,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  whose  father  is  well  known  to  the  jewelrv  trade 
of  this  city.  They  now  have  four  children,  three  sons  and  a  daughter,  with 
whom  they  reside  at  No.  3428  Missouri  avenue.  Mr.  Schlag  is  secretary  of  the 
Society  of  Practical  Christianity,  a  fact  which  is  indicative  of  one  of  the  strong 
characteristics  of  his  life — that  he  is  a  man  of  action  rather  than  theory,  who 
works  while  others  plan  and  who  believes  in  the  utilization  of  the  opportunities 
that  immediately  surround  the  individual  in  reaching  better  conditions  bringing 
a  still  wider  outlook. 


ROBERT   ELISHA   BRADFORD. 

Robert  EHsha  Bradford,  manager  of  the  southwestern  district  for  the  Con- 
tinental Casualty  Company,  was  born  at  Troup,  Smith  county,  Texas,  Septem- 
ber 13.  1861.  The  family  is  of  Scotch  lineage,  the  paternal  grandfather  having 
been  born  near  Edinburgh,  Scotland.  On  crossing  the  Atlantic  to  the  new 
world,  he  settled  in  Tennessee,  where  William  E.  Bradford,  father  of  our  sub- 
ject, was  born  and  reared.  He  was  a  rancher  and  stockman  and  in  1854  re- 
moved to  Texas,  where  he  lived  the  life  of  a  frontiersman  until  ^S'r.g.  when 
he  was  killed  by  a  horse  thief  while  assisting  in  his  arrest.  His  wife  bore  the 
maiden  name  of  Mary  Tarbutton  and  is  still  living,  as  are  all  of  the  five  chil- 
dren of  the  familv. 


672  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Robert  E.  Bradford,  who  was  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth,  pursued  his 
education  in  the  district  schools  of  Texas  to  the  age  of  thirteen  years  and  then 
started  in  business  in  a  drug  store  at  Tyler,  Texas,  as  errand  boy.  He  re- 
mained there  for  three  years,  after  which  he  went  upon  the  road  as  salesman 
for  a  patent  medicine  concern,  which  he  represented  for  two  years.  Between 
the  ages  of  eighteen  and  twenty-one  years  he  was  in  the  railway  train  service 
as  baggage  and  express  messenger  and  eventually  was  made  conductor  on  the 
International  &  Great  Northern  Railway.  He  was  very  young  for  a  position 
of  such  responsibility  but  was  always  found  most  loyal  to  the  trust  reposed 
in  him  and  prompt  in  the  discharge  of  his  duties.  He  afterward  accepted  a 
position  as  traveling  salesman  for  Keasby  &  Madison,  of  Philadelphia,  Penn- 
sylvania, with  whom  he  continued  until  twenty-three  years  of  age.  He  was 
afterward,  for  one  year,  engaged  in  stock-raising  in  Texas  and  at  the  age  of 
twenty-five  years  he  entered  into  active  relations  with  the  insurance  business 
as  a  solicitor  of  railroad  insurance  for  the  Fidelity  &  Casualty  Company  of 
New  York.  Subsequently  he  was  with  the  Union  Casualty  Company  for  three 
years  as  general  agent  of  the  railroad  department  and  in  1890  he  engaged  with 
the  Railway  Officials  &  Employes  Accident  Company  of  Indianapolis,  remain- 
ing as  supervising  agent  until  1902,  when  this  concern  consolidated  Avith  the 
Continental  Casualty  Company.  Air.  Bradford  was  then  made  manager  for 
the  southwestern  district,  with  headquarters  at  St.  Louis.  His  business  has 
had  a  steady  and  rapid  growth,  his  district  producing  one-fifth  of  the  railroad 
business  for  the  company.  He  displays  excellent  executive  ability  and  is  bend- 
ing his  energies  to  constructive  efiforts  and  administrative  direction,  whereby 
all  of  the  working  forces  of  the  office  are  kept  in  harmonious  condition  so  that 
the  best  possible  results  are  achieved. 

To  some  extent  Air.  Bradford  has  become  interested  in  other  business 
concerns,  which  constitute  good  dividend  paying  property.  He  is  now  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Ouachita  Coal  &  Clay  Produce  Company  and  president  and  general 
manager  of  the  \^ersailles  &  Sedalia  Railroad. 

In  1882  Air.  Bradford  was  married  to  Aliss  Ella  V.  Cox,  of  Huntswell, 
Texas,  and  they  have  one  son,  Frank,  who  was  born  in  1884  and  is  now  in  the 
insurance  business  with  his  father.  Air.  Bradford  is  a  member  of  the  Alissouri 
Athletic  Club.  In  politics  he  is  active  and  is  always  interested  in  the  city's 
welfare  and  substantial  development.  He  is  a  great  admirer  of  art  pottery 
and  is  an  expert  judge  of  products  of  this  character.  He  is  known  in  business 
circles  as  a  progressive  and  aggressive  man  and  is  rapidly  making  his  way  to 
the  front  ranks  and  his  success  is  indeed  creditable  when  one  stops  to  consider 
the  fact  that  with  only  a  district-school  education  he  started  out  at  the  age 
of  thirteen  years  and  has  since  been  dependent  upon  his  own  resources,  work- 
ing his  way  upward  through  successive  stages  until  he  is  now  in  control  of  a 
profitable  business  with  a  broad  outlook  for  future  possibilities. 


WILLIAAI   LOUIS  NIEKAAIP. 

William  Louis  Xiekamj^,  secretary  of  the  Beck  &  Corbett  Iron  Company, 
was  born  June  21.  1877,  ^"  -^t.  Louis.  Alissouri,  a  son  of  Charles  Henrv  and 
Sophia  Qliller)  Xiekamp.  The  father  came  to  this  city  at  an  early  age  and 
secured  a  position  in  a  tile  factory,  commencing  at  the  bottom,  but,  gradually 
working  his  way  upward  in  the  field  of  his  chosen  industry,  he  finally  became 
the  president  of  the  IJeck  &  Corbett  Iron  Comjjanv,  still  remaining  as  its  chief 
executive  officer,  with  the  fleciding  voice  in  all  ini])()rtant  matters  relating  to 
the  conduct  of  the  concern.  He  is  today  well  known  to  the  iron  trade  through- 
out the  country. 


WILLIAAI    L.  NIEKAMP 


4  3— VOL.     II. 


674  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

William  L.  Xiekamp  at  the  usual  age  became  a  pupil  of  the  public  schools 
and.  having  passed  though  consecutive  grades,  was  graduated  from  the  Clay 
school.  He  immediately  entered  the  employ  of  the  Globe  File  &  Hardware 
Company,  which  in  1896  was  absorbed  by  the  Globe  File  &  Iron  Company.  In 
1901  this  was  consolidated  with  the  Beck  &  Corbett  Iron  Company,  which  bought 
out  the  Paddock  Hawley  Iron  Company  in  1907,  adding  this  business  to  their 
concern,  which  makes  it  one  of  the  largest  heavy  hardware  houses  in  St.  Louis. 
Parental  influence  was  not  exercised  to  make  business  life  easy  for  Mr.  Niekamp, 
On  the  contrarv  he  was  required  to  do  his  work  with  the  same  thoroughness 
and  skill  as  any  other  representative  of  the  house,  and  gradually  he  was  ad- 
vanced in  recognition  of  his  ability,  until  he  was  elected  secretary  of  the  com- 
pany and  is  thus  in  a  position  of  executive  control  and  administrative  power. 
This  is  one  of  the  important  industrial  concerns  of  the  city,  and  the  part  which 
he  plays  in  its  management  indicates  that  Mr.  Niekamp  is  a  young  man  of  ex- 
cellent business  ability  and  discrimination. 

On  the  26th  of  June,  1899,  ^'^^"-  Niekamp  was  married  to  Miss  Engie  M. 
Schultz,  and  unto  them  has  been  born  one  son,  ^^'illiam  S.,  a  bright  boy  of 
nine  years,  who  is  now  a  pupil  of  the  William  Clark  school.  In  his  political 
faith  ^Ir.  Niekamp  is  a  republican,  and  socially  he  is  connected  with  the  Mis- 
souri Athletic  Club,  the  Latin-American  Club,  Foreign  Trades  Association,  the 
Business  ]\Ien's  League,  and  the  Triple  A  Golf  Club.  Mr.  Niekamp  is  a  very 
fine  speciman  of  physical  manhood  and  attributes  his  condition  to  his  partici- 
pation in  athletic  and  outdoor  sports.  He  possesses  a  sociable  disposition  and 
has  scores  of  friends,  not  only  in  this  but  in  other  cities  to  which  business  and 
social  relations  have  called  him.  His  home  is  a  splendid  residence  at  No.  5242 
Cabanne  avenue,  and  its  generous  hospitality  is  at  all  times  most  attractive  to 
his  manv  friends. 


TAMILS   AI.   SLOAN. 


The  contribution  which  James  M.  Sloan  makes  to  the  business  activity, 
enterprise  and  consequent  prosperity  of  St.  Louis  is  not  inconsequential.  He 
is  now  eastern  buyer  for  the  Hamilton,  Brown  Shoe  Company  and  is  one  of  its 
directors,  attaining  to  these  positions  of  prominence  through  his  merit  and 
ability.  He  was  born  in  Marshall  county.  Mississippi,  December  4,  1850,  and 
is  descended  in  the  paternal  line  from  Scotch  ancestry.  His  grandfather,  Robert 
Sloan,  was  a  native  of  the  land  of  hills  and  heather  and  through  the  greater 
part  of  his  life  owned  and  conducted  a  plantation  in  South  Carolina.  It  was 
upon  that  place  that  the  Rev.  James  A.  Sloan  was  born  and  reared.  He  became 
a  minister  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  was  not  unknown  to  prominence  in 
that  field  of  labor.  He  married  Sarah  Mofifatt,  a  daughter  of  William  MoiTatt, 
who  was  also  a  resident  of  South  Carolina,  whence  he  removed  with  his  family 
to  Mississippi  about  1843  ^"f^  became  one  of  the  extensive  planters  of  that 
state.  The  death  of  the  Rev.  James  A.  Sloan  occurred  at  Corinth,  Mississippi, 
in  1894,  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  seventy-seven  years. 

The  public  schools  of  northern  Mississippi  provided  James  M.  Sloan  with 
his  educational  opjxjrtunities  and  at  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  entered  business 
life  as  a  clerk  in  a  country  store  and  incidentally  learned  telegraphy  at  Taylor, 
Mississippi.  When  about  twenty-four  years  of  age  he  went  to  Oxford,  that 
state,  and  assumed  the  management  of  the  clothing  and  men's  furnishing  goods 
departments  in  a  general  store  at  that  place.  In  1882  the  business  was  removed 
to  Fort  .Smith,  Arkansas,  anrl  Mr.  Sloan  continued  with  the  house  in  his  capac- 
ity as  department  manager.  There  he  remained  for  about  four  years  or  until 
1886.  when  he  went  upon  the  roarl  as  a  traveling  salesman  with  the  Hamilton, 
Brown   Shoe  Companv.  covering  the  state  of  Arkansas.     During  the   following 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  675 

twelve  years  he  thus  represented  the  house  and  secured  an  extensive  patronage 
in  the  territory  over  which  he  traveled.  His  business  capacity  and  unfaltering 
enterprise  led  to  his  promotion  to  the  position  of  eastern  buyer,  in  which  con- 
nection he  is  still  retained  and  he  is  also  now  one  of  the  directors  of  the  com- 
pany, having  become  financially  interested  in  the  business.  He  is  today  pros- 
perous and  successful  as  the  result  of  his  close  application  and  ready  recogni- 
tion and  utilization  of  business  opportunities. 

On  the  first  of  September,  1880,  Mr.  Sloan  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Molcie  Carter,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Robert  O.  and  Edmonia  (Corbin)  Carter,  of 
Oxford,  ^Mississippi.  Mrs.  Carter  is  still  living  in  St.  Louis  at  the  age  of 
eighty-three  years.  The  family  were  originally  Virginians,  removing  from  Rich- 
mond to  ^lississippi.  Unto  I\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Sloan  have  been  born  seven  children : 
Isla,  who  graduated  from  the  Fort  Smith  high  school  then  attended  Randolph 
Macon  College,  Lynchburg,  Va.,  and  afterward  took  a  special  course  at  Wash- 
ington L^niversity ;  Lucia,  who  graduated  from  Mary  Listitute  and  in  the  Wom- 
en's College  at  Baltimore,  completing  the  course  in  the  latter  institution  with 
high  honors  and  serving  as  president  of  the  class  of  1908;  Berkeley,  who  gradu- 
ated from  Alary  Institute  and  is  now  attending  Simmons  College  of  Boston, 
Massachusetts  ;  Eugene  W.,  a  graduate  of  the  Eugene  Field  school,  who  is  a 
student  at  Smith  Academy ;  Mildred,  who  is  attending  Mary  Institute ;  Carter, 
a  pupil  in  the  Clark  public  school ;  and  Mary.  The  family  reside  at  No.  36 
W^ashington  Terrace,  theirs  being  one  of  the  handsome  homes  in  that  exclusive 
locality. 

Air.  Sloan  finds  his  chief  recreation  in  golf,  greatly  enjoying  this  outdoor 
sport.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy  and  he  is  a  popular 
and  valued  member  of  the  Mercantile  and  Glen  Echo  Clubs,  the  ^Mississippi 
Society,  the  Southern  Society  and  the  Second  Presbyterian  church.  He  is  in 
hearty  sympathy  with  various  movements  which  tend  to  promote  intellectual 
and  moral  progress  or  to  uplift  the  race  and,  while  his  industry  has  led  him  on- 
ward in  the  business  world,  he  has  also  been  mindful  of  his  duties  in  other 
connections,  essentially  formulating  and  developing  his  own  character  along 
lines  that  have  gained  for  him  the  trust  and  good  will  of  his  fellowmen. 


H.  T.  FABRICIUS. 


H.  T.  Fabricius,  vice-president  of  the  Fabricius  Tov  <S:  Xotion  Company, 
is  one  of  the  young  business  men  of  the  city  who  is  thoroughly  imbued  with  the 
progressive  spirit  that  is  dominant  in  all  growing  business  enterprises  of  the 
present  day.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  19,  1876,  his  parents  being 
H.  P.  and  Agatha  (Martine)  Fabricius.  As  a  student  in  the  public  schools 
he  passed  through  the  consecutive  grades  until  he  became  a  high-school  student, 
and  later  qualified  for  the  responsible  and  onerous  duties  of  a  commercial  career 
by  study  in  the  Perkins  &  Herpel  Business  College.  He  then  put  his  theoreti- 
cal knowledge  to  the  practical  test  while  employed  by  the  Simmons  Hardware 
Company,  being  connected  with  the  checking  and  pricing  department  for  three 
years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  left  their  employ  and  became  con- 
nected with  his  father's  business  as  city  buyer.  The  enterprise  is  conducted 
under  the  name  of  the  Fabricius  Toy  &  Notion  Company,  and  H.  T.  Fabricius 
thoroughly  acquainted  himself  with  the  trade  in  ])rincipal  and  detail,  and  is 
now  acting  as  vice  president  of  the  company,  which  controls  an  extensive  and 
growing  business  and  employs  forty-eight  people.  Thev  handle  toys  and  notions 
of  all  descriptions,  having  a  large  shipping  and  export  business,  as  well  as  a 
local  trade.  Air.  Fabricius,  of  this  review,  has  constantly  studied  the  best 
methods  whereby  to  keep  in  touch  with  his  patrons  and  with  the  manufacturers 


676  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

and.  alert  and  energetic,  he  never  heedlessly  passes  by  an  opportunity  that  will 
contribute  to  the  legitimate  success  of  the  house. 

In  religious  faith  Air.  Fabricius  is  a  Unitarian,  while  his  political  faith  is 
indicated  by  the  support  which  he  gives  to  the  democratic  party  at  the  polls. 
He  belongs  to  Cache  Lodge,  No.  411,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  is  also  connected  with 
the  membership  of  the  iMissouri  Athletic  Club  and  the  Union  Club. 


OTTO  J.  GOSSRAU. 


The  banking  business  of  America  has  developed  men  of  marked  mental  force 
and  of  seemingly  indestructible  energy — men  who  have  developed  the  wondrous 
tinancial  system  of  this  country  until  it  is  foremost  among  the  nations  of  the 
earth.  \\'hile  Otto  J.  Gossrau  has  resided  in  St.  Louis  for  only  a  comparatively 
brief  period,  already  his  work  has  become  a  potential  part  of  the  banking  history 
of  the  new  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  Alton,  Illinois,  in  August,  1872,  a  son 
of  Reinhold  and  Katherina  Gossrau.  As  the  name  indicates,  the  family  is  of 
German  descent,  Reinhold  Gossrau  being  a  native  of  Germany,  whence  he  crossed 
the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world  in  1866.  He  is  a  very  prominent  resident  of  Alton, 
Illinois,  especially  among  the  German-American  citizens  there,  and  his  name  is 
an  honored  one  on  commercial  paper.  He  has  attained  prominence  in  financial 
circles,  being  now  the  secretary  of  the  Alton  Germania  Building  &  Loan  Asso- 
ciation. 

Otto  J.  Gossrau  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of  fourteen 
years,  having,  however,  previously  attended  a  German  school.  When  his  edu- 
cation was  completed  he  received  practical  experience  in  his  father's  coal  busi- 
ness, acting  as  his  assistant  for  two  years,  and  then,  feeling  the  necessity  of  more 
thorough  preparation  for  the  active  duties  of  business  life,  he  entered  Jones 
Commercial  College,  where  he  spent  three  months.  During  that  period  he  utilized 
his  musical  talent  as  a  source  of  revenue.  He  had  been  instructed  in  music  by 
his  father,  who  possesses  superior  ability  in  that  art  and  engaged  in  teaching 
music  as  a  profession  before  coming  to  the  new  world. 

After  leaving  business  college  Otto  J.  Gossrau  accepted  a  clerical  position 
in  the  office  of  the  grain  commission  house  of  Hunter  Brothers,  where  he  re- 
mained l<jr  about  six  months.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  accepted  the 
position  of  assistant  bookkeeper  with  the  Dey  Rubber  Company,  with  which  he 
continued  for  about  a  year.  He  then  became  ill  with  typhoid  fever,  which  pre- 
vented his  active  participation  in  business  life  for  several  months,  and  when  he 
had  recovered  his  health  he  established  a  general  fire  insurance  and  real-estate 
agency  at  Alton,  Illinois,  conducting  the  business  with  success  for  six  years. 
On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  was  was  elected  city  treasurer  for  a  term  of 
two  years  and  on  his  retirement  from  that  position  was  appointed  city  comp- 
troller, filling  the  office  for  two  terms.  He  then  retired  from  the  position  as  he 
had  entered  it — with  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  all  concerned — and  soon 
afterward  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  made  his  home  since  1903. 

In  this  city  Mr.  Gossrau,  while  awaiting  a  favoring  opportunity  in  the  busi- 
ness world  and  not  wishing  to  be  idle,  entered  the  Washington  National  Bank, 
giving  his  services  without  salary  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  experience  in 
banking  and  also  with  the  hope  that  it  would  lead  to  a  position.  After  a  few 
weeks  he  was  made  collection  clerk  and  thus  served  for  a  few  months,  when  he 
became  bookkeeper,  acting  in  that  capacity  for  eight  months.  He  was  then 
transferred  to  the  savings  department  and  acted  as  receiving  and  as  paying 
teller.  On  severing  his  connection  with  the  Washington  National  Bank,  he 
entered  the  Jefiferson  Gravois  Trust  Company  as  assistant  secretary  but  when 
two  months  had  passed  his  ability  recommended  him  for  promotion  and  he  was 
made  secretarv  and  treasurer.     He  is  still  identified  with  the  bank  in  this  con- 


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678  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

nection.  Few  men  of  his  years  are  better  acquainted  with  either  the  practical 
or  intricate  necessities  of  banking  business  and  few  men  are  better  able  to  read 
the  future  destiny  of  the  great  hnancial  system  of  this  country.  By  his  work 
he  has  reared  for  himself  a  magnificent  testimonial  and  an  indestructible  com- 
pliment to  his  management  and  financial  genius. 

]\Ir.  Gossrai;  was  married  in  Alton,  Illinois,  September  19,  1894,  to  Miss 
•Minnie  Joesting,  a  daughter  of  William  Joesting,  a  former  mayor  of  Alton. 
Thev  have  a  daughter  Irma,  ten  years  of  age,  who  is  with  her  parents  in  the 
family  residence  at  Xo.  3302  Shenandoah  street.  In  addition  to  this  property 
Mr.  Gossrau  also  owns  realty  in  Alton.  He  brought  his  superior  musical 
talent  to  practical  use  in  his  leadership  of  the  White  Hussar  Band  at  Alton. 
He  is  the  president  of  the  Southwestern  Mercantile  Association  and  is  recog- 
nized as  a  young  man  of  broad  business  experience  and  marked  capability,  who 
in  social  life  displays  those  traits  of  character  which  win  for  him  warm  and  last- 
ing  friendships. 


GEORGE  DELACHAUAIETTE  REYNOLDS. 

In  a  profession  where  advancement  depends  entirely  upon  individual 
merit.  George  Delachaumette  Reynolds  has  made  continuous  progress  until 
he  occupies  a  foremost  position  in  the  ranks  of  the  legal  fraternity  of  St.  Louis. 
He  is  now  one  of  the  regular  masters  in  chancery  of  the  United  States  court 
and,  moreover,  has  a  large  clientage  in  the  general  practice  of  law. 

His  life  record  began  in  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  December  16,  1841, 
his  parents  being  Rev.  William  Morton  Reynolds,  D.  D.,  and  Anna  (Swan) 
Reynolds.  His  ancestral  history  records  manv  deeds  of  valor  and  loyalty  dis- 
played by  those  who  served  in  the  colonial  and  Revolutionary  wars,  and  the 
family  has  always  been  noted  for  an  undaunted  spirit  of  patriotism.  George 
Reynolds,  the  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  an  officer  in  the 
American  army  in  the  war  for  independence.  Although  hardly  eighteen  years 
of  age  and  before  the  opening  battles  of  that  long  and  sanguinary  contest,  he 
was  captain  in  the  Sussex  County  ( N.  J.)  Militia.  In  1775  he  entered  the  Con- 
tinental army  and  was  commissioned  ensign  in  Captain  Shaw's  company,  Sec- 
ond Battalion,  First  Establishment  of  the  New  Jersey  Continental  Line.  The 
following  year  he  served  as  ensign  in  Captain  Brearley's  compan3^  Second 
Battalion,  and  later  became  second  lieutenant  in  Captain  Luce's  companv  in 
1777,  and  when  barely  twentv  years  of  age  was  commissioned  first  lieutenant 
in  Captain  Lowrie's  company  of  Colonel  Shreve's  regiment.  He  resigned  that 
position  in  1778  and  was  made  captain  and  quartermaster  at  the  reorganization 
of  that  department  by  General  Green,  thus  serving  until  the  end  of  hostilities. 
He  lived  for  a  third  of  a  century  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  liberty,  passing  away  in 
Hagerstown,  Maryland,  in  1821.  In  early  manhood  he  wedded  Mary  London, 
and  after  her  death  married  ]Mary,  daughter  of  El!as  Delachaumette,  who  was 
of  Huguenot  descent. 

Dr.  William  M.  Reynolds,  a  son  by  the  second  marriage,  was  a  celebrated 
educator  and  writer,  one  of  the  founders  and  later  a  professor  of  Pennsylvania 
College  at  Gettysburg,  Pennsylvania,  while  subsequently  he  filled  the  presidency 
of  colleges  in  Columbus,  Ohio ;  Allentown,  Pennsylvania ;  and  Springfield,  Illi- 
nois. He  left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  communities  in  which 
he  resided  for  any  length  of  time  and  especially  upon  the  students  who  came 
unrler  his  instruction.  In  his  work  he  might  be  termed  a  practical  idealist  who, 
utilizing  the  means  at  hand,  found  opportunitv  to  work  upward  to  high  aims. 
He  died  in  Harlem,  Illinois,  in  September,  1876,  his  widow  surviving  him  until 
1898.  She  was  a  rlaughter  of  Jolm  E.  and  Maria  (Smith)  Swan,  the  former 
one  of  the  early  merchants  of  Baltimore,  Maryland.     The  latter  was  a  grand- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  679 

daughter  of  Walter  Buchanan,  a  pioneer  Scutch-Jrish  settler  of  York,  after- 
ward Adams  county,  Pennsylvania. 

George  D.  Reynolds,  accompanying-  his  parents  on  their  removal  from 
Pennsylvania  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  largely  acquired  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  that  city.  He  afterward  entered  the  Illinois  State  University,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  June,  1861,  just  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
war.  The  blood  of  Revolutionary  ancestors  flowed  in  his  veins  and  the  fires 
of  patriotism  burned  bright  within  his  breast.  He  put  aside  all  business  and 
personal  considerations  to  enter  military  service,  becoming  a  private  of  Battery 
D,  Second  Illinois  Light  Artillery.  For  a  few  months  prior  to  his  enlistment 
and  before  his  graduation  even,  he  acted  as  clerk  for  Ex-Governor  John  Wood, 
the  famous  quartermaster  general  of  Illinois,  assisting  in  the  arming  and 
equipment  of  the  first  three  months'  volunteers  from  that  state.  He  also 
enlisted  in  a  company  organized  at  Springfield  for  the  special  duty  of  guard- 
ing the  state  arsenal  at  that  place.  Subsequent  to  his  enlistment  in  the  Second 
Illinois  Artillery,  he  was  made  sergeant  major  of  that  regiment,  and  for  nearly 
two  years  and  through  all  of  Grant's  campaigns,  which  ended  at  Vicksburg  and 
Chattanooga,  he  was  on  duty  at  General  Grant's  headquarters,  with  Lieutenant 
Colonel  W.  L.  Dufif,  commanding  the  Second  Artillery,  who  was  on  General 
Grant's  staff  as  chief  of  artillery.  He  served  until  the  end  of  the  war  in  field 
and  garrison  duty  and  was  mustered  out  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel 
of  the  Sixth  United  States  Artillery  (colored)  in  March,  1866.  His  service 
was  often  of  a  most  hazardous  and  active  nature  and  distinguished  by  scrupulous 
performance  of  every  duty  to  which  he  was  assigned.  He  was  particularly 
noted   for  his  thorough   mastery  of  all  the   details  of  military  technique. 

When  the  war  ended  Mr.  Reynolds  returned  to  his  home  in  Illinois  and 
now  came  the  opportunity  to  carry  out  a  plan  that  he  had  long  cherished  and 
partly  undertaken,  of  completing  his  preparation  for  admission  to  the  bar.  He 
had  hoped  to  become  a  law  student  on  the  completion  of  his  college  course, 
but  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  set  his  plans  at  naught  for  the  time  and  he 
unhesitatingly  put  aside  his  personal  interests  for  what  he  considered  to  be 
his  duty  to  his  country.  Upon  his  return  he  eagerlv  availed  himself  of  the 
chance  of  becoming  a  law  clerk  in  the  office  of  Browning  &  Bushnell  at  Ouincy, 
Illinois,  using  every  opportunity  to  acquaint  himself  with  the  principles  of  law 
while  thus  engaged,  supporting  himself  by  clerical  work.  ]\Ir.  Browning,  the 
senior  partner,  was  then  attorney  general  in  the  cabinet  of  President  Johnson. 
Mr.  Reynolds  was  under  the  direction  of  the  junior  partner,  the  Hon.  Nehemiah 
Bushnell,  who  was  one  of  the  most  eminent,  painstaking  and  learned  lawyers  of 
that  day.  In  1867,  determining  to  locate  in  Missouri,  he  successfully  passed  his 
examination  at  Hannibal,  Missouri,  before  Hon.  William  P.  Harrison. 

Attracted  to  southeastern  Missouri  by  the  field  for  a  lawyer  then  opened 
by  the  mining  industries  of  that  region,  Mr.  Reynolds  located  at  Potosi,  ^^^ash- 
ington  county,  and  began  practice  under  circumstances  which  would  have 
seemed  very  unfavorable  to  many  young  men,  as  he  had  no  capital  nor  a  single 
friend  or  acquaintance  in  that  place.  However,  he  was  fortunate  in  forming 
the  acquaintance  of  an  elder  man,  and  securing  his  confidence,  formed  a  part- 
nership with  Moses  Conger,  Esq.,  a  very  noted  local  lawyer,  and  at  once  dem- 
onstrated his  ability  to  the  public,  so  that  the  clientage  of  the  new  firm  was 
very  large.  Mr.  Conger  removing  to  New  York  state,  'Mr.  Reynolds  then 
formed  a  partnership  with  William  S.  Relfe.  In  1871  the  firm  opened  a  law 
office  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Relfe  continuing  in  charge  of  the  business  at  Potosi, 
while  Mr.  Reynolds  came  to  this  city.  Here  he  remained  for  three  years  and 
then  in  1874  removed  to  Boulder,  Colorado,  where  he  joined  Hon.  William  E. 
Beck  in  a  partnership  that  was  terminated  by  the  latter's  election  to  the  district 
court.     Later  Judge  Beck  was  elected  to  the  supreme  court  of  that  state. 

On  the  loth  of  October,  1876,  while  residing  at  Boulder,  Mr.  Reynolds 
was  married  to  Miss  Julia,  the  eldest  daughter  of  ^Major  Augustus  S.  Vogdes 


680  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  ]\Iaria  C.  (Evans)  A'ogdes.  They  were  married  at  Louisiana,  Pike  county, 
^Missouri.  Three  children,  George  A'ogdes,  James  \\'iniam  and  Juha,  have  been 
born  to  them. 

]\Ir.  Reynolds  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  1877  and  for  a  year  was  in  partner- 
ship with  Hon.  R.  Graham  Frost,  while  later  his  partner  was  James  Carr,  Esq. 
In  1880  he  resumed  his  partnership  with  his  former  associate,  Mr.  Relfe,  and 
this  connection  was  maintained  until  the  latter's  removal  to  Seattle,  Wash- 
ington, in  1889,  where  he  died  ]\Iay  17,  1896.  In  1869  Mr.  Reynolds  was 
appointed  circuit  attorney  of  the  old  Fifteenth  judicial  circuit  to  fill  a  vacancy 
and  in  1889  received  from  President  Harrison  the  appointment  of  United  States 
attorney  for  the  eastern  district  of  ^Missouri,  which  office  he  held  until  April, 
1894,  discharging  its  weighty  responsibilities  in  a  manner  that  won  for  him 
high  reputation  in  his  professional  ranks.  Since  his  retirement  from  that  office 
he  has  devoted  his  attention  exclusively  to  his  work  as  attorney  and  counselor 
and  in  partnership  with  his  eldest  son,  George  V.  Reynolds,  is  in  active  practice 
and  is  also  one  of  the  regular  masters  in  chancery  of  the  United  States  court. 
As  a  member  of  the  bar  Mr.  Reynolds  has  made  a  most  creditable  name  and 
position  for  himself.  Endowed  by  nature  -with  high  intellectual  qualities,  well 
versed  in  the  learning  of  his  profession  and  with  a  deep  knowledge  of  human 
nature  and  the  springs  of  human  conduct,  with  great  shrewdness  and  sagacity 
and  extraordinary  tact,  he  is  in  the  court  an  advocate  of  great  power  and 
influence.  Both  judges  and  jury  always  hear  him  with  attention  and  deep  inter- 
est. A'arious  official  honors  have  come  to  him,  all  in  the  line  of  his  profession. 
His  political  allegiance  is  always  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  is  recog- 
nized as  one  of  its  most  prominent  representatives  in  ^lissouri.  having  been 
active  as  a  speaker  in  its  support  during  all  state  and  national  campaigns  since 
1884.  As  a  speaker,  whether  on  the  political  platform  or  in  the  presentation 
of  his  cause  before  the  courts,  he  is  earnest  and  logical,  marshalling  his  fact 
with  the  precision  of  a  militarv  commander  and  giving  to  each  its  due  relative 
importance. 

Always  deeply  interested  in  the  military  afi^airs  of  the  country  and  espe- 
cially the  welfare  of  his  old  comrades  in  arms,  'Sir.  Reynolds  is  an  earnest  and 
active  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic  and  the  Loyal  Legion,  being 
past  commander  of  the  ]\Iissouri  Commandery  of  the  latter  order.  He  has 
twice  been  elected  and  served  as  commander  of  General  Lyon  Post,  No.  2,  G. 
A.  R.,  but  is  now  a  member  of  Blair  Post,  Xo.   i. 

In  1896  yiv.  Reynolds  organized  the  Pennsylvania  Society  of  St.  Louis 
and  was  its  president  for  eight  consecutive  years.  He  was  made  a  Mason  by 
Tyrian  Lodge,  No.  333,  of  Springfield,  Illinois,  while  still  in  the  army  and 
following  his  removal  to  Missouri  affiliated  with  Potosi  Lodge,  No.  131.  In 
1873  he  transferred  his  membership  to  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
of  St.  Louis,  of  which  he  is  still  a  member.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the 
Mercantile  Club  anrl  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  University  Club.  He  is 
an  Episcopalian  and  helped  organize  St.  JMark's  Memorial  church  in  this  city, 
of  which  he  was  for  many  years  a  vestryman. 

Taken  all  in  all  his  life  has  been  a  notable  life.  He  was  a  boy  in  Sprmg- 
field,  Illinois,  in  the  days  when  Abraham  Lincoln  lived  there  and  was  growing 
into  national  fame.  As  a  soldier  of  the  artillery  service  he  was  at  General 
Grant's  headquarters.  As  United  States  district  attorney  at  St.  Louis  under 
President  Benjamin  Harrison,  he  continued  in  office  during  almost  a  year  of 
President  Cleveland's  administration.  His  term  of  office  having  expired  and 
no  appointment  to  the  vacancy  having  been  made  by  President  Cleveland,  under 
the  law  Mr.  Reynolds  was  commissioned  by  the  Hon.  David  J.  Brewer,  asso- 
ciate justice  of  the  L'nitcd  States  supreme  court,  presiding  in  the  eighth  judi- 
cial circuit,  to  serve  as  United  States  district  attorney  until  the  appointment 
of  his  successor.     In   his  work  as  United   States  attorney  he   was   the   first  to 


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deal  an  effective  blow  at  naturalization  frauds,  in  securing  the  cancellation  of 
many  decrees  of  naturalization  which  had  been  entered  up  in  the  state  courts 
and  his  work  in  this  respect  was  so  notable  as  to  be  specially  referred  to  in 
one  of  President  Harrison's  annual  messages  as  having  made  "a  new  applica- 
tion of  an  old  principle  in  eciuity."  In  connection  with  George  A.  Dice,  then 
postoffice  inspector  here,  he  drafted  the  amendment  to  the  United  States  stat- 
utes under  which  newspapers  advertising  the  Louisiana  Lottery  and  similar 
concerns  were  excluded  from  the  mails  and  the  Louisiana  Lottery  was  finally 
driven  from  the  country.  He  has  been  active  in  the  drafting  of  many  stat- 
utes which  have  been  enacted  by  the  Missouri  legislature.  Notably  he  was 
one  of  the  colaborers  in  drafting  the  revision  of  the  insurance  laws  of  this 
state  enacted  in  1879.  Lie  also  drafted  the  amendment  which  went  into  the 
demurrage  law  of  this  state  at  the  session  of  the  general  assembly  in  1907. 
As  a  lawyer  he  has  made  one  of  the  most  active  and  able  in  the  state,  thor- 
oughly equipped  by  his  industry  and  application  in  all  the  branches  of  his 
profession. 


WILLIAAI  GRANT  AIOORE.  M.D. 

In  a  history  of  those  men  vvhose  record  reflects  honor  and  credit  upon  the 
medical  fraternity  and  who.  in  turn,  have  been  honored  by  the  representatives 
of  the  calling  with  which  thev  are  identified  is  numbered  Dr.  William  Grant 
Moore,  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky,  near  Lexing- 
ton, on  the  i6th  of  February,  1853,  a  son  of  William  Grant  and  Sarah  Banks 
(McConnell)  Moore.  The  father,  who  was  born  in  Fayette  county,  Kentucky, 
in  181 7,  was  a  son  of  John  and  Polly  (Grant)  Moore,  both  of  whom  were  na- 
tives of  Kentucky.  His  great-great-grandmother,  who,  prior  to  her  marriage 
to  William  Grant,  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Elizabeth  Boone,  was  a  sister  of 
Daniel  Boone,  the  famous  pioneer  and  Indian  fighter  of  Kentucky  and  Mis- 
souri, and  was  buried  in  the  Moore  family  burial  ground. 

Dr.  Moore  is  a  great-grandson  of  William  Moore,  who  served  as  a  lieu- 
tenant in  the  Virginia  line  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  is  also  a  direct 
descendant  of  William  Grant,  who  assisted  in  establishing  American  indepen- 
dence Avhile  acting  in  the  capacity  of  a  soldier  in  defense  of  the  frontier.  He 
received  from  Patrick  Henry,  then  governor  of  Virginia,  a  warrant  for  lands 
in  Kentucky  in  consideration  of  his  military  services.  Both  the  Moore  and  the 
Grant  families  were  of  Scotch  descent  and  went  into  Kentucky  from  Virginia 
at  an  early  day,  becoming  prominent  and  influential  families  of  that  part  of  the 
country.  On  the  maternal  side,  too.  Dr.  Moore  is  of  Scotch  lineage  and  Wil- 
liam and  Alexander  McConnell  went  into  Kentucky  with  an  expedition  from 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  to  aid  in  subduing  the  Indians  in  that  locality.  On 
reaching  the  present  site  of  Lexington  they  found  what  they  thought  was  the 
finest  spot  on  earth  and  there  located.  On  the  same  day  they  heard  the  news 
of  the  battle  of  Lexington  and  the  triumph  of  the  American  arms  and  they 
determined  to  name  the  new  settlement  Lexington.  William  McConnell,  the 
great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  built  the  first  house  of  that  city. 

Dr.  Moore  was  reared  in  Kentucky  and  obtained  his  early  education  in 
the  common  schools  of  Fayette  county.  He  also  attended  the  Kentucky  Uni- 
versity, while  he  completed  his  academic  studies  in  the  A\'ashington  &  Lee 
University  of  Virginia.  Determining  upon  the  practice  of  medicine  as  a  life 
work,  he  matriculated  in  the  medical  department  of  the  L^niversity  of  Louis- 
ville, w^here  he  attended  lectures  during  one  session.  He  then  went  to  Phila- 
delphia, Pennsylvania,  and  in  1875  I'eceived  his  doctor's  degree  from  the  Jeffer- 
son Medical  College  of  that  city.  The  year  following  his  graduation  he  came 
to  St.  Louis  and  began  the  practice  of  his  profession.     He  was  then  but  twenty- 


682  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

three  vears  of  age,  yet  in  his  professional  career  no  dreary  novitiate  awaited 
him.  He  had  been  well  qualified  by  a.  liberal  education  for  the  calling  which 
he  wished  to  make  his  life  avocation  and  nature  also  seemed  to  intend  him  for 
the  profession.  AMthin  a  comparatively  short  time  he  had  demonstrated  his 
power  to  successfully  cope  with  the  complex  problems  which  continaully  con- 
front the  phvsician.  He  has  seldom,  if  ever,  been  at  error  in  the  diagnosis  of  a 
case  or  in  the  administration  of  a  remedial  agency.  He  soon  became  known  as 
a  phvsician  of  superior  attainments  and  his  constantly  expanding-  powers  have 
enabled  him  to  pass  on  in  the  successive  steps  of  progress  until  he  has  long 
since  been  accorded  a  place  in  the  foremost  ranks  of  the  medical  fraternity  of 
this  city. 

In  1879  Dr.  !Moore  was  appointed  to  the  chair  of  histology,  materia  medica 
and  therapeutics  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  and  since  that  time 
has  been  continuouslv  identified  with  medical  educational  work.  In  1887  he 
became  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Beaumont  Medical  College  and  wdien  that 
institution  was  throwm  open  to  students,  he  was  assigned  to  the  professorship 
of  clinical  medicine.  In  1888  he  w^as  made  professor  of  the  principles  and 
practice  of  medicine  and  clinical  medicine  in  the  same  institution  and  still  re- 
tains that  position,  which  has  given  him  well  deserved  prominence  among  the 
medical  educators  of  the  country.  He  has  gained  equal  distinction  in  his  private 
practice,  which  has  always  been  large  and  of  a  distinctively  representative  char- 
acter. He  has  been  honored  by  the  medical  fraternity  with  the  presidency  of 
the  ^Missouri  State  ^Medical  Society  and  w'ith  the  presidency  of  the  St.  Louis 
Aledical  Society.  He  was  also  chief  executive  officer  of  the  St.  Louis  Obstetri- 
cal and  Gynecological  Society.  He  belongs  to  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion and  to  the  Medico-Chirurgical  Society  in  addition  to  those  already  named, 
and  he  is  medical  examiner  for  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  referee  of  the  Na- 
tional Life  Insurance  Company  of  Vermont,  and  medical  referee  for  the  Alutual 
Life  Insurance  Company  of  New  York.  He  has  made  frequent  and  valuable 
contributions  to  medical  literature,  his  name  often  appearing  in  connection  with 
articles  of  the  utmost  value  to  the  profession. 

In  1879  Dr.  Moore  was  married  to  Miss  Etolia  T.  North,  a  daughter  of 
one  of  the  oldest  merchants  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  become  the  parents  of 
two  sons  and  a  daughter:  Jessie  A.,  the  wife  of  Roger  E.  Simmons,  of  Hagers- 
town,  ^Maryland ;  North,  who  is  with  the  Western  Automobile  Company ;  and 
^^'illiam  Grant,  at  home. 

While  his  professional  duties  have  made  constant  demand  upon  his  time 
and  energies.  Dr.  Moore  has  nevertheless  found  opportunity  to  cooperate  in 
measures  and  movements  directly  beneficial  to  the  city's  interests  and  has  served 
as  a  member  of  the  school  board  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  man  of  scholarly  attain- 
ments, of  admirable  social  qualities  and  of  marked  ability  in  his  chosen  calling. 
Whatever  he  does  is  for  the  best  interests  of  those  whom  he  serves  and  for  the 
honor  of  the  profession.  No  man  gives  to  either  a  more  unqualified  allegiance 
or  riper  ability,  and  these  qualities  have  won  for  him  the  admiration  and  respect 
of  all  who  know  him,  while  in  private  life  he  is  endeared  to  his  close  associates 
by  the  simple  nobility  of  his  character. 


JAMES  WILLIAMSON    BYRNES. 

James  Williamson  Byrnes  is  i)resident  of  the  James  W.  Byrnes  Belting  & 
Hose  Company  at  Nos.  914-916  North  Second  street,  St.  Louis.  In  the  twelve 
years  of  its  existence  the  business  under  his  guidance  has  grown  to  a  profitable 
enterprise.  Mr.  Byrnes  is  a  native  of  Mem])his,  Tennessee.  He  was  born  April 
4,  1868,  and  is  the  older  of  the  two  sons  of  Michael  J.  and  Irene  (Williamson) 
iiyrnes.     The  father  was  born  in  Dublin,  Ireland,  April  25,   1839,  and  came  to 


JAMES    W.  BYRNES 


684  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    aTY. 

the  United  States  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  setthng  in  ^Memphis,  Tennessee, 
in  1856.  In  1872  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  is  now  Hving 
retired,  although  for  some  years  he  conducted  an  extensive  and  profitable  whole- 
sale hardware  business  in  both  Memphis  and  this  city.  His  wife,  who  was  born 
in  ^Memphis,  died  in  St.  Louis  at  the  age  of  forty-two  years.  Their  younger 
son,  Lee  j\I.  Byrnes,  is  a  member  of  the  James  W.  Byrnes  Belting  &  Hose  Com- 
pany, the  two  brothers  being  thus  associated  in  business. 

From  the  age  of  four  years  James  W.  Byrnes  has  been  a  resident  of  St. 
Louis,  and  after  mastering  the  elementary  branches  of  learning  in  private  schools 
in  this  city,  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  .LTniversity,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
in  1886  with  the  degree  of  bachelor  of  arts.  He  then  entered  his  father's  whole- 
sale establishment,  Vv'here  he  spent  two  years  in  a  clerical  capacitv,  while  later 
he  pursued  a  course  of  study  in  Eastman's  Business  College  of  Poughkeepsie, 
New  York.  Thus  qualified  for  the  active  and  onerous  duties  of  a  business  career, 
he  remained  for  two  and  one-half  years  in  the  employ  of  the  Meachams  Arms 
Company  of  St.  Louis  and  from  1892  until  1897  was  connected  with  the  Revere 
Rubber  Company  of  Boston,  being  manager  of  its  branch  house  in  St.  Louis 
during  the  last  two  years  of  that  period.  Desiring,  however  that  his  labors 
should  more  directly  benefit  himself,  in  January,  1897,  he  founded  and  incor- 
porated his  present  business  under  the  name  of  the  James  W.  Bvrnes  Belting 
&  Hose  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  has  since  been  its  president.  The  company 
manufacturers  leather  belting  exclusively  for  all  kinds  of  machinery  and  em- 
ploys about  thirty-five  men.  The  factory  and  office  are  located  at  Nos.  914-916 
North  Second  street  and  the  volume  of  trade  is  constantly  increasing. 

On  the  loth  of  October,  1893,  ]Mr.  Byrnes  was  married  to  Miss  Genevieve 
von  Phul.  of  St.  Louis,  whose  ancestors  have  resided  in  this  citv  since  its  earliest 
settlement,  the  family  being  one  of  marked  social  and  business  prominence. 
Mr.  Bvrnes  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  Noonday  Clubs  and  his  religious 
faith  is  that  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  There  has  been  nothing  unusual 
in  his  career — the  record  of  a  business  man  w4io  gives  his  attention  to  his  com- 
mercial and  industrial  interests  and  finds  that  success  is  the  logical  sequence  of 
diligence  and  perseverance  combined  with  a  thorough  mastery  of  the  business 
in  which  he  is   engaged. 


ANDREW  P.  FISCHER. 

Through  diligent  application  and  industry  Andrew  P.  Fischer  has  placed 
himself  in  favorable  circumstances  and,  as  well,  introduced  himself  into  a  promi- 
nent place  in  commercial  circles.  For  many  years  he  served  as  a  master  me- 
chanic, being  a  stationary  engineer  of  marked  ability,  and  he  plied  this  occupa- 
tion in  a  number  of  large  manufacturing  plants.  Later  in  life  he  engaged  in 
the  hardware  business,  in  which  he  has  since  been  a  prominent  merchant.  He 
was  born  in  .St.  Louis,  September  i,  1859. 

His  father.  John  Jacob  Fischer,  and  his  mother,  Crecentia  (Yost)  Fischer, 
were  natives  of  Bavaria.  They  migrated  to  America  early  in  life  and  located 
in  this  city,  where  they  were  married.  Mr.  Fischer  made  his  voyage  to  Amer- 
ica in  a  sailing  vessel  and  landed  in  New  Orleans  after  having  been  on  the 
sea  seventy-four  days.  For  many  years  he  was  superintendent  in  the  lime  kilns 
and  quarries. 

Andrew  P.  Fischer  attended  the  St.  Peter  and  Paul  School,  at  Eighth  street 
and  Allen  avenue,  where  he  remained  until  the  age  of  twelve  years.  At  the 
termination  of  this  period  he  became  an  apprentice  in  a  machine  shop  and  re- 
mained there  a  sufficient  time  to  learn  the  trade.  In  the  meantime  to  complete  his 
education  he  attended  night  school  for  three  years,  then  held  in  the  Humboldt 
public  school  building,  and  later  took  private  lessons  in  various  subjects,  particu- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  685 

larly  in  mechanical  drawing,  from  Albert  Nauer.  He  finished  the  course  in  about 
four  months  and  then  he  took  up  the  study  of  steam  engineering,  which  he  pur- 
sued until  he  had  attained  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  when  he  applied  for  a 
license  as  a  steam  engineer.  Passing  a  creditable  examination  and  receiving 
his  certificate,  he  immediately  accepted  a  position  as  chief  engineer  for  the 
Helmbacher  Forge  &  Rolling  Mills,  with  which  firm  he  remained  for  four  years, 
W'orking  on  the  night  shift.  At  the  expiration  of  this  period  his  services  were 
so  much  appreciated  that  he  was  promoted  to  the  station  of  chief  engineer  of 
the  entire  mill  and  held  this  position  for  twenty  years.  All  told  he  served 
twenty-four  years  and  eight  months  in  the  employ  of  this  firm,  which  was  the 
largest  concern  of  the  kind  in  the  w'est  at  that  time. 

Subsequently  Mr.  Fischer  resigned  this  position  and  was  employed  in  the 
same  capacity  by  the  Green  Tree  Brewery  and  remained  with  this  firm  but 
six  months,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Collier  White  Lead  Company. 
He  had  not  worked  in  the  latter  position  long  when  he  resigned  and  engaged 
in  the  hardware  business  at  2533  South  Broadway,  with  J.  T.  Albert,  in  which 
business  he  owms  a  half  interest.  Fie  v/as  not  only  skilled  as  an  engineer  but 
manifested  exceptional  business  tact  and  since  entering  the  hardware  business 
has  succeeded  in  establishing  one  of  the  most  lucrative  concerns  in  the  citv. 

On  April  26,  1883,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Fischer  wedded  J\Iiss  Lena  Dressier. 
They  have  the  following  children :  Louisa,  twenty-four  years  old ;  John,  twenty- 
two  years  old ;  Carrie,  nineteen  years  old ;  Frederick,  sixteen  years  old ;  and 
Michael,  fourteen  years  old.  The  eldest  child,  Louisa,  is  united  in  marriage  wath 
Louis  Muschany  and  has  two  childrn,  Elmer,  five  years  of  age ;  and  Florence, 
who  is  entering  her  fourth  year. 

Mr.  Fischer  is  widely  interested  in  sporting  and  fraternal  organizations,  in 
which  he  has  a  wide  circle  of  warm  friends.  He  is  a  member  of  Brotherhood 
of  Stationary  Engineers  of  St.  Louis  and  for  the  past  thirty  years  he  has  been 
affiliated  with  the  fidelity  Alutual  Life  Insurance  Company.  He  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  St.  Paul  Society,  and  for  the  past  twelve  years  has  been  associated  with 
the  South  Side  Fishing  Club,  which  he  was  instrumental  in  organizing  and  of 
which  he  is  the  president.  Besides  these  organizations  he  is  affiliated  with  the 
St.  Louis  Motor  Boat  Club  and  the  Concordia  Turn  Verein.  He  is  an  ardent 
Catholic,  being  a  member  of  St.  Peter  and  Paul  church,  while  his  wife,  Mrs. 
Andrew^  P.  Fischer,  is  a  Protestant.  For  the  past  twenty-one  years  he  has  been 
president  of  the  Helmbacher  Relief  Company.  In  politics  Mr.  Fischer  is  a 
republican  and  he  has  always  voted  for  the  candidates  of  this  party  and  is 
anxious  for  their  success. 


RICHARD  T.  BRADLEY. 

Richard  T.  Bradley,  first  official  reporter  for  the  circuit  courts  of  St.  Louis, 
was  born  April  26,  1838,  in  Catskill.  Greene  county.  New  York.  His  father, 
Henry  Bradley,  w-as  a  native  of  the  Empire  state,  born  in  181 5,  and  the  grand- 
father, William  Bradley,  was  circuit  judge  of  Ulster  county,  New  York.  The 
Bradleys  are  descended  from  early  colonial  stock,  the  family  having  been  founded 
in  Connecticut  during  the  pioneer  epoch  in  the  colonization  of  the  new  world. 
One  of  the  name  served  under  General  Braddock  in  the_  French  and  Indian  w^ar. 
Henrv  Bradley,  having  arrived  at  years  of  maturity,  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Sarah 
Tappen,  a  daughter  of  George  Tappen,  who  was  a  brother-in-law  of  George 
Clinton,  New  York's  first  governor,  and  the  old  Tappen  homestead  was  the  resi- 
dence of  Governor  Clinton  when  he  w^as  serving  as  chief  executive  of  the  state, 
Kingston  being  at  that  time  the  capital. 

Richard  T.  Bradley  was  educated  in  the  schools  of  Kingston  and  in  the 
Mac   George   Academv.      Shortlv   after   leaving   school   he   went   to   Woodville, 


686  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTfY. 

iNIississippi,  and  secured  the  position  of  bookkeeper  in  a  commercial  house.  At 
the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  in  the  Confederate  service  as  a  member 
of  the  Sixteenth  IMississippi  \'olunteer  Infantry  and,  participating  in  the  Shenan- 
doah \'alley  campaign  with  Jackson,  he  served  until  the  second  day  of  the  bat- 
tle of  the  \Mlderness,  when  he  was  severely  wounded  and  was  sent  back  to  his 
old  home  in  [Mississippi.  Later,  however,  when  he  had  sufficiently  recovered 
he  was  attached  to  the  quartermaster's  department  until  the  close  ot  the  war. 

Later  he  became  a  resident  of  Jackson.  Mississippi,  and  was  connected  with 
the  Clarion  in  an  editorial  capacity  and  also  in  association  with  the  business 
management.  He  had  previously  studied  shorthand  while  in  school  and  during 
his  service  in  the  army  had  reported  the  address  of  General  O.  O.  Howard 
in  Jackson  in  1865,  when  the  readmission  of  the  state  was  pending.  In  1870 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  for  some  time  was  connected  with  different  manuiac- 
turing  interests  but  in  1880  turned  his  stenographic  knowledge  to  further  ac- 
count bv  opening  a  general  reporting  office.  In  1887  he  was  appointed  the  first 
official  reporter  of  the  circuit  courts,  serving  with  Judges  Barclay  and  Dillon 
until  1897.  He  afterward  did  general  work  until  1902,  when  he  was  reap- 
pointed to  his  position  as  reporter  for  the  circuit  courts.  His  ability  in  this  direc- 
tion is  pronounced,  gaining  him  distinction  in  court  reporting  circles. 

On  the  sixteenth  of  September,  1868,  Mr.  Bradley  was  married  to  Miss 
Annie  Laurie  Kellogg,  a  daughter  of  Aaron  and  Charlotte  (Webber)  Kellogg, 
early  settlers  of  New  York.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Bradley  has  always 
been  a  stalwart  democrat.  He  belongs  to  the  Episcopal  church  and  also  holds 
membership  in  the  Southern  and  Mississippi  Societies.  He  has  always  been 
fond  of  outdoor  sports,  is  an  expert  chess  player  and  was  for  many  3'ears  one 
of  the  prominent  members  of  the  St.  Louis  Chess  Club.  In  that  way  he  took 
much  of  his  recreation,  delighting  greatly  in  what  is  one  of  the  most  scientific 
games.  Mr.  Bradlev  has  a  wide  acquaintance  in  the  courts  among  lawyers  and 
judges  and  has  an  extensive  circle  of  friends  among  the  members  of  the  bar. 


WILLIAAI   HENRY  ANTHONY  ^IILTENBERGER. 

Business  classification  places  William  H.  .\.  Aliltenberger  with  the  pro- 
moters— men  of  splendid  ability  and  keen  insight,  who  recognize  the  oppor- 
tunities for  instituting  new  enterprises,  strengthening  business  resources  through 
combination  or  advancing  previously  organized  interests  by  more  careful  and 
systematic  management.  St.  Louis  has  largely  profited  by  his  efforts  in  various 
lines  and  moreover  he  is  a  notable  example  of  the  men  who  as  the  architects 
of  their  own  fortune  have  builded  wisely  and  well.  He  was  born  in  this  city 
September  2.  1870,  and  although  connected  with  several  of  the  most  prominent 
old  French  families,  both  through  marriage  and  through  birth,  while  his  own 
people  have  long  been  numbered  among  the  afiluent  and  influential  of  the  city, 
yet  he  has  never  received  assistance  from  the  family  estate  but  from  the  outset 
of  his  career  has  depended  upon  his  own  efforts  and  the  outcome  represents 
the  utilization  and  development  of  his  innate  talents  and  powers. 

His  father,  Eugene  Miltcnljcrger,  was  well  known  in  connection  with  the 
banking  firm  of  Bogy  &  Miltenberger,  of  which  United  States  Senator  Vital 
Bogy,  an  uncle  of  W.  H.  A.  Miltenberger,  was  the  head.  The  father  was  born 
in  Alsace  Lorraine,  then  a  part  of  France,  in  1815,  and  came  to  America  about 
1820  or  1821,  settling  at  Alton,  Illinois,  where  he  engaged  in  banking  for  some 
time.  He  removed  to  St.  Louis  in  1823  and  entered  the  law  ofifice  of  Vital  Bogy, 
with  whom  he  later  formed  a  partnership  for  the  conduct  of  a  banking  and  law 
business.  He  subsef|uently  married  Miss  Mary  Ann  Bogy,  a  niece  of  his  part- 
ner and  a  native  of  Stc.  Cenevievc.  Missouri,  a  French  settlement  near  this  city. 
He  died  Ayjril    r,    1878.     In  liis  Inisiness  affairs   Eugene  ^liltenberger  prospered 


WILLIA^I    n.  A.  MILTEXBERGER 


688  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

until  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  rated  foremost  among  the  mihionaire  resi- 
dents of  St.  Louis. 

Wilham  H.  A.  ]\Iikenberger  was  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  thirteen  chil- 
dren, of  whom  seven  daughters  and  two  sons  yet  survive,  his  brother  being  John 
J.  ^Nliltenberger.  a  real-estate  dealer  of  St.  Louis.  In  the  private  schools  he  be- 
gan his  education,  continuing  his  studies  in  the  St.  Louis  University  and  Chris- 
tian Brothers  College,  pursuing  a  commercial  course  in  the  latter.  He  was  but 
eight  years  of  age  when  he  became  a  cash  boy  in  the  employ  of  William  F.  Crow 
and  after  his  school  days  were  over  he  entered  real-estate  and  financial  circles, 
following  the  traditional  occupation  of  the  family,  which  through  various  gen- 
erations has  been  represented  in  the  banking  bsuiness.  Mr.  Miltenberger  has 
since  engaged  extensively  in  the  promotion  of  building  enterprises  which  have 
contributed  largely  to  the  improvement  and  architectural  adornment  of  the  city 
as  well  as  to  his  individual  prosperity.  There  stand  as  monuments  to  his  enter- 
prise the  Buckingham  hotel  and  the  Times  and  LaSalle  buildings  and  he  also 
promoted  the  Gill  building,  while  many  residences  have  been  erected  by  him. 
He  now  owns  the  La  Salle  building,  which  he  has  but  recently  completed  and 
which  is  one  of  the  fine  modern  olifice  structures  of  the  city.  There  seems  in  his 
vocabularv  no  such  word  as  fail.  He  does  not  claim  that  he  possesses  business 
characteristics  unusual  to  the  majority  but  those  who  know  aught  of  his  career 
recognize  the  fact  that  he  has  employed  his  time,  his  talents  and  his  opportuni- 
ties to  the  best  advantage  and  therein  he  has  passed  many  another  in  the  race 
of  life,  reaching  the  goal  of  prominence  and  prosperity  long  before  others  who 
perhaps  started  out  far  in  advance  of  him. 

Air.  Aliltenberger  was  married  to  Miss  Jannette  A.  O'Brien,  a  daughter 
of  the  late  Alajor  General  Henry  O'Brien,  of  Minnesota,  who  received  the 
medal  of  honor  at  Gettysburg.  They  have  two  sons :  William  H.  A.,  Jr.,  now 
three  years  of  age ;  and  Valle  Bogy,  now  in  his  first  year.  Mr.  Miltenberger 
has  ahvays  been  active  in  politics  and  gives  stalwart  support  to  the  democracy 
but  has  never  sought  office.  He  has  traveled  extensively  both  at  home  and 
abroad,  is  a  patron  and  lover  of  art  and  has  a  large  collection  of  works  of  the 
best  European  artists,  both  in  water  and  oil. 


DAN'L  EVANS. 


Dan'l  Evans,  a  contractor  coming  from  the  little  rock-ribbed  country  of 
Wales,  has  been  very  successful  in  his  business  career  in  St.  Louis,  finding  in 
this  city,  with  its  pulsing  industrial  life,  excellent  opportunity  for  advancement 
and  progress.  He  was  born  in  the  countv  of  Montgomerv  in  Xorth  Wales, 
September  28,  1849,  '''is  parents  being  Richard  R.  and  Catherine  Evans.  The 
father  was  a  woolen  manufacturer  and  began  business  in  Pandy,  Merioneth- 
shire, Wales.  His  wife  was  the  daughter  of  a  Baptist  minister  and  died  when 
her  son  Dan'l  w^as  but  eight  years  of  age.  In  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
country  he  began  his  education  and  through  two  winter  seasons  was  a  pupil 
in  the  night  schools  of  St.  Louis. 

At  the  age  of  fourteen,  however,  he  started  out  in  life  on  his  own  account, 
entering  upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the  carpenter's  trade  under  a  ]Mr.  Hughes  in 
Aberdovy,  Xorth  Wales.  From  his  early  boyhood  he  displayed  a  fondness 
for  making  things  from  wood  and  natural  predilection  seemed  to  designate  the 
carpenter's  trade  as  the  one  which  he  should  choose  as  a  life  vocation.  He  has 
always  continued  in  this  line  and  success  has  followed  his  persistent  and  well 
directed  labors.  Coming  to  America  with  his  father  in  1864,  he  located  in 
Johnstown,  Pennsylvania,  and  during  his  two  years'  residence  there  he  worked 
in  the  carpenter  shop  of  the  Caml)ria   iron   works.     Later  he  went  to  Racine, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  689 

Wisconsin,  where  he  finished  learning  his  trade,  residing  at  that  place  for  five 
years.  He  was  next  a  resident  of  Emporia,  Kansas,  where  he  continued  until 
the  fall  of  1873,  when  he  retraced  his  steps,  remaining  for  a  brief  period  at 
Topeka  and  at  Kansas  City  before  reaching-  St.  Louis. 

Now  for  more  than  a  third  of  a  century  he  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city 
and  worked  at  his  trade  in  the  employ  of  others  durnig  the  first  two  years  of 
his  residence  here.  He  then  became  a  general  builder  and  has  conducted  busi- 
ness in  contracting  lines  since.  His  first  contract  was  a  residence  for  T.  A. 
Stoddart,  who  at  that  time  was  cashier  of  the  Third  National  Bank,  in  Cabanne 
Place  west  of  Union  avenue,  and  the  house  was  the  first  in  that  vicinity  built 
with  all  modern  improvements.  Mr.  Evans  was  a  stranger  in  the  city,  not  know- 
ing any  one  whom  he  could  ask  to  go  upon  his  bond.  He  was  about  to  lose  the 
contract  on  that  account  wdien  Mr.  Stoddart  called  him  into  his  office  and  put 
him  through  a  rigid  course  of  questioning  regarding  his  habits,  mode  of  living 
and  his  capability  as  a  builder.  Mr,  Evans  gave  him  the  names  of  all  the 
men  for  whom  he  had  been  working  in  St.  Louis  and  Mr.  Stoddart  seemed  much 
interested,  dismissing  him  with  the  remark  that  he  would  see.  About  four  days 
afterward  Mr.  Evans  received  word  from  the  architect  to  come  down  and  sign 
a  contract  for  Mr.  Stoddart's  house,  as  the  latter  had  satisfied  himself  that  'Mr. 
Evans  could  build  the  residence  and  that  he  would  go  upon  the  bond  himself. 
This  is  perhaps  the  only  instance  wdiere  the  owner  has  gone  upon  his  builder's 
bond  to  build  his  own  house.  It  was  an  indication,  however,  of  the  implicit 
confidence  wdiich  he  had  in  Mr.  Evans'  honesty  and  he  further  demonstrated 
this  by  making  to  him  all  payments  certified  to  by  his  architect  and  never  ask- 
ing for  a  receipt  for  the  money  paid  out  to  the  sub-contractors. 

After  completing  the  first  contract  others  came  to  him  and  he  was  soon 
conducting  an  extensive  business,  which  has  included  the  erection  of  resi- 
dences for  F.  H.  Ludington,  George  O.  Carpenter,  Chas.  B.  Greely,  L.  B.  Teb- 
bitts,  James  Richardson,  D.  R.  Francis  and  others.  He  has  also  done  the  work 
on  the  Mercantile  Library,  the  Thompson  building,  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  building,  St.  Luke's  Hospital,  the  Jewish  Hospital  and  other  promi- 
nent public  structures.  He  served  for  two  terms  as  the  president  of  the  Me- 
chanics' Exchange  and  was  the  first  president  of  the  Master  Builders'  Associa- 
tion, in  wdiich  connections  he  has  done  much  to  further  the  interests  of  the  city 
not  only  along  architectural  lines  but  in  other  ways  which  have  greatly  bene- 
fited St.  Louis.  At  all  times  he  has  been  in  sympathy  with  progressive  move- 
ments in  behalf  of  the  city  and  became  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition,  doing  all  in  his  power  to  make  that  project  the  splendid 
success  which  it  proved. 

On  the  seventeenth  of  October,  1883,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Evans  was  married 
to  Miss  Jennie  Jones,  of  this  city,  who  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  of  Welsh 
parentage  and  removed  to  St.  Louis  in  the  '60s.  They  have  two  living  children, 
Jennie  M.  E.  and  Mabel  Lillian.  In  Februar}'.  1896,  Mr.  Evans  completed  the 
residence   at  3137  Lafayette  avenue  which  has  since  been  the   family  home. 

Mr.  Evans  is  a  Master  Mason  and  belongs  also  to  St.  Louis  Commandery, 
K.  T.  He  is  likewise  enrolled  among  the  members  of  Wildy  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F., 
and  Alpha  Council  of  the  Legion  of  Honor.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  but 
has  never  aspired  to  office.  Since  his  childhood  days  he  has  been  a  church  mem- 
ber, first  joining  the  church  in  Aberdovy,  Wales,  and  from  there  bringing  his 
church  papers  to  this  country,  since  which  time  he  has  united  successively  with 
the  Welsh  church  at  Johnstown,  Pennsylvania,  Racine,  Wisconsin,  and  Emporia, 
Kansas.  On  coming  to  St.  Louis,  as  there  was  no  Welsh  church  in  this  city. 
he  united  with  the  Presbyterian  church  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  Lafayette 
Park  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  is  holding  the  offices  of  deacon  and  trus- 
tee. The  laudable  ambition  that  prompted  his  emigration  to  America  in  the 
hope  that  he  might  more  ra[)idly  acquire  success  here  has  been  followed  by  a 
career  of  usefulness.     His  energv  and  determination  have  enabled  him  to  over- 

44— VOL.   II. 


690  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY„ 

come  all  obstacles  and  as  the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes  he  has  builded  wisely 
and  well.  He  has  long  figured  as  one  of  the  well  known  and  successful  con- 
tractors of  St.  Louis  and  his  capability  in  business  lines  is  well  balanced  by  his 
commercial  integrity. 


GEORGE  V.  EMERY. 


George  \'.  Emery  is  secretary  of  the  Calvary  Cemetery  Association.  He 
is  a  son  of  George  and  Abbie  (Lewis)  Emery,  and  was  born  in  Boston,  Sep- 
tember I.  1843.  While  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  he 
attended  the  public  schools  and  thus  qualified  for  the  practical  and  responsible 
duties  that  come  when  one  enters  business  life.  He  was  employed  in  different 
ways  in  the  east  until  1864,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  worked  in  a 
wholesale  grocery  for  one  year.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  returned 
to  Boston  but  in  1870  again  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  employed  in  different 
railroad  offices  until  January  i,  1891,  wdien  his  executive  force,  business  ability 
and  keen  discrimination  led  to  his  selection  for  the  secretaryship  of  the  Cal- 
vary Cemetery  Association.  He  has  continued  in  the  position  to  the  present 
time,  covering  a  period  of  seventeen  years.  This  is  the  largest  cemetery  of  the 
city.  While  in  the  east,  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  War,  he  served  as  pay- 
master's clerk  of  the  Union  Army,  for  a  time  being  stationed  at  Boston. 

]\Ir.  Emery  was  married  in  his  native  city  in  1868  to  Miss  Carrie  F.  Wade, 
and  thev  have  one  daughter,  Lillian  V.  The  family  are  communicants  of  the 
Catholic  church  and  Mr.  Emery  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  to  the 
Catholic  Knights  of  America.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat,  interested  and  ac- 
tive on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  His  social  qualities  are  such  as 
render  him  personally  popular  and  he  has  an  extensive  circle  of  warm  friends 
in  the  city  of  his  adoption. 


FERDINAND  C.  BRETSNYDER. 

Resistless  energy,  unfaltering  determination  and  the  industry  that  never 
flags,  have  been  the  salient  features  in  the  business  record  of  Ferdinand  C. 
Bretsnyder  and  have  led  to  his  success  so  that  he  is  now  conducting  a  pros- 
perous business  as  president  of  the  Bell  Oil  Company,  which  was  incorporated 
on  the  25th  of  March,  1905. 

He  was  born  in  Chicago,  October  14,  1868,  his  parents  being  Balthasar 
and  Eliza  Bretsnyder.  The  family  comes  of  German  ancestry.  The  father,  who 
for  many  years  conducted  business  as  a  wagon  painter,  winning  well  merited 
success  in  that  undertaking,  has  lived  retired  for  the  past  twenty-five  years. 
The  son  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  but  while 
he  therein  mastered  the  common  branches  he  has  supplemented  his  early  train- 
ing by  the  broad  practical  knowledge  he  has  gained  in  the  school  of  experience. 
When  he  put  aside  his  text-books  in  1883  he  engaged  in  the  engraving  business 
with  his  brother  William  Bretsnyder,  continuing  in  that  line  of  activity  in  Chi- 
cago for  about  seven  years.  In  1890  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  oil  business 
in  that  city,  engaged  in  the  retail  distribution,  and  he  carried  on  the  work  for 
fourteen  years.  In  1903  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  established  a  retail  dis- 
tribution business  in  this  city.  He  continued  thus  to  engage  in  the  sale  of 
oil  until  1905,  when  he  limited  his  efforts  to  supplying  dealers  and  manu- 
facturers and  now  sells  only  to  the  wholesale  trade.  Perseverance  and  honorable 
methods  have  brought  him  the  success  which  he  is  now  enjoying,  enabling  him 
to  builrl  njj  a  business  of  large  anrl  profitable  ])roT)ortions. 


F.  C.  BRETSNYDER 


692  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

\Miile  living  in  Chicago  Air.  Bretsnyder  was  married  to  jMiss  ]\Iamie  Kofoed, 
the  wedding  being  celebrated  in  1895.  Their  marriage  has  been  blessed  with 
four  daughters  and  tw^o  sons  but  they  lost  one  daughter.  Mildred  and  Nina, 
aged  respectively  ten  and  twelve  years,  are  attending  the  Bryan  Hill  school. 
Marvel  O.  is  a  little  kindergarten  pupil.  Francis  Louisiana,  four  years  of  age, 
was  named  in  honor  of  Governor  Francis  and  the  world's  fair.  Rudolph  is  in 
his  first  year. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Bretsnyder  is  independent.  He  does  not  believe 
in  the  domination  of  political  machines  and  holds  himself  free  to  vote  as  his 
judgment  dictates.  The  only  time  that  he  has  ever  been  a  candidate  for  office 
was  when  he  was  placed  upon  the  Chicago  platform  party  municipal  ownership 
ticket  in  Chicago  for  the  position  of  alderman,  which  ticket  was  headed  by 
Governor  Altgeld  for  mayor.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fra- 
ternity and  of  the  Order  of  Columbian  Knights.  He  regards  St.  Louis  as  the 
city  of  his  permanent  residence  and  has  become  the  owner  of  an  attractive  home 
here  at  No.  1420  Obear  avenue.  Although  he  has  lived  in  St.  Louis  for  only  a 
brief  period  he  has  come  to  be  recognized  as  a  strong  and  alert  business  man 
who  does  not  depend  upon  any  fortunate  circumstance  or  environment  but  builds 
his  success  upon  his  own  labor. 


EDWARD  R.  EMANUEL. 

Edward  R.  Emanuel,  who.  since  1895,  h^s  been  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Sonnenfeld  ]Millinery  Company,  at  No.  610  Washington  avenue,  St.  Louis, 
was  born  at  Linneus,  Alissouri,  February  25,  1870.  His  parents,  Herman  and 
Rosalie  (Emanuel)  Emanuel,  were  natives  of  Germany  and  were  second  cous- 
ins. The  former  was  born  in  Bavaria  and  the  latter  in  Hessen.  In  1865  Mr. 
Emanuel  came  to  America,  while  eight  years  before  his  cousin,  whom  he  was 
later  to  make  his  wife,  had  crossed  the  Atlantic  with  her  parents,  locating  in 
St.  Louis.  Herman  Emanuel  took  up  his  abode  at  Chillicothe,  Missouri,  where 
he  was  employed  by  the  firm  of  Jacob  Berg  &  Company,  until  his  marriage  on 
the  25th  of  April,  1869.  He  then  removed  to  Linneus,  Missouri,  where  he  es- 
tablished business  on  his  own  account,  conducting  the  enterprise  vmtil  1875, 
u'hen  he  removed  to  Brookfield,  Missouri.  Thirteen  years  later  he  disposed 
of  his  interests  there  and  went  to  San  Diego,  California,  but  on  account  of  his 
wife's  health  he  sold  his  interests  there  in  June,  1890,  and  returned  to  St.  Louis. 
Mrs.  Emanuel  was  improved  by  the  change  and  lived  until  June,  1903.  Her 
husband  survived  her  only  a  few  months,  passing  away  in  October  of  the  same 
year. 

Their  son.  Edward  R.  Emanuel,  was  a  pupil  of  the  public  schools  of  Brook- 
field,  Missouri,  of  Macon  City  (Mo.)  Military  Academy,  and  of  the  Harvard 
School  at  Chicago,  Illinois.  He  began  his  business  career  in  San  Diego,  Cali- 
fornia, in  1888,  but  preferred  the  middle  west  and  in  1890  sold  out  and  came 
to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  was  with  the  I.  B.  Rosenthal  Millinery  Company  until 
1895,  when  he  and  his  brother-in-law,  Leopold  Ackerman,  purchased  the  mil- 
linery business  of  Adolph  Rosenthal  and  Mrs.  Fannie  Sonnenfeld,  the  latter 
being  his  sister.  At  that  time  Mr.  Emanuel  became  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Sonnenfeld  Millinery  Company  and  has  continued  in  this  official  connec- 
tion to  the  present  time.  The  company  handles  a  complete  line  of  modish  mil- 
linery, together  with  fancy  goods  and  cloaks,  and  the  business  is  liberally  pat- 
ronized, for  they  fully  meet  the  demands  of  the  trade. 

In  June,  1896,  Mr.  Emanuel  was  married  to  Miss  Paula  Frankenthal,  of 
St.  Louis,  a  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Julia  Frankenthal,  natives  of  Germany. 
Unto  them  has  been  born  a  daughter,  Evelyn  Esther,  who  is  wath  her  parents 
at  the  family  home  at  No.  4327  West  Pine  boulevard. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  693 

Mr.  Emanuel  is  independent  in  politics.  He  belongs  to  the  Columbian 
and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs,  and  is  also  connected  with  the  B'nai  B'rith.  He 
possesses  that  quality  which,  for  want  of  a  better  term,  has  been  called  "com- 
mercial sense,"  a  quality  which  enables  him  to  recognize  the  value  of  a  business 
situation  and  to  judge  his  opportunities  at  their  true  worth.  He  is  bending  his 
energies  largely  to  the  upbuilding  of  his  business,  and  his  capable  control  is 
manifest  in  its  prosperous  condition. 


GEORGE  H.  LOKER. 


A  glance  at  the  history  of  past  centuries  will  indicate  at  once  what  would 
be  the  condition  of  the  world  if  the  mining-  interests  no  longer  had  a  part  in  the 
industrial  and  commercial  life.  Only  a  few  centuries  ago  agriculture  was  almost 
the  only  occupation  of  man.  A  landed  proprietor  surrounded  himself  with  his 
tenants  and  his  serfs  who  tilled  his  broad  fields,  while  he  reaped  the  reward 
of  their  labors,  but  when  the  rich  mineral  resources  of  the  world  were  placed 
upon  the  market  industry  found  its  way  into  new  and  broader  fields,  minerals 
were  used  in  the  production  of  hundreds  of  inventions  and  the  business  of  na- 
tions was  revolutionized.  When  considering  those  facts  we  can  in  a  measure 
determine  the  value  to  mankind  of  mining  interests.  One  who  is  connected  with 
the  rich  mineral  resources  of  the  west  is  George  H.  Loker,  who  was  born  October 
9,  1845,  ^^  St.  Louis,  his  parents  being  George  H.  and  Mary  (Fleming)  Loker. 
The  father  was  born  in  St.  Mary  county,  Maryland,  and  the  mother  at  Floris- 
sant, St.  Louis  county.  George  H.  Loker,  Sr.,  became  a  prominent  representa- 
tive of  financial  interests,  being  well  known  in  banking  circles  as  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  Loker,  Renick  &  Company,  and  of  the  firm  of  G.  H.  Loker  & 
Brother. 

As  a  pupil  in  the  Benton  public  school,  of  this  city,  George  H.  Loker  com- 
pleted the  work  of  the  primary  and  grammar  schools  and  afterward  continued 
his  grammar  course  and  pursued  a  classical  course  in  Washington  University. 
He  was  graduated  from  the  classical  course  in  the  St.  Louis  University  in  1864, 
and  the  following  year  was  devoted  to  classical  study  in  the  College  de  la  Paix, 
Namur,  Belgium.  In  1867  he  pursued  a  course  in  Jones  Commercial  College, 
of  this  city.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  messenger  in  the 
banking  house  of  G.  H.  Loker  &  Brother,  and  became  shipping  clerk  and  subse- 
quently salesman  with  the  wholesale  tobacco  firm  of  Seemuller  &  Company.  i\s 
he  advanced  in  business  life  he  became  connected  with  the  wholesale  drug  busi- 
ness under  the  name  of  Vandewater,  Loker  &  Company,  but  afterward  with- 
drew from  that  firm  and  joined  Edwin  Harrison  in  organizing  the  St.  Louis 
Smelting  &  Refining  Company  and,  incidentally,  several  mining  companies  ope- 
rating in  Colorado  and  Mexico.  The  Mikado  Mining  &  Smelting  Company  is 
the  successor  of  one  of  these  mining  companies,  which  is  still  in  operation,  hav- 
ing already  been  a  big  producer  of  ore  at  Leadville,  Colorado.  Another  is  the 
Meyer  Mining  Company,  also  in  operation,  of  which  Mr.  Loker  is  the  president 
and  the  only  one  of  the  original  stockholders  living.  He  has  extensive  invest- 
ments in  these  lines  and  what  he  has  accomplished  has  given  him  rank  with 
leading  mining  operators  of  the  west. 

Mr.  Loker  organized  the  first  military  company  after  the  Civil  W'ar,  it 
being  know^n  as  Company  A  of  the  Engineers  Corps.  Colonel  N.  Pritchard  be- 
coming its  captain.  Mr.  Loker  continued  with  that  company  until  it  was  merged 
with  Company  A,  of  the  First  Regiment,  of  which  he  acted  as  sergeant  major 
until  he  retired  from  active  service.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  church. 

Mr.  Loker  claims  that  the  only  incident  in  his  career  worthy  of  note  is 
the  fact  that  he  was  directlv  connected  with  the  founding  of  the  citv  of  Lead- 


694  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ville,  Colo.,  and  yet  his  fellow  citizens  recognize  him  as  an  enterprising  and 
reliable  business  man,  one  whose  achievements  are  the  testimonial  of  well  di- 
rected and  intelligent  effort.  The  story  of  work  in  Leadville,  however,  is  of 
deep  interest  and  is  worthy  of  record  in  this  connection.  In  1876  or  1877  a 
friend  of  his,  August  R.  j\Ieyer,  formerly  of  St.  Louis,  had  an  assay  office  at 
Alma,  Colorado,  and  was  the  purchasing  agent  of  the  St.  Louis  Smelting  &  Re- 
lining  Company,  of  which  jNIr.  Loker  was  secretary.  Mr.  Meyer  wrote  that  he 
was  "going  over  the  range""  to  California  Gulch  at  the  request  of  a  gold  placer 
miner  named  Wood,  who  wanted  him  to  examine  some  ore  he  had  discovered  in 
tvhich  there  was  something  queer,  of  which  he  did  not  know  the  nature.  On 
his  return  to  Alma  Mr.  jNIeyer  wrote  Mr.  Loker  that  the  substance  that  was 
worrying  the  miner  was  carbonate  of  lead  running  high  in  silver,  and  "he  be- 
lieved there  were  large  quantities  of  it  in  that  vicinity  and  asked  Mr.  Loker  to 
get  him  appointed  agent  of  his  company  for  that  place.  Mr.  Loker  spoke  to 
Edwin  Harrison,  president  of  the  company,  and  several  of  the  directors,  with 
the  result  that  Mr.  Meyer  received  the  appointment  he  requested. 

Shortly  after  that  ^Ir.  Loker  organized  among  the  stockholders  of  the  St. 
Louis  Smelting  &  Refining  Company  an  outside  company  which  was  called  the 
Meyer  Alining  &  Exploring  Company,  the  new  stockholders  putting  in  the  cash 
and  Mr.  Meyer  his  discoveries.  Their  own  and  other  discoveries  became  so 
extensive  that  Mr.  Meyer  advised  the  company  to  build  a  smelter  on  the  spot, 
and  he  induced  a  placer  miner  named  Starr  to  donate  to  the  company  a  large 
part  of  his  placer  in  consideration  of  their  paying  the  cost  of  getting  a  United 
States  patent  for  the  whole  claim.  In  order  to  obtain  a  patent  for  the  ground 
it  was  necessary  to  dig  holes  at  various  places  on  the  claim  and  if  the  earth 
taken  out  contained  gold  in  paying  quantities,  a  patent  would  be  granted.  This 
was  done  by  the  St.  Louis  Smelting  &  Refining  Company  and  a  patent  was 
granted. 

At  Mr.  Meyer"s  request  Mr.  Harrison  went  there  early  in  the  summer  and 
was  so  impressed  with  what  he  saw  that  on  his  return  he  recommended  to 
their  board  that  a  smelter  be  built  at  once  and  out  of  compliment  to  Mr.  Har- 
rison it  was  called  the  Harrison  Reduction  Works. 

In  July  Mr.  Loker  went  there,  going  from  Alma  on  horseback  over  the 
range,  for  there  was  no  road,  and  lost  the  path  for  awhile  on  top  of  the  range 
on  account  of  a  heavy  fall  of  snow.  Arriving  at  the  scene  of  operations  he 
found  only  a  cabin  where  Aleyer  did  his  assaying  and  lived,  but  he  was  then 
engaged  in  laying  out  the  site  for  the  smelter,  a  space  about  four  hundred  feet 
square,  surrounded  by  a  fence.  The  rest  of  the  ground  was  intended  for  the 
use  of  the  teams  hauling  the  ore. 

In  order  that  their  workmen  and  employees  might  procure  living  necessi- 
ties at  fair  prices  the  company  gave  a  lot  just  outside  their  fence  to  a  store- 
keeper of  Oro,  the  nearest  town,  and  a  lot  opposite  to  another  storekeeper  on 
condition  that  they  would  locate  general  stores  there.  This  was  the  beginning 
of  what  was  afterward  called  Leadville.  Mr.  Meyer  wanted  to  call  it  Harrison, 
but  Mr.  Harrison  and  many  of  the  newcomers,  thought  Leadville  would  be 
better  on  account  of  the  large  production  of  argentiferous  lead  ore.  The  name 
of  one  of  those  storekeepers  was  H.  A.  W.  Taber,  who  afterward  became  the 
millionaire  senator  from  Colorado. 

After  the  smelter  was  built  the  officers  of  the  company  organized  a  Col- 
orado corporation  called  the  Park  Range  Toll  Road  Company,  which  built  and 
maintained  a  fine  toll  road  from  the  eastern  side  of  the  range,  in  South  Park, 
into  Leadville.  About  the  same  time  a  freighting  company  was  organized  to 
buy  and  hire  teams  to  haul  the  ore  and  product  of  the  smelter  from  Leadville 
to  the  railroad  at  Colorado  Springs.  Mr.  Meyer  visited  New  Mexico  and 
Arizona  to  induce  freighters  to  come  to  Leadville,  and  he  obtained  a  great 
many.  The  freighting  company  also  brought  in  furnace  supplies  and  merchan- 
dise from  Colorado  Springs. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  695 

In  the  meantime  the  fame  of  the  mines  had  gone  abroad  and  the  people 
llocked  in  from  everywhere,  and  they  all  wanted  to  get  as  near  the  Harrison 
Reduction  Works  as  possible  and  the  company,  on  the  other  hand,  did  not  want 
them  so  near,  but  in  the  night  frame  houses  would  be  built  outside  the  fence. 
At  first  they  were  forcibly  ejected,  but  soon  they  became  too  numerous  and 
aggressive,  so  the  idea  of  holding  the  ground  for  the  original  purpose  was 
abandoned  and  that  part  laid  out  in  streets  and  alleys  which  were  donated  to 
the  city  and  kept  the  streets  free  of  "jumpers"  (squatters).  The  rest  of  that 
ground  was  divided  into  town  lots  and  James  R.  Loker,  younger  brother  of 
George  H.  Loker,  was  appointed  real-estate  agent  to  attend  to  it.  He  tried  to 
sell  the  lots  to  those  who  had  unlawfully  entered  upon  them,  or  rent  them,  but 
they  resisted  payment  and  formed  an  association  to  test  the  validity  of  the 
company's  patent.  Their  attorney  contended  that  the  ground  was  more  valua- 
ble for  town  lots  than  for  placer  mining  and,  besides  that,  the  charter  of  the 
St.  Louis  Smelting  &  Rehning  Company  did  not  permit  it  to  conduct  a  real- 
estate  business.  The  United  States  court  at  Denver  admitted  these  conten- 
tions, ignoring  the  fact  that  the  placer  patent  was  granted  before  a  town  was 
thought  of  and  that  a  mining  patent  was  the  only  kind  that  would  hold  on  min- 
mg  ground ;  and  the  charter  of  the  company  was  in  evidence  that  it  could 
transact  a  real-estate  business.  The  court  decided  against  the  company  and  the 
opinion  was  telegraphed  to  Leadville.  The  next  morning  when  the  manager 
of  the  Harrison  Reduction  Works  appeared  he  found  that  not  only  the  ground 
outside  the  fence  had  been  "jumped"  but  also  the  space  inside  the  fence  was 
occupied  by  frame  houses  hastily  put  up  or  in  process  of  erection.  The  mana- 
ger at  once  summoned  J.  R.  Loker,  who  was  at  the  mines  of  w'hich  he  was 
superintendent.  After  a  quick  conference  Mr.  Loker  went  back  to  the  mines 
and  gathered  together  all  the  miners  under  control  of  the  company  and  organ- 
ized them  into  a  fighting  company  and  marched  them  down  behind  the  Harri- 
son Reduction  Works  buildings  where  they  would  not  be  seen  and  where  they 
were  joined  by  the  workmen  of  the  Harrison  Reduction  Works.  In  the  mean- 
time the  frame  buildings  were  being  constructed  and  squatter's  title  to  lots  were 
selling  high,  but  at  a  signal  the  company's  forces  marched  out  from  behind  the 
building  in  company  front,  the  front  rank  carrying  telegraph  poles,  and  in  a 
little  while  every  house  was  battered  down  and  the  debris  and  the  squatters 
were  thrown  over  the  fence,  and  guards  were  kept  at  the  fence  to  see  that  they 
did  not  come   back. 

The  company  appealed  the  case  to  the  supreme  court  at  Washington,  which 
reversed  the  decision  of  the  Denver  court,  both  as  to  the  validity  of  the  patent 
and  the  right  to  deal  in  real  estate.  In  rendering  the  decision  it  was  said  by 
some  one  connected  with  the  case — Air.  Loker  does  not  recall  whether  it  was 
the  court  or  one  of  the  lawyers — that  the  company  could  run  a  steamboat  also 
if  it  was  done  in  the  interest  of  the  smelting  and  refining  business.  In  fact  when 
the  mandate  was  received  the  agent  of  the  St.  Louis  Smelting  &  Refining  Com- 
pany took  possession  of  all  the  buildings  on  the  ground,  among  which  was  a 
large  hotel,  theater  and  a  newspaper.  But  the  company  did  not  wish  to  deal 
in  real  estate  and  business  enterprises,  and  sold  them  as  fast  as  possible. 

Mr.  Loker  attaches  value  to  this  account  because  of  the  fact  that  it  com- 
memorates the  quick  upbuilding  of  a  large  city  by  the  enterprise  and  capital  of 
St.  Louis  people.  They  supplied  at  once  what  was  needed,  wagon  roads,  freight- 
ing outfits,  telegraph  lines,  a  newspaper  and  finally  caused  the  building  of  the 
South  Park  Railroad  from  its  terminus  at  Morrison  into  Leadville,  and  as  the 
latter  is  a  matter  of  interest,  Mr.  Loker  relates  the  way  in  which  it  happened 
to  be  built. 

The  Kansas  Pacific  was  the  first  railroad  operating  between  Kansas  City 
and  Denver,  and  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad  was  operating  between 
Denver  and  Pueblo  and  was  being  built  through  the  Royal  Gorge  to  the  Arkan- 
sas vallev,  at  the  head  of  which  stands  Leadville.     It  also  owned  coal  mines  at 


696  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Trinidad,  Colorado,  and  was  building  toward  them,  but  for  the  time  depended 
on  the  Santa  Fe  Railroad  to  bring  the  coal  and  coke  to  Pueblo.  The  St.  Louis 
Smelting  &  Refining  Company  had  a  contract  with  the  Kansas  Pacific  from 
Denver  to  Kansas  City  on  freighting  ore  and  base  bullion  (the  product  of  the 
Harrison  Reduction  Works)  and  another  contract  with  the  Denver  &  Rio 
Grande  Railroad  from  Colorado  Springs  to  Denver.  After  a  time  the  Santa  Fe 
Railroad  got  control  of  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  and  the  traffic  manager  of  the 
Santa  Fe  system  came  to  the  office  of  the  St.  Louis  Smelting  and  Refining 
Company  in  St.  Louis  and  requested  them  to  divert  their  shipments  from  the 
Kansas  Pacific,  at  Denver,  to  the  Santa  Fe,  at  Pueblo.  He  was  told  that  the 
matter  would  be  considered  when  the  company's  contract  with  the  Kansas  Pacific 
expired,  but  he  wanted  it  done  at  once  and  said  that  if  the  company  did  not  make 
the  change  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  would  charge  them  ten  dollars  per  ton 
on  ore  from  Colorado  Springs  to  Denver  and  an  increased  rate  on  coke  from 
Trinidad  to  Colorado  Springs.  He  was  told  that  the  company  had  a  contract 
with  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  also,  but  he  said  that  made  no  difiference ;  that 
the  Santa  Fe  had  control  and  would  not  recognize  the  contract. 

Air.  Loker,  with  whom  the  agent  had  been  attempting  his  negotiations,  im- 
mediately informed  Mr.  Harrison  of  the  conversation,  and  the  president  of  the 
company  replied  that  he  would  see  that  it  did  make  a  dift'erence.  He  tele- 
graphed to  ^Ir.  Aleyer  to  meet  him  in  Denver  on  a  certain  day  and  bring  with 
him  the  chiefs  of  the  freighters,  and  he  telegraphed  Mr.  Muir,  traffic  manager 
of  the  Kansas  Pacific,  to  meet  him  at  the  depot  at  Kansas  City  prepared  to  make 
a  low  rate  on  coke  from  St.  Louis  and  on  grain  and  provisions  from  points  on 
the  Kansas  Pacific  to  Denver.  Mr.  Muir  met  him  and  Mr.  Harrison  told  him 
of  the  threat  of  the  Santa  Fe  and  outlined  a  plan  to  divert  all  the  traffic  of 
Leadville  from  Colorado  Springs  to  Morrison,  the  terminus  of  the  South  Park 
Railroad.  Air.  Muir  readily  entered  into  the  plan  and  made  suitable  rates  and 
Air.  Harrison  continued  on  to  Denver.  Mr.  Meyer  and  tTie  freighters  were 
already  there  and  arrangements  were  made  to  divert  the  freight.  The  South 
Park  Railroad  officials  were  seen  and  they  agreed  to  build  the  railroad  west- 
ward from  Alorrison.  All  this  required  that  the  company  build  depots  all  along 
the  road  to  Alorrison  supplied  with  provisions  for  man  and  beast.  Mr.  Loker's 
memory  is  that  they  began  hauling  to  Morrison  in  less  than  a  month  and  the 
South  Park  Railroad  was  finished  to  Leadville  in  a  very  short  time. 

In  closing  this  account  of  the  beginning  of  Leadville  Mr.  Loker  can  prop- 
erly assert  that  he  was  directly  connected  with  the  founding  of  that  city,  m 
company  with  August  R.  Meyer,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  and  aided  by  the  coopera- 
tion of  Edwin  Harrison,  and  the  fact  of  his  being  the  only  survivor  of  those 
mentioned,  and  the  only  living  man  with  a  personal  knowledge  of  those  early 
incidents,  places  him  in  position  to  not  only  speak  truthfullv  but  accurately. 


AIORITZ  EYSSELL. 


Moritz  Eyssell  is  engaged  in  a  general  contract  business  as  president  of  the 
Eyssell  Construction  Company  and  is  also  president  of  the  Forest  City  Build- 
ing Company.  Like  many  of  the  successful  leading  and  influential  residents  of 
this  city  he  claims  Germany  as  his  native  land,  his  birth  having  there  occurred 
on  the  nth  of  December,  1863.  His  parents  were  Otto  and  Marie  (Boedecker) 
Eyssell,  both  of  whom  are  now  deceased.  The  father,  who  followed  general 
merchandising  thrriughout  his  business  career,  died  in  Germany  in  1873.  The 
mother  came  with  her  family  to  the  new  world  in  1884,  settling  in  Kansas  City, 
where  her  death  occurred  in  1904.  Five  brothers  of  Moritz  Eyssell  are  well 
known  among  the  leading  druggists  of  Kansas  City.     The  family  numbered  ten 


MORITZ    EYSSELL 


698  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

chiklren.  nine  of  whom  are  living,  the  sul^ject  of  this  review  being  the  sixth  in 
order  of  birth. 

In  pnbHc  and  private  schools  of  his  native  land  Moritz  Eyssell  secured  his 
education,  and  in  1881  came  alone  to  America,  settling  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
at  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  There  he  attended  night  school,  pursuing  a  busi- 
ness course  in  Spalding's  Commercial  College.  He  had  previously  learned  the 
carpenter's  trade  in  Germany,  and  continued  in  that  business  in  Kansas  City 
until  1886.  when  he  began  contracting  on  his  own  account,  remaining  a  repre- 
sentative of  the  building  interests  there  until  1891.  Thinking  that  St.  Louis 
offered  a  still  broader  field  of  labor,  he  then  removed  to  this  city,  and  was  in 
business  alone  until  1907,  wdien  he  organized  the  Eyssell  Construction  Company, 
of  which  he  is  now  the  president.  He  has  continued  in  general  contracting  and 
building  lines  and  has  been  identified  with  much  important  work  in  St.  Louis, 
including  the  erection  of  the  Washington  Hotel,  Carondelet  Public  Library,  Gill 
Building,  at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  St.  Charles,  and  numerous  apartment 
houses  and  residences,  all  of  which  go  to  indicate  the  nature  of  his  work  and  the 
importance  of  the  contracts  awarded  him.  He  has  also  been  associated  with 
various  commercial  and  financial  enterprises  of  the  city,  and  has  dealt  quite 
extensively  in  St.  Louis  real  estate.  He  has  ever  recognized  the  fact  that  the 
present  and  not  the  future  holds  his  opportunit}^,  and  at  the  outset  of  his  career, 
he  also  seemed  to  understand  fully  that  only  the  lower  ranks  of  business  life 
are  crowded.  He  therefore  resolved  that  he  would  pass  beyond  that  position 
and  gain  a  higher  altitude.  This  he  has  done  and  his  ability  has  placed  him  in 
a  creditable  position  in  the  department  of  business  activity  which  he  has  chosen 
as  a  life  vocation. 

Mr.  Eyssell  belongs  to  the  Union  Club,  to  the  Liederkranz,  and  to  the 
]\Iasonic  fraternity,  and  his  social  nature  finds  expression  in  his  intercourse  with 
his  fellow  members  of  those  organizations.  He  was  married  in  Kansas  City, 
October  10,  1888,  to  Miss  Emma  Sieben,  of  that  city,  and  to  them  have  been 
born  a  son,  Carl  George,  who  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years  is  attending  Wash- 
ington L^niversity,  and  a  daughter.  Else  ]\Iarie,  thirteen  years  of  age,  now  a 
student  in  the  public  schools.  The  family  residence  at  No.  3842  Flora  avenue 
was  erected  by  ^Ir.  Eyssell  in  1907. 


EDWARD  BINDSCHADLER. 

Edward  Bindschadler,  now  living  retired,  his  rest  from  business  being  well 
merited,  was  for  seventeen  years  the  secretary  of  the  ]\Ierrill  Drug  Company 
of  St.  Louis.  While  Switzerland  has  furnished  a  smaller  percentage  of  citizens 
to  America  than  Germany,  England  and  France,  none  of  the  adopted  sons  of 
this  land  have  been  more  loyal  to  its  institutions  and  its  welfare  than  the  sons 
of  that  sturdy  little  republic  of  the  Alps.  It  is  from  that  country  that  Edward 
Bindschadler  comes,  his  birth  having  occurred  at  Zurich,  Switzerland,  May  12, 
1843.  Hi^  parents  were  Jacob  and  Regula  (Mueller)  Bindschadler.  The  father 
was  sheriff  of  Zurich,  Switzerland,  for  many  years,  and  the  maternal  grand- 
father was  captain  of  the  militia  there.  The  forefathers  of  Mr.  Bindschadler 
resided  for  many  years  on  Lake  Zurich. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  country  the  subject  of  this  review  pur- 
sued his  education  to  the  age  of  twelve  years  and  then  spent  the  succeeding  two 
years  as  a  high-school  student.  He  then  came  to  America  in  1857,  landing  at 
New  York  city,  but  did  not  tarry  in  the  eastern  metropolis,  making  his  way  at 
once  into  the  interior  of  the  country.  His  destination  was  St.  Louis  and  on 
reaching  this  city  he  entered  upon  a  two  years'  apprenticeship  in  the  employ  of 
Mr.  Wurmb  at  Ninth  and  Salisbury  streets.  He  afterward  secured  a  clerkship 
with  Dr.  Stclzleni,  who  rnvncd  a  drug  store  in  which  Mr.  Bindschadler  remained 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  699 

for  a  year  and  a  half.  He  then  engaged  with  Air.  Alois,  a  druggist,  whom  he 
represented  as  a  salesman  for  a  year,  while  the  succeeding  year  was  spent  as  a 
clerk  in  the  drug  store  of  Dr.  Hufifel,  but  following  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
war  he  put  aside  all  business  and  personal  considerations,  feeling  that  his  first 
duty  was  to  his  adopted  country.  In  June,  1861.  he  joined  the  army,  enlisting 
as  a  member  of  Company  A,  of  the  Thirteenth  Alissouri  Infantrv.  of  "U.  S.  \'ol- 
unteers,  and  was  appointed  assistant  in  the  hospital,  where  he  served  until 
1864,  being  promoted  to  hospital  steward. 

At  the  close  of  his  military  service  Mr.  Bindschadler  again  became  a  resi- 
dent of  St.  Louis,  after  which  he  entered  the  employ  of  Jacob  S.  Merrill  as  a 
clerk.  Gradually  he  worked  his  way  upward  in  that  establishment  until  he  be- 
came secretary  of  the  J.  S.  Merrill  Drug  Company.  His  ability  secured  him 
promotions  from  time  to  time  until  he  became  one  of  the  executive  officers  of 
the  house,  and  through  his  enterprising  spirit  and  well  directed  labor  contributed 
to  its  upbuilding.  When  his  enterprise,  industry  and  perseverance  had  brought 
to  him  a  substantial  capital  he  resolved  to  enjoy  life's  leisure  and  retired  from 
business   on   the   first   of  January,    1908. 

Air.  Bindschadler  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Aliss  Anna  Kelly  in  1868, 
and  unto  them  were  born  five  children :  Agnes,  the  wife  of  Frank  Brown,  agent 
of  the  St.  Louis  &  Peoria  Railroad  Company,  located  in  East  St.  Louis;  Kate, 
the  wife  of  Young  Rothsay ;  Leslie,  who  is  engaged  in  the  dry-goods  business; 
Bertha,  the  wife  of  David  Dreyfus,  a  traveling  salesman  for  Glazier  Brothers, 
dealers  in  laces  ;  and  Edith,  the  wife  of  Archie  Bovd.  who  is  engaged  in  the 
plumbing  business  in  Granite  City,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Bindschadler  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and. 
although  he  never  seeks  nor  desires  office,  always  keeps  well  informed  on  the 
questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workmen  and  of  Ransom  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  thus  maintains  pleasant 
relations  with  his  old  army  conn-ades.  What  he  has  accomplished  in  the  busi- 
ness world  should  serve  to  encourage  and  inspire  others,  showing  what  may  be 
done  by  determined  effort  and  indefatigable  industry,  for  he  came  to  America 
empty-handed,  imbued  only  with  the  determination  to  win  success.  It  has 
been  through  persistent  efforts  and  in  legitimate  lines  of  commerce  that  he 
has  gained  his  prosperity. 


CHARLES   N.    STEVENS. 

Charles  N.  Stevens,  deceased,  won  for  himself  a  favorable  place  in  the  re- 
gard of  his  fellow  citizens  as  a  reliable  and  progressive  business  man  and  as  a 
citizen  of  public  spirit.  A  native  of  the  state  of  New  York,  he  was  born  in 
1844  and  was  a  resident  of  Toledo,  O.,  at  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  There 
he  enlisted  in  defense  of  the  Union  cause  as  a  member  of  the  One  Hundred 
and  Twenty-eighth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry.  He  had  been  commander  of  the 
high  school  cadets  there  and  his  military  experience  in  that  connection  proved 
of  value  to  him  when  he  needed  to  employ  the  arts  of  war  to  defend  the  inter- 
ests of  the  nation.  He  served  in  the  army  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  and  at 
the  close  of  hostilities  received  an  honorable  discharge. 

When  the  war  was  over  Mr.  Stevens  entered  business  life  in  connection 
with  the  hardware  and  iron  trade  and,  thinking  that  the  new  but  growing  west 
offered  better  opportunities,  removed  to  Leavenworth,  Kan.,  in  1868.  He  there 
continued  in  the  same  line  of  business  for  twentv  years,  when  he  was  appointed 
purchasing  agent  of  the  Alissouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Railroad  by  the  receiver, 
removing  to  St.  Louis  in  1893.  This  position,  which  is  one  of  large  responsibil- 
itv,  claimed  his  energies  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise,  which  occurred  June  8, 
1901. 


700  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Stevens  had  been  married  in  Leavenworth  in  1871  to  Miss  Phoebe 
Gillpatrick,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Rtifus  Gillpatrick,  one  of  the  pioneer  free  state 
men  of  Kansas.  He  loved  and  enjoyed  his  home  above  everything  else  and 
found  his  greatest  happiness  in  ministering  to  the  welfare  and  pleasure  of  his 
family.  He  erected  a  fine  residence  on  Cabanne  avenue,  which  is  still  the  home 
of  Mrs.  Stevens.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Christian  Science  church  and  assisted 
in  erecting  a  number  of  its  houses  of  worship.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Mercantile  Club,  the  Loyal  Legion  and  of  Ransom  Post,  G.  A.  R.  His  political 
allegiance  was  given  to  the  republican  party  and,  aside  from  politics,  he  was 
active  in  citizenship  in  support  of  all  measures  which  tended  to  promote  the 
welfare  and  advance  the  interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  had  a  very  large  circle  of 
friends  among  the  railroad  officials,  and  was  recognized  as  a  gentleman  of  marked 
capability  and  integrity.  All  who  knew  him  liked  him,  for  he  was  a  man  of 
genuine  worth,  free  from  ostentation  or  display  and  possessing  those  qualities 
which  command  confidence  and  respect  in  every  land  and  clime. 


WILLIAM  T.  NEWMAN. 

William  T.  Newman,  a  prominent  representative  of  the  merchant  tailoring 
interests  in  St.  Louis,  is  numbered  among  the  citizens  of  foreign  birth  who  have 
found  in  the  business  conditions  of  the  new  world  the  opportunities  which  they 
sought  for  advancement  and  success.  A  native  of  Dorsetshire,  England,  Mr. 
Newman  was  born  in  the  town  of  Gillingham,  November  3,  1854,  his  parents 
being  Joseph  and  Elizabeth  (Lambert)  Newman,  farming  people  of  England. 
After  acquiring  his  education  the  son  was  apprenticed  to  a  dry-goods  merchant 
of  Sherbourne,  Dorsetshire,  for  a  term  of  four  years  and  when  the  time  of  his 
indenture  was  over  he  continued  with  his  employer  through  the  succeeding  four 
years  and  gained  a  thorough  and  accurate  knowledge  of  commercial  methods. 
He  afterward  held  positions  with  the  leading  firms  of  Southampton,  Sheffield, 
Leeds,  Birmingham  and  other  towns,  but  the  reports  which  he  had  heard  con- 
cerning business  conditions  in  the  new  world  proved  a  persuasive  voice  which 
he  could  not  resist  and  in  1881  he  sailed  for  the  United  States. 

]\Ir.  Newman  has  since  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  con- 
tinuously engaged  in  merchant  tailoring,  opening  one  of  the  small  establish- 
ments at  that  time.  Gradually,  however,  he  has  developed  his  business  to 
colossal  proportions  and  has  increased  his  facilities  to  meet  the  growing  demands 
of  his  trade  until  today  he  is  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  leading  establishments  in 
his  line  in  St.  Louis,  employing  an  average  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  skilled 
workmen.  The  business  is  conducted  under  the  firm  style  of  the  Newman, 
Biehle,  Joyce  Tailoring  Company,  at  No.  1009  Olive  street.  The  enterprise 
has  become  one  of  the  important  productive  industries  and  commercial  interests 
of  the  city  and  at  the  same  time  has  brought  to  the  proprietors  a  substantial 
annual  revenue.  The  development  of  the  business  has  been  brought  about  along 
modern  lines  of  trade  and  the  house  has  ever  sustained  an  enviable  reputation 
for  the  straightforward  business  policy  pursued. 

Mr.  Newman  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Alice  M.  M.  Pierson  and 
unto  them  have  been  born  a  daughter  and  son,  Adelaide  A.  and  George  Lambert, 
who  are  students  in  the  McKinley  high  school.  Mr.  Newman  is  prominent  in 
Masonic  circles,  is  a  past  master  of  the  lodge,  a  past  high  priest  of  the  chapter 
and  in  the  Scottish  Rite  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree.  He  is  a  communi- 
cant of  the  Episcopal  church  and  is  interested  in  the  intellectual,  social,  political 
and  moral  progress  of  his  adopted  city  as  well  as  its  material  advancement. 

His  business  record  is  indeed  notable  and  commendable.  Tireless  energy, 
keen  perception,  honesty  of  purpose,  a  genius  for  devising  the  right  thing  at  the 
right  time,  joined  to  every  day  common  sense,  guided  by  resistless  will  power. 


WILLIAM   T.   NEWMAN 


702  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

are  the  chief  characteristics  of  the  man.  Justice  has  ever  been  maintained  in  his 
relations  to  his  patrons  and  employes  and  he  has  naturally  had  the  loyal  sup- 
port of  the  latter  and  the  continued  patronage  of  the  former.  He  has  been 
watchful  of  all  the  details  of  his  business  and  of  all  indications  pointing  toward 
prosperity  and  from  the  beginning  had  an  abiding  faith  in  the  ultimate  success 
of  his  enterprise.  .  • 


GUSTAA^E  H.   SCHOLLMEYER. 

The  name  of  Gustave  H.  Schollmeyer  is  well  known  in  commercial  and  busi- 
ness circles.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Hargadine-AIcKittrick  Dry  Goods  Com- 
pany, president  of  the  ^Magnolia  Investment  Company,  vice  president  of  the 
Dresden  Investment  Company  and  as  a  stockholder  is  associated  with  other 
concerns  of  importance.  Through  much  of  his  career  he  has  represented  inter- 
ests upon  the  road  as  a  traveling  salesman  and  has  a  very  wide  and  extended 
acquaintance.  In  manners  always  genial  and  approachable,  and  with  a  cordial 
spirit  that  wins  friends,  he  is  known  throughout  the  district  over  which  he  sells 
as  "Scully,"  a  term  of  friendship  indicative  of  his  cordial  relations  with  those 
with  whom  he  comes  in  contact. 

His  parents  were  Rudolph  and  Henrietta  Schollmeyer,  the  former  a  whole- 
sale and  retail  tobacco  merchant.  The  family  is  of  German  lineage  and  the 
parents  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1852,  by  way  of  New  Orleans  and  were  married  in 
this  city.  In  his  boyhood  days  Gustave  H.  Schollmeyer  was  a  pupil  in  the  old 
Benton  school  at  Ninth  and  Louis  streets,  where  now  stands  the  public  library 
building,  but  he  left  school  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  and  entered  upon  his 
business  career,  remaining  with  the  firm  of  D.  Crawford  &  Company  for  seven 
years.  He  was  first  employed  as  cash  boy,  then  as  elevator  boy  and  at  fourteen 
years  of  age  was  made  a  clerk  in  the  notion  department.  On  leaving  Craw- 
ford's he  became  connected  with  the  Hargadine-McKittrick  Dry  Goods  Com- 
pany, with  which  he  has  since  been  associated.  He  began  as  stock  clerk,  was 
later  made  department  salesman  and  was  the  first  man  sent  out  by  the  firm  with 
a  special  line  of  furnishing  goods.  He  then  covered  the  territory  of  southeastern 
^Missouri  and  still  retains  that  territory,  although  he  travels  little  at  the  present 
time,  being  associated  with  those  who  serve  under  him  and  represent  him  on 
the  road.  At  the  present  writing  he  is  supervising  the  sales  in  southeastern 
Missouri  and  assisting  in  the  general  management  of  the  business  as  one  of  the 
directors  of  the  company,  having  been  chosen  to  that  position  in  1907.  He  is 
interested  in  this  company  as  a  stockholder  and  also  owns  bank  and  other 
stocks  and  real  estate,  both  in  St.  Louis  and  southeastern  Missouri.  He  is  the 
president  of  the  Magnolia  Investment  Company  and  vice  president  of  the  Dres- 
den Investment  Company  and  is  the  owner  of  considerable  realty  in  St.  Louis. 
His  investments  include  stock  in  a  dozen  or  more  banks  and  in  three  banking 
institutions  he  is  a  director.  He  is  also  interested  in  other  enterprises  of  south- 
eastern Missouri,  and  he  owns  there  a  farm  of  over  two  thousand  acres. 

]\lr.  Schollmeyer  belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club  and  in  1907  was  presid- 
ing officer  of  the  Mound  Builders,  an  organization  of  business  men,  whose  object 
it  is  to  promote  the  sale  of  goods  made  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  president  of  the 
Southeastern  Missouri  Drummers  Association  in  1905.  In  1896  he  organized 
what  became  known  as  Scully's  army,  an  auxiliary  to  the  Travelers  Protective 
Association  and  it  did  good  work  with  the  railroads  in  securing  the  transporta- 
tion of  baggage  and  other  concessions.  Fraternally,  Mr.  Schollmeyer  is  a  life 
member  of  the  Elks  Lodge,  No.  9,  and  belongs  to  Tuscan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M., 
Missouri  Chapter,  No.  i,  R.  A.  M.,  St.  Aldemar  Commandery,  K.  T.,  and  the 
Mystic  Shrine.  Tie  likewise  belongs  to  the  C)asis  Hunting  &  Fishing  Club  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Cascade  Fishing  Club.     Dependent  upon  his  own  resources 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  703 

from  the  age  of  twelve  years,  he  has  made  a  notable  record.  His  education  was 
largely  acquired  by  attending  night  school  and  devoting  his  "leisure  hours"  to 
study.  He  has  correctly  judged  the  possibilities  of  success,  knowing  that  its 
attainment  must  be  based  upon  indefatigable  diligence,  and  throughout  his  en- 
tire life  he  has  displayed  that  persistency  of  purpose  which  Wanamaker,  the 
Philadelphia  and  New  York  merchant,  has  styled  as  the  keynote  of  prosperity. 
One  who  knows  him  well  says  of  him,  "He  is  a  good-natured,  clear  cut  and 
likeable  man,"  and  it  is  these  equalities  that  have  gained  him  his  personal  popu- 
larity and  the  friendship  of  the  great  majority  of  those  with  whom  he  has  been 
brought  in  contact. 


JOHN  P.   GEMMER. 


John  P.  Gemmer,  engaged  in  gun  manufacturing,  has  been  located  at  No. 
700  North  Third  street  for  twenty-eight  years  and  his  enterprise  is  recognized 
as  one  of  the  substantial  industries  of  that  section  of  the  city.  A  native  of  Nas- 
sau, Germany,  he  w^as  born  in  June.  1838,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Maria  Gemmer. 
The  father  came  to  America  in  1855  and  throughout  his  remaining  days  was 
identified  with  general  agricultural  pursuits.  He  was  a  representative  of  one  of 
the  old  families  of  Germany  but  became  a  most  loyal  citizen  of  his  adopted  land 
and  here  passed  away  in  1892. 

John  P.  Gemmer  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  the  father- 
land to  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  when  a  young  man  of  seventeen  crossed 
the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world  with  his  father,  landing  at  New  Orleans.  The 
voyage  had  been  made  in  a  sailing  vessel  and  had  continued  for  thirty-eight 
days.  From  the  Crescent  City  Mr.  Gemmer  made  his  way  northward  to  Boon- 
ville,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  for  four  years,  being  employed  in  a  gun 
factory,  in  which  he  thoroughly  familiarized  himself  with  the  business  in  princi- 
ple and  detail.  He  became  an  expert  workman  at  the  trade  and  in  1859  removed 
to  St.  Louis,  where  he  secured  a  position  with  Mr.  Kleinhenn,  with  whom  he 
continued  for  a  year.  In  i860  he  entered  the  employ  of  W.  L.  Watt,  proprie- 
tor of  the  Hawken  gun  shop,  which  was  established  in  1824  by  Jacob  and  Sam- 
uel Hawken.  The  Hawken  rifle  was  long  a  most  popular  one,  being  exten- 
sively used  in  the  mountains  and  in  killing  buffaloes.  In  October,  1862,  Mr.  Gem- 
mer purchased  the  business  of  Mr.  Watt,  the  shop  at  that  time  being  located 
on  Washington  avenue  between  Main  and  Second  streets.  There  he  remained 
until  1870,  when  he  removed  to  No.  612  North  Third  street  and  in  1874  changed 
his  location  to  No.  600  North  Third  street.  In  1876  he  established  his  business 
at  No.  704  North  Third  street  and  since  1880  has  been  at  his  present  location. 
As  the  years  have  passed  he  has  won  a  gratifying  measure  of  success.  He  has 
one  of  the  leading  gun  manufacturing  establishments  of  the  middle  Mississippi 
valley  and  his  output  has  increased  from  year  to  year  as  his  patronage  has  de- 
manded. 

In  St.  Louis,  in  December.  1872,  Air.  Gemmer  was  married  to  Miss  Louise 
Grcwe.  whose  parents  were  worthy  people  of  Germany.  Unto  them  have  been 
born  a  son  and  daughter.  Julius,  now  thirty-four  years  of  age,  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  and  in  the  Jones  Commercial  College  and  is  now 
traveling  salesman  for  the  Winchester  Gun  Company.  He  learned  the  business 
of  manufacturing  rifles  wnth  his  father  and  thus  thoroughly  understanding  the 
trade,  he  is  well  equipped  to  place  the  goods  which  he  handles  upon  the  market 
in  an  advantageous  way.  His  district  is  Missouri  and  Illinois.  Adela,  the  daugh- 
ter, attended  a  private  high  school  and  has  been  specially  trained  in  music.  The 
family  residence  at  No.  2336  Park  avenue  is  a  beautiful  mansion  and  is  espe- 
ciallv'  attractive  by  reason  of  its  warm-hearted  hospitality. 


704  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

]\Ir.  Gemmer  votes  independently  but  is  most  loyal  and  patriotic  in  his  feel- 
ing for  his  adopted  country  and  his  influence  is  ever  on  the  side  of  movements 
and  measures  which  contribute  to  its  upbuilding  and  the  promotion  of  its  best 
interests.  He  has  resided  in  St.  Louis  for  a  half  a  century  and  is  here  well 
known,  his  business  record  and  his  private  life  alike  entitling  him  to  the  regard 
in  which  he  is  uniformly  held.  From  an  early  age  he  has  depended  upon  his 
own  resources  and  the  prosperity  which  has  come  to  him  has  followed  as  the 
logical  sequence  of  his  unremitting  efforts  and  well  directed  diligence. 


HON.    WILLIAM    B.    KINEALY. 

The  life  work  of  Hon.  William  B.  Kinealy  has  constituted  a  valuable  asset 
in  political  and  legal  circles  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  this  city  in  1871, 
while  his  father,  ]\Iichael  Kinealy,  was  a  native  of  Ireland  and  a  graduate  of 
Queens  College  of  Dublin.  Coming  to  America,  his  qualifications  as  an  attor- 
ney gained  him  rank  with  the  leading  representatives  of  the  profession  in  St. 
Louis.  It  was  in  this  city  that  William  B.  Kinealy  spent  his  boyhood  days  and 
acquired  his  education,  supplementing  his  public-school  course  by  study  in  Wash- 
ington University.  His  law  study  was  pursued  under  the  direction  of  his  father 
and  following  his  admission  to  the  bar  in  1897  he  became  a  member  of  the  well 
known  law  firm  of  Kinealy  &  Kinealy.  With  the  advantage  that  came  to  him 
through  association  with  his  father,  then  well  established  in  practice,  Mr.  Kinealy 
was  not  long  in  gaining  recognition  of  his  merits  as  a  lawyer  and  in  practice 
has  never  failed  to  give  a  thorough  preparation,  presenting  his  cause  with  a 
clearness  and  force  that  never  fails  to  impress  the  court  and  seldom  fails  to  win 
the  verdict  desired. 

Mr.  Kinealy,  however,  is  known  not  alone  as  one  of  the  able  young  lawyers 
of  the  St.  Louis  bar  but  is  also  numbered  among  the  distinguished  representa- 
tives of  the  democracy  and  was  honored  by  his  party  in  1902  with  election  to 
the  state  senate.  Ever  giving  careful  attention  to  each  question  which  came  up 
for  consideration  he  exerted  no  little  influence  in  legislative  halls,  especially  in 
the  work  done  in  the  committee  rooms.  He  was  chairman  of  the  committee  on 
criminal  jurisprudence  and  a  member  of  the  committee  on  private  corporations, 
eleemosynary  institutions  and  public  health,  constitutional  amendments,  federal 
relations,  permanent  seat  of  government  and  Louisiana  Purchase  Centennial.  He 
retired  at  the  completion  of  his  term  with  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  his 
constitutents  whose  interests  he  had  faithfully  served,  at  no  time  sacrificing 
the  welfare  of  the  commonwealth  to  partisanship  nor  the  public  good  to  personal 
aggrandizement. 


S.  M.   BRECKINRIDGE  LONG. 

.  S.  M.  Breckinridge  Long,  practicing  at  the  St.  Louis  bar  with  a  large  cli- 
entage, was  bom  in  this  city.  May  16,  1881,  and  comes  of  a  family  noted  for 
strong  intellects.  Many  of  its  representatives  have  been  lawyers,  physicians 
and  ministers  and  have  always  been  connected  with  the  professions.  Mr.  Long 
is  a  son  of  William  Strudwick  and  Margaret  (Breckinridge)  Long.  His  father 
served  as  major  in  the  Confederate  army  with  the  Forty-fourth  North  Caro- 
lina Regiment.  In  the  maternal  line  the  ancestry  is  traced  back  to  John  Breck- 
inridge, who  was  attorney  general  of  the  United  States  under  Thomas  Jeffer- 
son. He  had  four  sons.  The  eldest,  Cabell  Breckinridge,  was  secretary  of 
state  of  Kentucky  and  was  the  father  of  John  C.  Breckinridge,  vice  president 
of  the  United  States,  vice  president  of  the  Confederacy,  United  States  senator 


WILLI  A  Al    B.  KINEALY 


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706  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

from  Kentucky  and  at  one  time  presidential  candidate.  Robert  J.  Breckinridge, 
the  second  son,  was  a  lawyer  and  preacher.  His  sons  were  General  Joseph  C. 
Breckinridge  Inspector  General  of  the  United  States  army,  and  Colonel  W.  C. 
P.  Breckinridge,  who  was  congressman  from  Kentucky.  William  Breckinridge, 
the  third  son  of  John  Breckinridge,  was  the  father  of  Clifton  Breckinridge, 
United  States  ^Minister  to  Russia.  John  Breckinridge,  Jr.,  the  fourth  son,  mar- 
ried Margaret  ■Miller,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Miller,  founder  of  the  Princeton 
Theological  Seminary.  Their  son,  S.  M.  Breckinridge,  married  Virginia  Cas- 
tleman,  a  daughter  of  David  and  Virginia  (Harrison)  Castleman,  the  latter  a 
daughter  of  ^^'illiam  Henry  Harrison,  president  of  the  United  States.  Margaret 
M.  Breckinridge,  daughter  of  S.  M.  and  Virginia  (Castleman)  Breckinridge, 
became  the  wife  of- William  S.  Long,  a  son  of  Osmond  and  Helen  (Webb)  Long. 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  S.  M.  Breckinridge  Long  is  descended  from  an 
ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished.  Like  the  family,  he  sought  activity  in 
professional  lines  and  was  prepared  for  his  life  work  by  liberal  educational  ad- 
vantages, completing  the  academic  course  in  Princeton  University  with  the  class 
of  1903,  while  in  1906  he  was  graduated  from  the  law  department  of  Wash- 
ington University  at  St.  Louis.  After  completing  his  education  he  took  a  trip 
around  the  world,  wisely  using  this  most  advantageous  time,  for  he  was  not  'yet 
bound  down  by  professional  cares  and  had,  too,  the  ready  appreciation  of  early 
manhood  for  new  and  interesting  experiences.  Following  his  return  he  entered 
upon  the  active  practice  of  law,  in  which  he  is  now  engaged,  with  office  in  the 
Commonwealth  Trust  building.  Many  members  of  his  family  have  gained  dis- 
tinction as  representatives  of  the  legal  profession,  and  the  strong  intellectual 
force  and  laudable  ambition  of  Mr.  Long  are  the  basis  upon  which  his  many 
friends  rest  their  predictions  as  to  a  successful  professional  career  for  him. 

Mr.  Long  is  a  stalwart  advocate  of  the  Democracy  and  in  1908  was  candi- 
date of  his  party  for  the  state  legislature.  He  belongs  to  the  Phi  Delta  Phi,  a 
legal  fraternity,  and  while  an  active  member  was  consul  of  the  local  chapter. 
He  joined  that  society  in  1904  and  in  1907  became  a  member  of  the  University 
Club  of  St.  Louis,  while  since  1901  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Cottage  Club 
of  Princeton.  He  is  a  splendid  representative  of  a  progressive  type  of  young 
manhood,  and  nature  and  education  have  vied  in  making  him  an  entertaining 
and  cultured  aientleman. 


W.  J.  RAF. 


W.  J.  Rae  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  and  since  that  time  has  taken  many  forward  steps  until  his  success  is 
assured  by  reason  of  the  clientage  he  has  secured  as  a  hay  and  grain  dealer.  He 
was  born  in  St.  Louis,  February  9,  1867.  His  father  was  Edward  J.  Rae,  a 
wholesale  liquor  dealer,  who  was  born  in  Ireland  but  was  of  Scotch  descent. 
His  mother,  Mrs.  Ellen  (Morrison)  Rae,  was  also  a  native  of  the  Emerald  Isle. 

Spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof,  W.  J.  Rae  attended 
successively  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  the  St.  Louis  University  and  St. 
Mary's  University  at  St.  Alarys,  Kansas.  Constantly  broadening  knowledge 
qualified  him  more  and  more  largely  for  the  onerous  and  responsible  duties 
which  come  when  text-books  are  laid  aside  and  one  takes  up  the  work  in  the 
school  of  experience.  Mr.  Rae  was  a  young  man  of  sixteen  years  when  he 
secured  a  position  with  the  Central  Grain  Elevator  Company,  with  which  he  con- 
tinued to  the  age  of  twenty-one.  He  then  went  into  the  local  hay  and  grain 
business  with  his  brother  under  the  name  of  Rae  Brothers,  and  in  1893  he  be- 
came associated  with  the  John  E.  Hall  Commission  Company  as  vice  president. 
For  thirteen  years  he  was  thus  engaged  in  the  trade,  after  which  he  started  out 
alone  again  as  a  shipper  of  hay  and  grain  under  the  firm  name  of  W.  J.  Rae  & 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  707 

Company.  Throughout  ahiiost  his  entire  business  career  he  has  been  connected 
with  this  Hue  of  activity  and  is  well  known  in  the  markets  wherein  are  handled 
the  products  with  which  he  is  concerned  as  a  buyer  and  shipper. 

Mr.  Rae  was  married  to  Miss  M.  Blanche  O'Reilly,  a  daughter  of  Michael 
Byrne  O'Reilly,  a  well  known  lawyer,  who  is  also  the  president  of  the  M.  B. 
O'Reilly  Realty  &  Investment  Company.  They  have  three  children,  two  daugh- 
ters and  a  son.  Ethel  M.,  Gertrude  B.  and  John  O'R. 

Mr.  Rae  was  formerly  president  of  the  Lakedell  Automobile  Companv  and 
is  a  member  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange.  In  fact  he  is  deeply  interested  in  all 
that  pertains  to  the  business  conditions  and  development  of  St.  Louis  and  his 
cooperation  may  always  be  counted  upon  as  a  factor  iii  public  progress  and 
advancement.  Many  regard  a  successful  investment  as  due,  in  part  at  least,  to 
luck  or  fortunate  circumstances  but  investigation  into  the  career  of  the  success- 
ful investor  will  show  that  he  studies  the  market  with  the  most  discriminating 
attention,  never  leaving  undone  anything  that  will  serve  to  bring  to  him  a  bet- 
ter knowledge  of  trade  conditions,  so  that  he  may  more  profitably  place  the 
financial  interests  entrusted  to  his  care. 


DAVID  RANDOLPH  CALHOUN. 

Through  the  stages  of  orderly  progression  David  Randolph  Calhoun  has 
advanced  from  a  comparatively  obscure  position  in  the  business  world  to  one  of 
prominence,  being  today  a  leading  representative  of  commercial  lines  in  St. 
Louis  as  president  of  the  Ely  &  Walker  Dry  Goods  Company.  His  connection 
extends  also  to  manufacturing  lines  and  he  possesses  that  force  of  character  and 
keen  business  discernment  which  enable  him  to  carry  forward  to  successful  com- 
pletion whatever  he  undertakes.  He  was  born  in  Hartford,  Connecticut,  Feb- 
ruary 28,  1858,  his  parents  being  George  W.  and  Sarah  R.  (Giles)  Calhoun. 
After  mastering  the  elementary  branches  of  learning  as  a  public-school  student 
in  New  Market,  New  Jersey,  he  entered  Smith  Academy  of  Dunellen,  New  Jer- 
sey. Fle  entered  upon  his  business  career  in  New  York  with  the  firm  of  Noyes, 
\Miite  &  Company,  commission  merchants  in  notions,  continuing  with  that  house 
from  1876  until  1878.  The  latter  year  witnessed  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis,  where 
he  entered  the  employ  of  Ely,  Janis  &  Company,  wholesale  dry-goods  mer- 
chants. His  capability  and  fidelity  won  him  successive  promotions  and  in  1903 
he  was  elected  president  of  the  Elv  &  Walker  Dry  Goods  Company,  which  had 
been  mcorporated  twenty  years  before.  The  history  of  this  establishment  forms 
an  mtegral  chapter  in  the  commercial  records  of  St.  Louis.  Its  development  is 
attributable  in  no  small  degree  to  the  efforts  of  Mr.  Calhoun,  who  from  the 
earliest  period  of  his  connection  therewith  has  largely  concentrated  his  ener- 
gies upon  its  expansion,  striving  toward  high  ideals  in  the  improvement  of  the 
personnel,  character  of  service  rendered  and  in  all  of  its  various  relations  to 
the  public. 

Returning  to  the  east  in  1891,  ]\Ir.  Calhoun  was  married  in  New  York  city. 
November  25,  1891,  to  Miss  Marie  Gardner  Whitmore.  By  a  previous  marriage 
he  had  one  daughter,  Josephine  C,  now  the  wife  of  C.  Norman  Jones,  while  by 
the  present  marriage  there  is  one  son.  David  R.  Calhoun,  Jr.  In  politics  ~Slv. 
Calhoun  is  independent  and  is  identified  with  that  progressive  movement  which 
is  noticeable  in  each  of  the  great  parties  toward  reform  and  purity  in  the  man- 
agement of  political  interests.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League 
and  is  therefore  identified  with  interests  for  the  advancement  of  the  commer- 
cial and  industrial  life  of  the  city.  He  is  well  known  in  club  circles  of  St.  Louis, 
being  a  member  of  the  Log  Cabin,  Noonday,  Racquet,  Cuivre,  St.  Louis  and  St. 
Louis  Country  Clubs — associations  which  indicate  much  of  the  nature  of  his 
inteiesta  and  also  his  high  standing  among  those  prominent  in  St.  Louis'  social 
life.    He  finds  his  chief  source  of  outdoor  recreation  in  golf. 


708  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Tn  an  analyzation  of  his  life  record  it  is  easily  discernible  that  at  the  out- 
set of  his  career  he  was  imbued  with  the  laudable  ambition  to  attain  success 
and  that  his  efforts  have  been  discerningly  directed  in  those  lines  of  life  demand- 
ing intellectuality,  a  clearly  defined  purpose  and  unfaltering  fidelity  to  the  end 
in  view  His  methods,  too,  have  been  characterized  by  the  strictest  conformity 
to  commercial  ethics  and  there  is  in  his  business  career  no  esoteric  phase. 


GEORGE  ROBINSON  LOCKWOOD. 

George  Robinson  Lockwood  is  an  attorney  whose  analytical  trend  of  mind 
and  interest  in  the  great  sociological,  economic  and  political  questions  of  the  coun- 
trv  have  led  him  to  give  public  expression  to  opinions  that  have  been  an  influ- 
encing factor  in  molding  public  thought  and  action.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
March  23,  1853,  a  son  of  Richard  John  Lockwood,  a  native  of  Kent  county,  Del- 
aware, and  a  grandson  of  Caleb  Lockwood.  His  great-grandfather  was  Richard 
Lockwood,  of  Kent  county,  who  was  a  member  of  the  convention  which  met  just 
after  the  adoption  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence  and  organized  the  state 
of  Delaware.  Tracing  the  ancestry  still  further  back  it  is  found  that  Robert 
Lockwood,  who  was  of  Scotch  lineage,  came  from  the  eastern  part  of  England 
to  America  in  1630  with  Governor  Winthrop.  He  was  connected  with  the  Mas- 
sachusetts colony  until  1700,  when  he  removed  to  the  eastern  shore  of  IMaryland, 
while  later  the  family  homestead  was  established  on  the  borderland  between  that 
state  and  Delaware.  Representatives  of  the  name,  however,  have  been  more 
largely  identified  with  Delaware  than  with  Maryland  and  Richard  John  Lockwood 
remained  a  resident  of  that  state  until  1830,  when  he  came  to  Missouri  in  company 
with  his  father.  Both  were  connected  with  mercantile  interests  here,  Richard  J. 
Lockwood  becoming  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Hill  &  Lockwood,  wholesale  grocers 
and  dealers  in  boat  supplies.  He  married  first  Berenice  Morrison  and  after  her 
death  Ansrelica  Peale  Robinson,  whose  grandmother,  Angelica  Peale,  was  a  daugh- 
ter of  Charles  Wilson  Peale,  who  was  born  in  Maryland  in  1743  and  became  the 
great  Revolutionary  artist,  his  portraits  of  Washington  being  accepted  as  the 
best  that  were  ever  painted  of  the  father  of  his  country.  Mrs.  Lockwood  was 
born  in  Jefferson  county,  Virginia,  and  died  in  the  year  1900.  Her  father,  Archi- 
bald Robinson,  was  a  gentleman  farmer  of  Virginia  and  a  son  of  Alexander  Rob- 
inson, a  merchant  of  Baltimore. 

George  Robinson  Lockwood  was  the  eldest  of  seven  children  of  his  father's 
second  marriage,  two  brothers  and  one  sister  still  living :  James  Y.,  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  Southern  Coal  &  Mining  Company,  of  St.  Louis ;  Charles  A.,  a 
retired  farmer,  of  Lamar,  Missouri;  Mrs.  Walker  Hill,  whose  husband  is- president 
of  the  Mechanics  American  National  Bank,  of  St.  Louis.  There  is  also  a  half- 
brother,  William  M.  Lockwood,  deputy  comptroller  of  St.  Louis. 

A  pupil  in  the  public  schools  in  his  early  boyhood,  George  R.  Lockwood 
afterward  attended  the  University  of  Virginia  and  the  law  department  of  Wash- 
ington University,  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  graduated  from  the  former  institu- 
tion with  the  Civil  Engineer  degree  in  1877  and  followed  that  profession  for  two 
years  in  Missouri,  Kansas  and  Arizona,  before  entering  upon  his  preparation  for 
the  practice  of  law.  He  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  in  1881 
and  was  immediately  admitted  to  the  bar,  since  which  time  he  has  engaged  in 
practice  alone,  devoting  his  attention  to  civil  law  exclusively.  His  clientage  has 
been  of  a  distinctively  representative  character,  connecting  him  with  much  im- 
portant litigation,  and  he  is  regarded  as  a  safe  counsel  and  a  strong  advocate. 

While  never  a  politician,  Mr.  Lockwood  has  always  been  active  in  molding 
public  opinion,  usually  giving  stanch  support  to  democratic  principles.  He  be- 
longs to  that  class  of  men  who  wield  a  power  which  is  all  the  more  potent  from 
the  fact  that  it  is  moral  rather  than  political  and  is  exercised  for  the  public  weal 


GEORGE    R.  LOCKWOOD 


710  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

rather  than  for  personal  ends.  He  has,  however,  ahvays  felt  a  most  hearty  con- 
cern for  the  public  welfare  and  has  been  helpful  in  bringing  about  those  purifying 
and  wholesome  reforms  which  have  been  gradually  growing  in  the  political,  mu- 
nicipal and  social  life  of  the  city.  Such  men  whether  in  office  or  out  are  the  natural 
leaders  of  whichever  party  they  may  be  identified  with,  especially  in  that  move- 
ment toward  higher  politics  which  is  common  to  both  parties  and  which  con- 
stitutes the  most  hopeful  political  sign  of  the  period.  In  1895  he  organized  the 
St.  Louis  Democratic  Sound  Money  Club,  and  served  as  its  secretary  during  its 
existence  to  the  election  of  1896.  In  the  course  of  his  active  work  for  that  or- 
ganization he  produced  and  circulated  some  effective  literature  on  the  money 
question.  He  was  a  Palmer  and  Buckner  elector  on  the  democratic  sound  money 
ticket  that  year.  He  is  also  the  author  of  a  lengthy  pamphlet,  entitled  Lockwood 
on  Trusts ;  Apprehension  \/^ersus  Progress ;  and  the  Tools  to  Him  Who  Can 
Handle  Them.  He  wrote  this  in  1899,  added  to  it  in  1903  and  it  has  been  largely 
•circulated,  especially  among  members  of  the  bar.  In  1903  Mr.  Lockwood  was 
elected  a  member  of  the  board  of  education  and  is  still  serving,  while  in  1906  he 
was  the  democratic  nominee  for  judge  of  the  circuit  court.  His  father's  coun- 
try home  at  Old  Orchard  in  St.  Louis  county  is  still  in  his  brother's  possession  and 
has  been  the  family  property  for  nearly  sixty  years.  His  city  home  is  at  No.  5710 
Cates  avenue. 

Air.  Lockwood  was  married  November  23,  1881,  in  Albemarle  county,  Vir- 
ginia, to  Anna  Preston  Davis,  the  eldest  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Richard  T.  and 
Louisa  Alorris  (Saunders)  Davis,  her  father  being  the  rector  of  an  Episcopal 
church  in  Leesburg,  Loudoun  county,  Virginia.  Mrs.  Lockwood  is  descended 
from  Thomas  Jefferson's  sister  Martha,  who  married  Dabney  Carr,  her  brother's 
most  intimate  friend.  Four  children  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lockwood : 
Richard  J.,  a  civil  engineer  who  was  graduated  from  the  Washington  University ; 
Louisa  Saunders ;  Angelica  Peale ;  and  Thomas  Preston,  a  student  in  Wash- 
ington University. 

Mr.  Lockwood  and  his  family  are  of  the  Episcopal  faith.  He  belongs  to 
the  Jefferson  Club  and  to  the  St.  Louis  and  iNIissouri  State  Bar  Associations.  He 
is  a  lover  of  literature  and  his  reading  has  been  extensive.  He  stands  as  a  type 
of  tlie  'southern  srentleman.  courteous,  hospitable  and  social,  his  cliarrning  per- 
sonalitv  and  cordiality  winning  him  many  friends. 


JESSE  L.  CARLETON. 

Jesse  L.  Carleton,  who  at  the  age  of  twenty  years  filled  the  position  of  stock 
clerk  in  the  print  department  of  the  Boogher  Dry  Goods  Company,  is  now  finan- 
cially interested  in  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company,  a  wholesale  enterprise  of 
St.  Louis,  and  as  traveling  salesman  with  jurisdiction  in  Oklahoma  and  Texas, 
is  contributing  in  substantial  measure  to  the  success  of  the  house.  His  rise 
has  resulted  from  the  gradual  development  of  business  powers  along  well  defined 
lines  of  trade.  He  was  born  in  Cumberland,  Maryland,  August  20,  1862,  a  son 
of  Henry  Dunlap  and  Marv  Ellen  Carleton,  nee  Boogher.  The  public  schools 
afforded  him  his  preliminary  educational  advantages,  which  were  supplemented 
by  study  in  the  Normal  vSchool  at  Cumberland,  Maryland.  He  came  from  a 
farm  near  Cumberland  in  1883  to  St.  Louis  when  a  young  man  of  twenty  years 
and  accepted  a  position  of  stock  clerk  in  the  print  department  of  the  Boogher 
Dry  Goods  Company.  Ambitious  for  advancement  and  recognizing  the  fact  that 
success  results  from  close  application  and  a  thorough  mastery  of  every  duty,  Mr. 
Carleton  made  his  services  so  valuable  in  the  house  that  promotions  followed 
and  in  1895  he  became  financially  interested  and  was  elected  to  a  position  on 
the  directorate.  He  continued  as  a  director  with  that  corporation  and  upon  the 
reorganization  of  the  business  under  the  firm  style  of  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  711 

Company  in  December,  1899,  he  was  again  chosen  a  director  and  so  continues 
to  the  present  time.  In  1887  he  became  travehng  representative  of  the  house 
in  Indian  Territory  and  later  in  Oklahoma  and  a  portion  of  Texas,  and  the 
volume  of  business  which  has  been  built  up  now  justifies  the  association  of  three 
other  salesmen  with  him  in  that  territory.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Corinth 
Woolen  Mills  and  is  thus  extending  his  interests  and  activities,  having  made  for 
himself  a  creditable  place  among  the  substantial  business  men  of  his  adopted  citv. 
Mr.  Carleton  makes  St.  Louis  his  home  and  was  here  married  on  the  27th 
of  February,  1895,  to  Miss  Sarah  M.  Leggat,  by  whom  he  has  one  daughter, 
Frances  Ellen,  ten  years  of  age,  now  attending  the  Mary  Institute.  They  attend 
and  hold  membership  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  South,  and  Mr.  Carleton 
by  reason  of  a  social  nature  and  genial  disposition  is  a  welcome  visitor  in  the 
rooms  of  the  Glen  Echo,  the  Country,  the  St.  Louis,  the  Field,  Racquet,  the 
Normandie  and  Mercantile  Clubs,  in  all  of  which  he  holds  membership.  He  is 
fond  of  athletics  and  outdoor  sports  and  recognizes  the  fact  that  a  well  developed 
physical  manhood  is  an  excellent  basis  for  business  success.  One  who  reads  be- 
tween the  lines  of  this  history  will  readily  determine  that  the  salient  qualities  of 
success — close  application,  unwearied  industry  and  progressive  methods — are  his. 


JOHN  HARTMAN. 


John  Hartman  is  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  American  Gold  Mining 
Company,  with  offices  at  No.  411  Olive  street.  He  was  born  in  Alsace,  Decem- 
ber 23,  1843,  his  parents  being  Francis  A.  and  Marguerita  Hartman,  who  in  the 
year  1848  arrived  in  America,  establishing  their  home  in  St.  Louis.  The  father 
was  the  owner  of  a  brickyard  and  was  interested  in  various  other  enterprises  of 
this  character  as  well  as  in  stone  quarries,  but  following  the  close  of  the  Civil 
war  he  disposed  of  his  interests  and  lived  a  retired  life.  His  death  occurred 
in  1868  when  he  was  sixty-nine  years  of  age. 

John  Hartman  was  a  little  lad  of  only  four  summers  when  the  parents 
crossed  the  Atlantic,  and  the  public  school  system  of  this  city  afforded  him  his 
educational  privileges.  He  continued  his  studies  until  he  reached  the  age  of 
fifteen  years,  after  which  he  became  his  father's  assistant  in  the  brickyards,  work- 
ing in  a  general  way  and  never  disdaining  any  kind  of  labor  that  would  con- 
tribute to  the  upbuilding  of  the  enterprise.  He  was  thus  busily  occupied  for  four 
years,  but  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  entered  a  sawmill  owned  by  Frank 
Ludlow.  In  T863  he  was  draughted  for  service  in  the  army  and  did  duty  with 
the  National  Guards  until  the  end  of  the  war.  Immediately  afterward  he  secured 
a  position  in  Ames  pork  packing  house  where  he  had  charge  of  their  stable 
taking  care  of  horses. 

Four  years  thus  passed  by,  during  wdiich  time  he  carefully  saved  his  earn- 
ings until  he  was  enabled  to  purchase  an  interest  in  the  merchant  tailoring  busi- 
ness of  John  H.  Banker,  becoming  a  partner  in  the  undertaking.  The  firm  suffered 
somewhat  by  the  widespread  financial  panic  of  1873,  and  on  the  ist  of  January, 
1874,  Mr.  Hartman  purchased  his  partner's  interest  and  formed  a  second  part- 
nership wdth  A.  B.  Betz.  This  relation  w^as  maintained  under  the  firm  style  of 
Hartman  &  Betz  until  1886,  when  Mr.  Hartman  bought  Mr.  Betz'  interest  and 
carried  on  the  business  imder  his  own  name  for  about  sixteen  years.  On  the 
expiration  of  that  period  he  withdrew  from  the  merchant  tailoring  and  men's 
furnishing  goods  business,  disposing  of  his  interests  in  1902.  In  the  meantime 
he  had  become  connected  with  the  development  of  the  interests  of  the  American 
Gold  Mining  Company,  acting  as  its  vice  president  for  a  number  of  years  and 
then  resigning  to  accept  the  executive  position  in  1905  of  secretary  and  treasurer. 
This   position   he    still   fills.      Fie   was    likewise   the   president   of   the    St.   Louis 


712  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Enameling-  Company  for  a  number  of  years,  and  thus  various  business  enterprises 
have  profited  by  his  sound  judgment  and  careful  management. 

On  the  2d  of  JMay,  1867,  Mr.  Hartman  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Margaret  Landragan,  a  native  of  Ireland,  born  July  9,  1837,  and  they  became 
the  parents  of  three  sons  and  a  daughter :  Francis  M.,  born  August  29,  1868, 
attended  Jones  Commercial  College  and  is  ncnv  occupying  a  responsible  position 
m  Denver,  Colorado;  J\Iary  Ellen,  born  February  10,  1871,  is  the  widow  of  Gus 
Ikluench  and  is  living  with  her  father;  John  H.,  born  August  25,  1873,  pursued 
a  commercial  course  in  the  Perkins  &  Herple  Commercial  College  and  is  now 
connected  with  the  Brown  Shoe  Company;  and  Joseph  B.,  born  July  17,  1876, 
occupies  a  position  in  the  auditing  department  of  the  Frisco  Railroad. 

The  handsome  family  residence  at  No.  4317  Forest  Park  boulevard  was 
erected  by  JNIr.  Hartman  in  1897  and  has  since  been  his  home.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Merchants  Exchange  and  of  the  Jefferson  Club.  A  Catholic  in  religious 
faith,  he  is  a  communicant  of  the  Cathedral  church,  and  in  his  political  views 
is  a  democrat.  Unmindful  of  the  honors  of  office,  he  has  nevertheless  won  the 
honor  and  respect  of  his  fellowmen  wherever  his  work  is  known  and  his  influence 
is  felt. 


HENRY  J.  LINNEMAN. 

Henrv  J.  Linneman,  conducting  a  wholesale  drug  business,  his  careful 
management  being  attested  by  the  success  of  the  enterprise,  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  September  16,  1843,  and  is  classed  with  the  native  sons  of  the  city  whose 
records  reflect  credit  upon  its  commercial  history.  His  father,  Xavier  Linneman, 
was  a  native  of  Germany  and  came  to  America  in  1837,  locating  in  St.  Loiiis, 
where  he  engaged  in  the  stock  business  for  the  southern  market.  He  continued 
in  that  field  of  activity  for  several  years  and  then  retired  from  business  with  a 
handsome  competence  about  1854.  In  early  manhood  he  had  v/edded  Mary  Anna 
Kohrumel,  who  was  also  of  German  birth,  their  marriage  being  celebrated  in  the 
fatherland. 

Henry  J.  Linneman  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  at- 
tended night  schools,  where  he  pursued  commercial  branches.  As  a  boy  he 
entered  the  drug  business  in  the  employ  of  jMathews,  Levering  &  Company,  re- 
maining with  that  house  for  ten  years,  being  office  assistant  and  bookkeeper 
during  the  closing  years.  No  higher  testimonial  of  faithful  service  can  be  given 
than  the  fact  that  an  individual  is  retained  in  the  employ  of  one  firm  for  an  ex- 
tensive period.  On  leaving  Mathews,  Levering  &  Company,  Mr.  Linneman  en- 
gaged witli  Brown,  Webber  &  Graham  in  the  same  capacity,  for  two  years,  and 
in  1872  he  started  out  upon  an  individual  venture  in  the  drug  brokerage  business, 
in  which  line  he  continued  until  1904,  when  he  became  an  exclusive  dealer  in 
crude  drug  sundries.  He  now  conducts  a  wholesale  business  in  these  lines  and 
his  efforts  are  being  crowned  with  prosperity.  To  his  close  application  to  business 
without  any  outside  diversion  or  interests  may  be  accredited  his  success.  He  is 
now  at  the  head  of  a  prosperous  enterprise  bringing  to  him  a  gratifying  return. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Linneman  has  always  been  a  republican.  His 
religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  he  has  been  very  active 
in  the  Sunday  school  and  library  work  of  the  church  and  in  its  charities  and 
benevolence.  His  religion  is  that  of  deeds  rather  than  that  of  words  and  with 
him  there  is  no  dividing  line  between  religion  and  business. 

On  the  13th  of  April,  1871,  Mr.  Linneman  was  married  to  Miss  Maggie  A. 
Pritchard,  of  St.  Louis,  a  daughter  of  Willis  R.  and  Katherine  (Jenkins)  Pritch- 
ard.  Mrs.  Linneman  shared  with  her  husband  in  his  activities  in  church  and 
charitable  work,  and  her  death,  which  occurred  in  July,  1902,  was  the  occasion 
of  deep  and  widespread  regret,  for  the  poor  and  needy  had  found  in  her  a  faith- 
ful  friend  and  all  who  knew  her  entertained   for  her  the  warmest  regard  be- 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  713 

cause  of  her  many  good  qualities  of  heart  and  mind.  There  were  five  children 
of  the  family  •  Willis  P.,  a  ranch  owner  in  southwestern  Missouri ;  Harry  E., 
who  is  engaged  in  railroad  business ;  Alice  M. ;  Katherine  A. ;  and  Ella  M.  The 
daughters  are  all  graduates  from  high  schools  and  private  schools.  The  family 
residence,  erected  by  Mr.  Linneman  in  1888,  is  at  No.  307  North  Taylor  avenue 
and  the  family  occupy  an  enviable  position  in  the  social  circles  in  which  they 
move. 


HARRY  PIATT  HUBBELL. 

Harry  Piatt  Hubbell,  who  has  been  southwestern  agent  for  the  Cambria 
Steel  Company  for  about  ten  years,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Louis,  was  born 
on  the_4th  of  December,  1871,  in  Monticello,  Piatt  county,  lUinois.  His  par- 
ents, Silas  Hart  and  Sarah  Jane  (Townley)  Hubbell,  are  both  natives  of  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio,  and  are  now  residents  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  Spending  his 
boyhood  days  in  his  parents'  home,  Harry  Piatt  Hubbell  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to 
the  public  schools  of  Monticello  and  immediately  after  leaving  school  went  to 
Kansas  City,  Missouri,  accepting  a  position  in  the  Kansas  City  sales  office  of 
the  Cleveland  Rolling  Mill  Company  in  March,  1890.  On  the  ist  of  May,  1891, 
he  came  to  the  St.  Louis  office  of  the  same  company  and  was  in  active  connec- 
tion with  that  concern  for  eight  years.  On  resigning  his  position  he  became 
representative  for  the  Cambria  Steel  Company,  with  which  he  has  now  been 
connected  for  ten  years,  with  headquarters  at  St.  Louis,  acting  as  southwestern 
sales  agent.  He  has  built  up  a  good  business  for  the  house,  and  his  executive 
ability  and  keen  enterprise  are  proving  forces  in  the  continuance  of  the  trade. 

On  the  2ist  of  June,  1898,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Hubbell  to 
Miss  Harriet  Belle  Hanson,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peter  McLean  Han- 
son.    They  have  two  children,  Howard  Hanson  and  Elizabeth  Burton. 

Mr.  Hubbell  has  never  sought  nor  desired  public  office,  but  has  given  unfal- 
tering allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  for  he  believes  the  best  interests  of 
the  community  and  the  country  at  large  are  conserved  thereby.  He  belongs 
to  the  West  Presbyterian  church  and  to  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association, 
and  his  influence  is  always  on  the  side  of  right,  justice,  truth,  improvement  and 
progress.  He  is  now  connected  with  the  Civic  League  and  is  identified  with 
several  social  and  fraternal  organizations  of  the  city,  holding  membership  in 
the  Mercantile  Club ;  the  St.  Louis  Amateur  Athletic  Club ;  the  Rose  Hill  Lodge, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  the  St.  Louis  Council,  No.  26,  of  the  United  Commercial  Trav- 
elers. His  geniality,  deference  for  the  opinions  of  others,  and  cordial  address 
are  qualities  which  have  rendered  him  popular  wherever  he  has  gone,  while  the 
strength  of  his  character  has  gained  him  the  friendship  and  regard  of  many  with 
whom  he  has  come  in  contact. 


CHARLES  FERDINAND  KRONE. 

Charles  Ferdinand  Krone,  attorney  and  lecturer  at  the  Benton  College  of 
Law  on  wills  and  administrations,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1863.  His  father, 
Charles  A.  Krone,  was  an  actor  who  for  twenty-five  or  thirty  years  played  the 
heavy  tragedy  roles  at  the  Le  Bar  Theater.  He  married  Catherine  Basler.  a 
native  of  Switzerland. 

Charles  Ferdinand  Krone  acquired  his  preliminary  education  in  the  public 
schools,  mastering  the  branches  of  each  consecutive  grade  until  he  was  gradu- 
ated from  the  high  school  in  the  class  of  1882.  He  then  attended  the  State 
University  at  Columbia,  ^Missouri,  and  made  preparation  for  the  practice  of  law 


714  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  .the  office  and  under,  the  direction  of  L.  D.  Seward,  being  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1889  He  entered  upon  active  practice  the  following  year  and  has  continued 
to  the  present  time,  Avinning  recognition  as  an  able  lawyer  of  analytical  mind 
and  keen  discernment.  He  prepares  his  cases  with  thoroughness  and  care  and 
is  ever  most  loyal  to  the  interests  of  his  clients.  He  held  the  position  of  as- 
sistant circuit  attorney  from  1897  until  1900  and  figured  prominently  in  con- 
nection with  the  boodle  cases  of  1903,  representing  Emil  Hartman,  Charles  F. 
Kelly  and  Charles  A.  Gudke.  In  addition  to  a  large  general  practice  he  is  now 
attorney  for  the  Lemp  estate  and  represents  the  brewery  also.  For  six  years 
he  has  been  lecturer  on  wills  and  administrations  at  the  Benton  College  of  Law. 
Nature  endowed  him  with  strong  intellect  and  as  the  years  have  passed  he  has 
developed  his  latent  powers  until  his  presentation  of  his  cases  indicates  a  mind 
trained  in  the  severest  school  of  logic  and  to  which  close  reasoning  has  become 
habitual. 

In  1906  J\Ir.  Krone  was  married  to  Edith  V.  Doyle,  of  St.  Louis.  There 
is  one  child,  Madeline  C,  a  stepdaughter.  Mr.  Krone  is  a  member  of  the 
various  IMasonic  bodies,  also  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  of  the  Knights 
and  Ladies  of  Honor,  being  attorney  for  the  last  named.  He  takes  a  citizen's 
interest  in  politics,  keeping  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the 
day  and  giving  loyal  support  to  the  republican  party  because  he  believes  its  prin- 
ciples contain  the  best  elements  of  good  government.  He  is  a  close  student  of 
history  and  ethnology  and  his  closest  friends  are  those  to  whom  the  riches  of 
intellectual  life  are  familiar. 


RICHARD  A.  JONES. 

Richard  A.  Jones,  now  practicing  at  the  St.  Louis  bar  and  numbered  among 
the  veterans  of  the  Spanish-American  war,  was  born  in  Binghamton,  New 
York,  Alarch  9,  1869.  His  father,  Evan  R.  Jones,  was  born  at  Utica,  New  York, 
and  at  his  death  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  stoneware  at  Pittston, 
Pennsylvania.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  espoused  the  Union  cause  and 
became  a  captain  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Ninth  New  York  Volunteer  Infantry, 
doing  active  service  at  the  front.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Spottsyl- 
vania  Courthouse.  He  married  Sarah  A.  Van  Benschoten,  a  native  of  Bing- 
hamton, New  York,  and  a  representative  of  a  prominent  old  Knickerbocker 
family  mentioned  in  Washington  Irving's  History  of  New  York.  The  father 
was  of  \A^elsh  descent,  although  the  family  was  established  at  Utica,  New  York, 
in  the  pioneer  epoch  in  the  historv  of  that  city.  He  died  in  1880,  while  his  wife 
passed  away  in  1882.  Their  family  numbered  six  children,  of  whom  four  are 
living.  The  three  sisters  are:  Mrs.  Ernest  Stenger,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  whose 
husband  is  general  superintendent  of  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad ;  Mrs. 
J.  S.  Alexander,  whose  husband  is  a  practicing  physician  of  Omaha,  Nebraska; 
and  Mrs.  D.  M.  Lewis,  whose  husband  is  a  merchant  of  Springfield.  Missouri. 

Richard  A.  Jones,  the  youngest  of  the  family,  spent  his  boyhood  days  at 
Pittston,  Pennsylvania,  in  the  midst  of  the  anthracite  coal  regions.  He  obtained 
his  education  in  the  graded  and  high  schools  of  that  town  and  at  Binghamton, 
New  York.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  law  and  after  preliminary  reading 
was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Omaha,  Nebraska,  1893.  Immediately  afterward  he 
entered  upon  active  practice  there  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Brome  &  Jones, 
with  which  he  was  connected  until  he  came  to  St.  Louis.  He  was  admitted  to 
the  Missouri  bar  in  February,  1896,  and  here  joined  Charles  R.  Crouch  in 
organizing  the  firm  of  Jones  &  Crouch,  which  partnership  continued  until  1898, 
when  both  enlisted  as  members  of  Battery  A  of  St.  Louis  and  served  during  the 
Spanish-American   war   with   their   command   in    Porto    Rico,    returning   to   the 


RICHARD    A.  JOXES 


716  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Uniteil  States  in  the  fall  of  1898.  The  return  voyage  was  made  in  September 
and  they  were  mustered  out  in  December. 

Mr.  Jones  then  resumed  practice  in  connection  with  Moses  M.  Herold  under 
the  firm  name  of  Jones  &  Herold,  but  the  latter  died  in  1900  and  Mr.  Jones  has 
since  been  alone  in  general  civil  practice.  He  is  accorded  a  large  and  distinc- 
tively representative  clientage  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  the  state 
bar  associations.  His  knowledge  of  the  law  is  comprehensive  and,  moreover,  he 
is  exact  in  making  application  of  his  legal  knowledge  to  the  points  in  litigation. 

On  the  i2th  of  July,  1904,  Mr.  Jones  was  married  to  Miss  Alice  E.  Pollard, 
a  daughter  of  the  late  Major  Henry  M.  Pollard,  ex-congressman  and  a  prominent 
attorne}^  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Jones  belongs  to  the  Blackstone  and  Jefferson  Clubs 
and  to  the  Union  ]\Iethodist  Episcopal  church,  in  the  work  of  which  he  takes 
a  very  active  and  helpful  interest.  He  is  now  serving  on  its  official  board  and 
is  president  of  its  Men's  Club.  He  is  very  energetic,  accomplishing  what  he 
undertakes  and  inspiring  others  with  his  own  enthusiasm  and  zeal.  Entirely 
free  from  ostentation,  he  is  nevertheless  of  a  social  nature  and  not  only  makes 
friends  wherever  he  goes  but  has  the  happy  faculty  of  retaining  their  warm  re- 
gard. 


EMILE  KARST. 


Emile  Karst  was  born  in  the  little  town  of  Erstein,  Alsace,  France,  where 
his  ancestors  had  lived  for  over  four  hundred  years.  His  natal  day  was  Septem- 
ber 26,  1826,  and  though  he  has  now  passed  the  eighty-second  milestone  on  life's 
journey  he  is  still  active  in  business  circles,  carrying  on  a  general  insurance  busi- 
ness for  many  years  at  No.  112  North  Fourth  street  and  since  1907  in  the  Pierce 
building.  His  parents  were  Joseph  Aloysius  and  Catherine  (Miltenberger)  Karst. 
The  father  was  deputy  mayor  of  his  native  town  and  emigrated  to  this  country 
in  1838,  settling  first  in  Illinois.  During  the  period  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis 
he  had  lived  retired,  enjoving  well  merited  rest  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  November,  1865. 

Emile  Karst  pursued  his  studies  in  the  schools  of  his  native  town  to  the  age 
of  twelve  years  and  was  then  brought  with  his  brothers  and  sisters  by  his  parents 
to  the  new  world.  He,  too,  lived  in  Illinois  for  some  years,  and  following  his 
removal  to  St.  Louis  he  was  connected  with  the  extensive  private  bank  of  Clark 
Brothers  &  Company  as  assistant  cashier  from  1856  until  1864.  He  then  be- 
came cashier  of  the  National  Loan  Bank,  later  the  Continental  National  Bank, 
where  he  remained  from  1866  until  1879.  In  the  meantime,  in  1873,  ^^  had  been 
appointed  consular  agent  for  France  at  St.  Louis  and  discharged  his  official  duties 
until  1890,  when  he  retired  on  account  of  illness.  France  made  him  a  member 
of  its  Academy  and  conferred  upon  him  the  official  distinction  of  the  Palms, 
Officier  d'Academie,  in  connection  therewith. 

Mr.  Karst  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  April,  1874,  to  Miss  Fannie  Taylor, 
a  daughter  of  John  B.  Taylor,  who  was  a  prominent  merchant  of  this  city.  The 
family  was  represented  in  Virginia  at  an  early  date  and  Mrs.  Karst  is  a  grand- 
niece  of  President  Zachary  Taylor.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Karst  have  four  sons  and 
two  daughters :  Jerome,  of  Barrows  &  Karst  of  the  Aetna  Insurance  Company ; 
Edgar  Taylor,  who  is  auditor  for  that  company;  Raymond  C,  special  agent  for 
the  same  company;  Theodore  A.,  who  is  traveling  for  the  Cluett  &  Peabody 
Shirt  Manufacturing  Company;  Emily,  who  attended  the  Sacred  Heart  Con- 
vent; and  Blanche,  who  was  a  student  in  the  Visitation  Convent.  The  family 
residence  at  2736  Geyer  avenue  was  erected  by  Mr.  Karst. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Karst  is  a  consistent  democrat,  always  voting  for 
the  men  and  measures  of  the  party.  His  Catholic  faith  is  indicated  in  the  fact 
that  he  is  a  member  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  church,  and  he  is  president 
of    the    Franco-American    Society.      He    is    particularly    prominent    among    the 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  717 

French-American  residents  of  this  city  and  his  native  tongue  is  as  famihar  to  him 
as  that  of  his  adopted  country,  although  the  years  in  which  he  has  used  the 
English  tongue  far  exceed  the  years  in  which  he  has  had  occasion  to  speak  the 
French  language. 

Mr.  Karst  is  weh  known  in  the  music  circles  of  this  country  and  abroad  as 
a  concert  violinist  of  distinction,  as  well  as  a  composer  of  unusual  ability.  His 
works  for  offertories  in  the  Catholic  church  service  are  in  almost  every  church 
choir  in  this  country,  and  his  latest  work,  "Messe  Solonnelle,"  for  mixed  voices 
and  orchestra  of  strings,  is  one  of  the  favorites  in  a  prominent  church  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  His  song  with  chorus,  "Alissouri,"  one  of  his  latest  compositions, 
is  highly  spoken  of  by  the  masters  in  music  who  have  seen  it.  The  poem  is  by 
Robert  Collins,  a  gifted  St.  Louis  poet.  Mr.  Karst's  compositions  for  violin  and 
piano  for  concert  and  parlor  are  published  by  Louis  Rouhier,  one  of  the  largest 
music  publishing  houses  of  Paris,  France,  and  are  pronounced  as  both  beautiful 
and  efifective. 


EDWARD  VINCENT  PAUL  SCPINEIDERHAHN. 

Edward  Vincent  Paul  Schneiderhahn  is  a  well  known  lawyer  of  St.  Louis 
who  holds  to  high  ideals  in  his  professional  life  and  in  citizenship,  as  well  as  in 
social  relations.  He  is  broad-minded,  has  advanced  ideas  upon  many  subjects 
effecting  the  sociological  and  economic  conditions  of  the  country,  and  his  influence 
is  widely  felt  in  the  community  for  the  benefit  of  his  fellowmen. 

His  birth  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  September  23,  1874.  His  father,  j\Iaximilian 
Schneiderhahn,  was  born  in  Germany  and  is  a  sculptor  of  considerable  renown. 
He  came  of  a  distinguished  family  and  was  the  youngest  of  ten  children.  liis 
art  studies  were  pursued  in  the  royal  academy  of  Alunich,  and  in  his  professional 
career  he  holds  that  art  is  not  its  own  end,  but  believes  that  its  purpose  is  to 
instruct,  to  educate  and  to  elevate,  and  that  any  other  conception  degrades  art 
from  its  sublime  purpose.  He  married  Frances  Bleckmann,  who  was  born  in 
Washington  county,  Missouri,  and  was  the  eldest  of  a  family  of  eleven  children. 
Her  grandparents  became  pioneer  residents  of  this  state,  settling  near  Washing- 
ton, Missouri,  when  the  work  of  civilization  had  scarcely  been  begun  there.  Both 
her  grandparents  and  her  parents  were  buried  in  the  same  cemetery  in  Washing- 
ton. Her  father,  Fritz  Bleckmann,  married  Miss  I\Iary  Cornet,  a  sister  of  Francis 
and  August  Cornet,  both  deceased,  and  of  Henry  Cornet.  Fritz  Bleckmann  took 
pride  in  the  fact  that  his  family  for  centuries  had  engaged  in  the  same  business — 
that  of  blacksmithing — and  Henry  J.  Bleckmann,  an  uncle  of  our  subject,  still 
follows  that  pursuit  in  Washington,  Missouri.  The  ancestral  record  of  the 
family  is  connected  with  the  duchy  of  Hanover  through  all  the  varying  vicissi- 
tudes of  its  history  and  the  Napoleonic  campaigns.  Reared  in  the  place  of  her 
nativity,  Frances  Bleckmann  remained  at  home  until  she  became  the  wife  of 
Maximilian  Schneiderhahn,  with  whom  she  traveled  life's  journey  happily  until 
her  death,  which  occurred  at  Sanford,  Florida,  February  4,  1885. 

Edward  V.  P.  Schneiderhahn  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family 
of  thirteen  children,  of  whom  eleven  are  yet  living.  He  pursued  his  early  educa- 
tion in  the  parochial  schools,  attending  St.  Mary's  and  St.  Vincent's  in  this  city, 
while  later  he  became  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  University,  pursuing  the  classical 
course.  He  interrupted  his  studies  in  his  sixteenth  year  that  he  might  gain  for 
himself  the  means  for  his  further  education,  but,  keeping  up  with  his  classes 
through  private  study,  he  was  allowed  to  pass  the  examination  in  branches  wbich 
had  been  taught  during  his  absence.  He  won  promotion  with  his  former  class- 
mates and  was  graduated  with  distinction  from  the  St.  Louis  University.  His 
tastes  have  always  been  along  thoughtful,  serious  lines.  Plistory  and  biography 
have  constituted  his  favorite  readins"  from  his  earliest  vouth.     He  has  reacl  but 


718  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

few  novels,  feeling  that  thev  are  too  unreal,  and  that  life  is  too  short  to  spend 
much  time  upon  any  except  historical  novels.  He  feels  that  a  good  biography 
combines  the  advantages  of  a  history  and  of  the  historical  novel,  for  it  presents 
motives,  living  action  and  results  that  are  facts.  Nations  and  individuals,  to 
solve  the  problems  of  the  present  and  of  the  future,  must  know  and  understand 
the  lessons  of  the  past,  and  too  often  novel  reading  gives  one  false  ideas  of  life 
and  untrue  standards,  so  that  ]\Ir.  Schneiderhahn  has  confined  his  reading  to  such 
literature  as  helps  in  understanding  life,  its  experiences  and  its  purposes. 

When  he  had  completed  his  classical  studies  he  became  a  law  student  and 
was  graduated  from  Washington  University.  Thus  qualified  for  his  chosen  call- 
ing, he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  of  St.  Louis  in  1896  and  has  since  engaged  in 
practice  in  this  city,  his  labors  in  this  direction  being  actuated  by  a  love  for  in- 
vestigation and  study  and  the  advocacy  of  justice.  His  mind  is  naturally  logical 
and  inductive  and  he  displays  most  careful  analysis  in  all  legal  interests  entrusted 
to  hi?  care,  so  that  he  arrives  at  a  safe  conclusion,  based  upon  an  intimate  under- 
standing of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence  and  their  correct  application  to  the 
points  at  issue.  He  is  especially  well  known  for  an  extensive  office  practice  and 
is  widelv  regarded  as  a  safe  counsellor. 

J\Ir.  Schneiderhahn  is  also  identified  with  movements  relating  to  the  socio- 
logical and  economic  conditions  of  the  country,  and  in  all  that  he  does  has  been 
actuated  by  a  humanitarian  spirit.  From  1905  until  1907  he  was  the  president 
of  the  Catholic  L'nion  of  Missouri,  a  state  organization  of  Catholics  of  German 
descent,  composed  of  ten  thousand  five  hundred  members.  He  was  the  president 
of  the  National  German-American  Alliance.  Missouri  division,  a  state  organiza- 
tion, until  September,  1908,  at  which  time  he  declined  a  reelection  unanimously 
tendered  bv  the  state  convention,  and  instead  was  made  honorary  president.  In 
1906,  1907  and  1908  he  was  state  delegate  from  the  Catholic  Union  of  Missouri 
to  the  national  convention  of  the  German  Roman  Catholic  Central  Verein,  com- 
posed of  fifteen  state  organizations.  Reared  in  the  faith  of  the  church  of  Rome, 
he  has  always  been  most  loyal  to  its  teachings  and  earnest  in  his  advocacy  of  its 
work.  He  is  a  persistent  and  well  known  advocate  of  radical  divorce  reform 
and  asserts  that  admitting  the  principle  of  absolute  divorce  is  admitting  the  prin- 
ciple of  polygamy  in  amended  form.  Fie  also  advocates  denying  the  sanction  of 
law  to  so-called  common  law  marriages,  and  earnestly  supports  the  religious  edu- 
cation of  youth,  pointing  to  the  enormous  increase  in  juvenile  crime  in  proof  of 
the  fact  that  it  is  needed.  He  is  frequently  called  upon  to  address  both  German 
and  English  audiences  in  various  cities  on  the  above  topics,  which  are  matters 
that  He  close  to  his  heart  and  claim  his  earnest  attention  and  unflagging  efforts. 
His  influence  is  always  on  the  side  of  truth,  justice,  right  and  progress,  and  in 
recognition  of  the  fact  that  Christianity  has  been  the  civilizing  influence  of  the 
world.     In  politics  he  is  a  republican. 


ANTHONY  J.  IKEMEIER. 

From  cash  boy  to  the  second  vice  presidency  of  a  leading  dry-goods  estab- 
lishment of  St.  Louis  seems  a  long  step,  but  it  is  the  route  which  Anthony  J. 
Ikemeier  has  followed  in  his  business  career  and  today  he  is  active,  in  his  official 
capacity,  in  the  management  of  the  William  Barr  Dry  Goods  Company.  Fie  was 
born  in  vSt.  Louis  in  February,  1862,  his  parents  being  Henry  and  Mary  Ike- 
meier. The  father,  a  native  of  Westphalia,  Germany,  sought  the  advantages  and 
business  opportunities  of  the  new  world  in  1842,  when  he  crossed  the  Atlantic 
to  America.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  espoused  the  cause  of  his  adopted 
country,  giving  loyal  support  to  the  Union.  In  his  business  connection  he  be- 
came well  known  as  a  contractor  and  was  accorded  a  liberal  patronage.  He  was 
alsrj  prominent  and  influential  in   church  work,  doing  all  in  his  power  to  pro- 


A.  T.  IKEMEIER 


720  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

mote  the  interests  of  the  denomination  with  which  he  was  identified.  His  death 
occurred  in  1874. 

Anthon}-  J.  Ikemeier  was  a  pupil  in  the  parochial  schools  and  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Louis  and  afterwards  attended  a  commercial  college,  and  during 
that  time  he  was  busily  engaged  in  the  business  world,  having  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  Scruggs,  V^andervoort  &  Borney  as  cash  boy.  He  was  alert,  watchful 
of  opportunity  for  service,  prompt,  reliable,  and  worked  himself  gradually  up- 
ward, his  ability  recommending  him  for  promotion  until  he  became  superin- 
tendent. Thirty-four  years  he  remained  with  that  concern  and  at  the  time  he 
resigned  he  had  served  as  superintendent  for  over  ten  years,  his  broad  and  practi- 
cal experience  therefore  well  qualifying  him  for  the  position  of  second  vice 
president  of  the  William  Barr  Dry  Goods  Company,  entering  upon  this  connec- 
tion in  1907.  He  is  old  in  business  experience  if  not  in  years,  having  for  a 
half  century  been  connected  with  the  mercantile  interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  is 
one  of  the  directors  of  the  firm  and  is  a  man  of  indefatigable  energy,  possessing 
ni  large  measure  that  quality  which,  for  w^ant  of  a  better  term,  has  been  called 
"commercial  sense." 

Mr.  Ikemeier  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  June,  1903,  to  Miss  Margaret 
Casey,  a  daughter  of  Mary  Casey,  and  they  reside  at  No.  5593  Bartmer  avenue. 
In  addition  to  his  home  Mr.  Ikemeier  owns  property  in  the  northeastern  part  of 
the  city.  He  has  made  many  friends  and  is  justly  entitled  to  high  regard,  not 
only  for  his  business  success  but  for  the  straightforward  policy  which  has  ever 
been  his  and  for  the  social,  genial  qualities  which  he  manifests  in  all  his  social 
relations.  Interested  in  music,  he  has  become  an  associate  member  of  the  Apollo 
and  Amphion  Choral  Clubs. 


REV.  FRANCIS  JOSEPH  O'BOYLE. 

Rev.  Francis  Joseph  O'Boyle,  who  in  August,  1906,  received  the  appointment 
as  vice  president  and  chancellor  of  the  St.  Louis  University,  was  born  in  London, 
Canada,  October  9,  1870,  and  in  1872  the  family  removed  to  Detroit,  Michigan. 
His  parents  were  x\dam  and  Julia  (Delaney)  O'Boyle.  The  father  was  engaged 
in  the  shoe  business  during  his  residence  in  London,  Canada,  and  in  Detroit 
entered  the  employ  of  the  H.  P.  Baldwin  Shoe  Company.  He  is  still  living,  but 
the  mother  passed  away  when  her  son  w^as  eleven  years  of  age. 

Chancellor  O'Boyle  acquired  his  primary  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Detroit  and  then  entered  Detroit  College,  an  institution  conducted  by  the  Jesuit 
Fathers.  There  he  matriculated  in  1882  and  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor 
of  Arts  degree  in  1889.  In  July  of  that  year  he  entered  the  Society  of  Jesus  and 
spent  three  years  in  the  Novitiate  of  the  Order  in  Florissant,  Missouri,  during 
which  time  he  was  engaged  in  the  study  of  classical  literature.  In  1892  he  came 
to  St.  Louis  to  begin  a  three  years'  course  of  philosophy  in  the  post  graduate  de- 
partment of  the  St.  Louis  University.  In  September,  1895,  he  was  appointed 
professor  of  languages  in  the  college  department  of  the  same  university,  and  in 
September,  1900,  began  the  study  of  scholastic  theology  in  the  seminary  attached 
to  the  university.  In  1903  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  Archbishop  Glen- 
non,  then  the  coadjutor  of  Archbishop  Kain.  Lie  continued  the  study  of  theology 
for  another  year,  and  in  September,  1904,  returned  to  the  Novitiate  of  Florissant 
for  a  course  in  ascetic  theology.  In  September,  1905,  he  was  appointed  professor 
of  classical  literature  at  St.  Xavier  College  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  in  August, 
1906,  he  received  appointment  as  vice  president  and  chancellor  of  the  St.  Louis 
University.  In  June,  1907,  he  was  appointed  acting  rector  of  the  university  to 
succeed  the  Rev.  W.  Banks  Rogers,  who  on  account  of  illness  was  obliged  to 
retire  from  active  w'ork. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  721 

'  It  would  be  tautological  in  this  connection  to  enter  into  any  series  of  state- 
ments as  showing  Chancellor  O'Boyle  to  be  a  man  of  ripe  scholarship  and  broad 
mind,  for  these  have  been  shadowed  forth  between  the  lines  of  this  review.  He 
is,  moreover,  a  man  of  broad  humanitarianism  and  strong  sympathy  who  in  his 
educational  and  church  w^ork  has  endeavored  to  understand  the  causes  which  lead 
man  from  the  path  of  light  and  rectitude  and  to  present  the  value  of  all  those 
things  which  are  worth  while  in  such  a  manner  as  will  prove  attractive  and  obtain 
a  strong  hold  upon  those  wdio  come  within  the  circle  of  his  teaching  and  his 
influence.  That  each  change  in  his  life  has  marked  a  progressive  step  is  indica- 
tive of  his  high  standing  in  the  church  which  he  represents. 


NICHOLAS  B.  SCHUSTER. 

It  is  said  that  there  are  eighteen  thousand  business  houses  or  enterprises  in 
St.  Louis,  from  which  statement  something  may  be  judged  concerning  the  com- 
plexity and  extent  of  industrial  and  commercial  affairs.  To  become  noticed, 
therefore,  in  a  city  of  this  size  one  must  possess  somewhat  unusual  ability  and 
whatever  he  does  must  bear  favorable  comparison  with  other  work  of  similar 
character.  Nicholas  B.  Schuster  has  become  recognized  as  a  successful  manu- 
facturer of  wagons,  buggies  and  different  kinds  of  vehicles,  having  his  factory 
at  Nos.  1625-1629  Wash  street  since  1893.  He  was  born  in  Chicago  in  March, 
1852.  his  parents  being  George  and  Kate  Schuster.  The  father  carried  on  a 
similar  enterprise  in  Chicago  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1882. 
He  came  from  Germany  to  this  country  and  lived  for  a  time  in  St.  Louis,  which 
was  then  a  comparatively  small  city. 

Nicholas  B.  Schuster  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of  twelve 
years,  and  then,  at  a  time  when  most  boys  are  concerned  with  the  pleasures  of 
the  playground  or  the  duties  of  the  schoolroom,  he  began  earning  his  own  living, 
working  in  the  hat  store  of  Clokey  &  Hand,  in  Chicago,  for  about  three  years. 
On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  entered  the  employ  of  Mr.  Sontag,  a  grocer, 
doing  business  at  Desplaines  and  Polk  streets,  Chicago,  with  whom  he  continued 
for  two  years.  In  1869  he  received  practical  training  in  the  manufacture  of 
buggies  and  wagons  in  the  employ  of  his  father,  with  whom  he  continued  until 
eighteen  years  of  age,  wdien,  in  1871,  he  came  to  St.  Louis.  Immediately  after- 
ward he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Solar  Carriage  Company,  wdth  which  he  con- 
tinued for  about  eighteen  months,  wdien  he  returned  to  Chicago  and  was  again 
in  his  father's  employ  for  three  years.  When  that  period  had  elapsed  he  once 
more  sought  a  home  in  St.  Louis,  arriving  in  1875.  and  continued  for  a  year.  He 
later  went  to  Sentinel,  Pennsylvania,  with  a  capital  of  about  four  hundred  dollars, 
but  his  business  venture  there  proved  unprofitable  and  he  had  to  borrow^  money 
with  which  to  return  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  sought  and  obtained  employment  in 
the  carriage  factory  of  Wesley  Fallon,  at  the  corner  of  Tenth  and  Charles  streets, 
and  that  his  w^ork  was  efficient  and  his  business  reliability  unquestioned  is  indi- 
cated in  the  fact  that  he  remained  with  the  firm  for  seven  years.  In  1883 
he  started  in  business  on  his  own  account,  at  1624  Franklin  avenue,  feeling  that 
his  previous  experience  and  careful  savings  justified  him  in  this  step.  He  had 
a  partner,  the  firm  name  being  Ortmann  &  Schuster.  He  remained  at  that  loca- 
tion for  ten  years,  and  feeling  the  necessity  of  having  more  commodious  quarters 
he  built  his  present  factory  and  has  occupied  it  continuously  since  1893.  The 
dimensions  of  the  building  are  fifty  by  one  hundred  and  fifty-three  feet  and  it  is 
equipped  with  the  latest  and  best  improved  machinery  for  the  conduct  of  the  work. 
All  the  modern  facilities  for  carriage  and  w-agon  manufacturing  are  here  found, 
and  the  completed  product  is  of  such  style  and  w^orkmanship  as  to  secure  a  ready 
sale  in  the  market.  In  the  business  he  employs  one  foreman  and  fifty  workmen 
who  are  skilled  in  this  department  of  industrial  activity. 
4  6— VOL.  11. 


722  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

I\Ir.  Schuster  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  Alay  31,  1882,  to  ]Miss  Katie  Reimert, 
a  daughter  of  John  Reimert.  who  for  twent3'-one  years  was  identified  with  the 
J.  S.  !\Ierrill  Company.  They  have  two  daughters  and  one  son  and  they  also 
lost  two  children.  Those  still  living  are :  Clara,  the  wife  of  Charles  J. 
Schmucker.  who  is  acting  as  bookkeeper  for  jNIr.  Schuster ;  Josephine,  an  accom- 
plished musician ;  and  Theodore,  ten  years  of  age,  attending  the  public  schools. 

]\Ir.  Schuster  erected  the  family  residence  at  No.  4974  Wabada  avenue.  He 
is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  also  be- 
longs to  the  St.  Louis  Turner  Club.  He  votes  for  the  best  man,  regardless  of 
party  ties,  nor  has  he  sought  office,  preferring  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon 
his  business  affairs,  which,  capably  conducted,  are  now  bringing  him  success. 


FRANK  L.  AIAGOON,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Frank  L.  ]\Iagoon,  following  in  the  professional  footsteps  of  his  honored 
father,  became  a  member  of  the  medical  fraternity  in  St.  Louis  and  since  1901 
has  specialized  in  the  treatment  of  the  diseases  of  the  eye,  being  now  well  known 
as  an  oculist.  He  was  born  November  3,  1867,  in  Sebec,  Maine,  a  son  of  Dr. 
Ephraim  and  Ellen  M.  (Tenny)  jMagoon.  The  father,  although  now  sixty-seven 
years  of  age.  continues  in  the  active  practice  of  medicine  and  is  one  of  the  most 
highly  respected  physicians  of  the  city.  The  removal  of  the  family  to  Missouri 
during  the  boyhood  of  Frank  L.  Magoon  opened  the  way  for  him  to  pursue  his 
education  in  the  schools  of  Clarence,  Missouri,  where  he  was  graduated  with  the 
class  of  1885.  Whether  inherited  tendency,  environment  or  natural  predilection 
had  most  to  do  with  shaping  his  life  work  it  is  difficult  to  determine,  but  it  is 
evident  that  the  choice  was  wisely  made,  for  in  the  field  of  medical  science  he  has 
gained  a  most  creditable  reputation.  He  pursued  his  course  in  the  St.  Louis 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1892.  The 
following  year  he  located  for  the  general  practice  of  medicine  in  St.  Louis  and 
so  continued  until  1901,  since  which  time  he  has  given  his  attention  alone  to  the 
treatment  of  diseases  of  the  eye.  In  the  line  of  his  specialty  he  has  studied 
broadly  and  his  investigations  and  research  have  given  him  a  knowledge  that 
makes  his  labor  of  much  value  in  this  direction. 

On  the  20th  of  September,  1893,  in  Clarence,  ^Missouri,  Dr.  Magoon  was 
married  to  ]\liss  Kate  Herron  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  children,  Fred 
Herron  and  Edith  Louise.  The  parents  are  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  interested  and  active  in  its  work.  Dr.  Magoon  serving  as  superintendent 
of  the  Sunday  school.  He  is  also  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the  beneficent  prin- 
ciples of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  with  which  he  has  been  identified  in  membership 
relations  since  1896.  In  politics  he  is  a  stalwart  republican,  not  unknown  as  a 
worker  in  the  party  ranks.  He  stands  at  all  times  in  opposition  to  anything  like 
misrule  in  public  affairs,  believing  in  a  clean,  business-like  city  administration,  and 
his  devotion  to  the  public  welfare  is  indicated  by  his  capable  and  beneficial  services 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  education,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  1903,  and 
.serving  till  1909,  and  at  the  present  writing  he  is  serving  as  president  of  the  board. 


WARREN  FRAZER  McCHESNEY. 

Long  years  of  business  activity,  crowned  with  a  period  of  rest  from  busi- 
ness cares,  constituted  the  life  record  of  Warren  Frazer  McChesney,  who 
passed  on  to  the  home  beyond  December  19,  1906.  He  was  then  in  the  seven- 
tieth year  of  his  age,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Columbia,  Lancaster  county, 
Pennsylvania.  October  31,  1837.     His  parents  were  William  and  Eleanor   (Car- 


WARREN    F.    McCHESNEY 


724  ST.  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTH  CITY. 

penter)  INIcChesney,  of  Columbia,  Pennsylvania,  the  former  at  one  time  a  prom- 
inent and  well  known  wholesale  lumber  merchant  of  that  city. 

