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ST.  LOUIS 

History  of  the  Fourth  City 

1763-1909 


By  WALTER  B.  STEVENS 


"J/t-siiid  lu  had  fouiiii  a  si /nation  -l'/u-ii-  Ju-  tons  going  to  form  a  scttlfimnt  -ohich  niig/it 
ivioi/u'  one  of  the  finest  cities  of  A  in  or  ic  a." — Lac/odc's  prof>lu'iy  from  the  imrrative  of  the  srttlcniont 
of  St.  Louis  liy  Attguste  Chouteau. 


ILLUSTRATED 


VOL.    Ill 


Chicago-St.  Louis: 

THE  S.  J.    CLARKE   PUBLISHING  CO. 

1909 


A.  F.  SHAPLEIGH 


307477 
BIOGRAPHICAL 


AUGUSTUS   FREDERICK   SHAPLEIGH. 

While  American  trade  annals  contain  records  of  many  men  who  have  been 
the  architects  of  their  own  fortunes  there  has  been  no  record  more  creditable 
by  reason  of  undaunted  energy,  well  formulated  plans  and  straightforward  deal- 
ing, than  that  of  Augustus  Frederick  Shapleigh,  the  founder  of  one  of  the  most 
important  commercial  enterprises  of  St.  Louis.  The  name  has  become  a  syno- 
nym for  the  hardware  trade  here  and  the  extensive  house,  now  conducted  under 
the  style  of  the  Xorvell-Shapleigh  Company,  remains  as  a  monument  to  his 
progressive  spirit  and  business  ability. 

A  native  of  New  Hampshire,  Augustus  F.  Shapleigh  was  born  at  Ports- 
mouth, January  9,  1810,  a  son  of  Captain  Richard  and  Dorothy  (Blaisdell) 
Shapleigh.  The  ancestry  of  the  family  is  traced  back  to  Alexander  Shapleigh, 
who  was  a  merchant  and  shipowner  of  Devonshire,  England,  and  prior  to  1635 
came  to  America  as  agent  for  Sir  Ferdinand  Gorges.  Settling  in  ^lassachu- 
setts  he  built  the  first  house  at  Kittery  Point,  now  in  the  state  of  Maine,  on  the 
river  Piscataqua,  authority  for  which  statement  is  found  in  the  entry  on  the 
records  of  the  York  court  in  1650:  "For  as  much  as  the  house  at  the  river's 
mouth  where  Mr.  Shapleigh  first  bylt  and  Hilton  now  dwelleth ;  in  regard  it 
was  the  first  house  there  bylt." 

In  successive  generations  members  of  the  Shapleigh  family  filled  important 
offices  of  trust  mider  the  British  crown  and  were  rewarded  bv  landed  possessions 
which  are  still  held  by  members  of  the  familv,  constituting  a  tenure  of  more 
than  two  hundred  and  fifty  years.  j\Iajor  Nicholas  Shapleigh.  son  of  the  Ameri- 
can progenitor,  was  especially  prominent  in  colonial  aft'airs  in  the  province  of 
Maine,  serving  for  many  years  as  a  member  of  the  council  and  as  treasurer  of 
the  province  from  1649  until  1653.  He  was  a  commander  of  the  militia  from 
1656  to  1663,  made  a  treaty  with  the  Sagamore  Indians  in  1678  and  was 
attorney  for  the  lord  proprietor.  Robert  Mason.  He  also  represented  his  dis- 
trict in  the  ^lassachusetts  general  court  until  his  death.  The  line  of  descent  is 
traced  down  through  Alexander,  son  of  the  first  Alexander,  Captain  John, 
Major  Nicholas  II,  Nicholas  III,  Captain  Elisha  and  Captain  Richard  Shap- 
leigh to  Augustus  F.  Shapleigh  of  this  review.  In  1706  Captain  John  Shap- 
leigh was  killed  by  the  Indians,  who  at  that  time  captured  his  son.  JNIajor  Nicho- 
las Shapleigh,  and  carried  him  to  Canada.  In  later  vears  ^lajor  Nicholas  Shap- 
leigh served  for  a  long  period  as  major  of  the  colonial  troops,  while  his  son 
Nicholas  took  part  in  colonial  wars  with  the  Blue  Troop  of  York,  one  of  the 
companies  of  the  regiment  commanded  by  Sir  ^^'illiam  Pepperell.  Captain 
Elisha  Shapleigh,  one  of  the  sons  of  Nicholas  Shapleigh  III,  raised  the  first  com- 


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pany   of  the   Second   York   County   Regiment   and   as  its   captain   served  in   the 
Revolutionary  war. 

Captain  Richard  Shapleigh,  father  of  Augustus  F.  Shapleigh,  was  master 
and  owner  of  the  ship,  Granville,  which  was  wrecked  off  Rye  Beach,  New 
Hampshire,  in  1813.  In  that  disaster  he  lost  his  life  and  upon  the  son  soon 
devolved  the  necessity  of  assisting  the  mother  in  the  support  of  the  family. 
Mrs.  Shapleigh  was  a  daughter  of  Abner  Blaisdell,  of  Portsmouth,  New  Hamp- 
shire, who  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war  as  sergeant  in  Captain  Titus  Salter's 
Company  of  Artillery  at  Fort  Washington  and  later  with  Captain  John  Lang- 
don's  Light  Horse  Volunteers. 

The  early  boyhood  of  Augustus  F.  Shapleigh  was  devoted  to  acquiring  an 
education,  but  when  the  father  died  and  the  family  was  left  in  straitened  finan- 
cial circumstances  he  sought  and  secured  a  situation  as  clerk  in  a  hardware 
store  at  Portsmouth,  New  Hampshire,  where  in  compensation  for  a  year's 
services  he  received  the  sum  of  fifty  dollars  and  boarded  himself.  The  succeed- 
ing three  years  were  devoted  to  a  seafaring  life,  during  which  he  made  several 
voyages  to  Europe,  but  at  the  solicitation  of  his  mother  and  sisters,  he  left  the 
sea  and  secured  employment  with  the  hardware  house  of  Rodgers  Brothers  & 
Company,  of  Philadelphia.  Entering  that  employ  in  1829  he  there  remained 
for  thirteen  years  and  successive  promotions  eventually  made  him  junior  part- 
ner. This  firm  extended  its  operations  to  St.  Louis  in  1843  ^"^  Mr.  Shap- 
leigh's  business  capacity,  understanding  of  the  trade  and  powers  of  organization 
led  to  his  selection  for  the  establishment  of  the  hardware  house  of  Rodgers, 
Shapleigh  &  Company,  under  which  name  the  trade  was  continued  until  the  death 
of  the  senior  partner.  Thomas  D.  Day  was  then  taken  in  and  the  firm  was  re- 
organized under  the  name  of  Shapleigh,  Day  &  Company,  thus  operating  for 
sixteen  years,  or  until  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Day,  when  the  firm  of  A.  F.  Shap- 
leigh &  Company  continued  the  business  until  1880.  In  that  year  the  A.  F. 
Shapleigh  &  Cantwell  Hardware  Company  was  incorporated  and  when  Mr.  Cant- 
well  retired  in  1888  the  name  was  changed  to  the  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hard- 
ware Company,  which  was  retained  until  the  retirement  of  Mr.  Shapleigh  in 
1901.  The  business  was  then  reorganized  as  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware 
Company.  From  1843  A.  F.  Shapleigh  was  the  head  of  this  well  known  estab- 
lishment and  from  its  incorporation  until  his  retirement  acted  as  president.  He 
trained  his  sons  to  the  business,  except  Dr.  John  B.  Shapleigh,  who  is  a  promi- 
nent aurist,  and  Richard  W.,  now  first  vice  president,  and  Alfred  L.,  treasurer, 
exercise  a  controlling  interest  in  the  house,  which  from  its  organization  has 
made  continuous  progress,  enjoying  that  creditable  and  enviable  prosperity 
which  results  from  careful  systematization,  undaunted  determination  and  the 
execution  of  well  defined  plans  and  purposes.  Today  the  house  has  no  superior 
in  the  entire  Mississippi  valley,  its  ramifying  trade  interests  reaching  out  to 
many  sections  of  the  country,  while  the  development  of  the  business  has  been  an 
indispensable  factor  in  making  St.  Louis  the  center  of  the  hardware  trade. 

Aside  from  his  connection  with  this  business  Mr.  Shapleigh  was  associated 
with  various  other  business  concerns,  all  of  which  constitute  elements  in  the 
city's  development  as  well  as  the  source  of  revenue  to  himself.  In  1859  he 
became  identified  with  the  State  Bank  of  St.  Louis  and  in  1862  was  elected 
a  director  of  the  Merchants  National  Bank,  so  continuing  until  1890,  when  he 
resigned  in  favor  of  his  son  Alfred  L.  He  was  also  president  of  the  Phoenix 
Insurance  Company,  vice  president  of  the  Covenant  Mutual  Life  Insurance 
Company  and  interested  in  the  Hope  Mining  Company  and  the  Granite  Moun- 
tain Mining  Company. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Shapleigh  and  Miss  Elizabeth  Anne  Umstead,  of 
Philadelphia,  was  celebrated  in  1838,  and  they  became  parents  of  eight  children, 
five  of  whom  survive :  Mrs.  J.  \Vill  Boyd,  A.  F.,  Dr.  John  B.,  Richard  W. 
and  Alfred  Lee  Shapleigh. 


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The  death  of  Augustus  F.  Shapleigh  occurred  in  February,  1902,  when 
he  had  reached  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-two  years.  Thus  passed  from  Hfe 
one  whose  activity  made  the  world  better.  While  he  never  sought  the  distinc- 
tion that  comes  in  political  and  military  circles  his  record  was  characterized 
by  the  faithful  performance  of  each  day's  duty  to  the  best  of  his  ability — and 
that  his  ability  was  of  superior  order  is  indicated  in  the  splendid  results  which 
he  achieved.  His  entire  career  was  in  conformity  with  the  highest  standard 
of  commercial  ethics  and  his  history  indicates  that  splendid  success  and  an 
honored  name  may  be  won  simultaneously.  In  early  manhood  he  gave  his 
political  support  to  the  whig  party  and  on  its  dissolution  joined  the  ranks  of 
the  republican  party.  He  was  long  a  member  of  the  Central  Presbyterian 
church  and  religion  was  to  him  no  mere  idle  word.  It  guided  him  in  all  his 
relations  with  his  fellowmen  and  he  ever  strove  toward  those  ideals  of  living 
which  were  set  before  the  world  by  the  Nazarene  teacher  more  than  nineteen 
centuries  ago. 


JOHN  W.  GANNETT. 

Investigation  into  the  business  record  of  John  W.  Gannett  indicates  clearly 
that  his  rise  has  come  through  successful  stages  of  development  and  promotion. 
His  record  is  a  proof  of  his  force  of  character,  his  commendable  ambition,  his 
strong  determination  and  his  indefatigable  energy.  He  has  been  the  secretary 
of  the  Mitchell  Clay  Manufacturing  Company  since  1904,  and  thus,  in  a  posi- 
tion of  executive  control,  is  capably  directing  the  interests  of  an  important  in- 
dustrial concern. 

A  native  of  Missouri,  Mr.  Gannett  was  born  in  Warren  county  on  the 
i6th  of  ]\Iarch,  1875,  and  is  a  son  of  George  and  Julia  Gannett.  His  grand- 
father, George  Alfred  Gannett,  was  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  and  served  as 
quartermaster  in  the  United  States  army.  His  death  occurred  in  the  year  1890. 
His  son,  George  Gannett,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  and  completed  his  education 
by  graduation  from  Washington  University.  He  became  the  first  auditor  of  the 
St.  Louis  water  works,  and  subsequently  turned  his  attention  to  farming  in 
Warren  county,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  for  ten  years.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  and  after  associating  with  the  Edga 
Zinc  Company  for  a  brief  period,  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  grocery  busi- 
ness, conducting  the  "Old  Marble  Block  Grocery"  in  South  St.  Louis  for  three 
years.  He  next  engaged  as  manager  of  freight  traffic  for  Laclede-Christy  Clay 
Produce  Company. 

John  W.  Gannett,  entering  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  at  the  usual  age, 
therein  pursued  his  studies  until  he  reached  the  age  of  fourteen  vears,  when 
he  started  in  business  life  as  messenger  for  the  ^^'estern  Union  Telegraph  Com- 
pany. After  a  year  he  engaged  as  office  boy  with  the  Hoover-Gamble  Com- 
pany for  a  year,  and  then  entered  the  employ  of  A.  J.  Child  &  Son  Mercantile 
Company,  with  which  he  continued  as  bill  and  order  clerk  for  three  years.  A 
period  of  eight  months  was  devoted  to  trucking  cotton  for  a  railroad  company 
in  East  St.  Louis,  and  for  nine  months  he  was  teamster  for  the  Adam  Roth 
Grocery  Company.  During  the  succeeding  two  years  he  served  as  bill  clerk  with 
A.  J.  Child  &  Sons,  and  then  became  receiving  clerk  for  the  Chicago.  Burling- 
ton &  Oumcy  Railroad,  with  which  he  continued  for  a  year  and  a  half.  During 
the  succeeding  years  he  engaged  in  the  sale  of  graphophones  for  the  Columbia 
Company,  and  entered  upon  active  connection  with  the  Laclede-Christv  Fire 
Brick  Manufacturing  Company,  as  time  keeper.  During  his  six  years'  connec- 
tion with  that  enterprise  he  was  promoted  from  time  to  time  until  he  had  charge 
of  the  factory  office.  Later  he  took  up  leases  on  valuable  fire  clav  land  with  the 
Cheltonham   Fire   Clay   Company,   which    was    afterward    incorporated   and   of 


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which  Mr.  Gannett  has  since  been  president.  In  1904  he  was  also  elected  secretary 
of  the  Mitchell  Clay  Manufacturing  Company  by  its  board  of  directors,  and  is 
thus  identified  with  the  business  interests  of  St.  Louis  at  the  present  time. 
Almost  every  change  that  he  made  in  his  business  career  has  brought  him  larger 
opportunities  and  better  chances,  while  his  experience  has  been  broadened  through 
the  varied  duties  which  have  devolved  upon  him.  Early  in  life  he  made  it  his 
purpose  to  thoroughly  master  every  task  which  came  to  him,  and  his  close  appli- 
cation, methodical  and  systematic  work  have  constituted  strong  elements  in  his 
advancement. 

On  the  1 6th  of  March,  1906,  in  St.  Louis  county,  Air.  Gannett  was  married 
to  Miss  Josephine  Bruno,  and  they  have  one  child,  Baptiste  Bruno,  now  in  his 
second  year.  Mr.  Gannett  has  for  eight  years  been  a  member  of  the  Odd 
Fellows  Society,  but  his  efforts  have  largely  been  confined  to  business  duties, 
and  although  he  started  out  empty-handed,  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  as  the 
architect  of  his  own  fortune  he  has  builded  wisely  and  well.  He  is  independent 
in  politics,  and  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Protestant  church.  He  resides 
with  his  family  at  5756  West  Park  avenue. 


FREDERICK  NEWTON  JUDSON. 

Frederick  Newton  Judson  has  gained  distinction  as  a  member  of  the  St. 
Louis  bar,  but  has  never  concentrated  his  attention  upon  his  profession  to  the 
exclusion  of  other  interests  which  are  of  vital  moment  to  the  individual  and  to 
the  nation.  On  the  contrary,  he  has  kept  abreast  with  the  thinking  men  of  the 
age,  and  from  the  lecture  platform  has  enunciated  principles  and  beliefs  of  wide 
interest,  arriving  at  his  conclusions  as  a  result  of  what  may  be  called  his  post- 
graduate studies  in  the  school  of  affairs.  The  clarity  of  his  views  and  the 
effectiveness  of  his  labors  find  tangible  evidence  in  the  results  which  he  has 
achieved  in  awakening  public  interest  in  certain  momentous  or  critical  situations 
and  also  in  the  work  that  he  has  done  for  municipal  progress  and  advancement. 

Further  analysis  of  his  life  record  brings  forth  the  fact  that  his  was  an 
honorable  and  honored  ancestry.  He  is  a  lineal  descendant  of  William  Judson, 
one  of  the  first  settlers  of  Stratford,  Connecticut,  where  he  located  in  1634. 
Dr.  F.  J.  Judson,  his  father,  was  a  respected  and  influential  resident  of  Bridge- 
port, Connecticut,  who  did  effective  work  for  mental  progress  as  president  of 
the  board  of  education  and  also  president  of  the  library  board  of  that  city.  His 
death  there  occurred  in  1862.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Catherine 
Chappelle,  was  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Newton  Chappelle,  of  St.  JNIarys,  Georgia. 

Frederick  N.  Judson,  also  a  native  of  St.  Marys,  was  born  October  7,  1845, 
and  supplemented  his  preliminary  education  by  study  in  Yale  College,  m  which 
he  was  matriculated  in  1862.  He  was  awarded  the  Woolsey  and  Bristed  scholar- 
ships and  was  graduated  as  valedictorian  of  the  class  of  1866.  The  initial  step 
in  his  professional  career  was  made  as  instructor  of  the  classics  at  New  Haven, 
Connecticut,  and  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  and  the  hours  not  occupied  with  this 
work  were  devoted  tO'  the  mastery  of  legal  principles,  for  he  had  determined 
upon  the  practice  of  law  as  a  life  work.  His  preliminarv  reading  secured  him 
admission  to  the  senior  class  at  Washington  L'niversity,  from  which  he  was 
graduated,  in  1871,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law. 

Mr.  Judson  located  for  practice  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  remained, 
winning  distinction  at  a  bar  vi'hich  has  numbered  many  able  members.  Advance- 
ment in  the  law  is  proverbially  slow  and  yet  no  dreary  novitiate  awaited  him. 
His  able  handling  of  litigated  interests  early  entrusted  to  him  gave  proof  of  his 
comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  law  and  of  his  ability  in  correctly  applying 
the  principles  of  jurisprudence  to  the  points  at  issue.  For  vears  he  has  had  a 
large  clientele,  making  his  practice  of  a  most  important  character.     He  is  now 


FREDERICK    X.   TUDSOX 


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senior  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Judson  &  Green.  As  a  lawyer  he  is  sound, 
clear-minded  and  well  trained.  The  limitations  which  are  imposed  by  the  consti- 
tution on  federal  powers  are  well  understood  by  him.  With  the  long  line  of 
decisions  by  which  the  constitution  has  been  expounded  he  is  familiar,  as  are  all 
thoroughly  skilled  lawyers.  He  is  at  home  in  all  departments  of  the  law,  from 
the  minutife  in  practice  to  the  greater  topics  wherein  is  involved  the  considera- 
tion of  the  ethics  and  the  philosophy  of  jurisprudence  and  the  higher  concerns 
of  public  policy.  He  has  been  the  lecturer  on  different  topics  in  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School  and  the  expositor  of  laws  affecting  specific  classes  and  condi- 
tions. His  authorship  includes  the  "Law  and  Practice  of  Taxation  in 
Missouri,"  published  in  1900,  and  "Power  of  Taxation,  State  and  Federal,  in 
the  United  States,"  published  in  1902,  and  "Interstate  Commerce  and  its  Federal 
Regulation." 

Mr.  Judson,  however,  is  not  learned  in  the  law  alone,  for  he  has  studied 
long  and  carefully  the  subjects  that  are  to  the  statesman  and  to  the  man  of  affairs 
of  the  greatest  import, — the  questions  of  finance,  political  economy,  sociology, — 
and  has  through  clear  and  logical  utterance  presented  his  views  from  the  lecture 
platform,  being  many  times  called  upon  to  address  public  gatherings.  In  1887 
he  addressed  the  Commercial  Club  of  St.  Louis  upon  the  subject,  "What  Shall 
the  State  Teach?"  the  following  year  spoke  before  the  Missouri  Bar  Association 
on  "The  Rights  of  Minority  Stockholders  in  Missouri,"  in  1890  he  presented  to 
the  Commercial  Club  of  St.  Louis  "The  Relation  of  the  State  to  Private  Busi- 
ness Associations,"  and  in  1891  spoke  before  the  American  Bar  Association 
upon  "The  Liberty  of  Contract  Under  the  Police  Power."  His  address  on 
"Justice  in  Taxation  as  a  Remedy  for  Social  Discontent"  was  given  before  the 
Round  Table  Club  of  St.  Louis  in  1898,  and  in  1900  he  addressed  the  American 
Economics  Association  on  the  "Taxation  of  Quasi-Public  Corporations."  The 
above  list  is  sufficient  to  indicate  somewhat  of  the  extent  of  his  researches  and 
investigation.  Few  men  delve  so  deeply  to  the  root  of  the  matter,  and  his 
summary  of  a  situation  is  always  clear,  concise,  logical  and  convincing.  He 
was  chairman  of  the  national  conference  on  taxation  in  1901  and  delivered  an 
address  upon  the  "Taxation  of  Mortgages."  He  also  delivered  an  address  at 
the  quarto-centennial  of  the  University  of  Colorado  in  1902  on  the  "Quarter 
Centennial  in  American  Jurisprudence." 

Mr.  Judson  has  always  declined  candidacy  for  public  office  and,  while 
sympathizing  with  the  historic  traditions  of  the  democratic  party,  has  been  inde- 
pendent in  political  action,  deeming  that  political  parties  are  only  agencies  for 
the  public  good.  He  has  always  been  active  as  a  citizen  in  the  discussion  of 
public  questions.  He  is  in  favor  of  a  stable  currency  and  sound  financial  sys- 
tem, opposing  the  silver  movement  m  the  campaign  of  1896,  and  was  delegate 
from  the  Merchants'  Exchange  of  St.  Louis  to  the  historic  monetary  conferences 
at  Indianapolis. 

He  was  president  of  the  American  Association  of  Political  Science  in  1907 
and  delivered  the  annual  address  upon  the  subject,  "The  Future  of  Representa- 
tive Government."  He  is  the  author  of  a  review  of  the  labor  decisions  of  Judge 
William  H.  Taft,  published  in  the  Review  of  Reviews  of  August,  1907,  which 
attracted  wide  attention.  The  same  year  he  was  chairman  of  the  honorary 
(unpaid)  state  tax  commission  appointed  by  Governor  Joseph  W.  Folk.  He 
was  special  counsel  of  the  LTnited  States  in  1905  in  the  investigation  of  the 
Santa  Fe  and  the  Colorado  Fuel  &  Iron  Company  rebate  charges,  associated 
with  Hon.  Judson  Harmon,  of  Ohio.  He  has  been  chairman  of  the  alumni 
advisory  board  of  Yale  University  since  its  inauguration  in  1906.  He  received 
the  honorary  degree  of  LL.  D.  from  Missouri  State  LTniversity  in  1906  and 
from  his  alma  mater — Yale — in  1907.  While  deeply  interested  in  the  concerns 
of  national  policy  and  progress,  he  is  equally  loyal  to  the  city  of  his  residence, 
and  his  efforts  in  its  behalf  have  been  far-reaching  and  helpful.  Early  in  his 
professional  career  he  served  as  private  secretary  to  Governor  B.  Gratz  Brown 


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and  gained  therein  a  clear  insight  into  the  possibilities  of  development  for  the 
interests  of  municipalities  and  the  commonwealth.  Unlike  many  men  who  have 
gained  distinction  in  certain  lines,  he  has  never  regarded  the  interests  of  his 
home  community  as  too  inessential  to  claim  his  attention.  On  the  contrary,  his 
cooperation  has  been  a  factor  in  the  city's  progress.  From  1878  until  1882 
and  again  from  1887  until  1889  he  was  a  member  of  the  school  board  of  St. 
Louis  and  served  as  its  president  from  1880  until  1882  and  again  during  the 
last  two  years  of  his  connection  with  the  board.  His  deep  interest  in  the 
advancement  and  orderly  progression  of  his  city  and  state  has  been  manifest 
in  his  labors  in  securing  legislation  productive  of  beneficial  results.  He  was 
the  author  of  the  law  of  1879  making  the  school  lands  of  St.  Louis  the  basis 
of  a  permanent  school  fund,  and  of  the  act  of  1887  under  which  the  city  school 
board  was  reorganized.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Citizens'  Nonpartisan  com- 
mittee which  in  1895  procured  the  passage  of  the  election  law  of  St.  Louis. 
He  was  also  chairman  of  the  Bar  Association  committee  which  in  1895  drafted 
the  law  reorganizing  the  St.  Louis  judiciary,  and  was  chairman  of  the  civic 
federation  committee  which  drafted  the  law  of  1897,  reorganizing  the  public 
school  system  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Judson  was  married  in  1872  to  Miss  Jennie  W.  Eakin,  of  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  and  they  have  a  daughter,  now  the  wife  of  Gouvenor  Calhoun,  the 
district  superintendent  of  the  American  Telegraph  &  Telephone  Company  in  St. 
Louis.  His  religious  nature  finds  expression  in  his  affiliation  with  the  Episcopal 
church  and  along  more  specificallv  social  lines  he  is  connected  with  the  Yale 
Alumni  Association  of  St.  Louis,  of  which  he  has  been  president,  and  with 
the  University  of  St.  Louis,  the  Noonday  and  the  Country  Clubs.  His  life  has 
been  so  varied  in  its  activity,  so  honorable  in  its  purposes,  so  far-reaching  and 
beneficial  in  its  effects  that  it  has  become  an  integral  part  of  the  history  of 
St.  Louis  and  has  also  left  its  impress  upon  the  annals  of  the  state. 


THOMAS  P.  McKELLEGET. 

The  only  royal  road  to  success  in  any  of  life's  vocations  is  a  man's  own 
resources,  which  may  be  aroused  from  a  latent  or  embryonic  state  by  education 
or  exercise  and  thereby  gradually  enhanced,  but  if  they  do  not  in  some  measure 
exist  in  the  original  make-up  of  the  man  they  cannot  be  inculcated  by  the  learn- 
ing of  the  schools,  nor  can  they  be  smothered  and  become  useless  through  lack 
of  educational  advantages.  Elements  of  character  will  invariably  display  them- 
selves. Such  is  true  in  the  case  of  Mr.  McKelleget  who,  by  perseverance  and 
unwearied  application  to  business,  has  attained  his  present  reputation  of  being 
among  the  foremost  contracting  plasterers  of  the  city.  Although  seventy-one 
years  of  age  he  still  pursues  an  active  career,  his  office  being  at  No.  202  North 
Ninth  street.  He  is  of  Irish  ancestry,  being  a  son  of  James  and  Harriet  (Tracy) 
McKelleget.  He  was  born  in  Washington,  D.  C,  March  29,  1837.  The  only 
education  he  received  was  obtained  in  the  public  school.  While  a  pupil  there  he  was 
a  schoolmate  of  the  well  known  Arthur  Phil  Gorman.  He  started  his  career  in  the 
business  world  earlier  than  most  boys.  At  the  age  of  twelve  years  he  entered 
a  printing  office  and  remained  in  the  services  of  the  establishment  for  three 
years.  He  then  apprenticed  himself  to  a  plasterer  and  after  four  vears'  applica- 
tion had  mastered  the  trade.  For  two  years  he  was  employed  as  a  journeyman, 
working  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  until  the  year  1858,  when  he  removed  to  St. 
Louis,  where  he  plied  his  trade  for  a  time  and  then  enlisted  in  the  St.  Louis 
State  Militia.  In  May,  1861,  while  the  militia  was  encamped  at  Camp  Jackson, 
the  body  was  surrounded  and  captured  by  Federal  troops,  but  were  released  on 
the  following  day.  During  his  military  career  he  was  employed  in  the  quarter- 
master's department  of  the  Union  armv  as  a  mechanic.     For  most  of  the  time 


12  ST.  LOUTS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  was  stationed  at  Camp  Benton,  St.  Louis.  He  was  later  transferred  to 
Columbus,  Kentucky,  to  the  L'nited  States  Military  Post  shops,  and  then  to 
Huntsville,  Alabama,  where  he  remained  until  1864.  Returning  to  St.  Louis 
in  1865  he  started  in  the  plastering  business  for  himself.  His  trade  gradually 
developed  until  he  handled  large  contracts.  As  a  plastering  contractor  he  was 
connected  with  a  number  of  the  city's  largest  buildings,  among  which  are  the 
Rosier  and  Republic  buildings.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  his  line  of  work 
and  his  business  has  attained  such  proportions  as  to  require  the  permanent 
employment  of  thirty  men. 

In  the  year  1864  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  McKelleget  wedded  Anne  T.  Amelia. 
Thev  have  the  following  children :  Laura,  Thomas,  Francis,  Charles  Edward, 
George./fracv  and  Pearl,  the  latter  being  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools,  while 
two  of  his  sons  are  in  business  with  their  father.  ]\Ir.  McKelleget  is  a  democrat. 
He  is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Father  Mathew,  Legion  of  Honor,  Catholic 
Knights  and  is  a  member  of  St.  Teresa  church.  In  1889  he  was  president  of  the 
Builders'  Exchange  of  which  he  has  been  a  director  for  several  years.  He 
lives  in  his  own  residence  at  No.  171 1  Grand  avenue. 


NATHAN  COLE. 


The  Hfe  record  of  Nathan  Cole  is  a  notable  example  of  brilliant  achieve- 
ment through  individual  effort,  and  such  a  history  makes  the  American  title 
of  "a  self-made  man"  more  to  be  envied  than  the  inherited  but  often  empty 
honors  of  royalty.  There  came  to  him  the  highest  honor  and  respect — paid 
to  him  instinctively  by  those  who  knew  aught  of  his  history,  recognizing  in 
him  a  man  whose  inherent  force  of  character  and  well  developed  talents  gave 
him  prestige  beyond  that  of  the  majority  of  his  fellows.  His  success  in  the 
business  world  would  alone  entitle  him  to  distinction,  and  yet  he  found  time 
in  the  midst  of  a  most  active  and  busy  career  to  further  the  interests  of  his 
city  and  state  through  cooperation  in  many  public  measures  that  have  been 
far-reaching  and  beneficial,  and  when  serving  as  mayor  of  St.  Louis  and  as 
member  of  the  United  States  congress  he  brought  to  the  discharge  of  his  duties 
the  same  thoroughness  and  trustworthiness  that  marked  him  in  the  control  of 
his  private  business  concerns. 

His  birthplace  was  a  little  cottage  which  stood  on  the  square  bounded  by 
Eighth,  Ninth,  Green  and  Morgan  streets  and  in  1865  was  demolished  to 
make  place  for  more  modern  structures.  His  natal  day  was  July  26,  1825. 
When  prosperity  had  come  to  him  in  later  years  a  feeling  of  admirable  senti- 
ment caused  him  to  purchase  the  site  of  the  old  home  property,  and  thereon 
he  erected  a  business  block  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  Lucas  streets  that 
today  contains  a  tablet  to   his  memory. 

His  father,  Nathan  Cole,  Sr.,  removed  from  Ovid, '  Seneca  county.  New 
York,  to  St.  Louis  in  1819,  to  retrieve  if  possible  the  fortune  that  had  been 
swept  away  with  the  commercial  depression  following  the  war  of  181 2.  Taking 
a  large  quantity  of  hides  and  furs  and  a  small  sum  of  money,  his  only  pos- 
sessions, he  drove  across  the  country  to  the  Allegheny  river,  where  he  built  a 
large  raft  and  loading  his  cargo  started  for  New  Orleans  by  way  of  the  Ohio 
and  Alississippi  rivers.  On  reaching  the  present  site  of  Cairo,  Illinois,  he  de- 
cided to  visit  St.  Louis,  which  was  then  a  small  village  populated  almost  en- 
tirely by  French  and  Indians.  Leaving  his  raft  in  charge  of  a  hired  companion, 
he  walked  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  received  with  such  hospitality  by  the 
villagers  and  given  such  encouragement  to  settle  here  that  he  resolved  to  return 
after  disposing  of  his  cargo  in  New  Orleans.  He  then  started  for  his  raft,  but 
found  that  it  had  been  stolen  by  the  man  in  whose  charee  he  had  left  it.  Be- 
cause  of    this   he   settled    at   once   in    St.    Louis   and    shortly   afterward  brought 


XATHAX    COLE 


14  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  wife  and  six  sons  to  the  new  home.  He  was  descended  from  an  old 
colonial  family  of  English  lineage  and  his  father,  the  Rev.  Nathan  Cole,  was 
a  baptist  minister  of  Duchess  county,  New  York,  who  served  for  six  years  in 
the   Revolutionary   army. 

The  undeveloped  business  conditions  of  St.  Louis  and  the  west  did  not 
prove  a  favorable  feature  in  the  business  career  of  Nathan  Cole,  Sr.,  and  during 
many  obstacles.  The  father  was  undoubtedly  a  man  of  good  business  ideas, 
their  early  residence  here  the  family  experienced  many  hardships  and  met  with 
save  perhaps  that  he  was  in  advance  of  the  time.  He  foresaw  that  the  situa- 
tion of  St.  Louis  must  eventually  make  it  the  source  of  supply  of  salt  meats 
for  New  Orleans  and  other  southern  cities  and  was  among  the  first  to  establish 
here  a  business  of  that  character,  which  today  is  one  of  the  most  important 
industries  of  the  city,  but  at  that  time  the  market  was  not  sufficient  to  'make 
Mr.  Cole's  venture  a  paying  one.  He  established  a  small  slaughtering  and 
packing  plant  at  Bloody  Island,  the  present  site  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  at 
that  point  conducted  his  business,  although  he  maintained  his  residence  in  the 
Missouri  town  until  1837,  when  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Chester,  Illinois. 
Again  the  country  was  undergoing  a  great  financial  depression  and  Mr.  Cole, 
like  thousands  of  others,  sufifered  through  the  business  conditions.  In  his  youth 
he  had  acc|uired  a  liberal  classical  education  and  was  always  of  a  studious  dis- 
position, devoting  his  leisure  hours  to  his  books.  He  thus  perfected  his  knowl- 
edge of  Greek  and  Latin  in  his  later  years  and  became  a  proficient  Greek 
scholar.  He  always  kept  in  touch  with  questions  of  general  interest  and  im- 
portance and  was  a  contributor  to  the  old  Missouri  Gazette,  now  the  St.  Louis 
Republic.  He  died  in  1840,  leaving  to  his  children  an  untarnished  name,  but 
no  patrimony  that  could  figure  as  assets  in  the  business  world. 

Nathan  Cole,  Jr.,  therefore  largely  acquired  his  early  education  in  the 
school  of  adversity  and  his  more  advanced  knowledge  in  the  broader  school  of 
practical  experience.  Again  and  again,  however,  it  has  been  demonstrated  that 
it  is  only  under  the  pressure  of  adversity  and  the  stimulus  of  opposition  that 
the  best  and  strongest  in  men  is  brought  out  and  developed,  and  Nathan  Cole 
early  became  self-reliant,  realizing  fully  the  obligations  and  responsibilities  of 
life,  while  "the  spur  of  ambition  pricked  the  sides  of  his  intent"  and  his  un- 
faltering eft'ort  resulted  in  successful' accomplishment.  His  elder  brother,  H.  C. 
Cole,  determined  that  the  boy  should  have  a  good  education  and  therefore  trans- 
ferred him  from  the  public  schools  to  Shurtlefif  College  at  Upper  Alton,  Illinois, 
where  for  two  years  he  pursued  a  preparatory  course,  his  brother  intending 
that  he  should  continue  his  education  in  still  higher  lines.  Knowing,  however, 
the  sacrifices  that  were  being  made  in  his  behalf,  Mr.  Cole  felt  that  he  could 
no  longer  permit  this  and,  leaving  school,  sought  employment  in  St.  Louis. 

He  had  neither  money  nor  friends  when  he  arrived  in  the  city  and  actual 
privation  stared  him  in  the  face  as  he  went  upon  a  search  for  employment  that 
for  several  days  was  fruitless.  Finally,  however,  he  secured  a  position  with 
a  salary  of  ten  dollars  per  month  and  entered  upon  his  work,  resolved  to  make 
his  service  so  valuable  that  it  would  win  him  promotion  as  well  as  the  regard 
and  trust  of  his  employer.  Resolutely  setting  himself  to  the  mastery  of  every 
task  assigned  him  and  working  diligently  in  doing  anything  that  he  believed 
would  further  the  interests  of  the  business,  he  gained  promotion  from  time  to 
time,  and  in  fact  his  rise  was  so  rapid  that  in  a  comparatively  brief  period  he 
was  earning  fifteen  hundred  dollars  a  year,  no  small  compensation  for  an  em- 
ployer at  that  day.  It  was  then  his  privilege  and  pleasure  to  repay  the  former 
kindness  of  his  brother,  who  was  struggling  with  a  load  of  responsibilities  that 
would  have  crushed  a  less  brave  spirit,  and  Nathan  Cole  did  what  he  could  to 
aid  his  brother  in  the  struggle  and  rejoiced  to  see  him  finally  occupying  a  posi- 
tion  of   responsibility,   with   attendant   success,   in   commercial   circles. 

On  the  30th  of  January,  1851,  Nathan  Cole  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Rebecca  Lane,  a  daughter  of  A.  W.  Fagin,  one  of  the  most  successful  millers 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITV.  15 

antl  respected  business  men  uf  St.  Louis.  Coming  from  Ohio  in  1832,  he  estab- 
Hshetl  an  extensive  flour  mill  on  Seventh  street  opposite  the  Missouri  Pacific 
and  Frisco  freight  depots,  and  some  time  later  he  engaged  extensively  in  the 
packing  business  under  the  name  of  Fagin,  McQueen  &  Company.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  old  city  council  for  many  years  before  the  days  of  the  charter, 
served  as  president  of  that  body  and  acted  as  mayor  of  St.  Louis.  He  passed 
away  a  number  of  years  ago,  leaving  the  impress  of  his  individuality,  however, 
upon  various  phases  of  the  city  life. 

Gradual  progress  in  the  business  world  was  making  Mr.  Cole  well  known 
in  commercial  and  industrial  circles,  and  in  July,  1851,  he  entered  upon  an 
independent  venture  as  junior  partner  in  the  wholesale  grocery  house  of  W.  L. 
Ewing'  &  Company,  with  which  he  was  associated  for  fourteen  years,  his  efforts, 
business  discernment  and  sound  judgment  proving  eiTective  factors  in  promot- 
ing the  prosperity  of  the  house  and  in  winning  for  it  the  unassailable  reputation 
which  it  enjoyed  in  commercial  circles.  On  the  ist  of  January,  1865,  Nathan 
Cole  withdrew  from  that  connection  to  join  his  elder  brother,  H.  C.  Cole,  in 
organizing  the  house  of  Cole  Brothers,  commission  merchants.  From  that  dav 
until  the  business  was  closed  out  in  1899  the  firm  and  its  succeeding  corpora- 
tion enjoyed  continuous  success  through  all  the  vicissitudes  of  the  war  and 
the  jjanic  tli^it  followed,  and  when  the  business  was  closed  out  the  house  stood 
among  the  first  in  St.  Louis  not  only  in  the  volume  of  trade,  but  also  in  respect 
to  its  reputation  for  fair  and  honorable  dealing  and  for  the  faithful  discharge 
of  all  trusts  confided  to  its  care  by  its  numerous  patrons.  The  lessons  which 
Nathan  Cole  learned  in  early  life  concerning  the  value  and  worth  of  unfalter- 
ing industry,  unabating  energy  and  unswerving  integrity  guided  him  at  all 
times  and  constituted  the  basis  upon  which  he  built  his  splendid  success.  In 
1863.  in  connection  with  his  father-in-law,  A.  W.  Fagin,  and  other  prominent 
business  men,  he  assisted  in  inaugurating  a  new  and  important  enterprise — the 
elevator  system  of  handling  grain  in  bulk  and.  in  spite  of  much  opposition  and 
predictions  of  failure,  the  project  was  pushed  forward,  resulting  in  the  erection 
of  the  extensive  elevator  known  as  the  St.  Louis  Grain  Elevator,  at  the  foot  of 
Biddle  street.  This  constituted  the  nucleus  for  the  development  of  the  present 
splendid  elevator  system  of  St.  Louis,  which  has  made  this  the  gram  market 
for  the  great  country  west   of  the   Mississippi   river. 

Though  his  interests  were  continuallv  increasing,  Mr.  Cole  was  always 
willing  to  aid  in  measures  of  public  progress.  He  preferred  to  do  this,  how- 
ever, as  a  private  citizen  and  not  as  an  officeholder,  but  in  1869,  at  the  urgent 
request  of  his  fellow  citizens,  he  became  candidate  for  mayor,  for  it  was  the 
desire  on  the  part  of  many  to  place  in  office  a  man  who  was  capable  of  coping 
with  certain  evils  that  had  been  inflicted  upon  the  people  by  political  rings  and 
bosses  in  the  municipal  government.  These  abuses  were  of  such  magnitude  that 
only  a  man  of  large  business  experience  and  of  unsullied  character  could  suc- 
cessfully deal  with  them.  After  being  made  to  feel  that  his  duty  was  toward 
his  city  in  this  direction,  Mr.  Cole  therefore  withdrew  from  the  active  manage- 
ment of  his  grain  business  and  to  the  mayoralty  brought  the  same  spirit  of 
thoroughness  and  businesslike  dispatch  that  characterized  him  in  the  control 
of  his  private  interests.  He  redressed  municipal  wrongs,  checked  abuses  and 
extravagances,  placed  the  city  upon  a  business  basis,  instituted  many  methods 
of  progress  and  reform,  reduced  the  city  debt  and  enhanced  the  municipal  credit. 
A  new  and  improved  city  charter  was  also  adopted,  and  the  whole  administra- 
tion, on  account  of  its  beneficence  and  integrity,  will  ever  constitute  a  bright 
page  in  the  political  history  of  St.  Louis.  Positively  declining  to  again  become 
a  candidate,  i\Ir.  Cole  at  the  close  of  his  term  resumed  the  management  of  his 
private  business  afifairs,  and  yet  again  and  again  his  advice  and  cooperation 
were  sought  concerning  affairs  of  general  moment.  In  1876  he  was  again  called 
to  public  life  to  represent  his  district  in  the  forty-fifth  congress.  Once  more 
he  accepted   the   nomination   from  a   sense  of  duty  and   not   from   a  desire   for 


16  ST.. LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

office,  and  again  he  gave  to  his  constituents  a  service  the  vakie  of  wliich  was 
universally  acknowledged.  As  a  business  man  and  patriotic  citizen  he  went 
to  Washington  and  devoted  himself  especially  to  furthering  the  commercial 
interests  of  St.  Louis  and  the  Mississippi  valley,  ardently  advocating  closer  busi- 
ness relations  with  Mexico  and  South  America,  his  speech  upon  commercial 
relations  with  Mexico  attracting  widespread  interest  and  most  favorable  com- 
ment in  .\merica,  while  in  the  southern  republic  it  was  hailed  as  the  dawn  of  a 
better  era.  It  was  widely  reprinted  in  the  Spanish  language  and  Mr.  Cole  had 
the  pleasure  of  receiving  several  copies  elegantly  printed  and  bound.  Mr.  Cole 
filled  other  public  positions  and  yet  he  had  no  political  ambition  and  always 
preferred  to  render  in  a  more  quiet  capacity  his  aid  to  the  city  and  country  at 
large.  He  figured  pronfinently  in  financial  circles  as  the  years  passed  and 
became  connected  with  both  the  St.  Louis  National  Bank  arid  the  National 
Bank  of  Commerce.  He  enjoyed  the  most  unqualified  esteem  of  his  fellow 
merchants,  who  gave  expression  to  their  regard  for  Mr.  Cole  in  his  election 
to  the  presidency  of  the  Merchants"  Exchange  in  1876.  In  the  later  years 
of  his  life  he  withdrew  largely  from  active  participation  in  business  interests, 
enjoving  a  well  earned  retirement  and  the  substantial  fruits  of  his  former  toil. 
He  had  been  active  in  the  management  of  the  St.  Louis  Building  &  Savings 
Institution,  which  later  developed  into  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce.  On 
the  1st  of  November,  1862,  he  was  elected  to  the  directorate  of  the  bank  and 
for  forty  years  was  officially  connected  therewith,  watching  with  interest  its 
growth  to  its  present  extensive  proportions.  In  1899  he  resigned  the  position 
of  vice  president,  but  remained  as  one  of  the  directors  and  ever  felt  a  commend- 
able pride  in  the  success  of  the  in'^titution. 

The  death  of  ]\Ir.  Cole  occurred  in  1904,  when  he  was  seventy-eight  years 
of  age,  his  widow  and  seven  children,  all  of  whom  reached  maturity,  surviving 
him.  ]\Ir.  Cole  was  bv  education  and  conviction  a  religious  man.  He  early 
became  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church  and  was  liberal  in  his  support  of  the 
denomination  in  the  city  and  state  as  well  as  in  its  missionary  enterprises,  both 
domestic  and  foreign.  He  was  never  a  narrow  sectarian,  however,  but  recog- 
nized the  good  in  others,  believing,  and  in  his  own  life  exemplifying  the  belief, 
that  the  most  faithful  Christian  is  he  who  most  closely  follows  the  example  of 
the  Master  in  doing  good  to  his  fellowmen. 


BYROX  Xl-GEXT. 


\Miile  the  world  yields  its  tribute  of  admiration  to  him  who  wins  success  in 
business  it  instinctively  pays  deference  to  the  individual  whose  business  methods 
will  stand  the  closest  investigation.  The  name  of  Byron  Nugent  became  a  syn- 
onym for  extensive  commercial  transactions  in  St.  Louis.  He  stood  at  the  head 
of  one  of  its  largest  business  houses  and  the  methods  which  he  employed  in  his 
trade  relations  gained  for  him  the  honor  and  respect  of  his  colleagues,  and  the 
confidence  and  good  will  of  all  who  knew  him. 

His  life  record  began  in  Marysburgh,  Prince  Edward  county,  Canada  West, 
July  31,  1842,  his  parents  being  Thomas  and  Eleanor  A.  (Morgan)  Nugent. 
After  attending  the  public  schools  he  became  a  student  in  Victoria  College  at 
Coberg,  Ontario,  and  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  in  connection 
with  a  dry-goods  house  at  St.  Thomas,  Canada,  in  1855.  He  afterward  engaged 
in  business  on  his  own  account  at  Mount  Vernon,  Illinois,  for  three  and  one- 
half  years,  and  in  1873  removed  from  that  city  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  estab- 
lished a  dry-goods  store  under  his  own  name.  Later  a  partnership  was  formed 
under  the  style  of  B.  Nugent  &  Brothers  and  in  1899  the  growth  of  the  business 
justified  its  incorporation  as  the  B.  Nugent  &  Brother  Dry  Goods  Company. 
Byron   Nugent  was  elected  to  the  presidency  and  so  continued  until  his  death. 


BYROX    NUGENT 


18  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  was  also  a  director  of  the  Boatman's  Bank  of  St.  Louis  and  his  name  was 
ever  an  honored  one  on  commercial  paper.  He  built  up  a  business  of  mammoth 
proportions  and  the  methods  which  he  employed  were  ever  those  which  would 
bear  the  closest  investigation  and  scrutiny.  In  all  of  his  business  affairs  he  was 
never  known  to  take  advantage  of  the  necessities  of  another  nor  was  his  path 
ever  strewn  with  the  wreck  of  other  men's  fortunes. 

In  1873  Mr.  Nugent  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  L.  Lake  and  to  them  were 
born  three  sons,  Edwin  T.,  Byron  and  Julian  L.  In  his  social  relations  Mr. 
Nugent  was  connected  with  the  Mercantile,  St.  Louis  Country  and  Noonday 
Clubs,  and  his  religiotts-  faith  was  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  Episcopal 
church.  He  was  a  man  of  high  ideals  and  constantly  endeavored  to  reach  the 
exalted  standard  which  he  set  up  for  himself.  He  occupied  a  prominent  position 
among  those  who  achieved  prominence  as  men  of  marked  ability  and  substantial 
worth. 


GEORGE  F.  KLEINSCHMIDT. 

There  is  always  a  measure  of  interest  aroused  in  reviewing  the  life  of  one 
who  from  the  comparatively  insignificant  position  of  office  boy  has  gradually 
worked  his  way  to  a  place  of  prominence  as  a  member  of  the  firm  for  which  he 
was  employed  in  that  menial  capacity.  Such  a  career  is  strongly  indicative  of 
sterling  qualities  and  evidences  the  fact  that  practical  experience  and  association 
with  the  world  is  equallv  as  potent,  if  not  more  so,  as  long  courses  of  training 
in  educational  institutions,  to  develop  the  possibilities  requisite  for  conducting  a 
successful  and  prosperous  life.  jNIoreover  it  shows  such  a  one  to  be  possessed 
of  a  fund  of  grit  and  as  well  of  common  sense,  which  inspires  with  courage  and 
equips  with  a  keen  insight  into  the  future,  educating  patience  and  teaching  that 
perseverance  will  develop  thoroughness  and  thoroughness  enlarge  the  scope  of 
one's  usefulness  and  eventuallv  make  his  invaluable  in  his  vocation.  It  is  by 
the  demonstrated  ability  to  perform  any  particular  line  of  work  which  makes  a 
man's  services  valued  and  sought  and  enables  him  to  gradualh'  rise  to  posts 
of  worth  and  responsibilitv. 

George  F.  Kleinschmidt,  treasurer  of  the  T3eck  &  Corbitt  Iron  Company, 
in  which  position  he  has  forcibly  evidenced  himself  to  be  a  man  of  keen  business 
judgment  and  abilitv  and  who  has  worked  his  wav  to  this  position  from  the 
most  subordinate  place  at  the  disposal  of  the  firm,  was  born  in  St.  Louis.  January 
13,  1868.  son  of  Frank  and  Marie  (Aliller)  Kleinschmidt.  He  was  offered  few 
advantages  in  an  educational  line  and  owing  to  force  of  circumstances  was  com- 
pelled to  be  content  with  but  a  few  years  of  study  in  the  public  schools.  When 
a  mere  bov  conditions  made  it  necessary  that  he  should  go  out  into  the  world 
and  secure  a  situation  by  which  to  earn  a  livelihood.  As  an  office  boy  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Beck  &  Corbitt  Iron  Company  and  from  that  time  he  applied 
himself  diligently  and  attentively  to  his  duties,  all  the  while  evidencing  his  in- 
creasing usefulness  and  at  the  same  time  winning  the  respect  of  the  members 
of  the  firm  who  gradually  promoted  him  from  office  bov  to  receiving  clerk  and 
then  to  bill  clerk,  later  to  cashier  and  finallv  made  him  treasurer  of  the  Com- 
pany. 


FRANK  SCHINDLER. 

Frank  Schindler,  vice  president  of  the  Gravois  Planing  Mill  Company,  has 
attained  this  position  in  the  business  world  through  his  close  application  and 
unfaltering  energy.  He  was  born  June  20,  1861.  in  Silesia,  Germany,  a  son  of 
Albert,  and  Mary  (Pohl)  Schindler.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  an  iron 
manufacturer,  while  his  maternal   grandfather   was  the  owner  of  large   landed 


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estates.  Albert  Schindler  was  for  many  years  a  manufacturer  of  wire  and  iron 
products  in  the  town  of  Reiersdorf,  Germany,  and  was  highly  respected  through- 
out that  section  of  the  country  because  of  his  business  enterprise  and  his  sterl- 
ing personal  worth. 

Frank  Schindler  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  Germany  and  at  an 
early  age  emigrated  to  this  country,  coming  to  New  York,  where  he  secured 
employment  in  the  planing  mills.  Thinking  to  have  still  better  business  oppor- 
tunities in  the  middle  west,  he  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis,  where  his  skill  and 
ability  in  mechanical  lines  enabled  him  not  only  to  gain  but  to  retain  positions 
and  graduall\'  he  worked  his  wav  upward  through  positions  involving  increased 
responsibility  until  he  became  interested  in  the  establishment  of  the  Gravois 
planing  mill  and  was  chosen  vice  president  of  the  company  that  organized  and 
developed  the  business.  He  has  been  thus  connected  with  the  business  world 
since  that  time  and  is  leading  a  life  of  intense  and  well  directed  industry,  making 
every  effort  count  in  his  laudable  ambition  to  attain  prosperity. 

Pleasant  home  associations  for  J\Ir.  Schindler  began  on  the  17th  of  Xovem- 
ber,  1887,  when  was  celebrated  his  marriage  with  Miss  Bertha  Lowack.  They 
have  become  the  parents  of  five  children ;  Fred,  seventeen  years  of  age ;  Edwin, 
who  has  attained  the  age  of  sixteen  years ;  Alfred,  who  is  now  thirteen  years 
old;  Elsa,  a  little  maiden  of  eleven  years;  and  Frank,  who  is  six  years  of  age. 
Mr.  Schindler  is  preeminently  a  man  of  domestic  tastes  ^vho  greatly  enjoys  the 
societ}'  of  his  family,  giving  to  them  every  care  and  attention.  He  has  a 
pleasant  and  comfortable  home  at  No.  3525  Hartford  street  and  during 
his  leisure  hours  he  may  always  be  found  there.  His  favorite  pastimes  are 
hunting  and  fishing  and  he  is  also  interested  in  general  athletics.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Tower  Grove  Turn  A'erein  and  his  political  support  is  given  to 
the  republican  party. 


A.    T.  RIDDLE. 


Prominent  among  the  contractors  and  builders  of  the  city  is  A.  J.  Riddle. 
His  name  is  identified  with  many  of  the  most  important  structures  in  St.  Louis, 
and  as  a  business  man  he  has  attained  a  place  of  high  standing  in  the  financial 
world.  He  was  born  in  Mercer  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  1844,  where  he  was 
educated  at  the  district  schools.  His  parents,  James  and  Catherine  Riddle,  had 
seven  children :  Eliza,  deceased  wife  of  Redden  Perrine ;  Elizabeth,  deceased, 
formerly  wife  of  Perry  Thompson,  of  Merer  county ;  Samuel,  deceased :  Lucinda, 
deceased  wife  of  AI.  J.  Moore ;  James,  of  Sisson  county,  California ;  George  T.. 
of  Healey,  Idaho ;  and  A.  J.  Riddle. 

The  family  homestead  was  within  sight  of  the  old  stage  line  which  ran 
from  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  to  "Erie.  He  left  school  when  still  a  lad  and  was 
apprenticed  to  a  carpenter.  At  the  time  Mr.  Riddle  was  learning  his  trade  the 
timber  was  taken  from  the  stump,  hewn  and  made  into  sills  and  the  frame  work 
to  support  the  superstructure  was  made  entirely  by  hand.  He  plied  his  craft 
until  1863,  when  he  became  associated  with  the  commissary  department  in  the 
army  and  had  charge  of  the  shops  for  the  government  and  also  did  work  for 
General  Steele,  at  Little  Rock,  Arkansas.  While  in  the  military  service  Mr. 
Riddle  was  under  the  immediate  jurisdiction  of  Captain  Dobbins.  He  remained 
in  the  army  in  Arkansas  until  1865  when  he  repaired  to  St.  Louis  and  \vorked 
as  a  journeyman  carpenter  for  the  succeeding  five  years.  He  then  engaged  in 
the  contracting  business  for  himself.  At  that  time  the  city  extended  but  little 
farther  than  Taylor  avenue  and  as  far  east  as  Grand  avenue.  Needless  to  say 
that  it  was  sparsely  inhabited.  Mr.  Riddle  is  among  the  oldest  contractors  of 
the  city  and  his  name  is  identified  with  the  erection  of  many  of  its  fine  residences. 
He  constructed  the  McCormick  Harvesting  Com]iany's  plant  in  East  St.  Louis. 


20  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  also  the  exposition  building  on  the  old  fair  grounds.  Many  of  the  most 
elegant  residences  on  Compton  and  Olive  streets  stand  as  beautiful  monuments 
of  his  workmanship.  He  also  erected  and  sold  residences  on  Thomas  street 
and  Garrison  avenue  w^hen  the  city  was  building  up  in  that  locality.  Many  of 
the  finest  structures  on  Bell  and  Taylor  avenues  also  bear  evidence  of  his  skill 
as  an  architect.  At  present  he  is  practically  living  in  retirement,  only  occasionally 
doing  work  on  buildings  for  friends. 

His  marriage  with  Mrs.  Eva  L.,  widow  of  F.  W.  Zeigler,  was  solemnized 
in  1900.  She  was  a  daughter  of  F.  W.  and  Eva  (Warner)  Kamm,  natives  of 
Germany  who  settled  in  America  in  the  early  '60s.  Mr.  Kamm,  a  carpenter  by 
trade,  passed  away  in  1896  and  is  still  survived  by  his  widow.  They  were  the 
parents  of  a  family  of  eight  children,  two  of  whom  are  deceased.  Those  sur- 
viving are :  Eva  L.,  Carrie,  wife  of  the  Rev.  L.  C.  Boeker ;  Lena,  wife  of  Charles 
C.  Toamann,  of  St.  Louis  ;  Johanna,  wife  of  Edward  Duff,  of  St.  Louis ;  Annie ; 
and  Ella.  By  her  first  marriage  Mrs.  Raddle  was  the  mother  of  the  following 
children :  Fred  E.,  Evaline  C.  and  John  C.  Mr.  Zeigler  passed  away  in  1900. 
Mr.  Riddle  has  one  son,  George  A.  Among  the  fraternal  organizations  of  which 
Mr.  Riddle  is  a  member  is  Lodge,  No.  5,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  of  St.  Louis.  He  has  always 
given  his  support  to  the  republican  partv  and  is  active  during-  campaigns  by 
his  vote  and  influence,  to  secure  the  election  of  its  candidates. 


JOSEPH    P.  GRAHAM. 

Joseph  P.  Graham  has  been  connected  with  the  retail  lumber  trade  in  Mis- 
souri for  twenty-three  years,  while  for  five  years  he  has  been  at  the  head  of  the 
Graham  Lumber  Company,  wholesale  dealers  in  sash,  doors  and  yellow  pine 
lumber  and  cypress  and  red  cedar  shingles.  He  is  now  president  of  the  company, 
which  is  controlling  a  good  trade  and  is  thus  recognized  as  a  valuable  asset  in 
the  business  circles  of  the  city.  Mr.  Graham  was  born  March  24,  1863,  of  the 
marriage  of  Judge  E.  L.  and  Mary  C.  Graham.  The  father  was  educated  at 
Arcadia,  Missouri,  and  became  an  able  representative  of  the  law,  serving  for 
some  years  as  judge  of  the  county  court  of  Madison  county. 

Mr.  Graham  of  this  review  supplemented  a  public-school  education  with  a 
commercial  course  in  the  Gem  City  Business  College,  at  Quincy,  Illinois.  His 
early  environment  was  that  of  the  home  farm  and  in  his  youthful  days  much 
of  his  time  was  given  to  the  work  of  the  fields  as  he  assisted  in  the  plowing,  plant- 
ing and  harvesting.  As  the  years  went  by,  however,  and  he  mentally  reviewed 
the  business  situation  and  its  opportunities,  he  resolved  to  put  forth  his  efforts 
in  other  lines  and  twenty-three  years  ago  become  connected  with  the  retail  lum- 
ber business.  He  established  a  retail  lumber  yard  in  Doe  Run,  St.  Francois  county, 
Missouri,  with  a  capital  of  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars.  Then,  while  at- 
tempting to  build  up  a  business,  he  slept  the  first  six  months  in  his  lumber  shed 
made  of  rough  lumber  and  on  a  bed  made  by  himself  of  two  boxes,  one  slightly 
larger  than  the  other,  the  middle  space  being  one-half  inch  oak.  The  mattress  he 
also  made  himself  by  sewing  up  a  sheet  and  filling  it  with  wheat  straw.  He 
practiced  the  closest  economy  in  order  to  make  a  start,  and  success  rewarded  him, 
for  his  trade  grew.  In  1894,  while  still  conducting  his  retail  lumber  yard,  he  ac- 
cepted a  position  as  traveling  salesman  with  the  Huttig  Sash  &  Door  Company, 
and  for  nine  years  continued  with  the  house,  dividing  the  honors  of  salesmanship 
with  the  first  salesman  out  of  the  force  of  eight.  Later  he  organized  the  Graham 
Lumber  Company,  with  a  capital  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars.  This  com- 
pany has  now  been  in  existence  for  five  years  and  in  less  than  a  year  the  capital 
stock  was  increased  to  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars,  and  in  January, 
1908.  the  capital  was  increased  to  three  hundred  thousand  dollars.  From  the  be- 
ginning the  enterprise  has  proved  a  profitable  investment  and  is  bringing  a  good 


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22  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

financial  return  annually.  The  company  deals  in  sash,  doors,  yellow  pine  lumber 
and  cypress  and  red  cedar  shingles,  conducting  a  wholesale  business  which  is 
constantly  increasing  in  its  dimensions  and  in  the  importance  of  its  trade  in- 
terests. 

On  the  22d  of  December,  1888,  in  Texas,  Mr.  Graham  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Cora  Tidwell  and  unto  them  have  been  born  three  children :  Ethel, 
age  twenty  years,  now  attending  Harden  College,  Mexico,  Missouri ;  Edgar,  age 
eighteen  years,  who  is  at  the  William  Jewell  College  at  Liberty,  jMissouri ;  and 
Edna,  age  sixteen,  who  is  attending  school  at  Hosmer  Hall,  St.  Louis.  Mr. 
Graham  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  in  the  Scottish  Rite  in  i\Iasonry  and 
is  also  a  member  of  the  Mvstic  Shrine.  He  belongs  to  the  Baptist  church  and 
takes  a  very  active  and  helpful  part  in  church  work.  There  is  perhaps  too  much 
truth  in  the  accusation  that  American  business  men  bend  their  energies  solely  to 
the  acquisition  of  wealth,  and  it  is  interesting  therefore  to  find  a  man  who,  while 
he  possesses  the  laudable  ambition  to  attain  success,  also  finds  time  and  oppor- 
tunity for  active  cooperation  in  other  lines  leading  to  the  intellectual  and  moral 
development  of  the  community.  The  church  finds  in  Mr.  Graham  a  generous 
supporter  and  faithful  worker  and  his  interest  in  this  and  all  matters  of  public- 
spirited  citizenship  makes  his  a  well  balanced  character.  Mr.  Graham  owns  his 
own  residence  at  No.  4019  Washington  boulevard.  It  is  always  open  for  the 
reception  of  the  friends  of  the  family,  and  its  hospitality  is  proverbial. 


ELLA  MARX,  JM.D. 


Dr.  Ella  Marx,  who  is  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  in  St.  Louis  and 
was  one  of  the  promoters  of  the  Free  Dispensary  for  Women  in  this  city,  was 
born  in  Toledo,  Ohio,  September  11,  1864.  Her  parents  were  Guide  and  Eliza- 
beth (Brehm)  Marx,  both  natives  of  Germany.  Her  father  was  born  in  Carlsruhe, 
June  28,  1827.  During  the  years  1847  and  1848  as  a  member  of  different  societies 
he  became  involved  in  political  agitation  and  when  the  movement  resulted  in 
failure  he  and  his  brother  Emil  left  Germany  for  the  United  States,  landing  at 
New  York,  October  i,  1849. 

In  185 1  Mr.  Marx  removed  to  Toledo,  Ohio,  and  has  been  prominent  in  the 
public  life  of  his  adopted  city,  serving  for  two  years,  beginning  in  1869,  as  a 
member  of  the  city  council.  In  1871  he  was  elected  to  the  state  legislature  and 
reelected  in  1873.  The  same  year  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Noyes  as 
commissioner  to  represent  Ohio  at  the  exposition  in  A'ienna,  Austria,  and  as 
a  result  of  his  observations  there  he  made  report  on  the  necessity  for  the  intro- 
duction in  the  United  States  of  special  trade  schools  such  as  Toledo  now  has  in 
the  Manual  Training  School.  Before  the  expiration  of  his  second  term  as  rep- 
resentative he  was  elected  mayor  of  Toledo  and  after  a  two  years'  term  declined 
a  reelection  in  1877.  In  1853  he  married  Elizabeth  Brehm  who,  when  two  years 
of  age,  was  brought  to  America  in  1837  by  her  parents  Johann  Peter  Brehm  and 
his  wife.     They  became  the  parents-  of  thirteen  children. 

Dr.  Marx  was  reared  in  the  familv  home  at  Toledo  and  pursued  her  edu- 
cational course  in  the  University  of  Michigan,  being  graduated  from  the  medical 
department  in  the  class  of  1887.  Following  her  graduation  she  was  resident 
physician  for  the  ^Michigan  state  public  schools  at  Coldwater,  ]\Iichigan,  for  one 
year  and  was  then  made  interne  at  the  New  England  Woman's  Hospital  in 
Boston,  where  she  also  continued  for  a  year.  She  then  spent  two  years  in  post- 
graduate work  in  Vienna  and  Paris  and  devoted  her  studies  principally  to 
gynecology  and  obstetrics.  In  1891  she  returned  to  the  United  States  and  im- 
mediately took  up  the  practice  of  her  profession  in  St.  Louis,  where  she  has 
been  successful,  being  accorded  a  large  general  practice  and  winning  a  place 
among  the  able  physicians  of  the  citv.     In   1892  in  connection  with  other  leading 


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women  of  St.  Louis  she  established  the  Free  Dispensary  for  Women,  located  at 
No.  1607  Wash  street.  This  work  is  still  being  carried  on  and  Dr.  Marx  has 
acted  as  one  of  the  physicians  since  its  organization.  She  is  a  member  of  the 
American  Medical  Association,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Society  and  the  St. 
Louis  Medical  Society,  tier  knowledge  of  the  principles  of  medicine  is  broad.  She 
possesses  an  analytical  mind  and  is  correct  in  her  deductions,  and  her  ability 
has  gained  her  recognition  with  the  leading  physicians  of  the  city  and  her  prac- 
tice is  constantly  increasing. 


J.   LIOXBERGER  DAVIS. 

J.  Lionberger  Davis,  an  attorne\-  at  law  of  the  firm  of  Jones,  Jones,  Hocker 
&  Davis,  was  born  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  October  2,  1878,  a  son  of  John  D. 
and  Marion  (Lionberger)  Davis.  He  acquired  his  education  in  the  schools  of 
St.  Louis,  in  Smith  Academy  and  in  the  Lawrenceville  School  of  Xew  Jersey, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1896.  He  next  entered  Prince- 
ton University  and  was  graduated  in  1900.  He  prepared  for  a  professional 
career  in  the  Harvard  Law  School,  where  he  pursued  his  professional  studies 
for  a  time  and  then  entered  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  where  he  completed  a 
course  by  graduation  in  1903. 

The  same  year  Mr.  Davis  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  has  since  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  Although  one  of  the  younger  representatives 
of  the  legal  fraternity  here  he  has  gained  recognition  as  an  able  representative 
of  the  ]3rofession,  distinguished  bv  reason  of  his  ability,  his  ambition  and  his 
diligence  to  advance  continuously  in  his  chosen  calling.  In  addition  to  his  private 
practice  he  was  assistant  counselor  for  the  St.  Louis  &  Suburban  Railway  Com- 
pany in  1904-5. 

On  the  1st  of  November,  1906.  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Davis  and 
Miss  Julie  M.  Victor,  a  daughter  of  George  F.  and  Annie  (Achelis)  Victor,  of 
New  York  city.  Their  residence  is  at  No.  35  \'andeventer  place.  iNIr.  Davis 
is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  and  Phi  Delta  Phi,  a  law  fraternity. 
He  also  belongs  to  the  L'niversity  Club,  the  Noonday  Club,  the  Country  Club 
and  the  Artists  Guild,  while  elsewhere  his  membership  relations  include  the 
University  Club  of  New  York,  the  Princeton  Club  of  New  York,  the  Nassau 
Club  of  Princeton  and  the  Cap  and  Gown  Club  of  Princeton. 


HENRY  C.  HAIX. 


Henry  C.  Hain  first  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  in  1S86,  and  later  after 
an  interval  spent  elsewhere,  returned  to  the  city  to  become  a  member  of  the 
Eisenstadt  Manufacturing  Company.  Since  JMay,  1907,  he  has  given  his  attention 
to  the  diamond  brokerage  business  and  is  well  known  as  a  representative  of  the 
jewelry  trade  of  the  city.  His  birth  occurred  December  26,  1856,  in  Boonville, 
[Missouri.  His  father,  George  Hain,  a  native  of  Switzerland,  was  born  in  1804, 
and  following  his  arrival  in  America,  established  his  home  in  St.  Louis  but  later 
removed  to  Boonville,  where  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  farm  imple- 
ments. His  death  occurred  in  1877.  He  had  married  Sophia  Aul,  a  native  of 
Frankfort,  Germany,  who  came  to  the  L^nited  States  when  sixteen  years  of  age 
and  was  married  in  this  country  to  George  Hain  in  1844.  She  survived  her 
husband  for  more  than  three  decades,  passing  away  in  Boonville,  Missouri, 
September  13,  1908.  when  eighty-four  years  of  age.  They  were  the  parents  of 
four  children,  namch' :     \\'ilHani.  Carrie.  George   I.  and  Henry  C. 


24  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY. 

Henry  C.  Haiii  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  and 
subsequently  pursued  a  course  in  a  business  college.  His  first  business  experi- 
ence was  in  connection  with  the  confectionery  trade  at  Nevada,  Missouri,  where 
he  remained  for  four  years.  He  was  afterward  deputy  postmaster  at  Boonville 
for  four  years  and  in  1886  came  to  St.  Louis,  thinking  to  find  broader  business 
opportunities  in  the  larger  city.  Here  he  became  interested  in  the  retail  jewelry 
business  and  so  continued  until  1890,  when  he  removed  the  business  to  Boonville, 
where  he  remained  until  1893.  In  that  year  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  became 
a  member  of  the  Eisenstadt  Manufacturing  Company,  being  in  charge  of  the 
diamond  department  until  May,  1907.  He  then  resigned  to  enter  the  diamond 
brokerage  business  on  his  own  account  but  still  retains  his  financial  interest  in 
the  Eisenstadt  Manufacturing  Company.  He  is  doing  a  prosperous  business 
as  a  diamond  broker,  his  labors  and  efforts  bringing  him  creditable  and  gratify- 
ing success.  He  is  an  expert  judge  of  precious  stones,  particularly  those  in  which 
he  specially  deals  and  is  thus  enabled  to  make  safe  investments  and  profitable 
sales. 

On  the  i6th  of  April,  1883,  j\Ir.  Hain  was  married  to  Miss  Katie  E.  Fox, 
a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Alary  (Guth)  Fox,  of  Boonville,  JNIissouri,  her  father 
being  one  of  the  prominent  business  men  of  that  city.  2\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Hain  have 
but  one  child,  j\Iary  Eva,  who  is  a  student  of  the  McKinlev  high  school,  a  member 
of  the  class  of  191 1,  and  displays  much  talent  as  a  musician  and  elocutionist. 
The  family  home  is  at  No.  3837  Botanical  avenue.  Mr.  Hain  is  fond  of  outdoor 
sports  and  is  an  enthusiastic  baseball  player  and  patron.  While  he  gives  his 
political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  where  national  issues  are  involved, 
he  casts  an  independent  ballot  at  local  elections.  Nor  in  an-\-  political  connection 
is  he  bound  by  party  ties  or  the  consensus  of  public  opinions.  Instead  he  stands 
fearlessly  in  support  of  what  he  believes  to  be  right  and  manifests  the  same  in- 
dependent spirit  in  other  relations.  He  belongs  to  the  Liederkranz  Club,  to  the 
Woodmen  of  the  World  and  the  Citizens  Industrial  League  and  is  interested  in 
all  that  pertains  to  the  progress  and  improvement  of  his  adopted  city. 


EMIL  PREETORIUS,  LL.D. 

There  is  perhaps  no  resident  of  St.  Louis,  aside  from  one  or  two  notable 
exceptions,  who  have  figured  so  prominently  in  national  political  circles  and 
who  have  so  largely  influenced  public  thought  and  opinion  or  more  directly 
aft'ected  the  national  policy  than  Dr.  Emil  Preetorius.  On  the  pages  of  Amer- 
ican history  there  have  been  emblazoned  the  names  of  a  few  men  of  foreign 
birth  who  have  become  factors  in  the  life  of  the  republic  because  of  a  love  of 
liberty  and  a  desire  for  freedom  of  speech  and  conscience  denied  them  under 
monarchical  rule  in  their  own  country.  Denied  those  privileges  which  he  re- 
garded as  the  inherent  right  of  every  individual.  Dr.  Preetorius  felt  that  our 
republican  government  largelv  approached  the  ideal,  but  when  he  believed  that  in 
the  heat  and  passion  of  war  grave  mistakes  were  being  made  that  threatened  to 
encroach  upon  the  verj'  basic  principles  of  republican  governmeiit,  he  used  his 
voice,  his  influence  and  his  superior  powers  to  hold  the  ship  of  state  to  a  steady 
course  that  it  should  not  be  wrecked  upon  the  rocks  of  ultra  and  bitter  partisan- 
ship. At  one  time  a  partner  of  Carl  Schurz,  his  opinions  were  sought  and 
respected  by  such  eminent  statesmen  and  political  leaders  as  Charles  Francis 
Adams,  Lyman  Trumbull,  Stanley  Matthews,  J.  B.  Stollo,  Murat  Halstead, 
Horace  Greeley  and  other  eminent  republicans. 

Dr.  Preetorius  was  born  in  Alzei,  Rhein-Hessen,  Germany,  in  1827,  and 
pursued  his  education  at  ]\Iayence  and  Darmstadt.  Parental  ambition  desired 
that  he  should  become  a  member  of  the  bar,  and  with  the  intention  of  ultimately 
practicing  law  he  entered  and  took  degrees  both  at  Glesen  and  the  ITniversity  of 


EAIIL    PREETORIUS 


26  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Heidelberg.  He  early  displayed  the  elemental  strength  of  his  character,  and 
even  in  his  college  days  gave  evidence  of  the  clear,  logical  mind  which  ever 
dominated  his  expression  upon  matters  of  vital  import.  At  that  time,  too,  he 
was  recognized  as  a  forceful  and  persuasive  speaker  and  keenly  alive  to  the 
c|uestions  of  government  and,  with  decided  views  concerning  the  rights  of  the 
individual  and  of  the  ruling  powers,  he  took  up  arms  against  the  monarchy 
in  1848,  joining  the  revolutionary  party  which  sought  larger  tolerance,  but  which 
in  its  military  contests  met  defeat. 

The  course  of  the  revolutionist-  was  deemed  traitorous  by  the  monarchy 
and,  forced  to  flee  from  the  fatherland.  Dr.  Preetorius  became  a  resident  of  the 
United  States  in  1853.  He  established  his  home  in  St.  Louis,  but  without  a 
knowledge  of  the  English  language  he  found  himself  unable  to  follow  the  pro- 
fession for  which  he  had  qualified.  He  then  turned  his  atteution  to  commercial 
pursuits,  but  while  thus  engaged  was  clo-ely  studying  the  problems  that  con- 
fronted the  American  government  and  in  i860  fearlessly  advocated  the  election 
of  Abraham  Lincoln  and  the  adoption  of  the  newly  organized  republican  party. 
His  gifts  of  oratory  were  now  employed  on  the  public  platform  in  the  clear, 
logical  and  forceful  presentation  of  the  principles  for  which  the  party  stood. 
He  had  little  ambition  for  himself  in  political  lines,  yet  in  1862  was  elected  to 
the  Missouri  legislature  as  an  emancipationist.  His  opinions  carried  weight  in 
the  councils  of  his  party,  in  shaping  its  policies  and  directing  its  legislation, 
but  while  he  was  strongly  opposed  to  the  system  of  hvunan  slavery  and  advo- 
cated abolition  as  a  war  measure  and  also  from  the  humanitarian  standpoint, 
he  had  no  sympathy  with  the  radical  ideas  of  negro  equality  in  the  social  sphere. 
He  also  opposed  the  prescriptive  course  of  many  of  the  republican  leaders,  re- 
garding the  disfranchisement  of  political  opponents  not  actually  engaged  in  re- 
bellion or  on  the  ground  of  supposed  sympathy  with  the  southern  cause.  He 
belonged  to  the  little  band  of  far-sighted  men  whose  judicial  spirit  caused  them 
to  recognize  the  injustice  of  methods  employed  by  the  radical  partisans  in  the 
administration  of  an  inquisitorial  test  oath  and  a  system  of  registration  applied 
to  voters  excluding  a  large  part  of  the  citizenship  of  the  state.  In  his  capacity  as 
editor  of  the  Westliche  Post,  one  of  the  most  influential  German  republican  news- 
papers of  the  west,  early  in  1864  he  exerted  every  power  possible  and  used  every 
argument  to  secure  the  adoption  of  a  course  that  would  be  fair  and  equitable  to  all 
concerned  and  would  continue  to  uphold  the  high  ideals  of  republican  govern- 
ment. For  a  time  he  was  associated  in  publication  of  the  paper  with  the  Hon. 
Carl  Schurz,  and  it  was  the  Westliche  Post  which  organized  the  liberal  repub- 
lican partv  that  nominated  and  elected  the  Hon.  Vi.  Gratz  Brown  as  governor 
and  in  1872  sought  to  nationalize  the  movement.  .Although  the  party  failed  to 
elect  its  presidential  candidate  in  that  year  it  performed  a  most  commendable 
work  in  checking  the  course  of  radical  republicans  and  securing  the  adoption 
of  more  conservative  measures  by  the  regular  republican  party.  The'  policy  of 
the  Post  as  set  forth  by  Dr.  Preetorius  and  his  eminent  associate  received  the 
endorsement  of  many  distinguished  men  who  were  factors  in  molding  public 
opinion  at  that  time. 

Even  after  the  war  and  the  reconstruction  period  had  ]5assed  Dr.  Preetorius 
continued  at  the  head  of  the  paper  and  its  influence  never  waned.  He  possessed 
a  statesman's  grasp  of  affairs  and  his  discussion  of  all  momentous  public  per- 
formances was  so  fair  and  impartial  and  based  upon  such  common  sense  that 
it  received  the  endorsement  of  all  lo}al  American  men  of  unbiased  judgment. 
He  continued  in  active  connection  with  the  Westliche  Post  as  editor-in-chief 
and  was  also  president  of  the  German-American  Press  .Association  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  November   19,   1905. 

Dr.  Preetorius  had  two  children  :  Mrs.  G.  Riechhoff  and  Edward  L.  Pree- 
torius. Those  who  knew  him  in  the  relations  of  the  home  and  of  friendship 
found  him  a  most  congenial  companion  with  whom  association  meant  expansion, 
elevation  and  progress.     He  was  a  notable  example  of  the  fact  that   frequentlv 


ST.  LOUIS,  TJIE    FOURTH    CITY.  27 

the  highest  ideals  of  American  patriotism  and  loyalty  have  been  exemplified  in 
men  of  foreign  birth  who  have  studied  the  systems  of  government  abroad  as 
well  as  in  this  land  and  who  recognize  the  possibilities  of  mistake  and  error 
as  well  as  the  opportunities  for  progress,  laboring  as  earnestly  to  prevent  the 
one  as  to  secure  the  other.  He  stands  today  in  the  American  mind  as  the 
highest  type  of  .\merican  manhood  and  chivalry. 


^\■ILLL\AI  JOHX  HAUPT. 

William  John  Haupt  was  born  in  St.  Louis  June  23,  1874,  a  son  of  Jacob 
and  Catherine  ( Bisser )  Haupt,  both  of  whom  are  natives  of  this  city.  Both  his 
paternal  and  maternal  grandparents  came  to  this  country  early  in  the  nineteenth 
centurv  and  located  in  St.  Louis.  His  grandfather  in  the  paternal  line  was 
engaged  in  the  tailoring  business  while  his  maternal  grandfather  was  a  con- 
tractor and  builder  and  erected  some  of  the  old  buildings  of  the  city,  which  are 
still  standing  and  are  now  being  utilized.  The  father,  Jacob  Haupt,  in  early 
manhood  established  himself  in  the  meat  business.  He  learned  the  trade  under 
competent  instructors  and  at  an  early  age  started  out  in  business  for  himself  and 
is  now  one  of  the  old  merchants  of  the  city.  He  has  lived  in  St.  Louis  for 
sixty-two  years  and  has  watched  its  development  through  successive  stages.  Hi^ 
own  business  developinent  has  been  in  keeping  with  the  growth  of  the  city  and 
through  his  well  managed  affairs  he  has  amassed  a  comfortable  fortune,  but. 
like  many  another  sturdy  business  man,  he  does  not  feel  as  though  he  must  drop 
the  reins  of  industry  and  yet  continues  an  active  factor  in  the  commercial  activity 
of  the  city. 

William  John  Haupt,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  was  educated 
in  SS.  Peter  and  Paul's  parochial  school  and.  after  putting  aside  his  text-books 
he  began  working  for  his  father  with  whom  he  continued  until  he  felt  a  strong 
desire  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  and  started  for  himself  at  No. 
1412  Ohio  street.  He  has  since  remained  at  this  address  and  from  a  small  be- 
ginning has  built  up  a  large  and  prosperous  business,  catering  to  the  wants, 
in  his  line,  fo  some  of  the  most  prominent  citizens. 

On  the  23d  of  June,  1898,  Mr.  Haupt  was  married  to  ^liss  Pauline  ^^"eckler 
and  the)'  liave  a  comfortable  home  at  Xo.  2318  Russell  avenue,  where  all  the 
environments  are  in  keeping  with  his  successful  business.  A  spirit  of  hospitality 
there  reigns  supreme  and  their  many  friends  are  always  sure  of  a  cordial  wel- 
come. Mr.  Haupt  takes  much  interest  in  dififerent  manly  sports  and  pastimes. 
particularly  hunting  and  fishing  and  is  fond  of  fine  blooded  horses.  He  owns 
several  and  can  frequentlv  be  seen  on  the  boulevards  and  drives  of  the  city, 
handling  the  reins  over  a  fine  team.  He  has  always  lived  in  St.  Louis  and  is 
well  known  here  while  from  his  capable  business  affairs  he  has  derived  sub- 
stantial benefits. 


EDWARD  J.  STA:\LAL 

Edward  J.  Stamm  is  the  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Cut  Stone  Company, 
and  since  1890  has  conducted  business  at  No.  3535  Gratiot  street.  An  eminent 
New  York  financier  said :  "If  you  do  not  win  success,  place  the  blame  where 
it  lies — in  yourself,  and  not  in  time,  place,  or  circumstance.  If  you  would  win 
success  you  must  pay  the  price  of  it,  and  that  price  is  concentrated  effort  and 
singleness  of  purpose.''  The  spirit  of  this  admonition  has  been  followed  by 
Edward  J.  Stamm,  who  started  in  business  life  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  amid 
circumstances  that  were  not  particularly  favorable,  but  the  creditability  of  the 


28  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

methods  he  has  employed  in  the  business  world  none  gainsay.  He  was  born 
in  St.  Louis  in  September,  1850,  a  son  of  Carl  and  Henrietta  Stamm.  The 
family  is  of  German  lineage,  and  the  father  during  his  residence  in  St.  Louis 
carried  on  a  harness  business  on  South  Broadway,  but  retired  from  that  field 
of  service  in  the  '"60s. 

At  the  usual  age  Edward  J.  Stamm  became  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools, 
therein  continuing  his  education  until  he  had  reached  the  age  of  fourteen,  when 
a  desire  to  earn  his  own  living  prompted  him  to  secure  a  position  as  clerk  in  a 
furniture  store.  He  spent  two  vears  there  and  learned  that  idleness  and  indolence 
can  have  no  part  in  business  life  if  prosperity  is  to  be  won.  On  leaving  the 
store  he  began  learning  the  stone-cutter's  trade  with  the  oldtime  and  well  known 
firm  of  Jacob  Pickel  &  Brothers,  then  located  on  Eleventh  street  between 
O'Fallon  street  and  Cass  avenue.  He  served  his  apprenticeship  in  that  connec- 
tion and  worked  for  the  same  firm  as  journeyman,  winning  promotions  until  he 
became  foreman  and  manager.  No  higher  testimonial  can  be  given  than  the 
fact  that  he  was  so  long  retained  by  this  firm  and  was  continuously  accorded 
advancement  in  positions  of  responsibility.  He  left  that  house  in  1878  to  estab- 
lish himself  on  Missouri  avenue  and  Hickory  street  in  a  stone-cutting  business 
of  his  own.  There  he  remained  until  he  organized  the  St.  Louis  Cut  Stone 
Company,  of  which  he  is  the  president.  This  firm  is  extensively  engaged  in 
cutting  granite,  lime  and  sand-stone,  used  largely  in  the  construction  of  St. 
Louis  buildings.  They  received  the  patronage  of  many  prominent  architects  and 
contractors,  until  the  volume  of  trade  has  today  reached  a  gratifying  annual 
figure. 

In  St.  Louis,  in  June,  1875,  ]\Ir.  Stamm  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Anna  Mentrup,  a  daughter  of  Mathis  Mentrup,  who  was  a  prominent  grocer 
of  St.  Louis.  They  have  become  the  parents  of  eight  children,  of  whom  five  are 
living,  four  sons  and  a  daughter ;  Jacob  Edward,  who  attended  the  public  schools, 
and  afterward  the  Smith  Academy ;  Henrietta,  the  wife  of  Charles  A.  Madill,  an 
electrical  engineer ;  Oscar  Leo,  who  after  leaving  the  public  schools  continued 
his  education  in  Smith  Academy ;  Alfred  x'\lexander,  who  is  now  a  student  in 
the  manual  training  school ;  and  Henry  Mathias.  In  the  character  of  Mr.  Stamm 
there  is  something  which  he  obtained  in  his  early  business  experience  that  might 
be  termed  solidity  of  purpose,  and  which  is  a  characteristic  worthv  of  emulation. 
In  the  school  of  experience  he  has  learned  the  lessons  of  life  that  have  made  him 
a  well-informed  man,  broad  minded  and  liberal  in  his  views,  correctly  valuing 
life's  chances  and  opportunities. 


CHARLES  F.  BETZ. 


Charles  F.  Betz,  secretary  of  the  Columbia  Pretzel  &  Baking  Company,  at 
No.  1719  De  Kalb  street,  has  filled  this  position  since  1905.  The  business  was 
incorporated,  however,  on  the  27th  of  October.  1900.  Mr.  Betz  was  born  in 
Steinenberg,  Germany,  on  the  14th  of  May,  1873,  a  son  of  Fred  and  Maria  Betz, 
both  of  Steinenberg,  who  came  to  this  country  in  1877,  settling  first  at  Philadel- 
phia, where  they  spent  five  years.  In  1883  they  arrived  in  St.  Louis,  where  their 
remaining  days  were  passed. 

Charles  F.  Betz  was  only  four  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  the  emigration  to 
America  and  a  lad  of  ten  summers  when  the  family  came  to  St.  Louis.  He  pur- 
sued his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  and  afterward  attended  a  private 
educational  institute.  He  was  a  youth  of  fourteen  years  when  in  1887  he  entered 
the  bakery  business  of  his  uncle,  the  late  John  Lang,  and  served  a  five  years' 
apprenticeship  at  the  baker's  trade,  during  which  time  he  gained  a  general  knowl- 
edge of  the  business.     In   1900  he  entered  the  employ  of  George  Huebner,  the 


CHARLES    F.  BETZ 


30  S'J\  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

pretzel  manufacturer,  and  later  in  that  year  the  businss  was  uicorporatd  under 
the  name  of  the  Columbia  Pretzel  &  Baking  Company.  Mr.  Betz  worked  in 
dififerent  positions,  being  entrusted  with  larger  interests  and  responsibilities  from 
time  to  time  until  he  was  made  secretary  of  the  company  in  1905. 

In  1892  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Betz  and  Miss  Martha  Huebner,  a 
daughter  of  George  Huebner,  who  was  the  founder  of  the  present  business  and 
who  has  been  prominently  connected  for  the  past  forty  years  with  different  busi- 
ness concerns  in  this  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Betz  have  two  children,  Carlos  and 
Dorothy,  who  are  with  them  in  their  pleasant  home  at  No.  3746  South  Grand 
avenue.  Mr.  Betz  belongs  to  the  Cedar  Crest  Country  Club  and  to  the  Tower 
Grove  Turn  \'erein,  the  Schwaben  and  the  Sangerbund.  He  is  also  connected 
with  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  His  time,  aside  from  that  devoted  to  his  business, 
is  given  to  his  home  and  club  relations  and  in  these  different  social  organizations 
he  is  regarded  as  a  valued  member,  possessing  many  qualities  which  his  friends 
fini  attractive. 


girola:\io  d.  giuseffi. 

There  is  always  one  establishment  in  any  line  of  business  that  sets  the 
standard  by  which  others  are  judged  or  measured.  Such  an  establishment  is  that 
conducted  under  the  name  of  the  G.  Giuseffi  Ladies  Tailoring  Compan}-.  The 
name  stands  for  all  that  is  most  artistic  and  attractive  in  ladies'  wearing  apparel 
and  other  stores  are  rated  in  comparison  with  this  concern  which  is  regarded 
the  most  advanced  of  this  character  not  only  in  St.  Louis,  but  largely  in  the 
Mississippi  valley.  At  its  head  is  Girolamo  Giusefff,  now  widely  recognized  as 
a  modern  artist  in  his  line,  his  success  being  attributable  to  his  modern  business 
methods,  his  thorough  understanding  of  the  trade  and  his  careful  management 
of  his  commercial  affairs. 

As  the  name  indicates  Mr.  Giusefff  is  of  Italian  birth  and  lineage,  the  city 
of  his  nativity  being  Naples,  He  is  a  son  of  Francisco  Paulo  and  Fillomene 
(Cieffoni)  Giuseffi.  The  father  carried  on  the  business  of  tailoring  in  his  native 
country  with  great  success  for  a  number  of  years  but  is  now  retired  and  has 
taken  up  his  abode  in  St.  Louis.  His  son,  Girolamo  D.  Giusefff,  was  educated 
in  the  public  schools  of  Naples  and  by  private  tutors  in  America.  He  was  four- 
teen years  of  age  when  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world,  becoming 
a  resident  of  New  York  where  he  entered  the  well  known  firm  of  Weatherly 
&  Company  on  Fifth  avenue.  In  this  connection  he  received  initial  training  and 
educative  experience  in  the  line  of  business  in  which  he  has  since  won 
eminent  success.  Later  to  gain  further  information  concerning  the  trade 
and  to  devote  his  time  more  extensively  to  original  designing  he  removed  to 
Boston  where  he  entered  the  employ  of  J.  Farrington  Tailoring  Company,  con- 
tinuing there  in  1888.  In  that  year  his  sisters,  having  completed  their  education 
and  made  themselves  acquainted  with  the  productions  in  ladies'  tailoring  of  the 
principal  European  markets,  joined  Mr.  Giusefff  in  an  incorporation  under  the 
present  firm  style  of  the  Giuseffi  Ladies  Tailoring  Company  and  opened  an  estab- 
lishment in  St.  Louis.  Within  a  short  time  this  became  the  leading  house  of 
this  kind  in  the  west,  carrying  exclusive  lines  not  onlv  in  imported  robes  but 
also  in  millinery,  gowns,  waists,  evening  coats,  corsets,  gloves  and  novelties. 
Each  season's  importations  are  anxiously  awaited  by  the  elite  of  St.  Louis  and 
also  Missouri  and  Illinois  while  many  patrons  bring  him  trade  from  the  Atlantic 
to  the  Pacific.  The  business  is  now  one  of  extensive  proportions  and  they  are 
well  known  as  leaders  in  this  department  of  commerce. 

Though  taking  no  active  part  in  politics  Mr.  Giuseffi  is  interested  in  the 
city's  welfare  and  cooperates  in  many  movements  for  the  general  good.  In 
exercising  his  right  of  franchise  he  votes  for  the  candidate  whom  he  considers 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CI  TV.  31 

best  qualified  for  office,  rather  than  for  i)art_v.  He  is  a  patron  of  art  and  his 
•collection  contains  some  of  the  fine  works  of  noted  artists  of  the  present  day 
and  of  the  past.  His  halls  and  waiting  parlors  resemble  a  select  art  gallery  and 
are  most  attractive  to  his  patrons  in  this  way.  Mr.  Giusefifi  deserves  much 
credit  for  what  he  has  accomplished  for  through  his  own  efforts  he  has  advanced 
from  the  position  of  an  employe  in  a  humble  capacity  to  that  of  president  of  a 
■company  which  represents  all  that  is  highest  and  best  in  the  mercantile  line  with 
which  he  is  associated. 


CHRISTIAN  H.  GROTE. 

Christian  H.  Grote  is  making  steady  progress  in  financial  fields  in  the  con- 
<luct  of  a  retail  grocery  and  a  wholesale  business  in  eggs  and  chickens.  For 
thirty-six  years  he  has  conducted  a  business  of  this  kind  at  No.  8oi  Carr  street. 
His  birth  occurred  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  in  January,  1841,  his  parents  being 
William  and  Dorothea  Grote,  both  of  whom  died  in  Westphalia.  The  father 
<levoted  his  entire  life  to  farming,  save  that  he  was  a  soldier  in  the  Napoleonic 
wars  and  was  with  Bonaparte  in  the  disastrous  Russian  campaign  in  1813,  when 
the  soldiers  on  the  retreat  from  Moscow  underwent  such  intense  suft'ering,  for 
the  country  had  been  laid  waste  as  they  traveled  toward  the  Russian  capital 
and  there  v/as  nothing  left  for  them  to  subsist  upon  as  they  retraced  their  steps. 

Christian  H.  Grote  as  a  student  in  the  public  schools  mastered  the  elemen- 
tary branches  of  learning  and  after  reaching  the  age  of  fourteen  years  gave 
his  father  the  benefit  of  his  assistance  in  the  work  of  the  home  farm  to  the  age 
of  seventeen.  He  then  bade  adieu  to  friends  and  native  land  and  in  June,  1858, 
sailed  for  America,  landing  at  New  Orleans.  He  then  proceeded  up  the  river 
to  St.  Louis  and  began  work  for  a  gardener  in  Carondelet,  with  whom  he  re- 
mained for  two  years.  He  realized,  however,  that  if  he  wished  to  gain  an  appre- 
ciable measure  of  success  he  must  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  rather 
than  work  for  others,  so  at  the  age  of  nineteen  he  began  selling  vegetables  from 
a  little  stand  on  Third  street  in  St.  Louis.  He  soon  secured  a  number  of  steady 
patrons  and  his  business  was  growing  along  substantial  lines  when  in  April, 
1861,  he  put  aside  all  personal  considerations  that  he  might  join  in  the  defense 
of  the  Union.  He  volunteered  as  a  soldier  of  the  Second  Missouri  Regiment, 
called  the  Bernstein  regiment,  and  for  four  years  did  active  duty  at  the  front, 
meeting^  the  enemy  in  many  a  hotlv  contested  battle  which  proved  an  element  in 
the  victory  that  ultimately  crowned  the  L'nion  arms.  When  the  stars  and  stripes 
were  victoriously  planted  in  the  capital  of  the  southern  Confederacy  Mr.  Grote 
returned  to  St.  Louis  and  again  began  dealing  in  vegetables  on  the  market.  In 
1868  the  L^nion  Market  was  built  and  he  there  secured  a  stand,  carrying  on  busi- 
ness at  that  point  until  1872,  but  thinking  that  he  might  enjoy  larger  success  in 
another  part  of  the  city,  he  left  the  market  and  opened  a  grocerv,  produce  and 
liquor  business  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  Carr  streets.  In  1875  he  purchased 
his  present  building  at  the  northwest  corner  of  these  streets  and"^  later  built  on 
Eighth  street  a  substantial  apartment  building,  one  hundred  and  thirty-two  bv 
one  hundred  and  ten  feet,  with  apartments  for  thirtv  families.  In  his  mercan- 
tile efforts  he  has  been  very  successful  and  now  for  thirty-six  vears  has  been 
known  as  a  retail  grocer  and  has  also  sold  eggs  and  chickens  to  the  wholesale 
trade.  Many  of  his  patrons  have  remained  with  him  during  the  greater  portion 
of  this  time  and  he  has  also  secured  many  new  customers,  so  that  the  business 
has   enjoyed  a  continuous   development. 

Mr.  Grote  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  INIiss  Sophie  Wessel,  who  died  in 
October,  1907,  after  a  happy  married  life  of  forty-five  years.  Their  wedding 
was  celebrated  in  January,  1863,  and  for  four  and  a  half  decades  they  enjoyed 
•each  other's  comjianionship,  their  mutual  love  and  confiilence  constanth'  increas- 


32  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ing.  Airs.  Grote  was  also  a  native  of  Westphalia,  Germany,  but  the_v  became 
acquainted  in  this  city.  Unto  them  were  born  five  children  but  only  one  is  now 
living,  Lizzie,  the  wife  of  William  G.  Klein,  who  is  now  a  partner  in  her  father's 
business. 

In  social  and  fraternal  circles  Mr.  Grote  has  long  been  prominent  and  well 
known.  He  has  organized  several  societies  and  is  a  valued  member  of  Frank 
P.  Blair  Post,  No.  i,  G.  A.  R.,  the  Odd  Fellows  Society,  the  American  Protestant 
Association  and  the  Sons  of  Herman,  and  has  acted  as  treasurer  for  twenty- 
seven  years  for  the  American  Protestant  Hall  Association.  He  is  now  acting 
as  president  of  Union  Lodge,  No.  i,  of  the  American  Protestant  Association, 
and  has  done  much  to  further  the  interests  of  these  various  organizations.  His 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  takes  a  helpful  inter- 
est in  all  that  tends  to  promote  its  growth  or  to  advance  those  affairs  which  are 
a  matter  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride.  No  native-born  son  of  America  is  more 
loyal  to  its  interests,  for  in  days  of  war  and  peace  alike  Mr.  Grote  has  been  most 
loval  to  the  nation's  starry  banner. 


AUGUSTE  BERTHOLD  EWING. 

In  contemplation  of  the  life  record  of  Auguste  Berthold  Ewing,  a  retired 
merchant  of  St.  Louis,  we  are  reminded  of  the  lines : 
"How  blest  is  he 

Who  crowns  in  shades  like  these 
A  youth  of  labor 

With  an  age  of  ease," 
for  i\Ir.  Ewing  was  long  connected  with  commercial  interests  and  his  indefati- 
gable energy  and  executive  ability  gained  for  him  the  confidence  that  makes  pos- 
sible his  present  retirement  and  rest.  Born  in  St.  Louis  April  6,  1839,  he  has  been 
a  witness  of  the  city's  growth  from  the  time  when  it  was  emerging  from  village- 
hood,  with  all  the  evidences  of  its  French  origin,  into  a  city  of  substantial  indus- 
trial and  commercial  relations,  with  all  the  indications  of  the  progressive  Amer- 
ican spirit. 

The  Ewing  family  came  from  Scotland  through  Ireland  to  America  and  was 
founded  in  Sisson  county,  Maryland,  in  1725.  Some  of  the  name  remained  in 
that  state,  and  others  went  to  Pennsylvania.  The  grandfather  of  A.  B.  Ewing 
removed  westward  from  Pennsylvania  to  Indiana,  settling  near  Vincennes,  where 
the  father,  William  L.  Ewing,  was  born  in  1809  and  was  only  about  ten  or  eleven 
years  of  age  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  living  with  his  brother-in-law,  William 
Carr  Lane,  the  first  mayor  of  this  city.  In  later  years  he  engaged  in  the  whole- 
sale grocery  and  commission  business,  being  prominently  identified  with  the  com- 
mercial development  of  St.  Louis  through  the  middle  portion  of  the  nineteenth 
century.  His  death  occurred  October  22,  1873.  He  married  Claire  Berthold,  a 
daughter  of  Bartholomew  and  Pelagic  (Chouteau)  Berthold,  the  latter  a  daughter 
of  Pierre  Chouteau,  one  of-  the  founders  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis.  Her  death 
occurred  about  igoo.  In  a  family  of  eleven  children  Auguste  Berthold  Ewing  was 
the  eldest  and  is  the  only  son  now  living,  although  three  sisters  still  survive.  The 
second  son  of  the  family  was  William  L.  Ewing.  Jr.,  mayor  of  St.  Louis  from' 
1881  until  1885,  after  which  he  returned  to  the  old  homestead  near  Vincennes, 
Indiana,  where  he  died  a  few  years  ago. 

Auguste  B.  Ewing  pursued  his  education  in  St.  Louis  L^niversity  and  leaving 
school  in  1857  entered  his  father's  business,  in  which  he  engaged  until  1876. 
He  and  his  brother,  William  L.  Ewing,  succeeded  their  father  at  the  latter's  death 
and  continued  as  wholesale  grocers  and  commission  merchants  until  they  closed 
out  the  business  in  1876.  Mr.  Ewing  then  retired  from  active  association  with 
mercantile  interests.     In  1883  he  was  appointed  by  his  brother,  then  mayor  of  the 


A.  B.  EWING 


34  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY. 

city,  as  commissioner  of  supplies  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  and  acted  in  that  capacity 
throughout  the  remainder  of  his  brother's  administration.  He  was  one  of  the 
original  subscribers  to  the  stock  of  the  Granite  Mountain  Mining  Company  and 
is  the  only  survivor  of  the  original  organization,  which  included  Samuel  Gaty, 
Edward  Harrison,  A.  F.  Shapleigh,  Jesse  L.  January,  Lewis  M.  Rumsey,  James 
Tausig,  Tohn  R.  Lionberger,  Louis  Duestrow  and  Oliver  B.  Filley.  Charles  D. 
McClure"  and  Charles  Clark,  who  introduced  the  proposition  for  the  mining  enter- 
prise in  St.  Louis,  are  still  residents  of  this  city.  Mr.  Ewing  is  also  interested 
in  various  financial  and  commercial  concerns  and  is  a  director  of  the  Mississippi 
A^alley  Trust  Company.  From  time  to  time  he  has  invested  in  property  and  his 
holdings  include  his  residence  at  No.  3517  Pine  street. 

On  the  8th  of  September,  1869,  Mr.  Ewing  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to 
Mar}-  Scott  McCausland,  a  daughter  of  Mark  and  Sarah  McCausland,  of  this 
city.  Of  the  eight  children  born  of  their  marriage  seven  are  now  living:  Mark, 
an  attorney  of  St.  Louis  and  member  of  the  city  council ;  Nathaniel  W.  and 
Auguste  B.,  Jr.,  both  of  whom  are  connected  with  the  Ewing  Merkle  Electric 
Company,  of  this  city ;  Frederick  B.,  a  clerk  in  his  brother's  concern  ;  Charles 
G.,  a  mining  engineer;  jNIarie,  the  wife  of  Ira  E.  Wight,  whose  marriage  has 
been  blessed  with  the  birth  of  two  daughters  and  two  sons ;  and  Claire,  the  wife 
of  Samuel  Plant,  who  is  the  mother  of  an  interesting  little  daughter.  Mrs.  Ewing, 
the  wife  and  mother,  died  at  Casco,  on  Lake  Minnetonka,  Minnesota,  August  20, 

1897. 

Mr.  Ewing  has  been  a  consistent  democrat  since  casting  his  first  presidential 
vote  for  Stephen  A.  Douglas  in  i860.  He  is  a  Roman  Qatholic  in  religious  faith 
and  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  the  Noonday  and  the  Racquet  and  Kinloch  Coun- 
try Clubs.  In  manner  he  is  plain  and  modest,  there  being  no  effort  toward  display 
or  ostentation  in  any  way.  He  enjoys  home  life  and  the  society  of  his  friends 
and  has  gained  manv  who  entertain  for  him  the  warm  regard  which  is  always 
given  in  recognition  of  sterling  traits  of  manhood  in  cverv  land  and  clime. 


HENRY   SEMPLE  AMES. 

Biography  has  often  seemcci  to  emphasize  the  fact  that  a  man  has  won  suc- 
cess because  of  the  hardships  which  he  has  endured  in  early  life.  But  careful 
investigation  will  indicate  the  fact  that  success  has  come  in  spite  of  these  be- 
cause of  the  inherent  force  of  his  own  character.  Henry  Semple  Ames  had  not 
this  stimulus  of  dire  necessity  to  force  him  to  put  forth  earnest,  well  directed 
and  carefully  regulated  effort  but  a  laudable  ambition  has  prompted  him  to 
accomplish  something  in  the  busiaeis  world  and  today  he  occupies  a"  prominent 
place  in  financial  and  commercial  circles.  Born  in  St.  Louis.  Missouri,  on  the 
4th  of  March,  1863,  he  is  a  son  of  Edgar  and  Lucy  V.  (Semple)  Ames.  The 
father  was  junior  member  of  the  firm, of  Henry  Ames  &  Company,  pork  pack- 
ers, and  comes  of  a  family  of  English  lineage  that  was  established  in  the  state 
of  New  York  at  an  early  date.  (A  complete  sketch  of  Edgar  Ames  appears 
elsewhere  in  this  volume.)  The  mother  is  a  daughter  of  James  Semple,  chief 
justice  of  Illinois,  United  States  senator  from  Illinois  and  a  distingui.shed  resi- 
dent of  that  state,  leaving  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  its  judicial  and 
legislative  history.  The  Semple  family  is  of  Scotch  origin  and  was  established 
in  Virginia  during  the  colonial  period  in  the  history  of  the  new  world. 

Provided  with  liberal  educational  advantages,  Mr.  Ames  was  for  some  time 
a  student  in  W'ashington  University  at  St.  Louis  and  also  studied  in  Hanover, 
Germany,  and  Paris,  France.  He  completed  his  classical  course  in  Yale  L^ni- 
versity  in  1886,  when  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  was  conferred  upon  him,  while 
in  1888  he  completed  a  course  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  and  won  the  Bache- 
lor of  Law  degree.      Following  his  graduation,  he   managed   the  affairs  of   the 


ST.  [j)l:is, 'i-iii-:   I'orirrii   crrw  35 

Edgar  Ames  estate  and  of  the  Ames  Realtv  Company,  and  in  iSi/i  he  became 
associated  with  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company,  of  which  he  is  assistant 
executive  officer.  His  efforts,  however,  have  not  been  confined  alone  to  one  line, 
for  he  is  officially  and  financially  connected  with  various  important  corporate 
interests,  being  president  of  the  Xortiiwestern  Ex])andcd  Metal  Company,  of 
Chicago,  president  of  the  Ames  Steel  Lath  Company,  secretary  of  the  Ame.s 
Realty  Company,  president  of  the  Dearborn  Company  and  an  officer  and  direc- 
tor in  various  other  companies  which  are  factors  in  the  commercial,  industrial 
and  financial  development  of  his  native  city. 

Mr.  Ames  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  holds 
membership  in  the  Episcopal  church.  He  belongs  also  to  the  Psi  Upsilon,  the 
Phi  Delta  Phi,  the  Eta  Phi  and  the  Scroll  &  Keys,  all  college  societies.  He  is 
well  known  in  club  circles,  his  name  being  on  the  membership  rolls  of  the  St. 
Louis,  University  and  Raccjuet  Clubs  of  this  city,  the  Illini  Yacht  Club,  of  which 
he  is  commodore,  the  L^niversity  Club  of  New  York,  the  University  Club  of 
Seattle,  \\'ashington,  and  the  ?\Iontaiia  Club  of  Helena. 

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THADDEUS  S.  SMITH. 

Thaddeus  S.  Smith,  long  connected  with  the  music  trade  in  St.  Louis,  was 
born  in  Mobile,  Alabama,  in  1840  but  when  three  years  of  age  was  brought  to 
this  city  by  his  parents,  Sol  and  Martha  Smith.  His  father,  who  was  born  in 
1801  and  started  out  to  earn  his  own  living  as  a  farm  boy  when  but  eight  years 
of  age,  in  his  youthful  days  became  intensely  interested  in  the  theatre  after  hav- 
ing opportunity  to  witness  his  first  play.  His  experiences  in  youth  were  of  a 
varied  character  but  all  through  the  time  when  he  had  to  resort  to  various 
occupations  in  order  to  earn  a  living  he  felt  drawn  by  the  stage  and  eventually 
became  an  actor  and  theatrical  manager.  At  times  success  attended  him  but 
especially  in  the  earlier  period  of  his  connection  with  the  stage  there  were 
many  difficulties  to  be  met  and  obstacles  to  be  overcome.  His  first  regular 
engagement  brought  him  but  six  dollars  per  week.  For  fifty-four  years,  how- 
ever, he  was  actively  connected  with  the  stage  as  theatrical  manager,  while 
his  histrionic  talent  also  gained  him  wide  distinction  and  after  his  retirement 
as  a  theatrical  manager  in  18^.^  he  was  paid  two  hundred  dollars  for  one  night's 
performance  in  Xew  Orleans  and  was  offered  ten  thousand  dollars  and  his  ex- 
penses if  he  would  enter  upon  an  engagement  to  play  a  year.  This  was  a  very 
excellent  salary  at  that  time.  He  always  stood  as  a  defender  of  the  legitimate 
drama  and  for  all  that  was  highest  and  best  in  the  type  of  plays  and  the  manner 
of  their  presentation.  For  a  considerable  period  he  was  manager  of  a  St.  Louis 
theatre  and  it  was  thus  that  his  son,  Thaddeus  S.  Smith,  spent  his  boyhood  days 
here. 

In  the  schools  of  this  city  the  son  pursued  his  early  education  and  after- 
ward attended  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute  of  Troy,  New  York.  Later 
he  served  on  the  Pemberton,  one  of  the  ships  of  the  United  States  navy,  for  sev- 
eral years  and  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  for  active  duty  with  the 
Thirteenth  ^Missouri  Cavalry  and  served  throughout  the  period  of  hostilities. 
His  father,  about  the  time  of  the  opening  of  the  war,  had  been  elected  to  the  state 
convention  and  it  was  supposed  that  the  members  thereof  would  declare  for  the 
secession  of  the  state  from  the  L'nion.  They  willed  otherwise,  however,  Mr. 
Smith  fearlessly  maintaining  his  position  in  defense  of  the  L'nion  even  though 
his  life  was  again  and  again  threatened.  The  son  manifested  the  same  fearless 
spirit  in  his  loyalty  to  the  Union  cause  on  the  field  of  battle.  When  the  war  was 
over  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  here  took  up  the  profession  of  civil  engineer- 
ing, in  which  connection  he  assisted  in  the  building  of  the  Grand  avenue  reser- 
voir.    Later  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  brick  liusiness,  his  brother  .\sa  havin" 


36  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

embarked  in  that  line  and  for  four  years  they  were  associated  in  the  enterprise. 
]\Ir.  Smitli  had  inherited  marked  musical  talent  and  taste  and  when  he  ceased 
to  deal  in  brick  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  music  trade,  engaging  with  the 
firm  of  Balmer  &  Weber  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise.  He  became  a  well  known 
factor  in  musical  circles  and  through  his  influence  did  not  a  little  to  promote  an 
advanced  musical  taste  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Smith  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  in  1872,  to  Miss  Sallie  Balmer,  a 
daughter  of  Charles  Balmer,  who  in  1846  founded  a  music  store  here.  He  was 
born  at  Frankfort-on-the-Rhine  and  when  a  young  man  came  to  America.  At 
the  age  of  fourteen  he  received  diplomas  from  noted  schools  of  France  as  a  fin- 
ished master  of  the  violin,  organ  and  other  musical  instruments.  He  wedded 
Theresa  Weber,  of  Coblenz  on  the  Rhine,  Germany,  who  was  also  a  very  supe- 
rior musician.  The  death  of  Mr.  Balmer  occurred  in  1893  when  he  had  reached 
the  age  of  seventy-three  years,  while  his  wife  passed  away  in  1905,  having  sur- 
vived him  for  about  twelve  years.  Mr.  Balmer  assisted  in  building  all  of  the 
early  churches  of  St.  Louis  and  also  the  orphans'  homes,  and  his  daughter,  Mrs. 
Smith,  now  has  in  her  possession  a  silver  pitcher  which  was  given  to  her  father 
and  mother  as  a  Christmas  remembrance  from  the  orphans.  They  were  most 
benevolent  people,  aiding  largely  in  charitable  work  and  both  were  also  most  ' 
prominent  in  musical  circles,  Mr.  Balmer  serving  as  organist  of  Christ  church 
for  forty-nine  years. 

^Ir.  Smith  continued  active  in  the  management  and  control  of  the  music 
store  until  his  death.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Smith  were  born  four  children,  of 
whom  three  are  living:  Bessie,  now  the  wife  of  A.  Brown:  Theresa,  the  wife 
of  Dr.  Robb:  and  Rosalie,  the  wife  of  Charles  Cale  and  a  lady  of  notable  ability 
in  musical  lines.  The  death  of  the  husband  and  father  occurred  in  St.  Louis  in 
1897  ^"d  was  deeply  regretted  by  many  who  knew  him.  He  was  a  member  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity  and  his  attractive  social  qualities  won  him  many  friends. 
Mrs.  Smith  inherited  much  of  the  musical  talent  of  her  parents  and  was  the 
soprano  singer  at  Christ  church  for  eight  years,  while  Mr.  Smith  was  the  tenor 
there  for  a  time.  She  possesses  an  inborn  love  of  music  that  has  been  cultivated 
throughout  the  years  and  she  still  devotes  considerable  attention  to  this  art. 


EAIMETT  PIPKIN  NORTH,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Emmett  Pipkin  North,  surgical  director  for  the  U-nited  Railways  of 
St.  Louis  and  enjoying  in  addition  a  large  private  practice,  although  one  of  the 
younger  representatives  of  the  medical  fraternity  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  August 
13,  1877,  in  Labaddie,  Alissouri.  His  parents  were  Dr.  Eugene  Benton  and 
Mary  (Sale)  North.  The  father  was  assistant  chief  surgeon  of  Ihe  Wabash 
Railroad  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1887  when  he  was  but  thirty- 
five  years  of  age.  His  paternal  grandfather,  Hon.  F.  J.  North,  was  one  of  the 
early  settlers  of  Missouri  and  a  representative  of  his  district  in  the  state  legis- 
lature. 

The  public  schools  of  Labaddie,  Missouri,  provided  Dr.  Emmett  P.  North 
with  his  early  educational  privileges  and  in  1897  ^^^  completed  a  course  in  the 
Central  College  at  Fayette,  Missouri,  by  graduation,  while  in  the  Beaumont 
Hospital  Medical  College  he  prepared  for  the  practice  of  medicine  and  was 
graduated  in  1900.  From  his  early  boyhood  he  had  visited  hospitals  with  his 
father  and  his  interest  in  the  science  of  medicine,  awakened  at  that  time,  grew 
with  his  increasing  years  until  it  became  his  fixed  resolve  to  enter  the  profession. 
He  left  liis  native  city  in  October,  1892,  to  continue  his  studies  in  Central  College, 
where  he  remained  for  five  years  and  during  the  succeeding  three  years,  as  indi- 
cated, he  was'  a  student  in  the  Beaumont  Medical  College,  qualifying  so  thor- 
oughlv    for  the  profession  that  when   he   took   the  city  hospital   examination   in 


DR.  E.  P.  NORTH 


38  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

1900  he  was  made  interne  and  served  for  one  year.  In  1901  he  v.as  appointed 
house  surgeon  for  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Hospital  at  St.  Louis  and  was  in 
the  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City  hospitals  until  January  i,  1902.  At  that  date  he 
was  appointed  surgeon  in  charge  of  the  South  Side  Dispensary,  a  city  institution, 
where  he  continued  until  Jvdy  i,  1904,  when  he  received  the  appointment  of 
surgeon  in  charge  of  the  United  Railways  Employes'  Hospital  Association.  He 
thus  served  until  I^~ebruary  15,  1907,  when  he  was  promoted  to  surgical  director 
of  the  same  system  and  is  now  acting  in  that  capacity.  The  appointment  comes 
in  recognition  of  his  superior  ability  in  surgical  lines  combined  with  executive 
force  that  well  fits  him  to  supervise  the  complex  interests  of  surgical  hospital 
practice. 

On  the  3d  of  December,  1903,  in  Washington,  Missouri,  Dr.  North  was 
married  to  Miss  Maude  Isbell,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  and  Mrs.  John  Isbell,  of  that 
place.  They  now  have  two  children  :  Mildred  Isbell,  three  years  of  age ;  and  John 
Eugene,  a  little  lad  of  one  year. 

Dr.  North  votes  with  the  democracy  and  is  Protestant  \n  his  religious  faith, 
holding  membership  with  the  Tyler  Place  Presbyterian  church.  He  has  been 
a  member  of  the  Sigma  Alpha  Epsilon,  a  Greek  letter  college  fraternity,  since 
October,  1895,  ^""^  since  November,  1899,  has  affiliated  with  the  Masonic  lodge. 
In  March,  1907,  he  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite  and 
also  became  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  In  no  profession  does  advance- 
ment depend  more  entirely  upon  individual  merit,  comprehensive  knowledge  and 
correct  application  of  scientific  principles  than  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and 
surgery  and  Dr.  North's  ability  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  is  winning  distin- 
guished honors  in  his  practice. 


REV.  JEREMIAH  T.  FOLEY. 

Rev.  Jeremiah  T.  Foley,  rector  of  St.  Cronan's  Catholic  church,  was  born 
in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  April  2,  i860.  His  preparatory  education  was  received 
at  Christian  Brothers  College,  St.  Louis,  graduating  in  the  year  1878.  LTpon 
completing  his  course  at  this  institution  he  pursued  his  theological  studies  at  St. 
Mary's  Seminary  in  Baltimore  and  was  ordained  March  7,  1883,  in  St.  John's 
church  of  this  city  by  Archbishop  Ryan.  Immediatelv  following  his  ordination 
he  initiated  his  pastoral  ministrations  as  assistant  at  St.  Patrick's  church.  Hav- 
ing served  here  for  seventeen  months  he  was  transferred  to  the  Church  of  the 
Holy  Angels  in  which  his  ministrations  continued  during  the  following  nine 
years.  For  the  four  years  succeeding  he  was  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Kevin's 
church.  In  February,  1898,  he  was  appointed  rector  of  St.  Cronan's  church 
over  which  he  has  since  presided. 

St.  Cronan's  parish  was  originally  a  part  of  St.  James  parish.  The  need  of 
a  church  for  this  section  of  the  city  being  apparent,  Father  Butler,  then  pastor 
of'  St.  James  church,  in  1879  endeavored  to  organize  the  present  parish.  His 
efforts  met  with  success.  The  new  organization  held  services  in  a  room  over 
Murphy's  store  at  Tower  Grove  Station  and  later  in  a  building  formerly  used 
as  a  stable  on  the  old  Laclede  race-track,  the  structure  being  immediately  be- 
hind the  site  of  the  present  church  building.  On  April  7,  1879,  the  cornerstone 
of  the  present  church  edifice  was  laid.  Appropriate  ceremonies  attended  the 
event  and  on  July  27  dedication  services  were  held.  Father  Butler  presided  over 
the  parish  until  1898  when  Father  Foley  was  chosen  as  his  successor.  When 
Father  Foley  took  charge  of  the  parish  there  were  no  streets  in  this  section  of 
the  city  and  the  thoroughfares  were  mere  paths.  The  parish  was  burdened  with 
a  heavy  debt.  From  the  beginning  of  his  ministry  in  this  charge  Father  Foley 
at  once  applied  himself  to  hard  work  so  that  today  by  his  unwearying  efi'orts 
and  constant  application  this  is  one  of  the  most  prosperous  Catholic  parishes  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FUlJRTil    CITY.  39 

the  city  of  St.  Louis,  beino-  absolutely  free  from  debt  and  baviug  abundant  means 
in  its  treasury.  It  includes  over  seven  hundred  families  and  has  a  parochial 
school  accommodating  one  hundred  and  seventy-five  children.  This  school  is  pre- 
sided over  by  the  Sisters  of  Loretta.  The  parish  is  now  in  a  most  prosjierous 
condition  and  so  great  is  its  work  as  to  require  the  additional  services  of  Father 
Alexander  Mercer. 

There  is  no  more  progressive  and  aggressive  man  in  the  community  than 
Father  Foley.  Not  only  has  he  done  a  marvelous  work  in  the  building  up  of  his 
parish  but  he  has  also  exerted  a  telling  influence  on  the  entire  section  of  the 
city  in  which  he  lives.  He  has  been  instrumental  in  securing  many  public  im- 
provements and  the  citizens  of  that  section  owe  to  his  unwearied  efforts  many 
of  the  conveniences  which  they  at  present  enjoy. 


H.AROLD  G.   GIL:\I0RE. 

The  art  of  general  decorating  requires  in  particular  one  quality  of  which 
most  people  are  lacking — that  of  the  jesthetic  which  enables  one  to  perceive  and 
produce  the  unique  and  beautiful.  This  quality  in  an  extraordinary  degree  is  the 
happy  possession  of  Harold  G.  Gilmore,  president  of  the  Wright-Gilmore  Deco- 
rating Company,  at  3563-3565  Olive  street.  He  is  a  natural  born  artist,  whose 
innate  aptitude  for  this  class  of  work  early  manifested  itself,  and  he  was  edu- 
cated for  the  vocation  by  training  in  several  well  known  art  instituitons  of  this 
country  and  Europe. 

Mr.  Gilmore  is  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  having  been  born  in  Boston,  in 
January,  1865,  son  of  Homer  S.  and  Virginia  (Grover)  Gilmore.  After  attend- 
ing the  public  school  for  a  time  Mr.  Gilmore  was  placed  under  private  instruc- 
tion. During-  his  early  life  he  manifested  a  deep  interest  in  art  and  consequently 
was  sent  to  a  Boston  acadeiny  in  order  to  have  his  faculties  developed  in  that 
direction.  In  this  institution  he  studied  for  a  time,  then  went  to  Europe  and 
pursued  a  course  of  study  in  general  art  at  the  Kensington  school  in  London, 
England.  Later  he  went  to  Brussels  and  pursued  a  course  of  study  in  the 
Academy  of  Decorative  Art.  Having  acquired  his  education  he  immediately 
began  to  ply  his  vocation  and  finallv  joined  in  a  partnership  now  known  as  the 
Wright-Gilmore  Decorating  Company,  actively  engaged  in  ornamental  work  of 
various  kinds.  As  a  decorative  artist  he  has  gained  wide  reputation  throughout 
the  community,  and  his  merits  are  amply  attested  by  his  work.  He  is  now  presi- 
dent of  the  W-G  Art  Glass  Company. 

Mr.  Gilmore  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Olivia  Orme 
Ferguson,  daughter  of  John  L.  Ferguson,  a  business  man  of  this  city.  They  re- 
side at  5206  Morgan  street. 


EUGENE  MAENDLEN. 

Eugene  Maendlen,  president  of  the  William  Maendlen  Leaf  Tobacco  Com- 
pany, started  on  life's  journey  in  St.  Louis,  October  27,  1868,  a  son  of  \Mlliam 
and  Augusta  (Vollmer)  Maendlen.  The  father  was  well  known  in  connection 
with  the  wholesale  leaf  tobacco  trade  and  established  the  present  business,  to 
which  the  subject  of  this  review  succeeded  on  his  father's  demise.  The  grand- 
father came  from  Germany  at  a  very  early  day  and  in  his  life  Eugene  jMaendlen 
manifests  some  of  the  sterling  characteristics  of  his  Teutonic  ancestry.  The  pub- 
lic schools  of  St.  Louis  and  private  educational  institutions  of  the  city  afforded 
him  his  educational  privileges.  He  was  graduated  from  Toensfeld's  Private 
School  for  Young  Men  in  1887.  and  immediately  started  in  business  with  his 
father,   learning  the   trade    in   every   particular,    so   that   he   became   thoroughly 


40  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

acquainted  with  it  in  principle  and  detail  and  was  well  qualified  to  assume  the 
entire  management  following  his  father's  death  in  1898.  He  has  remained  at 
the  head  of  the  business  to  the  present  time,  developing  the  trade  along  pro- 
gressive lines,  being  now  president  of  what  is  one  of  the  leading  wholesale  leaf 
tobacco  houses  of  the  central  INIississippi  valley. 

Mr.  Maendlen  has  never  married  and  makes  his  home  with  his  two  sisters. 
Mrs.  A.  W.  Garland  and  Mrs.  A.  H.  Schroeder.  He  is  very  fond  of  outdoor 
sports,  including  hunting  and  fishing,  and  when  time  permits  takes  delight  in 
following  those  pastimes.  He  is  an  advocate  of  republican  principles  and  to  the 
party  gives  active  support  without  desire  for  political  preferment.  While  he  is 
not  identified  with  any  special  denomination  he  is  an  advocate  of  the  Protestant 
faith  in  his  religious  ideas.  .  He  has  a  host  of  friends  both  in  social  and  business 
circles  and  is  a  man  of  very  genial  disposition  and  unfailing  courtesy,  while  his 
energy  and  perseverance  in  commercial  lines  has  won  him  gratifying  success  in 
his  specific  undertakings. 


"    -     EBEN  CLAY  ROBINSOX. 

For  thirtv-four  years  Eben  Clay  Robinson  has  been  connected  with  the  devel- 
opment of  a  iDusiness  which  is  now  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  E.  C.  Rob- 
inson Lumber  Company  and  which  includes  nine  yards  located  in  various  sections 
of  the  country.  In  his  business  career  all  days  have  not  been  equally  bright,  but 
with  notable  adaptabilitv  and  unflagging  industry  he  has  managed  to  convert 
threatened  failures  into  victories  and  to  use  obstacles  as  a  stepping-stone  on  which 
to  climb  to  higher  things. 

He  was  born  in  Marysville,  Ohio,  October  i,  1847.  His  father,  William  M. 
Robinson,  was  a  farmer  who  was  prominent  locally  and  filled  various  county 
offices,  including  those  of  sherift  and  recorder.  After  several  terms  of  political 
activity  he  retired  to  private  life  and  reached  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-seven 
years.  His  birth  occurred  in  Union  county,  Ohio,  in  1808,  and  he  passed  away  in 
1895.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Hannah  Robinson,  nee  Crawford,  was  of  Scotch  descent, 
her  father  coming  from  Scotland  to  this  country  and  after  residing  for  some 
time  in  Pennsylvania  he  removed  to  Ohio,  where  his  daughter,  Mrs.  Robinson, 
was  born  in  1809.  She,  too,  reached  an  advanced  age,  passing  away  in  1890. 
E.  C.  Robinson  now  has  in  his  possession  a  violin  which  was  formerly  owned 
bv  his  father  and  which  is  over  one  hundred  years  old. 

In  a  family  of  ten  children,  three  of  whom  died  in  infancy,  E.  C.  Robinson 
is  the  voungest.  He  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  and  left  home  at  the 
age  of  nineteen  years.  He  worked  on  a  farm  for  some  time  prior  to  leaving 
home  and  in  1868  made  his  way  westward  to  Ottawa.  Kansas,  where  he  arrived 
with  a  capital  of  about  ten  dollars  and  forty  cents.  His  financial  condition  ren- 
dered it  imperative  that  he  secure  immediate  employment  and  he  scorned  no 
work  that  would  yield  him  an  honest  living.  In  the  early  days  he  split  wood 
and  was  employed  in  a  bake  shop.  In  the  fall  of  1870,  when  his  unfaltering 
industry  had  brought  him  sufficient  capital,  he  established  a  grocery  store  at 
Thayer,  Kansas,  opening  the  business,  however,  on  a  small  scale,  for  his  invest- 
ment was  only  five  hundred  dollars.  Success  attended  the  enterprise  until  the 
spring  of  1873,  when  his  store  was  destroyed  by  fire,  and,  having  no  insurance 
his  loss  amounted  to  seven  thousand  dollars.  He  then  started  in  business  again 
on  credit  and  added  an  implement  department  in  1874.  In  the  same  year  Mr. 
Robinson  became  connected  with-  the  lumber  trade,  becoming  manager  of  a  yard 
at  Thaver.  Seeing  the  possibilities  for  success  in  that  line,  he  later  purchased 
the  business,  giving  his  note  for  the  amount.  He  continued  to  deal  in  lumber, 
implements  an"d  groceries  until  the  spring  of  1880,  when,  disposing  of  his  inter- 
ests at  Thaver,  lie  became  connected  with  a  line  yard  lumber  company  operating 


E.  C.  ROBINSON 


42  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

under  the  name  of  S.  A.  Brown  &  Company.  He  located  at  Ottawa,  Kansas,  as 
manager  of  three  yards  for  the  company  and  in  1883  was  manager  of  twenty-one 
yards.  In  the  meantime  he  had  become  financially  interested  in  the  business, 
with  which  he  was  associated  until  June,  1889,  when  he  sold  out,  but  held  the 
yard  at  Ottawa  in  reserve.  In  January,  1890,  through  the  influence  of  C.  H. 
Huttig,  he  purchased  a  yard  at  Ninth  and  ]\Ionroe  streets  in  St.  Louis  from  C. 
H.  Boeckenkamp,  on  the  7th  of  March  of  that  year,  removing  his  family  to  this 
city.  In  the  same  year  he  established  a  lumber  yard  at  Madison,  Illinois,  purchas- 
ing the  first  town  lots  sold  at  that  place,  and  in  company  with  Mr.  Huttig  erected 
the  first  house  there.  In  1891  he  established  a  lumber  yard  at  No.  4149  Easton 
avenue,  in  St.  Louis,  when  there  were  only  a  few  houses  west  of  Taylor  avenue. 
In  1900  he  established  a  yard  at  Granite  City  and  in  that  year  the  business  was 
incorporated  under  the  present  style  of  the  E.  C.  Robinson  Lumber  Company, 
with  Mr.  Robinson  as  its  president.  The  various  yards  established  proved  profit- 
able investments  and  were  capably  conducted  until  November,  1906,  when  the 
Easton  avenue  yard  was  destroyed  by  fire.  The  lumber  that  was  saved  was  then 
sold  and  the  yard  was  not  again  opened.  In  January,  1907,  however,  the  company 
purchased  seven  yards  and  is  now  operating  at  Monett,  Missouri ;  Chelsea,  Bris- 
tow,  Centralia,  Claremore,  Tulso  and  Vinita,  Indian  Territory ;  and  at  Granite 
City  and  Madison,  Illinois.  The  business  has  thus  reached  extensive  proportions 
and  in  its  control  Mr.  Robinson  displays  splendid  administrative  direction  and 
executive  ability.  A  man  of  ready  resource,  he  has  not  confined  his  attention  en- 
tirely to  one  line,  for  he  is  now  president  and  director  of  the  Madison  Construction 
Company,  at  Madison,  Illinois,  a  director  of  the  Grand  Avenue  Bank,  of  St.  Louis, 
and  vice  president  of  the  National  Investment  Company,  of  this  city. 

In  November,  1872,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Eben  C.  Robinson  and  Miss 
Kate  Stall,  of  Thayer,  Kansas.  Their  children  are  as  follows :  Calvin  L.,  born 
in  1874,  is  now  with  the  Chicago  Lumber  &  Cx)al  Company,  of  St.  Louis ;  Arthur 
D.,  born  in  1876,  is  a  graduate  of  the  Washington  University  and  is  now  in  charge 
of  the  National  Bakers'  Egg  Company,  at  Sioux  City.  Iowa ;  Cora  B..  born  in 
1878,  is  at  home;  Lena  J\I.,  born  in  1880,  is  the  wife  of  W.  B.  Christian,  secretary 
of  the  Sherrv  Bacon  Grain  Company;  Fred  M.,  born  in  1882,  was  graduated  from 
Washington  University  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  and  is  now  in  charge 
of  the  Granite  City  lumber  yard  for  his  father. 

In  an  analyzation  of  Mr.  Robinson's  character  it  will  be  found  that  two 
Biblical  precepts  have  been  guiding  forces  in  his  life — the  Golden  Rule  and  the 
command  to  honor  thv  father  and  thy  mother.  The  latter  found  practical  ex- 
emplification in  his  life  when  in  early  manhood  he  was  called  to  his  mother's 
deathbed,  on  which  occasion  she  said  to  him,  "Did  you  know  your  father  was  in 
debt  to  the  sum  of  twelve  thousand  dollars?"  Learning  of  this  fact,  Mr.  Robinson 
resolved  to  discharge  the  parental  financial  obligation  and  did  so.  To  many  tliis 
would  seem  an  almost  insupportable  burden  to  assume  but  it  was  to  him  an  ex- 
pression of  filial  aflfection  and  regard.  Under  the  circumstances  it  did  not  prove 
a  handicap  but  was  utilized  by  him  as  a  stimulus  for  renewed  and  concentrated 
efifort.  It  brought  out  his  latent  talents  and  developed  his  natural  resources  so 
that  he  took  his  place  in  the  business  world  as  a  strong,  self-reliant  and  enterpris- 
ing business  man,  a  position  which  he  has  since  occupied.  He  has  also  been  presi- 
dent of  the  Southwestern  Retail  Lumbermen's  Association  and  is  now  one  of  its 
directors.  This  organization  is  composed  of  two  thousand  men  and  is  an  effective 
force  in  lumber  circles. 

At  one  time  Mr.  Robinson  arranged  for  a  train  to  transfer  the  convention 
from  Kansas  City  to  St.  Louis  over  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad.  His  political 
allegiance  has  long  been  given  to  the  democratic  party,  and  while  in  recent  years 
the  "extent  of  his  "business  affairs  has  precluded  the  possibility  of  active  partici- 
pation in  political  work,  he  feels  the  deepest  interest  in  the  questions  of  the  day 
and  their  possible  outcome,  and  in   early  manhood  he  served  for  two  terms,  in 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  43 

1876  and  1877,  as  mayor  of  Thayer,  Kansas,  and  was  alderman  of  ( Jttawa.  Kan- 
sas, in  1884-5.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  all  the  Masonic  hodics,  attain- 
ing the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite  and  also  holding  memlxTship 
with  the  Mystic  Shrine.  It  can  be  truthfully  said  that  he  has  been  the  architect 
of  his  own  fortune,  for  his  wealth  has  been  acquired  by  his  individual  effort  and 
industry.  At  the  same  time  he  has  been  a  factor  in  the  upbuilding  of  the  various 
localities  in  which  he  has  lived,  and  the  silent  and  unwritten  history  of  the  towns 
in  which  he  has  been  located  and  their  public  institutions  is  replete  with  his  si)irit 
and  untiring  energv. 


HENRY  C.   TOLLMAN. 

Henrv  C.  Pollman  is  president  of  the  firm  of  H.  C.  Pollman  &  Brother,  doing 
a  coal  and'  hauling  business.  He  was  born  October  7,  1848,  on  board  a  transport 
in  New  York  harbor.  His  parents,  Frederick  Mathias  and  Elizabeth  Helen 
Pollman,  came  from  the  city  of  Osnabruck,  Germany,  wdiere  the  grandparents 
lived  throughout  their  entire  lives.  The  family  is  noted  for  longevity,  the  paternal 
grandparents  of  Mr.  Pollman  having  been  centenarians. 

Few  advantages  came  to  Henry  C.  Pollman  in  his  boyhood  and  youth.  He 
was  only  allowed  to  attend  school  for  three  months,  after  which  he  started  out 
to  aid  in  the  support  of  the  family.  He  secured  employment  in  a  brickyard, 
carrying  brick  for  a  very  meager  salary.  After  a  few  years  he  joined  the  United 
States  army.  In  the  meantime  his  father,  who  had  been  an  officer  in  tlie  German 
army  and  therefore  had  wide  knowledge  of  army  tactics,  had  been  made  a 
lieutenant  colonel  of  the  Fourth  Missouri  Volunteers  and  Henry  C.  Pollman 
joined  that  regiment,  serving  as  a  drummer  boy.  He  was  first  on  active  duty  at 
Boonville.  Missouri,  in  the  conflict  with  the  guerrillas.  After  six  months'  service 
in  that  section,  where  he  was  in  continuous  action,  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  on 
the  government  boat  ''War  Cloud."  While  en  route  they  were  repeatedly  at- 
tacked by  guerrillas  and  were  compelled  to  seek  shelter  behind  the  wood  piles 
on  board  the  steamer.  After  reaching  St.  Louis  Mr.  Pollman  rejoined  his  regi- 
ment, which  at  that  time  was  assembled  at  LHirig's  Cave.  After  obtaining  their 
equipments  at  the  arsenal  in  the  southern  part  of  the  city  and  wdiile  on  the  return 
to  headquarters  they  were  attacked  at  Fifth  and  Walnut  streets,  which  was 
practically  the  first  hostile  movement  in  the  city.  The  regiment  was  transferred 
to  Big  River  in  the  southern  part  of  the  state,  wdiere  progress  was  further 
stopped  by  the  burning  of  the  bridge  by  the  southern  forces.  Air.  Pollman  was  at 
that  time  with  General  Sweeney's  brigade.  From  that  point  they  marched  to 
Pilot  Knob  and  on  to  Fredericktown,  fighting  the  guerrillas  at  various  points. 
While  foraging  at  the  last  named  place  Mr.  Pollman  was  captured  and  ordered 
shot  but  luckily  escaped  during  a  skirmish.  He  was  afterward  transferred  to 
Captain  Schneider's  command  and  made  supervisor  of  horses  for  that  branch  of 
the  army.  Subsequently  he  was  assigned  to  duty  with  the  Army  of  the  Tennes- 
see and  participated  in  a  number  of  engagements  in  the  south,  including  the  battles 
of  Stone  River  and  Wilson  Creek  but  was  never  wounded.  He  left  the  army  after 
three  years  and  six  months  service,  returning  to  his  home  with  a  most  creditable 
military  record. 

W'hen  he  resumed  the  pursuits  of  peace  Henry  C.  Pollman  apprenticed  him- 
self to  John  Evil  and  for  four  years  thus  worked  at  the  plasterer's  trade.  Fie  had 
one  notable  escape  from  death  when  the  Insurance  Exchange  building  collapsed, 
he  being  one  of  those  wdio  escaped  alive.  After  w'orking  at  the  plasterer's  trade 
for  some  time  in  the  employ  of  others  he  began  business  on  his  own  account  and 
so  continued  for  six  years,  when  he  believed  that  he  might  enter  a  more  profitable 
field  of  labor.  He  therefore  built  a  row  of  flats  in  North  St.  Louis  and  gave 
his  attention  to  the  care  of  his  property  but  the  widespread  financial  panic  of 


44  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

1873  engulfed  him,  as  it  did  many  others,  and  he  lost  all  but  three  hundred  dollars. 
With  this  he  secured  the  leasehold  on  the  Farar  estate,  his  present  location,  and 
with  two  dollars  and  a  half  started  in  the  coal  and  hauling  business  with  his 
brother.  With  that  as  the  nucleus  they  have  developed  their  present  extensive 
trade  and  gained  the  gratifying  success  which  they  are  now  enjoying.  As  the 
years  have  passed  he  has  amassed  a  large  fortune  and  as  his  financial  resources 
have  increased  has  become  identified  with  a  number  of  successful  enterprises 
which  have  been  elements  in  the  progress  and  development  of  the  city  as  well  as 
a  source  of  gratifying  financial  revenue. 

Mr.  Pollman  has  been  married  twice.  On  the  17th  of  June,  1869,  he  wedded 
Miss  Violet  Margaret  Marrange,  of  Flarrisburg,  New  York,  whose  father  was 
vice  president  of  the  Erie  Central  Railroad.  For  twenty-two  years  they  traveled 
life's  journey  happily  together  and  Mrs.  Pollman  then  died  very  suddenly  of 
pneumonia.  The  second  marriage,  to  Miss  Helena  Marie  Keeps,  was  celebrated 
April  12,  1891.  There  are  five  children  in  the  family:  Aiarguerite  V^iolet,  seven- 
teen years  of  age,  who  is  just  finishing  her  musical  education ;  Henry  C,  fifteen 
years  of  age,  who  is  attending  the  Yeatman  high  school ;  Marie,  thirteen  years  of 
age,  also  a  student  in  the  Yeatman  high  school ;  Isabella,  seven  years  of  age,  now 
attending  the  Clav  school ;  and  Walter,  three  and  a  half  years  old. 

Mr.  Pollman  is  a  member  of  Rose  Hill  Lodge.  Re.  550,  A.  ¥.  &  A.  M.,  and 
has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  rite.  He  also  belongs  to 
St.  Louis  Lodge,  No.  5,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  he  is  president  of  the  St.  Louis  College 
of  Midwifery,  president  of  the  North  St.  Louis  Citizens'  Association,  president 
of  the  Brooklyn  Hunting  &  Fishing  Club  of  Arkansas  and  president  of  the  Oasis 
Hunting  &  Fishing  Club.  He  takes  great  delight  in  sports  of  all  kinds,  especially 
fishing,  is  the  owner  of  a  fine  pleasure  boat  and  greatly  enjoys  travel.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Congregational  church  and  is  much  interested  in  education,  having 
been  instrumental  in  securing  for  the  northern  section  of  the  city  the  Clay  school, 
which  is  one  of  the  finest  schools  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  man  of  bread  views, 
of  clear  cut,  practical  ideas  and  of  keen  discernment.  He  overcomes  difficult 
problems  with  ease  because  of  his  concentration  and  close  application.  He  has 
hosts  of  acquaintances  and  friends  among  the  heads  of  the  large  business  cor- 
porations of  the  city  and  is  a  very  genial,  whole-souled  man,  whose  worth  is 
widely  acknowledged  by  the  many  who  give  to  him  their  warm  friendship  and 
high  regard. 


AMOS  RILEY  TAYLOR. 

.\mos  Rilev  Taylor  is  the  senior  partner  of  the  law  firm  of  A.  R.  and  How- 
ard Taylor  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  January  2^,  1842,  about  six  miles  west 
of  Owensboro,  Kentucky,  on  his  father's  farm.  His  parents  were  Howard  and 
Elton  (Riley)  Taylor.  He  comes  of  the  same  Taylor  stock  as  President  Zachary 
Taylor  and  in  the  paternal  line  is  also  a  descendant  of  William  Graham,  who  as 
a  patriot  participated  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  was  captain  of  a  company 
called  Silver  Greys.  A.  R.  Taylor  of  this  review  learned  much  concerning  the 
early  history  of  the  family  from  an  old  negress  who  lived  to  be  one  hundred  and 
four  years  of  age  and  who  distinctly  remembered  events  of  the  Revolution,  in- 
cluding the  raid  made  by  Benedict  Arnold  into  Virginia  after  his  act  of  treason. 
She  often  told  I\Ir.  Taylor  of  hiding  in  a  stack  of  fodder  to  escape  the  British 
raiders  at  that  time.  She  also  remembered  the  death  of  his  great-grandfather, 
who  was  stricken  with  apoplexy  while  at  the  table.  The  Grahams  came  of  an 
ancestry  from  western  Scotland.  W^illiam  Graham,  the  great-grandfather  of  A. 
R.  Taylor,  emigrated  from  Scotland  to  the  new  world  and  was  connected  with 
the  ]\Iontrose  family  of  that  country.  Howard  Taylor  was  a  farmer  by  occupa- 
tion  and   was   accidentally  killed  whde  out  hunting  with    friends   in    1851.     As 


AMOS   R.  TAYLOR 


46  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

stated,  his  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Elton  Riley.  She  was  a  danghter  of 
Amos  Riley,  who  removed  to  Kentucky  and  settled  in  Daviess  county  at  an  early 
period  in  its  development.  His  ancestors  had  been  early  residents  of  ^Maryland. 
His  brother  was  the  owner  of  the  slave,  Josiah  Henson,  made  famous  as  Uncle 
Tom  in  Harriet  Beecher  Stowe's  story  of  Uncle  Tom's  Cabin.  In  an  interview 
with  Queen  A'ictoria,  Josiah  Henson,  as  reported  iir  the  London  Times  about 
1884,  fully  exonerated  the  Riley  family  from  the  charge  of  cruelty  portrayed  in 
the  story  but  which  for  the  purposes  of  the  narrative  Mrs.  Stowe  had  given  in 
the  manner  indicated.  The  death  of  Mrs.  Elton  Riley  Taylor  occurred  in  1866. 
While  comparatively  little  is  known  concerning  the  ancestral  history  of  that  fam- 
ily, it  is  definitely  known  that  they  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Maryland, 
the  first  of  the  name  having  come  to  this  country  with  Lord  Baltimore.  Cam- 
den Rilev,  of  Owensboro,  Kentucky,  an  uncle  of  A.  R.  Taylor,  was  a  prominent 
attorney  who  practiced  in  partnership  with  Hon.  Thomas  C.  McCreery,  United 
States  senator  from  Kentucky.  Mr.  Riley  was  a  man  of  strong  intellect  and  of 
wide  information  outside  of  his  professional  knowledge.  Another  uncle,  Amos 
Riley,  of  New  i\Iadrid  county,  Missouri,  was  a  judge  of  the  county  court  and 
was  highly  esteemed. 

A.  R.  Taylor  was  chiefly  educated  in  the  seminary  at  Owensboro,  Ken- 
tucky, under  the  tutorage  of  Professors  H.  M.  Woodruf?  and  Malcom  Mclntyre, 
the  former  a  graduate  of  Miami  College  of  Ohio  and  the  latter  of  Bowdoin 
College  of  ]\Iaine.  After  pursuing  his  preparatory  course  in  Owensboro,  Mr. 
Taylor  entered  the  junior  class  at  Yale  Llniversit'y  in  i860,  pursuing  there  a 
classical  course  until  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  He  left  the  college 
near  the  close  of  the  junior  year,  returned  to  his  home  in  Kentucky  and  soon 
afterward  joined  the  army.  He  joined  the  Confederate  forces  as  a  private  in 
Company  A,  First  Kentucky  Cavalry,  under  command  of  Colonel  Ben  Hardin 
Helen.  He  was  chosen  second  lieutenant  of  the  company  in  July,  1862,  and  at 
the  end  of  his  three  years'  term  of  enlistment  raised  a  company  and  was  chosen 
captain,  with  which  rank  he  served  until  the  close  of  the  war.  This  company 
was  of  the  Eighth  and  Twelfth  Kentucky  Regiments  Consolidated.  After  the 
surrender  of  the  armies  of  Generals  Lee  and  Johnston  and  after  the  fall  of 
INIobile  and  the  virtual  dissolution  of  armed  resistance  by  the  Confederate  gov- 
ernment Mr.  Taylor  was  paroled  at  Columbus,  Mississippi.  He  was  then  serv- 
ing as  captain  of  Company  H  of  the  Consolidated  Eighth  and  Twelfth  Regi- 
ments of  Kentucky  Cavalry  under  General  N.  B.  Forrest. 

Returning  to  his  home,  Mr.  Taylor  was  induced  to  take  up  the  profession 
of  the  law  by  the  advice  of  his  esteemed  uncle,  Camden  Riley.  His  experiences 
as  a  youth  had  been  those  of  a  country  toy  of  good  lineage  and  pleasant  sur- 
roundings. Early  in  his  boyhood  he  had  manifested  a  taste  for  books  and  learn- 
ing, was  particularly  fond  of  poetry  and  the  classics,  romance  and  history.  It 
was  therefore  natural  that  he  should  readily  agree  to  the  advice  of  his  uncle, 
Mr.  Riley,  and  bend  his  efforts  toward  accomplishment  in  intellectual  lines. 
After  reading  law  for  some  time  he  received  a  license  to  practice  and  was 
elected  county  attorney  of  Daviess  county,  Kentucky,  for  a  term  of  four  years. 
He  entered  the  office  in  i8fi6  and  performed  his  official  duties  with  satisfaction 
to  his  constituents  until  the  fall  of  1868,  when,  having  decided  to  locate  in  St. 
Louis  for  the  practice  of  law.  he  resigned  his  official  position  and  came  to  this 
city,  here  forming  a  partnership  with  Robert  W.  McCreery,  son  of  Senator 
McCreerv.  Mr.  ^IcCreery,  finding  prospects  of  success  unpromising,  withdrew 
from  the  firm  and  left  the  city  within  two  years  but  Mr.  Taylor  continued  on 
alone  in  the  practice  and  lias  achieved  considerable  success  that  at  times  has 
connected  him  witli  much  important  litigation  tried  in  the  courts,  while  he  has 
also  done  important  professional  .'^ervice  as  a  counselor. 

Mr.  Taylor  was  married  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  November  26,  1868,  to 
Miss  Anna  Rudd,  a  daughter  of  Ca]5tain  James  and  Xancy  (  Phillips')  Rudd, 
both  of  Louisville,  Kentucky.     There  were  four  children  liorn  of  this  marriage. 


ST.  L(1L'1S,  Till-:    J'-Ol'k'ril    C[-\\.  47 

Xannic  l-ictailliau  is  the  wife  of  Kvaristc  Kctaillian.  of  an  old  and  respcctt-d 
French  family.  They  are  now  Hving  at  Poitiers,  France,  and  have  four  children. 
Edmond,  Eleanor,  Rene  ( called  Texana  because  born  in  Texas)  and  Henri 
Howard,  aged  respectively  eleven,  ten,  seven  and  six  years.  Howard  Taylor  is 
now  associated  with  his  father  in  the  practice  of  law.  Alexandrine  has  been 
traveling  for  her  health  for  the  past  eight  or  ten  years.  Eleanor  died  in  njoi 
in  Pasadena,  California,  where  she  had  gone  for  the  benefit  of  her  health. 

In  politics  Mr.  Taylor  has  always  been  a  stalwart  democrat  of  the  school  of 
Tefifersoii  and  Bryan.  He  has  been  honored  with  various  official  ])Ositions.  In 
addition  to  serving  as  county  attornev  of  Daviess  county,  Kentucky,  he  was  a 
inember  of  the  constitutional  convention  of  Missouri  in  1875  and  thus  aided 
in  framing  the  present  organic  law  of  the  state.  He  belongs  to  no  secret  socie- 
ties and  no  cliurch,  for  he  is  non-sectarian  in  his  religious  views.  While  he  be- 
lieves in  an  immortal  life,  he  has  faith  that  the  intelligence  that  created  and 
controls  the  universe  knows  the  worth  of  the  individual  and  can  best  judge  of 
his  claims  to  immortality.  Perhaps  one  of  the  most  marked  characteristics  of 
Mr.  Taylor  is  his  fearless  candor.  He  has  frequently  had  occasion  to  feel  proud 
of  the  fact  that  the  judges  and  his  fellow  members  at  the  bar  have  often 
spoken  of  his  fairness  in  his  presentation  of  arguments  before  courts  and  juries. 
He  is  inclined  to  be  optimistic  rather  than  pessimistic  in  regard  to  his  own 
career,  feeling  that  what  has  come  to  him  has  been  perhaps  more  than  he  de- 
served rather  than  less  than  fate  should  have  allotted  to  him.  He  has  been  a 
close  student  of  many  important  and  vital  problems  and  holds  advanced  views 
on  many  questions.  He  believes  that  the  law  in  its  application  to  the  ownership 
of  property  should  be  greatlv  limited,  that  no  individual  should  continually 
amass  wealth  far  beyond  his  needs  or  opportunities  for  expenditure,  unrestrained 
by  law  or  morals.  Personally  he  adheres  closely  to  whatever  he  believes  to  be 
right  and  his  fearlessness  in  defense  of  his  honest  convictions  awakens  the  re- 
spect of  even  those  who  oppose  his  opinions. 


JOHN    POWERS. 


After  having  been  engaged  in  the  dairy  business  in  St.  Louis  at  Easton  and 
Baird  avenues  for  a  period  of  thirty  years,  prior  to  which  tiiue  he  had  followed 
various  occupations,  John  Powers  won  for  himself  an  enviable  reputation  as  an 
efficient  business  man  and  is  now  living  in  retirement  at  2751  Belt  avenue.  He 
has  attained  the  advanced  age  of  seventy  years,  most  of  which  time  was  spent  in 
active  life.  His  birth  occurred  in  County  Waterford,  Ireland,  June  24,  1838,  a 
son  of  Edward  and  Mary  (Fitzerald)  Powers.  He  has  a  long  line  of  ancestry 
born  and  reared  there,  his  grandfather,  Tom  Powers,  having  been  a  well  known 
v.ngon  maker  and  general  blacksmith  in  that  county.  Edward  Powers,  the  father 
of  our  subject,  who  was  also  a  blacksmith  and  wagon  maker,  passed  away  in  his 
native  land  in  1843.  his  wife  surviving  him  thirty-one  \ears. 

John  Powers  had  no  educational  advantages  beyond  what  was  atiforded  him 
by  the  parochial  schools  of  his  native  countv.  There  he  studied  until  twelve  years 
of  age,  when  he  was  compelled  to  go  out  into  the  world  for  himself.  He  worked 
at  various  occupations  until  he  was  twenty-si.x  years  of  age.  At  that  time  no 
opportunities  being  offered  him  for  a  successful  career  in  his  native  land,  he 
decided  to  cast  his  lot  in  America.  In  1864  he  landed  in  the  cit\-  of  Boston, 
where  he  worked  at  whatever  was  oft'ered  him  for  a  period  of  thirteen  months. 
On  April  13,  1865,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  spent  five  months  in  the  emplov  of 
a  gardener,  but  this  occupation  not  being  to  his  liking,  he  accepted  a  position  as 
night  watchman  for  the  street  railway  company,  later  becoming  a  street-car  con- 
ductor. Having  devoted  seven  years  of  his  time  in  the  eniplo\-  of  the  companv, 
he  spent  four  years  as  a  workman  for  Peter  J.  Harck.     Thus  far  in  his  career 


48  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Powers  had  been  both  industrious  and  economical  and,  his  habits  being  mod- 
est and  his  wants  few,  he  succeeded  in  laying  by  considerable  means.  Being  am- 
bitious to  become  independent  in  life,  he  then-  established  himself  in  the  dairy 
business  at  Easton  and  Baird  avenues.  His  beginning  in  this  business  was  small, 
but  through  hard  work  and  perseverance  he  graduallv  succeeded  in  building  up  a 
large  trade  which,  after  thirty  years,  remunerated  him  sufficiently  to  accumulate 
much  valuable  property  and  enable  him  to  live  the  remainder  of  his  days  in  re- 
tirement. 

He  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  with  Miss  Margaret  Coney  and 
they  have  the  following  children :  Edward,  thirty-two  years  of  age,  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  McCabe-Powers  Carriage  Company ;  John,  twenty-eight  years  of  age, 
a  clerk  in  the  revenue  office ;  Joseph  T.,  who  is  entering  his  twenty-second  year, 
an  employe  of  the  Southern  Railroad  Company ;  ]Margaret  E.,  the  wife  of  Mr. 
Hanick ;  and  Nonie,  at  home.  In  politics  Mr.  Powers  is  a  democrat,  and  his 
religious  convictions  are  with  the  Catholic  church.  He  owns  an  elegant  residence 
at  2751  Belt  avenue,  where  he  resides. 


SILAS  C.   \"AX  UE\EXTER. 

Silas  C.  Van  Deventer,  superintendent  of  the  Wrought  Iron  Range  Company, 
has  been  identified  with  the  business  interests  of  St.  Louis  for  more  than  fort\-- 
five  years  and  since  1879  has  occupied  his  present  connection  with  industrial 
interests,  large  responsibility  devolving  upon  him.  He  was  born  in  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  August  28,  1838,  and  is  of  Holland  lineage,  although  the  family  has 
been  represented  in  America  for  many  generations.  His  parents  were  Alfred 
and  Alargaret  Van  Deventer.  The  father  was  a  boiler  manufacturer,  making- 
boilers  for  steamboats,  and  both  he  and  his  wife  spent  their  last  days  in  Ken- 
tucky. 

While  a  member  of  his  father's  household  Silas  C.  \'an  Deventer  attended  the 
public  schools  of  Louisville,  mastering  the  branches  taught  in  successive  grades 
until  he  reached  his  eighteenth  year,  when  he  entered  the  Western  Military 
Institute  near  Franklin,  Kentucky,  where  he  remained  for  two  years.  On  the 
expiration  of  that  period  he  joined  his  father  in  business  as  manager  of  the 
boiler  manufactory  and  remained  in  that  position  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
war.  Removing  to  St.  Louis  he  took  charge  of  the  work  for  the  firm  of  Eads  & 
Nelson,  who  contracted  for  the  government  in  the  construction  of  six  iron 
monitors,  and  thus  Mr.  Van  Deventer  was  busilv  occupied  for  three  and  a  half 
years. 

On  the  expiration  of  that  period  Mr.  A'an  Deventer  entered  the  service  of 
Hamilton  Brothers,  chief  builders  for  the  construction  of  two  iron  sea  vessels, 
remaining  with  that  firm  until  the  latter  part  of  the  year  1866.  He  then  returned 
to  Louisville  for  the  purpose  of'establishing  himself  in  the  manufacture  of  steam 
boilers,  carrying  on  the  business  for  about  three  years.  Coming  again  to  St.  Louis 
he  took  charge  of  the  erection  of  caissons  and  remained  until  the  bridge  was 
finished,  after  which  he  spent  two  years  in  the  iron  business  at  different  places. 
Later  he  took  a  position  with  the  Wrought  Iron  Range  Company,  and  after 
working  at  the  bench  for  six  months,  he  took  charge  of  their  works  as  superin- 
tendent. It  would  be  difficult  to  find  one  who  has  more  intimate  and  accurate 
knowledge  of  practical  iron  working  than  has  ]\Ir.  Van  Deventer,  who  through- 
out almost  the  entire  period  of  his  business  career  has  labored  along  these  lines, 
achieving  results  which  mark  him  as  an  expert  in  this  field  of  business  activity. 

On  the  22d  of  October,  1866,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Van  Deventer  was  married 
to  Miss  Margaret  Cowell,  who  was  born  on  the  Isle  of  Man,  May  15,  1840,  and 
they  have  one  son  and  one  daughter:     Maude,  born  ]\lay  22.  1870,  is  the  wife 


S.  C.  \'AX  DE\'EXTER 


4— VOL.    HI. 


50  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  Albert  Huber,  purchasing  agent  for  the  St.  Louis  Catering  Company ;  and 
Percy  Onward,  born  March  29,  1872,  is  state  agent  for  the  Dubuque  Fire  & 
Marine  Insurance  Company.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Van  Deventer  reside  at  No.  21 16 
South  Grand  avenue  in  a  home  which  he  erected. 

He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  votes  with  the  republican  party 
but  has  had  little  time  for  active  participation  in  political  or  public  affairs  as  his 
attention  has  always  been  concentrated  upon  his  business  duties.  He  has  led  a 
life  of  intense  activity,  realizing  the  fact  that  faithful  and  intelFigent  service  is  the 
source  of  promotion  in  the  business  world.  It  has  been  in  this  way  that  he  has 
worked  upward  until  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  has  occupied  a 
position  of  large  responsibility  in  connection  with  one  of  the  important  iron 
working  industries  of  the  west. 


JOHN  T.  DA\aS. 


There  are  few  men  of  large  wealth  wdio  pass  from  this  life  leaving  behind 
them  a  memory  which  is  as  absolutely  free  from  any  stain  of  dishonor  in  busi- 
ness transactions  as  was  that  of  John  T.  Davis.  His  life  was  at  all  times  char- 
acterized by  high  and  manly  principles,  by  straightforward  business  transac- 
tions and  by  recognition  of  the  rights  and  privileges  of  others  and  his  obligations 
to  his  fellowmen.  His  history  is  inseparably  interwoven  with  many  events  which 
have  shaped  the  policy  and  promoted  the  progress  of  St.  Louis.  His  interest  in 
his  native  city  was  so  deep  and  sincere  that  his  cooperation  could  always  be 
counted  upon  to  further  any  movement  for  the  public  good. 

A  native  of  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Davis  was  born  September  13,  1844,  being  the 
second  son  of  Samuel  C.  Davis,  who  was  practically  the  founder  of  the  exten- 
sive wholesale  dry  goods  house  of  S.  C.  Davis  &  Company.  In  the  family  were 
two  sons,  the  other  named  in  honor  of  his  father,  but  his  death  in  the  early 
'70s  left  John  T.  Davis  as  the  head  of  the  younger  generation.  He  was  a  prod- 
uct of  the  schools  of  this  city,  pursuing  his  preparatory  course  in  the  academy, 
after  which  he  entered  Washington  University  in  1859  and  was  graduated  there- 
from with  the  class  of  1863,  being  at  that  time  nineteen  years  of  age. 

His  education  completed,  Mr.  Davis  at  once  entered  his  father's  establish- 
ment and  in  1869  was  made  a  partner  in  the  business,  the  members  of  the  firm 
at  that  time  being  Samuel  C.  Davis,  Andrew  W.  Sproule  and  John  T.  Davis. 
On  the  death  of  his  father  Mr.  Davis  practically  became  sole  proprietor  of  the 
house,  which  .^ince  the  year  1852  has  been  conducted  under  the  name  of  Samuel 
C.  Davis  &  Company.  When  the  subject  of  this  review  was  admitted  to  a  part- 
nership a  line  of  groceries,  shoes  and  other  goods,  in  connection  with  dry  goods, 
was  carried  but  these  were  abandoned  in  1872  and  the  entire  energies  of  the 
firm  were  devoted  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  dry  goods  trade.  No  one  acquainted  in 
the  slightest  degree  with  the  commercial  history  of  St.  Louis  needs  to  be  told 
of  the  important  place  which  the  house  has  occupied  in  the  trade  circles  of  the 
city  for  more  than  a  half  century.  John  T.  Davis  gave  his  time  and  attention 
to  the  further  upbuilding  of  the  business  and  his  labors  were  resultant  factors 
in  the  development  of  an  enterprise  of  large  proportions.  The  methods  of  the 
house  were  always  such  as  would  bear  the  closest  investigation  and  scrutiny  and 
his  judgment  became  recognized  as  a  valuable  asset  in  the  conduct  of  any  busi- 
ness concern  which  could  secure  his  cooperation. 

In  addition  to  his  important  trade  interests  jNIr.  Davis  made  extensive  in- 
vestments in  realty  and  some  of  his  investments  in  Chicago,  New  York  and 
Boston  proved  exceptionally  successful,  although  the  bulk  of  his  interests  were 
in  St.  Louis.  He  was  the  first  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Trust  Company, 
vice  president  of  the  State  Bank  and  president  of  the  Security  Building  Associa- 
tion.    Of  the  St.  Louis  Trust  Company  he  was  one  of  the  founders  and  proba- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  51 

bly  its  largest  stockholder.  The  Security  building,  in  many  respects  the  finest 
office  building  in  the  world,  was  erected  largely  through  his  efforts  and  his  pol- 
icy of  thoroughness  was  apparent  throughout  the  whole  construction  of  the 
building.  ^Ir.  Davis  also  became  known  in  connection  with  railroad  interests. 
He  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Frisco  Railroad  and  owned  a  large  amount 
of  stock  in  the  Tennessee  Midland  and  the  Paducah,  Tennessee  &  Alabama 
Railroads.  His  business  interests  were  at  all  times  largely  of  a  nature  that 
contributed  to  the  general  prosperity  and  improvement  of  the  city  as  well  as  to 
his  individual  success.  In  1873  he  was  instrumental  in  erecting  the  fine  struc- 
ture at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  Washington  avenue  at  a  cost  of  more  than  a 
half  million  dollars.  This  is  one  of  the  best  equipped  wholesale  dry  goods  estab- 
lishments in  the  country  and  his  labors  were  an  effective  force  in  promoting  the 
importance  of  St.  Louis  as  a  wholesale  and  jobbing  center. 

The  public-spirited  citizenship  of  ^Ir.  Davis  was  long  a  well  known  factor 
in  his  life.  No  object  for  the  benefit  of  the  city  sought  his  aid  in  vain  if  his 
sound  judgment  sanctioned  it  as  practical.  His  name  carried  weight  and  influ- 
ence in  matters  relating  to  the  city's  welfare  and  his  support  of  any  measure 
constituted  an  example  that  others  followed.  He  was  one  of  the  most  loyal 
men  of  St.  Louis  and  when  in  1890  it  was  decided  to  make  an  effort  to  secure 
the  holding  of  a  w^orld's  fair  in  this  city  he  promptly  subscribed  fifty  thousand 
dollars'  worth  of  stock  in  the  proposed  St.  Louis  World's  Fair  Association.  He 
not  onlv  gave  freely  of  his  means  to  public  work  but  devoted  his  time  and  tal- 
ents as  well  to  the  furtherance  of  many  public  movements  and  his  assistance  in 
this  direction  was  probably  greater  than  his  contributions  from  the  fact  that  his 
name  was  an  influencing  factor  in  securing  the  cooperation  of  others.  Washing- 
ton University  had  no  truer  or  more  faithful  friend.  His  love  for  the  institu- 
tion was  always  obvious  and  from  time  to  time  he  made  generous  gifts  to  the 
school,  doing  this,  however,  in  a  most  quiet  and  unostentatious  manner  wdiich 
was  always  characteristic  of  his  good  work.  In  the  thirty  years  which  followed 
his  graduation  from  the  universitv  he  remained  a  wise  friend  and  counselor  in 
all  its  \\ork.  He  became  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  December  15.  1871, 
and  a  member  of  the  board  of  control  of  the  Art  School  at  the  time  it  was  cre- 
ated a  distinct  department  of  the  university.  He  always  continued  a  generous 
and  willing-  benefactor  in  the  work  of  both  departments  and  the  growth  and 
development  of  the  school  along  various  lines  was  largely  attributable  to  his 
efforts  in  its  behalf. 

On  the  20th  of  February,  1867,  Mr.  Davis  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Maria  J.  Filley,  a  daughter  of  Oliver  D.  Filley,  at  one  time  mayor  of  the  city. 
Unto  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  Davis  were  born  three  sons  who  still  survive  the  father, 
namely :  John  T.,  who  was  born  in  1868  and  is  a  graduate  of  Harvard  L^niver- 
sity;  Samuel  C,  named  in  honor  of  his  grandfather  and  born  in  1872;  and 
Dwight  Filley,  born  in  1879. 

The  death  of  John  T.  Davis  occurred  when  he  was  in  his  fiftieth  year  and 
came  as  a  great  surprise  to  the  community  and  was  regarded  throughout  the  city 
as  a  calamity  to  St.  Louis.  It  was  particularly  felt  in  the  St.  Louis  Club,  of 
which  he  had  been  a  most  generous  patron  and  valued  member,  in  Washington 
University,  to  which  he  had  been  such  a  faithful  friend,  in  the  business  institu- 
tions where  he  was  known  as  a  man  of  justice  and  determination,  but  most  of 
all  in  his  own  home,  where  he  was  a  devoted  and  loving  husband  and  father. 
Various  business,  educational  and  social  organizations  with  which  he  was  con- 
nected passed  resolutions  of  respect  following  his  demise,  which  occurred  April 
13.   1894. 

The  St.  Louis  Club  said:  "To  the  members  of  the  St.  Louis  Club  the  loss 
of  our  friend  is  especially  trying  and  painful.  For  manv  years  he  was  its  pre- 
siding officer:  being  elected  vice  president  in  1880,  he  was  the  following  vear 
.made  president  and  was  successively  reelected  to  the  position  eleven  times.  Dur- 
ing all  this  time  no  word  of  complaint  was  ever  made  as  to  his  conduct  in  the 


52  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

discharge  of  the  duties  of  the  office.  Always  pohte  and  winning  in  manner,  he 
made  friends  of  all,  not  only  in  our  club,  but  among  our  citizens  of  all  classes. 
Born  to  wealth,  which  he  used  with  wide  discretion  and  liberality,  he  never 
showed  by  his  manner  to  even  the  humblest  person  anything  but  the  fullest  ap- 
preciation of  the  common  brotherhood  of  humanity.  Nothing  afifecting  the 
welfare  of  our  club,  of  our  city  or  its  benevolent  institutions  came  up  for  notice 
without  receiving  from  him  a  cordial  attention  and  almost  uniformly  substantial 
aid.  Fortunate  in  his  domestic  life  to  an  uncommon  degree,  having  the  confi- 
dence and  love  of  his  associates,  sustaining  a  moral  character  unstained  and 
spotless,  he  lived  a  life, and  left  a  reputation  that  all  might  envy  and  desire,  and 
an  example  worthy  to  be  followed.  In  respect  for  his  memory  it  is  ordered  that 
the  club  house  be  closed  on  the  day  of  his  funeral ;  that  the  board  of  governors 
attend  it;  that  we  extend  our  profound  sympathy  to  his  family  in  their  sad  be- 
reavement and  a  copy  of  these  proceedings  be  sent  to  them." 

Mr.  Davis  was  described  by  an  impartial  writer  as  a  magnificent  type  of 
western  manhood  and  as  one  who,  although  in  the  possession  of  great  wealth, 
was  never  known  to  make  use  of  his  money  for  an  improper  purpose  and  who 
in  all  his  dealings  was  the  very  soul  of  honor.  The  story  of  his  life  was  the  story 
of  honest  industry  and  thrift.  He  swayed  men  with  the  force  of  his  example 
because  they  recognized  in  him  not  only  a  man  of  splendid  business  force  but 
one  whose  ideals  were  high  and  whose  characteristics  were  those  of  honorable 
manhood. 


C.  BENT  CARR. 


C.  Bent  Carr,  whose  extensive  real-estate  operations  made  him  one  of  the 
representative  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  this  citv  in  1835  and  con- 
tinued his  residence  here  throughout  his  entire  life,  his  death  occurring  in  1903. 
His  father,  Judge  William  Carr,  was  a  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest 
families  of  this  city  and  for  many  years  was  numbered  among  the  distinguished 
members  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  His  birth  occurred  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia, 
April  15,  1783,  and  after  preparing  for  the  bar  he  located  for  practice  in  St. 
Louis  in  1804,  the  \ear  following  the  acquisition  of  all  this  territory  by  the  United 
States.  St.  Louis  was  then  a  little  French  village  of  small  industrial  or  commer- 
cial importance,  and  with  but  limited  interests  in  other  lines.  After  a  brief 
period  Judge  Carr  went  to  Sainte  Genevieve,  which  seemed  to  him  a  more 
promising  field,  and  entered  upon  active  practice  there.  A  year  later, 
however,  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  made  his  permanent 
home.  His  wide  legal  learning  and  his  ability  in  presenting  his  case  before  the 
courts  soon  brought  him  into  prominence  and  in  1826  he  was  appointed  by 
Governor  Miller  as  judge  of  the  circuit  court.  He  remained  upon  the  bench 
for  eight  years  and  then  resigned  in  1834,  retiring  to  private  life.  His  circuit 
embraced  five  counties  and  extended  to  the  Arkansas  line.  Many  lawyers  who 
have  since  become  eminent  in  the  profession  and  as  statesmen,  practiced  before 
him.     He  died  in  1851  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years. 

His  son,  C.  Bent  Carr,  was  reared  and  educated  in  St.  Louis  and  early  in 
his  business  career  became  connected  with  the  hardware  trade.  He  was  succes- 
ful  in  that  undertaking  and  it  proved  a  round  of  the  ladder  on  which  he  mounted 
to  higher  things.  His  later  years  were  devoted  to  the  real-estate  business,  and 
he  secured  an  extensive  clientage  in  that  field  of  activity.  His  business  opera- 
tions reached  mammoth  proportions,  and  the  substantial'  growth  and  extension 
of  the  citv  were  largely  promoted  through  his  efforts. 

In  1858  Mr.  Carr  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Louise  A.  Atchison, 
a  daughter  of  George  W.  and  Mary  (Papin)  Atchison.  Her  father  was  a  native 
of  this  city  and  a  son  of  George  W.  Atchison.  Sr.,  who  arriving  in   St.  Louis 


C.  BENT    CARR 


54  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

during  the  formative  period  in  its  history  became  the  owner  of  extensive  prop- 
erty here,  and  at  his  death  left  a  large  estate,  of  which  his  son  George  W.  be- 
came manager.  The  latter  married  Miss  Mary  Papin,  a  representative  of  one 
of  the  distinguished  old  French  families  here,  being  a  daughter  of  Theodore  and 
granddaughter  of  Joseph  IMarie  Papin.  A  complete  sketch  of  the  Papin  family 
is  to  be  found  elsewhere  in  this  work.  George  W.  Atchison,  Jr.,  died  after 
eleven  years  of  happy  married  life  and  his  widow  later  married  Dr.  S.  G.  Moses, 
a  prominent  physician  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  Unto  Air.  and  Mrs.  Carr 
were  born  seven  children,  of  whom  five  are  living :  Dorcas  C.  Bell,  Fannie  L., 
Mrs.  Marie  Taylor,  Hazel  A.,  and  Robert  C.  Those  deceased  are  George  W.  and 
C.  Bent,  Jr. 

In  his  religious  faith  Mr.  Carr  was  a  Catholic.  He  never  affiliated  with  any 
clubs  or  societies,  and  aside  from  his  business  gave  his  time  and  attention  to 
the  interests  of  his  family.  He  was  a  cjuiet,  home  man,  finding  contentment  at 
his  own  fireside.  He  built  a  fine  residence  on  Cabanne  street,  where  his  wife 
and  children  still  reside.  While  he  never  sought  notoriety  nor  desired  to  figure 
before  the  public  in  any  light,  his  business  interests  brought  him  a  wide  acquaint- 
anceship, and  all  who  came  in  contact  with  him  honored  and  respected  him  for 
his  genuine  worth,  while  those  who  came  within  the  closer  circle  of  his  friend- 
ship esteemed  him  as  a  genial,  kindly  and  entertaining  gentleman. 


HERMAN  DALL:\IEYER. 

Herman  Dallmeyer  has  been  a  representative  of  the  dry-goods  business  in 
St.  Louis  since  1863.  During  this  period  not  all  days  have  iDeen  equally  bright, 
for  at  times  the  financial  horizon  of  the  country  has  been  darkened  by  storm 
clouds  but  his  rich  inheritance  of  energy  and  pluck  has  enabled  him  to  press 
steadily  forward  and  win  success  in  spite  of  obstacles.  His  strict  integrity,  busi- 
ness conservatism  and  judgment  have  always  been  so  universally  lecognized  that 
he  has  enjoyed  public  confidence  to  an  enviable  degree  and  naturally  this  has 
brought  him  a  lucrative  patronage  through  times  of  general  prosperity  and  general 
adversity  alike,  resulting  in  a  steady  increase  of  his  business. 

Mr.  Dallmeyer  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  March  16,  1846,  and  there 
attended  a  private  school  until  he  reached  the  age  of  fourteen  and  a  half  years. 
The  two  succeeding  years  were  spent  in  the  home  of  his  parents,  Rudolf  and 
Pauline  Dallmeyer.  His  father  was  at  dififerent  times  engaged  in  hotel  keeping 
and  in  the  grocery  and  bakery  business.  He  also  figured  prominently  in  the 
public  life  of  the  community  in  other  ways,  being  elected  mayor  of  the  city  of 
Hanover,  while  up  to  his  thirtieth  year  he  served  as  a  first  lietuenant  in  the 
Hanoverian  army.  He  was  a  descendent  of  the  prominent  Dallmeyer  family  of 
Dalhof,  in  Dessen,  where  the  family  seat  has  been  maintained  for  the  past  four 
hundred  years  and  the  place  is  now-  held  by  a  nephew  of  Herman  Dallmeyer  of 
this  review.  The  father  was  one  of  a  family  of  ten  sons  and  two  daughters,  while 
Herman  Dallmeyer  has  five  brothers  and  three  sisters.  One  of  the  sons  of  the 
family  left  the  fatherland  in  order  to  evade  military  service,  which  was  compul- 
sory there,  but  offered  his  services  to  the  government  at  the  time  of  the  Civil 
war,  being  among  the  first  to  join  the  Union  army.  He  had  had  military  training 
in  his  own  country,  joined  the  army  as  captain  and  rose  to  the  rank  of  colonel. 
He  has  also  been  prominent  in  political  service  and  in  1871  was  elected  state 
treasurer  of  Missouri. 

Leaving  home  in  his  seventeenth  year,  Mr.  Dallmeyer  arrived  at  New  York 
in  1862  and  for  three  months  thereafter  was  in  the  employ  of  a  brother,  who  was 
proprietor  of  a  general  store  at  Cooperhill,  Missouri.  On  the  expiration  of  that 
period  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  arrived  in  March,  1863,  and  here  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  retail  dry-goods  firm  of  Nieman  &  Company,  at  No.  927  North 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  55 

Fourth  street,  representing  them  as  salesman  until  1868.  Ambitious,  however,  to 
engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  he  had  carefully  saved  his  earnings  and 
after  clerking  for  five  years,  was  enabled  to  established  a  dry-goods  business  for 
himself  at  iNo.  1301  Franklin  avenue.  He  continued  at  that  location  for  three 
years  and  then  formed  a  partnership  with  Mr.  Koestring,  under  the  firm  style 
of  Dallme^er  &  Koestring.  At  a  later  date  the  jjartnership  was  dissolved  and 
Mr.  Dallmeyer  continued  in  business  alone.  He  is  today  numbered  among  the 
old  established  merchants  of  the  city,  having  conducted  business  in  St.  Louis 
since  1871,  or  for  a  period  of  thirty-seven  years.  Gradually  his  trade  has  ex- 
tended, owing  to  the  growth  of  the  city,  his  earnest  desire  to  please  his  patrons, 
his  reasonable  prices  and  his  progressive  business  methods.  His  annual  sales 
have  amounted  to  ninety-five  thousand  dollars  in  the  retail  department  and  he 
has  also  to  some  extent  conducted  a  wholesale  business. 

In  1867  Herman  Dallmeyer  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Louise  I'rasse, 
a  daughter  of  Flenry  and  Alary  Prasse,  the  former  a  tailor  who,  emigrating  from 
Germany,  became  one  of  the  substantial  and  valued  German- American  citizens. 
For  manv  years  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Dallmeyer  traveled  life's  journey  happily  together 
but  were  separated  by  the  death  of  the  wife  in  1898.  On  the  5th  of  April,  1900, 
he  was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  Mrs.  Pauline  Goetsch.  The 
family  residence  is  at  No.  2902  Dickson  street,  where  he  also  has  other  property, 
for  he  has  made  judicious  investment  in  real  estate.  A  man  of  broad  humanitarian 
principles,  always  willing  to  aid  the  unfortunate  and  to  encourage  and  assist  those 
who  are  struggling  to  rise,  he  has  performed  many  acts  of  private  charity  in  an 
unostentatious  way,  known  only  to  himself  and  the  recipient.  He  is  also  con- 
nected with  the  German  Protestant  Orphans  Home,  on  St.  Charles  Rock  road, 
as  one  of  its  directors.  Since  1867  he  has  been  a  faithful  and  helpful  member  of 
the  Evangelical  Protestant  church  and  is  now  serving  on  its  board  of  deacons 
On  attaining  his  majority  he  became  a  naturalized  American  citizen  and  has 
always  manifested  the  strongest  love  for  his  country.  He  is  an  enthusiastic 
republican  but  while  he  believes  firmly  in  the  principles  of  the  party  lie  has  ever 
made  partisanship  subservient  to  patriotism  and  the  welfare  of  the  community 
at  large. 


REV.  CHARLES  E.  EINIG. 

Rev.  Charles  E.  Einig,  pastor  of  St.  Michael's  Catholic  church  at  Shrews- 
bury, Missouri,  is  a  young  man  of  enterprising"  spirit,  devoted  and  loyal  to  the 
interests  of  his  parish.  He  was  born  in  jNIayen,  Rhine  province,  Germany,  October 
13,  1873,  and  received  private  instruction  in  his  native  country  during  the  period 
of  his  boyhood  and  youth.  In  1892,  when  nineteen  years  old,  he  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  locating  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  entered  St.  Francis  College  of 
that  city.  He  there  pursued  a  three  years'  classical  course  and  in  1895  came  to 
St.  Louis  and  entered  Kenrick  Seminary  where  he  took  a  two  years'  course  in 
philosophy  and  spent  three  years  in  the  study  of  theology\  On  the  9th  of  June. 
1900,  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  the  late  Archbishop  Alontgomery  of 
San  Francisco.  His  first  mass  was  said  at  La-suline  Convent  on  the  loth  of 
June,  and  he  was  then  sent  to  Josephville,  St.  Charles  county,  JMissouri,  to  take 
charge  of  the  parish  there  for  four  weeks,  during  the  absence  of  the  regular 
pastor,  Father  Krainhardt.  On  the  5th  of  July  of  that  year  he  accepted  a  call 
to  the  church  at  Shrewsbury,  of  which  Father  J.  A.  Stromberger  had  been  pastor. 
This  parish  was  organized  in  1895  by  Father  F.  M.  Brand,  now  pastor  of  St. 
Aloj'sius  church,  of  St.  Louis.  At  that  time  the  parish  contained  but  twelve 
families  and  the  organization  of  a  church  meant  much  sacrifice  and  expense  to 
these  parishioners.  Prior  to  this  time  the  old  jMurlock  mansion  had  been  pur- 
chased by  the  Very  Rev.  H.  Aluehlssiepen  for  ten  thousand  dollars.  Father  Brand 
then  came  and  looked  the  situation  over  and  as  matters  looked  somewhat  dis- 


56  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

couraging  he  returned  to  the  vicar  general  and  informed  him  that  he  would  not 
undertake  the  organization  of  this  parish  unless  a  pledge  of  one  thousand  dollars 
was  made  as  a  beginning.  Henry  Jacob  and  Carl  Nolte,  to  whom  much  credit 
is  due,  generously  responded  to  this  need  and  although  it  meant  sacrifice  on  their 
part  to  do  so,  they  each  made  a  subscription  of  five  hundred  dollars.  Father 
Brand  then  took  up  the  work  of  organization  and  the  erection  of  a  new  house 
of  worship.  In  the  meantime  services  were  conducted  in  the  dwelling  that  had 
been  purchased  for  this  purpose.  On  the  17th  of  October,  1897,  the  new  church 
was  dedicated,  on  which  occasion  thousands  of  people  from  St.  Louis  were  in 
attendance  and  a  sufficient  sum  of  money  was  subscribed  to  defray  the  expense  of 
building  the  church.  The  year  following  the  parish  was  placed  on  a  solid  paying 
basis.  Father  Brand  continued  as  pastor  until  the  i8th  of  October,  1898,  when 
he  was  called  to  take  charge  of  the  missions  at  Kahoka,  Missouri.  He  was  suc- 
ceeded by  Father  John  Strombergen  the  oldest  priest  in  the  diocese,  who  presided 
over  the  parish  until  the  ist  of  July,  igoo,  and  on  the  12th  of  that  month  Father 
Einig  took  charge.  When  he  assumed  his  duties  here,  the  church  had  an  indebt- 
edness of  seventy-five  hundred  dollars,  with  interest,  besides  incidental  expenses, 
all  of  which  had  to  be  met  in  September  following.  Father  Einig  was  a  young- 
man,  just  from  college,  and  inexperienced  in  the  work,  and  the  prediction  was 
made  that  the  parish  would  meet  failure.  However,  contrary  to  this  prediction. 
Father  Einig  proved  the  right  man  for  the  place  and  threw  himself  wholly  into 
the  work.  He  soon  devised  means  by  which  this  indebtedness  might  be  met  and 
also  secured  a  cheaper  rate  of  interest  than  had  heretofore  been  paid,  and  by 
holding  festivals  and  other  entertainments  much  of  this  expense  was  met.  How- 
ever, the  parish  encountered  an  obstacle,  when  in  1902  the  diocese  synod  for- 
bade this  means  of  raising  funds  and  they  had  to  pursue  another  course.  This 
difficulty  was  overcome  by  a  new  and  more  feasible  plan.  A  collection,  taken 
on  the  first  Sunday  of  each  month  was  set  aside  and  called  a  sinking  fund,  this 
to  be  used  in  paying  off  the  indebtedness.  In  this  manner  four  thousand  dollars 
has  been  raised  to  the  present  time  and  the  parish  is  in  a  most  flourishing  condi- 
tion, having  grown  from  twentv  to  sixty  families  and  the  school  in  connection 
has  an  attendance  of  forty-one  pupils.  From  the  time  of  its  organization  until 
1003  the  school  was  presided  over  by  the  Ursuline  Sisters  of  St.  Louis,  and  since 
that  time  Miss  Antoinette  Kircher  has  capably  and  efficiently  acted  as  teacher. 
On  the  29th  of  September,  1905,  the  parish  celebrated  its  tenth  anniversary  and 
it  was  made  an  occasion  long  to  be  remembered.  The  Very  Rev.  O.  J.  Hoog 
was  present,  and  the  organizer.  Father  Brand,  delivered  an  eloquent  sermon, 
listened  to  not  only  by  the  members  of  the  church  but  by  a  large  number  of  people 
from  St.  Louis. 

Father  Einig  is  a  man  of  progress  and  enterprise.     His  influence  has  been 
of  no  restricted  order,  nor  has  he  been  denied  the  full  harvest  of  his  labors. 


WILLIAM   E.   TAYLOR. 

William  E.  Taylor,  secretary  of  the  Pulitzer  Publishing  Company,  was 
born  in  St.  Louis,  July  25,  1861,  his  parents  being  William  N.  and  Mary  Jane 
Tavlor.  The  father  was  associated  with  a  Mr.  Robinson  in  the  shoe  business 
on  Olive  street,  near  Seventh.  The  family  is  of  English  lineage,  William  N. 
Taylor  having  been  born  in  Yarmouth,  whence  he  came  to  the  new  world, 
becoming  the  founder  of  the  family  in  this  country. 

William  E.  Taylor  attended  public  schools  until  he  reached  the  age  of 
sixteen  years,  when  the  failure  of  the  Provident  Savings  Bank  followed  by 
the  death  of  his  parents  within  a  year  of  each  other,  left  him  an  orphan,  home- 
less and  penniless.  He  then  started  in  the  business  world  with  a  full  realization 
of  the  fact  that  there  is  no   roval   road  to  wealth  and  has   worked  persistently. 


W.  E.  TAYLOR 


58  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

allowing  no  obstacle  to  hamper  his  advancement.  He  was  first  employed  with 
the  St.  Louis  branch  of  the  D.  Appleton  &  Company  book  publishing  house 
of  New  York  city,  where  he  remained  until  December  12,  1879,  when  he  entered 
the  employ  of  Mr.  Joseph  Pulitzer,  proprietor  of  the  Post  Dispatch,  as  col- 
lector. He  further  educated  himself  by  attending-  night  sessions  of  the  Mound 
City  Business  College  and  later  through  private  tuition.  Gradually  he  has 
worked  his  wav  upward  step  by  step  to  his  present  position  and  that  he  now 
occupies  a  place  of  prominence  and  responsibility  is  attributable  entirely  to  his 
individual  merit.  In  igo6  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  secretary,  in  which 
capacity  he  is  now  directing  his  energies  toward  constructive  labor  and  admin- 
istrative direction.  L^ndoubtedly  one  feature  of  his  success  is  the  fact  that  he 
has  throughout  his  entire  business  career  been  connected  with  publishing  inter- 
ests  and   is   therefore   thoroughly   familiar   with   the   business. 

On  the  17th  of  March,  1886,  Mr.  Taylor  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Carrie  B.  Wright,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  L.  W.  H.  Wright,  of  St.  Louis. 
This  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  one  son  and  one  daughter,  W.  Everett  and 
Edith  Wright.  The  family  occupy  a  residence  at  5241  Maple  avenue,  which 
is  the  property  of  Mr.  Taylor.  He  has.  been  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum 
and  the  St.  Louis  Legion  of  Honor  for  twenty-five  years.  He  has  a  wide 
acquaintance  in  the  city,  where  his  entire  life  has  been  passed  and  where  his 
energies  have  carried  him  out  of  humble  environment  in  the  business  life  to 
a  position  of  large  and  growing  responsibility. 


THO?kIAS    CALA'IN    WHITMARSH 

The  majority  of  successful  business  men  are  of  the  class  whose  ability  has 
been  displayed  and  whose  powers  have  been  developed  through  the  pressure  of 
adversity  and  the  stimulus  of  opposition.  It  is  such  qualities  that  bring  out  the 
best  and  strongest  in  man,  and  the  demands  of  necessity  have  had  their  effect 
in  formulating  the  character  and  the  business  career  of  Thomas  Calvin  Whitmarsh. 
He  entered  upon  his  association  with  the  lumber  trade  as  driver  of  a  lumber 
wagon  for  O.  T.  Lyon  &  Son  of  Sherman,  Texas.  Today  he  is  general  manager 
of  the  W.  T.  Ferguson  Lumber  Companv.  one  of  the  largest  lumber  companies 
in  the  United  States. 

Mr.  Whitmarsh  was  born  July  15,  1870,  in  Chicago,  but  left  that  city  when 
six  years  of  age.  His  parents  were  Lewis  Clark  and  Julia  Etta  (Winship) 
Whitmarsh.  The  father,  a  carpenter  by  trade,  went  to  California  in  1849,  at- 
tracted by  the  discovery  of  gold  on  the  coast  and  made  considerable  money  during 
his  sojourn  in  the  west  but  lost  it  before  his  return.  The  removal  of  the  family 
to  the  southwest  led  Thomas  C.  Whitmarsh  to  pursue  his  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Sherman,  Texas,  and  of  Parsons,  Kansas.  Early  in  his  business  career 
he  became  driver  on  a  lumber  wagon  for  O.  T.  Lyon  &  Son,  of  Sherman,  Texas, 
owners  of  the  largest  concern  of  this  kind  in  the  state.  After  a  year  thus  passed 
he  went  to  Thornton,  Arkansas,  where  he  did  general  work  in  the  sawmill  of 
R.  Buchanon.  He  was  also  employed  in  the  mill,  office  and  store,  it  being  his 
desire  to  obtain  a  thorough  general  understanding  of  the  lumber  business  in  every 
department.  Later  he  returned  to  Parsons,  Kansas,  where  he  accepted  a  position 
as  cashier  with  the  Pacific  Express  Company,  with  which  he  continued  for  about 
two  years,  when  he  went  to  Texarkana,  Texas,  with  William  Buchanan,  who  is 
at  the  head  of  the  largest  lumber  company  in  the  United  States.  In  this  employ 
he  has  gradually  worked  his  wav  upward  with  increasing  responsibility  and  is 
today  in  charge  of  the  St.  Louis  sales  office  of  the  company. 

Mr.  Whitmarsh  was  married  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years,  on  the  1511-,  of 
July,  1891,  to  Miss  Nannie  J.  Doty,  and  they  now  have  one  son,  Thomas  Cecil, 
who  is  attending  the  Eugene  Field  school  at  the  age  of  eight  years.     The  family 


ST.  LOUIS,  Till':    FUUKTII    Cn  V.  59 

attend  the  I'resbyterian  church.  Mr.  \Vliitmar.sh  is  a  nicmber  of  the  JJeiievolent 
and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  of  the  Mercantile  Club,  the  Glen  Echo  Country 
Club  and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the 
republican  party  and  while  in  Kansas  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  state  militia 
and  aj^ain  in  Texas,  and  was  chief  counsel  of  Arkansas  of  the  League  of  American 
Wheelmen.  ^Ir.  Whitmarsh  is  yet  a  young  man  but  has  already  made  for  him- 
self a  creditable  jjlace  in  business  circles  and  has  reason  to  believe  that  he  can 
enlarge  his  usefulness  and  extend  his  successes  in  the  future. 


ada:\i  diefenbach. 

Adam  Diefenbach,  whose  business  interests  connect  him  with  the  coal  trade, 
in  which  he  has  met  with  substantial  success,  was  born  in  tIesse-Darmstadt, 
Germany.  Llis  parents  were  Adam  and  Catherine  Diefenbach  and  the  former 
was  engaged  in  the  wood  business  from  i860  until  1873.  In  the  schools  of  the 
fatherland  Adam  Diefenbach  of  this  review  pursued  his  education  to  his  gradua- 
tion in  the  year  1854.  After  leaving  school  he  began  learning  the  machinist's 
trade  and  all  through  his  life  has  manifested  notable  skill  in  mechanical  lines. 
For  years  he  has  been  connected  with  the  coal  trade  in  St.  Louis  and  has  built 
up  a  gratifying  business  in  this  line,  owing  to  a  liberal  and  lucrative  patronage. 

His  business  interests,  however,  were  interrupted  during  the  period  of  the 
Civil  war,  for  in  1861  he  joined  the  Union  army  with  which  he  served  until 
honorably  discharged  in  1865.  He  has  always  been  loyal  and  patriotic  in  his 
citizenship  and  earnestly  desirous  of  the  best  interests  of  the  community  along 
the  lines  of  substantial  upbuilding  for  the  city.  Mr.  Diefenbach  is  a  member  of 
the  Catholic  church.  In  1854  he  joined  SS.  Peter  and  Paul's  parish  with  which 
he  has  since  been  connected.  In  1865  he  became  a  member  of  St.  Vincent  de 
Paul  Society  and  in  the  following  year  of  St.  Vincent's  Orphan  Society,  while 
since  November  1880  he  has  held  membership  relations  with  the  Catholic  Knights 
of  America. 

On  the  15th  of  November,  1863,  Mr.  Diefenbach  was  married  to  I\Iiss 
Carolina  Geisler,  and  unto  them  were  born  eight  children,  the  first  four  of  whom 
are  now  deceased.  The  others  are:  Marx,  who  married  Catherine  Helmbacher; 
Marv.  the  wife  of  \\'illiam  Schuermann ;  Cornelia  ;  and  C)swald  L. 


GEORGE   G.   GAMBRILL. 

George  G.  Gambrill,  treasurer  of  the  Eisenstadt  Manufacturing  Company, 
is  thus  active  in  control  of  a  business  that  has  reached  large  proportions  and  thus 
constitutes  an  element  in  the  commercial  activity  which  has  formed  the  basis 
of  the  growth  and  progress  of  the  city.  A  native  of  South  Carolina,  he  was  born 
in  Charleston,  January  26,  1872.  His  father,  Lancelot  Gambrill,  tjoni  at  Fred- 
erick, Maryland,  February  12,  1810,  was  a  tobacco  planter  and  tne  son  of  an 
Episcopal  minister  of  English  descent,  the  family  being  founded  in  America  in. 
the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  century.  Lancelot  Gambrill  was  for  many  years 
engaged  in  banking  at  Charleston,  South  Carolina.  He  was  married  to  Anna 
Garvin,  a  daughter  of  Ignatius  P.  and  Sarah  (Antony)  Garvin,  both  of  whom 
were  of  American  birth.  The  death  of  Lancelot  Gambrill  occurred  in  Februarv, 
1877. 

In  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  George  G.  Gambrill  pursued  his  education, 
having  removed  with  his  mother  to  this  city  in  November,  1882.  He  left  the 
high  school  to  enter  the  William  Barr  Dry  Goods  Company  where  he  was  em- 
ployed as  a  clerk.  There  he  remained  for  about  a  year  after  which  he  entered 
the  service  of  the  Providence  Jewelry  Companv  as  a  salesman,  continuing  with 
that  house  until  1896  when  he  became  connected  with  the  Eisenstadt  ]\Ianufactur- 


60  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ing  Company.  He  was  retained  as  a  salesman  for  a  time  and  was  then  promoted 
to  the  position  of  buyer  while  later  he  became  a  director  of  the  company  and  in 
1905  was  elected  its  treasurer.  He  still  occupies  this  position  and  is  giving  his 
undivided  attention  to  the  financial  affairs  and  management  of  the  business.  His 
promotions  have  followed  in  rapid  sequence  resulting  from  his  close  application 
and  ready  mastery  of  the  duties  entrusted  to  him.  What  he  undertakes  he 
accomplishes,  for  his  work  is  characterized  by  unfaltering  diligence  and  he  does 
with  all  his  might  whatever  his  hands  find  to  do. 

On  the  i6th  of  October,  1897,  Mr.  Gambrill  was  married  to  Miss  Anna 
Carlisle,  a  daughter  of  David  and  J\Iary  Elizabeth  (Larimore)  Carlisle,  her  father 
being  one  of  the  oldest  grain  merchants  of  the  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gambrill 
have  a  little  daughter,  Elizabeth,  who  is  the  light  and  life  of  their  home  at  No. 
5380  Maple  avenue.  Mr.  Gambrill  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He 
belongs  to  St.  Johns  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  South,  and  finds  his  chief 
diversion  from  onerous  and  increasing  business  cares  in  reading.  In  legitimate 
lines  of  trade  he  has  sought  business  progress,  following  methods  in  consistent 
harmony  with  a  high  standard  of  commercial  ethics. 


WILLIAM  ENGELBACH,  M.  D. 

Dr.  William  Engelbach,  among  the  younger  members  of  the  medical  pro- 
fession, who  is,  however,  making  steady  progress  in  his  professional  career,  was 
born  in  Arenzville,  Illinois,  July  3,  1877.  His  parents  were  Herman  and  Eliza- 
beth (Goebel)  Engelbach.  The  father's  occupation  was  that  of  a  miller  and 
thus  he  provided  for  his  family.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were  natives  of  Germany 
and  were  brought  as  children  to  this  country  in  the  early  '30s.  In  the  paternal 
line  the  male  members  of  the  family  were  professional  men.  For  four  genera- 
tions all  were  Lutheran  ministers  except  two,  who  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine.  The  grandfather  of  Dr.  Engelbach  was  a  German  army  officer,  holding 
the  rank  of  surgeon  and,  coming  to  America,  practiced  medicine  in  Illinois  for 
ten  years,  being  recognized  as  an  able  physician. 

Dr.  Engelbach  became  a  high  school  student  in  his  native  town  and  attended 
successively  the  Whipple  Academy  at  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  the  Illinois  College 
at  Jacksonville,  where  he  won  the  Bachelor  of  Science  degree  in  1899  and  the 
Master  of  Science  degree  in  1906,  and  the  Northwestern  Medical  College  at  Chi- 
cago, where  he  won  his  professional  degree  in  1902.  He  then  added  to  his 
theoretical  knowledge  the  broad  practical  training  of  experience  in  Cook  County 
Hospital  in  1902  and  1903,  while  in  1904  and  1905  he  pursued  post-graduate 
work  in  \'ienna.  He  has  always  been  a  student  from  his  boyhood  days  and  has 
thoroughly  mastered  every  task  which  he  has  undertaken.  Early  in  life  forming 
the  determination  to  become  a  member  of  the  medical  fraternity,  he  has  never 
deviated  from  the  course  which  he  marked  out  and  since  becoming  a  medical 
student  he  has  steadily  progressed  as  the  result  of  his  thorough  and  close  ap- 
plication, his  unremitting  industry  and  the  development  of  his  native  talents 
along  this  line. 

Following  his  return  from  Europe  Dr.  Engelbach  located  for  practice  in  St. 
Louis  in  1905  and  since  that  time  has  given  his  energies  entirely  to  the  practice 
of  internal  niedicine.  He  keeps  in  constant  touch  with  the  progress  of  the  pro- 
fession through  his  reading,  research  and  investigation  and  through  the  inter- 
change of  thought  and  experience  in  the  discussion  of  problems  in  the  various 
medical  societies  of  which  he  is  a  member.  He  is  now  acting  as  chairman  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  was  examiner  of  the 
Sanitarium  for  Incipient  Tuberculosis  of  Missouri,  has  served  on  the  medical 
staff  of  the   St.  John's  Hospital  and  on  the  consulting  staff  of  the  City  Hos- 


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62  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

pital  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  also  assistant  professor  of  medicine  in  the  St.  Louis 
University  Medical  College  and  he  belongs  to  the  ^lissouri  State  Medical  So- 
ciety, the  American  Medical  Association  and  the  Southwestern  Aledical  Asso- 
ciation. 

On  the  29th  of  ^March,  1905,  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  Dr.  Engelbach  was  married 
to  Miss  Fotira  Reynolds,  of  Harry,  Illinois.  Her  parents  removed  from  Kentucky 
to  the  Prairie  state  and  the  father  was  a  pioneer  physician  there,  being  connected 
with  the  profession  in  general  practice  for  many  years.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Engelbach 
have  one  daughter,  Elizabeth,  now  three  months  old.  Throughout  his  professional 
career  Dr.  Engelbach  has  been  imbued  with  the  laudable  ambition  to  attain  the 
highest  degree  of  proficiency  possible  and  all  things  else  are  made  subservient 
thereto.  With  a  just  appreciation  of  the  responsibilities  that  devolve  upon  the 
physician,  with  a  love  of  scientific  research  and  with  the  determination  to  use 
his  talents  and  powers  to  their  utmost,  he  has  gained  a  prominent  place  in  pro- 
fessional circles  and  is  recognized  as  among  the  more  successful  of  the  younger 
physicians  of  th.e  city. 


FREDERICK  MORGAN  CRUNDEN. 

The  work  which  has  made  F.  M.  Crunden  a  prominent  representative  of  the 
citizenship  of  St.  Louis  is  his  thirty-two  years'  service  as  hbrarian  of  the  public 
library,  in  which  connection  he  has  almost  single-handed  built  up  the  institution 
of  which  todav  every  citizen  is  proud.  His  efforts,  however,  have  not  been  con- 
centrated upon  this  single  task  to  the  exclusion  of  outside  interests.  He  has  re- 
mained throughout  his  life  a  student  along  the  lines  of  expanding  knowledge  and 
nas  been  a  cooperant  factor  in  movements  to  promote  literary,  art  and  musical 
culture  and  solve  vital  sociological,  economic  and  civic  questions. 

He  was  born  in  Gravesend,  England,  September  i,  1847,  and  was  only  a 
young  child  at  the  time  of  the  death  of  his  father,  Benjamin  Robert  Crunden, 
while  his  mother,  Mrs.  Mary  (Morgan)  Crunden,  survived  for  some  years.  The 
Crunden  family  has  been  distinctively  English  for  generations,  if  not  for  centuries, 
and  the  name  itself  is  of  the  purest  Saxon.  On  the  distaft  side  F.  M.  Crunden 
comes  of  Welsh  and  French  Huguenot  ancestry  having  respectively  the  names  of 
Morgan  and  Fauchon. 

Supplementing  his  early  education,  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis,  by  a  course  in  the  Washington  University  of  this  city,  F.  M.  Crunden  was 
graduated  \vith  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  186S,  while  in  1872  the  Master 
of  Arts  degree  was  conferred  upon  him  and  in  1905  that  of  Doctor  of  Laws.  His 
habits  and  tastes  in  early  life  were  distinctly  literary  and  he  had  histrionic  aspira- 
tions. He  made  a  reputation  as  a  public  reader  and  amateur  actor  very  early 
in  life,  was  valedictorian  of  his  class  and  also  won  the  scholarship  to  Washington 
University.  Following  his  graduation  he  was  made  instructor  in  the  academic 
department  and  later,  after  two  years  as  principal  of  a  grammar  school,  became 
professor  of  mathematics  and  elocution  in  Washington  University,  where  he  re- 
mained from  1872  until  1876. 

In  January,  1877,  he  became  librarian  of  the  St.  Louis  public  library  and  this 
institution,  of  which  the  city  now  has  every  reason  to  be  proud,  practically  owes 
its  existence  to  Mr.  Crunden.  The  Mirror  of  May  17,  1906,  in  commenting  on 
his  work  in  this  relation  said :  "No  more  useful  public  servant  has  St.  Louis 
had  than  F.  M.  Crunden.  As  librarian  of  the  public  library  he  has  won  world- 
wide distinction.  He  has  built  it  up,  systematized  it  and  developed  it  into  an 
instrumentality  for  the  higher  good,  with  a  steadfast  devotion  that  has  had  in  it 
something  of  consecration.  For  long  years  he  fought  the  good  fight  almost 
alone,  against  public  apathy  and  official  stu]iidit\-  and  lack  of  funds.  The  present 
institution  had  its  beginning  in  the  public  school  library.     Without  money,  with- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    I'UURTH    C\'\\.  63 

out  assistants,  without  appliances,  lie  i<ept  the  liljrar_\-  i,'nin^-  and  supplied  the 
limited  demand  for  books,  while  always  striving  to  create  a  greater  demand. 
His  purposes  developed  slowly  but  surely  and  he  steadily  raised  the  standards  of 
the  institution  until  today  it  is  at  the  point  of  becoming  one  of  the  great  libraries 
of  the  country.  When  he  had  the  librarv  made  free  he  set  about  planning  a  home 
for  it  and  it  was  due  to  his  single-handed  and  whole-hearted  efforts  that  .\ndrew 
Carnegie  made  a  gift  of  a  million  dollars  for  the  purpose  of  estaDiishing  a 
splendid  main  library  and  numerous  branches." 

When  this  was  accomplished  'Sir.  Crunden  undertook  the  task  of  making 
the  library  more  of  a  storehouse  of  the  sort  of  literature  which  is  not  popular, 
without  in  the  least  affecting  its  character  as  a  place  whereat  the  public  could 
get  the  books  it  wants.  In  fact  it  was  his  purpose  to  raise  the  standard  of  public 
desire  in  its  reading  and  his  efforts  have  not  been  without  good  results  in  this 
direction.  He  has  stimulated  boys  and  girls  to  choose  good  books — books  that 
are  worth  while  Because  of  their  teaching  and  of  their  literary  value.  He  has 
labored  earnestly  to  secure  the  consolidation  of  the  public  and  the  mercantile 
librarv  with  the  object  of  making  the  latter  the  nucleus  and  basis  of  a  reference 
collection  with  a  special  field  in  the  accumulation  of  the  literature  pertainmg  to 
the  history  of  the  Mississippi  valley.  Undaunted  by  the  discouragements  which 
he  has  met,  he  has  continued  his  work  until  he  has  accomplished  much  that  he 
has  set  out  to  do,  the  public  finding  that  while  he  is  quiet  and  reserved  he  is 
also  pertinacious,  persuasive  and  pervasive. 

It  naturally  follows  that  Mr.  Crunden's  membership  associations  are  largely 
with  those  societies  organized  for  the  pronuilgation  of  knowledge  and  his  stand- 
ing among  men  of  broad  learning  and  culture  is  indicated  by  the  many  times 
that  he  has  been  honored  with  official  preferment.  In  1890  he  was  president  of 
the  American  Library  Association,  in  1897  '^'^^  president  of  the  International 
Library  Conference,  at  London,  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Artists' 
Guild,  the  Missouri  Historical  Society,  the  St.  Louis  Academy  of  Science,  the 
American  Economic  Association,  the  American  Social  Science  Association,  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  the  American  Civic 
Association,  of  which  he  was  vice  president,  while  in  1904  he  was  chairman  of 
the  library  section  of  the  International  Congress  of  Arts  and  Sciences  at  St.  Louis. 
He  is  also  a  charter  member  of  the  L^niversitv  Club  and  belongs  to  the  Noonday, 
Round  Table  and  Contemporarv  Clubs,  while  his  religious  belief  is  indicated 
in  his  membership  in  the  Unitarian  church. 

;\Ir.  Crunden  was  married  in  Newark,  New  Jersey,  in  1889,  to  !Miss  Kate 
Edmondson.  Their  only  child,  Frederick  E.,  born  in  1892,  died  in  1900.  Their 
home  is  the  center  of  a  cultured  society  circle.  While  Mr.  Crunden's  life  has 
been  that  of  the  student  and  thinker,  it  has  also  been  that  of  a  man  active  and 
practical  in  accomplishing  his  purposes.  He  is  particularly  a  well  balanced  man. 
While  in  sympathy  with  the  reformer  and  the  revolutionist  as  factors  in  the  on- 
ward march  of  progress,  he  has  riever  imposed  his  personal  and^  private  views 
r.prn  his  public  office.  His  opinions  have  largely  been  in  advance  of  those  held 
by  the  majority  of  his  fellows  and  in  earlier  years  his  views  led  him  to  be  re- 
garded somewhat  as  a  dreamer  and  theorist  upon  economical  and  sociological 
questions  but  he  has  lived  to  see  his  ideas  adopted  through  political  action  and 
especially  advocated  by  him  who  has  recentlv  left  the  White  House  after  seven 
years  of  service  in  which  the  country  has  made  rapid  forward  strides.  Mr. 
Crunden  has  always  been  a  patron  of  the  arts  and  of  everything  that  makes  fiir 
culture  and  because  of  this  his  services  have  been  frequentlv  sought  in  the  encour- 
agement of  the  work  of  literary  clubs  and  societies,  art  schools  and  musical 
organizations. 

We  quote  again  from  the  Mirror,  which  said  :  "A  gently  genial  man  with 
an  insinuating  and  even  insidious  humor,  somewhat  diffident,  vet  verv  definitelv 
determined  in  his  views,  he  has  been  a  factor  in  manv  or  most  of  our  important 
public  movements.     He  loves  his  unfortunate   fellowmen  and  sides  with  anv  or 


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ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


with  all  things  which  enlarge  liberty  and  assure  justice  to  those  disinherited.  He 
is  a  clever  talker  and  one  who  never  talks  long.  He  is  politic,  but  not  so  you 
can  see  his  policy  at  work  and  he  is  a  man  whose  note  is  kindness  more  than 
anything  else." 


WILLIA^il  B.  THOMPSON. 

William  B.  Thompson,  an  attorney,  now  specializing  largely  in  corporation 
law,  possesses  that  wide  and  comprehensive  general  knowledge  of  the  principles 
of  jurisprudence  which  must  always  precede  success  in  a  given  department  of 
the  law.  Born  in  the  town  of  Virginia,  Cass  county,  Illinois,  his  natal  day  was 
June  20,  1843.  His  father,  Nathaniel  B.  Thompson,  was  in  early  manhood  con- 
nected with  the  mercantile  house  of  Knapp,  Pogue  &  Company,  at  Beardstown, 
Illinois,  from  which  place  he  removed  to  Virginia,  Illinois,  and  there  established 
a  general  store,  not  only  meeting  the  wants  of  the  country  patronage  in  every 
line  but  also  handling  products  of  the  farms.  For  thirty-five  years  he  remained 
a  prosperous,  enterprising  merchant  of  Virginia,  but  several  years  prior  to  his 
death  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  where  his  remaining  days  were  passed. 
He  died  in  1882,  at  the  age  of  seventy-one  years,  and  his  widow,  Mrs.  Louisa 
(Dutch)  Thompson,  now  deceased,  survived  him  eighteen  years.  They  were  the 
parents  of  five  sons  and  five  daughters,  of  whom  four  sisters  and  one  brother 
are  yet  living.  They  inherited  from  the  father  a  goodly  estate,  embracing  exten- 
sive property  interests  in  Cass  county,  Illinois. 

William  B.  Thompson,  who  was  the  eldest  son  of  the  family,  supplemented 
his  early  education  by  preparation  for  college  in  Springfield,  Illinois,  as  a  student 
in  a  school  conducted  by  Dr.  Reyonlds,  father  of  Ex-United  States  Attorney 
Hon.  George  D.  Reynolds ;  while  Robert  T.  Lincoln,  George  D.  Reynolds,  Henry 
Latham,  Thomas  C.  Mather,  Jesse  L.  Duboise  and  others  who  have  since  attained 
to  positions  of  eminence  in  various  lines,  were  among  his  schoolmates.  He  was 
later  a  student  in  the  LTniversity  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor,  where  he  prepared 
for  the  practice  of  law. 

F'ollowing  his  admission  to  the  bar,  Mr.  Thompson  located  in  St.  Louis  and 
has  since  been  closely  associated  with  the  bar  here.  Advancement  in  the  law, 
however,  is  proverbially  slow  and  it  was  some  time  before  he  had  succeeded  in 
securing  a  paying  clientele.  This  period  of  his  novitiate  involved  many  pecuniary 
trials  and  hardships,  but  with  a  determined  spirit  he  met  conditions  without  his 
father's  aid  and  the  strength  of  his  character  and  his  legal  ability  at  length  won 
him  victory.  He  has  always  been  a  student,  not  only  of  the  principles  of  juris- 
prudence, but  of  men  and  measures  and  the  science  of  the  times,  and  in  this,  his 
wide  general  information,  is  undoubtedly  found  one  of  the  strong  elements  of 
his  power  and  ability  as  a  lawyer.  This  broad  I'^nowledge  has  enabled  him  to 
understand  life  in  its  various  phases,  the  motive  springs  of  human  conduct  and 
the  complexity  of  business  interests,  and  this,  combined  with  a  comprehensive 
familiarity  with  statutory  law  and  with  precedent,  makes  him  one  of  the  ablest 
practitioners  at  the  St.  Louis  bar.  He  has  been  connected  with  much  important 
litigation,  but  in  later  years  has  largely  confined  his  attention  to  corporation  law 
and  to  service  as  legal  counselor. 

In  1869  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Thompson  and  INliss  Camilla  Stiles, 
a  daughter  of  George  Stiles,  who  for  more  than  three  decades  was  connected 
with  the  old  Bank  of  the  State  of  Missouri.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Thompson  have 
become  the  parents  of  three  daughters  and  two  sons,  of  whom  one  daughter 
married  and  resided  abroad  until  her  death  in  Florence,  Italy,  in  1902.  She  left 
one  son,  aged  twelve  years,  now  a  student  at  Fay's  School  in  Southboro,  Massa- 
chusetts.    One   son,   Wirt   L.   Thompson,   living  in   Philadelphia,   married   ]\Iiss 


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■06  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Kate  Furness,  granddaughter  of  Dr.  Horace  Furness,  the  great  Shakespearean 
scholar,  and  also  granddaughter  of  John  C.  Bullitt,  in  his  da}'  considered  one 
of  the  most  prominent  lawyers  in  Philadelphia.  Wirt  L.  Thompson  is  connected 
with  Brown  Brothers,  one  of  the  largest  banking  concerns  in  the  world.  The 
other  son,  Ford  W.  Thompson,  graduated  from  Yale  in  the  class  of  1895,  took 
his  law  degree  in  St.  Louis,  graduating  from  the  Washington  University,  and 
has  since  practiced  in  St.  Louis,  having  gained  a  remarkable  reputation  for  a 
young  man.  He  is  highly  respected  both  by  his  associates  and  the  judges  before 
whom  he  practices,  and  is  now  in  partnership  with  his  father. 

Mr.  Thompson  has  long  been  interested  in  the  political  situation  of  the 
country  and  the  progress  of  the  democratic  party  and  in  1875  was  nominated 
upon  its  ticket  as  candidate  for  state  senator  from  the  thirty-fourth  senatorial 
district.  Although  this  district  had  a  normal  republican  majority  of  fifteen 
hundred,  JNIr.  Thompson  was  elected  by  a  majority  of  one  hundred  and  served 
for  a  full  term  in  the  upper  house  of  the  Missouri  assembly.  He  was  made 
chairman  of  the  judiciary  committee,  served  on  other  important  committees  and 
made  an  excellent  reputation  as  an  able  and  conscientious  legislator.  While 
in  more  recent  years  he  has'not  participated  in  politics  as  an  officeholder,  he  has 
yet  kept  in  close  touch  with  the  party  as  a  student  of  its  platform  and  its  prin- 
ciples, recognizing  the  obligations  of  citizenship  and  standing  at  all  times  in  sup- 
port of  measures  and  movements  which  he  deems  will  be  of  most  far-reaching 
benefit.  In  recent  years  his  attention  has  been  concentrated  upon  his  professional 
duties,  with  the  result  that  he  now  has  a  large  and  distinctivelv  representative 
clientage  and  is  accorded  a  place  in  the  foremost  ranks  of  the  attorneys  of  the 
St.  Louis  bar. 


^^■ILLIA^I  Marshall  senter. 

\\'illiam  Marshall  Senter  figured  prominently  in  connection  with  the  develop- 
ment of  the  cotton  industry  and  railroad  interests  in  St.  Louis  and  the  southwest. 
He  was  born  in  Lexington,  Tennessee,  April  11,  1831,  a  son  of  Alvin  B.  Senter, 
who  was  a  native  of  North  Carolina  but  in  1829  became  a  resident  of  Lexington, 
being  afterward  numbered  as  one  of  the  most  prosperous  farmers  of  that  region. 
He  later  took  up  his  abode  in  Gibson  county,  Tennessee,  near  the  city  of  Trenton 
and  his  son  William  M.  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  there. 

William  M.  Senter  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  a  clerk  in 
a  retail  dry  goods  store  of  W.  T.  &  J.  A.  Wilkins  of  Trenton  and  when  twenty- 
five  years  of  age  purchased  the  business  which  he  conducted  successfully  until 
1863.  In  that  year  he  disposed  of  his  store  and  removed  to  Columbus,  Kentucky, 
where  he  was  again  engaged  in  merchandising  for  a  year.  In  1864  he  arrived 
in  St.  Louis  and  established  the  firm  of  Senter  &  Company,  cotton  commission 
merchants.  This  was  the  first  exclusive  liouse  of  this  kind  organized  in  the  city. 
In  the  venture  Mr.  Senter  was  associated  with  W.  T.  Wilkins,  who  had  formerly 
been  his  partner  in  Tennessee.  As  he  studied  the  cotton  trade  and  saw  possibilities 
for  the  advancement  of  extensive  and  profitable  business  interests  of  this  character 
Mr.  Senter  organized  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Compress  Company  in  1876  in  asso- 
ciation with  Colonel  Paramore,  who  was  elected  the  first  president.  Mr.  Senter 
succeeded  Colonel  Paramore  in  the  presidency  and  filled  the  position  for  fifteen 
years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  he  resigned.  He  was  also  associated  with  Colonel 
Paramore  in  the  organization  of  the  Cotton  Belt  Railroad  Company,  the  colonel 
being  the  first  president  and  Mr.  Senter  the  first  vice  president.  This  line  proved 
an  essential  element  in  the  development  of  the  district  through  which  it  passed, 
greatly  enhancing  trade  relations  in  its  provision  of  transportation  facilities.  As 
years  went  by  Mr.  Senter  became  recognized  as  the  leading  factor  in  the  cotton 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CI'JV.  67 

trade  of  the  central  Mississippi  valley,  lie  served  for  several  terms  as  the  presi- 
dent of  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Exchange  and  was  also  the  vice  president  of  the  St. 
Louis  Merchants  Exchange.  Extending  his  efforts  into  various  fields  of  business  he 
became  a  director  of  the  Union  Trust  Company,  the  American  Central  Insurance 
Company  and  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Compress  Company.  He  was  watchful  of  all 
details  of  his  business  and  of  all  indications  pointing  toward  prosperity  and  from 
the  beginning  had  an  enthusiastic  and  abiding  faith  in  the  ultimate  success  of  his 
enterprise. 

In  1857  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Senter  and  Miss  Lucy  J.  Wilkins,  a 
daughter  of  Littlejohn  Wilkins,  a  merchant  of  Trenton,  Tennessee.  They  became 
parents  of  four  children:  Mrs.  Silas  B.  Jones;  and  John,  Asa  and  Charles  P., 
who  became  associates  with  their  father  in  business.  Mr.  Senter  was  a  member 
of  the  Third  Baptist  church  and  a  most  active  and  earnest  worker  in  its  support. 
He  served  as  one  of  its  trustees,  as  deacon  and  as  superintendent  of  the  Sunday 
school  and  did  all  in  his  power  to  promote  the  growth  and  extent  of  the  in- 
fluence of  the  church.  His  life  was  actuated  by  the  most  honorable  principles 
and  while  he  gained  wealth  it  was  not  alone  the  goal  for  which  he  was  striving 
for  he  belonged  to  that  class  of  representative  American  citizens  who  promote  the 
general  prosperity  upon  advancing  individual  interests. 


CHARLES    SOXNEM.\NN. 

Charles  Sonnemann  is  proprietor  of  the  West  End  Carriage  &  Automobile 
Factory.  For  eighteen  years  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  car- 
riages and  in  more  recent  years  has  added  an  automobile  department,  having  a 
well  equipped  plant  at  No.  3434  Lindell  avenue.  A  native  of  Illinois  he  was  born 
in  Carlinville,  Illinois,  October  i,  1861,  his  parents  being  Henry  and  Christiana 
Sonnemann.  As  the  name  indicates  he  is  of  German  descent,  his  paternal  grand- 
father having  come  from  Hanover,  Germany,  where  he  was  for  some  years  in 
the  government  service.  Henrv  Sonnemann  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  at- 
tended the  school  there  and  afterward  came  to  America,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  bakery  and  confectionery  business,  conducting  an  enterprise  of  that  kind  in 
Carlinville,  Illinois,  until  his  life's  labors  were  ended  in  death  in  1874. 

Charles  Sonnemann  displays  many  of  the  sterling  characteristics  of  his  Teu- 
tonic ancestry  especially  in  the  determination  and  perseverance  which  he  has 
shown  in  his  business  career.  He  attended  school  between  the  ages  of  six  and 
fifteen  years  and  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1876  for  the  purpose  of  securing  employ- 
ment that  would  enable  him  to  provide  for  his  own  support.  He  engaged  in  a 
fruit  store  where  he  worked  for  ten  months  at  the  meager  wage  of  eight  dollars 
per  month.  Fie  afterward  devoted  one  year  to  farming  and  realizing  the  value 
of  advanced  education  he  spent  six  months  as  a  student  in  the  L'niversity  at  Car- 
linville. Again  coming  to  St.  Louis  Mr.  Sonnemann  engaged  with  the  St.  Louis 
Cotton  Compress  Company  with  which  he  was  connected  for  six  months  and 
for  three  years  he  served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  trades  of  carriage  manufac- 
turing. During  that  time  he  closely  applied  himself  to  the  business,  becoming 
an  expert  workman  after  which  he  was  emploj'ed  for  two  years  in  the  John 
Kimpel  Wagon  Factory.  On  leaving  that  employ  he  entered  the  service  of  James 
A.  Wright,  a  carriage  manufacturer  with  whom  he  continued  for  four  years. 
In  1889  he  began  the  business  of  carriage  manufacturing  on  his  own  account  at 
Nos.  3421  and  3423  Lindell  avenue.  Fie  is  now  one  of  the  well  known  auto- 
mobile and  carriage  manufacturers  of  St.  Louis,  catering  to  the  high  class  trade 
of  the  city.  He  manufactures  motor  cars  and  carriages  from  start  to  finish, 
turning  out  high  grade  cars  and  carriages  which  find  a  ready  sale  on  the 
market.  He  keeps  abreast  with  all  of  the  latest  improvements  and  intro- 
duces every  accessory  to  successful  work.     Gradually  his   business   has   grown 


68  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY. 

in  volume  and  importance  until  it  is  today  one  of  the  extensive  productive  in- 
dustries of  the  city,  its  output  finding  a  ready  and  profitable  sale  on  the  market. 
Gradually  the  business  of  manufacturing  automobiles  is  supplanting  that  of  car- 
riage manufacturing  although  the  latter  is  still  an  extensive  department  of  the 
business. 

Mr.  Sonnemann  -was  married  in  St.  I^ouis  to  Miss  Emily  Walter  on  the  28th 
of  April,  1888,  and  they  have  become  parents  of  five  children :  Charlotte,  eigh- 
teen years  of  age,  now  a  student  in  Brown's  Commercial  College ;  Carl,  seven- 
teen years  of  age,  who  is  employed  by  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company  and 
is  now  attending  night  school ;  Edward  G.,  and  Alma,  pupils  in  the  public  schools, 
aged  respectively  fifteen  and  twelve  years ;  and  Marvel,  six  years  of  age,  who 
completes  the  family.  Mr.  Sonnemann  owns  a  nice  residence.  No.  3628  Folsom 
avenue,  and  through  his  well  directed  business  activity  is  now  able  to  surround 
his  family  with  many  of  the  comforts  and  some  of  the  luxuries  of  life.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Lutheran  church  and  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican 
party,  keeping  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  yet  never 
seeking-  nor  desiring  office. 


PAUL    ^lUELLER. 


Paul  ]\lueller  is  now  practical!}'  living  retired  from  business,  although  he 
still  retains  the  presidency  of  the  Mueller  Ice  &  Fuel  Company.  He  was  for 
more  than  a  third  of  a  century  closely  connected  with  the  grocery  business  of  this 
city  and  in  the  field  of  continuous  enterprise  and  well  directed  energies  he  ac- 
quired the  competence  which  now  enables  him  to  rest  from  further  labor. 

'  A  native  of  Hanover,  Germany,  he  was  born  October  24,  1844,  and  spent  the. 
first  eighteen  years  of  his  life  in  the  land  of  his  birth.  After  sojourning  in 
France  for  four  years,  he  came  to  America  in  1866,  when  a  young  man  of  twenty- 
two,  and  for  about  five  years  was  a  resident  of  New  York  city.  In  1871  he  re- 
moved westward  to  St.  Louis  and  established  a  grocery  store  at  No.  1813  Lucas 
avenue,  where  he  continued  for  five  years  and  then  removed  to  North  St.  Louis. 
He  conducted  his  grocery  business  uninterruptedh-  for  five  years  but  retired  in 
1906  from  the  active  management  of  anv  business.  He  is,  however,  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Mueller  Ice  &  Fuel  Company  and  from  his  investments  derives  a 
substantial  annual  income. 

His  business  history  contains  no  unusual  chapters.  It  is  that  of  a  man  who 
year  after  year  has  faithfully  performed  the  duties  which  have  come  to  him, 
always  keeping  the  end  in  view  of  attaining  success  by  honorable  and  straight- 
forward methods.  To  this  end  he  has  wasted  no  time  and  neglected  no  oppor- 
tunity but  by  persistent  purpose  has  gained  the  goal  for  which  he  strove.  ]\Ir. 
Jilueller's  periods  of  recreation  have  largely  been  devoted  to  travel.  He  has  made 
various  tours  of  Europe  and  South  America  and  also  visited  many  points  of 
interest  in  this  country.  His  hours  of  leisure  have  largely  been  devoted  to  read- 
ing and  in  this  way  he  has  gained  broad  general  information.  His  favorite  amuse- 
ments are  fishing  and  hunting,  but  at  no  time  did  he  ever  allow  outside  interests 
to  claim  the  attention  which  should  have  been  given  to  business.  He  is  a  splendid 
type  of  the  self-made  man  who  starts  out  in  life  without  family  or  pecuniary 
assistance  and  through  his  own  diligent  elTorts  wins  prosperity.  Arriving  in 
St.  Louis  without  a  dollar  he  has  since  accumulated  a  very  comfortable  fortune 
that  now  enables  him  to  enjoy  well  earned  rest. 

On  the  22d  of  November,  1878,  Mr.  Mueller  was  married  to  Aliss  Catherina 
Zeissler,  a  daughter  of  Nicholas  and  Agnes  (Dagan)  Zeissler,  who  were  also  of 
German  birth  and  came  to  America  about  1870.  The  father  was  for  many  years 
prominent  in  business  circles  in  this  city.    Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mueller  were  bom 


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70  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tliree  children,  of  whom  the  eldest,  Annie,  is  the  wife  of  Anthony  Masse,  of  St. 
Louis,  to  whom  she  was  married  April  28,  1897.  Paul  Sebastian,  now  vice  presi- 
dent and  general  manager  of  the  Mueller  Ice  &  Fuel  Compan}',  was  born  July  6, 
1879,  and  was  educated  in  the  parochial  schools.  Smith  Academy  and  the  Jones 
Commercial  College.  On  leaving  school  he  assumed  the  management  of  his 
father's  business  and  was  made  vice  president  of  the  Ice  &  Fuel  Company.  On 
the  2ist  of  October,  1908,  he  wedded  Miss  Primeau,  a  daughter  of  Edward  and 
Mary  Primeau,  and  a  representative  of  one  of  the  earliest  French  families  of  St. 
Louis.  She  is  a  graduate  of  the  Grand  Avenue  high  school  and  is  an  accomplished 
pianist.  Their  home  is  at  No.  2305  Halley  avenue.  Like  his  father,  Paul  S. 
Mueller  is  very  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing.  William  Nicholas  Mueller,  the 
youngest  son,  now  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Mueller  Ice  &  Fuel  Company, 
was  born  April  2,  1884,  and  after  attending  the  public  school  continued  his  edu- 
cation in  the  Jones  Commercial  College.  He  too  became  his  father's  associate 
in  business  and  is  now  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  company.  The  sons  have 
active  control  of  the  business,  although  the  father  remains  nominally  at  its  head 
as  president.  On  the  3d  ot  October,  1903,  William  N.  Mueller  was  married  to 
Miss  Caroline  Hoffman,  a  daughter  of  Sebastian  and  Caroline  Hoffman,  of 
Trenton,  Illinois.  They  have  one  child,  Catherine  Pauline.  IMrs.  ^^'illiam  ]\Iueller 
was  educated  in  the  St.  Joseph  school  and  Sacred  Heart  convent  and  displays 
superior  musical  ability.  Their  home  is  at  No.  4626  Evans  avenue.  The  family 
is  well  known  in  the  city,  especially  among  the  German-American  residents,  and 
.both  father  and  sons  have  enjoyed  in  full  measure  the  confidence  and  regard  of 
their  business  associates. 


WILLIAM  AUGUST  :\IOELLMAN. 

William  August  Moellman,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Nelson  Distilling 
Company  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  September  i,  i860,  at  Venedy,  Washington 
county,  Illinois.  His  parents  were  Henry  and  Catherine  Moellman,  the  former 
a  farmer  by  occupation.  Both  were  born  in  Germany.  The  father  came  of  a 
family  noted  for  longevity.  His  grandfather,  who  died  at  the  extreme  age  of 
ninety-six  years,  is  yet  well  remembered  by  W.  A.  Moellman  of  this  review.  His 
son,  the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  served  under  Napoleon  and  received  a  medal 
of  honor  for  bravery  displayed  at  the  battle  of  Waterloo.  He  lived  to  the  ripe 
old  age  of  seventy-nine  years.  Henry  Moellman  was  a  youth  of  nine  summers 
when  in  1836  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  The  family  afterward  removed 
to  a  farm  near  Venedy,  Illinois,  where  he  continued  with  his  parents  until  twenty 
years  of  age.  He  then  accepted  a  position  on  a  steamboat  running  between  St. 
Louis  and  New  Orleans,  being  thus  employed  until  twenty-five  years  of  age,  when 
he  invested  the  capital  he  had  saved  from  his  earnings  in  a  farm  near  the  old 
homestead,  and  continued  to  reside  thereupon  until  he  was  called  to  his  final 
rest,  having  made  the  place  his  home  for  fifty-one  years.  He  was  seventy-six 
years  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  demise.  His  wife  had  become  a  resident  of- St. 
Louis  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years. 

William  August  Moellman  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  studied 
both  German  and  English.  For  two  years  he  was  a  pupil  in  the  Johnson  Com- 
mercial College  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated,  and  after  leaving 
that  institution  he  accepted  a  position  in  the  tax-collector's  office  at  Nashville, 
Illinois,  where  he  continued  for  four  years. 

On  the  2d  of  November,  1882,  Mr.  Moellman  was  married  to  Miss  Olga 
Eckelman  of  Nashville.  Illinois,  after  which  he  followed  farming  for  five  years 
at  A^enedy,  Illinois,  but  did  not  find  that  pursuit  either  congenial  or  profitable 
and  removed  to  St.  Louis.     Here  he  engaged  in  the  retail  grocery  business  for 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  71 

eight  years,  after  which  he  sold  out  and  became  a  salcsinaii  for  a  wholesale 
grocery  house  which  he  represented  for  eight  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that 
period  he  bought  an  interest  in  the  Nelson  Distilling  Company  of  St.  Louis,  with 
which  he  is  now  connected  as  secretary  and  treasurer.  He  is  also  vice  president 
of  the  Phos.  Ferrone  Manufacturing  Company  at  No.  2318  Olive  street. 

Aside  from  his  business  connections,  in  which  he  has  attained  considerable 
prominence  and  success,  W.  A.  Moellman  is  well  known  in  the  local  ranks  of 
the  republican  party  and  through  Iiis  lodge  associations.  In  1905  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  city  council  to  serve  for  a  term  of  four  years  as  a  representative 
of  the  republican  party,  and  therefore  is  one  of  the  officials  of  the  city  at  the 
present  time.  He  believes  in  a  business-like  administration  with  economy  in 
municipal  expenditure  and  yet  does  not  believe  in  the  careful  saving  of  public 
funds  to  the  extent  of  excluding  public  progress.  In  Masonry  he  has  attained 
the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  rite  and  also  belongs  to  the  Odd  Fellows 
and  Knights  of  Pythias  Lodges,  to  the  Benevolent  &  Protective  Order  of  Elks 
and  the  Missouri  Athletic  and  Liederkranz  Clubs. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Moellman 
has  been  blessed  with  three  children,  William  Henry,  August  Henry  and  Olga  E. 
From  early  boyhood  Mr.  Moellman  has  been  deeply  interested  in  music  and  it 
remains  one  of  his  chief  sources  of  entertainment  and  recreation. 


JOHN  H.  GUNDLACH. 

John  H.  Gundlach  is  president  of  the  John  H.  Gundlach  Company,  in  which 
connection  he  has  made  a  specialty  of  the  development  of  north  end  residence 
property.  His  work  is  a  commendable  feature  in  the  history  of  real-estate  opera- 
tions in  St.  Louis  during  the  past  fifteen  years  or  more.  Extending  the  scope  of 
his  activity,  he  has  become  secretary-treasurer  of  the  Plymouth  Investment  Com- 
pany, of  the  Union  Realty  &  Investment  Company  and  of  the  O'Fallon  Park 
Realty  &  Investment  Company,  while  of  the  Sextet  Realty  Company  he  is  a 
director. 

Born  in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri,  October  6,  1861,  he  is  a  son  of  Peter  and 
Elizabeth  (Reifif)  Gundlach,  the  former  a  shoe  merchant  and  for  twelve  years 
a  member  of  the  city  council  of  St.  Louis.  The  son  attended  successively  the 
Friedens  private  school,  the  Henry  Ames  public  school,  the  Douglass  high  school 
and  Grier's  Commercial  College.  His  business  career  has  been  marked  by  con- 
secutive progress,  resulting  from  well  developed  talents  and  increased  powers 
which  come  through  experience.  He  was  from  1877  until  1880  with  the  firm  of 
Boehl  &  Koenig,  photographers,  and  then  entered  the  emplo}'  of  the  ^Mechanics' 
Planing  Mill  Company.  He  severed  his  connection  therewith  in  1881  and  in 
1882  and  1883  was  with  the  Hvmzinger  Tobacco  Company  of  Chicago.  In  1883 
and  1884  he  occupied  the  position  of  bookkeeper  for  Auguste  B.  Ewing,  commis- 
sioner of  supplies,  and  in  1885  entered  the  service  of  the  Wabash  Railroad  Com- 
panjr  in  the  local  freight  department  as  chief  clerk  in  the  north  end  yards,  where 
he  remained  until  1892. 