At  the  usual  age  Warren  F.  ]\IcChesney  became  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town  and  in  due  course  of  time  was  graduated  from  the  high 
school.  In  preparation  for  a  professional  career  he  spent  two  years  in  study- 
ing medicine  under  Dr.  Filbert,  but  never  engaged  actively  in  practice.  In  i860 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  accepted  a  position  as  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Fourth 
Street  Railway,  where  he  remained  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  His 
patriotic  spirit  being  aroused,  he  then  joined  the  army,  enlisting  at  St.  Louis 
in  the  Sixth  ]\Iissouri  Regiment  of  Volunteers  as  hospital  steward.  Subse- 
quentlv  he  was  commissioned  assistant  surgeon  under  Dr.  George  S.  Walker 
and  later  was  transferred  to  the  First  Battalion  of  the  Thirteenth  United  States 
Infantry  at  Big  Black  River,  Missouri,  September  i,  1863.  Mr.  McChesney  was 
on  the  field  of  battle  and  bravely  assisted  in  caring  for  the  wounded  in  the  siege 
of  Corinth,  at  Chickasaw  Bayou,  Champion  Hill,  Vicksburg,  Chattanooga  and 
Tonesboro  and  at  the  close  of  the  war  was  presented  with  a  fine  sword  by  his 
officers  and  comrades  in  recognition  of  excellent  service  rendered. 

On  the  2 1st  of  December,  1864,  Mr.  McChesney  was  mustered  out  at  St. 
Louis,  after  which  he  turned  his  attention  to  contracting,  subsequently  handling 
many  of  the  large  city  contracts.  He  also  held  the  contract  for  cleaning  streets 
before  the  city  took  over  that  work  as  a  special  department  of  its  service.  He 
continued  in  the  contracting  business  until  1903,  when  he  retired,  spending  his 
remaining  days  in  well-merited  rest.  He  was  truly  a  self-made  man,  owing  his 
prosperitv  and  advancement  entirely  to  his  own  labors,  and  in  St.  Louis  he  be- 
came both  widely  and  favorably  known. 

On  the  I2th  of  October,  1868,  Air.  McChesney  was  married  to  Miss  Annie 
Al.  Hurley,  a  daughter  of  Lawrence  and  Eleanor  Hurley,  who  was  a  prominent 
farmer  and  bridge  builder  of  Bradford  county,  Pennsylvania.  Their  children  were 
Harry  Warren  and  William  C.  McChesney  and  Mrs.  Nellie  Meakin,  all  of  this 
city.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  McChesney  was  a  republican,  supporting  the 
party  from  its  organization  until  his  demise.  His  friends  found  him  always  loyal 
to  a  pledge  given  or  a  promise  made.  He  adhered  closely  to  his  standard  of  right 
and  in  all  of  his  business  relations  was  straightforward  as  well  as  energetic  and 
progressive. 


DAVID  ROWLAND  FRANCIS. 

President  of  the  Alerchants  Exchange,  mayor  of  St.  Louis,  governor  of 
Missouri,  secretary  of  the  interior,  president  of  the  Universal  Exposition  of  1904, 
the  public  activities  of  David  R.  Francis  comprehend  a  full  quarter  of  a  century. 
Thev  have  been  varied  and  continuous,  almost  without  parallel,  even  within 
the  possibilities  of  American  citizenship.  A  delegate  repeatedly  to  national  and 
state  conventions  of  his  political  party,  president  of  the  Trans-Mississippi  Con- 
gress, a  member  of  delegations  undertaking  commissions  of  all  kinds  for  the 
general  walfare,  this  personality  has  been  potent  in  the  life  of  city  and  state. 
It  has  combined  restless  and,  as  a  rule,  resistless  energy  to  achieve  with  an 
enthusiasm  in  every  effort  which  fellow  citizens  have  found  contagious.  Mr. 
Francis  has  been  able  not  only  to  formulate  plans,  but  to  coordinate  forces,  to 
secure  cooperation  widespread,  in  carrying  forward  to  success  these  many  public 
undertakings.  His  record  is  one  of  the  valuable  assets  of  the  history  of  city, 
state  and  valley. 

David  R.  Francis  was  born  in  Richmond,  Kentucky,  October  i,  1850,  the 
son  of  John  Broaddus  Francis  and  Eliza  Caldwell  (Rowland)  Francis.  His 
descent  is  from  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished.  The  earliest  repre- 
sentatives of  the   Francis   family   in   Kentucky  were  pioneers  of  that  state  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  725 

Thomas  Francis,  grandfather  of  David  R.  Francis,  was  a  Kentucky  soldier  in  the 
war  of  1812.  On  the  distafif  side  David  R.  Francis  is  descended  from  David 
Irvine,  of  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  whose  ten  daughters  were  numbered  among  the 
distinguished  pioneer  women  of  Kentucky.  The  hne  of  descent  can  be  traced 
back  to  the  days  of  Robert  Bruce  and  the  pages  of  the  family  history  teem  with 
many  glorious  deeds  and  brilliant  achievements  in  connection  with  the  annals 
of  Scotland.  In  the  time  of  Bruce,  William  de  Irvine  was  awarded  a  part  of 
the  royal  forest  of  Drum  in  consideration  of  his  valuable  services  to  the  crown. 
Captain  Christopher  Irvine  commanded  King  James'  Light  Horse  at  the  battle 
of  Flodden,  and  Alexander  Irvine  closed  the  gates  of  Londonderry  in  the  face 
of  another  King  James  and  his  army  in  which  connection  the  Edinburgh  Review 
has  said :  "This  action  entitled  him  to  be  called  one  of  the  greatest  heroes  the 
ivorld  has  ever  seen."  The  Irvine  family  was  established  in  America  during 
the  early  colonization  of  Virginia  and  many  representatives  of  the  name  on  this 
side  of  the  Atlantic  have  gained  distinction,  including  General  William  Irvine  a 
gallant  officer  of  the  Revolution ;  William  and  Christopher  Irvine,  and  Christo- 
pher, son  of  W^illiam,  who  w'ere  pioneers  of  Kentucky  and  left  their  impress 
upon  the  development  of  that  state. 

John  Broaddus  Francis,  the  father  of  David  R.  Francis,  was  at  one  time 
sheriff  of  ]\Iadison  county,  Kentucky.  For  a  period  he  was  engaged  in  mercantile 
pursuits  in  Richmond.  Later  he  devoted  himself  to  agriculture  in  Lincoln  county. 
Kentucky.  Removing  to  Missouri  in  1882,  he  continued  his  residence  here  until 
his  death,  wdiich  occurred  in  the  suburbs  of  St.  Louis  in  1894.  He  was  a  southern 
gentleman  typical  of  the  old  school,  courteous,  cordial  and  hospitable.  He  was 
a  wdiig  in  politics ;  he  was  a  great  admirer  of  Henry  Clay ;  and  he  abhorred 
slavery. 

The  ancestors  of  David  R.  Francis  were  English,  Scotch  and  W^elsh.  a 
combination  of  strains  which  becjueathed  fine  physical  qualities,  Cjuick.  shrewd 
mentality  and  tenacity  of  purpose.  These  ancestors  regarded  more  highly  patri- 
otism and  public  service  than  the  acquisition  of  large  wealth.  The  patrimony  of 
•David  R.  Francis  was  a  good  name  and  equipment  to  accomplish  rather  than 
an  accumulation  of  riches. 

Threefold  have  been  the  activities  of  David  R.  Francis,  along  business,  politi- 
cal and  educational  lines.  This  lad  of  sixteen  was  one  of  three  boys  in  the 
academy  of  Rev.  Robert  Breck,  at  Richmond.  The  school  was  for  girls  and 
thirty  of  them  attended.  The  principal  took  two  other  boys  to  keep  his  own 
son  company  in  the  classes.  David  R.  Francis  remained  at  school  until  he  had 
exhausted  the  local  advantages.  His  mother  had  a  brother  in  Cincinnati  and 
a  brother  in  St.  Louis,  both  of  whom  oft'ered  to  give  David  his  board  if  he 
wished  to  come  to  the  city  to  complete  his  education.  The  youth  chose  St.  Louis. 
He  thought  he  was  prepared  to  enter  the  Junior  class  at  W^ashington  U^niversity. 
When  he  presented  himself  he  was  not  up  to  the  requirements  for  the  freshman 
year.  He  completed  the  full  four  years'  course,  receiving  in  1870  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  The  college  experience  inspired  a  life-long  thirst  for  knowl- 
edge and  a  determination  to  extend  to  other  young  men  the  opportunities  for 
education  which  prompted  important  acts  later  in  his  life. 

At  the  close  of  his  college  course  Mr.  Francis  owed  four  hundred  and  fifty 
dollars ;  he  had  thought  of  becoming  a  lawyer.  He  went  back  to  Kentucky  to 
consult  with  his  father  and  mother,  to  learn  if  he  could  raise  the  money  for  the 
professional  course.  A  letter  came  from  his  uncle,  for  whom  he  had  been  named. 
David  P.  Rowland,  telling  him  the  place  of  shipping  clerk  with  Shryock  &  Row- 
land, commission  merchants,  was  vacant,  w'ith  a  salary  of  seventy-five  dollar?  a 
month.  To  grasp  opportunity  quickly  has  been  a  characteristic  of  INIr.  Francis' 
whole  career.  The  thought  of  legal  studies,  to  which  a  way  did  not  seem  to 
beckon,  w^as  abandoned.  Mr.  Francis  entered  upon  the  duties  of  shipping  clerk. 
To  have  earned  two  dollars  and  fifty  cents  at  the  end  of  a  day  along  the  levee, 
among  the  railroad  cars,  on  change  and  in  the  counting  room,  prompted  a  feel- 


726  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ing  of  independence  and  inspired  devotion  to  a  business  career.  In  twelve 
months  David  R.  Francis  had  paid  his  college  debt,  although  it  took  one-half 
of  that  year's  salary.  In  the  seven  years  he  established  his  own  business.  In 
1877  he  organized  the  D.  R.  Francis  Commission  Company,  and  on  the  admission 
of  his  brother,  Sidney  Rowland  Francis,  to  a  partnership  in  1884,  the  firm  style 
was  changed  to  the  D.  R.  Francis  &  Brother  Commission  Company.  This  busi- 
ness house  has  operated  extensively  in  the  wholesale  grain  trade  through  a 
period  of  more  than  thirty  years,  Da-vid  R.  Francis  remaining  the  president  and 
giving  personal  attention,  although  for  considerable  periods  the  greater  portion 
of  his  time  w^as  demanded  in  public  capacities. 

Six  years  after  Mr.  Francis  had  gone  into  the  grain  trade  on  his  own 
account,  the  young  men  put  him  forward  as  their  candidate  for  vice-president 
of  the  ^Merchants  Exchange,  a  high  honor,  and  elected  him.  The  next  year  one 
of  the  tickets  was  headed  by  David  R.  Francis  for  president.  A  campaign  of 
much  spirit  and  interest,  perhaps  as  exciting  as  any  in  the  history  of  the  great 
commercial  body  followed.  Mr.  Francis,  only  thirty-three  years  of  age,  was 
elected.  Thus  began  his  marvelous  public  career,  but  not  in  the  sense  of  sever- 
ance from  his  business  activities. 

The  entrance  of  David  R.  Francis  into  political  life  was  involuntary.  In 
the  spring  of  1885  the  democratic  party  of  St.  Louis  became  involved  in  a  dead- 
lock over  three  candidates  for  the  nomination  of  mayor — Rainwater,  Noonan 
and  Parks.  The  convention  balloted  all  night.  During  the  early  part  of  the 
night  Mr.  Francis  had  visited  the  convention  hall,  feeling  interested  especially 
in  the  candidacy  of  his  personal  friend  Major  Rainwater.  The  thought  that  he 
might  be  a  compromise  candidate  had  not  entered  his  mind.  The  next  morning 
j\Ir.  Francis  was  at  the  Merchants  Exchange  attending  to  his  usual  routine 
when  he  heard  a  shout  at  the  door  and  turning  called  out  "What  is  that?" 
The  reply  came  back  "You  have  been  nominated  for  mayor." 

This  was  the  beginning  of  the  official  political  career  of  David  R.  Francis. 
The  previous  summer  of  1884  he  had  been  one  of  the  delegates-at-large  from 
JMissouri  to  the  Chicago  convention  which  nominated  Grover  Cleveland  for  his 
first  term.  The  selection  of  Mr.  Francis  for  this  position  came  about  as  a 
surprise  to  him.  The  state  convention  had  been  called  to  meet  in  St.  Louis 
for  the  purpose  of  electing  delegates  to  the  national  convention.  Mr.  Francis, 
representing  the  Merchants  Exchange,  suggested  to  his  associates  that  the 
Exchange  appoint  a  committee,  escort  the  delegates  about  the  citv  and  show 
them  such  courtesies  as  were  proper.  This  action  made  such  an  impression  upon 
the  delegates  that,  although  Mr.  Francis  was  not  an  avowed  candidate,  they 
elected  him  at  the  convention  the  following  day  over  the  St.  Louis  candidate. 
Mr.  Francis  received  the  second  highest  vote  in  the  convention.  The  other 
delegates  at  large  were  John  O'Day,  Governor  Chas.  H.  Hardin  and  Charles  FI. 
r^Iansur. 

Mr.  Francis  was  elected  mayor  of  St.  Louis  by  a  plurality  of  one  thousand 
two  hundred.  Four  years  previously  the  city  had  elected  a  republican  to  the 
mayoralty  by  fourteen  thousand.  A  business  administration  in  the  most  com- 
prehensive sense  of  the  term  describes  the  period  of  nearly  four  years  during 
which  ^Ir.  Francis  was  at  the  head  of  the  city  government.  Among  the  achieve- 
ments were  the  reductions  of  the  interest  rate  on  the  bonded  debt  from  six  per 
cent  and  seven  per  cent  to  three  and  sixty-five  hundreths  per  cent  and  four  per 
cent.  The  Missouri  Pacific  owed  the  city  one  million  dollars  for  which  judgment 
had  been  obtained.  Vigorous  action  on  the  part  of  the  mayor  resulted  in  the 
collection  of  the  judgment.  .Some  progress  under  Street  Commissioner  John 
W.  Turner  had  been  made  toward  the  reconstruction  of  the  down  town  streets 
with  granite  paving.  There  had  developed  great  opposition  on  the  part  of  tax- 
payers and  the  movement  had  been  checked.  Mayor  Francis  took  up  and  pressed 
this  improvement  overcoming  the  objections  of  property  holders.  Investigation 
of  the  water  conditions  showed  that  in  the  near  future  St.  Louis  must  provide 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  727 

a  more  abundant  supply,  flavor  Francis  obtained  autbority  from  tbe  council 
to  buy  tbe  present  site  at  tbe  Cbain  of  Rocks  and  to  inaugurate  tbe  removal  and 
building  of  new  water  works  witb  a  conduit.  For  tbis  purpose  the  municipal 
assembly  made  an  appropriation  of  one  million  dollars.  A  vigorous  policy  toward 
tbe  St.  Louis  Gasligbt  Company  brougbt  about  a  reduction  in  the  price  of  gas  from 
two  dollars  and  a  half  to  one  dollar  and  a  quarter  per  thousand  cubic  feet.  An- 
other of  tbe  measures  which  Mayor  Francis  pressed  was  an  ordinance  providing 
for  tbe  sprinkling  of  all  streets  in  the  city.  Etl'orts  to  impress  the  advantages  of 
St.  Louis  as  a  convention  city  during  this  administration  brougbt  here  the 
triennial  conclave  of  tbe  Knights  Templar,  the  meeting  of  the  American  IMedical 
Association,  tbe  Grand  Army  Encampment,  tbe  national  gathering  of  the  Chris- 
tian Endeavor  Society,  tbe  National  Cattle  Men's  Association  and  other  large 
bodies.  In  1887  the  president  of  tbe  United  States  and  ^Irs.  Cleveland  visited 
St.  Louis  and  were  the  guests  of  Mayor  Francis  at  his  home.  These  were  some 
of  tbe  more  notable  acts  and  events  which  gave  character  to  tbe  administration 
of  Alayor  Francis. 

A  mayor  who  had  made  the  record  that  ]\Ir.  Francis  bad  in  the  principal 
citv  of  tbe  state  naturally  came  into  prominence  when  tbe  democratic  party  be- 
gan to  consider  the  selection  of  a  candidate  for  governor  in  1888.  'Mr.  Francis 
was  named  by  bis  party  not  as  a  result  of  machine  politics,  but  upon  tbe  impres- 
sion he  had  made  throughout  the  state  as  a  municipal  executive.  He  was  success- 
ful at  an  election  which  went  against  his  party  in  tbe  nation.  On  tbe  14th  of 
January,  1889,  he  entered  upon  a  four  years'  administration  of  state  afifairs,  which 
was  characterized  by  direct  and  practical  benefits  to  tbe  commonwealth,  brougbt 
about  by  the  same  well  directed  energy  which  bad  made  his  services  as  mayor  so 
important  to  St.  Louis. 

When  David  R.  Francis  went  to  Jefferson  City  to  be  inaugurated  governor 
the  state  capital  was  unfamiliar  to  him.  On  one  occasion  he  had  gone  there 
while  be  was  mayor,  seeking  legislation  to  put  wires  under  ground.  Possibly 
he  had  made  two  or  three  fiying  visits  on  other  errands.  An  invitation  asking 
Alissouri  to  participate  in  tbe  centennial,  at  New  York,  of  tbe  inauguration  of 
tbe  first  president  of  the  United  States  was  one  of  the  pressing  matters  brought 
early  to  the  attention  of  tbe  new  governor.  Tbe  retiring  executive,  Mr.  ]More- 
house,  had  appointed  ex-Senator  David  H.  Armstrong  chairman  of  a  committee 
to  represent  Missouri.  Tbe  time  of  the  celebration  was  April,  1889.  No  other 
definite  preparation  bad  been  made  for  ^Missouri's  participation.  When  he  began 
to  inquire  about  this  invitation.  Governor  Francis  learned  that  other  states  were 
intending  to  send  battalions  or  regiments  of  their  National  Guard  to  the  celebra- 
tion. He  announced  that  Missouri  would  be  similarly  represented  and  issued 
orders  for  the  National  Guard  to  prepare  for  the  trip.  The  legislature  failed 
to  make  an  appropriation.  Nevertheless  the  troops  assembled,  trains  were  pro- 
vided and  Governor  Francis  appeared  witb  his  staff.  Just  before  tbe  trains  left 
the  Union  station  at  St.  Louis,  the  prudent  railroad  agent,  with  tbe  information  of 
tbe  legislature's  non-action  in  mind,  appeared  aboard  the  train,  sought  the  Gov- 
ernor and  said  be  must  have  his  money  before  starting,  which  goes  to  show  that 
the  young  Governor  was  not  so  well  known  in  1889  as  be  became  later.  A  personal 
check  for  the  amount,  about  fourteen  thousand  dollars,  was  written  bv  the 
Governor  and  tbe  expedition  moved.  Missouri  was  creditablv  represented  in 
tbe  New  Y'ork  celebration.  And  the  fact  was  one  of  the  rifts  in  the  uglv  cloud 
which  had  been  hanging  over  "the  train  robber  state.''  The  rest  of  tbe  countrv 
began  to  see  Missouri  in  a  different  light  as  the  business  administration  progressed. 
A  bill  to  reimburse  tbe  Governor  for  bis  expenditure  was  presented  in  the  legis- 
lature and  voted  down.  When  Governor  Francis  was  informed  be  did  not  fume. 
He  said  the  measure  would  probably  come  up  at  every  recurring  session  for  the 
next  twenty  years  until  the  wnsdom  of  his  action  w^as  vindicated.  Over  night 
was  enough  to  bring  better  second  thought  to  tbe  legislators.  The  next  dav  the 
vote  refusing  reimbursement  was  reconsidered  and  tbe  bill  was  passed. 


728  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Dignities  and  honors  of  office  have  never  dulled  the  energy  or  repressed  the 
activities  of  David  R.  Francis.  Within  three  months  after  Air.  Francis  became 
governor  he  had  established  such  personal  relations  with  the  lawmakers  as 
enabled  him  to  make  his  administration  effective.  He  gave  a  series  of  receptions 
in  the  mansion.  He  dined  the  senators  and  representatives,  twenty  at  a  time. 
When  he  went  to  lunch  he  was  accompanied  by  chairmen  or  whole  committees 
to  talk  over  pending  legislation.  With  the  needs  before  their  eyes  the  legislators 
passed  appropriations  to  refurnish  the  mansion  and  to  make  it  w.orthy  of  the 
state.  To  the  credit  of  the  Francis  administration  was  placed  the  first  appropri- 
ation for  the  National  Guard  since  the  Civil  war.  On  the  recommendations  and 
personal  arguments  of  the  Governor,  the  first  Australian  ballot  law,  the  school 
book  commission  and  uniform  text-book  law,  the  reduction  of  the  tax  rate,  the 
appointment  of  a  geological  survey  commission  and  a  long  list  of  what  may  be 
properlv  termed  constructive  laws  of  the  state,  the  value  of  which  the  years  have 
shown,  were  placed  upon  the  books. 

In  his  administration  as  governor  came  the  opportunity  to  Mr.  Francis  to 
do  what,  next  to  his  W^orld's  Fair  contribution,  may  be  reckoned  his  greatest 
benefit  to  the  greatest  number.     For  several  sessions  antagonism  on  the  part  of 
legislators  toward  the  State  University  had  been  growing.     The  federal  govern- 
ment  paid   to   the    state   six  hundred   thousand   dollars,   being  the  long  delayed 
refund  of  the  direct  tax.     Many  bills  to  dispose  of  the  money  were  introduced. 
Economists   wished   to  buy  ancl  cancel   state  bonds.     Governor  Francis   sent  in 
a  message  urging  the  needs  of  the  university  and  asking  that  the  money  be  given 
as  endowment.     He  pointed  out  that  the  condition  of  the  university  at  that  time 
was  not  in  keeping  with  the  dignity  of  the  state.     The  recommendation  gained 
headway  slowly.     The  first  bill  to  give  the  money  to  the  university  carried  with 
it  the  provision  that  it  should  not  be  available  until  changes  were  made  in  the 
personnel  of  the  university  management.     Employing  all  of  his  powers  of  per- 
suasion to  carry  the  appropriation,   Governor  Francis   started  legislation  which 
reorganized  the  management.     He  sent  in  a  measure  which  created  a  bi-partizan 
board  of  nine  curators,  only  five  of  whom  could  be  of  one  party  and  only  one 
of  whom  could  be  from  a  congressional  district.     This  broke  up  party  and  clique 
control  of  the  university.     Another  reform  of  Governor   Francis  provided  that 
when  the  legislature  made  an  appropriation  for  the  university  the  money  must 
remain  in  the  state  treasury  until  needed  and  drawn  in  proper  form  by  voucher 
for  actual  expenditures.     The  old  custom  had  been  to  transfer  the  appropriation 
as    soon   as   available   to    some    favored   bank    at    Columbia   or   elsewhere.      The 
management  underwent  prompt  changes.     At  the  instance  of  Governor  Francis, 
Dr.    Jesse   was    secured    for   president   of   the    university.      The   institution   had 
entered  upon  a  new"  era  with  encouraging  prospects  when  in  February,  1892,  the 
main  buildings  burned.     Immediately  Governor  Francis  called  a  special  meeting 
of  the  legislature.     Taking  the  first  train  for  Columbia  he  addressed  the  students 
advising  them  to  remain  and  go  on  with  their  studies  in  temporary  quarters  and 
promised  them  rebuilding  should  begin  at  once.     For  years  successive  legislatures 
had  been  threatening  to  separate  the  agricultural  college  and  move  it  from  Colum- 
bia.    Such  was  the  hostility  occasioned  by  previous  unpopular  management  that 
there  was  grave   danger  the  fire  might  cost   Columbia  either  the  University  or 
the  College  of  Agriculture.     The  special  session  was  convened  as  quickly  as  the 
legal  limit  permitted.     Governor  Francis  recommended  an  appropriation  of  two 
hundred    and    fifty    thousand    dollars    to    rebuild    and    the    measure    was    passed 
promptly.      From    that    day    the    University   of    Missouri    has    forged    ahead    in 
strength  and  influence  at  a  rate  that  has  been  the  surprise  of  educators  every- 
where.    For  his  policies   and  his  acts  as  goyernor.   David  R.  Francis  is  called 
"the  second  father  of  the  university."     He  ranks  with  James  S.  Rollins  as  one 
of  the  two  men  who  have  done  most  for  the  institution. 

Missouri   did  not  appropriate  a  dollar  to  be  represented  at  the  Centennial, 
at  the   Xew  Orleans;   and   at  the  Atlanta  Expositions.     An  exhibit  of  Missouri 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  729 

resources  at  Philadelphia  in  1876  was  made  by  Thomas  Allen,  president  of  the 
Iron  jNIountain  Railroad.  Governor  Francis  urged  and  the  legislature  passed 
an  appropriation  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars  for  Missouri's 
participation  in  the  World's  Fair  at  Chicago  in  1893.  In  the  dedication  of  1892, 
Missouri  was  represented  by  Governor  Francis  and  his  sta.fi  and  six  hundred  of 
the  National  Guard. 

When  the  Columbian  Exposition  opened  Governor  Francis  was  no  longer  in 
office.  Taking  his  family  to  Chicago  in  the  late  summer  of  1893  ^^^  rented  a 
house  and  remained  for  some  weeks  giving  his  time  to  the  study  of  the  exposi- 
tion. When  Chicago  was  chosen  by  congress  as  the  location  for  the  World's 
Fair,  Governor  Francis  presented  the  claims  of  St.  Louis,  remarking  when  the 
vote  went  against  his  city  that  a  decade  would  bring  another  centennial  anni- 
versary for  celebration — the  Louisiana  Purchase. 

During  the  second  term  of  President  Cleveland,  from  1893  to  1897,  Mr. 
Francis,  who  had  been  one  of  the  most  pronounced  advocates  for  renomination 
at  Chicago  in  1892,  held  relations  perhaps  closer  than  any  other  Missourian  with 
the  administration.  He  was  consulted  by  President  Cleveland  upon  appoint- 
ments and  policies  which  concerned  this  state.  In  the  summer  of  1896,  Mr. 
Francis  was  asked  to  take  the  secretaryship  of  the  interior.  His  term  of  office 
was  not  quite  one  year  but  in  that  time  he  added  millions  of  acres  to  the  forest 
reserves  and  instituted  reforms  in  the  service  w'hich  were  ratified  and  continued 
in  the  McKinley  administration. 

About  the  time  Mr.  Francis  retired  from  the  secretaryship  of  the  interior, 
he  delivered  an  address  before  the  Business  Men's  League  of  St.  Louis,  in  which 
he  spoke  of  the  coming  centennial  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  and  advised  that 
the  time  was  none  too  long  to  prepare  for  a  fitting  celebration.  In  June,  1898, 
he  was  appointed  on  a  committee  of  fifteen  "to  select  a  Louisiana  Purchase 
Centennial  committee  of  fifty  to  arrange  for  a  celebration  in  1903.''  He  thought 
over  the  matter,  decided  to  give,  if  necessary,  three  or  four  years  of  his  life  to 
this  celebration,  and  entered  upon  the  movement  with  all  of  his  acquired  ex- 
perience and  all  of  his  capacity  for  efl:'ort  and  accomplishment. 

The  threefold  prominence  which  has  come  to  David  R.  Francis  embraces 
busmess  success  in  great  measure,  political  honors  as  high  as  city  or  state  can 
confer  and  a  place  among  the  foremost  of  this  generation  who  have  contributed 
to  intellectual  advancement.  Four  mstitutions  of  learning,  in  recognition  of  the 
helpfulness  of  Mr.  Francis  in  the  cause  of  education,  have  conferred  upon  him 
the  highest  honorary  degree,  LL.  D.— his  alma  mater,  Washington  University, 
in  1905;  the  University  of  ]\Iissouri  in  1892;  Shurtleff  College,  at  Alton,  Illinois 
in  1893  ;  and  St.  Louis  University  in  1904. 

Sometliing  of  the  extent  and  importance  of  his  business  connections  is  in- 
dicated in  that  he  is  vice  president  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company  and 
the  Merchants-Laclede  National  Bank.  In  1898  he  organized  the  banking  house 
of  D.  R.  Francis,  Brother  &  Company,  of  which  he  has  since  been  the  chief 
executive  officer.  He  is  president  of  the  Madison  County  Ferry  Company.  He 
IS  associated  as  an  officer  or  director  with  various  commercial  and  financial  insti- 
tutions. He  is  sought  for  the  stimulus  of  his  enterprise  and  for  the  advantage  of 
his  judgment. 

In  1876  2\Ir.  Francis  w^as  married  in  St.  Louis  to  ]\Iiss  Jane  Perry,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  D.  Perry,  of  St.  Louis,  and  a  lady  whose  social  and  domestic  graces 
have  contributed  not  a  little  to  the  success  of  her  husband.  Their  six  sons  are : 
John  D.  Perry,  David  R..  Charles  Broaddus,  Talton  Turner.  Thomas  and  Sidney 
R.  Mr.  Francis  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  ^luch  of  the  nature 
of  his  interests  is  indicated  in  his  membership  relations.  He  is  now  president 
of  the  Hospital  Saturday  and  Sunday  Association,  member  of  the  National 
Geographical  Societv.  and  of  the  St.  Louis,  L'niversity.  Country.  Log  Cabin, 
Racquet,  Jefferson.  Round  Table,  Commercial.  Noonday.  Mercantile  and  Kinloch 
Clubs  of  St.  Louis,  and  member  of  the  ^letropolitan  Club  of  Washington,  D.  C. 


730  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  ^Metropolitan  Club  of  Xew  York,  Chamber  of  Commerce  of  New  York,  the 
National  Civic  Federation  and  the  Society  for  the  Cure  and  Prevention  of  Tuber- 
culosis. 

The  governments  of  Europe  and  Asia,  recognizing  the  value  of  his  services 
as  the  head  of  the  \\'orld"s  Fair,  have,  in  accordance  with  the  forms  of  such 
recognition  most  esteemed  among  those  nations,  bestowed  upon  Mr.  Francis 
decorations  and  honors  of  high  rank. 

It  is  a  pervading  personaHty,  not  a  dominating  personality,  that  enters  into 
whatever  David  R.  Francis  undertakes.  It  is  with  him  "come"  not  "follow." 
The  influence  of  such  a  personality  always  present  and_  active  can  be  traced  from 
step  to  step  through  the  years  of  preparation  to  the  culminating  and  unprecedented 
success  of  the  A\'orkrs  Fair  of  1904.  Never  in  any  position  of  confidence  have 
his  fellow  citizens  found  David  R.  Francis  arrogant  or  dictatorial. 


JOHN  W.  BENSTEIN. 

John  W.  Benstein,  practicing  at  the  St.  Louis  bar  since  1890,  his  legal  learn- 
ing and  his  devotion  to  his  clients'  interests  bringing  him  large  business  in  the 
courts,  w'as  born  July  19,  1861,  in  Soest,  Germany,  which  town  was  founded  more 
than  fifteen  hundred  years  ago,  its  cathedral  standing  as  an  example  of  the  archi- 
tecture of  the  middle  ages.  His  parents  were  William  and  Minnie  (Wallrabe) 
Benstein,  both  of  whom  died  in  their  native  country.  The  father  was  a  custom 
house  officer  for  the  German  government  and  in  1872  removed  from  Soest  to 
Minden,  Westphalia,  Germany,  where  he  continued  to  hold  a  government  posi- 
tion. 

John  W.  Benstein  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native 
town,  but  was  principally  educated  in  Minden,  Westphalia,  after  the  removal 
of  the  family  to  that  place.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Minden  College  and  thus  with 
liberal  educational  advantages  as  a  preparation  for  life's  practical  and  responsible 
duties  he  has  made  steady  progress  in  the  business  world,  actuated  by  a  laudable 
desire  for  success.  He  came  to  America  in  1880,  locating  first  at  Detroit,  Mich- 
igan, where  he  accepted  a  position  as  collector  for  a  wholesale  house,  often  travel- 
ing long  distances  in  the  interest  of  the  business  which  he  represented.  These 
trips  frequently  took  him  to  various  sections  of  Canada  and  owing  to  the  lack  of 
railroad  facilities  necessitated  his  driving  over  much  of  the  territory.  He  con- 
tinued in  that  and  other  positions  for  about  four  years,  after  which  he  went  to 
Kansas  City,  Missouri,  and  there,  having  determined  to  become  a  member  of  the 
bar,  continued  his  law  studies  until  he  was  qualified  for  active  practice  in  the 
courts.  His  first  case  was  at  Windsor,  Canada,  and  this  he  successfully  concluded. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Kansas  City  but  practiced  there  for  only  a  brief 
period,  after  which  he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1890  and  has  been  a  resident  and  law 
practitioner  of  the  city  continuously  since.  He  prepares  his  cases  with  great 
thoroughness  and  care,  is  diligent  in  research  and  correct  in  his  application  of 
legal  knowledge. 

Aside  from  his  work  as  advocate  and  counselor,  M^r.  Benstein  is  well  known 
in  business  circles,  being  a  large  investor  in  St.  Louis  real  etsate.  He  has  much 
faith  in  the  city,  believing  in  its  continued  growth  and  prosperity,  and  his  en- 
thusiasm and  zeal  in  its  behalf  have  constituted  elements  in  its  development. 
Whatever  tends  to  benefit  the  city  receives  his  endorsement  and  his  hearty  cooper 
ation. 

On  the  1 2th  of  September,  1895,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Mr.  Benstein  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Emma  M.  Koch,  and  they  have  a  son,  William,  twelve  years  of  age, 
and  a  daughter,  Pauline,  seven  years  old.  Theirs  is  a  beautiful  country  residence 
at  Kirkwood.  Missouri,  standing  in  the  midst  of  a  block  of  ground  of  thirty  acres 
and  the  lawn  and  surroundings  are  handsomely  adorned  with  shrubbery  and  flow- 


JOHN   W.   BEXSTEIN 


732  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ers,  as  well  as  tine  old  trees.  Air.  Benstein  is  a  lover  of  outdoor  sports  and  ex- 
ercises and  his  country  residence  alfords  him  much  pleasure  in  this  direction.  He 
is  independent  in  politics  but  not  without  the  keenest  interest  in  public  affairs 
relatino-  to  municipal  government  and  the  growth  and  development  of  the  city 
along  material,  intellectual  and  moral  lines.  His  church  relationship  is  with  the 
Christian  Scientists.  Business  capacity,  a  love  of  nature  and  a  humanitarian 
spirit  are  well  balanced  forces  in  his  life  and  constitute  his  an  active,  honorable 
and  upright  manhood. 


M.  S.  FORBES. 

]\I.  S.  Forbes,  president  of  Forbes  Brothers  &  Company,  wholesale  dealers 
in  teas,  spices  and  groceries,  was  born  in  Alton,  Illinois,  in  1842.  His  parents 
had  become  residents  of  St.  Louis  in  1845  and,  leaving  here  when  M.  S.  Forbes 
was  nine  vears  of  age,  removed  to  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  where  he  con- 
tinued to  reside  until  1861,  several  months  before  hostilities  between  the  north 
and  south  had  been  inaugurated  and  the  summer  had  convinced  both  sections  of 
the  countrv  that  the  war  was  to  be  no  mere  holiday  alTair.  ]vlr.  Forbes  responded 
to  the  president's  call,  enlisting  as  a  member  of  Company  H,  Twenty-fifth  Mass- 
achusetts Infantry,  and  as  a  private  in  the  ranks  went  to  Annapolis.  He  spent 
a  brief  time  in  the  Baltimore  camp  of  instruction  and  then  on  detached  duty, 
and  afterward  went  with  the  Burnside  Expedition  into  North  Carolina.  He 
worked  his  wav  upward  by  meritorious  service  to  successive  promotions,  and 
was  with  the  inspector  general  of  the  ninth  corps  under  General  Burnside.  and 
continued  at  the  front  until  victory  crowned  the  Union  arms  and  the  end  of  the 
war  was  proclaimed.  He  has  always  manifested  the  deepest  interest  in  his  old 
comrades  m  arms,  and  holds  membership  with  Ransom  Post,  No.  131,  G.  A.  R. 

A\'hen  the  war  w^as  over-  Mr.  Forbes  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  opened 
business  here  in  connection  with  his  brother,  Arthur  P.  Forbes,  now  deceased. 
The  enterprise  has  since  been  conducted  with  continued  and  gratifying  success, 
the  house  handling  teas,  spices,  extracts,  etc.,  which  they  sell  to  the  wholesale 
trade,  emploving  a  number  of  commercial  travelers  in  introducing  their  goods 
to  the  market.  They  have  enjoyed  a  substantial  patronage  for  many  years,  and 
the  success  of  the  business  is  the  merited  reward  of  the  close  application  and 
untiring  energy  of  the  proprietor. 

In  1871  M.  S.  Forbes  was  married  to  Miss  Virginia  Isabella  Stagg,  a 
daughter  of  Henry  Stagg,  of  St.  Louis.  He  belongs  to  the  First  Congregational 
church  and  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  standing  loyally 
by  that  organization,  which  was  the  defense  of  the  Union  in  the  dark  days  of 
the  Civil  war.  In  matters  of  citizenship  he  is  always  loyal,  manifesting  the 
same  fidelity  to  his  country  which  he  displayed  when  on  southern  battlefields 
he  followed  the  stars  and  stripes  to  victory. 


JOHN  HOGAN  BOOGHER. 

John  Hogan  Boogher.  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  is  a  representative  in  the  paternal 
line  of  an  old  American  family  of  Holland  lineage  that  settled  in  Maryland  in 
the  early  part  of  the  seventeenth  century.  Several  successive  generations  of  the 
family  resided  there,  and  S.  L.  Boogher,  the  father,  removed  from  Maryland  to 
St.  Louis  in  1855  and  engaged  in  the  wholesale  hat  business  in  this  city.  He  at- 
tained success  and  prominence  in  commercial  circles.  Mr.  Boogher  is  a  son  of 
Sophia  r Hogan)  Boogher,  a  daughter  of  Hon.  John  Hogan,  who  was  a  minister 
of  the  Southern  Methodist  church  for  a  half  century.     By  appointment  of  Presi- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  733 

dent  Buchanan.  2\Ir.  Hogan  served  as  postmaster  of  St.  Louis  from  1857  ^o  1861. 
He  was  a  personal  friend  of  Abraham  Lincohi,  from  whom  he  obtained  a  per- 
sonal order  directed  to  the  secretary  of  war  forbidding  Federal  troops  in  the  south 
to  seize  or  invade  the  Southern  Methodist  church  properties.  In  1864  Mr.  Hogan 
represented  St.  Louis  in  congress,  most  of  his  efforts  there  being  directed  to 
bills  for  the  improvement  of  the  Mississippi  river.  Fie  was  noted  for  his  piety, 
his  public  spirit  and  benefactions  and  was  an  orator  ol  great  ability.  His  life 
in  its  varied  phases  was  one  of  great  activity  and  usefulness,  characterized  by 
public  honor  and  personal  integrity. 

John  Hogan  Boogher  has  made  St.  Louis  his  home  since  his  birth,  which  oc- 
curred here  in  1867.  In  the  acquirement  of  his  education  he  attended  successively 
the  public  and  high  schools  of  this  city,  the  Lmiversity  of  Virginia  and  the  law 
department  of  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  graduated  from 
these  respective  institutions  in  the  order  named  in  the  years  1884,  1888  and  1890. 
From  early  youth  his  habits  and  tastes  were  along  literary  lines  and  this  has 
naturally  led  to  the  accumulation  of  one  of  the  finest  private  libraries  in  the  city. 
From  1890  he  has  been  engaged  continuously  in  the  practice  of  law  and  is  highly 
regarded  in  the  profession. 

In  1907  Mr.  Boogher  married  Mrs.  Elizabeth  S.  White,  who  was  a  widow 
with  two  sons.  The  elder,  William  Russell  White,  is  now  lieutenant  commander 
in  the  United  States  navy,  while  the  younger,  Frank  'M.  White,  is  associated  with 
Mr.  Boogher  in  the  practice  of  law.  Mrs.  Boogher's  father  was  a  captain  in  the 
Confederate  army,  who  fitted  out  and  equipped  his  own  company  for  service  in 
the  field.  Her  mother  was  a  representative  of  a  distinguished  South  Carolina 
family.  ]\Ir.  and  ^Irs.  Boogher  make  their  home  at  the  Usona  Hotel,  one  of  the 
exclusive  family  hotels  of  the  city.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  and  although 
always  active  in  behalf  of  his  party  he  has  never  been  an  aspirant  for  public  office. 


FRANK  R.  ROSEMANN. 

Frank  R.  Rosemann,  who  since  1890  has  been  engaged  in  the  real-estate  busi- 
ness in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  this  city  November  25,  1861.  His  father,  Frederick 
Rosemann,  took  up  his  abode  here  in  the  year  1848,  coming  from  Hanover,  Ger- 
many, to  the  new  world.  He  engaged  in  the  wholesale  and  retail  shoe  business 
on  North  Broadway,  where  he  was  known  as  one  of  the  pioneer  shoe  dealers  of 
the  city.     Both  he  and  his  wife  spent  the  remainder  of  their  lives  in  St.  Louis. 

At  the  usual  age  Frank  Rosemann  entered  the  public  schools,  and  passing 
through  the  consecutive  grades  completed  a  course  in  the  preparatory  school  at 
Seventh  and  Chestnut  streets.  He  was  early  connected  with  his  father  in  the 
shoe  business.  He  continued  in  that  line  of  activity  vmtil  1890,  when  his  growing 
real-estate  interest  decided  him  to  open  a  real-estate  office  with  Mr.  Cornet  on 
North  Tenth  street,  under  the  firm  name  of  Cornet  &  Rosemann.  x\fter  a  year, 
however,  Mr.  Cornet  retired  from  the  firm,  since  which  time  Mr.  Rosemann  has 
carried  on  the  business  alone.  His  attention  is  largely  given  to  the  purchase  and 
sale  of  properties,  and  to  loaning  money  on  real  estate.  He  has  negotiated  many 
important  transfers,  the  extent  of  his  operations  placing  him  among  the  leading 
representatives  of  the  real-estate  business  in  St.  Louis.  He  is  also  well  known 
as  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  Exchange. 

Mr.  Rosemann  was  married  to  Miss  Rosalie  FI.  Bayer  in  this  city,  and  with 
their  three  children  they  reside  at  No.  5354  Waterman  avenue.  Mr.  Rosemann 
gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  and  is  a  member  of  Tuscan 
lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Ascalon  commandery,  K.  T. ;  and  Moolah  Temple  of  the 
]\Iystic  Shrine.  He  is  loyal  to  the  teachings  of  the  craft,  and  enjoys  the  favor- 
able regard  of  a  large  circle  of  acquaintances.  There  has  been  nothing  spectacu- 
lar in  his  business  career,  but  it  has  been  none  the  less  important  and  essential 


734  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

as  a  factor  in  the  substantial  growth  of  the  city.  He  has  wrought  along  lines 
that  have  led  to  success,  and  his  life  record  is  an  illustration  of  the  fact  that 
carefully  -directed  labor,  unfaltering  diligence,  keen  discrimination  constitute 
an  invincible  element  in  winning  prosperity. 


AMIE    DUPIERRIS. 


St.  Louis,  by  reason  of  its  advantageous  position,  being  the  most  contrail v 
located  of  the  great  metropolitan  cities  of  the  country,  has  become  the  scene  of 
marked  industrial  and  commercial  activity  and  trade  relations.  It  has  logically 
followed  that  it  is  the  center  of  the  cotton  trade  from  the  fact  that  the  product 
raised  in  the  south  is  largely  utilized  in  manufacture  in  the  north  and  as  a  central 
point  St.  Louis  became  the  cotton  market  of  the  country.  It  was  this  which  led 
Mr.  Dupierris  to  become  a  resident  of  this  city,  for  he  long  stood  as  one  of  the 
foremost  representatives  of  the  cotton  business  because  of  an  expert  knowledge 
that  made  him  a  superior  judge  of  the  value  of  the  crop. 

Amie  Dupierris  was  born  in  New  Orleans,  March  lo,  1846,  and  as  the  name 
indicates  was  of  French  descent.  His  parents  were  natives  of  France.  The 
father  owned  a  large  plantation  and  many  slaves  in  the  vicinity  of  New  Orleans, 
being  recognized  as  one  of  the  prominent  and  influential  residents  and  business 
men  of  that  locality. 

Spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof.  Air.  Dupierris  of  this 
review  pursued  his  education  in  the  Catholic  Jesuit  schools  of  the  neighborhood. 
Cotton  was  the  largest  crop  produced  in  that  part  of  the  south  and  much  of  the 
business  of  Louisiana  was  in  connection  with  the  raising  and  marketing  of  this 
commodity.  From  early  boyhood  Mr.  Dupierris  was  interested  in  the  raising  of 
cotton,  which  was  one  of  the  staple  products  of  his  father's  plantation,  and  he 
became  very  proficient  as  judge  of  the  value  of  that  crop,  few  men  equaling  him 
in  this  regard.  When  the  cotton  market  was  transferred  from  New  Orleans  to 
St.  Louis  he  therefore  came  to  the  latter  city  as  cotton  inspector  and  had  charge 
of  the  work  for  many  years.  He  inspected  all  of  the  cotton  which  was  shipped 
to  St.  Louis  and  graded  it,  the  different  grades  being  used  for  various  purposes. 
He  always  had  charge  of  an  exhibit  at  the  Fair  ot  St.  Louis  each  year  and  it 
constituted  one  of  the  attractive  features  there.  It  would  be  difficult  to  find  one 
who  had  a  more  extensive  knowledge  of  cotton,  its  value  or  of  the  kind  raised. 
He  could  tell  at  a  single  glance  in  what  class  the  product  should  be  put  and  his 
efficiency  in  this  direction  constituted  an  element  of  worth  in  the  conduct  of  the 
cotton  trade  at  this  point. 

In  1868  Mr.  Dupierris  was  married  to  Miss  Johanna  Reada,  a  native  of  St. 
Louis  and  a  daughter  of  Lawrence  Reada,  who  came  to  this  city  at  an  early 
day  and  bought  a  large  tract  of  land  along  what  is  now  Manchester  road.  It  was 
his  intention  to  speculate  in  this  but  he  died  a  year  after  his  arrival.  Unto  Mr. 
and  Airs.  Dupierris  were  born  three  daughters :  Mrs.  Augusta  Hick,  living  in  St. 
Louis;  Mrs.  Rose  Grenden,  whose  husband  is  a  real-estate  dealer  of  this  city; 
and  Leonora,  the  wife  of  C.  F.  Longfellow,  who  was  formerly  a  building  commis- 
sioner of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Dupierris  gave  his  political  support  to  the  democracy  and  always  kept 
himself  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  He  was  a  devout  Cath- 
olic and  assisted  largely  in  the  building  of  various  churches  here,  being  very 
generous  in  his  support  of  the  work  in  all  of  its  departments.  He  also  took  an 
active  and  helpful  interest  in  the  growth  and  upbuilding  of  St.  Louis,  especially 
in  the  line  of  its  business  development,  and  his  labors  constituted  an  element  in 
its  progress.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Cotton  Exchange  and  his  prominence  in 
connection  with  the  cotton  trade  was  ec(ualed  onlv  bv  the  place  which  he  occu- 
pied in  the  social  circles  in   wliich  he  moved.     All  who  knew  him  respected  him 


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736  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

for  his  business  enterprise  and  ability  and  gave  him  their  warm  friendship  by 
reason  of  his  genuine  personal  worth.  His  death,  therefore,  was  the  occasion 
of  distinct  loss  to  the  city  where  he  had  gained  for  himself  a  most  enviable  posi- 
tion. He  passed  awav  in  1880  and  was  buried  in  the  family  lot  in  Calvary  cem- 
etery. 

Since  her  husband's  death  Mrs.  Dupierris  has  disposed  of  the  property  which 
he  had  at  New  Orleans  and  invested  in  St.  Louis  realty,  expecting  to  make  her 
home  here  throughout  her  entire  life.  She  is  well  known  in  social  circles  and  her 
residence  is  most  attractive  by  reason  of  its  warm-hearted  hospitality. 


GEORGE  KNAPP  HOBLITZELLE. 

George  Knapp  Hoblitzelle,  today  vice  president  of  the  Commonwealth  Steel 
Company,  has  been  entirely  self-supporting  from  the  age  of  sixteen  years  and  has 
partially  contributed  to  his  support  since  a  youth  of  ten  years.  Through  pro- 
gressive stages  of  advancement  resulting  from  the  development  of  his  native 
talents  and  powers  and  the  improvement  of  his  opportunities  he  has  worked  his 
way  upward  until  he  occupies  a  position  of  distinction  as  a  representative  of  one 
of  the  most  important  industrial  interests  of  the  country. 

St.  Louis  numbers  him  among  her  native  sons,  his  natal  day  being  November 
24,  1867.  His  parents  were  Clarence  L.  Hoblitzelle.  deputy  assessor  and  collector 
of  water  rates,  and  Ida  (Knapp)  Hoblitzelle,  second  daughter  of  the  late  Colonel 
George  Knapp.  After  attending  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  he  spent  two 
years  in  the  Alanual  Training  School  of  Washington  University.  After  reaching 
the  age  of  ten  years  he  endeavored  to  secure  work  of  some  kind  during  each 
summer  vacation  and  when  thirteen  years  of  age  in  the  summer  of  1881  he  was 
"printer's  devil"  and  learned  to  set  type  in  the  composing  room  of  the  Missouri 
Republican.  Pecuniary  conditions  necessitated  the  termination  of  his  studies  in 
the  Manual  Training  School  in  June,  1884,  although  the  work  of  the  succeeding 
year  would  have  brought  him  to  graduation. 

Soon  after  putting  aside  his  text-books  he  secured  a  clerical  position  in  the 
office  of  the  city  comptroller,  continuing  in  that  office  under  democratic  and  re- 
publican administrations  from  1884  until  1891.  In  the  latter  year  he  accepted  an 
offer  from  the  Wrought  Iron  Range  Company  of  St.  Louis,  which  he  represented 
in  the  capacity  of  confidential  correspondent  until  December  i,  1897.  He  then 
severed  his  connection  with  that  house  and  accepted  the  position  of  vice  president 
of  the  Howard,  Harrison  Iron  Company,  manufacturers  of  cast  iron  pipes,  at 
Bessemer,  Alabama,  where  he  remained  until  the  absorption  of  that  company  by 
the  American  Pipe  &  Foundry  Company — a  combination  of  the  southern  manu- 
facturers of  cast  iron  pipe.  Returning  to  St.  Louis  in  1899,  he  became  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  Shickle,  Harrison  &  Howard  Iron  Company,  founders  of 
steel  castings,  and  continued  with  them  and  their  successors,  the  American  Steel 
Foundries,  until  September  i,  1904,  when  he  was  elected  vice  president  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Commonwealth  Steel  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  manufacturers  of  steel 
castings.  The  steps  in  his  orderly  progression  are  easily  discernible  and  are  the 
evidence  of  his  constantly  growing  powers  which  have  developed  through  use. 
He  early  learned  the  fact  that  in  self -development  lies  strength  and  he  tested  his 
own  powers  by  actual  work,  doing  faithfully,  eagerly  and  efficiently  every  task 
that  was  assigned  him,  and  thus  working  his  way  upward  to  larger  responsibilities 
and  more  important  duties.  His  name  is  today,  however,  well  known  in  connec- 
tion with  the  steel  trade  of  the  country. 

Mr.  Hoblitzelle  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  September  24,  1894,  to  Miss  Laura 
T.  Harrison,  third  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  W.  Harrison,  a  sketch  of  whom 
will  be  found  elsewhere  in  this  work,  and  a  granddaughter  of  James  Harrison, 
prominent  in  the  early  history  of  St.  Louis.     They  have  twf)  children:     Harrison 


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and  Laura  Trimble.    The  family  attend  St.  George's  Episcopal  church,  with  which 
the  parents  hold  membership. 

Mr.  Hoblitzelle  is  interested  in  various  projects  for  the  esthetic  development 
and  civic  advancement  as  well  as  the  material  progress  of  his  city,  a  fact  which  is 
indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  and  the  Civic 
League.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Noonday  Club,  Racquet  Club,  Citizens  Indus- 
trial Association,  the  Traffic  Club,  the  National  Association  of  ^Manufacturers  and 
the  Illinois  Manufacturers  Association.  Those  who  are  his  associates  in  business 
find  him  alert,  determined  and  energetic.  Those  who  meet  him  in  social  relations 
respond  readily  to  his  genial  and  cordial  manner,  so  that  the  circle  of  his  friends 
is  constantly  broadening.  He  is  a  strong  believer  in  Jeffersonian  principles  of 
democracy,  but  at  local  elections  his  support  is  given  a  candidate  regardless  of 
political  affiliation. 


ROBERT  H.  WHITELAW. 

For  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  Robert  H.  Whitelaw  has  been  a  partner 
in  the  firm  of  Whitelaw  Brothers,  importers,  jobbers  and  commission  merchants, 
now  located  at  Nos.  409-411  North  Second  street.  This  is  now  one  of  the  old 
established  houses  of  the  city  and  bears  an  unassailable  reputation  because  of  the 
straightforward  business  policy  that  has  ever  been  followed  in  its  trade  relations. 

Robert  H.  Whitelaw  was  born  in  Vermont,  September  11.  1847,  ^^^  i^  a 
representative  of  one  of  the  old  and  prominent  New  England  families.  His  great- 
grandfather was  General  James  Whitelaw,  who  came  from  Scotland  and  settled 
in  northern  Vermont  in  1777,  establishing  a  colony  of  Scotch  people  in  that  local- 
ity. He  was  actively  and  prominently  associated  with  the  early  and  substantial 
development  of  that  part  of  the  state.  He  was  a  surveyor  by  profession  and 
made  surveys,  established  many  boundary  lines  and  drew  various  maps  that  were 
accepted  as  authority.  His  surveying  instruments,  diary  and  records  have  been 
presented  by  Oscar  Livingston  and  Robert  Henry  Whitelaw  to  the  Historical 
Society  of  Vermont,  for  they  are  regarded  as  a  valuable  acquisition  to  important 
early  records.  Robert  Whitelaw,  grandfather  of  our  subject,  was  also  a  very 
useful  citizen  and  a  prominent  man  in  his  community.  His  son,  William  Trotter 
Whitelaw,  was  a  farmer  of  Ryegate,  Caledonia  county,  Vermont,  and  not  only 
successfully  controlled  his  business  interests,  but  took  an  active  part  in  shaping 
public  thought  and  action,  while  his  fellow  townsmen,  recognizing  his  worth  and 
ability,  and  his  devotion  to  high  ideals  of  citizenship,  elected  him  as  a  representa- 
tive in  the  state  legislature.  He  married  Lucy  Wells  Morse  and  their  family 
included  Oscar  L.  and  Robert  H.  Whitelaw,  who  constitute  the  present  firm  of 
Whitelaw  Brothers  of  St.  Louis. 

The  younger  brother  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town, 
but  otherwise  had  no  educational  advantages,  save  that  in  the  school  of  ex- 
perience he  has  learned  many  valuable  lessons.  He  left  the  public  schools  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  years  and  almost  immediately  thereafter  went  to  Boston.  Massa- 
chusetts, seeking  the  business  advantages  ofl:'ered  by  the  city.  There  he  accepted 
a  clerkship  with  the  Boston  Belting  Company  and  was  its  assistant  cashier.  He 
severed  his  connection  with  that  house  at  the  termination  of  three  years'  service. 
He  had  become  imbued  with  the  belief  that  still  better  business  opportunities  were 
ofifered  in  the  growing  middle  west,  and  in  February,  1866,  he  arrived  in  St. 
Louis.  His  cousin,  George  P.  Whitelaw,  had  established  a  paint,  oil  and  chem- 
ical business  here  in  1853,  and  Robert  H.  Whitelaw  entered  his  cousin's  service  as 
a  clerk  and  so  continued  until  he  and  his  older  brother,  Oscar  L.,  purchased 
the  business.  He  had  occupied  a  responsible,  confidential  position,  while  his 
brother  was  a  partner  in  the  business.  Thus  bv  broad  and  practical  experience 
the  young  men  were  fitted  for  the  conduct  of  the  enterprise,  and  that  they  have 


738  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

successfully  conducted  it  is  indicated  by  the  fact  tliat  the}-  have  remained  in  this 
line  of  trade  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  handling  chemicals,  drugs, 
paints,  oils,  seeds  and  supplies  for  soap,  glass,  paper,  cotton  and  woolen  manu- 
facturers and  for  railways  and  pork  packers.  Their  business  has  grown  year  by 
vear  along  substantial  lines  of  trade,  and  is  today  an  important  commercial  enter- 
prise of  large  proportions,  yielding  a  gratifying  annual  dividend  on  the  investment. 
Robert  H.  \Miitelaw  was  also  vice  president  of  the  Woodman  Linseed  Oil  Com- 
pany of  Omaha,  Nebraska,  from  1882  until  1886.  The  world  judges  the  indi- 
vidual, not  bv  what  he  is  capable  of  doing,  but  by  what  he  does,  and  that  Mr. 
\Miitelaw  has  led  a  busy  and  active  life,  attended  by  excellent  achievements,  is 
indicated  in  the  fact  that  the  consensus  of  public  opinion  concerning  him  is 
altogether  favorable. 

"in  February,  1876,  Air.  Whitelaw  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  IMary 
Gray,  daughter' of  James  and  Rebecca  D.  (Bowen)  Westgate,  of  Nantucket, 
Massachusetts.  ]\Ir.  Westgate  for  many  years  was  a  successful  baker,  conduct- 
ing an  extensive  business  in  the  manufacture  of  ship  biscuits.  Mrs.  Whitelaw 
died  in  1890.  leaving  a  daughter  and  two  sons:  IMargaret,  the  wife  of  Eugene 
Smith  \Mlson,  an  attorney  of  St.  Louis;  Ralph  Thomas,  a  graduate  of  Amherst 
College,  of  the  class  of  1902  ;  and  Robert  Malcolm,  who  is  a  graduate  of  x\m- 
herst  College,  of  the  class  of  1907.  Both  sons  are  engaged  with  their  father 
in  business,  and  they  reside  at  the  Buckingham  Hotel. 

Mr.  Whitelaw  is  a  valued  member  of  various  orders  and  societies.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Club.  He  is  likewise  a  charter  member  of  the  Round  Table,  and  for 
thirty  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange.  He  became  a 
member  of  the  Traffic  Club  on  its  organization  and  for  many  years  has  been  a 
member  of  the  ^Missouri  Historical  Society  and  of  the  Archaeological  Society  of 
St.  Louis.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  and 
is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride,  to  municipal  prog- 
ress, intellectual,  jesthetic  and  moral  culture.  He  holds  membership  with  the 
Historical  Society  of  Vermont,  with  the  New  England  Society  of  St.  Louis,  and 
is  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Humane  Society  of  St.  Louis. 
His  name  is  on  the  membership  rolls  of  the  First  Congregational  church,  and 
for  twenty-one  years  he  served  as  its  treasurer,  but  resigned  two  years  ago.  By 
reelection,  he  has  been  continued  on  its  board  of  trustees  for  a  quarter  of  a  cen- 
tury, and  is  helpful  in  the  various  church  activities.  Since  age  conferre.d  upon 
him  the  right  of  franchise  he  has  been  a  stalwart  republican,  and  for  the  past 
three  years  has  been  vice  chairman  of  the  Municipal  Bridge  and  Terminal  Com- 
mission of  St.  Louis.  This  is  not  a  political  position,  but  Mayor  Wells,  knowing 
Mr.  Whitelaw's  high  principles  and  sterling  character,  called  him  to  this  respon- 
sible position,  knowing  that  his  business  qualifications  and  his  loyal  citizenship 
well  fitted  him  for  the  office. 


CHARLES  Z.  TREMBLEY. 

Charles  Z.  Treml)ley.  president  of  the  Trembley-Miller  Real  Estate  Company, 
president  of  the  Keeley  Real  Estate  Company,  also  of  the  Rosewood  Realty  Com- 
pany and  the  Yelmert  Realty  Company,  has  in  these  connections  handled  much 
property  until  his  knowdedge  of  the  real  estate  market  enables  him  to  speak  with 
authority  on  matters  relative  thereto.  A  native  of  Illinois.  Mr.  Trembley  was 
born  in  Murphysboro.  January  25,  1868,  and  is  of  French  descent,  although  the 
family  was  established  in  Canada  several  generations  ago.  The  father,  Joseph 
Trembley.  who  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  at  Murphysboro  for  many 
years,  died  in  1899,  but  the  mother.  Mrs.  Octavia  Trembley,  is  still  living. 

The  boyhood  days  of  Charles  Z.  Trembley  were  devoted  to  the  acquirement 
of  an  education  in  the  graded  and  high  schools  of  Murphysboro,  with  a  keen  en- 


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740  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

joyment  of  such  sports  as  boys  of  the  period  usually  indulge  in.  Immediately 
after  leaving  school  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  began  reading  law  in  the  office  of 
Clopton  &  Trembley,  where  he  remained  for  three  years.  During  that  time  he 
also  attended  the  commercial  college  conducted  by  Perkins  &  Herpel,  pursuing 
the  evening  course.  He  at  length  abandoned  his  law  reading  to  become  cashier 
and  bookkeeper  with  the  real  estate  firm  of  Keeley  &  Company,  devoting  the  day- 
time to  that  position,  while  in  the  evening  hours  he  sold  property.  After  four 
months  he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  salesman  and  was  thus  identified  with 
the  business  until  he  became  instrumental  in  incorporating  it  under  the  name  of 
the  Keeley  Real  Estate  Company.  At  that  time  he  was  elected  vice  president, 
and  on  the  death  of  G.  M.  Keeley,  in  1903,  succeeded  to  the  presidency.  In 
1905  he  organized  a  new  corporation  under  the  name  of  the  Trembley-Miller  Real 
Estate  Companv  and  is  also  its  president.  He  is  likewise  a  director  of  the  Real 
Estate  Exchange,  president  of  the  Rosewood  Realty  Company  and  president  of 
the  Yelmert  Realty  Company.  These  various  connections  have  brought  him  into 
close  contact  with  the  real-estate  business  of  the  city.  He  does  not  claim  to  have 
succeeded  beyond  others,  but  those  who  watch  the  real-estate  reports  recognize 
the  fact  that  the  companies  with  which  he  is  connected  are  doing  a  good  busi- 
ness, handling  a  large  amount  of  property,  and  as  chief  executive  officer  Mr. 
Tremblev  is  contributing  in  large  measure  to  the  substantial  results  which  are 
being  achieved.  They  also  do  a  large  building  and  loan  business,  placing  from 
two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  to  three  hundred  thousand  dollars  in  building 
loans  from  1900  to  1906,  and  this  has  become  an  important  branch  of  their  busi- 
ness. Mr.  Trembley's  law  training  has  eminently  fitted  him  for  the  probate  busi- 
ness, which  forms  no  small  part  of  their  general  line  of  business. 

The  home  life  of  Mr.  Trembley  had  its  beginning  in  his  marriage  in  St. 
Louis,  November  25,  1895,  to  Miss  Ida  J.  Park,  a  daughter  of  IMathew  and 
Jeanette  Park.  Her  father  was  the  first  man  to  introduce  marble  into  the  west- 
ern states.  He  was  also  well  known  here  as  captain  in  the  Missouri  National 
Guards  and  was  popular  in  military  as  well  as  in  business  circles.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Trembley  have  a  daughter,  Ida  J.,  who  is  attending  the  public  schools  and  who  is 
with  them  in  their  home  at  No.  5671  Clemens  avenue. 

Mr.  Trembley  is  a  republican,  identified  with  the  Republican  and  other 
clubs,  and  is  serving  as  chairman  of  the  public  service  committee  of  the  Real 
Estate  Exchange.  He  never  regards  a  position  as  a  tenable  one  if  it  involves 
misrepresentation  in  even  the  slightest  degree,  whether  in  political,  social  or  busi- 
ness life.  He  justly  considers  satisfied  patrons  as  his  best  advertisement,  and  his 
business  has  enjoyed  that  substantial  growth  which  cOmes  largely  from  the  good 
word  spoken  by  those  who  have  had  business  dealings  with  him  and  have  recog- 
nized him  as  one  who  is  straightforward  and  reliable  at  all  times.  He  takes  an 
active  interest  in  all  outdoor  sports,  especially  hunting  and  fishing,  and  is  an  en- 
thusiastic automobilist,  but  he  does  not  care  particularly  for  club  life,  preferring 
the  quiet  of  home  and  the  companionship  of  his  family. 


CALVIN  M.  WOODWARD,  LL.  D. 

The  life  record  of  Dr.  Calvin  M.  Woodward  has  given  decided  impetus  to 
the  world's  progress  in  educational  lines — and  knowledge  is  the  foundation  of 
all  advancement  and  success.  He  enjoys  national  reputation  by  reason  of  the 
fact  that  he  was  the  founder  and  promoter  of  the  system  of  manual  training  which 
now  constitutes  a  feature  in  the  public  school  work  of  all  the  leading  cities  of 
the  country  and  in  many  of  the  smaller  towns. 

Dr.  Woodward  was  born  in  Fitchburg,  Massachusetts,  in  1837,  a  son  of  Isaac 
B,  and  Eliza  fWetherbee)  Woodward.     A  pupil  in  the  Fitchburg  schools  at  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  741 

usual  age  he  passed  through  consecutive  grades  to  his  graduation  from  the  high 
school  with  the  class  of  1856,  and  in  Harvard  College  he  won  the  Bachelor  of 
Arts  degree  in  i860.  In  more  recent  years  additional  degrees  have  been  con- 
ferred upon  him,  he  having  received  the  Ph.  D.  degree  in  1874  and  the  degree 
of  Doctor  of  Laws  in  1905  from  Washington  University,  and  again  from  the 
University  of  Wisconsin  in  1908. 

His  life  work  has  been  that  of  the  educator,  and  that  nature  intended  him 
for  this  field  of  labor  is  evidenced  by  the  notable  success  which  he  has  attained 
therein.  Immediately  following  his  graduation  from  Harvard  he  became  principal 
of  the  Classical  High  School  of  Newburyport,  Massachusetts,  there  remaining 
from  i860  to  1865,  save  for  the  period  of  one  year  while  he  was  serving  his 
country  as  a  soldier  in  the  Union  army.  The  year  1865  witnessed  his  arrival  in 
St.  Louis,  since  which  time  he  has  been  continuously  connected  with  Washing- 
ton University,  starting  as  assistant  principal  in  the  academic  department.  In 
due  course  of  time  he  was  made  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  University  and 
for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  been  "Thayer  professor  of  mathematics 
and  applied  sciences"  in  that  institution.  Throughout  his  entire  professional 
career  he  has  exemplified  the  spirit  of  Kant,  who  said:  "The  object  of  educa- 
tion is  to  train  each  individual  to  reach  the  highest  perfection  possible  for  him." 
To  this  end  Dr.  Woodward  has  ever  sought  out  new  plans  and  methods  to  ad- 
vance the  interests  of  the  schools  in  their  preparation  of  the  young  for  the  prac- 
tical and  responsible  duties  of  life,  and  his  initiative  spirit  has  brought  forth 
original  methods  which  have  constituted  a  forward  step  in  education  and  gained 
for  him  the  admiration  of  the  world. 

Dr.  Woodward  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  polytechnic  department 
and  for  twenty-five  years  was  its  dean,  but  resigned  the  deanship  in  1896  because 
of  the  constant  demands  made  upon  him  in  other  directions.  He,  however,  re- 
turned to  the  office  of  dean  in  1901  and  still  holds  it.  From  early  in  his  career 
as  an  educator  he  became  interested  in  systematic  and  intelligent  manual  train- 
ing and  largelv  through  his  investigations  and  efforts  the  present  famous  manual 
training  school  of  the  Washington  University  was  established  in  1879.  Year 
after  year  he  has  labored  to  promote  this  branch  of  instruction  that  young  people 
might'  leave  school  qualified  for  business  life  not  only  by  mental  development  but 
by  the  trained  use  of  physical  faculties.  Not  only  St.  Louis  but  the  entire  coun- 
try has  benefited  by  his  service,  for  his  plan  of  manual  training  has  been  adopted 
in  everv  large  city  of  the  country  and  in  many  of  the  smaller  towns.  Today 
manual' training  is  part  of  the  public  school  work  of  the  leading  metropolitan  cit- 
ies of  the  country,  and  to  Dr.  Woodward  is  given  the  credit  of  originating  and 
inaugurating  the  work  as  it  is  known  today. 

While  Dr.  Woodward  has  been  one  of  the  builders  of  the  Washington  Uni- 
versity and  has  contributed  his  full  share  toward  making  it  the  leading  educa- 
tional institution  in  Missouri,  he  has  also  devoted  much  time  and  effort  to  the 
public  schools  and  the  cause  of  popular  education.  His  close  study  of  the  needs 
of  the  schools  and  the  possibilities  for  accomplishment  has  led  him  to  quickly 
determine  that  which  is  essential  and  valuable  and  to  discard  all  that  is  non- 
essential. With  other  leading  citizens  of  St.  Louis  early  in  the  year  1897  he  in- 
terested himself  in  bringing  about  a  reorganization  of  the  St.  Louis  school  board 
which  has  resulted  in  a  vastly  improved  condition  of  the  public  schools  of  the 
city.  After  the  necessarv  legislation  had  been  obtained  it  was  deemed  a  rnatter 
of  the  highest  importance  that  the  reforms  to  be  inaugurated  should  be  intro- 
duced bv  a  non-partisan  school  board  and  Dr.  Woodward  was  named  as  a  candi- 
date for  membership  in  that  board.  He  and  his  associates  on  the  reform  ticket 
were  elected  bv  the  largest  majority  ever  given  to  candidates  for  municipal  office 
in  this  citv  and  they  have   fullv  justified  the  expectation  of   the  people. 

Dr.  Woodward  has  been  a  frequent  contributor  to  educational  literature 
and.  moreover,  his  fertile  brain  has  produced  numerous  pamphlets  and  essays 
on  other  subjects,  indicating  the  range  of  his  reading  and  research.     During  the 


742  ST.  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTH  CITY. 

years  from  1877  until  1880  he  wrote  The  History  of  the  St.  Louis  Bridge,  the 
magnificent  technical  work  which  was  characterized  by  the  leading  bridge  en- 
gineer of  the  country  as  "the  most  important  American  contribution  to  engineer- 
ing literature."  In  addition  to  various  professorships  he  served  as  a  member  of 
the  St.  Louis  board  of  education  in  1878  and  1879  and  was  again  elected  in  1898, 
continuing  in  the  position  to  the  present  time.  He  was  also  a  member  and  pres- 
ident of  the  board  of  curators  of  the  State  University  from  1891  until  1896,  and 
was  census  supervisor  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  in  1880.  His  membership  relations 
extend  to  various  organizations  which  have  for  their  object  the  promulgation  of 
scientific  knowledge.  He  was  at  one  time  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Engineers 
Club,  also  of  the  Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Engineering  Education,  and  was 
president  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Lafayette  Building  Association  and  of  the  Lewis  Blind  Stitch 
jNIachine  Company. 

Dr.  \\'oodward  married  ]\Iiss  Fanny  Stone  Balch  of  Newburyport,  Septem- 
ber 30,  1863.  and  of  the  nine  children  born  unto  them  three  are  living:  Clara 
Lincoln,  with  her  parents  at  3013  Hawthorne  boulevard ;  Fanny  Louise,  the  wife 
of  Dr.  H.  C.  Mabley,  residing  at  9408  Euclid  avenue,  Cleveland,  Ohio ;  and  Mar- 
garet, the  wife  of  Ralph  McCarty,  who  makes  his  home  at  Sewickley,  near  Pitts- 
burg, Pennsylvania. 

Dr.  Woodward  is  fond  of  outdoor  games  and  sports,  is  a  golf  player  and  an 
expert  oarsman,  having  been  a  regular  member  of  the  Harvard  crew  in  i860. 
Liberal  in  his  religious  views,  he  is  a  member  of  the  Unitarian  church  and  be- 
lieves as  firmly  in  a  moral  progression  of  the  race  as  he  does  that  advancement 
is  being  conserved  in  other  lines.  His  life  has  been  one  of  intense  usefulness 
to  his  fellowmen.  He  has  perhaps  achieved  his  greatest  distinction  as  director 
of  the  manual  training  school  and  as  a  lecturer  and  writer  on  the  subject  of 
manual  training.  St.  Louis  numbers  him  among  her  most  honored  citizens,  while 
his   distinctive   ability   places   him   prominent   in   the   ranks   of  educators   in  the 

countrv. 

• 

DORSEY  ALBERT  JAMISON. 

Dorsey  Albert  Jamison,  who  since  1875  has  practiced  continuously  at  the  St. 
Louis  bar,  being  now  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Jamison  &  Thomas,  prominent 
in  legal  circles  in  this  city,  was  born  November  22,  1853,  ^lear  Murfreesboro  in 
Rutherford  county,  Tennessee.  His  father,  Henry  Downs  Jamison,  was  a  direct 
descendant  of  Colonel  Downs,  a  signer  of  the  Mechlenburg  Declaration  of  Inde- 
pendence.    He  married  Sarah  Woodlief. 

Dorsey  A.  Jamison  acquired  his  more  specifically  literary  education  in  Union 
University  at  Alurfreesboro,  Tennessee,  being  graduated  from  that  institution 
on  the  completion  of  the  classical  course  in  1872.  He  determined  upon  a  pro- 
fessional career  and  to  this  end  entered  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  a  department 
of  Washington  University,  at  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1875, 
winning  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Laws.  He  had  spent  his  early  youth  as  a 
farmer  boy  in  attending  the  country  schools  and  working  in  the  fields,  but  his 
ambition  led  him  into  other  walks  of  life,  which  he  believed  afforded  wider  oppor- 
tunity, and  in  1875  '^e  began  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  re- 
mained to  the  present  time. 

Before  taking  up  his  college  course  in  law  he  read  in  the  office  of  Cline, 
Jamison  &  Gay  and  was  associated  with  that  firm  from  1873  u^til  188 1,  but  at 
the  latter  date  became  junior  partner  of  the  law  firm  of  Collins  &  Jamison.  That 
relation  was  maintained  for  twenty-one  years,  or  until  1882,  when  the  partner- 
ship was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Jamison  became  senior  partner  of  the  law  firm  of 
Jamison  &  Thomas,  which  is  still  in  existence.  The  firm  engages  in  the  general 
practice  of  law,  with  a  large  clientage,  and  through  a  third  of  a  century's  con- 
nection with  the  St.  Louis  bar  Mr.  Jamison  has  continuously  advanced  in  legal 


DORSEY    A.  JAMISON 


744  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

knowledge  and  in  his  ability  to  handle  the  intricate  problems  that  are  presented 
before  the  courts.  He  is  also  regarded  as  a  safe  counselor  as  well  as  able  advo- 
cate, and  now  has  a  clientage  of  a  distinctivel}-  representative  character. 

Air.  Jamison  has  not  been  unknown  in  events  of  public  interest  and  im- 
portance. He  belonged  to  and  served  with  the  state  militia  during  the  strike  of 
1877.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat  and  firmly  believes  in  the  principles  of  the 
party,  yet  his  ambition  has  never  been  in  the  line  of  office  holding.  In  1907  Gov- 
ernor Joseph  W.  Folk  tendered  to  him  the  presidency  of  the  police  board  of  the 
citv  of  St.  Louis,  but  he  declined  on  account  of  the  pressure  of  professional  duties 
and  individual  interests  aside  from  his  law  practice.  He  is  a  director  and  officer 
in  a  number  of  corporations. 

On  the  6th  of  January,  1892,  Mr.  Jamison  was  married  to  Miss  Stella  Sikes, 
at  Franklin,  Tennessee,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Sarah  Elizabeth  Jamison. 
Mr.  Jamison  is  a  prominent  Mason,  having  served  as  grand  master  of  the  state 
of  Missouri  in  1896  and  1897.  The  thirty-third,  the  highest  degree  of  Masonry, 
has  been  conferred  upon  him.  In  1904-5  he  was  president  of  the  Tennessee 
Society  of  St.  Louis,  has  also  been  president  of  the  Southern  Society,  and  he  is 
a  member  of  the  Second  Baptist  church,  while  in  the  line  of  his  profession  he  is 
connected  with  the  St.  Louis  and  State  Bar  Associations  and  with  the  St.  Louis 
Law  Library  Association.  He  holds  to  high  ideals  in  his  profession,  in  Masonry 
and  in  fact  in  everv  relation  in  which  he  is  found  and,  richly  endowed  by  nature 
with  admirable  qualities,  he  commands  uniform  respect  and  good  will  wherever 
he  is  known. 


ALMON  D.  HALL. 


The  lines  of  capability  and  fidelity  are  no  more  tightly  drawn  perhaps  in 
any  department  of  business  than  in  railroad  circles,  and  he  who  wins  advance- 
ment therein  gains  it  at  the  price  of  hard  and  self-denying  labor  and  a  thorough 
mastery  of  every  duty  entrusted  to  him.  He  must  also  display  something  of  the 
initiative  spirit  in  handling  new  situations  which  arise,  and  promotion  then  fol- 
lows as  the  logical  sequence  of  his  labors.  Such  a  course  has  characterized  the 
business  record  of  Almon  D.  Hall,  now  chairman  of  the  Southern  Freight  Asso- 
ciation at  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  at  Minonk,  Illinois,  September  21,  i860,  and 
is  descended  from  New  England  ancestry.  His  father,  Benjamin  Hall,  a  native 
of  Vermont,  removed  to  the  west  in  1850  and  located  at  LaSalle,  Illinois,  while 
later  he  took  up  his  abode  in  Minonk,  where  he  engaged  in  railroading.  In  1872 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  service  of  the  Iron  Mountain  &  Southern 
Railway  Company  as  roadmaster.  In  1885  he  removed  to  Wisconsin,  where  he 
remained  in  railroad  work  for  a  few  years,  or  until  his  retirement  to  a  farm  in 
Ashland  county,  whereon  he  spent  his  last  years,  passing  away  in  1894.  He  had 
for  two  years  survived  his  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Abigail  Thomp- 
son, and  was  a  native  of  Maine.     She  passed  away  about  1892. 

Almon  D.  Hall  is  the  only  survivor  of  a  family  of  four  children.  His  elder 
brother,  Charles  Henry,  who  was  a  painter  by  trade,  died  in  1895.  His  sister, 
Cora  E.,  became  the  wife  of  George  H.  Kershill  and  died  in  1898,  at  San  Diego, 
California.     Addison,  the  youngest  of  the   family,  died  in  infancy. 

Almon  D.  Hall  spent  his  boyhood  to  the  age  of  twelve  years  in  Shelbyville, 
Illinois,  and  in  1872  came  to  St.  Louis,  acquiring  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  the  two  cities.  He  entered  the  high  school  here  at  the  age  of  seventeen 
years,  but  afterward  attended  business  college  for  one  year.  He  became  a  factor 
in  business  circles  as  an  employe  in  the  local  office  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Rail- 
way Company,  at  Carondelet,  securing  the  position  of  bill  clerk  when  eighteen 
years  of  age.  There  he  remained  for  eight  years,  after  which  he  went  to  Abbots- 
ford.  Wisconsin,  as  assistant  agent  for  the  Wisconsin  Central  Railroad,  but  after 
three  months  was  promoted  to  cashier  at  Ashland.  Wisconsin,  the  terminus  of  the 
road.     There  he  continued  for  one  year,  but  not  liking  the  rigorous  climate  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  745 

that  state  secured  a  position  as  ticket  agent  at  Paris,  Texas,  for  the  St.  Louis  & 
San  Francisco  Railroad  in  1888.  A  year  was  passed  in  the  Lone  Star  state, 
after  which  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  general  freight  office  of  the 
Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  as  quotation  rate  clerk.  In  1890  he  secured  a  better 
position  with  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  being  made  chief  clerk  to  the 
general  agent.  James  F.  Aglar,  with  whom  he  continued  until  1895.  In  the  fall 
of  that  year  he  became  tariff  clerk  for  the  Southern  Freight  Association  and 
acted  in  that  capacity  until  1903,  when,  upon  the  death  of  the  chief  clerk,  W.  H. 
McLean,  in  January  of  that  year,  he  was  promoted  to  fill  the  vacancy,  and  so 
continued  until  May,  1907.  when  he  was  unanimously  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy 
caused  by  the  death  of  Chairman  Seth  Frink.  He  is  also  agent  for  various  railway 
companies  for  the  publication  of  common  freight  tariff's.  Thus  through  stages 
of  gradual  development  and  promotion  Mr.  Hall  has  gained  the  present  respon- 
sible and  important  position  which  he  is  now  filling.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Association  of  Freight  Traffic  Officers  and  of  the  St.  Louis  Railway 
Club. 

Mr.  Hall  is  interested  to  some  extent  in  St.  Louis  real  estate.  In  politics  he 
is  a  stanch  republican  though  not  an  office  seeker.  He  is  not  at  all  inclined  toward 
public  life,  political  or  otherwise,  and  when  not  occupied  with  his  business  cares 
and  duties  prefers  to  spend  his  time  in  fishing  and  hunting,  or  in  the  delights 
of  literature  and  amateur  photography.  He  has  become  quite  proficient  in  the 
latter  and  well  versed  in  the  former,  and  conversing  with  him  one  readily  recog- 
nizes that  his  mind  has  been  enriched  and  broadened  through  the  contact  with 
master  minds  of  manv  agfes. 


JOSEPH  STARKE  CALFEE. 

Joseph  Starke  Calfee,  assistant  cashier  of  the  ^lechanics-American  National 
Bank  and  also  interested  in  a  number  of  financial  institutions  of  Missouri,  was 
born  near  Graham,  Virginia,  May  22,  1868,  a  son  of  John  Anderson  and  Julia 
A.  (Davidson)  Calfee.  The  parents  were  of  old  Virginia  families,  who  settled 
in  the  Old  Dominion  on  their  emigration  from  England.  In  1870,  John  A. 
Calfee  and  his  family  located  on  a  farm  near  Windsor,  Henry  county,  Missouri, 
but  later  the  father  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  at  that  town. 

Joseph  Starke  Calfee  acquired  his  education  in  the  high  school  at  Windsor, 
Missouri,  spending  his  vacations  in  the  printing  office  of  the  "Windsor  Review," 
where  he  learned  the  printer's  trade.  Leaving  school  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  he 
entered  the  Windsor  Savings  Bank  in  1883  and  remained  with  that  institution 
until  1886,  when  he  was  elected  assistant  cashier  of  the  Citizens  Bank  of  Windsor, 
Missouri,  and  one  year  later,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  was  made  cashier  of  the 
bank.  He  served  as  cashier  and  manager  until  1894,  and  during  this  period  the 
business  gradually  grew  until  what  was  originall}-  a  very  small  institution  be- 
came one  of  the  largest  banks  in  that  section  of  the  state,  its  splendid  development 
being  attributable  in  no  small  degree  to  the  executive  ability  and  excellent  manage- 
ment of  our  subject. 

In  1894  ^^r-  Calfee  was  elected  assistant  cashier  of  the  Mechanics  National 
Bank  of  St.  Louis,  and  continues  in  the  same  position  with  its  successor,  the 
Mechanics-American  National  Bank.  He  is  president  of  the  Farmers  Bank  of 
Mayview,  Missouri,  vice  president  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company  of  Mus- 
kogee, Oklahoma,  and  is  also  interested  in  a  number  of  financial  institutions  in 
this  state.  Previous  to  his  election  as  president  of  the  Missouri  Bankers'  Asso- 
ciation in  1903,  he  served  as  its  treasurer,  secretary  and  vice  president,  and  was 
presiding  officer  of  the  convention  held  in  the  ^lissouri  Building  at  the  Louisiana 
Purchase  Exposition  in  St.  Louis  in  1904.  These  various  positions  of  trust  and 
responsibilitv  clearly  indicate  his  high   standing  in  financial  circles,  and,  more- 


746  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

over,  he  is  widely  recognized  as  a  man  of  unswerving  integrity  and  honor  in 
every  relation  of  life. 

On  the  1 6th  of  November,  1904,  at  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  Mr.  Calfee  was 
united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Nelle  A.  Beedy,  by  whom  he  has  one  son.  Creighton 
Beedv  Calfee.  born  January  25,  1908. 

Politically  he  is  a  Cleveland  democrat,  and  fraternally  is  connected  with 
Tuscan  lodge",  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  St.  Louis.  His  religious  faith  is  indicated  by 
his  membership  in  St.  John's  iMethodist  Episcopal  church,  South,  and  he  also 
belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club  and  the  Glen  Echo  Country  Club. 


WILLIAM   KLASING. 

William  Klasing,  treasurer  of  the  Acme  Truck  &  Tool  Company,  was  born 
in  Germany,  November  29,  1845,  a  son  of  Christian  and  Sophia  (Hederman) 
Klasing.  He  came  to  America  in  1864  when  a  youth  of  eighteen  years.  He  had 
acquired  his  education  partly  in  the  schools  of  Germany  and  after  becoming  a 
resident  of  St.  Louis  he  attended  night  school,  thus  gaining  his  knowledge  of 
the  English  language.  On  his  arrival  in  the  United  States  he  made  his  way  to 
this  city,  but  soon  afterward  went  to  Washington  county,  Illinois,  where  he 
engaged  in  farming  for  a  year. 

Air.  Klasing  then  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  for  two  years  was  engaged  in 
the  wholesale  liquor  business  here.  He  next  turned  his  attention  to  the  dairy 
business,  to  which  he  gave  his  undivided  attention  from  1867  until  1903,  and  in 
that  field  of  activity  he  amassed  a  comfortable  little  fortune.  In  the  latter  year 
he  retired  from  the  business  and  in  1906  he  again  became  a  factor  in  commercial 
life  by  entering  into  active  connection  with  the  Acme  Truck  &  Tool  Company,  of 
which  he  was  elected  treasurer  in  1907.  This  company  is  manufacturing  a  general 
Hne  of  railway  tools  with  a  large  and  well  equipped  plant  at  Florissant  avenue 
and  Goodfellow  street,  it  being  the  most  extensive  of  the  kind  in  this  city.  When 
Mr.  Klasing  became  connected  with  this  business  it  was  not  enjoying  any  great 
prosperity  and  his  first  interest  therein  was  small  as  compared  with  what  he  has 
since  acquired.  In  a  short  time  it  began  to  improve  after  the  introduction  of  new 
machinery  and  other  features.  Subsequently  Mr.  Klasing  increased  his  holdings 
until  he  acquired  the  entire  business,  which  through  his  able  management  has  be- 
come one  of  the  prosperous  concerns  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Klasing's  well  known  business  enterprise  and  keen  sagacity  are  consti- 
tuting important  factors  in  the  management  of  the  financial  interests  of  this  con- 
cern. He  is  also  well  known  in  financial  circles,  being  a  stockholder  in  the  Lowell 
Bank,  a  member  of  the  North  St.  Louis  Improvement  Association  and  president 
of  the  Acme  Heights  Improvement  Company.  He  has  extensive  realty  holdings 
in  North  St.  Louis  and  in  fact  is  one  of  the  largest  taxpayers  of  that  section. 
His  investments  have  been  judiciously  made  and  are  constituting  an  important 
source  of  revenue.  In  his  business  career  he  has  always  closely  studied  every 
situation  with  which  he  has  had  to  do,  has  carefully  analyzed  it  to  learn  of  its 
possibilities  and  also  to  acquaint  himself  with  the  obstacles  to  success,  that  he 
might  utilize  the  former  and  overcome  the  latter.  Indefatigable  industry,  un- 
■  assailable  business  probity  and  careful  investment  have  been  the  chief  features  in 
his  success. 

On  the  7th  of  December,  1867,  Mr.  Klasing  was  married  to  Miss  Louisa 
Miller,  who  was  of  German  birth  and  died  April  27,  1901,  at  the  age  of  fifty-eight 
years.  She  was  an  active  worker  in  the  church,  was  a  member  of  the  Women's 
Society  and  was  a  lady  of  fine  character,  liberal  in  charity  and  kindly  in  spirit. 
Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Klasing  were  born  five  children  who  lived  to  adult  age:  Caro- 
line, who  married  John  .Sill  and  has  seven  children,  Lizzie,  William,  Louisa,  Al- 
vira,  John,  Fred  and  Lillian ;  Alvira,  who  became  the  wife  of  John   Mehrhoff 


WILLIAM   KLASING 


74S  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  has  one  child.  Lena;  Louis,  who  is  married  and  has  two  children,  Clara  and 
Cecelia  ;  William,  who  with  his  brother  Louis  has  succeeded  his  father  in  busi- 
ness :  and  Clara,  who  completes  the  family.  The  family  residence  at  No.  6338 
North  Broadway  was  erected  by  Mr,  Klasing  in  1904. 

In  his  political  views  he  is  a  stalwart  supporter  of  the  republican  party.  He 
formerly  belonged  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Evangelical  Protestant  church,  serving  as  a  trustee  for  eighteen  years. 
These  associations  indicate  much  of  the  character  of  his  citizenship  and  the  rules 
and  principles  which  govern  his  life,  making  him  a  man  whom  to  know  is  to 
resDect  and  honor. 


THOMAS  KEITH  SKINKER. 

Thomas  Keith  Skinker,  for  forty-one  years  in  active  practice  at  the  bar  of 
St.  Louis,  was  born  June  9,  1845,  in  St.  Louis  county,  a  son  of  Thomas  Skinker. 
He  studied  at  the  local  schools  and  was  graduated  from  the  Washington  Uni- 
versity of  St.  Louis,  winning  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  while  later  he  at- 
tended the  University  of  Virginia,  studying  law  under  the  direction  of  Professor 
John   B.    Minor. 

At  St.  Louis  in  1867  he  was  admitted  to  the  Missouri  bar,  in  1876  to  the 
supreme  court  of  the  United  States,  at  Washington.  Blessed  with  good  health 
and  encouraged  by  a  large  clientele,  he  has  practiced  his  profession  with  marked 
success  and  has  gained  wide  reputation  in  connection  with  his  dealings  with  the 
legal  aspect  of  county  and  municipal  bonds,  having  had  long  and  varied  experi- 
ence in  litigation  of  that  character.  From  1877  until  1884,  in  addition  to  his 
private  practice,  he  was  official  reporter  of  the  decisions  of  the  supreme  court  of 
^lissouri  and  during  that  time  prepared  and  published  seventeen  volumes  of  these 
decisions.  In  1893  he  built  the  first  electric  railway  of  St.  Louis  county  and  has 
always  been  interested  in  the  evidences  of  progress  and  improvement,  lending  his 
aid  and  influence  toward  further  projects  of  general  value. 

In  1869  Mr.  Skinker  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Bertha  Rives,  a  daugh- 
ter of  Alexander  Rives,  of  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  who  was  judge  of  the 
court  of  appeals  and  afterward  of  the  United  States  court  in  Virginia.  Three 
daughters  and  two  sons  were  born  of  this  marriage,  including  Charles  R.  Skinker, 
formerly  assistant  city  councilor  of   St.  Louis. 

A  resident  of  the  city  and  county  of  St.  Louis  throughout  his  entire  life,  Mr. 
Skinker  belongs  to  one  of  the  old  and  honored  families  whose  name  has  ever 
been  a  synonym  for  progressive  citizenship  in  all  that  the  term  implies,  standing 
not  only  for  material  progress  in  business  and  professional  lines,  but  also  for 
esthetic,   moral  and  intellectual   development. 


CHARLES  B.  SMITH. 


Charles  B.  Smith,  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  war,  is  now  manager  of  the  St.  Louis 
district  for  R.  G.  Dun  &  Company.  He  has  represented  this  house  since  June, 
1866,  entering  its  employ  in  a  humble  capacity  and  gradually  working  his  way 
upward  to  the  place  of  responsibility  which  he  now  occupies,  having  under  his 
direction  more  than  one  hundred  and  fifty  employes,  with  jurisdiction  over  five 
branches  in  addition  to  the  St.  Louis  business,  namely,  Cairo  and  East  St.  Louis, 
Illinois ;  Springfield  and  Sedalia,  Missouri ;  and  Muskogee,  Oklahoma.  Such  a 
record  needs  little  comment ;  it  is  its  own  encomium,  for  forty-two  years'  service 
with  one  company  attended  by  consecutive  promotions  attests  superior  ability  and 
faithfulness. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  749 

Mr.  Smith  was  born  near  Georgetown,  Ohio,  December  24,  1841,  his  parents 
being  Abram  and  Mary  (Jones)  Smith.  The  father  was  a  wheelwright  and  a 
millwright  and  in  following  those  pursuits  provided  for  his  family.  He  was  born 
in  Maryland  and  was  of  English  lineage,  while  his  wife,  a  native  of  Ohio,  was  of 
Welsh  descent. 

Charles  B.  Smith  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of 
Indiana  and  Ohio,  but  did  not  graduate.  He  worked  upon  the  home  farm  to  the 
age  of  twenty  years,  learning  the  lessons  of  industry,  economy  and  perseverance 
which  have  proven  of  value  to  him  in  his  subsequent  career.  At  the  age  of  twenty 
he  began  teaching  in  the  country  schools  and  for  several  years  followed  that  pro- 
fession at  a  salary  of  twenty-five  dollars  per  month.  He  then  made  application 
for  military  service,  but  owing  to  ill  health  was  rejected.  In  May,  1864.  however, 
he  joined  an  Ohio  regiment  and  served  until  its  discharge  in  the  following  August. 
He  saw  active  service  in  Marvland  under  the  command  of  General  Lew  Wallace 
and  after  the  close  of  the  war  he  became  connected  with  the  advertising  business. 
He  has  long  occupied  his  present  position  of  executive  control,  bending  his 
energies  to  administrative  direction  and  constructive  effort.  Every  business  man 
acknowledges  the  value  of  The  Mercantile  Agency  of  R.  G.  Dun  &  Company,  and 
Mr.  Smith  has  done  much  to  uphold  the  reputation  of  the  house  and  increase  its 
worth  in  this  section  of  the  country. 

On  the  26th  of  July,  1868,  Mr.  Smith  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Emma 
E.  Fee,  a  native  of  Illinois,  while  her  father  was  from  Pennsylvania.  In  his 
political  views  Mr.  Smith  is  a  stalwart  democrat  and  in  matters  of  citizenship 
manifests  a  public-spirited  interest,  cooperating  in  many  movements  for  the 
general  good.  He  belongs  to  the  Business  Men's  League  and  is  in  touch  with 
its  work  in  behalf  of  the  city's  commercial  and  industrial  progress.  Along  more 
strictly  social  lines  he  is  connected  with  the  Mercantile  and  Country  Clubs,  and 
he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Christian  church.  An  analyzation  of  his  life  record 
indicates  that  the  rules  which  have  governed  his  conduct  are  those  which  honor- 
able manhood  and  straightforward  conduct  always  follow.  He  enjoys  in  full 
measure  the  confidence  and  esteem  of  those  with  whom  business  or  social  rela- 
tions have  brought  him  in  contact,  while  the  success  which  he  has  attained  in  the 
business  world  has  followed  as  the  logical  sequence  of  his  unabating  energy,  his 
close  application  and  his  determined  spirit. 


ALWIN  GUNDLACH. 


Alwin  Gundlach  is  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Excelsior  Box  &  ]\Ianufac- 
turing  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  in  the  upbuilding  and  development  of  this  enter- 
prise he  has  displayed  the  elemental  strength  of  his  character  and  his  ready 
resource.  He  faced  at  the  outset  of  his  career  in  this  undertaking  conditions  such 
as  were  unknown  to  the  business  world  a  half  century  or  less  ago.  Today  large 
corporations  which  have  been  formed  seem  to  resent  as  an  intrusion  upon  their 
rights  the  establishment  of  a  new  enterprise  of  similar  character,  and  ]\Ir.  Gund- 
lach in  the  organization  and  development  of  his  business  had  to  fight  his  way 
against  grasping  corporations,  but  regarding  the  worth  of  his  output  as  his  best 
advertisement  he  has  steadily  advanced  through  methods  which  neither  seek  nor 
require  disguise,  and  the  business  has  been  almost  phenomenally  successful. 

A  native  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Gundlach  was  born  in  1865,  a  son  of  Fred  and 
Sophia  (Rope)  Gundlach.  The  father  was  born  in  Germany  and  as  a  young 
man  came  to  St.  Louis.  He  afterward  went  to  California  with  the  gold  hunters, 
but  returned  to  this  city  after  an  absence  of  three  years  and  resumed  the  dry- 
goods  business,  in  which  he  had  formerly  been  engaged.  He  continued  in  this 
field  of  activity  until  his  demise  in  1869,  carrying  on  the  store  on  Market  near 
Seventh  street.     He  costumed  for  theatrical  people  and  did  an  extensive  business 


750  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  that  line.  His  wife,  like  her  husband,  was  a  native  of  Hanover,  and  she  ar- 
rived in  St.  Louis  a  year  after  Fred  Gundlach  became  a  resident  of  this  city. 

Alwin  Gundlach  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of 
thirteen  years,  when  he  was  apprenticed  to  the  trade  of  saddle  and  harness 
making.  He  never  worked  as  a  journeyman,  however,  but  turned  his  attention 
to  the  leather  business  as  a  clerk  in  the  employ  of  Henry  Schwaner  &  Company. 
He  determined  to  master  the  business  and  remained  there  until  twenty-two  years 
of  age.  being  successively  promoted  to  the  position  of  bookkeeper,  city  salesman 
and  eventually  traveling  salesman.  He  left  that  concern  to  become  traveling 
representative  for  E.  G.  Willis  &  Brother,  jobbers  in  leather,  and  was  associated 
with  the  house  until  he  withdrew  to  organize  his  present  business  with  a  capital 
of  twenty-five  hundred  dollars.  This  money  he  had  borrowed  and  he  began  opera- 
tions on  a  small  scale,  but  he  soon  outgrew  the  original  quarters  and  has  erected 
a  new  factory  with  every  facility  for  the  manufacture  of  boxes.  The  capital  has 
been  increased  to  thirty  thousand  dollars  and  the  force  of  workmen  has  grown 
from  five  to  thirty-five.  They  manufacture  all  kinds  of  wood  packing  cases,  sell- 
ing mostly  to  the  local  trade,  and  they  have  considerable  country  trade.  Business 
is  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Excelsior  Box  &  Manufacturing  Company 
and  the  enterprise  has  had  a  marvelous  growth,  facing  the  opposition  of  cor- 
porations and  yet  winning  its  way  to  a  prominent  place  in  industrial  circles.  Mr. 
Gundlach  gives  to  the  business  his  personal  attention  and  active  management, 
being  president  and  treasurer  of  the  company,  with  Louis  F.  Pullman  as  its 
secretary. 

In  1887  occurred  the  marriage  of  Alwin  Gundlach  and  Miss  Cora  B.  Pullman, 
of  St.  Louis,  and  they  have  one  child,  Edna  Olive,  born  February  6,  1889.  Mr. 
Gundlach  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club,  which  he  joined  on  its 
organization.  He  also  belongs  to  the  North  St.  Louis  Turner  Society,  to  the 
Royal  Arcanum  and  to  the  Royal  League.  He  is  an  ardent  sportsman,  delighting 
in  hunting  and  fishing,  and  he  belongs  to  many  clubs  of  that  character,  including 
the  Gilead  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club,  of  Calhoun  county,  Illinois.  In  politics 
he  is  a  republican,  but  not  a  party  worker.  He  stands  today  as  a  splendid  type 
of  the  self-made  man  who  has  constantly  developed  his  mental  powers,  as  well 
as  built  up  his  fortunes,  through  hard  work,  unfaltering  energy  and  unabating 
concentration. 


RICHARD  PERRY  SPENCER. 

Richard  Perry  Spencer,  practicing  at  the  St.  Louis  bar,  is  among  the 
younger  attorneys  but  with  bright  outlook  for  the  future,  having  already  se- 
cured a  good  clientage.  He  was  born  in  Ashland,  Boone  county,  Missouri, 
January  11,  1874,  his  parents  being  Richard  and  Annie  (Gibbs)  Spencer.  He 
completed  his  public-school  education  by  graduation  from  the  Windsor  high 
school  in  1891  and  then  pursued  his  more  specifically  literary  course  in  Cen- 
tral College  at  Fayette,  Missouri.  Early  in  his  business  career  he  engaged 
in  teaching,  being  principal  of  the  public  schools  at  Moberly,  Missouri,  from 
1893  until  1895,  ^"^^  during  the  succeeding  year  was  principal  of  the  schools 
at  Marshall,  Missouri.  He  proved  an  able  educator,  winning  place  in  the  fore- 
most ranks  of  the  public-school  system  of  the  state  but,  ambitious  to  become 
a  member  of  the  bar,  his  time  outside  of  the  schoolroom  was  largely  devoted 
to  the  mastery  of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence  and  since  1897  he  has  en- 
gaged continuously  in  practice.  He  served  as  city  counselor  of  Marshall,  Mis- 
souri, from  1897  until  1903.  He  belongs  to  the  Missouri  and  to  the  American 
Bar  Associations  and  is  meeting  with  success  as  a  general  practitioner  at  law 
in  St.  Louis,  where  he  located  in  January,  1903.  He  is  an  earnest  student,  who 
has  gained  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the   fundamental   principles   of  law 


R.    P.    SPENCER 


752  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

and  never  fails  to  give  a  thorough  preparation  before  he  presents  his  cause 
in  the  courts.  He  has  been  quite  successful  in  practice  and  now  has  a  grati- 
fying clientage. 

While  residing  in  Fayette,  ^Missouri,  Mr.  Spencer  was  married  to  Miss 
Jeanette  Leonard,  on  the  14th  of  February,  1901,  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
Jane.  Mr.  Spencer  votes  with  the  democracy,  but  is  not  a  politician  in  the 
sense  of  office  seeking.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  and  Knights  of  Pythias 
fraternities  and  to  the  JMissouri  Athletic  and  Jefferson  Clubs.  His  religious 
faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Southern  Methodist  church  and 
these  different  organizations  indicate  much  of  the  nature  of  his  interests  and 
the  rules  which  gfovern  his  conduct. 


GEORGE  P.  B.  JACKSON. 

In  a  history  of  the  bar  of  St.  Louis  it  is  imperative  that  mention  be  made  of 
George  P.  B.  Jackson,  whose  ability  has  placed  him  in  the  front  rank  of  a  pro- 
fession where  advancement  depends  almost  entirely  upon  individual  merit.  He 
is,  moreover,  a  gentleman  of  wide  general  information,  in  which  perhaps  may 
be  found  one  of  the  strong  elements  of  his  power  and  ability  as  a  lawyer.  This 
broad  knowledge  enables  him  to  understand  life  in  its  various  phases,  the  motive 
springs  of  human  conduct  and  the  complexity  of  business  interests  which,  com- 
bined with  a  comprehensive  familiarity  with  statutory  law  and  with  precedent, 
make  him  one  of  the  ablest  attorneys  of  the  St.  Louis  bar. 

Born  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  November  28,  1846,  he  is  a  son  of  George 
Jackson,  an  English  gentleman,  who  established  himself  in  the  south  many  years 
prior  to  the  Civil  war  and  there  devoted  his  attention  to  the  conduct  of  a  sugar 
plantation  and  other  business  enterprises  of  that  locality.  Following  his  arrival 
in  the  new  world  he  married  Anna  A.  Gillis,  who  was  born  in  Philadelphia  and 
came  of  an  ancestry  from  the  north  of  Ireland,  although  the  family  was  estab- 
lished in  Pennsylvania  at  an  early  period  in  its  history. 

Mr.  Jackson  of  this  review  spent  his  boyhood  days  partly  in  the  south  and 
partly  in  Ohio,  making  preparation  for  college  as  a  student  in  Dayton.  Ohio. 
His  family,  strongly  sympathizing  with  the  south  in  its  attitude  concerning  seces- 
sion and  being  unable  to  return  to  their  home  in  Louisiana,  sojourned  in  Canada 
during  the  period  of  hostilities,  while  Mr.  Jackson  of  this  review  spent  the  years 
1863-4  as  a  student  in  the  law  school  of  the  Michigan  University  at  Ann  Arbor. 
He  also  read  law  while  in  Canada  under  the  direction  of  Judge  William  Pryor, 
afterward  of  the  Kentuckv  supreme  court,  and  Joshua  Bullitt  and  John  Rodman, 
both  of  whom  were  eminent  members  of  the  Kentucky  bar.  When  the  war  ended, 
the  family  returned  to  Louisiana  and  Mr.  Jackson  was  there  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  the  autumn  of  1866.  His  initial  work  in  the  profession  was  done  at  Thibodaux, 
Louisiana,  and.  removing  to  ■Missouri,  he  located  for  practice  in  Sedalia. 

It  was  while  residing  there  that  Mr.  Jackson  was  married,  in  1877,  to  Miss 
Mollie  Vest,  a  daughter  of  Hon.  George  G.  Vest,  United  States  senator  from  this 
state.  Their  children  are :  George  Vest ;  Margaret  Sneed,  now  Mrs.  H.  G. 
Dunham,  of  St.  Louis ;  and  Sallie  Vest  Jackson. 

In  the  year  prior  to  his  marriage  Mr.  Jackson  was  elected  for  a  two  years' 
term  to  the  office  of  prosecuting  attorney  of  Pettis  county  and  was  then  reelected, 
continuing  as  the  incumbent  in  the  position  for  four  years,  during  which  time  he 
secured  the  first  conviction  in  a  capital  case  and  the  first  enforcement  of  the  death 
penalty  in  that  county.  He  became  a  partner  of  J.  F.  Philips  in  1879  and  had 
practically  the  entire  management  and  control  of  the  legal  business  of  the  firm, 
owing  to  Judge  Philips'  election  to  congress.  The  partnership  was  dissolved  in 
1882  on  the  appointment  of  Judge  Philips  as  a  member  of  the  supreme  court  com- 
mission of  Missouri  and  through  the  succeeding  three  years  Mr.  Jackson  prac- 
ticed alone.  He  then  became  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Jackson  &  Montgom- 
ery, being  joined  by  John  Montgomery  in  an  association  that  continued  until  1895. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  753 

In  1888  this  firm  became  attorneys  for  the  receivers  of  the  Missouri.  Kansas  & 
Texas  Railroad  Company,  and  when  the  receivership  terminated  Mr.  Jackson 
became  general  attorney  for  the  reorganized  company.  Called  to  this  position  of 
responsibility,  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  to  more  capably  administer  the  affairs  of 
the  office  and  here  won  immediate  recognition  as  a  lawyer  foremost  among  the 
leading  members  of  the  bar. 

His  interest  in  political  affairs  has  been  that  of  a  citizen  and  not  of  an  office 
seeker.  That  he  is  public-spirited  no  one  doubts,  and  that  he  is  a  student  of  con- 
ditions in  state  and  national  welfare  effected  by  legislation  is  manifest  when  one 
discusses  with  him  the  problems  of  the  day.  His  mind  is  analytical,  logical  and 
inductive,  and  this  is  shown  in  his  conversation  upon  momentous  questions  as 
well  as  in  his  work  as  an  attorney. 


NICKOLAS  ROLL. 


For  fourteen  years  Nickolas  Roll  has  conducted  a  grocery  business  at  his 
present  location  at  No.  1403  South  Broadway.  Moreover,  he  is  one  of  the  self- 
made  men  of  the  city,  whose  determination  and  energy  have  carried  him  into 
important  business  relations  without  outside  aid  or  influence.  He  was  born  here, 
November  26,  1866,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Annette  Roll.  His  father,  who  con- 
ducted a  coal  and  wood  business  for  "many  years,  died  March  22,  1882,  while  the 
mother  passed  away  April  5,  1899,  at  the  age  of  seventy-five  years. 

Reared  under  the  parental  roof,  Nickolas  Roll  was  educated  in  both  the  Ger- 
man and  English  languages  in  St.  Mark's  Evangelical  church  school  and  later 
attended  the  Pestalozzi  public  school,  located  at  Seventh  and  Barry  streets.  He 
completed  his  studies  there  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  after  which  he  attended 
a  grammar  night  school  for  two  years  at  the  Madison  public  school  at  Seventh 
and  La  Salle  streets,  In  accordance  with  his  father's  wish,  after  leaving  school 
he  worked  in  the  coal  and  wood  business  with  him  for  about  two  years,  but  in 
that  connection  found  few  new  experiences  and,  ambitious  to  put  forth  his  energies 
in  a  field  wherein  he  could  learn  more,  he  sought  other  labor. 

At  the  age  of  seventeen,  therefore,  Mr.  Roll  connected  himself  with  the 
Stueck-Becker  Grocer  Company,  located  at  No.  1400  South  Broadway,  acting 
first  as  driver  and  later  as  clerk  in  the  store.  He  took  great  interest  in  the  busi- 
ness and  his  faithfulness  and  ability  won  him  the  attention  of  others  in  that  line, 
so  that  he  afterward  secured  a  more  remunerative  position  with  the  Philip  Burg 
Grocer  Company,  situated  at  No.  1208  South  Broadway.  He  was  then  twenty- 
one  years  of  age  and  he  worked  for  the  firm  eight  years,  spending  two  years  as 
delivery  man,  two  years  as  solicitor  and  four  years  as  clerk,  and  during  all  that 
period  of  eight  years  lost  only  about  one  week's  time.  This  period  of  steady  work, 
combined  with  economy  in  living,  enabled  him  to  acquire  capital  sufficient  to 
permit  him  to  embark  in  business  on  his  own  account.  This  was  his  ambition  and 
on  the  1st  of  October,  1894,  he  opened  a  grocery  store  at  No.  1403  South  Broad- 
way. His  business  has  prospered  year  by  year  and  he  still  remains  at  the  same 
location.  After  a  few  years  he  purchased  the  building  which  he  occupies  and 
which  is  a  three-story  structure,  on  which  he  has  made  many  alterations  for  its 
improvement.  He  carries  a  large  and  well  selected  line  of  staple  and  fancy  gro- 
ceries and  many  of  his  patrons  have  remained  with  him  throughout  the  entire 
period  in  which  he  has  been  proprietor  of  this  store.  He  has  now  been  connected 
altogether  with  the  grocery  business  for  twenty-seven  years  and  has  bought  goods 
from  some  of  the  best  firms  in  the  city,  including  the  Adam  Roth  Grocer  Com- 
pany, the  Gildehaus-Wulfing  Grocer  Company,  the  Kreckeler  Grocer  Company, 
the  Niese  Grocer  Company,  Samuel  Cupples,  the  R.  Hartmann  Produce  Company, 
the  Haueisen  Produce  Company  and  many  other  reliable  firms  of  the  city.  As 
the  years  have  gone  by  he  has  prospered  and  has  accumulated  a  snug  little  fortune. 

4  8— VOL.  n. 


754  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

which  he  has  invested  in  property  on  the  south  side.  His  financial  resources  are 
also  based  upon  his  deposits  in  the  Lafayette,  International  and  Frankhn  banks, 
the  German  Savings  Institution  and  the  Boatmen's  Bank. 

In  the  vear  1887,  at  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Roll  was  married  to  Miss  Augusta  Ger- 
winer,  the  groom  being  at  that  time  twenty-one  years  of  age  and  the  bride  nine- 
teen. She  was  the  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Applonia  Gerwiner,  who  were  early 
settlers  of  St.  Louis  and  are  still  well  and  hearty  at  an  old  age.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Roll  have  two  children,  Nettie  and  Walter,  aged  respectively  twenty  and  seven- 
teen vears.  The  family  formerly  resided  at  No.  1403  South  Broadway  on  the 
second  floor  of  his  place  of  business,  but  for  the  past  two  years  have  occupied  a 
modern  and  attractive  home  at  No.  2629  Virginia  avenue,  which  was  purchased 
bv  ^Ir.  Roll  He  has  led  a  busy  and  useful  life,  leaving  him  no  time  for  active 
association  with  societies,  clubs  or  lodges  even  had  he  so  desired.  By  birth  he  is 
an  Evangelical  Protestant  and  is  connected  with  different  church  societies. 


ORION  SMITH  MILLER,  D.  O. 

Dr.  Orion  Smith  jMiller,  well  known  as  a  successful  practitioner  of  osteopathy, 
was  born  in  St.  Louis,  October  7,  1865,  and  is  descended  from  a  Pennsylvania 
family,  coming  of  English,  Irish  and  Dutch  ancestry.  Representatives  of  the 
name,  however,  have  long  been  residents  of  America.  Isaac  Newton  Miller,  the 
father  of  Dr.  Miller,  was  a  native  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  about  1841  re- 
moved to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  where  he  engaged  in  tobacco  manufacturing  in  as- 
sociation with  Daniel  Catlin.  He  continued  in  that  line  of  business  until  his  re- 
tirement from  active  life  in  January,  1899.  He  died  June  18,  1908,  at  the  age 
of  seventy-two  years  and  ten  months.  His  wife,  who  in  her  maidenhood  bore  the 
name  of  Annie  Alvira  Smith,  was  a  native  of  Indiana,  and  with  her  parents 
came  to  St.  Louis  in  1845.  She  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  sixty-six  years.  Dr. 
Miller  is  the  third  in  order  of  birth  in  a  family  of  five  children,  four  of  whom 
are  still  living:  D.  C.,  a  capitaHst  of  St.  Louis;  Bessie,  the  wife  of  John  R. 
Scott,  connected  with  the  Carnegie  Steel  Company  of  Cleveland ;  and  I.  B.  Miller, 
an  engineer  of  St.  Louis. 

Dr.  Miller  at  the  usual  age  became  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis 
and  after  completing  the  third  year  work  in  the  high  school  he  put  aside  his  text- 
books. At  the  age  of  sixteen  he  entered  the  tobacco  business,  filling  nearly  every 
position  in  his  father's  ofiice  and  factory  for  four  years.  Feehng  the  need  of 
more  advanced  education  as  a  preparation  for  life's  practical  and  responsible 
duties,  he  then  matriculated  at  Smith's  Academy,  where  he  spent  two  years, 
while  later  he  attended  Grear's  Commercial  School  of  St.  Louis.  Again  taking 
up  office  work  he  soon  became  an  expert  accountant  and  was  thus  engaged  for 
a  few  years,  when  he  joined  his  father  and  brother,  D.  C.  Miller,  in  the  owner- 
ship and  conduct  of  an  ice  and  cold  storage  business,  which  they  sold  out  three 
years  later.  In  1901  Dr.  Miller  turned  his  attention  to  the  study  of  medicine,  thus 
accomplishing  a  long-felt  desire,  but  in  1902  he  withdraw  from  that  profession 
in  order  to  take  up  the  study  of  osteopathy.  Entering  the  American  School  of 
Osteopathy,  at  Kirksville,  Missouri,  he  was  graduated  in  June,  1904,  with  a  class 
of  one  hundred  and  seventy-three  students,  making  excellent  percents,  especially 
in  physiology,  anatomy  and  surgery. 

Following  his  graduation,  Dr.  Miller  entered  upon  active  practice  in  St. 
Louis,  where  he  has  continued  since  and  his  ability  has  gained  him  prominence 
as  one  of  the  most  able  and  successful  practitioners  of  osteopathy  in  the  city. 
He  i'^  now  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Osteopathy  Association,  in  which  he 
has  been  very  active,  and  has  read  many  valuable  papers  at  its  meetings.  In  his 
practice  he  has  given  special  attention  to  stomach  troubles,  and  his  efforts  in  this 
direction  have  been  attended  with  excellent  results.     He  has  also  been  very  sue- 


DR.   ORION     S.    MILLER 


756  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

cessful  in  the  treatment  of  dangerous  fevers,  diphtheria  and  other  maladies  which 
it  has  been  supposed  could  only  be  combated  through  the  use  of  powerful  drugs. 
His  labors  have  been  so  effective  in  checking  the  ravages  of  disease  and  in  re- 
storing health  that  he  is  now  accredited  a  very  extensive  patronage,  drawing 
his  practice  from  among  the  best  residents  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  also  interested  in 
a  number  of  manufacturing  enterprises  and  displays  keen  foresight  in  his  business 
investments. 

On  the  19th  of  August,  1888,  in  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Miller  was  married  to  Miss. 
JMaude  Cash,  a  daughter  of  James  Green  and  Isabella  Cash,  of  St.  Louis,  both 
now  deceased.  Dr.  and  i\Irs.  Miller  have  become  parents  of  two  children  :  Lucile,  a 
graduate  of  the  Yeatman  high  school,  is  now  studying  music,  and  after  complet- 
ing her  course  therein  she  expects  to  take  up  the  study  of  journalism  in  prepara- 
tion for  literary  work,  for  which  she  has  considerable  talent ;  the  son,  Dick  Cash 
Miller,  seventeen  years  of  age,  is  now  a  student  at  the  Yeatman  high  school  in 
preparation  for  Princeton  University  and  expects  to  become  a  member  of  the 
legal  profession. 

Dr.  iNIiller  is  a  member  of  the  Fourth  Christian  church.  He  belongs  to  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  the  Elks  and  to  the  Iota  Tau  Sigma,  of  which  he  was  one 
of  the  organizers.  This  was  the  first  Greek  letter  fraternity  in  the  profession 
and  Dr.  3*Iiller  served  as  its  second  president.  It  has  now  become  a  national 
organization  with  a  large  membership.  The  Doctor  is  fond  of  athletics,  in  which 
he  has  always  been  active,  and  for  several  years  was  catcher  in  some  of  the 
best  amateur  baseball  teams  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  great  believer  in  athletic 
sports  as  an  aid  to  health,  encouraging  outdoor  life  and  exercise — a  course  which 
is  receiving  the  endorsement  of  the  members  of  the  medical  fraternity  as  well.  He 
is  a  broad-minded,  well  informed  man,  holding  to  high  ideals  in  his  jjrofession 
and  meeting  with  well  merited  success  therein.  It  is  only  the  lower  ranks  of  life 
that  are  crowded,  and  Dr.  Miller  has  long  since  passed  beyond  that  station  to  a 
prominent  place  as  an  osteopathic  practitioner  in   Missouri. 


JOSEPH  A.  FURRER. 


Joseph  A.  Furrer,  one  of  the  most  popular  of  those  engaged  in  the  dairy 
business,  has  handled  milk,  cream  and  butter  at  his  well  known  stand  at  No. 
3547  ]\liami  street  for  the  past  twenty-nine  years.  With  little  education  to 
assist  him  he  started  in  business  immediately  after  leaving  school  and  on  the 
strength  of  his  own  resources,  by  hard  work  and  attention  to  business,  he  has 
made  for  himself  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  business  man.  He  is  of  Swiss 
descent,  his  father  having  emigrated  to  this  country  from  Switzerland  in  the 
year  1846.  He  landed  in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  where  he  remained  for  a  few 
weeks,  and  then  located  in  St.  Louis.  He  had  been  here  only  for  a  few  days 
when  he  entered  the  employ  of  a  dairy  concern,  where  he  served  as  an  all-round 
man,  this  being  his  first  position  in  the  new  world.  On  resigning  it  he  was 
employed  with  the  Lake  Dairy  on  Main  and  Plum  streets  as  a  driver,  and,  after 
having  served  the  firm  for  a  period  of  eight  years,  he  commenced  bt^siness  for 
himself  at  No.  3457  Miami  street.  Here  he  worked  with  untiring  energy,  striv- 
ing to  enhance  his  business,  and  he  met  with  success  at  every  step.  While  he  had 
many  wagons  running  and  many  men  employed  he  was  so  anxious  to  increase 
his  business  that  for  many  years  he  drove  one  of  his  wagons  himself.  Personally 
he  delivered  milk  from  his  own  establishment  to  some  of  the  oldest  and  most 
respected  people  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  and  he  remained  in  business  until  the 
time  of  his  death. 

His  son,  Joseph  A.  Furrer,  was  sent  to  the  jmblic  schools  when  he  had  at- 
tained the  required  age,  and  at  the  age  of  twelve  years  had  completed  the  common 
school  course.     He  was  sent   for  a  period  of  one  year  to  a  private  school  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  757 

then  entered  the  employ  of  his  father,  his  initial  work  beiny-  menial.  Later,  as 
did  his  father  before  him,  he  drove  a  milk  wagon  about  the  city,  delivering  to  the 
residents.  This  pursuit  he  has  followed  up  to  the  present  time.  He  is  remark- 
able for  his  enterprise,  wdiich  is  daily  adding  to  his  prosperity,  and  he  takes 
great  pride  in  his  dairy  farm  and  in  the  satisfaction  of  those  with  whom  he  deals. 
From  early  morning  until  late  at  night  he  is  arduously  engaged  in  looking  after 
his  interests.  He  owns  and  runs  several  milk  wagons  through  the  city,  one  of 
which  he  has  driven  himself  since  starting  in  the  business,  and  he  has  many 
men  in  his  employ.  Mr.  Furrer  is  very  economical  and  his  conservative  judg- 
ment in  manipulating  his  afifairs,  coupled  with  his  remarkable  saving  ability,  has 
enabled  him  to  accumulate  about  hfty  thousand  dollars,  all  of  whch  he  has  made 
in  the  dairv  business. 

On  November  19,  1889,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Helen  Olinger, 
and  they  have  one  child,  Joseph,  who  is  attending  St.  Pius  Catholic  school.  In 
politics  Mr.  Furrer  stands  on  the  republican  side,  believes  in  the  principles  of  the 
party,  and  is  ever  ready  to  use  his  power  in  giving  them  commanding  influence 
in  municipal,  state  and  national  affairs.  As  to  religious  faith  he  is  a  Roman 
Catholic. 


CHARLES  CICERO  RAINWATER. 

Charles  Cicero  Rainwater,  for  a  third  of  a  century  a  representative  of  the 
mercantile  interests  of  St.  Louis  and  also  president  of  the  Merchants  Bridge 
Company,  passed  from  a  life  of  activity  November  10,  1902.  He  was  then  in  the 
prime  of  life,  having  but  recently  passed  the  sixty-fourth  milestone  on  life's 
journey.  He  was  born  at  Knoxville,  Ray  County,  Missouri,  April  6,  1838,  and 
came  from  pure  southern  lineage.  His  father,  Moses  F.  Rainwater,  was  a  native 
of  North  Carolina,  while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Clay-Oliver  Rainwater, 
was  a  native  of  Tennessee.  The  family  was  represented  in  the  Revolutionary 
war  by  Henry  Nuneley,  his  great-grandfather,  who  served  as  a  private  in  the 
Virginia  line  in  1781,  and  thus  Charles  C.  Rainwater  was  entitled  to  membership 
with  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  of  which  society  he  later  became  a 
member.  He  completed  his  education  in  Central  College  of  Fayette,  Missouri, 
with  the  class  of  June,  1858,  and  in  September  of  that  year  was  married  to  Miss 
Sarah  H.  Fower,  of  Benton  county,  Missouri. 

Not  long  afterward  Mr.  Rainwater  engaged  in  merchandising  in  that  county, 
where  he  continued  until  June,  1861,  when  true  to  his  loved  southland,  he  joined 
the  Confederate  army  as  a  private  and  took  part  in  every  engagement  of  note 
that  occurred  west  of  the  Mississippi  river,  from  the  beginning  of  hostilities  until 
August,  1864.  In  the  meantime  he  had  won  rapid  promotion  in  recognition  of  his 
valiant  service  and  unfaltering  fidelity  and  at  the  time  of  his  discharge  he  was  on 
the  stafif  of  General  Marmaduke  as  major  and  chief  of  ordnance.  He  was  honor- 
ably retired  at  Camden.  Arkansas,  in  December,  1864,  on  account  of  a  wound  in 
the  head,  received  in  July,  1863,  and  a  wound  in  the  hip  in  July,  1864. 

About  the  time  of  the  close  of  the  war,  Mr.  Rainwater  removed  to  St.  Louis 
and  became  a  factor  in  its  mercantile  circles,  so  continuing  until  1898.  He  dis- 
played careful  management  in  the  control  of  his  interests  as  well  as  a  progressive 
spirit  and  these  well  balanced  powers  gained  him  gratifying  success.  He  was  a 
most  enterprismg  man,  always  ready  to  assist  in  any  movement  that  would 
benefit  St.  Louis.  With  his  coworkers  he  devoted  much  time  and  energy  to  the 
building  of  the  St.  Louis  Merchants  Bridge  and  terminals  and  was  acting  as 
president  of  the  association  at  the  time  of  his  demise.  He  was  also  president  of  a 
number  of  other  business  enterprises,  wdiich  benefited  by  his  cooperation.  Added 
to  an  enthusiastic  interest  in  all  which  he  undertook  was  a  clear  vision  and  sound 
judgment  that  made  his  opinions  of  great  v,'eight  in  all  the  different  organizations 
v.nth  which  he  was  connected. 


758  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Rainwater  was  prominent  in  club  and  fraternal  circles,  holding  member- 
ship with  the  jNIercantile  and  Union  Clubs,  with  the  Business  Men's  League  and 
the  Masonic  fraternity.  In  the  last  named  he  was  a  past  master  of  Anchor 
lodge  and  a  past  commander  of  Ascalon  Commandery,  No.  i6,  K.  T.  He  was 
interested  in  the  organization  of  the  Confederate  Veterans  of  Alissouri  and  was 
adjutant  general  of  the  eastern  division  when  called  to  his  final  rest.  It  has  been 
said  that  he  was  the  most  beloved  ex-Confederate  in  the  state  of  Missouri.  He 
always  had  the  deepest  interest  in  his  fellow  comrades  in  arms  and,  added  to  this, 
he  was  a  man  of  most  kindly  spirit  and  genial  disposition,  who  recognized  and 
appreciated  the  good  in  others,  his  life  standing  in  exemplification  of  the 
Emersonian  philosophy  that  "the  way  to  win  a  friend  is  to  be  one."  But  while 
he  was  a  prominent  business  man,  a  leading  citizen  and  a  faithful  friend,  his  best 
traits  of  character  were  reserved  for  his  own  home  and  fireside,  which  he 
regarded  as  the  center  of  his  universe. 


.JOHN  BERNARD  WOESTMAN. 

John  Bernard  Woestman,  well  known  for  many  years  in  manufacturing,  finan- 
cial and  insurance  circles,  attained  a  prosperity  which  is  the  legitimate  and  log- 
ical outcome  of  intelligently  applied  knowledge.  He  was  born  in  Hanover,  Ger- 
many, September  13,  1833,  the  son  of  Henry  and  Annie  (Elbrecht)  Woestman. 
The  public  schools  of  his  native  land  afforded  him  his  educational  privileges,  the 
days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth  being  largely  passed  in  Hanover. 

When  a  young  man  of  eighteen  years,  Mr.  Woestman  came  to  the  new  world, 
for  the  reports  which  he  had  heard  concerning  America  and  her  opportunities 
proved  irresistibly  attractive  to  him.  Hoping  to  enjoy  better  business  advantages 
on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  secured  employment 
in  a  grocery  store,  where  he  received  the  preliminary  training  that  well  qualified 
him  for  the  successful  conducting  of  a  similar  business  in  later  years.  When  his 
careful  expenditure  brought  him  sufficient  capital,  he  engaged  in  the  wholesale 
grocery  business  on  his  own  account,  becoming  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Bushman 
Brothers  &  Company  in  i860.  They  were  succeeded  in  1867  by  the  firm  of  J.  B. 
Woestman  &  Company,  the  business  being  thus  conducted  until  1870,  when  they 
sold  out  and  Mr.  Woestman  became  a  manufacturer  of  flour  under  the  style  of 
the  Camp  Spring  Milling  Company,  merchant  millers.  That  corporation  proved 
a  profitable  one  for  more  than  two  decades,  or  until  the  Terminal  Railroad  Asso- 
ciation purchased  the  mill  and  removed  the  building  in  order  to  utilize  the  ground 
for  other  purposes.  Mr.  Woestman  then  retired  from  that  line.  He  was  a  man 
of  resourceful  business  ability,  however,  and  had  not  confined  his  attention  to  a 
single  undertaking.  He  was  a  director  of  the  Franklin  Bank  for  more  than 
forty  years,  being  one  of  the  original  founders,  and  was  elected  as  vice  president 
in  1895.  In  1890  he  became  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Franklin  Mutual  Fire 
Insurance  Company,  and  five  years  later  was  elected  as  its  president,  continuing 
in  that  position  until  the  company  went  out  of  business.  He  displayed  keen  dis- 
cernment in  the  controlling  of  all  business  interests  with  which  he  was  associated 
and  possessed  the  power  to  so  utilize  seemingly  diverse  forces  as  to  produce  a 
harmonious  whole. 

Mr.  Woestman  was  married  in  Alton,  Illinois,  in  December,  1859,  to  Miss 
Malinda  Deterding,  and  unto  them  were  born  four  children,  of  whom  three  lived 
to  adult  age:  Louise;  Edward  F.,  who  is  in  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado:  and 
Oscar  D.,  now  in  San  Antonio,  Texas. 

Mr.  Woestman  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Altenheim.  He  was  also  a  com- 
municant of  the  Holy  Ghost  Evangelical  church  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of 
the  German  General  Orphans'  Home  of  Natural  Bridge  Road.  His  nature  was 
kindly  and  sympathetic  and  the  demands  made  upon  his  benevolence  were  quickly 


J.   B.   WOESTMAN 


760  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

met.  He  gave  freely  to  those  in  need  and  at  all  times  was  interested  in  the  wel- 
fare of  his  fellowmen.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  city  council  from  1874  until 
1876,  and  although  he  never  sought  nor  desired  office,  he  rejoiced  in  what  was 
accomplished  in  St.  Louis  as  the  city  took  on  metropolitan  proportions  with  all 
the  evidence  of  prosperous  upbuilding. 

The  death  of  ]\Ir.  Woestman  occurred  J\Iay  i,  1907.  He  never  had  occasion 
to  regret  his  determination  to  seek  a  home  in  the  new  world,  for  in  this  land  where 
effort  is  not  hampered  by  caste  or  class,  he  worked  his  way  upward,  climbing  step 
by  step  until  he  reached  a  plane  of  affluence.  His  business  record  was  such  as  any 
man  might  be  proud  to  possess,  for  he  considered  an  engagement  made  or  a 
pledge  given  as  a  sacred  obligation.  His  life  was  the  expression  of  high  ideals  in 
business  and  noble  purposes  in  his  relations  with  those  with  whom  he  was  con- 
stantlv  brought  in  contact. 


LEONARD  MATTHEWS. 

Leonard  Matthews  was  born  in  Baltimore,  IMaryland,  December  17,  1828, 
and  has  therefore  passed  the  eightieth  milestone  on  life's  journey.  Few  men 
have  more  intimate  knowledge  of  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  the  middle 
west  and  his  mind  is  enriched  with  many  interesting  incidents  of  the  early  days. 
His  parents  were  John  and  INIary  Righter  (Levering)  Matthews.  On  the 
maternal  side  a  genealogical  record  gives  the  ancestral  history  back  to  about 
the  vear  870.  A.  D..  and  traces  the  line  down  to  two  brothers,  Wigard  and 
Rosier  Levering,  who  emigrated  from  Holland  in  the  year  1685  and  settled 
at  what  is  now  Germantown,  a  suburb  of  Philadelphia,  purchasing  the  land  on 
which  the  town  has  since  been  built.  On  the  Matthews  side  they  are  of 
Huguenot  extraction  and  after  being  driven  to  Holland  the  ancestors  emigrated 
to  this  country  about  1675,  taking  up  their  abode  in  Baltimore.  About  1830, 
Leonard  ]*ilatthews,  a  grand-uncle  of  the  subject  of  this  review,  wedded  Mary 
Jane  Levering  and  went  to  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  where  he  reared  a  large 
family.  John  Alatthews,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  removed  to  Dayton, 
Ohio,  and  among  his  grandsons  were  Generals  Crook  and  Sullivan  of  the  United 
States  army. 

John  ^^latthews,  father  of  Leonard  Matthews,  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land, and  in  earlv  life  became  connected  with  mercantile  interests  as  supercargo, 
sailing  from  Baltimore  to  Spain,  where  a  cargo  of  wines,  liquors  and  quicksilver 
was  secured.  Thence  they  sailed  to  South  America,  where  they  sold  the  cargo 
and  afterward  purchased  copper  and  other  metals,  hides,  etc.,  returning  to 
Baltimore  about  1825.  Subsequently  Mr.  Matthews  engaged  in  merchandising 
in  Petersburg,  Virginia,  in  connection  with  Thomas  W.  Levering  under  the 
firm  style  of  ?^Iatthews  &  Levering,  and  in  1842  he  removed  with  his  family 
to  St.  Francisville,  Clark  County,  Missouri.  In  1857,  after  spending  some  time 
in  Hannibal.  Missouri,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  here  engaged  in  the  wholesale 
drug  business  under  the  firm  name  of  J.  Matthews  &  Sons.  He  was  actively 
connected  with  the  business  until  about  1861,  when  he  retired  and  became  cashier 
of  the  Union   National  Bank. 

Leonard  Matthews  obtained  his  early  education  in  the  private  school  of 
Reuben  S.  Harlan  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  afterward  attended  the  private 
school  conducted  by  A.  M.  Faxon  at  St.  Francisville,  Missouri.  He  left  that 
institution  in  1845  ^"^^  subsequently  spent  two  years  in  Pope's  Medical  College 
in  St.  Louis.  He  was  always  fond  of  reading,  history,  scientific  research,  natural 
history  and  the  interests  of  outdoor  life,  especially  gardening,  and  the  cultiva- 
tion of  his  tastes  in  these  directions  constituted  the  basis  of  broad  general 
knowledge  and  of  physical  development,  so  that  the  combination  of  his  forces 
made  him  a  strong  factor  in  the  active  affairs  of  life  in  later  years. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  761 

]\Ir.  Matthews  has  lived  to  witness  remarkable  changes  in  Missouri  as  it  has 
emerged  from  pioneer  conditions  and  environments  and  taken  rank  with  the  great 
commonwealths  of  the  land,  while  in  several  respects  St.  Louis  has  gained  a  world 
leadership.  He  arrived  in  Missouri  in  1838,  when  his  father  sent  him  from 
Baltimore  to  visit  an  uncle  living  at  St.  Francisville.  He  started  on  the  Balti- 
more &  Ohio  Railroad,  traveling  in  that  way  about  sixty  miles  to  Frederick, 
Maryland,  thence  proceeding"  by  stage  on  the  turnpike  road  to  Wheeling  and 
afterward  on  the  steamer  West  Wind  to  St.  Louis.  There  were  a  number  of 
Indians  on  the  wharf  when  he  landed.  After  transferring  to  another  steamer 
he  arrived  in  due  course  of  time  at  Alexandria,  Missouri,  where  there  was  still 
a  larger  gathering  of  the  red  men.  It  had  required  two  weeks  to  make  the  trip  from 
Baltimore  to  St.  Louis.  Life  here  was  very  different  and  unusual  to  the  boy  of 
ten  years  who  had  been  reared  in  the  southern  city  of  Baltimore.  During  that 
summer  at  St.  Francisville  forty  canoes  came  down  the  Des  Moines  river  with 
Sac  and  Fox  Indians,  among  whom  was  the  squaw  of  Keokuk.  For  the  amuse- 
ment of  the  people  there  the  Indians  gave  a  war  dance,  which  Mr.  Matthews 
found  very  interesting.  In  the  previous  year  his  older  brother  was  one  day 
walking  with  an  Indian  who  told  him  that  he  was  Black  Hawk.  There  were  no 
railroads  in  the  state  and  as  there  was  no  quick  method  of  transporting  produce, 
prices  were  very  low,  pork  selling  at  a  dollar  and  a  quarter  per  hundred  pounds 
and  wheat  at  twenty-five  cents  per  bushel.  The  vv'omen  of  the  household  spun 
fiax  and  wool  and  made  their  own  clothes.  Honey  was  largely  used  for  sweeten- 
ing and  the  mode  of  life  was  very  primitive,  yet  there  seemed  to  be  a  happier 
condition  than  is  now  found  when  competition  is  so  great  and  there  is  a  ceaseless 
struggle  for  wealth.  About  1843,  while  attending  school  at  St.  Francisville,  he 
learned  of  the  arrest  of  Joseph  Smith,  the  Mormon  leader  at  Nauvoo,  and  his 
imprisonment  at  Carthage,  Illinois,  also  the  attack  on  the  jail  and  the  killing 
of  Smith.  He  suggested  to  several  of  his  classmates  that  they  should  go  to 
Warsaw  and  see  the  fun — such  was  the  hatred  of  the  Mormons  at  that  time, 
combined  with  a  boy's  love  of  excitement.  A  boat  arrived  from  St.  Louis  bring- 
ing three  hundred  militia  to  protect  the  town  from  the  ]\Iormons.  The  boys  were 
invited  to  join  the  militia  but  preferred  to  lie  in  ambush  that  they  might  make 
the  first  attack  on  the  Mormons.  Fortunately,  however,  the  followers  of  Smith 
did  not  materialize,  else  perhaps  some  of  the  boys  would  not  have  lived  to 
tell  the  tale.  Mr.  Matthews  was  living  at  St.  Francisville  in  the  spring  of  1844. 
The  cold  weather  was  very  prolonged  and  on  the  ist  of  April  of  that  year  a 
number  of  his  friends  drove  to  the  Des  Moines  river  in  the  mud,  but  drove  ten 
miles  up  the  river  in  sleighs  with  perfect  safety.  This  was  the  year  of  the  great 
flood — greater  than  any  ever  known  before  or  since. 

About  1845  Mr.  Matthews  removed  with  the  family  to  a  farm  five  miles 
west  of  Hannibal.  He  remembers  attending  an  auction  sale  of  negroes  at  Bowl- 
ing Green  in  1848,  being  sent  there  bv  his  father,  for  whom  he  purchased  a  fine 
young  negro.  Jack,  for  seven  hundred  dollars  and  took  him  to  Hannibal.  While 
at  Bowling  Green  he  did  a  little  service  for  a  fellow  creature — holding  a  man's 
arm  which  was  being  amputated  by  Dr.  Bolton.  Some  years  after  this,  when 
Mr.  ]\Iatthews  was  engaged  in  the  drug  business.  Dr.  Bolton  came  to  St.  .Louis 
with  three  thousand  dollars  in  gold  to  buv  a  stock  of  drugs,  and  while  talking  to 
him  the  one-armed  man  came  on  the  street.  Dr.  Bolton  introduced  him  to 
Mr.  Matthews,  who  then  mentioned  the  fact  that  he  had  held  the  arm  while  it 
was  being  amputated.  It  was  the  recalling  of  this  little  incident  to  Dr.  Bolton's 
mind  that  won  Mr.  Alatthews  the  patronage,  although  every  druggist  in  the 
town  wished  to  get  that  three  thousand  dollars,  for  it  was  the  time  of  the 
financial  panic,  when  trade  was  at  a  very  low  ebb.  He  continued,  however,  to 
have  Dr.  Bolton's  patronage  until  Mr.  Matthews  retired  from  business  in  1865. 

In  the  meantime,  in  1849,  Mr.  ^Matthews  with  John  J.  and  Samuel  N. 
Holliday  and  their  uncle,  went  to  California  with  mule  teams,  spending  six 
months  on  the  way  before  they  reached  Sacramento.     In  six  weeks  he  took  out 


762  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

seventy-three  hundred  dollars  from  the  river  bed,  but  at  the  end  of  that  time 
the  rains  raised  the  river  and  washed  out  their  little  camp.  Mr.  Matthews 
remained  in  California  until  June,  185 1,  when  by  way  of  the  Panama  route,  he 
returned,  arriving  in  St.  Louis  in  August,  1851.  It  was  at  this  time  that  he 
embarked  in  the  drug  business  with  his  two  brothers,  conducting  three  retail 
stores,  one  at  the  corner  of  Third  and  Market,  another  at  Fourth  street  and 
Franklin  avenue  and  the  other  at  Third  and  Green  streets.  In  1854  he  estab- 
lished a  wholesale  drug  house,  which  he  conducted  with  gratifying  success 
until  1865,  when  he  sold  out  to  Meyer  Brothers,  who  are  still  in  the  business. 
In  November  of  that  year  ]\Ir.  Matthews  with  his  wife  started  on  a  trip  abroad 
and  spent  over  a  year  in  visiting  Europe,  Asia,  Africa  and  various  islands  adjacent 
to  those  continents.  In  the  meantime  the  Civil  war  had  been  in  progress  and 
in  1862  Air.  Matthews,  Chester  H.  Crum  and  John  Riggin  were  sent  with  guns 
on  their  shoulders  to  arrest  all  who  did  not  enlist  in  the  militia.  He  hired  a 
substitute  to  represent  him  in  the  army  and  at  that  time  those  who  went  as 
substitutes  used  every  opportunity  for  graft  by  compelling  people  to  pay  from 
thirteen  to  fifteen  hundred  dollars.  In  this  they  were  in  league  with  the 
provost  marshal.  Mr.  Matthews  advertised  for  a  substitute  and  when  a  man 
applied,  offered  to  go  to  war  in  place  of  Mr.  Matthews  for  one  hundred  dollars. 
Mr.  Alatthews,  therefore,  took  him  to  the  marshal  to  enroll  him  but  that  officer 
sent  him  to  another  and  thus  the  enrollment  was  delayed  until  finally  he  threatened 
the  marshal  to  take  the  matter  to  a  higher  authority,  whereupon  the  clerk  was 
called  and  the  substitute  accepted.  The  next  day  the  price  of  substitutes  had 
fallen  from  fifteen  hundred  dollars  to  one  hundred'  dollars,  owing  to  the  resolute 
stand  which  Mr.  Matthews  had  taken  to  oppose  the  graft. 

As  the  years  have  gone  on  he  has  been  connected  with  various  business 
enterprises,  many  of  which  have  proven  substantial  factors  in  the  upbuilding  of 
the  city  and  state.  He  was  a  director  of  the  Cotton  Belt  road  in  Missouri  and 
Arkansas  when  the  line  was  being  constructed.  When  the  government  issued 
the  five  per  cent  loan,  he  was  made  government  agent  to  sell  the  same  at  St. 
Louis,  being  then  engaged  in  the  brokerage  business  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Edwards  &  Alatthews,  afterwards  Matthews  &  Whitaker.  About  1857  he  was 
a  director  in  the  Pacific  Insurance  Company  and  about  1872  became  a  director  in 
the  Provident  Savings  Bank.  In  1875  he  was  elected  to  the  directorate  of  the 
Third  National  Bank  and  was  a  director  of  the  Perpetual  &  Pacific  Insurance 
Company,  as  well  as  of  the  two  banks  mentioned,  also  of  the  Texas  &  St.  Louis 
Railway,  called  the  Cotton  Belt,  the  United  Elevator  Company  and  the  Fidelity 
&  Deposit  Company  of  Maryland. 

Aside  from  business  associations  he  has  done  work  of  an  important  public 
character.  About  1885  he  was  made  charity  commissioner  and  served  for  four 
years.  It  was  also  about  1885  that  he  was  made  a  delegate  from  the  Merchants 
Exchange  to  the  river  convention  at  Vicksburg  and  later  served  on  the  river 
committee  sent  to  Washington.  In  1886  he  was  a  guest  aboard  the  United 
States  steamship  Brooklyn,  visiting  Panama  and  reporting  the  almost  certain 
collapse  of  the  French  company,  which  occurred  the  next  year.  The  men  on 
board  experienced  considerable  amusement  from  hunting  filibusters,  as  Soto,  the 
ex-president  of  Honduras,  fitted  out  three  vessels  which  the  American  ship  had 
orders  to  capture.  They  sighted  the  masts  of  a  schooner  over  one  of  the 
numerous  keys  about  ten  miles  off  the  coast  of  Honduras  and  sent  a  lieutenant 
with  a  launch  to  examine  the  schooner,  while  the  United  States  ship  went  to  the 
main  land  to  see  if  any  vessel  was  up  the  river.  They  found  none  and  returned 
to  take  up  their  launch,  sighted  the  schooner  and  hailed  her  to  come  to,  but  she 
kept  on  flying  the  English  flag  until  they  fired  a  shot  across  her  bow  and  thus 
obtained  obedience  to  the  command.  About  1893  Mr.  Matthews  was  elected 
a  life  trustee  in  the  Missouri  Botanical  Garden  and  ten  years  later,  in  1903,  was 
a  delegate  to  Maryland  for  the  purpose  of  inducing  that  state  to  erect  a  building 
at  the   Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY.  763 

On  the  2d  of  October,  1861,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Matthews  was  married  to 
Miss  Mary  Spotswood  Nisbet  and  was  obhged  to  have  a  permit  from  the 
provost  marshal  to  leave  the  city  on  his  bridal  tour.  .  His  wife  was  a  daughter 
of  William  Nisbet,  a  former  banker  and  insurance  man.  Her  brother,  Robert 
Nisbet,  was  of  the  firm  of  Allen,  Copp  &  Nisbet,  bankers,  while  another  brother, 
Benjamin  Nisbet,  was  of  the  firm  of  Lucas,  Turner  &  Company  of  San  Francisco, 
in  which  firm  General  Sherman  was  also  a  partner.  ^Irs.  [Matthews'  mother 
was  a  descendant  of  Governor  Spotswood  of  Virginia.  By  this  marriage  there 
were  born  eight  children :  Mary,  the  wife  of  R.  L.  Morton ;  Belle,  who  is  now 
Mrs.  Saunders  Norvell ;  Nina,  who  is  the  wife  of  Percy  Werner;  William  Nisbet; 
Edmund  Orville,  who  married  Guadalupe  Aspuru,  of  Parras,  Mexico ;  Leonard, 
Jr.,  who  wedded  Elvira  Houston;  Lucy;  and  Claude  Levering,  who  married  Miss 
Jane  Skinker  in  this  city.  The  history  of  Mr.  Matthews  has  been  in  some  respects 
a  varied  and  eventful  one,  bringing  him  into  close  contact  with  many  events 
which  have  been  factors  in  shaping  the  history  of  St.  Louis.  In  his  business 
career  he  has  prospered  and  now  has  extensive  and  important  income  bearing 
investments.  He  is  widely  known,  has  ever  commanded  the  respect  of  his  asso- 
ciates and  colleagues  and  is  today  one  of  the  honored  patriarchs  of  the  com- 
munity, having  been  a  resident  of  the  state  for  three  score  and  ten  years. 


CHARLES  WINTERER. 

Success  as  some  are  given  to  infer  is  by  no  means  due  merely  to  the  chance 
shaping  of  circumstances.  Indeed  it  sometimes  happens  that  events  do  coalesce 
about  some  individuals  affording  opportunities  for  a  brilliant  career  and  in  such 
a  way  as  to  enforce  their  apprehension  and  employment  with  the  consequence 
that  these  persons  become  successful  in  the  very  nature  of  the  case,  but  success 
attained  on  the  ground  of  such  reasons  is  by  far  an  exception  to  common  occur- 
rence. Few  of  the  lives  of  men  who  have  won  distinction  in  the  business  and 
professional  world  seem  to  have  been  guided  by  unseen  and  irresistible  fate, 
but  rather  in  almost  every  instance  they  evidence  the  man  applying  incessantly 
and  thoughtfully  his  own  resources  toward  accomplishing  a  definite  end.  Not 
education  or  circumstances  or  a  happy  turn  of  affairs  nor  all  combined  have 
made  the  men  who  serve  in  the  more  responsible  ranks  of  the  commercial  world, 
but  perseverance  in  hard  work  with  the  firm  resolution  to  hold  fast  every  inch 
of  ground  gained.  Such  are  the  qualities  possessed  by  Charles  Winterer,  that  were 
the  efficient  instruments  by  which  he  forced  his  way  from  comparative  penury 
through  a  long,  brilliant  business  career  to  a  retired  life  of  comfort  and  plenty. 

He  was  born  in  Germany,  January  18,  1840.  While  still  a  lad  in  his  native 
village  he  attended  the  common  schools,  working  at  intervals  on  a  small  farm 
cultivated  by  his  parent^.  His  schooling  was  limited,  as  the  course  pursued 
scarcely  included  all  of  the  common  branches.  His  parents,  being  in  limited 
circumstances,  were  not  able  to  send  him  to  a  higher  educational  institution,  and, 
there  being  no  openings  in  his  native  land  by  which  he  might  enter  a  desirable 
career,  he  decided  to  come  to  America.  Landing  in  New  Orleans,  November 
18,  1857,  and  finding  no  employment  there,  he  repaired  to  St.  Louis.  At  once 
he  went  to  work  in  a  foundry,  where  he  had  not  been  long  employed  when  the 
works  ceased  to  operate,  and  he  was  turned  out  upon  the  world.  Seeking  a 
different  occupation,  he  concluded  to  learn  the  baking  trade  and  secured  a  place 
in  a  large  bakery,  where  it  was  not  long  before  he  thoroughly  familiarized  himself 
with  the  business.  During  the  Civil  war,  he  enlisted  in  1864,  as  a  member  of 
Company  F,  Second  Regiment,  United  States  Volunteers.  He  followed  the  army 
as  a  baker  until  he  received  an  honorable  discharge  at  the  close  of  the  war  in 
1865. 


764  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Returnino-  to  St.  Louis.  'Mr.  \\'iiiterer  plied  his  craft  as  a  cracker  baker  and  in 
this  pursuit^e  remained  for  two  years.  In  1867  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Z. 
F.  Wetzel  &  Company,  remaining  with  this  firm  until  December  10,  1870,  when 
their  plant  was  destroyed  by  fire,  and  on  December  27  of  the  same  year,  he  was 
employed  by  the  J.  S.  '^Merrill  Drug  Company  at  Fourth  and  Market  streets,  with 
which'  he  was  connected  for  thirty-three  years,  retiring  in  1903.  During  that 
time  he  had  served  in  many  positions  of  trust  and  succeeded  in  amassing  con- 
siderable wealth  and  accumulating  much  valuable  property  in  St.  Louis  and 
vicinity. 

]\ir.  Winterer  resigned  his  post  much  against  the  wishes  of  the  members 
of  the  firm,  as  they  never  had  a  more  valuable  or  faithful  man  in  their  service, 
owing  to  the  fact  that  he  was  not  only  precise  and  diligent  in  performing  the 
immediate  duties  assigned  him  but  also  because  he  manifested  a  profound  interest 
in  the  growth  and  welfare  of  the  entire  business.  At  the  time  of  his  resignation 
he  received  a  letter  from  the  firm,  setting  forth  his  invaluable  worth  and  speaking 
of  him  in  the  most  flattering  terms.  Since  he  left  the  position  vacant,  the  firm 
has  so  far  been  unable  to  secure  a  man  as  well  qualified  as  Mr.  Winterer. 

He  was  married  August  3,  1865,  to  Caroline  F.  Futscher,  who  was  born  in 
Germany  in  1846  and  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1854  with  her  parents,  John  and  Ottilia 
(Rebhol'z)  Futscher.  Her  father  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade  and  foUowed  that 
vocation  until  the  time  of  his  death.  Mrs.  Winterer  has  one  sister,  Mary  A.,  wife 
of  J.  E.  Laiibericht.  of  St.  Louis.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Winterer  were  born  nine 
children,  of  whom  tw^o  are  deceased :  Edwin  A.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  thirty 
years,  leaving  a  wife  and  one  son ;  and  Louise  E.,  who  died  in  infancy.  Those 
living  are:  John  G..  who  married  Anna  Keutzer;  Otto  L.,  who  married  Mary 
Belgus ;  Ottilia  P.,  the  wife  of  Arthur  A.  Vogel ;  Charles  W.,  who  married  Ray 
Lopez;  Caroline  F.,  the  wife  of  John  Kormann;  Aloise  A.,  who  married  Ellen 
Rauth ;  and  Maria  Antonia.  Mr.  Winterer  and  his  family  are  members  of  Sts. 
Peter  and  Paul  Catholic  church.  He  is  non-partisan  in  politics  but  is  always 
ready  to  use  his  influence  to  put  the  best  man  in  office. 


JOHX  J.  LOCHMANN. 

Leaving  school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  to  enter  business  life,  John  J. 
Lochmann  remained  thereafter  an  active  factor  in  the  world's  work.  He  was  a 
native  of  Green  Bay,  Wisconsin,  born  on  the  19th  of  March,  1854,  and  in  the 
schools  of  that  city  he  pursued  his  education  until  he  felt  the  necessity  of  pro- 
viding for  his  own  support.  He  did  this  by  becoming  an  apprentice  in  a  print- 
ing office  in  Green  Bay,  there  remaining  for  two  years,  after  which  he  accepted  a 
position  as  traveling  agent  in  Wisconsin  for  a  notion  house  of  New  York.  He 
traveled  for  four  years,  after  which  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  work  of  hunt- 
ing and  trapping  and  to  that  undertaking  gave  his  energies  for  five  years. 

In  1876  Mr.  Lochmann  arrived  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  accepted  a  position  as 
clerk  in  the  dry-goods  house  of  Chase  &  Cabbot.  He  spent  two  years  in  their 
service,  after  which  he  became  connected  with  the  Wear  &  Boogher  Dry  Goods 
Company  as  a  salesman,  his  connection  with  that  establishment  covering  four 
years.  Desiring  that  his  labors  should  be  a  source  of  income  to  himself  rather 
than  that  others  should  profit  by  his  diligence  and  capability,  he  then  established 
a  men's  furnishing  goods  store  for  himself  on  Olive  street,  where  he  carried  on 
business  for  eight  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  sold  out  to  his 
brother-in-law,  Joseph  Steinhaeufel,  and  for  a  year  was  engaged  in  no  active 
business.  He  then  again  entered  the  same  line  of  trade,  opening  a  store  on  Sixth 
between  Pine  and  Chestnut  streets,  where  he  remained  up  to  the  time  of  his  death, 
which  occurred  May  18.  1904,  when  he  was  fifty  years  of  age.     He  had  a  well 


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766  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

appointed  store,  carried  a  well  selected  and  attractive  line  of  goods  and  enjoyed  a 
liberal  patronage. 

On  the  24th  of  November.  1880,  Mr.  Lochmann  was  married  to  Miss  Anna 
M.  Kautzman,  a  daughter  of  Conrad  and  Margaret  (Heilwick)  Kautzman,  of  St. 
Louis.  They  were  married  in  this  city  and  became  the  parents  of  one  son  and 
three  daughters :  John  J.,  Frances  and  Josephine,  all  yet  residents  of  St.  Louis ; 
and  ]\Iav  A.,  who  died  in  infancy.  Mrs.  Lochmann  built  the  house  which  she  now 
occupies.  Mr.  Lochmann  was  devoted  to  his  home  and  family,  was  a  member 
of  the  German  Catholic  church,  belonged  also  to  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  gave 
his  political  support  to  the  democracy.  He  never  feared  that  laborious  atten- 
tion to  detail  so  necessary  for  the  attainment  of  business  success  nor  thought 
that  his  path  of  life  should  be  made  easier  than  that  of  other  men.  He  was  al- 
ways willing  to  work  for  the  advantages  which  he  secured  and  his  well  directed 
energv  and  intelligent  effort  gained  him  a  place  among  the  substantial  merchants 
of  his  adopted  city. 


OTTO  SUTTER,  M.D. 

Dr.  Otto  Sutter,  physician  and  surgeon,  was  born  at  Sutter,  St.  Louis  county, 
:\Iissouri.  January  24,  1863.  His  parents  were  John  and  Cathryn  Sutter  (nee 
Killian).  His  father  was  a  farmer  and  dairyman.  Both  he  and  his  wife  came 
from  Altenheim,  Germany,  in  1835,  and  settling  in  St.  Louis  county,  spent  their 
remaining  days  here.  The  father  died  in  August,  1867,  and  the  mother,  surviving 
for  more  than  three  decades,  passed  away  in  April,  1898. 

Dr.  Sutter  in  his  boyhood  days  was  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  public  schools 
but  discontinued  his  studies  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  on  account  of  ill  health. 
He  afterward  entered  the  retail  drug  business,  in  which  he  served  an  apprentice- 
ship and  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  he  was  the  chief  druggist  at  the  St.  Louis 
City  Hospital.  In  the  meantime  he  had  pursued  a  course  of  study  in  the  College 
of  Pharmacy,  completing  his  course  by  graduation  in  1884.  He  resigned  his  posi- 
tion as  the  chief  druggist  of  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital  in  that  year  to  enter 
business  on  his  own  account  and  for  four  years  he  successfully  conducted  his 
store.  He  then  began  preparation  for  the  practice  of  medicine  and  his  knowledge 
of  pharmacy  proved  an  excellent  foundation  upon  which  to  rear  the  superstructure 
of  his  medical  and  surgical  knowledge.  He  matriculated  in  the  Beaumont 
Hospital  Medical  College,  now  known  as  the  Marion  Simms  Beaumont  College, 
the  medical  department  of  the  St.  Louis  University.  He  was  graduated  in  1892 
and  entered  upon  active  practice.  While  he  has  enjoyed  a  liberal  patronage  of  a 
private  character,  he  has  also  held  various  important  positions  relative  to  his  pro- 
fession, being  in  1895  appointed  superintendent  of  the  City  Hospital,  in  which 
service  he  continued  for  four  years  or  until  1899.  This  brought  him  broad  and 
varied  experience  and  on  leaving  the  hospital  he  took  up  the  practice  of  surgery, 
to  which  he  has  since  largely  devoted  his  energies.  In  1900  he  was  appointed  a 
member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Physicians  and  Surgeons  College,  filling  the  chair 
on  gynecology  and  diseases  of  women.  Research  and  investigation  along  scien- 
tific lines,  together  with  broad  practical  experience,  have  constantly  promoted  his 
efficiency  and  he  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  skilled  and  expert  members  of  his 
chosen  calling.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  American  and 
the  Tri-State  Medical  Associations  and  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Society,  also 
the   St.  Louis  City  Hospital  Alumni   Society. 

Or.  Sutter  was  married  in  St.  Louis  and  has  four  children.  Myrtle,  Irene, 
Roland  and  Mabel,  aged  respectively  nineteen,  seventeen,  fourteen  and  twelve 
years.  Dr.  Sutter  has  had  military  experience  with  the  Lafayette  Guards  under 
Captain  Cavander,  this  being  a  company  of  the  National  Guard.  In  politics  he 
is  a  republican.     He  belongs  to  the  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Masonic  lodges  and  to 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  767 

the  [Missouri  Athletic  Club,  while  his  religious  belief  is  indicated  by  his  member- 
ship relations  with  the  Methodist  church.  Like  the  constantly  broadening  angle, 
his  usefulness  has  continually  increased  and  while  he  is  not  without  that  laudable 
ambition  to  attain  success,  which  is  the  spur  of  intent  and  energy,  he  possesses 
also  that  broad  humanitarian  spirit  that  prompts  his  best  professional  service  for 
his  fellowmen,  regardless  of  anticipated  remuneration. 


JOHN  WESLEY  ESTES. 

John  Wesley  Estes,  now  manager  of  the  Aetna  Life  Insurance  Company,  is 
a  native  of  Chester  county,  Tennessee,  his  birth  having  occurred  near  Henderson. 
His  parents  were  John  Wesley  and  Nannie  (Crook)  Estes,  the  father  a  prominent 
business  man.  who  conducted  a  general  mercantile  establishment  at  Montezuma, 
Tennessee.  He  was  also  a  leader  in  public  thought  and  action  in  his  community 
and  was  chosen  to  represent  his  district  in  the  state  legislature.  He  lost  his  life 
as  the  result  of  wounds  incurred  in  the  battle  of  Peach  Tree  Creek,  near  Atlanta, 
Georgia,  in  July,  1864,  when  serving  in  the  Confederate  army,  and  died  on  the  5th 
of  January.  1865.  His  wife  passed  away  at  three  o'clock  on  the  afternoon  of 
the  same  day,  her  demise  being  occasioned  by  grief  over  her  husband's  loss.  They 
were  laid  to  rest  in  one  grave  in  the  family  burying  ground  near  Jacks  Creek, 
Tennessee. 

J.  W.  Estes,  Jr.,  then  but  a  tiny  lad,  was  taken  to  the  home  of  his  grand- 
mother, where  he  remained  until  her  death  when  he  was  seven  years  of  age.  He 
afterward  made  his  home  with  his  uncle  until  the  latter's  death,  at  which  time 
John  W.  Estes  was  a  youth  of  fourteen  years.  The  intervening  seven  years  had 
been  spent  in  farm  life  and  during  that  period  the  only  educational  privileges  he 
enjoyed  were  afiforded  by  the  district  schools,  which  he  was  allowed  to  attend 
during  the  winter  months,  while  the  remainder  of  the  time  was  devoted  to  farm 
work.  As  opportunity  offered,  however,  he  pursued  his  studies  in  Henderson, 
Tennessee,  although  it  seemed  that  his  curriculum  embraced  little  more  than  the 
proverbial  three  R's,  "readin',  'ritin'  and  'rithmetic."  In  the  school  of  experi- 
ence, however,  he  learned  many  valuable  lessons  and  throughout  life  has  usually 
put  a  correct  estimate  upon  opportunities,  advantages  and  environment.  After 
his  fourteenth  year  he  accepted  a  position  in  a  drug  store  as  general  utility  boy, 
but  his  ambition  transcended  the  bounds  of  such  a  position  and  he  rendered  him- 
self so  useful  that  he  was  advanced  and  his  wages  accordingly  increased,  so  that 
at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  was  able  to  purchase  the  store,  which  he  con- 
ducted for  a  year.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  sold  out  and  came  to  St. 
Louis.  Here  he  entered  the  drug  house  of  A.  A.  Mellier.  He  worked  for  three 
months  without  financial  compensation  in  order  to  secure  the  position  and  re- 
mained with  the  firm  until  1887,  during  which  time  he  was  advanced  through 
minor  departments  to  the  position  of  traveling  salesman.  During  those  years  his 
evenings  were  devoted  to  studv  and  bv  attending  the  night  schools  he  greatly  in- 
creased his  intellectual  capacity  and  force.  Possessing  an  observing  eye  and 
retentive  memory,  he  has  also  added  greatly  to  his  knowledge,  and  his  keen  dis- 
cernment and  correct  judgment  have  been  again  and  again  manifested  in  the 
solution  of  difficult  business  problems. 

After  leaving  the  Mellier  Drug  Company  he  removed  to  Sacramento,  Cali- 
fornia, where  he  engaged  in  the  banking  business  as  manager  of  the  private  bank 
of  William  S.  Kendall.  He  afterward  organized  the  Eldorado  Mill  &  Lumber 
Company,  of  which  he  was  president  and  manager  for  about  four  years.  He  then 
sold  out  to  the  Simpson  Lumber  Companv  and  from  1893  until  1901  was  with 
the  Meyer  Brothers  Drug  Company.  He  had  charge  of  the  country  sales  depart- 
ment and  had  sixty-five  salesmen  under  his  supervision.  On  leaving  that  position 
he  became  connected  with   the  field   of  insurance  as  assistant  manager  for  the 


768  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Aetna  Life  Insurance  Company  at  St.  Louis,  October  i,  1901.  He  was  thus  con- 
nected until  Alav  i.  1902,  when  he  accepted  the  position  of  manager  for  the 
Equitable.  He  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Kendrick  &  Estes,  with  offices  in 
the  Equitable  building,  until  Alarch  i,  1906,  and  then  resigned  to  again  take  the 
managership  of  the  Aetna.  This  is  one  of  the  old-line  companies  whose  record  was 
not  subjected  during  the  recent  insurance  investigation  to  any  criticism,  and  their 
average  annual  business  amounted  to  about  two  million  dollars  in  this  state. 

]Mr.  Estes  was  married  in  1883  to  Miss  Lulu  Carrol,  who  was  left  an  orphan 
in  infancv.  She  was  born  near  Hollow  Springs.  Mississippi,  and  by  her  mar- 
riage became  the  mother  of  three  children,  John  Wesley,  AUine  and  Wellborn. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Estes  has  always  been  a  stalwart  democrat  who, 
keeping  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  is  able  to  support 
his  position  by  intelligent  argument.  He  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and 
also  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows  lodge,  and  of  the  Cabanne  Methodist  church 
and  Methodist  Club.  He  is  serving  as  a  member  of  its  board  of  stewards  and 
in  the  church  work  is  deeply  interested.  He  is  likewise  on  the  board  of  directors 
of  the  Young  ]\Ien's  Christian  Association  and  is  a  member  of  the  IMercantile 
Club.  His  life  has  been  honorable  in  its  purposes,  straightforward  and  manly 
in  action,  and  though  early  thrown  upon  his  own  resources  with  but  limited  oppor- 
tunities in  life,  he  has  gradually  worked  his  w^ay  upward  until  he  commands  the 
respect  of  his  fellowmen  by  reason  of  his  success,  and  also  by  reason  of  the  honor- 
able methods  he  has  followed. 


JOHN  G.  BORRESEN. 

John  G.  Borresen,  attorney  at  law,  with  office  at  No.  611  Victoria  building, 
was  born  in  Hamer,  Norway,  December  12,  1869.  His  parents  were  Guldbrand 
and  Eli  (Johansen)  Borresen,  who  with  their  family  came  to  this  country  in  1879, 
The  father  secured  a  situation  as  cabinet-maker  with  the  Claes  &  Lehnbeuter 
Manufacturing  Company,  show-case  manufacturers,  having  previously  followed 
the  same  trade  in  his  native  land,  where  for  a  time  he  also  carried  on  business 
as  a  piano-maker. 

John  G.  Borresen  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
country  until  his  tenth  year  and  following  the  emigration  to  America  was  a 
pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  until  his  fifteenth  year.  In  the  pursuit 
of  a  more  advanced  education  he  entered  the  Luther  College  at  Decorah,  Iowa, 
where  he  continued  his  studies  until  his  twentieth  year,  after  which  he  took  up 
the  more  difficult  lessons  to  be  learned  in  the  school  of  experience.  In  1889  he 
secured  a  position  as  shipping  clerk  in  the  Johansen  Brothers  Shoe  Company 
and  later  was  promoted  to  bookkeeper.  Subsequently  he  was  elected  secretary 
and  afterward  treasurer  of  the  company,  but  resigned  these  positions  in  1907. 

During  the  period  in  which  he  was  acting  as  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
company  Mr.  Borresen  studied  law,  pursuing  his  course  in  Benton  College,  where 
he  won  his  diploma  in  1907.  Soon  afterward  he  entered  upon  the  active  practice 
of  law  and  although  one  of  the  younger  representatives  of  the  profession,  he  is 
making  a  creditable  record  through  the  ability  with  which  he  handles  the  litigated 
interests  entrusted  to  him.  His  preparation  of  cases  is  thorough,  his  reasoning 
clear  and  cogent  and  his  arguments  based  upon  almost  incontrovertible  logic.  He 
is  also,  aside  from  his  professional  duties,  acting  as  vice  consul  of  Norway,  and 
is  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Franklin  Printing  Company. 

Mr.  Borresen  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  April  25,  1894,  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
McFarland,  a  daughter  of  William  J.  and  Ellen  McFarland.  They  have  two  sons 
and  one  daughter:  Marjorie  E.,  John  Kenneth  and  Gilbert  Stanley,  all  attending 
school. 


JOHN   G.   BORRESEN 


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770  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

"Air.  Borresen  has  erected  a  handsojiie  residence  in  Richmond  Heights.  He 
IS  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  of  the  South  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 
His  interest  centers  in  those  things  which  are  elevating  and  uplifting  and  his 
influence  is  always  found  on  the  side  of  justice,  truth  and  right.  With  a  liberal 
education  to  serve  as  the  basis  for  advancement,  he  has  made  steady  progress  in 
the  business  world  and  in  the  practice  of  law  has  already  gained  gratifying  suc- 
cess during  the  brief  period  of  his  connection  with  the  bar. 


AAROX  H.  GOOD. 


Among  those  who  are  operating  in  real-estate  in  St.  Louis  and  finding  the 
field  of  labor  a  broad  and  profitable  one  is  Aaron  H.  Good,  a  native  son  of  the 
city.  He  was  born  February  25,  1869,  his  parents  being  Louis  H.  and  Henrietta 
(Bader)  Good,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Germany.  He  was  four  years  of  age 
when  in  1873  his  parents  removed  from  St.  Louis  to  Farmington,  Missouri,  where 
he  attended  a  private  German  school  conducted  under  the  auspices  of  the  German 
Evangelical  church.  In  1876  he  became  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of 
Cleveland.  Ohio,  where  he  continued  his  course  until  he  had  mastered  the 
branches  taught  in  the  high  school.  He  afterward  returned  to  Farmington,  and 
was  employed  as  a  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  that  place  when  but  sixteen 
years  of  age.  A  year  was  spent  in  that  way,  after  which  he  attended  the  Jones 
Commercial  College  in  St.  Louis  in  1886.  Entering  upon  an  active  business 
career,  he  was  for  five  years  in  the  employ  of  J.  J.  Mullally,  a  stock  and  bond 
broker,  after  which  he  entered  the  service  of  Julius  Pitzman,  city  surveyor.  He 
continued  with  Air.  Pitzman  for  sixteen  years  or  until  January,  1907,  when  he 
resigned  his  position  to  engage  in  the  real  estate  business  on  his  own  account,  for 
he  believed  that  the  field  was  wide  enough  to  enable  him  to  operate  therein  suc- 
cessfully in  the  control  of  real-estate  negotiations.  Although  but  two  years  have 
since  passed,  he  has  promoted  the  purchase  and  sale  of  much  property  and  is 
steadily  building  up  a  good  clientage.  His  previous  broad  experience  under  Mr. 
Pitzman.  the  city  surveyor,  gave  him  an  inside  knowledge  of  St.  Louis  real-estate, 
which  has  proven  to  him  of  much  value  in  the  conduct  of  his  business  at  the 
present  time. 

Air.  Good  was  married  on  the  ist  of  March,  1905,  to  Miss  Minnie  Dagwell, 
a  daughter  of  Joseph  H.  Dagwell,  who  was  with  Julius  Pitzman  in  city  surveying 
for  twenty-three  years.  Air.  and  Airs.  Good  now  have  a  daughter  a  year  old. 
The  qualities  which  enabled  Air.  Good  to  readily  master  his  studies  in  school, 
permitting  him  to  become  a  teacher  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  have  enabled  him 
also  to  readily  comprehend  the  real-estate  situation  and  to  utilize  his  knowledge 
to  the  best  advantage,  coupled  by  intelligently  applied  energy. 


JOHX  FETERLEIN. 


The  success  of  any  extensive  business  is  due  largely  to  the  fact  of  the  careful 
organization,  wherein  the  various  departments  are  under  the  control  of  competent 
business  men  possessing  superior  ability  in  their  specific  lines.  In  this  connection 
John  Feterlein  deserves  mention  as  superintendent  of  the  glass  works  of  the 
famous  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Company,  in  which  capacity  he  has  served  for 
fifteen  years.  A  native  of  Germany,  he  was  born  in  1852,  but  when  only  two 
years  of  age  was  brought  to  America  by  his  parents,  John  and  Alargaret  Feterlein, 
who  landed  at  Xew  York  City  and  soon  afterward  settled  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania. At  the  usual  age  John  Feterlein  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  there  and 
acquired  a  fair  education.    At  the  end  of  his  school  days  he  entered  the  employ  of 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  771 

Thomas  Whiteman.  a  glass  manufacturer  of  Pittsburg,  with  whom  he  continued 
for  four  years,  gaining  a  thorough  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business. 
Desiring  not  only  to  understand  all  of  the  clerical  work  in  connection  with  this 
industry,  but  wishing  also  to  have  an  expert  knowledge  of  the  practical  work,  he 
entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the  glass-blower's  trade,  serving  for  a  full  term 
of  four  years,  ancl  then  as  an  experienced  glass-blower  he  removed  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  occupied  various  positions  in  different  glass  works  of  the  city  before 
entering  the  service  of  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Company.  He  became  con- 
nected with  this  department  as  foreman  and  now  holds  the  very  responsible 
position  of  superintendent.  This  is  an  immense  business  in  itself,  furnishing 
employment  to  a  large  force  of  workmen,  and  Mr.  Feterlein,  in  his  capacity  as 
superintendent,  has  the  respect  of  all  who  serve  under  him  and  the  full  confidence 
of  the  company  which  he  represents. 

Mr.  Feterlein  was  married  to  Miss  Amanda  Lippert,  daughter  of  Theodore 
and  Henrietta  Lippert,  of  St.  Louis,  also  representatives  of  old  families  of 
Germany.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Feterlein  now  have  two  daughters,  Margaret  and  Edna, 
who  occupy  with  them  their  handsome  residence  at  No.  2205  Arsenal  street.  The 
progress  which  he  has  made  in  the  business  world  enables  Mr.  Feterlein  to  supply 
his  family  with  all  of  the  comforts  and  many  of  the  luxuries  of  life  and  he  finds 
his  greatest  happiness  in  providing  for  the  welfare  of  his  wife  and  daughters. 
He  is  well  known  and  popular  in  athletic  circles,  has  high  reputation  locally  in 
athletic  lines  and  is  a  popular  member  of  several  clubs.  He  also  belongs  to  the 
Lutheran  church  and  he  gives  unfaltering  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  for 
his  study  of  the  political  issues  and  questions  of  the  day  has  led  him  to  the  belief 
that  its  principles  contain  the  best  elements  of  good  government.  He  possesses 
the  salient  characteristics  of  a  German  ancestry — perseverance  and  thoroughness 
• — combined  with  the  alert,  enterprising  spirit  which  is  typical  of  the  American 
nation. 


WILLIAM  P.  NEWTON. 

In  a  study  of  biography  it  might  seem  that  the  world  produces  only  successful 
men,  but  they  who  are  unsuccessful  do  not  leave  the  record  of  their  failure,  and 
yet  statistics  show  that  ninety-five  per  cent  of  those  who  enter  business  life  never 
achieve  prosperity  or  become  forceful  factors  in  the  communities  where  they 
reside.  The  history  of  the  progressive  man,  therefore,  is  one  of  universal  interest, 
and  biography  finds  its  justification  in  this  fact.  William  P.  Newton,  who,  for  a 
third  of  a  century  has  been  connected  with  railroad  interests,  is  now  assistant 
general  auditor  of  the  Frisco  Railroad,  with  offices  at  No.  906  Olive  street. 

He  was  born  in  Portersville,  Pennsylvania,  October  4,  1854.  His  father, 
James  Newton,  was  a  native  of  the  Isle  of  Jersey,  England,  and  when  a  young 
man  came  to  the  United  States,  spending  his  last  days  in  Portersville.  His  wife, 
in  her  maidenhood  Mary  Jane  Hall,  was  born  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  and  was 
a  daughter  of  James  and  Elizabeth  Hall,  also  of  the  Isle  of  Jersey,  who  became 
substantial  citizens  in  their  locality.  The  grandfather  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
war  of  1 812,  and  was  known  as  Squire  Hall  in  Portersville,  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  was  regarded  as  an  influential  and  prominent  citizen. 

William  P.  Newton  acquired  his  education  in  a  private  school  and  in  1875 
entered  the  railway  service  as  bill  clerk  for  the  Leavenworth,  Lawrence  & 
Galveston  Railroad  Company,  now  a  part  of  the  Atchison  system.  Lie  was 
located  at  Kansas  City,  Missouri,,  and  since  that  time  has  been  continuously  in 
railway  service.  From  May,  1877,  until  May,  1879,  he  was  auditor,  secretary 
and  treasurer  for  the  Joplin  road,  at  Girard,  Kansas,  and  from  the  latter  date 
until  March,  1881,  was  traveling  auditor  for  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco 
Railway  Company.  He  then  served  as  chief  clerk  and  general  bookkeeper  for  the 
same  road  and  its  successor,  the  Frisco  road,  from  March,  1881,  until  September, 


772  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

1890.  and  on  the  latter  date  he  was  made  assistant  general  auditor,  which  position 
of  responsibility  he  is  now  filling. 

^Ir.  Newton  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  is  fond  of  hunting, 
fishing  and  skating,  these  outdoor  sports  constituting  his  pastime.  His  business 
duties  have  always  been  his  first  consideration,  however,  and  when  one  wins 
advancement  in  railroad  circles  it  is  well  known  that  progress  is  made  by  reason 
of  close  application  and  capable  service,  for  the  demands  are  more  close  and 
exacting  in  railway  work  than  perhaps  in  any  other  field  of  labor. 

Mr.  Newton  was  married  March  2,  1882,  to  Miss  Ida  S.  Siebothem,  a 
daughter  or  Norman  and  Elizabeth  Siebothem,  both  of  Lexington,  Kentucky,  and 
two  children  blessed  this  union,  but  the  younger,  Margaret,  died  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years.  Florence  is  now  the  wife  of  Lewis  M.  Rumsey,  Jr.,  a  resident  of 
St.  Louis,  and  they  have  two  children :  Lewis  III,  aged  five  years ;  and  Margaret, 
asred  two  vears. 


CHARLES  C.  NICHOLLS. 

Charles  C.  Nicholls,  president  of  the  Nicholls-Ritter  Realty  &  Financial  Com- 
pany since  its  organization  in  1892,  was  born  in  Camden,  New  Jersey,  January  4, 
1855.  His  parents  were  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca  (Young)  Nicholls.  The  father, 
who  was  a  contractor  and  built  many  of  the  large  structures  of  Camden,  repre- 
sented one  of  the  oldest  families  of  that  city. 

Charles  C.  Nicholls  began  his  education  in  the  Quaker  school  of  his  native 
town  and  afterward  attended  public  school  in  Camden  and  in  Philadelphia,  also 
spending  the  year  1869  as  a  student  in  the  high  school  at  the  corner  of  Broad 
street  and  Ridge  avenue  in  the  latter  city.  He  pursued  the  regular  high-school 
course  and  in  addition  studied  German  and  stenography.  In  his  youth  he  was 
very  fond  of  athletic  sports,  especially  of  swimming,  and  he  likewise  cared  largely 
for  the  sea  and  for  travel.  During  the  periods  of  vacation,  ere  he  completed  his 
high  school  course,  he  devoted  his  attention  to  the  duties  that  devolved  upon  him 
in  connection  with  different  positions  which  he  secured. 

After  leaving  school  Mr.  Nicholls  entered  the  music  house  of  Lee  &  Walker 
of  Philadelphia  as  an  office  boy,  accepting  the  position  at  the  request  of  Mr.  Lee, 
the  senior  partner.  He  continued  a  resident  of  Philadelphia  until  September, 
1874,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  for  one  year  with  the  Mullanphy  Planing 
Mill  Company.  He  next  entered  the  employ  of  Beard  &  Brother,  safe  manufac- 
turers, in  the  capacity  of  bookkeeper,  and  when  he  had  been  with  that  house  for 
three  years  he  was  made  secretary  of  the  Beard  &  Brother  Safe  &  Lock  Company, 
with  which  he  continued  until  1885. 

In  that  year  ]\Ir.  Nicholls  turned  his  attention  to  the  real-estate  business  un- 
der his  own  name  and  in  1892  he  sold  a  half  interest  to  E.  P.  V.  Ritter  and  or- 
ganized the  Nicholls-Ritter  Realty  &  Financial  Company,  of  which  he  has  since 
been  president.  In  this  way  he  has  been  connected  with  many  important  prop- 
erty interests  of  the  city  and  has  also  administered  the  estate  of  Lesley  Garnett 
and  likwise  that  of  Eleazer  J.  Beard,  the  latter  being  valued  at  about  two  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars.  He  also  wound  up  the  affairs  of  the  Beard  &  Brother  Safe 
&  Lock  Company,  selling  out  the  business.  For  a  number  of  years  he  has  been 
a  director  of  the  Citizens  Insurance  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  Hartford.  He 
is  recognized  as  a  man  of  keen  business  discernment  and  discrimination  and  what 
he  has  accomplished  indicates  the  force  of  character  and  sagacity  which  he  has 
brought  to  bear  in  the  solution  of  all  business  problems. 

Sir.  Nicholls,  however,  has  not  confined  his  attention  solely  to  lousiness  in- 
terests, but  has  been  a  cooperant  factor  in  many  measures  relating  to  the  public 
welfare.  He  is  a  republican  where  national  questions  are  involved,  but  at  local 
elections  is  identified  with  that  independent  spirit  which  is  one  of  the  hopeful 


CHARLES   C.    NICHOLLS 


774  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

signs  of  the  times,  indicating  that  the  men  of  the  present  generation  are  awaken- 
ing to  the  fact  that  the  party  and  its  principles  should  never  be  sacrificed  to  the 
misrule  of  party  leaders  and  that  affiliation  with  any  political  organization  does 
not  constitute  a  qualification  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  the  duties  of  any  office. 
He  therefore  votes  independently  at  local  elections,  nor  does  he  hesitate  to  give 
expression  to  his  views  upon  any  question  if  the  occasion  demands. 

Mr.  Xicholls  has  been  prominent  in  the  work  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association  and  was  its  first  chairman  in  St.  Louis  in  1875.  when  it  was  reorgan- 
ized. He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League  since  its  inception, 
of  the  Alercantile  Club  since  1888,  of  the  St.  Louis  Club  since  1903  and  of  the 
Aero  Club  since  its  organization.  He  has  also  been  a  member  of  the  Merchants 
Exchange  since  1878.  In  religious  faith  a  Presbyterian,  he  holds  membership 
with  the  Grand  Avenue  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  he  was  a  deacon  for  ten 
years,  while  for  the  past  fifteen  years  he  has  served  as  one  of  its  elders.  He  was 
also  for  two  years  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Sunday  School  Union  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  executive  board  of  the  State  Sunday  School  Association.  He  has 
acted  as  Sunday  school  superintendent  for  thirty  years  and  is  deeply  interested  in 
every  plan  and  movement  for  the  upbuilding  of  the  church  and  the  promulgation 
of  its  teachings,  especially  among  the  young,  that  the  best  character  development 
may  be  conserved  and  that  principles  may  be  formed  which  shall  prove  guiding 
factors  in  later  years. 

Mr.  Nicholls  was  happily  married  on  the  ist  of  June,  1881,  to  Miss  Julia 
Cleveland  Chamberlain,  a  step-daughter  of  Lesley  Garnett,  who  came  to  St.  Louis 
in  1848  and  established  a  large  lumber  business  here.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nich- 
olls have  been  born  a  son  and  daughter,  Charles  C.  and  Julie  C.  The  former  was 
married  in  July,  1908,  to  Miss  Catharine  Fitzhugh  Ayrault,  of  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts, a  descendant  of  the  old  Fitzhugh  family  of  Virginia.  For  years  mem- 
bers of  her  family  have  been  prominently  identified  with  educational  interests,  her 
uncle  beino-  now  head  master  of  the  Groton  school  of  New  York. 


JULES  E.  SMUCKER. 


Among  those  who  have  worked  their  way  from  apparent  obscurity  to  prom- 
inence is  Jules  E.  Smucker,  who  has  risen  in  the  commercial  world  from  the  in- 
significant station  of  office  boy  to  his  present  important  position  as  president  of 
the  Jerome  Chemical  Company.  This  company  has  a  large  establishment  at  No. 
113  Pine  street  and  engages  in  the  manufacture  of  patent  medicines.  Mr. 
Smucker  had  few  advantages  in  early  life  and  when  he  started  out  in  the 
world  had  little  in  the  way  of  promise  to  which  to  look  forward.  However, 
being  possessed  of  strong  staying  qualities  and  not  easily  daunted  by  discourage- 
ments, he  worked  energetically  at  all  of  the  duties  assigned  him  and  little  by  little 
w^on  for  himself  a  successful  career.  He  was  born  in  Jefferson  City,  Missouri, 
June  10,  1872,  a  son  of  Luther  and  Neville  C.  Smucker.  His  father  was  well 
known  in  Jefferson  City,  having  been  a  practicing  dentist  there  until  the  time 
of  his  death. 