Each  change  indicated  progress  in  his  business  career  and  in  1892  he  felt  that 
his  capital  and  experience  justified  his  engaging  in  business  on  his  own  account 
and  he  organized  the  John  H.  Gundlach  Company  for  the  purpose  of  dealing  in 
real-estate.  He  then  turned  his  attention  to  the  development  of  north  end  resi- 
dence property  and  that  section  of  the  citv  owes  its  improvement  in  substantial 
measure  to  his  efforts.  Moreover  he  has  done  important  work  in  real-estate  lines 
in  other  connections,  cooperating  in  the  activities  of  the  Plymouth  Investment 
Company,  the  Union  Realty  &  Investment  Company  and  the  O'Fallon  Park 
Realty  &  Investment  Company,  of  all  of  which  he  is  secretarv  and  treasurer.  He 
is  likewise  a  director  of  the  Sextet  Realty  Company  and  all  of  these  business 


72  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

organizations  have  figured  prominenti)-  in  the  promotion  of  activity  in  real-estate 
circles  in  St.  Louis.  That  his  standing  is  high  among  real-estate  men  is  indicated 
by  the  fact  that  he  has  been  honored  with  the  vice  presidency  of  the  St.  Louis 
Real  Estate  Exchange. 

Mr.  Gundlach  has  also  been  a  cooperant  factor  in  other  movements  for  the 
development  of  "the  city  and  at  different  times  has  served  as  president  of  the 
North  St.  Louis  Business  Men's  Association  and  the  North  St.  Louis  Citizens' 
Association.  He  is  an  active  worker  for  improved  civic  conditions  and  has  done 
important  public  service  as  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Civic 
League  of  which  he  is  now  president.  Much  of  his  public  work  has  been  in  con- 
nection with  that  organization,  which  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  potent  elements 
in  working  for  higher  ideals  in  municipal  life. 

Mr.  Gundlach  is  likewise  a  leader  in  local  republican  ranks  but  while  he  has 
firm  belief  in  the  principles  of  the  party,  he  does  not  believe  in  any  blind  follow- 
ing of  party  leaders  who  would  sacrifice  public  interests  to  personal  aggrandize- 
ment but  is  rather  more  in  sympathy  with  the  independent  movement,  which  is 
one  of  the  hopeful  political  signs  of  the  times,  when  prominent  business  men  will 
eschew  party  politics  in  loCal  elections  for  the  good  of  the  community  at  large. 
It  is  his  desire,  however,  that  his  party  shall  be  the  expression  of  the  highest  and 
best  that  can  be  obtained  in  political  lines  and  he  is  serving  as  a  member  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  Young  Men's  Republican  Auxiliary.  He  was  like- 
wise one  of  the  organizers  and  is  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
Municipal  Voters'  League. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  Mr.  Gundlach  was  married  in  St.  Louis, 
April  19,  1884,  to  Miss  Emma  C.  Dreyer,  who  was  born  in  this  city,  July  3,  1862, 
and  they  now  have  two  daughters,  Alice  and  Ruth. 


REV.  owEx  J.  McDonald. 

Rev.  Owen  J.  McDonald,  rector  of  St.  Ann's  Catholic  church,  on  Whittier 
street  and  Page  boulevard,  has  presided  here  continuously  since  October,  1896. 
He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  JNIarch  14,  1851,  a  son  of  Patrick  and  Mary  (Gaffney) 
McDonald,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  County  Cavan,  Ireland,  and  came  to 
this  country  in  1847  and  1849,  respectively.  They  were  married  in  St.  Patrick's 
church  of  this  city  May  12,  1850. 

Father  McDonald  was  reared  in  St.  Louis,  pursuing  his  early  education  in 
the  school  conducted  by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph  and  at  Christian  Brothers 
College.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  theology  in  St.  Vincent's  Seminary  at 
Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri,  and  afterward  attended  St.  Francis  De  Sales  Seminary, 
at  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  In  that  City  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood,  March 
25,  1874,  and  was  assigned  to  St.  Columbkill's  church  at  South  St.  Louis  as 
assistant  to  Rev.  Michael  O'Reilly.  On  the  5th  of  January,  1875,  he  was  sent 
to  take  charge  of  a  congregation  at  Potosi,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  until 
February  4,  1884,  when  he  was  transferred  to  St.  Lawrence  O'Toole  church  in 
St.  Louis.  There  he  labored  until  1889,  after  which  he  served  for  one  year  as 
chaplain  and  solicitor  for  the  orphan  asylum  and  on  the  ist  of  June,  1891,  he 
was  sent  to  St.  Bridget's  parish,  where  he  remained  until  October,  1896,  when 
he  was  appointed  rector  of  St.  Ann's  parish.  Here  he  has  since  remained  and 
immediately  following  his  assignment  to  this  parish  he  purchased  the  southeast 
corner  of  Whitter  street  and  Page  boulevard  and  made  preparations  for  the 
erection  of  a  new  church,  one  hundred  and  twelve  by  sixty-eight  feet  and  ninety 
feet  in  the  transept.  The  basement  was  constructed  and  services  were  held  in 
that  for  a  time,  the  cornerstone  being  laid  by  the  Most  Rev.  J.  J.  Kain,  on  the 
last  Sunday  of  May,  1897,  and  dedicated  by  the  Archbishop  of  St.  Louis,  Rt. 
Rev.  Mgr.  H.  Muehlsiepin,  V.  G.,  on  September   12th,  of  the  same  year,  just 


REV.  O.   T.  McDOXALD 


74  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

eleven  months  after  Father  i\IcDonald  had  taken  charge  of  the  parish.  To  com- 
plete this  he  worked  earnestly,  putting  forth  every  possible  effort  to  further  the 
work  and  in  all  departments  of  the  church  he  has  been  equally  zealous  and 
efficient.  He  founded  the  parish  free  school  in  July,  1900,  and  it  was  opened 
on  the  5th  of  November.  There  are  now  six  teachers  and  three  hundred  chil- 
dren. It  is  the  intention  to  complete  the  church  of  rough  stone  and  it  will  furnish 
seating  capacity  for  one  thousand  people.  It  is  hoped  to  complete  this  in  1909, 
and  it  will  be  one  of  the  handsome  church  edifices  in  St.  Louis.  Father  McDonald 
is  certainlv  doing  an  excellent  work  here  and  his  zealous,  consecrated  labor  has 
made  him  a  power  in  the  Catholic  ministry. 


LOUIS  EDWARD  NEWMAN,  M.D. 

Dr.  Louis  Edward  Newman,  physician  and  surgeon  of  St.  Louis,  his  native 
city,  was  born  September  3,  1861,  his  parents  being  Socrates  and  Lina  (Vitalis) 
Newman.  The  father  wa^  a  former  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Gas  Light  Com- 
pany. The  Newman  family,  early  established  on  American  soil,  was  represented 
in  Pennsylvania,  whence  its  members  scattered,  some  of  them  settling  in  Virginia, 
Missouri  and  Kentucky.  The  maternal  grandparents  left  France  and  settled  near 
Port  Royal,  Martinique,  whence  later  representatives  of  the  name  came  to  the 
United  States,  and  the  maternal  grandfather,  Louis  Vitalis,  served  as  a  surgeon 
in  the  French  army  under  Napoleon  the  Great  and  later  came  to  this  country. 

Dr.  Newman  completed  his  literary  education  in  the  St.  Louis  University, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1880.  He 
prepared  for  a  professional  career  as  a  medical  student  in  St.  Louis  and  Phila- 
delphia and  spent  two  years  in  post-graduate  work  in  London,  Paris  and  Vienna, 
receiving  instruction  from  some  of  the  most  renowned  physicians  and  surgeons 
of  the  old  world.  His  thorough  and  comprehensive  training  well  qualified  him 
for  his  professional  duties,  which  have  been  discharged  with  a  sense  of  con- 
scientious obligation  that  has  made  him  one  of  the  ablest  practitioners  in  the  city. 
The  liberal  patronage  accorded  him  is  indicative  of  the  confidence  reposed  in  him 
by  the  general  public,  while  his  strict  conformity  to  a  high  standard  of  profes- 
sional ethics  has  gained  him  the  unqualified  regard  of  fellow-representatives  of 
the  medical  fraternity.  He  has  been  honored  with  the  presidency  of  the  St.  Louis 
Medical  Society  and  also  of  the   St.  Louis  Obstetrical  &  Gynecological  Society. 

Dr.  Newman  was  married  February  8,  1899,  to  Martha,  daughter  of  Dr. 
John  Bryant,  of  Independence,  Missouri,  and  they  have  five  children.  With  the 
exception  of  the  period  which  he  spent  abroad  he  has  always  remained  a  resident 
of  St.  Louis  and  the  fact  that  many  of  his  stanchest  friends  are  numbered  among 
those  wdio  have  known  him  from  his  boyhood  is  an  indication  of  an  honorable 
and  well  spent  life,  as  well  as  of  high  professional  attainments. 


JAMES  FRANKLIN  BRENDLE. 

James  Franklin  Brendle,  who  was  well  known  in  mercantile  circles  of  St. 
Louis,  holding  the  position  of  manager  over  all  salesmen  with  the  Moffitt-West 
Drug  Company,  was  born  in  Greencastle,  Pennsylvania,  October  23,  1856,  and 
died  in  St.  Louis,  August  26,  1905.  His  parents  were  Henry  and  Esther  (Winger) 
Brendle,  of  Greencastle,  Pennsylvania,  The  father  was  a  prominent  stock  com- 
mission merchant  of  that  city  and  in  the  schools  there  James  F.  Brendle  pursued 
his  education  while  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof.  When 
he  left  home  he  made  his  way  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  for  a  short  time 
and  then  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the  upholstering  business 
for  a  brief  period.    Later  he  accepted  a  position  as  general  manager  in  T.  Hod- 


ST.  LOUIS,  TJIJ':    RJL'RTIl    CITY.  75 

son's  dry  goods  store  and  that  he  displayed  marked  capability  and  enterprise  in 
this  connection  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  occupied  the  position  for  sixteen 
years.  On  severing  his  connection  with  that  house  he  went  to  the  Moffitt- 
West  Drug  Company  and  became  manager  over  all  the  salesmen,  continuing  in 
that  position  until  his  demise.  He  enjoyed  the  full  confidence  and  respect  of  those 
whom  he  represented  and  of  all  with  whom  he  was  associated  in  business  rela- 
tions. 

On  the  22d  of  April,  1892,  Mr.  Brendle  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary 
E.  Hodson,  a  daughter  of  William  H.  and  Agnes  (Madden)  Hodson,  formerly 
of  Montreal,  Canada.  Unto  this  marriage  there  were  born  two  sons  and  three 
daughters,  namely:     William  Henry,  James  F.,  Mary,  Ruth  and  Esther. 

In  his  religious  belief  Mr.  Brendle  was  a  Catholic  and  always  remained  loyal 
to  the  church.  His  political  views  were  in  accord  with  the  principles  of  democracy 
and  he  kept  well  informed  on  the  questions  of  the  day,  although  he  never  sought 
nor  desired  office  for  himself.  He  was  a  man  of  attractive  social  qualities  and 
had  many  warm  friends,  while  his  enterprise  and  ability  in  business  lines  brought 
him  to  a  prominent  position  in  commercial  circles. 


JOHN  HIGGINS. 


John  Higgins  was  a  self  made  man  whose  force  of  character  was  indicated 
in  his  business  career,  as  his  progress  and  success  were  attributable  entirely  to 
his  indefatigable  labor.  He  was  born  in  county  Mayo,  Ireland,  May  20,  1863, 
and  his  life  record  covered  but  little  less  than  forty  years,  for  he  passed  away  on 
the  19th  of  April,  1903.  His  parents,  Michael  and  Mary  (Holligan)  Higgins, 
were  also  natives  of  county  Mayo.  He  attended  school  in  his  native  country  for 
six  or  seven  years,  then  put  aside  his  text  books  to  give  his  undivided  attention 
to  the  work  of  assisting  his  father  on  the  home  farm.  As  he  advanced  in  years 
his  ambition  reached  out  to  broader  fields,  and  the  favorable  reports  concerning 
America  and  her  opportunities  attracted  him,  so  that  about  the  time  he  attained 
his  majority  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  United  States,  and  settled  first  in  Chi- 
cago. He  remained  in  that  city  for  a  year,  after  which  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  es- 
tablishing his  home  here  in  1882.  For  a  year  or  two  he  engaged  in  business  as 
sewer  contractor,  and  afterward  became  superintendent  of  construction,  thus 
continuing  activelv  in  business  life  until  his  labors  were  ended  in  death. 

Mr.  Higgins  was  married  on  the  5th  of  September,  1893,  in  St.  Louis,  to 
Miss  Bridget  O'Neill,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Katherine  (Durkin)  O'Neill, 
of  Ireland.  L'nto  this  marriage  were  born  four  children,  Michael,  Nellie,  Kath- 
erine and  John  Leo.  Mr.  Higgins  gave  his  political  support  to  the  democracy, 
his  study  of  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day  leading  him  to  the  opniion  that 
its  principles  were  most  conducive  to  good  government.  In  his  religious  faith 
he  was  a  Catholic,  and  was  a  member  of  the  order  known  as  Knights  of  Father 
IMathew,  having  strong  sympathy  with  the  object  of  the  society.  He  never  had 
occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  seek  a  home  in  the  new  world,  for  he 
found  grand  opportunities  here,  and  his  diligence  constituted  the  ladder  on  which 
he  climbed  to  success. 


DAVID  STFAT^:XS. 


David  Stevens  is  now  living  retired  but  for  many  years  was  engaged  in  con- 
tracting in  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  May  11,  1839,  in  Forfarshire,  Scotland,  the 
land  of  the  craig  and  glen,  of  mountain  peak  and  mountain  lake,  of  lowland 
heath  and  plain,  of  liberty,  poetry  and  song — a  land  that  has  been  the  ancestral 
home  of  manj^  of  America's  brightest,  best  and  most  distinguished  men.     His 


76  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

parents  were  William  and  Barbara  (jMiddleton)  Stevens.  The  father  came  to 
America  in  1852  and  settled  in  the. city  of  New  York,  where  he  engaged  in  busi- 
ness as  a  hatter,  handling  straw  goods  and  panamas.  He  served  as  a  member 
of  the  United  States  marines  on  the  Isaac  P.  Smith  that  sailed  from  New  York. 
He  was  captured  on  Stony  River  near  Charleston,  South  Carolina,  in  1863  and 
was  paroled  at  Richmond,  Virginia.  He  died  in  New  York  City  in  1895,  having 
long  survived  his  wife,  who  passed  away  in  Scotland. 

David  Stevens  came  to  the  United  States  in  1855,  when  sixteen  years  of 
age,  and  in  1874  arrived  in  St.  Louis.  Here  he  entered  the  employ  of  James 
Stewart,  Sr.,  for  whom  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  carpenter  and  foreman  for 
eight  years.  Diu'ing  this  time  James  Stewart,  Jr.,  now  well  known  in  business 
circles  in  St.  Louis,  was  learning  his  trade.  In  1881  Air.  Stevens  returned  to 
the  old  world,  spending  a  short  time  in  Scotland,  England  and  France.  In  1882 
he  came  again  to  America  and  on  Decoration  day  of  that  year  he  had  his  leg  and 
arm  broken.  This  necessitated  his  remaining  in  St.  Luke's  hospital  for  nine 
months.  After  recovering  he  engaged  in  contracting  in  St.  Louis,  his  time  being 
largely  occupied  on  the  construction  of  residences,  including  apartment  buildings 
and  nice  homes  throughout  the  city.  As  time  passed  and  he  saw  opportunity  for 
judicious  investment,  he  made  purchases  until  he  had  accumulated  quite  a  nice 
property  for  himself.  He  today  owns  considerable  valuable  real  estate,  from 
which  he  derives  a  gratifying  annual  income.  He  has  now  practically  retired 
from  the  business  but  for  many  years  was  a  prominent  and  influential  factor  in 
building  circles  and  his  labors  were  instrumental  in  transforming  unsightly  vacan- 
cies into  attractive  residence  districts. 

Air.  Stevens  was  married  twice.  In  1864  he  wedded  Miss  Eliza  Green,  a 
daughter  of  Henry  Green,  of  Manchester,  England.  There  were  three  sons  born 
of  this  marriage:  Lawrence,  now  a  farmer  of  West  Troy,  New  York;  David, 
who  is  living  in  Albany,  New  York;  and  Robert,  who  is  in  the  employ  of  the  Edi- 
son Company  at  Schenectady,  New  York,  being  engaged  in  molding  special  ap- 
pliances for  electrical  works.  The  mother  of  these  sons  died  in  1872  and  in  1884 
Mr.  Stevens  was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  J\liss  Annie  Fyfe,  a 
daughter  of  James  Fyfe,  a  cooper  of  Ayrshire,  Scotland. 

Mr.  Stevens  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  men  and 
measures  of  the  republican  party  and  keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and 
issues  of  the  day.  He  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  his 
wife  is  connected  with  that  denomination.  His  social  relations  are  with  the 
Masonic  fraternity  and  with  the  Caledonians.  He  occupies  a  praiseworthy  posi- 
tion as  a  type  of  the  foreign-born  citizen,  fully  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  Ameri- 
can institutions  and  thoroughly  devoted  to  the  best  interests  of  the  community 
with  which  he  has  long  been  identified. 


ALBERT  A.  HEIN. 


Albert  A.  Hein,  as  the  result  of  well  directed  thrift  and  energy  through  the 
long  years  of  an  active  business  career,  was  enabled  to  spend  the  last  twelve 
years  of  his  life  in  retirement  from  business  cares,  his  previous  labor  supplying 
him  with  all  of  the  comforts  and  many  of  the  luxuries  of  life.  He  was  born  in 
Austria,  August  i,  1850,  and  died  on  the  22d  of  February,  1907. 

When  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  came  to  the  United  States  and,  choosing 
St.  Louis  as  a  favorable  location,  here  procured  a  position  in  the  Uhrig  brewery, 
where  he  was  employed  for  two  years.  In  the  meantime  he  had  acquired  his 
early  education  in  Austria  and  after  coming  to  the  United  States  he  attended 
Toensfeld's  night  school  in  order  to  learn  the  English  language.  On  severing 
his  connection  with  the  Uhrig  brewery  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  Anheuser- 
Busch   Brewing  Company  as  foreman  of  the  malt  house,  in  which  position  he 


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78  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY. 

was  retained  for  eight  years.  He  ne.xt  accepted  a  position  as  foreman  of  the 
Wainwright  brewery  and  eventuall}'  became  brewmaster,  his  association  with 
that  company  continuing  for  twenty-seven  years.  No  higher  testimonial  of  his 
fidehty  to  the  interests  of  the  business  and  to  the  company  which  he  represented 
could  be  given  than  the  fact  that  he  was  so  long  retained  in  their  service  in  a 
position  of  trust  and  responsibility.  His  increased  salary,  which  came  to  him 
as  the  result  of  his  promotions,  enabled  him  in  the  course  of  years  to  accumulate 
a  handsome  competency  and  in  1895,  with  a  substantial  little  fortune,  he  retired 
and  enjoyed  a  well  earned  rest  throughout  his  remaining  days. 

On  the  nth  of  November,  1880,  Mr.  Hein  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  M. 
Beck,  a  daughter  of  George  and  JNIartina  (Weiss)  Beck,  of  St.  Louis,  a  rep- 
resentative of  one  of  the  old  families  here.  Unto  this  marriage  were  born  three 
sons  and  a  daughter:  Alphonse  A.,  a  telegraph  operator;  Mrs.  Martha  Mills; 
Albert  A. ;  and  Edwin,  who  is  with  the  Wesco  Electric  Supply  Company. 

Mr.  Hein  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  lodge  at  Maplewood  and  served 
as  one  of  its  trustees.  His  study  of  the  political  issues  and  questions  of  the  day 
led  him  to  give  stalwart  support  to  the  republican  party  but  he  never  sought  nor 
desired  office,  as  his  time  was  fully  occupied  with  business  cares.  Although  he 
came  to  .America  with  nothing  but -his  passage  money  he  gradually  climbed  the 
ladder  of  tinancial  success  and  became  well  known  in  business  circles  in  St.  Louis, 
especiallv  among  its  German-American  residents.  His  record  proved  that  energy 
and  determination  may  win  prosperity,  for  it  was  through  those  qualities  that 
his  own  advancement  was  procured. 


PAUL  W.  STAUDLNGER,  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Paul  W.  Staudinger,  well  equipped  by  thorough  preliminary  training 
for  his  professional  duties,  is  now  meeting  with  creditable  success  in  his  chosen 
life  work.  He  was  born  Februarv  22,  1877,  in  Marthasville,  Warren  county, 
Missouri,  a  son  of  Dr.  Herman  Lewis  and  Hilda  Staudinger.  His  paternal  grand- 
parents came  to  this  country  from  Hesse-Darmstadt,  Germany,  in  the  early  part 
of  the  nineteenth  century.  His  great-grandfather  in  the  maternal  line  was  a 
noted  professor  of  astronomy  in  the  employ  of  the  government  and  was  very 
closely  associated  with  royalty,  who  took  a  deep  interest  in  his  work.  Dr.  Herman 
L.  Staudinger  was  a  prominent  physician  and  surgeon  of  his  day,  who  practiced 
at  Marthasville,  Missouri,  for  thirty  years  and  had  a  wide  and  favorable  acquaint- 
ance in  the  profession  in  that  section  of  the  state.  He  afterward  removed  to  St. 
Louis  and  took  up  his  practice  on  South  Jefferson  avenue  near  Clark  street, 
where  he  remained  up  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

Dr.  Paul  W.  Staudinger  obtained  his  preliminary  education  in  a  country 
school  at  Marthasville  and  subsequently  entered  the  Central  Washington  College 
at  Warrenton,  Missouri.  Following  his  graduation  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and 
took  up  the  study  of  the  lithographer's  art  but  through  the  urgent  solicitation  of 
friends  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  study  of  dentistry  and  entered  Washington 
University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  on  the  completion  of  the  regular  course. 
He  has  proved  an  able  dentist,  working  conscientiously  and  industriously,  and 
his  service  has  been  highly  satisfactory  to  his  many  patrons,  the  number  of  whom 
is  constantly  increasing. 

When  he  had  reached  manhood.  Dr.  Staudinger  was  married  to  Miss  Esther 
Horsfall  but  after  a  short  period  of  happy  married  life,  covering  seven  months, 
the  wife  passed  away.  Dr.  Staudinger  is  a  stanch  republican  in  politics,  greatly 
desiring  the  success  of  the  party,  which  he  always  supports  by  his  ballot  at  the 
polls.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Carondelet  Germania  Turn  Verein  and  is  very 
fond  of  hunting  and  fishing,  so  that  when  opportunity  otTers  he  takes  his   rod 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  79 

and  liis  gun  is  out  for  a  day's  sport  with  his  friends.  His  love  of  music  is 
also  a  source  of  great  interest  in  his  life,  as  that  art  affords  him  many  happy 
hours.  He  now  enjoys  a  large  practice  in  the  southern  part  of  the  city  which 
has  made  him  financially  comfortable  and,  more  than  that,  he  has  the  good  will 
and  confidence  of  those  to  whom  he  has  rendered  professional  aid. 


EDWTX    MASSA. 


Edwin  Massa  is  a  member  of  the  Bauman-Massa  Jewelry  Company,  one 
of  the  leading  wholesale  and  manufacturing  jewelry  companies  of  St.  Louis, 
doing  business  at  Sixth  and  Olive  streets.  A  son  of  Anthony  and  Isabel  (Fal- 
coner) Massa,  his  parents  were  from  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  and  came  to  America 
in  1837.  They  resided  in  Keene,  Ohio,  until  called  to  their  final  rest,  the  father, 
who  was  a  carpenter  and  builder,  passing  away  in  1889,  while  his  wife  sur- 
vived until  1897. 

Edwin  jNIassa  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  (Jhio  and  was  graduated 
at  the  Keene  Academy.  When  his  school  days  were  over  he  went  to  Columbus, 
Ohio,  about  1870  and  there  began  learning  the  watchmaker's  trade  with  the 
firm  of  Blinn  &  Company,  at  that  time  one  of  the  leading  houses  of  Ohio's 
capital  city.  For  eight  years  he  remained  with  that  firm,  after  which  he  came  to 
St.  Louis  and  started  upon  an  independent  business  venture,  engaging  in  the 
tools,  materials  and  jewelry  supply  business,  in  which  he  has  since  continued 
success fullv.  After  three  years  with  I\Ir.  Cary  he  was  at  the  head  of  the  firm  of 
Massa,  Lewis  &  Company,  which  existed  for  a  number  of  years  and  after  the 
withdrawal  of  J\Ir.  Lewis  on  account  of  ill  health,  which  necessitated  his  removal 
to  Colorado,  ]\Ir.  Massa  continued  the  business  alone  and  later  organized  the 
Bauman-JNIassa  Jewelry  Company,  now  conducting  an  extensive  wholesale  and 
jewelry  manufacturing  business  at  the  corner  of  Sixth  and  Olive  streets.  The 
trade  of  the  house  is  now  large  and  from  this  a  gratifying  profit  annually  accrues. 
Mr.  ]\Ias?a's  thorough  business  training  during  the  years  of  his  residence  in 
Columbus  constituted  the  foundation  on  which  he  has  built  his  success  and  as 
the  years  have  gone  by  his  concentration  of  purpose,  close  application  and 
thorough  study  of  the  demands  of  the  trade  have  continuously  promoted  his 
prosperity. 

In  1900  I\Ir.  Massa  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Marie  Dufrane  and  they  have  one 
son,  Harrison  Comford.  The  parents  are  members  of  the  Pilgrim  Congregational 
church  and  ^Ir.  oMassa  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club  and  the  Masonic 
fraternity.  His  political  views  are  in  accord  with  republican  principles  and  though 
he  is  never  ambitious  for  ofifice,  he  is  not  neglectful  of  the  duties  of  citizenship, 
although  he  prefers  to  do  his  public  service  as  a  private  citizen. 


LLEWELLYN  B.  SHULTZ. 

Llewellyn  B.  Shultz,  president  of  the  Pilley  Packing  &  Flue  Brush  Manufac- 
turing Company,  is  a  resourceful  business  man  whose  enterprise  and  determina- 
tion have  led  him  to  the  place  he  now  occupies  in  business  circles.  He  was  born 
in  Grantsville,  Maryland,  in  November.  1853,  and  is  a  son  of  Chauncey  F.  and 
Hadessah  Chambers  (Brown)  Shultz,  who  became  residents  of  St.  Louis  in  1859. 
The  father  carried  on  a  hide  and  leather  business  here  until  his  appointment  to 
the  position  of  United  States  subtreasurer.  A  great-grandfather  of  our  subject 
was  General  Chambers  who  served  in  Washington's  army,  while  another  mem- 
ber of  the  family  served  with  the  rank  of  captain  in  defense  of  the  American 
interests  in  the  war  for  independence.     His  great-grandfather,  Jacob  Shultz,  emi- 


80  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

grated  from  the  little  town  of  Polz,  Switzerland,  settling  in  Somerset  county, 
Pennsylvania,  when  this  country  was  still  numbered  among  the  colonial  posses- 
sions of  Great  Britain.  Prior  to  the  Revolutionary  war  he  watched  with  interest 
the  signs  of  the  times  and  noted  the  continual  aggression  of  the  British  upon  the 
rights  of  the  colonists.  When  the  American  people  resolved  to  seek  national 
independence  he  joined  the  army  and  fought  for  liberty.  Thus  with  three  ances- 
tors who  loyally  served  in  the  war  for  independence,  Llewellyn  B.  Shultz  is  en- 
titled to  and  enjoys  membership  with  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  It 
is  an  ancestral  history  of  which  he  has  every  reason  to  be  proud  and  in  other 
connections  the  family  record  is  equally  worthy.  For  generations  his  people  have 
lived  in  this  country,  coming  to  Pennsylvania  at  an  early  epoch  in  the  history 
of  the  new  world. 

Llewellyn  B.  Shultz  was  a  lad  of  six  years  when  brought  by  his  parents  to 
St.  Louis  and  here  he  pursued  his  education  as  a  public  school  student,  at  once 
entering  the  field  of  merchandise  when  he  put  aside  his  text  books.  He  was  first 
emploved  in  the  wholesale  grocery  house  of  Norris,  Taylor  &  Company  with 
whom  he  remained  for  four  or  five  years.  He  next  accepted  the  position  as 
cashier  and  bookkeeper  in  a  drug  house,  being  a  relative  of  the  proprietors. 
About  a  year  later  however  the  s^ore  was  destroyed  by  fire.  He  then  joined  his 
father's  firm,  becoming  buyer  and  salesman  for  the  house  of  Shultz  &  Samples 
with  whom  he  continued  for  about  five  years. 

At  the  expiration  of  that  period  Mr.  Shultz  became  a  factor  in  political  serv- 
ice in  this  city,  occupying  a  clerical  position  under  Charles  Green,  the  assessor, 
who  had  been  electe'd  on  the  democratic  ticket.  His  term  in  that  position  cov- 
ered four  years  and  at  the  end  of  that  time  Mr.  Shultz  spent  several  years  min- 
ing in  the  west,  and,  returning  to  St.  Louis,  engaged  with  the  Home  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  as  manager  and  treasurer,  which  position  he  filled  for  three  years 
or  until  he  entered  into  active  connections  with  the  Pilley  Packing  &  Flue  Brush 
Manufacturing  Company  as  manager  and  treasurer.  This  business  has  had  a 
continuous  existence  for  twenty-three  years  and  is  one  of  the  reliable  enterprises 
of  the  kind  in  St.  Louis.  It  has  been  developed  upon  a  substantial  basis  and 
controls  several  very  successful  inventions  of  ]\Ir.  Shultz.  In  his  present  official 
capacity  as  president,  Mr.  Shultz  is  contributing  to  its  further  success  and  ex- 
pansion. 

In  April,  1887,  ]\Ir.  Shultz  was  united  in  marriage  to  Aliss  Mary  Pilley,  a 
daughter  of  G.  A.  and  Ellen  Pilley,  who  were  of  English  descent.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Shultz  have  two  children :  Helen,  who  is  studying  English  and  French  litera- 
ture in  the  Washington  University,  being  previously  graduated  from  McKinley 
high  school ;  and  Chauncey  F.,  who  is  a  student  in  the  Smith  Academy  and  ex- 
pects to  continue  his  education  in  Washington  University.  The  family  resides  at 
No.  4916  McPherson  avenue.  Mr.  Shultz  is  a  member  of  Tuscan  Lodge.  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  and  in  former  years  was  quite  well  known  in  local  athletic  circles  and 
for  five  years  was  a  volunteer  in  the  city  militia.  His  political  support  is  given 
to  the  democracy  but  he  does  not  seek  nor  desire  office,  preferring  to  give  his 
time  and  energies  to  his  business  affairs  in  which  he  is  now  meeting  with  signal 
success. 


JOHN  P.  COLLINS. 


Among  those  who  have  attained  considerable  prominence  in  political  cir- 
cles throughout  the  state  is  John  P.  Collins.  With  an  ordinary  common  school 
education,  but  with  the  innate  qualifications  essential  to  making  leaders  among 
men,  ^Ir.  Collins  early  in  life  evinced  a  liking  for  politics  and  also  possessed 
laudable  ambition  to  hold  public  office,  in  which  capacity  he  might  not  only 
enhance  his  individual  worth  but  also  be  of  benefit  to  the  communitv  at  large. 


JOHN    P.  COLLINS 


C— VOL.    III. 


82  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

He  served  with  distinction  as  a  member  of  the  Missouri  state  senate,  and  while 
in  that  honorable  body  officiated  on  many  important  committees.  He  not  only 
possessed  and  utilized  the  qualities  necessary  to  political  life,  but  also  made 
himself  successful  in  a  business  way,  having  established  and  for  many  years 
operated  an  undertaking  concern. 

Air.  Collins  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  January  6,  1867,  the  son  of  Patrick  and 
Margaret  Collins,  both  of  whom  were  born  in  Ireland.  His  father  served 
throughout  the  Civil  war  as  a  member  of  the  Fourth  Kentucky  Volunteer 
Cavalry,  and  was  orderly  for  General  Joe  Hooker.  He  died  in  St.  Louis  in 
1876.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  years  John  P.  Collins  had  finished  his  studies 
at  the  public  schools.  At  this  period  he  entered  the  employ  of  an  undertaker, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  a  number  of  years,  and  after  having  become 
familiar  with  the  business,  he  opened  an  establishment  of  his  own  on  Third  and 
Plum  streets.  It  was  while  thus  occupied  that  he  became  particularly  interested 
in  politics. 

Mr.  Collins  became  well  known  throughout  the  community  and  respected 
as  a  man  of  judgment  and  ability.  Winning  his  way  into  political  circles  he 
was  elected  as  a  member  of  the  city  board  of  education  in  the  year  1891  to  fill 
the  unexpired  term  of  James  Bannerman,  who  resigned  to  become  the  demo- 
cratic candidate  for  mayor.  He  was  again  chosen  to  this  position  in  1893  and 
served  for  the  succeeding  four  years.  Taking  up  the  study  of  law,  he  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  the  nineteenth  judicial  circuit  by  Judge  Woodside,  June 
10,    1902. 

Mr.  Collins  is  a  rigid  democrat,  thoroughly  believing  that  the  principles 
of  the  party  are  paramount  as  to  the  permanent  prosperity  of  the  nation.  The 
first  time  he  ran  for  the  state  senate  in  1896  he  was  defeated,  but  being  nomi- 
nated as  a  candidate  for  the  succeeding  term  in  1900,  he  succeeded  in  defeating 
his  former  opponent  by  a  sweeping  majority  and  served  in  the  forty-first  and 
forty-second  general  assemblies.  While  a  member  of  the  senate  he  was  chair- 
man of  the  committee  on  prisons  and  reform  schools,  county  courts  and  justice 
of  the  peace,  ways  and  means,  education  and  text-books,  mines  and  mining, 
and  state  university  and  normal  school.  At  present  Mr.  Collins  has  retired 
from  politics,  having  served  with  a  creditable  record  and  having  attended  every 
city  and  state  democratic  convention  since  he  became  a  voter. 

He  wedded  Isabella  Scott  in  1890  and  became  a  widower  in  1905.  He  is 
now  engaged  in  the  undertaking  business  at  517  Walnut  street.  Mr.  Collins 
is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club,  the  Knights 
and  Ladies  of  Honor,  Knights  and  Ladies  of  Security,  and  in  1908  was  elected 
president  of  the  Undertakers  and  Embalmers'  Association  and  reelected  in  1909. 
He  is  an  adherent  of  the  Catholic  faith,  being  a  member  of  the  old  Cathedral. 


JAMES  ADKINS. 


It  is  only  in  times  of  some  great  crisis  in  the  street  railway  service  that  the 
public  recognizes  how  dependent  is  every  line  of  business  and  interest  of  life  upon 
its  urban  transportation,  and  yet  the  public  is  little  cognizant  of  what  a  vast 
amount  of  business,  most  carefully  systematized  and  managed,  is  necessary  for 
the  successful  conduct  of  a  railway  system  that  gives  satisfactory  service.  James 
Adkins  is  numbered  among  those  who  are  prominent  in  the  executive  direction 
of  the  afifairs  of  the  LTnited  Railway  Company  of  St.  Louis,  with  which  he  is 
connected  as  secretary  and  treasurer. 

A  native  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  he  was  born  September  i,  1851,  of  the  mar- 
riage of  Henry  and  Isabelle  B.  (Conkin)  Adkins.  The  removal  of  the  family 
led  him  to  pursue  his  education  in  the  public  schools   of  St.  Louis   from    i860 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  83 

until  1864.  The  following  year  he  became  a  student  in  Wyman's  City  I'niversity, 
where  he  remained  until  1867.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world 
as  a  messenger  in  the  employ  of  the  Provident  Savings  Institution  in  1868  and 
represented  the  house  in  various  capacities  as  he  won  successive  ijromotions, 
eventuallv  becoming  teller  and  assistant  cashier.  Following  the  failure  of  the 
bank  on  the  14th  of  July,  1886,  Mr.  Adkins  assisted  William  H.  Thompson,  re- 
ceiver, in  liquidating  the  affairs  of  the  bank  and  was  thus  occupied  from  1886 
until  1888.  He  then  became  coimected  with  the  Forest  Park  Improvement  Asso- 
ciation, which  owned  and  develo])ed  the  districts  known  as  Westmoreland  and 
Portland  places. 

In  the  meantime  his  business  powers  and  cajjacities  were  being  developed  by 
the  demands  made  upon  him  in  positions  calling  for  administrative  direction  and 
executive  control  and  in  June,  1890,  Mr.  Adkins  passed  on  to  a  place  of  still 
larger  importance  when  he  became  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Lindell  Rail- 
way Company.  He  was  with  that  line  until  the  consolidation  of  the  railwavs  of 
St.  Louis  was  effected  under  the  style  of  the  United  Railway  Company,  when  he 
was  elected  to  his  present  position  as  secretary  and  treasurer  of  that  company 
and  also  of  the  St.  Louis  Transit  Company.  He  is  likewise  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  tlie  subsidiary  companies  of  St.  Louis  and  keeps  in  close  touch  with  all 
departments  of  the  business,  considering  no  detail  too  unimportant  to  claim  his 
attention  while  giving  his  supervision  to  matters  of  major  interests.  He  possesses 
a  persistency  of  purpose  that  enables  him  to  thoroughly  master  every  question 
which  arises  and  to  so  shape  and  unify  interests  as  to  produce  a  harmonious 
vi'orking  whole. 

Mr.  Adkins  is  an  advocate  of  the  democracy  and  his  religious  faith  is  indi- 
cated bv  his  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  He  is  also  identified  with 
the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Royal  League  and  the  Legion  of  Honor.  He  made 
preparations  for  having  a  home  of  his  own  in  his  marriage  in  St.  Louis  on  the 
23d  of  October,  1873,  to  Miss  Josephine  M.  Strassburger,  and  their  children 
are  James.  Elmer  C.  and  Helen  I.  There  has  been  nothing  spectacular  in  Mr. 
Adkins'  life  record  but  it  has  been  characterized  bv  that  steady,  moving  force 
which  ultimately  reaches  its,  objective  point  and  molds  conditions  to  its  own 
uses  without  infringement  upon  the  rights   and  opportunities  of  others. 


J.  G.  W.  SCHOEXTHALER. 

J.  G.  W.  Schoenthaler,  who  bv  industrv  and  close  application  has  gained  for 
himself  an  enviable  place  among  the  younger  generation  of  business  men  in  St. 
Louis,  being  now  secretarv  of  the  Eisenstadt  Manufacturing  Company,  was  born 
in  this  city  January  5,  1879.  His  father,  Fred  C.  Schoenthaler,  was  a  native  of 
Philadelphia,  Pennsvlvania,  born  in  1835,  and  as  a  young  man  he  came  to  St. 
Louis,  where  for  more  than  twenty  years  he  was  clerk  of  the  county  courts,  his 
long  connection  in  this  office  indicating  most  clearly  his  capability  and  fidelity. 
He  took  an  active  part  in  local  political  affairs  as  a  stalwart  advocate  of  republi- 
can principles,  his  opinions  carrying  weight  in  party  councils,  while  his  labors 
were  effective  in  promoting  party  successes.  He  died  in  February,  1879.  His 
wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Dorothea  Dietz,  was  born  in  New  York  city 
but  afterward  removed  to  lialtimore.  where  she  was  married.  She  is  still  living 
at  the  age  of  seventy  years. 

Spending  his  youthful  days  in  the  home  of  his  parents.  J.  G.  W.  Schoen- 
thaler attended  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  the  manual  training  school. 
His  early  mental  discipline  was  thorough  and  served  as  a  stable  foundation  for 
his  later  success.  At  the  age  of  si.xteen  years  he  began  his  business  career  as 
genera!  office  boy  with  the  Scudders-Gale  Grocery  Company,  remaining  there 
for  eight  years.      During  that   time  he  earned  numerous  promotions,  his   trust- 


84  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

worthiness,  untiring  diligence  and  capability  winning  him  advancement  as  the 
years  went  on.  Each  forward  step  served  to  give  him  a  more  comprehensive 
understanding  of  the  business  world  and  its  demands  and,  becoming  imbued  with 
the  laudable  desire  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account,  he  utilized  ever}' 
opportunity  for  progress  in  the  business  world  in  the  hope  of  eventually  becom- 
ing his  own  employer.  In  1901  he  became  general  office  manager  with  the  Eisen- 
stadl  Manufacturing  Company  and  gave  such  excellent  proof  of  the  value  of  his 
service  that  in  1903  he  was  elected  to  his  present  office  as  secretary. 

Mr.  Schoenthaler  is  well  known  in  various  social  connections.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Ethical  Society,  keeping  in  touch  with  advanced  lines  of  thought  and 
principle,  with  recognition  of  the  duties  and  obligations  of  man  to  his  tellowmen. 
His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy.  He  is  fond  of  music  and  dis- 
plays much  ability  as  a  performer  on  the  violoncello.  He  is  also  a  devotee  of 
athletic  sports,  his  principal  interest  being  in  field  shooting  and  in  this  connec- 
tion is  a  member  of  the  Central  Gun  Club  and  the  St.  Louis  Trap  Shooters'  Asso- 
ciation. He  is  well  known  as  a  popular,  enterprising  young  man,  his  friendly 
spirit  winning  him  recognition  in  social  circles  proportionate  to  his  advancement 
in  the  business  world. 


FREDERICK  L.  SCHLEICHER. 

Frederick  L.  Schleicher,  vice  president  of  the  Patterson-Wiley  Typewriter 
Company  and  an  inventor  of  note,  whose  mechanical  skill  and  ingenuity  are  mani- 
fest in  several  valuable  devices  which  are  the  outcome  of  his  inventive  genius, 
is  numbered  among  the  native  sons  of  St.  Louis,  born  April  26,  1888.  His  parents 
are  Louis  P.  and  Ursula  (Gieger)  Schleicher.  The  father  has  been  in  the  employ 
of  the  Fleishman  Company  for  thirty-three  years  and  is  one  of  their  foremost 
salesmen  and  valued  employes,  as  his  long  continuance  with  the  house  plainly 
indicates.  He  had  formerly  been  a  resident  of  Mount  Pulaski.  Illinois,  where  his 
parents  were  old  and  respected  citizens. 

Frederick  L.  Schleicher  pursued  his  education,  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  his  parents  being  unable  to  induce  him  to 
remain  in  school,  finally  consented  to  his  securing  a  position  and  he  found  em- 
ployment with  the  Lewis  S.  Matthews  Publishing  Comjjany  as  office  boy  and  col- 
lector. This  position  was  retained  until  it  was  apparent  that  no  further  advance- 
ment was  possible  along  the  lines  that  he  desired.  In  the  latter  part  of  1903  he 
secured,  with  some  difficulty,  a  position  in  the  repair  department  of  the  Oliver 
Typewriter  Company.  He  was  at  the  time  only  fifteen  years  of  age  and  it  was 
this  which  stood  in  his  way  of  obtaining  the  position  which  had  never  been  held 
before  except  by  a  man  of  mature  years,  with  previous  mechanical  experience  of 
some  kind.  The  fact  that  Mr.  Schleicher  held  this  position  until  he  decided  to 
enter  the  typewriter  supply  and  repair  business  for  himself  is  evidence  of  the 
satisfaction  which  he  gave.  In  1905,  with  a  capital  of  one  hundred  dollars  given 
him  by  his  father,  he  established  a  typewriter  supply  and  repair  business  with  an 
ofifice  at  his  home  and  a  repair  shop  in  a  basement  room.  In  1906  his  success  in 
the  business  had  been  such  as  to  enable  him  to  consider  a  proposition  made 
him  by  H.  B.  Wiley,  then  practically  owner  of  all  the  stock  of  the  Patterson- 
Wiley  Typewriter  Company,  a  corporation,  the  disposal  of  which  became  neces- 
sary with  him  so  that  he  might  devote  his  time  more  fully  to  his  many  and 
varied  interests.  He  secured  all  of  the  stock  of  the  corporation  and  now 
holds  it  with  the  exception  of  the  shares  issued  to  two  other  necessary 
in  a  corporation.  He  continued  in  the  repair  and  retail  business  until  the  year 
1908,  when  it  became  apparent  that  greater  opportunities  presented  themselves 
in  the  wholesale  line  and  the  company  is  today  conducting  a  strictly  wholesale 
business,  furnishing  dealers  with  rebuilt  tyjiewriters  and  making  a  specialty  of 


F.  L.  SCHLEICHER 


86  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

recovering  typewriter  platens,  whicli  is  practically  a  business  in  itself.  As  the 
wholesale  business  was  conducted  throughout  the  country  with  a  comparatively 
small  city  trade,  the  retaining  of  a  down  town  location  was  unnecessary  and 
upon  entering  the  wholesale  field  the  business  was  located  in  its  present  quarters 
at  No.  2913  Gravois  avenue,  where  they  are  rapidly  improving  their  equipment 
of  machinery,  which  includes  their  own  electric  light  plant.  From  early  boy- 
hood Mr.  Schleicher  has  displayed  much  skill  along  mechanical  lines  and  is 
greatly  interested  in  everything  of  that  nature.  His  inventive  ability  has  found 
expression  in  a  number  of  improvements  and  appliances  which  are  in  successful 
operation  and  will  be  patented  and  placed  upon  the  market  bv  the  company  in 
connection  with  their  rebuilt  machines.  He  has  also  brought  forth  several 
adjuncts  to  the  perfection  of  the  automobile.  He  is  likewise  interested  in  aero- 
nautics and  his  ideas  in  connection  with  the  aeroplane  he  is  now  putting  in 
the  form  of  a  working  model.  He  is  also  working  on  an  engine  for  the  auto- 
mobile with  but  one  moving  part  and  a  machine  in  general  which  will  he  con- 
trolled with  but  one  lever  beside  the  steering  wheel.  While  all  arc  yet  in  the 
experimental  stage  he  is  reasonably  sure  of  success.  Having  carried  his  re- 
searches far  along  the  line  of  scientific  investigation  he  has  already  produced 
some  excellent  inventions. 

Fond  of  athletics  and  all  manly  outdo(5r  sports,  ^Ir.  Schleicher  is  a  par- 
ticular devotee  of  the  national  game  of  baseball.  His  political  allegiance  is 
given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  Lafayette  Park  Metho- 
dist church.  In  various  lines  of  church  activity  he  is  particularly  interested, 
being  now  a  member  of  the  orchestra  and  also  a  member  of  the  Adriel  Class, 
a  church  society.  He  is  a  young  man  of  high  moral  principles  and  a  splendid 
type  of  the  energetic  citizen  of  the  middle  west,  who  capably  uses  his  oppor- 
tunities but  at  the  same  time  is  not  neglectful  of  his  duties  to  others. 


HENRY  W.    BECK. 


Henry  W.  Beck,  engaged  in  the  feed  and  forage  business  at  No.  2001  Pine 
street,  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  March  16,  1837,  his  parents 
being  H.  W.  and  Elizabeth  Beck,  who  were  natives  of  the  same  country.  The 
son  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  reared  on  the  home  farm  to  the  age 
of  sixteen  years,  when  he  came  to  America,  landing  in  New  York  city.  There  he 
remained  until  the  fall  of  1854,  when  he  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  on 
the  1 8th  of  April,  1858,  came  to  St.  Louis.  While  in  the  eastern  metropolis  and 
in  Cincinnati  he  was  employed  as  a  grocery  clerk  and  for  three  years  after  his 
arrival  in  St.  Louis  he  engaged  in  the  grocery  and  saloon  business. 

During  the  period  of  the  war  Mr.  Beck  conducted  a  feed  store  in  con- 
nection with  Mr.Wailker,  now  deceased,  at  the  corner  of  Center  and  Market 
streets.  There  they  conducted  a  successful  business  until  April  25,  1865,  when 
the  partnership  was  dissolved  and  jMr.  Beck  removed  to  the  corner  of  Twelfth 
and  Olive  streets.  There  he  conducted  a  tavern,  catering  to  the  farmers  who 
came  to  St.  Louis.  For  ten  years  he  remained  at  that  location,  doing  a  successful 
business,  after  which  he  sold  his  tavern  and  a  portion  of  the  property,  retaining, 
however,  about  one-half  of  the  corner  lot,  on  which  he  established  a  feed  and 
grain  store.  There  he  continued  for  five  years,  when  he  sold  out  and  in  1880 
removed  to  his  present  location.  This  was  an  attractive  residence  district  but 
had  comparatively  few  business  enterprises.  j\Ir.  Beck  was  the  pioneer  feed  man 
in  this  section  and  is  today  the  oldest  representative  of  the  business  in  the  city 
in  years  of  continuous  connection  therewith.  In  1893  '""^  ^''"^  '^'^  *ons  opened  a 
large  establishment  of  similar  character  at  No.  5701  Manchester  avenue,  where 
thev  are  now  conducting  a  prosperous  feed  store.     In  1876  Mr.  Beck  became  vice 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITV.  87 

president  of  the  Lucas  Market  Savings  IJank  and  when  tlie  institution  failed  some 
years  later  the  business  was  closed  out  and  the  depositors  were  paid  dollar  for 
dollar,  Mr.  I'eck  being  a  loser  with  the  other  stockholders.  Sound  judgment, 
however,  has  characterized  most  of  his  undertakings  and  his  business  ventures 
have  been  attended  with  success. 

On  the  25th  of  April,  1865,  Mr.  Beck  was  married  to  Miss  Lena  Klein,  a 
sister  of  Judge  Klein  and  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  ]\Iartin  Klein,  wdio  were 
natives  of  Germany.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Beck  have  four  sons,  all  born  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  Twelfth  and  Olive  streets,  namely:  W.  J.,  doing  business  at  No. 
5701  Manchester  avenue ;  Charles  J.,  an  agriculturist  of  St.  Louis  county,  Mis- 
souri ;  H.  G.,  who  is  associated  with  his  father  in  business ;  and  George  F.,  an 
attorney  of  this  city. 

Li  his  political  views  Mr.  Beck  is  a  republican  where  national  questions  are 
involved  but  casts  an  independent  local  ballot.  He  and  his  wife  are  members  of 
the  Northern  Methodist  church  and  he  served  for  a  short  time  on  the  ^lullanphy 
school  board.  When  he  came  to  America,  crossing  the  Atlantic  on  a  sailing 
vessel,  his  capital  on  arriving  was  sufficient  only  to  enable  him  to  buy  a  half 
dozen  apples.  Today  he  is  one  of  the  prosperous  residents  of  his  portion  of  the 
city  and  his  prosperity  and  advancement  are  attributable  entirely  to  his  own 
labors. 


ARTHUR  HENRY  JONES,  D.  D.  S. 

Dr.  Arthur  Henry  Jones,  a  practitioner  of  dentistry  in  St.  Louis,  was  born 
August  7,  1876,  in  Mason  county,  Texas.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  of  En- 
glish parentage  and,  having  come  from  England  to  the  new  world  in  the  early 
part  of  the  nineteenth  century,  settled  in  Texas  wdien  that  state  was  under  terri- 
torial rule  and  was  largely  occupied  by  Indians  and  the  few  pioneers  who  were 
the  vanguard  of  civilization.  August  R.  Jones,  the  Doctor's  father,  was  a  rancher 
and  cattle  raiser.  He  conducted  business  on  an  extensive  scale  and  made  large 
shipments,  sending  his  cattle  to  the  St.  Louis  market.  He  therefore  made  fre- 
quent visits  to  this  city,  wdiere  he  gained  many  acquaintances  and  friends.  Find- 
ing it  attractive,  he  removed  thither  after  some  years  spent  in  the  south  and  is 
yet  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  as  is  his  wife,  Mrs.  Anna  Jones. 

In  his  boyhood  days  Dr.  Jones  pursued  his  education  in  the  south  and  after- 
ward took  a  business  course  at  a  private  school  in  Waco,  Texas.  In  his  youthful 
days  he  was  also  a  cowboy  on  the  plains  of  the  Lone  Star  state,  working  on  dif- 
ferent ranches  and  having  varied  experiences  through  his  connection  with  ranch 
life.  He  met  with  several  accidents  and  exciting  incidents  while  in  the  wild 
western  country.  After  completing  his  literary  education  he  worked  for  an 
uncle,  F.  B.  Miller,  who  was  engaged  in  merchandising  at  Postoak,  Austin 
county,  Texas,  and  managed  the  business  at  that  point.  He  pursued  his  first 
year's  course  in  dentistry  at  Atlanta,  Georgia,  in  1897-8  and  subsequently  entered 
upon  a  two  years"  course  in  the  St.  Louis  Dental  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1901.  He  has  since  engaged  in  practice  and  his  experience  is  bririg- 
ing  him  constantly  increasing  skill,  wdiile  his  studies  and  researches  are  carried 
far  and  wide  into  the  realms  of  scientific  knowledge.  He  is  accorded  a  good 
patronage  and  enjoys  the  high  respect  of  his  brethren  of  the  dental  fraternity. 
While  in  practice  he  has  performed  some  very  difficult  dental  operations  and  his 
labors  have  been  attended  with  success.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Society  of 
Dental  Science  and  to  the  Delta  Sigma  Delta,  of  wdiich  he  was  formerly  treasurer. 

In  November,  189Q,  in  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Jones  was  married  to  iMiss  Henrietta 
Wissing,  whose  father  was  engaged  in  the  cooperage  business  in  St.  Louis  in  the 
southern  part  of  the  city.  They  now  have  one  child,  a  briglit  boy  of  six  vears — 
Arthur  X'ernon   Tones,  who  is  tlie  light  and  life  of  the  household.     The   family 


88  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

residence  is  at  No.  2126  Russell  avenue.  Dr.  Jones  belongs  to  Lambskin  Lodge, 
No.  460,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  very  fond  of  out- 
door life  and  takes  a  special  delight  in  hunting  and  fishing,  returning  from  many 
of  his  trips  with  a  large  catch  of  fish,  for  he  displays  considerable  ability  as  an 
angler.  He  holds  to  high  ideals  in  his  professional  work  and  it  is  almost  impossi- 
ble to  enter  his  office  and  not  find  patients  waiting  to  benefit  by  his  services. 


LOUIS  FERDINAND  PLACKE. 

Louis  Ferdinand  Placke,  cashier  of  the  German  American  Bank,  was  born 
in  St.  Louis,  June  9,  1858,  and  is  of  German  parentage.  His  father,  August 
Placke,  was  a  native  of  Westphalia,  Germany,  born  June  6,  1824.  He  learned 
and  followed  the  blacksmith  and  wagon  maker's  trades  and  in  the  year  1854  he 
bade  adieu  to  friends  and  native  land  and  sailed  for  America,  attracted  by  the 
broader  business  opportunities  of  the  new  world.  The  same  year  he  located  in 
St.  Louis,  where  he  conducted  business  for  more  than  forty  years  and  then  in 
1895  retired,  spending  his  remaining  days  in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest, 
his  death  occurring  November  29,   1900. 

L.  F.  Placke,  reared  under  the  parental  roof,  pursued  his  education  in  pri- 
vate and  public  schools  and  in  a  college  of  this  city.  He  entered  upon  his  busi- 
ness career  in  1874  when  a  youth  of  sixteen  years,  accepting  a  position  in  the 
German  American  Bank.  Here  he  has  remained  continuously  since,  working  at 
all  the  various  desks  with  their  diverse  but  important  duties  until  he  now  has  a 
most  comprehensive  and  accurate  knowledge  of  the  business  in  every  depart- 
ment. In  1901  he  was  elected  assistant  cashier,  acting  in  that  capacity  for  six 
years,  or  until  1907,  when  he  was  chosen  cashier  of  the  bank,  with  which  he  has 
now  been  associated  for  thirty-five  years. 

On  the  23d  of  August,  1893,  Mr.  Placke  was  married  to  Miss  Lillie  Caroline 
Sodtmann,  and  their  children  are  Wesley  Owen,  Clarence  Walter  and  ClilTord. 
Mr.  Placke  is  fond  of  outdoor  life,  particularly  fishing,  which  is  his  principal 
pastime.  He  is  widely  recognized  in  financial  circles  as  a  forceful  element  in 
banking,  thoroughly  understanding  the  demands  of  the  business  and  of  the  pub- 
lic, giving  faithful  service  to  the  latter  and  unfaltering  loyalty  and  allegiance  to 
the  institution  which  he  represents. 


GEORGE   F.   RUBELMANN. 

George  F.  Rubelmann,  president  of  the  Rubelmann-Lucas  Hardware  Com- 
pany, is  now  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  old  established  commercial  enterprises  of 
St.  Louis.  The  business  was  founded  in  i860  and  was  incorporated  in  1885 
and  throughout  these  years  the  name  of  the  house  has  ever  been  synonymous 
with  straightforward  dealing  and  commercial  enterprise.  It  had  its  beginning 
eight  years  before  George  F.  Rubelmann  started  upon  life's  journey,  his  birth 
having  occurred  in  St.  Louis  on  the  26th  of  May,  1868.  His  father,  John  G. 
Rubelmann,  was  a  native  of  Germany  and  attracted  by  the  broader  business  op- 
portunities of  the  new  world  sought  a  home  and  fortune  in  America,  emigrating 
to  this  country  in  the  early  '50s.  As  stated  he  soon  afterward  established  the  hard- 
ware business  and  remained  at  its  head  throughout  the  ensuing  years  up  to  the 
time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1898.  He  lived  to  see  his  enterprise,  which 
was  begun  on  a  small  scale  with  limited  capital,  become  one  of  the  substantial 
commercial  undertakings  of  St.  Louis  and  throughout  this  entire  period  was  re- 
garded as  one  of  the  most  honored  and  respected  business  men  here.  Industry 
and  integrity  were  numbered  among  his  salient  characteristics  and  though  mod- 


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90  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

estlv  inclined  he  had  the  force  of  character  that  enabled  him  to  successfully  ac- 
complish whatever  he  undertook.     He  wedded  Bertha  Umrath,  who  is  still  living. 

George  F.  Rubelmann  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  to  the 
age  of  ten  years,  after  which  he  spent  four  years  in  the  German  Institute.  He 
then  became  a  student  in  the  Manual  Training  School  of  Washington  Univer- 
sity, where  he  spent  a  year,  and  then  took  a  course  in  Johnson's  Commercial 
College.  This  completed  his  education  and  he  entered  his  father's  business,  with 
which  he  has  since  been  connected.  The  father  wisely  realized  the  fact  that  the 
greatest  assistance  which  he  could  render  to  his  son  was  to  require  of  him  the 
same  faithful  service  and  continuous  activity  that  he  did  of  other  employes,  and 
thus  George  F.  Rubelmann  entered  the  establishment  in  a  humble  capacity  and 
worked  his  way  upward  through  the  merit  system,  mastering  the  duties  of  dif- 
ferent positions  until  he  was  qualified  for  promotion.  Upon  the  death  of  his 
father  in  1898  he  succeeded  to  the  presidency  of  the  business,  which  is  now  one 
of  the  strong  commercial  enterprises  of  St.  Louis.  They  carry  a  large  and  com- 
plete line  of  hardware  and  their  sales  have  reached  a  gratifying  annual  figure. 

Mr.  Rubelmann  resides  at  No.  4937  Forest  Park  boulevard,  his  home  being 
in  one  of  the  best  residence  districts  of  the  city.  The  lady  who  presides  over  it 
with  gracious  hospitality  was.  in  her  maidenhood,  Miss  Anna  VViegand,  a  daugh- 
ter of  George  and  Rosalie  (Giienther)  Wiegand,  her  father  before  his  death  be- 
ing president  and  general  manager  of  the  Standard  Stamping  Company.  J\Ir.  and 
Mrs.  Rubelmann  were  married  on  the  14th  of  October,  1896,  and  they  have  one 
daughter,  Alice  Dorothy,  who  is  attending  the  Mary  Institute.  Mr.  Rubelmann  is 
a  member  of  the  Liederkranz  and  various  other  social  organizations.  He  has  al- 
ways given  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  since  age  conferred 
upon  him  the  right  of  franchise.  The  world  judges  the  individual  not  by  what 
he  is  capable  of  doing  but  by  what  he  accomplishes,  and  in  this  connection  Mr. 
Rubelmann  has  shown  that  he  is  a  stalwart  and  dependable  business  man,  utiliz- 
ing his  advantages  in  the  best  possible  way  and  thus  attaining  desired  results. 


FREDERICK  C.  BIEL. 

Frederick  C.  Biel,  secretary  of  the  Trorlicht-DuncRer  Carpet  Company,  was 
born  at  Pilot  Knob,  Missouri,  in  September,  1863.  His  parents  were  both  natives 
of  Germany  and  came  to  this  country  in  1853,  settling  at  Pilot  Knob,  where  they 
have  since  continued  to  reside.  The  father,  William  Biel,  was  for  a  half  century 
engaged  in  the  shoe  business  there  but  is  now  living  retired.  LTnto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Biel  were  born  three  sons,  the  brothers  of  our  subject  being:  Charles 
C,  who  is  bookkeeper  of  the  I^nion  Station  Bank;  and  William  J.,  who  is  cashier 
of  the  First  National  Bank  at  Granite  Citv,  Illinois. 

In  his  early  boyhood  Frederick  C.  Biel  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  at 
Pilot  Knob  and  afterward  attended  college  in  St.  Louis,  thereby  completing  his 
education.  He  first  entered  business  life  in  this  city  at  the  age  of  sixteen  }-ears, 
being  employed  by  the  Ralph  Sellew  Tin  Plate  &  Metal  Company.  The  business 
was  then  situated  on  Main  street.  In  1884  Mr.  Biel  joined  the  Trorlicht-Duncker 
Carpet  Company,  with  which  he  has  now  been  connected  for  a  quarter  of  a 
century,  and,  rising  step  by  step,  he  was  elected  secretary  in  1906  and  thus 
assumed  a  position  of  administrative  direction.  He  has  always  been  faithful, 
conscientious  and  diligent  in  his  work,  and  these  qualities,  manifest  in  his  early 
boyhood,  recommended  him  for  promotion.  His  success  has  resulted  from  char- 
acteristics that  any  man  may  cultivate  and  his  record  shows  what  may  be  accomp- 
lished by  one  of  determination  and  enterprise. 

Mr.  Biel  is  fond  of  literature  and  has  been  a  wide  reader  of  good  books.  In 
politics  he  is  strictly  liberal,  believing  in  the  consideration  and  capabilities  of  the 
candidate  rather  than  in  |)artv  affiliation.    His  religious  faitli  is  that  of  the  Presbv- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  91 

terian  church,  wliile  sociall}-  he  is  connected  with  the  Masonic  fratcrnitv  and  the 
Royal  Arcanum.  He  has  always  valued  his  own  self-respect  as  infinitely  pref- 
erable to  wealth,  fame  or  position,  and  by  his  loyalty  to  high  principles  has  gained 
the  respect  of  his  fellowmen. 


CHARLES  DRESTE. 


Charles  Dreste,  well  known  bv  reason  of  his  extensive  operations  in  the 
field  of  real  estate,  was  born  at  Frankfort-on-the-Alain,  Germany,  December  7, 
1853,  his  parents  being  Nicholas  and  Barbara  (Kuhns)  Dreste.  The  father  was 
a  baker  at  Frankfort  and  was  one  of  the  first  to  employ  wagons  for  the  delivery 
of  goods.  He  was  the  son  of  Nicholas  Dreste,  Sr.,  who  was  the  owner  of  a  mill 
on  the  Main,  using  water  power  for  the  operation  of  his  plant.  The  maternal 
grandfather  of  our  subject  was  a  general  merchant  at  Frankfort. 

In  the  schools  of  that  city  Charles  Dreste  acquired  his  education,  continuing 
his  course  to  his  graduation.  Immediately  afterward  he  came  to  America,  for 
the  reports  concerning  the  business  conditions  in  the  new  world  were  irresistibly 
attractive  to  him,  and  on  reaching  this  country  he  secured  employment  as  a  baker 
in  the  service  of  his  uncle.  Subsequently,  however,  he  became  connected  with 
the  piano  business  and  afterward  entered  the  factory  of  the  Scarrett  Furniture 
Company.  On  severing  his  connection  with  that  house  Mr.  Dreste  embarked  in 
business  on  his  own  account  as  proprietor  of  a  livery  stable.  In  1875  he  located 
and  purchased  a  large  tract  of  real  estate  on  Missouri  avenue  and  this,  with  other 
realty  holdings,  he  still  retains.  The  purchase  and  sale  of  real  estate  has  been  his 
main  interest  in  the  last  five  years  and  he  has  now  considerable  valuable  property, 
his  excellent  judgment  thereof  enabling  him  to  make  judicious  purchases  and  prof- 
itable sales.  Mr.  Dreste  votes  with  the  republican  party,  believing  that  its  princi- 
ples are  best  calculated  to  conserve  the  interests  of  good  government.  In  his  re- 
ligious faith  he  is  a  loyal  Catholic  and  is  financial  secretary  of  the  church  in 
which  he  holds  membership.  He  is  fond  of  horses,  always  keeping  several  good 
ones  and  is  also  very  fond  of  taking  long  rides  into  the  country  in  his  automo- 
bile. 

Mr.  Dreste  was  married  March  30,  1875,  to  Miss  Mary  Carman  and  unto 
them  were  born  four  children :  Otto,  twenty-eight  years  of  age,  who  is  married ; 
Frederick,  twenty-six  years  of  age,  also  married ;  Mrs.  Rose  Haynes,  twenty- 
three  years  of  age,  who  has  a  little  daughter,  Odell,  two  years  old :  and  Charles, 
twenty-one  years  of  age.  i\Irs.  Dreste  died  in  March,  1903.  and  in  October,  1904, 
Mr.  Dreste  was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  Miss  Carrie  Under- 
heimer,  by  whom  he  has  two  children ;  Edwin,  four  years  of  age ;  and  Francis, 
two  years  of  age.  Mr.  Dreste  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Francis  Xavier  Society  and 
takes  keen  interest  in  anything  pertaining  to  church  matters.  He  owns  his  com- 
modious and  attractive  home  at  2610  Dalton  avenue  and  there  entertains  an  ex- 
tensive circle  of  friends. 


WALTER  L.  FILMER. 

\\'alter  L.  Filmer  has  occupied  the  responsible  position  of  general  manager 
of  the  St.  Louis  branch  of  the  Dodge  &  Olcott  Company  for  the  past  ten  years 
and  has  been  employed  by  them  twenty-three  years.  His  long  experience  has 
made  him  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  his  line  of  work  in  the  community. 
He  is  acknowledged  as  a  man  of  exceptionally  good  judgment  and  his  familiar- 
ity with  the  nature  of  his  work  enables  him  to  manipulate  the  aflfairs  of  the  C(im- 
pany  not  only  with  the  utmost  precision  but  with  comparative  ease.     This  is  one 


92  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  largest  concerns  in  the  drng  business  in  the  state  of  Missouri  and  none  but 
a  widely  experienced  and  thoroughly  competent  man  such  as  Mr.  Filmer  could 
be  entrusted  with  its  management.  Few  men  of  his  age,  he  being  but  thirty 
years  old  when  he  became  manager,  have  aspired  to  a  position  necessarily  requir- 
ing so  much  executive  ability  and  his  long  service  in  the  employ  of  the  company 
has  taught  him  every  phase  of  the  business. 

Mr.  Filmer  is  a  native  of  the  state  of  New  York,  having  been  born  in  Brook- 
lyn, February  15,  1868.  He  is  a  son  of  John  and  Alice  (Lockett)  Filmer,  both 
of  whom  were  natives  of  England.  His  mother  died  on  July  4,  1907.  His  .father, 
an  expert  wood  engraver,  whose  superior  artisanship  has  gained  him  a  wide 
reputation,  resides  in  Brooklyn,  New  York.  Throughout  Brooklyn  and  the  sur- 
rounding regions  are  many  monuments  of  his  dextrous  hand  which  will  long- 
preserve  his  memory  as  a  master  of  his  trade. 

Walter  L.  Filmer  spent  his  early  days  in  Brooklyn,  where  he  attended  the 
public  schools  to  the  age  of  seventeen  years.  At  this  period  of  his  life,  desiring 
to  enter  the  business  world,  he  sought  employment  and  worked  for  various  firms 
until  he  was  finallv  engaged  as  an  office  bov  with  the  Dodge  &  Olcott  Company 
of  New  York.  From  the  beginning  he  manifested  a  decided  interest  in  his  work 
and  was  always  precise  in  the  performance  of  his  duties.  He  developed  a  liking 
for  the  work  and  his  anxiety  to  acquit  himself  satisfactorily  in  the  eyes  of  his 
emplovers,  coupled  with  an  innate  genius,  soon  won  him  promotion  from  one 
position  of  trust  to  another  until  ten  years  ago,  when  he  was  commissioned  to 
St.  Louis  to  take  charge  of  the  company's  interests  in  that  city  as  general  manager. 

In  April,  1898,  Mr.  Filmer  was  united  in  marriage,,  in  Madisonville,  Ken- 
tucky, to  Miss  Elsie  Hopewell  and  they  have  two  sons,  Walter  L.,  Jr.,  who  is 
two  and  one-half  years  of  age,  and  James  Coleman,  two  months  old.  Their 
residence  at  535  Selma  avenue,  Webster  Grove,  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  in 
that  vicinity.  In  politics  Mr.  Filmer  is  an  independent  democrat.  Among  the 
fraternal  organizations  with  which  he  is  connected  are  the  Travelers  Protective 
Association,  of  which  he  has  been  director  for  three  years,  and  the  Royal  League, 
having  been  a  member  of  this  fraternity  for  three  years.  Mr.  Filmer  is  also  a 
charter  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club,  in  the  affairs  of  which  he  is  an 
active  participant. 


JOHN    A.    PFUNDER. 

John  A.  Plunder,  a  druggist,  was  born  at  St.  Jacob,  Illinois,  November  7, 
1866,  a  son  of  Fredrick  and  Barbara  Mary  Pf under.  His  parents  and  his 
grandparents  were  both  natives  of  Baden,  German}^,  whence  they  came  to  the 
new  world,  crossing  the  Atlantic  about  the  year  1853.  Fredrick  Pf  under  had 
served  for  three  years  in  the  German  army  and  had  learned  the  harnessmaker's 
trade  in  his  native  land.  On  reaching  America  he  made  his  wav  to  St.  Louis  and 
afterward  removed  to  St.  Jacob,  Illinois,  where  he  began  business  as  a  harness- 
maker,  continuing  at  that  place  for  forty  years.  He  was  well  known  in  that 
section  of  the  country,  not  only  as  a  reliable  business  man  but  as  a  citizen  of 
genuine  personal  worth. 

John  A.  Pfunder  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Jacob,  Illinois, 
and  in  preparation  for  business  life  became  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  College  of 
Pharmacy.  There  he  completed  his  course  and  was  graduated  in  1886,  having 
come  to  this  city  in  1884.  Following  his  graduation  he  spent  two  years  as  a  clerk 
in  the  store  of  Mr.  Staussinger  at  Tenth  and  Cass  streets  and  with  E.  H.  J. 
Andreas  for  two  years  at  Park  and  Mississippi  avenue.  Later  he  was  in  the 
employ  of  H.  F.  A.  Spilker  on  Eighteenth  street  and  Chouteau  avenue  and  for 
eighteen  month,  subsequent  to  which  time  he  established  business  on  his  own  ac- 


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lounl  at  Nil.  ,U3"  1  iiKl'l'  aviniii'.  Siil)sc(|iK'ntl\  Ik'  ri'iiidv*;  ui  l-laston  ami 
I'raiiic  aviMiiics  ami  thiiKV  I"  liis  prosoiit  location  at  Xo.  4700  r.  I.oiiis  avenue, 
iicre  lie  lia.s  a  well  e(mi|'|Hil  aiul  well  appointed  >t(>re.  ean\iM  a  larjje  line  of 
(Initjs  ami  (lnii;\nisl'.-i  sundries. 

.Mr,  IM'nmler  married  Miss  liarhara  JM-ev.  wiiose  father,  a  vvi)  known  farmer, 
is  still  livinj,',  having;  for  many  years  lieen  a  resident  of  St.  jaoli.  Illinois.  The 
marriage  was  celebrated  Septeniher  3,  iS()i.  and  lias  been  Ijlesscwitli  three  chil- 
ihen:  I'vedriek  John,  sixteen  years  of  a,i;e :  farl  .\nton.  twelve  vars  of  ajje;  and 
Lucille  hrederika,  six  years  of  ai;e.  .\ll  are  now  in  school,  thiehler  son  beini; 
a  i)iipil  in  the  I  lateinan  hij,di  school. 

Mr.  I'funder  is  fond  of  athletics  but  his  business  permits  liHe  active  partic- 
ipation therein,  lie  ^ives  his  political  allej^iance  to  the  repnblitn  party.  He  is 
one  of  those  business  men  of  whom  any  connnnnity  miijlit  be  istly  proud,  for 
he  started  out  emptydianded  and  by  his  determination  and  dili(;uee  has  worked 
his  way  upward.  He  is  devoted  to  his  family,  and  his  friends,  cwliom  he  has  a 
host,  are  most   loval  to  him. 


ni  \ui.i-:s  (.  Ai.iu  UN  I'.xt.i.isii 

An  eminent  linancier  has  saitl :  "if  yon  do  not  succeed,  loii't  place  the 
blank-  u|M.n  circumstances  or  environment,  but  wliere  it  helonjjs-npon  your.self. 
If  \<ui  wi-h  lo  succeed  ytni  nnist  pay  the  price,  and  the  price  i-unfalterinjj  ap- 
lilication  ,md  a  ready  utilization  of  resources."  That  t'liarles  'alhonn  l-'nglisli 
[lossessed  the  salient  (pialities  for  develo])ment  in  a  prosperon  .ireer  is  indi- 
cated by  the  fact  that  thronfjh  successive  sta.yes  of  tleveloi)nui  aul  promotion 
he  has  worked  his  way  tipward  until  he  is  now  one  of  the  di^iiLruished  repre- 
sentatives of  commercial  interests  in  St,  l.ouis  as  treasurer  .■:  ne  Harfjedine, 
McKitlrick  Dry  tioods  (.\>mi)any.  His  birth  occurred  at  Sam,  Livingston 
count) .  Kentucky,  March  J4,  18(1-'.  His  parents  were  I'Vaiicis  Mrion  and  Sally 
.\nn  i  Miles)  luijilish,  the  former  a  descendant  of  Thomas  Dun  l\nj;lish.  In 
early  days  his  father  was  a  minister  of  the  Methodist  I'.piscop!.  church  South 
but  afterward  eni;a,i;ed  in  merchandisin!,'  and  in  1S7S  served  a-  layor  of  Hen- 
derson, Kentucky.  His  death  occm  red  in  jer^eyville,  lllinoi-  1  the  aije  of 
seventy-two   years. 

In  the  pidilic  schools  of  Henderson,  Charles  (.'.  Lnj^lish  pm  ud  his  educa- 
tion but  put  aside  his  text-books  at  an  early  aj;o  to  accept  a  positm  in  a  grocery 
store.  In  187(1  he  became  a  clerk  in  the  merchant  lailorinj;  etahlishnient  of 
l.amlicn  i^  0\,,niull  at  Henderson,  Kentucky,  at  a  salary  of  live  dollars  per 
week.  Sull^e^|ucnll\  lie  accepted  a  position  in  a  tobacco  factory  terc  and  even- 
tually was  employed  as  salesman  in  a  retail  shoe  store  in  Kvans\de,  Indiana,  in 
1871).  receivui^'  a  salary  of  three  dollars  jier  month  and  btwrd.     lis  next  posi- 


position  with  the  linn  of  Daniels  &  l-'isher,  wholesale  and  retail  cv-goods  mer- 
chants, entermj;  their  employ  as  jicneral  i>orter  and  window  washr.  After  two 
weeks  he  was  |)romoted  and  had  assurance  of  further  promotion  ut  accepted  a 
prolleiol  position  at  Shawneetown,  Illinois,  with  the  lirm  of  Swobrd  r.rothcrs. 
now  jobbers  in  dry  j;oods  in  Kansas  Cilv,  Missiniri.  After  six  tnnths  the  firm 
save  him  charge  of  one  of  their  branch  stores  at  New  Haven,  Illinis.  and  sub- 
se.iuemlv  he  represented  them  as  manager  of  their  interests  at  l"a-rield,  Illinois. 


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ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  95 

He  then  accepted  a  position  as  assistant  road  salesman  for  Rice,  Stix  &  Com- 
panv  at  St.  Louis  in  1878  and  went  to  the  Hargedine,  McKittrick  Dry  Goods 
Company  in  the  same  capacity  in  1879,  just  after  the  incorporation  of  that  com- 
pany with  a  capital  of  seven  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars.  Through  his 
untiring  energy  and  ability  he  rapidly  arose  to  general  salesman,  eventually  be- 
coming a  stockholder,  then  a  director  and  is  now  treasurer  of  the  firm,  which 
has  gradually  increased  its  business  and  correspondingly  increased  its  capital, 
first  to  four  million  dollars  and  then  to  six  million  eight  hundred  thousand  dol- 
lars, while  the  business  transacted  in  the  wholesale  and  retail  departments  has 
reached  about  thirteen  million  dollars.  The  company  occupies  a  spacious  eight- 
story  building  extending  from  No.  911  to  919  inclusive  on  Washington  avenue, 
and  through  entire  block  to  Luca  avenue,  while  their  magnificent  retail  building 
fronts  on  Sixth,  Seventh,  Olive  and  Locust  streets. 

Mr.  English  was  married  in  Crittenden  county,  Kentucky,  March  24,  1885. 
His  family  now  consists  of  one  daughter  and  one  granddaughter  of  St.  Louis : 
Mrs.  Corinne  English  Byrne  and  Frances  Corinne  Byrne,  born  August  18,  1906. 

Mr.  English  has  never  sought  nor  desired  office  but  while  living  in  Ng^ 
Haven,  Illinois,  he  was  elected  village  clerk  in  1883,  receiving  thirty-nine  out  of 
forty-one  votes  cast,  his  opponent  receiving  only  his  own  and  Mr.  English's 
vote.  He  has  always  been  a  stalwart  democrat.  He  has  long  been  identified 
with  the  Odd  Fellows  Lodge  at  Fairfield,  Illinois,  and  also  became  a  member  of 
the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen  at  that  place.  He  belongs  to  the  Ken- 
tucky Society  of  St.  Louis  and  the  Elks  Lodge  No.  9,  and  in  religious  faith  is  a 
Methodist.  He  finds  his  chief  source  of  rest  and  recreation  in  yachting  and  was 
elected  president  of  St.  Louis  Power  Boat  Association  in  1906  and  commodore  of 
the  association  in  1907.  He  is  the  owner  of  the  yacht  Greyhound,  a  sixty-five  foot 
stern  wheel  gasoline  pleasure  boat,  and  also  of  the  Gypsy,  a  thirty-six  foot  launch. 
Starting  in  business  life  as  many  another  energetic  young  man  who  has  since  left 
an  impress  upon  the  magnificent  development  of  this  western  metropolis,  he 
did  not  wait  for  a  specially  brilliant  opening  but  early  in  his  business  career 
he  showed  conspicuously  the  traits  of  character  that  have  made  his  life  brilliantly 
successful.  At  the  outset  he  performed  all  the  duties  that  devolved  upon  him, 
however  humble  and  however  small  the  recompense  might  be,  conscientiously 
and  industriously,  and  gradually  his  interests  have  increased  in  their  responsi- 
bility and  importance.  While  he  now  enjoys  the  well  earned  distinction  of 
being  what  the  public  calls  a  self-made  man,  he  is  today  termed  one  of  the 
most  successful  and  prominent  merchants  of  St.  Louis. 


JAMES  HAGERMAX,  JR. 

James  Hagerman,  Jr.,  revenue  collector  at  St.  Louis  and  occupying  a  posi- 
tion of  considerable  prominence  and  influence  in  local  political  circles,  was 
born  in  Keokuk,  Iowa,  July  31,  1874.  \\'hile  spending  his  boyhood  days  in  the 
home  of  his  parents,  James  and  Maggie  M.  (\\'alker)  Hagerman,  he  pursued  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  of  Topeka,  Kansas,  and 
later  attended  the  Kansas  City  (Missouri)  University  School.  He  continued 
his  preparation  for  the  bar  in  the  Benton  College  of  Law  of  St.  Louis,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law  in  1902.  He 
entered  upon  his  professional  career  as  a  clerk  in  the  law  department  of  the 
Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Railway  Company  in  1893  and  later  became  chief 
clerk  of  that  department,  while  subsequently  he  was  made  attorney  for  the 
company  and  continued  as  its  legal  representative  until  elected  to  his  present 
position  as  collector  of  the  revenue  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  in  April,  1905.  For 
three  years  he  has  filled  the  position  to  the  entire  satisfaction  of  the  general 
public  and  has  carefully  systematized  the  work  of  the  office  while  maintaining 


96  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  high  standard  for  accuracy  and  promptness  in  every  department.  He  is 
known  as  a  stalwart  champion  of  the  democracy  and  upon  its  ticket  won  his 
present  official  honors.  He  still  has  some  business  associations  in  that  he  is 
secretary  of  the  Territorial  Land  Company  and  secretary  of  the  Missouri,  Kan- 
sas &  Oklahoma  Railroad  Company. 

On  the  5th  of  December,  1908,  Mr.  Hagerman  was  married,  in  Kansas 
City,  Missouri,  to  Miss  Myrtle  Buckley  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two 
daughters,  Annalee  and  Margaret.  The  parents  hold  membership  with  the 
Methodist  church  and  Mr.  Hagerman  belongs  to  the  Missouri  Historical  Soci- 
ety, the  American  Historical  Association  and  the  American  Bar  Association. 
His  club  membership  includes  St.  Louis,  Missouri  Athletic  Club.  Normandie 
Golf  Club,  and  the  Jefferson  Club.  He  finds  pleasure  and  recreation  in  automo- 
biling  and  golf. 


ARTHUR  H.  BRADLEY,  AI.D. 

Dr.  Arthur  H.  Bradley  was  born  in  Clinton,  Henry  county,  Missouri,  De- 
cember 16,  1869,  a  son  of  James  R.  and  Martha  (Ten  Broeck)  Bradley.  The 
father  was  a  native  of  Missouri  and  resided  for  some  years  at  Chickasha,  Okla- 
homa, and  Seattle,  Washington.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Indiana  and  of  Hol- 
land Dutch  extraction.  Dr.  Bradley  was  the  second  of  their  three  sons,  all  of 
whom  became  doctors.  The  youngest.  Dr.  Horace  Bradley,  is  a  veterinarian  and 
is  now  a  member  of  the  Missouri  veterinary  examining  board,  having  been  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  Folk. 

Dr.  A.  H.  Bradley  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Henry  county,  Mis- 
souri, also  the  State  Normal  at  Warrensburg,  ]\Iissouri,  and  in  the  Missouri 
State  University  at  Columbia.  When  his  literary  course  was  completed  he  de- 
termined to  make  the  practice  of  medicine  his  life  work  and  attended  the  Marion 
Sims  and  Barnes  jMedical  Colleges  of  St.  Louis,  of  both  of  which  he  is  a  gradu- 
ate. He  has  also  pursued  post-graduate  courses  in  the  L^niversity  of  Vienna, 
Austria,  and  the  L^niversitv  of  Berlin,  Germany,  having  gone  abroad  for  the 
further  study  of  medicine  in  order  to  make  continuous  advance  toward  the  high- 
est possible  attainment  in  ])rofessional  lines.  He  began  practicing  medicine  as 
assistant  in  the  St.  Louis  Female  Hospital  in  1892  and  there  remained  for  a 
year,  after  which  he  opened  an  office  at  Compton  Heights,  in  St.  Louis.  Later 
he  removed  his  office  to  Twenty-first  street  and  Franklin  avenue,  where  he  re- 
mained for  more  than  twelve  years,  and  also  maintained  an  office  at  his  residenc?  at 
Vernon  and  Union  avenues,  in  Cabanne.  At  the  present  time  he  has  an  office  in 
the  Metropolitan  building,  at  the  corner  of  Olive  street  and  Grand  avenue. 
While  he  engages  in  general  practice,  he  yet  specializes  in  diseases  of  women  and 
cystoscopical  work.  His  knowledge  of  the  principles  of  medicine  is  comprehen- 
sive and  exact,  and  he  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  able  physicians  of  the  city. 
He  is  medical  examiner  of  the  ordinary  branch  of  the  Prudential  Insurance  Com- 
pany in  St.  Louis,  also  medical  examiner  of  the  Uniformed  Rank  of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  of  this  city  and  clinical  professor  of  diseases  of  women  at  Barnes 
Llniversity,  in  St.  Louis.  He  belongs  also  to  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the 
Missouri  States  Medical  Society,  the  American  Medical  Association,  and  is  a 
life  member  of  the  American  Medical  Association  of  Vienna,  Austria,  and  a'so 
the  Anglo-American  iMedical  Association  of  Berlin. 

On  the  5th  of  June,  1902.  Dr.  Bradley  was  married  to  ;\Iiss  Gertrude  M. 
May,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  who  attended  the  graded  and  public  schools  of  this 
city.  She  is  a  lady  of  superior  musical  talent,  being  an  especially  fine  performer 
on  the  piano.  A  graduate  of  the  Beethoven  Conservatory  of  I\Iusic  in  St.  Louis, 
she  also  had  jirivate  instruction   from   Professors  Kunkel,  Robyn  and   Fling  of 


DR.  A.  H.  BRADLF.Y 


98  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

this  city.  In  Vienna,  Austria,  she  was  instructed  by  Fraulein  Waha  Hansen, 
assistant  to  Professor  Leschetitzky,  who  was  formerly  the  concert  companion 
of  Professor  Grieg,  the  famous  Norwegian  composer.  Mrs.  Bradley  is  studying 
in  Paris,  France,  at  the  present  time.  She  has  not  taken  up  music  as  a  pro- 
fession, but  simply  as  a  pastime,  and  the  only  teaching  that  she  does  is  for 
charity. 

Dr.  and  Mrs.  Bradley  occupy  a  very  prominent  position  in  the  social  circles 
of  the  city,  and  the  doctor  is  a  valued  representative  of  Missouri  Lodge,  No.  i, 
A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Prairie  Queen  Lodge,  No.  30,  K.  P.,  at  Windsor,  Missouri. 
His  attention,  however,  is  chiefly  given  to  his  professional  duties,  and  it  has 
been  his  aim  to  reach  the.  highest  perfection  possible,  so  that  he  has  continued 
his  investigations  far  and  wide  into  the  realms  of  medical  science. 


WILLIAM  SCHWEHR. 

William  Schwehr  is  president  of  the  William  Schwehr  &  Sons  Plumbing 
&  Heating  Company,  at  No.  828  North  Eighth  street.  This  is  one  of  the  oldest 
plumbing  establishments  in  the  city,  having  been  founded  in  1858  and  continu- 
ously engaged  in  business  for  the  past  fifty  years.  Mr.  Schwehr  was  born  in 
Wurtemberg,  Germany,  July  4,  1833.  In  the  common  schools  of  his  native  city 
he  received  his  early  education.  Having  completed  the  course  of  study,  he 
spent  one  year  at  a  theological  academy.  Being  ambitious  to  launch  out  into 
the  world  and  establish  himself  in  business  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  machinist 
and  served  for  three  years,  beginning  with  machine  blacksmithing  and  building 
of  spinning  and  weaving  machines  for  wool  and  cotton.  At  the  expiration  of 
that  time,  having  completed  his  apprenticeship,  he  became   a   journeyman. 

Apprehending  there  was  little  or  no  opportunity  for  earning  high  wages 
in  that  line  of  work  in  his  native  land  he  decided  to  come  to  America,  of  which 
he  had  heard  so  much  as  being  a  land  of  advantages,  particularly  for  those 
starting  out  in  life.  In  1849  he  embarked  for  the  United  States  and  after  a 
long  and  tedious  voyage  arrived  in  St.  Louis  by  way  of  New  Orleans.  He 
reached  here  on  Easter  Sunday  of  the  year  1850.  Shortly  after  arriving  here 
he  went  as  an  apprentice  in  a  machine  shop,  where  he  evinced  all  of  the  qualifi- 
cations for  the  developing  of  a  skilled  mechanic  and  finally  became  an  expert 
journeyman. 

He  built  the  first  sewing  machine  using  the  shuttle  and  spool  this  side  the 
Alleghenies,  on  which  he  received  a  patent,  but  owing  to  the  unsuccessful  financial 
assistance  and  general  prejudice  of  the  public  had  to  surrender  the  entire  inven- 
tion and  strike  out  for  something  else  for  his  support.  After  working  as  a 
journeyman  for  a  few  years  Mr.  Schwehr  finally  went  into  the  plumbing  busi- 
ness for  himself  in  1858  and  has  since  diligently  applied  himself  to  that  enter- 
prise. He  has  succeeded  in  establishing  a  concern  which  is  known  throughout 
the  entire  community  and  through  hard  work  and  constant  application  has  not 
only  placed  himself  in  comfortable  circumstances  but  won  a  prominent  place 
in  the  financial  circles  of  the  city.  On  January  i,  1890,  William  Schwehr,  Jr., 
was  taken  in  as  a  partner  and  on  October  1,1900,  when  the  firm  was  incorpo- 
rated, his  son  Louis  was  also  made  a  partner,  the  firm  being  known  as  William 
Schwehr  &  Sons,  with  William  Schwehr,  Sr.,  president;  William  Schwehr,  Jr., 
vice  president  and  treasurer ;  and  Louis  Schwehr,  secretary. 

On  April  6,  1854,  Mr.  Schwehr  wedded  Mary  E.  Winklemeyer.  at  Keokuk, 
Iowa.  Beside  William,  Jr.,  and  Louis,  who  are  members  of  the  plumbing  firm, 
they  haye  five  children  living,  namely :  Louisa,  Fred,  Mary,  Emih-  and  Lillie, 
and  three  deceased,  namely;  Fred,  Emma  and  John  H.  Mary  was  united  in 
marriage  to   Fred   Gleim  ;   Lillie  to   C.   W.    Smith  ;   \\'illiam,    Ir.,  to   Matilda   M. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  99 

Heimbrock ;  and  Louis,  to  Amelia  Dustman.  Mr.  Schwehr  lias  always  given 
his  support  to  the  republican  party.  Among  the  fraternal  organizations  of  which 
he  is  a  member  are  the  Free  Masons  and  the  United  Workmen,  having  been 
treasurer  of  Uentral  Lodge,  Xo.  57,  of  the  latter  organization  for  the  ])ast  thirty 
years. 


PARIS  H.  GIERS. 


Paris  H.  Giers  was  born  in  Jerseyville,  Illinois,  Octol:)er  23,  1855,  a  son  of 
Charles  H.  and  Philapena  (liirkenmayer)  Giers,  the  former  following  mercan- 
tile pursuits  in  order  to  provide  for  his  iamiiy.  Later,  however,  the  father's 
health  failed  and  he  left  the  dry-goods  trade  about  1875  and  removed  to  a 
farm  in  Marion  county,  Illinois,  and  later  to  Olivet,  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri, 
where  he  owned  three  hundred  acres  of  rich  and  arable  land,  of  which  one  hun- 
dred and  eighty  acres  is  still  in  possession  of  the  family.  The  father  died  in 
1899,  having  for  about  five  years  survived  his  wife.  Unto  this  worthy  couple 
were  born  nine  children;  Flora,  who  became  the  wife  of  John  Douglas  and  is 
now  deceased;  Lillie,  the  wife  of  R.  M.  Downing,  a  resident  of  St.  Paul,  Minne- 
sota ;  Paris  H. ;  Royal  C.,  who  is  living  in  St.  Louis  but  for  about  fourteen  years 
conducted  a  stock  farm  in  St.  Louis  county  and  became  a  well  known  business 
man ;  Charles  Douglas,  who  died  in  St.  Louis  in  1908 ;  Robert  E.  Lee,  who  is 
in  the  real-estate  business  and  is  administrator  of  the  Biers  estate ;  Olive,  the 
wife  of  L.  T.  Westrich,  living  in  St.  Louis ;  Florence  May,  vi'ho  became  the  wife 
of  Arthur  Flunkey  and  died  in  San  Francisco ;  and  Arthur,  wdio  died  in  child- 
hood. 

At  the  usual  age  Paris  H.  Giers  became  a  pupil  in  the  public  school  and 
continued  his  studies  until  he  reached  the  age  of  sixteen,  when  he  permanently 
put  aside  his  text-books  and  became  a  clerk  in  his  father's  dry-goods  store. 
There  he  continued  until  the  father's  health  failed  and  the  family  removed  to 
a  farm.  There  Mr.  Giers  of  this  review  became  familiar  with  all  the  duties 
and  labors  that  fall  to  the  lot  of  the  agriculturist  and  in  connection  with  the 
tilling  of  the  soil  he  also  engaged  in  raising  horses.  Since  his  return  to  St.  Louis 
in  1901  he  has  given  his  attention  exclusively  to  real-estate  interests  and  has 
handled  considerable  valuable  property  and  made  extensive  and  profitable  invest- 
ments. 

Mr.  Giers  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Ida  Hollenback,  of  Jerseyville,  Illi- 
nois, a  daughter  of  George  and  Augusta  (Pichel)  Hollenback,  her  father  being 
a  stock  dealer.  Since  1901  the  family  residence  has  been  at  1405  Goodfellow 
street.  Mr.  Giers  votes  with  the  democracy  but  has  neither  time  nor  inclination 
for  public  office,  preferring  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  affairs, 
in  which  he  has  met  with  signal  success.  He  represents  a  high  type  of  citizen- 
ship and  has  come  to  be  highly  regarded  both  in  a  business  and  social  way. 


JOHN   F.   SENSENBREXNER. 

John  F.  Sensenbrenner,  secretary  of  the  C.  E.  Hiltz  Shoe  Company  since 
1894,  was  born  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  April  7,  1864,  his  parents  being  Phillip 
and  Eve  Sensenbrenner.  The  father,  who  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
pumps  while  in  the  east,  died  in  1903.  He  came  from  Alsace.  Germany,  to  the 
new  world,  emigrating  in  the  year  1850. 

Passing  through  consecutive  grades  in  the  public  schools,  John  F.  Sensen- 
brenner later  attended  Christian  College  in  Buffalo.  At  the  age  of  seventeen 
years  he  started  upon  his  westward  way,  settling  first  at  Indianapolis,  where  he 


100  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  employed  as  button  boy  in  the  shoe  store  of  John  Norris.  His  efficient 
and  faithful  service,  however,  won  him  promotion  after  two  months  to  the  posi- 
tion of  salesman,  in  which  capacity  he  continued  for  two  years.  On  the  expira- 
tion of  that  period  he  became  a  salesman  for  the  firm  of  John  D.  Torlina, 
continuing  with  him  for  one  year. 

When  a  young  man  of  twenty  years  Mr.  Sensenbrenner  was  married  in 
St.  Louts  to  Miss  Lillie  Buerman,  the  wedding  being  celebrated  in  1884. 
Immediately  afterward  he  took  a  trip  to  the  southwest  and  on  his  return  to 
St.  Louis  accepted  a  position  as  salesman  at  eight  dollars  per  week  in  the  Hill 
shoe  store.  He  was  not  long,  however,  in  proving  his  worth  and  an  increased 
salary  came  to  him  with  increased  responsibilities  consequent  upon  his  various 
promotions.  Gradually  he  was  advanced  until  he  became  manager  and  then 
through  his  instrumentality  the  business  was  incorporated  and  he  was  elected 
secretary.  When  he  first  became  connected  with  the  house  it  was  a  very  small 
and  unimportant  one,  but  through  the  energy,  modern  business  methods  and 
undaunted  enterprise  of  Mr.  Sensenbrenner  and  his  associates  they  have 
acquired  one  store  after  another  until  the  house  today  occupies  a  building  one 
hundred  by  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  feet,  three  stories  in  height  with  base- 
ment. They  carry  a  large  line  of  footwear  and  the  store  is  advantageously 
located  on  the  corner  of  Sixth  street  and  Franklin  avenue.  Judicious  and  attrac- 
tive advertising,  courteous  treatment  from  all  employes  to  all  patrons,  honesty  in 
all  dealing — these  are  features  of  the  house  which  have  contributed  to  its  con- 
stantly growing  success. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sensenbrenner  have  become  the  parents  of  a  son  and  three 
daughters.  Joseph,  who  attended  high  school  and  is  now  connected  with  the 
Blackwelder-Holbrook  Insurance  Company,  was  married  in  his  twenty-second 
year  and  now  occupies  a  nice  residence  on  Botanical  avenue.  Rose  and  Viola 
were  students  in  the  high  school  and  are  yet  at  home  with  their  parents.  Edna, 
the  youngest  daughter,  possessing  superior  musical  talents,  has  been  sent  to 
Paris  for  the  further  cultivation  of  her  voice  and  is  now  studying  abroad. 

The  city  residence  of  Mr.  Sensenbrenner  is  at  No.  3638  Cleveland  avenue 
while  a  summer  home,  called  A-'iola  Heights,  is  on  the  Meremac  river.  This 
stands  in  the  midst  of  two  hundred  and  forty-five  acres  of  rich  land,  part  of 
which  is  devoted  to  agricultural  pursuits.  Both  of  his  residences  were  erected 
by  Mr.  Sensenbrenner  after  approved  modern  plans  and  are  most  tastefully  and 
richly  furnished.  It  would  seem  trite  in  this  connection  to  say  that  he  has  risen 
from  a  humble  position  to  a  rank  with  the  most  successful  merchants  of  the 
city  for  this  fact  is  familiar  to  those  who  know  aught  of  his  career,  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 
lowest  round  of  the  ladder  of  success  he  has  steadily  climbed  to  the  plains  of 
affluence  and  at  all  times  has  enjoyed  the  merited  respect  aitd  confidence  of  his 
business  associates  and  contemporaries. 


GEORGE  R.  J.\XSEN\ 

The  gradual  development  which  is  the  law  of  nature  in  all  of  the  processes 
of  life  and  growth  is  manifest  in  the  business  career  of  George  R.  Jansen,  the 
president  of  the  Jansen  Transfer  Company.  While  the  business  of  this  company 
is  now  extensive,  it  had  a  most  humlale  and  inconsequential  beginning  and  the 
demonstration  of  its  worth  has  been  the  source  of  its  development.  Mr.  Jansen. 
a  native  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  October  12,  i86i,  of  the  marriage  of  John  G. 
Jansen  and  Anna  Loging.  The  father,  a  native  of  Germany,  came  to  America 
with  his  parents  in  his  youthful  days  and  spent  his  life  on  his  father's  farms  in 
Indiana  and  Iowa  until  1858,  when  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  in  the 


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102  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

teaming  and  transfer  business.  Subsequently  he  returned  to  Iowa,  where  he  is 
still  living  at  the  age  of  seventy-five  years.  His  wife,  a  daughter  of  Herman 
Loging  of  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  died  in  1904  at  the  age  of  seventy  years. 

After  completing  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  George  R. 
Jansen  determined  to  engage  in  business  on  his  account  rather  than  to  enter  the 
employ  of  others  who  would  receive  the  profits  of  his  labor.  Very  naturallv  he 
turned  to  the  express  business  with  which  he  had  become  somewhat  familiar, 
both  in  theory  and  practice,  while  his  father  was  carrying  on  a  similar  enterprise. 
Procuring  but  one  horse  and  wagon,  he  started  out  on  his  own  account  and  this 
constituted  the  nucleus  of  the  present  extensive  business  now  conducted  under 
the  name  of  the  Jansen  Transfer  Company.  Today  he  owns  many  horses  and 
wagons  and  employs  a  large  force  of  men.  while  the  extent  of  his  patronage  is 
such  as  to  return  to  him  a  gratifying  annual  revenue.  Moreover  he  is  today  one 
of  the  largest  shareholders  in  the  Standard  Separator  Company  and  has  numerous 
other  financial  and  property  interests  in  this  city. 

On  the  23d  of  November,  1882,  Mr.  Jansen  was  married  to  Miss  Mollie 
F"ischer  of  St.  Louis  and  they  have  two  sons  and  a  daughter :  George  L,,  the  vice 
president  of  the  Jansen  Transfej  Company;  Julia  Annie,  now  the  wife  of  W.  T. 
Grund  of  St.  Louis ;  and  Arthur,  who  was  a  pupil  of  McKinley  High  School  and 
a  young  man  of  exceptional  promise.  He  died  August  18,  1908.  The  family 
home  is  at  2632  Virginia  avenue.  Mrs.  Jansen  is  interested  in  various  charitable 
and  benevolent  movements,  being  particularly  an  active  worker  in  the  Fresh  Air 
Mission.  Her  private  charities  are  many,  the  poor  and  needy  indeed  finding  in 
her  a  warm  and  generous  friend.  Mr.  Jansen  is  a  member  of  Itaska  lodge,  A. 
F.  &  A.  M.,  and  is  loval  to  the  teachings  of  the  craft.  His  political  allegiance  is 
given  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  fond  of  speedy  driving  horses  but  never 
allows  his  interest  in  these  or  other  pleasures  to  interfere  with  his  business 
affairs,  and  his  success  is  attributable  to  his  close  application,  his  prompt  service 
and  honorable  methods. 


FREDERICK    W.    BRUENIG. 

In  the  last  half  of  the  nineteenth  century  St.  Louis  received  a  notable  impe- 
tus in  growth  and  development  from  its  German  inhabitants,  and  a  noticeable 
percentage  of  her  leading  business  men  at  this  time  are  those  who  had  their  birth 
or  trace  their  parentage  to  the  fatherland.  This  class  include^  Frederick  W. 
Bruenig,  now  a  prominent  and  prosperous  florist,  who  was  born  in  Bronschweig, 
Germany,  in  1863.  His  grandfather  was  the  founder  of  a  village  called  Bruenig- 
hausen,  which  still  stands  as  a  monument  to  his  name.  His  father.  Henry  Bruenig, 
was  a  quarry  contractor  and  furnished  the  stone  for  many  prominent  buildings 
of  his  native  country. 

Frederick  W.  Bruenig  was  reared  and  educated  in  Germany,  coming  to 
America  when  twenty-four  years  of  age.  He  was  induced  to  take  this  step  by 
the  favorable  reports  which  reached  him  concerning  the  business  conditions  in 
the  new  world,  and  with  the  hope  of  promoting  his  financial  resources  he  sought 
a  home  on  the  western  side  of  the  Atlantic.  Arriving  in  St.  Louis  in  1887,  he 
has  since  conducted  business  as  a  florist  here,  and  although  the  early  years  were 
fraught  with  hardships  and  privation,  bv  careful  economy  and  close  manage- 
ment, he  has  won  success  as  the  years  have  gone  by.  For  three  years  after  his 
arrival  he  was  in  the  employ  of  the  EUard  Floral  Company,  and  through  his 
careful  expejiditure  was  enabled  to  save  a  sum  sufficient  to  permit  him  to  en- 
gage in  business  on  his  own  account.  For  eighteen  years  he  has  been  at  his 
present  location,  and  it  is  now  one  of  the  fine  floral  establishments  in  this  sec- 
tion of  the  city.     Aside  from  this  he  owns  a  farm  in  Illinois,  on  which  he  has 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  103 

spent  many  Iiappy  day.s,  for  he  takes  great  pleasure  in  out-dour  pursuits.  The 
property  is  located  a  mile  and  a  half  from  Columbia,  Illinois,  and  there  he  raises 
most  of  the  flowers  which  he  uses  in  his  business.  His  greenhouses  are  well 
equipped  and  the  size  and  color  of  his  products  enable  them  to  rival  in  beauty 
any  of  the  productions  which  are  seen  in  the  florists'  establishments  in  St.  Louis. 
On  the  17th  of  April,  1895,  in  this  city,  Mr.  Bruenig  was  married  to  Miss 
Ida  Stann.  Her  father  was  one  of  the  first  tailors  in  the  downtown  district,  and 
was  well  known  in  business  circles  at  an  early  day.  The  family  numlaers  four 
children,  two  beautiful  little  daughters,  twins,  Ida  and  Clara,  who  are  eight  years 
of  age,  and  two  sons,  Fred,  five  years  old,  and  Carl,  seven  months  of  age.  They 
also  lost  one  child.  Mr.  Bruenig  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican 
party,  and  while  he  takes  no  active  interest  in  politics,  aside  from  the  exercise 
of  his  right  of  franchise,  he  is  always  able  to  support  his  position  bv  intelligent 
argument  if  occasion  demands.  ITe  belongs  to  the  Mutual  Protection  Associa- 
tion, to  Acme  Tent,  the  Knights  of  Maccabees  and  the  Knights  and  Ladies  of 
Ffonor.  He  has  never  regretted  the  step  which  he  took  when  he  severed  the  ties 
that  bound  him  to  the  fatherland  and  sought  the  opportunities  of  the  new  world, 
for  he  has  prospered  here  as  the  years  have  gone  by,  and  at  the  same  time  has 
established  himself  firmly  in  the  affections  of  his  host  of  friends. 


JULIUS  W.  REINHOLDT. 

Julius  W.  Rcinholdt,  assistant  cashier  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce, 
has  throughout  his  entire  business  career  been  connected  with  banking,  yet  his 
start  in  financial  circles  was  a  most  humble  one.  His  rise,  however,  was 
assured  because  he  has  those  salient  characteristics  of  determination  and  keen 
insight  which  are  forceful   factors  in  winning  success. 

A  native  son  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  born  January  30,  1869,  of  the  marriage 
of  William  and  Marie  (Sinner)  Reinholdt.  His  father,  a  native  of  Germany, 
served  as  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  war.  The  son  pursued  his  education  in  this 
city,  attending  successively  the  public  schools,  the  high  school,  Mrs.  Smith's 
Academy  and  the  Toensfeld  Educational  Institute.  In  1887  he  left  school  and 
made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world,  accepting  the  position  of  messenger 
boy  with  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce.  He  has  steadily  risen  through  the 
different  departments  to  his  present  position  as  assistant  cashier,  being  advanced 
from  auditor  in  F'ebruary,  1898,  to  the  position  which  he  now  holds.  He 
organized  the  Commerce  Monthly,  which  as  an  organ  of  the  National  Bank  of 
Commerce  prospered  and  grew  until  it  was  deemed  necessary  to  incorporate 
under  the  name  of  the  Commerce  Monthly  Publishing  Company,  INIr.  Reinholdt 
being  its  first  president. 

It  would  be  tautological  in  this  connection  to  enter  into  any  series  of  state- 
ments as  showing  him  to  be  a  man  of  capability  who  has  shown  ready  adaptation 
in  all  his  work,  together  with  accurate  and  systematic  methods  that  have  won 
for  him  the  full  trust  of  those  whom  he  represents.  These  facts  have  been 
shadowed  forth  between  the  lines  of  this  review  and  are  indicated  in  his  success- 
ive promotions. 

On  the  6th  of  February.  1890,  Mr.  Reinholdt  was  married  to  Miss 
Frieda  Barthel.  a  daughter  of  Theodore  Barthel,  a  merchant  of  St.  Louis.  They 
have  three  children :  Julius,  who  is  a  recent  graduate  of  the  McKinley  high 
school;  Roland,  who  is  a  student  in  the  McKinley  high  school;  and  Charles, 
who  is  pursuing  the  public  school  course.  Mr.  Reinholdt  is  well  known  in 
club  circles,  especially  in  German  organizations,  belonging  to  the  Liederkranz 
Club,  of  which  he  has  been  a  secretary  for  a  number  of  years,  while  at  the 
present  writing,  in  1908,  he  is  holding  the  office  of  vice  president.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  the  I'nion  Club.     His  friends  find  him  a 


104  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

social,  genial  gentleman  and  value  his  companionship  and  regard.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Tyler  Place  Presbyterian  church  and  is  interested  in  all  that 
pertains  to  the  material,  intellectual,  social  and  moral  development  and  welfare 
of  the  city.     Fraternally  he  is  a  member  of  Tuscan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 


EDWARD  C.  SIMMONS. 

The  activities  of  Edward  C.  Simmons  have  been  of  such  extent  and  impor- 
tance as  to  leave  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  histor\'  of  the  state. 
While  a  large  percentage  of  the  business  men  of  St.  Louis  have  been  attracted  to 
the  city  by  reason  of  its  pulsing  industrial  conditions  and  broad  opportunities  or 
have  become  factors  in  its  active  life  in  recent  years,  there  are  also  found  among 
the  prominent  representatives  of  the  commercial  and  financial  interests  those  who 
have  been  identified  with  the  city  through  a  long  period  and  have  not  only  been 
witnesses  of  its  growth  from  a  small  town  to  a  city  of  metropolitan  proportions, 
but  have  been  factors  in  its  yearly  development  and  progress.  Such  a  one  is  Ed- 
ward C.  Simmons.  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,  becoming  the  principal  factor  in  giving  St.  Louis  preeminence  as  the 
hardware  center  of  the  entire  country. 

Born  in  iM-ederick,  Alaryland,  on  the  2ist  of  September,  1839,  he  is  a  son 
of  Zachariah  T.  and  Louise  (Helfenstein)  Simmons  and  was  but  seven  years  of 
age  when  brought  by  his  parents  to  this  city,  where  he  pursued  his  education  in 
the  public  schools,  completing  his  studies  in  the  high  school,  which  was  located 
on  Sixth,  between  St.  Charles  and  Locust  streets.  Who  would  have  thought  as 
thev  watched  him  serving  his  apprenticeship  at  the  hardware  trade  with  Childs, 
Pratt  &  Company,  on  Main  street,  near  Vine,  having  entered  their  employ  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  years,  that  he  was  one  day  to  become  the  foremost  exponent 
of  that  line  of  business  in  the  world.  His  term  of  indenture  continued  three 
years,  at  the  end  of  which  period  he  entered  the  employ  of  Wilson,  Levering  & 
Waters,  a  recently  organized  firm  that  had  just  established  business  at  No.  51 
North  i\Iain  street.  There  his  ability,  close  application  and  fidelity  enabled  Mr. 
Simmons  to  steadily  work  his  way  upward,  and  at  the  end  of  four  years,  on  the 
retirement  of  Mr.  Wilson  from  the  firm,  he  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  under 
the  style  of  Levering,  Waters  &  Company,  thus  becoming  one  of  the  proprietors 
of  the  business  on  the  ist  of  January,  1863.  When  Mr.  Levering  died,  a  year 
and  a  half  later,  the  business  was  reorganized  under  .the  firm  name  of  Waters, 
Simmons  &  Company,  and  so  continued  successfully  until  1872,  when  Mr.  Waters 
retired.  He  was  succeeded  in  the  partnershi)?  by  Isaac  W.  JNIorton,  and  the 
firm  name  was  changed  to  E.  C.  Simmons  &  Company.  In  1874  this  partnership 
was  succeeded  by  the  corporation  of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company,  soon  to 
control  the  largest  hardware  business  in  the  world.  Mr.  Simmons  was  one  of 
the  first  of  the  business  men  of  St.  Louis  to  appreciate  the  advantage  of  the  lib- 
eral provisions  of  the  Missouri  laws  as  ajsolied  to  corporations,  and  was  one  of 
the  pioneers  in  the  entire  United  States  in  incorporating  mercantile  concerns, 
thus  setting  an  example  that  has  Ijeen  most  extensively  followed  since.  He  was 
led  to  this  step  by  the  purpose  and  desire  to  give  his  worthy  employes  an  oppor- 
tunity to  invest  in  the  stock  of  the  company  and  thus  reap  the  more  direct  reward 
of  their  labors.  The  name  of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  has  become  synon- 
ymous with  the  hardware  trade  of  the  country,  and  the  growth  of  this  mam- 
moth concern  is  attributable  in  large  measure  to  him  whose  name  introduces  this 
record. 

It  has  been  said  that  no  man  is  truly  successful  who  does  not  love  his  busi- 
ness and  find  joy  in  its  control.  From  his  boyhood  Mr.  Simmons  was  enthusi- 
astically interested  in  his  work  and,  beginning  with  the  most  simple  duties,  ad- 


E.  C.  SIMMONS 


lOij  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

vanced  from  one  department  to  another  until  he  had  mastered  the  trade  to  the 
minutest  detail  and  through  experience  had  gained  a  splendid  equipment  for  the 
larger  operations  of  the  vast  enterprise  which  he  developed.  He  has  not  been  a 
follower  but  a  leader  in  the  world  of  trade,  being  the  first  to  introduce  and 
utilize  methods  which  are  now  generally  followed.  He  was  one  of  the  earliest 
merchants  to  employ  traveling  salesmen  and  with  the  growth  of  the  business  the 
compan}-  today  employs  more  traveling  representatives  than  anv  other  establish- 
ment in  America.  The  selection  of  these  men  was  always  a  matter  of  pride  with 
Mr.  Simmons,  for  it  was  his  constant  aim  to  secure  men  who  would  elevate  the 
business,  keeping  it  up  to  the  highest  possible  standard,  not  only  in  the  extent  of 
trade  but  in  the  courtesy  of  its  representatives  and  in  the  service  to  tlie  public.  He 
encouraged  his  salesmen  to  be  upright  in  the  broadest  sense  of  the  term,  to  cul- 
tivate good  habits  and  strict  integrity.  His  favorite  maxims,  which  he  made 
the  basis  of  his  business  rules,  were :  "A  salesman's  duty  is  to  help  his  customers 
to  prosper ;"  and  "The  recollection  of  qualitv  remains  long  after  the  price  is  for- 
gotten." The  latter  constituted  the  watchword  of  his  entire  business  career,  and 
he  would  sacrifice  profits  rather  than  his  standard  in  this  direction.  In  an  an- 
alyzation  of  his  life  work  it  will  be  seen  that  one  of  the  strong  elements  in  his 
success  was  his  ability  to  correctly  judge  men.  This  was  evidenced  in  his  selec- 
tion of  his  stafif  of  assistants,  and  it  may  be  confidently  ass.erted  that  there  is  not 
today  in  the  United  States  a  more  perfect  business  organization  than  the  Sim- 
mons Hardware  Company,  nor  one  founded  on  a  more  enduring  basis. 

On  the  1st  of  January,  1898,  Mr.  Simmons,  together  with  his  friend  and  as- 
sociate, Mr.  Morton,  retired  from  active  business.  He  was  suceeded  by  his  eldest 
son,  Wallace  D.  Simmons,  who  had  gone  through  a  long  and  careful  course  of 
training  for  the  important  duties  devolving  upon  the  head  of  this  immense  insti- 
tution. John  E.  Pilcher,  who  had  been  with  the  house  for  thirty-five  years,  be- 
came its  vice  president.  Mr.  Simmons  and  Mr.  Morton,  however,  retain  their 
places  on  the  board  of  directors,  acting  in  an  advisory  capacity  while  shiftmg  the 
larger  responsibilities  to  vounger  shoulders.  The  house,  however,  still  enjoys  the 
benefit  of  Mr.  Simmons'  ripened  judgment — the  result  of  long  experience.  He 
was  an  important  factor  in  bringing  to  St.  Louis  trade  from  remote  sections,  his 
salesmen  having  covered  every  state  and  territory  in  the  Union.  He  has  always 
believed  St.  Louis  to  be  the  most  favorably  located  of  the  large  cities  as  a  jobbing 
center  and  has  been  enthusistic  on  the  subject  of  its  commercial  possibilities.  He 
has  witnessed  its  development  from  a  small  and  inconsequential  town  with  but 
limited  industrial  and  financial  interests  into  the  fourth  city  of  the  LTnion,  and  to 
this  result  has  largely  contributed.  It  would  be  impossible  for  a  man  of  his  re- 
sourcefulness to  confine  his  efforts  alone  to  one  line.  His  activities  have  covered 
a  wide  range,  and  at  all  times  the  city  has  been  either  a  direct  or  indirect  benefi- 
ciary. In  addition  to  his  mercantile  enterprises  he  has  been  largely  interested  in 
banking,  having  been  at  different  times  and  for  long  periods  a  director  of  the 
Boatmen's  Bank,  the  St.  Louis  National  Bank  of  Commerce  and  the  St.  Louis 
Trust  Company. 

In  1866  Mr.  Simmons  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie  Welch,  a  daughter  of 
George  W.  and  Lucy  Welch,  and  their  three  sons  are :  Wallace  D.,  now  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  ;  and  Edward  H.and  George  W.,who  are 
vice  presidents  of  the  company.  The  sons  are  worthy  successors  of  their  father 
in  the  commercial  field  and  are  continuing  the  business  along  the  same  substan- 
tial and  commendable  lines  which  he  inaugurated. 

Mr.  Simmons  has  ahvavs  taken  a  deep  interest  in  young  men  in  his  employ 
and  was  ever  ready  to  give  to  them  all  possible  encouragement  and  assistance  as 
an  incentive  to  good  conduct,  advising  them  also  against  the  mistakes  frequently 
made  by  the  young.  While  broad-minded  and  never  harsh  in  his  judgments,  he 
possessed  decided  views  as  to  habitual  drinking  and  believed  that  trade  secured  in 
this  manner  was  not  worth  while.     It  was  doubtless  out  of  respect  to  his  views 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  107 

that  the  large  force  of  employes  of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  is  maile 
up  almost  wholly  of  men  who  abstain  almost  entirely  from  drinking.  Air.  Sim- 
mons has  never  been  neglectful  of  his  duties  of  citizenship  and  feels  that  each 
individual  owes  his  comnumity  a  service  according  to  his  abilities  and  i)])por- 
tunities.  In  1880-1  he  was  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  poHce  board,  which  is 
given  credit  for  the  permanent  closing  of  every  public  gambling  house  in  a  single 
night.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  his  Christianity  has  ever 
been  of  that  practical  character  which  recognizes  that  religion  is  largely  a  matter 
of  personal  service  to  one's  fellowmen.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis,  Xoondav. 
St.  Louis  Country  and  Commercial  Clubs.  He  has  manifested  a  philanthr()].)ic 
spirit  that  gives  ready  response  to  a  call  for  needed  aid  from  individual,  organi- 
zation or  municipality,  and  St.  Louis  acknowledges  her  indebtedness  to  him 
alongf  many  lines. 


JOHN  HOLT  CRAliTREE. 

John  Holt  Crabtree,  a  son  of  G.  M.  and  Amanda  (Roberts")  Crabtree,  was 
born  in  Winchester,  Tennessee,  July  3,  1869.  His  more  advanced  education  was 
acquired  in  the  Dade  Normal  Institute  at  Trenton,  Georgia,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1889  and  the  same  year  he  completed  a  course  in  law.  Entering 
business  life,  he  occupied  a  clerical  position  in  the  People's  Bank  at  Chattanooga, 
Tennessee,  where  his  ability  won  him  recognition  in  promotions  until  he  later  be- 
came cashier,  while  subsequently  he  was  made  receiver  for  the  bank. 

The  year  1899  witnessed  the  arrival  of  Mr.  Crabtree  in  St.  Louis.  Here 
he  was  connected  with  the  Ll^nion  Trust  Company  until  its  consolidation  with  the 
St.  Louis  Trust  Company,  at  which  time  he  became  connected  with  the  Germania 
Trust  Company,  carrying  on  his  business  interests  in  that  way  until  January, 
1903.  He  then  embarked  in  business  on  his  own  account  as  a  banker  and  dealer 
in  investment  securities  and  has  since  gained  a  large  clientage,  while  the  extent 
and  volume  of  his  business  now  renders  it  very  profitable.  He  financed  a  large 
number  of  bond  issues  in  St.  Louis  and  has  also  promoted  in  financial  lines  vari- 
ous railroad  and  industrial  enterprises,  including  the  St.  Louis  Car  Company, 
with  one  million  dollar  bonds,  the  J.  E.  North  Lumber  Company,  with  one  mil- 
lion dollar  bonds,  and  others.  He  is  now  secretary  for  the  Florida  Pine  Land 
Company  and  is  a  stockholder  in  many  other  corporations.  He  is  very  correct 
in  judging  of  the  outcome  of  any  business  transaction  and  therefore  places  a 
correct  value  Upon  opportunities  and  investments. 

In  Chattanooga,  Tennessee,  in  1895,  Air.  Crabtree  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Edwinna  Riggs,  and  unto  them  has  been  born  a  son,  Edwin  Alartin.  Mr. 
Crabtree  served  as  a  member  of  the  Georgia  State  Alilitia  in  1887  and  in  this 
city  he  has  been  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Manufacturers'  Association  and 
the  St.  Louis  Credit  Men's  Association,  both  organizations  of  importance  among 
the  business  men  here.  He  belongs  to  the  JMethodist  church  and  to  the  Alercan- 
tile  Club  and  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy.  His  strict  integrity, 
b'isiiiess  conservatism  and  judgment  have  always  been  so  universally  recognized 
that  he  has  enjoyed  public  confidence  to  an  enviable  degree. 


ALBERT  FRECH. 


Albert  Freeh  has  been  financiall\-  interested  in  the  Eisenstadt  Alanufactur- 
ing  Company  since  1898  but  has  been  an  employe  of  the  house  since  entering 
business  life  on  leaving  school.  Gradually  through  successive  promotions  he 
has  worked  his  way  upward  until  he  is  now  the  vice  president  of  this  concern 
and  active  in  its  successful  management.  As  he  has  many  friends  in  the  city,  his 
life  record  cannot  fail  to  prove  of  interest  to  many  of  our  readers. 


108  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

His  birth  occurred  in  Lebanon,  Illinois,  August  31,  1869.  His  father,  Sam- 
uel Freeh,  was  a  cooperage  manufacturer,  who  married  Elizabeth  Zerweck,  a 
native  of  German}'.  Spending  his  boyhood  daj'S  under  the  parental  roof,  their 
son,  Albert  Freeh,  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  until  he  had  com- 
pleted the  high  school  course.  He  then  made  his  initial  step  into  the  business 
world,  entering  the  service  of  the  Eisenstadt  Manufacturing  Company,  with 
which  he  has  since  been  connected.  Immediately  on  arriving  in  St.  Louis  he 
entered  the  house  as  errand  boy  and  after  proving  his  worth  and  ability  in  that 
position  was  given  charge  of  the  repair  department  and  later  of  the  shipping 
department.  He  afterward  took  charge  of  the  stock  and  subsequently  was  pro- 
moted to  house  salesman,  while  later  he  became  buyer  in  the  jewelry  department. 
He  was  next  made  manager  of  the  jewelry  department  and  of  the  products  of 
the  factory.  liis  financial  interest  in  the  house  dates  from  1898  and  in  1903  he 
was  elected  a  member  of  its  board  of  directors,  while  in  1904  he  was  chosen  to 
his  present  position  as  vice  president  of  the  company.  The  business  has  en- 
joyed gradual  and  substantial  growth  and  is  today  one  of  the  largest  of  its  kind 
in  the  United  States.  Its  trade  has  now  reached  an  extensive  figure  and  the 
scope  of  activity  is  being  constantly  extended  through  the  efforts  and  direction 
of  Mr.  Freeh  and  his  associates. 

On  the  1st  of  June,  1905,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Freeh  and  Miss 
Alvena  Gerne,  a  daughter  of  Conrad  and  Christina  Gerne,  of  Lebanon,  Illinois. 
They  have  one  child,  Elenore.  The  home  of  the  family  is  at  No.  3529  Halliday 
avenue.  Mr.  Freeh  has  been  unusually  successful  and  is  extremely  popular  with 
both  employes  and  patrons  of  the  house.  His  business  record  is  one  of  which 
lie  has  every  reason  to  be  proud  in  that  he  has  worked  his  way  upward  from 
the  position  of  errand  boy  to  the  second  place  in  the  control  of  tlie  enterprise. 
He  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church  and  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
He  looks  at  life  from  no  untried  standards  but  views  every  momentous  question 
in  a  practical  light,  correctly  judging  of  its  value,  and  through  the  wise  use  of  his 
time  and  opportunities  he  has  not  only  won  financial  success  but  what  is  far 
better — the  merited   respect   of   his   fellowmen. 


REV.  FRANCIS  H.  SCHILLER. 

Rev.  Francis  H.  Schiller,  assistant  pastor  of  Sacred  Fleart  church,  was  born 
in  St.  Louis,  January  4,  1880.  His  father,  Robert  Schiller,  was  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, born  July  lo,  1835,  and  the  birth  of  his  mother,  Mary  (Miller)  Schiller, 
occurred  July  30,  1840.  They  were  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis.  In  addition 
to  the  subject  of  the  sketch  they  have  the  following  children :  Elizabeth  and 
Mary  T.,  both  single  and  residing  in  St.  Louis ;  Clara,  wife  of  J.  F.  Jaeger,  M.  A., 
of  Washington,  Missouri;  and  Joseph,  who  wedded  Miss  Mary  Lang,  residing  in 
St.  Louis.  Robert  Schiller  served  throughout  the  Civil  war  and  won  great  dis- 
tinction for  bravery.    He  is  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic. 

Father  Schiller  received  his  preparatory  education  in  St.  Vincent's  School, 
remaining  there  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  gave  up  his  studies  for  a 
period  of  four  years,  during  which  time  he  worked  in  a  wholesale  drug  house, 
bicycle  factory  and  the  Post-Dispatch  office.  It  was  deemed  advisable  to  keep 
him  out  of  school  for  this  period  in  order  to  enlarge  his  experience  of  actual  life 
and  to  give  him  a  broader  mind.  He  then  went  to  Prairie  du  Chien,  Wisconsin, 
where  he  was  a  student  for  three  years  at  Sacred  Heart  College.  Subsequently 
he  studied  for  one  year  at  St.  Mary's  Institute,  in  Dayton,  Ohio.  Returning  to 
St.  Louis  he  took  a  five  years'  course  in  Kenrick  Seminary.  During  his  college 
career  he  was  not  only  brilliant  in  his  studies  but  took  a  great  interest  in  athletic 
sports.  He  was  particularly  active  in  baseball,  football,  basketball  and  inside 
gymnastic  work,  in  all  of  which  he  gained  quite  a  record. 


REV.  FRANCIS    H.  SCHILLER 


110  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Upon  graduating  from  the  seminary  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  bv 
Archbishop  Glennon,  June  ii,  1907,  and  then  was  appointed  to  his  tirst  and  pres- 
ent charge  as  assistant  pastor  of  Sacred  Heart  church.  He  had  the  lienor  of 
being  selected  by  the  archbishop  to  preach  at  the  cathedral  on  Walnut  street, 
which  is  the  oldest  church  in  St.  Louis,  for  one  week  during  Lent,  beginning 
March  17,  1909,  and  he  is  probably  the  youngest  priest  ever  called  upon  to  preach 
at  the  cathedral  at  the  special  Lenten  services.  He  takes  a  great  interest  in  elocu- 
tion, managing  and  coaching  plays  for  entertainments  given  by  his  church. 
Father  Schiller  gives  his  support  to  the  republican  party  but  takes  no  active 
interest  in  politics  beyond  casting  his  vote  and  keeping  posted  on  the  political 
issues  of  the  day.     He  resides  at  2336  L^niversity  avenue. 


WILMER  CURTIS  STITH. 

Wilmer  Curtis  Stith,  trafific  manager  for  the  Waters,  Pierce  Oil  Compan), 
was  born  in  St.  Louis,  June  21,  1858.  He  is  a  son  of  James  W.  and  Fannie  L. 
(Taylor)  Stith  and  a  descendant  of  Colonel  John  Stith,  who  in  the  seventeenth 
century  sailed  from  England  to  Virginia.  The  father  was  for  many  years  con- 
nected with  the  National  State  Bank  of  this  city.  The  parents  celebrated  their 
golden  wedding  at  the  home  of  their  son,  W.  C.  Stith,  at  23  Kingsbury  Place, 
on  the  25th  of  August,  1907.  Their  family  numbered  ten  children,  seven  of 
whom,  four  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  reached  maturity  and  were  married. 

Wilmer  C.  Stith  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  through- 
out his  entire  life  has  been  connected  with  the  traffic  department  of  railway  and 
kindred  service.  He  was  first  employed  as  messenger  in  the  general  freight 
office  of  the  Iron  Mountain  Railwa_y  on  the  7th  of  August,  1877,  and  through 
successive  promotions  filled  various  positions  in  that  office,  being  eventually 
appointed  assistant  general  freight  agent  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  &  Iron  Mountain 
System,  in  September,  1886.  He  was  appointed  general  freight  agent  of  the  Kan- 
sas City,  Fort  Scott  &  Memphis  Railroad  at  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  on  the  ist 
of  January,  1890,  and  returned  to  the  Missouri  Pacific  &  Iron  Mountain  System 
as  general  freight  agent  January  i,  1892.  He  was  appointed  freight  traffic 
manager  of  the  same  road  in  December,  1899,  and  so  continued  until  December 
I,  1907.  He  assumed  the  position  of  traffic  manager  of  the  Waters,  Pierce  Oil 
Company  April  14,  1908,  and  is  now  serving  in  that  capacity.  The  business 
under  his  supervision  is  most  carefully  systematized  and  in  all  that  he  does  ]\Ir. 
Stith  is  methodical,  yet  progressive.  In  discharging  his  duties  he  displays  a 
ready  adaptability  and  a  fertility  of  resource  which  have  been  strong  elements  in 
his  success,  while  his  keen  discernment  and  sound  judgment  make  his  opinions 
valued  factors  in  the  successful  control  of  other  interests.  He  is  recognized  as 
a  man  of  much  reserve  force,  who  in  cases  of  emergency  can  call  forth  his 
energies  to  meet  the  demands  of  the  moment  and  in  positions  of  executive  con- 
trol and  administrative  direction  he  has  won  favorable  comment  and  prominent 
place. 

On  the  22d  of  September,  1886  Mr.  Stith  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Wardner  Staples,  descended  from  the  Emerson-Phelps-Grant  family  of  New 
England.  The  wedding  was  celebrated  in  St.  Paul's  church  at  Carondelet  and 
the  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  twin  sons,  Wilmer  Curtis  and  Edwin  Emer- 
son, and  one  daughter,  Laura  Phelps.  The  sons  are  students  in  Amherst  Col- 
lege, while  the  daughter  is  pursuing  her  education  in  the  Mary  Institute  at  St. 
Louis. 

Mr.  Stith  has  never  sought  nor  held  public  office.  He  served  as  a  member 
of  the  police  reserves  in  the  strike  of  1877  and  at  all  times  has  been  an  advocate 
of  those  measures  and  movements  which  constitute  strong  elements  in  public 
progress.     He  belongs  to  the  Mercantile  Club  and  is  an  active  member  of  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    C1T^  .  Jll 

Church  of  the  Ascension  (Episcopal),  of  which  he  was  formerly  senior  warden 
and  is  now  a  vestryman.  He  has  also  been  a  member  of  the  missionary  board 
of  the  diocese  of  Missouri  for  the  past  twelve  years.  His  life  has  been  actuated 
by  high  and  honorable  principles  and  worthy  motives  and  while  possessing  the 
laudable  ambition  for  success,  which  is  the  incentive  for  consecutive  and  well 
directed  endeavor  in  business  life,  he  has  never  neglected  the  social  relations  or 
moral  obligations  that  devolve  upon  every  individual. 

I 


JULIUS  A.  BAER. 


Julius  A.  Baer,  for  sixteen  years  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  during  which  time 
he  has  been  connected  with  mercantile  interests,  is  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Stix,  Baer  &  Fuller  Dry  Goods  Company,  of  which  he  is  the  first  vice  president. 
During  the  period  of  its  existence  this  business  has  enjoyed  rapid  and  substantial 
growth,  for  the  policy  of  the  house  commends  it  to  public  confidence,  and  the 
line  of  goods  handled  is  always  most  attractive.  Progressive  methods  instituted 
at  the  outset  have  always  been  maintained  and  the  business  has  been  advanced 
in  accordance  with  modern  ideas  of  trade  and  commerce. 

Mr.  Baer,  to  whom  the  success  of  the  house  is  attributable  in  no  small  meas- 
ure, was  born  September  i,  1861,  in  Germany,  and  pursued  his  education  in  the 
public  schools  while  spending  his  boyhood  days  in  the  home  of  his  parents. 
Lazarus  and  Ernestine  (Weil)  Baer.  He  continued  his  studies  until  he  became 
a  high  school  student  at  Sulzburg  in  Baden,  Germany,  and  at  the  age  of  seven- 
teen he  sought  the  growing  opportunities  of  the  new  world,  crossing  the  Atlantic 
to  the  United  States.  Three  decades  have  since  been  added  to  the  cycle  of  the 
centuries,  but  throughout  this  entire  period  he  has  never  had  occasion  to  regret 
his  determination  to  come  to  America.  In  a  land  where  effort  is  unhampered  by 
caste  and  class  he  has  made  steady  progress  and  his  advancement  has  shown  him 
wider  opportunities  which  he  has  utilized  in  the  attainment  of  success.  He 
was  first  employed  in  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas,  in  the  store  of  J.  Adler,  there  re- 
maining until  1880,  after  which  he  conducted  a  general  store  at  ^Magazine,  Logan 
county,  Arkansas,  until  1885.  Through  this  period  he  was  actuated  by  the  laud- 
able ambition  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  and  when  his  experience 
and  careful  expenditure  justified  this  step  he  opened  a  mercantile  establishment 
at  Van  Buren,  Arkansas,  known  as  the  Boston  Store.  He  also  established  two 
other  stores,  one  at  Springfield  and  one  at  Nevada,  Missouri,  but  sold  both  of 
these  in  1888  in  order  to  devote  all  of  his  time  to  the  Boston  Store  at  Fort  Smith, 
Arkansas,  of  which  he  is  still  a  director.  He  remained  there  as  an  active 
factor  in  the  management  until  1892,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  became  one 
of  the  organizers  of  the  Stix,  Baer  &  Fuller  Dry  Goods  Company,  which  is  today 
one  of  the  most  prominent  and  successful  commercial  concerns  of  the  city.  Mr. 
liacr  is  the  vice  president  and  twice  each  year  he  goes  abroad  to  buy  goods  for  the 
house.  The  firm  carries  a  large  line  of  imported  goods  of  the  finest  luiropean 
manufacture,  together  with  an  extensive  stock  of  domestic  goods  which  makes 
theirs  one  of  the  leading  houses  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  man  of  keen  discernment  and 
sound  judgment  and  his  executive  ability  and  excellent  management  have  brought 
to  the  concern  with  which  he  is  connected  a  large  degree  of  success.  The  safe 
and  conservative  policv  which  he  inaugurated  commends  itself  to  the  judgment 
of  all  and  has  secured  to  the  company  a  patronage  which  makes  the  volume  of 
trade  transferred  over  its  counters  of  great  importance  and  magnitude. 

On  the  i6th  of  April,  i8go,  Mr.  Baer  was  married  at  Fort  Smith.  Arkansas, 
to  Miss  Frieda  Adler,  a  daughter  of  his  first  .\mcrican  employer.  Tlie\-  have  one 
son,  Arthur  Bernard.     ^Ir.  Baer  is  a  stalwart  republican,  supporting  the  party 


112  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

since  he  became  a  naturalized  American  citizen.  H^e  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
fraternity  and  of  the  Cohmibian  and  Mercantile  Clubs.  With  his  family  he  re- 
sides at  No.  Ill  Washington  terrace,  and  they  are  well  known  in  the  social 
circles  of  the  city. 


CHARLES  GUILLE  WARNER. 

Early  in  life  adopting  the  motto,  "Obtain  the  confidence  of  those  with  whom 
you  deal  and  prove  worthy  of  it,"  Mr.  Warner  has  closely  followed  this  maxim 
which  has  led  him  into  most  important  business  relations  enabling  him  to  live 
retired  as  one  of  St.  Louis  capitalists.  He  is  particularly  well  known  in  railroad 
circles,  making  his  start  therein  in  a  humble  position  but  gradually  advancing  un- 
til for  some  years  he  was  the  vice  president  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  Com- 
pany, controlling  one  of  the  most  extensive  transportation  systems  of  the  south- 
west. 

Mr.  Warner  was  born  December  28,  1844,  in  Zanesville,  Ohio,  a  son  of 
Daniel  and  Juliet  H.  ( Buckmaster)  Warner,  the  former  of  New  England  birth 
and  parentage  while  the  latter  was  a  native  of  Virginia.  At  the  usual  age  the 
son  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  of  Ohio  and  pursued  his  education  through 
consecutive  grades  until  he  became  a  pupil  in  Washington  Academy  of  Wash- 
ington, Kentucky,  where  he  remained  for  some  time.  At  fifteen  years  of  age 
he  came  to  the  middle  west  and  for  a  time  was  employed  as  a  salesman  in  a  dry 
goods  store  in  Alton,  Illinois.  Constrained  by  the  spirit  of  patriotism  he  offered 
his  services  to  the  country  in  1862  when  but  eighteen  3'ears  of  age  and,  as  a 
private,  joined  the  Thirty-second  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry,  commanded  by 
Colonel  F.  M.  Manter,  of  St.  Louis.  He  proved  a  most  loyal  defender  of  the 
Union  cause  until  hostilities  ceased,  his  valor  and  loyalty  wimiing  him  promotion 
from  time  to  time  until  with  the  rank  of  captain  he  left  the  army,  his  military 
record  being  a  most  creditable  one. 

When  the  war  was  over  Captain  Warner  again  became  a  resident  of  Missouri 
and,  locating  in  Jefferson  county,  there  followed  agricultural  pursuits  for  three 
years  but,  thinking  to  find  other  business  activity  more  congenial  and  profitable, 
he  sought  employment  in  a  different  line  and  obtained  a  position  as  a  delivery 
clerk  in  the  employ  of  the  Great  Western  Dispatch,  operating  on  the  Ohio  & 
Mississippi  Railway.  That  was  the  initial  step  in  his  brilliant  railway  career. 
In  1869  he  secured  a  clerical  position  in  one  of  the  St.  Louis  offices  of  the  Missouri 
Pacific  Railway  Company  and  was  closely  associated  with  that  great  corporation 
from  that  time  until  he  retired  to  private  life.  From  this  point  the  stages  in 
his  consecutive  progress  are  easily  discernible.  There  is  a  constant  demand  in  the 
business  world  for  employes  who  are  faithful  and  competent  and  who  are  not  W 
afraid  of  rendering  a  service  unrequited  by  their  stipulated  salary.  The  em- 
ployer is  continually  on  the  alert  for  such  men  and  advancement  follows  as  surely 
as  night  the  day.  The  life  record  of  Mr.  Warner  is  an  illustration  of  this  fact. 
Gradually  he  was  advanced  from  one  position  of  responsibility  to  another  and 
after  passing  all  successive  stages  through  the  traffic  and  accounting  departments 
of  the  general  offices  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  he  was  chosen  as  general  auditor  of 
the  consolidated  lines  of  the  company  in  1877  '^"'^^  ^o  continued  until  1893.  While 
thus  acting  he  audited  and  passed  upon  accounts  amounting  to  more  than  four 
hundred  million  dollars  and  his  fidelity,  accuracy  and  promptness  won  him  the 
highest  commendation  and  the  unqualified  honor  and  esteem  of  all  lijs  colleagues 
and  associates  in  railway  circles.  In  1 881  the  task  of  consolidating  the  Southwest 
Railway  System,  composed  of  the  Missouri  Pacific,  the  Iron  INIountain,  the  Texas 


CHARLES    G.  WARNER 


s— vol..  III. 


114  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

&  Pacific,  the  International  &  Great  Northern,  the  Galveston,  Houston  &  Hen- 
derson, and  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas,  with  the  central  branch  of  the  Mis- 
souri Pacific  lines,  was  entrusted  to  him  with  the  result  that  he  perfected  a  system 
which  was  operated  until  1887-8,  when  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas,  the  In- 
ternational &  Great  Northern  and  the  Galveston,  Houston  &  Henderson  lines 
were  separated  from  the  Missouri  Pacific  System.  Throughout  the  long  period  of 
his  connection  with  the  railway  interests  Mr.  Warner  was  notably  prominent  by 
reason  of  the  absolute  correctness  of  his  records,  accounts  and  transactions  and 
his  thorough  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  everything  coming  under  his 
supervision.  If  information  was  sought  concerning  any  point  connected  with  his 
department  he  knew  at  once  where  to  get  that  information  and  his  record  was  a 
splendid  exemplification  of  his  life  motto.  In  1893  higher  honors  came  to  him 
in  his  election  to  the  vice  presidency  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway,  and  he 
remained  as  the  second  officer  of  the  corporation  until  1903  when  he  retired. 

As  the  years  passed  and  j\Ir.  Warner  prospered  he  extended  his  activity  and 
investments  to  other  lines.  He  was  not  only  a  prominent  representative  of  great 
railway  interests,  centering  in  St.  Louis,  but  also  proved  a  guiding  factor  in  the 
management  of  financial  interests,  being  well  known  for  many  years  as  vice 
president  of  the  St.  Louis. National  Bank.  In  important  business  concerns  his 
judgment  was  sound,  his  vision  keen  and  his  opinions  were  valuable  forces  for 
success. 

Mr.  Warner  was  married  in  early  manhood  to  i\Iiss  Anna  Ceceilia  Roden, 
and  unto  them  were  born  three  daughters :  Clara  Anna,  Juliet  Sara  and  Elizabeth 
Roden  Warner,  to-  whom  have  been  afforded  all  of  the  advantages  of  education, 
culture  and  wealth.  Mr.  Warner  retains  active  connection  with  military  organ- 
izations, being  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  of  the  Army  of  the 
Tennessee  and  of  the  Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He  likewise  belongs 
to  the  St.  Louis  and  Noonday  Clubs  and  the  Ohio  Society  of  St.  Louis  while  his 
religious  faith  is  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  In 
his  life  high  and  honorable  principles  have  ever  been  well  balanced  forces  with 
business  enterprise,  keen  discernment  and  splendid  executive  and  administrative 
abilitv. 


D.    PERRY   LEWIS. 


There  is  nothing  more  commendable  in  a  person  than  ambition  to  become 
a  party  to  the  business  worth  of  the  place  wherein  he  resides.  To  do  this  one 
must  possess  honesty  and  perseverance ;  must  be  discreet,  having  sufficient  fore- 
sight to  discriminate  as  to  where  to  place  his  investments  and,  above  all,  must 
be  immune  to  discouragements,  rather  expecting  tliem  and  prepared  to  meet 
them  triumphantly.  It  is  essential  that  he  be  attentive  also  to  the  small  things 
along  the  lines  of  duty  which,  properly  and  judiciously  handled,  will  educate  the 
ability  to  successfully  transact  the  larger  affairs  of  life  of  which  they  are  the 
constituents.  Mr.  Lewis  is  a  young  man  noted  for  his  application  to  duty,  and 
his  energy  in  commercial  lines  so  far  displayed  gives  him  promise  of  a  brilliant 
career.  He  is  at  present  treasurer  of  the  Halscy  .Vutomobile  Company,  filling 
the  office  for  the  past  eight  years. 

Mr.  Lewis  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1873.  Llis  father,  William  J.  Lewis,  is 
a  native  of  Glasgow,  Missouri,  and  his  mother,  Rebecca  Lewis,  of  the  state 
of  Virginia.  Mr.  Lewis  received  his  ]u-eparator\-  education  in  the  common 
schools  of  his  birthplace,  and  had  passed  through  the  successive  grades  at  the 
time  he  was  eleven  years  of  age.  Upon  leaving  the  common  school  he  became 
a  pupil  of  Smith  Academy,   from  which  he  later  graduated.     His  first  step  in 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  115 

the  commercial  world  was  as  an  empluye  of  a  telephone  company,  which  he 
served  in  several  responsible  positions.  After  he  had  l>een  in  the  telephone 
business  for  five  years,  he  engaged  with  the  Halsey  Automobile  Company.  From 
his  initiation  as  an  employe  of  the  firm  he  took  an  active  interest,  and  so  en- 
hancefl  his  value  as  to  have  been  ]jromoted  to  his  jiresent  position  of  trust.  He 
built  the  lirst  automobile  built  in  St.  Louis. 

In  the  year  1897,  'n  Louisville,  Kentucky,  Mr.  Lewis  wedded  Sallie  E. 
Turner  and  they  have  two  children,  Ericson  and  Abbie,  the  former  a  pupil  at  the 
Clark  school.  Mr.  Lewis  owns  a  residence  at  Xo.  5163  Morgan  street,  where 
the  familv  reside. 


\\'.   P.  SLOSS. 


W.  p.  Sloss  is  concetled  to  be  one  of  the  most  reliable  general  contractors 
in  the  city.  Fie  has  followed  the  business  practically  all  his  life  and  has  attained 
more  than  ordinary  success.  His  name  is  identified  not  only  with  many  of  the 
substantial  edifices  of  the  city,  but  also  with  its  higher  financial  interests.  Fie 
is  a  native  of  Alton,  Illinois,  having  been  born  in  the  year  i86>,  >on  of  Samuel 
B.  and  Mary  (Perry)  Sloss,  natives  of  the  north  of  Ireland.  The  elder  Mr. 
Sloss  and  Miss  Perry,  who  afterward  became  his  wife,  migrated  about  the  same 
time  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  thev  were  united  in  marriage.  From  there,  in 
1857,  they  went  to  Alton,  Illinois.  By  trade  Mr.  Sloss  was  a  painter  and  was 
one  of  the  first  in  the  citv  who  followed  that  occupation.  He  passed  away  in 
1867,  leaving  his  wife  and  two  children:  Samuel  ?>..  Jr.,  who  resides  in  this 
city  ;  and  W.  P 

In  the  common  schools  of  Alton,  Illinois,  W.  P.  Sloss  received  his  education. 
Immediately  upon  completing  his  studies  he  apprenticed  himself  to  a  builder  at 
Litchfield,  Illinois.  Having  served  with  him  for  a  time  he  went  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  finished  his  trade.  liere  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  until  1888,  when 
he  engaged  in  contracting  for  himself.  In  1892  he  associated  with  himself  as 
a  partner  his  brother,  Samuel  B.  Sloss,  and  since  then  thev  have  engaged  in  the 
erection  of  many  of  the  city's  imposing  structures,  among  which  are  the  hotel 
and  cottages  at  Tklerriniac  Highlands ;  the  Manwell,  Lang  Biscuit  Company's 
building,  on  Fifteenth  and  Clark  streets ;  and  the  Lister  Building,  at  4500  Olive 
street.  He  has  also  constructed  manv  of  the  finest  dwelling  houses  in  the  west 
end  and  other  portions  of  the  city.  Aside  from  being  interested  in  general  con- 
tracting I\Ir.  Sloss  is  connected  with  a  number  of  other  enterprises.  He  is  presi- 
dent of  the  Magnolia  Realty'  Company,  which  engages  in  the  purchase  of  real 
estate  upon  which  they  erect  residences  for  sale.  The  office  of  the  realty  com- 
pany is  in  the  Missouri  Trust  Building,  at  Seventh  and  Olive  streets,  the  firm 
being  organized  with  W.  P.  Sloss,  president ;  T.  C.  Reeves,  vice  president ;  W.  D. 
Isenbeg,  secretary ;  and  Charles  Snyder,  treasurer.  The  company  engages  ex- 
tensively in  construction  w-ork  and  has  built  and  disposed  of  a  number  of  elegant 
residences,  and  at  present  has  many  others  on  sale.  Mr.  Sloss  is  also  one  of 
the  official  directors  of  the  West  St.  Louis  Trust  Company,  at  4101  Easton  ave- 
nue, of  which  Benjamin  Ruler  is  president,  the  company  having  an  invested 
capital  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars. 

In  1889  ]\rr.  Sloss  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Lillie  ^leyer,  daughter 
of  John  Jacob  and  Annie  Meyer.  Her  parents  were  natives  of  Alsace-Lorraine 
and  emigrated  to  America,  settling  in  St.  Louis,  where  they  were  united  in 
marriage.  Mr.  ]\Ieyer  was  a  skilled  mechanic,  and  worked  at  his  occupation  for 
some  time  after  coming  to  this  country.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sloss  have  the  following 
children:  Lillie.  Florence,  Annabel,  Erma,  Xellie  and  Estelle.  ]Mr.  Sloss  is  a 
prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  order,  belonging  to  St.  Louis  Lodge.  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.  Xo.  20,  Missouri  Chapter.  X'o.   i.  R.  A.  'SL.  and  Occidental  Chapter. 


116  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

No.  185,  O.  E.  S.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Business  J\Iens  Associa- 
tion. Mr.  Sloss,  together  with  members  of  his  family,  are  adherents  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  Politically  he  is  independent  and  casts  his  vote  for  candi- 
dates irrespective  of  partisan  politics.  However,  during  national  campaigns  he 
always  votes  for  the  republican  presidential  nominee. 


ROBERT  J.  REILLY,  M.D.     . 

Dr.  Robert  J.  Reilly,  a  factor  in  his  home  neighborhood  and  professionally 
prominent,  spent  almost  his  entire  life  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  born  Septem- 
ber 6,  1842,  and  died  on  the  6th  of  December,  1891,  having  been  an  invalid  for 
seven  years,  the  result  of  an  accident  while  on  a  sick  call.  His  parents  were 
Patrick  John  and  Ellen   (Coyle)   Reilly.  both  natives  of  Ireland. 

After  leaving  the  parochial  schools  of  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Reilly  entered  the 
Jesuit  College  at  Bardstown,  Kentucky,  from  which  he  was  graduated.  Return- 
ing to  St.  Louis,  he  attended  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  receiving  his  diploma 
in  March,  1864.  In  May  "of  the  same  year  he  enlisted  in  the  United  States  army 
as  surgeon,  serving  with  distinction  till  the  close  of  hostilities,  his  professional 
knowledge  and  skill  being  ably  employed  in  assisting  the  sick  and  wounded. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  Dr.  Reilly  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  was  active  in 
his  profession  until  1866,  when  he  removed  to  Westphalia,  Osage  county,  Mis- 
souri, where  he  engaged  in  practice  for  four  years.  In  1870  he  established  his 
home  and  office  in  Carondelet,  then  a  suburb  of  St.  Louis,  erecting  a  residence 
at  the  corner  of  what  was  then  Fourth  street  and  County  Road,  now  Michigan 
avenue  and  Ivory  avenue.  There  he  followed  his  profession  for  many  years 
and  became  a  prominent  physician  of  that  part  of  the  city.  He  was  instru- 
mental in  building  St.  Boniface  hospital  in  Luxemburg,  just  below  Carondelet. 
He  was  one  of  the  attending  physicians  for  four  years  and  rendered  the  Sisters 
invaluable  service.  The  hospital  was  in  charge  of  three  Franciscan  Sisters 
brought  from  Paderborn,  Germany,  in  November,  1872,  and  the  entire  building 
was  burned  August  6,  1877. 

In  1882  Dr.  Reilly  purchased  the  old  Bernard  homestead  at  the  corner 
of  Meramec  street  and  Stringtown  road,  now  Virginia  avenue,  and  continued 
in  practice  there  until  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  prominent  and  well  known 
in  St.  Louis,  his  professional  skill  gaining  him  high  rank  in  the  medical  fra- 
ternity, while  his  close  conformity  to  professional  ethics  won  him  the  high  re- 
spect and  good  will  of  his  brother  practitioners.  That  he  enjoyed  the  confidence 
of  the  public  was  indicated  by  the  liberal  patronage  accorded  him. 

On  the  28th  of  April,  1868,  Dr.  Reilly  was  married  at  Westphalia,  Missouri, 
to  Miss  Jennie  E.  Holtschneider,  a  daughter  of  Charles  W.  and  Regina 
(Dohmen)  Holtschneider.  her  father  being  a  prominent  business  man  of  that 
place.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are :  Rosa  B. ;  Robert  C,  who  is  married 
to  Theresa  Saler  and  is  a  prominent  druggist  in  the  southern  part  of  the  city ; 
M.  Regina,  a  religious  in  the  Sacred  Heart  convent  at  Omaha,  Nebraska ; 
Josephine  H.,  the  mother  of  three  children  and  living  in  St.  Louis ;  Louis  A., 
who  is  married  and  lives  in  Mt.  Vernon,  Illinois :  F.  Arthur,  engaged  in  the 
laundry  business,  who  is  married  and  has  three  children;  Charles  A.,  a  druggist; 
Thomas  li..  who  married  a  southern  girl  and  divides  his  time  between  New 
Orleans  and  St.  Louis ;  and  Joseph  J.,  the  only  one  to  follow  in  his  father's 
footsteps,  now  pursuing  his  studies  in  the  medical  department  of  the  St.  Louis 
LTniversity. 

In  his  political  views  Dr.  Reilly  w;as  a  republican.  He  was  a  loyal  and  de- 
voted son  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  held  membership  in  the  Catholic 
Knights  of  .America,  of  which  organization  he  was  medical  examiner  for  many 


DR.  ROBERT    T.  REILLY 


118  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

^■ears,  the  Royal  Arcanum,  and  tlie  Legion  of  Honor.  His  friends — and  thev  were 
many — found  him  a  pleasant,  congenial  gentleman  and  in  his  life  work  he  dis- 
played broad  humanitarian  principles  as  well  as  marked  professional  skill.  The 
one  characteristic  above  all  others  that  has  made  him  live  even  in  death  was  his 
great  spirit  of  self-sacrifice  and  his  exquisite  delicacy  and  gentleness  and  his 
high  nobility  of  sentiment.  The  poor  were  his  especial  favorites,  and  no  one 
ever  applied  to  him  for  aid  without  receiving  all  that  a  sympathizing  nature 
could  offer. 


THOMAS  ANDREWS  HOPKINS,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Thomas  Andrews  Hopkins,  physician  and  surgeon  of  St.  Louis  and 
editor  of  the  Medical  Fortnightly,  was  born  in  Ashtabula,  Ohio,  February  2, 
1867,  his  parents  being  Thomas  H.  and  Calphurnia  (Andrews)  Hopkins.  His 
more  specifically  literary  education  was  acquired  in  the  Grand  River  Institute  at 
Austinburg,  Ohio,  and  in  the  Oberlin  (Ohio)  College,  which  conferred  upon  him 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of^  Philosophy  in  1891  and  Master  of  Arts  in  1896.  He 
won  his  professional  degree  in  1894  upon  his  graduation  from  the  Missouri  Medi- 
cal College,  now  the  medical  department  of  Washington  University,  and  he  has 
since  engaged  in  practice  in  St.  Louis — a  period  of  fourteen  years  of  successful 
endeavor  in  liis  efforts  to  alleviate  human  suffering.  Leaving  college  with  a 
thorough  understanding  of  the  methods  employed  by  the  medical  fraternity  he 
has  kept  in  touch  with  the  advance  of  the  profession  through  his  wide  study, 
research  and  investigation.  He  is  interested  in  his  chosen  calling  from  the  scien- 
tific standpoint  and  in  his  practice  is  actuated  no  less  by  humanitarian  principles 
than  by  a  laudable  ambition  to  win  success.  He  is  widely  known  in  professional 
circles  in  connection  with  the  Medical  Fortnightly,  of  which  he  was  assistant 
editor  from  1895  until  1900  and  then  co-editor  until  1905,  when  he  became  manag- 
ing editor.  He  was  also  supreme  medical  director  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  of 
Missouri  from  1902  through  1904.  He  is  continually  broadening  his  knowledge 
and  thus  directly  promoting  his  efficiency  through  the  interchange  of  thought 
and  principles  that  come  to  him  as  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society, 
the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association,  the  American  Medical  Association  and 
the  Mississippi  Valley  Medical  Association. 

Dr.  Hopkins  also  belongs  to  the  Alumni  Association  of  Washington  L'niver- 
sity.  At  the  polls  he  is  a  supporter  of  republican  principles  but  never  a  candi- 
date for  office.  His  religious  belief  is  that  of  the  Episcopal  church.  Through- 
out the  entire  period  of  his  professional  career  he  has  been  connected  with  the 
medical  fraternity  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  profession  entertains  for  him  high  re- 
gard by  reason  of  his  close  conformity  to  a  high  standard  of  professional  ethics. 


OTTO  CRAMER. 


Otto  Cramer,  since  1897  'one  of  the  directors  of  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods 
Company,  was  born  in  Hermann,  Gasconade  county,  Missouri,  on  the  13th  of 
October,  1847,  ^'id  the  enterprise  of  the  middle  west  is  manifest  in  his  life 
work.  His  parents  were  Edward  and  Margaret  Cramer,  the  latter  a  native  of 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  His  father  came  from  Sa.xony  to  America  in  1833  and 
was  one  of  the  first  physicians  who  established  a  practice  in  Hermann.  He  had 
been  educated  in  the  medical  college  of  Goettingen,  Saxony,  and  on  coming  to  the 
new  world  became  one  of  the  pioneer  residents  and  promoters  of  the  town  in 
which  he  located,  for  at  the  time  of  his  arrival  it  contained  only  a  few  in- 
habitants.    There  he  reared  his  family,  including  Otto,  Edward,  Alvin,  Oscar, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  119 

William  and  Charles,  all  prominently  connected  with  business  interests  in  the 
state;  Julia,  the  wife  of  M.  A.  W.  Jordan,  a  general  merchant  of  Kansas;  and 
Antonia,  the  wife  of  Adolph  Becker,  a  chemist  of  St.  Louis. 

Otto  Cramer  remained  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  to 
the  age  of  thirteen  years,  when  he  entered  St.  Louis  University,  while  later 
he  received  specific  training  for  the  business  world  by  a  course  in  the  Jones 
Commercial  College,  at  that  time  situated  at  Third  street  and  Washington  avenue. 
On  the  completion  of  his  studies  in  1863,  he  entered  the  employ  of  C.  Heim 
at  Boonville,  Missouri,  general  merchant,  leaving  there  when  Marmaduke  made 
his  famous  raid  in  that  section.  He  was  next  with  the  Jameson,  Cotting  Dry 
Goods  Company,  with  which  he  remained  until  1872,  when  the  company  dis- 
solved. At  that  time  he  became  associated  with  tlie  S.  C.  Davis  Drv  Goods 
Company,  holding  an  important  position  in  the  management  of  their  interests 
until  the  company  retired  in  January,  1896.  At  that  date  he  purchased  an  in- 
terest in  the  Wear  &  Boogher  Dry  Goods  Company,  the  predecessors  of  the 
Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company.  The  latter  was  incorporated  in  1899  and  is 
today  one  of  the  largest  commercial  establishments  of  the  west.  Mr.  Cramer 
owns  some  stock  in  the  enterprise  and  since  1897  has  been  one  of  its  directors. 
His  close  application  to  business  has  constituted  him  one  of  the  factors  in  its 
success.  He  is  also  one  of  the  directors  of  the  International  Bank  and  of  other 
enterprises  which  contribute  to  the  growth  and  prosperity  of  the  city. 

In  September,  1872,  Mr.  Cramer  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Aliss  Sophia 
Ludewig,  a  daughter  of  Johannes  Ludewig,  a  hat  and  cap  manufacturer.  Unto 
]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Cramer  have  been  born  the  following  named :  John,  who  is  asso- 
ciated with  the  Carleton  Drv  Goods  Company;  Dorothy,  the  wife  of  J.  V.  Han- 
ley,  city  representative  for  the  Blumenthal  Leather  Company ;  and  Ottillia  and 
Elizabeth,  who  were  educated  at  Mary  Institute.  The  family  residence  is  at 
No.  3626  Flora  boulevard,  and  it  is  the  center  of  a  cultured  society  circle.  Mr. 
Cramer  is  a  member  of  the  Liederkranz  Society  and  of  the  Western  Rowing 
Club.  His  association  with  one  of  the  most  important  mercantile  enterprises 
in  the  city  at  once  indicates  his  business  force  and  his  standing  in  the  com- 
mercial circles  of  St.  Louis  and  furthermore  he  has  won  the  admiration  and 
respect  of  his  fellowmen  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  he  has  attained  his  present 
position  through  his  own  merit  and  efforts. 


WILLIAM  MORRISON  LOCKWOOD. 

William  JMorrison  Lockwood,  the  first  assistant  comptroller  of  St.  Louis,  his 
native  city,  was  born  July  15,  1848,  a  son  of  Richard  John  and  Jane 
Berenice  (Morrison)  Lockwood.  The  public  schools  afforded  him  his  op- 
portunity for  the  acquirement  of  his  preliminary  education,  which  was  supple- 
mented by  study  in  Washington  University,  Highland  [Military  Academy  in 
Massachusetts,  and  Chestnut  Hill  Academy,  Baltimore.  Maryland.  Thus  equipped 
by  liberal  education  for  the  duties  and  responsibilities  of  a  business  connection, 
he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  in  1868  became  a  representative  of  fire  insurance  and 
so  continued  until  1881.  During  part  of  that  time  he  was  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Lockwood  &  Nisbet  and  won  for  himself  a  creditable  position  in  insurance 
circles.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Board  of  Fire  Underwriters  and 
treasurer  for  many  years,  also  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  St.  Louis  Salvage 
Corps. 

In  1881  Mr.  Lockwood  extended  his  eft'orts  to  mercantile  lines,  becoming 
interested  in  a  wholesale  grocery  business  under  the  firm  style  of  Green,  Lock- 
wood  &  Company.  When  the  business  was  reorganized  as  the  Green  &  Lock- 
wood  Grocery  Company  he  was  chosen  vice  president  and  treasurer.  Four  vears 
were  devoted  to  the  conduct  of  that  enterprise  and  in  1885  he  withdrew  to  enter 


120  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  grain  trade,  his  interest  being  centered  in  the  Advance  Elevator  Company, 
which  connection  was  terminated  in  1889.  The  following  year  he  was  the  secre- 
tary of  the  St.  Louis  Agricultural  &  Mechanical  Association  and  in  1894  was 
treasurer  of  the  reorganized  St.  Louis  Fair  Association,  so  remaining  until  1901, 
when  he  was  appointed  first  assistant  comptroller  of  the  city.  He  has  been  re- 
tained in  the  office  to  the  present  time  and  the  faithful  discharge  of  duty,  which 
is  the  expression  of  his  thorough  understanding  of  the  work  of  the  office,  and 
his  loyal  devotion  to  the  general  good  have  won  him  high  encomiums.  Moreover, 
he  is  interested  financially  in  numerous  business  enterprises  of  the  city  which  are 
constituting  elements  in  the  commercial  and  industrial  progress  and  at  the  same 
time  are  returning  to  him  a  gratifying  annual  revenue. 

On  the  25th  of  May,  1875,  Mr.  Lockwood  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Gard- 
ner, a  daughter  of  Harry  and  Mary  Anna  (Woolworth)  Isaacs,  of  this  city. 
Two  children  have  been  born  of  this  marriage,  Berenice  Morrison  and  Mary 
Woolworth.  Mv.  and  Mrs.  Lockwood  reside  at  No.  5972  Cates  avenue  and  both 
are  prominent  in  social  circles.  An  Episcopalian  in  religious  faith,  he  attends 
the  Church  of  the  Ascension,  and  his  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democ- 
racy. He  never  falters  in  his  advocacy  of  any  cause  or  principle  which  he  be- 
lieves to  be  right  and  gives  intelligent  support  to  every  movement  which  he  advo- 
cates. He  is  a  gentleman  of  natural  culture  and  refinement,  of  well  developed 
force  of  character  and  of  marked  individuality,  who  has  never  manifested  any 
blind  following  of  leadership,  rather  basing  his  principles  and  actions  upon  the 
result  of  careful  investigation  and  judicious  consideration  of  every  vital  question. 


LOUIS  ALT. 


While  St.  Louis  is  so  largely  a  German  city  at  the  present  time  in  that  many 
of  its  residents  are  of  German  birth  or  trace  their  parentage  to  the  fatherland, 
the  Alt  family,  of  which  Louis  Alt  is  a  representative,  were  among  the  first  of 
the  Teutonic  race  to  establish  a  home  in  the  metropolis  of  the  middle  Mississippi 
valley.  John  Alt,  a  native  of  Germany,  came  to  America  in  1836  at  the  age  of 
twenty-one  years.  Few  of  his  fellow  countrymen  had  located  in  this  city,  which 
yet  bore  many  evidences  of  its  French  origin.  A  little  village  in  St.  Louis  county 
on  the  Clayton  road  is  still  called  Altheim,  so  named  in  his  honor.  He  became 
a  prominent  and  influential  resident  of  the  locality,  serving  as  one  of  the  judges 
of  the  county  court  in  1865,  and  was  for  many  years  county  road  superintendent. 
He  afterward  took  up  his  abode  in  this  city  and  was  appointed  harbor  and  wharf 
commissioner  of  St.  Louis  by  Mayor  William  L.  Ewing  in  1888.  After  four  years 
of  service  in  that  position  he  retired  to  private  life  and  died  about  1891  at  the 
age  of  seventy-eight  years.  His  wife  who,  in  her  maidenhood  was  Catherine 
Greb,  was  a  native  of  Germany  and  came  to  America  after  the  arrival  of  Mr. 
Alt.    Her  death  occurred  in  1889  when  she  was  sixty-seven  years  of  age. 

Louis  Alt  is  the  youngest  of  their  family  of  three  sons  and  three  daughters, 
all  of  whom  reached  adult  age,  while  two  sons  and  two  daughters  are  yet  living. 
John  Alt,  interested  in  Texas  real  estate,  is  now  living  retired  on  his  farm  at 
Clayton,  Missouri.  Henry  Alt  was  harbor  and  wharf  commissioner  of  St.  Louis 
under  Mayor  Henry  Ziegenheim  and  died  in  office.  He  had  previously  been  a 
member  of  the  house  of  delegates  for  sixteen  consecutive  years  from  the  same 
ward  and  during  that  period  had  acted  as  speaker  of  the  house  for  two  terms. 
The  surviving  sisters  are  Mrs.  John  Tudge  of  St.  Louis  and  Mrs.  Caroline  Preiss 
of  St.  Louis  county. 

Louis  Alt  was  born  in  St.  Louis  county  in  a  section  then  included  within 
the  city  limits  of  St.  Louis,  May  i,  1865.  He  acquired  his  education  in  the  city 
public  schools  and  when  fifteen  years  of  age  entered  the  employ  of  the  firm  of 
Cordes  &  Alt,  wholesale  dealers  in  feed.  He  was  thus  engaged  until  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  when  he  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  draftsman  in  the  office 


LOUIS    ALT 


122  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

of  the  recorder  of  deeds  under  William  A.  Hoggs  in  1886,  there  continuing 
until  1889,  when  he  took  the  position  of  back  tax  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  city 
revenue  collector.  He  held  that  position  for  six  years  under  Henry  Ziegenheim, 
or  until  the  close  of  the  latter's  administration  as  mayor  in  1896,  at  which  time 
Mr.  Alt  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  chief  clerk  in  the  same  office  under 
Charles  F.  Wenneker.  On  the  ist  of  May,  1901,  he  resigned  that  position  to 
associate  himself  with  Alfred  E.  Fuhlage  and  Robert  Tillman,  organizing  the 
Beacon  Paper  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Alt  is  the  president.  On  the  ist  of  June, 
1907,  ilr.  Alt  again  assumed  public  office,  having  in  the  previous  November 
been  elected  license  collector  for  a  term  of  four  years.  He  has  made  an  excep- 
tional record  in  collections  unequaled  by  that  of  any  predecessor  in  the  office.  At 
the  expiration  of  his  present  term  he  intends  to  devote  himself  to  his  private  busi- 
ness interests  entirely,  as  he  prefers  such  a  course  to  political  activity  and  public 
service.  Since  the  Alt  family  was  established  in  St.  Louis  county,  however,  various 
representatives  of  the  name  have  been  in  public  office  and  the  official  record  of 
the  familv  is  one  which  is  highly  commendable,  for  the  service  has  been  of  a  most 
beneficial  kind,  characterized  by  unfaltering  loyalty  to  duty  and  by  promptness 
and  capability  in  the  discharge  of  every  task  devolving  upon  them. 

Mr.  Alt  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  December  23,  1886,  to  Miss  Emma  C. 
Gockel,  a  daughter  of  Casper  Gockel,  a  well  known  and  highly  respected  resident 
of  the  southern  part  of  the  city,  where  he  located  when  it  was  a  sparsely  settled 
district.  Of  the  four  children  born  to  them  three  are  living:  Cora  E.,  twenty 
\ears  of  age ;  Walter  L.,  eighteen  years  of  age ;  and  Richard  C,  a  lad  of  seven 
summers.  •  One  son,  Alfred  J.,  died  in  1903  at  the  age  of  eleven  years. 

j\Ir.  Alt  is  a  stalwart  republican  and  has  always  taken  an  active  interest  in 
the  local  work  of  the  party.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  Missouri 
Lodge,  Missouri  Chapter,  Ascalon  Commandery,  and  Moolah  Temple  of  the 
Alystic  Shrine.  He  is  likewise  connected  with  several  hunting  and  fishing  clubs, 
which  furnish  his  principal  recreation.  He  is  a  lover  of  outdoor  exercise  and 
sports  and  his  friends  find  him  a  man  of  good  nature  and  genial  disposition 
whose  companionship  is  worthy  to  be  sought.  In  office  he  has  made  an  excellent 
record,  bringing  to  his  duties  the  same  spirit  of  determination  and  energy  which 
characterizes  his  control  of  his  private  business  affairs. 


JOHN   MULLANPHY  HARNEY. 

John  Mullanphy  Harney,  a  descendant  of  the  distinguished  John  Mullan- 
phy,  prominent  in  business  and  equally  noted  in  his  philanthropy,  needs  no  intro- 
duction to  the  readers  of  this  volume.  There  was  in  his  own  life,  however,  aside 
from  anv  family  connections,  traits  of  character  which  made  him  worthy  of 
representation  in  a  history  of  his  native  city.  lie  was  a  grandson  of  John  jilul- 
lanphy  in  the  maternal  line,  while  his  father  was  General  William  Selby  Harney 
of  St.  Louis,  who  served  his  country  in  the  Mexican  war  and  later  achieved  fame 
as  an  Indian  fighter.  He  won  his  title  by  service  in  the  Civil  war  in  the  Union 
army,  and  devoted  manv  years  to  military  service  in  behalf  of  his  country  which 
now  honors  his  memory  as  one  of  its  distinguished  military  heroes.  In  com- 
munity affairs  he  manifested  a  progressive,  public-spirited  interest  in  this  city  and 
was  identified  with  many  movements  which  were  of  direct  benefit  to  the  munici- 
pality. He  was  also  of  generous  nature  and  gave  liberally  to  charity,  being  the 
donor  of  the  ground  on  which  the  Sacred  Heart  Convent  once  stood.  He  wedded 
Miss  Mary  Mullanphy,  a  daughter  of  John  Mullanphy,  whose  name  is  inseparably 
interwoven  with  the  annals  of  St.  Louis.  Two  daughters  of  General  and  Mrs. 
Harney  married  titled  Frenchmen.  One  of  them,  the  Baroness  d'Este,  is  yet 
living,  while  the  other,  Countess  Thury.  died  several  years  ago. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  123 

Reared  in  a  home  of  wealth,  John  Mullanphy  Harney  was  provided  with 
every  advantage  in  his  youth  and  after  pursuing  his  education  in  the  schools  of 
St.  Louis,  went  abroad  to  continue  his  studies  in  Florence.  Following  his  return 
lo  this  city  he  was  married  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  to  Miss  Mary  Kim- 
ball of  St.  Louis,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  seven  children  :  Selby,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  three  years;  Benjamin,  a  resident  of  New  York;  Nettie,  the 
wife  of  Henry  Beauregard  of  New  Orleans ;  Frank  L.,  who  is  living  in  Boston, 
Massachusetts ;  Lily  Belle,  the  wife  of  F.  B.  Bassett,  lieutenant-commander  of 
the  United  States  navy;  Adele,  the  wife  of  L.  L.  Whittemore;  and  Gerald,  whose 
home  is  in  California. 

During  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Harney  was  interested  in  real 
estate,  owning  and  controlling  important  property  interests  from  which  he  de- 
rived an  extensive  annual  income.  He  always  had  great  faith  in  St.  Louis,  had 
an  abiding  belief  in  its  continual  growth  and  development  alon^  substantial  and 
progressive  lines  and  was  a  cooperant  factor  in  many  measures  which  promoted 
its  welfare.  He  was  very  fond  of  horses,  owning  some  splendid  specimens  of 
the  noble  steed,  and  was  president  of  the  Jockey  Club.  He  traveled  quite  exten- 
sively, going  abroad  a  number  of  times,  while  the  great  scenic  features  of  the 
new  world  were  also  familiar  to  him.  His  religious  faith  was  that  of  the  Catho- 
lic church  and  he  was  a  very  charitable  man  who  made  ready  response  to  anv 
tale  of  sorrow  or  disaster,  giving  freely  of  his  means  to  assist  the  poor  and 
needy.  Above  all  he  was  a  man  of  domestic  taste,  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his 
wife  and  children  and  counting  it  his  greatest  happiness  to  minister  to  their 
desires  and  interests.  Death  claimed  him  in  October,  1905,  when  he  was  sixty- 
seven  years  of  age,  and  thus  passed  from  St.  Louis  one  who  had  come  to  be 
widely  known  and  honored  in  this  city. 


VISITATION  CONVENT. 

Visitation  Convent  is  located  at  Cabanne  place,  St.  Louis.  It  has  an  inter- 
esting history.  In  1833  eight  Sisters,  at  the  solicitation  of  Bishop  Rosatti,  left 
their  convent  at  Georgetown,  D.  C,  to  establish  a  house  of  their  order  in  Kas- 
kaskia,  Illinois,  under  his  episcopal  jurisdiction.  The  Sisters  chosen  to  inaugu- 
rate the  work  were  Sister  Mary  Agnes  Brent,  superior,  Sister  Genevieve  King, 
Sister  Gongaza  Jones,  Sister  Ambrose  Cooper,  Sister  Helen  Flanagan,  Sister 
Isabella  King,  Sister  Josephine  Barber  and  Sister  Catherine  Murray. 

In  the  spring  of  that  year  they  arrived  at  their  destination,  the  spot  made 
memorable  as  the  last  scene  of  the  missionary  labors  of  Fere  Marquette.  Al- 
though the  church  and  fort  were  in  ruins  in  this  once  great  mart  of  the  ]\Ilssis- 
sippi  valley,  the  enterprise  of  the  founders  was  successful  owing  to  the  generos- 
ity of  benefactors,  among  whom  may  be  specially  mentioned  the  pastor  of  the 
place.  Rev.  Father  Condamine,  the  Rev.  Fathers  Lazarites,  from  Barren,  IMis- 
souri,  Mr.  William  and  Mr.  Robert  Morrison  and  Colonel  Menard.  Encouraged 
by  the  increasing  patronage  of  their  school  the  Sisters  in  two  years  erected  a 
building  of  their  own,  Mr.  Pierre  Menard  advancing  the  money  with  which  to 
construct  it. 

In  the  year  1843  there  was  a  division  of  the  diocese  whereby  Kaskaskia 
fell  to  the  jurisdiction  of  the  bishop  of  Chicago.  Bishop  Kenrick,  unwilling  to 
lo.se  his  visitation  nuns  notified  Mother  Agnes  of  his  desire  to  establish  a  house  in 
St.  Louis  and  requested  her  to  proceed  thither  as  its  first  superior.  She  com- 
plied with  the  request,  selecting  as  her  associates  in  the  undertaking.  Sister  Bea- 
trice Tyler,  Sister  M.  Austin  Barber,  Sister  Agatha  Russel,  Sister  Josephine 
Barber  and  Sister  Magdalen  Cramer.  On  the  morning  of  April  14,  1844,  they 
left  Kaskaskia  for  St.  Louis.  At  that  time  the  waters  of  the  Mississippi  river 
were  at  flood  tide  and  still  rising,  portending  a  disaster.     After  two  months  and 


124  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

before  the  }oung  colony  had  fairly  entered  upon  its  work  in  St.  Louis  the  founda- 
tion at  Kaskaskia  was  toppling  to  its  fall.  In  the  meantime  Bishop  Kenrick, 
who  had  heard  nothing  of  the  distress  of  his  nuns,  was  on  his  way  to  introduce 
to  them  their  new  bishop,  the  Rt.  Rev.  W.  Quarter,  accompanied  also  by  Rev. 
J.  Timon  and  Father  de  St.  Palais,  both  of  whom  afterwards  became  bishops. 
But  the  meeting  was  of  a  far  different  character  than  had  been  anticipated.  The 
long  threatened  flood  of  the  Mississippi  river  had  submerged  Kaskaskia  and 
they  found  the  homeless  Sisters  and  children  crowded  together  at  the  ]\Ienard 
mansion  around  which  the  people  of  the  town  had  taken  refuge. 

On  June  26,  1844,  a  rescuing  steamer  bore  away  the  Sisters  to  St.  Louis. 
Pending  the  uncertainty  of  their  future  abode  Mrs.  Ann  Biddle,  sister-in-law 
of  General  Harney,  offered  the  refugees  and  their  pupils  a  home  in  her  own 
family,  which  generous  offer  was  accepted.  At  last  the  two  communities  became 
one.  The  LJnited  Sisterhood  enjoyed  liberal  patronage  on  Ninth  street  until 
1857  when  they  removed  to  Cass  avenue,  where  a  regular  convent  had  been 
built  on  property  bequeathed  them  by  Mrs.  Ann  Biddle,  their  former  noble  bene- 
factress. 

In  i8q2  the  growth  and  improvement  of  the  city  being  westward,  to  gratify 
patrons  the  Visitation  nuns  took  possession  of  a  new  home  in  Cabanne  place, 
their  old  one  passing  through  the  agency  of  Archbishop  Kenrick  into  the  hands 
of  the  Lazarist  Fathers  for  a  diocesan  ecclesiastical  seminary.  The  location  of 
the  Visitation  Convent  and  Academy  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  throughout  St. 
Louis  and  vicinity.  The  property  is  elevated,  has  beautiful  surroundings  and  is 
easy  of  access  from  all  quarters. 


SPENCER  COLEMAN  GRAVES,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Spencer  Coleman  Graves,  largely  devoting  his  time  to  the  practice  of  sur- 
gery and  a  representative  of  the  profession  in  St.  Louis  since  1886,  was  born  in 
Montgomery  county,  Kentucky,  in  1858,  a  son  of  Dr.  George  O.  and  Kizzie 
(Hood)  Graves.  He  attended  country  schools  while  spending  his  boyhood  days 
upon  the  home  farm  near  Lexington,  Kentucky.  He  also  enjoyed  the  advantage 
of  instruction  in  Center  College,  at  Danville,  Kentucky,  and  likewise  spent  one 
year  in  Cornell  University,  entering  the  junior  class  in  that  institution.  Before 
taking  up  the  study  of  medicine  he  devoted  one  year  to  general  agricultural  pur- 
suits to  please  his  father,  who  desired  him  to  become  a  farmer.  He  had  thought 
of  studying  medicine  while  in  school,  but  did  not  determine  positively  to  do  so  be- 
cause of  the  opposition  of  his  father  to  this  course,  until  he  had  tried  farming  for  a 
}car.  Realizing  that  he  would  find  other  pursuits  more  congenial,  and,  as  he  be- 
heved  more  remunerative,  he  then  left  the  farm  and  after  a  year  spent  in  Cornell 
he  matriculated  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  which  is  the  medical 
department  of  the  Columbia  L'niversity  of  New  York  city.  There  he  was  grad- 
uated in  1884  and  following  his  graduation  he  was  appointed  house  surgeon  in 
the  Charity  Hospital  of  New  York  citv.  his  appointment  coming  to  him  in  recog- 
nition of  his  high  standing  in  a  competitive  examination.  He  added  to  his  theo- 
retical knowledge  the  broad  practical  training  of  eighteen  months'  experience 
in  the  hospital,  where  his  varied  and  onerous  duties  brought  him  a  comprehensive 
knowledge  such  as  can  be  gained  only  in  actual  practice.  In  1886,  after  con- 
sidering several  cities  with  a  view  of  locating,  he  determined  to  engage  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  in  St.  Louis,  and  opened  an  office  here.  The  same 
year  he  aided  in  organizing  the  faculty  and  establishing  Beaumont  Hospital 
Medical  College,  in  which  institution  he  taught  operative  surgery  and  also  acted 
as  treasurer  of  the  school  for  several  years.     He  became  recognized  as  an  able 


DR.  SPEN'CER    C.  GRAVES 


126  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

educat(jr.  with  ability  to  impart  clearly,  readily  and  concisely  to  others  the 
knowledge  that  he  had  acquired.  At  the  same  time  he  enjoyed  a  private  prac- 
tice whkh  from  the  beginning  has  constantly  increased  in  volume  and  importance 
until  he  now  has  an  extensive  and  gratifying  patronage.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  of  which  he  was  at  one  time  vice  president,  and  he 
also  belongs  to  the  American  Medical  Association  and  to  other  organizations 
which  have  for  their  object  the  dissemination  of  valuable  knowledge  among  the 
medical  fraternity  that  the  entire  profession  may  profit  by  the  experience  and 
investigations  of  every  member.  Dr.  Graves  has  made  constant  progress  in  his 
professional  career  and  his  record  places  him  with  the  learned  and  competent 
physicians  and  surgeons  of  his  adopted  city. 


FRANK  MOORE  HICKMAN. 

Frank  Moore  Hickman  is  influentially  associated  with  the  business  interests 
of  the  city  as  local  treasurer  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway.  He  was  born  in 
Shelby  county,  Kentucky,  June  20,  1850.  His  father,  Benjamin  A.  Hickman, 
who  was  born  in  Frankfort,  Kentucky,  made  a  brilliant  record  as  captain  in  the 
Mohawk  war.  During  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  the  elder  Mr.  Hickman  was 
clerk  of  the  United  States'circuit  and  district  courts  in  St.  Louis.  During  his 
incumbency  of  twenty-five  years  he  was  associated  on  the  most  friendly  terms 
with  all  the  judges  and  the  city  officials.  He  was  a  man  of  wide  popularity  and 
was  held  in  high  esteem  by  the  citizens  of  the  community.  The  mother  of  the 
subject,  j\Iary  Moore,  was  also  a  native  of  Shelby  county,  Kentucky.  Fler  father, 
Frank  j\Ioore,  owned  and  operated  a.  flourishing  plantation  in  that  county.  He 
was  proud  of  the  distinction  of  being  a  direct  descendant  of  the  famous  Irish 
poet,  Tom  Moore. 

Frank  Moore  Hickman  was  one  of  a  family  of  nine  children.  He  received 
his  education  at  the  Christian  Brothers  School  of  St.  Louis.  Leaving  school  at 
the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  took  a  clerkship  under  his  father,  remaining  for 
a  period  of  four  years.  Upon  the  death  of  his  father  in  1871  he  was  employed 
by  the  banking  house  of  Bartholow  Lewis  &  Company,  serving  with  great  credit 
to  himself  and  benefit  to  the  firm  for  a  period  of  five  years.  Resigning  his  posi- 
tion he  was  employed  in  the  cashier's  office  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  as  a 
clerk  and  on  January  16,  igo6,  was  elected  local  treasurer  of  the  office.  Mr. 
Hickman  is  a  man  of  rare  business  abilities  and  is  highly  efficient  in  the  responsi- 
ble position  which  he  now  holds. 

His  marriage  to  Janie  Belt,  of  St.  Louis,  was  solemnized  in  June,  1889. 
Fler  father,  Henry  N.  Belt,  was  a  prominent  real-estate  operator  affiliated  with 
the  firm  of  Belt  &  Priest,  real-estate  dealers.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hickman  have  two 
sons :  Benjamin  Franklin  and  Authur  Reynolds,  both  of  whom  were  born  in 
Kirkwood  and  are  receiving  their  education  in  the  local  schools.  Mr.  Hickman 
gives  his  political  support  to  the  democratic  party.  He  is  popular  in  fraternal 
and  beneficial  organizations,  being  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Mis- 
souri Athletic  Club,   Mercantile  Club  and  Algonquin  Golf  Club. 


OSCAR  A.  ELMO. 


To  occupy  a  position  of  importance  with  any  of  the  large  business  interests 
of  a  city  indicates  at  once  the  possession  of  those  qualities  which  are  indispens- 
able elements  to  success.  Mr.  Elmo  is  now  department  salesman  at  the  Carle- 
ton  Dry  Goods  Llouse,  having  acted  in  this  capacity  since  1890.  He  has  never 
sought  success  save  through  the  avenues  of  persistent  labor,  and  at  all  times  his 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  127 

iniiul  has  displayctl  t!ic  quality  of  (liscriminating  jud.nnicnl  in  his  recognition  of 
the  vahic  of  any  chance  or  opportunity.  He  was  born  in  .St.  Louis  /\ugust  15, 
1873.  His  father,  Frederick  Ehno,  was  a  manufacturino-  chemist  and  during  the 
Civil  war  was  connected  with  the  secret  service,  holding-  the  rank  of  captain. 

Oscar  A.  Elmo  attended  the  public  schools  until  his  sixteenth  year,  when  he 
started  out  in  business  life  in  connection  with  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company. 
His  original  position  was  in  the  same  department  of  which  he  now  has  charge. 
After  five  years  he  was  promoted  to  the  woolen  department  where  he  remained 
for  live  years,  and  in  1900  he  was  assigned  to  the  position  of  city  buyer,  acting 
in  that  capacity  for  two  years.  He  was  afterward  engaged  in  the  commission 
business  in  New  York  City,  where  he  remained  for  one  year,  and  then  went  to 
the  Isle  of  Pines  where  he  engaged  in  the  fruit  business,  having  the  largest 
orange  grove  in  that  locality.  In  1905,  however,  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and 
again  engaged  as  salesman  with  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company.  He  is  now 
at  the  head  of  his  department  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  valued  repre- 
sentatives of  the  house.  Following  his  return  he  erected  the  finest  apartment 
building  in  St.  Louis,  known  as  the  Marion  Apartments,  and  is  building  still 
others  in  the  west  end  residence  district,  thus  contributing  to  the  material  im- 
provement of  the  city,  and  at  the  same  time  providing  for  himself  a  substantial 
and  continuous  source  of  revenue. 

Mr.  Elmo  had  some  military  experience,  having  enlisted  as  a  volunteer  in  the 
Spanish-American  war.  He  has  for  years  been  connected  with  the  old  McGrew 
Guards.  His  political  views  are  in  accord  with  the  principles  of  the  republican 
party,  while  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  ilelhodist  church.  He  laid  the 
foundation  for  his  attractive  domestic  relations  in  his  marriage,  at  Portland, 
Maine,  July  23,  1902,  to  Miss  Corinne  E.  Pearson,  and  they  have  one  daughter, 
Marion,  now  two  years  of  age.  The  family  occupies  one  of  the  apartments  in 
his  own  building  at  No.  5322  Von  Verson  boulevard. 


GOTTLlbIB  XEUMEISTKR. 

Gottlieb  Neumeister  has  passed  the  eighty-first  milestone  on  life's  journey, 
and  in  the  evening  of  his  days  is  living  retired,  but  for  many  years  was  actively 
engaged  in  contracting.  His  building  operations  were  important  and  extensive, 
and  brought  him  a  gratifying  measure  of  success  as  the  vears  advanced.  He 
was  born  in  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  September  25,  1827,  a  son  of  Gottlieb  Neu- 
meister, Sr.  The  years  of  his  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  in  his  native  land, 
and  coming  to  America  when  about  twenty-six  years  of  age,  he  settled  in  St. 
Louis  in  June,  1853.  At  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  between  the  north 
antl  south,  he  joined  the  Union  army,  and  for  two  and  a  half  years  was  employed 
at  the  govermnent  arsenal  in  this  city.  He  became  connected  with  the  business 
interests  of  St.  Louis  as  a  cabinetmaker,  and  later  took  up  contracting,  which  he 
followed  for  forty  years,  becoming  one  of  the  best  known  builders  of  the  city. 
He  erected  many  of  the  schoolhouses  here,  also  the  House  of  Refuge,  the  Hen- 
rietta School,  at  California  and  Henrietta  streets,  the  workhouse,  the  Lafayette 
kindergarten,  and  many  residences  of  South  St.  Louis.  He  also  made  many  of 
the  improvements  on  the  waterworks,  and  aside  from  his  building  operations, 
which  were  extensive,  important  and  remunerative,  he  was  for  one  vear  presi- 
dent of  the  South  St.  Louis  Insurance  Companw 

On  the  6th  of  April.  1854,  Mr.  Neumeister  was  married  to  Miss  Sophia 
Nast.  a  daughter  of  August  and  Frederica  (\\'ells)  Nast.  Mrs.  Neumeister  was 
born  in  Germany.  August  I,  1833,  and  came  to  America  in  the  spring  of  1854. 
She  and  her  husband  had  been  engaged  while  in  the  old  country.  While  the 
home  relations  have  been  largelv  ideal,  and  she  is  a  devoted  wife  and  mother. 


128  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

she  has  also  found  time  for  considerable  activity  in  her  church  and  its  chari- 
ties, and  has  been  a  liberal  supporter  of  both.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Neumeister 
have  been  born  six  children :  Charles ;  Ernst :  Emil ;  Elisa,  the  wife  of  Julius  Joos ; 
Paulina,  wife  of  Jacob  Becktold ;  and  Sophia,  the  wife  of  Louis  Wegener. 

Mr.  Neumeister  is  a  member  of  the  Concordia  Turn  Verein  and  of  the  Ger- 
man Sangebund.  He  also  belongs  to  L}'on  Post  No.  2,  G.  A.  R.,  and  thus  re- 
tains pleasant  relations  with  his  old  army  comrades.  Politically  he  has  always 
supported  the  republican  party,  which  was  the  defense  of  the  Union  during  the 
dark  days  of  the  Civil  war,  and  has  ever  been  the  party  of  reform  and  progress. 
He  and  his  wife  belong  to  the  Church  of  the  Society  of  Practical  Christianity, 
and  Mr.  Neumeister  has  been  a  liberal  contributor  to  all  of  the  German  charita- 
ble institutions,  and  is  especially  interested  in  the  Alexander  Hospital.  He  is  a 
man  of  high  standing  in  the  community,  and  through  his  business  affairs  accu- 
nuilated  a  comfortable  little  fortune  which  now  enables  him  to  spend  the  evening 
of  life  in  lionorable  and  well  merited  retirement. 


REV.  EMILE  J.  LEMKES. 

Rev.  Emilc  J.  Lemkes  pastor  of  St.  Barbara's  church,  has  throughout  the 
period  of  his  connection  with  the  priesthood  been  a  worker  for  Catholic  interests 
in  Missouri.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  August  19,  1866,  a  son  of  Theodore  and 
Teresa  (Teitscheid)  Lemkes,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Germany.  Theo- 
dore Lemkes  was  organist  in  St.  Boniface  church  for  twenty  years  prior  to  his 
death  and  devoted  his  entire  life  to  the  profession  of  teaching. 

Rev.  Emile  J.  Lemkes  was  reared  under  the  parental  roof,  and  in  1878  began 
his  preparatory  studies  for  the  priesthood  in  St.  Francis  College,  in  Ouincy,  Illi- 
nois. He  was  graduated  therefrom  with  the  class  of  1884,  receiving  the  degree 
of  Master  of  Arts.  He  then  entered  St.  Francis  Seminary  in  Milwaukee.  Wis- 
consin, where  he  pursued  his  theological  studies,  and  on  the  14th  of  January,  1889, 
he  was  ordained  in  St.  John's  church  in  St.  Louis  by  Archbishop  Kenrick. 

Following  his  ordination  his  first  assignment  was  at  St.  Charles,  ^Missouri, 
as  assistant  in  St.  Peter's  church,  and  in  December,  1891,  he  was  sent  to  Man- 
chester, St.  Louis  county,  Missouri  as  pastor  of  St.  Joseph's  parish.  There  he 
remained  until  June,  1904.  and  in  1894  he  built  a  new  church  in  Manchester  and 
also  erected  an  addition  to  the  parish  school.  In  June,  1904,  he  was  made 
pastor  of  St.  Barbara's  Catholic  church  at  Minerva  and  Flamilton  avenues  in  St. 
Louis  and  immediately  took  up  the  matter  of  building  a  new  house  of  worship. 
On  the  4th  of  July,  1907,  a  handsome  new  church  edifice  was  dedicated,  having 
been  erected  at  a  cost  of  seventy  thousand  dollars.  It  is  one  of  the  finest 
churches  of  the  city,  with  handsome  altar  and  interior  decorations,  while  the  style 
of  architecture  is  most  pleasing.  The  parish  maintains  a  school  of  two  hundred 
and  twenty  pupils,  presided  over  by  the  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame.  The  various 
societies  of  the  church  are  in  good  working  condition,  and  Father  Lemkes  keeps 
in  close  touch  with  the  individual  and  spiritual  needs  of  his  people  and  has 
gained  their  hearty  cooperation  in  the  church  work. 


H.XRMOX  J.  BARTON. 

The  opportunities  for  a  business  life  in  this  country  are  practically  limitless 
to  those  who  are  of  an  ambitious  frame  of  mind  and  are  graced  with  persever- 
ance and  energy.  In  every  line  of  life  there  are  openings  of  an  advantageous  kind 
for  men  of  keen  discernment,  who  if  thev  are  persevering  cannot  help  but  initiate 
and   prosecute   successful   careers.     But  to  the  slothful,   and  to   those   who  are 


REN".  E.   r.  LEMKES 


130  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

contented  to  remain  inactive  in  hopes  that  the  world  will  bring  opportunities  to 
their  door,  there  is  no  more  prospect  now  than  in  times  past,  nor  will  there  ever 
come  a  time  when  one  shall  be  enabled  to  attain  success  in  life  by  any  other  means 
than  by  the  constant  application  of  energy  and  ability  and  the  pursuing  of  a 
definite  course,  perseveringly  and  patiently.  Possessing  the  innate  qualifications 
for  a  successful  business  career,  Mr.  Barton,  who  is  now  manager  of  the  plate 
glass,  burglar  and  automobile  insurance  department  with  F.  D.  Hirschberg  & 
Company,  has  step  by  step,  through  attention  to  duty  and  constant  application 
attained  to  the  responsible  position  he  now  holds. 

Mr.  Barton  is  a  native  of  the  state  of  Tennessee  and  one  of  a  family  of 
twelve  children  whose  parents  were  Thomas  G.  and  Samantha  B.  (Jordan) 
Barton.  His  father  was  a  planter  and  was  descended  from  an  old  southern 
family.  The  public  schools  of  west  Tennessee  afforded  Harmon  J.  Barton 
his  preliminary  education  and  on  coming  to  St.  Louis  he  completed  a  course  in 
a  commercial  college  and  then  entered  the  business  world.  For  six  years  he 
was  connected  with  the  American  Steel  Foundry  Company  and  their  successor, 
beginning  in  a  comparatively  obscure  position  and  rising  to  the  important  posi- 
tion of  paymaster.  His  commercial  relations  have  been  of  the  most  fortunate 
nature  and  he  has  gradually  been  promoted  from  one  position  of  trust  to  another 
until  he  obtained  his  present  prominent  place  with  the  firm  with  which  he  is  now 
affiliated,  and  which  he  has  been  serving  faithfully  and  beneficially  for  some- 
thing over  four  years. 

In  1904,  in  this  city, 'he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lucille  M.  Tice, 
daughter  of  Dr.  D.  W.  and  Emily  A.  (Genestelle)  Tice.  Her  father  is  now 
deceased  but  her  mother  still  resides  here.  During  the  Civil  war  Dr.  Tice  was 
connected  with  the  hospital  corps  of  the  Missouri  division. 

As  to  his  religious  convictions  Mr.  Barton  is  a  Protestant,  but  is  not 
affiliated  with  any  particular  church  body.  He  is  a  lover  of  outdoor  sports  and 
takes  an  active  part  in  general  athletics.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to 
the  democratic  party  and,  being  a  firm  believer  in  its  principles,  he  uses  his 
vote  and  influence  during  campaigns  in  behalf  of  its  candidates.  Mr.  Barton 
resides  at  5842  Page  avenue. 


OTTO  H.   BERKHOLZ. 

Otto  H.  Berkholz,  deceased,  formerly  well  known  in  the  coal  trade  of  the 
city,  was  born  in  Germany,  October  21,  1861.  His  father,  Christian  Berkholz, 
together  with  a  brother,  served  with  distinction  in  the  German  army.  They 
were  in  several  noted  battles,  and  for  his  bravery  Christian  Berkholz  received 
a  medal  now  in  possession  of  Miss  Catherine  Berkholz,  a  daughter  of  the  sub- 
ject of  the  sketch.  In  the  old  country  he  was  a  carpenter  and  builder,  and  on  the 
advice  of  his  son  Otto  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  remained  until  his  death 
in  1892. 

The  common  schools  of  his  native  town,  near  Hamburg,  Germany,  afforded 
Otto  Berkholz  his  early  education  and  later  he  became  a  teacher  in  the  school 
which  he  attended.  In  1883,  in  company  with  his  father,  he  came  to  America 
and  located  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  After  one  year's  residence  in  that  city  he 
was  convinced  that  there  were  greater  opportunities  for  his  future  in  the  west 
and  came  to  St.  Louis.  To  complete  his  education  he  took  a  course  here  at  the 
Bryant  &  Stratton  College,  graduating  April  4,  1889.  Immediately  afterward 
he  assumed  a  position  as  stenographer  and  bookkeeper  at  the  Moser  Hotel. 
After  serving  in  this  capacity  for  one  year  he  resigned  to  enter  the  employ  of 
the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  and  with  this  firm  continued  for  three  years. 
In  the  meantime  he  had  acquired  much  business  ability  and  being  ambitious  he 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  131 

consiJered  he  was  old  enough  and  liad  sufficient  experience  to  launch  out  in 
the  business  world  for  himself.  He  looked  upon  huckstering  as  a  lucrative 
occupation  and  entering  upon  this  business  he  followed  it  with  great  advantage 
to  himself  for  a  period  of  fourteen  years.  He  next  engaged  in  the  coal  business, 
which  he  followed  until  the  time  of  his  death,  September  8,  1907.  He  was  well 
known  in  the  business  circles  of  the  city  and  through  his  aggressiveness  and 
enterprise  had  succeeded  in  placing  himself  in  more  than  comfortable  circum- 
stances. 

On  September  30,  1890,  Mr.  Berkholz  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Anna 
Miller,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Benjamin  Miller,  who  were  married  in  St. 
Louis,  where  they  resided  for  several  years,  later  removing  to  Calhoun  county, 
where  her  father  was  prominent  in  commercial  lines.  He  was  one  of  the  oldest 
settlers  and  wealthiest  citizens  in  that  county.  Beside  Mrs.  Berkholz  he  had  two 
children:  John  W.  and  Mrs.  John  Sirmer,  the  latter  residing  with  her  husband 
and  six  children,  in  Grafton,  Illinois.  They  have  the  following  children :  Cath- 
erine C,  seventeen  years  of  age;  lone  F.  A.,  fifteen  years  of  age;  Clara,  who 
passed  away  when  five  years  old;  Charles  H.,  eleven  years  old;  Otto  F.,  ten 
years  of  age;  Alargaret  C..  five  years  of  age;  and  Edward  B.,  four  years  of  age. 
Catherine  graduated  from  the  public  schools  and  had  been  enrolled  as  a  student 
in  college,  but  being  afflicted  with  ill  health,  five  months  after  entering  upon 
her  course  of  study  she  was  obliged  to  return  home.  Since  she  has  not  been 
able  to  take  up  her  school  work. 

]\Ir.  Berkholz  was  an  independent  democrat  and  in  religious  faith  a  Catho- 
lic. He  was  a  lover  of  rod  and  gun  and  next  to  his  love  for  his  home  and 
family  took  much  pleasure  in  hunting. 


RUDOLPH  0\\'ER:\IANN. 

Rudolph  Owermann,  who  is  one  of  the  best  known  and  most  successful 
gardeners  of  this  city,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  county,  in  August,  1868,  son  of 
Henry  and  Henrietta  Owermann.  The  father  carried  on  a  gardening  business 
business  in  this  county  for  many  years.  There  were  but  two  children  in  the 
family:  Rudolph  Owermann  and  his  sister,  Bertha  (Owermann)  Gumz,  widow 
of  William  Gumz,  who  engaged  in  the  gardening  business  until  the  time  of  his 
death. 

The  public  schools  of  Gardenville,  T^Iissouri,  afforded  Rudolph  Owermann 
his  education.  By  the  time  he  had  attained  the  age  of  fourteen  years  he  had 
completed  the  course  of  study  and  then  entered  the  employ  of  Charles  Myer 
on  King's  Highway,  where  he  became  thoroughly  versed  in  all  phases  of  garden- 
ing. Upon  leaving  the  employ  of  Mr.  Myer  in  1886  he  immediately  became  asso- 
ciated with  his  brother-in-law,  William  Gumz,  with  whom  he  remained  in  busi- 
ness until  1890,  when  he  bought  out  the  interest  of  his  partner  and  became  sole 
proprietor  of  the  enterprise.  Since  then  he  has  devoted  his  entire  time  to  the 
study  of  horticulture  and  has  become  most  proficient  in  gardening.  He  has  been 
wonderfully  successful  in  his  venture,  which  has  remunerated  him  not  only  to 
the  extent  of  placing  him  in  comfortable  circumstances  but  also  enabling  him  to 
own  a  tract  of  land,  embracing  about  ten  acres,  which  is  now  being  urgently 
sought  by  realty  men  for  building  purposes,  and  which  is  now  worth  an  immense 
sum.  Mr.  Owermann,  however,  is  not  in  a  hurry  to  dispose  of  his  real  estate, 
since  he  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  by  holding  it  a  few  more  years  he  will  be  able 
to  reap  from  it  a  handsome  fortune. 

In  1891  Mr.  Owermann  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  to  ^liss  Annie 
Brewer,  daughter  of  Frederick  Brewer,  who  was  also  a  gardener.  The  couple 
are  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Frederick,  who  is  associated  with 
his  father  in  the  business  ;  ]\Iinnie,  who  is  a  pu]5il  at  the  Oak  Hill  public  school : 


132  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  Annie,  who  attends  St.  Johannes  parochial  school.  In  politics  ^Ir.  Ower- 
mann  is  thoroiighl_v  independent.  He  does  not  believe  in  allying  oneself  with  any 
particular  party  and  is  of  the  opinion  that  it  is  the  duty  of  each  person  to  keep 
aloof  from  partisan  politics  and  reserve  the  right  to  judge  as  to  the  fitness  and 
qualifications  of  a  candidate  and  therefore  that  it  is  his  duty  to  vote  for  the 
man  and  not  for  the  party.  He  is  of  studious  habits  and  spends  his  leisure 
hours  in  the  field  of  literature.  He  is  widely  conversant  with  literary  subjects 
anil  is  thus  a  man  of  high  intellectuality  as  well  as  of  refinement  and  culture. 


JOSEPH  A  :moxxig 


Joseph  A.  ]\Ionnig  is  not  actively  connected  with  any  business  interest  at 
the  present  time,  Init  is  vet  a  stockholder  in  important  commercial  and  industrial 
concerns.  Up  to  the  time  of  his  recent  retirement  from  active  control  he  was 
secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Syrup  &  Preserving  Company.  One  of  the  native 
sons  of  the  city,  he  was  born  May  2,  i860,  his  parents  being  (^tto  and  Emma 
Monnig.  His  father  was  a  leading  hardware  merchant  in  this  city  for  some 
years,  but  died  in  Fort  Worth,  Texas,  in  1906. 

Joseph  A.  Monnig  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Her- 
mann, Missouri,  and  afterward  attended  the  State  L'niversity  until  he  reached 
his  twentieth  year.  Immediately  after  leaving  college  he  secured  a  clerical  posi- 
tion in  the  office  of  the  firm  of  Wulfing  Dieckriede  &  Company,  wholesale  gro- 
cers, with  whom  he  remained  for  seventeen  years  and  through  consecutive  ]50si- 
tions  was  gradually  promoted  until  he  was  made  a  buyer  for  the  house  anrl  in 
charge  of  the  city  sales  department.  His  long  connection  with  the  business  indi- 
cates more  clearly  than  any  words  could  express  how  faithful  his  services  were 
and  how  loyal  he  was  to  the  interests  of  the  company.  On  severing  his  connec- 
tion therewith  he  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  St.  Louis  Syrup  &  Pre- 
serving Company,  was  elected  to  the  position  of  secretary  and  is  still  one  of  its 
large  stockholders.  He  is  also  a  director  in  the  Monnig  Wholesale  Dry  Goods 
Company  of  Fort  Worth,  Texas,  but  is  not  now  active  in  the  management  of 
any  of  the  concerns  in  which  he  has  invested  his  capital. 

j\lr.  Monnig  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  September,  1885,  to  Miss  Lena 
Burger,  and  they  have  three  sons:  Emil  J.,  now  in  business  here;  Eugene  (i., 
who  is  attending  the  McKinley  high  school ;  and  Joseph  T.,  a  public-school  pupil. 
The  family  residence  is  a  magnificent  home  which  was  erected  by  Mr.  Monnig 
at  No.  3036  Hawthorne  boulevard.  His  social  qualities  have  won  him  a  host 
of  friends,  while  his  keen  discernment,  as  manifest  in  judicious  investments,  has 
constituted  the  basis  of  the  prosperity  which  he  is  now  enjoying. 


HENRY  VON  PHUL. 


The  names  of  statesmen  and  military  heroes  figure  more  largely  on  the 
pages  of  history  perhaps  than  those  of  any  other  class  of  men.  but  there  has 
been  no  citizen  of  St.  Louis  more  worthy  of  the  honor  and  esteem  of  his  fellow- 
men  than  was  Henry  von  Phul,  who  for  more  than  sixty  years  was  connected 
with  mercantile  interests  here.  His  life  was  so  honorable  in  its  purposes,  so 
manly  in  its  conduct  and  so  clear  in  its  actions  that  it  remains  as  a  source  of 
inspiration  to  all  who  know  aught  of  his  history. 

The  birth  of  Henry  von  Phul  occurred  in  Philadelphia,  August  14,  1784, 
his  parents  being  William  and  Catharine  (Graff)  von  Phul.  The  father  was 
a  native  of  Westhofen,  in  Central  Pfalz,  Germany,  and  at  the  age  of  twenty-five 
years  came  to  America  in  1764.  Eleven  years  later,  at  Lancaster.  Pennsylvania, 
he  wedded  Miss  Catharine  Graff  and  they  became  the  parents  of  five  sons  and 


JOSEPH  A.  moxxk; 


134  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

three  daughters,  Henry  von  Phul  being  the  fifth  child  in  order  of  birth.  The  year 
1792  is  memorable  in  the  history  of  Philadelphia  as  one  in  which  yellow  fever 
visited  the  city  and  became  an  epidemic  there.  Among  those  who  fell  victims 
to  the  disease  was  William  von  Phul.  In  1800  the  family  removed  to  Lex- 
ington, Kentucky,  where  for  ten  years  Henry  von  Phul  was  in  the  employ 
of  Thomas  Hart,  Jr.,  a  brother-in-law  of  Henry  Clay.  In  the  interest  of  Mr. 
Hart  he  made  numerous  trips  to  the  south  in  charge  of  keel-boats  loaded  with 
flour,  lead,  bagging  and  rope.  Thus  he  made  his  way  down  the  Ohio  and  Mis- 
sissippi rivers,  and  on  one  such  trip  visited  Natchez  and  went  up  the  Red  river, 
trading  with  both  the  Indians  and  planters.  While  in  Louisiana  he  formed 
the  acquaintance  of  Aaron  Burr,  who  made  him  a  flattering  offer  in  connection 
with  the  secession  movement,  which  Burr  was  trying  to  inaugurate,  but  Mr. 
von  Phul  promptly  declined  this.  In  his  travels  he  made  mental  note  of  the 
conditions  of  the  country  and  the  opportunities  aft'orded  in  other  districts  than 
that  in  which  he  lived,  and  in  181 1  he  determined  to  remove  to  the  city  of  St. 
Louis,  which  only  eight  years  before  had  become  part  of  the  territory  of  the 
United  States.  It  contained  a  population  of  about  fourteen  hundred  and  the 
northern  boundary  of  the  town  was  formed  by  a  stone  bluff  of  from  seventy- 
five  to  one  hundred  feet  in  height  near  the  present  location  of  Washington 
avenue.  There  each  evening  the  townspeople  would  gather  to  discuss  the  events 
of  the  day  and  the  que'stions  of  general  interest.  The  old  trading  post  was 
on  the  site  now  occupied  by  the  Merchants  Exchange  and  the  little  town  was 
largely  formed  of  log  houses,  while  the  French  settlers — there  were  few  Ameri- 
cans— devoted  their  attention  to  trading  in  lead  and  pelts.  To  the  west  the 
unbroken  and  uninhabited  prairies  stretched  away  to  the  mountains,  while  across 
the  river  in  Illinois  there  was  a  wild  and  unpeopled  district. 

Mr.  von  Phul  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  when  about  twenty-eight 
years  of  age.  Soon  afterward  he  became  a  factor  in  the  military  interests  of 
the  state,  for  word  was  received  that  the  settlers  on  the  ]\Iissouri  river  had 
been  attacked  by  red  men  and  were  threatened  with  massacre.  Many  volun- 
teered to  go  to  their  aid  and  the  company  was  commanded  by  Nathaniel  Boone, 
a  son  of  the  old  Kentucky  pioneer,  Daniel  Boone.  Mr.  von  Phul,  a  man  of 
undaunted  courage  and  determination,  was  made  aide-de-camp  with  the  rank 
of  major  on  the  staff  of  the  commander.  During  the  war  of  1812,  when  the 
red  men  were  in  an  almost  constant  state  of  uprising,  he  made  several  trips 
from  St.  Louis  to  Louisville  on  horseback,  but  was  never  molested,  the  Indians 
showing  no  hostility  toward  him.  In  the  year  1817  the  first  steamer,  General 
Pike,  stopped  at  the  St.  Louis  wharf.  It  was  a  momentous  event  in  the  history 
of  the  little  town.  Mr.  von  Phul,  recognizing  how  valuable  transportation  inter- 
ests of  this  character  would  become,  began  investing  in  steamboats  and  at  one 
time  was  part  owner  of  almost  every  boat  on  the  Mississippi  river.  Two  of  his 
boats  were  the  Rosalie  and  Maria,  so  named  in  honor  of  his  wife  and  eldest 
daughter.  Mr.  von  Phul  was  connected  with  Edward  Walsh  and  Captain  John 
Daggett  in  running  a  line  of  boats  to  New  Orleans  and  up  the  Illinois  river. 
His  connection  with  navigation  interests  proved  very  profitable,  for  during  many 
years  all  shipments  were  made  by  water  and  good  prices  were  secured  for 
transportation.  In  this  way  he  materially  upbuilded  the  fortune  which  he  en- 
joyed for  many  years.  He  was  president  of  the  Union  Insurance  Company,  a 
director  of  the  Iron  Mountain  Railroad  and  a  prominent  stockholder  in  the  Bank 
of  the  State  of  Missouri.  Many  business  enterprises  felt  the  stimulus  of  Mr. 
von  Phul's  co-operation,  but  perhaps  he  was  best  known  as  a  merchant,  being 
for  more  than  sixty  years  closely  associated  with  the  commercial  interests  of 
the  city.  He  was  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  von  Phul  &  McGill,  subsequently 
von  Phul,  Waters  &  Company,  and  H.  von  Phul,  Sons  &  Company.  Under  his 
control  and  direction  a  business  was  built  up  which  was  one  of  the  largest  of 
its  day  in  the  west,  and  such  was  the  financial  standing  of  the  house  of"  which 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  135 

Mr.  von  Phul  was  the  head  that  many  western  banks  carried  their  St.  Louis 
balances  with  this  house,  with  Mr.  von  Phul  as  their  financial  agent  in  this 
city.  His  enterprise,  his  unswerving  rectitude  and  high  credit  brought  vast 
sums  of  money  to  the  city  to  be  invested  in  various  ways,  and  it  has  been  said 
of  him  that  he  brought  more  commerce  to  St.  Louis  and  more  credit  to  her 
business  houses  than  any  one  man  of  his  generation.  His  integrity  was  of  that 
rigid  character  which  would  not  allow  him  to  excuse  himself  from  the  perform- 
ance of  any  part  of  an  obligation  into  which  he  had  entered,  whatever  the 
hardships  the  full  discharge  of  such  obligations  might  entail  upon  him.  The 
business  was  established  in  i8i  i  and  grew  with  the  rapid  expansion  of  the  city, 
being  conducted  always  along  lines  of  strict  integrity,  while  business  conserva- 
tism and  progressiveness  were  well  balanced  forces.  With  the  growth  of  the 
trade  Mr.  von  Phul  also  made  for  himself  an  unassailable  reputation  as  a 
straightforward  and  reliable  business  man.  He  was  one  of  the  real  builders 
of  the  city  in  his  mercantile  and  other  business  connections,  and  the  house  which 
he  established  and  promoted  was  ever  a  credit  to  St.  Louis.  For  many  years 
Mr.  von  Phul  enjoyed  the  success  which  follows  close  application,  consecutive 
effort  and  capable  management,  but  at  length  misfortune  overtook  him  in  1872, 
when  he  was  in  his  eighty-eighth  year.  Injudicious  investments  on  the  part  of 
others  for  whom  he  stood  obligated  made  it  necessary  that  he  make  payment  of 
debts  which  he  had  not  himself  contracted.  In  speaking  of  his  mercantile  career. 
Senator  Bogy,  on  the  occasion  of  presenting  a  life-size  portrait  of  Mr.  von  Phul 
to  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  said :  "He  was  firm  and  decided  in  all  business 
matters,  as  well  as  in  all  the  relations  of  life,  and  able  without  the  slightest 
sycophancy,  firm  without  being  dictatorial,  pursuing  the  even  tenor  of  his  w-ay 
and  fulfilling  all  the  obligations  devolving  upon  him  with  a  scrupulous  devotion 
and  unswerving  fidelity  and  most  delicate  integrity.  A  sense  of  duty  to  the 
memory  of  this  singularly  good  man  compels  me  to  relate  an  incident  of  his 
life,  which  of  itself  will  be  a  key  to  the  whole  of  it.  When  a  few  years  ago 
he  found  himself  most  unexpectedly  overwhelmed  by  pecuniary  embarrassments 
and  he  saw  the  honest  accumulations  of  a  long  and  laborious  life,  amounting 
to  perhaps  one  million  of  dollars,  swept  away  from  him,  he  honored  me  with 
his  confidence — for  I  feel  it  to  be  an  honor  to  be  thought  fit  to  give  counsel  to 
one  of  his  experience  and  intelligence.  After  telling  me  the  probable  amount 
of  his  liabilities,  he  said  he  had  property  enough  to  pay  everything  and  every- 
body and  desired  his  large  estate  to  l3e  so  placed  legally  as  to  effect  this  object : 
desiring  to  pay  all  and  everything  although  it  might  leave  him  at  his  advanced 
age,  being  then  upwards  of  four  score  and  ten,  without  a  cent.  I  requested 
time  for  reflection  as  to  the  mode  of  eiifecting  his  object,  knowing  that  the 
bankrupt  law  might  interfere  with  his  well-meant  intentions.  I  called  the  next 
day  and  a  plan  was  adopted.  I  then  stated  to  him  that,  knowing  his  high  stand- 
ing and  the  peculiar  hardshi])  attending  his  embarrassments,  application  should 
be  made  to  his  creditors  to  abandon  the  interest  on  the  deferred  payments  which 
he  proposed  to  make.  With  dignity,  but  showing  a  good  deal  of  feeling  and 
with  the  blood  coloring  his  generally  mild  face,  he  sternly  and  positively  said 
that  under  no  circumstances  would  he  ask  his  creditors  to  give  up  one  cent  of 
principal  or  interest  if  there  was  property  enough  to  pay:  he  was  determined 
to  do  it  regardless  of  the  fact  that  he  might  be  left  without  one  cent ;  and  then 
and  there  he  particularly  directed  me  to  make  no  such  application  to  the  cred- 
itors and,  to  my  surprise,  at  the  meeting  of  the  creditors  he  presented  himself 
so  that  this  proposition  should  not  be  made  as  it  was  my  intention  to  have 
done.  The  question  of  interest  would  have  made  a  difference  of  upwards  of 
fifty  thousand  dollars  in  his  favor.  This  determination  to  pay  principal  and 
interest  was  not  from  mere  empty  pride  or  love  of  appearance  or  to  gain  the 
esteem  of  the  world,  for  it  was  up  to  this  time  a  secret  between  us,  but  was 
from  a  high  sense  of  moral  obligation." 


136  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  the  loth  of  June,  1816,  Mr.  von  Phul  was  married  to  I\Iiss  Rosalie 
Saugrain,  daughter  of  Dr.  A.  ¥.  Saugrain,  of  whom  extended  mention  is  made 
on  another  page  of  this  work.  Unto  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  von  Phul  were  born  fifteen 
children,  of  whom  six  sons  and  four  daughters  survived  him,  his  six  sons  acting 
as  pall  iDcarers  when  his  remains  were  consigned  to  the  tomb.  The  children: 
Maria,  who  married  Thomas  M.  Taylor ;  Eliza,  who  married  Judge  William  M. 
Cooke;  Julia,  who  married  A.  T.  Bird;  Sophie,  unmarried;  Henry  von  Phul, 
who  married  Marv  Daigre ;  Fred  von  Phul,  who  married  Lizzie  Nidelet ;  Frank 
von  Phul,  unmarried ;  \\'illiam  von  Phul,  who  married  Mary  Williams ;  Ben 
von  Phul,  who  married  Martha  Lape,  his  second  wife  being  Nancy  jNIulford 
Taylor ;  and  Phil  von  Phul,  who  married  Josephine  Chatard  and  whose  second 
wife  was  Josephine  Throckmorton.  On  the  loth  of  June,  1866,  IMr.  and  Mrs. 
von  Phul  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  and  nearlv  all  of  the  old  citizens  and 
manv  other  prominent  residents  of  St.  Louis  were  in  attendance  on  that  occa- 
sion. The  celebration  commenced  at  seven  o'clock  in  the  morning  in  the  Church 
of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  where  the  sacrifice  of  the  mass  was  offered  in 
their  behalf  and  the  nuptial  benediction  was  renewed.  The  home  life  was 
largely  ideal,  the  mutual  love  and  confidence  of  husband  and  wife  increasing 
as  the  years  went  by,  while  their  devotion  to  their  children  never  faltered  and 
was  repaid  by  the  filial  Jove  and  respect  tendered  them  by  their  sons  and 
daughters. 

While  yir.  von  Phul  conducted  extensive  and  important  business  interests, 
at  the  .same  time  he  was  an  active  factor  in  municipal  aif^airs  and  was  frequently 
chosen  to  positions  of  honor  and  trust.  He  discharged  his  duties  with  the  utmost 
fidelity  and  no  word  was  ever  uttered  against  the  integrity  of  his  official  career. 
Thomas  H.  Benton  once  said  of  him  that  he  not  only  never  did  a  mean  act 
in  his  life,  but  never  thought  of  one.  In  1817  he  and  Auguste  Chouteau  raised 
a  subscription  of  three  thousand  dollars  to  purchase  an  engine  and  erect  an 
engine  house  for  St.  Louis.  In  1819  he  served  with  Thomas  H.  Benton  as  one 
of  the  trustees  of  the  village.  In  1832  he  was  elected  first  auditor  of  the  city. 
In  1826  he  represented  the  middle  ward  in  the  board  of  aldermen.  In  1829 
and  1830  he  was  a  director  of  the  Branch  Bank  of  the  United  States  estab- 
lished in  St.  Louis.  In  183 1  he  was  made  a  director  of  the  Missouri  Insurance 
Company,  and  in  1832  organized  the  LTnion  Insurance  Company,  of  which  he 
was  made  president.  In  1837  he  organized  the  Marine  Insurance  Company, 
and  also  became  president  of  that  corporation.  He  was  elected  vice-president 
of  the  Merchants'  Exchange  in  1836,  and  in  1840  served  as  president  of  that 
body.  From  1838  to  1840  he  was  a  member  of  the  city  school  board,  and  in 
1855  was  made  a  director  of  the  Iron  Mountain  Railway.  Every  enterprise 
designed  to  build  up  the  city,  to  expand  its  commerce  or  to  promote  its  at- 
tractiveness as  a  place  of  residence  received  his  heartv  aid  and  encouragement, 
and  to  the  end  of  his  life  his  loyalty  to  the  best  interests  of  the  citv  was  made 
manifest  whenever  occasion  offered.  On  the  loth  of  June,  1874,  Mr.  von  Phul 
celebrated  the  fifty-eighth  anniversary  of  his  marriage,  which  was  about  the 
last  time  he  was  able  to  go  around  the  house.  He  became  ill  soon  afterward 
and  passed  away  on  the  8th  of  September,  1874.  In  the  later  years  of  his  life 
he  became  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church  and  from  that  time  on,  when- 
ever his  health  would  permit,  he  and  his  wife  each  morning  were  seen  in  the 
church  attending  mass.  A  short  time  before  his  death  he  called  his  family 
around  him  and,  after  giving  them  his  blessing,  charged  them  to  learn  early 
the  lesson  of  Christianity  which  he  had  learned  in  the  winter  of  life.  Although 
he  was  connected  with  the  church  in  active  membership  for  only  a  brief  period 
there  was  no  man  who  exemplified  more  closely  its  teachings  concerning  justice, 
truth  and  helpful  associations  with  one's  fellowmen.  Resolutions  of  respect  were 
passed  by  the  Merchants'  Exchange  and  on  that  occasion  Colonel  Gantt  said: 
"We  meet   to  say  a   few   words  commemorative  of  the   good  man  over  whom 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CVVY.  137 

the  grave  has  so  lately  closed.  In  this  hall  of  commerce  with  which  he  was  so 
long  and  so  honorably  connected,  it  is  most  appropriate  that  those  who  esteemed 
him  as  a  friend,  revered  him  as  an  example  and  honored  him  as  one  who  had 
illustrated  their  order,  should  give  utterance  to  the  sentiments  which  the  con- 
templation of  such  a  career  must  inspire.  Every  one  of  these,  every  firm  and 
every  member  of  everv  firm  who  durinf;  the  last  sixty  years  has  been  a  mer- 
chant of  St.  Louis,  and  who  through  all  the  vicissitudes  of  commercial  life, 
through  prosperity  and  adversity  has  demonstrated  that  in  his  estimation  good 
faith  and  honesty  are  better  than  gold,  has  directly  contributed  to  build  up  the 
loftv  and  enviable  reputation  which  the  merchants  of  St.  Louis  this  day  enjoy. 
Of  all  who  have  thus  contributed,  there  is  none  to  whom  a  larger  measure  of  praise 
is  due  than  to  the  excellent  man  whose  mortal  remains  were  yesterday  committed 
to  the  tomb.  Lie  is  worthy  to  be  remembered  as  a  model  of  what  a  merchant 
should  be.  During  the  extraordinarv  time  that  he  has  lived  and  worked  among 
us — a  time  extending,  I  believe,  to  more  than  sixty  years  (I,  myself,  can  speak 
of  the  last  thirty-five  of  them) — there  has  not  been  a  hint,  a  suspicion  of  any 
conduct  derogating  from  the  character  of  perfect  uprightness  on  the  part  of 
Henry  von  Phul.  Honor,  integrity  and  good  faith  have  been  ever  associated 
with  his  name.  I  never  heard  of  his  having  an  enemy,  but  I  am  sure  that  not 
the  sharpest  scrutinv  could  have  pointed  to  any  act  of  his  in  the  whole  course 
of  his  long  and  checkered  life  which  need  invoke  the  aid  of  concealment  or 
the  apology  which  the  partiality  of  friendship  might  interpose.  If  this  was 
all  that  could  be  said  of  the  departed,  if  this  and  no  more  were  his  claim  to  be 
remembered  by  the  survivors,  it  would  remain  true  that  the  merchants  of  St. 
Louis,  who  profit  so  largely  by  the  reputation  which  he  has  been  so  conspicuous 
in  building  up,  owe  a  large  debt  of  gratitude  to  his  memory — a  debt  wdiich 
they  cheerfully  acknowledge  and  in  discharging  which  they  do  honor  to  them- 
selves. If  JMr.  von  Phul  had  followed  to  the  end  a  course  of  life  unbroken  by 
disaster,  the  lesson  which  that  life  teaches  would  have  been  imperfect.  The 
crucial  demonstration  would  have  been  wanting  that  here  was  a  man  to  whom 
every  other  consideration  was  immeasurablv  subordinate  to  the  approval  of  a 
good  conscience;  to  whom  gold  and  silver  were  as  dross  compared  with  good 
faith  and  honestv.  But  the  hour  of  adversitv  came ;  the  winds  blew ;  the  waves 
rose  and  beat  upon  the  rock.  That  which  to  others  might  have  been  a  tempta- 
tion scarcely  was  such  to  him.  Without  the  hesitation  of  a  moment  his  choice 
was  made.  Indeed,  I  wrong  him  by  speaking  of  a  choice,  for  I  am  satisfied 
that  the  idea  of  choosing — of  supposing  that  an  alternative  was  possible — was 
never  present  to  his  mind.  Everything  that  he  had  was  at  once  and  without 
reserve  applied  to  the  discharge  of  obligations  which  calamit)-  (in  no  respect 
imputable  to  any  fault  of  his)  had  created  for  him.  This  was  not  done  with 
a  flourish  nor  with  boastfulness.  It  was  to  him  the  most  natural  thing  in  the 
world.  It  was  tlie  genuine,  harmonious,  consistent  product  of  a  long  life  of 
integrity  and  honor ;  and  it  may  be  fairly  called  the  flower  and  crown  of  that 
exemplary  life." 

Mrs.  von  Phul  survived  her  husband  for  several  years  and  departed  this 
life  March  i,  1887.  She  was  born  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  June  22,  1797. 
She  was  born  under  the  Spanish  flag,  which  soon  gave  place  in  Kentuckv  and 
elsewhere  to  that  of  France  and  later  the  tri-color  of  France  was  replaced 
by  the  stars  and  stripes,  so  that,  while  always  residing  in  America,  Mrs.  von 
Phul  lived  under  three  flags.  For  fifty-eight  years  she  traveled  life's  journey 
by  the  side  of  her  husband  as  a  most  devoted  helpmate  and  loved  and  loving 
companion.  She  rejoiced  in  her  husband's  prosperity  when  fate  :<miled  upon 
him,  but  was  even  more  loyal  in  his  hour  of  adversity.  Said  one  who  knew 
her  well :  "There  never  was  a  more  self-sacrificing  devotion  manifested  by 
mortal  than  that  she  showed  her  honored  husband  at  all  times,  but  especially 
in  the  later  years  of  his  life.  To  those  who  knew  her  in  her  old  age  it  seemed 
that  she  had  renewed  her  vouth  solely  for  the  purpose  of  caring  for  her  bus- 


138  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

band.  Such  tender  afifection,  such  self-abnegation,  such  devotion  to  duty  was 
never  seen,  and  when  at  last  the  separation  came  the  absolute  resignation  to 
the  Divine  will  was  past  all  expression.  It  has  not  been  a  fortnight  since  she 
remarked  to  me  that  'Henry  von  Phul  during  the  whole  of  his  life  never  spoke 
a  harsh  word  to  me.  Don't  you  think,  then,  I  have  cause  for  honoring  his 
memory?'  As  a  friend — and  she  was  a  friend  to  all  who  knew  her — she  was 
ever  true  and  pleasant.  She  loved  her  friends  and  enjoyed  their  company.  She 
was  literally  the  light  of  the  household  and  her  happy  smiles  cheered  all  whose 
good  fortune  it  was  to  be  brought  under  her  benign  influence." 


HARRY    iM.    PFLAGER. 

Fortuitous  circumstances  are  seldom  responsible  for  a  successful  career,  for 
it  requires  more  than  a  happy  coalition  to  enable  men  to  succeed  in  life.  It  often 
happens  that  events  make  the  man  but  this  is  an  exception  to  the  rule,  as  in  the 
majority  of  instances  the  man  makes  the  events  and  controls  circumstances  to 
suit  his  aim  in  life  and  to  enable  him  to  attain  his  ambition.  It  is  also  true  that 
possibilities  are  seldom  doomed  to  slumber.  They  remain  latent  for  a  time  but 
they  will  inevitably  come  \o  the  surface  in  him  who  possesses  them  and  lead  him 
forward  step  by  step  along  the  pathway  of  prosperity.  .  Certainly  a  happy  union 
of  events  has  not  governed  the  successful  career  of  Harry  M.  Pflager.  He  had 
within  him  the  possibilities  of  usefulness  and  those  qualities  designed  to  make  one 
successful.  They  did  not  long  lie  dormant  nor  did  they  show  themselves  in  a 
pronounced  manner  when  he  began  his  business  life.  He  is  one  among  the  many 
who  have  worked  their  way  from  a  small  beginning  to  an  enviable  position  of 
worth  in  life  by  the  industrious  exertion  of  their  inborn  powers.  Mr.  Pflager  at 
present  occupies  the  important  position  of  vice  president  of  the  Commonwealth 
Steel  Company  of  this  city,  in  which  concern  he  is  a  heavy  stockholder. 

Mr.  Pflager  is  of  American  lineage,  his  ancestors  having  come  to  America 
in  the  year  1685  and  settled  in  the  state  of  Pennsylvania.  He  is  the  son  of  Harry 
and  Jessie  (Miller)  Pflager  and  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  29,  1866.  His 
maternal  grandfather,  Jesse  Miller,  designed  and  manufactured  the  first  cast  iron 
cooking  stove  made  in  America.  ^Ir.  Pflager  attended  the  public  schools  of  this 
city.  After  completing  the  studies  there,  he  took  a  course  in  a  manual  training 
school  and  then  he  became  a  student  at  Washington  L^niversity,  taking  up  mechan- 
ical engineering.  Immediately  upon  having  completed  his  education  he  went  to 
Wilmington,  Delaware,  and  engaged  in  the  employ  of  the  Pullman  Palace  Car 
Company.  Here  he  began  in  a  menial  capacity,  but  being  remarkablv  duteous, 
he  won  the  esteem  of  those  by  whom  he  was  employed  and,  always  manifesting 
a  profound  interest  in  his  work,  gradually  advanced  to  higher  positions  during 
the  following  five  years.  He  is  naturally  of  an  inventive  turn  of  mind  and  while 
in  the  shops  of  the  company  this  faculty  was  considerably  developed.  He  suc- 
ceeded in  patenting  several  devices  which  are  now  in  use  on  the  Pullman  trains. 
He  was  then  transferred  to  the  general  shops  of  the  company,  and  after  having 
served  here  for  a  period  he  was  made  assistant  manager  of  the  Pullman  Company's 
shops.  Later  he  was  removed  from  this  position  and  again  transferred  to  the 
general  offices,  where  he  remained  until  the  year  1890,  when  he  was  given  full 
charge  as  general  superintendent  of  the  Pullm'an  Car  Company  factories.  In  the 
year  1901  he  left  the  employ  of  this  company  and  became  vice  president  of 
the  American  Clock  Company  of  Chicago,  in  which  capacity  he  officiated  until  the 
year  1903.  Upon  resigning  this  position  he  became  assistant  to  the  vice  president 
of  the  American  Steel  Foundry  Company  of  St.  Louis.  He  had  served  in  this 
station  but  one  year  when  he  purchased  'an  interest  in  the  Commonwealth  Steel 
Company,  at  which  time  he  was  made  its  vice  president.  This  is  one  of  the 
largest  foundry  concerns  in  the  west.     It  engages  principally  in  the  manufacture' 


H.  M.  PFLAGER 


140  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  cast  steel  and  employs  fifteen  hundred  or  more  men  at  Granite  City,  Illinois. 
Beside  his  affiliation  with  this  firm  ^Ir.  Pflager  is  vice  president  of  the  Double 
ISodv  Bolster  Company  of  St.  Louis ;  president  of  the  Transom  Draft  Gear  Com- 
pan\- :  and  vice  president  of  the  Davis  Locomotive  Wheel  Company. 

Mr.  Pflager  is  very  popular  in  the  social  circles  of  the  city.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Glen  Echo  Country  Club,  the  Noonday  Club,  and  also  of  the  Missouri 
Athletic  Club,  the  Chicago  Athletic  Club  and  the  South  Shore  Country  Club  of 
Chicago,  the  Railway  Club  and  Machinery  Club  of  New  York,  in  all  of  which  he 
is  active  and  in  which  he  has  a  wide  circle  of  warm  friends.  His  political  views 
are  republican.  While  he  does  not  aspire  to  be  an  active  politician,  yet  he  is 
familiar  with  the  important  afifairs  relative  to  municipal,  state  and  national  gov- 
ernment and  upon  all  occasions  e.xerts  his  influence  in  the  election  of  qualified 
candidates  to  ofifice.  His  religious  belief  becomes  apparent  and  as  well  his 
profound  interest  in  the  welfare  of  Christianity  evident  when  it  is  mentioned 
that  he  is  a  member  of  Pilgrim  Congregational  church,  of  which  for  some  time 
he  has  been  a  trustee. 

In  1893  Mr.  Pflager  wedded  ]\Iiss  Alyce  Barber,  of  ^Milwaukee,  a  daughter 
of  Henry  and  Harriet  (Rockwell)  Barber.  They  have  one  son,  Henry  Barber, 
born  September  22,  1903. 


CHARLES  HAMILTON  HUGHES,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Charles  Hamilton  Hughes,  who  has  achieved  merited  distinction  as  a 
physician,  surgeon,  educator  and  author  of  medical  literature,  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  near  the  Little  Mound,  the  site  of  the  first  reservoir  of  the  city.  His  par- 
ents were  Captain  H.  J.  and  Elizabeth  R.  (Stocker)  Klughes,  and  his  ancestors 
in  colonial  days  lived  in  Pennsylvania  and  Virginia,  while  tracing  the  line  still 
further  back  it  is  found  that  he  is  descended  from  those  of  English,  Irish  and 
Welsh  birth.  In  fact  the  lineage  is  traced  direct  to  the  Hughes  family  of  Gwer- 
cales  granted  armorial  bearings  in  1619.  The  Hughes  family  of  Archerstown, 
County  Tipperary,  Ireland,' were  descended  from  Abraham  Hughes  and  to  this 
branch  of  the  family  also  belonged  Francis  Annesley  Hughes  and  Annesley 
Hughes  of  Conanbrook  and  Dublin.  The  birth  of  Abraham  Hughes  occurred 
in  \Vales  and  crossing  from  Ireland  to  Wales  with  Cromwell  about  the  year  1650 
he  acquired  the  estate  of  Bailey trent  in  Wexford  county.  "The  Hughes  of  County 
Tipperary  are  mentioned  as  a  family  of  "great  antiquity  and  noble  alliance"  in 
Burke's  History  of  the  Landed  Gentry. 

The  founder  of  the  family  in  America  was  Richard  Hughes  who  emigrated 
from  Ireland  to  the  new  world  in  1760  and  became  owner  of  a  farm  or  planta- 
tion as  it  was  then  called,  covering  a  part  of  the  present  site  of  Harrisburg,  and 
one  on  an  island  in  the  Susquehanna  which  was  subsequently  washed  away  by  a 
flood  of  that  stream.  When  the  colonists  attempted  to  throw  off  the  yoke  of 
British  oppression  he  joined  the  American  army,  serving  through  the  whole  war 
of  independence.  He  participated  in  the  memorable  winter  at  \'alley  Forge  and  in 
the  battle  of  Brandywine,  where  he  was  wounded.  After  the  establishment  of 
the  republic  he  wedded  Elizabeth  Scarlet,  a  \'irginia  lady  of  English  descent 
and  became  a  resident  farmer  of  Rockingham  county,  Virginia,  remaining  on 
the  farm  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  when  he  liad  reached  the  very 
venerable  age  of  one  hundred  and  five  years.  His  wife  died  at  the  age  of  ninety- 
five.  Of  their  sons,  David  died  on  the  old  homestead  while  William  emigrated 
to  Ohio  and  was  accidentally  drowned  in  the  Muskingum  river  near  Marietta. 
John,  who  served  as  commissary  of  subsistence  in  the  second  war  with  England, 
removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  181 5  and  there  wedded  a  daughter  of  General 
John  S.  Gano.  He  continued  a  resident  of  Cincinnati  until  his  death  in  1875. 
The   other   member   of   the    family   was   Richard   Hughes,   who   married   Nancy 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    I'TJURTIi    CITY.  Ill 

Davis,  a  native  nf  \irginia.  and  after  residing-  for  a  time  in  what  is  now  West 
\'irginia,  went  to  Cincinnati,  (  )liii:),  and  subsequently  to  Lima,  tliat  state.  Into 
him  and  his  wife  were  born  twelve  children  including  Harvey  J.  Hughes,  father 
of  Dr.  Hughes. 

During  his  childhood  Dr.  Hughes  lived  with  his  ])arents  on  .Xorth  iMttli 
near  Wash  street,  next  door  to  John  Howe,  subsequently  mayor  of  St.  Louis. 
Near  by  was  Mrs.  Freeman's  school,  the  school  of  his  early  childhood.  When 
nine  years  of  age  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  and  there 
attended  Dennison  Academy.  Later  he  became  a  student  in  Iowa  College  then 
located  at  Davenport  and  now  at  Grinnell,  Iowa.  Dr.  Hughes  began  prepara- 
tion for  his  chosen  profession  as  a  medical  student  in  Davenport  in  1855,  his  read- 
ing being  directed  through  the  succeeding  four  years  by  Dr.  James  Thistle,  Dr. 
John  T.  O'Reardon  and  Dr.  William  M.  McPheeters  of  St.  Louis.  He  pursued 
the  regular  course  of  lectures  in  the  St.  Louis  IMedical  College  and  was  gradu- 
ated in  the  class  of  1859.  During  his  senior  year  he  was  acting  assistant  physi- 
cian to  the  L'nited  States  Marine  Hospital  in  this  city  and  afterward  practiced 
medicine  for  a  short  time  in  Warren  county,  Missouri.  The  Civil  war  had  been 
in  progress  for  only  a  brief  period  when  he  put  aside  all  business  and  personal 
considerations  to  aid  his  country  and  was  made  assistant  surgeon  of  the  First 
Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry.  The  same  year  he  was  promoted  to  surgeon,  after 
which  he  was  given  charge  successively  of  the  Hickory  State  Post  Hospital, 
McDowell's  Prison  Hospital,  the  Desoto  and  Pilot  Knob  Hospitals  on  the  Iron 
Mountain  Railroad  and  Stragglers  Camp,  Schotield  and  Winter  street  Barracks, 
at  St.  Louis.  For  four  years  he  served  his  country  in  his  professional  capacity 
and  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  refugees  and  freedmen  when  Price  made  his 
last  raid  into  Missouri. 

Following  his  discharge  in  1865  Dr.  Hughes  in  1866  became  manager  and 
medical  superintendent  of  the  ^Missouri  State  Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  Fulton, 
remaining  in  charge  there  until  1872.  He  has  since  been  numbered  among  the 
representatives  of  the  medical  fraternity  in  St.  Louis  and  in  the  intervening 
years  has  gained  wide  reputation  not  only  because  of  his  skill  in  practice  but 
also  by  reason  of  his  contributions  to  medical  literature  and  his  abilitv  as  an  edu- 
cator. For  a  long  period  he  has  been  connected  with  the  faculty  of  medical 
colleges  of  this  city,  being  now  dean  emeritus  of  the  medical  facultv  and  profes- 
sor of  nervous  diseases  in  the  Medical  College  of  Barnes  University.  In  1880 
he  established  the  Alienist  and  Neurologist,  a  journal  on  nervous  and  mental 
diseases,  widely  known  to  the  medical  profession,  and  from  the  beginning  has 
been  its  editor  and  publisher.  As  president  of  the  American  Medical  Editors 
Association  he  delivered  the  address  at  the  banquet  given  bv  that  association  in 
honor  of  the  first  Pan-American  ]\Iedical  Congress,  September  4,  1893.  demand- 
ing in  the  name  of  his  profession  that  a  national  bureau  of  medicine  should  be 
established  in  this  country  over  which  a  physician,  clothed  with  the  dignity  of  a 
cabinet  officer,  should  preside.  Dr.  Hughes  has  carried  his  investigations  far 
and  wide  into  the  realms  of  scientific  research  and  knowledge  and  has  not  only 
followed  the  most  progressive  ideas  of  the  profession  but  has  instituted  many 
new  methods  which  are  of  distinct  value  to  the  fraternity.  His  writings  are 
clear  and  forceful  and  always  awaken  the  active  interest  of  the  profession. 

That  Dr.  Hughes  has  been  honored  by  those  who  have  chosen  the  same  de- 
partment of  activity  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  in  1891  he  was  elected  to  the 
presidency  of  the  Alississippi  Valley  Medical  Association.  He  is  also  a  leading 
member  of  the  American  Aledical  Association  and  for  years  served  as  member  of 
its  judicial  council,  while  in  1898  he  was  chairman  of  the  section  on  nervous  and 
mental  diseases.  He  delivered  the  address  on  ^iledicine  before  that  bodv  at  the 
last  San  Francisco  meeting.  He  belongs  to  the  American  Psychological  Asso- 
ciation, the  American  Neurological  Society  and  in  1893  was  presiclent  of  the 
Neurological  section  of  the  Pan-American  Congress  and  subsequently  secretary. 


142  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

The  previous  year  he  had  been  vice  president  of  the  Medico-Legal  Congress  and 
was  vice  president  of  two  sections  of  the  International  Medical  Congress  held  in 
1893.  His  membership  relation  extends  to  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  Mis- 
souri State  Medical  Society  and  in  addition  he  is  a  corresponding  member  of 
the  New  York  Medico-Legal  Society  and  an  honorary  member  of  the  British 
Medico-Psychological  Society  and  honorary  member  of  the  Chicago  Academy 
of  Medicine  and  foreign  member  of  the  Russian  Society  of  Neurology  and 
Psychiarty. 

Aside  from  organizations  of  a  more  specifically  professional  character  of 
which  he  is  an  honored  member,  Dr.  Hughes  is  connected  with  the  Loyal  Legion 
and  ^Missouri  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  serving  now  and 
for  many  years  past  on  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  last  named.  He  also  holds 
high  rank  in  Masonry,  being  a  Knight  Templar  and  Scottish  Rite  Mason. 

On  the  i6th  of  October,  1862,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Dr.  Hughes 
and  Miss  Mattie  D.  Lawther,  of  Fulton,  Missouri,  who  died  December  12,  1898. 
A  daughter,  Bessie,  died  in  young  womanhood,  while  the  living  children  are 
Charles  C,  Clarence  H.,  Frank  S.,  Henry  L.  and  Ray  M.  Hughes. 

Such  in  brief  is  the  life  history  of  Dr.  Hughes,  a  man  who  in  every  asso- 
ciation has  been  found  loyal  to  the  trust  reposed  in  him.  While  high  ideals  have 
characterized  his  professional  service  and  given  him  rank  with  the  most  eminent 
physicians  of  the  country,  he  is  especially  renowned  as  a  neurologist  and  his  life 
work  and  researches  have_been  of  distinct  benefit  to  the  profession.  While  the 
military  hero  and  political  leader  have  always  occupied  a  large  place  in  the  pub- 
lic eye  the  time  is  fast  approaching  when  the  world  is  recognizing  the  fact  that 
the  larger  debt  of  gratitude  is  due  to  him  who,  in  the  development  of  natural 
resources  or  the  promulgation  of  scientific  knowledge  or  the  mitigation,  preven- 
tion and  cure  of  disease,  gives  to  the  world  something  of  saving  value. 


WILLIAM  CHARLES  WILSON. 

Among  the  native  sons  of  St.  Louis  whose  records  have  been  creditable  to 
the  city  was  numbered  William  Charles  Wilson,  who  was  here  born  on  the  loth 
of  June,  1871,  and  passed  awav  at  South  Bend,  Indiana,  September  10,  1908. 
His  parents  were  Archibald  and  Margaret  Wilson,  who  were  natives  of  Scotland 
and  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world  in  the  early  part  of  the  nineteenth 
century,  coming  direct  to  St.  Louis.  Their  son,  William  C.,  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  this  city  and  in  McKendree  College  at  Lebanon.  Illinois.  After 
completing  his  studies  at  that  institution  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  pursued 
a  course  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  with  the  intention  of  making  the  profession 
his  life  work.  In  1904  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  immediately  entered  upon 
the  active  practice  of  law.  He  afterward  associated  himself  with  the  National 
Cash  Register  Company  in  their  law  business  and  was  to  have  taken  charge  of 
their  branch  at  South  Bend,  Indiana,  when  he  became  ill  and  after  a  brief  time 
his  malady  proved  fatal. 

On  the  15th  of  June,  1892,  Mr.  Wilson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary 
C.  Dolder  and  unto  them  was  born  a  son,  William  Scott,  who  is  now  attending 
the  Sherman  school.  He  is  a  very  energetic  and  manly  little  lad  and  the  comfort 
of  his  mother.  He  will  be  ten  years  of  age  on  the  i6th  of  June,  1909.  Mrs. 
Wilson  has  two  sisters,  Mrs.  Dr.  F.  E.  Hobbs,  of  Jamestown,  Illinois;  and  Miss 
Mollie  Dolder,  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Wilson  was  always  an  upright,  honorable  man  and  a  loving  and  devoted 
husband  and  father,  who  found  his  greatest  happiness  in  ministering  to  the  wel- 
fare of  his  wife  and  little  son.  He  was  numbered  among  the  valued  members 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  had  reached  the  Knight  Templar  degree  in  the  York 
rite  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.     He  had  ever  been  of  the 


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ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


Presbyterian  faith  in  his  rehgious  views  and  his  hfe  was  at  all  times  in  liarmony 
with  his  professions.  Those  who  knew  him  recognized  his  unfaltering  allegiance 
to  the  principles  in  which  he  believed,  knew  him  to  be  a  faithful  friend,  a  loyal 
citizen  and  an  upright  business  man  and  thus  his  death  was  the  occasion  of  deep 
and  widespread  regret. 


REV.  BERX.\RD  JOSEPH  BEXTEX. 

Rev.  Bernard  Joseph  Benten,  the  zealous  and  beloved  pastor  of  St.  Cecelia's 
Catholic  church,  was  born  here  Xovember  i6,  1868,  a  son  of  Herman  A.  and 
Anna  Benten,  natives  of  Germany,  who  came  to  the  new  world  and  settled  in 
St.  Louis  shortly  after  they  were  married.  His  father  departed  this  life  in  1893, 
leaving  his  widow,  who  resides  here  in  the  old  homestead. 

In  the  Mary  Perpetual  Succor  School  in  Xforth  St.  Louis,  Rev.  Bernard 
Joseph  Benten  began  his  education,  remaining  there  until  he  was  fourteen  years 
of  age,  when  he  entered  the  Franciscan  College  at  Teutopolis,  Illinois,  in  which 
institution  he  pursued  a  classical  course  until  he  was  graduated.  Then  he  con- 
tinued his  education  at  St.  Francis'  Seminary,  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  where 
he  completed  his  studies  for  the  ministry  and  was  graduated,  and  on  June  21, 
1892,  was  ordained  to  .the  priesthood  bv  Archbishop  Katzer,  of  that  city.  His 
first  appointment  was  "the  curateship  of  Holy  Trinity  Catholic  church,  where 
he  performed  his  ministerial  duties  for  four  years,  at  the  termination  of  which 
time  he  was  transferred  to  Wardsville,  Missouri,  his  ministry  there  continuing 
for  eight  years,  when  he  was  appointed  to  St.  Paul's  church  in  St.  Charles  county 
and  after  serving  three  years  there  he  was  appointed  pastor  of  St.  Cecelia's 
Catholic  church  of  this  city,  on  October  i,  1906. 

Father  Benten  was  assigned  to  this  city  for  the  purpose  of  organizing  a  new 
parish  in  the  southwestern  portion  and  so  ardent,  and  successful  have  been  his 
labors  that  since  his  coming  here  in  1906  he  has  built  the  new  St.  Cecelia's 
school  and  hall  and  now  has  the  new  parochial  residence  almost  completed.  At 
the  start  the  school  had  enrolled  but  tifty-three  pupils  but  now  the  number  is 
one  hundred  and  forty-one  and,  although  but  three  rooms  are  at  present  used 
in  the  school  building  it  is  so  arranged  that  three  more  can  be  used  when  neces- 
sary. The  buildings  are  of  modern  architecture  and,  constructed  out  of  the  finest 
materials,  serve  as  ornaments  to  the  city.  Rev.  Benten  is  a  noble  Christian  char- 
acter and  his  zeal  and  earnestness  have  not  only  enabled  him  to  accomplish  a 
grand  work  but  have  endeared  him  to  the  members  of  his  congregation  and  to 
the  citizens  of  the  community. 


.VXDREAS   PSCHEID. 

Among  those  who  are  successfully  plying  the  occupation  of  blacksmithing 
in  the  city  none  is  more  worthy  of  mention  than  Andreas  Pscheid,  who  conducts 
a  wagon  manufactory  and  blacksmith  establishment  at  No.  1210  Merchant  street. 
He  has  been  following  this  business  practically  all  his  life  and  is  acknowledged 
as  one  of  the  most  skilled  wagon-makers  and  smiths  in  the  community.  His 
workmanshi])  is  of  the  highest  class  and  as  a  practical  horseshoer  he  is  continu- 
ally sought  in  particular  cases,  owing  to  the  study  and  attention  he  has  given  to 
that  branch  of  his  occupation. 

Mr.  Pscheid  was  born  in  liratz,  Germany,  June  13,  1856.  son  of  Thomas 
Pscheid,  who  in  his  native  town  carried  on  a  merchandising  business  for  many 
years.  In  the  gymnasium  schools  of  the  fatherland  the  son  received  his  educa- 
tion.    However,  he  did  not  attend  school  for  long  as  he  was  ambitious  to  enter 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    1-UURTJl    CITY.  145 

business  for  himself  and  becunie  self-supjxjrting  and  independent.  Consetiiiently 
at  an  early  age  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  general  blacksmith  and  wagon-maker, 
with  whom  he  finished  his  trade,  at  which  he  continued  to  work  until  he  came 
lo  the  new  world  in  1881.  Upon  arriving  in  this  country  he  immediately  came 
to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  as  a  journeyman  until  1887,  when  he  established 
himself  in  his  present  business.  In  his  line  of  work  he  has  been  successful,  his 
business  growing  to  such  proportions  as  to  be  one  of  the  best  paying  enterprises 
in  the  city. 

On  June  19,  1888,  Mr.  Pscheid  was  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis  to  Aliss 
Katherine  Marcus,  daughter  of  Hermann  Marcus,  a  land  owner  of  Hanover, 
Germany,  and  a  sister  of  Hermann  Marcus,  who  is  in  the  lumber  business  on 
Seventh  street  and  Russell  avenue.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Pscheid  have  three  children, 
two  daughters  and  one  son :  Anton,  who  is  also  proficient  in  the  blacksmithing 
and  horseshoeing  business ;  Tillie  and  Rosie,  both  living  at  home  with  the  parents. 
Mr.  Pscheid  is  a  member  of  several  local  German  social  clubs  but  aside  from  these 
is  not  affiliated  with  secret  organizations.  Politically  he  believes  in  the  funda- 
mental character  of  the  principles  of  the  republican  party  but  at  the  same  time 
does  not  consider  himself  under  obligations  to  vote  for  its  candidates  and  always 
reserves  the  right  to  cast  his  vote  for  the  man  whom  he  deems  the  best  qualified 
candidate  irrespective  of  partisan  politics.  He  is  fond  of  horses  and  has  given 
sufficient  attention  to  the  several  classes  of  stock  to  make  him  an  adept  as  a  judge 
of  horse  flesh.  Mr.  Pscheid  is  accounted  one  of  the  most  enterprising  business 
men  of  the  citv  and  as  an  artisan  and  general  mechanic  stands  in  the  first  rank. 


C.\RY  R.  CRAWFORD. 

Among  the  native  sons  of  Ohio  that  the  state  has  sent  forth  into  other  parts 
of  the  Union  to  become  factors  in  business  development  and  substantial  growth 
of  the  legal  and  political  status  of  the  community  is  numbered  Gary  R.  Craw- 
ford, who  since  1899  has  been  vice  president  of  the  Aloon  Brothers  Carriage 
Company.  His  birth  occurred  in  Brown  countv,  Ohio.  Januarv  15,  1862.  The 
ancestral  history  shows  that  the  family  had  its  origin  in  Scotland,  but  has  been 
represented  in  this  country  since  an  early  period  in  the  new  world's  settlement. 
His  grandfather,  J.  H.  Crawford,  removed  from  Virginia  to  Ohio  where  his 
son,  Jackson  Crawford,  was  reared  and  followed  the  occupation  of  farming.  He 
married  Elizabeth  League  and  they  made  their  home  in  Brown  county,  where 
they  reared  their  family  upon  a  farm. 

Cary  R.  Crawford  from  the  time  that  he  was  old  enough  to  handle  the  plow 
assisted  in  the  work  of  the  fields  and  became  familiar  with  all  the  tasks  that 
devolved  upon  the  agriculturist.  In  the  winter  season  when  farm  labors  were 
largely  over  for  the  year,  he  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and 
thus  the  years  of  his  minority  passed.  Coming  to  St.  Louis  when  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  he  secured  a  position  with  the  Moon  Brothers  Carriage  Company,  be- 
ing engaged  to  crate  and  pack  their  product  for  shipment.  He  held  that  position 
for  eighteen  months,  during  which  time  his  thoroughness,  aggressive  business 
spirit  and  capable  work  won  him  the  favorable  attention  of  the  company,  leading 
to  his  promotion  to  a  position  in  the  office.  He  then  took  up  the  study  of  book- 
keeping and  some  time  later  was  appointed  bookkeeper  for  the  firm,  continuing 
in  that  capacity  for  four  years,  when  he  was  made  correspondent.  In  1893  ^^ 
became  treasurer  and  was  afterward  elected  secretarv  and  treasurer,  acting  in 
the  dual  position  until  his  election  to  the  second  position  of  the  house,  that  of 
vice  president.  He  has  keen  insight  into  every  department  of  the  business  and 
considers  no  detail  as  too  unimportant  to  claim  his  attention,  yet  is  capable  of 
solving  the  most  intricate  problems  that  arise  in  connection  with  the  conduct 
of  an  extensive  and   important   industry  in  this   age   of   close   competition   and 


146  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

keen  business  activity.  He  is  likewise  the  secretar_v  and  treasurer  of  the  Landis 
Machine  Company  and  treasurer  of  the  Moon,  Hopkins  Billing  Machine  Com- 
pany. His  original  connection  led  him  into  these  later  relations  as  he  saw  op- 
portunity for  judicious  and  profitable  investment.  He  finds  in  his  work  that 
happiness  which  should  always  accompany  the  successful  accomplishment  of 
whatever  one  undertakes,  and  as  the  years  have  gone  by  he  has  won  a  place 
among  the  men  of  afifluence  in  the  county. 

In  April,  1890,  Mr.  Crawford  was  married  to  Miss  Agnes  Coleman,  a 
daughter  of  John  R.  Coleman,  who  was  a  prominent  druggist.  They  have  no 
children  of  their  own,  but  out  of  the  kindness  of  their  hearts  are  rearing  an 
adopted  daughter,  who  is  now  attending  the  public  schools.  Their  home  is  at 
No.  27  Lewis  place.  Mr.  Crawford  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club 
and  the  St.  Louis  Legion  of  Honor.  His  political  endorsement  is  given  to  the 
republican  party  and  he  finds  his  chief  source  of  pleasure  and  recreation  in 
hunting.  His  life,  however,  has  been  a  busy  one,  leaving  him  few  leisure  hours, 
but  his  success  is  bringing  him  to  that  financial  condition  where  it  gives  him 
more  opportunity'  to  follow  lines  of  pleasure  and  general  culture. 


TULIUS  S.  WALSH. 


Financial  and  commercial  enterprises  of  great  magnitude  have  felt  the  stimu- 
lus of  the  directing  force  of  Julius  S.  Walsh,  who  may  justly  be  classed  with  the 
"captains  of  industry" — men  whose  abilitv  has  enabled  them  to  grasp  and  satis- 
factorily control  a  situation,  bringing  unrelated  and  even  seemingly  adverse  inter- 
ests into  that  unity  and  harmony  which  characterizes  all  successful,  mammoth 
business  enterprises. 

Born  in  the  city  of  his  present  residence,  December  i,  1842,  Mr.  Walsh  is  a 
son  of  Edward  and  Isabella  (de  Mun)  Walsh,  who  were  of  Irish  and  French 
extraction,  respectively.  The  father  came  from  Ireland  to  America  in  1815,  and 
from  Louisville,  Kentucky,  removed  to  St.  Louis  in  181 8,  here  organizing  the 
firm  of  J.  &  E.  Walsh,  with  which  he  was  connected  until  his  death  in   1866. 

Liberal  educational  privileges  equipped  Julius  S.  Walsh  for  the  duties  of  a 
responsible  business  career.  He  attended  the  St.  Louis  LTniversity  and  St.  Jo- 
seph's College  at  Bardstown,  Kentucky,  being  graduated  from  the  latter  with  the 
class  of  1 861.  His  preliminary  law  reading  was  directed  by  the  Hon.  John  M. 
Krum,  a  distinguished  attorney  of  St.  Louis,  and  his  preparation  for  the  bar  was 
completed  by  graduation  from  the  law  department  of  Columbia  College  of  New 
York  city  in  1864,  when  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  was  conferred  upon  him. 
The  following  year  St.  Louis  University  honored  him  with  the  degree  of  Master 
of  Arts  and  later,  in  1904,  with  the  degree  of  LL.  D.  Mr.  Walsh  was  admitted  to 
the  bar  in  the  state  of  New  York  and  left  college  with  the  intention  of  becoming 
an  active  member  of  the  legal  profession,  but  the  death  of  his  father  occurred 
soon  afterward  and  his  time  and  energies  were  demanded  in  other  directions.  He 
had  been  his  father's  associate  in  business  for  two  years  prior  to  his  demise  and 
knew  more  intimately  than  any  one  else  the  nature  of  the  operations  in  which  the 
firm  had  been  engaged.  Accordingly  he  was  chosen  to  settle  the  estate  and, 
although  scarcely  twenty-four  years  of  age,  took  up  the  tasks  in  connection 
therewith  and  discharged  them  so  capably  that  he  won  the  favorable  recognition 
and  approval  of  prominent  financiers  of  the  city.  He  became  his  father's  suc- 
cessor on  the  directorate  of  various  large  corporations  and  in  his  opinions  con- 
cerning intricate  business  problems  displayed  a  thorough  knowledge  and  mastery 
of  the  situation,  with  a  keen  outlook  into  future  possibilities.  Thus  led  through 
the  force  of  circumstances  into  active  connection  with  business  enterprises  rather 
than  professional  life,  he  passed  on  to  positions  of  executive  control,  wherein  he 


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14S  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

\va.s  called  to  a.ssiniilate  com])lex  forces  and  to  shape  into  nnity  the  varied  inter- 
ests of  extensive  business  concerns.  He  was  identified  with  the  street  railway 
lines  of  St.  Louis  from  1870  and  was  chosen  to  the  presidency  of  the  Citizens' 
Railwav  Company  and  of  the  Fair  Grounds  &  Suburban  Railway  Company. 
The  ability  and  business  capacity  which  he  manifested  in  these  connections  led 
to  his  selection,  a  few  years  later,  for  the  presidency  of  the  Union  Railway  Com- 
pany, the  People's  Railway  Company,  the  Tower  Grove  &  Lafayette  Railway 
Company  and  the  Cass  Avenue  &  Fair  Grounds  Railway  Company.  He  also 
projected  and  built  the  Northern  Central  Railway.  His  operations  were  con- 
tinually broadening  in  extent,  and  his  ability  to  plan  and  to  perform  made  his 
cooperation  sought  in  various  directions.  His  work  in  behalf  of  the  St.  Louis 
Agricultural  &  Mechanical  Association,  of  which  he  was  elected  president  in 
1874,  is  particularly  notable.  I'revious  to  that  year  the  fair  grounds  were  kept 
closed  except  one  week  each  year.  Mr.  Walsh  saw  the  opportunity  for  utilizing 
them  in  many  directions  and  during  the  four  years  when  he  occupied  the  chief 
administrative  office  of  the  association  the  grounds  were  beautified,  new  build- 
ings erected,  the  zoological  gardens  established  and  various  other  improvements 
made  that  converted  the  grounds  into  one  of  the  favorite  places  of  amusement 
and  recreation  for  the  people  of  St.  Louis.  With  a  mind  constantly  alert  for  the 
reception  of  new  impressions  and  a  recognition  of  further  opportunities  in  the 
business  world,  he  began  investigating  the  subject  of  making  improvements  at  the 
mouth  of  the  Mississippi  river  and  in  1875  was  elected  president  of  the  South 
Pass  Jetty  Company  and  thus  served  until  the  improvement  was  completed,  giving 
a  full  navigable  depth  from  the  mouth  of  the  Mississippi  to  the  port  of  New 
Orleans  for  the  largest  sea-going  vessels.  From  1875  until  1890  he  was  the  pres- 
ident of  the  St.  Louis  Bridge  Company,  his  work  in  that  connection  proving  of 
the  utmost  benefit  to  the  city  at  large.  Indeed  his  labors  in  many  directions  have 
been  a  potent  element  in  advancing  the  commercial  upbuilding  and  consequent 
prosperity  and  improvement  of  St.  Louis.  In  18S2  he  was  elected  to  the  direc- 
torate of  the  Third  National  Bank,  one  of  the  strongest  monied  institutions  of 
St.  Louis.  He  was  also  identified  as  a  director  with  the  Laclede  National  Bank, 
the  Merchants-Laclede  National  Bank,  the  North  Missouri  Railroad  Company, 
the  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  &  Northern  Railroad  Company,  the  Wabash  &  Western 
Railroad  Company,  the  Ohio  &  Mississippi  Railroad  Company,  the  Baltimore  & 
Ohio  Southwestern  Railroad  Company,  and  in  1888  was  chosen  chief  executive 
officer  of  the  Municipal  Light  &  Power  Company.  In  1895  Mr.  Walsh  was  elected 
vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Terminal  Railroad  Association,  and  the  following 
year  was  chosen  to  the  presidency  of  an  organization  controlling  the  terminal 
privileges  of  twenty-two  lines  of  railroad  centering  at  St.  Louis,  and  later  became 
chairman  of  the  board  of  directors,  which  position  he  now  retains.  During  his 
term  of  office  as  president,  he  brought  about  the  unification  of  the  terminal  situa- 
tion at  St.  Louis.  In  1890  he  organized  the  Mississippi  A'alley  Trust  Company, 
which  grew  and  prospered  under  his  directing  hand  until  it  is  now  one  of  the 
strongest  institutions  of  its  kind  in  the  west.  He  was  first  president  of  the  Trust 
Company,  which  office  he  occupied  until  January,  1906,  when  he  resigned  to 
become  chairman  of  the  board  of  directors,  of  which  position  he  is  the  present 
incumbent.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Mississippi  Glass  Company  and  vice 
president  of  the  L'nion  Electric  Light  &■  Power  Company,  and  a  member  of  the 
board  of  commissioners  of  Tower  Grove  Park.  Mr.  Walsh  was  one  of  the  direc- 
tors of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Company,  and  acted  as  a  member  of 
the  committee  on  agriculture,  and  as  chairman  of  the  committee  on  transportation. 
Various  other  corporations  have  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  cooperation  and  the 
benefit  of  his  wise  counsel  and  discriminative  judgment.  The  power  he  has  dis- 
played in  bringing  into  harmonious  working  order  varied  and  complex  interests, 
his  inflexible  adherence  to  a  high  standard  of  commercial  ethics  and  his  thorough 
understanding  of  a  business  situation,  its  uses  and  abuses,  have  gained  him  recog- 
nition as  one  of  .America's  most  capable  and  honored  financiers. 


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Those  wlio  know  Mr.  Walsh  in  the  business  hfe  find  him  alert,  energetic, 
decisive,  calling  into  action  without  delay  all  of  the  qualities  of  a  resourceful 
nature,  and  _vet  few  men  in  business  life  display  as  much  consideration  for  the 
courtesies  and  amenities  which  go  far  toward  establishing  just,  equitable  and 
pleasant  relations  between  man  and  his  fellowmen.  He  has  served  as  vice 
president  of  the  Mercantile  Library  Association  and  as  president  of  the  St.  Louis 
Association  of  the  Columbia  (New  York)  University  Alumni.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis,  University,  Kinloch,  Noonday  and  Country  Clubs  of  St.  Louis 
and  the  Union  Club  of  New  York.  A  happv  married  life  had  its  beginning  on  the 
nth  of  January,  1870,  when  Miss  Josie  Dickson,  a  daughter  of  the  late  Charles 
K.  Dickson,  of  St.  Louis,  became  his  wdfe.  Of  the  union  the  following  children 
were  born,  all  of  whom  are  living:  C.  K.  Dickson,  Julius  S.  Jr.,  Robert  A.  B. 
and  N.  S.  Chouteau  Walsh;  Isabelle,  wife  of  Charles  L.  Palms;  Ellen  Hum- 
phreys, wife  of  William  ]\Iaffitt;  and  Mary  Josephine,  wife  of  Captain  John  S. 
Bates. 


DWIGHT  FILLEY  DAVIS. 

Dwight  Filley  Davis,  whose  activities  have  touched  various  lines,  all  of 
which  have  been  benefited  by  his  contagious  enthusiasm  as  well  as  by  his  intelli- 
gently applied  energy,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  July  5,  1879.  His  par- 
ents were  John  Tilden  and  Maria  ( Filley)  Davis.  The  father  was  a  dry-goods 
merchant,  of  the  firm  of  Samuel  C.  Davis  &  Company.  The  son  pursued  his 
education  in  Smith  Academy,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1895  ;  in  Har- 
vard University,  completing  his  course  in  1900;  and  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School, 
of  which  he  is  an  alumnus  of  1903.  He  is  a  director  of  the  State  National  Bank, 
president  of  the  Security  Building  Company  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  con- 
trol of  the  St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts. 

Aluch  of  Mr.  Davis'  time  is  given  to  public  service,  for  he  is  thoroughly 
in  sympathy  with  those  movements  which  tend  to  promote  municipal  welfare, 
to  advance  the  city's  progress,  or  to  further  the  interests  of  organizations  for 
the  amelioration  of  hard  conditions  of  life  for  the  unfortunate,  or  for  the  dis- 
semination of  scientific  knowledge  that  touches  every  individual  in  relation  to 
the  laws  of  sanitation  and  health.  He  has  been  elected  to  various  offices,  having 
served  from  1904  until  1907  as  a  member  of  the  public  library  board;  from  1903 
until  1906  as  public  baths  commissioner;  in  1906  and  1907  as  public  recreation 
commissioner ;  from  1907  until  1909  as  a  member  of  the  house  of  dele- 
gates. He  has  been  elected  on  the  republican  ticket,  but  his  spirit  is  too  broad 
to  permit  of  any  partisan  influence  in  the  discharge  of  his  official  duties.  He 
was  a  director  of  the  Civic  league  from  1904  until  1906  inclusive.  He  has 
studied  closely,  many  questions  vitally  concerning  and  affecting  the  welfare  of 
the  public,  and  from  1905  until  1908  served  as  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis 
Play  Grounds  Association.  In  the  latter  year  he  became  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis 
Tenement  House  Association,  also  of  the  St.  Louis  Association  for  the  Prevention 
of  Tuberculosis  and  the  National  I\Iunicipal  League.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of 
the  National  Civic  Association  and  is  identified  with  that  movement  toward  higher 
politics  which  has  come  to  both  parties  and  which  constitutes  the  most  hopeful 
political  sign  of  the  period.  His  social  nature  finds  expression  in  his  membership  in 
the  St.  Louis  Country,  Noonday  and  Racquet  Clubs,  of  all  of  which  he  is  a  direc- 
tor and  in  the  LTniversity  and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs,  in  which  he  holds  membei- 
ship.  He  was  married  in  Geneva,  Switzerland,  November  13,  1904.  and  has 
one  son.  Dwight  F.  Davis,  Jr.,  and  one  daughter. 

While  he  has  traveled  extensively,  Mr.  Davis  has  always  made  St.  Louis 
his  home,  and  the  city  has  always  kept  a  prominent  place  in  his  thought.  He  is 
an  active  cooperant  in  all  of  those  progressive  lines  which  look  to  its   adorn- 


].1U  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ment  and  the  promotion  of  its  civic  virtue.  He  has  done  much  to  awaken  inter- 
est in  the  great  problems  which  scientific  investigation  is  presenting  to  the 
world  as  matters  of  grave  importance  in  affecting  the  health  conditions  and 
economic  and  sociological  interests  in  the  country  at  large. 


JOSEPH  McDonnell. 

Prominent  among  those  engaged  in  the  plastering  business  is  Joseph  McDon- 
nell, who  maintains  offices  at  No.  218  Liggett  building.  He  is  well  known 
throughout  St.  Louis  and  vicinity  and  his  work  has  identified  him  with  a  num- 
ber of  residences  and  public  edifices.  He  was  born  in  Ballina,  Ireland,  July  3, 
1850,  the  son  of  Patrick  and  Ann  McDonnell  and  grandson  of  Owen  McDonnell, 
who  was  also  a  native  of  Ballina,  Ireland,  where  he  followed  the  plastering  and 
slating  enterprise  until  the  date  of  his  death.  It  was  in  this  place  that  the  father 
received  his  education  in  the  national  schools  and  for  a  number  of  years  also 
followed  the  plastering  and  slating  business.  After  a  busy  and  useful  career 
he  passed  away  in  1877. 

Joseph  McDonnell  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  village  until 
sixteen  years  of  age.  At- this  period  he  had  completed  the  course  of  study  and 
was  so  proficient  that  he  was  accorded  a  license  to  teach.  For  a  period  of  two 
months  he  taught  in  the  national  schools  but  this  vocation  not  being  to  his  liking, 
he  followed  the  footsteps  of  his  father  and  entered  the  plastering  and  slating 
business.  This  he  followed  for  one  year,  when  he  embarked  for  .America.  Upon 
arriving  in  St.  Louis  he  was  employed  by  John  Fitzgerald,  a  plasterer,  whose 
place  of  business  was  on  Eighth  and  O'Fallon  streets.  Having  worked  for  him 
for  a  period  of  two  years  he  went  into  the  same  business  with  his  brother,  Pat- 
rick R.  McDonnell.  With  him  he  remained  for  two  years  and  during  the  follow- 
ing twenty  years  was  employed  at  difTerent  times  by  Porter  White,  Patrick 
McGrath,  Henry  Feuerbach  and  John  Fitzgerald.  Later  he  began  bvisiness  for 
himself  at  Ninth  and  Olive  streets.  Remaining  in  that  location  for  two  years, 
he  next  removed  to  the  De  Soto  building,  then  to  the  Victoria  building  and 
later  to  No.  218  Liggett  building,  where  he  is  at  present  conducting  an  exten- 
sive and  lucrative  business.  Among  the  buildings  on  which  he  worked  as  con- 
tracting plasterer  are  the  Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  Garrick  Thea- 
ter, Washington  Hotel,  St.  Joseph's  Orphan  Asylum  and  the  Lionberger  and 
Johnson  residences. 

In  the  year  1872,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  McDonnell  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Katherine  Kerns.  They  had  the  following  children  :  Rev.  Patrick  Henry 
McDonnell,  treasurer  of  St.  Vincent's  College  in  Los  Angeles,  California ;  Kath- 
erine, a  sister  of  charity  in  Carney  Hospital  of  Boston,  Massachusetts ;  Mrs. 
Sarah  Conconmon ;  Thomas,  a  public  stenographer  in  Los  Angeles,  California; 
Edward,  who  is  a  partner  in  business  with  his  father ;  Emmett,  a  student  at  Per- 
ryville,  Missouri ;  Mary ;  and  Joseph.  Mr.  McDonnell  served  in  the  Spanish- 
American  war  and  was  captain  of  Company  I,  First  Missouri  Volunteers.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Mullanphy  board,  of  which  he  was  vice  president.  He  owns 
a  modern  home  at  No.  4248  Prairie  avenue,  in  which  he  resides. 


CHARLES  FREDERICK  VOGEL 

In  a  review  of  the  life  record  of  Charles  Frederick  Vogel  it  is  at  once  evi- 
dent that  loyalty  to  duty  has  been  one  of  his  marked  characteristics,  combined 
with  efforts  toward  the  attainment  of  the  highest  perfection  possible  in  a  given 
time.     .As  a  soldier  of  the  LTnion  army  and  as  a  public  official  his  patriotism  was 


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152  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

never  questioned  and  his  operations  in  the  world  of  business  and  finance  have 
shown  him  to  be  a  man  of  undoubted  business  integrity.  One  of  America's 
adopted  sons,  his  birth  occurred  in  the  city  of  Neufchatel,  Switzerland.  March 
22,  1845.  His  father,  John  Vogel,  settled  in  St.  Louis  in  1849,  brought  his  fam- 
ily here  in  1S55  and  died  in  1896. 

Charles  F.  Vogel  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  the  Chris- 
tian Brothers  College  of  St.  Louis  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years,  when  he  started 
out  in  business  life  as  a  clerk  in  the  office  of  Julius  F.  Schneider,  a  noted  old- 
time  justice  of  the  peace  of  this  city.  In  1861  he  succeeded  General  Joseph  Con- 
rad as  clerk  in  the  office  of  Justice  Thomas  H.  McVicker,  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  \'ogel  was  thus  engaged  until  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  He 
was  then  but  a  boy,  but  with  military  ardor  he  offered  his  services  to  the  govern- 
ment and  became  a  drummer  of  the  Second  Regiment,  United  States  Reserve 
Corps,  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry,  organized  for  the  three  months'  service. 
He  continued  with  that  command  until  mustered  out  on  the  expiration  of  the 
term,  when  he  again  entered  the  employ  of  Justice  McVicker,  who  in  August, 
1862,  organized  what  became  Company  E,  Twenty-ninth  Regiment  of  Missouri 
Volunteer  Infantry.  Mr.  Vogel,  then  only  seventeen  years  of  age,  became  a 
private  of  this  company  and  went  into  active  service  with  the  regiment,  which 
was  commanded  by  Colonel  John  S.  Cavender  and  assigned  to  the  brigade  com- 
manded by  General  Frank  <P.  Blair.  He  continued  in  the  service  until  the  ces- 
sation of  hostilities  and  was  mustered  out  of  service  June  12,  1865.  Following 
his  return  from  the  army,  ]\Ir.  Vogel,  in  1866,  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  the 
office  of  Jecko  &  Clover  and  later  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  clerk  of  the 
police  court  over  wdiich  Judge  Charles  F.  Cady  was  then  presiding.  He  filled 
the  position  most  acceptably  for  four  years  and  was  then  appointed  deputy  clerk 
of  the  county  court  of  St.  Louis  county,  acting  in  that  capacity  during  the  ad- 
ministrations of  F.  C.  Schoenthaler  and  Ferd  L.  Garesche  as  clerk.  This  posi- 
tion he  held  until  the  city  separated  from  the  county  under  the  "scheme  and 
charter."  This  did  not  close  his  public  service,  however,  for  in  1877  he  was 
made  secretary  of  the  upper  branch  of  the  municipal  assembly,  the  first  council 
elected  after  the  adoption  of  the  present  city  charter.  In  November.  1878,  he 
was  elected  clerk  of  the  circuit  court  of  St.  Louis  and  was  reelected  to  that 
office  in  1882.  continuing  as  the  incumbent  for  two  terms  of  eight  years.  Few 
men  have  so  long  filled  public  positions  and  have  left  each  office  with  as  clean 
and  creditable  a  record  as  Mr.  Vogel.  In  his  service  he  has  always  been  prompt 
and  accurate  and  his  ability  and  fidelitv  have  won  for  him  high  encomiums  from 
all  who  have  known  aught  of  his  official  career. 

In  1887  Mr.  Vogel  engaged  in  business  as  real-estate  and  financial  agent 
and  has  since  represented  various  large  interests  in  that  connection.  Again  he 
has  been  found  loyal  to  the  trust  reposed  in  him,  winning  for  himself  in  busi- 
ness circles  a  reputation  for  unswerving  integrity  as  well  as  for  keen  discern- 
ment and  capable  management.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Real  Estate  Exchange 
and  is  also  connected  with  other  well  organized  financial  interests. 

On  the  22d  day  of  September,  1869,  Mr.  Vogel  was  married  to  Miss  Laura 
M.  Fisher,  a  daughter  of  F.  C.  Fisher,  a  well  known  citizen  of  St.  Louis.  Their 
children  are  Estella,  the  wife  of  Stephen  Saum ;  Oliver  C. ;  and  Edna  Luecking, 
wife  of  George  A.  Luecking. 

Mr.  Vogel  is  one  of  the  prominent  representatives  of  fraternal  interests  in 
St.  Louis.  He  belongs  to  Benton  Lodge,  No.  275,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  and  to  Wildey 
Encampment,  No.  i.  He  has  been  grand  patriarch  of  the  state  of  Missouri, 
and  grand  representative  from  Missouri  to  the  sovereign  grand  lodge.  He  was 
the  first  brigadier  general  of  the  Patriarchs  Militant,  commanding  the  depart- 
ment of  the  Mississippi,  which  included  a  number  of  states  and  territories.  He 
is  at  present  grand  treasurer  of  the  Grand  Lodge  of  Missouri,  I.  O.  O.  F.  He 
is  past  master  of  Missouri  Lodge,  No.  i,  A.  F.  &  A.  ^L,  which  is  the  oldest 
lodge  of  Masons  west  of  the  ^Mississippi   river,  and  has  been  treasurer  of  that 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOL^RTll    CITY.  153 

lodge  for  the  past  twenty-eight  years.  He  is  also  a  Renal  .Vrch  Mason.  Knight 
Templar.  Scottish  Rite  Mason  and  a  Noble  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  having  been 
closely  associated  with  the  craft  in  its  various  branches  for  over  forty  years,  and 
serving  for  one  term  as  district  deputy  grand  master  of  the  St.  Louis  district. 
That  he  feels  the  deepest  interest  in  his  old  army  comrades  is  indicated  by  his 
zeal  in  behalf  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  and  in  1897  he  was  elected 
Commander  of  Frank  P.  Blair  Post,  No.  i.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Legion 
of  Honor,  the  Merchants  Exchange,  the  Turners,  the  Liederkranz  and  Lieder- 
tafel,  the  Orphans  Homes,  Altenheim  and  other  German  societies,  the  Helvetia 
Aid  Society,  the  Provident  Association  and  treasurer  of  the  Missouri  Historical 
Society.  He  is  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Federal  Soldiers  Home 
of  St.  James,  Missouri,  having  filled  this  position,  except  one  term,  since  its  or- 
ganization. He  is  trustee  of  a  Alethodist  church,  yet  is  independent  in  his  re- 
ligious views  and  contributes  generously  to  the  support  of  various  churches  and 
to  all  organizations  promoting  humanitarianism  and  recognizing  individual  obli- 
gation. While  Mr.  \'ogel  has  achieved  success  in  the  several  fields  of  effort  which 
have  engaged  his  best  thought  and  his  mentioned  abilities,  he  has  at  the  same 
time  demonstrated  in  the  highest  and  broadest  sense,  by  his  loyalty  to  his 
adopted  country  and  her  institutions,  that  nationality  or  birth  does  not  deter- 
mine in  this  country,  either  in  spirit  of  degree,  the  loftiest  patriotism  or  the  truest 
conception  of  the  American  idea  of  tlie  "common  brotherhood  of  man." 


JOSEPH  LEHNBEUTER. 

Joseph  Lehnbeuter,  president  of  the  Claes  &  Lehnbeuter  Manufacturing 
Company,  headquarters  for  bank  and  office  fixtures,  was  born  March  2,  1838,  in 
Bavaria,  Germany,  where  he  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  and  learned 
the  cabinet-making  trade.  In  1866  he  left  his  parental  home  and  emigrated  to 
the  United  States,  locating  first  in  New  York  where  he  remained  for  some  time, 
and  then  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  followed  his  trade  of  cabinet- 
making.  In  the  spring  of  1867  he  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  L.  Wiegel 
&  Company,  show  case  and  fixture  manufacturers.  In  August,  1874,  they  opened 
a  branch  house  in  St.  Louis  and  in  October  of  that  vear  Mr.  Lehnbeuter  removed 
his  family  to  this  city  as  he  had  taken  charge  of  the  branch  here.  Later  he  dis- 
posed of  his  interest  in  the  Cincinnati  firm  and  took  as  his  share  of  the  business 
the  St.  Louis  branch  which  he  merged  with  the  interest  of  Casper  Claes,  who 
had  an  established  business  in  St.  Louis.  In  1862  Mr.  Claes  had  begun  the  manu- 
facture of  show  cases  here,  his  place  of  business  being  on  Lambert  and  Fourth 
streets.  The  firm  afterward  became  Claes  &•  Company  and  a  few  years  later  be- 
came the  Claes  &  Lehnbeuter  Manufacturing  Company,  with  quarters  at  No.  204 
Market  street,  while  later  their  plant  covered  Nos.  202  and  206  as  well.  There 
the  firm  continued  in  business  until  1881  when  Charles  Peck  erected  a  factory 
building  on  Seventh  and  Elm  streets  to  which  the  business  of  the  Claes  &  Lehn- 
beuter Manufacturing  Company  was  removed.  The  building  on  Washington  ave- 
nue and  Twenty-second  streets,  which  is  now  occupied  bv  the  company,  was 
erected  in  1891  under  the  supervision  of  JMr.  Lehnbeuter  and  is  the  largest  of  the 
kind  and  the  best  arranged  and  equipped  in  the  city,  being  four  stories  in  height 
with  basement.  When  times  are  normal  the  firm  employs  on  an  average  of  one 
hundred  and  fifty  workmen.  This  is  one  of  the  foremost  enterprises  of  the  kind 
in  this  city  and  the  business  was  organized  as  a  stock  company  in  1891  with 
Joseph  Lehnbeuter  president,  Casper  Claes  vice  president,  Edmund  W.  Beims 
treasurer  and  John  Hohman  secretary.  ]\Ir.  Claes  retiring  in  1894,  Anton  Holt- 
haus  succeeded  him  as  vice  president  and  in  1905  H.  Oliver  Nouss  succeded  John 
Hohman  as  secretary. 


154  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

The  Claes  &  Lehnbeuter  Manufacturing  Company  is  not  only  one  of  the 
leading  industrial  enterprises  of  the  city  but  has  also  gained  a  wide  reputation 
throughout  the  United  States.  Its  present  prosperous  condition  and  continually 
increasing  trade  is  due  for  the  most  part  to  the  keen  business  judgment  of  its 
president,  Joseph  Lehnbeuter.  When  he  arrived  in  America  he  was  of  limited 
means  and  greatly  hampered  by  his  ignorance  of  the  English  language  which  he 
set  about  to  remedy  by  special  effort  and  study.  However,  his  industry  and  ag- 
gressive spirit  helped  him  to  surmount  difficulties  and  start  him  on  the  way  to 
success.  He  was  blessed  with  inborn  qualifications  for  a  prosperous  business 
career  and  by  putting  into  execution  his  abilities  and  living  economically  he  gradu- 
ally rose  in  the  business  world  until  he  is  now  numbered  among  the  prosperous 
Germans  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis.  The  enterprise  of  which  he  is  now  at  the  head 
has  developed  from  a  very  small  beginning  until  at  present  its  sales  amount  to 
approximately  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  annually. 

In  1868  Mr.  Lehnbeuter  was  united  in  marriage  with  Amelia  Meyer  in  Cin- 
cinnati, Ohio.  To  this  union  there  were  born  eight  children.  His  wife  passing 
away  in  1883  Mr.  Lehnbeuter  was  again  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Fredrica 
Tresher.  His  political  convictions  are  on  the  side  of  the  republican  party.  He 
belongs  to  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  has  many  friends  in  social  and  business 
relations.  The  family  home  is  at  No.  2818  Lafayette  avenue  and  was  erected 
by  Mr.  Lehnbeuter  in  1883.  Since  coming  to  America  he  has  made  steady  pro- 
gress in  the  line  of  business  which  he  chose  as  a  life  work,  and  his  enterprise  and 
determination  have  been  the  salient  and  forceful  features  in  his  career. 


WILLIAM  B.  LUEBBERING. 

William  B.  Luebbering,  who  conducted  a  growing  and  profitable  wholesale 
grocery  business,  displayed  marked  enterprise  and  keen  insight  in  the  conduct 
of  his  commercial  interests.  He  became  his  father's  successor  in  a  retail  business 
but  afterward  converted  this  into  a  wholesale  establishment  and  constantly  ex- 
tended its  scope  and  associations. 

Born  in  St.  Louis  July  10,  1862,  he  was  a  son  of  John  Fred  and  Maria 
(Neimann)  Luebbering.  His  father.  Captain  Luebbering,  was  the  founder  of  the 
Missouri  town  which  bears  his  name.  In  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  Wil- 
liam B.  Luebbering  of  this  review  acquired  his  education  and  in  his  boyhood 
joined  his  father  in  business.  The  father  had  taken  a  prominent  and  helpful  part 
in  the  Civil  war  and  had  gained  the  rank  of  captain.  He  afterward  established 
a  retail  grocery  in  St.  Louis  and  likewise  did  considerable  business  in  connection 
with  the  brewing  industry. 

On  putting  aside  his  text-books  William  B.  Luebbering  joined  his  father  in 
the  grocery  trade  and  eventually  became  his  successor.  He  then  bent  his  energies 
to  the  further  development  and  improvement  of  the  business  and  at  length  con- 
verted a  retail  enterprise  into  a  large  wholesale  establishment.  His  business 
methods  were  based  upon  strict  conformity  to  the  rules  which  govern  indefati- 
gable energy  and  unfaltering  integrity.  While  he  won  success,  it  was  not  alone 
his  prosperity  that  gained  for  him  the  admiration  of  his  colleagues  and  associates 
but  the  straightforward  policy  which  he  ever  followed.  He  surrounded  himself 
with  an  able  corps  of  assistants,  studied  the  demands  of  the  trade  and  sought  at 
all  times  to  give  his  customers  exactly  what  they  wanted,  realizing  tlie  fact  that 
satisfied  patrons  are  the  best  advertisement. 

In  June,  1896,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Luebbering  was  married  to  Miss  Julia  C. 
Lowell,  a  daughter  of  John  Lowell,  who  was  connected  with  the  beef  packing 
and  steamboat  supply  business.  The  death  of  Mr.  Luebbering  occurred  May  11, 
1908,  and  he  was  laid  to  rest  in  Calvary  cemetery.  He  was  survived  by  his 
widow  and  three  sisters :    Miss  Amelia  Luebbering,  Mrs.   Ben  Brockmever  and 


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156  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mrs.  Frank  Frick.  Mr.  Luebbering  was  a  member  of  the  Roman  Catholic 
church.  Outside  of  business  hours  he  spent  his  time  largely  in  his  own  home 
and  delighted  to  dispense  its  hospitality  to  his  friends,  of  whom  he  had  a  host. 
In  all  business  and  social  relations  he  had  the  good  will  and  confidence  of 
those  with  whom  he  was  connected  and  was  recognized  as  a  man  of  ability  and 
energy  and  moreover  of  high  and  commendable  principles.  His  death  therefore 
occasioned  a  q^reat  loss  to  the  community  that  knew  him. 


REV.  DANIEL  J.  O'BRIEN. 

Rev.  Daniel  J.  O'Brien,  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Pius  Catholic  church,  was 
born  in  August,  1884,  in  Ardfinnan,  County  Tipperary,  Ireland.  His  father, 
John  O'Brien,  was  a  native  of  Tournanena  Ballinmult,  Ireland,  and  in  that  land 
spent  his  entire  life,  his  death  there  occurring  November  28,  1902.  His  wife 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Catherine  Lonergan  and  was  a  native  of  Craugh,  Ire- 
land. She  passed  away  in  October,  1895,  leaving  six  children:  Patrick,  Michael, 
Rev.  Daniel  J.,  John  J.,  Bridget  and  Mary,  all  of  whom  yet  survive  and  beside 
Father  O'Brien,  his  youngest  brother,  John  J.,  and  his  youngest  sister,  Mary,  are 
now  residents  of  the  United  States. 

Father  C)'Brien  obtained  the  greater  part  of  his  education  before  coming 
to  America.  He  attended  the  national  school  in  his  home  locality  until  about 
fourteen  years  of  age  and  afterward  entered  Mount  ]\Iellary  Seminary,  where  he 
pursued  a  four  gears'  course,  completing  his  classical  course  there  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years.  He  next  entered  St.  John's  College,  where  he  spent  two  and 
a  half  years  and  as  proof  of  his  earnest  work  in  his  studies  and  his  exemplary 
habits,  the  president,  the  celebrated  Dr.  Walsh,  wrote  a  personal  letter  compli- 
menting him  highh'.  After  completing  his  course  at  St.  John's  College  he  re- 
turned home  for  a  brief  rest  and  on  August  31,  1905,  left  for  the  L'nited  States. 
He  came  direct  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  Kenrick  Seminary,  where  he  spent  two 
years  in  completing  his  studies.  He  was  then  ordained  to  the  priesthood  June  9, 
1907,  by  Archbishop  Glennon  and.  was  appointed  to  the  Holy  Name  Cathedral, 
where  he  remained  until  October,  1907,  when  upon  the  return  of  the  pastor. 
Father  Tallon,  he  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Pius  church.  On  the  nth 
of  February,  1909,  he  was  made  pastor  of  White  church  with  the  missions,  which 
position  he  is  now  filling. 


ANDREW  C.  KETRING. 

Andrew  C.  Ketring,  attorney  at  law,  was  born  in  Napoleon,  Ohio,  February 
18,  1878,  his  parents  being  Philip  M.  and  Alida  (North)  Ketring.  The  father,  a 
farmer  and  stockraiser,  is  still  connected  with  that  vocation  near  Newport, 
Arkansas,  shipping  to  the  St.  Louis  markets.  Mr.  Ketring's  grandparents  on  the 
paternal  side  came  from  Pennsylvania.  The  grandfather  died  at  the  age  of  ninety- 
four  years  while  his  wife  lived  to  the  age  of  eighty-five.  The  maternal  grand- 
parents were  from  the  state  of  New  York. 

The  public  schools  of  Ohio  and  Arkansas  afiforded  Andrew  C.  Ketring  his 
preliminary  educational  advantages  while  he  received  his  college  education  in  St. 
Louis.  He  was  instructed  by  a  private  teacher  and  received  his  training  for  his 
profession  in  the  Benton  College  of  Law  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the 
year  1906  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law.  In  1907  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Law  was  conferred  upon  him  for  in  the  meantime  he  had  built  up  a  large  prac- 
tice and  had  demonstrated  his  ability  to  cope  with  the  intricate  problems  of  juris- 
prudence.     IMeanwhile,   however,   he  had   made  his   initial   step   in   the  business 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  157 

world  in  connection  with  the  pubHcaticjn  of  Ijooks,  conthicting  a  business  of  his 
own.  He  afterward  did  technical  rc])orting,  confining  his  work  mostly  to  medi- 
cal conventions,  having  reported  all  of  the  prominent  medical  conventions  through- 
out the  country.  In  his  law  practice  he  makes  a  specialty  of  corporation  law  and 
has  broad,  comprehensive  and  accurate  knowledge  of  this  branch  of  jurispru- 
dence. He  set  his  mark  high  and  has  eagerly  embraced  every  opportunity  for 
raising  himself  to  its  level.  He  owns  some  very  valuable  farm  lands  in  Crawford 
county,  Missouri,  and  is  also  interested  in  mining  property  in  San  Juan  county, 
Colorado,  which  has  proved  a  very  valuable  investment. 

On  the  i8th  of  February,  1906,  Mr.  Ketring  was  married  to  Miss  Sadie 
Cosby.  Thev  are  members  of  the  Methodist  church  in  the  work  of  which  Mr. 
Ketring  takes  an  active  and  helpful  interest,  being  also  a  member  of  the  Epworth 
League.  He  belongs  to  the  Ohio  Society  of  St.  Louis,  to  the  ^lodern  Woodmen 
of  America  and  to  the  Roval  Arcanum.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the 
democracy.  He  finds  his  chief  source  of  recreation  in  high  class  theatricals, 
motoring,  rowing,  hunting  and  fishing,  and  also  greatly  enjoys  travel  which  is  the 
source  of  broad  and  liberal  culture. 


REV.   FRANCIS  J.  JONES. 

Rev.  Francis  J.  Jones  is  pastor  of  St.  Thomas  Aquinas  parish.  He  was 
born  in  Chelsea,  Massachusetts,  Februaiy  2,  1856,  the  son  of  William  and  Bridget 
(Kiernan)  Jones,  natives  of  Ireland.  Father  Jones  was  reared  at  the  family 
home.  Having  received  a  preparatory  education  he  was  sent  to  St.  Vincent's 
College,  at  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri,  where  he  completed  a  classical  and  theo- 
logical course  of  study.  Upon  his  graduation  he  was  ordained  for  the  priest- 
hood in  St.  Louis,  December  8,  1878,  by  .\rchbishop  Ryan.  After  being  or- 
dained he  was  assistant  pastor  to  Father  Michael  O'Reilly,  who  was  then  in 
charge  of  St.  Columbkill  parish  of  which  he  was  the  founder.  Having  minis- 
tered here  for  a  period  of  two  years  he  was  transferred  to  St.  John's  the  Evan- 
gelist parish,  where  he  served  as  assistant  pastor  for  the  succeeding  four  years. 
On  tlie  termination  of  this  period  he  was  returned  to  St.  Columbkill  parish  in 
which  he  officiated  as  assistant  pastor  until  the  year  1888,  when  upon  the  death  of 
Father  O'Reilly,  which  occurred  on  February  5  of  that  year,  Father  Jones  was 
placed  in  charge  of  the  parish  as  pastor.  On  June  22,  1908,  Father  Jones  was 
appointed  pastor  of  St.  Thomas  Aquinas  parish,  to  succeed  Rev.  John  H.  May, 
D.  D..  deceased. 


GEORGE  HARVEY. 


George  Harvey  is  secretarv  and  treasurer  of  the  P.  'SI.  Bruner  Granitoid 
Company,  with  offices  in  the  Frisco  building.  He  has  had  a  long  business  ex- 
perience and  through  his  determination  and  enterprise  has  risen  to  the  responsi- 
ble position  which  he  now  holds.  He  is  a  native  of  the  British  isles,  having  been 
born  in  London,  England,  September  19,  1839.  Here  also  his  father,  John 
Harvey,  was  born  and  reared  and  for  many  years  was  a  well  known  merchant 
tailor."  Elizabeth  (Gethings)  Harvey,  mother  of  the  subject,  was  a  native  of  the 
same   place. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  land  Mr.  Harvey  received  his  prelim- 
inarv  education.  Being  ambitious  to  launch  out  into  the  world  for  himself  he 
left  school  when  still  in  boyhood  and  became  apprentice  to  an  interior  decorator 
of  London.  He  had  always  manifested  a  peculiar  fondness  for  this  kuid 
of  work   and  being  of  an  artistic  temperament   soon   perfected   himself   in    the 


15«  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

art  of  interior  decorating.  Desiring  to  make  the  most  out  of  his  Hfe  and  per- 
ceiving that  opportunities  for  advancement  were  iew  in  his  native  land,  he 
decided  to  come  to  the  new  world  where  he  beheved  greater  advantages  would 
be  afiforded  him  in  any  vocation  he  wished  to  follow.  In  1859  he  came  to 
America  and  located  in  St.  Louis.  Here  he  lost  no  time  in  establishing  himself 
in  business.  He  worked  independently  for  himself  until  1888  when  he  disposed 
of  his  business  and  engaged  with  the  company  with  which  he  is  now  affiliated. 
From  the  time  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  lirm  he  manifested  a  deep  interest 
in  its  affairs  and  as  well  showed  a  remarkable  degree  of  skill  and  ability  in  the 
performance  of  the  duties  assigned  him.  He  was  promoted  from  one  position  to 
another  until  finally  about  the  year  1889  he  was  made  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  company.  In  this  capacity  he  serves  with  remarkable  efficiency  and  has 
proven  himself  an  invaluable  asset  to  the  firm. 

In  1862  he  united  in  marriage  with  Catherine  Miller,  of  Boonville,  Missouri. 
Her  father  is  a  well  known  baker  in  this  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harvey  have  six 
children.  Lillian  is  now  Mrs.  Charles  James  of  St.  Louis.  George  H.  is  well 
known  in  the  contracting  business  throughout  the  city.  Samuel  C.  is  engaged 
with  his  father  as  bookkeeper.  Marv  is  now  Mrs.  William  C.  Heigh.  Harry  L. 
is  a  painter  and  decorator.  Charles  Bertram,  who  passed  away  in  1908  at  the 
age  of  twenty-seven  years,  was  well  known  in  musical  circles. 


WILBUR  F.  PARKER. 

Wilbur  F.  Parker,  who  for  many  years  was  a  prominent  factor  in  real-estate 
circles  of  St.  Louis  and  was  also  a  Mason  of  high  rank,  was  born  in  this  city, 
September  18,  1855.  His  father  was  Captain  Nathaniel  Wesley  Parker,  at  one 
time  a  famous  river  man,  prominently  connected  with  navigation  interests  when 
the  Mississippi  was  largely  depended  upon  for  transportation  facilities  for  the 
trade  interests  of  this  section  of  the  country.  Reared  under  the  parental  roof, 
Wilbur  F.  Parker  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and  during  the  ses- 
sion of  the  general  assembly  of  Missouri  in  1870-71  was  a  page  in  the  house  of 
representatives.  After  leaving  school  he  became  a  pilot  upon  the  river  and  after- 
ward was  clerk  of  the  Rob  Roy,  one  of  the  favorite  river  boats  of  that  period. 
In  1879  he  went  to  Cairo.  Illinois,  where  he  accepted  a  position  in  a  railroad 
office  and  later  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  real-estate  business.  At  one  time 
in  his  youth  he  had  the  practical  experience  of  business  training  with  the  Sim- 
mons Hardware  Company  and  subsequently  was  associated  with  the  late  Nathan 
Cole  in  the  commission  business.  Since  1890  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  real- 
estate  business  on  his  own  account.  For  a  time  he  was  a  partner  in  the  firm  of 
Bergfeld,  Parker  &  Spencer,  but  eventually  bought  out  Mr.  Spencer's  interest 
and  the  admission  of  a  third  partner  led  to  the  adoption  of  the  firm  name  of 
Bergfeld.  Parker  &  Barlow.  Success  attended  them  in  their  real-estate  opera- 
tions and  in  the  course  of  years  Mr.  Parker  purchased  the  interest  of  his  part- 
ners and  continued  the  business  alone  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  well 
known  in  real-estate  circles  as  one  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  real-estate  mar- 
ket, conducting  at  the  same  time  an  extensive  loan  business. 

In  1880  Mr.  Parker  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Margaret  Ferris,  a 
daughter  of  Judge  Ferris  of  Carthage,  Illinois.  They  became  the  parents  of  four 
children:  Gene,  the  wife  of  Howard  Hall;  J.  M.  F.;  Wilbur  F. ;  and  Ella,  now 
the  wife  of  J.  L.  Whittaker,  of  Chicago. 

Mr.  Parker  was  well  known  in  political  circles  in  St.  Louis  as  a  stalwart 
advocate  of  republican  principles,  and  at  one  time  was  candidate  for  the  office 
of  city  assessor  on  the  republican  ticket.  His  opinions  carried  weight  in  the 
councils  of  his  party  and  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  republican  city  and  state 
committees,  acting  in  the  latter  capacity  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 


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160  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

July  I,  1908.  He  was  prominent  and  popular  in  various  fraternal  organizations  and 
had  attained  high  rank  in  Masonry.  He  was  a  past  master  of  George  Washington 
Lodge,  No.  8,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  a  member  of  St.  Louis  Royal  Chapter,  No.  8, 
R.  A.  M. ;  Ascalon  Connnandery,  No.  16,  K.  T. :  attained  the  thirty-second  de- 
gree of  the  Scottish  rite ;  and  was  a  member  of  Moolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine.  He  also  held  membership  with  the  Ancient  Order  of  United  Workmen, 
the  Maccabees,  the  Woodmen  of  the  World,  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  was  also 
a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club.  His  friends  found  him  a  genial  gen- 
tleman, always  ready  to  speak  a  good  word  or  do  a  friendly  act  for  those 
with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  He  was  always  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  and  he 
left  behind  him  many  friends  who  ever  entertained  for  him  the  warmest  regard 
and  kindly  feeling.  He  was  ever  approachable  and  genial  and  had  the  happy 
faculty  of  winning  friends  wherever  he  went. 


CAPTAIN  NATHANIEL  WESLEY  PARKER. 

Captain  Nathaniel  Wesley  Parker  was  born  in  Shelbyville,  Kentucky,  May 
12,  1807,  and  married  Elizabeth  Beard  at  New  Albany,  Indiana,  April  5,  1829. 
In  the  spring  of  1832  he  came  by  the  river  to  St.  Louis  and  was  engaged  in  the 
tailoring  business  on  Main  and  Vine  streets.  He  had  previously  worked  at  the 
same  bench  with  President  Andrew  Jackson  in  Kentucky.  Believing,  however, 
that  greater  success  might  be  won  in  steamboating,  he  disposed  of  his  tailoring 
establishment  and  became  a  pilot  on  the  upper  Mississippi  river,  running  be- 
tween St.  Louis  and  Galena,  his  first  trip  being  made  on  the  Java  with  Captain 
Otis  Reynolds.  At  different  times  he  owned  and  commanded  the  Osprey,  the 
Pavilion,  the  Badger  State,  LaCrosse,  the  Dew  Drop  and  the  Iota.  The  Dew 
Drop  and  Badger  both  burned  to  the  water's  edge  while  at  the  wharf  at  Lynn 
Creek,  on  the  Osage  river.  Captain  Parker  operated  the  LaCrosse  in  the  gov- 
ernment service  as  a  transport,  being  with  Grant's  army  at  the  battle  of  Pittsburg 
Landing.  He  afterward  sold  her  and  purchased  the  Iota,  running  her  also  in  the 
government  service  from  1862  until  1865,  being  almost  continuously  with  the 
army,  operating  along  the  Mississippi  river  and  its  tributaries  until  the  close  of 
the  war,  when  he  sold  his  steamboat  interests  and  retired  from  the  river.  It  was 
Captain  Parker's  boat  that  made  the  first  landing  at  the  wharf  at  Vicksburg 
after  the  surrender  July  4,  1863.  After  retiring  from  the  river  Captain  Parker 
engaged  in  merchandising  at  South  Point  on  the  Missouri  river  and  later  pur- 
chased the  Jeft'erson  Hotel  at  Jeft'erson  City,  which  he  conducted  until  1871, 
when  he  returned  to  St.  Louis.  His  wife  died  July  11,  1894,  at  the  age  of  eighty- 
three  years.  They  were  members  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  he 
contributed  most  liberally  to  the  church  work.  The  family  numbered  seven  chil- 
dren:  Mrs.  Charles  L.  Spencer.  James  H.,  N.  W.,  Mrs.  Annie  M.  Robbins, 
Charles  E.,  Mrs.  Fannie  G.  Locke  and  Wilbur  F. 


HUGH  McCOY. 


Hugh  McCoy  is  a  skilled  artisan  in  his  special  department  of  mechanical 
work  and  is  admitted  to  be  one  of  the  most  careful  and  proficient  practical  horse- 
shoers  within  a  wide  range  of  St.  Louis,  having  attained  a  reputation  which  has 
won  him  widespread  popularity  among  horse  fanciers.  Practical  horseshoeing 
is  one  of  the  most  particular  and  as  well  important  vocations  which  falls  into 
the  hands  of  the  mechanic.  To  assure  ease  and  comfort  in  case  of  dray  teams 
means  to  preserve  the  health  and  enhance  the  working  and  thereby  the  earning 
power  of  the  animals  and  in  case  of  stock  intended  for  the  track  such  assurance 


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means  to  facilitate  the  agility  of  the  animals  and  contribute  to  their  endurance. 
In  shoeing  all  classes  of  horses  'Sir.  McCoy  is  an  adept  and  his  long  practical 
experience  has  so  familiarized  him  with  principal  cases  as  to  insure  him  against 
mistake.  For  thirty-three  years  he  has  followed  the  business  at  No.  210  South 
Third  street. 

Mr.  McCoy  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  born  February  26,  1845,  a  son  of  Terna 
and  Mary  Deolin.  When  a  child  he  was  brought  to  this  country  by  his  parents 
who  located  at  Port  Richmond,  Staten  island.  Having  attained  the  required  age 
for  education  in  the  public  schools  he  remained  as  a  pupil  until  twelve  years 
of  age,  having  completed  but  part  of  the  course.  Being  impressed  by  the  brawny 
arms  of  the  neighboring  smithy  and  the  shrill  and  rhythmical  sounds  from  the 
anvil  he  conceived  the  idea  that  he  would  like  to  adopt  blacksmithing  as  his  voca- 
tion in  life.  Consequently  when  but  thirteen  years  of  age  he  engaged  with  a 
blacksmith  in  Port  Richmond  and  applying  himself  to  the  work  within  three 
years  he  had  become  skillful,  especially  in  the  facility  and  precision  with  which 
he  could  temper  steel.  Leaving  Staten  island  he  repaired  to  New  York  city 
where  he  was  employed  in  the  shop  of  a  Mr.  Montgomery,  horseshoer,  with  whom 
he  remained  for  one  year.  On  the  expiration  of  that  term  he  engaged  as  horse- 
shoer and  veterinary  surgeon  under  the  quartermaster  in  the  United  States 
army.  He  followed  the  army  for  three  years  and  then  located  in  St.  Louis.  Here 
he  had  plied  the  trade  of  horseshoeing  but  three  months  when  he  enlisted  in  the 
volunteer  army  for  three  years  in  the  capacity  of  horseshoer  and  veterinary  sur- 
geon. Having  completed  his  time  he  repaired  to  New  York  city  where  he  plied 
his  craft  for  a  period  of  one  year.  Again  returning  to  St.  Louis  he  spent  three 
years  as  journeyman  for  various  firms.  In  1875  he  secured  quarters  at  No.  210 
South  Third  street  where  he  commenced  business  for  himself.  Mr.  McCoy  is 
one  of  the  most  popular  men  at  his  trade  in  the  city  and  his  patronage  is  drawn 
from  most  of  the  larger  business  establishments. 

Mr.  McCoy  is  a  Roman  Catholic  and  is  an  active  member  of  the  Legion  of 
Honor.  In  politics  he  is  independent  but  sufficiently  interested  in  the  paramount 
issues  before  the  public  to  exert  his  influence  to  elect  to  office  candidates  whom  he 
thinks  are  qualified,  independent  of  party  platforms.  In  1873  Mv.  McCoy  wedded 
Miss  Bridget  Flannegan.  They  have  eight  children,  namely :  Joseph  and  Edward, 
who  are  in  business  with  their  father;  Gertrude;  Florence;  Mary  M.;  Hugh: 
Helen,  who  is  a  pupil  at  the  high  school ;  and  Charles,  who  is  in  the  horseshoe- 
ing business  in  Phoenix,  Arizona.  Mr.  McCoy  is  the  owner  of  a  modern  home 
at  No.  4038  Page  boulevard,  where  he  resides. 


WILLIAM  ZELLER. 


William  Zeller  was  numbered  among  the  prominent  German-American  citi- 
zens of  St.  Louis,  having  for  thirty-one  years  made  his  home  in  this  city.  He 
was  born  in  Wilsbach,  Germany.  September  23,  1819,  and  died  on  the  3d  of 
December,  1878.  His  parents  were  Gustav  and  Caroline  Zeller,  the  former  a 
prominent  merchant  of  Wilsbach.  When  quite  young  William  Zeller  was  left 
an  orphan  by  the  death  of  his  parents.  He  was  for  several  years  a  pupil  in 
private  schools  of  his  native  town  and  later  attended  college  in  Basel.  Switzer- 
land, where  pupils  were  trained  for  missionary  work.  At  the  age  of  sixteen, 
however,  he  left  that  school  and  went  to  Zurich,  Switzerland,  where  he  secured 
employment,  remaining  there  for  thirteen  years. 

At  the  end  of  that  time  ]Mr.  Zeller  heard  and  heeded  the  call  to  America, 
which  through  its  opportunities  is  continually  calling  to  ambitious  young  men 
of  the  old  world  to  try  the  advantages  of  the  new.    In  1848,  therefore,  he  crossed 


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162  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  Atlantic  to  the  United  States,  settHng  first  at  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  where 
he  remained  for  nine  years.  In  1857  he  came  to  the  middle  west.  He  had  been 
employed  in  a  grocery  house  of  Pittsburg  and  after  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis  in 
1857  he  was  employed  for  two  years  as  a  clerk  in  the  old  Winkelmeyer  brewery. 
Two  years  later,  in  1859,  he  entered  the  wholesale  liquor  and  commission  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account  and  conducted  this  with  growing  success  until  1866, 
when  he  retired  owing  to  ill  health.  His  remaining  days  were  spent  in  the 
enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest,  for  his  previous  activity  and  capable  business 
management  had  brought  to  him  a  competence  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  spend 
the  last  twelve  years  of  his  life  in  retirement.  Lie  was  fond  of  travel,  literature 
and  art,  visiting  Europe  on  several  occasions. 

On  the  6th  of  March,  1862,  Mr.  Zeller  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Christine  Haarstick,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and  Christine  (Lauenstein)  Haarstick, 
who  was  a  prominent  distiller  in  the  early  days  of  St.  Louis.  Their  children  are : 
William  F.,  of  New  York  city ;  Eugene  Charles,  Mrs.  F.  W.  Frerichs,  and  the 
late  Albert  H.  Zeller  all  of  St.  Louis. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Zeller  served  as  a  member  of  the  Missouri 
Home  Guards.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  German  Lutheran  church  and  he 
gave  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party  but  he  never  sought  nor  desired 
office,  preferring  to  leave  office  holding  to  others,  yet  at  the  same  time  he  was 
never  neglectful  of  the  duties  of  citizenship  but  cooperated  in  many  measures 
for  the  public  good.  LTpon  its  organization,  he  became  a  member  of  the  Germania 
Club,  the  foremost  social  club  in  German  circles.  He  never  had  occasion  to 
regret  his  determination  to  come  to  America,  for  in  this  country,  where  effort 
is  unhampered  by  caste  or  class,  he  found  the  opportunities  which  he  sought  and 
through  their  utilization  won  a  substantial  success. 


GEORGE  WIEGAND. 


The  old  and  trite  saying  that  the  great  things  of  life  usually  have  small 
beginnings  finds  another  exemplification  in  the  history  of  George  Wiegand,  who 
for  many  years  figured  prominently  in  manufacturing  circles  in  St.  Louis  as  the 
president  of  the  Standard  Stamping  Company.  Coming  to  this  city  in  early 
manhood,  he  was  long  associated  with  its  business  interests  and  after  a  few  years 
established  a  small  enterprise  which  in  the  course  of  time,  through  his  capable 
control,  became  one  of  the  large  and  important  productive  industries  of  the  city. 
His  worth  as  a  business  man  and  citizen  well  entitles  him  to  a  place  in  this  history. 

A  native  of  Germany,  Mr.  Wiegand  was  born  at  Neuhaus,  Hanover,  on 
the  nth  of  December,  1833,  a  son  of  August  and  Marie  Eliza  (Hahm)  Wie- 
gand. At  the  usual  age  he  entered  the  common  schools  of  his  native  country 
and  was  afterward  instructed  by  a  private  tutor.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years 
he  bade  adieu  to  friends  and  native  country  and  sailed  for  the  new  world,  at- 
tracted by  the  more  favorable  opportunities  which  report  had  told  him  could  be 
secured  on  this  side  the  Atlantic.  After  spending  a  few  months  in  New  Orleans, 
where  he  landed,  he  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis  and  became  an  apprentice  in  the 
tin  shop  of  A.  C.  Hull.  Subsequently  he  was  employed  in  various  shops  and  in 
the  Linited  States  arsenal,  gaining  a  thorough  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of 
the  business.  He  remained  in  the  employ  of  others  for  about  five  years  or  until 
1857,  at  which  time  he  began  business  on  his  own  account,  opening  a  small  tin 
shop.  His  patronage,  however,  steadily  increased  until  his  growing  success  made 
it  possible  for  him  to  incorporate  and  reorganize  his  business  under  the  name  of 
the  Standard  Stamping  Company  in  1881.  He  became  president  and  general 
manager  and  continued  at  the  head  of  the  business  until  his  demise.     The  com- 


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164  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

pany  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  tin,  galvanized  and  enamel  ware  and  sheet 
metal  work  and  the  house  became  widely  known  for  its  reliable  methods  and 
square  dealing.  Those  qualities  which  are  essential  elements  to  success — concen- 
tration of  purpose,  close  application  and  inflexible  integrity — were  manifest  by 
Mr.  Wiegand  and  were  instituted  as  the  basic  principles  of  the  house.  It  grew 
to  be  an  important  undertaking  in  manufacturing  circles  and  the  success  was 
attributable  in  no  small  degree  to  his  eiJorts  and  ability  to  surround  himself  with 
a  corps  of  able  assistants. 

In  1861  Mr.  Wiegand  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Caroline  Gordon,  who 
died  three  and  one-half  years  later  leaving  two  sons,  Charles  and  George.  In 
1865  Mr.  Wiegand  wedded  Miss  Rosalie  Guenther,  a  daughter  of  Henry  and 
Dorothea  (Woerner)  Guenther.  She  lived  until  July,  1908,  surviving  her  hus- 
band for  only  a  few  months,  his  death  having  occurred  on  the  20th  of  February 
of  the  same  year.  By  the  second  marriage  there  was  one  daughter,  Anna,  now 
Mrs.  George  F.  Rubelmann. 

Mr.  Wiegand  held  membership  with  Meridian  Lodge,  No.  2,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 
He  served  with  the  Home  Guards  during  the  Civil  war  and  was  always  a 
patriotic  citizen  with  deep  attachment  for  the  land  of  his  adoption,  while  his 
interest  in  the  city  was  manifest  in  the  aid  and  cooperation  which  he  gave  to 
many  movements  for  the  public  good.  He  never  had  occasion  to  regret  his 
determination  to  seek  a  home  on  this  side  the  Atlantic.  He  found  here  the 
opportunities  he  sought  and  through  their  improvement  gradually  worked  his 
way  upward  until  he  was  known  as  one  of  the  prosperous  business  men  of  St. 
Louis,  while  the  honorable,  straightforward  policy  he  followed  in  the  conduct 
of  his  manufacturing  interests  gained  him  the  unqualified  good  will  of  those  who 
knew  aught  of  his  career. 


WILLIAM  E.  GUY. 


Geologist,  engineer,  manufacturer  and  railroad  promoter  and  president — in 
these  few  words  are  summed  up  the  life  work  of  William  Evans  Guy,  save  for  his 
activities  in  municipal  affairs  as  the  manifestation  of  his  public-spirited  citizen- 
ship; in  societies  for  the  dissemination  of  scientific  knowledge  and  in  organiza- 
tions promoting  that  social  intercourse  which  is  a  feature  in  the  life  of  every 
well  rounded  character. 

William  E.  Guy  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  December  22,  1844,  a  son  of 
Dr.  Alexander  and  Susan  Ann  Livingston  (Wade)  Guy.  In  the  paternal  line 
he  is  descended  from  an  old  South  Carolina  family,  his  grandfather  having  been 
Theophilus  Guy,  a  planter  of  that  state,  while  his  great-grandfather  was  William 
Guy,  a  soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  Dr.  Alexander  Guy  practiced  his  pro- 
fession for  a  considerable  period  in  Cincinnati.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  that 
city  in  1805,  was  a  daughter  of  David  Everett  Wade,  a  native  of  New  Jersey  and 
also  a  soldier  of  the  American  army  in  the  war  for  independence.  He  was  one 
of  the  founders  of  Cincinnati,  long  appropriately  styled  the  "Queen  City  of  the 
West,"  having  located  there  in  1793,  while  in  1802  he  became  one  of  the  incorpo- 
rators of  the  town. 

In  public  and  private  schools  of  his  native  city  William  E.  Guy  pursued  his 
early  education  and  at  Oxford,  Ohio.  For  six  months,  in  1859,  he  was  a  student 
in  the  Kentucky  ]\Iilitary  Institute  and,  returning  to  Oxford,  pursued  a  course  in 
Miami  University  from  i860  until  1862.  In  the  latter  year  he  enlisted  as  a  pri- 
vate in  a  company  of  college  boys  and  was  later  assigned  to  the  Eighty-sixth  Regi- 
ment of  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  with  which  he  remained  until  mustered  out, 
gaining  promotion  to  the  rank  of  first  sergeant.  Resuming  his  collegiate  course, 
he  was  matriculated  in  Princeton  University  at  Princeton,  New  Jersey,  where  he 


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was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1865,  while  in  1868  he  re- 
ceived the  blaster  of  Arts  degree  from  his  alma  mater.  Following  his  graduation 
from  Princeton  he  went  abroad  and  was  a  student  in  the  Heidelberg  University 
of  Gernianv  in  1865-6.  while  from  1866  until  1869  he  attended  the  Freiberg  School 
of  Mines,  from  which  he  received  the  M.  E.  degree.  In  the  latter  year  he  was 
also  a  student  in  the  College  de  France  at  Paris,  after  which  he  devoted  about 
three  years  to  the  practice  of  civil  and  mining  engineering. 

In  1877  Mr.  Guy  returned  to  his  native  city  and  on  the  completion  of  a 
course  in  the  Cincinnati  Law  School  in  1879  received  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree. 
His  previous  business  connections  had  been  that  of  assistant  superintendent  of 
the  Stewart  Silver  Reduction  Works  at  Georgetown,  Colorado,  in  1870-71  and 
assistant  geologist  on  the  Missouri  state  geological  survey  in  1872.  Having  be- 
come interested  in  Missouri  and  its  business  conditions  and  opportunities,  he  re- 
turned to  St.  Louis  following  his  graduation  from  the  law  school  and  here  again 
became  active  in  the  St.  Louis  Bolt  &  Iron  Company,  which  he  had  assisted  in 
organizing  in  1872,  and  of  which  he  was  vice  president  from  1879  until  1881. 
He  also  organized  and  was  president  of  the  Tudor  Iron  Works  during  the  same 
period  and  then  consolidated  the  two  iron  industries  under  the  latter  name,  retain- 
ing the  vice  presidency  of  the  company  from  1881  until  1886,  when  ill  health  com- 
pelled him  to  withdraw  and  he  sold  out,  going  soon  afterward  to  California. 
He  spent  the  years  1886  and  1887  in  travel  in  that  state  and  in  Europe  and  the 
year  1888  in  the  west  and  Canada. 

Following  his  return  to  St.  Louis  Mr.  Guy,  cognizant  of  the  business  oppor- 
tunities that  were  offered  in  connection  with  the  promotion  and  management  of 
railroad  interests,  organized  and  built  the  line  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Eastern  Rail- 
way Company  and  became  its  president.  The  same  year  he  organized  the  Madi- 
son Coal  Company,  was  chosen  its  chief  executive  officer  and  so  continued  for 
ten  years.  Understanding  fully  the  value  of  railroads  in  the  improvement  and 
upbuilding  of  a  country,  he  organized  and  built  the  St.  Louis,  Peoria  &  Northern 
Railway  and  acted  as  president  and  general  manager  of  the  company  from  1895 
until  1899,  when  the  line  was  sold  to  the  Illinois  Central.  Mr.  Guy  has  also 
been  associated  with  the  development  of  the  natural  resources  of  the  state  in  that 
he  was  a  director  of  the  Central  Lead  Company  from  1893  until  1905.  In  1901 
he  promoted  the  project  of  and  constructed  the  St.  Louis  Valley  Railroad,  of 
which  he  was  president  and  general  manager  until  1903  and  also  of  the  St. 
Louis  &  Gulf  Railway  in  1902  and  1903.  Again  failing  health  compelled  his 
retirement  and  in  the  intervening  years  he  has  spent  much  time  in  travel.  He 
has  been  widely  recognized  as  a  capable,  sagacious  railroad  manager  and  his 
efforts  in  this  field  have  been  of  substantial  benefit  in  the  development  and  up- 
building of  Missouri  and  the  southwest.  Since  his  retirement  he  has  traveled 
extensively.  A  man  of  scholarly  attainments,  nature,  education  and  travel  have 
vied  in  making  him  an  interesting  and  cultured  gentleman. 

In  1894  Mr.  Guy  was  married  to  Miss  Catherine  Leinoine,  a  daughter  of  Dr. 
E.  S.  Lemoine,  and  their  children  are  Katherine  Lemoine.  William  Edwin,  David 
Wade  and  Evelyn  Spotswood  Guy.  Hospitality  has  always  been  one  of  the 
attractive  features  of  their  beautiful  home,  and  appreciative  of  the  social  ameni- 
ties of  life,  Mr.  Guy  holds  membership  in  the  LTniversity,  Noondav,  Commercial 
and  Round  Table  clubs  of  St.  Louis  and  with  the  Reform  Club  of  New  York. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  Ransom  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  belongs  to  the  Presbyterian 
church,  which  has  long  been  the  church  of  his  ancestors.  His  interest  in  scientific 
investigation  and  research  is  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  St.  Louis  Academv 
of  Science,  the  Archgeological  Society,  the  National  Geographic  Society  and  the 
National  Forestry  Association.  He  was  a  director  of  Washington  L'niversitv, 
was  for  twenty  years  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Civil  Service 
Reform  Association  and  through  the  long  period  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  has 
continued  an  active  supporter  of  those  measures'  and  movements  which  are 
■deemed  of  benefit  to  the  city  in  its  material,  intellectual  and  moral  progress.     He 


166  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

has  always  been  a  close  and  interested  student  of  those  subjects  which  are  to  the 
statesman  and  the  man  of  affairs  of  vital  import — the  questions  of  finance,  politi- 
cal economy  and  sociology,  as  well  as  of  great  scientific  problems,  and  in  all  these 
lines  has  kept  abreast  with  the  best  thinking  men  of  the  age. 


THOMAS  LOWERY. 


Thomas  Lowery,  architect  and  builder,  was  born  in  the  township  of  Carrau- 
lea.  Countv  Antrim,  Ireland,  August  29,  1833.  It  is  family  tradition  that  the 
progenitors  were  Saxons  and  settled  in  Lothian  before  the  Anglo-Saxon  con- 
quest. The  root  of  the  name-^low^is  Scandinavian  and  originally  meant  "lying 
flat."  The  term  was  used  in  the  description  of  a  country  to  convey  the  idea  of 
the  absence  of  elevation.  Eri  is  old  Saxon,  and  when  occurring  at  the  end  of  a 
word  signifies  "man."  Hence,  the  appellation  of  the  name  "Lowery" — a  man  of 
the  lowlands.  The  ancestral  lines  are  traced  to  JMidlothian,  Scotland,  but  the 
grandfather,  John,  Sr.,  who  had  married  a  Rosebrough,  migrated  with  his  fam- 
ily from  Aberdeen  to  County  Antrim,  Ireland.  We  are  told  that  John,  Sr.,  was 
blessed  with  eight  sons  and  every  one  was  a  housewright,  the  trade  of  the  father 
and  of  the  ancestors  in  Scotland.  Whether  this  be  a  fact  or  not,  John,  Jr.,  the 
father  of  Thomas,  followed  the  occupation  and  probably  taught  the  son  his  first 
lessons  in  carpentry. 

John  Lowery,  Jr.,  born  in  1789,  seems  to  have  been  a  man  of  advanced 
ideas.  It  was  still  the  custom,  at  this  period,  to  dwell  in  hamlets.  The  father  of 
Thomas  never  approved  of  this  mode  of  living  and  when  a  young  man  built  for 
himself  an  isolated  home,  which  was  surrounded  by  his  farm.  It  is  said  the 
man  would  work  at  his  contracts  during  the  day  and  when  evening  came  would 
spend  his  energy  on  his  own  house,  toiling  sometimes  far  into  the  night.  On  this 
farm  Thomas  Lowery  first  saw  the  light  of  day  and  passed  his  childhood.  John 
Lowery,  Jr.,  married,  at  an  early  age,  Elizabeth  Campbell,  who  was  the  mother 
of  two  children :  John,  who  sailed  for  America  and  was  never  heard  from  again, 
and  Elizabeth,  who  died  young.  John  Lowery,  Jr.,  married,  secondly,  Elizabeth 
Taggart,  daughter  of  Alexander  Taggart,  whose  wife  was  a  Bryson.  Elizabeth 
(Taggart)  Lower}-  was  the  mother  of  seven  children:  Nancy,  Alexander.  Wil- 
liam, Jane,  Peggie,  James  and  Thomas.  Of  these  Peggie  died  in  childhood  and 
Nancy  (Lowery)  Wilson  and  William  lived  to  a  mature  age.  Alexander  died 
in  County  Antrim,  Ireland,  in  1898,  aged  seventy-seven  years.  Jane  married  a 
Capron  from  A/'ermont  shortly  after  her  arrival  in  Canonsburg,  Pennsylvania.  She 
is  now  living  in  Houstonville,  Pennsylvania,  and  is  in  her  eight3'-fourth  year. 

On  the  maternal  side,  Mr.  Lowery  comes  of  a  Scotch-Irish  family,  unusually 
strong  in  religious  convictions.  The  grandfather,  Alexander  Taggart.  was  con- 
sidered the  most  profoundly  religious  man  in  his  section  of  the  county.  Farther 
back  in  this  line  there  were  Christian  martyrs,  and  some  of  Alexander  Tag- 
gart's  relatives  and  descendants  have  been  ordained  ministers  and  instructors  of 
the  gospel.  The  most  widely  known  of  these  is  the  late  Dr.  Alexander  Taggart 
McGill,  of  Princeton,  New  Jersey. 

In  1845,  when  Thomas  Lowery  had  reached  his  twelfth  year,  the  father 
died,  and  the  widow  decided  to  join  her  brother,  John  Taggart,  who  had  set- 
tled in  Canonsburg,  Pennsylvania,  some  years  previous.  With  her  three  children, 
Jane,  James  and  Thomas,  Mrs,  Lowery  embarked  for  America.  On  the  way 
over  both  Mrs.  Lowery  and  James  contracted  typhoid  fever  and  lingered  but  a 
few  days  after  reaching  Montreal.  The  loss  of  the  mother  must  have  made  a 
decided  change  in  the  life  of  Thomas,  for  he  was  bound  out  by  his  sister  to  the 
president  of  the  Hudson  Bay  Fur  Trading  Company.  Dissatisfied  with  this 
position,  at  the  end  of  a  year  he  had  worked  his  wav  to  his  relatives  in  Canons- 


THOMAS    LOWERY 


1,38  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

burg.  Pennsylvania.  John  Taggart  placed  his  nephew  in  school  with  a  view  of 
educating  him  fo.r  the  ministry,  but  still  there  was  dissatisfaction.  Thomas  Low- 
erv  then  was  anxious  to  be  out  in  the  world,  make  money  and  be  independent. 
Again  the  sister  bound  him  out.  this  time  to  a  builder,  which  was  the  earnest 
desire  of  Thomas.  The  boy  seemed  to  understand  his  real  worth,  for  from  this 
time  on,  one  triumph  surmounted  another  until  he  reached  the  coveted  position  in 
the  industrial  and  financial  world.  After  serving  his  apprenticeship  in  the  vicin- 
ity of  Pittsburg,  Mr.  Lowerv  came  to  St.  Louis  and  a  year  later  was  in  business 
for  himself,  building  his  first  house  at  the  age  of  nineteen.  It  was  during  these 
early  years  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  that  Mr.  Lowery  studied  architecture. 
When  only  a  student  at  night  school,  the  first  plan  that  he  submitted  for  in- 
spection was  accepted.  In  later  3^ears  he  ranked  as  one  of  the  foremost  archi- 
tects and  builders  of  his  day,  and  many  imposing  and  substantial  buildings  in 
St.  Louis  and  other  cities  bear  testimony  to  his  superb  workmanship.  Gifted 
with  a  wonderfullv  resourceful  mentality,  and  a  rare  cjuality  of  application,  com- 
bined with  a  fine  discrimination  and  the  conservative  British  forethought,  he  is 
corisidered  authority  on  finance.  Some  years  ago  he  retired  from  active  busi- 
ness and  since  then  has  given  his  undivided  attention  to  his  estate. 

Outside  of  his  vocation  Mr.  Lowery  is  best  known  to  the  world  as  a  student. 
When  still  a  boy  he  laid  the  foundation  of  what  in  after  years  was  said  to  be 
the  most  valuable  private  library  west  of  the  Mississippi.  Histories,  works  on 
religion  and  art,  reference  books  and  rare  old  publications  form  the  principal 
part  of  this  collection. 

j\Ir.  Lowery,  by  his  two  marriages,  became  connected  with  families  prom- 
inent both  in  establishing  the  American  nation  and  building  up  the  great  in- 
dustries of  the  country.  In  December,  1856,  he  married  Jane,  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain John  and  Philenia  (Payne)  Otis,  of  Scituate,  Massachusetts.  Philenia  was 
the  daughter  of  Paul  Payne,  of  Truro,  Massachusetts,  and  Rachael  (Bates) 
Payne,  of  Scituate,  Massachusetts.  In  February,  i860,  Mrs.  Jane  Lowery  died, 
leaving  two  children:  Franklin,  who  died  in  July,  1897,  without  issue;  and  Jane, 
who  passed  away  at  the  age  of  seven.  In  1866  Mr.  Lowery  married,  secondly, 
Ellen  Sewall,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Ford,  of  North  Weymouth,  and  Sarah  (Otis) 
Ford,  of  Scituate,  Massachusetts.  Mrs.  Ellen  Lowery  was  the  mother  of  four 
children :  Thomas  Ellen  and  Ellen  Thomas,  twins ;  Caroline  Ford  and  Walter 
Howard.  C)f  these,  but  two  survive :  Ellen  Thomas  and  Caroline  Ford,  the  sons 
both  dying  in  infancy.  In  the  fall  of  1902  Mrs.  Ellen  Lowery  was  laid  to  rest 
in  the  Old  North  Cemetery,  Weymouth  Heights,  Massachusetts,  where  seven 
generations  of  her  ancestors  are  buried. 

The  Otis  lineage  has  been  traced  in  England  several  generations  back  of 
the  progenitor  of  the  American  family.  John  Otis,  Sr.,  the  emigrant,  born  at 
Barnstable,  England,  1681,  settled  in  Hingham,  Massachusetts,  with  his  family 
in  1635.  John,  Jr.,  born  at  Barnstable,  England,  1620,  moved  from  Hingham  to 
Scituate,  JNIassachusetts,  after  the  death  of  his  father.  Captain  Stephen  Otis, 
tanner,  son  of  John,  Jr.,  and  Mary  (Jacobs)  Otis,  born  in  Hingham,  1661,  mar- 
ried 1685,  Hannah  Ensign,  only  child  of  John  Ensign,  who  fell  at  the  great  bat- 
tle of  Rehoboth  in  1676.  Ensign  Otis,  tanner,  son  of  Captain  Stephen  and  Han- 
nah (Ensign)  Otis,  born  in  Scituate,  1691,  married,  1714,  Mary,  daughter  of 
John  and  Desire  (Annable)  Barker,  John  Barker  being  one  of  the  few  lawyers 
in  America  at  that  time.  Captain  Noah  Otis,  styled  "gentleman,"  son  of  Ensign 
and  Mary  (Barker)  Otis,  born  in  Scituate,  1734,  married,  1766,  Phebe,  daugh- 
ter of  Colonel  Ezekiel  and  Hannah  (Doane)  Cushing,  and  granddaughter  of 
Rev.  Jeremiah  Cushing.  Noah  Otis  was  a  captain  in  the  Colonial  wars  and  also 
served  in  the  Revolution. 

The  Cushings,  the  "family  of  judges."  have  the  distinction  of  going  farther 
back  into  the  annals  of  England  than  any  of  the  other  early  New  England  fam- 
ilies. On  account  of  the  prominence  of  the  family,  nine  generations  have  been 
traced   in   the   mother  countrv.     Colonel   Ezekiel   Cushing  established   a   line  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOC/RTII    CITY.  109 

merchant  vessels  from  Portland,  iNFaine,  and  Ijroiij:;;!!!  that  city  to  the  fore  as  a 
port.  His  residence  was  on  Cushing's  Island,  which  was  a  part  of  his  estate. 
John  Otis,  a  sea  captain,  son  of  Captain  Noah  and  Phebe  ( dishing)  Otis,  born 
in  Scituate,  1769,  married,  1795,  Ilannah,  daughter  of  Captain  John  and  Jerusha 
(Bailey)  Clapp.  Hannah  Clapp  has  the  most  illustrious  ancestry  found  in  New 
England.  Through  her  mother  she  is  sixth  in  descent  from  Richard  Warren  of 
the  Mayflower.  The  maternal  grandfather,  Benjamin  Bailey,  served  in  the  Colo- 
nial wars.  The  Bailey  { originally  Baillou )  family  were  Huguenots  that  located 
in  England.  The  father.  Captain  John  Clapp,  was  at  Quebec  in  1759.  Thomas 
Clapp,  the  father  of  John,  was  the  first  settled  minister  at  Taunton,  Massa- 
chusetts. Later  he  was  appointed  judge  of  the  court  of  Plymouth  county.  In 
173 1  Thomas  Clapp  married  Mary,  daughter  of  Major  George  and  Ann  (Tisdale) 
Leonard.  Ann  Tisdale  is  fourth  in  descent  from  Thomas  Rogers  of  the  May- 
flower. ]\Iajor  George  Leonard  is  said  to  have  lived  in  baronial  style  on  his 
great  estate  at  Norton,  JMassachusetts. 

The  Leonards  were  workers  in  metals  in  the  German  forests  before  the 
Anglo-Saxon  conquest ;  the  same  trade  was  followed  in  England,  and  before  1650 
James  and  Henry  Leonard  had  established  iron  works  in  Massachusetts.  The 
Leonard  family  trace  their  ancestry  in  two  lines  to  Edward  III,  through  John 
of  Gaunt  and  through  his  brother,  Thomas  Plantagenet.  There  is  a  line  back  to 
Joane  of  Acre,  second  daughter  of  Edward  I,  and  another  line  to  the  same  king 
through  the  sixth  daughter.  Princess  Elizabeth  Plantagenet. 

John  Otis,  a  sea  captain,  son  of  Captain  John  and  Hannah  (Clapp)  Otis, 
born  in  Scituate,  1796,  married,  1826,  Philenia  Payne,  who  was  the  mother  of 
Mrs.  Jane  (Otis)  Lowerv.  Sarah  Otis,  daughter  of  Captain  John  and  Hannah 
(Clapp)  Otis,  born  in  Scituate,  1809,  married,  1842,  Nathaniel  Ford,  who  was 
the  father  of  ]\Irs.  Ellen  (Ford)  Lowery. 

The  Ford  estate,  on  the  Boston  and  Plymouth  turnpike,  eleven  miles  from 
Boston,  has  been  the  homestead  for  seven  generations,  and  with  one  exception, 
was  handed  down  from  father  to  son.  The  battlefield  where  Captain  Miles 
Standish  repulsed  the  Indians  was  annexed  as  a  marriage  dower  by  the  third 
generation,  but  went  out  of  the  estate  upon  the  death  of  the  fourth  owner.  Prior 
to  the  Civil  war  this  place  was  the  headquarters  for  the  Abolitionists. 


HENRY  PETRING. 


\\'ith  the  passing  away  of  Henry  Petring  there  was  ended  the  life  record 
of  an  active  and  honorable  man  whose  business  career  won  him  success  while 
the  habits  which  he  formed  and  the  plans  which  he  pursued  gained  him  the  re- 
spect of  those  with  whom  he  was  associated.  He  was  born  in  Germany,  June 
2,  1826,  and  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  that  country.  At  the  age 
of  nineteen  years  he  came  to  America  and  thence  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  was  employed  until  1849.  Attracted  by  the  discovery  of  gold  in  Cali- 
fornia he  then  made  arrangements  to  cross  the  plains  and  with  a  party  started 
with  mule  teams  for  the  Pacific  coast.  They  endured  great  hardships  while  en- 
route,  for  thev  traveled  over  roads  that  were  little  more  than  a  trail  and  for  days 
saw  no  habitation  or  sign  of  civilization.  At  last,  however,  they  completed  the 
journey  across  the  stretches  of  hot  sand  and  over  the  mountains  and  reached 
their  destination. 

Mr.  Petring  remained  for  about  four  years  in  the  far  v.'est,  after  which  he 
returned  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  in  the  wholesale  grocery  business  in  connec- 
tion with  ^lessrs.  Sponerst  and  Hackman.  This  association  was  continued  for 
about  five  vears,  after  which  the  partnership  was  dissolved  and  ;\Ir.  Petring 
engaged  in  the  same  line  of  business  with  Mr.  Erford.  They  were  associates 
in  this  undertaking  for  about  a  quarter  of  a  century  and  thus  laid  the  foundation 


170  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

for  the  splendid  business  which  was  built  up.  When  twenty-five  years  had  passed 
their  partnership  was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Petring  organized  the  Henry  Petring 
Grocery  Company,  devoting  the  balance  of  his  life  to  the  upbuilding  of  this  en- 
terprise. The  reputation  of  the  house  was  most  enviable  and  became  known 
throughout  the  country  for  the  reliability  and  square  dealings  of  the  proprietor. 
As  a  wholesale  grocer  ]\Ir.  Petring  enjoyed  a  trade  that  extended  oyer  a  wide 
territory.  Eventually  he  began  making  a  specialty  of  coffee  and  built  up  a  mam- 
moth trade  in  that  commodity.  He  was  also  extensively  interested  in  banking 
in  his  earlier  years  and  was  a  director  of  several  different  banks  in  St.  Louis. 
His  business  aJaility  was  widely  recognized  by  all  who  knew  him,  as  he  had  power 
to  coordinate  diverse  and  unrelated  forces  and  bring  them  into  a  harmonious 
whole.  Along  legitimate  lines  of  trade  he  conducted  his  business  until  his  suc- 
cess made  him  one  of  the  prominent  merchants  and  men  of  affluence  in  St.  Louis. 

In  this  city  in  1853  Mr.  Petring  was  married  to  Miss  Catherine  Holtgrewe, 
who  was  born  in  Germany  but  was  brought  to  the  United  States  during  her 
early  girlhood  bv  her  father,  George  Holtgrewe,  who  purchased  a  farm  in 
Franklin  county,  ^Missouri,  where  he  lived  for  only  a  short  time.  L'nto  Air.  and 
Mrs.  Petring  were  born  seven  children,  five  of  whom  still  survive,  namely :  Mrs. 
Cornelia  Bushman,  living  in  East  Orange,  New  Jersey  ;  Henry  and  Walter,  who 
succeeded  their  father  in  business  and  are  still  conducting  a  wholesale  grocery 
establishment,  but  do  an  even  larger  business  as  dealers  in  coffee :  and  Agnes 
and  Adelia,  at  home.  The  family  residence  is  a  commodious  and  beautiful 
dwelling  on  Pine  boulevard. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Petring  was  a  stalwart  republican  and  took  an 
active  interest  in  the  party.  He  belonged  to  the  Liederkranz  and  to  the  L'ni- 
tarian  church.  He  was  always  active  in  the  advancement  of  the  interests  of  St. 
Louis  and  did  everything  in  his  power  to  promote  its  growth  and  w-elfare,  but 
he  never  sought  to  figure  in  any  prominent  light  before  the  public.  While  neg- 
lectful of  no  duty  of  citizenship,  he  was  preeminently  a  home  man  and  found 
his  greatest  happiness  at  his  own  fireside  with  his  wife  and  children.  He  had, 
however,  a  very  wide  acquaintance  and  was  well  liked  by  all  who  knew  him 
because  of  his  genuine  worth,  his  freedom  from  ostentation  and  his  spirit  of 
marked  diligence  and  merit. 


HARA^EY  GILMER  MUDD,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Harvey  Gilmer  Aludd,  an  eminent  physician  who  is  known  by  reputa- 
tion throughout  the  entire  country,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  August  29,  1857,  ^ 
son  of  Henry  Thomas  and  Sarah  Elizabeth  (Hodgen)  Mudd,  both  of  whom  are 
natives  of  Larue  county,  Kentucky  The  father,  who  was  engaged  in  the  real- 
estate  business,  died  in  1903.  The  ancestry  of  the  family  is  traced  back  to 
Poland,  from  which  country  representatives  of  the  name  were  forced  to  flee  on 
account  of  political  disturbances.  For  some  generations  the  family  was  repre- 
sented in  Wales  and  the  original  American  ancester  came  to  the  new  world 
with  Lord  Baltimore.  After  some  years'  connection  with  Maryland  the  Mudd 
family  was  established  in  Kentucky,  while  the  maternal  ancestors  of  Dr.  Mudd 
removed  to  the  Blue  Grass  state  from  Virginia. 

After  pursuing  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Kirkwood, 
Missouri,  Dr.  Mudd  continued  his  studies  in  the  St.  Louis  high  school,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1876.  He  later  attended  the  St.  Louis  Aledical  Col- 
lege, a  department  of  Washington  University,  and  was  graduated  in  1881.  Not 
regarding  his  training  as  amply  sufficient  to  meet  the  requirements  of  a  profes- 
sional career  he  studied  in  Berlin.  A'ienna,  Paris.  London  and  Edinburgh  between 
1885  and  1887.  His  private  researches  and  investigations  have  been  carried  far 
and  wide  into  the  realms  of  scientific  knowledge,  and  his  broad  learning  has  given 


DR.    H.    G.    MUDD 


172  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

him  superiority  over  the  great  majority  of  medical  practitioners.  Throughout 
his  active  connection  with  the  profession  he  has  remained  in  St.  Louis  but  his 
reputation  is  bv  no  means  Hmited  to  this  city.  His  knowledge  of  all  depart- 
ments of  the  medical  science  is  comprehensive  and  exact,  and  his  position  in 
professional  circles  is  manifest  in  the  fact  that  he  was  honored  with  the  presi- 
dency of  the  American  Association  of  Genito-Urinary  Surgeons.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  St.  Louis  Surgical  Society  and  the 
American  Surgical  Association.  He  served  for  about  two  years  as  major  and 
surgeon  of  the  First  Regiment  of  the  Missouri  National  Guard. 

On  the  20th  of  Jaiuiary,  1892,  in  St.  Louis  Dr.  Mudd  was  married  to  Miss 
Margaret  de  la  Plaux  Clark,  and  thev  have  one  son.  Stuart  Mudd. 


RE\'.  EDWARD  J.  WYNNE. 

Rev.  Edward  ]'.  Wynne,  pastor  of  St.  Edward's  Catholic  church  of  St. 
Louis,  was  born  in  Ireland,  March  6,  1849.  His  early  education  was  acquired 
in  the  national  schools  of  his  native  country  and  in  1866  he  came  to  the  United 
States  to  complete  his  studies.  Accordingly  he  first  entered  St.  Francis  De  Sales 
Seminary  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  where  he  completed  his  classical  and  theo- 
logical course  and  on  the  28th  of  June,  1880,  was  ordained  by  Archbishop  Heis, 
of  Milwaukee.  He  then  came  to  St.  Louis  and  served  as  assistant  pastor  of  St. 
John's  church  for  two  years,  subsequent  to  which  time  he  was  assigned  as  pastor 
of  the  church  at  Byrensville,  Missouri,  which  parish  included  the  missions  at 
Eureka  and  Fenton.  While  located  at  that  place  Father  Wynne  built  the  church 
at  Eureka  and  cleared  it  of  all  indebtedness.  He  also  made  improvements  on 
the  church  property  in  Byrensville  and  acted  as  pastor  there  for  four  years.  He 
was  then  sent  to  Silver  Lake,  Missouri,  where  he  erected  the  pastoral  residence 
and  made  ofher  needed  improvements,  and  when  that  work  was  accomplished 
he  was  sent  to  St.  Marys,  this  state,  where  he  built  a  fine  brick  church  and 
cleared  it  of  all  indebtedness.  He  served  as  pastor  at  the  latter  place  for  seven 
years  and  during  this  time  placed  the  parish  in  a  flourishing  condition. 

In  1893  Father  Wynne  came  to  St.  Louis  and  began  the  organization  of 
St.  Edward's  parish.  He  immediatelv  began  the  erection  of  the  church,  the 
cornerstone  of  which  was  laid  on  the  13th  of  October  of  that  year.  In  1906  a 
school  and  hall  building  was  erected,  and  in  1908  he  erected  a  handsome  parochial 
residence  at  2709  Clara  avenue.  The  parish  now  contains  four  hundred  families 
and  there  is  a  school  attendance  of  two  hundred  and  fifty-six  children,  instructed 
by  the  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph.  Father  W^ynne  also  has  an  able  assistant.  Rev. 
Father  P.  J.  O'Connor,  and  through  their  combined  efforts  the  parish  is  in  ex- 
cellent condition,  both  spiritually  and  financially. 

That  Father'  ^yynne  has  a  talent  for  organizing  and  leading  is  indicated  by 
the  several  churches  which  stand  as  monuments  to  his  zeal  and  enterprise.  While 
giving  strict  attention  to  the  finances  of  the  organization,  he  is  not  neglectful  of 
the  moral  development  of  the  community  in  which  he  labors.  He  has  ever  used 
practical  methods  in  working  toward  the  ideal,  which  have  found  their  proof 
in  his  effective  work  in  connection  with  St.   Edward's  church. 


GEORGE  SIBLEY  JOHNS. 

In  the  i)roduction  and  conservation  of  advancement  in  all  the  normal  lines 
of  human  progress  and  civilization  there  is  no  factor  which  has  exercised  a  more 
potent  influence  than  the  press,  which  is  both  the  director  and  the  mirror  of 
public  opinion.  In  its  territorial  days  as  well  as  in  its  statehood,  Missouri  has 
been   signally   favored   with   the   character   of   its   newspapers,    which    have   been 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  173 

vital,  enthusiastic  and  progressive,  ever  aiming  to  advance  the  interests  of  this 
favored  section  of  the  Union,  to  aid  in  laying  fast  and  sure  the  foundations  of 
an  enlightened  commonwealth,  to  further  the  ends  of  justice  and  to  uphold  the 
interests  of  the  state  at  large.  In  a  compilation  of  this  nature,  therefore,  it  is 
clearly  incumbent  that  due  recognition  be  accorded  the  newspaper  press  and 
those  who  have  been  active  in  bringing  it  to  its  high  standard.  It  is  im]jerative, 
therefore,  that  consideration  in  this  connection  be  given  to  George  Siblev  Johns, 
who,  save  for  a  brief  period,  has  been  continuously  connected  with  the  Post- 
Dispatch  since   1883  and  is  now  its  editor. 

Mr.  Johns  was  born  December  27,  1858,  in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  a  son 
of  John  Jay  and  Jane  (Durfee)  Johns.  The  family  is  of  Welsh  lineage,  being 
founded  by  three  brothers  who  came  from  Wales  to  America  during  the  colonial 
period  of  our  history.  One  settled  in  Maryland,  another  in  Virginia  and  a  third 
in  Pennsylvania.  The  mother  is  descended  on  one  side  from  the  Durfee  and 
the  Borden  families,  of  Puritan  stock,  who  became  pioneer  residents  of  Fall 
River,  Massachusetts,  and  on  the  distaff  side  she  is  descended  from  the  Lind- 
says and  Glendays  of  Scotland.  Her  father  was  James  Durfee,  a  pioneer  Pres- 
byterian missionary  of  Missouri.  John  J.  Johns  was  a  native  of  Buckingham 
county,  Virginia,  and  pursued  his  education  at  Miami  University  in  Ohio.  He 
became  a  planter  and  landowner,  devoting  his  attention  largely  to  agricultural 
pursuits.     Both  he  and  his  wife  were  of  the  Presbyterian  faith. 

George  Sibley  Johns  was  graduated  from  the  University  of  Princeton  in 
1880,  completing  the  academic  course  and  pursuing  special  studies  in  literature 
and  metaphysics.  The  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  was  conferred  upon  him. 
He  won  two  honor  medals  for  oratory.  He  was  editor  of  the  college  paper  in 
1879  and  1880.  He  made  an  excellent  reputation  for  scholarship  and  at  the 
same  time  was  well  known  as  a  leader  in  athletics,  serving  on  the  class  and  uni- 
versity crews.  Early  in  life  he  manifested  special  taste  for  philosophic  and 
economic  reading  and  for  poetry.  It  logically  followed  that  his  labors  have  been 
largely  along  literary  lines.  On  the  completion  of  his  college  course  he  secured 
a  position  on  the  reportorial  stafif  of  the  Philadelphia  News.  Later  be  began 
the  study  of  law,  but  abandoned  it  to  take  charge  of  the  St.  Charles  Journal,  a 
weekly  newspaper  at  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  which  he  founded,  ^^'ithin  two 
years  he  joined  the  staii'  of  the  St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch,  his  inclination  by  this 
time  being  strongly  toward  journalism.  Time  has  attested  the  wisdom  of  his 
choice  of  a  profession.  Since  1883  he  has  been  connected  with  the  Post-Dis-- 
patch,  with  the  exception  of  a  half  year  spent  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  New 
York  World  and  a  year  as  chief  editorial  writer  of  the  Republic.  He  has 
filled  successively  on  the  Post-Dispatch  the  positions  of  reporter,  special  writer, 
dramatic  and  musical  critic,  city  editor,  managing  editor,  and  at  the  present 
time  is  its  editor.  Under  his  direction  the  paper  has  reached  its  greatest  success 
and  influence.  It  has  a  notable  record  of  achievements  for  the  public  good  and 
has  maintained  a  high  standard  of  independence,  impartiality  and  vigor. 

On  the  17th  of  December.  1884,  Mr.  Johns  was  married  to  Miss  ^linnie 
McDearmon,  a  daughter  of  John  K.  McDearmon,  of  St.  Charles,  ^Missouri.  Her 
grandfather.  James  R.  McDearmon,  was  once  auditor  of  the  state  and  was  demo- 
cratic candidate  for  governor  at  the  time  of  his  death.  Her  father  was  for 
thirty-five  years  recorder  and  clerk  of  the  St.  Charles  county  court.  On  the 
maternal  side  Mrs.  Johns  is  descended  from  the  Orrick  and  Stonebraker  fami- 
lies of  Maryland. 

Mr.  Johns'  early  religious  training  was  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church, 
but  he  is  liberal  in  his  religious  views.  There  is  nothing  narrow  nor  contracted 
in  his  viewpoint  on  any  subject  of  vital  interest,  and  few  men  are  more  capable 
of  giving  an  impartial  and  unprejudiced  opinion  on  public  questions.  \Miile  he 
usually  votes  with  the  democratic  party,  here  again  on  political  questions  he 
holds  independent  views  of  men  and  measures.  He  belongs  to  the  Royal  Ar- 
canum, is  a  member  and  ex-president  of  the  board  of  directors  and  a  member 


174  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  St.  Louis  Artists'  Guild.  He  originated  the  idea 
of  a  guild  building  as  a  home  for  local  art  organizations  and  a  center  of  local 
artistic  interests.  The  building  was  erected  during  his  presidency.  He  is  a 
member  o^  the  Burns  Club,  the  Princeton  Club  of  St.  Louis,  the  Princeton  Club 
of  New  York,  the  Glen  Echo  Country  Club,  and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club. 
He  has  always  been  fond  of  outdoor  sports  and  exercises,  enjoys  golf,  swim- 
ming, boating,  a  good  dinner,  good  company  and  good  books.  Keeping  in  touch 
with  the  world's  progress,  his  studies  have  been  broad  and  thorough,  and  he 
stands  among  those  who  are  laboring  for  further  advancement  along  the  various 
lines  that  touch  the  general  welfare  of  society  and  that  uphold  the  best  interests 
of  federal  oovernment. 


HEXRY  W.  PETERS. 

The  Peters  Shoe  Company  of  St.  Louis,  now  one  of  the  leading  productive 
industries  of  the  United  States,  owes  its  existence  to  the  enterprising  and  initia- 
tive spirit  of  him  whose  name  introduces  this  review.  Not  by  any  slow,  plodding 
processes  but  seemingly  by  leaps  and  bounds  has  Mr.  Peters  attained  to  his 
present  eminent  position  in  commercial  circles.  While  his  career  has  been  char- 
acterized by  the  utmost  rapidity  of  movement,  nevertheless  Mr.  Peters 
has  thoroughlv  mastered  the  tasks  and  duties  entrusted  to  him,  and  is  thus  quali- 
fied for  the  advancement  which  has  come  to  him  in  an  exceptionally  short  space 
of  time. 

A  native  of  St.  Louis,  Henry  W.  Peters  was  born  February  14,  1856,  and 
in  his  life  manifests  many  of  the  sterling  characteristics  of  his  German  ancestry. 
In  his  early  boyhood  his  parents,  Francis  H.  Peters  and  Charlotte  Peters,  re- 
moved to  Gasconade  county,  Missouri,  where  educational  opportunities  were  lim- 
ited, and  for  five  years  his  training  was  under  the  direction  of  Miss  A.  E.  Car- 
roll, a  cultured  southern  lady.  Later  he  attended  schools  in  St.  Louis.  When 
sixteen  years  of  age  he  secured  a  position  as  shipping  clerk  with  Claflin,  Allen 
&  Company,  shoe  jobbers,  of  St.  Louis,  and  thus  entered  upon  his  initial  connec- 
tion with  the  shoe  trade,  wherein  he  has  since  gained  national  distinction. 

When  eighteen  years  of  age  the  young  man  was  sent  upon  the  road  as  a 
traveling  salesman  and  his  record  as  a  knight  of  the  grip  was  a  remarkably  suc- 
cessful one.  In  three  years  his  sales  had  increased  to  over  one  hundred  thous- 
and dollars  per  year,  and  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  headed  the  list  of 
salesmen  in  the  house.  The  recognition  of  his  worth  and  ability  came  in  his  elec- 
tion to  the  vice-presidency  when  the  business  was  reorganized  under  the  style  of 
the  Claflin-AUen  Shoe  Company.  Between  the  ages  of  twenty-nine  and  thirty- 
five  Mr.  Peters  continued  in  that  position,  when,  in  1891,  he  organized  the  Peters 
Shoe  Company,  of  which  he  has  continuously  been  the  chief  executive  officer. 
The  company  was  capitalized  for  two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  at  the  out- 
set employed  eight  traveling  salesmen.  The  growth  of  the  business  is  indicated 
in  a  measure  in  the  statement  that  the  capital  stock  has  since  been  increased  to 
two  million  dollars,  all  paid  up  from  the  earnings  of  the  company,  and  that  one 
hundred  and  eight  salesmen  to-day  represent  the  house  on  the  road,  while  its 
output  is  shipped  into  almost  everv  state  in  the  Union,  and  its  foreign  trade  ex- 
tends through  Mexico  and  Europe.  The  company  enjoys  the  distinction  of  man- 
ufacturing more  fine  shoes  than  any  other  house  in  the  west.  The  phenomenal 
growth  of  the  business  of  the  Peters  Shoe  Company  is  due  to  the  fact  that  Mr. 
Peters  has  always  been  an  indefatigable  worker  and  regards  no  detail  too  unim- 
portant to  receive  his  personal  attention.  He  is  always  at  his  desk  by  a  quarter 
after  seven  in  the  morning  and  seldom  leaves  before  6  o'clock  in  the  evening.  He 
is  an  ardent  advocate  of  the  principle  that  whatever  is  worth  doing  at  all  is  worth 
doing  well,  and  his  example  of  energy  and  industrv  is  one  which  may  well  be 


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176  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

followed  bv  his  employes  and  others  who  desire  to  work  their  way  upward.  He 
believes  that  advice  not  fortified  by  example  is  of  little  weight,  and,  therefore,  fol- 
lows the  course  which  he  desires  shall  serve  as  a  source  of  inspiration  to  those 
in  his  services. 

Aside  from  his  extensive  manufacturing  interests,  Mr.  Peters  is  a  director 
in  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company,  the  Boatmen's  Bank,  the  St.  Louis 
Coliseum  Company  and  the  Missouri  Manufacturers  Association.  He  is  also 
serving  on  the  executive  committee  of  the  Business  Men's  League,  and  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  National  Boot  &  Shoe  Manufacturers  Association,  the  Western  Asso- 
ciation of  Shoe  Wholesalers,  the  St.  Louis  Manufacturers  &  Jobbers  Association, 
the  Interstate  Merchants  Association,  the  Latin  American  and  Foreign  Trade 
Association  and  other  organizations.  While  not  an  active  club  man,  he  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  JMercantile  Club  and  one  of  the  board  of  governors  of  the  Amphion 
Club. 

In  politics  a  stanch  republican,  'Sir.  Peters  is  now  a  member  of  the  state 
central  committee  of  the  party,  his  opinions  carrying  much  weight  in  its  coun- 
cils, for  he  brings  to  bear  on  political  problems  the  same  keen  discrimination  and 
sound  judgment  which  mark  his  commercial  career.  The  following  comment 
from  a  St.  Louis  newspaper  at  the  time  of  his  selection  for  his  present  office  is 
a  fair  specimen  of  the  sentiment  of  his  business  colleagues.  The  article  read : 
"This  paper  suggested  the  name  of  Mr.  Peters  even  before  his  name  was  dis- 
cussed in  the  republican  city  committee  and  it  also  pointed  out  his  fitness  for 
the  mayoralty  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Peters  is  an  ideal  man,  the  spirit  of  intensified 
honesty,  with  a  large  following  among  business  men  and  laboring  people." 

In  St.  Louis,  September  25,  1879,  Mr.  Peters  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  E. 
Stoenner,  of  Gasconade  county.  ^lissouri.  Thev  have  three  children :  Ella  C,  at 
home ;  Edwin  H.,  who  is  with  the  Peters  Shoe  Company  and  who  married  Stella 
Maud  Porter,  of  Plattsburg,  Ohio ;  and  Oliver  F.,  a  student  in  the  law  depart- 
ment of  Washington  University.  The  home  atmosphere  is  a  most  attractive  one 
and  the  hospitality  of  the  Peters  household  is  greatly  enjoyed  by  their  many 
friends.  There  is  nothing  of  hauteur  in  Mr.  Peters :  he  does  not  stand  aloof  from 
his  fellowmen  with  any  feeling  of  superioritv  but  meets  all  on  the  common  plane 
of  universal  brotherhood,  and  finds  his  friends,  who  are  almost  numberless,  among 
the  3'oung  and  old,  rich  and  poor.  The  term  friendship  is  to  him  no  mere  idle  word 
but  is  a  recognition  of  the  good  in  others  and  a  genuine  delight  in  their  companion- 
ship, because  of  his  unfeigned  interest  in  them.  His  employes  entertain  for  him  the 
warmest  regard  and  recognize  the  fact  that  he  is  not  onlv  just,  but  that  he  re- 
gards them  as  individuals  and  not  parts  of  a  complex  business  machine.  Although 
reared  in  the  Presbyterian  church,  he  attends  the  St.  Paul's  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  of  which  his  wife  is  a  member.  Such  is  the  history  of  Henry  W.  Peters 
and  the  city  has  reason  to  be  proud  of  him,  as  one  of  her  native  sons  and  repre- 
sentative residents. 


WILLIAM  GILLESPIE. 

Among  the  retired  business  men  of  the  citv  is  William  Gillespie,  who  for 
many  years  was  connected  with  the  citv  waterworks.  During  his  career  he  has 
been  deeply  interested  in  politics  and  has  won  a  wide  circle  of  acquaintances 
and  friends.  He  was  barn  in  County  Tyrone.  Ireland,  in  April,  1836,  a  son  of 
Thomas  and  Elizabeth  Gillespie.  The  father  was  born  in  the  same  county  and 
migrated  to  America  in  the  year  1846.  He  came  by  way  of  New  Orleans,  and 
immediately  took  up  his  residence  in  the  citv  of  St.  Louis.  LTpon  his  arrival 
he  engaged  in  the  boilermaking  business.  In  this  occupation  he  was  well  known 
and  plied  his  trade  until  he  retired  in  1875.     Fifteen  vears  later  he  jiassed  away. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    Cn•^'.  177 

^\"illianl  Gillespie,  his  only  son,  received  his  initial  training  in  the  public 
schools  of  Ireland.  Here  he  evidenced  a  natural  aptitude  for  learning  and  was 
subsequently  given  a  course  in  a  private  institution  in  his  native  land.  In  St. 
Louis  he  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to  the  Jones  Commercial  College,  advanced  rapidly 
and  soon  completed  the  business  course  with  exceptional  credit.  Having  fitted 
himself  for  the  business  world  he  engaged  with  J.  C.  Haven  &  Company,  dry 
goods  merchants,  serving  acceptably  as  a  clerk.  He  was  now  but  fourteen  years 
of  age  and  while  in  the  employ  of  the  companv  he  regularly  attended  night 
school.  The  dry  goods  business  not  being  to  his  liking,  he  resigned  his  position 
as  clerk  and  became  an  apprentice  in  the  machine  shop  of  Renfew,  Crozier  & 
Company.  He  worked  there  until  he  attained  the  age  of  twenty-one  years, 
leaving  the  employ  of  the  firm  as  a  full-fledged  journeyman.  He  did  not  ply 
his  trade  as  a  machinist  long  until  he  was  induced  to  enter  the  saw  and  flour 
mill  business  in  Illinois,  in  which  he  engaged  for  a  period  of  three  years.  At 
the  opening  of  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  in  1861  he  enlisted  in  the  navy  yard  as 
a  machinist.  He  was  commissioned  to  serve  in  Cairo  and  Mound  City,  Illinois, 
and  remained  in  the  government  service  for  four  years.  On  the  expiration  of 
that  time  he  removed  to  .St.  Louis,  where  he  conducted  a  machine  shop  at  Tenth 
and  IMullanphy  streets,  remaining  in  this  business  for  three  years.  Being  ac- 
knowledged as  an  efficient  mechanic  and  having  taken  active  interest  in  politics, 
he  succeeded  in  being  appointed  as  assistant  mechanical  engineer  of  the  St. 
Louis  waterworks,  in  which  position  he  served  for  sixteen  years.  After  this 
period  he  was  given  full  charge  of  the  city  waterworks  and  sixteen  years  later, 
after  having  served  in  the  city  employ  for  thirty-two  years,  he  retired  from 
active  life. 

Air.  Gillespie  is  verv  popular  in  the  Masonic  fraternity,  which  he  joined 
thirty-seven  years  ago.  He  has  served  as  master  of  the  lodge,  as  high  priest 
of  his  chapter,  and  eminent  commander  of  the  commandery.  In  politics  he  is  a 
republican  and  has  taken  active  interest  in  the  issues  of  municipal  and  national 
campaigns  during  the  greater  part  of  his  life.  His  religious  convictions  become 
known  when  it  is  mentioned  that  he  is  a  Presbyterian.  During  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  in  St.  Louis  he  was  appointed  assistant  custodian  of  the  Fra- 
ternal building. 

On  September  25.  1856,  ]\Ir.  Gillespie  was  married  to  Aliss  Magee.  They 
have  four  children :  William,  who  is  employed  as  a  clerk  by  the  Frisco  Railway 
Company;  August  S.,  who  is  in  the  insurance  business  in  St.  Joseph,  ^Missouri; 
Daniel,  an  employe  of  the  St.  Louis  Improvement  Company ;  and  Charles  S., 
engaged  with  the  board  of  public  improvement.  ]\Ir.  Gillespie  owns  his  home  at 
No.  5231   Minerva  avenue. 


RE\'.  C.  F.  O'LEARY. 

Rev.  C.  F.  O'Leary,  who  founded  the  parish  and  built  the  Xotre  Dame  De 
Lourdes  church  and  pastoral  residence  at  Wellston,  ]\Iissouri,  was  born  in 
County  Kerry,  Ireland,  in  September,  1850.  He  acquired  his  early  education  in 
his  native  country,  and  in  1867,  then  a  youth  of  seventeen  years,  came  to  the 
Lmited  States  and  entered  St.  Vincent's  College  at  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri. 
He  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  St.  John's  church,  St.  Louis,  May  22, 
1873,  by  Archbishop  Ryan,  now  of  Philadelphia.  Father  O'Leary  served  as 
assistant  pastor  of  St.  John's  for  eight  months  and  subsequently  was  sent  as 
assistant  pastor  to  Columbkill's  church  in  Carondelet,  thus  serving  for  one  year. 
He  was  then  sent  to  IMexico,  Missouri,  where  he  served  as  pastor  for  six  years, 
and  during  that  period  erected  the  church  and  the  residence  there.  From  the 
last  named  city  he  went  to  Byrnesville.  where  he  remained  for  one  year  and 
subsequently   spent   si.x   years    as   pastor   of   the    church   at   De    Soto,   Jefferson 

12— vol..    III. 


178  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

count)-,  \\hile  there  he  built  a  fine  church  in  Gothic  style  of  architecture  and 
placed  the  church  on  a  good  paying  basis.  He  was  then  called  to  a  pastorate  in 
Webster,  near  St.  Louis,  where  he  remained  for  a  time,  and  later  went  to  Ma- 
con, where  he  spent  four  years.  Father  O'Leary  then  returned  to  St.  Louis 
and  organized  the  parish  of  Notre  Dame  De  Lourdes,  at  Wellston.  He. selected 
and  purchased  a  building  lot,  on  which  has  been  erected  a  fine  church  edifice  and 
pastoral  residence,  the  church  being  dedicated  in  1902.  The  organization  is  now 
in  excellent  condition  and  each  department  of  work  is  being  carried  steadily  for- 
ward. Father  O'Leary  has  organized  parishes  and  built  churches  not  only  in 
the  above  mentioned  cities,  but  also  at  Fulton,  Martinsburg  and  Columbia,  Mis- 
souri. He  is  a  man  of  scholarly  attainments,  an  eloquent  and  forceful  speaker, 
and  his  entire  life  has  been  actuated  by  the  highest  principles  and  purposes,  so 
that  he  is  beloved  in  both  Protestant  and  Catholic  circles,  as  well  as  by  those 
who  come  under  his  direct  guidance  as  members  of  his  parish.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  American-Irish  Historical  Society,  being  probably  the  only  member  of 
that  organization  in  Missouri. 


AUGUST  HEMAN. 


Prominent  among  the  contractors  of  the  city  is  August  Heman,  president 
of  the  Heman  Construction  Company.  He  is  intimately  associated  with  the 
larger  commercial  interests  here  and,  as  well,  has  attained  considerable  distinc- 
tion in  local  politics.  He  is  descended  from  one  of  the  pioneer  families  of  this 
localitv  and  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  born  in  1855.  Frederick  Heman,  his  father, 
migrated  to  America  with  his  parents  in  1833  and  settled  in  Franklin  county, 
Missouri.  He  located  in  St.  Louis  in  1843  ^"f'  '^^'^s  a  pioneer  brick  manufac- 
turer of  this  vicinity,  his  first  brickyard  being  located  at  Eighteenth  street  and 
Cass  avenue,  where  the  Catholic  convent  now  stands.  Mr.  Heman  manufac- . 
tured  brick  for  many  of  the  residences,  mansions  and  other  buildings  constructed 
in  the  old  days  and  the  brick  with  which  the  convent  was  constructed  was  the 
produce  of  his  plant.  When  he  took  up  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  Twelfth  street 
and  vicinity  was  a  primitive  forest,  covered  with  timber  and  underwood.  He 
practically  grew  up  with  the  city,  having  resided  in  it  when  it  was  but  a  village 
of  few  inhabitants.  At  the  time  he  came  to  this  section  of  the  country  the  popu- 
lation of  St.  Louis  numbered  scarcely  ten  thousand.  He  married  Elizabeth 
Schreifer  and  they  reared  a  family  of  five  sons  and  one  daughter,  namely:  John 
H.,  deceased ;  William ;  John  C,  vice  president  of  the  Heman  Construction  Com- 
pany;  Frederick;  Minnie;  and  August,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

August  Heman  received  his  earlv  education  in  the  common  schools.  He 
graduated  from  Carr  Lane  school  and  subsecjuently  spent  one  year  in  high 
school.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  relinquished  his  study,  being  ambitious  to 
start  out  in  the  business  world  for  himself,  and  was  employed  by  his  father  in 
the  brickyard.  After  having  diligently  plied  himself  to  the  manufacture  of  brick, 
he  finally  became  familiar  with  everv  phase  of  the  business  and  at  the  age  of 
nineteen  years  began  contracting  for  himself.  His  first  work  was  for  the  city 
of  St.  Louis,  building  sidewalks,  and  since  that  time  he  has  received  most  of  the 
city's  contracts.  The  largest  piece  of  work  with  which  he  was  identified  for  the 
city  was  the  building  of  the  waterworks  in  1894  and  1895  at  a  cost  of  one  mil- 
lion dollars,  and  he  also  constructed  the  Vandeventer  sewer  at  a  cost  of  two  hun- 
dred and  seventy-five  thousand  dollars.  During  his  career  he  has  constructed 
something  over  one-half  of  the  sewers  underlying  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Heman  is  an 
expert  at  his  line  of  work  and  is  well  known  throughout  the  community  as 
thoroughly  honest  and  straightforward  in  his  commercial  dealings.  His  long 
service  for  the  city  is  indicative  of  his  excellent  character  and  superior  service. 
Among   other   business   interests   with   which    he    is    identified    are    the    Trinidad 


AUGUST   HEMAN 


180  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Asplialt  Company,  of  which  he  is  president,  which  company  has  the  contract  for 
maintaining  and  building  asphalt  streets  for  the  ensuing  ten  years.  He  is  also 
vice  president  of  the  Meremac  Portland  Cement  &  Material  Company,  which  is 
erecting  a  large  plant  at  Sherman,  Missouri.  At  present  he  is  also  acting  as 
president  of  the  State  Trust  Company  at  Fourth  and  Olive  streets.  He  was  one 
of  the  incorporators  of  the  St.  Louis  Bonding  Trust  Company  in  February,  1909, 
of  which  he  became  president,  and  was  also  an  incorporator  of  the  Traders 
National  Bank  and  one  of  its  directors. 

In  1888  he  wedded  Miss  Leni  Lightner,  daughter  of  Captajn  A.  S.  and 
Amanda  (Krouse)  Lightner.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heman  have  one  son,  Alonzo  G. 
Mr.  Heman  is  a  firm  believer  in  the  principles  of  the  democratic  party  and  is 
active  during  political  campaigns,  exerting  all  the  influence  at  his  command  in 
order  to  secure  the  election  of  the  candidates  of  his  party.  In  1907  he  was 
elected  president  of  the  JeiTerson  Club.  He  is  deeply  interested  in  national,  state 
and  municipal  politics  and  is  one  of  the  leading  democrats  of  the  city  of  St. 
Louis. 


JOHN  A.  SHOBER,  D.  D.  S. 

Dr.  John  A.  Shober,  practicing  dentistry  in  St.  Louis  as  president  of  the 
Albany  Dental  Company,  was  born  in  Canada  in  1864.  His  parents  were  Chris- 
tian and  Barbara  (IBowman)  Shober,  and  their  family  numbered  four  children: 
Sophia,  the  wife  of  D.  C.  Gould  of  Canada;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Charles 
Stawitz,  of  St.  Louis ;  John  A.,  and  Charles  F. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  country  John  A.  Shober  acquired  his 
education,  and  came  to  the  United  States  when  sixteen  years  of  age,  settling  first 
at  Crestline,  Ohio.  He  studied  dentistry  under  the  direction  of  a  preceptor  for 
three  years,  and  in  1897  was  matriculated  in  the  Ohio  College  of  Dental  Surgery, 
a  department  of  the  University  of  Cincinnati.  On  the  completion  of  the  three 
years'  course  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1890,  and  he  came  immediately 
thereafter  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  with 
success.  In  the  year  of  his  arrival  here  he  became  president  of  the  Albany 
Dental  Company,  and  throughout  the  period  of  his  connection  with  the  profes- 
sion in  St.  Louis  he  has  striven  to  keep  up  the  standard  of  professional  work 
and  at  all  times  has  kept  abreast  of  the  advancement  that  is  continually  being 
made  by  members  of  the  dental  fraternity. 

On  the  29th  of  June,  1892,  Dr.  Shober  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Helen  Stocke,  a  c^ughter  of  Valentine  and  Alarie  (Gruner )  Stocke.  Dr.  Shober 
belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
fraternity.  He  and  his  wife  are  well  known  socially,  and  the  hospitality  of  many 
of  the  best  homes  in  this  city  is  freely  accorded  them. 


HENRY  B.  Sl'RKAMP. 


Henry  B.  Surkamp,  president  of  the  Surkamp  Real  Estate  Company,  was 
born  in  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  July  18,  1856,  his  parents  being  Henry  and 
Elizabeth  (Hatke)  Surkamp,  natives  of  Germany.  The  father  came  to  America 
in  1849,  while  the  mother  arrived  in  1852,  their  marriage  being  celebrated  in 
May,  1854,  in  the  city  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  they  had  taken  up  their  abode. 
They  became  parents  of  five  children. 

Henry  B.  Surkamp,  the  second  in  order  of  birth,  pursued  his  education  in 
the  public  and  parochial  schools  of  Cincinnati,  and  after  leaving  school  worked 
with  his   father  on  the  home  farm.     He  was  trained  to  habits  of  industry  and 


ST.  LUUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  181 

diligence  which  have  constituted  factors  in  his  success  in  late  life.  .After  a  time 
he  was  connected  in  various  ways  with  mercantile  interests  and  in  1880  came 
to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  employed  in  clerical  capacities  for  about  four  years. 

In  1884  he  felt  that  his  savings  and  his  experience  justified  his  embarkation 
in  business  on  his  own  account  and  he  established  a  retail  grocery  store  at  the 
corner  of  Eleventh  and  Locust  streets.  He  also  opened  another  store  at  the 
corner  of  Fourteenth  and  Monroe  streets,  continuing  the  management  of  both 
establishments  until  1893.  In  that  year  he  disposed  of  his  interests  in  the  down- 
town section  of  the  city  and  removed  to  the  outskirts  of  St.  Louis,  being  the 
only  retail  grocery  merchant  of  the  locality.  He  also  handled  general  merchan- 
dise and  won  a  large  patronage  from  the  farming  community,  for  his  store  was 
on  Easton  avenue,  one  of  the  principal  thoroughfares.  There  he  continued  for 
seven  years,  when,  realizing  that  the  trend  of  population  was  steadily  westward, 
he  disposed  of  his  mercantile  interests  in  order  to  give  his  attention  to  real 
estate.  He  organized  the  Surkamp  Real  Estate  Company,  of  which  he  is  presi- 
dent, with  John  H.  Givans  as  secretary  and  treasurer,  and  Mrs.  E.  Surkamp  as 
vice-president.  The  company  is  conducting  a  large  real  estate,  general 
insurance  and  loan  business.  They  have  handled  much  property,  have  negotiated 
many  realtv  transfers,  and  have  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  the  great 
development  of  their  section  of  the  city. 

On  the  27th  of  April,  1886,  Mr.  Surkamp  was  married  to  Miss  Emma 
Sebastian,  daughter  of  Jacob  Sebastian,  who  was  a  resident  of  the  southern  part 
of  the  state,  the  family  having  been  represented  in  St.  Louis  for  thirty  years 
and  well  known  in  business  and  social  circles.  Her  father  was  for  many  years 
one  of  the  principal  shipbuilders  in  St.  Louis.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Surkamp 
have  been  bom  two  daughters  and  a  son,  Helen,  Florence  and  Harrv,  all  of 
whom  are  yet  under  the  parental  roof.  Mr.  Surkamp  is  an  enthusiast  on  hunt- 
ing and  baseball,  and  these  constitute  his  chief  source  of  recreation.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  is  a  charter  member  of  St.  Barbara's 
Catholic  church.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Wellston  Business  Association  and  is 
vice-president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Wellston.  His  official  service  has 
been  confined  to  eight  years'  incumbencv  in  the  position  of  postmaster  under  the 
administrations  of  Presidents  Harrison,  Cleveland  and  McKinley,  resigning  dur- 
ing the  McKinlev  administration.  While  there  have  been  no  thrilling  chapters 
or  startling  events  in  the  life  record  of  Mr.  Surkamp,  his  history  has  never  been 
one  of  commonplaces.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  has  been  stimulated  by  a 
laudable  ambition  to  achieve  success,  and  he  has  used  every  honorable  means 
toward  working  his  way  upward.  He  is  now  known  as  a  leading  real  estate 
dealer  of  his  section  of  the  city,  and  his  progressive  spirit  has  proved  an  element 
in  the  city's  growth  as  well  as  in  his  own  business  progress.  What  he  has 
accomplished  others  may  do  if  they  will  but  display  the  same  qualities  of  dili- 
gence and  determination  that  have  characterized  his  life,  and  thus  his  example 
may  become  a  source  of  inspiration  and  encouragement  to  others. 


EDWIN  A.  KUEHNE. 

Edwin  A.  Kuehne,  secretary  of  the  F.  T.  Kuehne  Flavoring  Extract  Com- 
pany, was  born  in  St.  Louis  September  28.  1882.  His  father,  Frederick  Kuehne, 
is  president  of  the  F.  T.  Kuehne  Flavoring  Extract  Company,  and  is  a  well  known 
and  enterprising  business  man.  The  family  is  of  German  lineage,  and  Frederick 
Kuehne  was  born  in  Germany,  whence  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  America  in 
1857.  -"^t  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  espoused  the  Union  cause,  joining  the 
army  in  1861.  He  was  a  valiant  soldier,  loyally  defending  the  interests  of  his 
adopted  land  for  some  time.  When  the  war  was  over  he  returned  to  St.  Louis, 
and  in  1875  established  the  present  business,  which  was  incorporated  in   1903. 


182  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

The  firm  has  an  extensive  trade  throughout  Missouri,  Ohio,  Indiana,  Ilhnois, 
Kentucky,  Tennessee  and  Kansas,  and  the  business  is  continually  growing.  Hav- 
ing arrived  to  years  of  maturity,  Frederick  Kuehne  married  Marie  Burgand,  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio. 

Edwin  A.  Kuehne  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis, 
and  after  putting  aside  his  text  books,  joined  his  father  in  business.  He  is  a 
young  man,  alert,  wide-awake,  and  energetic,  who  realizes  much  concerning  the 
possibilities  which  the  business  world  offers,  and  is  determined  to  take  advantage 
thereof.  He  is  accordingly  bending  his  energies  toward  the  development  of  the 
business  in  which  he  entered  as  his  father's  associate,  and  in  which  he  is  now  serv- 
ing as  secretary. 


DANIEL  SIDNEY  BROWN. 

Daniel  Sidney  Brown,  the  head  of  the  St.  Louis  branch  of  the  Pioneer 
Cooperage  Company,  was  born  in  this  city  November  15,  1854.  His  parents 
were  William  and  Mary  A.  (Cox)  Brown.  The  father  was  the  founder  of  the 
Pioneer  Cooperage  Company  in  1854,  although  the  business  was  then  conducted 
under  the  firm  stvle  of  William  Brown  &  Company.  Mr.  Brown  was  born  in 
the  borough  of  Washington,  Pennsylvania.  July  22.  1829,  and  was  a  son  of  Daniel 
and  Martha  (Kaufifman)  Brown.  The  mother  was  of  English  birth,  while  the 
father  was  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old  Pennsylvania  Dutch  families  and 
of  Quaker  descent.  He  was  educated  in  Pennsylvania  and  became  a  resident  of 
St.  Louis  in  1850. 

Daniel  Sidney  Brown  was  educated  in  the  public  and  high  schools  of  St. 
Louis  and  after  putting  aside  his  text-books  became  connected  with  the  Pioneer 
Cooperage  Company,  in  which  connection  he  was  associated  with  his  father  in 
business  until  the  latter's  death  in  1888.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  at  the  head 
of  the  St.  Louis  branch  of  the  business,  which  is  now  a  profitable  and  extensive 
enterprise.  Its  trade  relations  reach  out  to  various  fields  and  the  products  of  the 
house  are  accorded  a  ready  sale  on  the  market. 

On  the  19th  of  November,  1879,  Mr.  Brown  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  in 
Mount  Calvary  church,  to  Miss  Dora  Mather,  a  daughter  of  William  Ray  and 
Mary  E.  Mather,  of  New  Orleans.  Her  father  was  from  the  old  Puritan  fam- 
ily of  ]\Iathers  who  came  to  this  country  in  the  early  days  of  New  England  his- 
tory and  were  prominent  factors  in  shaping  the  annals  of  that  section  of  Amer- 
ica. The  children  of  this  marriage  are  Louella  Ray.  the  wife  of  Ingram  Boyd, 
of  St.  Louis;  George  Mather;  Sidney  jNIather;  Marjorie;  and  Polly.  The  parents 
are  communicants  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  are  well  known  socially,  having 
a  large  circle  of  warm  friends.  VVhile  ]\Ir.  Brown  entered  upon  a  business  already 
established,  he  has  displayed  marked  capability  in  its  control  and  development  and 
today  occupies  a  prominent  position  in  commercial  and  industrial  circles,  being 
honored  and  respected  by  all  who  know  him. 


FRANCIS  DENNIS  HEALY. 

Francis  Dennis  Mealy,  prominent  in  the  commercial  circles  of  the  city  as 
an  importer  of  fine  water  color  and  oil  paintings,  with  his  business  establish- 
ment at  10  South  Broadway,  was  born  in  this  city  January  2,  1861,  a  son  of 
Dennis  B.  and  Mary  (Donnelly)  Healy.  His  father  about  1833  emigrated  from 
Ireland,  settled  here  and  for  many  years  conducted  a  general  drv-goods  busi- 
ness. He  became  one  of  the  oldest  retail  dry-goods  merchants  in  the  city,  and 
prior  to  his  death  he  celebrated  his  fifty-third  wedding  anniversary. 


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184  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

After  completing  a  course  of  study  at  the  public  schools,  Francis  D.  Healy 
graduated  from  the  high  school,  and  in  1877  went  to  work  for  the  Simmons 
Hardware  Company,  engaging  in  an  humble  position.  By  undivided  attention 
to  duty  he  gradually  augmented  his  usefulness  and  was  passed  through  various 
promotions  until  when,  in  1886,  he  severed  his  connection  with  the  company 
he  was  in  charge  of  the  sample  department.  Then  becoming  associated  with  the 
F.  H.  Thomas  Law  Book  Company  he  was  employed  as  a  traveling  salesman, 
and  in  the  meantime  he  pursued  a  course  of  study  at  the  St.  Louis  Art  School, 
thus  qualifying  for  the  successful  conduct  of  the  business  which  he  is  now 
following.  Upon  resigning  his  position  with  the  F.  H.  Thomas  Law  Book  Com- 
pany, he  established  himself  in  his  present  business  and  is  an  importer  of  fine 
water  color  and  oil  paintings,  and  also  engaged  in  artistic  framing  and  regilding. 
Mr.  Healy  has  given  much  study  to  the  business  he  follows  and  is  numbered 
among  the  finest  artists  in  his  line  in  the  city. 

In  1899,  in  St.  Louis,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Odile  Valle  Pratte 
Layton,  daughter  of  Mrs.  J.  Pratte  Layton,  of  this  city,  and  the  couple  have 
two  children,  Jane  Marie  and  Francis  Wallace,  who  are  in  school.  Mr.  Healy 
is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  the  Royal  Arcanum,  and  while 
he  is  not  connected  with  any  atheletic  clubs,  he  is  fond  of  general  outdoor  sports 
and  in  them  spends  some  of  his  leisure  time  and  finds  recreation.  He  is  non- 
partisan in  politics,  and  votes  for  the  man  who,  in  his  judgment,  is  the  best  quali- 
fied to  serve  in  the  office  he  seeks.     He  resides  at  4147  West  Pine  boulevard. 


JOHN    E.    PILCHER. 


Few  men  so  justly  merit  the  somewhat  hackneyed  but  altogether  expressive 
term  "a  self-made  man,"  and  after  all,  the  career  of  such  is  the  one  which  the 
American  public  holds  in  greatest  esteem,  and  well  may  it  be  so,  for  it  represents 
the  use  of  one's  powers  and  talents  to  their  utmost  possibility,  together  with  a 
correct  valuation  of  life's  contacts  and  experiences.  With  advantages  scarcely 
equal  to  those  which  many  boys  enjoy,  John  E.  Pilcher  came  to  the  new  world 
when  a  youth  of  fourteen  years  and  has  since  depended  upon  his  own  resources 
and  ability.  That  he  has  been  eminentlv  successful  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that 
he  was  the  first  vice  president  of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  for  many 
years  before  his  retirement  from  that  firm,  which  is  also  proof  that  his  life  has 
been  one  of  untiring  industrv  and  well  directed  energy. 

Mr.  Pilcher  was  born  in  Dover,  England,  July  19,  1844,  and  in  his  boyhood 
attended  a  private  school,  but  when  very  young  started  out  in  business  life  as  a 
clerk  in  a  store  in  his  native  city,  where  he  remained  for  two  and  a  half  years. 
From  time  to  time  he  heard  stories  of  success  that  was  won  by  his  fellow  coun- 
trymen in  the  new  world  and,  prompted  by  the  laudable  ambition  to  work  his 
way  upward,  Mr.  Pilcher  concluded  his  arrangements  to  sail  for  the  United  States 
and  as  a  passenger  on  the  City  of  London  arrived  in  New  York  in  April,  1859. 

No  friends  expressed  to  him  a  welcome,  for  he  was  unknown  in  this  country 
and  his  financial  condition  rendered  it  imperative  that  he  find  immediate  employ- 
ment. The  fact  that  he  had  a  relative  living  far  to  the  west — in  St.  Louis — 
caused  him  to  seek  this  city  in  May  and  he  arrived  with  less  than  a  dollar  in  his 
pocket.  He  possessed  unfaltering  energy,  however,  and  considered  himself 
fortunate  when  after  a  few  days  he  was  employed  in  a  shoe  store  on  Market 
street,  the  compensation  for  his  service  being  three  dollars  per  week  and  his 
board.  For  a  year  he  continued  with  that  house  and  then  entered  the  employ 
of  the  drug  firm  of  Charless,  Blow  &  Company,  where  he  was  paid  four  dollars 
per  week  but  without  board.  A  notable  step  in  advance  was  made  when  in 
January,  1864,  he  became  shipping  clerk  for  the  firm  of  Levering,  Waters  & 
Company  at  a  salary  of  twenty-five  dollars  per  nKmth.    This  was  the  predecessor 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  185 

of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company,  with  which  Air.  Pilcher  has  been  cuntin- 
uously  connected.  Two  years  served  to  bring  him  compreliensive  knowledge  of 
the  stock  and  to  prove  to  his  employers  that  he  possessed  business  capacity  and 
ability  sufficient  to  justify  them  sending  him  upon  the  road  as  a  traveling  sales- 
man. For  twenty  years  he  thus  represented  the  house,  becoming  known  as  one 
of  the  most  successful  traveling  salesmen  in  the  west.  On  the  expiration  of  that 
period  he  was  recalled  to  St.  Louis  tO'  become  cutlery  buyer  for  the  Simmons 
Hardware  Company,  taking  exclusive  charge  of  the  cutlery  department  and 
everything  pertaining  to  the  transaction  of  the  large  wholesale  business  in  that 
connection.  He  eventually  became  a  stockholder  and  was  first  vice  president  of 
the  Simmons  Hardware  Company,  which  he  represented  forty-six  years  ago  in  a 
most  humble  capacity  with  a  salary  of  but  twenty-five  dollars  per  month.  In  April, 
1906,  he  retired  from  that  company  and  organized  the  Baldwin  Forging  &  Tool 
Company  at  Columbus,  Ohio,  of  which  he  is  vice  president. 

On  the  6th  of  August,  1866,  Mr.  Pilcher  was  married  to  Miss  Charlotte 
Gunnell.  of  London,  England,  and  they  have  a  family  of  four  daughters  and  one 
son.  Mr.  Pilcher  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  also 
a  member  of  the  ^Mercantile  Club,  of  which  he  has  been  a  director  for  years.  He 
is  and  has  been  preeminently  a  business  man  and  has  been  actively  identified  with 
the  Business  Men's  League  since  it  came  into  existence  and  is  now  serving  on  its 
executive  board.  His  life  record  stands  as  a  splendid  exemplification  of  what 
mav  be  accomplished  in  a  land  where  opportunity  is  not  hampered  by  class,  caste, 
prejudice  or  custom,  but  where  earnest,  faithful  and  competent  service  brings  its 
reward.  While  his  career  has  been  much  less  spectacular  than  that  of  the  states- 
man or  military  hero,  it  is  none  the  less  essential  and  his  record  today  is  a  valuable 
asset  in  the  history  of  St.  Louis. 


HENRY  C.  HOEXER. 


Henry  C.  Hoener,  who  is  prominent  in  the  business  circles  of  the  city, 
as  secretary  of  the  Bridge  &  Beach  Manufacturing  Company,  and  who  worked 
his  way  to  that  responsible  station  from  the  humble  position  of  messenger  boy, 
was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  in  March,  i860,  a  son  of  F.  W.-  and  Anna  I. 
Hoener. 

In  St.  John's  evangelical  school,  in  this  city,  Henry  C.  Hoener  received 
his  education  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  started  out  in  the  world  for  him- 
self, his  first  employment  being  that  of  messenger  boy  for  the  American  District 
Telegraph  Company,  now  called  the  Bell  Telephone  Company,  with  which  firm 
he  remained  for  four  years,  and  during  the  latter  part  of  the  period  had  charge 
of  the  branch  office  at  No.  610  North  Leffingwell  street.  Resigning  this  position 
he  was  engaged  by  the  Excelsior  Manufacturing  Company,  now  known  as  the 
Charter  Oak  Stove  Range  Company,  as  a  casting  grinder  and  remained  with 
them  for  fourteen  years,  during  which  time  he  passed  through  several  pro- 
motions and  in  1895  was  made  city  salesman,  serving  in  that  capacity  until  the 
company  went  out  of  business  in  1896.  He  was  then  employed  by  the  Bridge  & 
Beach  Alanufacturing  Company  as  city  salesman  for  eight  years,  during  which 
time  he  had  become  so  useful  that  he  was  an  invaluable  asset  to  the  company 
and  in  1904  he  was  elected  a  director  and  secretary  of  the  firm  and  still  officiates 
in  these  capacities. 

On  October  28,  1885,  in  this  city,  Mr.  Hoener  wedded  Caroline  Wilhelmina 
Koch,  a  daughter  of  the'late  John  and  Barbara  E.  Koch,  and  their  children  are; 
Walter,  a  traveling  salesman";  Percival,  a  draftsman  with  the  firm  of  Barnett. 
Havnes  &  Barnett,  architects;  Lydia,  a  graduate  of  iMcKinley  high  school; 
Esther,  who  is  a  student  at  that  institution ;  Edgar,  a  pupil  at  the  public  school ; 
and  Ralph,  who  has  not  yet  attained  school  age.     Mr.  Hoener  is  affiliated  with 


II  ^   '!" 


186 


ST.  i.oris. 


IK    RHRTll    CirV. 


a  mimbor  of  fraternal  organizations,  aniong  which  arc  (he  Koyal  Arcamni 
Legion  of  Honor,  Knights  of  rvthias.  and  MasiMis.  and  he  also  belongs  to  th 
Western  Rowing  Clnh.  In  imlitics  he  is  a  rcpnhlicaii  and  uses  his  vote  an. 
influence  in  behalf  of  the  candiatcs  of  his  party.  Mr.  lloener  is  a  conservativ 
business  man.  and  it  has  been  through  his  keen  judgment  and  unwearied  appl; 
cation  that  he  has  succeeded  in  attainitig  the  responsible  position  he  now  hold 
in  the  business  circles  oi  the  city. 


MARriX  \.  K.VCKR. 


A  business  man,  inveiUor.  philanthropi.st.  sportsman  and  mechanic,  ^lartii 
\  .  Kacer  is  uudoubtedlv  one  of  the  best  known  and  highly  respected  men  in  St 
Louis  and  vicinity.  He  is  vice  president  of  the  Kacer  .Mamifacturing  Coiupau\ 
a  concern  which  is  known  thronghout  all  the  states  in  the  I'nion.  It  engages  ii 
the  manufacture  of  special  wood  aiul  paper  bottle  cases,  used  in  the  shipping  o 
liquids.  Most  of  these  devices  are  of  his  own  invention  and  he  has  reaped  con 
siderable  returns  from  their  sale  to  various  manufacturing  establishments.  Hi 
was  born  near  lUulweis.  liohemia.  t'tctober  i(>,  1841.  When  a  luere  lad  he 
was  sent  to  the  parish  school  where  he  studied  until  he  attained  tiie  ag<. 
of  thirteen  years.  In  1854  he  embarked  for  America  with  his  parents  ami  landed 
in  New  (^">rleans.  He  sailed  on  the  ship  Lhland  and  was  seventy-two  day- 
euroute.  The  party  had  not  remained  long  in  this  city  when  they  boarded  tlu 
steamer.  I'^lying  Cloud,  which  brought  theiu  to  St.  Louis.  Anxious  to  secure 
employment  he  applied  at  a  cotton  mill.  He  was  engaged  but  resigned  hi- 
position  after  having  worked  biU  one  day.  His  parents  then  thinking  that  lu 
would  be  better  equiiijied  for  the  business  world  by  further  education  sent  hiiu 
to  the  old  Lafayette  public  school,  which  he  atteiuled  one  winter.  At  the  expira- 
tion of  this  tiiue.  upon  the  death  of  his  father.  Lorenz  Kacer.  August  25,  1855. 
he  became  aiipreiuice  to  a  cooper  and  remained  with  liim  for  a  period  of  two 
years,  during  which  time  he  had  perfected  himself  in  the  trade.  Reing  ambiiiouv 
to  launch  out  in  the  world  tor  himself  in  1861.  with  a  reserve  capital  of  but 
twenty-five  dollars  which  he  had  saved  out  of  the  mere  pittance  awarded  him 
lor  his  work,  he  opened  a  cooper's  shop  for  himself.  He  diil  not  get  along  ver\ 
well  in  the  business  and  after  one  year's  time  gave  it  up.  He  then  went  to  work  in 
a  brickyard  where  he  remained  uiuil  18(12  when  he  enlisted  in  Company  F.  Third 
Regiment,  Missouri  Militia,  which  was  later  changed  to  the  Seventeenth  Regi- 
ment. Company  F.  This  regimeiu  was  mustered  out  in  18(13.  Subsequently  he 
entered  the  cooperage  trade  and  utilized  his  time  making  wine  and  beer  casks, 
having  had  a  number  of  coiuracts  for  this  class  of  work  from  many  of  the  larger 
breweries.  He  plied  his  craft  niuil  the  year  1872  when  he  founded  an  establish- 
meiu  for  himself.  He  entered  into  business  with  a  jiartner.  Horace  C.  Yockum. 
a  well  known  business  man.  and  engaged  in  the  maiuifacture  of  wood  and  paper 
cases  for  the  use  of  bottlers.  It  is  worthy  of  remark  that  most  of  the  luachinery 
used  in  this  class  of  work  by  the  firm  was  invented  and  patented  bv  Mr.  Kacer. 
After  many  years  congenial  business  relations,  in  i8i)i)  Mr.  Yockum  met  death 
by  drowning  while  on  a  yachting  cniise.  Mr.  Kacer  then  purchased  his  iiUerest 
from  the  heirs  of  the  deceased  and  has  continued  in  the  manufacturing  business 
ever  since.  He  has  been  wonderfully  successful  as  a  business  man  and  has 
attained  a  prominent  position  in  the  commercial  circles  of  the  citv.  He  has  not 
only  placed  himself  in  favorable  circumstances  but  has  become  so  beneficial  to 
the  community  as  to  enable  him  to  afford  maintenance  to  forty-five  permanent 
employes.  His  business  has  by  no  means  reached  its  maxinuun.  Everv  vear  it  is 
increasing  and  through  the  indefatigable  7eal  of  its  proprietor  promises  to  be  one 
of  the  most  useful  and  prominent  enterprises  in  the  countrv. 


•> '  -k^:. 


V.    KACER 


188  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Aside  from  being  well  known  and  influential  in  business  j\Ir.  Kacer  is  a 
general  favorite  in  social  circles  and  especially  among  men  who  delight  in  out- 
door sports.  Among  other  accomplishments  he  is  an  expert  sharpshooter  and 
possesses  many  magnificent  medals  which  he  has  won  in  competitive  contests  all 
over  the  country.  In  1891  he  won  first  prize  in  the  national  sharpshooters' 
tournament  at  Creve  Coeur  lake.  He  has  become  famous  for  the  invention  of  a 
combination  rifle  and  shotgun  which  has  had  a  wide  sale  throughout  the  world. 
Mr.  Kacer  is  a  member  of  the  Sharp  Shooters  Association,  in  which  organization 
he  has  been  a  trustee  for  some  time.  The  association  possesses  a  beautiful  tract 
of  land,  due  to  Mr.  Kacer,  who  bought  the  land  for  the  sum  of  four  thousand 
dollars,  assuming  all  responsibility  for  its  payment  and  allowing  the  members 
of  the  organization  to  pay  their  share  when  they  are  able.  The  land  has  since 
increased  its  value  in  the  neighborhood  of  six  thousand  dollars.  Mr.  Kacer  is 
also  affiliated  with  the  Fish  &  Game  Club,  Knights  of  St.  John  and  the  Knights 
of  St.  Venceslaus.     He  is  also  affiliated  with  Lyon  Post,  No.  2,  G.  A.  R. 

For  his  philanthropic  spirit  Mr.  Kacer  is  renowned  throughout  the  state. 
He  is  always  ready  to  support  charitable  causes.  He  purchased  the  land  at 
Fenton,  Missouri,  on  which  stands  the  Bohemian  Orphans  Home.  The  prop- 
erty embraces  ninety-nine  acres.  Mr.  Kacer  bore  most  of  the  expense  of  the 
purchase  and  has  permitted  reimbursement  to  run  indefinitely.  The  asylum  was 
a  much  needed  institution  and  from  the  point  of  view  of  utility  is  one  of  the 
foremost  institutions  of  the  kind  in  the  country.  ]Mr.  Kacer  is  remarkable  for 
his  generous  disposition.  He  is  kind  and  sympathetic,  loved  and  respected  by 
all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact  and  is  ever  ready  to  evidence  sympathy  by 
substantial  aid  to  those  in  need. 

Aside  from  his  natural  aptitude  for  business  transactions  and  the  cares  of 
the  enterprise  which  he  is  promoting  he  has  gained  a  w-ide  reputation  as  an 
inventor.  He  has  patented  several  useful  devices  which  are  being  sold  through- 
out the  country  and  from  which  he  reaps  a  generous  remuneration.  Through- 
out the  city  he  owns  much  valuable  property.  His  manufacturing  plant  is  at  No. 
2008  South  Eighth  street  where  he  owns  a  large  warehouse  in  the  vicinity.  In 
politics  he  is  a  democrat  and  is  one  of  the  most  popular  and  highly  respected 
citizens  in  the  community. 


HENRY  LINDENSCHMIT. 

Henry  Lindenschmit,  vice  president  of  the  Joseph  Lindenschmit  Grocery 
Company,  holds  a  prominent  place  among  the  business  men  of  the  city,  and 
being  a  young  man  of  energy,  ambitious  to  make  the  best  of  life,  he  has  before 
him  a  bright  prospect.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  April  27,  1870.  His  father, 
Joseph  Lindenschmit,  founder  of  the  enterprise  of  which  his  son  is  now  one  of 
the  proprietors,  was  born  in  Germany  in  1830.  Hearing  of  the  advantages  and 
opportunities  for  success  in  the  new  world  it  was  his  desire  early  in  life  to  come 
to  America.  He  did  not  long  debate  the  question  of  removing  from  his  native 
land  and  when  still  a  youth  embarked  for  the  United  States  and  located  in  St. 
Louis.  Here  he  established  himself  in  the  grocery  business  at  Fourteenth  and 
Market  streets,  later  transferring  his  interests  to  Twenty-eighth  and  Olive  streets, 
where  he  continued  until  the  time  of  his  death,  December  30,  1886.  Flis  wife, 
also  a  native  of  Germany,  is  deceased,  both  being  buried  side  by  side  in  St.  Louis. 
Henry  Lindenschmit  is  one  of  five  children,  the  others  being:  Charles  H.,  presi- 
dent of  the  Lindenschmit  Grocery  Company,  who,  with  his  wife  and  two  children, 
resides  in  St.  Louis ;  Mrs.  George  Lang,  who  resides,  with  her  husband  and  five 
children,  in  this  city ;  Theresa,  who  died  June  25,  1908,  leaving  her  husband.  Dr. 
F.  C.  Amciss,  and  one  daughter,  who  also  resides  in  St.  Louis  :  and  Annie,  wife 
of  A.  E.  Dore,  of  this  citv,  by  whom  she  has  a  son,  Arthur. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTrV.  189 

Henry  Lindenscliniit  received  his  rudimentary  edncation  in  the  public  schools. 
Here  he  studied  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  the  grocery  business. 
He  began  as  a  clerk  in  his  father's  grocery  store  at  Twenty-eighth  and  Olive 
streets,  and  for  his  labor  received  but  one  dollar  a  week.  Not  being  a  member 
of  the  Grocery  Clerks'  Union  he  could  not  demand  their  time  and  consequentlv 
worked  fourteen  hours  a  day.  His  salary,  however,  was  gradually  increased  and 
he  held  his  position  until  his  father's  death  in  1886.  The  business  was  then  re- 
organized under  the  name  of  the  Joseph  Lindenschmit  Grocery  Company,  with 
Charles  H.  Lindenschmit,  president;  Henry  Lindenschmit,  vice  president;  and 
George  Lang,  secretary  and  treasurer.  They  have  the  reputation  of  conducting 
one  of  the  finest  grocery  stores  in  the  city.  They  make  a  specialty  of  handling 
high  class  materials  and  were  the  first  in  the  city  to  solicit  trade  from  house  to 
house  and  also  to  supply  imported  goods.  The  business  was  established  in  1854 
and  the  best  class  of  trade  having  been  continuously  sought  they  have  kept  pace 
with  the  wonderful  progress  of  the  city. 

Air.  Lindenschmit  was  twice  married.  His  first  marriage  was  with  Miss 
Nellie  Leacock,  in  St.  Louis,  October  6,  1896.  Bv  this  union  he  had  three  chil- 
dren, Louise  H.,  eleven  years  old;  Helen  M.,  ten  years,  and  Joseph,  eight  years, 
all  attending  the  public  schools.  Mrs.  Lindenschmit  passed  away  June  15.  1903. 
Two  years  later,  on  June  27,  Mr.  Lindenschmit  was  united  in  marriage  with  Mrs. 
Eva  M.  Shafer  Lindenschmit,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Rosa  Sawyer,  widow,  of  Mount 
Vernon,  Illinois.  In  politics  Mr.  Lindenschmit  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  the 
Republican  party.  He  is  thoroughlv  conversant  with  the  issues  of  the  dav  and, 
although  he  has  no  ambition  for  holding  office  himself,  he  does  all  in  his  power 
to  support  candidates  for  municipal,  state  and  national  offices,  whom  he  judges 
are  sincere  and  honest  and  best  fitted  to  conserve  the  public's  interests.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  at  Taylor  avenue  and  Westminster 
place.  He  is  very  fond  of  outdoor  sports  and  spends  much  of  his  leisure  time 
at  baseball  and  bicycling.  His  office  is  at  No.  4753  McPherson  avenue.  He 
resides  in  an  elegant  home  at  Xo.  4816  ^^'ashington  boulevard. 


IJEXRY  DEIDESHEIMER. 

Henry  Deidesheimer  holds  the  prominent  position  of  treasurer  of  the  George 
F.  Dettman  Boot  &  Shoe  Company.  He  is  also  a  stockholder  in  the  firm.  As 
a  member  of  the  compau}-  Air.  Deidesheimer  is  largely  identified  with  the  higher 
financial  interests  of  the  city.  He  is  a  man  of  strong  character  and  it  has  been 
through  his  untiring  application  and  industry  that  he  has  worked  his  way  from 
the  comparatively  obscure  position  of  bill  clerk  to  his  present  high  station  of  trust 
as  an  extensive  stockholder  in  the  enterprise.  .\  native  of  Illinois,  he  was  born 
in  Belleville,  February  25.  1868.  His  father,  Henry  Deidesheimer.  was  a  native 
of  Germany,  having  migrated  to  .\merica  some  time  during  the  '40s  and  settled 
in  Belleville.  There  he  established  himself  in  business  as  a  general  merchant,  and 
by  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1901,  was"  so  successful  as  to  not  only 
have  accumulated  an  immense  amount  of  valuable  real  estate  but  also  to  have 
figured  influentiallv  in  the  financial  interests  of  the  citv.  His  wife,  Barbetta 
f Frank)  Deidesheimer,  was  also  a  native  of  Germany  and  is  now  living  in  St. 
Louis. 

To  obtain  his  preliminary  education  Henrv  Deidesheimer  was  enrolleil  as  a 
pupil  of  the  public  schools  at  Belleville.  Illinois.  Having  completed  his  studies 
there  he  took  a  course  at  Washington  University  and  finished  his  education  at 
Gem  City  Business  College,  at  Quincy.  Illinois.  He  was  graduated  in  1887  and 
came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  George  F.  Dettman  Boot 
&  Shoe  Company,  as  bill  clerk.  In  this  capacity  he  served  greatly  to  the  benefit 
of  the  firm ;  then  for  eight  years  was  on  the  road  for  the  company  as  a  traveling 


190  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

salesman,  and  later  was  appointed  buyer,  and  for  twelve  years  he  bought  all  the 
goods  used  by  the  firm.  During  this  period  he  acquired  such  knowledge  of  the 
boot  and  shoe  trade,  including  the  quality  of  leather,  as  to  make  him  not  only  an 
invaluable  man  to  the  firm  but  also  one  of  the  best  versed  men  in  the  boot  and 
shoe  business  throughout  the  west.  Consequently  he  was  raised  to  the  position 
of  treasurer  of  the  company,  of  which  he  later  became  a  stockholder.  Mr. 
Deidesheimer  is  a  conservative  business  man  and  has  done  much  to  increase  the 
trade  of  the  company.  He  is  highly  esteemed  for  his  honesty  and  reliability  and 
as  well  for  his  keen  business  judgment. 

In  1896  Mr.  Deidesheimer  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  Gass.  Her 
father,  Thomas  Gass,  was  well  known  as  a  wholesale  dry-goods  merchant.  They 
have  one  child,  Camelius,  who  is  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools.  Mr.  Deidesheimer 
is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  has  passed  through  many  of  the  higher 
degrees,  being  a  Shriner  and  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason. 


DA\  ID  BELMY  HOWARD. 

David  B.  Howard,  who  was  a  leading  figure  in  railroad  circles,  being  con- 
nected with  the  Wabash  system  as  auditor  at  the  time  of  his  death,  gained  a  posi- 
tion of  distinction  in  the  business  world  but  throughout  his  entire  life  was 
actuated  by  high  and  honorable  principles  that  set  him  above  many  of  his  fellows 
by  reason  of  his  untiring  devotion  to  all  that  is  ideal  in  man's  relations  with  his 
fellowmen.  His  birth  occurred  in  Maulmain,  Burma,  India,  January  5,  1840,  his 
parents  being  the  Rev.  Hosea  and  Theressa  (Patten)  Howard  of  Springfiel^, 
Massachusetts.  In  1820  the  father  left  this  country  for  India  as  a  missionary, 
accompanied  by  his  wife.  They  located  at  Maulmain,  where  all  of  their  children 
were  born. 

David  B.  Howard  was  a  lad  of  ten  years  when  the  family  returned  to  the 
United  States  and  settled  in  Pittsfield,  Massachusetts,  where  he  acquired  his  early 
education,  being  graduated  from  the  high  school  there.  At  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  he  left  school  and  went  to  New  York  city,  where  he  entered  the  office  of 
the  Baptist  Examiner,  a  church  paper,  with  which  he  was  connected  for  two 
years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  came  to  the  middle  west,  settling  in 
Bloomington,  Illinois,  in  1858.  At  that  time  his  connection  with  railroad  in- 
terests began.  He  secured  employment  in  the  office  of  the  Chicago  &  x'\lton  Rail- 
road Company,  where  he  continued  for  about  a  year  and  then  removed  to  Chi- 
cago. On  the  1st  of  January,  i860,  he  obtained  a  position  as  clerk  to  the  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad  Company  in  Chicago,  remaining 
in  that  capacity  for  four  years,  when  promotion  made  him  paymaster  for  the 
same  road  and  he  thus  served  until  the  ist  of  June,  1866.  From  that  date  until 
January,  1873,  lie  was  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis,  Jacksonville  & 
Chicago  Railroad,  and  during  the  succeeding  six  and  a  half  years,  to  November, 
1879,  he  was  auditor  for  the  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  &  Northern  Railroad.  A 
short  time  afterward  he  was  made  auditor  of  the  Wabash  railroad,  which  posi- 
tion he  held  until  his  death,  or  for  a  period  of  about  twenty-seven  years.  He 
was  widely  known  in  railroad  circles  and  was  one  of  the  prominent  features  of 
one  of  the  great  railway  systems  of  the  west.  He  was  also  vice  president  of  the 
Corona  Lemon  Company  of  Corona,  California. 

On  the  22d  of  January,  1866,  Mr.  Howard  was  married  in  Bloomington, 
Illinois,  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Squires,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  W.  and  Cecelia  ( Ham- 
mond) Squires,  of  Ithaca,  New  York.  During  the  last  three  years  of  his  life 
Mr.  Howard  was  confined  to  his  bed  with  rheumatism  and  death  brought  his  re- 
lease from  intense  suffering.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  republican 
party  and  though  he  stanchlv  advocated  its  principles  he  never  held  nor  desired 
public  office.     He  was  an  organist  of  rare  ability,  serving  as  organist  in  different 


D.    B.   HOWARD 


192  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

churches  in  New  York  city.  Chicago  and  Jacksonville.  He  was  also  chairman  of 
the  music  committee  of  the  Second  Baptist  church  in  St.  Louis  for  four  or  five 
years  and  was  a  deacon  in  that  church,  in  which  he  long  held  membership.  His 
life  was  at  all  times  honorable  and  upright,  characterized  by  unfaltering  adher- 
ence to  those  principles  which,  aside  from  any  business  or  social  distinction  to 
which  he  may  attain,  win  for  the  individual  the  unqualified  respect  and  trust  of 
his   fellowmen. 


HOWARD  FRANZ  KOHLER. 

Howard  Franz  Kohler,  whose  business  capacity  and  unflagging  industry 
have  carried  him  into  important  relations  in  the  commercial  life  of  St.  Louis,  is 
now  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Kohler  &  Romer,  manufacturers  of  high  grade 
clothing  for  men.  His  experience,  his  close  study  of  the  trade  and  of  the  condi- 
tions found  in  commercial  lines  enable  him  to  speak  authoritatively  on  matters 
relative  to  the  specific  field  in  which  he  has  directed  his  energies. 

Mr.  Kohler  was  born  in  BuiTalo,  New  York,  November  lo,  1865,  and  while 
spending  his  boyhood  days  in  the  home  of  his  parents.  Christian  A.  and  Wilhel- 
mina  Victoria  (Von  Ende)  Kohler,  he  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
city  and  afterward  enjoyed  the  benefit  of  further  instruction  in  St.  Mary's  Col- 
lege of  BufTalo.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the  merchant  tailoring  business  since 
1889  and  long  experience  has  given  him  intimate  knowledge  of  the  trade  in  all  of 
its  departments.  Since  April,  1900,  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  present  firm 
of  Kohler  &  Romer.  makers  of  high  grade  clothing  for  men.  This  establishment 
largely  sets  the  standard  for  other  enterprises  of  similar  character  in  St.-Louis. 
The  business  has  reached  a  point  of  high  attainment  in  style  and  workmanship, 
in  advertising  methods  and  in  the  manner  of  conducting-  its  interests,  which  are 
constantly  growing  in  volume  and  importance. 

On  the  3d  of  June,  1903,  Mr.  Kohler  was  married  to  Miss  Nell  March,  of 
Maplewood.  Missouri,  and  they  have  one  son,  March  Howard  Kohler.  who  was 
born  February  19,  1907.  Mr.  Kohler  expects  to  erect  a  residence  for  himself  and 
family  at  LTniversity  Fleights  where  he  owns  property. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  his  favorite  pastimes, 
golf  and  tennis,  furnish  him  rest  and  recreation  from  the  arduous  cares  of  busi- 
ness. Concentrating  his  energies  upon  a  single  line,  he  has  thoroughly  mastered 
it  and  has  won  for  himself  a  place  in  commercial  circles  that  is  commendable  and 
enviable.  No  opportunity  has  been  neglected  bv  him  and  his  chances  for  ad- 
vancement have  been  so  wiselv  utilized  that  his  entire  business  career  has  been 
characterized  by  orderlv  progression. 


MISS    LALTRA    MAUDE    EOFF. 

Miss  Laura  Maude  Eoff,  who  founded  and  is  conducting  the  Eoif'  School 
for  Girls,  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis  and  is  now  doing  excellent  work  in  promoting 
the  educational  interests  of  the  city.  Her  father,  William  C.  Eofif,  was  born  in 
Wheeling,  West  A'irginia,  and  came  to  St.  Louis  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years.  He 
was  educated  at  Columbia  College,  New  York,  and  is  a  man  of  broad  general 
culture.  He  married  Miss  Ella  McCausland,  of  Platte  City,  Missouri,  and  has 
resided  continuously  in  St.  Louis  since  1871,  the  old  homestead  being  at 
Eighteenth  street  and  Washington  avenue. 

His  daughter.  Miss  Eoff  of  this  review,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of 
St.  Louis,  where  she  passed  through  consecutive  grades  until  she  was  graduated 
from  the  high  school  with  the  class  of  1893.     She  pursued  the  full  nornial  course 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  1.93 

for  teachers  in  the  pubHc  school  and  engaged  in  teaching  in  St.  Louis  for  three 
years.  On  account  of  faihng  health  she  then  removed  to  Paducah,  Kentucky, 
where  she  taught  for  one  year  in  a  private  school,  during  which  time  her  health 
greatly  improved.  She  then  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  taught  for  three  years  in 
Miss  Thompson's  School  for  Girls.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  she  estab- 
lished the  Eoff  School  for  Girls  at  Taylor  avenue  and  Olive  street  and  has  con- 
ducted it  continuously  since  1904.  She  is  principal  and  one  of  the  directors  of 
this  school  and  has  made  a  specialty  of  preparing  young  girls  for  entrance  into 
the  eastern  colleges.  Her  work  is  thorough  and  she  has  the  ability  to  impart 
clearly  and  readily  to  others  the  knowledge  that  she  has  acquired.  Her  standards 
of  teaching  are  high  and  the  institution  which  she  established  is  proving  a  valuable 
factor  in  the  educational  interests  of  the  citv. 


CHAUNCEY  IVES  FILLEY. 

The  safety  of  the  republic  depends  not  so  much  upon  methods  and  measures 
as  upon  that  manhood  from  whose  deep  sources  all  that  is  precious  and  permanent 
in  life  must  proceed.  The  roll  of  the  leading  citizens  of  St.  Louis  contains  the 
name  of  Chauncey  Ives  Filley,  long  recognized  as  one  of  the  republican  leaders 
of  the  state.  For  many  years  he  devoted  his  efforts  untiringly  toward  securing 
the  adoption  of  those  measures  which  he  regards  as  fundamental  principles  of 
good  government,  and  his  unbending  integrity  of  character,  his  fearlessness  in 
the  discharge  of  his  duties  and  his  appreciation  of  the  responsibilities  that  rest 
upon  him  were  such  as  to  make  him  a  most  acceptable  incumbent  in  the  offices 
which  he  has  been  called  upon  to  fill  in  connection  with  the  management  of  repub- 
lican interests  in  Missouri.  While  he  has  retired  from  active  participation  in 
public  aft'airs  his  interest  in  his  party  and  country  have  in  no  wise  diminished 
and  he  keeps  in  touch  with  the  political  movement  of  the  republic. 

Mr.  Filley  is  a  native  of  Lansingburg,  New  York,  born  October  17,  1829,  his 
parents  being  Augustus  and  Amelia  (Filley)  Filley.  His  academic  education 
was  acquired  in  the  state  of  New  York,  after  which  he  pursued  a  two  years'  law 
course  in  Saratoga  county,  New  York.  Following  his  removal  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  arrived  on  the  i6th  of  September,  1850,  he  secured  a  clerkship  in  the 
store  of  E.  A.  &  S.  R.  Filley,  dealers  in  china  and  glassware,  who  were  his 
relatives.  From  1855  until  1858  he  was  a  partner  in  the  firm  and  then  withdrew 
to  engage  in  the  earthenware  business,  in  which  he  continued  in  1873.  Through- 
out the  period  of  his  manhood  he  was  intensely  interested  in  the  grave  political 
questions  which  the  countrv  has  faced  and  his  fitness  for  leadership  eventually 
led  him  to  active  participation  in  the  work  of  organizing  and  controlling  the  inter- 
ests of  the  republican  party  in  Missouri.  His  political  antecedents  were  demo- 
crats, but  Mr.  Filley  cast  his  first  vote  for  the  whig  candidate  who  sought  the 
mayoralty  of  St.  Louis.  During  the  Civil  war  he  was  an  ardent  supporter  of  the 
Union  and  in  1863  was  nominated  bv  the  republican  emancipation  convention  for 
mayor.  Elected  to  the  ofiice  he  served  until  1864,  and  since  that  time  has  been 
recognized  as  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  republican  party  in  Missouri.  In  i860 
he  attended  the  national  republican  convention  which  nominated  Abraham  Lincoln 
for  the  presidency  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  convention  of  1864,  when  the  Illinois 
leader  was  renominated.  In  1868  he  served  as  an  elector  on  the  Grant  presidential 
ticket  and  thereafter  sat  as  a  delegate  in  every  republican  national  convention  up 
to  and  including  that  of  1892.  He  first  became  a  member  of  the  Missouri  state 
republican  central  committee  in  1868  and  was  made  chairman  in  1876.  In  1872 
he  was  chief  organizer  of  the  republican  partv  in  Missouri  and  in  1880  again 
became  chairman  of  the  state  committee,  holding  that  position  almost  contin- 
uously until  1898.  He  was  likewise  the  ^Missouri  representative  on  the  repub- 
lican national  committee  from  1876  until  1892.  He  lias  sought  or  desired  few 
offices,  although  he  served  as  postmaster  of  St.  Louis  from  1873  until  1878. 

13— VOL.  in. 


194  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

On  the  28tli  of  June,  1855,  Mr.  Filley  was  married  at  Lansingburg,  New 
York,  to  Miss  Anna  E.  Adams.  He  is  now  living  retired,  but  for  many  years 
his  was  a  most  active  and  useful  life,  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  country.  His 
course  has  ever  been  above  suspicion.  The  good  of  the  nation  he  has  placed 
before  partisanship  and  the  public  welfare  before  personal  aggrandizement.  He 
has  won  the  respect  and  admiration  of  many  of  the  most  prominent  republican 
workers  of  the  country,  but  at  home — in  the  state  of  his  adoption — where  he  is 
best  known  he  has  inspired  personal  friendships  of  unusual  strength  and  all  who 
know  him  have  the  highest  admiration  for  his  good  qualities  of  heart  and  mind. 


HENRY   SCHURK. 


Henry  Schurk,  who,  since  1890,  has  conducted  business  on  his  own  account, 
being  now  at  the  head  of  the  Schurk  Iron  Works,  was  born  in  Westphalia, 
Germany,  February  27,  1864.  His  father  was  a  railroad  man  of  that  country. 
The  mother,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Elizabeth  Sillinghoff,  was  also  a 
native  of  Germany. 

When  fourteen  years  of  age  Henry  Schurk  put  aside  his  text-books,  which 
liitherto  had  engaged  his  attention  as  a  public  school  student,  and  entered  business 
life  as  an  employe  in  one  of  the  iron  foundries  of  his  native  country.  He  there 
learned  the  trade,  remaining  in  one  establishment  for  six  years,  during  which 
time  he  gained  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business  in  principle  and  detail. 
On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  came  to  America  and  worked  in  the  coal 
mines  at  Belleville,  Illinois,  and  afterward  in  the  Harris  Machine  Works.  Sub- 
sequently he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  engaged  in  iron  builder's  work  for  three 
years.  Starting  in  business  on  his  own  account  in  1890,  he  established  the  Schurk 
Iron  Works,  and  in  this  connection  has  developed  an  industry  of  considerable 
importance.  He  soon  demonstrated  to  his  first  patrons  that  his  work  was  worth- 
ily and  carefully  executed,  and  this  brought  him  increased  trade,  so  that  as  the 
vears  have  gone  by  his  labors  have  returned  to  him  a  gratifying  income  on  his 
investment. 

In  1888  Mr.  Schurk  was  married  to  Miss  Lucia  Zimmerman,  of  Germany, 
and  unto  them  have  been  born  five  children,  Henry,  in  business  with  his  father, 
Lucy,  William,  Joseph  and  Tony,  all  of  whom  are  natives  of  St.  Louis.  Mr. 
Schurk  is  a  member  of  several  benevolent  societies  of  St.  Anthony's  church.  His 
membership  in  the  church  and  his  loyalty  to  its  teachings  make  him  one  of  its 
worthy  representatives.     His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy. 


ALBERT  G.  NULSEN. 

Albert  G.  Nulsen,  who  holds  the  responsible  position  of  president  of  the 
Nulsen,  Klein  &  Krausse  Manufacturing  Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
February  i,  1870.  His  father,  John  C.  Nulsen,  was  a  native  of  Germany,  hav- 
ing been  born  April  24,  1824.  Albert  G.  Nulsen  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools 
until  he  was  ten  years  of  age.  At  this  age  he  left  school  to  spend  two  years  in 
Germany.  While  in  the  old  country  he  spent  two  years  at  study  and  upon  conx- 
ing  back  to  St.  Louis  attended  the  Smith  Academy  for  three  years  and  subse- 
quently spent  three  years  at  the  Manual  Training  School,  graduating  with  the 
class  of  1888.  after  which  he  pursued  his  studies  for  one  year  at  Washington 
University.  By  this  time,  deeming  he  had  sufficient  education  to  carry  him 
through  life,  he  was  ambitious  to  enter  the  business  world.  He  started  with  the 
Smith-Davis  Manufacturing  Company  as  an  apprentice.  After  he  had  been  em- 
ployed four  months,  being  then  but  nineteen  years  of  age,  he  was  promoted  to 


ALBERT   G.    NULSEN 


196  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

the  position  of  foreman  of  the  shops.  His  early  rise  was  due  principally  to  the 
fact  that  he  had  had  all  the  preliminary  training  in  this  line  of  work  at  school. 
His  promotion  was  also  aided  by  the  fact  that  he  took  the  interests  of  the  firm 
to  heart  and  always  worked  toward  the  best  advantage  of  his  employers.  This 
was  a  very  responsible  position  for  so  young  a  man  and  one  which  few  at  that 
age  would  dare  to  seek.  He  served  admirably  for  three  years,  when  he  purchased 
an  interest  in  the  George  S.  Mephon  &  Klein  Dry  Paint  Works.  He  continued 
his  affiliation  with  this  firm  until  1902  when  the  Nulsen,  Klein  &  Krausse  Com- 
pany was  organized.  Upon  the  death  of  Mr.  Klein,  November  i,  1907,  Mr. 
Nulsen  became  president  of  the  company.  This  is  one  of  the  most  widely  known 
paint  concerns  in  the  country.  In  addition  to  a  large  plant  in  St.  Louis  the  com- 
pany operates  a  plant  at  Lynchburg,  Virginia.  When  the  firm  initiated  the  en- 
terprise there  were  but  four  other  companies  in  the  country  operating  in  the 
same  line  of  business.  These  companies  they  subsequently  bought  out.  The 
business  of  the  firm  has  grown  from  a  modest  beginning  with  such  rapidity  that 
the  company  is  now  doing  business  on  an  invested  capital  of  five  hundred  thous- 
and dollars.  They  transact  business  in  all  of  the  states  of  the  Union  and  also 
with  all  portions  of  Canada. 

On  October  15,  1890,  in  St.  Louis,  Albert  G.  Nulsen  wedded  J\Iiss  Maude 
Kreher,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Kreher.  The  late  Mr.  Kreher  stood  high 
in  the  business  circles  of  the  city  and  was  president  of  the  J.  B.  Sickles  Sad- 
dlery Company  for  a  number  of  years  previous  to  his  death.  His  wife  still 
lives  and  resides  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nulsen  have  the  following  chil- 
dren: Mildred  E.,  seventeen  years  of  age;  Joe  K.,  sixteen  years  of  age;  Albert 
G.,  Jr.,  fourteen  years  of  age ;  Norman,  eleven  years  of  age ;  Richard,  six  years 
of  age,  and  Jack  C,  four  years  of  age.  Mr.  Nulsen's  religious  convi.£tions  are 
on  the  side  of  Christian  Science.  He  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republi- 
can party.  Being  fond  of  outdoor  sports  he  spends  much  of  his  leisure  time  in 
sailing  and  automobiling.  His  office  is  at  the  foot  of  Sidney  street,  his  residence, 
which  he  erected,  being  at  No.  5315  Waterman  avenue. 


FRANK   W.    PHELAN. 

Frank  W.  Phelan  has  for  more  than  thirty  years  been  connected  with  the 
paint  trade  and  stands  today  as  an  eminent  representative  of  this  line  of  industry. 
The  extensive  plant  of  the  Phelan-Faust  Paint  Manufacturing  Company  is  a 
monument  to  his  enterprise  and  business  capacity  and  is  proving  a  factor  in  the 
business  activity  of  the  community  in  which  he  is  located,  as  well  as  a  source 
of  substantial  revenue  to  the  stockholders.  Mr.  Phelan  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
August  29,  1854,  and,  as  the  name  indicates,  is  of  Irish  lineage,  his  parents  being 
William  and  Bridget  (Cooney)  Phelan,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  the  Emerald 
Isle.  His  parental  grandparents  were  farming  people  of  Ireland  and  there  Wil- 
liam Phelan  was  reared'to  the  "occupation  of  the  farm,  but  at  length'  he  felt  that 
his  native  land  did  not  afford  the  business  opportunities  which  he  desired  and  he 
resolved  therefore  to  try  his  fortune  in  America.  Bidding  adieu  to  friends  and 
native  country,  he  sailed  for  the  new  world  and  from  1834  until  1838  occupied 
a  clerkship  in  the  establishment  of  T.  L.  Chester  &  Company  at  No.  203  Broad- 
way, New  York.  In  1843  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  and  in  1845  was 
made  receiving  clerk  in  the  house  of  Humphrey  &  Thatcher,  then  the  largest 
coffee  and  sugar  establishment  in  the  west.  He  remained  with  that  concern  during 
all  its  changes  until  Solan  Humphrey,  its  head,  returned  to  New  York  to  become 
a  member  of  the  firm  of  E.  D.  Morgan  &  Company,  bankers.  In  the  meantime 
Mr.  Phelan  had  saved  much  of  his  earnings  and  had  invested  his  growing  capital 
in  real  estate  in  various  parts  of  the  city.  This  property  rapidly  increased  in 
value  with  the  development  of  St.  Louis  and  placed  ]\'Ir.  Phelan  among  the  sub- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  197 

stantial  and  prosperous  residents  of  the  city,  but  in  the  bank  failures  of  1875  and 
1876  he  lost  much  money.  In  his  day  he  was  considered  one  of  the  best-posted 
men  on  real  estate  here  and  his  name  became  synonymous  with  business  integrity 
and  enterprise.  As  a  member  of  the  revising  session  of  the  Missouri  Legislature 
in  1879  he  demonstrated  what  should  be  the  duties  of  an  active  and  public-spirited 
citizen  when  elected  to  the  state  legislature.  In  local  afifairs  he  was  also  prominent 
and  his  efforts  in  behalf  of  public  progress  were  far-reaching  and  beneficial.  To 
him  was  allotted  a  ripe  old  age  and  when  he  had  passed  the  eightieth  milestone 
on  life's  journey  he  was  called  to  his  final  rest,  having  long  survived  his  wife, 
who  died  in  1876  at  the  age  of  fifty-four  years. 

The  maternal  grandparents  of  Air.  Phelan,  natives  of  Ireland,  settled  in  St. 
Louis  in  1840,  and  immediately  purchased  a  farm  in  Carondelet,  adjoining  the 
old  St.  Louis  Seminary.  In  1840  there  were  three  seminarians  in  that  institu- 
tion preparing  for  the  priesthood  who  frequently  partook  of  the  hospitality  of 
the  Coone\-  home  and  who  afterward  became  distinguished  churchmen,  namelv: 
Archbishop  Hennessy,  of  Dubuque,  Iowa ;  Archbishop  Feehan,  of  Chicago ;  and 
the  late  Bishop  Dugan,  of  Chicago. 

Frank  W.  Phelan,  spending  his  boyhood  days  in  his  parents'  home,  pursued 
his  education  in  the  St.  Louis  L'niversity,  while  later  he  became  a  student  in  the 
Notre  Dame  (Ind.)  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of 
1873.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  an  employe  of  F.  A. 
Drew,  dealer  in  glass,  and  later  secured  a  situation  with  the  firm  of  Norton  & 
Wieder,  with  whom  he  continued  until  the  business  went  into  liquidation.  He 
was  then  oft'ered  a  remunerative  position  by  the  Wieder  Paint  Company  and  not 
only  represented  the  house  upon  the  road  for  a  number  of  years  but  was  also 
financially  interested  in  the  concern.  As  the  vears  advanced  and  his  business 
powers  expanded  there  awoke  in  him  the  ambition  to  carry  on  commercial  inter- 
ests on  his  own  account  and  in  1892  he  joined  John  Hazard  in  establishing  the 
Buehler-Phelan  Paint  Company.  His  associate.  ]\Ir.  Hazard,  was  a  celebrated 
chemist  and  color  maker  and  was  without  a  rival  in  the  west  as  a  scientific  paint 
man.  Mr.  Phelan,  too,  had  long  and  practical  experience  in  the  business,  especially 
in  sales  lines,  and  the  new  firm  therefore  constituted  a  strong  combination.  They 
located  their  factory  at  Eighth  and  Howard  streets,  and  through  the  entire  exist- 
ence of  the  firm  they  enjoyed  an  extensive  business,  something  of  the  growth  of 
their  trade  being  indicated  by  the  fact  that  their  first  year's  sales  amounted  to 
thirty-two  thousand  dollars  and  their  last  to  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
dollars. 

The  sale  of  their  business  by  the  Buehler-Phelan  Paint  Company  did  not 
mean  that  Mr.  Phelan  was  to  retire  from  the  field  of  manufacturing  and  com- 
mercial activity.  In  1902  he  organized  the  Phelan-Faust  Paint  Alanufacturing 
Company,  in  which  connection  he  is  today  controlling  one  of  the  largest  and  most 
important  paint  enterprises  of  the  middle  west.  The  company  has  located  its 
plant  just  across  the  river  in  East  St.  Louis  in  a  building  erected  especially  for 
their  purpose  and  supplied  with  all  modern  equipments  and  accessories  known  in 
the  paint  manufacturing  business.  The  latest  improved  machinery  is  utilized  and 
the  products  of  the  house  are  of  the  highest  grade.  In  the  period  of  six  years  which 
has  elapsed  since  the  organization  of  this  company  its  trade  connections  have 
reached  out  to  various  sections  of  the  countrj^  and  its  constantly  growing  patron- 
age now  demands  an  extensive  output.  Work  is  therefore  furnished  to  a  large 
number  of  employes  and  the  business  of  the  house  is  thoroughly  systematized 
in  all  its  departments.  The  officers  of  the  company  are:  F.  W.  Phelan, 
president;  C.  H.  Smith,  Jr.,  vice  president:  and  Leo  F.  Faust,  secretary. 

In  1878  Mr.  Phelan  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  J\lary  T.  Walsh,  a  native 
of  St.  Louis  and  a  daughter  of  P.  S.  Walsh,  for  years  a  prosperous  and  popular 
grocery  merchant  of  this  city.  Air.  and  Mrs.  Phelan  have  become  the  parents 
of  eleven  children,  seven  of  whom  are  living:  William.  Frank,  Georgiana,  Anna, 
Leo,  David  S.  and  Airs.  Claude  H.  Smith.     The  family  residence  is  at  No.  5599 


198  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Bartmer  avenue.  Mr.  Phelan  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Paint  &  Oil  Club,  of 
the  United  Travelers'  Association,  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Knights  of  Columbus 
and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club.  While  his  life  has  been  a  busy  one,  he  has  yet 
found  time  for  social  interests  and  his  friends  find  him  an  entertaining,  con- 
genial companion,  while  at  all  times  he  is  courteous  and  approachable. 


HENRY  SCHWARZ,  M.D. 

Dr.  Henry  Schwarz,  educated  under  some  of  the  eminent  physicians  and 
surgeons  of  Europe,  is  now  professor  of  gynecology  and  obstetrics  in  the  medical 
department  of  the  Washington  University  and  a  recognized  authority  on  his 
specialty.  He  was  born  in  Giessen,  in  the  grand  dukedom  of  Hesse-Darmstadt, 
Germany,  November  14,  1855.  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Susan  Schwarz.  He  comes  of 
peasant  ancestry.  His  father,  Jacob  Schwarz,  was  the  youngest  son  of  a  well-to-do 
peasant  and  received  a  liberal  education,  being  graduated  from  the  School  of 
Technology  of  Darmstadt.  His  ability  in  engineering  lines  was  recognized  and 
as  surveyor  he  assisted  in  the  construction  of  the  railroad  from  Frankfort  to 
Cassel,  one  of  the  first  railroads  in  Germany.  He  remained  in  the  service  of  that 
railroad  in  various  positions  for  many  years,  his  last  connection  being  that  of 
local  treasurer. 

Dr.  Schwarz  in  his  boyhood  days  attended  the  gymnasium,  the  preparatory 
school  of  the  university,  in  his  native  town,  but  did  not  complete  the  course  to 
graduation.  Attracted  by  the  opportunities  of  the  new  world,  he  came  to  the 
United  States  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  arriving  in  St.  Louis  on  the  21st 
of  April,  1873.  Here  he  secured  employment  in  a  drug  store  and  in  order  to 
familiarize  himself  with  the  English  language  attended  night  school.  Determin- 
ing to  thoroughly  qualify  for  the  work  of  a  druggist  he  took  up  the  study  of 
pharmacy  in  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy  and  was  graduated  therefrom 
with  the  class  of  1876.  In  the  meantime,  however,  he  had  determined  upon  the 
practice  of  medicine  as  a  life  work  and  when  he  completed  his  pharmaceutical 
course  he  matriculated  in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  March,  1879.  He  then  returned  to  Germany  and  studied  medicine 
at  the  University  of  Giessen,  receiving  his  German  degree  in  February,  1880.  His 
theoretical  training  was  then  followed  by  the  broad  practical  experience  secured 
through  his  appointment  as  first  assistant  in  the  University  Female  Hospital  of 
Giessen,  where  he  remained  from  March,  1880,  until  March,  1881,  when 
he  was  sent  to  Heidelberg  to  take  charge  of  the  Liniversity  Female  Hospital 
of  that  place  until  Professor  Kehrer,  who  had  been  called  from  Giessen 
to  Heidelberg  could  assume  the  duties  of  his  new  position.  Dr.  Schwarz  con- 
tinued at  Heidelberg  as  first  assistant  teacher  of  midwifery  until  August,   1883. 

Since  that  date  Dr.  Schwarz  has  been  a  practitioner  in  St.  Louis  and  has 
enjoyed  an  extensive  patronage,  being,  through  the  consensus  of  public  opinion, 
numbered  among  the  most  able  and  learned  members  of  the  profession  in  the 
city.  He  is  also  well  known  as  an  educator  and  in  1886  was  appointed  clinical 
lecturer  on  gynecology  in  the  St.  Louis  ]\Iedical  College,  now  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  Washington  University.  In  1889  he  was  made  professor  of  gynecology 
and  since  1900,  when  the  Missouri  Medical  College  was  fused  with  the  St.  Louis 
Medical  College,  Dr.  Schwarz  has  been  in  charge  of  the  department  of  obstetrics 
and  gynecology,  his  present  title  being  professor  of  obstetrics  and  gynecology. 
Specializing  along  this  line  he  has  carried  his  researches  and  investigations  far 
beyond  those  of  the  average  practitioner  until  his  knowledge  and  ability  make 
him  a  recognized  authority  in  this  department  of  medical  practice. 

On  the  1st  of  September,  1886,  Dr.  Schwarz  was  married  to  Johanna  Laura 
Forster,  a  daughter  of  Marquard  Forster,  the  well  known  founder"  of  the  Forster 
family  in    St.   Louis.     Dr.   and   Mrs.    Schwarz   are   the   proud  parents   of   four 


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DR.   HEXRY   SCHWARZ 


200  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

healthy  and  promising  sons:  Marquard  J.,  who  was  born  July  29,  1887;  Otto 
H.,  born  June  15,  1888;  Walter  C,  whose  birth  occurred  August  13,  1890;  and 
Frederick"  W.,  who  was  born  March  7,  1895. 

While  his  professional  duties  make  too  great  demand  upon  his  time  to  allow 
him  much  active  participation  in  social  affairs,  Dr.  Schwarz  is  nevertheless  known 
as  a  man  of  genial  disposition  and  cordiality  and  he  wins  friends  whenever  he 
goes.  He  is  independent  of  any  political  party,  yet  takes  a  deep  interest  in  affairs 
of  the  city  and  gives  stalwart  endorsement  and  cooperation  to  many  movements 
which  are  of  value  in  municipal  life. 


THEODOR  LAMMERT. 

Theodor  Lammert,  a  gardener,  conducting  an  extensive  and  profitable  busi- 
ness, was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  February  16,  1872,  a  son  of  Antonio 
and  Rosine  (Yacus)  Lammert,  the  former  a  farmer  by  occupation.  In  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town  Theodor  Lammert  pursued  his  education  to  the  age 
of  fourteen  years  when  he  became  connected  with  farming  interests  and  was  busily 
employed  along  agricultural  lines  until  1893,  when  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years 
he  decided  to  improve  his  financial  condition  by  coming  to  the  new  world,  where 
competition  is  greater  but  advancement  is  more  quickly  secured.  He  located 
immediately  in  St.  Louis,  accepting  a  position  with  a  local  gardener,  with  whom 
he  remained  until  1899,  and  then,  having  saved  a  sufficient  sum  from  his  earn- 
ings to  enable  him  to  purchase  a  small  place  for  himself,  he  began  business  on 
his  own  account  and  has  since  made  steady  progress.  From  time  to  time  he  has 
added  to  his  place  until  it  is  now  one  of  the  most  extensive  in  the  district,  and  his 
property  is  also  gradually  increasing  in  its  real-estate  value,  as  it  has  a  frontage 
on  four  of  the  leading  avenues  in  the  district.  He  employs  a  number  of  workmen 
to  assist  him  in  carrying  on  the  business,  which  is  now  quite  extensive,  for  he  has 
over  two  acres  under  grass  in  his  hothouses,  aside  from  the  other  part  of  his 
land,  in  which  he  is  growing  vegetables  and  garden  products  without  hot- 
house aid.  He  pays  particular  attention  to  quality  and  size,  so  that  his  products 
are  eagerly  sought  by  the  local  commission  merchants  and  his  growing  business 
is  now  a  most  profitable  and  satisfactory  one. 

.  Mr.  Lammert  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  1899  to  Miss  Victorine  Grimm, 
a  daughter  of  the  late  Jacob  Grimm,  who  was  connected  with  farming  interests 
in  St.  Charles  county,  Missouri.  Their  children  are:  Henry,  Theodore,  Joseph 
and  Frederick.     Henry,  the  eldest,  is  now  in  school. 

Mr.  Lammert  takes  no  active  part  in  politics  aside  from  voting  for  the 
candidate  whom  he  thinks  best  qualified  for  office,  preferring  to  give  undivided 
attention  to  his  business  affairs,  in  which  he  is  meeting  with  signal  success.  He 
is  fond  of  literature,  and  when  not  occupied  with  business  finds  his  greatest 
enjoyment  in  the  home.  His  residence  and  office  are  at  No.  4836  Margaretta 
avenue. 


REV.  WILLIAM  NUGENT. 

Rev.  William  Nugent  is  now  acting  in  the  capacity  of  assistant  pastor 
of  the  Notre  Dame  church.  Lie  is  a  native  of  Ireland  and  was  born  in  the  parish 
of  Kilteely,  two  miles  from  the  little  town  of  Hospital,  County  Limerick,  August 
23,  1879.  This  was  also  the  birthplace  of  his  parents,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Maurice 
Nugent,  who  belong  to  the  farming  class  and  are  still  residing-  in  that  vicinity. 
Father  Nugent  has  two  brothers  in  St.  Louis :  Rev.  John  Nugent,  priest  at  St. 
Mark's  church ;  and  Dennis  Nugent,  who  is  in  business  in  the  city. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  201 

When  very  young  Father  Nugent  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  in  the  national 
school  of  his  native  town,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  his  sixteenth  year. 
Upon  leaving  the  national  school  he  spent  three  }cars  in  the  study  of  Latin  and 
Greek  under  a  private  classical  tutor,  during  which  time  by  earnest  application 
and  persevering  study  he  became  proficient  in  both  languages.  In  i8g8  he  came 
to  St.  Louis,  where  he  became  a  student  at  the  Christian  Brothers'  college.  Hav- 
ing studied  here  for  two  years  he  spent  the  succeeding  two  years  in  pursuing  his 
studies  at  the  Kenrick  Diocesan  Seminary.  While  there  he  was  selected  by  the 
late  Archbishop  Kain  to  represent  the  archdioceses  of  St.  Louis  in  the  North 
American  College,  Rome. 

While  in  Rome  he  completed  his  studies  at  the  Propaganda  University  and 
was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  on  June  17,  1905,  by  his  Eminence,  Cardinal 
Respighi.  Before  returning  to  America  he  visited  the  scenes  of  his  childhood  in 
Ireland.  Here  he  spent  three  months  visiting  his  parents,  relatives  and  friends 
and  in  wandering  over  familiar  places.  In  October,  1905,  he  returned  to  St. 
Louis  and  was  at  once  assigned  to  the  assistant  pastorship  of  Our  Lady  of  Good 
Counsel  church.  He  ministered  here  until  1908,  when  he  was  transferred  to  the 
Notre  Dame  parish  as  assistant  pastor  at  the  church,  where  he  is  now  officiating. 
Father  Nugent  is  one  of  the  most  efficient  young  priests  in  the  ministry  and  shows 
that  sincerity  and  Christian  spirit  which  undoubtedly  destines  him  for  a  remark- 
able career  as  a  preacher  of  the  gospel  and  a  servant  of  the  church  and  people. 
He  resides  at  No.  6309  Elm  street,  Wellston,  Missouri. 


MORRIS  RICH. 


Morris  Rich,  wdio  enjoys  a  national  reputation  as  an  expert  and  eminent 
mining  engineer,  is  now  president  of  the  Rich  Construction  Company,  with  offices 
at  No.  510  Pine  street,  St.  Louis.  His  history  is  a  notable  example  of  what  may 
be  accomplished  by  young  men  of  foreign  birth  who  seek  the  opportunities  of 
the  new  world  for  business  advancement.  A  native  of  Germany,  he  was  born  in 
1850,  and,  on  crossing  the  Atlantic  to  the  United  States  in  1865,  became  a  resi- 
dent of  St.  Joseph,  Missouri.  Always  alert  and  watchful  for  chances  leading  to 
business  progress,  when  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  was  being  constructed 
across  the  western  plains,  he  followed  the  line  of  the  road  and  at  fifteen  years  of 
age  engaged  in  buying  furs  of  the  different  Indian  tribes  of  Nebraska  and  Kan- 
sas. Hearing  of  the  discoveries  of  gold  and  silver  in  the  San  Juan  county  of 
Colorado,  in  1874  he  started  with  a  pack  train  of  burros  from  Canon  City,  which 
was  then  the  terminus  of  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad,  for  Lake  City  Colo- 
rado, a  distance  of  four  hundred  miles,  and  soon  became  recognized  as  one  of  the 
successful  prospectors  and  miners  of  the  San  Juan  district,  having  discovered  and 
located  several  good  properties  in  Hinsdale,  Eureka  and  San  Juan  county.  Since 
that  time  he  has  been  more  or  less  actively  connected  wnth  mining  interests  and 
from  his  investments  of  that  character  has  derived  substantial  returns.  He  was 
not  only  closely  associated  with  the  development  of  the  Rich  mining  country  but 
was  also  active  in  the  public  life  of  the  community  and  served  for  three  years  in 
Company  A,  Pitkin  Guards  and  guarded  the  town  of  Lake  City,  Colorado,  during 
the  Indian  outbreak  at  the  time  of  the  INIeeker  massacre. 

In  the  '80s  Mr.  Rich's  mining  interests  caused  him  to  make  frequent  trips  to 
Europe  and  he  maintained  an  office  in  London,  England,  his  experience  giving 
him  an  international  reputation  as  a  conservative  mining  expert.  It  was  in  this 
capacity  that  he  came  to  St.  Louis  during  the  Granite  ^fountain  boom  and  in 
1893  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  contracting  business,  in  \vhich  connection  he 
built  many  sewers,  streets,  sidewalks  and  made  other  improvements  for  the  citv 
and  private  corporations.  At  the  same  time  he  continued  in  business  as  a  mining 
expert  but  his  reputation  as  a  contractor  constantly  increased  and  he  organized 


202  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  Rich  Construction  Company.  Man}-  important  contracts  have  been  awarded 
the  company,  inckiding  that  of  the  Blackstone  pubHc  sewer  and  Rock  Springs 
sewer.  No.  12,  for  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  which  contracts  amounted  to  nearly  three 
hundred  thousand  dollars.  The  greatest  work  from  an  engineering  point  of 
view  which  the  company  performed,  however,  was  the  changing  of  the  River  des 
Peres  channel  for  the  World's  Fair  Company,  which  work  brought  to  the  company 
international  fame.  The  contract  was  largely  secured  and  the  work  executed 
under  the  direction  of  Mr.  Rich  and  was  a  most  important  piece  of  engineering 
successfully  carried  out.  This  work  was  vitally  necessary  that  the  grounds  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  might  be  laid  out  in  accordance  with  plans  made, 
and  the  accomplishment  of  his  task  won  for  Mr.  Rich  the  endorsement,  approval 
and  admiration  of  all  who  know  aught  of  civil  engineering.  The  company  is  now 
building  the  main  concrete  outlet  sewer  in  the  city  of  Cairo,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Rich  maintains  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  and  the  importance  of  the 
contracts  awarded  him  indicate  the  prominent  position  which  he  occupies  in  busi- 
ness circles.  His  career  is  a  notable  example  of  what  intelligent  young  foreign- 
ers can  do  in  this  country  of  great  development  and  when  they  are  not  afraid  to 
exercise  their  talents  and  recognize  the  ooportunities  with  which  they  are  sur- 
rounded. He  has  displayed  keen  insight  in  the  solution  of  the  various  intricate 
and  involved  problems  which  have  come  to  him  in  business  connections  and  has 
made  such  advance  in  civil  engineering  circles  that  his  opinions  are  largely  re- 
ceived as  authority  upon  questions  of  this  character. 


REV.   JOHN   G.   SCHMIDT. 

Rev.  John  G.  Schmidt  is  the  popular  and  efficient  assistant  pastor  of  All 
Saints  church.  He  is  a  man  of  earnest  zeal  and  strong  Christian  character  and 
takes  a  cordial  interest  in  the  vocation  which  he  has  selected  for  his  life's  work. 
A  native  of  Germany,  he  was  born  in  Hanover,  April  5,  1874.  His  parents, 
Herman  B.  and  Anna  (Bruns)  Schmidt,  also  natives  of  the  fatherland,  migrated 
to  the  United  States  about  the  year  1882  and  settled  on  a  farm  near  Jefferson 
City,  Missouri.  Here  they  lived,  industriously  working  on  theii-  farm  until  they 
departed  this  life.  Mr.  Schmidt  passed  away  in  1902,  having  survived  his  wife 
twenty  years.  The  subject  was  one  of  a  family  of  seven  children,  the  others 
being:  Bernard  H.,  residing  with  his  wife  and  eiglit  children  at  Wardsville, 
Missouri ;  Joseph,  who  with  his  wife  and  five  children  lives  at  St.  Thomas,  jNIis- 
souri ;  Henry,  of  Westphalia,  Missouri,  where  he  resides  with  his  wife  and  four 
children;  Mary,  of  Jefferson  City,  Missouri;  Anna,  who  passed  away  in  1882; 
and  Herman,  who  departed  this  life  seven  years  later. 

The  Rev.  John  G.  Schmidt  in  boyhood  attended  St.  Peter's  parochial  school 
in  Jefferson  City  until  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age.  Having  completed  his  studies 
here  he  was  enrolled  as  a  student  at  St.  Benedict's  College,  Atchison,  Kansas,  in 
1891,  where  he  spent  three  years.  To  complete  the  studies  necessarv  to  ec|uip  him 
for  the  ministry  he  attended  Kenrick  Seminary  in  St.  Louis  from  1894  until  1899. 
Immediately  after  leaving  the  seminary  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in 
June,  1899,  by  Archbishop  Kain.  He  was  assigned  to  his  first  charge  as  assistant 
pastor  of  St.  Rose's  church,  where  he  continued  his  ministrations  until  August, 
1902.  During  the  fall  of  that  year  he  entered  the  Catholic  University  at  Washing- 
ton where  he  took  a  three  years'  special  course.  LTpon  returning  to  St.  Louis  in 
1905  he  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  of  All  Saints  church,  in  which  capacity 
he  is  now  officiating. 

Rev.  Schmidt  is  held  in  high  esteem  by  the  members  of  his  congregation.  His 
cheerful  and  earnest  Christian  spirit  has  endeared  him  to  the  hearts  of  his 
parishioners.  He  is  ever  active  in  his  ministrations  and  out  of  an  honest  heart 
is  continually  striving  to  promote  the  religious,  spiritual  and  material  welfare  of 


REV.  JOHN    G.   SCHMIDT 


204  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  people.  He  is  not  only  well  thought  of  by  the  members  of  his  immediate 
congregation  but  is  also  a  man  who  is  held  in  high  repute  by  the  entire  community. 
His  efforts  are  untiring  in  order  to  heighten  the  life  of  the  parish  and  to  bring 
to  bear  upon  the  lives  of  the  people  the  good,  the  beautiful  and  the  true  as  they 
appear  in  the  life  of  the  Man  of  Nazareth.  Rev.  Schmidt  resides  at  No.  1015 
Iowa  avenue. 


DAVID    WOLFF. 


David  Wolff,  conducting  a  prosperous  business  in  old  iron  and  metals,  was 
born  in  Russia  Poland,  on  the  15th  day  of  May,  1869,  a  son  of  Isidore  and  Annie 
Wolff.  The  father  was  a  weaver  in  his  native  country.  In  the  schools  of  his 
native  town  David  Wolff  pursued  his  education  and  later  came  to  St.  Louis,  arriv- 
ing in  this  country  in  1881,  when  a  youth  of  twelve  years.  He  made  his  way 
direct  to  St.  Louis  and  soon  afterward  began  providing  for  his  own  support, 
working  in  a  small  way  in  repairing  cane  chair  seats.  He  was  thus  employed  until 
from  his  earnings  he  had  saved  a  small  sum  of  money  and  with  this  capital  he 
began  dealing  in  dry  goods,  traveling  from  town  to  town  in  the  sale  of  the  com- 
modities which  he  handled.  He  continued  to  live  economically  and  saved  his 
earnings  and  in  1884  was  thus  enabled  to  start  in  his  present  business,  which  has 
grown  to  extensive  proportions,  so  that  the  volume  of  trade  brings  him  a  gratify- 
ing annual  income. 

In  1886,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Wolff  was  married  to  Miss  Eva  Kollmi,  of  this 
city,  and  their  children  are  Isidore,  Aby  and  Sadie,  all  attending  school.  Since 
becoming  a  naturalized  American  citizen  Mr.  Wolff  has  voted  the  republican 
ticket  where  national  issues  are  involved,  but  casts  an  independent  local  ballot. 
He  is  fond  of  travel  and  outdoor  exercises  and  in  that  way  obtains  his  recreation. 
Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Modern  Woodmen, 
and  he  is  now  pleasantly  located  in  a  comfortable  residence  at  No.  2209  South 
Broadway. 


ARTHUR  W.   SOUTHWARD. 

Cashier  of  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company  since  1890,  Arthur  W.  South- 
ward needs  no  encomium  for  faithful  services,  as  the  long  years  of  his  connec- 
tion with  this  position  indicate  most  clearly  his  business  ability  and  the  con- 
fidence reposed  in  him  by  the  house.  A  native  of  Ohio,  his  birth  occurred  in 
Fayette  county  in  February,  i860,  his  parents  being  A.  B.  and  Lavina  J.  South- 
ward. He  traces  his  ancestry  back  to  William  Pitt  Southward,  his  great-grand- 
father, who  emigrated  to  this  country  from  England  about  1750,  settling  in 
Massachusetts.  William  Rufus  Southward,  his  son,  was  buyer  for  one  of  the 
largest  dry-goods  houses  of  the  country  and  in  this  connection  crossed  the  ocean 
about  sixteen  times.  A.  B.  Southward,  son  of  William  Rufus  Southward,  was 
for  many  years  a  dry-goods  merchant,  but  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  put 
aside  business  and  personal  relations  and  espoused  the  Union  cause,  serving  as  a 
volunteer  soldier.  He  wedded  Lavinia  J.  Stitt,  granddaughter  of  Joseph  Stitt,  a 
soldier  of  the  Revolutionary  war. 

Arthur  W.  Southward  was  a  pupil  of  the  public  schools  of  Greenfield,  Ohio, 
to  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  when  he  entered  the  Wooster  LTniversity  of  that  state 
and  was  graduated  in  1882  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  The  same  year 
witnessed  his  removal  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  made  his  home,  and  in 
business  circles  first  became  known  as  an  employe  of  the  firm  of  Wilson  Brothers 
&  Boyd,  with  whom  he  remained  for  eight  years  or  until  he  engaged  as  cashier 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  205 

with  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company.  His  business  reliability,  enterprise  and 
keen  discernment  in  matters  relating-  to  the  financial  interests  of  the  house  have 
made  him  a  valuable  factor  in  the  management  and  control  of  one  of  the  most 
important  mercantile  enterprises  of  the  city. 

On  the  4th  of  June,  1890,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Southward  was  married  to  Z^Iiss 
Lillie  K.  Parrish,  a  daughter  of  William  D.  and  Elizabeth  Parrish,  the  former  en- 
gaged in  the  wholesale  shoe  business  in  this  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Southward  have 
one  son,  Dudley  W.,  who  is  attending  the  Central  High  School.  The  family  resi- 
dence is  a  handsome  dwelling  at  No.  6135  Kingsbury  boulevard.  Mr.  Southward 
is  a  member  of  one  of  the  Greek  letter  fraternities,  of  the  Glen  Echo  Country 
Club  and  of  the  Mercantile  Club.  His  political  faith  is  that  of  the  republican 
party  and  he  is  a  member  of  the  West  Presbyterian  church.  Genial  and  ap- 
proachable, his  social  qualities  are  attractive,  rendering  him  popular  with  manv 
friends. 


FREDERICK  VIERLING. 

Frederick  \'ierling  is  trust  officer  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company, 
a  man  of  sound  judgment,  to  whose  ability  the  upbuilding  of  the  extensive  de- 
partment under  his  control  is  in  a  large  measure  due.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
January  2,  1871,  the  eldest  son  of  Frederick  Vierling,  Sr.  His  father  was  born 
in  Baden,  Germany,  August  11,  1840,  of  ancestors  who  were  people  of  the  middle 
class  and  came  to  this  country  in  186B  and  settled  in  St.  Louis.  He  began  work 
at  the  cooperage  trade,  which  he  had  learned  in  the  fatherland,  and  later  had  an 
establishment  of  his  own,  which  he  continued  until  his  permanent  injury  by  acci- 
dent. He  died  November  24,  1885.  The  father  was  a  man  of  rather  retiring 
disposition  but  of  genuine  worth  of  character  as  was  evident  to  all  with  whom 
he  came  in  close  contact.  i\Ir.  Vierling,  Sr.,  was  married  in  1870  to  Helena 
Knecht,  whose  parents  were  of  German  birth  although  residents  of  Chur,  Switz- 
erland, where  she  was  born,  March  7,  1840.  Mrs.  A'ierling  survived  her  husband 
until  April  24,  1896. 

I'^rederick  ^'ierling  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis.  At  the  early  age  of  twelve  and  one-half  years  he  took  his  first  position  in 
business,  entering  the  employ  of  Breckinridge  Jones,  an  attorney  at  law.  He  was 
first  employed  as  office  boy  and  while  thus  employed  took  up  the  study  of  short- 
hand, which  he  mastered  without  the  aid  of  a  teacher.  He  continued  in  the  em- 
ploy of  Mr.  Jones  until  1888  and  then  went  with  him  to  New  Decatur,  Alabama, 
to  act  as  stenographer  for  a  large  corporation  there,  of  which  Mr.  Jones  became 
manager.  Mr.  Jones  returned  to  St.  Louis  after  two  years,  and  ]\Ir.  Vierling 
remained  in  Alabama  with  the  idea  of  studying  law.  having  entered  the  law  office 
of  Judge  Robert  C.  Brickell,  former  chief  justice  of  the  Alabama  supreme  court. 

The  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company  was  organized  in  October,  1890. 
Mr.  Vierling  entered  in  the  emplov  of  that  company  Januarv  2,  1891.  as  stenogra- 
pher and  clerk.  Several  months  later,  when  the  company  opened  its  first  safety 
deposit  vault,  Mr.  Vierling  was  placed  in  charge,  acting  as  vault  keeper  in  con- 
nection with  other  duties,  and  also  acting  for  the  company  in  connection  with  its 
developing  trust  business.  At  that  time  the  company  was  beginning  its  now 
extensive  business.  During  this  time  Mr.  Vierling  was  reading  law  for  his  own 
improvement  and  for  use  in  connection  with  his  business  duties,  and  in  189S 
entered  the  Benton  College  of  Law,  an  evening  law  school,  from  which  he  gradu- 
ated in  June.  1901,  in  his  final  examination  taking  the  honors  of  his  class.  He 
was  admitted  to  the  St.  Louis  bar  July  24,  1901.  In  the  meantime  the  trust  busi- 
ness of  the  companv  was  growing  rapidly  and  the  company  decided  to  establish  a 
separate  department  for  such  business,  and  created  the  office  of  trust  officer,  to 
which  office  Mr.  Vierling  was  elected  February,   1807,  ^^'^  placed  in  charge  of 


206  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

that  department,  the  trust  department.  The  business  of  that  department  has  been 
constantly  growing  until  today  it  is  very  extensive,  and  the  interests  of  which  Mr. 
Vierling  now  has  supervision  and  control  are  very  large  indeed.  Even  as  a  boy 
he  displayed  the  judgment  of  one  of  far  maturer  years  and,  by  reason  of  his 
training,  legal  and  business  education,  he  is  exceptionally  well  qualified  to  fill  the 
important  responsibilities  and  duties  of  his  position.  The  many  and  varying  duties 
assigned  to  Mr.  Vierling  in  the  early  history  of  the  company  has  given  him  a 
broad  insight  into  the  various  branches  of  the  business  of  the  company  and  have 
helped  him  to  become  an  efficient  officer  in  this  stable  financial  institution,  now 
well  and  most  favorably  known  throughout  our  country. 

Mr.  Vierling  is  connected  as  director  and  officer  with  a  number  of  other  well 
known  and  established  corporations  in  St.  Louis. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Vierling  and  Miss  Mary  Evelyn  Miller  occurred  June 
II,  1901.  She  is  the  eldest  daughter  of  John  J.  Miller,  of  St.  Louis,  of  a  family 
having  a  large  part  in  the  history  of  Missouri.  Her  mother  is  connected  with  the 
Burd  family  of  Virginia,  having  an  interesting  part  in  the  history  of  that  state. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Vierling  have  one  child,  John  Frederick,  born  September  7,  1905. 

Politically  Mr.  Vierling  is  a  democrat  and  public  spirited  in  his  citizenship, 
yet  without  desire  for  office.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  Mercantile 
Clubs,  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association,  the  Law  Library  Association,  of  the 
Blackstone  Society,  and  of  other  well  known  organizations.  He  is  a  Mason,  hav- 
ing lodge,  chapter  and  commandery  degrees.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Cabanne 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  South  and  a  member  of  its  board  of  stewards.  He 
is  an  industrious  reader  and  student  along  various  lines  in  legal  and  financial 
matters  and  finds  much  pleasure  in  his  library.  He  is  a  contributor  to  financial, 
legal  and  business  journals  on  various  topics,  and  a  lecturer  along  these  lines.  His 
varied  interests  make  him  a  well  balanced  man  and  there  is  no  one  in  the  circles 
of  St.  Louis  who  enjoys  in  a  greater  measure  the  respect  and  confidence  of  those 
to  whom  he  is  known. 


WILLIAM  CROMWELL  SLICER. 

Although  twenty  years  have  passed  since  William  Cromwell  Sheer  was 
called  to  his  final  rest  he  is  yet  remembered  by  all  who  knew  and  respected  him 
as  a  man  and  a  citizen.  He  was  born  December  20,  1836,  a  son  of  William  and 
Matilda  (Cromwell)  Sheer,  the  latter  a  direct  descendant  of  Oliver  Cromwell. 
Mr.  Sheer  of  this  review  was  also  a  relative  of  the  wife  of  General  U.  S.  Grant. 
His  father  became  one  of  the  pioneer  business  men  of  Cumberland,  Maryland, 
where  he  conducted  a  dry-goods  store  and  livery  business  and  also  controlled  the 
canal  boats  between  Cumberland  and  Baltimore. 

In  the  schools  of  the  former  place  William  C.  Sheer  pursued  his  education, 
passing  through  consecutive  grades  until  he  was  graduated  from  the  high  school. 
He  then  became  his  father's  assistant  and  many  a  time  on  the  tow  path  drove 
the  mules  that  pulled  the  canal  boats.  For  several  years  he  also  assisted  his 
father  as  clerk.  Later  the  family  removed  to  Springfield,  Illinois,  and  were 
neighbors  and  personal  acquaintances  of  Abraham  Lincoln.  After  residing  in 
that  city  for  several  years  they  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  1857  and  here  William 
C.  Sheer  found  employment  as  bookkeeper  with  the  firm  of  Finn  &  Milligan, 
with  whom  he  continued  for  some  time.  During  that  period  he  gave  unmistakable 
proof  of  his  business  ability  and  enterprise  and  after  several  years  entered  into 
partnership  with  John  Finn  in  a  government  contracting  business,  supplying  the 
soldiers  of  the  different  forts  and  barracks  with  food  and  other  needed  supplies. 
For  four  years  he  remained  in  that  business  and  in  the  interests  thereof  he  was 
forced  to  remain  away  from  the  city  much  of  the  time.  Following  his  return  he 
engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  and  met  with  success  in  this  undertaking  until 


W.    C.    SLICER 


208  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

1873,  when  he  lost  nearly  all  that  he  had  in  the  widespread  financial  panic  of 
that  year.  During  this  time  he  also  served  as  district  assessor  and  by  hard  work 
and  careful  management  was  enabled  to  recuperate  from  his  losses.  Subse- 
quently he  abandoned  real-estate  dealing  and  turned  his  attention  to  the  profes- 
sion of  architecture,  in  which  line  he  continued  until  his  death.  He  became  well 
known  in  St.  Louis,  was  regarded  as  a  reliable  and  trustworthy  business  man  and 
moreover  was  a  self-made  man,  his  own  labors  and  energies  constituting  the 
basis  of  the  success  which  he  ultimately  achieved. 

On  the  2d  of  May,  1863,  Mr.  Sheer  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Mullen, 
a  daughter  of  James  and  Anna  (Robison)  ]\Iullen,  of  Warren,  Ohio.  LTnto 
them  were  born  a  son  and  daughter :  William  Henry,  who  has  three  children, 
Drenell,  William  Charles  and  Lucille ;  and  Mary  Alice,  wife  of  F.  M.  Kezer. 
They  have  a  son  and  daughter — Ross  Cromwell  and  Mary  Alice. 

Mr.  Sheer  gave  his  political  support  to  the  democracy  and  was  somewhat 
prominent  in  the  local  ranks  of  the  party.  He  was  also  well  known  in  Masonry, 
being  a  member  of  Tuscan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Ascalon  Commandery,  K. 
T.  He  likewise  belonged  to  St.  John's  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  his  life 
was  in  harmony  with  his  professions  for  the  teachings  of  the  church  formed  the 
guiding  spirit  of  his  conduct,  making  him  worthy  the  trust  and  good  will  of  all 
with  whom  he  was  associated. 


BERNARD  STOCK. 


Bernard  Stock  stands  in  the  foremost  rank  of  the  general  contractors  of  the 
city.  His  name  is  identified  with  many  elegant  residences  and  public  buildings 
which  have  been  erected  under  his  supervision.  He  deserves  exceptional  credit 
for  the  progress  he  has  attained  since  he  has  been  engaged  in  business.  A  native 
of  Germany,  he  came  to  this  country  as  a  poor  orphan  with  neither  money  nor 
influence  and  by  his  constant  application  has  succeeded  in  accumulating  much 
valuable  property.  He  was  born  in  Germany,  j\Iay  21,  1849,  ^'^^  son  of  Conrad 
and  Mrs.  Grinalsmann  Stock,  who  passed  away  while  the  subject  was  in  baby- 
hood. He  was  one  of  six  children :  Henry,  deceased ;  Charles,  who  resides  in 
Germany;  August,  deceased;  Lizzie,  wife  of  August  Bunti,  of  Germany;  Joseph, 
deceased;  and  Bernard. 

Few  advantages  in  educational  lines  were  afforded  Bernard  Stock.  For  a 
while  he  attended  common  schools  in  Hanover,  Germany,  but  was  compelled  to 
relinquish  his  studies  while  still  in  boyhood.  In  the  town  in  which  he  was  edu- 
cated he  learned  the  carpenter  trade.  Perceiving  that  few  opportunities  were 
offered  him  in  the  fatherland  he  decided  to  sail  for  America.  In  1867  he  landed 
in  New  York  city.  Not  being  able  to  secure  lucrative  employment  there  he  went 
to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  worked  at  his  trade  until  1870,  when  he  came  to 
St.  Louis.  Here  he  plied  his  craft  for  ten  years  as  a  journeyman.  In  the  mean- 
time he  had  become  conversant  with  the  English  language  and  acquainted  with 
American  manners  and  customs.  By  modest  habits  and  economy  he  had  also  laid 
by  the  greater  portion  of  his  earnings.  Being  an  enterprising  young  man  and 
ambitious  to  become  independent  in  the  commercial  world  he  engaged  in  contract- 
ing for  himself  in  1880.  His  first  work  was  in  constructing  small  private  resi- 
dences, his  initial  effort  in  this  line  being  a  dwelling  house  for  a  Mr.  Risk.  About 
the  same  time  he  was  given  a  contract  for  the  erection  of  a  residence  on  Cass 
avenue  for  Frank  Ebbert.  W^ith  the  construction  of  these  buildings  his  name  as 
a  contracting  builder  became  known  and  he  acquired  added  confidence  in  his  abil- 
ity to  secure  and  successfully  prosecute  contracts.  His  business  gradually  grew 
and  as  did  his  reputation  for  excellent  work.  From  small  and  comparatively 
insignificant  dwelling  houses  he  was  finally  given  '■he  construction  of  large  and 
handsome  residences.     Among  the  most  e.xpensive  buildings  erected  by  j\lr.  Stock 


ST.  Loris,  riii".   I'oikTii   cnv.  209 

are  tin.-  .Spinning  building  un  .Sixth  and  I  )'l''allon  streets,  now  the  iimijerty  of  the 
Grahant  Printing  Company;  the  residence  of  Dr.  Gambel,  on  Hamilton  avenue 
and  Plymouth  street ;  tlte  milling  plant  of  Lotman-Cypre.s.s  Company ;  Holy  Trin- 
ity parochial  school,  the  Lowell  school  in  North  St.  Louis  and  a  number  of  other 
public  buildings.  Wr.  Stock  has  associated  with  him  his  son.  Pjcrnard  A.,  in  the 
firm  of  B.  Stock  &  Son,  builders,  with  offices  at  Xo.  1520  Biddle  street. 