Mr.  Smucker  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  in  his  native  city  when  a  lad 
and  remained  there  until  eighteen  years  of  age,  at  which  time  he  had  creditably 
completed  the  course  of  study.  At  that  age  he  came  to  St.  Louis  to  seek  employ- 
ment. He  succeeded  in  securing  the  position  of  office  boy  in  the  Mechanics' 
Bank.  While  in  this  insignificant  station  he  was  remarkable  for  his  punctuality 
and  attention  to  duty  and  rose  in  the  esteem  of  his  employers.  Being  bright 
and  ambitious  to  adapt  himself  to  the  ways  and  methods  of  the  commercial 
world,  he  learned  rapidly  and  was  gtadually  promoted  from  one  station  to  an- 
other until  finally  he  became  head  bookkeeper  of  the  institution.  When  he  had 
been  in  the  employ  of  the  bank  for  ten  years  he  engaged  in  the  stock  and  bond 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  775 

business  in  the  Bank  of  Commerce  building  at  No.  421  Olive  street.  Having 
pursued  this  vocation  for  four  years,  he  became  connected  with  the  Jerome 
Chemical  Company,  of  which  he  was  later  made  president,  the  important  post 
at  which  he  now  serves.  This  company  was  organized  in  the  year  1904,  being 
then  in  business  at  No.  221  Chestnut  street.  Later,  in  the  fall  of  the  year  1904, 
the  company  removed  its  c|uarters  to  its  present  site  at  No.  113  Pine  street. 
The  firm  engages  in  the  manufacture  of  patent  medicines  for  distribution  among 
the  jobbers. 

Mr.  Smucker  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Laura  M. 
Meyers,  October  20,  1896.  They  have  two  children:  Jules  E.  Jr.,  who  is  a 
pupil  in  the  public  schools ;  and  Virginia.  The  family  resides  at  No.  5078 
Fairmont  avenue.  Mr.  Smucker's  political  views  are  on  the  side  of  the  demo- 
cratic party,  the  candidates  of  which  he  is  always  ready  to  use  his  influence  to 
place  in  office. 


OSCAR  CONZELMAN,  D.  D.  S. 

Oscar  Conzelman,  a  well  known  representative  of  the  dental  profession, 
was  born  in  Irondale,  Missouri,  June  19,  1869,  his  parents  being  Jacob  Frederick 
and  Eva  (Fisher)  Conzelman.  The  father  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  was 
the  representative  of  an  old  family  of  Wittenberg,  Germany.  Dr.  Conzelman 
pursued  his  education  in  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis  and  also  Columbia 
LTniversity.  He  likewise  entered  a  college  in  Kentucky,  spending  one  term  as  a 
student  in  Louisville,  but  finished  his  studies  in  Washington  University.  In  the 
preparatory  school  he  pursued  his  course  with  the  intention  of  becoming  a 
physician  but,  changing  his  plans,  took  up  the  study  of  dentistry  and  com- 
pleted his  course,  thus  becoming  well  equipped  for  professional  labor.  He  has 
remained  a  student  of  the  science  of  dentistry,  however,  and  is  continually  carry- 
ing forward  his  researches  that  the  efficiency  and  value  of  his  labor  may  be 
promoted.  For  the  past  fourteen  years  he  has  been  located  in  his  present  office, 
which  is  well  equipped  with  all  modern  appliances  and  inventions  for  success- 
fully carrying  on  his  professional  work. 

On  the  27th  of  January,  1903,  in  Hannibal,  Missouri,  Dr.  Conzelman  was 
married  to  Miss  Marguerite  Ryan  and  unto  them  has  been  born  a  daughter, 
Virginia  Marie.  The  Doctor  is  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church  and  he  be- 
longs to  the  Liederkranz  Club  and  to  the  Woodmen  of  the  World.  His  political 
allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  has  always  been  a  firm  be- 
liever in  its  principles  and  constantly  supported  its  projects.  He  is  well  known 
both  professionally  and  socially  and  has  gained  wide  recognition  as  one  of  the 
able  members  of  the  dental  fraternity  here. 


HENRY  C.  BECKWITH. 

Although  one  of  the  recent  additions  to  the  ranks  of  business  men  in  St. 
Louis,  having  arrived  here  in  1904.  Henry  C.  Beckwith  has  become  recognized 
as  a  valued  representative  of  industrial  and  commercial  interests,  being  now 
a  partner  in  the  Beckwith  Brothers  Iron  &  Steel  Company,  manufacturers' 
agents.  He  was  born  in  Clermont  county,  Ohio,  in  1869  and  the  public  schools 
of  Hamilton  county,  that  state,  afforded  him  his  educational  privileges.  The 
first  sixteen  years  of  his  life  were  spent  upon  the  home  farm  but  in  1885  the 
father  left  the  farm  and  soon  afterward  Henry  C.  Beckwith  crossed  the  thresh- 
old of  business  life  to  become  a  clerk  in  a  grocery  store.  He  was  employed  in 
that  way  for  about  four  years,  during  which  time  he  carefully  saved  his  earn- 


776  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ings  until  his  capital  was  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his 
own  account.  He  then  purchased  a  stock  of  groceries  in  Cincinnati  and  carried 
on  his  store  for  four  years.  He  then  sold  out  and  became  manager  for  the 
Hamilton  Canal  Boat  Company,  which  position  he  filled  for  about  six  years,  at 
the  end  of  which  time  he  removed  to  St.  Louis. 

Arriving  in  this  city  on  the  1st  of  January,  1904,  Mr.  Beckwith  has  fof 
five  years  been  identified  with  its  commercial  interests,  being  engaged  in  the  iron 
and  steel  business  with  his  brother,  Joseph  H.  Beckwith.  They  organized  the 
Beckwith  Brothers  Iron  &  Steel  Company  and  are  now  manufacturers'  agents, 
representing  eastern  iron  and  steel  mills.  They  occupy  offices  at  No.  13 13 
Chemical  building  and  in  this  connection  do  a  good  business.  On  the  1st  of 
April,  1908,  they  further  extended  the  scope  of  their  activities  when  they  pur- 
chased the  controlling  interest  in  the  Banner  Stove  &  Manufacturing  Company, 
of  which  Henry  C.  Beckwith  became  president.  His  business  career  has  been 
characterized  by  steady  progress  that  results  from  the  careful  fulfillment  of 
every  duty  and  from  a  determined  purpose  that  will  brook  no  obstacles  or 
difficulties  that  can  be  overcome  by  persistent,  honorable  effort. 

]\Ir.  Beckwith  was  married  in  Cincinnati,  May  23,  1893,  to  Miss  Bertha  M. 
Schwarz,  a  daughter  of  Adam  and  Mary  Schwarz. 


WILLIAM  BUTTS  ITTNER. 

William  Butts  Ittner  is  numbered  among  the  leading  architects  of  St.  Louis 
to  whom  the  future  seems  to  hold  out  alluring  promises  because  of  his  ability  that 
has  already  carried  him  far  beyond  the  point  of  mediocrity  to  a  place  of  dis- 
tinction in  professional  circles.  He  is  perhaps  today  the  foremost  school  architect 
of  America  and  in  the  report  of  the  schoolhouse  commission  published  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  in  1908,  were  the  words :  "The  new  public  school  buildings  of  St. 
Louis  are  probably  the  best  in  the  United  States."  Of  these  Mr.  Ittner  was  the 
architect  and  his  work  in  this  direction  has  called  to  him  the  attention  not  only 
of  members  of  the  profession  throughout  the  entire  country,  but  of  all  who  have 
interest  in  the  schools  or  delight  in  architectural  adornment. 

A  son  of  Anthony  and  jMary  Isabella  Ittner,  born  on  the  4th  of  September, 
1864,  he  has  reached  the  forty- fourth  milestone  on  life's  journey,  and  in  his 
chosen  profession  displays  an  ability  that  could  come  only  through  close  applica- 
tion, earnest  efifort  and  comprehensive  study.  Indeed  he  has  already  executed 
work  which  shows  him  a  thorough  master  of  his  profession.  He  was  peculiarly 
fortunate  in  having  early  advantages  for  stimulating  ambition  in  his  chosen  field. 
His  father,  Anthony  Ittner,  was  one  of  the  pioneer  builders  and  brickmakers 
of  St.  Louis  and  from  early  boyhood  the  son,  by  tact  and  application,  acquired 
a  thorough  insight  into  those  branches  of  the  business.  He  was  desirous,  however, 
of  adding  to  this  fund  of  knowledge  in  practical  building,  the  crowning  art  of 
architecture.  W'ith  this  end  in  view  he  carefully  pursued  a  course  in  the  public 
schools  and  then  entered  the  Manual  Training  School,  being  a  member  of  the 
first  graduating  class  of  that  institution.  Completing  his  course  there  in  1884  he 
finished  his  studies  in  preparation  for  his  profession  as  a  special  student  in  archi- 
tecture at  Cornell  University  at  Ithaca,  New  York,  and  from  the  beginning  of  his 
professional  career  he  has  made  substantial  advancement,  his  course  being  marked 
by  an  orderly  progression  that  indicates  constantly  growing  powers  and  increas- 
ing ability. 

About  1904  he  established  business  on  his  own  account  and  almost  imme- 
diately was  accorded  a  liberal  patronage.  Among  the  fine  structures  with  which 
he  has  been  connected  as  architect  is  the  s[)lcndid  building  standing  at  the  corner 
of  Twelfth  and  St.  Charles  and  anotlier  on  St.  Charles  between  Eleventh  and 


WILLIAM    B.    ITTXER 


778  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Twelfth  streets,  which  are  the  property  of  L.  C.  Nelson,  the  banker.  Mr.  Ittner 
was  also  the  architect  of  the  home  of  Dr.  C.  M.  Woodward,  of  Washington  LTni- 
versity,  at  Compton  Heights,  and  bthlt  the  stores  and  flats  owned  by  Joseph  M. 
Hayes  at  Easton  and  Grand  avenues.  He  has  likewise  erected  scores  of  other 
substantial  buildings,  operating  largely  in  the  west  end,  where  he  has  trans- 
formed unsightly  vacancies  into  beautiful  residence  districts.  His  early  success 
is  explained  by  his  thorough  experience  in  all  branches  of  his  profession.  He 
entered  upon  his  varied  duties  with  admirable  equipment.  He  was  "to  the  manor 
born,"  receiving  his  preliminary  training  in  boyhood  under  the  capable  mastership 
of  his  father  and  carrying  out  his  projects  in  later  years  with  such  industry  that 
he  is  credited  with  the  erection  of  many  buildings. 

\\'hile  his  vvork  in  that  direction  entitles  him  to  local  fame,  he  has  gained 
national  reputation  as  an  architect  of  school  buildings,  and  today  the  school  build- 
ings of  St.  Louis  outrank  in  point  of  beauty,  durability,  attractiveness  and  con- 
venience of  design,  those  of  any  other  city  or  the  entire  countr)'-.  On  the  22d 
of  June.  1897,  he  was  elected  commissioner  of  school  buildings  for  the  board  of 
education  of  St.  Louis  and  has  continued  in  the  office  to  the  present  time,  cover- 
ing twelve  years.  Giving  his  attention  largely  to  designing  plans  for  school 
buildings,  he  has  developed  a  new  style  of  architecture  in  this  connection  which  is 
generally  recognized  not  only  by  educators  and  architects  of  this  country  but  also 
by  those  of  other  countries  as  the  best  that  has  been  produced  in  this  field  of 
building.  Si.  Louis  today  has  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  her  schools,  which 
in  their  exterior  appearance  make  a  most  favorable  impression  upon  disinterested 
lovers  of  architecture  whose  only  care  respecting  the  school  buildings  of  St.  Louis 
is  that  they  should  be  worth  looking  at,  while  educators  recognize  their  superior 
convenience  and  utilitv  in  man}'  lines,  and  architects  accord  to  Mr.  Ittner  the 
prominence  that  he  has  worthily  won  as  the  foremost  promoter  of  the  public 
school  interests  of  the  country  through  the  originality  and  beauty  of  his  designs. 
In  all  of  his  buildings  a  noticeable  feature  is  the  remarkable  arrangement  for  light. 
Moreover,  most  of  the  schools  have  been  confined  to  two-story  structures  and 
none  exceed  three  stories.  In  front  of  each  school  are  broad  grounds  beautifully- 
terraced  and  adorned  with  flowers  and  shrubs,  which  add  much  to  their  beauty. 
These  school  buildings  are  erected  to  accommodate  all  grades  from  the  kindergar- 
ten to  the  highest  grammar  grade,  and  usually  contain  twenty  or  twenty-two  class- 
rooms exclusive  of  a  large  kindergarten  room  and  two  rooms  for  manual  train- 
ing and  domestic  science  respectively.  The  constructions  are  fire-proof  except 
the  pitch  roofs,  which  are  of  mill  constructions  covered  with  sheathing  and  tile. 
The  outer  and  interior  main  walls  are  of  hard  brick,  the  minor  partitions  being 
of  hollow  tile,  while  the  floors  are  of  reenforced  concrete  and  finished  with  narrow 
maple  flooring  in  the  classrooms.  The  exterior  appearance  of  the  buildings 
could  hardly  be  improved.  Extravagant  material  and  ornamentation  is  avoided 
and  all  the  buildings  announce  themselves  as  handsome,  modern  school  buildings. 
St.  Louis  has  everv  reason  to  be  proud  of  what  has  been  done  under  the  direction 
of  Mr.  Ittner  as  commissioner  of  school  buildings,  her  position  of  leadership  in 
this  direction  being  universally  accorded. 

In  the  year  of  his  return  to  St.  Louis,  when  he  entered  upon  his  professional 
career  here.  Mr.  Ittner  was  married — in  June,  1888 — to  Miss  Lottie  Crane  Allen, 
and  their  children  are  Gladys  Blanche,  Helen  May  and  William  B.  Mr.  Ittner 
is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  University  Clubs  and  of  the  Public  Question 
Club,  rjf  which  he  served  as  president  in  the  year  1908.  The  constantly  grow- 
ing patronage  has  left  Mr.  Ittner,  however,  little  time  for  participation  in 
social  pleasure,  but  he  has  gained  recognition  by  election  to  membership  in  the 
American  Institute  of  Architects,  with  which  he  has  been  connected  since  1890. 
He  is  also  a  fellow  of  its  local  chapter  and  was  president  of  the  latter  from  1893 
until  1895.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Architectural  Club,  of  which 
he  was  president  in  1897-1898;  Architectural  League  of  America,  of  which  he 
was  president  in  1903-04;  corresponding  secretary  in  1905-06;  the  Civil  Improve- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  779 

ment  League,  of  which  he  was  corresponding  secretary  in  1902-03;  and  the  Cor- 
nell Club,  of  which  he  was  president  in  1903.-05. 

Great  leaders  are  few.  The  mass  of  men  seem  content  to  remain  in  the  po- 
sitions in.  which  they  are  placed  by  birth,  experience  and  environment.  Laudable 
ambition,  ready  adaptability  and  a  capacity  for  hard  work  are  essential  elements 
of  success  and  in  none  of  these  requirements  is  William  ]].  Ittner  lacking.  It  is 
not  a  matter  of  marvel,  therefore,  that  he  occupies  a  preeminent  position  in  the 
ranks  of  his  chosen  profession  in  St.  Louis  and  has  gained  distinction  as  a  public 
school  architect  of  the  countrv. 


MORRIS  EISENSTADT. 

Morris  Eisenstadt  as  president  of  the  Eisenstadt  Manufacturing  Company 
is  at  the  head  of  the  leading  jewelry  manufacturing  establishment  of  St.  Louis 
and  one  of  the  finest  concerns  of  this  kind  in  the  entire  west,  with  a  jobbing 
trade  wdiich  exceeds  that  of  any  house  in  the  United  States.  Honored  and  re- 
spected by  all,  he  occupies  a  most  enviable  position  in  the  commercial  world, 
not  alone  by  reason  of  the  success  which  he  has  achieved  but  owing  also  to  the 
straightforward  business  methods  ever  maintained  by  the  house.  It  is  true  that 
he  entered  upon  a  business  already  established  but  he  has  kept  pace  with  the 
onward  march  of  progress,  which  is  as  manifest  in  mercantile  circles  as  in  any 
other  department  of  life's  activities  and  in  all  that  he  has  undertaken  has  dis- 
played an  aptitude  for  successful  management  combined  with  keen  discernment 
in  the  solution  of  the  intricate  problems  which  must  always  be  confronted  i*^  the 
conduct  of  extensive  interests. 

Morris  Eisenstadt  was  born  November  22,  1857,  a  son  of  Michael  and  i\Iary 
(Meyer)  Eisenstadt,  the  former  a  native  of  Elbing,  Prussia,  and  the  latter  of 
New  York.  In  the  year  1849  the  father  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  in  1853  began 
business  as  a  dealer  in  watchmakers'  supplies  but  soon  after  extended  the  scope 
of  his  enterprise  to  include  the  jewelry  trade,  being  one  oi  the  first  in  that  line 
in  the  city.  He  continued  in  active  connection  with  the  business  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  August  4,  1863.  He  was  succeeded  by  Adolph  Jacobs,  who  re- 
mained at  the  head  of  the  house  until  1883,  when  Morris  Eisenstadt  and  his 
twin  brother  Samuel  took  charge  of  the  business,  the  latter  acting  as  president 
of  the  company  until  his  death,  which  occurred  May  18,  1905,  since  wdiich  time 
Morris  Eisenstadt  has  occupied  the  presidency  and  has  been  the  chief  execu- 
tive head  of  the  concern.  Eor  several  years  the  business  was  conducted  in  the 
Holland  building  but  in  1906  was  removed  to  its  present  location  in  the  Star 
building,  where  they  occupy  two  entire  floors.  They  have  one  of  the  finest 
establishments  in  the  west,  manufacturing  nothing  but  high  class  goods,  and 
their  business  is  the  most  important  enterprise  of  this  character  in  St.  Louis, 
while  their  jobbing  trade  surpasses  that  of  any  jewelry  house  in  the  United 
States.  Their  goods  are  sold  in  every  state  and  territory  of  the  L^nion ,  and  the 
volume  of  business  annually  transacted  has  reached  mammoth  proportions.  The 
present  officers  are :  Alorris  Eisenstadt.  president ;  Joel  M.  Friede,  Albert 
Freeh  and  J.  A.  Jacobs,  vice  presidents;  George  G.  Gambrill,  treasurer;  J.  G. 
W.  Schoenthaler,  secretary.  The  company  has  been  identified  with  the  manu- 
facturing interests  of  St.  Louis  for  more  than  a  half  century  and  has  always 
been  characterized  by  its  progress. 

i\Iorris  Eisenstadt  was  equipped  for  life's  practical  duties  by  a  liberal  edu- 
cation in  Washington  LTniversity,  from  which  he  and  his  brother  Samuel  were 
graduated  in  1873.  They  were  almost  inseparable  in  their  social  as  well  as 
their  business  interests  and  the  death  of  Samuel  Eisenstadt  came  as  a  telling 
bloW'  to  his  twin  brother. 


780  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Spending  his  entire  life  in  this  city,  Morris  Eisenstadt  well  remembers  the 
troublous  period  attending  the  Civil  war,  when  the  city,  situated  as  it  was  on 
the  border  between  the  north  and  the  south,  bore  the  brunt  of  contention.  He 
has  lived  to  witness  a  remarkable  growth  here  as  the  city  has  developed,  ex- 
tending far  beyond  his  old  hunting  grounds  in  the  vicinity  of  Grand  and  Lucas 
avenues.  In  the  early  days  the  street  cars  were  hauled  by  one  mule ;  slaves 
were  sold  at  the  courthouse  and  much  of  the  transportation  was  by  steamer  up 
and  down  the  river.  It  was  the  period  of  transition  from  the  old  to  the  new, 
and  in  the  work  of  latter  day  progress  Mr.  Eisenstadt  has  borne  his  full  part. 
Socially  he  is  well  known  as  a  member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks  and  of  the  ^^lercantile  Club. 


JAMES   ALOYSIUS   GODFREY. 

While  the  cry  goes  up  that  the  ranks  of  business  are  overcrowded,  careful 
investigation  will  show  that  the  competent  men  are  comparatively  few.  It  is 
only  where  incompetency  and  unskilled  labor  are  manifest  that  men  are  strug- 
gling for  a  position  in  the  business  world,  for  he  who  is  willing  to  work  and  mas- 
ter each  task  assigned  him  soon  passes  on  beyond  the  many  to  a  position  where 
his  ability  iinds  recognition  and  gains  its  rightful  reward  in  well  merited  success. 
The  important  nature  of  the  contracts  awarded  to  James  A.  Godfrey,  as  a  gen- 
eral contractor,  attests  his  ability  and  indicates  the  prosperity  which  he  is  now 
enjoying,  ^^^ith  a  nature  that  could  not  be  content  with  mediocrity  he  so  quali- 
fied himself  in  his  chosen  line  of  work  that  he  passed  beyond  the  stage  of  appren- 
ticeship to  that  of  the  journeyman,  and  from  the  position  of  an  employe  to  that 
of  employer. 

His  life  record  began  in  County  Mayo,  Ireland,  December  25,  1878.  He  was 
the  eldest  in  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  the  others  being  Thomas, 
Catherine  and  Mary  Godfrey,  all  of  whom  are  yet  at  home  with  their  parents. 
The  father,  Thomas  Godfrey,  coming  to  America  in  1882,  settled  in  New  York 
city  and  afterward  removed  to  Hartford,  Connecticut,  whence  he  went  to  Phila- 
delphia, coming  to  St.  Louis  in  1886.  Having  prospered  in  his  business  affairs  he 
is  now  enjoying  honorable  retirement  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  years. 

James  A.  Godfrey  was  a  little  lad  of  five  years  at  the  time  of  the  emigra- 
tion of  the  family  to  the  United  States.  He  acquired  his  education  in  the  parochial 
schools  and  in  Christian  Brothers  College  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1893.  Immediately  afterward  he  began  work  as  a  stair  builder  and 
carpenter,  and  desiring  a  technical  education  he  devoted  his  evening  hours  to  the 
study  of  architecture  and  mechanical  drawing  for  several  years.  Thus  he  gained 
a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  scientific  side  of  the  business,  which  combined 
with  his  practical  training  has  made  him  one  of  the  most  thorough  and  efficient 
representatives  of  building  interests  in  St.  Louis.  In  1896  he  engaged  in  general 
contracting  with  William  Steinhoff,  then  controlling  the  most  extensive  trade  in 
St.  Louis,  and  in  that  employ  continued  until  1905.  During  that  period  he  was 
identified  with  the  construction  of  the  Mermod-Jaccard  building,  the  first  fire- 
proof office  building  erected  by  a  local  contractor,  also  the  business  blocks  owned 
by  the  Ely-Walkers,  at  Eighth  and  Washington  streets,  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods 
Company,  Leschen  Rope  W^orks,  Schaper  Brothers,  the  Bell  Telephone  Exchange, 
at  Vandeventer  and  OVwe  streets,  Butler  Brothers,  at  Thirteenth  and  Washington 
streets,  the  business  house  of  the  Rosenthal-Sloane  Millinery  Company,  on  Wash- 
ington avenue  between  Tenth  and  Eleventh,  and  many  other  business  structures 
of  less  importance. 

In  T905  Mr.  Godfrey  succeeded  to  the  business  under  the  firm  style  of  James 
A.  Godfrey,  successor  to  William  Steinhoff.  On  the  ist  of  January,  1907,  he  ad- 
mitted Harry  O.  Hirsch  to  a  partnership,  and  the  firm  name  of  Godfrey  &  Hirsch 


JAMES  A.    GODFREY 


782  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  then  assumed.  Since  becoming  identified  with  contract  work  Air.  Godfrey 
has  been  connected  with  a  vast  amount  of  important  building,  many  of  the  fine 
structures  of  the  city  standing  as  monuments  to  his  skill  and  ability. 

Since  going  into  business  for  himself  he  has  been  identified  with  the  con- 
struction of  a  large  number  of  fine  residences,  including  the  homes  of  Edwin 
Xugent  and  Hugh  McK.  Jones,  and  the  Granville  residence  in  Park  View. 

Air.  Godfrey  belongs  to  the  Catholic  church  and  to  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 
Always  fond  of  athletics,  in  early  manhood  he  was  a  member  of  the  baseball  team 
of  Jelterson  City  and  of  the  football  team  of  Christian  Brothers  College.  He 
possesses  a  genial,  jovial  nature,  and  the  natural  wit  characteristic  of  his  race. 
Moreover,  he  has  the  ability  to  see  and  appreciate  the  humor  of  a  situation  and 
his  friends — and  they  are  many — find  him  a  most  agreeable  and  entertaining 
companion. 


GEORGE  BLUMEYER. 

No  special  advantages  came  to  George  Blumeyer  at  the  outset  of  his  busi- 
ness career,  nor  did  he  have  unusual  obstacles  and  difficulties  to  confront.  The 
opportunities  that  are  open  to  all  were  his  and  that  he  has  succeeded  is  due  to 
his  recognition  of  chance  and  to  his  persistency  in  carrying  out  a  well  defined 
and  honorable  purpose.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  July  14,  1872.  His  father, 
Conrad  Blumeyer,  a  native  of  Germany,  was  brought  to  America  by  his  parents 
when  six  years  of  age.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  this 
city  and  married  Elizabeth  Spuehlman,  who  was  here  born.  For  a  number  of 
years  Conrad  Blumeyer  was  a  successful  retail  grocer  and  as  his  financial  re- 
sources increased  made  judicious  investments  in  real  estate  until  his  holdings 
were  extensive.  At  the  time  of  his  demise  in  1902  he  was  the  oldest  retail 
grocer  of  the  city,  was  also  vice  president  of  the  Northwestern  Savings  Bank 
and  was  a  very  prominent  merchant  and  business  man.  His  widow  is  now  the 
president  of  the  Blumeyer  Real  Estate  Company,  which  has  been  organized  for 
the  purpose  of  holding  the  estate  intact.  She  has  reached  the  age  of  sixty- 
three  years.     Her  father  was  a  well  known  steamboat  captain  at  an  early  day. 

George  Bkmieyer  pursued  his  education  to  graduation  from  the  high  school 
of  St.  Louis  in  the  class  of  1891.  He  then  engaged  in  the  retail  grocery  busi- 
ness, organizing  the  George  Blumeyer  &  Brothers  Grocery  Company  and  estab- 
lishing the  finest  retail  grocery  in  the  cit}^,  located  at  Grand  and  Shenandoah 
avenues.  Air.  Blumeyer  of  this  review  was  president  of  the  company  and  the 
business  was  successfully  conducted  until  they  sold  out  to  J.  F.  Conrad  &  Com- 
pany, to  engage  in  their  present  business,  conducted  under  the  name  of  the 
Eagle  Supply  Company,  at  Nos.  208-210  North  Second  street.  They  have  the 
best  business  of  this  character  in  the  city.  The  enterprise  was  established  in 
August,  1905,  as  a  corporation  to  handle  grocers'  sundries  to  trade  by  mail. 
They  do  business  with  consumers  through  agents  who  sell  directly  to  the  con- 
sumer. Their  business  has  had  phenomenal  growth  and  now  extends  to  every 
state  and  territory  in  the  Union.  They  began  with  but  few  employes  but  now 
have  a  very  large  force  and  have  recently,  in  order  to  secure  more  extensive 
quarters,  removed  to  their  present  location  on  North  Second  street.  The  busi- 
ness bids  fair  to  outdistance  any  concern  of  this  character  in  the  United  States 
and  is  already  recognized  as  a  formidable  rival  by  other  business  houses.  The 
company  has  institutcfl  new  and  original  methods,  has  secured  the  service  of 
most  competent  sales  people,  ships  goods  with  prepaid  freight  and  allows  fif- 
teen days  for  payment.  The  house  is  governed  by  the  best  known  principles 
as  well  as  merchandise  of  trustworthy  quality,  has  originated  and  maintains  the 
lowest  prices,  aims  at  perfect  store  service  and  prompt  delivery  and,  in  fact, 
follows  those  methods  which  cannot  fail  to  build  up  an  extensive  and  profitable 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  783 

trade.  George  Blumeyer  is  the  president  of  the  company,  with  H.  W.  Kki- 
mever  as  vice  president  and  O.  C.  Bkimever  as  secretary,  this  association  being 
composed  of  three  brothers.  He  is  hkewise  a  director  of  the  Bhiemeyer  Real 
Estate   Company. 

]\Ir.  Bhimeyer  votes  with  the  republican  party  but  is  not  an  active  worker 
in  its  ranks.  He  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church,  is  a  member  of  the  Mis- 
souri Athletic  Club,  derives  great  pleasure  from  the  automobile  and  is  an  en- 
thusiast on  the  subject  of  baseball. 


GUSTAV  W.  DAHLBERG. 

Gustav  W.  Dahlberg,  who  for  many  years  has  been  conducting  a  success- 
ful rental  agency,  was  born  in  Sweden,  April  5,  1834,  a  son  of  Charles  and 
Ulrica  (Ameraej  Dahlberg.  He  began  his  education  in  his  native  country  and 
when  nine  years  of  age  accompanied  his  parents  to  America,  the  family  home 
being  established  in  St.  Louis  in  1844.  Here  he  continued  his  education  as  a 
public-school  student  until. he  reached  the  age  of  twelve  years,  when  he  started 
out  in  business  on  his  own  account,  obtaining  employment  in  a  bowling  alley 
on  Main  street  between  Olive  and  Pine  streets,  his  duty  being  to  set  up  the  pins. 
Subsequently  he  was  employed  in  Bradford's  hat  store  on  ]\Iain  street  near 
Green,  and  afterward  secured  a  position  in  Rokol's  lottery  office  at  Main  and 
Green  streets.  He  also  worked  for  a  time  in  a  tobacco  factory  and  when  about 
fourteen  years  of  age  accompanied  his  father,  who  at  that  time  removed  to  a 
farm  near  St.  Charles,  Missouri. 

After  six  months,  however,  not  liking  farm  life,  Gustav  W.  Dahlberg  re- 
turned to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  employed  until  1862  and  then  began  the 
manufacture  of  plug  tobacco  on  Biddle  street  between  Fifteenth  and  Sixteenth 
streets,  continuing  there  for  more  than  a  year.  He  next  went  to  Chester.  Illi- 
nois, where  he  engaged  in  chopping  wood,  which  he  sold  to  the  government 
boats  until  1864.  His  product  brought  good  prices  and  he  thus  made  a  sub- 
stantial start  in  the  business  world.  He  has  since  been  engaged  in  renting 
houses,  conducting  a  rental  agencv  for  thirty-five  years.  He  is  well  known  in 
this  connection  and  has  broad  and  intimate  knowledge  of  the  market  in  connec- 
tion with  his  chosen  field  of  labor. 

Mr.  Dahlberg  has  resided  in  St.  Louis  practically  for  sixty-five  years  and 
remembers  the  city  wdien  it  was  little  more  than  a  village.  Chouteau  pond  then 
covered  the  present  site  of  the  Four  Courts  and  the  boundaries  of  the  city 
were  very  much  more  limited  than  at  the  present  time,  while  its  business  inter- 
ests were  small  and  inconsequential.  Great  changes  have  since  occurred  and 
Mr.  Dahlberg  has  alwavs  been  interested  in  what  has  been  accomplished. 


JOHN  ^lARTIX  HIXES. 

John  Martin  Hines  occupies  the  prominent  position  of  buyer  and  manager 
of  the  clothing  department  of  the  William  Barr  Dry  Goods  Company.  His 
aggressive  spirit,  fervent  ambition  and  natural  business  ability  have  enabled 
him  to  rise  in  the  commercial  world  from  the  comparatively  insignificant  station 
of  messenger  bov  to  the  prominent  place  which  he  now  holds  in  the  financial 
world.  He  is  one  of  St.  Louis'  most  enterprising  men  in  his  line  of  trade  and 
has  won  for  himself  a  merited  place  among  the  business  interests  oi  the  city. 
He  was  born  and  reared  on  a  farm  in  Bartholomew  countv.  Indiana.  His 
father,  Thomas  Hines.  emigrated  from  Ireland  in  1850,  and  his  mother^  Mar- 
garet (McKenzie)  Hines.  also  came  from  Ireland  about  the  same  time.    Shortly 


78-1  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

after  arriving  in  America  they  reoaired  to  Cincinnati  and  were  united  in  mar- 
riage in  the  latter  part  of  the  year  1850.  Beside  the  subject  they  have  two 
children:  Elizabeth  and  Thomas,  the  latter  being  a  clothing  merchant  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio. 

John  JMartin  Hines  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
Indiana  and  of  Louisville,  Kentucky.  At  the  age  of  eleven  years  he  was  com- 
pelled to  give  up  his  studies  and  go  out  into  the  world  for  himself.  He  initiated 
himself  into  the  affairs  of  life  as  a  messenger  boy.  After  being  in  this  service 
for  some  time,  he  apprenticed  himsejf  to  a  tinner,  with  whom  he  remained  for 
a  period  of  eleven  years,  during  which  time  he  had  mastered  the  trade  and 
worked  as  a  journeyman.  In  the  meantime  he  had  taken  considerable  interest 
in  politics,  and  when  later  he  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  he  was  appointed  to 
a  position  as  deputy  clerk  of  the  courts  of  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  and  thus 
he  served  creditably  for  approximately  seven  years.  At  the  expiration  of  this 
time  he  engaged  in  the  general  retail  clothing  business  for  Browning,  King  & 
Company.  After  six  years  of  faithful  service,  during  which  time  he  had  been 
of  much  benefit  in  increasing  the  business  of  the  firm,  he  resigned  his  position 
and  engaged  with  George  W.  McAlpin  &  Company  as  manager.  He  installed 
the  clothing  department  in  their  store  and  continued  its  manager  for  five  years. 
In  1905  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  engaged  by  Barr  &  Company  to  act  as 
manager  and  buyer  of  their  clothing  department,  in  which  position  he  is  still 
active. 

In  1884  Mr.  Hines  wedded  Delia  Conway,  of  Cincinnati,  whose  father, 
Hugh  Conway,  was  connected  with  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad.  She  has 
two  brothers,  both  of  whom  are  well  known  Catholic  priests,  and  also  an  uncle, 
the  Rev.  John  Conway,  who  built  the  first  Catholic  church  in  London,  Ohio,  and 
also  the  first  Catholic  church  in  Santa  Rosa,  California.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hines 
have  one  son,  John  M.,  Jr.,  who  was  a  graduate  of  the  St.  Louis  University  of 
the  class  of  1908  and  is  now  a  student  at  the  Law  School.  Their  daughter 
Nellie  passed  away  at  the  age  of  a  year  and  a  half.  Another  child,  Marie, 
was  adopted  at  the  age  of  three  years  and  is  now  entering  her  fourteenth  year. 
Mrs.  Hines  met  with  an  accident  in  Cincinnati  four  years  ago  which  caused  her 
death,  and  it  was  owing  to  this  fact  that  Mr.  Hines  left  that  city  and  located 
in  St.  Louis.  He  is  popular  in  political  circles,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Duck- 
wood  Democratic  Club  of  Cincinnati  and  also  of  the  Jeft'erson  Democratic  Club 
of  St.  Louis.  He  is  very  active  in  politics,  particularly  while  campaigns  are  in 
progress.  He  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  Protective  Order  of  Elks  and  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  His  religious  convictions  are  with  Ca- 
tholicism. 


JOHN  HOLMES  CRENSHAW,  D.  O.  ' 

John  Holmes  Crenshaw,  an  able  representative  of  osteopathic  practice  in  St. 
Louis,  was  born  at  Amity,  DeKalb  county,  Missouri,  August  11,  1877,  a  son  of 
Annie  C.  and  Giles  Young  Crenshaw.  His  father  was  engaged  in  the  banking  and 
real-estate  business  for  a  number  of  years.  He  was  also  prominent  in  political 
and  public  affairs  and  served  as  United  States  marshal  during  President  Cleve- 
land's administration  for  the  western  district  of  Missouri.  He  was  also  state 
beer  inspector  during  Governor  Dockery's  administration,  but  is  not  engaged  in 
active  business  or  official  duties  at  this  time. 

Dr.  Crenshaw  pursued  his  education  in  Maysville,  Missouri,  being  graduated 
from  the  high  school  in  1894.  He  also  attended  the  Birmingham  Business  Col- 
lege at  Birmingham,  Alabama,  where  he  completed  his  course  by  graduation  in 
1896  and  later  attended  the  American  School  of  Osteopathy  at  Kirksville,  Mis- 
souri, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  June,  1899.  The  trend  of  his  mind  in 
youth  seemed  to  be  along  mechanical  lines.     He  took  up  the  study  of  osteopathy 


DR.  J.   H.   CRENSHAW 


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786  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

originally,  not  with  the  purpose  of  making  it  a  profession,  but  merely  to  while 
awav  the  time  while  undergoing  a  course  of  treatment.  Being  of  a  mechanical 
turn  of  mind,  the  study  soon  appealed  very  strongly  to  him,  as  the  body  is  viewed 
bv  osteopaths  as  a  machine  which,  like  all  machines,  if  kept  well  regulated  and  in 
good  condition  in  all  of  its  parts,  does  perfect  work.  Becoming  interested  in 
tUe  studv.  Dr.  Crenshaw  completed  the  course  and  began  practice.  His  time  up 
to  his  graduation  at  Kirksville  had  been  mostly  spent  in  school,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  one  year  devoted  to  the  grain  commission  business,  in  which  he  con- 
ducted a  grain  elevator  for  his  father  at  j\Iaysville  during  the  fall  and  winter  of 
1894-5.  Since  1899  he  has  engaged  in  the  practice  of  osteopathy  and  has  secured 
a  large  and  growing  patronage  in  this  line.  He  keeps  in  touch  with  the  advance- 
ment made  in  the  profession  through  his  membership  in  the  American  Osteo- 
pathic Association,  the  ]\Iissouri  Osteopathic  Association  and  the  St.  Louis  Oste- 
opathic Association. 

On  the  26th  of  January,  1901,  Dr.  Crenshaw  was  married  to  Miss  Clara 
^lay  Stokes,  of  Galesburg,  Illinois,  and  they  have  one  child,  Margaret  Young 
Crenshaw,  now  six  years  of  age.  Fraternally  the  Doctor  is  connected  with  the 
]\Iodern  \\"oodmen  of  America  and  W'iedey  Lodge,  No.  2,  I.  O.  O.  F.  His  polit- 
ical views  are  democratic  and  in  1903  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Dockery  to 
serve  for  one  year  as  a  member  of  the  state  board  of  osteopathic  registration  and 
examination  in  ^Missouri.  On  the  organization  of  the  board  he  was  elected  sec- 
retary and  on  the  expiration  of  his  hrst  term  was  reappointed  by  the  governor 
to  serve  for  a  five  years'  term.  He  was  then  reelected  secretary  but  at  the  end 
of  his  second  year  in  that  position  was  elected  president,  and  at  the  close  of  that 
year  Dr.  Traughber  was  elected  president  and  when  he  left  the  state  in  Septem- 
ber, 1907,  Dr.  Crenshaw  was  chosen  his  successor  and  still  occupies  that  posi- 
tion. He  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  prominent  representatives  of  osteopathy  in 
St.  Louis  and  has  been  accorded  a  liberal  patronage.  One  of  the  eminent  sur- 
geons of  the  country  said,  "There  is  no  one  who  has  such  a  correct  and  com- 
prehensive knowledge  of  anatomy  as  has  the  well  trained  osteopath"  and  Dr. 
Crenshaw's  work  is  proof  of  this.  He  has  had  among  his  patrons  many  who 
have  failed  to  respond  to  medical  treatment  but  who  have  been  restored  to  health 
through  his  methods  of  practice,  and  he  is  destined  to  win  large  success  in  his 
chosen  callinsr. 


WILLIAM  CUM^HNS,  M.  D. 

Dr.  William  Cummins  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  also  con- 
ducts a  drug  store  in  St.  Louis.  His  knowledge  of  the  composition  and  nature 
of  drugs  is  a  strong  element  in  his  success  in  practice,  as  he  understands  thor- 
oughly the  effect  which  the  use  of  any  remedial  agency  will  produce  upon  the 
human  system.  He  was  born  in  County  Tipperary,  Ireland,  March  25,  1843,  his 
parents  being  John  and  ]\lary  (Lonergan)  Cummins,  both  of  whom  lived  and 
died  in  their  native  country,  the  father  following  the  occupation  of  farming 
there. 

Dr.  Cummins  was  reared  at  home  and  acquired  his  education  through  the 
medium  of  the  public  schools.  On  reaching  his  majority  he  determined  to 
come  to  the  United  States,  attracted  by  its  broader  opportunities  and  business 
advantages.  On  crossing  the  Atlantic  he  settled  in  LaSalle  county,  Illinois, 
where  he  remained  for  two  years  with  a  l)rother-in-law,  who  was  a  dry-goods 
merchant  at  Ottawa,  Illinois.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  the  drug  business 
and  in  1878  entered  the  St.  Louis  Pharmaceutical  College,  which  he  attended 
for  two  years.  Prior  to  finishing  the  course,  however,  he  took  up  the  study  of 
medicine  and  in  1880  matriculated  in  the  Missouri  Medical  College,  now  the 
medical   department  of  the  Washington  University.     He  was  graduated  there- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  787 

from  with  the  class  of  1882,  but  not  being  fully  satisfied  with  the  efficiency  which 
he  had  attained,  he  continued  his  attendance  "for  one  year  following  his  "gradua- 
tion and  in  the  spring  of  1882  began  the  practice  of  medicine.  Through  the 
intervening  twenty-six  years  he  has  been  in  continuous  practice  and  has  been 
unusually  successful,  when  judged  both  from  a  professional  and  financial  stand- 
point. Since  1886  he  has  combined  the  drug  business  with  his  practice,  being 
now  proprietor  of  a  well  established  and  attractive  drug  store  at  the  corner 
of  Cass  and  Webster  avenue. 

In  April,  1882,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Dr.  Cummins  and  Miss  Mary 
Conroy.  a  native  of  Ireland,  whence  she  came  to  America  with  her  parents  in 
her  childhood  days.  Dr.  Cummins  is  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church. 
While  he  is  inclined  toward  the  democracy,  he  has  not  felt  himself  strictly  bound 
by  party  ties  and  frequently  casts  an  independent  ballot.  His  ambition  has 
never  been  in  the  line  of  ofifice  holding  as  he  prefers  to  concentrate  his  time  and 
energies  upon  his  professional  duties  and  his  mercantile  interests,  and  in  both 
hues  he  is  meeting  with  success.  He  is  very  careful  in  the  diagnosis  of  a  case, 
is  conscientious  in  his  practice  and  is  moreover  possessed  of  a  broad  humani- 
tarian  spirit. 


ROBERT   E.    COLLIXS. 

Robert  E.  Collins  was  born  January  7,  1851,  in  Florence,  Pike  county,  Illi- 
nois. His  ancestry  reaches  back  to  Scotland,  the  land  of  the  craig  and  the 
glen,  of  mountain  peak  and  mountain  lake  and  lowland  heath  and  plain.  Though 
many  years  have  passed  since  the  family  was  planted  on  American  soil  the  sub- 
ject of  this  review  manifests  the  traits  of  his  Scottish  ancestry  in  many  of  his 
sterling  qualities.  Thomas  Collins,  founder  of  the  family  in  the  new  world, 
came  from  Scotland  in  1735  and  settled  in  Georgetown,  Sussex  county,  Dela- 
ware. The  line  of  descent  comes  down  through  Eli  Collins,  the  great-grand- 
father; Eli  Collins,  the  grandfather,  born  in  1795;  and  JMunroe  R.  Collins,  who 
was  born  in  Ripley,  Ohio,  in  1827.  In  the  year  1849  when  a  young  man  of 
about  twenty-two  years  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  manu- 
facturing and  mercantile  enterprises  for  many  years,  becoming  one  of  the 
widely  known  and  leading  business  men  of  the  city.  He  was  also  largely  en- 
gaged in  real  estate.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Esther  Baker, 
was  a  native  of  Berlin,  Maryland,  and  a  niece  of  Peter  and  Jesse  J.  Linden, 
from  whom  she  received  an  inheritance. 

As  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  Robert  E.  Collins  pursued  his 
•education  and  completed  a  preparatory  and  academic  course  in  Washington 
University.  He  afterward  pursued  a  collegiate  course  in  \\^ashington  &  Lee 
University  at  Lexington,  Virginia,  when  General  Lee  was  at  the  head  of  that 
famous  old  institution.  The  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  was  conferred  upon  him 
there  in  1871,  after  which  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  began  preparation  for 
the  bar  as  a  law  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  and  also  in  the  office  of 
Britton  A.  Hill.  He  was  admitted  to  practice  in  the  supreme  court  of  Missouri 
in  1873  and  then  entered  upon  the  active  work  of  the  profession,  forming  a 
partnership  with  James  L.  Carlisle,  of  the  firm  of  Collins  &  Carlisle.  This  ar- 
rangement continued  for  several  years,  after  which  the  firm  of  Hill  &  Collins 
was  organized.  While  a  later  professional  association  with  D.  A.  Jamison 
led  to  the  adoption  of  the  firm  name  of  Collins  &  Jamison.  This  connection 
continued  for  more  than  two  decades  and  later  jNIr.  Collins  joined  E.  R.  Chap- 
pell  in  the  firm  of  Collins  &  Chappell.  In  the  practice  of  law  Mv.  Collins  gave 
ample  demonstration  of  his  understanding  of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence 
and  of  his  ability  to  untangle  intricate  legal  questions ;  to  sift  the  evidence  and 
find  the  important  points  of  the  case  and  to  set  at  naught  many  of  the  argu- 


788  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ments  and  conflicting  points  of  evidence  brought  forth  by  the  opposition.  His 
presentation  of  his  own  cause  was  ahvays  characterized  by  clear,  logical  and 
sound   deductions   and  the   records   show   that  he   won   many  notable   verdicts. 

Extending  his  efforts  into  other  fields,  Mr.  Collins  is  now  a  director  and 
president  of  the  Collins  Realty  Company;  treasurer  and  director  of  the  Lindell 
Real  Estate  Company;  vice  president  and  director  of  the  Joliet  Realty  Com- 
panv;  and  an  active'  director  in  the  Kirkwood  Savings  Bank,  at  Kirkwood, 
where  he  resides.  The  Collins  Realty  Company  was  incorporated  for  the  pur- 
pose of  handling  the  property  interests  of  the  Collins  family.  The  Lindell  Real 
Estate  Company  owns  much  property  in  the  down  town  district  principally  on 
\\'ashington  avenue,  while  the  Joliet  Realty  Company  owms  a  block  known  as 
the  Butler  Brothers  building,  which  is  the  largest  building  under  one  roof  in 
St.  Louis.  In  these  connections  Mr.  Collins  is  managing  important  interests  and 
his  labors  constitute  a  factor  in  the  financial  success  of  the  organizations. 

On  the  iSth  of  December,  1873,  Mr.  Collins  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  Kate 
Bishop,  a  daughter  of  Littleton  R.  and  Katherine  (McDough)  Bishop,  formerly 
of  Snow  Hill,  ^Maryland,  j\Ir.  Bishop  now  being  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  He 
was  at  one  time  an  active  and  prosperous  business  man  but  has  retired  wdth  a 
handsome  competence  acquired  through  his  labors.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Collins  had 
two  children:  Esther  C,  the  wdfe  of  Edwin  R.  Chappell;  and  Ida  Kate,  \yho  died 
at  the  age  of  nine  years.  The  family  residence  is  at  the  corner  of  Main  street 
and  Woodlawn  avenue  in  Kirkwood,  wdiile  their  summer  home  is  at  Bass 
Rocks,  near  Gloucester,  Massachusetts. 

j\Ir.  Collins  has  a  very  complete  library  of  both  legal  volumes  and  w^orks  on 
general  literature.  He  finds  relaxation  and  recreation  in  photography,  chem- 
istry and  cabinetmaking,  which  he  pursues  for  his  own  pleasure,  owning  a  very 
coniplete  equipment  for  carrying  out  his  researches  and  experiments  along  these 
lines.  His  work  in  chemistry  particularly  has  given  him  skill  equal  to  that  of 
manv  a  professional  representative  of  the  science.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis 
Bar  Association,  to  the  Phi  Kappa  Psi  and  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  also 
holds  membership  in  St.  John's  Methodist  Episcopal  church  South,  and  in  poli- 
tics is  independent  nor  has  he  ever  sought  political  preferment.  He  finds  the 
science  of  law  an  engaging  study  and  happiness  in  the  correct  solution  of  intri- 
cate and  involved  judicial  problems,  but  his  nature  is  too  well  rounded  to  per- 
mit his  concentration  upon  any  single  line  and  thus  his  activity  has  been  ex- 
tended to  other  fields  of  knowledge  where  his  research  and  investigation  have 
brought  him  wide  understanding. 


CHARLES  CONRADIS. 

Charles  Conradis  has  built  up  a  national  practice  in  corporation  law,  being 
known  in  this  connection  throughout  the  country  and  maintaining  his  office  in 
St.  Louis  that  he  might  be  centrally  located  in  the  care  of  a  clientele  that  extends 
from  ocean  to  ocean.  He  was  born  in  Washington,  D.  C,  October  5,  1867.  His 
father,  Henrv  Conradis,  was  a  native  of  Germany  and  in  1850  became  a  resident 
of  America's  capital.  He  was  for  many  years  a  government  contractor  and  en- 
gaged on  the  construction  of  the  capital  and  other  government  buildings.  He  be- 
came a  very  prominent  and  influential  business  man  of  Washington  and  contrib- 
uted in  substantial  measure  to  the  improvement  and  adornment  of  that  city,  where 
he  maintained  his  residence  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise  on  the  I5_th  of  January, 
1890.  From  an  obscure  position  in  the  business  world  he  worked  his  way  steadily 
upward  to  success.  He  married  Emily  Notbohn,  a  native  of  Germany,  who  came 
to  America  in  1853  and  is  still  a  resident  of  Washington. 

Charles  Conradis  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  the  capital  and  after- 
ward entered  Georgetown  University  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  completing  the 


CHARLES  COXRADIS 


790  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

classical  course  there  in  1887,  in  which  year  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  was 
conferred  upon  him.  He  afterward  entered  the  law  department,  receiving  his 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law  in  1890  and  of  Master  of  Law  in  1891.  For  one 
year  after  his  graduation  he  was  connected  with  the  district  attorney's  office  in 
Washington  as  chief  clerk,  and  in  1891  he  removed  to  Helena,  ^lontana,  where 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  Rufus  Garland,  a  son  of  Attorney  General  Gar- 
land, who  was  a  member  of  President  Cleveland's  cabinet.  After  a  year  in  Mon- 
tana, Mr.  Conradis  removed  to  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  where  he  engaged  in  prac- 
tice until  1901,  specializing  in  corporation  law.  Inthis  direction  he  has  built  up 
a  national  practice  and  in  order  to  be  located  centrally  and  thus  be  kept  more 
generally  in  touch  with  his  clients,  who  are  found  in  all  sections  of  the  country, 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1901  and  opened  an  office  here.  He  devotes  his  attention 
exclusively  to  corporation  law  and  has  most  comprehensive  and  thorough  infor- 
mation concerning  this  great  department  of  jurisprudence,  which  is  gradually 
being  broadened  as  the  outgrowth  of  advanced  industrial  and  consolidated  com- 
mercial interests.  The  laws  that  have  to  do  with  commerce  and  with  corpora- 
tions are  becoming  more  and  more  involved  and  intricate  and  the  successful  cor- 
poration lawyer  is  one  who  has  remarkable  powers  of  analyzation  in  order  that 
he  may  understand  the  component  parts  of  a  situation  and  bring  to  bear  thereon 
the  knowledge  appertaining  thereto.  Few  men  are  so  thoroughly  equipped  for 
success  in  this  direction  as  ]\Ir.  Conradis  and  he  is  a  well  known  member  of  the 
American  Bar  Association. 

On  the  27th  of  December,  1900,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Charles  Conradis 
and  ]\Iiss  Adele  Conrades,  a  daughter  of  J.  H.  Conrades,  of  the  J.  H.  Conrades 
Chair  Company  of  St.  Louis.  They  now  have  one  son,  Albert  Earl,  born  in 
November,  1901.  Mr.  Conradis  votes  with  the  republican  party.  Fishing,  hunt- 
ing, aquatic  and  other  outdoor  sports  make  strong  appeal  to  him  and  his  is  a  .well 
developed  manhood  and  well  rounded  character.  While  his  power  and  ability 
in  professional  lines  have  gained  him  national  distinction,  he  is  not  so  abnor- 
mally developed  in  any  one  direction  as  to  be  termed  a  genius,  but  has  on  the 
contrary  that  force  of  character  that  enables  him  to  turn  his  interest  and  attention 
upon  the  subject  at  hand,  whether  it  has  to  do  with  the  physical  development,  the 
social  amenities,  the  intellectual  progress  or  the  professional  labors  of  the  in- 
dividual. 


lOSEPH  PAUL  HOF. 


Joseph  Paul  Hof  is  the  real-estate  agent  for  the  great  Anheuser-Busch 
Brewing  Association  of  St.  Louis.  His  superior  business  ability,  extensive  ope- 
rations and  personal  qualities  have  made  him  prominent  in  both  business  and 
social  lines  and  he  stands  todav  as  one  of  the  representative  men  of  the  city 
who  are  continuously  pushing  forward  the  Avheels  of  progress.  He  was  born 
in  St.  Louis,  in  November,  1859.  His  father,  Paul  A.  Hof,  was  born  in  Darm- 
stadt, Germany,  and  died  in  St.  Louis  in  December,  1891.  During  his  residence 
in  this  city  he  engaged  for  a  time  in  the  dry-goods  business  and  was  afterward 
collector  of  special  taxes.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Theresa  Arendes, 
a  sister  of  Frederick  Arendes,  the  president  and  organizer  of  the  Lafayette 
Bank.  She  was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  but  for  many  years  Mr.  and  Mrs.' 
Paul  A.  Hof  resided  in  St.  Louis,  where  they  reared  their  family,  including 
Joseph  P.  Hof  of  this  review. 

The  son  in  early  boyhood  was  a  pupil  in  the  parochial  school,  while  later 
he  attended  the  high  school.  He  afterward  became  a  student  in  Christian 
Brothers  College  and  entered  upon  his  business  career  in  the  humble  capacity 
of  an  apprentice  at  the  cabinetmaker's  trade  with  the  firm  of  Stoppelkamp  & 
Hohmann.     He  was  with  that  concern  between  the  ages  of  fourteen  and  eigh- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  791 

teen  years  and  later  served  in  various  clerical  capacities  with  different  houses 
for  a  number  of  years,  being  for  a  time  with  M.  D.  Heltzell  &  Company  and 
A.  B.  Bowman  &  Company.  Subsecjuently  he  became  connected  with  the  whole- 
sale notion  and  toy  business  of  F.  Etzel  &  Company,  at  No.  508  North  Main 
street,  six  years  being  devoted  to  his  duties  in  that  connection.  Each  change  in  his 
business  career  has  marked  a  forward  step,  which  has  brought  him  a  broader 
outlook  and  wider  opportunities.  In  1884  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  White 
Sewing  Machine  Company  as  bookkeeper  and  cashier,  capably  representing  that 
house  until  November,  1886,  when  he  was  appointed  deputy  collector  in  the  United 
States  revenue  service.  After  filling  the  position  for  five  years,  he  resigned  to 
accept  a  position  in  the  new  banking  house,  the  National  Bank  of  the  Republic. 
His  duties  there  engrossed  his  time  and  attention  until  1893,  when  he  entered 
the  recorder  voter's  office  under  James  L.  Carlisle,  the  recorder  of  voters.  His 
next  position  was  under  Colonel  Nicholas  M.  Bell,  the  first  excise  commissioner 
of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  and  as  his  assistant  Mr.  Hof  issued  the  first  license 
under  the  excise  law  in  this  city.  He  remained  in  that  position  until  the  ap- 
pointment of  C.  Speck  as  collector  of  internal  revenue  under  the  second  Cleve- 
land administration,  at  which  time  Air.  Hof  was  given  the  appointment  of  dep- 
uty collector  and  during  the  last  three  years  of  his  connection  with  that  depart- 
ment he  served  in  the  capacity  of  cashier  in  the  local  office.  He  then  left  the 
government  service  with  the  change  of  administration  in  1898  and  since  that 
time  has  been  engaged  with  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Association,  in  charge 
of  the  real-estate  department.  Such  is  a  brief  outline  of  his  business  record. 
Those  who  know  Mr.  Hof  recognize  in  him  a  man  of  sound  judgment  and  firm 
determination,  who  is  alert,  energetic  and  vigorous.  His  powers  have  constantly 
expanded  as  he  has  employed  his  talents  in  the  discharge  of  onerous  and  im- 
portant duties  and  as  the  years  have  passed  his  responsibilities  have  increased, 
bringing  him  to  the  position  which  he  now  occupies  as  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent real-estate  men  of  the  city,  handling  most  extensive  property  interests. 

While  Mr.  Hof  is  well  known  in  his  business  connections,  there  are  other 
phases  of  his  life  which  are  deserving  of  comment  and  commendation.  He  has 
put  forth  strenuous  and  effective  eft'ort  in  behalf  of  the  city's  welfare  along  many 
lines  and  holds  to  high  ideals  in  municipal  progress  and  improvement.  For 
about  fifteen  years  he  has  been  a  resident  of  the  southwestern  portion  of  St. 
Louis,  known  as  Lindenwood,  where  are  many  of  the  most  beautiful  and  palatial 
homes,  and  during  much  of  this  period  he  has  served  as  secretary  of  the  South- 
western Improvement  Association,  in  which  connection  he  has  been  actively 
engaged  in  promoting  various  movements  and  measures  that  have  proved  of 
direct  and  substantial  benefit  to  that  section  of  the  city.  He  has  favored  and 
labored  for  advancement  in  the  departments  of  city  water,  light,  the  extension 
of  the  fire  alarm  system  and  better  police  protection.  While  working  toward 
high  ideals,  he  employs  the  most  practical  methods  and  has  secured  substantial 
results,  from  which  the  community  at  large  accrues  the  benefit.  In  April,  1906, 
he  removed  from  his  old  home  at  Lindenwood  to  a  handsome  residence  at  No. 
5917  Julian  avenue. 

Mr.  Hof  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  in  September,  1885,  to  Miss  Regina  F. 
Knapp,  a  daughter  of  Alexander  Knapp,  wdio  was  connected  with  the  Mullen 
&  Hopkins  Paint  Company.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hof  have  been  born  the  fol- 
lowing named  sons  and  daughters:  Mae  Elizabeth,  born  in  1886,  is  a  graduate 
of  the  St.  Alphonsus  high  school  and  is  now  an  art  student ;  Margaret  Theresa 
is  attending  the  Visitation  Academy  at  Cabanne ;  Paul  Alexander  is  pursuing 
his  studies  in  St.  Rose's  school  and  after  his  graduation  there  expects  to  pur- 
sue a  college  course  in  civil  engineering. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Hof  is  a  democrat  but  is  never  bitterly  aggressive 
in  his  partisanship  and  in  his  labors  for  the  city's  improvement  has  worked  ear- 
nestlv  with  other  broad-minded  men  to  accomplish  what  would  benefit  the  en- 


792  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tire  community.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  of  the  St.  Louis 
]\Iuseum  of  Fine  Arts.  His  sympathy  is  with  all  those  movements  which  pro- 
mote intellectual  and  c-esthetic  culture,  for  he  recog-nizes  the  fact  that  culture 
is  to  the  individual  what  civilization  is  to  the  communitv. 


BERNARD  J.  EHNTS. 

A  useful  life  is  not  soon  to  be  consigned  to  oblivion.  The  magnetism  of  its 
presence,  the  characteristics  which  made  it  respected  and  beloved  and  the  influ- 
ence it  exerted  while  active  in  the  w^orld's  arena  leave  their  impress  upon  the 
community  and  long  after  it  has  gone  to  continue  existence  amid  the  grand  real- 
ities of  after  life  its  memory  is  frecjuently  recalled  and  crowned  with  fond  recol- 
lections. Such  is  true  of  the  life  of  Bernard  J.  Ehnts,  who  having  been  influen- 
tially  associated  with  the  lumber  industry  of  this  city,  passed  into  the  life  beyond 
in  1901 . 

He  was  born  in  Bremen,  Germany,  December  19,  185 1,  a  son  of  Jansen  and 
Helen  Ehnts.  His  parents  migrated  to  the  United  States  in  1852  when  their 
only  son,  Bernard  J.,  was  only  nine  months  old.  They  embarked  on  a  sailing 
vessel  and  landed  in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  after  a  three  months'  voyage. 
Jansen  Ehnts  passed  away  when  his  son  Bernard  was  sixteen  months  old.  His 
widow  was  then  united  in  marriage  with  Henry  Sickendike. 

Bernard  J.  Ehnts  was  reared  in  St.  Louis  and  was  given  every  advantage 
by  his  mother  to  fit  himself  for  a  useful  career.  After  attending  the  pubHc 
schools  he  took  a  course  in  a  local  business  college.  Upon  graduating  he  was 
given  employment  by  his  step-father,  who  was  the  owner  of  an  extensive  lum- 
ber business.  While  in  this  position  he  familiarized  himself  with  the  various 
grades  and  kinds  of  lumber  and  having  become  an  adept  in  the  business  he  was 
engaged  in  a  responsible  position  with  Joseph  Haffner  and  later  with  William 
Druhe,  both  of  whom  were  lumber  merchants.  By  this  time,  having  consider- 
ably broadened  his  experience  and  being  conversant  with  all  phases  of  the  lum- 
ber industry,  he  established  himself  in  the  hardwood  lumber  business  on  Sixteenth 
street  between  Poplar  and  Spruce  streets.  Here  he  transacted  an  extensive 
business  until  his  death.  Air.  Ehnts  was  noted  for  his  ability  and  straightfor- 
ward dealing  and  left  behind  him  a  host  of  warm  friends. 

Mr.  Ehnts  was  a  member  of  the  Holy  Ghost  church  on  Page  and  Grand 
avenues.  He  was  a  man  remarkable  for  his  high  moral  character,  his  adherence 
to  the  church  and  his  fidelity  to  his  religious  obligations.  In  politics  he  was  a 
republican.  While  not  an  active  politician  he  was  certainly  interested  in  the 
issues  of  the  day  and  used  his  influence  in  the  election  of  men  to  public  office 
who  could  handle  them  to  the  best  advantage.  Among  the  fraternal  organiza- 
tions of  which  he  was  a  member  were  the  Union  Club,  the  St.  Louis  Turners  and 
Anchor  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  In  the  latter  he  took  especial  interest  and  had 
passed  through  many  of  the  higher  degrees. 

Mr.  Ehnts  was  united  in  marriage  February  28,  1878,  to  Amelia  Mueller, 
who  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1858.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Michael  and  Anna 
f  Scholl )  Mueller,  both  natives  of  Germany,  whence  they  came  to  America  in  1854. 
Her  father  was  a  merchant  tailor  and  plied  his  craft  until  the  year  1870,  when 
he  passed  away  at  the  age  of  fifty  years.  Besides  the  wife  of  our  subject  they 
liave  three  children:  Catherine,  wife  of  Oscar  H.  Guether ;  Bertha,  wife  of  Rich- 
ard O'Brien ;  and  August.  Mrs.  Mueller  passed  away  in  1898  at  the  age  of  seven- 
ty-seven years.  Mrs.  Ehnts  has  three  children :  Ellida,  wife  of  Phillip  Barden- 
heier;  Anna,  wife  of  R.  M.  Wiggin,  of  Mexico  City,  Mexico;  and  Frederick 
Henry, 


BERNARD  J.    EHXTS 


794  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

j\Irs.  Ehnts  is  a  member  of  the  church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception  and  is- 
also  affiliated  with  several  fraternal  organizations.  She  is  noted  for  her  charity 
and  is  always  readv  to  contribute  to  worthy  enterprises.  She  has  traveled  exten- 
sively, both  abroad  and  throughout  this  country  and  is  one  of  the  best  read 
women  in  the  community,  remarkable  for  her  versatility  and  brilliant  accom- 
plishments. 


HEXRY  C.   OCHTERBECK. 

Among  St.  Louis'  business  and  professional  men  none  are  more  closely 
identified  with  the  growth  and  best  interests  of  the  city  than  Henry  C.  Ochter- 
beck,  one  of  its  native  sons.  Eor  many  years  he  has  been  known  for  his  ster- 
ling qualities,  his  fearless  loyalty,  his  honest  convictions,  his  sturdy  opposition 
to  misrule  in  business  affairs  and  his  clear-headedness,  discretion  and  tact  as 
manager  and  leader.  His  record  in  business  circles  has  been  one  of  honor  and 
success  and  vet  he  has  given  some  of  the  best  efforts  of  his  life  to  the  eleva- 
tion and  purification  of  the  municipal  government.  As  tangible  proof  of  his 
devotion  to  the  best  interests  of  the  community  we  have  but  to  cite  his  service 
as  a  member  of  the  grand  jury  that  exposed  the  corruption  in  public  places  in 
June,  1907,  and  the  eft'ective  work  he  has  done  as  mayor  of  Kirkwood,  where 
he  maintains  his  residence.  In  business  circles  he  is  well  known  as  a  partner 
in  the  DeCamp  Fuel  Company. 

:\Ir.  Ochterbeck  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  August  25,  1861.  His  father,  John 
A.  Ochterbeck,  a  native  of  Germany,  arrived  in  America  at  the  age  of  twelve 
years  and  took  up  his  abode  in  St.  Louis  sixty-three  years  ago.  He  became  a 
merchant  and  merchant  tailor  and  remained  a  factor  in  business  circles  here  for 
many  years  or  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  March,  1903.  His  wife,  Mrs. 
Caroline  Ochterbeck,  nee  Kunter,  was  a  native  of  Prussia  and  arrived  in  St. 
Louis  in  early  life.  She  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  seventy  years.  Henry  _C. 
Ochterbeck  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  passing  through  consecutive 
grades  until  he  completed  the  high-school  course  by  graduation  in  the  class 
of  1 88 1.  He  then  entered  business  fife,  being  first  employed  in  a  wholesale  fur- 
nishing goods  house,  where  he  served  in  various  capacities  until  through  gradual 
promotions  he  became  creditman  in  the  George  Wolff  &  Son  clothing  house. 
He  withdrew  from  that  business  about  1898  to  become  associated  with  the  firm 
of  Logwood,  DeCamp  &  Company,  fuel  dealers,  as  creditman,  and  in  1903 
was  taken  into  the  firm  as  a  partner.  They  are  wholesale  and  retail  dealers  in 
coal  and  coke  and  also  operate  coal  mines  at  DeCamp,  Illinois,  under  the  style 
of  the  DeCamp  Coal  ]\Iining  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Ochterbeck  is  vice  presi- 
dent and  director.  He  is  methodical  and  systematic  in  all  that  he  does  and  be- 
sides possesses  an  analytical  trend  of  thought  that  enables  him  to  see  clearly 
the  composite  elements  of  the  situation,  to  eliminate  that  which  is  useless  and 
to  strengthen  that  which  is  vaUiable.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis 
Credit  Agency,  the  Retail  Credit  Agency,  which  is  of  the  utmost  benefit  to  busi- 
ness men  of  this  city. 

In  the  midst  of  a  business  career,  in  which  he  has  made  steady  advance- 
ment and  proven  his  worth  as  a  factor  in  the  success  of  the  houses  with  which 
he  has  been  connected,  Mr.  Ochterbeck  has  always  found  opportunity  to  coope- 
rate in  those  movements  which  have  worked  for  higher  ideals  in  citizenship  and 
have  striven  for  purity  and  elevation  in  politics.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Civic 
League,  did  splendid  service  as  a  member  of  the  grand  jury  which  exposed  the 
corruption  in  public  places  in  June,  1907,  and  has  been  an  interested  worker  in 
local  politics  in  Kirkwood,  where  he  makes  his  home.  In  1906  he  was  elected 
mayor  of  the  city  for  a  term  of  two  years,  and  has  succeeded  in  discharging 
the  indebtedness  of  the  town  during  this  administration  and  also  induced  many 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  795 

works  of  improvement  and  reform.  He  votes  with  the  democracy  but  belongs 
to  that  class  of  men  who  place  the  public  good  before  partisanship  and  never 
sacrifice  community  interests  to  personal  aggrandizement.  He  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  Christian  Science  movement  since  1892  and  was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  First  Church  of  Christian  Scientists  on  King's  Highway.  He  is 
now  first  reader  in  the  Science  Church  at  Kirkwood. 

In  1890  Mr.  Ochterbeck  was  married  to  Miss  Magdalen  Gilgen,  of  New 
Philadelphia,  Ohio.  They  have  one  daughter,  Irene,  born  September  18,  1902, 
and  a  son,  Paul  G.,  born  October  23,  1903.  Mr.  Ochterbeck  owns  an  attractive 
home  at  Kirkwood,  in  which  he  takes  a  deep  interest  and  his  hobby,  if  it  may 
be  so  termed,  is  poultry  raising.  He  takes  great  interest  in  the  production  of 
fine  poultry  and  his  interest  centers  in  his  home  and  its  attractive  surroundings. 
He  is  too  broad-minded,  however,  to  narrow  his  activities  to  any  one  line,  his 
efiforts  reaching  out  to  many  concerns  which  touch  the  general  interests  of  soci- 
ety. He  is  a  man  of  strong  convictions,  unfaltering  in  their  support.  In  conse- 
quence of  his  prominence  in  political,  business  and  social  life  he  has  a  wide 
accjuaintance  and  has  gained  a  host  of  warm  friends,  whose  high  and  sincere 
regard,  recognizing  his  genuine  worth,  he  fully  possesses.  He  has  given  much 
study  to  political  and  economic  questions  and  while  inclined  to  be  safely  conser- 
vative he  yet  holds  many  advanced  ideas  on  questions  of  governmental  policy. 
The  soldier  on  the  field  of  battle  has  displayed  no  greater  loyalty  than  has  Mr. 
Ochterbeck  in  support  of  American  institutions  and  his  condemnation  of  political 
intrigue  as  practiced  by  both  parties.  There  is  no  doubt  that  had  he  entered 
into  the  methods  of  many  politicians  he  could  have  obtained  almost  any  office 
he  might  desire  but  with  him  principle  is  above  party,  purity  in  municipal  affairs 
above  personal   interest. 


THOAIAS  BARTLETT  HARLAN. 

Thomas  Bartlett  Harlan  is  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Harlan,  Jeffries  & 
Wagner  of  St.  Louis,  and  in  his  practice  makes  a  special  feature  of  corporation 
law.  He  is  likewise  a  factor  in  the  development  of  the  rich  natural  resources  of 
the  west  as  one  of  the  organizers  and  promoters  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Rocky 
Mountain  Pacific  Company,  which  has  large  railroad  and  fuel  interests. 

A  native  of  the  Empire  state,  Thomas  B.  Harlan  was  born  in  Brooklyn^ 
New  York,  April  15,  1868,  a  son  of  Thomas  Jefferson  and  Zelpha  (Bartlett) 
Harlan,  who  were  natives  of  Virginia  and  Maine  respectively.  The  father 
was  a  mining  engineer,  who  in  1869  went  to  California,  operating  various  min- 
ing properties  in  that  state  and  in  Nevada.  In  1886  he  went  to  New  Mexico, 
where  he  was  in  charge  of  the  Sheridan  mine  until  1888,  when  it  was  closed 
down.  He  continued  to  reside  in  that  territory,  however,  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1897,  his  grave  being  made  in  a  cemetery  at  Silver  City,  New  Mex- 
ico. His  wife,  who  died  in  Nevada  in  1872,  was  laid  to  rest  in  Eureka.  They 
had  but  two  children,  Thomas  B.  and  Ella  Bartlett,  and  following  the  mother's 
demise  the  son  and  daughter  were  taken  to  the  home  of  an  aunt  in  Louisiana, 
Pike  county,  Missouri,  where  they  were  reared. 

After  attending  the  public  schools  at  that  place  Thomas  B.  Harlan  spent 
one  year  as  a  student  in  a  Baptist  college  in  Louisiana  and  at  the  beginning  of 
the  school  year  of  1886-7  ^^^  matriculated  in  the  Missouri  State  University  at 
Columbia.  Missouri,  where  he  pursued  an  engineering  course.  In  March,  1888, 
he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  to  engage  here  in  the  insurance  business  and  at  the  same 
time  he  eagerly  availed  himself  of  every  opportunity  for  pursuing  the  study 
of  law.  By  mutual  agreement  he  and  his  friend,  Washington  Irving  Carroll, 
purchased  a  Blackstone  and  each  morning  arrived  at  the  office  an  hour  before 
the  dav's  work  was  to  bes:in  to  master  that  volume.     Thev  also  studied  for  two- 


796  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

years  under  Conde  B.  Fallen,  who  instructed  them  in  Latin  and  English.  Sub- 
sequently ]\Ir.  Carroll  joined  the  ministry  but  Mr.  Harlan  continued  in  his 
preparation  for  the  bar  and  in  1890  entered  the  St.  Louis  Law  School.  Two 
years  later  he  secured  admission  to  the  bar  by  successfully  passing  the  required 
examination.  One  of  the  examiners  on  that  occasion  was  Judge  Valliant  and  it 
was  rather  a  coincidence  that  Mr.  Harlan  tried  his  first  jury  case  before  the  same 
judge.  He  completed  his  law  school  course  by  graduation  in  1893  after  three 
years  spent  as  a  student  in  that  institution  and,  locating  for  practice  in  St. 
Louis,  formed  a  partnership  with  the  Hon.  Matt  G.  Reynolds.  This  relation 
was  terminated  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  the  senior  partner's  time  was  taken 
up  with  his  duties  as  attorney  of  the  United  States  court  of  private  land  claims. 
Mr.  Harlan  then  practiced  alone  for  about  three  years,  when  he  became  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  of  Taylor  &  Harlan.  Judge  Reynolds  in  the  meantime  having 
concluded  his  duties  in  the  land  claims  business,  the  firm  was  reorganized  under 
the  style  of  Reynolds.  Koehler,  Reiss  &  Harlan,  which  continued  until  the  elec- 
tion of  ^Ir.  Reynolds  to  the  bench  of  the  circuit  court.  He  took  his  office  on  the 
1st  of  January.  1905,  and  on  the  ist  of  August  following  the  present  firm  of 
Harlan.  Jefirries  &.*  Wagner  was  organized.  The  second  partner  was  formerly 
assistant  attorney  general,  while  Thomas  H.  Wagner  was  formerly  insurance 
commissioner  of  ^Missouri  and  vice  president  of  the  ^lissouri  Lincoln  Trust  Com- 
pany. This  is  today  recognized  as  one  of  the  strongest  law  firms  of  St.  Louis, 
having  a  most  extensive  clientage.  Their  clients  include  many  corporations, 
representing  some  of  the  largest  concerns  in  the  country.  Since  his  admission 
to  the  bar  ^Ir.  Harlan  has  remained  a  student  of  the  law,  constantly  broaden- 
ing his  knowledge  by  research  and  investigation.  He  is  notably  thorough  and 
painstaking  in  the  preparation  of  his  cases  and  it  logically  follows  that  his 
presentation  is  clear  and  convincing. 

Aside  from  his  work  as  attorney  and  counsel  Mr.  Harlan  was  one  of  the 
organizers  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Rocky  Mountain  Facific  Company,  capitalized 
for  eleven  million  dollars  and  owning  a  half  million  acres  of  bituminous  coking 
coal  in  northern  New  ^lexico.  Through  its  subsidiary  company,  the  St.  Louis, 
Rocky  ^Mountain  &  Facific  Railroad  Company,  it  operates  one  hundred  and  six 
miles  of  standard  gauge  railroad  in  northern  New  Mexico.  Mr.  Harlan  was  the 
prime  factor  in  developing  this  enterprise,  which  is  the  largest  of  the  kind  in 
the  United  States. 

!Mr.  Harlan  married  Miss  Lena  Carroll,  a  native  of  Fike  county,  Missouri, 
and  they  have  two  children,  Carroll  and  Irene.  Alembership  relations  connect 
him  with  the  ^Mercantile  Club  and  with  the  Legion  of  Honor  of  St.  Louis,  and 
a  wide  acquaintance  has  brought  to  him  the  high  regard  and  admiration  of  his 
fellowmen. 


HARRY  F.  HEMAN. 


Harry  F.  Heman.  a  contractor,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1874,  and  is  a  son 
of  John  H.  Heman,  also  a  native  of  this  city.  The  father  was  for  many  years 
superintendent  of  the  Heman  Construction  Company,  and  although  he  com- 
menced business  life  as  a  poor  man,  his  strict  attention  to  his  trade  and  his  care- 
ful management  of  his  interests  enabled  him,  in  the  course  of  years,  to  accu- 
mulate a  comfortable  little  fortune.  He  married  Lottie  Kroeger  and  died  in  the 
year  1905.  They  had  three  children,  Harry  F. ;  W.  F.,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
feed  business ;  and  G.  A.,  a  contractor. 

Harry  F.  Heman  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  St.  Louis  for  the 
educational  privileges  he  enjoyed.  When  nineteen  years  of  age  he  began  tak- 
ing city  contracts  for  the  building  of  streets  and  sidewalks,  and  since  that  time 
has  been  continuously  engaged  in  city  work  of  that  character.     He  is  now,  and 


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79S  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

has  been  for  some  years,  one  of  the  most  prominent  contractors  in  this  line  in 
St.  Louis,  and  since  he  started  in  business  he  has  probably  built  more  streets 
liere  than  any  other  contractor.  As  the  years  have  gone  by  his  practical  knowl- 
edge has  increased,  and  he  has  learned  to  produce  the  best  results  at  a  minimum 
expenditure  of  time  and  labor,  and  yet  the  thoroughfares  of  St.  Louis  bear  evi- 
dence of  his  thoroughness  and  capability. 

in  1893  occurred  the  marriage  of  Harry  F.  Heman  to  Aliss  Kittie  Busch,  a 
daughter  of  J.  H.  Busch,  of  St.  Louis  county.  Mr,  and  Mrs.  Heman  have  two 
sons,  Harrv  F.  and  Earl  B.  ]\lr.  Heman  belongs  to  Westgate  Lodge,  No.  44s, 
A.  F.  &  A.'M.,  and  also  to  St.  Louis  Chapter,  No.  8,  R.  A.'m.,  and  St.  Aldemar 
Commandery,  No.  18,  K.  T.,  the  Masonic  fraternity  finding  in  him  an  exemplary 
representative.  Politically  he  is  a  democrat  with  belief  in  the  principles  of  the 
party  but  without  desire  for  office  as  a  reward  for  partv  fealty.  His  entire  life 
li&s  been  passed  in  St.  Louis,  and  the  warm  friendship  of  those  who  have  known 
him  from  his  boyhood  is  evidence  of  the  excellent  qualities  which  he  has  dis- 
played in  every  relation. 


A.  J.   SCHMIDT. 


A.  J.  Schmidt,  son  of  Conrad  and  Josephine  ( Reideser)  Schmidt,  was  born 
in  Glasgow,  Missouri,  December  6,  1882.  The  parochial  schools  afforded  him 
his  early  educational  privileges  and  later  he  attended  an  academy  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  fourteen  years,  after  Avhich  he  spent  two  years  as  a  student  in  Pritch- 
ett  College  of  his  native  city. 

'Mr.  Schmidt  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  since  the  ist  of  September, 
1901.  at  which  time  he  entered  a  brokerage  office  as  a  stenographer,  having 
previously  studied  in  qualification  of  a  business  situation  of  that  character.  He 
afterward  became  secretary  of  the  company,  working  his  way  upward  by  his 
ability  and  faithfulness.  The  business  was  incorporated  as  the  A.  H.  Brown 
in  1900  with  Brown  as  president  and  W.  G.  Boyd  vice  president.  The  com- 
pany is  capitalized  for  one  hundred  and  fiftv  thousand  dollars  and  has  member- 
ship in  the  St.  Louis  Stock  Exchange,  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade  and  the 
St.  Louis  ^Merchants  Exchange.  The  firm  is  well  known  in  financial  circles  and 
handles  much  valuable  commercial  paper. 

^Ir.  Schmidt  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  men  and 
measures  of  the  republican  party  and  he  belongs  to  the  !^Iissouri  Athletic  Club. 
He  is  a  young  man  wdio  has  attained  an  enviable  position  for  one  of  his  years 
and  in  his  life  he  exemplifies  the  progressive  spirit  of  the  age,  whereby  many 
young  men  have  become  leaders  in  the  world  of  finance  and  commerce. 


ALBERT  B.   GROVES. 

Albert  B.  Groves,  an  architect  with  offices  in  the  Stock  Exchange  building 
at  St.  Louis,  is  descended  from  English  ancestry.  His  father,  John  Groves, 
came  to  America  from  England  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  and  later  in  Boston 
formed  the  acquaintance  of  Miss  Mary  Southall,  who  was  then  visiting  with 
her  father  in  America.  Their  marriage  followed  and  they  became  residents  of 
Providence.  Rhode  Island,  where  on  the  8th  of  December,  1868,  Albert  B. 
Groves  was  born.  The  father  was  a  mechanical  engineer  and  iron  manufac- 
turer, who  built  and  put  in  operation  a  large  number  of  bar  iron  plants  in  dif- 
ferent parts  of  this  country.    He  also  built  the  rolling  mills  at  Rome,  New  York. 

Albert  B.  Groves  was  a  lad  of  three  years  when  the  family  removed  from 
Providence.  Rhode  Island,  to  Rome,  New  York,  where  as  a  student  in  the  pub- 


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lie  schools  he  pursued  his  education  to  his  graduation  from  the  high  school  at 
Rome  in  1884.  That  fall  he  entered  Cornell  University,  where  he  pursued  a 
four  years'  course  in  architecture  and  was  graduated  in  1888,  winning  the  de- 
gree of  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Architecture.  Entering  upon  his  chosen  calling, 
he  was  for  a  year  employed  in  eastern  offices  and  later  went  to  Denver,  Colo- 
rado, where  he  spent  two  years. 

The  succeeding  two  years  were  passed  in  study  and  travel  abroad  and 
upon  his  return  from  Europe  Mr.  Groves  settled  at  St.  Louis,  where  he  entered 
into  a  partnership  for  the  practice  of  his  profession  under  the  firm  style  of  Grable, 
Weber  &  Groves.  This  connection  was  continued  for  three  years.  The  with- 
drawal of  the  senior  partner  left  the  firm  Weber  &  Groves  until  after  the  Lou- 
isiana Purchase  Exposition,  but  in  1904  Mr.  Weber  died  and  since  that  time 
Mr.  Groves  has  been  alone  in  business,  having  a  most  important  clientage  that 
has  made  him  a  most  prominent  factor  in  the  building  operations  and  architec- 
tural adornment  of  the  city.  Perhaps  no  better  evidence  of  his  ability  can  be 
given  than  in  the  statement  that  he  was  the  architect  of  the  Whitehouse  build- 
ing, of  the  Brown  Shoe  Company,  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  building,  the  Poland 
Book  &  Stationery  building,  the  main  rotunda  of  the  St.  Louis  city  hall,  the 
new  Union  Avenue  Christian  church,  the  J\Iaple  Avenue  ]\Iethodist  church,  the 
Fountain  Park  Congregational  church,  the  Cote  Brilliante  Presbyterian  church, 
the  Curbv  ^lemorial  Presbyterian  church,  the  residence  of  Breckinridge  Jones 
in  Portland  Place,  the  residence  of  Charles  H.  Huttig  on  Washington  Terrace, 
the  residence  of  Charles  Parson  on  Westmoreland  Place,  the  entrance  to  Flora 
boulevard  on  Grand  avenue  and  the  monumental  work,  the  Xew  [Maryland 
hotel  and  the  Tuscan  Temple  on  King's  Highway  and  ]McPherson  avenue. 

In  1893  ]\Ir.  Groves  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Clara  Baker,  at  St.  Charles,  Mis- 
souri, and  they  have  four  children,  namely:  Theron  A.,  Yersi  A..  [Mercedes  and 
J.  Marcellus.  Mr.  Groves  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis,  Missouri  Athletic  and  the 
Maine  Fishing  &  Hunting  Clubs,  while  in  Masonry  he  has  attained  the  thirty- 
second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite  and  the  Knight  Templar  degree  of  the  York 
Hite.  He  is  an  officer  and  member  of  the  Brank  Memorial  Presbyterian  church 
and  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  city's  development  in  intellectual, 
social  and  moral  as  well  as  material  lines.  In  his  profession  he  has  ever  kept 
b)efore  him  a  high  standard  and  has  ever  aimed  to  reach  it.  His  constantly  ex- 
panding powers,  resulting  from  broad  experience,  have  won  for  him  an  envi- 
able place  among  those  who  stand  foremost  as  leading  architects  of  this  city. 


TAYLOR  D.  KELLEY 


Taylor  D.  Kelley,  sales  manager  for  the  American  Steel  Foundries,  was 
born  November  27,  1862,  in  Preble  county,  Ohio,  and  is  a  representative  of  one 
•of  the  old  families  of  that  state,  his  grandfather,  Dennis  Kelley,  having  been  a 
farmer  of  Darke  county,  Ohio,  where  he  lived  to  the  age  of  seventy-five  years. 
His  father,  William  J.  Kelley,  Avas  born  on  the  old  homestead  in  Darke  county 
in  1819,  and,  not  caring  to  follow  agricultural  pursuits  as  a  life  work,  turned  his 
attention  to  the  hardware  business,  for  many  years  conducting  a  store.  He 
wedded  Susan  E.  Taylor,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  Taylor  of  Preble  county,  Ohio, 
who  was  a  farmer  of  that  district.  The  "death  of  \Villiam  J.  Kelley  occurred  in 
1899. 

Taylor  D.  Kelley  was  only  three  years  of  age  when  his  parents  removed 
from  Preble  to  Darke  county,  Ohio,  living  on  a  farm  there  for  about  three 
years.  They  afterward  went  to  Greenville,  Darke  county,  where  the  subject 
of  this  review  attended  the  public  schools  until  eighteen  years  of  age.  At  that 
time  he  became  connected  with  the  hardware  business,  in  which  he  continued 
from  1880  until  1894.     In  the  latter  year  he  heard  and  heeded  the  call  of  the 


800  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

city,  arriving  in  St.  Louis  on  the  17th  of  October,  at  which  time  he  became 
associated  with  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  as  manager  of  the  railway 
supply  department,  occupying  that  position  of  responsibility  until  June  i,  1901, 
when  he  was  appointed  third  vice  president  of  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware 
Company,  continuing  with  that  house  until  November  i,  1904,  when  he  ac- 
cepted the  position  which  he  now  occupies  as  sales  manager  of  the  American 
Steel  Foundries,  of  which  his  brother.  William  Y.  Kelley.  is  the  president.  He 
has  had  broad  and  varied  experience  in  commercial  lines,  and  is  thus  well  quali- 
fied for  the  onerous  duties  that  now^  devolve  upon  him  in  connection  with  the 
management  of  the  sales  interests  of  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  important 
corporations  of  St.  Louis. 

On  the  nth  of  February,  1891,  j\lr.  Kelley  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Otta  C.  Wood,  a  daughter  of  P.  B.  and  Mary  E.  Wood.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, Donald  A\'.  and  Elizabeth,  aged  respectively  twelve  and  seven  years.  Mr. 
Kelley  is  very  fond  of  outdoor  sports,  including  golf  and  motoring,  while  he  is 
a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Racquet,  Noonday,  Alercantile,  Glen  Echo  and  St. 
Louis  Field  Clubs. 


ROBERT  AIOORE. 


Robert  Aloore,  who  has  gained  distinction  and  eminence  in  civil  engineer- 
ing circles,  was  born  at  Newcastle,  Pennsylvania,  June  19,  1838.  The  years  have 
chronicled  his  progress  in  a  successful  professional  career  for  his  ability  has  led 
to  his  selection  for  important  civil  engineering  work.  His  father,  Henry  C. 
Moore,  was  also  a  civil  engineer  as  was  his  maternal  grandfather,  Charles  T. 
AA'hippo,  who  was  for  some  time  chief  engineer  of  the  State  canal  from  Beaver 
to  Erie,  Pennsylvania.  When  Robert  Moore  was  about  two  years  of  age  his 
parents  removed  westward  to  Indiana  with  their  family,  the  father  having  been 
appointed  chief  engineer  of  the  Whitewater  canal  then  being  constructed  by  the 
state.  After  its  completion  Mr.  Moore  was  engaged  on  the  construction  of  rail- 
roads in  Indiana  and  Ohio  and  in  a  number  of  railroad  surveys,  and  during  the 
periods  of  vacation  the  son  assisted  his  father  as  flagman  and  rodman  and  thus 
gained  his  first  practical  experience  in  the  line  of  activity  which  afterward  claimed 
his  entire  attention. 

In  1858  Robert  ]\Ioore  was  graduated  from  the  Aliami  University  at  Oxford, 
Ohio,  and  after  a  few  years  entered  upon  the  active  work  of  civil  engineering. 
One  of  his  first  professional  engagements  was  in  the  military  department  as  an 
assistant  L'nited  States  engineer  at  Camp  Nelson,  Kentucky,  and  when  he  had 
fulfilled  his  duties  there  he  returned  to  his  father's  home  in  St.  Louis.  Since 
that  time  his  work  has  been  mainly  the  location  and  construction  of  railways  in 
Illinois,  Indiana,  Ohio  and  Missouri.  He  spent  two  years  at  Springfield,  Illinois, 
as  chief  engineer  of  a  road  which  is  now  a  part  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  sys- 
tem. He  was  then  for  a  year,  1868-9,  at  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  as  chief  engineer 
for  the  Terre  Haute  &  Indianapolis  Railroad  and  in  1869-70,  as  chief  engineer, 
he  Inn'lt  the  road  from  lielleville  to  Duquoin,  Illinois,  which  is  now  a  part  of  the 
Illinois  Central  Railroad  system.  That  contract  completed,  he  assisted  his  father 
on  the  completion  of  a  railroad  from  Pleasant  Hill,  Missouri,  to  Lawrence,  Kan- 
sas, a  part  of  which  is  nr)\v  the  main  line  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe 
Railroad.  In  1872-3,  as  chief  engineer,  he  completed  a  railroad  from  Lorain  to 
L'richsville,  Ohio,  now  a  branch  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad,  after  which 
some  time  was  spent  by  him  in  miscellaneous  work,  including  the  location  of 
the  eastern  half  of  the  Indianapolis,  Decatur  &  Western  Railroad. 

In  1877  -^I^-  ^I^'J'Ji'e  was  appointed  sewer  commissioner  and  member  of  the 
board  of  public  improvements  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  serving  there  when  the 
late  Henry  F)ad,  past  president  of  the  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  was 


ROBERT   MOORE 


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802  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

president  of  the  board.  In  this  position  he  remained  until  1881,  when  he  resigned 
to  engage  in  railroad  work  in  wdiich,  as  constructing  and  consulting  engineer,  he 
has  remained  to  the  present  time.  He  has  built  several  short  lines  of  railroad, 
including  the  St.  Louis,  Peoria  &  Northern  Railway  from  St.  Louis  to  Peoria, 
Illinois,  now  belonging  in  part  to  the  Illinois  Central  system  and  in  part  to  the 
Chicago  &  Alton  Railway  Company.  He  also  built  the  elevated  viaduct  of  the 
St.  Louis  ^Merchants  Bridge  Terminal  Railway  Company,  of  which  he  was  chief 
engineer.  He  acted  as  consulting  engineer  for  the  St.  Louis  &  Illinois  Bridge 
Company,  which  owns  the  Eads  Bridge  ;  for  the  St.  Paul  &  Duluth  Railroad 
Company :  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  Western  Railway  Company ;  the  reorganization 
committee  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Southwestern  Railway  Company;  and  the  reorgan- 
ization committee  of  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railroad  Company.  In 
1896  Air.  Moore  represented  the  Los  Angeles  Terminal  Railroad  in  the  harbor 
controversy  which  resulted  in  the  selection  of  San  Pedro  as  the  deep  water  har- 
bor of  the  southern  California  coast.  In  1897  he  was  a  member  of  the  Brazos 
river  board,  which  reported  to  congress  upon  the  works  at  the  mouth  of  the 
Brazos  river  and  their  value  to  the  government.  In  1899  and  1900  he  was  a 
member  of  the  southwestern  pass  board  wdiich  reported  to  congress  a  plan  with 
estimates  for  deepening  to  thirty-five  feet  the  southwest  pass  of  the  Mississippi 
river  and  in  19CO-2  he  built  the  Southern  Missouri  Railway.  He  is  now^  consult- 
ing engineer  for  various  railroad  companies. 

The  importance  of  Mr.  Moore's  work  and  the  ability  which  he  has  displayed 
therein  has  made  him  a  valued  member  of  various  scientific  societies,  especially 
those  which  draw  their  membership  from  the  ranks  of  civil  engineers.  He  is 
one  of  the  oldest  members  of  the  St.  Louis  Engineers  Club,  which  he  joined  in 
1873  s"f^  of  which  he  has  twice  been  elected  president.  Since  1887  he  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Institution  of  Civil  Engineers  of  London,  the  largest  and  old- 
est engineering  society  in  the  world,  and  since  1876  has  been  a  member  of  the 
American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  serving  in  1902  and  1903  as  its  president — 
the  highest  honor  in  the  profession.  He  has  membership  relations  with  the 
Academv  of  Science  of  St.  Louis  and  after  serving  part  of  one  term  as  its  pres- 
ident declined  a  reelection.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  board  of 
education  since  1897,  was  its  president  in  1905  and  1906,  and  during  his  entire 
connection  therewith  has  done  efi:'ective  service  toward  raising  the  standard  of 
the  schools  in  this  city.  He  belongs  also  to  the  Historical  Society,  the  Amer- 
ican Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  and  the  American  Economics 
Association. 

On  the  3d  of  October,  1878,  Mr.  Aloore  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  ]\Iiss 
Alice  Filley.  a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Oliver  D.  Filley,  at  one  time  mayor  of  St. 
Louis.  Mr.  and  Airs.  Moore  have  one  son,  Charles  W.,  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  A.  G.  Edwards  &  Sons,  the  leading  brokers  of  St.  Louis. 


CYRUS   PACKARD   WALBRIDGE. 

While  Cyrus  Packard  Walbridge  has  made  an  excellent  record  as  a  suc- 
cessful lawyer  and  still  more  successful  merchant,  his  attention  has  not  been 
confined  alone  to  those  lines  but  has  extended  to  the  interests  which  are  to  the 
statesman  and  man  of  affairs  of  vital  importance,  and  in  lines  affecting  the  pub- 
lic good  he  has  been  an  able  and  effective  worker.  He  was  born  at  Madrid, 
New  York,  July  20,  1849,  a  son  of  the  Rev.  Orlo  Judson  and  Maria  Althea 
C Packard)  Walbridge,  the  former  a  Methodist  circuit  rider.  In  the  paternal 
line  the  ancestry  is  traced  back  to  Llenry  Walbridge,  one  of  the  founders  of 
Bennington,  Vermont,  and  Asa  Walbridge,  who  served  in  the  Revolutionary 
war.  The  maternal  ancester,  William  Hyde,  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Nor- 
wich, Connecticut. 


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In  the  common  schools  of  Ilhnois  and  Minnesota,  Cyrus  P.  Walbridgc  ac- 
quired his  preHminary  education  and  afterward  attended  Carlton  College  at 
Northfield,  Minnesota,  while  he  prepared  for  a  professional  career  as  a  student 
in  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor  being  gradu- 
ated therefrom  in  1874.  His  youthful  experiences  were  those  of  most  boys  and 
gradually  his  awakening  powers  and  ambitions  led  him  into  professional  lines, 
and  following  his  graduation  he  went  to  Roger  City,  Michigan,  in  the  employ 
of  a  lumber  concern  as  attorney  and  general  utility  man.  While  there  located 
he  was  appointed  prosecuting  attorney  for  Presque  Isle  county,  Alichigan,  by 
the  circuit  judge.  After  six  months,  however,  he  resigned  his  position  and  re- 
turned to  Minnesota,  settling  in  Minneapolis  for  the  practice  of  law.  There 
he  remained  for  two  years  and  in  1876  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis. 

He  was  here  identified  with  the  general  work  of  the  courts  until  1879, 
(vhen  he  became  house  attorney  for  Jacob  S.  Merrell,  a  wholesale  druggist,  and 
upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Merrell  in  1885  he  was  placed  at  the  head  of  the  business 
by  the  heirs  and  has  remained  president  of  the  J.  S.  Merrell  Drug  Company  to 
the  present  time.  As  he  modestly  expressed  it,  "the  business  has  prospered." 
Those  who  know  aught  of  the  history  of  the  enterprise  during  the  past  twenty- 
three  years,  however,  recognize  that  this  prosperous  condition  is  owing  largely 
to  the  business  ability,  executive  force  and  administrative  direction  of  him  who 
stands  at  the  head  and  he  has  brought  to  bear  keen  discernment,  unfaltering 
enterprise  and  contagious  enthusiasm  in  controlling  the  interests  of  the  house. 
In  1904  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  Bell  Telephone  Company  of 
IMissouri  and  is  still  the  chief  executive  officer.  No  further  comment  concern- 
ing his  business  ability  need  be  given  than  the  fact  that  he  is  holding  these  two 
important  positions  wdiereby  extensive  trade  and  financial  interests  are  in  his 
control.  His  outlook  has  always  been  broad  and  in  his  mercantile  career  he  dis- 
plays much  of  the  analytical  power  which  characterized  him  in  his  law  practice 
and  w^hich  now  enables  him  to  understand  the  points  that  make  up  a  success- 
ful combination  in  business  and  bring  into  related  interests  seemingly  diverse 
elements. 

His  activity,  however,  has  been  bv  no  means  limited  by  commercial  inter- 
ests. He  has  always  been  a  factor  in  public  life  in  affairs  relating  to  the  gen- 
eral welfare  and  his  labors  have  been  along  lines  which  have  proven  directly 
beneficial  to  the  community  at  large.  His  militarv  record  is  confined  to  service 
with  the  National  Guard  of  Missouri  and  that  his  ability  was  ever  recognized 
is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  when  he  retired  in  1885  he  was  serving  as  lieuten- 
ant colonel  of  the  First  Regiment.  He  was  elected  and  served  as  a  member 
of  the  house  of  delegates  from  1881  until  1883,  was  president  of  the  city  coun- 
cil from  1889  until  1893,  was  ntayor  of  St.  Louis  from  1893  until  1897,  and  in 
1904  was  the  republican  nominee  for  governor  of  Missouri.  He  was  also  presi- 
dent of  the  Business  Men's  League  from  1900  until  1906  and  was  the  fourth 
vice  president  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Company.  He  has  been 
honored  in  trade  circles  with  the  presidencv  of  the  National  Wholesale  Drug- 
gists Association,  also  the  St.  Louis,  Paint,  Oil  &  Drug  Club.  In  the  New  Eng- 
land Society  and  the  Congregational  Club  he  has  served  as  president  and  he  be- 
longs to  the  Masonic  fraternitv,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Legion  of  Llonor, 
etc.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Congregational  church  and  the  nature  of  his  asso- 
ciations are  largelv  indicative  of  the  character  of  the  man,  his  purposes  and  his 
ideas. 

]\Ir.  Walbridge  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  October  Q,  1879.  to  Miss  Lizzie 
Merrell,  daughter  of  Jacob  S.  ^Terrell,  and  their  only  child  is  a  son.  Merrell 
Packard  Walbridge,  born  September  5,  1884.  Pie  attended  Smith  Academy 
and  in  1903  entered  Amherst  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1907. 
In  January  of  the  following  year  he  became  secretary  of  the  J.  S.  Merrell  Drug 
Company,  which  is  his  present  business  connection.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
First  Congregational  church  and  the  X^niversitv  Club  and  while  at  Amherst  be- 


804  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

longed  to  the  Alpha  Delta  Phi  fraternity.  The  life  record  of  Cyrus  P.  Wal- 
bridge  is  another  proof  of  the  fact  that  the  road  to  success  is  open  to  all,  that 
the  road  to  public  honor  is  the  path  of  usefulness  and  fidelity. 


CORNELIUS  P.  CURRAN. 

Cornelius  P.  Curran,  throughout  his  entire  career  regarding  every  engage- 
ment made  or  promise  given  as  a  sacred  obligation,  has  today  a  business  record 
that  any  man  might  be  proud  to  possess.  Gradually  he  has  worked  his  way 
upward  until  he  is  now  at  the  head  of  a  growing  and  prosperous  business  .as 
president  and  treasurer  of  the  Con.  P.  Curran  Printing  Company.  But  while  the 
development  of  his  trade  has  made  constant  demands  upon  his  attention  he  has 
also  found  time  for  the  delights  of  literature  and  for  active  participation  in  mat- 
ters of  public  interest  and  moment. 

Air.  Curran  was  born  in  London,  England,  January  9,  1866.  His  father, 
Florance  Curran,  came  to  St.  Louis  from  Cahirciveen,  County  Kerry,  Ireland, 
to  which  place  he  had  removed  on  leaving  England.  Arriving  on  the  shores  of 
the  new  world,  he  at  once  made  his  way  to  the  interior  of  the  country,  settling 
at  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  connected  with  the  iron  industry  until  his  death. 
He  married  Bridget  Keenoy,  who  was  born  in  Castlereagh,  County  Roscommon, 
Ireland,  and  she,  too,  has  passed  away.  Their  family  numbered  three  sons,  all 
yet  living:  John  P.,  a  vocalist  and  comedian  of  the  team  of  Ward  &  Curran,  one 
of  the  best  known  teams  on  the  American  vaudeville  stage ;  Cornelius  P. ;  and 
Florance  J.,  who  is  associated  with  his  brother  in  the  printing  business. 

Brought  to  America  in  early  youth,  Cornelius  P.  Curran  spent  his  boyhood 
days  in  this  city  and  acquired  his  education  in  Christian  Brothers  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1878.  Leaving  school  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years,  he  engaged  in  business  as  a  huckster  but  although  this  early  venture 
served  to  earn  a  livelihood,  the  life  was  peculiarly  distasteful  to  him  and  he  then 
apprenticed  himself  to  a  blacksmith,  with  whom  he  remained  ten  months.  He 
then  accepted  a  position  with  the  Rohan  Boiler  Works,  where  he  continued 
until  1882. 

In  that  year  he  entered  the  printing  business  and  later  formed  a  partner- 
ship in  1889  with  Messrs.  Noble  &  Fox,  printers,  who  were  then  located  at  Third 
and  Locust  streets.  In  1891  he  purchased  Mr.  Noble's  interest  and  in  1894  that 
of  Mr.  Fox,  incorporating  the  Con.  P.  Curran  Printing  Company,  which  now 
occupies  two  corners  on  Third  and  Locust  streets,  having  an  extensive  plant. 
He  began  business  with  a  small  shop,  in  which  he  did  the  mechanical  work  in 
the  day  time,  while  the  evening  hours  were  devoted  to  the  mathematical  calcu- 
lations and  the  financial  affairs  of  the  house.  Through  his  indomitable  energy 
and  thrift,  however,  the  business  has  been  gradually  developed  until  he  has  today 
one  of  the  largest  job  printing  establishments  of  the  United  States,  making  a 
specialty  of  railroad  and  tariff  work.  They  are  among  the  most  prominent 
tariff  printers  in  this  section  and  the  business  done  is  that  which  requires  the 
utmost  care  and  accuracy.  Only  skilled  workmen  are  employed  and  the  output 
is  always  kept  up  to  a  high  standard.  A  considerable  portion  of  Mr.  Curran's 
success  may  be  attributed  to  the  fact  that  he  has  never  made  an  engagement  that 
he  has  not  kept,  nor  incurred  an  obligation  that  he  has  not  filled,  while  prompt- 
ness has  characterized  his  work  at  all  times.  This  feature  of  his  business  is  so 
pronounced  that  the  phrase  "always  on  time"  was  adopted  bv  the  firm  as  the 
trade  mark  of  the  company,  it  being  considered  the  kevnote  of  the  success  which 
has  attended  the  various  enterprises  in  which  Mr.  Curran  is  interested.  The 
apparently  insurmountable  obstacles  necessary  to  be  overcome  in  the  early  strug- 
gle to  secure  a  ffjothold  in  the  business  world,  developed  in  liim  a  strong  self- 
reliant  character,  absolutelv  fearless  and  always  fair. 


C.   p.   CURRAN 


806  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

^[t.  Curran  is  conceded  by  his  competitors  to  be  an  authority  on  matters 
pertaining  to  the  practical  or  mechanical  department  of  the  printing  business  and 
his  advice  and  opinion  are  frequently  asked  in  the  adjustment  of  the  dilTerences 
which  occasionally  arise  with  organized  labor.  He  has  been  consistently  fair  in 
the  settlement  of  all  questions  in  the  dispute  and  has  at  all  times  retained  the 
friendship  and  esteem  of  his  employes.  His  large  acquaintance  among  railroad 
officials  throughout  the  country  and  the  high  regard  in  which  he  is  held  in  rail- 
road circles  is  the  result  of  the  close  attention  he  has  given  it  and  the  success  he 
has  achieved  in  this  particular  branch  of  his  work  as  well  as  by  those  personal 
qualities  which  he  possesses  and  which  everywhere  insure  friendship  and 
good  will. 

Aside  from  the  printing  business  he  has  been  connected  with  various  com- 
mercial enterprises  of  the  city  and  is  also  interested  to  a  considerable  extent  in 
St.  Louis  real  estate,  including  a  valuable  piece  of  property  at  Eighth  and  Wal- 
nut streets,  wdiere  he  contemplates  erecting  a  large  building  in  the  spring  of 
1909,  to  which  he  will  remove  his  plant,  for  the  business  has  already  outgrown 
its  present  quarters.  He  also  owns  a  very  fine  home,  which  he  erected  three 
years  ago  at  Normandy,  ]\Iissouri,  a  suburb  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Curran  w^as  married  in  this  city  to  Miss  Margaret  Scully,  and  their  chil- 
dren are:  Genevieve,  Abagail,  JNIarguerite,  Cornelius,  Florence,  John,  Eugene 
Philpot  and  Alarie  June.  The  eldest  daughter,  Genevieve,  .is  the  wife  of  Frank 
\\'.  Corlev,  w'ho  is  connected  with  the  Con.  P.  Curran  Printing  Company. 

In  his  political  views  i\Ir.  Curran  is  a  democrat  and  has  always  been  active 
in  local  politics  but  never  an  office  seeker.  He  belongs  to  the  Catholic  church, 
being  a  communicant  of  St.  Ann's  parish  in  Xormandy.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  National  Union,  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  is  at  present  the  grand  knight  of 
Santa  Cruz  Council  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the 
Ancient  Order  of  Hibernians  and  is  president  of  the  Hibernian  Investment  Com- 
pany. His  social  nature  also  finds  expression  in  his  membership  in  the  Aler- 
chants  Exchange,  the  Commercial  Club  and  the  Alissouri  Athletic  Club.  He  is  a 
liberal  contributor  of  his  time  and  funds  for  all  movements  of  public  benefit  and 
to  various  public  and  private  charities.  In  fact  the  poor  and  needy  find  in  him 
a  most  generous  friend  and  one  whose  sympathy  is  manifest  in  many  tangible 
ways.  His  favorite  pastime  is  horseback  riding,  his  love  of  which  he  indulges 
as  he  goes  to  and  from  his  office  daily.  Also  fond  of  literature,  many  of  his 
most  pleasant  hours  are  spent  in  the  companionship  of  the  master  minds  in  his 
library  and  although  his  own  educational  privileges  were  limited  he  is  today  a 
most  well  informed  man.  his  mind  stored  with  the  richest  literature  and  broad- 
ened bv  investigation  into  modern  questions  of  vital  importance. 


ARTHUR  ELLIOTT  ^lOONEY. 

Arthur  Elliott  ^looney,  an  expert  court  reporter,  was  born  May  25.  1852. 
in  St.  Louis,  a  son  of  Jonathan  and  Nancy  Ann  IMooney,  the  former  born  in 
Eaton,  New  Hampshire,  March  2,  1792,  and  the  latter  in  Trenton.  New"  Jer- 
sey, December  24.  1803.  In  early  manhood  the  father  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
war  of  1812  and  was  afterward  connected  with  canal  transportation  in  Ohio. 
Later  he  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  for  a  time  and  some  years  prior  to 
1 861  was  in  the  pork  packing  business  but  sold  out  to  Whittaker  &  Company  just 
about  the  time  of  the  opening  of  the  Civil  war.  During  the  period  of  hostilities 
he  lived  on  a  farm  in  Jefferson  county,  Missouri,  between  Victoria  and  De  Soto, 
and  was  widely  known  as  an  inflexible  adherent  of  the  Union  cause.  In  1866 
he  became  a  resident  of  Keokuk.  Iowa,  where  he  remained  until  his  death 
October  8.   1878.     His  widow  died   May   12,   1889. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  807 

Arthur  E.  Mooney  began  his  eckicatiuii  in  ihc  Webster  pubHc  school  in  St. 
Louis  and  following  the  removal  of  the  family  from  the  city  entered  Trumbull 
Seminary  at  De  Soto,  Missouri,  walking  two  miles  twice  a  day  on  the  Iron 
Mountain  Railway  track  and  crossing  a  bridge  which  during  the  Civil  war  was 
known  as  Alooney's  bridge  and  which  was  burned  by  the  soldiers  under  General 
Sterling  Price,  who  made  a  hasty  raid  in  that  section  of  the  country.  Following 
the  war  Arthur  E.  Mooney  was  again  a  pupil  in  the  Webster  school  for  a  year 
and  when  the  family  went  to  Keokuk,  Iowa,  he  attended  the  grammar  and  af- 
terward the  high  school  of  that  place.  In  his  youth  he  displayed  considerable  tal- 
ent for  drawing  and  for  a  while  dreamed  of  an  artistic  career  but  later  became 
a  writer  for  local  and  other  papers  until  the  failure  to  secure  any  verv  sub- 
stantial compensation  made  it  necessary  for  him  to  take  up  other  work.  In 
1 87 1  he  secured  employment  at  a  salary  of  twenty  dollars  per  month  as  a 
clerk  in  the  life  insurance  office  of  J-  D.  Ferree  and  in  August,  1872,  removed 
from  Keokuk  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  became  policy  clerk  for  the  St.  Louis 
Alutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of  this  city.  The  office  was  then  located  at 
No.  513  Olive  street  and  he  remained  with  the  company  until  its  removal  to  its 
new  building  at  the  corner  of  Sixth  and  Locust  streets,  now  known  as  the  Equita- 
ble building.  The  officers  of  the  company  at  that  time  were  Charles  H.  Peck, 
president,  and  General  Alexander  P.  Stewart,  secretary.  The  St.  Louis  Mutual 
Life  Insurance  Company,  after  absorbing  several  other  life  insurance  compa- 
nies, sold  out  to  the  Mound  City  Life  Insurance  Company,  the  predecessor  of  the 
St.  Louis  Life  Insurance  Company. 

Mr.  iMooney  severed  his  connection  with  the  life  insurance  business  about 
1874  and  the  following  year  entered  the  office  of  \\'albridge,  Holland  &  Brown, 
the  leading  shorthand  reporters  of  the  west.  He  wrote  in  longhand,  from  dic- 
tation, testimony  and  arguments  taken  in  court  and  public  lectures  and  political 
speeches,  devoting  his  leisure  hours  to  the  study  of  Munson's  shorthand  system. 
At  the  same,  time  he  assisted  in  getting  out  reports  of  lectures  by  Llenry  Ward 
Beecher,  W.  H.  H.  Murray  and  Robert  Ingersoll  and  also  in  the  transcript  of 
proceedings  of  the  Missouri  constitutional  convention  of  1875.  During  the  win- 
ter of  1876  he  was  in  Jefferson  City  and  for  a  month  attended  the  sessions  of 
a  committee  appointed  by  the  legislature  to  investigate  what  was  known  as  the 
Hannibal  and  St.  Joseph  "slush  fund,"  alleged  to  be  one  of  the  early  instances 
of  boodling  in  this  state. 

When  the  firm  of  Walbridge,  Holland  &  Brown  dissolved  ]\Ir.  Mooney 
entered  the  service  of  Holland  &  Allen  and  was  later  admitted  to  a  partnership 
under  the  style  of  Holland,  Allen  &  ]Mooney.  Following  the  death  of  the  sen- 
ior partner  the  firm  name  of  Allen  &  Mooney  was  assumed.  Before  its  organi- 
zation, however,  Mr.  Mooney  was  for  several  years  after  1880  chief  clerk  in 
the  postoffice  inspector's  office  in  St.  Louis,  serving  under  Colonel  F.  W.  Schaurte 
and  afterward  under  General  Warren  P.  Edgarton.  After  returning  to  the 
profession  of  general  law  reporting  Mr.  Mooney  took  part,  either  in  court  or 
before  masters  or  referees,  in  recording  the  evidence  in  many  important  cases, 
some  of  the  earlier  ones  being  litigation  relating  to  the  Ames  estate,  which  was 
in  the  courts  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  the  Wabash  Railway  Re- 
ceivership proceedings  before  E.  T.  Allen,  master  in  chancery,  the  Bobb  estate, 
litigation  concerning  which  started  in  the  early  "70s  and  ceased  only  a  few 
years  ago. 

In  1887  Mr.  Mooney  received  appointment  to  the  position  of  stenographer 
of  the  circuit  court  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  and  officiated  in  the  division  of  the 
court  over  which  the  Hon.  Daniel  Dillon  presided,  while  later  his  service  con- 
tinued under  Hon.  James  E.  Withrow,  Hon.  O'Neill  Ryan  and  Lion.  Hugo 
Muench.  He  took  the  evidence  in  February,  1900,  in  the  St.  Louis  court  of 
criminal  correction  in  the  case  of  the  State  vs.  Layton — a  trial  which  grew  out  of 
a  combination  known  as  the  baking  powder  trust  that  was  waging  war  on  alum 


808  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

companies  under  a  law  passed  by  the  jMissonri  legislature.  The  testimony,  as 
given  bv  eminent  chemists  and  chemistry  teachers  from  many  parts  of  the 
United  States,  was  of  an  exceedingly  technical  nature  and  demanded  the  serv- 
ices of  an  expert  stenographer.  In  1901  Mr.  Mooney  was  engaged  in  the  con- 
tested election  case  of  William  AI.  Horton  vs.  James  J.  Butler,  and  about  1902 
and  1903  took  much  of  the  testimony  in  the  noted  bribery  cases  tried  in  the 
criminal  division  of  the  St.  Louis  circuit  court.  Circuit  Attorney  Folk  having 
charge  of  the  prosecution.  In  March,  1903,  Mr.  Mooney  was  engaged  by  the 
department  of  justice  of  the  LTnited  States  to  record  the  arguments  of  counsel 
in  the  case  of  the  United  States  against  the  Northern  Securities  Company,  et  al., 
heard  in  the  court  of  appeals  room  of  the  United  States  court  in  St.  Louis.  A 
few  months  later  he  reported  the  case  of  the  state  of  Missouri  against  the  state 
of  Illinois,  seeking  to  prevent  a  pollution  of  the  Mississippi  river  by  sewage  from 
Chicago.  In  September,  1904,  Mr.  Mooney  reported  and  transcribed  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  Universal  Congress  of  Lawyers  and  Jurists,  held  at  Festival 
Hall.  \\'orld's  Fair  Grounds,  and  numbering  many  representatives  of  the  legal 
profession  from  all  parts  of  the  world. 

On  the  1 6th  of  October,  1879,  in  Keokuk,  Iowa,  Arthur  E.  Mooney  was 
married  to  ]Miss  Dora  L.  Bradford,  whose  grandfather  was  engaged  in  the  river 
traffic  on  the  JNIississippi  south  from  St.  Louis  at  a  time  when  the  steamboat 
was  the  principal  means  of  travel.  Four  children  were  born,  two  of  whom  are 
still  living;  Arthur  B.  iMooney,  born  in  Keokuk,  Iowa,  October  15,  1882;  and 
Ralph  Edgarton  Mooney,  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  October  27,  1891.  Both 
!Mr.  and  ^Irs.  ]\Iooney  are  well  known  in  St.  Louis,  his  professional  services 
bringing  him  into  contact  with  many  distinguished  citizens,  while  his  ability  has 
gained  him  recognition  as  one  of  the  expert  representatives  of  his  chosen  field 
of  labor. 


THEODORE  PLATT  GREENE. 

Kind  words  and  good  deeds  were  as  nuich  a  feature  in  the  life  of  Theodore 
Piatt  Greene  as  were  his  business  activities  and  consequent  success.  Born  in 
Plattsburg,  New  York,  his  natal  day  was  December  14,  1821.  He  spent  his  boy- 
hood and  youth  in  his  native  town,  which  was  named  in  honor  of  his  maternal 
ancestors.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the  schools  there,  after  which  he  came 
tr)  .St.  Louis  and  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  office  of  ex-Governor  Polk,  being- 
later  admitted  to  the  bar,  subsequent  to  which  time  he  entered  upon  active  prac- 
tice in  the  state  and  federal  courts,  but  his  hearing  became  impaired,  so  that  it 
was  difficult  for  him  to  catch  the  arguments  of  the  opposing  counsel  and  to  under- 
stand the  testimony  of  the  witnesses.  He  therefore  did  little  court  practice  and 
later  branched  into  the  real-estate  business,  purchasing-  and  improving  consider- 
able property  on  the  west  side  of  the  city.  He  then  built  a  home  on  Fifth  and 
Myrtle  streets,  and  as  the  city  grew  removed  to  Fifteenth  street,  while  about  two 
decades  prior  to  his  demise  he  took  up  his  abode  on  Delmar  boulevard,  where  his 
remaining  days  were  passed.  Lie  became  well  known  in  real-estate  circles,  thor- 
oughly informed  himself  concerning  the  value  of  property  and  its  probable  rise 
or  diminution  in  price.  He  was  thus  enabled  to  make  judicious  purchases  and 
profitable  sales,  and  in  the  course  of  years  he  gathered  a  rich  financial  harvest 
from  his  labors. 

Mr.  Greene  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Julia  M.  Kimmel  who  was 
born  in  Missouri  and  is  a  daughter  of  Singleton  H.  Kimmel,  who  settled  in  Cape 
Girardeau  county  at  an  early  day,  and  there  followed  agricultural  pursuits.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Greene  became  the  parents  of  four  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  yet  liv- 
ing. Mr.  Greene  was  a  quiet,  home  man,  finding  his  greatest  happiness  at  his 
own  fireside  in  the  midst  of  his  family,  and  to  their  welfare  he  was  most  devoted. 

liis  family  were  regular  attendants  at  the  services  of  the  Episcopal  church, 
but  his  hearing  prevented  Mr.  Greene  from  being  seen  often  in  the  house  of  wor- 


THEODORE   P.    GREENE 


810  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

?hip.  He  was  a  very  active  man  in  the  attairs  of  the  city  antl  took  a  great  inter- 
est in  everything  pertaining  to  its  advancement,  not  only  in  material  lines  but 
also  in  the  departments  of  municipal  progress,  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride,  and 
of  aesthetic  and  intellectual  development.  All  who  knew  him  had  for  him  only 
good  words.  His  opinions  were  ever  expressed  in  moderation  with  deference  for 
the  ideas  of  others,  and  yet  nothing  could  swerve  him  from  a  course  which  he 
believed  to  be  right.  He  had,  moreover,  a  broad  charity  and  kindly  sympathy. 
and  was  ever  ready  to  do  a  good  turn  for  a  friend.  The  Bar  Association  num- 
bered him  among  its  esteemed  members.  He  died  in  St.  Louis,  June  i6,  1900, 
leaving  to  his  familv  the  priceless  heritage  of  an  untarnished  name  and  the  mem- 
orv  of  many  good  deeds.  His  comradeship  was  most  prized  by  those  who  knew 
him  best  and  none  could  be  with  him  for  any  length  of  time  without  being  im- 
pressed bv  the  worth  and  nobility  of  his  character. 


EDWARD  CUNNINGHAM,  JR. 

Edward  Cimningham,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Cumberland  county,  Virginia,  on 
the  2 1st  dav  of  August,  1841.  His  father  was  Edward  Cunnmgham  and  his 
mother  Catherine  I.  (Miller)  Cunningham,  both  of  old  Virginia  stock.  He  at- 
tended school  at  the  Virginia  Military  Institute  at  Lexington,  Virginia,  where 
he  graduated  in  i860.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  war,  being  then  but  nineteen  years 
of  age,  he  occupied  the  position  of  assistant  professor  of  engineering  in  the  same 
institution,  which  was  then  under  the  superintendence  of  Major  Thomas  J. 
Jackson,  afterward  known  to  fame  as  Stonewall  Jackson.  When  the  call  for 
troops  was  urgent,  the  cadets  of  the  Virginia  Military  Institute  and  their  instruc- 
tors were  at  once  assigned  to  duty.  Mr.  Cunningham  was  selected  by  Major 
Jackson,  who  then  received  his  appointment  as  colonel  in  command  of  the  north- 
ern department  of  Virginia,  as  adjutant  general  on  his  staff.  The  responsibility 
of  this  position  accredited  to  a  young  officer  under  twenty  years  of  age  indicates 
not  only  Air.  Cunningham's  capacity,  but  the  personal  esteem  in  which  he  was 
held  by  Colonel  Jackson.  The  Virginia  State  troops,  to  which  Mr.  Cunning- 
ham in  this  manner  belonged,  were  assigned  at  Harper's  Ferry  to  the  control  of 
the  regular  Confederate  military  authorities. 

In  June,  1861,  Mr.  Cunningham  w'as  given  a  commission  as  captain  of  en- 
gineers of  the  state  of  \'irginia  and  was  assigned  to  the  staff  of  General  Joseph 
E.  Johnston.  He  served  in  this  capacity  on  General  Johnston's  staff  at  Harp- 
er's Ferry,  Winchester,  and  in  the  yalley  of  Virginia  until  shortly  before  the 
battle  of  Alanassas,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the  staff  of  Urigadier-General 
Kirbv  Smith,  with  w'hom  Mr.  Cunningham  served  in  the  engagement  referred 
to.  Shortly  after  he  was  commissioned  as  first  lieutenant  of  artillery  in  the 
regular  Confederate  army,  and  was  assigned  to  New  Orleans,  where  he  served 
under  General  Mansfield  Lovell  until  shortly  before  the  capture  of  that  city. 
He  was  again  called  for  by  Brigadier-General  Kirby  Smith  for  staif  duty  and 
served  v;ith  that  commander,  for  whom  he  had  a  warm  affection  and  by  whom 
he  was  most  highly  regarded,  until  the  latter  part  of  1863.  After  that  date,  still 
upon  General  Smith's  staff,  he  was  sent  to  the  Trans-Mississippi  department, 
where  he  w'as  stationed  at  Alexandria,  Louisiana.  In  June,  1864,  he  was  made 
major  of  artillery  for  service  with  the  volunteers  and  became  General  Smith's 
chief  of  artillery  of  the  Trans-Mississippi  department.  In  that  capacity  he  served 
until  the  surrender  of  the  Confederate  army  at  Shreveport,  in  1865.  As  a 
soldier  Major  Cunningham  was  esteemed  as  a  strict  disciplinarian,  and  a  most 
forceful  combatant  in  the  field.  His  bearing  was  that  of  an  ideal  soldier.  Even 
at  the  extreme  youthful  age  at  which  his  commands  came  to  him  he  must  have 
exhibited  great  force  of  character  and   strong  military  qualities. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY.  811 

At  the  close  of  the  war,  Major  Cuiiningham  returned  to  his  native  state, 
Virginia,  and  received  an  appointment  as  professor  in  the  Norwood  School  in 
Nelson  county,  where  he  served  two  years.  In  1867  and  1868  he  was  a  teacher 
in  the  Bellevue  High  School  in  Bedford  county.  It  was  at  this  time  that  he 
began  the  study  of  law  in  the  private  law  school  of  James  P.  Holcombe,  here- 
tofore professor  in  the  law  department  in  the  University  of  Virginia.  The  year 
after,  he  was  invited  to  take  a  position  as  teacher  in  the  Western  Military 
Academy  at  New  Castle,  Kentucky,  under  his  former  commander,  General  Kirby 
Smith,  from  which  position  he  was  made  commandant  of  cadets  and  professor 
of  physics  and  astronomy  in  the  Louisiana  State  LTniversity  at  Baton  Rouge, 
where  he  served  for  two  sessions,  from  1870  to  1872.  During  all  these  later 
years  of  pedagogical  work  ]\Iajor  Cunningham  was  completing  his  studv  of  law 
which  appealed  to  him  very  strongly  and  which  was  suited  remarkably  to  his 
temperament  and  capabilities.  That  he  might  have  had  a  successful  career  as  a 
teacher  in  the  applied  sciences  or  in  strictly  military  branches  of  instruction,  no 
one  who  knew  him  in  later  life  could  doubt.  Indeed,  the  quick  advance  shown 
by  his  course  from  the  close  of  the  war  to  the  cessation  of  his  duty  at  the  Louisi- 
ana State  University  proved  his  capacity,  ^^'ith  the  certainty  of  mind,  which 
was  characteristic  of  him,  he  gave  up  his  strong  promise  of  eminence  in  the  line 
of  work  to  wdiich  he  had  devoted  himself  since  the  close  of  the  war  and  gave 
his  attention  to  the  tmtried  but  to  him  attractive  profession  of  the  law.  He 
came  to  St.  Louis  in  1873  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  April  of  that  year.  It 
was  but  a  few  months  before  he  was  well  known  in  this  city,  forming  almost  im- 
mediately the  closest  personal  attachments  with  a  set  of  men  of  his  own  years, 
and  associations,  which  crystallized  into  the  warmest  of  personal  friendships 
lasting  throughout  his  life.  The  greater  part  of  these  friends  survive  him  to 
miss  his  strong  personality  and  kindly  presence.  Major  Cunningham  showed  a 
marked  interest  in  military  affairs  and  athletics.  Without  being  a  man  of  great 
physical  power,  he  was  a  beautifully  developed  athlete  and  of  most  graceful 
carriage  and  bearing.  He  belonged  to  the  local  military  organizations  and  to 
the  Missouri  gymnasium,  at  which  he  was  a  constant  attendant  for  many  years. 
Throughout  his  life  he  was  deeply  interested  in  all  field  sport,  indulging  in  the 
relaxation  of  fishing  and  shooting  as  frequently  as  the  stress  of  his  professional 
engagements  would  permit. 

Major  Cunningham  practiced  as  a  lawyer  in  St.  Louis  alone  until  1887. 
when  he  formed  his  first  law  partnership  with  Air.  Edward  C.  Eliot  of  the  St. 
Louis  bar.  The  firm  of  Cunningham  &  Eliot,  so  constituted,  continued  in  exis- 
tence until  1891,  when  it  united  with  the  then  existing  firm  of  Phillips  &  Stew- 
art to  form  the  firm  of  Phillips.  Stewart,  Cunningham  &  Eliot.  By  the  death 
of  the  senior  member  of  that  firm,  Judge  J.  W.  Phillips,  in  1896,  the  firm  was 
continued  as  Stewart.  Cunningham  &  Eliot,  and  was  dissolved  by  the  death  of 
Major  Cunningham  himself  on  the    i8th  day  of   October,    1904. 

During  the  thirty-one  years  of  his  practice  in  St.  Louis.  l^.Iajor  Cunning- 
ham enjoyed  the  benefit  of  a  large  clientage  among  the  best  citizens  of  St. 
Louis.  His  uncompromising  and  unsw^erving  integrity,  combined  with  an  insis- 
tence upon  the  same  qualities  in  the  conduct  of  his  clients'  aft'airs  made  him 
sought  especially  by  those  whose  rectitude  of  principle  was  greater  than  their 
desire  for  success.  Yet  this  strength  of  character  which  led  to  his  professional 
employment  brought  the  best  of  success  with  it.  ]Major  Cunningham's  practice 
was  a  marked  illustration  of  the  principles  that  the  right  is  of  itself  a  ]")<nver  in 
the  conduct  of  law  business. 

Major  Cunningham  was  never  desirous  of  place  or  positi(^n.  and  he  had 
almost  an  aversion  to  political  preferment.  There  were  many  instances  in  his 
life  wdien  he  was  sought  for  judicial  honors.  These  he  declined.  At  the  same 
time  it  was  a  part  of  his  character  not  to  refuse  any  publiclv  bestowed  duty.  In 
place  of  accepting  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office,  i\Iajor  Cunningham  gave 
willinglv  and  gratuitouslv  a  large  part  of  his  time  to  public  objects.     He  was 


812  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

deeply  interested  in  civil  service  reform  and  the  principles  which  were  repre- 
sented bv  it.  He  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of 
the  Civil  Service  Reform  Association  of  Missouri  and  in  1898  was  its  president. 
He  took  earnest  part  in  the  Confederate  organizations  in  St.  Louis.  In  1892 
he  was  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association. 

In  politics  ^Nlajor  Cunningham  was  a  democrat  of  independent  tendencies. 
He  did  his  own  thinking  and  his  views  were  always  based  upon  conviction  re- 
specting principles  and  mquiry  respecting  men.  In  the  campaign  of  1896,  be- 
cause of  his  bold  and  intelligently  expressed  views  respecting  the  gold  issue,  he 
was  selected  as  chairman  of  the  State  Democratic  Committee  on  behalf  of 
Palmer  and  Buckner^  the  candidates  of  the  gold  democracy. 

His  love  of  law  and  order  and  his  strong  conviction  of  the  duty  of  citizens 
to  support  it  prompted  him  in  1900,  during  the  street  car  strike,  to  organize  a 
volunteer  company  of  men  to  aid  the  authorities  in  maintaining  order.  In  the 
short  space  of  ten  days  he  had  formed  a  company,  composed  largely  of  lawyers 
and  their  friends,  efficiently  drilled  and  effective  for  its  purposes.  He  at  once 
commanded  respect  and  admiration  for  the  prompt  and  determined  service 
rendered. 

In  the  last  year  of  his  life,  Major  Cunningham  took  an  active  interest  in 
prosecutions  intended  to  preserve  the  purity  of  the  ballot  at  elections. 

INIajor  Cunningham  was  married  on  December  21,  1876,  to  Miss  Cornelia 
Thornton,  of  Louisiana,  a  sister  of  Judge  J.  Randolph  Thornton,  of  Alexandria, 
Louisiana.  Two  children  were  born,  one  of  whom  died  in  infancy  and  the  other, 
a  most  promising  boy,  Edward  Thornton,  died  in  his  fifteenth  year.  This  latter 
event  had  a  most  marked  effect  upon  Major  Cunningham's  later  years.  The 
parents  were  most  deeply  aft'ected  by  the  loss.  As  the  indirect  result  of  it  Major 
Cunningham's  wife  died  in  1903,  never  having  recovered  from  the  mental  shock 
of  that  event.  He,  himself,  was  of  that  strong  type  of  character  which  did  not 
permit  of  outward  complaint. 

]\Iajor  Cunningham's  health,  however,  was  not  robust  and  he  spent  the 
season  of  1904  abroad,  returning  in  September  of  that  year,  apparently  vigorous 
and  youthful.  But  on  the  17th  of  October  he  was  seized  with  a  sudden  and 
serious  malady  from  which  he  died  the  following  day  regretted  b\  his  many 
friends. 

Major  Cunningham  Avas  of  an  unusually  pleasing  and  interesting  personal- 
ity. He  was  quick  and  graceful  in  his  movements.  In  his  temperament  he  was 
even  and  placid.  His  personal  address  was  pleasing  and  gave  the  true  impres- 
sion of  an  open  and  candid  and  honest  heart.  Earnestness,  sincerit)^  and  cour- 
age were  the  most  marked  characteristics  of  his  nature.  No  one  who  associated 
with  him  any  length  of  time  could  fail  to  be  impressed  wnth  a  deep  respect  for 
his  inherent  sincerity  and  honesty,  or  could  fail  to  form  for  him  a  warm  attach- 
ment. No  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar  had  more  strongly  attached  friends. 
He  was  very  lovable  and  approachable  and  had  a  certain  magnetism  and  charm 
of  manner,  which  made  him  in  every  situation  a  most  agreeable  companion.  In 
early  life  he  was  very  gay  and  jovial.  He  had  a  humorous  vein  and  a  rich 
fund  of  jokes  and  anecdotes,  which  he  would  use  in  his  conversation  in  the 
happiest  way.  The  domestic  bereavements  of  later  life,  which  he  withstood 
with  the  utmost  fortitude  and  cheerfulness,  never  entirelv  subdued  the  gayety 
of  his  disposition.  In  his  opinion  and  estimate  of  men  he  was  generous  and 
charitable.  When  he  did  not  have  any  good  to  say  he  remained  silent.  It  was 
not  so  in  reference  to  measures.  In  his  views  on  every  subject  he  was  firm 
and  positive.  There  was  no  uncertainty  about  him  and  one  knew  exactly  where 
to  locate  him  on  every  question.  He  was,  however,  most  amenable  to  reason. 
While  judicious,  he  had  the  courage  of  his  convictions.  The  temperament  of 
his  mind  was  calm  and  judicial.  He  rarely,  if  ever,  became  excited.  His  deliv- 
ery as  a  .speaker  was  deliberate,  conforming  with  his  mental  processes,  which 
were  logical  and  accurate  rather  than  brilliant  and  effusive.  He,  however,  took 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  813 

a  firm  and  comprehensive  grasp  of  every  subject  and  dealt  with  it  witli  such 
clearness  that  he  w^as  an  interesting  speaker.  There  was  nothing  in  his  manner 
or  thought  v^diich  appealed  to  passion  or  prejudice.  He  had  the  natural  gift  of 
rectitude  and  was  incapable  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  or  in  any  uther 
field  of  activity  of  deceit  or  even  of  duplicity,  and  he  hated  it  in  others.  His 
fidelity  to  his  clients  was  unswerving,  and  his  industry  on  their  behalf  was  un- 
flagging. There  was  no  sacrifice  too  great  to  make  for  them.  As  a  lawyer,  as 
well  as  in  every  other  capacity,  his  life  was  animated  by  the  highest  purposes. 


CHRISTOPHER  H.   SURKAAIP. 

Among  those  who  have  been  engaged  in  the  lumber  industry  in  the  com- 
munity perhaps  no  name  is  more  familiar  than  that  of  Christopher  11.  Sur- 
kamp.  He  entered  the  business  when  in  middle  life  and  by  the  dexterous  manip- 
ulating of  his  affairs  and  practical  economy  he  has  succeeded  in  accumulating 
considerable  means  and  property.  For  several  years  he  has  been  retired  from 
active  business  life. 

Mr.  Surkamp  is  a  native  of  Germany,  having  been  born  in  the  kingdom  of 
Hanover,  December  4.  1826,  a  son  of  George  Hcnrv  and  ?vlarie  E.  (Tuckan) 
Surkamp,  both  of  whom  passed  out  of  this  life  in  German\-.  He  was  reared 
on  a  small  farm  in  his  native  land  and  was  afforded  few  of  the  advantages  of 
an  education.  He  attended  the  common  schools  of  Hanover  until  nineteen 
years  of  age,  passing  through  their  successive  courses.  With  a  higher  educa- 
tion beyond  his  reach,  he  concluded  his  career  could  not  be  but  blighted  should 
he  remain  within  the  narrow  borders  of  his  native  village  and  pursue  the  occu- 
pation of  agriculture.  He  conceived  the  idea  of  leaving  Germany  and  coming 
to  the  United  States.  On  presenting  the  project  to  his  parents  they  agreed 
that  America  would  offer  him  an  opening  to  success  and,  furnishing  him  with 
sufficient  means  to  make  the  voyage,  they  consented  to  his  leaving. 

Landing  in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  where  there  were  few^  openings  in 
business  lines  to  those  of  foreign  birth  and  realizing  himself  to  be  at  a  great 
disadvantage  by  not  being  able  to  speak  the  English  language  'Sir.  Surkamp  de- 
cided to  locate  in  St.  Louis,  where  there  were  many  from  his  native  land.  He 
arrived  in  this  city  fifty-seven  days  after  taking  ship  from  Germany  and  found 
no  trouble  in  securing  employment.  He  made  the  initial  move  of  his  business 
career,  which  later  proved  so  successful,  by  working  in  a  brickyard  for  a  mere 
pittance,  but  this  occupation  affording  him  work  only  during  the  summer  season, 
he  hired  out  cutting  cord  wood  during  the  winter.  Having  been  employed  at 
brickmaking  for  one  year  he  next  went  to  work  in  a  lumberyard.  In  1850,  hear- 
ing so  much  of  fortune-making  in  the  state  of  California,  he  decided  to  try  his 
hand  in  that  region.  After  a  long,  wearisome  journey  bv  a  water  route  via 
Panama,  along  which  he  endured  many  hardships,  he  was  finally  safe  within 
the  borders  of  the  Golden  state.  On  his  arrival  he  did  not  find  the  boasted  pros- 
perity of  which  he  had  heard  while  in  St.  Louis  and  which  induced  him  to  make 
the  journey  but  he  remained  in  California  for  a  period  of  five  years,  during 
which  time  he  worked  at  various  occupations  in  different  cities  thmughout  the 
state,  spending  some  time  in  Sacramento.  His  industry,  however,  had  enabled 
him  to  earn  quite  a  sum  of  monev  and  when  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  he  was  in 
a  position  to  enter  the  lumber  business  for  himself,  which  he  carried  on  until 
twenty  years  ago,  when  he  retired.  During  his  business  career  he  amassed  a 
considerable  fortune  and  possesses  much  valuable  j^roperty  in  St.  Lcniis  and 
vicinity. 

Perhaps  no  man  with  so  few  advantages  as  were  aft'orded  Air.  Surkamp 
has  been  more  successful  in  life  and  is  more  entitled  to  the  worthy  enconium 
of  being  self-made.     On  reaching  American  shores,  he  was  practically  without 


814  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

means  and  without  educational  accomprishments  to  justify  him  in  applying  for 
a  higher  position  and  balked  by  his  igiiora:nce  of  the  English  language  he  had 
no  immediate  prospect  but  hard  work.  -Of  this  he  was  not  afraid  and  was  wiU- 
ing  to  engage  in  any  honorable  pursuit,  by  which  -he  could  make  himself  self- 
supporting.  Notwithstanding,  however,  these  impediments  he  had  within  him 
the  possibilities  for  success  which  practical  experience  and  commingling  with 
the  world  were  bound  to  develop.  His- interest  in  whatever  he  put  his  hand  to, 
his  remarkable  industry  and  perseverance  were "  manifest  at  every  step  and 
gradually  developed  the  man  who  today  is  able  to  live  a  retired  life,  surrounded 
by  the  conveniences  and  comforts  earned  through  his  persistent  application  dur- 
ing his  long  business  career.  He  remembers  the  site  occupied  by  the  now  pros- 
perous citv  of  St.  Louis,  when  it  wore  every  appearance  of  a  rural  district, 
strewn  with  scrub  timber  and  blackberry  bushes,  and  now,  looking  upon  the 
city  in  its  present  proportions  can  feel  with  pride  that  he  has  lent  of  his  influ- 
ence and  industry  to  make  it  what  is  is. 

In  1858  he  wedded  Wilhelmina  Charlotta  Peters,  who  was  born  in  Ger- 
many in  1840  and  migrated  to  this  country,  locating  in  St.  Louis  in  1842,  where 
her  father  for  many  years  was  a  well  known  pork  packer.  She  has  one  brother, 
Henry  Peters,  who  is  a  citizen  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Surkamp  had  seven 
children,  four  of  whom  are  living,  namely:  Christopher  H.,  of  Texas;  Salina, 
wife  of  Charles  Steiner.  of  St.  Louis ;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Rev.  John  F.  Jonas, 
pastor  of  the  German  Protestant  church  of  St.  Louis ;  and  Amanda,  who  is  a 
proficient  teacher  in  the  St.  Louis  public  schools.  Although  not  an  active  poli- 
tician JNIr.  Surkamp  is  a  republican  and  has  voted  for  thirteen  presidents  and 
is  always  ready  to  exert  his  influence  in  electing  the  candidates  of  that  party. 


ADOLPH  P.  ERKER. 


Adolph  P.  Erker  established  the  Erker  Brothers  Optical  Company  in  1880, 
and  since  that  time  has  conducted  a  growing  and  prosperous  business.  No  coun- 
try has  given  to  the  world  such  perfected  scientific  instruments  as  has  Germany, 
and  it  is  from  that  country  that  Air.  Erker  comes.  His  birth  occurred  in  Usingen, 
February  8.  1854,  his  parents  being  Casimer  and  Christina  (Summer)  Erker, 
the  father  a  commission  merchant  of  Germany,  in  which  country  both  parents 
remained  until  called  to  their  final  rest. 

Adolph  P.  Erker  came  to  America  in  1873  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  and 
first  settled  in  New  York  city,  where  he  remained  for  four  years,  being  engaged 
in  the  optical  business  with  B.  Pike  &  Son,  one  of  the  largest  establishments  of 
that  kind  in  the  eastern  metropolis.  Mr.  Erker  had  had  previous  experience  in 
the  business  in  Germany,  so  that  he  was  well  qualified  for  the  duties  that  devolved 
upon  him  when  he  became  connected  with  the  New  York  house.  After  spending 
four  years  with  that  establishment,  he  removed  to  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania, 
where  he  remained  for  two  and  one-half  years  in  the  same  line  of  business  with 
William  Y.  McCalister,  owner  of  one  of  the  leading  optical  houses  in  that  city. 
Mr.  Erker  next  came  to  St.  Louis  in  the  year  1880,  and  established  his  present 
business  unrler  his  own  name.  Later,  however,  the  firm  name  of  the  Erker 
Brothers  Optical  Company  was  adopted,  the  firm  dealing  in  optical  goods  of 
every  description  together  with  photographic  supplies.  They  have  one  of  the 
most  extensive  houses  in  the  country,  not  only  in  St.  Louis  but  in  the  west, 
employing  on  an  average  of  forty-six  people.  The  business  is  located  at  604 
Olive  street,  with  branch  establishments  at  221 1  Olive  street  and  3^64  Olive 
street.  They  not  only  handle  the  finest  goods  of  dififerent  houses  throughout 
the  country  but  also  manufacture  to  some  extent,  and  during  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  the  Erker  Brothers  were  given  the  highest  awards  for  stereop- 
ticon  lanterns  and  lens-grinding  machinery,  altliough  they  had  competitors  from 


A.   P.   ERKER 


816  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

all  parts  of  the  world.  Xo  better  goods  can  be  found  upon  the  market  than  those 
which  the  firm  handles,  and  the  growth  of  their  business  has  resulted  from  their 
close  application,  careful  management  and  progressive  policy. 

;Mr.  Erker  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Rose  Roeslem  on  the  30th  of 
January,  1891.  Her  father,  Anthony  Roeslein,  was  president  of  the  Roeslein- 
Robeyn  Insurance  Company,  but  has  retired  from  active  business  and  is  now  a 
resident  of  Cermany. 

]\Ir.  Erker,  since  becoming  a  naturalized  American  citizen,  has  been  inclined 
toward  democratic  principles  but  is  more  or  less  independent  in  his  views,  believ- 
ing it  safer  to  support  candidates  well  qualified  for  office  rather  than  party.  He 
is  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church,  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus 
and  of  the  Liederkranz.  He  came  to  America  practically  empty-handed,  but 
the  knowledge  he  had  already  gained  in  business  lines  served  as  an  excellent 
foundation  on  which  to  build  his  success.  He  is  contmually  promoting  his  knowl- 
edge, skill  and  efficiency  through  experience,  research  and  study,  and  he  early 
realized  that  if  he  desired  promotion  he  must  make  his  services  of  value  to  his 
employer.  Imbued  with  the  laudable  ambition  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  he  was  eventually  enabled  to  follow  this  course,  and  since  the  estab- 
lishment of  his  business  in  St.  Louis  nearly  three  decades  ago,  he  has  made  rapid 
progress  in  the  business  world,  and  is  today  one  of  the  well-to-do  merchants  and 
manufacturers  of  the  city,  also  manifesting  a  keen  interest  in  everything  tending 
to  the  welfare,  growth  and  development  of  St.  Louis. 


HERMAX  EDWARD  PEXXIXG. 

Prominent  among  the  self-made  and  successful  business  men  ot  St.  Louis 
is  Herman  Edward  Penning,  secretary  of  the  Polar  Wave  Ice  &  Fuel  Company, 
of  which  he  was  an  incorporator.  He  began  his  business  career  when  a  young 
man  and  through  persistent  application  to  duty  and  studious  attention  to  method 
made  substantial  progress,  finally  attaining  to  his  present  position,  in  which  he 
is  closely  associated  with  the  foremost  mercantile  interests. 

^Ir.  Penning  was  born  in  Peru,  Illinois,  April  3,  1856,  his  parents  being  Wil- 
liam and  ]\Iary  (Aliller)  Penning,  both  of  whom  were  well  known  and  highly 
esteemed  residents  of  the  community.  His  father  had  been  retired  from  active 
business  life  for  several  years.  His  son's  early  education  was  obtained  in  the 
public  schools  of  his  native  town,  but  being  possessed  of  steady  qualities  of 
character  and  a  fund  of  common  sense  his  meager  theoretical  knowledge  became 
the  foundation  of  a  thorough,  practical  experience  which  enabled  him  to  develop 
an  aptitude  for  mastering  commercial  situations  and  fit  him  to  handle  the  en- 
terprises which  have  been  entrusted  to  his  care.  Wlien  but  a  mere  boy,  14  years 
of  age,  he  left  school  and  sought  employment  on  a  farm.  After  servnig  two 
years  in  an  agricultural  pursuit,  he  apprenticed  himself  to  a  hammersmith  and 
in  three  years  had  become  a  proficient  workman.  Xot  finding  his  station  in  life 
as  a  brawny  smitli  or  tiller  of  the  soil,  he  became  connected  with  a  contracting  and 
building  firm,  with  which  be  remained  for  three  years. 

In  the  meantime  Mr.  Penning,  naturally  adapted  to  manipulating  business 
affairs,  had  acquired  the  art  of  bookkeeping  by  study  and  observation,  and  upon 
severing  his  affiliations  with  the  contracting  firm  engaged  as  bookkeeper  and 
cashier  for  a  hardware  concern.  Three  years  later  he  assumed  a  responsible  po- 
sition in  a  bank,  where  he  remained  two  years,  at  the  expiration  of  which  time 
he  servcfl  for  the  same  ])criod  as  a  traveling  salesman  for  the  Peru  Plow  &  Wheel 
Company.  Coming  to  .St.  Louis  in  1887  he  became  bookkeeper  and  cashier  of  the 
Huse,  Loomis  Ice  &  Transporation  C(Mn])any.  His  accuracy  and  business  man- 
agement soon  made  him  known  as  a  man  of  executive  ability,  and  he  was  shortly 
promoted  to  the  secretaryship  of  that   company.     Later  he   served  in  the   same 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  817 

capacity  witli  the  lluse,  Goodell  Ice  Company,  also  as  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  Creve  Coeur  Lake  Ice  Company,  and  then  as  secretary  of  the  Polar  Wave 
Ice  Company.  In  1903  he  became  one  of  the  incorporators  of  tlie  Polar  Wave 
Ice  &  Fuel  Company,  of  which  he  is  now  secretary. 

Although  non-partisan,  Mr.  Penning  takes  considerable  interest  in  politics, 
but  has  not  aspired  to  hold  ofifice  since  servingas  city  clerk  of  Peru.  Illinois.  How- 
ever, convinced  that  straightforwardness  and  ability  are  essential  assets  for  an 
efficient  commercial  career,  he  is  persuaded  that  these  same  stanch  qualities  are 
necessary  in  the  administration  of  public  affairs  and  consequently  employs  his 
experienced  judgment  irrespective  of  party  politics  in  selecting  candidates  for 
whom  to  cast  his  vote  who  have  the  reputation  of  being  honest  and  are  capable 
of  filling  the  offices  they  seek. 

In  1878  Air.  Penning  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Bertha  Birkenbund,  in 
his  birthplace,  and  they  have  two  children :  Richard  is  a  prominent  merchant  in 
Clayton.  Missouri,  where  he  resides  with  his  wife.  The  other  son,  Carl,  still 
pursues  his  studies  in  the  public  schools.  The  family  home  at  5186  Vernon  ave- 
nue is  up-to-date  and  attractive.  It  is  surrounded  by  a  well  kept  lawn  and  pre- 
sents the  appearance  of  happiness  and  prosperity. 


JAMES  ELWOOD  SMITH. 

While  the  career  of  James  Elwood  Smith  has  been  in  the  main  that  of  a 
successful  hardware  mercliant,  he  is  equally  w'ell  known  by  reason  of  his  earnest 
and  effective  labors  for  municipal  progress  and  his  cooperation  has  been  a  valuable 
asset  in  many  interests  which  have  proven  of  the  utmost  benefit  to  the  city.  Born 
in  Schellburg,  Bedford  county,  Pennsylvania,  on  the  12th  of  February,  1851,  he 
is  descended  from  Quaker  ancestry.  Between  the  ages  of  six  and  fifteen  years 
he  was  a  student  in  the  public  schools  and,  putting  aside  his  text-books,  entered 
business  life  in  the  humble  capacity  of  a  clerk  in  a  retail  hardware  store  at  Bed- 
ford, Pennsylvania.  Thoroughness  has  always  been  one  of  his  salient  character- 
istics and  was  manifest  from  the  beginning  of  his  connection  with  commercial 
interests.  He  mastered  every  task  assigned  him  and  his  diligence  and  fidelity  won 
favorable  recognition. 

Thoroughly  acquainting  himself  with  the  hardware  trade  during  the  four 
years  of  his  clerkship  in  Bedford,  in  1870,  Air.  Smith  went  to  St.  Joseph,  Mis- 
souri, where  he  secured  a  position  as  traveling  salesman,  representing  one  of  the 
leading  hardware  houses  of  that  city.  \M-iile  this  department  of  the  work  was 
totally  unfamiliar  to  him.  his  equiinnent  was  good  and  he  soon  succeeded  in  se- 
curing an  extensive  clientage.  He  remained  upon  the  road  until  1875  and  then 
came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  with  the  Simmons  Hardware  Companv, 
which  had  then  been  in  existence  for  about  a  year.  Through  the  succeeding  six 
years  Air.  Smith  represented  that  company  on  the  road  and  succeeded  in  extend- 
ing its  sales  to  a  large  degree.  The  recognition  of  his  ability  came  in  a  promo- 
tion to  an  important  position  in  the  house  and  successive  promotions  followed 
until  in  January,  1899,  he  was  elected  vice  president  of  the  company.  He  has  since 
bent  his  energies  largely  to  organization,  to  constructive  eft'orts  and  administra- 
tive direction  and  his  work  has  contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  the  expansion 
and  material  growth  of  the  business,  from  which  he  himself  has  also  derived 
substantial  benefits.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  Third  National  Bank  of  St. 
Louis. 

Air.  Smith  was  married  December  15.  1880,  to  Aliss  Sallie  Bryant,  a  member 
of  a  prominent  family  of  Pottsville.  Pennsylvania.  They  have  resided  continu- 
ously in  St.  Louis,  occupying  an  enviable  position  in  social  circles  of  the  city.  Their 
family  consists  of  two  children:  James  Elwood.  Jr..  now  2}^  years  of  age.  who 
is  with  the  Alinneapolis  branch  of  "the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  :  and  Gladys 


818  ST.  LOUIS,  T?IE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Bryant,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Mary  Institute  and  Bennett  School  at  Irvington  on 
the  Hudson. 

]\Ir.  Smith  is  a  member  of  the  Alercantile,  the  Commercial,  the  St.  Louis  and 
the  Xoonday  Clubs  and  is  also  actively  associated  with  several  other  organiza- 
tions having  direct  bearing  upon  municipal  progress  and  vipon  matters  of  civic 
virtue  and  of  civic  pride.  He  is  the  vice  president  of  the  Smoke  Abatement  Asso- 
ciation and  for  the  past  three  years  has  been  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Business 
Men's  League.  He  did  particularly  effective  work  in  promoting  the  interests  of 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  being  one  of  the  first  to  endorse  the  move- 
ment which  resulted  in  the  holding  of  the  great  world's  exposition  in  1904.  He 
was  chairman  of  the  committee  on  electricity,  a  member  of  the  committee  on 
fine  arts  and  under  appointment  by  the  department  of  state  was  in  1902  honorary 
commissioner  for  the  exposition  to  Japan,  in  which  capacity  he  visited  that  coun- 
try and  was  successful  in  arousing  great  interest  in  the  movement  among  Japan- 
ese artists  and  manufacturers,  whose  exhibit,  it  will  be  remembered,  was  one  of 
the  most  attractive  of  that  of  any  foreign  country.  Such  in  brief  is  the  life  his- 
tory of  James  Elwood  Smith — a  man  who  has  studied  the  potentialities  for  devel- 
opment in  himself  and  in  his  environment,  had  worked  to  meet  specific  needs  and 
has  always  accomplished  results  that  are  desirable  and  lasting. 


ERNST    GAIER. 


In  the  period  of  St.  Louis'  rapid  and  substantial  development,  covering  the 
last  quarter  of  the  nineteenth  century,  Ernst  Gaier  figured  actively  in  business 
circles,  being  widely  known  as  a  wholesale  dealer  in  millinery.  The  enterprise 
which  he  owned  and  controlled  had  a  small  beginning  but  as  the  years  passed 
it  reached  extensive  proportions,  owing  to  the  careful  control  and  keen  business 
discernment  of  Mr.  Gaier  and  his  associates.  In  all  his  life  his  record  was  charac- 
terized by  such  qualities  as  gain  respect  and  confidence  and  the  most  envious  could 
not  grudge  him  his  success,  so  worthily  was  it  achieved. 

A  native  of  the  fatherland,  Mr.  Gaier  was  born  September  21,  1847,  a  son 
of  Michael  and  Marian  (Marc)  Gaier,  the  former  a  wealthy  resident  of  Ger- 
many. Their  son  pursued  his  education  in  Stuttgart,  Germany.  After  putting 
aside  his  text-books  he  learned  the  millinery  business  and  throughout  his  entire 
life  continued  in  that  line  of  trade,  his  persistency  of  purpose  and  his  thorough 
understanding  of  the  business  constituting  the  salient  elements  in  his  prosperity. 
He  was  a  young  man  of  twenty-three  years  when  he  determined  to  try  his  for- 
tune in  the  new  world  and  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  America,  settling  in  St.  Louis. 

In  this  city  Air.  Gaier  established  a  wholesale  millinery  business  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Fourth  and  Pine  streets,  where  the  store  was  conducted  for  several  years. 
Later  a  removal  was  made  to  the  Boatmen's  Bank  building  and  afterward  to  the 
old  Armory  building,  while  the  present  quarters  of  the  house  are  at  Washington 
and  Twelfth  streets.  The  firm  was  originally  known  as  Gaier  &  Stroh,  whole- 
sale milliners.  The  enterprise  was  established  on  a  small  scale  but  as  the  years 
passed  an  extensive  business  was  developed  which  came  to  be  known  and  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  largest  and  most  reliable  houses  of  this  character  in  the  coun- 
try. Their  trade  relations  reached  out  to  many  sections  and  the  number  of  their 
patrons  constantly  grew.  In  1894  Mr.  Stroh  died  and  Mr.  Gaier  formed  a  stock 
company,  selling  some  of  the  stock  to  his  employes.  Since  that  time  the  business 
has  been  conducted  under  the  name  of  Gaier,  Stroh  &  Company.  This  is  one  of 
the  best  known  wholesale  millinery  houses  of  the  Mississippi  valley,  with  large 
and  constantly  extending  trade  relations.  Mr.  Gaier  was  recognized  in  New 
York  city  as  one  of  the  best  and  most  discriminating  buyers  of  this  line  of  goods 
in  the  country.  He  devoterl  his  whole  life  to  building  up  the  business  and  was 
very  successful.      He  knew  that  success   in    the   millinery  trade  depends   largely 


ERXST   GAIER 


820  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

upon  placing  on  the  market  attractive  goods  and  he  always  kept  up  with  the  lat- 
est styles,  handling  attractive  productions  of  domestic  and  foreign  manufacture. 

In  this  city,  in  1875,  ^^^-  Gaier  was  united  in  marriage  to  ^liss  Lena  Keller, 
also  a  native  of  Germany  and  a  daughter  of  Christian  and  Alaria  (Weaver) 
Keller.  They  had  two  children:  Amelia,  the  wife  of  H.  B.  Steifel;  and  Char- 
lotte, at  home.  ^Ir.  Gaier  built  for  his  family  a  fine  residence  on  Pennsylvania 
avenue  and  its  attractive  furnishings  are  indicative  of  a  refined  and  cultured  taste. 

The  death  of  the  husband  and  father  occurred  January  23,  1906,  after  a 
residence  of  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  in  this  city.  Coming  to  America 
in  early  manhood  he  was  thoroughly  loyal  to  his  adopted  land,  recognizing  the 
fact  that  his  opportunities  here  were  superior  to  those  which  he  could  obtain  in 
other  countries.  He  made  good  use  of  his  advantages  and  at  the  same  time  was 
never  neglectful  of  opportunities  for  furthering  the  best  interests  of  the  city 
along  specific  lines.  He  was  one  of  the  promoters  of  the  Veiled  Prophets  exhibi- 
tions, which  did  much  to  bring  to  the  outside  world  a  knowledge  of  the  advan- 
tages here  aftorded.  His  social  relations  were  with  the  Liederkranz  and  the  Turn 
Verein.  His  religious  faith  was  indicated  in  his  membership  in  St.  Paul's  church, 
while  his  political  belief  was  manifest  in  the  stalwart  support  which  he  gave  to 
the  republican  party.  He  never  sought  nor  desired  political  preferment  but  was 
alive  to  the  needs  and  opportunities  of  the  city  and  gave  thereto  the  stalwart 
allegiance  which  does  not  too  closely  count  the  cost  of  promoting  the  city's  wel- 
fare. He  felt  that  any  sum  invested  for  the  city's  upbuilding  was  well  expended, 
for  he  possessed  that  spirit  of  municipal  pride  which  constitutes  the  source  of  a 
city's  greatness  and  development.  His  friends  knew  him  as  a  man  of  genuine 
worth  and  unquestioned  reliabilitv  and  his  substantial  business  qualities  were 
such  as  one  mav  readily  recommend  as  an  example  for  others  to  follow. 


JOHN  P.  ALBERT. 


John  P.  Albert,  the  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Albert  &  Fisher  Hard- 
ware &  Sheet  Metal  Company  and  also  of  the  Western  Blow  Pipe  Company,  has 
gained  through  his  own  efforts  the  success  which  he  now  enjoys.  A  native  of 
Germany,  he  came  to  America  when  17  years  of  age  and  located  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio.  He  traveled  extensivelv  through  nineteen  different  states  of  the  Union 
after  completing  an  apprenticeship  at  the  sheet  metal  worker's  trade  in  Cincinnati, 
and  finallv  becoming  convinced  of  the  superiority  of  opportunities  in  St.  Louis 
over  manv  other  portions  of  the  country,  in  1893  he  located  in  this  city,  where 
he  sought  employment  in  the  field  of  his  chosen  labor. 

He  was  ambitious,  however,  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  and 
in  1904  formed  a  partnership  with  Andrew  P.  Fisher  for  the  conduct  of  a  hard- 
ware and  sheet  metal  business.  The  enterprise  proved  profitable  from  the  begin- 
ning and  the  following  year  they  incorporated  vmder  the  name  of  the  Albert  & 
Fisher  Hardware  &  Sheet  Metal  Works.  Their  business  is  located  at  Nos.  2525-33 
South  Broadway  and  is  today  one  of  the  leading  enterprises  of  this  character  in 
the  city.  At  the  beginning  Mr.  Fisher  was  chosen  secretary  of  the  company  and 
on  its  incorporation  John  Fluegger  became  a  member  of  the  firm  as  vice 
president. 

In  1905  the  Albert  &  Fisher  Company  also  organized  the  Western  Blow  Pipe 
Company,  with  a  factory  at  Nos.  609-19  Sidney  street.  This  company  is  doing  an 
extensive  business  throughout  the  southwestern  states  in  the  manufacture  of  blow 
pipes  for  all  kinds  of  mills  and  factories.  The  hardware  and  sheet  metal  com- 
pany handles  a  complete  line  of  hardware,  paints,  oils  and  sheet  metal  goods  of 
all  kinds.  The  company  has  enjoyed  a  successful  and  steadily  increasing  busi- 
ness and  throughout  the  recent  financial  depressions  in  the  business  world  has  held 
its  own.  not  finding  it  necessary  to  lay  off  a  single  man.     The  business  is  con- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  821 

ducted  along  progressive  lines,  yet  with  a  conservative  policy,  and  the  enterprise 
and  energy  of  the  members  of  the  firm  are  bringing  well  merited  prosperity. 

j\Ir.  Albert  was  married  March  6.  1895,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Rosa  A.  Gott- 
fried, a  daughter  of  Louis  Gottfried,  one  of  the  leading  business  men  of  Pomeroy, 
Ohio,  and  they  have  a  little  daughter,  Margaret  Rosa,  born  November  9,  1904. 
The  family  residence  is  at  No.  2533  South  Broadway,  and  Mr.  Albert  is  devoted 
to  his  home  and  family.     In  politics  he  is  a  republican. 


EDWIN  W.  LEE. 


Edwin  W.  Lee,  a  prominent  attorney  and  representative  of  a  leading  pioneer 
family  of  St.  Louis,  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this  volume.  Born 
in  Beloit,  Wisconsin,  on  the  ist  of  July,  1875,  he  is  a  son  of  Bradley  D.  and  Bell 
F.  (Waterman)  Lee,  the  former  a  native  of  Litchfield  county,  Connecticut,  and 
the  latter  of  the  state  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Lee  obtained  his  early  education  in  Smith  Academy  and  afterwards  went 
to  Williamstown,  Massachusetts,  where  he  attended  Williams  College  and  there 
graduated  in  the  classical  course  in  the  class  of  1897.  He  was,  as  it  were,  "to  the 
manner  born"  and  whether  inherited  tendency  or  natural  predilection  had  most  to 
do  with  his  choice  of  profession,  it  is  definitely  known  that  the  choice  was  a  wise 
one,  inasmuch  as  he  has  gained  a  place  of  prominence  among  the  successful  local 
practitioners  of  the  city.  Returning  to  St.  Louis  after  his  graduation  from  Wil- 
liams College,  he  attended  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  and  was  graduated  in  that 
institution  wdth  the  class  of  1899.  He  has  since  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
law  in  this  city,  being  associated  with  the  firm  of  McKeighan  &  Watts,  which 
firm  succeeded  the  firm  of  Lee  &  McKeighan  when  Mr.  Lee's  father  died  in  1897. 
After  the  death  of  Judge  McKeighan  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Watts,  Wil- 
liams &  Dines,  and  Mr.  Lee  is  now  associated  with  that  firm  with  offices  in  the 
Commonw^ealth  Trust  building. 

He  resides  at  4400  Westminster  Place.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Racquet 
Club,  LTniversity  Club,  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  Algonquin  Golf  Club.  He  is 
also  a  member  of  Tuscan  Lodge  No.  360,  A.  F.  and  A.  M.  He  has  been  for 
sometime  very  prominent  in  social  circles  in  the  city  and  his  friends  are  legion. 
In  politics  he  is  a  republican  and  he  has  for  many  years  taken  an  active  interest 
in  the  work  of  his  party.  He  is  secretary  of  the  Missouri  State  League  of  Re- 
publican Clubs  and  an  officer  and  worker  in  his  ward  organization.  His  efforts 
in  support  of  the  principles  of  his  party  has  been  far-reaching  and  effective. 


HARRY  C.  THOMPSON. 

Harry  C.  Thompson  was  born  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  September  27,  1847, 
and  is  a  son  of  Jared  and  Minerva  (Hayden)  Thompson,  natives  of  Vermont  and 
Connecticut,  respectively.  He  started  in  business  life  in  1865.  on  leaving  the  army. 
He  had  been  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  between  the  ages  of  6  and  16  years  and 
then  aroused  by  the  spirit  of  patriotism  and  military  ardor  which  swept  over  the 
countrv  he  joined  the  LTnion  army  in  1863  as  a  member  of  the  Thirteenth  Wiscon- 
sin Battery,  becoming  a  gunner.  He  continued  in  that  service  until  the  close  of 
the  war  and  proved  a  loyal,  valiant  defender  of  the  stars  and  stripes.  When  the 
country  no  longer  needed  his  aid  he  went  to  Chicago  and  made  his  initial  step  in 
the  business  world,  since  which  time  he  has  followed  the  path  of  progression 
until  it  has  led  him  to  the  vice  presidency  of  the  Bucks  Stove  &  Range  Com- 
pany, one  of  the  most  important  and  enterprising  establishments  of  this  char- 
acter in  the  United  States. 


822  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Starting"  in  the  business  world  Air.  Thompson  became  a  travehng  salesman 
for  a  Chicago  wholesale  hardware  house,  which  he  represented  on  the  road  until 
1870.  In  that  year  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  has  been  a  traveling  representative 
with  the  Excelsior  Manufacturing  Company,  with  which  he  was  associated  until 
1883.  or  for  a  period  of  thirteen  years,  controlling  a  business  of  large  volume 
during  that  period.  He  then  went  to  Memphis  as  manager  for  the  H.  Wetter 
Manufacturing  Company,  with  which  he  continued  until  the  fall  of  1888.  The 
same  year  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  associated  himself  with  the  present  com- 
panv  as  a  traveling  salesman.  The  policy  of  the  Bucks  Stove  &  Range  Company 
has  ever  been  that  of  thoroughness  and  advancement  and  Mr.  Thompson  proved 
a  splendid  exponent  of  the  spirit  which  has  ever  dominated  the  business.  After 
three  vears  he  was  promoted  assistant  secretary  and  eventually  was  elected  vice 
president.  In  this  position  he  must  hold  himself  in  readiness  at  any  time  to  act 
as  head  of  the  house  and  his  position  is  therefore  one  of  large  responsibility  as 
well  as  executive  control.  The  Bucks  Stove  &  Range  Company  has  been  char- 
acterized by  the  spirit  of  modern  business  enterprise,  utilizing  original  methods 
of  advertising,  promoting  a  generous  rivalry  among  its  salesmen  and  making  all 
employes  feel  that  the  success  of  the  business  is  attributable  in  considerable  meas- 
ure to  them.  Thev  recognize  also  that  faithful  and  competent  service  on  their 
part  means  promotion  as  opportunity  offers.  Mr.  Thompson  with  the  other  offi- 
cers of  the  company  is  making  a  constant  study  of  the  business,  and  along  sub- 
stantial lines  it  has  been  developed  until  the  trade  has  reached  mammoth  propor- 
tions. 

In  December,  1876,  Mr.  Thompson  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Minnie 
S.  Maurice,  a  daughter  of  John  H.  Maurice,  who  was  a  prominent  architect  of 
this  city.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Thompson  have  two  sons :  J.  Maurice,  who  was  edu- 
cated in  St.  Louis  and  is  now  a  practicing  physician  of  this  city,  and  Harry  C, 
attending  the  Manual  Training  School  of  the  Washington  LTniversity. 

^h.  Thompson  and  his  family  reside  at  No.  7127  Lanham  avenue  and  he 
also  owns  about  two  acres  in  that  vicinity.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Na- 
tional Union  for  about  fifteen  years  and  of  the  Western  Travelers'  Association 
for  a  like  period.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  in 
politics  is  a  Republican,  voting  for  the  best  men  at  local  elections  regardless  of 
party  affiliation  but  supporting  the  republican  party  where  national  issues  are 
involved.  His  business  record  is  creditable,  for  the  course  that  he  has  followed 
has  ever  been  in  keeping  with  high  and  honorable  principles,  while  at  the  same 
time  he  has  been  imbued  with  the  progressive  business  movement  that  has  rapidly 
won  for  America  a  place  as  one  of  the  great  commercial  countries  of  the  world. 


THEODORE   F.    W.   ZIMMERMANN. 

An  important  element  in  our  American  citizenship  comes  from  that  class 
who  trace  their  parentage  to.  or  are  natives  of  Germany.  The  Teutonic  race  has 
ever  been  a  potent  element  in  the  civilization  of  the  world,  driving  back  the  bar- 
barians of  the  east  who  would  have  infested  Europe  and  carrying  its  learning, 
science  and  uplifting  influences  into  the  far  west.  Coming  of  this  race,  T.  F.  W. 
Zimmermann  displays  several  of  its  strong  and  salient  characteristics.  He  was 
born  in  Neumark,  Prussia,  March  7,  1843,  his  parents,  Gottfried  and  Caroline 
Zimmermann,  being  farming  people  of  that  locality.  In  1848  they  came  to  Amer- 
ica, landing  in  the  month  of  February  and  establishing  their  home  in  what  was 
then  the  territory  of  Wisconsin.  The  father  secured  a  tract  of  land  and  upon 
the  farm  which  he  there  developed  his  son  Theodore  was  reared,  devoting  his 
attention  to  the  work  of  the  fields  through  the  periods  of  vacation,  and  during 
the  sessions  of  school  pursuing  his  education  under  public  instruction  to  the  age 
of  sixteen  years.    Up  to  that  time  he  had  remained  as  a  district  school  pupil,  but 


T.    F.   W.    ZIMMERMANN 


824  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  then  offered  the  advantages  of  study  in  the  city  schools  of  Sheboygan,  Wis- 
consin, where  he  completed  a  high-school  course  in  1858. 

The  following  year  Theodore  F.  W.  Zimmermann  came  to  St.  Louis  and 
entered  Concordia  College  at  the  corner  of  Jeft'erson  avenue  and  Winnebago 
street,  where  he  remained  as  a  student  during  the  years  1859,  i860  and  a  part 
of  1861,  perfecting  himself  in  the  languages  and  elementary  law,  but  on  account 
of  the  turmoil  caused  by  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war  he  could  not  complete 
his  studies.  He  then  paid  a  short  visit  to  his  home  in  Sheboygan,  Wisconsin, 
and,  being  a  strong  Union  sympathizer,  he  greatly  assisted  in  recruiting  Com- 
pany B  of  the  Thirteenth  Wisconsin  Volunteer  Infantry.  In  the  latter  part  of 
1861  he  went  to  Fort  Wayne,  Indiana,  and  there  entered  Concordia  College,  a 
branch  of  the  St.  Louis  institution,  to  further  complete  his  studies.  In  1862 'he 
returned  to  St.  Louis  and  resumed  his  education,  graduating  from  Concordia 
College  in  that  year. 

At  that  time  he  had  not  fully  selected  his  future  profession,  but  idleness  being 
utterly  foreign  to  his  nature,  he  commenced  teaching,  securing  a  school  at  Terre 
Haute,  Indiana,  in  1863.  He  remained  there  for  only  about  six  months,  when 
ill  health  obliged  him  to  discontinue  his  work  and  later  he  returned'  to  St.  Louis, 
here  accepting  the  position  of  overseer  of  the  city  reform  school,  known  as  the 
House  of  Refuge.  For  eight  years  he  remained  in  that  position  and  inaugurated 
many  new  and  valuable  features  of  reform  beneficial  to  the  pupils.  There  was 
an  average  of  about  two  hundred  and  forty  inmates  there  and  grave  problems 
confronted  the  superintendent  in  his  management  of  the  youths  who  were  already 
given  over  to  lawlessness,  but  in  whom  remained  a  possibility  of  becoming  useful 
citizens.  His  efficient  work  in  that  connection  led  to  Mr.  Zimmermann's  appoint- 
ment in  1870  as  assistant  superintendent  of  the  city  work  house,  where  he 
remained  until  1879.  He  then  went  on  a  pleasure  trip  to  his  former  home,  spend- 
ing about  a  year  in  visiting  parents,  relatives  and  friends. 

In  1 88 1  ^Lr.  Zimmermann  again  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  appointed  justice 
of  the  peace  under  Mayor  Ewing,  which  position  he  filled  continuously  until 
1902,  his  decisions,  which  were  strictly  fair  and  impartial,  "winning  for  him 
golden  opinions  from  all  sorts  of  people."  During  the  last  twelve  years  of  that 
time  he  was  also  police  court  justice  in  South  St.  Louis.  After  the  close  of  the 
court  work  of  1902  he  took  up  the  practice  of  law  with  his  office  at  No.  2626 
South  Broadway  and  has  since  secured  a  very  fair  and  satisfactory  clientage. 

Mr.  Zimmermann  has  been  connected  with  public  interests  aside  from  those 
mentioned  and  in  all  his  loyalty  to  the  public  good  has  remained  unquestioned. 
In  1861,  as  before  stated,  he  assisted  in  organizing  a  nniitary  company  which 
became  Company  B  of  the  Thirteenth  Wisconsin  Regiment,  and  did  much  by  way 
of  speeches  for  the  Union  cause  throughout  the  remainder  of  the  Civil  war. 
Although  he  had  not  yet  attained  his  majority  when  Abraham  Lincoln  was  first 
candidate  for  the  presidency,  he  became  a  stalwart  Lincoln  republican  and  has 
always  given  his  allegiance  to  the  party,  belonging  now  to  the  Tenth  Ward  Re- 
publican Progressive  Club.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Red  Men  and 
with  Meridian  Lodge,  No.  2,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Missouri  Chapter,  No.  i,  R.  A. 
M.  His  religious  faith  is  in  harmony  with  Protestant  doctrines.  Although  of 
foreign  birtli.  'Sir.  Zimmermann  became  entitled  to  all  the  rights  and  privileges  of 
citizenship  when  on  the  29th  of  May,  1848,  by  act  of  congress,  the  territory  of 
Wisconsin  was  admitted  to  statehood  and  every  white  person  residing  within  its 
borders  thus  became  a  citizen  of  the  United  States. 

In  Indianapolis  Mr.  Zimmermann  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  M.  Ameiss, 
a  daughter  of  David  Ameiss,  a  pioneer  resident  of  St.  Louis,  who  settled  in  this 
city  in  1836.  Six  children  were  born  of  this  marriage,  three  of  whom  died  in 
infancy.  '!'.  F.  W.  Zimmermann,  the  elder  surviving  son.  is  vice  president  of  the 
C.  Heinz  Stove  Company,  extensive  manufacturers  and  dealers  in  St.  Louis. 
He  married  Mis?  Augusta  Heinz,  a  daughter  of  Christian  Heinz,  one  of  the  incor- 
porators of  the  stove  company.     Arthur,  the  second  son,  is  engaged  in  farming 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CiTY.  825 

in  St.  Louis  county.  Agnes  is  the  wife  of  Phillip  Haller,  a  quarryman  and  con- 
tractor of  St.  Louis.  She  has  six  children,  while  the  elder  son  has  five  children. 
^Ir.  Zimmermann  has  always  been  interested  in  fishing  and  hunting,  mak- 
ing annual  trips  to  enjoy  those  pleasures.  Otherwise  his  attention  has  largely 
been  given  to  his  official  duties  and  business  affairs,  and  his  loyalty  to  a  trust 
constitutes  the  foundation  of  the  regard  which  is  uniformly  tendered  him.  He 
organized  the  Tenth  Ward  Improvement  Association,  principally  for  benefiting 
the  sanitary  conditions  of  South  St.  Louis.  In  1896  he  was  offered  the  nomina- 
tion as  probate  judge  by  the  republican  party  but  declined  the  honor. 


JOHN  SELAIES  LOWRY. 

John  Selmes  Lowry,  financial  agent  at  St.  Louis  for  the  Northwestern  Mu- 
tual Life  Insurance  Company,  was  born  in  Livingston  county,  Missouri,  April 
II,  1865.  His  father,  Alexander  Martin  Lowry,  was  a  native  of  Scotland  and  a 
descendant  of  the  Lowry  family  of  Annandale,  Dumfrieshire,  Scotland.  The  line 
of  descent  is  traced  down  through  James,  John,  Robert,  Robert  Second,  and  Alex- 
ander Lowry,  and  through  succeeding  generations  they  have  figured  as  one  of  the 
well  known  families  of  Dumfrieshire.  Family  records  trace  the  ancestry  back 
eight  hundred  years,  a  volume  of  genealogy  having  been  written  and  published 
by  Somerset  Richard  Lowry,  Earl  of  Belmont.  In  the  maternal  line  John  S. 
Lowry  is  descended  from  Quaker  ancestry,  his  mother  being  Julia  xA.nn  Gish,  a 
native  of  Lynchburg,  Virginia,  and  a  daughter  of  John  Gish,  of  that  state,  who  was 
of  the  Quaker  faith,  his  ancestors  having  come  to  America  with  William  Penn. 
The  death  of  Mrs,  Julia  A.  Lowry  occurred  in  1898.  There  were  five  sons  and 
three  daughters  in  the  family,  all  of  whom  are  yet  living,  John  S.  Lowry  being 
the  third  son.  His  eldest  brother.  Dr.  George  David  Lo\vry,  is  a  practicing  physi- 
cian of  Oklahoma.  James  x-Mexander,  and  William  W.  are  farmers  of  Missouri. 
The  youngest  brother,  Joseph  Robert  Lowry,  is  special  agent  of  the  Northwestern 
Life  Insurance  Company. 

John  S.  Lowry  spent  his  boyhood  to  the  age  of  15  years  on  the  home  farm 
in  Livingston  county,  Missouri,  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and 
in  Lagrange  College.  He  began  teaching  at  the  age  of  19  years,  following  the 
profession  until  1887,  when  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  real-estate  and  loan 
business  in  Omaha,  Nebraska,  as  cashier  and  land  examiner  for  the  Lombard 
Investment  Company.  He  acted  in  that  capacity  until  1892,  when  he  left  the  firm 
and  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Gish  &  Lowry,  financial  agents  at  Dallas, 
Texas,  the  partnership  continuing  for  about  two  years,  after  which  Mr.  Lowry 
entered  the  service  of  the  Northwestern  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  as  finan- 
cial agent,  with  headquarters  at  Dallas,  Texas.  In  1893  '^^  came  in  that  capacity 
to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  made  his  home.  During  his  connection  with  this 
corporation  he  has  loaned  for  them  about  twenty  million  dollars  during  the  period 
of  greatest  progress  and  development  of  St.  Louis.  The  safe  placing  of  loans 
indicates  a  most  comprehensive  knowledge  of  investments.  Upon  arrival  in  this 
city  Mr.  Lowry  studied  the  situation,  formulating  his  opinions  concerning  the 
trend  of  the  city's  growth,  and  the  wisdom  of  his  judgment  is  shown  in  the  fact 
that  the  property  upon  which  the  company's  funds  have  been  loaned  has  con- 
stantly increased  in  value.  He  has  confined  his  efforts  and  attention  entirely  to 
his  duties  as  financial  agent,  and  is  today  one  of  the  most  prominent  representa- 
tives of  this  line  of  business  in  St.  Louis.  To  some  extent  he  has  purchased 
property  here,  including  his  own  home  at  No.  3749  Westminster  Place. 

!Mr.  Lowrv  was  married  in  Dallas,  Texas,  June  14,  1894,  to  Miss  Ida  Lucile 
Carv.  a  daughter  of  Mrs.  Lucy  Johnstone  Cary.  a  member  of  the  Cary  family  of 
Virginia  and  a  descendant  of  the  old  Car}-  clan  of  Scotland.  She  is  active  in  social 
circles  of  the  city,  a  prominent  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolu- 


826  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tion.  and  equally  well  known  in  niusieal  circles,  being  accomplished  in  both  vocal 
and  instrumental  music.  The  two  living  children  of  this  marriage  are  Arthur 
Cary  and  John  Selmes. 

]\Ir.  Lowry  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League,  the  ^lissouri  Historical 
Society,  the  St.  Louis  Field  Club  and  Xormandie  Golf  Club,  of  which  he  was  one 
of  the  organizers,  while  for  the  first  three  terms  he  served  as  its  president.  He 
also  belongs  to  Tuscan  lodge  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  is  independent  in  politics  but 
is  interested  in  all  movements  for  the  betterment  of  the  city  and  state.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  jury  of  awards  on  provident  institutions  at  the  St.  Louis  Exposi- 
tion, and  has  been  a  cooperative  factor  in  many  measures  for  general  progress.  He 
has  developed  in  aesthetic  lines  through  his  love  of  art,  music  and  literature,  and 
to  some  extent  he  has  become  a  collector  of  art  and  books,  possessing  a  fine  library 
and  many  beautiful  paintings  in  which  he  takes  personal  pride  and  pleasure  but 
rarely  exhibits.  He  is  a  man  of  fine  physique,  strong  personality  and  marked  indi- 
viduality, never  depending  upon  others  for  his  opinions,  but  reaching  his  con- 
clusions after  wide  and  thoughtful  consideration.  Nature  and  culture  have  vied 
in  making  him  an  interesting  and  entertaining  gentleman  and  congenial  companion, 
as  those  testify  who  come  within  the  closer  circle  of  his  friendship. 


JOHN  FRANK  MERRYMAN. 

John  Frank  Alerryman,  attorney  at  law,  was  at  one  time  representative  from 
his  district  in  the  state  legislature,  but  he  regards  the  pursuits  of  private  life  as 
abundantly  worthy  his  best  efforts  and  is  today  connected  with  some  of  the  most 
important  legal  interests  of  St.  Louis,  having  a  large  and  distinctively  repre- 
sentative clientage. 

A  native  of  Kentucky,  he  was  born  at  Mt.  Vernon,  in  Rockcastle  county, 
September  14,  1854,  and  belongs  to  an  old  Virginian  family  of  Scotch-Irish  origin. 
His  father,  Joseph  E.  Merryman,  also  a  native  of  Kentucky,  came  to  Missouri  in 
1856,  at  which  time  he  located  in  Platte  City.  For  twenty-five  years  he  was 
recognized  as  a  leading  practitioner  of  law  in  western  Missouri,  but  a  short  time 
prior  to  his  death  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  retired  from  active  life,  passing 
away  at  the  home  of  his  son  John  F.  in  December,  1899,  when  seventy-two  years 
of  age.  The  court  records  of  Platte,  Clay  and  Clinton  counties  show  that  no 
lawyer  has  ever  tried  as  many  suits  in  the  courts  of  that  district  as  did  Joseph  E. 
^lerryman  and  his  name  figures  prominently  upon  the  court  records  of  the  state. 
He  married  Miss  Harriett  N.  Gabriel,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Gabriel,  a  noted 
Baptist  minister  of  southern  Ohio.  Her  death  occurred  when  her  son  John  F. 
was  but  seventeen  months  old.  He  was  the  only  child  of  his  father's  first  mar- 
riage, but  by  the  second  marriage  there  were  three  half-brothers :  Robert  H,, 
assistant  city  attorney  of  St.  Louis ;  Todd,  who  is  connected  with  the  wrecking 
department  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company ;  and  Joseph  E.,  who  died 
in  St.  Louis  three  years  ago. 

John  F.  Merryman  spent  his  boyhood  in  Platte  City  and  was  educated  under 
the  instruction  of  F.  G.  Gaylord,  proprietor  of  Gaylord's  Academy  of  that  place, 
one  of  the  best  known  preparatory  institutions  in  the  west.  He  afterward  at- 
tended the  State  University  at  Columbia,  Missouri,  and  Bethany  College  in  West 
Virginia,  being  graduated  from  the  latter  in  1873  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts,  while  subsequently  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon  him. 
Following  his  graduation  he  returnefl  to  Platte  City,  where  he  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  and  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law. 

A  year  later  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  attended  law  school  here  and  continued 
in  the  active  prosecution  of  his  profession  until  elected  on  the  democratic  ticket 
to  the  state  legislature  in  1880.  He  was  ever  active  in  that  body  and  largely 
through  his  advocacy  the  first  extensive  appropriation  for  the  State  L^niversity 


JOHX   F.   MERRY^IAN 


828  ST.  LOUIS,,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  secured.  He  served  for  one  term  but  did  not  care  for  reelection.  He  has 
conducted  a  general  civil  practice  and  for  twenty  years  has  been  attorney  for  the 
X.  K.  Fairbanks  Company,  having  charge  of  all  their  litigations  and  legal  busi- 
ness in  the  southwest.  He  was  also  general  attorney  for  the  St.  Louis,  Peoria 
&  Northwestern  Railroad  Company  until  that  line  was  purchased  by  the  Chicago 
&  Alton  and  the  Illinois  Central  systems.  He  also  represents  several  very  im- 
portant corporations  and  is  interested  in  some  of  the  leading  financial  and  com- 
mercial enterprises  of  the  city.  His  business  associations  have  constantly  grown 
and  developed  and  each  consecutive  connection  with  business  concerns  has  marked 
his  growing  success.  The  consensus  of  public  opinion  accords  him  a  foremost 
place  in  the  ranks  of  the  leading  fraternity,  especially  in  the  department  of  cor- 
poration law  and  civil  practice. 