In  187s  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Julia  Schwartzenthal,  daughter  of 
Antone  and  Elizabeth  (Westerman)  Schwartzenthal,  who  were  the  parents  of 
seven  children,  the  following  three  surviving:  Alvena,  wife  of  Ernest  Snyder,  of 
Cleveland.  Ohio ;  Catherine,  wife  of  Herman  Detrus  of  St.  Louis  and  Julia,  the 
wife  of  the  subject.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stock  are  the  parents  of  seven  children :  Ber- 
nard A.,  who  has  two  children ;  Joseph  P.,  a  widower  with  three  children  :  Edward 
].;  William  A.;  Mamie,  now  Mrs.  Frank  Peterman,  who  has  one  child;  Clara  A.: 
and  Annie  R.  All  of  the  members  of  the  family  belong  to  the  Catholic  church. 
Mr.  Stock  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Knigbts  and  as  well  of  other  church  soci- 
eties. 


RE\\  JOPLX  ROTHEXSTEIXER. 

Rev.  John  Rothensteiner,  pastor  of  Holy  Ghost  parish,  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
January  7,  i860.  His  parents  were  natives  of  Germany,  his  father.  John  Rothen- 
steiner, Sr..  having  been  born  in  Tyrol,  and  his  mother,  Magdalene  Rothensteiner. 
in  Westphalia.  They  were  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis,  where  ^Mr.  Rothen- 
.'^teiner,  Sr.,  passed  away  March  ig,  1896.  Mrs.  Rothensteiner  still  lives  and  resides 
in  this  city.    Three  children  were  born  of  this  union ;  Elisabeth,  John  and  Aloysius. 

Father  Rothersteiner  attended  SS.  Peter  and  Paul  school  in  St.  Louis  until 
he  had  attained  the  age  of  thirteen  years.  Relinquishing  his  studies  for  a  period 
of  a  year,  he  was  employed  in  the  grocery  business.  However,  feeling  a  call  to 
the  priesthood,  he  returned  to  school  and  pursued  his  studies  for  a  year  with 
Rev.  Henrv  Groll  at  SS.  Peter  and  Paul  church  and  in  1875  went  to  IMilwaukee. 
Wisconsin,  where  he  spent  nine  years  as  a  student  of  St.  Francis  Seminary.  L'pon 
completing  his  philosophical  and  theological  course  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  in 
1884  and  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  Archbishop  Ryan. 

His  first  ministerial  charge  was  that  of  administrator  of  the  parish  of  Portage 
De  Sioux  during  the  absence  of  the  pastor,  who  was  journeying  in  Europe.  After 
the  pastor  had  returned  Father  Rothensteiner  was  assigned  to  Jackson.  Missouri, 
remaining  in  charge  for  two  years.  Subsequently  he  was  appointed  administrator 
of  St.  Agatha's  church  in  St.  Louis  and  of  Reviere  aux  Abases  in  Ste.  Genevieve 
county.  ]\Iissouri.  Li  1887  he  was  assigned  as  pastor  of  St.  Michael's  church  at 
Fredericktown,  Missouri,  in  the  service  of  which  he  continued  for  twenty  years. 
Here  he  made  various  improvements  and  built  the  parish  residence.  In  June, 
1907,  he  became  pastor  of  Holy  Ghost  parish  in  St.  Louis. 

The  Holy  Ghost  parish  was  founded  in  1879  by  Rev.  :\lichael  Busch.  In  the 
same  year  the  Rev.  James  Henry  laid  the  cornerstone  of  the  building,  which  was 
to  be  used  as  church,  school  and  parish  residence.  The  old  church  was  blessed 
in  1880.  On  May  15,  1892,  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop  Schwebach  of  La  Crosse  laid  the 
corner  stone  to  the  basement  church,  corner  of  Garfield  and  Taylor ,  avenues. 
Father  Busch's  hopes  of  realizing  the  necessary  funds  being  disappointed,  and  the 
financial  condition  of  the  parish  growiug  almost  hopeless,  the  Rev.  Augustin 
Huettler  was  sent  to  take  charge  June  15.  1896. 

Father  Huettler  was  a  man  of  varied  experience,  a  deep  thinker,  persuasive 
eloquence  and  above  all  of  indomitable  courage.  In  a  short  while  he  had  gained 
the  confidence  of  the  people,  and  with  the  assistance  of  a  few  wealthy  men.  fore- 
most among  them  Jacob  Mueller,  Jr.,  Father  Huettler  set  the  finances  of  the 
1 4— vor,.  III. 


210  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

parish  on  a  sduiuI  basis,  and  began  to  consider  plans  for  the  rapid  upbuilding  of 
the  parish,  when  he  died  April  26,  1899.  His  successor,  the  Rev.  Henry  Thobe, 
was  born  in  St.  Louis  and  became  pastor  June  15,  1899.  It  was  Father  Thobe's 
object  to  continue  the  good  work  and  to  pay  off  the  heavy  indebtedness  still 
resting  on  the  church.  He  built  the  Sisters'  residence  and  also  bought  the  present 
parsonage.  liut  the  cares  and  worries  he  experienced  undermined  his  health, 
and,  feeling  himself  unable  to  complete  the  work  so  well  begun,  he  resigned  his 
office  in  June.  1907.  The  Rev.  John  Rothensteiner  was  then  chosen  to  fill  the 
vacancy.  Father  Rothensteiner,  immediately  upon  taking  charge,  set  strenuously 
at  work  to  put  new  life  into  the  congregation  and  stimulate  endeavor  toward  the 
upbuilding  of  the  new  church  edifice.  So  far  he  has  met  with  great  success,  and 
when  the  new  structure  shall  have  been  completed  during  the  year  1909,  it  will 
be  one  of  the  finest  church  edifices  in  the  city.  The  style  of  the  building  is  Gothic ; 
the  material  is  red  brick  with  terra  cotta  trimmings,  all  resting  on  a  high  founda- 
tion of  rubble  masonry.  There  will  be  a  terrace  all  along  the  front  of  the  build- 
ing. The  facade  and  the  lofty  tower  are  unique  in  design.  The  length  is  one 
hundred  eighty-five  feet,  the  width  sixty  and  the  width  of  the  transept  ninety 
feet.  Messrs.  Wessbecher  and  Hillebrand  drew  the  plans.  Like  every  flourishing 
Catholic  parish,  the  parish  of  the  Holy  Ghost  has  an  "up-to-date"  parochial  school 
of  eight  grades  in  charge  of  the  Ven.  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame. 

Father  Rothensteiner  is  a  sincere  and  earnest  worker.  He  possesses  an 
aggressive  spirit  and  at  the  same  time  a  genial  disposition.  He  is  held  in  high 
respect  not  onlv  by  the  members  of  his  church  but  also  by  the  citizens  of  the 
entire  community.  With  his  administrative  abilities  and  Christian  zeal  there  is 
no  doubt  that  the  parish  will  continue  in  a  prosperous  state. 

In  1898  Father  Rothensteiner  made  a  four  months'  tour  of  Europe,  spend- 
ing much  time  at  Rome  and  other  points  in  Italy,  France,  England  and  Germany. 
The  fruit  of  these  travels  is  partly  laid  down  in  a  sonnet  cycle  published  under 
the  title  "Glimpses  of  Travel,"  and  reprinted  in  a  booklet  of  English  verse  called 
"Heliotrope."  Father  Rothensteiner  is  also  a  poet  of  note  in  the  German  language, 
probably  the  only  native  born  Missourian  writing  German  verse.  The  books  were 
all  published  by  B.  Herder,  St.  Louis,  and  are :  "Hoft'nung  und  Erinnerung," 
1903  ;  "Indianer  Sommer,"  1905  ;  "Voin  Sonnigen  Hang,"  1909.  These  books 
are  "better  known  in  Germany  than  here;  but  they  are  .American  poems  in  the 
German  language. 


CHARLES  HEXRY  BROWN. 

Charles  Henry  Brown,  who  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  \lce  president  of 
the  Moon  Brothers  Carriage  Company,  was  of  English  descent  and  was  born 
January  22,  1855,  in  the  village  of  Grand  Pre,  Nova  Scotia,  made  famous  as  the 
opening  scene  of  Longfellow's  beautiful  poem,  Evangeline.  He  was  an  own 
cousin  of  Sir  Frederick  Borden,  of  the  English  army,  and  was  present  on  King 
Edward's  yacht  when  Sir  Frederick  was  knighted,  being  the  first  officer  to  re- 
ceive that  honor  from  the  present  reigning  monarch  of  England.  His  parents 
were  Charles  H.  and  Lila  (Piers)  Brown,  also  of  Grand  Pre,  the  father  being 
a  verv  prominent  man  of  affairs  there. 

The  son  was  but  three  days  old  when  both  his  father  and  mother  died  and 
two  days  later  his  uncle.  Dr.  Edward  Brown  drove  with  him  to  his  home,  a 
distance  of  fourteen  miles,  in  the  dead  of  winter.  He  was  reared  by  his  uncle 
and  accjuired  his  education  at  Kentville,  Canada.  Believing  that  he  would  have 
better  opportunities  across  the  border,  where  competition  is  greater  but  where 
advancement  is  more  quicklv  secured,  he  left  home  in  1871  and  landed  at  Boston, 
Massachusetts.     There  he   learned  the  carpenter's  and   joiner's  trade  and   soon 


C.   H.   BROAVN 


212      .  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

after  he  liad  mastered  the  husiness  he  was  made  superintendent  of  construction, 
owing  to  the  skill  and  ability  which  he  had  displayed  in  mechanical  lines  and 
also  because  of  the  wonderful  influence  which  he  had  over  the  workmen.  He 
remained  in  Boston  four  years  and  in  1875  went  to  Wolfville,  Canada,  wdiere  he 
accepted  a  clerkship  with  his  uncle,  Fred  Brown.  He  then  engaged  in  the  hard- 
ware business  in  his  imcle's  employ  until  1878,  when,  his  industry  and  careful 
expenditure  having  brought  him  sufficient  capital  to  enable  him  to  engage  in 
business  for  himself,  he  opened  a  hardware  store,  which  he  conducted  until  1881. 
In  that  year  he  sold  out  and  came  to  the  west.  Arriving  in  St.  Louis  in  1882,  he 
was  employed  here  as  bookkeeper  in  the  Moon  Brothers  carriage  factory,  acting 
in  that  capacity  for  about  a  year.  He  then  went  upon  the  road  as  traveling 
salesman  for  the  house  and  in  that  manner  largely  developed  it.s  business  through 
the  growing  trade  which  he  secured.  For  several  years  he  was  a  traveling  sales- 
man and  finally,  through  his  business  ability,  he  was  made  vice  president  of  the 
concern,  so  continuing  until  his- death.  During  the  years  of  his  connection  with 
the  house  he  gained  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business  and  was  active 
in  its  control,  his  capable  management  and  sagacity  proving  important  elements 
in  the  success  of  the  enterprise. 

On  the  29th  of  December,  1886,  Mr.  Brown  was  married  in  Perryville,  Mis- 
souri, to  3.1iss  Mattie  A.  Burgee,  a  daughter  of  James  and  Emily  C.  (Brown) 
Burgee.  Her  father  was  an  active  factor  in  general  mercantile  circles  in  Perry- 
ville and  there  served  for  over  thirty  years  as  clerk  of  the  courts  and  public 
administrator.  Fler  grandfather,  Joab  W.  Burgee,  was  a  member  of  the  first 
Missouri  legislature.  He  had  made  the  trip  overland  from  ^Maryland  to  St. 
Louis,  riding  a  mule,  and  located  in  Perryville  in  1826.  LInto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Brown  was  born  one  daughter,  Emily  A.,  who  is  a  graduate  of  Bishop  Robert- 
son's Hall. 

In  ]5olitics,  while  in  Canada,  ]\Ir.  Brown  was  quite  prominent,  taking  an 
active  iriterest  in  the  elections  and  doing  all  in  his  power  to  further  the  principles 
in  which  he  believed.  After  coming  to  America  he  joined  the  ranks  of  the 
republican  party.  A  communicant  of  the  Episcopal  church,  he  was  made  a 
warden  in  that  church  in  Canada  at  the  age  of  twenty-one  years  and  always 
took  a  helpful  interest  in  its  work.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Legion  of  Honor 
and  his  life  was  characterized  by  honorable  and  manly  principles,  which  won  for 
him  the  respect  and  good  will  of  all  who  knew  him.  He  died  August  25,  1899, 
at  the  comparatively  early  age  of  forty-four  ^-ears,  but  in  that  time  he  had  done  a 
creditable  work  in  business  circles  and  had  won  for  himself  an  enviable  position 
in  the  regard  of  his  friends  by  reason  of  his  upright  life  and  genuine  worth. 


EDGAR  DULLER. 


In  banking,  insurance  and  real-estate  circles,  Edgar  Aliller  was  well  known, 
while  those  who  met  him  socialh-  found  in  him  a  genial  companion,  whose  ready 
appreciation  for  all  that  is  attractive,  interesting  and  uplifting  in  life  made  him  a 
man  well  worth  one's  while  to  know.  He  was  born  in  Alexandria,  Virginia,  June 
26,  1830,  and  was  the  son  of  William  Hartsong  and  Amy  (Phillips)  Miller,  who 
were  also  natives  of  the  Old  Dominion  and  came  of  Quaker  stock.  Reared  in  the 
state  of  his  nativity,  Edgar  Miller,  after  completing  his  education,  determined  to 
seek  his  home  in  the  growing  middle  west  and  made  his  way  to  Peoria,  Illinois, 
where  he  remained  for  a  time  with  his  uncle. 

It  was  about  1851  that  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  afterward  made  his 
home  and  as  the  years  passed  became  more  and  more  interested  in  the  city  and 
closely  connected  with  its  business  progress  and  welfare  in  other  lines.  Fie  was 
married  here  on  the  28th  of  November,  1865,  to  Miss  Mary  Colter  Gamble,  a 
daughter  of  Hon.  Hamilton  R.  Gamble,  who  was  provincial  governor  of  the  state 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  213 

during  the  war.  I  fc  was  an  active  and  influential  resident  of  St.  Louis  during 
the  early  days  and  did  nnich  in  .shaping  the  public  policy  during  the  formative 
period  in  the  history  of  the  state.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Caro- 
line Colter,  was  a  native  of  South  Carolina. 

For  some  time  after  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis  Air.  Miller,  was  employed  in  a 
bank  in  this  cit}',  and  his  fidelity  and  energy  won  him  promotion.  Later  he  turned 
his  attention  to  the  insurance  business  as  representative  for  the  Mutual  Life 
Insurance  Company  and  was  thus  busily  engaged  until  he  entered  the  real-estate 
field,  in  which  he  operated  until  his  death.  His  wife  had  a  tract  of  land,  compris- 
ing the  district  that  now  includes  Maple,  Bartmer  and  other  streets  in  Cabanne 
place.  This  he  platted  and  sold  in  city  lots  and  displayed  much  enterprise  in 
placing  the  property  on  the  market  and  disposing  of  it  to  advantage. 

Unto  J\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Miller  were  born  five  children,  of  whom  four  are  vet  liv- 
ing, namely:  C&roline ;  Susan,  the  wife  of  J.  M.  Woods;  Edith  Faulkner;  and 
Constance  H.,  the  wife  of  David  P.  Grier.  The  family  residence  was  until  a  re- 
cent date  at  No.  3849  West  Pine  boulevard.  There  the  death  of  JMr.  Miller 
occurred  Mav  20,  1905.  He  was  always  active  in  support  of  matters  of  munici- 
pal welfare  and  was  ever  interested  in  affairs  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride.  While 
he  din!  not  seek  to  figure  prominently  before  the  public  in  any  political  or  official 
relations,  he  belonged  to  that  type  of  sturdy  American  manhood  that  upholds  the 
legal  and  political  status  and  promotes  the  intellectual  and  moral  welfare,  their 
influence  being  ever  as  a  steady,  moving  force  for  good.  During  the  Civil  war 
he  went  south  earlv  in  that  struggle  and  served  for  a  time  as  quartermaster  and 
later  as  paymaster  in  the  Confederate  army.  Much  of  his  service  was  with  the 
western  division  and  he  was  under  (ieneral  Joseph  E.  Johnston. 


JAMES  \\'.  DYE. 


James  W.  Dye.  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Flay  &  Grain  Company,  is  widely 
known  in  the  business  circles  not  onlv  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  but  also  through- 
out the  entire  state  of  Missouri.  From  a  clerk  in  a  general  store  he  has  succeeded 
in  advancing  step  by  step  in  the  commercial  world  until  he  has  attained  his  pres- 
ent prominent  position,  which  makes  him  the  head  of  one  of  the  largest  business 
establishments  throughout  the  entire  west. 

Mr.  Dye  was  born  in  Parkersburg,  West  Virginia.  He  did  not  have  the 
advantages  of  a  higher  education,  having  been  gbliged  to  be  content  with  the 
meager  learning  he  obtained  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city.  However,  he 
was  very  ambitious  and  when  a  boy  gave  evidence  of  possessing  those  qualifica- 
tions essential  to  lead  him  in  a  successful  business  career.  When  but  a  mere  lad 
he  became  clerk  in  a  store  in  the  cit)-  of  jiis  birth.  Soon,  however,  he  succeeded 
in  securing  a  clerkship  in  the  United  States  mail  service,  being  thus  employed  on 
the  steamboats  which  plied  the  Ohio  river.  In  this  capacity  he  served  for  two 
years,  when  he  removed  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  and  assumed  a  position  with  J.  H. 
Hernesch  &  Company,  hav  and  grain  dealers.  There  he  was  employed  in  the 
capacity  of  clerk  and  general  man  about  the  warehouse  and  it  was  there  he  gained 
his  first  knowledge  of  the  feed  business.  Showing  remarkable  business  ability 
and  as  well  an  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  firm,  he  was  graduallv  promoted 
from  one  position  of  trust  to  another  until  at  the  expiration  of  twelve  years  he 
was  made  general  manager  of  the  firm.  In  1893  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  hay  and  grain  business  as  sales  agent  for  the  Gratiot  Ware- 
house Company.  With  this  firm  he  remained  for  some  time.  While  in  their  em- 
ploy he  organized  the  St.  Louis  Llay  &  Grain  Company,  of  which  he  later  became 
president,  in  which  capacity  he  has  since  served.  It  is  not  onlv  one  of  the  largest 
establishments  of  the  kind  Jocallv  but  has  a  wide  reputation  throughout  the  adjoin- 
ing states.     They  do  a  large  export  business,  shipping  produce  to  manv  of  the 


214  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

eastern  and  southern  states  and  also  to  Cuba.  It  is  owing  to  the  energy  and 
business  judgment  of  Mr.  Dye  that  the  business  has  attained  its  present  propor- 
tions. The  company  possesses  and  occupies  a  large  grain  elevator  and  warehouse 
in  East  St.  Louis  and  has  offices  in  the  St.  Louis  Chamber  of  Commerce  building. 
The  concern  is  prominent  among  the  business  enterprises  of  St.  Louis  and  has 
been  influential  in  adding  greatly  to  the  financial  worth  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Dye  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  L.  M.  Dawkins,  of  Parkersburg, 
West  Virginia,  and  thev  have  three  daughters.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Merchants 
Exchange  and  also  of  the  National  Hay  &  Grain  Association.  Mr.  Dye  is  a 
democrat  but  not  active  in  politics  beyond  casting  his  vote  for  the  candidates  whom 
he  thinks  qualified  for  office. 


PAUL  lONES. 


Paul  Jones,  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business,  including  the  development  of 
residence  subdivisions,  purchase  and  leasing  of  office  buildings  and  mercantile 
houses  in  the  business  center,  was  born  in  Huntington,  Carroll  County,  Ten- 
nessee, January  31,  1 861.  His  father  was  LeGrand  Michanx  Jones,  an  eminent 
and  noted  lawver  of  western  Tennessee,  who  served  with  distinction  through 
the  Mexican  war  as  sergeant  major  to  Colonel  William  T.  Haskell.  His  mother 
was  Cassandra  Harris  (Woods  )  Jones,  whose  great-grandfather  was  James  Din- 
widdle, a  nephew  to  Governor  Robert  Dinwiddle,  of  Virginia.  His  paternal  ances- 
tors were  Welsh  and  French,  the  LeGrands  and  Michaux  being  French  Hugue- 
nots, driven  to  this  country  by  the  fierce  persecution  during  the  reign  of  Louis  the 
Fourteenth.  His  maternal  ancestors  were  Scotch  and  Irish.  Among  both  pater- 
nal and  maternal  ancestors  were  revolutionary  soldiers. 

Continuing  his  education  beyond  the  primary  and  grammar  grades,  Paul 
Jones  became  a  student  at  Peabody  high  school  at  Trenton,  Tennessee,  and  after- 
wards spent  two  years  at  the  Southwestern  Baptist  LTniversity  at  Jackson,  Ten- 
nessee. After  leaving  college  he  began  the  study  of  law  in  his  father's  law  office 
in  Trenton. 

When  he  was  only  twenty-three  years  of  age  he  was  made  clerk  and  master 
of  the  chancery  court  of  the  ninth  judicial  district  of  Tennessee,  an  office  of  great 
trust  and  responsibility,  which  he  filled  for  several  years  with  ability  and  credit. 
After  quitting  this  office,  he  sought  a  larger  field  in  which  to  seek  his  fortune,  and 
in  October,  1887,  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  law  office  of  his  brother, 
Silas  B.  Jones,  a  prominent  and  successfuL lawyer  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  After  a 
year  and  a  half  he  was  compelled  to  abandon  his  profession  on  account  of  his 
health.  He  then  engaged  in  the  fire  insurance  business  for  some  time  and  in 
September.  1890,  turned  his  attention  to  real-estate  operations,  becoming  senior 
member  of  the  firm  of  Paul  Jones  &  Companv  since  which  time  he  has  aided  very 
largely  in  the  material  development  of  the  business  centers  of  the  city  and  also 
in  the  developing  of  the  beautiful  residence  districts  of  St.  Louis.  Through  his 
efforts  the  westward  trend  was  started  on  Washington  avenue.  He  negotiated 
the  purchases  for  the  three  great  commercial  structures  situated  on  the  southeast, 
northeast  and  northwest  corners  of  Twelfth  and  Washington  avenue.  One  par- 
ticular residence  subdivision,  which  was  exclusively  handled  and  developed  by 
Mr.  Jones,  was  Hortense  Place,  known  as  "the  gem  of  the  city."  Other  large 
and  important  real-estate  deals  have  been  managed  by  him,  his  negotiations  re- 
sulting in  various  realty  transfers. 

On  the  15th  of  April,  1895,  '"  Chicago,  Mr.  Jones  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Margaret  M.  Humble,  a  daughter  of  William  Pickering  Humble,  a  whole- 
sale cloth  merchant.  Their  children  are  Paul  Jones,  Jr.,  Margaret  Cassandra 
Jones  and  Virginia  Lee  Woods  Jones. 


PAUL  JONES 


216  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

As  to  recreation,  Mr.  Jones  is  very  fond  of  golf  and  is  a  member  of  the  Glen 
Echo  Country  Chib  and  also  the  Mercantile  Club.  In  both  he  has  served  as 
director.  He  is  an  earnest  Christian,  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church,  taking  a 
prominent  part  in  all  of  its  denominational  work.  He  is  broad  and  liberal  in  his 
religious  beliefs.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  but  in  the  politics  of  the  city  he 
knows  no  party,  favoring  always  the  best  man  for  the  office.  He  is  known  as  a 
forceful  man  whose  strong  and  well  balanced  views  have  enabled  him  to  accom- 
plish what  he  has  undertaken  and  gain  considerable  prestige  as  a  real-estate 
dealer,  and  his  reputation  for  honesty  and  uprightness  is  of  the  very  best. 


JAMES  A.  GREGORY. 

Tames  A.  Gregory,  eighty-six  years  of  age,  is  a  retired  merchant  of  St.  Louis, 
whose  business  record  and  private  life  have  alike  commended  him  to  the  confidence 
and  good  will  of  his  fellowmen,  so  that  in  the  evening  of  life  he  receives  the  respect 
and  veneration  which  should  ever  be  accorded  to  those  of  advanced  years  who 
imderstand  life  and  its  purposes  and  have  wisely  used  their  opportunities. 

Mr.  Gregory  was  born  in  Shelby  county,  Kentucky,  May  25,  1823.  I-Iis 
grandfather,  Asa  Gregory,  married  a  Miss  Shackelford.  Their  son,  Robert  Greg- 
ory, also  a  native  of  Kentucky,  was  born  in  1801,  owned  and  conducted  a  planta- 
tion and  died  ni  1836.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Elizabeth  Ballard, 
was  a  daughter  of  Colonel  James  and  Susannah  (Cox)  Ballard,  the  latter  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  Cox,  who  married  a  Miss  Piety.  The  Gregory,  Cox,  Shackelford,  Bal- 
lard and  Piety  families  were  among  the  very  early  settlers  of  Kentucky,  living  on 
neighboring  plantations.  James  A.  Gregory  well  remembers  in  his  boyhood  days 
of  having  several  times  seen  gathered  at  his  great-grandfather's  home,  that  of 
John  Cox,  a  most  remarkable  company,  consisting  of  his  grandfather,  Asa  Greg- 
ory, his  great-grandmother  Shackelford,  and  on  the  maternal  side,  his  grandpar- 
ents. Colonel  James  and  Susannah  (  Cox)  Ballard,  his  great-grandparents,  Mr. 
and  ]\Irs.  John  Cox,  also  his  own  parents,  and  his  great-great-grandmother 
j'ietv.  Mr.  Gregory  was  one  of  three  brothers,  the  others  being  William  S.  and 
(jeorge  W.  Gregory.  The  former  was  the  first  mayor  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
while  the  latter  was  a  soldier  in  Colonel  Humphrey  JNIarshall's  regiment  in  the 
Alexican  war  and  died  at  Memphis,  Tennessee,  in  1906. 

James  A.  Gregory  obtained  his  education  in  several  different  seminaries  in 
Kentucky  and  in  South  Hanover  College,  of  Indiana,  where  he  completed  his 
course  in  1841.  After  leaving  school,  he  studied  law  in  Louisville  for  a  few 
months  and  then  returned  to  his  father's  farm,  which  he  conducted  until  1844, 
when  he  removed  to  Jackson  county,  Missouri,  where  he  arrived  in  March,  1845. 
He  landed  where  jNIain  street,  Kansas  City,  intersects  the  river  on  the  levee.  He 
conducted  general  agricultural  pursuits  on  ground  that  is  now  included  within  the 
corporation  limits  of  Kansas  City.  In  1853  he  retired  from  farming  to  engage  in 
business  in  Kansas  City  with  his  brother  William  S.  under  the  firm  style  of  Greg- 
ory Brothers.  They  conducted  a  wholesale  business  in  a  general  line  of  merchan- 
dise, James  A.  Gregory  being  connected  therewith  for  a  year.  In  1855  he  became 
manager  of  the  warehouse  business  of  Walker  &  Chick,  one  of  the  most  promi- 
nent of  the  early  firms  of  that  city.  In  1857  he  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the 
Kansas  City  &  New  Mexico  Insurance  Company  and  was  elected  secretary,  which 
position  he  filled  until  i860. 

In  December,  1862,  Mr.  Gregory  removed  to  St.  Louis  for  the  purpose  of 
placing  his  children  in  school  and  became  engaged  in  adjusting  accounts  for  nu- 
merous firms  of  the  city.  The  followrng  year  ,he  became  interested  in  the  leaf  to- 
bacco business  and  entered  the  firm  of  Alexander.  Threlkeld  &  Gregory  in  the 
commission  business,  remaining  in  this  connection  until  1865.  At  that  time  he 
joined  the  firm  of  Chick,  Armijo  &  Company,  with  whom  he  continued  until  1867, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITV.  217 

when  he  engaged  in  the  commission  business  with  Luke  W.  Burris.  He  was 
afterward  senior  partner  in  the  firm  of  Gregory  &  Stagg,  conducting  a  commis- 
sion and  storage  business  and  in  1877  the  firm  name  was  changed  to  Gregory, 
Stagg  &  Company,  for  William  S.  Hume  and  John  J.  Fisher  had  been  admitted 
to  the  partnership.  They  conducted  a  very  successful  business  until  1882.  when 
Mr.  Gregory  retired  and  has  since  been  actively  identified  with  no  business  con- 
cerns. He  has  spent  much  time  in  travel,  however,  and  has  visited  almost  every 
point  of  interest  in  this  country.  Fie  yet  retains  a  deep  interest  in  blooded  horses, 
wdiich  he  has  ahvavs  felt,  and  his  recreation  through  life  has  largely  been  driving. 

Mr.  Gregory  has  been  married  twice.  On  the  28th  of  December,  1843,  he 
wedded  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  James  and  Delilah  (Jones)  Thomason,  of  Scott 
county,  Kentucky,  who  died  February  13,  1893.  They  were  the  parents  of  ten 
children,  seven  of  whom  lived  to  adult  age:  Susan  F. ;  Dr.  James  Leo  Gregory, 
who  died  in  1877;  Roxana,  who  became  the  wife  of  William  H.  Hart,  of  Granada, 
Mississippi,  and  died  iNIarch  6,  igo6;  Columbia,  the  wife  of  Clarence  E.  Wood, 
of  Ocean  Park,  California ;  Dr.  Will  T.  Gregory,  of  St.  Louis,  who  died  in  June, 
1893 ;  Clay,  of  Joplin,  Missouri ;  Nettie,  the  wife  of  Thomas  D.  Miller,  of  New 
Orleans,  and  the  mother  of  Allen  G.  Miller,  on  the  editorial  staff  of  the  Times- 
Democrat  of  the  Crescent  City.  On  the  27th  of  February,  1905,  Mr.  Gregory  was 
married  to  Mrs.  Mary  Deborah  Morehead  Branham,  a  daughter  of  Major  John 
Poor  Morehead.  of  the  United  States  army  and  widow  of  C.  C.  Branham.  Mrs. 
Gregory  is  prominent  in  the  work  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  its 
charities. 

.Since  early  manhood  Mr.  Gregory  has  been  a  prominent  Odd  Fellow  and 
has  held  many  of  the  highest  positions  in  the  order.  He  was  elected  grand 
warden  in  1876.  deput}-  grand  master  in  1877,  grand  master  in  1878,  and  was 
representative  of  the  Sovereign  Grand  Lodge  to  Canada  in  1880.  He  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  order  in  1856  as  a  member  of  Wyandotte  Lodge,  No.  35,  of  Kansas 
City,  and  on  coming  to  St.  Louis  transferred  his  membership  to  St.  Louis  Lodge. 
No.  5,  I.  O.  O.  F.,  in  which  he  has  since  been  active.  He  was  for  manv  vears 
a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Jockev  Club  and  the  Gentlemen's  Driving  Club  of  St. 
Louis,  while  for  more  than  a  half  century  he  has  been  a  valued  member  of  the 
Merchants  Exchange.  He  was  one  of  the  original  Flenry  Clay  whigs  and  after- 
ward gave  his  political  support  to  the  democracy  until  1896.  when,  at  variance 
with  the  party  platform  on  certain  vital  questions,  he  supported  the  candidates  of 
the  republican  party.  His  life  in  its  activities  has  covered  wide  scope  and  has 
been  fruitful  of  good  results. 


ANSELM    K.    TERRY. 

Anselm  K.  Terrv  is  the  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  A.  K.  Terry  &  Com- 
pany, contractors  in  granitoid  and  concrete  work  of  all  kinds,  with  office  at  No. 
4584  Easton  avenue.  This  business  was  established  in  1892  and  has  enjoyed  a 
profitable  existence  of  seventeen  years.  Mr.  Terry  was  born  in  Jersev  county. 
Illinois,  on  the  19th  of  ]\Iarch,  1841,  and  is  a  son  of  Jasper  ]\L  and  Alary  Ann 
(Waggoner)  Terry,  who  are  now  deceased.  The  father  was  a  landowner  and 
served  as  probate  judge  for  over  fifteen  years,  his  decisions  being  at  all  times 
strictlv  fair  and  impartial.  He  had  seven  sons  three  of  whom  served  in  the  Civil 
war.  John  ^^'.  served  as  first  lieutenant  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-fourth 
Regiment  of  Illinois.  William  H.  was  a  sergeant  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
second  Regiment,  Henrv  C.  also  served  in  the  One  Hundred  and  Twent\-fourth 
Regiment  and  died  in  Alarch.   1907. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Ottoville.  Jersey  count}',  Illinois,  Anselm  K.  Terry 
pursued  his  education  and  after  putting  aside  his  text-books  he  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  farming,  being  thus  engaged  in  ^Montgomery  countv.  Illinois,  for  twent\-- 


218  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

five  years.  Later  he  removed  to  Arizona  and  for  five  years  was  em])loyed  as 
foreman  on  a  cattle  ranch  in  New  Alexico.  In  1892  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  contracting  business,  doing  all  kinds  of  granitoid  and  concrete 
work.  He  has  successfully  carried  this  on  up  to  the  present  time  and  has  a  liberal 
and  growing  patronage. 

On  the  24th  of  December,  1908,  in  Illinois,  Mr.  Terry  was  married  to  Miss 
Annie  Vogel,  a  daughter  of  John  Gatteli  \^ogel,  of  Belleville,  that  state,  and  they 
reside  at  No.  1303  Blackstone  avenue.  Mr.  Terry  first  married  Elizabeth  Satrap, 
bv  whom  he  had  three  children.  Ella  is  now  the  wife  of  Charles  Waggoner,  a 
prosperous  farmer  of  Cedar  county,  Missouri,  and  they  have  six  children,  five 
sons  and  one  daughter.  Henry  C,  who  is  engaged  in  farming  in  Linn  county, 
Kansas,  is  married  and  has  one  son.  Anselm,  who  follows  farming  near  Guthrie, 
Oklahoma,  is  also  married  and  has  one  son. 

Mr.  Terry  is  a  member  of  the  Lincoln  Franchise  League.  He  gives  his 
political  support  to  the  republican  party  at  state  and  national  elections,  but  at 
local  elections,  where  no  political  issue  is  before  the  people,  he  votes  independently- 
He  is  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing  and  all  general  outdoor  exercises  and  in  this 
way  he  obtains  needed  recreation  from  the  cares  of  a  growing  business.  The 
only  political  office  he  has  ever  filled  is  that  of  notary  public.  He  prefers  to 
give  his  attention  to  his  industrial  pursuits,  \vherein  he  is  meetin,^;  with  signal 
success. 


ROBERT  J.   O'REILLY,   M.   D. 

The  fame  of  Dr.  Robert  J.  O'Reilly  as  a  representative  of  the  medical  fra- 
ternitv  is  not  limited  by  the  confines  of  St.  Louis  for  he  is  widely  known 
throughout  the  entire  west.  Born  in  Ireland  on  the  6th  of  October,  1845,  '^^ 
is  a  son  of  Michael  and  Mary  (Smith)  O'Reilly,  who  came  to  the  United 
States  in  1854  but  after  two  years  returned  to  the  Emerald  Isle.  There  the 
father  died  in  the  city  of  Dublin  in  1856  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years.  He 
was  a  landowner  in  Ireland  and,  deriving  therefrom  a  substantial  income,  was 
able  to  give  his  children  the  best  educational  advantages.  His  family  numbered 
the  following  named :  John,  who  was  a  priest  of  the  Catholic  church  and  died 
about  ten  years  ago ;  Thomas,  who  became  a  physician  and  practiced  in  St.  Louis 
until  his  death  ;  Maria,  who  became  a  member  of  a  Catholic  order  and  was  known 
as  Sister  Alaria  Patrinella,  her  good  works  so  endearing  her  to  the  hearts  of  the 
Catholic  people  that  her  jubilee  was  celebrated  all  over  the  world;  ]\Irs.  Thomas 
Dunlap,  whose  husband,  now  deceased,  served  in  the  Lhiited  States  navy ;  Joseph, 
who  is  living  in  Denver,  Colorado,  and  who  served  in  an  Illinois  Regiment  dur- 
ing the  Civil  war ;  Patrick,  a  physician,  who  served  as  a  surgeon  throughout  the 
war  and  was  at  one  time  coroner  of  St.  Louis  but  is  now  deceased  ;  and  Eliza- 
beth A.,  now  deceased. 

Dr.  Robert  J.  O'Reilly,  the  other  member  of  the  family,  acquired  his  early 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  spending  a  year  in  the  Benton 
school  and  two  years  in  the  old  public  school  at  Seventh  and  Hickory  streets.  He 
afterward  entered  the  St.  Louis  LTniversity,  where  he  remained  until  1861,  when 
he  joined  the  army  as  a  clerk  in  the  commissary  department,  where  he  remained 
for  two  years.  He  was  afterward  in  the  quartermaster  department  until  the  close 
of  the  war  and  then  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  resumed  his  medical  studies 
in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  March,  1868. 
For  a  year  and  a  half  he  engaged  in  practice  and  then  went  to  Germany  to  com- 
plete his  medical  course.  He  spent  two  years  in  the  Medical  College  of  'Vienna 
and  later  attended  other  colleges  there,  pursuing  his  studies  in  medicine  and 
surgery  under  such  eminent  surgeons  as  Dr.  Richard  "Volkman  and  others.  For 
five  years  he  remained  abroad,  carrying  on  his  researches  and  studies  under  some 


DR.   ROBERT    T-    O'REILLY 


220  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  most  eminent  educators  of  the  old  world  and,  thus  splendidly  equipped  for 
his  profession,  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  1872  and  for  thirty-seven  years  has 
been  continuously  engaged  in  practice  here.  His  marked  ability  and  compre- 
hensive knowledge  won  him  almost  immediate  fame  and  he  is  today  recognized 
as  one  of  the  eminent  representatives  of  the  profession  in  the  west.  He  is  serv- 
ing his  sixth  term  as  president  of  the  National  Investment  Company;  his  second 
term  as  a  director  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company ;  and  is  also  presi- 
dent of  the  Dr.  Thomas  O'Reilly  estate;  and  a  director  of  the  Joliet  Realty 
Company. 

On  the  19th  of  April,  1887,  in  St.  Louis,  Dr.  O'Reillv  was  married  to  !Miss 
Agnes  M.  Martin,  a  daughter  of  the  late  Edward  Martin,  a  prominent  clothier 
of  St.  I,ouis.  LInto  them  were  born  ten  children:  Catherine,  Edward  M.. 
Thomas  W.,  Robert  A.,  Paul,  John,  Ruth.  Annette,  Charles  D.  and  Joseph.  With 
the  exception  of  the  last  named,  who  died  in  infancy,  all  are  yet  with  their  parents 
and  the  eldest  son  is  now  studying  medicine. 

In  early  manhood  Dr.  O'Reilly  was  oflfered  several  government  positions 
by  President  Lincoln,  but  has  always  refused  to  accept  political  office,  preferring 
to  continue  in  the  private  practice  of  medicine  and  surgerv.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  Catholic  church.  Domestic  in  his  tastes  he  prefers  the  pleasures  of  his 
own  home  and  fireside  to  the  interests  of  club  life  or  of  fraternal  circles  and  is 
pleasantl}'  located  with  his  family  at   Xit.  2~  \\'ashini;ton  Terrace. 


REV.  DAXIEL  J.  LA\-ERY. 

Rev.  Daniel  J.  Lavery  is  the  founder  and  pastor  of  the  Holy  Rosary  parish, 
located  in  the  northwestern  portion  of  the  city,  at  Margaretta  and  Newstead 
avenues,  where  stands  the  rectory  and  school.  The  parish  was  organized  in  the 
year  1891.  It  maintains  a  school  enrollment  of  two  huntlred  and  forty  children 
who  are  in  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph,  Under  the  supervision  of  the 
pastor  the  work  has  'grown  to  such  proportions  as  to  reciuire  an  assistant  pastor. 
Rev.  P.  J.  'Ward. 

Father  Lavery  was  born  in  county  Kerry,  Ireland,  December  19,  i860.  His 
training  as  a  boy  commenced  in  the  national  school  taught  by  his  father.  Later 
he  pursued  a  course  of  study  in  the  Seminary  at  Killarney,  upon  the  completion 
of  which  he  entered  Maynooth  College,  near  Dublin.  After  winning  the  highest 
honors  of  the  institution  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  May  23,  1886,  by  the 
Most  Rev.  Dr.  Higgins.  He  did  not  officiate  as  a  priest  in  his  native  land,  but 
immediately  following  his  ordination  he  embarked  for  America,  where  he  was 
appointed  assistant  pastor  to  Father  Brady  of  the  Annunciation  church  of  St. 
Louis.  After  a  period  of  one  year  he  was  transferred  to  St.  Lawrence  C)'Toole's, 
where  he  remained  for  five  years.  There  he  became  very  well  liked  and  succeeded 
in  adding  greatly  to  the  membership  and  importance  of  the  congregation.  In  1892 
he  was  assigned  by  Archbishop  Kenrick  to  the  Floly  Rosary  parish.  At  the  time 
of  his  appointment  this  parish  was  in  a  disorganized  state,  not  having  a  church 
building.  For  some  time  Father  Lavery  celebrated  mass  in  a  tent  on  the  prairies. 
It  was  not  long,  hovi'ever.  before  he  amalgamated  the  forces  at  hand  and  purchased 
property  on  which  to  construct  a  church  building.  One  year  after  he  assumed 
the  duties  of  the  parish  he  laid  the  cornerstone,  in  August.  1891,  of  a  new  church 
structure  which  was  dedicated  in  the  month  of  December  of  the  same  year.  At 
this  period  of  the  church's  history  the  members  of  the  congregation  were  few  and 
of  limited  means  and  there  is  not  a  parish  of  the  city  that  has  endured  the  struggle 
for  existence  experienced  by  this  one.  Duruig  the  first  ten  years  of  its  life  the 
prospects  were  exceedingly  black  but  through  the  unwearied  efiforts  of  Father 
Lavery  the  clouds  gradually  dispersed  and  the  dawn  of  prosperity  broke  over 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  221 

tlic  congregation.  From  a  few  families  llic  parish  now  numbers  among  its  adher- 
ents above  five  hundred.  With  not  even  a  church  building  when  Father  Lavery 
undertook  the  work  the  parish  now  owns  a  church  edifice  and  as  well  a  parish 
school  building,  the  latter  being  in  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph,  who  liave 
three  hundred  pupils  enrolled.  The  parish  is  practically  in  its  youth  and  with 
the  continued  efforts  of  Father  Lavery  has  before  it  a  future  of  great  promise. 
Recentlv  Father  Laver)'  purchased  additional  property  for  a  new  church  and  has 
announced  to  his  congregation  that  the  ITolv  Rosary  church  has  yet  to  be  built. 


R.   EMMET  K;.\XE,  M.  D. 

Dr.  R.  Emmet  Kane,  practicing  his  profession  in  St.  Louis,  his  nati\e  city,  is 
a  son  of  Dr.  John  Joseph  and  Mary  Belle  (Sweney)  ICane.  His  birth  occurred 
August  1 8.  1877.  He  pursued  his  literary  education  in  St.  Louis  University, 
which  in  1896  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  and  in  1S98 
that  of  Master  of  Arts.  Determining  to  put  forth  his  energies  in  professional 
lines,  he  matriculated  as  a  student  in  Washington  University,  where  he  won  the 
Doctor  of  ^Medicine  degree  in  1899.  He  has  since  engaged  in  practice,  making 
a  ;-pecialty  of  general  surgical  work,  and  has  been  assistant  in  the  department  of 
genito-urinar^'  surgerv  in  the  St.  Louis  Mullanphy  Hospital.  Fie  has  also  .^erved 
on  the  medical  stafif  of  Washington  L^niversity  and  has  gained  recognition  among 
his  jsrofessional  brethren  as  a  young  man  of  ability  and  energy,  whose  broad 
knowledge  and  high  standard  of  professional  ethics  makes  him  a  most  capable 
practitioner.  He  belongs  to  the  American  Medical  Association,  the  ^Missouri  State 
Medical  Association  and  the  Medical  Society  of  the  Washington  University 
Alumni,  Medical  Society  of  City  Hospital  Alumni.  .American  Urological  Asso- 
ciation, St.  Louis  L'rological  Society  and  American  Association  for  the  .Advance- 
ment of  Science. 

In  his  political  belief  Dr.  Kane  is  independent,  yet  keeps  well  informed  on 
the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Roman 
Catholic  church  and  he  is  identified  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus  of  which  he  is 
State  Deputy  of  [Missouri,  and  also  with  the  Discussion  Club.  A  young  inan  of 
strong  mentalitv  and  of  laudable  ambition,  he  is  using  his  powers  and  talents  to 
the  best  advantage  and  making  steady  progress  along  the  line  of  life  which  he  has 
marked  out  for  himself. 


JOHN  MOORE. 

John  Moore,  southern  agent  for  the  General  Fire  Extinguisher  Company ; 
the  Grinnell  Auto  Sprinkler  Company ;  president  of  the  Gregmoore  Orchard  Com- 
pany ;  and  vice-president  of  the  McPherson  and  the  Delmar  Realty  Companies, 
is  a  native  of  Massachusetts,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Brookline,  July  28,  1S61. 
His  father,  George  Moore,  a  native  of  the  same  place,  was  a  lumber  merchant  of 
that  city  and  departed  this  life  in  1888.  His  mother,  Sarah  Sheridan  IMoore.  was 
also  a  native  of  New  England,  her  father,  John  Sheridan,  having  for  many  years 
enga.ged  in   farming  in  Alassachusetts. 

When  he  had  attained  the  recjuired  age  John  ]\Ioore  was  eiu-olled  as  a  pupil 
in  the  public  schools  of  Watertown,  Massachusetts,  where  he  studied  for  a  while 
and  then  was  given  a  course  of  instruction  in  a  private  school,  completing  his 
education  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  He  then  entered  the  service  of  a  photogra- 
pher and,  after  having  served  his  ai3iM-enticeshi]5,  engaged  in  that  business  for 
himself.  He  followed  it  successfully  for  a  period  of  ten  years,  when  he  gave  it 
up  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  I'rovident  Steam  &  Gas  Pipe  Company,  in  the 


222  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

contracting  department.  In  1893  this  company  was  merged  with  the  General 
Fire  Extinguisher  Company,  Mr.  Moore  still  remaining  with  the  firm,  for  which 
he  is  now  acting  as  southern  agent.  In  this  capacity  he  has  been  very  successful 
and  through  his  energy  has  greatly  enhanced  the  interests  of  the  business,  and 
besides  has  found  time  to  launch  out  more  extensively  in  the  commercial  world 
and  become  affiliated  with  a  number  of  lucrative  enterprises.  The  Gregmoore 
Orchard  Company,  of  which  he  is  president  and  treasurer,  has  a  capital  stock, 
fully  paid,  of  fifty  thousand  dollars,  and  is  one  of  the  most  prosperous  and 
aggressive  organizations  of  the  kind  in  the  country.  George  A.  Currier  is  its  vice- 
president  and  general  manager,  and  Frank  H.  Braden  is  acting  secretary.  It  is 
the  object  of  the  company  to  found  fruit  growers'  colonies  by  selling  them  farms 
already  improved  with  the  highest  cultivated  varieties  of  apples  autl  peaches. 
The  company  possesses  sixteen  hundred  acres  of  excellent  orchard  land,  free  from 
any  incumbrances,  in  Howell  county,  Missouri,  which  it  has  divided  into  five-acre 
tracts,  each  tract  fronting  on  a  road  thirty  feet  wide,  the  price  asked  for  the 
land  being  from  one  hundred  and  fifty  to  two  hundred  dollars  per  acre.  But 
twentv-five  dollars  is  required  for  the  first  payment,  with  ten  dollars  per  month 
thereafter  until  the  purchaser  has  liquidated  the  debt,  in  the  meantime  the  pur- 
chaser being  relieved  from  paying  taxes  and  not  being  required  to  assume  that 
responsibility  until  he  shall  have  received  a  clear  deed  to  the  property.  Howell 
count\-,  Missouri,  is  said  to  be  the  greatest  apple-growing  section  of  any  spot  in 
the  Union.  The  largest  orchards  in  the  world  are  in  Missouri,  in  which  state 
there  are  at  present  over  twenty-five  million  fruitful  apple  trees.  The  peach 
tree  thrives  as  well  in  this  country  as  the  apple,  the  southern  slope  of  the  Ozark 
mountains  being  particularly  adapted  to  this  fruit,  and  lioward  county  contains 
more  peach  trees  than  any  three  counties  in  the  state.  Already  many  of  the 
orchard  tracts  have  been  disposed  of  and  many  purchasers  have  since  realized 
ample  remuneration  for  their  investment. 

On  November  30,  1901,  Air.  Moore  was  married  in  Cincinnati.  Ohio.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  order  and  of  the  Elks,  also  belongs  to  the  Mercantile 
and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs.  His  favorite  pastime  is  hunting.  To  this  sport 
he  devotes  much  of  his  leisure  time  and  on  occasions  goes  on  long  hunting  trips, 
taking  with  him  his  famous  hunting  dog.  Baby  All,  which  has  beat  all  great  dogs 
in  the  field.  Mr.  Moore  is  an  enterprising  and  conservative  business  man,  and 
one  whose  keen  judgment  and  business  tact  has  affiliated  him  with  a  number  of 
thriving  enterprises  which,  assisted  by  his  energy  and  ability,  have  attained  the 
prominent  places  they  now  occupy  among  the  industrial  concerns  of  the  city. 


TOHN  A.  HOLMES. 


The  financial  and  commercial  concerns,  the  educational,  political,  charitable 
and  religious  interests  which  constitute  the  chief  features  in  the  life  of  every 
city,  have  all  profited  by  the  support  and  cooperation  of  John  A.  Holmes.  While 
he  has  been  pre-eminently  successful  in  business,  his  life  has  never  been  self- 
centered  but  has  reached  out  to  the  broader  interests  which  affect  mankind  in 
sociological,  economic  and  political  relations  and  although  he  has  not  sought 
honors  nor  offices  in  those  fields  of  activity,  he  has  cast  the  weight  of  his  influence 
and  aid  on  the  side  of  progress  in  all  those  connections.  His  youthful  days  were 
passed  in  Pennsylvania.  His  birth  occurred  in  Coatesville,  Chester  county,  that 
state,  October  18,  1838,  his  parents  being  John  and  Eliza  (Schrack)  Holmes. 
Reared  and  educated  in  the  Keystone  state  to  the  age  of  about  eighteen  years, 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  September,  1856.  and  engaged  in  the  lumber  business, 
being  identified  with  the  trade  from  April,  1857.  This  period  was  marked  by 
steady  advancement  and  by  a  constantly  broadening  reach  as  he  recognized   the 


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224  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

opportunities  for  the  development  of  his  business  and  ntihzed  his  chances  for 
success.  His  own  growth  in  the  business  world  was  based  upon  the  substantial 
qualities  of  ceaseless  activity,  of  well  directed  energy  and  of  careful  utilization 
of  the  advantages  which  business  constantly  offers.  He  made  for  himself  a 
market  through  the  honorable  methods  which  he  maintained  in  all  business 
connections,  his  word  becoming  recognized  as  a  synonym  for  commercial  integrity. 
At  length,  in  1900,  he  resigned  the  presidency  of  the  John  A.  Holmes  Lumber 
Companv.  being  succeeded  by  his  son,  while  lie  remained  as  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors.  He  has  also  extended  the  scope  of  his  business  interests  at 
various  times  and  is  now  a  director  in  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce,  the 
Hydraulic  Pressed  Brick  Company,  the  Bell  Telephone  Company  of  ^Missouri 
and  the  American  Credit  Indemnity  Company. 

The  only  extended  interruption  in  his  business  career  up  to  the  time  of  his 
retirement  was  when  he  served  with  the  L^nited  States  Reserve  Corps  in  the  Third 
Regiment  during  the  Civil  war,  enlisting  in  1861  soon  after  the  outbreak  of 
hostilities. 

On  the  i8th  of  September,  1867,  Air.  Holmes  was  married  to  Miss  Belle 
Robb,  who  was  born  in  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  is  a  daughter  of 
Archimedes  Robb.  They  have  two  daughters  and  two  sons :  Mrs.  Isabelle 
Holmes  Thompson,  Florence  R.,  Robert  and  John  Lloward.  In  his  political  views 
Mr.  Holmes  has  been  unfaltering  in  his  advocacv  of  the  republican  partv  since  it 
was  formed  to  prevent  the  further  extension  of  slavery.  His  influence  has  always 
been  on  the  side  of  the  oppressed  and  the  downtrodden  or  those  to  whom  fate 
seems  unkind.  While  a  generous  supporter  of  all  charities,  he  prefers  to  give 
unostentatiously.  For  over  a  half  century  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Second 
Presbyterian  church  of  St.  Louis  and  is  chairman  of  its  board  of  trustees.  His 
interest  in  all  concerns  relative  to  the  city's  welfare  is  deep  and  sincere  and 
wherever  substantial  aid  will  further  public  progress  it  is  freely  given. 


AXTOIXE  RUSH  RU'ET. 

While  all  business  interests  have  been  developing,  becoming  more  complex 
in  nature  and  more  far-reaching  in  extent,  the  change  is  ]ierhaps  manifest  in  no 
other  line  so  largely  as  in  journalism.  Every  modern  metropolitan  newspaper  has 
its  various  departments,  which  are  handled  by  men  who  are  specialists  in  their 
line  and  manifest  an  ability  in  the  accjuirement  of  inf(irmation  of  a  specific  nature 
which  gives  to  the  paper  a  value  that  could  otherwise  never  be  obtained.  j\lr. 
Rivet  is  now  serving  as  financial  editor  of  the  Globe-Democrat,  in  which  con- 
nection he  has  given  a  value  to  his  department  that  is  widely  acknowledged  by  the 
readers  of  this  journal.  It  would  be  impossible  to  designate  anv  financial  move- 
ment of  the  least  concern  to  the  public  on  which  he  is  not  well  informed  and  he 
gives  to  his  readers  those  items  which  thev  most  desire  to  see  as  bearing  upon  the 
financial  interests  of  the  country.  His  birth  occurred  at  Florissant,  St.  Louis 
county,  Missouri,  August  29,  1851.  His  father,  John  Rivet,  was  a  farmer  who 
was  born  in  Bordeaux,  France,  and  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1840.  In  1850  he  estab- 
lished the  first  restaurant  of  the  city  under  the  name  of  Furcv  &  Rivet,  the  loca- 
tion being  opposite  the  old  Planters  Hotel.  He  was  married  in  this  city  to 
Gertrude  Koch,  a  native  of  Cologne,  Germany. 

The  family  home  was  maintained  for  sometime  in  Florissant,  where  Antoine 
Rush  Rivet  attended  public  and  private  schools.  He  afterward  pursued  a  course 
in  a  private  school  and  continued  his  studies  in  the  Jesuit  school  in  St.  Louis  but 
left  that  institution  to  enter  the  drug  business,  with  which  he  was  connected  for 
four  years.  He  became  associated  with  newspaper  interests  when  in  1872  the 
St.  Louis  Globe  sprang  into  existence  during  the  campaign  which  resulted  in  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  225 

election  of  General  Grant.  He  has  been  connected  with  all  departments  of  the 
newspaper  business,  although  he  has  spent  most  of  his  time  in  commercial  and 
financial  writing.  He  was  at  one  period  on  the  St.  Louis  Times,  was  afterward 
with  the  Missouri  Republic,  which  is  now  the  St.  Louis  Republic,  and  in  1892 
became  representative  of  the  Globe-Democrat,  of  which  he  is  financial  editor. 
He  has  always  been  interested  and  somewhat  actively  engaged  in  electrical  busi- 
ness and  things  pertaining  to  electricity  and  is  an  associate  member  of  the 
American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers,  and  also  an  associate  member  of  the 
Interurban  &  Street  Railway  Association. 

On  the  loth  of  June,  1883,  Mr.  Rivet  was  married  to  Aliss  Marie  C.  L'Ange. 
They  have  two  sons :  I.  Loyalo.  twenty-one  years  of  age ;  and  Francis  X.,  aged 
eighteen.  The  family  are  communicants  of  St.  Francis  Xavier  church.  ]Mr.  Rivet 
has  always  given  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  is  known  as 
a  stalwart  champion  of  its  principles,  although  not  an  active  worker  in  its  ranks. 
He  finds  that  his  time  is  fully  occupied  in  the  field  of  newspaper  activity  where 
he  now  labors. 


FREDERICK  \V.  PETERS. 

The  subject  of  this  review  finds  an  appropriate  place  in  the  history  of  those 
men  of  business  activitv  and  enterprise  in  St.  Louis,  whose  force  of  character, 
whose  sterling  integrity,  whose  fortitude  in  the  face  of  discouragements,  whose 
good  sense  in  the  management  of  complicated  afifairs  and  marked  success  in 
establishing  large  industries  and  bringing  to  completion  great  commercial  under- 
takings have  contributed  in  an  eminent  degree  to  the  development  of  the  city.  The 
name  of  Peters  has  become  a  synonym  for  industrial  activity  in  St.  Louis,  the 
Peters  Shoe  Companv  being  today  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  important  manu- 
facturing concerns  here.  Frederick  W.  Peters,  as  vice  president  and  general 
superintendent,  has  been  active  in  its  control  from  the  beginning  and  throughout 
his  entire  business  career  his  experience  has  been  in  the  line  of  shoe  trade,  the 
extent  of  his  interests  in  this  connection  enabling  him  to  speak  authoritatively  on 
the  subject. 

Born  in  St.  Louis  on  the  4th  of  February.  1867,  he  is  a  son  of  Francis  H. 
and  Eliza  (Thorwegen)  Peters.  His  father,  who  emigrated  from  Rothenfelder, 
Germany,  in  1849,  's  now  the  vice  president  of  the  Peters  Dry  Goods  Company. 
The  son  was  a  pupil  in  the  Webster  public  school,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  then  attended  the  Polytechnic  high  school  for 
a  short  time.  He  made  his  start  in  the  business  world  as  shipping  clerk  in  the 
employ  of  the  Claflin  &  Allen  Shoe  Company  and  worked  steadily  upward  to  the 
position  of  manager  of  the  sales  and  stock  department.  Prompted  by  the  laudable 
ambition  to  engage  in  business  on  their  own  accoimt,  he  and  his  cousin  purchased 
the  concern,  Frederick  W.  Peters  becoming  vice  president  and  general  superin- 
tendent. At  that  time  the  shoe  industry  in  St.  Louis  was  in  its  infancy.  It  was 
an  untried  undertaking  but  F.  W.  Peters  opened  a  little  plant  with  a  capacity  of 
three  hundred  pairs  of  shoes.  From  the  beginning  the  venture  proved  successful 
and  a  growing  trade  led  to  the  increase  of  facilities  until  the  output  is  today 
twenty-two  thousand  pairs.  This  rapid  but  altogether  substantial  growth  has 
been  accomplished  practically  within  the  last  fifteen  years  and  the  Peters  Shoe 
Company  is  today  one  of  the  most  important  manufacturing  concerns  of  the 
city. 

On  the  i8th  of  May.  1892.  Mr.  Peters  was  married  to  Miss  ^Millie  Hoge- 
meyer,  a  daughter  of  William  H.  Hogemeyer,  who  was  a  contractor 
of  this  city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Peters  have  three  sons :  Edgar,  a  high- 
school     student ;     Frederick     and     Raymond,     who     are    attending    the    public 


226  ST.  LOL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

schools.  The  family  residence  at  Xo.  3231  Barrett  avenue  is  one  of  the 
handsome  modern  mansions  which  have  made  St.  Louis  notable  as  a  city  of 
beautiful  palatial  homes.  In  politics  Mr.  Peters  is  a  stalwart  republican,  interested 
in  the  growth  and  success  of  the  party  yet  not  active  in  party  ranks  beyond  his 
support  of  the  ticket  at  the  polls.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Bethel  Evangelical 
church  and  his  recreation  is  motoring.  Such  a  bare  outline  is  the  history  of 
Frederick  W.  Peters  but  those  who  read  between  the  lines  and  know  of  his  ex- 
tensive business  interests  will  recognize  in  him  a  man  remarkable  in  the  breadth  of 
his  wisdom,  his  indefatigable  energy  and  his  fertility  of  resource.  One  of  the 
prominent  characteristics  of  his  successful  business  career  is  that  his  vision  has 
never  been  bounded  by  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  but  has  covered  as  well  the 
possibilities  and  opportunities  of  the  future.  This  has  led  him  into  extensive 
undertakings,  bringing  him  into  marked  prominence  in  industrial  and  commercial 
circles.  A  man  of  unswerving  integrity  and  honor,  one  who  has  a  perfect  appre- 
ciation of  the  higher  ethics  of  life,  he  has  gained  and  retained  the  confidence  and 
respect  of  his  fellowmen  and  is  distinctively  one  of  the  leading  citizens  of  St. 
Louis,  with  whose  interests  he  has  been  indentified  throughout  his  entire  career. 


WILLIAM   GATEWOOD  LACKEY. 

William  Gatewood  Lackey,  vice  president  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust 
Company  and  thus  a  prominent  representative  of  financial  interests  in  St.  Louis, 
has  made  steady  progress  in  a  business  career  that  was  characterized  by  a 
successful  work  as  an  educator  and  lawj'er  before  he  entered  the  field  of  financial 
activity.  He  was  born  April  18,  1872,  on  a  farm  in  Lincoln  county,  Kentucky, 
and  lived  there  until  grown.  His  parents  were  Gabriel  Alexander  Lackey  and 
Mary  Elizabeth  Welch.  His  father,  a  son  of  Gabriel  and  Pauline  Jordan  Lackey, 
both  natives  of  Virginia  and  the  latter,  a  member  of  the  Cabell  family  of  that 
state,  served  two  terms  in  the  Kentucky  legislature,  in  the  trying  times  immedi- 
ately preceding  and  following  the  Civil  war.  Samuel  Lackey,  the  great-grand- 
father in  the  paternal  line,  married  an  Alexander,  and  about  the  year  1775,  re- 
moved from  A'irginia  to  what  is  now  Madison  county,  Kentucky,  where  he  set- 
tled upon  several  hundred  acres  of  land  patented  to  him  by  Patrick  Henry,  then 
governor  of  A^irginia.  Much  of  this  land,  embracing  the  original  homestead, 
is  still  in  the  family's  possession. 

!\Ir.  Lackey's  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas  Welch  and  Clara  Gate- 
wood  Mullins,  both  natives  of  Virginia,  but  at  the  time  of  the  birth  of  their 
daughter  Mary,  residents  of  Crab  Orchard,  Kentucky.  Their  son,  William  Gate- 
wood  Welch,  a  colonel  in  Morgan's  command  in  the  Civil  war,  was  a  lawyer, 
acknowledged  to  have  had  no  peer  at  the  Kentucky  bar  at  the  time  of  his  death 
in  1904,  at  his  home  in  Stanford,  Kentucky. 

William  Gatewood  Lackey  was  graduated  with  honor  from  the  Central 
University  of  Kentucky  at  Richmond  in  1892,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Arts.  He  was  the  winner  of  the  Greek  medal  in  1892  and  was  chosen  orator  of 
his  class  in  that  year.  He  spent  his  freshman  year  at  Center  College,  Danville, 
Kentucky,  having  won  a  scholarship  to  that  institution  in  his  sub-freshman  year 
at  the  Stanford  (Ky.)  Male  Academy.  After  completing  his  collegiate  course  he 
accepted  a  professorship  in  the  Hardin  Collegiate  Institute,  a  subsidiary  institution 
of  his  alma  mater,  at  Elizabethtown,  Kentucky,  where  he  remained  for  four  years. 
While  teaching  there  he  read  law  under  the  direction  of  William  H.  Marriott,  a 
leading  attorney  of  that  city,  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  Elizabethtown  in  the 
spring  of  1896.  About  the  first  of  September  that  year,  he  removed  to  St.  Louis 
and  was  here  admitted  to  the  bar  at  the  September  term  of  court.  He  then  en- 
tered the  law  office  of  Edmond  A.  B.  Garesche,  and  later  accepted  a  position 
as  assistant  general  attorney  for  the   Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Railway  Com- 


W.    G.    LACKEY 


228  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

pan_v  in  the  Indian  Territory,  with  headquarters  at  jNIuskogee.  On  the  ist  of 
January.  1898,  he  resigned  this  position  to  accept  an  offer  of  partnership  with 
Mr.  Garesche  in  St.  Louis.  This  association  was  terminated  shortly  thereafter  by 
the  death  of  the  latter,  when  Mr.  Lackey  formed  a  partnership  with  Benjamin 
H.  Charles,  Jr.,  under  the  firm  style  of  Charles  &  Lackey,  and  so  practiced  law 
until  January.  1900,  when  he  became  assistant  trust  officer  of  the  Mississippi  Val- 
ley Trust  Company.  This  office  he  held  until  January,  1905,  when  he  was  elected 
bond  officer  of  that  company.  In  February,  1909,  he  was  elected  vice  president 
and  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  and  executive  committee  of  the  same 
company  and  re-elected  bond  officer.  Mr.  Lackey  is  also  president  of  the  Litch- 
field Lamp  Manufacturing  Company,  of  Litchfield,  Illinois. 

On  December  11.  1900,  ]\Ir.  Lackey  was  married,  in  Louisville,  Kentucky, 
to  Miss  Rose  Swisshelm  Wintersmith,  of  that  city,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Harry  B.  Wintersmith,  and  a  grand-niece  of  Colonel  Dick  Wintersmith,  well 
known  in  Washington  diplomatic  circles  and  as  one  of  Kentucky's  best  hosts  and 
raconteurs.  Mrs.  Lackey's  mother  was  a  Miss  McKelvey,  of  Pittsburg,  Penn- 
svlvania.  Two  children  have  been  born  to  this  marriage :  Harry  Wintersmith, 
born  June  29,  1902 ;  and  William  Gatewood,  Jr.,  born  October  19,  1906. 

Mr.  Lackey  is  a  democrat  but  has  never  taken  an  especially  active  part  in 
politics.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  Algonqiun  Golf  Club,  the 
Southern  Methodist  Church,  and  the  Sigma  Nu  fraternity.  He  finds  his  chief 
diversion  in  golf,  horseback  riding  and  his  country  home  at  Kirkwood. 


EUGENE  FELIX. 


Eugene  Felix,  president  of  the  E.  Felix  Construction  Company,  makes  a 
specialty  of  reenforced  concrete  work  and  is  awarded  many  of  the  city's  con- 
tracts. He  is  prominent  in  the  commercial  circles  of  St.  Louis  as  an  enterprising 
and  conservative  business  man  and  during  his  career  has  contributed  much 
toward  the  welfare  of  the  community.  He  was  born  in  Paris,  France,  in  1849. 
His  parents,  Louis  and  Eugenia  Felix,  were  also  natives  of  France  and  the 
parents  of  three  children,  namely:  Prosper,  deceased;  Marie,  wife  of  Alford 
Philippe,  of  Paris;  and  Eugene.  The  elder  Mr.  Felix  with  his  wife  reside  in 
Buenos  Ayres,  South  America.  He  served  as  a  volunteer  in  the  Franco-Prussian 
war  as  a  non-commissioned  officer  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  C)rleans, 
Laval  and  le  Mans.  Having  served  with  distinction  throughout  the  conflict,  he 
received  an  honorable  discharge.  When  the  war  broke  out  he  was  visiting  in 
America  but,  feeling  that  it  was  his  duty  to  support  his  native  land  in  times  of 
trouble,  he  returned  to  France  and  entered  the  military  service. 

Eugene  Felix  came  to  America  in  1867  and  worked  as  an  employe  in  St. 
Louis  for  a  period  of  ten  vears.  Being  enterprising  and  ambitious  and  desiring 
to  be  independent,  he  then  took  up  contracting  for  himself.  Subsequently  he 
organized  the  E.  Felix  Construction  Company,  with  Eugene  Felix,  president ;  P. 
Felix,  vice  president ;  Edmond  A.  Felix,  secretary ;  and  George  E.  Felix,  general 
manager.  The  reenforced  concrete  work  on  the  Yeatman  high,  Soldan  high, 
Eugene  Field,  Emerson,  Arlington,  Patrick  Henry  and  Hempstead  school  build- 
ings was  done  by  the  firm,  which  also  engaged  in  the  remodeling  of  a  number  of 
other  school  structures.  The  Norvell-Shapleigh  Hardware  building,  corner  of 
Fourth  and  Washington  avenue,  and  the  Horn  Hotel  and  Wagoner  Undertaking 
Building  are  also  evidences  of  the  firm's  workmanship.  Mr.  Felix  has  a  wide 
reputation  for  fireproof  work  and  put  in  the  fireproof  partitions  of  L'nion  station 
and  did  work  of  the  same  nature  on  the  Southern  Hotel  following  the  disaster 
of  1875.  The  Houser  and  Commercial  Buildings  were  also  fitted  up  with  fire- 
proof partitions  bv  this  firm.     Aside  from  the  construction  of  a  number  of  resi- 


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dences,  'Sir.  Felix  also  built  the  west  addition  of  the  Poorhouse,  in  which  he  also 
erected  fireproof  partitions  and  did  the  granitoid  work.  ^Ir.  Felix  is  one  of  the 
most  popular  general  contractors  in  the  city  and,  from  a  small  beginning,  has 
increased  his  business  to  its  present  proportions  through  his  activity  and  keen 
judgment.  At  first  he  employed  but  a  few  men,  but  now  permaneiUly  engages 
from  seventy-five  to  eighty  hands. 

His  marriage  to  Miss  Leonie  Paris,  daughter  of  Alfred  and  Teresa  Paris,  was 
solemnized  October  lo,  1874.  She  was  one  of  a  family  of  three  children,  the  others 
being:  Alfred  and  Maximilian,  both  residing  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Felix 
are  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  Edmond,  who  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Dena  Schariif,  of  St.  Louis ;  Alice,  wife  of  Charles  Flannelly,  of  St.  Louis ; 
and  George  E.,  who  is  affiliated  with  his  father  in  business.  In  politics  'Sir.  Felix 
is  independent  and,  while  he  is  conversant  with  the  paramount  issues  before  the 
country,  he  does  not  take  an  active  interest  in  politics  beyond  casting  his  vote 
and  using  his  influence  toward  the  election  of  men  whom  he  deems  qualified  to 
subserve  the  public's  interests.  He  is  a  member  of  Pride  of  The  \\'est  Lodge, 
I.  O.  O.  F.  In  1895  he  erected  his  residence  at  1923  Choteau  avenue,  and  it  has 
been  the  family  home  since  then. 


WILLIAM  M.  McPHERSON. 

William  M.  McPherson  left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  the  history 
of  St.  Louis  in  a  manner  that  time  cannot  efface  or  the  years  dim.  His  business 
ability  enabled  him  to  successfully  handle  mammoth  projects,  and  while  his  com- 
mercial and  financial  achievements  would  alone  entitle  him  to  distinction,  there 
was  in  him,  above  and  beyond  all  that,  a  sterling  manhood  and  nobility  that  won 
for  him  a  most  enviable  place  in  the  regard  of  his  fellowmen.  He  was  born  in 
Kentucky  in  February,  1813.  and  much  of  his  life  up  to  his  twenty-si.xth  year 
was  passed  in  Arkansas.  The  year  1839,  however,  witnessed  his  arrival  in  St. 
Louis  which  was  then  a  city  of  little  commercial  or  industrial  importance  but 
was  already  giving  promise  of  future  development.  He  believed  it  would  prove 
a  favorable  location  and  here  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law,  continuing  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar  until  his  demise.  In  the  later  years  of  his  life,  how- 
ever, he  did  not  engage  actively  in  practice,  for  in  1853  he  turned  his  attention 
to  real-estate  speculation  and  his  keen  discernment  and  recognition  of  property 
value  was  manifest  in  the  splendid  success  which  followed  his  efforts.  It  was 
through  his  real-estate  dealings  that  he  laid  the  foundation  for  a  colossal  fortune 
which  he  amassed  as  the  years  went  by.  His  labors,  too,  were  a  source  of  benefit 
to  the  city  as  they  promoted  its  growth  and  adornment.  His  first  venture  was  the 
erection  of  a  large  marble  building  on  Fourth  street  between  Olive  and  Locust, 
it  being  the  first  marble  structure  in  St.  Louis.  In  association  with  Barton  Bates 
he  erected  Veranda  Row  on  Fourth  street  and  W'ashington  avenue,  and  soon 
became  recognized  as  the  wisest  dealer  in  real  estate  in  St.  Louis.  With  wonder- 
ful prescience  he  foresaw  the  growth  and  development  of  the  city  and  transformed 
many  acres  of  farm  property  into  subdivisions,  the  McPherson  and  Gage  addi- 
tions becoming  well  known  as  important  features  of  the  city's  growth.  Many 
other  business  interests  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  cooperation  and  sound  judgment. 
In  1849  he  assisted  in  organizing  the  Bellefontaine  Cemetery  Association,  and  as 
its  secretary,  treasurer  and  manager,  laid  out  and  made  the  first  decorations  in 
this  beautiful  city  of  the  dead.  He  became  the  first  president  of  the  association 
and  so  continued  for  a  long  period,  his  labors  constituting  an  important  clement 
in  what  is  today  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  beautiful  cemeteries  in  the  country. 
In  1855  he  turned  his  attention  to  railroad  interests  and  was  elected  president  of 
the  Missouri  Pacific,  assuming  control  when  its  stock  was  greatly  depreciated  and 


230  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

when  the  abandonment  of  the  project  was  seriously  contemplated.  Mr.  AlcPherson 
at  once  started  for  Europe,  obtained  iron  necessary  for  the  completion  of  the 
road,  and  placed  the  enterprise  upon  a  solid  financial  basis.  Not  only  was  the 
original  plan  carried  out  but  expansions  were  made  on  the  road  from  time  to 
time  until  it  became  the  chief  highway  of  travel  for  the  western  trade  of  St. 
Louis.  Mr.  McPherson  was  also  well  known  in  connection  with  other  railroad 
projects,  being  for  many  years  the  largest  stock  holder  and  managing  director 
of  the  North  Missouri  railroad  and  director  of  the  Kansas  Pacific  railroad  until 
his  death.  He  saw  the  needs  of  the  city  as  it  grew  and  inaugurated  and  succes- 
fully  controlled  various  enterprises  to  meet  these  needs.  He  was  largely  in- 
strumental in  building  the  St.  Charles  bridge  over  the  Missouri  river  and  was 
an  extensive  stockholder  in  both  this  and  the  St.  Louis  bridge,  while  at  the 
time  of  his  death  he  was  the  president  of  the  construction  companies  of  both. 
Many  of  the  financial  institutions  of  the  city  received  his  support  and  benefited 
bv  his  wise  counsel.  He  was  a  director  of  the  State  Savings  and  other  banks, 
and  a  large  stockholder  in  the  St.  Louis  National,  the  Third  National  and  the 
Merchants  Bank.  To  give  a  full  list  of  the  business  concerns  with  which  he  was 
financially  or  otherwise  associated,  would  be  to  give  in  large  measure  the  history 
of  the  business  development  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  connected  with  the  Fifth 
street  railroad  and  in  1853  was  the  president  and  largest  stockholder  of  the  Cass 
avenue  plank  road  which  at  that  time  was  the  principal  thoroughfare  to  the  west. 

In  1842  Mr.  McPherson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary  A.  Mitchell, 
a  daughter  of  James  Mitchell,  who  at  that  time  was  post  master  under  President 
Tyler.  They  had  two  sons  and  three  daughters,  William,  Mrs.  John  P.  Collier, 
Sophie,  Page  and  Mary. 

Mr.  McPherson  was  a  prominent,  active  and  helpful  member  of  the  Baptist 
church  and  he  gave  annually  from  fifteen  to  twenty  thousand  dollars  to  church 
and  charitable  work.  He  was  also  a  liberal  contributor  to  Shurtlefl:  and  William 
Jewell  Colleges,  and  the  cause  of  education  found  in  him  a  stalwart  champion. 
In  1852  he  was  elected  to  represent  his  district  in  the  state  legislature  and  gave 
careful  consideration  to  each  question  which  came  up  for  settlement  before  the 
assembly.  Otherwise  he  refused  to  hold  political  office  although  he  might  have 
obtained  high  honors.  After  the  fall  of  Vicksburg  he  was  given  the  contract  for 
the  transportation  of  soldiers  and  government  stores  on  the  Mississippi  river 
between  this  city  and  New  Orleans,  and  while  thus  engaged  formed  many 
friendships  with  prominent  officers  of  the  Union  army,  including  General  Sher- 
man. His  death  occurred  November  2,  1872,  in  St.  Louis,  and  thus  a  life  of 
great  usefulness,  of  successful  accomplishment  and  honorable  purposes  was 
brought  to  a  close.  A  contemporary  biographer  has  said :  Besides  leaving  marks 
of  his  enterprise  in  the  railroads  that  converge  in  our  city,  the  bridges  that  span 
our  streams  and  the  wealth  of  financial  houses  that  conduct  our  trade,  he  has 
by  a  quiet  Christian  life  and  open-hearted  sympathy  with  all  who  knew  him,  left 
a  memory  which  will  always  be  recalled. 


CHRISTIAN  G.  EMIG. 

Christian  G.  Emig,  one  of  the  successful  architects  and  general  contractors 
of  the  city,  is  a  native  of  Rhinepfaltz,  Bavaria,  Germany,  born  November  22, 
1855.  Accompanied  by  his  parents  he  came  to  the  new  world  in  1863  and  located 
in  Trenton,  Illinois,  where  his  father,  Franz  Emig,  engaged  in  agricultural  pur- 
suits. His  wife  was  Mary  M.  (Stumph)  Emig.  They  passed  away  in  Trenton, 
Illinois,  leaving  a  family  of  eight  children,  of  whom  there  are  surviving:  Wil- 
liam, a  farmer  of  Trenton,  Illinois ;  Mrs.  Charlotta  Bernauer,  of  -the  same  city ; 
Mrs.  Emma  Colignon,  of  Trenton;  Catharine,  wife  of  Fred  Bauchens,  of  St. 
Louis :  Anna,  the  widow  of  Fred  Rhine ;  and  Christian  G. 


C.    G.    EMIG 


232  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Christian  G.  Emig  spent  a  part  of  his  boyhood  in  the  work  of  his  father's 
farm,  and  part  in  attending  the  district  school.  In  1874,  at  the  age  of  nineteen 
years,  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade  and  worked 
as  a  journeyman  for  a  period  of  eight  years.  After  having  served  for  this  period 
of  time  and  become  a  skilled  mechanic,  he  undertook  to  conduct  business  inde- 
pendently. His  first  work  in  this  line  was  in  the  residence  district  of  the  city. 
At  the  beginning  the  contracts  awarded  him  were  insignificant,  but  by  careful 
and  accurate  workmanship  he  proved  himself  capable  of  satisfactorily  handling 
larger  contracts,  and  finally  the  construction  of  some  of  the  most  handsome  resi- 
dences were  placed  in  his  hands.  His  reputation  as  a  reliable  contractor  and 
business  man  soon  became  widely  known  and  increased  the  rapid  growth  of  his 
business.  Among  some  of  the  elegant  buildings  with  which  his  name  as  a  con- 
tractor and  architect  is  connected  are  the  residences  of  Charles  Branch,  on 
Washington  boulevard;  the  residence  of  Mr.  Stephens,  on  Lindell  boulevard; 
and  many  elegant  homes  in  the  western  portion  of  the  city.  In  addition  to  con- 
structing edifices  for  others  Mr.  Emig  has  built  many  residences  and  apart- 
ment buildings  for  himself,  from  the  sale  of  which  he  has  been  amply  remuner- 
ated. Mr.  Emig's  progress  has  been  remarkably  rapid.  This  is  due,  undoubtedly, 
to  his  skill  as  an  architect  and  his  extraordinary  business  ability.  Like  inany 
of  the  successful  contractors  of  St.  Louis,  he  began  his  business  career  as  a  poor 
man  and  with  few  advantages  ,in  educational  lines.  It  has  been  through  his  own 
aggressiveness,  economy  and  natural  resource  that  he  has  risen  to  his  present 
position  and  he  has  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  most  conservative  and 
reliable  men  in  business  transactions.  Among  other  commercial  enterprises  in 
which  he  has  for  some  time  been  interested  is  the  Missouri  Stair  Company,  of 
which  he  was  the  first  vice-president.  Later  he  became  a  silent  partner  in  the 
business  and  as  such  has  been  concerned  for  the  past  seventeen  years. 

In  1882  Mr.  Emig  wedded  Miss  Eliza  Bruggemann,  a  native  of  Jefferson 
county,  Missouri,  and  daughter  of  Henry  and  Amelia  (Newman)  Bruggemann, 
natives  of  the  fatherland.  Thev  reared  the  following  children :  Emma,  wife  of 
August  Weeking;  Mrs.  Emig;  Catharine,  wife  of  John  Herrel ;  Annie,  wife  of 
William  Blank ;  John ;  William ;  Louisa,  wife  of  Otto  Hays ;  and  Paul,  of  Seat- 
tle, Washington.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Emig  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children : 
Walter  J.,  Amelia  A.,  Edmund  J.,  Helen  A.  and  Clarence  W.  In  1906  Mr.  Emig 
completed  his  elegant  home  at  371 1  Utah  Place,  it  being  one  of  the  very  first  resi- 
dences to  be  built  of  modern  concrete  construction  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Emig 
belongs  to  the  Presbyterian  church.  Politically  he  is  independent  and  uses  his 
vote  and  influence  toward  securing  the  election  of  candidates  whom  he  thinks 
best  qualified  to  subserve  the  public  interests.  For  many  years  he  gave  his  sup- 
port entirely  to  the  republican  party,  and  it  has  only  been  recently  that  he  has 
severed  his  allegiance  thereto. 


EDGAR  MOORE  SENSENEY,  M.D. 

Dr.  Edgar  Moore  Senseney,  a  member  of  the  medical  fraternity  of  St.  Louis, 
is  a  native  of  Winchester,  A^irginia,  and  a  son  of  Edgar  J.  and  Margaret  Haney 
(Moore)  Senseney.  His  natal  day  was  December  29,  1855,  and  he  completed 
his  literary  education  in  Central  College  at  Fayette,  Missouri,  while  later  he 
attended  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  being  graduated  with  the  M.D.  degree  in 
1887.  He  has  since  pursued  post-graduate  studies  in  the  University  of  Vienna, 
Austria,  and  by  a  broad  and  thorough  reading  has  kept  abreast  with  the  most 
learned  members  of  the  medical  profession  in  their  methods  of  practice.  He  has 
followed  his  profession  in  St.  Louis  continuously  since  1880  and  is  well  known 
as  a  specialist  in  the  treatment  of  the  diseases  of  the  nose,  throat  and  chest.  He 
served  as  professor  of  that  department  in  the  Aledical  College  of  the  Washington 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  233 

University  in  1898  and  three  years  after  his  graduation  was  made  professor  of 
therapeutics  in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College.  Since  1890  he  has  been  chief  of 
clinic  for  diseases  of  the  nose,  throat  and  chest  and  since  1895  'i^s  been  medical 
director  of  the  St.  Louis  Alullanphy  Hospital.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Mis- 
souri State  Medical  Association,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  the  St.  Louis 
Academy  of  Science,  and  everything  which  tends  to  bring  to  man  a  key  to  that 
complex  mystery  which  we  call  life  is  of  interest  to  him. 

Dr.  Senseney  was  married  in  June.  1890,  to  Miss  Alary  Thurston  Messick  and 
they  have  one  son  and  three  daughters :  Eugene  Towner,  Barbara  Thurston, 
Margaret  Moore  and  Harriet  Gaulbert.  Dr.  Senseney  is  a  member  of  the  Illini 
Yacht  Club  and  the  Automobile  Club  of  St.  Louis  and  in  the  latter  served  as  vice 
president.  His  political  endorsement  is  given  to  the  democracy.  His  interest  in 
community  affairs  marks  him  as  a  public  spirited  citizen  and  his  sympathy  and 
sanction  are  always  with  those  public  measures  which  constitute  the  elements  of 
the  citv's  advancement  and  substantial  growth. 


WILLIAAI  M.  McPHERSOX,  JR. 

William  M.  McPherson,  Jr.,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  January  8,  1847;  he  was 
the  eldest  of  the  five  children  of  William  AI.  and  Mary  A.  (Mitchell)  McPherson. 

He  was  at  one  time  successfully  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business,  but  at 
the  time  of  his  death  was  employed  in  the  office  of  the  recorder  of  deeds.  He 
married  Miss  Martha  Humphrey  of  Lanesboro,  Berkshire  county,  Massachusetts. 
He  died  November  20,  1899,  in  his  fifty-third  year. 


STEPHEX  ALLEX  BEMIS. 

Stephen  Allen  Bemis  is  prominent  in  the  business  circles  of  the  citv  as  vice 
president  of  the  Bemis  Brothers  Bag  Companv,  an  enterprise  of  both  local  and 
national  reputation,  being  perhaps  one  of  the  largest  of  the  few  enterprises  manu- 
facturing the  same  class  of  goods  in  the  country.  Air.  Bemis  was  born  in  Fitch- 
burg,  Alassachusetts,  February  6,  1828,  a  son  of  Stephen  and  Miriam  Thurston 
(Farwell)  Bemis.  who  in  the  year  1838  journeyed  westward  and  settled  at  Light- 
house Point,  Ogle  county,  Illinois,  accompanied  by  the  members  of  their  family. 

Stephen  Allen  Bemis  when  in  boyhood  was  sent  to  Chicago,  where  he  ob- 
tained his  education  in  a  private  school,  studying  the  common  and  many  higher 
branches.  Having  completed  his  education  he  took  his  initial  step  in  the  business 
world  as  a  clerk  in  a  shipping  office  in  Chicago  in  1847.  In  this  position  he  con- 
tinued to  work  for  a  period  of  five  vears  when  he  went  to  California  bv  wav  of 
Nicaragua,  a  long  tedious  journev  and  one  attended  with  considerable  hardship. 
However,  he  finally  arrived  at  his  destination  where  he  remained  for  two  years, 
during  which  time  he  worked  at  various  occupations  and  then  returned  to  Illinois, 
where  he  took  up  farming  in  De  Kalb  county,  which  he  followed  successfully  for 
a  period  of  five  years,  giving  especial  attention  to  the  raising  of  livestock.  At 
the  expiration  of  this  time  he  again  made  the  trip  to  California,  this  time  taking 
with  him  a  drove  of  stock.  After  disposing  of  the  stock  he  remained  in  the 
Golden  state  until  1867,  when  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  joined  his  brother, 
then  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Bemis  &  Brown,  bag  manufacturers.  In  1885  the  firm 
was  incorporated  as  Bemis  Brothers  &  Company  with  Judson  M.  Bemis  of 
Colorado  Springs,  president :  Judson  S.  Bemis.  of  Webster  Park,  treasurer : 
Albert  F.  Bemis.  of  Boston,  Alassachusetts,  secretary ;  and  Stephen  A.  Bemis,  vice 
president.  The  companv  engages  in  the  manufacture  of  cotton  and  jute  bags, 
burlaps  and  kindred  kinds  of  goods.     Mr.  Bemis  is  a  man  of  progressive  spirit. 


•234  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

industrious,  of  keen  business  judgment,  and  since  he  lias  affiliated  himself  with  the 
affairs  of  the  company  has  continuously  contributed  toward  its  prosperity.  Al- 
though a  man  of  eighty-one  years,  he  is  still  active  in  the  commercial  world  and 
in  the  transactions  of  his  affairs  displays  the  alertness,  energy  and  keenness,  of 
those  who  are  many  years  his  junior. 

Mr.  Bemis  was  united  in  marriage  May  31,  1854,  and  his  wife  passed  away 
January  21,  1903.  They  had  the  following  children:  Fannie  A.,  who  wedded 
Chester  Simmons,  of  ^Minneapolis ;  Miriam  Farwell,  who  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Alonzo  Hull,  of  Seattle,  Washington;  Judson  S. ;  Mary  Sawtelle,  wife  of 
Thomas  J.  McLemore :  Alice  R.,  wife  of  Charles  P.  Leodd ;  and  Florence  E., 
now  Mrs.  Elliott  K.  Livingston.  Mr.  Bemis  is  a  member  of  the  Baptist  church 
and  also  belongs  to  the  Noonday  Club.  He  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the 
republican  party  but  is  not  active  in  politics  beyond  casting  his  vote  toward 
securing  the  election  of  its  candidates.  His  ofifice  is  at  Fourth  an<l  Poplar  streets 
and  he  resides  at  No.  3514  Morgan  street. 


PAUL  BAKEVVELL. 


Paul  Bakewell,  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  specializing  in  the  department 
of  patent  law,  has  through  the  exercise  of  his  native  and  acquired  ability  attained 
to  a  place  of  prominence  that  enables  him  to  command  rather  than  to  seek  pat- 
ronage. Bv  the  consensus  of  public  opinion  he  is  accorded  eminence  in  his  pro- 
fession and  his  record  reflects  credit  and  honor  upon  the  city  which  honors  him. 
A  native  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  born  August  21,  1858,  his  parents  being  Judge 
Robert  Armytage  and  Marie  (deLaureal)  Bakewell,  the  latter  a  daughter  of 
Edward  and  Octavia  deLaureal.  His  father  was  one  of  the  leading  jurists  of  the 
time  and  inscribed  his  name  high  on  the  keystone  of  Alissouri's  legal  arch.  His 
ability  and  mental  characteristics  were  inherited  by  his  son,  yet  in  the  profession 
of  law  wealth,  influence  or  family  connection  avail  little  or  naught,  success  depend- 
ing upon  the  merit  of  the  individual. 

I\Ir.  Bakewell  was  educated  in  this  city,  attending  the  St.  Louis  L^niversity 
until  1875,  while  in  1877  he  entered  the  Law  School  of  Washington  L'niversity, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1879  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law.  In  the 
same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  entered  at  once  upon  active  practice, 
since  which  time  he  has  been  closely  associated  with  litigated  interests  in  the 
state  and  federal  courts,  while  in  1886  he  was  admitted  to  practice  before  the 
United  States  supreme  court.  He  has  specialized  in  the  department  of  patent 
law  and  is  considered  one  of  the  highest  authorities  on  patent  law  in  the  country, 
a  fact  which  finds  incontrovertible  proof  in  the  many  times  that  his  opinions  upon 
involved  legal  points  have  been  sought  by  eminent  lawyers  of  New  York,  Phil- 
adelphia, Chicago  and  other  cities.  He  is  a  very  close  student  of  his  profession 
and  in  many  instances  has  prepared  briefs  which  have  attracted  wide  spread 
attention  and  elicited  the  warm  commendation  of  the  bar  throughout  the  country. 
This  branch  of  the  law  demands  comprehensive  knowledge  of  all  mechanical  as 
well  as  scientific  lines  and  his  thorough  equipment  has  gained  him  prestige  at  a  bar 
which  has  numbered  some  of  the  most  distinguished  lawyers  of  the  country.  He 
has  always  been  a  very  close  and  thorough  student  and  he  draws  his  clientage 
from  all  parts  of  the  Union  when  men  demand  expert  services  in  the  settlement 
of  patent  rights  cases.  The  educational  work  of  the  profession  has  also  claimed 
his  attention  to  some  extent  and  he  is  now  a  lecturer  in  the  Missouri  State  L'ni- 
versity and  in  the  St.  Louis  LTniversity,  while  in  1904  the  latter  institution  hon- 
ored him  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws. 

On  the  30th  of  April.  1884,  Mr.  Bakewell  was  married  to  JNIiss  Eugenia 
Stella  McNair,  a  daughter  of  Antoine  de  Rehl  and  Cornelia  (Tiffin)  McNair. 
and  the  granddaughter  of  Governor  Alexander   McXair.     The  children  of  this 


PAUL    BAKEWELL 


236  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

marriage  are:  Marie;  Eugenia,  the  wife  of  Charles  \'an  Hook  Roberts;  Paul, 
Jr.;  Edward;  Claude;  Nancy;  Cornelia,  who  died  July,  1904,  at  the  age  of  eleven 
years ;  and  Vincent  McNair.  The  family  residence  is  at  Kirkwood  where  a  splen- 
did library  indicates  Mr.  Bakewell's  fondness  for  and  familiarity  with  literature 
and  especially  the  study  of  historical  works  as  well  as  church  history,  while  his 
reading  along  other  lines  enables  him  to  speak  authoritatively  on  many  subjects. 
He  finds  recreation  in  horseback  riding,  hunting  and  fishing,  and  delights  in  the 
social  companionship  afforded  in  his  connection  with  the  Lawyers  Club  of  New 
York  city,  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  the  Noonday  Club.  He  is  also  a  member  of 
the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  and  the  Missouri  Bar  Association,  and  from  its 
organization  has  been  a  member  of  the  American  Bar  Association.  He  is  a  stanch 
and  devoted  Catholic  and  politically  is  a  Cleveland  democrat.  A  believer  in  dem- 
ocratic principles,  he  has  never  at  any  time  supported  the  radical  elements  of  the 
party  but  has  been  inclined  to  ally  himself  with  that  conservative  class  which 
reckons  with  the  conditions  as  they  exist  and  makes  sure  a  steady  progress  without 
the  haste  that  must  at  times  be  followed  by  a  revision  of  the  method  pursued. 


JEFFRY  J.  PRENDERGAST. 

Jefifry  J.  Prendergast,  largely  identified  with  the  business  interests  of  the 
city,  as  a  leading  contractor,  is  also  widely  known  in  political  circles.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  state  senate,  having  been  elected  on  the  democratic  ticket.  A 
graduate  of  one  of  the  most  reputable  educational  institutions  in  the  country,  a 
man  of  keen  intellectual  discernment  naturally  qualified  to  lead  men  and  master 
situations  and  possessing  those  qualities  within  for  the  administration  of  both 
public  and  business  affairs,  Mr.  Prendergast  is  ably  equipped  to  acquit  himself 
with  distinction  at  the  honorable  post  of  state  senator  and  with  equal  merit  to 
become  a  leader  in  financial  affairs. 

He  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1866  and  since  1887  has  conducted  an  extensive 
contracting  business.  His  father  who  passed  away  in  1903  was  also  a  contractor 
and  was  identified  with  the  construction  of  many  of  the  city's  large  edifices.  His 
mother,  Mary  Prendergast.  survives  and  resides  in  the  old  homestead.  Having 
attained  the  required  age  Mr.  Prendergast  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  in  St. 
Louis  and  when  fifteen  years  of  age  had  passed  through  all  the  grades.  He 
subsequently  entered  Christian  Brothers  College,  where  he  showed  a  remarkable 
aptitude  for  learning  and  graduated  with  distinction  from  the  institution  in  1884. 

Immediately  upon  graduation  he  went  into  the  contracting  business  in  part- 
nership with  his  father,  being  ambitious  to  confront  the  world  on  the  strength  of 
his  own  resources.  The  partnership  was  dissolved  after  a  short  time  and  he  was 
established  in  the  contracting  business  for  himself,  being  then  scarcely  twenty-one 
years  of  age.  Applying  himself  diligently  to  his  vocation  he  met  with  continued 
success  and  soon  his  affairs  were  in  a  flourishing  condition,  his  business  bringing 
him  into  contact  with  a  wide  circle  of  acquaintance.  He  became  recognized  not 
only  as  a  man  of  integrity  in  business  dealings  but  also  as  a  man  of  genial  dispo- 
sition and  strong  character  to  whom,  it  might  readily  be  seen,  could  be  committed 
affairs  of  state  as  well  as  affairs  of  commerce.  His  popularity  became  wide- 
spread particularly  among  the  devotees  of  the  democratic  party,  of  which  he  is 
an  ardent  supporter,  and  he  was  elected  to  the  state  senate  by  a  sweeping  majority 
in  1906  as  representative  of  the  thirty-second  district.  No  man  is  more  loyal 
to  the  principles  of  the  democratic  party  than  Mr.  Prendergast.  Their  worth 
to  him,  as  embodying  the  secret  of  the  nation's  welfare,  is  not  a  mere  matter  of 
partisan  politics  but  is  the  conclusion  reached  by  a  studious  comparison  of  the 
principles  of  the  democratic  platform  with  those  of  opposing  parties,  as  to  which 
are  best  adapted  to  solve  the  issues  on  which  depend  the  country's  prosperity. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  237 

j\Ir.  Prendergast  was  twice  married,  his  first  wife  being  Miss  Margaret  E. 
]\IcXamee,  who  died  April  5,  1906.  His  second  marriage  was  to  Miss  .Marie  N. 
Smucker.  By  his  first  marriage  he  had  six  children :  Mary  H.  received  her  edu- 
cation at  the  X'isitation  .Academy,  graduating  in  the  class  of  igo8.  Hugh  W., 
after  leaving  public  schools,  pursued  a  course  of  study  at  Notre  Dame  University, 
at  which  institution  George  P.  is  now  in  attendance.  Jeffry  J.,  Jr.,  is  at  present 
pursuing  his  studies  in  the  public  schools.  Ellen  Rose  is  a  student  at  the  Visita- 
tion Academy.  ^Margaret  Mary  is  still  under  school  age.  By  the  second  marriage 
there  is  one  child.  Francis  Jane.  Mr.  Prendergast  owns  a  beautiful  home  at  No. 
5828  Julian  avenue,  where  he  resides. 


SHEPARD  R.  E\' ANS. 

Shepard  R.  Evans,  who  in  his  practice  is  specializing  in  bankruptcy,  cor- 
poration and  real  estate  law,  was  born  in  New  York  citv,  July  9,  1883.  His  father, 
Isaac  Evans,  was  a  native  of  German  Poland,  although  his  father  was  born  in 
England.  Isaac  Evans  became  a  merchant  of  New  York  city,  arriving  in  the 
eastern  metropolis  in  1873.  In  1874  he  married  Teresa  Johnson,  also  a  native 
of  Poland,  and  in  1889  they  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  for  some  years  Mr. 
Evans  engaged  in  merchandising,  but  is  now  retired.  They  reside  at  No.  4748 
Cook  avenue,  and  have  a  family  of  six  children. 

Of  this  number  Shepard  R.  Evans,  brought  to  this  city  at  the  age  of  six 
years,  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  his  professional 
course  in  Benton  College  of  Law.  Following  his  graduation  with  the  class  of 
1904,  he  was  the  same  year  admitted  to  the  bar,  although  he  had  not  yet  at- 
tained his  majority.  He  afterward  spent  two  years  in  the  office  of  Judge  Spen- 
cer, where  his  practical  training  well  qualified  him  for  his  later  professional  duties. 
He  made  his  way  through  school  unaided,  earning  all  the  funds  necessary  to  meet 
the  expenses  of  the  course.  In  1905  he  opened  an  office  in  the  Chemical  building, 
and  though  a  young  man.  has  made  an  excellent  record.  While  he  is  well  versed 
in  the  general  principles  of  law.  he  is  specializing  in  the  departments  of  bank- 
ruptcy, corporation  and  real  estate  law,  and  now  represents  Armour  &  Company, 
the  Ozark  Cooperage  &  Lumber  Company  and  other  large  concerns,  together  with 
all  the  Red  Cross  Company  interests. 

]\Ir.  Evans  votes  with  the  republican  party  and  is  a  firm  believer  in  its  prin- 
ciples. He  belongs  to  the  L^nited  Hebrew  congregation,  of  which  he  is  one  of  the 
trustees,  and  he  is  a  member  of  Eben  Ezra  Lodge,  B'Nai  Brith.  of  which  he  is 
serving  as  vice-president.  Fishing  and  hunting  are  his  favorite  recreations  and 
he  is  much  interested  in  baseball  and  all  athletic  sports.  Hard  work  and  close 
application  have  been  the  elements  of  his  success  and  his  persistency  of  purpose 
has  enabled  him  to  accomplish  what  he  has  undertaken,  while  others  in  similar 
circumstances  would  have  failed. 


GEORGE  J.  BERRESHEIM. 

George  J.  Berresheim,  who  has  been  secretarv  and  treasurer  of  the  Excel- 
sior Press  Brick  Company  since  1906,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  on  the  2d  of  Septem- 
ber, 1866.  His  parents  were  Leopold  and  ]\Iary  E.  Berresheim.  The  former,  a 
native  of  Metz,  Germany,  was  born  June  5,  1834,  and  there  pursued  his  educa- 
tio!i  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  when  in  1848  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  America, 
landing  at  New  Orleans.  Proceeding  northward  to  St.  Louis,  he  entered  busi- 
ness life  here  as  a  carpenter  in  the  employ  of  the  Laclede-Christv  Fire  Brick 


238  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Company,  and  his  reliability  and  energy  recommended  him  for  promotion.  Ap- 
pointed to  the  position  of  superintendent  of  the  pattern  shop,  he  served  for  thirty 
years,  and  was  thus  long  and  prominently  connected  with  the  industrial  interests 
of  the  city.  At  the  present  time,  however,  he  is  living  retired,  in  the  enjoyment  of 
a  rest  which  he  has  thoroughly  earned  and  heartily  deserves. 

While  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof,  George  J.  Barre- 
sheim  attended  the  public  schools  between  the  ages  of  six  and  fourteen  years. 
He  then  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  under  his  father  at  the  plant  of  the 
Laclede-Christy  Fire  Brick  Company,  and  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  becoming 
an  expert  workman.  In  the  course  of  time  he  succeeded  his  father  to  the  super- 
intendency  of  the  shop,  where  he  remained  for  twenty-two  years  as  one  of  the 
most  trustworthy  and  capable  representatives  of  the  business.  His  outlook  over 
the  field  of  business  activity  convinced  him  that  he  would  have  better  opportunities 
in  other  directions,  and  he  organized  the  Cheltonham  Fire  Clay  Company.  Further 
recognition  of  the  chances  in  the  business  world  led  in  1906  to  his  organization 
of  the  Excelsior  Press  Brick  Companv  at  Barthold  Grove,  in  which  he  owns  a 
half  interest.  From  its  organization  he  has  been  secretary  and  treasurer,  and 
its  growth  and  prosperity  are  attributable  in  no  small  degree  to  his  efiforts  and 
keen  business  management. 

On  the  2 1st  of  November,  1900,  Mr.  Berresheim  was  married  to  Miss  Agnes 
Kaune,  and  in  September,  1902,  unto  them  was  born  a  son,  Hebert,  who  is  with 
his  parents  in  their  pleasant  home  at  No.  3218  Hebert  street.  The  parents  are 
members  of  the  Catholic  church.  There  has  been  nothing  unusual  in  the  business 
record  of  Mr.  Berresheim,  whose  achievement  has  come  as  the  logical  sequence 
of  his  earnest  effort,  his  faithfulness  and  loyalty  in  every  relation,  and  his  wise 
utilization  of  his  opportunities.  He  early  learned  the  fact  that  there  is  no  excel- 
lence without  labor  and  that  there  is  no  royal  road  to  wealth  and  has  won  his 
success  at  the  cost  of  earnest,  well  directed  effort. 


JOHN   CLEMENS   NULSEN. 

Throughout  the  history  of  the  world  mere  success  has  never,  save  in  rare 
instances,  been  the  cause  of  any  man's  being  remembered  by  his  fellows  after  he 
has  passed  from  life,  and  never  has  the  mere  accumulation  of  wealth  won  honor 
for  an  individual.  The  methods  employed  in  the  attainment  of  prosperity,  how- 
ever, may  awaken  approval  and  admiration,  for  the  world  pays  its  tribute  to  him 
who  through  enterprise,  unfailing  effort  and  clearsighted  judgment  makes  sub- 
stantial advance  in  the  business  world  without  infringing  on  the  rights  and 
privileges  of  others.  Such  was  the  record  of  John  C.  Nulsen  who,  throughout 
his  entire  business  career,  never  deviated  from  a  course  that  he  believed  to  be 
right  but  stood  through  many  decades  as  a  leading  representative  of  the  German 
element  in  the  citizenship  of  St.  Louis  in  so  largely  controlling  its  interests  and 
its  upbuilding. 

The  birthplace  of  Mr.  Nulsen  was  in  the  little  village  of  Norten  in  Hanover. 
Germany,  and  his  natal  day  was  April  24,  1824.  His  father  was  a  cigar  maker 
and  under  his  direction  the  son  learned  the  trade.  He  came  to  America  in  1845 
when  a  young  man  of  twenty-one  years  and  soon  afterward  located  in  St.  Louis. 
At  this  time  his  equipment  for  life's  struggles  consisted  of  an  energetic  nature 
and  industrious  habits.  Beginning  in  the  cigar  manufacturing  business  in  a  most 
modest  way,  he  personally  sold  his  product  and  within  a  brief  period  was  enjoying 
a  growing  trade,  his  business  prospering  from  the  commencement.  It  served  to 
secure  for  him  the  capital  which  enabled  him  to  take  up  other  commercial  lines, 
and  with  money  saved  from  his  earnings,  in  1849  l^^  established  the  firm  of 
Nulsen  &  jNlersman,  rectifiers  and  wholesale  liquor  dealers  on  Third  street.     For 


TOHN    C.    NULSEX 


240  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

over  thirty  \-ears  he  continued  there.  Mercantile  pursuits  in  the  main  formed  his 
business  connections,  which  were  highly  successful,  until  1879,  when  he  retired 
from  active  life.  In  the  year  in  which  he  embarked  in  the  wholesale  liquor 
business,  he  erected  the  first  solid  brick  house  on  North  Third  street  and  in  1858 
the  first  stone-front  three-story  house  at  the  corner  of  Si.xth  and  Olive  streets. 
This,  however,  at  the  time  was  regarded  as  a  risky  venture  as  it  was  believed  that 
business  conditions  in  this  city  would  not  justify  such  an  expenditure  at  that  loca- 
tion. From  time  to  time  Mr.  Nulsen  invested  extensively  in  varied  interests  which 
became  highlv  valuable.  He  was  a  most  keen-sighted  and  careful  business  man, 
conservative  in  all  of  his  interests,  his  great  foresiglit,  however,  enabling  him  to 
justlv  value  every  situation  while  time  proved  the  wisdom  of  his  judgment.  He 
left  a  most  comfortable  fortune,  which  had  been  amassed  from  a  very  modest 
nucleus,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  from  time  to  time  he  made  very  substantial 
disposition  of  his  means  among  his  children. 

Following  his  retirement,  in  18S0,  wath  his  family  Mr.  Nulsen  made  an 
extended  tour  abroad  and  found  much  of  interest  on  that  side  of  the  Atlantic, 
but  his  love  for  his  adopted  land  led  to  his  return  to  St.  Louis  after  an  absence 
of  about  two  years.  Indolence  and  idleness  were  utterly  foreign  to  his  nature, 
and  besides  he  found  that  real  joy  in  the  solution  of  business  problems  without 
_  which  the  highest  success  is  never  obtained.  He  therefore  turned  his  attention 
to  other  interests  and  organized  the  Missouri  Malleable  Iron  Company,  one  of  the 
pioneer  industries  of  the  kind  in  the  west,  becoming  its  first  president.  In  1891 
the  business  and  plant  were  removed  to  East  St.  Louis  for  it  had  outgrown  its 
original  quarters  in  the  Missouri  metropolis.  Mr.  Nulsen  remained  as  president 
until  his  death,  even  though  for  many  years  prior  to  his  demise  he  had  taken  no 
active  part  in  the  management  of  the  afifairs  of  the  company,  the  supervision  of 
its  interests  being  in  the  hands  of  his  sons. 

The  field  of  his  affluence  by  no  means  covered  a  narrow  range.  Aside  from 
the  business  interests  already  mentioned  he  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of  the 
Fourth  National  Bank  and  for  manv  years  served  on  its  board  of  directors.  He 
was  also  a  director  of  the  Franklin  Bank  and  took  part  in  the  establishment  of 
nearly  all  of  the  German-American  institutions  of  the  city. 

On  the  17th  of  ]\Iay,  1848,  Mr.  Nulsen  was  married  to  Miss  Albertina ' 
Creuzbaur,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  nine  children :  Caroline,  the  wife  of 
Charles  F.  Orthwein,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears  elsewhere  in  this  volume :  Otillia, 
now  deceased,  who  married  Adelbert  Strauss  and  was  the  mother  of  eight  chil- 
dren, seven  of  whom  survived  her ;  Anthony  J.,  who  married  Mollie  Hester,  and 
is  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  volume ;  Alaxamillian,  who  died,  leaving  a  wife  and 
five  children ;  Estella,  the  wife  of  Albert  Schroeder,  a  resident  of  Chicago ;  Alice, 
the  wife  of  Robert  E.  Blothardt  of  St.  Louis,  who  became  the  mother  of  three 
children ;  Julia,  who  is  the  widow  of  John  S.  Klein,  formerly  president  of  the 
Nulsen-Klein  &  Krausse  Manufacturing  Company,  by  whom  she  had  two  chil- 
dren;  Frank  E.,  who  is  married  and  has  two  children;  and  Albert  G.,  who  is 
mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  work.  As  his  sons  reached  mature  years  and  entered 
business  life,  Mr.  Nulsen  did  not  believe  in  placing  unlimited  means  at  their 
disposal,  but  regarded  it  a  far  better  plan  to  leave  them  in  a  situation  where  the 
exigencies  of  the  case  would  develop  their  business  qualifications,  nor  was  he 
mistaken  in  the  faith  which  he  displayed  in  their  power  to  do  this.  He  was,  how- 
ever, always  most  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  family  and  when  the  time  seemed 
ripe  gave  liberally  to  his  children  to  assist  them  in  business  or  otherwise. 

On  the  17th  of  3ilay,  1898,  "Sir.  and  Mrs.  Nulsen  celebrated  their  golden 
wedding,  on  which  occasion  more  than  fifty  of  their  descendants  were  present. 
In  July  of  the  same  year  Mrs.  Nulsen  passed  awav  and  was  laid  to  rest  in  Belle- 
fontaine  cemetery,  while  Mr.  Nulsen  survived  his  wife  for  nearly  eight  years,  his 
death  occurring  June  2,  1906,  the  interment  being  made  by  her  side.  The  early 
home  of  the  family  was  at  No.  1012  Chouteau  avenue,  which  was  erected  by  Mr. 
Nulsen  and  occupied  for  some  years.    A  removal  was  then  made  to  the  northwest- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  241 

corner  of  Lafayette  and  Missouri  avenues,  and  later  he  resided  on  Longfellow 
boulevard  and  subsequently  on  Hawthorne  boulevard.  He  was  of  a  retiring  flis- 
position,  though  of  great  energy  and  determination,  always  possessing  the  courage 
of  his  convictions  and  unyielding  to  any  cause  which  his  conscience  did  not 
sanction.  He  was  always  willing  to  listen  to  reason  and  argument,  however,  but 
did  not  hesitate  to  announce  his  position  when  he  believed  himself  to  be  in  the 
right.  During  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  as  a  volunteer  and  served  in  the  Home 
Guards  throughout  that  conflict.  He  was  always  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the 
city,  but,  naturally  modest,  he  shunned  notoriety  and  sought  prominence  in  no 
field  save  that  of  business,  in  which  his  efforts  were  attended  with  signal  success. 
Of  medium  height  and  well  knit  frame,  his  great  physical  vigor  permitted  him  to 
enjoy  life  in  his  advanced  years.  His  family  was  justly  no  small  source  of  pride 
to  him,  and  the  interests  which  he  manifested  in  the  welfare  and  advancement  of 
his  descendants  were  unusual.  He  came  to  a  ripe  old  age,  having  passed  the 
eighty-second  milestone  on  life's  journey,  and  his  death  closed  a  record  fraught 
with  good  deeds  and  characterized  by  honorable,  straightforward  principles. 


STEPHEN  J\I.  WAGNER. 

Stephen  M.  Wagner,  president  of  the  Wagner  &  Reis  Commission  Company 
at  801-805  Lucas  avenue,  was  born  in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  l\Iay  9,  1872. 
His  father,  Joseph  A.  Wagner,  was  a  native  of  Paris,  France.  Early  in  life  he 
emigrated  to  America  and  conducted  an  extensive  hay  and  grain  business  in 
New  Orleans.  During  the  Civil  War  his  business  was  so  impaired  as  to  cause 
him  irreparable  loss.  He  was  finally  compelled,  in  order  to  save  some  of  his  inter- 
ests, to  remove  to  St.  Louis  where  he  established  himself  in  the  feed  business, 
continuing  in  that  line  until  his  death  in  1882.  Stephen  ]\I.  Wagner  is  one  of 
si.x  children,  the  others  being:  j\Irs.  Burton  Lewis  of  Omaha,  Nebraska;  George 
L.,  manager  of  the  St.  James  Hotel,  Wichita  Falls,  Texas ;  Joseph  A.,  a  merchant 
tailor  of  St.  Louis ;  William  J.,  employed  as  chief  clerk  in  the  treasurer's  office 
of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company,  St.  Louis  ;  and  Charles,  the  youngest 
child,  who  is  now  employed  by  the  Hire's  Root  Beer  Company  of  St.  Louis. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  aiforded  Mr.  Wagner  all  the  education  he  ob- 
tained. He  gave  up  his  studies  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  and  secured  a  position 
with  Brown,  Dodd  &  Company,  wholesale  dry-goods  merchants.  For  four  vears  he 
continued  in  the  employ  of  this  companv  and  then  devoted  two  years  of  service 
to  the  H.  T.  Simon,  Gregory  Drv  Goods  Company.  During  the  succeeding  thir- 
teen years  he  was  employed  bv  E.  H.  Wenglin  &  Company.  On  December  13, 
1905,  in  company  with  Gordan  L.  Reis,  he  formed  a  partnership  and  began  busi- 
ness under  the  firm  name  of  Wagner  &  Reis  Commission  Companv  at  801-805 
Lucas  avenue,  where  the  firm  is  still  transacting  business.  During  the  past 
three  years  the  firm  has  been  wonderfully  successful,  owing  largely  to  the  execu- 
tive ability  and  perseverance  of  Mr.  Wagner.  The  business  has  increased  so 
rapidly  that  it  has  been  necessary  to  contemplate  enlarging  their  quarters  so  as 
to  have  more  available  floor  space.  They  not  only  have  an  extensive  local  trade 
but  do  a  large  shipping  business  throughout  JMissouri,  Illinois  and  surrounding 
states.     Their  specialty  is  wholesale  notions  and  dry  goods. 

On  June  10.  1896,  Mr.  Wagner  wedded  Belle  Peck,  of  St.  Louis,  daughter 
of  George  W.  Peck,  at  one  time  grand  master  of  the  ]\Iasons  of  [Michigan. 
They  have  two  children :  Ruth  J.,  ten  years  old,  who  is  very  studious  and  manifests 
a  great  fondness  for  music,  and  Edward  W.,  a  little  lad  of  four  years.  ^Ir. 
Wagner  has  always  been  an  independent  democrat.  While  he  is  interested  in 
politics  and  keeps  abreast  of  the  issues  of  the  day,  yet  he  is  not  active  to  the 
extent  of  aspiring  to  public  office.    However  he  uses  his  influence  upon  all  occa- 

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242  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

sions  for  the  welfare  of  the  party  and  delights  in  the  success  of  its  candidates. 
Until  recently  he  was  affiliated  with  a  number  of  secret  societies  but  his  business 
affairs  becoming  of  such  proportions  as  to  rec^uire  the  greater  part  of  his  time 
he  was  compelled  to  relinquish  his  affiliations  with  them.  At  present  he  is  a 
member  only  of  the  St.  Louis  Laundrymen's  Association.  He  is  very  fond  of 
all  kinds  of  outdoor  sports  and  has  a  wide  circle  of  warm  friends  among  the 
sporting  clubs,  his  favorite  pastime  being  fishing  and  hunting. 


WILLIAM  GRIFFITH  McREE. 

William  Griffith  McRee,  now  living  retired  in  St.  Louis,  through  capably 
conducted  real-estate  operations  gained  rank  with  the  capitalists  of  the  city.  He 
comes  of  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished  and  his  lines  of  life  have  been 
cast  in  harmony  therewith.  His  father  was  Samuel  McRee,  an  officer  of  what 
General  Grant  was  pleased  to  term  "the  old  United  States  army."  His  grand- 
father, was  Major  John  McRee,  whose  father  emigrated  from  Ireland  about 
1740  and  became  a  resident  of  Bladen  county.  North  Carolina.  Subsequently 
he  removed  to  South  Carolina,  where  he  spent  his  remaining  days.  At  the  out- 
break of  the  Revolution,  Major  Griffith  J.  McRee  was  elected  a  captain  of  troops 
in  the  Wilmington  district  and  the  appointment  was  confirmed  by  the  provincial 
congress,  which  convened  in  Halifax  April  4,  1776.  Subsequently  he  served  as 
captain  in  the  Sixth  North  Carolina  Battalion  of  the  Continental  line  and  under 
that  command  participated  in  the  battles  of  Brandywine,  Germantown  and  Mon- 
mouth, three  of  the  most  important  engagements  of  the  war.  The  continental 
congress  appointed  him  a  captain  in  the  First  North  Carolina  Regiment  in  1779 
and  he  was  on  active  dutv  through  the  siege  of  Charleston  and  until  the  surrender 
to  Sir  Henry  Clinton,  May  17,  1780.  The  following  year  he  was  released  from 
captivity  in  the  general  exchange  of  prisoners,  and  hastening  to  join  General 
Greene,  took  part  in  the  famous  battle  under  that  commander  at  Guilford  Court- 
house. He  was  also  with  General  Greene  at  Hobkirk's  Hill  and  Eutaw  Springs 
and  was  warmly  commended  for  his  service  in  these  engagements.  He  was  pro- 
moted to  major  by  the  continental  congress  and  throughout  the  period  of  the 
war  trained  and  enlisted  troops,  thus  contributing  in  substantial  measure  to  the 
success  which  finally  crowned  the  American  arms  and  resulted  in  the  establish- 
ment of  the  republic.  Following  the  war  he  purchased  Lilliput  plantation,  twelve 
miles  below  Wilmington,  on  Cape  Fear  river,  where  his  remaining  days  were 
passed  and  where  he  now  lies  buried. 

Samuel  McRee  inherited  from  his  father  the  martial  spirit,  which  inclined 
him  to  military  life,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  he  was  admitted  as  a  cadet  at  the 
West  Point  ]\Iilitary  Academy,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1820.  He  was 
then  made  second  lieutenant  of  the  Eighth  United  States  Infantry,  and  later 
was  in  the  first  regiment  of  infantrv,  until  the  fall  of  1839.  In  the  meantime 
he  had  been  promoted  to  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  in  1823:  to  captain  in  1831  ; 
and  to  assistant  quartermaster  \vith  the  rank  of  major  in  1839.  He  provided  the 
necessary  supplies  and  transportation  for  General  Zachary  Taylor  on  the  eve 
of  the  Mexican  war.  Ordered  to  Corpus  Christi,  he  was  appointed  chief  of  the 
quartermaster's  staff  and  was  afterward  ordered  to  Point  Isabel,  winning  the 
commendation  of  his  superior  officers  by  his  promptness,  coolness,  firmness  and 
courageous  action.  He  remained  at  that  point  until  the  sailing  of  the  expedition 
conveying  troops  that  were  destined  for  the  reduction  of  Tampico,  Vera  Cruz 
and  the  capital  of  Mexico.  He  was  ordered  to  report  to  the  commanding  officer 
at  the  island  of  Labos  and  there  Major  ]\IcRee  was  placed  at  the  head  of  the 
quartermaster's  staff  by  General  Scott,  retaining  the  position  until  the  capitula- 
tion of  A^era  Cruz,  when  he  was  permitted  to  return  to  his  home.  The  ex- 
posures and  hardships  of  war  had  so  impaired  his  health  that  he  felt  it  a  neces- 


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244  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

sity  to  again  take  up  his  abode  in  the  United  States  and  rest  from  the  arduous 
campaigns  in  the  south.  Soon  after  his  return  to  the  United  States  he  was  or- 
dered to  Newport,  Kentucky,  where  he  remained  until  he  came  to  St.  Louis, 
in  1847.  He  was  brevetted  Heutenant  colonel  for  "meritorious  conduct  while 
serving  in  the  enemy's  country."  In  the  meantime  Major  Samuel  McRee  had 
become  owner  of  considerable  real  estate  in  and  near  St.  Louis,  which  caused 
him  to  regard  this  as  his  home,  and  locating  here  he  lived  quietly  until  his  life 
was  sacrificed  in  the  memorable  cholera  epidemic  in  1849.  He  had  married  Mrs. 
Mary  (Urquhardt)  Wheaton,  of  Wilmington,  North  Carolina,  who  was  born  in 
1829.  They  had  two  sons,  the  elder  being  Fergus  McRee,  who  died  January  2, 
1883. 

William  Griffith  McRee,  the  second  son  and  the  subject  of  this  review,  was 
born  in  the  famous  old  Planter's  House  of  St.  Louis,  July  22,  1841,  his  being  the 
first  birth  in  that  hostelry.  His  education  was  acquired  in  private  schools  of 
Connecticut  to  the  spring  of  1861,  when  he  returned  to  St.  Louis.  In  1866  he 
engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  John  Flournoy  & 
Company,  a  well  known  concern  of  those  days.  Later  he  was  associated  with 
Luther  W.  Conn  as  junior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Conn  &  McRee,  and  almost 
from  the  beginning  they  ranked  with  the  foremost  real  estate  dealers  of  the  city, 
securing  an  extensive  clientage  and  conducting  a  profitable  business,  from  which 
they  both  retired  in  1887,  after  twenty  years'  successful  connection  therewith. 
Theirs  constituted  a  rare  combination  because  of  their  close  adherence  to  the  old 
school  of  business  standards. 

On  the  25th  of  April,  1867,  Mr.  McRee  was  married  to  Miss  Rosalie  G. 
Taylor,  of  St.  Louis,  a  grand-daughter  of  Henry  Von  Puhl,  one  of  the  old  and 
prominent  residents  of  this  city.  The  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McRee  are  as 
follows :  Mary,  born  April  7,  1880,  is  the  wife  of  Howard  O'Fallon.  Rosalie, 
born  September  18,  1881,  is  the  wife  of  Tankerville  J.  Drew,  of  Seattle,  Washing- 
ton. Griffith,  born  August  16,  1883,  is  now  with  Whittaker  &  Company,  brokers 
of  St.  Louis.  James  Fergus,  born  November  9,  1886,  is  a  student  in  Yale. 
Henry,  born  March  26,  1889,  is  now  a  senior  at  Westminster  School,  of  Sims- 
bury,  Connecticut. 

Mr.  McRee  takes  only  a  citizen's  interest  in  politics.  He  was  formerly 
a  member  of  Battery  A,  with  which  he  participated  in  quelling  the  riots  of  1877. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Country  Club  and  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  also  belongs 
to  the  Order  of  Cincinnatus,  of  which  he  is  justly  proud,  being  a  member  of  the 
North  Carolina  chapter.  His  grandfather,  Griffith  John  McRee,  and  a  grand- 
uncle  were  both  charter  members  of  that  order,  and  Mr.  McRee  has  in  his  pos- 
session the  original  parchment  certificates  of  membership.  He  maintains  a  sum- 
mer home  at  Biddeford  Pool,  Maine,  and  is  a  fine  example  of  a  courteous,  re- 
fined, retiring  gentleman,  whose  genuine  personal  worth  commands  foi  him  the 
admiration  and  entire  respect  of  many  friends. 


EMIL  BOGASCH. 


Emil  Bogafch,  who  died  February  7,  1909,  was  a  native  of  Prussia,  his  birth 
having  there  occurred  on  the  7th  of  October,  1840.  He  attended  school  in  his 
native  land  and  was  afterward  employed  in  a  grocery  store  there.  He  was  a 
young  man  of  about  twenty  years  when  in  i860  he  bade  adieu  to  friends  and 
native  country  and  responded  to  the  call  of  the  new  world,  its  business  opportuni- 
ties and  advantages  proving  to  him  an  irresistible  attraction.  Fie  located  first  at 
Wellsville,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  until  he  enlisted  for  service  in  the  Civil 
war  in  September,  1861,  joining  the  Seventeenth  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry. 
He  remained  with  that  command  for  three  years  or  until  October,  1864,  when 
he  was  honorably  discharged.     This  regiment  was  included  in  Blair's  brigade  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  245 

most  of  the  time  was  attached  to  the  Fifteenth  Army  Corps.  General  Blair  com- 
manded the  division  and  General  Sherman  the  corps  until  the  latter  was  promoted 
and  was  succeeded  by  General  McPherson.  Followintj  his  enlistment  Mr.  Bogasch 
went  with  his  comrades  to  Jefferson  City  and  Sedalia  and  later  followed  Price, 
participating  in  an  engagement  at  Springfield,  Missouri.  He  also  fought  at  Pea 
Ridge  and  did  three  or  four  days'  fighting  at  Vicksburg.  With  his  command  he 
participated  in  the  capture  of  Fort  Arkansas  and  took  part  in  the  battles  of  Port 
Hudson,  Black  River,  Jackson,  Chattanooga,  Resaca  and  Atlanta.  When  General 
Grant,  who  had  been  in  command  was  sent  to  the  east.  General  Sherman  was  put 
in  command  of  the  Armv  of  the  West  and  thus  Mr.  Bogasch  served  under  several 
of  the  most  distinguished  leaders  of  the  Union  forces.  He  was  always  a  valiant 
and  faithful  soldier  and  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  first  sergeant. 

When  the  war  was  over  Mr.  Bogasch  returned  to  jMissouri.  In  the  interval 
between  his  arrival  in  the  new  world  and  his  enlistment  he  had  worked  in  a  store 
in  order  to  acquire  a  knowledge  of  the  English  language  and  a  part  of  his  duty 
was  to  go  to  mill  with  an  ox-team.  After  the  war  he  accepted  a  clerkship  in  a 
grocery  store  in  St.  Louis  and  later  held  other  positions.  His  last  connec- 
tion was  with  the  Madison  Coal  Company,  with  which  he  continued  until  he 
retired.  In  the  meantime  he  had  carefully  saved  his  earnings  until  he  had  acquired 
a  comfortable  competence  and  had  invested  in  property,  building  flats  on  Wells 
avenue,  from  which  he  derived  a  substantial  income. 

Mr.  Bogasch  was  married  to  Miss  Minnie  Mescherer,  who  died  in  June,  1893, 
leaving  three  sons  and  two  daughters:  Otto,  Pearl,  Amelia,  Eugene  and  Tillie. 
He  married  for  his  second  wife  Mrs.  Carrie  Hines,  a  widow,  who  died  in  June, 
1908.  He  was  always  patriotic  in  his  citizenship  and  public  spirited  in  his  devo- 
tion to  the  municipal  welfare  and  well  deserves  mention  among  the  veterans  whose 
loyalty  and  bravery  saved  the  Union.  He  was,  for  the  greater  part  of  his  life, 
an  attendant  of  the  Lutheran  church,  but  in  latter  years  attended  the  Fountain 
Park  Congregational  church. 


DERICK  A.  JANUARY. 

In  the  resolutions  passed  by  the  Merchants  Exchange  concerning  the  death 
of  Derick  A.  January  it  was  said  that  no  man  was  less  ostentatious,  less  attracted 
by  the  allurements  of  personal  ambition,  while  none  ever  attained  a  position  of 
more  influence  or  possessed  a  more  commanding  hold  upon  the  affectionate  regard 
of  his  fellow  citizens.  It  was  these  qualities  that  won  for  him  the  unqualified 
respect  and  sincere  friendship  of  his  fellowmen,  causing  his  memory  to  be  revered 
and  cherished  by  all  with  whom  he  was  associated  while  still  an  active  factor  in 
the  world's  work. 

A  native  of  Lexington,  Kentucky,  he  was  born  in  August,  1814,  and  there 
resided  to  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  when  he  accompanied  his  mother  to  Louis- 
ville, Kentucky.  He  worked  in  a  humble  capacity  in  the  printing  office  of  a 
newspaper  known  as  the  Advertiser  until  1832,  when  he  removed  to  Jacksonville, 
Illinois,  where  with  his  brother  he  opened  a  general  store.  He  had  had  con- 
siderable business  experience  in  the  meantime  and  had  also  learned  the  value  of 
industrv  and  economy  as  active  and  effective  forces  in  the  acquirement  of  suc- 
cess. The  new  mercantile  enterprise  at  Jacksonville  proved  profitable  from  the 
beginning  owing  to  the  capable  management  and  business  discernment  of  the 
proprietor,  who  continued  its  conduct  until  1837,  when  the  family  removed  to 
St.  Louis. 

Here  Derick  A.  January  became  a  factor  in  the  business  life  of  the  city, 
which  had  yet  scarcely  emerged  from  villagehood,  and  displayed  many  evidences 
of  still  being  a  French  settlement,  whose  business  interests  were  largely  those 
of   fur  trading  and   trading  with   the   Indians.     However,   American   influences 


246  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

were  rapidly  bringing  about  a  change  in  business  and  social  conditions  here,  and 
Mr.  January  cast  in  his  lot  with  the  progressive  merchants,  opening  the  whole- 
sale grocery  house  of  January,  Stittimus  &  Company  on  the  levee.  The  business 
prospered  and  was  conducted  successfully  for  nearly  forty  years.  Although  Mr 
January  became  surrounded  by  younger  associates  he  remained  as  the  bulwark 
of  the  firm  until  his  retirement  from  business  in  1875.  He  spoke  authoritatively 
concerning  all  matters  of  the  house,  for  he  thoroughly  understood  the  business 
in  principal  and  detail,  and  his  associates  recognized  the  fact  that  his  judgment 
was  sound,  his  discernment  keen  and  his  outlook  broad.  He  never  failed  in  the 
performance  of  any  task  to  which  he  set  himself,  doing  with  all  his  might  what- 
ever his  hand  found  to  do  and  always  performing  his  labors  with  a  sense  of 
conscientious  obligations.  While  at  the  head  of  the  house  the  business  passed 
through  the  memorable  financial  panics  of  1857  and  1873  with  its  credit  unshaken. 

The  successful  business  man  is  not  usually  gifted  beyond  his  fellows  at  the 
outset  of  his  career,  his  advancement  being  due  to  the  fact  that  he  exercises  his 
powers  and  they  grow  thereby.  He  possesses,  too,  an  industry  which  his  will 
never  allows  to  falter  and  that  he  prospers  is  due  to  his  close  study  of  the  busi- 
ness situation  as  a  whole,  and  his  utilization  of  opportunities  that  others  might 
have  emjiloyed  had  they  as  carefully  sought  the  way  to  success.  Mr.  January 
was  largely  instrumental  in  the  building  of  the  first  Lindell  Hotel  and  afterward 
in  its  rebuilding.  He  was  one  of  the  originators  of  the  Merchants'  Bank,  was 
president  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  for  four  years  and  was  president  of  the 
St.  Louis  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company.  He  became  a  most  prominent  figure 
in  insurance  circles,  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  United  States  Insurance  Com- 
pany, and  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  American  Central  Insurance  Company. 
He  likewise  became  one  of  the  original  incorporators  of  the  Belcher  Sugar 
Refinery  Company  in  1855,  while  many  leading  corporations  and  business  enter- 
prises had  the  benefit  of  his  wise  counsel  and  keen  discernment  in  the  meetings 
of  the  board  of  directors. 

On  the  19th  of  July,  1879,  Mr.  January  was  called  to  his  final  rest.  He 
had  for  more  than  four  decades  figured  prominently  in  the  aiifairs  of  the  city,  not 
only  as  a  business  man  but  also  in  the  movements  toward  elevating  and  purifying 
political  and  municipal  interests  and  upholding  the  highest  standard  of  citizen- 
ship. He  was  the  soul  of  honor,  and  even  the  most  malevolent  dared  not  utter 
a  breath  of  suspicion  against  his  good  name,  his  reputation  in  business,  in  citizen- 
ship and  in  social  relations  being  an  irreproachable  one.  He  was  devoted  to  the 
welfare  of  his  family  and  held  friendship  inviolable.  Notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  he  attained  notable  success  he  remained  a  man  of  most  kindly  spirit,  recog- 
nizing and  appreciating  the  good  in  others  and  always  willing  to  extend  a  help- 
ing hand.  It  would  be  but  a  weak  statement  to  say  that  he  was  well  liked.  The 
afifection  entertained  for  him  was  rather  that  entertained  for  a  brother.  The 
simplicity  and  beauty  of  his  daily  life  as  seen  in  his  home  and  family  relations 
constituted  an  even  balance  to  his  splendid  business  ability,  resulting  in  the 
establishment  and  control  of  some  of  the  most  important  business  interests  of 
the  citv. 


ISAAC  M.  MASON. 


There  is  no  better  indication  of  the  constantly  changing  and  developing  busi- 
ness conditions  of  the  country  than  the  life  record  of  Isaac  M.  Mason  in  its  vari- 
ous phases  of  progress.  Step  by  step  he  has  kept  pace  with  the  general  advance- 
ment from  the  time  when  in  his  youth  he  became  second  clerk  on  a  river  steamer. 
Today,  with  large  invested  interests  and  dividend  paying  properties,  he  is  now 
practically  living  retired  save  for  the  supervision  which  he  gives  to  his  personal 
interests.     The  intervening  years  have  been  marked  by  an  orderly  progression, 


ISAAC   M.   MASON 


248  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  steps  in  which  are  easily  discernible.  Born  in  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania, 
March  4,  1831,  he  is  a  son  of  Morgan  and  Pamelia  (Stevenson)  Mason  and  is  a 
representative  in  both  paternal  and  maternal  lines  of  old  families  of  English 
origin,  established'  in  America  in  the  year  1700. 

His  maternal  ancestors  were  members  of  the  Society  of  Friends  and  in  the 
last  year  of  the  seventeenth  century  representatives  of  the  name  took  up  their 
abode  in  Maryland.  In  the  same  year  the  Mason  family  was  founded  in  the  Old 
Dominion  by  one  who,  as  a  man  of  liberal  education,  became  noted  as  an  edu- 
cator in  the  colony  of  Virginia.  Both  families  figured  prominently  during  the 
colonial  epoch  and  also  during  the  early  period  of  the  republic.  John  Steven- 
son, the  great-grandfather  of  ]\Ir.  Mason,  was  among  those  who  fought  for 
national  independence,  joining  Captain  James  Watson's  company  of  Colonel 
Thomas  Porter's  Battalion  of  Pennsylvania  Troops,  as  a  private  on  the  13th  of 
August,  1776.  Following  the  expiration  of  his  first  term  of  enlistment,  he  joined 
Captain  James  Murray's  company  in  1780,  it  being  a  part  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Battalion  under  Colonel  Robert  Elder.  In  1790,  Asa  Stevenson,  the  maternal 
grandfather,  removed  westward  to  Greene  county,  Pennsylvania,  and  ten  years 
later  Robert  Mason,  the  grandfather  of  Isaac  M.  Mason  in  the  paternal  line, 
became  a  resident  of  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  following  his  removal 
from  his  old  home  at  Winchester,  Virginia.  This  was  a  step  in  the  acquaintance 
of  Morgan  Mason  and  Pamelia  Stevenson  that  ultimately  resulted  in  marriage. 

While  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  in  Brownsville, 
Pennsylvania,  Isaac  M.  Mason  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  and 
in  Reed's  Academy,  but  his  school  life  was  cut  short  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years, 
when  it  became  necessary  that  he  provide  for  his  own  support.  He  did  this  by 
securing  a  clerkship  with  Zephaniah  Carter,  a  merchant  and  paper  manufacturer 
of  Brownsville,  with  whom  he  remained  for  about  a  year,  but  river  navigation 
had  a  much  stronger  attraction  for  him  than  mercantile  pursuits  and,  obtaining 
his  father's  consent  to  the  change,  he  secured  a  situation  as  second  clerk  on  a 
river  steamer.  His  fidelity  won  him  promotion  to  the  position  of  first  clerk  on 
the  steamer  Atlantic  and  in  July,  1850,  when  but  nineteen  years  of  age,  he  com- 
manded the  steamer  Summit  as  its  captain.  Through  the  succeeding  fifteen 
years  he  remained  as  clerk  or  captain  on  the  steamboats,  his  last  service  of  this 
character  being  in  command  of  the  Hawkeye  State,  a  vessel  famous  in  its  day 
for  making  the  run  between  St.  Louis  and  St.  Paul  in  three  days,  six  hours  and 
twenty  minutes,  covering  a  distance  of  eight  hundred  miles. 

In  1866  Mr.  Mason  entered  a  somewhat  different  field  of  labor  by  becom- 
ing general  freight  agent  of  the  Northern  Line,  in  which  capacity  he  continued 
for  eleven  years.  He  was  called  to  public  office  by  popular  vote  in  1876,  when 
elected  county  marshal,  and  in  April,  1877,  was  elected  city  marshal.  The  fidel- 
ity and  impartiality  with  which  he  performed  his  duties  is  indicated  by  the  fact 
that  he  was  chosen  sheriff  of  St.  Louis  in  1880  and  again  in  1882,  and  follow- 
ing his  retirement  from  office  in  1884  he  again  became  connected  with  navigation 
interests  through  his  appointment  to  the  general  superintendency  of  the  St.  Louis 
&  New  Orleans  Anchor  Line.  Becoming  a  stockholder  in  the  company,  he  was 
in  1887  elected  to  the  presidency  and  remained  as  its  chief  executive  officer  until 
1892.  In  the  meantime  his  ability  for  administrative  direction  and  executive 
control,  combined  with  clear  perception  of  possibilities  and  sound  discrimina- 
tion in  determining  the  essential  and  the  non-essential  in  business  affairs,  led  to 
the  broadening  out  of  his  activities  and  in  1892  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
Mercantile  Trust  Company.  He  has  from  time  to  time  made  judicious  invest- 
ments and  holds  now  valuable  income  paying  properties,  but  is  largely  living 
retired,  his  business  affairs  making  demand  upon  his  powers  of  supervision  but 
not  upon  his  active  control. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Mason  has  been  a  most  active  member  of  the  Mer- 
chants Exchange  and  was  honored  with  its  presidency  in  1892.  He  has  also 
figured  prominently  in  political  circles   as  an  inflexible  advocate  of  republican 


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principles.  He  joined  the  party  upon  its  organization  and  his  fellow  townsmen 
have  given  proof  of  their  recognition  of  his  progressive  citizenship  and  unfal- 
tering loyalty  in  electing  him  to  various  positions  of  public  trust.  In  1897  he  was 
the  successful  candidate  of  the  republican  party  for  the  office  of  city  auditor, 
receiving  the  largest  majority  given  any  official  at  that  election. 

On  the  i6th  of  November,  1852,  Mr.  Mason  was  married  to  Miss  Mary 
Tiernan,  a  native  of  Brownsville,  Pennsylvania,  where  her  grandparents  settled 
in  1780,  while  the  birth  of  her  father,  Martin  Tiernan.  there  occurred  in  1802. 
Her  mother,  who  in  maidenhood  was  Margaret  Taylor,  was  born  in  England  in 
1806  and  arrived  in  Brownsville  with  her  parents  in  1812.  Both  Mr.  and  IMrs. 
Tiernan  continued  residents  of  that  city  until  called  to  their  final  rest.  By  her 
marriage  Mrs.  Mason  has  become  the  mother  of  five  sons  and  a  daughter:  ]Mor- 
gan  M.,  Charles  P.,  William  H.,  George  ]\I.,  Frank  I.  and  Alary  Pauline. 

The  ties  of  home  and  of  friendship  are  sacredly  cherished  by  Mr.  Mason, 
who  is  a  valued  representative  of  several  fraternal  organizations.  He  belongs 
to  the  Legion  of  Honor,  the  Knights  of  Honor,  the  Ancient  Order  of  United 
Workmen  and  since  1853  has  been  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd 
Fellows,  and  since  1854  has  been  a  Master  jMason.  He  has  passed  through  suc- 
cessive degrees  in  Masonry,  and  is  now  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason.  The 
guiding  principles  of  his  life  have  their  root  in  his  belief  in  the  Episcopal  faith 
and  for  many  years  he  has  been  senior  warden  of  the  vestrv  of  the  Church  of 
the  Redeemer.  Activity  along  charitable  and  religious  lines  receives  his  earnest 
endorsement  and  for  four  decades  he  has  been  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Bethel 
Mission  at  the  corner  of  Olive  street  and  the  Levee.  While  in  his  business  career 
he  has  passed  on  to  a  position  of  wealth  and  prominence,  he  has  never  neglected 
the  opportunities  to  assist  a  fellow  traveler  on  life's  journey,  his  hand  being  often 
downreaching  to  aid  one  to  whom  nature,  fate  or  environment  has  seemed  less 
kindly.  His  life  has  in  large  measure  been  an  exemplification  of  his  belief  in  the 
brotherhood  of  mankind.  He  has  never  allowed  questionable  methods  to  form 
a  part  of  his  business  career,  while  over  the  record  of  his  official  life  there  falls 
no  shadow  of  wrong  or  suspicion  of  evil.  Kindliness  and  appreciation  for  the 
good  traits  of  others  have  constituted  salient  features  in  his  career  and  his  life 
illustrates  the  fact  of  the  Emersonian  philosophy  that  one  may  win  friendship 
by  being  a  friend. 


HENRY  J.  W.  SIMON. 

Henry  J.  W.  Simon  is  manager  and  president  of  the  firm  of  Simon  Brothers, 
conducting  an  extensive  and  successful  grocery  business  at  701-705  Lvnch  street. 
This  enterprise  was  established  in  1895  and  has  had  a  continuously  prosperous 
existence  since  that  time.  Mr.  Simon  is  a  native  of  Warsaw,  Hancock  county, 
Illinois,  born  January  18,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Henrietta  (  Spiller) 
Simon.  The  father,  who  was  engaged  in  the  brewing  business,  died  in  1895,  and 
the  mother  is  now  living  with  her  sons,  Henry  J.  \V.  and  Jacob,  at  the  age  of 
sixty-five  years. 

The  removal  of  the  family  to  St.  Louis  during  the  early  boyhood  of  Henrv 
J.  W.  Simon  enabled  him  to  pursue  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  this 
city,  but  when  quite  young  he  put  aside  his  text-books  and  at  the  early  age  of 
eleven  years  was  employed  in  a  very  humble  position  in  a  local  brewerv.  For 
about  seven  years  he  was  connected  with  that  enterprise,  but  was  graduallv  pro- 
moted as  he  demonstrated  his  abilitv  to  successfully  handle  the  tasks  entrusted  to 
his  care.  In  1886  he  accepted  a  position  in  a  grocery  store  and  during  the  suc- 
ceeding nine  years  gained  a  thorough  knowledge  of  all  details  of  the  business  and 
also  managed  to  save  from  his  earnings  a  capital  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  em- 
bark in  business  on  his  own  account.     In  1895  he  opened  the  grocery  house  of 


250  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CrfY. 

which  he  is  still  the  head.  On  that  date  he  admitted  his  brother,  Jacob  Simon, 
to  a  partnership  under  the  firm  st3'le  of  Simon  Brothers.  Their  store  was  located 
at  the  corner  of  Seventh  and  Pestalozzi  streets,  but  within  a  short  time  their  busi- 
ness grew  to  such  extensive  proportions  that  they  had  to  seek  more  commodious 
quarters  and  removed  to  their  present  location  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Sev- 
enth and  Lynch  streets.  The  business  is  one  of  the  profitable  commercial  enter- 
prises of  this  locality  and  they  are  well  known  as  "South  Side  Grocers,"  con- 
ducting an  extensive  and  prosperous  business  in  groceries,  fruits,  poultry,  pro- 
visions and  feed. 

Mr.  Simon  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  the  Maccabees.  In  politics  he  is 
independent,  voting  for  candidates  irrespective  of  party  affiliation.  He  is  fond  of 
both  travel  and  literature  and  in  those  ways  spends  his  leisure  hours.  He  has, 
however,  been  an  extremely  busy  man,  and  his  close  application  and  unfaltering 
diligence  are  the  chief  features  of  the  creditable  success  which  he  is  now  enjoying. 


JOHN  W.  HARRISON. 

John  W.  Harrison,  now  living  retired,  was  actively  associated  with  the  de- 
velopment of  the  iron  industry  in  St.  Louis  for  many  years  and  there  came  to 
him  the  success  which  follows  as  a  logical  sequence  of  intense  and  well  directed 
activity  and  the  ability  to  formulate  and  execute  well  defined  plans.  His  birth- 
place was  a  Howard  county,  Missouri,  farm  and  his  natal  day  April  8,  1840.  His 
father,  John  Harrison,  was  born  in  Kentucky  in  1808  and  in  1820  came  to  Mis- 
souri, settling  in  Howard  county,  where  he  resided  until  his  death.  The  fam- 
ily is  of  English  origin,  although  the  first  representatives  of  the  name  in  America 
came  to  this  country  from  the  north  of  Ireland  early  in  the  seventeenth  century. 
The  mother  of  John  W.  Harrison  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Pemala  Marr  and 
is  a  direct  descendant  of  Lord  Marr,  of  Scotland. 

John  W.  Harri.son  acquired  his  education  in  the  local  schools  of  Howard 
county  and  in  the  University  of.  IMissouri,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1858  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  His  first  business  experience 
was  in  connection  with  the  Iron  Furnaces  of  Irondale,  Missouri,  and  there  his 
aptness  and  energy  soon  won  him  recognition  in  business  advancement,  for  he  was 
given  charge  of  the  plant  of  John  G.  Scott  &  Company  and  was  made  a  member 
of  the  firm.  For  six  years  he  continued  in  connection  with  that  business  as  gen- 
eral manager,  but  withdrew  in  1866  to  become  a  member  of  the  Schickle,  Har- 
rison &  Howard  Iron  Company,  of  which  he  was  elected  president,  serving  in 
that  capacity  for  eighteen  years.  Under  his  able  control  the  business  developed 
along  substantial  lines  and  became  a  profitable  undertaking.  Subsequently  in 
connection  with  Mr.  Howard  he  organized  the  Howard-Harrison  Iron  Com- 
pany, at  Bessemer,  Alabama,  and  at  a  later  day  this  was  merged  with  the  United 
States  Pipe  Foundry  Company.  In  1902  the  Schickle,  Harrison  &  Howard  Iron 
Company  erected  a  large  steel  plant  in  East  St.  Louis,  which  was  successfully 
operated  until  1904,  when  it  was  sold  to  the  Associated  Steel  Foundry  Company, 
at  which  time  Mr.  Harrison  retired  from  active  business  life.  If  the  men  who 
are  at  the  head  of  the  large  corporations,  controlling  extensive  industrial  and 
manufacturing  concerns,  manifested  the  spirit  which  animated  Mr.  Harrison,  the 
questions  of  labor  and  capital  would  be  forever  set  at  rest.  He  was  actively 
connected  with  the  iron  and  steel  business  for  over  fifty-five  years,  employing 
at  times  upwards  of  two  thousand  men,  and  he  made  the  remarkable  record  of 
never  having  lost  a  day  on  account  of  labor  troubles  in  any  of  the  plants  under 
his  control.  In  his  business  career  capable  management,  unfaltering  enterprise 
and  a  spirit  of  justice  were  well  balanced  factors,  while  the  business  was  care- 
fully systematized  so  that  there  was  no  needless  expenditure  of  time,  material 
or  labor.     He  never  regarded  his  employes  as  mere  parts  of  a  great  machine  but 


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252  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

recognized  their  individualit}'  and  made  it  a  rule  that  efficient  and  faithful  service 
should  be  promptly  rewarded  in  promotion  as  opportunity  offered.  To  have  been 
a  trusted  employe  in  his  service  for  a  number  of  years  was  always  considered  a 
splendid  recommendation  by  St.  Louis  business  men  when  considering  applica- 
tions for  positions. 

Mr.  Harrison  was  married  twice.  In  i860  he  wedded  Laura,  daughter  of 
James  Harrison,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  five  children,  four 
of  whom  lived  to  adult  age,  namely:  Brianna,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
four  years;  Dora,  who  married  F.  B.  Nichols  and  died  leaving  one  son,  Bruce; 
Laura  T.,  now  the  wife  of  George  K.  Hoblitzelle,  of  St.  Louis,  by  whom  she  has 
two  children,  Harrison  and  Trimble ;  and  Florence  D.,  the  youngest  of  the  family. 

In  1892  Mr.  Harrison  was  married  to  Mrs.  Eliza  A.  Campbell,  a  daughter 
of  William  Eads,  of  Carrolton,  Missouri.  Their  children  are :  Stewart  Eads  and 
Pemala  M.  Their  family  home  is  at  No.  7  Kingsbury  place  and  it  has  been 
the  scene  of  many  delightful  social  functions,  for  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Harrison  have 
an  extended  circle  of  friends  here.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Club,  to  the 
Masonic  fraternity  and  to  the  ]\Iethodist  Episcopal  church  South,  attending  the 
services  of  St.  John's  church.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy 
and  his  chief  recreation  has  been  literature.  He  has  thus  come  into  close  rela- 
tion with  men  of  master  minds  of  all  ages,  has  made  a  special  study  of  sacred 
and  ancient  history  and  has  prepared  and  read  various  papers  on  these  subjects. 

Mr.  Harrison  has  amassed  a  splendid  fortune  and  made  a  business  reputa- 
tion of  which  he  has  every  reason  to  be  proud,  yet  in  manner  he  is  unassuming 
and  his  tastes  are  modest.  True  worth,  however,  cannot  be  hidden  and  all  with 
whom  Mr.  Harrison  has  been  brought  in  contact  recognize  his  sterling  qualities 
of  manhood  and  of  citizenship  and  pay  to  him  that  tribute  of  esteem  and  admira- 
tion which  is  accorded  to  honorable  manhood  in  every  land  and  clime. 


LOUIS  THOMAS  MAGUIRE. 

Louis  Thomas  Maguire,  president  of  the  Oriel  Glass  Company,  the  largest 
manufacturers  of  bent  glass  in  America  was  born  in  St.  Louis  on  the  9th  of 
November,  1863.  In  the  paternal  line  he  comes  of  Irish  and  Scotch  ancestry,  the 
Maguire  family  living  at  Enneskillen,  Fermanaugh  county,  Ireland.  His  father, 
John  Maguire,  was  born  in  New  York  city  June  24,  1828,  and  acquired  his  early 
education  in  Washington,  D.  C,  while  his  father,  James  Maguire,  was  a  govern- 
ment employe  there  under  the  administration  of  President  Van  Buren.  In 
1839  the  familv  removed  to  St.  Louis  where  John  Maguire  completed  his  educa- 
tion in  a  private  school.  In  1855  he  established  a  real-estate  business  now  known 
as  the  John  Maguire  Real  Estate  Company,  and  for  many  years  was,  in  that 
connection,  closely  associated  with  real  estate  interests  of  the  city.  He  died  April 
6,  1904,  and  is  still  survived  by  his  wife,  Catherine  (Hart)  Maguire,  who  was 
born  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  January  10,  1832. 

In  his  youthful  days  Louis  Thomas  Maguire  attended  a  private  school  con- 
ducted by  Miss  Byrne,  there  remaining  from  1870  until  1877.  At  the  latter  date 
he  entered  the  St.  Louis  Universitv  where  he  pursued  a  four  years'  course. 
During  his  early  youth  he  was  greatly  interested  in  manufacturing  plants  of  all 
kinds  and  spent  many  hours  watching  the  men  at  work  in  various  manufactories 
and  foundries  in  the  vicinity  of  his  home.  On  leaving  school  he  began  his  busi- 
ness career  as  a  clerk  in  a  flour  milling  plant  in  North  St.  Louis,  feeling  that  he 
was  thus  entering  the  manufacturing  business,  for  he  had  determined  to  devote 
his  life  to  such  pursuits.  In  1883  he  gave  up  that  position  and  engaged  as  cor- 
respondent and  salesman  with  a  manufacturer's  agent  for  heavy  hardware  and 
wagon  material,  with  which  he  continued  until   1886.     He  then  gained  further 


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business  advancement  when  he  obtained  a  position  as  assistant  general  manager  in 
a  wholesale  vehicle  manufacturing  plant,  where  he  continued  until  1889,  wlicn  he 
assisted  in  organizing  a  glass  manufacturing  business  under  the  name  of  the 
Oriel  Glass  Company.  From  the  beginning  he  has  been  president  and  manager. 
In  their  enterprise  he  was  associated  with  his  brother  and  some  Frenchmen. 
Furnaces  were  built  for  the  manufacture  of  bent  glass  and  these  have  been  in- 
creased and  improved  until  the  company  today  operates  the  largest  exclusive  bent 
glass  manufacturing  plant  in  America,  its  product  being  shipped  to  all  parts  of  the 
United  States,  Canada  and  Mexico.  Mr.  Maguire  also  has  financial  interests  in 
real  estate  and  in  the  John  Maguire  Estate. 

On  the  5th  of  October,  1893,  in  St.  Louis,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
]\Iaguire  to  Miss  Jane  Elizabeth  Franciscus,  the  wedding  being  celebrated  at  the 
home  of  her  father,  James  M.  Franciscus,  while  the  ceremony  was  performed  by 
Father  Thomas  E.  Sherman,  S.  J.  The  childen  of  this  marriage  are  Franciscus, 
Louis,  and  Louis  Thomas,  Jr. 

Mr.  Maguire's  military  experience  covered  two  years'  service  as  a  private  in 
the  Missouri  State  Militia.  He  is  a  republican  where  national  questions  and 
issues  are  involved,  but  at  local  elections  votes  independently.  In  religion  he  is 
a  Roman  Catholic,  while  socially  he  is  well  known  as  a  member  of  the  Merchants' 
Exchange,  the  Legion  of  Honor,  the  Civic  Improvement  League  and  the  Automo- 
bile Club.  In  his  business  life  he  has  alwavs  followed  the  line  of  his  natural 
talent,  utilizing  his  opportunities  for  advancement  and  has  thus  eventually  won 
success  in  manufacturing  fields. 


JOHN  BERNARD  SCHEER. 

John  Bernard  Scheer,  who  at  one  time  was  proprietor  of  a  dairy  business 
but  is  now  living  retired,  was  born  in  Hanover,  Germany,  April  27,  1849,  ^  son 
of  Bernard  and  Marie  Scheer.  The  father  was  a  farmer  and  gardener  and  came 
to  this  country  in  1868,  two  years  after  our  subject  located  here.  He  lived  retired 
on  a  farm  with  his  son  until  his  death,  which  occurred  the  following  year.  His 
widow  survived  him  and  passed  away  in  1895. 

John  Bernard  Scheer  accjuired  his  education  in  the  public  and  Catholic  schools 
of  Germany.  He  came  to  this  country  in  1866  when  about  seventeen  years  of 
of  age  and  sought  and  obtained  employment  at  farm  labor,  being  thus  engaged 
for  about  four  years,  or  until  1870,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  ob- 
tained employment  with  a  gardener,  with  whom  he  remained  for  a  year,  and  then 
spent  a  half  year  at  brickmaking.  During  those  periods  he  carefully  saved  his 
earnings  and  later  established  a  dairy  business  on  his  own  account.  From  the 
beginning  the  new  enterprise  prospered  and  he  enjoyed  a  constantly  increasing 
trade,  which  made  his  business  one  of  considerable  extent  and  importance  in  this 
line.  He  conducted  it  continuously  until  three  years  ago,  when  he  retired,  turning 
over  the  business  to  his  son,  so  that  he  is  now  no  longer  active  in  the  management 
of  the  work,  although  his  counsel,  seasoned  by  long  experience,  is  often  of  benefit 
to  his  son  in  its  conduct. 

On  the  i8th  of  August,  1874,  ^Ir.  Scheer  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Sisina  Hend- 
ricks, and  unto  them  have  been  born  ten  children :  Airs.  !Mary  Sonnaman :  Henry, 
who  wedded  Miss  L.  Efkin ;  Bernard,  who  wedded  Miss  Carrie  Weinig ;  August. 
who  wedded  Miss  Bertha  W'unch  :  Katherine  :  .\nton  ;  John  ;  William  ;  Frank  ;  and 
Clara. 

Mr.  Scheer  is  a  Catholic  in  religious  faith  and  belongs  to  the  Catholic  Benev- 
olent Society.  His  church  membership  is  with  St.  Francis  Xavier,  and  he  is  also 
a  member  of  the  St.  Vincent  de  Paul's  Society  and  the  German  Orphans  Society. 


254  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  politics  he  is  a  democrat  but  the  honors  and  emoUiments  of  office  have  had 
no  attraction  for  him.  He  owns  a  fine  driving  horse  and  has  always  been  very 
fond  of  the  noble  steed.  He  is  also  the  owner  of  the  property  which  he  occupies 
and  it  is  the  evidence  of  his  well  directed  thrift  and  enterprise  in  business  affairs. 


WILLARD  A.  RODDY. 

Dr.  Willard  A.  Roddy,  who  for  twenty-one  years  has  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  dentistry  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Boone  county,  Missouri,  August  25,  1865, 
a  son  of  Robert  A.  and  Sarah  Roddy.  The  latter's  father  was  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  this  section  of  the  state.  The  father  of  Dr.  Roddy  came  originally 
from  Tennessee  and  conducted  a  general  mercantile  establishment  at  Providence, 
Missouri,  when  that  place  was  but  a  small  town.  He  received  his  shipments  from 
the  St.  Louis  markets,  and  was  well  known  as  an  enterprising,  progressive  and 
substantial  business  man  of  that  place.  He  had  previously  devoted  his  energies 
to  general  agricultural  pursuits.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Missouri.  The  family 
numbered  four  sons  and  two  daughters,  the  brothers  of  our  subject  being  J.  G., 
deceased,  R.  A.,  and  L.  A.  Roddy.  Robert  A.  is  now  engaged  in  general  merchan- 
dising at  Clark,  Missouri,  while  the  latter  is  an  engineer  of  St.  Louis.  The 
daughters  are  Maggie  A.  and  Lucy  T. 

Dr.  Roddy  pursued  his  public-school  education  in  Boone  county,  and,  deter- 
mining upon  a  professional  career,  took  up  the  study  of  dentistry  in  the  Missouri 
Dental  College,  a  department  of  the  Washington  University,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  1888.  He  then  entered  into  active  practice  in  this  city,  and  has  re- 
mained for  twenty-one  years  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  his  patronage  growing  year 
by  year  as  he  has  demonstrated  his  ability  to  do  all  of  the  delicate,  intricate  and 
important  work  demanded  of  the  capable  dentist.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis 
Dental  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Dental  Society,  and  the  Washington  Uni- 
versity Alumni  Association.  As  his  success  has  been  augumented  year  by  year, 
he  has  made  investments  in  real  estate  from  time  to  time,  and  now  has  numerous 
valuable  holdings  in  this  city,  together  with  financial  interests  in  other  places. 

On  the  20th  of  September,  1893,  i'''  Boonville,  Missouri,  Dr.  Roddy  was 
married  to  Miss  Emma  Gibson.  As  opportunity  permits,  he  makes  trips  to  the 
Gasconade  for  hunting  and  fishing.  He  is  a  member  of  Pacific  Lodge  No.  104, 
K.  P.  He  gives  his  political  support  to  the  democracy,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  and  of  several  societies  connected  with  that  denomination. 
His  life  is  actuated  by  high  and  honorable  principles  and  worthy  motives,  and  in 
every  relation  he  has  commanded  the  respect  and  confidence  of  those  who  know 
him. 


JULIUS  D.  ABELES. 

Julius  D.  Abeles  is  occupying  a  position  of  executive  control  in  connection 
with  various  important  business  interests,  being  president  and  manager  of  the 
Terminal  Hotel  &  Arcade  Company  and  also  of  the  Commercial  Building  Com- 
pany, while  at  the  same  time  he  occupies  the  presidency  of  the  Martha  Realty 
Company  and  the  Tip  Top  Mining  Company.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Novem- 
ber 20,  1848,  the  son  of  Adolph  and  Amelia  Abeles,  the  former  a  dry  goods 
merchant.  The  public  schools  of  his  native  city  afforded  him  his  educational 
privileges  and,  passing  through  successive  grades,  he  was  graduated  from  the  high 
school  with  the  class  of  1865.  He  spent  the  first  year  after  leaving  school  in 
Philadelphia  with  a  large  commission  house  in  order  to  gain  business  experience 


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256  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

and  la)-  the  foundation  for  a  later  successful  career.  He  remained  in  subordinate 
positions  for  about  eight  years  after  leaving  school  and  then,  embarking  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account,  became  a  broker  in  wool,  in  which  he  operated  for  five 
years. 

The  succeeding  two  years  were  spent  in  the  Rocky  Mountains,  where  he 
was  engaged  in  mining  and  subsequently  he  established  an  office  in  St.  Louis  as 
a  broker  in  mining  stocks  and  was  for  two  years  the  president  of  the  St.  Louis 
Mining  Stock  Exchange.  He  has  for  the  past  twelve  years  been  president  and 
manager  of  the  Terminal  Hotel  &  Arcade  Company  and  the  Commercial  Building 
Company.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Martha  Realty  Company  and  the  Tip  Top 
Mining  Company,  and  vice  president  of  the  Union  Station  Bank.  Thus  he  has 
passed  on  to  positions  of  executive  control,  concentrating  his  energies  largely 
upon  organization,  constructive  effort  and  administrative  direction.  He  has  ac- 
complished important  results,  contributing  in  no  small  degree  to  the  expansion 
and  material  growth  of  the  localities  in  which  he  has  operated  as  well  as  to  his  in- 
dividual success. 

On  the  23d  of  April,  1874,  IMr.  Abeles  was  married  to  Miss  Emelia  Taussig 
and  unto  them  have  been  born  seven  children:  James  A.,  John  T.,  Robert  L., 
Clifford,  Charles  T.,  Alfred  T.  and  Francis.  In  politics  Mr.  Abeles  is  a  republican 
with  a  citizen's  interest  in  the  political  situation  of  the  country  but  without  desire 
for  office  in  recognition  of  his  party  fealty.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Noonday  and 
University  Clubs  and  of  the  Business  Men's  League.  While  his  business  career 
has  none  of  the  spectacular  features  of  the  military  or  political  leader,  it  is  none 
the  less  important  nor  none  the  less  successful  in  the  results  achieved. 


REV.  O.  J.  S.  HOOG. 


Rev.  O.  J.  S.  Hoog  is  the  revered  pastor  of  the  church  of  Our  Lady  of 
Perpetual  Succor.  For  the  past  six  years  he  has  been  conducting  the  clerical 
work  of  the  parish  and  during  that  time  his  services  have  become  so  efficient  as 
to  have  greatly  augmented  the  membership  of  the  congregation,  as  well  as  in- 
spiring new  moral  and  spiritual  life  into  the  lives  of  the  people.  Rev.  Hoog  is 
a  man  of  high  Christian  character,  inspired  by  the  noble  ambition  to  do  all  he 
can  through  the  power  of  the  gospel  of  Christ  to  uplight  humanity  and  aid  in 
establishing  the  kingdom  of  God  on  earth.  His  lovable  disposition,  together  with 
his  practical  and  earnest  enthusiasm,  has  endeared  him  to  the  hearts  of  the 
members  of  his  congregation  and  as  well  has  given  him  a  reputation  among  the 
citizens  of  the  community,  who  look  upon  him  as  a  religious  benefactor.  Prin- 
cipally through  his  efforts  the  parish  to  which  he  gives  his  ministrations  enjoys 
its  present  condition  of  prosperity. 

This  is  one  of  the  German  parishes  of  the  city  and  was  founded  in  1873, 
its  first  pastor  being  Father  Strombergen,  who  was  so  closely  and  efficiently 
affiliated  with  Holy  Cross  and  St.  Agatha's  parishes.  After  one  year  had  elapsed, 
during  which  time  the  work  of  building  the  structure  was  going  on  incessantly,  it 
was  finally  completed,  and  on  May  17,  1874.  the  church  was  dedicated  with  appro- 
priate ceremonies  by  the  Right  Rev.  Vicar  General  Miehlsiepen.  When  the  church 
was  occupied  and  the  congregation  apprehended  itself  to  be  well  on  the  way 
toward  prosperity  the  membership  of  the  church  at  once  began  to  increase  and 
scarcely  twelve  years  had  passed  by  when  the  parish  had  gained  such  proportions 
as  to  require  larger  quarters  in  order  to  accommodate  its  membership.  At  this 
juncture  the  need  of  a  new  building  was  agitated,  at  which  the  members  of  the 
church  cordially  responded,  and  in  1887  it  was  definitely  decided  to  erect  a  new 
church  structure.  The  new  building  was  in  the  course  of  erection  for  two  years 
and  was  consecrated  to  the  service  of  God  ]\Iay  29,   i88g.     It  was  under  the 


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pastorship  of  Father  ScliilHng,  who  took  charge  of  the  congregation  in  1875,  that 
credit  is  due  for  securing  the  erection  of  this  magnificent  church  building,  school 
edifices  and  other  buildings  used  for  church  purposes,  now  in  possession  of  the 
parish.  The  parish  schools  have  an  enrollment  of  four  hundred  and  seventeen 
pupils  who  are  under  the  instruction  of  the  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame  and  one  male 
teacher  who  teaches  the  high  class  of  boys.  The  Very  Rev.  O.  J.  S.  Hoog, 
in  1903  was  appointed  to  the  vicar  generalship  but  did  not  take  charge  of  this 
parish  until  August,  1904.  Thus  far  he  has  been  extraordinarily  efficient  in  his 
ministrations  and  through  his  honest  efforts  and  noble  enthusiasm  is  increasing 
the  membership  of  the  congregation  and  adding  to  its  influence  both  as  a  moral 
and  spiritual  force  in  the  community. 


ALEXIS   G.   SAXGLTXET. 

Alexis  G.  Sanguinet,  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Sanguinet  Firothers, 
dealers  in  shelf  and  heavy  hardware,  mixed  paints,  glass,  etc.  at  No.  11 17,  Xorth 
Sarah  street,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  29,  1877,  a  son  of  Marshall  P. 
and  Annie  E.  (Betts)  Sanguinet.  The  father  was  for  many  years  engaged  in 
banking  and  in  the  real-estate  business.  He  is  still  living  at  the  age  of  eighty-four 
years  and  in  May,  1908,  he  and  his  wife  celebrated  their  golden  wedding,  having 
traveled  life's  journey  happilv  together  for  a  half  century. 

Alexis  G.  Sancjuinet  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  parochial  schools  of 
this  city  and  afterward  attended  St.  Louis  University.  At  the  early  age  of  fifteen 
years  he  became  associated  with  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company,  with  which 
he  remained  until  about  1902.  during  which  time  he  gradually  worked  his  way 
upward,  winning  successive  promotions  as  the  result  of  well  directed  energy.  In 
that  year  he  was  appointed  collector  for  the  Wabash  Company  and  afterward 
accepted  a  position  as  traveling  salesman  for  the  Schoening  Hardward  Company 
of  this  city. 

In  February,  1907,  Mr.  Sanguinet  established  his  present  business,  being 
joined  by  his  brother,  M.  Paul  Sanguinet,  wdio  had  previously  been  a  well  known 
traveling  salesman  and  was  also  for  a  time  connected  with  the  Simmons  Hard- 
ware Company  in  their  composing  department.  They  are  now  located  at  No. 
1 1 17  North  Sarah  street,  where  they  carry  a  large  line  of  hardware,  mixed  paints, 
glass,  gas  stoves,  ranges,  fixtures  and  heaters.  Already  their  business  has  reached 
extensive  and  profitable  proportions,  for  the  brothers  w^ere  familiar  with  the 
trade  and  have  therefore  capably  conducted  their  interests. 

In  February,  1908,  A.  G.  Sanguinet  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  !Miss  Jennie 
Voepel,  a  daughter  of  Mrs.  J.  P.  Meehan,  of  this  city.  'Slv.  Sanguinet  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Fllks  and  is  a  lover  of  general 
athletics  and  all  manly  outdoor  sports. 


JOSEPH  HEXRY  ROWLAND. 

There  has,  perhaps,  been  no  greater  evolution  in  any  line  of  business  in 
recent  vears  than  in  street  paving,  and  Joseph  Henry  Rowland  is  a  representative 
of  the  progressive  element  in  this  line  of  work,  being  now  successfully  engaged  in 
business  in  St.  Louis  as  a  granitoid  contractor.  He  was  born  in  Hamilton  county. 
Texas,  February  12,  1855,  and  is  descended  from  Virginian  ancestry,  although 
the  family  was  founded  in  Missouri  at  an  early  period  in  the  settlement  of  this 
state.  His  father.  Joseph  Rowland,  was  a  native  of  Washington  county,  ^Missouri. 
but  spent  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in  Franklin  county  where  he  engaged  in 

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258  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

farming.  In  1887  he  removed  to  Colorado  where  he  died  a  year  later  at  the 
age  of  sixty-eight  years.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Sallie  Ann 
Furgeson,  was  a  native  of  Alabama,  and  a  descendant  of  the  Imnan  family  of 
that  state.     Her  death  occurred  in  1876. 

Joseph  Henry  Rowland  was  the  second  in  a  family  of  eleven  children  and  the 
eldest  son.  Six  of  the  number  are  yet  living.  Upon  the  old  homestead  farm  in 
Franklin  county  he  was  reared  and  there  resided  until  1893,  acquiring  his  educa- 
tion in  the  district  schools,  although  educational  advantages  were  then  but  meager 
for  the  Civil  war  was  in  progress  and  the  school  system  was  largely  disorganized. 
He  received  ample  training  in  the  work  of  the  fields  and  continued  to  aid  in  the 
work  of  plowing,  planting  and  harvesting  on  the  old  homestead  until  1888  when 
he  put  aside  farm  work  and  for  a  short  time  engaged  in  blacksmithing.  He  after- 
ward conducted  a  flour  mill  in  Gasconade  county,  Missouri,  for  four  years  pre- 
ceding his  removal  to  St.  Louis  in  1893.  He  arrived  in  this  city  in  the  month 
of  March  and  in  June  he  began  a  contracting  business  in  which  he  has  since 
continued,  confining  his  attention  to  granitoid  paving.  In  this  he  has  been  quite 
successful  having  now  many  large  contracts  and  as  he  has  prospered  in  his  under- 
takings he  has  become  interested  in  St.  Louis  realty  to  some  extent. 

On  the  28th  of  September,  1894,  in  this  city  Mr.  Rowland  was  married  to 
Miss  Mary  Hartmann,  a  daughter  of  Elias  Hartmann  of  Crawford  county,  Mis- 
souri. They  have  five  children.  Hazel,  Joseph  Edgar,  Jessie  Mable,  George  and 
Alice,  aged  respectively  fourteen,  twelve,  nine,  five  and  two  years.  The  parents 
hold  membership  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  Mr.  Rowland  belongs 
to  the  Royal  Arcanum.  His  political  support  is  given  to  the  democratic  party, 
but  he  has  never  sought  nor  desired  office,  preferring  to  concentrate  his  entire 
energies  upon  his  business  interests  in  which  he  is  meeting  with  well  merited 
success.  He  has  been  dependent  upon  his  own  support  from  an  early  age  and 
whatever  prosperity  he  has  enjoyed  is  attributable  thereto. 


LOUIS  SCHMIDT. 


Almost  every  kind  of  business  known  to  the  civilized  world  is  represented 
in  St.  Louis  and  contributes  to  the  commercial  and  industrial  activity  of  the  city. 
A  successful  and  grov/ing  enterprise  is  that  conducted  by  the  Blanke-Wenneker 
Candy  Company  of  which  Louis  Schmidt  is  treasurer.  He  was  born  in  the 
Rhine  province  of  Germany  in  December,  1848,  a  son  of  Johan  and  Katherine 
Elizabeth  Schmidt.  His  father  was  a  miller  and  an  industrious  and  respected 
man  of  his  community.  At  the  usual  age  the  son  was  sent  to  the  public  schools. 
In  1864  he  came  alone  to  America  and  for  a  time  w'as  employed  at  farm  labor, 
carefully  saving  his  earnings  that  he  might  promote  his  education  by  further 
study.  Eventually  he  entered  the  Western  Wesleyan  College,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  i8fi8  and  successfully  passed  an  examination  wdiereby  he  gained 
a  teacher's  certificate.  Lie  then  engaged  in  teaching  school  in  St.  Louis  county 
for  some  time  and  since  that  period  in  his  life  his  progress  has  been  continuous. 
In  the  early  days  of  his  residence  in  this  country,  however,  he  suffered  many 
trials  and  met  many  hardships  owing  to  his  lack  of  financial  resources.  At  one 
time  entirely  out  of  money  he  loaded  and  unloaded  freight  cars  in  order  to 
provide  for  his  support.  It  seems  hardly  possible  today  that  the  prosperous 
candy  manufacturer  was  once  in  such  straitened  circumstances,  but  his  life 
record  is  one  which  should  serve  as  a  source  of  inspiration  and  encouragement  to 
others,  showing  wdiat  may  be  accomplished  when  one  is  diligent  and  determined. 

Returning  to  St.  Louis  in  1868  Mr.  Schmidt  secured  a  clerical  position  in 
the  Metropolitan  Bank  and  in  the  fall  of  1869  became  connected  with  the 
Blanke-Wenneker  Candy  Company  as  a  salesman.     From  that  time  on  he  worked 


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260  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  way  gradually  upward  through  successive  promotions  to  the  position  of 
manager  in  charge  of  the  city  business.  In  1900,  however,  he  put  aside  business 
cares,  wishing  to  see  something  of  the  world,  and  spent  the  succeeding  four 
years  in  travel  accompanied  by  his  wife  and  children.  He  visited  many  points 
of  modern  historical  and  scenic  interest  in  Europe  and  America  and  gained  a 
comprehensive  and  interesting  knowledge  of  the  various  nations  and  countries 
they  inhabited.  On  his  return  to  America  in  the  spring  of  1904  he  aided  in 
consolidating  the  houses  of  Messrs.  Blanke  and  Wenneker  and  became  an  ex- 
tensive stockholder  in  the  new  concern.  He  was  then  elected  treasurer,  which 
position  he  has  since  filled.  In  this  position  of  executive  control  he  is  bending 
his  efforts  to  constructive  work  and  administrative  direction  and  his  labors  are 
constituting  an  important  element  in  the  splendid  success  which  is  attending  the 
business.  In  1884  he  became  interested  as  a  director  in  the  John  W.  Gage  Wire 
Company  and  remained  with  it  until  its  consolidation  with  the  American  Steel  & 
Wire  Trust.  There  is  nothing  of  the  commonplace  in  his  history  nor  has  he 
gone  on  and  on  in  the  same  line  year  after  year ;  on  the  contrarv  he  has  sought 
out  new  fields  of  labor  and  enterprise  and  has  found  in  the  changing  conditions 
of  the  new  world  opportunity  to  bring  into  play  his  initiative  and  creative  spirit 
as  manifest  in  the  plans  which  he  has  promoted  for  the  development  of  the 
business  of  which  he  is  now  a  representative. 

In  1871  Mr.  Schmidt  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Blanke  and  they  have  six 
children,  all  of  whom  are  now  married.  A  handsome  modern  residence  is  owned 
and  occupied  by  Mr.  Schmidt  and  his  family  at  No.  3671  McCree  avenue. 
In  politics  he  is  a  republican,  having  supported  the  party  ever  since  he  became  a 
naturalized  American  citizen.  He  has  become  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  a 
member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  he  also  belongs  to  the  Liederkranz  and  the 
Union  Club.  Mr.  Schmidt  is  a  self-educated  as  well  as  a  self-made  man  and 
early  displayed  the  inherent  force  of  his  character  in  his  efforts  to  qualify  for 
the  business  world  in  the  acquiring  of  a  comprehensive  education.  He  is  a 
broad-minded  man  who  has  thoroughly  learned  life's  lessons,  who  knows  that 
good  and  not  evil  dominates  the  race,  who  recognizes  that  opportunity  is  open 
to  every  individual  and  has  in  the  active  affairs  of  life  made  good  use  of  the 
chances  which  have  come  to  him. 


EDWARD  GUTGESELL. 

Edward  Gutgesell,  president  of  the  Gutgesell-Michel  Lumber  Company  since 
1906,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  January  20,  1861,  a  son  of  Philip  and  Louisa 
Gutgesell.  His  grandfather,  Clemons  Gutgesell,  was  a  native  of  Baden,  Germany, 
and  conducted  business  there  as  a  florist  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  1843.  The  father,  also  a  native  of  Baden,  was  born  March  28,  1825, 
and  assisted  his  father  in  the  conduct  of  his  floral  interests  until  he  came  to 
America  in  1848,  led  to  this  step  bv  the  belief  that  the  new  world  offered  superior 
business  opportunities.  He  landed  at  New  Orleans,  and  thence  made  his  way 
northward  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  conducted  a  florist's  establishment  until 
1850.  That  year  witnessed  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis,  and  here  he  continued  in  the 
same  line  of  business,  opening  his  establishment  on  Arsenal  street,  between  Kings- 
highway  and  Morgan  Ford  Road.  There  he  continued  in  business  until  his  death, 
which  occurred  in  1874.  His  wife  survived  him  for  almost  a  quarter  of  a  century, 
and  passed  away  on  the  24th  of  September,  1898. 

Edward  Gutgesell  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  to  the  age 
of  fourteen  years,  and  afterward  engaged  with  his  father  in  business,  conducting 
the  establishment  until  1881,  when  he  engaged  as  superintendent  of  the  car  shops 
of  the  Missouri  Railroad.  He  filled  this  position  for  thirteen  years,  and  then  de- 
siring that  his  labors  should  more  directly  benefit  himself,  and  that  he  should 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  261 

acquire  the  profits  of  his  own  industry,  he  turned  his  attention  to  contracting  in 
connection  with  the  Wade  Construction  Company,  and  continued  as  secretary  and 
treasurer  until  1904.  In  that  year  he  joined  Mr.  Michel  in  the  lumber  business 
at  8313  Alabama  street,  where  they  have  since  conducted  a  successful  enterprise 
as  general  lumber  merchants  in  the  retail  trade.  Their  patronage  has  constantly 
increased  and  their  business  is  growing  largely  through  the  recommendations  of 
their  satisfied  dealers. 

Mr.  Gutgesell  holds  membership  in  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  gives  his  political 
allegiance  to  the  republican  party.  He  owns  his  own  home  at  No.  3133  Alfred 
avenue,  and  this  property,  together  with  his  business,  is  proof  of  a  well  spent 
life  and  carefully  directed  industry. 


HENRY  A.  HELM. 


Henry  A.  Helm,  deceased,  devoted  the  last  years  of  his  life  to  building 
operations  in  St.  Louis,  being  superintendent  of  construction  for  his  brother,  who 
erected  many  of  the  public  school  buildings  of  this  city.  The  birth  of  Mr.  Helm 
occurred  in  St.  Louis  November  10,  1859,  and  here  he  passed  away  September 
22,  1906.  His  parents  were  Henry  A.  and  Elizabeth  (Englke)  Helm,  the  former 
a  prominent  contractor  here.  In  the  public  schools  Henry  A.  Helm  acquired  his 
early  education,  continuing  his  course  through  successive  grades  to  his  graduation 
from  the  high  school,  after  which  he  took  up  the  study  of  drafting  and  attended 
college  until  he  had  completed  a  course  in  that  connection.  Thus  well  fitted  by 
technical  training  he  entered  into  business  as  a  carpenter  in  the  employ  of  his 
father,  with  whom  he  remained  until  twenty-three  years  of  age.  In  1882  he  began 
contracting  on  his  own  account,  forming  a  partnership  with  his  brother  John, 
this  connection  continuing  for  six  years.  In  1888  Air.  Helm  went  to  Topeka, 
Kansas,  and  became  superintendent  of  a  trunk  factory.  He  remained  for  three 
years,  but  believing  that  St.  Louis  offered  superior  business  opportunities  to  the 
western  city  he  returned  in  1891.  Later  he  was  employed  as  superintendent  of 
construction  by  his  brother  and  in  this  connection  executed  many  notable  con- 
tracts including  the  building  of  several  public  schools  of  St.  Louis.  He  remained 
with  his  brother  until  his  death  and  was  well  known  in  the  building  circles  of  the 
city,  his  theoretical  training  and  practical  experience  well  qualifying  him  for  the 
onerous  duties  that  devolved  upon  him  in  this  connection. 

On  the  I2th  of  IMay,  1881,  Mr.  Helm  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Margaret  Beilstein,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Anna  Beilstein  of  St.  Louis.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  are:  Henry  S.,  a  resident  of  Chicago;  and  John  L., 
Louis  J.,  Elmer  L.,  Raymond  W.,  Marguerite  and  Harriett,  all  residents  of  St. 
Louis.  Mr.  Helm  voted  with  the  republican  party  but  never  held  office,  prefer- 
ring to  leave  that  task  to  others  who  eagerly  sought  it  while  he  gave  his  undivided 
attention  to  business  affairs  that  brought  him  a  substantial  competence  as  the 
years  passed. 


JOHN  ALEXANDER  HOGENMILLER. 

John  Alexander  Flogenmiller,  proprietor  of  the  Hogenmiller  Commission 
Company,  transacting  an  extensive  livestock  business,  was  born  in  Sainte 
Genevieve  county,  Missouri,  on  December  12,  i860.  His  grandfather  served  in  the 
military  ranks  in  the  Spanish  war  for  eight  years  under  Napoleon.  About  the 
year  1834  he  migrated  to  America  and  settled  in  New  Jersey.  Here  he  remained 
for  two  years  when  he  removed  to  Sainte  Genevieve  county.     By  trade  he  was 


262  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  wood  engraver  but  the  new  country  in  which  he  had  located  being  Httle  more 
than  a  wilderness  at  that  time,  his  trade  was  of  no  benefit  to  him  and  he  spent 
most  of  his  time  in  hunting.  In  the  meantime  he  located  a  farm  and  after  con- 
siderable difficulty  and  hardship  succeeded  in  clearing  off  the  land  and  putting  it 
into  condition  for  cultivation.  He  then  devoted  the  remainder  of  his  life  to  farm- 
ing and  stock  raising.  In  Sainte  Genevieve  county,  Joseph  Hogenmiller,  the 
father,  for  many  years  engaged  in  farming  pursuits.  He  also  had  an  enviable 
military  career  and  served  as  a  major  in  the  Union  army.  Cresentia  Fritsch, 
mother  of  the  subject,  was  a  native  of  Baden,  Germany,  where  her  father  was 
proprietor  of  a  large  farm. 

John  A.  Hogenmiller  attended  the  district  schools  in  Sainte  Genevieve  county 
in  which  his  uncle,  Felix  Hogenmiller,  was  a  teacher,  having  served  in  that  capac- 
ity for  a  period  of  fifty  years.  Giving  up  his  studies  at  an  early  age  he  remained 
under  the  parental  roof  and  engaged  with  his  father  in  the  duties  of  the  farm 
until  he  was  eighteen  years  old.  He  then  entered  the  jMissouri  State  Normal 
School  as  a  student  and  by  the  time  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  had  com- 
pleted the  course  of  study.  Upon  leaving  the  institution  he  secured  a  clerkship 
in  a  general  merchandise  store  where  he  remained  for  one  year.  Having  evidenced 
the  necessary  qualifications  for  a  successful  career  he  succeeded  in  getting  charge 
of  a  large  store  at  Ivy  Landing,  Illinois.  In  1888  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where 
he  engaged  in  the  commission  business  with  offices  in  the  stock  yards  also  at  707 
North  Third  street.    He  is  one  of  the  most  successful  business  men  in  his  line. 

His  marriage  with  Miss  Ottilia  Traudt  was  solemnized  in  1891.  Mrs.  Hogen- 
miller is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  her  father  being  proprietor  of  the  Hoffman 
Medicine  Manufacturing  Company.  Mr.  and  ^Irs.  Hogenmiller  have  one  daughter, 
Elvira,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis  and  is  now  attending  the  McKinlev  high  school. 
She  has  the  distinction  of  being  at  the  head  of  her  class  and  as  well  of  being  a 
proficient  essayist.  Mr.  Hogenmiller  is  a  member  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church. 
Among  the  fraternal  organizations  to  which  he  belongs  are  the  Knights  of 
Columbus  and  the  Liederkranz  Club.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Merchants 
Exchange. 


MURRAY  CARLETOX. 

]\Iurray  Carleton,  in  whom  the  initiative  spirit  is  a  strong  and  dominant 
element,  stands  today  among  the  "captains  of  industry,"  who,  in  directing  business 
affairs  of  mammoth  proportions  and  importance,  contributes  to  the  business  devel- 
opment and  consequent  upbuilding  of  the  city,  deriving  at  the  same  time  sub- 
stantial benefits  from  his  labors  and  interests. 

His  life  record  began  at  Cumberland,  Maryland,  his  father  being  Henry  D. 
Carleton,  a  merchant  and  railway  contractor  living  in  that  city.  From  early  youth 
he  has  been  de])endent  upon  his  own  resources,  starting  out  in  the  business  world 
in  a  newspaper  office  in  his  native  town,  where  he  was  employed  between  his  thir- 
teenth and  nineteenth  years.  There  is  perhaps  no  other  place  in  the  business 
world  that  gives  one  such  opportunities  for  picking  up  general  information  and 
learning  of  the  real  value  of  interests  in  life,  and  through  the  training  there  re- 
ceived Mr.  Carleton  laid  the  foundation  for  future  successes.  He  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  1873,  entering  business  life  here  as  an  employe  in  the  wholesale  dry 
goods  house  of  Henry  Bell  &  Son.  This  was  his  initial  step  in  the  dry  goods 
trade,  wherein  he  has  since  gained  eminence,  gradually  working  his  way  upward 
to  the  presidency  of  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company,  which  is  an  outgrowth 
of  the  old  firm  of  Henry  Bell  &  Son.  In  1875  Daniel  W.  Bell  became  proprietor 
of  the  original  establishment  and  so  continued  until  his  death  in  1878.  His 
surviving  partners,  Jesse  L,  and  John  P.  Boogher,  together  with  James  H.  Wear, 


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264  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

then  organized  the  firm  of  J.  H.  Wear,  Boogher  &  Company,  the  predecessors  of 
Wear,  Boogher  &  Company.  On  the  ist  of  January,  1884,  Mr.  Carleton  joined 
the  firm  as  a  partner,  having  in  the  meantime  been  promoted  from  one  position 
of  responsibihty  to  another  until  he  had  familiarized  himself  with  every  phase 
of  the  trade,  both  in  its  sales  and  office  departments.  Three  years  after  he  joined 
the  firm  the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  style  of  Wear  &  Boogher  Dry 
Goods  Company,  which  on  the  ist  of  January,  1900,  was  succeeded  by  the  Carle- 
ton  Dry  Goods  Company,  organized  by  Murray  Carleton,  who  has  since  occupied 
the  presidency.  This  is  today  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  important  commer- 
cial enterprises  of  St.  Louis  and  is  largely  a  monument  to  the  business  capacity 
and  energy  of  Mr.  Carleton,  who  by  each  forward  step  in  his  career  has  gained 
a  broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunities.  He  passed  on  to  positions  of  execu- 
tive control  and  administrative  powers  and  brought  to  bear  constructive  efifort  in 
the  development  of  an  enterprise  of  marked  value  in  the  city's  business  life.  He 
has  operated  not  alone  in  dry-goods  lines  but  his  directing  powers  and  counsel 
were  important  factors  in  the  successful  control  of  the  extensive  business  inter- 
ests of  the  St.  Louis  Transit  Company  and  the  United  Railway  Company  of  St. 
Louis,  of  both  of  which  he  has  been  called  to  the  presidency.  He  is  likewise  a 
director  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company  and  Boatmen's  Bank  and  was 
a  director  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Centennial  Exposition  Company,  serv- 
ing also  as  a  member  of  its  executive  committee.  He  was  thus  associated  with 
other  men  of  prominence  and  business  enterprise  in  making  the  mammoth  fair  of 
1904  the  splendid  success  which  history  records. 

In  1884  Mr.  Carleton  was  married  to  Miss  Annie  Laurie  Hays,  and  they 
have  two  sons  and  six  daughters.  Unlike  many  who  achieve  notable  success  in 
business,  he  has  never  allowed  the  demands  of  business  to  so  monopolize  his 
time  that  he  has  had  no  opportunity  to  cooperate  in  those  measures  and  move- 
ments which  have  for  their  object  the  promotion  of  civilization  along  the  lines 
of  benevolent,  charitable  and  church  work.  On  the  contrary  he  is  known  as 
an  earnest  and  faithful  member  of  the  Centenary  ^lethodist  Episcopal  church,  in 
which  his  labors  have  been  an  important  element  for  growth  and  progress.  He 
is  superintendent  of  its  Sunday  school  and  is  a  trustee  of  the  Young  Men's 
Christian  Association  of  St.  Louis.  No  good  work  done  in  the  name  of  charity 
or  religion  seeks  his  cooperation  in  vain  and  he  brings  to  bear  in  his  work  of 
this  character  the  same  discrimination  and  thoroughness  which  are  manifest  in 
his  business  life.  He  stands  today  as  a  splendid  type  of  the  American  citizen 
whose  interests  are  broad  and  whose  labors  are  a  manifestation  of  a  recognition 
of  the  responsibilities  of  wealth  as  well  as  his  ability  in  the  succesful  control  of 
commercial  affairs. 


HON.  THOMAS  C.  MARTIN. 

Hon.  Thomas  C.  Martin,  who  at  the  time  of  his  demise  on  the  8th  of  Febru- 
ary, 1901,  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  senate,  was  at  that  time  almost  sixty- 
four  years  of  age,  his  birth  having  occurred  on  the  23d  of  February,  1837, 
in  Albany,  New  York.  He  acquired  a  common-school  education  in  his  native 
town  and  as  a  young  man  came  to  St.  Louis.  For  twenty-fiv^  years  he  was  an 
active  worker  in  the  ranks  of  the  republican  party  in  this  state.  Flis  early 
political  allegiance  had  been  given  to  the  democracy  and  he  was  elected  a  member 
of  the  school  board  of  St.  Louis  in  1874  on  the  democratic  ticket,  but  he  was  ever 
fearless  in  support  of  his  honest  convictions  and  when  his  views  on  political 
questions  changed  he  did  not  for  an  instant  hesitate  to  announce  his  allegiance  to 
the  republican  party.  Flis  position  was  never  an  equivocal  one,  for  he  always 
stood  firm  in  support  of  what  he  believed  to  be  right.  In  1888  he  was  made 
treasurer  of  the  rc]nihHcan  cit\-  central  committee  of  St.  Louis  and  for  fifteen 


ST.  LObTS,  THE    I'OL'RTH    CITY.  265 

years  thereafter  was  an  honorable  and  efficient  member  of  that  body.  His  devo- 
tion to  his  party  may  be  appreciated  when  it  is  known  that  during  his  affliction 
several  months  prior  to  his  death  he  was  not  out  of  the  house  only  for  the  purpose 
of  voting. 

In  addition  to  the  public  offices  which  he  was  called  upon  to  fdl  Mr.  Martin 
was  at  different  times  proprietor  of  a  hotel,  saloon  and  restaurant  and  in  every 
capacity  where  he  was  found  he  made  many  friends  and  had  many  admirers. 
Early  in  his  political  career,  ere  senatorial  honors  were  conferred  upon  him,  he 
served  as  deputy  sheriff,  as  sheriff'  and  as  deputy  marshal  of  St.  Louis  and  did 
much  to  maintain  law  and  order  in  the  city,  allowing  neither  political  nor  per- 
sonal prejudice  or  favoritism  to  mar  the  strict  performance  of  his  duties.  In 
1887  he  was  elected  from  St.  Louis  a  member  of  the  thirty-fourth  general  as- 
sembly of  Alissouri  and  was  reelected  twice  thereafter,  serving  in  all  for  three 
terms  in  the  legislature.  The  party  thus  gave  endorsement  of  his  service,  regard- 
ing him  as  an  able  representative  of  their  interests  and  a  faithful  champion  of  the 
rights  of  the  commonwealth.  Following  the  death  of  John  H.  Amelung  in  1896, 
]Mr.  Martin  was  elected  a  member  of  the  state  senate  to  serve  out  the  unexpired 
term  and  in  1898  was  elected  for  the  full  term  of  four  years.  He  was  recognized 
as  a  useful  member  of  the  general  assembly  and  yet  he  took  no  part  in  debate, 
being  seldom  heard  upon  the  floor  of  either  the  house  or  the  senate.  As  he  him- 
self would  put  it,  "They  send  me  to  Jeft'erson  City  to  act,  not  to  talk."  And  he 
acted  his  part  so  well  that  the  interests  of  his  constituents  were  carefully  guarded. 
He  never  failed  to  inform  himself  thoroughly  concerning  a  momentous  question 
and  though  he  took  no  part  in  debate  his  friends  always  knew  where  he  stood. 

Aside  from  his  legislative  and  senatorial  service  there  was  another  chapter 
in  the  life  history  of  Mr.  Martin  which  evidenced  his  patriotism  and  his  loyalty 
to  his  country.  When  the  nation  needed  defenders  he  proved  himself  a  patriot 
who  at  the  call  to  arms  went  quickly  to  the  support  of  the  flag  and  proved  himself 
a  brave  soldier.  In  stature  he  was  large  and  of  imposing  appearance  and  until 
his  final  illness  always  enjoyed  good  health. 

At  his  death  Senator  Martin  left  a  wife  and  three  children.  He  was  de- 
voted to  the  welfare  of  his  family  and  of  his  friends,  among  whom  were  heard 
expressions  of  the  deepest  and  most  sincere  regret  when  he  responded  to  the  last 
roll  call.  The  senate  held  a  memorial  service  in  honor  of  the  memory  of  Senator 
Alartin.  John  P.  Collins,  his  senatorial  colleague  and  friend  of  many  years, 
said:  "My  acquaintance  vi'ith  Senator  JMartin  dates  back  to  the  time  when  he 
was  an  under  sheriff'  and  I  a  youth  just  from  school,  employed  as  a  clerk  in  a 
livery  stable.  As  such  I  had  occasion  to  visit  his  office  quite  frequently.  This 
was  nearlv  twenty  years  ago  and  our  relations  from  that  day  have  been  of  the 
very  friendliest  nature.  While  we  belonged  to  opposing  political  parties  and 
while  we  were  both  active  and  aggressive  in  behalf  of  the  interests  of  our  respec- 
tive parties,  we  have  always  continued  out  former  pleasant  relations.  *  *  *  Xow 
when  we  come  to  consider  the  noble  character  of  Senator  Martin  we  can  but  con- 
gratulate ourselves  that  the  public  has  for  its  examples  men  with  such  sterling  traits 
of  character,  such  unflinching  integrity  and  such  determined,  unswerving  de- 
votion to  duty." 


WILLIAM  JOHN  HARRIS,  M.D. 

Dr.  William  John  Harris,  following  a  natural  tendencv  which  directed  his 
energies  and  eft'orts  toward  the  practice  of  medicine,  has  attained  more  than 
local  distinction  as  a  representative  of  the  profession.  From  early  youth  he  had  a 
strong  desire  to  engage  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  and  has  put 
forth  every  effort  to  attain  proficiency,  studying  both  at  home  and  abroad  and 


266  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

meeting  with  a  sense  of  conscientious  obligation  the  (hities  which  have  devolved 
upon  him  in  his  professional  relations.  Born  in  Shrewsbury,  England,  on  the 
17th  of  June,  1852,  he  spent  his  boyhood  days  in  Shropshire  county  in  the  home 
of  his  parents,  Thomas  and  Martha  (Gould)  Harris.  His  father  organized  the 
first  building  association  in  England  in  1850.  His  mother  was  a  daughter  of 
John  Gould,  who  built  the  first  Baptist  church  at  Ebbesbourne.  W'iltt^hire,  where 
the  Gould  family  had  lived  for  centuries. 

Interested  in  the  medical  profession  from  his  youthful  days  Dr.  Harris  early 
directed  his  studies  with  the  end  in  view  of  some  day  becoming  a  physician'.  He 
■pursued  a  college  course  in  London,  England,  and  following  his  arrival  in  the 
United  States  in  1871  he  matriculated  in  the  Homeopathic  Medical  College  of 
Missouri,  at  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1875.  He  has  always 
remained  a  student  of  the  profession  and  in  1883  pursued  post-graduate  work 
in  the  Missouri  Medical  College,  while  in  1880  and  i8y6  he  visited  European  hos- 
pitals and  investigated  the  methods  followed  by  some  of  the  most  eminent  phy- 
sicians and  surgeons  of  the  old  world.  As  a  general  practitioner  he  has  been 
accorded  a  large  patronage  and  he  has  also  been  attending  and  consulting  phy- 
sician to  the  Good  Samaritan  Hospital,  with  which  he  was  thus  connected  from 
1879  until  1894.  He  was  likewise  appointed  professor  of  anatomy  and  after- 
ward of  genito  urinary  surgery  in  the  Homeopathic  ]\Iedical  College  of  Missouri, 
with  which  he  was  connected  from  1877  ""til  1901.  His  attention  is  now  given 
to  a  large  general  and  surgical  practice  which  makes  heavy  demands  upon  his 
time.  He  is  not  unknown  as  a  contributor  to  medical  literature  and,  in  fact,  has 
written  largelv  upon  professional  subjects.  His  writings  have  been  widely  and 
favorablv  received  and  have  included  a  work  on  Alcohol,  its  Rational  Use,  on 
Anjesthetics  and  on  The  Hygiene  of  Consumption.  He  is  also  one  of  the  con- 
tributors to  the  new  encyclopedia  to  be  published  by  the  United  Editors'  Asso- 
ciation. He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Homeopathy  and  the 
Public  Health  Association  and  president  of  the  medical  staff  of  the  Christian 
Hospital,  while  his  association  with  organizations  tending  to  promote  knowledge 
and  efficiency  in  the  profession  places  his  name  on  the  membership  roll  of  the 
State  Homeopathic  Society. 

Dr.  Harris  was  married  September  26,  1878,  to  ^liss  Jessie  Fremont  Gibbs. 
They  have  a  daughter.  Martha  Gould  Harris,  now  the  wife  of  Charles  A.  Soch, 
and  a  son,  William  John  Flarris,  Jr. 

Dr.  Harris  is  a  republican,  supporting  the  partv  since  casting  his  first  vote 
in  1874.  He  is  chairman  of  the  St.  Louis  Choral  Society  and  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church,  of  which  Dr.  M.  Rhodes  is  pastor.  These  associations  indi- 
cate much  of  the  character  of  his  interests  and  the  rules  which  govern  his  life, 
making  him  a  man  whom  to  know  is  to  respect  and  honor. 


CHARf.ES  F.  HAAXEL. 

Charles  F.  Haanel  is  largely  associated  with  the  business  interests  of  the 
city,  being  affiliated  with  a  number  of  enterprises  of  acknowledged  financial  worth. 
Beside  being  president  of  the  Continental  Commercial  Company  he  is  also  pres- 
ident of  the  Sacramento  Valley  Improvement  Company  and  president  of  the 
Mexico  Gold  &  Silver  Mining  Company.  Mr.  Haanel  is  in  every  sense  of  the 
word  a  self-made  man,  having  risen  in  the  commercial  world  to  his  present  sta- 
tion of  worth  and  prominence  bv  the  utilization  of  his  own  natural  resources. 

Born  in  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  May  22,  1866,  he  is  the  son  of  Hugo  and 
Emeline  (Fox)  Haanel,  who  removed  with  him  to  St.  Louis  when  he  was  in 
early  childhood.  He  initiated  himself  into  the  business  world  as  an  office  boy  for 
the  National   Enameling  &  Stamping  Company.     For  this  company  he  worked 


chari.es  f.  haaxel 


268  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

for  a  period  of  fifteen  years.  Finally  he  resigned  his  position  with  this  firm  and, 
being  ambitious  to  rise  higher  in  the  financial  world,  he  conceived  the  idea  of 
organizing  a  company  for  the  purpose  of  promoting  an  enterprise  At  that  time 
the  vicinity  of  Tehuantepec,  Mexico,  was  reputed  as  being  especially  adapted  to 
the  growth  of  sugar  and  coffee.  He  succeeded  in  convincing  a  number  of  capi- 
talists of  the  feasibility  of  taking  up  land  in  that  section  of  the  country  and 
working  a  plantation.  The  land  was  purchased  and  the  company  organized  to 
engage  in  the  raising  of  sugar  and  coffee.  Of  this  company  he  was  made  presi- 
dent. The  plantation  was  successful  from  the  beginning  and  soon  became  an 
enterprise  of  considerable  financial  worth.  This  was  organized  in  1898  and  in 
1 90s  Mr.  Haanel  organized  the  Continental  Commercial  Company  which  was  con- 
solidated with  the  other  company  and  also  absorbed  six  additional  companies. 
It  is  now  operating  under  the  name  of  the  Continental  Commercial  Company  with 
Mr.  Haanel  as  president.  It  is  capitalized  for  two  million  five  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  and  is  one  of  the  largest  of  its  kind  in  the  world.  Mr.  Haanel  has  by  no 
means  confined  his  efforts  to  these  lines,  however,  but  has  extended  his  labors  to 
other  enterprises  with  which  he  is  associated  in  a  prominent  capacity.  He  was 
one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Sacramento  Valley  Improvement  Company  and 
from  the  beginning  has  been  its  president.  Since  its  inception  the  company  has 
enjoyed  an  era  of  prosperity  and  now  owns  and  controls  the  largest  Tokay  vine- 
yards in  the  world.  He  is  likewise  president  of  the  Mexico  Gold  &  Silver  Min- 
ing Company,  a  company  of  some  importance  in  developing  the  rich  mineral  re- 
sources of  the  soi'thern  republic. 

In  1885  ]\Ci-.  Haanel  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Esther  j\I.  Smith.  Six- 
teen years  later  he  was  left  a  widower  with  one  son  and  two  daughters,  and  in 
July,  1908,  he  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Nicholson  of  St.  Louis,  a  daugh- 
ter of  W.  A.  Nicholson.  While  Mr.  Haanel  is  a  republican,  his  pressing  busi- 
ness interests  have  given  him  no  time  to  take  an  active  interest  in  politics  beyond 
that  of  casting  his  vote  and  using  his  influence  for  the  election  of  the  candidates 
of  the  party  in  whose  principles  he  firmly  believes.  He  is  a  member  of  Keystone 
lodge,  a  thirtv-secor.d  degree  Mason  and  a  Shriner.  He  is  also  affiliated  with  the 
Missouri  Athletic  Club.  He  is  a  man  of  mature  judgment,  capable  of  taking  a 
calm  survey  of  life  and  correctly  valuing  its  opportunities,  its  possibilities,  its 
demands  and  obligations.  He  has  wisely  sought  success  along  the  lines  of  least 
resistance  and  vet  when  difficulties  and  obstacles  have  confronted  him  he  has 
displayed  a  force  of  character  that  has  enabled  him  to  overcome  them  and  con- 
tinue on  the  pathway  to  prosperity.  Many  a  man  whose  life  is  one  of  untiring 
industry  does  not  win  success  for  he  lacks  the  complement  to  industry — a  laudable 
ambition  which  prompts  the  individual  to  reach  out  into  other  fields  and  eagerly 
grasp  the  opportunities  that  are  presented.  In  these  qualities  Mr.  Haanel  is 
richly  endowed  and  has  thus  attained  his  present  enviable  position  in  finan- 
cial circles. 


JOHN  McAIEXAMY. 


John  AIcMenamy,  president  of  the  John  McMenamy  Investment  &  Real 
Estate  Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  October  28,  1858,  at  the  old  family  home- 
stead, called  Oakland  Hall,  situated  near  Normandy.  His  father  was  Bernard 
McMenamy,  and  his  mother  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  A.  Bowles.  His 
early  education  was  begun  under  private  tutors  at  home  and  was  later  continued 
until  its  completion  at  that  famous  old  institution  of  the  Jesuit  order  known  as 
the  St.  Louis  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated,  completing  the  commer- 
cial course.  Immediately  after  leaving  the  university  he  accepted  a  position  as 
bookkeeper  with  the  Casey  &  Season  Shirt  Manufacturing  Company,  with  which 
he  was  connected  for  four  years.     He  then  became  -"ssociated  with  the  wholesale 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  269 

grocery  house  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Peter  J.  Brenson  Grocerv  Com- 
pany. A  year  later  he  entered  tlie  real-estate  husiness  of  David  Anderson  as 
bookkeeper  and  cashier,  holding  that  position  for  eight  years.  On  the  death  of 
Mr.  Anderson  he  began  the  real  estate  business  on  his  own  account  under  the 
name  of  John  McMenamy  &  Company,  so  continuing  from  1879  until  1903,  when 
he  organized  the  John  McAIenamy  Investment  &  Real  Estate  Company,  of  which 
he  is  the  president.  Various  other  business  concerns  have  profited  bv  the  stimu- 
lus of  his  energy,  business  discernment  and  sound  judgment.  He  is  the  vice 
president  of  the  St.  Louis  A^itrified  &  Fire  P>rick  Company,  with  offices  at  the 
^^''ainwright  Building.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Overland  Real  Estate  Company, 
and  in  all  of  his  different  connections  his  merit  has  determined  his  position,  his 
abilitv  gaining  him  recognition  as  a  forceful  factor  in  business  life.  In  his  present 
relations  he  is  controlling  important  interests  involving  large  expenditure  and 
bringing  substantial  returns.  He  has  thoroughly  acquainted  himself  with  the 
real-estate  market  and  brokerage  interests,  and  his  extensive  clientage  is  indica- 
tive of  the  trust  reposed  in  him  bv  the  business  world. 

Mr.  McMenamy  was  married  in  St.  Louis  November  5,  1886,  to  Miss 
Angela  O'Neil.  a  daughter  of  Joseph  O'Neil.  who  was  the  president  of  the  Citi- 
zens' Savings  Bank.  They  have  one  son  and  one  daughter:  John  !Malcom,  at- 
tending Smith  .\cademy,  of  the  Washington  LIniversity ;  and  Delphine,  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  Sacred  Heart  Convent  at  Manhattanville,  a  suburb  of  New  York  city. 
Mr.  ]\rc]\Ienamy  has  been  a  member  of  the  [Missouri  Athletic  Club,  and  his  re- 
ligious faith  is  that  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  being  now  a  communicant  of 
St.  Rose's  parish.  He  votes  independently,  supporting  men  and  measures  rather 
than  party,  and  at  all  times  standing  as  a  fearless  advocate  of  his  honest  convic- 
tions. His  home  is  at  No.  5347  Cabanne  avenue,  a  handsome  residence  which 
was  purchased  bv  Mr.  Mc^Ienamy. 


REV.  CHRISTIAN  CONRAD  STAHMANN. 

The  spirit  of  philanthropv  and  Christian  helpfulness  which  has  always  char- 
acterized the  Rev.  Christian  Conrad  Stahmann  is  now  proving  an  eilective  factor 
in  the  work  of  the  Children's  Home  Societv  of  ^Missouri,  of  which  he  is  the  super- 
intendent. The  splendid  work  of  this  institution  has  been  greatly  promoted 
through  his  labors  and  the  scope  of  his  influence  is  being  continually  extended. 

Rev.  Stahmann  was  bom  Januarv  25,  i860,  in  Bremen,  Germany,  and  became 
a  citizen  of  America  in  1869,  locating  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  while  in  1875  the 
family  removed  thence  to  St.  Louis.  The  father,  Henrv  Stahmann,  was  a  furni- 
ture manufacturer  and  organized  the  Western  Furniture  Company,  of  which  he 
retained  the  presidency  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  born  in  October, 
1827,  and  passed  awav  March  10,  1903.  The  intervening  years  constituted  for  him 
a  life  of  activity  and  usefulness,  and  while  he  made  a  creditable  record  in  business 
he  also  found  time  and  opportunity  to  become  a  factor  in  the  uplifting  influences 
of  the  world.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  first  Sunday  School  L'nion  in 
St.  Louis,  was  a  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  a  devoted  Chris- 
tian man.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  republican  party.  His  wife, 
who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Johanna  Bruns  and  was  a  daughter  of  Frederick 
Bruns,  was  born  in  July,  1824,  and  died  Ma.v  i.  1908. 

Reared  in  the  atmosphere  of  a  cultured  Christian  home,  the  Rev.  C.  C.  Stah- 
mann pursued  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  at  the  age 
of  twenty  years  entered  the  Central  Wesleyan  College  to  prepare  for  the  ministry, 
there  completing  his  theological  course  in  1883.  He  afterward  went  to  Jefferson 
City  to  assume  a  pastorate  and  also  taught  German  and  Latin  in  the  high  schools 
of  that  city.     Subsequently  he  became  pastor  of  the  Methodist  church  in  Drake, 


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272  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

continued  for  ten  years.  In  the  latter  )ear  he  was  appointed  coadjutor  bishop  of 
Kansas  City  with  right  of  succession  and  consecrated  titular  bishop  of  Pinara  in 
June,  1903,  and,  on  the  13th  of  October  of  that  year,  was  appointed  archbishop 
of  St.  Louis  following  the  death  of  Archbishop  Kain.  He  has  thus  attained  to 
one  of  the  highest  ecclesiastical  offices  and  under  his  guidance  and  influence  the 
church  is  being  continually  expanded  as  a  forceful  factor  in  the  moral  progress 
of  the  citv. 


ST.  ALPHONSUS    (ROCK)    CHURCH. 

Among  the  churches  of  St.  Louis  none  is  perhaps  more  widely  known  than 
that  of  St.  Alphonsus,  which  is  popularly  designated  as  the  "Rock  church,''  this 
name  having  been  given  to  it  by  the  workmen  who  were  engaged  in  its  construc- 
tion. Since  the  building  of  the  church,  some  forty  years  ago,  it  has  rapidly 
progressed  in  membership  and  in  reputation  and  has  numbered  among  its  com- 
municants many  of  the  leading  families  of  the  city.  The  edifice  being  magnificent 
from  an  architectural  point  of  view,  many  strangers  sojourning  here  generally 
make  it  a  point  to  visit  the  church  to  scan  its  beautiful  decorations  as  well  as  to 
participate  in  its  sublime  services. 

The  parish  is  under  the  care  of  the  Redemptorist  Fathers,  and  here  is  located 
the  mother  house  of  the  western  province  of  the  order.  Some  of  the  most  cele- 
brated priests  of  the  Redemptorist  order  have  been  the  rectors  of  St.  Alphonsus 
church.  The  last  term  of  three  years'  rectorship  was  served  by  Rev.  Joseph  A. 
M.  Distler,  C.  S.  S.  R.,  and  he  was  succeeded  by  Rev.  Charles  Kern,  C.  S.  S.  R., 
the  present  pastor.  The  Very  Rev.  Thomas  B.  Brown,  C.  S.  S.  R.,  is  the  present 
provincial  of  the  western  province  of  the  order. 

In  the  year  1861  the  Redemptorist  Fathers  gave  a  mission  in  the  old  cathe- 
dral of  St.  Louis,  which  proved  so  successful  that  the  Most  Rev.  Archbishop 
Peter  Richard  Kenrick  proposed  that  the  Fathers  found  a  house  in  the  city  of 
St.  Louis.  So  earnest  was  his  desire  to  bring  about  this  end  that  he  generously 
offered  to  donate  for  the  purpose  one  of  his  own  properties  in  the  country,  some 
miles  from  St.  Louis,  near  the  present  Calvary  cemetery.  The  offer  of  the  arch- 
bishop was  not  accepted  by  the  Redemptorist  provincial  at  that  time.  But  in  the 
fall  of  1865  the  offer,  being  renewed  through  the  Rev.  Joseph  Alelcher,  vicar  gen- 
eral of  the  diocese,  the  Redemptorists  gave  some  encouragement  to  the  plan  of 
the  archbishop.  Upon  receiving  this  assuring  news  the  archbishop  hastenefl  to 
write  to  the  Redemptorist  provincial,  the  Very  Rev.  Joseph  Helmpraecht,  C.  S. 
S.  R.,  and  urged  upon  him  the  necessity  of  accepting  the  foundation  at  once,  rep- 
resenting the  incalculable  good  to  souls  which  a  house  of  the  order  would  accom- 
plish in  St.  Louis,  the  growing  metropolis  of  the  west. 

The  Redemptorists,  after  mature  consultation,  agreed  to  accept  the  founda- 
tion in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  subject  to  the  following  conditions:  The  new  house 
was  to  be  a  home  for  the  Redemptorist  Fathers  engaged  in  giving  missions  and 
retreats.    The  Fathers  were  to  be  entirelv  free  from  parochial  duties. 

In  the  spring  of  1866  Rev.  Father  Joseph  Clauss  was  empowered  by  the 
provincial  to  select  a  suitable  location  for  the  new  house.  After  carefully  in- 
specting all  the  places  offered  by  the  archbishop.  Father  Clauss  came  to  the  con- 
clusion that  none  of  them  would  suit  the  purpose.  A  plot  of  ground  was  chosen, 
three  and  one-half  acres  in  extent,  situated  on  Grand  avenue,  not  far  from  the  St. 
Charles  Rock  road,  now  Easton  avenue,  and  purchased  at  a  cost  of  twenty-seven 
thousand  dollars.  All  things  having  been  satisfactorily  arranged  with  the  arch- 
bishop, the  following  Redemptorists  were  chosen  to  begin  the  work  in  this  new 
field,  namely:  Father  Louis  Dold.  who  was  the  architect  of  St.  Alphonsus  church; 
Rev.  Egidius  Smulders,  C.  S.  S.  R.,  and  Rev.  Ferreol  Girardey,  C.  S.  S.  R.     The 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTrV.  273 

three  men  chosen  to  begin  the  foundation  in  St.  Louis  were  men  of  l<jng  and  trieil 
•xperience  in  every  phase  of  Retlemptorist  work.  As  a  means  to  help  the  I^'athers 
in  the  onerous  work  of  collecting  funds  for  the  new  church  and  house,  the  arch- 
bishop offered  them  the  cathedral  as  a  temporary  residence,  handing  over  to  them 
the  care  of  the  parish  connected  with  it.  Upon  the  arrival  of  the  Fathers  in  St. 
Louis  the  city  had  a  jjopulation  of  but  two  hundred  and  four  thousand,  and  the 
progress  of  Catholicism  was  being  greatly  hampered  by  want  of  priests.  The 
Cathedral  parish  embraced  the  business  and  manufacturing  portion  of  the  citv, 
and  its  work  involved  the  priest  in  arduous  labor.  The  progress  of  both  parish 
and  church  were  considerably  hampered  and  many  persons  belonging  to  the  par- 
ish did  not  attend  services,  and  as  a  consequence  few  pews  were  rented,  and  the 
yearly  expenses  far  exceeded  the  church's  income.  However,  the  Fathers  were 
inured  to  hardship  and  accustomed  to  dealing  with  difSculties,  consequently  en- 
tered the  field  with  great  zeal  and  vigor,  and  their  tireless  energy  for  the  good  of 
the  church  and  the  upbuilding  of  Catholicism  in  the  citv  soon  won  not  only  the 
respect  and  cooperation  of  the  members  of  the  congregation,  but  as  well  the  es- 
teem of  the  community  at  large.  All  the  while  they  were  looking  forward  to 
having  a  home  of  their  own,  and  in  the  meantime  were  making  everv  effort  for  its 
establishment.  They  saw  the  beginning  of  the  realization  of  their  hopes  on  the 
1st  day  of  May,  1867,  when  ground  was  broken  for  the  new  church  and  home,  at 
which  time  the  church  was  placed  under  the  protection  of  St.  Alphonsus,  the 
founder  of  the  Redemptorist  order.  Since  it  had  been  decided  that  the  church 
building  should  be  of  the  strictest  gothic  architecture.  Father  Dold,  who  had 
made  special  study  of  architecture,  drew  the  plans  for  the  structure  and  person- 
ally supervised  the  work,  by  which  one-fourth  of  the  expense  of  building  was 
saved.  It  was  with  considerable  difficulty  that  necessarv  funds  were  raised  for 
the  construction  of  the  building,  and  several  times  operations  had  to  be  stopped 
for  want  of  money,  but  each  time  relief  came  and  the  work  continued  until  the 
building  was  completed. 

The  Rock  church  located  on  Grand  avenue  was  dedicated  to  the  service  of 
God  August  4,  1872,  and  the  rectors  and  superiors  of  every  Redemptorist  house 
in  the  LTnited  States  and  elsewhere  were  present  to  participate  in  the  celebratipn 
of  the  event.  The  dedicating  prelate  was  Archbishop  Rvan,  the  coadjutor  of 
the  archdiocese  of  St.  Louis.  The  celebrant  of  the  solemn  mass  was  Rev.  Nicho- 
las Jaeckel,  C.  S.  S.  R.  The  dedicatory  sermon  was  delivered  by  Verv  Rev. 
William  Wayrich,  C.  S.  S.  R.,  rector  of  St.  Alphonsus  church.  New  York  city. 

About  the  year  1881  an  important  change  concerning  St.  Alphonsus  church 
was  made.  Actuated  by  strong  and  prudent  reasons,  the  officials  of  the  order 
deemed  it  well  to  change  St.  Alphonsus  from  a  mission,  as  it  had  hitherto  been, 
to  a  parochial  church.  A  letter  from  the  superior  general  of  the  Redemptorist 
order  in  Rome  reached  St.  Louis  on  September  i,  1881,  approving  the  step.  The 
matter  was  at  once  ratified  by  his  grace  the  archbishop.  On  Sundav,  September 
5,  the  decision  was  announced  to  the  people. 

The  growth  of  St.  Alphonsus  parish,  and,  in  fact,  of  the  entire  west  end,  had 
been  so  phenomenal  that  the  Redemptorist  Fathers  soon  realized  the  need  of  a 
good  school.  After  some  delay  and  in  spite  of  the  opposition  shown  to  the 
project  by  those  who  pretended  a  school  would  injure  Grand  avenue  property, 
the  cornerstone  was  laid  August  6,  1882.  This  was  made  the  occasion  of  a 
grand  demonstration.  About  three  thousand  persons  were  present.  The  sermon 
of  the  day  was  delivered  by  Rev.  Louis  Cook,  C.  S.  S.  R.  Work  on  the  school 
progressed  rapidly,  and  on  September  2,  1883,  the  solemn  opening  of  the  school 
occurred,  with  nearly  four  hundred  children  present.  From  its  inception  to  the 
present  time,  nothing  has  been  left  undone  to  make  the  school  a  success.  ^lanv 
improvements  both  in  regard  to  physical  comfort,  perfection  of  curriculum  and 
efficiency  of  teachers  have  been  made  from  time  to  time,  until  todav  St.  Alphonsus 
school  is  regarded  as  the  best  parochial  institution  of  its  kind  in  the  cit\-. 

IS— VOL.   III. 


274  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Thus  after  years  of  toil  and  privation  was  St.  Alphonsus  parish  thoroughly  or- 
ganized and  equipped,  and  the  Redemptorist  Fathers  could  at  last  rejoice  in  the 
realization  of  their  fondest  hopes,  when  they  saw  the  church  filled  with  crowds  of 
devout  worshipers.  The  work  of  the  Fathers  still  goes  on,  for  they  are  kept 
busy  in  the  confessional,  in  the  school,  in  the  pulpit  and  in  visiting  the  sick.  A 
few  years  ago  a  second  school  was  built  for  boys  and  is  under  tlie  care  of  the 
Christian  Brothers,  who  give  to  the  boys  a  commercial  high-school  course.  The 
school  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame,  who  conduct  the  girls'  school,  have  a  full  course  of 
instruction  in  the  primary,  intermediate,  grammar  and  high-school  branches. 

St.  Alphonsus  church  is  built  of  stone  and  in  design  is  strictly  gothic.  It 
contains  five  altars,  which  are  built  of  Carrara  marble  and  acknowledged  to  be 
excellent  specimens  of  art.  The  beautiful  communion  rail  is  of  the  same  mate- 
rial, and  the  stained  glass  windows,  representing  scenes  in  the  life  of  Christ,  hold 
an  equal  place  as  to  grandeur  with  any  in  America.  The  parish  is  one  of  the 
most  flourishing  in  the  city  and  is  constantly  gaining  in  membership  and  power 
under  the  efficient  ministry  of  its  present  pastor.  Rev.  Charles  Kern,  C.  S.  S.  R. 


TOHN  W.  NUTE. 


John  W.  Nute,  whose  recent  death  removed  from  St.  Louis  one  of  the  well 
known  and  worthy  business  men,  was  president  and  general  manager  of  the 
St.  Louis  Car  Wheel  Company  and  was  identified  with  various  other  corporate 
interests  which  contribute  to  the  industrial  and  commercial  activity  of  the  city. 
He  was  a  native  of  Burlington,  Maine,  born  December  6,  i860.  The  removal 
of  his  family  to  Franklinville,  New  Jersey,  led  him  to  pass  the  greater  part  of 
his  boyhood  and  youth  in  that  town  and  to  acquire  his  education  in  its  public 
schools.  In  1878,  however,  he  continued  his  course  as  a  college  student  in  Eas- 
ton,  Pennsylvania,  and  was  graduated  from  Lafayette  College  with  the  class  of 
1882,  winning  the  degree  of  Civil  Engineer. 

The  character  of  the  work  which  he  did  in  his  student  days  is  indicated  by 
the  fact  that  the  following  year  he  returned  to  the  college  as  a  tutor  in  the 
studies  which  had  constituted  his  curriculum.  The  year  was  devoted  to  teaching 
and  Mr.  Nute  then  entered  actively  upon  the  work  which  he  had  chosen  as  a 
profession,  becoming  an  engineer  in  the  coal  mines  of  the  anthracite  regions  of 
Pennsylvania.  He  was  afterward  appointed  assistant  engineer  in  the  survey 
department  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  where  he  continued  until  the  ist  of 
January,  1886,  when  he  went  to  Moberly,  ]\Iissouri,  as  assistant  resident  engi- 
neer of  the  Wabash  Railroad. 

Two  years  were  thus  passed,  on  the  expiration  of  which  period  he  turned 
his  attention  to  manufacturing  interests.  His  ability  became  recognized  and 
the  value  of  his  cooperation  acknowledged  and  in  1891  he  was  made  general 
sales  agent  for  the  St.  Louis  Car  Wheel  Company.  His  ability,  commercial 
integrity  and  close  application  led  to  his  further  advancement  imtil  as  president 
and  manager  of  the  companv  he  stood  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  leading  indus- 
trial enterprises  of  the  middle  west.  This  company  was  organized  in  1868, 
its  original  plant  being  located  at  Eighteenth  street  and  the  railroad  tracks,  nea: 
the  present  site  of  the  Union  depot.  In  order  to  facilitate  the  manufacture  of 
its  products  and  meet  the  steady  increase  of  its  business,  a  removal  was  made 
to  the  present  location  on  Spring  avenue,  between  the  Wabash  and  the  Missouri 
Pacific  tracks,  where  the  general  offices  are  now  located,  with  a  down-town 
office  in  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  building.  In  addition  to  the  manu- 
facture of  steam  road  and  street  car  wheels,  the  company  manufactures  self- 
oiling  mine  car  wheels,  logging  car  and  truck  wheels,  as  well  as  general  railroad 
and  machinery  castings,  inchiding  special  chilled  castings,  cast  iron  smokestacks, 
railroad  stoves,  etc. 


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276  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

This  concern  is  the  originator  of  the  well  known  Twentieth  Century  Chan- 
nel Spoke  street  car  wheels  for  city  and  interurban  service,  which  have  proven 
very  satisfactory  and  has  therefore  found  ready  sale  on  the  market,  until  the 
company  is  today  making  more  than  twenty-five  per  cent  of  the  street  car  wheels 
sold  in  'the  United  States.  Its  product  in  this  connection  is  shipped  into  every 
state  in  the  Union,  to  many  South  American  countries,  where  street  cars  are  used, 
also  to  various  parts  of  Canada  and  to  England,  Portugal,  Japan  and  Corea. 
The  great  plant  is  splendidly  equipped  with  all  modern  machinery  and  employs  a 
large  force  of  workmen,  thus  contributing  indirectly  to  the  prosperity  of  the 
city  through  the  amount  of  money  which  is  weekly  put  in  circulation  through 
its  payroll.  John  W.  Nute,  as  president  and  manager  of  the  company,  had  as 
his  associate  officers,  W.  F.  Newbert,  vice  president,  and  John  J.  Morse,  secre- 
tary and  treasurer,  and  these  gentlemen,  together  with  J.  J.  Van  Blarcom,  presi- 
dent of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce,  of  St.  Louis,  and  Allen  Gray,  of 
Evansville,  Indiana,  constitute  the  present  board  of  directors. 

In  addition  to  his  other  interests  Mr.  Nute  was  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Decatur  Car  Wheel  &  Manufacturing  Company  and  the  Atlanta  Car 
Wheel  &  Manufacturing  Company.  His  business  judgment  was  sound  and 
his  enterprise  unmistakaljle.  He  was  vigorous  and  determined  in  all  that  he 
did  and  as  the  years  passed  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  to  a  position  of 
prominence.  He  was  thus  in  the  prime  of  life  when  called  to  his  final  rest  and 
it  seemed  that  many  years  of  usefulness  were  yet  before  him — for  death  came 
to  him  suddenly. 

Mr.  Nute  married  Miss  Annie  B.  Laubach,  of  Easton,  Pennsylvania,  who 
is  a  daughter  of  William  and  Mary  Frances  (Home)  Laubach  and  was  edu- 
cated at  Mount  Holyoke  College,  South  Hadley,  Massachusetts.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Nute  had  three  sons :  George  Henry,  William  Laubach  and  Harold  Home,  all 
of  whom  are  students  in  Andover  College.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  5210 
Washington  avenue,  St.  Louis. 

In  his  social  relations  Mr.  Nute  manifested  those  qualities  of  cordiality, 
aflfability  and  deference  to  the  opinions  of  others  which  won  him  popularity. 
He  valued  friendship  and  was  always  most  loyal  to  the  obligations  it  imposed. 
Prominent  in  Masonry,  he  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish 
Rite,  the  Knight  Templar  degree  of  the  York  Rite  and  was  a  member  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Lawyers'  Club  of  New  York  city  and 
held  membership  in  the  St.  Louis,  University,  Mercantile  and  Noonday  Clubs 
of  this  city.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution, 
being  eligible  through  the  services  of  Sergeant  Jotham  Nute,  of  the  Second 
Regiment  of  New  Hampshire.  Golf  was  one  of  his  favorite  recreations  and 
he  was  a  member  of  the  Glen  Echo  Covmtry  Club.  He  was  an  acceptable  com- 
panion in  any  society  in  which  intelligence  is  a  necessary  attribute  to  agreeable- 
ness  and  thus  his  death,  which  occurred  October  5,  1908,  was  the  occasion  of 
deep  and  widespread  regret. 


HUGH  MURRAY  FRENCH. 

Hugh  Murray  French  is  president  of  the  Graham  Paper  Company,  with 
which  he  has  beeen  associated  continuously  since  1901,  although  he  first  became 
connected  with  the  company  in  1888.  He  was  born  in  San  Jose,  California,  on 
the  7th  of  August,  1854,  his  parents  being  Parker  Hardin  and  Lucretia  Clay 
(Edwards)  French.  The  removal  of  the  family  to  St.  Louis  made  it  possible  for 
Hugh  M.  French  to  pursue  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city,  and 
when  he  had  put  aside  his  te.xt-books  he  entered  the  wholesale  paper  business  in 
1875  ^s  ^"  employe  of  the  firm  of  Snyder  &  Holmes,  with  which  he  continued 
until  their  retirement  in  1887.     He  had  in  the  intervening  twelve  years  gained  a 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  277 

broad  and  accurate  knowledge  of  the  paper  trade,  and  throughout  his  entire  life 
has  been  associated  with  this  department  of  commerce.  In  1888  he  formed  a 
business  connection  with  the  Graham  Paper  Company,  with  which  he  was  con- 
nected continuously  until  1900,  when  he  severed  his  connections  with  that  house 
to  inaugurate  and  manage  the  interests  of  the  General  Paper  Company  of  Chi- 
cago, created  for  the  handling  of  the  products  of  nearly  all  paper  mills  in  Wis- 
consin and  Minnesota.  The  following  year,  however,  he  resigned  on  account  of 
ill  health,  and  on  the  12th  of  December,  1901,  returned  to  the  Graham  Paper 
Company  as  its  vice  president.  He  occupied  the  position  of  second  importance 
until  December,  1904,  when,  following  the  death  of  B.  B.  Graham,  he  was  elected 
to  the  presidency.  This  is  one  of  the  foremost  houses  in  this  line  in  St.  Louis, 
with  a  business  that  covers  a  wide  territory,  and  investigation  into  its  methods 
show  a  close  adherence  to  the  rules  which  govern  strict  and  unswerving  integrity. 
The  house  has  ever  maintained  a  high  standard  in  its  personnel  and  in  the  char- 
acter of  its  output  and  in  the  nature  of  its  service  to  the  public. 

On  the  29th  of  January,  1885.  Mr.  French  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Sale,  of  Alabama,  who  died  in  1898,  and  to  them  were  born  two  sons :  Dudley 
and  Charles  Sale.  Mr.  French  was  again  married  June  11,  1902,  his  second 
union  being  with  Mrs.  Susan  Lewis  Jamison. 

Mr.  French  votes  with  the  democracy  and  keeps  well  informed  on  the  ques- 
tions and  issues  of  the  day.  Probably  his  chief  source  of  recreation  is  fishing, 
and  on  the  banks  of  a  stream  he  finds  rest  from  the  arduous  duties  of  a  con- 
stantly increasing  business.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League 
and  is  widely  and  favorably  known  in  commercial  circles,  where  a  man  is  judged 
by  what  he  can  accomplish  and  by  the  force  he  displays  in  the  control  of  busi- 
ness affairs. 


OCTAVIUS  A.  UDE. 


Octavius  A.  L-de,  one  of  the  younger  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  whose  rise 
in  the  commercial  world  has  been  rapid  and  substantial,  is  now  acting  in  the 
responsible  capacity  of  cashier  of  the  Wainwright  Brewery.  He  was  born  Octo- 
ber 10,  1882,  in  St.  Louis,  and  is  of  the  third  generation  of  the  family  in  America, 
his  grandfather  having  come  to  the  new  world  in  1844,  'ii  which  year  he  took 
up  his  abode  in  St.  Louis,  becoming  one  of  its  pioneer  settlers.  Octavius  A.  Ude 
is  a  son  of  George  LTde,  who  was  the  founder  of  the  St.  Louis  Pharmacy  College 
and  who  for  a  period  of  thirtv-five  years  was  engaged  in  the  drug  business  in 
this  city.  He  served  with  distinction  throughout  the  Civil  war  as  a  lieutenant  of 
Company  L,  First  Missouri  Light  Artillery,  and  bears  evidence  of  having  been 
in  the  thick  of  the  fight.  He  was  twice  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Perrv  Grove. 
At  the  close  of  the  Civil  war  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  established  himself  in  the 
drug  business  at  No.  3612  North  Eleventh  street,  where  he  remained  until  his 
death,  which  occurred  on  the  6th  of  August,  1903.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden 
name  of  Barbetta  Anschel,  was  a  native  of  Osthofen  on  the  Rhine,  Germany, 
where  her  father,  Joseph  Anschel,  engaged  in  farming.  She  came  from  her 
native  land  direct  to  St.  Louis  in  1856,  and  is  now  living  with  her  son  Octavius. 

In  his  boyhood  days  Mr.  Ude  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis 
and  afterward  to  the  high  school,  while  later  he  pursued  a  course  in  the  Jones 
Business  College.  LTpon  completing  his  education  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
C.  F.  Liebke  Lumber  Company,  with  which  he  remained  for  a  period  of  two 
years  and  then  engaged  with  the  Wainwright  Brewery  as  a  stenographer.  His 
punctuality,  accuracy  and  interest  in  the  work  soon  won  him  advancement.  He 
was  promoted  to  the  position  of  bookkeeper  and  assistant  cashier  and  in  1907 
was  given  full  charge  as  cashier  of  the  company.  Mr.  L'de  is  not  only  prominent 
in  business  circles  of  the  citv,  but  is  also  largelv  connected  with  a  number  of 


278  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

fraternal  and  benevolent  organizations,  in  which  he  has  a  multitude  of  warm 
friends.  He  is  a  past  regent  of  the  Compton  Hill  Council,  No.  555,  of  the  Royal 
Arcanum.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Century  Boat  Club,  being  very  fond  of 
sailing,  and  also  belongs  to  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club,  in  the  atifairs  of  which 
he  takes  a  deep  interest. 


NICKOLAS   SIMON. 


Nickolas  Simon,  a  prominent  contractor  and  builder,  was  born  in  Luxem- 
burg, Germany,  in  October,  1842,  a  son  of  Peter  and  Marjorie  (Kergerj  Simon. 
His  father  was  a  cooper  and  landowner  in  the  old  country.  In  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  country  Nickolas  .Simon  received  his  education,  and  upon 
completing  his  studies  at  an  early  age  he  was  apprenticed  at  the  carpenter  trade 
and  worked  in  his  home  town  as  a  journeyman  until  he  was  twenty-two  years 
old,  when  he  went  to  Reims,  France,  where  he  remained  until  1867,  when  he 
came  to  the  new  world  and  immediately  located  in  this  city.  On  his  arrival  he 
secured  employment  as  a  journeyman  carpenter  and  in  1870  was  made  foreman 
on  bridge  construction  work,  then  under  way  on  the  Iron  Alountain  Railroad, 
remaining  in  that  position  until  he  established  his  present  business.  During  his 
contracting  and  building  experiences  he  has  had  much  important  work  and  has 
constructed  a  number  of  buildings  for  himself,  most  of  which  are  situated  on 
Slattery  street,  Prairie  and  Evans  avenues. 