On  the  1st  of  February,  1886,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Merryman  was  married  to 
Miss  Carrie  P.  Johnson,  a  daughter  of  Governor  Thomas  P.  Johnson,  of  St. 
Louis,  the  leading  criminal  lawyer  of  the  west.  They  had  two  children,  Elvira 
F.  and  Frank  Johnson.  The  former  has  recently  graduated  from  the  Christian 
College,  of  Columbia,  Missouri,  while  the  son  is  a  student  in  Bethany  College, 
in  West  Virginia.  The  wife  and  mother  died  in  April,  1892,  and  Mr.  Merryman 
was  married  in  St.  Louis,  September  5,  1894,  to  Miss  Florence  Rufifner,  a  daugh- 
ter of  James  Ruffner,  of  Saline  county,  Missouri.  They  have  three  children, 
Catherine,  Virginia  and  Florence,  aged  respectively  thirteen,  eleven  and  nine 
years.  The  family  home  for  nineteen  years  has  been  at  No.  5936  West  Cabanne 
Place. 

Both  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Merryman  have  appreciation  for  the  social  amenities  of 
Hfe  and  extend  a  cordial  hospitality  to  their  friends.  In  politics  he  has  always 
been  active  as  a  worker  in  the  ranks  of  the  democratic  party,  but  has  never  de- 
sired ofhce  as  a  reward  for  party  fealty.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Hamilton  Ave- 
nue Christian  church  and  takes  a  most  helpful  part  in  the  Bible  school  work  and 
the  church.  His  life  has  ever  been  guided  by  high  and  honorable  principles  and 
he  has  ever  recognized  the  fact  that,  as  Lincoln  has  expressed  it,  "There  is  some- 
thing better  than  making  a  living — making  a  life."  Realizing  that  life  is  made 
up  of  many  complex  interests  and  that  the  individual's  attitude  to^yard  each  is 
essential.  Mr.  Merryman  has  endeavored  to  support  all  those  interests  which  in 
their  combination  work  for  good  citizenship  and  honorable  manhood. 


AMEDEE  B.  COLE. 


When  the  middle  west  was  in  its  formative  period  the  struggle  for  existence 
was  a  stern  and  hard  one  and  life  had  little  of  the  holiday  aspect ;  then  came  the 
period  of  the  exploitation  of  natural  resources  and  advantages — a  utilitarian  age 
in  which  no  opportunity  could  be  neglected  if  success  were  to  be  attained;  today 
the  country  has  largely  passed  beyond  that  era  and  the  men  of  the  present  genera- 
tion are  building  upon  the  foundation  which  their  fathers  constructed,  with  lei- 
sure also  to  cultivate  some  of  those  graces  of  character  which  are  not  essential  to 
virile  strength  perhaps  but  which  add  to  development  in  the  appreciation  of  all 
that  is  beautiful,  educative  and  uplifting.  The  life  of  Amedee  B.  Cole  suggests 
this  trend  of  thought  for  his  grandfather  was  numbered  among  the  villagers  who 
found  in  St.  Louis  and  the  undeveloped  west  little  business  opportunity  while  his 
father  profited  by  the  advantages  of  a  growing  country  and  A.  B.  Cole  enjoys 
the  privileges  which  have  resuked  from  the  labors  of  former  generations.  This 
age.  however,  is  not  without  its  responsibilities  and  in  the  control  of  important  and 
extensive  business  interests  and  investments  he  has  shown  marked  capability  for 
executive  management  and  administrative  direction.  At  the  same  time  he  is 
recognized  as  a  gentleman  of  broad  general  culture,  standing  as  a  high  type  of 
our  American  manhood  and  chivalrv. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  829 

A  native  son  of  St.  Louis,  Amedee  B.  Cole  was  born  September  21,  1855, 
and  was  the  third  in  a  family  of  eleven  children  and  the  eldest  of  the  seven  who 
yet  survive.  Extended  mention  of  his  father,  long  honored  as  a  prominent  and 
successful  merchant  of  St.  Louis,  is  made  on  another  page  of  this  volume.  A 
younger  brother,  Nathan  Cole,  Jr.,  is  manager  of  the  Pacific  Sugar  Company, 
controlling  a  large  enterprise  at  Basilia  and  Corcoran,  California.  He  has  re- 
sided at  Los  Angeles  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  and,  a  leader  in  political  circles, 
is  now  the  democratic  national  committeeman  from  that  state. 

Amedee  B.  Cole  pursued  his  education  in  Franklin  School,  Smith's  Acad- 
emy, Washington  University  of  St.  Louis  and  Shurtlefif  College  of  Upper  Al- 
ton, Illinois.  Soon  after  the  completion  of  his  college  course  he  became  asso- 
ciated with  his  father  in  the  grain  commission  business,  devoting  twentv-five 
years  of  his  life  to  that  interest.  Gradually  he  relieved  his  father  of  the  onerous 
cares  and  responsibilities  of  a  business  which  had  assumed  mammoth  propor- 
tions, the  enterprise  and  progressiveness  of  the  younger  man  contributing  in 
large  measure  to  this  result.  Speaking  of  his  son  in  connection  with  the  busi- 
ness the  father  some  years  ago  said :  "He  has  added  to  its  prestige  and  promi- 
nence. When  the  business  was  incorporated  he  became  its  vice  president  and 
for  twenty  years  has  had  entire  charge.  He  has  proven  a  worthy  successor  and 
enjoyed  the  fullest  confidence  of  the  people  of  the  city."  A.  B.  Cole  figured 
prominently  in  connection  with  the  grain  trade  until  1899  when  he  was  obliged 
to  withdraw  from  that  field  of  activity  as  more  important  and  extensive  business 
interests  demanded  his  attention.  Upon  his  death  in  1889,  John  Jackson,  his 
father-in-law,  left  about  three  thousand  acres  of  mining  lands  in  the  Joplin  dis- 
trict of  southern  Missouri  and  in  1892  the  John  Jackson  Investment  Company 
was  formed  to  take  over  this  property  to  be  sold,  leased  or  operated  to  the  best 
interests  of  the  heirs  of  his  estate.  On  the  death  of  Hugh  Rogers,  president  of 
the  company,  in  1896,  Mr.  Cole  was  elected  his  successor  but  the  active  charge 
of  affairs  was  left  to  the  secretary  until  his  death  in  1899  when  it  became  an  im- 
perative necessitv  that  Mr.  Cole  assume  the  management  of  the  business.  He 
has  since  given  to  it  his  almost  undivided  attention,  has  succeeded  in  disposing 
of  a  larger  part  of  the  land  and  in  developing  much  of  the  remainder  himself, 
engaging  m  mining  operations  on  portions  of  that  tract. 

It  is  characteristic  of  Mr.  Cole  that  he  thoroughly  masters  every  business 
problem  which  confronts  him  and  gains  an  intimate  and  comprehensive  knowl- 
edge of  the  situation.  To  this  is  undoubtedly  due  in  large  measure  his  successful 
management  of  everything  that  he  undertakes.  He  is  now  the  vice  president  of 
the  Nathan  Cole  Investment  Company  which  is  the  incorporation  of  his  father's 
estate  and  in  the  main  has  charge  of  its  affairs,  including  the  control  of  a  large 
amount  of  business  property  and  other  real  estate  in  St.  Louis. 

On  the  i8th  of  June,  1879,  in  this  city  Mr.  Cole  was  married  to  Miss  Annie, 
daughter  of  JoKn  Jackson,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  citizens  of  St.  Louis 
in  his  day,  being  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Elevator  Company  and  prominent 
in  banking,  mercantile  and  real-estate  circles.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Cole  have  two  sons 
and  three  daughters :  Annie,  John,  Ernest.  Reba  and  Margaret.  The  family  are 
members  of  St.  Peter's  Episcopal  church. 

Mr.  Cole  owns  a  fine  residence  at  the  corner  of  Lindell  boulevard  and  Spring 
avenue,  where  he  has  lived  for  seventeen  years  and  being  a  lover  of  nature  in  all 
of  its  phases  and  interested  in  agricultural  life  he  also  has  a  farm  a  mile  south  of 
Kirkwood  on  the  Denny  road  where  he  spends  the  greater  part  of  his  leisure 
time,  finding  interest  and  recreation  in  his  management  of  agricultural  interests. 
Few  men  who  have  under  their  supervision  such  extensive  and  important  busi- 
ness concerns  devote  as  much  time  to  public  projects  as  does  Mr.  Cole.  Citizen- 
ship is  to  him  a  word  fraught  with  much  significance  and  he  is  never  neglectful 
of  his  obligations  toward  the  community  in  which  he  resides  but  embraces 
every  opportunity  to  promote  public  progress.  He  belongs  to  the  Business  !Men's 
League  and  for  many  vears  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Merchants  Ex- 


830  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

change,  serving  as  one  of  its  directors  and  first  vice  president,  also  declining  the 
presidency.  He  enjoys  the  highest  esteem  of  his  fellow  members  in  that  organi- 
zation and  is  a  valued  representative  of  Masonry,  in  which  he  has  attained  the 
Knight  Templar  and  thirty-second  degrees.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the 
]\Iystic  Shrine,  of  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  various  other  social  organizations.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution  and  of  the  Society  of 
the  Colonial  Wars. 

In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  republican  and  has  always  been  active  in  the  work 
of  the  party.  He  has  twice  served  on  the  republican  state  committee  and  was 
its  treasurer  from  1906  to  1908.  His  sound  business  judgment,  clear  insight  into 
situations  and  careful  management  have  proved  effective  forces  in  controlling 
important  municipal  and  public  interests.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Mullan- 
phy  board,  the  Public  Library  board  and  served  for  two  years  as  director  of  the 
Public  ^luseum.  He  has  been  greatly  interested  in  the  deep  waterways  project 
since  its  conception  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  majority  of  its  conventions  includ- 
ing the  last  one  which  was  held  at  Chicago.  He  has  given  much  time  to  the  study 
of  those  questions  which  are  to  the  statesman  and  the  man  of  affairs  of  grave 
and  vital  import  and  on  all  such  keeps  abreast  with  the  best  thinking  men  of  the 
age.  A  native  of  St.  Louis,  a  lover  of  her  historic  past  with  which  family  tradi- 
tion alone  would  make  him  conversant,  an  enthusiastic  believer  in  the  greatness 
of  her  future,  having  witnessed  the  most  important  half  century  of  her  growth 
and  development,  he  has,  since  reaching  his  majority,  been  one  of  her  most  loyal 
and  devoted  citizens.  He  is  a  man  of  fine  physique,  prepossessing  appearance 
and  strong  personality.  His  youthful  features  and  snow-white  hair  are  conflict- 
ingly  suggestive  of  both  youth  and  old  age  while  his  dignified  and  courteous 
bearing  and  genial  cordiality  of  manner  permit  of  easy  approach  without  famil- 
iarit}'  and  at  the  same  time  command  the  fullest  respect. 


PATRICK  SCULLY. 


Patrick  Scully,  who  for  almost  a  quarter  of  a  century  was  connected  with 
the  police  department  of  St.  Louis  and  was  one  of  its  most  faithful,  reliable  and 
able  representatives,  was  born  at  Valley  Forge,  Pennsylvania,  near  the  Brandy- 
wine.  He  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  in  1874  and  entered  the  police  depart- 
ment as  patrolman.  For  twenty-three  years  he  continued  in  active  connection 
with  the  department  and  for  fifteen  years  of  that  time  was  a  detective,  being  con- 
sidered very  expert  in  that  branch  of  the  service.  He  seemed  to  have  almost 
intuitive  perception  in  tracing  from  the  effect  back  to  cause  or  to  see  the  point 
of  relation  between  what  seemed  to  the  majority  of  mankind  as  utterly  dissim- 
ilar and  disconnected  incidents.  It  was  this  power  that  enabled  Mr.  Scully  to  do 
such  excellent  work  as  a  detective  and  he  was  always  ready  to  serve  the  depart- 
ment in  any  and  every  way  when  he  could  give  it  efficient  aid.  A  few  years  prior 
to  his  death  he  retired  from  the  service  and  spent  his  remainnig  days  in  well 
earned  rest.     He  passed  away  on  the  9th  of  March,  1903. 

In  1897  ^^^-  Scully  was  united  in  marriage  to  Mrs.  Grace  Letson,  nee  Mar- 
tin, who  was  of  Rome,  New  York,  and  came  to  St.  Louis  with  her  mother  and 
her  brother,  Senator  Thomas  C.  Martin,  of  whom  extended  mention  is  made  on 
another  page  of  this  work.  In  early  womanhood  she  became  the  wife  of  B.  F. 
Letson,  also  a  native  of  Rome,  New  York,  who  was  connected  with  the  police 
department  of  St.  Louis  as  deputy  marshal  until  his  death  in  1881.  There  were 
two  children  by  that  marriage.  The  son,  Benjamin  F.,  who  was  educated  in  the 
schools  here  and  was  connected  with  the  fire  department  for  thirteen  years,  was 
captain  of  engine  house  No.  32  but  was  killed  while  responding  to  a  call  on  Feb- 
ruary 13.  T903.  The  daughter  is  Mrs.  Grace  A.  Schindeler,  the  wife  of  William 
.Schindeler. 


PATRICK    SCULLY 


832  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

]\Irs.  Scully  is  now  -  in  most  comfortable  financial  circumstances,  owning 
more  property  in  the  northwestern  part  of  the  city  than  any  other  individual.  She 
has  erected  a  great  many  store  buildings  in  that  part  of  the  city  and  her  realty 
interests  return  to  her  a  most  gratifying  annual  income.  She  has  many  friends 
here  and  enjoys  the  warm  regard  of  all  who  know  her. 


SILAS  BENT. 


With  the  most  picturesque,  interesting-  and  romantic  period  in  the  history 
of  St.  Louis  and  the  southwest  the  name  of  Bent  is  inseparably  interwoven.  It 
figures  also  in  connection  with  business  development  here  and  with  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  S3^stem  of  government  and  the  organization  of  those  intellectual, 
political,  social  and  moral  forces  which  have  made  this  city  and  the  southwest 
what  they  are  today. 

Silas  Bent,  Sr.,  father  of  him  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  was  born 
in  Rutland.  JMassachusetts,  May  i6,  1768,  and  died  in  St.  Louis,  November  20, 
1827,  when  fifty-nine  years  of  age.  About  1788,  or  perhaps  the  following  year, 
he  went  to  Marietta.  Ohio,  to  make  arrangements  for  the  removal  of  his  parents 
who  were  among  the  earliest  prominent  settlers  of  the  northwest.  Not  long 
afterward  he  became  a  law  student  at  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Philip  Dodridge.  When  he  had  qualified  for  the  bar  he  decided  to  en- 
gage in  merchandising  instead  of  becoming  a  practitioner  and  opened  a  store  at 
Charlestowm  in  what  is  now  West  Virginia,  although  the  Old  Dominion  had 
Courthouse,  Virginia,  and  in  1803.  became  deputy  surveyor  general  in  the  office 
of  Rufus  Putnam.  On  the  17th  of  February,  1804,  he  was  commissioned  by 
Governor  Edward  Tiffin,  an  associate  judge  of  the  court  of  common  pleas  for 
not  yet  been  divided.  In  January,  1802,  he  was  made  postmaster  of  Brooke 
\\'ashington  county,  Ohio,  and  in  July,  1805,  was  made  deputy  surveyor  under 
Jared  Mansfield,  surveyor  general. 

Mr.  Bent  received  appointment  in  July,  1806,  from  the  secretary  of  the 
treasury,  Albert  Gallatin,  as  principal  deputy  surveyor  for  the  terri- 
tory of  Louisiana,  which  only  three  years  before  had  been  purchased 
from  Napoleon.  To  discharge  the  duties  of  this  office  he  proceeded 
to  St.  Louis,  arriving  September  17,  1806,  and  on  the  20th  of  August 
of  the  following  year  he  was  appointed  by  Frederick  Bates,  secre- 
tary and  acting  governor  of  Louisiana,  "first  judge  of  the  court  of  com- 
mon pleas  and  the  court  of  quarter  sessions  of  the  peace  for  the  district  of  St. 
Louis."  In  November,  1808,  Judge  Bent  became  auditor  of  public  accounts  for 
the  district  of  St.  Louis  by  appointment  of  Governor  Meriwether  Lewis  and 
on  the  9th  of  November,  1809,  he  was  made  presiding  judge  of  the  St.  Louis 
court  of  common  pleas  and  on  that  day  signed  the  first  charter  for  the  town 
of  St.  Louis.  On  the  5th  of  January,  181 1,  Frederick  Bates,  acting  governor, 
appointed  him  auditor  of  public  accounts  and  in  the  following  September  he  was 
commissioned  judge  of  the  court  of  common  pleas  and  quarter  sessions  by  Gov- 
ernor Benjamin  Howard.  He  received  from  President  Madison,  February  21, 
181 3,  a  commission  which  made  him  judge  of  the  supreme  court  of  the  terri- 
tory of  Missouri  and  on  the  21st  of  January,  181 7,  he  was  recommissioned  by 
President  Monroe,  continuing  in  that  office  until  it  was  abolished  bv  the  admis- 
sion of  ^Missouri  into  the  Union  in  1821.  Judge  Bent  then  became  clerk  of  the 
St.  Louis  county  court  and  in  that  office  exercised  probate  jurisdiction  in  addi- 
tion to  administering  the  county  business.  He  filled  that  position  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  six  years  later.  Throughout  the  greater  part  of  his  life  he 
was  in  the  public  service  and  over  his  official  record  there  fell  no  shadow  of 
wrong  nor  suspicion  of  evil.  He  possessed  not  only  a  comprehensive  knowl- 
edge of  the  law  but  was  also  a  man  of  wide  general  information,  such  as  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  833 

government  needed  in  the  early  settlement  of  the  west,  and  his  labors  proved 
an  important  element  in  ])laeing  St.  Lonis  npon  a  safe  basis  for  its  later  develop- 
ment along  lines  that  uphold  the  political  and  legal  status  of  the  community. 

Judge  Bent  was  the  owner  of  a  home  at  Carondelct,  now  South  St.  Lcjuis. 
He  was  married  to  Martha  Kerr,  who  was  born  June  8,  1778,  and  died  August 
9,  1833,  at  the  age  of  fifty-five  yeais.  Her  early  home  was  near  Winchester, 
Virginia.  Judge  and  Mrs.  Bent  reared  a  large  family,  including  Charles,  who 
was  born  November  11,  1799;  Julianna,  who  was  born  July  18,  1801,  and  be- 
came the  wife  of  Lilburn  W.  Boggs ;  John,  who  was  born  May  31,  1803;  Lucy, 
who  was  born  March  8,  1805,  and  became  the  wife  of  Joseph  Russell;  Dorcas, 
who  was  born  March  12,  1807,  and  married  Judge  William  C  Carr ;  William, 
born  Alay  23,  1809;  ]\Iary,  who  was  born  January  25,  181 1,  and  married  Major 
Jonathan  L.  Bean,  of  the  United  States  Army;  George,  who  was  born  April 
15,  1814.  and  died  at  Bent's  Fort,  Colorado,  October  23,  1846,  at  the  age  of 
thirty-two  years;  Robert,  who  was  born  February  23,  1816,  and  died  at  Bent's 
Fort,  October  20,  1841,  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years,  his  remains  with  those 
of  his  brother  George  being  afterward  removed  to  St.  Louis ;  Edward,  who 
was  born  September  14,  1818,  and  died  May  5,  1824;  and  Silas  whose  name 
introduces  this  review. 

Of  this  family  William  Bent,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  ]\Iay  23,  1809, 
accompanied  his  brother  Charles  and  others  to  the  Arkansas  valley,  in  what  is 
now  Colorado,  about  1826.  There  they  built  a  temporary  wooden  fort  which 
was  used  until  the  completion,  in  1832,  of  what  was  known  at  first  as  Fort 
Williams  but  later  as  Bent's  Fort.  From  this  center  he  made  trapping  and 
trading  expeditions  among  the  Indians,  for  when  the  fort  was  built  the  sur- 
rounding country  was  occupied  by  Comanches  and  Kiowas.  In  1836  he  went 
to  the  valley  of  the  Platte  for  a  wife — a  Cheyenne  maid  who  was  the  daughter 
of  a  chief  of  great  influence.  The  result  was  that  about  three-quarters  of  that 
tribe  removed  to  the  Arkansas  valley  and  his  business  increased  correspond- 
inglv,  so  that  at  times  he  employed  one  hundred  trappers.  When  the  ]\Iexican 
war  was  in  progress  the  fort  was  used  as  headquarters  for  the  commissary  de- 
partment and  many  supplies  were  stored  there.  William  Bent  went  as  far  as 
his  brother's  home  at  Taos,  New  Mexico,  with  the  Second  Missouri  Cavalry 
commanded  by  Colonel  Sterling  Price,  for  whom  he  acted  as  guide,  and  thus 
he  won  the  title  of  Colonel  Bent,  by  which  he  was  afterward  known.  The  gov- 
ernment wished  to  purchase  his  fort  in  1852  for  twelve  thousand  dollars  but 
he  asked  sixteen  thousand  dollars  and  as  no  agreement  was  reached  he  loaded 
the  goods  he  could  carry  into  his  wagons,  set  fire  to  the  powder  magazine  and 
blew  up  the  fort.  He  began  building  a  new  fort  forty-five  miles  east  of  the  (^Id 
one  in  the  spring  of  1853  and  completed  it  the  following  year.  In  1859  he  was 
appointed  United  States  Indian  agent  for  the  Cheyennes  and  the  Navajos  but 
after  a  year's  service  resigned.  In  the  fall  of  1859  he  leased  his  fort  to  the 
government  and  it  was  occupied  with  troops  and  called  Fort  Wise,  in  honor 
of  Governor  Wise  of  Virginia,  until  1861,  when  it  was  named  Fort  Lyon  in 
commemoration  of  the  gallant  General  Lyon,  who  was  one  of  the  first  to  fall 
in  the  Civil  War.  This  fort  was  abandoned  in  1867  and  a  new  one  built  by  the 
government  twenty-five  miles  up  the  Arkansas  river.  Colonel  Bent  began  mak- 
ing improvements  near  the  mouth  of  the  Purgatory  river  in  Colorado,  building 
a  stockade  one  hundred  feet  square.  The  following  year  he  was  joined  by  R. 
M.  Moore,  of  Jackson  county,  Missouri,  who  married  Colonel  Bent's  eldest 
daughter,  Mary.  She  had  been  educated  in  the  family  of  Colonel  Albert  G. 
Boone,  a  relative  of  the  famous  Daniel  Boone  of  Kentucky.  Mr.  ]\Ioore.  who 
was  born  in  1833,  was  the  first  probate  judge  and  first  superintendent  of  schools 
of  Bent  countv  and  afterward  became  one  of  the  largest  ranchowncrs  and  cat- 
tle-raisers there.  Colonel  Bent's  wife  died  soon  after  the  birth  of  her  young- 
est child  and  he  later  married  her  sister.  His  death  occurred  near  Los  Animas, 
Colorado,  ^lay  19,  1869,  when  he  was  sixty  years  of  age.     He  was  one  of  those 

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834  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

picturesque  figures  who  add  interest  to  the  pages  of  western  history.  The  red 
men  respected  him  because  of  his  strong  will  yet  kindly  manner,  his  truthfulness 
and  his  courage,  and  the  same  qualities  inspired  the  admiration  of  the  people  of 
his  own  race.  He  did  much  toward  opening  up  the  west  for  civilization,  blaz- 
ing the  way  that  others  might  follow. 

Charles  Bent,  another  son  of  Judge  Silas  Bent,  was  born  in  Charlestown, 
West  Mrginia,  November  ii,  1799,  and  about  1826  went  with  his  brothers, 
William.  George  and  Robert,  from  the  Sioux  country  to  Colorado  and  built 
Bent's  Fort.  After  a  brief  time  he  made  his  way  to  New  Mexico,  this  being 
about  1829.  The  party  applied  to  President  Jackson  for  military  escort  to  cross 
the  Arkansas  river,  then  the  dividing  line  between  United  States  and  Mexico. 
There  were  sixty  men  and  thirty-six  wagons  in  the  party  and  Charles  Bent  was 
chosen  captain.  The  military  escort  numbered  two  hundred  soldiers  under 
j\Iajor  Riley  and  on  the  way  they  were  attacked  by  a  band  of  Indians,  esti- 
mated variously  from  five  hundred  to  two  thousand.  They  succeeded  in  hold- 
ing their  own,  however,  and  at  length  located  permanently  in  New  Mexico. 
Several  Spanish  families  crossed  the  plains  from  Santa  Fe  to  St.  Louis  that 
fall  under  the  guidance  of  Charles  Bent  and  his  caravan.  When  war  with  Mex- 
ico was  declared  in  1846  he  commanded  a  company  of  spies  on  the  expedition 
from  Bent's  Fort  to  Santa  Fe.  He  received  presidential  appointment  as  gover- 
nor of  New  ^Mexico,  September  22,  1846,  and  on  the  26th  of  December  of  that 
year  wrote  that  he  received  information  of  a  revolt  on  the  17th  of  that  month. 
He  secured  seven  of  the  conspirators  and  believing  the  revolt  to  be  at  an  end 
went  to  his  home  at  Taos,  January  14,  1847.  Five  days  later  the  Indians  ap- 
peared and  when  refused  the  release  of  the  prisoners  they  killed  the  sheriff 
and  then  attacked  the  governor's  house,  killing  and  scalping  Governor  Bent,  his 
brother-in-law  and  one  other.  He  had  married  Ignacia  Jaramilla  and  had  three 
children,  Alfred,  Estefina  and  Terisina.  With  his  passing  away  the  southwest 
was  deprived  of  one  whose  efforts  were  most  valuable  in  opening  up  that  region 
that  the  pioneer  white  settlers  might  have  opportunity  to  establish  homes  and 
engage  in  trading  interests  there. 

The  youngest  son  of  Judge  Silas  Bent  was  his  namesake  and  the  subject 
of  this  review.  He  was  born  in  South  St.  Louis,  October  10,  1820.  and  attended 
school  in  Philadelphia.  On  the  ist  of  July,  1836,  he  became  a  midshipman,  was 
made  master  in  1849  ^^^  lieutenant  on  the  ist  of  August  of  that  year.  In  that 
position  he  conducted  a  series  of  surveys  on  the  coast  of  Japan,  during  Com- 
modore M.  C.  Perry's  expedition,  which  resulted  in  opening  the  ports  of  that 
country  to  the  world.  Bayard  Taylor,  who  took  part  in  the  expedition,  said  in 
a  volume  which  he  published  two  years  later  and  which  was  called,  A  Visit  to 
India,  China  and  Japan  in  the  Year  1853:  "Too  much  credit,  however,  cannot 
be  awarded  to  the  different  officers  and  especially  to  Lieutenant  Bent,  for  the 
coolness  and  courage  with  which  they  prosecuted  their  work.  When  we  con- 
sider that  this,  one  of  the  greatest  bays  in  the  world,  had  hitherto  never  been 
surveyed,  the  interest  and  value  of  their  labors  will  be  better  understood."  Prior 
to  this  time  Lieutenant  Bent  had  been  on  the  United  States  brig,  Preble,  under 
Commander  Glyn,  who  succeeded  in  obtaining  the  release  of  eighteen  Ameri- 
can prisoners  from  Japanese  prisons  and  paved  the  way  for  Commodore  Perry. 

Resigning  his  commission  Lieutenant  Bent  returned  to  his  early  home  in 
St.  Louis,  where  he  assumed  the  management  of  the  Tyler  estate.  As  his  father 
had  done  before  him,  he  figured  prominently  in  the  public  affairs  of  the  city 
and  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  Freeholders  who  formed  the  present  city 
charter  of  St.  Louis.  He  also  held  various  other  positions  of  public  trust  and 
was  a  prominent  factor  in  ])romoting  municipal  interests. 

On  the  5th  of  November,  1857,  Lieutenant  Bent  was  married  to  Ann  Eliza 
Tyler,  a  daughter  of  Robert  and  Mary  Lawrence  (Chambers)  Tyler,  of  Louis- 
ville, Kentucky.  Two  daughters  survive,  Mary  Lawrence,  and  Lucy,  who  was 
married  April  19,  1892,  to  Crittenden  McKinley  of  this  city. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  835 

For  twenty-five  years  Mr.  Bent  was  warden  of  Christ  Church  and  gave 
hberally  of  his  means  toward  the  support  of  church  and  pubhc  movements  which 
he  beheved  would  advance  the  welfare  of  the  community.  The  Roosevelt  organ 
in  Christ  church,  costing  fourteen  thousand  dollars,  was  dedicated  to  him.  J  le 
saw  St.  Louis  grow  from  a  village  of  five  thousand  inhabitants  to  a  city  of  over 
half  a  million,  and  he  took  an  active  and  prominent  ])art  in  its  upbuilding  and 
advancement. 

Most  of  his  leisure  was  devoted  to  scientific  research  and  he  was  especiallv 
interested  in  polar  explorations.  Fie  studied  broadly  along  that  line  and  iii 
1868  gave  an  address  before  the  St.  Louis  Flistoricaf  Society  on  the  Thermo- 
metric  Gateways  to  the  Poles.  This  address  was  published  and  attracted  wide- 
spread attention  in  the  scientific  world.  Throughout  the  remainder  of  his  life 
Lieutenant  Bent  was  interested  in  the  investigations  of  scientists  and  men  of 
broad  learning  and  kept  abreast  with  the  best  thinking  men  of  the  age.  He  re- 
mained an  honored  and  respected  resident  of  St.  Louis  until  near  the  close  of 
his  Hfe  and  then  went,  for  the  benefit  of  his  health,  to  Shelter  Island,  Long 
Island,  where  he  died  August  26,  1887,  his  remains  being  interred  at  Louisville, 
Kentuckv. 


AIILTOX   GEHMAN   CLYMER. 

Milton  Gehman  Clymer  is  the  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  St. 
Louis  Syrup  &  Preserving  Company.  The  rapid  growth  of  the  business  in  the 
past  five  or  six  years  has  made  it  one  of  the  leading  enterprises  of  St.  Louis  and 
its  development  is  attributable  in  no  small  measure  to  the  business  activity  and 
careful  management  of  Mr.  Clymer  whose  career  has  been  characterized  by  steady 
progress  since  he  started  out  in  business  life  driving  a  wagon.  Fie  was  born  in 
Polo,  Illinois,  October  4,  1866,  and  is  a  son  of  H.  G.  and  Mary  Clymer.  The 
familv  is  of  English  lineage  but  since  an  early  period  in  the  colonization  of  the  new 
world  has  been  represented  in  Pennsylvania.  H.  G.  Clymer  was  a  pioneer  in  the 
preserving  business  in  this  citv  and  conducted  a  successful  enterprise  until  his 
life's  labors  were  ended  in  death  in  1883. 

The  removal  of  the  family  to  St.  Louis  enabled  Alilton  G.  Clymer  to  enjoy 
the  advantages  of  instruction  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city  where  he  continued 
as  a  student  until  his  seventeenth  year.  He  then  began  earning  his  own  livelihood 
by  driving  a  wagon  and  afterward  acted  as  a  porter,  but  ambitious  to  make  ad- 
vancement in  the  business  world  he  qualified  for  more  responsible  work  by  pursuing 
a  course  in  bookkeeping  in  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College.  On  the 
completion  of  that  course  he  entered  the  Illinois  College  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois, 
where  he  remained  as  a  student  for  two  years,  but  upon  his  father's  death  he 
was  obliged  to  give  up  his  studies  and  take  charge  of  his  father's  business,  wdiich 
he  closed  out.  He  then  accepted  the  management  of  the  Cincinnati  branch  of  the 
American  Preserving  Company,  remaining  in  that  city  for  four  years,  after  which 
he  was  transferred  to  Chicago  in  the  same  capacity,  and  continued  there  for  two 
years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  resigned  and  returned  to  St.  Louis 
where,  for  about  eighteen  months,  he  was  associated  with  his  father-in-law,  C.  A. 
Hausman,  in  the  manufacture  of  confectionery.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period 
he  organized  the  Columbia  Preserving  Compan\-,  establishing  a  j^lant  on  Pine  be- 
tween Main  and  Second  streets,  where  the  business  was  conducted  for  about  three 
years.  It  was  then  reorganized  and  consolidated  with  the  St.  Louis  Syrup  Re- 
fining Company,  whose  plant  was  situated  in  East  St.  Louis.  There  the  company 
remained  for  about  a  year  after  which  ]Mr.  Clymer  erected  the  present  building 
and  at  the  same  time  was  elected  a  director,  vice  president  and  general  manager 
of  the  business.  During  the  past  five  or  six  years  the  Imsiness  has  enjoyed  re- 
markable growth  and  is  one  of  the  important  productive  enteri)rises  of  the  city, 


836  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

turning  out  a  product  the  excellence  of  which  insures  a  ready  and  satisfactory 
sale  in  the  market.  He  is  also  the  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Colorado  Devel- 
oping Company.  He  has  been  quick  to  notice  and  utilize  opportunities  and  as 
the  years  have  gone  by  has  achieved  success  that  is  evidence  of  his  business 
ability,  his   strong  determination  and  his  unfaltering  industry. 

;^Ir.  Clymer  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  June,  1890.  to  Miss  Addie  Haus- 
man,  daughter  of  Charles  A.  Hausman,  who  was  for  thirty  years  the  general 
superintendent  of  the  Blanke  Candy  Company.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Clymer  have  a 
son  and  daughter,  Adelyn  May,  who  is  attending  the  Yateman  High  School  while 
Charles  Landis,  seven  years  old,  is  a  kindergarten  pupil.  Mr.  Clymer  acquired 
by  purchase  a  handsome  residence  at  5207  Maple  avenue.  He  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  since  its  organization  and  is  an  honorary  mem- 
ber of  the  ]\Iaple  avenue  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  In  his  political  views  he 
is  a  stalwart  republican  but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have  had  no 
attraction  for  him.  He  has  been  prominently  identified  with  the  improvement 
of  the  city,  especially  in  the  line  of  development  through  real-estate  operations, 
and  is  the  owner  of  considerable  property  in  the  west  end  of  the  city.  Aside  from 
any  business  connection,  however,  Mr.  Clymer  gives  hearty  cooperation  to  manv 
movements  for  the  general  good  and  does  all  that  he  can  to  advance  the  interests 
and  upbuilding  of  St.  Louis. 


HERMAN  W.  FAY. 


]\Iany  men  fail  to  find  correct  solution  for  the  intricate  and  complex  prob- 
lems of  business  life  or  perhaps  are  lacking  in  the  faculty  of  unfaltering  industry 
which  must  constitute  the  basis  of  all  success.  Possessing  the  essential  elements 
of  prosperity  in  commercial  lines,  Herman  W.  Fay  is  well  known  as  senior  part- 
ner of  the  firm  of  Fay  &  Schueler,  manufacturers  of  druggists'  glassware,  car- 
rying on  business  at  No.  22  Walnut  street  since  1900.  He  was  born  in  Nash- 
ville. Tennessee,  October  12,  i860,  being  a  son  of  William  and  Rosalie  Fay.  The 
father  was  a  furniture  manufacturer  of  Nashville  and  of  New  Orleans,  remov- 
ing from  the  former  city  to  the  latter  in  1870.  His  last  days  were  spent  on  his 
fruit  farm  in  California,  where  he  passed  away  in  1898.  He  came  to  this  coun- 
try in  1849  ^"d  when  the  Civil  war  broke  out  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
ammunition  for  the  Confederate  army  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  war. 

Herman  W.  Fay  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Nashville 
and  New  Orleans,  being-  graduated  from  the  high  school  in  the  latter  city.  He 
came  to  St.  Louis  with  his  brother  Louis  D.  Fay  when  fifteen  years  of  age  and 
after  a  few  days  secured  a  position  as  a  furniture  finisher  with  the  Scarritt  Fur- 
niture Company,  having  learned  the  trade  in  his  father's  factory.  He  there  re- 
mained for  fifteen  months,  when  he  gave  up  the  position  to  take  charge  of  the 
finishing  work  as  foreman  for  William  P.  Arnd  Barber  Supply  Company.  That 
he  was  competent  and  trustworthy  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  continued  in 
that  position  for  five  years.  Realizing  the  necessity  of  further  educational  train- 
ing that  he  might  be  qualified  for  more  responsibilities  in  the  business  world,  he 
attended  the  night  session  of  the  Polytechnic  high  school  for  four  years  and  also 
spent  one  term  in  the  art  department  of  the  Washington  LIniversity.  At  the 
same  time  he  took  up  the  study  of  glass  and  porcelain  painting  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Professor  Monier.  In  the  year  1881  he  began  business  on  his  own  ac- 
count in  glass  and  porcelain  painting  at  No.  605  Chestnut  street,  where  he  re- 
mained for  about  four  years,  during  which  time  he  gained  creditable  and  grati- 
fying success.  In  1885  he  admitted  Richard  J.  Schueler  as  a  partner  and  re- 
moved to  South  Broadway,  where  thev  conducted  an  extensive  glass  painting 
business  for  the  year.  Their  next  removal  took  them  to  No.  306  Elm  street 
in  1886  and  at  that  place  they  continued  for  fifteen  years  or  until  1901,  when  they 


HERMAX   \\'.   FAY 


838  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY. 

established  their  business  at  No.  222  Wahiut  street.  Each  removal  was  made 
for  the  purpose  of  securing  more  commodious  quarters  for  the  conduct  of  a 
growing  business,  until  eventually  they  bought  their  present  three-story  building, 
which  is  twenty-five  by  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  feet.  The  plant  is  well 
equipped  with  the  latest  improved  machinery  and  facilities  for  carrying  on  the 
work  and  their  patronage  is  extensive,  making  their  business  one  of  the  profitable 
industrial  concerns  of  the  city. 

In  February,  1883,  Air.  Fay  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Aliss  Anne  Engel- 
brecht,  a  daughter  of  Conrad  Engelbrecht,  who  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war 
enlisted  in  Missouri  as  a  member  of  the  Union  army  and  met  his  death  while 
defending  the  old  fiag.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Fay  has  been  born  one  son,  Harold 
W.,  twenty-one  years  of  age,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  McKinley  high  school 
and  is  now  studying  medicine  as  a  third  year  student  in  the  Washington  Univer- 
sity. There  is  also  a  daughter  Alma,  seventeen  years  of  age,  who  is  a  junior  in 
the  AIcKinley  high  school.  Both  children  have  been  educated  in  music.  An- 
other son.  Clarence  H.,  died  February  5,  1904,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years. 

The  family  home  at  No.  3904  Hartford  street  was  erected  by  Mr.  Fay  and 
is  a  handsome  residence,  standing  as  a  visible  evidence  of  the  business  ability  and 
enterprise  of  the  owner.  He  is  nonsectarian  in  religious  faith  and  in  political 
belief  is  a  pronounced  democrat.  He  takes  great  interest  in  the  local  work  of 
the  party  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  house  of  delegates,  representing  the  twenty- 
fourth  ward.  Deeply  interested  in  everything  that  pertains  to  the  w-elfare  of 
the  community  he  is  a  member  of  the  Tower  Grove  Citizens  Improvement  As- 
sociation and  the  Tower  Grove  Heights,  the  Gratiot  and  the  Greenwood  Improve- 
ment Associations.  He  is  well  known  in  various  fraternal  circles  and  is  a  past 
master  of  the  Masonic  lodge,  a  past  regent  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  a  member 
of  the  National  Union.  He  also  belongs  to  several  other  societies,  in  all  of  which 
he  enjoys  the  good  will  and  respect  of  his  associates. 

In  his  public  service,  as  well  as  his  business  life,  he  is  actuated  by  the  laudable 
ambition  to  accomplish  desirable  and  far-reaching  results,  and  in  this  connection 
Mr.  Fay  is  today  prominently  before  the  public,  standing  as  he  does  as  a  fearless 
exponent  of  all  that  he  believes  to  be  right.  That  his  fellow  townsmen,  especially 
in  his  home  ward  where  he  is  best  known,  have  implicit  confidence  in  his  political 
integrity  and  his  worth  as  a  leader  is  evidenced  in  the  fact  that  he  was  elected  to 
the  house  of  delegates  in  a  ward  which  usually  gives  a  republican  majority  of 
about  fifteen  hundred.  The  attitude  which  he  has  taken  upon  many  questions  of 
vital  importance  has  awakened  the  attention  of  the  entire  city  and  his  work  has 
received  the  endorsement  of  all  those  who  stand  for  good  government  and  clean 
politics.  He  has  been  characterized  as  "a  perfect  type  of  the  honest  progressive 
citizen."  He  has  ever  proven  that  he  is  a  man  of  his  word  by  the  earnest  efl:orts 
he  has  made  to  carry  out  his  pre-election  promises  and  his  platform  is  clean  and 
pure.  He  is  opposed  to  anything  like  misrule  in  municipal  affairs,  being  stalwart 
in  his  opposition  to  all  that  favors  class  above  the  mass  or  works  for  the  interest 
and  promotion  of  the  individual  rather  than  the  welfare  of  the  city  at  large.  In 
his  work  as  a  member  of  the  house  of  delegates  he  has  taken  a  most  decided  stand 
against  combines  and  cliques  in  that  organization  and  he  believes  that  there  are 
ways  whereby  the  members  can  be  forced  to  work  for  good  government.  Since 
his  well  known  fearless  fight  with  the  house  combine  he  has  been  frequently 
spoken  of  as  a  suitable  man  for  mayor  and  is  receiving  the  support  of  leading 
citizens  whose  patriotism  and  municipal  loyalty  are  above  question.  He  entered 
the  municipal  assembly  for  the  purpose  of  giving  his  ward,  and  thereby  the  en- 
tire citv  government  and  people  of  St.  Louis,  his  best  services  along  the  line  of 
the  city's  best  progress.  The  business  man  thinks  differently  on  these  topics  of 
improvement  than  does  a  lawyer  or  other  professional  exponent.  With  a  man 
trained  to  business,  provided  he  had  the  advantage  of  proper  schooling  and  ex- 
tensive reading  and  study  apart  from  business,  advancement  in  municipal  affairs 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  839 

is  the  key-note  of  his  endeavor.  j\Ir.  Fay  beheves  in  many  things  relative  to  the 
city's  improvement,  but  they  can  all  be  comprised  under  the  single  head  of  de- 
cency, economy  and  progress  in  city  administration.  His  ideas  are  not  theories ; 
they  are  facts  which  can  be  put  to  the  practical  test.  He  favors  the  immediate 
construction  of  the  free  bridge,  for  which  the  people  voted  their  money,  but  were 
balked  in  carrying  their  will  into  execution.  He  favors  the  boulevard  system  and 
desires  that  all  the  public  buildings  contemplated  under  recent  legislation  be  pro- 
vided at  the  earliest  possible  moment  so  that  hundreds  of  laborers  may  be  put 
to  work.  He  believes  in  the  building  and  maintenance  of  a  public  lighting  plant 
because  the  city  can  thereby  perform  its  own  street  and  municipal  building  il- 
lumination cheaper  than  under  the  present  method.  He  desires  to  bring 
natural  gas  to  St.  Louis,  to  abolish  all  grade  crossings,  to  encourage  manufac- 
tories and  business  enterprises  to  locate  here,  to  take  politics  out  of  the  city  hall 
and  put  all  employes  on  their  merits.  He  favors  the  appointment  of  a  public 
utilities  commission.  He  believes  that  the  day  of  betterment  in  public  affairs 
should  be  made  secure  to  the  present  generations  rather  than  that  the  people 
yet  to  come  are  to  be  the  heirs  of  it.  In  this  sense  he  shows  himself  not  a  poli- 
tician who  wishes  for  present  good  but  a  statesman  who  takes  large  things  largely 
into  account.  His  liberality  of  view  shows  itself  in  liberality  of  conduct.  His 
opinions  have  already  carried  weight  in  molding  public  thought  and  action.  Plac- 
ing the  public  welfare  before  partisanship  and  the  general  good  before  personal 
aggrandizement,  the  honesty  of  his  motives  has  never  been  doubted  even  by 
those  who  question  the  correctness  of  his  position.  Public-spirited  in  an  eminent 
degree,  he  knows  the  living  issues  and  feels  the  palpitating  life  of  politics. 


JOHN  B.  SCHMIDT. 


John  B.  Schmidt  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  3,  i860,  and  has  spent 
most  of  his  life  in  this  city  where  he  has  developed  an  extensive  business,  being 
president  of  the  John  B.  Schmidt  Sign  Company  since  the  6th  of  February,  1900. 
His  parents  were  August  and  ]\Iinna  Schmidt.  After  some  years  of  connection 
with  the  business  interests  of  this  city  the  father  removed  to  Minneapolis,  Minne- 
sota, and  opened  a  hotel  there.  His  death  occurred  in  that  city  on  the  21st  of 
June,  1884,  after  which  his  son  brought  his  remains  back  to  St.  Louis  for  inter- 
ment. His  wife  passed  away  June  4,  1907,  and  both  were  laid  to  rest  in  the  fam- 
ily burial  lot. 

At  the  usual  age  John  B.  Schmidt  entered  the  public  schools  and  continued 
his  studies  in  the  polytechnic  school  until  he  reached  the  age  of  sixteen  years, 
after  which  he  became  a  student  of  Washington  L^niversity.  On  leaving  college 
he  went  to  Minneapolis.  ^Minnesota,  wdiere  his  parents  w^ere  residing,  and  later 
returned  with  them  to  St.  Louis.  However,  he  spent  a  brief  period  in  Chicago 
prior  to  his  removal  to  Minneapolis,  being  engaged  in  the  sign  painting  business 
in  that  city  by  the  lake  in  1878.  In  1880  he  again  became  a  resident  of  this  city, 
his  father  at  that  time  being  at  the  head  of  the  St.  Louis  Picture  Frame  &  Mould- 
ing ^Manufacturing  Company,  but  when  the  father  became  ill  John  B.  Schmidt 
had  to  take  charge  of  the  business  and  eventually  sold  it.  As  stated,  his  father 
then  removed  to  Minneapolis  and  opened  a  hotel,  thus  seeking  a  change  of  cli- 
mate for  the  benefit  of  his  health.  In  November,  1885,  however,  John  B.  Schmidt 
returned  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  into  partnership  with  S.  Nicolai  who  was  en- 
gaged in  the  manufacture  of  glass  signs.  The  partnership  between  them  con- 
tinued for  five  years  and  three  months  and  was  then  dissolved  by  mutual  con- 
sent, Mr.  Schmidt  continuing  in  the  same  line  of  business  under  the  stvle  of 
John  B.  Schmidt  &  Company.  A  year  and  a  half  later  he  admitted  Walter  Haen- 
schen  to  a  partnership  but  a  year  later  bought  his  interest.  In  1900  he  incor- 
porated the  business  under  the  style  of  the  John  B.  Schmidt  Sign  Company  and 


840  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

has  since  been  its  president  and  treasurer  with  George  Engelke  as  vice  president 
and  E.  Schmidt  as  secretary.  In  the  development  of  business  there  have  naturally 
sprung  up  many  new  enterprises  including  that  of  sign  advertising  in  which  con- 
nection the  Schmidt  Company  is  putting  forth  much  work  that  is  attractive  and 
serving  to  call  attention  to  the  business  house  by  whom  it  is  used.  He  has  se- 
cured a  liberal  patronage  and  his  enterprise  is  now  one  of  creditable  proportions 
and  of  gratifying  annual  profit.  Mr.  Schmidt  is  also  a  director  of  the  Olive 
Land  &  ]^Iining  Company. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life  he  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  September 
21,  1887,  to  Miss  Emma  Schueler,  a  daughter  of  Gustav  Schueler,  who  served 
as  a  first  lieutenant  during  the  Civil  war.  Mv.  Schmidt  exercises  his  right  of 
franchise  in  support  of  the  men  and  measures  of  the  republican  party  and  he  is 
well  known  in  various  fraternal  and  social  relations.  He  is  a  past  master  of 
the  I\Iasonic  lodge,  a  past  commander  of  Ascalon  Commandery,  K.  T.,  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Consistory  and  of  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  belongs  to  the  Ancient  Order 
of  Druids  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  also  the  Legion  of  Honor.  He  is  like- 
wise a  member  of  the  Liederkranz  and  Sharp  Shooters.  His  religious  faith  is 
indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  Winnebago  Presbyterian  church.  It  is  a  well 
known  fact  that  the  great  majority  of  men  do  not  become  extensively  known  or 
gain  national  reputation,  but  it  is  not  the  world's  leaders  who  constitute  the  stable 
element  in  our  national  existence  but  those  who  are  perhaps  less  widely  known 
but  who  in  their  respective  stations  of  life  are  loyal  to  honorable  principles  and 
high  standards  of  citizenship  and  to  individual  integrity.  Such  an  one  is  John 
B.  Schmidt. 


JOHN  F.  GREEN. 


John  F.  Green,  engaged  in  general  civil  law  practice  as  junior  partner  of 
the  firm  of  Judson  &  Green,  was  born  in  Clinton  county,  Missouri,  February 
14,  1864.  His  grandfather  was  Samuel  Ross  Green,  of  an  old  Virginia  family, 
for  the  more  remote  ancestry  came  from  the  north  of  Ireland.  Cyrus  E.  Green, 
the  father,  was  born  in  August,  1830,  in  Madison  county,  Kentucky,  and  was 
a  planter,  who  for  many  years  carried  on  general  agricultural  pursuits.  He 
now  resides  in  Lathrop,  Alissouri,  but  has  for  many  years  lived  retired.  He 
married  Miss  AA^ilmoth,  a  daughter  of  Simeon  and  Artimesia  Moberly.  Mrs. 
Green  was  also  a  native  of  Aladison  county,  Kentucky,  and  the  marriage,  which 
was  celebrated  in  August,  1853,  was  blessed  with  seven  children  of  whom  four 
are  yet  living,  namely:  Artimesia,  the  wife  of  Dr.  C.  L.  Hamilton;  Bessie; 
Jennie  T. ;  and  John  F.  Another  daughter,  now  deceased,  was  the  wife  of 
Dr.  James  T.  Estill,  of  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado. 

John  F.  Green  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
county  and  in  \\'estminster  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  v.ith  the  class 
of  1884,  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science  being  conferred  upon  him.  During 
the  succeeding  four  years  he  engaged  in  teaching,  but  regarded  this  merely  as 
an  initial  step  to  other  professional  labor  and  with  broad  literary  knowledge  it 
served  as  the  foundation  on  which  to  rear  the  superstructure  of  professional  learn- 
ing. He  entered  the  St.  Louis  Law  ^School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1890,  being  admitted  to  the  bar  the  same  year.  His  first  professional  service  was 
done  in  the  office  of  James  &  Charles  S.  Taussig,  eminent  attorneys  of  this  city, 
and  his  association  with  them  proved  most  helpful.  From  1892  until  1898  he 
was  with  the  law  firm  of  Judson  &  Taussig  and  following  the  death  of  the 
junior  partner  he  joined  Mr.  Judson  in  the  organization  of  the  present  law  firm 
of  Judson  &  Green  for  the  practice  of  general  civil  law  in  the  state  and  federal 
courts.  He  has  been  accorded  a  liberal  clientage,  for  the  public  has  come  to 
recognize  his  professional  ability,  and  to  feel  that  litigated  interests  are  safe  in 
his  hands.  Tie  is  a  member  of  both  the  St.  Louis  and  Missouri  State  Bai 
Association. 


JOHN   F.   GREEX 


842  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  the  4th  of  ^lay,  1893,  Mr.  Green  was  married  to  Miss  Eleanor  E. 
Ibbotson,  a  daughter  of  H.  J.  and  Jane  (Cranwill)  Ibbotson,  of  Montreal, 
Canada.  Their  "children  are  four  in  number:  Raeburn,  Estill,  Wilmoth  and 
Kathleen.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  5621  Von  Versen  avenue,  and  Mr. 
Green  is  a  man  of  quiet  domestic  taste,  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  wife  and 
children.  ^Irs.  Green  belongs  to  the  Tuesday  Club  and  both  are  highly  esteemed 
socially.  Thev  hold  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church  and  in  its  work  are 
much  interested,  ]\Ir.  Green  now  serving  as  president  of  the  board  of  trustees 
and  chairman  of  the  building  committee,  having  in  charge  the  erection  of  the 
new  Central  Presbyterian  church.  He  is  a  trustee  of  Westminster  College.  He 
gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy  and  fraternally  is  connected  with 
the  Legion  of  Honor  and  Knights  of  Pythias.  Much  interested  in  the  great 
economic,  political  and  sociological  questions  which  are  of  vital  import  to  the 
welfare  of  the  nation,  he  supports  those  measures  and  movements  which  he 
deems  of  essential  benefit,  particularly  the  efforts  for  the  intellectual  and  moral 
progress  of  the  race. 


DAVID  FRANCIS  KAIME. 

David  Francis  Kaime  was  born  in  Chichester,  New  Hampshire,  of  the  mar- 
riage of  Benjamin  and  Sally  (Watson)  Kaime.  Both  parents  were  natives  of 
this  land  and  the  family  is  distinctly  American  in  its  lineal  and  collateral  lines, 
the  ancestrv  being  traced  back  to  one  of  the  name  who  braved  the  dangers  of 
an  unknown  voyage  in  1670  and  became  one  of  the  early  colonists  of  Maine. 
History  records  that  at  a  still  more  remote  period  the  Kaimes  went  from  Nor- 
wav  to  Scotland  and  England. 

In  his  boyhood  days  David  Francis  Kaime  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools 
of  Pittsfield.  New  Hampshire,  and  continuing  his  education  was  finally  grad- 
uated from  the  Pittsfield  Academy.  He  then  turned  his  attention  to  teaching  in 
a  district  school,  but,  believing  that  a  broader  field  would  open  before  him  in  the 
west,  he  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis  in  1857  and  secured  a  position  as  teacher  in 
the  North  Freeman  school  then  located  at  Sixteenth  and  Carr  streets.  For  four 
vears  he  was  identified  with  the  educational  interests  of  the  city  and  proved  a 
capable  instructor,  imparting  clearly  and  readily  to  others  the  knowledge  that 
he  had  acquired. 

On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  took  up  the  business  of  manufacturing 
matches  in  St.  Louis  in  connection  with  James  S.  Dunham  and  established  the 
first  match  factory  of  this  city.  The  new  enterprise  proved  a  successful  venture 
and  Mr.  Kaime  continued  in  that  line  until  September  i,  1864,  when  he  sought 
the  broader  field  of  labor  furnished  in  real-estate  operations.  For  forty-four 
years  he  has  been  known  as  one  of  the  prominent  real-estate  men  of  the  city  and 
in  that  time  has  handled  a  vast  amount  of  property  in  making  purchases  and 
sales  for  others  and  in  conducting  real-estate  operations  on  his  own  account.  He 
is  now  the  president  of  the  J.  E.  Kaime  &  Brother  Real  Estate  Company,  incor- 
porated, which  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  real-estate  firms  of  the  city,  handling 
annuallv  a  volume  of  business  scarcely  equaled  by  others  in  the  same  field.  Air. 
Kaime  is  also  a  member  of  the  Real  Estate  Exchange  and  everywhere  is  looked 
on  as  authority  concerning  anything  bearing  upon  the  property  interests  of  the 
city.  He  is  a  man  of  the  keenest  discrimination  and  farseeing  judgment  while 
his  executive  ability  and  excellent  management  have  brought  to  the  concern 
with  which  he  is  connected  a  large  degree  of  success.  The  safe  conservative 
policy  which  he  inaugurated  and  the  unquestioned  reliability  of  the  firm  have 
been  factors  in  the  prosperity  which  they  have  long  enjoyed. 

Mr.  Kaime  has  been  married  twice.  He  first  wedded  Isabella  Eaton,  now 
deceased,  and  unto  them  were  born  six  children,  three  daughters  who  are  now 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUIY.  843 

married,  and  three  sons.  Two  of  the  sons,  however,  have  passed  away,  the 
surviving  son  being  Robert  D.  Kaime,  who  is  connected  with  his  father  in  the 
real-estate  business.  In  1897  Mr.  Kaime  v/edded  Mary  TuUy,  of  Parkersburg, 
West  Virginia,  and  they  have  one  child,  Gladys,  who  is  now  ten  years  of  age. 

Mr.  Kaime  is  fond  of  hunting  and  occasionally  finds  rest  and  recreation 
from  his  onerous  business  duties  in  indulging  his  love  of  this  sport.  He  is  one 
of  the  substantial  citizens  of  St.  Louis,  whom  all  respect  and  honor,  and  in  vari- 
ous lines  of  activity  the  city  has  benefited  by  his  cooperation.  For  a  year  and  a 
half  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  he  was  a  member  of  the  National  Guard 
of  St.  Louis.  He  is  also  a  member  and  vice  president  of  the  Missouri  Botanical 
Gardens.  His  position  on  political  questions  has  never  been  an  equivocal  one. 
He  stands  first,  last  and  all  the  time  as  a  stalwart  advocate  of  the  republican 
party  and,  moreover,  believes  in  clean  politics  free  from  the  domination  of  the 
political  boss  and  yet  with  well  organized  forces  that  shall  secure  success  for  the 
party  in  legitimate  lines.  jMany  times  have  profl:ers  of  political  nominations 
been  made  him  but  these  he  has  steadily  refused,  preferring  to  concentrate  his 
undivided  attention  upon  his  business  and  the  social  and  religious  interests  and 
duties  which  constitute  elements  in  his  life.  He  is  a  prominent  Mason  and  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club. 


JOHN  R.   PAYKEN. 

In  his  business  career  John  R.  Payken  has  faced  many  dift'icutcres  and  ob- 
stacles, but  persistency  of  purpose  has  enabled  him  to  overcome  these,  and  upon 
the  foundation  of  his  own  capacity  he  has  builded  the  superstructure  of  his  suc- 
cess. His  birth  occurred  at  Bremer  Lehe,  Germany,  October  21,  1837,  his  parents 
being  Nicholaus  and  Elizabeth  (Trentephol)  Payken,  the  former  a  baker  by 
trade.  The  parents  both  died  in  Germany,  although  in  1859  the  father  visited 
his  son  John  in  New  York,  remaining  for  about  a  year,  and  in  1873  the  mother 
came  to  the  new  world  on  a  visit  to  her  son  John  who  was  then  living  in  St. 
Louis. 

John  R.  Payken  acquired  his  education  in  Germany,  and  came  to  America 
in  1853,  being  then  in  his  sixteenth  year.  He  settled  in  New  York  where  he  se- 
cured a  position  as  clerk  in  a  retail  grocery  house  at  the  small  wage  of  seven  dol- 
lars per  month  and  board.  He  remained  in  the  grocery  store  of  John  Beneming, 
proprietor,  for  about  four  years,  during  which  time  he  gained  a  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  that  business.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period,  he  engaged  in  the  gro- 
cery business  on  his  own  account  on  the  corner  of  Eighth  avenue  and  Fiftieth 
street  in  New  York,  there  remaining  until  1859,  when  he  disposed  of  his  busi- 
ness which,  in  the  meantime,  had  grown  to  considerable  proportions.  In  i860  he 
came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  took  a  position  assisting  in  the  loading  and  unload- 
ing of  steam-boats,  for  at  that  time  practically  all  shipping  was  done  bv  way  of 
the  water  routes,  so  that  this  was  a  busy  and  arduous  pursuit,  \\niile  thus  engaged 
he  formed  the  acquaintance  of  Eugene  Donzelot,  then  located  at  5  South  Levee, 
and  through  his  influence  and  friendship  Mr.  Payken  took  a  position  with  Mr. 
Donzelot  in  the  saloon  business.  About  that  time,  however,  the  war  was  de- 
clared, and  business  on  the  Levee  was  practically  suspended.  Mr.  Payken  then 
enrolled  in  the  state  militia  as  a  member  of  Company  C.  Sixth  Missouri,  and 
after  enlisting  saw  some  active  service,  which  was  confined,  however,  entirely  to 
the  state.  He  remained  in  the  army  for  about  three  months,  and  then  received 
an  honorable  discharge.  After  returning  to  St.  Louis  Mr.  Payken  engaged  in 
the  saloon  business  on  the  Levee  until  1866,  and  later  removed  to  Third  street 
near  Washington,  where  he  continued  to  deal  in  wines  and  liquors  until  the  Eads 
bridge  was  built,  which  necessitated  the  removal  of  the  building  occupied  by 
Air.  Payken.    He  was  then  located  at  the  corner  of  Thirteenth  and  Biddle  streets. 


844  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

and  on  the  nth  of  ^lay.  1873.  opened  a  large  hall  for  public  meetings  and  made 
that  a  feature  of  his  business.  He  also  extended  his  efforts  to  other  fields  of 
activity,  becoming  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Biddle  Market  Bank  which  was 
later  consolidated  with  the  German  American  Bank,  which  is  today  one  of  the 
substantial  banking  houses  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Payken  also  became  a  stockholder 
in  the  latter  institution.  He  remained  in  business  at  Thirteenth  and  Biddle 
streets  for  thirteen  years,  or  until  1886,  when  he  became  connected  with  manu- 
facturing interests  and  was  prominent  in  promoting  the  Nixdorff-Krein  Manu- 
facturing Company,  manufacturers  of  chains,  singletrees,  yoke  hangers  and  sad- 
dlery hardware.  This  is  the  only  firm  of  its  kind  west  of  the  Mississippi  river, 
and' is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  country,  employing  on  an  average  of  two  hun- 
dred and  forty  people.  Such  is  the  business  history  of  Mr.  Payken  who  now 
stands  as  one  of  the  substantial  citizens  of  St.  Louis,  having  acquired  a  hand- 
some competence  through  his  energy,  industry,  economy  and  utilization  of  op- 
portunities. His  business  since  1886  has  been  that  of  vice  president  and  general 
manager  of  the  iron  works  located  at  Ninth  and  Howard  streets. 

^Ir.  Payken  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  July  20,  1861,  to  Miss  Katherine 
Hofferberth,  and  unto  them  were  born  six  children,  Rudolph,  Herman  and  Mrs. 
Edward  \\"allace  being  the  surviving  members  of  the  family. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Payken  is  a  republican,  while  in  fraternal  relations 
he  is  connected  with  the  Odd  Fellows.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
Bimdeschor  and  of  the  Protestant  Orphans  Plome,  while  his  religious  faith  is  in- 
dicated by  his  membership  in  a  Protestant  church.  As  he  has  prospered  he  has 
contributed  generously  to  various  movements  to  assist  the  unfortunate  ones  of 
the  world,  while  in  matters  of  citizenship  he  stands  for  all  that  is  progressive 
and  beneficial.  Although  he  came  to  America  empty-handed,  he  is  today  the  re- 
cipient of  a  gratifying  annual  income,  and  now  in  the  evening  of  life  can  enjoy, 
without  recourse  to  further  labor,  all  of  the  comforts  and  some  of  the  luxuries 
that  so  to  make  life  worth  living. 


ja:mes  h.  brookmire. 

James  H.  Brookmire  was  numbered  among  the  men,  wdio,  in  the  middle  of 
the  nineteenth  century,  became  factors  in  the  business  life  of  St.  Louis  and 
were  closely  associated  with  the  rapid  advancement  and  expansion  of  the  city 
during  the  succeeding  fifty  years.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  house  of 
Brookmire  &  Rankin  and  for  a  long  period  occupied  a  conspicuous  and  honor- 
able position  in  wholesale  grocery  circles  in  this  city.  A  native  of  Pennsylvania, 
his  birth  occurred  January  8,  1836,  in  the  suburb  of  Hestonville,  which  has  since 
become  a  part  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia.  He  was  descended  from  Scotch- 
Irish  ancestry,  the  Scotch  spelling  of  the  name  being  Birkmire,  and  from  his 
father  he  inherited  marked  mechanical  ingenuitw  The  financial  condition  of  the 
family  was  such  that  his  educational  privileges  were  only  those  aft'orded  by  the 
country  schools  and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  entered  upon  his  business 
career,  securing  a  situation  in  a  retail  grocery  house  in  Philadelphia,  where  he 
remained  for  about  a  year. 

With  life  before  him,  and  possessed  of  a  desire  to  make  the  most  of  his 
opportunities,  he  studied  the  business  situation  and  came  to  the  conclusion  that 
the  middle  west  offered  larger  opportunities  for  rapid  advancement.  Accord- 
ingly in  February,  1855,  Mr.  Brookmire  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  accepted 
a  position  as  shipping  clerk  in  the  wholesale  grocery  establishment  of  his  uncles, 
S.  &  T.  Ilamill,  then  doing  business  on  the  levee.  The  firm  occupied  a  promi- 
nent place  in  mercantile  circles  and  Mr.  lirookmire  gained  broad  experience  and 
thorough  training  in  modern  business  methods.  His  relationship  was  not  itsed 
to   further  his  interests,  but  upon  his   individual  merit  he  was  promoted   from 


JAMES    H.   BROOK^IIRE 


846  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY. 

time  to  time,  until  after  a  live  years'  connection  with  the  house  he  was  admitted 
to  a  partnership  in  i860  under  the  firm  style  of  Joseph  Hamill  &  Company. 
Eight  years  later  the  senior  partner  retired,  at  which  time  the  firm  oi  Brook- 
mife  &  Rankin  was  organized,  remaining-  an  active  factor  in  commercial  cir- 
cles for  manv  years.  The  business  expanded  along  lines  of  substantial  growth, 
its  trade  interests  reaching  out  to  various  sections  of  the  country,  and  in  seek- 
ing for  the  causes  of  this  success  it  will  be  readily  seen  that  the  reliability  of 
its  methods,  the  enterprise  of  its  promoters  and  the  capability  of  the  working 
force  which  they  gathered  about  them,  were  the  concomitants  in  their  pros- 
perity. As  time  passed,  their  trade  covered  the  entire  Mississippi  valley,  and 
thoug-h  in  the  years  of  its  career  the  house  passed  through  periods  of  national 
financial  depression,  it  never  ceased  to  hold  to  a  high  standard  and  was  never 
forced  to  suspend  business.  For  a  long  period  Mr.  Brookmire  continued  at 
the  head  of  the  business  and  the  success  of  the  undertaking  was  attributable 
in  large  measure  to  him.  At  the  outset  of  his  career  he  made  it  his  purpose 
to  thoroughlv  master  everything  which  he  undertook  and  at  all  times  he  so 
systematized  his  work  that  maximum  results  were  accomplished  with  the  least 
friction  possible  and  at  a  minimum  expenditure  of  time  and  labor.  As  he 
progressed  in  his  commercial  career  he  soon  ceased  to  be  a  follower  and  became 
a  leader  among  men  in  this  particular  class  of  business.  He  inaugurated  new 
methods  and  sought  out  new  plans  wherein  he  might  introduce  his  goods  to 
the  public  and  build  up  a  growing  trade. 

A  contemporarv  biographer  said  in  relation  to  his  rise  in  the  commercial 
world :  "He  knew  not  only  those  routine  matters  which  every  grocer  is  sup- 
posed to  master,  but  was  also  conversant  with  particulars,  which  the  great  ma- 
jority neglect.  In  such  matters  as  the  chemistry  of  his  trade  he  was  especially 
well  informed  and  his  knowledge  greatly  contributed  to  the  judicious  and  suc- 
cessful management  of  the  firm's  large  business."  All  through  his  life  his 
mechanical  genius  found  expression  in  one  way  or  another  and  he  figured  as 
the  inventor  of  several  patents  of  special  ingenuity  which  have  come  into  general 
use  among  the  trade.  While  Mr.  Brookmire  preferred  to  concentrate  his  ener- 
gies upon  the  upbuilding  of  the  house  of  Brookmire  &  Rankin,  he  was  never- 
theless connected  with  a  number  of  other  enterprises  in  the  city,  and  his  opinions 
were  always  listened  to  with  attention  and  respect  for  it  was  known  that  his 
judgment  was  sound  and  his  insight  keen. 

In  January,  1867,  JVIr.  Brookmire  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Anna 
Forbes,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Isaiah  Forbes,  an  old  and  well  known  citizen  here. 
They  became  the  parents  of  three  daughters  and  one  son :  Daisy,  the  wife  of 
A.  P.  Hebard.  of  St.  Louis;  James  H.,  of  whom  mention  is  made  later;  Cor- 
nelia F..  and  Jane.     All  are  living  except  Jane. 

The  jjublic.  recognizing  the  marked  ability  and  enterprise  of  Mr.  Brook- 
mire. frequently  solicited  him  to  serve  in  official  capacities,  but  he  would  never 
consent  to  do  so  as  he  preferred  to  do  his  public  service  as  a  private  citizen. 
He  was  never  neglectful  of  his  duty  to  municipal  aft'airs,  however,  and  exerted 
a  strong  influence  in  behalf  of  those  interests  which  are  a  matter  of  civic  vir- 
tue and  civic  pride.  He  believed  that  economy  and  honesty  should  be  features 
in  the  city  administration  and  in  the  state  and  national  government  and  he  en- 
dorsed every  movement  for  clean  politics  and  an  honest,  businesslike  administra- 
tion. He  was  a  valued  member  of  several  boards  and  societies,  including  the 
popular  Legion  of  Honor  of  St.  Louis,  and  such  was  the  respect  entertained 
for  liim  individually  and  as  a  business  man  that  everv  society  or  organization 
felt  it  a  matter  of  gratification  if  they  could  secure  his  cooperation  and  assist- 
ance. St.  Louis,  from  the  beginning  of  his  residence  here,  was  one  of  the  in- 
terests that  lay  close  to  his  heart.  Not  alone  by  reason  of  his  extensive  busi- 
ness connections  did  he  serve  the  city,  but  in  manv  other  ways  labored  to 
secure  its  growth  and  expansion.  His  death,  which  occurred  February  22, 
1898.  came  with  a  sense  of  jjcrsrtnal  bereavement  to  manv  because  of  his  activity 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  847 

in  behalf  of  the  city,  because  of  the  extent  and  importance  of  his  commercial 
interests  and  because  of  personal  qualities  that  rendered  him  a  favorite  in  the 
circle  of  his  immediate  friends. 


JAMES  H.  BROOK^IIRE,  JR. 

James  H.  Brookmire,  Jr.,  well  known  in  financial  circles  in  St.  Louis,  his 
native  city,  was  born  October  3,  1869,  of  the  marriage  of  James  H.  and  Anna 
(Forbes)  Brookmire.  He  was  educated  in  the  Stoddard  public  school,  in 
Smith's  Academy  and  the  St.  Louis  Manual  Training  School,  being  graduated 
therefrom  wath  the  class  of  1887.  He  immediately  made  his  entrance  into  busi- 
ness life  in  connection  with  the  wholesale  grocery  firm  of  Brookmire  &  Ran- 
kin, of  which  his  father  was  the  senior  partner.  He  soon  familiarized  himself 
with  the  business  and  passed  on  to  positions  of  executive  control,  subsequently 
bending  his  energies  largely  to  association,  to  constructive  efforts  and  adminis- 
trative direction.  In  1890  he  entered  the  firm  of  James  H.  Brookmire  &  Com- 
pany, and  in  1893  became  the  secretary  and  later  vice  president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Curtis  &  Company  ^lanufacturing  Company,  manufacturers 
of  saws.  He  was  thus  connected  in  business  relations  until  March,  1904,  when 
he  became  a  stockbroker  and  the  St.  Louis  representative  of  Tracy  &  Com- 
pany, brokers  of  Chicago,  New  York  and  St.  Louis,  and  members  of  the  New 
York.  Chicago  and  St.  Louis  Stock  Exchange  and  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade. 
On  the  I  St  of  October,  1906.  the  firm  of  Simon,  Brookmire  &  Clifford  was  or- 
ganized, being  members  of  the  New  York  and  St.  Louis  Stock  Exchanges  and 
the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade.  They  still  do  business  under  that  name.  Air. 
Brookmire  is  well  known  in  financial  circles,  handles  much  valuable  paper  and 
makes  extensive  investments  on  behalf  of  himself  and  those  whom  he  repre- 
sents in  moneyed  transactions. 

On  the  23d  of  November.  1898,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Brookmire  was  married 
to  Miss  Anne  Kennard.  Thev  have  one  son,  S.  K.  Brookmire.  In  political  views 
Mr.  Brookmire  is  a  republican.  He  belongs  to  the  Methodist  church,  to  the 
St.  Louis,  the  St.  Louis  Country,  the  Racquet  and  the  Noonday  Clubs — associa- 
tions which  indicate  much  of  the  character  of  his  interests  and  his  recrea- 
tion. 


LUCIUS  LEWELLYN  CULA^ER. 

In  a  history  of  those  who  in  life  were  prominent  factors  in  the  business 
circles  of  St.  Louis  mention  should  be  made  of  Lucius  Lewellyn  Culver,  who 
was  the  president  of  the  Majestic  Alanufacturing  Company  and  placed  upon 
the  market  the  first  steel  ranges.  He  was  born  in  Champaign  county,  Ohio, 
March  18,  1839,  ^^^  ^^^^^^  i'^i  St.  Louis,  Februar\-  11,  1899.  No  event  of  special 
importance  occurred  during  the  period  of  his  boyhood  and  youth,  his  experi- 
ences being  those  of  the  usual  routine  connected  with  the  duties  of  the  school- 
room, the  pleasures  of  the  plavground  and  the  performance  of  various  tasks  as- 
signed him. 

After  residing  in  Illinois  for  several  years  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Culver  removed 
to  St.  Louis  about  1876  and  from  that  time  until  his  demise  he  was  closely  con- 
nected with  its  business  interests.  The  capability  that  arises  from  business  ex- 
perience and  a  close  study  of  business  conditions  led  him  from  year  to  year 
into  broader  fields  of  labor  and  larger  opportunities.  He  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Wrought  Iron  Range  Compan\-  of  St.  Louis  in  1881  and  after 
an  extended  and  helpful  identification  with  that  company  in  which  his  push, 
energv  and  business  acumen  were  of  ereat  value  he  severed  his  connection  with 


LL'CJL'S    L.  CL'LXER. 


AIARY  CUL\'ER 


850  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

manufacturing-  lines  for  a  few  years.  In  1890  he  organized  the  L.  L.  Culver 
Manufacturin'g  Company  for  the  manufacture  of  water  heaters  to  be  used  in 
heating  buildings,  and  in  1891  the  business  was  reorganized  under  the  name 
of  the"  ]\Iaiestic  ^lanufacturing  Company,  of  which  ]\Ir.  Culver  became  presi- 
dent. In  1892  he  associated  with  him  John  Fowler  and  R.  H.  Stockton  and 
thev  began  the  manufacture  of  Majestic  malleable  iron  ranges.  This  range  was 
the'  embodiment  of  original  ideas  of  JNIr.  Culver  and  today  there  is  no  moie 
practical  range  on  the  market  than  this.  Air.  Culver  was  chosen  president  of 
the  company." with  JNIr.  Stockton  as  vice  president  and  John  Fowler  as  secretary 
and  treasurer.  He  continued  in  the  presidency  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  and 
had  charge  of  the  factory.  Long  connection  with  the  hardware  trade  and  close 
studv  of  ranges  led  him  to  the  belief  that  he  might  improve  upon  those  already 
in  use  and  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  market  was  already  overstocked 
with  cooking  stoves,  he  began  the  manufacture  of  a  new  and  expensive  article, 
giving  to  the  public  the  first  steel  and  malleable  iron  range  on  the  market.  It 
soon  found  favor  and  through  judicious  methods  of  advertising  and  introduc- 
ing his  goods  to  the  public,  he  soon  succeeded  in  securing  almost  more  orders 
than  the  factory  could  fill.  His  partners  gave  him  credit  for  the  success  of 
their  enterprise,  saying  that  the  business  would  never  have  prospered  without 
him.  He  was  a  man  of  strong  character,  full  of  enthusiasm  and  energy,  and 
never  allowed  himself  to  become  discouraged  by  seemingly  insurmountable  ob- 
stacles. He  never  felt  that  every  avenue  of  progress  was  closed  and  if  he  could 
not  proceed  in  one  direction  he  bent  his  energies  toward  accomplishing  his  pur- 
pose in  some  other  way.  His  methods  were  at  all  times  strictly  honorable  and 
in  course  of  time  his  business  developed  to  extensive  and  profitable  propor- 
tions. 

In  Danville,  Illinois,  in  i860,  J\Ir.  Culver  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  E. 
Comegvs,  a  native  of  Champaign  county,  Ohio.  She.  was  born  March  19. 
1841,  and  was  a  daughter  of  Cornelius  and  Annabel  (Dunlap)  Comegys.  Since 
her  husband's  death  Mrs.  Culver  has  resided  in  St.  Louis  and  the  hospitality 
of  many  of  the  city's  most  attractive  homes  is  accorded  her.  Her  name  is 
prominentlv  associated  with  some  of  the  most  helpful  charitable  work  of  the 
city.  She  is  most  kind  hearted  and  her  benevolent  spirit  has  been  manifested 
in  many  ways.  Deeply  sympathetic,  it  seems  her  nature  to  continually  watch 
for  opportunities  to  relieve  suffering  and  distress  and  to  do  good  to  others. 
Entirely  unostentatious  in  manner  she  possesses  a  graciousness  of  bearing  which 
is  most  attractive  and  a  tactfulness  which  puts  all  at  ease  in  her  presence.  Many 
have  been  her  benefactions  which  have  been  known  only  to  the  recipient  and 
donor.  Among  the  more  notable  which  have  been  made  was  that  to  the  L.  L. 
Culver  L'nion  Hospital  Association.  This  hospital  is  located  at  Whitlock  place  in 
Craw  fords  ville,  Indiana,  and  was  dedicated  on  Thanksgiving  day,  November 
28,  1892,  having  been  erected  at  a  cost  of  twelve  thousand  dollars.  It  was  the 
outgrowth  of  the  work  of  the  Women's  Union,  an  organization  which  did  sys- 
tematic work  in  Crawfordsville.  Some  time  ago,  however,  the  two  prominent 
features  in  connection  with  the  work  were  the  abundance  of  enthusiasm  and 
the  scarcity  of  means,  but  those  in  charge  were  not  discouraged  and  they  found 
the  reward  of  their  faith,  hope  and  prayers  in  the  generous  gift  of  Mrs.  Culver, 
who  became  interested  in  the  work  of  the  Women's  Union  and  became  a  life 
member  of  the  association  Ijy  the  payment  of  oiie  hundred  dollars.  Later  she 
gave  ten  thousand  dollars  for  the  erection  of  a  hospital  and  afterwards  added 
to  the  fund  until  it  amounted  to  thirteen  thousand  and  two  hundred  dollars. 
Until  this  time  the  association  was  known  as  the  Union  Hospital  Association 
and  was  so  incorporated,  but  because  of  the  benefaction  of  the  earnest-hearted 
Christian  woman,  wlio  with  true  Samaritan  s])irit  did  not  "pass  by  on  the  other 
side,"  the  name  was  changed  to  the  L.  L.  Culver  Union  Hospital  Association 
and   the  building  erected   as  a   memorial   to   her   deceased  husband.     Whatever 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  851 

tends  to  help  a  fellow  traveler  on  life's  journey  is  a  matter  of  interest  to  her 
and  in  every  possible  way  she  lends  her  aid  and  assistance  to  good  works.  Her 
work  for  and  her  splendid  gift  to  the  Blind  Girls'  Home  of  St.  Louis  shows 
her  generosity  and  undisputed  good  judgment. 

j\Ir.  Culver  was  well  known  on  account  of  his  deep  and  helpful  interests 
in  St.  Louis,  its  welfare  being  a  matter  of  deep  concern  to  him.  He  gave 
efifective  aid  to  many  measures  for  the  general  good  and  the  city  numbered  him 
among  its  worthy  and  valued  residents.  Preeminently  a  home  man,  his  at- 
tractive personality  surrounded  him  with  strong  friends,  who  shared  with  the 
wife  in  the  irreparable  loss  which  came  to  her  when  on  the  nth  of  February, 
1899,  Mr.  Culver  was  called  from  this  life. 


GEORGE  ENGELKE. 


In  the  incorporation  of  the  John  B.  Schmidt  Sign  Company  of  St.  Louis  in 
1900  George  Engelke  became  vice  president  and  with  the  other  officers  of  the 
companv  has  actively  engaged  in  the  upbuilding  of  a  substantial  business  that  is 
meeting  a  new  demand  in  the  commercial  world.  While  it  has  been  customary 
through  generations  to  designate  one's  business  by  some  outward  sign,  it  is  char- 
acteristic of  the  present  age  that  new  and  effective  attractions  in  signs  are  being 
continuously  sought  that  they  may  serve  as  advertisements  of  the  house  which 
they  represent  and  in  this  connection  the  John  B.  Schmidt  Company  is  doing  a 
good  business,  introducing  attractive  and  original  work.  The  vice  president  of 
the  company  is  a  native  resident  of  St.  Louis,  his  birth  having  here  occurred  on 
the  ist  of  July,  1874,  his  parents  being  Andrew  and  Hattie  Engelke,  who  in  the 
year  i860  became  residents  of  America,  the  father  being  connected  with  the  dry- 
goods  business  during  the  period  of  his  association  with  business  forces  on  this 
side  of  the  Atlantic.  As  a  public-school  student  the  son  pursued  his  education 
to  the  age  of  sixteen  years  and  then  entered  the  employ  of  the  Logeman  Chair 
Manufacturing  Company.  After  a  short  time,  however,  he  became  connected 
with  the  John  B.  Schmidt  Sign  Company  and  applied  himself  closely  to  master- 
ing the  business  in  every  detail.  He  displayed  creditable  workmanship  and  thor- 
ough trustworthiness  and  thus  was  promoted  from  one  position  to  another  until 
the  incorporation  took  place,  when  he  was  elected  vice  president. 

Keeping  always  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  ]\Ir. 
Engelke  gives  unfaltering  support  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  blue  lodge  and  of  the  St.  Louis  Legion  of  Honor.  He  was  mar- 
ried September  12,  1900,  to  Miss  Louise  Niessmann  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  have 
one  daughter.  Vera,  who,  at  the  age  of  seven  years,  is  attending  school.  The 
wife  and  mother,  however,  passed  away  September  13,  1908. 


HEXRY  WILLIAM  BLODGETT. 

Henry  William  Blodgett,  well  known  as  a  practitioner  in  railroad  and  in- 
ternal revenue  law  and  now  serving  as  United  States  attornev  for  the  eastern 
district  of  ^^lissouri,  was  born  October  16,  1876,  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  yet  makes 
his  home.  His  parents  were  Wells  H.  and  Emma  (Dickson)  Blodgett.  the  for- 
mer general  counsel  for  the  Wabash  Railroad  Company,  of  whom  mention  is 
made  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 

At  the  usual  age  Henry  W.  Blogett  entered  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city  and  in  1892  became  a  student  in  the  Manual  Training  School,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1895.  His  more  specificallv  literary  education  was  acquired 
in  Cornell  L^niversity  and  he  completed  his  preparation  for  a  professional  career 


852  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

bv  graduation  from  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  with  the  class  of  1900.  Imme- 
diately afterward  he  opened  an  office  in  his  native  city,  where  by  continuous  pro- 
gress he  has  gained  recognition  as  a  prominent  lawyer.  In  190 1  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  James  L.  ]\Iinnis,  now  a  general  solicitor  of  the  \\'abash  Rail- 
road Company  under  the  firm  style  of  Minnis  &  Blodgett.  This  association  was 
discontinued  in  1902  and  during  that  year  and  a  part  of  1903  Mr.  Blodgett  was 
again  alone  in  practice.  In  November  of  the  latter  year  he  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  \\'alter  X.  Davis,  under  the  firm  style  of  Blodgett  &  Davis,  which  re- 
lationship continued  until  April  i.  1907,  and  was  then  dissolved,  owing  to  the 
appointment  of  I\Ir.  Blodgett  to  the  office  of  United  States  attorney  for  the  east- 
ern district  of  Missouri.  The  principal  business  of  the  firm  was  in  the  line  of 
railroad  and  internal  revenue  law^  and  they  were  accorded  a  liberal  clientage. 

On  the  3d  of  October,  1901,  ]\Ir.  Blodgett  was  married  at  Alilwaukee,  Wis- 
consin, to  ]\Iiss  Daisy  Pannill.  They  have  always  resided  in  St.  Louis,  where 
^Ir.  Blodgett  has  spent  his  entire  life.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the 
republican  party  and  he  is  identified  with  that  movement  which  has  for  its  ob- 
ject the  establishment  and  maintenance  of  integrity  in  politics  and  the  body  poli- 
tic. He  is  a  believer  in  party  organization,  feeling  that  the  best  results  can  only 
be  accomplished  by  concerted  harmonious  effort.  His  appointment  came  to  him 
in  the  selection  of  a  republican  competent  to  discharge  the  onerous  duties  of  the 
ofiice  with  ability  and  fidelity.  He  is  the  youngest  United  States  district  attor- 
ney ever  appointed  up  to  this  time.  He  had  made  an  excellent  reputation  in  those 
lines  of  jurisprudence  in  which  he  had  specialized  in  practice  and  he  is  well  quali- 
fied to  promote  the  speedy  and  satisfactory  adjustment  of  legal  federal  interests 
in  this  part  of  the  country. 


ADOLPH  HERTHEL. 

Adolph  Herthel,  who  was  Avell  known  in  banking  circles  of  St.  Louis  for 
many  years,  was  born  in  this  city,  October  23,  1847,  ^  son  of  Nicholas  and 
Barbara  (  A^oltz)  Herthel.  The  public  schools  afforded  him  his  educational  privi- 
leges and  when  he  put  aside  his  text-books  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  entered 
business  life  as  a  grocery  clerk.  The  following  year  he  secured  a  situation  in  the 
German  Savings  Institution  as  collector  and  remained  w^ith  that  establishment 
for  eight  years,  during  wdiich  time  successive  promotions,  that  came  to  him 
in   recognition  of   his  ability,  brought  him   to  the  position  of  teller. 

Later  he  went  to  Europe  and  on  his  return  became  teller  in  the  Union  Sav- 
ings Association,  and  while  with  that  bank  was  advanced  to  the  position  of 
cashier,  thus  serving  until  1882.  In  that  year  he  retired  and  for  eighteen  months 
engaged  in  no  business,  enjoying  during  that  period  a  well  earned  and  well 
merited  rest.  He  was  next  appointed  teller  at  the  International  Bank,  but  after 
three  years  resigned  on  account  of  ill  health  and  went  to  Denver.  On  the  death 
of  William  C.  Lange,  president  of  the  International  Bank,  he  returned  to  St. 
Louis  and  reentered  its  services  as  cashier  in  February,  1886.  The  bank  at  that 
time  was  in  a  somewhat  difficult  financial  condition.  Its  business  was  not  keep- 
ing up  to  the  standard  required,  hut  during  the  eight  years  of  his  service, 
through  his  intelligent  management  and  careful  control,  the  bank  was  placed 
on  a  par  with  the  most  substantial  financial  institutions  of  the  city.  ^Fr.  Herthel 
was  recognized  as  a  business  man  of  marked  force  of  character  and  his  labors 
wrought  good  results  that  made  him  one  of  the  most  forceful  factors  in 
banking  circles. 

In  St.  Louis,  October  14.  1875.  Afr.  Herthel  was  married  to  Aliss  Minnie 
Mincke,  a  daughter  of  George  Mincke.  one  of  the  old  and  well  known  residents 
of  this  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Llerthcl  became  the  i:)arents  of  one  child,  Laura. 
Mr.   Herthel   wa-  devoted   tr)  thf   welfare   oi  his    familv   and   fouml   his  greatest 


ADOLPH  HERTHEL 


854  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

happiness  in  administering  to  their  comfort.  He  was  a  repubhcan  in  poHtics 
and  socially  was  connected  with  the  Union  Club,  the  Germania  and  Turner 
Hall.  He  was  secretary  of  the  Historical  Society  and  was  one  of  the  origin- 
ators of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition.  He  was  everywhere  spoken  of 
in  terms  of  respect,  for  his  diligence  and  integrity  commanded  high  regard  and, 
moreover,  proved  the  foundation   upon  which  he  builded  his  success. 


COLONEL   CHRISTOPHER   P.,  ELLERBE. 

\\'hile  a  lawyer  of  more  than  local  repute  and  an  influential  factor  in  legis- 
lative enactment  it  was  the  genial  spirit  of  the  man  that  will  cause  Colonel  Ellerbe 
to  be  remembered  for  years  to  come.  The  warmth  of  his  friendship,  entirely 
free  from  familiarity,  was  such  as  would  thaw  the  icy  reserve  of  any  individual. 
It  was  the  spontaneous  outpouring  of  a  genial  nature  that  was  deeply  interested 
in  the  welfare  of  the  race. 

Colonel  Ellerbe  was  a  native  of  Dallas  county,  Alabama,  his  birth  occurring 
in  1846.  He  was  the  son  of  Alexander  William  Ellerbe,  a  lawyer  and  planter 
and  a  gentleman  of  broad  mind  and  scholarly  attainment.  He  removed  to  Ala- 
bama from  South  CaroHna,  where  the  family  had  been  represented  from  colonial 
days,  his  father,  the  Colonel's  grandfather,  having  been  an  officer  in  a  South 
Carolina  regiment  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 

Reared  in  the  state  of  his  nativity  Colonel  Ellerbe  became  a  student  in  the 
University  of  Alabama.  He  was  pursuing  the  work  of  the  sophomore  year  when 
the  Civil  war  broke  out  and  was  a  member  of  a  school  battalion  but  it  was  not 
allowed  to  go  to  the  front.  Aroused  by  a  spirit  of  patriotism  for  the  southern 
cause  Colonel  Ellerbe  did  not  propose  to  be  deterred  in  his  purpose  of  joining  the 
Confederate  troops  and  buckling  on  his  college  military  belt,  to  which  he  fastened 
his  dress  parade  sword,  ''Lieutenant''  Ellerbe  slipped  away  from  the  University 
of  Alabama  one  night  to  become  a  private  in  a  troop^of  cavalry  among  the  boys 
in  gray.  He  saw  active  duty  on  many  a  hotly  contested  battlefield  but  bore  un- 
complainingly the  rigors  and  hardships  of  war.  His  previous  military  training 
as  a  member  of  the  school  battalion  stood  him  in  good  stead  now  and  his  loyalty 
and  meritorious  conduct  on  the  field  of  battle  secured  him  promotion  from  time 
to  time  until  he  became  a  colonel  although  he  had  not  as  yet  attained  his  majority 
when  the  war  closed.  While  he  entered  the  army  a  boy  he  came  forth  a  man 
in  all  of  the  experiences  of  military  life,  his  record  being  one  of  undaunted  brav- 
ery and  unflinching  fidelity  to  the  cause  which  he  served. 

W^hen  the  war  was  ended  Colonel  Ellerbe  continued  his  education,  matricu- 
lating in  the  University  of  Virginia,  where  he  completed  his  law  course  in  1868. 
He  then  came  to  St.  Louis  and  remained  a  member  of  the  bar  of  this  city  until 
his  life's  labors  were  ended  in  death,  September  17,  1908.  He  was  an  able 
member  of  the  legal  fraternity,  preparing  his  cases  with  thoroughness  and  care 
and  presenting  his  cause  before  the  courts  in  a  logical,  forceful  manner,  which 
won  for  him  many  verdicts  favorable  to  his  clients.  His  ability  in  the  line  of 
his  chosen  profession  gained  for  him  a  large  and  distinctively  representative  cli- 
entage. Colonel  Ellerbe  was  also  one  of  the  best  known  factors  in  political  cir- 
cles in  the  state.  Unfaltering  in  his  allegiance  to  the  democratic  party  he  never 
sought  political  honors  for  himself  and  yet  for  twenty  years  was  a  conspicuous 
figure  at  Jefferson  City  during  the  sessions  of  the  state  legislature.  In  1882  he 
was  elected  to  the  house  from  St.  Louis  county  and  previous  to  his  incumbency 
as  head  of  the  state  department  of  insurance  and  subsequent  to  it  he  was  inter- 
ested in  life  and  casualty  insurance  legislation.  Over  the  record  of  his  official 
career  and  public  service  there  falls  no  shadow  of  wrong  nor  suspicion  of  evil. 
His  methods  were  always  such  as  would  bear  the  closest  investigation  and  scru- 
tiny and  his  efforts  were  the  result  of  his  belief  in  the  justice  of  the  cause  which 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY.  855 

he  supported.  He  was  one  of  the  most  active  advocates  of  the  nomination  of  D. 
R.  Francis  for  governor  of  Alissouri  and,  following  the  election  of  Governor 
Francis,  was  made  state  superintendent  of  insurance.  In  all  of  his  public  service 
he  was  actuated  by  a  spirit  of  devotion  to  high  ideals  and  a  belief  in  the  righteous- 
ness of  the  cause  for  which  he  contended. 

In  1873  Colonel  Ellerbe  was  married  to  Miss  A'irginia  Wash,  a  daughter  of 
Judge  Robert  Wash,  of  St.  Louis  and  unto  them  was  born  one  son  who  still  sur- 
vives, Christopher  P.  Ellerbe,  Jr.  In  1892  Colonel  Ellerbe  married  Miss  Mary 
Francis,  a  sister  of  Governor  Francis.  While  his  life  work  was  a  valuable  asset 
in  the  political  interests  of  the  state  and  while  his  ability  as  a  lawyer  gained  him 
more  than  local  distinction,  it  was  his  characteristics  as  a  man  aside  from  any 
public  relation  that  gained  for  Colonel  Ellerbe  the  enviable  place  which  he  held 
in  the  hearts  of  those  wdth  whom  he  was  associated.  He  was  always  genial  and 
jovial,  quickly  saw  the  humor  of  any  situation  and  was  famous  for  his  entertain- 
ing stories.  Naturally  gifted  with  wit  he  was  always  a  most  interesting  talker 
and  added  to  all  of  his  other  characteristics  was  a  broad  charity  that  prompted 
him  to  respond  readily  and  generously  to  any  tale  of  sorrow  or  distress.  His 
courtesy  was  unfailing  and  there  was  no  man  in  public  life  in  Missouri  who  could 
claim  more  w-arm  and  devoted  friends  than  Colonel  Ellerbe. 


AUGUST  H.  MUEGGE. 

August  H.  Muegge,  conducting  a  gymnastic  institute  since  190 1  is  an  advo- 
cate, exponent  and  teacher  of  the  science  of  physical  development  which  is  be- 
coming more  and  more  widely  recognized  as  an  indispensable  element  in  prepara- 
tion for  life's  responsible  duties,  for  the  world  is  becoming  cognizant  of  the  fact 
that  the  best  mental  achievement  is  dependent  upon  the  healthy  physical  organism 
that  lies  back  of  it.  The  institution  founded  by  Mr.  Muegge  has  already  received 
liberal  support  and  the  patronage  is  growing  annually.  Flis  life  record'  began  in 
Hanover,  Germany,  in  September.  1857,  ^^is  parents  being  Henry  and  Wilhel- 
mina  Muegge.  The  father  was  a  boilermaker  of  Hanover,  but  after  coming  to 
this  country  lived  a  retired  life.  Aside  from  our  subject  the  other  members  of 
the  family  were  William  H.  ]\Iuegge,  a  resident  of  Wheeling,  West  Virginia,  who 
is  now  serving  as  justice  of  the  peace;  Mrs.  W.  Huebel,  also  of  Wheeling,  West 
Virginia ;  and  Mrs.  J.  Blumenberg  of  the  same  city. 

August  H.  Muegge  received  his  elementary  education  in  the  schools  of  his 
native  province  but  put  aside  his  text-books  in  order  to  emigrate  to  America  with 
his  uncle.  He  continued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Wheeling,  West 
Virginia,  until  he  reached  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  and  immediately  after  leaving 
school  he  began  learning  the  cigarmaker's  trade  at  wdiich  he  served  a  two  years' 
apprenticeship.  He  then  began  teaching  in  Wheeling,  W^est  Virginia,  giving  in- 
struction in  gymnastic  work  in  which  he  had  been  liberallv  trained  in  Germany. 
He  was  appointed  a  teacher  by  the  Wheeling  Turn  Verein  and  was  thus  busily 
engaged  until  the  spring  of  1877.  He  then  removed  westward  to  Dubuque,  Iowa, 
where  he  remained  for  one  year,  after  which  he  spent  a  similar  period  as  a  teacher 
of  gymnastic  work  in  Clinton,  Iowa.  In  the  spring  of  1879  ^''^  came  to  St.  Louis 
and  made  arrangements  to  teach  gymnastic  work  in  the  Vorwaerts  &.*  Carondalet 
Turn  \"erein.  A  year  was  thus  passed  and  then  with  others  he  organized  and  pro- 
moted the  West  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein,  remaining  with  that  organization  in  the 
capacity  of  teacher  until  the  spring  of  1901.  While  thus  engaged  he  also  held 
the  position  of  teacher  in  the  Washington  Liniversity,  in  Smith's  Academy  and 
]^Iary  Institute,  and  gave  his  services  for  two  years  without  remuneration,  in- 
troducing gymnastics  into  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis.  In  1901  he  erected 
his  famous  institute  at  Nos.  1201-1205  South  Grand  avenue,  giving  the  name  of 
the  ^Muegge  Institute  to  this  enterpri^^e.     The  object  of  the  school  is  the  physical 


856  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

education  of  the  human  body  and  is  the  only  one  of  a  private  nature  in  St.  Louis. 
Mr.  ^luegge  is  thoroughly  familiar  not  only  with  the  lines  of  exercise  which  he 
uses  but  with  the  great  scientific  principles  that  underlie  his  Avork  and  in  his  ef- 
forts in  this  connection  he  has  kept  in  touch  with  the  advanced  ideas  of  all  educa- 
tors and  scientists  who  are  giving  their  attention  to  physical  development.  While 
his  course  of  instruction  is  in  large  measure  original,  he  is  always  ready  to  adopt 
anv  new  method  of  exercise  that  he  believes  will  prove  beneficial  to  the  work. 

]\Ir.  ^luegge  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  ]Miss  Laura  Guenther,  a  daughter 
of  Henrv  and  Dorothea  Guenther,  the  wedding  being  celebrated  in  June,  1880. 
]\Irs.  ]^Iuegge  is  the  niece  of  Judge  J.  ^^'erner.  now  deceased,  who  for  a  quar- 
ter of  a  century  was  judge  of  the  probate  court.  By  her  marriage  she  has  become 
the  mother  of  one  daughter  and  one  son,  Rosalie,  the  wife  of  Conrad  Seibel  of 
the  firm  of  Seibel  &  Suessdorf,  coppersmiths,  and  George  A.,  who  is  attending 
Smith  Academv  and  assists  his  father  in  the  institute. 

Professor  ^Iuegge  is  an  honorable  member  of  the  West  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein 
and  a  member  of  the  Freie  Gemeinde.  In  1897,  he  was  a  director  of  the  Na- 
tional Xorth  American  Turner  Bund  and  is  a  member  of  the  Washington  Uni- 
versitv  Association.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and 
while  in  heart  sympathv  with  its  principles,  he  does  not  seek  or  desire  office,  pre- 
ferring to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  the  upbuilding  of  the  institute  which  he 
founded  and  which  is  a  valuable  acquisition  to  the  educational  work  carried  on  in 
St.  Louis. 


.     GEORGE   SAUERBRUXX. 

George  Sauerbrunn,  president  of  the  Sauerbrunn  Construction  Company, 
who  is  largelv  interested  in  the  real-estate  business  in  the  city,  is  a  native  of 
Germanv  and'  son  of  Valentine  and  Christian  (Luckbaun)  Sauerbrunn,  with 
whom  lie  came  to  America  when  four  years  of  age.  As  a  contractor  he  is 
identified  with  many  of  the  imposing  buildings  of  the  city.  He  is  a  conserva- 
tive and  reliable  business  man  and  on  the  strength  of  his  own  resources  has 
worked  his  wav  to  his  present  prominent  position  in  the  financial  affairs  of 
St.  Louis. 

At  the  usual  age  Mr.  Sauerbrunn  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  in  the  public 
schools,  where  he  received  his  education,  and  upon  completing  his  studies  he 
learned  the  bricklayer's  trade  and  worked  for  six  years  in  the  employ  of  James 
Bright,  one  of  the  largest  contractors  of  the  city.  He  plied  his  craft  until  1884 
and  then  engaged  in  brick  construction  for  himself.  Through  practical  econ- 
omv  and  careful  management  he  had  secured  sufficient  means  to  purchase  tracts 
of  land,  upon  which  he  erected  dw^elling  houses  that  he  disposed  of  at  a  hand- 
some profit.  His  reputation  as  a  builder  soon  becanie  widely  known,  and  he 
took  up  general  contracting.  He  organized  the  Sauerbrunn  Construction  Com- 
pany, with  George  Sauerbrunn  as  president ;  Henry  Sauerbrunn,  vice  president ; 
and'  \'alentine  Sauerbrunn,  secretary,  with  offices  at  18  Xorth  Eighth  street. 
Since  its  formation  the  firm  has  been  very  successful  in  securing  lucrative  con- 
tract work  and  has  erected  a  number  of  the  city's  finest  buildings.  Among 
other  structures  which  stand  as  evidences  of  his  workmanship  are  the  Drummon 
tobacco  factory  buildings,  the  edifice  owned  and  occupied  by  the  X^orvell-Shap- 
leigh  Hardware  Company  at  Washington  and  Fourth  streets  and  the  warehouse 
and  store  of  the  Deere  Plow  Company  on  Xorth  Broadway.  While  yet  in 
business  as  an  individual  Air.  Sauerbrunn  built  the  West  End  Hotel  building  at 
West  Bell  and  \''andeventer  avenues  at  a  cost  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars, 
which  property  was  later  transferred  to  the  Forster  Real  Estate  Company.  Mr. 
Sauerbrunn  has  also  contracted  for  the  construction  of  a  number  of  shoe  fac- 
tories, among  which  i-^  tlic  jilant  of  the  Rril)crts,  Johnson  &:  Rand  Shoe  Company, 


GEORGE    SAUERBRUXX 


858  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  several  different  cities.  ]\Ianv  elegant  residences  and  apartment  houses 
throiighout  the  city  also  bear  witness  to  his  popularity  as  a  contractor  and 
builder. 

In  1S82  Air.  Sauerbrunn  was  united  in  marriage  to  ]\Iiss  Emma  Lohide,  a 
daughter  of  Charles  and  Charlotte  Lohide,  and  they  are  the  parents  of  five 
children :  Charlotte ;  Ethel,  who  is  the  wife  of  Ernest  Bishop  and  has  one  son, 
George  Edward;  Alma;  George  C. ;  and  Roy.  The  family  residence  at  5172 
Raymond  avenue,  was  erected  by  Air.  Sauerbrunn  in  1902  and  has  since  been 
his  home.  He  is  an  active  member  of  a  number  of  lodges  and  of  fraternal  or- 
ganizations, among  which  is  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  and  he  belongs  to  the  Lu- 
theran church,  in  which  he  was  reared. 


H.  CHOUTEAU  DYER. 

H.  Chouteau  Dyer,  a  representative  of  the  St.  Louis  bar  with  large  financial 
and  commercial  connections  as  well,  and  not  unknown  as  a  leader  in  democratic 
circles,  was  born  in  this  city,  August  9,  1872.  He  is  a  son  of  John  N.  Dyer,  a 
native  of  Fulton,  Callaway  county,  Missouri,  and  a  grandson  of  William  Dyer, 
who  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia,  and  came  to  Missouri  in  1823,  being 
allied  with  an  emigration  movement  from  Kentucky  and  Virginia  known  as  "The 
Crossing."  The  progenitor  of  the  family  in  America  coming  from  Bristol,  Eng- 
land, in  1650,  established  his  home  in  Virginia,  and  successive  generations  have 
been  prominently  connected  with  notable  events  in  the  history  of  the  Old  Domin- 
ion, while  others  have  attained  success  in  various  business  lines.  W'illiam  Dyer, 
the  grandfather,  was  a  warm  personal  friend  of  John  Randolph.  His  son,  John 
X.  Dyer,  became  librarian  of  the  Mercantile  Library  of  St.  Louis,  and  so  con- 
tinued until  his  death  in  1889.  He  was  well  known  and  highly  regarded  in  this 
city.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Carrie  Dyer,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  represented  one  of  the 
prominent  old  French  families  of  the  city,  being  a  daughter  of  Henry  Chouteau 
and  a  granddaughter  of  /Vugust  Chouteau,  the  founder  of  St.  Louis.  She  is  still 
living  at  the  age  of  sixty-five  years  and  of  her  family  of  six  children  four  yet 
survive,  H.  Chouteau  Dyer  being  the  eldest,  while  the  others  are  J.  Napier  Dyer, 
a  manufacturer  of  Vincennes,  Indiana;  and  Margaret  and  Lilia,  at  home. 

After  mastering  the  primary .  branches  of  learning  as  a  pupil  in  private 
schools.  H.  Chouteau  Dyer  continued  his  education  in  Smith  Academy  until  his 
graduation  in  1889,  and  in  Harvard  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
B.  A.  in  1894.  Preparing  for  a  professional  career  in  the  Harvard  Law  School, 
he  won  his  bachelor  of  law  degree  in  1896  and  was  admitted  to  the  Missouri  bar 
in  February,  1897.  He  has  since  practiced  alone,  giving  his  attention  to  a  gen- 
eral law  business,  his  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  principles  of  jurispru- 
dence constituting  the  basis  of  an  enviable  success,  for  he  has  been  accorded  a 
distinctly  representative  clientage.  His  name  is  also  well  known  in  connection 
with  financial  and  commercial  enterprises  of  importance,  and  he  was  one  of  the 
principal  organizers  of  the  Bank  of  Pevely,  Alissouri,  of  which  he  is  a  director. 

In  his  political  views,  Mr.  Dyer  is  a  democrat  and  his  efforts  in  behalf  of  his 
party  have  made  him  well  known  in  local  and  state  politics.  He  was  a  candidate 
for  the  circuit  judgeship  in  1908,  and  has  been  an  active  and  effective  worker  in 
the  campaign.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association,  and  of  the 
University,  Racquet,  and  Jefferson  Clubs,  while  his  religious  faith  is  indicated 
by  his  membership  in  Christ  Church  Cathedral.  He  is  not  unknown  in  military 
circles  and,  in  fact,  from  early  boyhood  has  been  interested  in  the  life  of  the 
soldier,  an  interest  which  has  taken  helpful  form  in  later  years,  so  that  at  the 
present  time  he  is  captain  and  ciuartermaster  of  the  First  Infantry  Regiment  of 
Missouri  National  Guards,  while  formerly  he  was  a  member  of  Battery  A.  His 
principal  recreation  comes  through  hunting,  yet  he  is  fond  of  all  outdoor  sports 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  859 

and  is  a  lover  of  nature.     He  has  made  one  hunting  trip  up  into  the  .Arctic  cir- 
cle in  Canada. 

On  the  15th  of  June,  1897,  i'^  Camhridge,  Massachusetts,  Mr.  Dyer  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Ethel  Raymond,  a  daughter  of  Charles  E.  Raymond,  president  of 
the  Charles  River  National  Bank  and  of  the  Cambridge  Street  Railway  Com- 
pany. They  have  become  the  parents  of  five  children,  namely:  H.  Chouteau,  Jr., 
who  died  July  26,  1899,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  months;  Grace,  aged  eight;  John 
Raymond,  aged  six ;  Randolph,  four ;  and  Clarissa  L.,  aged  two.  Mrs  Dyer  is 
popular  here  and  the  attractive  hospitality  of  her  home  has  made  it  the  center  of 
a  cultured  society  circle.  In  his  extensive  travels  Mr.  Dyer  has  visited  many 
points  of  historic,  modern  and  scenic  interest  in  Europe,  the  United  States, 
Canada  and  Mexico,  and  once  toured  Germany  and  Switzerland  on  a  bicycle. 
A  brief  summary  of  his  life  would  present  him  as  a  forceful,  energetic  man  of 
contagious  enthusiasm  for  whatever  claims  his  interest  and  calls  forth  his  efforts. 


LOREXZ  F.  PADBERG. 

Lorenz  F.  Padberg,  whose  position  in  business  circles  is  indicated  by  the 
fact  that  for  the  past  four  years  he  has  been  honored  with  the  presidency  of  the 
Retail  Grocers  Association  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  St.  Peter,  Minnesota,  Sep- 
tember 28,  1867,  his  parents  being  Lorenz  and  Alargaret  (Filler)  Padberg,  the 
former  a  liquor  merchant.  The  ancestral  home  of  the  family  was  at  Titmernig- 
hausen,  in  the  province  of  Westphalen,  Germany.  In  the  parochial  schools  Lorenz 
F.  Padberg  pursued  his  education,  but  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  put  aside  his 
text-books  that  he  might  make  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world,  entering  the 
employ  of  his  father,  who  was  connected  with  the  mercantile  interests  of  St. 
Louis.  From  that  time  to  the  present  he  has  been  a  representative  of  commer- 
cial affairs  in  this  city.  He  applied  himself  closely  to  the  mastery  of  the  tasks 
assigned  him  and  gained  a  thorough  and  intimate  knowledge  of  the  business 
methods  employed,  becoming  cognizant,  too,  of  the  opportunities  for  the  expan- 
sion of  trade.  As  the  years  have  passed  and  his  experience  has  developed  his 
latent  energies  he  has  become  a  recognized  factor  in  business  circles,  his  labors 
being  one  of  the  strong  elements  in  the  success  of  the  house  with  which  he  is  con- 
nected. He  has  instituted  new  plans  and  ideas  for  the  extension  of  the  business 
and  these  have  been  found  practical  and  resultant.  He  has  long  since  ceased  to 
be  a  follower  and  has  become  a  leader  in  mercantile  ranks  in  St.  Louis,  and  is  not 
unknown  in  financial  circles,  being  the  vice  president  and  one  of  the  organizers 
of  the  Chippewa  Bank,  at  the  corner  of  Chippewa  and  South  Broadway,  St. 
Louis. 

Air.  Padberg  was  married  in  St.  Louis  on  the  4tli  of  Alay,  1892,  to  Miss 
Margaret  Tiefenbrunn.  They  now  have  four  sons  and  two  daughters :  Lorenz 
J.  v.,  Florence  M.,  Margaret,  Edwin  M.,  George  J.  and  Lambert  A. 

JMr.  Padberg  is  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  his  politics  is 
that  of  the  republican  party.  He  is  always  able  to  support  his  position  by  intelli- 
gent argument,  yet  is  not  active  as  a  political  worker  for  the  demands  of  his  busi- 
ness leave  him  no  time  for  extended  effort  in  that  direction.  He  is  preeminently 
a  business  man,  alert  and  energetic,  and  one  who  is  wielding  a  wide  influence  in 
trade  circles.  That  he  is  laboring  elTectively  for  the  business  interests  of  the  city 
is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  has  been  continued  for  four  years  in  the  posi- 
tion of  president  of  the  Retail  Grocers  Association.  He  is  also  vice  president  and 
one  of  the  directors  of  the  National  Association  of  Retail  Grocers,  which  associa- 
tion has  been  in  existence  since  1893.  It  was  organized  at  Chicago  during  the 
time  of  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  and  is  today  one  of  the  strongest  and 
most  influential  organizations  of  retail  merchants  in  the  LTnitcd  States,  wielding 


8-60  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  large  influence  for  the  betterment  of  trade  conditions.  In  planning  for  busi- 
ness development  he  looks  beyond  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  possibili- 
ties of  the  future,  and  his  plans  are  usually  such  as  can  be  carried  forward  to 
successful  completion. 


L.  BERTRA^I  CADY. 

Statistics  have  been  given  to  prove  that  the  great  majority  of  successful 
business  men  have  had  their  nativity  and  spent  their  boyhood  upon  the  farms. 
However,  there  are  notable  exceptions  to  this  rule,  as  is  evidenced  in  the  case 
of  L.  Bertram  Cady,  the  president  of  the  L.  Bertram  Cady  Company,  of  St. 
Louis.  A  native  of  Xew  York  city,  he  was  born  December  lo,  1857,  the  son 
of  Ira  L.  Cady,  a  native  of  Connecticut,  who  was  the  greatest  safe,  lock  and 
vault  expert  that  the  world  has  known.  He  followed  that  business  in  New  York 
city  until  his  death,  in  1879.  His  wife,  Airs.  Chlotilda  (Yale)  Cady,  was  born 
in  the  state  of  X"ew  York  and  was  daughter  of  Linus  Yale,  Sr.,  inventor  of  the 
first  American  bank  lock,  while  his  son,  Linus  Yale,  Jr.,  was  the  inventor  of 
the  famous  Yale  lock  of  the  present  day.  They  were  lineal  descendants  of  Elihu 
Yale,  founder  of  Yale  College.     J\Irs.  Cady  died  in  1894. 

L.  Bertram  Cady  is  the  youngest  and  the  only  surviving  member  of  a 
family  of  six  children.  He  resided  in  New  York  city  until  he  reached  his  twenty- 
first  year,  acquiring  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Columbia  School 
of  Alines,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1877  '^'^'ith  the  degrees  of  E.  M.  and 
C.  E.  He  afterward  spent  a  year  in  post-graduate  work  as  private  assistant  to 
Dr.  Thomas  Eggleston,  professor  of  mineralogy  and  metallurgy.  He  then 
entered  upon  his  profession  as  mining  engineer,  first  in  Colorado,  afterward  in 
North  Carolina,  and  later  in  the  Menominee  iron  range  in  Michigan,  wdiere, 
when  but  twenty-four  years  of  age,  he  had  supervision  of  seventeen  hundred 
men.  He  laid  out  the  plans  which  were  executed  after  he  left  there  for  the  first 
vertical  shaft  mining  in  the  iron  region. 

In  the  fall  of  1882  Air.  Cady  suffered  a  complete  physical  breakdown,  and 
after  several  months  of  acute  sciatica  he  was  obliged  to  abandon  his  profession 
and  enter  commercial  life.  Following  the  change  in  his  business  career  he 
first  became  a  partner  of  James  W.  Bell,  and  afterward  Avas  head  of  the  firm 
of  Cady  &  Nelson,  while  since  1892  he  has  been  president  of  the  present  cor- 
poration known  as  the  L.  Bertram  Cady  Company,  under  which  style  a  tailoring- 
establishment  has  been  conducted,  and  both  in  the  east  and  in  St.  Louis  the 
standard  of  work  has  been  of  the  highest,  insuring  a  continuance  of  a  large  and 
profitable  trade.  For  three  years  the  business  was  located  opposite  the  Waldorf 
Hotel  on  Fifth  avenue.  New  York  city,  but  in  1895  the  establishment  was  opened 
in  St.  Louis,  at  which  time  a  private  train  moved  the  entire  business  to  this 
city  with  its  full  corps  of  the  highest  skilled  New  York  workmen,  who  were 
accompanied  by  many  of  their  families.  Nearly  all  of  the  men  who  came  to 
this  city  at  that  time  still  remain  in  the  firm's  employ.  Three  years  ago  the 
continued  urgent  solicitation  of  customers  led  to  the  establishment  of  a  depart- 
ment for  ladies  on  the  same  plan  of  high  workmanship  as  executed  for  the  men. 
This^  is  the  fir^t  and  only  enterprise  of  this  class  in  the  citv  or  anvwhere  west 
of  New  ^Vjrk. 

On  the  8th  of  June,  1884,  in  New  York  city,  Mr.  Cady  was  married  to  Miss 
I'^llen  C.  Brindle,  of  London,  England.  The  hospitality  of  their  home  is  most 
attractive  and  the  social  nature  of  Mr.  Cadv  finds  further  expression  in  his 
membership  in  the  Glen  Echo  and  Noonday  Clubs.  He  likewdse  belongs  to  the 
Phi  Gamma  Delta,  to  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  and  to  the  Museum"  of  Fine 
Arts,  while  he  is  an  associate  member  of  the  Apollo  and  Amphion  Clubs.  He 
gives  unfaltering  allegiance  to  the  republican  pa.ny  and  in  these  different  organi- 
zations his  w^orth  is  recognizcfl,  U<r  he  enters  heartily  into  co()pcration  with  any 


L.    BERTRA^I    CADY 


862  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

movements  with  which  he  becomes  identified.  Horseback  riding  is  perhaps  his 
favorite  recreation  and  while  the  success  of  his  business  now  leaves  him  leisure 
for  cultivation  of  graces  of  character  and  for  the  enjoyment  of  those  things 
which  bring-  to  him  pleasure,  he  nevertheless  gives  the  most  of  his  time  to  his 
business  affairs  and  his  capable  conduct  of  his  interests  is  manifest  in  his  splen- 
did success.  His  strong  mentality  and  liberal  education  make  his  companion- 
ship valuable,  and  those  who  know  him  cherish  his  acquaintance  in  the  hope  of 
closer  friendship. 


FRED  NELSON   CHENEY. 

Fred  Nelson  Cheney,  district  manager  of  the  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany of  New  York  has  by  his  well  directed  energy  gained  a  place  of  considerable 
responsibility  and  importance  in  insurance  circles.  He  was  born  in  Areola,  Wash- 
ington county,  Minnesota,  in  July,  1858,  and  is  descended  from  one  of  the  oldest 
American  families.  On  the  pages  of  ancestral  history  appear  the  names  of  sev- 
eral who  have  been  prominent  in  connection  with  public  events.  Among  these 
was  Hannah  Duston.  whose  experiences  form  a  striking  episode  in  colonial  an- 
nals. She  was  a  daughter  of  ]\Iichael  and  Hannah  (Webster)  Emerson,  born 
December  23,  1657,  and  on  the  3d  of  December,  1677,  at  Haverhill,  New  Hamp- 
shire, she  became  the  wife  of  Thomas  Duston.  The  surname  has  been  spelled 
in  various  ways,  but  the  preponderance  of  authority  seems  to  be  in  D-u-s-t-o-n. 
Hannah  Duston,  who  became  the  wife  of  Daniel  Cheney,  was  the  eldest  of  nine 
children  who  had  been  born  to  this  couple  before  the  dreadful  day  when  the  In- 
dians swooped  down  on  Haverhill.  The  youngest  was  a  babe  but  six  days  old. 
The  father,  learning  that  the  Indians  were  close  at  hand,  rushed  to  the  bedside  to 
save  the  mother  and  infant  child,  but  Mrs.  Duston  utterly  refused  to  go  or  to 
have  her  husband  remain  to  defend  her,  urging  him  to  save  the  children.  She  and 
her  nurse,  Mrs.  Neff,  were  captured  and  driven  into  the  wilderness,  while  the 
babe  was  dashed  to  pieces.  After  sufferings  of  a  dreadful  nature.  Mrs.  Duston 
and  a  boy  named  Samuel  Lennerson  arose  in  the  night,  secured  a  gun  and  toma- 
hawk and  killed  and  scalped  the  Indians  who  guarded  them,  after  which  they 
made  their  way  back  to  Haverhill.  The  general  court  paid  them  fifty  pounds 
asa  reward  for  their  bravery,  as  it  was  believed  that  so  bold  an  act  had  a  great 
eft'ect  on  the  Indians,  making  them  feel  that  the  white  people  possessed  the  same 
qualities  which  they  counted  heroic  and  the  state  has  since  erected  a  monument 
commemorating  this  brave  deed.  Mr.  Duston  succeeded  in  making  his  escape 
from  his  Indian  pursuers,  firing  again  and  again  from  his  saddle,  while  his  chil- 
dren advanced  before  him  until  they  reached  a  place  of  safety.  Their  daughter, 
Hannah,  who  was  then  eighteen  years  of  age,  was  undoubtedly  of  great  assistance 
to  her  father  in  saving  the  little  ones  and  a  comfort  to  her  mother  in  carrying  on 
the  work  of  the  household.  As  stated,  she  became  the  wife  of  Daniel  Cheney, 
and  an  ancestor  of  him  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  the  line  being  traced 
down  through  a  second  Daniel,  Thomas,  Duston,  Giles,  Reuben  Peasley,  and 
Frederick  Porter  Cheney.  The  last  named  was  born  July  11,  1828.  He  was  mar- 
ried October  5,  185 1,  to  Louisa,  daughter  of  Captain  John  H.  Hill,  of  Glover, 
\'ermont.  born  June  t6,  1829.  They  settled  in  Areola,  Minnesota,  remaining 
there  eight  years,  after  which  they  returned  to  Glover,  Vermont.  The  father 
enli'-ted  as  a  member  of  Company  K,  in  the  Vermont  infantry,  and  served  in 
the  Civil  war  until  he  was  wounded  at  Cold  Harbor,  Virginia.  He  never  fully 
recovered  from  the  effects  of  that  injury,  but  yet  accomplished  much.  He  acted 
as  superintendent  of  schools  at  different  places,  was  twice  representative  to  the 
state  legislature,  and  for  a  time  published  the  Green  Mountain  Kicker.  He  was 
an  ardent  patriot,  charitable  toward  misguided  opponents  and  intense  in  his 
hatred  of  conscienceless  demagogues  who  led  the  masses  astray.     A  well  edu- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTTY.  863 

cated  man,  he  was  a  writer  of  ability  and  was  a  genial  and  loyal  friend.  He  died 
December  25,  1896.  and  the  Grand  /Vrrny  Post  with  which  he  held  membership, 
attended  his  funeral  in  a  body.  His  widow  still  survives.  Her  father  was  an 
officer  of  the  American  army  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Frederick  P.  Cheney  were  born  four  children :  ]\Iarion,  whose  birth  occurred 
Alay  10,  1854,  and  who  is  now  deceased ;  Reuben  Howard,  born  February  14. 
1856;  Sophronia  Louise,  born  June  4,  1866;  and  Fred  Xelson.  The  last  named 
accjuired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  wdiile  spending  his  early  life  on  a 
farm.  He  continued  his  education  until  he  became  a  high-school  student,  and  at 
the  age  of  fifteen  years  put  aside  his  text-books  and  sought  for  himself  a  place 
in  the  business  world,  securing  a  position  in  the  retail  store  of  O.  D.  Owen,  at 
Barton,  A'ermont.  His  trustworthiness  and  diligence  won  him  the  good  will  of 
his  emplo}'er  and  led  to  his  promotion,  so  that  in  time  he  became  buyer  and  lead- 
ing salesman  in  that  establishment.  After  five  years  the  firm  made  him  manager 
of  a  branch  store,  with  increased  salary  and  commissions.  He  was  thus  busily 
employed  for  five  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  his  brother,  Reuben  Howard, 
offered  him  a  partnership  in  an  insurance  business  in  Manchester,  New  Hamp- 
shire. In  this  connection  he  displayed  the  same  qualities  of  keen  business  dis- 
cernment and  unfaltering  diligence  which  has  characterized  his  connection  wath 
mercantile  interests.  Under  the  firm  style  of  Cheney  &  Cheney  the  brothers  de- 
veloped an  important  agencv  for  The  JNIutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  of  New 
York ;  and  they  were  soon  made  general  agents  for  the  state  of  Vermont  and  New 
Hampshire.  Mr.  Cheney  acted  in  that  capacity  for  the  company  for  many  years 
and  later  was  engaged  in  special  work,  while  since  1902  he  has  been  manager  of 
the  general  agency  at  St.  Louis.  Since  coming  to  the  western  territory  Fred  N. 
Cheney  has  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  the  growth  of  the  business  of 
The  ]\Iutual  Life  Insurance  Company  in  this  section,  and  his  service  to  the  com- 
pany has  been  such  as  to  make  his  position  a  most  useful  one. 

In  Glover,  A'^ermont,  in  1882.  !^Ir.  Cheney  was  married  to  Miss  Lulu  Irene 
Davis,  who  was  there  born  April  20,  1858.  Their  children  are:  Ruth  Irene, 
born  November  4.  1884;  Dorothy  Zaphira,  born  May  7,  1897;  John  Willoughby. 
born   September  25,    1898;  and   Margaret  Louise,   born  December   10,    1899. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Cheney  is  a  stalwart  republican,  keeping  well  in- 
formed on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  He  belongs  to  the  Mercantile 
Club,  and  served  for  many  years  as  private  and  officer  in  the  Amoskeag  \^eter- 
ans,  a  military  organization  of  New  Hampshire,  dating  from  Colonial  days.  In 
Masonry  he  has  attained  the  Knight  Templar  degree  of  the  York  Rite,  the  thirty- 
second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  ]\Iystic  Shrine, 
Aleppo  Temple,  of  Boston,  Massachusetts.  He  finds  rest  and  recreation  in  gar- 
dening and  has  carried  his  knowledge  in  that  direction  far  beyond  that  of  the 
average  individual.  Throughout  his  entire  period  he  has  utilized  to  good  ad- 
vantage every  opportunity  that  has  come  to  him  and  as  the  vears  have  gone  by 
has  gradually  climbed  upward  until  his  position  in  the  business  world  is  a  sat- 
isfactory and  responsible  one. 


ALBERT  T.  PERKINS. 

Albert  T.  Perkins,  a  leading  figure  in  railroad  circles,  is  one  of  the  native 
sons  of  New  England,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Brunswick,  Maine,  October 
2,  1865.  His  parents  were  Charles  S.  Perkins,  D.  D.,  and  INIary  (Murray)  Per- 
kins. He  comes  in  both  paternal  and  maternal  lines  from  early  New  England 
families,  tracing  his  ancestry  in  the  paternal  line  to  Abraham  Perkins,  who  came 
from  England  and  settled  at  Hampton,  New  Hampshire,  in  1638,  and  to  [Miles 
Standi sh,  who  crossed  the  Atlantic  in  the  J\IaytIower,  arriving  at  Plymouth 
in  1620. 


S64  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Advanced  educational  privileges  were  afforded  Albert  T.  Perkins,  who  was 
graduated  from  the  Boston  Latin  School  in  1883  and  from  Harvard  College  in 
18S7.  He  entered  the  employ  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Ouincy  Railroad  in 
the  citv  of  Chicago  immediately  following"  his  graduation  and  there  continued 
until  i8c)o.  He  afterward  represented  that  company  in  St.  Louis  from  1890  until 
i8q3  ;  in  Hannibal.  ^Missouri,  in  1894;  in  St.  Louis  from  1894  until  1902;  and  in 
St.  Joseph  from  1902  until  1906.  The  duties  assigned  him  were  continuously 
of  a  more  and  more  important  character,  winning  him  attention  in  railroad  circles. 
With  comprehensive  knowledge  of  railroad  interests  he  was  chosen  adviser  to  the 
municipal  bridge  and  terminals  commission  of  St.  Louis,  which  he  has  repre- 
sented from  1906  until  the  present,  during  which  time  he  made  further  study 
of  railroad  terminals  in  the  large  cities  of  America  and  Europe.  Since  that  time 
he  has  also  been  first  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis,  Brownsville  &  IMexico  Rail- 
way ;  president  of  the  Alar  shall  &  East  Texas  Railway  Company ;  and  railroad 
adviser  to  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company.  Few  men  of  the  middle  west 
have  more  intimate  knowledge  of  railroad  interests  in  this  section  of  the  country 
or  are  better  qualified  to  control  business  of  this  character  either  as  an  execu- 
tive officer  or  adviser,  and  Air.  Perkins  has  been  called  as  adviser  on  railroad 
terminal  problems  by  several  other  cities. 

It  was  in  St.  Louis  on  the  i6th  of  February,  1898,  that  Air.  Perkins  wedded 
Eva  Spotswood  Lemoine,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Edwin  S.  Lemoine,  for  many  years 
one  of  the  most  prominent  St.  Louis  physicians.  Air.  and  Airs.  Perkins  have  a 
daughter,  Katherine  L.  G.,  born  Alarch  23,   1901. 

Air.  Perkins  is  interested  in  many  questions  which  are  considered  of  vital 
importance  in  relation  to  the  general  welfare  and  is  now  serving  as  a  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  pure  milk  commission.  In  politics  he  is  independent 
yet  is  not  unmindful  of  the  obligations  that  devolve  upon  him  in  connection  with 
iiis  right  of  franchise.  He  supports  the  candidates  whom  he  regards  as  best 
qualified  for  office  and  seeks  in  every  way  to  promote  those  projects  which  are  a 
matter  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride.  The  nature  of  his  interests  and  his  recre- 
ation is  largely  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  National  Geographical  Society, 
the  American  Forestry  Association,  the  St.  Louis  Engineers'  Club,  the  Railway 
Club,  the  Civic  League,  the  Harvard  Club,  the  Association  of  Harvard  Engineers, 
the  Round  Table  and  the  Xoonday  Club,  and  other  clubs  and  associations, 
wherebv  he  is  brought  into  contact  with  manv  distinguished  men  of  the  country, 
among  whom  he  has  gained   recognition  and  friendship. 


JOHN  G.  BOHAIER. 


Among  the  institutions  of  learning  of  varied  character  which  constitute 
the  educational  facilities  of  St.  Louis,  the  Jones  Commercial  College  is  promi- 
nent, standing  at  the  head  as  one  of  the  leading  educational  institutions  of  this 
character  in  the  middle  west.  Air.  Bohmer  as  its  president  is  widel_\'  known 
and  is  doing  most  active  and  effective  work  in  that  special  line  of  training  which 
qualifies  the  individual   for  responsible  positions  in  the  business  world. 

AJr.  iJohmer  was  born  at  Richfountain,  Osage  county,  Alissouri,  November 
9,  1847,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Alargaret  (Kindlein)  Bohmer.  He  attended  the 
parochial  school  of  hi-  native  town,  was  also  instructed  by  private  tutors  and 
later  became  a  pu])il  in  the  Jcjnes  Commercial  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1867.  <  )n  the  completion  of  his  course  in  that  institution  he  be- 
came assistant  writing  teacher  and  a  year  later  was  i^rincipal  of  the  penmanship 
department  anrl  teacher  of  English.  In  1879  he  entered  into  partnership  with 
Professor  Jonathan  Jones,  founder  of  the  Jones  Commercial  College,  and  at 
his  death  acquired  the  ownershi])  of  the  school  as  surviving  partner.  In  order 
to  perpetuate  that  in-titution  as  a  last  request  of  the   founder.   Professor  Jona- 


JOHN    G.    BOHMER 


5  5— VOL.   11. 


866  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

than  Jones,  ]Mr.  Bohmer  decided  to  incorporate  the  college  under  the  laws  of 
the  state  of  ^Missouri,  and  for  this  purpose  associated  with  him  Professors  F.  A. 
Torrence  and  N.  jNI.  Clemmons.  it  was  incorporated  December  13,  1906,  and 
is  the  largest  institution  of  the  kind  in  St.  Louis  and  is  the  oldest  and  one  of 
the  largest  in  the  entire  country.  It  has  had  a  continuous  existence  for  over 
sixty-eight  years,  for  more  than  a  half  century  ago  there  were  laid  broad  and 
deep  th'ose  foundations  upon  which  has  arisen  the  magnificent  literary  super- 
structure which  is  today  a  vital  factor  in  the  educational  activities  of  this  coun- 
try. Toward  this  success  several  things  have  contributed :  the  scholarliness 
and  foresight  of  its  founder,  the  scope  and  aggressiveness  of  its  policy  and 
the  tact  and  erudition  of  its  faculty.  Its  purpose  has  been  to  win  students  upon 
its  merits,  knowing  that  they  will  gravitate  toward  that  institution  which  they 
know  holds  the  confidence  of  the  business  community  and  which  has  proven 
during  all  these  years  its  power  both  to  develop  the  capabilities  of  students  and 
to  place  them  where  these  capabilities  may  find  a  fitting  arena  for  their  asser- 
tion. Since  the  establishment  of  the  school  in  1841  the  great  majority  of  the 
business  men  of  St.  Louis  and  neighboring  cities  have  derived  their  commer- 
cial knowledge  here,  while  others  of  its  studnts  have  gained  foremost  recogni- 
tion in  science,  art,  literature  and  the  professions.  Thoroughness  and  system 
characterize  every  department  of  the  work  and  the  methods  are  most  thorough 
and  comprehensive.  St-  Louis  is  proud  of  this  institution  and  many  of  her 
residents  have  been  among  its  personal  patrons. 

Air.  Bohmer  is  a  Catholic  in  religious  faith.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Sons 
of  Sodality  and  of  St.  Xavier's  church  choir  and  perhaps  gets  more  real  enjoy- 
ment from  singing  and  music  than  from  any  other  interest  in  life.  His  political 
support  is  given  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  fond  of  fishing  and  hunting 
and  is  not  unknown  as  an  equestrian. 


L.  W.  OUICK. 


L.  W.  Quick,  president  of  the  Washington  National  Bank,  has  been  richly 
endowed  by  nature  with  the  qualities  which  constitute  a  sure  basis  for  business 
success  and  advancement  and  has  developed  his  powers  through  their  exercise 
until  he  stands  today,  although  a  young  man,  as  one  of  the  leading  financiers  of 
his  adopted  city.  He  was  born  June  i,  1872,  in  Delaware  county,  Iowa,  a  son  of 
Simon  \\'.  and  Catherine  C.  Quick,  the  former  a  merchant.  Following  the  ac- 
quirement of  his  education  he  started  in  the  business  world  as  a  railroad  teleg- 
rapher in  1886  and  later  entered  the  Commercial  Telegraph  Service*  being  first 
associated  with  the  Western  LTnion  and  afterward  with  the  Postal  Telegraph 
Company  as  manager.  Subsequently  he  was  with  the  United  Press,  then  the 
Associated  Press  and  in  July,  1904,  he  became  secretary  to  the  president  of  the 
Order  of  Railroad  Telegraphers.  It  will  thus  be  seen  that  the  steps  in  his  orderly 
progression  are  easily  discernible.  He  has  worked  his  way  upward,  passing  on 
to  positions  of  executive  control  and  administrative  direction.  In  October,  1901, 
he  was  elected  grand  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Order  of  Railroad  Telegraph- 
ers and  has  filled  the  position  continuously  since,  being  well  qualified  by  his 
systematic  methods  and  keen  insight.  In  January,  1907,  he  was  elected  vice 
president  of  the  Washington  National  Bank  and  the  following  year  was  elected 
president  of  the  institution,  being  now  its  chief  executive  officer.  He  has  closely 
studied  the  problems  of  finance  and  by  reason  of  his  executive  force,  keen  dis- 
crimination and  logical  views  he  is  splendidly  qualified  to  administer  the  affairs 
of  a  financial  important  enterprise  of  this  character. 

On  the  15th  of  February,  1895,  at  Vinton,  Iowa,  Mr.  Quick  was  married  to 
Miss  Mae  Leonard,  and  they  have  one  child,  Mabel  Frances  Quick,  now  nine 
years   of   age.      Mr.   Quick   is   well    known    in    fraternal    circles    and    aside    from 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY.  867 

acting  as  grand  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Order  of  Railroad  Telegraphers 
since  October,  1901,  he  is  now  a  member  of  George  Washington  Lodge,  No.  9, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Oriental  Chapter,  No.  78,  R.  A.  M. ;  Ascalon  Commandery,  No.  16, 
K.  T. ;  Missouri  Consistory,  No.  i,  A.  A.  S.  R. ;  Moolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine;  and  St.  Louis  Council,  No.  6,  of  the  Legion  of  Honor.  He  is  in  thor- 
ough sympathy  with  the  benevolent  and  helpful  purposes  that  constitute  the 
basic  element  of  these  orders  and  has  been  richly  endowed  by  nature  with 
social  qualities  and  a  generous  spirit,  which  commend  him  to  the  confidence  and 
good  will  of  all  with  whom  he  has  been  associated. 


LOUIS  BIERMAN  WOODWARD. 

Louis  Bierman  Woodward  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this  vol- 
ume for  through  almost  a  half  century  the  family  name  has  been  a  conspicuous 
one  on  the  pages  of  the  commercial  history  of  St.  Louis.  x\s  Louis  Bierman 
Woodward  entered  business  life  he  became  connected  with  the  extensive  enter- 
prise established  by  his  father.  He  is  now  the  secretarv  of  the  Woodward  & 
Tiernan  Printing  Company. 

His  life  record  began  in  St.  Louis,  September  zy,  1874,  his  parents  being 
William  H.  and  Maria  (Knight)  Woodward.  After  mastering  the  elementary 
branches  taught  in  the  public  schools,  he  continued  his  education  in  St.  James 
Military  Academy.  Macon,  Missouri,  and  in  the  Smith  Academy  of  this  city,  in 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1894.  He  was  also  for  one  year  a 
student  in  Washington  LTniversitv  and  in  1895  he  became  connected  with  the 
Woodward  &  Tiernan  Printing  Company.  In  February,  1904,  he  was  elected 
secretary  of  the  company  and  is  also  associated  with  Edgar  B.  and  Walter  B. 
Woodward  as  executor  of  the  estate  of  their  father,  W.  H.  Woodward. 

On  the  27th  of  October,  1897.  in  Brunswick,  Missouri,  Louis  B.  Woodward 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ora  Magruder  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
Dorothy,  who  is  with  them  in  their  home  at  5189  Vernon  avenue.  Mr.  Wood- 
ward is  of  the  Episcopal  faith  and  is  a  member  of  the  Smith  Academv  Alumni 
Association,  the  Odd  Fellows  society  and  the  Masonic  fraternity,  being  now  a 
Knight  Templar  and  Thirty-second  degree  Mason.  He  is  also  connected  with 
the  Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon.  His  club  relations  are  with 
the  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  Mercantile.  Missouri  Athletic  and  Triple  A  Clubs.  His 
political  views  are  in  accord  with  the  principles  of  democracy  but  he  is  not  a 
public  man  in  the  ordinary  sense,  having  never  been  an  office  holder  nor  an  office 
seeker,  yet  during  his  business  life  has  held  important  relations  to  the  public 
interest  through  his  association  with  one  of  the  most  extensive  enterprises  of 
the  citv. 


REMY  NAPOLEON  POULIN. 

Remy  Napoleon  Poulin  is  a  representative  in  both  paternal  and  maternal 
lines  of  distinguished  French  families  in  America.  He  was  born  in  Montreal, 
Canada,  December  6,  1847,  ^.nd  is  a  son  of  Dr.  Joseph  N.  and  Josephte  (Bour- 
dages)  Poulin.  His  father  was  for  sixteen  years  a  member  of  the  Canadian  par- 
liament, while  the  maternal  grandfather  was  also  a  member  of  parliament  for 
a  number  of  years.  The  great-grandfather  was  the  Hon.  Louis  Bourdages,  called 
"the  great  Bourdages,"  the  first  orator  of  the  legislative  assembly  in  Quebec.  The 
portrait  of  Mr.  Poulin's  ancestor,  "the  great  Bourdages''  adorns  the  walls  of  the 
portrait  gallery  of  the  Chateau  Ramsey  in  Montreal,  while  that  of  the  Hon. 
Etienne  Poulin  hangs  in  the  national  museum  in  Canada. 


868  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Reinv  X".  Poulin  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Alontreal,  Canada, 
and  in  ]\Iarvville  College,  from  which  institution  he  was  graduated.  He  was  also 
graduated  from  the  Royal  Military  School  in  Quebec,  with  the  class  of  1865. 
receiving  the  first  prizes.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1865.  arriving  on  the  9th  of 
April,  the  day  on  which  General  Lee  surrendered  his  army  to  General  Grant. 
He  made  the  trip  here  in  company  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anthony  La  Grave,  who  were 
friends  of  the  family  and  after  reaching  his  destination  he  secured  a  position  in 
the  dry-goods  house  of  White  &  Worthington,  where  he  remained  until  1869. 
In  that  year  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  grocery  business  and  has  since  been  an 
active  factor  in  commercial  circles  of  the  city,  building  up  a  trade  of  large  vol- 
ume and  importance.  In  his  business  career  he  has  utilized  every  opportunity 
pointing  to  success,  has  wrought  along  new  methods  and  at  all  times  has  con- 
formed his  course  to  the  high  standard  of  commercial  affairs. 

Air.  Poulin  was  married  in  1872  in  Montreal,  to  Aliss  Onesime  B.  Saint- 
Aubin  and  unto  them  have  been  born  three  children :  Hortense  Beatrice  became 
the  wife  of  Captain  Ola  Walter  Bell,  who  was  graduated  from  West  Point  with 
the  class  of  1896  and  saw  service  in  the  Philippines,  being  on  active  duty  there 
for  three  years  under  command  of  General  Young.  His  wife  spent  two  years  of 
that  time  on  the  islands  and  Mrs.  Poulin  visited  them  for  eight  months  during 
that  period,  making  the  trip  on  army  transports.  Captain  Bell  is  now  stationed 
at  Jefferson  Barracks.  Unto  him  and  his  wife  have  been  born  two  children :  Mil- 
dred Lucille,  four  years  of  age  and  Saint-xA.ubin  Bourdages,  two  years  of  age. 
Remv  B.  Paulin,  the  elder  son  of  the  family,  lives  in  Seattle,  Washington.  The 
Second  son,  Albert  J.,  is  in  business  with  his  father.  He  was  graduated  at  the 
age  of  eighteen  years  from  the  St.  Louis  University  and  won  the  valedictorian 
honors  of  the  class.  He  married  Miss  Martha  Lee  Sparks  in  1903  and  has  two 
children,  Albert  de  Courval  and  Marian  Janet,  aged  respectively  five  and  four 
years. 

]\Ir.  Poulin  is  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  in  his  political  views 
is  independent.  His  religious  faith  is  indicated  bv  the  fact  that  he  is  communi- 
cant of  the  Catholic  church.  Throughout  the  period  of  his  residence  in  St. 
Louis  he  has  enjoyed  to  the  fullest  extent  the  respect  and  confidence  of  his  as- 
sociates and  colleagues  in  the  business  world  and  the  esteem  of  those  whom  he 
has  met  socially.  He  has  lived  here  for  forty-three  years  and  has  therefore 
been  a  witness  of  the  greater  part  of  the  city's  development  and  growth  for  it  has 
been  in  the  last  half  century  that  the  city  has  thrown  off  the  evidence  of  village- 
hood  and  become  a  metropolitan  center,  enjoying  all  of  the  advantages  and  oppor- 
tunities which  one  expects  to  find  in  the  fourth  city  of  the  Union.  Mr.  Poulin 
has  been  a  champion  of  manv  progressive  measures  since  establishing  his  home 
here,  being  in  hearty  sympathy  with  each  movement  that  has  had  for  its  basis 
the  welfare  of  the  communitv. 


THOALAS  EDWARD  AIULVIHILL. 

Thomas  Edward  Mulvihill,  excise  commissioner  at  St.  Louis,  was  born  in 
County  Clair,  Ireland,  Alay  25,  1862,  a  son  of  Lawrence  and  Mattie  (Finucan) 
Mulvihill.  His  father  was  a  successful  and  industrious  farmer  of  Ireland  until 
his  leasehold  expired  in  the  '60s  and  like  many  others  who  were  victims  of  the 
unjust  land  laws  of  that  country  he  was  left  homeless  in  old  age  and  his  best 
prospects  lay  in  emigration  to  the  new  world.  He  therefore  came  to  America 
penniless  and  after  accumulating  the  necessary  means  sent  for  his  family  to  join 
him  here.  He  located  at  Watson.  Effingham  county,  Illinois,  where  he  worked 
for  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  Company  for  two  years.  He  then  removed 
to  Farina,    Fayette   county,   Illinois,   where   he   died   November    i,    1872,   at  the 


THOMAS   E.    MULMHILL 


870  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

age  of  seventy-five  vears,  leaving  three  young  sons,  his  wife  and  one  son 
having  died  previously  in  New  York,  their  deaths  occurring  soon  after  they 
landed  from  ship  fever  which  they  had  contracted  on  the  voyage.  Thomas 
E.  ]\Iulvihill  and  his  brother,  John  Mulvihill,  are  now  the  only  survivors  of 
the  family,  the  latter  being  agent  for  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  at  Cairo. 

Thomas  E.  JMulvihill  spent  his  boyhood  at  Farina,  Illinois,  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  eighteen  years  and  acquired  his  education  in  the  somewhat  primitive 
public  schools  which  existed  at  that  day.  He  attended  for  only  three  or  four 
months  during  the  winter  season  and  during  the  remainder  of  the  year  worked 
at  farm  labor.  When  eighteen  years  of  age  he  removed  to  Peotone,  Will 
countv,  Illinois,  where  he  supplemented  his  education  by  two  years'  study  in 
the  public  schools. 

Mr.  Mulvihill  came  to  St.  Louis  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  and  entered 
the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  for  from  early  boyhood  he  had  cherished  the  desire 
of  pursuing  a  legal  education  and  becoming  a  member  of  the  bar.  When  he 
had  finished  his  common-school  course  his  brother  Michael,  though  possessing 
very  limited  means  himself,  oiTered  to  bring  Mr.  Mulvihill  to  St.  Louis  and 
aid  him  in  preparing  for  the  bar,  giving  him  financial  assistance  and  also  wise 
counsel  and  helpful  encouragement,  so  that  through  brotherly  kindness  Mr. 
jMulvihill  was  able  to  carry  out  his  long  cherished  plan,  matriculating  in  the 
St.  Louis  Law  School  in  1883.  He  was  graduated  in  1885,  winning  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Law  and  gaining  the  merited  praise  of  the  faculty.  On  coming 
to  St.  Louis  he  entered  the  employ  of  B.  Nugent  &  Brother,  dry-goods  dealers, 
in  the  capacity  of  clerk  with  a  wage  of  five  dollars  per  week.  He  secured  this 
position  January  i,  1882,  as  it  was  too  late  to  enter  upon  that  year's  course  at 
the  law  school,  so  that  he  decided  to  work  until  the  beginning  of  the  succeed- 
ing school  year. 

His  diploma  entitled  him  to  practice  in  all  of  the  state  and  federal  courts 
and  a  year  later  he  formed  a  partnership  with  E.  C.  Dodge,  who  had  been  a 
fellow  student  in  law  school,  a  connection  that  was  continued  from  1887  until 
Mr.  ]\Iulvihill  was  appointed  excise  commissioner  by  Governor  Folk,  March 
27,  1905.  He  engaged  in  the  practice  of  both  civil  and  criminal  law  and  was 
very  successful,  having  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  legal  principles,  while 
his  earnest  application,  thorough  preparation  and  clear  and  logical  presentation 
of  his  causes  gained  him  distinction  and  success  in  the  courts.  He  was  ap- 
pointed assistant  city  attorney  by  Mayor  Edward  Noonan  in  the  second  year 
of  his  administration  and  served  in  that  capacity  for  three  and  one-half  years, 
during  which  time  he  received  the  democratic  nomination  for  prosecuting  at- 
torney of  the  criminal  court  of  correction.  He  was  elected  to  that  office  at  a 
time  when  all  of  his  party  colleagues  met  with  overwhelming  defeat — his  suc- 
cess being  due  to  his  personal  popularity  and  to  the  confidence  reposed  in  him 
by  his  fellowmen.  While  holding  the  latter  office  he  received  his  party's  nom- 
ination for  judge  of  the  criminal  court  of  correction  and  although  defeated  in 
the  ensuing  election  he  had  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  his  opponent's 
majority  was  only  four  thousand  votes,  while  other  candidates  on  the  repub- 
lican ticket  were  elected  with  over  twelve  thousand  majority.  His  large  vote 
was  again  attributed  to  his  personal  worth  and  professional  skill. 

Resuming  the  general  practice  of  law,  Mr.  Mulvihill  continued  to  attend 
to  the  work  entailed  bv  a  large  clientage  until  appointed  to  his  present  otfice, 
which  came  to  him  without  solicitation  on  the  part  of  himself  or  any  of  his 
friends,  but  was  the  expression  of  Governor  Folk's  recognition  of  his  ability. 
During  the  twenty  years  of  his  practice  in  the  courts  he  was  never  once  called 
upon  by  any  judge  to  explain  any  act,  nor  was  he  ever  rebuked  bv  the  court. 

When  taking  the  oath  of  office  as  excise  commissioner  Mr.  Mulvihill 
fully  realizevl  the  stupendous  task  which  confronted  him  and  entered  upon  the 
work  with  a  determination  that  he  wouUl  enforce  every  law  under  his  jurisdic- 
tion and  reform   St.  Louis  no  matter  what  opposition  might  be   raised  against 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  871 

him.  At  that  time  there  were  twenty-eight  hundred  saloons  and  twenty-two 
breweries  in  the  city  and  every  law  governing  them  was  ignored  and  violated. 
The  city  contained  many  dives  and  winerooms  and  public  morality  was  held 
at  naught  by  the  saloon  and  liquor  selling  element,  which  had  secured  complete 
control  of  both  political  parties  and  practically  run  the  city  wnth  a  high  hand 
and  a  power  which  had  seemed  almost  impossible  to  overcome.  This  element 
had  enjoyed  its  power  so  long  that  many  of  that  class  had  come  to  think  it  was 
their  legal  right.  How  nobly  Mr.  Alulvihill  has  performed  his  duty  is  evi- 
denced in  the  fact  that  today  every  law  governing  the  conduct  of  liquor  selling- 
establishments  is  rigidly  enforced ;  eight  hundred  undesirable  saloons  in  the  city 
have  been  closed,  and  not  one  proprietor  doing  business  today  would  take  the 
liberty  of  entering  his  own  shop  on  Sunday  without  first  securing  the  permission 
of  the  excise  commissioner. 

J\Ir.  Mulvihill  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in  the  work  of  the  demo- 
cratic party  in  the  city  and  in  all  civic  questions  and  all  movements  for  the 
betterment  and  development  of  the  city.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Jefferson  Club 
and  served  twice  as  chairman  of  the  organization  committee  of  that  bodv  and 
also  as  a  member  of  the  democratic  city  central  committee  from  the  twentv- 
eighth  ward,  where  he  resides.  He  has  for  many  years  been  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Bar  Association.  He  belongs  to  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club,  to  the 
Catholic  Club,  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the  Legion  of  Honor,  the  Irish-Amer- 
ican Society,  of  which  he  is  now  president,  and  St.  Mark's  Catholic  church. 
During  the  last  few  years  he  has  delivered  many  instructive  talks  in  various 
churches  of  the  city,  both  Protestant  and  Catholic,  on  law  enforcement  as  it 
applies  to  the  regulating  and  licensing  dram  shops.  The  general  public  little 
comprehends  the  powerful  opposition  wdiich  Mr.  Mulvihill  was  obliged  to  com- 
bat during  the  first  few  months  of  his  administration.  Ignoring  all  political 
influence  and  attempted  restraint,  his  rigid  and  impartial  enforcement  of  ,all 
the  dram  shop  laws  made  him  scores  of  enemies  in  both  parties,  w-ho  eagerlv 
sought  to  depose  him.  Before  the  confirmation  of  his  appointment  bv  the  state 
senate,  certain  senators  and  others  filed  against  him  false  affidavits,  charging 
him  with  misconduct  in  office,  in  a  determined  attempt  to  prevent  his  confirma- 
tion. Nevertheless  no  doubt  of  his  official  integrity  ever  entered  the  mind  of 
Governor  Folk,  and  upon  the  request  of  Mr.  Mulvihill  a  commission  was  ap- 
pointed to  investigate  the  false  charges,  and  report  was  returned  bv  them  com- 
pletely exonerating  him  from  every  accusation  and  highly  commending  him  for 
having  "rigidly,  honestly  and  fearlessly  enforced  all  of  the  dram  shop  laws 
and  properly  conducted  his  office."  This  investigation,  wdiich  was  held  in  St. 
Louis  during  the  session  of  the  general  assemblv  in  the  early  part  of  1907, 
brought  out  many  expressions  of  the  high  esteem  and  approval  of  his  work 
and  character  from  the  better  elements  of  the  city.  On  one  occasion  fifteen  of 
the  leading  members  of  the  St.  Louis  bench  and  bar  had  been  called  together 
to  participate  in  the  investigation,  and  when  asked  if  they  would  belie\'^  ]Mr. 
Mulvihill  as  a  witness  under  oath  each  in  turn  asserted  that,  from  their  personal 
and  professional  acquaintance  wath  him,  they  would  accept  and  vouch  for  the 
veracity  of  any  statement  that  he  might  make  without  his  having  taken  the  oath. 
This  tribute  from  his  fellow  practitioners  w^as  the  highest  that  could  be  paid 
to  his  honesty  and  integrity.  The  IMinisters  Alliance,  comprising  three  hun- 
dred Protestant  clergvmen  of  St.  Louis,  sitting  here  in  convention  at  that  time, 
sent  a  delegation  of  six  to  attend  the  investigation  and  presented  a  resolution  of 
their  approval  of  his  good  work  and  to  make  protest  against  his  removal  not- 
withstanding his  Catholic  faith. 

On  the  27th  of  September,  1802.  in  St.  Louis.  Air.  Mulvihill  was  married 
to  Miss  Katie  ]\T.  Daily,  a  native  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  five  children :  Mary 
M.,  fourteen  years  of  age:  Thomas  E.,  twelve  vears ;  Francis  X..  nine  vears; 
Virginia,  six ;  and  Josephine  Folk,  three  years  of  age.  The  familv  reside  at 
No.  5104  Cabanne  avenue,  where  he  owns  a  fine  home. 


872  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTfY. 

]\Ir.  IMulvihill  is  interested  in  a  hardware  business  in  Fairfield,  Illinois,  one 
of  the  most  successful  retail  and  jobbing  stores  in  the  southern  part  of  the  state. 
His  manner  is  modest  and  unassuming,  courteous  and  genial.  There  no  longer 
remains  a  doubt  in  the  mind  of  any  one  that  Mr.  Mulvihill  will  perform  every 
dutv  and  meet  every  obligation  that  devolves  upon  him.  He  is  fearless  in  his 
defense  of  what  he  i3elieves  to  be  right  and  St.  Louis  is  to  be  congratulated  upon 
having  in  public  office  a  man  of  such  undaunted  loyalty  to  principle  and  public 
trust." 


tIEXRY  GLO\'ER. 


The  greatness  of  a  city  does  not  depend  upon  its  machinery  of  government, 
or  even  upon  the  men  who  fill  its  offices,  but  upon  those  who  are  the  promoters 
of  its  business  enterprises  and  prosperity.  Coming  to  St.  Louis  in  the  middle 
of  the  nineteenth  century,  Henry  Glover  was  well  known  here  for  many  years 
as  a  representative  of  the  manuiacturing  and  mercantile  interests.  He  stood  as 
a  tvpe  of  the  Xew  England  citizen  who  uses  his  opportunities  to  the  best  ad- 
vantage and  regards  his  duties  of  citizenship  and  his  obligations  to  his  fellow- 
men  as  well  as  his  individual  advantages  leading  toward  success.  He  was  born 
in  Dorchester.  ^Massachusetts,  in  1806,  and  acquired  his  education  in  that  city. 
He  came  to  St.  Louis  from  Boston  in  1847,  and  his  son,  Henry  Glover,  was 
also  a  distinguished  resident  here,  closely  connected  with  philanthropic  inter- 
ests. He  was  much  interested  in  charitable  work  and  was  associated  with  Mr. 
Elliott.  Mr.  Garland  and  others  in  establishing  the  ^  Newsboys  Home,  doing 
everything  in  their  power  to  assist  those  waifs  of  the  street.  His  heart  went 
out  in  ready  svmpathv  to  those  whom  Fate,  or  untoward  circumstances,  had 
forced  to  earn  their  living  in  this  manner,  and  he  put  forth  earnest  and  ef- 
fective efforts  to  supply  in  a  public  institution  those  interests  and  advantages 
which  were  denied  to  them  in  the  lack  of  home  life. 

Following  his  arrival  in  this  city,  Mr.  Glover  became  connected  with  in- 
dustrial circles  as  a  manufacturer  of  glass.  He  continued  that  business  for 
some  time  and  later  turned  his  attention  to  merchandising  as  proprietor  of  a 
grocery  store.  After  a  few  years  he  engaged  in  the  saddlery  business  in 
connection  with  John  Howe,  but  subsequently  again  became  connected  with 
glass  manufacturing  and  developed  an  important  industrial  concern,  employing 
modern  processes  of  manufacture  and  producing  an  output  of  high  quality.  He 
was  a  man  of  great  resources,  who  regarded  no  position  as  final  but  always  be- 
lieved that  from  one  point  of  accomplishment  he  could  work  onward  to  a  higher 
point  of  perfection  and  success.  He  never  believed  that  any  condition  was 
inevitable,  knowing  that  unfaltering  enterprise  and  effort  could  better  it.  His 
ready  resources  and  adaptability,  as  well  as  his  careful  systemization  and  man- 
agement made  him  a  very  successful  man. 

Air.  Glover  was  married  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to  Miss  Susan  D.  Flintham, 
whose  mother  was  a  Bradford,  of  the  old  Bradford  family  of  Philadelphia.  Unto 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Glover  were  born  three  children,  but  Eliza  and  Henry  are  both 
deceased.  The  surviving  daughter.  Miss  Jane  B.  Glover,  resides  in  her  resi- 
dence on  A\^estminster  avenue.  It  is  beautifully  arranged,  tastefully  furnished 
and  adorned  with  many  fine  old  oil  paintings  of  the  family. 

The  son,  Henry  Glover,  Jr.,  was  born  in  Columbus,  C)hio,  October  17,  1836, 
and  died  in  St.  Louis,  August  11,  1872.  He  was  a  distinguished  resident  of  this 
city  and  closely  connected  with  philanthropic  interests,  being  much  interested  in 
charitable  work.  He  organized  the  Newsboys'  Home,  in  which  work  he  was 
assisted  by  Mr.  i^lliott,  Mr.  ( iarland  and  others,  and  became  president  of  that 
institution,  cloing  everything  in  his  jKwver  to  assist  those  waifs  of  the  street.  His 
heart  went  out  in  reacly  sympathy  to  those  whom  fate  or  untoward  circumstances 


HENRY   GL()\'ER 


874  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

had  forced  to  earn  their  Hving  in  this  manner,  and  he  put  forth  earnest  and 
elTective  eft'orts  to  supply  in  a  pubhc  institution  those  interests  and  advantages 
which  were  denied  to  them  in  the  lack  of  home  life. 

]\Ir.  Glover  of  this  review  was  one  of  the  members  of  the  old  guard  of 
Missouri  and  all  through  the  war  was  a  stanch  Union  man,  doing  everything 
in  his  power  to  support  the  Federal  government.  He  belonged  to  the  Independ- 
ent Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  gave  stalwart  aflegiance  to  the  republican  party, 
while  his  religious  faith  was  that  of  the  Unitarian  church.  He  believed  that 
the  world  was  growing  better,  that  there  was  opportunity  for  each  individual, 
and  his  spirit  was  ever  that  of  helpfulness  and  encouragement.  He  was  inter- 
ested in  the  city's  progress  and  cooperated  in  many  movements  for  the  general 
good,  but  though  public-spirited  to  an  eminent  degree  and  faithful  at  all  times 
in  his  friendships,  his  best  traits  of  character  were  reserved  for  his  own  home 
and  fireside,  and  his  greatest  happiness  came  to  him  in  ministering  to  the  welfare 
of  his  wife  and  children. 


WILLIAM  DAVIS  DOBSON,  D.O. 

Dr.  William  David  Dobson,  an  osteopathic  practitioner,  was  born  in  Green- 
ville, Tennessee,  November  28,  1848.  His  parents,  David  and  Nancy  (McAmis) 
Dobson,  were  also  natives  of  that  state  and  were  of  Scotch  and  Irish  lineage, 
their  ancestors  settling  in  Tennessee  in  pioneer  times. 

Dr.  Dobson  was  reared  on  his  father's  plantation  there  and  acquired  his 
education  in  Greenville  and  in  Tusculum  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree,  while  later  his  alma  mater  conferred  upon 
him  the  Master  of  Arts  degree  and  subsequently  that  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  Soon 
after  his  graduation  he  came  to  Missouri,  settling  near  Trenton,  where  he  en- 
gaged in  teaching  in  the  public  schools  until  1891.  He  was  then  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  First  District  State  Normal  School  at  Kirksville,  Missouri,  and  served 
in  that  capacity  for  eight  years,  during  which  time  he  becamie  interested  in  the 
science  of  osteopathy  and  took  up  its  study  in  the  American  School  of  Osteopathy 
of  that  city.  He  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1902,  winning  the  D.O.  de- 
gree and  afterward  held  the  chair  of  chemistrv  in  that  school  for  two  years,  while 
for  three  years  he  was  dean  of  the  institution,  so  continuing  until  he  came  to 
St.  Louis  in  February,  1907,  to  take  charge  of  the  A.  T.  Still  Osteopathic  Sani- 
tarium. He  was  thus  engaged  until  the  sanitarium  was  closed  in  July,  1908,  since 
which  time  he  has  conducted  a  private  practice  with  office  at  No.  454  Century 
building.  His  son,  Walter  N.  Dobson,  is  now  associated  with  him  and  the  firm 
of  Dobson  &  Dobson.  osteopathic  practitioners,  are  today  enjoying  a  liberal  pub- 
lic support.  The  senior  partner  has  been  a  frequent  contributor  to  the  current 
literature  of  the  profession  and  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  capable  and  suc- 
cessful osteopathic  practitioners  in  Missouri.  He  is  a  member  of  the  National, 
State  and  City  Osteopathic  Societies,  in  which  he  has  been  very  active. 

The  marriage  of  Dr.  Dobson  was  celebrated  in  his  native  city  July  5,  1878, 
when  ?kliss  Mattie  J.  Britton,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Britton,  a  planter  near 
Greenville,  Tennessee,  became  his  wife.  They  now  have  two  sons  and  a  daughter: 
Dr.  Walter  N.  Dobson;  Pauline,  the  wife  of  George  Leonard  Gold,  of  St.  Louis; 
and  Robert  Britton,  of  this  city.  Mrs.  Dobson  is  active  in  social,  church  and 
musical  circles  of  the  city  and  is  influential  therein.  Both  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Dobson 
holfl  membership  with  the  King's  Highway  Presbyterian  church,  in  which  he  is 
serving  as  elder.  In  the  various  departments  of  the  church  work  they  are  help- 
fully interested,  doing  all  in  their  power  to  promote  its  growth  and  extend  its 
influence.  Dr.  Dobson  votes  with  the  democracy  but  is  not  an  active  party 
worker.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  to  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  has 
always  taken  great  interest  in  athletics,  being  very  active  in  promoting  and  con- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY.  875 

ducting  such  sports  while  dean  of  the  coUege  in  Kirksville.  He  looks  at  life 
from  the  viewpoint  of  a  broad-minded,  progressive  man  who  believes  that  the 
world  is  advancing  and  he  is  doing  his  full  share  toward  its  progress  by  his 
active  and  helpful  association  with  many  movements  that  tend  toward  intellec- 
tual, social  and  moral  progress. 


JAMES  HUMPHREY  HAWES. 

James  Humphrey  Hawes  has  for  twenty-three  years  been  a  resident  of  St. 
Louis  and  throughout  the  entire  period  has  been  connected  with  the  Woodward 
&  Tiernan  Printing  Company.  Li  connection  with  this  house  he  has  gradually 
worked  his  way  upward  and  since  February,  1905,  has  managed  its  financial 
interests  as  treasurer.  He  was  born  in  Hannibal,  Missouri,  March  15,  1854,  and 
possesses  the  spirit  of  indomitable  enterprise  and  industry  which  have  charac- 
terized the  upbuilding  of  the  middle  w'est.  He  pursued  his  early  education  in 
private  schools  of  his  native  city,  while  spending  his  boyhood  days  in  the  home 
of  his  parents,  George  A.  and  Sarah  (Humphrey)  Hawes.  For  more  advanced 
education  he  entered  St.  Paul's  College  at  Palmyra,  Missouri,  and  afterward 
attended  the  Illinois  College  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  in   1873. 

On  leaving  that  institution  Mr.  Hawes  at  once  started  upon  his  business 
career,  entering  the  Commercial  Bank  of  Hannibal,  Missouri,  in  the  capacity 
of  bookkeeper.  His  broad  experience  in  financial  affairs  there  well  qualified  him 
for  the  onerous  and  important  work  that  devolves  upon  him  in  the  supervision 
of  the  financial  interests  of  the  house  with  which  he  is  now  connected.  Coming 
to  St.  Louis  in  1886  he  entered  the  Woodward  &  Tiernan  Printing  Company  and 
for  some  years  acted  as  vice  president,  retiring  from  that  position  in  February, 
1905,  to  assume  the  duties  of  treasurer.  He  is  associated  with  E.  B.,  W.  B.  and 
L.  B.  Woodward  in  the  ownership  and  conduct  of  this  house  which  is  one  of  the 
oldest  printing  establishments  of  the  city  and  is  one  of  the  largest  in  the  country. 
The  plant  covers  almost  an  entire  city  block  and  employment  is  furnished  to  a 
large  corps  of  practical  printers  and  other  assistants.  It  is  this  company  who  set 
the  standard  for  excellence  and  success  in  this  line,  their  work  being  unsurpassed 
by  any  printing  establishment  of  America. 

On  the  26th  of  April,  1876,  Mr.  Hawes  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Catherine  Crane  and  they  reside  at  No.  3966  Westminster  place,  their  home  be- 
ing most  attractive  by  reason  of  its  cordial  hospitality  as  well  as  by  the  harmony 
and  elegance  of  its  furnishings.  Mr.  Hawes  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the 
republican  party  and  though  he  does  not  seek  or  desire  political  preferment  keeps 
well  informed  on  the  issues  of  the  day  and  uses  his  influence  for  the  support  of 
republican  principles.  He  is  of  the  Episcopalian  faith  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Missouri  Atheletic  Club  while  he  finds  his  chief  source  of  recreation  in  driving. 
He  is  a  strong  and  forceful  factor  in  business  circles,  who  early  learned  the 
tact  that  the  source  of  one's  power  lies  wathin  one's  self  and  has  developed  his 
energies  through  the  exercise  of  his  native  powers  and  talents,  gaining  strength, 
courage  and  inspiration  for  the  labors  of  the  succeeding  day  through  faithful 
performance  of  the  duties  of  the  present  day. 


DAVID  ALONZO  BIXBY. 

While  business  interests  have  claimed  the  major  portion  of  his  time  and  at- 
tention, David  Alonzo  Bixby  has  yet  found  opportunity  for  participation  in 
afifairs  of  general  moment,  and  his  influence  is  always  given  on  the  side  of  up- 
building and  progress,  whether  in  relation  to  the  individual  or  to  the  city  or  to 


876  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  country  at  large.  Born  in  Adrian,  Michigan,  September  24,  1854,  he  is 
connected  with  a  family  of  whom  mention  is  made  elsewhere  in  this  work  under 
the  name  of  \\'.  K.  Bixby.  Having  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town,  he  pursued  a  classical  course  in  the  University  of  Michigan,  and  was 
graduated  in  1875.  He  then  returned  to  Adrian  to  take  up  the  study  of  law,  but 
abandoned  his  preparation  for  the  legal  profession  in  order  to  fill  various  public 
offices  in  his  native  city.  He  was  continually  employed  in  one  public  capacity  or 
another  until  about  1886,  when  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  and  since  that  time 
has  been  connected  with  the  car  building  industry  in  one  department  or  another. 
His  growing  capabilities  and  powers  have  led  to  his  promotion  to  places  of  re- 
sponsibility, and  he  is  well  known  today  in  industrial  circles  of  St.  Louis. 

On  the  i8th  of  February,  1901,  Mr.  Bixb}-  was  married  to  Miss  Frances 
B.  ^IcElroy,  a  daughter  of  John  A.  McElroy,  of  Kirkwood,  Missouri.  Mrs. 
Bixby's  maternal  ancestors  were  of  the  Buford  and  Singleton  families,  many  of 
whom  have  been  prominent  in  public  life  in  Kentucky  and  Virginia.  The 
McElroy  family  has  been  represented  in  St.  Louis  and  vicinity  for  many  years, 
John  A.  ]\IcElroy  spending  his  entire  life  in  this  locality. 

Air.  Bixby  gave  his  political  support  to  the  democratic  party  until  the  Bryan- 
McKinley  campaign.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  generally  independent,  although 
supporting  the  republican  ticket  in  all  national  contests.  While  in  Michigan  he 
served  as  city  clerk  of  Adrian  for  four  years,  was  county  clerk  for  one  term,  and 
also  represented  his  district  in  state  legislature  for  one  term.  He  belongs  to 
the  Tuscan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  and  to  the  Algonquin  Club.  He  attends  the 
Episcopal  church  and  is  a  supporter  of  charitable  organizations,  and  is  a  cooper- 
ant  factor  in  associations  making  for  civic  improvements.  He  holds,  too,  high 
ideals  in  citizenship  and  is  identified  with  that  independent  movement  which  is 
seeking  to  free  the  states  from  machine  rule  and  inculcate  a  desire  for  clean 
politics.  He  enjoys  at  times  a  game  of  whist  and  golf,  but  his  energies  are 
mostly  given  to  business  with  only  a  moderate  participation  in  social  pleasures. 
With  no  vaulting  ambition  to  achieve  a  marvelous  success,  he  has  nevertheless 
correctly  followed  his  own  capacities  and  powers  and  utilized  his  opportunities 
for  advancement.  When  the  way  has  opened,  he  has  never  hesitated  to  take  a 
forward  step,  and  the  weight  of  his  own  character  and  his  business  qualifications 
have  led  him  to  a  creditable  place  in  the  industrial  world  whereby  he  has  en- 
joyed the  benefits  of  a  gratifying  annual  income. 


HENRY  COLUMBUS  JOHNSON. 

The  history  of  every  man  whose  life  is  the  expression  of  honorable  success 
contains  elements  of  interest  to  those  who  take  life  seriously  and  are  ambitious 
to  make  the  most  of  their  opportunities.  Henry  Columbus  Johnson  was  a  self- 
made  man,  who  early  learned  the  fact  that  there  is  no  royal  road  to  wealth  and 
therefore  based  his  progress  upon  the  substantial  qualities  of  imfaltering  industry 
and  unabating  energy. 

His  birth  occurred  in  Essex  county,  Virginia,  January  20,  1845,  his  parents 
being  Henry  and  Marguerite  Johnson,  the  former  a  prominent  and  influential 
farmer  of  Essex  county.  Reared  under  the  parental  roof,  the  son  acquired  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  there  and  remained  in  the  south  until  thirty-six 
years  of  age.  He  then  sought  a  home  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  began  business  on 
a  small  scale,  establishing  a  grocery  store  in  1881  at  No.  4400  Easton  avenue. 
He  remained  at  that  location  until  1886,  when  he  withdrew  from  the  grocery 
trade  and  became  a  retail  flealer  in  coal  and  sand.  The  new  enterprise  proved 
profitable  and  was  successfully  conducted  by  him  for  about  eighteen  years,  or 
until  1904,  when  he  retired  from  business,  having  in  the  meantime  acquired 
a  handsome  competence  through  his  well  directed  energy  and  close  application. 


HENRY   C.   JOHXSON 


878  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  was  indeed  a  self-made  man  and  deserved  much  credit  for  what  he  accom- 
plished, for  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  he  had  but  very  limited  capital  and  prior 
to  his  death  had  accumulated  a  very  desirable  fortune.  Moreover,  his  business 
methods  were  ever  such  as  would  bear  close  investigation.  He  wrought  along 
the  lines  of  honest  labor  and  won  his  success  in  legitimate  channels  of  trade. 

On  the  19th  of  April,  1881,  Henry  C.  Johnson  was  married  to  Miss  Virginia 
Corr,  a  daughter  of  John  and  Emma  (INIontague)  Corr,  of  Middlesex  county, 
\'irginia.  her  father  being  a  leading  and  representative  farmer  of  that  locality. 
L'nto  this  marriage  was  born  one  son,  Henry  Albert. 

Air.  Johnson  was  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  little  family  and  gained  his 
greatest  happiness  in  promoting  their  comfort.  His  political  allegiance  was 
given  to  the  republican  party,  and  while  he  was  in  hearty  sympathy  with  its 
principles  and  purposes,  he  never  sought  office  in  St.  Louis.  Before  coming  to 
this  city,  however,  he  served  as  county  treasurer  and  as  county  sheriff  of  Middle- 
sex county,  A^irginia,  capably  discharging  the  duties  of  those  positions.  His 
was  an  honorable  manhood,  characterized  by  unfaltering  loyalty  to  religious 
teachings.  He  held  membership  in  the  Third  Baptist  church  and  was  made  a 
member  of  the  building  committee,  instrumental  in  the  erection  of  the  handsome 
house  of  worship  at  the  corner  of  Euclid  and  Page  boulevard.  He  long  served 
as  a  deacon  in  that  church  and  all  of  the  various  church  activities  received  his 
earnest  endorsement  and  generous  financial  support.  He  died  October  21,  1904, 
and  the  community  mourned  the  loss  of  a  man  of  worth,  whose  loyalty  and 
faithfulness  in  the  performance  of  each  day's  duties  gained  for  him  the  place 
which  he  occupied  in  the  regard  of  his  fellowmen. 


CHARLES  EHLERMANN. 

Charles  Ehlermann,  who  since  1886  has  been  president  of  the  Charles  Ehler- 
mann  Hop  &  Malt  Company,  brewers,  distillers  and  dealers  in  bottlers'  supplies, 
comes,  as  does  a  large  proportion  of  the  citizenship  of  St.  Louis,  from  Germany, 
his  birth  having  occurred  in  Rotenburg.  Hanover,  in  January,  1846.  His  parents 
were  Heinrich  and  Minna  (Wattenberg)  Ehlermann,  and  the  father  was  con- 
nected with  the  grain  trade  in  his  native  country. 

Charles  Ehlermann  was  instructed  by  a  private  tutor  until  he  reached  the 
age  of  fourteen  years  and  when  fifteen  years  of  age  he  made  the  voyage  across 
the  briny  deep  to  New  York  city.  He  did  not  tarry  in  the  eastern  metropolis, 
however,  but  came  at  once  to  St.  Louis  and  has  since  been  a  resident  here,  cov- 
ering a  part  of  about  forty-eight  years.  His  financial  condition  rendered  it  imper- 
ative that  he  obtain  immediate  employment  and  he  secured  a  clerkship  with  the 
firm  of  Wattenberg,  Busch  &  Company,  with  whom  he  continued  for  five  vears. 
On  the  expiration  of  that  period  a  change  in  partnership  occurred  leading  to  the 
adoption  of  the  firm  style  of  Adolphus  Busch  &  Company.  Lie  remained  with 
the  new  management  for  three  vears,  making  a  total  of  eight  years  for  the  house, 
when  further  sale  of  the  stock  led  to  the  organization  of  the  firm  of  Charles 
Ruppele  &  Company.  With  that  firm  Mr.  Ehlermann  was  connected  until  1877. 
In  the  meantime  he  had  become  part  owner  of  the  business  and  the  firm  style 
of  Charles  Ehlermann  &  Company  was  adopted.  The  business  was  thus  con- 
tinued until  1880.  when  a  reorganization  was  effected  under  the  name  of  Charles 
Ehlermann  Hop  &  Malt  Company.  Since  1886  they  have  conducted  business 
at  Xo.  526  South  Twenty-second  street  and  are  well  known  as  brewers,  distillers 
and   dealers   in   bottlers'   supplies. 

Those  who  read  between  the  lines  will  see  that  Mr.  Ehlermann  has  made 
steady  progress  in  the  business  world,  depending  not  upon  the  labors  or  influence 
of  others  but  upon  his  own  persistent  effort  and  determination.  Thus  he  has 
gradually  worked  his  way  upward  until  he  is  now  at  the  head  of  an  important 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  879 

business  enterprise  that  has  met  with  gratifying  success  as  the  years  have  gone 
by.     He  is  also  a  director  of  the  South  Side  Bank. 

In  September,  1872,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Ehlermann  was  married  to  Miss 
Chrissie  Gebbers,  the  daughter  of  the  Rev.  C.  F.  Gebbers,  who  later  became  pro- 
fessor of  modern  languages.  They  have  two  daughters  and  one  son :  Clara,  who 
attended  the  ]\Iary  Institute  and  is  now  the  wife  of  Otto  Gerdece,  an  importer 
of  New  York  city;  Margaret,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Gundelach,  of  St.  Louis;  and  Carl, 
who  is  a  graduate  of  Harvard  LTniversity  and  is  now  in  a  law  office  in  New 
York  city. 

]\Ir.  and  Airs.  Ehlermann  reside  on  Forest  Park  boulevard.  Fle  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  Liederkranz  and  the  Merchants'  Exchange.  His 
religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Lutheran  church  and  his  political  endorsement  is 
given  to  the  democracy,  although  he  does  not  feel  bound  by  party  ties.  On  the 
contrary  he  casts  an  independent  vote  if  he  so  desires  and  the  same  spirit  of  inde- 
pendence, self-reliance  and  self-help  have  characterized  him  throughout  his  entire 
hfe. 


HENRY  ROHDE. 


As  a  city  grows  and  its  business  interests  become  more  varied  and  complex, 
there  are  found  within  the  ranks  of  its  population  many  men  of  forceful  character 
and  enterprise,  whose  activities  have  led  them  out  of  small  undertakings  into 
positions  of  executive  control,  where  their  efiforts  become  elements  in  the  business 
activity  and  prosperity  of  the  metropolis.  This  train  of  thought  is  suggested 
by  the  contemplation  of  the  life  work  of  Henry  Rohde,  now  vice  president  of 
the  J.  B.  Stickles  Saddlery  Company.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  February 
I,  1846,  the  son  of  J.  B.  and  Wilhelmina  (Droeger)  Rohde.  He  attended  a 
private  school  from  1852  until  1854  and  spent  the  succeeding  five  years  as  a 
public-school  student.  He  afterward  pursued  a  night  course  in  the  Jones  Com- 
mercial College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1862,  his  desire  for  more  thor- 
ough education  and  more  advanced  intellectual  development  leading  him  to  give 
to  study  the  hours  which  most  youths  devote  to  pleasure.  After  leaving  school 
he  entered  the  employ  of  Warne-Cheever  &  Company,  dealers  in  hardware  and 
house  furnishing  goods,  with  whom  he  remained  from  i860  until  1863.  He  was 
then  with  Hayden  &  Wilson,  wholesale  dealers  in  saddlery  hardware,  and  later 
the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  P.  Hayden  Saddlery  Company, 
with  which  Mr.  Rohde  remained  as  salesman  until  1865.  He  was  afterward 
traveling  salesman  for  the  same  house  until  1881  and  secured  a  large  amount  of 
business  for  the  company.  In  the  latter  year  he  was  promoted  to  the  position 
of  buyer  and  so  continued  until  May  I,  1902,  when  he  purchased  an  interest  in 
the  J.  B.  Stickles  Saddlery  Company  and  was  elected  its  first  vice  president.  His 
thorough  understanding  of  the  trade  in  all  of  its  departments,  his  broad  experi- 
ence as  a  salesman  and  buyer,  well  qualify  him  for  active  management  in  his 
present  connection,  and  his  labors  are  proving  valuable  factors  in  the  prosperity 
of  the  house. 

On  the  25th  of  April,  1877,  Mr.  Rohde  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Aliss 
Minnie  Meier,  a  daughter  of  the  late  Henry  Meier,  president  of  the  Franklin 
Bank.  They  now  have  two  daughters.  Cora  and  Ella,  and  one  son,  Edwin 
Henry.  The  family  home  is  at  5105  A'ernon  avenue,  and  its  hospitality  proves 
most  attractive  to  their  many  friends. 

Mr.  Rohde  is  a  member  of  the  Western  Commercial  Travelers'  Association, 
the  Odd  Fellows  lodge,  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  the  Gilead  Fishing  &  Hunting 
Club.  He  finds  great  interest  in  fishing  when  he  can  secure  leisure  from  his 
business  to  indulge  his  love  of  that  sport.  He  belongs  to  the  Evangelical  Luth' 
eran  church,  and  has  served  as  trustee.     In  1864,  when  a  youth  of  eighteen  years, 


880  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  served  with  the  Seventh  Regiment  of  the  State  MiHtia.  His  patrons  find  him 
a  straightforward,  energetic  business  man  and  his  friends  an  agreeable  and 
pleasant  gentleman,  but  his  best  traits  of  character  are  reserved  for  his  own 
home  and  fireside  and  to  the  welfare  of  his  family  he  is  most  devoted. 


LOUIS  LA  BEAUME. 


Louis  La  Beaume,  whose  ability  as  an  architect  is  indicated  by  his  work  on 
many  important  structures,  not  only  in  St.  Louis  but  throughout  the  country, 
is  now  following  his  profession  as  junior  partner  with  the  firm  of  ]\Iariner  &  La 
Beaume.  Born  in  St.  Louis,  July  31,  1873,  he  represents  a  family  which  has  been 
identified  with  the  city  since  the  earliest  French  settlement.  He  was  graduated 
from  the  ]\Ianual  Training  School  in  1890  and  soon  afterward  took  up  the  study 
of  architecture  in  Columbia  L^niversity  in  the  city  of  New  York.  He  added  to 
his  theoretical  and  scientific  training  by  broad  practical  experience  in  connection 
with  various  well  known  New  York  and  Boston  architects  and  supplemented  his 
experience  gained  in  this  country  by  further  study  and  travel  abroad. 

]\Ir.  La  Beaume  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  the  spring  of  1902  to  assist  M. 
Emanuel  Masqueray  in  designing  the  St.  Louis  Purchase  Exposition  and  upon 
the  completion  of  this  work  formed  a  partnership  with  Guy  C.  j\Iariner,  since 
which  time  he  has  actively  followed  his  profession  in  St.  Louis,  under  the  firm 
style  of  Mariner  &  La  Beaume.  They  have  planned  and  executed  a  wide  range 
of  important  buildings,  among  which  may  be  mentioned  the  new  supreme  court 
building  for  the  state  of  Missouri,  the  Central  Presbyterian  church,  the  Church 
of  the  Ascension,  Hamilton  Avenue  Christian  Qiurch,  Navarre  building,  branch 
library  at  Eleventh  and  Farrar  streets,  the  Missouri  Historical  Society  building, 
Dormitory  building  for  Lindenwood  College,  St.  Charles,  Missouri  State  build- 
ing, Jamestown  Exposition,  and  residences  for  many  well  known  St.  Louisans, 
including  George  P.  Doan,  Jr.,  Saunders  Norvell,  William  A.  Stickney,  Allen  T. 
West,  Harold  M.  Kauffman,  Mrs.  J.  W.  Kauffman,  H.  Chouteau  Dyer,  E.  E. 
Magill,  Ralph  Simpkins,  Peyton  Carr  and  others.  In  his  professional  career  he 
has  manifested  that  thoroughness  which  prompts  a  complete  masterv  of  every 
task  undertaken,  combined  with  a  laudable  ambition  that  incites  to  further  prog- 
ress, to  larger  labors  and  the  attainment  of  high  ideals. 

In  1905  Mr.  La  Beaume  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Updike,  a  daughter  of 
G.  W.  L'pdike.  Interested  in  everything  bearing  upon  his  profession,  he  is  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  chapter  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects,  the 
Society  of  Columbia  University  Architects  and  the  Boston  Architectural  Club, 
while  in  more  distinctly  social  lines  he  is  connected  with  the  University,  Noondav 
and  Florisant  Vallev  Clubs. 


WALTER  NORTON  DOBSON. 

Among  the  younger  representatives  of  the  science  of  osteopathy,  who  in  prac- 
tice are  meeting  with  substantial  and  gratifying  success,  is  numbered  Dr.  Walter 
Norton  Dobson.  He  was  born  in  Trenton,  Missouri,  August  i,  1879,  and  is  the 
son  of  Dr.  William  Davis  Dobson.  His  boyhood  was  passed  in  several  Missouri 
towns  conserjuent  to  the  removal  of  his  father,  then  engaged  in  educational  work. 
The  son  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  in  the  State  Normal  at 
Kirksville,  and  two  years  after  leaving  school,  in  1897,  ^^^  entered  upon  the  study 
of  osteopathy  in  the  American  School  of  Osteopathy  from  which  he  was  grad- 
uated in  1901.  He  then  went  to  Utica,  New  York,  where  he  took  up  practice,  in 
which  he  continued  for  a  time,  but  later  removed  to  Indiana  where  he  practiced 
for  several  years.     Early  in   1907  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  became  assistant  to 


LUL'IS    LA   BEAUAIE 


882  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  father  in  the  A.  T.  Still  Osteopathic  Sanitarium,  there  remaining  until  the 
institution  was  closed  in  July.  1908.  Since  that  time  father  and  son  have  been 
associated  in  private  practice  with  offices  at  454  Century  building,  and  their  suc- 
cess is  well  indicated  in  the  liberal  patronage  that  is  accorded  them.  Dr.  Dobson 
of  this  review  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  Misso^iri  Osteopathic 
Associations. 

During  his  college  days  he  was  also  very  active  in  athletic  lines,  being  con- 
nected with  baseball,  football  and  track  work,  and  he  shows  his  athletic  training 
in  his  excellent  physical  development,  being  a  man  of  fine  physique.  His  political 
allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  King's  Highway 
Presbyterian  church. 

On  the  i6th  of  [March,  1905,  Dr.  Dobson  was  married  at  New  Castle,  Indiana, 
to  ]\Iiss  Adeline  Katherine  Hunt,  of  that  city,  and  they  have  two  children,  Wil- 
liam Davis  and  Walter  Norton,  aged  respectively  three  years  and  one  year. 
Dr.  Dobson  is  a  young  man  of  pleasing  address  and  cordial  manner  who  is  mak- 
ing rapid  and  substantial  progress  in  the  profession  which  he  has  chosen  as  his 
life  work. 


SYLVESTER  WATTS. 

Sylvester  Watts  was  born  at  the  corner  of  ]\Iain  and  Plum  streets,  in  St. 
Louis,  September  14,  1837.  His  father,  John  Watts,  was  a  son  of  John  and  Eliza- 
beth (Rice)  \\'atts,  and  came  from  Cambridge.  Massachusetts,  his  birthplace,  to 
St.  Louis,  about  1820.  He  made  several  trips  to  the  headwaters  of  the  Missouri 
river  in  the  employ  of  the  American  Fur  Company,  and  was  identified  with  this 
city  when  its  principal  business  interests  were  those  of  fur  trading  and  dealing 
with  the  Indians.  On  the  21st  of  May,  1826,  in  St.  Louis,  he  wedded  Eulalie 
Dufrene,  a  daughter  of  Ronan  and  Julie  (Pelletier)  Dufrene.  Her  birth  occurred 
September  15,  1807,  opposite  the  town  of  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  in  what  is  now 
St.  Louis  county,  where  her  grandmother,  Catharine  (Lalande)  Belland,  held 
the  ferry  privilege  acquired  by  her  husband  in  1800,  and  sold  to  William  Wiggins 
in  1832.  The  maternal  ancestors  of  Sylvester  Watts  were  among  the  earliest 
settlers  of  Kaskaskia,  Illinois,  arriving  there  about  1712.  These  included  the 
Perthuis.  Mallett  and  Lalande  families,  who  were  descended  from  French  colo- 
nists who  reached  Quebec  and  Montreal  between  the  years  1640  and  1660.  The 
]\Ialletts  removed  to  Detroit  before  1700  and  are  frequently  mentioned  in  letters 
of  Cadillac.  Pierre  and  Paul  Mallett  were  the  first  white  men  who  made  the 
journey  from  the  Missouri  river  to  Santa  Fe,  in  1739,  when  they  were  enter- 
tained by  the  bishop  of  Santa  Fe.  Thus  the  ancestors  of  Mr.  Watts  were  closely 
associated  with  the  early  French  settlement  of  the  Mississippi  valley. 

At  ten  years  of  age,  in  1847,  Sylvester  Watts  became  a  pupil  in  the  Christian 
Brothers'  School  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Third  and  Walnut  streets  in  a  build- 
ing formerly  occupied  by  the  Sisters  of  Charity.  Between  the  ages  of  twelve 
and  fifteen  years  he  attended  the  Laclede  Grammer  school,  at  the  southeast  corner 
of  Fifth  and  Poplar,  J.  D.  Low  being  principal.  In  1853  he  was  admitted  to  the 
St.  Louis  high  school,  which  occupied  the  building  on  the  east  side  of  Sixth 
street  between  Locust  and  St.  Charles,  of  which  J.  D.  Low  was  the  first  prin- 
cipal. In  early  youth  he  became  imbued  with  the  desire  to  learn  mechanical  engi- 
neering, and  on  leaving  school  served  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years  as  a  ma- 
chinist with  the  firm  of  J.  T.  Dowdcll  &  Company,  at  Second  and  Morgan 
streets.  In  1857-58  he  engaged  in  the  grain  and  commission  business  in  St. 
Louis,  and  the  following  year,  in  company  with  three  other  St.  Louis  citizens, 
purchased  an  outfit  for  crossing  the  plains  to  Pikes  Peak.  The  outfit  consisted 
of  two  yoke  of  oxen,  a  wagon,  picks,  shovels  and  six  months'  provisions.  In 
1859  they   started    from    St.    Louis  by   steamer   and   reached   Westport   Landing, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  883 

now  Kansas  City,  in  about  ten  days.  They  camped  at  Westport  until  May  i, 
having  letters  to  Colonel  A.  G.  Boone,  who  gave  them  valuable  information  in 
regard  to  making  the  trip  to  Denver.  The  party  followed  the  Santa  Fe  trail  up 
the  Arkansas  river  to  Bents  Ford  and  Pueblo,  and  on  arriving  at  the  latter  place 
found  eight  or  ten  adobe  houses  occupied  by  ^Mexicans.  This  settlement  was 
under  the  control  of  Major  AIcDougall,  a  civilian.  From  Pueblo  they  drove 
over  the  divide  to  Denver,  and  at  that  time  there  was  not  a  house  of  any  kind 
between  the  two  places.  At  Denver  there  was  but  one  house  on  the  east  side  of 
Cherry  creek,  and  on  the  west  side  was  a  little  hamlet  called  Auraria,  consisting 
of  a  number  of  huts  made  of  slabs  and  occupied  by  Indian  traders,  among  whom 
were  John  Richard,  Charles  Dubruil,  Toma  Pete,  Tim  Goodlett  and  Jim  Beck- 
with,  a  negro,  who  married  Pine  Leaf,  an  Indian  squaw.  The  center  of  attrac- 
tion was  a  long  wooden  building  with  rough  board  tables,  where  numerous  gam- 
bling games  were  in  active  operation.  The  party  of  which  Mr.  Watts  was  a  mem- 
ber camped  around  Denver  several  days  and  then  went  to  Golden  Cit}',  on  Clear 
creek,  prospecting  for  some  time  along  that  stream  with  indififerent  success, 
after  which  thev  returned,  the  same  year,  to  St.  Joseph,  ^Missouri,  with  the  same 
team  and  wagon  by  the  Platte  river  route. 

In  the  following  year  Mr.  Watts  accepted  a  position  as  engineer  for  a  min- 
ing company,  and  again  crossed  the  plains  from  Leavenworth.  The  wagon  train 
consisted  of  twenty-eight  wagons  of  seven  yokes  of  cattle  each,  owned  by  Russell, 
Majors  &  Waddell,  and  loaded  principally  with  boilers,  engines  and  stamp  mills, 
which  were  erected  in  Chase  Gulch,  near  Clear  creek.  Mr.  Watts  putting  these 
in  operation  in  i860,  after  which  he  returned  to  St.  Louis. 

In  Januarv,  1861,  Mr.  Watts  enlisted  in  the  Southwest  Battalion  of  Alissouri 
State  Guards,  and  served  as  sergeant  in  the  battery  company  commanded  by 
Captain  Jaxon.  In  jNIay,  1861,  a  battalion,  in  command  of  Colonel  Bowen,  was 
ordered  to  St.  Louis  and  went  into  camp  Jackson.  The  day  before  the  surrender 
the  batterv  was  stationed  on  the  east  side  of  the  grounds,  and  in  the  absence  of 
Captain  Jaxon  was  commanded  by  Lieutenants  Guibor  and  Barlow.  The  guns 
and  ammunition  were  ready  when  the  United  States  Regular  Infantry  appeared 
in  the  timber  to  the  east  of  the  Southwest  Battalion,  the  members  of  which  were 
prepared  to  put  into  action  the  training  received  during  four  months'  service 
on  the  Kansas  border.  During  much  of  the  Civil  war  ]\Ir.  Watts  was  in  the 
civil  service  of  the  Confederate  states,  stationed  at  Richmond,  Mrginia,  and 
other  points.  Following  this  he  turned  his  attention  to  civil  engineering  and  in 
1868  he  constructed  and  operated  the  gas  works  at  Sedalia,  Missouri,  where  he 
remained  until  1869,  after  which  he  constructed  and  placed  in  operation  various 
gas  plants,  being  thus  engaged  at  Atchison,  Kansas,  in  1870;  at  Louisiana  and 
at  Boonville,  [Missouri,  in  1872 ;  at  San  Antonio,  Texas,  in  1873 ;  at  Austin, 
Texas,  East  St.  Louis,  and  Carondelet,  Missouri,  in  1874 ;  and  at  Columbia,  Mis- 
souri, in  1875.  In  1880  he  secured  a  franchise  and  built  the  waterworks  at 
Atchison,  Kansas,  while  in  1882  he  constructed  the  waterworks  at  Tucson,  Ari- 
zona and  El  Paso,  Texas,  operating  those  plants  for  over  twenty  years. 

Mr.  Watts  was  married  in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  in  January,  1872,  the 
maiden  name  of  his  wife  being  Julia  Emily  Judge.  She  was  a  daughter  of 
James  Judge,  of  St.  Charles  county,  Missouri.  Unto  this  marriage  was  born 
one  child,  Florida,  whose  birth  occurred  in  San  Antonio,  Texas,  in  August.  1873. 
She  became  the  wife  of  Albert  Roycroft  Smyth,  the  marriage  being  celebrated 
at  Webster  Grove,  St.  Louis  county,  where  ^Ir.  Watts  resided  with  his  family 
from  1874  until  1898.  In  the  meantime,  in  1886,  he  visited  Great  Britain,  France 
and  Germany  with  his  wife  and  daughter,  and  again  traveled  abroad  in  1891. 
making  a  second  trip  to  Europe  and  extending  the  journey  to  Egypt,  Greece 
and  Constantinople.  In  1897  ^^^-  Watts  journeyed  through  all  the  European 
countries  from  the  ^lediterranean  and  Finland  and  Lapland,  and  saw  the  mid- 
night sun  at  Kiruna,  Lapland,  eighty  miles  north  of  the  arctic  circle.     The   fol- 


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lowing  year  the  death  of  his  wife  occurred  and  soon  afterward  he  removed  to 
Washington.  D.  C,  where  he  now  resides. 

\MiiIe  he  has  never  held  a  public  office  of  any  kind  Mr.  Watts  nevertheless 
has  taken  an  important  part  in  promoting  public  progress  through  his  extended 
service  in  the  west  as  a  civil  engineer  and  builder  of  waterworks.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Society  of  Colorado  Pioneers,  the  Missouri  Historical  Society  of  St. 
Louis,  the  Columbia  Club  of  Columbia,  Missouri,  and  was  one  of  sixteen  who 
organized  the  American  Waterworks  Association  and  the  Western  Gas  Associa- 
tion, twenty-six  years  ago.  His  life  has  been  varied  in  its  activities,  eventful  in 
its  ditlerent  phases,  and  beneficial  in  its  purposes.  If  the  story  were  written  in 
detail,  it  would  contain  chapters  as  interesting  and  thrilling  as  any  found  in  the 
pages  of  fiction.  The  years  have  brought  him  the  reward  of  earnest  and  persis- 
tent labor  and  in  later  years  he  has  had  leisure  to  enjoy  travel  and  other  inter- 
ests which  minister  to  culture  and  to  pleasure. 


WILLIAM  H.  ABBOTT. 

The  purpose  of  biography  is  to  set  forth  the  salient  features  in  a  man's 
life  that  one  may  determine  the  motive  springs  of  his  conduct  and  learn  from 
the  record  which  makes  his  history  worthy  to  be  preserved.  There  is  nothing 
spectacular  in  the  career  of  William  H.  Abbott,  but  it  is  characterized  by  high 
ideals  of  life's  purposes  and  its  objects  and  a  continuous  endeavor  to  closely 
follow  these  ideals.  He  was  born  May  31,  1850,  in  the  town  of  Blackburn, 
Lancashire,  England. 

His  parents,  Joseph  Abbott  and  Matilda  (Wilkinson)  Abbott,  were  mar- 
ried in  the  year  1849  by  the  Rev.  Alexander  Eraser,  M.  A.  They,  too,  were 
natives  of  Blackburn,  and  the  father  became  a  cotton  manufacturer.  He  held 
membership  in  the  Congregational  church  and  was  always  greatly  interested  in 
religious  work,  acting  for  years  as  superintendent  of  one  of  the  Sunday  schools 
of  the  church  in  which  he  held  membership.  In  1862  he  left  England  for 
America  and  settled  in  Mason  county,  Illinois.  After  living  for  three  years 
on  a  farm  there  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  worked  in  the  St.  Louis  and 
the  Home  cotton  mills  for  many  years.  Subsequently  he  removed  to  Lincoln 
county,  J\Iissouri,  where  he  died  in  June,  1896,  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine  years. 

His  eldest  brother,  Henry  Abbott,  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Mason 
county,  Illinois.  In  his  youthful  days  he  learned  the  shoemaker's  trade,  which 
he  followed  for  a  time,  but  afterward  turned  his  attention  to  farming  and 
amassed  a  considerable  fortune.  Later  he  removed  to  Logan  county,  Illinois, 
and  when  he  retired  became  a  citizen  of  Lincoln,  the  county  seat  of  that  cotmty. 
He  was  an  active  worker  in  the  Methodist  church  and  was  loved  and  revered 
by  all.  There  is  a  large  relationship  who  cherish  his  memory  and  hold  his 
history  as  an  ideal  for  their  own  right  living,  for  his  record  exemplified  a  high 
type  of  Christian  manhood ;  nor  in  his  history  was  there  any  dividing  line  be- 
tween business  and  religion. 

The  maternal  grandfather  of  William  H.  Abbott  was  Thomas  Wilkinson, 
one  of  the  founders  of  Chapel  Street  Congregational  Chapel  at  Blackburn, 
Lancashire,  England.  He  was  also  one  of  the  founders  of  Bank  Top  Sunday 
school,  one  of  the  three  Sunday  schools  of  that  church.  When  the  new  Con- 
gregational church  was  erected  in  1873-4  a  memorial  picture  was  placed  therein 
in  loving  tribute  to  his  many  years  of  Christian  manhood  and  devotion  to  the 
church.  The  Blackburn  papers,  in  an  article  concerning  the  dedication  of  this 
church,  gave  a  beautiful  account  of  his  life  and  work. 

In  his  early  years  William  H.  Abbott  attended  what  were  called  the  infant 
schools  and  when  eight  years  of  age  began  earning  his  own  living  by  working 
in  the   cotton   mills,   spending  a  half  day  in   the   mills  and   the  other  half  day 


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88-6  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  the  town  schools.  Thus  his  time  was  passed  until  he  was  twelve  years  of 
ao-e.  When  thirteen  years  of  age  he  accompanied  his  mother  to  the  new  world, 
h?s  father  having  preceded  them  one  year,  and  the  family  home  was  established 
in  ]\Iason  county,  Illinois,  where  he  attended  the  country  schools  in  the  winter 
months  and  in  the  summer  seasons  worked  on  a  farm.  Four  years  later  the 
family  came  to  St.  Louis,  and  here  William  H.  Abbott  attended  the  evening 
grammar  school,  while  later  he  entered  the  Polytechnic  Institute  and  studied 
niathematics  and  mechanical  drawing.  His  early  years  were  a  period  of  earnest, 
persistent  toil.  After  coming  to  St.  Louis  he  was  employed  in  the  cotton  mills 
of  this  city  until  1873,  and  during  that  time  he  ran  the  first  seamless  sack 
looms  ever'  in  the  citv.  He  then  learned  the  patternmaker's  trade  at  the  shops 
of  the  Smith.  Beggs  '&  Rankin  IMachine  Company,  working  for  them  for  eleven 
years  and  ending  with  two  years  as  foreman  of  the  pattern  shops.  He  then 
branched  out  into  the  contracting  business  because  of  its  larger  opportunities 
and  has  continued  in  this  field  of  activity  to  the  present  time.  Im.portant  con- 
tracts have  been  awarded  him  and  he  has  kept  continuously  busy,  having  erected 
several  large  residences  and  churches,  while  his  real-estate  operations  have  made 
heavy  demands  upon  his  time,  and  to  that  branch  of  his  business  he  is  now 
devoting  much  of  his   attention  and  his  energies. 

But  while  ]SIr.  Abbott  has  led  a  busy  life  in  his  connection  with  industrial 
interests,  he  has  always  found  time  and  opportunity  for  cooperation  in  the 
work  of  the  church  and  the  extension  of  its  influence.  From  early  life  he  has 
always  been  deeply  interested  in  the  church  and  its  purposes.  For  more  than 
twenty  years  he  has  been  a  deacon  in  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  St. 
Louis'  and  has  for  two  years  been  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Sunday  School 
Association,  of  which  he  is  now  the  treasurer.  Religion  has  never  meant  to 
him  merely  the  attendance  of  Sunday  services  at  some  place  of  worship.  It 
has  been  to  him  a  matter  of  daily  living,  as  exemplified  in  persohal  effort  to 
reach  the  high  ideals  of  the  Teacher  of  Nazareth  and  to  bring' to  others  a 
knowledge  of  these  teachings.  He  particularly  believes  in  the  ^need  of  re- 
ligious work  in  the  slum  districts  of  the  city  and  is  now  much  interested  in 
mission  work  in  the  down-town  portions  of  St.  Louis.  He  has  particularly 
directed  his  efforts  to  the  Xiederinghaus  Memorial  jMission  at  Seventh  and 
Cass  avenue,  where  he  has  a  large  adult  Bible  class  and  is_  also  acting  as 
assistant  superintendent.  During  the  past  four  years  he  has  built  up  this  class, 
which  now  has  a  membership  of  about  fifty.  It  is  unique  in  the  fact  that  it  is 
largely  made  up  of  poor  mothers  who  carry  their  babies  in  their  arms,  with 
perhaps  other  children  hanging  to  their  skirts,  and  sometimes  walk  for  miles 
to  the  class.  It  is  a  common  sight  to  see  thirty  mothers  and  half  a  dozen 
babies  in  this  class  on  Sunday  afternoons,  and  many  men  and  women  are  leading 
better  lives  through  the  work  and  influence  of  this  class  under  the  direction  of 
Mr.  Abbott.  In  1906  the  pastor  of  the  Niederinghaus  Mission  left  and  Mr. 
Abbott  was  asked  to  take  charge  of  the  Wednesday  evening  prayer  meetings. 
At  that  time  the  attendance  would  not  average  over  ten,  but  at  the  present  time 
an  attendance  of  seventy-five  \z  not  uncommon.  His  only  fraternal  relation  was 
with  the  St.  Louis  Council.  No.  2.  of  the  Order  of  Chosen  Friends,  of  which 
he  served  for  about  ten  years  as  secretary,  or  until  the  order  passed  out  of 
existence.  He  votes  with  the  republican  party  and  is  also  much  interested  in 
the  great  prohibition  movement,  for  by  precept  and  example  he  teaches  tem- 
perance and  believes  it  to  be  one  of  the  vital  forces  in  promoting  morality  and 
righteousness. 

On  the  27th  of  November,  1879,  the  marriage  of  William  H.  Abbott  and 
Miss  Laura  F.  Nieters  was  celebrated  by  the  Rev.  Hervey  D.  Ganse.  D.  D., 
pastor  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church.  Mrs.  Abbott  was  for  ten  years  a 
successful  teacher  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city.  Three  children  have  been 
born  of  this  marriage :  Laura,  now  the  wife  of  Thomas  Manton  Pegram,  of 
Lincoln.  Illinois,  by  whom   she  has  one  son,  Thomas  Manton,  Jr. ;  William  J., 


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who  married  Miss  Grace  Duff  McConnell,  of  Lincoln,  Illinois,  and  has  two 
sons,  William  J.  and  T.  Lester  McConnell ;  and  John  H.,  who  is  now  a  pupil 
in  the  St.  Louis  high  school. 

Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  William  H.  Abbott.  He  has  made  a  creditable 
record  as  an  enterprising",  industrious  and  successful  business  man,  but  those 
who  know  him  recognize  the  fact  that  he  is  primarily  a  church  and  Sunday 
school  worker — that  business  interests  are  merely  a  means  to  an  end,  and  that 
the  real  object  of  his  life  is  to  shape  his  own  course  according  to  biblical  teach- 
ing and  to  bring  to  his  fellowmen  a  knowledge  of  the  unsearchable  riches  of 
Christ.  Who  can  measure  the  influence  of  his  work?  The  seeds  of  truth  which 
he  has  planted  have  already  borne  good  fruit,  and  the  lives  of  many  have  been 
enriched  by  his  teaching,  his  example,  his  influence,  his  sympathy  and  his 
helpfulness. 


JAY  HERNDON  SMITH. 

Jay  Herndon  Smith  is  today  vice  president  of  one  of  the  largest  and  best 
known  brokerage  firms  in  the  United  States.  His  history  is  not  a  story  of  com- 
monplaces, for  he  started  out  as  office  boy  and  by  dint  of  perseverance,  tenacity 
of  purpose  and  unfaltering  energy  he  has  attained  the  prominent  place  which  he 
occupies  in  connection  with  the  financial  interests  in  this  city.  The  man  who 
makes  easy  the  way  of  advancement  is  not  one's  best  friend,  but  he  who  causes 
the  individual  to  exercise  his  native  powers  that  he  may  test  and  know  his  own 
strength,  else  in  times  of  crisis  he  wall  be  inadequate  to  the  demands  which  are 
put  upon  him  through  an  unusual  stress  of  circumstances.  Through  the  daily 
development  of  his  capacities  and  powers,  Jay  Herndon  Smith  qualified  for  the 
important  task  that  now  devolves  upon  him,  and  his  life  history  is  such  as  is  of 
interest  to  all  who  are  thoughtful  students  and  look  below  the  surface  to  find  the 
lesson  of  life  therein  contained. 

Mr.  Smith  was  born  in  Urbana,  Illinois,  April  8,  1871,  his  parents  being 
William  H.  and  Mary  (Herndon)  Smith.  The  father  was  a  railroad  contractor, 
interested  in  building  railroads  throughout  the  country.  The  family  is  of  English 
ancestry  in  both  paternal  and  maternal  lines,  although  established  in  America 
at  an  early  period. 

Mr.  Smith  of  this  review  was  a  public  school  student  at  Champaign,  Illinois, 
and  for  two  years  attended  the  State  University  there,  but  did  not  pursue  his 
course  to  graduation.  After  leaving  school,  being  ambitious  to  make  rapid  ad- 
vancement, he  took  a  position  as  office  boy  with  Lobdell,  Farwell  &  Company,  in 
Chicago,  and  through  his  own  efforts  and  close  application  to  business  attained 
the  present  position  of  prominence  that  he  occupies  as  one  of  the  chief  execu- 
tive officers  of  a  brokerage  firm  that  is  known  throughout  the  entire  country.  He 
started  in  business  in  1890  in  Chicago,  with  Lobdell,  Farwell  &  Company,  but 
left  them  in  1896  wdien  he  became  Chicago  representative  of  eastern  financial 
houses,  thus  continuing  until  his  removal  to  St.  Louis  in  1899.  Here  he  became 
associated  with  A.  G.  Edwards  &  Son  and  was  admitted  to  the  firm  in  the  spring 
of  1901.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the  business  of  investment  banking  from 
the  beginning  of  his  business  career,  and  this  is  undoubtedly  a  feature  of  his  suc- 
■>:ess,  for  his  long  connection  therewith  has  brought  him  intimate  knowledge  of 
the  business  in  everv  department  and  concerning  every  subsidiary  interest  which 
bears  upon  it.  Those  who  desire  to  know  aught  of  banking  investment  have  but 
to  consult  Mr.  Smith  and  the  opinions  which  he  receives  are  authoritative  be- 
cause of  his  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  value  of  investment  securities. 

On  the  2nd  of  November,  1899,  Mr.  Smith  was  married  to  Miss  Lida  Brook- 
ings Wallace,  a  daughter  of  A.  A.  Wallace,  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, Wallace  He-ndon  and  Robert  Brookings.     Mr.  Smith  belongs  to  the  Busi- 


888  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ness  Glen's  League  and  is  interested  in  all  that  tends  to  further  the  material 
development  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  likewise  connected  with  the  St.  Louis,  Noonday 
and  St.  Louis  Country  Clubs,  while  in  his  political  views  he  is  independent.  He 
holds  membership  in  St.  John's  ^lethodist  church,  and  his  life  has  been  actuated 
by  principles  that  are  honorable,  his  sympathy  at  all  times  being  toward  projects 
which  promote  progressive  citizenship  and  elevate  mankind  to  higher  standards 
of  living. 


JAMES  THOMAS  SAXDS. 

James  Thomas  Sands,  manager  of  the  Roe  estate,  his  keen  business  discern- 
ment being  manifest  in  its  successful  control,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  February  22, 
1844,  his  parents  being  Samuel  Gilbert  and  Ann  j\Iarie  (Wright)  Sands.  In 
the  maternal  line  he  is  descended  from  a  cousin  of  Governor  John  Hancock, 
of  ^Massachusetts,  and  of  Governor  Silas  Wright,  of  New  York.  His  father, 
Samuel  Gilbert  Sands,  was  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  a  son  of  Colonel 
James  Sands,  of  Potts  Grove,  Pennsylvania,  who  was  a  friend  of  General  An- 
drew Jackson  and  served  with  him  in  the  war  of  18 12.  Colonel  Samuel  Sands, 
the  great-grandfather  of  James  T.  Sands,  was  an  officer  of  the  Revolutionary 
war  and  a  son  of  Captain  John  Sands,  a  native  of  Sands  Point,  Long  Island. 
The  ancestral  line  is  traced  still  farther  back  to  Captain  James  Sands,  of  Sands 
Point,  to  Captain  James  Sands,  who  was  born  in  England  in  1622  and  came 
to  America  in  1638,  settling  first  at  Portsmouth,  Rhode  Island,  while  in  1660 
he  became  a  resident  of  Block  Island,  Rhode  Island.  His  father  was  Henry 
Sandys,  of  England,  a  younger  son  of  Dr.  Edwin  Sandes,  Archbishop  of  York 
in  the  time  of  Queen  Elizabeth.  While  occupying  the  bishopric  Dr.  Edwin 
Sandes  leased  Scroobv  Manor  to  the  father  of  Brewster,  who  was  one  of  the 
band  of  Pilgrims  that  landed  at  Plymouth  Rock  in  1620.  At  his  death  his 
eldest  son.  Sir  Samuel  Sandys,  leased  Scrooby  Manor  to  Brewster,  and  there  the 
first  Separatists"  church  was  formed.  All  of  the  sons  of  Archbishop  Sandes 
were  interested  in  the  London,  Virginia  Company,  his  second  son,  Sir  Edwin 
Sandes,  being  governor  of  the  colony  in  1620.  He  also  assisted  the  Mayflower 
Company  in  the  settlement  of  New  England. 

Descended  from  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished,  James  T.  Sands' 
lines  of  life  have  been  cast  in  harmony  therewith.  He  was  educated  in  public 
and  private  schools  and  also  under  the  instruction  of  private  tutors  at  Alarys- 
ville,  California.  Entering  business  life,  he  became  bookkeeper  for  a  mercan- 
tile firm  at  Marysville,  but  at  the  age  of  twenty-three  years  returned  to  St. 
Louis,  in  1867,  and  through  the  succeeding  two  years  was  bookkeeper  and 
cashier  in  the  United  States  internal  revenue  office.  On  leaving  that  position, 
he  became  the  representative  of  John  J.  Roe  &  Company  in  the  packing  business 
at  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  thus  continuing  through  the  years  1869-70.  In  the 
latter  year  he  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  and  since  1872  has  been  manager 
of  the  Roe  estate.  In  this  connection  he  has  served  for  years  on  the  directorate 
of  manv  corporations  in  which  the  estate  was  interested,  such  as  the  Illinois  & 
St.  Louis  Bridge  Company;  the  St.  Charles  Bridge  Company;  the  United  States 
Insurance  Company :  and  various  railroad  corporations.  In  preparation  for  the 
onerous  duties  devolving  upon  him  in  connection  with  the  management  of  the 
estate,  he  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  1872,  since  which  time  he  has  had  much 
probate  practice.  His  business  afifairs  have  been  of  a  complex  nature,  demand- 
ing sound  judgment  and  most  careful  discrimination  in  the  successful  control 
of  intricate  interests.  In  1884  he  erected  the  Roe  building  (named  for  his  uncle, 
John  J.  Roe,  who  died  in  1870),  the  third  modern,  fire-proof  office  building  in 
the  city,  and  there  he  has  his  office,  while  he  resides  at  the  Buckingham  Club. 

Mr.  Sands  has  for  many  years  been  a  prominent  figure  in  club  life.  He 
belonged  to  the  Cjld  Home  Circle  and  the  .\ssembly  Club,  and  is  a  member  of 


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890  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  University  and  Country  Clubs,  of  St.  Louis.  Interested  in  the  drama,  he 
was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  ^NlcCullough  Dramatic  Ckib  and  played  many 
parts  in  the  different  performances  which  it  has  given.  He  belongs  to  the 
Strollers,  the  leadirig  semi-theatrical  club  of  New  York  city,  and  his  favorite 
sources  of  recreation  have  been  the  drama  and  genealogical  research.  Deeply 
mterested  in  American  history  and  genealogy  for  the  past  twenty-five  years,  he 
has  in  preparation  a  work  on  family  history  from  data  gathered  m  Europe  and 
America  and  expects  soon  to  issue  this  from  the  press.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,,  the  Military 
Order  of  Foreign  Wars,  the  New  England  Society,  the  Society  of  the  War  of 
1812,  and  the  Order  of  Founders  and  Patriots.  He  has  never  cared  for  par- 
ticipation in  political  affairs,  preferring  rather  those  lines  which  require  close 
and  discriminating  study  and  have  to  do  with  the  world's  progress. 


JOHN  PIXKNEY  REISER. 

John  Pinkney  Keiser,  who  was  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  representatives- 
of  the  river  transportation  interests  in  St.  Louis,  and  was,  besides,  identified  with 
many  semi-public  enterprises,  was  born  September  23,  1833,  in  Boone  county, 
^Missouri,  son  of  John  W.  and  Elizabeth  (McMurtry)  Keiser.  He  was  descended 
in  the  paternal  line  from  a  worthy  Dutch  ancestor.  Rev.  Peter  Derrick  Keiser, 
who  came  from  Holland  to  Pennsylvania  in  1688  and  settled  with  William  Penn's 
Quaker  and  Mennonite  followers  at  Germantown,  now  a  part  of  the  city  of  Phila- 
delphia. This  immigrant  ancestor  was  a  Mennonite  minister  and  built  in  Ger- 
mantown a  church,  which  was  still  occupied  by  a  congregation  of  worshippers- 
as  late  as  1898.  One  of  the  earliest,  and  perhaps  the  earliest,  representatives 
of  the  family  to  come  west  was  the  grandfather  of  John  P.  Keiser  who  was  one 
of  the  first  settlers  at  Lexington,  Kentucky,  and  who  helped  to  build  the  fort 
which  afforded  protection  to  the  original  settlers  at  that  place.  This  Kentucky 
pioneer  afterward  settled  on  a  farm  near  Lexington  and  his  old  homestead  is 
still  occupied  by  members  of  the  Keiser  family.  John  W.  Keiser,  the  father  of 
John  P.  Keiser,  was  born  and  grew  up  there  and  in  1825  married  Elizabeth 
Mc3*Iurtry,  who  was  born  near  Cynthiana,  Kentucky,  of  Scotch-Irish  ancestry. 
In  1828  they  removed  to  Missouri  and  settled  in  Boone  county.  John  W.  Keiser 
built  the  first  flouring  mill — or  as  it  was  called  in  those  days,  gristmill — in  that 
county  and  the  first  steam  mill  west  of  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  and  in  connection 
with  this  he  also  built  the  first  paper  mill  in  the  state.  In  1839  while  in  St.  Louis, 
arranging  for  the  rebuilding  of  his  mill,  which  had  been  destroyed  by  fire,  he 
met  Pierre  Chouteau,  who  was  then  at  the  head  of  the  American  Fur  Company, 
and  the  formation  of  this  acquaintance  led  to  his  becoming  interested  in  steam- 
boating  on  the  ^Missouri  river,  then  a  very  lucrative  business,  and  one  which  had' 
many  attractions  for  active  and  enterprising  men.  He  died  in  1849  and  his  wife. 
in  1874.  John  P.  Keiser  was  the  oldest  of  their  children,  and  the  others  who 
survived  their  mother  were  Charles  W.  Keiser,  David  S.  Keiser  and  Mrs.  Bettie 
Keiser  Pratt.  John  P.  Keiser  first  attended  school  at  Pittsburg.  Pennsylvania, 
while  his  father  was  there  superintending  the  building  of  a  steamboat.  Return- 
ing to  St.  Louis  he  then  attended  the  Catholic  Sisters'  school  in  the  old  Walnut 
Street  cathedral.  In  1841  his  father  removed  to  Boonville  and  then  to  Rochport, 
Missouri,  and  the  son  continued  his  studies  at  those  places  in  1848.  In  that  year 
he  was  sent  to  a  private  school  at  Herman.  Missouri,  to  study  the  German  lan- 
guage, and  later  attended  Jones  Commercial  College  of  St.  Louis  and  the  Howard' 
high  school  of  I'ayette,  Missouri,  where  he  completed  his  studies.  At  the 
time  he  left  high  school  the  river  transportation  interests  were  having  an  era  of 
great  prosperity  and  as  the  business  was  then  cxceedinglv  lucrative  and  as  his 
father  had  been  previously  identified  with  it,  it  was  natural  that  he  should  have 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  891 

been  attracted  to  it.  In  1852  before  he  was  twenty  years  of  age  he  went  on  the 
steamer,  Clendenin,  with  Captain  Henry  W.  Smith,  to  learn  river  navigation  and 
in  1853  he  received  his  first  government  hcense  as  a  pilot  on  the  Missouri  river. 
Shortly  afterward  he  took  charge  in  that  capacity  of  the  United  States  snag- 
boat,  with  Captain  Waterhouse,  and  in  1856  although  only  twenty-three  vears  of 
age,  was  put  in  command  of  one  of  the  steamers  of  the  Lightning  line.  In  1858 
he  bought  his  first  steamer.  The  Isabella,  which  yielded  him  rich  returns  as  owner 
and  commander  until  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  war.  During  the  war  he  was 
successively  owner  and  commander  of  several  steamers  and  had  many  interesting 
and  exciting  experiences  incidental  thereto.  After  the  war  he  engaged  for  a  time 
in  the  commission  business  in  St.  Louis,  in  companv  with  his  brother,  Charles 
W.  Keiser,  but  the  excitement  over  the  discovery  of  gold  in  Montana  and  the 
consequent  increase  of  passenger  and  freight  traffic  on  the  Missouri  river  took 
him  back  to  river  transportation  again.  During  the  years  that  he  was  actively  inter- 
ested in  steamboating  he  built,  owned  and  controlled,  in  all,  fifty-eight  steamers. 
He  was  identified  with  the  construction  of  the  Eads  bridge  for  a  time  as  general 
supply  agent,  and  was  conspicuously  successful  as  general  manager  of  the  Caron- 
delet  ways.  Later  he  was  made  general  superintendent  of  the  Memphis  &  St. 
Louis  Packet  Company,  which  subsequently  developed  into  the  St.  Louis  &  New 
Orleans  Anchor  Line.  Lie  was  president  of  the  Anchor  Line  after  1882  until 
1884,  when  he  disposed  of  his  entire  interest  in  the  transportation  company  and 
severed  his  connection  with  the  river  interests.  Shortly  after  this  he  was  made 
president  of  the  Laclede  Gas  Light  Company,  which  position  he  ably  filled  until 
the  company  transferred  its  property  and  reorganized  the  corporation.  After 
his  retirement  from  the  presidency  of  this  corporation  he  gave  his  attention  to  pri- 
vate business  interests,  rounding  out  gracefully  a  career  during  all  of  which  he 
enjoyed  an  enviable  reputation  for  honor  and  integrity  of  character.  Always  a 
man  of  active  good  judgment  he  was  in  all  respects  a  well  rounded,  well  balanced 
man  of  affairs.  He  was  for  many  years  a  valued  member  of  the  Merchants'  Ex- 
change and  was  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  LIniversity  and  Noonday  Clubs. 
Genial  in  disposition  and  considerate  of  the  welfare  of  those  coming  within  the 
sphere  of  his  influence,  it  was  his  pleasure  to  live  in  the  sunshine  himself  and  to 
brighten  as  much  as  possible  the  lives  of  others.  Younger  men  found  no  one 
among  the  substantial  citizens  of  St.  Louis  who  would  go  further  out  of  his  way 
to  help  them  along  in  life.  His  charities  were  numerous  and  so  quietly  bestowed 
in  manv  instances  that  the  recipients  had  no  knowledge  as  to  whence  they  came. 
From  the  time  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
order  and  was  among  the  older  members  of  that  order  in  St.  Louis.  He  married, 
September  27,  1864,  Miss  Laura  R.  Hough,  a  daughter  of  Lion.  George  W. 
Hough,  of  Jefferson  City,  Missouri.  He  died  July  27,  1901.  at  Penatangueshene,. 
Ontario,  while  spending  the  summer  there  with  his  family.  He  is  survived  by 
his  wife  and  one  son,  Robert  H.  Keiser  of  St.  Louis,  their  eldest  son,  John,  dying 
in  infancy  and  their  only  daughter,  Bettie  L.  Keiser.  having  died  in  August,  1906. 


ROBERT  HOUGLI  KEISER. 

Robert  Hough  Keiser,  dealer  in  stocks,  bonds  and  investments  and  manager 
of  the  estate  of  John  P.  Keiser.  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  December  7,  1872.  He  is 
a  son  of  the  late  John  P.  and  Laura  R.  (Hough)  Keiser,  of  whom  extended 
mention  is  made  on  another  page  of  this  volume.  His  education  was  acquired 
at  Smith  Academy  and  in  the  \\^ashington  LIniversity  and  after  finishing  his 
studies  he  entered  the  office  of  his  father,  a  retired  capitalist,  and  later  acted  as 
his  private  secretary  until  the  father's  death  in  July.  1901,  when  he  became  executor 
of  the  estate.  His  business  training  was  thorough  and  systematic  and  well  quali- 
fied him  for  the  onerous  and  responsible  duties  tliat  devolved  upon  him.     In  the 


«92  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

settlement  of  the  estate  he  was  made  its  manager  and  continues  in  this  position  in 
which  connection  he  is  displaying  marked  ability  in  the  successful  control  of  im- 
portant interests  and  keen  discernment  in  placing  his  investments.  He  has  also 
been  director  of  the  Rich  Hill  Water,  Light  &  Fuel  Company  and  of  the  Vitrified 
Brick  Company  and  has  acted  as  vice  president  and  secretary  of  the  Oilman  Min- 
ing Company.  His  keen  business  discernment  is  manifest  in  the  excellent  results 
which  follow  his  management. 

Mr.  Reiser's  social  nature  finds  expression  in  his  membership  in  the  Mer- 
chants' Exchange,  the  Civic  League  and  the  University,  Noonday,  Aero  and  Auto- 
mobile clubs  of  St.  Louis.  Assuming  large  financial  responsibilities  while  yet  a 
young  man,  ]\Ir.  Keiser  has  met  them  with  ability  and  success,  making  for  him- 
self an  enviable  reputation  in  the  business  world  for  strict  integrity  and  wise 
conservatism.  His  office  is  in  the  Security  building.  Mr.  Keiser  is  unmarried 
and  occupies  a  handsome  home  at  Xo.  44  Portland  place. 


TAYLOR  R.  YOUXG. 


Among  the  prominent  young  attorneys  of  the  city  none  is  more  popular  and 
deserves  more  credit  for  the  progress  he  has  made  thus  far  in  his  career  than 
Tavlor  R.  Young,  who  was  born  in  Brandenburg,  Meade  county,  Kentucky, 
December  18,  1872.  Mr.  Young  is  acknowledged  as  a  learned  and  competent 
lawyer  and  has  won  his  present  distinction  after  having  confronted  and  over- 
come obstacles  which  would  have  discouraged  many  another  man  and  forced 
him  to  relincjuish  his  purpose. 

His  parents,  Davis  and  Sallie  Young,  who.  are  seventy-eight  and  seventy- 
two  years  of  age,  respectively,  are  living  at  the  old  homestead  near  Branden- 
burg. Thev  are  of  Scotch  descent  and  of  a  prominent  old  Virginia  family, 
William  H.  Young,  a  paternal  ancestor,  having  settled  in  Westmoreland  county, 
Virginia,  in  1714.  He  had  five  sons  who  took  part  in  the  Revolutionary  war 
and  two  were  killed  in  the  battle  of  the  Brandy  wine.  After  the  war  William 
H.  Young  removed  to  Kentucky,  and  one  of  his  descendants,  William  Young, 
located  in  Favette  county,  which  is  now  the  site  of  the  present  city  of  Lexing- 
ton. According  to  Collins'  History  of  Kentucky,  ^^'illiam  Young  held  the  blue 
ribbon  as  a  producer  of  corn,  having  raised  over  two  hundred  bushels  per  acre. 
His  son.  Leonard  Young,  was  the  first  mayor  of  the  city  of  Lexington  and 
the  great-grandfather  of  Taylor  R.  Young,  the  subject  of  this  review.  On  his 
mother's  side  the  latter  is  of  Irish  descent,  his  great-great-grandfather  and 
mother  having  emigrated  from  Ireland  to  Virginia  and  located  in  Meade  county, 
his  birthplace.  His  great-grandmother  was  a  native  of  Germany,  where  her 
ancestors  had  lived  for  many  generations.  With  the  exception  of  Leonard 
Young,  above  mentioned,  and  Bennett  H.  Young,  now  residing  in  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  all  followed  agriculture  as  an  occupation. 

Taylor  R.  Young  received  his  education  in  an  old  log  schoolhouse  in  Meade 
county,  X'irginia,  after  which  he  attended  the  public  schools  at  Sandy  Hill 
and  later  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  at  Forest  Home  College,  where  he  studied 
geometry  and  Latin,  graduating  from  that  institution  in  December,  1888.  At 
that  time  the  schools  were  in  session  but  five  months  of  the  winter  season,  and 
during  the  spring,  summer  and  fall  Mr.  Young  worked  on  the  farm,  in  all 
averaging  but  four  months'  schooling  a  year  until  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age. 
At  seven  years  of  age  Mr.  Young  engaged  in  active  farm  labor,  having  at  that 
tender  i)crifKl  plowerl,  and  at  the  age  of  nine  bound  his  one-third  after  the  old- 
fashioned  flropper.  He  passed  through  all  the  experiences  of  a  farmer  boy  and 
at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  was  able  to  do  a  man's  work  and  split  on  an  average 
two  hundred  rails  a  day.     During  his  early  life  Mr.  Young  enjoyed  little  leisure. 


TAYLOR   R.   YOUNG 


894  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

as  he  was  always  compelled  to  be  diligently  at  work,  at  which  he  was  exceed- 
ingly neat,  careful  and  systematic. 

\\'hen  a  mere  boy  he  had  the  desire  to  learn  telegraph}-  and  when  he  left 
school  he  sold  Dr.  Talmage's  "Beautiful  Story"  and  Mr.  Buell's  "Story  of 
J\lan"  in  order  to  earn  money  for  that  purpose.  Having  saved  one  hundred 
dollars,  the  protits  of  the  sale  of  these  books,  he  left  his  parental  home  August 
3.  18S9.  and  the  following  day  arrived  in  Independence,  Missouri,  where  he  at 
once  commenced  studying  telegraphy  in  the  school  of  Whittemore  &  Hocker. 
The  school  existed  but  one  month  after  he  had  entered,  but  fortunately  he 
had  only  paid  twenty  dollars  of  his  tuition,  withholding  the  remaining  forty. 
Through  the  kindness  of  a  friend,  J.  W.  Davis,  manager  of  the  Western  Union 
Telegraph  offices  at  that  place,  he  finished  his  course  in  telegraphy  under  his 
instructions  and  on  October  28  secured  a  place  to  practice  in  the  railroad  office 
at  Barronett.  Wisconsin.  His  first  position  was  as  night  operator  at  Clayton, 
Wisconsin,  which  he  secured  January  7,  1890.  He  received  rapid  promotions, 
first  being  made  night  operator  at  Cumberland,  Wisconsin,  then  being  trans- 
ferred to  New  Richmond,  Wisconsin,  and  later  was  given  the  most  important 
night  office  on  the  Chicago,  St.  Paul,  Minneapolis  &  Omaha  Railroad,  at  Spooner, 
Wisconsin.  Here  he  had  charge  of  all  trains  between  Eau  Claire  and  Spooner 
on  the  Chippewa  Falls  branch.  Having  been  in  the  employ  of  the  company 
at  this  point  for  three  months,  he  desired  the  position  of  third  train  dispatcher 
at  St.  Paul.  This  promotion  not  being  granted,  he  resigned  and  returned  to  his 
old  home  in  Kentucky,  remaining  there  for  two  weeks,  and  then  went  back 
to  St.  Paul,  having  been  promised  the  position  of  night  operator  at  Augusta, 
Wisconsin,  on  the  main  line  between  St.  Paul  and  Chicago.  He  was  not  given 
this  position,  but  was  placed  as  night  operator  at  Windom.   Minnesota. 

Again  i\Ir.  Young  resigned  his  position  and  passed  examinations  in  the 
telegraph  office  of  the  Northern  I'acific  Railroad,  and  was  made  night  operator 
at  Whitehall,  Montana,  which  position  he  filled  with  such  proficiency  that  when 
the  great  washout  occurred  on  the  Helena  branch,  between  Logan  and  Helena, 
m  the  spring  of  1891,  he  was  taken  on  the  car  by  the  division  superintendent 
and  had  complete  charge  for  one  month.  He  was  then  made  day  operator 
at  Bozeman,  ^lontana,  which,  being  a  division  point,  enabled  him  to  cut  in  on 
the  Associated  Press  wire  and  learn  to  copy  it  when  he  was  not  busy  with 
railroad  work.  In  1891  he  was  made  third  train  dispatcher  at  Livingston,  Mon- 
tana, which  position  he  held  without  an  accident  until  1892,  when  he  became 
an  operator  for  the  Associated  Press  at  Bozeman,  Montana.  At  that  time  Marcus 
Daly  and  Senator  Clark  had  established  a  daily  paper  there  to  aid  the  silver  issue. 
This  being  before  the  time  typewriters  were  used  in  the  work,  Mr.  Young  was 
compelled  to  take  all  his  copy  by  pencil.  He  retained  his  position  until  the 
repeal  of  the  Sherman  silver  bill,  when  he  engaged  in  relief  work  at  Spokane, 
Seattle  and  Portland  for  a  few  months. 

He  was  then  transferred  to  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  with  the  Western 
Union  Telegraph  Company,  working  on  the  exchange  wire,  which  position  he 
held  for  a  month,  and  in  1893  was  transferred  to  Louisville,  Kentucky.  Here 
he  was  employed  at  night,  and  during  the  day  read  law  in  the  office  of  J.  R.  W. 
Smith  until  1894,  when  he  lost  his  position  with  the  Western  L^nion  Company 
and  returned  to  Meade  county,  Kentucky,  and  worked  on  the  farm  until  he 
again  secured  a  position  in  the  employ  of  the  Western  Union  at  Nashville, 
Tennessee.  Later  he  was  transferred  to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  and  through  the 
kindness  of  R.  H.  Bohle,  present  manager  of  the  Western  Union  at  that  place, 
his  hours  were  fixed  from  ten  o'clock  in  the  morning  to  three  in  the  afternoon 
and  from  seven  in  the  evening  to  twelve  midnight,  thus  giving  him  an  oppor- 
tunity to  attend  lectures  at  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  from  eight  forty-five  to 
nine  forty-five  in  the  morning  and  from  five  o'clock  to  six  o'clock  in  the  evening. 
He  continued  hi^  studies  for  two  years  and  graduated  in  1896  as  fourth  in  his 
class  and  later  entered  the  practice  of  his  profession. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrV.  895 

When  j\Ir.  Young'  left  home  in  1889  there  was  a  mortgage  of  one  thtmsaiid 
•dollars  on  the  farm,  and  from  the  time  he  secured  his  first  position  in  Clayton, 
Wisconsin,  until  he  began  his  studies  at  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  he  sent  home 
regularly  fifteen  dollars  per  month  to  pay  for  a  farm  hand  to  take  his  place,  and 
also  saved  sufficient  money  to  pay  off  the  mortgage.  From  this  it  is  obvious 
that  it  was  with  difficulty  that  he  pursued  his  studies  and  paid  his  expenses 
with  what  he  had  remaining".  However,  it  had  always  been  his  desire  to  become 
an  attorney  at  law,  and  he  was  willing  to  undergo  any  hardships  in  order  to 
accomplish  his  aim.  He  considered  the  practice  of  law  as  one  of  the  most  noble 
professions  and  was  anxious  to  become  a  barrister,  thinking  that  thereby  he 
might  not  only  be  more  useful  to  himself,  but  more  especially  to  his  fellowmen. 

On  the  whole  it  may  be  said  that  Mr.  Young  is  numbered  among  the  emi- 
nently successful  lawyers  of  the  city,  and  he  has  won  considerable  distinction 
"by  having  successfully  handled  several  difficult  cases.  He  represented  the  board 
of  trustees  of  Clifton  Heights  against  the  Annex  Realty  Company  in  a  fight 
to  enforce  provisions  in  a  deed  to  maintain  such  private  places  as  Portland 
place  and  Westmoreland  place.  The  case  is  reported  in  173  Missouri,  page  511, 
and  is  the  only  decision  in  the  United  States  or  England  definitely  on  this  point. 
He  also  defended  and  won  in  the  slander  suit  of  Lawrence  Isl.  Jones  against 
David  Lauzner,  of  Kansas  City,  Alissouri,  for  fiftv  thousand  dollars.  The  trial 
continued  for  three  weeks  and  four  days,  and  the  final  decision  was  handed 
down  in  November,  1904.  Attorney  General  Hadley  and  Edwin  C.  Meservey, 
now  city  counselor  of  Kansas  City  and  candidate  for  the  appellate  bench,  rep- 
resented Mr.  Jones.  This  is  said  to  be  the  only  case  on  record  where  live  fish 
were  put  in  evidence  for  the  purpose  of  showing  the  length  of  time  water  had 
stood  upon  a  certain  lot  of  ground  in  order  to  enable  the  fish  to  attain  the 
specified  size.  Air.  Young  on  another  memorable  occasion  represented  the  laun- 
dries of  St.  Louis  and  was  successful  in  a  decision  in  their  favor  to  the  efifect 
that  they  did  not  and  could  not  violate  our  state  anti-trust  laws  on  account  of 
the  fact,  of  which  the  court  took  judicial  notice,  that  a  laundryman  was  a  laborer 
and  did  not  deal  in  commodities.  Again  he  represented  the  same  interests  in 
1908,  when  the  circuit  attorney  undertook  to  prevent  the  laundries  from  main- 
taining a  combination  to  keep  up  prices  on  account  of  the  illegality  of  such  a 
combination,  claiming  it  to  be  in  restraint  of  trade.  This  time  also  Mr.  Young 
won  his  case,  the  court  maintaining  that  the  laundry  business  was  not  one  af- 
fected with  a  public  interest,  and  therefore  not  such  a  combination  as  would  be 
enjoined  at  the  instance  of  the  circuit  attorney. 

In  1907-08  Mr.  Young  represented  as  an  attorney  the  local  brewerv  workers 
ni  their  fight  to  obtain  possession  of  the  old  Liederkranz  Hall,  at  ThirteentR 
street  and  Chouteau  avenue,  which  culminated  in  a  brewery  strike.  At  this  time 
he  was  retained  by  the  International  Union  of  United  Brewery  Workmen  of 
America,  which  is  affiliated  with  the  American  Federation  of  Labor,  to  defend 
an  application  for  an  injunction-  in  the  federal  courts  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  to 
prevent  it  from  ordering  the  brewery  strike.  He  defended  the  application,  the 
injunction  was  denied  and  the  strike  was  ordered  and  won  wnthin  two  weeks. 
Mr.  Young  represented  all  of  the  striking  employes  before  the  state  board  of 
arbitration,  who  decided  that  the  strike  was  just,  and  that  the  brewery  bosses 
were  in  the  wrong.  It  is  also  remarkable  in  the  career  of  ]\Ir.  Young  as  an 
attorney  that  he  ferreted  out  the  fraud  of  John  Knoth,  who  wheedled  sixteen 
German  ministers  out  of  forty  thousand  dollars  in  real-estate  transactions.  As 
Mr.  Knoth  was  insolvent,  Attorney  Young  persuaded  him  to  insure  his  life, 
which  he  did,  and  shortly  afterward  died,  at  which  each  of  Mr.  Young's  clients 
received  full  reimbursement  for  the  amounts  they  had  lost.  Air.  Young  has 
been  connected  in  an  eminent  way  with  many  other  cases  at  law,  in  all  of  which 
he  has  been  successful.  Although  a  young  man  in  the  profession,  he  has  an 
extensive  clientage  and  his  practice  thus  far  has  been  the  means  of  placing  him 


89o  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  more  than  comfortable  circumstances.  He  owns  an  elegant  home,  valued 
at  twentv-tive  thousand  dollars,  in  which  he  has  a  very  costly  library. 

On  Tune  3.  1897,  ^Ir.  Young  was  united  in  marriage  with  J\Iiss  Lulu  Denny 
Thompson,  who  was  born  and  reared  in  St.  Louis  and  whose  father  was  a  colonel 
in  the  Confederate  armv  and  for  many  years  before  his  death,  in  1881,  was 
a  prominent  member  of  the  ^Merchants  Exchange.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Young  have 
the  following  children :  Ruby  Ruth,  ten  years  of  age  ;  Lulu  Laverne,  nine  years 
old:  and  Genevieve  Lorraine,  who  is  entering  her  fifth  year. 

Among  the  fraternal  organizations  with  which  Mr.  Young  is  affiliated  are 
the  Apollo  Tent  of  the  ^^laccabees,  having  joined  this  organization  in  December, 
1897;  and  Keystone  Lodge,  No.  243,  A.  F.  &  A.  'M.  He  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Christian  church  since  1887.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  and  while  he 
is  activelv  interested  to  the  extent  of  casting  his  vote  and  using  his  influence 
toward  the  election  of  candidates  of  the  party,  yet  he  has  thus  far  made  no 
effort  toward  seeking  public  office. 


FRANK  SHAPLEIGH. 

Carlisle  has  said,  "The  story  of  any  man's  life  would  have  interest  and  value 
if  truly  told"  and  adds  further  that  "biography  is  the  most  interesting  and 
profitable  of  all  reading."  When  the  record  is  the  chronicle  of  honest  industry 
and  successful  accomplishment  it  cannot  fail  to  inspire  those  who  read  and  when 
business  success  is  accompanied  by  a  recognition  of  man's  obligations  to  his  fel- 
lowmen  and  "as  well  of  the  responsibilities  of  wealth"  it  may  indeed  serve  as  an 
object  lesson.  Such  is  the  history  of  Frank  Shapleigh,  who  for  many  years 
figured  prominentlv  in  commercial  circles  of  St.  Louis  and  at  his  death  left  a 
most  honored  name. 

He  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  September  18,  1838,  and  when 
a  young  boy  was  brought  to  St.  Louis  in  1843  by  his  parents,  Augustus  F.  and 
Elizabeth  Ann  (Umstead)  Shapleigh,  who  were  married  in  Philadelphia  in  1837. 
The  father  was  born  in  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  January  9,  1810,  and  was 
a  son  of  Richard  W.  Shapleigh,  a  ship  owner,  who  was  lost  in  the  wrecking  of 
his  ship  Granville  ofif  Rye  Beach.  New  Hampshire,  in  1824.  The  family  is  of 
English  lineage.  Although  but  fourteen  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  father's 
dearth,  Augus'tus  F.  Shapleigh  was  obliged  to  aid  in  the  support  of  the  family 
and  secured  a  position  in  a  hardware  store  in  Portsmouth  at  a  salary  of  fifty 
dollars  per  year.  At  the  end  of  the  first  year  he  left  that  position  and  went 
to  sea,  spending  three  years  on  a  sailing  vessel,  but  at  the  request  of  his  mother 
and  sister  he  gave  up  this  life  on  the  ocean  wave  and  reentered  the  hardware 
business  in  his  native  city.  Susbequently  he  went  to  Philadelphia,  where  he 
secured  a  position  with  Rogers  Brothers  &  Company,  proprietors  of  a  hard- 
ware store,  with  whom  he  remained  until  1843.  He  had  been  advanced  through 
successive  promotions  until  he  became  a  junior  partner  in  the  firm  and  when 
in  1843  the  house  established  a  western  branch  at  St.  Louis,  Augustus  F.  Shap- 
leigh came  to  this  city  to  take  charge  of  the  new  enterprise,  then  conducted  under 
the  firm  style  of  Rogers,  Shapleigh  &  Company.  On  the  death  of  Mr.  Rogers 
the  firm  became  Shapleigh,  Day  &  Company  and  following  the  retirement  of 
Mr.  Day  in  1863  the  firm  name  of  A.  F.  Shapleigh  &  Company  was  assumed. 
In  Julv.  1880,  the  business  was  incorporated  as  the  Shapleigh  &  Cantwell  Hard- 
ware Company  and  in  1888  the  name  was  changed  to  the  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hard- 
ware Company.  In  1886  the  house  suffered  heavily  by  fire,  but  a  new  enter- 
prise rose  phoenix-like  from  the  ashes  and  foi  over  fifty  years  business  was 
carried  on  in  St.  Louis  with  trade  interests  reaching  throughout  the  middle 
states  and  to  the  Pacific  coast.  The  success  of  this  enterprise  was  attributable 
largely  to  A.  F.  Shapleigh,  who  established  the  business  upon  a  safe,  conserva- 


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898  '  '        ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tive  basis  and  yet  conducted  the  business  along-  progressive  lines.  From  1859 
until  1897  Air.  Shapleigh  was  a  trustee  and  director  of  the  State  Bank  of  St. 
Louis,  for  twenty-eight  years  was  a  director  of  the  Merchants  National  Bank, 
but  resigned  in  1890  in  favor  of  his  son,  Alfred.  He  also  extended  his  efforts 
to  other  fields  of  activity  and  became  a  prominent  representative  of  insurance 
interests  as  the  president  of  the  Phoenix  Fire  Insurance  Company  and  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Covenant  ^Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company.  His  name  was  ever  an 
honored  one  in  commercial  circles  in  St.  Louis  and  through  his  business  activity 
and  in  other  wavs  he  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  the  growth  and 
development  of  the  city.  He  stood  as  a  high  type  of  the  enterprising,  reliable 
merchant  whose  ways  were  straightforward  and  whose  word  no  man  questioned. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Augustus  F.  Shapleigh  eight  children  were  born,  the 
surviving  members  of  the  family  being  Richard  W.,  now  connected  with  the 
Shapleigh  Hardware  Company;  Alfred  L.,  also  with  the  company;  Augustus  F.; 
and  John  B..  a  practicing  physician. 

Of  this  familv  Frank  Shapleigh,  long  active  in  the  management  of  the 
Shapleigh  Hardware  Company,  died  at  his  home  at  No.  3663  West  Pine  street 
in  St.  Louis,  January  i,  1901.  He  was  only  five  years  of  age  when  brought  by 
his  parents  to  St.  Louis  and  in  the  Wyman  school  at  Sixteenth  and  Pine  streets 
he  acquired  his  early  education,  while  later  he  attended  school  at  Hermann, 
Alissouri,  until  1857.  In  that  year  he  entered  the  hardware  business  established 
by  his  father  and  which  at  that  time  was  conducted  under  the  firm  style  of  Shap- 
leigh, Dav  &  Company.  He  was  continuously  connected  with  the  enterprise  and 
at  the  outset  of  his  career  made  it  his  purpose  to  thoroughly  master  the  business 
in  principle  and  detail  and  to  gain  comprehensive  knowledge  of  every  depart- 
ment. His  thoroughness  and  accuracy  well  qualified  him  for  executive  control 
and  administrative  direction  in  later  years  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  was 
vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hardware  Company. 
His  life  was  characterized  by  all  that  constitutes  honorable  manhood  as  well  as 
business  enterprise  and  to  an  unusual  extent  he  enjoyed  the  confidence  and  good 
will  of  his  associates. 

On  the  6th  of  June.  1865,  Frank  Shapleigh  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to 
Aliss  ]\Iary  Daggett,  a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  John  D.  Daggett,  at  one  time  mayor 
of  the  city.  Air.  Shapleigh  held  membership  in  the  Business  Men's  League,  the 
^Mercantile  Club  and  the  Merchants  Exchange.  In  politics  he  was  independent, 
but  was  never  remiss  in  the  duties  of  citizenship  and  gave  loyal  and  generous 
support  to  many  movements  for  the  public  good.  He  served  as  an  officer  in 
an  important  secret  society  in  St.  Louis  for  many  years  and  was  active  in  its 
work.  His  religious  faith  was  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  his  life  was 
at  all  times  in  harmony  with  its  principles.  All  who  knew  him  honored  him  and 
he  enjoyed  to  the  fullest  extent  the  confidence  and  respect  of  his  business  asso- 
ciates and  colleagues.  He  was  devoted  to  the  ties  of  friendship  and  of  family, 
regarding  them  as  a  sacred  obligation,  and  when  he  passed  away  the  city 
mourned  the  loss  of  a  member  of  one  of  its  most  representative  and  prominent 
families.  The  name  of  Shapleigh  has  ever  stood  as  a  synonym  for  all  that  is 
enterprising  in  business  and  progressive  in  citizenship  and  no  history  of  the  city 
would  be  complete  without  extended  reference  to  them. 


LOUIS  C.  DIEKMANN. 

Louis  C.  Dickmann.  who  since  1883  has  been  engaged  in  the  wholesale  and 
retail  coal  business  and  has  long  been  recognized  as  a  leader  in  political  circles  in 
St.  Louis,  in  which  connection  lie  lias  achieved  excellent  results  for  the  city's 
benefit  and  upbuildinj::,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  i,  1857.  His  parents, 
Frederick  W.  and  EHse  Dickmann,  were  natives  of  Germany,  and  on  coming  to 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  899 

the  new  world  settled  in  St.  Louis,  where  the  father,  who  was  a  cooper  by  trade, 
was  long  known  as  a  worthy  and  industrious  citizen. 

The  son  became  a  public-school  student  and  passed  through  consecutive 
grades  until  he  had  completed  the  first  year's  work  in  the  high  school,  but  he  put 
aside  his  text-books  in  order  to  provide  for  his  own  support  when  thirteen  years 
of  age,  securing  a  position  as  office  boy  in  the  employ  of  Garrett,  McDowell  & 
Company,  noted  manufacturers  and  dealers  in  pig  iron.  He  became  largelx' 
familiar  with  the  methods  of  trade  and  commerce  while  connected  with  that 
house,  with  which  he  was  associated  for  thirteen  years.  Ambitious  to  engage  in 
business  on  his  own  account,  he  severed  his  connection  with  Garrett,  ?\IcDowell 
&  Company  and  became  a  coal  merchant  of  the  city,  conducting  the  enterprise 
under  his  own  name  for  some  time  and  later,  when  the  business  had  developed 
to  extensive  proportions,  he  formed  the  Diekmann  Coal  Company,  of  which  he 
is  the  president.  He  has  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  been  engaged  in  the  wholesale 
and  retail  coal  business  in  this  city,  conducting  an  extensive  and  successful  enter- 
prise, which  returns  to  him  a  gratifying  annual  income.  He  has  also  extended  his 
efforts  to  other  lines  and  is  well  known  in  commercial  and  industrial  circles  in 
St.   Louis. 

]\Ir.  Diekmann  is  perhaps  even  better  known  as  a  leader  in  republican  ranks, 
having  figured  prominently  for  a  number  of  years  in  political  circles,  especially 
in  connection  with  municipal  interests.  He  was  first  called  to  office,  when  in 
1890  he  was  elected  to  fill  out  an  unexpired  term  in  the  house  of  delegates  and  in 
the  spring  of  1891  he  was  reelected  for  a  full  term  and  again  chosen  to  the  office 
in  1893  ^^d  1895,  so  that  he  remained  as  the  incumbent  until  1897.  During  his 
last  term  he  was  chosen  speaker  of  the  house  and  at  different  times  acted  as  chief 
executive  of  the  city  in  the  absence  of  Mayor  Walbridge.  His  businesslike  meth- 
ods of  conducting  public  affairs,  his  keen  insight  into  problems  of  municipal  gov- 
ernment, his  capable  management  of  complex  city  interests  and  above  all  his  fidelity 
to  the  welfare  of  the  city  made  him  one  of  the  best  officials  that  has  served  as 
speaker  of  the  house. 

In  1881  Mr.  Diekmann  was  married  to  Miss  Sophie  M.  Bredemeyer,  and 
unto  them  have  been  born  a  son  and  five  daughters.  Mr.  Diekmann  is  well  known 
in  fraternal  circles,  belonging  to  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  to  the  ^Masonic  fra- 
ternity. He  is  particularly  prominent  in  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  for  two  terms 
filled  the  office  of  chancellor  commander  of  Golden  Crown  Lodge,  while  later  he 
organized  Wabash  Lodge,  No.  248,  K.  P.,  of  which  he  has  been  its  representa- 
tive to  the  grand  lodge.  His  abilities  well  qualify  him  for  leadership  and  he 
possesses  much  of  that  characteristic  which,  for  want  of  a  better  term,  has  been 
called  personal  magnetism.  Men,  however,  are  drawn  to  him  through  the  recog- 
nition of  his  strength  of  character,  his  rectitude  in  business,  social  and  political 
relations  and  his  loyalty  to  any  cause  which  he  espouses. 


EDWIN  T.  NUGENT. 


While  the  life  record  of  Edwin  T.  Nugent  covers  only  a  comparatively  brief 
period,  his  business  ability  has  placed  him  on  a  par  with  men  of  broader  experi- 
ence and  longer  connection  with  the  business  world.  He  is  at  the  head  of  the 
E.  T.  Nugent  &  Company,  insurance  company.  He  started  upon  life's  journey  in 
St.  Louis,  March  i,  1876,  a  son  of  Byron  Nugent,  late  president  of  the  Byron 
Nugent  &  Brothers  Dry  Goods  Company,  and  was  a  pupil  in  the  old  Stoddard 
public  school  until  his  tenth  year,  after  which  he  attended  the  Smith  Academy 
to  the  age  of  sixteen  years.  His  education  was  continued  in  St.  Paul  school,  at 
Concord,  New  Hampshire,  until  his  twentieth  year,  after  which  he  pursued  a 
scientific  course  at  Yale  Universitv  and  was  graduated  within  the  classic  walls 


900  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CriY. 

of  that  institution  on  the  completion  of  a  course  in  civil  engineering  with  the 
class  of  1899. 

Wdl  qualified  by  liberal  education  for  life's  practical  and  responsible  duties, 
Mr.  Xugent  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  remained  in  his  father's  store  as  sales  clerk 
for  three  years.  He  was  afterward  associated  with  the  Ferguson-McKinney 
Dry  Goods  Company  as  traveling  salesman  for  a  short  time,  after  which  he  took 
charge  of  the  New  York  office  of  the  B.  Nugent  &  Brothers  Dry  Goods  Company, 
acting  as  manager  in  the  eastern  metropolis  for  five  years.  He  then  returned  to 
St.  Louis  and  for  two  years  was  again  connected  with  the  control  of  his  father's 
business  interests.  He  next  established  his  present  enterprise  and  has  become  well 
known  in  insurance  circles.  He  belongs  to  a  family  that  has  figured  prominently 
in  the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis  for  many  years,  but  has  chosen  as  a  life  work 
a  department  of  activity  in  which  family  influence  availed  little,  or  naught,  but 
where  advancement  must  depend  on  individual  merit. 

In  December,  1901.  Mr.  Nugent  was  married  in  Philadelphia  to  Miss  Olga 
P.  Clinton,  a  daughter  of  Leon  A.  Clinton,  a  brush  manufacturer.  They  have  one 
daughter,  Olga  Marie,  now  five  years  of  age.  Their  home,  at  No.  5228  West- 
minster place,  w-as  erected  by  Mr.  Nugent.  He  is  an  independent  voter  and  yet 
is  not  unmindful  of  the  duties  of  citizenship,  but  casts  his  ballot  with  regard  to 
the  capability  of  the  candidate  rather  than  his  party  affiliation.  Of  Episcopalian 
faith,  he  is  a  communicant  of  St.  George's  church.  Uniformly  courteous  and  con- 
siderate, he  has  the  high  regard  and  lasting  friendship  of  those  with  whom  social 
relations  have  brought  him  in  contact,  while  in  his  business  record  he  is  reflecting 
credit  upon  a  family  name  that  has  long  been  an  honored  one  in  the  commercial 
and  financial  circles  of  the  citv. 


LOCKE  TIFFIN  HIGHLEYMAN. 

Locke  T.  Highleyman,  a  representative  of  real-estate  and  investment  inter- 
ests, in  which  connection  he  has  developed  an  extensive  business,  was  born  in 
Sedalia,  jMissouri,  April  23,  1870.  He  comes  of  a  family  founded  in  America 
at  the  time  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  representatives  of  the  name  coming  from 
Germany.  One  of  these  was  a  Hessian  soldier,  who  like  many  other  representa- 
tives of  military  life  in  the  fatherland,  was  hired  by  King  George  to  aid  the 
English  government  in  suppressing  the  rebellion  among  the  colonists  of  the  new 
world.  Colonel  Heilamann,  however,  became  interested  in  America  and  the 
prospects  of  this  country  and  remained  here  to  become  an  American  citizen. 
The  family  name  was  changed  to  its  present  form  by  his  son,  James  William 
McDonald  Highleyman,  who  was  the  grandfather  of  our  subject.  The  latter 
was  born  at  Harper's  Ferry,  Virginia,  January  6,  181 3,  and  later  settled  at 
Bellaire,  Ohio,  becoming  a  prominent  man  of  that  section. 

Samuel  Locke  Highleyman,  father  of  our  subject,  was  born  in  Wegee, 
Belmont  county,  Ohio,  June  20,  1843,  ^"d  was  long  well  known  as  tax  commis- 
sioner of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad.  He  was  identified  with  that  road  for 
about  thirty-six  years  and  in  addition  to  his  activity  and  interests  in  that  direc- 
tion he  engaged  in  the  general  investment  business  for  about  thirteen  years  in 
Sedalia.  For  the  past  twenty-three  years  he  has  been  identified  with  financial 
interests  in  St.  Louis,  but  in  January,  1908,  retired  from  active  business  to  enjoy 
a  well  earned  rest  that  has  come  to  him  in  recognition  of  his  enterprise,  his 
careful  investigation  and  his  judicious  management  of  his  interests.  He  married 
Miss  Laura  Alice  Hull,  who  was  born  in  Des  Moines,  Iowa,  March  25,  1852, 
a  daughter  of  A.  Y.  Hull,  who  was  born  July  28,  1817.  Her  mother,  who  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Margaret  E.  Tiffin,  was  a  representative  of  the  familv  of 
that  name  which  gave  Ohio  its  first  government.  The  parents  of  our  subject 
are  yet  in  the  enjoyment  r)f  goorl  health. 


LOCKE  T.   HIGHLEYMAN 


902  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Locke  Tiffin  Highleyinan  acquired  his  preliminary  education  in  the  schools 
of  Sedalia,  ^lissouri,  and  afterward  pursued  his  studies  in  Leipzig,  Germany. 
He  was  also  for  a  brief  period  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and 
W'hen  he  regarded  his  education  as  completed,  he  joined  his  father  in  business  in 
St.  Louis  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  becoming  connected  with  varied  interests. 
After  thirteen  years  of  his  life  were  thus  passed,  he  started  upon  an  independent 
business  venture  in  the  real-estate  and  investment  business.  In  this  he  has 
continued  under  his  own  name  with  offices  at  Nos.  1401-04  Missouri  Trust 
other  large  ciaes,  but  is  now  devoting  his  entire  attention  to  his  extensive  and 
building.  For  about  three  years  he  had  a  branch  establishment  in  Chicago  and 
growing  interests  in  St.  Louis,  wdiich  have  already  reached  large  proportions. 
He  is  well  known  as  a  most  correct  valuator  of  property  and  as  a  promoter  of 
real-estate  operations,  which  have  proven  important  and  valued  factors  in  the 
city's  growth.  He  is  also  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  value  of  commercial 
paper  and  other  investments  and  stands  today  as  one  of  the  prominent  repre- 
sentatives  of  financial   interests  in   St.   Louis. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  Mr.  Highleyman  was  married  in  Chi- 
cago to  j\Iiss  Kathryn  A.  Daily,  on  the  9th  of  June,  1900.  She  is  a  daughter  of 
Peter  J.  Daily,  assistant  general  superintendent  of  the  Rock  Island  Railroad, 
now  living  in  Cameron,  ]\Iissouri,  where  the  family  is  one  of  marked  social 
prominence.  They  had  three  children,  two  of  whom  are  living :  Locke  T.  and 
Thomas  Daily. 

Mr.  Highleyman  is  politically  independent,  believing  more  in  the  selection 
of  a  people's  candidate  than  in  adhering  to  any  party.  He  is  interested  in  the 
aesthetic  development  of  the  city,  recognizing  the  fact  that  culture  is  to  the  indi- 
vidual what  civilization  is  to  the  community.  A  lover  of  art,  he  is  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis  Alusuem  of  Fine  Arts,  while  in  fraternal  relations  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  Elks,  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Masons,  having  attained 
the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite.  Nor  is  he  unmindful  of  the 
higher,  holier  duties  of  life  and  his  interest  therein  is  exemplified  in  his  mem- 
bership in  the  Methodist  church. 


ALEXANDER  M.  BOGY. 

\\  hile  America  is  the  home  of  the  self-made  man,  it  is  nevertheless  not  so 
frequent  an  occurrence  to  see  an  individual  rise  from  a  humble  place  in  the 
business  world  to  a  position  of  leadership  that  such  a  course  does  not  aw^aken 
admiration  and  interest.  Such  has  been  the  history  of  Alexander  M.  Bogy,  now 
secretary  of  the  Ferguson-McKinney  Dry  Goods  Company.  Moreover,  his  busi- 
ness record  is  such  as  any  man  might  be  proud  to  possess,  for  throughout  his 
entire  connection  with  mercantile  interests  he  has  ever  regarded  an  engagement 
that  he  has  made,  or  an  obligation  that  he  has  incurred  as  something  to  which  he 
is  sacredly  pledged.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  2,  1856,  a  son  of  Ben- 
jamin and  Charlotte  (Mackay)  Bogy.  The  paternal  grandfather,  who  was  of 
French  parentage,  came  from  Canada  to  the  United  States  about  1780,  and  located 
at  St.  Genevieve.  ^lissouri.  which  was  then  a  French  settlement  in  a  district 
that  had  not  yet  become,  by  purchase,  a  part  of  our  territory.  He  was  one  of  the 
pioneeers  of  that  district  and  surveyed  a  large  portion  of  the  Louisiana  purchase 
for  the  government,  being  one  of  two  brothers  engaged  in  government  work. 
Benjamin  Bogy  came  to  St.  Louis  in  his  boyhood  and  secured  employment  with 
the  Shapleigh  Hardware  Company,  with  which  he  remained  for  fiftv-two  years. 
He  became  one  of  the  best  known  traveling  salesmen  of  the  southwest,  his  terri- 
tory covering  Louisiana.  Arkansas  and  Texas.  Throughout  the  entire  period  of 
his  business  activity  he  was  never  associated  with  any  other  enterprise  or  house, 
and  his  long  continuation  with  that  company  is  the  best  encomium  of  his  faithful 


ST.  LOL'IS,  tup:    fourth    city.  903 

and  meritorious  service.  During  the  Civil  war  he  served  with  the  Confederate 
army  in  the  rank  of  colonel  The  maternal  grandfather  of  A.  AI.  Jiog\-  was  a 
colonel  in  the  United  States  army,  with  headquarters  at  St.  Louis,  and  when  he 
passed  away  his  remains  were  interred  at  Jefferson  Barracks.  He  came  of  a 
family  of  Scotch  extraction. 

Alexander  M.  Bogy  largely  acquired  his  education  in  Christian  Brothers  Col- 
lege of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1869.  Leaving"  school  at  the  age 
of  thirteen  years  he  secured  a  position  with  Chase  &  Cabot  wholesale  dry-goods 
merchants,  at  that  time  conducting  one  of  the  largest  est^iblishments  in  this  city. 
He  remained  with  the  house  for  seven  years,  after  which  he  accepted  a  position 
with  S.  C.  Davis  &'  Company,  whom  he  represented  for  twenty  \ears.  or  until 
the  partnership  was  dissolved.  He  was  afterward  connected  with  the  Rice-Stix 
Dry  Goods  Company  for  four  years,  or  until  the  incorporation  of  the  Ferguson- 
McKinney  Dry  Goods  Company,  of  which  firm  he  is  the  secretary.  This  companv 
today  owns  and  controls  one  of  the  largest  dry-goods  enterprises  in  the  United 
States.  At  the  head  of  concerns  of  this  magnitude  are  men  of  master  minds 
with  ability  to  plan  and  perform,  to  recognize  opportunities  and  to  secure  the 
cooperation  and  control  the  labors  of  a  capable  corps  of  assistants.  The  business 
of  the  house  has  always  been  conducted  along  the  lines  of  old  and  time-tried 
maxims,  such  as  "Honesty  is  the  best  policy,"  and  while  thus  conforming  to  a 
high  standard  of  commercial  ethics  the  house  has  always  been  permeated  by  a 
spirit  of  progressiveness  that  has  kept  it  in  touch  with  the  spirit  of  marked  en- 
terprise that  dominates  American  trade  relations  at  the  present  time. 

On  the  I2th  of  June,  1878,  j\Ir.  Bogy  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  ]Miss  Rosa- 
mond Dowker.  Of  the  four  children  born  of  this  union,  Marion  E.  is  the  wife 
of  Fred  I.  Morris,  formerly  connected  with  the  Southern  Railroad  in  St.  Louis, 
but  now  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  in  Los  Angeles,  California ;  Ben  A.  is  a 
resident  of  New  York,  where  he  is  agent  for  the  Wright  Health  Underwear  Com- 
pany ;  Alexander  M.,  Jr..  is  a  traveling  salesman,  representing  the  Smith,  McCord 
Dry  Goods  Company,  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  throughout  West  Texas,  New 
Mexico  and  Arizona.  Vernon  C.  is  also  a  dry-goods  traveling  salesman,  his  ter- 
ritory covering  northwestern  Colorado,  Utah,  Idaho,  Wyoming,  Oregon  and 
Washington.  The  father  of  ]\Irs.  Bogy  is  John  Dowker,  of  Toronto,  Canada, 
a  representative  of  an  old  English  family  of  Yorkshire  descent.  The  first  of  the 
name  came  to  America  about  1845. 

Mr.  Bogy  has  usually  given  his  political  support  to  the  democracy,  and  yet 
may  be  termed  independent,  as  he  has  never  felt  himself  bound  by  party  ties  and 
exerts  his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  candidates  whom  he  regards  as 
best  qualified  for  ofifice.  He  is  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mercantile  club.  A  man  of  literary  taste,  he  devotes  much  of  his  leisure 
hours  to  reading  and  he  also  finds  delight  in  travel,  in  hunting,  and  in  fishing. 
He  is  accompanied  on  his  various  trips  by  the  members  of  the  familv.  whose 
tastes  incline  them  to  the  sptirts  in  which  he  is  indulging  or  to  an  interest  in  the 
various  places  which  he  visits. 


G.  LACY  CRAWFORD. 

G.  Lacv  Crawford,  representing  various  lines  of  insurance,  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  November  2Q,  1870.  His  father.  James  E.  Crawford,  was  a  native  of 
Donegal,  Ireland,  whence  he  was  brought  to  America  at  the  age  of  eight  years 
and  was  reared  in  St.  Louis.  For  some  time  he  engaged  in  business  as  a  dealer 
in  men's  furnishing  goods  and  later  dealt  in  white  lead  and  oil.  Other  commer- 
cial enterprises  claimed  his  attention  up  to  the  time  ot  his  retirement,  his  grow- 
ing success  enabling  him  in  his  later  years  to  enjoy  well-earned  and  well-merited 


904  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTPI    CrfY. 

rest.  He  married  Julia  Lyle.  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  and  a  daughter  of  Alexander 
Lacy  Lyle.  Her  death  occurred  December  i"],  1894,  while  James  E.  Crawford 
survived  until  October  i,  1901. 

G.  Lacy  Crawford,  their  only  child,  was  educated  at  Smith  Academy,  in  St. 
Louis,  and  under  the  instruction  of  private  tutors.  When  eighteen  years  of  age 
he  entered  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  in  a  clerical  capacity,  there  remaining 
until  December,  1894.  In  January,  1895,  he  became  connected  with  the  bond  and 
stock  business,  conducting  a  brokerage  enterprise  of  that  character  until  May  i, 
1908,  since  which  time  he  has  given  his  attention  to  the  insurance  business,  with 
offices  in  the  Pierce  building.  He  is  rapidly  securing  a  good  clientage  in  this  line 
and  he  also  has  other  interests.  He  has  invested  to  some  extent  in  St.  Louis  real 
estate,  and  among  his  holdings  is  his  residence  at  No.  4251  West  Pine  boulevard, 
which  he  erected  in  1894. 

On  the  i8th  of  June,  1895,  "Nlr.  Crawford  made  further  arrangements  for 
having  a  home  of  his  own  through  his  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Perlie 
Bevis,  a  daughter  of  Alfred  Bevis,  deceased,  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  two  chil- 
dren, James  E.  and  Lida,  aged  respectively  twelve  and  nine  years.  Mr.  Craw- 
ford is  independent  in  local  politics,  but  supports  the  national  republican  ticket. 
He  belongs  to  St.  Peter's  Episcopal  church  and  is  a  prominent  Mason,  having 
taken  the  Knight  Templar  degree  and  also  the  Thirty-second  degree.  He  is  also 
connected  with  the  Mystic  Shrine  and  belongs  to  the  Elks  and  Eagles.  In  his 
club  life  he  is  connected  Avith  the  St.  Louis,  the  St.  Louis  Country,  the  Racquet, 
the  Noonday,  the  Missouri  Athletic,  and  some  hunting  and  fishing  clubs.  He  is 
a  lover  of  the  outdoor  sports,  including  horseback  riding  and  golfing,  and  is  like- 
wise an  enthusiastic  motorist.  He  has  traveled  quite  extensively  and  looks  at 
life  from  no  narrow  nor  contracted  standpoint,  but  is  a  broad-minded  man,  mani- 
festing a  healthy  interest  in  the  questions  of  the  day,  political  and  otherwise, 
while  in  communitv  aft'airs  he  shows  the  cooperation  and  endorsement  of  a  public- 
spirited  citizen. 


LOUIS  THEODORE  NOLKER. 

Louis  Theodore  Nolker.  who  since  ^larch,  1899,  has  been  vice  president 
and  treasurer  of  the  Commercial  Electrical  Supply  Company,  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  September  7,  1877,  a  son  of  William  F.  and  Louisa  (Brinckwirth) 
Nolker.  As  a  pupil  in  the  Jackson  school  of  this  city  he  began  his  education 
and  later  attended  the  Christian  Brothers  College  and  Smith  Academy,  being 
graduated  from  the  last  named  with  the  class  of  1898. 

Early  in  his  business  career  Mr.  Nolker  was  for  a  brief  period  connected 
with  the  Kinloch  Telephone  Company,  but  in  March,  1899,  became  vice  presi- 
dent and  treasurer  of  the  Commercial  Electrical  Supply  Company,  serving  as 
such  up  to  1906,  when  he  was  made  president  of  the  company.  Because  of  his 
wise  judgment,  his  ability  to  speedily  and  satisfactorily  adjust  involved  business 
interests  and  to  grasp  the  adverse  and  favorable  points  of  a  business  situation, 
he  has  been  called  to  positions  of  administrative  direction  in  connection  with 
various  other  important  enterprises.  He  is  now  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of 
the  St.  Louis  Tin  &  Sheet  Metal  Working  Company ;  is  vice  president  of  the 
Guarantee  Electrical  Company ;  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Credit  Men's  Asso- 
ciation and  a  member  of  the  advisory  board  of  the  National  Irrigation  Asso- 
ciation. 

Mr.  Nolker  has  also  been  called  to  positions  of  administrative  direction 
in  connection  with  organizations  founded  upon  a  social  basis.  He  is  now  the 
president  of  the  Smith  Academy  Alumni  Association  and  a  director  of  the  Latin- 
American  Club  and  Foreign  Trades  Association.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Tuscan 
Lodge  of  Masons  and  holds  membership  in  the  Glen  Echo  Country,  the  Lhiion, 


LOUIS   T.   NOLKER 


906  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

[Missouri  Athletic  and  the  \'alley  Park  Canoe  Clubs.  He  finds  his  favorite 
recreation  in  horseback  riding  and  is  usually  the  owner  of  several  fine  speci- 
mens of  the  noble  steed.  Although  one  of  St.  Louis'  young  men,  his  force  of 
character,  his  native  talents  and  acquired  ability  give  him  rank  with  those  who 
are  molding-  the  citv's  destinv. 


^L\THL\S  R.  UDELL. 

IMathias  R.  Udell,  whose  life  record  proves  that  there  is  no  discordant  ele- 
ment between  success  and  honesty,  has  figured  for  many  years  as  a  leading  busi- 
ness man  of  St.  Louis,  being  since  1900  at  the  head  of  the  Udell-Predock  Manu- 
facturing Company.  Previous  to  this  time  he  had  been  active  in  promoting  indus- 
trial interests  of  foremost  importance  in  the  city's  business  activity  and  pros- 
perity. A  native  of  the  state  of  New  York,  he  was  born  in  Westerlo,  Albany 
county,  October  2,  1843.  His  parents  were  Gardiner  and  Minerva  (Bennett) 
Udell,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  the  Empire  state,  where  the  father  fol- 
lowed the  occupation  of  farming.  The  family  is  of  English  origin  but  early  in 
the  seventeenth  century  representatives  of  the  name  came  to  the  new  world. 

]\Iathias  R.  Udell  was  a  public-school  student  in  his  native  town  and  with- 
out other  preparation  for  life's  practical  and  responsible  duties  he  started  in  busi- 
ness, his  inherent  force  of  character  and  strong  determination  constituting  the 
foundation  of  his  success.  In  1859  he  arrived  in  the  middle  west,  going  to  Chi- 
cago, where  he  joined  his  brother,  Calvin  G.  Udell,  who  was  there  engaged  in 
manufacturing  lines.  He  remained  in  his  brother's  employ  until  after  the  out- 
break of  the  Civil  war,  when  he  returned  east  to  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  and 
was  in  the  government  employ  in  the  United  States  armory  there  for  about  three 
vears  or  until  1864.  At  that  time  he  enlisted  for  active  service  at  the  front,  be- 
coming a  member  of  the  Thirtieth  Regiment  Unattached  Heavy  Artillery,  with 
which  he  continued  until  the  close  of  the  war,  being  at  that  time  stationed  in  the 
vicinity  of  Washington  to  defend  the  capitol. 

In  the  spring  of  1866  Air.  Udell  again  came  to  the  middle  west  and  engaged 
with  his  brother  in  the  manufacture  of  woodenware  until  the  fall  of  1867,  when 
he  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  here  opened  a  branch  house  for  the  Chicago  Manu- 
facturing Company.  From  the  beginning  the  new  enterprise  proved  a  success 
and  !Mathias  R.  Udell  remained  in  active  control  thereof  tmtil  1875,  when  that 
business  was  merged  with  the  interests  of  the  Udell-Schmerding  Woodenware 
Company.  His  identification  with  the  new  concern  continued  until  1883,  during 
which  time  he  was  manager  of  the  department  where  was  manufactured  the 
line  of  goods  formerlv  constituting  the  output  of  the  Chicago  factory.  In  1883 
the  Udell-Schmerding  Company  retired  from  business  and  soon  afterward  Mr, 
Udell  began  business  on  his  own  account  as  a  jobber  of  woodenware  in  St. 
Louis,  his  location  being  at  the  corner  of  Sixth  and  Locust  streets, 
where  he  conducted  both  a  wholesale  and  retail  enterprise  as  senior  part- 
ner of  the  firm  of  Udell  &  Crunden.  His  time  and  attention  were  thus  fully 
occupied  for  some  years  and  the  growth  of  the  business  necessitated  the  removal 
of  the  house  in  1889  from  its  original  location  to  larger  and  more  commodiotis 
c|uarters  at  Fourth  and  St.  Charles  streets,  where  they  occupied  practically  an 
entire  block.  In  the  course  of  time  Air.  I'dell  became  practically  sole  proprie- 
tor of  the  business,  which  he  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Udell  Wooden- 
ware CfjniDany,  of  which  he  was  the  president.  He  continued  in  that  line  until 
IQOO.  When  he  rctirerl  from  the  woodenware  business  he  incorporated  the 
Udell-Predock  Alanufacturing  Company  for  the  manufacture  of  parlor  and  li- 
brary tables  and  other  furniture.  The  plant  is  located  at  the  corner  of  Monroe 
street  and  I5roafl\va\-  and  cmijjoys  on  an  average  of  fifty  workmen,  beside  a  num- 
ber of  traveling  '^a1(>mf■n.     The  trarle  now  extends  throughout  the  entire  United 


ST.  LUL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  907 

States  and  the  industry  is  one  of  the  largest  in  this  Hne  in  the  eity,  while  the 
reputation  of  the  house  is  constantly  increasing  because  of  the  attractive  styles 
which  it  sends  out  and  the  substantial  character  of  its  manufactured  product. 

Mr.  Udell  was  married  in  Springfield,  Massachusetts,  August  23,  1864,  to 
Miss  Anna  M.  Pease,  a  daughter  of  Oliver  Pease,  of  Springfield.  ^lassachusetts. 
The  family  were  old  residents  of  that  state,  prominent  in  the  social  and  business 
life  of  Springfield.  Three  children  were  born  unto  Air.  and  Mrs.  Udell:  Frank 
L.,  who  is  now  in  business  with  his  father  as  treasurer  of  the  company ;  Fdna 
M.,  the  wife  of  John  F.  ]\Iichaels,  secretary  of  the  company;  and  Lillian  T.,  the 
wife  of  Lee  D.  Fisher,  who  is  engaged  in  the  construction  of  electric  railroads 
under  the  name  of  the  Fisher  Construction  Company  and  also  owns  and  ope- 
rates a  large  electric  line  extending  between  Joliet,  Plainfield  and  Aurora,  Illi- 
nois, known  as  the  Joliet.  Plainfield  and  Aurora  road.  There  are  now  five  grand- 
children, the  son  Frank  having  a  daughter,  Gladys,  while  Mrs.  ^Michaels  has  two 
children.  Harold  and  [Mildred,  and  ]\Irs.  Fisher  has  two  sons.  Hart  Udell  and 
Frank  Lee. 

In  hearty  sympathy  with  the  principles  of  the  republican  party,  Air.  Udell 
gives  to  it  stanch  support  whenever  possible,  although  the  demands  of  his  busi- 
ness leave  him  little  time  for  active  participation  in  public  work.  He  is  a 
valued  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Legion  of  Honor,  the  Woodmen  of 
the  World,  the  Ancient  C)rder  of  United  Workmen  and  the  Western  Commer- 
cial Travelers'  Association.  He  stands  as  a  high  type  of  American  manhood 
because  of  native  intellectual  force,  of  well  developed  talents,  of  keen  insight,  of 
strong  purpose  and  unfaltering  determination.  His  sturdy  integrity  and  honesty 
of  principle  have  led  him  to  despise  all  unworthy  or  questionable  means  to  se- 
cure success  in  any  undertaking  or  for  any  purpose  or  to  promote  his  own  ad- 
vancement in  anv  direction. 


GUSTA\'E   WILLIAAI    XIEMAXX. 

Gustave  \Mlliam  Niemann,  president  of  the  Title  Guaranty  Trust  Com- 
pany, has  advanced  through  successive  stages  of  business  experience  and  de- 
velopment to  a  prominent  position  as  financier  and  real-estat^  operator.  The 
fifty  years  of  his  life  have  been  passed  in  St.  Louis  where  his  expanding  powers 
have  enabled  him  to  advance  beyond  many  on  life's  highway  who  perhaps  started 
out  ahead  of  him.  A  native  of  St.  Louis,  he  w^as  born  July  27,  1857,  his  parents 
being  William  and  Alinna  (  Trauernicht )  Xiemann.  His  father  was  for  many 
years  engaged  in  merchandising  in  St.  Louis.  A  native  of  Osnabrueck,  Germany, 
he  was  born  in  1827  and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1847.  During  the  early 
years  of  his  residence  here  he  was  engaged  in  the  dry-goods  trade  and  was  well 
known  among  the  prominent,  substantial  and  respected  merchants  of  St.  Louis. 
For  some  time  he  has  lived  retired  and  has  now  passed  the  eighty-first  milestone 
on  life's  journey.  Dr.  Gustave  ^^'.  Trauernicht.  the  maternal  grandfather  of 
Gustave  William  Xiemann.  was  a  distinguished  dentist  of  St.  Louis  who  died  in 
Thuringen  some  years  ago. 

Gustave  William  X^iemann,  reared  in  a  home  of  culture  and  refinement,  pur- 
sued his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  in  the  Wertz,  German  private  insti- 
tute. He  obtained  his  academic  instructions  in  the  Christian  Brothers  College 
and  later  became  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  ^^'hile  he  has  never 
engaged  in  the  practice  of  la\v  his  knowledge  thereof  has  been  a  source  of  benefit 
to  him  in  the  conduct  of  important  business  interests.  He  entered  the  office  of 
August  Gehner,  one  of  the  most  successful  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  recognized 
also  as  an  influential  astute  financier,  and  under  his  guidance  Mr.  X^iemann 
acquainted  himself  with  every  feature  of  the  business.  His  mastery  of  each 
task  assigned  him  enabled  him  to  make  steady  progress  and  each  forward  step 


908  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

brought  him  a  broader  outlook  and  wider  view.  The  recognition  of  his  abihty 
led  to  his  prompt  promotion  in  ]\Ir.  Gehner's  office  and  in  1886  he  was  admitted 
to  a  partnership.  He  is  recognized  as  a  man  of  virile  strength  in  the  solution 
of  complex  financial  problems  and  his  success  places  him  with  the  prominent 
financiers  and  real-estate  dealers  of  the  city.  He  has  become  a  recognized 
authority  on  matters  pertaining  to  the  examination  of  land  titles  and  devotes  a 
large  measure  of  his  time  to  this  branch  of  the  business.  On  the  ist  of  Febru- 
ary, 1901.  the  Gehner  Company  sold  out  to  the  Title  Guaranty  Trust  Company, 
of  which  ]Mr.  Xiemann  became  secretary  and  treasurer.  In  January,  1904,  he 
was  elected  to  the  presidency  and  still  remains  in  that  position.  His  name  has 
long  since  become  an  honored  one  on  commercial  paper  while  his  opinions  of 
financial  and  real-estate  questions  are  largely  accepted  as  authority.  He  is  also 
a  director  of  the  German-American  Bank  and  has  private  business  interests 
which   constitute  good  income  bearing  investments. 

]\Ir.  Xiemann  belongs  to  the  German  Lutheran  church  and  is  a  prominent 
Mason.  He  has  served  as  master  of  Tuscan  lodge ;  is  a  past  eminent  commander 
of  Ascalon  Commandery,  K.  T. ;  and  is  a  past  potentate  of  Moolah  Temple  of 
the  JNIystic  Shrine  while  in  the  Scottish  Rite  he  has  attained  the  thirty-second 
degree.  He  is  popular  among  the  members  of  the  St.  Louis,  Union,  Missouri 
Athletic  and  Century  Clubs,  to  all  of  which  he  belongs,  and  his  personal  quali- 
ties have  won  him  favor  in  social  circles.  Fie  resides  with  his  aged  father  in  a 
beautiful  residence  on  Lindell  boulevard  which  he  erected  some  years  ago.  The 
exercise  of  one's  native  talents  is  the  source  of  their  growth  and  in  the  field  of 
continuous  activity  Mr.  Niemann  has  so  developed  his  powers  that  he  today  oc- 
cupies a  conspicuous  place  among  the  foremost  representatives  of  financial  and 
investment  interests  in  his  native  city. 


CHARLES  TOPPAN  JOHNSON. 

Charles  Toppan  Johnson  was  born  in  Newburyport,  Massachusetts,  Novem- 
ber 21,  1819,  and  died  in  St.  Louis,  June  7,  1895.  He  came  of  an  old 
and  prominent  family  of  the  east,  connected  with  many  events  which  were 
factors  in  shaping  the  early  history  of  that  section  of  the  country.  His  father, 
Captain  Eleazer  Johnson,  was  born  at  Newburyport,  November  12,  1790,  and 
was  a  son  of  Captain  William  Pierce  Johnson,  a  pioneer  shipbuilder  at  that 
place.  The  great-grandfather  of  our  subject  was  Captain  Eleazer  Pierce  John- 
son, who  owned  a  fleet  of  trading  vessels  which  plied  between  Massachusetts 
ports  and  the  West  Indies,  trading  in  sugar  and  molasses.  It  was  Captain 
Eleazer  P.  Johnson  who  was  in  the  West  Indies  at  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of 
hostilities  with  the  mother  country.  His  vessel,  which  was  named  American 
Hero,  he  loaded  with  arms  and  ammunition  and  thus  brought  to  this  country 
the  first  outside  aid  in  the  struggle  for  freedom,  distributing  the  arms  and  ammu- 
nition among  the  first  defenders  o^  the  country  at  the  port  of  Boston.  He  was 
also  the  leader  of  the  first  tea  party  that  threw  the  tea  over  into  the  Boston 
harbor  and  thus  announced  American  hostility  to  the  tax  which  had  been 
imposed  upon  that  product.  He  also  led  his  men  to  the  powder  house  in  New- 
buryport and  with  axes  they  demolished  the  house,  distributed  the  powder, 
broke  up  the  boxes  and  then  set  fire  to  them.  This  was  several  months  before 
the  famous  "Boston  Tea  Party"  occurred.  His  son,  Captain  William  P.  John- 
son, built  the  wharf  at  Newburyport  which  still  bears  his  name.  Captain  Eleazer 
Johnson,  father  of  our  subject,  was  for  forty  years  city  clerk  at  Newburyport 
and  a  most  prominent,  influential  and  honored  resident  there.  His  wife  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Fannie  To])pan. 

Charles  Toppan  Johnson,  whose  name  introduces  this  record,  acquired  his 
education  in  tlic  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  came  to  St.  Louis  on  the 


CHARLES   T.   JOHNSON 


910  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

1st  of  April,  1837.  when  eighteen  years  of  age.  Here  he  entered  into  the  hard- 
ware business  with  a  cousin,  Edward  Johnson,  and  when  the  war  with  Mexico 
broke  out  he  enhsted  under  Captain  \\'eightman,  of  St.  Louis,  who  was  in 
Doniphan's  Division.  When  hostihties  had  ceased  he  returned  to  this  city  and 
established  a  grocery  store  on  Third  street,  conducting  it  for  several  years. 
In  1855,  however,  he  sold  out  his  business  and  accepted  a  position  as  conductor 
on  the  railroad,  being  the  first  conductor  to  run  over  the  old  Northern  Missouri 
Railroad,  which  had  just  been  completed.  At  the  time  of  his  demise  he  was  one 
of  the  oldest  conductors  in  the  state  and  died  of  heart  failure  while  on  duty. 
He  was  very  popular  with  the  patrons  of  the  road,  for  he  was  always  courteous, 
obliging,  and  at  the  same  time  was  loyal  and  faithful  to  the  interests  of  the 
company  which  he  represented.  During  the  Civil  war  he  was  a  stanch  Con- 
federate and  his  frank  avowal  of  his  sympathy  for  the  south  often  led  him  into 
encounters  with  those  who  were  opposed  to  him.  On  one  occasion,  in  1863,  the 
notorious  Jim  Lane,  leader  of  the  "Kansas  Red  Legs,"  was  forced  to  apologize 
to  Mr.  Johnson  for  remarks  which  he  made,  casting  reflections  on  the  Confed- 
erates. In  the  early  days  of  his  residence  here  Mr.  Johnson  was  a  member  of 
the  old  volunteer  fire  department  of  St.  Louis,  being  a  member  of  St.  Louis 
Company,  No.  4,  and  he  also  belonged  to  Tuscan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

On  the  24th  of  November,  1865,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Johnson 
and  Miss  Sarah  A.  Bedel,  a  daughter  of  H.  T.  Bedel,  of  Haverill,  New  Hamp- 
shire, and  INIaria  (Thompson)  Bedel,  of  Cherry  Valley,  New  York.  The  death 
of  Mr.  Johnson  occurred  June  7,  1895.  He  had  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for 
almost  sixty  years  and  was  a  witness  of  much  of  its  growth  and  development, 
for  it  was  a  comparatively  small  and  unimportant  town  at  the  time  of  his 
arrival.  There  were  no  railroads  and  shipments  were  made  by  the  water  routes, 
while  stage  lines  connected  this  city  with  points  farther  west.  Mr.  Johnson  lived 
to  see  many  changes  and  always  rejoiced  in  what  was  accomplished  as  the  city 
grew  and  developed  along  progressive  lines. 


GEORGE  KIMBALL  S^^IITH. 

George  Kimball  Smith,  secretary  of  the  National  Lumber  ]\Ianufacturers 
Association,  with  offices  in  the  Wright  building,  was  born  in  Christian  county, 
Illinois,  February  23,  1862,  his  parents  being  Brianerd  and  Nancy  O.  Smith,  who 
resided  upon  a  farm  in  Illinois  until  1865.  In  that  year  the  father  put  aside  the 
active  work  of  the  fields  and  enjoyed  well-earned  rest  until  his  death,  in  1877. 
The  family  is  of  English  lineage,  but  has  been  represented  in  America  sine  1634, 
at  which  time  a  settlement  was  made  in  Connecticut.  To  this  family  belongs 
Lieutenant  Philip  Smith,  who  was  active  in  the  Colonial  wars. 

George  K.  Smith  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  the  State 
Normal  University,  at  Normal,  Illinois,  until  he  completed  the  course  by  gradua- 
tion in  1880.  For  a  year  thereafter  he  engaged  in  teaching  school  at  Maroa,  Illi- 
nois, and  then  went  to  Colorado,  where  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Denver  & 
Rio  Grande  Railroad  Company  in  a  clerical  capacity  in  the  master  mechanic's  de- 
partment. In  1883  he  removed  to  Pittsburg,  Kansas,  that  date  witnessing  a  radi- 
cal change  in  his  business  connections,  for  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  dry-goods 
trade  and  established  a  store  in  partnership  with  his  brother,  James  B.  Smith, 
under  the  firm  style  of  Smith  &  Smith.  They  carried  on  business  at  Pittsburg, 
Kansas,  for  three  years  and  then  sold  out,  George  K.  Smith  removing  to  Kansas 
City,  Missouri,  where  he  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  as  chief  clerk  with  the 
North  &  Ewart  Lumber  Company.  To  the  duties  of  that  position  he  directed 
his  labors  for  three  years,  and  then  removed  to  Grandin,  Missouri,  where  he  en- 
gaged as  chief  clerk  with  the  Missouri  Lumber  &  ]\Iining  Company.  That  asso- 
ciation was  maintained  until   189 r,  when   he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  as 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  911 

secretary  with  the  Southern  Lumber  JNIanufacturers  Association,  and  he  is  now 
holding  the  same  position  under  the  new  organization  known  as  the  Yellow  Pine 
Manufacturers  Association.  He  has  also  been  secretary  since  1902  of  the  Na- 
tional Lumber  Manufacturers  Association.  He  is  likewise  a  director  in  the 
American  Forestry  Association,  and  his  study  of  the  lumber  interests  enables  him 
largely  to  speak  with  authority  upon  questions  bearing  thereon. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  June  3,  1885,  to  Miss  Lora 
E.  Allen,  and  in  1894  he  erected  a  handsome,  modern  residence  at  No.  4239 
Delmar  boulevard.  He  belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club,  Glen  Echo  Country 
Club,  and  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  and  his  associates,  whether  in  business  or  in 
social  life,  find  him  the  courteous,  genial  gentleman,  cognizant  at  all  times  of 
the  rights  of  others  and  of  his  obligations  to  his  fellowmen. 


GEORGE   D.   ROSENTHAL. 

George  D.  Rosenthal  is  manager  of  the  St.  Louis  office  of  the  General 
Electric  Company,  and  is  financially  and  officially  interested  in  other  enterprises. 
A  native  of  Krementschug,  Poltava,  Russia,  he  was  born  January  6,  1869. 
His  father,  Herman  Rosenthal,  librarian  and  author,  was  a  native  of  Friedrich- 
stadt  Kurland,  Russia,  born  October  6,  1843,  ^  son  of  S.  Moritz  and  Pauline 
Rosenthal.  His  education  was  obtained  in  the  pro  gymnasium  of  Jacobstadt 
and,  having  arrived  at  the  years  of  maturity,  he  was  married,  in  June,  1864,  in 
VVilna,  Russia,  to  ^liss  Anna  Rosenthal.  Coming  to  the  United  States  on  the 
i6th  of  August,  188 1,  he  established  the  first  agricultural  colony  for  Russian 
Jews  in  America,  taking  his  people  to  Louisiana.  Later  he  organized  two  more 
colonies,  one  in  South  Dakota  and  one  in  New  Jersey.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  the 
broadest  culture  and  of  comprehensive  learning,  and  since  1885  has  been  a  con- 
tributor to  the  New  York  Staats  Zeitung.  He  was  sent  by  the  Great  Northern 
Railway  on  a  mission  to  Japan  and  China  in  1892-3  and  in  1893-4  served  as 
secretary  of  the  German-American  Reform  Union.  In  1880  he  established  the 
Russian  Dary  Zarya,  and  now  publishes  and  edits  the  liebrew  Monthly  Intelli- 
gencer, in  New  York.  In  addition  to  his  labors  in  publication  lines  he  is  the 
author  of  the  Worte  des  Sammlers,  1893;  Lied  der  Lieder,  1893;  Report  on 
Japan,  China  and  Corea,  St.  Paul,  1893;  Spaetherbstnebel  Poems,  1906.  Since 
1900  he  has  been  editor  of  the  Russian  department  of  the  Jewish  encyclopedia, 
and  in  1904  he  translated  Hugo  Ganz'  Land  of  Riddles,  published  originally  in 
the  Russian  tongue.  He  is  likewise  a  man  of  broad,  humanitarian  spirit  who 
has  labored  earnestly  and  effectively  for  the  interest  of  his  fellow  countrymen, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Imperial  Russian  Orphan  Asylum  and  of  the  Red  Cross 
societies,  receiving  from  the  latter  a  medal  in  1877-8.  His  liberal  scholarship,  his 
broad  humanitarianism,  and  his  public-spirited  citizenship  place  him  with  the 
most  prominent  representatives  of  the  Russian  nation  in  America.  He  still  re- 
tains his  residence  in  New  York  city. 

George  D.  Rosenthal  was  a  pupil  in  the  government  university  of  Poltava 
from  1879  until  1882,  and  the  latter  year  came  to  America,  landing  at  New  York 
city,  whence  he  made  his  wav  direct  to  Mitchell,  South  Dakota,  where  his  father 
established  a  Russian  colony.  There  he  attended  the  public  and  high  schools  un- 
til 1886  and  the  following  year  returned  to  New  York,  where  he  was  associated 
with  his  father  in  the  book  business  until  1888.  He  then  entered  the  employ 
of  the  General  Electric  Company  at  the  Edison  Lamp  Factory,  where  he  con- 
tinued until  1890,  and  the  same  year  was  transferred  to  the  western  office  in 
Chicago,  with  which  he  was  connected  until  1892.  In  that  year  he  was  trans- 
ferred to  St.  Louis,  becoming  manager  of  the  office  here  and  in  this  position 
has  displayed  excellent  executive  ability  and  administrative  direction.  He  has 
also  extended  his  efforts  to  other  departments   of  business   activity,   being  nmv 


912  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  vice  president  of  the  P.  C.  Murphy  Trunk  Company,  and  a  director  of  the 
Washington  National  Bank,  also  a  director  of  the  Lincoln  Title  &  Trust  Com- 
pany. His  name  thus  figures  prominently  in  connection  with  the  financial  inter- 
ests of  the  city  and  his  work  has  been  crowned  with  notable  achievement  which 
has  been  the  logical  sequence  of  his  intelligently  directed  and  continuous  activity. 
In  St.  Louis,  on  the  27th  of  April,  1896,  Mr.  Rosenthal  was  married  to  Aliss 
Josephine  ]\Iurphy,  a  daughter  of  P.  C.  Murphy,  who  for  the  past  fifty  years 
has  figured  prominently  in  industrial  circles  in  this  city  as  a  manufacturer  of 
trunks  and  traveling  goods.  Their  family  numbers  one  son  and  three  daugh- 
ters :  George  Daniel.  Jr. ;  Xormyan ;  Leonore  Catherine ;  and  Helen  Dorothy. 
The  family  residence,  situated  in  one  of  the  most  attractive  districts  of  the  city, 
is  at  Xo.  4304  A\'ashington  boulevard,  and  is  a  feature  in  the  architectural  adorn- 
ment of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Rosenthal  has  not  only  obtained  distinction  in  business 
circles  but  is  prominent  in  the  fraternal  and  club  life  of  the  city.  He  is  a  Knight 
Templar  and  thirty-second  degree  Mason,  and  a  Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He 
also  belongs  to  the  Liederkranz,  the  ^lercantile,  the  Missouri  Athletic,  the  Glen 
Echo  Country  and  the  Engineers  Clubs  of  St.  Louis  and  to  the  American  Insti- 
tute of  Electrical  Engineers.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Oasis  Club,  of  the 
St.  Louis  Power  Boat  Association,  the  Missouri  Camera  Club  and  the  Mississippi 
Valley  Kennel  Club.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  and  these 
different  relations  indicate  much  of  the  nature  of  his  interests  and  pleasures. 
His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party.  Although  modestly  in- 
clined, he  is  a  man  at  once  thoroughly  aggressive  in  business,  believes  in  facts 
rather  than  in  theories  and  in  work  rather  than  in  the  contemplation  of  plans. 
He  meets  all  men  on  an  equal  footing  in  his  courtesy,  recognizing  no  distinc- 
tions of  wealth  but  onlv  that  of  worth. 


EDWARD  D.  HOLTHAUS. 

Edward  D.  Holthaus  spent  his  entire  life  in  St.  Louis,  the  span  of  his 
earthlv  existence  covering  the  years  between  February  6,  185 1,  the  date  of  his 
birth,  and  ^lay  21,  1896,  the  date  of  his  death.  During  much  of  that  period  he 
was  an  energetic  business  man,  carefully  performing  the  duties  that  devolved 
upon  him.  As  the  name  indicates,  he  was  of  German  lineage,  a  son  of  C.  L. 
and  !Maria  (Heintz)  Holthaus,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Germany.  The 
father  was  born  in  Osnabruck  in  1818,  while  the  mother's  birth  occurred  in 
Hamburg  in  1821.  Both  came  to  the  new  world  in  earlv  life,  making  the  voy- 
age across  the  Atlantic  about  the  same  time  and  both  became  residents  of  St. 
Louis,  where  they  were  married.  Here  they  continued  to  reside  until  1866, 
when  they  fell  victims  to  the  cholera  which  was  epidemic  in  this  city  in  that 
year. 

Edward  D.  Holthaus  mastered  the  elementarv  branches  of  learning  as  a 
private  school  pupil  in  St.  Louis  and  afterward  entered  the  St.  Louis  University, 
where  he  completed  his  course.  When  he  had  put  aside  his  text-books  he  turned 
his  attention  to  business  and  in  the  course  of  time  succeeded  to  the  ownership  of 
the  factorv  which  his  father  had  established  and  had  successfullv  conducted  in 
this  city.  C.  L.  Holthaus.  in  the  fall  of  1840.  had  embarked  in  the  manufacture 
of  tobacco,  cigar?  and  sriufif,  establishing  his  plant  on  North  Third  street  near 
Washington  avenue.  He  met  with  success  in  this  venture  and  afterward 
removed  to  No.  614  North  Third  street,  where  he  continued  in  business  until 
his  death.  His  immediate  successor  in  the  conduct  and  management  of  the 
tobacco  factory  was  his  son.  Louis  I.  Holthaus,  who  remained  at  the  head  of 
the  business  until  about  the  vear  1886.  He  then  sold  his  interest  to  Edward 
D.  Holthaus,  who  was  then  the  owner  of  one  of  the  leading  establishments  of 
this  character  in  the  city.     As  the  years  passed  by  he  gave  proof  of  his  business 


E.   D.   HOLTHAUS 


5S— VOL.  II. 


914  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

discernment  and  well  formulated  plans  by  gradually  expanding  the  business 
until  it  had  assumed  extensive  proportions  and  netted  him  a  handsome  fortune. 
He  was  a  capable  man  of  affairs  whose  discernment  enabled  him  to  utilize 
everv  opportunity  to  the  best  advantage  and  to  coordinate  forces,  bringing  them 
into  a  harmonious  whole.  He  carefully  studied  trade  conditions  and  in  his 
tobacco  manufacturing  business  gave  to  the  purchasing  public  a  quality  of 
goods  that  enabled  him  to  command  a  ready  sale  for  his  products.  He  stood 
high  in  business  circles  and  was  esteemed  by  all  with  whom  he  was  brought 
in  contact  for  his  high  character,  his  integrity  and  good  citizenship.  Outside 
of  business  circles  he  was  known  as  a  quiet,  modest  man  of  domestic  tastes  and 
kindly  instincts,  devoted  to  his  home  and  family  and  always  ready  to  respond 
to  the  appeals  of  those  in  distress  or  in  need  of  encouragement  and  assistance. 

In  1883  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Edward  D.  Holthaus  and  Miss 
Emma  Aleinhardt,  a  half  sister  of  John  Dierberger,  well  known  some  years  since 
as  cashier  of  the  German-American  Bank,  of  this  city.  Mrs.  Holthaus  was 
born  in  St.  Louis  in  1861  and  with  five  children  still  survives  her  husband. 
The  sons  and  daughters  of  the  household  are  Cora,  Edward,  Robert,  Arthur 
and  Myrtle.  The  death  of  the  husband  and  father  came  as  a  deep  blow  to  his 
family,  for  he  w^as  devoted  to  their  welfare  and  happiness,  was  kindly,  consid- 
erate and  generous. 

He  gave  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  always  kept 
well  versed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  yet  had  no  desire  for  politi- 
cal office  or  honors.  He  adhered  closely  to  the  Golden  Rule,  believing  it  the 
safest  guide  for  life  and  in  his  intercourse  with  his  fellowmen  was  always 
straightforward,  charitable  and  kindly.  He  belonged  to  the  Legion  of  Honor 
and  was  a  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  Benevolent  Society.  No  tale 
of  sorrow  or  distress  made  appeal  to  him  in  vain.  He  found  happiness  in  reliev- 
ing the  unfortunate,  while  his  sympathetic  nature  prompted  him  to  speak  a 
word  of  encouragement  to  the  oppressed  and  disheartened.  He  never  saw  a 
case  of  destitution  which  he  did  not  attempt  to  relieve  when  it  was  possible 
for  him  to  do  so  and  there  were  many  poor  and  needy  who  have  occasion  to 
revere  and  bless  his  memory  for  his  timely  assistance.  It  was  these  qualities 
that  won  for  ]\Ir.  Holthaus  his  firm  hold  on  the  regard  of  those  who  knew 
liim  and  have  caused  his  memory  to  be  cherished  since  he  has  passed  away. 


GEORGE    W.    SANDERS. 

George  \\  .  Sanders  still  remains  an  active  factor  in  the  world's  work  and 
his  entire  life  has  been  one  of  usefulness  and  activity,  leading  him  from  humble 
environment  in  business  circles  to  a  place  of  distinction  and  success.  He  was 
born  in  \\'estfield,  Massachusetts,  November  11.  1837,  his  parents  being  Plinney 
and  Charlotte  (Curtis)  Sanders.  The  mother  was  born  in  Bristol,  Connecticut, 
and  ancestors  of  both  sides  of  the  family  came  from  England  to  the  new  world 
during  the  colonial  epoch  in  our  history. 

Plinney  Sanders  died  during  the  infancy  of  his  son,  George,  leaving  a  widow 
and  four  children,  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  of  whom  the  subject  of  this  re- 
view was  the  youngest.  As  the  family  were  left  in  somewhat  straightened  finan- 
cial circumstances  he  began  the  battle  of  life  at  the  age  of  twelve  years,  when 
he  was  apprenticed  to  a  neighboring  farmer  that  he  might  not  only  become 
acquainted  with  the  processes  of  agriculture  but  also  that  his  earnings  might  be 
of  assistance  in  supporting  his  mother  and  the  other  members  of  the  family. 
He  manfully  and  cheerfully  took  up  this  task  in  which  he  continued  for  seven 
years.  His  educational  privileges  of  necessity  were  circumscribed  for  he  had  the 
opportunity  of  attending  school  only  during  the  short  winter  sessions.     Reading 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  915 

and  observation  added  largely  to  his  knowledge  and  in  the  school  of  experience 
he  learned  many  valuable  lessons. 

The  tide  of  emigration  was  still  flowing  westward  and  the  great  hitherto 
unimproved  regions  were  becoming  settled.  Those  who  went  to  the  west  sent 
back  reports  of  the  natural  resources  of  the  country  and  the  business  opportuni- 
ties and  advantages  to  be  enjoyed  in  the  Mississippi  valley  and  beyond.  At- 
tracted by  the  tales  which  he  heard  Mr.  Sanders  determined  that  he  would  try 
his  fortune  in  the  middle  west  and  in  the  year  1857,  when  about  nineteen  years 
of  age,  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  arriving  in  this  city  with  a  cash  capital 
of  but  six  dollars,  which  served  as  the  nucleus  of  his  present  handsome  assets. 
He  possessed,  however,  certain  qualities  which  are  ever  essential  to  success. 
Integrity,  determination  and  strong  purpose  animated  him  in  all  he  did  and  won 
the  recognition  of  his  employers  who  found  in  him  an  assistant  worthv  of  their 
confidence  and  trust.  He  was  first  employed  by  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad 
Company  in  the  capacity  of  fireman,  at  which  time  the  terminus  of  the  road  was 
at  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  and,  moreover,  this  was  the  only  railroad  west  of 
the  Mississippi  river.  For  about  one  year  and  ten  months  Mr.  Sanders  occupied 
his  first  position,  during  which  time  he  made  practical  use  of  his  surroundings 
in  the  study  of  engineering,  and  in  less  than  two  years  after  he  entered  the  em- 
ploy of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  he  was  made  locomotive  engi- 
neer, being  thoroughly  qualified  in  every  particular  to  assume  the  duties  and 
.  responsibilities  of  this  position.  He  served  in  that  capacity  for  twelve  years  or 
until  the  close  of  the  Civil  war,  and  in  the  meantime  carefully  saved  his  earnings, 
for  it  was  his  desire  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account. 

Much  of  the  business  of  St.  Louis  was  in  connection  with  the  Mississippi 
river  traffic  and  it  was  this  that  gave  to  Mr.  Sanders  his  idea  concerning  an  inde- 
pendent business  venture.  He  began  the  manufacture  of  goods  used  for  steam- 
boat purposes,  including  tarpaulins  which  were  utilized  as  covering  for  perish- 
able articles  stored  upon  the  river  banks.  In  this  manufacturing  enterprise  ^Ir. 
Sanders  met  with  much  success.  He  gave  to  the  public  an  excellent  quality  of 
goods  at  reasonable  prices  and  his  straightforward  movements  insured  him  a 
continuance  of  the  trade  which  came  to  him.  He  soon  afterward  extended  his 
scope  by  beginning  the  manufacture  of  a  complete  line  of  army  clothing  and 
military  goods.  He  remained  at  his  first  location  for  a  number  of  years  and 
then  removed  to  Fourth  street,  opposite  the  courthouse,  which  was  at  that  time 
the  principal  wholesale  and  retail  thoroughfare  of  St.  Louis.  The  partnership 
was  formed  under  the  style  of  Stemme,  Sanders  &  Company  and  the  firm  con- 
tinued in  business  at  the  Fourth  street  location  for  about  seven  years,  but  with 
the  growth  of  the  city  and  changes  in  business  centers  it  was  found  necessary 
to  seek  other  quarters  and  removal  was  made  to  Locust,  between  Sixth  and 
Seventh  streets.  The  business  was  then  organized  as  a  stock  company  under  the 
name  of  the  George  W.  Sanders  Company  with  Mr.  Sanders  as  president.  The 
continuous  development  of  the  trade  again  demanded  larger  quarters  and  at 
No.  807  Washington  avenue  the  company  has  found  a  permanent  home,  the  busi- 
ness being  now  conducted  under  the  style  of  the  Sanders  Duck  &  Rubber  Com- 
pany. They  not  only  conduct  an  extensive  manufacturing  enterprise  but  are 
also  exclusive  western  agents  for  the  A.  J.  Tower  fish  brand  oil  clothing  of 
Boston,  Massachusetts.  For  the  past  thirty-three  years  Mr.  Sanders  has  also 
represented  the  United  States  Rubber  Company,  manufacturers  of  footwear,  car- 
rying a  full  line  of  everything  manufactured  in  rubber  goods.  The  Sanders  Com- 
pany today  employs  a  large  corps  of  traveling"  salesmen  and  the  house  has 
become  known  from  ocean  to  ocean,  while  its  annual  sales  approximate  one  mil- 
lion dollars.  Thus  the  business  has  developed  from  a  small  beginning  along  sub- 
stantial lines  of  trade  and  in  keeping  with  ideas  of  modern  progress  until  it  is 
today  one  of  the  important  productive  industries  and  commercial  enterprises  of 
the  city. 


916  ST.  LOL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  the  1 8th  of  October,  1864,  Mr.  Sanders  was  married  to  Miss  Martha 
J.  Holton,  a  daughter  of  Alfred  Holton,  then  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  but  for- 
merly of  \^ermont.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sanders  were  born  three  daughters  and 
a  son :  Horace,  who  is  connected  with  his  father  in  business  as  vice  president 
of  the  company;  Jessie,  the  wife  of  Charles  Avery,  cashier  of  the  Equitable  Life 
Lisurance  Company  at  St.  Louis ;  Lottie  Louise,  the  wife  of  Frank  Francis  Can- 
ter, connected  with  the  Scudder-Gale  Grocery  Company  for  the  past  twenty  years ; 
and  ]\Iabel  A.,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Percy  J.  Farmer,  a  practicing  physician  of  St. 
Louis. 

For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Sanders  resided  in  Webster  Grove,  a  suburb  of 
St.  Louis,  and  for  seventeen  years  was  treasurer  of  the  Webster  school  board. 
For  sixteen  years  he  was  superintendent  of  the  Webster  Presbyterian  Sunday 
school  and  an  elder  in  the  church  during  his  entire  residence  there.  He  is  now 
living  at  No.  4393  West  Pine  boulevard  and  is  an  elder  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
church  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Knights  and  Legion  of  Honor 
and  has  been  a  stalwart  republican  from  the  organization  of  the  party.  He 
stands  as  a  high  type  of  American  manhood  and  chivalry,  actuated  by  high  ideals 
of  citizenship,  manifesting  his  interest  in  municipal  progress,  material,  intellec- 
tual and  moral  advancement  by  the  hearty  cooperation  which  he  has  given  to 
movements  along  those  lines. 


JOHN  W.  SCHLOEMAN. 

John  W.  Scirioeman,  who  was  characterized  as  "a  man  loved  by  all  who 
knew  him,"  attained  a  position  of  distinctive  success  in  business  circles  and  at 
the  same  time  his  course  was  so  honorable  and  upright,  so  just  and  considerate, 
that  he  had  the  regard  and  good  will  of  all,  from  the  humblest  employe  to  his 
most  prosperous  and  prominent  colleague  or  contemporary  in  the  business  world. 

Mr.  Schloeman  was  a  native  of  Germany,  born  November  8,  1840,  but  was 
only  seven  years  of  age  when  brought  to  St.  Louis,  and  from  that  time  until  his 
demise  made  this  city  his  home.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the  schools 
here  and  after  entering  commercial  life  he  devoted  twenty-seven  years  to  the 
Belcher  Sugar  Refining  Company,  which  he  represented  as  a  city  salesman. 
That  he  enjoyed  the  full  confidence  of  the  house  is  indicated  by  his  long  con- 
nection therewith,  which,  moreover,  proved  the  worth  of  his  service  and  ability. 
On  severing  his  connection  with  that  house  he  became  connected  with  the  leather 
trade  and  organized  the  J.  W.  Schloeman  Leather  Company,  of  which  he  became 
president.  He  was  engaged  in  the  leather  business  in  the  city  from  1883  until 
his  demise.  He  developed  a  splendid  enterprise  of  this  character  and  sought 
success  not  for  selfish  purposes,  but  because  of  the  opportunity  which  it  gave 
him  to  provide  his  family  with  the  comforts  and  luxuries  of  life,  and  because 
it  enabled  him  to  aid  the  poor  and  needy  and  to  give  substantial  assistance  as 
occasion  required.  He  was  most  charitable  and  kind,  and  a  tale  of  sorrow  or 
distress  made  strong  appeal  to  him,  as  was  evidenced  by  his  generous  response 
in  substantial  aid  and  sympathy. 

Mr.  Schloeman  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Anna  M.  Graefe,  who 
was  also  a  native  of  Germany  and  a  daughter  of  William  and  Anna  Marie 
Graefe.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schloeman  were  born  five  children:  Otto  H.,  Edwin 
W.,  Laura  Schloeman,  Mrs.  E.  R.  Sewing  and  Mrs.  O.  W.  Polster. 

It  was  on  November  25,  1908,  that  Mr.  Schloeman  was  called  to  his  final 
rest,  amid  the  deep  regret  of  all  who  knew  him.  Employes  honored  and  re- 
spected him,  business  associates  admired  him  for  what  he  accomplished  and  the 
methods  which  he  followed,  and  the  poor  and  needy  found  in  him  a  faithful 
frienrl.  In  all  the  qualities  of  manhood  and  of  the  recognition  of  one's  obliga- 
tions  to   his   fellowmen,    Mr.    Scliloemar]    was   richly   endowed,   and  his  memory 


J.   W.   SCHLOEMAX 


918  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

will  be  cherished  while  there  remain  living  monuments  upon  whom  he  left  the 
impress  of  his  individuality.  Such  a  life  never  fails  to  be  a  potent  influence  for 
good,  and  the  world  is  better  by  such  an  example. 


\MLLIAM  MARVIN  ARMSTRONG. 

^^'illiam  Alarvin  Armstrong,  vice  president  of  the  F.  A.  Goodrich  Iron  and 
Steel  Company,  was  born  in  Brooklyn,  New  York,  February  20,  1872.  His 
grandfather,  David  Armstrong,  was  in  early  life  a  silversmith  of  Edinburgh, 
Scotland,  and  afterward  was  connected  with  the  craft  in  New  York  city.  His 
son,  James  Armstrong,  born  in  Edinburgh  and  brought  to  the  new  world  in  his 
infancy,  became  a  plumbing  contractor  of  the  eastern  metropolis,  and  so  continued 
until  his  death,  in  1904,  when  he  was  seventy-two  years  of  age.  He  was  in  his 
day  the  most  prominent  business  man  in  his  line  in  New  York  city  and  was  very 
successful.  His  wife,  who  prior  to  her  marriage  was  Frances  Victoria  Wall,  is 
a  native  of  Canada,  of  English  descent,  and  is  still  living  in  New  York.  Their 
family  numbered  ten  children,  the  ninth  in  order  of  birth  being  William  M.  Arm- 
strong. James,  Edward  and  Charles  are  successors  of  their  father  in  business, 
while  Frederick  is  an  electrical  contractor  of  New  York  city. 

William  M.  Armstrong  spent  his  boyhood  in  Brooklyn  and  acquired  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  there,  after  which  he  entered  the  Shefiield  Scientific 
School,  of  Yale  University,  and  was  graduated  on  the  completion  of  a  course  in 
mechanical  engineering,  receiving  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Philosophy  with 
senior  appointment  at  his  graduation  in  1893.  He  put  his  theoretical  knowledge 
to  the  practical  test  during  the  year  following  his  graduation,  which  he  spent  in 
the  shops  of  the  Newport  News  Shipbuilding  &  Dry  Dock  Company.  He  was 
also  for  a  year  in  the  shops  of  the  Erie  Railroad  Company  that  he  might  gain 
practical  and  extended  experience  in  his  chosen  profession.  He  was  then  pro- 
moted to  the  position  of  engineer  of  tests  on  the  road,  acting  in  that  capacity  for 
two  years,  after  which  he  became  mechanical  engineer  with  the  Michigan  Pen- 
insular Company,  of  Detroit.  In  1899,  at  the  time  the  American  Car  &  Foun- 
dry Company  was  organized,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  with  them  and  the  same  year 
was  made  assistant  to  the  general  manager,  holding  that  position  until  1902, 
when  the  F.  A.  'Goodrich  Iron  &  Steel  Company  was  formed.  With  the  latter 
corporation  he  has  been  successively  secretary,  treasurer,  and  vice  president,  his 
executive  ability  constituting  a  valuable  element  in  the  success  of  the  house.  This 
concern  is  the  selling  agency  for  the  Jones  &  Laughlin  Steel  Company;  the  La 
Belle  Iron  Works ;  the  Toledo  Furnace  Company  and  other  steel  manufacturers. 
He  is  also  vice  president  of  the  firm  of  the  F.  A.  Goodrich  Company,  of  Detroit, 
selling  agents  for  the  Pittsburg  Steel  Mills,  and  is  interested  in  various  other 
enterprises.  Interested  in  all  topics  bearing  upon  the  science  of  mechanics,  he  is 
now  a  member  of  the  American  Society  of  Mechanical  Engineers.  He  also  be- 
longs to  the  St.  Louis  Railway  Club,  the  Mercantile  Club,  the  University  Club  and 
to  the  Civic  League.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  and  has  been  tendered  the 
nomination  for  the  house  of  delegates,  but  the  demands  of  his  private  business 
prevented  his  accej^tance.  He  is  an  enthusiast  on  the  subject  of  tennis  and  a 
member  of  the  Triple  A  Athletic  Club.  A  lover  of  music  and  art,  he  belongs  to 
the  Amphion  Club  and  St.  Louis  Symphony  Society  and  the  St.  Louis  Museum 
of  Fine  Arts.    His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Congregational  church. 

In  1900  Mr.  Armstrong  was  married  at  Binghamton,  New  York,  to  Miss 
Nellie  S.  Myrick,  a  daughter  of  Nathan  S.  Myrick,  of  the  H.  B.  Clafflin  Com- 
pany, of  New  York  city.  She  died  in  1906,  and  their  only  child  is  also  deceased. 
Mr.  Armstrong  was  married  in  St.  Louis.  September  30,  1908,  to  Miss  Juliet  S. 
Warner,  a  daughter  of  Major  Charles  G.  Warner,  for  a  number  of  vears  vice 
president  of  the  Gould  system  of  railways,  and  active  in  the  various  departments 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CTfY.  919 

of  church  work  in  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Communion — EpiscopaHan.  Mr.  Arm- 
strong neither  seeks  nor  shuns  notoriety;  on  the  contrary  his  thought  is  fixed  upon 
his  growing  business  interests,  his  social  and  civic  duties,  and  his  mterest  in  those 
things  promoting  aesthetic  culture.  The  natural  refinement  and  graces  of  his 
character  have  so  developed  that  he  is  a  man  of  pleasing  personality  in  whom 
courtesy,  consideration  and  strength  of  character  are  well  blended  forces. 


ENNO  SANDER. 


The  German  revolution  of  1848  had  a  vital  influence  on  American  history  in 
that  it  was  the  indirect  means  of  bringing  to  our  shores  men  who  have  attained 
distinction  in  scholarship,  in  military  and  political  circles  and  in  business  life. 
They  have  had  marked  influence  in  molding  public  progress  along  various  lines 
and  among  those  who  have  left  their  impress  for  good  upon  American  upbuild- 
ing is  numbered  Enno  Sander,  of  St.  Louis,  who  has  today  passed  the  eighty- 
seventh  milestone  on  life's  journey.  He  first  opened  his  eyes  to  the  light  of  day 
in  the  little  village  of  Trinum,  near  Koethen  in  Anhalt,  Germany,  February  27, 
1822,  his  parents  being  Karl  Friedrich  and  Emilia  (Palm)  Sander.  In  pursuing 
his  education  he  attended  successively  the  gymnasium  of  Zerbst,  Eisleben  and 
Koethen  and  the  University  of  Berlin,  while  the  year  1847  chronicled  his  gradu- 
ation at  Halle.  Fifty  years  later  he  received  the  golden  diploma  from  his  alma 
mater. 

Greatly  interested  in  the  political  situation  of  his  native  land,  Enno  Sander 
served  as  a  member  of  the  constitutional  assembly  of  his  native  state  in  1848 
and  the  following  year  was  assistant  secretary  of  war  in  Baden.  As  the  revolu- 
tion proved  a  failure,  he  was  taken  prisoner  and  sentenced  to  ten  years  of  soli- 
tary confinement  for  his  connection  therewith  but  in  1850  was  pardoned  and  ex- 
iled. Coming  to  the  United  States,  which  was  the  haven  of  many  of  Germany's 
sterling  sons  who  had  labored  or  fought  for  larger  liberties,  he  became  a  most 
loyal  and  devoted  citizen  of  his  adopted  country  and  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war 
rendered  to  her  loyal  allegiance  as  major  and  brigadier  quartermaster  on  the  staff 
of  General  John  B.  Gray  in  St.  Louis. 

Throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  residence  in  this  land  Mr.  Sander  has 
made  his  home  in  St.  Louis,  where  in  1853  he  established  a  drug  store.  His 
success  in  this  line  led  to  the  founding  of  a  second  store  in  1854  and  a  third  in 
1865  and  in  the  latter  year  he  also  opened  a  chemical  factory  which  is  still  in 
operation.  He  is  a  scientist  of  broad  knowledge  and  from  1871  until  1874  was 
professor  of  materia  medica  and  botany  at  the  St,  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy, 
which  he  had  reorganized  after  it  had  been  closed  for  two  years,  and  on  the  27th 
of  February,  1902,  he  was  elected  professor  emeritus.  His  educational  work  was 
of  the  highest  character  and  constituted  an  effective  force  in  the  success  of  the 
institution,  but  while  engaged  in  teaching  he  also  successfully  managed  his  busi- 
ness interests  and  for  thirty  years,  beginning  in  1864,  conducted  an  analytical 
laboratory  in  St.  Louis.  His  cooperation  has  been  sought  in  many  lines  to  pro- 
mote knowledge  as  well  as  advance  material  business  interests  and  in  1861  he  was 
chosen  recording  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Academy  of  Science,  while  the  fol- 
lowing year  he  was  made  treasurer,  which  position  he  continued  to  fill  for  forty- 
six  years,  when  he  declined  reelection  and  the  academy  conferred  upon  him  the 
honorary   membership. 

A  man  of  notable  ability,  the  years  have  not  seemed  to  lessen  his  capacities 
and  power  and  long  after  the  majority  of  his  fellowmen  had  put  aside  active 
business  cares  Mr.  Sander,  when  in  his  eightieth  year,  erected  a  mineral-water 
factory  and  that  he  had  kept  in  touch  with  modern  invention  and  mechanical  in- 
genuity is  shown  by  the  fact  that  he  equipped  his  plant  with  the  latest  improve- 
ments, making  it  the  best  of  its  kind  in  the  west.     The  business  was  incorporated 


920  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  1894  under  the  name  of  the  Enno  Sander  Mineral  Water  Company,  of  which 
he  Avas  elected  president  and  treasurer.  The  output  includes  Apollinaris,  Bro- 
mine, Carlsbad  Sprudel,  Carbonic,  Friedrichshall,  Kissingen,  Arseniated  Iron, 
Pyrophosphorous  Iron,  Garrod  Spa  Lithia,  American  Lithia,  Arseniated  Lithia, 
Benzoated  Lithium,   Seltsers,  Mchy,  etc. 

The  majority  of  men  would  feel  that  they  had  accomplished  their  life  work 
had  they  conducted  a  successful  mercantile  enterprise,  had  they  proved  a  compe- 
tent teacher  or  established  and  controlled  an  important  manufactory.  Air.  San- 
der has  done  all  these  and  furthermore  is  not  unknown  as  an  inventor.  He  se- 
cured a  patent  on  a  veterinary  medicine  chest  in  1868,  on  a  chemical  fire  extin- 
guisher in  1869  and  on  an  aerated  water  still  in  1902.  While  thus  engaged  he 
has  been  a  student  along  many  scientific  lines.  Dr.  Sander  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Academy  of  Science,  the  Historical  and  Chemical  Societies  of  St.  Louis, 
the  American  Aledical  Association,  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  of 
which  he  was  president  in  1871,  the  Missouri  State  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  the  Association  of 
Alilitary  Surgeons,  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social  Science,  the 
^Merchants'  Exchange  of  St.  Louis ;  an  honorary  member  of  the  alumni  associa- 
tions of  ^Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy  and  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy. 
Many  pamphlets  and  professional  articles  have  appeared  from  his  pen,  of  which 
those  written  in  German  have  been  republished  in  the  pharmaceutical  journals 
of  the  European  countries  in  the  original  text  or  translated.  He  was  never  mar- 
ried. The  world  has  been  enriched  by  the  learning  and  capability  of  Enno  San- 
der and  what  was  Germany's  loss  in  1850  became  America's  gain.  St.  Louis 
honors  him  as  a  business  man,  educator,  inventor  and  scientist  and  his  life  record 
contains  many  inspiring  lessons. 


HENRY  PETTKER. 


The  business  development  of  Henry  Pettker  has  followed  his  close  applica- 
tion and  sound  judgment  in  the  control  of  mercantile  affairs,  and  he  is  now  one 
of  the  leading  retail  grocers  of  St.  Louis.  He  has  also  engaged  in  real-estate 
operations  to  an  extent  that  has  greatly  benefited  his  section  of  the  city.  He 
was  born  Alarch  30,  1841,  in  Dissen,  Westphalia,  Germany,  his  parents  being 
Mathias  and  Charlotte  (Struwe)  Pettker.  The  father  was  a  landowner  and 
farmer  who  for  many  years  was  in  charge  of  the  government  import  office  of 
Hanover  and  Prussia.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were  residents  of  their  native 
country  until  called  beyond. 

Henrv  Pettker  acquired  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Germany  and  in 
1865  started  for  America,  being  then  a  young  man  of  twenty-four  years.  His 
parents  had  provided  him  with  ample  funds  that  in  the  event  of  his  not  liking 
the  country  he  would  have  to  incur  no  hardships  and  would  possess  a  sum  suf- 
ficient to  enable  him  to  return  home.  His  appreciation  for  our  republican  form 
of  government  and  his  desire  to  enjoy  the  blessings  to  be  obtained  in  the  land 
of  the  free,  together  with  the  fact  that  he  found  American  people  hospitable, 
courteous  and  kind,  decided  him  to  remain  in  this  land,  and  he  therefore 
sought  employment  in  that  line  of  activity  to  which  he  had  been  reared,  securing 
a  situation  on  a  farm  adjacent  to  the  city.  There  he  remained  about  a  year.  In 
more  recent  times  that  farm  has  been  converted  into  what  is  known  as  the  New 
Picketts  cemetery  on  the  Gravois  road.  Therein  he  has  purchased  a  lot  and 
erected  a  family  monument,  so  that  it  is  probable  his  last  resting  place  will  be 
upon  the  farm  where  he  began  his  business  career  in  the  new  world. 

Between  the  years  i860  and  1877  he  was  employed  in  various  ways,  and 
then  became  associated  with  his  brother,  Frederick  W.  Pettker,  who  came  to 
the  United  States  in  1866,  and  embarked  in  the  retail  grocery  business,  opening 


HENRY  PETTKER 


922  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  store  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  O'Fallon  streets,  where  they  erected  the 
business  property  they  occupied.  This  venture  proved  a  success  from  the  be- 
ginning- and  the  firm  continued  the  business  for  a  period  of  ten  years.  In  1881 
the  partnership  was  dissolved  and  Henry  Pettker  decided  to  engage  in  business 
individually,  and  after  seeking  a  favorable  location  opened  a  store  at  the  corner 
of  Twenty-third  and  Cass  avenue.  .  He  purchased  the  lot  with  its  improvements 
and  during  the  twenty-seven  years  in  which  he  has  carried  on  the  business  there 
he  has  developed  one  of  the  largest  retail  grocery  establishments  in  that  section 
of  the  city.  Being  a  thorough  business  man  and  having  faith  in  the  future  growth 
and  upbuilding  of  his  locality,  Mr.  Pettker  also  made  many  profitable  invest- 
ments in  realty  and  is  today  the  owner  of  many  of  the  substantial  business  blocks 
and  residences  of  that  section,  including  three  corners  at  Cass  avenue  and 
Twenty-third  street.  He  has  made  a  rule  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century 
to  erect  one  or  more  buildings  each  year  and  has  strictly  adhered  to  his  resolu- 
tion in  this  connection,  so  that  he  has  aided  greatly  in  the  city's  development,  at 
the  same  time  promoting  his  individual  success,  for  his  property  interests  have 
brought  him  a  good  rental  and  a  substantial  profit  when  sales  have  been  made. 

Twice  married,  it  was  in  April,  1870,  that  Mr.  Pettker  wedded  Miss  Hannah 
Stuetzer.  and  unto  them  were  born  two  children :  Marie,  now  the  wife  of  John 
Houston,  city  attorney  of  Mansfield,  Ohio;  and  William,  who  married  Katharine 
Beckert  and  is  connected  with  his  father  in  business.  Having  lost  his  first  wife, 
Mr.  Pettker  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  1896  to  Miss  Caroline  Hartman,  and 
this  union  has  been  blessed  with  two  children :  Henrv  Mathias  named  in  honor 
of  his  grandfather ;  and  a  daughter,  Marie  Elsie.  There  are  also  three  grand- 
children, ]\Iarie,  Henry  Pettker  Houston  and  John. 

Mr.  Pettker  is  a  republican  in  politics,  but  has  never  had  a  desire  for  ofhce. 
The  only  public  position  he  has  filled  is  that  of  election  judge.  In  his  youth  he 
was  confirmed  in  the  Lutheran  faith  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  New  Picketts 
church.  In  1869  he  joined  Pride  of  the  West  Lodge,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  about 
ten  years  later  joined  the  Masonic  fraternity,  but  in  recent  years  has  not  been 
active  in  fraternal  relations.  No  one  more  justly  deserves  the  somewhat  hack- 
neyed but  always  expressive  title  of  a  self-made  man,  for  as  the  result  of  close 
application  and  energy  intelligently  applied  he  is  today  one  of  the  leading  retail 
grocers  of  St.  Louis.  Moreover,  his  name  has  become  a  synonym  for  honestv 
to  all  who  know  him,  his  word  being  as  good  as  any  bond  ever  solemnized  by 
signature  or  seal. 


HERBERT  RIZZIO   SHANKS. 

There  is  no  spontaneity  in  business  success  but  rather  a  process  of  gradual 
accretion,  the  result  of  persistent,  continuous  effort  day  by  day,  in  which  con- 
stant watchfulness  of  trade  conditions  is  a  necessary  feature.  It  is  thus  that  Her- 
bert R.  Shanks  has  come  to  the  presidency  of  the  Hart  Hat  &  Furnishing  Goods 
Company,  occupying  this  position  since  October,  1905.  He  was  born  in  Newark, 
Missouri,  November  16,  1880.  His  parents,  George  C.  and  Martha  L.  Shanks, 
are  now  residents  of  St.  Louis,  the  father  being  a  contractor  and  builder.  The 
family  has  been  represented  in  this  country  for  generations,  the  ancestry  being 
traced  back  through  George  and  James  to  Sample  Nelson. 

Herbert  R.  Shanks  was  sent  to  the  ])ublic  schools  when  he  reached  the  age 
designated  by  law  anrl  there  he  continued  his  studies  until  thirteen  years  of  age., 
when  he  accompanied  his  parents  on  their  removal  to  the  country.  The  succeed- 
ing two_  years  were  passed  amid  rural  surroundings  and  they  then  returned  to 
St.  Louis,  where  the  subject  of  this  review  began  providing  for  his  own  support 
by  securing  a  clerkship  with  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway.  He  remained  with 
that  corporation  until  June,   1901,  when  he  became  connected  witli  the  hat  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOL'RTJi    CITY.  023 

furnishing  goods  store  owned  by  William  Hart.  He  was  employed  as  salesman 
and  buyer  until  1905,  gradually  acquiring  an  intimate,  accurate  and  expert  knowl- 
edge of  the  business  so  that  he  was  well  qualified  to  assume  administrative  con- 
trol ,when  in  1905  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency.  This  is  a  well  known  house, 
carrying  an  extensive  line  of  goods  and  enjoying  a  gratifying  share  of  the  pub- 
lic patronage.  The  business  is  carefully  systematized  and  is  the  exponent  of 
modern  progressive  business  methods,  resulting  in  the  achievement  of  success. 

On  the  15th  of  October,  1901,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Shanks  was  married  to  INliss 
Hazel  Hart,  a  daughter  of  William  Hart,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Hart  Hat 
&  Furnishing  Goods  Company.  They  reside  at  No.  7323  Elm  avenue  in  Maple- 
wood.  Mr.  Shanks  is  a  member  and  collecting  officer  of  the  Hamilton  Council, 
No.  102,  of  the  Royal  League  and  presided  in  the  orator's  chair  for  one  term. 
He  exercises  the  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  republican  principles  and  feels 
that  good  government  is  best  conserved  in  support  of  the  issues  for  which  the 
party  stands. 


JUDGE  SIMON  S.  BASS. 

In  no  profession  is  there  a  career  more  open  to  talent  than  in  that  of  the 
law.  And  in  no  field  of  endeavor  is  there  demanded  a  more  careful  preparation, 
a  more  thorough  appreciation  of  the  absolute  ethics  of  life,  or  of  the  underlying 
principles,  which  form  the  basis  of  all  human  rights  and  privileges.  Unflagging 
application  and  intuitive  wisdom,  and  a  determination  to  fully  utilize  the  means 
at  hand  are  the  concomitants  which  insure  personal  success  and  prestige  in  this 
great  profession,  which  stands  as  the  stern  conservator  of  justice;  and  it  is  one 
in  which  none  should  enter  without  a  recognition  of  the  obstructions  to  be  over- 
come and  the  battles  to  be  won.  For  success  does  not  perch  on  the  falchion  of 
every  person  who  enters  the  competitive  fray,  but  comes  only  as  the  direct  result 
of  capacity  and  unmistakable  ability.  Possessing  all  the  requisite  qualities  of  the 
able  lawyer,  Judge  Simon  S.  Bass  has  figured  for  many  years  as  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  St.  Louis  bar. 

Born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  his  natal  day  was  May  11,  1852.  His  father, 
Sigmund  Bass,  was  a  native  of  Furth,  Bavaria,  and  about  1835  came  to  America, 
settling  on  the  James  river,  near  Jamestown,  Virginia,  where  he  engaged  in  a  gen- 
eral merchandising.  He  was  married  in  Baltimore  to  Miss  Pauline  Stearn,  a  na- 
tive of  Westphalen,  Germany,  and  a  resident  of  Baltimore.  They  established  their 
home  in  that  city,  where  Mr.  Bass  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits  until  his  death, 
in  1881.  His  brothers  were  prominent  in  financial  circles  in  Frankfurt-on-the- 
Main,  Germany,  where  they  conducted  a  banking  business.  Judge  Bass  was  the 
eldest  of  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  all  of  whom  are  living.  His  youngest 
brother,  Dr.  Joseph  Bass,  is  a  dentist  of  New  Orleans,  while  Louis  is  a  merchant 
of  Pennsylvania,  and  Benjamin  is  a  traveling  salesman,  residing  in  Kansas  City, 
Missouri. 

Judge  Bass  spent  his  boyhood  in  Ijaltimore,  acquiring  his  early  education  in 
the  public  schools,  and  his  classical  education  from  a  private  tutor,  who  was  a 
brother  in  Loyola  College  of  that  city.  He  then  read  law  under  the  direction  of 
Archibald  SterJing,  Jr.,  of  Baltimore,  who  at  that  time  was  LTnited  States  district 
attorney  there. 

The  year  1880  witnessed  the  arrival  of  Judge  Bass  in  St.  Louis,  and  he  con- 
tinued his  studies  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  until  his  admission  to  the  bar  on 
examination  of  the  judges,  as  was  then  the  practice.  This  was  in  April.  1881. 
He  also  read  law  here  with  the  firm  of  Carr  &  Reynolds  before  his  admission  to 
the  bar  and  for  a  few  years  he  engaged  in  practice  alone,  after  which  he  joined 
John  I.  Martin  in  organizing  the  firm  of  Martin  &  Bass,  which  partnership  con- 
tinued until   1900.     Through  the  succeeding  eight  years  he  was  associated  with 


924  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Charles  Brock  in  the  firm  of  Bass  &  Brock,  and  in  1908  he  entered  into  partner- 
ship relations  with  William  Zachritz  under  the  firm  style  of  Zachritz  &  Bass. 
During  the  twenty-five  years  of  his  practice  Judge  Bass  has  been  identified  with 
many  important  cases,  which  have  attracted  wide  attention,  and  in  which  he  has 
been  verv  successful.  He  has  confined  his  attention  entirely  to  his  professional 
duties  and  on  numerous  occasions  has  acted  as  provisional  judge  in  the  court  of 
criminal  corrections.  He  was  nominated  for  circuit  judge  at  the  primaries  in  the 
fall  of  1908.  but  was  defeated  with  the  remainder  of  the  democratic  ticket  in  the 
republican  landslide  of  that  year. 

Judge  Bass  has  always  been  a  stanch  democrat,  but  has  not  been  an  active 
party  worker  in  recent  years.  For  a  long  period  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
^Missouri  Bar  Association.  He  has  been  very  active  in  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the 
Woodmen  of  the  World,  the  Legion  of  Honor,  and  fraternal  work  in  general, 
and  is  a  member  of  the  committee  on  laws  of  the  grand  lodge  of  the  Royal  Arca- 
num. He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Westwood  Country  Club,  the  Missouri  Ath- 
letic Club,  Contemporary  Club,  and  to  several  fishing  and  hunting  clubs,  which 
associations  indicate  the  nature  of  his  recreation.  He  early  took  a  stand  for  the 
promotion  of  St.  Louis  art.  Always  much  interested  in  affairs  relating  to  the 
Israelite  race  he  has  been  a  member  of  Shaara  Enieth  Congregation,  and  one  of 
the  board  of  directors  for  twelve  or  fifteen  years. 

On  the  226.  of  February,  1885,  Mr.  Bass  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  to  Miss 
Xellie  Hedden,  of  Madison  county,  Illinois,  and  they  have  one  son,  Sigmund, 
twenty-one  years  of  age,  a  student  in  Columbia  University  and  three  daughters, 
Blanche,  Ruth  and  Ethel,  all  at  home. 

In  the  makeup  of  Judge  Bass  there  is  little  of  self-assertion  although  he 
possesses,  as  every  strong  man  does,  an  understanding  of  his  own  capacities  and 
powers.  In  manner,  he  is  modest  and  retiring,  but  in  the  years  of  his  residence 
in  St.  Louis  has  become  well  known  as  a  strong  and  able  lawyer,  attaining  that 
success  which  can  onlv  be  secured  through  indomitable  energy,  perseverance, 
patience  and  strong  mentality. 


MAX  FEUERBACHER. 

St.  Louis,  founded  as  a  French  settlement  long  before  Missouri  became  a 
part  of  the  territory  of  the  Fruited  States,  eventually  became  largely  a  city  of 
German-American  population,  and  the  representatives  of  the  Teutonic  race, 
bringing  to  the  new  world  their  civilization,  their  enterprise  and  ambition, 
wrought  a  decided  change  in  conditions  here,  infusing  their  own  spirit  of  prog- 
ress into  the  town,  with  the  result  that  it  was  transformed  into  a  city  of  im- 
portant commercial  and  industrial  relations.  Among  those  who  were  factors 
in  this  transformation  Max  Feuerbacher  was  numbered. 

A  native  of  Germany,  he  was  born  near  Bamberg,  Muhlhausen,  June  30, 
1835,  of  the  marriage  of  John  and  Doretta  Feuerbacher.  His  father  was  a 
brewer  by  occupation.  He  acquired  a  thorough  education  in  the  schools  of 
his  native  town  and  then  acquainted  himself  with  the  brewer's  trade  under  the 
guidance  of  his  father,  gaining  comprehensive  and  practical  knowledge  of  the 
business.  He  was  a  youth  of  seventeen  years  when  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to 
America  and,  becoming  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  sought  employment  in  the  line 
of  his  trade,  which  he  found  in  Uhrig's  brewery,  which  was  one  of  the  early 
institutions  of  its  kind  in  the  city.  At  a  later  date  he  was  employed  at  the 
Philadelphia  brewery  on  Morgan  street,  serving  there  for  some  time  as  .fore- 
man. Imbued  with  the  creditable  ambition  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  he  became  interested  in  the  firm  of  Joseph  Schnaider  &  Company  in 
1857.  Eight  years  later  the  company  erected  what  became  known  as  the  Green 
Tree  Brewery  at  the  corner  of  Ninth  and  Sidnev  streets.     Two  years  later  Mr. 


MAX  FEUERBACHER 


926  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Feuerbacher  purchased  the  interest  of  ^Ir.  Schnaider  and  soon  afterward  ad- 
mitted Louis  Schlossstein  to  a  partnership,  at  which  time  the  firm  name  of  Feuer- 
bacher &  Schlossstein  was  assumed.  At  a  later  date  their  enterprise,  which 
had  grown  to  large  proportions,  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Green 
Tree  Brewing"  Company  with  ]Mr.  Feuerbacher  as  president  of  the  corporation. 
As  the  years  passed  the  enterprise  was  developed  along  lines  of  substantial 
growth  and  its  output  was  continually  increased  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  trade. 
The  capable  management  and  keen  business  discernment  of  Air.  Feuerbacher 
were  the  salient  features  in  the  success  of  the  undertaking.  At  length,  warned 
by  failing  health  that  he  must  seek  relief  from  business  cares  in  rest  and  recrea- 
tion, he  returned  to  Germany  in  1884.  In  due  course  of  time  he  reached  his 
native  city,  revisited  the  old  homestead  and  there  in  the  house  in  which  he  was 
born  ]\Ir.  Feuerbacher  passed  away  ten  days  later.  His  remains  were  afterward 
brought  back  to  St.  Louis  for  interment  and  now  rest  in  St.  Matthew's  cemeterv. 

Air.  Feuerbacher  is  survived  by  his  widow,  who  in  her  maidenhood  was 
Miss  J\Iinna  Wallenbroock.  Their  marriage  was  celebrated  in  1875  and  unto 
them  were  born  four  children :  Lydia,  Max,  Arthur  and  Walter,  all  of  whom 
were  left  to  mourn  the  loss  of  the  husband  and  father,  who  was  ever  devoted  to 
the  welfare  and  happiness  of  his  family. 

Since  his  death  the  family  interest  in  the  Green  Tree  Brewery  has  been 
sold  to  the  combination  of  English  capitalists  operating  under  the  name  of  the 
St.  Louis  Brewing  Association.  He  was  well  known  as  one  of  the  prominent 
German-American  residents  of  St.  Louis  and,  like  many  of  his  fellow  country- 
men, was  most  loyal  to  the  L^nion  during  the  Civil  war  and  served  as  a  member 
of  the  Home  Guards,  organized  for  the  protection  of  the  city.  His  political 
allegiance  was  always  given  to  the  republic?n  party  and  he  held  membership  in 
the  Protestant  Evangelical  church.  He  was  also  identified  with  the  St.  Louis 
Commandery  of  Knights  Templar,  with  the  Turners,  the  Liederkranz  and  the 
Arion  societies.  He  was  always  loyal  to  the  principles  which  he  made  the  guid- 
ing spirit  of  his  life  and  he  enjoyed  in  large  measure  the  warm  friendship  and 
high  regard  of  those  with  whom  he  was  associated  through  the  ties  of  business 
and  of  friendship.  While  he  was  always  loyal  to  his  adopted  city  and  its  best 
interests  and  faithful  to  his  friends,  his  best  traits  of  character  were  reserved 
for  his  own  home  and  fireside,  and  it  is  there  that  his  death  has  been  most  keenly 
felt,  for  he  lived  in  close  and  devoted  companionship  with  his  wife  and  children. 


JUDGE  HUGO  MUENCH. 

Judge  Hugo  Muench.  lawyer  and  jurist,  whose  professional  record  consti- 
tutes a  creditable  chapter  in  the  judicial  history  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  July  14, 
185 1,  in  Warren  county,  Missouri.  On  his  father's  side  he  is  descended  from  a 
lineage  of  Lutheran  ministers,  reaching  back  to  the  seventeenth  century.  On  the 
maternal  side  he  comes  from  a  long  line  of  physicians  and  surgeons,  a  number 
of  whom  were  professors  of  surgerv  at  the  Universities  of  Marburg,  Bonn  and 
Berlin. 

The  father,  Frederick  Aluench,  was  reared  as  a  Protestant  minister  but, 
after  settling  in  this  country  in  1834,  devoted  himself  first  to  the  establishing  of 
a  home,  to  farming  and  fruit-raising.  In  later  years  he  followed  literarv  pur- 
suits almost  exclusively.  On  planning  his  removal  to  the  new  world  he  became 
one  of  the  leaders  of  an  emigration  and  colonization  society,  organized  in  the 
university  town  of  Giessen,  his  brother-in-law,  Paul  Follen,  being  his  associate 
in  this  undertaking.  The  colonization  scheme  being  found  impractical  on  arrival 
here,  they  settled  on  adjoining  farms  in  Warren  county,  Missouri.  The  keen, 
scintillant  mind  and  qualities  of  leadership  possessed  by  Mr.  Muench  led  to  his 
selection  for  official  houov^  and  the  district  in   which  he  resided  elected  him,  in 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  927 

1862,  to  the  state  senate  for  a  term  of  four  years.  He  always  took  an  active 
and  influential  interest  in  all  events  and  particularly  in  the  question  of  the  aholi- 
tion  of  slaver}-.  He  strongly  opposed  the  enslavement  of  the  negroes  and  in  1856 
made  campaign  addresses  throughout  the  east  in  support  of  Fremont,  following 
the  organization  of  the  repuhlican  party  formed  to  prevent  the  further  extension 
of  slavery.  He  was  also  a  delegate  to  the  convention  which  nominated  Ahraham 
Lincoln  in  Chicago  in  i860,  was  keenlv  alive  to  the  living  issues  and  felt  the  pal- 
pitating pulse  of  politics. 

Judge  Aluench  supplemented  his  district-school  course  in  Warren  county  by 
studv  at  Augusta,  St.  Charles  county,  Missouri.  He  was  under  his  father's 
tutelage  until  seventeen  vears  of  age,  when  he  matriculated  in  the  academic  de- 
partment of  the  Washington  Lmiversity  in  St.  Louis,  afterward  spending  two 
years  as  a  special  student  in  the  collegiate  department.  In  preparation  for  a 
professional  career  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  in  1871  and  graduated 
with  the  Bachelor  of  Law^  degree  in  1873.  He  had  the  average  experience  of  a 
farmer  boy  in  those  years,  excepting  during  1864  and  1865,  when  he  acted  as 
senate  page  in  Jefiferson  City,  through  the  long  regular  and  revising  sessions  that 
occurred  in  those  troublous  years.  Those  associations  as  well  as  the  wishes  of 
his  parents  inclined  him  to  the  study  of  law  in  preparation  for  a  life  work.  Flav- 
ing  entered  the  law  office  of  Henry  Hitchcock  as  a  student  he  afterward  became 
associated  with  Mr.  Hitchcock's  brother-in-law,  Hon.  M.  Dwight  Collier,  with 
whom  he  formed  a  partnership  in  1874  under  the  firm  style  of  Collier  &  Muench. 
This  relation  endured  until  Mr.  Collier's  enforced  retirement  and  removal  from 
St.  Louis  on  account  of  ill  health  about  1882.  From  1884  until  1887  Judge 
Muench  was  in  partnership  with  F.  A.  Cline,  Esq.,  as  Muench  &  Cline,  and  on 
the  retirement  of  George  \\'.  Lubke  from  the  circuit  bench  the  firm  of  Lubke  & 
Muench  was  formed,  continuing  from  January  i,  1889,  in  their  active  practice 
until  the  appointment  of  Judge  Muench  as  United  States  consul  in  April.  1902, 
ill  health  having  compelled  his  retirement  from  legal  work. 

Judge  ]\Iuench  has  always  been  allied  with  the  republican  party,  following 
the  views  entertained  by  a  father  who  was  an  original  and  ardent  abolitionist  and 
republican.  He  has  never  w^avered  in  his  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and 
has  for  manv  vears  attended  its  conventions  as  a  delegate  and  participated  in  its 
campaigns.  He  has  not,  however,  surrendered  his  right  to  act  independently  as 
a  citizen  whenever  unworthy  nominations  happen  to  be  made  by  his  own  party. 
He  was  elected  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  public  school  board  in  the  fall  of  1886 
to  fill  an  unexpired  term.  These  were  stormy  times  in  that  body  and  he  gave 
earnest  and  diligent  support  to  every  movement  which  he  believed  would  further 
the  best  interests  of  the  schools.  In  ^^larch,  1902,  he  was  appointed  by  President 
Roosevelt  as  United  States  consul  at  Zittan,  Saxony,  and  in  May.  1903,  was  pro- 
moted to  the  consulate  at  Plauen,  Saxony.  He  voluntary  resigned,  his  resigna- 
tion to  take  efifect  October  i,  1905,  in  order  to  resume  the  practice  of  law  in 
St.  Louis,  his  health  having  been  restored  in  the  meantime.  At  the  election  of 
November,  1906,  he  was  chosen  by  popular  suffrage  as  judge  of  the  circuit  court 
for  a  term  of  six  years,  beginning  in  January,  1907.  He  completed  a  term  of 
eighteen  months  in  criminal  division  No.  10  and  is  now  assigned  for  the  remain- 
der of  the  term  to  courtroom  No.  i  of  the  civil  division.  He  has  taken  a  mod- 
est but  helpful  interest  in  such  enterprises  for  public  benefit  as  have  been  launched 
in  this  city  during  the  past  twenty  or  twenty-five  years,  both  in  the  way  of  finan- 
cial aid  and  personal  efifort. 

Judge  ^Muench  is  not  a  member  of  any  secret  society  but  about  1879  joined 
the  Turners,  being  soon  afterward  elected  president  or  speaker  of  the  North  St. 
Louis  Gymnastic  Society  (Turn  Verein).  In  1882  he  was  elected  a  member  and 
vice  president  of  the  national  governing  board  of  the  National  Turner  Bund  and 
in  1889  was  chosen  its  president,  remaining  as  such  for  three  and  a  half  years, 
when  he  resigned  because  of  pressure  of  other  duties.  In  1897  he  was  chairman 
of  the  executive  committee  which  prepared  and  managed  a  large  gymnastic  fes- 


928  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tival  held  in  this  city  that  year,  bringing  over  three  thousand  active  participants 
at  the  old  fair  grounds.  He  was  for  a  number  of  times  a  delegate  from  this  dis- 
trict to  the  national  conventions  of  the  Bund.  In  1894  he  was  chosen  president 
of  the  Liederkranz  Club  of  this  city  and  was  in  charge  of  the  celebration  of  its 
silver  jubilee  of  that  year.  His  religious  views  are  in  accord  with  those  of  the 
Ethical  Society  of  which  he  is  a  member  and  supporter. 

On  the  I2th  of  November,  1874,  Judge  Muench  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to 
Eugenia  F.  Thamer,  a  daughter  of  Julius  Thamer  and  a  graduate  of  Mary  Insti- 
tute, where  she  completed  the  course  in  1873 — the  year  of  Judge  Aluench's  gradu- 
ation from  the  law  school.  She  died  May  9,  1908,  and  is  survived  by  tour  chil- 
erdn :  Julius  Thamer,  who  married  Elsa  Starkloff,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  H.  M. 
Starkloft'  of  this  city,  and  they  have  one  son;  Paula  E. ;  Alice  F;  and  Hugo,  Jr., 
who  are  all  at  home,  the  last  named  being  a  student  of  the  McKinley  high  school. 

While  Judge  INIuench  modestly  disclaims  any  claim  to  prominence  he  has 
nevertheless  been  recognized  for  a  number  of  years  as  one  of  the  able  members 
of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  his  ability  enabling  him  to  cope  in  forensic  combat  with  many 
of  the  most  distinguished  representatives  of  the  legal  fraternity  here.  Alore- 
over  on  the  bench  he  has  proved  an  able  jurist  whose  learning  is  wide  and  com- 
prehensive and  whose  application  of  legal  principles  is  correct.  His  consular 
service  and  his  official  duties  in  local  action  have  all  been  discharged  with  a  sin- 
gleness of  purpose  that  none  have  questioned,  while  his  personal  characteristics 
as  manifest  in  his  social  relations  have  gained  him  extended  friendship  and  warm 
reg^ard. 


JOHN    PAUL    BRYSON,    M.D. 

Br.  John  Paul  Bryson,  who,  as  medical  educator  and  practitioner,  gained 
distinction  that  made  him  the  peer  of  the  ablest  representatives  of  the  profession 
in  the  Mississippi  valley,  came  to  St.  Louis  as  an  inexperienced  physician,  but 
with  the  passing  of  the  years  the  field  of  his  usefulness  continually  increased, 
and  the  public  and  the  profession  did  him  honor  for  his  scholarly  attainments 
and  successful  accomplishments  in  scientific  lines. 

A  native  of  Mississippi,  Dr.  Bryson  was  born  April  16,  1846,  his  parents 
being  James  and  Eliza  (Banks)  Bryson.  The  paternal  grandfather,  John 
Bryson,  was  a  native  of  Argyleshire,  Scotland,  and  was  owner  of  estates  in  the 
north  of  Ireland.  His  wife  belonged  to  the  famous  clan  Campbell  of  Scotland 
and  was  a  near  relative  of  the  eminent  divine,  Alexander  Campbell.  In  the 
maternal  line  Dr.  Bryson  was  a  representative  of  an  old  southern  family.  His 
mother  was  born  in  Georgia,  although  her  people  were  from  Virginia,  the  family 
having  been  established  in  Culpeper  at  a  very  early  period  in  the  colonization 
of  the  new  world.  Dr.  Bryson  was  fortunate  in  that  he  had  back  of  him  an 
ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished.  His  father  was  a  man  of  noble  courage, 
uprightness  and  strength  of  character,  possessing  an  innate  love  of  justice,  while 
his  wife  was  equally  noted  for  her  benevolent  and  generous  spirit. 

Dr.  Bryson  spent  his  boyhood  days  upon  one  of  the  old  j\Iississippi  planta- 
tions, living  the  life  common  at  that  dav  among  the  gentlemen  of  the  south. 
He  was  provided  with  liberal  educational  advantages,  spending  some  time  as 
a  pupil  in  the  schools  of  the  neighborhood,  while  under  private  instruction  at 
home  he  continued  his  education.  In  early  life  he  manifested  aptitude  in  the 
study  of  science,  and  his  broad  research  and  investigation  laid  the  foundation 
upon  which  he  built  his  professional  success  in  later  years.  The  momentous 
questions  which  precederl  the  Civil  war  diverted  his  attention  for  a  time  from 
his  bcK"jks.  and  in  1863.  when  but  seventeen  years  of  age,  he  enlisted  as  a  private 
soldier  in  the  Confederate  army  and  served  thereafter  until  the  cessation  of 
hostilities,  being  largely  engaged  in  active  flutv  in  A^rginia. 


DR.   T.   P.   BRYSON 


50— VOL.  II. 


930  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Following  his  return  from  the  war.  Dr.  Bryson  took  up  the  study  of  medi- 
cine in  the  office  and  under  the  direction  of  Dr.  S.  V.  Hill,  of  Macon,  one  of 
the  most  learned  and  skillful  physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  south.  He  was, 
moreover,  a  gentleman  of  superior  culture,  and  Dr.  Bryson's  association  with 
him  was  of  inestimable  benefit.  His  natural  love  of  science  made  the  study  of 
medicine  one  of  deep  and  undying  interest  to  him,  and  after  reading  for  some 
time  under  the  tutorship  of  Dr.  Hill,  he  matriculated  in  the  Humboldt  Medical 
College  of  St.  Louis  in  1866  and  two  years  later  received  his  degree  from  that 
institution.  Xot  long  after  his  graduation  he  received  an  appointment  to  the 
position  of  assistant  surgeon  of  the  city  hospital  and  acted  in  that  capacity  for 
one  year,  thus  adding  to  his  theoretical  training  the  knowledge  gained  from 
broad  and  varied  hospital  experience.  In  the  fall  of  1869  he  took  up  the  private 
practice  of  medicine  and  surgery,  and  for  several  years  practiced  in  connec- 
tion with  Dr.  William  L.  Barret,  a  distinguished  member  of  the  medical  fra- 
ternity in  St.  Louis.  Dr.  Bryson's  ability  soon  gained  him  recognition  as  one 
wdiose  knowledge  and  powers  were  manifest  in  the  excellent  results  which  at- 
tended his  professional  labors.  Careful  in  the  diagnosis  of  a  case,  his  judgment 
concerning  the  outcome  of  a  disease  was  rarely,  if  ever,  at  fault  and  his  ability 
won  him  an  extended  patronage.  He  also  figured  prominently  in  connection 
with  educational  work  in  medical  lines.  In  1870  he  was  appointed  demon- 
strator of  anatomy  in  the  Missouri  Medical  College,  a  position  which  he  filled 
for  two  years.  In  1872  he  became  quiz  master  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Col' 
lege,  and  in  1876  was  appointed  clinical  lecturer  at  that  institute  on  the  genito- 
urinary organs.  In  1882  he  was  made  professor  of  genito-urinary  surgery  in 
the  same  college,  and  filled  that  position  until  his  death,  making  an  enviable 
record  as  a  lecturer  and  educator.  As  the  years  passed  he  also  did  much  clin- 
ical work  at  the  O'Fallon  dispensary,  which  is  the  clinical  department  of  the 
St.  Louis  Aledical  College.  In  1882  he  was  appointed  surgeon  to  the  Mullanphy 
Hospital,  which  position  he  held  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise.  His  career  as 
a  physician  and  surgeon  in  St.  Louis  was  a  record  of  constantly  increasing  patron- 
age, growing  usefulness  and  expanding  influence  in  the  profession  and  in  the 
community  at  large.  He  was  deeplv  interested  in  his  profession  from  the  scien- 
tific standpoint,  and,  moreover,  was  actuated  in  all  that  he  did  by  a  spirit  of 
broad  hunianitarianism.  His  honors  were  worthily  won,  his  ability  gaining 
him  preeminence  in  a  profession  which  many  regard  as  the  most  important 
to  which  man  can  direct  his  energies. 

Dr.  Bryson  sought  further  efficiency  in  his  chosen  calling  by  his  continued 
reading  and  study  and  from  the  interchange  of  thoughts  and  experiences  among 
the  members  of  different  medical  associations.  In  1869  he  was  admitted  to  a 
membership  in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  was  also  a  member  of  the 
Medico-Chirurgical  Society  of  this  city  and  similar  local  medical  societies  He 
became  one  of  the  charter  members  of  the  American  Association  of  Genito- 
Urinary  Surgeons  and  served  for  one  year  as  its  vice  president.  He  was  also 
a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Congress  of  American  Physicians 
and  Surgeons,  and  took  a  most  active  and  helpful  part  in  the  work  of  keeping 
the  profession  up  to  a  high  standard.  His  fellow  members  of  the  medical  fra- 
ternity often  sought  his  counsel  and  advice  in  difficult  cases,  and  he  was  con- 
sulting physician  at  flifferent  times  to  the  St.  Louis  Hospital,  the  Missouri 
Pacific  Hospital  and  the  Baptist  Sanitarium.  He  did  much  charitable  work 
along  professional  lines,  rendering  his  aid  cheerfully  and  willingly  to  many 
cases  where  he  knew  that  no  remuneration  would  be  received. 

In  1873  occurred  the  marriage  of  Dr.  Bryson  to  Miss  Mary  Sterling  Win- 
ter, a  daughter  of  William  D.  and  Sarah  (Sterling)  Winter,  of  Bayou  Sara, 
Louisiana.  Mrs.  Bryson  died  in  1890,  leaving  two  children,  and  in  1893  Dr. 
Bryson  wedded  Miss  Jeannic  Richmond,  of  Woodstock,  Vermont.  He  was 
devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  family  and  found  his  greatest  happiness  in  his 
own  home.     His  best  traits  of  character  were  reserved  for  his  fireside,  and  his 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  931 

friends  ever  found  him  a  genial,  courteous  and  hospitable  host.  His  work  in  the 
world  was  a  beneficent  one,  and  his  life  record  marked  a  career  of  extreme 
capability  and  usefulness.  His  memory,  therefore,  deserves  to  be  perpetuated 
in  a  history  that  will  descend  to  future  generations,  for  he  stood  among^  the 
progressive  members  of  his  profession  who  led  the  vanguard  in  professional 
service,  actuated  by  the  laudable  ambition  to  achieve  success  by  love  of  scientific 
research,  and  more  than  all,  by  the  humanitarian  spirit  which  recoo;nizcs  the 
brotherhood  of  the  race. 


PEYTON  T.  CARR. 


The  leaders  are  comparatively  few,  while  the  lower  ranks  of  life  are  over- 
crowded. The  great  majority  who  enter  the  business  world  are  actuated  by  a 
desire  to  secure  a  salary  at  comparatively  little  personal  expenditure  of  time  and 
labor,  rather  than  to  gain  promotions  by  making  service  valuable  to  employers. 
It  is  only  when  the  latter  course  is  followed  that  advancement  is  secured,  and  it 
has  been  through  this  avenue  that  Peyton  T.  Carr  has  reached  the  goal  of  pros- 
perity, standing  today  in  a  conspicuous  position  in  the  enjoyment  of  notable  suc- 
cess because  of  the  extent  and  importance  of  his  business  connections.  ]\Ir.  Carr 
is  one  of  the  native  sons  of  St.  Louis,  of  whom  the  city  is  justly  proud.  He  was 
born  November  24,  1864,  his  parents  being  Alfred  and  Angelica  (Yeatman)  Carr, 
the  former  a  real-estate  operator  of  St.  Louis.  The  maternal  ancestors  came  from 
Tennessee,  while  the  father  was  a  representative  of  an  old  Kentucky  family. 

The  public  schools,  Smith  Academy  and  Washington  University  afforded 
Peyton  T.  Carr  his  educational  advantages,  and  he  was  graduated  as  a  member 
of  the  first  class  in  the  Manual  Training  School,  a  branch  of  the  university.  He 
then  took  a  position  with  the  Frisco  Railroad  Company  in  the  machine  shops  with 
the  object  of  thoroughly  learning  the  business  in  every  detail,  his  friend.  Captain 
C.  W.  Rogers,  general  manager  and  vice  president  of  the  road,  advising  and 
assisting  him  in  this  object.  For  two  years  he  continued  in  the  shops,  but  con- 
cluded that  the  work  was  not  entirely  congenial  and  believed  that  he  could  win 
success  in  lines  which  were  more  satisfactory  from  the  standpoint  of  personal 
liking.  He  then  joined  his  father,  who  was  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business, 
and  for  a  number  of  years  Peyton  T.  Carr  continued  to  carry  on  the  purchase 
and  sale  of  St.  Louis  property,  as  junior  partner  of  the  firm.  His  next  step  in  a 
progressive  business  career  made  him  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the 
Citizens  Insurance  Company  of  Missouri,  with  which  he  remained  until  the  com- 
pany sold  out  to  the  Hartford  Insurance  Company  of  Connecticut.  His  next 
business  connection  brought  him  still  broader  opportunities,  for  he  became  presi- 
dent of  the  L^nited  Elevator  and  Grain  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  and  still  remains 
as  its  chief  executive  officer.  In  October.  1907,  he  was  also  elected  the  president 
of  the  Kehlor  Flour  ^lills  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  owners  of  the  largest  fiouring- 
mill  enterprise  of  the  city,  and  one  of  the  mammoth  concerns  of  the  kind  in  the 
country,  having  a  capacity  of  three  thousand  barrels  per  day.  The  larger  per- 
centage of  their  business  is  an  export  trade,  their  output  being  shipped  to  all  the 
markets  of  the  world  and  in  addition  they  also  enjoy  a  large  domestic  trade. 
The  mammoth  plant,  splendidly  equipped  in  every  particular  with  the  latest  im- 
proved machinery,  constitutes  one  of  the  most  important  industrial  concerns  in 
St.  Louis,  keeping  the  city  in  touch  with  outside  commercial  interests  and  thus 
constituting  a  feature  in  its  growth.  Early  in  his  business  life  Mr.  Carr  learned 
to  differentiate  between  the  valuable  and  the  non-essential,  and  also  soon  devel- 
oped a  keen  discriminating  power  in  judging  men.  so  that  he  has  been  enabled 
to  gather  about  him  a  corps  of  most  efffcient  assistants  and  helpers.  Justice  has 
always  been  maintained  in  his  relations  with  those  who  have  served  him  aufl 
his  appreciation  of  the  worth  of  an  assistant  has  been  also  one  of  the  elements 


932  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  his  success.  ^Moreover  he  seems  to  possess  a  genius  for  devising  and  execut- 
ing a  plan  at  the  right  time,  and  this  is  supplemented  by  the  quality  of  common- 
sense,  which  is  too  often  lacking  in  the  business  world. 

On  the  15th  of  November,  1893.  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Carr  was  married  to  Miss 
Josephine  Kehlor,  a  daughter  of  J.  B.  M.  Keillor,  founder  of  the  Kehlor  Mills. 
He  enjoys  the  companionship  of  men  of  culture  and  intelligence  in  the  St.  Louis, 
Noonday  and  Country  Clubs,  and  he  also  holds  membership  in  the  Business  Men's 
League  and  the  Episcopal  church.  The  success  to  which  he  has  attained  now  re- 
leases him  from  that  unremitting  attention  to  business  which  was  necessary  in  his 
earlier  years  and  he  spends  about  four  or  five  months  each  year  at  his  country 
home  at  Glencoe,  in  St.  Louis  countv. 


C.  H.  HUTTIG. 


C.  H.  Huttig,  president  of  the  Third  National  Bank,  has  made  history  fast 
for  himself  and  for  those  interests  with  which  his  personality  and  activities  have 
been  connected  during  the  period  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  man  of 
forceful  character,  strong  and  determined,  accomplishing  what  he  undertakes 
and  displaying  at  all  times  the  keenest  insight  into  business  situations  and  their 
possibilities.  Coming  to  St.  Louis  unknown  in  1885,  but  with  the  intellectual 
resourcefulness  and  spirit  of  energy  which  have  won  him  name  and  fame,  he 
has  left  his  impress  upon  the  business  of  the  city  in  a  manner  that  has  proved 
remarkably  substantial  in  effect. 

After  graduating  from  the  high  school  of  INIuscatine,  Iowa,  Mr.  Huttig  made 
his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  a  bookkeeper  for  Cooke,  Musser  &  Com- 
pany, a  prominent  banking  firm  of  Muscatine.  He  was  then  sixteen  years 
of  age.  His  business  genius  pushed  him  ahead  and  after  successive  promotions 
he  became  at  the  end  of  three  years  a  stockholder  in  the  firm  of  Huttig  Brothers 
^lanufacturing  Company.  His  executive  qualities  were  soon  manifested  here 
and  made  him  assistant  manager  of  the  concern.  Thus  was  his  early  training 
received  in  Muscatine,  and  in  the  exercise  of  his  abilities  they  were  strengthened 
and  grew. 

On  the  I  St  of  December,  1885,  Mr.  Huttig  came  to  St.  Louis.  He  was 
unknown  to  the  local  business  world,  his  only  recommendation  being  the  brief 
business  history  he  had  made  in  Muscatine.  There  were  many  such  men. 
Recommendations  were  plentiful.  Was  Mr.  Huttig  different  from  other  young 
men  and  could  he  meet  the  demands  of  those  trained  and  experienced  in  busi- 
ness? This  was  the  question  which  he  faced.  St.  Louis,  however,  was  not  slow 
in  becoming  acquainted  with  the  fact  that  his  energy  and  determination  would 
soon  carry  him  ahead  of  many  of  his  fellows.  Business  men  recognized  the  fact 
that  he  possessed  much  of  the  initiative  spirit  and  was  quick  to  note  and  improve 
an  opportunity.  Soon  after  his  arrival  in  the  city  he  organized  the  Huttig  Sash 
&  Door  Company,  of  which  he  became  the  president  and  general  manager.  This 
company  began  business  with  a  capital  stock  of  forty  thousand  dollars,  all  paid 
up.  Mr.  Huttig's  business  management  of  the  establishment  was  so  shrewd  and 
the  enterprise  met  with  such  immediate  success  that  within  a  short  time  the 
capital  and  surplus  amounted  to  two  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Twelve  years 
after  his  arrival  in  the  city,  early  in  1897,  he  entered  actively  and  officially  into 
the  banking  interests  of  the  city,  being  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  Third 
National  I>ank.  The  record  which  Mr.  Huttig  has  thus  made  is  equaled  by 
few  men  who  occupy  flistinctive  positions  in  business  circles  and  are  distin- 
guished representatives  of  St.  Louis  commercial  history.  As  head  of  the  bank 
he  is  largely  giving  his  time  and  attention  to  constructive  efforts  and  administra- 
tive   direction    and    the    institution    is    clerivin£r    therefrom    substantial    benefits. 