In  1884  Mr.  Simon  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Julia  Coffey,  daughter 
of  the  late  Edward  Coffey,  who  for  many  years  was  prominent  in  commercial 
circles  here.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Simon  are  the  parents  of  four  children:  Bernard,  a 
student  at  the  LIniversity  of  Missouri ;  Edward  L.,  associated  in  business  with 
his  father ;  William  M.,  who  is  employed  in  an  office  here ;  and  Aurelia,  a  gradu- 
ate of  St.  Alphonse's  Convent.  As  to  his  religious  faith  Mr.  Simon  is  Roman 
Catholic,  and  in  politics,  being  non-partisan,  he  exercises  his  right  to  vote,  irre- 
spective of  their  party  ties,  for  candidates  whom  in  his  judgment  he  considers 
in  the  highest  degree  qualified  to  serve  in  the  offices  they  seek.  Mr.  Simon  is 
a  shrewd  and  conservative  business  man,  honest  in  all  his  transactions,  and  his 
aggressiveness  numbers  him  among  those  who  contribute  in  large  measure  to  the 
financial  reputation  of  the  city.     He  resides  at  No.  4332  Evans  avenue. 


SIMON   FREUND. 


In  the  history  of  the  men  of  St.  Louis  whose  business  enterprise  has  brought 
them  to  a  financial  position  releasing  them  from  further  necessity  of  arduous 
labor  in  commercial,  industrial  or  professional  lines,  Simon  Freund  deserves 
mention.  He  was  for  forty-three  years  connected  with  the  bakery  trade  of  the 
city  and  during  all  that  period  gave  the  closest  and  most  unremitting  attention  to 
his  commercial  interests,  with  the  result  that  the  years  brought  him  gratifying  suc- 
cess. Born  in  Pilsen,  Austria,  on  the  30th  of  April,  1847,  he  is  a  son  of  Maurice 
and  Yetta  Freund.  The  father  was  engaged  in  the  bakery  business  in  his  native 
country  and  in  the  year  1849,  hearing  of  the  great  possibilities  of  the  new  world, 
he  gathered  his  family  about  him  and  emigrated  to  this  country,  with  St.  Louis 
as  his  destination.  After  reaching  this  city  he  established  a  bakery  business  at 
917  Soulard  street.  The  beginning  was  small  but  it  constituted  the  nucleus  of 
what  became  a  large  and  prosperous  enterprise.  In  1862  he  was  called  upon  to 
mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  whom  he  survived  for  ten  vears,  passing  away  in 
1872.    Before  his  death,  however,  he  had  laid  the  foundation  for  an  extensive  and 


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280  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

prosperous  business  which  he  left  to  his  sons  and,  taking  up  the  work  of  the 
father,  they  toiled  and  strived,  their  business  constantly  growing  along  sub- 
stantial lines.  A  few  years  ago  when  the  trust  was  formed  the  Freund  Bakery 
Company  sold  out  at  a  large  and  profitable  figure.  Simon  Freund  then  withdrew 
to  take  a  well  earned  rest  from  the  perplexities  and  cares  of  business  life  and  is 
now  living  retired. 

In  his  early  youth  Simon  Freund  had  acquired  a  public-school  education 
after  which,  because  of  the  urgent  need  in  his  father's  establishment  for  com- 
petent and  well  equipped  men,  he  became  a  factor  in  the  control  and  conduct  of 
the  business  and  for  forty-three  years  he  was  never  absent  from  his  office  for  a 
single  day.  He  thoroughly  learned  the  trade  in  principle  and  detail  so  that  he 
was  able  to  superintend  any  department  of  the  work.  After  the  father's  death 
the  business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Freund  Brothers  Bread 
Company  and  so  continued  until  they  sold  out  to  the  trust.  Close  application, 
unremitting  industry  and  unfaltering  perseverance  were  among  the  strong  fea- 
tures in  his  successful  business  career. 

On  the  25th  of  February,  1872,  Mr.  Freund  was  married  to  Miss  Pauline 
Schwartz.  Ten  children  were  born  of  this  union  and  constitute  a  very  interest- 
ing family  group,  the  circle  yet  remaining  unbroken  by  the  hand  of  death.  The 
sons  and  daughters  are:  Mrs.  Martha  Mang;  Samuel;  Louis  S.,  who  wedded  Miss 
Helen  Weill:  Albert  B.,  who  married  Miss  Stella  Mayer;  Charles  J.,  who  mar- 
ried Miss  Hulda  Arenson  ;  Mrs.  Jennie  Gutfreund:  Mrs.  Augusta  Littman ;  Wal- 
ter L. :  Eleanor ;  and  Florence.  The  five  sons  of  Mr.  Freund  are  all  members  of 
the  Masonic  fraternity. 

The  family  residence  is  a  beautiful  home  at  No.  1722  Missouri  avenue  and 
there  Mr.  Freund  is  enabled  to  surround  himself  and  his  loved  ones  with  all  the 
comforts  and  conveniences  that  money  can  procure.  Their  numerous  friends 
and  associates  are  ever  welcome  there,  for  hospitality  is  one  of  the  attractive 
features  of  the  home.  He  delights  in  literature  and  his  spacious  library  contains 
a  splendid  collection  of  the  most  modern  as  well  as  the  more  ancient  writings. 
Mr.  Freund  takes  a  great  interest  in  everything  which  pertains  to  the  higher  de- 
velopment of  men  and  is  a  broad-minded,  cultured  gentleman  who  has  reason  to 
be  ranked  as  a  connoisseur  in  art,  his  home  containing  some  beautiful  paintings 
which  are  the  works  of  noted  artists  of  the  old  world.  I\Ir.  Freund  also  is  fond 
of  dogs  and  horses  and  those  which  he  keeps  are  of  the  highest  breed.  His  ken- 
nels and  stables  are  attractive  to  all  who  love  these  two  most  intelligent  of  all 
the  animals.  He  owns  several  fast  horses  which  he  keeps  for  his  own  and  his 
family's  use  and  takes  great  delight  in  driving.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
Lodge,  No.  20,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  the  B'nai  El  Society  and  the  Liederkranz  Club 
and  is  of  the  Israelite  faith.  His  political  views  are  in  harmony  with  the  princi- 
ples of  the  republican  party.  Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  Mr.  Freund  who 
throughout  his  business  career  as  well  as  in  all  social  relations  has  merited  and 
commanded  the  respect  and  esteem  of  all  with  whom  he  has  been  associated  by 
reason  of  an  upright,  honorable  life. 


ROSALVO  E.  ORCUTT. 

Rosalvo  E.  Orcutt  is  president  of  the  Orcutt  Storage,  Packing  &  Moving 
Company,  with  warehouses  on  Easton  avenue.  This  is  one  of  the  largest  storage 
and  van  firms  in  the  city,  and  its  present  proportions  and  immense  business  are 
due  to  the  energy  of  the  subject.  Lie  was  born  in  Passadumkeag,  Maine,  the 
son  of  Daniel  W.  Orcutt,  long  identified  with  the  industrial  and  agricultural 
pursuits  of  that  section  of  the  countrv.  His  first  wife  died  in  early  womanhood, 
leaving  four  children,  and  about  1844  Mr.  Orcutt  was  again  married,  his  second 
union  being  with  Miss   Mary  Abbie  Ingalls,  who  became  the  mother  of  eight 


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children.  Of  the  twelve  children  born  of  his  two  marriages  ten  still  survive. 
James  B.  died  at  the  age  of  nine  years  at  Presque  Isle.  Maine,  and  Hattie  G. 
passed  away  in  1884  at  Fort  Fairfield.  Martha  A.,  widow  of  D.  Richardson; 
Emery  H.,  wedded  to  Eliza  Ames ;  Daniel  H.,  who  married  Mary  E.  Smith ; 
Whitman  L.,  who  wedded  Martha  Fisher ;  Ada  V.,  wife  of  Solomon  C.  Baulier ; 
Rose  S.,  now  Mrs.  James  H.  Kidder;  Franklin  P.;  Abbie  A.,  wife  of  Alex  Fiego ; 
May  G.,  wife  of  John  Britton ;  and  Rosalvo  E. 

When  a  lad  Mr.  Orcutt  spent  about  three  months  in  attending  the  public 
school  at  Passadumkeag,  Penobscot  county,  Maine.  At  the  expiration  of  this 
time  he  removed  to  Lincoln,  Maine,  a  small  town  about  twenty  miles  distant, 
where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  sixteen  years  of  age.  At  this  place  he  was 
also  enrolled  as  a  pupil  of  the  high  school,  but  after  having  remained  in  the 
institution  for  a  period  of  six  months  he  decided  that  he  was  old  enough  to  begin 
work,  and  his  ambition  led  him  to  launch  out  into  the  commercial  world.  There- 
upon he  repaired  to  what  was  then  known  as  No.  11,  Range  5,  later  named  Ash- 
land, and  was  employed  as  clerk  in  his  father's  hotel.  In  this  capacity  he  served 
for  three  years,  then  removed  to  Fort  Fairfield,  where,  with  his  father,  he  pur- 
chased a  farm.  He  cultivated  the  farm  for  four  years  and  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
two  enlisted  in  the  First  Maine  Cavalry.  He  was  sergeant  of  Company  E,  and 
was  later  commissioned  as  second  lieutenant  by  Governor  Washburne.  He  re- 
mained in  the  service  until  the  year  1864.  He  participated  in  a  number  of  the 
principal  battles  of  the  Rebellion,  among  which  were  Antietam,  Fredericksburg, 
Winchester,  Cedar  Mountain,  Harper's  Ferry  and  the  second  battle  of  Bull  Run. 
When  the  army  of  the  Potomac  was  mustered  out  of  service  he  returned  home. 
From  Fort  Fairfield  he  moved  to  Boston,  where  he  was  employed  in  the  paper 
mills  of  Grant,  Warren  &  Company.  Later  he  engaged  with  the  Union  Sugar 
Refinery,  with  whom  he  remained  but  a  short  time,  when  he  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Gordon  Grocery  Company.  Upon  removing  to  Sedalia,  Missouri,  in 
April,  1871,  he  secured  a  position  with  the  Hinsdale  Transfer  Company.  After 
one  year's  service  he  employed  with  the  Robbins  Livery  Company,  and  for  one 
month  took  passengers  to  the  state  and  county  fairs.  While  in  this  position  Mr. 
Orcutt  was  an  eyewitness  to  the  James  boys'  daring  robbery  of  eight  thousand 
dollars  gate  receipts  at  the  Kansas  City  fair.  When  the  robbery  was  discovered 
the  news  was  circulated  throughout  the  fair  grounds  and  community,  and  at  once 
posses  of  armed  men  were  organized  to  run  down  the  highwaymen,  and  when 
the  James  boys  were  surrounded  a  fusillade  of  shots  ensued  and  a  number  of 
people  were  injured.  Mr.  Orcutt  picked  up  a  girl  who  had  been  shot  in  the 
foot  and  carried  her  home. 

Subsequently  Mr.  Orcutt  came  to  St.  Louis  and  for  nine  years  was  employed 
by  William  Bobsyshell,  who  owned  what  was  then  known  as  the  Third  Street 
Stable.  He  next  entered  the  furniture  house  of  J.  H.  Crane,  for  whom  he  worked 
during  the  succeeding  nine  years,  and  then  engaged  for  one  year  with  Guernsey 
Jones,  at  Fourth  and  Vine  streets.  In  1884  he  bought  out  a  moving  business, 
at  Eighth  and  Biddle  streets,  and  for  one  year  continued  its  management.  He 
then  secured  quarters  at  4720  Easton  avenue,  where  he  inaugurated  the  storage, 
packing  and  moving  business,  in  which  he  has  since  continued.  The  firm  was 
incorporated  January  23.  1904.  with  R.  E.  Orcutt,  Sr.,  president  and  manager; 
R.  Lee  Orcutt,  secretary ;  H.  W.  Orcutt.  treasurer ;  and  F.  E.  Orcutt,  assistant 
manager.  They  have  three  immense  warehouses,  each  having  a  capacity  of  above 
five  hundred  loads.  Plans  are  nearing  completion  for  their  new  six-storv,  fire- 
proof building,  which  they  will  erect  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  street  from  their 
present  quarters.  They  expect  to  begin  the  construction  of  the  new  edifice  in 
the  spring  of  1909,  at  a  cost  of  about  thirty-five  thousand  dollars.  Mr.  Orcutt 
is  an  indefatigable  worker,  and  it  is  to  his  energy  and  abilitv  that  the  business 
owes  its  present  proportions. 


282  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  June  15,  1864,  at  Andover,  New  Brunswick,  Rosalvo  E.  Orcutt  marriett 
Anna  Rose,  and  they  have  six  children  living,  the  eldest,  Mrs.  Sarah  Lee,  having 
died  January  9,  1908.  She  is  survived  by  her  husband,  William  L.  Lee,  and  three 
children.  The  other  children  of  the  subject  are  Rupert  E.,  who  married  Mary 
E.  Cronin ;  Herbert  W.,  who  wedded  Elizabeth  Cronin ;  Frank  E. ;  Tilden  W., 
who  married  Edith  Krenshaw ;  Robert  Lee,  who  on  the  29th  of  December,  1908, 
was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Alice  Grouthis,  of  Denison,  Texas  ;  and  Viola 
Isabel.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rupert  Orcutt  have  two  daughters  and  one  son;  and  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Herbert  Orcutt  have  two  children.  ]\Ir.  Orcutt  is  a  stanch  republican 
and  takes  a  profound  interest  in  the  principles  of  the  party,  and  is  very  proud 
of  the  fact  that  he  voted  for  Abraham  Lincoln.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
order  and  a  communicant  of  the  Episcopal  church. 


WALTER  C.   G.   KIRCHNER,   M.D. 

Dr.  Walter  C.  G.  Kirchner  has  been  superintendent  of  the  St.  Louis  City 
Hospital  for  the  past  two  years.  In  his  practice  he  has  made  a  specialty  of  sur- 
gery and  his  wide  research,  original  investigation  and  broad  experience  have 
brought  him  into  important  relations  in  this  connection.  He  descends  from  a 
line  of  business  and  professional  men  and  has  through  his  own  efforts  attained 
to  the  position  which  he  now  holds.  He  was  born  in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  July 
14,  1875,  his  parents  being  Henry  A.  and  Caroline  (Schneider)  Kirchner.  His 
father  is  a  practicing  physician  at  1127  North  Grand  avenue,  this  city.  His 
maternal  grandfather,  F.  A.  H.  Schneider,  was  one  of  the  "49ers  who  risked  their 
fortunes  in  the  revolution  as  shown  in  separate  sketch  elsewhere  in  this  volume. 
Later  he  became  a  well  known  editor  in  St.  Louis.  His  brother,  George  Schneider, 
was  for  many  years  a  well  known  Chicago  banker. 

Walter  C.  G.  Kirchner  received  his  preparatory  training  partly  in  the  public 
schools  at  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  where  he  resided  until  the  year  1881,  and  partly 
in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  removed  later.  He  graduated  from 
the  St.  Louis  common  schools  and  also  from  the  St.  Louis  high  school,  having 
finished  his  course  in  the  latter  in  the  year  1894.  He  then  entered  W^ashington 
University,  where  he  pursued  a  classical  course,  graduating  with  the  degree  of 
A.B.  in  the  year  1897.  He  then  entered  the  medical  department  of  the  same  uni- 
versity, in  which  he  had  completed  the  course  in  medicine  and  surgerv  in  the  year 
1901.  Immediately  he  commenced  the  practice  of  medicine  as  junior  physician 
in  the  City  Hospital.  In  this  capacity  he  served  for  one  year,  when  he  was 
advanced  to  senior  physician,  where  after  one  year's  service  he  was  promoted  to 
the  position  of  assistant  superintendent.  In  May,  1907,  he  was  appointed  super- 
intendent of  the  hospital,  which  is  now  called  the  new  Citv  Hospital.  The  old 
hospital  was  destroyed  Mav  27,  1896,  by  a  cyclone.  In  his  present  capacity  as 
superintendent  Dr.  Kirchner  has  under  him  twenty-four  juniors,  six  seniors,  two 
assistant  superintendents,  and  a  corps  of  forty  nurses,  with  other  attendants 
and  employes. 

Dr.  Kirchner  is  well  known  among  the  medical  fraternities  of  the  country, 
being  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society ;  of  the  Missouri  State  Medical 
Society ;  of  the  City  Hospital  Alumni,  which  he  has  served  as  president ;  of  the  St. 
Louis  Surgical  Club ;  and  the  Southern  Surgical  &  Gynecological  Association. 
He  is  also  a  fellow  of  the  American  Gynecological  and  Obstetric  Association.  He 
is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Academv  of  Science  and  has  been  a  valued  contribu- 
tor to  various  medical  journals,  writing  articles  on  the  following  subjects :  Infec- 
tions of  the  Knee-joint  and  Treatment;  Surgery  of  the  Spleen  with  Special  Ref- 
erence to  Trauma,  a  Method  of  Encapsulation,  and  Reports  of  Cases ;  Conclu- 
sions Based  Upon  Observation  of  Five  Hundred  Cases  of  Fractured  Skull. 
Among  the  social  organizations  with  which  he  is  associated  are  the  Contemporary 


DR.  WALTER    C.  G.  KIRCITXER 


284-  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Club  and  the  Civic  League.  He  is  nonpartisan  in  politics  but  manifests  con- 
siderable interest  in  the  paramount  issues  of  the  country  and  is  ever  ready  to  cast 
his  vote  irrespective  of  party  politics  for  the  candidates  who  in  his  judgment  are 
best  suited  to  serve  the  interests  of  the  people.  Dr.  Kirchner  at  present  resides 
at  the  City  Hospital. 


EUGENE  C.  DREYER. 

Eugene  C.  Dreyer  was  born  in  February,  1876,  in  St.  Louis,  where  the  family 
has  lived  since  i860,  his  parents  being  Charles  and  Fanny  Dreyer,  the  former  a 
prominent  iigure  in  musical  circles  of  the  city,  conducting  his  own  orchestra  and 
contributing  in  a  large  measure  to  the  musical  culture  of  St.  Louis.  He  pos- 
sessed the  artistic  nature  as  manifested  by  the  music  loving  German  people,  for 
he  was  a  native  of  the  fatherland  and  emigrated  to  this  country  in  i860,  landing 
at  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  whence  he  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis. 

Eugene  C.  Dreyer  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  at  the  usual  age  and  mas- 
tered the  branches  of  study  in  consecutive  grades  until  he  reached  the  age  of 
fourteen  years,  when  he  pursued  a  course  at  Perkins  &  Herpel  Commercial  Col- 
lege. Thus  qualified  for  the  practical  duties  of  business  life,  he  remained  for 
fourteen  months  in  the  employ  of  a  relative  who  was  the  owner  of  a  general 
mercantile  store  in  the  southwestern  part  of  Missouri.  On  the  expiration  of 
that  period  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  was  made  superintendent  for  the  Meyer 
&  Bannerman  Saddlery  Manufacturing  Company,  acting  in  that  capacity  for  two 
and  a  half  years,  when  he  changed  his  position,  becoming  assistant  to  the  super- 
intendent of  the  horse  and  mule  department  at  the  National  Stock  Yards  at  East 
St.  Louis.  In  March,  1893,  he  became  connected  with  the  Hunter  Brothers 
Milling  Company  as  bookkeeper  and  served  in  that  position  until  1900,  when  he 
was  admitted  to  a  partnership,  and  in  May,  1903,  was  elected  secretary  and 
treasurer  of  the  company,  of  which  he  is  also  a  director.  This  is  one  of  the  old 
established  enterprises  of  the  city,  with  extensive  trade  connections,  and  the  ex- 
pansion of  the  business  in  recent  years  is  attributable  in  no  small  measure  to  the 
eliforts  and  enterprise  of  Mr.  Dreyer. 

In  St.  Louis,  in  February,  1900,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Eugene  C. 
Drever  to  Miss  Irene  Bender.  Unto  them  have  been  born  three  sons,  Charles, 
Felix  and  Stanley.  The  family  residence,  erected  by  Mr.  Dreyer  at  No.  5716 
Von  Versen  avenue,  is  built  in  an  attractive  and  modern  style  of  architecture. 
He  belongs  to  the  Jewish  society,  and  in  politics  votes  somewhat  independently, 
although  he  largely  supports  the  republican  party.  He  does  not  consider  himself 
bound  by  party  ties,  however,  but  is  allied  rather  with  that  independent  movement 
which  is  one  of  the  hopeful  signs  of  the  times,  giving  promise  of  largely  doing 
away  with  machine  rule.  Mr.  Dreyer  has  always  lived  in  St.  Louis  and  has 
ever  regarded  its  business  chances  equal  to  those  found  in  other  sections  of  the 
country,  so  that  he  has  had  no  reason  to  wish  to  change  his  place  of  residence. 
He  has  gained  that  gradual  advancement  which  results  from  persistent  and  in- 
telligently directed  effort  whereby  satisfactory  results  are  attained. 


SOCRATES    NEWMAN. 

The  Newmans  are  among  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  families  of  St. 
Louis.  The  father  of  Socrates  Newman,  a  native  of  Pennsylvania,  arrived  in 
this  city  when  it  was  a  little  village  of  French  and  Spanish  inhabitants  and  he 
was  among  those  who  infused  into  the  town  a  spirit  of  American  enterprise  and 
progress.     He  was  a  partner  in  the  Boat  Supply  Company  and  remained  an  active 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  285 

factor  in  the  business  life  of  the  growing  town  until  his  death,  both  he  and  his 
wife  being  victims  of  the  cholera  epidemic  of  1849.  Their  son,  Socrates  New- 
man, was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1827.  It  would  be  impossible  today  to  trace  the  old 
familiar  landmarks  of  that  period  in  the  great  metropolitan  center  that  has  spread 
out  along  the  Missouri  bank  of  the  Mississippi  river,  with  its  ramifying  trade 
interests  reaching  out  to  all  sections  of  the  country.  The  builders  of  the  town 
even  in  an  early  day  provided  excellent  educational  opportunities  here,  and  Soc- 
rates Newman  was  for  some  time  a  pupil  in  the  St.  Louis  University,  one  of  the 
old  established  schools  of  the  Mississippi  valley.  Entering  business  life,  he  was 
for  a  few  years  associated  with  his  uncle,  Peter  Blow,  in  general  merchandising 
in  Washington  county.  He  then  returned  to  St.  Louis,  believing  that  the  grow- 
ing western  city  offered  good  business  facilities,  and  here  established  a  foundrv 
as  junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Graham  &  Newman.  They  conducted  business 
successfully  for  a  number  of  years,  but  owing  to  the  fact  that  Mr.  Newman  was 
a  southern  sympathizer  their  foundry  was  closed  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war. 
He  then  formed  a  partnership  with  William  H.  Pritchartt,  in  the  fire  insurance 
business  at  Second  and  Pine  streets,  and  continued  to  operate  in  that  field  of  busi- 
ness activity  for  a  number  of  years,  or  until  1876,  when  he  was  appointed  receiver 
for  the  St.  Louis  Gas  Light  Company  during  the  period  of  the  contested  litiga- 
tion between  the  city  and  the  company.  About  1880,  when  matters  had  been 
adjusted,  he  was  unanimously  appointed  assistant  manager,  for  in  his  previous 
position  he  had  displayed  the  utmost  tact,  ability  and  careful  management.  In 
1884  he  was  elected  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Gas  Light  Companv  and  remained 
in  the  position  of  chief  executive  control  until  the  company  was  absorbed  bv  the 
Laclede  Gas  Company.  Later  Mr.  Newman  sold  out  his  interest  and  gave  his 
attention  to  his  investments  and  private  business  affairs.  He  built  the  first  office 
building  in  accordance  with  modern  ideas  in  St.  Louis — an  iron  and  stone  struc- 
ture at  the  south  side  of  Olive  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets,  which 
his  fellow  townsmen,  who  had  much  less  prescience  than  he,  termed  Newman's 
folly.  He  lived,  however,  to  see  his  judgment  justified  in  public  opinion,  for  the 
office  building  met  a  need  in  the  growing  citv  and  set  an  example  for  other 
building  operations.  In  all  he  undertook  Mr.  Newman  displayed  keen  discrim- 
ination and  sound  judgment  and  at  the  same  time  his  labors  were  characterized 
by  a  spirit  of  enterprise  that  contributed  largely  to  his  success. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Newman  was  a  democrat,  active  in  the  work  of 
the  party,  his  labors  being  a  factor  in  its  success.  In  all  municipal  affairs  he 
took  a  keen  interest,  supporting  those  measures  which  he  deemed  of  value  to  the 
public.  He  was  also  a  devout  member  of  the  Catholic  church.  To  the  welfare 
of  his  family  he  was  devoted  and  counted  no  effort  or  sacrifice  on  his  part  too 
great  if  it  would  promote  the  welfare  and  happiness  of  his  wife  and  children. 

It  was  in  St.  Louis  in  1852  that  he  wedded  Miss  Lina  Vitalis,  who  was 
born  in  the  West  Indies  and  was  brought  to  this  city  by  her  father, -Dr.  Louis 
Vitalis,  who  located  here  at  an  early  dav  and  was  a  prominent  French  physician 
of  the  city.  He  had  served  as  a  surgeon  in  the  French  army  under  the  great 
Napoleon,  and  on  leaving  France  had  taken  up  his  abode  in  the  West  Indies.  He 
died  in  1861.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Newman  were  born  eleven  children,  of  whom 
seven  are  living :  Charles  V.,  who  resides  in  Greencastle,  Indiana ;  William  A. 
of  St.  Louis :  Lina  N.,  the  wife  of  Redmond  D.  Walsh,  also  of  this  city ;  Louis 
E.,  who  makes  his  home  here ;  Marie  N.,  the  wife  of  W^entworth  Terry  of  this 
city;  Robert  H.,  who  resides  in  Washington,  D.  C. ;  and  Caroline,  the  wife  of 
Rufus  L.  Taylor.  The  husband  and  father  passed  away  at  his  summer  resi- 
dence at  Arcadia,  July  25,  1893,  when  sixty-six  years  of  age.  With  the  excep- 
tion of  a  very  brief  period,  his  entire  life  had  been  passed  in  St.  Louis  and  he 
was  a  prominent  and  valued  representative  of  an  honored  pioneer  family.  In 
all  the  relations  of  life  he  manifested  the  qualities  of  sterling  manhood  and  stood 


286  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

four  square  to  every  wind  that  blows.  Men  came  to  respect  him  not  only  for 
the  success  which  he  achieved,  but  for  the  straightforward  business  policy  he  ever 
followed  and  for  the  genial,  generous  and  kindly  spirit  he  ever  displayed  in  his 
relations  with  his  fellowmen. 


BENJAMIN  FRANKLIN  EDWARDS. 

A  large  percentage  of  the  successful  business  and  professional  men  of  St. 
Louis  are  numbered  among  her  native  sons,  for  the  growth  of  the  city,  with  its 
expanding  possibilities  and  opportunities,  has  afforded  scope  for  the  labors  and 
ambitions  of  those  who  have  grown  to  manhood  here.  Benjamin  Franklin  Ed- 
wards is  numbered  among  the  distinguished  representatives  of  financial  interests 
in  St.  Louis,  being  president  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce,  an  institution 
second  in  size  to  none  in  the  west.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  December  31, 
1859,  a  son  of  General  Albert  Gallatin  and  Mary  Ewing  (Jenckes)  Edwards. 
The  father  was  for  twenty-two  years  United  States  assistant  treasurer  at  St. 
Louis  and  his  appointment,  it  is  believed,  was  the  last  made  by  Abraham  Lin- 
coln. He  was  the  son  of  Ninian  Edwards,  governor  of  the  then  territory  of 
Illinois,  in  whose  honor  the  thriving  town  of  Edwardsville,  Illinois,  is  named. 
The  death  of  General  Edwards  occurred  in  April,  1892. 

Benjamin  F.  Edwards  was  graduated  from  the  high  school  at  Kirkwood, 
Missouri,  in  1875  and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  entered  the  St.  Louis  National 
Bank,  making  his  initial  step  in  banking  circles  on  the  31st  of  December  of  that 
year  as  messenger  boy.  When  asked  why  he  took  this  step  the  apt  and  terse 
answer  came,  "Because  I  needed  the  money."  It  was  not  a  very  lucrative  posi- 
tion but  he  ably  discharged  its  duties  and  gained  experience  that  fitted  him  for 
more  important  service.  Promotion  followed  and  for  four  years  he  remained  in 
the  St.  Louis  National  Bank,  severing  his  connections  therewith  in  January, 
1880,  to  become  assistant  correspondent  clerk  in  the  Bank  of  Commerce.  He 
continued  as  a  representative  of  its  financial  interests  until  1887,  when  he  joined 
his  father.  General  Edwards,  in  organizing  a  stock  and  bond  brokerage  business 
under  the  firm  style  of  A.  G.  Edwards  &  Son.  This  has  become  one  of  the 
leading  concerns  of  the  kind  in  the  United  States,  the  nature  and  extent  of  the 
business  placing  the  enterprise  second  to  few  of  the  kind  in  the  entire  country. 
The  business  was  incorporated  in  1894  as  the  A.  G.  Edwards  &  Son's  Brokerage 
Company  and  B.  F.  Edwards  still  remains  as  one  of  the  directors.  Resuming 
active  connections  with  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce,  he  was  elected  assistant 
cashier  in  January,  1892,  and  entered  upon  his  duties  with  characteristic  vigor 
and  determination.  His  influence  was  immediately  felt  in  every  department  of 
the  bank  and  he  inaugurated  man}'  new  methods  and  reforms  that  were  of  last- 
ing benefit  to  the  institution.  The  result  of  his  labors  was  quickly  reflected  in 
the  bank's  statement  of  condition,  wherein  was  shown  a  large  increase  in  de- 
posits and  resources.  As  a  reward  for  his  efficient  services,  in  January,  1899,  he 
was  elected  cashier.  He  thus  continued  until  January,  1904,  when  he  was  chosen 
vice  president  and  director  and  in  September,  1908,  upon  the  death  of  J.  C.  Van 
Blarcom,  was  chosen  to  succeed  him  in  the  presidency.  In  his  business  dealings 
Mr.  Edwards  never  practices  evasion  but  is  direct  and  outspoken.  If  he  refuses 
to  grant  a  requested  favor  he  does  so  with  tact  and  a  kindliness  that  is  charac- 
teristic of  the  man.  Flis  winning  personality,  coupled  with  his  conscientious 
desire  to  do  exactly  what  is  just,  has  won  him  a  host  of  friends  among  the  pa- 
trons of  the  bank  and  gained  him  the  loyal  regard  of  his  employes.  One  of 
the  latter  voiced  the  sentiments  of  the  entire  force  when  he  said:  "If  it  had 
been  possible  to  elect  a  president  of  the  bank  by  the  employes  instead  of  by  the 
directors,  Mr.  Edwards  would  have  received  the  office  unanimously  on  the  first 
ballot."     Aside  from  his  banking  position  he  is  vice  president  of  the  Hamilton 


B.    F.   ED\\'ARDS 


288  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Investment  Company  and  has  many  and  varied  business  interests.  Alert  and 
enterprising,  his  progressiveness  has  been  tempered  by  a  safe  conservatism  and 
in  his  entire  career  there  have  been  no  false  nor  untried  standards.  However,  he 
recognizes  with  almost  intuitive  perception  the  possibilities  of  any  business  situa- 
tion and  the  results  that  can  be  achieved  through  the  coordination  of  forces.  The 
Commerce  Monthly,  in  commenting  on  the  career  of  Mr.  Edwards,  said :  "To 
determination,  persistency  and  clean  living,  coupled  with  splendid  administrative 
ability,  Benjamin  Franklin  Edwards  owes  his  rise  from  a  humble  clerkship  to 
the  presidency  of  the  biggest  bank  west  of  the  Mississippi  river — the  National 
Bank  of  Commerce  in  St.  Louis,  which  has  capital  and  surplus  in  excess  of 
eighteen  million  dollars  and  total  assets  approximating  eighty  million  dollars.  It 
is  a  position  such  as  only  a  man  of  strong  character  and  great  resourcefulness 
would  care  to  assume.  Upon  his  wisdom,  courage,  experience  and  integrity 
largely  depends  the  success  of  the  bank,  with  its  millions  of  dollars  in  deposits. 
besides  vitally  influencing  the  prosperity  of  great  industries  and  shaping  the 
destinies  of  numberless  individuals.  The  honors  of  the  office  are  great,  but  so 
are  the  penalties.  A  man  holding  such  a  position  of  far-reaching  power  is  almost 
set  aside  from  his  fellowmen,  to  sit  in  calm,  impartial  judgment  on  the  value  of 
their  pledges  and  to  accurately  fathom  their  motives.  He  is  in  the  center  of  a 
maelstrom  of  troubles,  problems  and  anxieties,  all  having  a  bearing  for  good  or 
for  evil  on  the  lives  of  his  fellow  citizens." 

Mr.  Edwards  has  been  married  twice.  On  the  14th  of  March.  1888,  he 
wedded  Miss  Isabel  Woods,  by  whom  he  had  three  children :  Benjamin  Franklin, 
Jr.,  and  Archibald,  both  of  whom  are  deceased ;  and  Albert  Gallatin.  On  the 
8th  of  January,  1901,  he  was  again  married,  his  second  union  being  with  Flora 
G.  Woods,  by  whom  he  has  three  children :  Mary  Rebecca,  Presley  William  and 
Nancy.  Among  his  life  interests  home  and  family  are  always  placed  first  and 
the  guiding  principle  of  his  life  has  been  found  in  his  motto,  "Home,  clean  living 
and  hard  work." 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Edwards  is  a  republican  and  in  religious  faith  a 
Presbvterian.  He  has  always  been  an  active  worker  in  the  church  and  his 
charities  are  many  and  unostentatious.  He  belongs  to  the  Bank  Clerks  Associa- 
tion, to  the  St.  Louis  Amateur  Athletic  Association  and  the  social  side  of  his 
nature  finds  further  expression  in  his  membership  in  the  St.  Louis,  Noonday, 
Field,  Glen  Echo,  Mercantile  and  Country  Clubs.  His  is  a  beautiful  home  at 
No.  10  Kingsbury  boulevard  and  is  the  center  of  a  cultured  society  circle.  Pub- 
lic-spirited, his  habits  of  quick  and  correct  decision  enable  him  to  readily  value 
any  plan  for  the  benefit  of  St.  Louis  and  any  feasible  project  receives  his  warm 
endorsement  and  generous  support.  He  stands  today  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  financial  interests  and  by 
reason  of  the  helpful  part  which  he  has  taken  in  promoting  those  plans  and 
measures  that  have  been  of  direct  benefit  to  the  city. 


HENRY  A.  ROSSKOPF. 

Henry  A.  Rosskopf,  assistant  circuit  attorney,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Decem- 
ber 31,  1877.  His  father,  John  Rosskopf,  was  born  September  12,  1847,  and  his 
life  record  extended  to  the  24th  of  February,  1900.  For  thirty-seven  years  he 
was  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Republic,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was 
superintendent  of  the  press  rooms.  He  started  as  fly  boy  immediately  after  the 
close  of  the  war  and  the  years  chronicled  his  advancement  through  successive 
promotions  to  a  position  of  responsibility.  He  was  of  German  birth  and  when 
about  six  years  of  age  was  brought  to  America,  spending  his  boyhood  days  at 
Millstadt,  Illinois.     He  entered  the  L^nion  armv  when  but  fifteen  vears  of  age. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  289 

he  and  his  father,  Bahhazar  Rosskopf.  cnUsting  and  serving  in  the  same  com- 
pany. John  Rosskopf  remained  in  the  army  two  years  and  later  did  duty  with 
the  Home  Guard  for  some  time,  .\fter  he  had  attained  his  majority  he  wedded 
Susan  Hiestand,  who  was  born  at  Highland,  Illinois.  Their  marriage,  which 
was  celebrated  in  1870,  was  blessed  with  six  children:  Charles  E. ;  Henry  A.; 
Otto  R. ;  Leah  S.,  the  wife  of  Emil  Weunsch ;  Emma;  and  Fred  W. 

The  second  in  order  of  birth  in  this  family,  Henry  A.  Rosskopf,  was  reared 
under  the  parental  roof  and  attended  the  Lyon  school  in  St.  Louis  to  the  age 
of  fifteen  years,  when  he  began  working  in  the  St.  Louis  Woodenware  Works 
as  office  boy.  He  remained  with  that  concern  for  eight  years,  his  responsibility 
increasing  with  successive  promotions  until  he  became  assistant  to  the .  manager 
and  superintendent  and  was  recognized  as  a  most  proficient  judge  of  lumber. 
For  that  reason  to  him  was  assigned  the  duty  of  the  purchase  of  raw  material. 

Mr.  Rosskopf  was  anxious,  however,  to  enter  upon  a  professional  career, 
and  while  still  in  the  St.  Louis  Woodenware  Works  he  began  reading  law,  to 
which  he  devoted  his  leisure  hours.  On  the  21st  of  January,  1901,  he  left  the 
companv  with  which  he  had  been  connected  so  long  and  w-as  graduated  from  the 
Benton  College  of  Law  in  June  of  that  year.  The  same  month  he  was  admitted 
to  the  bar  and  entered  upon  the  active  practice  of  law,  devoting  his  attention  to 
civil  law  as  an  associate  of  Charles  F.  Krone.  In  1905  he  was  appointed  assistant 
circuit  attorney  by  the  circuit  attorney,  Arthur  N.  Sager,  and  is  now  acting  in 
that  capacity,  while  those  who  have  knowledge  of  the  work  of  the  courts  com- 
mend him  for  his  faithful  services  as  well  as  his  thorough  understanding  of  legal 
principles.  He  was  reappointed  to  the  position  on  the  i8th  of  December,  1908, 
by  S.  G.  Jones. 

On  the  5th  of  June,  1905,  Air.  Rosskopf  was  married  to  Gussie  Rogers, 
nee  Ottesky,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  have  two  children :  Henry  A.,  Jr.,  and  Eugenia. 
The  family  reside  at  No.  3504  Hartford  street.  Mr.  Rosskopf  is  fond  of  athletic 
sports,  being  an  enthusiast  on  the  subject  of  baseball,  and  is,  moreover,  a  broad 
reader  and  owns  an  extensive  library.  His  political  views  are  in  accord  with 
republican  principles  and  he  attends  St.  Alatthew's  Evangelical  church,  in  which 
he  served  for  a  number  of  years  as  a  member  of  the  choir.  He  belongs  to  the 
Sons  of  Veterans  and  to  the  various  Alasonic  bodies  and  is  also  connected  with 
some  organizations  having  for  their  object  the  promotion  of  trade  relations  and 
the  advancement  of  business  conditions  in  the  city,  being  now  a  member  of  the 
South  Broadway  Alerchants'  and  Manufacturers'  Association  and  the  Tower 
Grove  Heights  improvement  Association,  of  which  he  is  now  the  vice-president. 
He  is  a  man  of  forceful  character  and  marked  individuality,  which  in  every  rela- 
tion of  life  has  commanded  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  his  associates  by 
reason  of  his  loyalty  to  duty  and  his  recognition  of  the  rights  of  others. 


SAMUEL  MURTA. 


Samuel  Murta  is  one  of  the  best  known  hotel  men  of  St.  Louis,  being  now 
proprietor  of  the  Erie  House,  the  Swan  House  and  the  Bachelor.  He  seems 
to  have  almost  intuitive  perception  for  capable  management  in  this  regard,  and 
his  labors  have  therefore  been  attended  with  notable  success.  A  native  of  Penn- 
svlvania,  he  was  born  in  Pittsburg.  May  30.  1853.  a  son  of  Edward  and  Sarah 
(Swan)  Murta.  The  father  was  a  painter  by  trade.  He  served  during  the  Civil 
war  as  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania  corps,  and  Sainuel  Alurta.  who  was  then  a 
small  bov,  was  an  enthusiastic  little  supporter  of  the  Union  cause  and,  desiring  to 
render  aid  thereto,  he  would  carry  water  and  refreshments  for  the  soldiers  when 
they  were  digging  the  trenches.  His  brothers  are  Edward,  who  is  now  engaged 
in  the  terra  cotta  business  ;  and  Paul,  who  is  employed  in  terra  cotta  work. 

19— VOL.    III. 


290  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Samuel  Murta  was  educated  at  Duff's  College  in  Pittsburg,  but  from  the  age 
of  fourteen  years  has  been  a  factor  in  business  life,  at  which  time  he  secured  an 
unimportant  position  in  a  newspaper  office.  There  he  worked  his  way  upward 
until  he  became  an  engineer  in  the  same  office,  but  the  work  proved  detrimental 
to  his  health  and  he  therefore  turned  his  attention  to  gardening,  thinking  to  be 
benefited  by  the  outdoor  exercise.  Subsequently  he  was  employed  in  the  fire 
brick  and  tile  business  and  subsequently  he  studied  phrenology  under  Professor 
N.  S.  Power  of  Pittsburg.  At  the  end  of  that  time  he  took  a  European  tour 
and  in  fifteen  months  visited  two  hundred  and  fifteen  towns  and  cities  of  the  old 
world.  He  was  brought  into  close  contact  with  the  life,  customs  and  habits  of 
the  people  on  that  side  of  the  Atlantic  and  returned  with  broader  views,  such  as 
are  always  the  outcome  of  extended  travel. 

On  again  reaching  America  Mr.  Murta  settled  near  Carlyle,  Illinois,  and  in 
1888  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  established  the  Itens  House,  a  hotel  at  No. 
606  Market  street.  He  also  established  the  Erie  House  at  616  Market  street  in 
the  same  year  and  the  Swan  on  Sixth  and  Morgan  streets.  In  1895  he  removed 
the  Erie  to  its  present  location  and  owing  to  the  success  of  his  business  and  the 
growing  popularity  of  his  houses  he  established  the  Bachelor  at  loio  Chouteau 
avenue.  He  has  met  with  great  success  since  its  opening  in  1895.  In  addition 
to  his  hotel  interests  in  St.  Louis  he  owns  a  farm  in  Cuba,  comprising  four  hun- 
dred and  eleven  acres. 

In  1899  Mr.  Murta  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Sullivan,  who  died  in 
1904.  He  is  interested  in  many  lines  of  advanced  thought,  is  a  vegetarian,  is  an 
advocate  of  physical  culture  and  is  a  lover  of  the  best  literature.  His  reading  is 
broad  and  varied  and  his  ideas  are  in  harmony  with  those  of  many  advanced 
thinkers  and  scientists.  Pie  is,  moreover,  a  practical  business  man  of  keen  discern- 
ment in  the  management  of  his  interests,  which  are  bringing  to  him  gratifying 
success. 


WILLIAM   MOFFATT   SLOAN. 

William  Mofifatt  Sloan,  in  whose  life  benevolence  and  business  enterprise 
are  well  balanced  forces  and  who  finds  that  there  is  no  necessity  for  a  dividing 
line  between  religious  principles  and  business  relations,  is  known  in  commercial 
circles  as  a  director  of  the  Hamilton-Brown  Shoe  Company.  His  activity,  how- 
ever, is  just  as  strenuous  and  his  results  as  successful  in  his  efforts  to  further 
material  progress  and  inculcate  a  spirit  of  humanitarianism.  A  native  of  Missis- 
sippi, he  was  born  in  [Marshall  county  November  3.  1863.  his  parents  being  Rev. 
James  A.  and  Sarah  A.  (Mofifatt)  Sloan.  As  a  public  school  student  he  mas- 
tered the  branches  of  learning  that  usually  constitute  the  public  school  curricu- 
lum and  at  the  age  of  sixteen  vears  accepted  a  clerkship  in  Holly  Springs,  Mis- 
sissippi, with  the  firm  of  R.  E.  Doyle  &  Companv,  dealers  in  dry  goods  and  shoes. 
For  three  years  he  remained  with  that  house  and  then  removed  to  Fort  Smith, 
Arkansas.  In  November,  1885,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  has  since  been  asso- 
ciated with  the  Hamilton-Brown  Shoe  Company,  his  original  connection  there- 
with being  that  of  house  salesman.  It  is  a  well  known  fact  that  the  policy  of 
this  house  is  to  encourage  faithful  and  meritorious  service  and  in  January,  1887, 
Mr.  Sloan,  having  proven  his  worth,  was  sent  upon  the  road  as  a  traveling  sales- 
man and  through  the  succeeding  twelve  years  covered  the  state  of  Louisiana  in 
the  sale  of  shoes  for  the  St.  Louis  house.  He  was  called  to  the  city  in  January, 
1899,  to  assume  the  task  of  building  and  equipping  the  present  Sunlight  factory, 
which  is  one  of  the  model  factories  of  the  country,  being  unsurpassed  and  scarcely 
equaled  in  its  construction  and  in  its  heating,  lighting  and  sanitary  equipment. 
As  the  name  indicates,  every  employe  is  able  to  work  by  daylight  and  not  by 
artificial  light.     Taking  charge  of  the  vacant  propertv  he  resolutely  set  himself 


WILLIAAI    M.    SLOAN 


292  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

to  the  task  which  was  assigned  to  him,  studied  the  question  from  every  possible 
standpoint,  carefull}-  considering  every  detail,  and  at  length  erected  the  largest  of 
the  Hamilton-Brown  &  Company's  buildings,  and  probably  the  largest  single 
shoe  manufacturing  plant  in  the  world.  In  it  is  incorporated  many  novel  features 
including  separate  entrances  for  men  and  women  operators,  rest  rooms  and  a 
■  branch  of  the  public  library  to  which  all  employes  have  free  access.  Numerous 
regulations  have  also  been  devised  with  a  view  to  making  conditions  more  than 
usually  favorable,  the  latest  improved  machinery  was  installed  and  today  the 
model  factory  is  an  example  of  the  excellence  that  may  be  attained  in  factory 
building.  Such  a  work  could  not  be  accomplished  by  one  who  is  not  possessed 
of  a  broad  humanitarianism  and  takes  genuine  delight  in  being  of  service  to  his 
fellow  men.  Plans  which  were  involved  in  this  factory  would  never  have  entered 
the  mind  of  one  actuated  by  the  desire  only  to  further  the  interests  of  self. 

The  spirit  of  helpfulness  is  perhaps  the  strongest  characteristic  in  the  life  of 
Mr.  Sloan  and  it  has  been  manifest  not  only  in  his  business  connections  but  also 
in  unselfish  unremunerated  effort  for  his  fellow  men.  He  is  a  member  of  St. 
John's  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  South,  and  is  serving  as  superintendent  of  its 
Sunday  School.  He  was  the  founder  and  promoter  of  Sloan  Mission,  now 
Kingdom  House,  a  social  settlement  at  Eighth  and  Hickory  streets,  which  is  prov- 
ing a  rapidly  growing  moral  and  spiritual  influence  in  that  section  of  the  city. 
He  acted  as  its  superintendent  for  several  years  and  has  given  liberally  to  its 
support.  Here  are  found  corps  of  devoted  men  and  women  who  are  giving  the 
best  of  their  lives  for  the  benefit  of  the  poor  and  needy  of  the  community,  not 
from  any  sense  of  duty  but  from  a  genuine  love  of  humanity.  The  grand  work 
that  is  being  accomplished  there  by  those  who  have  taken  up  the  task  is  a  source 
of  especial  pride  to  the  founder.  The  settlement  is  now  the  property  of  the  St. 
Louis  Church  Extension  and  City  Mission  Society,  of  which  J\Ir.  Sloan  is  the 
president.  He  is  likev^'ise  the  vice  president  of  the  Methodist  Club  and  his 
cooperation  can  always  be  counted  upon  for  any  practical  movement  for  the  de- 
velopment of  moral  influence  and  humanitarian  spirit. 

On  the  14th  of  February,  1894,  Mr.  Sloan  was  married  at  Shreveport, 
Louisiana,  to  Miss  Caro  Wise,  a  daughter  of  Colonel  William  H.  and  Lina 
(Crowder)  W^ise,  members  of  the  Virginia  branch  of  the  Wise  family.  Mrs. 
Sloan  is  an  able  assistant  to  her  husband  in  his  many  benevolent  interests.  They 
reside  at  No.  5130  Washington  avenue  and  their  home  is  the  abode  of  a  warm- 
hearted and  generous  hospitality.  Mr.  Sloan  is  a  member  and  director  of  the 
Mercantile  Club  and  belongs  to  the  Glen  Echo  Country  Club.  He  is  not  unmind- 
ful of  the  need  of  recreation  and  pleasure  in  life,  and  golf,  hunting  and  fishing  are 
to  him  interesting  pastimes.  He  stands  today  as  one  of  the  important  units  in  a 
splendid  organization  that  has  made  the  Hamilton-Brown  Shoe  Company  the 
largest  institution  of  the  kind  in  America  and  is  a  rare  combination  of  superior 
business  capacity  and  splendid  manly  qualities.  There  is  perhaps  no  more  fit 
characterization  of  Mr.  Sloan  than  the  lines  of  Oliver  Wendell  Holmes : 

"You  see  that  boy  laughing?    You  think  he's  all  fun. 
But  the  angels  laugh  too  at  the  good  he  has  done ; 
The  children  laugh  loud  as  they  troop  to  his  call, 
But  the  poor  man  that  knows  him  laughs  loudest  of  all." 


JAMES  H.  ABSOLOM. 

James  H.  Absolom,  president  of  the  Absolom  Dry  Goods  Company,  at  4108 
Easton  avenue,  was  born  in  London,  England,  his  natal  day  being  the  8th  of 
March,  1856.  He  came  to  America  with  his  father  when  but  a  lad,  his  mother 
having  died  in  London,  England,  when  he  was  but  two  years  old.     The  family 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  293 

settled  in  New  York  for  approximately  one  year.  Dnring  this  period  James  H. 
Absolom,  Jr.,  then  seven  years  of  age,  was  sent  to  the  public  school.  Finally  his 
father  decided  to  remove  to  the  west,  whereupon  they  settled  near  X'andalia,  Illi- 
nois, on  a  farm  owned  by  Mr.  Bourner,  who  ran  the  first  train  out  of  Toronto, 
Ontario.    The  father  followed  mercantile  pursuits  about  four  years. 

James  H.  Absolom,  Jr.,  attended  the  country  schools  at  Vandalia,  during 
the  winter,  spending  his  leisure  hours  working  about  the  farm.  Subsequently  he 
removed  to  St.  Louis.  Remaining  here  for  a  year,  he  then  repaired  to  Belle- 
ville. Illinois,  where  he  secured  employment  in  the  nail  mills  there.  He  followed 
this  occupation  for  seven  years.  Returning  to  St.  Louis,  he  secured  a  clerkship 
with  his  brother-in-law,  R.  B.  Bullock,  a  dry-goods  merchant.  Upon  assuming 
this  position  he  manifested  a  profound  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  concern  and 
made  himself  a  valuable  employe.  He  gradually  advanced  from  one  position  of 
trust  to  another,  at  the  same  time  by  practical  economy  saving  the  greater  portion 
of  his  earnings  until  he  had  acquired  sufficient  means  to  become  a  partner  of  the 
firm.  In  1894  the  R.  B.  Bullock  Dry  Goods  Company  filed  articles  of  incor- 
poration, and  James  H.  Absolom  became  a  member  of  the  company.  Since  its 
organization  the  business  of  the  firm  has  rapidly  increased,  its  present  propor- 
tions being  largely  due  to  the  perseverance,  untiring  energy  and  administrative 
ability  of  Sir.  Absolom. 

On  September  24,  1884,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Absolom  wedded  Miss  Alice  L. 
Gardner.  They  have  two  children :  James  H.,  Jr.,  twenty-two  years  of  age, 
associated  with  his  father  in  the  dry-goods  business ;  and  Alice  L.,  who,  although 
but  fifteen  years  of  age,  will  graduate  from  the  Reddick  school  in  December  and 
will  enter  Centra!  High  School  in  January.  Mr.  Absolom  is  prominent  in  the 
Masonic  order,  being  a  member  of  Westgate  Lodge,  No.  145 ;  Missouri  Chapter, 
No.  I ;  and  St.  Louis  Commandery,  No.  i.  In  politics  he  supports  the  republi- 
can party  and  uses  his  influence  for  the  election  of  its  candidates.  He  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Episcopal  church. 


JOHN    E.    TIMBERLAKE. 

Prominent  among  those  who  have  gradually  ascended  from  comparative  ob- 
scurity through  actual  merit  to  places  of  worth  in  the  commercial  world  is  John 
E.  Timberlake,  the  vice  president  of  the  William  O.  Andrews  Grain  Company, 
at  4050  Easton  avenue.  His  nativity  occurred  in  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri, 
September  24,  1874.  His  father,  Robert  H.  Timberlake,  is  a  retired  farmer  who, 
with  his  wife,  Henrietta  (Evans)  Timberlake,  now  resides  in  St.  Louis.  For 
many  years  he  followed  agricultural  pursuits  and  was  one  of  the  most  highly 
esteemed  citizens  of  the  community.  Upon  giving  up  his  farm  he  ])referred  to 
live  a  quiet  life,  but  his  services  were  sought  by  the  people  and  he  was  finallj' 
prevailed  upon  to  accept  the  office  of  sherifif  of  St.  Louis  county.  Marv  Timber- 
lake,  an  aunt  of  John  E.  Timberlake,  is  a  teacher  in  the  Blow  school  of  St.  Louis, 
where  she  has  served  for  the  past  forty  years.  She  is  one  of  the  most  proficient 
and  popular  school  teachers  of  the  city. 

While  a  lad  on  his  father's  farm,  John  E.  Timberlake  attended  the  country 
school  until  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age.  The  succeeding  two  years  he  spent 
in  study  at  the  public  schools  of  Florissant.  While  he  was  an  apt  pupil  and 
quick  at  mastering  his  studies,  yet  he  did  not  wish  to  prolong  his  school  life,  as 
he  was  ambitious  to  get  out  into  the  world  and  make  his  own  way.  He  was 
willing  to  start  at  the  bottom,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  he  became  office  bov  for 
the  Ely  Walker  Dry  Goods  Company.  With  this  firm  he  remained  for  eleven 
years.     During  this  time   his   attendance  to  duty  and  willingness   to   v.-ork,   to- 


294  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

gether  with  his  manifest  ability,  won  him  the  esteem  of  the  members  of  the  com- 
pany and  he  was  gradually  promoted  until  he  was  made  stock  clerk  and  finally  be- 
came buyer  for  the  firm.  He  next  entered  the  employ  of  the  Ferguson-^Ic- 
Kinney  Drv  Goods  Company,  with  which  he  remained  for  approximately  three 
years,  at  intervals  working  in  the  office  and  on  the  road  as  traveling  salesman. 
While  acquiring  his  experience  in  this  line  of  business,  it  was  his  ambition  to 
become  associated  with  the  Andrews  &  McClellan  firm.  Eventually  he  secured  a 
position  with  this  company  as  bookkeeper.  Having  served  in  this  capacity  for 
three  years,  he  was  taken  in  as  a  member  of  the  company  on  March  i8,  1905. 
At  this  time  Mr.  McClellan  retired  and  Mr.  Timberlake  became  his  successor. 
The  two  members  of  the  company  are  William  O.  Andrews,  president,  acting 
secretary  and  treasurer,  and  John  E.  Timberlake,  vice  president.  The  firm  does 
an  extensive  business,  which  is  rapidly  increasing.  It  has  a  capacious  ware- 
house, large  enough  to  accommodate  ten  cars  of  produce.  The  company  handles 
in  the  neighborhood  of  thirty-five  carloads  of  hay  per  month  and  also  large  quan- 
tities of  grain. 

On  October  4,  1902,  John  E.  Timberlake  wedded  IMiss  Medora  Andrews, 
at  Clayton,  Missouri.  Their  children  are  John  E.,  Jr.,  who  is  approaching  his 
fifth  year ;  jNIarv  M.,  two  years  of  age,  and  William  O.,  a  child  of  four  months. 
Mrs.  Timberlak'e's  father  is  deceased,  but  her  mother  still  lives  and  resides  with 
her  daughter,  the  wife  of  our  subject.  Although  Mr.  Timberlake  is  a  democrat,  he 
laid  aside  his  party  allegiance  during  the  recent  presidential  election  and  voted 
the  straight  republican  ticket.  This  is  only  the  second  time  in  his  career  that  he 
has  waived  his  party,  the  other  instance  being  when  he  voted  for  Governor  Folk. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Methodist  church  and  is  not  affiliated  with  any  clubs  or 
fraternal  organizations. 


FRANK  FLECKE. 


Frank  Flecke  has  built  up  a  business  of  immense  volume  as  a  dealer  in 
sawdust  and  his  success  may  all  be  attributed  to  his  own  efiforts  in  securing 
patrons  for  the  product  which  he  handles,  while  he  retains  their  patronage 
through  his  straightforward  dealing.  A  native  of  Hanover,  Germany,  he  was 
born  January  31,  1847,  a  son  of  Franz  and  Carolina  Flecke,  the  former  a  shoe 
dealer,  who  became  a  prominent  Hanover  merchant. 

Brought  to  America  by  his  parents  in  early  boyhood,  Frank  Flecke  of  this 
review  was  educated  in  St.  Joseph's  school  on  Eleventh  and  Biddle  streets  and 
afterward  worked  for  his  father  in  a  shoe  store  for  some  time,  thus  gaining  his 
first  business  training  and  experience.  He  afterward  conducted  a  fruit  and  com- 
mission business  and  later  began  dealing  in  sawdust,  in  which  he  has  met  with 
excellent  success.  At  first  he  was  located  between  Twentieth  and  Twenty-first 
streets  on  Cass  avenue  but  twenty-nine  years  ago  removed  to  his  present  location 
and  through  his  persistent  efforts  has  established  a  business  which  is  second  in 
extent  to  none  in  the  west.  He  also  has  a  miniature  planing  mill,  whereby 
he  supplies  tar  roofers  of  the  city  with  all  their  supplies,  strips  and  other  lumber. 
Through  his  close  application  and  undaunted  enterprise  he  has  developed  a  busi- 
ness of  extensive  proportions  that  now  returns  to  him  a  most  gratifying  and  sub- 
stantial annual  income 

In  1875  Mr.  Flecke  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie  Swartz.  Their  only  child, 
Francis  Walkenfort,  is  married  and  has  an  interesting  family  of  two  sons  and 
a  daughter  who  are  the  pride  of  their  grandfather's  life.  In  his  political  views 
Mr.  Flecke  is  a  stalwart  republican,  believing  that  the  party  principles  contain 
the  best  elements  of  good  government.  Since  1894  he  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Chosen  Friends,  serving  as  treasurer  of  the  organization,  and  since  1898  he  has 


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296  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

held  membership  with  the  Universal  Friends  of  America.  His  religious  faith 
is  that  of  the  Catholic  church.  He  has  always  been  a  man  of  temperate  habits, 
has  kept  good  hours  and  through  the  conservation  of  his  physical  strength  has 
been  enabled  to  look  after  all  the  details  of  an  extensive  and  growing  business. 
He  is  fond  of  outdoor  sports  of  all  kinds  and  has  traveled  quite  largely  both  in 
the  east  and  west.  He  is  now  taking  life  quite  easy  as  the  result  of  his  earlier 
persistent  effort  and  unfaltering  diligence,  whereby  he  built  up  a  business  of  large 
and  profitable  proportions. 


CHARLES  D.   P.   HAMILTON. 

Strong  in  purpose,  thorough  in  everything  that  he  undertakes,  Charles  D.  P. 
Hamilton  has  attained  a  place  of  prominence  in  manufacturing  lines  and  yet  has 
never  allowed  intense  application  to  business  to  produce  a  one-sided  development. 
Reading  and  recreation  have  constituted  talent  and  forces  in  his  life  and  he  is 
recognized  as  a  man  of  exceptionally  well  rounded  character.  He  was  born 
December  lO,  185 1,  in  Chester  county,  Pennsylvania.  His  father,  Ezekiel  Ham- 
ilton, a  native  of  Londonderry,  in  the  north  of  Ireland,  was  born  in  1816  and  was 
of  Scotch-Irish  parentage.  He  was  a  son  of  Alexander  Hamilton  and  a  grand- 
son of  William  Hamilton,  a  native  of  Scotland.  He  came  to  America  when 
twenty-one  years  of  age  and  engaged  in  farming  in  Pennsylvania,  devoting  much 
of  his  life  to  that  pursuit.  He  died  in  1888.  He  wedded  Lydia  Pennock,  who 
was  born  in  Pennsylvania,  but  was  of  English  and  French  ancestry  and  of  Or- 
thodox Quaker  stock.  She  was  a  cousin  of  Bayard  Taylor.  Her  birth  occurred 
in  1825  and  her  life  record  covered  the  ensuing  years  to  1902,  when  she  passed 
away.  Her  parents  were  Caleb  and  Sarah  (Dingee)  Pennock,  and  the  family 
were  prominent  in  the  Quaker  church,  several  members  having  been  ministers  of 
that  denomination. 

Charles  D.  P.  Hamilton  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Chester  coun- 
ty and  the  Friends'  private  school  at  Westchester,  and  remained  upon  his  father's 
farm  until  eighteen  years  of  age,  being  early  inured  to  the  labors  of  the  fields,  as 
he  assisted  in  the  development  and  further  improvement  of  the  old  homestead. 
Thinking  to  find  other  pursuits  more  congenial  and  profitable  than  tilling  the 
soil,  he  left  home  in  1870  and  went  to  Kansas,  where  he  devoted  two  years  to 
teaching  school.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  returned  to  the  Keystone 
state  and  entered  the  retail  shoe  business  at  Easton,  Pennsylvania,  while  later  he 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  shoes  in  the  same  place.  Thus  he  had  broad  ex- 
perience in  both  sales  department  and  manufacturing  lines  of  the  shoe  trade  ere 
his  removal  to  St.  Louis.  He  came  to  this  city  in  1898  to  accept  the  position  of 
superintendent  of  the  manufacturing  department  of  the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand 
Shoe  Company  and  has  since  been  one  of  the  leading  factors  in  the  phenomenal 
growth  of  this  house.  He  now  devotes  his  entire  time  and  attention  to  the  pur- 
chase of  materials  for  this  institution,  which  has  grown  to  first  rank  among  the 
mammoth  shoe  enterprises  of  St.  Louis  during  a  comparatively  short  period,  its 
existence  covering  ten  years.  Mr.  Hamilton's  relations  to  the  house  are  now 
that  of  fourth  vice  president.  He  is  a  man  of  remarkable  business  energy,  who 
has  thoroughly  mastered  every  detail  of  the  shoe  manufacturing  trade  and  his 
broad  understanding  of  the  business  enables  him  to  successfully  direct  the  labors 
of  others  and  thus  secure  substantial  and  satisfactory  results. 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  of  his  close  application  to  business,  Air.  Hamilton 
has  found  time  for  other  interests  and  has  gained  national  fame  as  a  whist  and 
chess  player.  He  is  the  author  of  "Hamilton's  Scientific  Whist,"  which  was 
published  in  1894  and  has  since  been  translated  into  many  foreign  languages  and 
is  the  recognized  authority  on  the  game  of  whist.  He  is  now  a  director  and  one 
of  the  leading  members  of  the  American  Whist  League.     Mr.  Hamilton  is  famous 


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as  a  chess  expert,  especially  in  the  jiroblem  field,  and  his  compositions  have  been 
published  in  chess  magazines  all  over  the  world.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Glen 
Echo  Club  and  is  an  active  or  honorary  member  of  nearly  every  prominent  whist 
and  chess  club  in  the  United  States.  His  political  support  is  given  to  the  repub- 
lican party  in  the  hearty  endorsement  of  its  principles,  yet  without  ambition  for 
office.     He  attends  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church. 

On  the  4th  of  January,  i8S8,  Mr.  Hamilton  was  married  to  Miss  Florence 
Nightingale,  a  daughter  of  H.  O.  and  Emilv  Nightingale.  Her  mother  was  a 
member  of  the  well  known  Cottingham  family  of  Pennsylvania  and  her  uncle, 
Professor  William  Cottingham,  superintendent  of  schools  at  Easton,  Pennsyl- 
vania, enjoys  the  unique  distinction  of  having  been  elected  to  that  position  eighteen 
consecutive  times,  covering  a  period  of  fifty-five  years.  This  record  is  said  to  be 
without  parallel  in  the  educational  circles  of  America.  Unto  Mr.  and  ^Irs. 
Hamilton  have  been  born  four  children :  Nightingale,  who  acquired  his  education 
in  the  public  and  private  schools  and  in  Smith  Academy,  and  is  now  connected  with 
the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand  Shoe  Company ;  C.  D.  P.,  Jr.,  who  is  a  graduate  of 
Smith  Academy ;  Florence,  who  acquired  her  education  in  Hosmer  Hall ;  and 
Nina  N.,  who  is  a  student  at  Mary  Institute.  One  of  the  attractive  features  of 
the  Hamilton  household  is  its  extensive  library.  Mr.  Hamilton,  always  a  most 
extensive  reader,  is  well  known  as  a  Shakesperian  scholar  and  his  researches  in 
history  have  been  very  broad.  His  life  has  been  well  balanced  in  its  devotion 
to  business,  to  study  and  pleasures  and  his  success  and  advancement  are  attribut- 
able largely  to  the  thoroughness  which  he  has  manifested  in  everything  that  he 
has  undertaken.  His  close  application  and  indefatigable  energy  have  constituted 
the  basis  of  his  business  success,  leading  him  continually  forward  until  he  today 
occupies  a  commanding  position  in  connection  with  the  shoe  trade  of  St.  Louis. 


THEODORE  B.  ENTZ. 

Theodore  B.  Entz,  as  secretary,  manager  and  a  member  of  the  board  of 
directors  of  the  Oliver  Electric  &  Manufacturing  Company,  of  St.  Louis,  is 
developing  a  business  of  gratifying  and  profitable  proportions.  He  is  yet  a 
young  man  and  what  he  has  already  accomplished  in  the  business  world  argues 
well  for  further  success  in  the  future.  His  record  is  among  those  that  set  at 
naught  the  once  popular  belief  that  the  strong  and  forceful  business  men  were 
those  whose  youth  was  passed  amid  rural  environment.  j\Ir.  Entz,  on  the  con- 
trary, was  a  native  of  New  York  city,  born  in  1871,  his  parents  being  Ferdinand 
S.  and  A'lary  (Lawrence)  Entz,  the  latter  still  a  resident  of  the  eastern  metropolis. 
His  father,  who  was  quite  prominent  as  a  banker  and  stockholder  of  that  city, 
died  in  1896.  The  mingled  blood  of  German  and  Swiss  ancestry  flows  in  his 
veins  and  the  family  was  founded  in  America  about  two  hundred  years  ago  by  a 
great-grandfather  of  our  subject,  who  braved  the  dangers  incident  to  an  ocean 
voyage  at  that  time  and  settled  in  New  York  city.  In  the  maternal  lines  the 
ancestrv  is  traced  back  to  the  Rev.  Peter  Bulkley,  who  was  the  founder  of  the 
city  of  Concord,  jNIassachusetts,  and  was  a  celebrated  clergyman  of  that  day. 

Theodore  Entz  attended  the  public  and  high  schools  of  New  Y'ork  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  when  he  entered  the  College  of  the  City  of 
New  York  and  was  graduated  therefrom  on  the  completion  of  a  four  years' 
course.  When  his  college  davs  were  over  he  joined  his  brother  Justus  B.  in 
the  manufacture  of  electric  storage  batteries  and  did  all  of  the  ordinary  work 
connected  therewith  until  his  ability  and  skill  recommended  him  for  promotion. 
■  Thus  he  gradually  worked  his  way  upward  during  the  six  years  of  his  association 
with  his  brother  and  on  severing  that  connection  was  well  acquainted  with  the 
various  departments  of  the  business.     He  was  afterward  engaged  as  construct- 


298  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ing  engineer  and  in  this  line  of  activity  made  steady  advancement  to  the  respon- 
sible position  of  manager  of  the  western  branch  of  the  Electric  Storage  Battery 
Company,  the  main  house  being  at  Philadelphia.  He  was  in  control  of  all  of  the 
southwestern  and  western  states  and  territories  for  this  company  with  head- 
quarters in  St.  Louis.  In  December,  1908,  he  resigned  that  position  and  was 
elected  secretary,  manager  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Oliver 
Electric  &  Manufacturing  Company  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Entz  was  married  in  Philadelphia  in  April,  1902,  to  Miss  Alice  von  S. 
Samuels,  a  granddaughter  of  the  famous  Captain  Samuel  Samuels  who  had  com- 
mand of  the  Dreadnaught  and  was  president  of  The  IMarine  Journal.  He  died  in 
July,  1908.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Entz  have  one  son  and  one  daughter:  Theodore  B. 
and  Adele  Josephine,  who  are  with  them  in  their  home  in  Kirkwood. 

Mr.  Entz  belongs  to  the  American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers  and  the 
Engineers  Club  of  St.  Louis  and  was  a  charter  member  of  the  Aut.omobile  Club 
of  Philadelphia.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  well  known  for  their  skill  in  lawn 
tennis,  Mrs.  Entz  at  present  holding  the  state  championship  of  Missouri  in  the 
Ladies'  Lawn  Tennis  League.  They  hold  membership  in  the  Episcopal  church 
of  Kirkwood.  and  in  politics  Mr.  Entz  is  independent,  voting  for  men  and  meas- 
ures rather  than  party.  He  has  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  his  achievement  in 
the  business  world  as  it  has  been  built  upon  his  own  capability,  thoroughness  and 
comprehensive  understanding  not  only  of  the  practical  working  but  of  the  scien- 
tific principles  which  underlie  his  chosen  line  of  labor. 


JOHN  W.  O'CONNELL. 

John  W.  O'Connell  was  born  in  the  city  of  Shangarry  in  County  Cork, 
Ireland,  October  7,  1843.  His  father,  William  O'Connell,  was  a  farmer's  son 
but,  though  reared  to  the  occupation  of  the  fields,  became  a  contractor.  The 
year  1848  witnessed  his  arrival  in  America,  at  which  time  he  settled  in  St.  Louis 
and  turned  his  attention  to  railroad  construction,  building  a  large  part  of  the 
Missouri  Pacific  Railroad.  He  became  well  known  as  a  prominent  contractor 
who  operated  extensively  in  building  lines  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which 
occurred  in  St.  Louis  in  1852,  his  remains  being  then  interred  in  the  old  Rock 
Spring  cemetery.     His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Ellen  Cullinane. 

John  W.  O'Connell  was  a  little  lad  of  less  than  five  years  when  brought  by 
his  parents  to  the  L^'nited  States.  At  the  usual  age  he  began  his  education,  be- 
coming a  student  in  the  old  Benton  school,  then  located  on  Sixth  between  Locust 
and  St.  Charles  streets.  When  he  put  aside  his  text-books  he  began  learning  the 
painter's  trade  and  in  order  to  further  qualifv  for  life's  responsible  duties,  realiz- 
ing the  value  of  education  as  a  factor  in  that  direction,  he  began  studying  in 
night  schools.  He  was  also  assisted  by  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Library  and 
thus  furthered  his  educational  development. 

His  start  in  the  business  world  was  not  a  brilliant  one,  for  at  the  beginning 
of  his  apprenticeship  he  earned  but  two  and  a  half  dollars  a  week.  He  soon 
displayed  the  requisite  qualities  for  promotion,  however,  proving  to  his  employer 
that  he  was  capable,  industrious  and  honest  and  gradually  he  worked  his  way 
upward  until  1872,  when  he  felt  that  his  previous  experience,  his  industry, 
economy  and  careful  expenditure  justified  him  in  beginning  business  on  his  own 
account.  He  then  organized  the  J.  W.  O'Connell  Painting  Company,  in  which  he 
is  now  associated  with  his  four  sons.  They  are  today  the  most  extensive  con- 
tractors of  hardwood  painting  in  America  and  are  the  leaders  in  their  line  in  all 
new  designs.  They  were  the  first  to  introduce  many  hardwood  imitations,  using' 
chemicals  in  this  work  and  thus  preserving  the  life  of  the  woods  by  keeping  them 
from  deterioration.     Their  patronage  calls  them  to  all  parts  of  the  LTnited  States 


J.    \V.    O'CONNELL 


300  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  and  under  contract  they  have  done  work  in  their 
line  in  many  of  the  finest  residences,  hotels  and  office  buildings  in  all  of  the 
principal  American  cities.  Mr.  O'Connell  has  covered  a  long  distance  between 
his  starting  point  and  the  eminent  position  to  which  he  has  attained  in  the 
business  world,  yet  there  has  not  been  a  single  esoteric  phase  in  his  career.  It 
is  well  known  that  his  advancement  has  come  as  the  steady  progression  that 
follows  unabating  energy,  unfaltering  perseverance  and  superior  capability  and 
his  life  record  may  welT  serve  as  a  source  of  inspiration  and  encouragement  to 
others. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  O'Connell  responded  to  the  call  for  aid 
issued  by  the  Confederacy  and  for  seven  months  did  active  military  duty  with  the 
southern  army.  In  community  affairs  he  has  manifested  an  active  and  helpful 
spirit  and  in  earlv  days  was  identified  with  the  fire  department,  being  now  a 
member  of  the  veteran  fire  department.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  school 
board  from  1874  until  1888  and  the  cause  of  public  education  found  in  him 
a  stalwart  champion.  His  political  views  are  in  harmony  with  the  principles  of 
the  democratic  party  and  his  position  is  never  an  equivocal  one  on  political  or 
other  momentous  questions.  In  1872  he  became  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Knights  of  Father  Matthew,  an  association  which  indicates  his  position  upon  the 
temperance  question  and  his  attitude  toward  all  those  interests  which  work  for 
an  upright  Christian  manhood.  His  religious  membership  is  with  the  Catholic 
church.  In  i860  he  helped  to  organize  the  first  baseball  club  west  of  the  Missis- 
sippi river,  known  as  the  Empire  Baseball  Club,  and  the  first  match  game  played 
in  St.  Louis  was  on  the  27th  of  July,  i860. 

Mr.  O'Connell  was  married  in  the  old  cathedral  in  St.  Louis,  October  19, 
1865,  to  Miss  Annie  Dolan  and  their  children  are:  Harry,  who  married  Miss 
Cora  Bradford  ;  John,  who  married  J\Iiss  Nellie  Stapleton  ;  Frank  ;  Philip  ;  Lee  ; 
Margaret ;  Ella ;  and  Genevieve.  Four  of  the  sons  are  now  in  business  with 
their  father  and  assist  him  materially  in  looking  after  the  extensive  interests  of 
the  firm,  the  five  partners  working  together  in  the  utmost  harmony  in  the  growth 
and  upbuilding  of  the  business,  which  is  today  without  a  peer  in  their  line  in  the 
country.  Mr.  O'Connell  has  manifested  much  of  the  heroic  spirit  in  his  business 
career,  winning  victories  over  hardships  and  obstacles,  his  record  proving  another 
illustration  of  the  fact  that  it  is  only  under  the  pressure  of  adversity  and  the 
stimulus  of  opposition  that  the  strongest  and  best  in  men  is  brought  out  and 
developed. 


CASPER  OXMANN. 


The  German  element  in  America  in  large  measure  is  responsible  for  the 
high  financial  standing  and  substantial  character  of  many  of  our  larger  cities, 
and  particularly  of  St.  Louis.  Men  of  German  birth  usually  manifest  an  eager- 
ness to  work  and  are  content  with  small  beginnings  in  any  line  of  life  which  will 
enable  them  to  be  self-supporting.  Another  quality  belonging  to  the  German 
and  one  which  he  possesses  to  a  far  greater  degree  than  the  members  of  any 
other  race  is  that  of  economy.  Of  the  sons  of  the  fatherland  none  is  deserving 
of  more  credit  for  his  perseverance  and  success  than  Casper  Oxmann,  a  well 
known  gardener  of  this  city,  who  was  born  in  Welingholthausen,  near  Osna- 
briick,  Germany,  October  12,  1841,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (Shrewer)  Ox- 
mann, his  parents  owning  large  tracts  of  land  in  their  native  country. 

Mr.  Oxmann  was  educated  in  the  common  schools  of  Germany,  but  relin- 
quished his  studies  at  an  early  age  and  followed  various  occupations  there  until 
he  came  to  the  United  States  in  1882.  Upon  arriving  in  this  country  he  came 
at  once  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  employed  by  John  Bentzen  for  the  period  of 


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a  year,  during  which  time  lie  became  proficient  in  gardening  and  at  the  same 
time  gained  a  business  knowledge  of  the  English  language  and  also  became 
familiar  with  the  manners  and  customs  of  the  American  people.  He  then  de- 
cided to  go  into  business  for  himself  and  purchased  several  acres  of  land  in  the 
neighborhood  of  No.  4150  ]\Iarcus  avenue,  which  he  has  since  developed  and  cul- 
tivated and  devoted  to  horticulture. 

He  was  united  in  marriage  in  Welingholthausen,  near  Osnabruck,  (jer- 
many,  to  Miss  Mary  Menke,  whose  father  was  a  barber  by  trade.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Oxmann  had  three  daughters :  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  John  Nelke,  a  gar- 
dener; Mary,  who  was  married  to  John  C.  Steinlage,  proprietor  of  the  Gold 
Spring  Dairy ;  and  Lisette,  the  wife  of  Anton  Nyhof,  wdio  is  affiliated  with  the 
Polar  Wave  Ice  Company.  On  September  26,  1908.  Mrs.  Oxmann,  who  had 
been  an  invalid  for  about  three  years,  passed  away  and  was  interred  in  Calvarv 
cemetery.  Mr.  Oxmann  does  not  pledge  his  political  support  to  any  particular 
party,  being  independent  in  politics,  inasmuch  as  he  believes  it  to  be  the  dutv  of 
every  man,  who  has  the  welfare  of  the  country  at  heart,  to  use  his  vote  and 
influence  for  candidates  whom  in  his  candid  opinion  are  honest  and  possess  the 
requisite  qualifications  necessary  to  enable  them  to  fill  the  offices  they  seek,  not 
only  with  honor  to  themselves,  but  also  as  servants  of  the  people.  In  addition 
to  being  very  fond  of  the  various  departments  of  horticulture,  of  which  he  is 
constantly  endeavoring  to  acquire  further  knowledge,  he  is  also  quite  a  horse 
fancier  and  takes  great  pride  in  owning  excellent  stock.  Mr.  Oxmann  is  well 
known  throughout  the  city  as  a  horticulturist  and  aggressive  business  man  and 
it  has  been  through  his  unwearied  application  and  industry  that  he  enjoys  his 
present  prosperity. 


AUGUST  H.  BLANKE. 

While  the  career  of  August  H.  Blanke  was  that  of  a  prosperous  manufac- 
turer, in  which  connection  he  contributed  materially  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  city, 
he  was  long  recognized  as  a  valued  addition  to  musical  circles  and  did  much  to 
promote  musical  taste  and  culture  in  St.  Louis.  His  birth  occurred  near  Han- 
over, Germany.  April  15,  1829,  but  the  years  of  his  manhood  were  largely 
passed  in  this  city,  where  he  came  to  be  recognized  as  a  most  enterprising,  straight- 
forward and  progressive  business  man.  His  youth  was  passed  in  his  native 
town  of  Osnabrook,  and  liberal  educational  advantages  were  afforded  him.  He 
became  a  teacher  of  five  different  languages :  French.  German,  Italian.  Spanish 
and  English.  He  lived  for  four  years  in  the  family  of  one  of  the  nobilitv  of  Italv 
as  a  teacher  of  the  children,  and  after  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world  he 
continued  to  give  private  lessons  in  languages  in  St.  Louis  and  also  in  music. 
Endowed  by  nature  with  considerable  musical  talent,  which  he  cultivated  under 
the  instruction  of  some  of  the  competent  instructors  of  his  native  land,  he  proved 
a  capable  teacher  of  music,  and  throughout  his  entire  life  had  the  deepest  love 
for  the  art.  He  taught  in  what  is  now  Mary  Institute  in  St.  Louis,  but  his  work 
as  a  teacher  was  one  of  the  side  interests  of  his  life. 

Mr.  Blanke  early  became  familiar  with  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  con- 
fectionery. His  father  had  established  a  candv  business  on  JNIarket  street,  which 
August  H.  Blanke  and  his  brother  purchased  and  afterward  bought  another 
concern,  merging  the  two.  For  a  long  period  he  conducted  one  of  the  most  ex- 
clusive enterprises  of  this  kind  in  the  city,  the  business  first  being  carried  on 
under  the  name  of  Blanke  Brothers,  for  Henry  and  Fred  Blanke  were  associated 
with  him  for  a  number  of  years,  .^bout  1904  he  combined  his  establishment  with 
that  of  Wenneke  Company  under  the  name  of  Blanke.  Wenneke  &  Companw 
This  is  a  name  known  to  the  candy  trade  throughout  the  middle  west.    The  name 


302  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

of  Mr.  Blanke  became  a  synonym  for  all  that  was  best  in  candy  manufacture, 
for  he  followed  the  most  progressive  methods  in  the  production  of  his  output 
and,  moreover,  the  methods  which  he  pursued  in  the  conduct  of  his  trade  were  in 
strict  conformity  to  a  high  standard  of  commercial  ethics.  As  his  financial  re- 
sources increased,  he  made  investments  in  different  corporations  and  in  property. 
He  was  one  of  the  stockholders  of  the  National  Lead  Company,  the  Blanke 
Brothers  Realty  Company,  the  German  Savings  Institution,  and  the  Granby  Min- 
ing and  Smelting  Company.  From  time  to  time  he  also  made  judicious  invest- 
ments in  real  estate  and  derived  a  considerable  income  from  the  rental  of  differ- 
ent properties. 

Mr.  Blanke  was  married  in  Belleville,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Mary  J.  Farmer,  and 
they  had  two  daughters :  Mrs.  Ida  Mary  Loud ;  and  Jennie  Adele,  deceased. 
In  his  family  he  was  a  devoted  husband  and  father,  always  considering  the  wel- 
fare of  his  wife  and  children  first,  and  believing  no  sacrifice  on  his  part  too  great 
to  promote  the  welfare  and  happiness  of  those  of  his  own  household.  He  had  a 
wide  acquaintance,  and  his  friends  were  many.  In  politics  he  was  a  republican, 
in  full  sympathy  with  the  principles  of  the  party,  and  while  he  never  sought 
office  for  himself  he  rejoiced  in  the  success  of  those  who  were  candidates  on  the 
party  ticket,  for  he  believed  that  the  adoption  of  republican  principles  was  con- 
ducive to  the  general  good. 

For  some  years  Mr.  Blanke  was  an  active  worker  and  faithful  member  of 
the  Compton  Hill  Congregational  Church.  His  services  as  a  musician  were 
frequently  sought,  his  talent  making  him  a  valued  addition  to  any  musical  gather- 
ing. In  the  early  days  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis,  he  began  playing  the  organ 
in  the  church  at  Eleventh  and  Locust  streets,  where  was  found  the  largest  organ 
in  this  city  at  that  time.  A  man  of  benevolent  character,  he  gave  freely  of  his 
means  to  the  poor  and  needy  as  he  prospered  and  responded  with  generous  aid 
to  any  tale  of  sorrow  or  distress.  He  died  on  the  2ist  of  April,  1908.  His  life 
record  covered  a  period  of  seventy-nine  years,  and  was  fraught  with  many  good 
deeds  which  were  the  expression  of  noble  impulses.  He  held  to  high  ideals 
throughout  his  entire  life,  and  his  memory  is  enshrined  in  the  hearts  of  all  who 
knew  him. 


REV.  JOHN  FRANKLIN  CANNON. 

Rev.  John  Franklin  Cannon,  the  prominent  and  efficient  pastor  of  the  Grand 
Avenue  Presbyterian  church,  was  born  in  Cabarrus  county.  North  Carolina, 
January  15,  1851,  the  son  of  John  Maxwell  and  Eliza  D.  (Robinson)  Cannon. 
His  paternal  grandfather,  James  Cannon,  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 
His  father,  who  was  a  real-estate  owner,  departed  this  life  in  1892.  Rev.  Cannon 
was  one  of  a  family  of  five  children,  the  others  being  Mrs.  E.  A.  Sample,  whose 
husband  is  a  clergyman  of  Hendersonville,  North  Carolina :  Mrs.  Margaret  E. 
Hunter,  of  Charlotte,  North  Carolina ;  one  who  died  in  infancy;  and  a  son  who 
died  in  his  eighteenth  year. 

After  having  received  his  preliminary  education  in  private  schools  Rev. 
Cannon  then  pursued  his  studies  in  Davidson  College,  North  Carolina,  and  in  the 
University  of  Virginia,  and  later  prepared  for  the  ministry  in  Union  Theological 
Seminary,  of  Virginia.  In  the  town  of  Leesburg,  in  that  state,  at  the  age  of 
twenty-two  years,  he  was  ordained  and  continued  in  the  active  ministry  of  the 
gospel  there  until  1881,  when  he  assumed  charge  of  a  congregation  at  Shelbyville, 
Tennessee,  there  remaining  until  1888,  during  the  fall  of  that  year  he  accepted  a 
call  to  the  Grand  Avenue  Presbyterian  church,  of  this  city,  of  which  he  is  now 
the  pastor.  When  Rev.  Cannon  took  charge  of  this  congregation  over  twenty 
years  ago,  its  membership  was  comparatively  small,  but  through  his  long  period 


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of  active  ministry,  during  which  time  he  has  always  been  alert  and  zealous  in  the 
preaching  of  the  gospel  and  in  his  endeavors  to  enlarge  the  scope  and  influence 
of  the  church,  he  has  succeeded  in  increasing  the  membership  of  his  congregation 
until  now  it  is  one  of  the  largest  of  that  denomination  in  the  city. 

Rev.  Cannon  was  united  in  marriage,  in  Clarksville,  Tennessee,  to  Miss 
Mary  Lupton,  daughter  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  J.  W.  Lupton,  pastor  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  of  that  city.  They  are  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  Julia,  who 
was  married  to  James  D.  Smith,  Jr.,  a  landed  proprietor  of  Illinois ;  John  F.,  Jr., 
who  is  affiliated  with  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company ;  and  Mary  L. 

Rev.  Cannon  belong  to  the  Chi  Alpha  Club,  in  which  he  is  actively  interested. 
As  to  politics,  he  leans  toward  the  principles  of  the  democratic  party  but  does 
not  believe  in  worshiping  parties,  but  rather  is  convinced  that  attention  should 
be  directed  to  the  man  who  seeks  the  office  and  not  to  party  affiliation.  Rev. 
Cannon,  however,  is  interested  in  politics  to  the  extent  of  keeping  abreast  of  the 
times  regarding  the  paramount  issues  before  the  commonwealth,  and  uses  his 
vote  and  influence  toward  the  election  of  candidates  whom  in  his  judgment 
possess  the  necessary  qualifications  to  serve  the  public.  He  is  very  fond  of 
horses  and  as  w-ell  of  hunting,  and  when  leisure  permits  enjoys  tramping  over 
hills  and  through  valleys  in  pursuit  of  the  vocation  of  Nimrod.  Prominent  in 
the  Presbyterian  denomination,  in  1888  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divin- 
ity from  the  Southwestern  Presbyterian  University,  of  Clarksville,  Tennessee.  In 
Richmond,  Virginia,  in  1899,  he  was  appointed  moderator  of  the  general  assembly 
of  the  Presbyterian  church  of  the  United  States,  in  which  body  he  also  served 
on  the  executive  committee  and  the  board  of  foreign  missions.  He  is  a  trustee 
of  Westminster  College  and  was  a  delegate  to  the  Presbyterian  council  in  Toronto, 
in  1892.  Rev.  Cannon's  usefulness  and  influence  have  been  widelv  felt  through- 
out the  community,  and  his  long  years  of  service  as  pastor  of  this  congregation 
bear  witness  to  the  high  appreciation  in  which  he  is  held  and  as  well  to  the  inval- 
uable nature  of  his  services.     He  resides  at  3540  Pine  street. 


CLARENCE  HENRY  HOWARD. 

Clarence  Henry  Howard  is  known  in  commercial  circles  as  president  of  the 
Commonwealth  Steel  Company,  while  among  his  employes  he  is  known  as  an  em- 
ployer who  ever  has  at  heart  the  best  interests  of  those  who  serve  him  and  who 
is  continually  striving  to  promote  their  welfare  as  well  as  his  individual  success. 
In  all  that  he  does  he  is  actuated  by  a  spirit  of  humanitarianism  that  has  ever 
placed  mankind  before  money  interests  and  character  building  before  the  acquire- 
ment of  prosperity.  Born  in  Centralia,  Illinois,  on  the  22d  of  February,  1863,  he 
is  a  son  of  Blake  C.  and  Sarah  (Sawyer)  Howard,  who  removed  to  Grand  Island, 
Nebraska,  in  September,  1871.  There  the  son  attended  the  public  schools  and 
afterward  started  out  in  business  life  in  a  humble  capacity,  learning  the  machin- 
ist's trade  in  the  L^nion  Pacific  shops  at  North  Platte,  Nebraska,  between  the 
years  1878  and  1881.  He  also  served  as  locomotive  fireman  there,  but  ambitious 
for  more  thorough  educational  training  that  would  fit  him  for  duties  of  larger 
responsibility  and  bring  him  more  nearly  to  the  goal  of  success,  he  entered  the 
Manual  Training  School  of  the  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis  in  1882  and 
was  graduated  in  1885  with  the  highest  honors  of  his  class,  receiving  the  Ralph 
Sellew  medal.  His  efficiency  enabled  him  to  obtain  the  position  of  foreman  in 
the  Missouri  Pacific  shops  in  October.  1885,  and  the  following  March  he  was 
made  general  foreman.  He  afterward  accepted  the  superintendency  of  the  ]\Iis- 
souri  Car  &  Foundrv  Companv  at  Cambridge  City,  Indiana,  and  in  the  winter  of 
1886-7  ^^  removed  the  plant  to  Birmingham,  Missouri,  ten  miles  east  of  Kansas 
City,  where  he  remained  during  the  year  1887.     He  then  returned  to  the  Mis- 


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306  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

souri  Pacific  Railway  at  St.  Louis  as  assistant  master  mechanic  and  later  ac- 
cepted the  management  of  the  Scarritt  Car  Seat  Works.  His  next  business  rela- 
tion made  him  assistant  general  manager  of  the  St.  Charles  Missouri  Car  Com- 
pany and  through  the  following  eight  years  he  was  western  manager  and  secre- 
tary of  the  Safety  Car  Heating  &  Lighting  Company  (Pintsch  System).  The 
succeeding  forward  step  in  his  constantly  progressing  business  career  gained  for 
him  the  vice  presidency  and  general  managership  of  the  Shickle-Harrison  &  How- 
ard Steel  Company,  which  later  became  the  Leighton  &  Howard  Steel  Company, 
which  in  1902  consolidated  with  the  American  Steel  Foundries.  He  was  then 
made  vice  president  of  this  mammoth  corporation.  In  1904  he  bought  a  con- 
trolling interest  in  the  Commonwealth  Steel  Company,  of  which  he  is  now  the 
president.  This  stands  today  as  one  of  the  foremost  productive  industries  of 
the  countr}',  constituting  a  source  of  community  wealth  by  reason  of  the  large 
amount  of  money  which  it  places  in  circulation  through  its  payroll  and  its  pur- 
chasing department.  Mr.  Howard  is  one  whose  business  rectitude  has  never 
been  called  into  question.  He  stands  preeminent  among  those  men  who  are 
capable  of  formulating  clearly  defined  plans  and  of  carrying  them  forward  to 
successful  execution.  In  a  review  of  any  situation  he  seems  to  grasp  with  almost 
intuitive  perception  the  main  points  and  to  classify  them  into  the  essential  and 
non-essential,  retaining  and  developing  the  former  and  discarding  the  latter.  He 
has  thus  become  recognized  as  a  most  important  factor  in  positions  of  executive 
control  and  administration  and  in  addition  to  the  presidency  of  the  Common- 
wealth Steel  Company  he  is  also  the  president  of  the  Double  Body  Bolster  Com- 
pany, the  Cast  Steel  Platform  Company  and  the  Davis  Locomotive  Wheel  Com- 
pany, while  of  the  Ozark  Pottery  Company  he  has  been  vice  president. 

,  On  the  22d  of  February,  1894,  at  Denver,  Colorado,  Mr.  Howard  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Minnie  Morey  and  they  have  one  son,  Thornton  Clarence.  The 
family  residence  is  at  No.  5501  Chamberlain  avenue,  which  in  early  days  was 
known  as  the  "Bill  Gay  Place"  and  was  far  removed  from  the  city.  The  estate 
was  planned  and  the  house  built  in  1861  by  William  T.  Gay,  a  large  slaveholder, 
tind  the  property  at  that  time  included  fifty  acres  of  ground,  extending  from 
Page  to  Maple  avenue  and  from  Union  avenue  to  DeHodiamont.  Gay  was 
very  aristocratic  and  very  domineering  with  his  slaves  and  said  that  his  slaves 
should  certainly  keep  their  place.  He  constructed  the  buildings  on  the  estate  so 
that  there  was  no  entrance  to  the  house  from  the  slaves'  quarters  except  through 
an  outside  rear  porch.  Gay  had  a  slaveowner's  love  of  luxury  and  it  was  his 
intention  that  the  house  should  have  the  grandeur  of  an  ideal  slaveowner's  man- 
sion. The  driveway  extended  in  a  straight  line  from  the  front  porch  to  Union 
avenue  with  a  row  of  poplars  on  each  side.  The  land  in  the  rear  was  cultivated 
for  stock  feed  and  vegetables  and  there  was  also  a  large  fish  pond  stocked  with 
fine  fish.  The  place  was  considered  the  most  pretentious  in  the  vicinity.  ]\Irs. 
Gay  named  Union  and  Maple  avenues.  The  first  house  erected  was  burned  be- 
fore the  war  and  a  two-story  residence,  the  nucleus  of  the  present  house,  was 
then  built.  During  the  war,  Mrs.  Gay's  brother  was  with  her  and  while  the 
house  was  being  ransacked  by  soldiers,  he  hid  between  a  feather  bed  and  mat- 
tress to  escape  being  shot  as  a  spy.  Mrs.  Gay  had  secreted  seventy-five  thousand 
dollars  in  gold  in  her  piano,  and  this  gold  was  afterward  carried  out  in  coal  buck- 
ets without  arousing  suspicion  and  was  gotten  away  and  sent  to  her  brother  in 
Europe.  Mrs.  Gay  was  very  prominent  in  the  work  of  the  Southern  Relief  So- 
ciety and  was  on  the  committee  which  received  and  entertained  the  Prince  of 
Wales,  now  King  Edward,  when  he  visited  St.  Louis  in  i860.  Mrs.  Gay  was 
very  fond  of  caring  for  flowers  and  plants  and  had  an  immense  garden  at  the 
back  of  her  house.  She  sent  to  Philadelphia  for  a  lot  of  fine  plants  and  shrubs, 
and  Henry  Shaw,  the  founder  of  Shaw's  Garden,  obtained  many  of  his  original 
plants  from  Mrs.  Gay,  and  they  exchanged  plants  and  flowers  continually.  The 
old  Mr.  Young,  now  deceased,  who  founded  the  firm  of  C.  Young  &  Sons,  flor- 


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ists,  started  his  business  with  [jlants  from  ]\'Irs.  Gay's  garden.  The  place  was 
sold  in  1876  to  the  Citizens  Saving  Bank  and  the  Marine  Insurance  Company.  In 
1885  Selah  Chamberlain  became  the  owner  of  the  property.  He  only  lived  on 
the  place  a  part  of  the  time  and  during  his  ownership  the  house  had  many  tenants. 
;\t  that  time,  there  was  only  a  narrow  gauge  railroad  running  out  to  the  place, 
where  the  suburban  line  of  street  cars  now  extends,  and  the  roads  were  very  bad 
a  part  of  the  year.  In  May,  1887,  Mr.  Chamberlain  sold  the  property  to  Louis 
C.  Haynes,  trustee,  who  in  June  of  the  same  year  conveyed  it  to  the  Western 
Realty  Company,  and  in  October,  1887,  it  became  the  property  of  John  Jackson, 
but  the  boundaries  had  been  reduced  until  it  comprised  only  about  four  acres,  its 
present  extent.  In  1888  Mr.  Jackson  sold  to  Mrs.  Carrie  T.  Cram,  whose  hus- 
band built  the  present  barns  and  made  substantial  improvements  to  the  residence, 
including  the  installation  of  a  tubular  heating  boiler.  The  Crams  sold  the  prop- 
erty to  Louis  Chauvenet  in  1895.  The  latter  made  many  improvements,  adding 
a  third  story,  the  present  conservatory  and  large  front  porch,  a  west  entrance,  and 
enlarged  the  living  room,  building  therein  a  great  spacious  fire-place.  They  also 
altered  the  servants'  wing  and  kitchen,  putting  in  back-stairs  and  erected  a  coach- 
man's cottage  on  the  grounds.  Mr.  Chauvenet's  widow  transferred  the  property 
by  sale  to  Clarence  H.  Howard  in  1907.  The  four  acres  constituting  the  grounds 
are  in  almost  the  form  of  a  semi-circle,  and  the  place  is  so  adorned  bv  trees  and 
shrubbery  that  in  the  spring  and  summer  the  house  is  almost  hidden  from  sight. 
It  is  said  that  the  only  chestnut  tree  in  this  part  of  the  country  is  on  the  grounds. 
Mr.  Howard  is  keeping  the  place  up  as  befitting  the  estate  of  a  wealthy  gentle- 
man and  one  who  has  pride  in  the  appearance  of  his  city. 

Mr.  Howard  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  his  social  qualities  make 
him  a  popular  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Mercantile,  Noonday  and  Glen  Echo 
Clubs  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Union  League  of  Chicago  and 
the  Midday  and  Railroad  Clubs  of  New  York  city.  One  who  knows  him  well 
said  of  him:  "That  which  Mr.  Howard  no  doubt  thinks  is  his  best  work  is  the 
Fellowship  work  that  he  has  inaugurated  among  the  young  men  of  the  Common- 
wealth Steel  Company  at  the  plant  in  Granite  City,  Illinois."  When  a  young 
man,  struggling  for  an  education,  Mr.  H.  M.  Hoxie,  then  vice  president  of  the 
Missouri  Pacific,  loaned  some  money  to  young  Howard,  to  whom  he  had  been 
attracted,  to  assist  him  in  getting  through  school.  As  soon  as  he  got  out  of 
school  and  to  work  the  loan  was  promptly  paid.  When  trying  to  thank  j\Ir.  Hoxie 
the  latter  said.  "Don't  thank  me — just  pass  it  along."  This  kindness  and  remark 
have  furnished  a  motive  for  ]\Ir.  Howard's  whole  future  life,  and  he  has  ever 
since  been  gratefully  trying  "to  pass  it  along."  These  young  men  of  the  Com- 
monwealth Steel  Company  who  have  had  no  opportunities  for  education  have 
been  organized  into  a  school  and  society  for  general  benefit  that  is  accomplishing 
some  splendid  results.  Mr.  Howard  inaugurated  this  movement,  and  it  is  his 
hope  and  desire  that  this  work  shall  extend  until  it  shall  prove  a  helpful  influence 
among  the  fifteen  hundred  employes  of  the  company.  He  has  an  intense  mterest 
in  young  men  and  their  future  and  is  doing  all  that  he  can  to  assist  them  to  be 
equipped  for  the  opportunities  and  best  things  in  life.  His  ideal  could  well  be 
put  in  Lincoln's  words,  "There  is  something  better  than  making  a  living — making 
a  life." 


F.  AUGUST  SUDHOLT. 

Investigation  into  the  commercial  history  of  America  brings  to  light  the 
fact  that  St.  Louis  is  one  of  the  most  important  shoe  manufacturing  centers  of 
the  entire  country  and  the  Peters  Shoe  Company  of  which  F.  August  Sudholt 
is  the  secretarv  has  largely  set  tlie  standard  for  business  of  this  character  in  the 


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ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


metropolis  of  Missouri.  Since  January,  1S91,  Mr.  Sudholt  has  occupied  his  official 
connection  with  this  extensive"  productive  industry,  entering  upon  the  duties  of 
secretary  in  January,  1892,  when  twenty-eight  years  of  age.  His  birth  occurred 
in  St.  Louis,  June  30,  1863,  his  parents  being  John  Henry  and  Henrietta  Louise 
(Brinkman)  Sudholt.  The  father  was  also  engaged  in  the  shoe  business  with 
the  predecessors  of  the  Peters  Shoe  Company.  He  was  of  German  descent  and 
possessed  many  of  the  sterling  characteristics  of  the  Teutonic  race.  At  the  time 
of  the  Civil  war  he  espoused  the  Union  cause,  joining  the  volunteer  army. 

Reared  in  the  city  of  his  nativity,  F.  August  Sudholt  was  a  pupil  in  the 
public  and  parochial  schools  to  the  age  of  thirteen  years  and  on  the  nth  of 
July,  1878,  started  out  in  business  life  in  the  shoe  manufacturing  establish- 
ment that  is  now  known  and  conducted  by  the  Peters  Shoe  Company.  It  was 
then  carried  on  under  the  name  of  Claflin,  Allen  &  Company  and  Air.  Sudholt 
became  connected  therewith  as  office  boy.  He  never  slighted  any  task  assigned 
him,  was  diligent  and  energetic  and  his  faithfulness  and  capability  constituted  the 
source  of  successive  promotions  whereby  he  was  eventually  advanced  to  the 
positions  of  bookkeeper  and  cashier.  On  the  incorporation  of  the  business  when 
the  Peters  Shoe  Company  was  organized  he  was  elected  a  director  and  secretary. 
In  his  official  capacity,  therefore,  he  is  one  of  the  managers  of  a  business  that  has 
assumed  extensive  proportions,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  important 
industrial  concerns  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Sudholt  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Annie  F.  Brickenkamp  Sep- 
tember 17,  1887.  Her  father,  William  F.  Brickenkamp,  was  a  retail  grocer,  con- 
ducting business  for  many  years  on  Eleventh  and  Brooklyn  streets.  There  are 
two  daughters  and  one  son  of  this  marriage :  Ruth  Anna,  who  attended  the 
graded  and  high  schools  and  possesses  considerable  musical  talent ;  Esther  Flen- 
rietta,  a  student  in  the  McKinley  high  school,  also  possessing  considerable  musical 
ability ;  and  Aloys  Augustus,  who  is  a  pupil  in  the  Sherman  school.  The  family 
residence  is  at  No.  3537  Sidney  street.  Mr.  Sudholt  is  interested  in  all  that  per- 
tains to  the  city's  development  and  co-operates  in  various  movements  for  the 
general  good.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League  and  treasurer  of 
the  St.  Louis  Shoe  Jobbers'  and  Manufacturers'  Association.  His  political  alle- 
giance is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  is  a  director  and  treasurer  of  the 
Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  serving  on  the  general  board.  He  is  likewise 
a  member  and  president  of  the  Bethel  Evangelical  church  and  is  interested  in  all 
that  pertains  to  the  moral  progress  of  the  city.  Duty  has  always  been  a  moving 
force  in  his  life  and  never  has  he  been  neglectful  of  his  obligations  whether  in 
his  business  connections  or  in  his  social  and  church  relations.  A  well  spent  life 
has  gained  him  the  respect  of  his  fellowmen  and  throughout  his  entire  career  he 
has  valued  his  own  self  respect  as  infinitely  preferable  to  wealth,  fame  or  position. 
He  holds  friendship  inviolable,  is  loyal  in  all  social  interests  and  throughout  his 
entire  life  has  never  chosen  the  second  place  but  has  endeavored  to  secure  that 
which  is  worth  while,  realizing  that  the  opportunities  of  today  do  not  come  again 
on  the  morrow. 


REV.  JOHN  S.  LONG. 

Rev.  John  S.  Long,  pastor  of  All  Saints  Catholic  church  at  Sixty-third 
street  and  Maple  avenue,  was  born  in  Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  on  the  i6th  of 
May,  i860,  his  parents  being  John  D.  and  Charite  (Oberle)  Long,  both  of  whom 
were  natives  of  Bavaria,  the  mother,  however,  being  of  French  descent.  Father 
Long  was  reared  at  home,  accompanying  his  parents  on  their  removal  to  Lexing- 
ton, Missouri,  when  he  was  a  lad  of  but  five  or  six  years.  Determining  to  de- 
vote his  life  to  the  priesthood,  at  the  age  of  seventeen  he  went  to  Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin,  where  he  entered  the   Provincial   Seminary,  which  he   attended   for 


REV.  T.  S.  LONG 


310  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

three  years.  In  1880  he  was  sent  to  Rome,  where  he  became  a  student  in  the 
North  American  College,  continuing  there  for  six  years.  On  the  expiration  of 
that  period  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  St.  John  Lateran's  church  by 
Cardinal  Parocchi,  on  the  19th  of  June,  1886.  Following  his  ordination  he  re- 
turned to  the  United  States  and  was  appointed  assistant  to  Father  Faerber  at  St. 
Mary's  church,  on  the  corner  of  Third  and  Gratiot  streets,  in  St.  Louis.  Three 
or  four  months  later  he  was  assigned  to  the  Catholic  church  at  Jackson,  in  Cape 
Girardeau  county,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  for  three  years,  and  after- 
ward was  transferred  to  St.  Augustine  church,  at  Lismore  and  Hebert  streets,  as 
assistant  to  Father  Hukestein.  There  he  continued  for  two  years,  after  which 
he  spent  one  year  at  St.  Leo  church.  He  was  then  sent  to  St.  John's  church, 
where  he  was  stationed  for  almost  seven  years.  The  succeeding  three  years 
were  devoted  to  the  parish  of  St.  Patrick,  where  he  had  special  charge  of  the 
Italian  Catholics  of  the  city,  for  he  speaks  the  Italian  language  fluently.  His 
next  assignment  to  pastoral  duty  was  at  St.  Mark's  church,  at  Page  and  Acad- 
emy streets,  where  he  spent  one  year,  and  then,  having  served  in  various  places 
and  proven  his  worth,  his  executive  ability  and  business  capacity,  as  well  as  his 
devotion  to  the  cause,  he  was  assigned  to  the  organization  of  All  Saints  parish, 
where  he  is  now  working  with  good  results. 


GEORGE  W.  ALLEN. 


George  W.  Allen  is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  prominent  early  families 
of  St.  Louis  and  since  attaining  his  majority  has  been  an' active  factor  in  its 
business  circles.  The  name  of  Allen  has  ever  stood  for  progressive  development 
here  and  the  labors  of  him  whose  name  introduces  this  review  have" been  a  potent 
element  in  attaining  its  success.  Mr.  Allen  was  born  in  St.  Louis  on  the  31st  of 
March,  1852,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Ann  (Russell)  Allen,  natives  of  Massachusetts 
and  St.  Louis  respectively.  The  father  was  a  son  of  Jonathan  Allen,  of  Pitts- 
field,  Massachusetts,  and  a  grandson  of  the  Rev.  Thomas  Allen,  a  Presbyterian 
minister  of  Pittsfield,  who  was  known  as  "the  fighting  parson,"  having  been 
prominent  in  the  battle  of  Bennington,  Vermont,  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 

Thomas  Allen  was  educated  in  Union  College  at  Schenectady,  New  York, 
and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  but  later  turned  his  attention  to  journalism  in  the 
Empire  state.  Subsequently  he  went  to  Washington,  D.  C,  and  became  associated 
with  the  Madisonian,  of  which  he  was  later  editor.  In  that  capacity  he  con- 
tinued for  several  years  and  became  well  known  among  the  newspaper  men  of 
the  United  States.  '  In  1842  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  becanie  interested 
in  railroad  building,  and  was  the  organizer  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad 
system.  He  traveled  on  horseback  to  Jefferson  City,  enthusing  the  people  along 
the  way  and  telling  them  of  the  advantages  which  a  railroad  would  be  to  that 
section  of  the  country.  He  succeeded  in  perfecting  the  organization  and  in 
building  the  road  and  was  elected  its  first  president.  He  brought  the  first  loco- 
motive over  the  Mississippi  river  that  was  ever  used  on  the  west  side  of  the 
Father  of  Waters,  conveying  it  over  a  track  laid  across  the  ice.  He  continued 
as  president  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company  for  a  number  of  years, 
when  he  resigned  to  accept  the  presidency  of  the  St.  Louis,  Alton  &  Terre  Haute 
Railroad,  now  a  part  of  the  Vandalia  system.  Some  time  after  resigning  from 
this  position  he  again  took  up  railroad  work,  forming  a  company  which  pur- 
chased the  Iron  Mountain  Railroad,  then  extending  only  eighty-six  miles  south  of 
St.  Louis  to  Pilot  Knob,  Missouri,  and  which  he  built  through  to  Belmont.  ■Mis- 
souri, and  later  to  Texarkana,  four  hundred  and  ninety  miles,  making  a  junction 
with  the  International  &  Great  Northern  Railroad,  and  which  was  subsequently 
sold  to  Jay  Gould  in  1880.     Not  long  afterward  Mr.  Allen  financed  the  building 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  311 

of  the  famous  hostelry,  the  Southern  Hotel,  his  son,  George  W.,  having  charge  of 
the  construction  of  the  building.  The  Southern  Hotel  Conijjany  was  then  or- 
ganized, with  George  W.  Allen  as  a  member  of  the  company,  and  he  has  since 
been  connected  with  the  operation  of  the  hotel  and  is  yet  interested  therein. 

Thomas  Allen  not  only  attained  distinction  as  one  of  the  promoters  and  up- 
builders  of  the  great  west  but  was  also  known  as  a  man  of  influence  in  political 
circles  and  in  1880  was  elected  to  represent  his  district  in  congress.  While  serv- 
ing as  a  member  of  that  body  he  passed  away  in  1882,  at  the  age  of  sixty-nine 
years.  He  was  the  pioneer  railroad  builder  west  of  the  Mississippi  river  and  in 
this  connection  did  as  much,  or  more,  than  any  individual  to  open  up  the  west, 
for  no  other  one  agency  was  so  potent  in  advancing  civilization  and  promoting 
industrial,  commercial  and  agricultural  development  as  railroad  building,  bring- 
ing its  adjacent  districts  into  close  contact  with  the  markets  of  the  world.  ]\Ir. 
Allen  was  also  identified  with  street  railway  construction,  building  the  Cass 
Avenue  &  Fairgrounds  Railway  in  the  '70s.  His  great  work  stands  as  a  lasting 
monument  to  his  memory  and  he  may  well  be  honored  as  one  of  the  builders 
of  the  great  west. 

George  W.  Allen,  reared  in  the  family  home  in  St.  Louis,  completed  his 
education  in  Washington  University  and  when  about  seventeen  years  of  age 
became  connected  with  railroad  interests.  For  a  short  time  he  was  employed  as 
express  messenger  on  the  Iron  Mountain  Railroad  and  later  in  his  father's  office 
as  private  secretary  to  the  president,  in  which  capacity  he  served  until  Thomas 
Allen  disposed  of  the  road  to  the  Gould  system.  As  previously  stated,  the  son 
then  gave  personal  supervision  to  the  construction  of  the  Southern  Flotel  and 
after  its  completion  and  the  organization  of  the  Southern  Hotel  Company  he 
was  made  its  secretary  and  treasurer.  Both  before  and  during  his  incumbency  in 
that  office  he  was  also  associated  with  S.  W.  Crawford  &  Company  in  the  railroad 
tie  business,  in  which  he  continued  for  eight  or  ten  years.  In  1902  he  was  one 
of  the  organizers  of  the  East  St.  Louis  Locomotive  &  Machine  Shop  Company 
and  was  made  vice  president  and  treasurer,  in  which  capacity  he  is  still  serv- 
ing. He  is  yet  interested  in  the  Southern  Hotel  Company  as  one  of  its  directors 
and  is  identified  with  other  business  interests  which  constitute  elements  in  the 
city's  commercial  and  industrial  importance.  In  1876  Mr.  Allen  represented  the 
state  of  Missouri  at  the  Centennial  Exposition  in  Philadelphia,  installing  and  hav- 
ing charge  of  the  state  exhibit  and  building  the  Missouri  state  building  on  the 
grounds.  The  building  was  constructed  entirely  of  lumber  grown  and  cut  in  the 
state  of  Missouri.  He  exhibited  there  his  large  collection  of  Mound  Builders' 
pottery,  which  he  had  gathered  from  mounds  in  southeast  Missouri,  and  which 
attracted  wide  attention  and  for  which  he  received  a  medal  and  diploma. 

In  January,  1879,  ^^-  Allen  went  to  the  City  of  Mexico  by  way  of  New 
Orleans  and  Vera  Cruz,  for  the  purpose  of  obtaining  from  the  government  of 
Mexico  a  concession  for  building  a  railroad  from  the  Rio  Grande  river  to  IMexico 
City,  and  thus  establish  direct  railroad  connection  with  the  Unite.d  States.  The 
proposition  was  most  favorably  entertained  by  President  Diaz,  with  whom  Mr. 
Allen  had  several  personal  interviews,  but  on  account  of  the  ill  health  and  subse- 
quent death  of  Mr.  Allen's  father  this  project  was  finally  given  up  to  others,  by 
whom  Mr.  Allen's  original  idea  was  afterward  carried  out. 

In  the  course  of  an  active  life.  Mr.  Allen  has  also  been  deeply  interested  in 
politics  and  has  done  effective  work  for  the  democracy.  In  1884  he  was  presi- 
dential elector  in  support  of  Cleveland  and  in  1885  was  elected  president  of  the 
city  council  of  St.  Louis,  serving  for  four  years.  In  1888,  when  flavor  Francis 
was  elected  governor  of  Missouri.  i\Ir.  Allen  became  mayor  of  the  city  until 
the  expiration  of  Governor  Francis'  term  as  mayor  in  1889.  He  was  also  a 
supporter  of  Bland  for  the  presidency  in  1896  and  w'as  secretary  of  the  executive 
committee  and  was  elected  as  a  delegate  at  large  to  the  Chicago  convention. 
Since  that  time  he  has  taken  no  active  part  in  politics,  concentrating  his  time 


312  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  energies  upon  his  business  affairs,  which  have  been  extensive  and  capably 
controlled.  He  stands  today  as  one  of  the  forceful  factors  in  business  circles  in 
St.  Louis,  his  ability  being  widely  recognized  by  his  associates  and  colleagues. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church  and  of  the  Missouri  Athletic 
Club. 


JOHN  IGNATIUS  HAYNES. 

-  John  Ignatius  Haynes  is  an  architect  of  the  firm  of  Barnett,  Haynes  &  Bar- 
nett,  who  were  members  of  the  commission  of  architects  for  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition,  and  have  been  connected  with  many  other  important  building 
operations  in  this  city. 

His  life  record  began  in  St.  Louis  March  i,  1861,  his  parents  being  Thomas 
and  Ellen  (Farrell)  Haynes.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools 
of  St.  Louis  and  on  starting  out  in  the  business  world,  he  became  a  draftsman 
for  the  firm  of  Barnett  &  Taylor,  architects,  with  whom  he  was  connected  from 
1878  to  1888. 

He  gained  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business  not  only  in  theory  but 
also  in  practical  lines,  and,  in  the  latter  year,  he  accepted  the  position  of  deputy 
commissioner  in  the  building  department  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  but  in  1891, 
resigned  to  enter  into  partnership  relations  wth  George  D.  Barnett,  under  the 
firm  style  of  Barnett  &  Haynes,  and  in  1895  Thomas  P.  Barnett  was  also  admitted 
into  a  partnership  under  the  present  style  of  Barnett,  Haynes  &  Barnett. 

The  professional  interests  entrusted  to  them  have  been  of  a  very  important 
character.  Aside  from  being  appointed  as  a  member  of  the  commission  board, 
consisting  of  nine  architects  for  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  five  of  whom 
were  selected  from  St.  Louis,  they  have  been  connected  with  many  notable 
structures,  including  the  Hotel  Jefferson,  Marquette  Hotel,  the  Hamilton  Hotel, 
the  Star  Building,  the  new  Catholic  cathedral  and  a  large  number  of  churches, 
hotels  and  fine  private  residences  in  this  city.  Thev  were  also  architects  for  the 
new  Illinois  Athletic  Club  Building  and  the  Southern  Hotel  of  Chicago ;  the 
Mark  Twain  Hotel  in  Hannibal,  Missouri,  the  Colonial  Hotel  at  Springfield, 
Missouri,  and  the  Connor  Hotel  of  Joplin,  Missouri.  The  character  of  the  work 
of  which  they  have  been  the  architects  indicates  their  prominence  in  the  profes- 
sion. 

On  the  17th  of  March,  1894,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Haynes  was  married  to  ]\Iiss 
Harriet  L.  Helery,  daughter  of  Henry  and  Zelline  (LIuguenin)  Helery.  The 
family  residence  is  at  No.  4215  McPherson  avenue. 

Mr.  Haynes  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy,  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Roman  Catholic  church.  He  also  belongs  to  the  American  Institute  of 
Architects,  the  Jefferson  and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs,  also  the  Illinois  Athletic 
Club  of  Chicago.  His  social  qualities  render  him  popular,  while  his  business 
ability  has  gained  him  more  than  local  prominence. 


PHILIP  G.  REUTER. 


Philip  G.  Reuter,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Reuter-Jones  Manufacturing 
Company,  holds  a  high  place  in  the  commercial  interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  was 
born  in  Nashville,  Illinois,  January  21,  1876,  and  is  of  German  ancestrv,  his 
father,  Theodore  L.  Reuter,  having  been  born  in  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  April 
6,  1845.  His  mother,  Mary  C.  Huegeley,  was  a  native  of  Nashville,  Illinois, 
having  been  born  there  in  1848.  The  elder  Mr.  Reuter  migrated  to  America  when 
a    voung  man   and   located    in    Nashville,   Illinois,   where    he    met    the    voung 


JOHN  I.  HAYXES 


314  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

woman  who  afterward  became  his  wife.  In  1865  he  here  entered  the 
mining  business  in  which  he  has  since  been  engaged.  When  the  war  broke  out 
in  1861  he  enlisted  in  the  volunteer  service  and  served  throughout  the  conflict. 
He  has  always  taken  a  lively  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  town  and  is  recognized 
as  one  of  its  most  highly  respected  citizens.  At  present  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Nashville  school  board  and  is  also  an  alderman.  His  brother,  Henry  F.  Renter, 
also  enlisted  in  the  volunteer  service  and  continued  in  the  ranks  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  Both  the  maternal  and  paternal  grandfathers  of  the  subject  are 
still  living  in  Nashville,  Illinois.  Philip  G.  Renter  is  one  of  five  children,  the 
others  being :  M.  Sue  Renter ;  Mrs.  Annette  Jones ;  Theo.  H.,  who  married 
Cerwin  M.  Blackmun ;  and  John  Bertram  Renter,  who  is  nineteen  years  of  age 
and  attending  public  school. 

Philip  G.  Reuter  attended  the  public  schools  in  his  native  town  until  the  year 
1895  when  he  took  a  nine  months'  course  at  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  Col- 
lege in  St.  Louis.  After  completing  his  studies  he  returned  to  Nashville  and 
was  employed  with  his  father  in  the  Huegeley  Milling  Company's  plant  as  a  clerk. 
In  1898  he  entered  the  service  of  the  government  and  accompanied  the  Commis- 
sion to  the  Five  Civilized  Tribes  in  what  was  then  called  Indian  Territory.  Hav- 
ing completed  his  duties  with  the  commission  he  became  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Canadian  Trust  Company  at  Muskogee,  Oklahoma,  in  which  responsible 
position  he  remained  for  two  years.  In  April,  1905,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and 
assisted  in  organizing  the  Reuter-Jones  Manufacturing  Company  at  Nos.  1607- 
1617  South  Third  street.  This  company  succeeded  the  Dehner-Wuerpel  Build- 
ing Company.  The  new  company  was  incorporated  with  W  .  R.  Jones,  president ; 
Theodore  L.  Reuter,  vice  president ;  and  Philip  G.  Reuter,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
The  firm  employs  in  the  neighborhood  of  one  hundred  men  and  keeps  three 
traveling  salesmen  continually  on  the  road.  They  engage  in  the  manufacture  of 
special  machinery  and  make  a  complete  line  of  mill  supplies.  They  are  also 
largely  interested  in  the  manufacture  of  power  transmission  and  coffee  and  spice 
machinery.  With  perhaps  but  one  exception  this  firm  conducts  the  largest  manu- 
factory in  this  line  of  goods  in  the  country. 

On  June  7,  1905,  Mr.  Reuter  wedded  Miss  Margaret  Crutsinger,  at  Chamois, 
Missouri.  Her  father,  Yolney  M.  Crutsinger,  is  deceased,  but  her  mother  Julia 
A.  Crutsinger,  is  still  living  and  resides  at  Chamois,  Missouri.  Mr.  Reuter's 
grandfather,  John  Huegeley,  is  still  living  in  Nashville,  Illinois.  He  is  now 
about  the  oldest  miller  in  the  state,  having  been  in  the  milling  business  all  his 
life. 


ROBERT  HEITZ. 


Robert  Heitz  is  president  of  the  Robert  Heitz  Commission  Company,  at  No. 
206  Market  street.  This  concern  is  one  of  the  most  reputable  and  reliable  in  the 
city  and  transacts  a  large  local  and  out-of-town  business.  Mr.  Heitz  is  a  native 
of  St.  Louis,  having  been  born  April  14,  1862.  His  father,  George  Heitz,  was  a 
native  of  Germany  and  a  well  known  safe  manufacturer.  He  migrated  to 
America,  settling  in  St.  Louis  about  1830.  He  was  one  of  the  first  to  enlist  in  the 
Union  army  during  the  Civil  war  and  served  until  the  cessation  of  hostilities. 
The  mother  of  the  subject,  Marie  Roll  Heitz,  was  also  a  native  of  Germany. 

In  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  Robert  Heitz  received  his  preliminary 
education.  Later  he  matriculated  in  the  University  of  Missouri,  graduating  in 
the  class  of  1880.  Upon  leaving  this  institution  he  prepared  himself  for  the 
business  world  by  taking  a  course  in  Jones  Commercial  College.  After  having 
worked  for  some  time  as  a  salesman  for  a  wholesale  grocery  company  he  went 
in  business  for  himself  in  1891.  He  was  successful  from  the  start  and  his  busi- 
ness increased  so  rapidly  that  he  formed  the  present  corporation,  known  as  the 


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Robert  Heitz  Commission  Company,  in  1906.  The  company  transacts  business 
in  the  entire  line  of  commission  products,  including  butter,  cheese,  eggs  and  dried 
fruits,  and  permanently  employs  seven  salesmen,  four  of  whom  take  care  of  the 
city  trade  while  three  are  engaged  throughout  the  country  districts.  Mr.  Heitz 
is  an  enterprising  and  aggressive  business  man  and  under  his  careful  and  thought- 
ful management  the  affairs  of  the  firm  are  gradually  assuming  larger  propor- 
tions. 

His  marriage  with  Anna  Rosenberger  of  St.  Louis  was  solemnized  in  1881. 
Her  father,  Jacob  Rosenberger,  was  a  well  known  practical  cooper.  The  couple 
have  one  daughter,  Edna,  a  widow,  and  one  son,  Theodore,  who  is  engaged  in 
business  with  his  father.  Mr.  Heitz  is  a  member  of  the  ]\Iasonic  order  and  be- 
longs to  the  Shriners  and  Knight  Templars.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Elks  and  the 
Liederkranz  Club.  He  is  fond  of  outdoor  sports  and  takes  great  interest  in  row- 
ing, being  a  member  of  the  Western  Rowing  Club.  He  gives  his  political  sup- 
port to  the  republican  party. 


JONATHAN  S.  RUDOLPH. 

Jonathan  S.  Rudolph,  a  retired  real-estate  dealer,  who  was  born  in  Phila- 
delphia, descends  from  a  family  who  came  to  this  country  during  Revolutionary 
times.  The  first  of  his  ancestors  coming  here  from  Hapsburg,  Germany,  with  a 
regiment  of  soldiers,  later  joined  the  colonial  army.  Cipiren  Rudolph,  father  of 
the  subject  of  this  review,  came  to  this  city  in  1844,  locating  on  Sixth  and  Biddle 
streets,  which  locality  was  then  a  residence  district  and  from  there  the  family 
removed  to  Clark  avenue,  near  Eleventh  street,  which  section  of  the  city  was 
sparsely  populated  and  contained  Chouteau  lake,  which  was  then  a  favorite  fish- 
ing resort.  The  elder  Mr.  Rudolph  was  a  painter  by  occupation  and  was  in  the 
employ  of  Asa  Wilgus,  a  pioneer  of  his  trade  in  these  parts  who  did  the  first 
color  work  here.  In  those  days  the  city  did  not  have  a  paid  fire  department  and 
Mr.  Rudolph  was  one  among  others  who  was  a  member  of  the  volunteer  fire  com- 
pany and  he  assisted  in  fighting  the  great  conflagration  of  1849,  during  which  he 
had  a  number  of  narrow  escapes.  After  the  fire  he  continued  in  the  employ  of 
the  Wilgus  Paint  Company  for  some  time  and,  upon  severing  his  relations  with 
that  firm,  was  employed  as  foreman  in  the  Belcher  Brothers  Sugar  Refinery,  which 
was  the  first  enterprise  of  that  kind  in  this  city.  His  wife  was  IMartha  Foreman, 
whose  ancestors  came  to  America  prior  to  the  war  for  American  independence 
and  a  number  of  her  relatives  served  throughout  the  Revolutionary  conflict. 
She  lived  to  be  eighty-four  years  of  age,  surviving  her  husband  by  several  years, 
his  death  having  occurred  in  1905.  In  their  family  were  three  children  now 
living,  namely:  Jonathan;  Thomas,  a  resident  of  Chicago,  Illinois;  and  Emma, 
the  wife  of  Phil  Crocker,  the  couple  residing  in  this  city. 

Jonathan  Rudolph  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  this  city  for  his 
education  and  immediately  upon  receiving  same  he  started  out  in  the  world  for 
himself.  When  a  young  man  he  worked  at  the  glass  manufacturing  business  for 
a  few  years.  Throughout  the  greater  part  of  his  life  he  followed  the  business  of 
interior  decoration,  eventually  dealing  in  real-estate,  which  business  he  followed 
until  he  practically  retired  from  active  life  in  1898  and  has  since  taken  little 
interest  in  the  afifairs  of  the  commercial  world.  During  the  Civil  war  he  was  a 
member  of  Company  C,  Seventh  Regiment,  National  Guards  of  JNIissouri.  under 
command  of  Colonel  Pike  and,  although  he  participated  in  a  number  of  skirmishes, 
he  did  not  take  part  in  any  of  the  great  battles  of  the  war,  but  was  in  service  until 
the  close  of  the  conflict,  when  he  was  granted  an  honorable  discharge. 

In  1866  Mr.  Rudolph  wedded  Margaret  Proetz,  daughter  of  George  Proetz. 
her  father  having  been  a  soldier  in  the  Civil  war.    He  was  wounded  at  the  battle 


316  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

of  Pea  Ridge  and  died  shortly  afterward  from  the  effects  of  the  injury.  He 
left  a  family  of  three  children,  namely :  Margaret ;  Mrs.  Anna  D.  Werner ;  and 
Barnett  P.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rudolph  have  been  born  the  following  children: 
Thomas,  deceased;  Anna;  Alice,  who  became  the  wife  of  John  L.  Oudshoff,  the 
couple  residing  in  Chicago,  Illinois;  and  Minnie  N.,  deceased.  Mr.  Rudolph, 
with  his  wife  and  family,  holds  membership  in  the  ^Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
south.  Politically  he  does  not  ally  himself  with  any  party  but  assumes  the  stand 
of  an  independent  in  politics,  being  of  the  opinion  that  the  candidate  for  office 
should  be  considered  rather  than  the  party  to  which  he  belongs,  and  he  casts  his 
vote  for  such  office  seekers  as  to  his  mind  are  best  qualified  to  serve  the  common- 
wealth. He  is  prominent  in  Grand  Army  circles,  being  a  member  of  Ransom  Post, 
G.  A.  R.,  and  is  well  known  throughout  business  circles  of  the  city.  His  many 
years  of  industry,  aided  by  excellent  business  discernment,  have  enabled  him  to 
surround  himself  with  his  present  prosperity,  which  justifies  him  in  retiring  from 
the  active  duties  of  the  business  world  and,  having  been  straightforward  in  all 
his  transactions,  he  is  highly  respected  by  all  who  know  him  and  is  among  the 
city's  substantial  and  worthy  citizens. 


CHARLES  FREDERICK  STARCK. 

A  young  and  self-made  man,  the  business  record  of  Charles  Frederick  Starck 
would  be  creditable  for  a  man  of  twice  his  years.  As  a  contractor  and  specu- 
lative builder  he  has  contributed  materially  to  the  substantial  improvement  of 
the  city,  and  in  the  face  of  adverse  prophecies  he  has  demonstrated  the  wisdom 
of  his  judgment  and  business  discernment.  A  native  of  IMadison  county,  Ohio, 
he  was  born  near  Columbus,  June  19,  1870,  a  son  of  Charles  Phillip  and  Sophie 
Starck,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Berlin.  The  mother  came  to  America  in 
early  girlhood,  settling  in  Ohio.  The  father,  who  was  born  near  Berlin,  Ger- 
many, arrived  in  the  Buckeye  state  about  1850  and  began  farming  in  that  sec- 
tion. He  became  a  well-known  and  prominent  resident  of  Madison  county  and 
for  some  time  was  a  member  of  the  school  board.  A  veteran  of  the  Civil  war, 
he  served  throughout  the  greater  part  of  the  war  as  a  member  of  an  Ohio 
regiment  and  lived  for  long  years  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  peace,  passing  away 
in  1888.    His  wife  died  in  1871. 

Charles  F.  Starck,  who  was  the  fifth  in  a  family  of  ten  children  and  was 
reared  upon  the  home  farm,  pursued  his  education  in  the  district  schools  to  the 
age  of  thirteen  years.  His  time  and  energies  were  then  devoted  to  farm  work- 
in  Ohio  until  the  fall  of  1882,  when  his  parents  removed  to  the  vicinity  of  St. 
Joseph,  Missouri,  and  he  was  there  engaged  in  general  agricultural  pursuits  until 
18S8.  He  afterwardaccepted  a  clerkship  in  a  general  store  in  St.  Joseph,  and 
while  thus  engaged  endeavored  to  educate  himself  by  reading  and  study  at  home. 
He  is  recognized  today  as  a  man  of  strong  intellect  and  comprehensive  knowl- 
edge, a  position  to  which  he  has  attained  through  his  unaided  efforts  and  strong 
purpose.  In  1889  he  gave  up  his  position  as  salesman  in  the  grocery  store  and 
went  to  Seattle,  Washington,  where  he  served  an  apprenticeship  to  the  plumber's 
trade  and  then  became  a  journeyman,  continuing  in  the  business  there  until  1892. 
In  that  year  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  worked  as  a  plumber  until  1894. 
when  he  became  a  master  plumber  and  continued  the  business  on  his  own  ac- 
count until  1904.  In  1899  he  admitted  his  brother,  Alfred  L..  to  a  partnership 
under  the  firm  style  of  the  C.  F.  Starck  Plumbing  Company.  In  this  connection 
he  developed  a  paying  enterprise,  which  grew  with  remarkable  rapidity  until  he 
was  doing  a  business  of  seventy-five  thousand  dollars  per  year  and  employing 
from  ten  to  forty  workmen  in  the  busy  season.  In  1902,  however,  he  turned  his 
attention    to    speculative    building    and    in    1904    his    business    in    this    direction 


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318  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

had  developed  to  such  proportions  that  it  seemed  to  demand  his  entire  attention. 
He  therefore  turned  over  the  phunbing  business  to  his  brother  and  it  has  since 
been  continued  under  the  style  of  the  Starck  Plumbing  Company,  with  A.  L. 
Starck  as  manager  and  sole  owner.  Since  retiring  from  the  plumbing  business, 
Charles  F.  Starck  has  erected  four  hundred  houses  and  flats,  the  houses  ranging 
in  size  from  four  to  twelve  rooms,  while  the  flats  contain  from  three  to  nine 
rooms.  During  1907  he  built  over  one  hundred  dwellings  and  flats  and  in  the 
last  year's  business  has  turned  over  two  million  dollars.  He  makes  a  specialty 
of  building  flats,  but  in  1906-7  also  erected  a  number  of  large  residences.  At 
present  he  has  two  buildings  and  several  flats  under  construction.  To  carry  on 
a  business  of  this  nature  demands  a  generous  amount  of  both  capital  and  brains, 
and  Mr.  Starck  is  well  equipped  today  in  both  particulars.  He  has  remarkable 
business  foresight,  has  faith  in  the  future  of  St.  Louis  and  through  his  enter- 
prising efiforts  is  transforming  undeveloped  and  unsightly  property  into  beauti- 
ful residence  districts.  When  he  undertook  the  work  of  improving  the  property 
at  Marquis  and  Evans  avenue  he  met  with  only  discouragenient  from  those  who 
expressed  opinions  upon  the  proposition,  everybody  disparaging  the  project.  With 
characteristic  sagacity,  however,  he  believed  that  he  might  profitably  carry  on 
his  plans,  and  the  result  is  a  splendid  transformation  of  the  locality,  while  his 
sales  brought  to  him  a  most  gratifying  profit.  The  corner,  when  he  began  opera- 
tions, looked  like  a  swamp,  but  today  it  is  an  attractive  residence  district.  Mr. 
Starck  has  closely  studied  conditions  in  building  and  real-estate  circles,  knows 
exactly  how  to  figure,  understands  thoroughly  the  transportation  facilities  and 
the  cost  of  building  in  every  line.  As  a  result  he  has  learned  to  economize  forces 
in  time  and  labor,  to  buy  property  and  materials  to  good  advantage  and  to  pro- 
duce the  best  results  in  Ijuilding  without  the  sacrifice  of  thoroughness  or  neglect 
in  the  character  of  the  work.  Without  special  training  he' has  developed  a  tech- 
nical knowledge  concerning  building  and  construction  and  is  a  thorough  student 
of  evervtliing  pertaining  to  building  operations.  His  career  has  been  notably 
successful. 

In  October.  1892,  I\Ir.  Starck  was  married  to  J\Iiss  Margaret  E.  Kelly,  of 
St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  and  they  have  two  children:  Charles  Burdett,  born  Octo- 
ber 26,  1893;  and  ^lartha  B.,  born  January  21,  1900.  Mr.  Starck  is  fond  of 
driving  and  boating,  is  an  ardent  equestrian  and  takes  that  interest  in  manly 
sports  which  indicates  a  healthful,  well  developed  nature.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Ohio  Society  of  St.  Louis  and  is  a  republican  in  politics.  He  holds  member- 
ship in  the  Tyler  Place  Presbyterian  church,  of  which  he  is  a  trustee,  and  he 
has  taken  up  the  work  in  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  night  school 
along  general  lines.  He  feels  that  kinship  in  his  fellowmen  which  prompts 
efifective  efl;ort  in  their  behalf,  and,  knowing  what  it  means  to  struggle  on  from 
a  humble  position  through  the  various  stages  of  advancement,  he  is  ever  ready 
to  extend  a  helping  hand  to  those  who  start  out,  as  he  did,  without  the  aid  of 
capital  or  influential  friends. 


T.  T.  ha:mmo\d. 


J.  J.  Hammond  is  proprietor  of  a  wholesale  and  retail  grocery  establishment, 
in  connection  with  which  he  conducts  an  extensive  meat  business,  at  No.  2756 
Park  avenue,  and  as  an  enterprising  and  aggressive  man,  he  occupies  a  prominent 
place  in  commercial  circles  in  the  city.  He  was  born  in  Leesburg,  Missouri, 
November  13.  1858,  son  of  Patrick  and  Catherine  (Scott)  Hammond,  his  father 
having  been  a  railroad  contractor.  In  the  parochial  schools  of  St.  Louis  he  was 
enrolled  as  a  pupil  when  a  lad  and  after  having  finished  the  course  of  study 
n'as  sent  to  Jones  Commercial  College,  where  he  was  graduated.     Having  com- 


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pleted  his  educatiiiii  he  started  to  work  in  the  grocery  business  of  his  uncle, 
James  Kennedy,  who  was  thus  engaged  on  Papin  street  and  with  him  remained 
until  twenty-four  years  of  age,  during  which  time  he  became  familiar  with  all 
departments  of  the  trade  and  at  the  same  time  developed  his  business  faculties, 
so  that  when  Mr.  Kennedy  retired  from  active  life,  he  bought  out  the  business 
and  took  sole  charge  of  the  concern,  remaining  on  the  same  site  until  he  removed 
to  his  present  quarters  in  1891. 

In  1896  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Hammond  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  M. 
McGrath,  daughter  of  the  late  Patrick  McGrath,  who  was  a  well  known  builder 
and  contractor  and  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  city  council.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Hammond  have  two  sons :  Joseph  and  John,  who  are  attending  school.  Among 
the  societies  with  which  Mr.  Hammond  is  afSliated  is  the  Knights  of  Columbus. 
In  politics  he  does  not  associate  himself  with  any  particular  party  as  he  believes 
that  a  man  should  assert  his  right  upon  all  occasions  to  vote  independently  of 
party  obligations  and  is  of  the  opinion  also  that  instead  of  the  attention  being  di- 
rected to  the  party  and  its  principles  that  the  men  who  are  up  for  office  should  be 
made  the  objects  of  study,  and  the  ones  who  are  deemed  best  fitted  to  serve  in  the 
offices  thev  seek  should  be  supported.  Mr.  Hammond  is  among  the  prosperous 
and  successful  business  men  of  the  city  and  his  present  station  of  prominence  in 
the  commercial  world  is  to  be  attributed  to  his  constant  application  to  duty,  prac- 
tical economy  and  hard  work.  He  resides  at  No.  2756  Park  avenue,  where  he 
carries  on  his  enterprise. 


EDWARD  SCHIWITZ. 

Thirty  years"  connection  with  the  Western  Candy  &  Bakers'  Supply  Com- 
pany has  given  Edward  Schiwitz  clear  insight  into  the  business  and  its  possibil- 
ities, and  with  laudable  ambition  to  achieve  success  he  has  worked  for  the  de- 
velopment of  the  industry  and  at  the  same  time  has  gradually  advanced  to  posi- 
tions of  responsibility  until  now  he  is  secretary  of  the  corporation.  He  came  to 
Missouri  from  the  southwest,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Goliad,  Texas,  in 
November,  1852.  His  parents  were  Christoff  and  Katherine  Schiwitz,  who  were 
farming  people,  the  father  spending  his  last  days  in  Texas,  wdiere  he  died  in  his 
sixty-eighth  year. 

Wlien  in  his  fourth  year  Edward  Schiwitz  was  taken  by  his  father  to  Ger- 
many, where  he  remained  until  his  eighteenth  year,  devoting  much  of  that  time 
to  study  in  the  public  schools.  At  the  age  of  fourteen,  however,  he  put  aside 
his  text-books  and  learned  the  confectionery  business.  In  his  eighteenth  year  he 
returned  to  America  with  his  father,  who  purchased  a  farm  in  Scott  county, 
Missouri,  and  Edward  Schiwitz  then  worked  in  the  fields  for  one  year.  He  did 
not  find  agricultural  pursuits  congenial,  however,  and  felt  that  his  labors  would 
be  hampered  in  a  rural  community  so  that  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  sought  em- 
ployment in  the  lines  in  which  he  had  been  reared.  He  worked  at  the  baker's 
trade  in  various  establishments  and  at  one  time  engaged  in  business  on  his  own 
account. 

Subsequently  Mr.  Schiwitz  formed  a  partnership  with  Herman  Flebbe  ami 
opened  a  flour  and  baker}'  supply  store  on  Broadway,  where  they  also  conducted 
a  grocery  department.  After  remaining  at  the  first  location  for  about  five  3'ears 
they  removed  to  Seventh  and  Poplar  streets  and  admitted  William  Pamperin  to 
a  partnership.  On  the  12th  of  July,  1887,  Mr.  Schiwitz  was  elected  secretary  of 
the  company.  The  business  was  in  that  year  reorganized  under  the  name  of 
the  Flebbe-Schiwitz-Pamperin  Flour.  Grocer  &  Commission  Company,  successors 
to  Flebbe  &  Company.  Since  that  time  the  present  name  of  the  Western  Candy 
&  Bakers  Supply  Company  has  been  assumed  and  the  growth  of  the  business 


320  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

has  made  this  name  well  known  in  trade  circles.  A  large  volume  of  business  is 
annually  transacted  over  their  counters  and  not  a  little  of  this  is  attributed  to  the 
efforts  and  business  discennnent  of  Edward  Schiwitz.  He  never  waits,  Micaw- 
ber-like,  for  something  to  turn  up  but  makes  the  opportunity  where  none  pre- 
sents itself  and  realizes  that  "there  is  no  royal  road  to  wealth." 

In  St.  Louis,  June  17,  1876,  Mr.  Schiwitz  was  united  in  marriage  to  Aliss 
Anna  Lintz,  and  they  became  parents  of  eleven  children,  eight  of  whom  are  yet 
living:  August,  a  mechanic;  Anna,  the  wife  of  Edward  McDonnell;  Ida;  Clara; 
Charles,  who  has  been  a  student  in  a  business  college ;  Dolly,  who  is  attending 
high  school ;  Louise  and  Edna,  also  in  school.  Mr.  Schiwitz  embraces  every  op- 
portunity to  add  to  the  comfort  and  happiness  of  his  family  and  has  provided 
for  them  a  pleasant  and  attractive  home  at  No.  2808  Victor  street. 

He  has  been  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Turnverein  and  also  of  the  Caron- 
delet  Singing  Club.  He  has  also  belonged  to  some  gun  clubs  and  has  been  very 
fond  of  hunting  and  other  outdoor  sports  and  athletic  exercises.  In  him  are 
combined  the  perseverance  and  determination  of  the  German  race  with  the  pro- 
gressiveness  and  the  alertness  of  the  American  people,  the  one  being  due  to  in- 
heritance and  the  other  to  environment  and  the  combination  thus  formed  con- 
stitutes Mr.  Schiwitz  a  successful  factor  in  the  business  life  of  his  adopted  city. 


PHILIP   BOND  FOUKE. 

Philip  Bond  Fouke  at  the  age  of  thirty-seven  is  too  young  a  man  to  give  his 
final  contribution  to  the  history  of  St.  Louis.  So  far  he  has  accomplished  two 
things  of  permanent  value  in  the  business  growth  of  the  city.  The  first  is  the 
building  up  of  the  wholesale  fur  business  of  Funsten  Brothers  &  Company,  of 
which  he  is  the  president.  The  second  is  that  he  has  been  directly  the  means 
of  making  St.  Louis  the  largest  primary  fur  market  in  the  world. 

The  most  obvious  personal  cjuality  that  he  brought  to  this  work  and  that 
made  him  successful  in  it  was  perhaps  first  of  all  his  indomitable  will.  He 
showed  rare  judgment  and  originality  which  revolutionized  his  branch  of  trade 
and  set  a  high  standard  for  others  to  follow.  The  driving  competition  that  is  in 
every  business  he  had  to  meet,  which  he  did  and  overcame.  Though  a  young 
man,  he  has  for  many  years  been  the  most  prominent  figure  and  dominant  force 
in  the  wholesale  fur  trade  of  St.  Louis. 

His  working  knowledge  of  every  department  of  his  business  is  due  to  start- 
ing at  the  bottom  of  the  ladder.  He  received  his  education  in  the  south  and  in 
the  public  schools,  but  the  death  of  his  parents  at  this  time  put  an  end  to  his 
plans  for  a  college  training.  He  started  at  Funsten  Brothers  &  Company  as  an 
office  boy.  Like  other  successful  men  he  has  worked  his  way  up  to  the  head 
of  the  firm  and  held  almost  every  position  in  the  business  from  office  boy  to 
president. 

Though  the  house  of  Funsten  Brothers  &  Company  was  established  in  1881, 
its  fur  business  was  of  but  little  importance  until  Mr.  Fouke  assumed  its  man- 
agement in  1894.  From  that  time  on  it  grew  rapidly  and  today  he  has  the  sat- 
isfaction of  knowing  that  he  has,  by  his  own  efforts  and  organization,  built  up 
the  largest  business  of  its  kind  in  the  world. 

The  same  judgment  and  foresight  that  made  him  realize  the  possibilities  that 
lay  in  the  building  up  of  a  big  fur  business  gave  him  the  impetus  to  make  St. 
Louis  take  the  leading  place  it  should  have  among  the  fur  markets.  He  has 
always  been  as  zealous  in  working  for  the  advancement  and  interests  of  St. 
Louis  as  he  has  for  his  own  business.  The  furs  from  the  central  and  southern 
states  until  about  ten  years  ago  were  the  only  furs  that  were  marketed  in  St. 
Louis.     But  Mr.  Fouke  had  the  courage,  in  spite  of  opposition  from  everv  side, 


p.  B.  FOUKE 


21— VOL.    III. 


322  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

to  undertake  to  have  northern  furs  marketed  here  from  the  northern  states,  in- 
cluding the  great  fur-bearing  sections  of  Canada  and  Alaska.  This  move  was 
successful  beyond  all  expectations.  His  was  a  master  stroke  that  turned  mil- 
lions of  dollars'  worth  of  business  to  St.  Louis  that  formerly  went  to  other  cities. 

Mr.  Fouke's  ability  to  fight  in  the  business  world  comes  from  a  line  of 
soldiers  and  lawyers  on  both  sides  of  the  family.  His  grandfather  was  Colonel 
P.  B.  Fouke,  a  vigorous  soldier,  lawyer  and  statesman  of  the  days  of  General 
Grant.  His  mother  was  of  the  stock  of  Spanish  nobles  and  Confederate  sea 
captains.  In  April,  1906,  Mr.  Fouke  married  Miss  Mabel  Virginia  Riddle,  the 
daughter  of  Truman  P.  Riddle  and  Eliza  Robbins  Riddle.  In  politics  he  is  a 
republican.  He  is  a  member  and  trustee  of  the  Pilgrim  Congregational  church, 
a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  of  the  Tuscan  Lodge,  and  a  member  of  the  Glen 
Echo  Country  Club  and  of  the  St.  Louis  Club. 

While  his  career  has  been  preeminently  that  of  a  successful  business  man, 
his  success  has  not  been  won  through  the  exclusion  of  all  other  outside  interests, 
allowing  no  time  for  friendships,  social  pleasures  or  intellectual  or  moral  prog- 
ress. He  has  always  regarded  these  as  much  an  object  of  his  duty  and  his  op- 
portunity as  his  business,  and,  while  he  has  won  prosperity,  it  has  never  been 
at  the  sacrifice  of  other  interests  which  gain  for  a  man  the  genuine  respect  of 
his  fellowmen. 

MERRITT  HUTTON  MARSHALL,  JR. 

Merritt  Hutton  Marshall,  Jr.,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Keyes  &  Mar- 
shall Brothers  Livery  Company,  was  born  July  21,  1864,  in  St.  Louis  county. 
His  father,  Merritt  H.  Marshall,  Sr.,  came  to  Missouri  from  Philadelphia  in  1849. 
He  was  identified  with  building  operations  until  1864,  when  he  crossed  the  plains 
to  Montana  and  engaged  in  mining  in  the  northwest  until  1881.  He  wedded 
Mary  C.  Sutton,  the  eldest  daughter  of  James  C.  Sutton,  one  of  the  pioneer  resi- 
dents of  St.  Louis  county. 

Merritt  H.  Marshall  pursued  his  education  in  the  district  and  city  schools 
and  in  1883  went  to  Kansas  City,  where  he  engaged  in  the  real-estate  and  abstract 
business.  In  the  succeeding  fall  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in 
the  livery  business  with  his  brother,  J.  D.  Marshall,  and  in  1900  the  J.  D.  Mar- 
shall Livery  Company  was  merged  with  the  interests  of  S.  P.  Keyes  of  the  Keyes 
&  Watkins  Livery  Company,  forming  the  Keyes  &  Marshall  Brothers  Livery  Com- 
pany, one  of  the  largest  concerns  of  its  kind  in  the  west.  Of  this  company  Merritt 
H.  Marshall  became  secretary  and  treasurer  and  has  so  continued  to  the  present 
time,  his  executive  force  and  business  ability  proving  valued  factors  in  the  success 
of  the  business  in  which  he  is  now  a  partner. 


HENRY  W.  RENKEL. 

Henry  W.  Renkel  is  associated  with  business  interests  of  the  city  as  the 
treasurer  of  the  Anchor  Hay  &  Grain  Company.  This  enterprise  is  of  long 
standing  here  and  its  extensive  patronage  and  high  reputation  is  in  great  measure 
due  to  the  persistent  efforts  and  business  acumen  of  Mr.  Renkel.  He  was  born 
in  Marthasville,  Missouri,  August  31,  1872,  a  son  of  Henry  Renkel,  a  native  of 
Hesse-Darmstadt,  Germany,  who  came  to  the  new  world  when  he  was  a  young 
man  and  passed  away  in  1888.    The  mother  was  Charlotte  L.  (Hunze)  Renkel. 

In  the  public  schools  of  New  Melle,  Missouri,  Mr.  Renkel  was  enrolled  as 
a  pupil  and  remained  there  for  four  years,  and  when  twelve  years  of  age  went 
to  St.  Louis,  where  he  attended  Jefferson  school,  on  Ninth  and  Carr  streets,  for 
about  one  year.     Leaving  St.  Louis  he  removed  to  Napoleon,  Missouri,  where 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  323 

he  spent  two  years  in  the  puljHc  schooL  Returning  to  this  city  he  took  up  a 
course  of  telegraphy,  and  in  si.x  months  became  a  proficient  operator.  Securing 
a  position  with  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company  as  a  telegrapher  he  re- 
mained with  them  until  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age,  when  he  engaged  as  a 
bookkeeper  for  the  Anchor  Flour  &  Feed  Company  located  at  Twenty-second 
and  Franklin  avenue.  Later  the  name  of  this  firm  was  changed  to  the  Anchor 
Hay  &  Grain  Company.  Mr.  Renkel  was  not  only  an  expert  accountant,  accu- 
rately keeping  the  books  of  the  firm,  but  also  displayed  wide  familiarity  with  busi- 
ness transactions  and  took  a  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  company.  Being 
of  an  aggressive  spirit  he  was  always  anxious  to  effect  progress  in  whatever  he 
was  engaged  and  was  restless  unless  he  could  detect  elements  of  growth.  This 
disposition  especially  qualified  him  as  a  business  man  and  enabled  him  to  con- 
tribute much  toward  the  prosperity  of  the  enterprise.  His  sterling  qualities  and 
keen  business  judgment,  together  with  his  successful  management  of  affairs,  soon 
enhanced  his  value  in  the  eyes  of  the  members  of  the  firm,  and  when  in  1897 
the  company  removed  its  quarters  to  2135  Morgan  street,  Mr.  Renkel  was  made 
treasurer  of  the  firm.  He  is  a  hard  worker,  straightforward  in  all  his  transactions 
and  in  his  present  position  stands  high  in  the  financial  circles  of  the  city. 

On  May  16,  1895,  he  wedded  Miss  Emelie  Dewser,  of  St.  Louis  county, 
Missouri.  They  had  three  children:  George;  Roger;  Henry  William,  who  is 
thirteen  years  of  age ;  and  Harry  Louis,  who  is  deceased.  Mr.  Renkel  is  faith- 
ful in  the  performance  of  his  religious  obligations  and  is  a  member  of  Grace 
English  Lutheran  church,  at  Garrison  and  St.  Louis  avenues.  He  is  not  affiliated 
with  any  fraternal  or  social  organizations,  and  in  politics  gives  his  support  to  the 
republican  part}^ 


JAMES  LOUIS  MINNIS. 

James  Louis  Minnis,  general  solicitor  of  the  Wabash  Railroad  Company, 
general  counsel  of  the  Pacific  Express  Company  and  with  high  repute  in  pro- 
fessional circles  as  a  corporation  lawyer,  was  born  November  6,  1866,  in  Carroll 
county,  Missouri,  his  parents  being  Thomas  W.  and  Emeline  (Templeman) 
Minnis.  At  the  usual  age  he  entered  the  public  schools,  which  he  attended  until 
he  became  a  student  in  the  William  Jewell  College,  where  he  spent  three  years, 
leaving  that  institution  in  1885.  His  law  studies  were  pursued  with  James  F. 
Graham,  of  Carrollton,  Missouri,  as  his  preceptor,  and  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  at  Carrollton  in  December,  1887.  He  then  began  the  practice  of  law  in  his 
native  city,  where  he  continued  until  November,  1904,  when,  seeking  a  broader 
field  of  labor,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  here  entered  upon  general  practice.  On 
the  1st  of  April,  1906,  he  was  appointed  general  attorney  of  the  Wabash  Railroad 
Company  and  on  the  6th  of  January,  1907,  received  appointment  of  general  counsel 
of  the  Pacific  Express  Company.  On  the  31st  of  October,  1907,  he  was  appointed 
general  solicitor  of  the  Wabash  Railroad  Company  and  still  retains  the  last  two 
named  connections.  His  attention  has  largely  been  given  to  railroad  and  corpora- 
tion law  and  he  has  taken  part  in  much  of  the  important  litigation  that  has 
entered  the  local  courts  since  he  became  a  citizen  of  St.  Louis.  Conscientious  and 
thorough  in  research  he  rapidly  scans  the  entire  field  of  any  controversy  with 
which  he  becomes  professionally  involved  and  his  associates  at  the  bar  concur  in 
the  statement  that  he  marshals  authorities  and  precedents  with  remarkable  skill 
and  shrewdness.  In  speech  he  presents  arguments  clearly  and  with  most  effective 
arrangement,  giving  due  regard  to  accumulative  force  and  efi'ect  and  reasons 
with  consummate  logic,  arriving  unequivocally  at  conclusions  which  are  inevitable 
and  incontrovertible. 

The  official  positions  which  Mr.  Minnis  has  filled  have  been  in  connection 
with  the  execution  or  framing  of  the  laws.  On  the  6th  of  November,  18S8,  he 
was  elected  prosecuting  attornev  of  Carrollton  for  a  term  of  two  years  and  in 


324  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

November,  1895,  was  elected  representative  for  Carroll  county  in  the  general 
assembly  for  a  term  of  two  years.  His  political  allegiance  has  been  given  un- 
swervingly to  the  republican  party  and  he  was  elected  a  delegate  from  the  second 
congressional  district  of  Missouri  to  the  national  republican  convention  in  1896. 
He  was  also  elected  a  delegate  at  large  from  Missouri  to  the  national  convention 
of  1900.  He  served  for  many  years  as  chairman  of  the  republican  central  com- 
mittee of  Carroll  county  and  was  for  many  years  a  member  of  the  republican 
state  committee,  but  while  keeping  in  close  touch  with  the  important  issues  of  the 
day  he  has  ceased  to  be  a  working  factor  in  the  ranks  of  the  party  because  of  the 
demands  made  upon  his  time  and  attention  professionally. 

Mr.  Minnis  was  married  at  Carlisle,  Kentucky,  to  Miss  Martha  A.  Standley, 
and  they  have  three  sons  and  a  daughter,  Milton  S.,  Marie  Louise,  James  L.  and 
Wells  Blodgett.  Mr.  Minnis  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  University  Clubs 
here  and  is  well  known  in  the  city  and  state.  He  has  been  and  is  distinctively 
a  man  of  affairs  and  one  who  has  wielded  a  wide  influence.  A  strong  mentality, 
an  invincible  courage  and  a  most  determined  individuality  have  so  entered  into 
his  make-up  as  to  render  him  a  natural  leader  of  men  and  a  director  of  opinion. 


GEORGE  KNIGHT  BUDD. 

George  Knight  Budd,  who  at  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  Septem- 
ber 24,  1875,  was  spoken  of  as  the  foremost  financier,  citizen  and  churchman  of 
St.  Louis,  left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  in  many  ways  upon  the  public  life 
of  this  city.  He  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  February  2,  1802,  a  son  of  George 
and  Susan  (Britton)  Budd,  both  of  whom  were  of  English  lineage,  while  their 
ancestors  of  a  closer  period  were  residents  of  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania. 
In  early  life  George  K.  Budd  followed  the  sea  and  visited  many  Mediterranean 
and  South  American  ports  and  also  the  British  Indies,  sailing  as  supercargo  on 
trading  vessels  owned  by  Henry  Pratt,  who  at  that  time  was  one  of  the  famous 
merchants  of  Philadelphia.  He  came  to  the  west  for  the  first  time  in  the  fall 
of  1835  and  quickly  recognized  the  trend  of  the  times  and  the  opportunities 
here  offered.  So  pleased  was  he  with  this  section  of  the  country  that  in  1836 
he  brought  his  family  to  St.  Louis  and  was  thereafter  identified  with  the  sub- 
stantial growth  and  improvement  of  the  city.  He  brought  with  him  a  stock 
of  merchandise  and  for  three  years  devoted  his  energies  to  business  of  that  char- 
acter, prospering  as  the  months  passed.  He  afterward  became  identified  with 
banking  interests,  forming  a  partnership  with  Andrew  Park,  under  the  firm  style 
of  Budd  &  Park,  and  opening  one  of  the  first  financial  institutions  of  the  city. 
From  the  beginning  the  bank  proved  a  successsful  undertaking  and  with  the 
growth  of  the  city  enjoyed  a  constantly  increasing  patronage.  His  name  was 
ever  an  honored  one  on  commercial  paper  and  his  business  probity  stood  as  an 
unquestioned  fact  in  his  career. 

While  his  labors  brought  him  well  merited  success  and  gained  him  place  with 
the  prominent  residents  of  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Budd  also  did  much  important  public 
service,  being  first  chosen  to  office  in  1846,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  city 
council.  While  serving  in  that  body  he  left  the  impress  of  his  progressive  ideas 
upon  the  enactment  affecting  the  municipal  welfare.  The  ability  which  he  had 
displayed  in  financial  circles  led  to  his  selection  in  1850  for  the  office  of  city 
comptroller  under  Mayor  Kennett,  but  before  the  close  of  the  term  he  resigned 
to  become  one  of  the  publishers  of  the  St.  Louis  Intelligencer.  His  associates 
were  J.  B.  Crockett,  who  afterward  became  one  of  the  judges  of  the  supreme 
court  of  California ;  and  E.  A.  Lewis,  who  was  subsequently  one  of  the  supreme 
court  judges  of  this  state.  Mr.  Budd  continued  aa  an  active  factor  in  the  publi- 
cation of  the  paper  for  three  years,  and  when  he  withdrew  received  from  the 


GEORGE  KXIGirr  BUDD 


326  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

employes  of  the  house  a  handsome  silver  service  as  a  token  of  their  high  regard 
for  him.  Throughout  his  entire  Hfe  in  all  of  his  business  connections  his  rela- 
tions with  his  emplo3'es  and  his  associates  were  always  of  a  most  pleasant  char- 
acter, for  he  considered  an  employe  as  an  individual  and  not  as  a  part  of  a  great 
machine  that  was  in  operation  for  the  purpose  of  turning  out  a  fortune  for  him. 

While  a  member  of  the  city  council  Mr.  Budd  represented  the  third  ward. 
He  was  instrumental  in  securing  the  passage  of  an  act  authorizing  the  purchase 
of  Washington  Square,  which  was  the  first  step  toward  developing  the  present 
park  system  of  the  city.  At  the  same  time  a  portion  of  this  square  is  being 
used  for  other  purposes,  as  it  includes  the  site  of  the  City  Hall.  He  was  instru- 
mental in  establishing  a  number  of  the  large  institutions  of  St.  Louis  and  was 
also  financial  editor  of  the  Democrat.  During  the  Civil  war  he  was  agent  for 
the  banking  house  of  Jay  Cooke  &  Company  and  sold  a  large  number  of  the 
five-twenty  bonds  of  the  United  States.  He  also  purchased  many  government 
securities  for  the  New  York  financier.  His  connection  with  many  afliairs  kept 
him  almost  continually  in  some  public  relation  of  this  character.  From  1864 
until  1868  he  again  served  as  city  comptroller.  On  all  matters  of  finance  and 
investment  his  judgment  was  regarded  as  thoroughly  sound  and  thus  he  was 
instrumental  in  bringing  eastern  capital  into  the  west.  He  was  also  one  of  the 
founders  of  the  Boatmen's  Savings  Bank,  of  which  he  became  a  director,  and 
he  likewise  organized  the  Real  Estate  Institution  and  became  its  first  president, 
continuing  in  that  capacity  until  the  year  prior  to  his  death,  when,  on  account 
of  ill  health,  he  was  forced  to  resign.  He  drafted  a  bill  to  extend  city  water- 
works, creating  a  number  of  water-works  commissioners  and  became  its  first 
president.  All  of  his  public  service  was  the  result  of  a  singleness  of  purpose 
growing  out  of  his  earnest  desire  for  the  welfare  and  progress  of  the  city  and 
country  at  large. 

Mr.  Budd  was  married  to  Miss  Rebecca  Neff  Patterson,  of  Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania,  and  unto  them  were  born  the  following  children :  Marcia  D., 
Charles  P.,  Helen  W.,  Wayman  Crow,  and  Mrs.  Belle  N.  B.  Wade,  to  whom 
we  are  indebted  for  the  information  concerning  her  honored  father.  Mr.  Budd 
was  a  member  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  St.  Louis  for  forty  years 
and  became  an  elder  therein  in  1838.  He  was  continuously  active  and  pro- 
gressive in  the  church  w.ork,  doing  all  in  his  power  to  promote  its  growth  and 
extend  its  influence.  He  was  also  a  generous  donor  to  its  support,  and  his  charity 
was  manifest  as  well  in  the  assistance  which  he  gave  to  the  poor  and  needy. 
While  he  prospered,  he  realized  that  there  were  many  things  infinitely  prefer- 
able to  wealth,  fame  or  position.  He  regarded  as  of  much  more  value  his  own  self 
respect  and  the  confidence  and  good  will  of  his  fellowmen.  He  merited  and  en- 
joyed their  regard  in  an  enviable  degree  and  well  deserves  mention  in  this  volume 
for  in  the  middle  of  the  nineteenth  century  he  was  for  almost  forty  years  a 
prominent  figure  in  the  life  and  activity  of  St.  Louis. 


AUGUST  C.  STIFEL. 


August  C.  Stifel,  who  passed  away  April  28,  1895,  was  well  known  in  the 
best  German  circles  of  St.  Louis,  where  for  many  years  he  was  connected  with  its 
business  interests.  He  was  a  son  of  Christian  and  Fredericka  Stifel  and  had 
two  sisters,  Mrs.  Emma  Buesching  and  Louisa  Stifel.  In  the  years  of  his  resi- 
dence in  St.  Louis,  August  C.  Stifel  was  associated  with  various  commercial 
affairs.  For  twenty  years  he  conducted  a  successful  and  extensive  business  as 
a  dealer  in  stoves  and  also  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  metallic  wreaths,  like 
natural  flowers,  which  because  of  their  beautiful  design  were  well  fitted  for 
cemetery  use.     He  was  moreover  a  director  of  the  International  Bank  and  in  all 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY.  327 

business  affairs  displayed  sound  judgment  and  marked  enterprise,  bringing  him 
into  important  relation  with  business  affairs.  In  all  that  he  undertook  he  was 
very  successful,  for  he  formed  his  plans  readily  and  was  determined  in  their 
execution.  Moreover,  he  possessed  tireless  energy,  keen  perception  and  a  genius 
for  devising  the  right  thing  at  the  right  time,  joined  to  everyday  common  sense. 
In  all  of  his  transactions  he  was  straightforward  and  thus  he  came  to  be  known 
for  his  business  reliability  as  well  as  enterprise. 

Mr.  Stifel  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Emma  Springer,  a  daughter  of 
Henry  Springer,  who  came  to  St.  Louis  at  an  early  date  from  Germany,  his 
native  land.  Here  he  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  the  butcher  business  and 
was  very  successful  in  his  undertaking.  Aside  from  his  business  affairs  he  was 
active  in  various  matters  pertaining  to  the  growth  and  progress  of  St.  Louis 
and  his  cooperation  could  always  be  depended  upon  to  further  progressive  public 
interests.  He  died  May  15,  1898.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Marie 
Fifer,  was  also  a  native  of  Germany.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stifel  was  born  but 
one  child,  Walter,  now  deceased.  Mrs.  Stifel  has  two  sisters,  Mrs.  Mary  Seim 
and  Mrs.  Amelia  Winkelmeyer,  both  of  St.  Louis. 

Mrs.  Stifel  has  continuously  made  her  home  in  this  state  since  her  husband's 
death  and  is  widely  known  here  among  the  prominent  German  families  of  this 
city.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stifel  resided  at  No.  2917  Lafayette  avenue.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  also  belonged  to  the  Turner  Society  and 
the  Liederkranz  Club.  When  Mr.  Stifel  was  called  to  his  final  rest  he  was 
greatly  mourned  by  all  who  knew  him,  for  he  had  a  wide  acquaintance  and  his 
opinions  and  his  friendship  were  valued  very  highly.  At  all  times  he  held 
friendship  inviolable  and  could  be  depended  upon  at  any  time  to  serve  the  interests 
of  his  friends  and  his  family.  Capable  of  taking  a  calm  survey  of  life,  he  cor- 
rectly judged  its  opportunities  and  its  purposes  and  the  qualities  of  manhood 
which  he  displayed  were  ever  such  as  gained  for  him  the  respect  of  those  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact. 


WILLIAM  EDGAR  MORGAN. 

William  Edgar  Morgan,  vice  president  of  the  Ely  &  Walker  Dry  Goods 
Company,  has  worked  up  step  by  step  since  he  became  connected  with  the  house 
in  1879  ^"d  the  intervening  years  have  chronicled  his  advancement  as  the  result 
of  his  expanding  powers  and  constantly  increasing  capability.  Born  in  Mon- 
mouthshire, England,  July  3,  1854,  of  the  marriage  of  Solomon  D.  and  Jane 
Morgan,  he  obtained  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  England  and  became 
an  apprentice  to  the  David  jMorgan  Dry  Goods  Company  at  Glamorganshire, 
Wales,  in  1869.  On  the  expiration  of  his  five  years'  term  of  indenture  he  went 
to  London,  where  he  was  employed  by  the  dry  goods  firm  of  Spencer,  Turner  & 
Boldero  from  1874  until  1877.  In  the  latter  year  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  and  for 
two  years  thereafter  occupied  the  position  of  buyer  for  Owen  Jones  of  New 
York  city. 

His  residence  in  St.  Louis  dates  from  1879  and  after  a  short  time  in  the 
emplov  of  Burns  &  Eckstein  he  became  connected  wdth  the  house  of  Ely,  Janis 
&  Company,  predecessors  of  the  Ely  &  Walker  Dry  Goods  Company.  His  con- 
nection therewith  has  been  continuous  and,  advancing  through  various  positions, 
he  has  become  vice  president  of  what  is  today  the  largest  wholesale  dry-goods 
house  in  St.  Louis.  There  is  no  record  which  the  American  citizen  holds  in 
greater  respect  and  honor  than  that  of  the  man  who  by  his  inherent  force  of 
character  so  uses  his  native  powers  and  acquired  ability  that  he  makes  his  way 
beyond  a  limited  boundary  into  the  fields  of  almost  limitless  scope  and  opportunity. 
Moreover,  investigation  into  the  career  of  Mr.  Morgan  shows  that  his  record  is 


328  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

such  as  any  man  might  be  proud  to  possess,  for  it  has  been  a  rule  of  his  business 
career  from  the  outset  to  keep  every  engagement  and  meet  every  obhgation.  He 
has  also  displayed  much  of  the  spirit  of  the  initiative  in  originating  new  plans 
and  promoting  the  interests  of  the  house  along  original  and  progressive  lines. 

Mr.  Morgan's  activity  for  commercial  development  in  St.  Louis  has  been 
manifest  in  his  active  cooperation  with  the  Business  Men's  League  and  he  is  also 
a  member  of  the  ]\Iercantile  and  Normandie  Clubs,  and  finds  recreation  in  indulg- 
ing his  love  of  golf. 


RICHARD  T.  SHELTON. 

Richard  T.  Shelton,  secretary  of  the  White,  Branch,  Shelton  Hat  Company 
of  St.  Louis,  one  of  the  largest  enterprises  of  this  kind  in  the  entire  country,  was 
born  July  7,  1871,  at  the  home  of  his  maternal  grandfather,  at  Oakdale,  Pettis 
county,  Missouri,  whose  farm,  at  that  time,  was  the  largest  and  best  equipped  in 
the  state.  Extended  mention  of  his  father,  Theodore  Shelton,  is  made  on  another 
page  of  this  volume.  The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afforded  Richard  T.  Shelton 
his  early  educational  privileges  and  later  he  attended  Smith  Academy  of  this  city 
before  entering  Princeton  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  in  1893. 

Returning  to  St.  Louis,  Richard  T.  Shelton  joined  his  father  in  the  hat  busi- 
ness in  September,  1893,  entering  the  employ  of  the  house  in  the  stock  room,  and 
passing  through  all  departments  by  reason  of  successive  promotions,  that  have 
been  the  recognition  of  his  ability,  skill  and  trustworthiness.  He  is  now  the  secre- 
tary of  the  company,  in  which  connection  he  is  contributing  to  the  success  of  the 
house,  which  is  today  one  of  the  most  extensive  enterprises  of  this  class  in 
America,  exceeded  in  the  volume  of  its  trade  only  by  New  York  houses.  He  is  also 
a  director  and  the  president  of  the  Misval  Realty  Company,  a  director  of  the 
Mortgage  Guarantee  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Fire 
Insurance  Company. 

On  the  26th  of  April,  1899,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Shelton  was  married  to  Miss 
Eloise  Douglass,  a  daughter  of  John  H.  Douglass,  who  was  well  known  in  lumber 
circles  in  this  city  and  was  descended  from  ancestry  represented  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war.  Her  mother  was,  in  her  maidenhood,  Caroline  Durfee,  a  native 
of  Marion,  Ohio.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shelton  have  one  daughter,  Caroline.  Mr. 
Shelton  belongs  to  the  Princeton  Club  of  New  York.  He  was  popular  and 
prominent  in  his  college  days,  serving  as  university  treasurer  during  his  senior 
year.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution  and  the 
Society  of  Colonial  Wars  and,  in  the  club  life  of  St.  Louis,  is  well  known,  hold- 
ing membership  with  the  Mercantile,  University,  Racquet  and  Normandie  Golf 
clubs. 


JUDGE  GEORGE  COLLIER  HITCHCOCK. 

Hon.  George  Collier  Hitchcock,  an  able  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  was 
born  in  this  city  December  28,  1867,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Mary  (Collier)  Hitch- 
cock. It  has  been  said  that  there  is  no  more  difficult  position  in  which  a  man 
can  be  placed  than  when  he  stands  in  the  shadow  of  the  colossal  dead  and  is 
judged,  not  upon  his  own  merits,  but  through  comparison  with  the  traits  of  an 
honored  and  distinguished  ancestry.  While  Mr.  Hitchcock's  father  was  one 
of  the  eminent  jurists  of  the  nation,  his  own  strength  of  character  and  ability 
has  been  such  as  to  enable  him  to  win  distinction  despite  comparisons,  for  he  has 
chosen  as  his  life  work  a  field  of  labor  wherein  advancement  must  depend  solely 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  329 

upon  individual  merit  and  ability.  He  was  educated  at  Smith  -Academy  in  St. 
Louis,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  from  1880  until  1882,  while  through  the  suc- 
ceeding four  years  he  attended  St.  Paul's  School  at  Concord,  New  Hampshire, 
and  in  1886  entered  Yale  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1890.  The  following  year  he  attended  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School,  and  from  1891  until  1893  was  a  student  in  the  Harvard  Law  School. 

Admitted  to  the  Missouri  bar  in  February,  1894,  George  C.  Hitchcock  is 
recognized  as  an  able  lawyer  and  his  thorough  preparation  of  cases  precedes  his 
forceful  presentation  of  his  cause  in  the  courts.  On  the  4th  of  August,  1908, 
he  was  one  of  three  lawyers  nominated  on  the  republican  ticket  for  the  office  of 
circuit  judge  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  and  on  the  3d  of  November  following  was 
elected  for  a  term  of  six  years  beginning  January  i,  1909.  He  is  therefore  pre- 
siding at  the  present  time  over  the  circuit  court  of  the  city  and  has  already  in 
his  judicial  service  given  evidence  of  the  fact  that  the  trust  of  his  fellow  citizens 
was  well  placed.  Judge  Hitchcock  is  also  well  known  for  his  activity  and  the 
ability  which  he  has  displayed  in  other  fields  of  labor.  In  various  other  public 
offices  he  has  given  proof  of  his  loyalty  to  the  trust  reposed  in  him.  He  served 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  commissioners  on  charitable  institutions  in  St.  Louis 
from  1896  until  1900;  was  assistant  United  States  attorney  from  1899  until 
April  I,  1902;  and  was  elected  November  8,  1904,  a  member  of  the  city  council, 
serving  until  April,  1907,  during  which  time  he  acted  as  chairman  of  the  ways  and 
means  committee.  His  political  allegiance  has  always  been  given  to  the  republican 
party,  and  his  endorsement  and  advocacy  of  its  principles  have  constituted  ele- 
ments in  its  success  in  this  city. 

On  the  I2th  of  February,  1901,  Mr.  Hitchcock  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Elizabeth  L.  Fiske  and  they  now  have  two  daughters,  Annie  Wilson  and 
Mary  Collier,  and  one  son,  Henry,  who  are  with  them  in  the  family  residence  at 
5103  McPherson  avenue.  Mr.  Hitchcock  is  a  member  of  various  social  and  edu- 
cational organizations.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Academy  of  Science,  the 
Civic  League,  the  Loyal  Legion,  the  American  Bar  Association  and  the  St.  Louis 
and  ]\Iissouri  State  Bar  Associations.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  board  of 
trustees  of  the  Missouri  Botanical  Garden  Clubs,  and  belongs  to  the  University 
Club  of  New  York  city,  while  in  St.  Louis  his  membership  relations  extend  to 
the  Noonday,  University,  Country,  and  Florissant  Valley  Clubs.  These  associa- 
tions indicate  much  of  the  nature  of  his  interests  and  recreation,  which  liave  always 
been  along  lines  of  intellectual  progress  and  expansion. 


ISAAC  H.  CADWALLADER,  M.D. 

Dr.  Isaac  H.  Cadwallader,  who  since  1900  has  been  physician  in  charge  of 
the  Missouri  Baptist  Sanitarium,  and  in  his  practice  has  made  a  specialty  of 
gynecology,  is  numbered  among  the  citizens  that  Ohio  has  furnished  to  St. 
Louis.  His  birth  occurred  in  Warren  county,  that  state,  August  29,  1850,  his 
parents  being  Dr.  John  T.  and  Rachel  (Farquhar)  Cadwallader,  who  removed 
with  their  family  to  Illinois  so  that  Isaac  H.  Cadwallader  pursued  his  early  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  Lincoln,  Illinois.  He  afterwards  attended  the 
Lincoln  University,  finishing  his  course  there  in  1868. 

His  father  having  been  a  medical  man,  numbering  among  his  ancestors  in 
both  lines  of  his  house  many  physicians  and  surgeons,  some  of  whom  achieved 
marked  distinction  in  their  profession,  it  was  but  natural  that  he  should  incline 
toward  the  medical  profession  in  choosing  his  life  work.  From  his  early  years  all 
his  aspirations  were  in  that  direction,  a  predisposition  he  may  be  said  to  have  in- 
herited from  his  father,  while  from  his  mother,  a  woman  of  rare  force  of  character, 
yet  withal  gentle,  unassuming,  self-sacrificing,  ever  seeking  the  welfare  of  others 
rather  than  her  own — from  her  he  received  as  a  precious  heritage  those  ideals 


DR.  I.  II.  CADWALLADER 


MRS.  I.  H.  CADWALLADEK 


332  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

which  have  characterized  and  dominated  his  Hfe  and  which  should  be  the  pecuUar 
endowment  of  all  who  aspire  to  that  noblest  of  professions,  whose  guerdon  is 
humanity  and  whose  watchwords  are  loyalty,  service  and  sacrifice.  After  years 
of  study — including  a  course  in  pharmacy — in  preparation  for  the  onerous  duties 
of  the  profession,  he  was  graduated  from  the  Rush  Medical  College  in  1875, 
the  degree  of  M.  D.  being  then  conferred  upon  him. 

The  same  year  Dr.  Cadwallader  located  for  practice  in  St.  Louis,  where  he 
continued  as  a  general  practitioner  until  1900,  his  ability  becoming  widely  recog- 
nized during  that  period,  while  his  skill  and  his  loyalty  to  his  patients  had  won  him 
a  large  clientele  and  an  enviable  reputation.  In  1891  he  became  a  member  of 
the  medical  staff  of  the  Missouri  Baptist  Sanitarium,  and,  as  such,  his  worth  as 
a  hospital  man  was  so  recognized  that  in  1901  he  was  appointed  to  his  present 
position  as  physician  in  charge  of  that  institution.  As  its  name  implies,  the  sani- 
tarium is  owned  by  the  Baptists  of  the  state  and  is  located  in  one  of  the  healthiest 
residence  portions  of  St.  Louis.  The  buildings  are  large  and  commodious  brick 
structures,  standing  in  the  midst  of  a  tract  of  ground  of  about  three  acres,  adorned 
by  beautiful  flowers  and  shade  trees.  Its  location  is  ideal,  its  success  has  been 
phenomenal  and  today  it  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  very  best  institutions  of  its 
kind  in  the  country.  Its  staff  of  physicians  and  surgeons  is  unsurpassed  any- 
where. When  Dr.  Cadwallader  was  made  physician  in  charge  of  the  institution, 
his  wife  was  made  superintendent,  and  to  their  joint  eft'orts  the  success  of  the 
work  is  largely  attributable.  Much  charitable  work  is  being  carried  on  through 
the  institution  and  there  is  also  a  nurses'  training  school  maintained.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Cadwallader  now  have  the  work  of  the  institution  thoroughly  systematized  and 
there  is  no  better  ec^uipped  sanitarium  in  St.  Louis.  In  an  article  in  a  magazine 
called  the  New  York  Health  Report,  attention  was  attracted  to  the  well  known 
Missouri  Baptist  Sanitarium  as  "an  institution  second  to  none  of  its  kind  in  this 
country,  where  high  quality  in  such  institutions  is  readily  conceded  by  the  medical 
profession  of  the  entire  civilized  world.  From  whatsoever  viewpoint  we  consider 
it,  the  establishment  in  question  is  entitled  to  foremost  rank,  and  a  consideration 
of  its  essential  features  will  demonstrate  good  reason  for  singling  it  out  from 
among  similar  establishments  in  St.  Louis. 

"Primarily,  the  selection  of  a  location  for  this  institution  indicates  note- 
worthy judgment,  for  while  wisely  situated  sufficiently  near  leading  car  lines 
to  be  readily  accessible,  it  is  located  far  enough  away  from  the  hurly-burly  of 
downtown  to  escape  the  dust,  noise  and  confusion  accompanying  the  daily  trafific 
and  business  turmoil  naturally  incident  to  a  large  city.  Moreover,  its  environment 
is  of  a  healthful  character,  and  this  fact,  in  connection  with  most  excellent  ad- 
vantages of  drainage  and  readability  to  ventilation,  gives  the  Missouri  Baptist 
Sanitarium  decided  sanitary  features  not  often  found. 

"In  point  of  equipment  this  sanitarium  deserves  unqualified  praise,  for  few 
of  the  magnificently  endowed  hospitals  found  in  the  eastern  states  are  as  thor- 
oughly prepared  in  this  respect,  and  we  know  of  none  in  our  own  city  of  New 
York  that  has  more  promptly  availed  itself  of  modern  hospital  equipment  or 
demonstrates  greater  zeal  in  securing  for  its  use  the  auxiliaries  for  treatment 
offered  in  the  steady  progress  of  advanced  surgical  knowledge  and  evolution  in 
the  field  of  medicine.  Every  authentic  appliance  recognized  by  the  leaders  of  the 
master-march  of  curative  science  is  made  use  of;  every  commendable  feature  is 
utilized,  and  keeping,  as  it  does,  in  close  touch  with  the  advancement  of  the  science 
of  medicine,  nothing  for  the  benefit  or  the  convenience  of  its  clientele  is  over 
looked ;  and  herein  is  found  one  of  the  salient  reasons  for  the  popularity  of  the 
Missouri  Baptist  Sanitarium,  both  with  the  laity  and  with  the  recognized  leaders 
in  the  medical  profession  throughout  the  state  and  even  adjacent  states. 

"Dr.  Pancoast  once  declared  that  the  physician  oft'ered  one-third  and  the 
nurse  offered  two-thirds  toward  the  recovery  of  the  patient,  and  conceding  the 


334  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

truth  of  this  statement,  there  is  but  small  cause  for  wonder  at  the  remarkably 
successful  record  of  this  sanitarium,  the  nursing  alTorded  is  such  as  to  exact 
praise  from  every  physician  familiar  with  the  routine  work  of  the  corps  of  trained 
and  intelligent  nurses  connected  with  this  institution.  With  neither  space  nor 
inclination  for  personal  eulogium,  we  cannot  but  mention  the  recognized  skill 
and  high  personal  worth  of  the  physician  in  charge  and  the  earnest,  conscientious 
efforts  of  the  superintendent  that  have  aided  so  materially  in  placing  this  estab- 
lishment in  the  high  position  this  institution  occupies.  These  are  some  of  the 
essential  features  that  help  to  make  it  a  leader  among  its  kind  and  entitle  it  to  the 
unreserved  editorial  endorsement  of  the  New  York  Health  Reports." 

In  his  professional  duties  Dr.  Cadwallader  makes  a  specialty  of  gynecology 
and  obstetrics  and  has  done  important  work  in  that  connection,  being  regarded 
as  one  whose  ability  in  these  lines  is  pronounced  and  exceptional.  He  belongs 
to  the  St.  Louis  J\Iedical  Society,  Missouri  State  Medical  Association  and  the 
American  Medical  Association  and  thus  keeps  in  touch  with  the  advanced  thought 
of  the  profession.  Aside  from  his  connection  with  the  institution  and  his  prac- 
tice, he  is  interested  in  several  well  known  financial  enterprises,  but  these  are 
kept  in  the  background,  as  his  profession  ever  comes  first. 

Dr.  Cadwallader  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  1896  to  Miss  Ella  C.  Brown, 
who  has  not  only  been  in  many  respects  a  model  wife,  but  is  also  a  partner  in 
her  husband's  work,  being  superintendent  of  the  hospital,  and  to  her  labors  its 
success  is  largely  due.  The  institution  enjoys  a  large  patronage,  and  when  the 
new  buildings  have  been  completed  for  which  they  are  now  planning,  it  will 
excel  any  similar  institution.  Mrs.  Cadwallader  is  noted  for  her  executive  ability 
as  well  as  her  skill  in  professional  lines,  and  is  a  woman  of  splendid  business  force 
who,  in  partnership  with  her  husband,  is  doing  a  great  work.  They  reside  at 
No.  919  North  Tayipr  avenue,  where  the  doctor  also  maintains  his  office.  They 
are  well  known,  having  many  friends  in  this  city,  and  are  members  of  the  Third 
Baptist  church.  Dr.  Cadwallader  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  (thirty- 
second  degree),  Ohio  Society,  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  the  Amateur  Ath- 
letic Association.  He  is  one  who  in  his  life  work  combines  much  of  the  spirit 
of  the  philanthropist  and  scientist. 


REV.  JAMES  J.  McCABE. 

Rev.  James  J.  McCabe,  rector  of  the  church  of  the  Sacred  Heart,  was  born 
in  Ireland  in  May,  1843,  and  was  educated  in  Christian  Brothers  College  of  St. 
Louis  prior  to  entering  St.  A^incent's  College  at  Cape  Girardeau,  ]\Iissouri.  He 
remained  in  the  latter  institution  from  1859  until  1863  and  then  further  continued 
his  studies  in  Baltimore  (Maryland)  Seminary  for  three  years.  On  the  ex- 
piration of  that  period  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  Baltimore,  July  2, 
1866,  by  Archbishop  Spaulding.  After  returning  to  St.  Louis  he  was  temporarily 
appointed  assistant  at  St.  Patrick's  parish,  which  was  during  the  period  of  the 
cholera  epidemic  here.  On  the  8th  of  September,  of  the  same  year  he  received 
his  first  regular  appointment  as  assistant  at  St.  Michael's,  St.  Louis,  where  he 
labored  for  four  and  a  half  vears.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  was  ap- 
pointed by  Archbishop  Kenrick  pastor  of  the  new  church  to  be  erected  in  honor 
of  the  Sacred  Heart.  This  was  in  March,  1871.  The  temporary  church  was 
opened  for  divine  services  on  the  28th  of  May  of  that  year  and  the  following 
year  the  congregation  purchased  the  Reservoir  JMarket  House,  in  which  a  parish 
school  was  started.  This  school  with  the  exception  of  a  very  short  time  has  been 
under  the  charge  of  the  Sisters  of  Loretto  and  the  number  of  children  in  attendance 
averages  about  one  hundred  and  seventy-five.  The  church  was  intended  as  the 
shrine  of  the  Sacred  Heart  of  St.  Louis.     On  the   nth  of  September,   1898,  a 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  335 

church  edifice  worthy  of  bearing  the  name  of  the  Shrine  of  the  Sacred  Heart 
was  erected  and  opened  for  public  worship  on  the  24th  of  June,  1903.  On  the 
nth  of  September,  1898,  the  cornerstone  of  the  new  edifice  was  hud  by  Arch- 
bishop John  J.  Kain,  who  during  his  address  announced  that  the  church  was  to 
be  the  Shrine  of  the  Sacred  Heart  in  St.  Louis  and  urged  the  people  to  increased 
love  for  the  Sacred  Heart  when  soon  they  would  have  an  edifice  worthy  of  bearing 
the  name  of  the  Shrine  of  the  Sacred  Heart.  Some  months  later  His  Grace 
blessed  the  twelve-foot  copper  statue  that  surmounts  the  dome  of  the  church  and 
most  beautifully  completes  the  same.  The  interior  is  regarded  as  the  handsomest 
and  most  unique  of  any  church  in  the  city.  The  shrine  altar,  is  said  to  be  the  most 
beautiful  this  side  of  Rome.  Father  McCabe  remains  as  pastor  and  is  doing  ex- 
cellent work  for  the  upbuilding  of  Catholicism  in  his  neighborhood.  He  is  a 
man  of  scholarly  attainments,  of  strong  purpose  and  possesses  largely  that  sympa- 
thetic interest  wliich  constitutes  so  close  a  tie  between  the  priest  and  his  parish- 
ioners. 


AUGUST  HESS. 


August  Hess,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Hanses  Coal,  Livery  &  Under- 
taking Company,  and  stockholder  in  the  Roesch  Carpet  &  Wall  Paper  Company 
started  upon  life's  journey  in  St.  Louis,  August  4,  1861,  as  a  member  of  the  family 
of  Justus  and  Elizabeth  Hess.  The  father  was  employed  at  the  Great  Western 
Planing  Mill  and  the  family  is  of  German  lineage.  August  Hess  was  a  pupil  in 
the  Humboldt  public  school  in  early  boyhood  and  afterward  attended  the  Lyon 
school,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  his  fourteenth  year.  Immediately  after 
putting  aside  his  text-books  he  secured  a  position  as  bookkeeper  with  the  Devoy 
&  Feuerborn  Coal  Company,  which  he  thus  represented  for  about  two  years.  On 
the  expiration  of  that  period  he  became  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Hanses 
Coal,  Livery  &  Undertaking  Company,  having  been  thus  officially  connected  with 
the  business  since  1893.  They  conduct  livery  and  boarding  stables  and  also  an 
undertaking  and  embalming  establishment  and  the  business  is  accorded  a  liberal 
patronage.  Extending  his  efforts  and  investments  to  other  lines,  he  became  a 
stockholder  of  the  Roesch  Carpet  &  Wall  Paper  Company,  dealers  in  carpets, 
wall  paper,  furniture,  stoves  and  other  house  furnishing  goods,  and  his  business 
interests  are  growing  in  volume  and  importance. 

On  the  20th  of  April,  1894,  in  this  city,  Mr.  Hess  was  married  to  Miss 
Anna  Frey,  a  daughter  of  Fritz  and  Anna  Frey.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hess  reside  at  No. 
3316  Halliday  avenue,  Mr.  Hess  having  erected  the  residence  and  thus  opened 
up  the  street.  He  is  an  evangelical  Protestant  in  religious  faith,  holding  member- 
ship in  the  Church  of  jesus,  of  which  the  Rev.  J.  J.  Fink  is  pastor.  His  entire 
Hfe  has  been  spent  in  this  city  and  the  improvement  of  his  opportunities  combined 
with  his  unassailable  business  integrity  has  constituted  the  source  of  prosperity 
which  has  come  to  him. 


ROLAND  W.  SWITZER. 

Roland  W.  Switzer,  as  treasurer  of  the  Fulton  Iron  Works  at  Second  and 
Carr  streets,  is  in  a  position  which  gives  him  considerable  prestige  as  a  business 
man  of  the  city.  He  is  of  an  enterprising  and  aggresive  turn,  possessing  keen  fore- 
sight and  business  discernment  and  it  has  been  through  personal  merit  that  he 
has  advanced  step  by  step  in  the  commercial  world.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
in  July,  1866,  a  son  of  Henry  R.  and  Caroline  A.  (Stockwell)  Switzer,  the  former 
of  Dublin,  Ireland,  and  the  latter  of  Cheltenham,  England.  The  Switzers  were 
descendants  of  the  family  of  that  name  who  for  many  years  have  been  prominent 


336  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

in  Dublin  as  philanthropists.  Henry  R.  Switzer  was  an  architect  and  upon  com- 
ing to  St.  Louis  established  himself  in  business,  the  prominent  structures  upon 
which  he  was  engaged  in  a  professional  way  including  St.  Xavier's  Catholic 
church.    He  reared  a  family  of  six  children. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afforded  Roland  W.  Switzer  his  early  edu- 
cation and  after  having  completed  his  studies  in  1881  he  started  out  in  business 
life  in  the  employ  of  Gregory  Stagg  &  Company,  wholesale  liquor  merchants, 
with  whom  he  remained  until  1884,  when  he  was  appointed  to  take  charge  of  the 
grain  samples  for  the  Harlow  Spencer  Company,  located  on  Main  and  Walnut 
streets.  This  position  he  retained  until  the  company  was  dissolved  in  1885  and 
in  the  latter  part  of  the  same  year  he  became  associated  with  the  Plant  Milling 
Company,  having  charge  of  the  billing  department.  For  a  period  of  five  years 
he  efficiently  served  in  this  position  and  in  1891  he  became  secretary  of  the  Fulton 
Iron  Works,  and  upon  the  reorganization  of  this  firm  in  1905  he  was  made 
treasurer. 

In  April,  1904,  Mr.  Switzer  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  with  Miss 
Stella  M.  Cook,  daughter  of  Francis  E.  Cook,  principal  of  the  Wayman  Crow 
school.  To  this  marriage  was  born  one  daughter,  Grace,  and  one  son,  Francis. 
In  politics  Mr.  Switzer  allies  himself  with  the  republican  party  and,  being  a  firm 
believer  in  the  fundamental  character  of  its  principles,  he  is  enthusiastic  over  its 
triumphs  and  uses  his  vote  and  influence  during  campaigns  in  behalf  of  the 
election  of  its  candidates.  He  is  numbered  among  the  enterprising  and  aggressive 
business  men  of  the  city  and  it  has  been  through  his  close  application  to  duty 
and  deep  interest  manifested  in  the  welfare  of  the  various  firms  with  which  he 
has  been  connected  that  he  has  been  enabled  to  rise  in  the  business  world  to  his 
present  position  of  responsibility  and  prominence.  He  resides  at  No.  4419  Morgan 
street. 


HUDSON  ELIOT  BRIDGE. 

Hudson  Eliot  Bridge,  manufacturer  and  capitalist,  who  has  been  a  dynamic 
force  in  business  circles,  his  genius  being  manifest  in  the  control  of  important 
and  complex  interests,  was  born  April  4,  1858,  in  St.  Louis,  a  son  of  Hudson  E. 
and  Helen  Augusta  (Holland)  Bridge.  His  father,  of  whom  extended  mention 
is  made  elsewhere  in  this  work,  was  long  one  of  the  leading  men  of  affairs  in 
St.  Louis  and  the  son  was  born  to  the  inheritance  of  a  good  name,  physical  and 
mental  vigor  and  the  responsibilities  resting  on  those  favored  by  fortune.  His 
youthful  days  were  passed  in  his  father's  home  in  Glendale,  Missouri,  where 
excellent  educational  advantages  were  accorded  him,  and  he  was  still  quite  young 
when  he  completed  his  academic  studies  in  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis. 
In  1876  he  entered  the  office  of  the  Bridge  Beach  IManufacturing  Company, 
where  was  managed  the  complex  and  important  interests  of  the  great  manufac- 
turing institution  founded  by  his  father.  He  at  once  became  a  factor  in  direct- 
ing this  enterprise,  for  his  father  had  died  a  year  earlier,  and  Hudson  E.  Bridge 
took  up  the  work  laid  down  by  his  parent.  He  proved  a  worthy  successor,  quickly 
grasping  the  intricacies  and  details  of  the  situation,  and  is  now  president  of  the 
corporation  which  came  into  existence  as  the  result  of  the  genius  and  enterprise 
of  Hudson  E.  Bridge,  Sr.  As  head  of  one  of  the  great  iron  industries  of  the 
country,  he  is  widely  known  to  those  identified  with  this  kind  of  activity,  and  his 
excellent  ability,  sound  judgment  and  correct  business  methods  have  won  for 
him  their  unqualified  esteem  and  admiration.  To  accumulate  a  fortune  requires 
one  kind  of  genius,  to  retain  a  fortune  already  acquired,  to  add  to  its  legitimate 
increment  and  to  make  such  use  of  it  that  its  possessor  may  derive  therefrom  the 
greatest  enjoyment  and  the  public  the  greatest  benefit,   requires  quite  another 


HUDSOX  E.  BRIDGE 


338  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

kind  of  genius.  Mr.  Bridge  belongs  to  that  younger  generation  of  business  men 
of  St.  Louis  called  upon  to  shoulder  responsibilities  differing  materially  from 
those  resting  upon  their  predecessors.  In  a  broader  field  of  enterprise  they  find 
themselves  obliged  to  deal  with  aft'airs  of  greater  magnitude  and  to  solve  more 
difficult  and  complicated  financial  and  economic  problems.  Mr.  Bridge  has  shown 
that  his  powers  are  entirely  adequate  to  the  tasks  that  have  come  to  him.  He 
imparts  to  the  interests  with  which  he  is  connected  something  of  h]s  own  force- 
ful character,  and  today  his  opini'ons  are  the  guiding  factor  in  the  continued 
successful  conduct  of  a  business  founded  in  1837.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Belle- 
fontaine  Cemetery  Association,  of  which  his  father  was  the  first  president,  but 
with  this  exception  he  is  not  officially  identified  with  any  corporation  other  than 
the  Bridge  &  Beach  Manufacturing  Company,  preferring  to  devote  his  leisure 
time  to  various  recreative  outdoor  sports. 

On  the  4th  of  February,  1885,  Mr.  Bridge  was  married  to  JMiss  Helen  Dur- 
kee,  a  daughter  of  Dwight  Durkee,  of  St.  Louis,  one  of  the  pioneer  bankers  of 
the  citv,  of  whom  mention  is  made  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  Mrs.  Bridge  is  a 
ladv  of  attractive  social  and  domestic  graces  and  is  also  well  known  as  an  artist 
of  superior  attainments,  having  in  her  palatial  home  a  perfectly  equipped  studio, 
in  which  she  devotes  much  of  her  time  to  painting  in  water  colors  and  oils,  as 
well  as  to  china  painting.  Moreover,  she  is  considered  the  leading  amateur  pho- 
tographer of  St.  Louis  and  has  a  notable  collection  of  photographs.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Bridge  have  become  the  parents  of  seven  children :  Lawrence  Durkee, 
George  I.cighton,  John  Dwight,  and  Marion,  who  are  with  their  parents  in  the 
palatial  home  at  No.  23  Westmoreland  place;  and  Helen  and  Hudson  E.,  the  first 
two  children,  and  Katherine,  the  sixth  child,  are  deceased.  Mr.  Bridge  still  re- 
tains the  ownership  of  the  ancestral  home  of  the  family  at  Walpole,  New  Hamp- 
shire, which  town  was  the  birthplace  of  both  his  father  and  mother.  The  dwelling 
in  which  his  father  lived  has  been  removed,  but  some  years  since  Mr.  Bridge 
purchased  the  grounds  on  which  it  stood  and  has  erected  thereon  a  public  library 
building,  which  he  has  fitly  named  the  Bridge  Memorial  Library.  He  and 
Mrs.  Bridge  have  also  erected  St.  John's  Episcopal  church  and  parish  house  in 
memory  of  their  children.  'He  has  also  a  large  farm  in  connection  with  his  New 
Hampshire  country  home  and  he  and  his  family  spend  several  months  each  year 
there.  Not  neglectful  of  the  duties  of  citizenship,  Mr.  Bridge  gives  earnest  sup- 
port to  the  republican  party  and  is  one  of  its  influential  members.  He  attends 
the  Episcopal  church,  and  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  the  Noonday  and  the 
Country  Clubs.  The  subjective  and  objective  forces  of  life  are  in  him  well  bal- 
anced, making  him  cognizant  of  his  own  capabilities  and  powers,  while  at  the 
same  time  he  thoroughly  understands  his  opportunities  and  his  obligations.  To 
make  his  native  talents  subserve  the  demands  which  conditions  of  society  impose 
at  the  present  time  is  the  purpose  of  his  life,  and  by  reason  of  the  mature  judg- 
ment which  characterizes  his  efforts  at  all  times,  he  stands  today  as  a  splendid 
representative  of  the  prominent  manufacturer  and  capitalist  to  whom  business  is 
but  one  phase  of  existence  and  does  not  exclude  his  active  participation  in  and 
support  of  the  other  vital  interests  which  go  to  make  up  human  existence. 


EMIL  FRANCIS  BECKER,  D.D.S. 

The  life  historv  of  Dr.  Emil  Francis  Becker  stands  in  contradistinction  to 
the  old  adage  that  a  prophet  is  never  without  honor  save  in  his  own  country. 
for  in  the  section  of  the  city  where  he  was  reared  and  where  he  was  most  widely 
know  Dr.  Becker  has  built  up  an  extensive  and  growing  practice.  He  was  born 
December  30,  1874,  in  St.  Louis,  a  son  of  Francis  P.  and  Kathrina  (Herbert) 
Becker.     The  father,  for  some  vears  a  general  contractor,  is  now  living  retired 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  339 

but  in  former  da^s  did  a  large  amount  of  work  for  the  city,  especially  in  developing 
and  expanding  the  splendid  sewer  system,  for  which  St.  Louis  is  noted.  lie 
came  to  this  city  sixty-four  years  ago  from  Cologne,  Germany,  where  his  parents 
were  well-to-do  people.  They  died,  however,  during  his  youth  and  he  came  to 
the  United  States  with  his  cousin,  Professor  August  Becker,  a  noted  artist,  with 
whom  he  made  his  home  until  he  was  able  to  enter  the  business  world  for  himself. 

Dr.  Becker  was  educated  in  the  public  schools,  completing  the  course  in  the 
Central  high  school,  after  which  he  entered  the  dental  department  of  Washington 
University  and  was  graduated  with  high  honors  in  the  class  of  1892.  He  im- 
mediately took  up  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  in  the  southern  part  of 
the  city  and  here  he  has  gained  an  extensive  patronage.  He  was  first  located  at 
No.  2205  Shenandoah  street  but  after  several  years  his  practice  grew  to  such  pro- 
portions that  he  sought  larger  and  more  convenient  quarters.  As  he  has  prospered 
he  has  made  judicious  investments  in  real  estate,  increasing  his  holdings  from  time 
to  time  as  favorable  opportunity  has  offered. 

On  the  22d  of  (Dctober,  1898,  Dr.  Becker  was  married  to  Miss  Olga  O. 
Oeters,  a  daughter  of  Fred  Oeters,  one  of  the  old  settlers  of  this  city.  Dr.  and 
Mrs.  Becker  now  have  a  son,  Roland,  eight  years  of  age,  who  is  now  in  the  third 
grade  in  the  Charles  school.  In  politics  Dr.  Becker  is  a  republican,  regarding 
the  planks  in  the  party  platform  as  essential  forces  in  good  government.  He  is 
in  sympathy  with  the  Protestant  religion  and  he  belongs  to  the  South  St.  Louis 
Turners  Society.  Well  educated  in  his  profession,  his  skill  and  ability  bring  him 
into  important  professional  relations.  As  he  finds  leisure  he  indulges  in  outdoor 
amusements  and  sports,  being  especially  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing.  In  manner 
pleasant  and  genial  and  an  interesting  conversationalist,  he  stands  as  a  high  type 
of  the  American  gentleman,  his  good  qualities  winning  him  appreciation  from  all 
with  whom  he  comes  in  contact. 


FREDERICK  B.  DRESCHER,  ]\I.D. 

Dr.  Frederick  B.  Drescher,  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  medicine  in 
St.  Louis,  his  native  city,  was  born  September  4,  1861.  His  father,  Gustave 
William  Drescher,  was  a  native  of  Altenburg,  Germany,  and  came  to  St.  Louis 
about  the  year  1849.  He  was  one  of  the  leading  pioneer  wagon  manufacturers 
here,  conducting  a  business  on  Eighth  street,  between  Franklin  avenue  and  Wash 
street.  After  representing  industrial  interests  here  for  a  number  of  years  during 
which  substantial  benefits  accrued  from  his  labors  and  capable  management,  he 
retired  in  1868  to  enjov  a  well  earned  rest.  His  wife,  who  born  the  maiden  name 
of  Ernestine  Hirschfeld,  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1844  when  twelve  years  of  age. 
The  family  is  thus  an  old  one  of  the  city  and  Dr.  Drescher  has  spent  his  entire 
life  here. 

A  German  school  which  stood  at  the  corner  of  Tenth  street  and  Franklin 
avenue  accorded  Dr.  Drescher  his  early  educational  privileges  and  after  the  re- 
moval of  the  family  to  O'Fallon,  Illinois,  he  became  a  public  school  student  there. 
In  1876  and  1877  he  attended  Washington  University  at  the  intersection  of 
Eighteenth  street  and  Washington  avenue  and  subsequently  matriculated  in  the 
St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy  where  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1882. 
This  course  has  proved  of  the  utmost  value  to  him  in  his  later  professional  career 
as  a  medical  practitioner.  He  also  attended  the  Missouri  iMedical  College  until 
he  had  completed  the  course  with  the  graduating  class  of  1884  and  then  became 
an  active  follower  of  the  profession. 

On  the  25th  of  that  year  Dr.  Drescher  located  for  practice  in  Lebanon. 
Illinois,  but  left  there  after  about  three  months  to  accept  a  hospital  position  under 
Dr.  Outten  in  the  Wabash  Railroad  Hospital,  at  Danville,  Illinois.  He  remained 
at  that  point  for  about  ten  months  and  added  to  his  college  theoretical  training  the 


340  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

broad  and  varied  experience  which  comes  in  hospital  practice.  Dr.  Drescher 
then  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  on  the  7th  of  May,  1885,  opened  an  office  at  No. 
3921  South  Broadway.  He  built  a  house  across  the  street  from  his  first  location 
at  No.  3924  South  Broadway  in  1888,  occupying  that  residence  until  April,  1906, 
when  he  removed  to  No.  2124  South  Grand  avenue.  He  has  recently  erected  a 
new  residence  at  Broadway  and  Stansbury  street.  He  was  in  full  charge  of  the 
medical  department  of  the  Alexian  Brothers  Hospital  of  St.  Louis  from  November 
29,  1887,  until  December  15,  1890,  when  he  resigned  in  order  to  give  his  entire 
attention  to  the  demands  of  a  growing  private  practice.  He  belongs  to  the  St. 
Louis  Medical  Society  and  his  strict  conformity  to  a  high  standard  of  professional 
ethics  has  gained  for  him  the  unqualified  regard  of  his  professional  brethren. 

Dr.  Drescher  was  married  June  21,  1893,  to  Miss  Ida  E.  Schade,  of  St.  Louis, 
who  died  May  25,  1906. 


CHARLES  HENRY  NIEKAMP. 

Charles  Henry  Niekamp,  president  of  the  Beck  &  Corbitt  Iron  Company, 
has  for  thirty-six  years  been  a  factor  in  the  conduct  and  control  of  iron  manu- 
facturing interests  in  St.  Louis,  and  throughout  this  period  has  sustained  a  repu- 
tation for  unflagging  industry  and  unfaltering  commercial  integrity.  Moreover, 
his  keen  insight  into  business  situations,  enabling  him  to  coordinate  forces  and 
produce  the  best  possible  results,  has  been  one  of  the  strong  features  of  his  suc- 
cess. A  native  of  Osnabruck,  Hanover,  Germany,  Mr.  Niekamp  was  born  March 
31,  185 1,  and  when  but  three  years  of  age  was  brought  to  America  by  his  parents, 
Casper  Hand  and  Catherine  (Lammert)  Niekamp,  who  established  their  home 
in  St.  Louis,  so  that  the  son  pursued  his  education  in  a  German  parochial  school 
of  this  city.  In  April,  1873,  when  twenty-two  years  of  age,  he  began  business 
as  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  A.  Burman  &  Company,  as  a  manufacturer  and  re- 
cutter  of  files,  having  served  an  apprenticeship  of  four  years  and  a  half  in  learn- 
ing the  trade  of  file  cutting  with  the  firm  of  Smith  &  Burman.  Four  years  later 
a  change  in  partnership  led  to  the  adoption  of  the  firm  style  of  Niekamp  &  Baker, 
and  in  June,  1891,  the  business  was  incorporated  imder  the  name  of  the  Globe 
File  &  Hardware  Company.  In  the  intervening  years  the  business  had  been  de- 
veloped along  substantial  lines,  the  well  formulated  plans  and  keen  discernment 
of  Mr.  Niekamp  contributing  in  no  inconsiderable  measure  to  the  success  which 
attended  the  enterprise.  On  the  25th  of  February,  1895,  the  name  was  again 
changed,  becoming  the  Globe  File  &  Iron  Company,  and  on  the  ist  of  January, 
1901,  the  business  was  consolidated  with  that  of  the  Beck  &  Corbitt  Iron  Com- 
pany and  has  since  been  continued  under  that  name,  with  offices  at  No.  1240 
North  Main  street.  The  present  officers  of  the  company  are :  Charles  Henry 
Niekamp,  president ;  Charles  Semple,  vice-president ;  William  L.  Niekamp,  sec- 
retary ;  and  George  Kleinschmidt.  treasurer.  For  thirty-six  years  connected  with 
this  business,  Mr.  Niekamp  has  been  a  most  important  factor  in  its  continuous 
growth  and  expansion.  He  has  also  extended  his  efforts  into  other  fields  and  is 
a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Screw  Company  and  a  stockholder  of  the  Embree- 
McLain  Carriage  Company.  He  has  closely  studied  these  particular  lines,  to- 
gether with  the  iron  trade  and  all  subsidiary  interests,  and  few  men  are  as  well 
qualified  to  speak  with  authority  upon  any  branch  of  the  business  as  is  Mr. 
Niekamp. 

On  the  1 2th  of  May,  1874,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Charles  Henry  Nie- 
kamp to  Miss  Sophia  Miller.  L^nto  them  were  born  nine  children :  Charles  O. 
and  Mary  G.,  both  deceased ;  William  L. ;  Laura  C. ;  Gertrude  M.,  deceased ;  Mrs. 
Nellie  M.  Cathen :  Blanch,  who  has  also  passed  away ;  Frances ;  and  George  H. 
Having  lost  his  first  wife,  Mr.  Niekamp  was  married,  September  11,  1894,  to 
Miss  Margaret  Popp,  and  the  children  of  this  union  are  Charles  A.,  Margaret 


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342  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

H.,  and  Robert.  Preferring  suburban  to  city  life,  Mr.  Niekamp  maintains  his 
home  at  Jennings  Station.  He  is  fond  of  a  good  horse  and  the  pleasures  to  be 
obtained  with  the  automobile.  In  politics  he  is  a  stalwart  republican,  believing 
that  the  fundamental  principles  of  the  party  will  best  conserve  the  public  good, 
vet  he  is  without  desire  for  office.  He  is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mason  and  a  member 
of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club.  His  interests  therefore  have  never  narrowed 
down  to  business,  but  touch  the  general  interests  of  society,  and  he  has  remained 
an  interested  observer  of  and  often  an  active  cooperant  in  those  measures  which 
are  factors  in  general  improvement  and. advancement.  He  is  quick  and  decisive 
in  his  methods,  keenly  alive  to  any  business  proposition  and  its  possibilities,  and 
finds  that  pleasure  in  the  solution  of  a  difficult  business  problem  without  which 
there  can  be  no  real  success,  as  otherwise  there  is  indicated  a  lack  of  that-  intense 
interest  which  must  be  the  foundation  of  all  progress  in  commercial  and  indus- 
trial lines.  Through  his  own  efforts  he  has  made  substantial  advancement,  and 
everything  points  to  his  continued  success  in  the  field  of  labor  in  which  he  is 
operating. 


JULIUS   J.   PETERSEN. 

On  the  roll  of  successful  business  men  appears  the  name  of  Julius  J.  Peter- 
sen, treasurer  of  the  Julius  Petersen  Commission  Company.  He  was  born  in 
St.  Louis  July  5,  1877,  ^  son  of  Julius  Petersen,  Sr.,  who  was  the  organizer  of 
the  business  of  which  his  son  is  now  the  chief  executive  officer.  He  came  to  this 
country  in  1864  from  Flensburg,  Germany,  and  at  once  established  his  home 
in  St.  Louis,  where  he  reared  his  family.  His  son  and  namesake  was  a  pupil 
in  the  parochial  schools  and  afterward  received  private  instruction,  preparing 
him  for  matriculation  in  the  St.  Louis  University,  in  1892.  Two  years  were 
spent  in  study  there,  after  which  he  entered  the  St.  Francis  College,  remaining 
until  his  graduation  on  the  completion  of  the  regular  course. 

His  school  days  terminated,  Mr.  Petersen  faced  the  business  world  and, 
recognizing  that  the  sources  of  one's  power  lie  within  himself,  he  determined 
that  his  capability  and  persistent  effort  should  secure  him  advancement.  As  a 
clerk  in  the  office  of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company  he  made  his  preliminary 
step  in  the  business  world,  and  for  six  years  represented  that  house  in  diiYerent 
positions,  his  efficient  service  recommending  him  for  promotions  from  time  to 
time.  He  was  afterward  employed  by  B.  Barutio,  a  commission  merchant,  with 
whom  he  remained  for  two  years  as  a  salesman.  In  1901  he  joined  his  father 
in  business  and  was  elected  treasurer  of  the  company,  which  has  an  extensive 
commission  business  that  indicates,  in  its  success,  the  wise  control  and  syste- 
matic methods  of  its  conduct. 

Mr.  Petersen  was  married  on  February  20,  1909,  to  Miss  Isabelle  M.  Goess- 
ling,  of  St.  Louis,  a  daughter  of  August  Goessling.  Mr.  Petersen  is  well  known 
in  local  athletic  circles,  belonging  to  several  athletic  societies  and  to  the  Missouri 
Athletic  Club.  Fie  is  yet  a  young  man,  but  the  virile  strength  which  he  has 
exhibited  in  his  business  life  promises  well  for  larger  success  in  the  future. 


CHARLES  JOHN  SANDBERG. 

Charles  John  Sandberg,  who  at  his  death  left  an  honored  name  because  of 
the  straightforward  and  reliable  methods  he  had  ever  followed  in  business,  was 
born  in  St.  Louis,  March  19,  1864,  his  life  record  covering  the  intervening  years 
to  March  23,  1908,  when  he  was  called  to  the  home  beyond.  His  parents  were 
John   and   Mary  Ann    (Loeffel)    Sandberg,  both   of   Memphis,  Tennessee.     The 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  343 

father  served  a.s  a  Confederate  soldier  in  the  Civil  war.  The  son  received  his 
education  in  the  Catholic  schools  of  Memphis,  which  he  attended  to  the  age  of 
fourteen  years,  when  his  father  died  and  he  had  to  start  out  in  business  life  on 
his  own  account.  From  that  time  forward  he  was  dependent  upon  his  own 
resources,  and  his  character  development,  as  well  as  his  success,  made  him  a 
man  whom  to  know  was  to  respect  and  honor. 

In  1878  Mr.  Sandberg  came  to  St.  Louis  where  he  entered  the  employ  of 
his  uncle,  William  Loeffel,  but  being  anxious  to  learn  the  blacksmithing  and 
wagon  making  trade  he  left  his  uncle's  service  and  was  employed  by  the  Petten 
and  Kluegle  Buggy  Manufacturing  Company.  There  he  remained  for  four  years, 
becoming  an  expert  workman,  after  which  he  plied  his  trade  for  a  few  vears  in 
the  employ  of  various  houses.  In  1888  he  went  to  Brownsville,  Missouri,  where 
he  remained  for  a  year  in  the  employ  of  Carmack  &  Caten,  blacksmiths  and  gen- 
eral repairers.  He  then  returned  to  St.  Louis,  and  for  three  years  was  employed 
at  the  iron  works  of  Christ  Simpson.  He  was  afterward  with  Mr.  Shurck,  then 
engaged  in  architectural  and  structural  iron  manufacturing.  ]\Ir.  Sandberg  be- 
coming an  active  factor  in  the  promotion  and  growth  of  the  concern.  He  re- 
mained with  Mr.  Shurck  for  four  years,  after  which  he  started  a  business  in 
partnership  with  a  Mr.  Anderson.  The  business  was  prosperously  continued  for 
five  years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  Mr.  Sandberg  sold  his  interest  to  his  partner 
and  began  an  independent  venture,  establishing  the  Excelsior  Iron  Works,  of 
which  he  was  proprietor  until  his  death.  He  was  an  honest,  straightforward 
business  man,  known  among  the  builders  of  the  city  for  his  thorough  reliability, 
his  clear  headedness  and  his  enterprise  in  business  connections. 

On  the  20th  of  September,  1887,  Mr.  Sandberg  was  married,  in  St.  Louis,  to 
Miss  Clara  Krause,  a  daughter  of  Ernst  and  Julia  (Heauschen)  Krause,  who 
came  to  America  from  Germany  in  early  life.  Air.  and  Mrs.  Sandberg  were 
parents  of  three  sons :  Roy,  employed  by  the  Byron  Barbers'  Supply  Company ; 
Willmer,  employed  by  the  Emerson  Electric  Company ;  and  Arver,  a  student. 

Mr.  Sandberg  gave  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  but  was 
never  an  aspirant  for  office.  He  held  membership  in  the  Grace  Lutheran  church 
and  was  well  known  as  a  leading  sportsman,  belonging  to  the  Black  Jack  Hunting 
and  Fishing  Club  and  the  Dammern  Hunting  and  Fishing  Club.  He  was  also  the 
builder  of  the  Etna  Shooting  Clubhouse,  which  was  located  just  beyond  the  west- 
ern limits  of  the  city.  He  passed  away  in  his  forty-fourth  year.  It  seemed  that 
he  should  have  been  accorded  many  more  years  in  which  to  round  out  an  active, 
busy  and  useful  life.  His  death  was  the  occasion  of  deep  and  widespread  regret, 
for  his  business  colleagues  and  associates  found  him  enterprising  and  dependable, 
and  his  friends  recognized  in  him  a  man  of  social  nature  and  genial  disposition, 
always  courteous  and  kindly  in  spirit,  readily  recognizing  the  rights  of  others. 


PATRICK   B.   LITTLE. 

The  law  of  nature  for  man  is  that  of  progression  or  retrogression.  There 
is  no  neutral  ground  on  which  he  may  stand — he  must  either  advance  or  fall  be- 
hind and,  realizing  this  fact,  Patrick  B,  Little  put  forth  his  energies  to  keep 
abreast  in  the  onward  march.  Thus  the  passing  years  chronicled  his  success 
until  he  became  well  known  as  a  prominent  representative  of  the  hardwood 
lumber  business  in  St.  Louis. 

He  was  born  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  November  i,  1850.  and  after  being  gradu- 
ated with  honor  from  the  high  school  of  that  city  engaged  as  bookkeeper  with  the 
firm  of  J.  Jonas  &  Company,  dealers  in  hides  and  wool,  from  1868  until  1875. 
The  following  year  was  devoted  to  the  grain  business  and  in  1878  he  removed  to 
St.  Louis,  where  he  joined  ^^'illiam  Burd  in  organizing  the  lirm  of  Burd  &  Little, 
manufacturers  of  glue   and  curled  hair.      Subsequently  thev   sold  out   to   the   D, 


344  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Webster  King  Glue  Company  and  in  1886  the  firm  of  Smith,  Jameson  &  Little 
was  organized  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  a  hardwood  lumber  business.  After 
a  brief  period,  however,  Mr.  Little  withdrew  and  started  an  independent  busi- 
ness venture  under  the  name  of  the  Little  Lumber  Company  at  No.  100  Soulard 
street,  where  he  built  up  a  large  and  successful  hardwood  lumber  business  with 
extensive  mills  at  Blytheville,  Arkansas,  manufacturing  all  kinds  of  hardwood 
lumber  for  building  purposes. 

Mr.  Little  was  married  in  this  city,  in  1881,  to  Joanna  Fletcher,  a  native  of 
St.  Louis  and  a  daughter  of  John  Fletcher,  who  came  from  Ireland  when  twelve 
years  of  age.  He  was  engaged  in  the  grain  business  for  a  time,  later  owning 
ferry  boats  at  Carondelet,  but  eventually  sold  out  to  Brown  &  Company.  Sub- 
sequently he  went  to  Mexico,  where  he  spent  his  last  days,  dying  in  1880.  Flis 
wife  was  Ann  (Comfort)  Fletcher  and  to  them  were  born  five  children,  of  whom 
four  are  living:  William:  Mrs.  Little;  Miss  Brie  Fletcher;  Annie,  now  Mrs. 
Frederick  Harris ;  and  Patrick.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Little  were  born  eight 
children:  Edward  S..  who  attended  Yale  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1904  and 
is  now  president  of  the  Little  Lumber  Company;  John  J.,  also  educated  at  Yale; 
Gladys  M. ;  Josephine  ;  Walter  ;  Ruth  ;  Mary  ;  and  Alice. 

The  husband  and  father  died  April  2,  1906.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Cath- 
olic church  and  belonged  to  the  Mercantile  and  St.  Louis  Clubs.  He  was  al- 
ways active  in  citv  afifairs,  gave  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party 
and  aided  in  many  progressive  municipal  movements.  He  was  devoted  to  his 
home  and  family  and,  while  loyal  in  citizenship  and  faithful  in  friendship,  the 
best  traits  of  his  character  were  reserved  for  his  own  fireside. 


FREDERICK  G.  NIEDRIXGHAUS. 

The  public,  knowing  of  Frederick  G.  Niedringhaus  as  a  prominent  political 
leader  and  a  most  successful  manufacturer,  little  realize  that  he  started  in  the 
business  world  in  America  at  a  salary  of  four  dollars  per  week.  His  is  a  splen- 
did example  of  the  opportunties  which  in  America  lie  before  young  men  where 
efifort  is  not  hampered  by  caste  or  class,  precedent  or  custom.  A  native  of  Ger- 
many, his  life  record  began  in  Luebbecke,  in  the  province  of  Westphalia,  October 
II,  1837,  his  parents  being  Frederick  William  and  ]\Iary  Niedringhaus.  He  ac- 
quired a  good  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  province  and  in  1855,  when 
a  young  man  of  about  eighteen  years,  came  to  the  United  States.  He  had  been 
trained  to  mechanical  pursuits  in  his  father's  shop,  learning  the  business  of  glaz- 
ing, painting  and  the  tinner's  trade.  Since  the  autumn  of  1855  ^^  ^^'^^  been  a 
resident  of  St.  Louis.  More  than  a  half  centurv  has  since  passed,  and  through- 
out this  period  he  has  made  consecutive  progress  to  a  position  of  prominence 
wherein  his  labors  and  opinions  have  left  their  impress  upon  the  industrial,  finan- 
cial and  political  history  of  the  city.  He  started  here  in  the  humble  capacity  of 
a  worker  at  the  tinner's  bench,  but  he  made  it  his  purpose  to  always  save  some 
of  his  income  and  regularly  put  aside  a  dollar  and  a  half.  Si.K  months  later  his 
brother  William  joined  him  and  for  two  years  thereafter  they  were  employed  at 
the  bench  together,  but  their  careful  expenditure  and  laudable  ambition  was  each 
day  bringing  them  nearer  the  goal  for  which  they  were  striving.  Desirous  of 
establishing  a  business  of  their  own,  in  1862  they  inaugurated  the  manufacture 
of  stamped  tinware,  in  which  line  they  met  with  an  immediate  and  steadily  in- 
creasing success.  They  incorporated  the  business  in  1866  under  the  style  of  the 
St.  Louis  Stamping  Company,  of  which  Frederick  G.  Niedringhaus  has  since 
been  the  president.  They  have  constantly  enlarged  their  business  in  its  scope 
and  {jurposes  and  in  1874  invented  what  is  called  granite  ironware,  the  value  of 
which  was  soon  acknowledged  throughout  the  entire  country  as  their  product 
was  introduced  on  the  market.     Thev  established  at  Granite  City  what  grew  to 


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346  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

be  the  largest  manufactory  of  enameled  ware  in  the  country.  Extensive  rolling 
mills  were  opened  in  1881'  and  today  they  employ  about  thirty-five  hundred  peo- 
ple. Mr.  Niedringhaus  was  president  of  this  company  until  it  was  merged  with 
other  factories  in  the  National  Enameling  &  Stamping  Company,  of  which  he 
has  been  the  president  from  its  incorporation.  He  is  also  the  president  of  the 
St.  Louis  Pressed  Brick  Company  and  of  the  Granite  Realty  &  Investment 
Company;  is  vice-president  of  the  Granite  City  Gas  Company,  and  a  director  of 
the  Blaiike-Wenneker  Candy  Company.  To  Mr.  Niedringhaus  is  chiefly  due  the 
prominence  of  St.  Louis  as  the  chief  center  of  the  important  stamped  and  enam- 
eled ware  industry.  His  mammoth  business  interests  have  been  built  up  as  a 
result  of  close  application,  practical  ideas,  keen  discrimination  and  the  most  care- 
ful management. 

While  his  business  interests  have  developed  to  extensive  proportions,  Mr. 
Niedringhaus  has  yet  found  time  and  opportunity  to  support  interests  of  vital 
importance  to  the  community,  and  has  cooperated  in  many  movements  for  the 
public  good.  He  belongs  to  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  has  contributed 
largely  to  the  advancement  of  the  church  and  its  kindred  institutions.  He  is 
also  well  known  for  patriotic  citizenship  that  has  been  manifest  in  word  and 
deed.  From  the  earlv  days  of  the  republican  party  Mr.  Niedringhaus  has  been 
one  of  its  foremost  members  in  St.  Louis,  and  in  November,  1888,  he  was  elected 
to  the  fifty-first  congress  from  the  eighth  district  of  Missouri  on  the  republican 
ticket  and'became  known  in  the  legislative  halls  of  the  nation  as  a  stalwart  cham- 
pion of  protection  and  one  who  in  all  of  his  public  service  was  actuated  by  the 
utmost  fidelity  to  the  general  good.  His  legislative  labors  were  of  a  most  prac- 
tical character  and  he  ever  placed  national  interests  before  partisanship  and  the 
welfare  of  his  constituents  before  personal  aggrandizement. 

In  St.  Louis,  in  i860,  Mr.  Niedringhaus  was  married  to  Miss  Dena  Key, 
and  they  have  ten  children.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4532  Lindell  boule- 
vard. Such  in  brief  is  the  life  history  of  Frederick  G.  Niedringhaus,  who  is 
known  as  a  dependable  man  in  any  relation  and  in  any  emergency.  Llis  right 
conception  of  things  and  his  habitual  regard  for  what  is  best  in  the  exercise  of 
human  activities  are  notable  assets  in  his  career.  His  frankness  and  cordiality  of 
address  have  gained  him  many  friends,  while  his  genuine  personal  worth  has 
won  for  him  well  merited  confidence  and  trust. 


MARION  L.  J.  LAiNIBERT. 

Marion  L.  J.  Lambert  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  in  May,  1881,  a  son  of  J.  W. 
and  Lilly  (Winn)  Lambert,  the  former  the  organizer  of  the  Lambert  Pharmacal 
Company,  of  which  the  subject  of  this  review  is  now  the  vice  president.  The 
family,  of  English  lineage,  was  founded  in  Maryland  in  early  colonial  days, 
whence  a  removal  was  afterward  made  to  Alexandria,  Virginia,  where  repre- 
sentatives of  the  name  have  remained  through  several  generations.  The  subject 
of  this  review  is  a.  descendant  .of  John  Lambert,  who  was  the  commander  in 
chief  of  Cromwell's  army.  The  present  generation  of  Lambert  are  grand- 
nephews  of  Benjamin  Higden  of  Philadelphia!  who  was  a  member  of  the  Revo- 
lutionary congress  from  1777  until  1779  and  are  also  second  cousins  of  Roberdo 
Wheat,  the  commander  of  the  Louisiana  Tigers,  who  achieved  a  great  victory 
over  the  Ellsworth  Zouaves.     He  was  the  first  man  killed  during  the  Civil  war. 

Alarion  L.  J-  Lambert  pursued  his  education  in  the  private  schools  of  St. 
Louis  and  Virginia,  finishing  his  studies  in  Smith  Academy.  He  left  that  insti- 
tution in  1898  and  entered  his  father's  business  in  a  most  humble  capacity,  in 
order  that  he  might  thoroughly  acquaint  himself  with  the  enterprise  by  work- 
ing upward  through  the  various  stages  of  promotion.     His  early  service  was  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    I'UURTII    CIT'^'.  347 

a  menial  character,  such  as  botthng  goods,  sweeping,  etc.,  but  the  ability  and 
thoroughness  which  he  displayed  won  him  advancement  through  the  various 
office  positions  until  eventually  he  was  chosen  to  the  vice  presidency.  This  is 
a  successful  commercial  enterprise  with  extensive  trade  relations,  the  business 
of  the  house  reaching  a  large  figure  annually. 

Air.  Lambert  was  married  in  Richmond,  Virginia,  December  13.  1899,  to 
Miss  Florence  Parker,  a  daughter  of  D.  W.  W.  Parker,  who  died  in  Mrginia 
in  1897.  Mrs.  Lambert  was  educated  under  private  tuition.  By  this  marriage 
there  is  one  daughter,  Florence  Parker,  and  one  son,  Marion  L.  J.,  Jr.  Mr. 
Lambert  erected  their  beautiful  home  at  No.  10  Hortense  Place,  and  its  gracious 
hospitality  is  one  of  its  most  attractive  features.  Mr.  and  Airs.  Lambert  are 
members  of  St.  Peter's  Episcopal  church  and  he  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Club, 
St.  Louis  Country  Club,  the  Racc^uet  Club,  Glen  Echo,  Noonday  and  the  Mis- 
souri Athletic  Clubs  and  other  prominent  social  organizations  here.  He  exer- 
cises his  right  of  franchise  regardless  of  party  ties  and  has  never  been  a  public 
man  in  the  ordinary  sense.  Through  his  business  relations,  however,  he  has 
become  a  valued  citizen  and  has  exerted  his  influence  as  a  strong,  steady,  mov- 
ing force  in  the  social,  moral  and  commercial  advancement  of  the  community. 
His  strict  integrity  and  honorable  dealing  in  business  commend  him  to  the  con- 
fidence of  all ;  his  pleasant  manner  wins  him  friends ;  and  he  is  one  of  the  popular 
and  honored  residents  of  his  native  citv. 


RE\^  JOHN  NUGENT. 

Rev.  John  Nugent,  assistant  to  Rev.  Father  O'Rouke  in  St.  Alark's  Evangel- 
ist Catholic  church,  was  born  near  Alarysville,  California,  September  2,  1870,  a 
son  of  Maurice  and  Honoria  (Ryan)  Nugent.  The  parents  are  still  living  on  the 
old  homestead  near  the  city  of  Limerick,  Ireland.  There  are  two  sons  of  the 
family,  brothers  of  Father  John  Nugent,  who  are  residents  of  St.  Louis.  One 
of  these  is  Father  William  Nugent  who  is  at  present  assistant  pastor  of  Notre 
Dame  church  at  Wellston,  Alissouri. 

At  the  age  of  three  years  Father  John  Nugent  was  taken  by  his  parents  to 
Ireland  and  it  was  in  that  country  that  he  acquired  his  education.  He  attended 
the  National  school  near  Limerick  until  about  fourteen  years  of  age  and  after- 
ward became  a  student  in  the  classical  school  in  the  village  of  Kilterly  in  County 
Limerick,  where  he  studied  for  about  four  years.  He  next  went  to  Carlow,  where 
he  finished  his  theological  course.  He  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  on  the  21st 
of  June,  1896,  by  Bishop  Patrick  Foley,  being  the  first  to  be  ordained  by  Bishop 
Foley  of  Kildare  and  Leighlin.  In  October,  1896,  Father  Nugent  came  to  the 
United  States,  since  which  time  he  has  labored  to  advance  the  Catholic  interests 
in  St.  Louis.  He  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  of  the  St.  Roses'  Catholic  church, 
where  he  remained  for  three  years,  after  which  he  spent  about  a  year  in  Bvrnes- 
ville,  Alissouri.  He  was  then  assigned  to  duty  at  the  Church  of  the  Annunciation, 
where  he  continued  for  four  years  and  then  came  to  St.  Mark's  Evangelist 
Catholic  church  on  Page  boulevard  and  Academy  avenue,  where  he  is  still  en- 
gaged as  assistant  pastor. 


ROBERT  CLELAND. 


There  is  always  room  at  the  top :  only  the  lower  ranks  of  life  are  crowded. 
It  is  where  ability  has  not  advanced  beyond  mediocrity  that  there  is  great  com- 
petition and  a  continuous  struggle  for  place,  but  he  who  makes  his  service  of 
value  to  his  employer  will  pass  on  beyond  the  position  of  the  employed  to  that 


348  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

wlierein  he  controls  the  services  of  others.  Such  has  been  the  history  of  Robert 
Cleland,  now  the  president  of  the  New  York  Sewing  Machine  Company,  at  St. 
Louis.  He  was  born  in  London,  England,  July  13,  1868,  and  is  a  son  of  James 
Cleland,  a  farmer  of  that  land  who  died  in  Liverpool,  in  May,  1908,  at  the  age 
of  eighty-five  years.  The  family  comes  of  Scotch  ancestry  and  the  mother  of  our 
subject  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Martha  Orr,  was  a  native  of  Scotland,  a 
daughter  of  William  Orr,  a  farmer  of  that  country. 

Robert  Cleland  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  Liverpool  and 
attended  the  high  school  in  New  York  city  after  his  arrival  in  the  United  States 
when  thirteen  years  of  age.  When  his  education  was  completed  he  returned  to 
London  and  secured  a  clerkship  in  an  office  there  but,  on  the  14th  of  June,  1892, 
again  came  to  the  new  world  for  the  second  period  of  his  residence  in  England 
had  convinced  him  that  better  business  opportunities  are  to  be  obtained  this  side 
the  Atlantic.  He  made  his  way  directly  to  St.  Louis  and  here  accepted  a  position 
with  the  Singer  Sewing  Machine  Company  as  salesman,  representing  that  house 
for  about  three  and  a  half  years.  During  that  period  he  thoroughly  acquainted 
himself  with  the  trade  and  by  his  close  application  and  energy  ciualified  for  carry- 
ing on  business  on  his  own  account.  He  therefore  established  his  present  business 
in  1896  and  in  1905  incorporated  it  under  the  laws  of  the  state  of  Missouri  as  the 
New  York  Sewing  Machine  Company,  of  which  he  is  the  president.  The  business 
is  located  at  No.  12 10  Franklin  avenue  and  the  company  today  employs  thirty- 
five  men,  controlling  the  most  extensive  enterprise  of  this  character  in  St.  Louis. 
Mr.  Cleland  is  city  manager  for  the  New  Home  Sewing  ■Machine  Company  and 
handles  all  of  the  late  brands  of  sewing  machines  manufactured  in  this  country. 
He  started  in  business  with  a  capital  of  about  si.x  thousand  dollars  and  now  has 
over  si.xty-eight  thousand  dollars  out  on  paper  in  contracts.  They  do  a  job 
business  and  are  also  representatives  of  the  wholesale  and  retail  trade  in  their 
lines  and  the  business  is  constantly  growing  along  substantial  and  gratifying 
lines. 

On  the  20th  of  December,  1892,  Robert  Cleland  was  married  to  ]Miss  Mary 
Connolly,  a  native  of  Scotland  and  a  daughter  of  Hugh  Connolly,  a  farmer  of  the 
land  of  hills  and  heather.  ]\Ir.  Cleland  returned  to  that  country  for  his  bride  and 
in  June,  1893,  brought  his  young  wife  to  the  new  world.  They  have  one  child, 
Ruth,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis  and  is  now  attending  the  public  schools.  Mr. 
Cleland  is  a  Master  Mason,  interested  in  the  order,  the  craft  recognizing  in  him 
a  worthy  exemplar.  His  political  allegiance  has  been  given  to  the  republican 
party  since  he  became  an  American  citizen  and  he  belongs  to  the  Centenary 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  in  which  he  is  serving  as  one  of  the  officers.  He  has 
made  several  trips  to  Europe,  adding  thereby  to  the  general  culture  and  informa- 
tion which  he  has  obtained  in  school  and  through  his  broad  reading  and  ex- 
perience. His  business  career  is  creditably  marked  by  steady  advancement  along- 
legitimate  lines  of  trade. 