C.   H.  HUTTIG 


934  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

Under  his  management  the  deposits  of  the  bank  grew  from  four  milhon  dollars 
to  thirtv-fonr  millions — without  consolidating  with  or  purchasing  any  other  bank. 
While  financial  and  business  affairs  make  heavy  claims  upon  the  time  and 
energies  of  ]\Ir.  Huttig,  he  also  finds  opportunity  to  devote  to  civic  interests  of 
the  citv  and  gives  the  weight  of  his  influence  and  his  effort  to  secure  honest 
men  and  honest  methods  in  politics.  Although  he  has  never  been  a  politician  in 
the  sense  of  seeking  office  for  himself,  he  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  school 
board  from  1891  until  1896,  or  for  a  period  of  four  and  a  half  years,  during 
which  time  he  served  for  two  years  as  chairman  of  its  most  important  committee. 
that  of  ways  and  means.  At  the  division  of  the  democratic  party  on  the  money 
question  in  1896,  he  recognized  the  gold  standard  and  the  tremendous  vote  of 
public  approval  certainly  proved  the  judgment  of  his  knowledge  on  that  impor- 
tant financial  proposition.  He  has  made  no  mistakes  in  his  devotion,  thought  or 
energv  that  has  given  him  a  name  in  the  history  of  the  progress  of  St.  Louis. 
He  has  given  the  best  that  is  in  him  to  anything  and  everything  that  he  has 
undertaken.  Aluch  of  his  success  is  due  to  his  recognition  of  opportunity  and  his 
tact  in  accepting  it ;  that  he  is  equal  to  any  emergency  that  comes  his  way  and 
possesses,  moreover,  business  genius  enough  to  meet  competition  and  obtain  his 
share  of  the  public  patronage.  He  knows  when  and  how  to  follow  the  lines  of 
least  resistance  in  action  and  in  thought  and  therefore  accomplishes  results  where 
others  fail.  His  acquaintance  with  financial  matters,  practical  in  theory  and  in 
possibilities,  has  made  for  him  a  name  of  national  repute  and  his  record  is  an 
honor  to  St.  Louis  as  well  as  to  himself.  His  work  is  a  triumph  of  his  business 
generalship  in  these  days  when  the  business  man  is  called  upon  to  act  cjuick 
and  think  quicker.  The  story  of  how  he  became  a  part  of  the  history  of  suc- 
cessful St.  Louis,  how  he  advanced  to  his  present  place  by  energy,  overcoming 
all  difficulties  by  his  determination  and  enterprise,  constitutes  an  interesting 
chapter  in  the  story  of  the  prominent  business  men  of  the  city.  Free  from  osten- 
tation or  display,  his  every  move  and  word  being  a  direct  one,  he  is  a  man  pro- 
nouncedly individualistic,  who  is  not  led  by  impressions  but  by  fact — a  man  at 
once  thoroughly  representative  of  the  American  spirit,  whose  energy  and  execu- 
tive skill  are  an  inspiration  to  those  whose  ambition  seeks  the  higher  places  in 
life.  All  of  his  work  and  his  life  have  been  an  exemplification  of  the  fact  that 
what  the  world  demands  of  men  todav  is  not  being  merely  capable,  but  by  doing 
the  things  of  which  they  are  capable. 


TESSE  McDonald. 


Jesse  McDonald,  lawver  and  jurist,  was  born  in  Wabash  county,  Indiana, 
November  14,  1864,  his  parents  being  David  W.  and  Sarah  A.  (Ramsey)  McDon- 
ald, natives  of  Pennsylvania,  who  however  spent  almost  their  entire  lives  in  In- 
diana. There  Jesse  AIcDonald  passed  his  boyhood  days  and  after  becoming  a 
student  in  the  public  schools  continued  his  education  in  the  Valparaiso  University 
in  northern  Indiana.  Later  he  devoted  three  years  to  teaching  and  for  one  year 
engaged  in  the  publication  of  a  country  newspaper.  On  the  expiration  of  that 
period  he  went  to  Canada,  where  he  was  connected  with  newspaper  work  at  the 
time  of  the  Riel  rebellion.  After  the  close  of  that  war  he  returned  to  Ohio  and 
engaged  in  newspaper  work  in  Cleveland  for  a  year,  coming  thence  to  St.  Louis  in 
the  spring  of  t886.  He  has  since  resided  in  this  city,  where  he  took  up  newspaper 
work  anrl  while  thus  engaged  was  elected  secretary  of  the  city  council.  He  after- 
ward acted  as  private  secretary  to  Mayor  George  W.  Allen  and  while  thus  en- 
gaged pursued  a  course  in  the  Washington  University  Law  School,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  with  the  F)achelor  of  Law  degree  in  1890. 

Admitted  tfj  the  bar,  Mr.  McDonald  began  practice  the  same  year  and  was 
a.ssistant  circuit  attorney  from    1892  until    1896.     In   1902  he  was  called  to  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  935 

bench  of  the  circuit  court  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  and  as  a  jurist  dispUued  the 
same  quahties  which  had  characterized  him  as  a  man  and  lawyer.  His  decisions 
were  fair  and  impartial  and  showed  none  of  that  individual  opinion  which  so 
often  enters  in  as  a  disturbing  element  so  that  when  he  retired  from  the  office  in 
January,  1898,  he  carried  with  him  the  same  confidence  and  high  regard  of  the 
public  concerning  his  professional  duties  that  were  given  him  at  the  outset  of  his 
career  as  a  jurist.  Resuming  the  practice  of  law,  he  has  confined  his  attention 
to  his  professional  duties  and  a  distinctively  representative  clientage  has  been 
accorded  him. 

In  October.  1893,  at  Orange,  New  Jersey,  Judge  McDonald  was  married  to 
Miss  Gertrude  Dillon,  a  daughter  of  John  A.  and  Blanch  (Valle)  Dillon.  They 
have  two  children,  John  and  Gertrude,  aged  respectively  fourteen  and  twelve 
years.  The  utilization  of  opportunities  which  have  come  to  him  and  the  employ- 
ment of  his  native  and  acquired  ability  have  led  Judge  McDonald  to  the  position 
which  he  now  occupies  at  the  St.  Louis  bar,  his  colleagues  regarding  him  as  one 
of  its  ablest  representatives. 


LOUIS  P.  ALOE. 


Louis  P.  Aloe,  well  known  as  the  president  of  the  Aloe  Optical  Company, 
has  also  been  prominent  in  all  civic  and  political  matters  relating  to  the  welfare 
of  St.  Louis,  his  native  city.  He  was  born  July  20,  1867,  and  is  a  son  of  Albert 
S.  Aloe,  one  of  the  early  pioneer  merchants  of  St.  Louis  who  passed  away  here 
in  January,  1893.  The  mother  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Isabella  Hill.  A  young- 
er brother  of  Louis  P.  Aloe,  known  favorably  and  quite  generally  to  citizens  of 
St.  Louis  is  Captain  Alfred  Aloe  of  the  United  States  Army  who  though  but 
thirty  years  of  age  has  achieved  considerable  success  and  distinction  by  reason  of 
valorous  conduct  in  the  late  Philippine  war. 

Louis  P.  Aloe,  educated  in  the  Stoddard  School,  the  Wyman  Institute  of  Al- 
ton and  in  Washington  University  has  achieved  success  in  his  business  career 
and  made  that  steady  progress  which  results  from  capability,  intelligently  applied, 
energy  and  adaptability  of  general  knowledge  to  specific  instances.  To  those  at 
all  familiar  with  the  commercial  history  of  St.  Louis  it  is  useless  to  say  that  the 
Aloe  Optical  Company  with  store  and  office  at  No.  513  Olive  street  occupies  a 
prominent  position  in  its  department  of  commerce,  at  all  times  keeping  up  to  a 
high  standard  in  the  excellence  of  its  workmanship  and  the  grade  of  goods 
carried. 

For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Aloe  has  been  leading  figure  in  political  circles 
and  in  affairs  relative  to  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  the  city.  Nature  has  well 
qualified  him  for  leadership  by  reason  of  qualities  of  professional  magnetism,  so 
styled  for  want  of  a  better  term,  bv  executive  ability  and  keen  discrimination. 
He  looks  beyond  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  possibilities  of  the  future 
and  his  labors  have  been  a  resultant  factor  on  many  occasions  in  accom- 
plishing desired  ends.  When  but  twenty-nine  years  of  age  he  was  the 
president  of  the  Merchants  League  Club  of  St.  Louis,  a  republican  organization 
with  a  membership  of  eight  thousand.  He  continued  in  the  presidency  for  a 
period  of  four  years  and  during  that  time  was  the  leader  and  head  of  the  repub- 
lican party  of  this  city  in  all  matters  political.  For  two  years  he  was  secretary 
of  the  Young  Republican  Association  of  Missouri,  a  state  organization,  and  his 
labors  have  been  effective  forces  in  placing  the  republican  party  in  Missouri  be- 
yond the  pale  of  possible  diminution  of  power.  Air.  Aloe  was  a  member  at  large 
of  the  republican  state  committee  for  four  years  and  the  republican  member  of 
the  board  of  election  commissioners  from  1891  until  1894  succeeding  William  A. 
Hobbs,  deceased.  Mr.  Aloe's  incumbency  to  the  election  office  was  during  the 
operation  of  the  so  called  Nesbit  election  law  and  prior  to  his  incumbency  the 


936  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

democracy  of  the  city  had  achieved  continuous  success  for  a  period  of  four  years 
but  his  eltorts  produced  different  results  for  in  the  local  and  state  election  in  the 
fall  of  1894  and  during  the  administration  of  Mr.  Aloe,  his  party,  the  republican, 
was  successful  for  the  first  time  in  a  period  of  almost  six  years.  He  has  twice 
been  elected  a  delegate  to  the  national  republican  conventions  and  participated  in 
the  naming  of  both  JMcKinley  and  Roosevelt  for  the  presidency. 

Commercially  speaking  Mr.  Aloe  has  also  held  positions  of  honor,  being 
president  of  the  National  Association  of  Surgical  Dealers  of  the  United  States 
and  Canada  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  executive  board  of  the  Business  Men's 
League  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  being  the  youngest  man  ever  in  that  body.  At 
the  present  time  he  is  the  president  and  head  of  the  Columbian  Club,  one  of  the 
largest  and  most  representative  social  clubs  of  the  city,  being  located  on  Lindell 
boulevard  and  A'andeventer  avenue.  He  has  been  four  times  chosen  as  its  chief 
executive  officer. 

Mr.  Aloe  resides  with  his  family  at  No.  4535  Maryland  avenue  and  has  four 
children :     Clarabell.  \^iola,  Isabel  and  Louise. 


CHARLES  GORDON  KNOX. 

Charles  Gordon  Knox,  deceased,  whose  ability  for  leadership  led  to  his 
selection  for  many  important  positions  in  business  and  social  life,  enjoyed  in 
every  relation  the  full  confidence  and  good  will  of  those  with  whom  he  was 
associated.  He  was  born  January  27,  1852,  in  Yonkers,  New  York,  his  parents 
being  Isaac  Heyer  and  Augusta  S.  (Havens)  Knox,  the  former  born  in  New 
York  city  in  1827,  and  the  latter  in  the  same  metropolis  in  1826.  The  father 
was  a  prominent  iron  and  steel  broker  of  New  York  city,  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Boorman,  Johnston  &  Conipan}^,  but  lost  heavily  during  the  widespread 
financial  panic  which  swept  the  country  in  1873.  In  order  to  recuperate  his 
losses  he  removed  to  the  west  in  that  year  and  became  president  of  the  National 
Stockyards  at  East  St.  Louis.  Here  his  business  acumen  and  enterprise  were 
soon  manifest,  leading  to  the  attainment  of  success  for  the  enterprise  with  which 
he  was  connected.  He  continued  in  the  presidency  until  his  death,  which  oc- 
curred December  21,   1888. 

Charles  Gordon  Knox  was  graduated  from  the  Phillips  Academy  at  And- 
over,  Massachusetts,  in  1868,  when  a  youth  of  sixteen  years,  and  afterward  be- 
came a  student  in  the  University  of  Bonn,  at  Bonn,  Germany,  where  he  re- 
mained for  four  years  or  until  his  graduation.  Thus  with  broad  educational 
advantages  he  was  well  qualified  for  the  responsible  duties  of  a  business  career. 
Returning  to  America,  he  entered  the  business  world  in  a  clerical  capacity, 
with  the  firm  of  Dennistoun  &  Company  of  New  York,  occupying  that  position 
from  1871  until  1873.  In  the  latter  year  he  came  to  St.  Louis  with  his  father 
and  through  the  succeeding  fifteen  years  was  chief  clerk  and  secretary-treas- 
urer for  the  National  Stockyards  Company.  He  afterwards  served  as  vice 
president,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  National  Stockyards,  and 
in  1889  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  Stockyards  Bank,  continuing  in 
those  positions  until  January,  1907,  when  he  retired  from  business  life.  His 
resourceful  ability  and  well  known  enterprise,  however,  led  to  his  official  con- 
nection with  other  interests.  He  was  chosen  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Cattle 
Loan  Company  and  a  director  of  the  Mechanics  American  National  Bank  and 
Commonwealth  Trust  Company. 

On  the  15th  of  June,  1887,  Mr.  Knox  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Edith  Sherman,  a  daughter  of  Byron  and  Julia  (Burnham)  Sherman,  of  St. 
Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Knox  were  prominent  socially  in  the  city  and  his  activity 
made  him  a  leading  figure  in  various  associations.  He  gave  stalwart  support  to 
the  democratic  party,  yet  had  no  ambition  for  public  office.     He  was  a  member 


CHARLES    G.    KNOX 


938  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church,  took  an  active  interest  in  its  work,  contrib- 
uted generously  to  its  support  and  was  one  of  its  trustees.  He  was  also  vice 
president  and  a  director  of  the  Mercantile  Library  Association  and  a  director 
of  the  Young  Glen's  Christian  Association.  In  1896  he  was  elected 
to  the  presidency  of  the  University  Club  and  held  membership  in  the 
Country  Ciub  and  the  Noonday  Club,  being  president  of  the  latter  at  one  time 
and  secretary  of  the  Commercial  Club  for  several  years.  His  membership 
relations  also  extended  to  the  Florissant  Valley  Club,  the  Recreation  and  the 
Golf  Clubs  and  his  fellowmen  thereof  found  him  a  most  genial  and  companion- 
able gentleman,  who  appreciated  true  worth  in  others  and  valued  and  received 
the  friendship  of  men  of  intelligence  and  ability  who  recognized  him  as  a 
peer.  He  was  always  courteous,  kind  and  affable  and  those  who  knew  him 
personally  had  for  him  warm  regard,  so  that  his  death  was  the  occasion  of 
widespread  regret,  when,  on  the  nth  of  March,  1907,  he  was  called  from  this 
life.  His  life  was  exemplary  in  all  respects  and  he  ever  supported  those  inter- 
ests which  are  calculated  to  uplift  and  benefit  humanity,  while  his  own  high 
moral   worth  was   deserving;  of  the  hiafhest  commendation. 


DAVID  C.   LOKER. 


Although  one  of  the  recently  organized  business  enterprises  of  St.  Louis, 
the  Green  &  Loker  Insurance  &  Real  Estate  Company  already  has  a  large 
clientage  and  the  business  has  assumed  profitable  proportions,  for  the  gentle- 
men who  stand  at  its  head  are  men  of  considerable  experience  in  these  lines.  Mr. 
Loker  has  attained  an  enviable  position  in  business  circles  for  one  of  his  years 
for  he  is  vet  a  young  man,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  January  i, 
1883. 

His  parents  were  Charles  F.  and  Katherine  (Cartan)  Loker.  His  father 
engaged  in  the  tobacco  manufacturing  business  under  the  name  of  Loker  &  Sons 
for  many  years.  He  was  a  brother  of  George  H.  Loker,  a  prominent  man  in 
local  affairs.  The  family  is  of  Scottish  ancestry  and  was  founded  in  this  coun- 
try in  1840  by  George  H.  Loker,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject.  In  the  maternal 
line  he  comes  of  Irish  stock,  his  grandfather  being  James  G.  Barry,  who  emi- 
grated from  Ireland  to  the  new  world  in  the  early  part  of  the  nineteenth  cen- 
tury and  was  prominent  in  the  public  life  of  St.  Louis,  serving  as  mayor  from 
1849  until   1855. 

After  acquiring  his  preliminary  education  in  a  private  school  in  this  city, 
David  C.  Loker  attended  the  St.  Louis  University  until  he  reached  the  age 
of  eighteen  years,  when  he  went  to  the  Cripple  Creek  mining  district  and  joined 
his  brother,  who  was  manager  of  certain  interests  there.  After  staying  less  than 
a  year  in  Colorado,  however,  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  secured  a  clerical 
position  with  the  Union  Trust  Company  and  when  the  Missouri  Trust  Company 
purchased  the  Missouri  Trust  building  he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  man- 
ager of  the  safe  deposit  department.  He  acted  in  that  capacity  for  five  years 
and  when  the  ^Missouri  Lincoln  was  taken  over  by  the  Mercantile  Trust  Com- 
pany he  withdrew  from  the  banking  business  and  became  connected  as  a  broker 
with  the  H.  V.  Coudrey  Insurance  Company.  He  was  thus  associated  for  one 
year  or  until  he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account,  forming  a  partnership 
under  the  style  of  the  Green  &  Loker  Ineurance  &  Real  Estate  Company.  They 
are  conducting  a  good  business  in  both  lines  and  their  growing  clientage  argues 
well  for  their  success  in  the  future.  Mr.  Loker  is  also  the  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Meyer  Mining  Company  at  Leadville,  Colorado,  and  of  the  Green- 
hill  Farm,  Incorporated.  He  is  actuated  in  all  that  he  does  by  a  laudable  ambi- 
tion to  attain  success  and  his  efforts  are  directed  along  well  devised  lines  of  labor, 
his  achievemf-nfs  rc])resenting  tin-  fil  utilization  of  liis  innate  ]io\vers  and  talents. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY.  939 

Air.  Loker  possesses  a  generous,  social  nature  which  renders  him  person- 
ally popular.  He  is  a  charter  member  of  the  Alissouri  Council,  Xo.  858,  Knights 
of  Columbus,  a  member  of  the  Bank  Clerk's  Association  and  has  been  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  other  societies.  He  was  at  one  time  con- 
nected with  the  Cadet  Corps  of  the  St.  Louis  University  and  his  belief  in 
Catholicism  is  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  St.  Francis  Xavier  church. 
His  political  views  and  activities  endorse  democratic  principles  and  he  has 
served  as  a  democratic  judge  of  election.  He  makes  his  business  interests 
his  chief  care,  however,  and  his  constant  study  of  the  insurance  and  real-estate 
field  is  enabling  him  to  improve  his  opportunities  to  good  advantage  and  attain 
that  success  which  is  the  eoal  of  all  business  industrv. 


JOHN  H.  DOUGLASS,  JR. 

John  H.  Douglass,  Jr.,  attorney-at-law,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  May  6, 
1873,  a  son  of  John  H.  Douglass,  Sr.,  for  many  years  a  prominent  lumber  manu- 
facturer of  this  city,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  In  acquiring  his  edu- 
cation the  son  attended  successively  private  schools,  the  Stoddard  public  school. 
the  Central  high  school,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1892,  and  Yale  Uni- 
versity, where  he  took  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  on  his  graduation  with  the 
class  of  1896.  He  pursued  a  general  classical  course  at  Yale  and  while  in  col- 
lege received  the  junior  and  senior  honor  appointments.  With  broad  literary 
education  to  serve  as  the  foundation  upon  which  to  build  the  superstructure  of 
professional  learning,  he  matriculated  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  and  was 
graduated  wdth  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  in  1898  as  one  of  the  honor  mem- 
bers of  his  class. 

On  the  6th  of  July  of  the  same  year,  Mr.  Douglass  was  admitted  to  the 
bar,  and  in  a  legal  capacity  became  connected  with  Knapp,  Stout  &  Company, 
while  at  a  later  date  he  became  associated  with  the  law  firm  of  Rowell  & 
Ferris,  with  whom  he  has  since  been  engaged  in  general  practice.  He  recog- 
nizes the  fact  which  present  conditions  substantiate  that  the  lawyer's  influence 
is  widening  rather  than  lessening  ,and  that  never  before  since  the  legal  profes- 
sion became  a  distinct  vocation  has  that  influence  upon  the  affairs  of  daily 
life  been  more  direct  and  far-reaching  than  at  the  present  time.  The  lawyer 
has  come  to  be  the  silent  partner  in  the  great  mercantile  establishments  and 
manufacturing  industries  of  the  country ;  he  molds  and  shapes  the  management 
of  our  great  corporations ;  his  influence  is  felt  in  every  avenue  of  business  and 
legislative  life ;  he  can  not  if  he  would  escape  those  large  responsibilities  which 
pertain  to  the  legal  profession.  These  facts  Mr.  Douglass  recognizes  and  in  his 
law  work  he  gives  to  his  clients  the  benefit  of  unflagging  industry  and  patient 
and  comprehensive  study  and  preparation.  He  is  a  member  of  the  city  and 
state  bar  associations  and  also  of  the  Law  Library  Association.  He  is  inter- 
ested in  a  number  of  financial  and  commercial  institutions  of  the  city,  and  t(^  a 
considerable  extent  is  connected  with  St.  Louis  realty  holdings. 

On  the  26th  of  April,  1905.  Mr.  Douglass  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Bessee  Barrett  Finney,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  IMonroe  and  Lucinda 
Rebecca  (Edmonston)  Finney,  of  St.  Louis.  There  was  one  daughter  born  of 
this  marriage,  Elizabeth  Finney  Douglass,  born  July  13.  1907.  The  family  resi- 
dence is  at  No.  16  Vandeventer  place,  one  of  the  finest  residence  districts  of  the 
city.  Mrs.  Douglass  is  greatly  interested  in  religious  work  and  prominent  in 
social  circles. 

Mr.  Douglass,  although  reared  in  the  Congregational  church,  now  attends 
the  St.  John's  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  His  right  of  franchise  is  exercised 
for  the  republican  principles  and  candidates,  yet  he  is  not  active  as  a  worker  in 
the  party's  ranks.     Re-^t  and  recreation  come  to  him  through  outdoor  sports,  of 


940  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

which  he  is  a  stanch  advocate.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis,  University,  Coun- 
try, Racquet  and  Noonday  chibs.  He  has  traveled  quite  extensively,  both  in  this 
country  and  in  Europe,  and  his  tastes  and  interests  are  cosmopolitan.  He  has 
gained  that  breadth  of  view  which  is  more  quickly  secured  in  travel  than  in  any 
other  way,  and  his  friends  find  him  a  companionable,  entertaining  gentleman 
of  refined  nature  and  courteous  demeanor,  manifesting  at  all  times  the  spirit 
of  ffood-will  to  those  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact. 


THO^IAS  WALSH. 


Architecture  is  numbered  among  the  v/orld's  arts  and  while  it  occupies  a 
utilitarian  place  in  the  scheme  of  things  it  also  serves  the  purpose  of  improve- 
ment and  adornment.  Among  those  that  have  been  factors  in  the  erection  of 
the  finest  and  most  beautiful  buildings  of  St.  Louis  Thomas  Walsh  was  num- 
bered. For  many  years  he  occupied  an  eminent  place  among  the  leading  archi- 
tects of  this  city,  while  his  personal  qualities,  as  manifest  in  his  social  relations, 
made  him  one  of  the  popular  residents  of  St.  Louis. 

His  birth  occurred  in  Kilkenny,  Ireland,  July  i6,  1827,  his  parents  being 
William  and  Mary  Lovey  (Waryng)  Walsh,  the  latter  a  representative  of  one 
of  the  old  and  honored  families  in  the  vicinity  of  Manchester,  England.  Thomas 
^^'alsh,  the  eldest  of  six  children,  completed  his  education  at  Trinity  College, 
in  Dublin.  It  was  the  father's  desire  that  the  son  should  follow  the  profession 
of  an  architect,  as  he  had  previously  done,  and  Thomas  Walsh  therefore  became 
a  student  under  the  direction  of  Sir  William  Dean  Butler,  a  distinguished  archi- 
tect, who  later  was  knighted  by  the  queen  for  the  restoration  of  St.  Patrick's 
cathedral. 

Mr.  Walsh  was  thus  splendidly  qualified  for  his  life  work  when  in  October, 
1849,  he  came  to  St.  Louis.  The  city  had  recently  been  visited  by  a  disastrous 
fire  and  much  building  was  then  going  on.  Mr.  Walsh  soon  gave  demonstration 
of  his  ability  in  his  chosen  profession  and  his  services  as  architect  were  sought 
in  connection  with  the  construction  of  many  of  the  best  buildings  of  the  city. 
He  afterward  went  abroad  to  acquaint  himself  with  the  architecture  of  the  older 
countries,  having  in  view  its  adaptation  to  the  demands  of  fine  taste  as  applied 
to  American  building.  While  he  brought  back  with  him  many  esthetic  ideas 
they  were  also  of  a  practical  character  and  the  buildings  for  which  he  furnished 
the  plans  had  not  only  the  element  of  beauty  but  also  of  extraordinary  solidity. 
Many  of  the  leading  structures  of  the  city  stand  as  monuments  to  his  enterprise, 
his  business  judgment  and  his  genius.  These  included  the  old  custom  house, 
Republic  building,  the  church  of  St.  Francis  Xavier,  at  Lindell  boulevard  and 
Grand  avenue,  the  new  St.  Louis  Universit}',  the  old  Everett  House,  the  first 
Lindell  Hotel,  the  Polytechnic  buildings,  many  of  the  public  school  buildings  and 
others.  In  1857  he  built  the  custom  house  and  in  1875  the  second  custom  house. 
He  also  made  the  plans  for  and  superintended  the  erection  of  the  Four  Courts 
and  the  police  stations  and  was  the  architect  of  the  Insane  Asylum  at  St.  Joseph. 
^Missouri,  and  at  Anna,  Illinois.  Numerous  other  public  buildings  were  designed 
by  him  and  he  was  the  consulting  architect  and  superintendent  of  the  federal 
buildings  erected  in  this  city.  He  also  presented  the  premium  plan  for  the 
exposition,  designed  the  county  poorhouse  under  instruction  of  the  court  and  was 
regarded  as  the  most  prominent  architect  of  his  day.  not  only  in  drawing  the 
plans  but  also  in  superintendence  of  the  construction  of  the  great  buildings  which 
stand  as  monuments  to  his  skill  and  enter])rise.  He  not  only  thoroughly  under- 
stood the  scientific  principles  of  construction  and  the  possibility  for  the  devel- 
opment of  beaut\-  in  architectural  design  but  also  had  supervision-  over  the 
minutest  details  of  building.  A  thorough  master  of  the  art,  his  suggestions  for 
public  projects  were  always  apt  and  practical.     TTis  c|uick   eye  enabled  him  to 


THO^FAS   WALSH 


942  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

make  the  selections  of  locations  where  improvements  were  needed  or  desired, 
and  his  professional  capacity  enabled  him  to  tell  how  the  wants  might  be  filled. 
^^'hile  his  rise  in  the  business  world  might  be  said  to  be  gradual  it  was  by  no 
means  of  slow  development.  He  long  held  a  prominent  position  in  architec- 
tural circles  here  and  enjoyed  the  success  which  was  the  legitimate  outcome  of 
his  labors. 

Xovember  21,  1854,  Air.  \\'alsh  was  united  in  marriage  to  Aliss  Isabella 
Betts,  a  daughter  of  Robert  H.  Betts,  who  came  to  St.  Louis  from  Canada  in 
1836  and  here  established  a  foundry  business.  He  was  born  in  England  but 
in  Montreal,  Canada,  met  the  lady  whom  he  there  made  his  wife.  They  jour- 
neyed in  a  canoe  from  Canada  to  St.  Louis,  making  their  way  down  the  Ohio 
and  Alississippi  rivers.  L'nto  them  were  born  seven  children,  all  of  whom  are 
now  living.     Unto  ]\Ir.  and  Airs.  Walsh  was  born  but  one  son,  Robert  William. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Walsh  occurred  Alar.ch  24,  1890.  He  had  been  a  life-long 
communicant  of  the  Catholic  church  and  was  loyal  to  its  teachings.  He  was 
in  his  sixty-third  year  at  the  time  of  his  demise,  but  for  some  years  had  been  in 
ill  health.  He  continued,  however,  even  when  a  sufiferer,  to  engage  in  busi- 
ness, for  he  possessed  strong  resolution  and  kept  up  through  the  power  of  an 
undaunted  will.  In  early  manhood  he  set  up  for  himself  the  highest  standard 
in  the  business  world  and  always  worked  toward  it  so  that  for  many  years  he 
occupied  a  prominent  place  in  architectural  circles.  If  the  historian  were  to 
attempt  to  characterize  in  a  single  sentence  the  achievements  of  Mr.  Walsh  it 
could  perhaps  best  be  done  in  the  words :  The  splendid  success  of  an  honest 
man  in  whose  life,  marked  business  abilitv  and  humanitarianism  were  well 
balanced  forces. 


OSCAR  R.   WITTE. 


Oscar  R.  Witte  is  the  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Oscar  R.  Witte  &  Com- 
pany, conducting  a  general  insurance  business  as  agents  for  various  old  line 
companies.  His  father,  John  F.  Witte,  who  came  to  this  country  from  Germany 
in  1848,  was  for  thirty-five  years  the  general  agent  of  the  Franklin  Insurance 
Company.  He  died  January  28.  1908,  respected  and  honored  by  all  who  knew 
him. 

Oscar  R.  Witte  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  June  4,  1870,  and  at  the  usual  age 
became  a  public-school  student,  continuing  his  course  of  study  until  his  six- 
teenth year.  Immediately  after  leaving  school  he  secured  a  clerical  position 
in  the  office  of  H.  R.  Krite  &  Company,  dealers  in  toys  and  notions.  P'or  two 
years  he  remained  in  that  position  and  was  then  promoted,  becoming  traveling 
salesman  and  thus  representing  the  house  for  four  years.  He  soon  succeeded 
in  building  up  a  good  patronage,  winning  many  new  patrons  for  the  house, 
but  believing  that  other  lines  of  business  offered  a  more  advantageous  opening 
he  accepted  the  agency  of  the  Franklin  Insurance  Company  and  acted  in  that 
ca])acity  until  his  election  as  its  secretary  and  treasurer  in  1904.  At  the  pres- 
ent time  he  is  doing  an  extensive  and  profitable  insurance  business  as  agent  for 
the  National  Fire  Insurance  Company  and  the  Connecticut  Fire  Insurance  Com- 
pany, both  of  Hartford,  the  Insurance  Company  of  North  America  of  Phila- 
delphia, the  Washinirton  I-'irc  Insurance  Company  of  Seattle,  the  National  Union 
Fire  Insurance  of  Pittsburg,  I'ennsylvania,  the  Phcxnix  Assurance  Company  of 
London,  England,  the  Bremen's  Insurance  Companv  of  Newark,  New  Jersey, 
the  Mechanics  anr]  Trarlers  Insurance  Comi^anv  of  New  Orleans.  Louisiana, 
the  Union  I'ire  Insurance  Company  of  Buffalo,  New  York,  the  Fidelity  Fire 
Insurance  Company  and  the  iMclelity  and  Casualty  Company,  both  of  New  York 
City,  and  the   .Sovereign   I'irc   Insurance  Company  of  Toronto. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  943 

In  1895  ^^^'-  ^^  itte  was  married  in  Evansville,  Indiana,  to  Aliss  ]\Iarie 
Wack,  a  daughter  of  Charles  Wack,  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Evansville, 
who  is  carrying  on  a  saddlery  business  under  the  firm  name  of  Miller  &  Wack. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Witte  have  a  daughter.  Elsa  Clara,  now  attending  the  public 
school.  Their  home  at  No.  3522  Halliday  avenue,  which  Mr.  Witte  acquired 
by  purchase,  is  in  one  of  the  attractive  residence  districts  of  the  city.  In  poli- 
tics he  is  a  republican  yet  he  is  not  bound  by  party  ties  and  casts  an  independent 
ballot  when  he  believes  that  the  best  interests  will  be  conserved  thereby.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  of  the  South  Side  Liederkranz  Club  and  his 
friends  find  him  a  genial,  companionable  gentleman  who  does  not  court  but 
easilv  wins  popularity  bv  reason  of  his  possession  of  those  qualities  which  in 
everv  land  and  clime  win  respect  and  confidence. 


AUGUST  H.  SCHNELLE. 

No  citv  in  the  Union  perhaps  is  more  advantageously  located  as  regards 
business  relations  than  is  St.  Louis.  On  the  great  highway  of  navigation  from 
north  and  south  and  situated  in  the  central  portions  of  the  country  so  that  much 
of  the  production  of  mines  and  farms  as  well  as  the  manufactories  pass  through 
here,  St.  Louis  has  reason  to  feel  that  its  growth  will  be  continuous,  and  that 
its  trade  relations  will  constantly  expand  in  volume  and  importance.  It  has 
naturally  become  an  important  distributing  point,  its  shipment  reaching  out  to 
all  parts  of  the  world.  While  it  is  not  situated  in  the  midst  of  any  of  the  great 
forest  districts  of  the  country,  it  is  nevertheless  an  important  lumber  center  and 
it  is  in  connection  with  this  branch  of  commerce ,  that  Mr.  Schnelle  is  well 
known,  being  the  president  of  the  Schnelle  &  Querl  Lumber  Company,  conduct- 
ing business  at  No.  7858  North  Broadway  since  1904.  His  birth  occurred  upon 
a  farm  near  Dayton,  Ohio,  December  22,  1839.  In  the  early  '3o"s  his  father, 
Christopher  H.  Schnelle,  arrived  in  America,  emigrating  westward  from  Ger- 
manv  and  taking  up  his  abode  in  Ohio.  W'ith  his  wife,  Mrs.  Margaret  Eliza- 
beth' Schnelle,  and  family  he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1843,  remaining  a  resident  of 
this  citv  until  his  death  occurred  in  1881. 

August  H.  Schnelle  was  only  in  his  fourth  year  at  the  time  of  his  removal 
to  St.  Louis.  He  first  attended  a  private  school  and  afterward  became  a  pupil 
in  the  Jefiferson  public  school,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  he  reached  the 
age  of  fourteen  years.  It  was  at  that  time  that  he  made  his  entrance  into  the 
business  world,  becoming  an  employe  of  Colonel  Alexander  Riddle,  a  lumber 
merchant.  He  has  been  continuously  connected  with  the  lumber  trade  here  since 
that  time,  or  for  a  period  of  more  than  fifty-five  years,  and  is  consequently 
todav  the  oldest  lumberman  of  St.  Louis.  He  remained  with  Colonel  Riddle 
for  four  A-ears  and  two  months,  when,  feeling  the  need  of  further  educational 
training,  he  pursued  a  four  months'  course  in  the  Jones  Commercial  College. 
On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  took  charge,  as  manager,  of  the  business  of 
James  D.  Leonard,  with  whom  he  continued  for  eleven  years  or  from  1857  until 
1868.  Desiring  that  his  labor  should  more  profitably  benefit  himself,  he  eagerly 
improved  the  opportunitv  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  in  forming 
a  partnership  with  Charles  F.  Querl.  [March  i,  1868.  They  purchased  the  lum- 
ber business  of  AMlkinson  Bryan  on  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  ]Mullanphy  streets 
and  because  of  the  exorbitant  demands  in  the  way  of  rental  made  by  land- 
lords, thev  purchased  the  entire  block  on  Main  and  Destrehan  streets  in  1871 
and  at  once  removed  to  the  new  location.  In  1881  they  purchased  a  block  on 
Angelica  and  Main  streets  and  the  Wabash  Railroad,  with  a  frontage  of  four 
hundred  and  fifty-five  feet  which  is  still  held  by  the  firm.  At  the  time  of  this 
purchase  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  ?\[issouri  and  the 
present   style  of   Schnelle  &  Querl   Lumber  Com])any  was  adopted.     The  pro]v 


944  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

erty  on  ]\Iain  and  Destrehan  streets  was  sold  in  1896  to  the  Bucks  Stove  & 
Range  Company,  which  has  erected  thereon  an  immense  plant.  The  lumberyard 
of  the  Schnelle  &  Ouerl  Lumber  Company  on  Broadway  covers  two  and  a 
half  acres  of  ground  with  a  frontage  of  three  hundred  and  thirty  feet.  Mr. 
Schnelle  is  not  only  the  oldest  lumber  merchant  of  St.  Louis  but  one  of  its  suc- 
cessful and  prominent  men,  having  a  business  which  has  grown  with  the  progress 
of  the  city,  receiving  an  extensive  patronage  so  that  the  annual  sales  aggregate 
a  very  large  figure.  Undoubtedly  one  of  the  means  of  Mr.  Schnelle's  success 
is  the  fact  that  he  has  always  continued  in  one  line  of  trade,  becoming  thoroughly 
familiar  with  the  business  in  boyhood  and  keeping  in  touch  therewith  as  the 
years  have  gone  by  and  the  lumber  interests  have  been  carried  to  other  regions 
where  uncut  forests  have  provided  the  lumbermen  with  ample  opportunity  to 
continue  their  work. 

In  May.  1871,  JNIr.  Schnelle  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Aliss  Sophia  L. 
Crothers,  a  daughter  of  John  Crothers,  who  was  a  very  prominent  builder  and 
contractor  of  Natchez,  Mississippi,  and  who  died  in  1906  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
nine  years.  \lr.  and  Mrs.  Schnelle  have  become  parents  of  two  sons  and  two 
daughters.  Those  living  are :  August  H.,  Jr.,  who  is  now  engaged  in  the  lum- 
ber business  as  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Becker-Schnelle  Lumber  Com- 
pany ;  Agnes  Elizabeth,  who  is  at  home ;  and  Rowena,  the  wife  of  Alexander 
Aude,  who  is  in  the  lumber  commission  business  with  offices  in  the  Wright 
building.  William  C,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-seven  years,  had  been  as- 
sociated with  his  father  in  the  lumber  business  and  was  a  superior  young  man, 
of  fine  character  and  highly  talented. 

The  beautiful  home  of  Mr.  Schnelle  at  No.  5243  Vernon  avenue  is  one  of 
the  visible  evidences  of  his  life  of  well  directed  thrift  and  enterprise.  His  re- 
ligious faith  is  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  his  membership  being  in  the 
Grand  Avenue  church  of  that  denomination.  His  political  views  have  usually 
been  in  accord  with  the  principles  and  policy  of  the  republican  party  and  yet 
he  has  never  held  rigidly  to  party  ties  but  has  cast  an  independent  ballot  when 
he  has  believed  that  the  best  interests  of  the  country  would  be  conserved  thereby. 
There  is  no  surer  test  of  a  man's  worth  than  that  of  time.  With  the  passing 
of  the  years  his  strong  traits  of  character  are  brought  to  light  and  if  they  be 
worthy,  the  world  gives  endorsement  thereof  in  its  confidence,  respect  and  sup- 
port. That  Mr.  Schnelle  has  continued  in  the  lumber  trade  through  so  many 
years  stands  in  incontrovertible  evidence  of  the  fact  that  the  methods  he  has 
pursued  have  been  such  as  to  merit  the  trust  and  good  will  of  all.  He  has 
sought  his  success  through  the  efficient  performance  of  his  duties  day  after 
day  and  while  there  have  been  no  exciting  chapters  in  his  life's  record,  it  is 
evident  that  business  integrity  and  business  enterprise  have  been  well  balanced 
forces  in  his  career.     Such  an  example  is  worthy  to  be  followed  by  others. 


EDWARD  MALLINCKRODT. 

Edward  Mallincknjdt,  a  manufacturer  of  chemicals,  is  connected  with  cor- 
porate interests  of  that  character  in  various  parts  of  the  country  and  his  cooper- 
ation therewith  has  made  him  an  important  factor  in  commercial  enterprise  and 
growth  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific.  Moreover,  he  is  widely  acknowledged 
as  a  man  of  scientific  attainments,  making  him  a  valued  factor  in  various  organ- 
izations for  the  advancement  of  scientific  knowledge. 

A  native  son  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  born  January  21,  1845,  ^''^'^  parents  being 
Emil  and  Eleanore  Didier  (Luckic)  Alallinckrodt.  His  primary  education  was 
acfjuired  in  public  and  private  schools  of  St.  Louis,  while  he  qualified  for  his 
professional  career  as  a  student  of  chemistrv  in  Germany.  He  made  his  initial 
step  in  the  business  worUl  in   Sc])tcmber,   1867,  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  G. 


EDWARD    ^lALLIX'CKRODT 


CO— VOL.   II. 


946  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mallinckrodt  «&  Company,  manufacturers  of  chemicals,  the  business  being  incor- 
porated in  1882  under  the  name  of  the  ^Nlalhnckrodt  Chemical  Works,  with  fac- 
tories at  St.  Louis  and  Jersey  City,  New  Jersey.  For  twenty-seven  years  Edward 
Mallinckrodt  has  remained  the  president  of  the  business  and  has  extended  his 
efforts  to  various  other  companies  operating  along  similar  lines.  In  1899  he 
organized  the  National  Ammonia  Company,  with  main  office  in  St.  Louis,  and 
has  also  been  its  president  since  its  beginning.  He  is  also  president  of  a  number 
of  other  companies  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  chemicals  and  ammonia 
products,  located  in  different  sections  of  the  country. 

Aside  from  the  many  manufacturing  corporations  directly  under  his  charge, 
he  is  a  director  and  member  of  the  executive  and  trust  committees  of  the  St. 
Louis  Union  Trust  Company;  a  director  of  Washington  University;  a  member 
of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science;  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association ;  the  American  Chemical  Society ;  the  American  Insti- 
tute of  Chemical  Engineers ;  the  Society  of  Chemical  Industries,  of  Great  Brit- 
ain ;  the  Deutscher  Chemiker  Verein,  of  Berlin,  Germany ;  and  the  St.  Louis 
Academy  of  Science. 

On  the  7th  of  June,  1876,  in  St.  Louis,  ]Mr.  JNIallinckrodt  was  married  to 
Miss  Jennie  Anderson,  a  daughter  of  Charles  R.  Anderson,  and  they  now  have 
one  son,  Edward,  Jr. 

Mr.  Mallinckrodt  votes  with  the  republican  party  and  maintains  a  public- 
spirited  interest  in  political  and  other  public  questions  of  importance.  His  social 
qualities  find  expression  in  his  membership  in  The  Commercial  Club,  the  Round 
Table,  the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  L'l'niversitv,  the  Noondav  and  the  St.  Louis  Countrv 
Clubs.  ■  ■ 


DAMS  CARPENTER  BUNTIN. 

Davis  Carpenter  Buntin,  general  manager  and  treasurer  of  the  Granite  Bi- 
tuminous Paving  Company,  was  born  in  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  July  9,  1858.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  Robert  Buntin,  was  a  civil  engineer  at  the  Fort  of  Vin- 
cennes  under  General  Clarke  during  the  earliest  epoch  in  the  history  of  Indiana 
and  the  middle  west.  His  father,  Tuissant  Campbell  Buntin,  was  born  at  Fort 
Mncennes  and  for  many  years  was  a  resident  of  Terre  Haute,  where  he  was 
prominently  connected  with  its  business  interests,  being  president  of  the  Terre 
Haute  Savings  Bank  at  the  time  of  his  death  in  1892.  His  widow,  who  in  her 
maidenhood  was  Emma  Steel,  is  still  living.  Their  family  numbered  six  children, 
four  of  whom  survive. 

Davis  C.  Buntin,  who  was  the  third  in  order  of  birth,  spent  his  boyhood  in 
Terre  Haute  and  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  graded  and  high  schools  of 
that  city,  while  later  he  became  a  student  in  the  State  University  of  Indiana,  be- 
ing graduated  therefrom  in  1880  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  made 
his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  a  clerk  in  the  employ  of  the  Vandalia 
Railroad  Company  and  worked  his  way  upward  through  successive  promotions, 
becoming  contracting  agent,  assistant  paymaster  and  secretary  to  the  general 
counsel,  his  services  covering  the  period  between  1880  and  1887.  He  then  en- 
gaged in  the  contracting  business  on  his  own  account  under  the  firm  name  of 
Buntin  &  Shryer,  continuing  a  senior  partner  until  1900.  They  did  general  con- 
tracting for  public  works  and  had  headquarters  at  both  Duluth,  Minnesota,  and 
Indianapolis,  Indiana.  The  partnership  Avas  dissolved  in  the  latter  city  in  1900, 
after  which  Mr.  Buntin  continued  in  business  alone  until  1902,  when  he  assisted  in 
organizing  the  Granite  Bituminous  Paving  Company,  of  which  he  has  been  gen- 
eral manager  and  treasurer.  The  company  estal)lished  its  office  in  St.  Louis  and 
from  this  point  Mr.  Buntin  superintends  the  business,  the  execution  of  his  con- 
tracts, however,  calling  him  to  various  localities.     The  company  is  accorded  a  lib- 


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eral  patronage,   its  business  having  long  since   reached  extensive  and  profitable 
proportions. 

On  the  I2th  of  February,  1901,  Mr.  Buntin  was  married  in  Indianapolis, 
Indiana,  to  Aliss  Stella  Walcott,  a  daughter  of  Charles  H.  and  Ellen  S.  Walcott, 
of  Indianapolis.  They  became  parents  of  two  children :  Katherine  and  Sue, 
aged  respectively  seven  and  two  years.  Mr.  Buntin  is  a  member  of  the  Beta 
Theta  Phi,  a  college  fraternity  and  is  also  identified  with  the  St.  Louis  Club.  In 
politics  he  is  a  republican,  but  without  ambition  or  desire  for  office.  His  life 
has  been  one  of  modest  reserve  rather  than  of  ambitious  self-seeking,  but  in  his 
business  career  he  has  made  the  steady  progress  which  results  from  indefatigable 
industry  and  energy  intelligently  applied. 


JOHN  H.  DOUGLASS. 

John  H.  Douglass  was  born  in  Fort  Madison,  Iowa,  and  throughout  the  en- 
tire period  of  his  life  was  actuated  by  that  spirit  of  enterprise  and  progress 
which  has  ever  been  characteristic  of  the  middle  west.  The  steady  development 
of  the  Mississippi  valley  found  in  him  an  exponent,  and  his  own  life  work 
brought  him  in  close  touch  with  its  general  upbuilding.  He  made  for  himself  a 
place  in  business  circles  that  entitled  him  to  distinction.  The  course  which  he 
followed  in  his  relations  to  his  employes  might  well  serve  as  a  model  to  the 
business  man  of  the  present,  who  regards  results  rather  than  means  and  fre- 
quently puts  aside  all  thought  of  individual  responsibility  in  his  dealings  with 
those  who  serve  him.  Mr.  Douglass  was  most  highly  respected  by  all  of  his 
employes  and  they  knew  that  faithful,  meritorious  service  would  win  promo- 
tion. At  the  same  time  he  so  controlled  the  complex  interests  which  enter  into 
every  extensive  business  that  he  became  known  as  one  of  the  leading  lumber 
manufacturers  of  the  Mississippi  valley. 

It  was  in  the  pioneer  epoch  in  the  history  of  Iowa,  that  his  parents,  Joseph 
Stephens  and  Almeda  Anna  (Knapp)  Douglass,  came  to  the  middle  west.  They 
were  natives  of  the  state  of  New  York,  where  their  respective  ancestors  had  lived 
for  many  generations.  Their  marriage  was  celebrated  at  Blossburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania, January  28,  1832,  and  they  resided  at  Penn  Yan,  New  York,  until  1835, 
when  they  removed  to  Fort  Madison,  Iowa,  then  a  little  trading  post  on  the 
Mississippi  river.  There,  on  the  20th  of  June,  1836,  John  H.  Douglass  was 
born.  His  life  record  covered  the  intervening  years  to  July  20,  1901,  when  he 
passed  awav  in  St.  Louis.  He  mastered  the  elementary  branches  of  English 
learning  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  afterward  studied  in  the  Den- 
mark (Iowa)  Academy  and  completed  his  education  at  Knox  College  in  Gales- 
burg,  Illinois.  In  1 85 1  he  traveled  eastward,  going  by  boat  to  St.  Louis,  thence 
by  steamer  to  Portland,  on  the  Ohio  river,  by  carriage  to  Louisville,  Kentucky. 
and  by  boat  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  first  saw  a  railway  train.  By  that 
method  of  travel  he  proceeded  to  Columbus  and  afterward  to  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
whence  he  went  by  steamboat  to  Dunforth,  New  York,  by  rail  to  Oxford. 
Orange  county.  New  York,  and  on  to  New  York  city.  By  such  slow  stages  of 
travel  and  bv  what  seems  to  us  a  most  devious  route  he  reached  the  eastern  me- 
tropolis, spending  six  months  in  school  there.  In  the  spring  of  1852  he  went  to 
Elmira,  New  York,  where  he  engaged  as  salesman  in  the  general  mercantile  store 
of  John  and  Henry  Hill,  but  his  interest  lay  in  the  west,  and  in  1853  he  returned 
to  Iowa  bv  wav  of  Chicago,  traveling  by  rail  to  La  Salle,  Illinois,  which  was 
then  the  terminus  of  the  most  westerlv  line  of  railroad.  As  a  passenger  on  the 
steamer  Belle  Gould,  he  proceeded  to  St.  Louis  and  from  that  point  went  by  l)oat 
to  Fort  IMadison.  In  1854,  after  leaving  Knox  College,  he  pursued  a  course  in 
Jones  Commercial  College,  at  St.  Louis,  giving  special  attention  to  double  entry 
bookkeeping  and  commercial  law.     When  about  twenty  years  of  age  he  entered 


94S  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

upon  Iiis  career  as  a  lumberman  at  Fort  ]\Iaclison  by  becoming  an  employe  of 
the  then  Knapp.  Tainter  &  Company,  continuing  also  with  their  successors, 
Knapp.  Stout  &  Company ;  the  former  having  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  lumber  at  ]\Ienominee.  Wisconsin,  since  1846.  On  the  ist  of  January,  1865, 
he  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  in  the  firm  by  which  he  had  formerly  been 
employed,  and  in  ^Nlarch,  1878,  the  business  was  incorporated  as  The  Knapp, 
Stout  &  Company,  ]\Ir.  Douglass  being  elected  a  director  and  treasurer  of  the 
company.  In  the  meantime,  on  the  19th  of  January,  1872,  he  removed  with  his 
family  to  St.  Louis  and  established  here  branch  yards  and  mills,  assuming  its 
management  and  taking  entire  charge  of  the  business  of  the  said  company  in 
the  south.  Air.  Douglass  spoke  authoritatively  on  many  subjects  connected  with 
the  lumber  trade,  for  he  made  a  close  study  of  the  business  and  of  all  the  kin- 
dred interests  involved  concerning  forest  tracts,  the  cutting  of  the  timber,  and 
its  manufacture  and  transportation.  He  continued  as  treasurer  of  the  company 
until  January  I,  1901,  when  failing  health  caused  his  retirement  after  forty- 
seven  years  connection  with  the  enterprise,  during  which  time  his  labors  had 
been  a  strong  element  in  promoting  the  growth  and  success  of  the  business.  The 
course  which  he  followed  at  all  times  was  a  most  creditable  one,  no  underhand 
methods  being  ever  countenanced,  while  in  every  particular  the  business  con- 
formed to  a  high  standard  of  commercial  ethics.  A  resident  of  St.  Louis  for 
almost  three  decades,  throughout  the  entire  period  he  commanded  and  enjoyed 
the  esteem  of  all  classes  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  He  was  quick  to 
acknowledge  the  good  in  others  and,  remembering  the  struggles  of  his  own 
youth,  did  everything  in  his  power  to  aid  those  who  were  honestly,  and  dili- 
gently striving  for  advancement. 

On  the  15th  of  December,  1858,  at  Fort  Madison,  Iowa,  ]Mr.  Douglass 
was  married  to  Aliss  Caroline  Amelia  Durfee,  of  Marion,  Ohio,  who  died  in  St. 
Louis,  May  21,  1892.  Their  children  were:  Archibald;  George,  who  died  at 
the  age  of  eighteen  months ;  Allouise,  the  wife  of  Richard  T.  Shelton ;  and  John 
H.,  Jr. 

]\Ir.  Douglass  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  in  i860  for  Bell  and  Everett, 
and  for  Abraham  Lincoln,  in  1864,  and  he  remained  thereafter  a  stanch  ad- 
vocate of  republican  principles.  He  was  too  broad-minded  to  be  narrowly  sec- 
tarian in  his  religious  views,  but  was  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the  work  of  the 
churches  toward  redeeming  the  individual  for  better  lines  of  life  and  he  gave 
generously  of  his  means  in  support  of  worthy  charities  and  benevolent  enterprises. 
In  1857  he  became  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  after  passing 
through  the  degrees  of  the  blue  lodge  eventually  became  a  Royal  Arch  and 
Knight  Templar  Mason.  Fie  was  actuated  in  all  that  he  did  by  high  and  hon- 
orable motives  and  his  every-day  life  commanded  for  him  the  respect  and  good 
will  of  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  He  was  always  faithful  in  the  per- 
formance of  his  daily  duties,  had  an  optimistic  view  of  the  world  and  a  most 
commendable  faith  in  his  fellowmen.  It  is  encouragement,  not  criticism,  that 
is  drawing  the  individual  and  the  community  at  large  to  higher  things,  and  this 
truth  yir.  Douglass  recognized.  Not  by  precept  but  by  example  did  he  inspire 
others,  and  when  he  passed  away  those  who  knew  him  had  nothing  but  good 
words  for  him,  his  life  having  awakened  their  full  confidence  and  genuine 
regard. 


WILLIAM  SCHOENLAU. 

There  is  no  other  large  city  in  the  United  States  that  owes  as  much  to  any 
one  nationality  for  its  great  progress  and  development  as  is  St.  Louis  indebted 
to  her  citizens  of  German  birth  or  descent.  The  sterling  characteristics  of  the 
Teutonic  race  have  been  dominant  factors  in  the  city's  rise  to  the  position  it  now 
occupies,  as  the  fourlli  in  America. 


WILLIAM    SCHOEXLAU 


950  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Xumbered  among  that  class  of  citizens  is  William  Schoenlau.  president  and 
treasurer  of  the  Schoenlau-Kukkuck  Trunk  Top  &  Veneer  Company.  He 
was  born  November  6,  1839,  in  Boesingfeld,  Lippe-Detmold,  Germany,  and  came 
to  America  in  1857,  being  then  a  youth  of  eighteen  years.  He  made  his  way 
direct  to  St.  Louis  and  was  first  engaged  here  at  market  gardening  for  six 
months.  He  was  afterward  at  the  Central  market  for  four  years,  at  the  end  of 
which  time  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  in  the  employ  of  Edward  and 
\Mlliam  Beckman  on  Fourth  street,  near  Spruce.  That  served  to  give  him 
experience  upon  which  he  based  his  success  when  a  year  later  he  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business  on  his  own  account  at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  Rut- 
ger  street.  There  he  conducted  a  store  for  three  years,  after  which  he  removed 
to  the  corner  of  Park  avenue  and  Seventh  street.  In  1867  he  fell  a  victim  to 
cholera  and  after  his  recovery  he  again  resumed  business,  remaining  at  one 
location  for  twenty  years.  He  gradually  increased  his  stock  and  facilities  to 
meet  the  growing  demands  of  the  trade  and  became  one  of  the  best  known  and 
successful  merchants  of  that  part  of  the  city. 

]Mr.  Schoenlau,  while  for  a  number  of  years  has  given  up  mercantile  pur- 
suits, still  owns  the  business  property  at  the  corner  of  Park  avenue  and  Seventh 
street.  In  1894  Mr.  Schoenlau  first  became  interested  in  the  business  from 
which  his  present  one  is  the  outgrowth.  At  that  time  the  business  was  far 
from  being  on  a  paying  basis,  but  almost  simultaneous  with  Mr.  Schoenlau's 
connection  and  taking  charge  of  the  business  management  the  industry  began 
to  prosper.  New  quarters  for  the  business  was  one  of  the  first  moves  of  ]Mr. 
Schoenlau's,  and  from  Eighteenth  street  and  Chouteau  avenue  the  business  was 
removed  to  Iron  street  and  the  levee,  where  a  five  years  lease  was  taken.  The 
business  was  first  incorporated  in  July,  1893,  as  the  Kukkuck  Two  Ply  Trunk 
Top  Company,  and  March  20,  1896,  the  firm  was  changed  and  reincorporated 
as  the  Schoenlau-Kukkuck  Trunk  Top  &  Veneer  Company  with  William 
Schoenlau  as  president  and  treasurer;  Joseph  Hickel,  Jr.,  secretary,  and  Fred 
Kukkuck,  vice  president  and  superintendent.  These  officials  have  continued  in 
their  respective  offices  until  April  11,  1907,  Mr.  Otto  Steiner  became  secretary 
and  superintendent.  As  previously  stated  the  business  showed  prosperity  from 
the  time  Mr.  Schoenlau  took  hold  of  it.  Although  a  new  line  of  industry  to 
him,  with  his  good  judgment  and  business  acumen,  he  studied  and  solved  prob- 
lems that  had  previously  been  operating  against  the  concern's  progress.  Condi- 
tions that  to  him  seemed  wrong  he  set  about  to  remedy.  One  great  difficulty 
had  been  a  location  where  the  work  could  be  carried  on  to  the  best  advantage, 
and  in  reality  was  a  trouble  that  was  never  done  away  until  the  firm's  removal 
to  its  present  location  at  Fillmore  street  and  the  levee.  In  1895  Mr.  Schoenlau 
purchased  this  property  and  in  1896  erected  an  entire  new  plant  arranged  for 
the  special  needs  of  the  business — which  includes  the  manufacturing  of  panels, 
trunk  tops  and  the  wood  parts  for  show  cases  and  also  furniture.  In  the  fall 
of  1896  the  business  and  patent  rights  of  the  St.  Louis  Patent  Trunk  Top  Com- 
pany were  purchased  and  consolidated  with  the  Schoenlau-Kukkuck  Trunk  Top 
&  Veneer  Company. 

The  business  has  enjoyed  a  rapid  and  substantial  growth,  and  is  today  the 
second  largest  in  its  line  in  the  city.  The  company  owns  timber  land  in  Ten- 
nessee, where  they  secure  the  logs  which  are  converted  into  lumber  for  their 
manufacturing  purposes.  The  business  is  today  the  visible  evidence  of  Mr. 
Schoenlau's  life  of  enterprise  and  well  directed  thrift.  He  has  never  permitted 
obstacles  or  difficulties  to  bar  his  path  or  impede  his  progress  but  has  regarded 
such  rather  as  an  impetus  calling  forth  new  effort  and  closer  application. 

In  May,  1863,  Mr.  Schoenlau  was  married  to  Miss  Augusta  Hains,  w^ho  was 
born  in  St.  Louis  county  and  died  in  1875.  They  were  the  parents  of  eight 
children,  four  of  whom  are  yet  living:  Augusta  married  Edward  Palus  and 
has  five  children,  Lydia,  William  E.,  Hulda,  Adele  and  Gretchen.  Elizabeth 
is  the  wife  of  Joseph  Hickel,  Jr.,  of  the  Hickel  Commission  Company  of  417 


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Morgan  street,  this  city,  and  they  have  two  children.  OUvcr  WiUiam  and  Evelyn. 
Ida  W.  resides  at  home.  Anna  Marie  is  the  wife  of  Otto  G.  Steiner,  secretary 
and  superintendent  of  the  Schoenlau-Kukkuck  Trunk  Top  &  Veneer  Company, 
and  thev  have  one  child,  Ottana  Willa.  For  his  second  wife  William  Schoenlau 
chose   Miss   Sophia   Beuger,   whom   he  wedded  January   i6,   1877. 

They  reside  at  No.  1214  South  Eighteenth  street  and  at  that  locality  Mr. 
Schoenlau  is  an  extensive  owner  of  residence  property.  He  is  the  owner  of 
Schoenlau  Grove  on  Gravois  avenue,  near  Bates  street,  a  most  desirable  piece 
of  suburban  property.  He  also  owns  a  tract  of  about  twenty  acres  of  land 
adjoining.  He  was  one  of  the  early  members  of  the  Althenheim  and  belongs 
to  the  Liederkranz  Club  and  the  St.  Louis  Turn  Yerein.  His  political  allegiance 
has  been  unfalteringly  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  served  as  assistant 
treasurer  during  a  part  of  Mayor  Wallbridge's  administration.  He  belongs  to 
St.  j\Iatthew"s  Protestant  Evangelical  church  and  is  interested  in  much  that 
pertains  to  the  w^elfare  of  the  individual  and  the  city.  Mr.  Schoenlau  has  lived 
in  St.  Louis  for  more  than  a  half  century  and  throughout  this  entire  period  has 
been  connected  with  its  business  affairs. 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  he  is  now  in  his  seventieth  year  he  is  unusu- 
ally well  preserved,  giving  his  personal  attention  to  the  management  of  his 
different  interests  with  the  same  zeal  and  efficiency  for  which  he  was  noted 
twenty  years  ago.  Mr.  Schoenlau  has  been  successful,  not  only  in  the  accumula- 
tion of  w^orldly  goods,  but  in  securing  and  retaining  the  respect  and  esteem  of 
the  vast  acquaintance  w^hich  falls  to  any  man  after  more  than  fifty  years  of  busi- 
ness activity.  He  has  reared  a  family  that  would  reflect  credit  on  any  parentage 
and  will  leave  to  them  an  honored  name  and  unsullied  reputation. 


HENRY  B.   LOUDERMAN. 

While  Henry  B.  Louderman  has  never  sought  to  figure  prominently  before 
the  public,  prevented  therefrom  by  an  innate  modesty,  his  business  connections 
have  made  him  a  representative  citizen,  for  they  have  been  of  a  nature  that  has 
contributed  largely  to  the  business  enterprise  and  the  general  good.  Numbered 
among  the  native  sons  of  ^Maryland,  he  was  born  in  the  city  of  Baltimore,  De- 
cember 15,  1842,  his  parents  being  Henry  R.  and  Leonora  R.  (Rabb)  Louder- 
man.  On  the  maternal  side  he  came  of  German  ancestry,  while  ancestors  in 
the  paternal  line  have  been  distinctively  American  for  many  generations  but 
supposedly  of  English  lineage. 

Henry  B.  Louderman  was  educated  in  private  schools  of  his  native  city  and 
without  any  special  education  or  pecuniary  advantages  entered  upon  his  busi- 
ness career.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  on  the  31st  of  May,  i860,  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years,  and  secured  a  clerkship  in  the  employ  of  John  J.  Roe  &  Com- 
pany, pork  packers.  His  ability  won  him  various  promotions  until  he  eventu- 
ally became  a  member  of  the  firm  in  1872,  w^hen  he  withdrew  believing  that 
other  fields  oft'ered  better  scope  for  his  energy  and  enterprise.  He  becarne  vice 
president  of  the  American  District  Telegraph  Company  in  1876  and  during  his 
connection  with  that  concern  the  company  brought  out  and  introduced  the  Bell 
telephone,  building  the  first  telephone  line  and  exchange  in  St.  Louis.  After  a 
few  years  they  sold  out  to  the  present  company  and  Mr.  Louderman's  useful- 
ness as  a  factor  in  the  business  interests  of  the  city  continued  in  the  presidency 
of  the  St.  Louis  Sectional  Dock  Company  and  of  the  Carondelet  Marine  Rail- 
way Company.  He  was  president  of  the  latter  for  twelve  years.  He  has  be- 
come recognized  as  a  man  of  sound  business  judgment  and  unflagging  enter- 
prise and  the  success  which  he  has  attained  and  which  places  him  today  among 
the  men  of  affluence  in  St.  Louis  is  attributable  entirely  to  his  own  eft'orts. 


952  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  the  5th  of  September,  1865,  INIr.  Louderman  was  married  in  St.  Louis 
to  J\Iiss  Sarah  ]\Iarshall,  a  daughter  of  D.  J.  and  E.  A.  Marshall,  residents  of 
Delaware.  Four  children  have  been  born  unto  them,  three  sons  and  a  daughter : 
Henrv  B..  ^^'illiam  ]\I.,  John  H.  and  Leonora,  the  daughter  being  now  the  wife 
of  Frank  J.  Carlisle,  a  resident  of  Los  Angeles,  California. 

]\Ir.  Louderman  is  independent  politically.  He  belongs  to  the  Legion  of 
Honor,  ]^Ierchants  Exchange  and  Civic  League,  and  is  interested  in  all  that 
works  for  good  citizenship  and  for  individual  progress  in  lines  that  recognize 
personal  obligations  and  the  rights  of  others.  He  endorses  every  movement  that 
tends  to  advance  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride  but  does  not  seek  public  recogni- 
tion of  his  work.  For  twenty-five  years  he  was  a  member  of  Camp  Prather, 
which  has  now  passed  out  of  existence,  and  during  that  period  made  annual  ex- 
cursions to  Black  River,  IMissouri,  on  hunting  and  fishing  trips. 


COLONEL  CHARLES  EDWARD  WARE. 

Colonel  Charles  Edward  Ware  is  filling  the  responsible  position  of  manager 
of  the  railroad  department  for  the  Buxton  &  Skinner  Printing  Company.  An 
alert,  enterprising  business  man,  giving  close  attention  to  the  upbuilding  of  his 
department,  one  can  scarcely  realize  that  there  are  many  picturesque  chapters 
in  his  life  history,  and  that  he  was  an  active  factor  in  events  which  were  brought 
about  by  the  Civil  war.     He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  INIarch  23,   1850. 

His  father,  Joseph  E.  W^are,  was  born  in  London,  England,  in  1817,  and 
after  coming  to  America  engaged  in  steel  plate  engraving  for  a  brief  period. 
Locating  in  Chicago  in  1840,  he  there  gave  his  attention  to  street  building  and 
railroad  survey,  in  which  line  he  continued  until  his  removal  to  St.  Louis  to 
engage  in  the  type  foundry  business,  establishing-  the  present  St.  Louis  Type 
Foundry.  He  continued  in  that  enterprise  with  William  Bright,  who  at  present 
conducts  the  business,  but  in  1847  Mr.  W^are  withdrew  and  began  taking  con- 
tracts for  the  construction  of  streets  and  other  public  improvements.  In  this 
way  he  opened  Cass  avenue,  O'Fallon,  Mullanphy  and  numerous  other  public 
highways  of  the  city.  In  1850  he  contracted  to  build  the  Memphis  &  Charleston 
Railroad  from  Memphis  to  Stevenson.  Alabama,  and  took  with  him  from  St. 
Louis  a  thousand  "navies''  to  work  on  the  road.  On  reaching  ^Memphis,  how- 
ever, he  found  that  the  railroad  company  were  embarrassed  by  financial  diffi- 
culties and  the  work  was  dela3^ed  for  some  time.  In  the  interim  he  built  the 
Hernando  and  Pigeon  Roost  plank  roads  and  also  made  surveys  of  the  ^Memphis 
&  Little  Rock  Railroad ;  but  all  this  time  he  had  to  pay  the  laborers  whom  he 
had  taken  to  the  south,  waiting  the  fulfillment  of  the  original  railroad  contract. 
As  a  result  of  this  delay  he  lost  over  three  hundred  thousand  dollars  in  the  ven- 
ture and  sold  his  contracts.  While  engaged  in  building  plank  roads  he  had 
become  convinced  of  the  efficacy  of  cedar  for  railway  ties  and  as  the  result  he 
invested  in  cedar  forests,  discovering  great  tracts  of  cedar  land  on  the  White 
river  in  Arkansas.  He  made  extensive  investments  there  and  erected  the  first 
improved  sawmills  installed  in  that  region.  In  185 1  he  removed  his  family  to 
the  locality,  some  forty-four  years  before  the  White  river  branch  of  the  Mis- 
souri Pacific  Railroad  was  extended  into  that  district,  which  was  largely  aii 
undeveloped  region,  its  natural  resources  as  yet  unclaimed  by  the  white  settler. 

Joseph  E.  \\'are  remained  on  the  White  river  until  1859,  when  he  went  to 
Memphis  as  agent  of  the  Howe  sewing  machine  for  the  entire  south.  He 
made  Jacksonport.  Arkansas,  his  headquarters  for  that  state  and  resided  there 
until  1864.  and  he  was  prominent  in  furthering  the  secession  movement  in  the 
state.  As  soon  as  Arkansas  determined  to  withdraw  from  the  Union  Mr.  Ware 
established,  near  Batesville,  saltpeter  works,  using  for  the  manufacture  of  salt- 
peter the  bat  refuse  from  immense  caves  in  the  mountains.     On  the  Little  Red 


CHARLES    E.   WARE 


954  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

river,  about  seventv-hve  miles  southeast  of  Jacksonport.  he  also  opened  large  salt 
work's,  securing  the  saline  mineral  from  a  spring  that  bubbled  up  in  the  center 
of  the  stream  where  the  main  road  crossed  the  river.  When  the  sahpeter  fac- 
tory had  been  established  upon  a  paying  basis  and  he  was  furnishing  the  product 
to  the  Confederate  government,  the  First  Indiana  Cavalry  made  a  raid  on  his 
two  plants,  and  their  destruction  caused  a  loss  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars. 
He  also  suffered  heavy  loss  in  other  ways.  At  the  outbreak  of  hostilities,  be- 
lieving that  the  war  would  be  long  continued,  he  had  purchased  great  quantities 
of  sugar,  molasses,  rice  and  coft'ee,  which  he  had  stored  in  Jacksonport,  but  when 
the  Federal  troops  under  Generals  Steele  and  Curtis  passed  through  Arkansas, 
after  the  battle  of  Pea  Ridge,  from  Fayetteville  to  Helena,  traversing  the  White 
river  vallev,  thev  occupied  Jacksonport  for  a  month  or  two  and  took  possession 
of  :SiT.  Ware's  'accumulated  stores.  The  Confederates  then  prepared  a  gun- 
boat at  Duvalls"  Bluff",  and  succeeded  in  driving  the  Federals  out  of  Jacksonport, 
but  in  one  afternoon  Air.  W'are's  entire  stores  of  sugar  and  molasses  were  de- 
stroyed. At  normal  prices  they  were  worth  from  one  hundred  and  fifty  to  two 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  at  the  exorbitant  rates  prevailing  in  war  days 
would   have   brought   twice  that   amount. 

These  losses  left  the  family  in  destitute  circumstances  and  in  1864  Mr.  Ware 
removed  to  Potosi,  ^Missouri,  where  he  turned  his  attention  to  mining,  engineer- 
ing and  mineralog}^  being  thus  engaged  until  his  death.  After  the  war  he 
located  the  St.  Jo'seph  lead  mines  and  was  closely  identified  with  the  develop- 
ment of  the  lead  resources  of  southern  Missouri,  having  located  the  St.  Joseph 
lead,  the  St.  Francis  (now  the  Desloge)  and  various  other  prominent  mining 
properties  of  that  section.  Following  his  removal  to  St.  Louis  in  1872  he  began 
the  publication  of  "Alines,  Aletals  &  Arts"  to  further  the  interests  of  the  mining 
districts  of  ^Missouri.  In  1876  he  was  made  general  agent  for  the  Iron  Mountain 
Railroad  for  the  European  offices  at  Liverpool,  London  and  Hamburg  and  was 
largely  occupied  with  fitting  out  shops  on  the  Iron  Mountain  and  Missouri 
Pacific  railroads  for  the  purpose  of  securing  skilled  mechanics  to  labor  in  those 
shops.  In  1883  he  once  more  returned  to  St.  Louis  because  of  ill  health  and 
passed  away  that  year.  His  life  was  one  of  intense  and  well-directed  activity, 
and  he  was,  moreover,  a  thorough  and  discriminating  student,  regarded  as  a 
valued  contributor  to  many  scientific  journals.  Few  men  have  ever  been  more 
conversant  upon  the  mineralogy  of  Missouri  than  he  and  his  eff'orts  did  much 
to  exploit  the  interests  of  the  "state  in  this  direction.  He  numbered  among  his 
friends  Edwin  Harris,  Samuel  Gaty,  J.  C.  AlcCune,  Girard  B.  Allen,  Thomas 
Allen  and  other  distinguished  citizens  of  St.  Louis,  who  recognized  his  worth 
and  found  in  him  a  congenial  friend  and  companion. 

Joseph  E.  Ware  was  married  to  Evelyne  Crary,  a  native  of  Lebanon,  Mad- 
ison "county.  New  York.  She  represented  an  old  Connecticut  family  established 
there  after  the  Revolutionary  war.  She  was  well  connected  through  ties  of 
relationship  with  the  Seymours,  Heads,  Ballards,  Hitchcocks,  Gordons,  Gard- 
ners, Williams  and  Lindsey  families.  At  the  time  the  colonists  attempted  to 
overthrow  English  rule  in  this  country  her  grandfather  Ballard,  who  had  a 
family  of  wife  and  twelve  children,  joined  the  army  and  served  for  seven  years. 
During  that  time  his  wife  died  and  he  afterward  wedded  Mrs.  Lindsey,  a  widow 
with  two  children.  By  their  second  marriage  there  were  born  eleven  chil- 
dren, so  that  his  progeny  was  most  numerous.  He  was  a  man  of  intense 
patriotism  and  he  always  observed  as  holidays  the  anniversary  of  important 
events  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  wearing  his  military  garb  on  the  occasion. 
As  stated,  Mrs.  Ware  w-as  connected  with  the  Seymour  family,  which  furnished 
a  governor  to  New  York,  who  was  afterward  nominated  for  the  presidency. 
The  Heads  of  the  same  locality  married  into  the  Ballard  family.  Mr.  Head, 
having  many  sons,  followed  the  custom  of  giving  suits  of  clothing  and  five 
hundred  dollars  to  each  of  them  as  they  attained  their  majority.  One  of  these 
sons,   Coatsworth   Head,   hunted    u])  his   cousin,   Mrs.   Joseph   E.   Ware,   in  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  955 

mountains  of  Arkansas  and,  remaining  in  tlie  southwest,  was  elected  to  the  pres- 
idency of  Batesville  Colleg-e.  At  the  time  of  the  war  he  was  made  a  major  in 
the  engineering  department  and  when  his  relatives  learned  that  he  had  joined  the 
Confederate  forces  they  refused  to  light  on  the  Union  side.  One  brother  drifted 
to  Texas,  where  he  had  large  herds  of  cattle.  He  believed  firmly  in  the  Union 
cause  and  at  the  time  of  the  war  made  his  way  from  Texas  to  Syracuse,  New 
York,   on   horseback. 

In  early  boyhood  Colonel  Ware,  whose  name  introduces  this  record,  went 
with  his  parents  tO'  Arkansas  and  assisted  his  father  in  the  sewing  machine  busi- 
ness at  Jacksonport.  When  the  Eighth  Arkansas  and  two  other  battalions  of 
Confederate  forces  were  fitted  out  there  he  assisted  in  making  uniforms.  His 
father  put  in  sixty  sewing  machines  in  a  factory  for  this  purpose  and  Colonel 
Ware  taught  the  detailed  men  how  to  operate  the  machines.  This  was  in 
March,  1861,  when  he  was  but  eleven  years  of  age.  Wlien  the  troops  left 
Jacksonport  he  endeavored  to  enlist  but  was  refused  on  account  of  his  youth. 
His  father,  who  had  established  the  salt  and  saltpeter  works,  determined  to 
place  his  son,  Charles  E.,  in  charge  of  the  former  and  in  that  connection  he 
had  under  his  care  twenty  men  and  the  outfit.  They  used  the  same  method 
in  manufacture  as  was  in  vogue  at  Syracuse — the  evaporation  process.  When 
Colonel  Ware  had  been  in  charge  for  four  months  the  First  Indiana  Cavalry 
destroyed  the  plant,  turning  two  howitzers  upon  it.  Colonel  Ware,  being  light 
weight  and  too  small  to  assist  the  soldiers,  was  made  cook  and  engaged  in 
preparing  corn  bread,  chicken  and  bacon.  He  afterward  became  a  guide  and 
mail  carrier  for  the  Confederate  army  in  1862-3,  carrying  the  mails  between 
Little  Rock,  Jacksonport  and  various  other  points,  being  with  Shelby  and  Mar- 
maduke's  forces  most  of  the  time. 

It  was  prior  to  this  but  after  the  destruction  of  the  salt  works  on  the  White 
river  that  a  steamboat,  the  Blue  Wing,  made  its  way  up  the  river  under  com- 
mand of  Alajor  C.  C.  Rainwater.  Two  engineers  were  required  to  operate  the 
boat  and  it  was  almost  impossible  to  secure  competent  men  at  that  time.  There 
was  one  regular  engineer,  A.  INI.  Schackleth,  who  induced  the  owner  to  take 
Colonel  Ware  as  opposite  engineer.  He  was  thus  for  several  months  upon  the 
vessel,  which  was  used  as  a  supply  boat  for  the  Confederates,  but  which  was 
afterward  sunk  just  above  Jacksonport. 

In  March,  1864,  wdien  the  Confederates  had  about  abandoned  Arkansas,  his 
father  went  to  Potosi,  Missouri.  He  had  left  the  state  fourteen  years  before 
with  a  half  million  dollars,  but  returned  with  a  yoke  of  oxen  and  a  wagon  bear- 
ing all  his  worldly  goods,  together  with  two  saddle  horses.  The  district  be- 
tween Jacksonport  and  St.  Louis  was  overrun  by  guerrillas,  jayhawkers  and 
other  stragglers.  They  were  a  mixture  of  ragamuffins  and  patriots  through 
whom  the  Ware  family  had  to  make  their  way  to  Potosi,  Missouri.  On  reach- 
ing their  destination  Colonel  Ware  went  immediately  into  the  mines  and  was 
thus  engaged  when  Price's  army,  in  October,  1864,  made  their  last  entrance 
into  Missouri.  They  found  Colonel  Ware  in  the  mines  and  pressed  him  into 
the  service  to  guide  Shelby's  forces  in  the  attack  on  Potosi.  This  was  success- 
ful. Colonel  Ware  locating  all  pickets,  his  knowledge  greatly  assisting  the  Con- 
federate commander.  When  Potosi  surrendered  he  started  as  Shelby's  messen- 
ger to  join  General  Price  at  Pilot  Knob,  leaving  Potosi  at  one  o'clock  in  the 
morning.  At  Caledonia  he  met  the  Federals  in  retreat,  followed  by  Price,  and 
returned  to  inform  General  Shelby  of  wdiat  was  going  on.  Price  moved  in  the 
direction  of  Jefferson  City  and  thence  to  Kansas  City,  and  after  his  defeat  at 
Big   Blue   w-ent    south. 

Colonel  Ware,  by  reason  of  the  assistance  which  he  had  rendered  the  Con- 
federates, was  constantly  harassed  by  state  guards,  and  on  one  occasion  was 
driven  out  of  town,  but  after  remaining  in  hiding  for  two  or  three  days  he 
returned  and  was  again  employed  in  the  mines  until  1867.  He  was  occupying 
a  position  in  the  store  when  he  took  up  the  painter's  trade  under  the  direction 


956  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  Rev.  I\Ir.  Tubbs,  a  revival  Cumberland  Presbyterian  minister.  He  was 
at  that  time  sixteen  years  of  age  and,  coming  to  St.  Louis,  he  engaged  in  paint- 
ing the  Broadway  Opera  Llouse  and  various  dwellings  and  churches. 

In  1867  Colonel  \\'are  entered  the  employ  of  an  old  friend,  George  B. 
Clark,  who  established  a  newspaper  in  Potosi.  In  October,  1868,  j\Ir.  Clark 
ottered  ^Ir.  Ware  a  third  interest  if  he  would  remain,  while  another  third  in- 
terest was  taken  by  a  ^Ir.  AIcGrain,  and  the  firm  of  Clark,  Ware  &  McGrain  was 
organized.  In  addition  to  the  printing  business  they  established  a  book  store 
and  the  enterprise  proved  profitable,  netting  them  between  six  and  eight  thou- 
sand dollars  in  the  succeeding  three  years. 

In  1870  war  was  being  waged  in  Cuba  with  Spain  and  Colonel  Ware  be- 
came much  interested  in  this.  His  friend,  JMajor  Clark,  noting  his  desire  to 
join  the  army,  advised  him  to  attend  a  convention  of  ^Missouri  editors  at  ]Mobile 
and  Xew  Orleans,  saying  that  he  might  find  a  companion  who  would  go  with 
him  to  Cuba.  He  represented  the  Washington  County  Journal,  and  at  the 
convention  formed  the  acquaintance  of  J.  C.  Jones,  representing  the  Fulton 
Telegraph.  They  became  fast  friends,  very  enthusiastic  over  the  war,  and 
together  started  for  Cuba.  On  reaching  New  Orleans  it  was  necessary  that 
they  should  soon  go  on  or  go  to  w^ork.  Colonel  W^are  determined  to  remain 
there  luitil  opportunity  should  come  to  go  to  Cuba,  and  in  order  to  meet  his 
expenses  in  the  interim  secured  a  position  on  the  Picavune,  working  on  the  paper 
until    February,    1871. 

In  the  meantime  he  got  over  his  strong  desire  to  become  a  soldier  in  Cuba 
and  at  the  date  mentioned  returned  to  St.  Louis  with  twenty-five  cents  in  his 
pocket.  Throughout  the  intervening  years  he  has  been  identified  with  the 
printing  business.  He  first  secured  a  position  as  proofreader  with  Woodward 
&  Tiernan  on  the  city  work.  This  was  a  contract  job,  which  continued  until 
June.  1871,  when  the  expiration  of  the  time  of  the  contract  left  him  without 
further  work.  Later,  however,  he  was  given  a  similar  position  by  the  Times 
Printing  Company  on  city  work  as  proofreader  and  makeup.  In  the  fall  of 
that  year  I\Ir.  Hutchings  of  the  companv  offered  Colonel  Ware  the  job  de- 
partment, making  a  contract  with  him  to  receive  one-half  of  the  profit,  the  com- 
pany to  supply  the  plant  and  material.  This  proved  decidedly  advantageous  to 
both  parties,  for  up  to  that  time  the  job  department  had  been  conducted  as  a 
losing  business,  but  under  the  capable  management  of  Colonel  Ware  the  busi- 
ness increased  so  rapidly  that  his  income  for  the  year,  in  accordance  with  the 
terms  of  the  contract,  was  nineteen  thousand  dollars.  ]\Ir.  Hutchings  then 
sold  his  interest  in  the  business  to  Major  Ewing  and  Colonel  Ware  continued 
in  charge  of  the  job  department.  The  paper,  however,  eventually  proved  a 
financial  disaster  and  publication  was  suspended  in  1877.  Colonel  Ware  had 
endorsed  notes  for  the  company  for  sixty  thousand  dollars,  and  before  he  was 
enabled  to  pay  this  off  the  sum  had  reached  one  hundred  thousand  dollars. 
This  was  followed  by  years  of  financial  depression  and  in  1885  he  abandoned  the 
job  printing  business.  In  that  vear  he  engaged  with  the  Buxton  &  Skinner 
Company,  but  after  sixteen  months  reentered  the  emplov  of  Woodward  &  Tier- 
nan,  with  whom  he  continued  for  fourteen  years  in  charge  of  their  railroad 
business,  which  grew  to  such  extent  under  his  supervision  that  the  company 
decided  to  break  the  contract,  feeling  that  he  was  gaining  too  large  a  share  of 
the  profits  according  to  the  previously  arranged  terms.  Learning  of  this.  Colonel 
Ware  cancelled  the  contract  and  in  1900  became  connected  with  the  Buxton  & 
Skinner  Company  under  a  contract  similar  to  that  which  he  had  with  Woodward 
&  Tiernan.  His  success  since  making  the  change  has  been  remarkable,  so  that 
he  has  had  no  occasion  to  regret  the  course  he  followed.  The  business  of  the 
railroad  department  of  this  house  has  become  very  extensive  and  his  position 
is  one  of  large  responsiljilit\-.  He  served  for  three  years  as  secretary  of  the 
Manufacturers'  Association  of  St.  Louis,  but  resigned  in  1905  because  of  the 
])ressure  of  his  private  business  affairs. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrV.  957 

He  is  deeply  interested  in  building  up  the  fruit-gruwing  business  of  Wash- 
ington county,  Arkansas,  \yhere  he  and  associates  have  seventy  thousand  apple 
trees  that  will  come  into  bearing  in  1910.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Ozark 
Land  &  Fruit  Growing  Company  and  treasurer  of  the  West  Cabanne  Improve- 
ment  Company. 

Colonel  Ware  was  married  June  25,  1874.  to  ^liss  Eliza  Bissell,  a  daughter 
of  James  R.  Bissell  and  a  granddaughter  of  General  Daniel  R.  Bissell.  Their 
children  are  four  in  number.  James  Bissell,  born  in  November,  1875,  married 
Eliza  Boyd  and  is  with  his  father  in  the  Buxton  &.  Skinner  offices.  Edwin  Stan- 
lev,  born  in  April,  1877.  married  Edith  Hoyt  and  is  engaged  in  the  brokerage 
business  in  New  York  city.  Eloise  Morrison  is  at  home.  Charles  E.,  born  in 
June,  1887,  is  attending  the  jNIassachusetts  School  of  Technology  in  Boston. 

Colonel  Ware  is  somewhat  noted  as  an  ec|uestrian  and  is  an  officer  in  the 
St.  Louis  Light  Cavalry  Association.  For  thirteen  years  he  was  a  member  of 
the  State  ]\Iilitia,  belonging  to  the  Light  Cavalry  from  1877  to  1891,  and  he 
served  through  the  strike  of  1877,  and  during  the  big  strike  of  1884-5  was  on 
duty  many  days.  He  was  also  on  duty  during  the  railroad  strike  of  1886,  the 
cavalry  being  detailed  to  protect  the  property  of  the  street  railway  company, 
and  at  the  time  had  his  horse  literally  cut  to  pieces.  The  soldiers  were  not 
allowed  to  use  anything  but  their  sabers.  Colonel  Ware  belongs  to  the  United 
Confederate  Veterans'  Association,  tO'  the  Aerial  Club,  the  St.  Louis  Field  Club, 
the  Civic  League,  the  Mercantile  Club,  the  ^Missouri  Historical  Society,  all  of 
the  Masonic  bodies,  including  George  Washington  Lodge  No.  9,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ; 
Ascalon  Commanderv  No.  16,  K.  T.,  and  Aloolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine, 
and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  No.  9.  His  religious  faith 
is  that  of  the  ^Methodist  church  and  his  membership  is  in  St.  John's.  His  early 
experiences  were  such  as  fall  to  the  lot  of  few  boys,  and  the  trying  times 
through  which  he  passed  were  such  as  to  awaken  a  strong  and  vigorous  man- 
hood "and  to  bring  to  him  a  knowledge  concerning  true  values  in  life's  contacts 
and  experiences.  He  is  today  one  of  the  strong  and  well  known  business  men 
of  the  city,  successfully  controlling  extensive  and  important  interests,  while  his 
personal  qualities  are  such  as  have  won  for  him  warm  friendships  and  kindly 
regard.  The  Colonel  impresses  one  by  his  courtly,  gentlemanly  bearing,  typical 
of  the  old  southern  school.  Kindly  and  affable,  no  man  in  St.  Louis  has  a 
larger  following.  His  fine  personal  appearance  and  many  excellent  traits  of 
character  have  contributed  largely  to  his  success  both  in  business  and  social  life. 


BRADLEY  D.  LEE. 


Bradley  D.  Lee  was  born  ^larch  24,  1838,  at  Pleasant  Valley,  Connecticut, 
and  was  a  son  of  Henrv  B.  and  Marv  (Austin)  Lee.  After  completing  his  edu- 
cation at  the  Williston  Seminary,  he  entered  the  office  of  the  Hon.  Fliram  Good- 
win, of  Riverton,  Connecticut,  and  there  studied  law  until  he  had  mastered  the 
fundamental  principles  of  jurisprudence  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar.  About 
that  time  the  Civil  war  was  inaugurated  and  he  enlisted  for  service  in  the  L  nion 
army.  Two  brothers  also  joined  the  boys  in  blue,  but  both  fell  in  battle.  Brad- 
ley D.  Lee  was  assigned  to  staff  duty  w'ith  the  rank  of  captain  and  served  ni  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac  until  the  close  of  the  war,  being  mustered  out  with  the 
brevet  rank  of  major  for  meritorious  conduct.  When  the  hostilities  had  ceased 
he  returned  to  his  "home  and  soon  afterward  entered  the  law  department  of  \ale 
College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law  m 
the  class  of  1866.  •     ,    - 

He  immediately  came  to  St.  Louis  and  soon  after  his  arrival  tormed  a 
partnership  for  the  practice  of  his  profession  with  Daniel  D.  Potter  under  the 
firm  style  of  Potter  &  Lee.     A  year  later  he  became  the  head  of  the  law  firm  of 


958  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Lee  &  AA'ebster  and  continued  in  this  connection  for  three  years.  During  the 
succeeding  two  years  he  was  alone  in  practice,  after  which  he  entered  into 
partnership  relations  with  Hon.  Elmer  B.  Adams,  now  judge  of  the  United 
States  district  court.  When  Judge  Adams  was  elected  to  the  circuit  bench 
^lajor  Lee  became  head  of  the  law  firm  of  Lee  &  Chandler  and  after  J\Ir.  Chand- 
ler's removal  to  Washington  in  1881  he  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Dyer,  Lee 
&  Ellis  and  subsequently  of  Lee  &  Ellis,  the  latter  relationship  being  maintained 
until  1 89 1,  when  he  entered  into  new  partnership  relations,  becoming  the  senior 
member  of  the  law  firm  of  Lee,  McKeighan,  Ellis  &.•  Priest.  He  was  thus  asso- 
ciated until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  May  10,  1897.  For  many 
years  he  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  attorneys  of  the  city,  his  labors  largely 
setting  the  standard  for  professional  services  and  professional  ethics. 

His  knowledge  of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence  were  comprehensive  and 
exact,  his  application  thereto  accurate.  His  reasoning  was  very  sound,  his  de- 
ductions logical,  and  at  all  times  he  made  it  his  practice  to  aid  the  court  in  the 
administration  of  justice,  for  while  he  was  devoted  to  the  interests  of  his  cli- 
ents he  never  forgot  that  he  owed  a  still  higher  allegiance  to  the  majesty  of  the 
law. 


CHARLES  FREDERICK  JOY. 

Charles  Frederick  Joy,  elected  for  five  consecutive  terms  to  represent  his 
district  in  congress  and  thus  aiding  in  framing  the  laws  of  the  lancl,  has  been 
equally  effective  in  the  interpretation  of  the  law,  practicing  as  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  bar  for  a  third  of  a  century.  He  has  a  large  and  distinctively  repre- 
sentative clientele,^  while  his  long  service  in  congress  indicates  that  he  gained  a 
strong  political  following  that  fully  endorsed  his  service  in  the  council  chambers 
of  the  nation. 

A  native  of  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  he  was  born  December  11,  1849,  a  son  of 
Charles  and  Georgiana  (Batchelder)  Joy.  He  came  of  a  long  line  of  Puritan 
ancestors,  he  being  the  eighth  generation  from  Thomas  Joy,  the  founder  of  the 
American  family.  This  ancestor  came  from  England  in  1635,  and  erected  the 
first  town  house  in  Boston.  His  parents  removed  from  New  Hampshire,  their 
native  state,  to  Illinois  during  the  pioneer  epoch  in  its  history  and  there  reared 
their  family.  After  preparing  for  college  in  western  schools,  Charles  F.  Joy 
entered  Yale  and  was  graduated  in  the  academical  department  there  with  the 
class  of  1874.  The  profession  of  the  law  seemed  most  attractive  to  him  as  a 
life  vocation  and  after  thoroug"h  preliminary  reading  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Shamokin,  Pennsylvania,  in  1875.  His  removal  to  St.  Louis  soon  fol- 
lowed and  here  he  entered  into  partnership  with  Joseph  R.  Harris,  an  associa- 
tion that  was  continued  until  the  election  of  Mr.  Harris  to  the  office  of  circuit 
attorney  of  St.  Louis. 

]\Ir.  Joy  was  then  alone  in  practice  for  some  time  and  gained  prominence 
at  the  bar  as  a  trial  lawyer.  In  his  presentation  of  his  cases  he  gives  to  each 
point  its  due  prominence  and  yet  never  loses  sight  of  the  controlling  principle 
upon  which  the  decision  of  a  case  always  finally  turns.  He  has  never  failed  to 
give  his  cases  a  thorough  preparation,  and  while  he  employs  the  arts  of  oratory 
to  assist  him,  his  arguments  are  always  based  upon  a  comprehensive  knowledge 
of  the  facts  and  the  law  applicable  thereto. 

Widely  recognized  as  one  of  the  republican  leaders  in  his  district,  Mr.  Joy 
was  nominated  for  congress  in  1890,  but  in  that  year  met  defeat.  In  1892  he 
was  more  successful,  being  elected,  although  he  was  unseated  in  a  bitterly  fought 
partisan  contest,  after  serving  until  near  the  end  of  that  term  of  congress. 
Nominated  again  in  1894,  he  was  elected  by  a  very  large  majority  and  he  won 
for  himself  an  enviable  rank  in  the  house  of  representatives.  That  his  constit- 
uents and  the  public  at  large  endorsed  his  com-sc  is  indicated  bv  the  fact  that 


CHARLES   F.    JOY 


960  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  was  reelected  in  1896,  again  in  1898  and  again  in  1900.  During  his  last  term 
in  congress  'Mr.  lov  was  the  chief  instrumentality  in  the  house  to  obtain  from 
the  government  a  gift  of  five  million  dollars  for  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Expo- 
sition and  his  unremitting  endeavors  thus  made  possible  the  greatest  exposition 
in  the  world's  history. 

During-  the  last  months  of  this  session,  and  while  all  his  time  was  monopo- 
lized in  tins  work,  the  democratic  legislature  of  jMissouri  so  gerrymandered  his 
district  that  everv  republican  ward  was  taken  from  it  and  no  one  but  a  demo- 
crat could  succeed  him,  and  he  resumed  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis.  He 
was,  however,  again  called  to  office  in  1906,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  position 
as  recorder  of  deeds. 

In  1879  ■^^^-  Jo^'  ■\'>'as  married  in  Salem,  Connecticut,  to  Arabel  Ordway 
and  bv  that  union  had  one  child,  who  died  in  infancy.  The  mother  passed  away 
a  few  weeks  afterward.  In  1895  Mr.  Joy  was  married  in  San  ]\Iateo,  California, 
to  Airs.  Elizabeth  Ina  Ryer,  nee  Grant,  widow  of  Washington  M.  Ryer,  who 
still  survives. 

]\Ir.  Joy  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  INIercantile  Clubs,  of  St.  Louis ; 
the  Yale  Club,  of  New  York  city ;  and  the  Chevy  Chase  Club,  of  Washington, 
D.  C.  He  has  also  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite  in 
the  consistory  of  St.  Louis,  is  a  member  of  ]\Ioolah  Temple  of  the  Alystic 
Shrine,  of  the  St.  Louis  Lodge  of  Elks  and  the  Business  Men's  League.  Such 
in  brief  is  the  history  of  Charles  Frederick  Joy.  Over  the  record  of  his  official 
career  and  private  life  there  falls  no  shadow  of  wrong  or  suspicion  of  evil. 
He  left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  for  good  upon  the  legislation  enacted 
during  his  five  terms  of  service  in  congress,  and  that  he  faithfully  guarded  the 
interests  of  his  constituents  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  was  so  often  returned 
to  the  council  chambers  of  the  nation  through  popular  election. 


JOSEPH  I.  LANDAY. 


Joseph  I.  Landay,  of  Russian  birth  and  parentage,  has  resided  in  the  new 
world  from  the  age  of  seventeen  vears,  and  no  native  born  son  is  more  loyal  to 
the  stars  and  stripes,  or  more  in  sympathy  with  the  republican  institutions,  than 
is  -\Ir.  Landay.  Early  recognizing  the  fact  that  within  ourselves  lies  the  source 
of  our  power,  he  has  progressed  through  the  wise  use  of  his  native  ability, 
gaining  from  the  faithful  performance  of  each  day's  duties  courage  and  inspira- 
tion for  the  succeeding  day.  He  was  born  in  Kovno,  Russia,  in  May,  1870. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  country  until  his  fourteenth  year, 
and  after  putting  aside  his  textbooks  was  connected  with  various  business  in- 
terests until,  no  longer  able  to  withstand  the  attractions  of  the  new  world,  he 
crossed  the  Atlantic,  lured  by  the  favorable  reports  which  he  had  heard  concern- 
ing business  conditions  in  America.  He  landed  in  New  York  city,  and  traveled 
through  this  country  to  a  considerable  extent,  providing  for  his  own  support  by 
any  employment  that  would  enable  him  to  earn  an  honest  dollar.  In  1891  he 
arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  engaged  as  a  canvasser  with  C.  B.  Thomas.  For  three 
years  he  was  employed  in  that  way  and  in  1895  began  traveling  for  the  Koenig 
Furniture  Company,  his  territory  comprising  all  of  the  southern  states.  After 
being  with  that  firm  for  a  year  he  started  in  the  furniture  commission  business 
for  himself,  and  is  still  operating  along  that  line.  His  business  interests  are  now 
extensive  and  important.  He  is  president  of  the  Landay  Steel  Range  Company 
and  also  of  tbe  Landay  Real  Estate  Company,  and  is  vice  president  of  the 
Manufacturers  Exhibition  Building  Company,  at  Chicago.  Thus  he  has  con- 
stantly broadened  the  scope  of  his  activities  until  his  interests  are  now  large  and 
the  returns  gratifying.  In  this  manner  he  has  worked  his  way  steadily  upward, 
the  years  proving  the  wisdfjm  of  his  course  in  seeking  a  home  on  this  side  of 
the  Atlantic  in  a  home  where  lalxr  is  not  hampered  by  caste  or  class. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  961 

Mr.  Landay  was  married  in  Brooklyn,  Xew  York,  I">bruary  12.  1908,  to 
iMiss  Bertha  Byk,  a  daughter  of  Morris  Byk,  a  prominent  real-estate  dealer  of 
that  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Landay  reside  in  the  Barwick  apartments,  which  he  ac- 
quired by  purchase,  and  which  are  in  one  of  the  most  fashionable  residence  dis- 
tricts of  the  city.  Mr.  Landay  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order 
of  Elks,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Columbia  Club.  He  has  made  good  use 
of  his  time  and  talents  and  has  achieved  success,  not  bv  any  unusual  methods, 
but  because  he  has  been  more  persistent  and  determined,  allowing  no  obstacle 
or  difficulty  to  bar  his  path  if  it  could  be  overcome  by  honorable  effort. 


CHRISTIAN  WORLEY. 

Almost  every  department  of  business  activity  is  represented  in  St.  Louis, 
and  the  whole  constitutes  a  great  commercial  and  industrial  center,  its  ramify- 
ing interests  reaching  out  to  every  part  of  the  world.  Each  enterprise,  con- 
ducted along  lines  of  business  integrity  and  progression,  is  a  feature  in  the  re- 
sult that  has  been  achieved,  and  therefore  in  the  history  of  business  develop- 
ment here  Christian  Worley  deserves  mention  as  the  president  of  the  St.  Louis 
Mica  Company.  A  native  of  Germany,  he  was  born  INIarch  6,  1837,  his  parents 
being  Christian  and  Katherina  Worley.  In  the  year  1839  the  father  came  to  the 
new  world,  and  for  many  years  was  well  known  as  a  blacksmith  here,  owning 
several  shops.  He  continued  to  make  his  home  in  America  for  a  quarter  of  a 
century,  or  until  called  to  his  final  rest,  in  1859. 

Brought  to  the  United  States  in  early  childhood.  Christian  Worley  was  a 
pupil  in  the  parochial  schools  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  began  learning  the 
trade  in  the  employ  of  Rollo  Whitters,  a  tobacco  merchant,  with  whom  he  con- 
tinued for  about  four  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  became  a  to- 
bacco roller  in  the  employ  of  Christian  Pieper,  with  whom  he  continued  for 
three  or  four  years,  when  he  accepted  the  position  of  foreman  with  Neudecker 
Brothers.  He  remained  in  that  position  of  control  over  the  working  forces  of 
the  establishment  until  the  business  was  sold  out,  after  which  he  went  to  Vir- 
ginia, where  he  was  also  connected  with  the  tobacco  trade  for  two  years.  Fol- 
lowing his  return  he  was  employed  as  journeyman  by  William  R.  Price,  a  to- 
bacco manufacturer,  for  a  little  time,  and  in  i860  he  returned  to  the  employ  of 
Mr.  Pieper,  remaining  there  for  some  time.  In  1864  he  joined  A.  Newman  and 
they  started  in  business  on  their  own  account  under  the  firm  style  of  A.  Newman 
&  Company.  A  year  later  Mr.  Worley  sold  his  interest  to  his  partner,  and 
bought  an  interest  in  the  business  of  F.  Zowl  &  Company,  but  in  1865  with- 
drew from  that  connection.  He  then  engaged  as  foreman  with  the  tobacco  manu- 
facturing company  of  Hackeroch  &  Johnson,  whom  he  represented  until  they  dis- 
posed of  their  business  to  the  Roche.  Boyce  &  McCabe  Manufacturing  Com- 
panv.  He  continued  with  the  new  firm  for  another  three  or  four  years,  and  then 
again  began  business  on  his  own  account,  this  time  forming  a  partnership  with 
Anton  Miller,  under  the  name  of  INTiller  &  Worley.  That  their  relation  was 
most  harmonious,  congenial  and  profitable  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  it  ex- 
isted for  twenty-six  years,  during  which  time  they  enjoyed  a  very  large  patron- 
age, their  output  finding  a  ready  sale  on  the  market.  In  1899  they  sold  out 
to  Mr.  Weisert  and  Mr.  Worley  is  now  living  retired,  save  that  he  is  interested 
in  the  St.  Louis  Mica  Company,  in  which  he  holds  the  office  of  president.  In 
this  he  was  associated  with  his  former  partner,  ~S[t.  ]\Iiller,  also  with  'Slv.  ]\lajor, 
the  three  gentlemen  being  organizers  of  the  business. 

Mr.  Worlev  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  November  22.  i860,  to  ]\Iiss  Barbara 
Youps.  They  have  an  adopted  daughter,  Lydia,  living  with  them  in  their  pleas- 
ant home,  which  Mr.  Worley  erected  at  No.  4125  Park  street.  He  has_  always 
been  interested  in  affairs  relating  to  the  upbuilding  and  progress  of  the  city,  and 

61— VOL.  n. 


962  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  matters  relating  to  the  welfare  of  his  country.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war 
he  served  as  a  second  lieutenant  in  the  Missouri  militia,  and  he  is  a  member  of 
the  St.  Louis  Legion  of  Honor,  while  in  former  years  he  belonged  to  other  social 
and  fraternal  organizations.  He  is  a  republican  and  has  taken  considerable  inter- 
est in  the  work  of  the  party,  serving  as  a  delegate  to  some  of  its  conventions 
and  giving  earnest  allegiance  to  its  principles  because  he  believes  that  they  are 
most  conducive  to  good  government.  Mr.  Worley  has  passed  the  Psalmist's 
span  of  three  score  years  and  ten,  and  during  nearly  its  entire  period  has  lived 
in  St.  Louis,  so  that  he  has  witnessed  much  of  the  development  of  the  city  as  it 
has  emerged  from  villagehood  and  thrown  ofif  the  evidences  of  close  connection 
with  the  frontier.  He  has  always  rejoiced  in  what  has  been  accomplished  and 
believes  that  St.  Louis  has  before  it  a  much  more  brilliant  future. 


HENRY  OTIARA. 


About  a  half  century  ago  an  Irish  lad  of  eleven  years  left  his  home  and 
came  to  America  to  seek  a  life  of  activity  in  a  country  where  more  opportunities 
were  oltered  than  in  the  place  of  his  nativity.  That  lad  was  Henry  O'Hara, 
who  in  the  course  of  years  was  destined  to  rise  from  the  position  of  fireman  on 
the  railroad  to  that  of  president  of  one  of  the  leading  railroad  companies  of 
the  middle  west,  while  at  the  same  time  he  owned  and  controlled  extensive  car 
building   manufactories. 

He  was  born  June  4,  1844.  about  sixteen  miles  from  Belfast  in  County 
Antrim,  Ireland,  and  when  the  spirit  of  adventure  and  the  desire  for  more  rapid 
advancement  than  could  be  secured  in  his  native  country  took  possession  of 
him,  he  made  his  way  across  the  Atlantic  and  found  a  home  among  friends  at 
New  Utrecht  on  Long  Island,  New  York.  There  he  attended  school  until 
sixteen  years  of  age  and  laid  the  foundation  for  that  broad  self-culture  which 
was  one  of  his  distinguishing  characteristics  in  later  life.  From  Long  Island 
he  went  to  the  south  prior  to  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  and  there  secured 
a  position  as  fireman  on  the  New  Orleans,  Jackson  &  Northern  Railroad. 
While  he  was  ambitious  to  secure  a  place  of  greater  prominence  and  respon- 
sibility, he  did  not  scorn  any  occupation  that  would  yield  him  an  honest  living 
and  faithfully  performed  any  task  assigned  to  him.  It  was  his  fidelity  and  capa- 
bility that  won  him  promotion  throughout  his  entire  business  career  and  even- 
tually led  him  to  the  important  place  which  he  occupied  in  the  business  world. 

Air.  O'Hara  was  acting  as  trainman  at  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
war,  when,  giving  up  his  position,  he  entered  the  Confederate  army,  joining  the 
artillery  forces  under  General  Dahlgren.  He  was  soon  transferred  to  the-  com- 
mand of  General  Gardner  and  his  meritorious  conduct  on  the  field  of  battle 
won  him  promotion  to  the  rank  of  lieutenant.  At  the  battle  of  Decatur,  Ala- 
bama, which  occurred  in  1864,  h-e  was  wounded  in  such  a  manner  that  it  be- 
came necessary  to  amputate  his  leg,  but  as  soon  as  he  had  sufficiently  recovered 
he  obtained  an  artificial  limb  and  returned  to  the  army  again,  serving  until  the 
close  of  the  war. 

When  hostilities  ceased,  Mr.  O'Hara,  with  the  small  means  which  he 
could  command,  engaged  in  the  lumber  business  at  Brookhaven,  Mississippi, 
and  found  it  a  successful  venture.  He  took  up  the  work  with  the  same  thor- 
oughness which  characterized  him  in  every  relation  of  life.  By  studying  south- 
ern timber  he  soon  discovered  that  southern  longleaf  pine  is  peculiarly  adapted 
to  the  construction  of  railroad  cars  and,  convincing  railway  men  of  this  fact, 
he  built  up  an  extensive  supply  business,  securing  his  patrons  from  among  the 
ranks  of  the  prominent  railroad  men  of  the  country.  Thinking  to  enjoy  the 
advantages  of  better  slii])ping  facilities  and  closer  connection  with  his  trade 
interests  in    St.   Louis.   Mr.   O'Hara  removed  to  this  city  in   1876  and  made  it 


HENRY   O'HARA 


964  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  business  headquarters  throughout  the  remainder  of  his  Hfe.  In  1876  he 
accepted  an  important  position  with  the  car  service  of  the  Cairo  Short  Line 
Railroad  and  soon  become  widely  known  in  western  railway  circles.  In  1890 
he  organized  and  was  president  of  the  Union  Refrigerator  Transit  Company 
and  in  1891  was  president  of  the  St.  Louis,  Chicago  &  St.  Paul  Railway,  popu- 
larly known  as  the  Bluff  line.  The  recognition  of  his  executive  force  and 
business  abilitv  led  to  his  cooperation  being  sought  in  various  lines,  while  his 
own  well  formulated  plans  resulted  in  the  establishment  of  enterprises  of  large 
magnitude.  He  became  the  president  of  the  Lansburg  Brake  Company  and  at 
one  time  was  at  the  head  of  six  car  factories  in  successful  operation,  building 
cars  for  which  he  had  contracted.  He  supplied  the  Hicks  Car  Company  with 
three  thousand  cars  and  the  Union  Refrigerator  Company  with  a  like  number. 
His  mind  was  most  keenly  alert  and  he  recognized  opportunities  which  others 
passed  by  heedlessly.  His  efforts  were  directed  along  lines  where  sound  judg- 
ment and  rare  discrimination  led  the  way  and  success  seemed  to  follow  his 
every  move. 

In  jNIay,  1882,  Mr.  O'Hara  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Eliza  P.  Nowland  at 
Sandoval,  Illinois.  Mrs.  O'Hara  was  a  daughter  of  Lambert  Nowland,  a  native 
of  Maryland  and  a  prominent  political  leader  of  the  middle  west.  He  had 
a  personal  acquaintance  with  Henry  Clay  and  became  a  stalwart  advocate  of 
the  republican  party.  It  is  said  that  he  was  the  means  of  sending  more  than 
one  man  to  the  legislature.  He  held  several  local  offices  in  Illinois,  but  preferred 
to  concentrate  his  time  and  energies  upon  his  business  affairs,  being  for  some 
time  connected  with  mercantile  business  at  Sandoval,  while  later  he  was  for 
over  thirty  years  a  general  agent  for  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  at  that  place. 
In  his  fraternal  relations  he  was  connected  with  the  Masons  and  was  promi- 
nent in  the  order  as  well  as  in  business  and  political  circles.  He  was  a  man 
of  fine  intellect  and  possessed  all  the  characteristics  of  a  truly  southern  gentle- 
man, which  he  was  in  every  way.  He  married  Miss  Martha  G.  Van  Meter, 
of  Martinsburg,  West  Virginia,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Van  E.  Van  Meter.  In  his 
family  of  twelve  children,  eleven  lived  to  adult  age,  all  of  whom  reflected  great 
credit  on  their  parents. 

Mrs.  O'Hara  was  reared  in  the  Congregational  faith,  but  later  united  with 
the  ^Methodist  church,  but  Mr.  O'Hara  was  reared  in  the  Catholic  church.  Their 
children  were :  Beulah,  the  wife  of  Everett  Watson  Brooks,  of  St.  Louis ; 
Gertrude,  who  was  educated  in  Boston ;  Henry,  living  in  St.  Louis ;  and 
Benjamin  Harrison,  now  a  member  of  the  class  of  1910  at  Cornell  L^niversity, 
where  he  has  won  various  medals  and  cups  as  an  athlete. 

The  death  of  the  husband  and  father  occurred  April  30,  1897.  He  was  a 
splendid  type  of  the  self-made  man,  rising  in  the  business  world  from  a  humble 
position  to  a  conspicuous  place  in  transportation  circles  in  America.  His  busi- 
ness associates  rendered  him  respect  and  admiration  for  what  he  accomplished 
and  for  the  business  methods  which  he  employed  in  gaining  the  exalted  position 
which  was  eventually  his.  More  than  his  splendid  business  accomplishments, 
however,  was  his  fidelity  to  his  family  and  home  and  the  faithfulness  which  he 
manifested  in  his  friendships.  These  marked  him  as  a  man  worthy  the  highest 
esteem  and  made  his  example  one  worthy  of  emulation. 


JOHN   MARTIN   HOLMES. 

John  Martin  Holmes,  who  for  forty-one  years  has  been  a  practitioner  at 
the  St.  Louis  bar  and  is  now  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Holmes,  Blair  & 
Koener,  has  throughout  his  professional  career  made  that  steady  progress. 
which  results  from  constantly  expanding  powers  and  the  recognition  on  the  part 
of  the  public   of  his   ability   and   unfaltering   allegiance   to  the   interests   of   his 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  965 

clients.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  January  25,  1848,  and  is  a  son  of  John  Mar- 
tin and  Sophia  (Wyman)  Hohnes.  His  early  educatiiju  was  obtained  in  pri- 
vate schools  in  this  city,  while  later  he  attended  the  Hillsboro  (111.)  Academy 
and  the  Illinois  College  of  Jacksonville,  being  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of 
Arts  degree  in  1867,  wdiile  the  Master  of  Arts  degree  was  conferred  upon  him 
in  1870.  Having  prepared  for  the  practice  of  law  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  October,  1868,  and  has  since  continued  in  general  practice  in  St.  Louis.  He 
was  for  a  time  alone  but  in  1874-5  was  in  partnership  with  T.  T.  Player,  a 
brother  of  the  present  city  comptroller,  and  in  188 1-2  with  Ralph  Talbot,  now 
of  Denver.  His  present  law  partnership  was  formed  in  1904,  when  he  became 
senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Holmes,  Blair  &  Koerner,  now  recognized  as  a 
strong  one  in  general  practice  in  this  city.  The  care  and  precision  with  which 
he  prepares  his  cases  is  one  of  the  strong  elements  in  his  success,  for  his  presen- 
tation of  his  cause  is  characterized  by  masterly  argument,  clear  reasoning  and 
logical  deductions.  He  is  a  member  of  both  the  Missouri  State  Bar  Associa- 
tion and  the  Law  Library  Association. 

On  the  7th  of  March.  1888.  Mr.  Holmes  was  married  to  Miss  Ina  Meston, 
a  native  of  Elgin,  Scotland,  born  August  15,  1863.  She  died  at  Colorado 
Springs,  Colorado,  October  3.  1908.  leaving  two  daughters  and  a  son :  ]^Iaud, 
seventeen  years  of  age ;  Meston,  fourteen  years  of  age ;  and  Janet,  now  ten 
years  old. 

Mr.  Holmes  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democratic  party,  but  takes 
no  active  part  in  politics  aside  from  a  public-spirited  interest  in  the  welfare  of 
state  and  nation  as  promoted  through  political  labors  and  influence.  His  favor- 
ite recreations  are  hunting  and  fishing-  and  horseback  riding,  but  his  time  is 
mostly  occupied  by  his  professional  duties  and  he  is  recognized  as  an  able  and 
faithful  minister  in  the  temple  of  justice. 


LOUIS  OBERT. 


Almost  a  third  of  a  century  has  passed  since  Louis  Obert  became  president 
of  the  Louis  Obert  Brewing  Company,  having  since  1877  been  connected  with 
what  is  one  of  the  most  important  lines  of  manufacture  in  St.  Louis.  Born  in 
Baden,  Germany,  February  8.  1845,  he  is  a  son  of  Louis  and  Theresa  Obert.  He 
was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  country  until  the  age  of  four- 
teen years  and  then  began  learning  the  brewing  business  with  his  father,  with 
whom  he  continued  for  three  years.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  started  out  as 
a  journeyman  as  is  customary  in  the  fatherland  and  was  employed  in  various 
places,  spending  some  time  at  Frankfort,  Overbach,  Nunnheim  and  other  points. 

Mr.  Obert  heard,  however,  that  wages  in  America  were  much  higher  and  with 
the  hope  of  benefiting  his  financial  condition  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  United 
States,  landing  at  New  York  city,  whence  he  made  his  way  direct  to  St.  Louis. 
For  forty-three  years  he  has  resided  here.  In  1866  he  became  a  brewer  in  the 
Peswich  brewery,  where  he  remained  for  a  brief  period,  after  which  he  obtained 
the  position  of  foreman  with  the  Arsenal  brewery,  where  he  remained  until 
1870.  Through  the  succeeding  four  years  he  was  foreman  of  the  Louis  Cook  brew- 
ery, after  which  he  started  for  New  Orleans  and  became  the  first  superintendent 
in  the  Casperloosic  brewery,  manufacturing  the  first  lager  beer  ever  brewed 
there. 

After  two  years  Mr.  Obert  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  accepting  the  position 
of  foreman  with  Repple  &  Ehlermann  for  a  short  time  but,  ambitious  to  en- 
gage in  business  on  his  own  account,  he  quicklv  availed  himself  of  an  oppor- 
tunity in  that  direction  and  in  1876  joined  Mathias  Weis  in  the  purchase  of  his 
present  brewery.  The  partnership  was  continued  for  five  years,  when  Mr.  Weis 
died   and    jNIr. '  Obert   purchased   his   interests,   becoming   sole   proprietor.        He 


966  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

has  since  erected  additions  to  the  building,  which  is  now  an  important  plant 
well  equipped  with  the  latest  improved  machinery  and  most  modern  facilities 
for  the  manufacture  of  high  grade  beer.  The  output  finds  a  ready  sale  on  the 
market  and  his  investment  returns  a  gratifying  annual  income.  As  Mr.  Obert 
has  prospered  in  his  undertakings  he  has  made  extensive  and  judicious  invest- 
ments in  real  estate  and  is  now  the  owner  of  most  of  West  End  Heights. 

In  September,  1870,  Mr.  Obert  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Kolb,  a 
daughter  of  Louis  Kolb,  who  was  a  prominent  gardener.  They  have  three  sons 
and  one  daughter:  Louis,  the  first  vice  president  of  the  business;  William  A., 
who  is  superintendent ;  Karl,  who  is  secretary  of  the  company ;  and  Eliza,  who  is 
acting  as  bookkeeper.  The  business  is  thus  kept  entirely  within  the  family, 
all  of  the  stock  being  owned  by  them.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  3621 
South  Twelfth  street  and  was  erected  by  ]\Ir.  Obert. 

In  politics  he  is  a  republican,  but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have 
little  attraction  for  him  as  he  prefers  to  devote  his  attention  to  his  business. 
His  residence  in  the  city  covers  more  than  four  decades  and  has  been  continu- 
ous save  for  a  brief  interval  of  two  years.  Throughout  this  entire  period  he  has 
been  identified  with  the  brewing  business  and  in  all  of  his  work  has  displayed 
thoroughness  and  an  effort  to  reach  high  standards  in  production  and  manu- 
facture. 


HORATIO  N.  SPENCER,  M.D. 

Dr.  Horatio  N.  Spencer,  a  member  of  the  medical  profession  in  St.  Louis 
since  1870  and  now  specializing  in  the  practice  of  otology,  was  born  in  Port 
Gibson,  Mississippi,  July  17,  1842,  a  son  of  Horatio  N.  and  Sarah  (Marshall) 
Spencer.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Israel  Selden  Spencer,  fought  for  American 
independence  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Dr.  Spencer  mastered  the  elementary 
branches  of  learning  tuider  the  guidance  of  a  private  tutor  and  was  graduated 
from  Oakland  College  (Miss.)  with  valedictorian  honors  in  1861.  He 
afterwards  matriculated  in  the  University  of  Alabama,  where  he  completed  his 
course  by  graduation  in  1862,  winning  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  Tr\ie 
to  his  loved  southland,  soon  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War  he  joined  the 
Confederate  army,  serving  throughout  the  period  of  hostilities.  Soon  after  the 
close  of  the  war  he  entered  upon  preparation  for  a  professional  career,  com- 
pleting a  course  in  the  College  of  Physicians  &  Surgeons  of  New  York  City 
by  graduation  with  the  class  of  1868,  at  which  time  the  degree  of  M.  D.  was 
conferred  upon  him.  Immediately  afterward  he  went  to  Europe  and  received 
the  benefit  of  instruction  from  some  of  the  eminent  physicians  and  surgeons  of 
the  old  world,  studying  in  1869  and  1870  in  the  L^niversity  of  Berlin,  Ger- 
many. 

Thus  splendidly  equipped  for  a  successful  professional  career.  Dr.  Spencer 
located  in  St.  Louis.  He  has  largely  practiced  as  a  specialist  in  the  treatment 
of  diseases  of  the  nose  and  ear  and  stands  today  as  one  of  the  eminent  authori- 
ties in  this  line  in  the  west.  The  extent  of  his  business  is  equaled  by  that  of 
no  other  specialist  in  the  same  line  in  St.  Louis  and  he  draws  his  patronage 
not  only  from  the  city  but  also  from  the  surrounding  districts.  There  came 
to  him  a  recognition  of  his  scholarly  attainments  in  his  election  to  a  professor- 
ship in  the  Missouri  Medical  College.  He  has  for  thirty-eight  years  been  a 
representative  of  the  profession  in  this  city,  where  he  is  practicing  with  in- 
creased honors  and  success,  his  skill  and  efficiency  being  constantlv  augmented 
by  his  extensive  research  and  investigation.  He  has  the  interest  of  a  scientist 
in  the  profession,  and  added  to  his  laudable  ambition  to  acquire  success  is  a 
spirit  of  broad  humanitarianism  that  causes  his  best  efforts  to  be  exerted  in 
behalf  of  those  who  need  his  professional  aid.  In  1879  he  was  associated  with 
others  in  the  organization  and  editorial  management  of  the  American  Journal 


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96S  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  Otology  and  in  the  same  year,  in  connection  with  others,  established  the  St. 
Louis  Courier  of  Aledicine.  In  1881  he  aided  in  founding  the  St.  Louis  Post 
Graduate  School  of  IMedicine,  of  which  he  became  professor  of  diseases  of  the 
ear  and  which  later  merged  into  the  Alissouri  Medical  College.  In  1899  the 
latter  institution  consolidated  with  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College  and  became 
the  medical  department  of  Washington  LTniversity,  Dr.  Spencer  being  chosen 
professor  of  diseases  of  the  ear.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Medical 
Association  and  since  1870  has  been  a  member  of  the  American  Otological  So- 
ciety. 

That  his  eltorts  have  not  been  given  entirely  to  professional  interests  is  indi- 
cated by  his  membership  in  the  American  Geographical  Society,  in  the  Society  of 
Colonial  ^^'ars  in  the  state  of  Missouri,  the  Society  of  Sons  of  the  Revolution, 
the  Society  of  Foreign  Wars  and  the  Delta  Psi  and  Nu  Sigma  Nu,  two  college 
fraternities.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  in  St.  Anthony's 
Club  has  been  honored  with  the  presidency.  Many  tangible  evidences  are  cited 
of  his  humanitarian  spirit,  which  also  finds  proof  in  his  active  assistance  to  the 
Bethesda  Foundling  Home  and  the  Home  for  Incurables  and  the  Aged,  of 
which  institutions  he  is  serving  as  a  trustee.  In  politics  he  is  an  independent 
democrat,  while  his  religious  faith  is  manifest  in  his  membership  in  the  Presby- 
terian church.  An  extensive  traveler,  he  has  on  various  occasions  visited  Great 
Britain  and  Continental  Europe,  while  his  journeys  in  North  America  have  in- 
cluded Alaska,  Nova  Scotia,  Cape  Breton  and  Newfoundland. 

On  the  28th  of  September,  1868,  Dr.  Spencer  was  married  in  New  York 
city  to  ]\Iiss  Annie  E.  Kirtland,  who  died  in  1885,  and  two  years  later  the 
Doctor  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Elizabeth  P.  Dwight.  By  the  first  union 
he  had  five  children:  Mrs.  Laura  Edmunds,  born  in  1869;  Mrs.  Dean  Du  Bose, 
who  was  born  in  1871 ;  Selden,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  March  23,  1873 ; 
Horatio  N..  who  was  born  in  1875  and  was  graduated  from  Princeton  Col- 
lege in  1899;  and  Mrs.  Anna  Hancock,  born  in  1877.  Of  this  family  Selden 
Spencer  is  now  associated  with  his  father  in  practice.  He  was  a  student  suc- 
cessively in  the  city  schools.  Smith's  Academy,  the  manual  training  school  and 
a  preparatory  school  at  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  prior  to  entering  Princeton 
University,  where  he  completed  his  course  by  graduation  with  the  class  of 
1897.  The  following  autumn  he  became  a  second  year  student  in  the  Missouri 
Medical  College  and  won  his  degree  of  M.  D.  in  1899.  During  his  course 
there  he  devoted  one  summer  to  study  in  the  University  of  Edinburgh,  Scot- 
land, and  following  his  graduation  he  put  his  theoretical  knowledge  to  a  prac- 
tical test  in  the  work  as  interne  in  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital  for  seven 
months.  Later  he  studied  in  the  principal  medical  centers  of  Europe,  doing 
special  and  general  hospital  work  and  receiving  post-graduate  instruction.  In 
June,  1902.  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  been  associated  with 
his  father  in  practice.  Both  father  and  son  keep  in  touch  with  the  most  ad- 
vanced methods  of  the  profession  and  maintain  a  high  standard  of  ethics  in 
their  business  career. 


EBERHARD  ANHEUSER. 

It  is  perhaps  fortunate  in  some  ways  to  bear  an  illustrious  name,  and  vet 
the  standard  by  which  an  individual  is  measured  is  a  high  one  and  criticism  is 
keener  if  he  fails  to  live  up  to  it.  The  name  of  Anheuser  has  long  largely  stood 
as  a  synonym  of  perfection  in  the  brewing  interests  of  St.  Louis  and  has  always 
suggested  notable  business  ability  and  the  most  carefully  evolved  and  faithfully 
executed  plans.     The  subject  of  this  review  has  not  been  found  lacking  in  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  969 

possession  of  strong  business  qualities,  and  is  now  assistant  city  manager  of  the 
Anheuser  Busch  Brewing  Association. 

He  is  yet  a  young  man,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  May  19, 
1880,  a  son  of  Adolph  and  Louise  Anheuser.  The  former  at  one  time  was 
superintendent  of  the  brewery.  His  grandfather  was  Eberhard  Anheuser,  the 
founder  and  promoter  of  the  extensive  brewing  interests  which  now  bear 
his  name  but  which  were  originally  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Bavarian 
brewery,  afterward  the  name  of  E.  Anheuser  Brewing  Company  was  adopted, 
and  later  incorporation  of  the  business  led  to  the  use  of  the  present  style.  At  the 
time  of  the  Civil  war  Adolph  Anheuser  was  a  loyal  advocate  of  the  Union  cause 
and  defended  the  interests  of  the  Federal  government  at  the  front. 

Eberhard  Anheuser  of  this  review  attended  the  Lyon  public  school  and  was 
a  pupil  in  the  room  where  he  now  has  his  office.  He  left  the  public  schools  at 
the  age  of  twelve  years  to  enter  the  Toensfeldt  Educational  Institute,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  his  nineteenth  year  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts. 
He  afterward  pursued  a  special  course,  too,  along  general  lines  at  the  Wash- 
ington University,  and  thus  with  broad,  liberal  education  and  mental  discipline 
to  serve  as  the  foundation  for  his  business  activities,  he  entered  commercial 
circles  and  has  since  been  identified  with  the  brewing  interests  of  St.  Louis,  be- 
ing today  assistant  manager  of  a  business  that  is  scarcely  equaled  in  extent  in  the 
entire  world. 

Mr.  Anheuser  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  June  26,  1901,  to  Miss  E.  Sibel, 
and  purchased  his  present  home  at  3003  Allen  avenue  in  a  beautiful  residence 
district  in  Compton  Heights.  His  name  is  on  the  membership  rolls  of  the  Alis- 
souri  Athletic  Club  and  the  Leiderkranz  and  also  of  St.  Kevin's  Catholic  church. 
He  votes  with  the  republican  party  nor  is  he  oblivious  to  his  duties  of  citizen- 
ship, manifesting  his  hearty  interest  in  many  measures  for  the  public  good  by 
the  generous  support  which  he  gives  thereto. 


JAMES  McNAIR  BUICK. 

James  McXair  Buick,  who  from  a  humble  position  in  the  business  world 
has  made  steady  progress  through  the  various  gradations  leading  to  success  un- 
til he  is  now  the  vice  president  of  the  American  Car  &  Foundry  Company,  was 
born  in  Detroit,  Michigan,  November  7,  1867.  His  father,  James  S.  Buick,  was 
foreman  in  a  pattern-making  shop  in  Detroit.  He  was  born  in  Scotland  and  for 
some  time  resided  in  Quebec  prior  to  his  arrival  in  Detroit,  where  he  passed 
away  in  1899  after  long  connection  with  its  industrial  interests.  His  wife,  who 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Elian  McNair,  was  also  a  native  of  Scotland. 

James  McNair  Buick  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  De- 
troit and  upon  putting  aside  his  text-books  in  1880  entered  the  shops  of  the 
Michigan  Car  Company  at  Detroit  in  order  to  acquaint  himself  with  the  me- 
chanical construction.  His  advance  was  rapid  and  meritorious  and  in  1886, 
in  recognition  of  his  unusual  capacities,  he  was  promoted  to  the  ofiice  as  a 
clerk,  a  promotion  that  is  regarded  as  a  mark  of  ability  in  most  institutions.  He 
rose  rapidly  through  various  positions  until  he  became  assistant  purchasing 
agent.  He  continued  with  the  original  company  until  1892,  when  it  was  suc- 
ceeded by  the  Michigan  Peninsular  Car  Company.  When  this  change  was  ef- 
fected it  brought  him  another  promotion,  as  he  became  assistant  superintendent 
of  the  works.  When  the  company  needed  an  auditor  and  began  to  look  about 
for  one  competent  for  the  position,  Mr.  Buick  was  chosen  and,  without  knowl- 
edge of  the  methods  or  system  of  that  most  responsible  department  in  the  insti- 
tution, he  entered  upon  his  new  duties,  setting  himself  resolutely  to  the  task  of 
gaining  intimate  knowledge  and  understanding  of  all  the  work  connected  there- 
with.   He  has  since  made  rapid  advancement  and  i?  now  rated  as  one  of  the  most 


970  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

efficient  accountants  of  the  company's  large  force.  In  1899,  after  almost  un- 
precedented success  in  the  counting  room,  he  was  made  general  auditor  of  the 
American  Car  &  Foundry  Company,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Louis.  The  new 
company  was  the  result  of  the  consolidation  of  his  old  firm  and  many  others. 
He  continued  as  general  auditor,  inaugurating  many  reforms  and  improvements 
in  his  department,  always  pushing  his  way  forward  and  giving  much  valuable 
service  to  the  organization  and  the  management  of  the  auditing  department. 
In  1906  he  was  made  vice  president  of  the  company  and  is  the  executive  officer 
at  St.  Louis.  He  has  thus  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  to  a  position  of 
large  responsibility  and  importance,  although  he  began  as  an  apprentice.  He 
has  likewise  extended  his  efforts  to  various  other  lines.  He  is  now  the  vice 
president  and  a  director  of  the  Helmbacher  Forge  &  Rolling  Mill  Company  of 
St.  Louis,  Missouri,  is  the  vice  president  and  director  of  the  Sligo  Furnace 
Company,  vice  president  and  director  of  the  Sligo  &  Eastern  Railway  Company, 
a  director  of  the  American  Street  Flushing  ^Machine  Company,  a  director  of  the 
Rogers  Ballast  Car  Company  of  Chicago,  and  a  director  of  the  National  Dump  Car 
Company  of  Chicago. 

iNIr.  Buick's  rapid  rise  and  notable  success  is  attributable  largely  to  his 
ability  to  master  intricate  problems  and  to  understand  and  utilize  to  the  best 
advantage  every  detail  of  the  business.  His  broad  practical  experience  in  the 
shops  in  early  life  also  constituted  an  important  element  in  his  advance.  He  has 
remarkable  power  of  absorption  and  concentration  and  his  life  is  a  proof  of  the 
statement  of  a  prominent  financier  that  success  is  the  result  of  opportunity  and 
the  man,  but  first  of  all  the  man.  As  Mr.  Buick  has  passed  on  to  positions  of 
executive  control,  bringing  him  into  close  touch  with  the  extensive  and  mipor- 
tant  financial  interests  of  one  of  the  large  productive  industries  of  the  country, 
he  has  studied  most  closely  the  subjects  of  finance  and  has  a  complete  library 
of  books  of  this  character.  If  he  can  be  said  to  have  a  hobby,  this  is  his.  There 
is  perhaps  no  man  in  St.  Louis  as  well  informed  upon  such  subjects.  It  is  char- 
acteristic of  Mr.  Buick  that  he  thoroughly  masters  everything  that  he  undertakes 
and  allows  nothing  to  deter  him  from  accomplishing  an  object  if  he  can  do  this 
through   honorable   effort   and   indefatigable   energy. 

'Sir.  Buick  is  well  known  as  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  Univer- 
sity. Racquet  and  Glen  Echo  Country  Clubs,  while  in  fraternal  relations  he  is 
a  ^Nlason.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  and  his  entire  life  has 
been  actuated  by  a  spirit  that  has  prompted  him  to  encourage  the  eft"orts  of 
others  who  are  climbing  the  ladder  of  success  as  he  has  done  and  who  wish  to 
attain  business  prominence  and  prosperity  through  straightforward  methods. 


CAMPBELL  ORRICK  BISHOP. 

Campljell  Orrick  Bishop,  lawyer  and  jurist,  was  born  in  Union,  Franklin 
county,  Missouri,  December  28,  1842.  The  family  is  of  English  origin.  James 
Bishop,  founder  of  the  family  in  America,  settled  in  Connecticut  in  1704.  One 
of  his  descendants  and  his  namesake  was  the  great-grandfather  of  C.  O.  Bishop 
and  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  For  several  generations  the  family 
lived  in  Amherst  county,  Virginia.  Four  uncles  of  Mr.  Bishop  were  ministers 
and  many  others  of  the  family  have  been  identified  with  the  same  holy  calling, 
most  of  them  representing  the  Presbyterian  denomination  although  some  have 
been  Methodists.  The  majority  have  attained  considerable  prominence  in  ec- 
clesiastical circles  and  William  Bishop  removed  to  Texas,  where  he  became  well 
known  as  a  writer  on  religious  subjects. 

David  H.  Bishop,  father  of  C.  O.  Bishop,  was  a  native  of  Amherst  county, 
Virginia,  and  in  1833,  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years,  came  to  Missouri,  settling 


C.   ORRICK   BISHOP 


972  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

first  at  Union.  He  engaged  in  teaching  school  for  several  years  and  afterward 
filled  a  number  of  positions  of  public  honor  and  trust,  serving  for  a  time  as 
judge  of  the  county  court  and  also  as  clerk  of  the  court,  in  which  capacity  he 
was  also  court  reporter.  He  was  a  notably  fine  penman  and  this  combined  with 
his  knowledge  of  law  made  his  services  of  much  value  as  clerk  of  the  courts. 
In  1848  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the  life  and  fire  insurance 
business  until  his  retirement  in  1874,  when  he  removed  to  a  country  home  in 
the  suburbs  of  the  city  and  there  passed  away  in  December,  1891,  in  his  eighty- 
sixth  year.  His  wife,  in  her  maidenhood,  Sarah  Lindsay,  was  of  Scotch  descent 
and  a  granddaughter  of  Luke  Lindsay,  who  served  under  General  Washington 
in  the  Revolutionary  war.  The  cartridge  box  which  he  carried  throughout  that 
struggle,  together  with  other  interesting  relics,  is  now  in  possession  of  C.  Orrick 
Bishop.  In  her  girlhood  days  Sarah  Lindsay  came  to  Missouri,  residing  at  St. 
Charles.  She  was  a  native  of  Lewis  county.  New  York,  and,  surviving  her 
husband  for  ten  years,  passed  away  in  1901  at  the  very  advanced  age  of  ninety- 
one  years. 

C.  Orrick  Bishop  was  the  eldest  and  is  the  only  survivor  of  a  family  of 
five  children.  He  was  brought  to  St.  Louis  when  five  years  of  age  and  was 
educated  in  private  schools  to  the  age  of  twelve  years,  when  he  became  a  pupil 
in  the  St.  Louis  high  school,  from  which  he  was  graduated  at  the  age  of  fifteen. 
That  he  manifested  special  aptitude  in  his  studies  is  indicated  by  his  early  age 
at  graduation.  He  afterward  went  to  Westminster  College  in  Fulton,  Missouri, 
where  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1862.  In  the  year 
1 89 1  his  alma  mater  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Master  of  Arts  and  in 
1903  that  of  Doctor  of  Laws. 

After  the  completion  of  his  college  courses  Mr.  Bishop  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  in  a  clerical  capacity,  filling  various  positions 
in  the  general  office  during  the  four  years  of  his  connection  with  corpora- 
tions. He  then  carried  out  his  long  cherished  desire  to  prepare  for  the  bar  by 
entering  upon  a  course  of  study  in  the  law  department  of  the  Louisville  (Ky.) 
University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1868  with  the  Bachelor  of  Law 
degree.  Among  his  classmates  are  several  who  have  since  won  distinction,  in- 
cluding Hon.  A.  G.  Caruth,  member  of  congress,  and  Hon.  A.  Shelby  Willis, 
also  member  of  congress  and  first  United  States  minister  to  the  Hawaiian 
islands. 

Soon  after  his  graduation  Mr.  Bishop  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he 
entered  upon  the  general  practice  of  law.  Advancement  at  the  bar  is  proverb- 
ially slow  and  yet  almost  from  the  beginning  he  enjoyed  a  good  clientage, 
which  as  the  years  have  passed  has  connected  him  with  much  important  work 
in  the  state  and  federal  courts.  In  1883  he  was  appointed  assistant  circuit 
attorney,  which  office  he  filled  continuously  for  fourteen  years,  or  until  1897, 
when  he  resumed  private  practice.  In  1901,  however,  he  was  again  appointed 
to  that  position  under  Governor  Folk  and  served  until  January,  1905,  assisting 
in  all  of  the  prosecutions  of  that  period  which  made  Folk  famous.  In  March, 
1905,  he  received  appointment  to  the  judgeship  of  the  circuit  court  and  sat 
upon  the  bench  until  January,  1907,  when  he  resumed  law  practice.  In  the 
work  of  the  courts  he  has  gained  distinction  as  a  criminal  lawyer,  having  largely 
devoted  his  attention  to  that  department  of  practice.  He  prepares  his  cases 
with  great  thoroughness  and  care  and  loses  sight  of  no  point  that  bears  upon 
the  verdict.  He  employs  his  oratorical  gifts  in  a  clear,  forceful  presentation 
of  his  cause  and  has  won  a  large  majority  of  the  cases  with  which  he  has  been 
connected.  He  has  been  professor  of  criminal  law  in  the  law  department  of 
Washington  University  since  1894,  or  for  a  period  of  fifteen  consecutive  years. 
He  has  also  been  an  occasional  contributor  to  the  current  literature  of  the  pro- 
fession and  has  delivered  many  addresses  upon  questions  of  vital  import.  The 
court  records  show  how  important  has  been  his  law  practice  for  his  name  is 
associated  with  the  most  prominent  criminal  cases  tried  in  the  district. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  973 

Mr.  Bishop  has  devoted  his  attention  ahnost  exckisively  to  his  profession, 
yet  has  engaged  to  some  extent  in  Hterary  work  for  recreation,  especially  in  his 
younger  days.  He  has  always  been  an  ardent  student  and  in  his  teaching  has 
displayed  marked  ability  in  imparting  to  others  the  knowledge  that  he  has  ac- 
quired. He  belongs  to  the  Missouri  Athletic,  Mercantile  and  Jefferson  Clubs, 
is  free  from  ostentation  or  display,  but  while  quiet  and  unassuming  in  manner, 
he  is  always  courteous  and  genial,  and  has  many  friends  in  the  clubs  with  which 
he  is  identified  in  their  social  circles  and  at  the  bar. 


JOSEPH  ALEXANDER  WRIGHT. 

Joseph  Alexander  Wright,  a  representative  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  was  born 
February  8,  1872,  in  Bartholomew  county,  Indiana,  his  parents  being  William 
and  Pamela  (Wynn)  Wright.  His  paternal  grandparents  were  William  and 
Elizabeth  (Bardsley)  Wright,  both  of  whom  were  born  in  Ashton-under-Lynne, 
England,  and  came  to  America  in  181 1,  settling  at  Brookville,  Indiana.  The  ma- 
ternal grandparents  were  John  and  Elizabeth  (Goudie)  Wynn.  The  former  was 
born  in  Stokesley,  England,  and  came  to  America  in  1814,  settling  at  Brook- 
ville, Indiana.  The  latter  was  born  of  English  parentage  in  W'estmoreland  county, 
Pennsylvania,  and  became  a  resident  of  Brookville  in  1820. 

Joseph  A.  Wright  pursued  his  education  in  Indiana,  completing  his  literary 
course  by  graduation  from  De  Pauw  University  at  Greencastle,  that  state,  in 
1894.  He  then  became  a  post-graduate  student  in  the  Columbia  University  of 
New  York  city  in  1894  and  again  studied  there  in  1896.  In  1895  he  was  a  stu- 
dent in  the  Goettingen  University  of  Germany. 

Mr.  Wright  removed  from  Columbus,  Indiana,  to  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  in 
1898  and  has  been  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  this  city  continuously  since. 
He  does  not  concentrate  his  energies  upon  one  special  line  but  engages  in  gen- 
eral practice  and  has  secured  a  good  clientage  which  is  proof  of  his  ability,  as 
the  public  does  not  place  its  legal  interests  in  unskilled  hands. 

Mr.  Wright  is  a  democrat  in  political  faith  and  a  Presbyterian  in  his  re- 
ligious belief.  He  belongs  to  Ascalon  Commandery,  No.  16,  K.  T.,  to  Tuscan 
Lodge,  No.  360,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  has  been  representative  from  Missouri  in 
the  supreme  body  of  the  National  Union,  a  fraternal  beneficiary  society.  He 
possesses  admirable  social  qualities  and  that  spirit  of  courtesy  and  kindliness 
which  has  gained  for  him  an  extensive  circle  of  friends  during  the  ten  years 
of  his   residence  in  this  city. 


ARTHUR  O.  WEIGELT. 

The  thoroughness  and  careful  system  which  characterize  the  business  inter- 
ests of  Arthur  O.  Weigelt  have  gradually  constituted  the  foundation  upon  which 
he  has  builded  his  prosperity.  He  is  an  alert,  persistent,  energetic  business  man, 
now  president  of  the  Weigelt  Glass  &  Mirror  Manufacturing  Company.  His 
birth  occurred  in  Germany,  April  25,  1853,  his  parents  being  Ferdinand  and  So- 
phia Weigelt.  The  father  was  a  builder  and  contractor  of  Berlin,  and  while 
spending  his  boyhood  days  in  his  native  country,  Arthur  O.  Weigelt  attended 
the  elementarv  school  and  afterward  the  German  high  school,  from  which  he 
graduated.  A  review  of  the  business  world  and  its  opportunities  determined 
him  to  take  up  the  w^ork  of  fresco  painting,  which  he  learned  under  capable 
direction  and  then  established  business  on  his  own  account  in  1876. 

Mr.  Weigelt  continued  in  his  chosen  calling  in  Germanv  until  he  felt  con- 
vinced that  better  business   opportunities   were   offered   in   .America,    and   sailed 


974  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

for  the  lle^v  world.  Bidding  adieu  to  friends  and  native  land,  he  crossed  the 
Atlantic  to  New  York  city  and  immediately  afterward  came  direct  to  St.  Louis. 
For  a  year  thereafter  he  engaged  in  fresco  work  in  the  employ  of  Philip  Henk- 
ler,  and  at  the  beginning  of  the  year  1883  he  established  himself  in  business  at 
the  corner  of  jNIarket  and  Eighth  streets,  where  he  remained  for  ten  years  and 
met  with  gratifying  success  in  his  undertaking.  His  work  was  in  connection 
with  the  interior  decoration  of  theaters  and  churches,  and  he  was  accorded  a 
large  and  gratifying  patronage.  In  1893  he  established  himself  in  his  present 
business  as  a  manufacturer  of  glass  and  mirrors,  after  buying  a  patent  of  a 
process  for  manufacturing  mirrors.  His  plant  was  originally  located  on  Third 
and  Lombard  streets,  where  he  remained  for  six  years.  In  1899  he  removed 
to  his  present  location  at  No.  615-617  South  Sixth  street,  in  order  to  secure 
more  commodious  quarters  that  he  might  increase  his  facilities.  He  became  an 
importer  of  French  plate  glass,  and  from  that  time  to  the  present  his  business 
has  been  one  of  the  successful  productive  and  mercantile  enterprises  of  the  city. 
He  is  now  president  of  the  Weigelt  Glass  &  Mirror  Manufacturing  Company, 
handling  much  important  material,  but  manufacturing  his  own  mirrors.  He  is 
also  the  president  of  the  Sparta  Oil  Company,  and  both  business  concerns  are 
proving  profitable. 

Air.  Weigelt  was  married  in  Germany  in  March,  1876,  to  Miss  Selma  Rein- 
hardt.  They  reside  at  No.  3152  Texas  avenue,  where  Mr.  Weigelt  purchased  a 
handsome  modern  residence.  He  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republi- 
can party  and  is  identified  with  several  social  and  fraternal  organizations.  He 
holds  membership  with  the  Masonic  lodge,  with  the  Liederkranz  Club,  has  been 
president  of  the  Orpheus  Singer  Bund  for  many  years,  and  was  also  president 
of  the  St.  Louis  Singer  Bund.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Sendwehr  Verein 
and  is  prominent  among  the  German  American  residents  of  the  city.  He  has 
always  felt  satisfied  that  he  chose  America  as  a  place  of  residence  for  he  has 
found  good  business  opportunities  here  and  has  made  satisfactory  advancement 
in  the  business  world,  while  at  the  same  time  he  has  found  pleasant  social  rela- 
tions among  many  friends. 


ANTHONY  ITTNER. 


Anthony  Ittner,  one  of  the  most  prominent  of  the  western  brick  manu- 
facturers, today  at  the  head  of  a  large  enterprise  as  president  of  the  Anthony 
Ittner  Brick  Company,  has  made  an  equally  creditable  record  by  his  devotion 
to  the  welfare  of  his  country  as  manifest  in  many  movements  for  the  public 
good. 

He  was  born  October  8.  1837,  in  Lebanon,  Ohio,  of  the  marriage  of 
John  and  Mary  Ittner.  A  native  of  Bavaria,  the  father  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  years  came  to  America,  arriving  in  1832.  The  following  year  he  became 
a  resident  of  Cincinnati,  where  he  took  out  his  first  naturalization  papers 
when  William  Henry  Harrison,  afterward  president  of  the  United  States,  was 
clerk  of  the  county  court  of  Hamilton  county,  Ohio.  When  he  had  secured 
the  right  of  franchise  he  cast  his  first  presidential  vote  for  Martin  Van  Buren. 
Mr.  Ittner  was  married  in  Cincinnati.  His  wife  was  born  on  St.  George,  one 
of  the  Azores  islands,  in  1818.  Her  parents,  who  were  natives  of  Baden, 
Germany,  sailed  from  the  Azores  to  America  and  became  residents  of  Dayton, 
Ohio.  Following  his  marriage  John  Ittner  removed  to  Lebanon,  Ohio,  where 
he  lived  until  1844  and  then  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  Here  he  resided 
until  1853,  when  he  removed  to  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  but  after  a  few  months' 
residence  there  he  died,  being  survived  by  his  wife  and  eight  children,  who 
returned  to   St.   Louis. 


ANTHOXY    ITTXER 


976  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Anthony  Ittner  was  deprived  of  many  of  the  advantages  whien  most 
American  boys  enjoy.  It  was  necessary  that  he  provide  for  his  own  support 
at  the  early  age  of  nine  years,  so  that  his  only  opportunity  of  attending  the 
public  day  schools  was  prior  to  that  time,  amounting  in  all  to  some  nine  months. 
After  starting  in  business  for  himself,  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  he  at- 
tended night  school  for  three  months  and  a  commercial  college  for  about  the 
same  length  of  time,  there  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  arithmetic  and  bookkeep- 
ing, which  he  realized  would  be  essential  to  a  successful  prosecution  of  his 
business.  The  lessons  of  life,  however,  are  many  and  he  who  reads  broadly 
and  observes  closely  gains  much  valuable  information,  particularly  of  a  most 
practical  character.  Mr.  Ittner  has  always  been  a  student  in  that  he  has  reached 
logical  and  correct  conclusions  as  the  result  of  experience,  investigation  and 
private  study.  For  three  years  in  his  early  boyhood  he  was  employed  in  the 
Glasgow  lead  factory,  then  situated  at  the  corner  of  Fourteenth  and  Papin 
streets,  after  which  he  secured  a  position  in  a  brickyard  and  entered  upon  a 
field  of  activity  wherein  he  was  destined  to  gain  distinction  and  notable  success. 
He  thoroughly  mastered  every  task  assigned  him,  learned  the  processes  of 
brick  manufacture,  and  when  he  left  the  brickyard  of  John  Snyder  he  entered 
upon  a  three  years'  apprenticeship  to  learn  the  trade  of  bricklaying  under  the 
direction  of  Mr.  Snyder,  who  was  a  brickmason  as  well  as  a  brick  manufac- 
turer. He  served  Mr.  Snyder  for  a  year  and  a  half,  at  the  end  of  which  time 
his  employer  retired  from  business,  and  Mr.  Ittner,  realizing  that  he  was  not 
yet  a  full-fledged  journeyman  bricklayer,  entered  the  service  of  Samuel  Taylor, 
working  under  his  instruction  six  months.  Later  he  worked  as  a  journeyman 
with  John  Harris,  Samuel  Robbins  and  Robert  Davis,  covering  a  period  of 
several  years,  and  being  installed  as  foreman  by  Mr.  Davis.  It  was  his  am- 
bition, however,  to  carry  on  business  on  his  own  account,  and  in  February, 
1859,  ^t  the  age  of  twenty-one,  he  formed  a  partnership  with  his  elder  brother, 
Conrad  S.,  in  the  bricklaying  and  later  in  the  brick  manufacturing  business. 
In  1888  he  withdrew  entirely  from  the  former  field  of  activity  to  concentrate 
his  undivided  attention  upon  the  conduct  of  the  extensive  brick  manufacturing 
enterprise  which  had  been  developed.  His  business  has  constantly  increased 
in  its  scope,  making  it  necessary  that  he  enlarge  his  facilities  from  time  to  time 
until  he  now  has  two  extensive  plants,  which  are  operated  at  Swansea,  Illi- 
nois. Closely  identified  as  he  has  been  for  many  years  with  the  building  trades 
and  building  interests  of  St.  Louis,  be  is  by  them  held  in  the  highest  esteem, 
and  since  its  organization  has  been  a  member  of  the  Builders'  Exchange.  For 
three  terms  he  filled  the  office  of  its  president  and  for  one  term  was  president 
of  the  National  Association  of  Builders  and  also  of  the  National  Brick  Man- 
ufacturers' Association,  of  which  he  became  a  charter  member  on  its  organ- 
ization. He  was  thus  at  the  head  of  two  national  associations  at  the  same 
time,  being  seventh  president  in  line  of  each  body. 

While  his  success  would  alone  entitle  him  to  distinction  as  a  foremost 
resident  of  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Ittner  has  been  before  the  public  in  many  other 
capacities  than  as  a  business  man,  and  in  all  has  given  evidence  of  his  high 
ideals  of  life  and  his  devotion  to  the  general' welfare.  In  early  manhood  he 
did  military  duty  in  the  city  and  state  as  a  member  of  the  enrolled  Missouri 
militia  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  war.  He  was  a  stalwart  champion  of 
the  Union  cause  and  it  naturally  followed  that  he  gave  unswerving  support  to 
the  republican  party.  The  active  interest  which  he  took  in  the  political  move- 
ments and  questions  which  one  after  another  have  claimed  public  attention  led 
to  his  becoming  an  important  factor  in  local  councils  of  his  party  and  he  was 
at  one  time  chairman  of  the  republican  city  central  committee.  He  was  chosen 
to  represent  his  ward  in  the  city  council  in  1867  and  received  public  endorse- 
ment of  his  service  in  a  reelection  in  1868.  While  a  member  of  the  citv  council 
he  introduced  a  resolution  to  have  a  committee  of  five  appointed  to  investigate 
the  character  of  material  and   workmanship  that  was  being  used  and  cmplo^•ed 


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in  the  construction  of  streets  and  sewers.  The  resolution  l)i.'inu;-  adopted,  the 
committee  was  appointed,  with  Mr.  Ittner  as  chairman,  and  after  hve  months' 
investigation  the  report  was  brought  in  condemning  Ijoth  work  and  material, 
but  the  report  was  voted  down  by  a  large  vote,  only  one  member  of  the  council, 
August  Etling  of  the  First  ward,  voting  with  the  committee.  The  report 
stands  vindicated  by  time,  since  all  of  the  reforms  recommended  by  the  com- 
mittee have  since  been  adopted  by  the  board  of  public  improvement. 

In  the  fall  of  1868  popular  suffrage  sent  i\lr.  Ittner  to  the  general  as- 
sembly of  Missouri,  and  in  1870  he  was  chosen  to  represent  his  district  in  the 
state  senate,  where  he  served,  through  reelection  in  1874,  until  1876,  when 
he  resigned  to  accept  his  party's  nomination  for  congress  as  re])resentative  oi 
the  First  INIissouri  district.  Again  he  received  public  endorsement  of  his 
ofificial  career  at  the  polls  and  occupied  a  seat  among  the  Ohio  delegation,  a  few 
seats  to  the  right  of  General  Garfield  and  a  few  seats  to  the  left  of  Major 
McKinley.  As  a  member  of  the  forty-fifth  congress  he  made  a  creditable  record 
in  his  loyal  support  of  many  bills  and  acts,  of  the  value  of  which  subsequent 
history  has  proven.  In  the  legislature  and  in  congress  he  gave  careful  con- 
sideration to  each  question  wdiich  came  up  for  settlement  and  sought  the  welfare 
of  the  country  rather  than  his  party  and  the  interests  of  his  constituents  rather 
than  self-aggrandizement.  In  fact,  over  the  record  of  his  public  career  there 
falls  no  shadow  of  wrong  or  suspicion  of  evil  and  his  course  needed  no  de- 
fense, as  his  patriotic  purpose  was  clearly  evident.  As  a  legislator  Air.  Ittner 
did  effective  work  in  looking  to  the  establishment  of  a  state  reformatory  and 
industrial  school  for  juvenile  offenders,  modeled  after  what  was  then  known 
as  the  Ohio  family  plan,  and  this  work  would  alone  entitle  him  to  distinction. 

In  the  year  1862  occurred  the  marriage  of  Anthony  Ittner  and  Aliss  Mary 
Isabelle  Butts,  a  daughter  of  William  A.  Butts,  a  Kentuckian  by  birth.  They 
have  seven  children.  William  ]>.  attended  the  St.  Louis  public  schools  and 
the  manual  training  school  of  the  AX'ashington  University,  being  graduated  in 
1883  with  the  first  class  from  that  institution,  while  later  he  attended  Wash- 
ington University  and  Cornell  Liniversity,  completing  a  special  course  in  archi- 
tecture in  the  latter  in  1887.  The  succeeding  year  was  passed  in  office  work  in 
Omaha,  Nebraska,  since  which  time  he  has  been  a  representative  of  the  pro- 
fession of  architecture  in  St.  Louis  and  has  served  three  terms  as  architect 
and  commissioner  of  buildings  for  the  public  schools.  He  was  married  in 
1888  to  Miss  Lottie  Allan,  of  this  city.  The  younger  sons  of  the  family  are 
Benjamin  F.,  George  W.  and  Warren  W.,  all  three  associated  with  their 
father  in  business. 

Both  Mr.  and  Airs.  Ittner  are  members  of  the  Church  of  the  Unity  of 
the  LTnitarian  faith  and  take  a  most  helpful  interest  in  its  various  activities. 
Airs.  Ittner  has  for  many  years  been  president  of  the  Ladies'  Working  Society 
of  the  church  and  is  now  president  of  the  South  Side  Day  Nursery  Association, 
after  acting  as  its  vice  president  for  several  terms.  Air.  Ittner  has  been  a 
generous  contributor  to  charitable  and  benevolent  purposes  and  movements  and 
to  all  that  pertains  to  the  city's  development.  He  was  a  member  of  the  board 
of  directors  of  the  Alissouri  Historical  Society  and  one  of  the  promoters  of 
the  Louisiana  Purchase  Centennial  movement,  being  a  member  of  the  original 
committee  having  this  in  charge.  He  is  one  of  the  oldest  Odd  Fellows  of  St. 
Louis,  having  joined  in  1863.  He  is  now  a  member  of  St.  Louis  Lodge  No.  5, 
and  on  several  occasions  represented  his  lodge  in  the  grand  lodge  of  the  order 
in  the  state.  He  belongs  also  to  the  Ancient  Order  of  Ignited  Workmen,  the 
Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Alissouri  Historical  Society,  of  which  he  is  a  life 
member. 

Air.  Ittner  takes  great  pride  in  the  fact  that  since  180T  he  has  given  his 
greatest  attention  and  efforts  to  the  interests  of  the  industrial  education  of 
the  American  bov  through  the  medium  of  trade  schools.  He  is  chairman  of 
the   committee   on    industrial    education    for  the   National   Association   of   Alanu- 

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978  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

factiirers  and  chairman  of  a  similar  committee  of  the  National  Brick  jManu- 
facturers"  Association  and  also  a  member  of  the  board  of  managers  of  the 
National  Society  for  the  Promotion  of  Industrial  Education.  His  greatest 
ambition  is  to  live  to  see  the  day  when  every  American  youth  with  the  am- 
bition and  desire  to  learn  a  trade  will  have  the  fullest  and  freest  opportunity 
to  do  so.  His  labors  in  behalf  of  public  progress  have  always  been  of  the 
most  practical  nature,  and  for  the  betterment  morally,  physically  and  finan- 
cially of  every  human  being.  While  others  have  spent  time  in  thinking  out 
plans  he  has  been  at  work  accomplishing  results.  His  theories  are  always 
found  to  be  sound  and  capable  of  execution,  and  he  deserves  the  largest  meas- 
ure of  success  in  the  great  work  in  which  he  is  now  engaged.  The  public  work 
that  he  has  done  has  made  extensive  demands  upon  his  time,  his  thought  and 
his  energies.  His  aid  is  never  sought  in  vain  for  the  betterment  and  improve- 
ment of  the  city.  In  his  life  are  the  elements  of  greatness  because  of  the  use 
he  has  made  of  his  talents  and  of  his  opportunities,  his  thoughts  being  given 
to  the  mastery  of  praiseworthy  problems  and  the  fulfillment  of  his  duty  as 
a  man  in  his  relations  to  his  fellowmen  and  as  a  citizen  in  his  relations  to  his 
state   and   his   countrv. 


WILLIAM  HENDERSON  MAYFIELD,  M.D. 

The  life  record  of  Dr.  William  Henderson  Alayfield  seems  an  exemplification 
of  the  words  of  Gladstone,  who  said:  "Be  inspired  with  the  belief  that  life  is  a 
grand  and  noble  calling,  not  a  mean  and  grovelling  thing  that  we  are  to  shuffle 
through  as  best  we  can,  but  an  elevating  and  lofty  destiny."  Dr.  Mayfield 
receives  that  high  respect  which  is  accorded  to  him  who  lives  not  for  himself 
alone,  but  for  his  fellowmen,  doing  good  wherever  opportunity  offers,  speaking 
words  of  encouragement  and  hope,  lending  material  assistance  when  needed  and 
always,  unconsciously  to  himself,  but  just  as  surely,  impressing  his  memory 
indelibly  upon  the  hearts  of  a  grateful  people  who  acknowledge  their  indebted- 
ness to  him  for  his  timely  aid  or  inspiration. 

While  the  practice  of  medicine  is  the  chosen  life  work  of  Dr.  ]\Iayfield,  he 
has  made  it  the  avenue  of  great  helpfulness  to  those  with  whom  he  has  come 
in  contact.  A  native  of  ^Missouri,  he  was  born  at  Patton,  January  i8,  1852,  a 
son  of  George  W.  and  Polly  (Cheek)  ]\Iayfield.  His  paternal  grandfather, 
Stephen  Mayfield,  was  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war,  serving  throughout 
the  entire  seven  years  of  that  struggle.  Dr.  Mayfield  acquired  his  early  scholas- 
tic training  at  Carleton  Institute  and  the  Fruitland  Normal  Institute.  When 
seventeen  years  of  age  he  began  teaching  and  while  pursuing  that  profession  also 
continued  his  education  by  private  study,  preparing  himself  to  a  considerable  ex- 
tent for  a  later  and  successful  professional  career.  He  took  up  the  studv  of 
medicine  at  Sedgewickville.  Missouri,  in  1874,  under  the  preceptorship  of  Dr. 
H.  J.  Smith,  and  after  reading  for  the  prescribed  length  of  time  he  matriculated 
in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  and  at  the  end  of  the  third  year  was  graduated 
with  the  class  of  1883.  The  bent  of  his  mind,  however,  was  toward  surgery 
and  under  the  tutelage  of  such  eminent  surgeons  as  Dr.  I.  J.  McDowald  and  Dr. 
John  T.  Hodgen  his  genius  for  that  branch  of  medicine  was  fully  developed. 

He  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at  Alayfield,  Alissouri,  but  though  quite 
successful  in  his  work  there,  building  up  a  substantial  practice,  he  concluded  to 
move  to  a  larger  fiekl  anrl  at  the  end  of  the  first  year  came  to  St.  Louis  to  accept 
the  chair  of  materia  medica,  thera]jeutics  and  diseases  of  children  in  the  College 
of  Physicians  anrl  .Surgeons.  .Soon  afterward  he  conceived  the  idea  of  founding 
a  sanitarium  anr]  at  first  threw  open  his  own  home  to  patients,  many  coming 
from  the  country  and  from  otlier  cities  to  be  treated.     One  of  the  striking  char- 


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980  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

acteristics  of  Dr.  ]\Iayfield's  career  has  been  his  benevolence  toward  the  afflicted. 
Many  patients  has  he  treated  and  extended  to  them  the  hospitality  of  his  own 
home  and  sanitarium  when  the  only  remuneration  he  received  was  their  grati- 
tude. His  reputation  for  benevolence  is  second  to  that  of  no  individual  physi- 
cian or  institution  in  the  west.  Countless  numbers  have  profited  by  his  profes- 
sional aid  and  will  cherish  and  revere  his  memory  as  long  as  they  live. 

In  1884  Dr.  ]\Iayfield  founded  the  Missouri  Baptist  Sanitarium,  which  was 
the  first  denominational  institution  of  this  character  in  the  world.  It,  however, 
constituted  an  example  that  has  since  been  widely  followed.  Under  his  able 
management  it  became  one  of  the  largest  and  best  equipped  hospitals  in  the 
west.  A  property  was  acquired,  the  estimated  value  of  which  is  far  in  excess 
of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars.  From  the  beginning  the  new  enterprise  pros- 
pered, and  surrounding  himself  with  an  able  corps  of  assistants.  Dr.  Mayfield 
did  there  a  great  work.  In  1886  the  need  of  more  commodious  quarters  became 
imperative  and  the  sanitarium  was  removed  from  its  first  location,  while  in  1888 
the  structure  known  as  the  Missouri  Baptist  Sanitarium  was  erected.  Dr.  W. 
Pope  Yeaman  in  a  published  volume  says:  "This  institution  is  the  outgrowth 
of  the  benevolent  and  enterprising  spirit  of  Dr.  W.  H.  Alayfield."'  He  continued 
at  the  head  of  that  institution,  as  superintendent  and  surgeon-in-chief,  until  the 
spring  of  1896,  having  spent  twelve  years  in  promoting  and  making  it  the 
renowned  institution  it  is  today,  when  certain  dilTerences  arose  which  caused 
him  to  sever  his  connection  therewith. 

In  the  meantime  he  had  made  continuous  progress  in  professional  circles, 
his  ability  and  efficiency  being  constantlv  augmented  by  his  extended  experience 
und  wide  research.  He  has  achieved  special  distinction  in  gynaecological  and 
abdominal  surgery  and  is  the  originator  of  an  operation  for  laceration  of  the 
perineum,  performing  the  first  successful  operation  of  this  character  of  his  orig- 
ination in  the  state  of  Missouri.  He  has  performed  nine  thousand  operations  in 
twenty-six  years.  He  is  an  honorary  member  of  the  Illinois  ]\Iedical  Society 
and  a  member  of  the  Tri-State  IMedical  Society.  He  has  contributed  to  the 
success  of  their  meetings  through  valuable  papers  and  his  intelligent  discussion 
of  questions  of  vital  importance  to  the  profession.    ' 

Dr.  Mayfield  became  a  charter  member  of  the  Hospital  Saturday  and  Sun- 
day Association  and  has  had  much  to  do  with  charitable  work  in  the  course  of 
his  professional  career.  It  has  been  authoritatively  stated  by  one  who  had  an 
intimate  knowledge  of  his  professional  career  while  he  was  identified  with  the 
Baptist  Sanitarium  that  the  value  of  the  services  rendered  by  him  free  of  any 
charge  whatsoever  during  six  months  of  the  year  1895  was  conservatively  esti- 
mated as  a  contribution  to  suffering  humanity  of  between  ten  and  twenty  thou- 
sand dollars.  One  marked  characteristic  of  Dr.  Mayfield  has  been  the  devout 
religious  element  of  his  nature.  He  has  long  been  a  member  of  the  Baptist 
church  and  stands  as  the  highest  type  of  ,the  Christian  phvsician,  being  a  most 
close  follower  of  Him  who  came  not  to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to  minister. 
All  of  his  work  is  actuated  by  the  divine  teachings  concerning  one's  obligations 
and  duties  to  his  fellowmen,  and,  moreover,  he  has  the  joy  of  doing  and  is 
never  happier  than  when  he  can  minister  to  or  aid  a  fellow  traveler  on  life's 
journey. 

In  1874  Dr.  Mayfield  was  married  to  Miss  Ellen  C.  Sitzes,  of  Marquand, 
Missouri,  a  daughter  of  John  F.  and  Ellen  (Whitener)  Sitzes.  Her  father  was 
a  leading  resident  of  the  comnnmity  in  which  he  lived,  especiallv  noted  as  a 
business  man  and  financier.  His  daughter  inherited  much  of  his  business  ability 
and  her  efforts  in  this  direction  have  been  of  great  value  in  assisting-  her  husband 
in  carrying  out  the  manv  business  interests  that  would  have  otherwise  required 
his  per-onal  attention.  The  ^Tayfield  .Sanitarium  was  entirely  planned  and  con- 
structed under  her  personal  supervision,  she  aifling  the  architect  and  supervising 
all  the  financial  affairs  incidental  to  the  enterprise.  In  various  branches  of 
charitable   and   ])hilanthro]jic   work  her  executive   abilitv  as  well   as  kindness  of 


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heart  and  tender  womanly  syni])athy  has  been  made  manifest  in  connection  wiUi 
her  labors  of  love  and  acts  of  benehcence. 

While  great  prosperity  has  crowned  ibeir  efforts  and  their  labors  have  been 
of  marked  good  to  their  fellowmen.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Maytield  have  yet  met  a 
great  sorrow  in  their  lives  in  the  loss  of  their  children.  Three  children  were 
born  unto  them,  but  two  died  in  infancy,  while  William  ii.,  jr.,  who  was  the 
pride  and  joy  of  the  parents'  hearts,  had  reached  the  age  of  twenty-one  years 
when  he  was  taken  away.  He  seemed  to  have  every  prospect  of  a  grand  and 
glorious  life,  having  graduated  at  the  Smith  Academy,  a  scientitic  department 
of  the  Washington  University.  He  was  a  boy  of  unusual  promise  intellectually, 
morally  and  spiritually,  and  as  expressed  by  Senator  Leady,  of  Colorado,  was 
known  generally  as  a  leader  of  men  and  boys.  While  in  college  he  contracted 
tuberculosis  and  after  nine  months'  illness  passed  away,  although  every  possible 
effort  was  made  to  prolong  life  and  effect  a  cure.  Many  sections  of  the  e<juntry 
were  traversed,  seeking  to  improve  his  condition,  stopping  at  points  in  Colorado, 
New  iNIexico  and  Arizona,  but  all  to  no  avail  and  the  end  came,  bringing  t)ie 
deepest  feeling  of  sadness  and  regret,  not  ordy  to  his  ]:)arents,  but  to  the  many 
friends  whom  he  made  wherever  he  went. 

Following  the  demise  of  their  son.  Dr.  and  Airs.  j\Ia_\tield  determined  to  use 
their  entire  fortune  for  philanthropic  purposes,  the  larger  part  of  it  to  be  divided 
between  the  endowment  funds  of  two  large  corporations,  both  chartered  institu- 
tions under  the  laws  of  Missouri — the  Will  ]\Iayfield  College  at  Alarble  Hill, 
Missouri,  named  in  honor  of  their  beloved  and  noble  son;  and  the  Mayfield 
Sanitarium. 

Notwithstanding  that  surgery  has  been  a  life-long  preference  with  Dr.  Alay- 
field,  he  realized  the  great  need  of  aiding  in  the  work  of  stamping  out  the  dread 
disease,  consumption,  and  as  a  consecpience  he  became  one  of  the  active  members 
and  officers  of  the  American  Anti-Tuberculosis  League.  He  was  chosen  as  an 
executive  officer  and  given  charge  of  its  entire  management.  With  characteristic 
energy  he  set  about  the  work  for  which  the  league  was  organized  and  started 
upon  an  active  crusade.  One  of  the  first  movements  in  this  direction  was  to 
make  appeals  to  the  vice  president  of  each  state  to  appoint  a  staff'  of  nine  or 
more  who  would  hold  meetings  and  appoint  a  superintendent  for  each  county 
m  his  state,  the  said  superintendent  to  appoint  a  lecturer  for  each  school  dis- 
trict, that  a  knowledge  of  the  dangers  of  the  spread  of  tuberculosis  should  be 
made  known,  together  with  a  means  of  prevention.  Circulars  were  also  sen.t 
out  clearly  setting  forth  the  fact  that  the  bulk  of  suff'ering  now  caused  by  the 
white  plague  can  be  removed  by  making  the  milk  supply  safe,  as  the  use  of 
infected  milk  is  one  of  the  most  prevalent  sources  of  the  spread  of  the  disease. 
Dr.  Mayfield  is  doing  a  work  in  this  connection  the  value  of  which  is  incalculable 
and  his  efforts  are  arousing  the  public  to  the  need  of  precaution  as  well  as  cure. 

His  specific  work  in  St.  Louis  is  in  connection  with  the  AFayfield  Sani- 
tarium, an  institution  of  which  the  citv  is  justly  proud.  It  is  located  in  one 
of  the  finest  residence  portions  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  bt.ildings,  constructed  of 
the  finest  Roman  pressed  brick  on  artistic  lines  of  architecture,  are  imposing 
and  of  magnificent  exterior,  while  the  interior  presents  a  cheerful,  homelike 
appearance.  Nothing  has  been  spared  which  could  contribute  to  the  comfort 
and  happiness  of  the  patients.  Each  room  has  sunshine  at  least  a  i)art  of  the 
dav  and  the  private  rooms  are  fitted  up  with  all  home  comforts.  The  surgical 
department  is  admirably  adapted  for  all  kinds  of  operations,  a  fin.e  operating 
room  of  opalescent  glass  having  just  been  completed.  snpi)lie(l  with  every  appli- 
ance for  the  most  scientific  treatment  of  diseases.  .\  neurological  department, 
entirelv  separated  from  the  main  building,  has  been  opened  for  the  treatment 
of  nervous  patients.  The  Central  Baptist,  commenting  on  this  work  said : 
'T)uildings  do  not  make  institutions — they  simply  furnish  the  place  where  the 
workers  can  most  successfullv  serve  those  committed  to  their  care.  At  the  head 
of  this  institution  stands  Dr.  W.  H.  Mavfield.  recognized  as  f>ne  of  the  leading 


982  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Christian  phvsicians  and  surgeons  in  all  the  southwest.  His  successful  work 
is  largely  made  possihle  by  the  sympathetic,  intelligent  and  constant  assistance 
g-iven^him  by  Mrs.  Mavtield.  than  whom  no  one  has  worked  harder  nor  done 
more  to  make  this  institution  the  grand  success  it  is."  In  connection  there  is 
the  women's  board,  which  has  charge  of  the  benevolent  work  of  the  institution. 
It  is  composed  of  active.  Christian  women,  an-d  by  their  assistance  the  sanitarium 
has  done  much  more  charity  work  than  it  otherwise  could  have  accomplished. 

Perhaps  no  better  indication  of  the  character  of  Dr.  Mayheld  can  be  given 
than  bv  quoting-  from  the  I'ulletin  of  Commerce,  which  says:  "He  is  of  singu- 
larlv  strong  personalit\.  Jt  is  not  eas}-  to  penetrate  the  recesses  of  his  nature — 
thc'character  that  makes  him  strong,  forceful,  determined  and  aggressive.  He 
is  not  the  kind  of  character  who  thinks  that  every  man  ought  to  succeed,  but 
he  is  the  kind  of  man  to  tell  you  that  he  thinks  every  man  should  try  to  do  it. 
He  has  his  sunnv  side  of  nature  that  is  indeed  a  pleasantry,  but  it  is  always  sec- 
onilary  to  bu.sin'ess.  When  vou  talk  to  him  if  you  know  more  of  the  sitbject 
than  iie  does  he  listens — if  n:>t.  he  (Uu^s  the  talking.  Your  first  impression  of 
the  man  is  that  he  is  adroit  and  tactful,  ami  you  find  after  you  know  him  that 
he  can  be  verv  positive  without  being  ungracious  doing  it.  He  has  a  capacity 
for  investigation  and  comparison,  either  of  men  or  of  values,  that  comes  only 
to  the  trained  mind.  His  ])ersistence  for  precision  and  thoroughness  in  small 
affairs,  as  well  as  in  complex  things,  is  pronounced.  All  of  his  work,  all  of  his 
intellect  and  all  of  his  energv  show  the  ultra-cosmopolitan  nature  of  the  man. 
His  work  has  reared  for  him  an  imperishable  testimonial  and  an  indestructible 
compUment  to  the  brilliancv  and  fully  satisfying  genius  of  which  anv  man  might 
have  reason  to  be  proud."  An  even  closer  analyzation  of  the  life  work  of  Dr. 
Mavfield  would  indicate  that  back  of  all  the  acts  and  external  impressions  which 
he  gives,  the  motive  power  of  his  life  is  found  in  his  own  silent  meditations 
over  life's  problems  and  purposes,  in  which  he  has  reached  the  conclusion  that 
success  is  not  to  be  measured  by  the  good  that  comes  to  us,  but  by  the  good  that 
comes  to  the  world  through  us. 


ED^^'ARD  WALSH,  SR. 

The  specific  and  distinct  ofiice  of  biography  is  not  to  give  voice  to  a  man  s 
modest  esteem  of  himself  and  his  accomplishments,  but  rather  to  leave  the  per- 
petual record  establishing  his  character  by  the  consensus  of  opinion  on  the  part 
of  his  fcllowmen.  Throughout  St.  Louis  Edward  Walsh  was  spoken  of  in 
terms  of  admiration  and  res])ect.  lie  was  among  the  builders  of  the  cit\-  and 
conducted  extensive  interests  in  mercantile  and  manufacturing  lines  and  in 
other  departments  of  business  activit}-.  I  lis  life  was  so  varied  in  its  interests, 
.sf»  honorable  in  its  purposes,  so  far-reaching  an;l  beneficial  in  its  afl^airs,  that 
it  became  an  integral  part  of  the  history  of  the  city  and  left  an  impress  for  good 
upon  the  annals  of  the  state. 

Mr.  Walsh  was  born  in  County  Tipi)erary,  Ireland,  December  ly ,  t7<;H,  and 
died  in  St.  Louis.  March  23.  iXC/i.  Me  was  one  of  a  family  of  eleven  children, 
and  the  financial  conrlition  of  his  ])arent>  nijule  it  necessar\'  that  he  de];eiul  U]X)n 
his  own  resources  for  a  livelih<jod  from  an  early  age.  When  a  youth  of  twelve 
he  left  school,  but  he  never  ceased  to  be  a  student  of  the  signs  r)f  the  times,  and 
in  the  sclvx^l  of  exjK-rience  learned  many  valuable  lessons.  He  always  made  it 
his  jnirposc  to  thoroughl\  inform  himself  concerning  any  work  which  he  under- 
took and  the  relations  which  bf^re  upon  it  either  directly  or  indirectly.  He 
was  alsr)  interested  in  the  great  general  questions  of  the  day  and  as  the  years 
passcfl  gained  a  knowledge  of  men  and  affairs  that  made  him  a  i)ower  in  busi- 
ness circles.  For  four  years  he  served  an  apprenticeship  in  mercantile  lines  in 
one   of   the    stores   in    CrMmty  Tijjperary    and    afterward    devoterl    fom-   years   to 


EDWARD   WALSH.    JR. 


984  ■  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

mastering"  the  milling  business.  In  both  of  these  lines  he  was  destined  to  win 
notable  success  in  later  years,  and  his  thorough  training  in  early  manhood  con- 
stituted the  foundation  upon  which  he  built  the  superstructure  of  his  prosperity. 

Attracted  by  the  opportunities  of  the  new  world,  Mr.  Walsh  came  to  the 
United  States  at  twenty  years  of  age,  settling  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  where  he 
joined  a  friend  and  relative  who  had  preceded  him.  He  did  not  find  in  that 
citv  the  favorable  opportunities  which  he  sought  however,  and  continued  on  his 
westward  wav  and  settled  in  Sainte  Genevieve  county,  jMissouri,  in  1818.  There 
he  built  a  flour  mill,  which  he  operated  successfully  until  1824,  when  he  disposed 
of  the  business  and  took  up  his  abode  in  INIadison  county,  Missouri.  There 
he  was  also  connected  with  the  milling  business,  and  as  time  passed  enlargcl 
the  scope  of  his  undertakings. 

Seeking  a  broader  field  of  labor  offered  by  St.  Louis,  he  became  a  perma- 
nent resident  of  this  city,  and  throughout  his  remaining  days  was  a  factor  in 
molding  its  business  development  and  expansion.  Here  he  joined  his  brother 
in  the  ownership  and  conduct  of  a  general  store  under  the  firm  name  of  J.  &  E. 
Walsh.  In  183 1  he  purchased  a  flour  mill,  which  had  been  erected  four  years 
before,  and  became  one  of  the  pioneers  in  the  milling  industry  of  this  city,  his 
labors  proving  an  effective  force  in  making  St.  Louis  one  of  the  leading  flour 
manufacturing  centers  of  the  world.  His  various  business  interests  prospered, 
his  trade  increasing  with  the  growth  of  the  city,  and  as  his  financial  resources 
permitted  he  made  investments  in  other  lines  of  business,  his  interests  becom- 
ing of  wide  and  varied  character.  He  turned  his  attention  to  the  western  river 
trafific,  investing-  a  half  million  dollars  in  steamboats  and  other  crafts,  while  at 
one  time  he  was  connected  with  more  than  a  score  of  vessels  plying  on  western 
w^aters.  When  Galena  was  an  important  mining  town  Mr.  Walsh  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  firm  which  transported  the  product  of  three  of  its  mines  between 
that  point  and  St.  Louis.  This  proved  a  most  profitable  undertaking,  and  in 
fact  the  various  business  ventures  with  which  he  became  connected  were  at- 
tended with  prosperity.  His  judgment  seemed  seldom  if  ever  at  error  in  deter- 
mining upon  business  policy  or  plan  and  seemingly  diverse  interests  he  com- 
bined into  a  harmonious  whole.  His  business,  too,  was  always  of  a  nature  that 
contributed  to  the  welfare  and  growth  of  St.  Louis  as  well  as  to  his  individual 
success,  and  no  man  gave  to  the  city  a  greater  impetus  for  expansion  and  ad- 
vancement than  did  Mr.  Walsh. 

Although  he  had  large  river  interests,  Mr.  Walsh  looked  beyond  the  present 
to  the  future  and  saw  that  railroad  building  was  to  become  an  important  feature 
in  the  future  development.  He  was  therefore  one  of  the  earliest  promoters  of 
railroad  operations  in  this  section  of  the  country,  becoming  a  member  of  the 
first  board  of  directors  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad.  He  was  also  one  of 
the  first  to  purchase  stock  in  the  Ohio  &  Mississippi  Railroad,  when  the  plan 
for  its  line  was  conceived,  and  also  in  the  North  Missouri  Railroad  Company. 
^^'hen  steam  railway  systems  had  brought  St.  Louis  in  close  touch  with  the 
outlying  districts  from  which  it  drew  many  of  its  trade  interests,  Mr.  Walsh 
turned  his  attention  to  street  railway  building,  and  with  this  movement  his 
name  is  so  closely  interwoven  that  no  history  of  urban  transportation  would  be 
complete  without  mention  of  him.  He  was  one  of  the  builders  of  the  largest 
lines  of  street  railway,  anticipating  the  growth  of  the  citv  and  its  need  in  this 
direction.  Many  other  entcr[)rises  were  benefited  by  his  cooperation  and  were 
organized  and  develo])ed  along  lines  which  he  mapped  out.  He  became  a 
stockholder  and  official  in  many  companies  of  importance  here,  while  in  finan- 
cial circles  as  well  he  was  a  valued  factor.  He  aided  in  organizing  the  old 
State  Bank  of  Missouri  and  the  Merchants  National  Bank  and  he  became  a 
stockholder  and  direct<jr  in  the  Missouri  Insurance  and  the  LTnion  Insurance 
Companies.  His  opinions  and  aid  constituted  a  vital  force  in  the  business  life 
and  development  of  St.  Louis  and  he  may  well  be  numbered  among  the  city's 
founders  and  yjromoters. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  9sr> 

Mr.  Walsh  was  not  miknuwii  in  political  circles.  While  in  no  sense  a 
man  in  public  life,  he  nevertheless  exerted  an  immeasurable  iuHuence  on  public 
affairs,  and  his  opinions  were  cherished  by  such  men  as  Senator  Thomas  II. 
Benton,  of  wdiom  he  was  a  warm  personal  friend,  and  others  high  in  the  political 
circles  of  the  state.  He  cast  the  weight  of  his  intiuence  to  further  the  prin- 
ciples for  which  Senator  Benton  stood,  and  in  political  affairs  as  in  other  rela- 
tions of  life  possessed  a  most  clear  vision. 

While  St.  Louis  knew  Mr.  Walsh  in  his  varietl  public  relations,  yielding 
him  a  tribute  of  admiration  and  respect  for  what  he  had  accomplished,  those 
wdio  came  within  the  closer  circle  of  his  friendship  found  him  a  most  congenial 
and  entertaining  companion.  He  reared  a  family  who  were  an  honor  and  credit 
to  his  name.  In  1822  he  wedded  Miss  Maria  Tucker  and  after  her  death  in 
1840  was  married  to  ^Nliss  Isabella  de  Mun,  a  daughter  of  Jules  de  Mun,  of 
St.  Louis.  Six  children  of  the  family  survive  the  father.  His  daughter  Ellen 
became  the  wife  of  Solon  Humphreys,  of  New  York,  who  at  one  time  was 
president  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Pacific  Railway  Company.  Marie  C.  became  the 
wife  of  B.  M.  Chambers,  of  St.  Louis,  while  the  four  sons,  Julius  S.,  J.  A., 
Edward  and  Daniel  E.  Walsh,  all  contributed  largely  to  the  upbuilding  of  St. 
Louis  in  various  ways.  The  eldest  son,  Edward  Walsh,  married  a  daughter  of 
Dr.  William  IMaffftt.  of  the  United  States  Army,  her  mother  being  Julia  (Chou- 
teau) Ivlaffitt,  a  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  French 
families  of  the  city.  Such,  in  brief,  is  the  personal  history  of  Edward  Walsh. 
Sr.,  wdio  did  much  toward  shaping  the  policy  of  St.  Louis  in  its  formative 
period.  He  wrought  along  lines  of  great  good,  for  the  many  enterprises  which 
he  instituted  and  conducted  constituted  fruitful  elements  in  the  city's  expansion. 


EDWARD  WALSH,  JR. 

Edward  Walsh,  Jr.,  with  the  lasting  example  of  his  father's  great  work 
before  him,  contributed  to  the  material  development  of  St.  Louis  and  was  promi- 
nently known  as  the  president  of  the  Mississippi  Glass  Company.  He  was  born 
in  this  city  in  1849  ^^^^^^  was  educated  at  St.  John's  College,  a  school  for  engi- 
neers at  Columbia,  New  York.  He  enjoyed  the  advantages  which  his  father's 
affluent  circumstances  permitted.  While  this  l)rought  him  opportunities  which 
are  denied  to  some,  he  yet  manifested  in  his  business  career  the  strength  of 
character  and  stalwart  purposes  which  are  indispensable  elements  of  success. 
What  he  undertook  received  his  undivided  attention,  and  as  president  of  the 
Mississippi  Glass  Company  he  controlled  the  aff'airs  of  an  important  productive 
concern  which  was  conducted  along  modern  business  lines  and  had  far-reaching 
commercial   connections. 

On  the  nth  of  January,  1882,  ^Ir.  Walsh  was  married  to  ^liss  Julia  Maf- 
fitt.  a  sister  of  C.  C.  and  P.  C.  ^laffitt  and  a  daughter  of  Dr.  William  and  Julia 
(Chouteau)  Maffitt,  her  father  being  a  surgeon  of  the  United  States  Army. 
Thev  became  parents  of  one  son,  Edward  Joseph  Walsh,  who,  on  the  22i\  of 
April,  1908,  was  married  to  Miss  Winifred  Erwin,  a  daughter  of  Major  James 
B.  Erwin,  of  St.  Louis. 

Edward  Walsh,  Jr.,  was  one  of  the  prominent  and  popular  figures  in  club 
circles  of  this  citv.  He  was  the  third  president  of  the  Noonday  Club,  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis'  Club,  the  University,  St.  Louis  Jockey  and  Ouivere  Hunting 
Clubs.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Tarpon  Club  of  Arkansas  Pass,  Texa^,  and 
was  one  of  the  original  promoters  of  the  St.  Louis  Fair  Association.  At  one 
time  he  was  president  of  the  Pilot  Knob  Iron  Company  and  was  a  director  of 
the  Calvary  Cemetery  Association.  He  served  as  water  commissioner  of  St. 
Louis  soon  after  the  adoption  of  the  present  charter  under  which  the  water 
works  of  the  city  now  operate. 


986  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Death  came  to  ^Ir.  Walsh  suddenly,  although  in  the  previous  winter  he 
had  been  ill  with  grippe  and  had  not  fully  recovered.  He  was  traveling  toward 
Hot  Springs.  A'irginia,  with  the  intention  of  spending  the  summer  there,  in 
companv  with  his  wife  and  son,  when  he  expired  on  the  Knickerbocker  Special 
near  IMattoon.  Illinois,  June  ^o,  1901.  The  news  of  his  death  was  a  shock  to 
his  many  friends  in  St.  Louis  and  elsewhere.  Lnlike  many  men  who  are  born 
to  wealth,  he  never  wasted  his  powers  and  energies  on  the  useless  things  of 
life,  but  become  a  forceful  factor  in  business  circles.  He  had,  however,  a  gen- 
uine appreciation  for  social  amenities  and,  being  a  man  of  broad  culture  and 
wide  travel,  his  friends  found  him  a'  most  entertaining  companion.  While  he 
was  ranked  with  the  capitalists  of  St.  Louis,  his  wealth  was  never  allowed  to 
overshadow  those  interests  which  make  a  well  balanced  character. 


HENRY  HIEMEXZ,  JR. 

In  the  death  of  Henry  Hiemenz,  Jr.,  St.  Louis  lost  one  who  had  become 
uniformly  recognized  as  the  most  successful  and  conservative  real-estate  agent 
of  the  city.  He  began  his  career  in  1875  when  a  young  man  of  twenty  years, 
and  by  his  thoroughness,  unremitting  energ_y  and  perseverance,  as  well  as  unfal- 
tering integrity  and  uprightness,  steadily  rose  to  a  foremost  position  among  the 
real-estate  agents  of  the  city.  He  had  the  prescience  to  discern  what  the  future 
had  in  store  for  the  southwestern  portion  of  the  city,  became  identified  with  its 
upbuilding  and  improvement,  and  no  man  was  more  active  or  influential  as  a 
real-estate  operator  in  that  section.  For  about  thirty  years  he  was  connected 
with  the  real-estate  interests  here,  bringing  to  bear  the  thorough  understanding 
and  unquenchable  enterprise  so  necessary  in  this  work.  At  all  times  he  was 
recognized  as  a  dependable  man,  one  in  whom  confidence  could  be  placed  and 
at  no  time  was  any  trust  reposed  in  him  ever  betrayed  in  the  slightest  degree. 
It  was  this  quality  of  business  and  social  integrity  as  well  as  the  generous,  cour- 
teous manner,  that  gained  for  him  the  enduring  friendship  of  all  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact. 

yir.  Hiemenz  started  upon  the  journey  of  life  at  Millersburg,  Iowa,  August 
21.  1855.  He  was  a  western  man  by  birth,  training  and  preference  and  in  his 
life  exemplified  the  progressive  spirit  which  has  been  the  dominant  factor  in 
the  upbuilding  of  the  middle  west.  His  parents  were  Henry  and  Barbetta 
(  Bender)  Hiemenz,  who  removed  from  Iowa  to  St.  Louis  about  1864.  Henry 
Lliemenz,  Jr.,  was  then  about  nine  years  of  age  and  in  this  city  pursued  a  full 
course  of  study  in  the  Christian  Brothers   College. 

Throughout  his  entire  business  career  he  was  identified  with  real-estate 
operations,  beginning  business  in  that  line  at  No.  421  Chestnut  street,  while  sub- 
sequently he  removed  to  No.  614  on  the  same  thoroughfare,  where  he  was  located 
until  his  death.  He  won  almost  immediate  recognition  as  one  of  the  progressive 
real-estate  men  of  the  city,  although  it  was  not  until  ten  years  after  he  became 
a  factor  in  real-estate  circles  that  the  marked  revival  in  St.  Louis  real-estate 
took  ]jlace.  He  was  numbered  among  the  eight  or  ten  men  who  did  so  much 
in  bringing  this  about.  He  remained  in  active  connection  with  the  realty  inter- 
ests of  the  city  for  more  than  two  decades  and  in  all  of  his  work  manifested  a 
spirit  of  marked  determination,  industry  and  energy.  He  was  exceptionally 
successful  at  auction  sales  and  brought  into  the  market  an  immense  quantity  of 
property  which  had  previously  not  been  regarded  as  available  in  any  way  for 
resilience  purposes. 

-Among  his  most  successful  o]jerati()ns  was  the  sulxlividing  and  placing  upon 
the  market  the  McRee  I  Mace,  Tfnver  Grove  Place,  Flora  Place,  Cherokee,  Minne- 
sota anrl  Gravois  Traces  and  Arsenal  Heights.  Most  of  these  subdivisions  are 
located  in  the  southwestern  section  of  St.  Louis,  to  which  Mr.  Hiemenz  directed 


HEXRY    HIEMEXZ.    JR. 


988  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  most  careful  attention  and  it  was  largely  due  to  his  indefatigable  efforts  that 
recognition  was  given  to  the  value  and  desirability  of  property  south  of  JMill 
Creek  valley.  For  many  years  the  trend  in  improvement  and  the  rise  in  values 
was  limited  to  the  extreme  west  end.  Mr.  Hiemenz  was  among  the  first  to  rec- 
ognize that  there  were  many  acres  of  desirable  property  to  be  obtained  in  the 
southwestern  district  at  very  low  prices.  Taking  his  clients  into  his  confidence 
and  convincing  them  of  the  logic  of  his  arguments  he  prevailed  upon  several 
of  them  to  invest  heavily,  as  he  also  did  in  that  section.  That  he  merely  antici- 
pated the  public  opinion  by  a  few  years  has  been  proven  by  the  rapid  increase  in 
values  and  the  large  returns  from  investments  which  later  years  have  brought. 
He  gave  the  same  attention  and  thought  to  the  wishes  of  his  numerous  small 
clients  as  he  did  to  the  interests  of  large  capitalists,  giving  the  former  his  time 
just  as  willingly  and  generously  as  the  latter,  and  it  was  to  the  continued  pat- 
ronage and  support  of  these  various  small  clients  that  he  attributed  the  founda- 
tion of  his  prosperity.  His  labors  were  most  valuable  and  important  in  connection 
with  the  upbuilding  and  development  of  the  city.  He  laid  out  almost  fiftv 
additions  which  he  put  on  the  market,  made  hundreds  of  streets  and  erected 
hundreds  of  houses. 

Following  his  demise  a  company  was  organized  and  incorporated  for  the 
purpose  of  continuing  the  business  so  that  the  work  which  he  began  will  be 
carried  on.  As  a  real-estate  agent  he  was  well  known  and  respected  by  reason 
of  his  unquestioned  integrity  as  well  as  his  familiarity  with  property  values. 
He  never  indulged  in  wild  speculation  and  in  fact  was  noted  for  his  safe,  con- 
servative methods.  To  his  clients  he  gave  valuable  advice  and  those  who  fol- 
lowed it  never  regretted  doing  so.  As  the  years  passed  ^Ir.  Hiemenz  became 
interested  in  various  banking  interests  in  this  city  and  was  also  connected  with 
various  organizations  which  have  for  their  object  not  only  a  social  feature,  but 
also  the  welfare  of  the  city  through  the  extension  of  its  business  relations.  He 
was  thus  connected  with  the  Board  of  Trade,  the  Business  Men's  League,  the 
^Manufacturers'  Association  and  the  Real  Estate  Association. 

In  1876  Air.  Hiemenz  was  married  to  Miss  Ottillie  Stephan,  of  St.  Louis, 
who  died  at  IManitou,  Colorado,  August  13,  1897,  when  on  a  pleasure  trip  in 
the  west,  being  then  thirty-seven  years  of  age.  She  was  universally  loved  and 
most  of  all  by  her  husband,  who  gave  substantial  token  in  his  will  of  the  way 
in  which  he  cherished  her  memory.  In  Bellefontaine  Cemetery,  where  she  was 
laid  to  rest,  he  erected  a  marble  monument  on  which  is  inscribed  the  epitaph 
which  he  wrote : 

In  Alemory  of  the  Xoblest,  Dearest,  Gentlest 

and  Most  Unselfish  of  Women, 

OTTILLIE  STEPHAN  HIEMENZ, 

Wife  of  Henry  Hiemenz,  Jr., 

The  Ornament  and  Blessing  of  His  Life. 

Born  Dec.  27,  1858. 
Died  at  Manitou,  Colo.,  Aug.  13,  1897. 
When  he  passed  away  he  set  aside  a  generous  sum  of  money  to  be  used  always 
to  keep  the  family  burial  lot  in  good  condition,  also  designating  that  flowers 
should  be  placed  upon  the  grave  of  his  wife  each  Sunday,  on  her  birthday  and 
on  the  anniversary  of  their  marriage.  About  four  years  after  losing  his  first 
wife  Mr.  Lliemenz  chose  his  second  wife  from  the  same  family,  being  married 
on  the  15th  of  June,  1901,  to  Miss  Augusta  Stephan,  a  daughter  of  Otto  Stephan, 
for  many  years  a  successful  druggist  in  South  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  Heidel- 
berg. Germany,  came  to  this  city  prior  to  the  Civil  war  and  was  a  prominent 
resident  here.  That  Air.  Hiemenz  entertained  the  deepest  affection  for  his  second 
wife  was  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  gave  to  her  through  the  terms  of  his  will 
the  bulk  of  his  fortune  and  made  her  sole  executrix  of  the  estate. 

Mr.  Hiemenz  was  an  active  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club,  the  LTnion, 
Noonday  and  St.  Louis  Clubs,  and  belonged  also  to  the  Irwin  lodge  of  Masons 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CIT^^  989 

and  was  likewise  identified  with  other  fraternities  in  all  of  which  he  was  hon- 
ored and  respected.  He  ranked  equally  high  in  the  regard  of  InisiiRss  and  ])i()- 
fessional  men  of  St.  Louis  who  recognized  his  husiness  cai)acit\-  and  jiower  and 
his  conformity  to  a  high  standard  of  commercial  integrity  and  ihe\  knew,  too, 
that  his  efforts  in  behalf  of  the  city  were  far-reaching  and  beneficial.  W  hen  he 
l^assed  away,  October  5,  1902,  St.  Louis  lost  a  valuable  re])resentative — one  whose 
work  remains,  however,  as  a  lasting  monument  of  his  merit  and  his  keen  sagacity. 
Those  who  knew  him  in  social  relations — and  he  had  many  friends — entertained 
for  him  the  warmest  personal  regard.  The  poor  and  needy,  t(jo,  found  in  him 
a  generous  friend  nor  did  he  give  from  any  sense  of  duty,  but  rather  from  a 
sincere  abiding  interest  in  his  fellowmen.  Aside  from  his  independent  gifts, 
which  were  almost  numberless,  he  assisted  materially  various  public  charities 
and  benevolences  and  when  he  passed  away  he  made  bequests  to  the  St.  Louis 
Provident  Association,  the  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Association,  the  Home  of  the 
Friendless,  Bethesda  Foundlings'  Home,  Memorial  Home,  the  Altenheim  and 
several  other  German  associations. 

Various  societies  passed  resolutions  of  respect  and  the  memorial  of  the 
German-American  Bank,  in  w  hich  he  was  a  stockholder,  was  as  follows : 

"As  a  life  full  of  honor  and  usefulness,  without  spot  or  blemish,  has  ended 
through  the  death  of  Henry  Fliemenz,  Jr.,  a  member  of  this  board. 

Therefore,  it  is  resolved  by  his  colleagues,  as  a  slight  token  of  the  high 
respect  and  great  regard  in  which  the  deceased  was  held  among  us : 

That  we,  who  came  in  daily  contact  with  him,  acknowledge  and  feel  that, 
as  a  member  of  this  board,  we  learned  to  love  and  respect  him.  He  aided  us 
with  his  counsel  and  advice  and  became  personally  dear  to  us  through  his  active, 
useful  career,  manly  actions  and  lovable  disposition.  As  a  business  man  he 
extended  to  all  the  courtesy  of  an  interview,  all  his  clients  received  his  res])ect 
and  he  instilled  into  the  hearts  of  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact  the  con- 
viction that  to  be  honorable  and  upright  in  all  things  was  both  desirable  and 
praiseworthy. 

That  through  his  demise  we  lose  a  dear  friend,  the  communit\-  an  esteemed 
citizen  and  his  family  a  deeply  loved  husband  and  brother. 

That  we  hereby  extend  to  the  family  of  the  deceased  our  deej:*  and  sincere 
sympathy  in  their  great  loss,  which  is  all  the  more  to  be  lamented  by  reason  of 
the  fact  that  he  was  taken  away  in  the  prime  of  life." 

When  we  review  the  life  work  of  Henry  Hiemenz,  Jr.,  and  note  what  he 
accomplished  and  the  manner  of  his  life,  we  feel  sure  that  he  left  the  world 
better  than  he  found  it.  He  never  lacked  the  appreciation  of  earth's  beauty  or 
failed  to  express  it ;  he  always  looked  for  the  best  in  others  and  gave  the  best 
he  had,  so  that  his  life  was  an  inspiration,  his  memory,  a  benediction. 


JOFIN   H.   REIXFLVRDT. 

John  H.  Reinhardt.  chief  weigher  at  the  general  postoffice,  to  which  posi- 
tion he  was  appointed  in  July,  1908,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  4.  1864, 
his  parents  being  August  and  Katherine  Reinhardt.  The  father  was  engaged 
in  the  dry  goods  business  for  more  than  forty  years,  and  during  the  period  of 
the  Civil  war  served  in  the  Home  Guard.  He  was  somewhat  active  in  local 
interests  of  importance,  and  during  two  dift'erent  city  administrations  ser\ed  .'is 
district  assessor.  The  family  is  of  German  lineage,  and  was  founded  in  America 
in  1852,  at  which  time  the  family  was  established  in  St.  Louis,  and  lias  here 
been  maintained  to  the  ]:)resent  time. 

John  H.  Reinhardt  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  wherein  he  continued 
his  studies  to  his  seventeenth  year.  He  made  his  entrance  into  the  business 
world  as  an  employe  of  Pettis  &  Leathe,  formerly  at  Sixth  and  Locust  streets. 


990  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

where  he  remained  for  about  three  years,  learning  the  trade  of  picture  frame 
gilding.  He  next  entered  the  government  service  as  a  postoffice  employe,  and 
has  been  advanced  through  various  branches  until  he  was  chief  weigher,  and  is 
now  acting  in  that  capacity.  At  the  time  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition 
he  was  in  charge  of  the  postoffice  on  the  fair  grounds.  He  is  also  interested  in 
the  Reinhardt  improved  burial   vault. 

!Mr.  Reinhardt  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  June  24,  1891,  to  Miss  Minnie 
Deterding,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Fredericka  Deterding,  the  former  at  one  time 
a  prominent  farmer  of  Illinois.  LTnto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reinhardt  have  been  born 
a  son  and  daughter,  Nelson,  who  is  attending  the  Irving  public  school,  and 
Luella.  who  will  be  graduated  in  June,  1909,  from  that  school.  The  family 
residence  is  at  No.  3809  North  Twenty-fifth  street.  Mr.  Reinhardt  exercises  his 
right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  men  and  measures  of  the  republican  party, 
and  in  his  fraternal  relations  is  a  Alason,  having  obtained  the  Knight  Templar 
degree  in  that  order. 


MARGARET  A.   E.   McLURE. 

Margaret  A.  E.  McLure  was  know  throughout  St.  Louis  and  the  state  of 
Missouri  as  a  public  benefactress,  whose  life  was  dominated  by  a  spirit  of 
broad  humanitarianism  that  prompted  her  to  give  material  assistance  and  loving 
care  to  all  the  distressed  and  unfortunate  who  crossed  her  pathway.  She 
was  born  in  Williamsport,  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  the  year  181 1, 
and  came  of  a  family  who  for  many  generations  had  been  prominent  in  the 
east,  especially  in  Mrginia  and  Pennsylvania.  Her  grandfather,  Joseph  Parkin- 
son, was  a  historic  character  by  reason  of  his  thrilling  experiences  with  the 
Indians.  At  one  time  he  was  captured  with  eight  others  and  compelled  to 
■'run  the  gauntlet"  between  the  lines  of  the  savages.  His  companions  were  all 
killed  but  he  miraculously  escaped,  and  the  Indians,  regarding  him  as  no  less 
than  a  spirit,  gave  him  food  and  freedom.  In  1702  he  laid  out  the  town  of 
Williamsport,  Pennsylvania,  (afterward  called  ^lonongahela  City)  at  the  mouth 
of  Pigeon  Creek  on  Monongahela  river,  on  a  neck  of  land  belonging  to  the 
state  of  Mrginia.  There  being  a  dispute  between  the  latter  state  and  Pennsyl- 
vania as  to  the  ownership  of  this  tract,  ]\Ir.  Parkinson  was  prevented  from 
realizing  on  the  sale  of  the  property  until  1796.  when  Virginia  ceded  the 
land  to  the  Keystone  state.  He  also  established  Parkinson's  Ferrv  there  and 
later  was  postmaster  of  the  town.  In  1794  Joseph  Parkinson  joined  the  in- 
surrection known  in  history  as  the  Whiskey  Insurrection,  and  which  had  its 
origin  in  the  fact  that  the  government  levied  an  excise  tax  on  domestic  spirits. 
Formidable  resistance  to  this  was  made  in  four  counties  of  Pennsylvania  west 
of  the  Allegheny  mountains  which  were  chiefly  settled  by  the  Scotch-Irish  who 
were  of  Presbyterian  faith.  They  were  men  of  great  energy  and  decision  and 
were  accustomed  to  make  their  own  liquor  without  restraint,  which  was  their 
principal  product,  and  in  fact  the  only  export  they  had.  and  their  chief  means  of 
support,  and  when  in  the  spring  of  1794  the  excise  law  was  passed  and  officers 
were  sent  to  enforce  it  in  the  western  districts,  the  people,  stimulated  by  the  lead- 
ing men  of  the  community,  seized  the  excise  officers  and  would  have  hanged  them 
were  it  not  for  the  intervention  of  a  few  of  the  leaders,  including  Mr.  Parkinson. 
The  local  militia  to  the  number  of  between  six  and  seven  thousand  formed  jiart 
of  the  mob.  The  insurrection  grew  so  serious  that  General  Washington  called 
upon  the  governors  of  Pennsylvania,  New  Jersey,  Maryland  and  Virginia  for 
a  body  of  thirteen  thousand  men  which  was  afterward  raised  to  fifteen  thousand. 
Before  moving  the  troo])s.  however,  three  commissioners  were  sent  to  arrange 
with  the  leading  insurgents  and  a  committee  of  fifteen  met  the  commissioners 
at  Parkinson  Ferry,  wlierc  the  terms  of  submission  were  agreed  upon  and  pardon 


AIARGARET    A.  E.  McTA'RE 


992  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

given  to  the  leaders  of  the  insurrection,  among  whom  was  ]\Ir.  Parkinson, 
pardon  being  extended  him  because  of  his  service  under  Washington  with  whom 
he  fought  at  Braddock.  This  insurrection  cost  the  government  one  milhon, 
five  hundred  thousand  dollars  but  it  was  considerably  strengthened  thereby. 
^^'illiam  Parkinson,  the  father  of  ]\Irs.  ]\IcLure,  inherited  large  means  from  his 
father  and  was  noted  for  his  enterprise  and  liberality.  His  daughter  ^Margaret 
was  carefully  educated  and  early  in  life  developed  traits  of  character  which,  as 
they  gradually  strengthened,  made  her  a  leader  of  her  sex  and  a  public  bene- 
factress. 

On  the  19th  of  j\Iarch.  1833,  she  was  united  in  marriage  to  William  Raines 
McLure,  and  came  west  with  her  husband,  living  for  several  years  in  Weston, 
■Missouri.  On  their  removal  to  St.  Louis  in  1851,  Mrs.  McLure  at  once  became 
prominent  in  social  circles,  being  widely  known  as  one  of  the  cultured  and 
accomplished  women  of  the  city.  After  her  husband's  death  she  continued  her 
residence  in  St.  Louis,  devoting  her  life  to  charitable  and  humanitarian  interests 
and  giving  liberally  of  her  time  and  means  to  institutions  of  that  character. 
With  strong  sympathy  for  the  southern  cause,  she  was  one  of  the  Confederacy's 
most  ardent  champions  in  St.  Louis  at  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war. 
As  a  consequence,  together  with  man}^  other  prominent  women  of  like  sympa- 
thies, she  was  imprisoned  in  her  own  home  on  the  20th  of  March,  1863,  and 
confined  there  until  the  12th  of  Alay  following.  On  that  date,  in  company  with 
other  adherents  of  the  south,  she  was  put  on  board  a  boat  and  delivered  inside 
the  Confederate  lines,  remaining  with  the  southern  army  until  the  cessation  of 
hostilities  and  giving  such  assistance  as  she  was  able,  in  camp  and  in  hospital. 
After  the  fall  of  A'^icksburg  a  parole  camp  was  formed  near  Demopolis,  Alabama, 
from  which  Lieutenant  Hall,  of  Guibeau's  Battery,  was  sent  to  Columbus,  ]\Iis- 
sissippi,  to  escort  ]\Irs.  McLure  to  the  camp  at  the  earnest  request  of  the 
soldiers,  and  was  received  with  great  enthusiasm.  Accepting  the  gracious 
hospitality  of  General  Wliitfield  and  his  wife,  she  made  her  home  with  them 
until  the  termination  of  the  war,  when  she  returned  to  St.  Louis,  again  entering 
upon  those  labors  of  love  which  made  her  conspicuous  among  the  women  of 
Missouri.  She  was  chiefly  instrumental  in  organizing  the  Daughters  of  the 
Confederacy,  designed  to  keep  green  the  memory  of  the  brave  men  who  gave 
up  their  lives  for  the  southern  cause,  and  to  look  after  their  dependent  families. 
She  was  likewise  one  of  the  founders  and  builders  of  the  Confederate  Home, 
located  at  Higginsville,  Missouri. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  McLure  became  the  parents  of  seven  children,  three  of 
whom  are  still  living:  Mrs.  Charles  Clark;  Charles  D.  and  Louis  S.  McLure. 
The  eldest  son,  William  Parkinson  AIcLure,  achieved  distinction  in  the  Civil 
war.  was  a  brave  and  efficient  officer  and  gave  up  his  life  for  his  loved  South- 
land. The  other  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  ^IcLure,  all  of  whom  are  deceased, 
were  Louis  L.,  Fountain  Wells  and  Ida  McLure. 

Soon  after  the  war  Mrs.  McLure  went  to  Montana  to  visit  her  son  Charles 
D.,  who  was  then  living  in  Butte,  ^Montana,  She  passed  away  Januarv  31,  1902, 
at  the  age  of  ninety-one  years,  having  long  passed  the  Psalmist's  allotted  span 
of  three  score  years  and  ten.  Her  demise  was  the  occasion  of  deep  regret,  not 
only  on  the  part  of  her  children,  relatives  and  friends,  but  by  humanity  in 
general,  and  the  world  is  better  for  her  bavin":  lived. 


JOSEPH   E.  WANGLER. 

Josc]j]i  F.  Wanglcr  is  engagefl  in  the  boiler  and  sheet  iron  industry  at  1547 
North  Ninth  street,  conducting  one  of  the  oldest  enterprises  of  the  kind  in  the 
city,  established  in  1864.  It  was  incorporated  in  i8qi  as  the  Joseph  F.  Wangler 
sheet  iron  works  anrl  does  an  extensive  Imsiness.     He  is  one  of  that  class  of  ad- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  993 

mirable  and  enviable  characters  who  have  risen  through  their  own  personal 
merits  and  diligence  from  apprentice  to  owner  of  an  enterprise.  He  has  been 
connected  with  the  boiler  and  sheet  iron  trade  since  boyhood  and  is  familiar 
with  every  phase  of  its  operation,  having  a  thorough  knowledge  of  all  of  its  in- 
tricacies. His  name  is  prominently  identified  with  much  in]p(>rtant  mechanical 
construction. 

Originally  ]\Ir.  Wangler  is  a  Pennsylvanian,  having  been  born  in  that  state 
in  1837.  His  parents,  natives  of  Germany,  arrived  in  Pennsylvania  in  1832. 
Having-  attended  the  public  schools  in  his  native  state  for  several  years,  Joseph 
F.  Wangler  was  transferred  to  St.  Pauls  parochial  school  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  he  remained  until  fifteen  years  of  age.  Circumstances  prevented 
his  continuing  his  education  and  he  went  to  St.  Louis  in  185 1.  Here  he  imme- 
diately secured  work  as  an  apprentice  in  a  local  boiler  shop.  He  mastered  the 
trade  quickly  and  during  his  twelve  years  of  employment  with  this  firm,  he 
served  in  all  of  the  responsible  positions  which  it  had  to  offer.  Bv  this  time  he 
had  become  versed  in  ever\-  phase  of  mechanical  construction  and  all  things 
pertaining  to  the  trade,  and.  through  the  practice  of  economy,  having  amassed 
sufficient  means,  he  was  in  a  position  to  commence  business  for  himself.  There- 
upon he  secured  quarters  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Carr  streets  where  he  in- 
stalled a  boiler  and  sheet  iron  works.  In  1891  he  transferred  his  shop  to  No. 
1547   North    Ninth   street,   his   present   location. 

While  ^Ir.  ^^'angler  was  never  an  active  soldier  or  sailor  during  the  Civil 
war,  yet  he  served  the  government  in  the  Navy  in  a  capacity  as  useful  if  not  more 
so  than  that  of  manning  a  ship  or  carrying  a  musket.  As  a  sheet  iron  worker 
he  became  eminently  useful  in  the  United  States  Navy,  having  assisted  in  build- 
ing most  of  the  gunboats  used  in  the  war.  He  aided  in  the  construction  of  sev- 
eral gunboats  at  Carondelet  under  the  supervision  of  Engineer  James  B.  Eads, 
later  the  contractor  of  the  ^Mississippi  jetties.  He  engaged  in  boat-building  for 
two  years. 

In  1865  Mr.  Wangler  w^edded  Miss  Carpenter  in  St.  Louis  and  they  have 
two  sons,  Charles  J.  and  Joseph  A.,  and  four  daughters,  Clara,  Matilda,  Anna 
and  Theresa.  The  daughters  attended  a  St.  Louis  parochial  school  and  gradu- 
ated from  a  local  convent.  His  daughter  Matilda  is  now  the  wife  of  Charles  H. 
Franks,  an  attorney.  His  son,  Charles  J.  Wangler,  having  completed  a  course 
at  a  parochial  school  in  St.  Louis,  was  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  University, 
as  was  also  his  brother.  Joseph  A.  Wangler.  After  their  graduation  both  sons 
entered  in  business  with  their  father,  under  the  firm  name  of  Joseph  F.  \\''ang- 
ler  &  Sons,  Joseph  F.  Wangler  being  the  president,  Charles  J.  the  vice  president 
and  Joseph  A.  secretary.  The  family  home  is  at  2241  St.  Louis  avenue  and  is 
one  of  the  attractive  residences  of  that  part  of  the  city. 


O.  F.  FLADER,  M.  D. 


Dr.  O.  F.  Flader  is  one  of  the  younger  members  of  the  medical  fraternit}' 
in  St.  Louis,  who  has  already  achieved  success  that  many  a  man  of  long  con- 
nection with  the  profession  might  well  envy.  He  was  born  in  Breese,  Illinois, 
June  21,  1880.  a  son  of  Ferdinand  and  Alvina  (Baum)  Flader.  His  parents 
were  born  and  reared  in  Germany  but  came  to  the  United  States  about  forty 
years  ago  and  settled  in  St.  Louis.  A  year  later  they  moved  to  Breese.  Illinois, 
wdiere  they  have  since  resided,  the  father  being  comiected  with  the  coal  mining 
interests  of  that  locality.  He  saw  service  in  two  wars  while  a  member  of  the 
German  army.  His  children  are:  Ferdinand.  Robert  H.,  Edward,  Oscar  E.. 
Bertha  and  Tillie.     The  second  son  is  a  practicing  physician. 

Dr.  Flader  attended  the  public  schools  of  Carlyle.  Illinois,  for  a  year  and  after- 
ward attended  public  and  private  schools  in   Pireese  until  fourteen  years  of  age. 


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994  ST.  LOUIS,.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Subsequently  he  began  preparation  for  a  professional  career  by  three  years' 
study  in  the  medical  department  of  the  St.  Louis  University  and  later  spent 
two  years  in  the  College  of  Physicians  &  Surgeons,  from  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated with  the  class  of  1904.  Since  then  he  has  built  up  a  fine  practice  and 
older  representatives  of  the  profession  as  well  as  his  friends  predict  for  him 
a  very  successful  future,  recognizing  in  him  the  qualities  which  are  essential  to 
success  in  the  work  of  the  physician  and  surgeon.  His  office  is  at  No.  308 
Liggett  building  while  his  home  is  at  No.  1410  Manchester  road.  He  exercises 
his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  republican  principles  and  he  holds  member- 
ship in  the  Lutheran  church.  He  is  popular  socially  and  thus  is  continually  ex- 
tendins"  the  circle  of  his  friends. 


ROBERT  AR^IYTAGE  BAKEWELL. 

It  is  a  matter  of  satisfaction  not  only  to  the  individual  but  to  his  many  friends 
when  a  life  of  activity  is  crowned  with  an  age  of  ease  and  especially  when  that 
life  has  been  one  of  continuous  and  valued  service  to  his  fellowmen.  Such  was 
the  history  of  Judge  Robert  Armytage  Batewell,  one  of  the  most  conspicuous 
figures  in  connection  with  the  bench  and  bar  of  Missouri  during  the  last  half  of 
the  nineteenth  century.  He  was,  moreover,  the  last  survivor  of  the  St.  Louis 
court  of  appeals,  which  was  established  in  1875.  The  history  of  Judge  Bakewell 
is  the  record  of  capable  service  and  splendid  achievement,  resulting  from  strong 
individual  force,  well  developed  through  the  passing  of  the  years  by  exercise, 
study,  and  investigation.  A  native  of  Scotland,  he  was  born  in  the  city  of  Edin- 
burgh, November  4,  1826,  a  son  of  the  Rev.  William  Johnstone  Bakewell,  who 
was  a  clergyman  of  the  Church  of  England. 

While  still  a  resident  of  Great  Britain.  Judge  Bakewell  obtained  his  element- 
ary education  but  was  a  youth  of  only  twelve  years  when  in  1837  the  father  came 
with  his  family  to  the  United  States,  establishing  his  home  first  in  New  York 
and  subsequently  in  Pittsburg.  Judge  Bakewell  continued  his  education  in  the 
Western  University  of  Pennsylvania,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1845.  He  afterward  studied  for  the  Episcopal  ministry  in  the  General  Theolog- 
ical Seminary  of  that  church  in  New  York  but  before  completing  the  course  in 
1848,  and  after  profound  study  and  investigation,  he  embraced  the  Catholic 
faith,  which  he  cherished  during  his  long  life.  His  work  from  early  manhood 
until  his  closing  years  was  always  along  lines  demanding  strong  individual  force 
and  comprehensive  knowledge.  In  early  manhood  he  was  a  professor  of  the 
classics  in  the  newly  established  college  in  Rochester,  New  York,  and  was  also 
connected  with  journalism  in  Pittsburg. 

The  year  1850  witnessed  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis,  whither  he  came  on  the 
invitation  of  Archbishop  Kenrick  to  assume  editorial  charge  of  a  Catholic  paper 
published  under  the  name  of  The  Shepherd  of  the  Valley.  He  was  thus  engaged 
in  editorial  work  from  1850  until  1854  and  throughout  that  period  devoted  all 
his  leisure  hours  to  the  study  of  law  until  he  qualified  for  admission  to  the  bar 
and  was  licensed  to  practice  in  the  courts  of  the  state.  He  had  been  a  student 
in  the  law  office  and  under  the  direction  of  P.  B.  Garesche,  and  following  his 
admission  to  the  bar  entered  into  partnership  with  him.  He  soon  gained  promi- 
nence as  a  scholarly,  studious  and  conscientious  lawyer,  and  his  clientage  has 
become  of  an  important  and  representative  character.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil 
war,  as  his  sympathies  were  with  the  south  and  he  could  not  conscientiously  take 
the  test  oath,  he  left  St.  Louis  and  joined  the  army  of  his  personal  friend.  General 
John  Sterling  Price.  He  served  for  some  time  in  the  quartermaster's  department 
as  physical  disability  prevented  him  from  doing  much  walking,  and  he  was  there- 
fore unfit  for  active  service  in  the  field. 


ROBERT   A.    BAKEWELL 


996  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTfY. 

^^'hen  the  war  was  over  Judge  Bakewell  resumed  the  practice  of  law  in  St. 
Louis  and  entered  into  partnership  with  Edward  T.  Parish.  Later  he  was  for 
a  short  time  senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Bakewell,  Parish  &  Alead,  and 
during-  the  period  of  his  practice  in  St.  Louis  was  connected  with  most  of  the 
prominent  cases  tried  in  the  courts  here.  His  judicial  temperament  and  high 
professional  ideas  marked  him  in  the  opinion  of  the  bar  and  the  public  for  a 
judicial  career  and  when  the  St.  Louis  court  of  appeals  was  established  in  1875 
by  the  adoption  of  the  constitution  of  that  year,  he  was  selected  by  Governor 
Hardin  to  act  as  one  of  the  judges  of  that  court,  his  associates  being  E.  A.  Lewis 
and  Thomas  T.  Gantt.  His  appointment  was  one  which  gave  general  satisfaction 
and  at  the  election  of  judges  in  1876  Judge  Bakewell  drew  the  eight  years'  term 
and  remained  upon  the  bench  until  December  31,  1884,  when  he  retired,  declining 
reelection.  He  proved  one  of  the  ablest  jurists  that  the  state  of  Missouri  has 
produced  and  the  period  of  his  service  was  one  of  exceptional  interest  in  legal 
history.  His  course  on  the  bench  w^as  characterized  by  patience,  by  courtesy  and 
aftection  to  the  members  of  the  bar  and  by  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the 
legal  principles  involved.  His  decisions  were  monuments  of  judicial  soundness 
and  furthered  the  ends  of  justice  by  maintaining  individual  rights.  During  his 
nine  years'  service  on  the  iDench  he  wrote  over  twelve  hundred  opinions,  many 
of  them  exhaustive  and  all  of  them  showing  conscientious  study. 

Resuming  the  private  practice  of  law  in  1884,  Judge  Bakewell  was  associated 
with  Louis  Hornsby  and  his  son,  Paul  Bakewell,  and  continued  for  twelve  years 
an  active  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  with  a  practice  second  to  none  in  extent 
and  importance.  He  retired  from  active  connection  with  the  courts  in  1896  and 
the  remainder  of  his  years  were  devoted  to  the  enjoyment  of  literary  studies  and 
pursuits,  in  which  he  always  took  great  delight. 

On  the  3d  of  Alay,  1853,  J^'^dge  Bakewell  was  married  to  Miss  Marie  Anne 
Coudroy  de  Laureal,  a  native  of  Guadaloupe,  West  Lxlies.  She  survived  her 
husband,  together  with  eight  of  their  children.  The  eldest  son,  Paul  Bakewell, 
of  St.  Louis,  is  widely  known  as  one  of  the  most  eminent  practitioners  in  patent 
cases  in  the  country. 

Judge  Bakewell  was  a  man  of  broad  human  sympathy  and  always  found 
delight  in  social  intercourse.  He  was  not  only  a  learned  lawyer  but  was  a  finished 
scholar  and  linguist  and  he  found  great  happiness  in  literary  pursuits,  the  sub- 
jects of  philosophy,  scientific  research  and  general  literature  being  of  great  inter- 
est to  him.  He  came  to  the  end  of  life  full  of  years  and  honors,  passing  away 
June  30.  1908,  in  his  eighty-second  year.  His  name  is  inscribed  high  on  the 
keystone  of  the  legal  arch  in  Missouri  and  his  record  is  an  inspiration  to  his  pro- 
fessional associates,  while  among  his  close  personal  friends  his  memory  is  en- 
shrined in  the  halo  of  a  gracious  presence  that  made  companionship  with  him 
a  constant  delis:ht. 


MARSHALL  P.  SANGUINET. 

Ihe  histor)-  of  the  Sanguinet  family  constitutes  an  important  chapter  in  the 
annals  of  St.  Louis  and  the  life  of  Marshall  P.  Sanguinet  has  been  a  factor  in 
its  substantial  development  in  banking  and  real-estate  circles,  while  the  condi- 
tions of  the  little  French  village  in  which  his  youth  was  passed  were  far  differ- 
ent from  those  of  the  modern  life  of  the  city,  he  has  always  kept  abreast  with 
with  the  trend  of  public  progress  and  has  been  not  only  a  follower  but  also  a 
leader  in  the  work  of  general  development  here.  Born  in  St.  Louis  on  the  29th 
of  January.  1826.  ]^Iarshall  P.  Sanguinet  is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest 
and  most  prominent  French  families  of  the  city.  Plis  grandfather,  Charles  San- 
guinet, who  came  to  St.  Louis  in  ])ioneer  times,  was  a  native  of  Montreal,  Can- 
ada, and  w^as  the  son  of  a  Im-cucIi  surgeon  who,  early  in  the  eighteenth  century, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  997 

was  sent  to  Canada  and  \vas  assigned  to  duty  at  one  of  the  military  posts  of 
what  was  then  known  as  New  France.  The  Uttle  settlement  at  St.  Louis  had 
been  established  only  a  brief  period  when  Charles  Sanguinet  cast  in  his  lot  with 
those  who  were  residents  here.  In  1779  he  married  iNIarie  Conde,  a  daughter  of 
Dr.  Andre  Auguste  Conde,  the  first  physician  and  surgeon  to  practice  in  the 
village  that  has  in  the  course  of  years  become  the  fourth  city  of  the  Union.  He 
acted  as  post  surgeon  at  Fort  Chartres  when  that  fort  was  surrendered  to  the 
English  in  1765.  The  following  year  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  not  caring  to  re- 
main under  English  dominion,  and  received  a  concession  here  of  two  village 
lots  on  Second  street,  where  he  erected  a  primitive  home  and  continued  to  re- 
side until  his  death. 

Charles  Sanguinet  was  a  successful  trader  and  in  his  business  operations 
had  acquired  a  considerable  fortune.  His  descendants  at  the  present  time  are 
numerous  and  closely  connected  with  the  most  prominent  old  French  families 
of  St.  Louis.  His  son,  Charles  Sanguinet,  known  in  the  family  records  as  Charles 
Sanguinet.  Sr.,  was  born  in  1771  and  his  youthful  days  were  passed  in  the  old 
French  town,  which  was  then  only  a  trading  post,  while  in  the  Catholic  parochial 
schools  he  acquired  his  education.  In  those  days  the  fur  trade  was  the  principal 
source  of  revenue  to  the  citizens  of  St.  Louis  and  to  this  Charles  Sanguinet,  Sr., 
gave  his  attention  although  in  later  years  he  became  a  merchant.  Lie  spent  sev- 
eral years  in  New  Orleans,  where,  in  accordance  with  the  custom  then  pre- 
vailing among  the  wealthier  French  families,  he  was  sent  to  complete  his  edu- 
cation. Subsequently  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  in  New  Orleans  but, 
preferring  St.  Louis  as  a  place  of  residence,  returned  to  this  city.  Here  in  181 7 
he  was  married  to  Cecile  Brazeau,  a  daughter  of  one  of  the  French  pioneers  of 
St.  Louis. 

Of  their  family  of  thirteen  children  ^Marshall  P.  Sanguinet  and  Virginia,  the 
widow  of  N.  Nadeau,  residing  in  St.  Louis,  are  the  last  surviving  members. 
Spending  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  St.  Louis  he  attended  a  private  school  con- 
ducted bv  Ezra  Alondy,  a  noted  educator  of  that  day.  His  birthplace  was  one 
of  the  landmarks  of  South  St.  Louis,  being  a  stone  building  on  the  Brazeau  farm 
at  what  is  now  the  intersection  of  Lesperance  and  Kosciusko  street.  As  a  repre- 
sentative of  one  of  the  first  French  families  he  enjoyed  the  best  social  and  edu- 
cational advantages  and  then  as  a  young  man  turned  his  attention  to  business 
interests,  becoming  teller  in  the  banking  house  of  L.  A.  Benoist  &  Company. 
There  he  received  a  thorough  training  in  banking  and  all  its  branches,  retaining 
his  connection  with  that  house  for  thirteen  years,  after  which  he  joined  San- 
guinet H.  Benoist  in  the  establishment  of  a  bank  which  they  conducted  until 
about  1859.  In  that  year  Mr.  Sanguinet  turned  his  attention  to  the  real-estate 
business,  in  which  he  met  with  remarkable  success,  up  to  the  time  of  his  retire- 
ment. He  was  one  of  the  first  business  men  of  the  city  to  devote  his  entire  ener- 
gies to  real-estate  interests  and  through  this  field  of  activity  he  contributed  much 
toward  the  development  of  additions  to  the  cit\'  and  witnessed  the  rise  in  value 
until  property  sold  at  as  much  for  a  front  foot  as  it  had  previously  brought  per 
acre.  !\Ir.  Sanguinet's  efforts  in  real-estate  circles  were  of  direct  benefit  in  im- 
proving and  upbuilding  the  city  and  at  the  same  time  he  received  therefrom 
substantial  financial  benefits. 

In  1855  Mr.  Sanguinet  was  united  in  marriage  to  ]\Iiss  Ann  E.  Betts.  a 
daughter  of  R.  H.  Betts,  a  well  known  business  man  of  St.  Louis.  His  wife,  Ann 
Adamson,  of  English  birth,  was  a  daughter  of  Isaac  and  Ann  (Foster)  Adamson, 
who  were  extensive  land  owners  near  London,  Canada.  Mr.  Betts  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  1836  and  for  many  years  was  associated  with  Kingsland  &  Ferguson 
and  during  his  later  life  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business.  Mr.  and  ]Mrs.  San- 
guinet became  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  ?\[arshall  Robert,  a 
well  known  architect,  of  Fort  Worth,  Texas :  Frank,  also  living  at  Fort  \\'orth, 
Texas;  Conde  L.,  who  is  with  the  firm  of  C.  Roudous  &  Company:  Eugene,  who 
is   serving  as   a   first  lieutenant   with   Batterv    A.   of  the   United    States   troops; 


998  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Belle;  Charles  A.,  a  contractor  of  Dallas,  Texas;  Benoist,  a  steamfitter;  William 
M..  of  Dallas..  Texas ;  Alexis  G.,  and  J\I.  Paul,  who  are  engaged  in  the  hardware 
business ;  Joseph  C. ;  Annie  Cecile ;  and  Aloysia,  now  deceased. 

Air.  Sanguinet  was  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith  and  always  remained  a 
devout  communicant  of  the  church.  He  was  one  of  the  first  members  of  the 
St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Society,  acted  as  its  treasurer  for  many  years  and  was  one 
of  its  most  active  workers.  He  has  long  been  deservedly  numbered  among  the 
most  honored  citizens  of  St.  Louis  and  is  one  of  the  oldest  of  her  native  sons. 
While  a  large  percentage  of  the  city's  business  men  have  been  attracted  here 
through  its  pulsing  industrial  condition  and  broad  opportunities  or  have  become 
factors  in  its  active  life  in  recent  years  there  are  also  found  among  the  promi- 
nent representatives  of  the  commercial  and  financial  interests  those  who  have 
been  identified  with  the  city  through  long  years  and  have  not  only  been  wit- 
nesses of  its  growth  from  a  small  town  to  a  metropolitan  center  but  have  been 
factors  in  its  yearly  development  and  progress.  Such  is  the  history  of  Marshall 
P.  Sanguinet.  \\^iile  he  has  made  the  acquaintance  of  many  men  distinguished 
in  state  affairs  he  holds  as  his  most  priceless  treasure  the  friendship  and  respect 
of  his  fellow  townsmen,  among  whom  his  entire  life  has  been  passed  and  who 
are  thoroughly  familiar  with  his  history  from  his  boyhood  down  to  the  present 
time. 


FRANK  W.  FEUERBACHER. 

Frank  W.  Feuerbacher  is  a  man  of  considerable  influence  in  business  circles, 
possessing  a  weight  of  character  and  keen  discrimination  that  make  him  a  force- 
ful factor  among  his  colleagues  and  associates  in  commercial  lines.  A  well  bal- 
anced nature,  he  has  always  possessed  sufficient  courage  to  venture  where  favor- 
able opportunity  is  present,  and  his  judgment  and  even-paced  energy  generally 
carry  him  forward  to  the  goal  of  success.  He  is  identified  with  various  corpora- 
tion interests  which  are  elements  in  the  city's  business  activities,  as  well  as  a 
source  of  income  to  the  stockholders. 

He  was  born  in  St.  Louis  July  30,  1850,  the  son  of  Max  J.  Feuerbacher.  He 
pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  in  a  commercial  college,  after 
which  he  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  in 
a  brewery.  There  he  worked  his  way  upward  until  1880,  when  he  came  to  St. 
Louis  and  opened  a  malt  house  at  No.  2510  South  Broadway.  He  afterward 
removed  to  2705  South  Broadway,  where  he  now  conducts  business,  having  also 
a  large  malt  house  at  No.  1025  Sidney  street.  He  does  a  large  shipping  business 
in  malt  and  his  success  is  undoubtedly  attributable  in  large  measure  to  the  fact 
that  he  has  continued  in  the  same  line  in  which  he  embarked  as  a  young  trades- 
man, gaining  thorough  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business.  He  is, 
however,  a  man  of  resourceful  ability  and  has  not  confined  his  attention  to  one 
line,  but  has  recognized  the  possibility  for  successful  activity  in  other  fields  and 
has  become  financially  and  officially  associated  with  a  number  of  commercial, 
financial  and  industrial  interests  which  profit  largely  by  his  cooperation,  his  sound 
judgment  and  his  clear  sagacity.  He  is  today  the  president  of  the  Southern  Com- 
mercial Savings  Bank,  of  St.  Louis ;  president  of  the  Carondelet  Milling  Com- 
pany; president  of  the  Krauss  Improvement  and  Investment  Company;  president 
of  the  Western  Foundry  &  Sash  Weight  Company ;  and  president  of  the  Caron- 
delet Ice  Manufacture  &  Fuel  Company.  His  ready  discrimination  enables  him 
to  quickly  determine  what  is  valuable  in  any  business  situation,  to  discard  the 
non-essential  and  retain  only  that  which  is  essential  in  furthering  and  building  up 
important  trade  corporations.  That  he  stands  today  as  one  of  the  strong  and 
forceful  characters  in  business  circles  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  was  honored 
with  the  presidency  of  the  Latin-American  &  Foreign  Trade  Association,  serving 
as  chief  executive  officer  at  the  present  time. 


FRANK   W.    FEUERBACHER 


1000  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  the  19th  of  February,  1884,  ]\Ir.  Feuerbacher  was  married  to  Aliss  Caro- 
line Krauss,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  twelve  children,  of  whom  eight  are 
3'et  living.  They  have  a  large  and  beautiful  modern  home  at  No.  3635  Flora 
boulevard.  ^Nlr.  Feuerbacher  is  a  strong  republican,  not  from  any  desire  for 
office  as  a  reward  for  party  fealty,  but  because  he  believes  that  the  best  interests 
of  the  country  are  being  conserved  through  the  adoption  of  republican  prmciples. 
His  friends  find  him  a  genial,  courteous  gentleman  and  he  is  popular  in  various 
organizations.  He  belongs  to  the  Liederkranz  Club  and  the  Missoitri  Athletic 
Club :  has  been  an  honored  member  of  the  Concordia  Turn  Verein  for  thirty 
years ;  was  member  of  the  \\"estern  Rowing  Club  for  thirty-eight  years  and  at  one 
time  was  its  president.  He  is  a  man  of  splendid  physique  and  fine  personal 
appearance  and  of  athletic  build,  who  has  conserved  his  physical  forces  as  he  has 
his  business  opportunities,  using  each  to  the  best  advantage.  Evenness  and  poise 
are  among  his  characteristics  and  he  is  a  dependable  man  in  any  relation  and 
any  emergency.  He  is  a  man  ready  to  meet  any  obligations  of  life  with  the  con- 
fidence and  courage  that  comes  of  conscious  personal  ability,  right  conceptions 
of  things  and  an  habitual  regard  for  what  is  best  in  the  exercise  of  human  activ- 
ities. 


W.  PALMIER  CLARKSON. 

W.  Palmer  Clarkson,  while  largely  concentrating  his  energies  upon  the  inter- 
ests of  the  Pioneer  Cooperage  Company,  which  he  represents  as  attorney  and  sec- 
retary, is  also  connected  with  various  other  corporate  interests  and  is  classed 
with  those  men  whose  native  talents  and  acquired  ability  have  gained  them  an 
eminent  place  in  the  business  circles  whereb}-  the  city's  growth  and  prosperitv  are 
constantly  enhanced. 

Mr.  Clarkson  was  born  in  Essex  county,  Virginia,  February  13,  1867,  and 
is  descended  from  English  ancestry.  The  family  was  founded  in  the  new  world 
by  the  great-great-grandfather,  James  Clarkson,  who  made  a  settlement  in  Essex 
county,  Mrginia,  in  1777.  The  old  ancestral  home  there  was  built  by  his  son, 
John  Clarkson,  and  was  known  as  Alaple  Valley.  It  is  a  characteristic  Virginia 
plantation  home,  which  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  was  overrun  by  both  armies 
and  at  the  close  of  hostilities  bore  many  marks  of  military  devastation.  It  has 
since  been  restored,  however,  and  still  stands  as  one  of  the  attractive  old  resi- 
dences of  that  part  of  the  state,  having  been  in  possession  of  the  family  for  more 
than  a  century. 

James  Livingston  Clarkson,  father  of  W.  Palmer  Clarkson,  was  born  in  the 
old  family  residence  and  became  a  veteran  of  the  Confederacy,  enlisting  at  the 
age  of  sixteen  years  as  a  member  of  the  Ninth  Virginia  Cavalry  under  command 
of  the  famous  General  J.  E.  B.  Stuart.  Following  the  close  of  the  war  j\Ir. 
Clarkson  removed  to  the  west,  settling  in  Iowa,  where  he  lived  for  nine  years, 
after  which  he  established  a  lumber  business  in  southeastern  Missouri.  Con- 
stantly broadening  the  scope  of  his  activities  and  business  interests,  he  became 
president  of  the  Clarkson  Saw  Mill  Company  and  president  of  the  jNIissouri 
Southern  Railroad  Company.  His  well  directed  industrial  and  commercial  aft'airs 
gained  him  place  with  [Missouri's  substantial  business  men,  and  with  the  profits 
of  well  conducted  business  interests  he  retired  in  1893  ^^id  now  lives  in  comfort 
upon  his  farm  near  Poplar  Bluft",  Missouri.  His  wife,  who  in  her  maidenhood 
was  Miss  Loulie  C.  Turner,  was  a  native  of  King  and  Queen  county,  Virginia, 
and  at  the  age  of  three  years  was  left  an  orphan.  Her  father  was  Benjamin 
Harrison  Turner  and  his  father,  who  bore  the  same  name,  was  a  relative  of  Wil- 
liam Henry  and  Benjamin  Harrison,  former  presidents  of  the  LTnited  States. 
The  death  of  Mrs.  Clarkson  occurred  in   1901. 

Brought  to  St.  Louis  in  his  early  cluldhood,  W.  Palmer  Clarkson  pursued 
his  education  through   successive  grarlcs  in   the   St.   Louis  schools  until  he  was 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1001 

graduated  from  the  high  school  with  the  class  of  i8S8.  He  attended  the  St. 
Louis  Law  School  the  following  year  and  won  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law 
upon  his  graduation  in  1889.  He  then  engaged  in  practice  with  marked  success 
until  August,  1902,  becoming  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest  corporation  lawyers 
of  the  city.  As  attorney  he  represented  the  Missouri  Southern  Railroad  Com- 
pany, the  Fidelity  &  Casualty  Insurance  Company,  the  Clarkson  Saw  Mill  Com- 
pany and  other  important  corporations.  Since  August,  1902,  however,  he  has 
largely  concentrated  his  time  and  energies  upon  the  interests  of  the  Pioneer  Cooj)- 
erage  Company,  which  he  is  representing  as  attorney  and  secretary.  This  com- 
pany operates  large  factories  in  St.  Louis  and  Chicago,  together  with  numerous 
stave  and  heading  factories  in  the  south,  the  business  having  reached  mammoth 
proportions,  so  that  Mr.  Clarkson's  labors  as  secretary  and  attorney  are  of  an 
onerous  character. 

On  the  i8th  of  October,  1897,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  W.  Palmer 
Clarkson  and  Miss  Marie  Soularcl  Turner,  a  daughter  of  the  late  General  John 
W.  Turner,  who  was  street  commissioner  of  St.  Louis  for  eleven  vears.  Their 
family  numbers  three  children:  John  Turner,  Marie  Louise  and  Palmer  Living- 
ston, born  in  1900,  1902  and  1906  respectively. 

INIr.  Clarkson  takes  a  public-spirited  interest  in  political  questions  as  an  advo- 
cate of  the  democracy  but  never  as  an  office  seeker.  Citizenship,  however,  is 
more  to  him  that  an  idle  word  and  he  has  done  effective  work  for  municipal 
progress  in  many  lines.  He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  education,  having  been 
appointed  by  Mayor  Wells  to  fill  a  vacancy  in  1902,  while  in  April,  1905,  he  was 
elected  for  a  short  term  and  in  October  of  the  same  year  was  chosen  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  board.  He  is  actuated  in  all  his  relations  by  his  religious  faith  as  a 
member  of  the  Christian  church,  which  he  is  also  representing"  on  the  official 
board.  In  professional  lines  he  became  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  and  the 
Missouri  bar  associations  and  his  membership  also  extends  to  the  Mrginia  Soci- 
ety, the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  Business  Men's  League  and  the  Manufacturers'  Asso- 
ciation, while  in  February,  1908,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  National  Coop- 
ers' Association.  In  spirit  he  is  democratic,  recognizing  true  worth  in  others  and 
willing  at  all  times  to  accord  the  courtesy  of  an  interview.  He  has  been  a  student 
of  those  questions  which  are  a  matter  of  vital  interest  to  the  statesman  and  the 
man  of  affairs  and  keeps  abreast  with  the  thinking  men  of  the  age  in  the  trend  of 
modern  development  and  progress.  None  question  the  integrity  of  his  purposes 
or  the  honesty  of  his  actions.  With  him  success  in  life  has  been  reached  by  the 
employment  of  most  honorable  methods  and  such  is  the  regard  held  for  him  per- 
sonally and  in  a  business  way  that  his  opinions  and  counsels  are  eagerly  sought 
and  in  many  cases  are  received  as  authoritative. 


FELIX  ANDRE  CHOPIN. 

Felix  Andre  Chopin,  attorney  at  law,  practicing  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Scullin  &  Chopin,  was  born  at  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  January  8.  1878,  and 
is  of  French  lineage.  His  grandfather.  Dr.  J.  B.  Chopin,  of  Chateaubriant. 
France,  came  to  this  country  and  settled  in  Louisiana,  where  his  remaining" 
days  were  passed.  The  father,  Oscar  Chopin,  was  a  lad  at  the  time  liis  father 
brought  the  family  to  the  new  world,  and  was  reared  in  Louisiana,  eventually 
engaging  in  the  cotton  business  in  New  Orleans.  He  was  also  a  cotton  planter 
on  Red  River  in  Louisiana,  but  when  still  a  young  man  came  to  St.  Louis  and 
accepted  the  position  of  cashier  in  a  bank  owned  by  Louis  Benoist.  ^^"hile  thus 
engaged  he  made  the  acquaintance  of  Miss  Kate  O'Flaherty.  and  they  were 
married  in  1870.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Eliza  O'Flaherty,  the  lat- 
ter a  direct  descendant  of  the  Charleville  family,  who  were  the  founders  of  St. 
Louis.     Following  his  marriage  Oscar  Chopin  returned  to  New  Orleans,  where 


100-2  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  death  occurred  in  1SS3.  while  his  wife,  surviving  him  for  twenty-one  years, 
passed  away  in  1904. 

Educated  in  the  schools  of  St.  Louis,  Felix  A.  Chopin  completed  the  high 
school  course  and  afterward  attended  Washington  University,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  with  the  bachelor  of  art  degree.  Having  qualified  for  the  practice 
of  law.  he  entered  upon  his  chosen  profession  in  St.  Louis  in  1901,  as  a  member 
of  the  law  firm  of  Scullin  &  Chopin,  and  as  the  years  have  gone  by  his  success 
has  increased,  until  he  now  has  a  large  and  distinctively  representative  clientage 
that  has  connected  him  with  much  of  the  important  litigation  heard  in  the 
courts.  He  is  also  secretary  of  the  Chopin  estate,  and  is  a  member  of  the  St. 
Louis  Bar  Association.  A  receptive  mind,  retentive  memory,  and  an  ability 
to  readily  grasp  the  strong  points  in  his  cause,  have  rendered  him  an  able  advo- 
cate, while  his  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  law  makes  him  a  safe  counselor. 

yir.  Chopin  finds  his  chief  recreation  in  shooting,  canoeing  and  golf.  He 
belongs  to  the  jMissouri  Athletic  Club,  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  demo- 
cratic party,  and  has  adhered  to  the  religious  faith  of  his  ancestors  as  a  member 
of  the  Catholic  church. 


THO^IAS  CRANE  YOUNG. 

Thomas  Crane  Young,  member  of  the  St.  Louis  firm  of  architects  of  Fames 
&  Young,  is  known  in  his  professional  capacity  throughout  the  west,  and  in 
various  cities  from  the  ^Mississippi  valley  to  the  Pacific  coast  are  seen  evidences 
of  his  skill.  He  was  born  in  Sheboygan,  Wisconsin,  February  28,  1858,  a  son 
of  \'an  Epps  and  Aulisle  (Seaman)  Young.  The  Young  or  Yonge  family  is 
of  Welsh  origin  and  traces  its  descent  from  Tudor  Trevor,  who  died  in  948 
A.  D.  Thomas  Crane  Young  is  ninth  in  descent  from  the  Rev.  Christopher 
Yonge,  vicar  of  Reydon  and  Southwold,  England,  from  161 1  to  1630.  His  son, 
Rev.  John  Young,  emigrated  to  America  in  1637,  landing  at  Salem,  Massachu- 
setts, and  in  1640  he  established  a  settlement  at  Southold  on  Long  Island,  of 
which  he  became  the  head. 

Of  his  sons,  Benjamin  Young  was  town  clerk  and  recorder  and  John  Young 
was  high  sherifif  of  Yorkshire  (America)  and  colonel  of  the  Suffolk  county 
militia.  Calvin  Young,  of  the  sixth  generation,  was  a  private  of  the  Second 
Albany  Company,  Regular  New  York  MiHtia,  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Van 
Epps  Young,  a  merchant  during  his  active  business  life,  enlisted  for  the  Civil 
war  as  first  lieutenant  of  the  Fourteenth  Wisconsin  Infantry,  in  1862,  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  battle  of  Shiloh.  The  following  year  he  became  colonel  of  the 
Eleventh  Regiment  of  Louisiana  A'olunteers  and  commanded  a  brigade  at  Vicks- 
burg  in  1864.  Later  he  was  provost  marshal  general  for  the  western  district 
of  Mississippi.     He  died   at   Grand   Rapids.   Michigan,  in   1896. 

In  the  acquirement  of  his  education  Thomas  C.  Young  was  a  student  in 
the  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  schools  and  was  graduated  from  the  high  school 
there  with  the  class  of  1876.  He  was  a  special  student  in  the  Washington  Uni- 
versity from  1878  until  1880,  but  in  the  meantime  had  made  his  initial  step  in 
the  business  world.  In  his  school  days  he  manifested  quite  a  talent  for  drawing, 
which  he  cultivated  at  every  opportunity.  It  was  his  desire  to  become  an  artist, 
but  owing  to  his  father's  failure  in  business  had  no  means  with  which  to  pursue 
art  studies,  and  in  order  to  provide  for  his  own  support  worked  in  the  office  of 
a  country  architect  during  the  periods  of  vacation.  After  his  graduation  he 
was  offered  a  clerkship  by  the  Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana  Railroad  Company  and 
served  in  that  capacity  for  two  years,  when  he  resigned  to  become  an  architect. 
?Te  came  to  St.  Louis  through  the  advice  of  George  Partridge,  who  gave  him 
the  use  of  a  scholarship  in  the  Washington  University,  where  he  spent  two 
years  as  a  student.     A   small  legacy  and  several  hundred  dollars  in  prizes  won 


T.   C.  YOUNG 


1004  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  architectural  work  enabled  him  to  go  to  Europe  for  study  and  travel,  and 
he  remained  abroad  from  1880  until  1882,  spending  some  time  as  a  student  in 
Ecole   des   Beaux  Arts,   Paris,  and  in   Heidelberg  University. 

On  his  return  from  Europe  Mr.  Young  obtained  a  position  as  draughtsman 
in  Boston,  working  under  \'an  Brunt  &  Howe  and  E.  j\I.  Wheelwright,  from 
1882  until  1885.  He  made  good  progress  and  executed  several  small  com- 
missions independently,  but  he  applied  himself  so  closely  to  his  work  that  he 
undermined  his  health  and  was  obliged  to  seek  a  milder  climate.  In  1885  he 
came  to  St.  Louis  and  opened  an  office  as  architect  and  after  a  six  months'  trial 
established  an  equal  partnership  with  W.  S.  Eames  under  the  firm  name  of 
Eames  &  Young,  which  has  continued  to  the  present  time.  They  began  here 
in  a  small  way,  designing  dwellings,  but  the  importance  of  their  work  has  grad- 
ually increased  to  include  warehouses,  mercantile  and  office  buildings  in  St. 
Louis  and  elsewhere,  the  new  United  States  custom  house  at  San  Francisco, 
California,  the  United  States  penitentiary  at  Leavenworth.  Kansas,  the  United 
States  penitentiar}'  at  Atlanta,  Georgia,  and  an  office  building  and  large  hotel 
at  Seattle,  Washington.  Their  commissions  are  now  of  an  important  character 
and  the  quality  of  his  work  classes  Mr.  Young  with  the  leading  architects  of 
the  country.  He  was  a  member  of  the  board  of  architects  and  designer  of  the 
Fine  Arts  building  at  the  Omaha  Exposition  and  was  the  designer  of  the  Edu- 
cation building  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  architects  of  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  of  1904.  He  served  two  terms  as  president  of  the  St.  Louis 
chapter  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects. 

Mr.  Young  has  had  some  military  experience,  having  served  for  two  years 
in  the  Michigan  militia  as  a  member  of  Company  A.  of  Grand  Rapids,  in  1875 
and  1876.  He  filled  the  office  of  mayor  of  Webster  Groves  from  1901  to  1903, 
but  has  never  been  an  aspirant  for  official  position.  His  support  is  given  the 
republican  party  where  national  questions  are  involved,  but  he  casts  an  inde- 
pendent local  ballot.  About  1897  he  became  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge. 
No.  84,  at  W^ebster  Groves,  and  he  belongs  also  to  the  Mercantile  Club  and  Al- 
gonquin Golf  Club,  and  is  a  fellow  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects.  There 
is  nothing  that  indicates  more  clearly  the  character  of  a  man  than  his  member- 
ship relations,  and  the  foregoing  shows  clearly  his  social  qualities  and  evidences 
his  interest  in  those  measures  which  recognize  man's  obligations  to  his  fellow- 
men.  In  professional  circles  Mr.  Young  is  known  to  have  always  maintained 
the  highest  standard  of  professional  ethics  and  has  constantly  sought  to  ad- 
vance the  standard  of  scientific  and  artistic  attainments  required  of  his  profession. 
He  was  married,  June  8,  1887,  to  Ruth  Hodgman,  and  they  have  three  daugh- 
ters— Dorothy,  Ruth  and  J\Iarjorie  Young. 


JOSEPH  ROBB. 


Joseph  Robb,  who  for  some  years  was  department  manager  with  the  Barr 
Dry  Goods  Company,  was  born  in  Ireland  in  1844  and  died  in  St.  Louis,  July 
30,  1907.  His  youthful  days  were  spent  in  the  home  of  his  parents,  John  and 
Mary  Robb,  of  Castle  Place,  Ireland.  His  father  was  a  prominent  business  man 
there,  conducting  the  largest  dry  goods  establishment  of  the  town.  The  son 
attended  school  in  Belfast,  Ireland,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  entered  his 
brother's  store  as  cash  boy,  there  working  up  to  the  position  of  superintendent 
and  buyer  for  the  shoe  and  silk  departments.  He  manifested  in  large  measure 
that  quality  which  has  been  termed  commercial  sense  and  in  mercantile  relations 
his  judgment  was  seldom,  if  ever,  at  fault.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years  he 
came  to  America  and.  locating  in  Chicago,  Avas  there  employed  for  many  years 
by  the  Carson,  I'iric  Drv  Goods  Company.  In  t8So  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis, 
where  he  was  employed  by  the  Barr  Dry  Goods  Company,  assisting  the  firm  in 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOLR'J-11    CITY.  1005 

locating  in  its  present  extensive  quarters.  He  held  a  position  as  department 
manager  with  the  house  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  and  was  one  of  its  most 
trusted  and  capable  representatives.  Entirely  a  self-made  man,  he  was  well 
known  among  the  merchants  and  leading  representatives  of  business  life  in  this 
city. 

On  the  6th  of  July,  1881,  l\Ir.  Robb  was  married  to  Miss  Nannie  Spore,  of 
St.  Louis,  the  wedding  being  celebrated  in  the  Alethodist  Centenary  church  by 
Dr.  John  D.  Vincil.  ITrs.  Robb  was  a  daughter  of  Captain  James  and  Mary  A. 
Spore,  of  St.  Louis.  Her  father  was  a  veteran  of  the  Mexican  war,  in  which  he 
served  as  captain,  was  pension  agent  for  the  government  here  for  many  years 
and  was  also  extensively  engaged  in  the  portrait  business.  Mr.  Robb  is  survived 
by  his  widow  but  no  children.  He  was  an  extensive  traveler,  having  visited  ev- 
ery country  of  the  world  and  on  his  trips  he  stored  his  mind  with  manv  inter- 
esting incidents  and  anecdotes  of  his  journeys.  He  held  meml)ership  with  the 
National  Union,  gave  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  was  a 
member  of  the  Centenary  Methodist  church.  His  interest  in  all  public  measures 
was  that  of  progressive  and  loyal  citizenship  and  in  every  relation  in  which  he 
was  found  he  enjoyed  in  large  measure  that  respect  and  good  will  which  comes 
in  recognition  of  an  upright  life. 


JULIUS   F.   BARTMAN. 

Julius  F.  Bartman  is  officiating  in  the  high  capacity  of  president  of  the 
Southern  Railway  Supply  Company.  He  was  born  October  13,  1880,  in  Con- 
cordia, Missouri,  but  is  of  German  ancestry.  His  father,  William  H.  Bartman, 
who  for  many  years  was  a  general  merchant  in  Concordia,  Alissoari,  passed  away 
in  1896.  He  was  prominent  in  the  politics  of  the  town  and  for  twenty-three 
years  served  as  treasurer  of  the  school  board.  Emilia  Vogt  Bartman,  mother  of 
the  subject,  was  born  in  Lexington,  Missouri.  Her  father,  Julius  A^ogt,  was  a 
hardware  merchant  who  served  as  chief  of  the  horseshoeing  department  under 
General  Joe  Shelb}^  during  the  Civil  war,  and  he  bears  about  with  him  lasting 
marks  of  the  conflict.  ]\Ir.  Vogt  owns  the  honor  of  having  built  the  first  house 
in  Concordia,  IMissouri. 

Julius  F.  Bartman,  having  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town, 
then  became  a  student  at  Concordia  Seminary,  where  he  spent  three  and  a  half 
years  preparing  himself  for  the  Lutheran  ministry.  Upon  the  death  of  his  fathei 
in  1896  he  left  school  and  engaged  in  the  general  merchandise  business  conduct- 
ing the  enterprise  until  1899  when  he  sold  out  and  came  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  was 
employed  with  the  Ely  Walker  Dry  Goods  Company  as  clerk  and  in  September  of 
the  same  year  engaged  as  traveling  salesman  for  the  same  company.  Resigning 
this  position  in  1901  he  took  employment  with  the  Simmons  Hardware  Com- 
pany, and  on  December  26,  1902,  became  bookkeeper  and  assistant  manager  of 
the  Missouri  Trust  Building  Company.  Severing  his  connections  with  the  firm, 
in  1905,  he  repaired  to  Texas  for  the  benefit  of  his  health,  returning  to  St. 
Louis  after  a  few  months'  sojourn  and  taking  charge  of  the  department  of  insti- 
tutional accounts  for  the  Missouri  Lincoln  Trust  Company.  In  this  capacity  he 
officiated  until  April  of  1907,  when  he  was  engaged  by  the  LI.  F.  A'ogal  Con- 
tracting &  Railway  Supply  Company.  In  1908  he  bought  out  the  .stock  of  the 
company  and  established  the  Southern  Railway  Supply  Company,  in  which  he 
held  the  office  of  secretary,  treasurer  and  general  manager.  In  that  year  the 
company  was  reorganized  and  its  capital  increased,  and  'Sir.  Bartman  became 
president,  A.  H.  Baier,  vice  president,  and  Ephron  Catlin.  Jr..  secretary  and 
treasurer.  ]\Ir.  Bartman  is  acknowledged  to  be  one  of  the  most  conservative 
business  men  of  the  city,  and  has  successfully  and  to  great  pecuniary  advantage 
transacted  all  affairs  which  have  been  put  into  his  hands.     He  is  a  man  of  great 


1006  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

energy  and  application  and  as  well  possesses  a  fund  of  sound  business  judg- 
ment. Although  a  young  man  he  stands  in  high  repute  in  the  financial  circles 
of  the  city  and  is  interested  not  only  in  the  welfare  of  himself  and  the  concern 
with  which  he  is  intimately  connected  but  also  in  the  welfare  of  the  entire  com- 
munitv. 


WILLIAAI  HENRY  GREGG. 

^^'illiam  Henry  Gregg  is  of  Scotch  ancestry,  being  descended  from  the 
Greggs  of  Aberdeenshire,  the  name  there  being  spelled  variously  Greg,  Gregg, 
Greig,  Grig,  Griggs,  Grag  and  Gragg.  He  was  born  in  Palmyra,  New  York, 
]\Iarch  24,  1 83 1,  and  is  a  lineal  descendant  of  Captain  James  Gregg,  the  latter 
in  1690  having  emigrated  from  Ayr,  Scotland,  to  Londonderry,  Ireland,  and  in 
1718  to  New  Hampshire.  Pie  was  one  of  a  party  of  sixteen  who  founded  the 
town  of  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire.  Major  Samuel  Gregg,  of  Peterboro, 
New  Hampshire,  the  great-grandfather  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born 
in  Londonderry.  New  Hampshire.  He  served  in  the  colonial  army  during  part 
of  the  French  and  Indian  war  and  was  in  active  service  during  the  Revolu- 
tionary war  as  a  major  in  the  New  Hampshire  militia.  His  brother.  Colonel 
William  Gregg,  was  an  officer  in  the  colonial  army,  having  an  important  com- 
mand under  General  Stark  at  the  battle  of  Bennington. 

John  Gregg,  father  of  William  Henry  Gregg,  was  born  in  Greenfield,  New 
Hampshire,  and  removed  to  Palmyra,  Wayne  county.  New  York,  about  the 
year  1822.  There  he  wedded  Anne  Wilcox,  a  daughter  of  William  Wilcox  and 
granddaughter  of  Gideon  Durfee,  one  of  the  founders  of  Palmyra.  The  latter 
emigrated  from  Tiverton,  Rhode  Island.  John  Gregg  was  engaged  in  the  iron 
business  from  1824  to  1845,  ""^  Palmyra,  Lyons,  Perry  and  Rochester,  New 
Vork.  His  health  failing  in  1845,  ^"le  repaired  tc  Nashville,  Tennessee,  taking 
with  him  his  son  William.  In  ]\Iarch,  of  the  year  1846,  he  came  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  had  a  brother,  Abraham  Gregg,  of  the  firm  of  Gregg  &  Ross,  who 
owned  a  small  brass  foundry,  manufacturing  scales  and  other  small  articles. 
A  sister  also  resided  in  St.  Louis  who  had  married  Mortimer  N.  Burchard, 
Sr.,  owner  and  operator  of  the  Aetna  Foundry,  on  Second  street  between  Olive 
and  Pine.    John  Gregg  died  soon  after  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis,  in  May,  1846. 

After  his  father's  death  William  H.  Gregg  returned  to  Palmyra,  New 
York,  but  in  1847  he  again  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  made  his 
home.  He  commenced  earning  his  own  livelihood  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years, 
working  for  his  uncle,  Alortimer  N.  Burchard,  Sr.,  and  also  for  the  firm  of 
Gregg  &  Ross.  During  the  war  with  Mexico,  Gregg  &  Ross  rented  a  room 
and  power  from  the  old  firm  of  Kingsland  &  Ferguson,  composed  of  George 
Kingsland  and  Daniel  Ferguson,  having  been  awarded  a  contract  to  make  bomb 
shells  and  brass  spurs  for  the  army.  Here  our  subject  worked  all  day,  polishing 
spurs,  and  often  until  eleven  or  twelve  o'clock  at  night,  boring  out  the  fuse 
holes  in  six,  twelve  and  twenty-four  pound  bomb  shells.  Doniphan's  regiment 
of  calvary  was  made  up  in  St.  Louis  and  went  overland  to  Mexico,  while  a 
regiment  of  St.  Louis  infantry  went  by  boat  to  New  Orleans  and  then  overland 
to  Texas. 

After  his  return  to  St.  Louis  in  1847,  ^^^-  ^^^§S  obtained  a  position  with 
Mr.  Jerome  a  furniture  dealer  on  Olive  street.  Later  he  became  a  clerk  with 
Rogers  &  Barney,  wholesale  hardware  dealers,  and  in  July,  1850,  engaged  in 
the  same  capacity  with  Warne  &  Merritt,  wholesale  and  retail  dealers  in  wood- 
enware,  hardware  and  house  furnishings.  On  Januarv  i,  1854,  he  became  a 
partner  in  the  firm,  which  was  composed  of  M.  W.  Warne,  W.  H.  Merritt, 
William  H.  Gregg,  and  Francis  A.  Lane.  In  August.  1856,  Messrs.  Merritt 
and  f'iregg  rctircfl  and  became  members  of  the  firm  of  Cuddv,  IMerritt  &  Com- 


WILLIAM    11.   (IREGC; 


lOOS  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

pany,  owning-  and  operating  the  Broadway  Foundry  &  Machine  Shops.  This 
concern  was  founded  in  1834  by  Kingsland,  Lightner  &  Cuddy,  and  with  one 
exception  was  the  largest  of  the  kind  west  of  Cincinnati.  Constituting  the  firm 
were  James  Cuddy,  ^^^  H.  ?klerritt,  Wihiam  S.  Cuddy  and  Wilham  H.  Gregg, 
the  latter  having  charge  of  the  firm's  books  and  finances.  The  concern  did 
nearly  all  the  rolling  mill  and  iron  furnace  construction  work  west  of  Cin- 
cinnati. It  was  identitied  with  the  building  of  many  iron  manufacturing  plants, 
among  which  being  the  Chouteau,  Harrison  &  Valle  Mill  in  North  St.  Louis ; 
the  John  S.  Thompson  Nail  &  Rolling  Mill  in  South  St.  Louis;  the  Raynor 
Alill  on  Cass  avenue ;  and  the  Jones,  Lloyd  &  Company  Mill  at  Paducah,  Ken- 
tucky. The  firm  also  did  a  large  portion  of  architectural  structural  work, 
notably  all  in  the  old  postoffice  and  custom  house,  at  the  corner  of  Third  and 
Olive  streets,  which  was  the  first  building  in  the  city  having  iron  columns  and 
girders. 

^Messrs.  Merritt  and  Gregg  sold  out  their  interests  in  the  concern  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1857,  and  ^Ir.  Gregg  formed,  in  jNIay  of  that  year,  with  John  S.  Dun- 
ham, the  firm  of  Dunham  &  Gregg.  They  bought  out  the  steam  bakery  oper- 
ated by  ]\[r.  ^lacnulty,  on  Fourth  street,  and  conducted  the  manufacture  and 
sale  of  crackers  and  army  bread  until  the  year  1865,  when  the  firm  was  dis- 
solved. Soon  after  the  business  was  reopened  and  Charles  McCauley,  who  was 
operating  a  commission  and  grocery  business,  was  admitted  into  partnership 
and  the  two  enterprises  were  run  together  under  the  separate  names  of  Dunham 
&  Gregg,  and  C.  McCauley  &  Company.  The  business  was  a  great  success, 
the  firm  having  an  extensive  trade  all  over  the  southwest  and  northwest,  also 
a  profitable  commission  and  forwarding  business  in  Missouri,  Kansas,  Nebraska, 
Iowa  and   New  IMexico. 

AMien  the  war  broke  out  in  1861  Mr.  IMcCauley  severed  his  connection 
with  the  firm.  ^Messrs.  Dunham  and  Gregg  retained  the  steam  bakery,  which 
they  operated  exclusively  for  the  making  of  army  bread  for  the  government 
until  the  war  closed  in  1865,  and  in  addition,  with  other  partners,  operated  a 
similar  bakery  in  Louisville,  Kentucky.  The  firm  was  dissolved  in  the  fall  of 
1865  and  Mr.  Gregg  was  out  of  business  until  May,  1867,  when,  with  a  number 
of  other  St.  Louis  men,  he  organized  the  St.  Louis  Petroleum  Company,  wdiich 
drilled  a  number  of  wells  near  Paolo,  Kansas,  which  enterprise  proved  unprofit- 
able. With  others  they  purchased  from  the  government  the  steamer  General 
Price,  formerly  the  towboat  Ocean  and  later  a  Confederate  gunboat,  plying  in 
the  towing  business  on  the  Mississippi  river  to  New  Orleans.  The  boat  was 
put  into  her  old  trade,  but  this  likewise  fell  short  of  being  a  financial  suc- 
ces<;  In  May,  1867,  Mr.  Gregg  assisted  in  organizing  the  Southern  White 
Lead  &:  Color  ^^''orks,  the  name  of  which  was  afterwards  changed  to  the  South- 
ern \Miite  Lead  Companv.  The  stockholders  were  Robert  Thornburgh,  Wil- 
liam A.  Thornburgh.  William  H.  Gregg.  Henry  S.  Piatt,  John  T.  De  Moss  and 
James  Johnson,  these  constituting  the  first  board  of  directors.  The  executive 
officers  were  William  II.  Gregg,  president ;  Henry  S.  Piatt,  vice  president ;  F. 
W.  Rockwell,  secretary ;  and  James  Johnson,  superintendent,  and  later  John 
T.  De  Moss  as  superintendent.  The  company  was  successful  from  the  outset 
and  built  up  a  profitable  trade,  extending  its  business  in  various  states  and 
territories  in  the  Union,  as  well  as  within  the  limits  of  Canada  and  Mexico. 
In  1887  the  ^IcBirney  &  Johnston  White  Lead  Company,  of  Chicago,  was  ab- 
sorbed by  the  Southern  \\'hite  Lead  Company,  which  operated  factories  in 
both  cities  under  the  brand  of  the  Southern  Company.  In  1889  the  stock- 
holders sold  out  to  the  National  Lead  Trust,  which  afterward  became  the 
National  Lead  Company,  with  headquarters  in  New  York.  ^Ir.  Gregg  re- 
mained with  the  new  organization  about  five  months,  conducting  the  afifairs  of 
the  Southern  Company,  anrl  also  as  first  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Smelt- 
ing &  Refining  Company.  In  Novemljcr,  1889,  he  resigned  all  his  offices  in 
the  organization. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1009 

During  the  fall  of  1891  he  organized  the  William  11.  (ircgg  While  Lead 
Company,  with  William  H.  Gregg,  president;  Norris  15.  (iregg,  vice  president; 
and  William  H.  Gregg,  Jr.,  secretary.  They  began  the  construction  of  wcjrks 
on  the  Wabash  Railroad,  near  Boyle  avenue,  but  before  the  work  was  completed 
sold  out  to  the  Southern  White  Lead  Com])any.  Since  then  he  has  spent  his 
time  quietly  at  home  and  in  travel,  each  year  going  north  during  the  summer 
and  south  during  the  winter.  Fond  of  angling,  he  seeks  resorts  favorable  for 
that  sport.  He  is  a  stockholder  in  various  enterprises,  among  them  being  the 
Mound  City  Paint  &  Color  Company,  the  business  of  which  is  under  the  man- 
agement of  his  sons  and  son-in-law. 

Mr.  Gregg  was  married  November  21,  1855,  to  Miss  ( )rian  Thompson, 
stepdaughter  of  ]\Iatthew  Rippey,  a  well  known  lumber  merchant.  In  the 
maternal  line  she  is  a  descendant  of  the  Lawrence  family,  of  (irotim,  Massa- 
chusetts. Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gregg  have  five  children:  Norris  W.  (iregg,  president 
of  the  Mound  City  Paint  &  Color  Company,  who  wedded  May  Hawley, 
daughter  of  Captain  George  E.  Hawley,  of  Paddoc-Hawley  &  C<)m])any ;  Wil- 
liam H.  Gregg,  Jr..  vice  president  of  the  ]\Iound  City  Paint  &  Color  Com- 
pany, wedded  to  Lily  Kurtzeborn,  daughter  of  A.  Kurtzeborn,  ])resident  of  the 
Kurtzeborn  Jewelry  Company;  Clara  J.,  who  was  united  in  marriage  to  Charles 
M.  Hays,  president  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  and  vice  president  and 
general  manager  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway,  and  a  son  of  Samuel  Hays, 
formerly  postmaster  of  St.  Louis  and  president  of  the  ^lissouri  Pacific  Rail- 
road; Julia  F.,  who  married  E.  H.  Dyer,  secretary  of  the  Mound  City  Paint  & 
Color  Company,  and  son  of  Hon.  D.  P.  Dyer ;  and  (Jrie  L.  Gregg,  who  mar- 
ried Ludwig  Kotany,  of  tlie  firm  of  G.  H.  ^^'alker  &  Company. 

Although  Mr.  Gregg  has  not  held  public  office  he  served  as  hrsl  lieutenant 
of  the  Home  Guards  Company  during  the  war,  this  company  never  having 
been  in  active  service,  except  of  a  local  character.  During  his  career  he  has 
been  a  director  in  the  Mechanics  Bank,  the  ]\Iound  City  Mutual  Lisurance 
Company,  and  a  member  of  the  committee  of  arbitration  and  appeals  of  the 
Merchants  Exchange.  Although  precise  in  his  observance  of  religious  obliga- 
tions he  has  never  been  connected  with  any  church  organization.  He  is  a  Free 
Mason,  but  at  present  not  affiliated  with  any  lodge.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Scotch-Irish  Society ;  Sons  of  the  Revolution ;  and  Society  of  the  ColopJal  Wars. 

As  a  bov  Air.  Gregg  was  a  whig,  and  since  the  organization  of  the  republi- 
can partv  he  has  been  an  ardent  devotee  of  its  principles.  However,  he  i'^  not 
partisan,  particularly  in  relation  to  municipal  affairs.  He  has  traveled  ex- 
tensively, having  visited  all  the  states  and  territories  excepting  Texas  and 
Alaska  in  this  country,  and  throughout  all  Europe,  the  northern  coast  of  Africa, 
Canada,  Cuba  and  the  Bahama  islands. 


OTTO  L.  SCHMIDT. 


Otto  L.  Schmidt,  who  has  worked  his  way  to  a  place  of  prominence  in  the 
business  circles  of  the  city  and  is  now  proprietor  of  a  large  meat  establishment 
at  2734  Franklin  avenue,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  August,  1872,  a  son  of  Her- 
mann and  Jennie  (Lange)  Schmidt,  his  father,  who  is  deceased,  having  been  a 
well  known  contractor  and  builder  of  this  city  for  manv  years. 

When  he  had  attained  the  required  age  Air.  Schmidt  was  enrolled  as  a 
pupil  in  the  public  schools  here  and  started  out  in  the  commercial  world  for  him- 
self when  but  twelve  vears  of  age.  He  entered  the  emi^loy  of  the  James  Gary 
Shoe  Manufacturing  Company,  with  which  he  remained  for  a  brief  jteriod,  and 
later  went  to  work  for  J.  J.  McRoberts,  meat  merchant,  and  was  emplovcd  in  a 
branch  market  in  the  west  "end.  Being  an  energetic  young  man  and  strictly  atten- 
tive to  business  he  took  a  deep  interest  in  the  affairs  of  his  emi)loyer  and  merited 


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1010  ST.  LOUIS,,  THE    FOURTH    CTIY. 

his  promotions  from  one  position  of  trust  to  another,  until  in  1898  he  was  made 
manager  of  the  market,  and  during  his  incumbency,  by  his  care  and  industry,  and 
soHcitation  to  please  his  customers,  he  added  greatly  to  the  volume  of  business 
and  was  accounted  invaluable  in  his  position.  In  the  meantime  he  had  not  only 
acquired  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  business  but  by  practical  economy  laid  by 
sufficient  means  with  which  to  start  in  business  for  himself  and  during  the  same 
year  opened  up  a  meat  market  at  2734  Franklin  avenue,  where  he  is  at  present 
engaged  in  a  large  and  growing  enterprise. 

In  i8y8  ]\Ir.  Schmidt  wedded  Miss  Eliza  Wollbrinck,  of  this  city,  and  they 
have  two  children :  Robert  L.,  and  ]\ielba  E.,  who  are  attending  school.  ^^Ir. 
Schmidt  is  prominent  in  fraternal  organizations  and  belongs  to  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum and  the  Eagles.  He  takes  an  active  interest  in  general  outdoor  sports  and, 
being-  particularly  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing,  he  never  permits  an  occasion  for 
an  outing  to  slip  by.  In  politics  he  is  non-partisan  and  reserves  the  right  to  per- 
sonally judge  as  to  the  qualifications  of  candidates  for  office,  voting  for  those  who 
in  his  opinion  are  best  suited  to  subserve  the  interests  of  the  commonwealth. 
j\Ir.  Schmidt  is  one  of  the  most  enterprising  young  business  men  of  the  city,  and 
it  has  been  through  his  aggressiveness,  faithful  management  and  keen  business 
discernment  that  he  has  established  himself  in  his  present  business,  the  propor- 
tions of  which  are  dailv  increasing. 


CHARLES  SILAS  RUSSELL. 

Charles  Silas  Russell,  president  of  the  Parker-Russell  Alining  &  Manufac- 
turing' Companv,  has  been  the  promoter  of  an  enterprise  of  marked  value  in  the 
industrial  dej^artment  of  the  state  and  one  which  has  brought  to  its  stockholders 
a  most  gratifying  financial  return.  He  was  born  March  7,  1833,  at  Oak  Hill, 
St.  Louis  county,  his  parents  being  James  and  Lucy  (Bent)  Russell.  His  father 
was  a  native  of  \  irginia  and  served  in  the  Virginia  line  during  the  war  of  1812. 
Attracted  by  the  opportunities  of  the  west  he  came  to  Missouri  and  settled  at 
Jackson,  where-  he  engaged  in  newspaper  publication  for  a  time.  Later  he 
removed  to  St.  Louis  county  and  purchased  what  was  known  as  the  Oak  Hill 
estate,  south  and  adjoining  the  tract  of  land  which  has  since  become  Tower 
Grove  Park.  He  figured  prominently  in  the  public  life  of  the  community,  repre- 
senting his  district  in  the  state  legislature  and  also  serving  as  a  judge  of  the 
St.  Louis  count}-  court.  Honored  and  respected  by  all,  he  passed  away  in  1850. 
His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Judge  Silas  Bent,  who  was  appointed  by  Albert 
Gallatin,  principal  deputy  surveyor  of  the  territory  of  Louisiana  in  1806  and  in 
September  of  that  year  became  a  judge  of  the  territorial  court  for  the  district 
of  St.  Louis.  He  continued  in  that  position  until  Missouri  was  admitted  to  the 
Union  as  presiding  judge  of  the  court,  signing  the  first  town  charter  of  St. 
Louis. 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  Charles  Silas  Russell  in  both  the  paternal  and  maternal 
lines  is  a  rej^resentative  of  families  that  have  figured  prominently  in  this  part 
of  the  state,  leaving  their  impress  upon  its  growth  and  progress.  He  attended 
an  academy  in  the  acquirement  of  an  education  and  then  matriculated  in  Yale 
College,  but  llie  event  of  his  father's  death  made  it  necessary  that  he  return 
home  and  give  his  attention  to  business  affairs  in  connection  with  the  estate. 
In  this  he  was  associated  with  his  mother  and  for  several  years  managed  the 
Oak  Hill  I'arm  and  the  coal  mines  also  owned  and  operated  by  the  estate. 
\\'licn  the  ]jroperty  had  been  divided,  Charles  S.  Russell,  together  with  others 
of  the  family  who  had  inherited  an  interest  in  the  coal  mines,  organized  the 
Russell  Coal  Company  and  as  general  manager  C.  S.  Russell  continued  in  con- 
trol of  the  mines.  While  prosj)ecting  for  a  lower  vein  of  coal  he  discovered  the 
deposits   of    fire    clay    anrl    recognizing   their    value,    began    the   promotion    of   a 


C.   S.   RL'SSELL 


1012  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

business  which  has  since  become  one  of  the  important  productive  industries  of 
this  part  of  the  state  and  is  controlled  under  the  name  of  the  Parker-Russell 
Mining  &  ^Manufacturing:  Company.  In  1866  he  had  become  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Parker,  Russell  &  Company,  which  had  been  in  existence  for  some  years 
and  at  that  time  the  company,  which  had  previously  conducted  a  wholesale  gro- 
cerv  house,  began  the  manufacture  of  various  kinds  of  goods  from  fire  clay. 
Experiment  and  investigation  have  been  carried  forward  and  as  a  result  of 
development  and  expansion  the  company  have  built  up  one  of  the  largest  insti- 
tutions of  this  kind  in  the  United  States.  The  business  has  grown  along  sub- 
stantial lines  and  in  accordance  with  modern  processes  of  trade  and  is  today 
one  of  the  important  industrial  concerns  of  the  county,  giving  employment  to  a 
very  large  force  of  workmen  and  thus  proving  of  general  benefit  as  well  as  a 
.^ource  of  gratifying  income  to  the  individual  stockholders.  When  the  Parker- 
Russell  Mining  &  Manufacturing  Company  was  organized  Mr.  Russell  was 
elected  secretary  and  continued  in  that  position  for  several  years,  but  is  now 
president  of  the  company. 

A  man  of  resourceful  ability,  ]\Ir.  Russell  has  not  only  capably  controlled 
the  interests  of  the  company  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  fire-clay  products, 
but  has  also  extended  his  efforts  to  other  lines.  He  is  president  of  the  Russell 
Real  Estate  &  Investment  Company,  of  which  he  is  a  large  stockholder.  Other 
business  enterprises  have  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  sound  judgment  and  active 
cooperation.  He  is  quick,  positive,  exacting  and  comprehensive  of  every  detail 
of  aft'airs  that  comes  within  the  scope  of  his  action. 

In  1858  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Qiarles  S.  Russell  and  Miss  ]Mary 
E.  Mead,  of  St.  Louis,  who  died  in  1895,  and  their  children  are:  Sue  M.,  now 
the  wife  of  Thomas  G.  Portis,  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar;  S.  Bent,  a  civil 
engineer;  and  Charles  M.,  a  resident  of  Great  Falls,  IMontana. 

A  contemporary  biographer  has  characterized  J\Ir.  Russell  as  a  quiet,  modest 
man,  but  nevertheless  a  citizen  of  sterling  worth,  recognized  by  all  who  come 
within  his  sphere  of  action  as  a  man  of  sound  judgment,  great  tenacity  of  pur- 
pose and  exact  rectitude  in  all  his  dealings  with  men.  While  he  has  never 
consented  to  hold  office  save  that  he  has  served  on  the  school  board,  he  has 
nevertheless  been  somewhat  active  in  political  circles  and  as  a  citizen  has  been 
loyal  in  his  support  of  measures  calculated  to  benefit  the  city  and  promote  its 
rapid  and  substantial  development. 


LORENZO  E.  DORR. 


Lorenzo  E.  Dorr,  president  of  the  Dorr  &  Zeller  Catering  Company  of  St. 
Louis,  has  always  striven  toward  the  best  in  business  life  and  his  success  is  at- 
tributable to  the  fact  that  he  has  ever  given  value  received  and  held  to  high  stand- 
ards in  his  service  for  others.  .\  native  of  Hesse  Darmstadt,  Germany,  he  was 
born  ^lay  15,  1857,  the  second  in  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters  whose 
parents.  \"ictor  and  Elizabeth  (Scherrer)  Dorr  are  both  now  deceased. 

Lorenzo  E.  Dorr  is  the  only  one  of  the  family  who  ever  came  to  America. 
Having  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of  his  native  town 
of  Dieburg,  he  continued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years  and  then  entered 
the  catering  business,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  five  years.  He  afterward  worked 
as  journeyman  confectioner  until  twenty-five  vears  of  age  when  he  came  to 
America,  attracted  by  the  better  business  opportunities  of  the  new  world.  Settling 
in  St.  Louis  he  was  for  two  years  employed  by  a  well  known  catering  house,  but 
ambitious  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  he  embraced  the  first  oppor- 
tunity to  follow  that  course  when  he  felt  that  his  experience  and  careful  expendi- 
ture justified  him  in  starting  upon  an  independent  venture.  For  a  vear  he  was 
alone  in  Ijusiness  and  in  1887  organized  the  firm  oi  Dorr  &  Zeller.  since  which  time 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1013 

he  has  been  at  the  head  of  the  business.  The  trade  has  grown  from  small  propor- 
tions until  the  house  today  is  in  control  of  one  of  the  most  extensive  business  enter- 
prises of  its  kind  in  the  city.  Their  prominence  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  to  them 
were  awarded  the  contracts  for  serving  at  various  receptions  and  banquets  given 
in  the  state  buildings  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition.  They  served  ex- 
clusively at  all  of  the  functions  of  the  Connecticut  building  and  afterward  the 
state,  in  a  booklet  concerning  the  exposition,  mentioned  their  house  as  the  "Sherry" 
of  St.  Louis.  They  cater  only  to  the  highest  class  trade  in  the  conduct  of  suppers 
for  weddings,  parties  and  receptions,  superintending  not  only  the  cuisine  ancl  ser- 
vice but  also  the  decorations  and  minor  details.  Their  success  is  due  to  prompt  at- 
tention as  well  as  capability  and  the  utmost  care  has  always  been  given  to  the  se- 
lection of  the  best  ingredients  which  the  market  affords  as  well  as  in  the  manufac- 
ture of  the  highest  class  of  goods  in  their  kitchen  and  confectionery  departments. 

Prospering  in  this  line,  J\Ir.  Dorr  has  also  become  interested  in  other  com- 
mercial and  financial  institutions.  He  is  now  a  director  of  the  Vanderventer  Trust 
Company  and  is  interested  to  some  extent  in  St.  Louis  property,  his  holdings  in- 
cluding his  own  residence  and  business  block  at  3924  Washington  avenue. 

On  the  17th  of  March,  1886,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Dorr  was  married  in  St. 
Nicholas  church  to  Miss  Rose  Stein  of  this  city  and  they  have  three  children : 
Victor,  twenty-one  years  of  age ;  Oliver,  eighteen  years  of  age ;  and  Roy  Henry, 
fifteen  years  of  age.  Mr.  Dorr  is  independent  in  politics  but  is  interested  in  the 
city's  progress  and  his  influence  is  always  given  on  the  side  of  advancement  and  im- 
provement. He  belongs  to  the  Roman  Catholic  church  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  the  Royal  Arcanum.  He  did  not  find  that  he  was 
wrong  in  his  judgment  concerning  the  opportunities  of  the  new  world,  but  on  the 
contrary  has  always  felt  that  his  removal  was  a  wise  step,  for  in  this  country, 
where  effort  and  opportunity  are  open  to  all,  he  has  met  with  continuous  advance- 
ment and  has  enjoyed  the  fruits  of  his  labor  in  a  growing  and  successful  business. 


OTTO  LUDWIG  REINHARD  RITTER. 

Otto  Ludwig  Reinhard  Ritter,  superintendent  of  the  City  Brewery  and 
also  of  the  Hyde  Park  Brewery  since  1890,  was  born  in  Wiesbaden,  Germany,  in 
April,  1853,  his  parents  being  Heinrich  and  Amalie  Ritter.  The  father,  who  for 
some  years  was  proprietor  of  an  art  and  book  store,  died  in  South  America  in  1880. 

Otto  L.  R.  Ritter  attended  the  elementary  schools  in  Bavaria,  removing  with 
his  mother  to  Wurzburg  when  in  his  sixth  year.  He  afterward  attended  other 
schools  including  a  polytechnic  school,  wherein  he  pursued  his  course  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  twenty  years.  In  1873  he  sought  and  obtained  a  position  in  the 
Riedinger  &  Son  Machine  Eactory  at  Augsburg,  Bavaria,  and  while  there  he  had 
the  opportunity  of  observing  the  invention  of  the  new  Linde  ice  machine.  He 
continued  with  that  house  for  eighteen  months  and  then  for  further  business  expe- 
rience obtained  a  position  in  the  Augsburg  Machine  Factory,  where  he  remained 
for  about  tA^o  years.  He  also  gained  knowledge  of  the  brewing  business,  which 
he  learned  by  service  in  the  breweries  in  various  parts  of  Germany. 

In  the  year  1880  Mr.  Ritter  arrived  in  America  with  very  limited  capital.  He 
started  at  the  bottom  round  of  the  business  ladder  in  St.  Louis,  being  employed  as 
keg  washer  in  the  Hyde  Park  Brewery,  which  at  that  time  was  a  newly  organ- 
ized institution  of  the  city.  Mr.  Ritter  afterward  did  other  services  in  connection 
with  the  business  and  through  his  integrity  and  industry  was  eventually  appointed 
to  the  position  of  foreman.  While  in  Germany  he  had  pursued  a  course  in 
the  Brewers'  College  and  his  broad  experience  has  gained  him  comprehensive 
knowledge  of  the  business  in  all  of  its  different  departments.  In  1903  he  w^^as 
appointed  superintendent  of  the  City  Brewery  and  in   1906  was  made  superin- 


1014  ST.  LOriS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tendent  of  the   Lafayette   Brewery;  while  at  the  present  time   he  occupies   the 
position  of  general  superintendent  of  three  brew'eries. 

Mr.  Ritter  was  married  in  Germany,  in  1880,  to  ]\liss  Charlotte  Roeder,  and 
thev  have  one  son  and  one  daughter:  August,  who  is  assistant  foreman  at  the  La- 
fayette Brewery;  and  Emma,  at  home.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  3513  Greer 
avenue.  \\'hile  in  his  native  land  Mr.  Ritter  served  for  one  year  as  a  volunteer  in 
the  German  army.  He  is  a  third  degree  Mason  and  is  interested  in  much  that 
pertains  to  the  welfare  and  progress  of  the  city  but  has  concentrated  his  ener- 
gies upon  his  business  affairs  and  his  close  application  and  unremitting  diligence 
have  constituted  the  elements  which  have  led  to  his  advancement  in  the  business 
world. 


WJLLLA^I  AUGUSTUS  HARVEY. 

\\'illiam  Augustus  Harvey,  of  the  Taxis-Harvey  Construction  Company,  was 
born  July  2.2,  1878,  in  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  son  of  George  Harvey,  a  native  of  Eng- 
land, who  at  the  age  of  twenty  years  came  to  America  and  for  a  half  century  has 
been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  During  the  past  two  decades  he  has  followed  a 
contracting  business  and  for  the  past  sixteen  years  has  been  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  the  P.  AL  Bruner  Granitoid  Company.  He  married  Catherine  Miller,  a 
native  of  Germany,  who  was  brought  to  America  in  her  infancy  and  has  now 
reached  the  age  of  sixty-seven  years. 

William  A.  Harvey  is  the  youngest  of  the  six  surviving  members  of  their  fam- 
ily. His  eldest  brother,  George  H.  Harvey,  is  the  senior  member  of  the  firm  of 
Harvey  &  Hall,  general  contractors  of  St.  Louis,  and  thus  father  and  two  sons  are 
representatives  of  contracting  interests  in  this  city.  William  A.  Harvey  was  edu- 
cated in  the  public  schools  and  in  the  Kirkwood  Military  Academy  while  later  he 
pursued  a  commercial  course  in  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College.  In  1895 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Bruner  Granitoid  Company  as  clerk  and  there  con- 
tinued until  1906,  when  he  joined  Frederick  C.  Taxis  in  the  organization  of  the 
Taxis-FIarvey  Construction  Company,  doing  reinforced  concrete  work.  They 
have  executed  important  contracts  in  connection  with  the  building  of  business 
houses  and  bridges  and  their  patronage  is  steadily  increasing.  Mr.  Flarvey  gives 
his  attention  entirely  to  his  business,  w^hich,  capably  directed,  is  bringing  him  well 
merited  success. 

On  the  3d  of  April,  1907,  William  A.  Harvey  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Pau- 
line Mrginia  Graham,  a  daughter  of  David  Wiley  and  Mary  (Brown)  Graham 
and  a  representative  of  old  and  prominent  families  of  St.  Louis.  This  marriage 
has  been  blessed  with  a  little  son,  George  G.,  now  in  his  first  A^ear.  Mr.  Harvey  has 
never  sought  to  figure  in  public  life  but  gives  his  undivided  attention  to  his  business 
affairs  in  which  he  is  making  steady  progress  and  meeting  with  well  earned  success. 


TOHN  H.  TERRY. 


John  H.  'J'err}',  lawyer,  legislator  and  real-estate  expert,  whose  years  of 
activity  are  crowned  with  an  age  of  ease,  has  for  a  long  period  figured  promi- 
nently in  connection  with  the  important  interests  of  St.  Louis.  Capable  of  a 
calm  survey  of  life,  his  clarity  of  vision  in  regard  to  the  value  of  any  situation 
or  condition  affecting  the  public  welfare,  has  enabled  him  to  present  an  impar- 
tial view  that  appeals  to  the  judgment  of  those  who  have  at  heart  the  welfare  of 
their  community,  looking  beyond  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  oppor- 
tunities of  the  future.     He  has  thus  become  an  unusual  factor  in  St.  Louis  life. 

Judge  Terry,  by  which  title  he  is  usually  known,  was  born  in  Seneca  county. 
New   York,  July  30,   1833.     His  father,  James  Terry,  of  English  descent,  was 


JOHN    H.  TERRY 


1016  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

reared  on  Long"  Island,  where  his  ancestors  had  taken  up  their  abode  in  1630. 
His  mother,  also  a  native  of  the  Empire  state,  was  a  descendant  of  Stephen 
Hopkins,  who  crossed  the  Atlantic  on  the  first  trip  of  the  historic  IMayflower 
in  1620. 

judge  Terry,  one  of  a  family  of  ten  children,  supplemented  his  literary  edu- 
cation by  preparation  for  the  bar,  matriculating  in  the  law  school  at  Albany, 
New  York.  Following  his  graduation,  he  entered  the  law  office  of  Boardman 
&  Finch,  of  Ithaca.  New^  York,  where  he  put  his  theoretical  training  to  the 
practical  test  and  through  his  experience  in  the  work  of  the  courts  gained  more 
comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence  and  the  demands 
made  of  the  lawyer  in  his  trial  of  the  causes  entrusted  to  him.  His  attention 
was  given  to  his  law-  work  until  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  when  he 
recruited  a  company  wdiich  was  mustered  into  the  One  Hundred  and  Thirty- 
seventh  Regiment  of  New  York  \  olunteers  as  Company  D.  Mr.  Terry  was 
elected  and  commissioned  captain,  and  his  regiment  was  assigned  to  duty  as 
part  of  the  Third  Brigade,  Second  Division,  Twelfth  Corps  of  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac,  commanded  by  General  Henry  Slocum.  He  participated  in  the  cam- 
paign of  this  army  until  the  battle  of  Chancellorsville,  in  which  he  was  wounded, 
and  as  the  result  of  his  injuries  was  obliged  to  resign. 

^^'hen  he  had  sufficiently  recovered  his  health,  Air.  Terry  established  a  law 
office  in  Ravenna,  Ohio,  wdiere  he  was  associated  wdth  Judge  Day,  father  of 
William  Day,  now  of  the  United  States  supreme  court.  He  saw  no  oppor- 
tunities there,  however,  for  substantial  advancement  in  professional  lines  and 
sought  the  growing-  western  city  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  arrived  in  1865.  His 
capital  was  extremely  limited,  but  his  know^ledge  of  the  law  was  comprehensive 
and  exact  and  he  possessed,  moreover,  a  laudable  ambition  which  is  always  one 
of  the  constituent  elements  of  success.  Early  in  his  residence  here  he  delivered 
a  course  of  lectures  in  Bryant  &  Stratton  College  and  w^as  later  associated  with 
Charles  C.  Alorrow,  as  assistant  United  States  district  attorney.  He  afterward 
became  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Terrv  &  Terry  and  thus  continued  in  active 
practice  until  18S.0,  when  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  real-estate  business  as  a 
partner  of  S.  S.  Scott  and  became  the  leading  real-estate  expert  of  this  city,  so 
continuing  until  he  retired  a  few  years  ago.  Even  now  his  advice  is  often  sought 
both  in  legal  and  real-estate  interests.  A  remarkably  w^ell  preserved  man,  he 
seems  not  to  have  passed  the  prime  of  life,  but  rather  to  be  making  continuous 
progress  in  intellectual  development  and  giving  out  of  his  rich  stores  of  wdsdom 
and  experience  for  the  benefit  of  others. 

His  strong  individuality,  his  force  of  character  and  his  thorough  understand- 
ing of  every  question  or  condition  with  which  he  has  been  closely  associated,  made 
Judge  Terry  a  leader  of  public  thought  and  opinion  in  this  city.  The  analytical  hab- 
its of  mind  which  he  cultivated  as  a  lawyer  and  his  keen  discrimination  have  ena- 
bled him  for  many  years  to  take  a  calm  survey  of  life  and  arrive  at  a  just  and  cor- 
rect conclusion  concerning  matters  of  vital  importance  to  the  city  and  its  welfare. 
In  1868  he  was  elected  to  the  twenty-fifth  general  assemblv  of  Missouri  and  was 
again  called  to  public  office  in  1871  through  his  appointment  as  land  commis- 
sioner in  St.  Louis.  In  that  position  he  rendered  many  legal  opinions  and 
became  known  as  Judge  Terry.  In  1878  he  was  elected  to  the  Missouri  state 
senate  and  was  very  influential  as  a  legislator  by  reason  of  his  understanding 
of  the  constitutional  powers  of  the  assembly  as  well  as  his  knowledge  of  the 
specific  questions  which  were  being-  considered  by  the  senate.  The  present  insur- 
ance law\s  of  the  state  and  the  statute  governing  the  condemnation  of  private 
property  for  public  uses  are  measures  which  were  introduced  and  carried  through 
by  Judge  Terry. 

He  has  always  been  very  active  in  city  affairs  and  interested  in  those  meas- 
ures wdiich  are  matters  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride.  He  was  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Mercantile  Club,  of  which  he  served  as  vice  president  and  also 
as  chairman  of  the  house  committee.     He  was  the  orsranizer  of  the  Order  of  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1017 

Legion  of  Honor,  of  which  he  became  the  first  supreme  chancellor,  and  has 
been  a  cooperant  factor  in  many  measures  leading  to  the  intellectual,  aesthetic 
and  moral  development  of  the  city.  He  belongs  to  the  Unitarian  church  and  is 
today  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  the  ]\Iissouri  Historical  Society.  In  this 
work  he  has  taken  an  active  part,  has  filled  every  office  in  the  socictv,  and  his 
efiforts  have  greatly  furthered  its  welfare. 

Judge  Terry  retired  from  active  business  with  ample  means  and  a  liberal 
collection  of  art  and  curios  which  show  a  cultivated  taste  for  the  beautiful  as 
well  as  the  useful  in  life  and  in  which  he  now  finds  great  pleasure,  as  his  retire- 
ment gives  him  leisure  for  the  enjoyment  of  such  interests.  He  is  now  the 
president  of  the  St.  Louis  Public  Museum,  which  has  temporarily  turned  over 
its  collection  to  the  St.  Louis  Art  Museum,  until  the  former  institution  is  enabled 
to  secure  for  itself  a  home.  Judge  Terry  has  one  of  the  most  unique  collections 
of  paintings  in  St.  Louis,  all  of  which  are  works  of  well  known  artists  that  have 
been  painted  under  his  supervision  from  models  that  he  has  furnished.  He  also 
has  a  most  interesting  collection  of  curios  and  works  of  art  obtained  from  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition.  He  is  regarded  as  a  connoisseur  in  art  and  is 
widely  known  in  this  connection. 

Judge  Terry  was  married  in  1868  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Todd,  a  daughter  of 
Hon.  Albert  Todd.  There  are  four  living  sons  of  that  marriage.  Airs.  Terry 
died  in  1884  and  in  1891  Judge  Terry  wedded  Mrs.  Vashti  Pearsall,  a  childhood 
friend,  whom  he  again  met  in  that  vear. 


W.  G.  BENNETT. 


W.  G.  Bennett,  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Chicago  Wrecking 
&  Supply  Company,  was  born  in  Blanchester,  Ohio,  November  23.  1868.  At  the 
usual  age  he  entered  the  public  schools  and  continued  his  studies,  after  leaving 
Blanchester,  in  the  Danville  (Indiana)  Normal  School.  In  1886  he  started  in  busi- 
ness life  in  the  employ  of  Sooysmith  &  Company,  bridge  contractors  and  build- 
ers of  New  York,  in  the  capacity  of  rod  man,  and  remained  with  that  company 
for  about  seven  years,  during  which  time  he  had  won  various  promotions,  until 
at  the  close  of  his  service  with  the  concern  he  was  acting  as  superintendent  of 
construction.  Among  the  large  contracts  on  which  he  worked  is  the  Chesapeake  & 
Ohio  Railroad  bridge  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  the  Louisville  &  Jefi:ersonville  bridge  at 
Louisville,  the  Cantilever  bridge  across  the  Colorado  river  at  The  Needles,  in  Colo- 
rado, the  street  railway  bridge  across  the  Schuylkill  river  at  Philadelphia,  and 
the  railroad  bridge  at  Glasgow,  Missouri.  He  was  also  heading  foreman  in  the 
construction  of  the  Pludson  river  tunnel  at  New  York  city. 

In  1892  Mr.  Bennett  went  to  work  with  the  Edgemore  Bridge  Company  as 
foreman  in  the  construction  of  the  Manufacturers'  building  at  the  World's  Colum- 
bian Exposition  in  Chicago.  Before  the  completion  of  the  building  he  secured  the 
contract  to  build  the  intermural  railroad  on  the  exposition  grounds,  and  he  also 
had  contracts  to  erect  other  buildings  there.  About  the  same  time  he  began  build- 
ing railroad  bridges,  and  at  the  close  of  the  Chicago  Exposition  he  engaged  with 
the  Columbia  Salvage  Company  as  general  superintendent.  After  the  wrecking  of 
the  fair  buildings  the  company  changed  its  name  to  the  Chicago  House  Wrecking 
Company,  Mr.  Bennett  remaining  with  them  until  the  completion  of  their  contract 
for  the  wrecking  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition.  He  then  organized  the  St. 
Louis  Wrecking  &  Supply  Company  and-  became  its  president.  The  name  was 
later  changed  to  the  Chicago  Wrecking  &  Supply  Company,  of  which  he  is  now 
vice  president  and  general  manager.  The  company  does  a  general  wrecking  and 
supply  business  on  all  building  materials,  machinery,  etc.  The  patronage  is  ex- 
tensive and  the  business  of  the  company  is  all  of  the  most  important  character. 
In  constructive  as  well  as  destructive  work,  Mr.  Bennett  thoroughly  understands 


1018  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY. 

the  scientific  principles  underlying-  both,  and  his  work  in  both  fields  of  labor  has 
been  highly  satisfactory.  No  better  testimonial  of  the  eminence  to  which  he  has 
attained  in  his  chosen  field  of  labor  can  be  given  than  the  citation  of  the  bridges 
and  buildings  which  have  been  constructed  under  his  supervision,  as  they  indicate 
more  clearly  than  words  what  he  has  accomplished  in  building  lines.  In  Febru- 
ary, 1904,  he  removed  his  family  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  maintained  his  resi- 
dence to  the  present  time. 

It  was  on  the  22d  of  September,  1889.  that  ]\Ir.  P,ennett  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Cora  Brennen,  a  daughter  of  C.  FI.  and  Rebecca  ( Jines)  Brennen,  of 
Philadelphia.  Her  father  is  a  member  of  one  of  the  old  Quaker  families  of  that 
city,  and  was  for  a  number  of  years  eastern  agent  for. the  Alfred  Peats  Wall  Pa- 
per Company,  of  which  he  was  a  stock  holder.  At  the  present  time  he  is  living-  re- 
tired. The  home  of  Air.  and  J\Irs.  Bennett  has  been  blessed  with  four  children. 
Raulston  A..  Beatrice  O.,  Dolly  A.,  and  William  G.,  Jr.  j\Ir.  Bennett  belongs  to 
the  Alissouri  Athletic  Club  and  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  of  Chi- 
cago, and  in  Masonry  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  Scottish  rite.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  ^Mystic  Shrine.  Starting  in  business  life  in  a  humble  ca- 
pacity, he  has  attained  notable  distinction  and  well  merited  prosperity.  No  favor- 
able circumstance  surrounded  him  at  the  outset  of  his  career,  but  on  the  con- 
trary he  worked  for  the  opportunities  wdiich  were  his,  and  it  has  been  the  weight 
of  his  character  and  ability  that  has  carried  him  into  important  business  relations. 


JOHN  GRIFFITH  PRATPIER. 

From  cabin  bov  on  a  steamboat  to  the  directorship  of  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant marine  transportation  companies  of  a  country  seems  a  long  step,  but 
while  starting  out  in  life  in  that  humble  capacity  John  G.  Prather,  in  the  course 
of  vears,  became  a  factor  in  the  control  of  many  of  the  crafts  which  ply  the 
^Mississippi  waters  and  was  also  a  prominent  figure  in  other  business  interests 
of  importance. 

He  was  born  in  Clermont  county,  Ohio,  June  16,  1834,  a  son  of  Wesley 
Fletcher  and  Alargaret  (Taylor)  Prather.  His  father  was  of  Welsh  lineage, 
while  his  mother  came  of  Scotch  ancestry.  The  Prathers  lived  in  Maryland 
during  an  early  epoch  in  the  history  of  that  state  and  in  the  eighteenth  cen- 
turv  representatives  of  the  name  settled  in  Ohio  near  the  present  site  of  Cincin- 
nati, but  owing  to  the  floods  there  moved  up  the  river  to  the  hills  of  Clermont. 
The  birth  of  Mrs.  [Margaret  (Taylor)  Prather  occurred  in  Cincinnati,  and  she 
was  a  sister  of  the  late  Daniel  G.  Taylor,  at  one  time  the  mayor  of  St.  Louis. 
She  died  during  the  infancv  of  her  son  (jriffith,  leaving  him  to  the  care  of  a 
relative. 

When  not  yet  nine  years  of  age  John  Griffith  Prather  ran  away  from  home 
and  as  he  was  afraid  of  being  caught  and  forced  to  return  he  tied  himself  to 
a  plank  and  floated  down  the  Ohio  river  until  he  was  picked  up  by  some  men, 
one  of  whom  sent  him  to  Cincinnati.  Later  in  life  the  father  admitted  his 
fault  in  not  having  searched  for  his  son  and  assisted  him  in  securing  an  edu- 
cation. Cherishing  no  ill  will,  however,  our  subject  on  his  father's  death  turned 
over  his  share  of  the  estate  to  his  half  brothers  and  sisters  and  told  them  to  use 
his  part,  if  any  was  left,  for  a  stone  to  be  placed  on  the  father's  grave.  He 
was  always  kind  lo  them  and  on  several  (occasions  assisted  them  financially 
and   otherwise. 

After  he  reached  Cincinnati,  then  a  little  lad  of  nine  years,  he  secured 
work  in  a  grocery  store.  A  little  later  he  shi])ped  on  a  boat  for  several  years' 
work  on  the  river.  The  necessity  for  providing  for  his  own  support  gave  him 
but  little  opportunity  to  secure  an  education  and  thus  qualify  for  life's  practical 
and    responsible   duties.      By   the   time   he   reached  the   age   of  twentv   vears  he 


TOHN   G.    PRATHER 


1020  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY. 

had  been  employed  in  almost  every  capacity  on  the  Mississippi  river  steamboats 
from  cabin  boy  to  captain.  He  retained  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  until  1852 
and  then  spent  three  years  in  California,  being-  engaged  in  salmon  fishing  on 
the  Sacramento  river.  Li  1855  ^^^  joined  Captain  Taylor  in  the  wholesale  liquor 
business  in  St.  Louis  under  the  firm  style  of  D.  G.  Taylor  &  Company.  From 
the  beginning  this  proved  a  profitable  undertaking  and  was  conducted  with 
constantly  growing  success  until  January,  1896,  when  Mr.  Prather  retired 
from  the  business  to  enjoy  well  merited  rest.  In  the  meantime,  as  his  financial 
resources  had  permitted,  he  had  become  connected  with  other  business  interests 
of  importance.  He  never  ceased  to  feel  an  interest  in  navigation  and  for  twenty 
years  was  a  stockholder  and  director  of  the  St.  Louis  &  New  Orleans  Anchor 
Line  of  steamboats.  He  was  also  similarly  connected  with  the  St.  Loius  stock- 
yards and  his  investments  were  so  judiciously  placed  that  they  yielded  him  a 
gratifying  yearly  income. 

In  1859  Mr.  Prather  was  married  to  Miss  Clementine  Carrier,  a  daughter 
of  Charles  L.  and  Clementine  (Papin)  Carrier,  the  mother  being  a  member  of 
one  of  the  oldest  French  families  of  the  city  and  a  sister  of  Dr.  T.  L.  and  The- 
ophile  Papin.  I\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Prather  became  parents  of  a  son  and  four  daugh- 
ters, but  only  one  of  the  family  is  now  living,  Mrs.  Thomas  M.  Knapp.  Mrs. 
Helen  Alay  Rex,  a  second  daughter,  now  deceased,  left  three  children,  Mar- 
garet C,  John  B.  F.  and  Helen  May.  and  all  of  her  eight  grandchildren  are 
now  living  with  ]Mrs.  Prather.  Mr.  Rex  was  a  lawyer  by  profession  and  re- 
moving from  Ohio  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death. 

Always  interested  in  community  afilairs,  Mr.  Prather  assisted  materially 
in  advancing  interests  which  were  of  benefit  in  municipal  life.  He  was  also 
keenly  interested  in  the  situation  of  the  country  preceding  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  war  and  when  hostilities  were  begun  he  assisted  F.  P.  Blair  in  raising 
troops  for  the  federal  service.  He  became  a  lieutenant  colonel  of  the  Fifth 
Regiment  of  the  governor's  staff  and  later  was  transferred  to  the  River  Brigade, 
but  was  never  called  out  for  active  duty.  He  was  a  great  admirer  of  Senator 
Blair  and  his  enthusiastic  follower  all  through  his  career.  In  his  later  life  he 
was  selected  as  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  General  Blair  Monument  Asso- 
ciation. Throughout  the  city  his  judgment  was  regarded  as  sound  and  his 
counsel  valuable,  so  that  his  advice  was  often  sought  on  matters  of  importance. 
He  served  for  fourteen  years  as  chairman  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
state  democratic  organization  and  for  fourteen  years  was  a  member  of  the  na- 
tional executive  committee  of  his  party.  It  was  during  this  period  that  Grover 
Cleveland  was  twice  elected  to  the  presidency,  and  he  generously  recognized 
the  services  of  Colonel  Prather  in  various  ways,  by  appointing,  at  his  desire,  a 
number  of  friends  to  high  offices  and  thus  exhibiting  rare  confidence  in  Mr. 
Prather's  knowledge  of  men  and  affairs.  During  Mayor  Brown's  first  admin- 
istration Colonel  Prather  served  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  water  commis- 
sioners and  for  two  terms  was  inspector  of  coal  oil  revenues  by  appointment  of 
Mayor  Francis.  He  was  also  a  commissioner  of  Lafayette  park,  and  in  1874 
was  the  democratic  nominee  for  county  sheriff,  but  was  defeated  through 
treacherous  combinations  that  demanded  certain  pledges  which  he  would  not 
give.  In  his  later  years  he  took  no  active  part  in  politics,  but  never  ceased  to 
be  an  interested  observer  of  the  political  conditions  of  the  country. 

In  social  circles  Colonel  Prather  was  by  no  means  unknown.  He  was  the 
organizer  of  one  of  the  oldest  hunting  and  fishing  clubs — Camp  Prather — and 
was  a  member  of  several  other  important  organizations,  including  the  St. 
Louis  Club,  with  which  he  was  identified  from  the  beginning.  He  was  a  man 
of  genial  nature  and  kindly  intent  who  had  drawn  much  wisdom  from  the  ex- 
periences of  life  and  had  learned  to  correctly  value  those  things  which  consti- 
tute a  factor  of  existence  for  almost  every  individual.  While  in  his  earlier 
years  he  was  buffeted  by  fate  he  never  allowed  hardships  or  difficulties  to  bar 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1021 

his  progress  nor  to  cast  a  shadow  upon  a  nature  that  had  in  it  much  of  hfe's 
sunshine.  He  passed  away  December  27,  1903,  but  left  the  impress  of  his  in- 
dividuahty  upon  the  history  of  St.  Louis  in  manifold  ways,  all  of  which,  how- 
ever, were  beneficial  in  the  city's  development  and  substantial  expansion. 


THOAL\S   M.  KNAPP. 

Thomas  AI.  Knapp,  a  son-in-law  of  John  G.  Prather,  whose  sketch  is 
given  above,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1861  and  was  a  son  of  Colonel  George 
Knapp,  well  known  in  this  city  at  an  early  day.  The  father  continued  his 
residence  here  until  his  demise  and  reared  his  family  of  twelve  children  in  St. 
Louis.  Thomas  M.  Knapp  pursued  his  education  in  the  St.  Louis  University 
and  in  early  life  qualified  for  the  practice  of  law,  in  which  he  attained  consid- 
erable distinction.  He  served  as  assistant  district  attorney  under  William  Bliss 
and  was  a  very  active  man  in  his  profession,  having  a  comprehensive  knowledge 
of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence,  while  his  preparation  of  law  cases  was 
always  thorough  and  exhaustive  and  his  expositions  of  the  law  clear  and  decisive. 

On  the  13th  of  January,  1886,  Mr.  Knapp  was  married  to  Miss  Eloise 
Prather,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis  and  is  a  daughter  of  John  G.  Prather,  for 
many  years  a  distinguished  resident  and  business  man  of  this  citv.  ]\Ir.  and 
Mrs.  Knapp  became  the  parents  of  five  children:  Griff  Prather,  Harrv  W., 
Thomas  McCarten,  Wesley  Prather  and  M.  Corinne. 

Mr.  Knapp  was  descended  from  a  family  long  connected  with  the  Epis- 
copal church.  In  social  aft'airs  he  was  well  known,  becoming  one  of  the  origin- 
ators of  the  Young  Democracy  Club,  which  was  afterward  merged  with  the 
Jeft'erson  Club.  He  was  honored  with  its  first  presidency  and  in  its  membership 
he  had  many  warm  and  stalwart  friends.  He  was  always  regarded  as  a  man 
of  unfaltering  diligence  and  determination  and  carried  forward  to  successful 
completion  whatever  he  undertook,  having  the  ability  to  accomplish  his  ends 
without  friction.  He  secured  cooperation  through  a  genial  manner  and  marked 
ability  and  wherever  he  went  he  won  friends.     He  died  April  28,  1902. 


THEODORE  PLUMMER. 

Theodore  Plummer,  president  of  the  Plummer  Lumber  Company,  was  born 
in  Clarksville,  Tennessee,  in  July,  1852,  and  is  a  son  of  Theodore  and  Rebecca 
(Bringhurst)  Plummer.  The  father  was  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business  in 
Xashville.  Tennessee,  but  died  in  1859. 

Theodore  Plummer  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  private  schools  but 
afterward  attended  school  in  Clarksville,  Tennessee,  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years, 
when  he  put  aside  his  text-books  and  soon  afterward  crossed  the  threshold  of 
business  life,  becoming  a  clerk  in  a  grocerv  store  in  his  native  cit}'.  Subsequently 
he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Louisville  &  Xashville  Railroad  Company  and  about 
three  years  later  was  appointed  local  freight  agent  and  telegraph  operator,  in 
which  position  he  continued  until  1880.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  where  he  entered  the  lumber  business  and  organized  the  Xashville 
Lumber  Compan^•,  of  which  he  was  secretary,  treasurer  and  manager  for  twelve 
years,  or  until  1893.  In  1894  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  carried  on  the  brokerage 
business  for  three  years,  after  which  he  organized  the  Plummer  Lumber  Com- 
pany and  is  today  controlling  an  enterprise  of  large  volume.  He  is  also  consider- 
ably interested  in  farm  lands  in  the  gulf  coast  country  of  Texas,  buying  large 
ranches  which   he   subdivides   into   small   farms   and   then   places   on   sale.     This 


10-22  ST.  LOnS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

branch  of  his  business  has  proved  quite  profitable,  while  in  the  lumber  trade  he  has 
also  met  the  merited  reward  of  indefatigable  energy  and  intelligently  directed  labor. 
In  Xovember.  1878,  ^Nlr.  Plummer  was  married  in  Nashville,  Tennessee,  to 
Miss  Marv  Livingston,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  sons  and  a  daughter : 
Theodore  ^L.  who  attended  the  public  schools  and  Blees  Military  Academy  and 
is  now  engaged  in  farming  on  a  Texas  ranch ;  Rebecca,  a  graduate  of  the  Mary  In- 
stitute and  now  the  wife  of  F.  \\  Desloge,  superintendent  of  the  Desloge  Lead 
Company:  and  James  Livingston,  six  years  of  age.  The  family  resides  at  the 
Buckingham  Hotel.  Mr.  Plummer  votes  independently,  casting  his  ballot  for 
those  whom  he  regards  as  most  capable  candidates.  He  has  attained  the  Knight 
Templar  degree  in  ^Masonry,  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League  and  of 
St.  lohn's  ^lethodist  Episcopal  church,  in  which  he  is  now  serving  on  the  official 
board.  These  connections  indicate  much  of  the  nature  of  his  interests  and  of 
the  rules  which  govern  his  conduct.  He  has  in  all  life's  relations  been  true  to  manly 
principles,  his  business  integrit}^  standing-  as  an  unciuestioned  fact  in  his  career, 
while  his  lovaltv  to  anv  trust  reposed  in  him  is  a  matter  of  general  recognition  on 
the  part  of  all  who  know  him. 


FIUBERTUS  SCHOTTEN. 

The  name  of  Hubertus  Schotten  long  figured  conspicuously  in  connection 
with  the  commercial  history  of  St.  Louis  and  was  a  synonym  for  honorable 
ambition,  unfaltering"  purpose  and  ready  adaptability.  While  his  life  record 
covered  only  forty-three  years,  he  was  throughout  that  period  a  resident  of  St. 
Louis,  having  been  born  in  this  city  on  the  28th  of  May,  1855.  He  was  the 
eldest  son  of  William  Schotten,  a  native  of  Germany,  who  arrived  in  St.  Louis 
in  the  early  '40s  and  established  a  business  on  a  small  scale  as  a  dealer  in 
coffee,  teas  and  spices. 

After  he  had  received  the  usual  course  of  instruction  in  preparatory  schools, 
Air.  Schotten  attended  a  college  conducted  by  the  Franciscan  Brothers  near 
Effingham,  Illinois.  There  he  pursued  a  four  years'  course  of  study  and  on  his 
return  to  St.  Louis  joined  his  father  in  business,  evincing  from  the  beginning  a 
remarkable  aptitude  for  commercial  pursuits.  The  father  realized  the  fact  that 
the  best  gift  he  could  make  his  son  was  a  thorough  business  training,  that  his 
powers  and  talents  might  be  developed  and  that  he  might  come  to  know  and 
realize  the  value  of  opportunity  and  the  worth  of  diligence  and  enterprise.  He 
therefore  demanded  of  his  son  the  same  faithfulness,  promptness  and  reliability 
that  he  demanded  of  other  employes  in  the  house,  and  the  thorough  training 
which  the  youth  received  did  indeed  prove  his  most  valuable  inheritance,  for 
when  he  was  only  eighteen  years  of  age,  owing  to  his  father's  death,  he  was 
called  upon  to  assume  the  management  of  the  business,  which  in  the  meantime 
had  ceased  to  be  an  enterprise  of  little  pretensions  and  had  become  one  of  the 
important  commercial  undertakings  of  the  city. 

At  his  father's  death  Hubertus  Schotten  assumed  control  of  the  business 
and  followed  certain  formulated  mental  rules  which  he  laid  down  for  himself. 
In  the  first  place  he  gave  his  undivided  attention  to  the  trade  and  its  upbuild- 
ing, and  studied  every  possible  means  that  would  lead  to  its  growth  along  the 
honorable  lines  of  legitimate  development.  It  was  not  long  before  he  gave 
profjf  of  his  superior  ability  for  mercantile  management.  He  displayed,  too, 
the  indomitable  will  power  and  energy  which  recognize  no  obstacles  and  know 
no  such  worrl  as  fail.  Five  years  after  he  took  charge  of  the  business  he  was 
given  an  interest  in  it  and  two  years  later  the  interest  of  his  father's  estate  was 
withdrawn,  leaving-  him  and  the  younger  brother  sole  owners  and  proprietors  of 
the  establishment.  From  this  time  forward  the  enterprise  and  activity  of  Hu- 
bertus   Schotten    rajjirlly   ex];anderl    the   business    until    it   to(jk    rank   among   the 


HUBERTUS    SCHOTTEX 


10-24  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

great  coffee,  tea  and  spice  houses  of  the  country.  Not  only  did  he  build  up  an 
important  commercial  establishment  in  the  sense  that  it  is  one  which  transacts 
only  a  large  volume  of  business,  but  in  the  sense  also  that  it  is  one  which  enjoys 
an  enviable  reputation  for  integrity  and  fair  dealing.  Some  time  before  the 
death  of  ]Mr.  Schotten  the  house  passed  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  its  founding. 
His  father,  who  had  been  the  founder  of  the  business,  was  at  its  head  for 
twenty-five  years  and  Hubertus  Schotten  was  president  of  the  corporation 
which  succeeded  the  original  firm  for  the  same  length  of  time.  He  had  gradu- 
ally worked  his  way  upward  in  the  establishment,  daily  mastering  the  problems 
of  trade  which  were  presented,  and  gaining  from  each  new  ideas  which  enabled 
him  to  solve  with  greater  ease  the  questions  of  the  succeeding  day.  At  the 
time  of  his  demise  he  was  a  recognized  leader  among  the  younger  merchants 
of  St.  Louis,  and  among  the  older  men  was  known  as  one  whose  rapidly  expand- 
ing powers  were  enabling  him  to  forge  rapidly  ahead. 

In  1880  Mr.  Schotten  was  married  to  Miss  Adeline  Helming,  a  daughter 
of  B.  H.  Helming,  an  old  time  resident  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  Theirs  was 
largely  an  ideal  marriage  and  their  home  was  blessed  with  three  children,  Mary 
Beatrice,  Marcellus  J.  and  Hubertus,  who  wdth  their  mother  still  survive  the 
husband  and  father. 

]\Ir.  Schotten  was  yet  a  comparatively  young  man  when  called  from  this 
life,  and  his  loss  was  regarded  as  a  local  calamity  among  his  many  friends  and 
business  associates.  Not  only  was  his  judgment  regarded  as  sound  and  trust- 
worthy in  commercial  affairs,  but  in  matters  relating  to  the  city's  welfare  his 
opinions  were  also  recognized  as  of  marked  worth  and  value.  He  took  great 
interest  in  politics  and  matters  of  civic  interest  and  at  times  rendered  valuable 
service  to  the  republican  party,  of  which  he  was  always  a  stanch  adherent  from 
the  time  when  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise.  He  gave  liber- 
ally to  the  Catholic  church,  with  which  he  held  membership,  and  was  generous 
in  support  of  its  various  activities.  Charitable  and  benevolent  movements  always 
found  in  him  a  friend,  whose  good  will  was  manifest  not  only  in  words  but  in 
more  substantial  tokens.  Strong  in  his  individuality,  the  story  of  his  life  is  the 
story  of  honest  industry  and  thrift  prompted  by  high  ideals  and  actuated  by 
worthy  purposes. 


PAUL  BROWN. 


Paul  Brown,  who,  when  on  one  occasion  was  asked  "How  can  a  young  man 
succeed?"  answered  "Honor,  industry,  concentration,  economy,"  thus  epitomizing 
his  own  life  work  and  the  rules  which  have  governed  his  actions  in  a  business  ca- 
reer which  has  brought  him  up  from  humble  surroundings  to  a  place  among  the 
millionaire  merchants  of  St.  Louis.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  was  an  employe 
in  an  obscure  position  in  a  tobacco  factory ;  today  he  is  known  throughout  the 
west  as  a  leading  tobacco  manufacturer  of  the  country,  and  the  secret  of  his  ad- 
vancement lies  in  his  own  answer  as  to  what  constitutes  success. 

Mr.  Broun  was  born  in  Eldorado,  LTnion  county,  Arkansas,  August  20, 
184S.  Of  that  town  his  father,  Warner  Brown,  was  practically  the  founder,  hav- 
ing removed  thither  from  Mecklenburg  county,  Virginia.  He  became  the  owner  of 
most  of  the  land  upon  which  the  town  of  Eldorado  was  built  and  from  the  be- 
ginning until  his  death  was  closely  associated  with  its  development  and  progress. 
He  gained  prosperity  in  his  Inisiness  career  but  left  a  more  enduring  monument  to 
his  memory  in  the  love  and  respect  which  he  won  from  his  fellowmen  in  recognition 
of  his  manly  cjualities  and  high  ]nirposes.  No  good  deed  done  in  the  name  of 
charity  or  religion  sought  his  cooperation  in  vain  and  he  gave  to  the  Methodist 
church  the  site  upon  which  its  first  house  of  worship  was  erected.  His  generous 
contributions  also  jjroyed  a   factor  in  the   early  growth  of  the  church  when  its 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1025 

membership  was  small  and  funds  were  particularly  needed,  and  his  cooperation 
in  this  as  in  other  good  works  rose  from  his  deep  interest  in  his  fellowmen  and 
that  his  work  might  be  an  influence  toward  the  betterment  of  the  world.  His  son 
in  recent  years  has  honored  the  father  by  placing  in  the  handsome  new  Methodist 
church  at  Eldorado  a  magnificent  memorial  window,  upon  the  base  of  which  in  im- 
perishable letters  is  the  name  of  Warner  Brown.  He,  too,  has  contributed  to  the 
support  of  the  church  in  which  in  early  boyhood  he  received  religious  instruction. 

Left  fatherless  at  an  early  age  as  one  of  four  small  children,  he  was  brought 
by  his  mother  to  Missouri  in  1855  and  spent  his  boyhood  and  youth  on  a  farm  near 
Wright  City  in  Warren  county.  W^ith  the  opening  of  spring  he  took  his  place  in 
the  fields  and  as  the  season  progressed  aided  in  the  plowing,  planting  and  harvest- 
ing, while  the  winter  brought  him  opportunity  to  pursue  his  education  in  the  dis- 
trict schools.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  life  at  the  age  of  seventeen 
years,  securing  employment  in  a  tobacco  factory  at  a  salary  of  thirty-two  dollars 
per  month.  The  following  year  he  began  selling  tobacco  from  a  wagon  and  thus 
two  years  passed  but  at  the  age  of  twenty  impaired  health  caused  his  return  to  the 
farm,  when  through  the  succeeding  three  years  he  carried  on  general  agricultural 
pursuits.  His  next  step  in  the  business  world  was  made  as  a  representative  of  the 
mercantile  interests  of  Wentzville,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  for  two  years. 

In  1874  Mr.  Brown  entered  the  field  of  activity  in  which  he  first  started  out, 
becoming  a  member  of  the  tobacco  firm  of  Sherman,  Lacy  &■  Brown.  For  thirty- 
four  years  he  has  now  continued  in  this  line  of  business,  his  interests  developing  to 
mammoth  proportions  imder  the  careful  guidance  and  keen  discrimination  of  Mr. 
Brown  and  his  associates.  Removing  to  St.  Louis,  he  has  here  built  up  what  is  to- 
day one  of  the  greatest  plug  tobacco  factories  of  the  country,  placing  upon  the  mar- 
ket the  Standard  Navy  and  other  famous  brands  of  chewing  tobacco,  which  proved 
so  popular  and  caused  the  rapid  yet  substantial  growth  of  his  business  until  it  as- 
sumed mammoth  proportions — so  much  so  that  when  the  Continental  Tobacco 
Company  was  formed  in  1898  the  plant  of  INIr.  Brow^n  became  one  of  the  most 
coveted  prizes.  Despite  the  fact  that  his  factory  was  capitalized  at  but  two  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars  the  Continental  Tobacco  Company  paid  him  one  million,  two 
hundred  and  sixty-two  thousand  dollars  for  it,  yet  even  at  that  handsome  figure 
Mr.  Brown  was  not  anxious  to  sell,  so  fully  aware  was  he  of  the  great  earning 
powers  of  the  plant.  It  was  not  until  after  several  spirited  interviews  between  him- 
self and  J.  B.  Duke,  president  of  the  Continental  Tobacco  Company,  that  he  con- 
sented to  do  so.  yiv.  Duke  finally  agreeing  to  pay  his  full  price.  Mr.  Brown  up  to 
two  years  ago  continued  as  managing  director  in  St.  Louis  for  the  American  To- 
bacco Company,  and  is  still  a  director  of  that  company.  He  is  also  a  director  of 
the  INIechanics  American  National  Bank,  first  vice  president  of  the  ^lercantile 
Trust  Company  and  is  also  serving  as  a  member  of  its  executive  commitee.  He 
has  made  judicious  and  extensive  investments  in  realty  in  this  city  and  state. 

In  an  analyzation  of  his  life  record,  leading  up  to  a  success  which  seems  almost 
phenomenal  when  we  take  into  consideration  the  point  from  which  he  started,  we 
must  recognize  the  fact  that  he  possesses  marked  business  ability  and  the  keenest 
discrimination  with  unusual  powers  of  coordination.  He  understood  what  many 
men  fail  to  comprehen<l — that  success  results  from  the  accomplishment  of  maxi- 
mum results  at  minimum  expense  and  efifort,  that  a  business  must  be  so  systema- 
tized that  there  is  no  waste  or  loss  of  time  or  labor  or  material  in  any  depart- 
ment. Mr.  Brown,  as  the  result  of  his  long  experience,  knew  how  to  accomplish 
these  results.  He  was  thorough  from  the  beginning  and  he  regarded  integrity  and 
■  industry  as  inseparable  factors  in  success. 

In  relation  to  interests  of  public  moment  \lr.  Brown  might  well  be  called  a 
practical  idealist.  The  city's  welfare  and  advancement  are  causes  dear  to  his  heart 
and  his  interest  in  municipal  affairs  has  been  manifest  in  many  tangible  ways.  He 
was  one  of  the  promoters  and  an  active  supporter  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Ex- 
position, became  one  of  its  directors  and  chairman  of  the  committee  on  agriculture. 
He  did  much  to  contribute  to  the  success  of  the  s])lendid  international  exposition 

65— VOL.    IT. 


102'6  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

held  in  this  city,  his  sound  business  judgment  and  discrimination  being  factors  in 
the  able  management  displayed  in  the  conduct  of  that  mammoth  undertaking.  Mr. 
Brown  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club. 

Twice  married,  he  has  a  family  of  five  children  by  the  first  marriage  and  one 
bv  the  second,  so  that  the  household  numbers  four  daughters  and  two  sons.  While 
his  extensive  business  interests  have  made  great  demand  upon  his  time  and  ener- 
gies, he  has  always  found  time  for  the  enjoyment  of  the  pleasures  of  his  own  fire- 
side and  opportunity  to  extend  that  hospitality  for  which  his  home  has  ever  been 
noted.  In  his  personal  relations,  as  taken  aside  from  any  business  or  public  inter- 
ests, he  is  found  as  a  man  of  genial  nature,  kindly  disposition  and  most  honorable 
purposes — qualities  which  have  won  him  warm  and  lasting  friendships.  Few 
men  have  realized  or  more  fully  met  the  responsibilities  of  wealth.  He  has  given 
generously  to  assist  those  to  whom  fate  has  seemed  unkind  and  his  hand  is  ever 
down-reaching  to  aid  a  fellow  traveler  to  climb  upward.  All  this,  however,  is  done 
in  a  wav  so  quiet  and  free  from  ostentation  that  his  beneficence  is  often  known 
onlv  to  the  recipient  and  himself.  From  his  boyhood  he  has  entertained  high 
ideals  of  life  and  its  purposes  and  his  fellow-townsmen  have  great  appreciation  for 
the  qualities  which  he  has  displayed  in  every  relation  into  which  he  has  been 
brought. 


SIDNEY  SCHIELE. 


Sidnev  Schiele,  conducting  a  real  estate  and  loan  ofiice,  was  born  in  St. 
Louis  in  1872,  a  son  of  Sigmand  and  Fannie  Schiele.  He  attended  the  grammar 
and  high  schools  in  the  acquirement  of  his  education  and  in  1888  entered  the  real 
estate  business  in  the  office  of  Samuel  Bowman.  In  this  line  he  has  made  steady 
progress  and  in  1897  was  elected  secretary  of  the  Real  Estate  Exchange,  so  con- 
tinuing until  1904,  in  which  year  he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account.  In 
January,  1906,  he  married  Aliss  Belle  Idelman,  of  Cheyenne,  Wyoming. 


JOHN  D.  DAGGETT. 


On  the  list  of  the  chief  executives  of  St.  Louis  appears  the  name  of  John 
D.  Daggett,  who  was  mayor  of  the  city  in  the  '40s  and  during  a  formative 
period  in  its  history  took  an  active  part  in  shaping  its  policy  and  molding  its 
destiny.  In  all  of  his  public  work  he  was  actuated  by  a  spirit  of  the  utmost 
devotion  to  the  general  good  and  his  patriotism  and  loyalty  were  manifest  in 
his  practical  and  resultant  work. 

A  native  of  Attleboro,  Massachusetts,  Mr.  Daggett  was  born  on  the  4th  of 
October,  1793,  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  New  England  and 
at  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  started  westward.  For  a  period  he  resided  in 
Philarlelphia,  thence  west  to  Pittsburg  and  afterward  came  to  St.  Louis,  arriving 
here  in  1817.  Only  a  few  years  had  passed  since  Missouri  became  American 
property  by  the  terms  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  and  the  city  was  yet  little  more 
than  a  trading  post  on  the  frontier,  deriving  its  income  largely  from  trade  with 
the  Indians  and  from  the  fur  trade.  It  was  at  that  time  in  great  measure  a 
French  town,  but  American  settlers  were  taking  up  their  abode  there  and  bring- 
ing to  it  the  spirit  of  the  new  republic. 

Mr.  Daggett,  possessed  of  the  habits  of  thrift  and  enterprise  common  in 
New  England,  turned  his  attention  to  the  commission  business  and  when  his 
earnings  and  savings  justified  his  embarkation  in  other  lines  he  opened  a  retail 
store,  which  he  successfully  conducted  for  some  time.  He  was  also  engaged 
in  the  river  trade,  being  part  owner  in  1830  of  the  first  steamboat,  called  the 
St.  Louis.     He  marie  trips  between   this  city  and  New  Orleans  and  during  his 


JOHN   D.   DACxGETT 


1028  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

river  career  commanded  several  fast  boats  which  were  favorites  with  the  trav- 
ehng  pubhc.  At  that  time  the  river  was  the  principal  means  of  communication 
with  the  south  and  was  the  chief  source  of  transportation.  His  business  there- 
fore grew  rapidly  and  proved  profitable.  Mr.  Daggett  was  also  associated  with 
the  sectional  docks — a  very  important  and  effective  accessory  to  steamboat  inter- 
ests in  those  days.  He  was  also  one  of  the  organizers  and  president  of  the  Float- 
ing Dock  Insurance  Company  and  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Citizens'  Insur- 
ance Company,  both  of  which  were  for  a  time  influential  and  successful  con- 
cerns of  this  character.  Mr.  Daggett  possessed  notable  resourcefulness  and 
marked  energy  and  thus  as  the  years  passed  on  he  utilized  opportunities  which 
others  passed  by  heedlessly  and  became  a  leading  and  influential  citizen  of  St. 
Louis.  His  business  judgment  was  rarely,  if  ever,  at  fault  and  thus  his  advice 
and  cooperation  were  frequently  sought  in  affairs  of  business  importance.  He 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  St.  Louis  Gas  Light  Company,  was  elected  its 
president  and  thus  served  for  several  years. 

While  business  matters  of  importance  claimed  much  of  his  time  and  atten- 
tion, Mr.  Daggett  yet  found  opportuntiy  to  aid  actively  in  matters  of  public 
importance  and  in  1827  was  chosen  alderman  of  the  city.  As  a  member  of  the 
council  he  exercised  his  official  prerogatives  in  support  of  various  measures  of 
reform  and  improvement  and  in  1841  he  was  chosen  mayor  of  St.  Louis,  in 
which  capacity  he  proved  a  capable  and  far-sighted  chief  executive  officer.  No 
official  act  of  his  was  ever  detrimental  to  the  city's  progress  or  improvement, 
but  on  the  contrary  promoted  its  upbuilding  and  advancement. 

In  182 1  Mr.  Daggett  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Sarah  Sparks,  who 
came  to  this  city  with  her  mother  from  Alaine.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Daggett 
were  born  twelve  children,  nine  of  whom  reached  adult  age :  Mrs.  Eliza  Ayres, 
who  is  now  deceased ;  Harriet,  who  became  the  wife  of  Edward  Stagg  and  has 
also  passed  away;  Mrs.  Amanda  Pomeroy,  deceased;  William  and  Lucy,  who 
have  likewise  been  called  to  their  final  rest ;  Mrs.  Henrietta  Drew ;  Medora,  who 
became  the  wife  of  Leon  Papin ;  James,  who  wedded  Miss  Rannels  and  is 
deceased;  William,  who  married  Miss  Masure  and  has  also  passed  away;  Mrs. 
I\Iary  Shapleigh,  of  St.  Louis  and  Mrs.  Adele  Rennick,  deceased. 

Mr.  Daggett  was  never  active  in  politics,  yet  kept  well  informed  on  the 
questions  and  issues  of  the  day  and  by  his  ballot  endorsed  the  principles  which 
he  believed  would  prove  most  conducive  to  good  government.  He  owned  a 
great  deal  of  property  on  the  south  side  of  the  city,  making  judicious  invest- 
ments from  time  to  time,  and  during  the  war  he  turned  over  the  docks  of  St. 
Louis  to  the  government  and  built  boats  for  government  service.  Alwavs  active 
in  the  welfare  of  St.  Louis,  he  looked  beyond  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to 
the  possibilities  of  the  future  and  labored  for  its  advancement  in  substantial 
lines  whereby  the  city's  permanent  growth  and  improvement  have  been  promoted. 

He  was  prominent  in  Masonry  and  zealous  in  his  advocacy  of  the  craft. 
In  1818  he  became  a  member  of  Missouri  Lodge,  No.  12,  and  was  one  of  the 
members  of  the  convention  that  in  1821  organized  the  grand  lodge  of  the  state. 
He  held  various  offices  in  Masonry  and  believed  firmly  in  the  teachings  of  the 
craft  which  recognizes  the  fatherhood  of  God  and  the  brotherhood  of  man.  He 
was  for  many  years  one  of  the  best  known  men  in  St.  Louis  and  was  regarded 
as  one  of  the  principal  founders  of  the  business  interests  of  the  city.  His  opinion 
could  be  relied  upon,  for  his  judgment  was  sound,  his  vision  broad  and  his 
sagacitv  keen,  and,  moreover,  he  never  looked  at  any  question  from  a  single 
standpoint,  but  considered  it  in  all  of  its  phases.  He  could  not  be  induced  to 
take  up  any  movements  which  might  result  beneficially  to  himself,  but  which 
might  perhaps  prove  detrimental  to  the  city's  welfare  in  some  way.  He  was 
never  known  to  overreach  another  in  any  business  transaction  or  to  take  advan- 
tage of  the  necessities  of  his  fellowmen  in  any  trade  connection.  It  was  thus 
he  came  to  be  known  as  a  most  honored,  reliable  and  worthv  resident  of  St. 
Louis  and  when  he  passed  away  in    1874,   at  the  age  of  eighty-one  years,  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1029 

city  mourned  the  loss  of  one  who  was  universally  esteemed  as  an  upright,  useful 
and  honorable  man.  His  widow  survived  him  for  some  time  and  passed  away  in 
St.  Louis  about  twenty  years  ago. 

For  this  history  of  her  honored  father  we  are  indebted  to  Mrs.  Medora 
Papin,  who  became  the  wife  of  Leon  Papin,  of  St.  Louis.  Unto  them  were 
born  nine  children,  seven  of  whom  are  yet  living:  Pierre  Papin,  of  Kansas 
City ;  Mrs.  Marie  Lepere  ;  Emil,  a  resident  of  St.  Louis ;  John,  who  is  a  banker 
of  this  city ;  Louise,  at  home ;  Richard,  of  St.  Louis ;  and  Francis,  who  also 
makes  his  home  in  this  city.  These  children  in  both  the  paternal  and  maternal 
lines  are  connected  with  two  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  pioneer  families 
of  the  city  and  several  of  the  sons  are  doing  credit  to  an  honored  ancestry  by 
reason  of  their  activity  in  commercial  circles  here. 


WALKER  HILL. 


Walker  Hill,  whose  pursuit  of  a  persistent  purpose  has  carried  him  into  im- 
portant relations  with  the  financial  interests  of  St.  Louis,  has  for  twenty-two 
years  been  connected  with  banking  circles  of  this  city  and  since  1905  has  been 
president  of  the  Mechanics-American  National  Bank.  Possessing  broad,  enlight- 
ened and  liberal-minded  views,  he  holds  to  high  ideals  in  financial  circles  concern- 
ing the  scope  of  the  business,  the  possibilities  of  accomplishment  and  the  measures 
to  be  employed.  Throughout  his  entire  career  he  has  been  identified  with  bank- 
ing and  the  progressive  steps  in  his  record  are  easily  discernible. 

Further  investigation  into  his  history  shows  that  he  comes  of  an  ancestry  hon- 
orable and  distinguished.  His  great-grandfather  and  his  grandfather  owned  and 
conducted  Rumford  Academy  in  King  and  Queen  county,  Virginia,  in  which  in- 
stitution they  prepared  young  men  for  the  universities.  The  parents  of  Walker  Hill 
were  Lewis  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Maury)  Hill,  the  former  a  commission  mer- 
chant of  Richmond,  Virginia,  in  which  city  their  son  Walker  was  born  on  the 
27th  of  May,  1855. 

His  early  education  was  acquired  through  the  instruction  of  his  parents  and 
he  also  spent  four  years  in  the  private  school  conducted  by  William  F.  Fox  of 
Richmond.  In  June,  1871,  he  put  aside  his  text-books  in  order  to  enter  business. 
In  his  youth  he  was  fond  of  all  athletic  sports,  especially  baseball  and  his  inter- 
est and  participation  therein  were  undoubtedly  features  in  the  development  of  a 
strong  physical  manhood  that  enabled  him  to  meet  the  demands  made  upon  him 
as  he  entered  business  life.  A  mental  review  of  the  possibilities  offered  in  the 
business  world  led  him  to  choose  banking  rather  than  mercantile  life  and  on  the  ist 
of  July,  1 87 1,  he  became  messenger  in  the  Planters  National  Bankx)f  his  native  city. 
The  following  year  he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  assistant  teller  and  in 
1873  was  made  teller  of  that  bank,  so  continuing  until  1881,  when  he  was  ap- 
pointed cashier  of  the  City  Bank  of  Richmond.  His  connection  with  that  institu- 
tion covered  about  six  years,  after  which  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  in  1887  was 
made  cashier  of  the  Union  Savings  Institution,  afterward  the  American  Exchange 
Bank.  In  1894  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  American  Exchange  Bank 
and  in  1905  was  elected  as  president  of  the  Mechanics- American  National  Bank^of 
St.  Louis,  the  successor  of  the  Mechanics  National  and  American  Exchange  Na- 
tional Banks.  His  associate  officers  are  H.  P.  Hilliard.  Jackson  Johnson,  and 
Ephron  Catlin,  vice  presidents,  and  L.  A.  Battaile,  cashier.  The  bank  is  capitalized 
for  two  million  dollars  and  has  a  surplus  of  two  million,  five  hundred  thousand 
dollars.  Mr.  Hill's  long  connection  with  the  banking  business,  covering  thirty- 
eight  years,  has  given  him  intimate  knowledge  thereof  in  principle  and  detail  and, 
continuallv  seeking  out  new  methods  to  augment  the  business  of  the  house,  he 
has  wrought  along  progressive  lines,  accomplishing  important  and   far-reaching 


1030  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

results  which  have  contributed  in  no  small  degree  to  the  financial  standing  of  the 
city  and  from  which  he  himself  has  also  derived  substantial  benefits. 

'Mr.  Hill's  standing  in  banking  circles  is  indicated  by  the  fact  of  his  election  as 
treasurer  of  the  American  Bankers"  Association  in  1897,  as  vice  president  for 
the  year  of  1898-9  and  as  president  for  the  ensuing  year.  His  interests  and  efforts, 
however,  have  by  no  means  been  confined  to  the  line  of  activity  which  he  has 
chosen  as  his  life  work  or  to  subsidiary  concerns.  His  interest  encompasses  many 
of  the  important  cjuestions  which  are  claiming  public  attention  todav  and  at  all 
times  his  influence  and  aid  are  found  on  the  side  of  reform,  advancement  and 
upbuilding.  He  is  the  treasurer  of  the  Hospital  Saturday  and  Sunday  Association 
and  also  of  the  Humane  Society  of  Missouri.  He  is  likewise  connected  in  the  same 
capacity  with  the  Business  Glen's  League  of  St.  Louis.  He  gives  his  political  alle- 
giance to  the  democracy,  advocating  the  standards  upheld  by  Grover  Cleveland. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  ]Mr.  Hill  was  married  October  14.  1885,  in 
St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Jeanie  ^Morrison  Lockwood,  a  daughter  of  Richard  J.  and 
Angelica  Peale  (Robinson)  Lockwood.  The  three  children  of  this  marriage  are 
Lockwood,  Walter  and  Maury  Hill,  and  the  family  attend  the  Episcopal  church, 
Air.  Hill  being  junior  warden  in  St.  Peter's  church  of  St.  Louis.  An  eminent 
statesman  has  said:  "In  all  this  world,  the  thing  supremely  worth  having  is  the 
opportunity  coupled  with  the  capacity  to  do  well  and  worthily  a  piece  of  work,  the 
doing  of  which  shall  be  of  vital  significance  to  mankind."  This  opportunity  has 
come  to  ]\Ir.  Hill  and  he  has  demonstrated  his  power  to  utilize  it,  for  he  has 
proven  himself  a  valued  factor  in  the  financial  circles  of  St.  Louis,  holding  to 
high  standards  of  business  integrity  and  at  the  same  time  using  legitimate  means 
for  increasing  the  scope  of  his  activity.  His  work,  too,  outside  of  banking  cir- 
cles, has  been  of  genuine  value  to  the  organizations  with  w^hich  he  is  connected  and 
in  all  of  his  associations  he  has  stood  as  a  man  among  men,  ready  to  meet  the  de- 
mands of  the  hour  in  a  capable  manner. 


HENRY  HARTMANX,  JR. 

Henry  Hartmann,  Jr.,  is  vice  president  and  secretary  of  the  Hartmann 
Bricklaying  &  Contracting  Company.  He  was  born  at  Twelfth  and  Locust 
streets,  St.  Louis,  August  12,  1861.  His  father,  Henry  Hartmann,  president 
of  the  Hartmann  Bricklaying  &  Contracting  Company,  was  born  in  Preus-Min- 
den,  Prussia,  and  came  to  America  in  1850,  settling  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has 
continuously  engaged  in  contracting  since  1855.  He  is  now  the  oldest  repre- 
sentative of  this  line  of  activity  in  the  city,  although  at  the  present  time  he  is 
practically  retired,  leaving  the  control  of  the  business  to  the  younger  members 
of  the  firm.  He  still  figures  as  president  of  the  company  and  there  are  many 
substantial  structures  of  this  city  which  stand  as  monuments  to  his  enterprise, 
while  the  difference  in  style  and  architecture  between  the  earlier  and  later 
buildings  which  he  has  erected  indicate  that  he  has  kept  pace  with  the  rapid 
progress  in  building  lines.  He  married  Caroline  Schwier,  who  was  born  in  the 
same  town  where  her  husband's  birth  occurred.  She  is  still  living  and  eight  of 
her  thirteen  children  yet  survive. 

Henry  Hartmann,  who  was  the  second  in  order  of  birth,  was  educated  at 
W'alther  College  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1878.  He  then 
learned  the  bricklayer's  trade,  and  after  serving  a  four  years'  apprenticeship, 
in  which  he  became  an  expert  workman,  was  made  superintendent  for  the  firm 
of  Hartmann  &  Debus,  contractors,  of  which  his  father  was  the  senior  partner. 
He  continued  in  that  position  until  1887,  when  Mr.  Debus  died.  He  devoted 
the  three  succeeding  years  to  making  estimates  for  his  father  and  then,  on 
the  13th  of  March.  1890,  the  Hartmann  Bricklaying  &  Contracting  Company 
w-as  incorporated,  since  which  time  Henrv  Hartmann  has  been  the  active  head 


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103-2  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  firm,  holding  the  offices  of  vice  president  and  secretary.  His  father 
practically  retired  at  that  time  and  Henry  Hartmann,  Jr.,  has  managed  the 
business,  which  under  his  control  is  steadily  growing.  Until  the  ist  of  January, 
1907,  they  confined  their  attention  exclusively  to  bricklaying  contracting,  but 
have  since  given  their  attention  to  general  contracting.  They  constructed  about 
two-thirds  of  the  Anheuser-Busch  plant,  also  the  Alermod  &  Jaccard  building, 
the  Carleton  building,  on  Twelfth  and  Washington,  the  House  of  the  Good 
Shepherd,  the  Butler  builduig.  Thirteenth  and  Washington,  the  building  of  the 
Brown  Shoe  Company,  on  Eighteenth  and  Washington,  and  many  other  import- 
ant buildings.  Since  taking  up  general  contracting  they  have  erected  the  An- 
heuser-Busch new  power  plant  and  stock,  the  new  fermenting  and  malting 
plant  for  the  Lemp  Brewing  Company,  the  malting  plant  for  the  Wainwright 
Brewery,  the  American  Hotel  and  Theater,  and  many  residences,  including  the 
homes  of  Nat  Kline,  Ernst  Klepstein,  W.  H.  Ronginer  and  G.  G.  Powell. 
Aside  from  his  connections  with  the  company  which  bears  his  name,  Mr.  Hart- 
mann is  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Contracting  Supply  Company,  treasurer  of 
the  Master  Bricklayers'  Benevolent  &  Protective  Association,  and  is  identified 
with  other  business  interests.  He  has  made  investments  in  real  estate  on  his 
own  account,  and  in  addition  to  other  property  has  an  attractive  home  at  No. 
2801  South  Eighteenth  street — a  fine  residence  standing  in  the  midst  of  one 
hundred  feet  of  ground. 

Mr.  Hartmann  has  been  married  twice.  On  the  8th  of  June,  1886,  in  St. 
Louis,  he  wedded  Elenora  Blickensdoerfer,  of  this  city,  who  died  in  1892,  leav- 
ing a  son  and  daughter :  Henry  J.,  now  twenty-three  years  of  age ;  and  Ella, 
nineteen  years  of  age.  On  the  4th  of  June,  1893,  Mr.  Hartmann  wedded  Miss 
Elizabeth  Berg,  a  daughter  of  George  Berg,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  have  many 
friends  in  this  city,  where  they  have  spent  their  entire  lives. 

In  politics  Mr.  Hartmann  is  a  republican  where  questions  of  state  and 
national  importance  are  involved,  but  casts  an  independent  ballot,  considering 
only  the  capability  of  the  candidate  in  his  fitness  for  the  discharge  of  the  specific 
duties  devolving  upon  him.  Mr.  Hartmann  belongs  to  the  Gillett-Slew  Hunting 
&  Fishing  Club  and  the  B.  B.  B.  B.  Bowling  Club,  of  which  he  is  the  president. 
His  recreation  comes  through  these  two  avenues  of  pleasure.  He  belongs  to 
the  Emmaus  Evangelical  Lutheran  church  and  is  chairman  of  its  building  com- 
mittee. Those  who  know  him  find  him  a  cordial  friend,  one  who  recognizes  and 
meets  the  responsibilities  and  obligations  of  life  and  is  working  all  the  time 
toward  something  higher  in  his  relations  to  the  city  and  in  his  business  career. 


PATRICK  DOWLING. 


Patrick  Dowling,  a  retired  railroad  contractor  who,  since  June,  1864,  has  re- 
sided in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  County  Roscommon,  Ireland,  in  March,  1844.  His 
grandfather,  also  Patrick  Dowling,  was  a  native  of  the  same  county  and  followed 
the  occupation  of  farming  as  his  life  work.  His  parents,  Michael  and  Mary 
Dowling,  were  both  natives  of  County  Roscommon,  and  the  former  followed  agri- 
cultural pursuits  throughout  his  entire  life. 

In  the  public  schools  Patrick  Dowling  pursued  his  education  to  the  age  of 
twelve  years,  after  which  he  worked  on  his  father's  farm  until  twenty  years  of 
age.  Sailing  for  America,  he  landed  at  New  York  and  thence  made  his  way 
westward  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  with  the  Iron  ]\Iountain  Railroad,  build- 
ing bridges  and  tracks,  for  a  year.  He  afterward  spent  eight  months  as  section 
man  in  the  employ  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  and  later  became 
foreman  of  section  hands  for  the  Wabash  Railroad  Company,  which  he  thus  repre- 
sented for  a  year  and  a  half.  lie  was  afterward  foreman  for  the  Iron  Mountain 
Railroad  Company  until   1873,  and  then  began   contracting  for  the  Little  Rock 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1033 

and  Fort  Smith  Railroad  and  later  did  contract  work  for  the  Pine  Bluff  and 
the  Cotton  Belt  Railroad  Companies.  In  1889  he  went  to  Cumberland  Gap,  Ken- 
tucky, where  he  remained  until  1891,  when  he  arrived  in  East  St.  Louis  and  laid 
the  track  for  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  from  Belleville  to  East  St.  Louis.  The 
following  year,  1892,  he  went  to  Indian  Territory  where  he  laid  one  hundred  and 
fifty  miles  of  track,  being  closely  connected  with  the  development  of  railroad 
interests  in  that  section  until  1902.  He  has  since  lived  retired,  making  his  home 
in  St.  Louis,  his  previous  diligence  and  energy  bringing  to  him  a  capital  that  now 
permits  him  to  rest  from  further  labors  while  the  fruits  of  his  former  toil  enable 
him  to  enjoy  all  of  the  comforts  and  some  of  the  luxuries  of  life. 

Mr.  Bowling  has  been  married  twice.  In  Davenport,  Iowa,  he  wedded  Miss 
Carroll,  who  died  April  i,  1880,  and  in  St.  Louis  he  wedded  ^liss  Cullen.  They 
have  six  children :  Daniel,  twenty-six  years  of  age,  who  was  educated  in  Ken- 
ricks  Seminary;  ^Michael,  twenty-three  years  of  age,  a  graduate  of  the  St.  Louis 
University  and  formerly  occupying  a  clerical  position  with  the  Lincoln  Trust  Com- 
pany; Mrs.  Jennie  Clark,  whose  husband  is  a  contractor  and  freight  agent  of  the 
Erie  Railroad  Company ;  Patrick,  twenty  years  of  age,  who  is  with  the  Title  Guar- 
antee Trust  Company ;  Thomas,  seventeen  years  of  age,  with  the  Chicago  Coal  & 
Lumber  Company ;  and  Annie,  who  is  attending  the  Visitation  Academy  of 
Springfield,   Alissouri. 

Mr.  Dowling  has  for  fifteen  years  been  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor. 
His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Catholic  church.  He  is  independent  in  politics,  nor 
has  he  ever  sought  nor  desired  political  preferment,  giving  his  attention  to  his  busi- 
ness affairs  which,  capably  conducted,  have  made  him  a  man  of  affairs.  He 
has  never  had  cause  to  regret  his  determination  to  seek  a  home  in  America  for 
in  this  country,  where  labor  is  unhampered  by  caste  or  class  he  has  made  steady 
progress  and  has  won  the  rewards  of  persistent  diligence. 


JOSEPH  W.  WEAR. 


Joseph  W.  Wear,  president  of  the  Skinner  &  Wear  Brothers  dry  goods  com- 
mission, is  yet  a  young  man  but  has  made  a  notable  place  for  himself  in  business 
circles.  With  keen  sagacity  he  has  seen  the  opportunities  for  broadening  the 
angle  of  activity  for  the  house  and  his  career  illustrates  most  clearly  the  fact  that 
success  is  not  a  matter  of  genius,  as  held  by  some,  but  is  the  legitimate  outgrowth 
of  experience,  unfaltering  purpose  and  intelligently  applied  energy. 

Mr.  Wear  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  27,  1876.  His  father  was  James 
H.  Wear,  founder  and  president  of  the  Wear-Boogher  Dry  Goods  Company,  now 
the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company,  who  died  in  1893  and  a  sketch  of  whom  is 
given  on  another  page  of  this  volume.  His  wife,  Nannie  E.  (Holliday)  West,  is  a 
direct  descendant  of  ancestors  who  fought  for  American  independence  in  the 
Revolutionary   war. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  offered  to  Joseph  W.  Wear  his  early  educa- 
tional advantages  and  in  due  time  he  was  graduated  from  the  Smith  Academy 
W'ith  the  class  of  1895.  Improving  his  opportunity  to  attend  Yale,  he  is  num- 
bered among  its  alumni  of  1899.  He  has  always  been  much  interested  in  athletics, 
in  fact  is  an  enthusiast  along  some  lines,  and  while  attending  Yale  was  for  four 
years  a  member  of  the  Yale  baseball  team.  He  has  held  the  tennis  championship 
for  ^Missouri  for  two  years  and  the  St.  Louis  tennis  championship  for  two  years, 
and  with  Ralph  McKitrich  has  held  the  tennis  doubles  championship  for  ]\Iis- 
souri  and  St.  Louis  for  four  years. 

On  completing  his  university  course  in  1899,  Mr.  Wear  became  connected 
with  the  dry  goods  commission  business  with  his  brother,  Arthur  Yancey  Wear,  un- 
der the  name  of  \\'ear  Brothers.    In  1908  they  admitted  Mr.  Skinner  to  a  partner- 


1034  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ship  and  the  firm  style  of  Skinner  &  Wear  Brothers  was  assumed,  with  Joseph  W. 
Wear  as  the  president. 

On  the  14th  of  April,  1903,  Mr.  Wear  married  Miss  Adaline  Coleman  Pot- 
ter, who  was  born  in  Philadelphia  in  1880,  a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  William  Pot- 
ter, one  of  the  leading"  attorneys  of  Philadelphia,  who  was  formerly  minister  to 
Italv  from  1892  luitil  1894  and  was  decorated  by  King  Victor  Emmanuel  with  the 
decoration  of  Grand  Officer  of  the  Order  of  the  Crown  of  Italy.  He  had  already 
had  conferred  upon  him  by  King  Humberto,  the  late  king  of  Ital} ,  the  decoration  of 
the  Order  of  SS.  ^laurizio  e  Lazzaro.  Mr.  Potter  served  in  many  public  capacities 
under  Presidents  Harrison  and  ]\IcKinley,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the  dis- 
tinguished statesmen  of  the  nation  who  left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon 
events  and  interests  of  national  moment. 

]\Ir.  \\ea.r  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Country  Club,  the  Racquet  Club  and  the 
St.  Louis  A  A  A  Club.  He  has  never  lost  his  interest  in  athletics  and  all  manly 
outdoor  sports  and  yet  has  never  neglected  in  the  slightest  degree  the  demands  of 
an  extensive  and  growing  business,  nor  been  found  Avanting  in  his  power  to  cope 
with  the  intricate  problems  of  a  large  trade. 


HEXRY   M.    SMITH. 


Henrv  'M.  Smith,  who  landed  in  America  when  a  youth  of  seventeen  years 
with  a  cash  capital  of  five  dollars,  is  today  at  the  head  of  the  extensive  business 
of  the  H.  ]\I.  Smith  Produce  Company  of  St.  Louis.  A  native  of  Dissen,  Ger- 
manv,  he  was  born  December  3.  1848,  of  the  marriage  of  William  Smith  and 
Kate  Bohnameyer.  The  father  was  a  carpenter  and  builder  and  both  parents 
spent  their  entire  lives  in  Germany. 

It  was  in  the  public  schools  of  that  country  that  Henry  ]\I.  Smith  acquired 
his  education  and  in  1866  he  heard  the  call  of  the  new  world  and  heeded  it. 
Coming-  to  this  country  imbued  with  the  hope  of  making  more  rapid  advance- 
ment in  the  business  world,  he  was  employed  for  a  short  period  at  L^nion  Hill, 
Xew  Jersev,  driving  a  brick  wagon.  The  fact  that  he  had  but  five  dollars  when 
he  came  to  America  made  immediate  employment  a  necessity.  The  voyage 
across  the  Atlantic  had  been  made  in  a  sailing  vessel  and  he  was  forty-nine  days 
en  route.  Ambitious  to  engage  in  a  business  that  would  give  him  better  oppor- 
tunities than  driving  a  wagon,  in  1867  he  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the 
carpenter's  trade  and  spent  about  four  years  in  that  line  of  activity. 

On  the  6th  of  May,  1870,  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  worked  for  a  short 
period  at  carpentering  in  this  city,  but  eagerly  availed  himself  of  an  opportunity 
to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  and  in  the  fall  of  1870  made  his  initial 
step  as  a  dealer  in  produce.  From  a  small  and  inconsequential  beginning  the 
present  large  business  has  developed  through  the  indefatigable  energy  and 
enterprising  spirit  of  Mr.  Smith.  For  a  number  of  years  this  has  ranked  as 
one  of  the  largest  wlnjlesale  ])r()(luce  establishments  in  St.  Louis,  the  company, 
incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  H.  M.  Smith  Produce  Company,  enjoying  a 
trade  that  annually  brings  them  in  between  four  and  five  hundred  thousand 
flollars.  This  extensive  concern  is  the  visible  evidence  of  the  life  of  activitv 
which  Mr.  Smith  has  led  and  which  has  brought  him  from  humble  surroundings 
to  the  plane  of  affluence,  where  he  has  broad  outlook  over  the  business  world, 
with  close  connections  with  one  of  its  profitable  fields  of  income. 

C)n  the  1st  of  l-"cbruary,  1872,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Smith  was  married  to  Miss 
I'Veclrica  Ilartmann  and  unto  them  were  born  ten  children,  of  whom  eight  are 
yet  living:  .\lvina,  the  wife  of  A.  Linda,  a  dry-goods  merchant  of  St.  Louis; 
Paulina,  the  wife  of  Otto  Hoyle,  who  is  engaged  in  the  roofing  business:  Minnie, 
the  wife  of  Ivdward  Miller,  a  member  of  the  H.  M.  Smith  l^roduce  Company; 


H.   M.   SMITH 


1036  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

\\'illiam,  who  is  engaged  in  business  with  his  father ;  Harry.  Edward,  Freda  and 
Mola.  at  home. 

]Mr.  Smith  is  a  member  of  and  a  deacon  in  the  Evangehcal  Lutheran  church, 
as  well  as  one  of  the  substantial  contributors  to  the  same.  He  was  one  of  the 
original  agitators  in  the  movement  for  building  the  new  church  edifice  at  Nine- 
teenth street  and  Xewhouse  avenue,  and  was  one  of  the  building  committee. 
His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  but  he  does  not  feel 
bound  by  party  ties,  voting  at  local  elections  as  his  judgment  dictates.  He  came 
to  America  with  the  intention  and  purpose  of  becoming  an  American  citizen  in 
spirit  as  well  as  in  name,  and  no  native  son  of  the  new  world  is  more  loyal  to 
the  interests  of  this  country  or  desires  in  greater  measure  its  upbuilding  and 
welfare.  This  is  manifested  in  the  aid  which  he  gives  to  many  projects  for  the 
public  good  in  St.  Louis.  He  has  never  had  occasion  to  regret  his  determination 
to  cross  the  water,  for  here  he  has  found  the  opportunities  which  he  sought 
and  which  have  been  improved  by  him  until  he  stands  today  as  one  of  the  sub- 
stantial residents  of  his  adopted  city,  having  won  notable  and  gratifying  success 
through  the  legitimate  channels  of  trade. 


PROFESSOR  CHARLES  E.  CASPARI. 

Eminent  among  the  professional  men  of  the  community  is  Professor  Charles 
E.  Caspari,  who  has  been  acting  chemist  for  the  Meyer  Brothers  Drug  Com- 
pany since  1904.  He  is  a  master  in  his  profession,  and  thus  far  his  career  has 
been  notable  from  the  point  of  view  of  the  important  positions  with  which  he  has 
been  honored,  having  been  connected  with  the  department  of  chemistry  in  sev- 
eral of  the  foremost  universities.  He  is  thoroughly  versed  in  all  branches  of  the 
science,  and  only  a  man  of  proved  merit  could  be  entrusted  with  the  position  he 
now  holds.  Professor  Caspari  was  born  in  1875,  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  where  his 
parents.  Charles  Caspari.  Sr.,  and  Leslie  V.  Caspari,  lived  for  a  number  of  years, 
his  father  having  been  a  prominent  business  man  there.  Charles  E.  Caspari  at- 
tended the  public  schools  in  Baltimore  until  eighteen  vears  of  age,  when  he  had 
passed  through  all  the  consecutive  grades.  After  a  preparatorv  course  in  a  private 
school  he  matriculated  in  Johns  Hopkins  University,  where,  upon  completing  the 
regular  three-year  term,  he  took  a  post-graduate  course  of  four  years  in  chemis- 
try. From  the  university  he  was  graduated  with  the  degrees  of  B.  A.  and  Ph. 
D.  Immediately  upon  leaving  the  university  he  was  called  to  an  instructorship 
in  chemistry  in  Columbia  University,  New  York  city,  where  he  taught  for  one 
year.  Professor  Caspari  had  a  natural  leaning  toward  the  science,  which  readily 
enabled  him  to  master  its  intricacies  and  place  him  in  a  high  standing  in  his  pro- 
fession. His  reputation  for  accuracy  and  proficiency  becoming  known,  he  was 
offered  the  position  of  research  chemist  for  the  Mallinckrodt  Chemical  Works,  St. 
Louis,  in  1901.  Resigning  his  chair  in  the  university  he  accepted  the  position, 
which  he  held  until  1903.  During  the  same  year  he  resigned  to  accept  the  chair  of 
chemistry  in  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy.  In  1904  Professor  Caspari  as- 
sumed his  present  position  as  chief  chemist  of  the  Meyer  Brothers  Drug  Company. 

Professor  Caspari  is  pronounced  in  his  political  views.  He  is  a  stanch  demo- 
crat by  studious  consideration  of  the  party  principles,  and  is  persuaded  that  de- 
mocracy is  essential  to  the  permanent  prosperity  of  the  nation.  He  evinces  a 
lively  interest  in  the  political  issues  of  the  times  and  is  not  lax  in  exerting  his  in- 
fluence to  put  the  candidates  of  his  party  into  office.  He  is  as  duteous  to  his 
religious  obligations  as  to  his  profession  in  politics,  being  a  member  of  the 
Church  of  the  Messiah. 

Professor  Caspari  was  wedded  to  Miss  Emilie  Ganz,  a  native  of  Switzerland. 
Miss  Ganz  came  to  this  country  for  the  marriage,  which  took  place  in  Baltimore  in 
1903,    They  reside  at  4060  Westminster  Place  and  have  three  children:    Florence 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1037 

L.,  Charles  E.,  Jr..  and  Emilie  C,  all  of  whom  are  still  too  young  to  attend  school. 
Professor  Caspari's  career  thus  far  has  been  brief  compared  with  the  remark- 
able success  with  which  it  has  been  attended.  He  has  won  an  enviable  reputation 
in  his  profession  and  has  already  enjoyed  honors  to  which  few  men  of  his  years 
have   aspired. 


WILLIAM  GREY  YANTIS. 

William  Grey  Yantis,  the  secret  of  whose  rise  in  the  business  world  is  found 
in  close  application  and  ready  adaptability  to  the  duties  devolving  upon  him,  is 
now  the  second  vice  president  of  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware  Company,  of 
St.  Louis,  and  his  comprehensive  understanding  of  the  hardware  trade  is  based 
upon  his  entire  life's  experience  in  the  business  world.  He  was  born  in  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  November  15,  1863.  his  parents  being  John  M.  and  Johanna  M.  Yantis. 
The  public  schools  afforded  him  his  educational  privileges,  his  studies  being  com- 
pleted by  the  high  school  course.  Having  put  aside  his  text-books,  he  obtained  a 
position  in  the  hardware  house  of  Pribyl  Brothers  at  Chicago,  where  he  served  in 
various  capacities,  each  successive  one  being  a  promotion,  from  1881  until  t886. 
In  the  latter  year  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  with  the  Simmons  Hardware  Com- 
pany until  1901.  In  that  year  he  joined  the  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hardware  Company, 
which  was  reorganized  and  incorporated  as  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware 
Company,  ]\Ir.  Yantis  entering  the  latter  as  vice  president.  For  twenty-seven  years 
associated  with  the  trade,  there  are  few  men  more  thoroughly  conversant  with  its 
interests  in  principle  and  detail  and  in  an  executive  position,  such  as  he  now 
occupies,  he  has  shown  himself  well  qualified  to  control  intricate  interests  of  one  of 
the  most  extensive  business  houses  of  this  character  in  St.  Louis. 

On  the  20th  of  August,  1901,  Mr.  Yantis  was  married  to  Mary  E.  Dwight.  He 
is  independent  in  politics,  regarding  not  political  ties  in  exercising  his  right  of 
franchise.  He  belongs  to  the  Christian  church,  while  his  membership  in  club  cir- 
cles extends  to  the  St.  Louis,  the  Noonday,  Racquet  and  Glen  Echo  Clubs.  With- 
out special  advantages  at  the  outset  of  his  career,  he  has  steadily  worked  his  way 
upward  by  the  merit  system  and  has  thus  passed  on  to  a  position  involving  wide 
responsibility  and  at  the  same  time  bringing  substantial  financial  benefits. 


HARRY  E.  SPRAGUE. 

Harry  E.  Sprague  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  March  13,  1876,  a  son  of  the  late 
Rodolph  C.  and  Ada  M.  (Clements)  Sprague.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Balti- 
more, Maryland,  and  for  more  than  forty  years  prior  to  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  1908,  was  attached  to  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Supply  Depot  of  the  United  States 
army,  entering  the  government  service  on  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis  shortly  after  the 
close  of  the  Civil  war.  ]\Irs.  Sprague  was  a  daughter  of  Cornelius  F.  and  Mar- 
garet (Orme)  Clements  of  Liverpool,  England,  who  had  settled  in  St.  Louis  in  the 
'60s.  The  Sprague  family  is  descended  from  Edward  Sprague  of  Dorset.  England, 
who  settled  at  Salem,  ^Massachusetts  in  the  early  part  of  the  seventeenth  century. 
The  family  afterward  removed  to  Danielson,  Connecticut,  and  from  there  Elisha  R. 
Sprague,  a  grandfather  of  Harrv  E.  Sprague,  following  his  graduation  from  Am- 
herst, went  to  Maryland.  He  taught  school  there  and  later  read  law  in  the  office 
of  James  L.  Bartol  who  was  afterward  for  many  years  chief  justice  of  the  Supreme 
Court  of  ^laryland.  He  practiced  law  in  Baltimore  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  in 
1867,  dying  at  Guayaquie,  Ecuador,  while  temporarily  there  on  legal  work.  He 
was  married  in  1845  to  Alida  Cherbonnicr.  a  sister  of  Mrs.  Bartol. 

Harry  E.  Sprague  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  continuing 
his  studies  until  he  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  with  the  last  class  from 


1038  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  old  building-  on  Fifteenth  and  Olive  streets  in  January,  1893.  He  then  entered 
business  with  the  title  investigating"  firm  of  Woerheide  &  Garrell  which  later  devel- 
oped into  the  Lincoln  Trust  Compan}-.  While  so  engaged  he  studied  law  in  the 
St.  Louis  Law  School  of  the  Washington  L^niversity  and  was  graduated  in  1899. 
Soon  afterward  he  was  appointed  trust  officer  of  the  Lincoln  Trust  Company 
which  position  he  held  until  1907,  when  he  entered  the  general  practice  of  law  in 
which  he  is  now  engaged. 

In  1904  ^Ir.  Sprague  married  Miss  Ethel  Nye  Gibbs  of  Grafton,  Massachu- 
setts, a  daughter  of  Daniel  Xye  and  Minnie  ( Slocoi-nb)  Gibbs,  their  home  being 
at  Kirkwood.  ^lissouri. 


HENRY  PITCHER. 


Henry  Pitcher,  who  passed  away  December  23,  1900,  had  been  a  resident 
of  St.  Louis  for  sixty  years  and  throughout  that  period  had  been  numbered 
among  those  who  contribute  to  the  material,  intellectual  and  moral  advancement 
of  the  community.  Mr.  Pitcher  was  a  native  of  England,  his  birth  having 
occurred  in  the  city  of  London,  August  22,  1813.  His  parents,  John  and  Jane 
(Bowman)  Pitcher,  were  people  of  some  means,  who  came  to  America  with 
their  children  in  the  colonizing  expedition  led  by  Morris  Birkbeck  and  George 
Flower  in  the  year  181 8.  The  colony  settled  in  Edwards  county,  Illinois,  and 
laid  out  and  built  the  present  city  of  Albion.  On  the  death  of  Mr.  Pitcher's 
parents  in  1820,  his  training  and  education  were  left  in  the  hands  of  his  grand- 
mother, ]ylrs.  Alary  Bowman,  a  woman  of  exceptional  ability,  to  wdiose  influ- 
ence may  be  largely  ascribed  the  sterling  character  for  which  he  was  noted. 
At  the  age  of  ten  years  he  went  to  Vincennes,  Indiana,  to  attend  school,  and 
remained  there  about  eight  years.  From  1832  to  1835  he  served  an  apprentice- 
ship at  the  carpenter's  trade,  and  at  the  conclusion  of  his  apprenticeship  worked 
at  his  trade  in  Cincinnati,  Louisville  and  many  other  cities  of  the  south. 

While  in  the  south  Mr.  Pitcher  became  acquainted  with  Judge  Perkins, 
a  distinguished  jurist  of  Louisiana,  who  employed  him  to  superintend  some  im- 
portant construction  work  on  his  estate.  In  June,  1838,  he  came  to" St.  Louis, 
and  the  city,  then  containing  only  a  few  thousand  inhabitants,  proved  very  attrac- 
tive to  him.  He  believed  that  a  bright  future  lay  before  it,  for  it  was  then 
growmg  rapidly  and  the  amount  of  building  which  was  being  done  gave  him 
ample  opportunity  to  follow  his  trade  and  develop  a  large  business.  xA.s  a  con- 
tractor and  builder  he  was  long  associated  with  the  substantial  improvement 
of  St.  Louis,  and  many  evidences  of  his  handiwork  are  still  seen  in  the  older 
buildings  of  the  city.  He  was  always  thorough  in  his  work,  systematic  and 
methodical  in  all  that  he  undertook,  and  lived  faithfully  up  to  the  terms  of  a 
contract,  so  that  his  recognized  reliability  gained  him  a  constantly  increasing 
patronage. 