HENRY  M.  SCHISLER. 

Henry  AT.  Schisler  is  vice-president  of  the  Schisler-Corneli  Seed  Company, 
at  813-815  North  Fourth  street.  This  is  one  of  the  largest  enterprises  of  the 
kind  in  the  city  and  does  a  general  business  in  garden,  flower  and  field  seeds. 
He  was  born  in  Sappington.  St.  Louis  county.  Missouri,  July  4,  1843.  ^^  i*  of 
German  extraction,  his  grandfather,  Jacob  Schisler,  having  emigrated  to  America 
from  Germany  in  1828.  L^pon  reaching  the  new  world  he  located  in  St. 
Louis  and  for  two  years  resided  at  Second  street  and  Park  avenue.  Later  he 
bought  a  farm  which  he  began  to  cultivate  in  1830.  Here  his  son,  Michael  Schis- 
ler, father  of  our  subject,  who  was  born  in  Bavaria,  Germany,  and  when  a  lad 
was  brought  to  this  country  by  his  parents,  was  reared  and  lived  to  the  ripe  age 


350  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  seventy-five  year.s.  His  wife  was  a  native  of  Lorraine,  France.  On  the  farm 
Michael  Schisler  reared  six  sons  and  two  daughters.  The  farm  is  still  in  pos- 
session of  the  family  and  at  present  is  under  cultivation  by  his  nephew,  Philip 
G.  Schisler. 

When  a  lad  Henry  M.  Schisler  was  a  pupil  in  the  old  log  school  house  at 
Sappington,  where  he  remained  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  at  which  time  he 
began  work  on  his  father's  farm.  His  occupation  required  long  hours  and  was 
sparsely  remunerated,  receiving  but  seventy-five  cents  for  a  day  of  ten  hours — 
the  sum  allotted  to  young  men  between  the  ages  of  sixteen  and  eighteen  years. 
The  older  hands  received  eighty-five  cents  for  the  same  time.  For  many  years 
his  father,  in  addition  to  farming,  was  road  contractor  for  the  countv  and  the 
son  at  times  assisted  the  father  in  county  work,  receiving  ninety-five  cents  per 
day.  The  agricultural  pursuit  not  meeting  with  his  liking,  he  left  home  October 
4,  1864,  and  came  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  enlisted  with  the  militia  and  served 
under  Colonel  Solomon,  Company  A,  Second  Missouri  Regiment,  his  company 
being  commanded  by  Captain  Louis  Hall.  He  was  put  on  duty  guarding  gun- 
boats and  patrolling  the  city.  At  the  close  of  his  military  career  he  began  busi- 
ness with  the  firm  of  William  Koenig  &  Company,  at  207  North  Second  street, 
at  that  time  the  largest  seed  house  in  St.  Louis,  with  whom  he  continued  for 
eleven  years  in  the  capacity  of  clerk  and  general  assistant.  While  in  this  posi- 
tion he  advanced  in  business  knowledge  and  soon  won  the  reputation  of  being 
one  of  the  most  useful  and  capable  men  in  the  employ  of  the  firm.  He  took  a 
deep  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  company  and  soon  became  an  invaluable  em- 
ploye. Resigning  his  position  with  this  firm  he  went  into  business  with  the  H. 
Michel  Seed  Company,  at  107  North  Broadway,  as  junior  partner,  continuing 
four  years.  He  next  became  associated  with  the  Plant  Seed  Company,  with 
which  he  remained  for  eighteen  years.  Bv  this  time  he  had  acquired  a  w'ide 
reputation  for  his  business  ability  and  by  industry  and  economy  had  accumulated 
considerable  means.  In  1895  he  organized  the  Schisler-Corneli  Seed  Company, 
at  813-815  North  Fourth  street,  with  Ben  P.  Cornell  as  president;  H.  M.  Schis- 
ler, vice-president ;  and  Adolph  Cornell,  secretary  and  treasurer.  Since  its  or- 
ganization the  firm  has  gained  wide  popularity  and  its  business  interests  are  con- 
tinually increasing. 

Mr.  Schisler  wedded  a  sister  of  his  first  employer.  Miss  Caroline  Koenig, 
on  March  2,  1873.  Mr.  Koenig  was  born  in  Germany  and  came  to  St.  Louis 
via  New  Orleans,  in  the  year  1842,  after  having  completed  a  sea  voyage  of  six 
weeks  on  a  sailing  boat.  Their  children  are :  Edwin,  who  married  Miss  Lily 
Young:  Caroline,  who  wedded  N.  Kaercher;  Amanda,  the  wife  of  William  C. 
Essmueller ;  and  Arthur,  associated  in  business  with  his  father.  They  also  had 
one  son,  Alfred,  and  two  daughters,  named  Ida,  who  passed  away  when  quite 
young.  j\lr.  Schisler  is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mason.  In  politics  he  has  always  been 
a  republican,  and  while  he  is  interested  on  election  day  in  the  success  of  the 
candidates  of  his  party,  he  has  never  aspired  to  hold  public  office.  For  many 
years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  German  Protestant  Orphans'  Home,  at  St. 
Charles  Rock  Road,  of  which  he  is  also  a  director. 


DAVID  C.  BIGGS. 


David  C.  Biggs,  treasurer  of  the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand  Shoe  Company, 
was  born  May  2,  1866,  in  Pike  county,  Missouri.  His  father,  William  K.  Biggs, 
born  May  27,  1821,  was  a  native  of  Missouri  and  for  many  years  engaged  in 
farming  and  stock-raising,  being  thus  closely  associated  with  the  agricultural 
development  of  the  state.  He  wedded  Martha  Ann  Hawkins,  a  daughter  of 
William  G.  Hawkins,  who  was  a  Kentnckian  by  birth  and  settled  in  Pike  county, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  351 

Missouri,  in  1820.  The  paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  Wilham  Biggs, 
a  Virginian  by  birth,  who  came  to  Missouri  before  the  admission  of  the  state  into 
the  Union.  Here  he  took  up  the  work  of  tilhng  the  soil  and  as  the  years  passed 
successfully  carried  on  farming  and  stock-raising.  Thus  his  son,  William  K. 
Biggs,  was  reared  to  the  same  pursuit,  which  he  decided  to  make  his  life  work, 
following  that  vocation  continuously  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
on  the  27th  of  June,  1899. 

David  C.  Biggs  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Pike  county  and  in  a 
business  college  at  Ouincy,  Illinois.  He  remained  on  his  father's  farm  until  he 
attained  his  majority  but,  thinking  to  find  other  pursuits  more  congenial  than 
the  work  of  the  fields,  he  entered  the  bank  of  Curryville,  Missouri,  where  he 
remained  for  about  three  years.  In  189 1  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the 
IMerchants'  National  Bank,  in  which  he  filled  various  positions,  at  one  time  hav- 
ing general  supervision  of  the  transient  department.  After  the  consolidation  he 
remained  with  the  Merchants-Laclede  Bank  until  1899  and  in  the  meantime  had 
become  well  known  in  business  circles  as  a  man  of  marked  enterprise,  capability 
and  trustworthiness.  On  severing  his  connection  with  the  bank  he  became  asso- 
ciated with  the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand  Shoe  Company  as  cashier  and  credit 
man,  was  afterward  elected  assistant  treasurer  and  in  1907  was  elected  treasurer, 
which  position  he  still  fills,  being  also  a  member  of  the  directorate.  He  is  thus 
connected  with  what  is  today  one  of  the  largest  shoe  houses  of  the  city  and  his 
associates  deem  him  in  every  way  worthy  of  the  important  place  wdiich  he  occu- 
pies, knowing  that  his  determination  and  diligence  qualify  him  for  a  place  of 
large  responsibility  and  executive  control. 

On  the  4th  of  June,  1902,  Mr.  Biggs  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Ethel 
Goddard,  a  daughter  of  Major  George  H.  and  Virginia  (Hill)  Goddard.  Their 
citv  residence  is  at  No.  3134  Lucas  avenue  and  they  also  have  a  country  place  at 
Clarksville,  Missouri.  I^Ir.  Biggs  is  a  member  of  the  ^Masonic  fraternitv  and 
of  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy,  but  is 
not  a  politician  in  the  sense  of  office  seeking.  On  the  contrary  he  is  an  alert, 
enterprising  business  man,  constantly  watchful  of  opportunities  pointing  to  suc- 
cess and  neglecting  no  chance  to  improve  the  advantages  along  the  legitimate 
lines  of  trade. 


CARL  RAYMOND  GRA\\ 

Carl  Raymond  Gray  wdio,  through  successive  stages  of  promotion  in  rail- 
way circles  has  become  second  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco 
Railroad  Company,  was  born  at  Princeton,  Arkansas,  September  28,  1867.  In 
pursuing  his  education  he  entered  the  Arkansas  Industrial  LTniversity  where  he 
continued  his  studies  until  June  8,  1882,  wdien  he  left  school.  His  connection 
with  railroad  service  dates  from  March  20,  1883,  wdien  he  became  telegraph 
operator  on  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco  road  at  Rogers,  Arkansas.  He  con- 
tinued as  operator  and  agent  at  various  stations  until  Alarch  23,  1886,  when  he 
became  chief  clerk  to  the  general  western  agent  serving  until  April  19,  18S7. 
On  that  date  he  was  promoted  to  commercial  agent  and  served  until  June  30, 
1890.  He  was  then  district  freight  agent  from  the  ist  of  July,  1890,  until  ^March 
26,  1896,  and  was  division  freight  agent  from  that  date  until  the  17th  of  October, 
1897.  His  next  promotion  made  him  division  superintendent  and  he  thus  rep- 
resented the  companv  until  October  15,  1900,  after  which  he  was  superintendent 
of  transportation  until  the  7th  of  April,  1904.  At  that  date  he  became  gen- 
eral manager  and  so  served  until  November  5,  1904.  when  he  was  elected 
second  vice  ]iresident  and  general  manager,  filling  the  dual  position  until  August 
I,  1906.     Since  that  time  he  has  been  the  second  vice  president  of  the  company. 


352  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  connection  with  the  business  world  he  has 
been  with  the  St.  Louis  &  San  Francisco  Railroad  Company  and  individual 
ability  and  merit  have  been  the  chief  factors  in  his  steady  promotion  to  his 
present  position  of  trust  and  responsibility. 

On  the  6th  of  December,  1886,  at  Oswego,  Kansas,  Air.  Gray  was  married 
to  j\Iiss  Henriette  Flora,  and  they  have  three  children,  Carl  Raymond,  Russell 
Davis  and  Howard  Kramer.  Mr.  Gray  has  taken  the  degree  of  capitular  Masonry 
and  he  belongs  to  the  Alercantile,  Noonday  and  St.  Louis  Clubs.  He  is  well 
known  in  the  social  circles  of  the  city  while  his  business  advancement  has  made 
him  one  of  the  prominent  representatives  of  railroad  interests  in  the  middle  west. 


EDWARDS  WHITAKER. 

Edwards  Whitaker,  whose  business  interests  have  been  in  connection  with 
matters  of  large  public  concern  as  well  as  individual  profit,  is  now  classed  with 
the  leading  financiers  of  St.  Louis.  His  business  enterprise  has  been  a  recog- 
nized feature  in  the  substantial  growth  of  the  city  and  he  is  now  a  representative 
of  various  important  financial  and  business  interests.  A  native  of  St.  Louis,  he 
was  born  April  29,  1848,  his  parents  being  William  A.  and  Letitia  (Edwards) 
Whitaker.  The  father  died  when  the  son  was  but  five  years  of  age  and  he  was 
reared  by  his  mother,  a  ladv  of  superior  intellectual  attainment  and  force  of 
character.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  when  he  left  the  high  school  to  accept  a  position  under  Colonel  L.  S.  Met- 
calf  in  the  quartermaster's  department  of  the  United  States  army.  During  the 
last  year  of  the  Civil  war  he  served  as  shipping  clerk  in  that  department  and  thus 
gained  his  first  knowledge  of  practical  business.  It  was  an  excellent  training  school 
for  the  discipline  maintained  in  all  departments  of  the  army  constituted  the  basis 
of  his  well  known  habit  of  doing  everything  with  military  precision.  Promptness 
and  accuracy  thus  early  became  a  part  of  his  nature  and  have  constituted  a  force- 
ful feature  in  his  later  successes.  After  leaving  the  quartermaster's  department 
he  secured  a  clerkship  in  the  subtreasury  under  General  A.  G.  Edwards,  and 
continued  his  connection  with  him  bv  entering  the  brokerage  and  banking  house 
of  Edwards  &  Mathews,  the  General  being  the  senior  partner.  When  he  retired 
from  that  firm  Mr.  Whitaker  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  as  the  junior  part- 
ner under  the  firm  style  of  Mathews  &  Whitaker,  a  relation  that  was  maintained 
for  fourteen  years,  when  Mr.  Mathews  withdrew  and  the  firm  of  Whitaker  & 
Hodgman  was  then  formed,  with  Charles  Hodgman  as  the  junior  partner. 
Eventually  the  firm  became  Whitaker  &  Company,  and  has  so  continued  until 
the  present  time. 

Flis  constantly  broadening  experience  in  banking  and  brokerage  lines  has 
given  Air.  Whitaker  an  insight  into  business  life  and  conditions  that  has  enabled 
him  to  successfully  prosecute  his  efforts  in  other  fields  of  activity.  He  has  be- 
come interested  in  various  important  financial  and  corporate  institutions.  For  a 
number  of  years  he  was  president  of  the  Lindell  Railwav  Company  and  is  now 
vice  president  and  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Boatman's  Bank  ;  a  director  of  the 
St.  Louis  LTnion  Trust  Company ;  vice-president  and  director  of  the  Bell  Tele- 
phone Company ;  and  a  stockholder  in  various  other  business  concerns.  He  con- 
ducted the  negotiations  which  secured  the  terminal  property  in  St.  Louis  for  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Ouincy  Railroad  Company,  and  many  other  financial 
transactions  of  large  import  to  the  city  have  received  and  benefited  by  the 
stimulus  of  his  activity  and  sound  judgment. 

In  1874  Mr.  Whitaker  was  married  to  Miss  Sophia  Taylor,  a  daughter  of 
Thomas  M.  Taylor,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  reside  at  No.  13  Westmoreland  place, 
in  the  most  exclusive  residence  district  of  St.  Louis.     Appreciative  of  the  pleas- 


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354  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ures  of  companionship  and  friendshij),  Mr.  Whitaker's  social  nature  is  manifest  in 
his  cordial  relations  with  the  members  of  the  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  University, 
Mercantile,  Cuivre,  Commercial  and  Country  Clubs  of  the  city.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Union,  ]\Ianhattan  and  Midday  Clubs  of  New  York  city.  He 
has  no  fads  or  fancies,  makes  travel  his  chief  source  of  recreation  and  is  pre- 
eminently recognized  as  a  broad-minded  business  man,  determined  in  execution 
and  therefore  accomplishing  what  he  undertakes.  Forceful,  sagacious  and  re- 
sourceful he  is  recognized  as  one  in  the  inmost  circle  of  those  who  are  closest  to 
the  business  concerns  and  financial  interests  which  have  most  largely  conserved 
the  growth  and  progress  of  the  city. 


ALONZO  F.  BARR. 


Alonzo  F.  Barr,  superintendent  of  the  Field  station  of  the  postoffice  at  the 
corner  of  Taylor  and  Olive  streets,  was  born  in  Florisant,  Missouri,  August  24, 
1878,  and  is  a  son  of  John  P.  and  Mary  F.  (De  Salme)  Barr,  the  former  a 
native  of  Lorraine.  The  mother  was  born  in  St.  Louis  of  French  parentage, 
coming  from  the  same  province  in  which  her  husband  spent  his  youth.  He 
crossed  the  Atlantic  and  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  in  1832  and  has  resided 
in  Florisant  since  1856.  There  he  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  up  to  the 
time  of  his  retirement  about  1888.  He  still  survives  at  the  age  of  ninety  years, 
while  his  wife  is  seventy  years  of  age.  They  are  numbered  among  the  early 
residents  of  Florisant  and  St.  Louis  county  and  are  among  the  most  highly 
respected  citizens  there.  Mr.  Barr  is  one  of  the  few  survivors  of  the  war  with 
Mexico,  having  served  as  a  lieutenant  in  Company  B  of  the  Second  Artillery  of 
Missouri,  under  Colonel  Hudson.  He  participated  in  the  battles  of  Chepultepec 
and  Buena  Vista  and  is  the  proud  possessor  of  a  medal  given  him  by  the  govern- 
ment for  bravery  displayed  in  storming  the  fort  of  Chepultepec.  Almost  im- 
mediatelv  after  his  return  to  Florisant,  following  his  military  experience,  he  with 
five  other  men  and  their  families  started  for  California  in  1849,  attracted  by  the 
discovery  of  gold  on  the  Pacific  coast.  This  trip  was  made  with  oxen  and  they 
were  seven  months  in  reaching  their  destination.  The  party  experienced  con- 
siderable trouble  on  the  trip  with  the  Indians  and  Mr.  Barr  was  always  the  one 
chosen  to  make  peace  with  the  red  men,  which  he  did  by  the  free  use  of  trinkets 
and  tobacco.  By  this  means  the  party  succeeded  in  getting  through  in  safety. 
On  reaching  the  gold  fields  Mr.  Barr  found  that  more  money  was  to  be  made 
by  engaging  in  business  than  in  mining,  so  he  established  a  butchering  business 
and  during  the  two  years  which  he  spent  on  the  Pacific  coast  he  won  a  consider- 
able fortune  for  those  days.  Meat  frequently  sold  for  a  dollar  per  pound  and  the 
high  prices  enabled  him  to  put  by  considerable  money.  He  returned  to  Missouri 
in  1851  and  engaged  in  business  in  St.  Louis  until  1856,  when  he  married  and, 
as  before  stated,  removed  to  Florisant.  There  he  and  his  wife  have  since  resided, 
occupying  a  prominent  place  in  the  regard  of  those  who  know  them.  Mr.  Barr 
has  served  his  school  district  as  a  member  of  the  school  board  but  has  never  been 
prominent  in  politics.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy.  He 
and  his  wife  reared  a  familv  of  six  children  who  reached  adult  age,  while  four 
of  the  number  are  still  living:  Louise,  the  deceased  wife  of  Leon  G.  Mottin,  of 
Florisant ;  Theophile,  a  resident  of  Florisant ;  Nicholas,  living  in  St.  Louis ; 
Joseph,  of  Flagstaff,  Arizona ;  Cora,  who  has  also  passed  away ;  and  Alonzo  F., 
of  this  review. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Florisant.  Alonzo  F.  Barr  pursued  his  education  until 
he  became  a  high  school  student  and  later  took  a  classical  course  in  the  St.  Louis 
University,  being  graduated  therefrom  in  1895  with  the  degree  of  Master  of 
Arts.      After   completing   his    education   he   engaged   in   teaching   in   his    native 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  355 

village  for  five  years  and  in  1900  secured  a  position  in  the  St.  Louis  postoffice  as 
clerk  in  the  registry  department.  He  served  in  this  cajjacity  until  1905,  when  he 
was  appointed  to  his  present  position  as  superintendent  of  the  Field  station. 
Here  he  has  since  remained,  capably  administering  the  affairs  of  the  office  so  that 
he  has  the  entire  confidence  of  his  superior  officers  and  the  good  will  of  the 
general  public. 

Mr.  Barr  was  married  on  the  20th  of  June,  1906,  to  ]^Iiss  Anna  M.  Hanlon, 
of  St.  Louis,  a  daughter  of  Mathew  and  ]\Iary  (Long)  Hanlon.  Her  mother  is 
now  deceased.  Her  father  is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old  families  of  County 
Cork,  Ireland,  and  came  to  America  about  1855.  For  some  years  he  carried  on 
business  as  a  tobacco  merchant  but  is  now  retired.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Barr  was 
born  a  daughter,  Jane  Frances.  The  wife  and  mother  died  May  12.  1908,  in  the 
faith  of  the  Catholic  church  and  her  death  was  deeply  regretted  by  her  many 
friends  as  well  as  her  immediate  family.  Mr.  Barr  is  also  a  communicant  of  the 
Catholic  church  and  is  prominent  in  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  being  a  past 
grand  knight  of  the  Missouri  Council.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the 
republican  party,  for  he  has  firm  faith  in  its  principles  and  believes  that  the  best 
interests  of  good  government  will  be  conserved  through  their  adoption. 


JOHN  HUCKLENBROICH. 

Considering  the  brief  period  of  time  ^Ir.  Hucklenbroich  has  been  affiliated 
with  the  business  interests  of  the  city  he  has  been  favored  with  wonderful  prog- 
ress and  has  been  instrumental,  through  his  industry  and  shrewd  commercial  in- 
sight, in  placing  in  the  foremost  rank  the  Electro-Depositing  &  Alanufacturing 
Company,  of  which  he  has  officiated  as  vice  president  for  the  past  thirteen  years. 
He  is  a  native  of  Germany,  having  been  born  in  Rhine  province,  September  8. 
1853.  His  parents,  Geodefred  and  Katharine  Hucklenbroich.  perceiving  in  their 
son  the  elements  of  a  strong  character  manifesting  impressive  evidence  of  the 
possibilities  for  a  signal  business  life,  strained  to  the  utmost  every  energy  in  order 
to  afford  him  an  education  which  would  mature  his  latent  abilities.  However, 
their  means  were  not  adequate  to  materialize  their  noble  ambition  and  to  do  all 
they  should  have  liked  in  response  to  their  profound  interest  in  the  welfare  of  their 
boy,  so  he  was  obliged  to  be  content  with  the  little  learning  obtainable  in  the  com- 
mon schools.  Nevertheless,  the  elements  of  true  and  sturdy  manhood  were  within 
him  and  as  well  the  capacity  requisite  to  lead  him  victoriously  through  life. 
Although  not  developed  by  the  training  of  the  schools,  these  elements  were 
brought  to  the  surface  by  the  practical  experience  obtained  through  mingling  with 
the  world. 

His  father  was  a  tinner  and  sheet  iron  worker  by  trade.  Having  been  ap- 
prenticed to  the  occupation  when  a  boy,  he  became  so  profificient  as  to  be  ac- 
knowledged one  of  the  finest  mechanics  in  his  part  of  the  country.  L^pon  leav- 
ing the  common  school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  his  son  John  was  compelled 
to  serve  in  the  German  army  for  three  years.  At  the  expiration  of  that  time, 
when  seventeen  years  old.  he  became  an  apprentice  at  the  tinning  trade  under  his 
father.  In  order  to  be  recognized  as  a  journeyman  tinner  he  had  a  long  series  of 
years  of  hard  and  arduous  labor  to  which  to  look  forward.  Draftsmen  were  re- 
quired to  attain  the  utmost  proficiencv  in  order  that  they  might  be  recognized  as 
masters  by  the  craft.  To  insure  this  degree  of  workmanship  those  enlisting  as 
learners  were  kept  for  a  long  period  as  underlings.  However,  inheriting  from 
his  father  the  mechanical  turn  of  mind  and  skill  of  hand  to  excel  at  the  craft,  he 
became  an  expert  workman  before  the  expiration  of  the  term  required  to  make 
him  a  journeyman.  He  followed  the  trade  with  his  father  until  1888,  when  he 
left  his  native  land  for  St.  Louis  bv  wav  of  New  York  citv.     Being  a  skillful 


358  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

mechanic,  it  was  not  difficult  for  him  to  secure  emplo_vment,  and  he  was  engaged 
by  the  Electro-Depositing  &  Manufacturing  Company  upon  application.  Five 
years  after  landing  in  America  his  father  passed  away  in  his  native  hamlet  in 
Germany  in  1893.  Mr.  Hucklenbroich  worked  faithfully  for  the  firm,  having 
served  in  all  its  responsible  positions  until  the  year  1895,  at  which  time  he  had 
accumulated  sufficient  means  to  buy  out  the  concern,  of  which  he  is  now  the  vice 
president.  He  is  unmarried,  in  politics  a  republican  and  resides  at  No.  1875 
Madison  avenue. 


PHILIP  KOPPLIN,  JR. 

Philip  Kopplin,  Jr.,  has  been  superintendent  of  the  Missouri  Fish  Commis- 
sion for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  being  called  to  this  office  in  September, 
1883,  when  in  his  seventeenth  year.  That  he  is  competent  and  faithful  in  the 
discharge  of  his  duties  is  indicated  by  his  long  continuance  in  the  office.  He 
was  born  in  St.  Louis  June  11,  1867,  a  son  of  Philip  Kopplin,  Sr.,  now  living  re- 
tired, although  for  many  years  he  was  superintendent  of  the  Towergrove  Park 
and  Forest  Park.  He  came  from  Switzerland  in  the  year  1852,  and  at  the  time 
of  the  Civil  war  espoused  the  cause  of  his  adopted  country,  serving  as  first 
sergeant  in  a  regiment  of  Missouri  volunteers.  Since  he  became  a  naturalized 
American  citizen  he  gave  his  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  has  since  been 
one  of  its  stalwart  advocates  and  has  done  much  active  and  effective  local  work 
in  its  support. 

Philip  Kopplin,  Jr.,  attended  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  until  he  reached 
his  seventeenth  year,  when  he  left  the  high  school  in  which  he  was  then  a  student 
to  take  up  the  work  of  his  present  office.  Afterward,  while  still  in  office,  he  pur- 
sued a  thorough  course  in  Bryant  &  Stratton  Business  College.  He  had  been 
closely  identified  with  the  work  of  the  Fish  Commission  during  his  father's  con- 
nection with  the  office  in  his  early  youth  and  was  appointed  to  that  position  in  his 
seventeenth  j'ear,  since  which  time  he  has  served  in  that  capacity,  proving  most 
competent,  loyal  and  faithful.  He  has  always  been  greatly  interested  in  the  im- 
provement of  the  city,  has  rejoiced  in  its  gradual  and  substantial  growth  and  his 
influence  is  always  found  on  the  side  of  progress  and  development.  He  has  be- 
come identified  with  real-estate  operations  in  the  west  end,  and  is  now  the  holder 
of  valuable  property. 

Mr.  Kopplin  was  married  to  Miss  Olivia  Schotto,  who  died  in  April,  1905, 
leaving  a  son,  Edward  Mortimer,  who  is  now  attending  the  Manual  Training 
School  at  Washington  LTniversity.  In  politics  Mr.  Kopplin  is  independent,  vot- 
ing for  the  candidates  whom  he  regards  as  best  qualified  for  office.  In  Masonry 
he  has  attained  the  Knight  Templar  degree  and  is  a  hearty  exemplar  of  the  craft. 
He  is  also  a  charter  member  of  the  Fountain  Park  Congregational  church  and  is 
interested  in  all  things  which  work  for  righteousness,  justice  and  truth.  His 
friends  know  him  as  a  reliable  man — one  to  be  depended  upon  in  every  emergency 
while  on  the  record  of  his  official  career  there  stands  no  shadow  of  wrong  or 
suspicion  of  evil. 


ALBERT  E.  SILVERTHORNE. 

Albert  E.  Silverthorne,  manager  of  the  Arkansas  &  Southeastern  Railroad 
and  interested  in  a  number  of  other  commercial  enterprises,  was  born  in  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  December  3,  1863.  His  father,  Albert  D.  Silverthorne,  is  a  native 
of  Pennsylvania,  having  been  born  in  Allentown  in  1848.  His  mother,  Fannie 
(Hodgkins)    Silverthorne,  was  born  in  Bangor,  Maine,  in   1849.     In   1850  they 


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358  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

left  Allentown  and  located  in  Muscatine  county,  Iowa.  Here  they  resided  until 
the  year  1870,  when  they  left  their  farm  and  removed  to  Chicago.  After  living  in 
this  city  until  1890  they  went  to  Mackinac  Island,  Michigan,  where  they  are 
now  living  in  retirement.  They  traveled  from  Pennsylvania  to  Iowa  in  wagons, 
and  it  is  interesting  to  hear  Mr.  Silverthorne  relate  the  experiences  of  the  trip. 
Albert  E.  Silverthorne  is  one  of  five  children,  the  others  being:  Mrs.  Henry  Far- 
out,  who  has  two  children  and  resides  at  Riverside,  Illinois ;  George  M.,  who, 
with  his  wife  and  two  children,  also  resides  at  Riverside ;  A.  K.  Silverthorne,  a 
resident  of  Buffalo,  New  York,  who  is  married  and  has  two  children ;  and  W.  E. 
Silverthorne,  who  also  resides  in  Buffalo,  New  York,  with  his  wife  and  one  child. 

Albert  E.  Silverthorne  attended  a  private  school  until  he  was  ten  years  of 
age  and  then  spent  two  years  pursuing  his  studies  at  the  Moseley  public  school. 
Later  he  attended  the  Allen  Academy,  in  Chicago,  completing  the  course  of 
study  in  that  institution  when  he  had  attained  the  age  of  nineteen  years.  He  im- 
mediately entered  the  firm  of  Kelley,  Rathbone  &  Company  and  later  was  with 
the  A.  P.  &  W.  E.  Kelley  Company,  with  whom  he  engaged  for  approximately 
fifteen  vears.  By  the  time  he  had  attained  the  age  of  twenty-five  years  he  had 
proven  himself  so  valuable  to  the  firm  that  he  was  made  its  manager  and  secre- 
tary. In  1896  he  associated  with  the  Summit  Lumber  Company  of  Upland, 
Arkansas,  and  Randolph,  Louisiana,  serving  in  the  capacity  of  secretary  and 
manager.  At  the  same  time  he  was  a  stockholder  in  the  firm.  Although  he  is 
a  stockholder  in  sawmills  at  Randolph,  Louisiana,  and  Collins  and  EUisville, 
Mississippi,  he  does  not  take  active  interest  in  the  conduct  of  the  affairs  of  the 
lumber  business,  as  he  devotes  his  entire  time  to  the  Arkansas  &  Southeastern 
Railroad,  of  which  he  is  manager.  The  road  is  eighty-five  miles  in  length  and 
does  such  a  large  business  as  to  require  his  undivided  attention. 

In  May,  1893,  ^^'''-  Silverthorne  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Margaret 
Docker,  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  They  were  married  in  Chicago  and  have  the  fol- 
lowing children :  Olga,  who  is  a  pupil  at  Mary  Institute,  and  Albert  E.,  Jr.,  who 
attends  Sacred  Heart  school.  Mr.  Silverthorne  gives  his  political  support  to  the 
republican  party.  His  religious  convictions  are  on  the  side  of  Presbyterianism. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  jNIercantile,  the  Liederkranz.  the  Missouri  Athletic  and  the 
Triple  A  Clubs.  He  takes  great  interest  in  outdoor  sports  and  is  fond  of  golf, 
boxing  and  bowling.  His  office  is  in  the  Wright  building  and  he  has  a  beautiful 
residence  at  4506  Maryland  avenue. 


VICTOR  HUGO  HANDSCHUG. 

Victor  Hugo  Handschug,  now  living  retired  from  the  perplexities,  cares  and 
activities  of  business  life,  in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest,  was  born  in  New 
York  city,  December  16,  1858.  His  parents  were  Martin  Christian  and  Jacobina 
(Hetzler)  Handschug,  the  former  a  native  of  Sondheim,  Saxe- Weimar,  and  the 
latter  of  Landau,  Rhine,  Bavaria.  The  father  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade.  He 
came  to  this  country  at  the  early  age  of  seventeen  years  and  after  following  his 
trade  for  a  few  years  drifted  into  politics,  while  later  he  became  a  representative 
of  financial  and  insurance  interests  in  New  York.  During  the  period  of  hos- 
tilities between  the  north  and  south  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Seventh 
New  York  Volunteer  Infantry,  known  as  the  Steuben  Regiment,  and  fought  with 
that  regiment  until  receiving  his  discharge  on  account  of  disability.  When  the 
war  was  satisfactorily  ended  he  returned  to  New  York  and  resumed  business. 
Later,  however,  he  removed  to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  opened  a  shoe  store, 
which  he  conducted  for  a  few  years,  when,  because  of  his  wife's  health,  he  decided 
to  remove  to  Arkansas  and  bought  a  plantation,  upon  which  they  remained  for 
five  years.     In  1883  they  came  to  St.  Louis  and  here  Mr.  Handschug  turned  his 


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attention  to  newspaper  circulation.  l)eing  thus  connected  with  the  distribution 
and  sale  of  the  WestHche  Post  up  to  a  few  years  prior  to  his  death.  He  was  a 
man  of  progressive  views  and  of  many  sterling  personal  qualities,  who  enjoyed 
the  warm  friendship  of  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  On  the  8th  of 
August,  1907,  when  in  the  Chemical  building  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  stricken  while 
ascending  in  an  elevator  and  passed  away  two  days  later. 

Victor  Hugo  Handschug  in  his  youthful  days  was  a  pupil  in  the  nineteenth 
ward  German-American  school  in  New  York  city  and  after  completing  his  studies 
in  1873  he  entered  business  life  as  an  employe  of  S.  and  E.  V.  Odell  &  Company, 
Thirty-fourth  and  Broadway,  New  Y'ork,  with  whom  he  remained  for  two  years. 
He  then  secured  a  position  with  the  Andrew  Giegcngack  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, manufacturers  of  baby  carriages,  hobby  horses,  etc.,  under  whose  direction 
he  received  thorough  business  training.  He  remained  with  that  house  for  three 
years  or  until  1878,  after  which  he  settled  up  his  father's  interests  in  New  Y'ork 
and  then  left  the  metropolis  for  Walnut  Ridge,  Arkansas,  where  his  parents  had 
located.  There  he  entered  the  Herman  Arndt  Mercantile  Company,  with  which 
he  remained  for  a  year  but,  the  climate  not  agreeing  with  him  and  becoming  rest- 
less and  watching  to  improve  his  financial  condition,  he  removed  to  St.  Louis 
and  through  the  earnest  solicitation  of  those  in  charge  of  the  construction  of  the 
then  St.  Louis,  Council  Bluffs  &  Omaha  Railroad  Company,  in  the  fall  of  1879 
he  was  engaged  to  supply  the  section  men  with  board  on  a  large  branch  of  their 
division,  which  was  then  under  construction.  He  was  thus  engaged  for  four 
months,  after  which  he  sold  out  and  turned  his  attention  to  the  bakery  and  con- 
fectionery business  at  Burlington  Junction  in  1880.  There  he  continued  until  a 
vear  had  passed,  when  he  once  more  sold  out  and  was  engaged  in  the  clothing 
business  with  Louis  Tessier.  Their  business  grew  to  such  proportions  that  they 
established  a  branch  house  at  Tarkio,  Atchison  county,  Missouri,  of  which  Mr. 
Handschug  took  charge  as  manager  and  which  was  then  the  pioneer  business 
house  of  that  place.  Subsequentlv  jNIr.  Handschug,  on  account  of  ill  health,  sev- 
ered his  connection  with  this  firm.  He  then  again  went  south  to  visit  his  parents 
and  in  1882  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  for  two  years  he  was  employed  by  Jacob 
Loewenstein  on  South  Broadway,  while  for  three  years  he  was  in  the  employ  of 
Otto  Kerner.  He  next  went  to  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  and  was  with  the  firm  of 
John  S.  Emery  &  Company  in  the  years  1887-8.  Returning  once  more  to  St. 
Louis,  he  soon  afterward  made  his  way  to  Kansas  City,  where  he  was  employed 
bv  Roll,  Thayer,  Williams  &  Company  and  later  bv  G.  \'.  Smith  &  Company  until 
1891,  when  he  went  to  Butte,  Montana,  becoming  salesman  for  the  Bonner  Mer- 
cantile Company  and  later  being  promoted  to  cashier  for  this  firm.  In  1892  he 
went  to  White  Sulphur  Springs,  Montana,  where  he  was  engaged  in  business  from 
February  until  May  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Patterson  &  Handschug,  shoe 
dealers,  and  then  again  took  up  his  abode  in  St.  Louis.  At  this  time  he  began 
handling  newspapers  and  periodicals  in  the  Bremen  district  of  North  St.  Louis, 
handling  the  St.  Louis  Republic  and  WestHche  Post,  and  after  a  very  successful 
career  in  that  line  and  through  some  verv  profitable  investments  in  real  estate, 
from  which  he  cleared  a  large  amount  of  money  in  a  short  time,  he  was  able  to 
retire  in  1908  and  is  now  the  possessor  of  a  very  substantial  and  handsome  com- 
petence as  the  result  of  his  business  foresight,  capable  management  and  imfalter- 
ing  activity.  His  former  period  of  activity  would  not  permit  his  permanent  re- 
tirement while  in  full  possession  of  his  physical  powers,  and  the  desire  of  active 
business  was  one  that  caused  a  resumption  of  activity  along  those  lines. 

Mr.  Handschug  has  been  married  twice.  He  first  wedded  Miss  Elizabeth  J. 
Smyth,  of  Kansas  City,  on  the  22d  of  October,  1893.  Her  death  occurred  April 
2,  1902,  and  on  the  14th  of  April,  1904,  Air.  Handschug  married  Miss  Anna 
\\'aclienheim.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  part\"  and  he  is 
identified   with  several  associations  of   different  character,  belonging  to   Greelev 


360  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Council,  No.  iii,  of  the  Royal  League,  the  North  St.  Louis  Citizens'  Association, 
of  which  he  is  one  of  the  directors,  and  the  Eliot  School  Association.  He  is  a 
delegate  from  the  Eliot  School  Association  to  the  board  of  control  of  the  Public 
School  Patrons  Alliance  and  a  member  of  John  C.  Fremont  Camp,  No.  35,  Sons 
of  Veterans.  For  more  than  ten  years  he  was  the  president  of  the  Paper  Carriers' 
Protective  and  Benevolent  Association,  affiliated  with  the  American  Federation  of 
Labor.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Maennerchoir,  Der  Freien  Gemeinder,  and  belongs 
to  the  Nineteenth  Ward  Republican  Club,  serving  as  its  delegate  to  the  city  con- 
vention in  March,  1909.  Mr.  Handschug  is  fond  of  outdoor  life  and  pursuits. 
Through  his  industry,  energy  and  careful  investment  he  has  steadily  climbed  the 
ladder  of  success  and  is  now  in  a  commanding  position.  He  is  an  extensive  holder 
of  real  estate,  which  brings  him  in  a  large  revenue.  He  is  a  broad-minded  man, 
looking  at  life  from  a  standpoint  of  modern  progression,  and  enjoys  the  acquaint- 
ance and  esteem  of  many  of  the  most  influential  business  men  of  St.  Louis. 


DR.  \\'.  E.  WILSON. 


Among  the  younger  men  engaged  in  the  dental  profession  who  are  gradu- 
ally rising  to  places  of  prominence  is  Dr.  W.  E.  Wilson.  He  is  a  dentist  who 
has  attained  a  wide  reputation  throughout  the  country  and  has  recently  taken 
charge  of  Dr.  Angle's  private  practice.  Dr.  Wilson  was  born  in  Michigan  in 
1882.  His  preparatory  education  was  received  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
state.  Later  lie  graduated  from  the  high  school  and  then  took  a  course  in  the 
dental  department  of  the  LTniversity  of  Michigan,  matriculating  in  1904  and 
graduating  in  1907.  While  at  the  university  he  distinguished  himself  as  an  apt 
student  and  for  his  ready  acquisition  of  knowledge.  He  manifested  a  natural 
aptitude  for  the  studies  associated  with  dentistry  and  soon  perfected  himself  in 
the  branches  of  surgery  and  medicine  associated  with  the  profession.  Being  am- 
bitious to  attain  as  wide  a  knowledge  as  possible  of  all  branches  of  dentistry,  he 
came  to  St.  Louis  and  became  a  student  at  Dr.  Angle's  School  of  Orthodontia. 
While  here  he  pursued  a  special  course  of  study  under  the  immediate  instruction 
of  the  head  and  founder  of  the  institution,  Dr.  Edward  H.  Angle.  While  under 
his  instruction  Dr.  Wilson  readily  familiarized  himself  with  the  branch  of  den- 
tistry dealing  with  deformities  of  the  face  caused  by  irregularity  of  the  teeth 
and  exhibited  the  skill  and  knowledge  to  fit  him  as  one  of  its  efficient  specialists. 

Early  in  1908  Dr.  Angle  retired  from  active  practice  and  removed  his  School 
of  Orthodontia  to  New  York  city,  when  Dr.  Wilson  succeeded  him  in  his  prac- 
tice. He  is  deeply  interested  in  the  practice  of  dentistry  and  confines  his  work 
exclusively  to  orthodontia. 

The  Angle  system  for  the  scientific  treatment  of  orthodontia  was  discov- 
ered by  Edward  H.  Angle,  who  organized  the  first  school  in  which  were  taught 
its  principles.  This  school,  although  established  but  eight  years  ago,  has  since 
become  widely  known  throughout  the  world,  and  from  many  countries  has  re- 
ceived students.  Dr.  Angle  is  a  man  of  wide  learning  and  has  devoted  much  of 
his  time  to  profound  investigations  in  medical  science,  and  particularly  in  that 
department  of  the  .science  related  to  dentistry.  He  is  the  autbor  of  several  very 
valuable  medical  works,  one  of  which,  entitled  Maloclusion  of  the  Teeth,  is 
considered  an  authority  by  the  profession.  It  is  also  used  as  a  text  book  in 
teaching  orthodontia.  This  work  has  gone  through  many  editions  and  has  been 
translated  into  the  French,  Dutch,  Scandinavian,  Spanish  and  German  languages. 
Dr.  Angle  is  a  son  of  Philip  C.  and  Isabelle  (Erskin)  Angle,  who  were  of 
Scotch-Irish  and  Dutch  descent.  He  was  born  in  Bradford  county,  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1854,  where  he  attended  the  countrv  school,  working  at  intervals  on 
his   father's  farm.     At  Canton,  Pennsylvania,  he  attended  high  school  and  after 


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362  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

graduating  completed  a  business  course  at  the  Bryant  &  Stratton  Commercial 
College  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania.  He  was  a  student  of  dentistry  at  the 
Pennsylvania  College  of  Dental  Surgeons.  After  completing  a  two  years'  course 
he  took  up  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  Towanda,  Pennsylvania.  In  a  short 
time  he  became  very  popular  and  established  a  lucrative  practice.  Believing 
there  were  greater  financial  opportunities  in  sheep-raising  than  in  the  practice 
of  his  profession,  he  became  proprietor  of  a  sheep  ranch  at  Beaver  Creek,  Mon- 
tana. The  enterprise  proved  a  failure  and  in  one  year  he  gave  it  up.  Repair- 
ing to  Minnesota,  he  again  engaged  in  the  practice  of  dentistry.  He  followed  his 
profession  for  a  period  of  thirteen  years,  during  which  time  he  gained  eminent 
success.  In  the  meantime  he  had  written  considerable  on  orthodontia.  He  taught 
its  principles  at  the  dental  department  of  Minnesota  University,  when  its  prin- 
ciples were  barely  known.  Dr.  Angle  is  also  the  inventor  of  many  instruments 
used  in  the  practice  of  dentistry.  In  1885  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  im- 
mediately began  the  practice  of  his  profession.  In  the  year  1900  he  organized 
the  Angle  School  of  Orthodontia,  which  is  the  only  school  of  its  kind  in  the 
world.  Since  its  establishment  many  students  have  been  graduated  and  are  de- 
voting their  practice  exclusively  to  the  science.  The  American  Society  of  Ortho- 
dontists, now  a  world  famous  institution,  has  been  organized  as  a  result  of  its 
founding.  The  school  has  also  an  alumni  society  which  was  formally  organized 
1905.  The  course  is  extensive  and  thorough,  embracing  the  study  of  compara- 
tive anatomy,  histology  and  embryology  ;  also  rhinology  and  art  in  their  relation 
to  orthodontia.  The  institution  places  the  high  standard  of  eighty  per  cent,  to 
make  one  eligible  to  receive  a  certificate.  Dr.  Wilson,  having  been  under  the 
immediate  instruction  of  Dr.  Angle,  in  whose  estimation  he  stands  on  a  high 
plane  in  his  profession,  has  been  chosen  by  his  teacher  to  succeed  him  in  his 
private  practice. 


G.  W.  CHADBOURNE. 

G.  W.  Chadbourne,  for  over  fifty-five  years  president  of  the  shot  tower, 
while  during  the  same  period  he  assisted  materialy  in  the  growth  and  develop- 
ment of  other  industries  and  enterprises  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  August  30,  1824, 
in  Potosi,  Washington  county,  Missouri,  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Nancy  Chadbourne, 
of  that  place.  He  obtained  a  common-school  education  in  his  home  town  and 
eventually  was  graduated  from  an  institution  equivalent  to  the  high  school  of 
the  present  day.  When  eighteen  years  of  age  he  obtained  employment  with 
Captain  James  White  in  the  shot  tower  at  Selma,  Missouri,  where  he  remained 
for  two  years  and  gained  the  practical  experience  that  served  as  the  foundation 
for  his  business  activity  and  success  in  later  years.  At  the  age  of  twenty  he 
went  to  Potosi,  Missouri,  where  he  was  clerk  in  a  general  store  for  three  years. 

At  the  age  of  twenty-three  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  accepted  a  position  as 
bookkeeper  with  Ferdinand  Kenneth,  who  in  February  of  the  same  year  had 
completed  the  shot  tower  in  this  city.  His  youthful  days  being  passed  in  the 
heart  of  the  mining  district,  Mr.  Chadbourne  had  some  knowledge  of  lead  and 
its  qualities  and  the  best  methods  of  handling  that  product,  and  by  hard  and 
careful  work  and  good  business  management  he  made  his  service  indispensable 
to  the  business  and  in  due  course  of  time  was  chosen  president  of  the  company, 
with  Theodore  Foster  as  secretary.  This  enterprise  prospered  throughout  its 
career  and  furnished  shot  for  this  entire  section  of  the  country.  Mr.  Chad- 
bourne acted  as  president  of  the  shot  tower  for  over  fifty-five  years,  and  while  he 
capably  and  profitably  managed  this  business  he  also  assisted  quite  materially  in 
promoting  otlier  enterprises  of  value  in  the  city's  development.  He  was  engaged 
in  the  commission  business  with  Mr.  Foster  under  the  firm  style  of  Chadbourne 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  363 

&  Foster  and  assisted  in  organizing  and  promoting  various  banks,  insurance  and 
mining  companies.  He  was  the  president  of  the  St.  Francois  Lead  &  Zinc  Min- 
ing Company,  president  of  the  Old  Mines  Lead  Company,  vice  president  of  the 
St.  Louis  Smelting  &  Refining  Company,  a  director  in  the  Lumbermen's  &  Me- 
chanics' Insurance  Company,  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  House  Building 
Company,  and  a  director  in  the  Boatmen's  Bank,  the  Third  National  Bank  and 
the  Bank  of  Commerce.  In  all  of  his  business  affairs  a  safe  conservatism  was 
tempered  by  a  progressive  spirit  and  characterized  by  a  keen  insight  that  enabled 
him  to  correctly  judge  of  the  possibilities  in  any  specific  line  to  which  he  gave 
his  attention. 

On  the  5th  of  January,  1854,  Mr.  Chadbourne  was  united  in  marriage,  in 
St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Anna  E.  Rule,  a  daughter  of  William  Kennett  and  Nancy 
(Faris)  Rule.  Her  father  was  one  of  the  first  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  com- 
ing to  this  city  overland  from  the  east  with  Alexander  Scott,  arriving  in  the  year 
1817.  They  established  a  dry  goods  business  and  general  store  in  that  year 
under  the  firm  style  of  Scott  &  Rule.  In  that  day  St.  Louis  was  but  a  small  vil- 
lage on  the  western  frontier.  Indians  were  continual  visitors  to  the  town  and 
much  of  the  business  of  the  village  was  done  with  them,  trading  for  furs  and 
other  commodities.  There  was  not  a  cottage  built  beyond  what  is  now  Fourth 
street,  and  with  the  early  development  of  the  city  during  its  formative  period 
Mr.  Rule  was  closely  and  helpfully  connected.  The  maternal  grandfather  of 
Mrs.  Chadbourne  was  Captain  Aaron  Faris,  who  fought  under  Washington  dur- 
ing the  Revolutionary  war.  She  is  also  a  descendant  of  James  Wilson,  of  Dela- 
ware, one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence.  Unto  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Chadbourne  were  born  six  children :  Lydia  and  Mrs.  Nancy  Houser,  both 
of  this  city;  William  R.,  living  in  San  Francisco;  Mrs.  Lucy  McKinley,  of 
Dallas,  Texas ;  Orville,  of  New  Jersey ;  and  Forster,  also  of  Texas. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Chadbourne  occurred  November  4,  1904,  when  he  was 
eighty  years  of  age.  Throughout  his  life  he  enjoyed  the  good  will,  confidence 
and  friendship  of  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  He  was  considered  the 
best  bookkeeper  in  the  city  during  his  time  and  was  a  broad-minded  business 
man,  while  in  all  relations  he  was  kind  hearted,  generous  and  helpful.  He  gave 
his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy  and  was  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows 
society  and  one  of  the  first  members  of  the  old  St.  Louis  Club.  He  always 
availed  himself  of  his  opportunities  for  doing  good  to  his  fellowmen,  held  friend- 
ship inviolable  and  was  most  loyal  to  home  ties.  It  is  not  from  the  few  con- 
spicuous deeds  that  the  blessings  of  life  chieflv  come,  but  from  the  countless  lowly 
ministries  of  each  dav  as  it  passes.  The  spirit  which  Mr.  Chadbourne  at  all 
times  displayed  gained  for  him  a  strong  hold  on  the  affections  of  those  with 
whom  he  was  associated. 


JOSEPH  H.  DEGENHART. 

Joseph  H.  Degenhart,  a  wholesale  lumber  merchant,  conducting  business  as 
president  of  J.  H.  Degenhart  Lumber  Company,  was  born  at  the  corner  of 
Ninth  and  Carroll  streets,  in  this  city,  January  16.  1852,  and  for  more  than  a 
half  century  has  witnessed  the  growth  and  development  of  St.  Louis  and  the 
changes  which  have  here  occurred,  transforming  it  from  a  thriving  town  to  a 
metropolitan  center  with  ramifying  trade  interests  reaching  out  to  all  parts  of 
the  country. 

His  parents  were  John  C.  and  Rosina  (Guckert)  Degenhart,  the  former  a 
native  of  Prussia  and  the  latter  of  Alsace.  Coming  to  America,  they  later  settled 
in  St.  Louis  and  the  father,  who  was  a  lumberman,  opened  one  of  the  first  yards 
in  this  city.     He  engaged  in  the  same  line  of  business  during  the  greater  part  of 


364  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  life,  or  until  1867,  when  he  retired,  disposing  of  his  lumber  interests  to  his 
nephew,  Joseph  Degenhart.  He  reached  a  ripe  old  age,  passing  away  August 
9,  1896,  at  the  age  of  eighty-five  years.  He  was  a  member  of  the  old  St.  Louis 
volunteer  fire  department  when  it  was  considered  an  honor  to  be  associated 
therewith,  his  service  covering  a  number  of  years.  For  almost  two  decades  he 
survived  his  wife,  who  died  September  24,  1877.  They  reared  a  family  of  eleven 
children,  though  only  three  are  now  living:  Joseph  H.,  of  this  review;  Charles 
J.,  a  resident  of  this  city ;  and  Rosalie,  the  wife  of  Louis  Osterholt,  of  St.  Louis. 

Joseph  H.  Degenhart,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  was  educated 
in  the  parochial  schools  of  this  city  and  in  a  Catholic  school  at  Cape  Girardeau, 
Missouri,  known  as  St.  Vincent's  College.  There  he  studied  for  some  time 
and  following  his  return  home  completed  a  course  in  a  commercial  college.  At 
the  age  of  twenty-three  years  he  engaged  in  the  retail  lumber  business  on  his 
own  account,  conducting  the  enterprise  from  1875  until  April,  1904.  He  then 
engaged  in  the  wholesale  lumber  business  and  became  president  of  the  J.  H. 
Degenhart  Lumber  Company,  his  associates  being  Joseph  C.  and  Harry  J. 
Degenhart,  both  of  whom  are  active  in  the  conduct  of  the  trade.  During  the 
time  when  Joseph  H.  Degenhart  owned  and  operated  a  retail  lumberyard  he 
was  also  proprietor  of  an  extensive  planing  mill  at  Joplin,  Missouri,  from  which 
point  he  made  extensive  shipments  and  also  supplied  a  local  trade.  He  is  now 
well  known  as  a  wholesale  lumber  merchant,  with  extensive  and  constantly  in- 
creasing trade  relations.  •  He  thoroughly  understands  the  business,  is  an  excel- 
lent judge  of  timber  and  of  the  finished  product  of  the  lumber  mills,  and  through 
the  careful  management  of  his  affairs  he  is  meeting  with  a  gratifying  measure  of 
prosperity. 

In  1874  Mr.  Degenhart  was  married  to  Miss  Emma  Koerntgen,  a  daughter 
of  Frank  and  Alexandrina  Koerntgen,  and  a  native  of  Westphalia,  Prussia, 
whence  she  came  to  the  United  States  in  her  girlhood.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Degenhart 
are  the  parents  of  six  children :  Joseph  C. ;  Lulu,  now  Mrs.  Henry  C.  Garthoff- 
ner,  of  St.  Louis,  a  druggist  of  this  city;  Harry  J.;  Alice,  who  married  James 
B.  Purcell,  of  Collinsville,  Illinois ;  Carl  D. ;  and  Emma. 

The  parents  and  children  are  all  members  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  in 
politics  Mr.  Degenhart  is  a  democrat  with  independent  tendencies.  The  salient 
features  in  his  life  record  are  such  as  commend  him  to  the  confidence  and  patron- 
age of  his  fellow  townsmen  and  with  a  recognition  of  what  may  be  accomplished 
he  is  working  strenuously  to  advance  his  financial  interests  along  the  legitimate 
lines  of  trade.  His  business  methods  have  always  been  characterized  by  straight- 
forward dealing,  and  through  his  own  energy  and  determination  he  has  reached  a 
prominent  place  in  business  circles. 


ALFRED  F.  FETTIG. 

Alfred  F.  Fettig  was  born  in  Logansport,  Indiana,  September  28,  1871,  his 
parents  being  Frank  and  Margaret  Fettig.  In  the  paternal  line  he  comes  of 
ancestry  connected  with  the  nobility.  His  father  was  the  son  of  a  general  of  the 
French  army.  In  1866  he  emigrated  to  America  and  established  his  home  in 
Logansport,  Indiana,  where  he  acted  as  foreman  in  the  coach  yards  of  the  Pan- 
handle Railroad  Company. 

Alfred  F.  Fettig  attended  a  school  conducted  by  the  Catholic  sisters  in 
Logansport,  Indiana,  pursuing  his  studies  to  the  year  1885,  and  when  he  put  aside 
his  text-books  he  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the  plumber's  trade  under 
the  direction  of  Joseph  Messenger,  his  term  of  indenture  covering  three  years 
and  on  expiration  of  that  period  he  left  Logansport  for  St.  Louis  where  he 
finished  learning  his  trade  with  James  F.  Tighe,  with  whom  he  continued  for  two 


A.  F.  FETTIG 


366  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

years.  He  remained  there  for  the  succeeding  three  years  as  an  employe,  and 
became  the  principal  plumber  in  that  establishment.  At  length,  however,  he 
withdrew  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account,  and  since  1894  has  been 
located  at  No.  3413  Olive  street,  remaining  here  continuously  since  he  began 
business  for  himself.  This  is  one  of  the  old  plumbing  establishments  of  the  city 
for  he  succeeded  Mr.  Tighe,  purchasing  the  business.  His  thorough  preliminary 
training  and  his  long  experience  made  him  an  expert  workman  and  enable  him 
to  carefully  control  the  labors  of  those  who  are  now  in  his  service.  He  is  today 
at  the  head  of  an  extensive  plumbing  establishment  enjoying  a  large  patronage, 
and  no  finer  work  in  this  line  is  known  than  that  done  by  Mr.  Fettig  and  his 
assistants. 

In  St.  Louis  on  the  6th  of  October,  1896,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
Mr.  Fettig  and  Miss  Katherine  Tammany,  a  daughter  of  Cornelius  Tammany, 
who  owned  a  large  livery  stable  on  Broadway  and  Carr  street.  Their  home  at 
23A  South  Channing  avenue  was  erected  by  Mr.  Fettig  and  is  modern  in  all  of  its 
appointments.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  of  the  Gilbert  Lake 
Fishing  Club.  He  is  also  interested  in  athletic  sports  and  is  especially  fond  of 
baseball  and  bowling.  He  is  likewise  connected  with  the  Master  Builders'  Asso- 
ciation, gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  and  is  a  member  of 
St.  Malachy's  Catholic  church. 


WILLIAMSON  POPE  HOWARD. 

The  path  to  success  is  open  to  every  individual  if  he  is  willing  to  make  the 
efifort  to  climb  the  steep  and  rugged  road.  Many,  however,  fall  by  the  wayside 
because  they  have  not  perseverance  enough  to  continue  therein  and  the  man  who 
pursues  his  way  and  ultimately  reaches  the  goal  is  deserving  of  honor  and  respect. 
The  history  of  W.  P.  Howard  is  that  of  a  man,  who  without  any  special  ad- 
vantages at  the  outset  of  his  career,  labored  diligently  and  achieved  much.  For 
years  he  figured  prominently  in  business  circles  of  St.  Louis,  enjoying  the  trust 
and  confidence  of  the  business  world  and  the  regard  of  all  with  whom  he  came 
in  contact.  His  birthplace  was  at  Charlottesville,  Virginia,  and  his  natal  day 
September  3,  1822.  He  was  of  English  lineage,  the  family  being  direct  descend- 
ants of  the  Duke  of  Norfolk.  At  an  early  period  in  the  colonization  of  the  new 
world,  members  of  the  family  came  to  America  and  lived  in  Maryland  and  Vir- 
ginia. In  his  early  youth  he  attended  a  private  school  at  Edge  Hill,  Virginia,  con- 
ducted by  Miss  Randolph  but  before  he  had  completed  his  course  he  accompanied 
his  father,  John  Howard,  to  Missouri,  the  family  removing  westward  to  Saline 
county  with  other  Virginia  families,  who  came  to  this  state  at  an  early  period  in 
its  development.  The  Howard  family  settled  upon  a  farm  and  there  Williamson 
P.  Howard  was  reared,  doing  the  best  he  could  to  get  an  education.  His  advan- 
tages were  somewhat  limited  but,  though  his  training  in  the  schools  was  not  ex- 
tended, he  learned  manv  valuable  lessons  in  the  school  of  experience,  especially 
concerning  the  worth  and  force  of  energy,  determination  and  perseverance. 

He  was  nineteen  years  of  age  when  his  elder  brother  died.  He  had  gone  to 
Savannah,  Missouri,  and  entered  into  business  there  and  at  his  death  W.  P. 
Howard  was  sent  by  his  father  to  that  place  to  save  his  brother's  interests  and 
settle  up  his  affairs.  In  this  position  of  business  management  he  did  very  satis- 
factory work.  When  this  task  was  completed  he  opened  a  general  mercantile 
store  at  Savannah,  where  he  resided  until  1857.  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and 
organized  the  W.  P.  Howard  Commission  Company,  doing  business  in  the  state. 
He  developed  a  very  large  enterprise,  becoming  a  well  known  commission  mer- 
chant in  pork,  tobacco  and  hemp.  In  those  days  the  shipping  was  all  done  by 
boat  and  in  the  conduct  of  his  business  Mr.  Howard  met  witli  gratifying  prosperity. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  3'67 

At  the  time  the  government  look  the  duty  oft"  of  hemp,  he  fought  liard  to  kill  the 
bill  in  order  to  protect  that  industry  in  the  south.  As  the  years  went  by  he  did  a 
very  extensive  commission  business,  handling  as  many  as  a  million  pounds  of 
meat  at  one  time.  Later  he  confined  his  attention  to  the  conduct  of  a  wholesale 
bag  business  and  this  industry  became  the  property  of  his  family.  He  certainly 
deserves  to  be  numbered  among  the  men  who  laid  the  foundation  upon  which  St. 
Louis,  the  fourth  city  of  the  Union,  has  been  built.  He  believed  in  the  conduct 
of  business  along  legitimate  lines  and  was  much  opposed  to  gambling  in  stocks 
or  in  any  other  form.  His  attitude  on  this  question  led  him  to  be  called  to  Wash- 
ington to  make  a  speech  before  the  board  of  agriculture  when  they  were  thinking 
of  taking  steps  to  legislate  against  such  gambling.  He  knew  that  one  could  make 
money  through  straightforward  business  methods  if  only  the  requisite  determina- 
tion and  industry  were  brought  to  bear.  There  has  been  much  fantastic  theoriz- 
ing as  to  the  causation  of  success  but  after  all,  careful  analysis  always  brings  to 
light  the  fact  that  it  is  due  to  persistent,  earnest  and  honorable  labor,  and  the 
record  of  Mr.  Howard  is  another  example  of  this  fact. 

Mr.  Howard  never  won  his  success  at  the  price  of  sacrifice  of  others'  rights 
or  privileges.  He  was  always  mindful  of  his  obligations  and  he  regarded  his  word 
given  or  an  engagement  made  as  something  sacredly  binding  upon  him.  Nor 
did  he  ever  allow  business  to  so  occupy  his  attention  that  he  had  no  time  for  the 
social  pleasures  or  for  benevolent  work.  He  felt  that  such  should  constitute  a 
feature  in  the  life  of  every  individual  and  that  it  was  first  in  the  development  of 
a  well  rounded  character.  He  was  one  of  the  first  members  of  the  St.  Louis  Club 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  the  oldest  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange, 
in  which  he  had  long  taken  an  active  and  helpful  part.  He  was  also  identified 
with  other  benevolent  organizations,  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  a  benevolent 
society  among  the  commission  men  for  mutual  helpfulness  and  benefit.  The 
people  were  always  sure  of  his  sympathy  for  he  was  a  man  of  large  heart  and 
kindly  spirit  and  while  he  was  never  neglectful  of  opportunities  to  do  those  little 
kindnesses  which  mean  so  much,  he  was  recognized  at  the  same  time  as  one  of  the 
strongest  and  ablest  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  of  ready  resourcefulness,  of 
marked  energy  and  of  unfaltering  determination.  During  the  Mexican  war  he 
was  not  unmindful  of  his  country's  cause  and,  enlisting  for  service  in  that  conflict, 
he  marched  as  a  private  under  the  command  of  General  Donephan. 

Mr.  Howard  was  married  twice.  He  first  wedded  Miss  Catherine  Clark,  of 
Terre  Haute,  Indiana,  who  died  in  i860,  leaving  three  children :  Thomas  Weston, 
now  deceased ;  Mrs.  Dr.  Quarrells,  of  Webster  Grove ;  and  Airs.  Dr.  Smith  of 
Saline,  Missouri.  In  1866  Mr.  Howard  was  again  married,  his  second  union 
being  with  Miss  Mary  Fisher  of  this  state.  They  had  eight  children  but  only 
three  are  now  living.  Williamson  P.,  who  died  at  the  age  of  twenty-nine  years, 
had  succeeded  to  his  father's  business.  Frank  F.  is  still  a  resident  of  St.  Louis, 
as  are  his  sisters,  Adell  and  Lucile,  the  former  the  w'ife  of  David  Fentres.  Frank 
F.  Howard  wedded  Aliss  \''an  Cleave,  who  died,  leaving  one  daughter,  Wilhelmina 
Van  Cleave  Howard,  who  lives  with  the  grandmother,  Mrs.  \\'.  P.  Howard. 


JOSEPH  J.  Hn\\-ARD. 

Joseph  J.  Howard,  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  active  young  business  men 
of  St.  Louis  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise  and  the  son  of  Air.  and  Mrs.  \\'.  P. 
Howard,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  9,  1878.  He  mastered  the  early 
branches  of  learning  in  the  public  schools  and  afterward  attended  Washington 
University,  qualifying  for  the  practice  of  law  as  a  student  in  the  law  department. 
He  completed  his  course  there  and  followed  his  profession  for  a  time  but  later 
discontinued  it  to  take  charge  of  his  father's  business.     In  this  he  was  verv  active 


368  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

up  to  the  time  of  liis  death,  which  occurred  in  the  summer  of  1908,  he  being 
killed  by  hghtning  while  taking  shelter  from  a  storm,  under  a  tree.  He  was  one 
of  the  city's  most  active,  energetic  and  far-sighted  young  business  men,  readily 
recognizing  and  improving  opportunities  which  others  pass  by  heedlessly.  He 
made  it  his  purpose  to  thoroughly  master  every  question  relating  to  the  business, 
either  directly  or  indirectly  and  his  capable  management  was  indicated  in  the 
success  whicli  attended  his  efforts.  J.  J.  Howard  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Anna  Johnson,  who  was  a  native  of  this  city,  and  unto  them  were  born  three 
children,  Lucile,  Joseph,  Jr.,  and  Eugenie. 

Both  Mrs.  W.  P.  Howard  and  Mrs.  J.  J.  Howard  reside  on  Walton  avenue, 
their  homes  being  but  a  short  distance  apart,  and  they  are  well  known  in  the 
social  circles  of  the  city.  Father  and  son  occupied  an  enviable  position  in  the  busi- 
ness world  and  enjoyed  to  the  fullest  extent  the  confidence  and  trust  of  their 
asociates  but  more  than  that,  both  men  were  devoted  to  their  families  and  w-ere 
loyal  in  friendship,  and  these  qualities,  more  than  their  business  success,  eminent 
as  it  was,  caused  their  memory  to  be  cherished  by  those  with  whom  they  came 
in  contact. 


DANIEL  EASTMAN  SAIITH. 

Daniel  Eastman  Smith,  deceased,  well  known  for  some  years  as  a  successful 
commission  merchant  of  St.  Louis,  while  his  standing  in  business  circles  was 
indicated  in  his  election  to  the  vice-presidency  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  a 
representative  organization  of  business  men  of  this  city,  was  born  June  6,  185 1, 
at  Kennebunk  Port,  Maine,  which  town  was  originally  called  Arundel,  being  so 
named  by  the  Indians  in  the  early  part  of  the  eighteenth  century.  His  father, 
Robert  S.  Smith,  came  of  a  family  found  in  the  Pine  Tree  state  from  the  early 
part  of  the  eighteenth  century  and  later  represented  in  the  American  army  in 
the  Revolutionary  war.  The  Smiths  possessed  a  coat  of  arms  and  were  promi- 
nent in  the  section  in  which  they  resided.  The  grandfather,  Captain  Andrew 
Smith,  whose  ancestors  served  with  the  patriot  army  in  the  war  for  independ- 
ence, was  a  veteran  of  the  war  of  1812.  He  was  elected  November  21,  1809,  in 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  as  ensign  of  a  company  in  the  Sixth  Regiment  of  In- 
fantry of  the  First  Brigade  and  Sixth  Division  of  Militia  of  the  Commonwealth 
of  Massachusetts,  and  on  the  15th  of  July,  1816,  at  the  governor's  headquarters 
in  Boston,  the  governor  and  commander-in-chief  "accepted  the  resignation  of 
Captain  Andrew  Smith  as  captain  of  the  Fourth  Regiment  of  Infantry  of  the 
First  Brigade,  Sixth  Division  of  the  Militia  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Massachu- 
setts," and  he  was  honorably  discharged  at  his  own  request  from  the  office  of 
captain  by  E.  Matton,  adjutant-general.  Robert  S.  Smith,  following  his  success- 
ful conduct  of  business  interests,  retired  with  a  competence.  In  early  manhood 
he  wedded  Sarah  A.  Stone,  whose  ancestors  came  from  Beverly,  England,  in 
1740.  The  grandfather,  Israel  Stone,  was  a.  representative  in  later  generations 
of  the  Stone  family  that  came  from  England,  bearing  with  them  their  coat  of 
arms.  Israel  Stone  was  a  wealthy  man  and  lived  retired.  He  was  also  a  man 
of  deep  religious  spirit  and  closely  followed  the  teachings  of  Christianity,  display- 
ing in  his  life  the  salient  qualities  of  upright  and  honorable  manhood. 

At  an  early  age  Daniel  E.  Smith  went  to  Boston  where  he  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  a  private  school,  while  later  he  attended  Bryant  &  Stratton's  Business 
College,  thus  gaining  a  good  knowledge  of  methods  then  in  vogue  in  the  com- 
mercial world.  In  1870  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  accepted  a  position  as  clerk 
and  bookkeeper  with  the  Plant  Seed  Company,  remaining  with  that  house  until 
1877.  He  then  entered  the  service  of  H.  &  L.  Chase,  manufacturers  of  paper 
and  linen  and  burlap  bags,  representing  the  firm  upon  the   road  as  a  traveling 


^^HB     ^kli^^il           ^^^^^^^^H 

DANIEL  E.  SMITH 


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370  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

salesman  for  thirteen  years,  liis  activity  bringing  to  the  house  a  substantial  vol- 
ume of  trade.  In  1890  he  organized  the  well  known  firm  of  Annan,  Burg  & 
Smith,  commission  merchants,  conducting  an  extensive  and  profitable  business 
in  that  connection,  while  his  standing  in  business  circles  was  indicated  through 
his  election  to  the  vice  presidency  of  the  ^Merchants'  Exchange  of  St.  Louis.  In 
1887  he  also  established  a  commission  business  on  his  own  account  under  the 
firm  style  of  D.  E.  Smith  and  so  continued  until  his  death.  Resistless  will  power 
and  tireless  energy,  joined  to  everyday  common  sense,  were  the  salient  features 
in  his  advancement,  making  him,  in  the  course  of  time,  a  prominent,  proficient 
and  well  known  business  man  of  St.  Louis. 

On  the  I2th  of  September,  1879,  Mr.  Smith  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Christina  Clarke,  who  was  born  in  New  York  city,  a  daughter  of  William  J. 
and  Ella  M.  (Taylor)  Clarke,  the  former  a  native  of  New  York  city  and  the 
latter  of  England.  Her  father  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  engaged  in  the  drug 
business  in  early  days.  He  became  a  prominent  and  wealthy  man  here  and  the 
family  has  long  been  most  widely  and  favorably  known.  Mrs.  Smith  has  resided 
all  her  life  in  St.  Louis  and  occupies  a  most  enviable  position  in  social  circles 
here.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are  Sarah  Stone,  William  Perkins  Stone, 
Earl  Annan,  Daniel  Wilson,  and  Andrew  Trevor.  The  eldest  son  is  a  graduate 
of  Amherst  College,  while  Daniel  and  Andrew  are  attending  Central  high  school. 
All  reside  in  this  city  with  the  exception  of  Earl,  who  is  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business  in  Mississippi.    The  family  home  is  at  5545  Gates  avenue. 

In  politics  Mr.  Smith  was  a  strong  republican,  but  the  pressure  of  his  pri- 
vate business  and  other  interests  made  it  impossible  for  him  to  take  an  active 
part  in  political  afifairs.  He  was  a  member  of  the  First  Congregational  church  of 
this  city  and  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club.  A  review  of  his  life  indicates  the 
fact  that  its  salient  features  were  those  which  constitute  the  main  points  of  hon- 
orable manhood,  while  his  strong  business  traits  were  the  essential  qualities  of 
succeess. 


JOSEPH   HARDY.    Al.    D. 

Dr.  Joseph  Hardy,  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine,  was  born 
in  Ralls  county,  Missouri,  February  17,  1861,  a  son  of  George  L.  and  Mary  D. 
(Redman)  Hardy.  The  ancestry  of  the  family  is  traced  back  to  Solomon  Hardy, 
who  came  from  England  with  Lord  Baltimore  and  settled  in  Prince  George 
county,  Maryland.  He  and  his  son  Arnold  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war. 
The  latter  was  born  at  Hagerstown,  Maryland,  and  was  the  father  of  Caspar 
Hardy,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Hagerstown,  March  6,  1788.  He  was  married 
April  16,  181 1,  to  Elizabeth  McAtee,  of  Emmitsburg,  Alaryland,  who  was  born 
June  4,  1790.  They  emigrated  westward  to  Scott  county,  Kentucky,  and  reared 
a  family  of  five  sons  and  six  daughters ;  Joseph  A.,  George  Leo,  Verlinda, 
James  R.,  George  W.,  Susan  M.,  Theresa,  Mary  Elizabeth,  Mary  A.,  Jane  F. 
and  Joshua  E.  Of  this  family  George  Leo  Hardy  was  born  in  Scott  county, 
Kentucky,  July  27,  1813,  and  with  his  father,  Caspar,  removed  to  Ralls  county, 
Missouri,  in  1830.  On  the  17th  of  January,  1833,  he  married  Theresa  Leake, 
who  died  April  29,  1854.  By  this  marriage  there  were  born  nine  children :  Wil- 
liam I.,  James  Leo,  ]\Iarcus,  Ann  Elizabeth,  Susan  Caroline,  Hilera  Richard, 
George,  Edward  and  Theresa  Jane.  On  the  13th  of  February,  1855,  George 
Leo  Hardy  wedded  Mary  D.  Redman  and  they  became  the  parents  of  six  chil- 
dren :  Mary  Alice,  Joseph,  Harriet  T.,  John  Cummings,  Mrginia  Lee,  and  Vic- 
toria Frances.  The  father  devoted  his  life  to  the  occupation  of  farming  and 
was  prominent  in  his  part  of  the  state.  He  lived  in  that  section  of  Missouri 
for  seventy  years  and  erected  a  number  of  the  residences  of  the  locality.  He 
was  judge  of  the  county  court  for  a  number  of  years  and  was  known  as  Judge 


ST.  LOU'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  371 

Hardy.  A  prominent  and  influential  citizen,  he  enjoyed  to  the  fullest  extent  the 
confidence  and  good  will  of  all  with  whom  he  came  in  contact  and  passed  away 
at  the  venerable  age  of  ninety  years,  leaving  behind  him  an  untarnished  name. 
His  widow  still  resides  on  the  old  homestead  at  the  age  of  eighty-four. 

Dr.  Hardy  pursued  his  education  in  the  district  schools  and  afterward  en- 
gaged in  teaching  school  for  five  years,  but  regarding  this  merely  as  a  prelim- 
inary step  toward  other  professional  labor,  he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  and 
was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  Washington  University  in  1892. 
He  was  afterward  hospital  physician  at  the  Female  Hospital  and  superintendent 
of  the  Quarantine  Hospital  for  two  years,  while  subsequently  he  located  at  his 
present  address  and  his  since  given  his  attention  to  the  general  practice  of  medi- 
cine. He  now  has  a  liberal  patronage  and  his  success  is  indicative  of  the  trust 
reposed  in  him  by  the  general  public,  while  the  profession  as  well  acknowledges 
his  skill. 

On  the  6th  of  June,  1894,  Dr.  Hardy  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  Ken- 
nedy, of  Palmyra,  Missouri,  who  died  August  25,  1895.  On  the  30th  of  April, 
1898,  he  wedded  Miss  Katie  A.  Neenan  and  they  have  two  children,  Joseph  and 
Helen  Virginia,  aged  respectively  six  and  five  years.  The  former  is  a  bright 
little  lad,  who,  although  so  young,  has  a  librarv  ticket  to  the  Carnegie  library  and 
has  already  read  a  number  of  books.  Both  children  are  favorites  in  the  neigh- 
borhood. 

Dr.  Hardy  is  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing,  but  during  the  last  few  years  has 
had  little  time  to  devote  to  such  pastimes.  He  gives  his  political  allegiance  to 
the  democratic  party,  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church  and  of  the  Knights 
of  Columbus.  Professionallv  he  is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society 
and  the  American  Medical  Association  and  thus  keeps  in  touch  with  the  onward 
march  of  the  profession. 


FREDERICK  SCHMITT. 

Frederick  Schmitt,  a  contractor  at  No.  4913  Page  boulevard,  was  born  in 
Pomeroy,  Ohio,  January  i,  1870,  a  son  of  Conrad  and  Marie  (Kuehne )  Schmitt, 
both  of  whom  are  now  deceased.  The  public  schools  of  his  native  city  provided 
him  with  his  educational  privileges,  but  his  opportunities  in  that  direction  were 
somewhat  limited,  for  at  the  early  age  of  ten  years  he  began  providing  for  his 
own  support,  being  employed  in  a  very  humble  position  in  a  factory,  manufactur- 
ing household  necessities.  At  dififerent  times  he  obtained  other  positions  until  at 
the  time  of  his  father's  death  he  was  working  for  the  firm  of  Proctor  &  Gamble, 
soap  manufacturers.  Though  onlv  a  boy  in  years  he  was  drawing  a  man's  wages, 
for  his  industry  and  speed  enabled  him  to  do  a  man's  work.  At  the  age  of 
eighteen  years  he  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the  bricklayer's  trade  and 
continued  in  that  field  of  labor  in  the  employ  of  others  until  1893,  when  he  began 
business  for  himself  as  a  contractor.  In  this  line  he  has  since  continued  with 
constantly  increasing  success  and  his  contracts  have  been  of  a  more  and  more 
important  character  as  the  years  have  gone  by.  He  has  built  some  of  the  prin- 
cipal apartments  and  office  buildings  in  the  city  and  is  now  occupying  a  prominent 
place  in  building  circles.  For  the  past  five  years  Mr.  Schmitt  has  built  on  an 
average  of  two  hundred  brick  buildings  per  year.  This  is  conceded  to  be  the 
largest  amount  of  small  buildings  done  by  any  individual  or  firm  in  the  city. 

Mr.  Schmitt  was  married  in  Cincinnati  in  1890  to  Miss  Amelia  Aschbach. 
whose  father  was  a  soldier  of  both  the  Mexican  and  the  Civil  wars.  Their  family 
now  numbers  two  sons  and  a  daughter :  Fred,  Raymond  Julius  and  Henrietta, 
all  attending  school.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4913  Page  boulevard.  In 
addition  to  this  property  Mr.  Schmitt  has  extensive  farm  interests  in  Texas.  He 
is  fond  of  general  athletics,  autoniobiling,  and  is  especially  interested  in  agricul- 


372  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tural  pursuits.  Fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  while 
in  business  lines  he  is  connected  with  the  Master  Bricklayers'  Association  and 
the  West  St.  Louis  Business  Men's  Association.  Dependent  upon  his  own  re- 
sources from  the  age  of  ten  years,  no  one  more  justly  deserves  the  praise  em- 
ployed in  the  term,  a  self-made  man.  Early  realizing  the  value  and  force  of  in- 
dustry and  trustworthiness  in  business  connections,  he  has  used  those  qualities 
as  the  foundation  upon  which  to  build  his  success. 


HENRY  HOOVER  WAGONER. 

Henry  Hoover  Wagoner  attained  creditable  success  in  business  and  yet  the 
accumulation  of  wealth  was  by  no  means  the  sole  end  and  object  of  his  life.  He 
was  always  keenly  interested  in  church  work,  and  his  uniform  kindness,  courtesy 
and  other  sterling  qualities  made  him  esteemed  and  respected  by  all  who  knew 
him.  Those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact  were  glad  to  call  him  friend  and  valued 
his  good  will  and  kindly  regard.  His  life  record  began  near  Hagerstown,  Mary- 
land, March  20,  1824,  and  covered  the  intervening  years  until  the  30th  of  Novem- 
ber, 1906,  when  he  passed  away.  His  parents  were  Christian  and  Elizabeth 
(Hoover)  Wagoner.  The  former  was  born  in  Germany  and  was  sent  by  his 
father  to  the  new  world,  in  order  that  he  might  avoid  military  service  in  his 
native  land.  He  died  when  his  son,  Henry  Hoover  Wagoner,  was  but  nine  years 
of  age.  The  family  had  removed  from  Maryland  to  jMassillon,  Ohio,  when  Henry 
H.  was  but  six  years  of  age,  and  his  education  was  acquired  in  the  public  schools 
there.  Owing  to  his  father's  death  he  was  early  thrown  upon  his  own  resources 
and  the  success  which  he  achieved  was  attributable  entirely  to  his  labor  and  per- 
severance, combined  with  good  management  and  keen  business  discernment. 
When  about  twenty  years  of  age  he  left  his  home  at  Massillon,  Ohio,  and  went 
to  Cincinnati.  Early  in  life  he  learned  the  trade  of  cabinet  and  pattern  making 
and  was  always  greatly  interested  in  fine  woods  and  took  much  pleasure  in 
handling  and  working  in  these.  He  became  quite  expert  in  the  line  of  cabinet 
making  and  this  eventually  led  him  into  the  undertaking  business.  For  a  con- 
siderable period  he  remained  in  Cincinnati  and  then  came  to  St.  Louis  in  May, 
1866.  He  had  previously  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account  in  partnership 
with  John  P.  Eppley,  his  wife's  brother-in-law,  in  the  spring  of  1861,  and  the 
relation  between  them  was  continued  until  Mr.  Wagoner's  removal  westward  in 
May,  1866.  Here  he  became  connected  with  the  Messrs.  Smithers  in  the  under- 
taking business  and  after  several  years'  association  with  them  he  started  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account  and  so  continued  until  his  death.  He  conducted  a  fine 
undertaking  establishment  and  in  the  spring  of  1900  he  admitted  his  son,  George 
C.  R.  Wagoner,  to  a  partnership  and  incorporated  the  business  under  the  style 
of  the  Wagoner  Undertaking  Company.  In  all  of  his  business  relations  he  was 
thoroughly  reliable,  and  this  quality,  combined  with  his  enterprise,  brought  to  him 
the  gratifying  success  which  he  enjoyed. 

In  August,  1861,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Mr.  Wagoner  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Sophronia  Z.  Wilson,  a  lady  of  Scotch-Irish  descent.  Her  father,  John 
P.  Wilson,  was  born  in  Ohio,  and  after  arriving  at  years  of  maturity  wedded 
Juliaann  Shippen  of  Philadelphia,  a  representative  of  one  of  the  oldest  families 
of  that  city.  Through  both  her  paternal  and  maternal  ancestry  Mrs.  Wagoner 
is  entitled  to  membership  with  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution.  She, 
too.  was  a  native  of  Ohio  and  remained  a  resident  of  that  state  until  after  her 
marriage,  when  she  accompanied  her  husband  to  St.  Louis.  Their  children  are 
George  C.  R.,  Harry  E.,  Edwin  L.  and  Mary  Belle,  the  latter  two  being  deceased. 

At  the  age  of  seventeen  years  Mr.  Wagoner  united  with  the  Methodist  church 
and  was  a  most  active  and  helpful  member  of  the  church  from  that  time  until 
his  demise.     He  was  interested  in  all  of  the  different  branches  of  church  work. 


H.   H.  \\'AGOXER 


374  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

contributed  generously  to  its  support  and  did  all  in  his  power  to  extend  its  in- 
fluence. Religion  was  not  simply  a  matter  of  Sunday  observance  to  him,  but 
was  as  well  the  motive  power  of  his  everyday  life.  He  served  on  the  official  board 
of  the  Union  Methodist  Church,  was  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian 
Association,  and  was  interested  in  all  lines  of  beneficial  work  in  this  city.  For 
some  time  he  was  connected  with  the  Provident  Association  and  with  different 
hospitals,  and  no  good  work  done  in  the  name  of  charity  and  religion  solicited 
his  aid  in  vain.  He  was  not  only  interested  in  what  was  being  done  for  moral 
progress  in  his  city  but  also  throughout  the  country  as  well  and  in  foreign  lands. 
He  was  likewise  an  exemplar\-  representative  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  holding 
membership  with  the  Knights  Templar  and  with  the  thirty-second  degree  Masons. 
Kindliness,  forbearance,  unfailing  courtesy  and  deference  for  the  opinions  of 
others  were  among  his  salient  characteristics,  making  him  popular  with  all  who 
knew  him  and  gaining  for  him  the  unqualified  respect  of  those  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact.  The  memory  of  his  upright  life  remains  as  a  blessed  benediction 
to  those  who  were  his  associates  while  he  was  numbered  among  the  representative 
residents  of  St.  Louis. 


OSCAR  J.   SCHROETER. 

Oscar  J.  Schroeter,  president  of  the  Schroeter  Brothers  Hardware  Com- 
pany, now  owns  and  manages,  in  connection  with  his  brothers,  the  oldest  enter- 
prise of  this  character  in  St.  Louis.  The  business  was  established  by  Julius 
Morrisse  in  1847  and  has  developed  to  its  present  extensive  proportions  in  the 
passing  years  in  accordance  with  the  growth  of  the  city,  and  has  expanded 
largely  since  it  came  into  possession  of  the  present  firm,  who  at  the  time  of  the 
transfer  of  the  business  were  young  men,  the  subject  of  this  review  having  just 
crossed  the  threshold  of  adult  age. 

Mr.  Schroeter  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  July  18.  1869,  a  son  of  Bruno  O.  and 
Christiana  Schroeter.  The  family  originated  in  Germany,  and  in  the  early  '40s 
the  father  came  to  America,  settling  in  St.  Louis,  where  for  many  years  he  fig- 
ured prominently  as  a  leather  merchant.  He  continued  in  that  line  up  to  the 
time  his  sons  embarked  in  the  hardware  business,  was  the  oldest  leather  merchant 
of  the  city  and  was  recognized  as  the  best  authority  on  leather.  On  the  occasion 
of  General  Grant's  visit  to  St.  Louis  after  the  war,  he  remarked  that  "but  one 
flag  was  raised  in  his  honor,  and  that  was  the  side  of  leather  of  Bruno  Schroeter." 
It  seems  that  Mr.  Schroeter  had  placed  a  side  of  leather  out  on  his  store  window 
on  Second  street  in  honor  of  the  visiting  general,  for  it  will  be  remembered  that 
General  Grant  was  a  leather  merchant  prior  to  the  war  and  therefore  quickly 
recognized  the  so-called  flag  as  a  mark  of  honor  to  himself.  Mr.  Schroeter  has 
been  actively  engaged  in  business  in  St.  Louis  from  the  time  he  arrived  in  this 
country  and  although  now  in  his  eighty-second  year  he  is  as  busy  as  the  average 
man  of  forty.  Indolence  and  idleness  are  utterly  foreign  to  his  nature  and  he 
feels  that  he  could  hardly  be  content  without  some  occupation.  The  hardware 
business  of  Schroeter  Brothers  enlisted  the  attention  of  the  father  about  fifteen 
years  ago,  not  because  he  desired  to  become  a  factor  therein  but  because  his  sons 
wished  to  have  him  with  them  at  all  times  and  to  enjoy  the  benefits  of  his  sage 
counsel  and  broad  experience.  He  reaches  the  store  early  in  the  morning  and 
never  leaves  until  it  is  closed  in  the  afternoon.  He  certainly  deserves  much 
credit  for  what  he  has  accomplished  in  the  business  world  and  his  success  indi- 
cates his  force  of  character,  strong  purpose  and  intelligently  directed  efforts. 
Although  of  a  quiet,  unassuming  disposition,  he  has  never  been  remiss  in  the 
duties  of  citizenship,  his  loyalty  to  his  adopted  country  standing  as  an  unques- 
tioned fact  in  his  career. 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  375 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afforded  Oscar  J.  Schroder  his  educational 
privileges,  and  he  continued  his  studies  to  his  fifteenth  year,  when  he  became  an 
apprentice  in  the  hardware  house  of  Julius  Morrisse,  with  whom  he  continued 
for  two  years.  He  then  entered  the  employ  of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Com- 
pany, with  which  he  was  connected  for  eighteen  months,  when  he  returned  to 
his  original  position,  continuing  with  Mr.  Morrisse  until  his  retirement  from 
business.  He  was  at  that  time  twenty-one  years  of  age,  while  his  brother. 
Charles  G.,  was  nineteen  years  of  age.  They  purchased  the  business  from  its 
founder  and  have  since  conducted  the  store,  which  is  not  only  the  oldest  but  is 
also  one  of  the  most  prominent  establishments  of  its  kind  in  St.  Louis.  Their 
trade  has  reached  mammoth  proportions  and  they  carry  a  very  large  line  of 
everything  known  to  the  hardware  trade  at  No.  717-719  Washington  avenue. 
The  store  has  a  frontage  of  fifty  feet,  with  a  depth  of  ninety  feet,  and  five  floors 
and  basement  are  occupied  with  their  goods.  They  employ  a  selling  force  of 
about  seventy  men,  and  their  sales  average  over  five  hundred  thousand  dollars 
annually.  They  make  a  specialty  in  their  business  of  supplying  the  fine  hardware 
of  large  buildings  and  have  taken  contracts  in  this  line  for  such  structures  as 
the  Syndicate  Trust  building,  the  Bank  of  Commerce,  and  the  American  Theater 
and  Hotel. 

No  matter  in  how  much  fantastic  theorizing  one  may  indulge  concerning  the 
cause  of  success,  it  will  be  found  on  a  careful  analyzation  that  in  almost  every 
instance  it  follows  careful  preparation,  thorough  understanding  and  indefatigable 
industry.  The  prosperous  man  is  he  who  knows  when  and  where  and  how  to 
make  his  business  moves,  that  maximum  results  may  be  accomplished  at  a  mini- 
mum expenditure  of  time  and  labor.  The  business  of  the  Schroeter  Hardware 
Company  has  been  most  thoroughly  systematized  so  that  the  work  of  the  office 
and  the  store  moves  on  with  as  little  friction  as  possible,  the  labor  of  each  indi- 
vidual being  made  to  count  for  the  utmost,  and  thus  the  house  has  attained  a 
place  in  the  foremost  rank  among  the  hardware  enterprises  of  the  city.  Oscar  J. 
Schroeter  has  from  the  commencement  of  his  career  been  recognized  as  an  ener- 
getic young  man.  never  fearing  that  laborious  attention  to  detail  so  necessary  to 
success,  and  realizing  always  that  there  is  no  excellence  without  labor.  He  earlv 
learned  to  figure  upon  difficulties  as  well  as  opportunities,  and  therefore  has  shaped 
his  course  so  as  to  avoid  the  former  and  utilize  the  latter,  and  his  standing  in  busi- 
ness circles  today  is  the  best  evidence  of  the  worth  of  the  course  and  policv  that 
he  has  followed. 


CHARLES   G.   SCHROETER. 

Charles  G.  Schroeter,  the  vice  president  of  the  Schroeter  Brothers  Hardware 
Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  January  28,  1871,  and  entered  the  business  with 
his  brother  Oscar  in  the  year  1891,  the  year  in  which  they  purchased  the  stock  of 
Mr.  Morrisse.  Someone  has  characterized  the  beginning  of  their  business  as  "a 
hole  in  the  wall"  at  No.  811  North  Fourth  street.  Today  it  is  the  largest  enter- 
prise of  its  kind  in  St.  Louis.  When  Mr.  Morrisse's  health  began  to  fail  he 
planned  to  dispose  of  his  stock  to  dealers  throughout  the  city  and  much  of  it  was 
thus  sold,  but  finally  he  came  to  a  point  where  the  balance  of  the  stock  could  be 
disposed  of  only  at  auction.  It  was  then  that  Oscar  J.  and  Charles  C.  Schroeter. 
just  emerging  from  their  teens,  undertook  to  buy  what  was  left.  J\Ir.  Morrisse 
accepted  their  proposition  of  twenty-three  hundred  dollars  and  the  Schroeter 
brothers  started  in  business,  feeling  that  they  had  done  a  splendid  dav"s  work 
when  at  the  end  of  the  first  day  they  found  that  their  sales  had  amounted  to  nine 
dollars.  It  was  well  known  that  Julius  Morrisse  always  kept  goods  of  the  highest 
quality  and  in  great  variety,  serving  the  public  in  the  best  possible  manner.  "The 
Schroeter  brothers  have  adhered  to  his  policy  and  their  present  business  shows 


376  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

the  wisdom  of  their  course.  From  the  time  the  brothers  purchased  the  business 
they  labored  incessantly,  sacrificing  the  pleasures  the  average  young  man  enjoys 
in  order  to  win  that  success  which  so  many  young  men  desire  but  never  attain. 
The  growth  of  their  business,  as  indicated  above,  made  possible  the  purchase  of 
the  Simmons-  hardware  store,  and  today  their  enterprise  is  a  most  extensive  one. 
Charles  G.  Schroeter  has  charge  of  all  of  the  advertising  and  has  the  distinction 
of  being  one  of  the  originators  of  "Weekly  Bargains  in  a  Hardware  Store,"  which 
has  assisted  so  largely  in  building  up  the  vast  business.  His  methods  are  unique  and 
original  and  have  proven  very  important  elements  in  the  success  of  the  enterprise. 
Charles  G.  Schroeter  was  united  in  marriage  on  the  2d  of  September,  1903,  to 
Miss  Elvira  A.,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  A.  C.  Zinn,  of  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 
To  this  union  have  been  born  two  children:  Adelaide  Hattie  and  Oscar  Adolph, 
who  are  now  four  and  two  years  of  age,  respectively. 


BRUNO  O.  SCHROETER. 

Bruno  O.  Schroeter,  Jr.,  entered  the  business  twelve  years  ago  and  was  elected 
secretary  and  treasurer.  His  knowledge  of  bookkeeping,  accounting  and  system- 
atizing was  in  the  main  so  perfect  that  the  two  younger  brothers  felt  it  necessary 
to  have  his  assistance.  jMoreover,  the  family  ties  have  been  most  close,  and  in 
order  to  bring  about  the  success  which  the  firm  desired  they  felt  it  would  be 
necessary  for  the  three  brothers  to  be  associated  in  business  as  they  had  been  in 
social  and  private  relations.  Bruno  Schroeter  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September 
19,  1865,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  afterward  received  such  technical 
and  practical  training  as  qualified  him  for  his  present  work  in  charge  of  a  large 
office  force.  He  is  certainly  well  fitted  for  the  duties  that  now  devolve  upon  him, 
and  the  brothers,  working  in  harmony,  constitute  one  of  the  strong  combinations 
in  commercial  life  in  St.  Louis.  Loyal  to  modern  methods  of  business  of  the 
most  progressive  character,  the  name  of  Schroeter  has  become  a  synonym  for 
success  in  connection  with  the  hardware  trade  in  the  middle  Mississippi  valley. 

On  the  29th  of  November,  1893,  in  St.  Louis.  Bruno  Schroeter  was  joined  in 
wedlock  to  Miss  Catherine,  daughter  of  the  late  Patrick  McLaughlin,  who  was  a 
prominent  poultry  dealer  at  the  Union  market.  To  this  union  three  children 
have  been  born :  Olivia,  fourteen  years  of  age ;  Dorothy,  a  little  maiden  of  twelve 
years ;  and  Thelma,  who  is  nine  years  of  age. 


HON.  NORMAN  J.  COLMAN,  LL.B.,  LL.D.,  D.A. 

When  the  history  of  St.  Louis  and  her  public  men  shall  have  been  written 
its  pages  will  bear  no  more  illustrious  name  and  record,  no  more  distinguished 
career  than  that  of  the  Hon.  Norman  J.  Colman.  If  "biography  is  the  home 
aspect  of  history,"  as  Wilmott  has  expressed  it,  it  is  certainly  within  the  prov- 
ince of  true  history  to  commemorate  and  perpetuate  the  lives  of  those  men  whose 
careers  have  been  of  signal  usefulness  and  honor  to  the  state  and  nation,  and  in 
this  connection  it  is  not  only  compatible  but  absolutelv  imperative  that  mention  be 
made  of  the  Flon.  Norman  J.  Colman  because  of  his  eminent  service  to  American 
agriculture.  It  was  largely  through  his  instrumentality  that  the  department  of 
agriculture  was  created  and  became  one  of  the  great  executive  departments  of 
the  government,  and  he  had  the  distinguished  honor  of  being  appointed  the  first 
secretary.  His  name  is  so  inseparably  interwoven  with  development  and  progress 
in  agricultural  lines  in  this  country  that  it  is  familiar  to  every  student  of  America's 
history  in  this  connection.  His  early  environment  was  that  of  the  farm,  and 
throughout  his  entire   life  he  has   been  connected  with  farming  interests   from 


XORAIAX    T.    COLMAX 


378  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  practical  as  well  as  the  theoretical  standpoint.  His  birth  occurretl  upon  a 
farm  near  Richfield  Springs,  Otsego  county,  New  York,  May  i6,  1827,  and  at  the 
usual  age  he  began  his  education,  manifesting  aptitude  in  his  studies  and  a  thor- 
oughness which  prompted  him  not  only  to  master  the  branches  of  the  curriculum 
but  to  read  every  volume  in  the  common  school  library  in  his  school  district 
before  he  reached  the  age  of  sixteen.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  has  been 
a  student  who  has  reached  the  gist  of  the  matter  in  every  book  to  which  he  has 
given  his  attention.  The  elemental  strength  of  his  character  was  early  displayed 
in  the  provision  which  he  made  through  his  own  labor  for  the  acquirement  of 
a  more  advanced  education  than  the  public-school  system  of  New  York  offered. 
Qualifying  for  teaching,  he  followed  the  profession  in  the  winter  months  in  order 
to  provide  means  necessary  for  pursuing  a  seminary  course  in  the  summer. 

Mr.  Colman  was  twenty  years  of  age  when,  attracted  by  the  opportunities  of 
the  resourceful  but  undeveloped  west,  he  left  the  Empire  state  and  became  a  resi- 
dent of  Kentucky.  As  a  teacher  in  the  schools  of  Louisville  he  gained  capital 
sufficient  to  enable  him  to  pursue  a  course  in  the  Louisville  Law  University,  where 
he  won  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law  and  later  was  admitted  to  practice  at  the 
bar.  He  then  located  at  New  Albany,  Indiana,  opened  an  office  and  in  recognition 
of  the  professional  skill  and  ability  which  he  displayed  was  soon  chosen  district 
attorney.  Seeking  a  still  broader  field  of  labor,  he  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis 
in  1852,  continuing  in  the  practice  of  law  until  his  increasing  activity  in  behalf 
of  agricultural  interests  caused  the  preclusion  of  other  pursuits.  His  interest  in 
the  farm  from  his  early  boyhood  days  never  abated,  and  soon  after  his  removal 
to  St.  Louis  Mr.  Colman  purchased  a  country  home  where  he  could  put  into 
practice  his  advanced  ideas  concerning  agriculture.  He  has  been  no  mere  theorist 
upon  the  subjects  which  he  has  discussed  from  the  press  and  the  platform,  but  has 
based  his  knowledge  upon  practical  work,  close  study  and  investigation  and 
experiment. 

The  purchase  of  his  farm  was  followed  by  the  establishment  of  an  agricultural 
journal  known  as  Colman's  Rural  World,  now  of  national  reputation  as  an  influ- 
ential exponent  of  the  best  methods  in  all  that  pertains  to  advanced  agriculture. 
His  ideas  soon  attracted  wide  attention  and  received  the  endorsement  of  those 
who  stood  foremost  in  farming  circles.  He  understood  thoroughly  the  oppor- 
tunities that  lay  before  the  Mississippi  valley — a  knowledge  that  went  far  deeper 
than  external  truths,  being  based  upon  understanding  of  the  geologic  formation, 
the  soil  qualities,  the  chemical  combinations  in  plant  foods  and  in  fact  all  that 
bears  ujx)n  farming  when  viewed  from  the  scientific  standpoint.  His  influence 
soon  became  strongly  felt  in  agricultural  circles  and  he  was  called  upon  to  take 
an  active  part  in  every  movement  in  behalf  of  the  interests  of  the  farmer,  making 
forceful  and  eloquent  pleas  for  better  methods  of  farming  and  for  state  and 
national  legislation  needed  to  give  the  producer  the  full  return  for  his  labors. 
It  was  the  merited  support  of  his  friends  and  admirers  in  agricultural  circles  that 
largely  won  for  him  official  honors  which  came  to  him.  He  was  elected  to  rep- 
resent his  district  in  the  Missouri  legislature  and  in  1872  was  chosen  lieutenant 
governor  of  Missouri  on  the  democratic  ticket. 

Air.  Colman,  while  his  life  work  has  been  preeminently  in  the  line  of  ad- 
vancing agricultural  interests,  has  by  no  means  restricted  his  attention  to  this. 
On  the  contrary  he  has  ever  been  a  student  of  the  great  sociological,  economic 
and  political  questions  of  the  country  and  of  those  issues  which  are  to  the  states- 
man and  the  man  of  affairs  of  gravest  import.  In  the  legislature  and  as  presiding 
officer  of  the  senate  his  course  was  marked  as  that  of  a  patriotic  statesman 
handling  the  machinery  of  government  for  the  best  interests  of  the  people  at 
large.  Honors  came  to  him  also  through  various  agricultural  societies.  He 
was  chosen  to  the  presidency  of  the  Missouri  State  Horticultural  Society  and  the 
Missouri  State  Board  of  Agriculture,  while  for  fifteen  years  he  was  a  trustee  of 
the  Missouri  State  University  and  for  two  terms  president  of  the  Missouri  State' 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  879 

Press  Association — the  last  named  position  being  indicative  of  the  high  regard 
entertained  for  him  in  journahstic  circles.  Later  came  his  appointment  as  United 
States  commissioner  of  agriculture,  followed  by  the  crowning  official  honor — his 
appointment  as  first  secretary  of  the  United  States  department  of  agriculture 
under  President  Cleveland. 

In  the  meantime  Mr.  Colman  was  working  with  practical  methods  toward 
high  ideals.  He  recognized  the  possibilities  that  lay  before  the  farming  com- 
munity and  when  appointed,  by  President  Grover  Cleveland,  United  States  com- 
missioner of  agriculture  he  set  in  motion  the  interests  which  have  gained  America 
preeminence  as  an  agricultural  country  in  the  processes  followed  in  the  cultiva- 
tion of  its  cereals  and  its  fruits.  At  that  time  such  an  agricultural  department 
as  existed  under  government  control  was  again  and  again  made  the  point  of  witty 
attack  by  the  press.  Not  a  single  government  experiment  station  existed  in  con- 
nection with  an  agricultural  college  or  university  in  the  United  States.  Many 
of  the  most  important  and  useful  divisions  now  existing  in  the  department  had 
never  been  thought  of,  or  at  least  established.  There  were  diseases  prevalent 
among  stock,  while  equally  disastrous  conditions  existed  in  connection  with  the 
production  of  vegetables  and  fruits  and  no  systematic  efYort  under  government 
control  was  made  to  check  these.  There  came  to  the  position  through  President 
Cleveland's  appointment,  however,  a  man  of  great  administrative  and  executive 
ability,  combined  with  a  practical  and  scientific  knowledge  of  agriculture  that 
places  him  foremost  among  its  representatives  in  the  world.  A  Herculean  task 
confronted  him,  for  it  was  necessary  to  get  the  assistance  of  congress  that  the 
work  might  be  promoted  in  even  the  slightest  degree  and  he  knew  that  congress 
would  not  give  assistance  unless  convincing  proofs  were  ofifered  of  the  value  ot 
the  undertaking. 

It  seemed  that  all  of  Mr.  Colman's  previous  experiences  had  qualified  him  for 
the  new  position.  He  had  for  thirty  years  been  editor  and  publisher  of  the 
leading  agricultural  paper  of  the  Mississippi  valley  and  had  not  only  discussed 
with  pen  but  with  tongue  the  great  problems  that  confronted  the  farmers  and 
that  were  identified  with  their  interests.  He  was  a  forceful  and  eloquent  speaker 
and  the  conviction  with  which  he  treated  the  subjects  under  discussion  never 
failed  to  impress  his  hearers.  Moreover,  he  had  a  practical  understanding  of  the 
workings  of  legislative  bodies,  so  that  he  was  qualified  to  deal  with  congress  in 
securing  proper  appropriations  to  elevate  the  standard  of  the  department.  He 
had  told  his  friends  who  were  interested  like  him  in  agricultural  advancement 
that  his  highest  ambition  would  be  achieved  if  he  could  secure  government  ex- 
periment stations  or  experimental  farms  in  connection  with  agricultural  colleges, 
so  that  practical  and  scientific  agriculture  could  walk  hand  in  hand  and  thus  ob- 
viate the  prejudice  which  existed  against  scientific  farming.  The  other  object 
of  his  ambition  was  to  make  the  department  worthy  of  becoming  one  of  the  great 
executive  departments  of  the  government,  with  a  voice  in  the  president's  cabinet, 
during  his  administration.  No  one  doubts,  knowing  the  history  of  his  efforts, 
that  it  was  largely  through  his  influence  and  unwearied  labors  that  both  houses 
of  congress  passed  a  bill  almost  unanimously,  creating  it  one  of  the  great  execu- 
tive departments  of  the  government,  and  Mr.  Colman  had  well  earned  and  justly 
merited  the  honor  that  came  to  him  with  his  appointment  as  the  first  secretary 
of  agriculture.  The  bill  establishing  experiment  stations  in  connection  with  the 
agricultural  colleges  was  also  passed  and  all  the  stations  put  into  practical  work- 
ing order  during  his  administration. 

No  one  not  actually  associated  therewith  can  know  of  the  immense  amount 
of  labor  involved  in  the  accomplishment  of  these  results.  Untiring  energy,  execu- 
tive ability,  keen  foresight  and  the  soundest  discrimination,  combined  with  the 
broadest  knowdedge  of  agriculture,  were  called  forth  in  the  work.  One  of  the 
steps  which  Mr.  Colman  took  in  producing  the  result  was  to  solicit  the  coopera- 
tion of  the  agricultural  colleges  in  every  state  of  the  L^nion  in  sending  delegates 


380  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

to  a  convention  to  be  held  in  the  department  building  in  Washington,  July  8, 
1885.  The  request  was  complied  with  and  thus  assembled  one  of  the  most  im- 
portant agricultural  conventions  ever  held.  Mr.  Colman  was  chosen  by  unanimous 
vote  as  president  of  the  convention  and  a  special  committee  was  appointed  to 
consider  the  subject  of  experiment  stations  and  finally  reported  the  experiment 
station  bill,  which  was  passed  by  congress  and  approved  by  the  president,  re- 
sulting in  the  opening  of  experiment  stations  in  every  state  of  the  Union.  The 
cooperation  of  the  agricultural  colleges  led  to  awakening  the  interest  of  the  con- 
gressmen and  senators  in  the  agricultural  development  of  their  own  states  and 
thus  the  great  result  was  achieved.  Public  opinion  on  the  subject  being  aroused 
and  legislation  secured,  the  establishment  of  the  office  of  cabinet  minister  followed 
as  a  natural  sequence  and  yet  was  not  accomplished  without  untiring  effort. 

After  taking  his  official  position  as  head  of  the  department  of  agriculture 
Mr.  Colman  entered  upon  the  work  of  accomplishing  practical  results,  the  benefits 
of  which  were  immediate.  At  this  time  there  existed  among  cattle  an  incurable 
contagious  disease  known  as  pleuro  pneumonia  and  it  was  found  in  nearly  twenty 
states  of  the  Union.  The  only  way  to  extirpate  it  was  to  kill  every  affected 
animal  and  every  animal  that  had  been  exposed  to  an  affected  one.  Whole  herds 
had  to  be  slaughtered  and  millions  of  dollars  were  required  to  pay  for  them, 
but  congress  freely  made  the  proper  appropriations  and  the  disease  was  prac- 
tically eliminated  from  the  country  during  Mr.  Colman's  administration.  His 
efforts  for  the  fruit  growing  interests  of  the  country  were  equally  noteworthy, 
including  the  establishment  of  a  division  of  pomology  to  look  after  and  encourage 
the  interests  of  the  fruit  growers  in  all  parts  of  the  United  States.  Mr.  Colman 
also  established  the  division  of  vegetable  pathology  in  the  department,  making  a 
study  of  mildews,  blights,  rusts,  smuts  and  moulds,  which  destroy  millions  of 
dollars'  worth  of  crops  annually,  planning  not  only  to  give  remedies  for  these 
but  also  to  guard  against  them.  He  likewise  established  a  division  of  ornithology 
and  mammalogy  in  order  to  secure  information  as  to  which  varieties  of  birds 
and  smaller  animals,  such  as  gophers,  moles,  minks,  skunks,  field  mice,  etc.,  were 
friends,  and  which  were  enemies  to  the  farmer,  and  how  their  depredations  might 
be  prevented.  The  division  of  United  States  experiment  stations  was  organized 
to  take  advantage  of  and  utilize  the  vast  fund  of  information  to  be  secured  at  the 
different  experiment  stations  of  the  Union,  so  as  to  make  it  available  to  those 
most  needing  it. 

Mr.  Colman's  work  cannot  be  measured  nor  can  it  be  overestimated.  The 
agricultural  and  scientific  world  acknowledges  its  indebtedness  to  him,  nor  does 
his  work  as  commissioner  of  agriculture  and  secretary  of  agriculture  limit  the 
scope  of  what  he  has  accomplished.  He  has  done  an  equally  important  if  less 
tangible  work  as  editor  of  the  Rural  World  and  in  his  public  addresses,  scatter- 
ing the  seeds  of  ambition  as  well  as  of  truth  among  his  hearers  and  readers, 
prompting  them  to  put  forth  greater  effort  toward  securing  perfection  in  their 
farming  and  stock-raising  interests.  No  longer  does  the  farmer  regard  as  suf- 
ficient the  knowledge  which  comes  to  him  almost  instinctively  as  he  works  in 
the  fields.  He  feels  the  necessity  for  thorough  technical  and  practical  training 
such  as  can  be  obtained  in  the  agricultural  colleges  and  recognizes  the  fact  that 
if  he  would  succeed  he  must  keep  pace  with  the  rapid  progress  which  in  recent 
years  has  been  a  strongly  marked  characteristic  of  American  agricultural  life. 

It  is  often  a  matter  of  regret  that  recognition  of  the  value  of  one's  service 
is  not  publicly  made  until  after  the  death  of  the  individual,  but  Mr.  Colman 
has  at  least  in  part  received  public  acknowledgment  of  the  valuable  service  he  has 
rendered  mankind.  The  University  of  I^Iissouri  gave  expression  to  this  in  con- 
ferring upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of  LL.D.,  and  the  Illinois  University  in 
bestowing  upon  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Agriculture.  The  Missouri  State 
Horticultural  Society  at  a  recent  meeting  created  the  office  of  honorary  vice 
president  and  elected  him  to  fill  it  for  life  as  a  slight  tribute  for  what  he  had  done 
in  behalf  of  pomology. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  381 

In  the  private  walks  of  life  he  has  made  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  success- 
ful fanner  and  breeder  of  the  best  types  of  registered  live  stock  and  has  done 
valuable  service  as  a  director  in  various  registration  and  other  live  stock  organ- 
izations, state  fairs,  industrial  expositions  and  international  affairs.  The  work 
which  he  has  done  for  agriculture  entitles  him  to  be  classed  with  the  benefactors 
of  his  race.  No  other  American  citizen  has  accomplished  as  much  for  the  farming 
interests  of  the  nation,  and  his  fame  has  spread  abroad,  as  is  evidenced  by  the 
fact  that  the  Republic  of  France,  through  its  minister  of  agriculture,  decorated 
him  with  la  crosse  de  officier  du  merite  agricole,  an  honor  which  but  few  Amer- 
icans have  received. 


JOHN   ROHAN. 


Among  the  residents  of  St.  Louis  who  have  founded  business  enterprises 
that  yet  continue  as  factors  in  the  city's  industrial  and  commercial  development 
was  John  Rohan,  who  promoted  the  business  now  conducted  under  the  name  of 
the  John  Rohan  &  Son  Boiler  Works  Company.  He  was  born  in  Callan,  Kil- 
kenny, Ireland,  December  27,  1833,  and  from  his  home  it  was  but  a  short  dis- 
tance to  that  of  Archbishop  Ireland,  who  now  resides  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota. 
When  a  lad  in  his  native  town  he  had  for  companions  the  archbishop  and  the 
Cudahys,  well  known  meat  packers  of  Chicago  and  Omaha. 

Mr.  Rohan  emigrated  from  Ireland  to  America,  January  2,  1849,  ^^^'  set- 
tling in  St.  Louis,  he  lost  no  time  in  securing  employment  and  accepted  a  position 
as  ofif  bearer  in  a  brickyard  when  bricks  were  made  by  hand.  The  remuneration 
for  this  work  was  meager,  but  he  held  this  position  until  he  secured  work  as  a 
plasterer,  which  paid  him  better  wages,  and  he  continued  following  this  occupa- 
tion until  he  realized  that  there  was  a  great  opening  in  the  west  for  a  boiler 
works.  Immediately  he  secured  a  position  where  he  might  become  familiar 
with  that  line  of  industry,  and  on  June  3,  185 1,  he  purchased  the  interest  of 
William  Card,  who  was  a  member  of  the  firm  in  whose  employ  he  was  working, 
and  later  purchased  the  interest  of  the  other  partner,  Mr.  Allison,  and  in  1883 
incorporated  what  was  known  as  the  Rohan  Brothers  Boiler  Manufacturing 
Company.  For  a  period  of  two  years  he  operated  this  enterprise  under  a  trus- 
tee and  in  1893,  when  it  was  sold  by  the  receiver,  it  was  purchased  by  John 
Rohan,  Sr.,  and  son,  James  J.  Rohan.  One  year  later,  in  1894,  the  business  was 
incorporated  as  the  John  Rohan  &  Son  Boiler  Works  Company,  of  which  John 
Rohan  continued  as  president  until  his  death,  March  26,  1905.  He  was  the  first 
man  to  operate  a  steam  boiler  works  west  of  the  Mississippi  river. 

Mr.  Rohan  was  united  in  marriage  to  Christina  Lortz,  who  was  born  in 
Kaskaskia,  Illinois,  in  September,  1840,  and  departed  this  life  November  19, 
1889.  They  reared  a  family  of  eight  children:  ]\Iary,  now  Mrs.  John  J.  Brown, 
of  Brockton,  Massachusetts :  Anastasia,  now  Mrs.  John  H.  Rafferty,  of  Helena. 
Montana;  Michael,  who  died  at  the  age  of  three  years  and  ten  months;  ^lichael, 
who  died  at  the  age  of  ten  months ;  and  James  J.,  John  A.,  Thomas  A.  and 
Philip  A.  The  father  well  deserved  mention  among  the  self-made  men  of  St. 
Louis,  as  he  came  to  America  with  limited  capital  and  worked  his  way  upward 
along  legitimate  lines  of  trade  until  he  had  reached  prominence  as  a  representa- 
tive of  industrial  interests. 

James  J.  Rohan,  the  eldest  son  of  the  family,  was  born  December  22,  1869. 
and  on  June  7,  1899,  was  united  in  marriage  with  Margaret  B.  W'illiams,  a 
daughter  of  Michael  Williams,  of  Mound  City,  Illinois.  By  this  marriage  there 
are  the  following  children:  James  E.,  seven  years  of  age;  Richard  K.,  five  vears 
old;  John  E.,  who  is  entering  his  fourth  year;  and  Walter  V.,  who  is  two  vears 
of  age.     Mr.  Rohan  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  democratic  party  and  is  very 


382  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

active  during  political  campaigns  to  secure  the  election  of  its  candidates.  In 
religious  faith  he  is  an  adherent  of  the  Catholic  church.  Among  the  fraternal 
organizations  with  which  he  is  affiliated  are  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the  Elks 
and  the  Catholic  Club.  He  is  very  fond  of  outdoor  sports  and  makes  it  a  point 
to  spend  all  leisure  time  at  his  command  afield.  He  lives  at  No.  5132  Vernon 
avenue,  where  he  owns  an  elegant  residence. 

John  A.  Rohan  was  born  January  i,  1874,  and  wedded  Mary  E.,  a  daughter 
of  D.  L.  Hatton,  a  prominent  grocer  of  St.  Louis.  Their  only  child  is  John  A.. 
Jr.  Like  his  brother,  John  A.  Rohan  is  also  a  stanch  democrat  and  a  faithful 
adherent  of  the  Catholic  church.  He  is  a  lover  of  outdoor  sports  and  is  espe- 
cially enthusiastic  over  baseball,  football  and  golfing.  Of  the  fraternal  organiza- 
tions to  which  he  belongs  are  the  Elks,  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  Royal 
Arcanum.  He  also  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis,  Millers  and  Apollo  Clubs  and  re- 
sides at  No.  1238  Temple  Place. 

Philip  A.  Rohan  attended  the  parochial  schools  of  St.  Louis  until  he  had 
attained  the  age  of  eight  years,  when  he  entered  the  Christian  Brothers  College 
as  a  student,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  seventeen  years  of  age.  He 
was  then  engaged  in  a  clerical  capacity  in  the  office  of  his  father,  where  he  con- 
tinued until  he  was  twenty-six  years  old.  At  this  period  of  his  life  he  went  to 
Chicago,  expecting  to  go  into  business  for  himself,  but  after  spending  five 
months  looking  over  the  ground  he  came  to  the  conclusion  that  St  Louis  ofifered 
better  inducements  in  commercial  lines,  and  so  returned  to  this  city  and  formed 
a  partnership  with  A.  H.  Baier,  the  firm  being  known  as  Baier,  Rohan  &  Com- 
pany. This  company  represented  the  Mclnnes  Steel  Company  and  other  eastern 
firms  and  Mr.  Rohan  continued  his  affiliation  with  it  until  the  death  of  his 
father,  at  which  time  he  disposed  of  his  interests  in  Baier,  Rohan  &  Company 
in  order  to  take  charge  of  and  devote  his  entire  attention  to  the  John  Rohan  & 
Son  Boiler  Works  Company,  becoming  president  and  general  manager  and 
continuing  to  officiate  in  these  capacities  for  the  following  three  years.  The 
company  was  then  incorporated  with  James  J.  Rohan,  president ;  John  A.  Rohan, 
vice  president ;  Philip  A.  Rohan,  treasurer  and  general  manager ;  and  Thomas 
A.  Rohan,  secretary. 

Thomas  A.  Rohan  was  born  December  15,  1880,  and  on  April  16,  1907,  was 
united  in  marriage  with  Mary,  daughter  of  Mrs.  Catherine  Harrison.  To  this 
union  a  daughter  has  been  born  who  is  now  eight  months  old.  Like  his  brothers, 
he  takes  pleasure  in  outdoor  sports  and  is  also  an  adherent  of  the  Catholic 
faith.  His  residence  is  at  No.  13 18  Belt  avenue.  The  office  and  works  of  the 
John  Rohan  &  Son  Boiler  Works  Company,  which  is  perhaps  the  largest  and 
most  influential  industry  of  the  kind  in  the  west,  is  located  at  Ninth,  Tenth  and 
Le  Beaume  streets,  occupying  nearly  a  square  block.  The  brothers  are  the  ex- 
clusive owners  of  the  entire  stock  of  the  firm  and,  by  being  industrious  and 
aggressive,  have  each  done  their  part  in  bringing  up  the  business  to  its  present 
place  of  prominence  in  the  industrial  life  of  the  city. 


JESSE  LELAND  BOOGHER. 

Success  always  depends  upon  an  intelligent  understanding  of  one's  own 
capacities  and  limitations  and  yet  the  latter  may  be  eliminated  to  the  same  great 
extent  that  the  former  are  cultivated.  Realizing  this  fact  Dr.  Jesse  L.  Boogher 
in  his  life  work  has  attained  distinction,  applying  himself  closely  to  the  mastery  of 
the  great  scientific  principles  which  underlie  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery. 
Moreover  his  ability  enables  him  to  see  the  logical  relation  between  cause  and 
effect  and  thus  in  his  practice  his  labors  have  been  attended  with  excellent  results, 
bringing  him  into  important  relations  with  the  medical  fraternity. 


T.  LELAND  BOOGHER 


384  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

A  native  son  of  St.  Louis  he  was  born  on  the  nth  of  August,  1868,  a  son 
of  Jesse  L.  Boogher.  extended  mention  of  the  father  being  made  on  another  page 
of  this  work.  At  the  usual  age  Dr.  Boogher  entered  the  pubhc  schools  wherein 
he  pursued  his  studies  for  some  time,  after  which  he  attended  Smith  Academy,  of 
St.  Louis,  and  Hiawassee  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor 
of  Science  degree  in  1888.  A  mental  review  of  the  business  world,  with  its  varied 
opportunities  and  interests,  led  him  to  the  conclusion  that  he  preferred  the  practice 
of  medicine  to  all  other  lines  of  activitv  and  in  preparation  for  the  profession  he 
attended  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the 
M.  D.  degree  in  1892.  He  has  since  pursued  post-graduate  studies  in  the  Uni- 
versities of  Berlin,  Vienna,  Paris  and  in  the  hospitals  of  London,  England,  where 
he  has  come  under  the  instruction  and  witnessed  the  methods  of  many  of  the 
eminent  practitioners  of  the  old  world,  thus  adding  greativ  to  his  knowledge 
and  efficiency. 

Since  1892  Dr.  Boogher  has  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  in  St.  Louis, 
his  ability  carrying  him  into  important  professional  relations,  and,  in  connection 
with  the  tendency  of  the  times  toward  specialization,  he  has  given  his  attention 
largely  to  genito-urinary  diseases,  attaining  high  proficiency  in  this  branch  of  the 
practice.  His  knowledge  of  medicine  in  everv  line,  however,  is  comprehensive, 
and  at  all  times  he  keeps  abreast  with  the  best  thinking  men  of  the  profession,  his 
investigation  and  research  bringing  him  beyond  that  of  the  average  practitioner. 
With  the  nature  that  can  never  be  content  with  mediocrity,  he  has  advanced,  step 
by  step,  in  his  profession  and  his  labors  have  been  of  the  utmost  benefit  to  his 
fellowmen.  He  is  now  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri 
State  Medical  Association,  the  Mississippi  Medical  Society  and  the  American 
Medical  Association,  serving  at  one  time  as  secretary  of  one  of  its  leading  sec- 
tions. He  is  also  connected  with  the  American  Urological  Society,  and  through 
the  interchange  of  thought  and  expression  in  the  meetings  of  these  organizations, 
he  keeps  in  touch  with  the  advanced  work  that  is  being  done  in  all  lines. 

On  the  7th  of  November,  1899,  ''''  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Boogher  was  married  to 
Miss  Daisy  Belle  Eville  and  unto  them  have  been  born  three  children,  Marybel, 
Leland  and  Jane.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4429  Laclede  avenue.  Some- 
thing of  the  nature  of  Dr.  Boogher's  interests  and  means  of  recreation  are  in- 
dicated in  his  membership  in  the  King's  Lake  Hunting,  the  Missouri  Athletic, 
the  St.  Louis  and  the  Glen  Echo  Clubs.  Of  the  last  named  he  is  perpetual  mem- 
ber and  he  also  belongs  to  the  Amateur  Athletic  Association.  His  religious  faith 
is  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the  ]\Iethodist  church,  and  his  political  views  find 
expression  in  his  support  of  the  republican  party.  He  is  a  gentleman  of  broad 
general  culture  as  well  as  of  high  professional  attainment,  and  finds  his  friends 
among  the  best  citizens  of  St.  Louis. 


PROFESSOR  CHARLES  PAINE  CURD. 

No  name  is  more  closely  interwoven  with  the  history  of  the  educational  in- 
stitutions of  St.  Louis  than  is  that  of  Professor  Charles  Paine  Curd,  who  for 
twenty-seven  years  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  Smith  Academy,  acting  as 
principal  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  born  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  a  son 
of  Haiden  T.  and  Martha  (Edmunds)  Curd,  whose  family  numbered  eight  chil- 
dren. The  father  was  a  wholesale  grocer  merchant  of  Kentucky  for  many  years. 
Professor  Curd  began  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Louisville,  where  he 
continued  through  the  first  vear  of  the  Boys'  High  School.  He  next  entered  the 
Montgomery  Bell  Academy  when  Professor  ]\Iarshall  S.  Snow,  now  dean  of 
Washington  L^niversitv,  was  president  of  that  institution.  He  graduated  from 
the  school  in  1870,  after  which  he  entered  the  University  of  Nashville  and  later 
Vanderbilt  L^niversitv,  being  graduated  from  both  universities.     While  there  he 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  385 

completed  both  the  classical  and  law  school  courses  and  received  the  degrees  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts  in  1873,  Master  of  Arts  in  1875,  Bachelor  of  Laws  in  1876 
and  Doctor  of  Philosophy  in  1896.  There  probably  never  was  a  man  in  St.  Louis 
whose  life  was  so  closely  identified  with  the  educational  and  intellectual  progress 
of  young  men  as  Professor  Curd,  or  one  whose  influence  was  more  strongly  and 
beneficially  felt.  Deeply  interested  in  young  men,  he  took  a  special  care  to  assist 
them  in  forming  habits  and  in  developing  mental  processes  which  would  prove 
of  lasting  benefit  after  they  assumed  the  cares  and  responsibilities  of  business 
life.  Many  of  the  young  lawyers  of  the  city,  particularly,  owe  their  start  to  him 
and  acknowledge  their  indebtedness  to  him  for  his  assistance  and  encourage- 
ment. He  was  never  happier  than  when  doing  some  service  for  young  men,  and 
he  understood  fully  that  intellectual  and  moral  development  constituted  those 
things  which  were  worth  while,  serving  as  a  sure  foundation  upon  which  to  build 
character  and  success. 

On  the  13th  of  December,  1880,  Professor  Curd  was  married  in  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  to  Miss  Selene  Harding,  a  representative  of  the  old  Harding  family, 
one  of  the  best  known  and  most  highly  respected  families  of  the  south.  Her 
grandfather  was  General  W.  G.  Harding,  of  Belle  Meade,  whose  breeding  estab- 
lishment of  thoroughbreds  was  known  the  world  over.  Her  father  was  John 
Harding.  Professor  and  Mrs.  Curd  became  the  parents  of  two  sons,  Haiden  T. 
and  J.  Harding.  Professor  Curd  held  membership  with  the  Mercantile  Club,  and 
with  the  Southern  Methodist  church.  He  was  also  president  of  the  Tennessee 
Society  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  had  great  faith  in  St.  Louis  and  its  oppor- 
tunities for  development,  and  did  much  to  encourage  a  patriotic  support  of  the 
city,  using  his  influence  to  further  its  interests  along  the  lines  of  material,  intel- 
lectual and  moral  development  and  expansion.  He  died  June  4,  1906,  and  his 
death  was  the  occasion  of  regret  to  many  who  prized  his  friendship,  to  the  church 
which  valued  his  co-operation,  and  to  the  educational  interests,  which  owed  much 
to  his  energetic  and  enthusiastic  efforts. 


HENRY  WICKE. 


Henry  Wicke,  who  for  more  than  a  half  century  was  identified  with  the 
jewelry  trade  in  St.  Louis,  passed  the  sixty-seventh  milestone  on  life's  journey  ere 
he  was  called  to  his  final  rest  May  11,  1904.  He  was  born  in  Bremen,  Germany, 
October  i,  1837,  of  the  marriage  of  Charles  Ed  and  Wilhelmina  (Meyer)  Wicke, 
of  Bremen,  Germany.  His  father  was  one  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent 
jewelry  manufacturers  of  that  city  and  his  grandfather  was  the  founder  of  the 
Jewelry  Manufacturing  Company,  which  he  established  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
eighteenth  century  and  which  became  widely  known  throughout  that  section  of 
the  country.  He  also  made  a  clock  entirely  of  wood  which  ran  for  a  year  with- 
out being  wound. 

In  the  schools  of  Bremen  Henry  Wicke  pursued  his  education,  and  following 
his  graduation  from  the  high  school  came  to  America  at  the  age  of  nineteen 
years.  He  spent  one  year  in  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia,  and  in  1848  arrived  in  St. 
Louis.  He  had  previously  become  well  versed  in  the  jewelry  trade,  owing  to  the 
assistance  which  he  had  rendered  his  father  in  the  old  country,  and  here  he  readily 
found  employment  with  a  Mr.  Winters,  who  was  then  engaged  in  the  jewelry 
business.  During  his  seven  years'  connection  with  that  house  he  was  promoted 
and  eventually  became  a  partner  in  the  business.  In  1855,  however,  he  established 
an  independent  business  at  the  corner  of  Eleventh  and  Franklin  streets,  where 
he  continued  for  forty-six  years,  prospering  in  his  undertakings  and  at  all  times 
keeping  pace  with  the  onward  march  of  progress  as  manifest  in  the  business  con- 
ditions and  interests  of  this  city.  Owing  to  an  accident  which  befell  him  and 
caused  ill  health,  he  retired  from  active  business  in  1901. 


386  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

On  the  30th  of  November,  1868,  Mr.  Wicke  was  married  in  Hermann,  Mis- 
souri, to  Miss  Marie  Reiter,  a  daughter  of  George  and  Katherine  (Werner) 
Reiter,  of  St.  Louis.  Her  father  in  the  early  days  was  a  prominent  and  well 
known  farmer  who  carried  on  general  agricultural  pursuits  on  a  tract  of  land 
adjoining  the  city  limits.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are  Mrs.  Laura  A. 
Kleucker;  Mrs.  Lenora  C.  Threlkeld,  of  Charleston,  Illinois;  Edward  H. ;  and 
Wallace  R.  Wicke.  After  a  residence  of  fifty-six  years  in  St.  Louis,  Henry 
Wicke  passed  away  on  the  nth  of  May,  1904.  His  study  of  political  questions 
and  issues  led  him  to  endorse  the  principles  of  the  republican  party,  but  at  local 
elections  he  voted  for  the  candidate  whom  he  regarded  as  best  qualified  for  the 
office.  For  a  year  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Home  Guards,  and  he 
belonged  to  the  Knights  of  Honor  and  to  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  He 
was  a  self-made  man,  generous  and  kind  hearted,  and  was  prominently  known  to 
the  early  merchants  and  business  men  of  the  city.  As  he  prospered  in  his  un- 
dertakings he  gave  freely  of  his  means  to  those  in  need  of  assistance,  and  his 
generous  aid  is  yet  gratefully  remembered  by  many  whom  he  thus  benefited  in 
their  hour  of  adversity. 


SILAS  BEVERLY  JONES. 

Silas  Beverly  Jones  was  a  practitioner  at  the  bar  of  St.  Louis  from  1872  until 
his  death,  which  occurred  April  18,  1901.  He  was  a  native  of  Huntingdon, 
Tennessee,  born  July  26,  185 1,  his  parents  being  Le  Grand  Michaux  and  Cassandra 
(Woods)  Jones.  The  father  was  born  in  Halifax  county,  Virginia,  September  26, 
1817,  and  on  the  maternal  side  was  descended  from  Huguenot  ancestry  who 
came  to  America  after  the  repeal  of  the  Edict  of  Nantes  in  1685. 

Silas  B.  Jones  completed  his  literary  education  in  Andrew  College  of  Ten- 
nessee, from  which  he  was  graduated.  He  soon  afterward  entered  upon  prepara- 
tion for  the  bar,  and  after  thorough  preliminary  reading  was  admitted  to  practice 
in  the  courts  of  Missouri.  Throughout  his  professional  career  he  was  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis  bar  and  very  successfully  gained  recognition  as  one  of  the  ablest 
lawyers  of  the  city.  Endowed  by  nature  with  high  intellectual  qualities,  to  which 
were  added  the  discipline  and  embellishment  of  culture,  his  was  a  most  attractive 
personality.  Well  versed  in  the  learning  of  his  profession  and  with  the  deep 
knowledge  of  human  nature  and  the  springs  of  human  conduct,  with  great  sagacity 
and  extraordinary  tact,  he  was  in  the  courts  an  advocate  of  power  and  influence. 
Both  judges  and  jurists  always  heard  him  with  attention  and  deep  interest.  He 
had  many  warm  friends  among  the  judges  and  lawyers  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  and 
was  a  valued  member  of  the  Bar  Association.  His  preference  was  for  commercial 
law  and  in  his  practice  he  specialized  in  that  direction.  He  also  served  as  a 
member  of  the  examining  board  of  the  law  school  of  this  city. 

Mr.  Jones  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  December  8,  1875,  to  Miss  Harriet 
Senter,  a  daughter  of  William  M.  Senter,  who,  in  1864,  came  to  this  city  from 
Trenton,  Tennessee,  and  engaged  in  the  commission  business  here.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Jones  became  the  parents  of  six  sons  and  a  daughter:  Jennie  June,  the 
eldest,  became  the  wife  of  Dr.  J.  L.  Crook,  of  Jackson,  Tennessee,  and  died  a 
few  years  ago  in  Jackson,  Tennessee,  leaving  two  children,  Senter  C.  and  Jere 
Lawrence ;  Le  Grand  Jones  is  president  of  the  Le  Grand  Jones  Improvement 
Company ;  Senter  Marshall  is  now  the  manager  of  the  Security  Electric  Supply 
Company  ;  Beverly  is  a  salesman  for  the  Hamilton-Brown  Shoe  Company ;  Wilkins 
is  a  law  student ;  Asa  Charles  and  Alanson  Brown  are  both  with  the  Hamilton- 
Brown  Shoe  Company. 

Mr.  Jones  erected  a  pleasant  home  for  his  family  on  Forest  Park  boulevard 
about  fourteen  years  ago.  He  was  a  member  and  earnest  worker  in  the  Third 
Baptist  church  and  served  as  one  of  its  deacons.     His  life  was  actuated  by  high 


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388  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  honorable  principles  and  characterized  by  manly  conduct.  There  was  little 
that  could  be  criticised  in  his  entire  career  and  his  many  sterling  qualities  gained 
for  him  the  sincerest  regard  and  good  will  of  his  fellowmen.  He  stood  high  in 
the  Bar  Association  and  was  recognized  as  a  citizen  whose  public  spirit  made 
him  the  champion  of  many  progressive  measures  and  movements. 


ALBERT  F.  BECKER. 

Albert  F.  Becker  is  conducting  a  fire  insurance  agency  and  has  charge  of 
the  extensive  property  interests  of  Byron  Nugent,  deceased,  the  well  known  capi- 
talist of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Becker  is  a  native  son  of  the  city,  born  on  the  9th  of 
October,  1867,  his  parents  being  John  P.  and  Anna  Dorothy  Becker.  His  father 
was  for  some  years  a  leading  baker  of  the  city  and  was  also  well  known  in  scien- 
tific and  artistic  circles  as  an  astronomer  and  a  composer  of  sacred  music.  The 
family  comes  of  German  stock,  but  has  long  been  represented  in  St.  Louis,  and 
the  name  has  stood  for  intellectual  advancement  as  well  as  business  enterprise 
and  progress. 

Albert  F.  Becker  was  a  public  school  student  here  between  the  ages  of  six 
and  fourteen  years  and  afterward  attended  the  St.  Louis  School  of  Pharmacy  and 
the  Missouri  Medical  College,  spending  a  year  in  both  of  these  institutions.  In 
1881,  however,  he  turned  his  attention  from  professional  pursuits  to  business  life, 
entering  the  employ  of  Byron  Nugent  &  Brother  in  the  capacity  of  stock  boy. 
He  was  afterward  advanced  to  a  position  in  the  auditing  department,  was  later 
made  office  cashier  and  subsequently  private  secretary.  He  still  keeps  that  posi- 
tion, spending  the  mornings  in  the  office  while  the  remainder  of  the  day  is  de- 
voted to  the  supervision  and  care  of  the  real  estate  interests  of  the  Nugent  estate. 
He  displays  keen  foresight  and  excellent  executive  ability  in  control  of  the  interests 
under  his  charge,  and  his  confidential  position  in  connection  with  Byron  Nugent 
is  a  proof  of  his  marked  business  energy  and  ability. 

Mr.  Becker  was  married  on  the  17th  of  June,  1896,  in  Jennings,  [Missouri, 
to  Miss  Leona  Gaier,  and  they  have  a  son  and  daughter,  Phillip  Harold,  ten  years 
of  age,  and  Ruth  Leona,  both  attending  school  in  Jennings,  where  the  family  resi- 
dence— a  magnificent  home — is  maintained.  Mr.  Becker  is  serving  as  president 
of  the  board  of  education  at  Jennings  and  is  a  trustee  and  steward  of  the  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church.  He  puts  forth  earnest  and  effective  effort  for  the  welfare 
and  upbuilding  of  the  little  city  in  which  he  makes  his  home,  desiring  that  its  inhab- 
itants may  have  every  advantage  of  education,  intellectual  and  moral  culture.  He 
stands  at  the  same  time  for  municipal  progress  and  civic  virtue,  and  his  influence 
is  always  found  on  the  side  of  reform  and  enterprise.  His  political  support  is 
given  to  the  republican  party.  He  finds  recreation  in  travel  and  in  hunting  and 
he  is  also  particularly  interested  in  horticultural  pursuits,  having  more  than  local 
note  as  an  orchardist. 


WILLIAM  BOLLWERK. 

William  Bolhverk,  starting  out  in  business  life  at  the  early  age  of  thirteen 
years,  has  made  steady  progress,  placing  his  dependence  upon  the  substantial  quali- 
ties of  unremitting  industry,  perseverance  and  unfaltering  energy.  He  is  now  at 
the  head  of  a  prosperous  business  as  president  of  the  Bolhverk  Paint  &  Wall  Paper 
Company.  One  of  the  native  sons  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  born  in  1866  and  is  of 
German  lineage.  His  parents  were  Henry  and  Elizabeth  (Kaatmann)  Bolhverk, 
both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Germany.  They  were  numbered  among  the  pioneer 
residents  of  that  nationality  in  St.  Louis,  coming  to  the  new  world  in  earlv  life. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  389 

The  father  was  a  blacksmith  and  wagon  maker  by  trade  and  in  1857  estabhshed 
a  business  which  is  still  conducted  by  two  of  his  sons.  He  was  one  of  the  early 
wagon  makers  of  the  city  and,  for  a  time,  carried  on  business  in  partnership  witli 
William  Jansen,  on  Broadway  and  St.  George  street.  It  was  subsequent  to  this 
time  that  he  established  a  business  in  which  he  was  succeeded  by  his  sons.  He 
died  on  the  i8th  of  February,  1891,  when  sixty-nine  years  of  age,  and  his  wife 
passed  awav  in  1901.  Their  family  numbered  nine  children:  Johanna,  the  de- 
ceased wife  of  V.  Westhus  ;  Frances,  the  deceased  wife  of  J.  C.  Tiermann  ;  Henry ; 
Margaret,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Kirchhoff ;  Joseph,  who  is  connected  with  his  brother 
Henry  in  business ;  Mary,  the  wife  of  Henry  Litheyner ;  William,  who  is  a  house 
and  sign  painter ;  August,  a  blacksmith ;  and  Albert,  who  is  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business. 

William  Bollwerk  acquired  his  education  in  the  St.  Agatha  parochial  school, 
where  he  continued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  thirteen  years.  He  then  began  learn- 
ing the  painter's  trade,  which  business  he  has  followed  continuously  since,  and,  at 
the  age  of  twenty-one,  he  started  in  business  on  his  own  account,  locating  at  Xo. 
3103  South  Broadway.  For  four  years  he  had  a  store  at  No.  3021  South  Broad- 
way and  in  1897  he  purchased  his  present  place  of  business,  where  he  has  met 
with  more  than  average  success.  As  the  years  have  gone  by,  an  extensive  patron- 
age has  been  accorded  him  by  his  fellow  townsmen,  who  recognize  and  appreciate 
his  business  integrity  and  enterprise.  Always  courteous  he  puts  forth  earnest 
effort  to  please  his  customers  and  in  the  legitimate  lines  of  trade  has  won  well 
merited  prosperity. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  I\Ir.  Bollwerk  was  married  in  1888  to 
Miss  Lena  Sc'hoenborn,  of  St.  Louis,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Schoenborn,  a  native 
of  Germany  and  an  early  representative  of  that  race  in  St.  Louis.  The  marriage 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bollwerk  has  been  blessed  with  eleven  children,  of  whom  ten 
are  yet  living,  their  fourth  child,  Francis,  having  passed  away.  The  others  are 
William  H. ;  Valentine  J. ;  Lena  ;  John  ;  Ida  ;  Rosa ;  Otillia  and  Francis,  twins  ; 
George  and  Amiel. 

The  parents  and  children  are  adherents  of  the  Catholic  faith  and  worship  at 
St.  Agatha's  church,  on  Xinth  and  L'tah  streets.  Mr.  Bollwerk  takes  but  little 
interest  in  politics,  but  usually  votes  with  the  democracy.  He  gives  to  his  busi- 
ness undivided  attention,  and  his  success  is  largely  attributable  to  the  fact  that 
he  has  continued  in  the  same  line  in  which  he  embarked  as  a  young  tradesman, 
thus  gaining  thorough  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business.  His  pro- 
ficiencv  and  skill  are  now  widely  recognized  and  have  brought  to  him  the  ex- 
tensive patronage  which  is  the  source  of  a  gratifying  annual  income. 


WILLIAM  F.  FARLEY. 

William  F.  Farley,  who  is  carrying  on  a  horseshoeing  business  at  No.  1408 
and  1410  Clark  avenue,  was  born  in  St.  Louis.  January  i,  1863.  He  is  a  son  of 
John  and  Ellen  (Garry)  Farley.  The  father,  who  carried  on  an  express  and  livery 
business,  died  in  1900. 

William  F.  Farley  was  educated  at  St.  Xavier  LIniversity,  but  from  an  early 
age  has  been  dependent  upon  his  own  resources.  When  a  youth  of  eleven  years 
he  was  employed  in  a  railroad  broker's  office  and  remained  there  for  one  year. 
Afterward  he  secured  a  situation  in  a  wholesale  cofifee  house,  where  he  continued 
for  a  short  time,  and  on  the  13th  of  June,  1880,  he  was  apprenticed  to  Colonel 
Butler  to  learn  the  horseshoer's  trade.  He  became  quite  an  expert  in  that  line 
of  work  and  saved  his  earnings  until  his  industry  and  careful  expenditure  brought 
him  capital  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account. 
Therefore,  in  Tanuarv.  1888,  he  established  and  fitted  up  a  shop  and  is  now  carry- 


390  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ing  on  the  work  for  himself.  He  is  doing  the  work  for  the  Standard  Oil  Com- 
pany, most  of  the  city  lire  department  and  many  of  the  leading  concerns  of  the 
city,  having  done  business  for  some  of  the  largest  firms  for  twenty-one  years. 
He  is  accorded  a  liberal  patronage  and  this  is  bringing  to  him  a  gratifying  annual 
income. 

On  the  2d  of  August,  1888,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Farley  was  married  to  Miss 
Annie  Burns,  and  they  reside  at  No.  1410  Clark  avenue,  which  residence  is  his 
property.  Mr.  Farley  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Father  Mathew,  also  to  the 
Master  Horseshoers'  Protective  Association.  In  religious  faith  he  is  a  Catholic, 
while  his  political  support  is  given  to  the  democratic  party.  For  twelve  years  he 
was  a  member  of  the  democratic  central  committee  of  the  fourteenth  ward  and 
for  four  years  served  as  congressional  committeeman  of  the  same  ward.  He  has 
been  a  member  of  SS.  Vincent's  and  Paul's  Society  for  seventeen  years.  He  is 
an  earnest,  active  worker  and  his  industry  in  business  lines  has  enabled  him  to 
reach  the  substantial  financial  position  in  which  he  is  now  found. 


AMES  G.  NUGENT. 


James  G.  Nugent  is  numbered  among  those  who  have  added  to  the  growth 
of  St.  Louis  in  name  and  fame.  Every  successful  and  honorably  conducted  busi- 
ness enterprise  is  a  feature  in  the  development  of  the  city.  Mr.  Nugent,  however, 
is  connected  with  one  of  the  most  important  mercantile  enterprises  here,  having 
since  1898  been  general  manager  of  the  Nugent  Brothers  Dry  Goods  Company, 
at  Washington  and  Broadway.  His  birth  occurred  in  Prince  Edward  county, 
Canada,  June  6,  1852,  his  parents  being  Thomas  and  Eleanor  (Morgan)  Nugent. 
The  father  was  a  farmer  in  Canada  and  was  the  son  of  John  Nugent,  who  emi- 
grated from  the  northern  part  of  Ireland  to  the  new  world  and  became  the  founder 
of  the  family  on  American  soil. 

James  G.  Nugent  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  country  for  some 
time  and  was  afterward  a  student  in  Victoria  College,  at  Coburg,  Ontario.  He 
completed  his  business  education  in  Eastman  Commercial  College  at  Poughkeepsie, 
New  York,  and  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  entered  the  wholesale  and  retail 
hardware  business  in  Toronto,  Canada,  with  which  he  was  connected  for  about 
two  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  joined  a  surveying  party  that 
went  to  Manitoba  for  the  Canadian  Pacific  Railroad  Company.  When  a  year 
had  passed  in  that  service  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  associated  himself  with  his 
brothers,  becoming  a  sales  clerk  in  the  Nugent  dry  goods  house.  He  was  after- 
ward buyer  and  was  also  connected  with  the  different  departments,  and  upon  the 
reorganization  of  the  business  in  January,  1898,  he  became  sales  manager  and 
has  since  continued  in  this  position  to  the  present  time.  He  is  a  man  of  enter- 
prise and  determination,  and  if  business  does  not  come  his  way  he  is  of  the  kind 
of  men  who  will  go  after  it.  He  has  always  been  a  man  of  action  rather  than  of 
theory  and  is  quietly  persistent  in  his  work — persistency,  in  fact,  appearing  to  be 
a  part  of  his  being.  He  is  quick,  positive,  exacting  and  comprehensive  of  every 
detail  of  affairs  that  comes  within  the  scope  of  his  action.  As  a  business  man  he 
has  a  talent  for  leading  which  is  one  of  the  highest  attributes  of  men — a  neces- 
sity to  the  man  in  the  business  world  in  these  days  of  close  competition. 

Mr.  Nugent  laid  the  foundation  for  his  present  home  life  in  his  marriage,  in 
Mount  Vernon,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Lillie  Patton,  a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Charles 
H.  Patton.  and  unto  them  were  born  seven  children,  but  they  lost  their  son  James 
Byron,  named  for  his  uncle,  a  prominent  business  man  of  St.  Louis,  when  he  was 
but  eighteen  years  of  age.  The  other  members  of  the  family  are  Eleanor,  the  wife 
of  H.  G.  Basler,  a  manufacturer  of  hubs  and  spokes  at  Jonesboro,  Arkansas ; 
Harry  Hudgen,  a  student  in  Smith  Academy ;  Charlotte,  attending  the  public 
schools ;  Lulu,  Fred  and  Lillie,  also  in  school.     The  family  residence  is  at  the 


JAMES     G.    XUGEXT 


392  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

corner  of  Maple  avenue  and  Thornby  place.  They  attend  the  Maple  avenue  Meth- 
odist church  in  which  the  parents  hold  membership.  Mr.  Nugent  is  also  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Mercantile  and  Glen  Echo  Country  Clubs,  while  his  political  support  is 
given  to  the  republican  party.  Mr.  Nugent  is  a  man  of  strongly  marked  char- 
acteristics, modestly  inclined,  but  a  man  thoroughly  aggressive  in  business.  He 
has  a  high  appreciation  for  the  good  qualities  in  others  and  meets  all  men  on  an 
equal  footing,  in  his  courtesy  showing  no  distinction  between  the  men  highest 
or  lowest  in  the  scale  of  human  efifort.  Throughout  his  entire  life  he  has  chosen 
that  which  is  worth  while,  never  being  content  with  the  second  best,  but  advancing 
ever  toward  higher  things  in  all  of  the  varied  relations  of  life. 


MRS.  CHARLES  BLAND  SMITH. 

Mrs.  Charles  Bland  Smith  is  a  representative  of  some  of  the  most  prominent 
and  honored  families  connected  with  the  history  of  St.  Louis  in  the  picturesque 
period  when  it  was  a  little  French  village  and  when  its  leading  residents,  with  the 
courtly  manners  and  graces  of  the  old  French  capital,  met  the  conditions  of 
frontier  life  with  its  absence  of  the  comforts  and  luxuries  to  which  they  were 
accustomed.  There  came  also  another  element  into  the  life  of  the  little  French 
colony,  brought  about  with  their  trading  with  the  Indians,  adding  still  another 
interesting  and  picturesque  feature  to  the  life  of  the  community. 

Few  residents  of  St.  Louis  can  boast  of  so  ancient  and  honorable  a  lineage 
as  can  Mrs.  Smith.  She  was  descended  from  the  Gratiots  and  De  Muns,  who 
were  of  the  flower  of  the  French  nobility,  and  who,  prominent  in  the  settlement 
of  the  little  French  village  of  St.  Louis  more  than  a  century  ago,  left  their  im- 
press upon  the  history  of  this  section  in  its  development  and  upbuilding.  She  is 
a  daughter  of  Jules  and  Isabelle  (Gratiot)  De  Mun,  who  were  married  in  St. 
Louis  in  the  year  1811. 

Her  father's  life  was  one  filled  with  extraordinary  incidents.  Descended 
from  the  nobility  of  France  at  a  time  of  great  political  unrest  and  danger  there, 
his  father,  Jacques  De  Mun,  took  his  family  to  San  Domingo,  where  Jules  De 
Mun  was  born,  the  mother  being  in  her  maidenhood  Madelin  de  Millecour.  The 
birth  of  the  little  son  occurred  at  Porte  au  Prince,  island  of  San  Domingo,  April 
25,  1782.  Subsequently  the  father  returned  to  Paris  for  the  purpose  of  educating 
his  children,  but  soon  afterward  was  compelled  to  flee  to  England  in  order  to  escape 
the  guillotine.  He  left  his  two  sons,  Auguste  and  Jules,  in  the  care  of  a  faithful 
old  servant,  who  concealed  them  in  a  cellar  and  dressed  them  in  very  poor  clothing 
to  indicate  that  they  were  "of  the  people"  and  not  of  the  nobility.  She  then 
started  with  them  for  the  coast  of  France  to  take  them  to  their  father  in  England. 
As  they  were  passing  the  scene  of  blood  and  death  near  the  guillotine,  where 
heads  were  being  cut  ofif  by  the  hundreds,  Robespierre  was  just  being  executed. 
The  little  boy  Jules  began  to  cry,  whereon  his  elder  brother  shook  him,  telling 
him  to  be  quiet  so  as  not  to  attract  attention.  When  the  Bourbon  family  was 
restored  to  the  throne  of  France  royal  letters  were  forwarded  by  Louis  XVIII 
to  Jules  De  Mun,  through  the  French  ambassador,  inviting  the  return  of  himself 
and  family  to  his  native  land,  and  accompanying  these  letters  was  the  decoration 
of  the  order  of  the  Fleur-de-lis  of  France,  the  highest  honor  in  the  gift  of  the 
nation.  Count  De  Mun,  long  prominent  in  the  corps  legislatif  of  Paris,  was  a 
cousin  of  Jules  De  Mun. 

The  two  brothers,  Auguste  and  Jules,  came  to  America  in  early  life.  As 
stated,  they  had  gone  to  England  in  1800  and  thence  sailed  for  the  United  States, 
settling  in  New  Jersey,  where  they  remained  until  1808,  when  they  removed  to 
St.  Genevieve,  Missouri.  There  Auguste  De  Mun  was  killed  in  a  duel  about  181 1 
by  MacArthur.  In  1816  Jules  De  Mun,  with  Auguste  P.  Chouteau  and  Pierre 
Chouteau,  formed  a  partnership  and  started  on  a  fur  trading  expedition  to  Santa 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  393 

Fe  and  Chihuahua.  Auguste  P.  Chouteau  and  Jules  De  Mun  went  out  in  com- 
pany with  John  McKnight,  of  the  old  firm  of  McKnight  &  Brady,  and  a  man  by 
the  name  of  Beard.  When  the  party  arrived  at  Chihuahua  the  Mexican.s  had 
revolted  against  Spain  and  the  country  was  in  a  state  of  revolution.  De  Mun, 
Chouteau  and  the  whole  party  were  arrested  by  the  Mexican  authorities,  robbed 
of  their  goods  and  thrown  into  prison,  and,  it  was  said,  they  were  afterward  put 
into  the  silver  mines  to  work  as  slaves,  being  there  detained  for  nearly  two  years, 
when  they  were  released  by  demand  of  the  United  States  government,  through  the 
interference  of  Henry  Clay  and  other  prominent  gentlemen  under  President  Mon- 
roe's administration,  with  the  aid  and  assistance  of  the  French  minister  then  at 
Washington. 

Following  his  return  to  St.  Louis,  Jules  De  Mun  was  engaged  in  business 
for  a  brief  period  with  John  Mullanphy  and  in  1820  sailed  with  his  family  for 
Cuba,  where  he  owned  and  conducted  a  sugar  and  coffee  plantation,  continuing 
to  reside  on  the  island  until  about  1830,  when  he  once  more  became  a  resident 
of  St.  Louis,  here  making  his  home  until  his  death.  He  became  secretary  and 
translator  for  the  board  of  United  States  commissioners  and  in  1842  was  elected 
recorder  of  deeds.  He  passed  away  August  15,  1843,  at  which  time  he  was  hold- 
ing the  position  of  clerk  in  the  office  of  the  recorder  of  deeds  for  St.  Louis  county. 
A  contemporary  biographer  said  of  him :  "Mr.  De  Mun  was  a  most  accomplished 
scholar,  of  fine  manners,  and  a  finished  gentleman  in  every  sense  of  the  word — 
alike  by  nature,  habit  and  education." 

His  wife,  Mrs.  Louise  Isabelle  De  Mun,  was  the  fifth  daughter  of  Charles 
and  Victoire  (Chouteau)  Gratiot.  The  old  family  mansion  stood  on  the  north- 
west corner  of  Chestnut  and  Main  streets.  Her  father  was  one  of  the  most 
intellectual  and  distinguished  residents  of  St.  Louis.  His  marriage  contract  on 
record  in  this  city  states  that  he  was  born  in  Lausanne  in  the  canton  of  Vaud, 
Switzerland,  where  his  people,  who  were  French  Huguenots,  had  sought  refuge 
probably  from  religious  persecution.  After  the  revocation  of  the  Edict  of  Nantes, 
Charles  Gratiot  came  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  Charleston,  South  Caro- 
lina, about  the  time  of  the  opening  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  In  1777  he  arrived 
in  the  little  French  village  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  began  merchandising.  He  was 
married  June  25,  1781,  to  Victoire  Chouteau,  a  sister  of  Colonel  Auguste  Chou- 
teau. They  had  four  sons :  Charles,  Henry,  John  B.,  and  Paul  M.,  and  five 
daughters :  Julie,  who  became  the  wife  of  John  P.  Cabanne ;  Victoire,  the  wife 
of  Sylvester  Labbadie;  Isabelle,  the  wife  of  Jules  De  Mun;  Emilie,  the  wife  of 
Pierre  Chouteau,  Jr. ;  and  a  daughter  who  married  a  Mr.  Maclot.  Of  the  sons, 
Paul  M.  Gratiot  served  as  judge  of  the  St.  Louis  county  court  for  many  years, 
proving  one  of  the  ablest  members  who  has  ever  occupied  that  bench.  Another 
son,  John  B.  Gratiot,  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  legislature  from  Washington 
county.  The  eldest  son,  Charles  Gratiot,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  August,  29,  1786, 
and  died  in  this  city  May  18,  1855.  He  was  graduated  from  the  United  States 
Military  Academy  in  1806  and  the  same  year  became  lieutenant  of  engineers, 
while  two  years  later  he  was  made  captain  of  engineers.  He  served  his  country 
with  distinction  and  in  1812,  under  General  Harrison,  became  chief  engineer  and 
brevet  colonel,  taking  part  in  the  defense  of  Fort  IMeigs  and  Fort  McKenzie. 
As  major  of  engineers  in  1815  he  superintended  the  erection  of  the  fortifications 
on  the  Delaware  river  and  at  Hampton  Roads,  made  the  plans  for  and  was  in 
charge  of  the  erection  of  Fortress  Monroe,  the  largest  single  fortification  in  the 
world.  In  1828  he  was  commissioned  colonel  and  principal  of  the  engineers' 
department  at  Washington,  D.  C,  and  ten  years  later  was  made  major  general  of 
the  United  States  army  by  brevet.  The  following  year  he  resigned.  He  had 
been  married  in  Philadelphia,  in  1819,  to  Ann  Belin,  and  their  daughter,  Victoire 
Gratiot,  born  in  St.  Louis,  February  17,  1820,  was  married  in  1837  to  Marquis 
Charles  T.  de  Montholon,  marshal  of  France  under  Napoleon  and  one  of  the 
most  trusted  aids  of  the  French  emperor,  to  whom  he  was  a  devoted  friend,  re- 


394  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

maining  with  him  at  St.  Helena.  At  the  time  of  his  marriage  he  was  an  attache 
of  the  French  legation  under  Monsieur  Paget,  minister  of  the  United  States. 
When  Maximilian  was  emperor  of  Mexico,  Madame  de  Montholon  was  maid  of 
honor  to  the  Empress  Carlotta.  Julia  Augusta  Gratiot,  sister  of  Mrs.  De  Mun, 
married  her  cousin,  Charles  Pierre  Chouteau,  and  resided  in  St.  Louis. 

As  stated,  the  second  daughter  of  the  family  was  Louise  Isabelle  Gratiot, 
born  October  15,  1796,  while  her  death  occurred  July  13,  1878.  She  was  married 
May  31,  1812,  to  Jules  De  Mun,  being  then  fifteen  years  of  age.  She  was  con- 
sidered at  that  time  the  most  beautiful  young  woman  in  St.  Louis  and  was  a 
reigning  belle.  Her  father  had  provided  her  with  liberal  educational  advantages, 
and  no  lady  born  and  educated  within  court  circles  was  more  richly  endowed 
with  pleasing  manner  and  rare  conversational  powers.  She  was  also  of  the  great- 
est assistance  to  her  husband  during  the  period  when  financial  disaster  overtook 
him  in  Cuba,  sustaining  him  by  her  affection,  sympathy  and  encouragement.  Her 
beauty  of  person,  her  mental  graces,  her  accomplished  manners,  her  refinement 
and  refining  virtues  were  her  distinguishing  characteristics  and  gave  her  right  to 
reign  among  those  who  knew  her. 

Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jules  De  Mun  were  born  several  children :  Isabella,  the 
wife  of  Edward  Walsh,  of  St.  Louis  ;  Julie,  who  married  Louis  Cheni(?,  of  this 
city ;  Louise,  who  in  January,  1845,  became  the  wife  of  Robert  A.  Barnes,  of 
Washington,  D.  C. ;  one  daughter  who  died  in  infancy ;  Claire,  who  was  born 
May  10,  1834,  and  became  an  accomplished  lady  and  loved  by  all  and  died  April 
4,  1853,  at  the  age  of  nineteen  years ;  and  Emelie. 

The  last  named  is  now  Mrs.  Charles  Bland  Smith.  She  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  November  24,  183 1,  and  in  i860  gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  Charles 
Bland  Smith,  who  was  born  in  this  city,  April  30,  1830.  He  was  a  son  of  John 
Brady  Smith  and  a  grandson  of  William  Smith,  Sr.,  of  Culpeper,  Virginia,  who, 
following  his  removal  to  Lexington,  Kentucky,  was  there  married  to  Eliza  Brady. 
He  came  to  St.  Louis  during  the  formative  period  in  its  history  and  here  died 
September  23,  1819.  His  son,  John  Brady  Smith,  was  born  in  Lexington,  Ken- 
tucky, in  June,  1800,  came  to  St.  Louis  with  his  parents  and  was  soon  actively 
engaged  in  business,  becoming  president  of  the  Missouri  National  Bank  and  sur- 
veyor of  the  port.  He  was  married  first  in  New  York  in  1821  to  Miss  Louisa 
McDougal,  a  daughter  of  Captain  Alexander  McDougal,  of  the  English  navy. 
Their  children  were :  Dr.  Elsworth  F.  Smith,  who  married  Isabelle  Cheni^ ; 
Julia  P.,  who  became  the  wife  of  J.  H.  Wilson ;  and  Charles  Bland,  who  married 
Emelie  De  Mun. 

Charles  Bland  Smith  pursued  his  education  in  St.  Louis  University.  He  in- 
tended immediately  thereafter  to  enter  the  Annapolis  Military  School,  but  the 
governor  of  Missouri  told  him  he  could  go  to  the  Mexican  war  first  if  he  wished, 
and  he  did  so,  serving  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant.  He  afterward  entered  the 
Annapolis  Naval  Academy  and  served  for  a  few  years  on  shipboard,  after  which 
he  resigned.  Following  his  marriage  he  erected  a  residence  at  the  corner  of  Van- 
deventer  place  and  Vandeventer  avenue,  and  following  his  demise  Mrs.  Smith 
purchased  her  present  home.  He  was  secretarv  of  Forest  Park  for  several  years 
and  was  a  prominent  factor  in  business  and  financial  circles.  He  possessed 
marked  enterprise,  keen  discernment  and  sound  judgment,  and  not  only  made  for 
himself  a  prominent  place  in  the  business  world,  but  also  displayed  those  sterling 
traits  of  character  which  won  him  the  love  and  respect  of  all  who  knew  him. 
He  was  a  faithful  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church. 

Mrs.  Roberts,  a  niece  of  Mrs.  Smith,  has  made  her  home  with  the  latter 
since  her  husband's  death.  Mrs.  Smith  in  her  girlhood  days  attended  the  Visita- 
tion School  and  finished  at  Madame  Vitalis  school,  where  she  was  highly  edu- 
cated in  French.  She  has  always  occupied  a  prominent  position  in  the  social 
circles  of  the  city,  as  befitting  her  family  connections  and  her  personal  graces  of 
character  and  is  most  widely  known  here.     Her  grandfather  owned  all  of  Forest 


ST.  LUUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CIT^'.  395 

Park  at  one  time  and  also  Portland  place,  and  he  gave  three  miles  of  King's 
highway  to  the  city  and  called  it  by  its  present  name.  From  the  period  of  St. 
Louis'  earliest  development,  when  its  population  was  far  more  French  than 
American  and  when  its  isolation  made  its  business  interests  that  of  trading  with 
the  Indians  in  the  west,  her  ancestors  located  here  and  have  left  their  impress 
not  only  upon  the  formative  development,  but  also  upon  the  later  progress,  pros- 
perity and  upbuilding  of  what  is  now  the  fourth  city  of  the   Union 


GEORGE  E.  HOWARD. 

George  E.  Howard  was  born  in  Dewitt  county,  Illinois,  in  January,  1858, 
and  comes  of  a  family  which  has  been  distinctively  American  in  both  its  lineal 
and  collateral  branches  through  many  generatiims,  being  identified  with  the  his- 
tory of  this  country  since  1634,  when  representatives  of  the  name  came  from 
England  and  settled  in  Massachusetts.  Two  uncles  of  Mr.  Howard,  who  were 
twins,  served  as  soldiers  of  the  Civil  war,  Jackson  being  a  soldier  of  the  northern 
army  while  Jefferson  espoused  the  southern  cause.  Blake  Clinton  Howard,  father 
of  George  E.  Howard,  was  a  master  mechanic  in  the  employ  of  the  Union  Pacific 
Railroad  Company,  with  the  building  of  which  road  he  was  connected,  entering 
the  service  of  the  corporation  in  January,  1868.  He  was  traveling  engineer  from 
Laramie,  Wyoming,  to  the  front  until  the  completion  of  the  road  at  Promontory, 
Utah,  on  the  loth  of  May,  1869.  He  and  his  son,  George  E.  Howard,  were  at 
Promontory  on  Sunday,  May  9th,  the  day  previous  to  the  ceremony  of  laying  the 
last  rail  and  driving  the  golden  spike.  George  Wesley  Howard,  the  oldest  brother 
of  Blake  C.  Howard,  was  also  identified  with  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad  Com- 
pany, having  large  contracts  with  Guy  C.  Barton,  of  Omaha,  in  the  construction 
of  the  line.  He  was  also  prominently  identified  with  the  republican  party  as  a 
stalwart  advocate  of  its  principles  and  he  served  as  president  of  the  school  board 
in  Grand  Island,  Nebraska,  where  he  lived  for  some  time.  He  died  in  1900,  while 
his  widow,  Mrs.  Sarah  Howard,  still  survives  and  is  now  a  resident  of  Boston, 
Massachusetts. 

George  E.  Howard  attended  the  grammar  schools  in  Illinois  and  in  1871 
went  to  Nebraska.  He  started  out  in  business  life  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years, 
entering  upon  an  apprenticeship  as  a  machinist  in  the  shops  of  the  L^nion  Pacific 
Railroad  in  Omaha.  In  the  fall  of  1875-6  he  attended  the  Omaha  high  school. 
In  the  latter  year  he  went  to  Wyoming  and  for  five  years  acted  as  fireman  and 
locomotive  engineer  for  the  Union  Pacific.  He  was  then  transferred  to  Omaha 
where  he  ran  a  locomotive  from  1881  until  the  early  part  of  1884.  He  was  after- 
ward engaged  in  the  hardware  business  on  his  own  account  at  Wood  River,  Ne- 
braska, for  six  years  and  from  1890  until  1906  had  charge  of  the  Scarritt  Car 
Seat  Works  in  St.  Louis,  as  manager  of  manufacture  and  sales.  In  November 
of  the  latter  year  he  was  elected  a  director  and  vice  president  of  the  Common- 
wealth Steel  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  given  charge  of  the  sales  department 
which  is  his  present  business  connection.  His  long  association  with  railroad  in- 
terests proved  an  excellent  training  for  his  present  business,  all  of  his  previous 
experience  seeming  to  fit  him  especially  for  the  work  in  which  he  is  now  engaged. 
Since  he  entered  business  life  as  an  apprentice  his  record  has  been  characterized 
by  that  steady  progress  which  is  the  logical  outcome  of  close  application  and 
earnest  effort. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life  Mr.  Howard  was  married  in  Randolph, 
New  York,  in  September,  1886,  to  Miss  Frone  Kautz.  Her  father,  Charles  Kautz, 
was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  in  1830.  and  when  he  was  two  years  of  age.  or 
about  the  year  1832.  his  parents  emigrated  to  the  United  States,  taking  up  their 
abode  in  Buffalo,  New  York.  He  lived  in  Buffalo  throughout  his  entire  life  with 
the  exception  of  a  few  years  spent  at  Ran(lol|ili.  New  York,  and  the  last  few  years 


396  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  his  earthly  existence,  which  he  spent  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  passed  away  in  1907. 
I\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Howard  have  two  sons:  Karl  Sharp  and  Blake  Clinton,  both  stu- 
dents in  the  Washington  University,  the  elder  son  being  now  a  member  of  the 
senior  class,  while  Blake  C.  is  a  freshman  in  the  school  of  engineering.  Their 
home  is  in  the  best  residence  district  of  the  city,  being  at  No.  5659  Bartmer 
avenue.  Mr.  Howard  gives  unfaltering  support  to  the  republican  party  and  keeps 
in  touch  with  the  questions  which  divide  the  two  great  political  organizations. 
He  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  is  serv- 
ing on  the  board  of  directors  in  the  Mercantile  Club  and  is  a  member  of  the  St. 
Louis  Railroad  Club.  His  social  qualities  render  him  personally  popular,  while 
his  dispatch  in  business,  his  promptness,  his  ready  adaptability  and  his  trustworth- 
iness have  constituted  the  salient  features  in  his  life  work  since  he  started  out  for 
himself  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  depending  entirely  upon  his  own  resources. 


PIERRE  A.  MICHEL,  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Pierre  A.  Michel,  successfully  engaged  in  the  practice  of  dentistry  in  St. 
Louis,  was  born  in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  January  25,  1878,  his  parents  being 
Pierre  J.  A.  and  Minnie  A.  (Fulkerson)  Michel.  The  father  was  born  in  New 
Orleans  September  i,  1838,  a  son  of  Pierre  and  Mariette  Octavie  (Bernard) 
Michel.  The  mother  was  born  at  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri,  October  17,  1848, 
and  removed  to  New  Orleans  in  1858.  The  grandfather  of  Dr.  INIichel  was  born 
in  Cette,  France,  and  there  pursued  his  education,  but  when  a  young  man  crossed 
the  Atlantic  to  New  Orleans  where  he  was  married.  For  a  long  period  he 
engaged  in  general  merchandising  in  the  Crescent  City  but  retired  several  years 
prior  to  his  death,  which  occurred  in  his  eighty-fourth  year.  His  wife  was  born  in 
Nantes,  France,  and  passed  away  in  New  Orleans  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years. 

Pierre  J.  A.  Michel  was  educated  in  the  Crescent  City  and  received  his  early 
business  training  under  the  direction  and  in  the  establishment  of  his  father.  When 
his  father  retired  from  business  the  son  established  a  dry  goods  store  on  his  own 
account  and  conducted  it  most  profitably  for  thirty  years,  after  which  he,  too, 
retired  to  enjoy  in  well  earned  rest  the  fruits  of  his  former  toil.  He  is  still 
residing  in  his  native  city.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  did  active  service  in 
defense  of  the  Confederate  cause  and  was  a  member  of  the  first  company  of 
the  Washington  artillery  which  left  for  A/'irginia  May  26,  1861.  He  was  actively 
engaged  in  the  battles  of  Bull  Run,  Manassas,  Seven  Pines  and  the  seven  days' 
fight  around  Richmond,  also  the  second  battle  of  Manassas  or  Sharpsburg,  where 
he  was  wounded.  For  five  months  he  lay  in  the  hospital,  and  being  incapacitated 
for  active  service — having  to  use  crutches  for  three  years  thereafter — he  was  put 
in  charge  of  a  division  of  the  commissar)^  department,  thus  serving  until  the  close 
of  the  war.  He  never  faltered  in  the  performance  of  any  military  duty  assigned 
him,  on  the  contrary  loyally  serving  for  four  years  in  defense  of  the  cause  which 
he  espoused. 

On  the  2d  of  March,  1868,  in  New  Orleans,  Pierre  J.  A.  JNIichel  was  married 
to  Miss  Minnie  A.  Fulkerson,  who  was  a  daughter  of  James  Preston  Fulkerson, 
of  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  whose  parents  originally  came  from  Virginia.  For  some 
years  her  father  resided  in  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri,  where  he  married  Louisa  D. 
Steinbeck  on  the  7th  of  January,  1830.  In  December,  1849,  he  removed  to  Texas 
and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was  living  in  Lavaca,  Texas,  where  he  was  filling  the 
position  of  sherifif  when  he  was  killed  about  seven  o'clock  on  the  morning  of  April 
4,  1852,  while  engaged  in  the  discharge  of  his  official  duties.  His  remains  were 
interred  in  the  Lavaca  cemetery.  His  wife,  who  was  born  in  Cape  Girardeau, 
Missouri,  December  19,  1812,  died  in  Lavaca,  Texas,  April  19,  1852,  only  a  few 
days  after  her  husband's  demise,  and  was  laid  to  rest  by  his  side.  She  was  a 
daughter  of  Daniel  F.  and  xA.gatha  (de  Lorimier)  Steinbeck,  the  latter  a  daughter 


PIERRE  A.  MICHEL 


39S  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  Don  Louis  de  Lorimier,  the  Spanish  post  commandant  at  Cape  Girardeau. 

Dr.  Michel  pursued  his  education  in  the  pubHc  schools  of  his  native  city  and 
was  graduated  from  the  high  school  with  the  class  of  1895.  In  the  fail  of  the 
same  year  he  entered  the  dental  department  of  the  University  of  Maryland  at 
Baltimore  and  was  graduated  from  that  institution  with  honor?  in  1898,  and  was 
the  youngest  member  of  the  class.  He  located  for  the  practice  of  his  chosen  pro- 
fession in  New  Orleans,  where  he  remained  for  about  six  years,  and  then  removed 
to  St.  Louis  in  January,  1904.  Here  he  is  meeting  with  much  success  in  his 
chosen  calling,  having  a  well  appointed  office  in  which  are  found  all  of  the  latest 
appliances  which  are  of  material  assistance  to  the  practitioner  in  his  work.  He 
possesses,  too,  the  superior  mechanical  skill  so  necessary  to  the  dentist,  together 
with  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  scientific  principles  which  underlie  his 
work. 

In  St.  Louis  on  the  13th  of  August,  1901,  Dr.  Michel  was  married  to  Miss 
Anna  Frances  Brettelle,  a  daughter  of  Ambrose  K.  and  Mary  E.  (Haggerty) 
Brettelle,  of  this  city.  Her  father  was  born  in  St.  Louis  September  22,  1850, 
and  for  some  years  engaged  in  the  laundry  business  but  is  now  retired.  He  was 
a  son  of  John  King  and  Mary  (Lester)  Brettelle.  The  mother  of  Mrs.  Michel 
was  born  January  31,  1859,  in  this  city  and  was  a  daughter  of  William  H.  and 
Anna  M.  (Boylan)  Haggerty.  Her  father  was  a  native  of  Cork,  Ireland,  while 
the  mother's  birth  occurred  in  New  Orleans.  LTnto  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Michel  has  been 
born  a  daughter,  Pearl  A.,  who  is  with  them  at  the  family  residence  at  No.  5863 
Etzel  avenue,  which  property  is  owned  by  the  doctor. 

In  his  fraternal  relations  Dr.  Michel  is  connected  with  the  Royal  Arcanum, 
the  National  L^nion  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  He  also  belongs  to  the 
Southern  Society  of  St.  Louis  and  is  a  member  of  the  Xi  Psi  Phi,  being  con- 
nected with  the  Eta  Chapter  of  the  University  of  Maryland,  of  which  he  was 
secretary.  A  Catholic  in  his  religious  faith,  he  is  a  member  of  the  parish  of 
St.  Rose.  In  his  professional  service  he  holds  to  high  ideals  and  the  efficiency 
of  his  work  is  bringing  to  him  a  gratifying  and  constantly  increasing  patronage. 


HENRY  WALKER. 


Prominent  among  the  men  in  the  business  life  of  the  city,  who  have  worked 
their  way  in  the  strength  of  personal  merit  and  ability  from  stations  of  compar- 
ative obscuritv  to  positions  of  financial  worth,  is  Henry  Walker,  who  is  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Henry  Walker  Furniture  Company  at  206-08  Twelfth  street.  Mr. 
Walker  initiated  himself  into  the  upholstery  business  in  this  city  twenty-eight 
years  ago  with  practically  no  means  and  since  that  time  has  established  a  busi- 
ness which  requires  many  employes  to  handle  and  which  amounts  to  an  annual 
sum  of  two  hundred  thousand  dollars.  He  not  only  possesses  the  lucrative  enter- 
prise of  which  he  is  the  head,  but  is  the  owner  of  a  vast  amount  of  valuable  real 
estate  throughout  St.  Louis  and  the  adjoining  territory.  He  was  born  in  Brock- 
ville,  Canada,  September  i,  1849,  ^  son  of  James  and  Sophia  (Grew)  Walker, 
his  father  being  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits.  His  preparatory  education  was 
received  in  the  public  schools.  Leaving  school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  he 
secured  a  position  in  a  brickyard  in  Oswego,  New  York.  At  this  occupation  he 
worked  for  one  summer  and  then  became  apprenticed  at  the  upholstering  trade, 
which  he  accomplished  in  two  years.  Having  become  a  full-fledged  journeyman, 
he  plied  his  trade  in  several  cities  throughout  the  country,  living  in  Rochester, 
New  York,  for  two  years,  where  he  occupied  a  portion  of  his  time  selling  patent 
rights  on  a  canning  process.  Subsequently  he  initiated  himself  into  the  upholstery 
business  at  Lyons,  Iowa.  Remaining  there  for  a  period  of  two  years,  he  sold  out 
his  business  and  went  to  Cincinnati.  Later  he  went  to  Chicago.  There  he  re- 
mained for  a  time  and  after  making  an  excursion  through  several  of  the  southern 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY,  399 

states  he  finally,  in  the  year  i88o,  opened  an  upholstery  shop  in  St.  Louis.  When 
he  started  in  business  on  North  Twelfth  street  his  entire  means  amounted  to  but 
forty  dollars.  Since  that  time,  as  the  result  of  his  unwearied  efforts  and  constant 
attention  to  business,  he  has  become  the  proprietor  of  an  enterprise  doing  an 
annual  business  of  above  two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  which  is  the  outgrowth  of 
his  original  meager  investment. 

In  the  year  1879  Mr.  Walker  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Armstrong.  They 
have  one  daughter,  Mrs.  Edna  S.  Phipps.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  and  his 
religious  views  lean  toward  Christian  Science.  While  he  is  not  affiliated  with 
any  Christian  Science  body,  yet  he  is  a  regular  attendant  upon  the  services  of  that 
church.  Chief  among  the  fraternal  societies  of  which  he  is  a  member  is  the 
Masonic  order,  in  which  he  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree.  Besides  owning 
a  beautiful  residence  at  139  Westminster  place,  Mr.  Walker  possesses  much  val- 
uable property  on  some  of  the  principal  thoroughfares  of  the  city. 


DANIEL    C.    NUGENT. 

Daniel  C.  Nugent,  president  of  the  B.  Nugent  &  Brother  Dry  Goods  Com- 
pany of  St.  Louis,  has  for  many  years  occupied  a  foremost  position  among  the 
leading  merchants  of  this  city,  and  the  exercise  of  effort  is  keeping  him  alert. 
Born  in  1855,  in  Belmont,  Canada,  he  is  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Eleanor  (Morgan) 
Nugent.  His  education  began  at  the  Belmont  grammar  school,  terminating  with 
a  collegiate  institute  course  in  London,  Canada.  His  business  career  really  began 
in  1870  at  Mount  Vernon,  Illinois,  in  association  with  an  older  brother,  the  late 
Byron  Nugent — a  connection  that  later  became  a  partnership  and  so  continued 
until  the  brother's  death  in  1908. 

Coming  to  St.  Louis  in  1873,  Daniel  C.  Nugent  has  for  more  than  thirty- 
five  years  sustained  a  very  close  relation  to  the  city's  mercantile  interests  and  to- 
day is  one  of  the  few  living  merchants  who  have  been  prominent  in  building  up 
the  big  modern  department  stores  of  St.  Louis.  The  history  of  the  growth  and 
development  of  the  business  of  the  B.  Nugent  &  Brothers  Dry  Goods  Company  is 
inseparably  interwoven  with  the  history  of  the  cit}'.  Moreover,  it  is  practically 
the  record  of  Daniel  C.  Nugent  and  second  only  to  that  of  his  brother,  the  late 
Byron  Nugent.  From  a  modest  beginning  the  business  rapidly  grew  to  one  of 
the  foremost  in  the  city.  It  was  the  pioneer  cash  store  among  the  large  mercan- 
tile establishments  and  was  first  in  inaugurating  many  of  the  practices  and  cus- 
toms long  since  taken  as  a  standard  and  of  almost  universal  use  among  retail 
mercantile  enteprises.  No  business  house  in  St.  Louis  enjoys  a  higher  reputa- 
tion for  strict  commercial  integrity  or  can  point  to  a  more  honorable  career.  First 
in  the  field  of  modern  merchandising  and  constantly  abreast  of  the  times,  keep- 
ing pace  with  the  rapid  progress  and  ever  maintaining  a  leading  position,  the 
record  of  the  B.  Nugent  &  Brother  Dry  Goods  Company  has  throughout  this 
period  remained  an  unsullied  one.  Nature  gave  Daniel  C.  Nugent  a  genius  for 
merchandising,  and  he  contributed  his  full  share  toward  the  development  of  one 
of  the  most  important  mercantile  houses  of  the  west.  The  success  which  has  at- 
tended this  enterprise  and  his  close  connection  therewith  is  the  best  evidence  of 
his  ability  as  a  merchant,  and  his  high  standing  in  the  business  world  is  the 
strongest  testimonial  to  his  upright  character  and  unsullied  business  methods.  In 
commercial  circles  he  is  looked  upon  as  a  sagacious,  honorable  and  high-minded 
man,  while  in  social  circles  he  is  a  most  courteous  and  genial  gentleman. 

Mr.  Nugent  was  married  in  Mount  Vernon,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Carrie  Casey 
and  they  have  three  children:  Louise  A.,  Daniel  C,  Jr.,  and  Morgan  Thomas. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Nugent  are  prominent  in  the  leading  social  circles  of  the  city  and 
he  is  a  popular  and  valued  representative  of  the  St.  Louis,  Mercantile,  Racquet, 
Noonday,  University  and  St.  Louis  Country  Clubs.     He  has  traveled  extensively 


400  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

both  in  this  country  and  abroad.  His  success  in  former  years  has  enabled  him  in 
a  more  recent  period  to  enjoy  those  opportunities  and  privileges  which  wealth 
and  leisure  afford  and  a  refined  and  cultured  taste  constitutes  the  basis  of  his 
interest  in  the  beauty  and  art  of  the  old  world,  as  well  as  in  the  splendid  scenic 
attractions  which  the  new  world  offers. 


HOWARD  BENOIST. 


In  that  picturesque  period  of  the  city's  history  when  its  residents  were  largelj 
of  French  and  Spanish  birth,  the  former,  however,  predominating,  and  when 
colossal  fortunes  were  made  in  every  trade,  the  grandfather  of  Howard  Benoist 
established  his  home  here.  He  was  a  native  of  Canada  and  was  educated  there  in 
Laval  University  but  sought  a  home  in  the  French  city  of  St.  Louis  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  eighteenth  century.  Extended  mention  of  his  ancestry  is  given  on 
another  page  of  this  volume,  in  connection  with  the  history  of  Conde  Louis 
Auguste  Benoist,  born  on  the  13th  of  August,  1803,  and  who  for  many  years 
stood  as  a  central  figure  in  financial  circles,  the  extent  of  his  business  operations 
constituting  a  potent  element  in  the  city's  commercial  growth,  development  and 
prosperity.  For  his  third  wife  he  married  Sarah  E.  Wilson  and  on  the  6th  of 
March,  1866,  to  them  was  born  a  son,  Howard  Benoist  of  this  review.  The 
possession  of  wealth  enabled  them  to  give  the  son  liberal  educational  advantages 
and  his  preliminary  course  was  supplemented  by  a  course  in  St.  Louis  University. 
Inheriting  an  ample  fortune,  he  has  been  mmibered  among  the  capitalists  of  this 
city,  his  attention  being  given  to  his  personal  holdings  and  investments.  He  seems 
to  possess  much  of  that  ability  which  enabled  his  grandfather  to  understand  the 
advantages  and  opportunities  of  the  fur  trade  and  that  prompted  his  father  to  be- 
come a  pioneer  banker  of  the  southwest.  In  the  control  of  his  affairs  his  judg- 
ment has  been  sound,  his  opinions  accurate  and  his  efforts  most  intelligently 
directed.  The  extent  of  his  interests  bringing  to  him  a  gratifying  annual  income, 
he  gives  his  time  for  the  cultivation  of  those  graces  of  the  character  which  made 
him  a  most  cultured  and  entertaining  gentleman,  whom  it  is  always  a  pleasure  to 
meet.  He  is  popular  in  social  circles  and  ever  a  welcome  visitor  at  the  St.  Louis, 
Country,  the  Racquet  and  the  Florissant  Valley  Clubs,  in  all  of  which  he  holds 
membership. 

On  the  nth  of  November,  1896,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Howard 
Benoist  and  Miss  Agnes  Foy,  daughter  of  Peter  Foy  and  Elizabeth  Jarot  Christy 
and  great-granddaughter  of  Madame  Julie  Jarot.  Her  father  was  formerly  post- 
master of  St.  Louis.  Their  children,  Louis  Lannan,  born  in  1897,  Elizabeth 
Christy,  in  1899,  and  Agnes,  in  1906,  are  with  them  in  their  beautiful  home  at 
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ANNA  SNEED  CAIRNS. 

Anna  Sneed  Cairns,  president  of  Forest  Park  University,  educator,  is  a 
daughter  of  Rev.  Samuel  K.  Sneed,  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  and  Rachel  Crosby, 
of  Milford,  New  Hampshire.  Her  father  was  for  fifty-four  years  a  minister  of 
the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  a  pillar  of  the  New  School  branch,  which  his 
influence  held  firmlv  to  abolition  principles,  as  he  had  freed  his  own  slaves  long 
before  the  birth  of  this  daughter.  Though  a  whig,  he  voted  for  James  G.  Birney, 
the  free  soil  candidate,  then  the  third  party.  Being  thus  firm  in  his  convictions, 
he  was  one  of  the  early  founders  and  voters  of  the  republican  party.  President 
Cairns'  mother  was  educated  by  Mary  Lyon  and  Miss  Grant,  in  their  school  at 
Ipswich,  from  which  she  graduated  the  year  that  Miss  Lyon  was  founding  Mount 
Holyoke.     Her  mother  earned  her  own  education  by  teaching  school  between  dif- 


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402  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ferent  terms,  and  from  her  mother's  early  struggles  for  education  came  President 
Cairns'  sympathy  with  young  girls  who  desire  education  as  a  vital  necessity  and 
have  not  the  means  to  attain  it  by  their  own  unaided  efforts.  Her  mother  was  the 
great-grandchild  of  Captain  Josiah  Crosby,  who,  with  his  four  sons,  fought  at 
Bunker  Hill ;  President  Cairns  is  a  member  of  the  society  of  the  Daughters  of  the 
Revolution.  As  she  came  of  the  noted  Crosby  family,  she  is  descended  from  a 
race  of  teachers,  being  related  to  such  men  as  Alpheus  Crosby,  author  of  the  first 
Greek  grammar.  Dr.  Dixey  Crosby  and  Chancellor  Crosby,  of  New  York. 

With  such  an  ancestry,  she  inherits  from  her  father  the  fiery,  warm  blood 
of  Kentucky  and  from  her  mother  the  granite  rock  of  New  Hampshire,  and  she 
dwells  upon  this  ancestry  with  loving  pride.  Born  in  1841,  she  was  an  omniverous 
reader  at  five,  at  an  age  when,  fortunately  for  her,  children's  books  were  not. 
Curled  up  in  her  little  crib  or  perched  in  one  of  her  favorite  seats,  way  up  in  the 
trees,  she  read  Goldsmith's  History  of  Rome,  Bunyan's  Pilgrim's  Progress,  Mil- 
ton's Paradise  Lost,  D'Aubigne's  History  of  the  Reformation,  and  Robinson 
Crusoe,  until  Alartin  Luther,  and  Brutus,  Christian  and  Christians,  Adam  and  Eve, 
the  affable  Archangel  Raphael,  and  her  beloved  Robinson  Crusoe  were  as  dear 
to  her  as  Santa  Claus  and  Jack  the  Giant  Killer  are  to  others. 

Her  father's  theological  and  historical  library  was  strong  meat  for  babes, 
and  well  can  she  remember  pulling  down  two  large  volumes  named  so  attractively 
Tom  I  and  Tom  II,  only  to  find,  alas,  that  they  were  written  in  Hebrew,  and  were 
not  delightful  records  of  boys  of  that  name. 

At  seventeen  she  began  her  life  work  of  teaching,  having  graduated  in  1858 
from  Monticello  Seminary  at  a  time  long  before  the  foundation  of  colleges  for 
women,  and  well  does  she  remember  her  bitter  regret  that  she  could  not  enter 
college ;  but  in  her  long  life  of  fifty-one  years  of  teaching  she  carried  forward  her 
Latin,  Greek,  German,  French,  History.  Literature,  especially  Shakespeare, 
Geology,  Psychology,  and  Evidences  of  Christianity  in  her  own  earnest  study, 
and  with  the  help  of  tutors,  all  of  which  has  made  higher  education  in  colleges 
for  women  more  precious  in  her  estimation  because  her  higher  education  had  to 
be  carried  forward  alone.  Teaching  was  her  vocation  in  life,  but,  visiting  the 
superintendent  of  public  schools  in  St.  Louis,  she  found  that  the  Bible  could  not 
be  read  nor  a  prayer  uttered  in  a  St.  Louis  public  school,  and  as  she  felt  that 
the  Bible  was  the  essential  text-book  in  education,  she  declined  teaching  in  the 
public  schools,  and  had  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years  in  boarding  schools  in 
Missouri  and  Kentucky,  from  which  she  gained  many  valuable  lessons. 

In  1861,  the  first  year  of  the  war,  the  school  in  which  she  was  teaching  in 
Lexington,  Missouri,  closed  when  Price's  soldiers  retreated  after  the  battle  of 
Booneville  to  Lexington,  and  she,  with  five  other  teachers  passed  through,  first, 
the  Confederate  lines,  and  next,  the  Union  lines  in  returning  home.  As  every 
school  in  Missouri  was  closed,  she  had  no  alternative  but  on  September  5,  1861, 
in  troublous  times,  she  founded  Kirkwood  Seminary  without  a  dollar  in  money, 
without  a  foot  of  ground,  without  a  piece  of  school  furniture,  and  with  seven 
students. 

After  two  years  an  acre  of  ground  was  bought  and  a  small  frame  building, 
eighteen  bv  twenty-eight,  a  little  school  house  in  the  woods,  was  erected.     The 
next  year  this  had  to  be  enlarged  and  her  older  sister  Mary  was  brought  home  to 
teach  piano  and  the  primary  department.     The  next  year  her  sister  Harriet  also 
taught  with  her.     In  1866  a  frame  building  planned  for  a  hundred  pupils  was 
erected,  the  money  being  loaned   through  the  kindness  of  the  late  Hudson  E. 
Bridge,  but  with  this  heavy  debt  some  of  the  citizens  thought  that 
"Any  fool 
Can  teach  school." 
So  there  opened  also  in  Kirkwood  a  public  school  which  was  greatly  needed,  an 
Episcopal  school  for  girls,  an  Episcopal  school  for  boys  and  a  Catholic  school. 
Rain  poured  all  the  opening  day,  and  their  hearts  were  heavy  as  lead,  for  with 


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seventy-six  students  the  year  before,  tliere  were  hut  nineteen  that  day,  but  a  board- 
ing department  had  been  opened  with  five  boarding  students.  However  matters 
soon  brightened.  The  other  schools  died  excepting  the  public  school,  and  in  1868 
a  charter  was  issued  to  Kirkwood  Seminary,  and  in  1873  was  purchased  the  block 
of  four  acres  and  stone  dwelling  north  of  the  first  building.  In  1881  the  large 
three-story  stone  building  was  erected,  and  in  1884  was  her  marriage  to  John  G. 
Cairns,  a  talented  architect  in  St.  Louis.  The  same  year  her  sister  Mary  was 
married  to  Rev.  Dr.  H.  M.  Parsons,  pastor  of  Knox  church,  in  Toronto,  Canada, 
and  in  1887,  a  large  addition  was  erected  on  the  south  side  of  the  stone  building, 
so  that  altogether  forty  boarding  pupils  could  be  accommodated.  Almost  im- 
mediately began  the  series  of  lawsuits  from  the  Kirkwood  town  board  that  finally 
compelled  her  to  remove  her  school  to  St.  Louis.  Her  husband  found  a  beautiful 
location  on  the  south  side  of  Forest  Park,  just  where  the  Clayton  road  emerges 
from  the  park  on  very  high  ground  overlooking  the  city,  a  plat  of  six  acres,  but 
it  was  impossible  to  locate  the  owner,  a  surgeon  in  the  L^nited  States  army. 
President  Cairns  wrote  to  the  Surgeon  General  in  Washington  city  and  discov- 
ered that  the  owner  was  in  Fort  Davis  county,  the  largest  county  in  Texas,  just 
on  the  Mexican  border.  She  wrote  the  owner  making  an  ofifer  for  the  land.  She 
spent  the  next  six  months  in  carefully  examining  every  available  site  within  or 
near  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Shaw,  the  well-known  philanthropist  and  founder  of  Shaw's 
Garden,  offered  her  four  acres  on  Tower  Grove  Park  and  invited  her  to  come  in 
and  select  it,  but  he  died  within  the  week  after  not  having  completed  his  gift. 
Six  months  later,  after  she  had  forgotten  her  offer,  came  a  letter  from  the  wilds 
of  Texas  accepting  her  ofifer  for  the  six  acres  on  Forest  Park.  The  last  day  of 
the  old  vear  in  1889  she  took  possession  of  the  old  corn-field  where  the  stately 
buildings  of  Forest  Park  LJniversity  were  soon  to  rise.  Four  more  acres  were 
bought  adjoining  the  rest.  Her  property  in  Kirkwood  was  sold  for  $35,000  and 
the  main  building  of  Forest  Park  University,  erected  in  the  school  year  1890-91, 
which  will  always  be  a  tribute,  in  its  beauty  and  adaptability  for  school  purposes, 
to  the  late  John  G.  Cairns,  its  architect.  May  7,  1891,  the  school  was  moved  from 
Kirkwood  to  St.  Louis  during  the  school  session,  and  the  commencement  exercises 
were  held  in  the  new  building. 

But  hardly  had  her  brightest  visions  for  the  school  been  thus  realized  when 
the  corporation  that  had  given  its  notes,  secured  by  mortgage  upon  Kirkwood 
Seminary,  defaulted  on  those  notes  for  second  and  third  payments  and  President 
Cairns  was  left  with  a  debt  of  over  $50,000,  due  to  her  different  contractors. 
Had  they  all  combined  to  force  payment  she  would  have  been  bankrupt.  For 
the  next  five  years  she  went  through  the  most  terrible  struggle  of  her  life,  con- 
stantly meeting  notes  in  bank  with  interest  at  eight  per  cent,  paying  a  little  on 
each,  and  renewing  them  only  to  go  through  the  same  bitter  struggle  day  after 
dav.  She  has  often  compared  that  terrible  time  to  Eliza's  trip  in  "L'ncle  Tom's 
Cabin"  across  the  floating  cakes  of  ice  on  the  river;  slipping,  falling,  springing 
from  one  part  paid  note,  only  to  land  on  another,  always  in  deadly  peril  of  bank- 
ruptcy, yet  she  carried  her  precious  child — Forest  Park  University — across  the 
frightful  years  of  debt  into  safety. 

She  took  no  salary  whatever  from  the  proceeds  of  her  school.  When  she 
went  down  into  the  business  part  of  St.  Louis  for  these  years  she  would  not 
spend  upon  herself  even  the  amount  of  a  meager  lunch,  because  the  university 
with  all  its  great  needs  tugged  at  her  heart  strmgs  and  her  purse  strings  as  well, 
and  she  always  saw  ten  places  where  she  could  put  each  particular  cent.  For  a 
year  and  a  half  she  herself  wagoned  up  from  Third  street  to  Forest  Park  Uni- 
versity in  her  large  storm  buggy,  everything  that  was  eaten  in  the  university  com- 
ing home  many  a  night  in  winter  through  Forest  Park,  and  once  when  the 
thermometer  was  five  "below  zero.  She  looked  upon  herself  simply  as  a  steward 
for  Christ,  and  hoped  that  the  labor  and  business  management  of  her  whole 
life  might  build  up  a  lasting  Christian  university  for  women  in  the  Empire  city 


404  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  great  southwest.  For  this  object  she  was  wilhng  to  go  witli  one  dress,  a 
black  one ;  with  one  pair  of  shoes ;  with  one  pair  of  black  kid  gloves ;  with  one 
mourning  bonnet  for  two  years :  taking  far  less  out  of  the  school  than  her  cook 
did.  But  God,  in  His  mercy,  saved  her  at  every  turn  and  raised  up  two  friends 
for  her :  Mr.  Melvin  L.  Gray,  who  in  all  these  dark  3'ears  endorsed  all  of  her 
notes  even  when  she  was  on  the  verge  of  bankruptcy  and  gave  her  the  wisest 
legal  advice  unpaid,  also  Miss  Ellen  J.  McKee.  In  the  very  darkest  day  when  a 
plan  had  been  made  that  three  of  her  debtors  should  unite  to  crush  her,  this  kind 
friend  gave  her  $5,000  to  meet  these  several  claims,  and  with  joy  she  sang  the 
one  hundred  and  twenty-fourth  psalm.  "If  it  had  not  been  the  Lord,  who  was  on 
our  side,  when  men  rose  up  against  us ;  then  they  had  swallowed  us  up  quick, 
when  their  wrath  was  kindled  against  us ;  then  the  waters  had  overwhelmed  us, 
the  stream  had  gone  over  our  soul ;  then  the  proud  waters  had  gone  over  our 
soul.  Blessed  be  the  Lord,  who  hath  not  given  us  as  a  prey  to  their  teeth.  Our 
soul  is  escaped  as  a  bird  out  of  the  snare  of  the  fowlers  ;  the  snare  is  broken  and 
we  are  escaped." 

For  ten  years  this  large-hearted  Christian  woman  gave  her,  in  all,  $10,000  in 
sums  varying  from  $500  to  $1,000,  and  "saved  her  there  not  once  nor  twice." 
At  last  her  debt  was  reduced  to  $25,000,  and  she  was  able  to  get  this  at  five  per 
cent,  and  every  year  she  paid  $5,000  until  there  came  the  beautiful  World's  Fair, 
when  she  leased  her  building  for  five  summer  months  and  cleared  off  the  remain- 
ing and  last  $10,000  of  the  debt. 

During  three  years  of  this  time  she  had  built  the  AIcKee  gymnasium  at  an 
expense  of  $5,500,  in  which  $2,500  of  Miss  McKee's  generous  help  had  been 
invested,  and  the  year  before  the  World's  Fair,  in  1903,  she  had  built  Cairns'  Hall, 
a  stone  and  slate  building  resembling  the  main  building,  at  an  expense  of  $12,500. 
All  of  these  buildings  were  paid  for  as  they  were  erected,  so  that  the  debt  was 
never  increased  but  steadily  decreased,  and  the  winter  of  1904  saw  every  dollar 
of  indebtedness  paid. 

Besides  her  school.  President  Cairns  has  had  a  deep  interest  in  many  other 
directions.    Missionary  work  has  always  had  a  warm  place  in  her  heart. 

After  the  Centennial  of  1876  she  resumed  her  long-neglected  study  of  paint- 
ing and  drawing.  She  became  deeply  interested  in  the  effort  that  Mrs.  John  B. 
Henderson,  the  Senator's  wife,  made  to  establish  a  school  of  design  in  St.  Louis, 
attended  its  sessions  on  Saturday,  and  studied  so  faithfully  that  she  filled  her  side- 
boards with  dishes  and  plaques,  the  work  of  her  own  hands.  Then  she  became 
interested  in  wood  carving,  and  carved  the  beautiful  mantel  in  black  walnut  which 
is  in  her  private  parlor,  containing  suggestive  scenes  from  the  lives  of  her 
ancestors,  and  rich  in  precious  memories  of  the  past.  This  mantel  has  attracted 
much  attention,  having  been  often  written  up  in  the  papers.  After  giving  her 
leisure  time  for  several  years  to  painting  and  drawing,  the  hand  of  providence 
led  her  into  total-abstinence  and  prohibition  work.  She  united  with  the  \\'oman's 
Christian  Temperance  Union,  and  was  instrumental,  with  Mrs.  H.  H.  Wagoner, 
the  first  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  L'nion,  in 
reviving  this  work  very  greatly  in  the  city.  Mrs.  Thomas  C.  Fletcher,  wife  of 
the  governor,  was  elected  its  efficient  president,  and  very  much  was  accomplished. 
Gospel  temperance  meetings  were  held  in  all  the  churches,  presided  over  by  the 
leading  ministers  of  St.  Louis.  The  prohibitionists  were  making  an  effort  to 
secure  the  submission  to  the  people  of  Missouri,  of  a  constitutional  amendment, 
forever  prohibiting  the  manufacture,  sale,  importation  and  exportation  of  all 
intoxicants,  including  beer  and  cider.  Miss  Frances  Willard,  the  great  national 
president  of  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union,  was  invited  to  address 
the  legislature  on  the  subject.  Rev.  Dr.  Eliot,  the  distinguished  chancellor  of 
Washington  University  and  pastor  of  the  Church  of  the  Messiah,  was  a  very 
active  ])rohibitionist,  having  been  made  so  by  his  efforts  to  suppress  Uhrig's  Cave 
and  drive  it  away  from  the  vicinity  of  Mary  Institute  and  the  then  residence 
portion  of  the  city.     Dr.  Eliot  was  determined  to  find  some  one  in  the  Woman's 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITV.  40r, 

Cliristian  Teniijcraiice  Union  of  St.  Loui.s  who  would  go  up  to  Jefferson  City  and 
plead  for  the  amendment  with  Miss  VVillard.  President  Cairns  readily  offered 
to  find  some  one,  but  Dr.  Eliot  insisted  that  it  was  her  duty.  President  Cairns 
steadily  declined,  on  the  plea  that  she  had  never  spoken  in  public.  She  searched 
St.  Louis  and  Kirkwood  thoroughly,  but  could  find  no  woman  brave  enough  to 
take  her  stand  by  Miss  Willard's  side.  Dr.  Eliot  laid  it  before  her  that  it  was  her 
own  duty  to  go,  and,  on  her  again  refusing,  he  said:  "What,  must  a  woman 
from  Illinois  be  the  only  one  to  plead  for  prohibition  in  Missouri?  Is  there  no 
Missouri  woman  that  will  stand  by  her  side  and  plead  for  her  own  state?"  Then 
President  Cairns  gave  a  reluctant  consent.  It  was  found  that  the  legislature  had 
not  had  the  grace  to  wait  to  hear  the  ladies  argue  the  point,  but  had  decided  it 
against  them  before  thev  came.  Dr.  Eliot  insisted  that  the  ladies  should  then  work 
to  have  another  amendment  for  prohibition  introduced.  When  thev  arrived  in 
Jefferson  City  the  Rev.  Dr.  Palmore.  now  of  the  St.  Louis  "Christian  .Advocate," 
was  the  only  minister  in  Jefferson  Citv  brave  enough  to  meet  them  at  the  depot 
and  escort  these  advocates  of  an  unpopular  cause  to  the  legislature.  When  they 
arrived,  they  urged  the  minority,  \vho  had  so  boldly  made  the  fight  for  prohibi- 
tion, to  renew  it  by  introducing  another  constitutional  amendment,  but  not  a  man 
would  dare  to  do  it.  Lender  these  dispiriting  circumstances  they  went  to  the  house 
of  representatives  that  night.  They  found  it  crowded  to  its  utmost  capacity. 
President  Cairns  was  to  make  the  opening  speech,  which  she  had  written  labori- 
ously and  faithfullv  to  defend  an  amendment  alreadv  dead  and  buried.  Never 
was  a  more  embarrassing  position  for  a  maiden  speech.  To  relieve  her  em- 
barrassment she  told  them  a  little  story  of  a  young  minister,  whose  first  sermon 
was  to  be  delivered  in  June,  and  he  thought  the  beauty  of  a  summer  day,  fresh 
from  the  hand  of  God,  would  be  a  delightful  subject.  The  day  came,  a  pelting, 
cheerless,  windy  day,  but  the  minister  had  but  one  sermon,  and  he  preached  it 
anyhow,  no  matter  how  much  the  east  wind  and  rain  might  pour  down.  "So," 
said  Airs.  Cairns,  "we  have  but  one  sermon,  and  that  is  prohibition.  We  have 
nailed  the  flag  to  the  mast,  and  we  will  never  pull  it  down."  She  was  followed  by 
Miss  Willard,  that  silver-tongued  orator  whose  persuasive,  wondrous  power  no 
one  that  has  heard  her  can  ever  forget,  and  as  the  result  of  that  evening  they 
rallied  the  dispirited  forces  of  prohibition  and  another  constitutional  amendment 
was  introduced  the  next  morning  by  those  who  had  utterly  declined  to  do  so  the 
evening  before.  President  Cairns  was  appointed  legislative  superintendent  of  the 
Missouri  State  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union,  an  office  which  she  filled 
for  seven  years.  Her  sister,  Mrs.  Harriet  Worthington,  was  made  superintendent 
of  scientific  instruction,  and  under  the  heroic  leadership  of  these  two  sisters  the 
Scientific  Temperance  Law  of  Missouri  was  gained.  Then  came  the  six  years" 
struggle  for  the  submission  of  a  prohibition  amendment  to  the  people  of  Missouri. 
Year  after  year  she  gathered  petitions,  only  to  go  to  the  legislature  and  be 
defeated.  In  the  meantime,  through  the  kindness  of  the  late  \Villiam  C.  Wilson, 
prohibition  literature  and  submission  petitions  were  scattered  all  over  the  state. 
As  legislative  superintendent,  she  stumped  the  state  of  Missouri,  speaking  at  the 
great  Sam  Jones  camp  meetings  that  were  held  in  fourteen  counties,  carrying 
with  her  everywhere  her  petitions  for  the  constitutional  amendment,  and  speaking 
in  the  open  air  alongside  of  such  noted  temperance  orators  as  Governor  St.  John. 
Clara  Hoft'man,  John  Sobieski  and  Xarcissa  White,  addressing  audiences  of  two 
thousand  and  even  five  thousand.  The  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union  in 
every  countv  were  instructed  to  interview  every  candidate  for  the  legislature,  to 
secure  from  him  a  written  pledge  that  he  would  vote  for  the  submission  of  the 
prohibition  amendment  to  the  people  of  Missouri,  and  to  concentrate  the  religious 
and  temperance  people  on  the  candidate  who  would  thus  pledge  himself.  As  a 
result  of  these  labors,  when  the  legislature  of  1887  convened  there  was  a  clear 
majority  in  both  houses  for  submission.  Then  the  great  fight  began.  President 
Cairns  went  up  on  opening  day  and  put  in  her  amendment  as  the  first  bill  of  the 
session.     Every  morning,  after  the  morning  prayer,  the  petitions  were  presented 


406  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  both  senate  and  honse  from  every  count\'  in  the  state.  The  work  of  gathering 
petitions  was  continued  ceaselessly  in  every  count}'.  If  a  member  seemed  to  be 
faltering,  his  friends  at  home  were  written  to,  great  meetings  were  held,  resolu- 
tions were  adopted  and  sent  to  him.  Committees  were  sent  to  Jefferson  City 
from  every  city.  The  fight  lasted  five  weeks  and  all  the  time  the  petitions  fell  like 
white-winged  doves  in  the  senate  and  house  every  morning.  On  Friday  night 
when  school  closed.  President  Cairns  would  slip  up  to  Jeiiferson  City  and  find 
the  stalwart,  brave,  unflinching  farmers,  ministers,  lawyers  and  judges  that  were 
pledged  to  prohibition.  She  would  hold  caucuses  with  the  noble  band  of  eighty- 
two  men  who  were  standing  bj^  their  guns  so  firmly.  Then  Saturday  they  would 
push  the  cause  along  a  step  or  two.  Sunday  there  would  be  a  great  meeting  in 
the  Hall  of  Representatives,  and  Sunday  evening  she  would  address  members  of 
the  legislature  and  speak  to  crowded  houses.  The  position  was  an  invincible  one 
that  the  people  of  Missouri  were  the  source  and  fountain  of  all  power,  and  .that, 
as  thirty-five  thousand  of  her  best  citizens  had  publicly  petitioned  the  legislature 
to  submit  the  question  of  prohibition  to  their  decision,  the  legislature  should 
undoubtedly  do  so.  Finally  came  the  decisive  dav  in  the  house ;  after  many  great 
skirmishes,  all  the  forces  were  gathered,  the  numbers  were  counted,  and  one  man 
was  missing.  He  was  found  in  a  drunken  sleep  in  his  hotel,  but  the  messenger 
that  was  sent  for  him  assured  him  that  President  Cairns  said  he  was  to  bring  him, 
dead  or  alive.  Not  one  of  her  forces  was  to  stay  in  the  grip  of  the  enemy,  but 
all  were  mustered.  The  battle  raged  all  day,  substitutes,  amendments,  resolu- 
tions to  table,  were  all  voted  down ;  impassioned  speeches  were  made  by  the 
liquor  men,  but  the  submissionists  followed  the  plan  ably  laid  down  by  President 
Cairns  to  say  nothing  and  vote  solidly.  President  Cairns  tallied  every  vote  of  the 
eleven  that  were  taken  that  day,  and  when  the  last  vote  came,  there  were  the 
eighty-two  votes  solid  for  submitting  prohibition  to  the  choice  of  the  people  of 
Alissouri.  President  Cairns,  generaling  the  submission  forces  to  the  victory,  had 
accomplished  what  no  man  or  woman  before,  nor,  alas,  since,  has  done.  She 
had  persuaded  the  Missouri  House  of  Representatives  to  vote  by  an  overwhelm- 
ing majority  for  the  submission  of  a  prohibition  amendment  to  the  people.  But 
the  senate  defeated  the  proposed  amendment  and  prevented  it  from  going  before 
the  people. 

She  held  the  position  of  organizer  in  the  National  Woman's  Christian  Tem- 
perance Union  for  many  years,  and  for  two  years  was  national  superintendent  of 
the  Department  of  Capital  and  Labor.  One  of  her  successes  which  has  given  her 
the  liveliest  satisfaction,  was  carrying  through  the  appointment  of  a  police  matron 
at  the  four  courts  in  St.  Louis.  The  W^oman's  Christian  Temperance  L^nion 
had  been  refused  for  several  years,  but  she  visited  each  member  of  the  police 
board  and  explained  the  nature  of  the  office  and  secured  his  interest  in  it.  Then 
she  was  appointed  one  of  a  committee  to  go  to  Chicago  and  report  upon  the  police 
matron  there.  She  spent  a  night  in  one  of  the  Chicago  calabooses  and  brought 
home  a  very  favorable  report,  upon  which  the  police  board  passed  a  resolution, 
granting  a  police  matron  and  permitting  the  St.  Louis  Woman's  Christian  Tem- 
perance L'nion  to  appoint  the  lady  to  fill  the  position  whose  salary  was  paid  for 
several  years  by  the  Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union.  Mrs.  Harris  was 
selected,  a  godly  woman,  who  was  assigned  a  room  in  the  Four  Courts  where  she 
rescued  many  a  girl  and  woman  from  shame,  misery  and  organized  outrage. 
Often  she  took  them  into  her  own  bed ;  gave  them  their  meals,  and  when  they 
were  "clothed  and  in  their  right  mind,"  she  returned  many  a  wanderer  to  her 
father's  house.  That  upper  corner  room  in  the  Four  Courts  has  been  the  scene 
of  many  a  sacred  meeting  between  fathers  and  daughters,  over  which  angels 
might  well  drop  their  tears. 

President  Cairns'  greatest  effort  as  a  public  speaker  was  when  she  was  sent 
to  Texas  by  the  St.  Louis  Prohibition  club,  speaking  thirty  times  in  thirty  con- 
secutive nights  in  that  great  Empire  state.  When  she  reached  Waco,  Colonel 
Parrott  said  she  must  not  go  to  San  Antonio  as  mob  violence  was  used  towards  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  407 

speakers.  She  replicil  in  the  words  of  Neheniiah  :  "Shall  such  an  one  as  i  flee?" 
He  said :  "They  will  cut  your  hair  off,"  alluding  to  the  short-haired  women  and 
long-haired  men  so  frequently  spoken  of  b\-  the  saloonists.  She  replied:  "I  can 
sit  on  my  hair,  so  they  may  have  a  piece."  He  said :  "They  will  rotten-egg 
you."  She  replied :  "I  will  wear  a  wash-dress."  Then  said  he  with  the  utmost 
solemnity :  "I  wish  they  would  shoot  you."  "If  they  should  we  would  win  our 
prohibition  amendment."  Everywhere  she  addressed  audiences  numbered  by 
thousands,  but  when  she  reached  San  Antonio,  the  meeting  was  in  the  Plaza  in 
front  of  the  well-known  San  Alamo.  A  rude  platform,  lighted  only  with  pine 
torches,  was  in  the  midst  of  a  howling,  surging  mob  of  about  five  thousand  men. 
On  one  side  of  the  platform  were  rough  board  seats  for  onlv  four  hundred  ladies 
and  gentlemen.  President  Cairns'  courage  failed  her.  Why.  she  thought,  did  I 
come  down  here  and  leave  my  mother  and  husband  to  be  shot.  She  turned  to  the 
Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union  ladies,  and  said:  "Pray,  prav  for  me;  if 
you  do  not  pray  I  cannot  speak."  All  the  time  that  ^Irs.  Fry,  the  president  of  the 
Woman's  Christian  Temperance  Union,  was  introducing  her  the  howls  of  the 
mob  drowned  Mrs.  Fry's  voice.  President  Cairns  suffered  the  agonv  of  fear, 
but  the  moment  Mrs.  Fry  had  finished.  God  took  away  from  her  every  particle  of 
fear,  and  she  shot  right  towards  the  howling  mob,  and  began  with  a  little  story, 
which  she  uttered  in  a  clear,  full  tone  that  could  be  heard  over  the  whole  vast 
assemblage.  She  had  them  good  natured  and  laughing  in  a  few  moments,  and 
then  she  went  on  with  her  argument  against  the  plea  for  "Personal  Liberty" 
advanced  by  the  saloonkeepers,  and  held  every  man  in  the  audience  entranced 
against  himself.  She  always  considered  this  one  of  the  greatest  triumphs  of  her 
life.  Again  when  she  reached  Corsicana  she  found  the  women  disheartened 
because  the  men  had  refused  to  let  them  serve  coffee  and  lunches  and  prohibition 
tickets  at  the  polls,  but  by  her  overmastering  argument  and  vivid  picture  of  the 
scenes  at  Atlanta  where  the  women  had  carried  the  day  for  prohibition,  she  again 
won  the  hearts  of  the  audience,  and  the  verv  man  who  was  president  of  the  club 
that  had  shut  the  women  from  the  polls  offered  a  resolution  inviting  them  to 
help,  so  that  she  totally  reversed  public  sentiment  and  won  the  day  for  the 
women  at  the  polls.  It  was  a  great  gratification  to  her  to  know  afterward  that 
in  the  election  at  Corsicana  the  prohibition  votes  had  the  large  majority  because 
of  the  faithful  efforts  of  the  women  all  day  at  the  polls.  President  Cairns  never 
accepted  one  dollar  for  this  month's  work.    It  was  a  labor  of  love. 

With  this  deep  interest  in  politics,  civics  and  education,  and  with  her  business 
interests,  it  goes  without  saying  that  President  Cairns  has  favored  equal  suffrage 
for  women.  Herself  a  taxpayer,  she  has  felt  the  injustice  of  having  no  voice  as 
to  what  should  be  done  with  her  money  and  who  should  represent  her  in  both  the 
state  legislature  and  in  congress. 

In  the  winter  of  1897  she  introduced  a  constitutional  amendment  into  the 
legislature  to  strike  out  the  word  male  from  the  constitution,  and  made  an 
impassioned  appeal  in  the  senate  chamber  at  Jefferson  City  in  its  favor.  She 
has  also  been  interested  in  having  women  as  school  directors  and  superintendents 
throughout  Missouri.  She,  with  her  sister,  Mrs.  Harriet  Worthington,  repre- 
sented the  Forest  Park  University  Alumnje  Association  at  the  biennial  confer- 
ence of  women's  clubs  in  Denver,  in  June,  1898,  where  she  spoke  in  one  of  the 
churches  on  the  Sabbath.  More  recently  she  has  been  interested  in  temperance 
work  among  the  soldiers  of  Jeff'erson  Barracks.  But  all  of  this  is  but  the  play 
of  a  mind  and  heart  whose  life  work  is  found  in  Forest  Park  University.  As 
long  as  this  building  and  the  university  within  its  walls  remain  the  pride  of  St. 
Louis,  it  will  be  her  monument  as  it  is  her  life  work. 

The  growth  of  Forest  Park  University  was  not  alone  in  stone  and  mortar 
and  acres.  In  1888  the  College  of  ?ilusic  was  organized  with  Ernest  R.  Kroeger, 
the  distinguished  composer  and  pianist,  at  its  head,  and  year  by  year  has  seen  its 
fame  grow  until  now  the  College  of  Music  is  recognized  as  taking  its  character 
preeminent]\-  from  the  musical  supremac\-  of  Ernest  R.  Kroeger — a  supremacy  so 


408  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

great  that  after  the  musicians  of  Europe  and  America  had  been  carefully  scanned 
by  the  directorate  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Fair  in  1904  in  St.  Louis  Mr. 
Kroeger  was  selected,  and  under  the  title  of  Master  of  Programs  he  laid  out  the 
work  and  carried  forward  the  features  which  made  music  such  a  wonderful  charm 
at  the  fair.  Is  it  any  wonder  that  with  such  a  director  the  College  of  Music  of 
Forest  Park  University  is  understood  to  surpass  every  other  in  the  west? 

In  1893  the  institution  took  a  long  step  ahead  when  the  College  of  Liberal 
Arts  was  organized  by  charter  granted  by  the  state  of  Missouri.  Its  former 
charter  had  lasted  twenty-five  years,  but  was  only  for  a  seminary.  The  charter 
was  drawn  up  by  such  men  as  Rev.  Drs.  Martin,  George,  Burnham,  Luccock,  etc., 
and  marks  the  beginning  of  full  college  work  with  its  four  years,  beyond  the  four 
years  of  high  school  previously  given.  Though  it  was  felt  that  college  training 
would  bring  great  expense  beyond  the  previous  high  school  and  seminary  work, 
yet  President  Cairns  judged  it  was  worth  all  that  it  cost  the  institution  that  there 
should  be  a  college  course  exclusively  for  women.  This  is  a  great  desideratum  in 
the  west,  where  there  are  so  many  coeducational  schools — that  there  should  be 
one  college  where  girls  alone  are  to  be  educated,  and  that  it  should  hold  out  as 
serious  and  earnest  a  curriculum  as  is  given  in  the  eastern  colleges  for  women. 
Many  western  girls  who  long  for  a  full  college  education  cannot  meet  the  expense 
both  of  traveling  and  the  high  prices  which  are  necessary  in  the  east  for  board, 
where  ground,  building  and  board  are  almost  twice  as  high  as  in  the  west.  It  is 
important  that  a  western  center  that  is  not  coeducational  should  be  maintained 
where  girls  may  be  educated  nearer  home.  While  the  college  proper  has  been 
small,  its  work  has  been  recognized  as  thoroughly  good,  and  those  of  its  number 
who  have  taken  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  have  made  most  successful  teachers 
in  city  schools  and  leaders  of  thought  wherever  their  lot  has  been  cast.  It  has 
drawn  its  professors  from  eastern  colleges  for  women.  Among  its  first  was  Miss 
Harriet  Stone,  a  Bachelor  of  Arts  of  Wellesley,  and  a  Master  of  Arts  of  Chicago 
University,  having  had  four  years  in  the  major  study  of  chemistry  after  five 
years  of  Wellesley.  Miss  Maclver  was  another  of  the  distinguished  professors, 
as  well  as  Miss  Agnes  Bacon,  of  Baltimore.  The  time  would  fail  to  tell  of  all 
the  distinguished  women  that  have  taught  in  Forest  Park  University,  which  has 
always  gathered  specialists  in  every  one  of  its  departments — distinguished  not 
only  for  fine  study,  but  for  superior  Christian  character,  which  has  always  been 
regarded  as  the  great  essential  in  Forest  Park  University. 

One  of  the  leading  features  of  this  institution  for  forty-eight  years  has  been 
daily  Bible  study.  Though  the  daily  reading  of  the  Bible  has  been  prohibited  in 
the  St.  Louis  public  schools,  and  barely  tolerated  in  the  other  universities  and 
schools,  the  Bible  has  been  studied  and  taught  every  day  from  the  first  opening  of 
the  school — September  5,  1861.  The  words  of  our  Savior  have  been  carefully 
memorized  and  recited  day  after  day.  The  life  of  Jesus  has  been  held  up  as  the 
only  test  and  standard  of  character,  and  the  death  of  Jesus  as  the  only  ground 
for  salvation.  The  Bible,  by  its  charter,  is  to  be  a  daily  text-book.  It  has  been 
the  palladium  of  the  school,  the  salt  that  has  preserved  its  vigor  forty-eight  years, 
and  the  inspiration  of  every  other  branch  of  its  education.  Evangelical  Christianity 
has  been  its  basis.  Of  its  trustees  five  must  be  pastors  of  Evangelical  churches  in 
St.  Louis  and  the  others    Christian  business  men  and  Christian  women. 

When  Forest  Park  LTniversity  was  planted  on  the  south  side  of  Forest  Park 
its  only  great  drawback  was  the  lack  of  transportation  to  the  university.  Presi- 
dent Cairns  had  provided  three  wagonettes  and  five  horses,  which  made  hourly 
trips  across  the  park  to  the  end  of  the  two  street  railroads,  so  President  Cairns 
began  at  once  to  agitate  for  a  street  railroad  in  front  of  the  university.  She 
visited  the  street  commissioner,  the  park  commissioner,  the  mavor,  and  interested 
them  in  her  plan  ;  next  the  property  owners  along  the  soutli  side  of  the  park 
were  interviewed ;  then  the  presidents  of  the  railroads ;  and  a  plan  was  com- 
pleted for  a  railroad  circling  the  whole  of  Forest  Park,  and  enabling  the  ]ieople 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  409 

to  see  and  enjoy  every  ]3art  of  the  great  park,  wliich  is  now  only  accessible  to 
those  who  have  carriages.  She  carried  her  plan  through  the  Board  of  Public 
Improvements  up  to  the  Cit\-  Council,  through  its  committee,  and  to  a  favorable 
vote  in  the  council.  Then  the  bill  went  to  the  House  of  Delegates,  where  it 
lay  for  a  long  time.  Finally,  she  discovered  that  the  property  owners  had 
planned  to  give  the  railroad  committee  of  the  House  of  Delegates  a  great  wine 
supper  in  order  to  facilitate  the  passage  of  the  bill.  With  her  temperance  senti- 
ments she  could  not  favor  such  a  plan,  so  she  told  the  gentlemen  that  she  would 
give  the  railroad  committee  a  splendid  dinner  at  the  university  if  they  would 
provide  the  carriages  to  bring  them  out  and  carry  them  over  the  park.  Indeed, 
these  railroad  delegates  seemed  to  feel  some  essential  feature  was  missing,  so  on 
the  day  appointed  she  had  the  maps  and  blue  prints  of  the  proposed  route  all 
ready  at  the  university.  The  young  ladies  had  prepared  beautiful  music  and 
the  dinner  was  steaming  hot,  when  the  well-known  Jim  Cronin  led  into  the 
drawing-room  of  the  university  the  seven  graceless  reprobates  of  the  railroad 
committee,  two  of  whom  had  already  fortified  themselves  for  a  careful  considera- 
tion of  the  merits  of  the  proposed  railroad  by  getting  themselves  blind  drunk. 
Along  with  the  beautiful  music  one  of  our  elocutionists  had  prepared  a  piece, 
"What  makes  your  nose  so  red.  Pa?"  which  afiforded  the  delegates  vast  amuse- 
ment, as  it  was  thoroughly  apropos.  Cronin,  however,  a  man  of  magnificent 
proportions,  held  his  men  well  in  hand  and  made  them  behave  themselves,  but 
after  dinner  when  President  Cairns  proposed  to  get  in  her  buggy  and  show  them 
the  proposed  route  around  the  park  he  said  it  was  not  necessary.  He  would  not 
even  look  at  the  maps  and  he  said  to  President  Cairns :  "We'll  go  right  in  and 
vote  your  bill  through  tonight,"  which  they  accordingly  did,  though  all  the  dele- 
gates said  with  amazement  and  a  hearty  laugh:  "To  think  of  voting  such  a  bill 
through  just  on  turkey  and  ice  cream  !"  But  alas  for  the  bill,  when  it  came  before 
the  drunken  mayor,  who  had  promised  to  sign  the  bill,  and  who  had  personally 
complimented  President  Cairns,  telling  her  how  greatly  he  admired  her  business 
efficiency  and  that  he  wished  the  business  men  of  St.  Louis  had  as  great  an 
interest  in  the  development  of  St.  Louis  as  she  had  shown,  in  his  drunken  wrath 
that  he  was  not  reelected  and  that  Mr.  Wallbridge  had  been  chosen  mayor  in  his 
stead,  he  vetoed  everything  in  sight,  among  these  being  her  Forest  Park  railroad 
bill  on  which  she  had  spent  two  years  and  a  half  of  labor.  When  President 
Cairns  received  this  unexpected  news  over  the  telephone  she  only  said :  "The 
will  of  the  Lord  be  done,"  and  proceeded  to  work  on  a  new  bill.  This  cost  two 
years  more  of  labor,  so  that  altogether  four  years  and  a  half  were  given  to  secur- 
ing the  street  railroad  along  Forest  Park.  Fortunately,  Jim  Cronin  was  greatly 
mortified  at  the  bill's  defeat  and  promised  her  that  he  would  see  it  through.  So 
the  whole  weary  road  had  to  be  trodden  over  again — board  of  public  improve- 
ments council  and  house  of  delegates.  To  President  Cairns"  surprise  when  Jim 
Cronin,  still  the  chairman  of  the  railroad  committee,  held  up  her  bill  one  black- 
eyed  rascal  actually  said  to  her :  "Why,  Mrs.  Cairns,  doncher  know  this  ain't 
the  way  to  get  a  bill  through?"  But  President  Cairns  replied,  looking  the  rascal 
calmly  in  the  eye :  "I  don't  know  of  any  other  way  to  get  the  bill  through  except 
by  your  votes."  The  last  Saturday  of  the  session  came  and  the  effort  failed  to 
get  the  bill  reported  by  the  committee.  Then  President  Cairns  went  round  and 
told  each  delegate  what  a  terrible  misfortune  it  was  to  her.  and  thanked  them  for 
their  personal  kindness  to  her  while  she  was  endeavoring  to  secure  the  bill.  After 
she  was  gone,  distressed  and  broken-hearted,  the  graceless  rascals  ashamed  of 
themselves  got  together  and  voted  to  pass  the  bill  on  Monday  the  last  day  of  the 
session.  So  on  Sunday,  two  of  the  worst  rascals  came  out  and  told  her  that  if 
she  would  get  the  bill  engrossed  on  Monday,  with  two  amendments  putting  a 
heavy  yearly  tax  on  the  road,  they  would  put  it  through  the  council  and  put  it 
through  tlie  house  of  delegates.  So,  early  Alonday  morning  President  Cairns  went 
down  to  the  city  hall,  found  the  man  that  could  run  the  big  engrossing  machine — 
a  very  large   typewriter  ;  sat  by  him  all  day  and  saw  him  engross   every  word 


410  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

correctly.  At  three  o'clock  it  was  done,  passed  on,  and  approved  by  the  council, 
and  at  four  o'clock  passed  so  rapidly  by  the  house  of  delegates  that  it  made  her 
head  swin,  and  so  four  years  and  a  half  of  work  reached  its  conclusion,  and  in  a 
year  more  she  and  the  girls  had  their  first  ride  on  the  Forest  Park  railroad.  But 
time  would  fail  to  tell  of  her  long  struggle  to  secure  Oakland  avenue,  and  of 
her  steady  fight  with  the  Scheickhardt  beer  saloon  in  the  center  of  Forest  Park, 
which,  through  the  aid  of  the  Anti-Saloon  League,  ended  in  1904  by  having  that 
saloon  entirely  closed.  Then  began  a  four  years'  struggle  to  prevent  its  being 
reopened,  until,  in  1908,  she  had  the  joy  of  seeing  the  whole  building  pulled 
down. 

Last  of  all  came  a  most  serious  blow  like  lightning  out  of  a  clear  sky.  On 
March  21,  1908,  11:30  A.  M.,  when  all  seemed  well  with  the  school,  suddenly 
fire  was  discovered  breaking  out  of  the  northeast  corner  roof  directly  over  the 
cooking  school  which  had  a  very  heavy  voltage  of  electricity.  The  fire  alarm  was 
rung  and  the  girls  passed  out  of  the  building  in  a  few  seconds,  having  been 
drilled  so  to  do.  In  a  remarkably  short  time  the  fire  engines  arrived  and  the 
police  were  hard  at  work  with  the  firemen  and  the  salvage  corps.  President 
Cairns  and  the  young  ladies  sat  and  watched  the  roof  and  the  third  story  con- 
sumed by  the  roaring  flame.  Often  she  could  see  a  fireman's  heroic  figure  out- 
lined against  the  flame,  but  while  she  wondered  where  she  could  shelter  her  girls 
that  night  Sergeant  Bolen  of  the  mounted  police,  a  life-long  friend,  came  with 
the  joyful  news,  "Cairns  hall  is  untouched  by  fire  or  water."  "Praise  the  Lord," 
was  her  wondering  thanksgiving.  Then  it  was  found  that  the  gymnasium  was  also 
untouched.  Neighbors  and  friends  were  very  kind  in  sheltering  the  girls,  and, 
strange  to  sav,  the  kitchen,  serving-room  and  pantries  were  uninjured,  and  they 
slept  that  night  in  Cairns  hall  with  thankfulness  for  the  roof  over  their  heads. 

Then  came  the  rebuilding.  The  total  loss  was  estimated  at  $35,000,  but 
unfortunately  the  insurance  was  only  $14,000.  President  Cairns  determined  not 
to  rebuild  the  third  story,  but,  thanks  to  a  very  faithful  and  kind  builder,  William 
Wilson,  the  second  story  of  bedrooms  and  roof  overhead  were  finished  almost  by 
the  first  of  July.  School  closed  as  usual,  with  a  graduating  class  of  twenty-four 
students  who  had  stood  by  the  university  through  fire  and  water,  for  while  the 
roof  was  off  the  rain  was  almost  incessant,  penetrating  the  main  building,  poorly 
protected  as  it  was  bv  tarpaulins.  A  petition  asked  for  the  Easter  holiday  vaca- 
tion at  once,  so  that  the  girls  who  had  lost  their  clothing  might  return  home  and 
secure  fresh  supplies.  These  five  days  were  the  only  cessation  of  the  school  on 
account  of  the  fire.  When  school  closed  President  Cairns  had  the  repairing  of 
the  parlor  floor  and  the  basement  floor  to  do  in  the  summer  vacation. 

Everything  on  the  two  floors  had  to  be  replastered,  every  wall  repainted,  all 
the  woodwork  revarnished,  every  inch  of  surface  gone  over.  But,  in  the  good 
providence  of  God,  all  was  sweet  and  new  and  fresh  by  September  when  school 
reopened.  Many  of  the  rooms  had  been  improved,  wooden  ceilings  put  in  the 
library,  the  drawing-room  and  private  parlor,  and  with  many  thanksgivings  that 
"the  hand  of  our  God  was  good  upon  her,"  President  Cairns,  in  her  si.xty-eighth 
year  and  the  forty-eighth  year  of  her  school,  reopened  Forest  Park  University 
and  gathered  her  faculty  and  her  girls  once  more  about  her. 


GEORGE   WARREN    BROWN. 

Shoe  manufacturing  in  this  year  A.  D.  1909  is  generally  recognized  as  the 
leading  industry  of  the  great  city  of  St.  Louis,  with  its  population  rapidly 
approaching  the  million  mark ;  and  while  shoemaking  is  now  so  important  an 
industry  here,  and  all  who  are  engaged  in  it  vie  with  each  other  as  to  their 
individual  importance  to  this  commerce,  yet  in  1878  the  picture  was  quite 
different. 


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ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  413 

was  offered  a  place  as  shipping  clerk  with  a  small  wholesale  shoe  house  in  St. 
Louis.  Accepting  this,  he  entered  upon  his  duties  on  the  ist  day  of  May,  1873, 
and  displayed  such  ability  and  faithfulness  during  the  early  months  of  his  em- 
ployment that  before  the  end  of  his  first  year  he  was  given  an  opportunity  to 
go  on  the  road  as  a  traveling  salesman,  which  oi¥er  he  accepted,  taking  up  said 
responsibilities  before  he  was  twenty-one  years  of  age.  In  this  position  he  gave 
unmistakable  proof  of  his  business  enterprise,  unfaltering  energy  and  initiative 
spirit,  and  in  the  years  which  have  come  and  gone  since  then  he  has  had  a 
strenuous  life,  but  has  made  steady  progress,  each  step  being  upward,  thus 
bringing  him  a  broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunity. 

The  territory  assigned  him  was  not  an  easy  one ;  moreover,  the  country  was 
just  emerging  from  the  financial  panic  of  1873.  His  territory  was  northern  Mis- 
souri where  his  house  had  as  yet  no  established  trade,  and  their  goods  were  at 
that  time  particularly  adapted  to  the  trade  of  the  southern  states.  He,  however, 
carefully  reviewed  the  difficulties,  and  summoned  his  will  power  to  make  up  this 
handicap.  At  the  present  time  many  young  men  do  not  succeed  for  want  of 
will  power.  They  look  at  a  situation,  recognize  its  difficulties,  say  that  the  results 
desired  are  impossible  of  attainment,  and  give  up.  The  spirit  which  our  young 
traveler  displayed  was  exactly  the  opposite.  He  closely  studied  the  trade  and  in- 
dicated to  his  house  improvements  in  their  line  of  goods  for  his  territory,  won  the 
confidence  of  the  dealers  through  his  business  ability,  unfaltering  integrity  and 
faithful  application,  and  in  less  than  five  years'  service  as  salesman  had  more 
than  $7,000  on  deposit  with  his  house  as  a  result  of  his  savings  from  the  salary 
earned,  his  business  having  already  become  one  of  the  largest  in  boots  and  shoes 
in  the  west.  He  had  thoroughly  acquainted  himself  with  the  western  trade,  and 
now  endeavored  to  convince  his  house  that  a  line  of  goods  especially  adapted  to 
the  St.  Louis  territory  should  be  manufactured  by  them  in  St.  Louis.  As  above 
stated,  however,  his  suggestion  did  not  meet  with  favor,  and  accordingly,  in  No- 
vember, 1878,  there  was  formed  the  concern  of  which  he  has  continuously  been 
at  the  head. 

The  business  was  started  with  $12,000  capital,  of  which  about  one-third  was 
invested  in  shoe  machinery,  lasts,  patterns,  and  other  equipment.  Their  first  em- 
ployes were  five  Rochester  factory  expert  shoe  workers,  and  in  order  to  persuade 
these  men  to  move  to  St.  Louis  it  was  found  necessary  to  advance  them  their 
railroad  fare,  and  soon  thereafter  real  Rochester  fine  shoes  were  being  made  for 
the  first  time  in  St.  Louis.  Something  of  the  immediate  success  of  the  business 
is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  in  less  than  one  year  the  factory  was  removed  from 
its  first  location  at  104  South  Eighth  street  and  located  in  larger  quarters  in  the 
Cupples  building  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  and  Walnut  streets,  occupying  an  entire 
top  fioor  of  this  building,  to  which  steam  power  and  heat  were  furnished,  and 
perhaps  within  one  year  thereafter  the  next  floor  below  was  secured.  It  was  not 
long  after  that  before  another  floor  was  required  to  meet  the  demand  for  the 
quality  of  goods  the  new  manufacturing  concern  was  turning  out,  and,  therefore, 
to  accommodate  this  requirement,  the  Samuel  Cupples  Company,  who  owned  the 
building  and  occupied  the  lower  floors  which  they  could  not  vacate,  built 
an  additional  story,  and  with  the  facilities  of  these  three  large  floors  the  business 
continued  to  grow. 