In  1845  ^^^-  Pitcher  was  married  to  Aliss  Ellen  Carroll,  of  St.  Louis,  who 
died  in  185 1,  and  on  the  8th  of  February,  1853,  he  w^edded  Miss  Gertrude  Wil- 
kinson, a  daughter  of  William  and  Margaret  Wilkinson,  of  Albion,  Illinois.  His 
children  were  :  Kate,  now  Mrs.  L.  Cass  Miher ;  Jennie,  the  wife  of  C.  M.  Jen- 
nings ;  Fannie,  the  wife  of  William  H.  Hart ;  and  Carrie,  now  Mrs.  Franklin  L. 
Johnson. 

Air.  Pitcher  gave  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy.  In  matters  of 
citizenship  he  was  always  interested  when  any  movement  tended  to  promote 
public  progress,  and  his  cooperation  could  be  counted  upon  to  further  affairs 
relating  to  general  development.  He  was  one  of  the  firemen  of  St.  Louis  in  the 
days  when  there  existed  a  volunteer  fire  department,  and  in  other  ways  he  was 
closely  associated  with  the  welfare  of  the  growing  city.  His  religious  faith 
was  that  of  tlie   Episco])al  church.     He  was  always  temperate  in  his  habits,  of 


HEXRY   PITCHER 


1040  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  cheerful,  happy  disposition  that  inclined  him  always  to  look  on  the  bright 
side  of  things.  A  warm  hand  clasp  and  an  encouraging  word  indicated  to  those 
with  whom  he  came  in  contact  his  deep  interest  and  friendly  spirit,  and  when 
he  passed  away  his  death  was  the  occasion  of  deep  and  widespread  regret.  He 
had  formed  an  extensive  acquaintance  in  the  city  and  all  who  knew  him  appre- 
ciated his  sterling-  traits  of  character.  He  was  closely  associated  with  the  city 
during  fts  early  formative  period  and  throughout  the  sixty  years  of  his  resi- 
dence here  he  was  known  as  a  high  type  of  American  manhood  and  chivalry. 


WILLL\AI  J.  BRACHVOGEL. 

During  the  years  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  William  J.  Brachvogel  made 
for  himself  a  creditable  position  in  business  circles  by  reason  of  his  close  adher- 
ence to  those  principles  of  justice,  truth  and  progress  which  are  ever  essential  in 
an  honorable  business  career.  He  was  reared  in  Chicago  and  is  indebted  to  the 
public-school  system  of  that  city  for  the  educational  privileges  which  he  en- 
joyed. While  still  living  there  he  became  connected  with  the  firm  of  James  Cun- 
ningham &  Company,  of  Rochester,  New  York,  as  a  traveling  salesman.  This 
company  is  engaged  extensively  in  the  manufacture  of  carriages,  buggies  and  har- 
ness, with  a  trade  that  extends  throughout  the  country.  Air.  Brachvogel  traveled 
for  the  house  for  five  years  and  then  came  to  this  city  as  manager  of  the  St.  Louis 
branch  of  the  business.  Here  he  resided  for  fifteen  years  and  was  in  charge  of 
the  southwestern  territory  for  the  company,  having  supervision  of  the  sales  and 
shipments  of  the  products  manufactured  by  the  parent  house.  Altogether  he  was 
with  the  company  for  twenty  years,  a  fact  which  indicates  in  incontrovertible  man- 
ner his  fidelity  to  the  interests  of  the  house,  the  value  of  his  services  and  the  high 
position  he  occupied  in  public  regard  as  a  representative  of  commercial  interests. 
He  did  much  toward  establishing  a  good  trade  in  Kansas  City  and  was  well  known 
there. 

!Mr.  Brachvogel  was  an  active  and  valued  member  of  the  Loyal  League  and 
also  belonged  to  the  ^Missouri  Athletic  Club.  He  was  a  splendid  type  of  the  pro- 
gressive, enterprising  business  man  who  realizes  that  there  is  no  such  thing  as  in- 
ertia but  that  the  individual  must  either  advance  or  go  backward.  He  therefore 
made  steady  progress  throughout  all  the  years  of  his  connection  with  business  life 
here  and  at  the  same  time  was  a  prominent  factor  in  the  city's  welfare  and  growth. 
He  was  particularly  influential  and  helpful  in  the  conduct  of  the  old  St.  Louis  Eair 
and  Exposition  and  took  great  interest  in  the  World's  Fair  movement  of  1904,  do- 
ing whatever  he  could  to  promote  its  success.  He  was  a  very  liberal  and  charitable 
man.  spoke  kindly  of  those  wdiom  he  had  occasion  to  discuss  and  those  whom  he 
met  at  once  felt  the  influence  of  a  generous,  genial  spirit.  He  is  survived  by  his 
wife  and  two  daughters.  When  death  claimed  him  he  was  laid  to  rest  in  Rose 
Hill  cemetery  of  Chicago.  He  was  then  but  forty-six  years  of  age  and  a  life 
of  great  usefulness  was  thus  cut  ofif,  when  on  the  4th  of  January,  1909,  he  was 
called  to  his  final  rest. 


REV.  JOSEPH  G.  HOELTING. 

Rev.  Joseph  G.  Hoelting.  the  efficient  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Teresa's  Catholic 
church,  was  born  in  .St.  Louis,  November  3,  1879,  son  of  George  and  Teresa  (Wes- 
sell)  Hoelting,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  this  city.  His  father,  who  by  occu- 
pation was  a  bookkeeper  and  was  a  general  favorite  among  all  who  knew  him, 
departed  this  life  in  1891,  leaving  his  widow  and  three  children  :  Frank  G.,  Louisa 
Teresa,  both  oi  whom  reside  at  home  witli  their  mother,  and  Rev.  Toseph  G. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1041 

Rev.  Hoelting  began  his  education  in  SS.  Peter's  and  Paul's  parochial  school, 
where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age  at  which  time  he 
gave  up  school  and  spent  two  years  as  a  clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store,  making  this 
venture  in  order  that  he  might  gain  a  knowledge  of  the  business  world  and  become 
more  familiar  with  humanity.  Between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  seventeen  years 
he  was  placed  under  a  private  tutor,  with  wdiom  he  pursued  a  course  of  Latin, 
which  language  he  acquired  with  comparative  facility  and  presently  became  pro- 
ficient in  Latin  composition.  Upon  giving  up  his  clerkship  he  went  to  Ouincy,  Illi- 
nois, where  he  matriculated  as  a  student  in  the  Franciscan  College,  where  he  pur- 
sued a  classical  course,  which  he  completed  in  three  years.  After  his  graduation 
he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  in  order  to  complete  his  education  for  the  priest- 
hood entered  Kenrick  Seminary,  where  he  spent  five  years  in  close  study.  At  the 
expiration  of  this  time  he  had  finished  his  course  and  was  ordained  to  the  priest- 
hood June  lo,  1904,  by  Archbishop  Glennan,  and  was  appointed  to  Sacred  Heart 
church,  at  Thayer,  Missouri,  where  he  conducted  his  ministrations  for  a  period  of 
five  months,  when  he  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  at  St.  Teresa's  church,  one 
of  the  largest  and  finest  parishes  in  the  city,  where  he  has  since  been  ministering. 
In  addition  to  his  church  duties  as  assistant  pastor  he  also  officiates  as  chap- 
lain of  the  J\Iullanphy  Hospital. 

Aside  from  being  a  scholarly  man.  Rev.  Hoelting  possesses  all  those  higher 
and  more  valuable  qualities  which  go  to  make  up  a  sturdy  Christian  character  and 
as  a  clergyman  is  a  man  whom  to  meet  is  to  revere  and  respect. 

He  is  possessed  of  the  necessary  qualifications  for  the  sacred  calling  which  he 
has  chosen  and  is  a  zealous  Christian  worker,  always  on  the  alert  for  opportunity 
to  do  good  and  ever  striving,  according  to  the  power  obtainable  by  faith,  to  con- 
tribute not  only  to  the  moral  and  spiritual  welfare  of  the  congregation  with  which 
he  is  affiliated  but  also  to  efifect  the  moral  and  spiritual  uplift  of  the  residents  of  the 
community  in  which  he  resides.  He  is  kind  and  sympathetic  and  in  humility  and 
meekness  strives  to  emulate  the  Man  of  Nazareth  that  he  may  afford  a  fitting  exam- 
ple to  others  to  persuade  them  of  the  value  of  living  a  straightforward  and  up- 
right life. 


JOHN  J.  SCHORR. 


John  J.  Schorr,  secretary  of  the  Schorr-Kolkschneider  Brewing  Company, 
has  occupied  this  position  since  June,  1901,  entering  upon  his  duties  in  connec- 
tion therewith  wdien  but  twenty-four  years  of  age.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis. 
September  22,  1876,  a  son  of  Jacob  B.  and  Louise  (Koechel)  Schorr.  His  father, 
the  founder  of  the  brewery,  is  a  native  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  and  came  to  this 
country  in  1866.  He  is  well  known  through  his  benevolence  as  well  as  for  his 
business  enterprise.  For  twenty-eight  years  he  was  connected  with  the  Charles  G. 
Stifel  brewery  as  assistant  manager  and  superintendent  and  then  organized  the 
Schorr-Kolkschneider  Brewing  Company  and  established  a  plant  at  Pernell  and 
National  Bridge  road.  He  is  associated  in  this  enterprise  with  Henry  W.  Kolk- 
schneider,  who  for  twenty-six  years  w^as  collector  for  the  Hyde  Park  Brewery. 
The  building  which  they  own  and  occupy  is  a  very  modern  structure,  thoroughly 
up-to-date  in  all  its  equipment  and  appointments. 

John  J.  Schorr  began  his  education  in  the  German  schools  of  this  city  and 
afterward  attended  the  public  schools  until  thirteen  years  of  age.  He  then  en- 
tered a  private  school,  where  he  spent  three  years,  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
started  out  in  business  on  his  own  account.  At  that  time  he  was  apprenticed  by 
his  father  to  the  Charles  G.  Stifel  Brewing  Company  and  remained  in  that  service 
for  four  years.  In  1896  he  attended  the  Brewers  Academy  at  Chicago,  after  which 
he  went  to  Memphis,  Tennessee,  for  practical  experience,  working  in  different  de- 
partments of  the  plant  of  the  Tennessee  Brewing  Company  at  ]\Iemphis.  his  un- 


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1042  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

cle.  John  ^^^  Schorr,  being  president  of  the  concern.  In  the  fall  of  1897  he  re- 
turned to  St.  Louis  and  to  gain  further  practical  experience  he  entered  the  Green 
Tree  Brewery,  where  he  continued  until  1898.  In  that  year  he  was  appointed 
assistant  superintendent  and  brew  master  of  the  Charles  G.  Stifel  Brewing  Com- 
pany and  held  the  position  until  the  present  brewery  of  the  Schorr-Kolkschneider 
Brewing  Company  was  erected.  He  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the  business 
and  is  now  its  secretary.  They  have  a  splendidly  equipped  plant  and  the  excellence 
of  their  product  is  bringing  to  them  substantial  returns. 

In  St.  Louis,  in  April,  1900,  Mr.  Schorr  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Emma  Leroi,  a 
daughter  of  William  Leroi,  president  of  the  Leroi  Furniture  Company,  and  con- 
trolling one  of  the  largest  furniture  factories  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schorr 
have  two  daughters.  Alma  and  Ilda.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  3817  North 
Twentieth  street. 

In  his  political  views  ]\Ir.  Schorr  is  a  republican,  stanch  in  support  of  the 
party  principles.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  has  taken  the  Knight 
Templar  degree  of  the  commandery  and  is  a  member  of  the  ]\Iystic  Shrine.  He 
does  thoroughly  whatever  his  hand  finds  to  do,  has  neglected  no  opportunity  and 
slighted  no  task  and  thus  as  the  years  have  gone  by  he  has  worked  his  way  upward 
until  his  business  connection  brings  him  a  substantial  reward  for  his  labor. 


lULES  BARON.  ^I.D. 


Dr.  Jules  Baron,  who  since  1884  has  been  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of 
medicine  in  St.  Louis  and  is  now  serving  for  the  second  term  as  coroner  of  the 
cit}-,  was  here  born  on  the  nth  of  August,  1859,  a  son  of  Julius  C.  and  Euphrasia 
(E)ubief)  Baron.  Being  left  an  orphan  at  the  age  of  six  years,  he  was  adopted 
bv  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Henry  Zoellner.  He  pursued  his  preliminary  education  in  the 
public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  his  more  specifically  literary  course  in  Washing- 
ton L'niversitv.  He  then  prepared  for  a  professional  career  as  a  student  in  the 
Medical  College  of  St.  Louis,  and  was  graduated  therefrom  in  1881.  In  order 
to  perfect  himself  in  his  chosen  calling  he  went  abroad  and  pursued  special 
courses  of  study  in  the  Universities  of  Berlin,  Paris  and  Vienna,  under  some  of 
the  most  renowned  physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  old  world.  He  spent  three 
years  abroad,  becoming  familiar  with  the  methods  of  practice  in  vogue  among 
the  most  renowned  members  of  the  profession,  and  thus  well  qualified  for  his 
chosen  calling  he  entered  upon  active  practice  in  St.  Louis  in  1884.  He  has  since 
enjoyed  a  liberal  patronage  and  stands  high  in  the  profession,  his  position  being 
attested  by  his  fellow  practitioners  and  the  consensus  of  public  opinion.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Asso- 
ciation, and  thus  keeps  in  touch  with  the  advanced  thought  of  the  profession  as 
investigation  and  research  are  continually  broadening  knowledge  and  promoting 
efficiency  among  the  members  of  the  medical  fraternity.  He  has  some  business 
interests  in  more  strictly  commercial  lines,  being  now  president  of  the  Banner- 
Clay  Works. 

Dr.  Baron  has  been  married  twice.  He  first  wedded  Frieda  Rahner,  and  in 
May,  1903,  was  joined  in  wedlock  to  Miss  Josephine  Hecker,  by  whom  he  has 
one  son.  Jules,  Jr. 

Politicallv  Dr.  Baron  is  a  republican,  but  while  he  alwavs  keeps  well  informed 
on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day  as  every  true  American  citizen  should  do 
yet  he  has  never  sought  nor  desired  office  outside  the  strict  path  of  his  profession. 
He  was,  however,  elected  coroner  of  the  city  by  an  overwhelming  majority  and 
on  the  expiration  of  the  first  term  of  two  vears  was  reelected  for  the  succeeding 
term.  In  the  fall  of  1908  he  was  again  elected  to  that  office,  this  being  the  first 
time  in  the  history  of  St.  Louis  that  one  man  has  been  elected  three  times.  He 
belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pvthias   fraternitv  and  is  also  a  thirtv-second  degree 


DR.  JULES    BARON 


1044  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mason,  belonging  to  Anchor  Lodge,  No.  443,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  His  broad  human- 
itarian spirit  is  the  basis  of  his  interest  in  an  order  which  recognizes  the  need 
of  mutual  helpfulness  among  mankind.  He  maintains  an  office  at  No.  3357 
California  avenue,  and  in  his  practice  manifests  conscientious  zeal  in  his  devotion 
to  the  interests  of  his  patients. 


HEXRY  BOLLWERK. 


In  the  history  of  industrial  development  in  St.  Louis  it  is  fitting  that  mention 
be  made  of  the  ti'rm  of  Bolhverk  &  Brother,  carriage  and  wagon  manufacturers, 
as  thev  are  conducting"  an  enterprise  of  some  magnitude  and  cafr3ang  on  the  busi- 
ness, exemplifying  the  force  of  industry  and  determination.  A  native  of  St.  Louis, 
Henry  Bolhverk  is  a  son  of  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Kaatmann)  Bolhverk,  both 
of  wiiom  were  natives  of  Germany.  The  father  lost  his  parents  in  Germany. 
The  parents  of  Mrs.  Bolhverk,  however,  came  with  her  to  America  and  Henry 
Bolhverk,  Sr.,  made  the  voyage  at  the  same  time,  arriving  in  the  United  States  in 
1848.  They  were  among  the  early  German  residents  of  St.  Louis,  which  up  to 
that  year  had  largely  been  a  French  settlement,  but  which  was  thenceforward  to 
owe  its  business  development  in  large  measure  to  its  German  residents.  Henry 
Bolhverk,  Sr.,  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade  and  at  once  opened  a  smithy  of  his  own 
on  Broadway  near  Sidney  street  in  connection  with  William  Jansen.  They  re- 
mained in  business  together  until  1856  and  the  following  year  Mr.  Bollwerk  opened 
the  shop  now  occupied  by  his  sons.  This  was  the  first  blacksmith  and  wagon 
shop  established  in  this  section  of  South  St.  Louis.  In  the  conduct  of  his  enter- 
prise he  met  with  success  and  in  the  course  of  years  accumulated  a  comfortable 
competence.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  became  a  member  of  the  Home 
Guards  but  was  never  in  active  service.  He  was  engaged  in  military  duty,  how- 
ever, as  a  member  of  the  Prussian  army  for  five  years  and  came  to  America  thus 
prior  to  the  Rebellion  of  1848.  He  died  in  1891  at  the  age  of  seventy  years  and 
his  W'ife  surviving  him  for  some  time  passed  away  in  1900.  They  left  a  family  of 
nine  children :  Johanna,  the  deceased  wife  of  V.  Westhus ;  Frances,  the  deceased 
wife  of  J.  C.  Tiermann ;  Henry;  Margaret,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Kirchhoff ;  Joseph, 
w^ho  is  connected  with  his  brother  Henry  in  business ;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Henry 
Liethegener ;  William,  who  is  a  house  and  sign  painter ;  August,  a  blacksmith ; 
and  Albert,  who  is  engaged  in  the  grocery  business. 

Henry  Bollwerk's  preparation  for  the  practical  and  responsible  duties  of  life 
came  to  him  through  instruction  in  the  parish  and  public  schools  and  for  a  time 
he  also  attended  Jones  Commercial  College.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  how- 
ever, he  began  learning  the  blacksmith's  trade,  which  he  has  followed  since  in 
connection  with  wagon  and  carriage  manufacturing.  His  business  training  was 
received  under  the  direction  of  his  father,  who  in  1886  turned  the  business  over 
to  his  sons,  Henry  and  Joseph,  and  at  Nos,  3103  and  3105  South  Broadway  they 
are  now  successfully  conducting  a  carriage  and  wagon  manufactory.  For  twenty- 
three  years  they  have  managed  this  business  which  is  today  the  largest  of  its 
kind  in  the  southern  part  of  the  city.  They  are  both  men  of  good  business  dis- 
cernment and.  with  thorough  understanding  of  the  trade,  they  so  directed  their 
labors  as  to  achieve  a  creditable  and  gratifying  measure  of  success,  the  excellence 
of  their  product  being  such  as  to  insure  a  ready  sale  on  the  market. 

In  1881  Mr.  I'ollwerk  was  married  to  Miss  Catherine  Beckerle,  a  daughter  of 
Henry  i>eckerle,  whose  family  number  but  two  children,  the  son  being  Michael 
Beckerle.  The  home  of  i\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Bollwerk  has  been  blessed  with  seven 
children,  who  are  yet  living:  IT.  B..  Louis  G.,  Alwina,  Blanche,  Leo  V.,  Hilda 
and  Theressa. 

Mr.  Bollwerk  takes  little  interest  in  politics  and  although  he  usually  votes 
the  democratic  ticket  he  is  somewhat  independent  in  his  party  connections  and 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOrRTH    CITY.  1045 

does  not  feel  bound  by  party  ties  at  any  time.  In  religious  faith  he  is  a  Catholic 
and  has  reared  his  family  in  that  church.  The  warm  friendship  entertained  for 
him  by  many  who  have  known  him  from  his  boyhood  days  is  indicative  of  the  fact 
that  his  life  has  been  well  spent  and  that  the  rules  which  have  governed  his  conduct 
are  in  harmony  with  the  principles  of  upright  manhood. 


JA:MES  HUTCHINSON  WEAR. 

James  Hutchinson  Wear,  for  thirty  years  a  prominent  figure  in  commercial 
circles  in  St.  Louis,  was  well  known  as  the  founder  and  president  of  the  Wear- 
Boogher  Dry  Goods  Company,  in  which  connection  he  instituted  an  enterprise  that, 
developing  along  modern  lines  of  business  activity,  became  a  foremost  concern  in 
commercial  circles.  It  was  not  alone  his  creditable  success,  however,  that  won 
for  James  H.  W^ear  the  hold  which  he  had  upon  the  affection  and  regard  of  his 
colleagues  and  associates.  He  displayed  in  his  life  the  principles  of  honorable 
manhood  and  helpful  sympathy  and  it  was  these  qualities  which  caused  the  news 
of  his  death  to  bring  a  sense  of  personal  bereavement  to  all  who  knew  him.  He 
was  born  near  Otterville,  Missouri,  September  30,  1838,  a  son  of  William  Gault 
and  Amanda  Wear.  His  father  was  born  in  Knoxville,  Tennessee,  in  1817,  while 
the  mother's  birth  occurred  in  Glasgow,  Kentucky,  in  1819.  He  represents  one 
of  the  old  colonial  families  founded  in  this  country  when  America  was  still  num- 
bered among  the  possessions  of  Great  Britain.  His  great-grandfather  was  Jona- 
than Wear,  who  with  four  of  his  brothers  served  in  the  Revolutionarv  war  in 
defense  of  colonial  interests.  In  his  youth  William  G.  Wear  became  a  resident  of 
Missouri  and  later  purchased  the  land  on  w^hich  the  town  of  Otterville  was  laid  out 
in  1840.  There  he  lived  until  1881  and  throughout  the  intervening  years  was 
closely  associated  with  the  development  and  progress  of  the  community. 

James  Hutchinson  Wear,  spending  his  youthful  days  in  his  parents'  home, 
acquired  his  preliminary  education  in  the  public  schools  and  afterward  attended 
Jones  Commercial  College  of  St.  Louis.  When  he  was  seventeen  years  of  age  he 
started  in  business  with  his  father,  who  was  a  successful  merchant,  retaining  his 
residence  at  Otterville  until  1863,  when  he  became  connected  with  mercantile 
interests  of  St.  Louis.  In  that  year  he  removed  to  this  city,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  boot  and  shoe  business,  while  later  he  embarked  in  the  wholesale  dry  goods 
business,  becoming  head  of  the  firm  of  Wear  &  Hickman  at  No.  319  North  Main 
street.  W'ith  the  passing  years  he  extended  the  scope  of  his  activities,  his  business 
developing  with  the  rapid  grow^th  of  the  city,  while  his  enterprise  won  him  recog- 
nition as  a  forceful  factor  in  commercial  circles.  For  a  time  he  was  senior  part- 
ner of  the  firm  of  J.  H.  Wear  &  Company  and  then  organized  the  Wear-Boogher 
Dry  Goods  Company,  of  which  he  was  president  until  his  death.  He  early  learned 
to  correctly  value  life's  contacts  and  experience,  to  coordinate  forces  in  the  pro- 
duction of  a  harmonious  whole  and  to  bring  seemingly  diverse  elements  into  unity. 
Thus  his  executive  ability,  combined  with  his  progressive  spirit,  gained  for  him 
preeminence  in  commercial  circles  until  the  name  of  Wear  was  recognized  as  a 
representative  one  in  the  commercial  interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  also  a  director 
of  the  St.  Louis  National  Bank  and  to  other  fields  of  activity  extended  his  efforts. 

In  1866  Mr.  Wear  w^as  married  to  Aliss  Nannie  E.  Hollidav  and  unto  them 
were  born  seven  children.  Those  now  living  are  John  Holliday,  Mrs.  Mildred 
Kotany,  Lucretia,  Joseph  W^alker,  James  Hutchinson  and  Arthur  Yancey.  One 
son,  William  Wear,  is  now  deceased.  The  death  of  the  husband  and  father 
occurred  in  St.  Louis,  September  14,  1893,  when  he  was  fifty-five  years  of  age. 
While  his  life  was  preeminently  that  of  a  successful  merchant,  his  business  inter- 
ests did  not  exclude  his  active  participation  in  affairs  relating  to  the  improvement 
and  progress  of  the  city  in  other  directions.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Mercantile 
Club  and  took  an  active  and  helpful  part  in  church  and  kindred  interests,  serving 


1046  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

as  a  ruling  elder  of  the  Grand  Avenue  Presbyterian  church  and  as  a  member  of 
the  board  of  managers  of  the  Bethel  Mission  and  of  the  Protestant  Hospital.  Few 
men  have  realized  more  fully  the  responsibilities  of  wealth  or  have  had  keener 
mterest  in  those  lines  of  activity  which  tend  to  relieve  hard  conditions  of  life  for 
the  unfortunate.  In  his  career  business  enterprise  and  broad  humanitarianism 
were  well  balanced  factors. 


WILLIA:^!  henry  SWIFT. 

jMastering  the  lessons  of  life  day  by  day  until  his  post-graduate  work  in 
the  school  of  experience  placed  him  with  the  men  of  eminent  ability  and  broad 
learning.  William  Henry  Swift  has  for  years  figured  prominently  in  the  life  of 
St.  Louis,  long  recognized  as  a  leading  journalist,  while  in  later  years  he  has 
been  at  the  head  of  a  contracting  firm  that  has  operated  in  nearly  every  large 
city  of  the  country. 

Born  in  Cayuga  county,  New  York,  March  27,  1832,  he  is  descended  in  the 
paternal  line  from  an  ex-commander  in  Cromwell's  army,  who  landed  at  Cape 
Cod  in  1644  and  founded  in  America  a  family  that  has  since  numbered  many 
distinguished  representatives.  Joseph  P.  Swift,  his  father,  was  at  one  time 
high  sheriff  of  Cayuga  county,  and  his  prominence  in  whig  circles  made  him 
a  colaborer  and  intimate  friend  of  many  distinguished  leaders  of  that  party, 
including  Millard  Fillmore  and  Judge  Alfred  Conkling. 

On  the  distaff'  side  William  H.  Swift  is  descended  from  the  Stoddards, 
who  became  residents  of  New  England  when  it  was  still  numbered  among  the 
colonial  possessions  of  the  mother  country.  Anthony  Stoddard,  a  native  of 
England  and  the  founder  of  the  family  in  America,  settled  in  Boston  about  the 
year  1630.  To  this  family  belonged  Captain  Amos  Stoddard,  who  as  the  joint 
representative  of  France  and  the  United  States,  formally  received  from  Spain 
the  province  of  Louisiana.  He  was  the  first  military  commandant  of  the 
newly  acquired  territory  and  established  the  authority  of  the  United  States 
government,  acting  as  governor  there  until  succeeded  by  General  William 
Henry  Harrison,  governor  of  Indian  Territory,  to  which  Upper  Louisiana  was 
attached  some  time  after  its  acquisition  by  the  United  States. 

The  vigorous  intellectual  qualities  and  forceful  character  of  his  ancestry 
were  transmitted  to  William  Henry  Swift,  but  aside  from  these  inherent  forces 
he  was  without  patrimony  when  he  started  upon  his  business  career.  His  educa- 
tional privileges,  too,  were  somewhat  limited,  but  he  has  been  an  apt  student 
of  the  lessons  to  be  learned  in  the  school  of  experience  and  readily  learned  to 
differentiate  between  the  essential  and  the  non-essential,  retaining  the  former 
and  discarding  the  latter.  In  his  boyhood  days  he  became  an  apprentice  in  the 
printing  office  of  the  Auburn  Advertiser,  published  in  Auburn,  New  York.  In 
those  days,  when  the  apprentice  had  to  become  familiar  with  all  of  the  work 
of  the  office,  he  gained  much  valuable  knowledge  concerning  business  affairs, 
politics  and  governmental  problems  as  presented  through  the  conditions  of  the 
east  and  south  and  discussed  through  the  columns  of  the  press.  An  observing 
eye  and  retentive  memory  enabled  him  to  continually  add  to  his  store  of  knowl- 
edge, anrl  a  power  of  mental  assimilation  enabled  him  to  use  all  the  learning 
which  he  acquired  through  his  business  experience. 

Thus  with  constantly  expanding  powers  he  sought  the  business  opportun- 
ities of  the  west  and  in  1850  became  a  journeyman  printer  in  St.  Louis.  After 
a  time  he  became  foreman  of  the  composing  room  of  the  State  Journal,  of 
which  he  was  part  owner,  and  in  which  capacity  he  remained  until  the  publica- 
tion of  the  paper  was  discontinued.  His  understanding  of  the  demands  of  suc- 
cessful journalism  had  been  followed  by  his  ready  adaptability  to  the  practical 
work  connected  therewith,  and  his  power  in  reportorial  lines  led  to  his  selection 


W.    H.   SWIFT 


1048  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

as  city  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Dispatch.  In  this  capacity  he  had  an  opportunity 
to  evince  his  abihty  as  a  writer,  his  executive  force  and  his  famiharity  with  af- 
fairs in  general,  and  as  a  result  he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  editor  in 
chief,  which  he  held  until  his  inclination  to  identify  himself  more  thoroughly  with 
the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis  prompted  him  to  accept  the  management  of  the 
commercial  and  financial  department  of  the  Missouri  Republican,  now  the  Re- 
public. During  four  years  thereafter  he  conducted  this  branch  of  journalistic 
work  in  connection  with  what  was  then  the  leading  newspaper  of  the  southwest, 
and  his  varied  duties  brought  him  into  relation  with  many  of  the  prominent 
men  in  business  and  political  circles  in  the  state  of  Missouri. 

Always  interested  in  political  issues  and  the  questions  which  are  to  the 
statesman  and  the  man  of  affairs  of  great  import,  his  opinions  have  carried 
weight  in  the  councils  of  the  democratic  party,  and  though  he  has  not  sought 
office  as  a  reward  for  party  fealty,  his  ability  led  to  his  selection  for  the  ofhce 
of  clerk  of  the  city  council,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for  two  years. 

On  his  retirement  from  that  position  Mr.  Swift  became  connected  with 
important  industrial  interests  and  has  made  steady  progress  in  this  line  of  activ- 
ity until  he  stands  today  at  the  head  of  a  company  which  is  known  throughout 
the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land,  for  there  are  monuments  to  the  skill  and 
ability  of  its  members  in  many  of  the  substantial  structures  found  in  the  leading 
cities  of  the  country.  He  associated  with  himself  Jeremiah  Fruin  in  contracting 
lines  under  the  firm  name  of  Fruin  &  Company,  of  which  he  was  the  financial 
head,  and  his  knowledge  of  public  affairs,  his  diplomatic  spirit  and  his  ready 
understanding  of  men,  resulting  from  his  previous  newspaper  work,  had  a  vivi- 
fying effect  upon  the  business  and  from  that  time  forward  its  operations  were 
vastly  extended.  Several  years  later  Messrs.  Fruin,  Bambrick  and  Swift  formed 
a  corporation  to  carry  on  their  business,  which  was  organized  under  the  name 
of  the  Fruin-Bambrick  Construction  Company,  with  ]\Ir.  Swift  as  its  president. 
He  still  remains  at  the  head  of  what  is  one  of  the  most  famous  contracting  com- 
panies in  the  Lmited  States,  its  business  interests  extending  to  all  parts  of  the 
country  where  important  structures  have  been  erected  under  the  terms  of  con- 
tracts awarded  them.  As  a  result  of  his  operations  and  enterprise  Mr.  Swift 
has  accumulated  a  large  fortune  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  dis- 
tinguished self-made  men  of  St.  Louis.  It  has  been  well  said  of  him  that  "in 
social  life  he  is  a  man  welcome  in  all  company  wherein  intelligence  is  an  mdis- 
pensable  attribute  of  agreeableness.  His  literary  skill  and  his  experience  in 
the  world  make  him  a  charming  companion.  His  wit  is  nimble  and  his  humor 
kindly.  In  all  the  minor  offices  of  life  he  is  a  man  of  deep  and  broad  sympathies. 
He  holds  his  wealth,  without  quixotism,  in  trust  for  the  less  fortunate  of  his 
fellows,  and  his  hand  is  cunning  in  charity  that  evades  the  gaze  of  the  world  in 
its  operations."  ]\Ir.  Swift  thoroughly  enjoys  home  life  and  takes  great  pleasure 
in  the  society  of  his  family  and  friends,  while  his  courtesy  and  affability  have 
gained  him  the  warm  regard  of  those  who  know  him  personally. 


JOHN  W.  AIOORE.  M.  D. 

While  a  graduate  physician  Dr.  3iIoore  is  devoting  his  time  and  energies  to 
mercantile  and  manufacturing  interests,  being  now  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
and  sale  of  surgeon's  and  physician's  supplies  of  all  kinds.  He  was  born  in 
Licking  county,  Ohio,  March  7,  1858,  and  is  a  son  of  Solomon  and  Catherine 
CKimmel)  Moore,  who  were  of  Scotch  descent.  The  removal  of  the  family 
to  Missouri  enabled  him  to  secure  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Mercer, 
this  state,  and  later  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1882  from  the  Missouri 
Medical  College,  having  in  that  institution  qualified  for  the  practice  of  medicine 
and  surgery.     He  now  belongs  to  its  Alumni  Association.     After  his  graduation 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1049 

he  located  for  practice  in  Mercer  for  three  and  one-half  years  and  then  came  to 
St.  Louis  in  1885.  Here  he  practiced  for  one  year  with  Dr.  j\I.  Yarnall.  at  the  end 
of  which  time  he  entered  the  surgery  instrument  firm  of  Leslie  &  Company  in  the 
capacity  of  salesman.  This  business  was  afterwards  purchased  by  the  Hold- 
kamp-Moore  Instrument  Company  and  was  incorporated  under  that  name.  Mr. 
Moore  afterwards  severed  his  connection  with  that  house  and  organized  the  Blees- 
Moore  Instrument  Company  in  connection  with  Colonel  Blees,  of  Mexico,  Missis- 
sippi, who  died  in  1906.  Following  the  death  of  his  partner  Dr.  Moore  purchased 
his  interest  in  the  business  and  is  now  sole  owner.  He  manufactures  surgical 
instruments  and  physicians'  supplies  of  all  kinds  and  that  the  business  has  reached 
large  proportions  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  employment  is  given  to  twenty-eight 
men.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  introducing  his  products  to  the  trade,  his 
output  finding  a  ready  sale  on  the  market. 

On  the  24th  of  January,  1882,  Dr.  Moore  was  married  to  Miss  Susie  Graves 
and  to  them  has  been  born  a  son,  Waldo,  who  is  now  in  college  and  two  daughters, 
Claudia  and  Mary  Helen,  both  at  home.  Dr.  Moore  gives  his  political  support 
to  the  republican  party.  He  belongs  to  the  Third  Baptist  church  and  his  upright, 
honorable  life  has  gained  him  uniform  respect  and  confidence.  In  professional 
lines  he  is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Med- 
ical Society  and  the  American  Medical  Association  and,  while  he  no  longer  engages 
in  active  practice,  his  comprehensive  understanding  of  the  principles  of  medicine 
and  surgery  is  of  the  utmost  value  and  assistance  to  him  in  conducting  his  manu- 
facturing and  commercial  interests.  He  is  now  at  the  head  of  a  large  business 
in  his  line  and  his  extensive  trade  is  well  merited. 


FREDERICK  C.  MEYER. 

The  spirit  of  enterprise  has  been  characteristic  of  the  growth  of  the  middle 
west.  There  has  been  an  absence  of  that  conservatism  which  has  in  a  measure 
retarded  advancement  in  the  east  and  a  lack  of  inflated  values  and  overdrawn 
activity  which  has  seemed  to  produce  phenomenal  advancement,  but  without  per- 
manent results,  in  the  far  west.  This  section  of  the  country  seems  to  have  struck 
the  happy  medium  and  its  citizenship  is  largely  composed  of  men  who  have  made 
continuous  and  steady  progress  and  as  architects  of  their  own  fortune  have 
builded  wisely  and  well  and  at  the  same  time  have  been  the  builders  of  a  substan- 
tial commonwealth.  To  this  section  belongs  Frederick  C.  Meyer  who  has  always 
lived  in  the  middle  west,  his  birth  having  occurred  near  Quincy,  Illinois,  in  June, 
1868.  His  father,  B.  C.  Aleyer,  was  a  stationary  engineer  but  is  now  living  retired. 
At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  served  with  a  Wisconsin  Regiment  and  at  the 
close  of  hostilities  was  mustered  out  with  the  rank  of  captain,  his  promotion  com- 
ing to  him  in  recognition  of  valorous  and  meritorious  conduct  in  the  battle  field. 
He  was  a  native  of  Germany  and  in  his  infancy  was  brought  to  this  country  by 
his  father. 

Frederick  C.  Meyer  began  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Denver, 
Colorado,  to  which  city  the  father  removed  with  his  family  when  the  subject  of 
this  review  was  a  young  lad.  He  was  seven  vears  of  age  when  the  family  returned 
to  Bethalto,  Illinois,  and  there  he  continued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  twelve  years 
when  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  St.  Louis  and  was  a  student  in  the  public 
schools  of  this  city  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  His  start  in  the  business  world 
was  an  humble  one  but  his  energy  led  him  out  of  the  limited  environment  and 
gave  him  a  broader  scope.  At  the  outset  of  his  career,  however,  he  did  such  humble 
work  as  sweeping,  cleaning  windows,  etc.  For  five  years  he  remained  with  his 
first  employer  but  during  that  time  the  nature  of  his  work  was  changed  and  his 
wages  correspondingly  increased.     He  gained  considerable  knowledge  of  the  drug 


1050  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

business,  and  in  order  to  further  acquaint  himself  with  the  scientific  study  of  the 
work  he  pursued  two  terms  of  study  in  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy,  from 
which  he  was  graduated,  receiving  his  diploma  and  degree.  He  afterward  ac- 
cepted a  position  as  drug  clerk  in  the  employ  of  Herman  Pockels  but  after  a  year 
entered  the  services  of  August  Kathrasser  for  two  years.  He  was  then  offered  a 
higher  position  at  JMemphis.  Tennessee,  by  the  firm  of  Fahlan  &  Kleinschmidt, 
druggists,  with  whom  he  continued  for  a  period  of  eight  months  and  then  returned 
to  St.  Louis.  He  next  engaged  as  a  clerk  in  the  store  of  Paul  M.  Nake,  where 
he  remained  for  a  year  and  a  half.  He  then  enjoyed  a  period  of  rest,  after  which 
he  embarked  in  business  on  his  own  account,  forming  a  partnership  with  F.  F. 
Raux  in  1895.  This  connection  was  continued  until  he  organized  the  present 
company,  conducting  business  under  the  style  of  F.  C.  Meyer  Drug  Company,  of 
which  he  is  the  president.  They  own  a  well  appointed  store  at  No.  2757  Lafayette 
avenue  and  the  place  of  business  is  tasteful  in  its  arrangement  while  only  standard 
goods  are  carried  in  stock. 

;Mr.  ^leyer  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  June,  1898,  to  Miss  Clara  Palmatier, 
and  they  have  one  daughter,  Eunice  E.,  two  years  of  age.  Mr.  Meyer  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Royal  League  and  is  a  republican  in  his  political  views.  As  stated  he 
is  an  excellent  exponent  of  the  spirit  of  progress  which  has  dominated  the  middle 
west  and  by  his  own  diligence  and  perseverance  he  has  gained  a  place  in  the 
business  world  where  fie  now  has  substantial  returns  for  his  investments  and  his 
labor. 


JOSEPH  SCOTT  FULLERTON. 

The  memory  of  such  a  man  as  Joseph  Scott  Fullerton  can  never  die  wdiile 
live  monuments  remain  upon  which  was  imprinted  the  touch  of  his  noble  soul. 
Duty  and  honor  were  his  watchwords,  and  justice  one  of  his  strong  character- 
istics. Xo  trust  reposed  in  him  was  ever  betrayed  in  the  slightest  degree,  nor 
was  he  ever  known  to  sacrifice  a  public  interest  to  the  furtherance  of  his  own 
gains.  It  was  James  Lane  Allen  who  expressed  the  standard  of  ideal  manhood 
in  the  following  words :  "First  of  all  a  man  should  be  a  man  with  the  strength, 
grace,  and  vigor  of  the  body ;  secondly,  he  should  be  a  man  with  all  the  grace  and 
vigor  of  the  intellect;  and  thirdly,  no  matter  what  his  creed,  his  superstition, 
his  dogma  or  his  religion,  he  should  try  to  live  the  beautiful  life  of  the  spirit." 
Few  men  have  so  fully  realized  this  ideal.  A  man  of  splendid  physical  perfec- 
tion, handsome  in  face  and  form,  this  was  always  subservient  to  his  keen  intel- 
lect and  his  recognition  of  the  higher,  holier  duties  of  life.  It  is  not  a  matter 
of  marvel,  therefore,  that  his  memory  is  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  all  who  knew 
him  and  remains  a  blessed  benediction  to  those  who  were  his  associates  while  he 
was  still  an  active  factor  in  the  affairs  of  the  world. 

General  Fullerton  was  born  in  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  December  3,  1836.  The 
family  has  been  represented  in  America  for  more  than  one  hundred  and  seventy- 
five  years  and  is  of  English  lineage.  The  branch  from  which  he  descended 
removed  to  Scotland  and  representatives  of  the  name  were  prominent  in  the 
political  and  religious  dissensions  of  that  country  in  early  days.  In  1602  Fergus 
Fullerton  left  Arran  with  Ramdal  Na  Arran  (afterward  Earl  of  Antrim)  and 
built  bush  mills  in  the  north  of  Ireland,  becoming  the  progenitor  of  the  family 
in  that  land.  In  1641  William  Fullerton,  then  the  head  of  the  family,  success- 
fully defended  Ballantoy  Castle  against  the  msurgents.  In  1690  Humphrey 
Fullerton  distinguished  himself  at  the  battle  of  the  Boyne,  and  for  his  bravery 
a  sword  was  given  to  him  by  Prince  William  of  Orange.  This  sword  was 
brought  to  America  by  his  son,  Humphrey,  who  came  here  in  1723. 

The  founder  of  the  family  in  America  had  a  son  also  named  Humphrey, 
who  lived  at  Lancaster,  Pennsylvania,  while  his  son,  Humphrey,  was  one  of  the 
largest  landowners  of  that  state  and  maintained  his  residence  near  Greencastle. 


GEX.   J.    S.   FULLERTON 


105-J  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

His  son  and  namesake,  the  grandfather  of  General  FuUerton  of  this  review, 
became  a  resident  of  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  in  1806.  At  the  time  of  the  removal 
his  son,  Humphrey,  .the  father  of  our  subject,  was  an  infant.  Reared  to  man- 
hood amid  the  environments  of  pioneer  hfe,  after  attaining  his  majority  he  was 
married  lo  EHzabeth  F.  Scott,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Joseph  Scott,  a  distinguished 
physician  of  Lexington,  Kentucky,  descended  from  an  ancient  Scotch  family, 
while  his  father  and  uncle  rendered  distinguished  service  in  the  American 
Revolution.  Dr.  Scott,  desirous  that  his  daughter  should  have  excellent  educa- 
tional advantages,  placed  her  in  school  in  Baltimore,  jNIaryland.  They  made  the 
journey  in  mid-winter  and  traveled  all  the  way  from  Lexington  on  horseback, 
their  baggage  being  carried  on  pack-horses. 

General  Fullerton's  education  was  carefully  superintended  by  his  mother, 
and  after  completing  the  course  in  the  Chillicothe  (Ohio)  Academy,  at  the  age 
of  sixteen  years  he  became  a  freshman  at  Miami  University  at  Oxford,  Ohio, 
one  of  the  oldest  colleges  in  the  west.  While  he  did  not  apply  himself  with  the 
thoroughness  of  some,  he  yet  graduated  as  one  of  the  first  twelve  of  a  large 
class  which  completed  the  course  in  Miami  University,  and  he  and  Whitelaw 
Reid,  afterward  the  editor  of  the  New  York  Tribune,  were  the  youngest  mem- 
bers of  the  class.  General  Fullerton  being  at  that  time  nineteen  years  of  age. 
The  following  year  was  devoted  to  reading  history  and  law  in  Chillicothe,  and  in 
1857  he  matriculated  in  the  Cincinnati  Law  School,  from  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated in  1858. 

The  fall  of  the  same  year  witnessed  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis.  His  knowl- 
edge of  the  law  was  theoretical  rather  than  practical,  and  he  gained  experience 
in  the  work  of  the  courts,  accepting  a  position  in  the  office  of  the  clerk  of  the 
St.  Louis  court  of  common  pleas,  where  his  capability  and  knowledge  soon  won 
the  attention  of  the  Hon.  Henry  Hitchcock,  upon  whose  invitation,  in  1859, 
General  Fullerton  took  a  desk  in  that  gentleman's  office.  It  was  a  period  in 
which  every  true  American  citizen  was  deeply  interested  in  the  grave  political 
problems  which  the  country  faced.  The  party  lines  were  tightly  drawn  and  few 
men  occupied  an  equivocal  position.  General  Fullerton,  ever  fearless  in  defense 
of  his  honest  convictions,  was  identified  with  that  wing  of  the  democratic  party 
which  followed  the  leadership  of  Stephen  A.  Douglas.  He  was  equally  stanch 
in  his  adherence  to  the  Union  cause,  although  his  nearest  and  dearest  friends 
were  southern  people,  in  sympathy  with  the  Confederacy.  He  belonged  to  a 
club  of  young  men  that  had  twenty-six  representatives  in  the  Confederate 
army  and  but  four  in  the  Union  army.  Mr.  Fullerton,  however,  firmly  believing 
in  the  supremacy  of  the  Federal  government,  used  all  of  his  influence  in  sup- 
port of  the  Union,  and  was  one  of  a  committee  of  safety  of  Union  men,  who 
organized  to  protect  themselves  and  other  Unionists  in  St.  Louis.  At  the  out- 
break of  the  Civil  war  complications  in  his  father's  business  prevented  him  from 
joining  the  army.  He  had  never  belonged  to  any  military  company  and  in  days 
of  peace  had  no  interest  in  the  art  and  science  of  war,  but  when  exigencies 
arose  whereby  the  country  needed  the  aid  of  its  loyal  sons,  he  put  aside  all  per- 
sonal opinions  and  preferences,  and  aided  in  the  defense  of  the  stars  and  stripes. 
Before  becoming  a  regularly  enlisted  soldier,  however,  he  did  important  work 
as_  secretary  of  a  commission  appointed  by  the  president  to  examine  into  the 
military  accounts  of  the  department  of  the  west,  the  commission  assembling 
in  St.  Louis  in  the  fall  of  1861.  His  brilliant  talents  as  a  lawyer  had  already 
brought  hirn  into  prominence,  and  in  performing  the  duties  of  secretary,  Mr. 
Fullerton  displayed  such  ability  and  zeal  that  on  endeavoring  to  secure  a  release 
from  the  cornmission  in  order  to  enter  the  army,  his  application  was  twice 
refused,  and  it  was  not  until  the  commission's  labors  were  ended  that  he  was 
able  to  carry  out  his  cherished  desire. 

In  July,  1862,  however,  Mr.  Fullerton  joined  the  Halleck  Guards,  was 
mustered  into  the  state  service,  and  accompanied  an  expedition  of  volunteers 
against  guerrillas  up  the  Missouri  river.     L^i)on  his  return  he  declined  a  major's 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    LTTY.  1U5:J 

commission  tendered  by  Governor  Gamble,  owing  to  his  lack  of  military  exper- 
ience. He  continued  drilling  with  his  company,  and  on  the  14th  of  October, 
1862,  at  the  request  of  General  Gordon  Granger,  was  appointed  second  lieuten- 
ant in  the  Second  Missouri  Infantry,  and  assigned  to  duty  as  aide-de-camp  to 
the  general,  wdio  was  organizing  a  force  in  Kentucky  to  proceed  against  the 
Confederate  forces  under  General  E.  Kirby  Smith.  Lieutenant  Fullerton  acted 
on  General  Gordon  Granger's  staff  through  the  Kentucky  campaign,  and  in  1863 
went  with  him  to  Tennessee,  where  General  Granger  took  command  of  the 
reserve  corps  of  the  department  of  the  Cumberland.  In  April,  1863,  he  was 
appointed  assistant  adjutant  general  with  the  rank  of  major  and  was  again 
assigned  to  General  Granger  as  chief  of  staff.  Fle  then  assisted  in  organizing 
the  reserve  corps  which  followed  General  Granger  into  battle  at  Chickamauga, 
September  19  and  20,  1863.  Realizing  that  the  situation  was  a  most  desperate 
one  and  depended  upon  Longstreet's  being  driven  from  his  position  in  a  gorge, 
General  Granger  threw  one  division  of  the  corps  into  the  gorge,  without  orders, 
and  completelv  routed  Longstreet,  although  one  thousand  seven  hundred  of  his 
original  force  of  three  thousand  three  hundred  men  were  killed  or  wounded  in 
less  than  an  hour. 

On  that  occasion  ]\Iajor  Fullerton,  by  his  gallantry,  won  the  attention  of 
General  Thomas,  and  he  was  appointed  lieutenant  colonel  and  assigned  to  the 
Fourth  Army  Corps  as  chief  of  staff,  participating  in  all  of  the  engagements  of 
that  army  until  the  close  of  the  Atlanta  campaign.  The  position  which  he  occu- 
pied in  regard  to  commanding  officers  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  General  How- 
ard requested  his  assignment  to  the  staff  of  the  Army  of  the  Tennessee,  and 
General  Thomas,  commanding  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  refused  to  allow 
him  to  be  transferred.  After  the  Atlanta  campaign  Colonel  Fullerton  w^as  chief 
of  staff  under  General  Stanley,  who,  with  a  part  of  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland, 
attacked  Hood.  Colonel  Fullerton  participated  in  the  battles  of  Shelbyville, 
Chickamauga,  Chattanooga,  Missionary  Ridge,  Buzzard  Roost  Gap,  Dalton, 
Resaca,  New  Hope  Church,  Pine  Top  Mountain,  Kenesaw  Mountain,  Altoona, 
the  two  battles  of  Atlanta,  Jonesboro,  Lovejoy  Station,  Columbia.  Spring  Hill, 
Franklin  and  Nashville,  besides  many  smaller  fights.  Colonel  Fullerton  remained 
uninjured,  although  often  in  places  of  great  danger.  He  was  a  brave  and  gallant 
officer  and  was  recommended  for  brevet  in  the  Atlanta  campaign  and  again  by 
Gen.  T.  J.  Wood,  and  once  more  by  Gen.  George  H.  Thomas  for  "zealous,  intelli- 
gent and  efficient  performance  of  duty,  and  for  most  valuable  services  and  dis- 
tinguished personal  gallantry  in  the  field,  especially  displayed  at  Franklin,  Ten- 
nessee, November  30,  1864,  and  in  the  several  conflicts  of  the  battle  fought  at 
Nashville,  Tennessee,  December  15  and  16,  1864." 

With  the  close  of  the  war  General  Fullerton  tendered  his  resignation  from 
the  army  but  it  was  not  accepted,  and  he  was  ordered  to  report  to  General  How- 
ard, who,  in  ]\Iay,  1865,  had  been  appointed  commissioner  of  the  Freedmen's 
Bureau,  who  requested  that  General  Fullerton  be  assigned  as  his  assistant. 
General  Fullerton,  with  keen  insight,  believed  that  the  bureau  might  become 
a  political  machine,  and  only  accepted  his  position  in  connection  therewith  with 
the  distinct  understanding  that  politics  were  not  to  feature  in  his  work.  For 
several  months  he  admitted  none  to  the  bureau  but  those  connected  with  the 
United  States  army,  and  thus  excluded  those  who  would  have  subserved  the 
opportunities  of  the  bureau  to  personal  interest.  In  the  summer  of  1865  he 
again  sought  to  resign  but  was  persuaded  to  remain,  and  in  October  was  ordered 
to  Louisiana  for  the  purpose  of  bringing  about  an  adjustment  of  difficulties 
existing  there  and  securing  a  better  understanding  between  the  state  author- 
ities and  the  officers  of  the  militarv  department  and  of  the  bureau.  Under  the 
previous  administration  the  negroes  had  formed  a  very  exaggerated  idea  of 
their  importance  and  refused  to  work,  and  the  planters  therefore  could  secure 
no  labor:  on  the  other  hand,  a  large  class  of  influential  vvdiitc  men  seemed  dis- 
posed to  harass  the  negro.    General  Fullerton  sought  to  inculcate  a  better  under- 


lOo-i  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

standing  between  the  two  races,  telling  the  negroes  that  freedom  did  not  mean 
idleness  but  that  they  must  work  for  themselves,  while  the  white  men  were  in- 
formed that  their  late  slaves  were  free  men  whose  labor  must  be  freely  paid  for 
and  that  in  their  treatment  of  the  blacks  justice  should  be  tempered  with  mercy, 
as  the  latter  had  never  had  opportunity  for  self-improvement.  In  a  spirit  of 
humanity,  therefore,  General  Fullerton  conducted  his  work  in  Louisiana,  and 
that  it  was  of  a  most  acceptable  character  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  in  Novem- 
ber. 1865,  when  he  retired,  the  New  Orleans  Crescent  said.  ''The  short  admin- 
istration of  General  Fullerton  has  been  marked  by  intelligence  of  the  highest 
order,  and  has  shown  a  regard  for  private  rights  and  civil  liberty  which  has 
won  him  the  esteem  of  this  community.  .  .  We  would  not  willingly  see 
General  Fullerton  leave  New  Orleans  without  this  acknowledgment  on  our 
part  of  the  very  great  service  he  has  rendered  the  public  in  his  able  administra- 
tion of  the  bureau  over  which  he  has  presided."  It  is  always  the  case  that  in 
times  of  excitement  and  emergency  there  is  a  radical  element  who  would  carry 
things  by  force,  little  reckoning  on  the  outcome  of  their  acts  and  never  looking 
beyond  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  opportunities  of  the  future.  This 
radical  element  openly  attacked  the  policy  of  General  Fullerton,  but  the  con- 
servative element  fully  endorsed  his  wise  and  humane  treatment  of  the  question 
and  time  has  proven  the  wisdom  of  his  course.  All  through  his  life  he  exerted 
not  only  justice  but  the  higher  attribute — mercy,  and  considered  every  vital 
question  from  every  possible  standpoint,  his  habit  of  logical  reasoning  as  a  law- 
yer enabling  him  to  take  an  impartial  and  impersonal  view  that  resulted  in  the 
attainment  of  fair  and  equitable  results,  where  personal  prejudice  would  have 
brought  partial  and  biased  ones. 

Following  his  service  in  New  Orleans,  General  Fullerton  returned  to 
Washington  and.  realizing  the  fact  that  the  Freedmen's  Bureau  was  largely 
coming  under  political  control,  he  asked  to  be  relieved  from  duty  and  be  mus- 
tered out.  His  first  request  was  granted  but  not  the  second,  and  by  appoint- 
ment he  acted  as  President  Johnson's  military  secretary  at  the  executive  man- 
sion until  April,  1866,  when,  in  company  with  General  Steedman  of  Ohio,  he 
was  commissioned  to  visit  the  south  and  make  an  inspection  of  the  operations 
of  the  Freedmen's  Bureau  and  of  the  political  and  social  conditions  of  the  people 
in  that  section.  He  was  thus  occupied  until  August,  and  the  commission  exposed 
a  vast  amount  of  corruption  and  incompetency  in  the  administration  of  the 
bureau.  Again  radical  papers,  who  believed  in  giving  every  right  to  the  unedu- 
cated negro  and  placing  him  upon  a  political  and  legal  status  with  the  white 
man,  attacked  his  course,  but  such  representative  papers  as  the  New  York 
Times  spoke  of  his  work  as  "An  important  public  service.''  When  again  General 
Fullerton  offered  his  resignation,  it  was  accepted,  and  in  September,  1866,  he 
was  mustered  out  and  returned  to  St.  Louis,  upon  which  occasion  the  National 
Republican  of  Washington,  D.  C,  said :  ''General  Fullerton  returns  to  his  pur- 
suits of  civil  life  crowned  with  unnumbered  laurels  fairly  w^on  in  the  militarv 
service,  and  secure  of  the  lasting  esteem  of  all  whom  he  has  met  in  social  life 
in  the  national  metropolis."  He  had  declined  the  colonelcy  of  one  of  the  new 
regiments  which  the  president  offered  him  after  the  close  of  the  war,  and  in  the 
fall  of  1866  he  also  declined  an  appointment  to  examine  certain  war  claims,  for 
it  was  his  desire  to  resume  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis. 

From  December,  1866,  until  his  death,  General  Fullerton  remained  a  resi- 
dent of  this  city.  In  February,  1867,  entirely  without  his  solicitation  or  knowl- 
edge, he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  St.  Louis  by  President  Johnson,  and  dur- 
ing his  administration  inaugurated  manv  needed  reforms  and  placed  the  office 
upon  a  business  basis  that  proved  highlv  beneficial.  Moreover,  he  was  the  first 
man  to  conduct  a  postoffice  on  the  civil  service  plan,  discharging  none  for  polit- 
ical reasons  nor  were  political  assessments  permitted.  He  refused  to  contribute 
for  campaign  purposes  when  a  circular  was  received  from  the  republican  central 
committee   at   Washington,   requesting  him  to  do  so,   nor  would  he  allow  any 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  liJ7jo 

postoffice  employe  to  do  so  unwillingly.  On  his  retirement  from  the  postoffice 
he  resumed  the  study  and  practice  of  law,  but  a  man  of  his  character  could  not 
retire  from  active  participation  of  public  affairs.  The  city  and  county  demanded 
and  needed  him  and  in  December,  1872,  he  joined  with  other  distinguished 
residents  of  St.  Louis  in  organizing  the  Tax-Payers'  League,  who  freed  the  city 
and  county  from  the  rule  of  rings  who  were  plundering  the  tax-payers.  He 
became  secretary  of  the  executive  committee,  composed  of  some  of  the  most 
distinguished  citizens  of  St.  Louis,  and  for  over  three  years,  or  until  October, 
1876,  this  committee  worked  efficiently,  exposed  many  rascalities  and  brought 
to  light  the  unfaithfulness  and  dishonesty  on  the  part  of  certain  officials.  Wil- 
ful misconduct  of  public  interests  were  stopped  through  the  action  of  the  league, 
and  its  work  led  to  the  adoption  of  the  "Scheme  and  Charter"  for  the  govern- 
ment of  St.  Louis.  Again  General  Fullerton  did  important  public  service  when 
his  military  experience  was  again  brought  into  play  in  quelling  the  riots  of  1877. 
On  the  29th  of  October,  1879,  General  Fullerton  established  happy  home 
relations  in  his  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  C.  Morgan,  the  only  daughter  of  George 
D.  Morgan,  a  retired  New  York  merchant  living  at  Irvington-on-the-Hudson. 
General  Fullerton  was  devoted  to  his  home  and  family,  and  held  friendship  in- 
violable. He  was  neglectful  of  no  duty,  public  or  private,  and  looked  at  life  from 
the  broad  standpoint  of  one  who  recognizes  his  duty  to  his  fellowmen  and  to  his 
Creator.  He  was  an  active  member,  vestryman  and  trustee  of  Christ  Episcopal 
church,  and  his  benevolent  spirit  found  expression  in  his  generous  assistance 
to  man)-  charities.  He  was  for  many  years,  beginning  in  1868,  treasurer  of  the 
Army  of  the  Cumberland,  and  was  also  treasurer  of  the  Thomas  monument 
fund,  raised  by  the  Army  of  the  Cumberland,  for  the  erection  of  a  statue  of 
General  George  H.  Thomas  at  Washington,  D.  C.  The  public  honors  and  offices 
that  came  to  him  were  unsolicited  and  were  the  expression  of  confidence  in  his 
ability  and  trustworthiness.  In  the  early  life  of  this  city  he  was  known  as  a 
valued  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  University  Clubs.  He  died  in  ]\Iarch,  1897, 
and  those  who  were  his  associates  on  the  field  of  battle,  in  civic  service,  in  the 
courts  or  in  private  life  felt  that  a  great  and  good  man  had  fallen.  In  his  life 
time  the  people  of  his  state,  recognizing  his  merit,  rejoiced  in  his  advancement 
and  in  the  honors  to  which  he  attained,  and  since  his  death  they  have  cherished 
his  memory.  By  his  blameless  and  honorable  life  and  distinguished  career  he 
reflected  credit  not  only  upon  his  city  and  state,  but  also  upon  the  whole 
countrv. 


FRAX'CIS  GOEGGEL. 


Francis  Goeggel,  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Goeggel  &  Son,  proprietors  of 
a  jewelry  store  at  5939  Easton  avenue,  is  practically  living  a  retired  life,  leaving 
the  management  of  his  business  to  the  junior  partner  of  the  firm.  He  has  resided 
in  St.  Louis  since  the  5th  of  January,  1881,  arriving  in  this  city  when  a  young 
man  of  twenty-six  years.  His  birth  occurred  in  Hohenzollern,  Germany,  October 
12,  1854,  his  parents  being  Fritz  and  Margarette  Goeggel.  His  grandfather,  also 
a  native  of  Hohenzollern,  was  a  flour  miller  and  baker.  The  father,  likewise 
born  in  Hohenzollern  in  1825,  attended  the  public  schools  until  fourteen  years 
of  age  and  afterward  learned  the  jeweler's  trade  and  devoted  his  entire  life  to  the 
jewelry  business,  being  one  of  the  respected,  prosperous  and  valued  merchants 
and  residents  of  his  city.  For  thirty-six  years  he  was  honored  with  the  mayoralty 
there  and  his  death  in  1898  was  received  as  a  public  bereavement.  His  wife  passed 
away  in  1880. 

Francis  Goeggel  attended  the  public  schools  of  Germany  until  sixteen  years 
of  age  and  was  afterward  apprenticed  to  the  watch-maker's  trade  for  a  term  of 
three  years  in  Hohenzollern.     Subseciuenth-  he  went  to  Stuttgart.  Germany,  where 


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he  spent  six  years  in  the  same  hne  of  business  and  for  six  months  was  at  Frank- 
fort-on-the-]\Iain.  He  also  passed  a  month  at  Hamburg,  Germany,  intending  to 
sail  thence  for  America,  but  his  father  did  not  approve  of  this  course  and,  chang- 
ing his  plans,  he  remained  for  one  year  in  Berlin,  working  at  the  watch-maker's 
trade.  He  was  employed  in  a  similar  capacity  in  Vienna,  Austria,  for  six  months, 
and  for  a  half  of  a  year  was  engaged  in  watch-making  at  Trieste,  Austria.  He 
]3erfected  his  knowledge  of  the  business  through  his  experience  while  employed  for 
hve  years  in  Geneva.  Switzerland.  After  a  month  passed  in  Paris,  France,  he 
decided  to  come  to  America  and  sailed  for  New  York,  where  he  remained  for 
three  months.  During  a  brief  period  he  lived  in  Chicago  and  afterward  came  to 
St.  Louis,  where  he  secured  a  position  as  watch-repairer  with  the  Bowman 
Jewelry  Company,  with  whom  he  continued  for  a  year.  He  then  engaged  with 
!Mermod  &  Jaccard  Jewelry  Company  as  watch-maker  and  thus  was  connected 
with  the  house  for  five  years,  when  he  was  ofifered  a  larger  salary  by  the  Alerrick, 
Walsh  &  Phelps  Jewelry  Company,  with  whom  he  continued  for  fifteen  years. 
When  that  firm  failed  and  disposed  of  its  business,  ]\Ir.  Goeggel  and  three  other 
employes  of  the  house  formed  a  partnership  under  the  name  of  the  Whelan,  Achle 
&  Hutchinson  Jewelry  Company,  Mr.  Goeggel  having  charge  of  the  repair  busi- 
ness for  five  years.  He  then  withdrew  from  the  firm  and  later  opened  a  jewelry 
store  at  5939  Easton  avenue,  with  his  son  in  charge,  under  the  firm  stvle  of 
Goeggel  &  Son. 

It  was  in  September,  1882,  in  St.  Louis,  that  Mr.  Goeggel  wedded  ]\Iiss  B. 
Huebner,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  daughters  and  a  son,  Julia,  Ella 
and  Walter,  the  last  named,  now  twenty-one  years  of  age,  being  in  charge  of  his 
father's  business.  They  reside  at  4537  Page  boulevard,  Mr.  Goeggel  owning  an 
attractive  residence  there,  which  he  erected  in  1902.  In  politics  he  is  independent 
yet  the  duties  of  citizenship  are  faithfully  performed  by  him  and  his  influence  is 
always  on  the  side  of  progress,  reform  and  improvement.  With  broad  experi- 
ence and  notable  skill  in  his  chosen  field  of  labor,  he  has  made  steady  progress 
in  his  business  career  until  his  success  now  justifies  his  retirement  from  active  life. 


ALPHONSO  CHASE  STEW^\RT,  LL.  D. 

Alphonso  Chase  Stewart  is  the  counsel  for  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Com- 
pany and  senior  partner  of  the  distinguished  law  firm  of  Stewart,  Eliot,  Chaplin 
&  Blayney,  tw^o  other  members  of  which  are  sons  of  celebrated  university  chan- 
cellors, and  the  remaining  member  of  a  college  president.  Mr.  Stewart's  life  is 
varied  in  its  activities  and  the  public  work  that  he  has  done  has  made  extensive 
demands  upon  his  time,  thought  and  energies,  although  it  has  largely  been  of  a 
nature  that  has  brought  no  pecuniary  reward.  In  his  life  are  the  elements  of 
greatness  because  of  the  use  he  has  made  of  his  talents  and  his  opportunities, 
because  his  thoughts  are  not  self-centered  but  are  given  to  the  mastery  of  the 
life  problems  and  the  fulfillment  of  his  duty  as  a  man  in  his  relations  to  his  fel- 
lowmen  and  as  a  citizen  in  his  relations  to  his  state  and  country. 

Mr.  Stewart  was  born  at  Lebanon,  Tennessee,  August  27,  1848.  Family 
records  name  Milesius  of  Spain  as  the  first  known  ancestor  of  the  family. 
Robert  Bruce  and  a  brother  of  the  father  of  Mary,  Queen  of  Scots,  were  also 
lineal  ancestors  of  A.  C.  Stewart.  After  residing  for  some  time  in  Scotland, 
representatives  of  the  family  went  to  Ireland  and  later  the  family  was  founded 
in  Delaware,  where  it  figured  prominently  in  the  early  history  of  the  state.  It 
was  before  the  beginning  of  the  seventeenth  century  that  the  Stewarts  set  foot 
on  .Xmerican  soil,  and  the  great-great-great-grandfather  of  A.  C.  Stewart  lies 
buried  in  the  heart  of  the  city  of  Wilmington,  the  small  burial  ground  which 
contains  his  remains  being  now  surrounded  by  the  buildings  composing  the  busi- 
ness center  of  that  citv. 


A.    C.    STEWART 


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105S  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Alexander  P.  Stewart,  father  of  Alphonso  C.  Stewart,  was  a  West  Point 
graduate  and  an  army  officer.  He  completed  his  course  of  study  at  the  age  of 
nineteen  years,  became  a  lieutenant  of  artillery  and  for  one  year  commanded 
Fort  Buford,  North  Carolina,  after  which  he  was  ordered  back  to  West  Point 
as  assistant  jjrofessor  of  mathematics.  Later  he  was  called  to  the  chair  of 
mathematics  in  Cumberland  L^niversity,  at  Lebanon,  Tennessee,  where  he  re- 
mained for  a  number  of  years.  He  afterward  spent  two  years  as  a  member  of 
the  faculty  of  the  Liniversity  of  Nashville,  and  then  returned  to  Cumberland 
University,  where  he  remained  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  He  then 
entered  the  military  service  of  the  state  of  Tennessee  and  after  it  seceded  he 
jomed  the  Confederacy,  serving  as  lieutenant  general  at  the  close  of  the  war. 
He  had  enteied  the  Confederate  army  as  major  of  artillery  and  saw  much 
action,  serving  in  the  Western  Army  and  building  all  of  the  Confederate  forti- 
fications along  the  ^Mississippi.  He  was  associated  with  Generals  Johnston. 
Bragg  and  Beauregard.  Following  the  cessation  of  hostilities  he  was  for  a  time 
engag"ed  in  civil  engineering  at  Lebanon,  Tennessee,  and  in  1869  came  to  St. 
Louis  as  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  with  which 
he  was  thus  associated  for  a  number  of  years.  He  resigned  to  become  chan- 
cellor of  the  University  of  Mississippi,  where  he  served  as  such  with  marked  dis- 
tinction for  twelve  years,  when  he  became  the  Confederate  representative  of  the 
Chattanooga-Chickamauga  National  Military  Park  commission  and  had  principal 
charge  of  the  work  of  laying  out  that  beautiful  park.  Subsequently  he  retired  and 
lived  with  his  son,  Alphonso,  until  November,  1906,  when  he  removed  to  Biloxi. 
Mississippi,  where  he  died  Augsut  30,  1908,  having  attained  the  venerable  age  of 
eighty-seven  years.  He  married  Harriet  Byron  Chase,  a  representative  of  the 
Spaulding  family  of  Connecticut,  daughter  of  Dr.  Benjamin  and  Alice  Fassett 
(Spaulding)  Chase  and  a  relative  of  Chief  Justice  Salmon  P.  Chase.  The  Chase 
family  was  a  prominent  old  one  of  Connecticut.  Mrs.  Stewart  passed  away  in  1900. 

Alphonso  Chase  Stewart  began  his  education  at  the  age  of  five  years,  when 
he  became  a  pupil  in  a  private  school  conducted  by  Mrs.  Jones  at  Lebanon,  Ten- 
nessee. He  afterward  matriculated  in  the  academic  department  of  the  Cumber- 
land University,  where  he  remained  imtil  the  outbreak  of  the  war,  when  the 
school  was  closed.  He  next  entered  a  priyate  school  at  Memphis,  Tennessee, 
and  afterward  attended  the  military  school  of  the  University  of  Alabama,  at 
Tuscaloosa,  but  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  put  aside  his  text-books  in  order 
to  enter  the  Confederate  army.  He  had  previously,  however,  joined  the 
southern  army  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  He  enlisted  as  a  private  in  Starne's 
Fourth  Tennessee  Cavalry  and  saw  very  active  service,  being  in  the  battle  of 
Saltville  on  the  line  between  Virginia  and  Tennessee  and  in  numerous  hotly  con- 
tested skirmishes. 

Through  the  exigencies  of  the  war  the  family  fortunes  were  ruined  and 
Alphonso  C.  Stewart  found  the  necessity  of  making  his  own  way  in  life.  He 
studied  for  a  time  under  the  direction  of  his  father  and  engaged  in  farming 
the  home  place  in  order  to  support  the  family,  but  it  was  his  desire  to  enter 
upon  a  professional  career  and  he  qualified  for  entrance  to  the  law  department 
of  the  Cumberland  University  at  Lebanon,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1867,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law.  Being 
too  young  to  enter  upon  active  practice,  he  remained  and  pursued  the  post- 
graduate course  in  that  institution,  and  had  barely  reached  the  age  of  twenty 
years  when  he  finished  that  work.  The  county  court  of  Wilson  county  removed 
his  legal  disability  and  admitted  him  to  the  bar  when  he  had  not  yet  completed 
the  second   decade  of  his  life. 

Removing  to  Winchester.  Tennessee.  Mr.  Stewart  entered  upon  active 
practice  there  but  a  year  later  removed  to  Enterprise,  Mississippi,  where  and  at 
Mcriflian  he  continued  until  January,  1873.  In  February  of  the  latter  year  he  ar- 
rived in  St.  Louis,  opened  an  office  and  continued  alone  in  practice  until  1874,  when 
he  became  the  junior  jjartner  of  the  law  firm  of  King,  Phillips  &  Stewart.     This 


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association  was  maintained  until  1875,  when  the  firm  dissolved  and  a  partnership 
was  formed  under  the  style  of  Phillips  &  Stewart,  which  had  a  continuous  ex- 
istence for  fourteen  years,  or  until  i88q.  The  law  firm  of  IMiiilips.  Stewart, 
Cunningham  &  Eliot  was  then  in  existence  until  1896,  followed  by  Stewart, 
Cunningham  &  Eliot,  until  1902.  LIpon  the  death  of  Major  Cunningham  the 
firm  became  Stewart,  Eliot  &  Williams,  and  when  Judge  Williams  was  elevated 
to  the  bench  in  1905  the  present  law  firm  of  Stewart,  Eliot,  Chaplin  &  Blayney 
was  formed.  The  firm  originally  engag'ed  in  general  practice,  but  in  1883  Phil- 
lips &  Stewart  became  creneral  counsel  for  what  is  now  known  as  the  Cotton 
Belt  Railroad  and  so  continued  until  January,  1889.  They  then  resumed  the 
general  practice  of  law,  but  in  the  fall  of  1889  Mr.  Stewart  organized  the  St. 
Louis  Union  Trust  Company  and  has  remained  its  counsel  to  the  present  time. 
He  had  previously  had  considerable  experience  in  managing  the  business  inter- 
ests of  trust  companies  and  the  business  of  the  new  institution  grew  rapidly, 
becoming  recognized  as  one  of  the  strong  and  able  financial  enterprises  of  the 
city.  In  the  general  practice  of  law  Mr.  Stewart  has  displayed  a  mind  naturally 
analytical  and  well  trained.  His  comprehensive  knowdedge  of  the  law,  especially 
the  department  of  corporation  law,  has  made  him  a  valued  factor  in  the  affairs 
of  various  business  concerns  wdth  wdiich  he  is  connected.  He  has  been  a  direc- 
tor in  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Compress  Company ;  is  a  director  of  the  Schultz 
Belting  Company ;  of  the  Mermod,  Jacard  &  King  Jewelry  Company  ;  Goodwin 
^lanufacturing  Company ;  Tow-er  Realty  Company ;  a  director  and  president  of 
the  Vinita  Realty  Company ;  and  a  director  and  president  of  the  Spring  Avenue 
Realty  Company.  His  attention  is  practically  devoted,  however,  to  the  interests 
of  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company. 

Mr.  Stewart  was  married  July  19,  1871,  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Smith,  of  Win- 
chester, Franklin  county,  Tennessee.  Their  son,  Samuel  Smith  Stewart,  born 
ni  Winchester,  November  28,  1872,  is  a  practicing  physician  at  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas,  and  division  surgeon  of  the  Iron  Mountain  and  allied  railroads  in 
Arkansas.  The  daughter,  Harriet,  is  the  wife  of  Judge  George  H.  Williams,  and 
was  born  at  Winchester,  Tennessee,  in  October,  1873. 

In  professional  lines  Air.  Stewart  is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Asso- 
ciation and  with  the  ^Missouri  Bar  Association.  He  belongs  also  to  the  St.  Louis, 
the  Noonday,  the  Racquet  and  the  St.  Louis  Country  Clubs.  He  has  taken  the 
thirty-third,  the  highest  degree  in  Masonry,  and  as  deputy  of  the  Supreme  Coun- 
cil of  the  thirty-third  degree,  S.  M.  J..  U.  S.  A.,  is  at  the  head  of  Scottish  Rite 
Masonry  in  the  state  of  Missouri.  He  is  also  grand  treasurer  of  the  Grand 
Lodge.  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  of  3tIissouri,  associations  which  indicate  his  marked  promi- 
nence in  ^Masonic  circles.  He  is  fond  of  automobiling  and  is  the  owner  of  two 
fine  cars.  General  literature  has  always  been  a  subject  of  great  interest  to  him 
and.  moreover,  he  has  been  a  close  student  of  the  languages,  especially  Latin, 
French,  German,  Spanish  and  Italian.  In  community  affairs  his  labor  has  been 
effective  as  a  force  for  good,  and  from  January,  1905,  until  February.  1908.  he 
was  president  of  the  board  of  police  commissioners.  His  political  allegiance  is 
given  to  the  democracy. 

Long  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Air.  Stewart  has  been  one  of  its 
active  workers  for  many  years,  served  as  Sunday  school  superintendent  for  eigh- 
teen years  and  for  twenty-one  years  he  was  president  of  the  State  Sunday  School 
Association  of  the  Cumberland  Presbyterian  church.  He  has  been  ])articularly 
interested  in  this  field  of  labor  for  the  moral  development  of  youth,  realizing  the 
importance  of  earlv  training  and  environment  in  establishing  the  character  and 
molding  the  destinies  of  the  individual.  From  its  organization  in  1889  he  has 
been  a  member  of  the  board  of.  trustees  of  Missouri  Valley  College  located  at 
Marshall,  in  Saline  county.  Missouri,  which  has  reaped  great  good  from  his 
thought,  labor  and  benefactions  and  among  other  benefits  a  beautiful  and  com- 
modious chapel,  library  and  music  building  called  in  his  honor  and  memory  as 
its  donor.  "Stewart  Chapel."  Xo  good  work  done  in  the  name  of  charity  or  reli- 


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gion  seeks  his  aid  in  vain  and  no  plan  or  movement  for  the  benefit  of  the  city 
along  lines  of  progress  and  improvement  fails  to  gain  his  hearty  cooperation  and 
endorsement.  In  his  personal  relations  he  adheres  to  high  ideals.  He  holds 
friendship  inviolable  and  as  true  worth  may  always  win  his  regard  he  has  a  very 
extensive  circle  of  friends,  while  his  life  demonstrates  the  truth  of  Ralph  Waldo 
Emerson's  statement  that  "the  way  to  win  a  friend  is  to  be  one." 


DANIEL  M.  HOUSER. 

Daniel  ]\I.  Houser  needs  no  introduction  to  St.  Louis'  citizens,  so  closely 
has  he  been  identified  wdth  the  interests  of  the  city  leading  to  its  substantial 
improvement,  to  its  municipal  development  and  to  its  adornment.  ]\Ioreover,  he 
is  one  of  the  best  known  figures  in  the  middle  w^est  in  connection  with  journalism 
and  through  the  period  of  his  long  career  there  has  been  brought  about  the 
evolution  of  the  newspaper  to  its  present  high  standard — a  work  in  which  Daniel 
AI.  Houser  has  been  a  most  active  and  helpful  participant.  For  fifty-seven  years 
he  has  been  associated  with  the  paper  now  published  by  the  Globe  Printing 
Company,  of  which  he  is  the  president. 

A  son  of  Elias  and  Eliza  Houser,  he  was  born  in  Washington  county, 
Maryland,  December  23,  1834,  and  was  a  youth  in  his  fifth  year  at  the  time  of 
his  parents'  removal  to  Clark  county,  Missouri,  whence  they  came  to  St.  Louis 
in  1846.  He  had  no  educational  advantages  other  than  those  afforded  by  the 
public  schools  and  the  year  185 1,  when  he  was  sixteen  years  of  age,  saw  him 
facing  the  problems' of  the  business  world  with  a  career  of  success  or  failure 
before  him,  as  he  should  make  it.  His  first  service  was  in  a  humble  capacity  in 
the  workrooms  of  the  Union,  a  newspaper  w^iich  was  merged  into  the  Missouri 
Democrat  upon  its  purchase  by  the  firm  of  Hill  &  McKee.  The  history  of  its 
evolution  is  contained  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  It  is  inseparably  interwoven 
with  the  annals  of  St.  Louis  and  its  record  omitted  from  history's  pages  would 
leave  but  a  garbled  version  of  growth  and  development  here.  Alarshall  Field, 
master  of  finance  and  merchant  prince,  gave  this  advice  to  young  men:  "Try 
always  to  be  ahead  of  your  position  and  increase  your  efficiency."  Although  the 
words  were  not  uttered  at  the  time  of  Mr.  Houser's  early  connection  with  the 
Globe-Democrat,  the  spirit  was  his  in  his  embryonic  business  career.  He  won 
his  promotions  and  they  signified  a  recognition  of  his  general  worthiness  and 
specific  business  ability.  He  had  been  with  the  paper  but  a  few  years  when  he 
became  bookkeeper  and  afterward  general  business  manager.  About  the  time 
he  attained  his  majority  Francis  P.  Blair  purchased  the  interest  of  the  senior 
partner  in  the  Democrat  and  following  his  retirement  from  connection  wnth  the 
paper  Daniel  M.  Houser  acquired  a  pecuniary  interest.  At  that  day  even  the 
most  progressive  newspaper  had  but  a  comparatively  small  equipment,  its  presses 
and  other  office  accessories  being  of  the  most  crude  character  as  compared  with 
those  of  the  present  day.  Mr.  Houser  has  stood  in  the  position  of  leadership  in 
the  west  in  the  advance  which  has  practically  revolutionized  the  newspaper  busi- 
ness until  the  journal  of  today  is  in  touch  with  every  section  of  the  globe  and 
presents  every  subject,  as  news  items  or  in  discussion,  that  is  of  any  interest 
to  classes  or  to  the  general  public.  While  the  paper  has  kept  abreast  with 
the  times  in  its  search  for  matters  of  presentation  through  its  columns,  the  work 
of  the  office  has  been  carried  on  in  the  most  systematic  manner,  every  detail  care- 
fully watched  with  no  loss  of  time  or  labor,  so  that  maximum  results  are  obtained 
by  minimum  effort, — which  is  the  secret  of  all  real  success. 

Mr.  Houser  succeeded  to  the  presidency  of  the  Globe  Printing  Company 
upon  the  death  of  his  predecessor,  Mr.  McKee.  He  was  for  many  years  a 
director  of  the  Western  Associated  Press  and  shared  with  Richard  Smith,  W^ 
N.  Haldeman,  Murat  Ilalstead,  Joseph  Medill  and  other  well  known  newspaper 


D.    M.   HOUSER 


1062  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

men  in  planning-  the  operation  that  has  resnlted  in  giving  to  the  public  the 
iournal  of  today,  which  is  a  combination  of  the  magazine  and  the  newspaper. 
There  is  no  work,  movement  or  measure  of  vital  interest  to  the  city  which  does 
not  elicit  the  attention  of  Air.  Houser  and  all  such  which  his  judgment  endorses 
as  beneficial  or  progressive  receive  his  personal  cooperation  as  well  as  his  jour- 
nalistic support.  It  was  therefore  to  be  expected  that  he  would  be  among  the 
lirst  to  father  the  interests  of  St.  Louis  in  connection  with  an  exposition  project 
and  became  one  of  the  incorporators  and  original  directors  of  the  St.  Louis 
Exposition.  In  the  latter  part  of  November,  1897,  having  declined  to  serve 
longer  on  the  directorate  of  the  St.  Louis  Exposition  and  Music  Hall  Associa- 
tion, the  general  manager  was  requested  by  the  board  to  express  to  Mr.  Houser 
their  great  regret  at  his  decision,  and  in  doing  so  F.  Gaiennie  said :  "Your  unsel- 
tish  and  disinterested  work  in  behalf  of  the  Exposition  foi  fifteen  years  attests 
your  loyalty  to  it  and  your  public  spirit  in  everything  that  has  the  interest  of 
St.  Louis  at  heart.  Your  unanimous  nomination  by  the  board  would  have  been 
ratified  by  the  stockholders  at  the  election.  Your  uniform,  courteous  and  con- 
siderate manner  will  long  be  remembered,  and  the  good  wishes  of  all  will  follow 
you  for  your  future  welfare."  Air.  Houser  served  as  one  of  the  directors  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the  chief  promoters 
and  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  the  success  of  that  great  fair. 

In  1862  occurred  the  marriage  of  D.  AI.  Houser  and  Aliss  Alargaret  Ingram, 
of  St.  Louis,  and  the  family  numbered  two  sons  and  a  daughter,  the  former 
being  associated  with  the  business  department  of  the  Globe-Democrat.  Airs. 
Houser  died  in  February,  1880,  and  nine  years  later  Air.  Houser  was  married 
to  Aliss  Agnes  Barlow,  daughter  of  Stephen  D.  Barlow,  deceased,  by  whom  he 
has  three  children. 

Entirely  free  from  ostentation,  there  is  neither  about  him  the  least  shadow 
of  mock  modesty.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  fine  address  and  thorough  culture, 
whose  citizenship  has  been  a  synonym  for  patriotism  and  whose  business  career 
has  been  characterized  no  less  for  the  integrity  of  its  methods  than  for  its  pro- 
gressiveness  and  its  success.  Today  he  is  not  more  honored  on  account  of  the 
enviable  position  which  he  occupies  in  journalistic  circles  than  on  account  of  the 
many  kindly  deeds  of  his  life,  which  have  ever  been  quietly  and  unostentatiously 
performed. 


CHARLES  H.  SCHOKAHLLER. 

Charles  H.  Schokmiller  has  the  distinction  of  being  president  of  one  of  the 
(^nly  two  manufactories  for  type  founders'  machinery  in  the  United  States,  the 
business  being  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Western  Type  Foundry  Com- 
pany. The  St.  Louis  establishment  is  at  No.  108  Pine  street  and  a  business  is  also 
conducted  by  the  house  in  Chicago.  Air.  Schokmiller  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  his 
birth  having  here  occurred  in  August,  1870.  His  parents  were  Gottlieb  and  Louise 
(  Herwig;  Schokmiller,  the  former  now  living  retired. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afforded  Charles  H.  Schokmiller  his  educa- 
tional privileges  and  in  1885,  when  a  youth  of  fifteen,  he  was  apprenticed  to  the 
Kingsland  &  k'erguson  Manufacturing  Company.  On  the  completion  of  his 
apprenticeship  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Burroughs  Adding  Machine  Company. 
with  which  he  continued  until  he  was  employed  by  the  Central  Type  Foundry 
Company,  which  was  shortly  afterward  absorbed  in  the  trust.  He  then  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Inland  Type  Foundry  Company,  which  he  represented  in  various 
positions  for  twelve  years,  his  ability,  faithfulness  and  energy  winning  him  pro- 
motion from  time  to  time  until  when  he  severed  his  connection  with  the  house 
he  was  holding  the  position  of  general  foreman  of  the  mechanical  department, 
and  during  twelve  years  he  had  been  absent  from  his  work  only  two  working 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1063 

days.  In  1902  he  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  Keystone  Tvpe  Company 
of  Philadelphia,  where  he  continued  until  1904.  when  he  estahlished  his  present 
business  in  the  manufacture  of  type  founders"  machinery,  being  one  of  only  two 
manufacturers  in  this  line  in  the  United  States.  Much  of  the  output  of  the  present 
factory  is  shipped  to  Europe.  In  1905  Mr.  Schokmiller  consolidated  his  interests 
with  those  of  the  Western  Printers'  Supply  Company  of  Chicago  and  formed  the 
corporation  now  known  as  the  Western  Type  Foundry.  This  is  the  onlv  type 
foundry  in  the  west  and  south  that  is  wholly  independent  of  the  trust.  A  liberal 
patronage  is  now  accorded  the  company  and  the  business  has  long  since  been 
placed  upon  a  profitable  basis. 

The  pleasant  home  life  of  Mr.  Schokmiller  had  its  beginning  in  his  marriage 
in  St.  Louis,  in  December.  1898,  to  Miss  Cecelia  Butler,  a  daughter  of  Thomas 
and  Mary  Butler.  They  have  one  son,  Charles  F.,  who  is  attending  school.  Mr. 
Schokmiller  belongs  to  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  is  a  third  degree  Mason. 
While  he  has  always  been  interested  in  those  things  which  bear  relation  to  the 
welfare  and  progress  of  the  city,  state  and  nation,  he  has  confined  his  attention  to 
business  interests  and  through  well  directed  energy  and  unfaltering  enterprise 
has  gained  a  substantial  place  in  industrial  circles. 


JUDGE  DANIEL  G.  TAYLOR. 

Judge  Daniel  G.  Taylor,  who  has  recently  retired  from  the  circuit  court 
bench  after  six  years  of  efificient,  impartial  and  faithful  service,  gained  recognition 
as  one  of  the  ablest  members,  whose  record  reflects  credit  upon  the  judicial  his- 
tory of  the  state.  His  life  is  in  contradistinction  to  the  old  adage  that  a  "prophet 
is  never  without  honor  save  in  his  own  country,"  for  Judge  Taylor  is  a  native  of 
the  city  in  which  he  has  so  directed  his  labors  as  to  gain  distinction  in  his  chosen 
field.  His  birth  occurred  April  23,  1868,  and  he  was  a  son  of  Daniel  G.  Taylor, 
Sr.,  who  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1819,  of  Scotch  lineage.  Becoming  a 
resident  of  St.  Louis  in  ante-bellum  days,  he  was  elected  mayor  of  the  city  in 
1861,  and  served  for  two  years,  during  the  momentous  period  of  the  Civil  war. 
when  the  reins  of  municipal  government  were  difficult  to  handle  because  both 
northern  and  southern  sentiments  were  here  strongly  represented.  He  died  in 
this  city  in  1878.  His  wife,  Emilie  (LeBeau)  Taylor,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in 
1835,  and  died  in  1884.  She  could  relate  many  interesting  incidents  of  the  pioneer 
days  in  St.  Louis,  and  her  scrap-book,  now  in  the  possession  of  her  son.  Judge 
Taylor,  contains  many  items  of  interest,  among  them  an  account  of  the  reception 
to  I\Iajor  Fades  and  also  a  reception  tendered  to  John  ]\IcCullough,  together 
with  accounts  of  other  notable  happenings  of  fifty  years  ago  or  more. 

Their  son.  Judge  Taylor,  spent  his  early  days  here,  and  having  attended  the 
public  schools  between  the  ages  of  six  and  eleven  years,  he  was  sent  to  Xotre 
Dame  Universit}-  in  Indiana,  where  he  remained  for  six  years.  Using  his  literary 
education  as  a  foundation  upon  which  to  rear  the  superstructure  of  professional 
knowledge,  he  entered  the  law  department  of  the  ^^'ashington  University,  and  in 
course  of  time  won  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law.  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
in  1891. 

That  year  chronicled  another  important  event  in  the  life  of  Judge  Taylor, 
for  on  the  9th  of  December  he  wedded  Miss  Emma  L.  Whitelaw,  a  daughter  of 
George  P.  and  Emma  G.  Whitelaw.  Her  father  was  a  prominent  business  man 
and  a  stockholder  in  the  Collier  ^^'hite  Lead  Compau}-.  There  are  two  children 
of  this  marriage,  Emma  Jane  and  Grace  Angelitjue.  aged  respectively  sixteen  and 
twelve   years. 

Entering  upon  the  active  practice  of  law,  Judge  TaylcM-  made  substantial 
progress,  as  he  demonstrated  in  the  courts  his  ability  to  successfully  cope  with 
intricate  legal  problems,  and  he  accurately  applied  the  principles  of  law  to  the 


1064  ST.  LOnS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

points  in  litigation.  Strong  in  argnment.  logical  in  his  sequences,  he  possessed 
m'oreover  the  ability  to  show  the  relation  of  ofttimes  seemingly  dissimilar  facts, 
and  has  so  presented  his  causes  before  court  and  jury  as  to  win  many  verdicts 
favorable  to  his  clients.  It  was  the  ability  which  he  displayed  as  a  practitioner 
at  the  bar.  combined  with  his  strict  conformity  to  a  high  standard  of  professional 
ethics,  that  led  to  his  selection  for  judicial  honors.  He  was  elected  to  the  bench 
in  1903.  serving  continuously  until  igoQ,  when,  upon  his  retirement,  he  resumed 
the  practice  of  law  as  the  partner  of  Jesse  A.  ^McDonald,  under  the  firm  style  of 
McDonald  &  Taylor.  His  course  on  the  bench  was  marked  by  the  same  char- 
acteristics which  distinguished  him  as  a  lawyer  and  citizen — a  masterful  grasp  of 
every  question  presented  for  solution,  and  an  unfaltering  fidelity  to  whatever  he 
believed  to  be  right.  His  interpretation  of  the  law  was  sound  and  his  decisions 
models  of  judicial  equity  which  won  for  him  the  endorsement  of  the  entire  bar. 
Judge  Taylor  is  widely  known  outside  of  his  profession,  having  been  presi- 
dent of  the  ^^'estern  Association  of  the  Amateur  .\thletic  Union  and  vice  presi- 
dent at  one  time  of  the  National  Amateur  Athletic  Union.  He  w^as  also  the  first 
president  of  the  St.  Louis  Amateur  Athletic  Association,  and  has  always  been 
widely  interested  in  athletics,  not  only  from  the  recreation  standpoint,  but  also 
from  the  fact  that  he  realizes  the  great  benefits  which  mankind  derives  from 
physical  exercise  in  this  age  when  the  lines  of  business  largely  induce  sedentary 
habits  or  indoor  work.  For  six  years  he  was  secretary  for  the  St.  Louis  Coun- 
try Club,  and  is  now  president  of  the  Racket  Club.  His  favorite  pastimes  are 
golf  and  sailing,  and  in  both  he  displays  considerable  skill.  In  religious  faith  he 
is  a  Catholic,  and  in  politics  he  is  an  independent  democrat,  being  allied  with  that 
movement  which  is  constantly  growing  and  which  is  one  of  the  hopeful  political 
signs  of  the  times,  indicating  that  the  thinking  men  of  the  age  are  not  bound  bv 
party  ties  to  the  exclusion  of  the  best  interests  of  citizenship  and  good  gov- 
ernment. 


ISAAC  WYMAX  ^lORTON. 

Isaac  \\  }"man  !\lorton  was  one  to  whom  the  world  instinctively  paid  defer- 
ence because  of  his  upright  life  and  honorable  purposes.  At  no  time,  in  the 
stress  of  business,  in  his  relations  as  a  citizen,  or  in  his  associations  in  social 
life,  did  he  ever  forget  the  duties  and  obligations  which  he  owed  to  his  fellow- 
men,  and  his  personal  traits  of  character  were  such  as  won  for  him  high 
esteem.  He  was  born  ]\Iay  4,  1847,  ^"  Q^^^^cy,  Illinois,  his  parents  being 
Charles  and  Rebecca  ( Wyman )  [Morton,  the  former  born  in  Halifax,  [Massa- 
chusetts, and  the  latter  in  Charleston,  [Massachusetts.  The  father  died  in  the 
year   1851. 

The  son,  Isaac  \\'.  [Morton,  was  educated  in  the  Wyman  Institute  and  in 
Washington  Universit\-.  At  the  age  of  seventeen  he  accepted  a  position  as 
collector  for  the  Second  National  Bank,  where  he  remained  until  he  resigned 
in  order  to  enter  the  employ  of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company,  which,  in 
January.  1872.  became  the  firm  of  E.  C.  Simmons  &  Company,  at  which  time 
[Mr.  "Morton  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  as  the  junior  member  of  the  firm. 
Two  years  later  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  was  incorporated,  Mr. 
Simmons  becoming  president  and  [Mr.  [Morton  vice  president.  The  two  gentle- 
men held  their  respective  positions  for  twenty-four  years,  when  they  both  with- 
drew from  active  management,  although  retaining  their  official  connection  wdth 
the  company  as  advisory  directors.  The  history  of  the  house  in  the  intervening 
ycar.s  was  one  of  steady  progress  and  growth.  In  business  of  administrative 
direction  and  executive  control  [Mr.  [Morton  showed  excellent  ability  and  keen 
discrimination  and  his  labors  proved  a  strong  element  in  the  success  of  the 
house.      The   business   was  developed   along  modern   lines   and   in  keeping  with 


ISAAC    W.    MORTON 


1086  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  progressive  spirit  of  the  times,  becoming"  one  of  the  most  extensive  enter- 
prises of  this  character  in  St.  Louis.  In  all  of  his  dealings  he  was  thoroughly 
reliable  as  well  as  energetic  and  would  tolerate  no  underhand  means  in  accom- 
plishing anv  purpose.  The  firm  has  therefore  won  an  imassailable  reputation 
and  the  sticcess  of  the  house  was  due  in  large  measure  to  its  unfailing  integrity 
as  well  as  its  progressive  business  measures. 

On  the  19th  of  January,  1877,  Air.  Morton  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Jeannette  Filley,  a  daughter  of  Oliver  Dwight  Filley,  of  St.  Louis.  In  his  home 
he  was  a  devoted  husband  and  a  popular,  genial  host,  and  with  his  wife  de- 
lighted in  extending  hospitality  to  their  many  friends.  He  was  also  president 
of  the  ^Mercantile  Library  Association  for  two  years  and  was  a  regtilar  attend- 
ant at  the  meetings  of  the  Ethical  Society,  also  serving  as  a  trustee  of  the  Self- 
Culture  Hall  Association.  He  held  to  high  ideals  in  manhood  and  citizenship 
and  in  every  relation  of  life  was  true  to  the  principles  which  he  believed  to  be 
right  in  man's  relations  with  his  fellowmen.  Broad-minded  and  generous  in 
thought  and  purpose,  he  enjoyed  in  the  fullest  degree  the  confidence  and  good 
will  of  those  with  wdiom  he  was  associated.  He  passed  away  October  18,  1903, 
and  his  death  was  the  occasion  of  deep  and  widespread  regret  to  his  many 
friends. 


EDWARD  BUDER. 


Edward  Buder,  treasurer  of  the  Mercantile  Trust  Company,  started  in  busi- 
ness life  for  himself  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  dependent  upon  his  own  re- 
sources, and  as  the  days  have  gone  by  the  careful  and  intelligent  direction  of  his 
labor  and  his  fidelity  to  the  interests  entrusted  to  his  care  have  won  him  advance- 
ment tintil  he  occupies  today  a  prominent  position  in  financial  circles  in  St.  Louis, 
his  native  city.  He  was  born  December  2^,  1863,  a  son  of  Anton  Buder,  whose 
birth  occurred  in  Austria.  Crossing  the  Atlantic  to  America  Anton  Buder  lo- 
cated in  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the  banking  business  and  is  still  with 
the  National  Bank  of  Commerce,  being  well  known  as  a  representative  of  the 
banking  interests  of  the  city.     He  married  Appolonia  Schmidt,  who  is  also  living. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afforded  Edward  Buder  his  educational 
privileges  and  after  he  ceased  to  attend  the  day  sessions  he  continued  his  studies 
in  pursuing  night  courses  in  the  commercial  branches.  At  the  age  of  fourteen 
he  secured  a  position  in  the  law  office  of  Finkelnburg  &  Rassieur,  where  he 
remained  for  two  years,  and  after  one  year  spent  in  a  mercantile  house,  entered 
the  banking  business  with  the  Mechanics'  Bank,  which  later  became  the  Mechanics' 
National  I5ank.  Later  in  connection  with  Ben  Schnurmacher  he  organized  the 
American  Central  Trust  Company.  Mr.  Buder  became  the  secretary  and  treas- 
urer. In  May,  1904,  the  American  Central  Trust  Company  was  absorbed  by  the 
Mercantile  Trust  Company,  he  being  appointed  assistant  treasurer  of  the  last 
named  company.  In  1907  he  was  elected  to  his  present  position  of  treasurer  of  the 
Mercantile  Trust  Company.  At  the  organization  of  the  Mercantile  National 
Hank  in  December,  1908,  he  was  elected  cashier,  and  on  January  19.  1909,  made 
a  rli rector.  He  has  for  twenty-eight  years  been  engaged  in  the  banking  business 
anrl  has  been  one  of  the  strong  factors  in  placing  the  banks  of  the  city  on  a 
splendid  and  solid  footing.  As  the  years  have  passed  his  capacities  and  powers 
have  increased  as  he  has  exercised  his  business  ability  in  the  faithful  performance 
of  the  duties  that  have  come  to  him  day  by  day.  Each  step  in  advance  has  brought 
him  a  broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunities  and  his  record  stands  as  a  splendid 
illustration  of  what  may  be  accomplished  when  determination  and  ambition  lead 
the  way  for  earnest  and  persistent  effort.  At  the  Denver  meeting  of  the  Trust 
Company  Section  of  the  American  Bankers'  Association  he  was  elected  vice  pres- 
ident for  the  state  of  Missouri  of  the  section.  He  also  is  a  member  of  the  Bills 
of  Lading  Committee  of  the  Missouri  Bankers'  Association. 


ST.   LOUIS,  THE    FOrR'IMI    CH^Y.  1067 

Mr.  Buder  is  a  member  of  the  Real  E.state  Exchange  and  also  holds  member- 
ship relations  with  the  Union  Club,  the  Century  Boat  Club  and  the  Lemp  Hunting 
and  Fishing  Club.  His  political  allegience  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and 
while  he  keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  as  every  true 
American  citizen  should  do,  he  has  never  sought  nor  held  office,  preferring  to 
concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  interests  in  v.hich  he  has  met  with 
signal  success. 


EDWARD  J.  LEXZEX,  1).  D.  S. 

Dr.  Edward  J.  Lenzen.  who  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  St.  Louis 
has  succeeded  beyond  even  his  expectations,  was  born  in  Koln,  Germany,  April 
26,  1881.  His  parents  were  Jacob  and  Helen  (Sandkuhl)  Lenzen.  The  father 
is  a  professor  of  music,  having  taught  the  art  both  in  this  country  and  in  Germany. 
Arriving  in  St.  Louis  in  1883.  he  now  makes  his  home  in  the  suburb  of  \\'ebster 
Groves. 

Dr.  Lenzen  began  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Germany  and  in  early  life 
determined  to  take  up  the  study  of  music  with  the  idea  of  teaching  in  later  years. 
He  was  for  some  time  a  student  in  the  Sterns  Conservatory  of  Music  in  Berlin, 
Germany,  continuing  his  studies  two  years.  After  coming  to  St.  Louis  he  took 
up  the  study  of  dentistry,  entering  the  dental  department  of  the  Washington 
University  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1904.  He  then  opened  a  fine  suite 
of  rooms  in  the  Bristol  building  at  Webster  Groves,  wdiich  is  one  of  the  aristocratic 
suburbs  of  the  city.  His  offices  are  well  ecjuipped  with  all  of  the  most  modern 
appliances  and  he  numbers  among  his  patients  some  of  the  wealthier  people  of 
St.  Louis  county.  Since  locating  here  he  has  succeeded  beyond  his  fondest  hopes 
and  his  work  has  given  complete  satisfaction.  He  enjoys  not  only  the  professional 
regard  but  also  the  social  esteem  and  good  will  of  many  of  his  patients.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  Dental  Society  and  the  St.  Louis  Society  of  Dental 
Science,  and  is  always  interested  in  anything  that  tends  to  further  the  work  of  the 
profession.  Possessing  that  love  of  music  which  is  characteristic  of  the  German 
race,  his  tastes  are  in  the  line  of  the  high  arts,  and  nature  and  education  have 
vied  in  making  him  an  interesting  and  cultured  gentleman. 


C.  E.  M.  CHAMP. 


C.  E.  AL  Champ  is  president  of  the  Champ  Spring  Company,  at  Xo.  21 17 
Chouteau  avenue,  the  largest  manufacturing  establishment  of  the  kind  in  the  city, 
and  its  proportions  and  reputation  are  due  to  his  untiring  energy  and  business 
judgment.  He  began  his  business  career  as  a  poor  boy  without  the  advantages 
either  of  money,  education  or  influence  and  from  a  position  of  comparative  ob- 
scurity and  apparently  without  prospect  at  the  outset,  he  has  gradually  risen 
to  the  prominent  position  which  he  now  holds  in  the  financial  world,  through  his 
innate  resources,  hard  work  and  persistent  effort. 

^Ir.  Champ  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1852.  His  father,  Charles 
Champ,  removed  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  when  his  son  was  a  lad  and  in  this  city 
the  latter  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools.  His  educational  advan- 
tages were  limited  as  straitened  circumstances  compelled  him  to  leave  school  at 
an  early  age  and  secure  employment.  He  entered  the  employ  of  a  spring  manu- 
facturing concern  where  he  served  his  apprenticeship  and  became  master  of  the 
trade.  Having  plied  his  craft  for  a  period  of  ten  years  he  removed  to  St.  Louis 
where  he  engaged  in  the  same  business.  Beiiig  acknowledged  as  a  skilled  artisan 
and  ambitious  to  become  independent  in  the  industrial  world  he  finally  gave  up 


lOoS  ST.  LOL'IS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

working  for  others  ami  founded  the  St.  Louis  Spring"  Company,  the  plant  being 
located  on  Third  and  Spruce  streets.  The  products  of  his  plant  being  of  the 
greatest  utility  he  presently  gained  a  wide  reputation  as  a  manufacturer  of  springs. 
His  business  gradually  increased  until  the  enterprise  became  one  of  the  most 
lucrative  in  the  city.  In  1896  the  financial  returns  from  the  volume  of  business 
transacted  enabled  him  to  purchase  the  site  on  which  the  Champ  Manufacturing 
Company  plant  now  stands.  He  erected  a  commodious  dwelling  for  manufac- 
turing purposes  and  changed  the  name  of  the  firm  from  the  St.  Louis  Spring 
Companv  to  its  present  name,  the  Champ  Manufacturing-  Company,  which  he 
reorganized  with  C.  E.  Champ,  president.  S.  F.  Champ,  vice  president  and  L.  M. 
Champ,  secretary.  Under  normal  conditions  when  the  plant  is  working  in  full 
about  one  hundred  employes  are  kept  busy.  The  firm  has  the  reputation  of  giving 
its  hands  employment  throughout  the  entire  year  as  there  are  always  orders 
enough  to  keep  the  plant  in  operation.  The  business  of  the  firm  has  gradually 
increased  until  its  output  at  present  amounts  to  something  like  one  hundred  and 
fiftv  thousand  dollars  annually.  In  1876  Mr.  Champ  was  united  in  marriage 
with  !Miss  Sophia  Farrell,  a  native  Canadian.  To  this  union  were  born  the  follow- 
ing children :  Lula  M.,  Ina  E.  and  Norman  B.  Among  the  fraternal  societies  to 
which  ]^Ir.  Champ  belongs  is  the  Missouri  Lodge,  No.  170,  Royal  Arcanum.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  to  which  also  his  wife  and  children 
belong.     Politically  Mr.  Champ  is  a  republican. 


SA^IUEL  HOLLIES  EULLERTON. 

The  business  record  of  Samuel  Holmes  Eullerton  is  such  as  would  be  pos- 
sible in  no  other  country  but  America.  In  a  land  unhampered  by  caste,  class, 
tradition,  custom  or  precedent  he  has  found  the  opportunities  which,  utilized, 
have  led  him  into  large  undertakings  and  responsibilities.  Gradual  advance- 
ment has  brought  him  to  his  present  position  as  president  of  the  Chicago  Lum- 
ber &  Coal  Company,  with  active  or  financial  connection  with  various  other 
commercial  and  industrial  enterprises. 

A  native  of  Belfast,  Ireland,  he  was  born  .April  22,  1852,  of  the  marriage 
of  Samuel  and  Anna  (Holmes)  Eullerton,  and  while  a  boy  under  the  parental 
roof  mastered  the  branches  of  learning  that  constitute  the  curriculum  of  the 
public  schools  in  his  native  land.  As  a  young  man  of  nineteen  years  he  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1871  and  sought  a  home  in  the  w^est,  attracted  by  the 
favorable  reports  wdiich  he  heard  concerning  business  conditions  in  Kansas. 
After  a  few^  years  spent  in  the  west  he  established  at  Atchison,  Kansas,  a  lumber 
business  which  proved  a  profitable  venture  and,  owing  to  his  aptitude  for  suc- 
cessful management,  grew  in  volume  and  importance.  His  prosperity  permit- 
ted his  connection  with  other  business  enterprises,  and  he  is  today  associated 
with  various  extensive  commercial  and  manufacturing  concerns. 

In  1896  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  is  now  supervising  the  interests 
of  the  Chicago  Lumber  &  Coal  Company  as  president  and  general  manager. 
This  business  was  established  in  1866  and  was  incorporated  in  1895,  with  a  paid- 
up  capital  of  seven  hundred  ar.d  fifty  thousand  dollars,  which  has  since  been 
increased  to  six  million  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  the  company  owning 
and  operating  mills  in  Arkansas,  Louisiana,  Mississippi,  Minnesota  and  Wash- 
ington. He  is  today  ])rcsident  of  the  Gulf  Lumber  Company,  Bradley  Lumber 
Company,  William  I'arrell  Lumber  Company,  Eullerton-Powell  Hardwood  Lum- 
ber Company,  W.  B.  Switzer  Lumber  Company,  Chicago  Lumber  &  Coal  Com- 
pany of  Texas,  E.  A.  Thornton  Lumber  Company,  Silver  Lake  Manufacturing- 
Company,  Warren,  Johnsville  &  Saline  River  Railroad  Company  and  Little 
Rock,  Sheridan  &  Saline  River  Railroad  Company,  and  is  vice  president  of  the 


S.    H.   FULLERTON 


1070  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

S.  R.  Lee  Lumber  Compan}-,  Hope  Lumber  Compauy  and  Tioga  &  Southeastern 
Railroad  Company. 

^Ir.  Fullerton  was  married  in  Kansas,  January  17,  1877,  to  Miss  Lucy  Cook 
and  thev  have  two  sons  and  a  daughter:  Robert  W.,  Ruby  L.  and  Samuel  Baker. 
Their  home  is  one  of  the  charming-  society  centers  of  St.  Louis.  As  a  citizen 
Mr.  Fullerton  keeps  in  close  touch  with  the  business  interests  and  with  the 
social  organizations  closely  allied  with,  and  in  a  measure  representative  of, 
these  interests.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League,  while  along 
more  specifically  social  lines  his  membership  extends  to  the  St.  Louis,  Mercantile, 
Glen  Echo  Country,  Commercial  and  Maine  Hunting  and  Fishing  Clubs.  His 
investigation  into  the  political  situation  of  the  country  and  the  possibilities  of 
accomplishment  through  legislation  have  led  to  his  stalwart  support  of  the  re- 
publican party,  while  his  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the 
Presbvterian   church. 


PATRICK  GORMAN. 


Through  the  various  periods  of  the  development  and  progress  of  St.  Louis 
there  have  stood  at  the  front  men  of  marked  enterprise,  capable  of  coordinating 
forces  and  shaping  conditions  to  further  their  own  legitimate  purposes.  Among 
those  who  figured  prominently  in  St.  Louis  in  the  middle  portion  of  the  nine- 
teenth century  was  Patrick  Gorman,  who  was  not  only  active  in  business  for  his 
own  benefit,  but  was  also  a  most  public  spirited  citizen.  He  was  born  in  county 
Kilkenny.  Ireland,  January  6,  1810,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  came  to 
the  United  States.  He  completed  his  education  in  St.  Mncent's  College  at  Cape 
Girardeau,  after  which  he  entered  the  employ  of  his  uncles,  J.  and  E.  Walsh.  At 
a  later  day  he  was  an  active  member  of  the  firm  of  Finn  &  Gorman,  and  subse- 
quently assumed  the  management  of  the  flouring  mills  of  J.  and  E.  Walsh,  re- 
taining that  position  until  1858.  At  that  time  he  built  some  boats  for  the  river 
trade  and  became  captain  of  the  steamer  Henry  von  Puhl,  plying  between  St. 
Louis  and  New  Orleans.  After  a  brief  period  he  became  one  of  the  most  popu- 
lar steamboat  captains  in  the  New  Orleans  trade.  During  the  period  of  the  Civil 
war  he,  for  a  time,  headed  a  military  company  under  General  Frost.  Coming 
up  the  river  on  his  boat,  following  the  opening  of  navigation  after  the  blockade 
was  raised,  he  was  killed  while  in  command  of  his  vessel  by  a  shot  fired  from 
a  battery  at  Morganza  Bend,  Louisiana,  his  death  occurring  December  8,   1863. 

Mr.  Gorman  was  married  twice,  and  bv  the  first  union  one  daughter  sur- 
vives, Mrs.  M.  R.  Ryan.  In  1861  Mr.  Gorman  wedded  Miss  Jane  Brady,  who  was 
born  in  the  north  of  Ireland,  and  when  a  young  lady  came  to  the  United  States. 
They  became  parents  of  two  sons,  John  and  Roger,  who  are  graduates  of  the  St. 
Louis  University.  The  former  is  now  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  contract- 
ing business,  while  the  latter  is  well  known  in  political  circles  of  St.  Louis.  Mrs. 
Gorman  yet  retains  her  residence  in  this  city  and  has  a  wide  acquaintance  here. 

Mr.  Gorman  was  very  j^rominent  in  political  circles  and  deeply  interested  in 
the  politics  which  mean  the  science  of  government — that  part  of  ethics  which 
has  to  do  with  the  regulati(jn  and  government  of  a  nation  or  state,  the  preserva- 
tion of  its  safety,  peace  and  prosperity,  the  augmentation  of  its  strength  and  re- 
sources. There  was  never  any  matter  of  general  interest  to  the  city  that  did  not 
awaken  his  interest,  and  when  his  keen  judgment  sanctionpxl  any  proposal  as  of 
municipal  value,  he  gave  tfj  it  his  stalwart  and  unfaltering  support.  He  was  an 
inflexible  advocate  of  democracy  and  on  his  party  ticket  was  elected  to  the  state 
legislature.  He  was  also  well  known  in  the  early  days  of  St.  Louis  as  president 
of  the  old  Union  hire  Company,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for  thirteen  years. 
He  was  also  at  different  times  i)resident  of  the  Hibernian  Society,  the  Millers' 
Association,  the  j'ireman's   ITmd  Association  and  various  other  institutions,  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1071 

he  is  remembered  by  the  older  residents  as  a  man  of  many  sterHng  quahties, 
whose  worth  as  a  citizen  was  widely  recognized.  Whatever"  tended  to  ]n-omote 
the  city's  good  or  advance  its  best  interests  received  his  endorsement  and  he  was 
closely  associated  with  its  development  during  its  formative  period. 


CHARLES  PARSOXS  SEXTER. 

N^o  man  in  St.  Louis  occupies  a  more  enviable  position  in  commercial  and 
financial  circles  than  does  Charles  Parsons  Senter,  president  and  treasurer  of  the 
Senter  Commission  Company,  president  of  the  Allen  Store  Company  of  Maiden, 
Missouri,  and  stockholder  in  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company,  the  State 
National  Bank  and  the  American  Central  Insurance  Company.  This  is  not 
due  alone  to  the  splendid  success  he  has  achieved  but  also  to  the  straightfor- 
ward, honorable  business  principles  he  has  ever  followed  and  the  fact  that  while 
he  entered  upon  a  business  already  established,  unlike  so  many  young  men  whose 
parents  are  in  affluent  circumstances,  he  was  not  content  to  rest  upon  his  father's 
reputation  but  by  the  force  of  his  character,  strong  determination  and  laudable 
ambition  has  made  for  himself  a  position  which  has  commanded  the  confidence 
and  admiration  of  the  business  world. 

Mr.  Senter  was  born  February  14,  1870,  at  the  home  of  his  grandmother  in 
Trenton,  Tennessee,  although  his  parents  were  residents  of  St.  Louis  from  1864. 
He  was  a  son  of  William  I^Iarshall  and  Lucy  Jane  ( Wilkins)  Senter.  The  father 
was  born  in  Henderson  county,  Tennessee,  April  11,  1831,  and  his  parents  were 
Alvin  Blalock  and  Janett  ( ]\IcXeil)  Senter,  natives  of  Cumberland  county.  North 
Carolina,  born  in  the  years  1806  and  1807  respectively.  The  maternal  grand- 
parents of  Charles  P.  Senter  were  Little  John  and  Lucy  Jane  (Tanner)  Wilkins, 
natives  of  \'irginia,  while  their  daughter,  Lucy  Jane  Wilkins,  was  born  February 
14,  1832,  in  Gibson  county,  Tennessee.  In  1864  William  Marshall  Senter  and 
his  brother-in-law,  William  Thomas  Wilkins,  came  to  St.  Louis  from  Columbus, 
Kentucky,  and  engaged  in  the  cotton  commission  business,  in  which  the  father 
continued  until  his  death,  January  29,  1901.  His  business  interests  constantly 
developed  in  volume  and  importance  until  he  became  recognized  as  one  of  the 
most  prominent  representatives  of  commercial  and  financial  activity  in  St.  Louis. 
He  became  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Exchange  at  its  organization 
and  the  following  year  was  chosen  to  the  presidency,  in  which  office  he  served 
altogether  for  ten  years  but  not  consecutively.  He  was  vice  president  of  the 
Merchants'  Exchange  when  in  1876  it  removed  to  its  present  building.  He  was 
also  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Mountain  and  Southern  Railway  Company 
when  Thomas  Allen  was  president ;  was  vice  president  of  the  Cotton  Belt  Rail- 
way at  the  time  of  the  building  of  the  line ;  became  vice  president  of  the  St. 
Louis  Cotton  Compress  Company  upon  its  organization  and  served  for  many 
years  as  its  president :  and  was  a  director  of  the  Union  Trust  Company  from 
its  organization  until  his  death.  In  addition  to  all  these  interests  he  developed 
an  extensive  business,  which  since  his  demise  has  been  carried  on  under  the 
style  of  the  Senter  Commission  Company. 

Charles  P.  Senter  attended  the  Stoddard  sc'nool  in  his  boyhood  days  and 
afterward  entered  Smith  Academy,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class 
of  1888.  He  was  also  for  two  years  a  student  in  the  University  of  A'irginia  and 
since  1896  he  has  been  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Smith  Academy  Alumni 
Association.  His  entrance  into  the  business  world  was  made  as  an  employe  in 
the  National  Bank  of  the  Republic  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  remained  for  two 
years,  after  which  he  became  associated  with  Paul  Jones  under  the  firm  style 
of  Jones  &  Senter  in  the  real-estate  business.  He  thus  handled  St.  Louis  prop- 
erty for  two  years,  after  which  the  partnership  was  dissolved  and  ^NFr.   Senter 


1072  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

took  charge  of  some  Texas  interests  for  his  father  and  uncle  and  was  associated 
with  them  until  their  deaths.  Upon  the  death  of  his  father  in  1901  the  Senter 
Commission  Company  was  incorporated  to  continue  the  business,  with  William 
T.  W'ilkins  as  president;  John  Asa  Senter,  brother  of  our  subject,  as  vice  presi- 
dent ;  Charles  P.  Senter  as  treasurer ;  and  Aloses  Wofford  as  secretary.  Mr. 
\\'ilkins  died  February  3,  1902,  and  was  succeeded  by  John  Asa  Senter  as 
president,  while  Charles  P.  Senter  became  vice  president  and  treasurer,  Mr. 
Wofford  still  retaining  the  secretaryship.  The  death  of  the  elder  brother  on 
the  27th  of  October,  1903,  led  to  another  election  of  officers,  in  which  C.  P. 
Senter  became  president  and  treasurer,  with  Mr.  Wofford  as  vice  president, 
William  B.  Keeble  secretary  and  iMichael  E.  Fox,  assistant  treasurer.  These 
are  the  directors  and  present  officers  of  the  company,  in  control  of  a  most  exten- 
sive commission  business  which  has  been  established  for  forty-four  years. 

j\Ir.  Senter,  in  connection  with  his  interests  in  this  line,  has  extended  his 
efforts  to  other  fields  through  active  or  financial  connection  therewith.  He  is 
now  president  of  the  Allen  Store  Company  of  Maiden,  Missouri,  and  is  a  stock- 
holder in  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company,  the  State  National  Bank  and  the 
American  Central  Insurance  Company.  He  is  likewise  identified  with  organiza- 
tions for  the  benefit  of  trade  interests,  belonging  to  the  Merchants  Exchange 
and  the  Business  ]Men's  League,  while  at  the  present  writing,  1908,  he  is  presi- 
dent of  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Exchange. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Senter  is  a  democrat  and  was  a  constituent  member 
of  the  Jeft'erson  Club,  of  which  he  served  for  several  years  as  secretary.  No 
political  offices  have  ever  been  his,  nor  has  he  ever  desired  official  prefermeiit. 
He  is,  however,  president  of  the  Tennessee  Society  of  St.  Louis  and  belongs 
to  the  St.  Louis,  Glen  Echo  Country,  the  Missouri  Athletic  and  the  St.  Louis 
Amateur  Athletic  clubs.  W'hile  a  favorite  in  social  circles  and  a  most  active  man 
m  his  business  connections,  he  yet  finds  time  and  inclination  for  cooperation  in 
religious  work  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  Third  Baptist  church,  in  which  he 
is  serving  as  a  trustee  and  custodian.  He  is  likewise  president  of  the  Baptist 
ciiy  miission  board  and  a  member  of  the  Baptist  state  mission  board.  In  no  sense 
a  man  in  public  life,  he  has  nevertheless  exerted  an  immeasurable  influence  on 
the  city  of  his  residence ;  in  business  life  as  a  financier  and  promoter  of  extensive 
industrial  and  commercial  enterprises  ;  in  social  circles  by  reason  of  a  charming 
personality  and  unfeigned  cordiality ;  in  citizenship  by  his  devotion  to  the  general 
good  as  well  as  by  his  comprehensive  understanding  of  the  questions  aft'ecting 
municipal  welfare;  and  in  those  departments  of  activity  which  ameliorate  hard 
conditions  of  life  for  the  unfortunate  by  his  benevolence  and  his  liberality.  He 
was  chairman  of  the  Inter-Scholastic  and  Marathon  committee  of  Olympic  games 
and  served  as  grand  marshal  for  these  games  in  1904. 


TOHN  M.  GRANT. 


John  ]\I.  Grant,  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  in  St.  Louis 
but  making  a  specialty  of  surgery,  was  born  in  Calloway  county,  Missouri,  Janu- 
ary II,  1864.  In  the  paternal  line  he  is  descended  from  Scotch  ancestry.  His 
father,  Samuel  Grant,  was  born  in  this  state,  a  representative  of  an  old  southern 
family  residing  originally  in  Virginia,  whence  representatives  of  the  name  went 
to  Kentucky  and  later  to  Missouri.  For  many  years  Samuel  Grant  followed  the 
occupation  of  farming  in  Calloway  county,  this  state,  and  there  died  at  the  age 
of  sixty-nine  years.  He  married  Martha  V.  Yates,  who  is  still  living  on  the  old 
family  homestead.  She,  too,  was  a  representative  of  an  old  Virginian  family 
and,  like  the  Grants,  they  lived  for  a  time  in  Kentuckv  before  coming  to  Missouri. 

Dr.  Grant  was  reared  on  the  old  homestead  farm  and  supplemented  his 
early  education  by  study  in  Westminster  College  at  Fulton.  ^Missouri,  from  which 


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DR.  JOHX   AL   GRAXT 


1074  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1886,  winning  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Science. 
He  then  took  up  the  study  of  medicine,  reading  under  the  preceptorship  of  Dr, 
^lartin  Yates,  of  Fulton,  Missouri,  and  in  the  fall  of  1886  he  entered  the  Mis- 
souri ^Medical  College  at  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class 
of  1889.  He  was  one  of  the  four  highest  in  his  class,  receiving  honorary  men- 
tion and  after  taking  the  hospital  examination  he  served  as  junior  interne  at 
the  City  Hospital  for  one  year  and  for  one  year  as  senior.  In  1891  he  entered 
upon  the  active  practice  of  his  profession  and  to  say  that  he  has  been  successful 
is  hardly  fitting  praise  for  the  work  that  he  has  accomplished  and  the  prominence 
to  which  he  has  attained.  He  is  now  located  in  pleasant  and  commodious  offices 
at  the  corner  of  Taylor  and  Washington  avenues  and  while  he  follows  general 
practice  he  yet  gives  much  of  his  time  to  surgical  work  and  is  widely  known  for 
his  skill  in  this  direction.  He  possesses  a  clear  head,  a  steady  hand,  a  delicacy 
of  touch  and  moreover  a  sympathy  of  spirit,  all  of  which  are  essential  elements 
in  success  in  surgery.  He  has  gained  that  knowledge  which  is  disseminated 
through  the  medical  societies,  holding  membership  with  the  American  Medical 
Association,  the  Alissouri  State  and  the  St.  Louis  medical  societies,  the  St. 
Louis  Surgical  Club',  the  Citv  Hospital  Medical  Society  and  the  Washington 
Laiiversity  Alumni  Association. 

In  more  strictlv  fraternal  lines  Dr.  Grant  is  connected  with  the  Masons, 
belonging  to  the  lodge,  the  chapter  and  to  Audubon  Commandery,  K.  T.  His 
religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church  and 
in  politics  he  is  a  liberal  democrat  but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have 
never  lured  him  from  the  strict  path  of  his  profession,  wherein  the  conscientious 
discharge  of  his  duties,  combined  with  his  capability,  have  gained  him  considerable 
local  fame  and  success. 

Dr.  Grant  was  married  in  1893  to  Mrs.  Ida.  C.  Streiff,  of  St.  Louis,  and 
they  have  four  children ;  Ida,  Samuel,  John  and  Edward.  By  a  former  marriage 
Mrs.  Grant  had  two  children,  Emily  and  Walter.  The  Doctor  and  his  wife 
are  both  well  known  in  this  city  and  those  who  meet  them  in  social  relations 
entertain  for  them  the  warmest  regard. 


LOUIS  SCHEER. 


Since  an  early  period  in  the  nineteenth  century  the  name  of  Scheer  has  been 
closely  associated  with  the  industrial  development  of  St.  Louis  in  the  line  of 
wagon  manufacturing  and  he  whose  name  introduces  this  review  is  today  at  the 
head  of  an  extensive  and  important  enterprise  of  this  character.  He  was  born 
October  4,  1851,  in  this  city,  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  Scheer,  both  of  whom 
were  natives  of  Germany,  whence  they  came  to  the  United  States  in  the  early 
part  of  the  nineteenth  century.  They  made  their  way  direct  to  St.  Louis  and  Mr. 
Scheer.  having  already  become  an  expert  in  the  line  of  wagonmaking,  established 
here  the  Jacob  Scheer  W^agon  Manufactory,  his  plant  being  then  located  at  Sixth 
and  Chestnut  streets.  Afterward  he  removed  the  business  to  Fifteenth  and 
Chestnut,  later  to  Sixteenth  and  Clark  avenue,  then  to  Sixteenth  and  Belmont 
and  from  there  to  its  present  location  at  Nos.  420-22  South  Fifteenth  street.  As 
the  years  ])assed  the  enterprise  was  developed  until  it  is  today  one  of  the  most 
extensive  and  important  manufactories  of  heavv  vehicles  in  the  west.  The  father 
continued  active  in  the  manageinent  and  control  until  1879,  when  he  retired  and 
was  succeeded  by  his  sf^n. 

In  the  public  schools  of  this  city  Louis  Scheer  had  begun  his  education  and 
some  time  later  he  entered  the  Citv  University  at  Sixteenth  and  Pine  streets  un- 
der I-'rofessor  Wyman.  After  leaving  school  he  learned  the  saddlery  and  harness- 
making  trade  and  subsef|uently  became  associated  with  his  father  in  the  manu- 
facture of  wagfjns.      i'Lnlering  the  factory,  he  learned  the  business  in  every  de- 


ST.  LOaiS.  THE    lT)lRril     ClTV.  KIT.-, 

partment  and  since  his  father  retired  in  1879  assumed  the  manaj^a-ment  and  ha^ 
since  bent  his  energies  and  devoted  his  attention  to  the  further  development  and 
progress  of  the  business.  His  plant  today  consists  of  a  large  building  fullv 
equipped  with  all  the  latest  improved  appliances.  He  emijlo\s  a  large  force 
of  skilled  workmen  and  every  vehicle  which  leaves  his  establishment  bears  the 
stamp  of  thorough  workmanship  and  substantial  construction.  The  very  best 
material  is  used  in  manufacturing  and  Mr.  Scheer  is  a  thoroughlv  honorable 
business  man  in  every  particular.  The  trade  of  the  house  is  now  extensive  and 
its  success  is  largely  attributable  to  the  enterjjrise  and  progressive  spirit  of 
the  ])resent  owner. 

(  )n  the  7th  of  November.  1872.  Mr.  Scheer  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  lluss 
and  unto  them  were  born  the  following  named :  Emma  and  Anna,  both"  deceased  ; 
Ida,  the  wife  of  Nicholas  Von  Bergen;  Louis,  now  married;  Louisa,  deceased; 
Blanch,  the  wife  of  Peter  StelTen ;  and  Jacob.  The  wife  and  mother  died  about 
three  and  a  half  years  ago  and  Mr.  Scheer  is  now  living  with  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Von  Bergen.  He  is  a  man  of  sterling  qualities  and  is  a  general  favorite  with 
all  Avith  whom  he  comes  in  contact.  A  lover  of  outdoor  sports  and  amusements, 
he  finds  much  ])leasure  in  hunting  and  fishing,  and  when  business  will  ])ermit 
spends  his  time  in  the  fields  or  along  the  streams  in  the  countrv  adjacent  to  St. 
Louis.  Having  always  lived  in  this  city  he  has  a  wide  acquaintance  here  and 
his  long  identification  with  its  business  afifairs  and  the  work  that  he  has  accom- 
plished places  him  in  a  prominent  position  in  industrial  circles. 


CHARLES  AL-VRTYX   I'RYXNE. 

With  the  nature  that  finds  its  chief  delight  in  intellectual  activity  Mr.  Prynne 
has  made  constant  advancement  in  those  lines  which  demand  reading  and  re- 
search. He  was  born  at  Padstow,  Cornwall,  England,  May  9,  1851.  In  the 
■paternal  line  the  ancestry  can  be  traced  back  in  England  to  Saxon  times,  and 
William  Prynne,  father  of  our  subject,  was  well  known  in  his  home  locality  as 
a  mail  contractor.  He  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  flour  after  his  migration 
to  the  nev/  world  and  lived  a  life  of  untiring  thrift  and  industry.  He  married 
Augusta  J.  Martyn,  who  was  descended  from  French  Huguenot  ancestors,  who 
escaped  from  France  to  England  at  the  time  of  the  St.  Bartholomew  massacre 
when,  under  the  instigation  of  Catherine  di  Medici,  the  Catholic  followers  of 
the  queen  slaughtered  those  who  were  of  Protestant  belief. 

Charles  Martyn  Prynne  pursued  his  early  education  in  a  boys'  school  in 
England  and  in  this  country  at  Phillips  Academy,  Andover,  Massachusetts,  and 
Middlebufy  College  of  Vermont  with  the  class  of  1876.  He  won  the  ^Master 
of  Arts  degree,  and  after  leaving  college  he  entered  upon  newspaper  work.  He 
has  been  connected  with  leading  journals  of  the  country,  having  worked  in  every 
capacity  in  the  editorial  departments.  At  one  time  he  was  editorial  writer  for  the 
Globe-Democrat,  also  for  the  Springfield  (Mass.)  Republican  and  the  Providence 
Journal.  His  tastes  are  decidedly  along  literary  lines,  and  he  has  likewise  gained 
that  culture  and  experience  which  only  travel  can  bring.  He  has  circled  the  globe 
and  has  visited  various  out-of-the-way  parts  of  the  world,  learning  much  of  the 
habits  and  customs  of  primitive  races  in  their  native  environment. 

yir.  Prvnne  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1894  with  the  late  Afr.  McMillan  and  for 
a  time  was  associated  with  the  ^^lissouri  Car  &  I*"oun(lry  Company.  He  after- 
ward took  charge  of  various  companies  and  has  l)een  connected  with  several 
important  business  concerns,  also  acting  as  personal  re])resentative  of  \\  .  K. 
Bixbv. 

On  the  27th  of  September,  1883.  in  Springfield.  Massachusetts.  ATr.  Prynne 
was  united  in  marriage  to  ^liss  Sarah  L.  Beach,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  John  C.  and 


1076  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Amelia  (Gates)  Beach.  ]\Ir.  Prynne  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  in  which 
he  has  attained  the  Knight  Templar  degree.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  St. 
Louis,  Xoonday  and  the  Glen  Echo  Clubs,  of  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  the 
^lissouri  Historical  Society,  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and  Social 
Science,  the  St.  Louis  Science  Academy,  the  Archaeological  Institute  of  America 
and  the  Shakespeare  Club  of  New  York,  of  which  he  is  a  life  member.  Mr. 
Prynne  also  had  some  military  experience  as  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  State 
^lilitia,  while  his  political  activity  has  been  confined  to  service  as  consul  for 
Paraguay.     He  is  independent  in  politics. 


ALFRED  LEE  SHAPLEIGH. 

In  a  history  of  the  successful  business  men  of  St.  Louis  it  is  imperative  that 
mention  be  made  of  Alfred  Lee  Shapleigh,  whose  activity  and  enterprise  have 
gained  him  success  and  distinction.  He  belongs,  too,  to  that  class  of  representa- 
tive American  men  who,  while  promoting  individual  success,  also  enhance  in 
large  measure  the  general  welfare.  Born  on  the  i6th  of  February,  1862,  in  the 
city  which  is  still  his  home,  his  parents  were  Augustus  Frederick  and  Elizabeth 
Anne  (L'mstead)  Shapleigh.  His  ancestry  is  traced  back  to  Alexander  Shap- 
leigh of  Totnes,  Devonshire,  England,  who  came  to  America  in  1635,  as  agent 
for  Sir  Ferdinando  Gorges  and  built  the  first  house  in  Kittery,  Alaine.  The  line 
of  descent  comes  down  through  Alexander.  Captain  John  Shapleigh,  a  represent- 
ative in  the  Massachusetts  general  court.  Major  Nicholas  Shapleigh,  also  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  general  court,  Nicholas,  Elisha,  Richard  and  Frederick  to  x-\lfred 
Lee  Shapleigh  of  this  review. 

Alfred  Lee  Shapleigh  supplemented  his  early  educational  advantages  by 
■^tudy  in  Washington  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1880,  and 
made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  an  employe  of  the  Merchants 
National  Bank  of  St.  Louis.  In  all  of  his  business  relations  he  has  made  it  his 
purpose  and  aim  to  thoroughly  master  the  tasks  assigned  him  and  to  utilize 
every  opportunity  that  has  presented.  In  1881  he  went  into  the  coffee  and  spice 
house  of  Thomson  &  Taylor,  occupying  a  clerical  position  in  that  establishment 
until  November  of  the  same  year,  when  he  entered  upon  a  four  years'  connection 
as  cashier  with  the  Mound  City  Paint  &  Color  Company.  In  1885  he  took 
another  forward  step  when  he  became  secretary  of  the  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hard- 
ware Company,  which  was  founded  by  his  father  and  on  the  ist  of  July,  1901, 
he  was  chosen  treasurer  of  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware  Company.  In  both 
these  positions  he  still  continues  and  is  therefore  a  leading  representative  of  the 
hardware  trade  in  St.  Louis.  His  energy,  intelligently  applied,  has  greatly  solved 
complex  business  problems  and  the  wisdom  of  his  judgment  has  been  again  and 
again  manifest  in  the  successful  outcome  of  the  plans  which  he  has  formulated 
and  put  into  execution. 

His  connection  with  the  hardware  trade,  however,  does  not  by  any  means 
cover  the  extent  of  his  business  interests ;  on  the  contrary,  he  is  a  man  of 
resourceful  business  ability,  who  has  done  much  to  further  important  interests, 
especially  in  financial  lines.  Fle  is  now  president  of  the  Shapleigh  Investment 
Company,  vice  president  of  the  American  Credit  Indemnity  Company  of  New 
York,  of  the  Merchants  Laclede  National  Bank  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  ex-president 
of  the  St.  Louis  Mercantile  Library  and  was  a  director  of  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  Company,  serving  on  the  committees  of  the  executive,  conces- 
s'ons,  education  and  international  congresses.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Washing- 
ton University  and  vice  president  of  the  Hospital  Saturday  and  Sunday  Asso- 
ciation. 

On  the  2 1st  of  November,  1888,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Shapleigh 
and   Miss   Mina   Wesscl,  a  daughter  of   Augustus   Wessel,   of   Cincinnati,   Ohio. 


A.  L.   SHAPLEIGH 


1078  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

They  have  two  children,  Alexander  U'essel  and  Jane  Shapleigh.  ]\Ir.  Shapleigh 
is  identified  with  various  organizations,  social  and  otherwise,  including  the  Noon- 
day, the  Commercial,  the  St.  Louis  and  the  St.  Louis  Country  Club,  the  New 
Hampshire  Society  of  Cincinnati,  the  Society  of  Colonial  Wars  and  the  ]\Iissouri 
Societv  of  Sons  of  the  Revolution.  He  has  a  military  record  in  that  he  was  for 
eleven  years  a  member  of  the  ]Missouri  jMilitia  and  served  as  captain  and  adju- 
tant of  the  First  Regiment,  in  which  connection  he  was  several  times  called  out 
to  quell  strike  riots.  He  was  a  director  of  the  Mercantile  Club  from  1889  until 
1895  and  in  the  following  year  was  its.  president.  His  interest  in  community 
affairs  has  been  manifest  in  many  tangible  ways  and  St.  Louis  numbers  him  among 
those  whose  aid  and  cooperation  can  be  counted  upon  to  further  public  progress 
and  improvement.  That  he  has  accomplished  much  in  the  business  world  is 
due  to  untiring  energy  and  quick  perception.  He  forms  his  plans  readily,  and  is 
determined  in  their  execution,  while  his  close  attention  to  business  and  his  excel- 
lent management  have  brought  him  the  high  degree  of  prosperitv  which  is 
todav  his. 


JOHN  CORSON  KING. 

John  Corson  King,  a  retired  real-estate  merchant,  was  born  in  Williamsport, 
Pennsylvania,  November  12,  184^.  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Mary  (Corson)  King, 
whose  father  was  a  prominent  farnitr  in  Pennsylvania,  owning  a  large  and  valu- 
able tract  of  land  near  Williamsport,  his  grandparents  on  both  sides  of  the  house 
also  having  been  reared  in  this  country.  Mrs.  JNIary  Page,  a  sister  of  John  C. 
King,  resides  in  Williamsport,  Pennsylvania,  and  has  a  daughter  who  often 
visits  her  uncle,  Mr.  King,  in  this  city. 

The  common  schools  of  his  native  city  afforded  John  Corson  King  his  pre- 
liminary education  and  he  subsequently  was  graduated  from  Hicks  Seminary. 
Upon  completing  his  education  he  started  out  in  the  business  world  as  a  farmer, 
associated  with  his  father  but,  being-  ambitious  and  of  a  turn  of  mind  which  led 
him  to  seek  adventure,  he  became  interested  in  a  canal  boat  about  the  year  1862 
and  ran  between  W^illiamsport  and  Philadelphia,  trading  in  lumber.  In  this 
enterprise  he  was  quite  successful  and  continued  in  it  for  six  years,  at  the  termina- 
tion of  which  period  he  established  a  lumber  business  in  Williamsport,  in  which 
he  met  with  success.  In  1881  he  disposed  of  his  interest  and,  repairing  to  St. 
Louis  became  a  real-estate  dealer,  following  the  business  until  1898,  during  which 
year  he  became  interested  in  an  electric  lighting  enterprise  and  incorporated 
what  was  known  as  the  King  Electric  Company,  of  Ferguson  and  De  Hodiamont 
this  state.  Selling  out  his  interest  in  that  concern  in  1906  he  again  entered  the 
real-estate  field,  in  which  he  has  since  been  employed  and  in  connection  with 
which  he  carries  on  an  extensive  loan  business.  He  is  a  conservative  business 
man  of  excellent  judgment,  and  he  has  been  wonderfully  fortunate  in  placing 
his  investments,  which  have  enabled  him  to  become  one  of  the  prominent  figures 
in  the  financial  circles  of  the  city. 

In  March,  1869,  Mr.  King  wedded  Miss  Ida  Brecht,  a  native  of  Williams- 
port, Pennsylvania,  who  departed  this  life  here  in  1902  and  by  whom  he  had 
two  children,  both  now  deceased;  his  son  John  A.,  served  the  city  as  a  member 
of  the  house  of  delegates.  On  June  14,  1905,  Mr.  King  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Delia  Hogen,  and  they  reside  at  3201  North  Gewstead  avenue.  Politi- 
cally Mr.  King  is  a  democrat  and  as  to  his  religious  convictions  he  is  independent. 
being  broad  and  liberal  in  his  views  and  not  affiliated  with  any  church  organi- 
zation. He  is  fond  of  outrloor  sports  and  takes  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  on  the 
boulevards  in  an  automobile  or  behind  a  fast  horse  and  in  these  diversions  he 
spends  the  greater  portion  of  his  leisure,  at  the  same  time  taking  considerable 
interest  in   theatricals   and   frequently  attending  the   better   class  of   plavhouses. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1079 

He  is  a  man  of  broad  views,  and  excellent  judgment,  which  he  has  used  to  good 
advantage  in  his  business  career.  He  is  at  all  times  courteous  to  those  with 
whom  he  comes  in  contact  and  upon  the  whole  is  numbered  among  the  citv's 
representative  citizens  and  business  men. 


HUGO  A.  KOEHLER. 


It  is  the  tendency  of  the  age  to  combine  interests,  realizing  the  fact  that 
"in  union  there  is  strength"  and  that  better  results  can  be  obtained  by  cooperation 
resulting  in  lessened  expenditure  of  time,  capital  and  labor  and  an  increase  of 
output.  It  was  an  understanding  of  this  fact  that  resulted  in  the  organization  of 
the  Independent  Brewers  Company  of  which  Hugo  A.  Koehler  is  now  treasurer. 
St.  Louis  is  the  city  of  his  nativity  as  well  as  of  his  residence.  He  was  born 
November  22,  1868,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Ottilic  Koehler.  His  father  and  his 
maternal  grandfather  both  came  from  Germany  during  the  Revolution  in  that 
country  of  1848.  The  father's  people  were  landed  proprietors  of  Germanv  while 
the  maternal  grandfather  was  a  professor  of  pedagogy.  They  were  actively 
interested  in  the  grave  governmental  problems  which  led  to  the  outbreak  of  the 
Revolution  and  when  they  found  that  monarchical  rule  was  stronger  than  the 
voice  of  the  people  they  sought  a  home  in  the  "land  of  the  free." 

Hugo  A.  Koehler,  reared  under  the  parental  roof,  pursued  his  education 
in  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of  Davenport.  Iowa,  and  in  Griswold  College 
of  that  city.  He  afterward  attended  the  medical  department  of  Washington 
University  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  but  four  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his 
parents"  removal  to  Davenport,  Iowa,  and  while  there  pursuing  his  education 
directed  his  attention  somewhat  along  scientific  lines.  Later  with  the  idea  of 
making  the  practice  of  medicine  his  life  work  he  matriculated  in  the  St.  Louis 
Medical  College  but  as  his  services  were  needed  in  managing  the  business  in- 
terests of  the  family  he  was  thrown  into  commercial  life,  becoming  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  American  Brewery  in  1890.  When  this  plant  was  purchased  by  the 
Independent  Brewers  Company  he  was  retained  as  manager  of  the  American 
Brew^ery  and  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  Independent  Brewers  Company.  He 
is  thus  in  a  position  of  executive  control,  having  charge  of  the  financial  depart- 
ment of  a  most  extensive  business  combine,  and  his  selection  for  the  position 
was  indicative  of  the  recognition  of  his  superior  business  ability  on  the  part 
of  those  interested  in  the  new'  organization. 

Air.  Koehler  belongs  to  the  Liederkranz,  the  Racquet,  the  University,  St. 
Louis  and  Noonday  Clubs,  having  many  friends  among  these  organizations.  He 
is  likewise  connected  with  a  society  for  ethical  culture  and  has  always  been  fond 
of  the  artistic  especially  in  musical  lines  and  is  a  member  of  the  Choral  Symphony 
Society,  serving  for  a  number  of  years  as  one  of  its  executive  committee.  He 
lias  always  had  a  deep  interest  for  the  art  of  music  and  in  this  direction  has  done 
not  a  little  to  promote  musical  culture. 


ANTOINE  FRANCOIS  SAUGRAIN,  AI.D. 

Looking  back  through  the  vista  of  almost  a  century,  we  find  man\-  pictur- 
esque and  interesting  incidents  shaping  the  early  history  of  St.  Louis  and  the 
"Louisiana  territory."  One  of  the  central  figures  of  the  early  dav,  when  this 
city  was  a  little  French  village  and  around  it  and  far  to  the  west  stretched  an 
unbroken  wilderness  into  wdiich  the  white  man  had  scarcely  penetrated,  was 
Dr.  Antoine  Francois  Saugrain.  scientist,  physician  and  chemist.  Although  he 
was  not  the  first  to  practice  medicine  here,  having  six  ]:»redecessors.  he  was  the 


lOSO  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

most  notable  of  the  early  representatives  of  the  profession  in  that  he  was  a  man 
of  broad  learning  and  scholarly  attainments.  His  birth  occurred  in  Versailles, 
France,  February  17,  1762,  and  he  was  descended  from  a  distinguished  family 
long  connected  with  letters  and  literary  interests  of  that  country.  His  father 
was  Claude  ]\Iarin  Saugrain,  of  whom  the  Dictionnaire  Universel  Critique  et 
Bibliographique  (1811)  says:  "This  gentleman,  preserver  of  the  Library  of 
the  Arsenal,  was  attached  to  it  for  nineteen  years  and  never  ceased  during  that 
time  to  give  it  all  his  care.  To  him  is  due  the  preservation  of  this  superb 
librarv,  the  finest  and  largest  in  France  next  to  the  Imperial  library.  Descended 
from  one  of  the  most  ancient  and  notable  families  of  booksellers  which  supplied 
a  bookseller  and  publisher  to  Henry  IV,  King  of  Navarre,  Saugrain  was  also  a 
bookseller,  but  retired  from  trade  and  was  appointed  keeper  of  the  fine  library 
of  ^I.  de  Paulmy,  which  the  Count  d'Artois  had  just  acquired.  To  enlarge  still 
more  this  collection,  he  procured  the  purchase  in  its  entirety  of  the  second  part 
of  the  famous  library  of  the  Duke  de  la  A'alliere.  In  the  first  storms  of  the  revo- 
lution on  the  day  of  the  taking  of  the  Bastile  the  mob  learned  that  there  was  in 
the  arsenal  a  library  belonging  to  the  Count  d'Artois  ;  thither  they  went  immedi- 
ately to  destroy  it.  Saugrain  alone  in  the  librar}-,  notv^ithstanding  the  dis- 
turbance which  such  a  tumult  occasioned,  had  the  presence  of  mind  to  order 
the  porter  to  change  liveries  and  put  on  the  garb  of  the  house  of  the  king.  After 
so  doing  the  porter  opens  the  door  and  at  the  sight  of  the  royal  livery  the  people 
withdraw,  believing  themselves  mistaken.  It  was  to  this  happy  idea  that  the 
preservation  entire  of  this  precious  charge  is  due.  Many  times  afterward  dur- 
ing the  revolutionary  period  he  had  the  courage  to  resist  orders  coming  from 
the  government  authorizing  the  dismemberment  of  the  second  library  of  France 
for  the  purpose  of  dividing  it  among  some  new  establishments.  This  firmness, 
which  in  the  epoch  to  which  we  allude  frequently  endangered  his  life,  was  united 
in  Saugrain  with  a  sweet  and  loving  character  which  attracted  the  attachment 
of  all  who  knew  him.  He  died  in  Paris  in  1806  at  the  age  of  seventy,  after  a 
long  and  painful  illness,  with  a  reputation  for  honor  and  probity  which  was 
never  disputed.'" 

Dr.  Saugrain  of  this  review  was  a  brother-in-law  of  the  celebrated  Dr. 
Guillotine,  who  from  humanitarian  principles,  desiring"  to  provide  a  painless 
death  for  criminals,  invented  the  beheading  machine  wdiich  took  his  name,  little 
dreaming  of  the  important  part  it  was  to  play  in  the  French  revolution  and  that 
it  was  to  become  known  throughout  the  entire  world  as  the  guillotine.  Dr.  A. 
F.  Saugrain  was  educated  as  a  physician  and  chemist,  embracing  in  his  studies 
various  branches  of  natural  science,  and  at  an  early  age  he  entered  the  service 
of  the  king  of  Spain,  who  sent  him  to  Spanish  America  to  examine  the  mineralogy 
of  the  country  and  also  its  general  natural  history.  He  went  upon  this  expedi- 
tion about  1783  and  just  how  long  he  remained  is  uncertain  but  in  1787  he  was 
again  in  Paris,  where  he  made  an  arrangement  with  M.  Pique,  a  botanist,  to 
travel  in  Kentucky  and  along  the  Ohio  river.  Thev  also  proposed  to  find,  if 
possible,  a  suitable  location  for  a  number  of  French  families  who  desired  to 
locate  in  that  region.  Tradition  has  it  that  when  Dr.  Saugrain  was  a  lad  in  his 
teens  studying  in  Paris,  that  it  v/as  from  Benjamin  Franklin,  then  minister  to 
that  country,  that  he  received  the  impulse  which  determined  his  career  and  sent 
him  on  his  first  expedition  to  America.  This  might  have  been  possible,  but  it 
is  not  an  authenticated  fact.  It  is  definitely  known,  however,  that  on  his  journev 
to  America  in  the  latter  ]jart  of  1787  he  carried  a  letter  of  introduction  to 
Franklin,  then  in  Philadeljjhia,  who  acknowledges  this  under  date  of  Februarv 
17.  1788,  and  mentions  that  Saugrain  "is  now  gone  down  the  Ohio  to  recon- 
noitre that  country."  Dr.  Saugrain  wrote  a  lengthy  account  of  his  adventures 
on  this  expedition,  in  which  he  detailed  the  hardships  and  privations  endured 
by  the  j^arty,  numbering  himself,  his  two  French  companions.  Pique  and  Raquet, 
and  an  American  of  the  name  of  Pierce.  They  were  threatened  and  even 
attacked   by  hostile   savages   anrl    Dr.    Saugrain    and    others   of   the   party   were 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrV.  1081 

wounded.  After  enduring  almost  incredible  hardships  in  the  shape  of  fatigue, 
exposure  and  hunger  and  narrow  escapes  from  capture  by  the  Indians,  they 
hnallv  reached  the  falls  of  the  Ohio,  now  Louisville,  on  the  29th  of  March.  The 
next  day  Dr.  Saugrain  crossed  the  river  to  a  government  fort  on  the  site  of  the 
present  city  of  Jeifersonville,  where  he  was  cordially  received  by  the  officers  and 
remained  until  the  nth  of  May.  In  his  previous  encounter  with  the  Indians 
he  had  had  a  finger  broken  in  their  firing,  had  been  wounded  in  the  neck  and, 
trying  to  escape,  had  frozen  his  feet.  As  soon  as  he  was  able  to  walk  he  made 
short  excursions  in  the  vicinity  of  the  falls  of  the  Ohio,  examining  the  soil  and 
natural  products,  especially  all  the  mineral  deposits,  salt-licks,  etc.,  and  his  obser- 
vations on  these  and  references  to  the  future  prospects  of  the  country  give 
evidence  of  an  acute  and  vigorous  mind,  coupled  with  an  intelligent  understand- 
ing  of  whatever  he  saw.  At  length  he  started  eastward  on  the  iith  of  ^Nlay, 
going  up  the  Ohio  river  on  a  flat  boat  to  Fort  Pitt,  now  Pittsburg,  and  thence 
crossing  the  mountains,  arriving  in  Philadelphia  on  the  20th  of  July,  on  which 
date  is  this  last  entry  in  his  journal:  "At  last  I  am  in  Philadelphia,  and  the 
first  thing  I  did  was  to  repair  to  Dr.  Franklin's.  Him  I  found  sick,  and  for 
twenty-three  days  he  has  not  been  out  of  his  bed.  He  arose  to  receive  me. 
He  has  shown  me  much  attention  and  has  much  commiserated  me.  Fie  has 
offered  me  all  possible  help.  He  finds  himself  much  better  and  has  invited  me 
to  dinner  tomorrow  at  his  house.  I  shall  not  fail,  though  I  am  quite  ill  with 
my  foot  and  have  no  change  of  clothes."  Dr.  Franklin,  on  the  occasion  of  one 
of  Dr.  Saugrain's  visits,  presented  to  him  what  is  known  as  the  Nini  medallion 
portrait,  which  is  still  in  possession  of  the  family  and  is  valued  as  a  souvenir 
of  an  association  with  the  veteran  philosopher,  to  whom  the  younger  man  looked 
back  as  one  of  the  sources  of  his  inspiration  in  his  own  subsequent  attempts 
to  extend  in  the  Alississippi  valley  the  spirit  of  scientific  research  which  Franklin, 
at  a  time  when  his  own  country  was  not  prepared  for  it,  had  so  greatly  quickened 
in  Europe.  The  passport  which  enabled  Dr.  Saugrain  to  leave  France,  showing 
that  on  the  27th  of  April,  1790,  he  received  permission  in  the  king's  name  to 
leave  for  America  accompanied  by  his  servant,  is  also  still  preserved. 

Dr.  Saugrain  soon  afterwarcl  returned  to  France,  where  he  remained  until 
1792  or  1793,  when  he  sailed  again  for  the  United  States  with  a  company  of 
French  colonists,  who  located  at  Gallipolis,  Ohio.  In  the  colony  was  Mademoi- 
selle Rosalie  Alichand,  whom?  Dr.  Saugrain  married  March  20,  1793.  In  a 
history  of  early  Ohio  it  was  said:  "Dr.  Saugrain  is  one  of  the  most  prominent 
figures  among  the  colonists  of  Gallipolis,  and  especially  the  most  learned  and 
scientific."  For  various  reasons  the  French  colonists  there  became  dissatisfied 
with  their  situation  and  most  of  them  moved  elsewhere.  Dr.  Saugrain  v.'cnt  to 
Lexington,  Kentucky,  probably  in  1796  or  1797,  and  the  following  year  came 
to  St.  Louis  on  a  visit  of  inspection.  He  was  so  much  pleased  with  the  place 
and  the  people  that  in  1800  he  brought  his  family  here  and  made  permanent 
location,  his  home  which  he  owned  standing  on  the  block  bounded  by  Second, 
Third,  Mulberry  and  Cedar  streets.  lie  seems  to  have  been  both  popular  and 
successful  as  a  medical  practitioner  but  preferred  chemistry  to  medicine  and 
devoted  all  his  leisure  time  to  it.  He  was  one  of  the  early  advocates  of  vaccina- 
tion and  in  the  Missouri  Gazette  of  June  7,  1807.  he  placed  a  card  in  which  he 
called  attention  to  the  value  of  vaccination  as  a  preventive  of  smallpox  and 
announced  his  readiness  to  vaccinate  any  who  should  apply.  He  was  the  first 
notable  representative  of  scientific  investigation  in  St.  Louis  and  this  part  of 
the  country.  He  became  post  physician  here  under  the  Spanish  lieutenant  gover- 
nor. Don  Carlos  Dehault  Delassus.  When  this  section  of  the  countrv  became 
United  States  territory  he  was  re-appointed  by  President  Jefferson  in  June,  1805, 
to  this  position,  which  was  one  of  some  honor  but  small  profit.  From  that  time 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1820,  Dr.  Saugrain  continued  his  scientific 
experimental  work  and  al'^o  continued  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  as  a 
frontier  physician. 


1082  ST.  LOL'iS,  THE    FOURTH    CTTY. 

Dr.  and  ]\Irs.  Saugrain  had  several  children.  Frederick,  born  in  St.  Louis 
in  1806,  only  three  years  after  this  became  United  States  territory,  outlived  the 
century  and  Avas  still  living  in  1903  at  the  one  hundredth  anniversary  of  the 
Purchase.  The  other  son  was  Alfred  Saugrain.  The  daughters  were :  Rosalie 
Genevieve,  who  was  married  June  10,  1816,  to  Henry  von  Phul ;  Elise  ]Marie, 
who  was  married  June  10,  1817,  to  Captain  James  Kennerly  of  the  United 
States  army;  Henrietta  Theresa,  who  was  married  June  10,  1827,  to  ]\Iajor 
Thomas  Xoel  of  the  United  States  army ;  and  Eugenia,  who  became  the  wdfe 
of  John  Reel,  August  21,  1834.  Airs.  Saugrain  survived  her  husband  for  nearly 
forty  years.  Though  he  devoted  much  of  his  time  to  scientific  research  he  never- 
theless made  ample  financial  provision  for  his  family,  leaving  a  considerable 
landed  estate  which  increased  greatly  in  value  with  the  growth  of  the  city.  It 
is  the  unremunerated  labors  of  Dr.  Saugrain  as  a  scientist,  however,  that  make 
him  worthy  to  be  remembered  and  honored  by  his  descendants  and  all  who  have 
interest  in  what  the  world  has  accomplished  along  scientific  lines. 


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Abbott,   W.   H 884 

Adams,  J.   H 501 

Adreon,  E.  L 360 

Albers,  Joseph   593 

Albert,  J.  P 820 

Alcorn,  J.  W 179 

Allen,  J.  W 617 

Aloe,  L.   P 935 

Anderson,    F.    E 588 

Anderson,  J.  M 272 

Anheuser,   Eberhard    968 

Anstedt,  J.  J 481 

Appel,  R.  M 568 

Argo,    Ernest    166 

Armstrong.  W.  AI 918 

Arste,   William    223 

Ashbrooke,  James    273 

Babbitt.   B.   F 535 

Bakewell,   R.  A 994 

Bakewell,  Rene   157 

Ballaseux,  Adolph    137 

Banister,  F.  A 289 

Barclay,  G.  R 251 

Barker,   H.   C 28 

Barnard,  G.   D 174 

Barns.  W.  E 416 

Baron,  Jules   1042 

Barrett,  J.  W 298 

Barrows,   J.    C 73 

Bartholdt,  Richard  648 

Bartman,  J.   F 1005 

Bass,    S.    S 923 

Bassett,    S.   H 467 

Baum,   Alexander   483 

Bauman,    Meyer    110 

Beckwith,  H.  C 775 

Bell,   N.    M 522 

Benham,    George    668 

Bennett,  F.  W 615 

Bennett,  W.  G 1017 

Benoist,    C.   L 86 

Benoist,  E.  H 421 

Benoist,  Theodore   397 

Bensiek,   John   C 248 

Benstein,   J.   W 730 

Bent.   Silas    832 

Berninghaus.  J.  A , 605 

Beyer.   Charles    319 

Beyer,  Robert    34 

Bindschadler.    Edward    698 

Bishop.   C.   0 970 

Bixby,  D.  A 875 

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PAGE 

Black.   James,   Sr 85 

Blair,  F.  P 176 

Blake,  O.  P 107 

Bland,   C.   C 181 

Bleha,   C.   A 460 

Blodgett,   H.   W 851 

Bloomfield,  G.  L 549 

Blossom,  H.  M 92 

Blumeyer,   George    782 

Boehmer,  O.  J 436 

Bogy,   A.   AI 902 

Bogy,   Benjamin    133 

Bogv,  L.  V 438 

Bohmer.  J.  G 864 

Bollwerk.   Henry    1044 

Boogher,  Howard  242 

Boogher,  J.  H 732 

Boogher,  J.  P 134 

Borresen.  J.  G 768 

Bothe,    George    608 

Bottger.  J.   F 450 

Bovd.  J.  W 235 

Bo3nton,  CD 620 

Brachvogel.  W.  J 1040 

Bradford,  R.  E 671 

Bradley.  R.   T 685 

Brady.   S.   J 424 

Braun.  Adolph.  Jr 52 

Breaker,   M.  J 402 

Bretsnyder,  F.  C 690 

Brinckwirth,   Louis    305 

Brinckwirth,  Theodore   306 

Brinsmade,   Hobart    58 

Brock,  J.  E 434 

Brooke,  A.  W 636 

Brookmire,   J.    H 844 

Brookmire,  J.  H..  Jr 847 

Brown.   A.  D 236 

Brown.   Paul    1024 

Brvan,   W.   C 538 

Brvson,  J.  P 928 

Buder.  Edward   1066 

Buick.  J.    ^r 969 

Buntin.   D.   C 946 

Burton.   W.   V 3.s 

Burns.  G.  II 641 

Busch,    Adolphus    296 

Byrd,  J.   H 136 

Bvrnes.  J.  W 682 

Cabanne.   J.    C 208 

Cady.   L.   Bertram    S60 

Calfce.   J.    S 745 


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Calhoun,  D.  R 707 

Campbell.    Tames    244 

Carleton.  T.  L 710 

Carlin,  J.  L.   D 543 

Carpenter.   W.    G 63S 

Carr.  J.   S G66 

Carr.   P.   T 931 

Carroll,   J.   H 62 

Carter.  W.  F 577 

Caspari.  C.  E 1036 

Catlin.   Daniel    24 

Catlin.   Ephron,    Tr 114 

CauWeld.   H.   S 29 

Champ.  C.  E.  M 1067 

Chenerv.  E.  A 545 

Chenev".  F.  X S62 

Childress,  L.   W 149 

Chiswell,   J.   M 624 

Chopin.  F.  A 1001 

Christian  Brothers'   College    HI 

Christie.  H.  L 634 

Clark.  S.  H.  H 44 

Clarkson.   W.    P 1000 

Clvmer.  H.  G ^36 

Crvmer.  M.  G 835 

Cobbs.  T.  H 53 

Cole,  A.  B 828 

Cole.   Nelson    230 

Collins,  :\Iartin    534 

ColHns,  R.  E 787 

Compton.  R.  J 186 

Condie.  H.  D 101 

Conn.  L.  H 130 

Conradis.    Charles    7SS 

Conzelman,   Oscar    775 

Cooke.   W.  ^I 580 

Coudrev.  H.  ^^I 17 

Coultas.    John    462 

Couper.   G.  B 40 

Cowen.  W.   B 564 

Coyle,  P.  W 115 

Cramer,  F.  E 394 

Cramer.   Gustav    198 

Crane.    C.  L 436 

Cranfill.  J.  H 372 

Crawford.  G.  L 903 

Crawford.  Han  ford   482 

Creecv.   E.   P 406 

Crenshaw.   T.  FI 784 

Crone.  C.   C 397 

Crossen.   H.    S -33 

Gulp.  W.   M 559 

Culver,  L.  L 847 

Cummins,    William     786 

Cunningham,  A.   D 566 

Cunningham,   Edward.   Jr 810 

Cupples,  Samuel    18 

Curran.   C.   P 804 

Curtis.   W.    S 452 

Daggett.  J.  D 1026 

Dahlberg.  G.  W. 783 

Dameron.  E.   P 637 

D'Arcy.  H.  T 185 

Dammer,   Gerhard    623 

Davidson,  A.  J 612 

Davis.  EM 41 

Davis.  W.  W 66 

Deacon.   A.    R 246 


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Deitering,  C.  H 500 

Dennig,  L.  E 139 

Desloge,  Firmin    8 

Devoy,   Edward    512 

Diekmann,   L.   C 898 

Dickson,   Joseph,   Jr 584 

Dischert,  G.  C 400 

Dittmann,  W.  H 200 

Dobson,  W.  D 874 

Dobson,  W.  N 880 

Dodd,  S.  M 220 

Dodds,  J.  T 358 

Dodge,  E.  C.   ., 256 

D'Oench,  William    207 

Donk,  E.  C 533 

Doolev,  John   61 

Dorr,'L.   E 1012 

Dougan,  J.  R 142 

Douglass,   J.    H 947 

Douglass,  J.   H.,  Jr 939 

Dowling,    Patrick    1032 

Dovle.  J.   G 454 

Dozier,  L.   D 217 

Drischler,   Francis    556 

Dubrouillet,  F.  V 202 

Duncan,  J.   P 613 

Dunham,   C.   S 665 

Dupierris,   Amie    734 

Dyer,  D.  P 278 

Dyer.  H.  C 858 

Edwards,  G.  L 115 

Ehlermann.    Charles    878 

Ehnts.  B.  J 792 

Ehrler.  W.  A 463 

Eisenstadt.   Morris 779 

Ekstromer.   C.   A.   A 96 

Eliot,  E.  C 16 

Elkas.    Isaac    567 

Ellerbe,   C.   P 854 

Ellison,  A.  B 498 

Emanuel.  E.  R 692 

Emery,    G.   V 690 

Engelke,  George   851 

Eppelsheimer,   Frank    307 

Epstein,  J.   1 526 

Erker,    A.    P 814 

Estes,  J.  W 767 

Evans,   Daniel    688 

Evers,    Henry    546 

Eyermann,    Gottlieb.   Jr 377 

Eyssell.  Moritz    696 

Fabricius,    H.   T 675 

Fardwell,  H.  R 446 

Fauntleroy.   T.   T 569 

Fay.   H.   W 836 

Fedder.  William   370 

Feterlein.  John    770 

Feuerbacher.  F.  W 998 

Feuerbacher.  Max    924 

Fiorita.  S.  R 203 

iMschcr.   A.    P 684 

Flader.  O.  F 993 

Flitcraft.    P.   R 424 

I'lynn.  J.   C fi60 

I'Vjley,   William    42 

Forbes,   M.   S 732 

I'Vjrdyce,  S.  W 12 

I'^ordyce,   W.   C 91 


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Francis,  A.  J 426 

Francis,  D.  R 724 

Franciscus.  J.  M 37 

Frank,    Nathan    158 

Frank,   William   583 

Frantz,  W.  H 189 

Frederick,  A.   PI 312 

Fruin,  Jeremiah    128 

Frye.  W.  G 474 

Fullerton,  J.    S 1050 

Fullerton,    S.    H 1068 

Furlong,  Thomas   224 

Furrer,   J   A 756 

Fusz,   P.   A 300 

Gaebler,   A.   N 368 

Gaier,    Ernst    SIS 

Galbreath,  G.  W 396 

Galoskowsk}',   T.    F 374 

Gamble.  D.  C 168 

Garesche.  V.  W 502 

Garrels,  G.   W.    488 

Garrison.  D.  E 508 

Garvin,  W.  E 642 

Gast.  Ferdinand    383 

Gatch,    E.    S 262 

Gaut,  O.  H 651 

Gemmer,   J.   P 703 

Georgia,   W.   E 43 

Gerst,  F.  G 84 

Gestring,  H.   W 448 

Gibson,  W.  0 301 

Gilfillan,   Francis  390 

Glauber,  A.   E 370 

Gleeson,  T.   P 52 

Glover,   Henry  872 

Goddard,    Warren    201 

Godefroy,  A.  F 560 

Godfrey,  J.  A 780 

Goeggel,   Francis    1055 

Goessling,  V.  J 167 

Good,  A.   H 770 

Gossrau,  O.  J 670 

Gorman.  Patrick  1070 

Gould,  E.  M 3S2 

Graber,   H.  A 410 

Grace,  P.  F 65S 

Gradolph,   W.   F 56 

Graf.  L.  J 46S 

Graham,  B.   B 120 

Graham.   H.  B 76 

Grant,  J.  M 1072 

Green,  F.  X 533 

Green,  James   476 

Green,  J.  F 840 

Green.  J.  L 477 

Greene.   T.   P 808 

Gregg,  W.  H 1006 

Grimme.  Herman   rn5 

Gross,  J.  H 1 60 

Groves,  A.   B 798 

Gruen.  W.   H 100 

Gruetzemacher.   H,   F 326 

Gundlach.    Alwin    749 

Haag,  Chris   345 

Haarstick.   H.   C 510 

Haarstick,  W.  T 335 

Haase,  A.  C.  L 354 

Hackman.   F.   'M 530 


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Hagerman.  James    80 

Hall.   A.   D 744 

Hamilton,   Alexander    320 

Hamilton.   H.  A 383 

Hammond.  J.   G 363 

Hancock,  W.   S 438 

Harding.  G.  E • 323 

Haren,   W.   A 334 

Harlan,  T.   B 795 

Harrigan,  Laurence   89 

Harris,  N.  C 323 

Hartmann,  Gustave   427 

Hartmann.   Henry    Jr 1030 

Hartman.  John    711 

Hartnett.  J.  P 539 

Harvey.  W.  A 1014 

Haumueller.   A.   C 367 

Hawcs.  J.  H 875 

Hawlev.  E.  W 257 

Havden,  C.  S 122 

Hays,  F.   P 219 

Hazzard,   C.  E 664 

Head  J.  J 405 

Heman,    H.    F 796 

Heman.  J.  H 319 

Hemminghaus,    William,   Jr 256 

Hemminghaus,   William,   Sr 255 

Hermann,    Mathias    630 

Hermann,    Samuel    228 

Herthel.   Adolph   853 

Hesse,   J.   D ^.75 

Hezel,   :\Iorris    404 

Hiemenz.  Henrv.  Jr 986 

Hi^hlevman.   L."  T 900 

HiH.   Walker    1029 

Hines.  J.   M 783 

Hitchcock,  G.  N 246 

Hitchcock.   Henrv    290 

Hoblitzelle.  G.  K 736 

Hoelting.  J.  G 1040 

Hof.  J   P 790 

Hogg.   G.  R 623 

Hoibrook,   W.   J 610 

Holman,  J.   B 633 

Holmes,   J.    'SI 964 

Holtcamp,   C.  W 336 

Holthaus,  E.  D 912 

Holweck.   F.    G 484 

Houser.   D.   M 1060 

ITovt.  E.  R 362 

Hovt.   F.   W 261 

Hubbell.  H.  P 713 

Hunkins.  F.  P 57S 

Huttig,   C.    H 932 

Ikemeier,  A.  J 71  s 

Trland,   F.   W 543 

Ittner,   Anthonv    974 

Ittner.  W.  B 776 

Ives.    H.    C 4S7 

Jackson,    G.    P.    B 753 

Jann'net,   L.   A lis 

Tamison,   D.  A 742 

Jeffries.   S.   B 23 

Jennings.   C.   IVI 469 

Johansen.   Johan    328 

Johnson.  C.    D 342 

Johnson,   C.   T 90S 

Johnson,  H.    C 876 


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Johnson.  H.  McC 415 

Johnston,    Robert     5.54 

Jones,  Breckinridge    592 

Jones.  R.   A 714 

Jones,  R.   McK 51S 

Jones,  S.  L 313 

Jov.  C.  F 958 

Kaime.  D.  F 842 

Kane,   P.   J 644 

Karst,  Emile    TIG 

Kastor,  H.   W 286 

Kave,  W.  H 121 

Reiser.  J.   P 890 

Keiser,    R.    H 891 

Kelley.  T.   D 799 

Kennett.  \\'.  P 317 

Kiel.    H.    W 10 

Kilpatrick,   Claude    369 

Kinealy.  W.  B .  704 

King,    Goodman    276 

King,  J.  C 1078 

Kinsella,    Tames    41 

Kinsella.  \V.  J 161 

Kinsev.   W.   ^Vl 444 

Kircher.  C.  E 270 

Klasing.  A.  F 284 

Klasing.   William    746 

Knapp,  T.  ^l 1021 

Knight.   H.  F 356 

Koehler.  H.  A 1079 

Koenig.  H.  C 287 

Knox.    C.    G 936 

Kotthoff.   Henrv   606 

Kramer,  S.  L 228 

Krembs.   H.   J 632 

Krieckhau?.    Augustus    314 

Krone,  C.  F 713 

Krum.  C.   H 116 

Kuhs.  A.   H 414 

Kunze.  A.  C 650 

La  Beaume.  Louis    880 

Ladd.  W.  ^1 492 

Lambert.  A.  W 184 

Lammcrt.  ^fartin.  Jr 642 

Lampel.  F.  L 163 

Lampel.   Lorenz  162 

Landay.  J.  1 960 

Ledcrer.   S.   'SI 94 

Lee.   B.   D 957 

Lee.  E.  W 821 

Lehmann.  F.  W 495 

Lcnzen.  E.J 1  ofiT 

Leonard.   L.   L 1 60 

Lcppcrt.  C.   J 34'-; 

Lesser.   Julius    206 

Levis.   Leo    662 

Lewis.  J.   A 498 

Lightholder.  W.   P 528 

Lincoln.  J.    C 540 

Link.  T.  C 392 

Linneman.  H.  J 712 

Lloyd.    Hiram    443 

Lochmann.  J.  J 764 

r,ock\vood.  G.  R 70S 

Lockwood.   R.   J 548 

Lokcr,   D.   C 9;!k 

Lokcr.  G.  TT 69:; 

Long.  .S.  M.  B 704 


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Loring.    J.    N 241 

Louderman,    H.    B 951 

Lowrv,  J.  S 825 

Lubke,   G.   W 604 

Ludington.  F.  H 68 

Lvnch,  G.  N 268 

^IcArdle,  M.   P 344 

McChesney,  W.  F 722 

:\IcCormack,  S.  C 83 

:\IcCulloch,   Robert    182 

McDonald,   Jesse    934 

McDonald,  M.  F 60 

McHose,  C.  W 505 

McKittrick.  T.  H 103 

McLain,  J.  T 167 

McLean,  Mary  H.    .  . .  • 119 

McLure,  Margaret  A.  E 990 

Mc]\Iahon,   J.   F 268 

Maffitt,   P.   C 70 

Magoon,   Ephraim    652 

]\Lagoon,  F.  L 722 

Mallinckrodt,   Edward 944 

Manewal,   August   520 

Manlev,   W.   C 341 

Alarshall,  W.  C 388 

Martin,   J.    1 550 

Martin,  Meredith,  Jr 90 

Mason,  W.  H 480 

Mattfeldt,   A.    D 592 

Matthews.   Leonard    760 

^lauran.  J.  L 150 

Mavfield,  W.  H 978 

Alechin,  G.  V.  R 368 

^leier.  Henry  258 

]\Ieinberg.    P.    A 222 

Meuue.   Aloj'S 393 

Menzeuwerth,  Henrv 398 

Merrick.  H.  H.   ...." 211 

^Merryman.   J.    F 826 

:\Iertens.   T.    W 669 

3.1ever.  A.  C.  F 618 

Mever,  C.  F.  G 192 

Mever.   F.   C 1049 

MeVer.  T.  F 164 

Middlekauff.   F.   G 409 

Miller.  J.  G 280 

Aliller,   O.    S 754 

:\Iiltenberger.  W.  H.  A 686. 

Mitchell.  G.  W ' 353 

Montgomery.  J.   F 340 

Moore,  F.  R 453 

Moore,   A.   R 418 

Mooney.  A.  E 806 

Moore.  P.  N 462 

Moore.  John   W 1048 

Moore,  Robert 800 

Moore.  W.  G 681 

More,   E.  A 257 

Morgan,  G.  H 470 

Morrison,  G.   B 570 

Alorsey,  W.  L ' 516 

Morton,   L  W 1064 

Muckcrmann.  J,   C 346 

Muegge,  A.  IT 855 

Mucnch.   Hugo    926 

Mullallv.   John    643 

Mulvihill,  T.   E 868 

Muriiliy.   David    302 


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Mvers,  J.   B . .  .  3:29 

Nagel,   Charles    7:1 

Nash.    W.    H 380 

Nealc.  H.  G G?.-l 

Nekula,  John   42.S 

Newcomb,  C.  L 357 

Newcomb,  Norton    366 

Newman,  W.   T 700 

Newton,  W.   P 771 

Nicholls,  C.   C 772 

Nichols,  W.  L 555 

Nicolans,  Hcnrv   420 

Nidelet,  J.   C.  ". 35 

Niederlander,   N.   F 332 

Niedringhaus,  Charles 48 

Niekamp,  W.  L 672 

Niemann,  G.  W 907 

Niemever,  C.  A 598 

Nohl,  W.  H 251 

Nolker,   L.   T 904 

Nolte.   E.    F 432 

Noonan.  T.  S 430 

Nortoni,  A.  D 264 

Norvell,   Saunders    328 

Nugent,  E.  T 899 

Nugent,  F.  V 587 

O'Bovle.   F.   J 720 

O'Da.v,  John  364 

O'Donnell.    Patrick    196 

O'Hara,  Henrv   962 

O'Neil,   P.  A.' 50 

Obear,   Bryan 532 

Obert,   Louis    965 

Ochterbeck,   H.   C 794 

Orr,  L  H 269 

Orthwein.    C.    F 104 

Orthwein.  W.   D 308 

Ossing.   E.   G 282 

Ottensmever.  H.   C 590 

Outten.  W.  B 252 

Padberg,  L.   F 859 

Papin,   The   Family    152 

Paquin,    Ozias    646 

Parker.  FT.  L 299 

Parsons.   S.   B 22 

Paulv.    P.   J..    Sr 600 

Paxson.   A.  A 589 

Pavken.  J.   R ' 843 

Penney,  j.  L 323 

Pennina',   H.   E 816 

Perkins^,  A.  T 863 

Peterson.  C.  A , 654 

Pettker,  Henrv   920 

Pickett.   E.   B 148 

Pitcher.    Henrv    1038 

Player.  J.   Y 65 

Ploeser.  Louis   ,  ■  ■  .  558 

Plummer.   Theoflore    1021 

Pohlman.  W.  F 332 

Pollvogt,   H.   L 576 

Ponimer,  C.  F 55 

Popper.  ']\Iorris   411 

Potter.  O.  F 619 

Poulin.  R.    N 867 

Prather.  J.   G lOls 

Preetorius.  E.  L 324 

Price,   S.  T 588 

Priest.  H.   S 18s 


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Primm.  S.  S 412 

Prior.  C.  H ■".79 

Prvnne,  C.  ^1 1075 

Prvor,   E.  B 448 

Quick,  L.  W 866 

Quigley,   Bernard    <')40 

Raboteau.   John    1 32 

Rae,   W.  J 706 

Rainwater.   C.   C 757 

Ramsey,  C.  K 49() 

Ramsey.  J.  P 274 

Rathell,   S.  T 143 

Rav.   E.  L .- 35 

Redheffer,   H.   A 163 

Reinhardt,  J.   IT 989 

Reising,  Anton    250 

Rexford,  L.  P 124 

Reynolds,  G.   D 678 

Rice,   C.    M 254 

Rice.  Jonathan  404 

Richardson.  R.  A 78 

Ridgely.    Henderson    43 

Ring.  John    79 

Ritter.  O.  L.  R 1013 

Robb.  Joseph    1004 

Roberts.  J.   C 628 

Roeder,   Philip   138 

Roever,   William    584 

Rohan.    Michael    504 

Rohde.  Henry   879 

Roll.  Nickolas   753 

Rooch,   August    609 

Rosemann.   F.   R 733 

Rosenthal.  G.  D 911 

Rowell,    Clinton   -266 

Rowland.  E.  S 282 

Ruecking.   Herman   491 

Ruehmkorf,  H.  J 156 

Ruhl.  T.  A 602 

Russell.  C.  S 1010 

Ryan.  M.  S 190 

St.   Gemnie,   Frank    578 

Sander.  Enno 919 

Sanders,    Carew    440 

Sanders.  G.  W 914 

Sands.  J.  T ^8S 

Saugrain.   A.   F 1079 

Sanguinet.  M.   P 996 

Sauerbrunn.    George    856 

Sawver.  F.   O ^7 

Schiele.   Sidnev   1026 

Schiller.   William    233 

Scheer.  Louis  1074 

Schlag,   Charles   '''~' 

Schloeman.  J.  W 916 

Schmidt.  A.   T T9s 

Schmidt,   T.   B 839 

Schmidt.  O.  I 1009 

Schneck.   H,    G 568 

Schnciderhahn.  M  V.  P 717 

Schnelle,    A.    H 94:! 

.Schoenlau.  William    948 

Scholield.  J.  V.   P 378 

Schokniiller.   C.   H 1062 

Schollmever.  G.   H 702 

Schorr.  John  T 1041 

Schotten.    TTubertus    1022 

Schulte,   W.    F 247 


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Schuster,   N.   B 721 

Schwartz,  Selig 515 

Schwedtman,  F.  C 9S 

Scotland.   T.   H 3S4 

Scott.    Tohn    49 

Scudder.  W.  H 173 

Sciillv.  Patrick S30 

Sciillin.  W.  R 666 

Selph.    CM 399 

Senter.  C.   P 1071 

Seward.   M.  A 277 

Shanks.  H.  R 922 

Shantz.   I.   ^^' 435 

Shapleigh.  A.  L 1076 

Shapleigh.  Frank   896 

Shapleigh.  J.   B 431 

Shapleigh.  R.  W.    . 234 

Sheldon,  F.  E 594 

Shelton.   Theodore   145 

Simpkins,   \\'.  H 2S3 

Simpson.  C.  0 144 

Skinker.   T.   K 748 

Slieman.   Anthony    114 

Sloan,  J.   'SI 674 

Smith,  A.  H 330 

Smith,  C.    B 74S 

Smith.  G.  K 910 

Smith,  H.  M 1034 

Smith,  J.  E 817 

Smith,    T.   H 887 

Smncker,  J.   E 774 

Spencer.  E.  J 350 

Spencer.  H.  X 966 

Spencer.  R.  P 7.50 

Spragne.    H.   E 1037 

Stamps.  \V.   C 172 

Stanard.  E.  0 5 

Stanowski.   Urlian    514 

Steinbiss,  H.   W .386 

Steininger.  E.  A 457 

Stevens.  C.  X 699 

Stewart.   A.   C 1056 

Stocke,    Jacob.    Sr 71 

Stockstrom.    Louis     339 

Stockton.  R.   H 506 

Stoltman.    R.    H 202 

Strodtman.    Ci.    W 405 

Stumpf.    Lonis     601 

Sullivan.    ]•".    IT 338 

Snrkamp.    C.    IT 813 

Sutter,    Otto     766 

Swift.    W.    Tl 1046 

Svvinglev,    C.    E 95 

Tamm.  Maximillian   486 

Taussig.    .Samuel    102 

Taylor.    ]).    G 1063 

Taylor.   T.   V 473 

Teichmann.    ( ).    L 446 

Ten    l<roek.    G.    TI :.04 

Terry,  J.  II 1014 

Thompson.    ]■'.    A 623 

Thompson.  II.  C 821 

Thomson,  W.   II 214 

Travilla.  J.  C 54 

Treat.  E.   :\I :,:>-, 

Tremblcv.   C.  Z 738 

Troll.   Ilarrv    146 


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Trumbo,  G.  M 494 

Turner,  C.  H 415 

Turner,  H.   S 560 

Turner,  W.   P.  H 564 

Udell,  M.  R 906 

LTrich.  Frederick   478 

Valle.  J.  B 660 

Van  Blarcom,  J.  C 626 

Van  Cleave,   J.    W 125 

Van  Raalte,  Julius.   Sr 529 

Van  Raalte.   S 112 

Verdin,  B.  M 574 

Vollmer,  Frank  170 

Vrooman.  H.  A 347 

Waggoner.  S.  E 496 

Wagner,   Edward    519 

Wagner,   E.  H 311 

Wagner,  H.  K 616 

Wagoner,  H.  E 327 

Walbridge.  C.   P 802 

Walbridge,  M.  P 151 

Wallace.  J.  T 77 

Walsh,   Edward,   Sr 983        ; 

Walsh,  Edward,  Jr 985      i 

Walsh,  J.  W 494 

Walsh,  Thomas  940 

Wangler,  J.   F 992 

Ware,  C.  E 952  /    . 

Waterworth,  J.  A 458 •'--.<, 

Watson,  Howard    140 

Watts,  M.  F 467 

Watts,  Sylvester   882 

Wear,  J.  H 1045 

Wear,  J.  W 1033 

Weber,  Adam    390 

Weigelt.  A.  O 973 

Wells,  Rolla  108 

Westerbeck.   F.  L 263 

White.  T.  W.    316 

Whitelaw.  R.  jl';   737    " 

Widen,  J.   B 657 

Wiegand,   C.   F.   W 422 

AViest,  Adam   197 

Wilfley,  X.   P 594 

Wilhelmy,  William 74 

Williams,  M.  R 810 

Willis,  Gordon 180 

Wilson.  G.  H 288 

Winterer.  Charles 763 

Witte,   O.    R 942 

Woestman.  J.  B 758 

Woodward.   C.  M 740 

Woodward.  L.  B 867 

Woodward.  W.  B 227 

Woodward.  W.  H 30 

Worlev,    Christian    961 

Wright.  G.  M 229 

Wright.  J.  A 973 

Wright.  Thomas  11 

Yantis.  W.  G 1037 

Young,  T.  C 1002 

Young,  T.  R 892 

Zachcr,  August   586 

Zahorskv,    John     544 

Zellcrs,  J.   A 449 

Zieglcr,    Charles    373 

Zimmcrmann,  T.  F.  W 822 


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