In  1881  the  business  was  incorporated  as  a  joint  stock  company,  so  as  to 
make  it  possible  for  meritorious  employes  to  become  interested  in  the  earnings 
of  the  business.  This  was  the  first  successful  wholesale  shoe  manufacturing  con- 
cern to  incorporate  in  St.  Louis,  and  the  principle  being  regarded  as  a  most  de- 
sirable way  of  operating  the  shoe  business,  others  soon  followed  suit,  and  this 
plan  has  become  universal  in  this  city.  At  about  this  time  shoes  manufactured 
by  eastern  concerns  were  added  to  the  company's  own  make,  and  their  ware- 
rooms  and  offices  were  moved  to  Seventh  and  St.  Charles  streets.  In  1885  Mr. 
A.  L.  Bryan,  vice  president  of  the  company,  retired  on  account  of  ill  health,  and 
the  name  of  the  company  was  changed  to  The  Brown.  Desnoyers  Shoe  Company. 


414  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Early  in  1886  the  expanding  business  again  demanded  larger  quarters,  and  an- 
other removal  was  made  to  805  Washington  avenue,  and  in  the  year  1890  the 
business  requirements  were  such  that  removal  was  again  necessary.  The  company 
then  leased  the  building  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Eleventh  street  and  Washing- 
ton avenue,  occupying  one-third  of  this  great  block,  and  for  several  years  four 
floors  were  used  for  manufacturing  purposes,  while  the  four  lower  floors  were 
used  for  warerooms  and  offices.  Later  on,  however,  the  entire  building  was  re- 
quired for  said  uses. 

In  1893,  Mr.  J.  B.  Desnoyers  retired  from  the  company,  and  the  corporate 
name  became  The  Brown  Shoe  Company,  the  business  continuing  to  grow  with 
rapid  strides  each  year  so  that  the  shipments  of  the  company  during  their  last 
year  in  the  Eleventh  street  and  Washington  avenue  house  amounted  to  more  than 
$8,000,000.  In  1905  the  future  requirements  of  this  great  business  made  it  neces- 
sary to  provide  a  new  building,  and  accordingly  that  year  negotiations  were  en- 
tered into  and  consummated  for  the  erection  of  the  largest  and  most  up-to-date 
building  in  the  Llnited  States  to  be  used  entirely  for  the  distribution  of  shoes ;  and 
on  Januarv  i,  1907,  The  Brown  Shoe  Company  were  at  home  to  their  friends 
and  customers  in  their  new  building.  The  White  House,  at  Seventeenth  street 
and  Washington  avenue,  St.  Louis.  The  occasion  was  a  record  one  of  the  kind. 
The  large  lobby  of  the  first  floor  of  this  building  was  beautifully  decorated  with 
flowers,  many  of  which  were  contributed  by  competitors  and  other  wholesale 
houses  of  St.  Louis ;  refresliments  were  served,  and  a  reception  held,  the  guests 
of  that  occasion  numbering  many  of  the  foremost  citizens ;  addresses  were  made 
by  ex-Governor  D.  R.  Francis,  E.  C.  Simmons,  Colonel  George  W.  Parker,  Rev. 
Dr.  N.  Luccock,  State  Representative  C.  V.  Anderson,  and  A.  B.  Groves,  archi- 
tect, after  which  the  guests  were  shown  over  the  building.  Thus  was  opened  and 
dedicated  to  commerce  The  White  House  in  St.  Louis,  which  is  used  for  as- 
sembling and  distributing  the  shoes  produced  in  all  the  great  factories  of  the 
company,  for  its  sales  headquarters,  and  for  general  and  executive  offices.  This 
building  is  not  only  the  largest  occupied  by  any  shoe  house  for  the  same  pur- 
pose in  America,  but  it  is  strictly  fire-proof  and  contains  labor-saving  equipments 
which  produce  both  material  economies  and  rapid  execution,  unique  characteristic 
features  of  The  White  House  alone  so  far  as  is  known  at  this  date.  Besides, 
the  architectural  beauties  of  this  building  both  within  and  without,  together  with 
the  beautiful  ivorv  white  tile  exterior,  make  it  the  most  beautiful  commercial  build- 
ing in  St.  Louis. 

To  Mr.  Brown  is  attributable  the  development  of  one  of  the  largest  shoe 
manufacturing  houses  in  the  United  States,  now  represented  by  one  hundred  and 
six  traveling  salesmen  who  sell  the  company's  goods  in  practically  every  state 
in  the  union  and  in  several  foreign  countries.  Employment  is  furnished  to  sev- 
eral thousand  people,  and  over  sixteen  acres  of  floor  space  is  utilized  in  the  con- 
duct of  the  business.  For  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  Mr.  Brown  has  occu- 
pied a  prominent  position  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  great  industries  of  the  city, 
and  having  led  in  establishing  successful  shoe  manufacturing  in  St.  Louis,  he 
has.  from  that  standpoint  contributed  in  a  more  conspicuous  way  than  any  other 
man  toward  making  St.  Louis  the  greatest  shoe  market,  selling  direct  to  the  retail 
trade  in  this  country.  The  sensible  and  practical  methods  which  he  has  followed, 
as  well  as  his  notable  success,  commend  him  to  the  esteem  of  his  fellowmen.  He 
has  never  regarded  his  employes  as  a  part  of  a  complex  machine,  but  on  the  con- 
trary has  manifested  in  them  a  personal  interest,  encouraging  faithfulness  by 
promotion  as  opportunity  has  offered,  until  now  a  number  of  those  who  are  di- 
rectors and  heads  of  departments  are  men  who  have  worked  up  from  the  humblest 
places  to  their  present  positions  of  responsibility. 

Aside  from  his  extensive  manufacturing  interests  he  is  an  important  factor 
in  many  movements  relative  to  the  city's  substantial  progress  and  development. 
He  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  is  now  a  di- 
rector of  the  Third  National  Bank,  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  415 

Business  Men's  League,  director  of  the  Provident  Association,  president  of  the 
St.  Louis  Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  and  is  a  leading  layman  in  the 
Methodist  church  in  St.  Louis,  all  of  which  indicate  clearly  his  interests  in  the 
movements  which  tend  to  promote  municipal  progress  and  the  uplifting  of  man- 
kind. In  politics  he  may  be  termed  an  independent  republican,  and  he  is  not 
unmindful  of  the  social  side  of  life,  holding  membership  in  the  St.  Louis,  Coun- 
try, Noonday,  and  Mercantile  clubs. 

In  a  review  of  the  life  and  record  of  George  Warren  Brown  it  will  be  seen 
that  one  of  the  salient  characteristics  has  been  thoroughness,  while  another  ele- 
ment has  been  unwavering  resolution  to  merit  the  trust  reposed  in  him,  and  at 
no  time  to  sell  out  principle  to  produce  business  advancement.  This  was  mani- 
fest as  an  employe,  and  has  characterized  his  career  as  a  successful  manufacturer. 
Moreover,  he  has  always  keenly  realized  the  obligations  of  the  individual  to  his 
fellowmen,  and  has  ever  met  the  responsibilities  of  increasing  wealth. 


EDWARD  I.   McCANN. 

Edward  I.  McCann  has  been  the  proprietor  of  a  plumbing  establishment  at 
No.  220  Locust  street  for  the  past  eighteen  years.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis 
June  17,  1859,  the  son  of  Charles  and  Elizabeth  McCann.  He  is  of  Irish  extrac- 
tion, his  father  having  migrated  from  County  Tyrone,  Ireland,  where  he  was 
born  in  1846,  and  landed  in  New  York  city  after  a  tedious  voyage  on  a  sailing 
vessel. 

Edward  I.  McCann  received  his  early  education  in  the  Christian  Brothers 
College.  Among  the  fraternal  organizations  with  which  Mr.  McCann  is  asso- 
ciated are  the  Young  Sodality  Club,  of  which  he  is  a  consulter,  and  the  Knights 
of  Father  Mathews.  He  is  also  secretary  of  St.  Vincent  de  Paul,  a  charitable  as- 
association.  In  politics  Mr.  McCann  is  a  democrat  and  in  religious  convictions  a 
Roman  Catholic.  He  is  unmarried  and  lives  at  No.  3445  Lawton  avenue,  where 
he  owns  a  beautiful  residence. 


ADOLF  L.  DREY. 


Adolf  L.  Drey,  who  was  born  in  Furth,  Germany,  January  13,  1852,  and 
died  in  New  York  February  24,  1905,  was  for  a  long  period  extensively  engaged 
in  dealing  in  window  and  plate  glass  in  this  city.  His  father,  Leopold  Drey,  was 
a  member  of  a  prominent  family  of  Furth  and  married  Minna  Bendit.  The  son 
pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Furth  and  also  studied  English  to  some 
extent.  When  seventeen  years  of  age  he  came  to  America,  establishing  his  home 
in  St.  Louis  in  1869,  here  joining  his  brother,  Albert  Drey,  who  had  come  to  the 
United  States  about  i860  and  was  engaged  in  the  window  glass  and  picture  frame 
business. 

Adolf  L.  Drey  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  join  his  brother  in  this  business,  which 
in  the  early  days  of  its  existence  was  conducted  under  the  firm  style  of  Drey  &• 
Kahn.  Their  establishment  was  located  at  No.  320  North  Second  street,  and  in 
1869  they  removed  to  larger  quarters  at  No.  no  North  Second  street.  It  was  in 
this  year  that  Adolf  L.  Drey  became  interested  in  the  business  and  his  enterprise 
and  diligence  proved  a  factor  in  its  continuous  growth,  which  in  time  necessitated 
the  erection  of  their  own  stores  at  the  corner  of  Eleventh  and  St.  Charles  streets, 
built  especially  for  the  purpose.  As  the  firm  prospered  in  later  years,  the  picture 
frame  department  was  closed  out  and  their  energies  were  concentrated  upon  the 
development  of  the  business  in  window  and  plate  glass.  They  made  considerable 
importations  from  foreign  countries  and  the  business  grew  in  volume  and  impor- 


416  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tance.  When  the  window  and  plate  glass  trust  was  formed  Mr.  Drey  opposed 
this  bitterl)-,  nor  would  he  ever  join  in  the  combine.  His  labors  were  at  all 
times  a  sourceful  element  in  the  success  of  the  house,  which  handled  many  of  the 
large  glass  contracts  in  the  city,  furnishing  the  glass  for  the  Union  Station,  the 
Planters'  Hotel  and  other  leading  buildings. 

Mr.  Drey  was  a  conservative  business  man  who  carefully  considered  each 
step,  but  when  once  his  plans  were  formulated  he  was  determined  in  their  execu- 
tion and  allowed  no  difficulties  to  impede  his  progress  if  they  could  be  overcome 
by  honorable  and  persistent  efforts.  He  continued  in  business  with  his  brother  un- 
til the  latter's  death  in  1898,  when  Adolf  L.  Drey  continued  the  business  up  to 
within  three  years  of  his  death.  Beside  being  interested  in  the  firm  of  Drey,  Kahn 
&  Company  he  was  also  a  director  of  the  Colonial  Trust  Company. 

On  the  25th  of  May,  1881,  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Mr.  Drey  wedded  Miss 
Lizzie  Hellman,  a  daughter  of  Max  and  Jeannette  (Wolf)  Hellman,  of  Cincin- 
nati. Her  father  was  a  prominent  brewer  there  and  in  later  years  engaged  in  the 
manufacture  of  caps,  which  he  furnished  under  contract  to  the  Confederate  army 
during  the  Civil  war.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Drey  became  parents  of  two  sons  and  three 
daughters:  Walter  L.,  of  New  York  city;  and  Minna,  Edith,  Margaret  and  Adolf 
M.,  all  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Drey  was  a  member  of  Temple  Shaarma.  He  advocated  republican 
principles  and  supported  the  policy  of  the  party  at  the  polls,  but  never  held  polit- 
ical offices.  He  belonged  to  the  Columbian  Club,  and  was  particularly  well  known 
in  the  business  circles  of  the  city,  where  his  enterprise  and  intelligently  directed 
effort  brought  him  gratifying  and  honorable  success. 


HON.  HUDSON  E.  BRIDGE. 

Among  the  men  of  St.  Louis  whose  success  in  business  has  been  well  bal- 
anced by  phdanthropy  and  benevolence  was  numbered  the  Hon.  Hudson  E.  Bridge. 
He  was  born  I\Iay  17,  1810,  at  Walpole,  New  Hampshire,  whither  his  parents  had 
removed  some  time  before  from  Worcester,  Massachusetts.  He  was  but  a  boy 
when  he  went  with  his  parents  to  Bennington  county,  Vermont,  and  there,  at  the 
age  of  nine  years,  in  the  midst  of  the  beautiful  district  in  the  Green  jNIountains, 
he  was  reared,  While  the  scenery  was  most  attractive,  the  opportunities  for  agri- 
cultural and  kindred  interests  were  limited.  The  efforts  required  to  live  in  these 
unfruitful  surroundings,  the  necessity  to  make  every  blow  tell  and  to  e.xercise 
their  inventive  faculty,  developed  powers  of  mind  and  habits  which  have  estab- 
lished distinguished  names  among  the  sons  of  New  England.  The  environments 
of  his  early  life  undoubtedly  was  a  factor  in  developing  in  Mr.  Bridge  a  worth  of 
character  and  the  recognition  and  improvement  of  every  expedient  which  marked 
his  success  in  later  life. 

His  educational  opportunities  were  somewhat  limited,  but  his  ambition  was 
a  dominant  feature  and  led  him,  when  twenty-one  years  of  age,  against  the  pro- 
test of  his  friends,  to  start  west  in  the  hope  of  more  rapidly  gaining  a  fortune 
in  that  section  of  the  country.  The  future  was  for  him  bright  with  promise,  and 
his  own  capability  enabled  him  to  utilize  opportunities  that  others  heedlessly 
passed  by.  He  left  home  with  only  six  dollars  in  his  pocket,  and  in  order  to  save 
this  he  walked  to  Troy,  New  York.  There  he  secured  employment  in  a  store, 
and  within  six  months'  time  was  enabled  to  save  enough  to  take  him  to  Columbus, 
Ohio,  where  he  arrived  in  the  fall  of  183 1.  There  he  opened  a  school  which  he 
conducted  through  the  winter  months,  and  was  very  successful  in  the  task.  In 
the  spring,  however,  he  entered  the  employ  of  a  mercantile  house  of  that  city, 
and  while  acting  as  their  salesman  made  trips  westward  from  Detroit  to  Nashville, 
Tennessee,  and  to  St.  Louis.  In  1833  he  left  Columbus  and  removed  to  Spring- 
field, Illinois,  where,  in  connection  with  Jewitt,  Matther  &  Lamb,  he  inaugurated 


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418  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

the  manufacture  of  plows.  In  the  course  of  time  the  Jewitt  plow  manufactured 
by  this  house  became  the  leading  agricultural  implement  of  this  character.  Mr. 
Bridge  continued  at  Springfield  until  1835,  when  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  to  open 
a  branch  house  for  Jewitt,  JNIatther  &  Lamb,  and  in  connection  with  Hale  &  Rey- 
burn  established  the  business  in  this  city.  When  Mr.  Hale  died  the  firm's  name 
became  Bridge  &  Reyburn.  In  1838  they  built  a  foundry  to  manufacture  their 
own  plates,  which  had  previously  been  made  in  the  east,  and  thus  was  laid  the 
foundation  for  the  Empire  Stove  Works,  destined  to  become  the  best  known 
manufactory  of  this  character  in  the  Mississippi  valley.  Before  1848  Mr.  Bridge 
had  induced  his  father,  brothers  and  the  other  members  of  the  family  to  come 
to  St.  Louis,  and  was  himself  identified  with  the  city  and  its  commercial  up- 
building throughout  his  remaining  days.  In  1842  the  firm  of  Bridge  &  Brothers 
was  organized,  and  in  1857  Joh"  H.  Beach  was  admitted  to  the  firm,  under  the 
name  of  the  Bridge  &  Beach  Company.  On  the  28th  of  January,  1870,  the 
business  was  incorporated,  under  the  style  of  the  Bridge  &  Beach  Manufacturing 
Company.  The  passing  years  chronicled  the  growth  and  success  of  the  house 
which,  constantly  enlarging  the  field  of  its  activities,  became  one  of  the  most 
important  industries  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Bridge  occupied  a  very  prominent  position  in  manufacturing  circles  and 
did  much  to  further  business  interests  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  one  of  the  original 
subscribers  to  and  worked  earnestly  for  the  benefit  of  the  JMissouri  Pacific,  North 
Missouri  &  Iron  Mountain  Railroad,  also  the  Ohio  &  ]\Iississippi  Railroad  bene- 
fited by  his  labors,  as  did  the  St.  Louis  &  Illinois  Bridge  Company,  and  many 
other  enterprises.  His  business  judgment  was  at  all  times  sound,  and  he 
had  the  ability  to  correctly  discriminate  between  the  essential  and  non-essential, 
discarding  the  latter  and  so  developing  the  former  as  to  gain  substantial  results. 
He  was  a  director  of  the  State  Bank,  of  the  Merchants  Bank  and  of  the  Pacific 
Railroad,  and  his  resourceful  business  ability  led  to  his  co-operation  with  many 
movements  which  were  direct  factors  in  the  upbuilding  and  prosperity  of  the 
city.  Aside  from  interests  from  which  he  derived  a  personal  benefit,  he  was 
associated  with  many  movements  wherein  St.  Louis  has  been  a  direct  beneficiary. 
He  was  one  of  the  original  incorporators  of  the  Washington  University,  of  the 
Polytechnic  Institute,  of  the  Macey  Institute,  and  other  educational  features  in 
the  life  of  this  city.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Bellefontaine  cemetery,  also 
one  of  the  founders  and  one  of  the  managers  of  the  Institution  for  the  Education 
of  the  Blind.  He  was  twice  president  of  the  Mercantile  Library  and  was  a 
warm  supporter  of  the  Union  cause  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war.  He  was  presi- 
dent of  the  First  Safety  Deposit  Vaults  in  St.  Louis.  In  1861  he  served  as  a 
member  of  the  convention  whose  prompt  action  in  establishing  a  provisional  gov- 
ernment for  the  state  resulted  in  keeping  Missouri  in  the  ranks  of  the  Union. 
He  was  actuated  in  all  that  he  did  by  a  spirit  of  general  helpfulness  and  progress, 
and  in  his  life  there  was  no  distinction  between  religion  and  business. 

Thirteen  years  prior  to  his  death  Mr.  Bridge  purchased  a  large  estate  a  few 
miles  from  the  city  and  erected  a  palatial  home  at  Glendale.  He  was  devoted 
to  the  welfare  of  his  family  and  at  his  death  left  six  children :  Isabella,  the  wife 
of  Colonel  George  E.  Leighton;  Emma,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Gilbert  Chapman; 
Mary,  the  wife  of  N.  C.  Chapman;  Hudson  Eliot;  Harrison  and  Amy,  who  have 
since  passed  away. 

Mr.  Bridge  was  a  member  of  the  Unitarian  Church  of  the  Messiah.  Religion 
was  never  to  him  so  much  a  matter  of  form  of  worship  as  a  daily  living  and 
the  recognition  of  one's  duties  to  his  fellowmen.  Few  have  seemed  to  so  fully 
understand  the  obligations  and  responsibilities  of  wealth.  The  most  envious  could 
not  grudge  him  success  so  honorablv  gained  and  so  worthily  used.  To  the  Wash- 
ington University  he  gave  one  hundred  and  seventy-five  thousand  dollars  in  1874, 
for  the  enlargement  of  buildings  of  the  university,  and  to  other  institutions,  edu- 
cational, charitable  and  religious,  his  gifts  were  almost  as  extensive.     He  sought 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  419 

at  all  times  to  do  good  to  his  fellowinen  and  to  guide  his  actions  by  the  most 
honorable  and  straightforward  rules.  He  gave  not  only  from  a  sense  of  duty  but 
from  a  deep  desire  to  aid  his  fellowmen,  finding  happiness  in  doing  for  others. 


TIMOTHY  E.  MAHONEY. 

Timothy  E.  Mahoney,  who  has  established  himself  in  a  lucrative  grocery 
business  here,  is  a  man  who  in  every  sense  possesses  the  qualifications  necessary 
for  conducting  a  successful  business  career  and  is  one  who  is  able  to  recognize 
an  opportunity  and  also  to  use  it  to  the  best  advantage.  It  has  been  through 
patience  and  perseverance  that  he  has  built  up  his  present  reliable  trade  and  placed 
himself  in  comfortable  circumstances. 

Mr.  Mahoney  was  born  in  Altoona,  Pennsylvania,  June  22,  1852,  son  of 
James  and  Clara  (Burke)  Mahoney,  and  his  father  was  a  civil  engineer.  In  the 
public  schools  of  Athens,  Ohio,  Mr.  Mahoney  received  his  education  and  after 
completing  the  course  of  study  went  out  into  the  world  for  himself  and  became 
associated  with  the  railway  construction  business.  This  he  followed  successfully 
for  some  time  when  he  established  himself  in  the  grocery  enterprise  at  6100  North 
Broadway.  Since  making  this  venture  he  has  put  forth  every  effort  to  increase 
his  business  and  as  a  result  his  energy  has  been  well  rewarded  by  a  liberal  patron- 
age. His  business  has  gradually  grown  in  worth  until  at  the  present  time  his 
affairs  are  just  about  within  limitation  of  his  ability  to  handle,  and  his  circum- 
stances are  in  every  way  gratifying. 

In  Denver,  Colorado,  on  March  28,  1883,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  jNIiss 
Genevieve  Karr,  daughter  of  James  Karr,  a  land  owner.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mahoney, 
not  having  been  blessed  with  any  children  of  their  own,  in  July,  1886,  took  into 
their  home  the  infant  daughter  of  J.  B.  McDonald,  whose  wife  had  died  just  a  few 
days  previously.  They  have  reared  and  educated  the  said  child,  Margaret,  who 
has  ever  since  looked  upon  and  loved  her  foster  parents  as  her  own,  and  re- 
mained with  them  until  her  marriage  to  Edward  Phelan,  who  is  connected  with 
the  Hon.  Judge  Tracy  in  the  capacity  of  clerk  of  said  court.  Two  children  have 
been  born  of  this  union,  John  Edward,  Jr.  and  Margaret  (the  latter  named  for 
her  mother),  who  are  a  source  of  much  joy  and  happiness  to  the  foster  parents 
of  their  mother. 

j\Ir.  Mahoney  is  a  man  who  has  always  been  a  lover  of  home  and  domestic  life, 
and  consequently  is  not  affiliated  with  any  associations  or  secret  societies,  prefer- 
ring rather  when  his  day's  business  is  at  an  end  to  spend  his  leisure  hours  at  home. 
In  politics  he  gives  his  allegiance  to  the  democratic  party  and.  while  he  is  not  in 
the  strict  sense  of  the  term  an  active  politician,  at  the  same  time  he  takes  an 
interest  in  the  paramount  issues  before  the  country  and,  believing  that  the  prin- 
ciples of  his  party  are  best  suited  toward  insuring  the  financial  integrity  and  per- 
manent peace  of  the  nation,  he  uses  his  vote  and  influence  toward  the  election 
of  its  candidates.  Mr.  Mahoney  is  well  known  throughout  the  community  as  an 
enterprising  business  man,  and  it  has  been  on  the  strength  of  his  own  resources 
that  he  has  risen  to  his  present  position  of  prosperity. 


HARRY   B.   \MMER. 


Enterprising,  ambitious  and,  above  all,  self-made,  Harry  B.  Wimer  has  on 
the  strength  of  his  own  resources  made  his  way  from  a  small  beginning  in  the 
business  world  until  now  he  has  placed  himself  in  affluent  circumstances.  He 
descends  from  a  very  old  and  prominent  family  of  French  lineage,  many  of  whom 
in  the  early  days  resided  in  the  state  of  \'irginia.     Among  his  ancestors  are  num- 


420  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

bered  some  who  fought  in  the  war  of  1776.  He  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  having 
been  born  on  October  3,  1850.  George  A.  Wimer,  his  father,  came  to  St.  Louis  in 
1823,  from  Charlottesville,  Virginia.  Coming  to  St.  Louis  as  a  single  man,  he 
here  united  in  marriage  with  Elizabeth  Newcum,  daughter  of  Bennett  Newcum, 
the  family  originally  coming  from  Crab  Orchard,  Kentucky,  locating  in  St.  Louis 
in  1836.  George  A.  Wimer  was  a  blacksmith  by  trade  and  for  many  years  con- 
ducted a  shop  on  the  site  on  which  now  stands  Tony  Faust's  famous  restaurant, 
at  Broadway  and  Elm  streets.  In  his  day  he  was  one  of  the  leading  characters  of 
the  citv  and  officiated  in  many  political  positions,  such  as  first  deputy  in  the  sher- 
iff^'s  office  and  captain  of  the  police.  His  brother,  John  M.  Wimer,  served  the 
city  as  mayor  from  1847  to  1849,  and  from  1858  to  i860.  He  also  filled  the  office 
of  county  sheriff,  and  was  among  those  who  took  an  active  interest  in  promoting 
the  St.  Louis  fire  department.  At  one  time  he  was  president  of  the  Missouri 
Pacific  Railroad.  During  the  Civil  war  he  served  as  colonel  of  a  regiment  in  the 
Confederate  army.  Having  been  captured  by  the  Union  troops  he  was  placed  in 
prison  at  Alton,  Illinois,  but  finally  succeeded  in  making  his  escape  by  concealing 
himself  in  a  wagon  in  which  water  was  hauled  to  the  prisoners.  He  lost  his 
life  at  Hartsville,  Missouri,  in  an  engagement  with  the  Union  troops.  Mr.  Wimer 
was  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  of  his  day  in  the  city. 

When  a  lad  Harry  B.  Wimer  attended  the  common  schools  and  finished  his 
studies  in  the  old  Carr  school.  At  that  time  the  city  limits  extended  only  as  far 
as  Seventeenth  street  and  portions  of  the  city,  now  comparatively  compact  with 
with  beautiful  homes,  were  then  used  for  farms  and  gardens.  His  father  hav- 
ing passed  away  when  the  son  was  but  seven  years  of  age,  the  latter  was  forced 
to  go  to  work  when  still  a  boy  in  order  to  aid  his  mother  in  caring  for  the  family, 
which  consisted  of  thirteen  children,  four  of  whom  still  survive :  Jacob,  George 
L.,  Samuel  F.,  and  Harry  B.  The  last  named  learned  his  trade  at  the  age  of 
twenty-two  years,  but  has  not  followed  it  steadily  since  that  time.  For  some 
years  he  was  connected  with  operatic  and  theatrical  companies,  but  for  the  past 
thirty  years  he  has  devoted  his  energies  to  his  craft,  in  which  he  has  attained 
marked  success. 

In  1881  he  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Virginia  Creley,  daughter  of  Mi- 
chael and  Mar}'  (Mercier)  Creley.  They  had  seven  children,  two  of  whom  sur- 
vive :  Robert  is  in  the  United  States  Navy,  stationed  at  Mare  Island ;  and  Marie 
is  at  home.  All  the  members  of  the  family  belong  to  the  Catholic  church.  Polit- 
ically Mr.  Wimer  gives  his  support  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  quite  active 
during  political  campaigns  and  has  served  a  number  of  times  as  judge  of  elections. 
He  owns  a  beautiful  residence  and  during  his  career  has  amassed  sufficient  means 
to  spend  his  later  days  comfortably. 


JOHN  S.  KLEIN. 


The  value  of  life  does  not  consist  in  the  improvement  of  opportunities  for 
the  attainment  of  success,  although  this  in  itself  is  creditable,  but  lies  rather  in  the 
attitude  which  the  individual  maintains  to  his  fellowmen.  The  ties  of  genuine 
friendship  are  not  lightly  severed  and  when  kindliness,  consideration,  geniality  and 
helpfulness  have  bound  a  man  to  his  fellowmen  it  is  with  the  deepest  feeling  of 
sorrow  and  regret  when  this  association  is  sundered  by  death.  No  resident  of 
St.  Louis  has  been  more  sincerely  mourned  than  John  S.  Klein,  whose  affectionate 
regard  for  his  friends  and  cheery  manner  won  for  him  lasting  regard  and  good 
will. 

A  native  of  McGregor,  Iowa,  Mr.  Klein  was  born  on  the  29th  of  May,  1865, 
and  was  a  son  of  Michael  and  Augusta  (Kiesel)  Klein,  of  a  prominent  McGregor 
family.  He  acquired  his  education  in  the  common  schools.  A  spirit  of  thorough- 
ness and  diligence  was  early  manifest  and  led  him  constantly  forward  in  his  busi- 


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422  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ness  career.  Recognizing  the  fact  that  success  is  due  in  largest  measure  to  the 
individual  and  the  exercise  of  his  inherent  qualities  rather  than  to  environment, 
Mr.  Klein  determined  to  work  his  way  upward,  brooking  no  obstacle  that  could 
be  overcome  by  persistent  and  earnest  effort.  He  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1882  and 
obtained  a  position  with  the  Peper  Cotton  Compress  Company.  That  he  was  in- 
dustrious, capable  and  faithful  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  remained  with  that 
concern  for  seven  years  or  until  1889,  when  lie  severed  his  connection  to  enter  into 
partnership  with  George  S.  Mepham,  under  the  style  of  Mepham  &  Klein,  in  a 
dry  paint  manufacturing  business.  The  relationship  was  maintained  for  thirteen 
years  and  on  its  dissolution  in  1902  Mr.  Klein  organized  the  Nulsen,  Klein  & 
Krausse  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  he  was  made  president,  continuing  as 
the  chief  executive  officer  until  his  death.  He  was  watchful  of  all  the  details  of 
his  business  and  of  all  indications  pointing  toward  prosperity  and  from  the  be- 
ginning had  an  abiding  faith  in  the  ultimate  success  of  his  enterprise,  but  while 
he  gained  wealth  it  was  not  alone  the  goal  for  which  he  was  striving,  as  he 
belonged  to  that  class  of  representative  American  citizens  who  promote  the  gen- 
eral prosperity  while  advancing  individual  interests. 

In  1888  Mr.  Klein  was  married  to  Aliss  Julia  C.  Nulsen,  a  daughter  of  John 
C.  Nulsen,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  Two  daughters 
were  born  unto  them,  Jeanette  and  Eleann.  The  home  relation  was  largely  ideal 
in  its  character,  for  while  Mr.  Klein  was  reliable  and  faithful  in  his  business 
associations,  progressive  in  his  citizenship  and  loyal  in  his  friendships,  his  best 
traits  of  character  were  reserved  for  his  own  fireside.  He  was  a  popular  member 
of  the  Missouri  Athletic  and  Union  Clubs  and  of  the  Legion  of  Honor.  His 
political  support  was  given  to  the  republican  party,  but  he  never  held  office,  having 
no  time  to  do  so,  even  had  he  so  desired.  While  he  did  not  hold  to  denominational 
lines  in  religious  belief  he  exemplified  a  spirit  of  Christianity  in  that  he  embraced 
his  opportunities  for  doing  good  to  his  fellowmen,  and  throughout  his  career 
scattered  around  him  much  of  the  sunshine  of  life.  He  was  loved  for  his  high- 
minded,  noble,  genial  character  and  his  death,  which  occurred  suddenly  in  Detroit, 
Michigan,  whither  he  had  gone  on  business,  November  i,  1907,  was  the  occasion 
of  deepest  regret.  He  was  truly  one  of  nature's  gentlemen,  one  who  left  the  world 
better  for  having  lived  in  it,  and  the  memory  of  the  purity  and  good  intention 
of  his  life  remains  as  a  blessed  benediction  to  all  who  knew  him  and  to  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  lived.  He  had  a  genuine  love  for  his  fellowmen  and  they 
in  turn  loved  him.  His  relations  with  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact  were  a 
splendid  exemplification  of  the  spirit  of  universal  brotherhood.  The  family  home, 
erected  in  1902,  is  at  3641  Flora  boulevard. 


OSCAR  ADDISON  FIELD. 

Oscar  Addison  Field,  whose  name  was  long  associated  with  manv  of  the 
most  useful  and  prominent  industries  of  St.  Louis,  will  not  soon  be  forgotten. 
He  was  born  June  29,  1846,  at  Canandaigua  Lake,  New  York,  and  died  January 
II,  1908.  He  descended  from  well-to-do  ancestry,  many  professional  men  having 
been  numbered  among  the  representatives  of  both  sides  of  the  house.  Some  of 
his  ancestors  were  eminently  connected  with  the  clergy.  Mr.  Field  went  to 
Michigan  when  it  was  virtually  in  a  primitive  state,  in  the  year  1854,  accompany- 
ing his  parents,  who  were  among  the  early  settlers  of  Vermontville.  There  the 
father  secured  large  tracts  of  land  and  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits. 

When  the  son,  Oscar  Addison  Field,  had  attained  the  required  age  he  was 
sent  to  the  common  schools  of  this  place.  He  next  went  to  work  on  the  farm 
operated  by  his  parents,  where  he  remained  until  nineteen  years  of  age.  Starting 
out  in  the  world  for  himself,  by  the  time  he  was  twenty-eight  years  of  age  he  had 
followed  various  lines  of  work,  particularly  in  the  oil  fields  of  Pennsylvania.     He 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  423 

also  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  and  was  the  proprietor  of  a  small  hotel. 
When  he  was  in  his  twenty-eighth  year  he  became  interested  in  the  music  selling 
business  in  Detroit,  where  he  remained  for  some  time,  when  he  removed  to  Erie, 
Pennsylvania.  There  he  worked  as  a  salesman  for  a  local  piano  firm  imtil  he 
removed  to  Nashville,  Tennessee.  While  in  this  place  he  was  employed  by  the 
Jesse  French  Company  as  a  traveling  salesman,  his  territory  embracing  Tennes- 
nee  and  Alabama.  In  December,  1882,  coming  to  St.  Louis,  he  purchased  the 
business  of  C.  W.  Handley  and  associated  with  himself  John  Lumsden  and  Jesse 
French,  the  firm  becoming  Field,  French  &  Company.  In  1885  the  name  was 
changed  by  a  vote  of  the  organization  to  the  Field-French  Piano  Company.  At 
the  time  of  the  change  of  the  name  Henry  Gennett  became  a  stockholder  and  ^Ir. 
Field  was  made  secretary  and  treasurer.  In  1899  he  severed  his  connection  with 
the  company  and  organized  the  O.  A.  Field  Piano  Company  at  No.  1003  Olive 
street.  He  had  been  connected  with  this  firm  but  a  short  time  when  he  bought 
out  the  Nennstiel  Piano  Company  and  the  Koeber  Piano  Company.  In  October, 
1901,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Jesse  French  Piano  &  Organ  Company, 
which  position  he  held  until  the  time  of  his  death  in  1908.  Their  branch  houses 
are  in  Hannibal  and  Sedalia,  ^Missouri ;  Nashville  and  Chattanooga,  Tennessee; 
Montgomerv  and  Birmingham,  Alabama ;  Dallas,  Fort  Worth  and  San  Antonio, 
Texas,  and  Gainesville,  Florida.  J\Ir.  Field  was  a  man  of  remarkable  executive 
ability  and  was  an  invaluable  factor  as  a  member  of  the  firms  with  which  he  was 
associated.  He  manifested  profound  interest  in  whatever  he  undertook  and 
prosperity  was  the  inevitable  sequence  of  his  enterprise.  He  was  well  known 
throughout  business  circles  not  only  for  his  commercial  acumen,  but  particularly 
for  his  genial  disposition  and  straightforwardness  in  business  transactions. 

In  Nashville,  Tennessee,  in  1882,  Mr.  Field  was  united  in  marriage  to  ^liss 
Maria  A.  Lumsden,  daughter  of  John  and  Lucetta  (Christman)  Lumsden,  the 
former  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Jesse  French  Piano  &  Organ  Company.  Mr. 
Field  was  an  influential  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum.  In  politics  he  was  a 
republican.  Beside  his  widow,  he  left  one  son  and  one  daughter.  His  son,  Oscar 
Addison,  Jr.,  is  at  present  secretary  of  the  Jesse  French  Piano  &  Organ  Com- 
pany. He  was  married  in  November,  1908,  to  Emma  Atkinson  Dolaney,  of 
Mississippi.  Lucetta  is  the  wife  of  William  A.  Lippman,  now  manager  of  the 
St.  Louis  house  of  the  Jesse  French  Piano  &  Organ  Company.  They  have  two 
children — Dorothy  and  William  A.,  Jr. 


HERMAN  CHRIST  MEISTER. 

Herman  Christ  Meister,  president  of  the  Collinsville  Zinc  Compau}',  with 
offices  in  St.  Louis  and  with  a  zinc  smelter  at  Collinsville,  Illinois,  has  led  a  life 
of  intense  and  well  directed  activitv  and  during  much  of  the  time  has  been  identi- 
fied with  some  phase  of  mining  or  kindred  interests.  He  was  born  June  22,  1855, 
and  is  a  son  of  Fred  W.  and  Fredricka  (Thilenius)  Aleister.  The  father,  now 
deceased,  was  a  wholesale  grocer  of  the  firm  of  ^leyer  &  IMeister  of  this  city.  He 
served  his  country  as  a  soldier  in  the  INIexican  war.  There  were  three  sons  in 
the  family,  the  brothers  of  our  subject  being:  Otto  F.,  who  is  his  associate  in 
business,  being  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Collinsville  Zinc  Company ;  and 
Fred  W.,  who  is  now  living  retired. 

Herman  C.  Meister  pursued  his  early  etlucation  under  the  instruction  of  pri- 
vate tutors  and  afterward  matriculated  in  Washington  University,  being  gradu- 
ated on  the  completion  of  a  course  in  the  mining  department  in  1876.  At  the  age 
of  twenty-two  years  he  became  connected  with  mining  interests  as  an  engineer 
for  a  Missouri  smelter  company,  with  which  he  was  connected  until  1879.  In  that 
year  he  went  to  Leadville,  Colorado,  where  he  remained  until  1881,  wdien  he  went 
to  old  Mexico  and  there  continued  until  the  middle  of  the  vear  1883.     At  that 


424  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

date  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  subsequently  went  to  Joplin,  Missouri,  where 
he  devoted  his  time  to  mining  zinc  and  lead  ores.  Once  more  he  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  1886  and  soon  afterward  began  the  construction  of  the  zinc  smelter  at 
Collinsville,  Illinois,  it  being  now  operated  under  the  name  of  the  Collinsville 
Zinc  Company.  The  business  still  claims  his  attention  and  as  president  he  has 
the  deciding  voice  in  matters  of  vital  importance  relating  to  the  concern.  His  col- 
lege course  and  his  subsequent  experience  have  given  him  a  comprehensive  knowl- 
edge of  mining  interests  and  he  is  well  qualified  to  carry  on  a  business  of  the 
character  that  now  claims  his  attention  and  to  which  he  has  given  his  energies 
for  twenty-two  years. 

In  1892,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Meister  was  married  to  Miss  Carolina  A.  Schloss- 
stein,  a  daughter  of  George  Schlossstein,  who  was  the  president  of  the  French 
Window  Glass  Company,  but  is  now  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Meister  reside  at 
No.  2930  Geyer  avenue  and  their  home  is  noted  for  its  generous  and  warm-hearted 
hospitality.  Mr.  Meister  is  a  member  of  the  Union  Club  and  gives  his  political 
allegiance  to  the  republican  party  where  state  and  national  questions  are  involved, 
but  casts  an  independent  local  ballot.  While  he  has  never  been  remiss  in  the 
duties  of  citizenship,  he  has  never  sought  office,  but  has  given  his  undivided  time 
and  attention  to  his  business  affairs. 


FRAXK  MEEKER  RUMBOLD,  M.D. 

This  is  preeminently  an  age  of  specialization,  and  he  who  attains  distinction 
or  eminence  does  not  dissipate  his  energies  over  a  broad  field  of  labor,  but  con- 
centrates them  upon  the  thorough  mastery  of  one  special  branch  of  science  of 
labor.  Following  this  course,  Dr.  Frank  Meeker  Rumbold  has  confined  his  prac- 
tice to  treatment  of  the  diseases  of  the  nose,  throat  and  ear  and  has  gained  much 
more  than  local  distinction  as  a  representative  of  this  department  of  the  medical 
science.  A  native  of  Meeker  Grove,  Lafayette  county,  W'isconsin,  he  was  born 
January  4,  1862.  He  traces  his  ancestry  back  to  Colonel  Richard  Rumbold,  who 
was  connected  with  the  military  forces  under  the  immediate  command  of  Crom- 
well. A  representative  of  a  family  of  English  origin  he  was  descended  from  St. 
Rumbold,  who  was  canonized  with  Edward  the  Confessor  in  the  eleventh  cen- 
tury. Colonel  Richard  Rumbold  was  proprietor  of  Ryehouse  castle  and  was 
leader  of  the  Ryehouse  plot,  but  later  was  captured  and  hung  at  Edinburgh  be- 
cause of  his  opposition  to  the  monarchy.  He  was  one  of  Cromwell's  best  soldiers, 
and  one  of  his  expressions  recorded  by  Macauley,  that  he  "did  not  believe  that 
millions  of  people  were  born  into  the  world  to  be  ridden  by  others  who  were 
born  booted  and  spurred  to  ride  them,"  has  become  immortal.  His  son  went 
to  Scotland  and  married  into  the  clan  of  Campbell,  from  which  branch  Dr. 
Rumbold  is  descended.  His  mother,  Mrs.  Emma  (Meeker)  Rumbold,  was  a 
daughter  of  Dr.  Moses  Meeker,  a  great  mining  man  who  assisted  in  founding  the 
city  of  Galena,  Illinois.  She  too  was  of  English  lineage,  descended  from  William 
Meeker,  who  became  a  member  of  the  Massachusetts  Bay  colony  in  1630,  while 
many  members  of  the  family  served  as  loyal  soldiers  of  the  American  army  in 
the  Revolutionary  war,  twenty-five  of  the  name  being  in  one  of  the  battles  in 
New  Jersey.  Many  of  the  family  still  live  in  the  New  England  states  and  a  large 
number  are  still  in  New  Jersey.  The  death  of  Mrs.  Rumbold  occurred  in  1864. 
An  uncle  of  Dr.  Rumbold  was  William  Rumbold,  who  died  in  1867.  He  had 
been  one  of  the  leading  architects  of  St.  Louis,  was  for  many  years  the  city  and 
county  architect  and  was  the  designer  and  builder  of  the  dome  of  the  St.  Louis 
court  house,  which  has  served  as  the  model  for  so  many  similar  structures. 

Dr.  Rumbold  was  the  younger  of  the  two  children  born  of  his  father's  first 
marriage,  his  sister  being  Mrs.  Honore  Wilkinson,  of  Seattle,  Washington.  There 
were  also  four  daughters  bv  the  father's  second  marriage:  Charlotte  M.,  who  has 


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426  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

charge  of  all  the  public  bath  houses  and  playgrouuds  of  this  city :  Airs.  Robert  D. 
Kohn,  a  sculptress,  of  New  York  city;  Mrs.  Albert  J.  Houston,  Jr.,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco :  and  Miss  Caroline  T.  Rumbold,  who  is  assistant  to  the  professor  of  botany 
in  the  State  University  at  Columbia,  Missouri.  She  won  the  A.  B.  degree  at 
Smith  College,  the  A.  M.  degree  at  Washington  University,  and  in  1907  took  a 
doctor  of  philosophy  degree  at  IMunich. 

Dr.  Rumbold  spent  his  boyhood  in  St.  Louis,  coming  to  this  city  in  1868. 
He  attended  the  public  schools  and  Washington  University,  being  graduated  from 
the  medical  department  in  1884,  when  he  won  his  degree.  The  same  year  he 
located  for  practice  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  continued  in  the  active 
prosecution  of  his  profession,  save  that  during  the  Spanish-American  war  he 
served  as  captain  of  Light  Battery  "A,"  Missouri  Volunteers,  the  only  jMissouri 
body  which  went  to  the  front.  He  was  captain  and  adjutant  of  the  Thirty-second 
Infantry,  United  States  Volunteers,  from  1899  until  1901,  spending  two  years  in 
the  Philippines.  He  participated  in  various  battles  there  and  on  manv  occasions 
received  commendation  for  his  bravery  and  gallantry.  On  the  cessation  of  hos- 
tilities he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  resumed  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
but  is  still  captain  of  Light  Battery  A. 

Dr.  Rumbold  occupies  a  position  of  distinction  in  medical  circles.  He  was 
editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Aledical  Journal  from  1885  until  1895,  became  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  Laryngoscope  and  continued  as  its  editor  from  that  year  until 
1899;  was  vice  president  of  the  Oto-Laryngological  Society  in  1898  and  secretary 
the  previous  year.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association, 
the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  the  American  Medical  Association.  He  was 
for  many  years  a  constant  contributor  to  the  current  literature  of  the  profession 
and  his  articles  were  received  with  interest.  He  is  now  secretary-treasurer  of 
the  Oto-Laryngological  Section  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society.  He  has  limited 
his  practice  to  the  diseases  of  the  nose,  throat  and  ear ;  has  carried  his  researches 
far  beyond  that  of  the  average  practitioner,  and  his  ability  largely  makes  his  opin- 
ions authority  in  the  line  of  his  specialty. 

On  the  19th  of  October,  1907,  Dr.  Rumbold  was  married  at  St.  Joseph,  Mis- 
souri, to  Miss  Susan  Alice  iMcCord,  a  daughter  of  James  ]\IcCord,  who  was  one 
of  the  most  prominent  merchants  of  the  west.  The  death  of  ]\Irs.  Rumbold  oc- 
curred in  St.  Joseph,  August  18,  1908.  In  his  political  views,  where  national  ques- 
tions are  involved,  Dr.  Rumbold  is  a  republican.  He  is  a  member  of  the  First 
Christian  church  and  of  the  LTniversity  Club.  He  has  traveled  quite  extensively 
in  central  and  southern  America,  besides  having  seen  much  of  this  country  and 
the  Orient.  His  military  work  is  his  recreation  and  he  feels  just  pride  in  the 
organization  with  which  he  has  been  connected  since  1878  and  which  made  a 
most  creditable  record  in  active  service  in  the  Philippines. 

He  was  asked  to  accept  the  position  of  Adjutant  General  of  Missouri  by  Gov- 
ernor Herbert  S.  Hadley,  and  did  so,  because  of  the  way  the  request  was  made, 
and  was  appointed  Brigadier  General  and  Adjutant  General  by  the  Governor  Jan- 
uary  II,    1909. 


MORITZ  LEWKOWITZ. 

Moritz  Lewkowitz,  whose  business  enterprise,  liberal  donations  to  charity  and 
hearty  endorsement  of  the  measures  of  progressive  citizenship  made  him  a  valued 
resident  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Kossbad,  Bohemia,  December  2,  1845,  ^n*^  died 
in  1899  when  in  his  fifty-fourth  year.  His  parents  were  Jacob  and  Marie  Lew- 
kowitz, also  of  Kossbad.  At  an  early  age  the  son  went  to  Berlin  and  attended 
school  there  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  in  1859  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to 
America  and  for  a  brief  period  was  a  resident  of  New  York.  He  afterward  went 
to  San  Francisco,  where  he  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business,  continuing  sue- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  427 

cessfully  in  the  trade  there  for  a  number  of  years.  In  1875,  however,  he  disposed 
of  his  interests  on  the  Pacific  coast  and  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  estabhshed 
a  dry  goods  store  at  No.  2300  Franklin  avenue,  conducting  what  was  at  that  time 
one  of  the  largest  dry  goods  emporiums  of  the  city.  His  business  developed  with 
the  growth  and  progress  of  St.  Louis  and  he  continued  actively  in  trade  until  his 
death.  He  deserved  all  the  praise  which  the  term  "a  self-made  man"  implies. 
He  was  both  the  architect  and  builder  of  his  own  fortunes,  for  at  an  early  age  he 
started  out  in  life  for  himself,  planned  his  course  and  carried  out  his  intentions 
with  a  persistency  of  purpose  that  eventually  brought  him  to  prosperity. 

On  the  loth  of  June,  1865,  J\Ir.  Lewkowitz  was  married  in  San  Francisco  to 
Miss  Julia  Kohn,  the  daughter  of  a  prominent  family  of  Venne,  Australia.  The 
children  of  this  marriage  arc  Louis,  Stella,  Rose,  Ifla.  Samuel,  Sadie  and  Ruth,  who 
\vith  their  mother  still  survive  the  husband  and  father,  wdio  passed  away  in  1899. 
Mr.  Lewkowitz  was  a  republican  whose  belief  in  the  party  was  manifest  in  his 
ballot,  but  not  in  any  attempt  to  secure  ofifice  as  a  reward  for  partv  fealty.  He 
belonged  to  the  Ancient  Order  of  LJnited  Workmen  and  was  one  of  the  prominent 
organizers  and  members  of  the  United  Hebrew  congregation.  As  he  attained 
pros]3erity  he  did  not  center  his  interests  upon  his  own  comfort  and  welfare  nor 
use  his  increased  means  for  luxurious  living,  but  gave  freely  toward  charitable 
and  benevolent  work,  making  many  contributions  to  charitable  institutions,  giving 
a  large  sum  to  the  Cleveland  Orphans'  Home  and  many  other  institutions.  He 
was  most  kind  hearted,  could  not  endure  to  see  anyone  suffer  for  the  necessities 
of  life  and  in  a  private  way  performed  many  acts  of  kindness  and  charity,  ever 
extending  a  helping  hand  to  the  poor  and  needy. 


CHARLES  G.  ETTE. 


The  life  of  one  who  has  succeeded  in  any  of  life's  vocations,  and  particularly 
if  in  that  vocation  he  has  attained  a  station  in  which  he  wields  more  than  ordinary 
financial  power,  is  always  a  subject  of  interest.  It  manifests  strength  of  char- 
acter, ability  and  that  most  enviable  attitude  of  mind  which  enables  one  to  over- 
come obstacles  and  surmount  discouragements.  The  successful  life  is  all  the  more 
interesting  if  it  has  attained  its  position  of  prominence  and  usefulness  by  gradual 
advancement  from  a  small  beginning.  Mr.  Ette  has  throughout  his  career  shown 
himself  to  be  a  man  able  to  form  conditions  to  his  advantage  and  as  well  to 
handle  fortuitous  circumstances  in  such  a  way  as  to  convert  them  into  opportuni- 
ties. With  but  a  meager  education  he  began  life  and  upon  the  application  of 
personal  merit  has  attained  the  prominence  which  he  now  holds.  He  is  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Malleable  Casting  Company,  at  No.  7700  North 
Broadway.  This  is  one  of  the  largest  manufacturing  plants  in  the  west  and  it 
has  been  largely  through  the  indefatigable  zeal  of  IMr.  Ette  that  it  has  attained 
its  present  proportions.  Mr.  Ette  was  born  in  St.  Paul,  ^Minnesota,  October  10, 
1856,  and  one  year  later  was  brought  to  St.  Louis  by  his  parents.  Edward  C. 
Ette,  his  father,  was  born  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  in  the  year  1829.  He  came 
to  America  in  the  year  1855,  going  first  to  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  where  he  remained 
for  one  year  and  then  located  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  contractor  and  builder 
and  had  attained  c|uite  a  reputation  for  workmanship  until  he  retired  in  the  year 
1879.  His  wife  was  born  in  Bavaria.  Germany.  December  24,  1836.  The  parents 
of  the  subject  are  still  living  in  St.  Louis.  On  August  27,  1905,  was  celebrated 
their  golden  wedding.  They  enjoyed  married  life  for  fifty-three  years  and  during 
that  period  they  occupied  but  five  different  houses,  in  all  of  which  they  gave  birth 
to  a  child.  They  have  five  children,  all  of  whom  are  living.  Charles  G.  is  the 
eldest.  Emma  united  in  marriage  with  Louis  Koch  and  resides  in  ^Minneapolis, 
where  he  is  a  prominent  manufacturer.  Carrie  L.  wedded  John  U.  Musick.  a 
local  real-estate  dealer.     James  H.  wedded  Alvina  Ahlert  and  is  general  manager 


428  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  McCormick  Construction  Company  of  St.  Louis.  Lillie  is  the  widow  of 
Dr.  Koch.  Each  of  the  sons  and  daughters  have  children,  and  two  of  them  have 
grandchildren,  so  that  Edward  C.  and  his  wife  are  great-grandfather  and  great- 
grandmother. 

Charles  G.  Ette  was  sent  for  his  preparatory  education  to  the  Webster  public 
school.  Completing  a  course  of  study  here  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  he  en- 
tered the  Central  high  school,  from  which  he  graduated  when  seventeen  years  of 
age.  Immediately  he  was  employed  by  the  St.  Louis  Hardware  &  Brass  Manu- 
facturing Company,  with  whom  he  remained  for  the  eight  succeeding  years.  At 
the  expiration  of  this  time  he  engaged  for  four  years  with  the  St.  Louis  Malleable 
Iron  Company.  In  the  year  1888  he  organized  the  Ette  &  Henger  Manufactur- 
ing Company,  of  which  he  was  president  and  general  manager  for  six  years.  In 
1893  he  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the  firm  and  retired  from  active  life  until  1902. 
In  that  year  he  organized  the  St.  Louis  Malleable  Iron  Company.  During  his 
experience  in  the  foundry  enterprise  he  invented  a  number  of  devices  utilized  in 
the  hardware,  plumbing  supply  and  electric  lines  and  has  been  granted  by  the 
government  over  forty  patents.  Many  of  his  inventions  are  articles  in  common 
use.  He  has  been  extraordinarily  successful  not  only  as  a  mechanic,  but  prin- 
cipally as  a  man  possessing  the  essential  qualifications  for  the  management  and 
transaction  of  business  affairs.  The  plant  of  the  St.  Louis  JNIalleable  Casting 
Company  occupies  over  five  acres  in  North  St.  Louis  and  employs  in  the  neighbor- 
hood of  six  hundred  men.  It  transacts  an  annual  business  aggregating  one  mil- 
lion dollars.  The  products  of  the  plant  are  shipped  to  every  state  in  the  Union, 
Mexico,  Canada  and  Alaska.  It  is  the  largest  enterprise  of  the  kind  in  North 
America  and  the  only  one  in  this  line  west  of  the  Mississippi  river.  The  man- 
agement of  its  affairs  requires  exceptional  administrative  ability  and  as  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  this  immense  concern  Mr.  Ette  has  proven  himself  equal  to  the 
task. 

On  September  27,  1893,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  j\Iiss  Amelia  Heide- 
mann,  of  Brighton,  Illinois.  They  have  one  daughter,  Helen  P.  She  is  thirteen 
years  of  age  and  is  a  pupil  at  the  Marshall  school,  where  she  will  continue  her 
studies  until  she  graduates.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  W.  Heidemann,  the  parents  of  the 
subject's  wife,  are  both  living  in  St.  Louis.  For  a  number  of  years  Mr.  Heide- 
mann was  a  prominent  merchant,  having  recently  retired  from  active  commercial 
life.  The  subject  is  a  member  of  a  number  of  fraternal  organizations  in  which 
he  has  numerous  friends.  His  political  views  are  decidedly  republican.  He  does 
not  aspire  to  hold  public  office,  but  is  conversant  with  the  political  issues  of  the 
day  and  is  always  active  in  behalf  of  the  republican  party.  His  religious  faith 
is  apparent  upon  mention  of  the  fact  that  he  is  a  Christian  Scientist. 


JAMES  B.  M.  KEHLOR. 

In  the  large  cities  there  are  many  men  who  control  extensive  and  important 
business  concerns,  and  when  one  is  accorded  a  position  of  leadership  it  is  an 
acknowledgment  that  his  ability  surpasses  that  of  a  great  majority  of  his  fellows. 
Mr.  Kehlor  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  representatives  of  milling  interests  in 
the  middle  west  and  largely  gained  for  St.  Louis  the  reputation  which  it  enjoys 
in  this  connection.  He  was  born  in  Paisley,  Scotland,  June  6,  1842.  His  father, 
Duncan  M.  Kehlor,  was  a  prominent  resident  of  that  city  and  was  connected  with 
that  industrv  which  has  made  the  citv  famous — the  manufacture  of  Paisley  Shawls. 
The  mother  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Elizabeth  Brodice.  James  B.  M.  Kehlor 
profited  bv  the  excellent  educational  opportunities  afforded  in  his  native  city,  and 
continued  his  studies  in  the  English  College.  He  was  an  apt  student  and  com- 
pleted his  course  at  an  unusually  early  age,  after  which  he  entered  upon  his 
business  career  as  assistant  in  his   father's  factory.     The  father  was  willing  to 


J.  B.  M.  KEHLOR 


430  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

give  the  son  every  advantage,  but  the  persuasive  voice  of  American  opportunities 
called  him  across  the  sea  and  he  determined  to  try  his  fortune  in  this  land.  He 
possessed  a  self-reliant,  determined  spirit,  and  believing  that  he  could  rightly  place 
his  dependence  upon  his  own  powers  and  business  enterprise,  he  sailed  for  the 
new  world,  landing  at  New  York  City  in  1861.  He  did  not  tarry  in  the  east,  but 
made  his  way  at  once  to  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  where  one  of  his  brothers  was 
located  in  the  manufacture  of  paper.  For  a  year  he  was  connected  with  his 
brother  in  that  undertaking,  but,  ambitious  to  begin  business  on  his  own  account, 
he  took  charge  of  a  flouring  mill  at  Waterford,  Wisconsin,  in  1862.  It  was  a 
small  concern,  having  a  capacity  of  only  about  eight  barrels  per  day,  but  he 
managed  it  carefully  and  systematically  and  the  little  enterprise  proved  a  profit- 
able one.  Seeking  broader  scope  for  his  industry  and  energy — his  dominant  quali- 
ties— he  removed  to  Chicago,  but  in  1864  determined  upon  St.  Louis  as  a  place 
of  residence  and  disposed  of  his  interests  in  the  former  city.  Since  that  time  no 
man  has  taken  a  more  active  or  prominent  part  in  the  development  of  the  grain 
and  milling  interests  of  St.  Louis  than  did  Mr.  Kehlor.  Opportunities  that  others 
passed  by  heedlessly  he  noticed  and  improved.  He  never  waited  for  some  future 
chance,  but  realized  that  the  present  was  the  moment  for  action  and  his  keen 
insight  and  sound  business  judgment  enabled  him  to  successfully  accomplish  what 
others  were  afraid  to  undertake.  He  early  displayed  unusual  business  qualifica- 
tions, which  attracted  the  attention  of  prominent  men  of  St.  Louis,  including 
George  L'pdike,  who  made  him  a  proposition  to  establish  a  house  in  New  Orleans. 
The  result  was  that  Mr.  Kehlor  and  Mr.  L'pdike  entered  into  a  partnership,  under 
the  name  of  Kehlor,  L'pdike  &  Company,  and  the  firm  became  one  of  the  most 
prominent  and  successful  of  the  large  grain  and  milling  houses  of  the  Mississippi 
valley.  The  main  house  in  St.  Louis  handled  more  business  than  any  other  firm 
in  the  city,  and  its  success  was  due  entirely  to  Mr.  Kehlor,  whose  well-laid  plans 
were  practical  and  could  be  carried  to  a  prosperous  conclusion.  In  1869  the 
company,  realizing  that  there  were  better  chances  for  the  use  of  their  capital 
in  St.  Louis  than  in  the  south,  closed  out  the  New  Orleans  branch  of  their  busi- 
ness and  the  capital  which  had  accrued  was  invested  in  the  Laclede  Flouring  Mill, 
then  located  at  Sulard  and  Decatur  streets.  The  next  investment,  made  in  1871, 
brought  them  the  Pacific  jNIills,  at  Third  street,  with  a  capacity  of  eleven  hundred 
barrels  per  day.  IMr.  Kehlor  had  in  the  meantime  become  recognized  as  one  of 
the  foremost  factors  in  the  milling  business  of  the  west,  and  in  1873  his  success 
was  such  that  it  justified  the  purchase  of  his  partner's  interests,  after  which  he 
was  alone  in  business  for  a  time.  He  then  admitted  an  elder  brother  to  a  part- 
nership, but  after  a  few  months  again  became  sole  proprietor.  In  1882  he  erected 
the  Kehlor  Mills,  with  a  capacity  of  fifteen  hundred  barrels  per  day,  and  in  1891 
this  was  increased  to  twenty-seven  hundred  barrels.  In  1884  he  purchased  the 
Litchfield  Mill,  with  a  capacity  of  twenty-two  hundred  barrels  per  day.  His  ac- 
complishments in  the  business  world  seemed  marvelous,  and  yet  his  path  was 
never  strewn  with  the  wreck  of  other  men's  fortunes.  His  success  was  due  to 
other  causes :  he  knew  the  market,  understood  transportation  facilities,  kept  in 
touch  with  the  growing  crops  and  knew  when  and  where  and  how  to  make  his 
purchases  and  his  sales.  He  always  maintained  the  highest  standard  in  the 
excellence  of  his  output  and  used  the  most  modern  business  methods  in  bringing 
his  products  to  the  notice  of  patrons,  so  that  his  ramifying  trade  interests 
reached  out  to  all  sections  of  the  country.  He  became  a  director  of  the  United 
Elevator  Company  and  in  addition  to  his  other  interests  was  a  director  of  the 
St.  Louis  National  Bank  and  president  of  the  Citizens  Fire  Insurance  Company. 
While  residing  at  Waterford,  Wisconsin,  Mr.  Kehlor  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Lamira  W.  Rust,  a  descendant  of  the  Pilgrims  of  the  Alayflower,  her 
ancestors  being  among  those  who  aided  in  the  colonization  of  New  England.  In 
the  family  record  appear  the  names  of  those  who  won  distinction  in  military  and 
political  circles  and  thus  aided  in  molding  the  early  policy  of  the  nation.     Her 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  431 

father,  Samuel  Chase  Rust,  was  born  in  Northampton,  ^lassachusetts,  Octol)er  17, 
181 1,  and  was  married  in  ]\Iiddletown,  Connecticut,  April  15,  1834,  to  Adeline 
Barnes,  whose  birth  occurred  July  4,  1809.  She  passed  away  July  17,  1863.  In 
the  family  were  seven  children :  Adeline,  Ossian,  Stephen  Knight,  Josephine, 
Amelia,  Alvina  ]\Iiller.  and  Mrs.  Kehlor.  The  last  named  was  born  September 
20,  1840,  in  Waterford,  Wisconsin,  and  by  her  marriage  became  the  mother  of 
three  daughters:  Carrie  E,,  who  on  the  15th  of  October,  1885,  was  married  to 
George  F.  Tower,  Jr.,  and  has  a  daughter.  Marguerite ;  Lamira  Josephine  and 
Jessie,  twins.  The  former  married  Peyton  T.  Carr  and  they  have  three  children, 
Kehlor,  Peyton,  and  Jessie  Josephine.     Jessie  is  the  wife  of  C.  K.  D.  Walsh. 

The  death  of  the  husband  and  father  occurred  in  1903,  and  thus  passed  from 
life  one  who  had  stood  as  a  central  figure  in  his  specific  line  of  commerce,  his 
efiforts  proving  an  important  element  in  the  upbuilding  and  promotion  of  the 
trade  interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange  and 
endorsed  every  movement  for  the  city's  welfare  and  improvement.  Without  any 
special  family  or  pecuniary  advantages  at  the  outset  of  his  career,  he  made  a 
record  which  won  him  the  respect  of  his  colleagues  and  the  admiration  of  his 
contemporaries.  He  never  made  an  engagement  that  he  did  not  keep  nor  in- 
curred an  obligation  that  he  did  not  meet.  His  name  stood  as  the  synonym  of 
business  integritv  as  well  as  of  marked  business  enterprise. 


HENRY  GRIESEDIECK,  JR. 

Henry  Griesedieck,  Jr.,  long  identified  with  the  brewing  interests  of  St.  Louis, 
and  president  since  the  organization,  June  i,  1907,  of  the  Independent  Breweries 
Company,  was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  March  29,  1854.  His  boyhood 
days  were  spent  in  the  home  of  his  parents,  Anton  and  Johanna  Griesedieck.  The 
father  was  a  brewer,  and  various  representatives  of  the  family  were  connected 
with  the  same  line  of  business.  Anton  Griesedieck  was  the  owner  of  the  Schnerr 
Brewery  at  the  corner  of  Eleventh  street  and  Park  avenue,  which  he  turned  into 
a  malt  house.  As  far  back  as  the  seventeenth  century  his  ancestors  had  been 
connected  with  this  line  of  business,  and  there  is  a  document  to  the  efifect  that 
one  of  his  ancestors.  Johann  Heinrich  Griesedieck,  was  the  possessor  of  a  brewery 
in  Germany  which  he  left  to  his  descendants. 

Henry  Griesedieck,  Jr.,  attended  the  elementary  schools  of  his  native  land 
until  his  twelfth  year  and  spent  the  succeeding  three  years  in  the  grammar  schools. 
In  his  sixteenth  year  he  accompanied  his  parents  to  the  L'nited  States  and  from 
New  York,  where  they  landed,  they  made  their  way  direct  to  St.  Louis.  In  his 
native  countrv  Henry  Griesedieck  had  assisted  his  father  in  his  brewery  and  dis- 
tillery, and  after  coming  to  the  new  world  he  was  employed  in  the  Lafayette  Brew- 
ery, of  which  his  uncle,  Frank  Griesedieck,  was  one  of  the  owners.  There  he 
remained  for  two  years  and  after  that  accepted  a  position  as  office  boy  in  order 
that  he  might  learn  bookkeeping  and  master  the  English  language.  At  the  same 
time  he  sjient  two  terms  as  a  student  in  the  Jones  Commercial  College,  and  after 
thus  equipping  himself  for  the  conduct  of  business  interests  in  the  new  world 
by  learning  the  language  and  acquiring  a  more  comprehensive  knowledge  of  busi- 
ness methods  and  duties,  he  returned  to  the  malt  and  brewing  business,  joining 
his  father  and  his  two  brothers,  Bernhard  and  Joseph  Griesedieck.  Thev  bought 
the  Stumpf  Brewery,  on  Nineteenth  and  Shenandoah  streets,  in  1878.  For  four 
years  previous  to  that  time  Henry  Griesedieck  was  in  the  malt  business  with  his 
father,  during  which  period  his  two  brothers.  Bernhard  and  Joseph,  learned  the 
brewing  business  in  New  York,  and  Weihenstephan,  Bavaria,  Germany,  where 
they  gained  experience  in  the  art  of  brewing  practically  as  well  as  theoretically. 
In  1881  Anton  Griesedieck  sold  what  had  formerly  been  the  Stumpf  Brewery,  be- 
cause of  the  cramped  quarters,  and  purchased  the  Christian  Staehling  Brewery, 


432  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

at  Eighteenth  and  Lafayette  streets — the  present  site  of  the  Phoenix  Brewery. 
The  business  was  then  incorporated  by  the  father  and  sons  under  the  name  of 
the  A.  Griesedieck  Brewing  Company,  and  was  conducted  under  that  style  until 
the  plant  was  sold  to  the  St.  Louis  Brewing  Association,  in  1889.  In  1891  Henry 
Griesedieck,  Jr.,  with  his  brothers,  Bernhard  and  Joseph,  erected  the  National 
Brewery  on  Eighteenth  and  Gratiot  streets,  and  of  the  corporation  which  they 
formed  he  became  president,  while  his  brothers  were  vice-president  and  secretary 
and  treasurer,  respectively.  This  brewery  remained  the  property  of  the  family 
until  July,  1907,  and  was  then  sold  to  the  Independent  Breweries  Company,  which 
is  a  consolidation  of  nine  breweries.  Henry  Griesedieck  was  prominent  in  this 
movement  and  was  elected  the  president  of  the  Independent  Breweries  Company, 
remaining  to  the  present  time  as  its  chief  executive  officer.  His  long  and  extended 
experience  in  connection  with  this  line  of  business  well  qualifies  him  for  the  oner- 
ous duties  that  devolve  upon  him.  As  his  financial  resources  have  increased  he  has 
become  identified  with  other  business  affairs,  and  is  now  a  director  of  the  Jeffer- 
son Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company,  of  the  Merchants'  and  Manufacturers'  In- 
vestment Company,  and  of  the  Mercantile  Trust  Company. 

In  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Griesedieck  was  married  to  Miss  Rosa  Grone,  a  daughter 
of  Henry  Grone,  who  came  to  this  country  in  1846,  and  also  entered  into  the 
brewing  business  and  was  the  president  of  the  H.  Grone  Brewery  Company,  at 
Twenty-second  street  and  Clark  avenue.  Mr.  Frank  Griesedieck,  the  uncle  of 
Henry  Griesedieck,  Jr.,  who  came  to  this  country  in  1854,  became  foreman  in  the 
Lafayette  Brewer)^,  which  was  owned  by  the  widow  of  Theodore  Brinckwirth, 
who  after  some  years  gave  Mr.  Frank  Griesedieck  an  interest  in  the  business, 
where  he  remained  until  his  death,  in  1879.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Griesedieck  were 
born  five  sons  and  a  daughter.  Anton  August,  twenty-eight  years  of  age,  was 
a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  University ;  Henry  Ernst,  twenty-five  years  of  age,  at- 
tended St.  Stanislaus  College,  at  Ouincy,  Illinois,  and  is  a  practical  and  scientific 
brewer;  Raymond  B.,  twenty-one  years  of  age,  attended  St.  Stanislaus  College 
and  also  the  St.  Louis  University;  Frances  is  a  graduate  of  the  Sacred  Heart 
Academy,  at  Maryville,  St.  Louis ;  Robert,  seventeen  years  of  age,  is  a  student  in 
the  St.  Louis  University ;  and  Edward,  thirteen  years  of  age,  is  attending  the 
Francis  de  Sales  parochial  school.  The  family  reside  in  a  beautiful  home  which 
Mr.  Griesedieck  erected  at  No.  3250  Hawthorne  Road.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Liederkranz,  and  is  very  prominent  among  the  German-American  residents  of 
this  city.  He  has  always  been  singularly  strong  in  his  personality,  which  exerts 
a  wonderful  force  of  influence  on  his  business  subordinates  or  those  about  him. 
He  is  one  of  those  men  of  character  who  seem  to  find  that  happiness  of  life  in  the 
success  of  their  work,  and  in  his  business  he  has  reared  to  himself  a  magnificent 
testimonial  of  his  business  enterprise  and  unfaltering  determination. 


STEPHEN    PECK 


Stephen  Peck  has  been  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  in  St.  Louis 
since  1888,  although  he  has  also  been  associated  with  various  commercial  and 
financial  interests  in  other  sections  of  the  country.  This  is  his  native  city,  his  birth 
having  here  occurred  on  the  14th  of  August,  1847,  l^'s  parents  being  Charles  Henry 
and  Rebecca  (Adams)  Peck.  At  the  usual  age  he  became  a  public-school 
student,  passing  through  successive  grades  to  the  high  school,  where  he  remained 
from  i860  until  1863.  He  then  matriculated  in  Washington  University,  where 
he  also  spent  three  years.  He  entered  upon  an  active  business  career  in  October, 
1866,  as  a  representative  of  the  firm  of  C.  H.  and  J.  W.  Peck,  manufacturers 
of  sash,  doors  and  woodwork.  He  applied  himself  closely  to  the  mastery  of  the 
business  in  its  various  details  as  well  as  its  principal  features,  made  his  service 
of  value  to  the  house  and  continued  therein  until  1875,  when  the  firm  retired 
from   business.      In   the   meantime   Air.    Peck   had  become   interested   in  mining 


STEPHEN  PECK 


434  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

operations  and  has  been  more  or  less  closely  connected  with  the  handling  of  ores 
from  the  mines  of  the  west.  He  was  the  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Gold  Recov- 
ery Company,  which  handles  gold-mine  tailings  by  the  cyanide  process  owned 
by  the  Mammoth-Collins  Company,  of  London,  England.  In  1899  he  was  the 
owner  of  the  Gold  Run  Placer  in  San  Miguel  county,  Colorado,  operated  under 
the  name  of  the  Gold  Run  Extraction  Company,  but  in  1902  he  ceased  oper- 
ations there.  In  the  meantime  he  had  become  well  known  in  real-estate  circles 
in  St.  Louis,  having  engaged  in  this  business  since  1888  as  senior  partner  of  the 
firm  of  Stephen  Peck  &  Company.  He  is  also  senior  trustee  of  the  estate  of 
Charles  H.  Peck,  deceased.  He  is  thoroughly  informed  concerning  property 
values  in  the  city  and  possibilities  for  the  sale  and  purchase  of  real  estate  and 
has  realized  a  handsome  return  in  handling  much  valuable  realty  here.  He  is 
likewise  the  president  of  the  Crown  Copper,  Gold  &  Silver  Mining  Company, 
and  that  he  is  interested  in  the  business  development  of  the  city  and  cooperates 
in  the  efforts  for  its  growth  through  its  trade,  commercial  and  financial  con- 
nections is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Merchants 
Exchange  and  the  St.  Louis  Manufacturers  Association.  He  also  belongs  to 
the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  in  1870  was  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis 
Lumberman's  Association,  is  also  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club  of  St. 
Louis  and  the  Lawyers  Club  of  New  York,  in  which  organizations  he  has  gained 
that  popularity  that  arises  from  attractive  social  qualities,  geniality  and  defer- 
ence for  the  opinions  of  others. 

Mr.  Peck  has  had  a  long  and  active  identification  with  the  city's  business 
life,  his  early  career  being  one  of  activity.  Naturallv  energetic,  his  fields  of  en- 
deavor always  received  his  full  push  and  vim.  He  has  seen  St.  Louis  become 
the  fourth  city  in  the  United  States  and  the  foremost  in  the  world  in  many 
respects.  He  has  for  many  years  enjoyed  an  extensive  acquaintance  among 
the  leading  men  not  only  of  St.  Louis  but  of  the  southwest.  He  was  on  the 
official  train,  the  first  regular  one,  between  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City  over  what 
was  called  the  Pacific  Railroad,  of  Missouri.  This  train  carried  a  large  number 
of  the  representative  men  of  the  city  and  state,  but  only  four  of  the  number  now 
survive;  ex-Lieutenant  Governor  Stanard,  of  St.  Louis;  Oliver  Garrison,  of 
Webb  City,  Missouri ;  John  C.  Porter  and  Stephen  Peck. 

Mr.  Peck  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the  men  and  meas- 
ures of  the  democracy  but  without  desire  for  political  preferment.  His  religious 
faith  is  that  of  the   Presbvterian  church. 


SAMUEL  CURTIS. 


Samuel  Curtis,  who  since  1888  has  been  superintendent  of  the  embossing 
department  of  the  George  D.  Barnard  Printing  Company,  one  of  the  largest  estab- 
lishments of  this  kind  in  the  entire  country,  was  born  in  Mystic,  Connecticut, 
November  11,  1865,  his  parents  being  Thomas  C.  and  Phoebe  J.  (Wheeler)  Curtis. 
The  father  was  from  Providence,  Rhode  Island.  In  his  boyhood  days  he  attended 
the  public  schools  of  his  native  cit)^  continuing  his  studies  to  the  age  of  twelve 
years  when  he  went  to  sea,  engaging  with  a  sailor  on  a  vessel  on  which  he  traveled 
to  San  Francisco,  California.  Leaving  the  ship  at  that  place,  he  there  remained 
for  two  years,  after  which  he  returned  eastward  to  New  York  city  and  entered 
upon  an  apprenticeship  at  the  trades  of  bricklaying  and  plastering.  For  years  he 
continued  to  follow  those  lines  of  business,  but  in  1872  turned  his  attention  to 
farming  and  has  since  made  his  home  at  Windham,  Connecticut,  where  he  is  now 
living  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-four  years.  His  life  has  been  one  of  varied 
activity  and  usefulness.  He  constructed  the  first  silk  mills  at  Willimantic,  Con- 
necticut, and  while  engaged  in  the  constructing  business  erected  the  Cornelius 
"Vanderbilt  mansion  at  Hartford,  Connecticut. 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  435 

Samuel  Curtis,  whose  name  introduces  this  sl<etch,  attended  the  puhHc  schools 
of  Ashford,  Connecticut,  until  sixteen  years  of  age,  after  which  he  spent  two 
years  as  an  employe  in  the  tobacco  fields  of  that  state.  Later  he  was  engaged 
with  his  brother  in  the  lumber  business  for  two  years,  and  on  leaving  there  started 
to  work  with  a  construction  gang  with  whom  he  continued  for  a  year  and  a  half. 
In  1887  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  has  since  been  associated  with  the  George  D. 
Barnard  Printing  Company,  entering  the  employ  of  the  house  as  plate  printer 
and  embosser.  His  ability  and  trustworthiness  were  soon  demonstrated  and  after 
two  years'  connection  with  the  business  he  was  promoted  to  the  responsible  posi- 
tion of  superintendent.  He  possesses  marked  mechanical  skill  and  ingenuity  and 
has  invented  a  great  number  of  machines  while  with  this  house  that  turned  out 
the  work  in  much  quicker  time  and  in  more  satisfactory  manner  than  could  be 
done  by  hand.  He  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  valuable  representatives  of 
the  company  and  has  the  entire  trust,  confidence  and  good  will  of  those  whom  he 
represents  and  the  respect  of  all  who  serve  under  him. 

On  the  30th  of  June,  1890,  Mr.  Curtis  was  married  in  Chicago  to  Miss  Mollie 
Fitzgerald,  who  was  reared  in  Wisconsin.  Her  father  came  to  the  middle  west 
from  Boston,  Massachusetts,  where  he  was  engaged  in  the  grocery  and  butcher- 
ing business,  but  now  devotes  his  energies  to  the  commission  business  in  Wis- 
consin. j\lr.  Curtis  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  but  the 
honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have  never  had  any  attraction  for  him,  as  he  has 
always  preferred  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  affairs,  and,  aside 
from  his  duties  in  St.  Louis,  he  is  the  president  of  the  Modern  Machine  Company 
in  Belleville,  a  paying  enterprise  from  which  he  is  deriving  a  good  annual  revenue. 


JOHN  THOMAS  PEARSON. 

John  Thomas  Pearson  is  proprietor  of  the  Co-operative  Tuckpointing  and 
Painting  Company,  at  2634  Franklin  avenue.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  October 
II,  1840,  son  of  John  and  Anna  (Wilcox)  Pearson,  of  Harrisburg,  Pennsylvania. 
His  parents  migrated  to  St.  Louis  in  1836.  The  elder  ^Ir.  Pearson  was  a  survey- 
ing engineer  and  practiced  his  profession  in  Pennsylvania  before  coming  to  this 
city.  At  one  time  he  was  the  Pennsylvania  state  civil  and  surveying  engineer. 
He  had  not  long  been  engaged  as  a  surveyor  in  St.  Louis  before  he  established 
himself  in  the  wholesale  commission  business.  At  that  time  the  city  limits  ex- 
tended only  as  far  as  Twelfth  street,  and  everything  was  in  a  primitive  condition. 
He  was  one  of  the  pioneer  commission  merchants  of  the  city,  and  upon  his  death 
in  1886,  at  the  age  of  seventy-six  years,  he  left  considerable  valuable  property. 
His  wife  passed  away  in  1880,  at  the  age  of  sixty-four  vears.  They  were  the  par- 
ents of  the  following  children :  Esther,  deceased  wife  of  Stephen  H.  Mathews, 
who  was  a  captain  in  the  United  States  army ;  Benjamin  J.,  deceased,  who  worked 
at  the  carpenter  trade ;  and  John  T.  Pearson.  Mrs.  Mathews  for  many  vears  was 
engaged  as  a  teacher  in  the  St.  Louis  public  schools.  Benjamin  J.  Pearson  courted 
the  distinction  of  having  been  one  of  the  first  letter  carriers  in  the  city.  He  served 
in  the  LTnited  States  army  under  General  A.  J.  Smith,  and  passed  awav  in  the 
year  1900,  leaving  a  widow  who  now  resides  in  East  St.  Louis. 

John  T.  Pearson  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  and  when  the  war  broke 
out  in  1861  served  in  the  United  States  army  for  a  period  of  fifteen  months.  Sub- 
sequently he  entered  the  business  in  which  he  is  now  engaged  and  has  been  very 
successful.  Under  his  management  the  business  has  witnessed  rapid  growth  and 
is  one  of  the  few  enterprises  of  the  kind  in  the  west. 

In  1878  Mr.  Pearson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Emma  Thorn,  of  St. 
Louis.  They  are  the  parents  of  six  children :  Effie,  deceased ;  twins  who  lived  but 
three  days ;  Myrtle  A.,  wife  of  Henry  Cassens  ;  Laura  O. ;  and  Benjamin  F.  Mr. 
Pearson  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  Modern  \\'oodmen  of 


436  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

America.  His  son,  Benjamin,  is  also  a  member  of  the  latter  organization.  Al- 
though for  many  years  he  has  given  his  support  to  the  republican  party,  Mr.  Pear- 
son has  recently  made  himself  known  as  an  independent.  For  some  time  he  served 
as  an  ofificer  of  the  Humane  Society. 


J.  GABRIEL  WOERNER. 

J.  Gabriel  Woerner,  who  achieved  high  distinction  as  a  public  official,  jurist, 
author,  publicist,  and  in  other  directions,  was  born  in  Moeringen,  Wurtemberg. 
Germany,  April  28,  1826,  the  youngest  of  fourteen  children.  He  came  with  his 
parents  to  this  country  when  he  was  seven  years  of  age.  After  living  for  four 
years  in  Philadelphia,  the  family  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1837,  where  the  father, 
a  contractor  or  architect  by  occupation,  died  in  1849. 

Gabriel  received  but  a  scant  school  education,  but  with  that  earnestness  and 
zeal  which  were  characteristic  of  him  throughout  his  life,  he  improved  every  op- 
portunity to  obtain  knowledge,  and  by  his  own  effort  developed  the  splendid  in- 
tellect with  which  nature  had  endowed  him.  Between  the  ages  of  fifteen  and 
eighteen  he  clerked  in  country  stores  at  Springfield  and  Waynesville,  then  small 
villages  in  the  Ozark  mountains,  in  the  interior  of  Missouri. 

A  lover  of  nature  in  boyhood,  to  this  experience  in  the  backwoods  may  be 
traced,  perhaps,  the  aroma  of  the  woods  and  fields  that  charmingly  asserts  itself 
here  and  there  in  the  works  of  fiction  written  by  him  in  later  life.  And  there, 
too,  he  received  those  first  impressions  of  backwoods  politics  which  are  so 
realistically  portrayed  in  his  story  of  "Love,  Politics  and  War,"  written  more 
than  fifty  years  later. 

Upon  his  return  to  St.  Louis,  having  determined  to  become  a  printer,  he 
entered  the  office  of  the  German  Tribune  as  a  lowly  printer's  devil,  and  by  rapid 
stages  rose  successively  to  pressman,  foreman,  editor  and  proprietor,  gathering 
during  this  period  a  vast  store  of  practical  information,  of  great  value  to  him 
in  his  subsequent  career. 

Meanwhile,  sympathizing  with  the  German  revolutionists  of  1848,  he  had 
gone  abroad,  with  the  intention  of  participating  in  that  struggle  for  the  estab- 
lishment of  liberal  government :  but  on  his  arrival  in  the  fatherland  he  found  that 
his  own  American  ideas  and  advanced  political  convictions  were  not  in  such  ac- 
cord with  the  views  of  the  insurgents  as  to  call  for  his  active  participation  in 
the  movement.  During  the  two  succeeding  years,  however,  he  contributed,  as 
war  correspondent  of  the  New  York  Herald  and  the  St.  Louis  Tribune,  many 
articles  of  great  value  and  exceeding  interest  from  the  seat  of  war. 

Returning  to  America,  which  he  now  realized  as  his  real  home,  he  purchased 
the  Tribune,  changing  its  politics  in  accordance  with  his  own  convictions,  from 
whig  to  democratic,  and  stanchly  supported  the  great  Missouri  statesman, 
Thomas  H.  Benton.  In  1852  he  severed  his  connection  with  this  paper.  He 
entered  upon  the  study  of  the  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1855. 

His  genuinely  democratic  nature,  his  great  zeal  and  vigor,  and  his  fidelity  to 
the  interests  of  his  clients,  coupled  with  his  native  ability  in  conducting  their 
litigation  by  honorable  means  to  a  successful  issue  before  court  or  jury,  gathered 
about  him  an  extensive  and  loyal  clientage  and  placed  him  almost  immediately  in 
the  front  rank  of  the  prominent  lawyers  of  those  days.  Incidents  in  his  profes- 
sional career  and  stories  of  his  peculiar  legal  victories  in  those  early  times  when 
individuality  of  counsel  counted  for  more  than  in  later  days,  are  still  reminiscently 
recounted  among  the  small  and  dwindling  remnant  of  his  then  contemporaries. 

During  the  trying  period  of  the  Civil  war,  following  the  lead  of  Benton  and 
Blair,  he  was  a  strong  Union  or  war  democrat,  and  for  a  time  was  in  the  military 
service.     He  twice  cast  his  ballot  for  Abraham  Lincoln  as  being  the  presidential 


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438  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

candidate  then  most  nearly  representing  his  own  views.  After  the  suppression 
of  the  rebellion,  Woerner  was  the  uncompromising  opponent  of  the  unjust  and 
oppressive  reconstruction  measures.  He  was  at  all  times  consistent  and  firm  in 
his  political  convictions  and  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  democratic  party,  save 
when  that  party  was  untrue  to  its  own  essential  principles. 

He  showed  always  a  deep-rooted  aversion  to  the  trickery  and  duplicity  so 
largely  prevalent  in  practical  politics,  never  tolerated  it  nor  temporized  with  it, 
and  was  frank  and  fearless  at  all  times  in  announcing  his  political  views.  Yet, 
although  he  never  sought  office,  it  is  a  significant  recognition  of  his  sterling  worth, 
as  a  man  of  the  people  in  the  best  sense  of  the  word,  that  he  was  early  in  life 
called  to  the  public  service,  with  which  he  was  connected  thereafter,  in  one  ca- 
pacity or  another,  for  an  almost  unbroken  period  of  forty  years,  and  from  w^hich 
he  retired  with  an  enviable  and  absolutely  unsullied  record,  enjoying  the  confi- 
dence, respect  and  esteem  of  the  members  of  all  political  parties,  and  beloved  by 
the  public  in  general. 

Beginning  in  1853  with  the  clerkship  in  the  then  recorder's  court  and  his 
reappointment  in  1854,  and  then  being  elected  clerk  of  the  board  of  aldermen  in 
1856,  he  was  continued  in  office  through  successive  elections  by  the  people,  some- 
times in  the  face  of  decisive  defeat  of  the  ticket  upon  which  he  ran,  until  the 
end  of  the  year  1894,  when  he  retired  from  public  life.  He  was  twice  elected 
city  attorney  (1857  and  1858),  twice  a  member  of  the  city  council  from  the  first 
ward  (serving  1861  to  1864),  over  which  body  he  presided  in  1862,  and  twice  a 
member  of  the  Missouri  senate  (in  1862  and  1866),  in  which  bod}-,  although  a 
member  of  a  then  post-bellum  minority  consisting  of  only  six  democrats,  he  was 
nevertheless  looked  to  as  a  leader  of  the  whole  senate  on  important  measures 
affecting  the  interests  of  the  state. 

Meanwhile,  in  1864,  he  had  responded  to  his  party's  forlorn  call  to  stand 
for  the  city  mayoralty,  he  being  deemed  best  fitted  to  keep  to  the  lowest  figure 
a  then  certain  and  foregone  adverse  majority — a  compliment  fully  justified  by 
the  result.  In  1864-1865  he  was  appointed  and  prepared  the  official  revision  of 
the  city  ordinances,  a  valuable  and  well  digested  work,  which  was  officially  printed 
in  1866.  From  1865  to  1870  he  was  associated  in  the  practice  of  law  with  E.  C. 
Kehr,  as  Woerner  &  Kehr. 

In  1870,  much  to  his  own  surprise,  he  was  nominated  for  the  office  of  judge 
of  the  probate  court  and  subsequently  elected.  His  services  in  that  capacity 
gave  such  universal  satisfaction  to  the  public  that  he  was  kept  in  this  office  (in 
all  probability  thereby  depriving  the  public  of  the  benefit  of  his  services  in  a 
far  wider  sphere  of  action)  continuously  through  six  successive  terms  (being 
elected  in  1870,  1876,  1880,  1882,  1886  and  1890),  covering  a  period  of  twenty- 
four  years.  In  his  last  contest,  in  1894,  in  spite  of  the  overwhelming  defeat  of 
the  democracy  throughout  the  state,  the  figures  clearly  show  that  he  would  have 
been  again  easily  elected  but  for  the  fraud  perpetrated  upon  the  voters  of  a  cer- 
tain religio-political  party,  which  cast  a  large  and  deciding  vote  that  year,  by  its 
leaders  falsely  placing  Judge  Woerner  upon  the  list  of  names  marked  bv  it  for 
defeat  because  of  alleged  susceptibility  and  unfair  religious  prejudice — an  absurdly 
unjust  charge  in  his  case,  the  fact  being  that  no  man  ever  lived  who  had  more 
genuine  toleration  and  liberality  for  the  religious  views  of  his  fellow  beings,  nor 
any  man  who  was  ever  freer  from  prejudice  or  less  susceptible  to  narrow  influ- 
ences of  any  kind. 

The  tremendous  hold  Judge  Woerner  justly  had  upon  the  affections  of  the 
masses  was  typified  in  one  of  the  most  unique  incidents  in  the  political  history 
of  St.  Louis — one  never  paralleled  before  or  since.  In  1876,  at  the  close  of  his 
first  term  as  judge,  he  stood  for  renomination  ;  the  politicians  in  control  of  the 
city  convention,  however,  brought  about  the  nomination  of  another.  So  great 
was  the  storm  of  popular  indignation  at  the  action  of  the  convention  ( principally 
in  this  respect)  that,  in  the  face  of  the  fact  that  the  candidate  named  was  worthy 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  439 

and  had  been  regularly  nuniinated,  the  jiarty  leaders,  to  avert  certain  defeat,  were 
forced  to  undo  the  work  of  the  convention,  to  prevail  upon  all  the  candidates 
named  to  resign  and  again  to  call  together  the  convention  to  nominate  a  new 
ticket  with  J.  G.  Woerner  upon  it.  At  the  ensuing  election  he  led  the  demo- 
cratic ticket  and  was  elected  over  a  popular  o])ponent,  Leo  Rassieur,  by  a  large 
majority,  although  nearly  all  of  the  balance  of  the  ticket  was  defeated, 

During  his  incumbency  of  nearly  a  quarter  of  a  century  on  the  probate  bench. 
Judge  Woerner  exhibited  a  kindness  and  courtesy  which  endeared  him  to  the 
hearts  of  the  people.  Modest  and  unassuming,  he  was  ever  ready  to  help  the 
widow  and  the  orphan,  and  those  having  their  interests  in  charge,  saving  to  needy 
ones  many  a  dollar  which  would  otherwise  have  been  consumed  in  costs  and 
lawyers'  fees.  Though  the  fees  of  the  office  were  then  the  only  compensation 
of  the  incumbent,  vet  Judge  Woerner  was  the  prime  mover  of  much  legislation 
that  cheapened  the  cost  of  administration,  and  wherever  he  could  he  cut  down 
the  cost  of  administering  upon  estates  with  an  unselfishness  that  deserved  for 
him  the  gratitude  of  the  many  appearing  before  him  in  the  probate  court — a  grati- 
tude often  appreciated,  but  oftener  from  such  as  never  knew  how  they  had 
profited,  nor  to  whom  their  thanks  \\ere  due. 

It  was  manifested  time  and  again — and  doubtless  was  the  fact  still  more 
frequently  without  being  manifested — that  his  measureless  care  and  watchfulness 
prevented  the  wrecking  of  estates  by  the  unscrupulousness,  and  oftener  by  the 
ignorance  or  lack  of  discretion,  on  the  part  of  those  legally  in  charge  thereof. 

The  greatest  monument  to  the  ability  of  Judge  Woerner  as  a  profound 
jurist — of  such  a  peculiar  nature  that  it  is  appreciable  onl}'  by  those  versed  in 
the  law — lies  in  the  marvel  of  his  having  raised  this  court,  by  his  own  force,  from 
its  natural,  humble  plane  as  a  tribunal  inferior  to  even  the  ordinary  court  of 
general  original  jurisdiction,  to  a  position  of  dignity  and  authority  recognized 
and  respected  by  the  highest  courts,  and  by  men  of  greatest  legal  attainments, 
throughout  the  United  States ;  and  his  judicial  opinions  and  decisions  on  matters 
of  probate  law  v^-ere  quietlv  accepted  as  controlling  by  courts  technically  much 
higher  in  the  scale  of  authority  when  called  upon  to  review  his  decisions  upon 
appeal. 

When  Gabriel  Woerner  retired  from  the  bench  it  was  an  irremediable  loss 
to  the  public.  He  laid  down  with  a  light  heart  his  arduous  judicial  labors,  so 
long  and  so  well  borne ;  again  took  up  his  profession,  nov\'  in  partnership  with  his 
son,  and  happy  in  the  opportunity  at  last  largely  to  devote  his  remaining  years  to 
those  literary  pursuits  he  loved  so  well ;  and  thus  he  lived  his  last  }'ears  in  the 
contentment  of  a  happv  home  and  domestic  life — one  shattered  only  at  the  end 
by  the  death  of  his  beloved  wife  a  scant  year  before  his  own. 

The  identification  of  Judge  Woerner"s  name  with  American  probate  law  is 
perpetuated  in  his  great  legal  works  covering  that  subject.  During  his  long 
career  as  probate  judge  he  perfected  "The  American  Law  of  Administration,"  a 
work  which  involved  a  vast  amount  of  labor  and  which  exhibited  an  insight  into 
the  underlying  principles  of  jurisprudence  that  at  once  made  it  the  standard 
authority  on  that  subject  in  the  legal  profession  and  in  all  the  courts  of  the  union. 
This  was  followed  by  a  complimentary  work  entitled  "The  American  Law  of 
Guardianship."     These  two  works  together  cover  the  whole  field  of  probate  law. 

But  public  affairs,  politics  and  law  by  no  means  filled  the  measure  of  his 
time.  Throughout  his  active  life  he  was  a  deep  student  of  literature  in  general. 
All  the  time  which  could  be  spared  from  the  exacting  duties  of  his  everyday  life 
may  be  said  to  have  been  profitably  employed  in  this  field.  L'nless  his  fondness 
for  the  game  of  chess,  of  which  he  was  a  proficient  enthusiast,  or  of  a  good  game 
of  whist  or  skaat,  is  to  be  considered  as  a  partial  exception,  all  his  recreation  con- 
sisted of  a  change  of  mental  application.  It  was  not  in  his  nature  to  find  rest  in 
idleness :  to  him  rest  meant  change  of  activity.  He  delighted  in  the  philosophical 
works  of  Hegel  and  Goethe,  whose  optimistic  logic  accorded  with  his  own  views. 


440  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  was  one  of  that  small  circle  of  great  men  who  in  years  long  past  composed 
the  St.  Louis  School  of  Philosophy,  and  numbered  amongst  his  intimate  friends 
such  men  as  Denton  J.  Snider,  Henry  C.  Brokmeyer,  William  T.  Harris  and  men 
of  that  class — the  foremost  thinkers  of  the  time.  On  the  other  hand,  his  talent 
of  appreciation  and  broad  sympathy  enabled  him  to  cull  with  satisfaction  and 
pleasure  the  lighter  gems  of  fiction. 

An  original  thinker,  with  a  wealth  of  romance  as  well  as  logic  in  his  nature, 
innumerable  short  contributions  from  his  pen,  most  of  them  anonymous,  have 
from  time  to  time  brightened  the  pages  of  periodicals  and  newspapers,  both  in  the 
German  and  English  languages,  in  which  he  was  equally  proficient.  Judge 
Woerner  also  wrote  a  drama  entitled  "Die  Sklavin,"  which  has  taken  high  rank 
in  the  dramatic  world,  and  has  been  produced  both  in  German  and  English  in 
most  of  the  larger  cities  of  the  country  scores  of  times.  In  its  main  features  it 
has  been  imitated  in  later  years,  on  a  lower  plane,  by  professional  playwrights,  in 
"The  White  Slave"  and  similar  plays.  As  a  critic,  too,  he  was  keen  and  incisive, 
and  few  men  were  better  judges  of  literary  merit. 

In  the  realm  of  fiction  he  also  achieved  distinction.  Besides  several  popular 
novels  written  in  his  earlier  years,  his  romance  entitled  "The  Rebel's  Daughter," 
published  just  before  his  death,  at  once  took  a  permanent  place  amongst  the  classic 
novels  in  literature.  This  work  is  written  in  a  refreshing  style  peculiar  to  the 
author.  The  fascinating  tale  is  couched  in  most  charming  language,  albeit  where 
the  story  requires,  in  a  style  strong  and  powerful.  It  constitutes,  as  a  whole,  a 
word  picture  which  brings  out  with  such  lifelike  distinctness  the  delicate  lights 
and  shadows  of  the  genuine  American  spirit  of  the  days  and  scenes  of  which  it 
treats  as  to  carry  the  conviction  that  the  writer  is  not  only  complete  master  of 
his  subject,  but  has  himself  been  a  part  of  it.  And  it  is  and  will  be  of  great 
value  for  all  time  in  preserving  with  great  fidelity  and  accuracy  a  typical  and 
fading  phase  of  the  spirit  and  development  of  American  life.  The  work  is  much 
more  than  "A  Story  of  Love,  Politics  and  War,"  as  the  author  calls  it.  One 
who  knows  anything  of  the  character  of  the  author  can  read  between  the  lines 
the  details  of  the  career  of  a  man  devoted  to  principle  and  unswerving  in  his  ad- 
herence to  the  right.  He  who  knew  the  men  of  the  days  of  which  the  book  treats 
can  see,  through  the  veil  of  the  stor}-,  represented  by  many  of  its  prominent 
characters,  distinguished  war-time  Missourians,  the  characterizations  in  some 
instances  being  startling  in  their  accuracy. 

Judge  Woerner  was  scrupulously  honorable  and  honest.  He  was  the  shining 
exception  to  the  universal  tendency  of  property,  invisible  and  intangible  to  the 
tax  collector,  to  cause  its  owner  forget  fulness  of  its  existence  when  swearing  to 
tax  returns ;  J.  G.  Woerner  returned  for  taxation  every  cent  he  owned.  Genial, 
appreciative,  diversified  and  interesting,  original,  clean  and  unperverted  in  thought, 
enthusiastic  but  equable,  never  proud  or  conceited  because  of  success,  nor  pes- 
simistic because  of  reverses,  association  with  this  man  was  to  all  a  delight  and 
a  profit. 

Gabriel  Woerner  was  a  man  universal.  His  sympathy  for  humanity  was  so 
broad  that  it  extended  to  all  who  came  in  contact  with  him,  and  he  understood  the 
good  in  each.  This  is  most  curiously  manifested  by  the  fact,  still  often  openly 
expressed  years  after  his  death  by  persons  in  question,  that  Gabriel  Woerner  left 
with  each  individual  the  lasting  impression  that  he  had  understood  and  appre- 
ciated that  particular  individual  better  than  any  other  person  had.  And  this  bv 
persons  respectively  of  the  most  opposite  temperaments  and  tendencies  and  widely 
different  stations  in  life  and  education.  This,  too,  largely  accounts  for  the 
soothing  feeling  of  consolation  his  mere  presence  gave  to  those  in  mental  distress 
and  trouble. 

His  natural  insight  into  human  nature  was  keen — and  sharpened  to  some 
extent  no  doubt  by  the  varied  experiences  of  his  rise  through  his  own  might 
from  lowlv  station.     His  s}'mpathetic  nature  was  quick  to  respond  where  help  or 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  441 

kindly  offices  were  needed.  Large  a.s  was  his  mind,  his  heart  was  larger.  His 
sensitive  nature  abhorred  ostentation,  and  his  cliarity  was  of  the  kind  that  did 
good  by  stealth — far  more  and  in  many  more  ways  than  will  ever  be  known. 
There  was  in  this  man  a  rare  combination  of  powerful  intellect,  indomitable 
vigor  and  true  nobility  on  the  one  hand,  and  a  modesty,  kindliness,  geniality  and 
gentleness  on  the  other,  that  is  most  seldom  found. 

In  1852  Mr.  Woerner  married  Emilie  Plass,  a  most  pure-minded  and  estim- 
able woman,  these  two  living  together  in  most  happy  union  for  over  forty-six 
years,  until  Mrs.  Woerner's  death  on  December  28,  1898 — a  blow  from  which 
he  never  really  recovered  in  the  short  time  that  intervened  before  he  followed. 
Four  children  (the  first-born  having  died  in  infancy)  survive  them — all  mar- 
ried— namely.  Rose,  wife  of  Benjamin  W.  ^Nlcllvaine ;  Gabrielle,  wife  of  Charles 
Gildehaus  ;  William  F.  Woerner;  and  Alice,  wife  of  Sylvester  C.  Judge;  and  a 
number  of  grandchildren. 

In  the  late  summer  of  1899  Judge  Woerner  was  stricken  in  the  nature  of  a 
paralytic  stroke,  from  which  he  never  recovered,  and  hardly  a  year  after  his  wife 
had  gone,  he  too,  on  January  20,  1900,  ended  his  well  rounded  and  noble  life,  then 
not  quite  seventy  four  years  in  length.  The  death  of  this  gifted  and  lovable  man 
was  mourned  as  sincerely  by  high  and  humble  as  ever  falls  to  the  lot  of  any 
man.  Not  only  his  works  will  perpetuate  his  name,  but  the  far  sweeter  monument 
of  grateful  memory  of  those  who  knew  him.  His  story  is  that  of  God-given 
ability  directed  into  the  channels  of  a  pure  and  honorable  life. 

No  man  ever  more  conscientiously  performed  his  whole  duty  in  life  than 
J.  Gabriel  Woerner.  Yet  as  a  last  tribute  to  his  high  plane  of  thought  is  inscribed 
upon  his  tomb  in  beautiful  Bellefontaine  the  modest  epitaph  (the  onlv  line  to 
which  his  assent  could  be  secured)  : 

"He  tried  to  do  his  dutv." 


WILLIAM  F.  WOERNER. 

William  F.  Woerner,  lawyer,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  August  20,  1864. 
the  son  of  J.  Gabriel  Woerner  and  Emilie  Plass  Woerner ;  was  educated  in  the 
St.  Louis  public  schools,  completing  the  course  and  graduating  from  Central  High 
School  in  January,  1883:  clerked  in  probate  court  under  his  father  during  spring 
and  summer  of  1883.  He  then  attended  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  from  1883  to 
1885,  graduating  magna  cum  laude.  with  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1885,  which  served 
as  admission  to  the  bar.  He  practiced  law  as  partner  of  Charles  W.  Bates  from 
1885  to  1887,  and  then  alone  until  January.  1895,  when  he  entered  into  partner- 
ship with  his  father  upon  the  latter's  retirement  from  the  probate  bench,  which 
firm  continued  until  the  father's  death.  Mr.  Woerner  materially  assisted  his 
father,  J.  G.  Woerner,  in  the  preparation  of  "The  American  Law  of  Administra- 
tion" and  "The  American  Law  of  Guardianship"  and  prepared  the  second 
edition  of  the  former  work,  published  in   1899. 

He  was  democratic  candidate  for  judge  of  probate  court  in  1898,  receiving 
the  highest  vote  of  anv  democratic  candidate  that  }ear,  but  the  majority  against 
the  ticket  was  too  large  to  overcome,  and  he  was  defeated  by  a  small  majority, 
together  with  the  rest  of  the  ticket.  He  was  appointed  police  commissioner  by 
Governor  Dockery,  February  23,  1901,  against  his  wishes,  and  resigned  from  the 
police  board  March  9,  1901  ;  was  appointed  by  Mayor  Wells  to  fill  out  an  un- 
expired term  as  Associate  Citv  Counselor  January  24,  1902,  and  was  reappointei.! 
in  April,  1903  (Chas.  W.  Bates  being  City  Counselor  during  these  periods),  and 
remained  in  this  position  until  September  26,  1905,  when  he  resigned.  The 
following  day  he  was  appointed  by  Mayor  \\'ells  to  prepare  the  official  revision  of 
the  citv  ordinances  and  annotation  of  the  charter  and  ordinances.  This  work 
was  completed  in  a  vear  and  subsequently  adopted,  being  the  work  known  as 
"The  Revised  Code  of  St.  Louis,"   1907. 


442  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  1908  he  was  chosen  by  the  Bar  Association  to  stand  for  the  Circuit 
judgeship,  but  his  party  did  not  nominate  him.  In  the  spring  of  1909  he  was 
nominated  for  mayor  of  St.  Louis,  but  the  entire  ticket  went  down  in  the  land- 
shde  of  that  year. 

As  a  lawyer  Mr.  Woerner  has  successfully  conducted  a  large  number  of  very 
important  cases,  both  in  his  private  practice  and  while  associate  city  counselor. 
Amongst  them  may  be  particularly  mentioned  what  is  known  as  the  "Alill  per  pas- 
senger" street-car  tax  case  (reported  as  St.  Louis  vs.  United  Railways  Co.,  210 
U.  S.  Rep.,  p.  266),  decided  by  the  United  States  Supreme  Court  in  1908,  which 
established  a  principle  of  law  of  great  value  and  also  involved  millions  of- dollars 
in  the  result. 

Mr.  Woerner  was  married,  August  21,  1907,  to  Miss  Agnes  T.  Judge.  He 
is  a  Mason,  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  Alumni  and  of  the  Blackstone 
Society,  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association,  and  St.  Louis  Society  of  Psychology. 
Mr.  Woerner,  since  his  resignation  from  the  city  law  department,  is  engaged  in 
the  private  practice  of  the  law  and  has  offices  at  rooms  800-802  Times  building. 
He  resides  at  2124  South  Compton  avenue,  St.  Louis. 


JESSE  L.  BOOGHER. 


The  individual  deserves  honor  when  his  prosperity  comes  from  well- 
directed,  persistent  industry  and  business  integrity,  but  much  more  is  he  deserving 
of  honor  who,  in  the  midst  of  a  business  career,  is  cognizant  of  his  duties  to  his 
fellow  men  and  takes  time  amid  onerous  commercial  duties  to  aid  those  less 
fortunate.  Mr.  Boogher  was  certainly  entitled  to  twofold  prominence,  first  as  a 
merchant  and  second  as  a  philanthropist.  He  was  born  at  Mount  Pleasant,  Fred- 
erick county,  Maryland,  March  8,  1833,  and  is  a  son  of  Nicholas  and  Rebecca 
Davis  (Coomes)  IBoogher.  He  was  descended  from  one  of  the  oldest  families 
of  Nordlingen,  Bavaria,  the  original  German  name  being  Bucher.  Peter  Bucher 
was  born  in  Bavaria  about  1400  and  was  granted  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.  Jacob  Boogher,  a  descendant  of  Nicholas  Bucher,  was  a  soldier  in 
the  Maryland  line  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  He  married  Elizabeth  Christ, 
also  of  Frederick  county,  Maryland,  and  their  son,  Nicholas,  wedded  Rebecca 
Davis  Coomes.  She  was  descended  from  William  Richardson,  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  of  military  affairs  for  the  defense 
of  the  colony.  He  was  also  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  not 
only  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.  From  1654  until  1659  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  from  1654  until  1657  and  was  captain  of  militia  in  1655,  while  later  he 
held  the  rank  of  major.  He  was  likewise  high  sheriff  of  the  county  in  1654-5, 
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. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Mount  Pleasant,  Maryland,  Jesse  L.  Boogher  ac- 
quired his  education,  continuing  his  studies  there  from  1838  until  1847.  He 
began  his  business  career  as  a  clerk  in  a  store  of  Frederick,  Maryland,  where  he 
remained    until    1851-2.      The   following  year  was   spent   at   Duffields,   Jefferson 


JESSE  L.   BOOGHER 


444  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

county,  Virginia,  and  in  1854  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  secured  a  clerkship. 
Ambitious  to  advance,  he  embraced  every  opportunity  that  gave  him  a  broader 
outlook  and  subsequently  became  a  salesman  for  Pomeroy,  Benton  &  Company, 
continuing  in  that  capacity  until  1858,  when  he  won  substantial  recognition  for 
his  superior  business  qualifications  by  being  admitted  to  a  partnership.  He  con- 
tinued in  that  line  four  years,  but  withdrew  in  1862,  and  from  1863  until  1877 
was  a  partner  in  the  tirm  of  Henry  Bell  &  Son.  In  1878  he  joined  J.  H.  Wear 
in  organizing  the  firm  of  Wear,  Boogher  &  Company  and  on  the  incorporation 
of  the  business,  under  the  name  of  the  Wear-Boogher  Dry  Goods  Company,  he 
became  the  vice  president.  Eventually  he  became  president  of  the  company  and 
in  a  position  of  executive  control  and  administrative  direction  he  displayed  superior 
business  qualifications  that  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  the  upbuilding 
of  the  business.  On  the  1st  of  January,  1898,  he  became  president  of  the  Boogher, 
Force  &  Goodbar  Hat  Company.  He  was  a  man  of  marked  business  enterprise, 
carrying  to  successful  completion  whatever  he  undertook.  He  carefully  sys- 
tematized his  business  interests  so  that  there  was  no  needless  expenditure  of 
time  or  energy  and  throughout  his  connection  with  the  commercial  interests  of 
St.  Louis  sustained  an  unassailable  reputation  for  business  probity- 
While  it  is  urged  with  some  truth  that  successful  business  men  claim  to 
have  no  time  for  active  participation  in  religious  or  benevolent  tvork,  Jesse  L. 
Boogher  was  a  notable  exception  to  this  rule.  Few  men  have  realized  more  fully 
the  responsibility  of  wealth  or  have  so  adequately  met  their  obligations  in  this 
connection.  His  good  work  was  not  done  from  a  sense  of  duty  but  because  il 
was  a  genuine  pleasure  for  him  to  assist  his  fellowmen  and  for  over  thirty  years, 
or  until  the  time  of  his  death,  he  was  the  president  of  the  Methodist  Orphans' 
Association.  His  labors  in  this  connection  were  perhaps  his  greatest  work  and 
the  institution  was  largely  upbuilded  under  his  supervision.  He  was  a  member 
of  St.  John's  Methodist  Episcopal  church  south  and  his  entire  life  was  in  harmony 
with  his  professions.  He  was  charitable  in  his  opinions,  believed  in  doing  good 
to  all  men  and  his  own  life  was  an  example  of  consecrated  labor  and  of  substan- 
tial interest  in  his  fellow-travelers  on  life's  journey.  Socially  he  was  connected 
with  the  Mercantile  Club  and  its  members  gave  him  an  honored  place  in  its 
ranks.  H  was  a  man  of  the  highest  and  purest  character,  genial  in  disposition, 
unobtrusive  and  unassuming  and  yet  possessing  ability  that  placed  him  promi- 
nently in  church  circles  while  his  broad  humanitarianism  gained  him  distinction 
as  a  philanthropist. 

Jesse  L.  Boogher  was  the  father  of  four  children:  Sarah  Alberta,  who 
became  the  wife  of  Glen  Clark  Hill  and  by  him  had  three  children:  Glen  Hill, 
Jesse  Boogher  Hill  and  Boyd  Hill ;  Dr.  Jesse  Leland  Boogher,  whose  sketch  ap- 
pears on  another  page  of  this  work;  Howard  Boogher,  also  mentioned  at  length 
on  another  page ;  Walter  Boogher,  whose  death  occurred  August  12,  1895. 


F.  C.  RAND. 


Among  the  young  men  of  pronounced  business  ability  in  St.  Louis,  F.  C. 
Rand  is  noted.  Through  gradual  promotions  he  has  worked  his  way  upward  to 
the  second  vice-presidencv  of  the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand  Shoe  Company,  the 
second  largest  shoe  house  in  St.  Louis,  which  constitutes  one  of  the  most  import- 
ant commercial  industries  here.  A  native  of  Marshall  county.  Mississippi,  he  was 
born  February  25,  1876,  his  parents  being  H.  O.  and  Ada  (Norfleet)  Rand.  In 
the  acquirement  of  his  education  he  attended  a  preparatory  school  at  Bell  Buckle, 
Tennessee,  and  afterward  matriculated  in  the  Vanderbilt  L'niversity,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1898.  Immediately  coming  to  this  citv  he  joined 
the  Roberts,  Johnson  &  Rand  Shoe  Company  in  a  position  of  little  importance, 
but  he  resolved  that  advancement  should  be  secured  if  he  could  win  it  bv  close 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  445 

application  and  thorough  mastery  of  the  tasks  assigned  him,  and  gradually  he  has 
worked  his  wav  upward  until  his  election  to  the  second  vice-presidency  places  him 
in  a  position  of  responsibility,  giving  him  considerable  executive  control.  This 
house,  the  second  largest  in  St.  Louis,  gives  employment  to  five  thousand  people. 
Just  and  equitable  relations  have  always  been  maintained  with  the  employes  and 
the  trade  relations  of  the  house  are  of  an  unassailable  character,  as  the  methods 
instituted  and  followed  have  always  been  in  strict  accord  with  a  high  standard  of 
commercial  ethics. 

i\Ir.  Rand  was  marred  in  1904  to  Miss  Nettie  Hale,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Philip  Hale,  and  they  have  two  sons  and  a  daughter.  The  family  attends 
St.  John's  Methodist  church  and  Mr.  Rand  gives  his  political  support  to  the 
democracy.  He  belongs  to  the  Delta  Kappa  Epsilon,  a  college  fraternity,  and  to 
the  Glen  Echo,  St.  Louis  and  Mercantile  Clubs.  While  he  has  not  yet  reached 
the  prime  of  life,  he  has  attained  a  position  in  business  circles  that  many  an  older 
man  might  well  envy,  and,  working  along  progressive  lines,  he  is  certainly  des- 
tined for  still  larger  usefulness  and  greater  successes. 


ERNEST  H.  HOHENGARTEN. 

Ernest  H.  Hohengarten,  conducting  a  bakery  business  which  he  established 
in  1893  and  which  has  had  a  continuously  successful  existence  of  sixteen  years, 
was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  in  1870,  a  son  of  C.  H.  and  Caroline  (Johan- 
ningmeyer)  Hohengarten.  The  father  is  now  retired  and  resides  in  St.  Louis. 
In  the  family  were  four  sons,  namely:  F.  H..  manager  of  the  St.  Louis  Home 
Bakery  Company ;  A.  C.  and  J.  H.,  both  of  whom  carry  on  an  extensive  bakery 
business  in  this  city  ;  and  Ernest  H.,  of  this  review. 

The  last  named  attended  the  public  schools  of  Westphalia  and  afterward 
continued  his  education  under  private  instruction  in  St.  Louis.  He  came  to  this 
country  in  1886,  when  a  youth  of  sixteen  years,  the  family  home  being  established 
in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  remained.  Here  he  entered  the  business  of  his 
uncle,  Mr.  Johanningmeyer,  who  was  conducting  an  extensive  bakery.  L'nder  his 
direction,  Ernest  H.  Hohengarten  thoroughlv  mastered  the  business  and  remained 
with  his  uncle  until  he  became  associated  with  C.  A.  Eickert  of  Belleville,  Illinois. 
That  connection  was  continued  until  1893,  when  Mr.  Hohengarten  employed  the 
capital  which  he  had  saved  from  his  earnings  in  the  establishment  of  a  bakery  on 
his  own  account,  and  is  now  conducting  a  good  enterprise  along  profitable  lines. 

Mr.  Hohengarten  was  married,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Clara  Gisler.  a  daughter 
of  August  Gisler,  who  carried  on  a  large  bakerv  business  here,  but  is  now  retired. 
i\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Hohengarten  have  an  infant  daughter,  Ernestine.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  jNIaster  Bakers'  Association,  of  which  he  served  as  president  four  years.  He  is 
very  fond  of  automobiling,  which  constitutes  his  chief  source  of  recreation,  bring- 
ing him  needed  rest  from  the  onerous  demands  of  his  business.  As  the  years 
have  gone  on  he  has  worked  diligentlv  and  persistently  to  achieve  success,  and 
when  one  avenue  of  activitv  seemed  closed  he  wrought  out  a  new  path  leading  to 
prosperity. 


GEORGE  T.  MEYER. 


George  T.  Meyer,  who  since  1903  has  been  engaged  in  the  plumbing  business 
at  No.  2603  Chouteau  avenue,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  September.  1874.  His 
parents  were  Christopher  and  Katherine  (Shoemacher')  ]\Ieyer.  The  family  is  of 
German  lineage,  but  the  father  emigrated  to  America  in  1858  and  during  his  life- 
time conducted  a  saloon.     He  passed  away  in  St.  Louis  in  18S4,  while  his  widow 


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ST.  LOUIS.  THE  FOURTH   CITY. 


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aifeaest:  in  ^  laajaasa.  and  oafer  cEie  tirm.  srrle  q£  Gesege  T.  Merer  &  Brodier 
thty  ai^  etun&uUiBg  a  ^ood  trade.  Btock  aire  especienesd  pfioB^becs  and  expert 
wcx&iiii^  ni  thdis-^i^  aad  t&eg- ankajaabe  and  psactical  knonle^ie  of  thehnsness 
eoQ&iJes  tfeera  to  esKs^&f  Siesk  the  hinEs  of  Aoee  »  dseo-  oa^ov-. 

Mr.  Ji^rer  hrfiM^ia  Ae  JJaatmc  faaftoinitf  and  ^w^  te  pt^kal  aHegiance 
t;E>  t^  eegufi&ua  pac^.  He  e  land  fd  ^mth^  aad  ^nog;  and  m  that  war  finds 
Ms  dhkff  lecEeatsEs.  He^artdr  sifemtod  h  lis  hoiBe  Ste  he  was  naorried' in  St 
Ijsms  toSifesMaEiellaag^cBs^ie^dieif  Dec3enlm^^i9Da  Her  iitdierwas  FtiDtp 
\E22g.  w^  owiaed  and  cgBtfrnrted  a  gEocenr  s^iwe  sbS.  sskxxs.  ySr.  and  Mrs. 
it^rer  Bare  Eteo  tfengfiEEcs :  CadKxase  and  Sophia.  wtii>  are  attsn-dimj  tfie  pttfilM: 
sdfoc'L  iCr.  Meyer  owns  amii  €jGo^nes  a  Sat  WJift««  ^t  Xo-  34^  Eads  street,  aaikl 
ciffis  scnnrnzre.  as  weS!  as  Ms  BnasiBBess.  k  the  Tisiftlle  evidence  o€  his  lite  ot  well 
tfirected  cfrrtEC  amj  aaeeEpEBse. 


COUOXEL  AXDSEW  J.  LJXDSAY. 

C0LC1XQ.  ."ijsdrew  J.  lis&aj,  deceased,  w^  ene  wha  stood  ^  a  trpccal  ggore 
of  Ae  puila^es^me  and  zttiactiTe  old  sob^b.  Wig  ndEtarr  tcaBsrag  was  also  eri- 
4aiL  sesa&BBg:  iamm  a  West^  l^iint  edscaiian.  and  Scam  espesiagce  ia  two  wars 
as  w^  as  on  fen^ikr  servieEi  He  had  E^^nre  to  cnhicaie  dioEe  graces  c^  char- 
scHsr  astf  en>  xEfi^n  dot  inSviSral  ^mmaaeasx  which  nnde  asgotialion  w^h  fann 
~e3:=  b«:(ii  e<^:aBasn  nod  ^evatien  and  he  fives  as  the  — wmm.*  aS  l^  associates 
^i:;cr~_=£c  "jTsBc  the  &^e]>  oi.  a.  gEaoEins  pessence  and  chasinr^  csKfiaEtr.  He  was 
-•  ~~  ~  '  '~~'  -i  AMmtWia  aa  1822  and  Us  file  Eecond  ewettal  a  period  oi 
^^  ~ '    c.^lvuiliiig  to  d^  3i  of  Jn^  i%6v  when  he  passed  aw^  in 

-'  ;~'zs»fcvi^  wete  eacSf  lesados^  o£  \uiginB.  '^'tttW^g  diese  in 

-':"'!-  :~rEv  G^  the  CIhmmI^'  is  y^^MMl  thtun^h  '""^'t*  '■tfni   Eeoocds  to 

i-r   ~:~ : :t  1       '  :^e  v'^i t'VHi&  ceatnET,  and  -—njig  its  moAexs  who  had 

in^^TT'^'i.  m  ri '    !-■'"  ^        -  -    "  "inHBDEnfe  hi^touc  oceans  were  Iime"  AhTnwwwrii  XiBcx— 
53-7-  ii:e  rrcrrli  Ei-  fi'id.  who  was  s^naamed  t&e  T^er  Sail:  &■  Alex- 

snifer  Lisfsij.  w^lii;    ■.  i  --irdiralaaB  to  Kiag  Ja^KS  H;  Sr  Dnvid  Lnd- 

53y.  rfae  Sccttis&;  poec  r  .  -  .  taander  Laad^zv,  the  SEKfh  eail  ai  Bakaives 

ir^d  twenry-rfrrpj  esri  c ;  Trio  was  afeo  a  wftjl  in  Ae  Btfti^  ai^vr. 

T":e  :  irt£j  cfstory  &as  r    ■     :  -  -  -'its  nnjtaHe  HanKS  in  Ae  new  wfxrld.  ior 

isz  :-^  ±e  siacesrors  €Tf  -  _  -  -   -  -_;  5?ie  of  tise  A^aaSic  was  Cotend  Wil- 

ijsni  I  j'nItaLy,  w&D  ser7r  1         -    -     -  _  -  _     _   .-.  ^  --._-_-^  --_^   f^-lr-  -'-■i  Revrj- 


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A.  T.  IJXDSAY 


448  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

service  and  at  the  outbreak  of  the  war  with  [Mexico  received  the  president's  com- 
mission making  him  heutenant  of  a  company  of  mounted  riflemen,  which  organi- 
zation subsequently  became  part  of  the  present  First  United  States  Cavalry.  He 
was  later  promoted  to  the  captaincy  and  not  only  served  through  the  Mexican 
war  but  was  also  for  some  years  on  active  military  duty  on  the  Texas  frontier. 
He  likewise  saw  service  in  Oregon,  being  one  of  the  youngest  officers  in  com- 
mand of  the  troops  sent  to  the  northwest  when  the  boundary  line  controversy 
between  the  United  States  and  Great  Britain  threatened  to  involve  the  two  coun- 
tries in  war.  His  military  training  in  the  army  led  to  his  active  connection  with 
the  regular  troops  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war. 

Being  a  southern  man  by  birth  and  training  and  his  sympathy  with  his 
kinsmen  of  the  south,  he  resigned  his  commission  in  the  United  States  army  at 
the  time  of  the  inauguration  of  hostilities  and  offered  his  services  to  the  Con- 
federacy. He  was  then  given  a  major's  commission  and  was  later  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  colonel  of  a  Virginia  Cavalry  Regiment.  Later  another  promotion 
followed  whereby  he  was  made  chief  of  ordnance,  serving  in  that  capacity  in 
Louisiana  and  Texas  until  the  close  of  the  war.  He  saw  much  active  duty  and 
manifested  the  same  bravery  and  loyalty  to  the  cause  which  he  espoused  that  he 
had  displayed  when  he  did  frontier  duty  in  the  south  and  west. 

When  the  war  was  over  Colonel  Lindsay  established  his  home  in  St.  Louis 
and  continued  a  resident  of  this  city  until  called  to  his  final  rest.  Here  he  lived 
in  the  enjoyment  of  an  ample  fortune  and  the  social  amenities  agreeable  to  his 
sunny  nature.  He  was  a  man  of  most  cultured  and  polished  manner,  of  sincere 
and  unfailing  courtesy  and  his  associates  spoke  of  him  as  a  most  gracious  and 
agreeable  host  having  the  faculty  of  placing  his  guests  at  once  at  ease.  Those 
who  knew  him  entertained  for  him  the  warmest  friendship  and  regard  and  those 
who  knew  him  while  he  was  still  an  active  factor  in  the  aiifairs  of  life  cherish 
his  memory. 

In  i860  Colonel  Lindsay  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Jane  Delaney,  a 
daughter  of  Dr.  Dennis  Delaney,  a  native  of  Maryland,  who  came  to  St.  Louis 
in  early  life  and  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  here,  being  widely  recog- 
nized as  an  able  and  eminent  physician  and  a  great  friend  of  Dr.  Polk.  Dr.  De- 
laney was  married  in  this  city  in  1830  to  Miss  Octavia  Mullanphy,  a  daughter 
of  John  Mulianphy,  one  of  the  founders  of  St.  Louis  and  one  of  the  distinguished 
business  men  and  philanthropists  of  the  city.  He  gave  a  block  of  ground  at 
Fourth  street  near  Spruce  for  a  charitv  hospital  and  brought  the  first  sisters  of 
the  Catholic  church  to  this  city  from  Emmettsburg,  Maryland,  in  1825,  to  take 
charge  of  the  hospital,  which  was  the  first  institution  of  this  character  in  St. 
Louis.  He  also  gave  the  stone  for  the  building  of  the  old  cathedral  at  the  corner 
of  Third  and  Main  streets.  His  name  is  inseparably  interwoven  with  the  history 
of  St.  Louis  and  is  honored  by  all  for  what  he  did  for  the  worthy  poor.  Unto 
Mr.  and  J\Irs.  Lindsay  were  born  nine  children ;  Martha  Newton,  who  became 
the  wife  of  Henry  Von  Phul  Taylor,  and  was  the  mother  of  Jane  DeChantal, 
Maria  Von  Phul,  Bryan  Mullanphy  and  Martha  Newton ;  John  Delaney ;  Henry 
S. :  Marion ;  Catherine  Graham,  who  married  James  Franciscus,  and  is  the  mother 
of  Catherine  Graham,  J.  Lindsay.  Marian,  Jane,  James,  and  John  Dennis ;  Mary 
Alice ;  'William  Richard ;  Bryan  Mullanphy,  and  Andrew  Jackson.  Only  three  of 
the  number  are  now  living:  Mrs.  Franciscus;  Marion,  who  resides  abroad;  and 
A.  J.,  of  St.  Louis.  The  last  named  was  born  January  i,  1881,  in  this  city  and 
was  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  LTniversitv  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree 
in  1901.  He  passed  from  civil  to  military  life  through  an  appointment  to  a  sec- 
ond lieutenancy  in  the  LTnited  States  Infantry,  March  15,  1902,  and  was  assigned 
to  the  Twenty  First  Regiment.  His  first  prolonged  period  of  service  was  at  old 
Fort  Yates,  in  North  Dakota,  the  seat  of  the  late  Sitting  Bull's  uprisings — the 
Standing  Rock  Sioux  Indian  Reservation.  Fle  was  next  stationed  for  a  year  in 
Fort  Snelling,  at  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  and  from  there  was  transferred  with  his 
regiment  to  the  Philippine  Islands,  where  his  stav  was  divided  between  the  sta- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  449  , 

tions  of  Talt,  on  the  east  coast  of  Samar,  and  the  United  States  quartermaster's 
department  at  Manila.  Returning  to  the  United  States  in  October,  1906,  he 
served  for  six  months  at  Fort  Logan,  Colorado,  but  grew  tired  of  the  inactivity 
of  service  in  this  country  as  compared  to  the  Orient  and  resigned.  Following  his 
resignation,  which  took  effect  j\Iay  20,  1907,  he  took  a  position  in  the  Huttig  Sash 
&  Door  Company  as  the  beginning  of  his  business  career.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
Army  and  Navy  Club,  of  Manila,  and  of  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  the  Racquet 
Club. 

In  his  political  views  Colonel  A.  J.  Lindsay  was  originally  a  whig  and  after- 
ward became  a  democrat.  He  was  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church,  to 
which  all  of  the  family  belong.  For  an  extended  period  he  was  a  familiar  figure 
in  those  circles  of  St.  Louis  and  is  remembered  still  as  a  gentleman  of  the  old 
southern  school — a  high  type  of  American  manhood  and  chivalry. 


JAMES  EDWIN  GATEWOOD. 

As  a  trade  journalist  whose  work  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century  has 
borne  the  impress  of  an  analytical  mind  thoroughly  versed  in  economics,  finance 
and  law  in  all  of  their  many-sided  relations  to  the  industries,  James  E.  Gatewood 
is  a  worthy  and  honored  representative  of  his  calling.  Much  of  his  versatility 
as  a  writer  and  newspaper  man  of  strong  parts  is  a  family  heritage,  so  to  speak ; 
but  native  ability  alone  has  been,  after  all,  only  one  of  the  forces  in  shaping  and 
determining  the  usefulness  of  his  career.  The  environments  of  his  earlier  man- 
hood years,  prodigious  industry  and  a  wide  range  of  study  have  had  no  small 
part  in  pointing  his  course  in  life  and  equipping  him  for  its  struggles. 

Mr.  Gatewood  was  born  in  Bowling  Green,  Pike  county,  Missouri,  August  16, 
1857,  the  son  of  James  Minor  and  J\Ialinda  (Hardin)  Gatewood.  His  parents 
were  natives  of  Kentucky,  and  his  father  was  a  representative  in  the  Missouri 
legislature  and  prominent  in  state  politics  before  and  at  the  outset  of  the  Civil 
war.  When  of  suitable  age  he  was  sent  to  the  public  schools,  where  he  received 
his  education.  After  graduating  he  taught  school  for  some  three  years — his  first 
term  as  a  teacher  before  he  had  reached  his  majority.  Meanwhile,  while  perform- 
ing the  duties  of  a  schoolmaster,  he  was  also  reading  law  and  writing  on  various 
subjects  for  the  newspaper  press. 

After  abandoning  teaching  he  entered  the  law  ofifices  of  his  brother,  William  W. 
Gatewood,  in  order  to  study  law  to  better  advantage,  and  later  studied  under  his 
uncle,  the  late  ex-State  Senator  William  L.  Gatewood,  of  Montgomery  City,  Mis- 
souri. During  much  of  this  time  he  took  an  active  part  in  preparing  cases  for 
trial  and  assisting  in  court,  although  not  formallv  admitted  to  the  bar.  His  prefer- 
ence inclined  to  newspaper  work,  however,  the  more  so  because  that  line  of 
activity  contained  the  promise  of  more  immediate  and  larger  pecuniar)^  returns 
than  the  business  of  a  young  country  lawyer. 

The  opportunity  to  become  more  closely  identified  with  newspaper  work  came 
when,  through  the  political  influence  of  some  of  his  friends,  Mr.  Gatewood  was 
appointed  to  a  committee  clerkship  in  the  Missouri  legislature.  As  only  a  limited 
part  of  his  time  was  required  to  attend  to  his  duties  as  a  clerk  and  draft  bills 
for  members  of  the  legislature  who  were  insufificiently  equipped  to  prepare  them 
themselves,  he  established  connections  with  a  number  of  the  country  newspapers 
as  their  Jefferson  City  correspondent.  W^hen  the  legislature  adjourned.  Mr.  Gate- 
wood  went  to  Washington,  D.  C.,  as  a  regular  accredited  correspondent  of  one 
of  the  prominent  Missouri  dailies,  and  after  several  months'  residence  in  ^^'ash- 
ington  was  appointed  clerk  of  the  banking  and  currency  committee  of  the  house 
of  representatives,  of  which  Judge  Alexander  H.  Buckner,  of  IMexico,  Missouri, 
was  then  chairman.  He  resigned  this  position  upon  adjournment  of  congress,  in 
June,  1880,  and  returned  to  Missouri,  where  he  thought  the  opportunities  for  ad- 

20— VOL.    III. 


450  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

vancement  were  greater  in  all  respects.  For  a  time  he  was  a  partner  with  his 
brother  William  in  the  latter's  law  business  at  Warrensburg,  jMissouri,  and  took  a 
more  or  less  active  part  in  the  local  politics  of  Johnson  county. 

In  1882  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  his  services  to  the  Journal  of 
Commerce  Company,  trade  paper  publishers,  as  an  editorial  writer.  In  the  course 
of  two  or  three  years  he  acquired  a  financial  interest  in  the  company  and  was 
made  its  treasurer,  a  position  he  has  held  ever  since.  For  some  twenty  years  the 
Journal  of  Commerce  Company  published  the  Age  of  Steel,  of  which  Mr.  Gate- 
wood  was  the  associate  editor ;  but  in  1902  that  publication  was  sold  and  the  en- 
tire attention  of  the  publishers  centered  upon  the  St.  Louis  Lumberman,  now  in 
its  twentieth  year,  and  of  which  Mr.  Gatewood  has  been  the  associate  editor  since 
its  founding. 

On  August  14,  1889,  he  entered  into  wedlock  in  St.  Louis  with  Miss  Lillian 
Sinclair.  They  have  two  daughters,  Alice  and  Jean  Morrison.  Mr.  Gatewood  re- 
sides at  5206  McPherson  avenue  and  is  associated  with  a  number  of  clubs  and 
societies,  among  which  are  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club,  the  Concatenated  Order 
of  Hoo-Hoo,  the  Lumbermen's  Club  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  Trade  Press  Associa- 
tion, of  which  he  is  one  of  the  directors. 


WILLIAM  F.  NIEDRINGHAUS. 

When  one  pauses  to  consider  what  is  being  done  in  the  manufacturing  world 
a  feeling  of  wonder  and  admiration  cannot  but  follow.  The  truths  of  science 
and  the  skill  of  the  mechanic  are  employed  by  the  man  of  initiative  spirit  who 
sees  the  possibilities  of  combining  the  two  into  new  elements,  producing  some- 
thing better  than  the  world  has  hitherto  had.  Such  was  the  work  of  William  F. 
Niedringhaus  in  the  business  world  and  he  occupied  a  most  conspicuous  and  nota- 
ble position  in  business  circles  as  the  result  of  his  development  of  an  enterprise 
that  has  nov/  grown  to  world-wide  proportions. 

Mr.  Niedringhaus  was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  and  his  early  business 
education  was  in  the  line  of  the  manufacture  of  tinware.  The  great  work  of  his 
life,  however,  in  a  business  way,  was  in  connection  with  the  steel  and  enameling 
interests.  He  was  the  first  man  to  introduce  into  this  country  enameling  on  sheet 
iron  and  became  the  founder  of  an  industry  which  is  today  an  important  source 
of  revenue  in  the  business  of  the  country.  In  conjunction  with  his  brother,  F.  G., 
he  established  the  old  St.  Louis  Stamping  Company  in  St.  Louis  and  was  the 
first  to  produce  in  a  practical  way  in  the  United  States  the  manufacture  of  tin 
plate.  Owing  to  the  growth  of  this  department  in  conj miction  with  the  enamel- 
ing interests,  and  realizing  that  better  opportunities  for  manufacturing  interests 
might  be  developed  outside  the  corporate  limits  of  St.  Louis  he  and  his  brother 
Fred  G.  founded  and  built  the  town  of  Granite  City,  Illinois,  laying  it  out  upon 
the  most  modern  lines  of  town  building  and  providing  it  with  all  the  advantages 
known  in  cities  of  large  proportions  and  of  long  time  growth.  The  various  plants 
under  his  control  were  built  in  Granite  City  on  a  much  larger  scale  so  that  at  the 
time  of  his  death  these  companies,  under  the  name  of  the  National  Enameling  & 
Stamping  Company,  employed  upwards  of  four  thousand  people.  Other  interests 
were  organized  there  under  his  leadership  and  carried  forward  to  success  under 
his  control.  He  was  the  director  general  of  the  National  Enameling  &  Stamp- 
ing Company;  also  president  of  the  Granite  City  Gas  Light  Company,  director 
in  the  Granite  City  National  Bank  and  the  Granite  City  Realtv  Company.  He 
had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  the  gradual  growth  of  the  city  which  he  founded  to 
hold  a  population  of  twelve  thousand  people  with  churches,  public  schools  and  a 
hospital. 

Mr.  Niedringhaus  seemed  to  possess  almost  intuitive  perception  concerning 
opportunities  nor  did  he  wait  for  mere  favoring  chances  to  institute  his  business 


W.  F.  NIEDRIXGHAUS 


452  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

concerns,  but  carried  them  forward  to  prosperity  through  the  weight  and  force 
of  his  own  character  and  abilit}'.  He  had  the  faculty  of  drawing  to  him  a  corps 
of  assistants  whose  energy  and  business  discrimination  proved  a  valued  supple- 
ment to  his  own.  He  did  not  limit  his  activities  to  material  interests,  his  labors 
reaching  out  in  large  benefits  to  his  fellowmen.  He  was  an  active  member  and 
one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Lindell  Avenue  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Per- 
haps the  death  of  no  business  man  of  St.  Louis  has  caused  more  uniform  regret 
than  that  of  William  E.  Niedringhaus.  When  he  passed  away  the  following  well 
known  tribute  to  his  character  was  written :  "It  is  good  to  stop  now  and  again 
in  the  midst  of  the  stress  and  hurry  and  turmoil  that  go  to  make  up  life  as  we 
live  it  and  consider  the  character  of  one  who  has  quit  the  scene,  to  estimate  his 
plan  of  life  and  to  draw  from  it  more  clearly  than  we  possibly  could  from  mere 
theories  a  conclusion  as  to  what  makes  this  life  of  ours  worth  the  living.  The 
passing  of  William  E.  Niedringhaus  gives  those  who  have  known  him  such  a 
pause,  and  we  who  step  aside  from  the  quick  march  of  our  daily  duties  to 
do  honor  to  his  memory  will  at  the  same  time  pay  tribute  to  a  life  whose  theory 
and  practice  went  hand  in  hand.  This  theory  of  life  was  the  simple  but  difificult 
one  that  duty  to  God,  neighbor  and  self  are  one  and  the  same,  and  the  record 
of  his  long  and  busy  years  shows  not  only  the  discharge  in  full  of  that  duty,  but 
a  force  and  serenity  that  could  come  only  from  a  nature  as  gentle  as  it  was 
strong,  joined  to  a  conscience  as  sensitive  as  it  was  tireless.  The  community 
knows,  in  part,  of  his  public  spirit,  his  liberality  where  any  measures  for  the 
public  good  were  concerned,  his  readiness  to  aid  in  every  way  whatever  would 
advance  the  public  welfare. 

All  who  were  associated  with  him  in  business  or  financial  matters  recog- 
nized his  absolute  integrity  as  well  as  his  fairness  and  liberality  in  judging  the 
other  side  than  his  own  of  the  question  under  consideration.  The  army  of  men 
employed  in  his  many  manufacturing  interests  looked  on  him  not  as  a  moneyed 
antagonist,  but  as  a  fair-minded  judge  of  their  interests  as  well  as  of  his  own; 
and  their  wives  and  children  knew  him  as  a  benefactor  and  steadfast  friend. 

But  no  person  knew  the  sum  of  his  charities,  the  whole  count  of  his  good 
deeds.  To  churches  of  all  denominations  he  was  an  open-handed  giver.  Any 
congregation  that  wished  to  establish  itself  in  Granite  City  had  but  to  ask,  and 
not  only  was  a  site  given,  but  a  contribution  sent  to  the  building  fund.  The  Nie- 
dringhaus Memorial  was  a  monument  to  a  dead  son,  a  practical  help  to  the  living 
in  remembrance  of  the  dead ;  a  hospital,  with  its  equipment  and  maintenance,  an- 
other of  his  ofiferings  to  those  whom  he  considered  as  his  charges.  And  these 
were  only  a  small  part  of  his  good  works.  A  full  list  will  never  be  written,  for, 
except  by  accident,  not  even  to  those  nearest  to  him  did  he  acknowledge  the 
full  count. 

His  duty  to  his  neighbor  was  his  practical  religion,  as  his  duty  to  God  was  his 
ethical  religion ;  both  sweet  to  him  because  they  were  duties.  His  was  the  sym- 
pathy of  real  wisdom,  the  gentleness  of  true  force,  the  full  value  of  a  life  well 
lived  from  dav  to  dav." 


JOHN   R.   TOWLER. 

There  would  be  added  encouragement  and  incentive  if  the  individual  could 
but  know  at  the  outset  of  his  career  that  he  would  eventually  win  success,  but 
the  veil  of  the  future  is  never  withdrawn  and  the  individual  must  perform  his 
duties  day  by  day,  no  matter  how  arduous  and  difficult,  encouraged  only  by  the 
hope  that  his  laborious  efforts  may  at  length  bring  him  to  the  goal  of  prosperity. 
John  R.  Towler  did  not  face  the  dire  poverty  from  which  some  men  have  been 
forced  to  work  upward.  He  nevertheless  started  out  in  a  much  more  humble 
capacity  than  that  which  he  today  occupies  as  the  secretary  and  general  manager, 
since    1905,   of  the   Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney   Dry   Goods   Company,   and   he 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  453 

early  realized  that  in  commercial  circles,  as  in  other  lines,  only  genuine  merit  wins. 
Wliile  at  times  success  seems  to  crown  the  efforts  of  those  whose  methods  are 
questionable,  it  follows  almost  invariably  that  the  unreliability  of  the  individual 
becomes  known  and  is  followed  by  public  condemnation,  while  on  the  contrary 
genuine  worth  eventually  wins  recognition  and  the  rewards  of  success  follow  as  a 
logical  sequence.  , 

John  R.  Towler  is  descended  from  English  ancestry,  although  the  family  has 
been  represented  in  America  for  more  than  two  centuries,  a  settlement  being  made 
in  Virginia  in  the  early  period  of  the  colonization  of  the  new  world.  The  great- 
grandfather of  Mr.  Towler,  emigrating  westward  from  the  Old  Dominion,  became 
a  resident  of  Ohio  in  1800.  The  parents  of  our  subject  were  Rev.  Thomas  and 
Mercy  (Adams)  Towler,  the  latter  also  a  member  of  one  of  the  pioneer  families 
of  the  Western  Reserve,  and  likewise  of  English  lineage. 

John  R.  Towler  was  born  in  Brecksville,  Ohio,  in  March,  1866,  and  after  he 
had  received  the  usual  high  school  education  he  entered  Olivet  College,  of  Michi- 
gan. He  has  been  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business  since  1882,  and  for  ten 
years  was  associated  with  one  of  the  most  important  mercantile  houses  of  New 
York  city,  that  of  James  McCreery  &  Company,  which  he  represented  as  city 
salesman  and  traveling  salesman.  For  four  years  he  was  also  associated  with 
Cheney  Brothers,  of  New  York  and  South  Manchester,  Connecticut.  He  fre- 
quently visited  St.  Louis  in  a  business  way  for  fifteen  years  prior  to  becoming  a 
member  of  the  present  firm.  In  1905,  however,  he  became  secretary  and  general 
manager  of  the  Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney  Dry  Goods  Company,  and  has  since 
spent  a  large  part  of  his  time  in  Europe  and  New  York  in  the  interests  of  his 
house.  This  is  today  the  leading  mercantile  establishment  of  St.  Louis,  carrying 
an  extensive  and  well-selected  line  of  goods,  embracing  everything  of  beauty  and 
utility  usually  found  in  an  establishment  of  this  character.  Mr.  Towler  believes 
in  constant  progress  and  regards  no  position  as  final,  but  thinks  of  it  rather  as  a 
stepping  stone  on  which  he  can  mount  to  something  higher.  The  field  of  business 
is  limitless  and  he  regards  a  part  of  his  fruits  as  legitimately  his  own  if  he  can 
secure  them  through  methods  that  neither  seek  nor  require  disguise. 

In  1907  Mr.  Towler  wedded  Mrs.  Annie  McLean  Moores,  a  daughter  of 
Judge  William  Pinckney  and  Margaret  (Batte)  McLean,  of  Fort  Worth,  Texas, 
who  was  formerly  congressman  as  well  as  jurist  in  his  district.  Mrs.  Towler 
was  a  member  of  the  board  of  lady  managers  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposi- 
tion, and  is  the  president  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Mount  Pleasant,  Texas. 
She  occupies  a  prominent  position  in  social  circles  here  and  her  graces  of  char- 
acter well  qualify  her  for  the  leadership  which  is  accorded  her.  Besides  belonging 
to  several  St.  Louis  organizations,  Mr.  Towler  is  a  member  of  the  New  York 
Athletic  Club,  of  the  Republican  Club  of  the  city  of  New  York,  and  of  the  Mer- 
chants' Central  Club,  of  New  York  city.  He  brought  to  his  western  business  con- 
nection the  same  spirit  and  methods  which  he  pursued  in  the  east,  where  one  is 
in  comparatively  close  contact  with  the  centers  of  production  of  the  old  world. 
He  has  made  his  establishment  a  representative  one  of  this  character  in  the  west, 
the  Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney  Dry  Goods  Company  largely  setting  the  stand- 
ard for  mercantile  activities  in  St.  Louis. 


ALEXANDER   FLEMING. 

Alexander  Fleming,  who  stands  in  high  repute  as  one  of  the  largest  stone 
contractors  in  the  city,  is  a  native  of  Scotland,  having  been  born  there  December 
17.  1855.  He  holds  a  unique  place  among  the  contractors  here,  devoting  his 
business  principally  to  the  finer  class  of  finishing  stone,  mason  and  concrete 
work.  In  the  common  schools  of  his  native  land  he  received  his  education  and, 
having  completed  his  studies,  repaired  to  Newport  parish,  near  Dundee,  where 


454  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

he  learned  his  trade  and  was  acknowledged  as  a  skilled  and  careful  stone  worker. 
After  following  his  craft  at  Edinburgh  for  some  time  he  emigrated  to  America 
in  1877,  locating  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  where  he  was  engaged  as  a  stone 
mason  for  a  period  of  two  years  and  then  went  to  Denver.  In  1892  he  returned 
to  St.  Louis  and  for  two  years,  or  thereabouts,  worked  as  a  journeyman. 

Being  adroit  at  his  occupation  he  soon  gained  a  wide  reputation  for  skill 
and  neatness  and,  becoming  confident  of  his  ability  to  engage  in  business  for 
himself,  he  undertook  to  assume  contracts  for  stone  work,  which  class  of  work 
he  followed  exclusively  for  a  number  of  years.  In  the  construction  of  orna- 
mental and  artistic  stone  work  Mr.  Fleming  became  widely  known  and  finally 
decided  to  enlarge  the  scope  of  his  business  by  adding  general  masonry,  since  which 
time  the  volume  of  business  has  so  increased  as  to  give  him  more  work  than  he 
can  conveniently  handle.  Many  elegant  residences  and  apartment  houses  in 
various  portions  of  the  city  bear  witness  to  his  high-class  artisanship,  among 
which  are  the  Vrooman  apartment  building,  the  residence  of  George  Barten,  in 
South  St.  Louis,  and  a  number  of  buildings  for  Claude  Vrooman  on  Maple, 
Goodfellow  and  Vernon  avenues.  In  addition  to  these,  he  also  did  the  stone 
work  on  a  residence  in  South  St.  Louis,  on  Russell  avenue,  on  one  located  on 
Goodfellow  and  Clara  streets,  and  on  six  buildings  owned  by  Charles  Colworth, 
situated  on  Page  avenue,  west  of  Union.  The  stone  work  on  a  large  apartment 
building  located  on  Lindell  and  Vandeventer  avenues  was  also  done  by  Mr. 
Fleming,  as  well  as  the  same  class  of  work  on  a  number  of  other  buildings  and 
apartment  houses  standing  in  various  parts  of  the  city. 

In  1880  Mr.  Fleming  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Annie  Severett, 
daughter  of  John  Severett,  to  which  marriage  four  children  were  born,  namely: 
Ida,  wife  of  William  Sewell ;  David,  who  was  united  in  marriage  with  Charlotta 
Webb;  and  Annie,  one  child  being  deceased.  Mr.  Fleming  is  an  enthusiastic 
Scot  and  is  a  member  of  the  Scottish  Clan  of  St.  Louis  and  also  Benton  Lodge, 
No.  183,  R.  A.  M.  In  addition  to  these  he  is  affiliated  with  the  Order  of  Red 
Men,  their  lodge  room  being  at  Eighth  and  Market  streets.  Mr.  Fleming,  to- 
gether with  the  members  of  his  family,  are  faithful  adherents  of  the  Presbyterian 
church.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  and  a  hearty  supporter  of  the  principles 
of  his  party.  Mr.  Fleming  is  one  of  the  successful  and  prosperous  contractors 
of  the  city  and  his  years  of  experience  in  the  finer  class  of  cut  stone  work  have 
made  him  familiar  with  all  phases  of  its  ornamental  and  artistic  character,  which 
has  distinguished  him  and  placed  him  in  the  foremost  rank  of  those  engaged  in 
the  same  business. 


GEORGE  W.  NIEDRINGHAUS. 

The  history  of  the  country  is  no  longer  a  record  of  wars  and  conquests  but 
is  a  chronicle  of  man's  adaptation  to  his  surroundings  and  his  use  of  natural 
resources  and  his  ability  to  organize  and  systematize  varied  and  often  seemingly 
diverse  interests  until,  without  friction,  loss  of  time  or  useless  expenditure,  sub- 
stantial results  are  achieved.  A  splendid  type  of  successful  business  man  is 
George  W.  Niedringhaus,  who  may  well  be  termed  one  of  the  captains  of  industry 
in  that  he  is  capably  controlling  extensive  and  varied  interests,  his  eflforts  in  each 
direction  culminating  in  success.  St.  Louis  is  proud  to  number  him  among  her 
native  sons.  His  birth  occurred  in  this  city  May  20,  1864,  his  parents  being  Wil- 
liam F.  and  Mary  (Bittner)  Niedringhaus. 

It  has  been  justly  said  that  it  is  more  difficult  for  the  son  of  a  successful  man 
to  make  for  himself  a  name  and  place  in  the  world  than  he  who  starts  out 
unknown  and  unheralded.  The  reason  for  this  is  obvious.  In  the  first  place  the 
son  of  the  successful  man  lacks  the  stimulus  of  necessity  and  in  the  second  place 
he  must  not  only  stand  comparison  with  his  capable  and  prosperous  forebear  but 
overcome  the  ofttimes  silent  but  always  prevalent  feeling  of  oppression  which  a 


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456  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

certain  class  of  workingmen  feel  toward  those  whom  fortune  seems  to  have  fa- 
vored. While  George  W.  Niedringhaus  had  the  benefit  of  his  father's  experi- 
ence and  established  success,  he  demonstrated  his  own  power  and  capability  in 
the  business  world  by  his  control  of  important  interests  to  which  have  been 
attached  the  many  complexities  that  always  arise  in  connection  with  the  man- 
agement of  extensive  business  concerns  in  this  age  where  competition  is  rife  and 
where  only  forceful  character  and  a  trained  business  intellect  can  achieve  solid 
success.  His  preparation  for  life's  practical  and  responsible  duties  was  made  in 
the  public  schools,  in  the  Smith  Academy,  St.  Louis,  and  in  Williston  Seminary, 
of  Massachusetts.  He  left  the  last  named  institution  in  his  nineteenth  year  and 
returned  home  to  join  his  father  in  his  manufacturing  establishment.  He  was  not 
at  once  given  a  position  of  executive  control  but  began  work  in  the  mechanical 
department  and  familiarized  himself  with  the  processes  of  manufacture.  His 
thorough  mastery  of  the  business  in  every  detail  has  constituted  the  basis  of  his 
steady  advancement  in  manufacturing  circles.  In  1889  he  was  made  superintend- 
ent of  the  old  stamping  works  and  so  continued  for  several  years  while  the  busi- 
ness was  carried  on  in  St.  Louis.  In  1896  when  Granite  City  was  founded  by 
his  father  and  uncle,  F.  G.  Niedringhaus,  and  the  works  were  removed  to  the  new 
location,  he  was  placed  in  charge,  having  the  management  of  the  new  stamping 
plant  and  also  the  active  control  of  the  Niedringhaus  real  estate  interests.  He  is 
one  of  the  directors  of  the  Enameling  &  Engraving  Company  and  declined  the 
first  vice  presidency  in  order  to  give  his  undivided  attention  to  the  Granite  City 
plants  and  interests.  After  the  father  and  uncle  purchased  the  entire  tract  of 
land  upon  which  the  city  was  built,  they  laid  it  out,  platted  it  out  and  placed  the 
property  on  the  market.  In  this  connection  George  W.  Niedringhaus  has  devel- 
oped an  extensive  and  important  real-estate  agency.  He  was  likewise  placed  in 
charge  of  the  Granite  City  Water  Works  and  remained  at  the  head  of  the  Granite 
City  Water  Company  until  the  death  of  his  father,  when  he  was  given  charge  of 
all  the  manufacturing  plants  of  the  estate  in  St.  Louis  and  Granite  City.  These 
plants,  in  which  he  is  directly  interested,  bearing  the  relation  of  vice  president 
and  director  general  of  the  works  thereto,  employ  four  thousand  people  and  the 
other  business  concerns  in  which  he  is  interested  as  a  capitalist  employ  ten  thou- 
sand people.  All  were  founded  and  organized  by  his  father  and  uncle  and  George 
W.  Niedringhaus  is  a  worthy  representative  oit  his  honored  sire,  possessing  re- 
markable business  capacity  and  power,  yet  in  all  relations  he  is  modest  and  un- 
assuming and  is  tactful  as  well  as  progressive  in  his  business  life.  In  1904  he  was 
made  secretary  and  general  manager  of  the  Granite  City  Light  &  Fuel  Company. 
The  previous  year  he  had  organized  the  Granite  City  National  Bank  and  is  now 
president  of  that  institution.  He  readily  solves  intricate  business  problems,  not 
because  his  judgments  are  hastily  formed  but  because  of  previous  consideration 
of  various  phases  of  business  that  enables  him  to  readily  understand  the  possi- 
bilities of  both  success  and  failure,  so  that  he  is  qualified  to  avoid  the  latter  and 
utilize  the  chances  that  lead  to  the  former. 

On  the  I2th  of  November,  1889,  Mr.  Niedringhaus  was  married  to  Miss 
Fanita  Hayward  and  they  have  five  sons :  Hayward,  Marion.  Francis,  attending 
Smith's  Academy ;  and  Erwin  and  George  W.  Jr.,  who  are  twins.  The  summer 
residence  of  the  family  is  situated  at  Point  Aux  Barques,  IMichigan,  while  their 
St.  Louis  home  is  a  handsome  mansion  at  No.  3745  Lindell  boulevard. 

In  earlv  manhood  Mr.  Niedringhaus  was  a  member  of  the  old  Cadets.  His 
political  allegiance  has  always  been  given  to  the  Republican  party  while  in  his 
social  relations  he  is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis,  Racquet,  Country  and  Floris- 
sant Vallev  Clubs.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Lindell  Avenue  Methodist  Episcopal 
church  and  his  entire  life  has  been  in  conformity  with  his  professions.  His  career 
has  ever  been  such  as  to  warrant  the  trust  and  confidence  of  the  business  world 
for  he  has  ever  conducted  all  transactions  according  to  the  strictest  principles  of 
honor  and  industry.  His  devotion  to  the  public  good  is  not  questioned  and  arises 
from  a  sincere  interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  fellowmen.     What  the  world  needs 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTII    CITY.  457 

is  such  men — men  capable  of  managing  extensive,  gigantic  commercial  and  indus- 
trial concerns  and  of  conducting  business  on  terms  that  are  fair  alike  to  employer 
and  employe — men  of  genuine  worth,  of  unquestioned  integrity  and  honor — and 
then  the  question  of  oppression  of  the  capitalists  and  the  resistance  and  violence 
of  the  laborers  will  be  forever  at  rest. 


HERRICK    JOHNSON    GRAY. 

Herrick  Johnson  Gray,  a  young,  enterprising  and  aggressive  business  man 
of  St.  Louis,  occupying  the  responsible  position  of  vice  president  and  secretary 
of  the  St.  Louis  Carbonating  &  Manufacturing  Company,  an  institution  estab- 
lished in  1867  and  incorporated  in  1886,  was  born  here  November  23,  1873,  son 
of  N.  Oscar  and  Mary  (Johnson)  Gray,  who  were  natives  of  the  New  England 
states.  Dr.  Edgar  Gray,  grandfather  of  H.  J.  Gray,  was  for  eight  years  chap- 
lain of  the  LTnited  States  senate  and  conducted  the  funeral  of  Abraham  Lincoln. 
Dr.  Herrick  Johnson,  after  whom  our  subject  was  named,  is  a  brother  of  Mrs. 
Mary  (Johnson)  Gray  and  is  one  of  the  most  eminent  Presbyterian  divines,  hav- 
ing for  twenty  years  been  president  of  the  McCormick  Theological  Seminary  of 
Chicago.  He  was  selected  to  act  as  chairman  on  the  accuracy  of  the  spelling 
and  pronunciation  in  the  Standard  Dictionary,  being  regarded  as  one  of  the 
best  authorities  on  or  for  that  subject.  Though  now  seventy-seven  years  of  age, 
he  is  still  hale  and  hearty  and  is  making  his  home  with  Herrick  J.  Gray.  He  has 
recently  completed  a  work  on  homiletics  called  The  Ideal  Minister,  which  is 
regarded  as  one  of  the  greatest  works  of  its  kind  ever  published  and  will  be 
adopted  by  most  of  the  theological  seminaries  of  the  country  regardless  of  creed. 
Melvin  Gray,  another  uncle  of  our  subject,  is  now  deceased,  but  for  sixty-five 
years  was  one  of  the  leading  lawyers  of  the  city  and  was  also  the  guardian  of 
Eugene  Field.  For  the  past  six  generations,  on  both  sides  of  the  family,  H.  J. 
Gray  is  the  only  member  who  has  adopted  other  than  a  professional  career.  The 
father  of  H.  J.  Gray,  who  was  a  prominent  attorney  and  a  graduate  of  Brown 
University,  upon  coming  to  St.  Louis  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession, 
with  offices  in  the  Odd  Fellow  building,  and  developed  an  extensive  clientage. 
He  continued  the  practice  of  law  until  his  death,  March  20,  1903. 

Herrick  Johnson  Gray  began  his  education  as  a  pupil  at  Smith  Academy, 
later  pursuing  a  course  of  study  at  Washington  University,  from  which  institu- 
tion he  entered  the  Manual  Training  School  and  then  took  a  collegiate  course  at 
Rugby  Academy.  After  having  acquired  his  education  he  entered  the  commer- 
cial world,  his  first  employment  being  with  the  Greeley-Burnhan  Grocery  Com- 
pany, where  he  remained  for  five  vears.  LTpon  resigning  his  position  he  decided 
to  augment  his  education  by  the  experience  of  travel  and,  about  the  year  1894,  he 
spent  six  months  in  Europe  for  that  purpose.  After  journeying  through  vari- 
ous parts  of  the  old  country,  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  in  the  soda 
fountain  business  with  the  American  Soda  Fountain  Company,  remaining  with 
this  firm  until  1902,  when  he  purchased  an  interest  in  the  St.  Louis  Carbonating 
&  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  he  is  now  vice  president  and  secretary. 

^  On  March  16,  1904,  Mr.  Gray  wedded,  in  St.  Louis,  Miss  Mae  E.  Allen, 
daughter  of  William  B.  Allen,  who  is  affiliated  with  the  Pacific  Express  Com- 
pany. Mr.  Gray  is  a  thirty-second  degree  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  ]\Iystic 
Shrine  of  the  same  order.  He  is  past  chancellor  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and 
of  the  same  society  is  past  deputy  grand  chancellor  of  the  state  of  ^Missouri.  In 
addition  to  these  societies  he  belongs  to  the  Dramatic  Order  of  the  Knights  of 
Khorassan  and  is  a  member  of  the  Alissouri  Athletic  Club,  in  which  he  takes  an 
active  interest.  He  is  fond  of  general  outdoor  sports  and  is  well  known  in  ath- 
letic circles.  In  politics  he  does  not  pledge  his  allegiance  to  any  particular  party 
and  does  not  believe  that  a  man  should  place  himself  in  a  position  in  which  he  is 


458  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

under  obligation  exclusively  to  the  demands  of  party  principles.  However,  he 
is  interested  in  political  movements  and  keeps  abreast  of  the  times  with  respect 
to  the  paramount  issues  before  the  country  and  uses  his  vote  and  influence 
toward  the  election  of  candidates  whom  in  his  judgment  are  possessed  of  the 
integrity  to  enable  them  to  acquit  themselves  honorably  in  the  offices  they  seek. 
Mr.  Gray  is  a  man  of  culture  and  refinement  and  as  well  an  enterprising  business 
man,  and  it  is  in  large  measure  to  his  energetic  efforts  that  the  firm  with  which 
he  is  now  associated  maintains  its  present  prominence  and  prosperity  in  the  com- 
mercial world. 


JOSEPH  MONTGOMERY  BRYSON. 

Joseph  Montgomery  Bryson  was  born  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  March  26, 
1867.  When  only  a  child,  his  parents,  the  Reverend  John  Campbell  Bryson  and 
Nancy  (Chambers)  Bryson  came  to  the  west  and  located  on  a  farm,  upon 
which  Leeton,  Johnson  county,  Missouri,  is  now  situated.  After  attending 
the  country  schools  for  several  years  and  when  about  fourteen  years  old  his 
parents  moved  to  Warrensburg,  Missouri,  so  that  their  children  could  have  the 
advantages  of  schools,  including  the  state  normal  at  that  place.  He  passed 
through  the  successive  grades  of  the  public  schools  of  Warrensburg,  including 
the  high  school,  and  afterwards  took  the  four  years'  course  at  the  state  normal, 
graduating  therefrom  in  1887  with  the  degree  Doctor  of  Philosophy.  Determining 
upon  a  professional  career,  he  entered  the  law  offices  of  Warner,  Dean  &  Hager- 
man,  of  Kansas  City,  in  1887,  as  law  clerk  and  student.  His  reading  was  directed 
by  the  junior  member  of  the  firm.  A  careful  and  thorough  preparation  enabled 
him  to  secure  admission  to  the  bar  in  1889,  since  which  time  he  has  constantly 
engaged  in  the  practice.  From  the  beginning,  he  confined  his  attention  to  the 
civil  law.  He  has  specialized  more  and  more  in  corporation  law  and  is  now 
largely  confining  his  attention  to  the  responsible  professional  duties  which 
devolve  upon  him  as  assistant  general  counsel  of  the  Missouri,  Kansas  & 
Texas  Railway  Company,  with  the  law  department  of  which  company  he  has  been 
connected  in  different  capacities  ever  since  his  admission  to  the  bar. 

Mr.  Bryson  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  October  17,  1894,  to  Miss  Mazie 
Barret  Finney,  daughter  of  the  late  James  Von  Swearingen  Finney,  and  Mary 
(Dalton)  Finney,  and  niece  of  Mrs.  Richard  A.  Barret.  They  have  a  son, 
Chambers  Fulton,  born  November  6,  1896,  and  a  daughter,  Mary  Finney,  born 
January  22,  1898.  He  is  a  member  of  the  United  Presbyterian  Church,  of  which 
his  father  was  a  minister,  of  the  Mercantile  and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs,  of 
the  St.  Louis,  Missouri  State  and  American  Bar  Associations  and  of  the  re- 
publican party. 


EDWARD    J.    BRAMSCH. 

Edward  J.  Bramsch,  one  of  the  leading  druggists  of  St.  Louis  avenue,  and  a 
citizen  whose  efforts  have  been  effective  forces  in  promoting  public  progress,  was 
born  at  No.  1454  North  Market  street  on  the  2d  of  July,  1869.  His  parents,  H. 
R.  and  Louisa  (Mauersburg)  Bramsch,  were  natives  of  Hanover,  Germany,  and 
in  1841  came  to  America,  settling  in  St.  Louis.  The  father  served  as  chef  at 
several  of  the  early  hotels  of  this  city,  and  afterward  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business.  He  and  his  brother,  Clamore  Bramsch,  established  one  of  the  first  lum- 
ber yards  on  Broadway  and  Mullanphy  streets.  For  many  years  they  were 
known  as  leading  lumber  merchants  of  the  city.  The  father  afterward  became 
identified  with  various  other  business  enterprises,  and  thus  contributed  in  large 
measure  to  the  substantial  growth  and  upbuilding  of  St.  Louis.     He  was  con- 


JOSEPH  M.  BRYSON 


460  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

nected  with  the  Schnelle  &  Ouerl  Lumber  Company,  being  for  many  years  a 
silent  partner  in  this  concern,  which  still  exists,  and  in  1907  celebrated  its  fifti- 
eth jubilee.  Previous  to  entering  the  lumber  trade  Mr.  Bramsch  engaged  in  the 
dry  goods  business  as  a  salesman,  in  which  he  remained  for  several  years.  Be- 
fore this  time  he  had  erected  the  house  now  standing  at  the  rear  of  1454,  it  being 
the  first  dwelling  built  in  that  section  of  the  city.  During  the  war  he  was  a 
member  of  the  Home  Guards,  his  company  numbering  many  mechanics,  whom 
he  employed  for  half  a  day  each  when  they  were  not  drilling,  and  it  was  through 
their  labors  that  his  house  at  No.  1454  Market  street  was  erected.  His  first  em- 
ployment was  with  the  old  Barnum  Hotel  at  Third  and  Elm  streets,  one  of  the 
first  hostelries  of  the  city,  and  he  was  also  chef  for  the  old  Southern  Hotel  for 
several  years.  As  time  passed  by,  however,  a  commendable  ambition  prompted 
his  efforts  in  other  directions,  and  made  him  one  of  the  active  and  leading  busi- 
ness men  of  the  city.  Moreover,  he  became  well  known  for  his  charitable  and 
benevolent  work.  He  readily  responded  to  any  tale  of  sorrow  or  distress,  and 
his  private  charities  were  extensive.  Besides,  he  was  one  of  the  promoters  of 
the  German  Orphans  Home,  donating  the  lumber  and  securing  assistance  from 
others,  whereby  was  erected  what  is  now  the  largest  orphan  asylum  in  this  city. 
During  the  Civil  war,  when  the  United  States  gunboats  were  lying  in  harbor  at  St. 
Louis  and  he  was  a  member  of  the  Home  Guard,  on  one  occasion  some  of  the 
men  deserted,  but  Mr.  Bramsch  stood  by  his  post  and  was  complimented  by  his 
superior  officer  for  his  loyalty.  For  a  long  period  he  figured  as  one  of  the 
most  successful  business  men  of  this  city,  for  he  commenced  life  without  capital 
and  gradually  worked  his  way  upward,  his  diligence  and  carefully  directed  labors 
winning  for  him  most  gratifying  prosperity.  He  became  the  father  of  eleven 
children,  but  only  five  reached  mature  years,  while  but  three  are  now  living:  H. 
F.,  who  is  with  the  Melincrott  Chemical  Works ;  Minnie ;  and  Edward.  The 
father  died  in  the  year  1905,  and  is  still  survived  by  his  wife,  who  is  one  of  the 
oldest  German  residents  of  North  St.  Louis.  At  his  death  he  donated  five  hun- 
dred dollars  to  the  German  Orphan  Home,  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  to  the 
church,  and  two  hundred  and  fifty  dollars  to  the  Lutheran  Hospital.  This 
course  was  in  harmony  with  his  life  work,  for  whenever  opportunity  offered,  he 
assisted  his  fellowmen  wherever  needed  and  sought  their  improvement  not  only 
in  material,  but  also  in  intellectual  and  spiritual  lines. 

Edward  J.  Bramsch,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  acquired  his  lit- 
erary education  in  the  Lutheran  parochial  schools  up  to  the  time  of  his  con- 
firmation at  the  age  of  thirteen  years.  He  then  secured  employment  in  a  retail 
drug  store,  and  while  still  in  the  service  of  that  house  he  was  graduated  from 
the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy.  He  then  became  assistant  foreman  for  the 
Melincrott  Chemical  Company,  for  whom  he  worked  for  seven  years.  He  was 
afterward  employed  by  the  Myer  Brothers'  Drug  Company  for  two  years,  and  in 
1896  he  purchased  the  southeast  corner  of  Twenty-second  street  and  St.  Louis 
avenue,  paying  one  hundred  dollars  per  foot  for  the  property.  This  lot  has  a 
frontage  of  thirty-five  feet,  and  upon  it  he  has  erected  a  fine  two-story  business 
block,  while  at  the  rear  there  is  a  studio,  a  shoe  store  and  a  dental  office.  This 
is  now  a  valuable  piece  of  property  and  is  setting  the  standard  for  other  buildings 
in  this  section  of  the  city.  Mr.  Bramsch  is  very  enthusiastic  regarding  the 
growth  and  progress  of  North  St.  Louis,  and  in  connection  with  other  prominent 
men  of  the  locality  is  endeavoring  to  secure  the  establishment  of  a  Carnegie 
library  in  this  district.  Few  young  men  take  a  more  active  and  helpful  interest 
in  the  growth  of  St.  Louis  as  a  whole  than  ]\Ir.  Bramsch.  He  is  too  broad- 
minded  to  confine  his  efforts  to  one  locality  alone,  and  national  progress  as  well 
as  local  advancement  is  a  cause  dear  to  his  heart. 

In  1893  ^f  I"-  Bramsch  was  married  to  Miss  Sophia  Kroeger,  of  St.  Louis,  a 
daughter  of  Frederick  and  Anna  (Becker)  Kroeger,  natives  of  this  city  and  of 
German  descent.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bramsch  are  parents  of  four  children,  only  two 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  461 

of  whom  are  living,  Elinora  and  Mildred.  The  parents  are  members  of  the  Zion 
Lutheran  church,  "and  Mr.  Bramsch  is  now  serving  on  the  board  of  supervisors 
in  the  parochial  school,  in  which  he  takes  an  active  interest.  His  political  alle- 
giance is  given  to  the  republican  party. 


CHARLES  W.  TODEBUSH. 

Charles  W.  Todebush,  vice  president  and  superintendent  of  the  Cornelius 
Mill  Furnishing  Compan}-,  is  a  man  who  in  every  sense  of  the  phrase  is  self- 
made,  having  started  out  in  life  at  an  early  age  without  either  means  or  influ- 
ence and  with  but  a  meager  education  and,  through  his  persistent  eiTorts  and 
untiring  energy,  little  by  little  advanced  in  the  industrial  world  until  he  at- 
tained his  present  responsible  position,  in  which  he  may  be  justly  ranked  as  a 
leader  in  the  commercial  life  of  the  city.  He  is  a  native  son  of  St.  Louis,  hav- 
ing been  born  here  January  9,  i860,  a  child  of  John  and  Frances  (Chapman) 
Todebush.  He  received  no"  education  beyond  the  little  he  obtained  in  the  public 
schools,  having  been  compelled  to  relinquish  his  studies  when  but  eleven  years 
of  age  and  seek  employment.  His  first  position  was  as  a  boiler  maker's  helper 
with  John  Rohan  &  Sons,  boiler  manufacturers.  Here  he  served  his  appren- 
ticeship and  within  three  years  became  proficient  in  the  occupation.  He  then 
entered  the  employ  of  Todd  &  Stanley,  the  firm  being  engaged  in  the  mill 
supply  business,  and  with  them  he  remained  for  twenty  years,  during  part  of 
which  time  he  was  foreman  of  the  corrugating  department.  At  the  expiration 
of  that  time  he  resigned  his  position  to  become  superintendent  of  the  Cornelius 
Mill  Furnishing  Company,  of  which  he  was  later  made  the  vice  president. 

On  January  18,  1881,  Mr.  Todebush  was  united  in  marriage  to  ^liss 
Frances  M.,  daughter  of  William  Hauschmidt,  of  Fort  Madison,  Iowa.  The 
couple  have  one  son,  Charles  D.,  now  twenty-five  years  of  age,  who  with  his 
wife  resides  in  St.  Louis.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Todebush  were  left  orphans  at 
the  age  of  thirteen  years  and  deserve  much  credit  for  what  they  have  accom- 
plished. Mr.  Todebush  is  well  known  in  the  industrial  world  as  one  of  its  most 
aggressive  and  enterprising  factors.  His  life  record  proves  that  the  accident  of 
birth  or  early  environment  has  little  or  nothing  to  do  with  later  successs,  for 
the  man  of  energy  and  enterprise  can  work  his  way  upward,  and  it  is  work — 
earnest,  persistent  work,  intelligently  directed — that  in  the  end  wins  success. 
Such  a  record  as  that  of  Mr.  Todebush  is  one  which  the  American  people  hold 
in  highest  regard.  In  religious  faith  Mr.  Todebush  is  a  Presbyterian.  His  po- 
litical convictions  are  with  the  republican  party,  for  the  candidates  of  which  he 
uses  his  vote  and  influence  during  campaigns. 


THEODORE  F.  LANGE. 

Growth  is  the  rule  of  life  and  powers  strengthen  and  develop  only  through 
exercise.  In  harmony  with  this  natural  law  has  been  the  development  of  Theo- 
dore F.  Lange,  who,  entering  business  circles  in  a  humble  capacity  at  the  outset 
of  his  career,  is  today  the  efficient  president  of  the  Lange  Publishing  Company, 
controlling  one  of  the  important  business  enterprises  of  this  class  in  St.  Louis. 
Born  in  this  city  October  26,  1866,  he  is  a  son  of  Louis  and  Margaret  (Schmidt) 
Lange,  who  were  natives  of  Hesse,  Germany,  but  spent  their  last  days  in  St. 
Louis.  The  father  was  the  founder  of  the  Lange  Publishing  Company  and  was 
manager  of  the  State  Journal,  published  up  to  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  and  then 
suppressed  by  the  government.  After  its  confiscation  by  the  Federal  authorities, 
Louis  Lange  became  associated  with  John  and  George  Knapp,   Sr.,  on  the  St. 


462  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Louis  Republic,  but  after  about  a  year  severed  his  connection  with  that  paper 
and  started  in  business  for  himself  under  the  name  of  the  Louis  Lange  Publish- 
ing Company.  His  family  numbered  the  following  named :  Louis,  who  was  con- 
sul at  Annaberg,  Germany,  for  two  years  and  at  Bremen  for  three  and  a  half 
years,  died  in  1902.  Rev.  Augustus  Lange  is  now  living  in  Fort  Wayne.  Indiana. 
Ernest,  who  was  secretary  of  the  Louis  Lange  Publishing  Company,  died  in  1904. 
Pauline  is  the  wife  of  Otto  Doederlein,  formerly  consul  at  Leipsic  for  four 
years,  but  now  living  in  Chicago. 

Theodore  F.  Lange,  the  other  member  of  the  family,  was  a  pupil  in  the 
parochial  schools  of  St.  Louis  until  thirteen  years  of  age,  after  which  he  at- 
tended the  Northwestern  University  at  Watertown,  Wisconsin,  for  five  years. 
On  his  return  to  St.  Louis  he  entered  into  business  with  his  father,  starting  as 
subscription  clerk  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  and  steadily  working  his  way 
upward  until  he  became  familiar  with  the  business  in  its  minutest  detail  and  was 
well  equipped,  by  broad  and  practical  experience,  to  become  the  worthy  suc- 
cessor of  his  father  on  the  latter's  death  in  1896.  He  has  since  been  president  of 
the  company,  and  under  his  leadership  and  control  the  business  has  gradually 
developed  and  increased,  a  fact  which  proves  that  the  present  executive  has  the 
essential  qualities  necessary  to  carry  to  success  such  a  large  and  important  busi- 
ness as  the  company  conducts.  His  plans  are  well  formulated  and  carefully 
executed  and  his  capacities  and  powers  have  carried  him  into  important  business 
relations.  He  is  now  in  a  position  where  he  no  longer  has  to  seek  but  can  com- 
mand patronage.  The  publications  issued  from  the  presses  of  the  Lange  Pub- 
lishing Company  are  German  family  magazines,  the  main  one  being  the  German 
Evening  Companion,  or  Abendschule,  with  a  subscription  list  of  over  seventy 
thousand,  of  which  ten  thousand  copies  go  to  Australia  alone.  The  plant  of  the 
company  constitutes  a  model  printing  establishment.  They  were  the  first  to 
introduce  three  color  work  in  the  city  and  have  always  been  among  the  leaders 
in  adopting  progressive  methods  and  the  most  modern  ideas  in  connection  with 
the  trade.  They  occupy  the  entire  building  at  the  comer  of  Texas  avenue  and 
Miami  street,  and  the  enterprise  is  today  one  of  the  most  important  industrial 
concerns  of  the  city. 

On  the  26th  of  October,  1896,  Mr.  Lange  was  married  in  New  Orleans  to 
Miss  Louise  Odendahl,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  F.  J.  Odendahl.  The  father 
was  president  of  the  Cotton  Exchange  and  one  of  the  most  prominent  business 
men  of  New  Orleans.  Unto  this  marriage  have  been  born  two  daughters.  Amy 
L.  and  Edith  L.,  aged  respectively  twelve  and  seven  years  and  now  attending 
private  school  in  St.  Louis. 

In  politics  Mr.  Lange  is  a  stalwart  republican,  but  without  ambition  for 
office.  He  is  president  of  the  Holy  Cross  Lutheran  church  and  secretary  of 
the  Lutheran  Hospital,  and  his  interest  in  the  growth  of  the  church  is  manifest 
in  the  active  aid  which  he  gives  to  various  branches  of  the  church  work.  While 
his  business  interests  are  extensive,  they  have  never  precluded  his  active  par- 
ticipation in  outside  interests,  especially  in  matters  relating  to  the  public  wel- 
fare, his  interests  reaching  out  into  those  fields  of  thought  and  action  which 
concern  the  general  progress  of  the  world  and  the  trend  of  public  advancement. 


MRS.  CHRISTINA  KOPRIAN. 

Mrs.  Christina  Koprian  is  conducting  a  well  equipped  dry  goods  establish- 
ment on  South  Broadway  and  is  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  capable  business 
women  of  the  city.  She  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  June  11,  1874,  and  is  a 
daughter  of  Michael  and  Christina  Steinhauser.  The  mother  died  in  Baden  when 
the  daughter  was  but  five  years  of  age.  In  1881  the  father  with  his  children  came 
to  the  United  States  and  established  his  home  in  St.  Louis.     He  was  an  expert 


CHRISTINA  KOPRIAN 


464  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

brewer  and  became  connected  with,  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Association, 
with  which  he  continued  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise  in  1901.  While  in  his 
native  country  he  had  served  with  distinction  in  the  German  army.  In  his  family 
were  three  daughters  and  a  son,  the  brother  and  sisters  of  our  subject  being: 
Mrs.  Edward  Mech,  who  is  living  in  Warrenton,  Missouri ;  August  Steinhauser, 
located  at  Madison.  Illinois ;  and  Mrs.  M.  Hannauer,  of  St.  Louis.  Mrs.  Koprian 
was  only  seven  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  the  emigration  to  the  new  world  and 
in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  she  acquired  her  education.  On  the  i8th  of 
June,  1892,  she  gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  Joseph  F.  Koprian,  and  unto  them 
was  born  a  son,  Joseph  F.,  Jr.,  whose  birth  occurred  May  20,  1893. 

Mrs.  Koprian  established  a  dry  goods  store  on  South  Broadway  with  a 
capital  stock  of  about  five  hundred  dollars.  This  was  fourteen  years  ago.  In  the 
meantime,  through  her  earnest  and  persistent  effort  and  capable  control,  she  has 
built  up  a  splendid  business,  remaining  in  the  same  block  in  which  she  started. 
Today  she  carries  a  stock  valued  at  about  seven  thousand  dollars  and  is  con- 
sidered one  of  the  ablest  business  women  of  St.  Louis.  Her  son  Joseph  has 
recently  completed  the  eighth  grade  work  in  the  public  schools  and  will  now 
attend  business  college  in  order  to  better  equip  himself  to  assist  his  mother  in 
the  conduct  of  the  store.  Mrs.  Koprian  is  a  member  of  St.  Marcus  Protestant 
church  and  is  well  known  in  the  section  of  the  city  in  which  she  resides.  Many 
entertain  for  her  warm  friendship  because  of  her  genuine  personal  worth  aside 
from  business  connections. 


EMERY   EMMETT    DAVIS. 

It  has  been  estimated  that  about  ninety-five  per  cent  of  the  men  who  enter 
business  life  meet  failure,  or  at  least  do  not  gain  a  measure  of  advancement  that 
can  be  called  success.  The  reason  for  this  probably  lies  in  two  facts — a  lack 
of  persistent  application  and  a  choice  of  vocation  for  which  one's  native  powers 
and  abilities  are  not  adapted.  The  reverse  of  this  is  true  in  the  life  of  Emery 
Emmett  Davis,  now  vice  president  and  manager  of  the  Davis  Expansion  Boring 
Tool  Company  (incorporated),  of  St.  Louis.  From  early  boyhood  he  displayed 
considerable  ability  in  mechanical  lines  and  in  his  business  career  has  followed 
the  trend  for  which  nature  seemed  to  have  intended  him. 

Mr.  Davis  was  born  in  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  January  4,  1874,  and  was 
educated  in  the  grammar  schools  of  Jefferson  City,  Missouri.  From  early  boy- 
hood he  displayed  marked  talent  in  mechanical  lines,  and  at  the  age  of  fifteen 
had  designed  and  built  a  lathe  which  he  successfully  operated  in  his  leisure  mo- 
ments. At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  left  his  home,  coming  to  St.  Louis,  and, 
without  funds  or  assistance  from  any  source,  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  to 
the  machinist's  trade,  where  he  made  such  rapid  progress  and  displayed  such  effi- 
ciency that  at  the  end  of  four  years  he  was  offered  the  management  of  a  large 
manufacturing  concern  that  employed  several  hundred  mechanics.  He  consid- 
ered himself  too  young  to  accept  such  a  position,  although  he  was  entirely  capable 
of  managing  it.  He  was  then  oft'ered  the  foremanship  of  the  shop  where  he  had 
served  his  time ;  this  he  accepted.  He  continued  as  foreman  in  this  shop  from 
1896  until  1900,  and  during  that  time  he  saw  the  need  of  a  practical  expansion 
boring  tool.  Realizing  that  there  was  great  need  for  such  a  tool  and  that  the 
field  for  its  sale  was  practically  unlimited,  he  then  began  experiments  in  this 
line.  Although  there  had  been  more  than  one  hundred  such  tools  patented  and 
numerous  attempts  made  to  place  them  on  the  market,  all  of  these  tools  proved 
to  be  impractical,  and  -Mr.  Davis,  therefore,  began  to  study  out  a  new  method  and 
designed  a  tool  that  was  entirely  different  from  all  of  the  others.  After  a  year 
and  a  half  spent  in  developing  and  perfecting  this  tool,  during  which  time  he 
worked  manv  nisrhts  until  two  and  three  o'clock  in  the  morning,  he  finally  se- 


ST.  LOUIS,  TJIE    FOURTH    CITY.  465 

cured  a  patent  mi  liis  perfected  tnol  in  (  )ctober,  19^5.  Ilmvever,  he  made  Iiis 
first  application  for  a  patent  in  May,  1903,  but  seeing  the  possiJiihty  for  a  few 
changes  which  would  bring-  it  to  still  greater  perfection,  he  made  the  second 
application  and  secured  this  patent  on  the  date  designated. 

In  September,  1903,  he  made  two  of  the  first  practical  expansion  btjring 
tools  ever  produced;  one  of  these  he  placed  in  the  shops  of  the  American  Car  & 
Foundry  Company  and  the  other  in  the  shops  of  the  St.  Louis  Car  Company.  A 
severe  test  was  made  of  these  two  tools,  and  they  were  pronounced  perfect  by 
the  above  firms.  Mr.  Davis  secured  a  letter  to  this  effect  from  the  jiresident  of 
one  firm  and  general  manager  of  the  other.  Upon  the  strength  of  these  two 
letters  he  organized  a  company  which  was  incorporated  in  the  name  of  the  Davis 
Expansion  Boring  Tool  Company,  with  A.  Landau,  as  president;  Emery  E. 
Davis,  vice  president;  and  A.  E.  Laussler,  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  factory 
is  located  at  3908-10  North  Broadway.  This  line  being  entirely  new,  the  com- 
pany experienced  considerable  trouble  in  getting  a  capable  man  to  manage  it. 
After  securing  several  prominent  men,  at  large  salaries,  it  was  found  that  they 
could  not  handle  the  business  successfully  and  it  was  turned  over  to  Mr.  Davis, 
who  now  has  the  exclusive  management  of  the  entire  business.  In  this  he  has 
proven  himself  to  be  quite  a  genius,  introducing  a  new  method  of  selling  through 
the  mail.  The  product  was  readily  m?-keted,  and  nine-tenths  of  the  business 
was  obtained  through  the  mail-order  dei,  'ment.  The  device  is  the  only  practi- 
cal tool  of  this  description  in  the  world  ami  the  company  are  the  only  exclusive 
manufacturers  in  this  line. 

They  employ  thirty-five  men  in  the  factory — all  skilled  mechanics — and  at 
certain  seasons  in  the  year  operate  their  factory  day  and  night.  The  growth  of 
the  business  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  they  started  out  with  only  three  men 
and  a  shop  twelve  by  twenty-one  feet.  Today  they  have  five  thousand  square 
feet  of  floor  space  in  the  present  factory,  which  is  equipped  with  the  latest  im- 
proved machinery  for  carrying  on  the  business.  They  now  have  three  to  five 
men  on  the  road  continuously  and  have  an  office  force  composed  of  sales  man- 
ager and  three  stenographers,  all  of  whom  are  experts  in  the  sale  of  these  tools. 

The  Davis  Expansion  Boring  Tool  is  an  adjustable  tool  and  can  readily  be 
expanded  to  bore  any  size  within  its  range.  Each  tool  has  a  micrometer  adjust- 
ment to  indicate  size  of  bore  and  will  bore  holes  to  any  fractional  part  of  a 
thousand.  With  this  tool  work  can  be  turned  out  with  a  far  greater  degree  of 
accuracv  than  what  it  is  possible  to  obtain  with  any  other  tool.  The}-  can  be 
operated  by  any  ordinary  machine  hand.  The  tools  produced  by  this  company 
are  now  being  used  by  over  two  hundred  individual  railroads  and  car  building 
companies  with  most  gratifying  success.  The  American  Car  &  Foundry  Com- 
pany have  equipped  thirteen  of  their  plants  with  these  tools.  They  are  also  being 
used  bv  Inmdreds  of  manufacturing-  companies  and  by  the  United  States  govern- 
ment in  their  navy  yards,  it  being  the  only  tool  of  this  character  that  the  navy 
has  ever  purchased.  Mr.  Davis  made  five  trips  to  the  navy  yards  to  familiarize 
himself  with  conditions  which  would  necessitate  the  use  of  an  expansion  boring 
tool.  For  the  further  developments  of  the  business  and  to  learn  the  requirements 
and  conditions  of  practically  all  of  the  shops  in  the  United  States  and  Canada, 
he  traveled  over  twenty-five  thousand  miles  in  the  year  1906.  This  knowledge 
placed  him  in  a  position  to  sell  jiractically  every  tool  of  their  manufacture 
through  the  mail,  being  perfectly  familiar  with  the  conditions  and  requirements 
of  every  shop,  large  and  small. 

Mr.  Davis  is  concentrating  his  energies  entirely  upon  this  business.  He  is 
expanding  the  plant  very  rapidlv  and  expects  to  incorporate  a  new  company  with 
a  capital  of  one  hundred  thousand  to  two  hundred  thousand  dollars  during  the 
year  1909,  so  that  the  company  will  be  ca]-)able  of  taking  care  of  a  patronage  any 
size.  The  concern  is  unic|ue  in  that  there  is  no  other  enterprise  of  similar  char- 
acter in  the  entire  world.  The  firm  has  already  made  an  excellent  record  for 
success,  and  the  inventive  genius  of  Mr.  Da\-is  has  resulted  in  the  <i]iening  up  of 
30— VOL.  ni. 


466  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

a  new  field  and  the  creating  of  a  demand  for  a  device  that  was  heretofore  un- 
known and  has  clearly  demonstrated  its  great  value,  and  the  business  has  a  future 
that  the  firm  can  well  be  proud  of. 

Emery  E.  Davis  is  a  son  of  Robert  E.  Davis,  a  native  of  Troy,  New  York, 
and  a  representative  of  an  old  Scotch  family ;  his  grandfather  was  a  drummer 
boy  in  Napoleon's  army.  An  uncle  of  our  subject  was  for  forty-one  years  a 
member  of  the  United  States  Navy.  Robert  E.  Davis,  the  father,  was  reared 
as  a  farm  boy.  He  served  as  a  soldier  four  years  before  the  Civil  war  and  all 
through  the  war,  most  of  the  time  as  quartermaster.  After  mastering  the  tanner's 
trade  he  conducted  a  business  of  his  own  and  became  successful  and  prominent  in 
that  line.  He  was  superintendent  of  the  tannery  department  of  the  Missouri 
penitentiary  for  nine  years  and  was  connected  with  the  institution  altogether  nine- 
teen years  and  when  he  severed  his  connection  therewith  he  resumed  the  tanning 
business,  meeting  with  good  success  in  that  line.  He  is  still  living,  his  home  being 
No.  2616  South  Eleventh  street  in  this  city.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Matilda  (Abbott) 
Davis,  was  born  in  West  Virginia  and  gave  her  hand  in  marriage  to  Mr.  Davis 
in  Rolla,  this  state,  in  1863.    She  died  in  1895. 

On  August  25,  1898,  Emery  E.  Davis  was  married  to  I^Iiss  Lotta  Beatrice 
Koeln,  of  St.  Louis,  daughter  of  Alexander  and  Etta  Koeln  (Koeln  avenue  of 
this  city  being  named  after  her  grandfather).  They  now  have  one  daughter, 
Theola  Loyal,  born  April  16,  1900.  Mr.  Davis  is  an  active,  athletic  man,  who 
made  a  record  of  one  hundred  yards  in  eleven  seconds.  His  fine  physique  indi- 
cates splendid  development  and  great  strength.  He  is  an  active  bowler  and  has 
made  an  excellent  amateur  record  and  is  also  quite  an  expert  billiard  player- 
Aside  from  these  interests,  which  afford  him  rest,  recreation  and  pleasure,  he 
concentrates  his  entire  time  upon  the  development  of  a  business  which  is  fast 
becoming  one  of  the  leading  productive  enterprises  of  St.  Louis. 


RICHARD  C.  KERENS. 

R.  C.  Kerens  was  born  in  Ireland ;  brought  to  America  by  his  parents  when 
eight  months  old ;  boyhood  days  spent  in  Jackson  county,  Iowa ;  entered  the  gov- 
ernment service  with  the  Union  Army  in  1861  in  charge  of  transportation  first  with 
the  Army  of  Virginia  on  the  Potomac  in  General  Banks'  command.  In  1863  was 
placed  in  charge  of  transportation  of  the  Army  of  the  Frontier  (General  Blunt 
commanding)  in  Northwestern  Arkansas  and  the  Indian  Territory  with  Colonel 
F.  W.  Schaurte.  At  the  close  of  the  war,  with  Colonel  James  O.  Churchill, 
chief  quartermaster  of  the  Army  of  the  Frontier  at  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas,  where 
Mr.  Kerens  resided  for  several  years  and  was  married  to  Frances  Jones,  June  2. 
1867.  Three  of  his  children  were  born  at  Fort  Smith.  The  five  children  are: 
Katheryne,  deceased,  Madeline,  Richard,  Vincent  and  Gladys. 

Mr.  Kerens  became  contractor  for  the  transportation  of  the  Southern  Over- 
land Mail;  moved  to  San  Diego,  California,  in  1874  and  came  to  St.  Louis  in 
1876.  Began  his  railroad  career  becoming  interested  financially  in  the  St.  Louis, 
Iron  Mountain  &  Southern  Railroad  Company,  of  which  he  was  elected  director 
for  several  years ;  next  became  interested  in  the  Cotton  Belt  Railroad  System, 
and  aided  in  its  construction  and  operation  as  vice  president ;  next  became 
interested  in  the  construction  of  the  West  Virginia  Central  &  Pittsburg  Railroad 
System,  of  West  Virginia  and  JNIaryland,  assisting  in  developing  the  coal  and 
coke,  lumber  and  timber  industries  of  that  mountain  region ;  next  became  asso- 
ciated with  several  St.  Louis  capitalists  which  resulted  in  the  construction  and 
operation  of  the  Los  Angeles  Terminal  Railroad,  including  the  harbor  of  San 
Pedro,  California,  also  in  the  construction  of  the  San  Pedro.  Los  Angeles  & 
Salt  Lake  Railroad  System,  which  is  now  a  trunk  line  system  of  eleven  hundred 
miles  between  San  Pedro  and  Salt  Lake  Citv,  L^tah,  and  includes  the  ownership 


R.  C.  KERENS 


488  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  Terminal  Island,  harbor  of  San  Pedro,  California.  Mr.  Kerens  also  became 
interested  in  the  construction  of  the  Missouri  &  North  Arkansas  Railroad  Sys- 
tem, and  the  Coal  &  Coke  Railway  of  West  Virginia. 

Mr.  Kerens  first  became  active  in  politics  following  the  leadership  of  James 
G.  Blaine  during  the  years  of  Mr.  Blaine's  political  activity.  Was  a  delegate-at- 
large  from  Missouri  to  the  republican  national  convention  at  Minneapolis  in 
1892:  elected  republican  national  committeeman  from  Missouri,  serving  for 
twelve  consecutive  years ;  selected  at  the  instance  of  Mr.  Blaine,  President  Har- 
rison and  President  McKinley  as  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the 
republican  national  committee  during  five  presidential  elections ;  appointed  com- 
missioner-at-large  to  the  World's  Columbian  Exposition  at  Chicago  by  President 
Harrison,  1892-3;  appointed  one  of  the  commissioners  on  the  part  of  the  United 
States  for  the  Inter-Continental  Railway  Commission  by  President  Harrison,  the 
other  two  commissioners  being  Henry  Gassaway  Davis  and  President  Cassatt 
of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad.  This  commission  served  for  ten  years,  completing 
a  survey  through  the  fifteen  South  American  republics.  Mr.  Kerens  was  chair- 
man of  the  committee  on  resources  of  the  South  American  republics.  He  was 
the  republican  nominee  for  United  States  senator  by  three  consecutive  legisla- 
tures when  there  was  a  senator  to  be  chosen — ;viz.,  1897,  i^99>  1900 — receiving 
the  complimentary  vote  of  his  part3^ 

Mr.  Kerens  was  the  recipient  of  the  Laetare  Medal  bestowed  upon  him  by 
the  University  of  Notre  Dame,  Indiana,  in  1904.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Union  League  Club  of  New  York  since  1888 ;  is  an  honorary  member  of  the 
Young  Men's  Republican  Club  of  Philadelphia ;  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club ; 
St.  Louis  Country  Club;  Million  Population  Club;  Iowa  Society  of  New  York; 
also  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  St.  Louis  Cathedral  board ; 
member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  jMercantile  Tnist  Company;  member  of 
the  board  of  directors  of  the  Mercantile  National  Bank;  member  of  the  advisory 
board  of  the  St.  Louis  University ;  is  a  perpetual  member  of  the  Mercantile 
Library ;  member  of  the  board  of  governors  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the 
Catholic  Church  Extension  Society  of  Chicago ;  a  charter  member  of  Father 
Dunne's  Newsboys'  Home. 

Mr.  Kerens  has  built  and  donated  for  the  use  of  the  people  of  Gassaway, 
West  Virginia,  a  Catholic  church  constructed  of  stone,  as  a  memorial  to  his 
father ;  also  built  at  Eureka  Springs,  Arkansas,  a  Catholic  church  constructed  of 
stone  as  a  memorial  to  his  mother.  He  is  one  of  the  trustees  of  the  Catholic 
Li^niversitv  of  America,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


LAMBERT  H.  EILERMANN. 

Lambert  H.  Eilermann,  conducting  business  since  1902  under  the  name  of 
the  Central  Moving  &  Express  Company,  is  a  native  of  Germany,  his  birth  hav- 
ing occurred  in  Hanover  in  August,  1858.  He  is  a  son  of  Bernhard  Weinrich 
and  Helen  M.  Eilermann.  The  father  followed  the  occupation  of  farming  as  a 
life  work,  continuing  in  that  position  until  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1904. 
His  son,  Lambert  H.  Eilermann,  was  a  pupil  in  the  parish  school  in  his  early  boy- 
hood, but  owing  to  the  death  of  his  father  was  obliged  to  leave  school  at  the 
age  of  fifteen  years  and  provide  for  his  own  support.  Immediately  afterward 
he  began  learning  the  carpenter's  trade,  at  which  he  served  four  years'  appren- 
ticeship, during  which  time  he  gained  an  intimate  knowledge  of  the  business  and 
became  an  expert  workman.  He  was  in  his  twenty-third  year  when  he  emi- 
grated to  this  country,  landing  at  New  York  city,  whence  he  made  his  way 
westward  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  has  since  resided  and,  as  he  was  not  able  to 
secure  work  at  the  carpenter's  trade,  immediately  after  his  arrival  he  sought  and 
obtained   employment   in   a   brick  yard,    working-    for   five   months   at    about   two 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    I'OURTH    CITY.  469 

dollars  and  fifteen  cents  per  clay.  Dnrinjj;  the  secuml  year  of  his  residence  in 
America  he  again  worked  in  the  brick  yard,  while  the  winter  months  were  passed 
in  a  pork  packing  establishment.  In  the  fall  of  1883  he  entered  the  employ  of 
John  Schroeder,  a  piano  mover,  with  whom  he  continued  for  almost  a  decade, 
or  until  1892.  In  that  year  he  purchased  the  teams  owned  by  the  Dr.  Harter 
Medicine  Company  and  began  a  city  and  depot  delivery  business,  which  he  con- 
ducted successfully  for  three  years.  In  1895  he  established  a  coal,  moving  and 
express  business  at  No.  1012  South  Ewing  avenue,  where  he  remained  until  1901. 
when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  John  H.  Schroeder,  organizing  the  Central 
Moving  &  Express  Company.  Following  the  death  of  'Sir.  Schroeder  in  Julv, 
1901,  he  purchased  his  interests  in  the  business,  which  he  has  since  conducted 
alone.  He  has  a  liberal  patronage  and  enjoys  a  reputation  for  the  care  which  is 
exercised  in  moving,  the  prompt  manner  in  which  the  work  is  done,  and  his 
thorough  reliability  in  all  business  transactions. 

Mr.  Eilermann  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Alargaret  Yongeman.  the 
wedding  being  celebrated  in  November,  1887.  They  have  one  son,  Bernard  H., 
who  is  a  pupil  in  St.  Henry's  parish  school.  J\Ir.  Eilermann  owns  the  family 
residence,  which  is  located  at  No.  2830  Chouteau  avenue.  He  belongs  to  several 
benevolent  societies  and  is  vice  president  of  the  St.  Henry's  Benevolent  Society. 
In  religious  faith  he  is  a  Catholic  and  is  serving  as  a  trustee  of  St.  Henry's 
church.  He  was  formerly  a  member  of  the  Jefferson  Club  for  eight  years,  but 
is  not  actively  connected  with  it  at  the  present  time.  In  his  political  views  he  is 
independent,  and  outside  of  business  he  largely  gives  his  attention  to  his  coopera- 
tion in  charitable  work.  His  life  has  been  one  of  unabating  energy  and  unfalter- 
ing industry  and,  while  he  has  never  sought  to  figure  prominently  in  anv  public 
light,  he  belongs  to  that  class  of  substantial  business  men  who  constitute  the  bul- 
wark of  a  city's  strength  and  development. 


HENRY    C.    GROTE. 


Among  the  manifold  business  enterprises  of  St.  Louis  which  are  worthv  of 
mention  because  of  the  spirit  of  modern  enterprise  that  is  manifest  in  their  con- 
trol is  the  Edward  Westen  Tea  &  Spice  Company,  doing  business  at  No.  1000 
Clark  avenue.  The  growth  and  prosperity  of  this  business  is  attributable  in 
large  measure  to  the  efforts  of  Henry  C.  Grote,  who  since  1888  has  been  its  sec- 
retary. He  was  but  twenty-two  years  of  age  when  called  to  this  position,  his 
birth  having  occurred  in  St.  Louis  in  October,  1866.  He  is  a  son  of  Henry  C. 
and  Christine  Grote,  the  father  being  well  known  in  connection  with  the  lumber 
trade,  in  which  line  he  was  engaged  for  a  period  of  forty  years.  The  family 
originated  in  Hanover,  Germany,  and  the  father  emigrated  to  this  country  in 
1850.  He  is  now  living  retired  in  St.  Louis,  at  the  ripe  old  age  of  eightv-three 
years. 

Henry  C.  Grote,  of  this  record,  attended  the  public  schools  until  his  four- 
teenth year  and  afterward  had  the  benefit  of  a  year's  course  in  a  business  col- 
lege. He  then  started  upon  his  business  career,  securing  a  clerkship  with  the 
Stansbury  Book  &  Stationary  Company,  continuing  with  that  house 
for  eighteen  months.  He  next  engaged  with  the  Haskell  Engrav- 
ing Company  as  a  clerk  and  traveling  salesman,  serving  in  those 
capacities  for  two  years,  on  the  expiration  of  which  period  he  took  charge  of  the 
wholesale  department  of  the  St.  Bernard  Dollar  Store  Companv.  That  concern 
retiring  from  business,  he  connected  himself  with  Mr.  Edward  Westen  and  or- 
ganized the  Edward  Westen  Tea  «&  Spice  Company,  of  which  concern  he  has 
been  secretary  since  its  organization.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  firm  and  has 
other  business  interests,  having  extended  his  efforts  in  other  fields  as  his  capital 


470  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

has  justified.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Traders  Investment  Company  and  the 
vice  president  of  the  Lindell  Fair  Ground  Realty  &  Investment  Company.  He 
is  a  man  of  strong  purpose  and  indefatigable  energy,  and  upon  these  qualities 
has  based  his  success,  which  is  now  most  creditable. 

In  St.  Louis,  in  April,  1888,  Mr.  Grote  was  married  to  Miss  Helen  Symons, 
and  unto  them  have  been  born  three  sons:  Robert,  eighteen  years  of  age,  who 
is  a  student  in  the  Washington  University;  Raymond,  twelve  years  of  age,  at- 
tending the  public  schools ;  and  Henry  C,  III.,  seven  years  of  age,  who  has  also 
begun  his  education  as  a  public-school  student.  The  family  reside  at  No.  5710 
Bartmer  avenue  in  a  residence  which  Mr.  Grote  owns.  In  politics  he  favors 
the  republican  party  and  is  always  able  to  support  his  position  by  intelligent  argu- 
ment, but  has  no  time  nor  inclination  to  seek  public  office  and,  in  fact,  his 
growing  business  is  making  such  demands  upon  his  energies  that  it  precludes  the 
possibility  of  his  active  participation  in  club  life.  He  is  a  member  of  the  United 
Presbyterian  church.  He  is  preeminently  a  business  man,  wideawake,  alert  and 
determined  and  his  achievements  are  the  direct  result  of  his  own  labors. 


FREDERICK  ARTHUR  MAYHALL. 

Frederick  A.  Mayhall  is  a  promising  young  attorney  of  St.  Louis  and  as 
well  a  prominent  minister  in  the  Christian  church.  He  descended  from  a  well 
known  Missouri  family.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  March  18,  1872.  Jefferson 
Alsop  Mayhall,  his  father,  was  a  native  of  Kentucky  and  served  in  the  Union 
army  during  the  Civil  war.  He  was  prominent  in  the  republican  party,  ran  for 
sherif?  of  Ralls  county,  Missouri;  edited  the  "Ralls  County  Republican"  and  the 
"Lincoln  County  Republican"  for  several  years.  He  was  during  his  lifetime  a 
personal  friend  of  the  late  John  O.  Broadhead  and  Frank  P.  Blair ;  he  passed 
away  in  1896;  he  was  a  member  of  the  G.  A.  R.  Samuel  Wilson  Mayhall,  grand- 
father of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  among  the  early  pioneers  in  the  state  of 
Missouri ;  he  was  a  "Whig"  and  was  elected  to  several  political  offices  in  Ralls 
county,  Missouri,  to  which  place  he  migrated  from  Frankfort.  Kentucky,  at  an 
early  day.  His  wife,  Louisa  Bartlett  Alsop  Mayhall,  was  a  Virginian  and  was 
converted  under  the  preaching  of  Alexander  Campbell,  and  was  always  deeply 
concerned  with  the  religious  movement  started  by  Mr.  Campbell  and  his  co- 
laborers,  known  as  the  "Disciples  of  Christ"  or  the  "Christian  Church,"  of  which 
the  late  President  James  A.  Garfield  was  a  lay  preacher. 

Mary  Beaty  La  Beaume  Mayhall,  mother  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was 
also  the  descendant  of  a  Kentucky  family ;  her  father  came  from  Kentucky  and 
located  in  the  state  of  Illinois,  but  later  in  Pike  county,  Missouri,  where  he  culti- 
vated a  large  farm.  The  mother's  family  were  radical  southern  sympathizers  and 
slaveholders.  Frederick  Arthur  La  Beaume  Mayhall,  the  subject  of  this  sketch, 
was  born  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  March  18,  1872.  He  was  the  young- 
est of  four  children:  Jefferson  A.,  Jr.,  Mabel  M.  and  Vacie  E.,  having  passed 
away.  The  mother  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch  died  when  he  was  less  than  a 
vear  old  and  he  was  taken  by  his  paternal  grandmother.  Louisa  B.  Mayhall.  and 
her  daughter.  Augusta  Gold  Mayhall,  and  raised  in  the  old  homestead  in  New 
London,  Missouri.  He  received  his  preparatory  education  at  the  public  schools 
of  New  London ;  later  he  entered  Christian  University,  Canton,  Missouri,  to  pre- 
pare for  the  ministry.  From  there  he  entered  immediately  upon  the  work  of  the 
ministry,  having  held  pastorates  at  Vandalia,  Louisiana,  and  St.  Louis,  Missouri. 
On  June  19,  1894,  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Frances  Rebecca  Briscoe,  of 
New  London,  Missouri.  Her  father,  John  S.  Briscoe,  was  honored  by  the  dem- 
ocratic party,  of  which  he  was  a  stanch  adherent,  with  a  number  of  political 
offices.  To  this  marriage  one  child,  John  La  Beaume  Mayhall,  was  born  in  New 
London,  July   12,  1897.     Mrs.  Mayhall  is  prominent  in  church  work  and  yet  is 


FREDERICK  A.  ]\IAYHALL 


472  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

fond  of  her  home.  Mr.  Mayhall  is  domestic  in  his  tastes ;  he  is  passionately  fond 
of  music,  flowers  and  books.  We  pubhsh  by  permission  the  following  poem  dedi- 
cated to  the  wife  by  the  subject  of  this  sketch  on  the  occasion  of  their  twelfth 
anniversary : 

In  happy  }outh  I  chanced  to  meet 
A  frail  and  tender  life,  so  sweet ; 
Whose  gentle  face  and  form  each  das- 
Has  helped  to  keep  me  in  the  way. 

I've  watched  her  humbly  kneel  and  pray 
For  God  to  drive  the  clouds  away ; 
The  answer  came  without  delay, 
The  bleak  November  changed  to  ^Nlay. 

In  all  life's  strange  vicissitudes 
God  has  placed  beatitudes ; 
To  bless  and  comfort  and  inspire 
Man's  heart  and  soul  with  sacred  fire. 

Sometimes  it  is  a  tender  vine 
Around  some  rugged  oak  may  twine ; 
Which  has  completely  failed  to  fill 
The  ptirpose  of  God's  holv  will. 

My  helpless  and  decrepit  form 

Would  fall  a  victim  to  the  storm. 

But  for  this  frail  and  faithful  vine 

Which  holds,  supports  and  shields  through  time. 

In  every  instance  she's  been  true. 
As  daughter,  wife  and  mother,  too. 
A  sceptered  queen  she  sits  enthroned 
And  rules  her  realm,  a  Christian  home. 

O  God,  help  me  to  strive  to  be 
More  worthy,  thoughtful,  kind,  to  thee ; 
To  clear  the  thorns  along  life's  road 
And  bear  for  thee,  each  heavy  load. 

Prior  to  entering  the  ministry  j\Ir.  ]\Iayhall  had  been  engaged  in  the  news- 
paper business  and  liad  been  thrown  in  touch  with  business  interests  and  had  be- 
come interested  in  the  study  of  law ;  desiring  to  take  a  course  in  law  he  resigned 
his  pastorate  in  Louisiana,  ^Missouri,  and  entered  the  law  department  of  Wash- 
ington University  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  in  the  Fall  of  1903 ;  he  was  graduated 
from  that  institution  and  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1905 ;  since  which  time  he  has 
been  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  law  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  practicing  in 
the  state  and  federal  courts ;  he  has  at  all  times,  however,  continued  to  have  a 
deep  interest  in  the  religious  conditions  and  problems  of  the  city,  having  preached 
for  the  Hamilton  Avenue  Christian  church,  which  was  built  during  his  pastorate 
and  while  he  was  pursuing  his  course  in  Washington  L'niversity ;  at  this  time  he 
preaches  for  the  Maplewood  Christian  church  on  Sunday.  Mr.  Mayhall  views 
with  alarm  the  tendencies  of  the  larger  and  more  influential  churches  to  move  out 
of  the  congested  districts  of  the  city  and  the  inability  of  the  ministry  to  stay  the 
movement ;  it  is  a  condition  and  not  a  theory  and  must  be  grappled  with  heroically. 
He  believes  that  the  ministers,  as  such,  are  opposed  to  the  condition,  but  being 
dependent  upon  the  pulpit  for  a  livelihood,  thev  are  compelled  to  follow  the  people 
who  build  the  churches  and  pay  the  expenses.  He  thinks  the  removal  of  the 
church   from   the  li'calities  most   in  need  of  its  influence,  complicates  the  social. 


ST.  LOLJIS,  THE    I'OL'RTJl    CITY.  47:! 

economic,  political  and  rfligi(jus  problems  ;  that  those  mosreasily  inihicnced  lo  do 
right  or  wrong,  are  left  a  prey  to  incompetent  religious  advisers  and  unscrupulous 
politicians.  He  started  out  with  the  idea  of  bridging  the  great  gulf  which  is  ap- 
parently fixed  between  the  church  and  the  toiling  masses  by  taking  his  place  along- 
side the  man  who  works ;  he  seeks  to  study  the  particular  problem  of  each  localit)' 
at  first  hand  and  then  to  cope  with  the  situation  in  a  frank  manner. 

Air.  Mayhall  is  still  a  young  man,  vigorous  and  husky,  and  if  he  insistently 
pursues  his  purpose  he  will  succeed  in  rendering  a  valuable  service  to  humanity. 


ADOLPH  BUSCH  CONRAD. 

Adolph  Busch  Conrad,  proprietor  of  the  restaurant  conducted  under  the 
name  of  the  Budweiser  Beer  &  Wine  Company,  on  Locust  street,  was  born  in 
St.  Louis  in  1882,  a  son  of  Charles  and  Frances  Conrad.  Having  mastered  the 
elementary  branches  of  English  learning,  he  attended  Smith  Academy,  and  then 
entered  the  Western  Military  Academy  at  Alton,  Illinois,  where  he  remained  for 
six  years.  In  addition  to  the  regular  studies  he  pursued  a  post-graduate  course 
in  electrical  engineering.  He  then  accepted  a  position  with  the  C.  J.  Briner 
Electrical  Company  and  thus  obtained  practical  experience  which,  added  to  his 
theoretical  knowledge,  gave  him  considerable  ability  in  his  chosen  field  of  labor. 
In  1906  he  went  to  New  York  for  the  General  Electric  Company,  and  was  con- 
nected with  the  construction  department  in  erecting  electric  plants. 

Mr.  Conrad  was  married  while  in  New  York  city  to  Miss  Seelig,  March  31, 
1906,  and  unto  them  has  been  born  one  son.  Following  his  marriage  Mr.  Conrad 
returned  to  St.  Louis,  and  is  now  connected  with  the  Budv^'eiser  Beer  &  Wine 
Company  as  proprietor  of  one  of  the  best  known  restaurants  of  St.  Louis.  In 
this  connection  he  has  supervision  over  twenty  employes,  and  is  conducting  an 
establishment  which  draws  its  patronage  from  among  the  best  residents  of  the 
city. 

jNIr.  Conrad  endorses  the  principles  of  the  republican  part}'  at  the  polls, 
but  is  not  active  as  a  worker  in  its  ranks.  He  holds  membership  in  the  Presby- 
terian church  and  is  well  known  in  social  circles,  having  a  wide  and  favorable 
acquaintance  in  the  city  of  his  nativity. 


TOHN   I.  .Mc^JAHON. 


The  rapid  growth  of  St.  Louis  has  drawn  to  this  city  many  men  who  have 
exerted  their  energies  and  activities  in  building  operations  and  whose  ability  in 
this  line  of  industrial  life  has  created  a  city  of  substantial  business  blocks  and 
attractive  homes.  Among  the  number  thus  engaged  is  John  J.  j\IcMahon,  well 
known  as  a  successful  contractor  whose  ideas  and  labors  combine  utility  and 
beauty  in  pleasing  forms.  He  was  born  in  County  Cavan,  Ireland,  December  22, 
1847,  his  parents  being  John  and  Mary  (Connolly)  j\Icj\Iahon,  who  always  re- 
mained residents  of  the  Emerald  isle.  John  JNIcMahon  was  there  reared  and 
educated,  but  left  school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  to  thus  early  begin  earning 
his  own  living  by  working  as  a  farm  hand.  He  was  ambitious  to  achieve  suc- 
cess and  this  led  him  to  bid  adieu  to  friends  and  native  land  when  nineteen  years 
of  age  and  cross  the  Atlantic  to  America,  for  he  had  become  imbued  with  the 
opinion  that  better  business  opportunities  were  here  offered.  Settling  in  St. 
Louis,  he  has  resided  here  continuously  since,  his  first  three  years  being  devoted 
to  an  apprenticeshi]i  to  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  afterward  took  up  the  business 
of  carpentry  and  contracting  on  his  own  account,  and  for  many  years  continued 
successfully  in  that  line.     He  secured  a   handsome   competence  through   his   in- 


474  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

dustry  and  enterprise,  "^vhich  brought  to  him  a  constantly  increasing  patronage, 
and  a  few  years  ago  he  retired,  his  financial  resources  being  sufficient  to  supply 
him  with  all  of  the  comforts  and  many  of  the  luxuries  of  life.  He  is  therefore 
now  resting  in  the  enjoyment  of  well-earned  ease. 

On  the  19th  of  October,  1877,  Mr.  McMahon  was  married  to  Miss  Catharine 
Wheaton,  of  St.  Louis,  who  was  born  in  this  city  June  22,  i860,  a  daughter  of 
John  F.  and  Ellen  (Ryan)  Wheaton,  both  born  in  County  Tipperary,  Ireland. 
Her  father  still  resides'  in  St.  Louis  at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty-three  years. 
Her  parents  celebrated  their  golden  wedding  April  10,  1903,  since  which  time 
the  mother  has  passed  away.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  McMahon  are  the  parents  of  nine 
children :  John  T. ;  Rev.  Joseph  A. ;  James  P. ;  Thomas  A. ;  Edward  A. ;  Bernard 
A.;  Mary;  Louis;  and  Gerald  G.  One  of  the  sons,  Joseph  A.,  is  a  priest,  and 
another,  Edward  A.,  is  a  Christian  Brother. 

As  the  above  record  indicates,  Mr.  McMahon  and  his  family  are  members 
of  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  and  he  holds  membership  with  the  Knights  of 
Columbus.  His  political  support  is  given  to  the  democracy,  and  although  he 
has  never  sought  nor  desired  office  he  has  always  been  a  worthy  citizen,  loyal  to 
the  best  interests  of  the  community  and  to  those  principles  which  he  believes  will 
further  good  government.  His  has  been  an  active  and  useful  life,  crowned  with 
success  and  enriched  by  the  kindly  regard  of  many  friends,  who  recognize  and 
appreciate  his  worth. 


TRUMAN    POST    RIDDLE. 

Truman  Post  Riddle  is  remembered  by  his  many  friends  as  a  man  of  pleasing 
personality,  of  unfeigned  cordiality  and  of  genuine  worth,  and  who  had  a  strong 
hold  upon  the  affection  of  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.  Thus  his 
memory  is  cherished  by  those  who  met  him  in  social  relations,  while  his  busi- 
ness associates  remember  him  for  his  sterling  integrity  and  unfaltering  allegiance 
to  what  he  believed  to  be  right.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis  October  12,  1849. 
The  family  came  originally  of  the  stock  of  the  Riddells  of  Glen  Riddell  of  Scot- 
land, but  they  had  lived  in  England  for  several  generations  before  they  settled  in 
Pennsylvania,  in  1758.  The  father,  Alexander  Riddle,  married  Mary  E.  Tread- 
way  of  Middletown,  Connecticut.  In  the  schools  of  St.  Louis,  Truman  P.  Riddle 
acquired  his  education.  When  he  entered  business  life  he  went  into  the  office  of 
the  Catlin  Tobacco  Company,  in  which  he  worked  his  way  steadily  upward. 
His  fidelity  and  ability  won  him  consecutive  promotions  until  he  became  secretary 
and  treasurer  and  a  director  of  the  company,  and  so  remained  until  the  business 
was  absorbed  by  the  Tobacco  Trust.  Mr.  Riddle's  associates  frequently  spoke 
of  him  as  being  the  most  conscientious  man  they  ever  knew ;  and  they  were 
associates  in  business  for  thirty-five  years.  In  the  course  of  time  the  Catlin 
Tobacco  Company  became  one  of  the  most  prominent  in  connection  with  this 
industry  in  the  middle  west.  Mr.  Riddle  helped  to  build  up  the  very  extensive 
business  of  the  firm,  for  he  possessed  keen  judgment  and  discrimination  and  he 
did  not  fear  that  laborious  attention  to  detail  so  necessary  to  success  in  any 
enterprise.  The  Catlin  Tobacco  Company  was  notable  for  the  spirit  which  pre- 
vailed in  the  establishment.  Throughout  there  was  an  atmosphere  of  good 
fellowship  and  cordial  friendship  and  there  was  none  of  the  friction  commonly 
arising  between  employer  and  employe,  but  most  important  of  all  was  the  high 
sense  of  business  honor  that  stamped  all  the  dealings  of  the  firm. 

It  was  in  St.  Louis  in  1880  that  Mr.  Riddle  made  preparations  for  having 
a  home  of  his  own,  in  his  marriage  to  Miss  Eliza  Virginia  Robbins,  who  was 
born  in  this  city,  March  2"],  1859,  a  daughter  of  Oliver  Lyford  Robbins,  also 
a  native  of  St.  Louis.  Her  grandfather,  Solomon  Harmon  Robbins,  was  a 
prominent   St.   Louis  property  holder  with  large  river  interests.     Mr.  and  Mrs. 


T.   P.  RIDDLE 


476  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Riddle  had  four  children:  Mabel  Virginia,  who  graduated  from  Vassar  College 
in  1901,  wife  of  Philip  Bond  Fouke ;  Ethel  Marie,  also  a  graduate  of  Vassar 
College;  Truman  Post,  of  Yale,  1910;  and  Emily  Robbins,  ]\Iary  Institute,  1910. 
The  family  reside  in  St.  Louis  and  Mrs.  Riddle  occupies  a  prominent  place  in  the 
social  activities  of  the  city.  The  death  of  Mr.  Riddle  occurred  January  7,  1905, 
and  thus  terminated  a  life  of  great  usefulness.  He  was  interested  in  higher 
education  and  in  the  social,  intellectual  and  moral  progress  of  the  community. 
He  was  a  trustee  of  Drury  College  of  Springfield,  ^Missouri,  and  was  a  promi- 
nent member  of  the  Pilgrim  Congregational  church.  He  served  as  president 
of  its  board  of  deacons  and  as  a  trustee  contributed  generously  to  its  support, 
and  assisted  largely  in  the  erection  of  the  new  church.  Following  his  death 
Mrs.  Riddle  placed  a  beautiful  memorial  window  to  perpetuate  his  memory 
in  the  church  to  which  he  gave  so  much  of  his  time. and  strength. 

Mr.  Riddle  was  very  retiring  and  although  he  belonged  to  the  best  clubs 
in  the  city  he  preferred  the  companionship  of  his  friends  in  his  home.  All  those 
who  came  under  his  influence  mourn  him,  for  they  had  learned  to  know  him  as 
a  kindlv,  considerate  man,  progressive  in  citizenship  and  loyal  to  high  ideals. 
His  life  was  characterized  by  honor,  courage  and  truth  and  he  was  ever  charitable, 
the  poor  and  needv  finding  in  him  a  warm  friend.  He  was  also  much  interested 
in  art  and  found  pleasure  in  travel.  In  fact,  his  was  a  well-rounded  nature,  of 
exceptional  nobility,  simplicity  and  strength.  Wherever  he  went  he  was  held 
in  high  esteem  and  was  most  highly  respected  where  best  known. 


EDWARD  PL  ROEHNKEN. 

Edward  H.  Boehnken,  general  manager  at  St.  Louis  for  the  Crane  Company 
of  Chicago,  with  which  he  has  been  connected  since  1899,  was  born  in  Warsaw, 
Russia,  April  4,  1856,  a  son  of  Gottfried  and  Fredericka  (Wenz)  Boehnken.  In 
acquiring  his  education  he  attended  a  private  school  for  six  years  and  afterward 
spent  seven  years  in  the  government  college  in  Warsaw.  At  the  end  of  that  time 
he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  America,  taking  up  his  abode  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  in 
1875.  The  succeeding  year  was  devoted  to  study  in  Dyrenforth  College  in  that 
citv,  and  in  October,  1876,  he  crossed  the  threshold  of  business  life  as  an  employe 
of  the  National  Tube  Works  Company,  of  Chicago,  where  he  served  in  various 
capacities  until  1884,  his  successive  promotions  bringing  added  responsibilities, 
but  also  broader  experience,  serving  as  a  foundation  for  his  later  advancement. 
At  the  date  designated  he  received  substantial  proof  of  the  confidence  re])osed 
in  his  business  integrity  and  ability,  in  his  appointment  to  the  superintendency 
of  the  works  and  so  continued  until  May,  1891.  In  that  vear  he  became  director, 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Thomas  Brass  &  Iron  Company,  of  Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin,  with  which  he  was  connected  continuously  for  eight  years.  Since 
the  15th  of  March,  1899,  he  has  been  a  representative  of  the  Crane  Company  of 
Chicago,  manufacturers  of  steam  and  plumbers'  supplies,  his  connection  with 
the  house  now  covering  a  decade.  He  was  first  made  assistant  manager  at  New 
York,  where  he  remained  until  the  17th  of  September,  1900,  when  he  came  to 
St.  Louis,  and  since  the  15th  of  November.  1905,  he  has  been  general  manager 
at  St.  Louis :  Dallas,  Texas ;  and  Memphis,  Tennessee.  On  the  22d  of  July,  1908. 
he  was  elected  vice  president  of  the  Crane  Company  of  Arkansa';.  He  is  thus 
in  a  position  of  executive  control,  his  position  being  one  of  responsibility  with 
large  and  increasing  interests. 

On  the  17th  of  Januarv,  iS8_|,  in  Chicago,  !\Ir.  Boelmkiii  vras  married  to 
Miss  Clarissa  J.  Louderback,  and  they  have  two  children,  Olga  and  Susan 
Wanda.  Mr.  Boehnken  became  a  naturalized  American  citizen  April  2,  1883, 
and  no  native  born  son  is  more  loyal  to  the  typical  institutions  of  republic  gov- 
ernment and  the  lofty  purposes  of  the  countr\'  than  he.     He  gives  his  ]iolitical 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  477 

allegiance  to  the  republican  part)-,  while  his  religions  faith  i;,  imlicateil  in  his 
membership  in  St.  Peter's  Episcopal  church,  of  which  he  is  vestryman.  He  is 
a  director  of  the  Mercantile  Club,  of  which  he  has  also  served  as  treasurer,  and 
he  belongs  to  the  Business  Men's  League,  serving  on  its  executive  committee  and 
as  vice-chairman  of  the  committee  of  manufacturing.  He  ,is  also  a  member  of 
the  St.  Louis  Club  and  the  Normandie  Golf  Club  and  is  serving  on  its  board  of 
governors.  Throughout  his  life  he  has  been  actuated  by  laudable  ambition  and 
strong  determination  that  has  enabled  him  to  overcome  all  difficulties  and  ob- 
stacles and  make  continuous  advancement  on  the  high  road  to  prosperit}'. 


WILLIAM  SHAW  NELSON. 

There  are  certain  great  undertakings  of  industrial  and  commercial  character 
which  have  had  notable  etfect  upon  the  history  of  the  country.  With  such  work 
William  Shaw  Nelson  was  connected  in  the  capacity  of  draughtsman  and  con- 
structing engineer,  his  labors  bringing  to  him  the  favorable  notice  of  the  profes- 
sion, and  wide  general  attention  as  well.  He  was  born  in  Brownville,  Jeliferson 
county.  New  York,  in  November,  1817,  and  died  August  13,  1878.  His  father, 
David  Nelson,  was  born  in  Philadelphia  in  1781  and  became  a  prominent  physi- 
cian there.  The  mother  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Sophia  Patrick.  In  the  schools 
of  Sacketts  Harbor,  New  York,  William  S.  Nelson  pursued  his  studies  to  the  age 
of  sixteen  years,  and  then  began  learning  shipbuilding  and  draughting,  becoming 
an  expert  in  both  trades.  In  his  early  days  he  showed  a  tendency  toward  de- 
vising and  his  ability  in  that  direction  resulted  in  bringing  out  several  inventions. 
He  secured  a  patent  on  a  device  for  covering  animals'  heads,  August  26,  1868; 
on  a  hardwood  skating  floor,  January  19,  1869 ;  a  drawing  pump,  January  2, 
1866;  an  improved  baby  walker,  November  6,  1868;  and  several  other  useful 
contrivances. 

Following  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis  in  the  early  '40's,  ]\Ir.  Nelson  became 
associated  with  Captain  Calvin  Case  in  the  diving-bell  service,  and  .soon  after- 
ward he  and  Mr.  Case  founded  the  first  glass  works  built  west  of  the  Mississippi 
river.  Being  an  expert  draughtsman  and  builder  he  became  associated  with 
Captain  James  B.  Eads,  and  in  1843  ''^  connection  with  Mr.  Eads  constructed 
a  diving-bell  boat  to  be  used  on  the  Alississippi  river  to  recover  sunken  cargoes. 
In  1861  he  was  chief  draughtsman  and  superintendent  of  the  iron  works  at 
Carondelet,  and  assisted  James  B.  Eads  in  the  construction  of  eight  powerful 
iron-clad  gunboats  which  President  Lincoln  had  asked  Eads  to  build  for  use  on 
the  Mississippi.  These  same  boats  captured  Fort  Henry  in  February,  1862.  Mr. 
Nelson  acted  as  superintendent  of  construction  at  the  time  of  the  building  of 
the  famous  Eads  bridge  and  was  also  superintendent  of  construction  of  the  jet- 
ties which  were  built  at  the  mouth  of  the  JMississippi  river,  and  which  cost  the 
government  five  million  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars.  Richard  S. 
Elliott,  in  his  Notes  Taken  in  Sixty  Years,  says :  "Having  been  an  early  busi- 
ness partner  of  Mr.  Eads  and  an  efficient  co-worker  on  the  gunboats  and  the  St. 
Louis  bridge,  Captain  \^'illiam  S.  Nelson  brought  his  ripe  experience  and  peculiar 
fitness  to  the  aid  of  the  jetties.  When  pestilence  of  yellow  fever  assailed  the 
enterprise,  ever  faithful  Nelson  remained  on  duty  until  stricken  with  the  fever 
and  was  barely  able  to  reach  his  St.  Louis  home  to  die.  A  better  man,  truer 
friend,  who  has  ever  known  ?'' 

Mr.  Nelson  was  married  twice.  His  first  wife  was  ]\Iiss  Catherine  Case, 
of  New  York,  and  thev  had  three  children,  but  only  one  is  now  living,  William 
Pierpont,  who  married  IMiss  Lilian  Waters,  of  St.  Louis.  For  his  second  wife 
Mr.  Nelson  chose  Diana  Brower  Francis,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Thomas  S.  and 
Eunice    (Walker)    Francis,   of   Harrison,   Ohio.     There  were   three   children   of 


478  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

the  second   marriage,   of  whom   two   survive :   Zoe   Romaine,   who  married   Lee 
Wiley  Grant,  an  attorney ;  and  Irma  F.,  who  is  with  her  mother. 

In  pohtics  Mr.  Nelson  was  a  democrat,  and  was  an  enterprising,  pubhc- 
spirited  citizen,  activelv  interested  in  all  that  concerned  the  municipal  welfare 
and  national  progress.  He  held  membership  with  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  the 
Merchants'  Exchange  and  also  was  a  member  of  the  Episcopal  church.  He 
justly  won  the  proud  American  title  of  a  self-made  man,  as  his  advancement  in 
business  lines  was  due  to  his  merit  and  well  cultivated  powers.  He  was  consid- 
ered by  Mr.  Fads  the  best  engineer  and  constructing  draughtsman  in  the  city 
during  his  time,  and  his  ability  carried  him  into  important  business  relations, 
having  direct  bearing  upon  the  history  of  the  country. 


EDWARD  J.    FERRENBACH. 

Edward  J.  Ferrenbach,  president  of  the  Thomas  Ferrenbach  Grocery  Com- 
pany and  throughout  his  entire  business  career  connected  with  the  grocery  trade 
in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  this  city  in  1857.  After  acquiring  his  preliminary  educa- 
tion in  the  St.  Joseph  parochial  school,  he  entered  the  Christian  Brothers  College, 
where  he  remained  for  two  years.  He  afterward  became  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis 
University  and  on  completing  the  commercial  course  was  graduated  in  the  class  of 
1875.  Later  he  went  to  Paris,  France,  where  he  was  connected  with  business 
interests  for  about  nine  months,  which  was  one-half  of  the  time  that  he  spent 
in  Europe.  On  returning  to  St.  Louis  he  entered  into  business  relations  with 
his  father  and  the  association  was  maintained  until  the  father's  death.  The 
business  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Thomas  Ferrenbach  Grocery 
Company,  and  E.  J.  Ferrenbach  is  now  president.  The  company  owns  and  con- 
trols an  extensive  and  constantly  growing  business,  and  the  safe,  conservative 
policy  and  honorable  principles  instituted  by  the  father  on  the  organization  of 
the  business,  more  than  half  a  century  ago,  are  continued  under  the  present  man- 
agement, while  in  the  control  of  trade  modern  business  methods  are  followed, 
thus  keeping  abreast  with  the  general  progress. 

On  the  26th  of  April,  1881,  J\Ir.  Ferrenbach  was  married  to  Miss  Mary 
Osterholt,  a  daughter  of  Fred  and  Katherine  Osterholt,  of  St.  Louis.  They  be- 
came the  parents  of  seven  children :  Edward  A.,  twenty-six  years  of  age,  vice- 
president  of  the  company ;  Eugene  C,  who  is  twenty- four  years  old  and  is  sec- 
retary and  treasurer  of  the  company ;  Thomas  R.,  a  young  man  of  twenty-two 
years,  who  is  connected  with  the  Norwine  Coffee  Company ;  Lee  N..  fourteen 
years  of  age  ;  and  Isabel  C,  Marie  and  Florence,  who  are  twelve,  ten  and  eight 
years  of  age  respectively.  Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  Edward  J.  Ferrenbach, 
who  in  business  life  is  a  worthy  successor  of  his  honored  father,  the  course  which 
he  is  following  adding  new  luster  to  an  untarnished  family  name. 


ROBERT  CECIL  CARR. 

Robert  Cecil  Carr,  vice  president  of  the  National  Electric  Company,  was 
born  in  St.  Louis  May  25.  1875,  and  is  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old  fam- 
ilies of  the  city.  He  is  a  grandson  of  Judge  William  C.  Carr,  who  figured 
conspicuously  in  connection  with  the  annals  of  the  city  for  many  years  and  was 
a  very  liberal  contributor  to  works  of  public  improvement  and  charities.  His 
life  was  characterized  by  a  broad  humanitarianism  and  a  comprehensive  view 
of  questions  directly  affecting  municipal  government,  while  at  all  times  his 
influence  was  found  on  the  side  of  right,  justice,  truth  and  progress.  C.  Bent 
Carr,  father  of  Robert  Cecil  Carr,  was  born  at  the  old  homestead,  now  the 
St.  Louis  Protestant  Hospital,  and  for  many  years  was  engaged  in  real-estate 


ROBERT  C.  CARR 


4.S0  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

business  of  this  city.  Other  mention  is  made  of  him  on  another  page  of  this 
work.  He  wedded  Louise  Atcheson,  a  daughter  of  Captain  George  and  Mary 
(Papin)  Atcheson,  the  latter  connected  with  some  of  the  original  French  fam- 
ilies and  founders  of  St.  Louis,  including  the  Chouteaus,  Lacledes  and  Papins, 
Captain  Atcheson  was  at  one  time  a  steamboat  owner  and  was  a  notable  figure 
in  the  streets  of  the  city,  always  dressing  in  white. 

Robert  C.  Carr  acquired  his  early  education  in  Christian  Brothers'  College 
and  afterward  attended  Smith  Academy,  but  left  school  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years  and  entered  the  business  world,  taking  up  electrical  work,  in  which  he 
has  continued  to  the  present  time.  He  has  made  that  steady  progress  which 
results  from  a  thorough  masterv  of  all  lines  of  electrical  work  coming  under 
his  attention,  and  todav  his  ability  and  knowledge  largely  enable  him  to  speak 
authoritatively  on  the  line  of  his  specialization.  He  continued  to  act  as  journey- 
ing salesman  in  electrical  lines  until  he  engaged  in  business  for  himself,  being 
now  the  vice  president  of  the  National  Electric  Company  which  was  incorpo- 
rated under  the  laws  of  Missouri. 

In  religious  faith  Mr.  Carr  is  a  Catholic  and  in  his  political  views  is  a 
democrat,  having  no  desire  of  office  yet  giving  intelligent  support  to  the  princi- 
ples which  he  considers  of  vital  moment  in  the  affairs  of  the  nation. 


SAMUEL  PARKER  McCHESXEY. 

Samuel  Parker  McChesnev  is  numbered  among  the  younger  representatives 
of  the  legal  profession  in  St.  Louis,  but  his  years  seem  no  bar  to  his  progress 
and  he  has  attained  a  position  in  the  ranks  of  the  legal  fraternity  that  many  an 
older  practitioner  might  well  envy,  being  now  general  counsel  for  the  Citizens' 
Industrial  Association.  Born  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  on  the  22d  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1881,  he  is  a  son  of  William  Samuel  and  Sallie  Caldwell  (Warfield) 
McChesney,  the  former  president  of  the  Terminal  Railroad  Association. 

Samuel  P.  McChesney  attended  the  Manual  Training  School  and  Washing- 
ton University.  The  period  of  boyhood  and  youth  passed,  he  prepared  for  and 
entered  upon  the  practice  of  law,  being  graduated  from  the  St.  Louis  Law  School 
in  1905.  He  has  since  devoted  his  attention  entirely  to  corporation  law,  early  in 
his  professional  career  accepting  a  position  with  the  St.  Louis  &  Suburban 
Railway  Company  in  its  legal  department.  He  was  afterward  made  assistant 
general  counsel  and  was  filling  that  position  when  the  company  was  merged  into 
the  United  Railways  Company.  At  that  time  Mr.  McChesney  accepted  his  pres- 
ent position  as  general  counsel  for  the  Citizens'  Industrial  Association.  He  is 
also  assistant  attorney  for  the  Terminal  Railroad.  He  is  regarded  as  an  able 
lawyer,  and  while  the  character  of  his  professional  interests  do  not  bring  him 
so  prominently  before  the  public  eye  as  if  he  were  actively  engaged  in  the  work 
of  the  courts,  he  is  nevertheless  winning  recognition  as  an  able  exponent  of 
corporation  and  other  branches  of  civil  law  and  is  destined  b\-  reason  of  his 
close  application,  laudable  ambition  and  unfaltering  industry  to  gain  still  higher 
successes. 

On  the  29th  of  January,  1908,  Mr.  McChesney  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Mathilde  C.  Ferguson,  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  a  daughter  of  David  Fer- 
guson and  a  representative  of  an  old  family  of  that  city.  The  young  couple 
reside  at  No.  5619  Clemens  avenue.  Mr.  McChesney  is  a  democrat  in  his  po- 
litical belief,  but  does  not  consider  himself  bound  by  party  ties  and  at  local 
elections  casts  his  ballot  for  the  candidate  whom  he  considers  best  qualified  for 
office,  regardless  of  political  affiliation. 

Mr.  McChesney  is  a  member  of  the  Noonday  Club,  the  University  Club, 
the  St.  Louis  Field  Club,  the  Kentucky  Society,  the  Southern  Society,  the  Law 
Library   .Association,   the   St.   Louis    Bar   Association   and   the    Brank   ?iIemorial 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  481 

Presbyterian  church,  to  whicli  his  wife  also  belongs.  These  associations  indi- 
cate much  of  the  nature  of  his  interests,  and  in  the  different  clubs  and  societies 
with  which  he  is  connected  he  is  a  popular  member,  possessing  a  genial  nature, 
unfeigned  cordiality  and  broad  culture,  which  have  gained  for  him  wide  regard. 


JOHN  HENRY  OVERALL,  JR. 

John  H.  Overall,  Jr.,  son  of  the  late  John  H.  Overall,  whose  sketch  appears 
on  another  page,  was  born  at  Columbia,  Missouri,  August  28,  1881,  at  the 
old  ancestral  home  of  his  grandparents,  Major  and  Mrs.  James  S.  Rollins. 
His  boyhood  days  were  spent  there,  but  his  early  education  was  obtained  at  the 
public  schools  of  this  city  and  at  Smith  Academy,  where  he  prepared  for  Yale 
University.  There  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1902,  being  one  of  the 
youngest  members  of  the  class  and  prominent  in  athletics,  literary  and  social 
circles.  Following  his  graduation  at  Yale,  Mr.  Overall  attended  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School,  being  graduated  with  high  honors  and  as  president  of  the  class. 
While  at  Law  School  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  by  examination  before  the 
court  of  appeals,  and  became  associated  with  his  father  in  the  practice  of  law. 
While  in  his  early  practice,  Mr.  Overall  lost  his  father  and  upon  him  fell  the 
responsibility  of  a  large  part  of  his  father's  clientage.  He  then  associated  him- 
self with  the  Hon.  Frederick  N.  Judson,  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  which  association 
now  continues.  A  few  years  since  Mr.  Overall  assisted  Mr.  Judson  in  his  authori- 
tative book  on  the  Law  of  Interstate  Commerce,  and  in  this  way  gained  an  excel- 
lent knowledge  of  this  important  and  intricate  subject.  Mr.  Overall  has  given 
much  time  and  attention  to  the  subject  of  municipal  bonds,  and  is  now  recog- 
nized as  an  authority,  both  as  to  their  issuance  and  collection  when  repudiated. 

Mr.  Overall  is  of  illustrious  ancestry,  being  directlv  descended,  among  other 
notables,  from  Bishop  John  Overall,  dean  of  St.  Paul's  Cathedral,  (London, 
Eng.),  1602-1632,  and  one  of  the  translators  of  King  James'  I.  Bible.  J\lr.  Over- 
all is  unmarried  and  lives  with  his  mother. 


WILLIAAI  HARLOW  PHELPS. 

William  Harlow  Phelps,  an  attorney,  was  born  in  Hinsdale,  New  York, 
October  16,  1847.  He  is  the  second  of  a  family  of  four  children,  but  two  have 
passed  away,  his  brother  C.  H.  being  a  farmer  of  Jasper  county,  Missouri.  His 
parents  were  Cyrus  and  Charlotte  (Howe)  Phelps,  natives  of  the  Empire  state, 
where  for  many  years  they  were  identified  with  agricultural  interests.  The  father 
died  there  m  1874,  and  the  mother  in  1880. 

Spending  his  boyhood  days  in  Hinsdale,  New  York,  \\'illiam  H.  Phelps 
acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  and  afterward  pursued  an 
academic  course  prior  to  taking  up  the  study  of  law  in  the  Albany  Law  School, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1867.  The  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the 
bar  in  Albany  and  immediately  afterward — in  March,  1867 — came  west,  settling 
first  at  Carthage,  Missouri,  where  he  entered  upon  active  practice  in  connection 
with  E.  R.  Wheeler,  the  partnership  continuing  for  three  years.  Mr.  Phelps 
was  then  alone  in  practice  until  1878,  when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  E.  O. 
Brown  which  continued  for  ten  years.  Since  that  time  he  has  had  no  business 
associate,  and  in  a  profession  where  individual  merit  constitutes  the  sole  basis 
of  success  he  has  gained  a  place  of  distinctive  preferment.  In  1885  he  entered 
the  law  department  of  the  Frisco  Railroad  which  he  represented  for  three  years, 
and  since  that  time  has  been  connected  with  the  legal  department  of  the  Missouri 
Pacific  Railroad  Company,  giving  to  his  duties   in  that  connection  about  one- 


482  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

half  of  his  time,  while  the  remainder  is  devoted  to  the  management  of  his  pri- 
vate affairs,  including  important  professional  interests  and  the  control  of  his 
numerous  financial  and  commercial  investments  and  enterprises.  _  His  leisure 
hours  are  spent  on  his  farm  in  Jasper  county,  where  he  has  a  palatial  residence, 
while  his  home  in  Carthage,  Missouri,  is  one  of  the  finest  outside  of  St.  Louis. 
He  has  improved  a  fine  farm  in  Jasper  county  for  each  of  his  three  children, 
and  the  two  elder  reside  thereon.  He  spends  much  of  his  time  on  his  farm, 
where  he  finds  interest  and  recreation  in  the  raising  of  fine  stock,  having  many 
thoroughbred  cattle,  hogs  and  sheep,  his  stock  raising  interests  being  second  to 
none  in  the  state  in  the  kind  of  stock  produced. 

On  the  6th  of  February,  1868,  at  Northfield,  Ohio,  Mr.  Phelps  was  married 
to  Miss  Lois  Wilson  of  that  place,  who  was  killed  in  an  accident  in  St.  Louis 
in  1894.  In  October,  1905,  Mr.  Phelps  was  married  in  Chicago  to  Miss  B. 
O'Leary,  of  that  city.  There  is  one  son  of  this  marriage,  Cyrus,  born  Novem- 
ber 14,  1906.  The  children  of  the  first  marriage  were  Helene,  who  died  in  North 
Carolina  in  1903 ;  Florence,  the  wife  of  W.  H.  Rotherd,  of  Carthage  Missouri ; 
and  William  H.,  who  is  married  and  devotes  his  attention  to  agricultural  inter- 
ests at  Carthage. 

While  he  spends  very  little  time  at  the  clubs,  Mr.  Phelps  is  a  member  of 
several  of  the  more  important.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy, 
but  he  is  without  political  ambition. 


REV.   E.   J.    SHEA. 


Rev.  E.  J.  Shea  is  the  efficient  pastor  of  the  parish  of  the  Immaculate  Con- 
ception and  during  his  incumbency  he  has  aided  greatly  to  the  growth  of  its 
membership  and  as  well  has  exerted  a  telling  influence  on  the  spiritual  and  moral 
life,  not  only  of  the  members  of  his  congregation  but  also  throughout  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  lives.  He  is  a  man  of  culture  and  refinement  and  is  possessed 
of  profound  Christian  zeal,  being  qualified  in  every  particular  for  the  high  voca- 
tion in  which  he  serves  as  a  minister  of  the  gospel. 

This  parish  is  one  of  the  largest  English  parishes  in  the  city  and  dates  its 
founding  to  the  year  1876,  under  the  administration  of  Rev.  P.  L.  McEvoy,  who 
remained  in  charge  of  the  congregation  until  1879,  it  being  then  known  as  St. 
Kevin's.  The  structure  is  situated  at  Park  and  Cardinal  avenues,  is  built  entirely 
of  brick,  and  includes  both  the  church  and  the  school.  Since  the  year  1879  the 
parish  has  been  under  the  ministration  of  Rev.  E.  J.  Shea,  P.  R.,  to  whom  is 
due  the  credit  for  the  erection  of  the  buildings.  When  Father  Shea  undertook 
the  work  of  the  parish  it  was  fairly  well  organized,  but  very  small  and  did  not 
possess  suitable  places  of  worship  or  cjuarters  to  be  used  for  school  purposes. 
However,  he  took  in  the  situation  at  a  glance,  and,  apprehending  that  the  material 
was  there  upon  which  to  work  for  the  furtherance  of  the  parish,  he  immediately 
determined  upon  zealous  eft'ort,  knowing  that  by  straining  every  energy  and  at 
the  same  time  placing  his  faith  in  God  he  could  not  fail  in  obtaining  both  the 
means  and  cooperation  of  his  people  in  erecting  an  edifice  in  which  to  conduct 
worship.  His  efforts  were  not  in  vain,  but  his  ardent  hopes  were  realized  when 
the  present  buildings  were  erected  on  Park  avenue. 

So  great,  however,  was  the  growth  of  the  parish  that  Father  Shea  saw  the 
necessity  of  choosing  another  site  on  which  to  erect  a  new  church.  He  accord- 
ingly selected  a  beautiful  location  on  the  corner  of  Lafayette  avenue  and  Long- 
fellow boulevard,  on  which,  by  his  administrative  ability  and  unremitting  labor, 
has  been  erected  one  of  the  most  handsome  church  edifices  in  the  city.  In  the 
opinion  of  architects  the  new  structure  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  purest  gothic 
buildings  in  the  countrv.     It  has  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of  two  hundred  thou- 


REV.  E.   T.  SHEA 


484  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

sand  dollars  and  is  now  known  bv  the  name  of  the  Immaculate  Conception 
church.  The  congregation  will  still  retain  the  old  church  property  and  its  build- 
ings will  be  converted  into  school  purposes.  The  parochial  school  has  an  attend- 
ance of  nearly  five  hundred  children  who  are  under  the  instruction  of  the  Sisters 
of  Loretto.  So  great  has  become  the  work  of  the  church  as  to  require  not  only 
the  incessant  labors  of  Father  Shea  himself,  but  also  the  assistance  of  Rev.  W.  L. 
Shea  and  Rev.  D.  Courtney.  The  pastor.  Rev.  E.  J.  Shea,  is  a  man  of  remark- 
able administrative  ability  and  it  has  been  through  his  efforts  that  the  parish  of 
the  Immaculate  Conception  has  attained  its  present  prosperity  and  has  a  bright 
outlook  for  the  future. 


EDWARD  F.  RETHWILM. 

The  work  which  Edward  F.  Rethwilm  did  for  St.  Louis  in  behalf  of  public 
progress  and  municipal  advancement  well  entitles  him  to  representation  in  this 
volume  as  one  of  its  most  honored  and  representative  citizens.  Though  more 
than  two  years  have  passed  since  he  was  called  to  his  final  rest,  the  city  yet 
profits  by  his  labors,  for  his  work  has  not  yet  reached  its  full  fruition  as  a  factor 
in  the  development  of  St.  Louis.  He  came  from  Ibenbueren,  in  Westphalia, 
Germany,  where  his  birth  occurred  June  i8,  1824.  His  father,  William  Reth- 
wilm, crossing  the  Atlantic  to  America,  made  this  city  his  destination  and  here 
resided  until  his  demise.  Edward  F.  Rethwilm,  educated  in  Europe,  became  a 
resident  of  St.  Louis  when  twenty-one  years  of  age.  His  sister,  Mrs.  Joerling, 
however,  lived  in  the  country  and  he  made  his  way  to  her  home,  where  he  spent 
two  months,  after  which  he  returned  to  the  city.  Here  he  engaged  with  his 
brother-in-law,  J\Ir.  Kallemeyer,  in  the  tailoring  business,  taking  charge  of  the 
sales  department,  and  when  his  brother-in-law  died  he  purchased  the  business, 
which  he  conducted  alone,  building  up  an  extensive  trade  in  merchant  and  cus- 
tom tailoring.  The  enterprise  was  established  on  Morgan  street,  where  the 
Franklin  Bank  now  stands,  and  was  afterward  removed  to  the  corner  of  Sixth 
street  and  Franklin  avenue,  occupying  three  floors  of  the  building  there.  Mr. 
Rethwilm  devoted  his  time  and  attention  to  the  upbuilding  of  a  large  and 
successful  business  and  accomplished  what  he  undertook.  He  became  recog- 
nized as  one  of  the  leading  merchants  of  the  city,  and  his  knowledge  of  the  trade 
and  the  extent  of  his  business  enabled  him  to  speak  authoritatively  upon  matters 
connected  therewith.  He  also  did  much  building  in  St.  Louis,  including  the 
For  twenty-eight  years  he  was  president  of  the  Druids  Hall  Association  and  he 
faith  in  the  city  and  therefore  did  not  hesitate  to  make  investment  in  realty  here, 
erection  of  his  own  fine  home  on  Forest  Park  boulevard.  He  always  had  great 
was  a  stockholder  in  the  Franklin  Bank  and  also  in  the  old  St.  Louis  Exposition 
and  Fair  grounds. 

Mr.  Rethwilm  was  married  twice.  He  first  wedded  Miss  Mary  Kallemeyer 
and  they  became  the  parents  of  seven  sons  and  three  daughters  two  of  whom 
are  still  living:  Emma,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Frohne ;  and  Mrs.  Ida  Hasteadt.  He 
also  reared  his  sister's  daughter,  Adelia  Neuhause,  whose  parents  died  when  she 
was  two  years  old.  She  is  married  to  Louis  Kraemer,  assistant  cashier  of  the 
Franklin  Bank.  In  St.  Louis,  in  1885,  Mr.  Rethwilm  was  again  married,  his 
second  union  being  with  Anna  Dreste,  a  daughter  of  Carl  Nicholas  Dreste,  a 
miller's  son,  who  came  to  St.  Louis  with  his  family  from  southern  Europe,  his 
home  having  been  near  Frankfort-on-the-Main.  There  were  two  children  of 
this  marriage :  Ferdinand,  now  deceased ;  and  Anna  F.  B.,  who  is  a  graduate  of 
the  Sacred  Heart  Academy. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Rethwilm  was  a  stalwart  republican,  while  fra- 
ternally he  was  connected  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows.  He 
was  also  a  benefactor  of  many  charitable  institutions,  such  as  the  German  Prot- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  485 

estant  and  General  Protestants  Orphan  Homes,  the  Deaconess  Home  and  Hospital, 
the  Provident  Association,  and  others.  He  manifested  an  intelligent  and  public- 
spirited  citizenship,  being  interested  in  all  matters  of  civic  virtue  and  civic  pride, 
and  giving  hearty  co-operation  to  many  movements  for  the  welfare  and  upbuilding 
of  St.  Louis.  He  was  moreover  a  great  home  man,  finding  his  chief  delight  in 
ministering  to  the  welfare  and  happiness  of  his  wife  and  children.  He  was  also 
loyal  in  his  friendships  and  was  therefore  greatly  missed  by  all  who  knew  him 
when  on  the  8th  of  October,  1906,  he  passed  from  this  life. 


JOHN  JULIUS  O'FALLON. 

John  Julius  O'Fallon  is  a  capitalist  of  large  interests,  partly  received  through 
inheritance  and  since  largely  increased  through  judicious  investments.  He  is 
financially  interested  in  many  important  business  concerns  which  annually  yield 
to  him  a  substantial  revenue.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Alarch  6,  184.0,  and  is 
a  son  of  Colonel  John  and  Caroline  Ruth  (Schutz)  O'Fallon.  The  father  fig- 
ured prominently  in  the  history  of  St.  Louis  during  the  first  half  of  the  nine- 
teenth century.  Viewed  through  the  perspective  of  the  years,  it  is  seen  that  he 
was  active  in  fashioning  the  civilization  of  the  city  during  its  formative  period. 
He  was  born  near  Louisville,  Kentucky,  November  17,  1781,  and  died  in  St. 
Louis,  December  17,  1865.  For  nearly  nine  hundred  years  the  O'Fallons  have 
figured  in  Irish  history.  The  first  mention  of  them  was  in  the  year  1017,  when 
King  Brian-Boru  was  killed  in  a  battle  with  the  Danes  at  Clontarf.  One  of  the 
clans  that  fought  under  Brian  was  that  of  Faolan,  chief  of  the  Desie  of  Mun- 
ster,  and  which  was  led  on  that  occasion  by  Mothla,  Faolan's  son.  After  that 
they  were  called  the  O'Faolans,  later  the  Phelans,  and  still  later  the  O'Fallons. 
In  the  year  1170  Malachi  OTallon,  Prince  of  the  Desies,  in  connection  with 
O'Ryan  of  Idrone,  commanded  the  Irish  troops  at  the  time  of  the  Anglo-Nor- 
man invasion.  It  was  this  Malachi  O'Fallon  who  led  the  forces  in  the  attack 
upon  Earl  Strongbow,  when  he  arrived  at  Waterford,  and  it  was  from  this 
branch  of  the  family  that  most  of  the  O'Fallons  in  America  are  descended. 
About  the  beginning  of  the  Revolutionary  war  an  Irish  physician,  son  of  Wil- 
liam and  Anne  (Eagan)  O'Fallon,  came  to  America.  He  took  the  oath  of 
allegiance  at  Valley  Forge  and  became  the  surgeon-in-chief  to  the  Continental 
army  under  General  Washington.  Dr.  O'Fallon  married  Miss  Frances  Clark, 
a  sister  of  General  George  Rogers  and  Governor  William  Clark.  John  O'Fal- 
lon, the  father  of  John  Julius,  and  a  son  of  this  marriage,  was  born  on  the  old 
homestead,  known  as  "Mulberry  Grove,"  not  far  from  the  city  of  Louisville. 
His  mother  was  a  native  of  Caroline  county,  Virginia,  and  after  the  death  of 
Dr.  O'Fallon  she  married  Charles  M.  Thurston,  and  after  his  death  she  became 
the  wife  of  Dennis  Fitzhugh,  a  cousin,  with  whom  she  had  gone  to  school  in 
her  childhood.  John  O'Fallon  received  his  education  in  the  instruction  given 
him  at  home  and  the  Danville  Academy,  afterward  known  as  Centre  College. 
At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  went  to  Lexington  and  began  the  study  of  law  under 
Robert  Todd,  whose  daughter  afterward  became  the  wife  of  Abraham  Lincoln. 
In  the  fall  of  181 1  he  joined  a  company  of  mounted  volunteers,  commanded  by 
Colonel  Jo  Daviess,  to  participate  in  a  campaign  against  the  Indians  of  Indiana 
Territory.  This  company  became  a  part  of  the  forces  under  General  Harrison 
and  took  part  in  the  historic  battle  of  Tippecanoe,  in  which  the  Indians  were 
defeated  after  some  hard  fighting.  In  this  engagement  Colonel  Daviess  was 
killed  and  voung  O'Fallon  severely  wounded.  The  acquaintance  formed  with 
General  Harrison  during  this  campaign  undoubtedly  had  a  considerable  influence 
on  the  subsequent  life  of  Mr.  O'Fallon.  Late  in  the  same  year  he  came  to  St. 
Louis,  where  he  became  associated  with  his  uncle,  William  Clark,  who  had  been 
connected  with  Captain  Lewis  in  the  famous  expedition  to  the  Pacific  coast,  and 


486  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

who  was  at  that  time  the  Indian  agent  at  St.  Louis.  As  an  attache  of  the  In- 
dian agencv  Mr.  O'Fallon  was  entrusted  with  the  execution  of  several  missions, 
some  of  them  of  highly  important  and  diplomatic  nature.  These  errands  he 
carried  out  with  such  skill  and  fidelity  as  to  commend  him  to  Governor  Howard 
of  Missouri  and  Governor  Edwards  of  Illinois.  Seeing  his  leaning  toward _  a 
military  career,  the  two  governors  united  in  recommending  him  for  a  commis- 
sion in  the  United  States  army.  They  applied  for  a  captaincy  for  him,  but 
failed  to  secure  his  appointment  to  that  rank.  However,  on  September  12,  1812, 
he  was  appointed  an  ensign  in  the  First  United  States  Infantry  and  assigned 
to  duty  on  General  Harrison's  staff.  While  occupying  this  position  he  partici- 
pated in  the  siege  of  Fort  Meigs,  accompanied  Harrison  to  Detroit,  and  later 
took  part  in  the  battle  of  the  Thames.  For  some  time  after  this  engagement 
he  was  prevented  by  illness  from  taking  an  active  part  in  military  operations, 
but  in  December,  1813,  he  accompanied  General  Harrison  to  Washington  and 
was  afterward  in  command  of  a  company  sent  to  Fort  Mackinaw.  In  the  mean- 
time he  had  several  times  been  commended  by  his  superior  officers  and  in  Janu- 
ary, 1813,  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  second  lieutenant.  In  May  of  the  same 
year  he  was  made  aide-de-camp  and  at  the  siege  of  Fort  Meigs  was  assistant 
adjutant-general.  In  August,  1813,  he  was  advanced  to  first  lieutenant  and  in 
March,  1814,  when  he  was  ordered  to  Mackinaw,  he  was  commissioned  a  cap- 
tain in  the  Second  United  States  rifle  regiment.  At  the  close  of  the  war  of 
1812  he  was  one  of  the  four  captains  selected  to  remain  in  the  service.  For 
more  than  seven  years  he  had  been  in  military  service  or  engaged  in  the  strenu- 
ous events  of  the  frontier,  and  had  a  desire  to  lead,  for  a  while  at  least,  the 
life  of  a  civilian.  But  as  he  saw  no  position  open  to  him  in  civil  life,  he  de- 
termined to  hold  on  to  his  commission  until  he  could  obtain  one  that  would 
assure  him  a  comfortable  income.  He  made  an  application  for  a  place  as  Indian 
trader.  From  that  date  he  made  St.  Louis  his  permanent  home.  In  his  new 
occupation  he  was  successful  and  as  a  contractor  for  army  supplies  he  made 
considerable  money,  the  foundation  of  a  large  fortune,  much  of  which  was  after- 
ward given  away  in  worthy  charities  and  endowments.  In  1821  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  first  state  legislature  of  Missouri.  After  serving  two  years  in 
the  lower  branch  he  was  elected  to  the  senate,  where  he  served  with  distinction 
for  two  years  more.  He  soon  became  identified  with  the  leading  business  and 
financial  institutions  of  St.  Louis,  and  in  all  his  undertakings  he  was  measurably 
successful,  all  the  time  maintaining  an  unblemished  integrity.  During  the  exist- 
ence of  the  United  States  Bank  he  was  president  of  the  St.  Louis  branch,  which 
wound  up  its  afifairs  with  a  loss  of  but  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  dollars  while 
some  of  the  other  branches  showed  losses  amounting  to  thousands  of  dollars, 
due  to  the  incompetency  or  lack  of  principle  of  the  managers.  For  many  years 
he  was  one  of  the  leaders  in  every  enterprise  that  promised  to  promote  the  ma- 
terial interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Ohio  &  Mis- 
sissippi (now  part  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Southwestern)  Railroad  Company, 
and  was  its  first  president ;  and  he  was  also  one  of  the  promoters  and  president 
of  the  North  Missouri  Railroad  Company,  and  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
Missouri  Pacific  Railway.  He  was  the  first  adjutant-general  of  the  state,  ap- 
pointed by  Governor  McBair,  and  was  appointed  visitor  and  examiner  at  the 
West  Point  Alilitary  Academy.  He  served  as  a  director  in  the  State  Bank  of 
Missouri  and  was  one  of  the  largest  subscribers  to  the  building  of  the  Lindell 
and  Planters'  Hotels.  It  was  Mr.  O'Fallon's  lot  to  have  the  personal  acquaint- 
ance, and  in  numerous  instances  the  warm  friendship,  of  many  men  high  in 
public  life.  His  acquaintance  with  General  Harrison,  already  mentioned,  con- 
tinued until  after  the  latter's  election  to  the  presidency.  After  his  inauguration 
he  offered  Mr.  O'Fallon  the  position  of  secretary  of  war  in  the  cabinet.  Henry 
Clay,  John  C.  Calhoun,  General  Lewis  Cass,  General  Scott,  and  in  later  years 
General  V.  S.  Grant,  as  well  as  numerous  others,  were  numbered  among  his 
friends,  and  his  descendants  cherish  the  letters  of  those  men  to  their  illustrious 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  487 

ancestor  as  priceless  heirlooms.  About  the  time  that  he  retired  from  the  army, 
Zachary  Taylor,  who  had  been  his  playmate,  wrote  him  a  letter  in  which  he  said, 
among  other  things:  "I  approve  of  your  leaving  the  army.  I  think  your  pros- 
pects for  acquiring  wealth  flattering  and  I  sincerely  wish  they  may  come  up  to 
your  most  sanguine  wishes.  General  IMacomb  visited  us  shortly  before  I  left 
the  Bay.  He  was  quite  astonished  at  the  order  in  which  he  found  the  troops 
at  that  place.  He  appeared  much  disposed  to  reconcile  all  dififerences.  I  treated 
him  politely,  but  we  parted  as  we  met.  He  ordered  me  to  this  place  to  superin- 
tend the  recruiting  for  the  Third  Regiment,  which  duty  I  shall  be  employed  on, 
I  expect,  for  at  least  twelve  months,  at  the  expiration  of  which  time  I  con- 
template retiring  to  civil  life."  Instead  of  retiring,  however,  he  continued  in 
the  service,  taking  part  in  the  wars  with  the  Indians  and  rising  to  the  rank  of 
general  in  the  Mexican  war,  finally  becoming  president  of  the  United  States. 
The  friendship  between  him  and  Mr.  O'Fallon  lasted  until  the  death  of  General 
Taylor  in  1850.  As  his  fortune  increased  it  only  multiplied  his  power  to  do 
good.  Did  some  educational  institution  stand  in  need?  It  was  only  necessary 
to  apply  to  Mr.  O'Fallon.  Was  some  worthy  enterprise  languishing  for  want  of 
adequate  support?  No  sooner  did  John  O'Fallon  hear  of  the  situation  than  the 
difficulty  was  removed.  He  donated  the  ground  upon  which  the  old  city  water 
works  stood;  the  site  of  the  First  Methodist  church,  when  it  stood  on  Fourth 
street;  the  site  of  the  St.  Louis  Universiy;  two  blocks  of  land  and  an  endowment 
of  forty-five  thousand  dollars  to  the  O'Fallon  Polytechnic  Institute ;  made  liberal 
contributions  to  Washington  University ;  built  the  dispensary  and  medical  college 
which  was  so  long  under  the  management  of  Dr.  Pope ;  gave  fifteen  acres  of 
ground  as  a  site  for  the  Home  of  the  Friendless,  and  has  given  away  thousands 
of  dollars  in  private  charities  which  it  would  require  pages  to  enumerate.  Yet 
with  all  his  wealth  he  never  became  vain  or  overbearing.  The  historian,  Ed- 
wards, said  of  his  character:  "The  possession  of  unbounded  wealth,  the  high 
and  responsible  positions  which  he  had  filled  in  the  military,  civic  and  business 
relations  of  life  have  never  generated  pride  and  arrogance  in  his  character,  or 
made  him  forgetful  of  his  duties  to  his  Creator  and  fellow  beings.  LTnostentatious 
in  his  bearing,  he  can  be  approached  by  all,  and  his  manner  possesses  much  of 
that  freedom  and  frankness  which  lend  a  charm  to  conversation,  and  are  char- 
acteristics of  the  early  settlers  of  the  west."  This  was  written  before  his  death. 
After  he  was  gone  John  F.  Darb_v,  a  prominent  citizen  of  St.  Louis,  said:  "He 
possessed  one  of  the  most  acute  and  vigorous  understandings  that  any  man  was 
ever  armed  with.  His  quickness  was  not  accompanied  with  the  least  temerity, 
on  the  contrary  he  was  as  sure  as  the  slowest  of  mankind.  But  his  nobleness 
of  heart  was  far  above  all  the  qualities  of  his  mind.  He  was,  beyond  all  doubt, 
the  most  open,  candid  and  liberal  man  the  city  of  St.  Louis  ever  produced,  the 
leader  in  every  noble  undertaking,  the  foremost  and  largest  contributor  in  every 
public  enterprise.  He  sprang  to  every  business  man's  assistance  without  waiting 
to  be  called  upon.  He  has  done  more  to  assist  the  merchants  and  business  men 
of  St.  Louis  than  any  other  man  who  ever  lived  in  the  town."  Upon  the  occa- 
sion of  his  funeral  his  remains  were  followed  to  their  last  resting  place  by  the 
city  officials,  the  members  of  the  chamber  of  commerce,  the  professors  and  stu- 
dents of  the  institutions  which  he  had  so  liberally  endowed,  and  a  large  concourse 
of  citizens.  Mr.  O'Fallon  was  twice  married.  His  first  wife,  whom  he  married 
in  1821,  was  a  IMiss  Stokes,  the  daughter  of  a  wealthy  Englishman.  She  came 
with  her  brother  William  to  St.  Louis  in  1819.  After  her  death  he  married  Miss 
Ruth  Caroline  Schutz,  a  native  of  Baltimore  and  who  was  related  to  some  of 
the  leading  families  of  Maryland.  She  survived  her  husband,  living  until  Sep- 
tember 24,  1898,  when  she  passed  to  her  reward  in  the  ninety- fourth  year  of 
her  age. 

John  Julius  O'Fallon,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  was  educated  in 
W^asliington  University  and  in  a  private  school  at  New  Haven,  Connecticut.  He 
has  always  made  St.  Louis  the  place  of  his  residence,  and  a  generous  inheritance 


488  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

which  he  received  reheved  him  of  the  necessity  of  business  activity  save  for  the 
attention  which  he  gave  to  his  real  estate  interests  in  the  control  of  his  invest- 
ments. He  had  various  financial  interests  and  was  known  in  financial  circles 
as  a  director  of  the  Merchants  Laclede  National  Bank  and  of  the  Bellefontaine 
Cemetery  Association. 

On  the  loth  of  April,  i860,  Mr.  O'Fallon  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline 
Mastine,  and  unto  them  were  born  two  sons  and  a  daughter:  Frank  M.,  now  de- 
ceased; Caroline,  the  wife  of  J.  G.  Miller;  and  Charles  Pope  O'Fallon.  Mr. 
O'Fallon  holds  membership  in  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  South,  and  also 
has  membership  relations  with  the  St.  Louis  and  the  St.  Louis  Country  Clubs. 
His  political  endorsement  is  given  to  the  republican  party,  nor  is  he  oblivious 
to  his  duties  and  obligations  of  citizenship.  On  the  contrary  he  has  been  gen- 
erous in  support  of  various  public  measures,  lending  his  aid  and  influence  to 
further  progressive  movements. 

Charles  P.  O'Fallon,  since  attaining  years  of  manhood,  has  largely  relieved 
his  father  of  the  management  of  the  estate,  in  which  connection  he  has  shown 
clear  business  discernment  and  enterprise.  A  native  of  Madison  county,  Ala- 
bama, he  was  born  in  August,  1868,  and  came  of  an  ancestry  honorable  and  dis- 
tinguished. The  family  was  represented  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  his  great- 
granduncles  included  General  William  Clark,  Governor  William  Clark,  George 
Rogers  Clark  and  Dr.  James  O'Fallon,  the  last  named  a  surgeon  in  the  American 
army  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  His  uncle.  Dr.  Charles  A.  Pope,  was  a  cele- 
brated surgeon. 

Charles  P.  O'Fallon  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis,  was  afterward  under  a  private  tutor  for  some  time  and  then  under  tl;2 
direction  of  President  George  B.  Stone  prepared  for  Princeton  and  became  a 
member  of  the  class  of  1890.  Because  of  his  eyesight,  however,  he  had  to  leave 
the  university  and  later  was  employed  in  the  capacity  of  clerk  in  the  Merchants 
National  Bank.  In  1891  he  joined  liis  father  in  business  in  the  management  of  his 
estate  and  is  now  financially  interested  in  various  enterprises  of  St.  Louis.  In  the 
control  of  the  O'Fallon  investments  he  has  displayed  marked  ability  and  keen  sa- 
gacity. He  is  a  prominent  member  of  all  social  and  athletic  clubs  and  the  hospitality 
of  the  best  homes  of  St.  Louis  is  cordially  accorded  him,  for  in  this  city  the 
O'Fallon  family  has  been  prominent  for  almost  a  century,  and  Charles  O'Fallon 
is  eminently  popular  with  his  many  friends.  The  city  residence  of  the  family  is 
at  No.  28  Westmoreland  place,  while  their  country  home  is  at  Athlone,  in  St. 
Louis  county. 


VAL  A.  REIS. 


Val  A.  Reis,  at  the  head  of  the  Val  Reis  Piano  Company,  doing  business 
at  No.  1005  Olive  street,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  20,  1874,  and  is  a 
son  of  Bartholomew  and  Bernerdine  Reis.  The  father  was  a  lumber  merchant 
of  prominence,  well  known  throughout  the  lumber  country  as  an  expert  judge 
of  wood.  Both  he  and  his  wife  were  born  in  this  city  of  German  parentage,  their 
respective  families  having  been  established  in  America  in  the  early  part  of  the 
nineteenth  century. 

Val  A.  Reis  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  this  city  and  in  a  busi- 
ness college,  from  which  he  was  graduated.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  the  busi- 
ness world  at  the  age  of  eighteen  as  proprietor  of  a  small  book  and  news  depot, 
which  he  still  maintains  in  the  southern  part  of  the  city,  the  location  being  at 
1909  Park  avenue  in  the  Lafayette  Park  district.  It  is  a  district  of  fine  homes, 
and  although  he  began  operations  in  a  small  way,  he  has  built  up  an  extensive 
and  profitalDle  business,  being  accorded  a  liberal  patronage  and  increasing  his 
stock  from  time  to  time  in  order  to  meet  the  demands  of  his  trade.     His  success 


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490  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  that  venture  enabled  him  to  extend  his  operations  in  other  fields,  and  he  began 
dealing  in  musical  instruments  at  loio  Olive  street.  Here  again  success  at- 
tended his  efforts,  the  enterprise  developing  to  such  proportions  that  the  business 
was  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Val  A.  Reis  Music  Company  with  a 
capital  of  thirty  thousand  dollars.  In  1907  the  capital  stock  was  again  increased 
to  one  hundred  thousand  dollars.  They  handle  pianos,  musical  instruments  and 
musical  merchandise,  and  the  volume  of  trade  is  constantly  increasing  until  the 
annual  sales  are  represented  by  a  large  figure. 

On  the  23d  of  November,  1905,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Reis  and  Miss 
Emma  Rebou,  also  of  St.  Louis,  in  which  city  the  wedding  was  celebrated.  They 
are  well  known  socially  and  the  hospitality  of  many  homes  is  cordially  extended 
them.  Mr.  Reis  is  very  fond  of  all  outdoor  sports,  and  whenever  business  per- 
mits he  takes  part  in  athletics.  He  is  in  possession  of  a  motor  boat  and  takes 
great  pleasure  in  making  long  trips  on  the  river.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Caron- 
dolet  Motor  Boat  Club ;  is  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Music  Dealers'  Association ; 
is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  Club  and  also  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  belong- 
ing to  St.  Louis  Council,  No.  453. 

Mr.  Reis  enjoys  the  respect  and  confidence  of  the  business  world  and  the 
friendship  of  those  whom  he  meets  socially.  He  has  made  for  himself  an  en- 
viable reputation  as  a  man  of  business,  straightforward  and  reliable  under  all 
circumstances,  courteous  and  affable  to  his  patrons,  whom  he  always  endeavors 
to  please.  He  has  never  been  known  to  overreach  any  one  in  business  transac- 
tions, but  conducts  his  affairs  along  the  strictest  lines  of  commercial  integrity. 
He  is  very  temperate  in  all  his  habits,  believing  in  moderation  in  all  things,  and 
possessing,  moreover,  much  business  tact  as  w'ell  as  executive  force  and  unfalter- 
ing enterprise.  His  own  labors  have  constituted  the  foundation  upon  which  he 
has  builded  his  success,  making  him  one  of  the  substantial  merchants  of  the  com- 
munity. 


FREDERICK  FI.  KRUG,  M.D. 

Perhaps  there  is  no  vocation  in  life  which  demands  broader  learning  and 
which  is  more  beneficial  than  that  of  the  physician.  More  than  any  other  man 
he  comes  in  contact  with  the  heart  of  humanity  and  meets  people  of  all  kinds 
and  classes  and  realizes  at  the  time  that  his  association  with  them  is  not  of  a 
nature  by  which  to  advance  his  social  or  pecuniary  interests,  but  rather,  being 
entirely  shorn  of  selfishness,  his  services  are  sought  to  relieve  suffering,  to  ameli- 
orate conditions  and  restore  to  the  individual  that  which  he  most  highly  prizes 
and  which  is  absolutely  necessary  to  his  success  in  life,  health  and  vigor.  The 
physician,  perhaps,  more  than  any  other  man,  is  blessed  with  the  opportunities  by 
which  to  attain  to  the  highest  intellectual  worth  and  as  well  to  develop  the  highest 
traits  and  qualities  of  character.  His  profession  requires  that  he  be  studious 
and  keep  abreast  of  the  times  in  the  results  of  science  pertaining  to  his  art  and 
also  that  he  develop  those  greatest  of  all  social  qualities,  love,  sympathy  and 
kindness,  by  which  the  world  is  made  brighter,  and  also  by  which  he  may  bring 
cheer  into  the  bedchamber  of  his  patients  as  effectually  as  by  the  administration 
of  his  medicine.  Both  as  a  student  and  as  a  man  in  every  way  fitted  for  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine.  Dr.  Frederick  H.  Krug  has  gained  a  wide  reputation  in  this 
city  and  successfully  engages  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  at  No.  2300  St. 
Louis  avenue. 

The  doctor  was  born  in  Karlsruhe,  Germany,  June  28,  1869,  son  of  Henreich 
and  Antonia  (Brutsche)  Krug,  his  father  being  a  musician  in  the  Hof  Theatre 
in  his  native  town.  In  a  gymnasium  of  the  fatherland  Dr.  Krug  received  his 
preliminary  education,  and  after  completing  his  studies  he  remained  in  his  native 
land  for  several  years,  serving  in  1888-9  ^^  ^  cavalry  regiment.     In  1892  he  emi- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  491 

grated  to  America,  locating  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  became  associated  with  Forbes 
Brothers  Tea  &  Spice  Company,  remaining  as  a  salesman  until  1902.  In  the 
meantime  he  had  saved  considerable  means  and  being  of  studious  habits  and  de- 
siring to  enter  the  professional  world,  he  studied  medicine  at  the  St.  Louis  Uni- 
versity, from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  in  the  year  1905.  He  then 
established  himself  as  a  practitioner  and  has  since  become  very  popular  and 
acquired  a  liberal  patronage.  That  he  might  perfect  himself  in  special  branches 
of  medicine,  the  doctor  went  to  Germany  in  1908  and  took  a  post-graduate  course 
in  clinics  at  the  L^niversity  of  Berlin. 

In  1893,  in  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Krug  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lena 
Maull,  daughter  of  Charles  Maull,  who  has  gained  a  world-wide  reputation  as 
a  manufacturer  of  macaroni.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Krug  have  two  children:  Frederick 
C.  and  Eugene  C,  who  attend  the  public  school.  In  addition  to  being  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  he  also  belongs  to  the  North  St.  Louis,  Mis- 
souri State  and  American  IMedical  Associations  and  to  the  St.  Louis  University 
Alumni.  For  some  time  he  has  been  medical  examiner  for  the  German  Militarv 
Veterans'  Association,  the  Prudential  Life  Insurance  Company  and  the  Court  of 
Honor.  Among  the  fraternal  societies  to  which  he  belongs  is  the  Knights  of 
Pythias.  Aside  from  being  very  fond  of  traveling,  he  finds  much  pleasure  in 
the  study  of  music  and  literature,  in  which  he  has  attained  enviable  proficiency, 
and  in  regard  to  literature  his  extensive  reading  has  made  him  conversant  with 
a  wide  range  of  subjects.  He  does  not  ally  himself  with  any  particular  political 
party,  but,  irrespective  of  partisan  ties  and  party  platforms,  he  reserves  the  right 
to  cast  his  vote  for  the  man  whom  he  deems  best  fitted  to  serve  the  interests  of 
the  commonwealth. 


THOMAS  FERRENBACH. 

Thomas  Ferrenbach  was  no  less  renowned  for  his  success  in  business  than 
for  his  philanthropy,  for  at  all  times  he  was  mindful  of  his  obligations  to  his 
fellowmen  and  rejoiced  in  his  opportunities  to  do  good.  A  native  of  Strasburg, 
Germany,  he  was  born  on  the  15th  of  May,  1828,  and  pursued  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  of  that  city.  Coming  to  St.  Louis  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years 
and  having  previously  learned  the  trade  of  sign  writing  in  Europe,  he  took  up 
that  work  here  as  an  employe  of  Mr.  Doellner,  a  painting  contractor.  He  was 
thus  engaged  until  1848,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  his  brother-in-law, 
Charles  Kernan,  who  conducted  a  general  store  on  Gravois  avenue.  He  was 
ambitious,  however,  to  begin  business  on  his  own  account  and  saved  his  earnings 
to  this  end.  In  1852  his  capital  was  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  purchase  the  store 
of  Mr.  Magill  at  the  corner  of  Eighteenth  street  and  Franklin  avenue.  The 
building  was  a  little  two-story  frame  house,  called  the  Two-Mile  House,  and  the 
place  was  noted  for  the  excellent  spring  which  was  on  the  corner  of  the  property. 
It  is  still  in  existence,  but  at  present  is  covered  b)'  the  sidewalk.  This  little 
stream  of  water  that  bubbled  forth  was  called  the  Spring  of  Health,  both  by  the 
authorities  at  Washington  and  the  board  of  health  of  St.  Louis.  Hundreds  of 
people  used  the  water  exclusively  for  drinking-  purposes.  It  was  at  that  corner 
that  Mr.  Ferrenbach  embarked  in  the  grocery  trade  and  his  store  at  Eighteenth 
street  and  Franklin  avenue  has  been  a  landmark  of  the  city  since  1853.  As  the 
years  passed  he  prospered  in  his  undertakings,  his  trade  constantlv  increasing, 
and  in  1871  his  success  was  such  that  he  tore  down  the  Two-]\Iile  House  and 
erected  a  large  modern  building,  fifty  by  one  hundred  feet,  and  four  stories  in 
height.  He  occupied  the  entire  lower  floor  for  business,  conducting  a  fancv 
grocery  and  meat  market,  and  his  capable  management  made  this  one  of  the 
most  prosperous  enterprises  in  his  section  of  the  city.  He  did  not  confine  his 
attention,  however,   to  one  line   of  activity,  but  extended  his  labors  into  other 


492  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

fields  wherefrom  large  profits  accrued.  He  became  one  of  the  originators  of  the 
Biddle  Market  Bank,  which  subsequently  consolidated  with  the  German  Ameri- 
can Bank,  and  he  remained  one  of  the  directors  of  the  latter  institution  until  his 
death.  He  was  also  sole  owner  of  the  Valley  Coal  Alining  Company,  operating 
near  Belleville,  Illinois,  and  was  a  stockholder  in  many  other  enterprises.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Herold  Des  Glaubens,  a 
German  newspaper,  and  a  stockholder  in  the  German-American  Press  Associa- 
tion. He  likewise  invested  heavily  in  city  real  estate  and  owned  valuable  property 
in  all  parts  of  the  city.  He  was  perhaps  best  known,  however,  as  a  grocer,  as 
that  business  brought  him  into  close  contact  with  many  residents  of  the  city. 
The  corner  which  his  business  occupied  has  been  used  as  a  site  of  a  grocery 
store  since  1842,  at  which  time  that  portion  of  the  city  was  largely  covered  with 
a  native  forest.  The  Ferrenbach  Grocery  Company  is  now  the  oldest  store  of 
its  kind  in  St.  Louis  and  its  founder  was  the  oldest  grocer  of  the  city  at  the 
time  of  his  demise. 

In  1854  Mr.  Ferrenbach  was  married  to  Miss  Katherine  Klock,  a  native  of 
Saarburg,  Loraine,  France,  who  in  1844  came  to  America  with  her  parents,  the 
family  settling  at  Belleville,  Illinois.  The  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ferrenbach 
was  celebrated  in  St.  Mary's  Catholic  church  at  the  corner  of  Third  and  Cedar 
streets  in  St.  Louis.  To  this  union  were  born  seven  children,  of  whom  three 
died  in  infancy.  Those  living  are :  Edward  J.,  who  was  born  in  1857  and  is  now 
at  the  head  of  the  Thomas  Ferrenbach  Grocery  Company ;  Thomas,  who  was 
born  in  1866  and  is  now  residing  in  New  York  city,  where  he  is  conducting  a 
branch  for  the  firm  of  Squire  &  Company,  pork  packers  of  Boston ;  Katherine, 
who  was  born  in  1864  and  is  the  wife  of  Charles  Walter,  of  St.  Louis;  and  Adele, 
who  was  born  in  1869  and  is  the  wife  of  John  S.  Guhman,  of  this  city.  The  wife 
and  mother  died  in  September,  1900,  while  Mr.  Ferrenbach  passed  away  on  the 
8th  of  June,  1908.  He  was  a  devoted  member  of  the  Catholic  church  and  his  daily 
life  exemplified  his  religious  faith.  He  held  membership  in  the  various  societies  of 
the  church  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  St.  Nicholas  Catholic  church  at 
the  corner  of  Nineteenth  street  and  Lucas  avenue,  purchasing  the  ground  and 
donating  it  to  the  church  in  1865.  He  contributed  extensively  to  German  Cath- 
olic charities  and  when  the  Little  Sisters  of  the  Poor  came  to  St.  Louis  from 
New  Orleans  he  was  the  first  to  aid  them.  He  obtained  the  home  for  them  at 
Seventeenth  and  Morgan  streets  and  assisted  them  financially.  He  was  also 
one  of  the  directors  of  the  St.  A^incent  de  Paul  Society  and  the  Orphanage.  He 
was  a  man  of  most  kindly  spirit  and  delighted  in  doing  good  to  those  who  were 
in  need.  It  is  not  from  the  few  conspicuous  deeds  of  life  that  the  blessings 
chiefly  come  which  make  the  world  better,  sweeter,  happier,  but  from  the  count- 
less lowlv  ministries  of  the  everydays — the  little  faithfulnesses  that  fill  long  years. 
Mr.  Ferrenbach  was  always  interested  in  travel  and  crossed  the  ocean  twenty-two 
times,  covering  Egypt,  the  Holy  Land  and  all  parts  of  Europe  and  Asia.  He 
reached  the  venerable  age  of  eight3'-one  years  and  passed  from  this  life  with  the 
respect  and  confidence  of  all  who  knew  him. 


CALVIN  KRYDER  REIFSNIDER. 

Calvin  Kryder  Reifsnider,  the  founder  and  president  of  the  Midland  Pub- 
lishing Company,  which  was  established  in  1878  and  is  one  of  the  continuously 
successful  publishing  companies  of  the  west,  was  born  March  21.  1847,  ^t  Green- 
town,  a  post  town  on  the  old  stage  road  between  Akron  and  Canton,  Ohio.  His 
parents  were  Joseph  Graefif  and  Anna  (Kryder)  Reifsnider,  the  former  a  son  of 
Daniel  and  Mary  Elizabeth  (Graeff)  Reifsnider,  wdio,  in  1828,  removed  from 
Schuylkill  county,  Pennsylvania,  by  team  to  Ohio  when  their  son  Joseph  was  six 
years  of  age.     The  grandfather  purchased  a  tract  of  heavily  timbered  land  ad- 


494  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

joining  Greentown  and  tliere  he  literally  hewed  a  farm  out  of  the  forest,  with 
Indians  and  wild  animals  all  around  him.  This  farm  is  still  in  possession  of 
a  representative  of  the  family.  Joseph  G.  Reifsnider  succeeded  his  father  in  the 
operation  of  that  farm,  bearing  his  full  share  in  the  work  of  clearing  and  culti- 
vating the  land  and  promoting  the  agricultural  interests  of  the  district  in  which 
he  made  his  home.  He  married  Anna  Kryder,  a  daughter  of  Christian  Kryder. 
who  was  also  a  native  of  Pennsylvania  and  for  many  years  was  a  "freighter" 
operating  with  four,  six  and  eight  horse  teams  between  Philadelphia  and  eastern 
Ohio  points. 

Calvin  Kryder  Reifsnider  was  the  second  in  a  family  of  nine  children,  five 
sons  and  four  daughters,  of  whom  four  sons  and  two  daughters  are  living.  In 
addition  to  cultivating  his  farm  the  father  also  engaged  in  teaching  in  the  district 
school  through  the  winter  seasons  and  in  this  way  the  subject  of  this  review 
began  attending  school  when  three  and  a  half  years  of  age,  his  father  often 
carrying  him  to  and  from  the  school  in  which  he  was  a  teacher.  His  life  was 
uneventful  as  farmers'  lives  go,  his  time  being  divided  between  the  duties  of  the 
schoolroom  and  the  work  of  the  fields,  until  aroused  by  a  spirit  of  patriotism,  owing 
to  the  rebellion  of  the  south,  he  enlisted  as  a  private  in  an  Ohio  regiment  in  the 
Civil  war.  Returning  to  the  north  on  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  he 
began  work  in  March,  1865,  when  eighteen  years  of  age,  in  the  Aultman-Miller 
Reaper  Works  at  Akron,  Ohio.  In  September  of  the  same  year,  however,  he 
entered  Mount  Union  College  of  Ohio,  his  father  intending  him  for  the  Methodist 
ministry,  and  in  order  to  meet  the  expense  of  his  college  course  he  taught  in  the 
district  schools  in  the  winter.  A  year  later,  however,  he  became  ill  and  in  the 
autumn  of  1866  came  to  Missouri,  where  he  engaged  in  teaching  school,  in  farm- 
ing and  hunting  for  a  year,  the  outdoor  life  proving  very  beneficial  to  his  health. 
He  then  returned  to  Ohio,  where  he  again  took  up  the  profession  of  teaching  and 
also  once  more  secured  a  position  in  the  reaper  works  at  Akron.  In  1870  he  went 
to  Cleveland,  Ohio,  where  he  began  his  newspaper  career  on  the  old  Cleveland 
Daily  Herald,  then  the  leading  daily  in  the  northern  part  of  the  state. 

In  December,  1876,  Mr.  Reifsnider  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  a  year  later,  in 
connection  with  others,  established  the  publishing  house  of  which  he  has  always 
been  a  principal  owner.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  "The  Age  of  Steel,"  long 
a  successful  publication  in  the  iron  industry,  but  eventually  he  sold  this  and  took 
up  the  "St.  Louis  Miller,"  at  the  time  of  the  transition  or  evolution  from  the 
old  millstone  grinding  to  the  present  roller  mill.  He  founded  "Farm  Machinery" 
in  1878,  at  the  beginning  of  the  evolution  that  resulted  in  the  present  high  devel- 
opment that  now  makes  American  agricultural  implements  favorites  in  every 
countrv  in  the  world.  In  this  work  Mr.  Reifsnider  and  his  paper  were  and  still 
are  chief  exponents.  The  paper  circulates  in  every  farming  country  on  the  face 
of  the  globe.  In  this  way  he  has  been  closely  identified  with  and  has  largely  aided 
in  the  industrial  development  of  the  "new  south,"  also  of  the  great  west  and 
southwest.  In  this  work  he  traveled  extensively,  becoming  familiar  with  the 
merits  and  resources  of  the  newer  sections  of  the  country.  He  was  one  of  the 
organizers  and  has  always  been  the  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Trade  Press  Asso- 
ciation and  was  one  of  the  organizers  and  a  member  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  Federation  of  Trade  Press  Associations,  embracing  practically  all  of  the 
trade  publications  of  the  United  States.  His  business  career  has  always  been  at- 
tended with  success,  the  result  of  his  remarkable  energy,  industry  and  enthusiasm, 
and  thus  he  has  acquired  a  competency.  For  twenty-five  years  he  has  lived  in  a 
beautiful  home  on  Washington  boulevard  and  is  now  preparing  to  build  a  new 
home  on  Lindell  boulevard,  opposite  Forest  Park,  on  a  fine  lot  recently  acquired. 

Mr.  Reifsnider  was  made  a  Free  and  Accepted  Mason  in  1874  at  Cleveland, 
is  a  Knight  Templar  and  a  thirty-second  degree  member  of  the  Ancient  and  Ac- 
cepted Scottish  Rite,  receiving  the  degrees  from  General  Albert  Pike,  Sovereign 
Grand  Coiiunander,  in  1881  and  1882,  for  the  purpose  of  assisting  in  the  forma- 
tion of  the  several  bodies  of  that  Rite  in  ]\Iissouri.    He  is  also  an  active  member  of 


ST.  LOUIS,   THE    FOURTH    CITY.  495 

the  Grand  Army  of  the  RepubHc  and  at  this  writing  (1909)  is  commandeT  of 
Ransom  Post,  of  which  General  Wilham  Tecumseh  Sherman,  formerly  com- 
mander-in-chief of  the  armies  of  the  United  States,  was  one  of  the  founders  and 
its  first  commander.  He  is  also  serving,  at  this  time,  upon  the  staff  of  the  com- 
mander-in-chief of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic,  held  a  similar  position  upon 
the  staff  of  the  previous  commander-in-chief,  and  also  was  senior  aide  and 
chief  of  staff  upon  the  staff  of  the  commander  of  the  department  of  Mis- 
souri. 

Mr.  Reifsnider  was  united  in  marriage  to  Anna  C.  Porter,  who  was  born 
in  Missouri,  of  Virginia  parentage,  her  father  being  the  cousin  of  Admiral  D. 
D.  Porter,  former  commander-in-chief  of  the  United  States  navy.  She  is  a 
daughter  of  the  American  Revolution,  under  allegiance  to  the  chapter-general 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  and  has  four  bars  upon  her  badge,  representing  four 
ancestors  who  held  commissions  in  the  Revolutionary  army.  She  is  also  widely 
known  as  an  authoress,  her  articles  ranging  from  the  most  practical  essays 
and  paragraphs  to  the  psychic,  several  of  her  books  having  had  world-wide 
circulation.  In  1897  she  was  chosen  to  honorary  membership  in  the  London 
(England)  Society  for  Psychic  Research,  because  of  her  experience  in  and 
contribution  to  the  cause  represented  by  that  society.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Reifsnider 
had  five  children,  three  of  whom  are  living,  and  all  are  now  married  and  in 
homes  of  their  own.  Mr.  Reifsnider  is  active  in  public  work  and  interest,  but 
has  never  held  public  office,  preferring  his  home  life,  which,  by  reason  of  the 
harmony  and  tastes  with  his  wife  and  family,  has  always  been  recognized  by 
friends  of  their  favored  circle  to  be  ideal.  He  has  always  regarded  his  "Little 
Wife"  as  his  right-hand  man,  and  it  is  her  pride  that  he  enjoys  a  dinner  at  home 
more  than  anvwhere  on  earth. 


WINTHROP  O.  THOMAS. 

While  there  may  be  many  standards  by  which  to  measure  success,  there  is 
doubtless  no  more  manifest  one  than  that  suggested  by  the  fact  of  a  man's  being 
able  to  retire  from  active  life  financially  well  to  do.  That  a  man  has  led  a  life 
which  has  surrounded  him  with  pecuniary  prosperity  sufficient  to  justify  him  in 
withdrawing  from  the  commercial  arena  certainly  indicates  that  he  has  at  least 
from  a  material  point  of  view  been  successful.  Moreover,  it  evidences  that  he 
is  possessed  of  a  degree  of  business  ability  and  keen  discernment  equal  to  solving 
situations  and  carefully  placing  investments  where  there  is  the  least  possibility 
of  loss  and  a  reasonable  assurance  of  ample  reimbursement.  Among  others  who 
have  expended  their  energy  advantageouslv  and  whose  commercial  relations  have 
been  so  favorable  that  they  can  now  afford  to  live  in  retirement  is  Winthrop  O. 
Thomas,  for  many  years  connected  with  the  real  estate  interests  here.  His  birth 
occurred  in  Seneca,  Ohio,  in  1854,  a  son  of  Gushing  and  Prudence  (Grant) 
Thomas,  his  father  having  located  in  1868  in  Mason  county,  Illinois,  where  he 
resided  and  followed  the  occupation  of  wheelwright  and  wagonmaker  until  he 
departed  this  life.  In  his  family  were  two  children,  namely :  Winthrop,  and 
Susan  M.,  deceased  wife  of  Herman  Lunbock,  who  resides  with  his  son  in 
Beatrice,  Nebraska.  Mr.  Thomas  had  been  previously  united  in  marriage,  but 
no  children  of  the  first  marriage  survive. 

During  his  boyhood  days  Winthrop  O.  Thomas  attended  the  common  schools, 
subsequently  completing  a  course  of  study  in  the  high  school  at  Forest  City, 
Illinois.  Upon  completing  his  education  he  started  out  in  his  life's  career,  en- 
gaging in  the  realty  business,  and  upon  coming  to  this  city  in  1S75  he  continued 
dealing  in  real  estate,  in  this  business  meeting  with  a  great  measure  of  success 
until  1898,  when  he  retired  and  has  since  been  enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  long 
years  of  commercial  life. 


496  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  Omaha,  Nebraska,  in  1887,  Mr.  Thomas  wedded  Miss  Emma  E.  Evans, 
daughter  of  J.  H.  and  Margaret  (Schons)  Evans,  her  parents  residing  in  Hunts- 
ville,  Missouri,  where  he  is  engaged  in  the  banking  business.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Thomas  have  one  daughter,  Jennie  G.,  who  with  her  parents  attends  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  South.  PoHtically  Mr.  Thomas  is  a  repubHcan,  his 
long  experience  in  the  business  world  convincing  him  that  the  policies  advocated 
in  the  principles  of  his  party  embody  the  wisdom  of  the  best  statesmanship  and 
are  fully  adequate  to  preserve  the  permanent  prosperity  of  the  nation  and  place 
its  financial  condition  on  a  firm  foundation.  He  has  always  cast  his  vote  for  the 
republican  candidates  and  used  his  influence  in  order  to  secure  their  election. 
His  business  relations  have  always  been  conducted  upon  the  basis  of  honesty, 
and  that  he  has  been  successful  is  undeniably  proven  by  the  fact  that  he  has 
accumulated  sufficient  means  to  justify  him  in  withdrawing  from  the  business 
circles  of  the  city,  in  which  he  has  always  been  highly  respected. 


ARVILLE  A.  A^ANCLEAVE. 

While  political  and  military  honors  are  comparatively  few,  the  field  of  busi- 
ness is  limitless  and  its  prizes  are  many.  The  man  of  determination,  of  laudable 
ambition  and  of  indefatigable  energy,  with  a  liberal  measure  of  that  quality 
which  we  term  common  sense,  may  make  rapid  progress  on  the  highway  to 
prosperity.  Such  qualities  have  characterized  the  record  of  Arville  A.  Van- 
cleave,  proprietor  of  the  Grand  View  Fire  Clay  Mines  at  Arloe  Station,  in  which 
connection  he  has  become  the  largest  shipper  of  approved  fire  clay  in  the  United 
States.  The  business  was  established  in  1891  ancl  since  that  time  has  enjoyed  a 
continuous  growth,  owing  to  the  careful  management  and  intelligently  directed 
efl'orts  of  him  who  is  at  its  head.  Mr.  Vancleave  is  yet  a  young  man,  his  birth 
having  occurred  in  Lebanon,  Indiana,  in  March,  1880.  His  parents  were  C.  A. 
and  Sarah  (Pavey)  Vancleave,  the  former  a  commission  merchant. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Grant  City,  Missouri,  the  son  pursued  his  educa- 
tion to  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  appren- 
ticed to  the  car  building  business,  devoting  seven  years  of  his  life  to  that  task. 

All  through  this  period,  however,  he  was  imbued  with  a  laudable  desire  and 
ambition  to  one  day  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account,  and  in  1891,  when 
his  industry  and  careful  expenditure  had  brought  him  sufficient  capital,  he 
turned  his  attention  to  fire  clay,  opening  the  present  mines,  for  he  recognized 
the  advantages  that  might  be  derived  therefrom  through  the  development  of  a 
growing  business.  From  the  beginning  his  patronage  has  steadily  increased  until 
today  he  is  the  largest  shipper  of  approved  fire  clay  in  the  United  States,  his 
market  not  onlv  covering  this  country,  but  also  Mexico  and  Canada,  to  which  he 
sends  large  shipments.  His  mines  are  practically  inexhaustible,  and  the  business 
has  been  developed  along  the  most  substantial  lines,  promptness  in  delivery  and 
fairness  in  all  dealing  being  among  the  distinguishing  characteristics  of  the  en- 
terprise. 

In  1901,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Vancleave  was  married  to  JNIiss  B.  Barrioz,  a 
daughter  of  Philbert  and  Mary  C.  Barrioz.  The  father  carried  on  gardening 
here  and  was  one  of  the  old  French  settlers  of  the  city.  LTnto  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Vancleave  there  were  born  three  children :  Arville,  Melba  and  Hazel,  all  now  in 
school.  J\Ir.  Vancleave  is  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing,  and  these  constitute  his 
chief  pastime  and  source  of  recreation.  In  politics  he  is  independent,  voting  for 
the  candidate  rather  than  for  party.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  2555  Clifton 
avenue,  while  the  business  is  located  at  Arloe  Station.  The  methods  which  Mr. 
Vancleave  has  followed  cannot  fail  to  prove  of  interest  to  the  commercial  world, 
inasmuch  as  he  started  in  business  life  empty-handed  at  the  age  of  fourteen,  but. 


A.   A.    \'A\CI.EA\' 


31!  — VOL      III 


498  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

looking  ever  toward  a  prosperous  future,  he  so  directed  his  energies  as  to  make 
each  move  count  to  the  utmost  and  from  each  experience  learned  the  lesson  that 
it  contained,  putting  it  into  practical  use  in  the  next  step  of  his  business  career. 
Depending  upon  no  outside  aid  or  circumstances,  he  has  exerted  his  powers  to 
the  utmost  and  seems  to  have  accomplished  in  any  one  point  of  his  career  the 
possibilities  for  successful  accomplishment  at  that  stage. 


INGRAM   F.   BOYD. 


Among  the  younger  business  element  of  the  city,  none  is  more  worthy  of 
mention  than  Ingram  F.  Boyd,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Boyd  Furnishing 
Goods  Company,  at  Olive  and  Sixth  streets,  the  largest  concern  of  the  kind  in 
St.  Louis.  A  native  of  this  city,  he  was  born  May  17,  1880.  His  father,  Trustin 
Boyd,  was  a  native  of  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  and  settled  in  St.  Louis  early  in  life. 
He  was  united  in  marriage  with  Emily  Tousey,  a  native  of  Indiana,  her  father 
having  been  a  wholesale  dry  goods  merchant  and  banker  in  Indianapolis.  Here 
for  many  years  Mr.  Boyd  was  associated  as  a  partner  in  the  furnishing  goods 
business  with  Wilson  Brothers,  of  Chicago,  who  originally  established  the  enter- 
prise. He  remained  as  an  active  partner  in  the  firm  until  1884.  It  was  incor- 
porated about  1894  under  the  name  of  Boyd  Furnishing  Goods  Company,  with  T. 
B.  Boyd  and  E.  H.  Richardson  as  owners.  The  business  practically  grew  up  with 
the  city  until  now  it  is  one  of  the  most  extensive  enterprises  in  the  entire  com- 
munity. They  handle  a  complete  line  of  men's  hats,  clothing  and  furnishings,  and 
make  a  specialty  of  manufacturing  shirts  to  order. 

At  the  usual  age  I.  F.  Boyd  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  in  the  Smith  Academy, 
where  he  received  his  preliminarv  education.  For  some  time  he  also  attended 
the  school  in  Lawrenceville,  Xew  Jersey,  after  which  he  matriculated  in  Princeton 
College  and  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1901.  He  then  entered  into  busi- 
ness with  his  father,  being  employed  in  under  capacities  for  a  time  until  he  became 
acquainted  with  the  various  phases  of  the  trade  and  was  finally  made  secretary 
and  treasurer  of  the  firm. 

In  1903  Mr.  Boyd  wedded  Louie  J.  Brown,  whose  father,  Daniel  Sidney 
Brown,  is  vice  president  of  the  Pioneer  Cooperage  Company  and  is  noted  for 
having  the  finest  collection  of  orchids  in  the  Lhiited  States.  Air.  and  I\Irs.  Boyd 
have  one  son,  Ingram,  Jr.  Mr.  Boyd  is  a  member  of  the  JNIercantile  and  Algon- 
quin Golf  Clubs,  and  of  the  Episcopal  church.  Highly  educated,  cultured  and 
refined,  he  is  also  possessed  of  keen  business  judgment,  and  being  a  persevering 
man,  alert,  active  and  always  attending  to  duty,  he  is  an  invaluable  factor  in 
maintaining  and  increasing  the  prosperity  of  the  firm  with  which  he  is  connected. 


WILLIAM  C.  SHUMATE. 

William  C.  Shumate  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis  county,  having  been  born  there 
on  the  26th  of  December,  1854.  His  father,  the  Rev.  Walker  D.  Shumate,  was 
from  \4rginia  but  afterward  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  among  the  early  settlers 
of  St.  Louis  county,  throughout  which  he  was  highly  esteemed  for  his  kind  and 
lovable  nature  and  sterling  character. 

The  education  of  William  C.  Shumate  was  begun  at  O'Fallon,  Missouri,  and 
was  finished  at  Arcadia  College  in  Iron  county,  ]\Iissouri.  The  first  commercial 
pursuit  in  which  he  engaged  was  the  conduct  of  a  general  merchandise  store  in 
St.  Louis  county,  which  enterprise  he  carried  on  successfully  for  a  number  of 
years,  and  subsequently  associated  himself  with  one  of  the  largest  publishing 
concerns  in   St.   Louis  as   their  superintendent  of  agents.     In    1885   his  services 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    LTl'V.  499 

were  secured  by  the  Barr  &  Widen  Commercial  Agency  Company  as  general 
manager  of  their  subscription  dej^artment,  in  which  position  j\Ir.  Shumate  has 
made  a  wide  acquaintance  throughout  the  business  community  of  St.  Louis  and 
is  highly  esteemed  by  all  who  know  him.  A  few  years  ago  he  obtained  an  in- 
terest in  this  business  and  is  now  also  secretary  of  the  company. 

On  April  30,  1889.  Air.  Shumate  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Margaret 
Connon,  of  Webster  Groves,  St.  Louis  county.  Miss  Connon  being  a  daughter 
of  Charles  Connon,  a  native  of  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  where  he  was  born  April 
30.  1827.  He  came  to  this  countrv  when  he  was  but  twenty-six  years  of  age 
and  soon  afterward  located  in  St.  Louis  county,  where  he  established  and  con- 
ducted a  large  floral  establishment  and  greenhouses.  He  inherited  from  his  father 
a  passionate  love  of  flowers  and  he  devoted  his  life  service  to  this  ennobling  occu- 
pation. He  died  January  25,  1902,  leaving  his  familv  a  large  estate  and,  over 
and  above  that,  the  priceless  heritage  of  an  untarnished  name  and  spotless  char- 
acter, which  had  won  him  the  love  and  esteem  of  all  who  knew  him.  His  wife 
was  Caroline  Moody,  of  Hammondsport,  New  York,  and  was  descended  from  old 
Puritan  ancestry  of  Massachusetts. 

As  a  result  of  close  attention  to  business  and  wonderful  energy  and  per- 
sistency, Mr.  Shumate  has  accumulated  quite  a  large  fortune,  is  in  every  respect 
a  self-made  man,  and  now  in  his  mature  vears  thoroughlv  enjoys  the  results  of 
his  early  labors.  He  resides  with  his  familv  at  his  handsome  home  at  4418  Mc- 
Pherson  avenue,  St.  Louis.  His  marriage  was  blessed  with  two  beautiful  daugh- 
ters, one  of  whom  has  recently  entered  society,  of  which  she  is  a  most  charming 
belle.  The  other  has  almost  completed  her  education  at  the  ]\Iary  Institute,  the 
aristocratic  young  ladies'  seminary  of  the  city. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Shumate  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church.  Mrs. 
Shumate  takes  active  interest  in  club  life  and  is  secretarv  of  the  forestry  com- 
mittee of  the  Eighth  District  Federation  of  W^omen's  Clubs.  Mr.  Shumate  is  a 
prominent  and  influential  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  also  belongs  to 
the  literary  and  social  clubs  connected  with  his  church.  Politically  he  is  a  repub- 
lican. Both  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Shumate  are  well  known  and  highly  esteemed  in  the 
best  social  set  of  the  citv. 


ALEXANDER  C.  RITCHEY. 

Alexander  C.  Ritchev,  vice  president  of  the  Ferguson-McKinney  Dry  Goods 
Company,  was  born  in  Bates  countv,  Missouri,  March  6,  1846,  his  parents  being 
Leander  H.  and  Maria  D.  (Stark)  Ritchey.  The  father  was  a  school  teacher 
in  southwestern  Missouri  and  was  widelv  known  and  highly  respected  in  that 
section  of  the  state.  The  grandparents  of  l\Ir.  Ritchey  were  planters  and  slave 
owners  and  were  ver)'  wealthy  and  influential  in  the  southern  country. 

Alexander  C.  Ritchey  was  onlv  seven  vears  of  age  at  the  time  of  his  father's 
death  and  the  family  afterward  removed  from  IMissouri  to  Allen  county,  Ken- 
tucky, where  he  made  his  start  in  life.  Owing  to  his  father's  early  death,  he  was 
largely  deprived  of  educational  privileges,  but  he  manfully  sought  to  educate 
himself  and  through  reading,  observation  and  experience,  as  well  as  through  the 
instruction  received  in  the  schools,  he  became  a  well  informed  man,  and  as  he 
has  progressed  in  the  business  world  his  broadening  experiences  have  developed 
in  him  the  keenest  commercial  sense,  so  that  his  judgment  is  seldom,  if  ever,  at 
fault  in  the  solution  of  mercantile  problems.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he 
started  in  the  business  world,  securing  a  position  with  the  firm  of  R.  H.  Edelen 
&  Company,  hat  merchants  at  Louisville,  Kentucky.  He  spent  several  years  in 
their  employ,  during  which  time  he  gained  thorough  knowledge  of  the  business, 
and  then  decided  to  come  to  St.  Louis,  believing  that  this  citv  would  ofifer  him 
better  opportunities.     He  has  always  been  on  the  alert  for  improvement,  never 


500  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

regarding  any  position  as  final,  but  considering  it  rather  as  a  starting  point  for 
further  achievement.  In  January,  1882,  therefore,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  here 
sought  employment,  which  he  found  with  the  Gauss-Shelton  Hat  Company,  which 
he  represented  as  traveling  salesman  in  the  state  of  Texas.  He  remained  with 
that  company  for  nineteen  years,  enjoying  the  unqualified  esteem  and  confidence 
of  his  employers  and  winning  many  friends  throughout  the  territory  over  which 
he  traveled.  At  length  he  severed  his  connection  with  the  Gauss-Shelton  Hat 
Company  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  and  on  the  1st  of  January, 
1900,  became  one  of  the  promoters  and  incorporators  of  the  now  well  known 
firm  conducting  business  under  the  name  of  the  Ferguson-McKinney  Dry  Goods 
Company.  Immediately  after  the  incorporation  he  was  elected  one  of  the  vice- 
presidents  and  has  held  that  position  to  the  present  time,  serving  also  as  one  of 
the  directors  of  the  company.  His  plans  are  carefully  formulated,  but  when  he 
once  decides  upon  a  course  of  action  no  obstacle  nor  difficulty  can  prevent  him 
from  following  it  to  its  successful  conclusion.  This  spirit  of  determination  and 
perseverance  has  been  one  of  the  strong  factors  in  his  career,  leading  him  to  a 
prominent  relation  with  the  commercial  interests  of  the  city. 

On  the  24th  of  February,  1869,  Mr.  Ritchey  was  married  to  j\Iiss  !Mary  E.  C. 
'/eirs,  of  Auburn,  Logan  county,  Kentucky,  whose  father  was  a  prominent 
planter  of  that  state.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ritchey  have  four  living  children.  John  E., 
thirty-nine  years  of  age,  and  now  a  director  of  the  Hamilton,  Brown  Shoe  Com- 
pany, married  a  daughter  of  A.  D.  Brown,  who  is  at  the  head  of  the  business. 
Mrs.  A.  W.  Payne,  thirty-five  years  of  age,  is  the  wife  of  the  business  manager 
of  the  Central  Baptist  Publishing  Company.  Blanche  and  Catherine  Y.  are  both 
at  home. 

Mr.  Ritchey  is  a  member  of  the  Southern  Society,  the  Kentucky  Society, 
Tuscan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  of  the  Third  Baptist  church,  in  which  he  is 
serving  as  deacon.  These  membership  relations  indicate  much  of  the  nature  of 
his  interests  and  the  principles  which  have  guided  his  life  and  governed  his  con- 
duct. His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy.  He  is  characterized  by 
his  friends  as  a  whole-hearted  man  and  one  in  whom  confidence  can  be  placed. 
He  has  by  his  personal  effort  worked  his  way  upward  from  a  humble  position  to  a 
position  among  the  distinguished  merchants  of  St.  Louis.  His  success  has  by 
no  means  affected  his  relations  to  those  less  fortunate  and  he  has  great  pleasure 
in  extending  the  hospitality  of  his  palatial  home  at  No.  5133  Westminster  place 
to  his  many  friends.  For  pastime  he  employs  golf  and  chess  and  shows  consid- 
erable skill  at  the  latter.  While  he  has  reached  eminence  in  mercantile  circles, 
he  has  always  valued  his  own  self  respect  as  infinitely  preferable  to  wealth,  fame 
or  position  and  he  regards  as  among  his  most  cherished  possessions  the  merited 
good  will  of  those  with  whom  he  has  been  brought  in  contact. 


CHRISTIAN  ROCOFF. 

Christian  Rocoff,  a  young  and  prosperous  business  man  of  this  city  who 
on  the  strength  of  his  own  efforts  and  ability  has  established  himself  in  a  lucra- 
tive grocery  and  meat  enterprise  at  Nos.  226-230  Sidney  street,  is  a  native  of 
Macedonia,  where  his  birth  occurred  April  i,  1883,  and  a  son  of  \'assal  Rocoff, 
who  still  resides  in  his  native  land,  where  he  is  the  proprietor  of  extensive  agri- 
cultural estates. 

Reared  on  his  father's  farm,  Christian  Rocoff  remained  in  the  old  country 
until  twenty  years  of  age.  He  had  contemplated  entering  the  mercantile  busi- 
ness in  his  native  country,  but  finally  gave  up  the  idea  upon  hearing  of  the  excel- 
lent opportunities  offered  in  commercial  lines  in  the  United  States,  and  left  home 
in  1903.  LIpon  his  arrival  he  immediately  located  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  Not  being 
familiar  with  the  English  language,  and  realizing  that  a  knowledge  of  the  tongue 


CHRISTIAX  ROCOFF 


502  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

would  be  essential  to  his  progress,  he  determined  to  become  familiar  with  it,  and 
to  this  end  took  a  position  in  a  shoe  manufactory,  at  the  same  time  taking  up  the 
study  of  English,  in  which  he  made  rapid  progress  and  by  the  fall  of  1903  had  a 
fair  command  of  the  language.  Feeling  confident  that  he  could  now  get  along  in 
the  business  world,  he  gave  up  his  position  and  coming  to  this  city  he  at  once 
opened  a  grocery  and  general  notion  store  on  South  Second  street,  and  during 
the  first  eighteen  months  in  which  he  was  in  the  business  his  progress  was  so 
great  as  to  enable  him  to  buy  his  present  premises  and  to  add  to  his  enterprise 
a  meat  and  vegetable  market.  Mr.  Rocoff  is  a  very  energetic  young  man  and 
his  genial  disposition  is  the  means  of  drawmg  toward  him  an  excellent  class  of 
patrons,  so  that  he  conducts  as  large  a  business  of  the  kind  as  there  is  in  this 
part  of  the  city. 

On  the  2d  of  December,  1907,  ]Mr.  Rocoif  wedded  Miss  Jennie  Gibbons,  a 
daughter  of  Thomas  Gibbons,  a  traveling  salesman  for  a  St.  Louis  establishment, 
and  to  this  union  has  been  born  one  son,  William,  now  in  his  first  year.  ]\Ir. 
Rocoff  takes  a  deep  interest  in  the  affairs  of  the  community  and  particularly 
those  affecting  the  conditions  of  his  fellow  countrymen.  He  is  instrumental  in 
doing  much  to  better  their  circumstances  and  enable  them  to  rise  to  a  higher 
standard  of  American  citizenship.  While  he  is  familiar  with  the  general  political 
affairs  of  the  nation  and  has  some  knowledge  of  the  principles  of  the  several 
platforms,  he  has  not  yet  come  to  the  point  where  he  can  affiliate  himself  with 
a  political  party.  For  recreation  he  resorts  to  general  athletics  of  which  he  is 
verv  fond.  His  business  transactions  are  always  on  the  basis  of  honesty.  He 
is  well  liked  throughout  the  community  and  the  industry  and  enterprise  which  he 
has  thus  far  manifested  bids  fair  for  his  future  as  a  man  of  prominence  in  the 
financial  circles  of  the  city. 


HENRY  SKILLMAN  ATKINS,  M.D. 

Dr.  Henry  Skillman  Atkins,  who  since  February.  1904,  has  been  superin- 
tendent of  the  St.  Louis  Insane  Asylum,  was  born  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  Sep- 
tember 20,  1867.  He  is  a  son  of  Dr.  William  Lewis  and  Mary  E.  (JMoore)  At- 
kins. His  paternal  grandfather  was  a  minister  of  the  Baptist  church  in  Kentucky, 
but  the  early  death  of  himself  and  his  wife  left  their  son.  Dr.  William  L.  Atkins, 
an  orphan  when  but  eight  years  of  age.  He  attended  school  until  fifteen  years 
of  age  and  then  put  aside  his  text-books,  for  it  was  necessary  that  he  provide 
for  his  own  support.  He  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  followed  until 
twentv-five  years  of  age  and  in  the  meantime  carefully  saved  his  earnings  until 
the  same  were  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  pursue  a  course  in  the  medical  depart- 
ment of  the  Kentucky  University,  where  he  spent  two  years.  He  afterward  went 
to  Philadelphia  and  for  one  year  was  a  student  in  the  Jefferson  Medical  College 
of  that  city.  Returning  to  his  native  county  for  active  practice,  he  continued  a 
member  of  the  profession  there  until  his  death,  which  occurred  September  15. 
1893,  He  met  with  excellent  success  in  his  chosen  field  of  labor,  gaining  recog- 
nition as  one  of  the  substantial  and  leading  physicians  of  Lexington  and  Fayette 
county,  and  serving  as  president  of  the  board  of  control  of  the  Eastern  Kentucky 
Asylum. 

Dr.  Henry  S.  Atkins  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  Kentucky  until 
thirteen  years  of  age.  He  afterward  spent  two  years  in  the  Kentucky  State  Col- 
lege and  a  similar  period  in  the  Kentucky  University  at  Lexington,  while  for  one 
year  he  attended  the  James  Lane  Allen  private  school.  Coming  to  St.  Louis,  he 
prepared  for  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery  as  a  student  in  the  Beaumont 
Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1888  with  the  degree  of  ;\I.D. 
Returning  to  Lexington  and  Fayette  county,  he  practiced  there  in  connection 
with  his  father  for  two  years  and  had  the  benefit  of  the  broader  experience  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    1-UL'RTlI    CITY.  503 

the  senior  member  of  the  firm.  He  was  next  appointed  first  assistant  physician 
of  the  Eastern  Kentncky  Asykim  at  Lexin,c;ton  antl  acted  in  that  cajjacity  for  four 
years.  He  afterward  engaged  in  private  practice  in  the  same  city  for  a  year,  sub- 
sequent to  which  time  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  became  instructor  of  general 
medicine  and  also  assistant  physician  of  general  medicine  at  St.  John's  Hospital, 
where  he  continued  for  two  years.  He  was  likewise  for  several  years  assistant 
instructor  and  general  manager  of  the  Beaumont  Marion  Sims  College.  In  1904 
he  was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  St.  Louis  Insane  Asylum  by  Mayor  Wells 
and  in  this  connection  is  giving  good  service,  for  he  has  made  a  specialty  of  mental 
and  nervous  disorders  and  is  thus  well  qualified  for  the  onerous  and  professional 
duties  that  devolve  upon  him  in  this  connection.  The  present  building  of  the 
asylum  was  erected  under  his  supervision  and  it  was  he  who  originated  and  put 
into  effect  the  plan  of  converting  the  asylum  into  a  home  by  extending  to  its 
inmates  the  extensive  privileges  of  the  usual  private  citizen.  The  patients  are 
allowed  to  visit  their  homes  weekly,  to  do  their  own  shopping,  attend  places  of 
amusement,  etc.,  without  attendants.  Dr.  Atkins  also  designed  a  separate  building 
for  the  study  and  treatment  of  the  acute  and  disturbed  insane,  which  is  fitted  up 
with  the  modern  equipments  which  have  proven  so  beneficial  in  this  country  and 
Europe.  When  completed,  the  main  buildings  will  contain  accommodations  for 
two  thousand  patients,  requiring  the  services  of  three  hundred  and  fifty  employes, 
including  fifteen  assistant  physicians,  a  large  clerical  force,  etc.  The  building, 
when  finished,  will  represent  an  outlay  of  almost  one  hundred  and  fifty  thousand 
dollars  and  will  stand  as  a  monument  to  St.  Louis,  as  it  is  the  only  institution 
in  America  supported  by  municipal  revenue. 

Dr.  Atkins  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  September  20.  1893,  to  Miss  Anna  M. 
North.  He  is  a  Presbyterian  in  religious  faith  and  a  democrat  in  his  political 
belief,  while  in  professional  lines  he  is  connected  with  the  American  Medical  As- 
sociation, the  American  Medico-Psychological  Association,  the  ^lissouri  State 
Medical  Society  and  the  St.  Louis  ^ledical  Society.  His  practice  has  been  varied, 
constantly  bringing  him  greater  skill  and  broader  knowledge,  and  he  is  well  quali- 
fied for  the  duties  that  devolve  upon  him  in  connection  with  the  most  unfortunate 
class  of  the  city's  wards.  His  professional  brethren  acknowledge  his  ability  and 
feel  that  his  appointment  to  his  present  position  was  a  well  merited  one. 


HORACE  S.  RUMSEY. 

It  is  a  current  saying  that  "To  know  St.  Louis  is  to  know  Rumsey,"  for 
through  four  decades  this  name  has  stood  in  prominent  connection  with  the 
business  development  of  the  city  and  Horace  S.  Rumsey  is  now  in  a  position 
of  executive  control  as  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  a  mammoth  con- 
cern that  is  conducted  under  the  style  of  the  L.  ^M.  Rumsey  Manufacturing 
Company.  St.  Louis  numbers  him  among  her  native  sons,  his  birth  having 
occurred'  in  March,  1877.  He  is  a  son  of  L.  M.  Rumsey  and  a  brother  and  the 
business  associate  of  L.  M.  Rumsey,  Jr.,  in  connection  with  whose  sketch  on 
another  page  of  this  work  the  family  history  is  given.  His  early  boyhood  was 
passed  as  a  public-school  student,  but  at  the  age  of  eleven  years  he  was  sent 
to  Smith  Academy,  which  he  attended  for  three  terms.  He  was  afterward 
graduated  from  the  manual  training  school,  and  when  he  had  completed  the  full 
course  he  pursued  special  courses  in  the  Washington  L'niversity  for  two  terms. 

In  1865  his  father  and  his  uncle,  under  the  firm  name  of  Rumsey  Brothers, 
had  established  a  machinerv  manufacturing  plant  and  Horace  S.  Rumsey,  his 
literary  education  complete,  entered  this  establishment  with  the  purpose  of 
thoroughly  familiarizing  himself  with  the  business  in  principle  and  detail.  He 
did  all  of  the  ordinary  work  of  the  establishment  and  gained  thereby  the  practical 
knowledge  so  necessarv  for  the  successful  direction  of  the  labors  of  others.     His 


504  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

practical  and  scientific  knowledge  along  mechanical  lines  is  such  that  he  is  today 
able  to  run  any  machine  manufactured  by  the  firm,  and  thus  in  his  position  as 
general  manager  he  is  competent  to  coordinate  forces  that  will  produce  the  best 
possible  results  at  a  minimum  expenditure  of  time,  labor  and  material.  When 
he  had  become  thoroughly  acquainted  with  the  work  in  the  factory  he  was  made 
manager  of  the  machinery  department  in  1897,  thus  serving  for  a  year. 

When  the  Spanish  war  broke  out  Mr.  Rumsey  put  aside  all  business  and 
personal  considerations  and  volunteered  for  active  service  at  the  front.  He 
became  an  officer  in  the  First  Missouri  Volunteer  Regiment,  with  which  he  was 
connected  throughout  the  entire  period  of  hostilities  and  was  then  mustered  out 
with  his  command.  He  served  ten  years  in  First  Regiment  National  Guard  of 
Missouri,  as  second  lieutenant  of  Company  L,  first  lieutenant  of  Company  H  ; 
and  captain  of  Company  A.  He  is  now  a  member  of  the  Military  and  Naval 
Order  of  the  Spanish-American  War. 

When  the  country  no  longer  needed  his  military  aid  Mr.  Rumsey  returned 
to  St.  Louis,  but  the  rigors  and  hardships  of  war  left  their  effect  upon  his  system, 
for  he  had  contracted  a  fever,  and  in  order  to  regain  his  health  he  took  a  position 
that  would  enable  him  to  spend  considerable  time  out  of  doors.  He  went  upon 
the  road  as  a  traveling  salesman,  visiting  the  entire  west  with  San  Francisco  as 
his  headquarters.  He  likewise  represented  the  house  in  South  America,  Hon- 
olulu, British  Columbia  and  Mexico,  and  was  instrumental  in  opening  a  branch 
house  in  Mexico.  Today  the  firm  employs  about  one  thousand  men.  Mr.  Rum- 
sey was  elected  vice  president  in  1905  and  is  also  general  manager.  He  is  like- 
wise president  of  the  North  Indianapolis  Cradle  Works  and  president  of  the 
Mohawk  Cycle  Company,  both  subsidiary  interests  of  the  St.  Louis  house.  _  He 
is  interested  in  many  other  business  concerns  and  in  various  enterprises  is  an 
official. 

On  the  19th  of  November,  1902,  Mr.  Rumsey  was  married  to  Miss  Louise 
Garrison  Chappell,  the  daughter  of  W.  G.  Chappell,  a  prominent  citizen  of  St. 
Louis  in  early  days,  while  her  mother  belongs  to  the  well  known  Garrison  family. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rumsey  have  a  little  daughter,  Louise,  who  is  with  them  in  their 
palatial  home  at  No.  5102  McPherson  street. 

Mr.  Rumsey  is  very  prominent  in  social  circles.  He  belong  to  the  Glen  Echo 
Countrv,  the  Noonday  and  the  Mercantile  Clubs,  is  one  of  the  board  of  governors 
of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club,  and  in  1904  was  president  of  the  famous  Jefferson 
Club.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Order  of  Foreign  Wars  and  to  the  St.  Louis 
Power  Boat  Association.  His  strong  intellectual  endowments  and  attractive  per- 
sonality make  him  a  leader,  not  only  in  business,  but  also  in  social  circles.  In 
the  unremunerated  good  offices  of  private  friendship  he  is  never  found  lacking. 
Straightforwardness  and  sincerity  are  among  his  characteristics.  His  business 
success  leaves  him  leisure  for  the  cultivation  of  those  graces  of  character  which 
add  to  the  happiness  of  life,  and  at  the  same  time  he  is  known  as  a  busy  man, 
thoroughly  familiar  with  the  workings  of  a  great  industrial  concern,  regarding 
no  detail  as  too  unimportant  to  claim  his  attention,  while  at  the  same  time  he  is 
capable  of  successfully  solving  the  most  intricate  and  complex  problems  of  this 
great  undertaking. 


MATTHEW  GIVENS  REYNOLDS. 

Matthew  Givens  Reynolds,  one  of  the  most  distinguished  representatives  of 
the  Missouri  bar,  has  practiced  continuously  in  this  state  since  1878  and  has  been 
a  representative  of  the  legal  fraternity  of  St.  Louis  since  1886.  A  native  of 
Missouri,  the  life  record  of  Judge  Reynolds  began  at  Bowling  Green,  Pike  county, 
November  19,  1854,  his  parents  being  Dr.  S.  J.  and  Sophronia  (Givens)  Rey- 
nolds.    The  father  was  born  in  Kentucky,  while  his  paternal  grandfather,  Dr. 


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Spanish  and  Mexican  government  in  the  western  and  southwestern  states  and 
territories,  which  had  passed  to  the  United  States  from  Mexico.  He  at  once 
took  up  the  work  of  protecting  government  interests  in  this  peculiar  class  of 
litigation  and  was  notably  successful  in  freeing  property  from  the  individual 
claim  and  restoring  it  to  the  public  domain.  His  legal  learning  and  his  power 
as  an  advocate  in  the  courts  was  well  demonstrated  in  this  connection.  In  fact, 
his  service  was  so  valuable  that  he  served  continuously  for  thirteen  years  under 
President  Clevelar;d,  Presidents  Harrison.  McKinley  and  Roosevelt.  Other  official 
positions  which  he  has  filled  in  the  line  of  his  profession  include  his  assistance 
to  the  attorney  general  in  cases  appealed  from  the  court  of  private  land  claims 
to  the  supreme  court  of  the  United  Stales.  He  undertook  this  task  by  reason 
of  the  appointments,  successively,  of  Attorney  General  Olney,  Attorney  General 
Miller,  Attorney  General  Harmon,  Attorney  General  McKenna,  Attorney  Gen- 
eral Griggs.  Attorney  General  Knox  and  Attorney  General  Moody. 

In  1880  Judge  Reynolds  was  married  to  Miss  Mamie  Fagg,  a  daughter  of 
his  former  law  partner,  Judge  Thomas  J.  C.  Fagg,  who  at  one  time  sat  upon 
the  supreme  bench  of  I\Iissouri.  Their  children  are :  Stephen  Clark,  Florence, 
Alice,  Mary,  Matthew  G.  Jr.,  Robert  Parker,  Lucy  Winn  and  John. 

There  have  been  many  evidences  in  the  life  of  Judge  Reynolds  which  indi- 
cate the  high  consideration  which  the  profession  and  the  public  entertain  for 
his  integrity,  dignity,  love  of  justice  and  strong  common  sense  which  have 
marked  his  character  in  his  professional  relations  and  as  a  man.  The  zeal  with 
which  he  has  devoted  his  energies  to  his  profession,  the  careful  regard  evinced 
for  the  interests  of  his  clients,  and  an  assi"duous  and  unrelaxing  attention  to  all 
the  details  of  his  business  have  brought  him  a  large  practice  and  made  him  very 
successful  in  its  conduct.  His  legal  service  in  behalf  of  the  government  has 
been  of  the  most  important  character.  His  arguments  have  elicited  warm  com- 
mendation, not  only  from  his  associates  at  the  bar  but  also  from  the  bench.  He 
is  a  very  able  reader ;  his  briefs  always  show  wide  research,  careful  thought,  and 
the  best  and  strongest  reasons  which  can  be  urged  for  his  contention,  presented 
in  cogent  and  logical  form  and  illustrated  by  a  style  lucid  and  clear. 


THOMAS  FRANCIS  HOBAN. 

The  industrial  world  ofifers  ample  opportunities  for  a  prosperous  career  to 
those  who  are  competent  and  are  willing  to  apply  themselves.  This  is  particu- 
larly true  in  this  country,  which  is  witnessing  daily  progress  and  constantly  giv- 
ing birth  to  advantages,  so  to  him  who  is  ambitious  there  need  be  no  bar  to 
pursuing  a  successful  career.  There  is  always  a  pressing  demand  for  expert 
mechanics  owing  to  the  fact  that  the  building  enterprise  throughout  the  states  is 
ever  on  the  increase  and  demanding  skilled  and  expert  artisans ;  but  opportunities 
are  of  little  worth  to  an  individual  unless  he  is  able  to  receive  them  and  turn  them 
into  profit.  This  requires  in  any  line  of  life  that  he  not  only  be  competent  but 
that  he  also  be  possessed  of  the  invaluable  assets  of  industry,  perseverance  and 
patience,  which,  together  with  the  ability  to  do  any  class  of  work,  are  bound  to 
assure  one  of  prominence  and  ultimate  and  substantial  prosperity.  These  qualifi- 
cations were  in  large  measure  the  property  of  Thomas  Francis  Hoban.  who. 
through  careful  business  management  and  incessant  application,  has  gradually 
risen  in  the  industrial  world  until  now  he  is  proprietor  of  the  Hoban  Plumbing  & 
Heating  Company,  located  at  Nos.  1217-1219  North  Spring  avenue. 

Mr.  Hoban  was  born  here  on  January  i,  1868,  and  his  parents  were  ^lartin  L. 
and  Anne  (Connors)  Hoban,  originally  natives  of  Galloway.  Ireland,  both  of 
them  being  now  deceased.  In  St.  John's  parochial  school  Mr.  Hoban  pursued  his 
studies  until  1882,  when  he  was  apprenticed  at  the  plumbing  trade  with  the  D. 
Roden  Plumbing  Company,  where  he  was  employed  tmtil  he  had  become  a  master 


508  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

plumber.  He  then  removed  to  Peoria,  Illinois,  and  engaged  with  Nallin  Brothers, 
with  whom  he  remained  for  a  period  of  ten  years,  after  which  he  left  their  em- 
ploy and  engaged  in  business  for  himself.  He  has  been  wonderfully  successful 
in  this  enterprise  which  has  gradually  grown  to  such  proportions  as  to  require 
the  permanent  employment  of  a  number  of  assistants.  Mr.  Hoban  is  a  man  of 
keen  judgment  and  remarkable  business  ability,  and  it  has  been  through  incessant 
attention  to  his  business  and  care  and  accuracy  in  his  work  that  he  has  attained 
to  his  present  position  of  prosperity. 

Mr.  Hoban  is  fond  of  literature  and,  being  a  man  of  versatile  mind,  is  an 
exhaustive  reader  along  many  lines  and,  consequently,  a  man  possessed  of  a  lib- 
eral knowledge  of  a  vast  range  of  subjects.  He  is  a  member  of  several  social 
and  fraternal  organizations,  in  some  of  which  he  is  actively  interested.  As  to 
politics  he  is  a  regular  voter,  but  is  not  bound  to  any  particular  party.  He  con- 
siders it  his  right  and  as  well  his  duty  to  judge  of  the  qualifications  possessed  of 
men  who  are  running  for  office,  and,  irrespective  of  party  affiliation,  to  use  his 
vote  and  influence  to  secure  the  election  of  candidates  who  have  a  reputation  for 
honesty  and  integrity  and  whom  he  deems  in  every  respect  amply  fitted  to  satis- 
factorily serve  the  public  in  the  offices  they  seek.  J\Ir.  Hoban  resides  at  No.  121 7 
North  Spring  avenue. 


THO:\IAS  M.  I'LEMING. 

Thomas  M.  Fleming  has  been  continuously  connected  with  the  Scruggs- 
Vandervoort-Barnev  Dry  Goods  Company  since  November,  1883,  when  he  en- 
tered the  employ  of  that  house  as  cash  boy.  Through  successive  promotions  he 
has  been  advanced  to  his  present  responsible  position  as  cashier,  and  his  progress 
has  resulted  from  his  ability  and  trustworthiness.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis  on 
Christmas  day  of  1870,  a  son  of  James  P.  and  Mary  Fleming,  natives  of  Dublin, 
Ireland,  who  came  to  St.  Louis  from  Montreal,  Canada,  in  1868,  in  which  year 
Mr.  Fleming  entered  the  employ  of  James  Meagher  &  Company,  packers,  whom 
he  served  as  foreman.  At  that  time  the  business  was  located  on  Fourteenth 
street  near  Wash,  and  later  at  !Main  and  Brooklyn  streets. 

Thomas  M.  Fleming  was  a  pupil  in  Christian  Brothers  College,  pursuing 
a  regular  course.  The  early  death  of  his  father  compelled  him  to  leave  school 
before  his  graduation.  He  was  ambitious  to  do  office  work  and  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years  entered  the  employ  of  Newcomb  Brothers  Wall  Paper  Company, 
then  located  on  Broadway,  near  Olive  street.  He  represented  that  house  as 
errand  boy  for  a  brief  period  and  in  November,  1883,  obtained  a  position  as 
cash  boy  with  the  Scruggs-Vandervoort-Barney  Dry  Goods  Company,  at  that 
time  conducting  business  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Fourth  and  St.  Charles 
streets.  His  diligence  and  trustworthiness  soon  won  recognition  and  after  a 
short  time  he  was  transferred  to  the  mail  order  department.  A  little  later  he 
entered  the  general  office  in  the  auditing  department,  serving  first  as  bill  clerk 
and  afterward  as  bookkeeper.  In  the  meantime  he  had  further  qualified  for  the 
responsibilities  of  business  life  by  attending  night  school,  and  in  thus  acquiring 
his  education  he  displayed  the  elemental  strength  of  his  character,  which  has 
constituted  the  foundation  upon  which  his  success  has  been  built.  In  January, 
1898,  he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  cashier  and  for  eleven  years  has  served 
in  this  capacitv  in  one  of  the  most  extensive  mercantile  houses  of  St.  Louis. 

On  the  1st  of  June.  1897,  Mr.  Fleming  was  married  to  Miss  Mae  Lorette 
Maher,  a  daughter  of  Paul  and  Catherine  l\Iaher,  the  wedding  ceremony  being 
solemnized  at  St.  Paul's  church  by  the  Rev.  O.  J.  McDonald  of  this  city._  Her 
father,  Mr.  Maher,  was  connected  with  the  sewer  department  of  the  city  of 
St.  Louis  for  twentv-two  years  as  an  inspector  and  was  well  known  to  many 


THOMAS  M.  FLEMING 


510  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  older  residents  of  St.  Louis.  Llnto  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Fleming  have  been 
born  three  children,  Mary  Ethel,  Helen  and  Raymond,  aged  respectively  ten,  six 
and  two  years.  On  the  loth  of  December,  1903,  Mr.  Fleming  joined  the  Ca- 
banne  Council  of  the  Royal  Arcanum.  He  is  well  known  in  business  circles 
of  the  city  as  a  young  man  of  marked  enterprise  and  determination,  and  his  long 
retention  bv  one  house  and  his  continued  promotions  stand  as  incontrovertible 
evidence  of  his   faithfulness  and  business  enterprise. 


JOHN  JACOB  KLEINE. 

John  Jacob  Kleine,  who  for  a  quarter  of  a  century  has  been  conducting  busi- 
ness as  a  florist  at  No.  2328  Hebert  street,  was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany, 
April  3,  1841,  a  son  of  Benjamin  and  Theresia  Kleine.  The  father  was  a  land- 
owner and  farmer  in  Germany.  The  son  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
countrv  and  after  completing  his  education  came  to  America  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
one  vears,  locating  in  North  St.  Louis,  where  he  secured  employment  as  a  fire- 
man w'ith  the  L  K-  Cummings  Glass  Company.  He  remained  in  the  employ  of 
that  firm  until  he  had  accumulated  a  sum  sufficient  to  purchase  a  home,  at  which 
time  he  started  in  business  for  himself  as  a  florist,  having  acquired  a  knowledge 
of  the  science  of  cultivating  flowers  and  plants  from  his  parents.  For  twenty- 
five  years  he  has  maintained  fine  greenhouses  at  No.  2328  Hebert  street  and  is 
conducting  a  profitable  business,  his  products,  by  reason  of  the  size  and  beauty, 
finding  a  ready  sale  on  the  market. 

In  the  fall  of  1865  Mr.  Kleine  was  married  to  Miss  Barbara  Singler,  and 
unto  them  have  been  born  six  children :  John,  Julius,  Benjamin,  Lulu,  Lilly  and 
Laura.  John  and  Benjamin  are  married  and  the  other  members  of  the  family 
are  at  home  with  their  parents.  The  religious  faith  of  the  family  is  that  of  the 
Catholic  church  and  in  politics  IMr.  Kleine  is  independent.  He  is  too  industrious 
to  take  much  pleasure  in  amusements  of  any  kind,  finding  more  interest  in  his 
work  among  his  flowers  and  his  plants  than  in  social  life  or  otitdoor  sports.  He 
is  now  comfortably  situated  and  is  enjoying  a  growing  and  profitable  business. 


CALVIN  M.  CHRISTY. 

St.  Louis  lost  one  of  her  valued,  well  known  and  prominent  citizens  in  the 
death  of  Calvin  M.  Christy,  but  while  he  was  called  from  the  scene  of  earthly 
activities  there  remains  a  memory  of  a  life  of  usefulness,  fraught  with  good  deeds 
as  well  as  business  success.  He  was  born  in  Murfreesboro,  Tennessee,  in  1836, 
and  the  years  of  his  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  there,  while  as  a  young  man 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  with  his  father,  William  T.  Christy.  His  education  was 
completed  by  a  course  at  Princeton  University,  and  thus  well  equipped  by  liberal 
intellectual  training  and  culture  for  the  practical  and  responsible  duties  of  life, 
he  crossed  the  threshold  of  the  business  world  and  made  for  himself  an  enviable 
name  in  the  commercial  and  industrial  circles  of  the  city.  Prior  to  the  Civil  war 
he  was  employed  by  the  Woods-Christy  Dry  Goods  Company,  in  which  his  father 
was  a  partner,  and  for  several  years  he  was  connected  with  the  James  C.  Moore 
Dry  Goods  Company.  The  years  broadened  his  experience  and  added  to  his 
knowledge,  for  he  availed  himself  of  every  opportunitv  to  master  the  principles 
of  business  life  and  utilize  every  advantage  leading  toward  progress.  In  1881 
he  organized  the  Christy  Fire  Clav  Companv  and  in  that  direction  developed  an 
extensive  and  profitable  business,  of  which  he  was  the  president  when,  in  May, 
1907,  it  was  merged  with  the  Laclede  Fire  Brick  Manufacturing  Company  under 
the   style   of   the   Laclede-Christ}-    Clav    Products    C<ini])any,      .At    that    time    Mr. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  f)!! 

Christy  became  chairman  of  tlie  executive  board  and  so  continued  until  his  demise. 
The  business  became  one  of  the  largest  in  the  country  in  the  manufacture  of 
clay  products,  and  Mr.  Christy  was  one  of  the  most  extensive  stockholders,  while 
his  sound  judgment  and  keen  discrimination  constituted  strona:  elements  in  the  suc- 
cessful management  of  the  concern.  His  integrity  in  business  affairs  was  one  of 
the  salient  points  in  his  character  and  gained  for  him  the  honor  and  respect  of 
his  fellowmen. 

In  early  manhood  Mr.  Christy  married  Miss  Alary  A.  Le  Bean,  and  unto 
them  were  born  the  following  children :  Mrs.  Ellen  C.  Montells,  of  Greenwich. 
Conn. ;  Mary  Belle ;  Virginia  L. ;  William  T. ;  John  L. ;  and  Calvin  M.  Christy,  Jr. 
The  family  home  is  at  No.  4373  Morgan  Ford  road,  and  Mr.  Christy  also  owned 
a  summer  residence  in  Charlevoix,  Michigan.  His  death  occurred  at  Davtona, 
Florida,  in  December,  1907,  where  he  had  gone  with  his  family  to  spend  the 
winter.  He  was  a  liberal  man  in  charitable  and  church  work,  giving  generously 
to  benevolent  societies  and  even  more  largely  in  private  charitv  where  none  knew 
of  his  kindness  save  himself  and  the  recipient  of  his  bounty.  He  was  never  osten- 
tatious in  his  giving  nor  did  he  believe  in  that  indiscriminate  charity  which  fosters 
vagrancy  and  idleness,  but  wherever  he  felt  that  there  was  real  need  he  did  not 
hesitate  to  give  his  assistance.  Few  men  have  realized  so  fully  the  obligations  of 
wealth,  and  broad  humanitarianism  was  a  strong  feature  in  his  life.  He  held 
membership  in  the  Alethodist  Episcopal  church  and  was  practically  the  builder 
of  the  Oak  Hill  Methodist  church  on  Oleatha  avenue  and  Morgan  Ford  road. 
Capable  of  taking  a  calm  survey  of  life,  he  pondered  much  over  its  purposes  and 
for  long  years  did  not  weigh  his  acts  on  the  scale  of  public  policy,  but  on  the  scale 
of  justice  and  humanitarianism.  Guided  by  high  and  noble  purposes,  his  life 
demonstrated  the  fact  that  there  need  be  no  division  line  between  business  and 
religion. 


CLE\'ELAND  H.  SHUTT,  PH.  G.,  M.D. 

Dr.  Cleveland  H.  Shutt  is  an  assistant  superintendent  of  the  City  Hospital, 
and  has  served  in  this  position  for  the  past  two  years.  He  was  advanced  to  the 
position  under  the  merit  system,  having  passed  competitive  examinations  for  ad- 
mission to  the  hospital  staff. 

Dr.  Shutt  was  born  in  DeKalb  county,  Indiana,  near  Fort  Wayne,  August 
9,  1 88 1.  He  has  the  distinction  of  being  able  to  trace  his  ancestry  far  back  in  the 
annals  of  the  useful  ones  in  the  affairs  of  the  nation.  His  great-great-grandfather 
was  a  captain  of  artillery  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  was  particularlv  noted 
for  his  sacrifices  at  the  battle  of  Brandywine.  In  this  battle  he  is  said  to  have 
had  six  of  his  own  horses  shot  from  under  him,  as  well  as  having  a  leg  shot  oft'. 
He  served  with  credit  throughout  the  Revolutionary  war  and  on  account  of  his 
bravery  and  the  losses  he  had  sustained  was  accorded  the  special  favor  of  land 
grants  from  the  government. 

The  father  of  the  subject,  Louis  C.  Shutt,  also  a  native  of  Indiana,  gradu- 
ated in  medicine  at  Cincinnati  in  the  early  '80s,  and  later  did  considerable  post- 
graduate work  in  New  York  city  at  Bellevue  Hospital.  Lie  enjoyed  an  enviable 
practice  in  Indiana  for  manv  years. 

Cleveland  H.  Shutt  received  his  preliminary  training  in  the  public  schools 
near  Fort  \\'ayne,  Indiana.  Subse(|uently  he  attended  the  Xorthern  Indiana 
College,  and  received  the  degree  of  Ph.  G.  from  that  institution.  Later  he  came 
to  St.  Louis  and,  having  passed  the  state  board  examination  in  pharmacy,  he 
registered  in  the  state  of  Missouri  as  a  pharmacist,  and  engaged  with  \V.  R. 
Scheldru]3,  of  Pierce  City,  Missouri,  as  a  registered  prescriptionist.  At  the  ex- 
piration of  one  year  he  resigned  and  enrolled  as  a  student  at  the  St.  Louis  College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  from  which  he  graduated  April  12,  1904,  and  then 
became  a  registered  physician  in  Missouri  and  in  Illinois  by  examination.     L'pon 


512  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

leaving  the  medical  college  he  accepted  a  position  on  the  St.  Louis  Female  Hos- 
pital Staff  for  a  period  of  two  months,  and  during  this  time  he  took  the  com- 
petitive examination  for  admission  to  the  staff  of  the  City  Hospital  and,  having 
passed  with  credit,  entered  the  institution  as  junior  physician,  June  6,  1904. 
Having  served  in  this  station  for  one  year  he  was  advanced  and  served  for  the 
same  length  of  time  as  senior  physician,  after  which  he  was  given  charge  of 
Emergency  Hospital  No.  2,  at  Fourteenth  and  O'Fallon  streets.  At  the  end  of 
one  vear  this  institution  was  consolidated  with  the  City  Hospital,  and  at  that  time 
he  became  an  assistant  superintendent  of  the  City  Hospital,  in  which  position  he  is 
now  officiating.  Dr.  Shutt  is  interested  in  scientific  and  medical  problems,  and 
during  vacation  periods  for  the  past  three  years  has  visited  the  majority  of  the 
prominent  municipal  and  private  hospitals  and  surgical  clinics  of  the  United 
States,  and  has  studied -and  observed  closely  their  several  systems  and  the  con- 
ditions which  govern  their  operation.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  American 
Medical  Society  for  the  past  four  years,  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Missouri 
State  Medical  Association ;  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  surgical  section  of 
the  same  Society;  the  Society  of  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital  Alumni;  and  the 
St.  Louis  Academy  of  Science.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Century  Boat  Club, 
and  as  such  takes  active  interest  in  its  social  and  athletic  events.  At  present  Dr. 
Shutt  resides  at  the  City  Hospital. 


VALENTINE  VOGEL. 

There  is  a  certain  similarity  in  the  general  outlines  of  men's  lives,  and  yet 
while  energy,  determination,  perseverance  and  keen  insight  always  constitute 
factors  in  the  record  of  a  successful  man,  the  forces  are  combined  in  different 
wavs  in  the  lives  of  different  individuals  and  make  that  thing  which  we  call 
individuality.  The  verv  fact,  too,  that  many  men  have  through  the  possession  of 
these  characteristics  gained  prosperity  should  serve  as  an  incentive  and  inspira- 
tion to  others,  for  the  energetic  youth  of  the  present  day  should  believe  that  what 
others  have  accomplished,  he,  too,  can  do. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  is  now  a  partner  of  the  Athletic  Tea  Company, 
of  St.  Louis,  and  is  a  son  of  Joseph  and  Margaret  ( Buehlheller)  \^ogel.  His 
birth  occurred  in  this  city  on  the  2d  of  May,  1868,  and  he  attended  the  public 
schools  between  the  ages  of  six  and  twelve  years,  when  he  found  it  necessary 
to  provide  for  his  own  support.  He  started  out  in  life  at  a  time  when  most 
boys  are  much  more  concerned  with  the  games  of  youth  and  the  duties  of  the 
schoolroom  than  with  any  thought  of  providing  for  their  own  maintenance.  He 
became  an  errand  boy  with  the  local  branch  of  the  Great  Atlantic  &  Pacific  Tea 
Company.  He  was  for  five  years  in  their  employ  and  at  the  time  he  resigned 
was  route  salesman.  He  then  formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother  Robert 
for  the  conduct  of  a  tea  and  coffee  business,  for  he  felt  that  his  own  experience 
justified  him  in  this  step,  although  he  was  at  the  time  but  seventeen  years  of 
age.  They  opened  a  store  at  No.  1207  Franklin  avenue,  where  they  continued 
for  three  vears,  when  the  growth  of  their  business  demanded  their  removal  to 
larger  quarters  at  No.  617  Franklin  avenue,  where  they  remained  for  ten  years. 
The  business  enjoyed  a  phenomenal  advancement  and  in  the  course  of  time 
they  opened  eight  branch  stores  and  utilized  forty  wagons  in  the  delivery  of 
their  goods.  This  is  a  simple  statement  of  a  successful  business  career,  but  he 
who  reads  between  the  lines  will  know  that  the  success  was  won  through  the 
closest  application  and  most  unremitting  attention  to  business,  combined  with 
straightforward  methods  and  earnest  desire  to  please  his  patrons.  In  1897  Mr. 
Vogel  sold  his  interest  to  Frederick  Roth,  of  St.  Louis,  and  spent  some  time  in 
traveling  over  Europe  for  recreation  and  rest.     Later  he  became  a  member  of 


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514  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  theatrical  profession  and  for  one  season  played  leading  parts  in  different 
companies.  From  his  youthful  days  he  was  always  interested  in  theatrical  per- 
formances, took  part  in  many  amateur  plays  and  found  much  enjoyment  in  his 
season  spent  upon  the  road  because  of  his  love  for  high  artistic  performances 
of  this  character. 

In  October,  1899,  Mr.  A'^ogel  was  married  to  Miss  Anna  Alay  Weaver,  of 
Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  the  following  named: 
Kenneth  Weaver,  Willard  Robert,  Loren  Henry,  Valentine  May  and  Katherine 
Ellwood. 

In  1900  Mr.  Vogel  again  entered  the  tea  and  coffee  business,  repurchasing 
his  former  interests  of  Frederick  Roth  in  November  of  that  year.  He  is  today 
at  the  head  of  an  extensive  enterprise  of  this  character,  with  four  branch  stores 
in  St.  Louis  and  also  branch  houses  in  Minneapolis ;  Kansas  City ;  Belleville, 
Illinois ;  and  East  St.  Louis,  with  various  general  agencies  all  over  the  middle 
west.  He  ships  goods  to  every  section  of  the  country  and  the  volume  of  his 
trade  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  today  employs  one  hundred  and  fifty  men 
and  utilizes  many  wagons  in  the  conduct  of  what  is  now  one  of  the  most  ex- 
tensive tea  and  coffee  houses  of  the  middle  west.  The  firm  has  taken  a  fifteen- 
year  lease  on  the  property  at  709-711  Lucas  avenue,  where  they  make  their  head- 
quarters, occupying  a  six-story  building  with  basement,  forty-five  feet  front  and 
containing  thirty  thousand  square  feet  floor  space. 

Mr.  Vogel  is  a  great  lover  of  nature,  finding  beauty  in  all  of  its  various 
forms,  as  well  as  recreation  and  entertainment  in  such  sports  as  fishing  and 
hunting.  He  maintains  a  cottage  at  Shell  Lake,  Wisconsin,  where  he  lives  "near 
to  nature's  heart"  each  summer.  He  was  formerl)^  identified  with  several  clubs, 
including  the  Missouri  Athletic,  but  the  demands  of  his  business  now  preclude 
his  active  participation  in  these.  He  is  a  member  of  St.  John's  JNIethodist  church 
and  is  independent  in  politics.  He  is  a  splendid  type  of  the  alert,  energetic, 
progressive  business  man,  to  whom  obstacles  serve  rather  as  an  impetus  to  re- 
newed labor  than  a  bar  to  progress. 


BERT  C.  KERN,  M.D. 


Among  the  physicians  of  the  community  who  have  attained  to  positions  of 
prominence  is  Dr.  Bert  C.  Kerns,  who  for  the  past  two  years  has  been  chief 
physician  of  the  City  Poorhouse.  Dr.  Kern  is  a  man  of  high  culture,  well  known 
throughout  St.  Louis  and  the  community  as  expert  in  the  practice  of  surgery  and 
in  the  knowledge  of  materia  niedica.  He  descends  from  an  old  southern  family, 
his  great-great-grandfather,  Jacob  Kern,  having  been  born  and  reared  in  Roanoke, 
Virginia,  and  having  served  on  the  Confederate  side  throughout  the  Civil  war. 
There  the  family  owned  a  large  estate,  on  which  the  father  of  our  subject,  A.  C. 
Kern,  was  born  and  reared,  and  pursued  his  studies  at  Roanoke  College.  After 
graduating  he  went  west  and  became  employed  as  a  bookkeeper  in  Kansas  City 
for  the  Union  Pacific  Railroad.  Later  he  engaged  in  the  hotel  business  in  the 
same  place  and  then  went  to  Denver,  Colorado,  where  he  established  himself  in 
the  lumber  business,  with  which  he  has  since  been  connected.  His  maternal  grand- 
father was  Martin  Sallee,  who  was  a  Baptist  minister  and  served  as  chaplain  in 
the  Confederate  army.  He  was  killed  in  Hope,  Arkansas.  His  mother  attended 
school  at  JMonticello  Seminary,  later  removing  to  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  where  she 
was  united  in  marriage  to  A.  C.  Kern. 

Dr.  Bert  C.  Kern  was  born  in  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  May  26,  1880.  He  was 
educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Colorado  Springs,  from  which  he  was  graduated 
at  the  age  of  nineteen  years,  later  becoming  a  student  at  the  University  of  Colo- 
rado, where  he  remained  for  two  years  and  then  took  up  a  residence  in  St.  Louis. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  515 

He  attended  the  Wasliington  University  medical  department  and  was  j^raduated 
with  his  degree  after  having  successfully  passed  through  the  required  four  years' 
course.  Immediately  upon  his  graduation  he  was  engaged  as  junior  doctor  at 
the  City  Hospital,  in  which  capacity  he  served  for  some  time,  and  was  then  ap- 
pointed chief  physician  of  the  City  Poorhouse. 

Dr.  Kern  is  well  known  among  the  medical  fraternities  of  the  state.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Associa- 
tion, the  American  Medical  Association,  the  St.  Louis  Hospital  Alumni,  the  Nu 
Sigma  and  the  Omega  Alpha  honorary  fraternities.  He  has  also  been  a  member 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity  for  the  past  six  years.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  but 
not  active  beyond  casting  his  vote  for  the  candidates  whom  he  considers  best 
qualified  to  serve  the  public  good.  His  present  residence  is  in  the  city  institution 
where  his  constant  services  as  a  physician  are  required. 


CHARLES  HART  McLEAN. 

Charles  Hart  McLean,  president  of  the  Dr.  J.  H.  McLean  Medicine  Com- 
pany, at  No.  3 1 14  Franklin  avenue,  an  establishment  which  is  well  known  and 
held  in  high  repute  throughout  the  country,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  April  4,  1869. 
His  father.  Dr.  J.  H.  McLean,  a  native  of  Ayrshire,  Scotland,  was  brought  to 
America  by  his  parents  when  he  was  but  one  year  of  age,  his  parents  settling  in 
Nova  Scotia.  There  he  attended  the  common  schools  until  he  had  attained  the 
age  of  thirteen  years,  when  he  crossed  into  the  United  States  and  went  direct  to 
Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  secured  employment  as  a  clerk  in  a  retail 
drug  store.  He  continued  in  this  occupation  for  some  time,  when  he  became 
superintendent  of  a  coal  mine,  in  which  position  he  officiated  until  his  arrival  in 
St.  Louis  in  the  early  'so"s.  While  engaged  in  this  position  he  had  laid  by  con- 
siderable means,  and  being  of  studious  habits  and  desirous  of  entering  the  medical 
profession,  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  ^Medical  College  immediately  upon  arriving 
here  and  was  graduated  from  the  institution  in  1863.  He  engaged  in  the  active 
practice  of  medicine  for  a  time  and  later  began  the  manufacture  of  remedies 
which,  owing  to  their  utility,  soon  won  him  a  reputation  and  enabled  him  to 
establish  what  is  now  known  as  the  Dr.  J.  H.  McLean  Medicine  Company,  known 
throughout  the  country.  During  the  Civil  war  in  a  professional  way  he  rendered 
valuable  assistance  in  relief  work.  He  was  united  in  marriage  with  Sarah  Linde- 
man  Hart,  a  native  of  Illinois,  her  father,  John  Hart,  having  been  born  and  reared 
in  England. 

Charles  H.  McLean,  when  he  had  attained  the  usual  age,  was  enrolled  as  a 
pupil  of  the  public  school,  where  he  remained  until  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age. 
During  the  succeeding  five  years  he  did  not  engage  in  active  work  and  in  1890 
he  went  west,  where  he  traveled  for  some  time  and  then  returned  to  St.  Louis. 
Here  he  remained  until  1893,  "^  which  year  he  made  a  journey  to  Birkenhead, 
England,  where  he  spent  a  few  years  as  proprietor  of  a  private  medicine  business. 
Returning  to  the  United  States  in  the  spring  of  1900  he  came  direct  to  this  city 
and  undertook  the  active  management  of  his  father's  business,  in  which  he  is 
at  present  employed.  He  not  onlv  has  an  immense  local  trade,  but  ships  his 
remedies  in  enormous  quantities  to  all  parts  of  the  LTnited  States  and  Mexico. 

In  the  year  1894  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  [Maude  Woodruff  Brandreth, 
a  native  of  Liverpool,  England,  born  of  ^American  parents.  Her  father,  Henry 
D.  Brandreth,  conducted  a  patent  medicine  business  in  the  United  States  and 
during  the  Civil  war  was  in  the  quartermaster's  department  and  stationed  at 
Louisville,  Kentucky.  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  McLean  have  four  children,  three  of  whom 
were  born  in  England :  John  C,  Eunice  B.,  Joyce  H.,  and  Allan  D.  Mr.  McLean 
is  an  enterprising  business  man  and,  through  his  aggressiveness  and  strict  attention 
to  affairs,  he  is  honorablv  perpetuating  the  reputation  of  the  establishment  of 


516  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

which  he  is  proprietor  and  also  that  of  his  father,  Dr.  J.  H.  McLean,  who,  through 
his  unwearied  efforts  and  extensive  investigations  in  materia  medica,  has  been  a 
boon  to  mankind  as  the  compounder  of  many  excellent  and  indispensable  remedies. 


JOHN   KASAL. 


Notably  among  those  of  foreign  birth  who  have  made  their  way  in  this  city 
and  have  succeeded  in  establishing  themselves  on  a  firm  business  basis  is  John 
Kasal,  who  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  engaged  in  merchant  tailoring  at 
No.  200  Columbia  Building.  He  came  to  this  country  when  twenty-six  years  of 
age,  with  little  or  no  experience  and  having  to  contend  against  the  difficulty  of 
not  being  able  to  speak  the  English  language.  However,  being  ambitious  and 
having  the  innate  qualifications  to  enable  him  to  make  his  way  in  life,  he  soon 
succeeded  in  mastering  the  English  tongue  sufficiently  to  give  him  access  to 
business  circles  and  to  enable  him  to  eventually  enter  the  commercial  world. 
He  is  well  known  as  a  tradesman  throughout  the  community  and  is  very  popu- 
lar in  his  line  of  work.  Arriving  in  this  country  with  little  or  no  means,  by 
ardent  labor  he  has  succeeded  in  placing  himself  and  family  in  most  favorable 
circumstances. 

He  was  born  in  Bohemia  in  1856.  John  Kasal,  Sr.,  was  a  tailor  in  his  native 
land.  While  he  lived  in  his  native  village  John  Kasal,  Jr.,  was  sent  to  the  com- 
mon schools,  where  he  completed  his  education.  On  leaving  school  he  became 
apprentice  to  his  father  and  learned  the  tailoring  trade.  Being  convinced  that 
there  were  few  advantages  for  a  prosperous  career  in  his  own  land,  he  embarked 
for  America  in  1882.  Coming  direct  to  St.  Louis  he  worked  for  various  firms, 
all  the  while  gaining  popularity  as  an  artistic  workman  until  finally  he  launched 
out  in  business  for  himself  in  August,  1908.  His  popularity  has  already  won  him 
an  extensive  and  profitable  patronage. 

Mr.  Kasal  was  married  to  Miss  Josephine  Zaveski  of  Bohemia.  They  have 
the  following  children :  John,  Rudolph,  Norbert,  Alvin,  Victor  and  Carrie, 
all  of  whom  completed  the  course  of  study  at  the  public  schools.  John  is  now 
employed  bv  a  St.  Louis  tailoring  firm,  Norbert  also  being  a  tailor.  Rudolph  is 
employed  as  a  plumber,  while  Alvin  is  a  teamster.  Victor  is  a  pupil  of  the 
Grant  school,  and  Carrie  is  the  wife  of  Thomas  Hamtak,  a  well-known  local 
plasterer.  Mr.  Kasal  is  a  republican  and  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 
He  lives  in  his  own  residence  at  3135  Arsenal  street. 


NELSON  WESLEY  IMcLEOD. 

The  advantageous  situation  of  St.  Louis  in  the  central  portion  of  the  country 
and  upon  one  of  the  greatest  water  ways  of  the  world  has  made  it  an  important 
center  of  the  lumber  trade.  It  is  with  this  line  of  business  that  Nelson  Wesley 
McLeod  is  associated.  He  comes  from  a  state  which  was  one  of  the  original 
centers  of  the  lumber  interests  of  the  country,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Calais, 
A'laine,  April  28.  i860,  his  parents  being  Robert  and  Sarah  McLeod.  In  the  public 
schools  he  mastered  the  branches  of  learning  therein  taught  and  then  entered  busi- 
ness life  as  a  telegraph  operator  in  1874,  so  serving  until  1877,  when  he  was 
promoted  to  train  dispatcher.  In  1879  he  was  made  railway  station  agent,  which 
position  he  filled  until  1884  when,  seeking  the  broader  opportunities  offered  in 
commercial  lines,  he  established  a  retail  lumber  yard,  which  he  conducted  from 
1885  until  1887.  In  the  latter  year  he  became  a  lumber  manufacturer  and  his 
interests  have  constantly  expanded   along  progressive  lines  of  trade  until   they 


JOHN    KASAL 


518  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

are  now  large  and  important.  He  is  the  vice  president  of  the  Grayson-McLeod 
Lumber  Company,  the  successor  of  the  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  &  Wooden  Gutter 
Company,  which  was  organized  in  1873  and  continued  under  the  original  name 
until  1898  when  the  plant  and  business  became  the  property  of  the  Grayson-Mc- 
Leod Lumber  Company,  with  Mr.  McLeod  as  vice  president  since  that  time.  They 
are  engaged  exclusivelv  in  the  manufacture  of  pine  lumber  which  is  sold  only  to 
wholesale  trade.  As  his  capacity  is  not  limited  to  the  tax;  put  upon  his  energies 
and  business  judgment  through  his  connection  with  that  enterprise,  Mr.  McLeod 
has  also  put  his  efforts  to  other  fields  and  is  a  director  of  the  Union  Sawmill 
Company,  vice  president  and  director  of  the  German  Savings  Institution  and  a 
director  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company.  His  standing  among  lumber- 
men is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  was  honored  with  the  presidency  of  the 
National  Lumber  Manufacturers  Association  and  was  elected  to  the  directorate  of 
the  Southern  Lumber  Manufacturers  Association. 

Mr.  McLeod  was  married  at  Cobden,  Illinois,  October  22,  1884,  to  Miss 
Alice  G.  Albon,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  daughters :  Eloise  and  Ger- 
trude A.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  5267  Washington  avenue.  Golf  con- 
stitutes Mr.  McLeod's  chief  source  of  recreation.  He  has  pleasurable  association 
also  with  the  members  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  in  which  he  has  attained  the 
thirty-second  degree,  and  in  the  Mercantile,  Glen  Echo  and  Jefferson  Clubs,  in 
all  of  which  he  has  occupied  official  positions.  Moreover  he  is  a  member  of  the 
Presbyterian  church  and  in  politics  is  a  stalwart  democrat.  He  is  widely  recog- 
nized as  a  strong  and  forceful  factor  in  business  circles,  his  activity  and  unsullied 
methods  winning  him  the  unqualified  confidence  of  his  business  associates. 


CYRUS  EDGAR  BURFORD,  PH.  B.,  M.D. 

Cyrus  Edgar  Burford,  physician  and  surgeon,  was  born  near  Girard,  Illinois, 
August  20,  1876.  He  is  a  son  of  the  Rev.  G.  M.  and  Elizabeth  Burford.  His 
mother  was  a  daughter  of  A.  F.  Hamilton,  an  extensive  farmer  also  interested  in 
the  banking  and  grain  business.  The  Burford  family  had  its  origin  in  England, 
whence  representatives  of  the  name  came  to  this  country  in  the  year  1700. 

A.  F.  Hamilton  settled  in  southwestern  Missouri  after  residing  for  some  time 
in  Kentucky.  During  the  Civil  war  he  espoused  the  cause  of  the  south  and 
served  with  the  Confederate  army.  Among  his  neighbors  in  southwestern  Mis- 
souri was  David  L.  Burford,  paternal  grandfather  of  Dr.  Burford,  and  owing  to 
the  friendship  which  they  felt  for  each  other  they  later  became  neighbors  in 
Illinois.  Dr.  Burford  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Waverly 
and  the  high  school  of  Rushville,  Illinois.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  he  entered 
Central  College,  at  Fayette,  Missouri,  and  was  graduated  therefrom  in  1899  with 
the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Philosophy.  His  classical  knowledge  constituted  a  splen- 
did foundation  upon  which  to  build  his  professional  learning.  He  attended  the 
Medical  College  of  Marion-Sims-Beaumont  and  was  graduated  with  honors, 
receiving  the  M.D.  degree  in  1902,  being  president  of  his  senior  class.  From  that 
time  he  has  been  an  active  representative  of  the  profession.  For  a  year  follow- 
ing his  graduation  he  had  the  benefit  of  a  broad  and  varied  practical  experience  in 
the  City  Hospital  and  then  began  private  practice  at  his  present  address  in  the 
Century  building.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association,  the 
American  ]\Iedical  Association,  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital  Alumni  IMedical  Asso- 
ciation, the  American  LTrological  Association  and  is  counselor  of  the  St.  Louis 
Medical  Society.  Of  the  last  named  he  has  served  as  corresponding  secretary 
for  one  year  and  for  a  similar  period  has  acted  in  the  capacity  of  recording 
secretary.  He  now  holds  the  positions  of  Genito-Urinary  Surgeon  to  the  Ma- 
ternity Hospital  and  the  Social  Service  Hospital,  and  is  assistant  to  the  Chair 
of  Genito-Urinary  Surgery  of  the  medical  department  of  St.  Louis  University. 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  519 

On  the  15th  of  June,  1899,  in  Fayette,  Missouri,  Dr.  Burford  was  married  to 
Miss  Katherine  Humber,  a  representative  of  an  old  English  family,  for  whom 
the  river  Humber  was  named.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Burford  have  one  daughter,  Ada 
Margaret,  and  a  son,  Edgar  Humber.  Dr.  Burford  is  a  member  and  trustee  of 
the  Cabanne  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  is  a  most  home-loving  man,  de- 
voted to  the  welfare  of  his  wife  and  children  and  spending  his  most  pleasant 
hours  in  their  companionship.  In  his  college  days  he  took  active  part  in  many 
athletic  sports  and  held  a  position  on  his  college  football  team  for  three  years. 


F.  W.  HASSEBROCK. 

F.  W.  Hassebrock,  prominent  as  a  general  contractor  and  builder,  was  born 
in  Washington  county,  Illinois,  January  27,  1851,  the  son  of  Henry  and  Margaret 
(Harmeier)  Hassebrock,  who  were  natives  of  Germany  and  located  in  Washing- 
ton county  shortly  after  their  arrival  in  the  new  world.  The  elder  Mr.  Hasse- 
brock was  a  farmer  in  the  fatherland  and  followed  that  occupation  immediately 
upon  coming  to  this  country.  He  was  originally  from  Prussia  but  conditions 
were  such  in  that  part  of  the  country  as  to  compel  him,  together  with  others,  to 
leave  Germany  and  settle  in  the  United  States.  He  landed  in  New  York,  but  not 
being  able  to  secure  lucrative  employment  there,  and  being  without  means,  he  set 
out  on  foot  for  Washington  county,  Illinois,  which  he  had  heard  was  an  excellent 
farming  region,  and  arrived  there  some  time  during  the  year  1847.  There  he 
purchased  a  farm  for  twelve  and  one-half  cents  per  acre  which  in  a  short  time, 
by  hard  work,  he  had  cleared  and  put  into  condition  for  cultivation.  Not  being 
able  to  derive  sufficient  support  from  farming  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  se- 
cured employment  as  a  hod  carrier,  receiving  seventy-five  cents  for  a  ten-hour  day. 
While  toiling  at  this  occupation  he  was  accidentally  hurt,  and  so  disabled  that  he 
was  compelled  to  give  it  up,  whereupon  he  went  to  Madison  county  and  worked  on 
a  farm  for  twenty-five  cents  a  day.  After  a  short  time  he  returned  to  Washington 
county,  where  he  rented  a  tract  of  land  and  engaged  in  farming  for  three  years. 
There  he  met  Miss  Margaret  Harmeier,  with  whom  he  was  united  in  marriage. 
They  had  one  child,  F.  W.  Hassebrock.  Mrs.  Hassebrock  passed  away  in  1852. 
The  following  year  he  wedded  her  sister,  Sophia  Harmeier.  To  this  union  were 
born  the  following :  Henrv,  of  Williamson  countv,  Illinois  ;  John,  deceased,  whose 
family  lives  at  Finney  county,  Kansas ;  Frederick,  of  St.  Louis ;  August,  deceased, 
whose  family  resides  in  Holstein,  Missouri ;  George,  a  banker  of  St.  Peters,  Illi- 
nois ;  Mena,  wife  of  John  Soldner,  of  Williamson  county,  Illinois ;  Emma,  who  re- 
sides with  her  husband,  William  Kluesenkomp,  in  St.  Peters,  Illinois ;  Herman, 
deceased,  whose  family  lives  in  Williamson  county,  Illinois ;  and  Christopher,  of 
the  same  county.  The  father  passed  away  in  i8go,  at  the  advanced  age  of  seventy- 
two  years.  His  wife  survives  and  is  a  resident  of  Williamson  county,  Illinois.  Shf 
is  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  that  portion  of  the  state  and  was  also  one  of  the 
pioneers  of  St.  Louis.  She  lived  with  her  parents  on  Getty  and  Thirteenth  streets 
when  Nineteenth  street  described  the  city's  limits,  and  when  the  vicinity  of  Eigh- 
teenth street  was  considered  in  the  country. 

F.  W.  Hassebrock  spent  his  early  life  on  the  farm  in  Washington  county, 
Illinois.  He  attended  the  old  stone  Evangelical  church  school  and  was  one  of  the 
boys  who  helped  to  carry  the  wheat,  grain,  money,  papers  and  other  articles  which 
were  placed  in  the  cornerstone  of  the  building  when  it  was  dedicated.  After  com- 
pleting his  studies  he  removed  with  his  parents  to  Madison  county,  Illinois,  where 
he  engaged  in  farming  with  his  father  for  a  little  over  a  year  when  they  removed 
to  Fayette  county,  Illinois,  where  his  father  purchased  a  farm  on  the  prairie  for 
thirty  dollars  an  acre.  The  land  was  in  excellent  condition  and  they  were  enabled 
to  cultivate  it  to  great  advantage.  When  the  elder  ]\Ir.  Hassebrock  passed  away 
here  in  1891  his  wife  continued  to  operate  the  farm  until  1893,  when  she  disposed 


520  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  land  and  purchased  a  farm  in  WilHamson  county,  Illinois.  There  F.  W. 
Hassebrock  worked  until  he  had  attained  the  age  of  twenty-three  years,  when  he 
purchased  an  eighty  acre  farm  for  himself,  for  which  he  paid  fifteen  dollars  an 
acre,  and  which  he  cultivated  for  twelve  years  and  then  disposed  of  it  for  the  sum 
of  twenty-five  dollars  per  acre.  In  1881  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and,  having  been  a 
master  carpenter,  he  plied  his  craft  as  a  journeyman  until  1891,  when  he  and  his 
brother  August  engaged  in  contracting.  When  his  brother  passed  away  in  1905 
Mr.  Hassebrock  carried  on  the  business  by  himself  until  his  sons  were  taken  into 
partnership  with  him  in  1906.  The  firm  does  an  extensive  business  in  contracting 
and  repair  work,  giving  particular  attention  to  the  erection  of  residences  and 
church  edifices. 

Mr.  Hassebrock,  in  1874,  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Holtman, 
daughter  of  Frederick  and  Sophia  (Preiger)  Holtman,  who  were  natives  of  the 
fatherland  and  settled  in  St.  Louis  in  1864.  They  had  the  following  children: 
William,  deceased,  whose  family  resides  at  St.  Peters,  Illinois ;  Mena,  widow  of 
George  Dietrich ;  Arnold  and  Henry,  of  St.  Peters,  Illinois ;  and  Elizabeth,  wife 
of  F.  W.  Hassebrock.  Mr.  and  Airs.  Holtman  departed  this  life  in  1871  and 
1875  respectively.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hassebrock  have  the  following  children  living: 
Sophia,  wife  of  Rev.  Horstmann,  pastor  of  the  Lutheran  church  at  Iowa  Park, 
Texas ;  Emma,  wife  of  Louie  Schumtcler,  of  Staunton,  Illinois ;  Annie,  wife  of 
Gust  Altevogt,  of  St.  Louis ;  Helen,  wife  of  William  Herring,  of  St.  Louis ;  and 
Harry.  All  the  members  of  the  family  are  allied  with  the  German  Lutheran 
church.  Politically  Mr.  Hassebrock  is  a  republican,  being  a  firm  believer  in  the 
principles  of  the  party  and  taking  an  active  interest  in  campaigns  to  secure  the 
election  of  its  candidates. 


THOMAS  W.  CARTER. 

Thomas  W.  Carter,  a  grain  and  stock  commission  merchant,  was  born  in 
Callaway  county,  Missouri,  February  28,  1849.  H!'s  parents  were  Lemuel  and 
Clarinda  (Hisey)  Carter,  the  former  born  in  Virginia,  March  15,  1823,  and  the 
latter  in  the  same  state,  October  17,  1825.  They  were  both  of  English  descent 
and  were  identified  with  farming  interests  until  1861,  when  they  removed  to 
Mexico,  Missouri,  where  Lemuel  Carter  took  up  the  business  of  buying,  ship- 
ping and  selling  live  stock.  He  died  February  24,  1869,  while  his  wife  passed 
away  January  17,  1870. 

Thomas  W.  Carter  completed  his  education  in  the  Missouri  State  University 
at  Columbia  in  the  year  1869,  and  turning  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits, 
was  thus  busily  engaged  until  1872.  On  the  8th  of  October  of  that  year  he  was 
married  to  Miss  Mary  Louise  Lupton,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Margaret  (Rick- 
etts)  Lupton,  of  Mexico,  Missouri,  who  were  natives  of  Virginia  and  were  of 
English  and  Scotch  lineage. 

From  1872  until  1878  Thomas  W.  Carter  filled  the  office  of  county  surveyor 
of  Audrain  county,  Missouri,  and  during  this  time  also  engaged  in  civil  en- 
gineering, making  the  preliminary  survey  and  locating  several  railways.  From 
1878  until  1881  he  was  connected  with  Rufus  Hisey  in  buying  and  shipping  grain 
under  the  firm  style  of  Carter  &  Hisey.  It  was  in  April  of  the  latter  year  that 
he  removed  with  his  family  to  St.  Louis  and  associated  himself  with  the  Billings- 
ley-Nanson  Commission  Company,  conducting  a  grain  and  general  commission 
business.  He  remained  with  them  until  1883,  when  he  became  president  of  the 
Fraley-Carter  Commission  Companv,  transacting  a  commission  business  in  grain, 
stocks  and  cotton  and  having  offices  in  St.  Louis,  Chicago  and  New  York.  The 
Fraley-Carter  Commission  Company  was  dissolved  in  1888,  at  which  time  he 
joined  Theodore  G.  Bowman  in  forming  a  partnership  under  the  name  of  Carter 
&  Bowman  for  transacting  a  general  commission  business  in  grain  and  stocks. 


T.  ^\■.  CARTER 


522  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

In  1898  the  firm  of  Carter  &  Bowman  was  succeeded  by  Thomas  W.  Carter  & 
Company,  Mr.  Carter  having  as  his  associates  Lemuel  Ray  Carter  and  Clayton 
LeRoy  Carter.  They  conduct  a  general  commission  business  in  grain  and  stocks, 
with  Chicago  and  New  York  connections,  and  have  their  offices  in  the  Pierce 
building  in  St.  Louis. 

The  family  of  Thomas  W.  Carter  consists  of  four  children,  the  two  sons  of 
whom  are  associated  with  their  father  in  business.  Lemuel  Ray  and  Thomas 
W.,  Jr.,  are  both  married  and  reside  in  St.  Louis,  and  Clara  Louise  is  married 
and  lives  in  Worcester,  Massachusetts.  Clayton  LeRoy  remains  single  and  lives 
with  his  parents.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  5  Portland  place,  which  is  one 
of  the  beautiful  restricted  residence  districts  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Carter  is  a  member  of  the  Commercial  Club,  the  St.  Louis  Club  and 
the  Country  Club.  He  also  holds  membership  in  St.  John's  Methodist  Episcopal 
church.  South,  at  Kings'  Highway  and  Washington  boulevard.  He  is  very  fond 
of  fishing,  hunting,  golfing  and  traveling,  which  constitute  his  pastimes  and  his 
sources  of  recreation.  He  is  devoted  to  his  family  and  home,  is  affable  and 
courteous  in  his  demeanor,  charitable  and  liberal  in  his  views  and  active  and 
attentive  to  all  of  his  business  interests. 


RODNEY  J.  BUNCH,  M.D. 

Dr.  Rodney  J.  Bunch,  assistant  superintendent  of  the  City  Hospital  and  one 
of  the  rising  young  physicians  of  the  city,  was  born  in  Cairo,  Illinois,  December 
13,  1880,  a  son  of  A.  J.  and  M.  I.  Bunch.  The  elder  Mr.  Bunch  was  prominent 
in  the  business  circles  of  Cairo,  having  for  many  years  been  a  well  known  real 
estate  dealer  of  that  place,  and  has  the  honor  of  being  one  of  the  oldest  members 
of  the  reception  committee  of  President  Abraham  Lincoln.  The  family  is  origin- 
ally from  the  south,  his  grandparents  having  been  residents  of  Kentucky. 

Dr.  Bunch,  when  he  had  attained  the  required  age,  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil 
of  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  where  he  received  his  preliminary  edu- 
cation. Having  completed  the  course  of  study  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years,  he 
matriculated  in  the  University  of  Illinois  where  he  was  a  student  for  two  years, 
and  then  entered  the  St.  Louis  LTniversity  where  he  pursued  a  four  years'  medical 
course.  While  in  this  institution  Dr.  Bunch  was  a  thoughtful  and  investigating 
student  and  aimed  at  acquiring  an  exhaustive  knowledge  of  the  various  branches 
pertaining  to  materia  medica  and  surgery,  and  at  the  expiration  of  four  years  he 
was  graduated  with  special  distinction.  Upon  leaving  the  institution,  being  ready 
for  the  practice  of  his  profession  and  being  anxious  to  become  active  in  the  work, 
he  at  once  took  a  competitors'  examination  for  admission  as  a  physician  to  the 
City  Hospital,  being  desirous  of  gaining  as  profound  and  extensive  knowledge 
as  possible  in  the  practice  of  surgery.  Having  successfully  passed  the  examina- 
tion he  served  for  one  year  as  junior  physician  and  for  the  same  length  of  time 
as  senior  physician  when,  owing  to  his  interest  in  the  work  and  uncommon 
ability,  he  was  made  assistant  superintendent.  As  a  physician  Dr.  Bunch  is  a 
man  of  extraordinarv  ability  and  keen  insight,  accurate  and  careful  in  surgical 
operations,  and  his  labor  is  invaluable  to  the  institution  in  the  capacity  in  which 
he  serves.  Dr.  Bunch  is  a  member  of  the  City  Hospital  Alumni  Medical  Associa- 
tion, of  which  he  has  been  a  member  for  the  past  three  years.  Among  other 
organizations  of  the  profession  of  which  he  is  a  member  are  the  St.  Louis  Aledical 
Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association  and  American  Medical  Asso- 
ciation. 

In  politics  Dr.  Bunch  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democratic  party. 
He  is  a  firm  believer  in  the  feasibility  of  its  principles,  to  the  end  of  best  pro- 
moting the  welfare  of  the  country.  Plowever,  he  does  not  take  active  interest  in 
politics  beyond  keeping  abreast  of  the  times  as  regards  the  paramount  issues  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY.  523 

the  day  and  using  his  vote  and  influence  toward  securing  the  election  of  the  can- 
didates of  his  party.  In  rehgious  faith  Dr.  Bunch  is  a  Lutheran.  He  occupies  a 
suite  of  rooms  in  the  institution  to  which  he  is  giving  his  professional  services. 


JOSEPH  J.  WHARTON. 

Joseph  J.  Wharton  is  one  of  the  prominent  general  contractors  of  the  north- 
western section  of  St.  Louis.  An  extensive  business  is  at  once  indicative  of 
superior  qualifications  on  the  part  of  him  who  is  at  the  head,  for  in  this  age 
where  competition  is  rife,  the  unskilled  and  inefficient  do  not  receive  general 
support. 

Mr.  Wharton  was  born  on  Morgan  street  in  this  city,  March  i,  185 1,  a  son  of 
Robert  and  Rebecca  V.  (Painter)  Wharton,  natives  of  Manchester,  England,  and 
Rockingham  county,  Virginia,  respectively.  The  father  landed  in  America  in  1843 
and  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  June,  1844.  The  Painter  family  came  to  Missouri 
about  1835  and  settled  first  in  Warren  county.  While  visiting  in  St.  Louis, 
Rebecca  Painter  formed  the  acquaintance  of  Robert  Wharton  and  they  were 
married  in  March,  1850.  He  was  a  house  and  ship  carpenter,  who  had  served 
an  apprenticeship  at  the  two  trades  in  England  covering  fourteen  years.  He  be- 
came one  of  the  pioneer  ship  carpenters  in  this  city,  working  when  the  wage  for 
such  labor  was  but  from  fifty  to  seventy-five  cents  per  day.  He  frequently  had  to 
walk  three  or  four  miles  every  morning  to  his  work  and  when  he  arrived  at  the 
place  would  get  his  breakfast  and  then  work  until  dark.  He  was  employed  by  Stacy 
&  Stone,  then  the  leading  contractors  and  builders  of  St.  Louis.  At  that  day  water 
extended  almost  from  Seventh  and  Hickory  streets  to  Jefferson  avenue  and  Mr. 
Wharton  kept  a  skiff  for  the  purpose  of  getting  to  his  work.  Had  he  walked  he 
would  have  spent  a  great  deal  of  time  in  going  around  by  the  edge  of  the  water. 
In  1859  he  removed  to  Marion  county,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  until  1864, 
when  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  again  engaged  at  his  trade  here,  working  for 
$5.50  per  day,  although  the  family  remained  in  Marion  county.  He  was  em- 
ployed by  Captain  George  Wharton,  who  was  one  of  the  earliest  steamboat  cap- 
tains and  was  also  well  known  as  the  inventor  of  the  skid,  whereby  the  necessity 
of  placing  things  on  the  ground  was  obviated.  This  invention  proved  the  starting 
point  of  his  fortune.  After  1865  Robert  Wharton  returned  to  ^Marion  county, 
where  he  engaged  both  in  farming  and  carpentering  and  also  manufactured  coffins 
as  they  were  required.  He  was  president  of  the  school  district  in  his  township  and 
was  prominent  and  influential  in  other  public  affairs.  His  wife  died  in  November, 
1900,  but  Mr.  Wharton  still  survives  and  is  a  hale  and  heartv  man  at  the  age  of 
ninety-one  years,  his  birth  having  occurred  November  17,  1817.  This  worthy 
couple  were  the  parents  of  twelve  children:  Joseph  J.,  of  this  review;  George  W., 
deceased,  whose  familv  resides  in  Lane  county,  Kansas ;  Alice,  the  wife  of  Charles 
Althof,  of  Clarence,  Shelby  county,  Missouri ;  Mary  M.,  the  wife  of  Edward 
Steffen,  of  Stefifenville,  Lewis  county,  Missouri ;  Sarah  A.,  the  wife  of  John  Se- 
crist,  of  Shelby  county,  Missouri ;  Harriet  Janet,  who  is  a  twin  sister  of  Sarah  A. 
and  is  the  wife  of  James  Critchfield,  of  Lewis  county,  Missouri ;  Robert  B.,  a 
resident  of  Shelbv  county,  Missouri ;  Lydia,  the  wife  of  Edward  Battles,  of  La 
Belle,  Lewis  county,  Missouri ;  Charles  W.,  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  county :  and 
three  who  died  in  infancy. 

Joseph  J.  Wharton  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  old  Franklin  school  of 
St.  Louis  and  also  attended  the  night  sessions  at  the  ^^'ebster  school.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  years  he  began  learning  the  carpenter's  trade,  serving  a  three 
years'  apprenticeship,  subsequent  to  which  time  he  did  journeyman  work  for  Lin- 
sey  &  AlcCormack,  one  of  the  oldest  firms  of  St.  Louis.  During  the  first  year  of 
his  apprenticeship  he  received  five  dollars  per  week,  during  the  second  six  dollars 
and  during  the  third  vear  six  dollars  and  a  half  for  the  first  six  months  and  nine 


524  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

dollars  for  the  last  six  months.  When  he  entered  the  employ  of  Mr.  McCormack 
he  made  no  contract  for  an}'  fixed  wages  but  left  it  to  his  employer  and  that  Mr. 
McCormack  was  satisfied  that  he  had  secured  the  services  of  an  expert  hand  is 
indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  gave  him  eighteen  dollars  for  the  first  week's  work, 
the  highest  wage  paid  at  that  time.  He  was  thus  employed  from  the  spring  of 
1872  until  October  of  that  year,  when  he  entered  the  service  of  Mr.  Lindsey,  who 
repaired  the  old  amphitheatre  of  the  fair  grounds,  erected  booths  and  did  other 
work  of  this  character.  He  was  employed  as  a  journeyman  until  1873,  when  he 
formed  a  partnership  with  John  J.  Roosevelt  and  with  him  erected  some  of  the 
oldest  houses  now  standing  in  what  is  now  the  central  portion  of  the  city.  Among 
the  notable  changes  made  by  this  firm  in  houses  previously  erected  were  the 
alterations  of  the  old  Mermod-Jaccard  building,  which  was  then  located  on  Fourth 
and  Olive  streets.  They  also  built  Mount  Calvary  chapel  at  the  corner  of  Jeffer- 
son and  Lafayette  avenues  and  the  First  Presbyterian  church  on  Compton  avenue. 
The  partnership  continued  until  July,  1878,  when  Mr.  Roosevelt  purchased  the 
business  and  Mr.  Wharton  started  out  independently.  He  has  since  been  alone 
and  has  done  all  kinds  of  contracting,  although  he  confines  his  attention  largely  to 
residence  property.  He  has,  however,  erected  a  number  of  substantial  business 
houses  and  has  been  engaged  by  the  school  board  in  making  alterations  in  the 
public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  as  well  as  enlarging  many  of  the  buildings.  He  is 
today  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  successful  contractors  of  the  northwestern 
section  of  St.  Louis  and  his  patronage  is  constantly  increasing  in  volume  and 
importance. 

On  the  2d  of  November,  1876,  Mr.  Wharton  was  married  to  Miss  Amelia  M. 
Behrend,  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Eliza  (Reipe)  Behrend,  natives  of  Germany. 
They  became  parents  of  five  children :  Grace  E.,  Charles  P.,  Flora  V.,  May  A. 
and  Robert  L. 

Mr.  Wharton  is  a  member  of  Westgate  Lodge,  No.  445,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  also 
of  Bellefontaine  Chapter,  No.  25,  R.  A.  M.,  and  Aldemar  Commandery,  No.  18, 
K.  T.  He  has  filled  most  of  the  chairs  in  the  Blue  lodge  and  is  an  exemplary 
representative  of  the  craft.  He  and  his  family  belong  to  St.  Paul's  Methodist 
Episcopal  church  and  in  politics  he  is  independent  with  leanings  toward  democracy. 
He  early  recognized  the  fact  that  the  superstructure  of  success  must  be  built  upon 
the  solid  foundations  of  indefatigable  energy  and  irreproachable  probity  and  as 
the  architect  of  his  own  fortunes  he  has  builded  wiselv  and  well. 


EMIL  HITZ. 


Emil  Hitz,  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Hitz  &  Wurth,  commission  merchants, 
doing  an  extensive  business  at  809  North  Third  street,  is  a  native  of  Highland, 
Illinois,  where  he  was  born  October  31,  1863.  His  father.  Christian  A.  Hitz,  was 
a  native  of  Switzerland,  where  for  a  number  of  years  he  followed  the  occupation 
of  carpenter,  and  upon  emigrating  to  America  in  1855  ^^  o"*^^  settled  in  High- 
land, Illinois,  where  he  continued  to  ply  his  trade  until  his  death  in  i8go.  For 
some  time  he  served  in  the  Swiss  army  as  a  musician.  His  wife,  Catherine 
Wunderer  Hitz,  was  also  a  native  of  Switzerland.  They  had  the  following 
children :  Margaret,  now  Mrs.  Landolt ;  Ferdinand ;  Adolph,  a  banker,  who  is  a 
very  wealthy  man  and  influential  citizen  of  Alhambra,  Illinois ;  Arnold ;  and 
Emil. 

The  public  schools  of  Grantfork,  Illinois,  in  which  place  his  parents  resided 
for  a  time,  afforded  Emil  Hitz  his  education.  After  having  passed  through  the 
successive  grades  he  left  school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  went  to  work 
in  a  country  store,  where  he  remained  until  he  had  attained  the  age  of  twenty 
years,  and  then  established  himself  in  the  general  merchandizing  business  at  Grant- 
fork,  Illinois,  having  as  a  partner  his  brother.  Adolph,  the  firm  being  known  as 


EMIL    HITZ 


526  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Hitz  Brothers,  general  merchants.  Some  time  later  he  opened  another  store  in 
Alhambra,  Illinois.  The  brothers  continued  in  business  till  1898,  when  Emil 
Hitz  repaired  to  St.  Louis  and  started  the  business  which  he  is  now  conducting 
in  partnership  with  David  Wurth.  They  have  been  in  partnership  since  1898 
and  handle  a  full  line  of  game,  poultry,  eggs,  hides — in  fact,  all  the  commodities 
in  the  general  line  of  the  trade,  and  do  an  annual  business  approximating  a 
quarter  of  a  million  dollars. 

In  1890  Mr.  Hitz  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  R.  Tontz,  a  native  of  Grant- 
fork,  Illinois,  and  a  daughter  of  Christian  Tontz,  a  retired  farmer.  The  Tontz 
family  is  also  from  Switzerland.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hitz  have  the  following  chil- 
dren: Ella  A.,  eighteen  years  of  age;  Edna,  fourteen  years  old;  Earl  and  Clar- 
ence, ten-year-old  twins ;  and  Ruby,  who  is  in  her  fifth  year. 

In  politics  Mr.  Hitz  accords  his  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  but  does 
not  take  active  interest  in  politics  beyond  using  his  vote  and  influence  toward 
securing  the  election  of  the  candidates  of  his  party.  He  is  a  shrewd  and  con- 
servative business  man,  and  his  present  prosperity  is  due  to  his  straightforward- 
ness and  perseverance.  As  head  of  the  enterprise  with  which  he  is  connected  he 
is  of  high  standing  in  the  financial  circles  of  the  city,  and,  besides  being  inter- 
ested in  the  commission  business  he  is  also  vice  president  of  the  Rhodes  Trans- 
fer Company,  and  president  of  the  Country  Hydrant  Company.  While  he  is  not 
a  member  of  any  fraternal  or  social  organizations,  at  the  same  time  he  possesses 
those  admirable  traits  of  character  which  make  his  presence  pleasing  and  has 
won  him  a  host  of  warm  friends. 


F.  A.  H.  SCHNEIDER. 


Among  the  patriots  who  stood  in  the  front  ranks  of  the  revolution  of  1848 
in  Germany  and  who,  when  it  was  ended,  were  forced  to  seek  new  homes  in 
America,  may  be  mentioned  Franz  Andreas  Heinrich  Schneider.  He  was  born  in 
1813,  in  Pirmasens,  in  the  Rhenish  Palatinate.  Bavaria.  At  an  early  age  he  gave 
evidence  of  the  liberty-loving  spirit  within  him  and  when  at  the  age  of  nineteen 
years  the  spirit  of  freedom  grew  and  spread  through  Rhenish  Bavaria  and  at- 
tracted many  thousands,  i\Ir.  Schneider  also  devoted  himself  to  the  cause  of 
freedom,  and,  in  so  far  as  his  position  permitted,  took  active  part  in  the  revolu- 
tion. 

Although  Mr.  Schneider  had  finished  his  study  of  law  with  great  success  and 
passed  the  "Staats  examen"  with  distinction,  still  a  career  of  civil  service  was 
denied  him  on  account  of  his  connection  with  the  revolutionists,  and  he  had  to 
be  content  with  private  practice  as  a  notary  public  and  advocate  in  his  native 
district.  In  1847  he  published  an  important  legal  work,  "Die  eheliche  Giitergemein- 
shaft  nach  franzosischen  Rechte."  This  work  received  splendid  recognition  among 
his  colleagues  at  law  and  among  legal  authorities  generall}-  and  a  French  trans- 
lation appeared  in  Brussels.  This  honor,  however,  was  of  no  service  to  him  in 
gaining  the  favor  of  his  government.  He  was  regarded  with  suspicion  and 
treated  without  consideration. 

In  1848  the  revolution  broke  out  in  earnest  and  the  reaction  began  to  spread 
over  all  Germany.  The  revolutionists  could  not  withstand  the  Prussian  and 
Bavarian  armies  and  were  forced  to  leave  their  native  soil  and  seek  safety  else- 
where. Mr.  Schneider  at  this  time  was  at  Edenkohen,  where  he  edited  a  paper 
devoted  to  freethought  and  freedom,  and  on  account  of  the  liberal  views  expressed 
in  this  paper  he  was  forced  to  leave  his  native  country.  He  went  at  first  to 
France,  then  to  Switzerland  and  finally  to  America.  Onlv  a  few  months  after 
he  left  his  home,  several  hundred  of  the  most  prominent  men  of  the  Palatinate 
were  condemned  to  death  and  among  them  was  \Ir.  Schneider.  Before  his  death, 
however,  in  1864  he  was  pardoned  by  Ludwig  II  of  Bavaria. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CFfY.  527 

In  America  Mr.  Schneider  found  a  new  home  and  new  activity.  At  first  he 
devoted  himself  to  journalism  and  edited  two  papers,  "Unsere  Zeit"  and  "Die 
demokratische  Presse,"  both  of  which  did  much  to  make  of  the  German  element 
in  St.  Louis  a  political  and  social  force.  For  many  years  he  was  justice  of  the 
peace  in  St.  Louis  and  gained  the  confidence  of  his  fellow  citizens  to  such  an 
extent  that  he  was  chosen  clerk  of  the  circuit  court  of  St.  Louis  county.  The 
position  was  a  lucrative  one  and  his  appointment  showed  the  high  esteem  in  which 
he  was  held  by  his  fellowmen.  Unfortunately  he  was  not  permitted  to  enjoy  the 
benefits  of  this  position  long,  for  only  a  year  after  entering  upon  the  duties  of 
his  office  he  died  on  November  21,  1867.  Mr.  Schneider  was  also  a  member  of 
the  school  board  in  St.  Louis  and  in  this  capacity  earned  the  respect  of  the  city  of 
St.  Louis  in  general  and  of  the  Germans  of  the  citv  in  particular. 

He  was  a  man  in  the  full  sense  of  the  word  ;  one  who  constantlv  fought  for 
freedom,  justice  and  progress;  a  man  beloved  and  respected  by  all;  and  his  un- 
timely death  was  deeply  mourned  by  his  many  friends  in  St.  Louis  and  Chicago. 

Translation  from  Illinois   Staats-Zeitung,  November  28,   1867. 


TORN  A.  BOYERS. 


John  A.  Boyers,  architect  and  builder  with  offices  at  2726  Dalton  avenue,  is 
accounted  one  of  the  most  successful  and  enterprising  business  men  in  his  line  of 
trade  in  that  section  of  the  city.  He  descends  from  a  prominent  family,  which 
for  the  most  part  resided  in  the  southern  states  and  dates  its  history  far  back  in 
the  annals  of  this  country,  the  Boyers  family  having  emigrated  to  America  at  an 
early  date  and  being  among  the  Huguenots  who,  during  the  time  of  religious 
pressure  in  France,  migrated  to  the  north  of  Ireland  and  thence  came  to  the  new 
world  and  settled  at  Gallatin,  Tennessee.  Robert  Boyers,  the  paternal  great-grand- 
father of  John  A.  Boyers,  reared  a  family  of  three  sons  who  occupied  prominent 
positions  in  the  state,  one  son,  Robert,  Jr.,  having  been  a  well  known  merchant 
and  banker,  whose  son  Thomas  Boyers  established  the  "Examiner"  at  Gallatin  in 
1853  and  passed  away  in  1884,  being  at  that  time  the  oldest  editor  of  any  news- 
paper in  the  United  States.  During  the  Civil  war  he  was  engaged  in  military 
service  in  the  Confederate  army  as  colonel  of  a  regiment.  The  father  of  John  A. 
Boyers  was  William  G.  Boyers,  who  married  ]\Iiss  L.  A.  Dansby,  daughter  of 
Abram  C.  Dansby  and  a  niece  of  Colonel  John  Whitfield,  of  Texas,  who  served 
as  a  soldier  in  the  Mexican  war  in  1848,  Mr.  Dansby  having  also  served  in  the 
same  conflict.  During  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  Mr.  Boyers  was  a  lieutenant  in 
the  Kansas  state  militia  when  General  Price  made  his  raid  through  that  state  and 
Missouri.  He  reared  three  children :  Robert,  who  married  the  daughter  of  Judge 
Miller,  of  Poplar  Bluff,  Missouri,  where  he  is  now  engaged  in  farming  and  stock 
raising;  jMattie  E.,  wife  of  Harry  Benson,  of  Oklahoma;  and  John  A.  Boyers. 

At  the  usual  age  John  A.  Boyers,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Paris,  Kansas, 
March  3,  1861,  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  Tennessee,  where 
his  parents  removed,  and  had  passed  through  the  successive  grades  by  the  time 
he  attained  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  Fie  then  went  to  Arkansas,  where  he  was 
employed  as  a  laborer  in  a  logging  camp  but  not  taking  kindly  to  this  occupation 
he  gave  it  up  and  on  April  6,  1880,  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  went  to  work 
as  a  street  car  conductor.  Keeping  this  position  until  1884  he  engaged  in  the 
sewing  machine  business,  at  wdiich  he  remained  for  five  years,  when  he  followed 
his  trade  as  a  journeyman  carpenter.  He  was  an  expert  mechanic  and  after 
plying  his  craft  for  a  few  years  entered  the  contracting  and  building  business  for 
himself.  Since  that  time  he  has  been  very  enterprising,  giving  his  undivided 
attention  to  the  business  and,  as  a  consequence,  has  been  wonderfully  successful. 
He  engages  principally  in  purchasing  lots  upon  which  he  erects  dwelling  houses 
for  sale,  and  thus   far,  through  his  constant  industry,  has   found  no  trouble  in 


528  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

disposing  of  his  buildings  with  great  advantage  to  himself.  When  Mr.  Beyers 
started  in  the  business  he  had  a  capital  of  but  two  hundred  and  sixty-two  dollars 
and  when  he  undertook  the  construction  of  his  first  building  he  was  compelled 
to  borrow  money  with  which  to  defray  the  cost  of  the  material  and  to  pay  his 
workmen.  However,  this  was  a  happy  start  for  him  and  since  then  he  has  not 
wanted  for  contracting  work  and  his  fortune  has  been  steadily  increasing  until  at 
present  he  is  paying  taxes  on  more  than  one  hundred  thousand  dollars  worth  of 
property,  all  of  which  he  has  accumulated  since  1891.  His  real  estate  is  scattered 
throughout  the  city  and  he  possesses  considerable  property  in  the  suburbs. 

Politically  Mr.  Boyers  i^  a  democrat,  being  a  firm  believer  in  the  fundamental 
nature  of  its  principles,  convinced  that  they  are  best  suited  to  establish  permanent 
prosperity  throughout  the  states.  He  has  taken  considerable  interest  in  politics 
and  at  one  time  served  as  deputy  United  States  marshal  and  also  on  the  police 
force.  Mr.  Boyers  is  faithful  in  the  performance  of  his  religious  obligation  and 
is  a  regular  attendant  at  the  services  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  to  which  he  is  a 
liberal  contributor.  As  an  enterprising  and  aggressive  business  man  Mr.  Boyers 
has  not  only  been  able  to  contribute  largely  to  his  own  comfort  but  has  also  done 
much  in  a  commercial  way  to  uphold  the  business  reputation  of  the  city  and  is 
favorably  known  throughout  the  community  as  a  highly  esteemed  citizen,  of  ster- 
ling qualities  of  character. 


EDWARD  F.  BEACH. 

Edward  F.  Beach,  who  in  the  establishment  and  control  of  the  St.  Louis 
Rubber  Cement  Company  has  instituted  a  new  enterprise  and  added  to  the  com- 
mercial activity  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Agency,  Iowa,  September  16,  1868. 
The  public  schools  there  afforded  him  his  educational  privileges,  and  after  put- 
ting aside  his  text-books  he  went  to  Ottumwa,  Iowa,  where  he  secured  employ- 
ment in  a  wholesale  butter  and  egg  house.  There  he  remained  for  five  years, 
after  which  he  entered  the  employ  of  Morrell  Packing  Company,  pork  and  beef 
packers,  of  Ottumwa,  as  paymaster.  After  a  year  spent  in  that  position  he  re- 
moved to  Chicago,  where  he  remained  for  two  years  as  manager  and  buyer  in 
the  ladies'  cloak  and  suit  department  of  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Company,  and 
later  with  Mandel  Brothers.  Lie  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  since  the  1st 
of  December,  1898,  coming  to  this  city  to  take  charge  of  the  same  department 
in  the  William  Barr  Dry  Goods  and  Department  Store.  For  seven  years  he  re- 
mained with  that  house,  occupying  a  responsible  position,  and  on  the  1st  of 
February,  1906,  he  established  the  St.  Louis  Rubber  Cement  Company,  of  which 
he  is  sole  owner.  This  is  in  many  respects  a  unique  and  very  interesting  busi- 
ness, and  the  only  one  of  the  kind  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Beach  established  this 
enterprise  here  in  order  to  be  able  to  supply  the  great  shoe  factories  of  the  city 
with  the  products  of  this  character  which  they  demanded.  He  manufactures  all 
the  difllerent  rubber  cements  used  in  making  shoes  ;  also  cements  for  rubber, 
bicycles,  automobiles,  cork  and  engraving.  He  sells  to  shoe  factories,  to  dealers 
in  hardware,  sporting  goods,  leather  and  findings  all  over  the  United  States,  and 
likewise  makes  extensive  shipments  to  foreign  countries.  The  process  of  manu- 
facture is  very  interesting.  The  house  receives  large  casks  and  boxes  of  crude 
rubber  just  as  it  is  taken  from  the  trees  in  South  America  and  Africa.  This  is 
placed  in  large  vats,  where,  by  a  formula  known  only  to  the  house,  it  is  pre- 
pared for  the  enormous  cutting  and  grinding  machines,  where  it  is  ground  and 
rolled,  much  as  iron  is  rolled  in  a  rolling  mill.  It  comes  from  these  enormous 
machines  in  large  sheets  which  are  dried  and  then  are  placed  in  large  sheet  iron 
drums  with  certain  chemicals,  after  which  it  is  beaten  and  mixed  up  by  enormous 
paddles  which  revolve,  through  steam  pressure,  inside  the  drums.  The  contents 
of   the   drums   are   then   drawn   off  into  vats,    and    from   there   into  various   re- 


E.   F.    BEACH 


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530  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ceptacles  ready  for  the  market.  Mr.  Beach  began  this  business  on  a  very  small 
scale  in  a  Httle  building  on  South  Second  street  which  he  rented.  His  trade 
grew  rapidly  from  the  beginning,  however,  so  that  in  meeting  the  demands  of 
his  patrons  the  business  began  to  crowd  his  limited  quarters.  He  was  therefore 
a  short  time,  he  finds  that  the  business  is  already  outgrowing  its  quarters,  and 
it  will  soon  be  necessary  that  additions  be  made  to  the  factory. 

Air.  Beach  has  displayed  much  of  the  spirit  of  the  initiative  in  organizing 
and  promoting  this  enterprise,  which  is  unlike  that  of  any  other  business  con- 
cern in  St.  Louis.  The  excellence  of  his  product  insures  it  a  ready  sale  on  the 
market.  Thoroughness  has  been  the  guiding  spirit  of  the  work  in  every  stage 
of  the  process,  from  the  time  the  casks  are  received  until  the  rubber  cement  is 
turned  out  as  a  finished  product  to  be  used  by  the  houses  that  purchase  it.  Mr. 
Beach  is  recognized  as  an  energetic,  progressive  business  man,  and  his  thorough 
reliabilitv  commends  him  to  a  generous  patronage. 


ARTHUR  G.  HILDRETH.  D.( ). 

Osteopathy,  although  one  of  the  newest  of  the  recognized  healing  arts,  has, 
since  its  discovery  a  few  years  ago  by  Dr.  Andrew  Taylor  Still,  steadily  forged  to 
the  front  and  now  occupies  a  unique  and  influential  place  among  the  healing 
agencies  of  the  land.  E.xcepting  Dr.  Still,  perhaps  the  most  widely  known,  highly 
honored  and  influential  representative  of  the  ])ractice  is  Dr.  Arthur  G.  flildreth, 
of  St.  Louis,  who  is  now  located  in  the  Century  building,  and  has  an  extensive 
and  flourishing  practice. 

Dr.  Hildreth  was  born  June  13,  1863,  near  the  town  of  Kirksville,  Alissouri, 
the  present  home  of  the  founder  of  osteopathy,  and  which  is  the  center  and 
fountain-head  of  that  school  of  healing.  In  the  year  1837.  Harvey  G.  Hildreth, 
father  of  our  subject,  a  native  of  Elmira,  Xew  York,  together  with  his  father's 
family,  moved  westward  to  near  Oconomowoc,  Wisconsin,  where  he  later  married 
and  engaged  in  farming  until  the  year  1857,  when  he  with  his  family  moved  to 
near  Kirksville,  Missouri,  where  he  resided  until  his  death  in  1886.  His  wife, 
Jane  E.  (Crosby)  Hildreth,  was  a  native  of  northern  Pennsylvania  and  moved  to 
Wisconsin  about  the  same  time  as  Harvey  G.  Hildreth.  her  future  husband.  They 
were  married  at  Janesville,  Wisconsin.  Harvey  G.  Hildreth  was  of  English 
lineage,  the  family  having  been  founded  in  Alassachusetts  in  colonial  days,  and  it 
appears  that  many  members  of  the  family  have  in  dift'erent  generations  been 
physicians.  He  held  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  in  the  state  militia  during  the 
Civil  war,  but  physical  disability  prevented  him  from  serving  in  the  regular  army. 

Dr.  Arthur  G.  Hildreth  is  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  three  sons  and  one 
daughter.  His  two  brothers  have  passed  away.  His  sister,  Mrs.  Dela  Xotestein, 
at  present  resides  with  her  daughter.  Dr.  Flora  A.  Xotestein,  an  osteopathic 
physician,  at  Webster  Groves,  Alissouri.  Dr.  Xotestein  is  now  and  has  been  for 
years  associated  with  her  uncle,  Dr.  Hildreth,  in  the  practice  of  their  profession. 

Dr.  Hildreth  is  a  shining  example  of  that  much-abused  phrase,  "a  self-made 
man."  Born  and  reared  on  a  small  farm  near  Kirksville,  Alissouri,  he  obtained 
such  education  as  was  possible  in  the  public  schools  of  those  days  and  at  the  same 
time  was  the  mainstay  on  his  father's  farm.  He  managed  to  attend  the  State 
Xormal  at  Kirksville  for  a  while,  and  that  he  made  the  best  use  of  the  time 
spent  there  is  proved  by  what  he  has  accomplished.  He  was  married  Xovember 
23,  1882,  to  Miss  Lucinda  M.  Corbin,  of  Kirksville,  Missouri,  daughter  of  Early 
Corbin,  one  of  the  oldest  citizens  of  that  place.  Two  children  have  been  born 
of  the  union,  a  son,  Harvey  Earl,  who  passed  away  in  early  infancy,  and  a  daugh- 
ter, Ina,  born  May  23,  1891,  who  is  now  attending  Hosmer  Hall  in  St.  Louis. 

Dr.  Hildreth  entered  the  .American  School  of  Osteopathy  in  October,  1892, 


ST.  LUUIS,  Till-:    FOURTH    CITY.  531 

and  was  one  of  the  seventeen  stiulents  who  constituted  the  first  class  to  complete 
the  course  in  the  science  of  osteopathy.  Upon  his  fjraduation  in  1894,  he  was 
chosen  a  member  of  the  operatinj^  staff  of  the  school,  and  for  almost  ten  \ear-, 
he  was  connected  with  it  as  physician  and  instructor.  In  fact,  almost  ever  since 
his  graduation  he  has  been  more  or  less  intimately  identified  with  the  parent 
school — sometimes  in  the  capacity  of  instructor  and  physician  and  at  other  times 
as  a  member  of  the  board  of  trustees  or  legislative  representative.  In  the  latter 
capacit\-  he  has  probably  done  more  to  legalize  the  practice  of  osteopathy  in  the 
various  states  of  the  Union  than  anv  other  one  man  in  the  profession.  He  has 
appeared  before  committees  of  the  legislatures  of  many  states  in  the  interest 
of  the  osteopathic  practice,  and  so  clearly  and  ably  did  he  present  his  cause  be- 
fore them  that  his  profession  has  been  legalized  in  practically  every  state  before 
whose  legislature  he  has  appeared  and  presented  it.  He  represented  his  native 
county,  Adair,  twice  in  the  Missouri  legislature,  and  it  was  due  to  his  untiring 
efforts,  his  diplomacy  and  his  personal  popularity  and  influence  with  his  col- 
leagues that  [Missouri  has  now  one  of  the  most  liberal  and  satisfactory  laws  legal- 
izing the  practice  of  osteopathy  of  any  state  in  the  Union.  The  same  efforts  and 
traits  which  secured  so  much  for  his  profession  while  a  member  of  the  legisla- 
ture, also  secured  for  the  normal  school  located  in  his  county  at  Kirksville.  the 
most  liberal  appropriation  for  new  buildings,  support  and  maintenance  of  the 
institution  that  had  ever  been  secured  up  to  that  time.  While  in  the  legislature 
his  official  conduct  was  characterized  by  clean,  candid  and  patriotic  methods  on 
(|ue.'-tions  of  a  purelv  personal  and  bu.siness  character — appropriations,  expendi- 
tures, improvements,  taxation  and  the  like — he  was  just,  economical  and  business- 
like, but  at  the  same  time,  broad-minded,  liberal  and  progressive,  while  on  purely 
political  and  partisan  matters  he  was  fair-minded  and  temperate,  never  indulging 
in  the  bitter  and  acrimonious  language  and  conduct  which  sometimes  occur  in 
legislative  bodies  composed  of  members  of  different  political  faith. 

But  Dr.  Hildreth  is  not  a  politician — he  is  first,  last  and  all  the  time  an  os- 
teopath, earnestlv  devoted  to  his  profession,  and  at  all  times  consecrating  his 
talents,  his  energy  and  influence  to  the  advancement  of  the  cause.  He  has  been 
a  member  of  the  American  Osteopathic  Association  ever  since  its  organization, 
has  served  as  its  president  and  is  one  of  two  members  that  has  never  missed  a 
single  meeting.  He  is  now  president  of  the  Mississippi  \'alley  Association  of 
Osteopathy,  and  is  member  of  and  closely  identified  with  all  the  organizations  and 
movements  intended  to  enlarge  the  field  and  promote  the  cause  of  osteopathic 
practice  in  ever\-  proper  and  legitimate  way.  There  is  no  osteopath  in  the  United 
States  perhaps  that  is  closer  to  and  has  the  confidence  of  Dr.  Still,  the  founder 
of  osteopathy,  more  than  Dr.  Hildreth,  and  certainly  there  is  not  a  member  of 
the  profession  who  is  more  devoted  and  loyal  to  the  "Old  Doctor"  than  he.  On 
April  17,  1909,  Dr.  Hildreth  received  a  commission  from  Governor  Hadley  as  a 
member  of  the  Osteopathic  state  board  of  examination  and  registration  frr  a 
term  of  five  years  beginning  May  1.  jqog. 

Some  time  ago  Dr.  Hildreth  built  a  comfortable  home  in  Webster  Groves,  a 
beautiful  suburb  of  St.  Louis,  and  there  with  his  family,  to  whom  he  is  fondly 
devoted,  and  with  his  sister  and  niece  near  him,  he  lives  and  enjoys  a  most  happy 
and  ideal  home  life. 

Dr.  Hildreth  is  a  man  whose  life  and  work  seem  to  be  cast  in  most  fortu- 
nate and  pleasant  ways.  Of  strong  and  versatile  mental  endowments ;  attractive, 
magnetic  and  forceful  personality,  and  possessed  of  the  most  happy  and  cheerful 
disposition,  large  faith  in  and  love  of  humanity — indispensable  requisites  of  the 
physician  and  "healer  of  human  ills — the  current  of  his  life  moves  gently  and 
calmly  through  the  ranks  of  restless  humanity  with  placid  and  harmonious 
rhythm.  He  is  a  born  physician,  being  richly  endowed  with  those  qualities  indis- 
pensable to  the  successful  healer  of  the  sick  body  and  troubled  mind — broad  sym- 
pathies, love  of  humanity,   faith,  kindness,  and  health-inspiring  optimism.     The 


532  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

suite  of  rooms  at  706  Century  building,  where  he  and  his  niece.  Dr.  Flora  A. 
Notestein,  preside,  is  a  center  of  hope  and  encouragement  to  those  who  go  there 
in  search  of  health  and  to  find  relief  from  suffering, — and  the  true  physician  is 
he  who  in  the  exercise  of  his  healing  art  reenforces  his  professional  knowledge 
and  skill  with  the  spirit  of  love,  faith,  sympathy  and  optimism. 


SAMUEL  WESLEY  FORDYCE. 

Samuel  Wesley  Fordyce,  one  of  the  younger  representatives  of  the  St.  Louis 
bar,  whose  years,  however,  seem  no  detriment  to  his  professional  advancement, 
was  born  in  Hot  Springs,  Arkansas,  August  11,  1877,  and  is  a  son  of  Samuel 
Wesley  and  Susan  E.  (Chadick)  Fordyce.  Following  a  course  of  study  in 
Smith  Academy,  completed  by  graduation  in  the  class  of  1894,  he  matriculated 
in  Harvard  University  and  is  numbered  among  its  alumni  of  1898,  in  which  year 
he  received  from  that  institution  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree.  His  professional 
training  was  obtained  in  the  law  department  of  Washington  University,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  in  1901.  Admitted 
to  the  bar  the  same  year,  he  was  associated  during  the  early  period  of  his  practice 
with  Charles  M.  Polk  under  the  firm  style  of  Fordyce  &  Polk,  the  partnership 
continuing  from  1904  until  1906.  He  was  then  alone  until  January  i,  1908.  when 
he  formed  a  partnership  with  John  H.  Holliday  and  Thomas  W.  White,  under  the 
name  of  Fordyce,  Holliday  &  White,  which  still  exists.  They  enjoy  a  growing 
clientage  that  has  brought  them  into  prominence  in  the  local  courts.  Mr.  For- 
dyce is  now  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  and  also  of  the  Law 
Library  Association. 

On  the  i8th  of  December,  1900,  in  St.  Louis,  was  celebrated  the  marriage 
of  Mr.  Fordyce  and  Miss  Harriet  Frost.  Socially  he  is  connected  with  the 
Noonday  and  the  Florissant  Valley  Clubs,  while  at  the  polls  he  gives  endorse- 
ment to  the  democratic  party  but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have  no 
attraction  for  him. 


GOTTLOB  MICHLER. 

Gottlob  Michler,  president  of  the  South  Side  Laundry  Company,  at  1412 
South  Broadway,  was  born  in  Altenstadt,  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  September 
29,  1S67.  He  is  one  of  the  city's  most  enterprising  business  men.  and  having 
had  the  advantage  of  but  a  meager  education  and  being  without  either  means 
or  influence,  but  possessing  perseverance  and  willingness  to  work — traits  of  the 
German  character — he  diligently  applied  himself,  gradually  rising  in  the  world 
until  he  is  now  not  only  in  comfortable  circumstances,  but  stands  as  an  influ- 
ential factor  in  the  business  community.  His  father,  Anthon  Michler,  was  a 
cabinetmaker  in  Wurtemberg,  at  which  occupation  he  worked  until  his  death 
occurred  in  1882.  Mrs.  Anthon  ( Frey)  Michler  was  also  a  native  of  the  father- 
land. 

The  public  schools  of  Germany  afforded  Gottlob  Michler  his  early  educa- 
tion. Later  he  attended  a  private  institution,  where  he  took  up  the  study  of 
Latin,  but  left  school  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and  then  served  his  ap- 
prenticeship as  a  barber  and  followed  that  trade  in  his  native  land  for  the  suc- 
ceeding three  years.  Upon  coming  to  America  at  the  expiration  of  that  period 
he  settled  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  secured  employment  in  a  barber  shop  and  con- 
tinued to  work  as  a  journeyman  for  the  following  five  years.  Purchasing  a 
barber  shop  for  himself,  he  operated  it  for  about  six  years,  when  he  disposed 
of  it   and   in    1895   established   himself   in   the   laundry   business   at    1405    South 


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534  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Broadway,  later  removing  to  1412  on  the  same  thoroughfare,  where  he  is  now 
conducting  his  business.  The  iirm  is  capitahzed  at  the  sum  of  thirty  thousand 
dollars,  Mr.  Alichler  being  president  and  G.  A.  Hase  treasurer,  they  owning  the 
entire  amount  of  stock.  The  business  has  been  marked  by  rapid  progress  and 
their  trade  is  so  extensive  as  to  require  six  wagons  to  serve  their  customers. 

Mr.  Michler  was  united  in  marriage,  in  1892,  to  Miss  Lena  Ruecking,  of 
St.  Louis,  her  father,  Henry  Ruecking,  being  a  well-known  teaming  contractor. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Michler  have  one  daughter,  Laura,  and  one  son,  Arthur,  both 
having  been  born  here. 

In  politics  Mr.  Michler  is  a  supporter  of  the  ijrinciples  of  the  republican 
party.  He  belongs  to  the  Western  Rowing  Club  and  the  Laundry  Association 
Club.  He  is  numbered  among  the  aggressive  factors  in  the  commercial  life  of 
the  citv  and  is  ever  active  and  alert  in  the  interest  of  his  business,  which  has 
thus  far  remunerated  him  sufficiently  to  place  him  in  comfortable  circumstances 
and  also  to  provide  him  with  means  for  the  enjoyment  of  travel.  ]\Ir.  Michler 
and  familv  having  participated  in  a  trip  to  the  old  country  three  years  ago. 


OWEN  MILLER. 


Owen  Miller,  secretary  of  the  American  Federation  of  Musicians  of  St. 
Louis  and  president  of  the  Central  Trades  &  Labor  Union,  was  born  in  New 
Jersey  in  1850.  Daring  his  career  he  has  been  very  prominent  in  politics  and  at 
"one  time  was  the  leading  populist  of  the  state,  being  at  the  present  time,  however, 
a  liberal  democrat.  In  many  respects  Mr.  Miller's  life  has  been  remarkable,  hav- 
uig  initiated  his  career  with  comparatively  little  education,  and  b}-  persistent 
effort  from  an  early  age  has  gradually  grown  in  prominence,  not  only  having 
won  distinction  in  political  but  also  in  musical  and  literary  lines,  being  at  present 
editor  of  the  International  Musicians  Official  Journal. 

Mr.  Miller's  parents  located  in  Maryland  when  he  was  yet  in  childhood  and 
there  in  the  public  schools  he  received  his  education.  In  this  line  his  advantages 
were  limited,  having  been  compelled  to  leave  school  at  the  age  of  thirteen,  when 
he  commenced  life  for  himself.  His  initiatory  step  in  the  world  was  as  a  mule 
driver  on  the  Penn  canal,  at  which  location  he  served  until  twenty-one  years  of 
age,  when  he  enlisted  in  the  United  States  army.  Having  had  considerable 
training  in  music  he  was  detailed  as  a  member  of  the  United  States  Band,  first  at 
the  arsenal  and  then  at  Jefferson  Barracks.  Retiring  from  military  service  in 
1883  he  became  interested  in  theatrical  work  and  for  a  time  was  engaged  in  the 
old  Pope's  Theatre,  corner  Ninth  and  Olive  streets,  and  subsequently  became 
associated  with  the  Symphony  Orchestra  in  St.  Louis,  of  which  he  was  a  member 
for  fifteen  years.  Besides  being  a  musician  of  considerable  note  Mr.  Miller  is 
also  a  man  possessing  extraordinary  administrative  abilities  and  in  1896  was 
elected  president  of  the  American  Federation  of  Musicians  and  later  became 
editor  and  publisher  of  the  International  Musicians  Official  Journal,  which  has  a 
circulation  of  fifty-two  thousand,  this  being  the  number  of  members  in  the  asso- 
ciation. The  matter  embraced  in  the  journal  is  principally  confined  to  musical 
subjects  although  occasionally  there  appears  an  article  relative  to  public  issues. 

In  1902  Mr.  Miller  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Maggie  Hebenstreidt, 
a  native  of  Germany,  who  emigrated  to  America  with  her  parents  in  childhood. 
She  is  an  adherent  of  the  Catholic  church.  Mr.  Miller  has  always  taken  a  deep 
interest  in  politics  and  has  devoted  much  time  to  the  study  of  economic  questions 
and  the  merits  of  the  various  political  platforms.  For  many  years  he  was  a 
pronounced  populist  and  exerted  his  influence  in  behalf  of  the  principles  of  that 
party.  Later,  however,  his  political  views  took  a  decided  change  and  at  present 
he  ranks  as  a  liberal  democrat.  In  the  meantime  he  had  taken  considerable  in- 
terest in  politics  on  the  side  of  the  labor  unions  and  in  1888  was  elected  to  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  535 

state  senate,  serving  as  a  member  of  that  honorable  body  during  the  incumbency 
of  David  R.  Francis,  as  governor.  Mr.  Miller  enjoys  the  unique  distinction  of 
being  the  only  senator  ever  elected  from  St.  Louis  on  the  labor  ticket  and  on  thi- 
account,  when  a  member  of  the  body,  he  was  known  as  the  "orphan."  Mr.  Miller 
deserves  great  credit  for  the  progress  he  has  made,  inasmuch  as  he  was  throv.'n 
into  the  world  as  a  mere  boy  and  from  the  start  he  was  forced  to  depend  solely 
upon  his  own  resources.  However,  being  industrious  and  possessing  a  strong 
character  and  as  well  a  fund  of  intellectual  ability  he  has  little  by  little  made  his 
way  until  now  he  ligures  as  a  prominent  factor  in  the  musical  and  newspaper 
world. 


HEXRY   THOLE. 


Henry  Thole,  who  has  been  engaged  in  the  contracting  and  buikling  business 
in  this  city  since  1893  and  who  during  his  career  has  met  with  considerable 
financial  success  in  this  line  of  work,  is  a  native  of  Oldenburg.  Prussia,  where 
his  birth  occurred  February  13,  1846,  and  a  son  of  Theodore  Thole,  who  remained 
in  his  native  land,  where  he  engaged  in  the  pursuit  of  agriculture. 

In  the  schools  of  his  native  country  Henry  Thole  acquired  his  education,  in 
the  meantime  assisting  his  father  in  the  duties  of  the  farm.  At  the  age  of  eighteen 
years  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  carpenter,  with  whom  he  remained  until  he  had 
learned  his  trade  and  upon  becoming  a  journeyman  followed  the  occupation  in 
Prussia  until  1872.  On  hearing  of  the  exceptional  advantages  offered  in  this 
country  to  those  engaged  in  the  building  trades,  he  left  home  and  came  at  once 
to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  employed  as  a  journeyman  carpenter,  following  his 
trade  until  1893,  \vhen  he  established  himself  in  his  present  business  of  con- 
tracting and  building,  which  he  has  since  followed  with  a  great  measure  of  suc- 
cess. Since  initiating  the  venture  he  has  secured  many  large  contracts  and  being 
;i  tradesman  of  recognized  skill  his  workmanship  is  his  recommendation  and  he 
has  erected  a  number  of  fine  residences  in  various  parts  of  the  city,  in  which  he 
is  extensively  interested  in  real  estate. 

In  1878  Mr.  Thole  wedded  Miss  Mary  Jensen,  daughter  of  Bernard  Jensen, 
who  is  engaged  in  the  well  drilling  business  here,  and  to  this  union  have  been 
born:  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  W'endelin  ]\Iueller,  of  this  city;  and  Bertha  and 
Angela,  both  of  whom  acquired  their  education  at  the  parochial  schools.  In 
politics  Mr.  Thole  is  decidedly  non-partisan,  being  opposed  to  party  ties  and, 
taking  the  stand  that  the  man  who  is  running  for  office  should  be  considered, 
rather  than  the  party  with  which  he  is  allied,  he  votes  for  candidates  whom  he 
judges  are  best  qualified  to  serve  the  public,  irrespective  of  their  political  views. 
He  is  fond  of  reading  and  having  perused  many  volumes  treating  of  general 
themes  he  is  conversant  upon  a  wide  range  of  subjects  and  is  a  man  whose  con- 
versation is  both  interesting  and  instructive.  As  to  his  religious  convictions  he  is 
a  Roman  Catholic  and.  being  a  man  who  endeavors  to  conduct  his  life  in  obe- 
dience to  the  faith  of  his  religion,  he  maintains  his  character  above  reproach  and 
is  a  worthy  representative  of  the  business  citizens  of  the  community. 


DE  S^IET  CARTOX. 


De  Smet  Carton,  a  bond  and  stock  broker  and  a  descendant  of  a  distin- 
guished family,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  28.  1882.  His  parents  were 
John  F.  and  Helen  A.  (Benoist)  Carton,  the  former  being  now  deceased.  The 
paternal  grandfather  of  our  subject  was  a  well  known  manufacturer  of  furnaces 
in  Utica,  New  York.     John  F.  Carton  came  to  St.  Louis  shortly  after  the  death 


536  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  his  father  and  engaged  in  business  as  the  western  representative  of  the  Carton 
Furnace  Company  until  his  estabhshment  was  destroyed  by  fire.  On  the  maternal 
side  the  genealogy  of  De  Smet  Carton  is  most  interesting,  his  ancestry  dating  back 
to  the  fourteenth  century,  when  Gilliame  Benoist  was  chamberlain  to  Charles  VII 
of  France.  He  has  another  ancestor  who  deserves  mention  in  this  short  history, 
Antoine  Benoist,  artist  to  Louis  XIV.  Unfortunately  there  is  but  one  of  this 
artist's  work  extant  from  which  to  judge  his  abilities.  This  is  a  profile  of  Louis 
XIV  in  wax  and  tinted,  which  is  now  to  be  found  in  the  room  of  Louis  XIV 
at  the  palace  of  Versailles.  Antoine  Gabriel  Benoist.  chevalier  of  St.  Louis,  was 
the  first  of  Mr.  Carton's  ancestors  to  come  to  America.  He  was  an  officer  of 
the  French  army  in  Canada.  His  brother  married  the  niece  of  LaMoyne  de 
Bienville,  the  founder  of  New  Orleans.  Francois  Benoist.  the  maternal  grand- 
father, came  to  St.  Louis  a  year  later  than  Pierre  Laclede  and  started  in  business 
as  a  fur  trader.  Louis  A.  Benoist,  the  maternal  great-grandfather,  was  one  of  the 
first  bankers  and  brokers  west  of  the  Mississippi.  The  firm  of  Louis  A.  Benoist 
&  Company,  with  its  subsidiary  banks  in  Montreal,  New  Orleans,  San  Francisco 
and  New  York,  was  known  for  its  strict  honesty  and  conservatism. 

De  Smet  Carton  deserves  credit  in  following  in  the  business  steps  of  his 
grandfather  and  great-grandfather  and  we  hope  that  some  day  he  may  attain 
the  success  he  is  striving  for.  He  is  a  member  of  the  ^Missouri  Historical  Societv, 
the  St.  Louis  Country  Club,  the  Noondav  Club  and  the  Automobile  Club. 


EDWARD  CHARLES  CHRISTIAN  REISEL. 

Edward  Charles  Christian  Reisel,  a  practical  and  registered  plumber  and 
gasfitter,  established  his  business  in  1896,  and  is  now  located  at  No.  4418  North 
Broadway.  There  have  been  no  unusual  chapters  in  his  life  history,  and  yet  his 
record  has  been  characterized  by  those  Cjualities  which  ever  command  regard 
and  admiration,  for  he  has  been  diligent,  honest,  determined  and  faithful.  His 
birth  occurred  in  Freeburg,  Illinois,  in  November,  1869,  his  parents  being  Philip 
and  Caroline  (F'eischauer)  Reisel,  the  former  engaged  in  general  merchandising. 
The  son  is  indebted  to  the  public-school  system  of  Belleville,  Illinois,  for  the 
educational  opportunities  accorded  him,  and  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years  he 
started  out  to  provide  for  his  own  support  by  entering  the  employ  of  the  West- 
ern Nail  Works  at  Belleville.  There  he  continued  for  a  year,  after  which  he 
secured  a  clerkship  in  a  grocerv  store,  where  he  also  remained  for  a  year.  In 
1885  he  entered  the  plumbing  business,  being  apprenticed  to  the  firm  of  Figeisen 
&  Company,  plumbers,  of  Belleville,  with  whom  he  continued  until  1887,  which 
year  witnessed  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis. 

On  coming  to  this  city  Air.  Reisel  obtained  employment  with  E.  C.  Zausch, 
who  carried  on  a  plumbing  business  on  Easton  avenue.  There  Mr.  Reisel  con- 
tinued until  1890,  after  which  he  became  associated  with  T.  D.  Turner,  on  Gar- 
rison avenue  near  Easton.  On  leaving  that  service  he  established  his  present 
business,  conducting  a  good  plumbing  and  gasfitting  establishment  at  No.  4418 
North  Broadway.  He  is  himself  an  expert  workman  in  these  lines,  and  is  thus 
able  to  carefully  direct  the  labors  of  those  whom  he  employs.  He  has  a  good 
business  which  has  grown  to  substantial  proportions,  and  enjoys  an  enviable 
reputation,  not  only  by  reason  of  his  excellent  workmanship,  but  also  owing  to 
the  straightforward  methods  which  he  follows  in  the  conduct  of  his  trade  in- 
terests. 

In  1893,  in  this  city,  Mr.  Reisel  was  married  to  Miss  Charlotte  Wessel,  a 
daughter  of  Fred  and  Anna  Wessel.  Their  children  are  five  in  number:  Hazel, 
attending  the  Washington  Business  College ;  Roland,  Fred.  Hallock  and  Orlean, 
all  pupils  of  the  Clay  public  school.  Mr.  Reisel  is  identified  with  the  North  St. 
Louis  Business  Association  and  the  North  St.  Louis  Citizens'  Association — organ- 


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538  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

izations  which  have  for  their  object  the  business  development  and  progress  and 
the  promotion  of  the  municipal  interests  and  affairs  of  the  citv.  He  is  likewise 
connected  with  the  North  End  Rowing  Club,  and  he  belongs  also  to  Aurora 
Saengerbund,  the  Baden  Saengerbund  and  the  Harmonie  Alaennerchor,  all  Ger- 
man singing  societies.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Master  Plumbers"  Association 
while  fraternally  he  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Honor,  the  Royal  Arcanum, 
Mount  Moriah  Lodge  No.  40,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Bellefontaine  Chapter  of  R.  A.  M., 
Hiram  Council  R.  &  S.  M..  and  St.  Louis  Commandery,  K.  T.  His  political 
views  are  m  harmony  with  the  principles  of  the  republican  party,  but  though  he 
keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  as  everv  true  Ameri- 
can citizen  should  do,  he  has  never  sought  nor  desired  office,  preferring  to  give 
his  undivided  attention  to  his  business  affairs,  in  which  he  has  met  with  signal 
success. 


LEOXHARD  SCHNELL. 

Leonhard  Schnell,  a  contractor  and  builder,  who  has  conducted  business  here 
on  his  own  account  since  1893,  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  in  November,  1849, 
a  son  of  David  and  Gertrude  Schnell,  who  were  also  natives  of  Baden  and  are 
now  deceased.    The  father  was  a  landowner  of  that  locality. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  Leonhard  Schnell  pursued  his  edu- 
cation and  later  took  a  course  in  drafting.  Subsequently  he  turned  his  attention 
to  the  building  business,  serving  a  regular  apprenticeship  to  the  carpenter's  trade 
and  gaining  thorough  and  expert  knowledge  of  the  business.  The  reports  that 
reached  him  told  of  higher  wages  and  opportunities  for  more  rapid  advancement 
in  the  new  world  and  because  of  this  he  sought  a  home  in  America  in  1S86,  settling 
first  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  remained.  Here  he  began  working  at  his 
trade  in  the  employ  of  others  and  when  he  had  saved  from  his  earnings  a  sufficient 
capital  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account,  he  started  out  for 
himself  as  a  contractor  and  builder  and  for  sixteen  years  has  been  conducting 
business  along  this  line.  During  this  period  he  has  completed  several  large  build- 
ings and  erected  many  smaller  ones,  having  been  accorded  a  fair  share  of  the 
public  patronage,  so  that  his  labors  have  brought  him  a  substantial  annual  revenue. 

In  Baden,  Germany,  in  1877,  Mr,  Schnell  was  married  to  Miss  Paulina  Goethe, 
a  daughter  of  John  Goethe,  a  stone  contractor.  Their  children  are:  Adolph,  a 
molder  by  trade:  Alfred,  who  is  a  painter:  Minnie,  who  obtained  her  education  in 
St,  Louis  :  and  Willie,  who  is  attending  school. 

Mr.  Schnell  is  a  member  of  the  North  St.  Louis  Turn  \^erein  and  of  the 
North  St.  Louis  Bundeschor.  He  is  independent  in  politics,  voting  for  candidates 
rather  than  party  and  in  his  progressive  citizenship  indicates  his  loyalty  to  the 
general  good.  He  is  fond  of  literature  and  much  of  his  leisure  time  is  spent  in  the 
companionship  of  his  favorite  authors.  A  man  of  domestic  taste,  his  interest  cen- 
ters in  his  home  and  his  delight  in  his  success  comes  from  the  fact  that  it  enables 
him  to  provide  a  comfortable  living  for  his  family. 


WALTER  L.  FLOWER. 

The  general  outlines  in  the  lives  of  successful  men  are  largely  the  same  for 
it  is  the  story  of  advancement,  undeterred  by  anything  that  might  bar  the  path 
of  prosperity.  Notwithstanding  the  similarity  however  there  is  also  something 
inspiring  in  the  fact  that  many  men  have  risen  from  the  ranks  for  the  ambitious 
youth  dares  feel  that  what  others  have  done  he  too  may  accomplish.  Walter  L. 
Flower  is  numbered  among  those  who  have  worked  their  way  steadily  upward 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  530 

and  have  carved  out  botli  name  and  character.  He  is  now  president  of  the 
Walter  L.  Flower  Steam  Specialty  Company  in  which  connection  he  is  con- 
trolling' a  profitable  business.  He  was  born  in  Alaryland,  .Mav  28,  1861.  He  was 
a  public  school  student  between  the  ages  of  six  and  eighteen  years  and  then 
attended  the  Wilmington  Conference  Academy,  where  he  pursued  his  studies 
until  he  reached  his  twenty-first  year.  At  that  time  he  went  to  eastern  .Maryland 
where  he  became  connected  with  the  general  store  of  Gerald  Nicholson  &  Com- 
pany. Later  he  went  to  Philadeljihia  where  he  remained  from  1881  to  1884,  being 
there  associated  with  tlie  Leonard  &  Ellis  Lubricatinar  Oil  Company.  In  the  inter- 
ests of  that  firm  he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1884  and  represented  the  Philadelphia 
house  as  manager  until  1890  when,  desiring  that  his  labors  should  more  directly 
benefit  himself,  he  embarked  in  business  on  his  own  account  as  a  dealer  in  steam 
machinery  under  the  firm  style  of  W^alter  L.  Flower  &  Company.  In  1906  this 
business  was  incorporated  w'ith  Mr.  Flower  as  president.  Its  trade  relations 
now  cover  every  part  of  the  United  States.  While  they  handle  all  kinds  of  steam 
machinery  they  make  a  specialtv  of  oil  filters  of  wdiich  they  are  sole  owners  and 
which  are  sold  not  onlv  throughout  this  countrv  but  also  in  Russia  and  japan. 
The  company  has  various  agencies  both  at  home  and  abroad  and  success  is  attend- 
ing the  eiTorts  of  the  house  in  the  expansion  of  its  trade  relations  and  in  the  con- 
trol of  a  profitable  business. 

Mr.  Flower  was  married  in  Cape  May,  Xew  Jersey,  Xovember  16,  1888,  to 
Miss  Bell  Knott  and  they  have  three  sons :  Walter  L..  who  attended  St.  Charles 
Military  College;  Harold  K.,  a  high  school  student:  and  Wilbur,  a  pupil  in  the 
grammar  schools.  These  sons  are  respectively  twenty,  eighteen  and  fifteen  years 
of  age. 

j\Ir.  Flower  is  a  ^lason  and  has  taken  various  degrees  in  the  order  while  in 
his  life  he  exemplifies  the  beneficent  spirit  of  the  craft.  He  is  a  director  of  the 
Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  wdiile  he  takes  little  active  part  in  politics  aside  from 
expressing  his  preference  at  the  ballot  box  he  is  known  as  a  champion  of  the  re- 
publican party.  He  found  in  the  freedom  and  appreciation  of  this  western  coun- 
try good  business  opportunities  and  his  record  is  another  illustration  of  the  fact 
that  opportunity  plus  industry  brings  success. 


DABXEY  CARR. 


The  life  record  of  Dabney  Carr  covers  seventy-six  years  and  almost  the 
entire  time  has  been  spent  in  St.  Louis.  Although  he  has  not  sought  promi- 
nence in  official  circles,  the  thoroughness,  enterprise  and  reliability  that  he  has 
displayed  in  business  afifairs  have  gained  him  recognition  as  a  man  of  worth, 
while  his  social  cjualities  have  won  for  him  a  circle  of  friends  almost  co-extensive 
with  the  circle  of  his  acquaintance.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  June  29,  183 1, 
a  son  of  Judge  William  and  Dorcas  (Bent)  Carr.  Liberal  educational  advan- 
tages were  afforded  him,  his  preliminarv  studies  being  supplemented  by  a  course 
in  Princeton  Universitv,  of  New  Jersey,  from  wdiich  he  was  graduated  in  1852 
with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree.  Returning  to  this  city,  he  has  for  more  than 
a  half  centur\  been  identified  with  its  business  interests,  save  for  a  brief  period 
which  he  sj)ent  in  the  east. 

Soon  after  his  graduation  Mr.  Carr  was  married  at  Bridgeport,  Connecti- 
cut, on  the  2()th  of  June,  1852,  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Dyer,  and  unto  them  were  born 
seven  children  :  Carrie,  Tate.  Dabney,  Charles  Bent,  Carrie,  Mary  L.,  who  mar- 
ried Wa\man  C.  McCreery ;  and  Emeline,  the  wife  of  Robert  Leonard.  Follow- 
ing his  marriage  Mr.  Carr  continued  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  for  a  number 
of  years  and  conducted  a  successful  mercantile  and  manufacturing  interest  here. 
In  1836  he  organized  the  firm  of  Dickson  &  Orr,  wholesale  dealers  in  boots  and 
shoes.     The  new   enterprise  proved  profitable  and  was  conducted  in   that  name 


540  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

until  1863,  when  Mr.  Carr  withdrew  from  the  business  and  removed  to  the 
east.  For  ten  years  he  was  president  of  the  Bridgeport  Shirt  Company,  at 
Bridgeport,  Connecticut,  but  preferring  St.  Louis  as  a  place  of  residence  he  re- 
turned to  this  city  in  1876  and  for  a  third  of  a  century  has  been  continuously 
engaged  in  the  fire  insurance  business,  being  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  F.  E. 
Fowler  &  Company.  They  conduct  an  extensive  business,  writing  an  amount 
of  insurance  annually  that  makes  their  enterprise  one  of  the  successful  business 
concerns  of  the  city. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Carr  has  always  been  a  republican  since  the  or- 
ganization of  the  party,  but  aside  from  exercising  his  right  of  franchise  at  the 
polls  takes  no  part  in  political  work.  He  has  never  been  remiss  in  the  duties 
of  citizenship,  however,  but  has  given  his  aid  and  influence  in  the  support  of 
many  measures  for  the  general  good  and  has  manifested  interest  in  the  city"s 
welfare,  for  family  connections  as  well  as  personal  association  would  prompt 
his  devotion  to  a  locality  in  which  the  family  has  figured  prominently  from  the 
period  of  its  early  development.  His  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  mem- 
bership in  tlie  Presbyterian  church.  Spending  the  greater  part  of  his  life  in 
St.  Louis,  his  salient  characteristics  and  the  sterling  qualities  of  his  manhood 
have  insured  him  the  kindly  regard  and  respect  which  have  been  tendered  him 
from  early  life. 

AAIANT  HENRI  OHMANN-DUMESNIL,  Z\I.D. 

The  tendency  of  the  age  is  toward  specialization.  It  is  a  noticeable  feature 
in  every  business  that  the  individual,  after  gaining  a  basic  knowledge  of  his 
chosen  vocation,  bends  his  energies  upon  attaining  perfection  in  certain  lines 
and  reaches  a  stage  of  proficiency  thereby  which  he  could  not  hope  to  do  if  his 
energies  were  dissipated  over  a  broader  field.  Dr.  Ohmann-Dumesnil  following 
this  course,  has  attained  distinction  as  one  of  the  eminent  dermatologists  of  the 
tory  at  No.  3046  Lambdin  avenue.  Although  he  has  been  located  here  for  only 
country  and  is  the  author  of  a  number  of  valuable  volumes  and  articles  upon 
compelled  to  seek  a  more  commodious  building,  and  erected  a  large  modern  fac- 
this  subject  in  its  various  phases. 

A  native  of  Dubuc|ue,  Iowa,  he  was  born  September  30,  1857.  His  parents 
were  Francis  Louis  Ohmann  and  Mary  Celestine  Caroline  Ohmann,  nee 
Dumesnil.  Both  were  natives  of  France  and  descended  from  old  French  fami- 
lies. The  ancestral  history  can  be  traced  back  antedating  the  Crusades  and  the 
name  figures  frequently  on  the  pages  of  French  history  in  connection  with  the 
scientific,  political  and  military  progress. 

Dr.  Ohmann-Dumesnil  was  provided  with  liberal  educational  advantages. 
His  father  was  a  professor  and  resolved  that  the  son  should  have  every  oppor- 
tunity of  intellectual  development  and  preparation  for  the  responsible  duties  of 
life.  He  was  graduated  at  Christian  Brothers  College  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts 
degree  in  1873,  ^"^^  '"  ^^77  completed  a  course  in  the  ]\Iissouri  State  University 
with  the  AI.  E.  degree.  Determining,  however,  to  engage  in  the  practice  of 
medicine  as  a  life  work,  he  matriculated  in  the  medical  department  of  Wash- 
ington, University,  where  he  was  graduated  as  M.  D.  in  1880.  In  1887  the  de- 
grees of  Master  of  Arts  and  Doctor  of  Philosophy  were  conferred  upon  him. 
From  early  youth  he  has  been  of  studious  habits  and  has  carried  his  researches 
and  investigations  far  and  wide  into  realms  of  scientific  knowledge.  Following 
his  graduation  he  at  once  entered  upon  active  practice  and  in  concentrating  his 
energies  more  largely  upon  skin  and  kindred  diseases  has  become  recognized 
as  one  of  the  most  eminent  dermatologists  of  the  country.  In  1880  he  was  elected 
to  the  chair  of  dermatology  and  syphilology  in  St.  Louis  College  for  Medical 
Practitioners.  In  1882  he  was  chosen  to  the  same  chair  in  the  St.  Louis  College 
of  Physicians  and  .Surgeons,  in   1894  in  Marion   Sims  College  of  Medicine,  and 


DR.  A.  II.  (  JllMAW'-DL'.MESXIL 


542  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  lyO/  in  the  Hippocratean  College  of  Aleilicine.  He  is  also  consulting  derma- 
tologist and  syphilologist  to  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital,  to  the  Female  Hospital, 
Poor  House  and  numerous  private  hospitals.  He  has  also  been  consultant  in 
dermatology  to  the  St.  Louis  health  department  since  1881. 

Dr.  Ohmann-Dumesnil  is  widely  recognized  as  an  authority  on  the  subject 
of  his  specialty  and  has  written  much  for  the  profession,  being  a  frequent  con- 
tributor to  medical  literature  and  an  author  of  several  volumes.  In  1880  he 
was  editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  and  Surgical  Journal,  in  1890  was  editor 
of  the  Weekly  Medical  Review,  and  in  1892  became  the  editor  of  the  Quarterly 
Atlas  of  Dermatology.  He  is  author  of  a  hand-book  of  Dermatology,  a  work 
on  diseases  of  the  skin,  and  the  History  of  Syphilis,  published  in  three  volumes. 
He  has  also  written  several  hundred  articles  and  studies  on  skin  diseases  and 
syphilis  and  is  still  a  prolific  medical  writer. 

Dr.  Ohmann-Dumesnil  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  1891  to  Lillian  Pauline 
Baldwin,  and  in  1904  to  Agnes  Loring.  A  man  of  broad  scholarly  attainments. 
Dr.  Ohmann-Dumesnil  has  been  so  thorough  in  his  investigations,  and  his  studies 
have  been  so  comprehensive  in  the  line  of  his  specialty,  that  he  stands  today 
foremost  among  the  practitioners  in  his  line,  and  the  profession  as  well  as  the 
general  public  accords  him  honor  by  reason  of  what  he  has  accomplished. 


willia:m  suedmeyer. 

William  Suedmeyer.  conducting  a  growing  and  profitable  business  as  a 
contractor  at  No.  3946  North  Nineteenth  street,  was  born  in  Minden,  West- 
phalen,  Germany,  in  1849,  his  parents  being  William  and  Mary  (\'on  Behren) 
Suedmeyer.  The  father  was  a  farmer  by  occupation  and  through  agricultural 
pursuits  provided  for  the  support  of  his  family.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are  now- 
deceased. 

In  the  ])ublic  schools  of  his  native  town  William  Suedmeyer  pursued  his 
education  and  in  1865.  when  a  youth  of  sixteen  years,  bade  adieu  to  friends  and 
native  land  and  came  to  America.  He  was  employed  as  a  gardener  until  1868, 
when  he  became  a  molder's  apprentice  with  the  Charter  Oak  Company,  and  his 
adaptability,  faithfulness  and  industry  in  that  service  enabled  him  to  retain  his 
position  and  to  receive  successive  promotions  until  1880,  when  the  foundry  was 
destroyed  by  fire.  It  was  therefore  necessarv  that  he  seek  employment  else- 
where and  he  became  a  molder  in  the  service  of  the  firm  of  Bridge  &  Beach, 
with  whom  Le  remained  for  eleven  years,  or  until  1891.  After  a  short  time  he 
formed  a  paitnership  with  Mr.  Saunders  in  an  excavating  contracting  business, 
and  on  the  dissolution  of  this  partnership  he  turned  his  attention  to  granitoid 
contracting  and  for  the  past  eighteen  years  has  successfully  carried  on  business 
alone  in  this  line.  The  excellence  of  the  work  executed  under  his  direction,  his 
business  probity  and  his  enterprising  methods  have  secured  him  an  extensive 
patronage  so  that  he  is  now  enjoying  well  merited  success. 

In  1871.  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Suedmeyer  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Hen- 
rietta Giese,  a  daughter  of  Frank  Giese  of  this  city.  They  are  now  the  parents 
of  six  children:  Minnie,  the  wife  of  Alois  Rothenheber,  a  wagon  manufacturer 
of  this  citv ;  William,  who  is  associated  in  business  with  his  father;  Rosie,  the 
wife  of  William  Schlueter,  a  contractor;  Hattie,  at  home;  Frank  and  Emil,  both 
married. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Suedmeyer  is  independent,  voting  rather  for  men 
than  for  paity  and  desiring  that  clean,  honest  politics  shall  be  promoted  through 
efficient  service  by  those  who  hold  office  as  a  result  of  the  ballots  of  their  fellow- 
men  rather  than  as  the  result  of  the  choice  of  a  party  machine  or  boss.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Benefit  Society  and  throughout  his  life  has  displayed  many 
sterling   traits   of   character   which   have   won    him   the   favorable   regard   of   his 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITV.  543 

associates  and  the  friendship  of  many  with  whom  he  has  come  in  contact.  He 
has  never  had  occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  come  to  the  new  worhl. 
fi  r  in  this  countrv.  where  effort  is  unhampered  by  caste  or  class,  he  has  steadily 
v.i  rked  his  way  upward,  making  his  labors  count  for  the  utmost  and  winning 
throuyh  hi-  well  directed  energy  a  well  merited  success. 


ALCJXZO  CHRISTY  CHURCH. 

Alonzo  Christy  Church  is  a  distinguished  lawyer,  who  has.  however,  prac- 
tically retired  frcm  active  practice,  and  a  citizen  whose  activity  in  public  affairs 
has  been  of  wideh-  felt  benefit.  Further  investigation  into  his  record  indicates 
that  he  comes  from  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished.  His  birth  occurred 
at  Fort  Washita,  then  in  the  Indian  Territory.  November  3,  1859.  His  great-great- 
grandfather. Colonel  Timothy  Church,  and  his  great-grandfather,  Reuben  Church, 
were  soldiers  of  the  same  regiment  from  Cumberland  county.  New  York,  in  the 
American  armv  during  the  Revolutionary  war.  The  former  served  as  lieutenant 
colonel  of  his  regiment  and  the  latter  entered  the  service  as  lieutenant  in  his 
father's  regiment  in  1782.  The  Rev.  Alonzo  Church,  the  grandfather  of  A.  C. 
Church,  was  a  Presbyterian  minister,  upon  whom  was  conferred  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Divinity  and  who  for  a  long  time  was  president  of  the  State  University 
of  Georgia.  His  son,  John  R.  Church,  a  graduate  of  the  West  Point  ^Military 
Academv  and  for  some  time  an  officer  in  the  regular  United  States  army,  was 
-stationed  at  various  points  on  the  frontier.  He  held  the  rank  of  lieutenant  in  the 
I-'irst  United  States  Cavalry  and  took  part  in  a  number  of  campaigns  against  the 
Indians,  after  which  he  served  with  distinction  in  the  Confederate  army  until  his 
death  in  1862.  He  had  wedded  Mary  F.  Christy,  daughter  of  Samuel  C.  and 
Melaine  (Jarrot)  Christy.  Her  father  was  prominent  in  his  day  as  a  man  of 
affairs.  Her  mother  was  a  datighter  of  Nicholas  Jarrot,  a  distinguished  French 
colonist  of  the  Illinois  country,  who  came  from  France  in  1792  and  settled  in 
Cahokia  in  1794.  He  became  a  merchant  and  trader  in  the  pioneer  country  and 
was  very  successful.  He  operated  in  this  part  of  the  country  when  it  was  foreign 
territory  but  was  a  warm  supporter  of  the  United  States  government  and  served 
as  major  in  the  St.  Clair  county  militia,  rendering  valuable  service  in  the  protec- 
tion of  the  settlers  against  the  Indians.  He  built  the  first  brick  house  in  the 
Alississippi  valle\-  and  it  was  widely  known  as  the  Jarrot  Mansion.  Following 
the  death  of  her  first  husband  Mary  F.  (Christy)  Cnurch  became  the  wife  of 
James  J.  Scanlan  in  1869.  He  was  a  native  of  Philadelphia  and  was  promuient 
in  busin.ess  circles  in  St.  Louis  for  many  years.  His  wife  was  born  at  the  old 
homestead  of  the  Jarrots  and  was  a  gentlewoman  by  nature  and  training.  She 
was  reared  in  the  Catholic  faith,  was  educated  in  the  Convents  of  the  \'isitation 
in  St.  Louis  and  Emmetsburg,  and  after  leaving  school  entered  upon  a  brilliant 
social  career.  Following  the  death  of  her  first  husband.  John  R.  Church,  she 
devoted  her  time  and  attention  largely  to  charitable  and  church  work.  Sympath- 
izing strongly  with  the  people  of  the  devastated  south,  she  was  the  promoter  of  a 
movement  which  resulted  in  holding  the  great  Southern  Relief  Fair.  She  was 
also  a  zealous  member  of  the  Daughters  of  the  Confederacy  and  was  one  of  the 
(Originators  of  the  movement  which  resulted  in  the  building  of  the  Augusta  Free 
Hospital,  now  the  Martha  Parsons  Hospital.  For  many  years  she  was  also  presi- 
dent of  the  Msitation  Convent  Sodality  and  also  of  the  Sacred  Heart  Sodality. 
After  spending  five  years  abroad  for  the  purpose  of  educating  her  sons,  she  re- 
turned to  St.  Louis  as  a  social  leader,  beautiful  and  accomplished,  and  her  mag- 
nificent home  at  Grand  and  Lucas  avenues  was  the  center  of  many  a  brilliant 
social  function.  There  on  the  12th  of  December.  18S1,  was  held  one  of  the 
notable  events  in  the  history  of  St.  Louis'  society.     It  was  on  that  dav  that  she 


544  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

entertained  the  descendants  of  French  officers  who  had  fought  with  Duke  De 
Rochambeau,  the  Duke  De  Grasse  and  the  Marquis  de  LaFayette  under  command 
of  Washington.  Mrs.  Grover  Cleveland  was  also  a  guest  at  her  home  during  the 
administration  of  Mayor  D.  R.  Francis.  Her  daughter,  as  Miss  Marie  Therese 
Christy  Scanlan,  now  Mrs.  George  S.  Tiffany,  was  crowned  queen  of  the  \'eiled 
Prophets"  ball  in  1898.  The  death  of  JMrs.  Scanlan  occurred  in  July,  1904,  and 
so  extensive  were  her  benefactions,  so  broad  her  charity  and  so  attractive  her 
graces  of  character  that  her  demise  seemed  to  bring  a  sense  of  personal  bereave- 
ment to  the  entire  city. 

Alonzo  Christy  Church  pursued  his  early  education  in  Christian  Brothers' 
College  of  St.  Louis  and  then,  accompanying  his  mother  abroad,  studied  both  in 
France  and  Germany,  during  which  period  he  became  fluent  in  the  use  of  both 
tongues.  Following  his  return  to  St.  Louis  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  University, 
where  he  completed  a  course  by  graduation  in  1880.  He  then  began  preparation 
for  a  professional  career  as  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1882.  While  he  was  never  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of 
law,  his  knowledge  of  legal  principles  has  been  of  immense  benefit  in  the  care  of 
his  mother's  estate  and  has  also  been  a  factor  in  his  opinions  concerning  the  man- 
agement of  various  leading  corporations  of  the  city.  For  several  years  he  was  the 
vice  president  and  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Wiggins  Ferry  Company,  also  of  the 
St.  Louis  Transfer  Railway  Company  and  the  East  St.  Louis  Connecting  Rail- 
way Company,  and  of  all  he  acted  as  counsel. 

On  the  25th  of  June,  1895,  Mr.  Church  was  married  to  Miss  Carlota  Clark,  a 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  O'Fallon  Clark  and  a  great-grandniece  of  General 
George  Rogers  Clark,  famous  in  the  early  history  of  the  country.  She  is  also  a 
great-granddaughter  of  General  William  Clark,  of  Lewis  and  Clark  expedition 
fame,  and  later  governor  of  Missouri  from  1813  until  its  admission  into  the  LTnion. 
In  the  distaff  line  Mrs.  Church  is  a  great-granddaughter  of  Colonel  Augusta 
Chouteau.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Church  have  four  children:  Marie  Christy;  Alonzo 
Christy,  Jr.,  born  in  1902,  and  Louise  Chouteau,  born  in  1907,  and  a  little 
daughter  born  May  2,  1909.  They  also  lost  two  children — Carlota  Therese,  who 
died  at  the  age  of  five  and  a  half  years,  and  Beatrice  Chouteau,  who  died  when  a 
year  and  a  half  old. 

W'hile  fortune  favored  Mr.  Church  in  a  release  from  the  necessity  of  arduous 
early  toil,  he  has  nevertheless  been  a  busv  man  and  one  whose  activity  has 
benefited  the  public  life  in  many  directions.  He  has  been  active  in  various  political 
campaigns  and  in  1890  was  elected  on  the  democratic  ticket  a  member  of  the  Mis- 
souri legislature,  proving  an  active  and  viseful  working  member  of  the  house.  Fie 
belongs  to  the  St.  Louis,  the  Racquet,  the  Noonday  and  the  St.  Louis  Country 
Clubs  and  the  Golf  Club  Investment  Company,  and  to  various  bar  associations. 
While  he  has  largely  retired  from  business,  he  gives  supervision  to  his  personal 
interests  and  finds  time  and  opportunity  to  cooperate  with  those  forces  which  are 
effective  in  promoting  the  city's  substantial  improvement  and  development. 


FRANK  J.  KOTSREAN. 

Frank  J.  Kotsrean,  well  known  in  real  estate  circles  in  St.  Louis,  his  native 
city,  was  born  February  12,  1857,  and  is  of  Bohemian  parentage.  At  the  usual 
age  he  began  his  education  as  a  public-school  student  in  the  old  Carroll  school 
and  pursued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  He  then  put  aside  his 
text-books  in  order  to  assist  in  the  support  of  the  family.  He  was  first  employed 
in  dye  works  and  later  spent  a  year  in  the  retail  drug  business.  He  afterward 
became  connected  with  the  Meyer  Brothers  Drug  Company,  and  the  fact  that 
he  was  for  twenty-one  years  employed  bv  that  house  stands  in  incontrovertible 
proof  of  the  ability  and  faithfulness  with  which  he  represented  his  employers' 


F.  J.  KOTSREAX 


546  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

interests.  Gi'aduall_v  he  worked  his  way  upward  through  successive  promotions 
until  he  became  head  of  the  packing  department,  but  at  lengtli  he  resigned  liis 
position  to  enter  the  city  assessor's  office  under  A.  H.  Fredericl<  in  190 1. 

Since  leaving  that  office  Mr.  Kotsrean  has  devoted  his  time  and  energies  to 
the  real-estate  business,  in  which  he  operated  alone  until  1907,  when  he  admitted 
Harry  G.  Althen  to  a  partnership  and  the  firm  was  incorporated  under  the  firm 
style  of  Kotsrean-Althen  Realty  Company.  These  gentlemen  were  also  asso- 
ciated in  the  Antlers  Realty  Company,  having  previously  been  president  and 
vice-president  respectively.  They  controlled  important  business  interests  in  that 
connection,  but  in  December,  1907,  sold  their  stock.  Since  leaving  this  office 
Mr.  Kotsrean  has  conducted  a  general  real-estate  business,  handling  various 
kinds  of  property,  and  his  work  in  this  line  has  become  of  an  important  char- 
acter and  large  proportions.  An  important  work  which  is  being  done  by  the 
Kotsrean-Althen  Realtv  Company  is  the  development  and  sale  of  the  suburb  of 
Webster  Heights  which  lies  within  six  blocks  of  the  business  center  of  Webster 
Groves  and  enjoys  the  benefit  of  its  various  stores,  churches  and  schools.  The 
Kotsrean-Althen  Realty  Company  have  this  property  in  charge  and  are  develop- 
ing it  into  one  of  the  finest  suburbs  of  the  city.  Mr.  Kotsrean  also  organized 
and  is  president  of  the  Beaver  Realty  Company,  is  secretary  of  the  Midas  Realty 
Company  and  treasurer  of  the  Wellston  Park  Realty  Company.  He  has  organ- 
ized and  is  president  of  the  Vigor  Realty  Company,  which  bought  a  tract  of  land 
on  Park  avenue  just  west  of  the  city  limits  and  known  as  West  Richmond 
Heights,  which  he  is  grading  and  getting  ready  for  the  market  and  expects  to 
put  within  reach  of  builders  of  medium  class  homes.  Correct  in  his  valuation 
of  property,  thoroughly  informed  concerning  the  real  estate  which  is  on  the 
market,  he  is  able  to  care  for  his  clients'  interests  in  a  manner  that  retains 
their  patronage  and  at  the  same  time  brings  to  him  the  merited  reward  of  his 
labor. 

On  the  23d  of  September,  1887,  Mr.  Kotsrean  was  married  to  Miss  Ade- 
laide Drescher,  and  they  have  three  sons,  Robert,  Chester  and  William.  In  1895 
the  wife  and  mother  died,  and  on  the  14th  of  September,  1896,  Mr.  Kotsrean 
wedded  her  sister,  Miss  Josephine  Drescher. 

Mr.  Kotsrean  is  a  member  of  the  Webster  Groves  Presbyterian  church. 
Interested  in  the  various  departments  of  church  activity  and  generous  in  his  sup- 
port thereof,  he  is  now  serving  as  elder  and  as  assistant  superintendent  of  the 
Sunday  school,  while  for  thirty-five  years  he  has  been  a  Sunday  school  teacher. 
The  demands  of  a  growing  business  have  never  shut  out  his  interest  in  the  work 
of  the  church  nor  in  the  various  movements  which  tend  to  uplift  humanity. 


GEORGE  CLINTON  CRANDALL,  M.  D. 

Dr.  George  Clinton  Crandall,  who  since  May,  1895,  has  been  a  representa- 
tive of  the  medical  fraternity  in  St.  Louis,  came  to  this  city  to  accept  the  po- 
sition of  professor  of  internal  medicine  in  the  Marion  Sims  College,  now  the 
medical  department  of  the  St.  Louis  University,  and  in  the  intervening  years 
has  gained  recogiiition  as  one  whose  experience  and  native  talents  have  won 
for  him  a  place  in  the  foremost  ranks  of  the  medical  fraternity. 

He  was  born  June  18,  1865,  at  Mokena,  Illinois,  a  son  of  George  Wash- 
ington and  Caroline  (Pen-y)  Crandall,  the  latter  related  to  Commodore  Perry, 
the  noted  naval  commander  of  the  war  of  1812.  The  family  removed  to  Linden, 
Genesee  county,  Michigan,  and  it  was  there  that  Dr.  Crandall  pursued  his  pre- 
liminary education  in  the  public  schools  of  that  state.  He  afterward  entered 
the  Michigan  Agricultural  College  and  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of 
Science  degree  in   1887.     He  prepared  for  the  medical  profession  as  a  student 


ST.  LOUIS,  TI-IE    FOURTH    CITY.  547 

in  the  medical  department  of  tlie  University  of  Michigan,  where  lie  was  gradu- 
ated in  1890,  and  four  years  later  he  went  abroad  for  further  study  in  Europe, 
where  he  remained  for  a  year  and  a  half.  His  early  taste  was  in  the  line  of 
rural  life,  but  later  through  his  study  in  natural  science  he  became  interested  in 
medicine  and  prepared  for  practice  as  indicated.  Before  entering  upon  the 
active  work  of  the  profession,  however,  he  engaged  in  teaching  school  for  sev- 
eral years  and  thus  provided  the  funds  necessary  to  meet  the  expenses  of  his 
college  course.  Immediately  following  his  graduation  he  was  on  the  medical 
staf?  of  the  Northern  Michigan  Insane  Asylum  at  Traverse  City  until  he  went 
abroad.  Immediately  following  his  return  he  settled  in  St.  Louis  in  May,  1895, 
coming  to  this  cit}^  to  accept  the  professorship  of  internal  medicine  in  the  medi- 
cal college  of  which  he  is  now  the  secretary.  He  is  equally  proficient  in 
educational  lines  as  in  private  practice  and  has  deep  interest  in  his  profession 
from  the  scientific  and  humanitarian  side  as  well  as  the  financial  standpoint. 

Dr.  Crandall  was  married  on  the  i8th  day  of  May,  1895,  to  Miss  Nellie 
Merry,  of  Syracuse,  New  York,  and  they  have  one  son,  George  W.  Crandall, 
eleven  vears  of  age.  Dr.  Crandall  is  a  republican  in  his  political  views,  but 
without  ambition  or  desire  for  office.  He  is,  however,  interested  in  whatever 
tends  to  advance  municipal  progress  or  promote  civic  honor.  It  is  thus  thai 
he  has  become  an  active  member  of  the  Citizens'  Industrial  Association  and 
the  Civic  League.  In  the  lines  of  his  profession  his  membership  relations  extend 
to  the  American  Medical  Association,  the  Missouri  IMedical  Association,  the 
St.  Louis  Medical  Association,  the  Medico-Psychological  Association,  and  the 
National  Association  for  Prevention  of  Tuberculosis.  He  has  carried  his  in- 
vestigations far  and  wide  into  the  realms  of  scientific  knowledge  and  has  been 
a  close  student  of  those  subjects  touching  upon  the  health  of  the  race  and  the 
relation  of  the  physician  to  his  patient  in  the  possibility  of  checking  the  ravages 
of  disease. 


THE  VERY  RE\\  JOSEPH  A.  CONNOLLY,  P.  R.,  V.  G. 

The  Very  Rev.  Joseph  A.  Connolly,  P.  R.,  \'.  G.,  pastor  of  St.  Teresa's 
church  in  St.' Louis,  was  born  July  13,  1855.  He  completed  his  collegiate  and 
theological  courses  under  the  direction  of  the  Lazarist  Fathers,  and  having  to 
await  the  canonical  age  for  the  priesthood,  he  spent  two  years  in  St.  Francis 
Seminary,  near  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  In  St.  John's  church  in  St.  Louis,  on 
the  i8th  of  June,  1878,  he  was  ordained  to  holy  orders  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  P.  J. 
Ryan,  now  archbishop  of  Philadelphia.  Immediately  afterward  he  was  appointed 
acting  pastor  of  St.  Columbkill's  church  during  the  absence  in  Europe  of  the 
pastor,  the  Rev.  Michael  O'Reilly.  In  December,  1878,  he  was  assigned  to  the 
pastoral  charge  of  New  Madrid^  Missouri,  with  territory  attached  in  jNIissouri 
and  Arkansas,  extending  along  the  Mississippi  river  for  a  distance  of  one  hun- 
dred and  ninety  miles.  In  the  discharge  of  his  priestly  offices  he  ofttimes  had 
to  make  trips  to  the  lakes  and  bayous  in  skiffs  and  dugouts.  His  service  was  a 
most  arduous  one,  but  he  never  failed  to  meet  his  duties  wnth  zeal  and  de- 
termination. 

In  May.  1882.  Father  Connolly  was  made  assistant  to  Rev.  P.  F.  O'Reilly 
at  the  Immaculate  Conception  church  of  St.  Louis,  wdiere  he  remained  for  a 
year,  when  he  was  assigned  as  assistant  to  the  Rev.  William  Walsli  at  St. 
Bridget's  church  in  this  city.  In  November,  1886,  he  was  appointed  pastor  of 
the  Catholic  church  at  De  Soto,  Missouri,  where  he  largely  increased  the  num- 
ber of  parochial  buildings  and  the  extent  of  parish  property  and  established  a 
very  flourishing  Catholic  school.  On  the  ist  of  September,  1892,  he  took  up 
the  work  of  St.  Teresa's  church  in  St.  Louis  as  its  pastor.  Here  under  his 
guidance  the  debts  have  been  paid  off,  the  school  building  has  been  enlarged  to 


548  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

three  times  it;-  former  size  and  the  present  handsome  new  church  edifice  has  been 
erected.  In  December,  1903,  Father  Connolly  received  from  the  Most  Rev.  John 
J.  Glennon,  D.  D.,  archbishop  of  St.  Louis,  the  appointment  of  Vicar  General. 
When  the  scliool  board  was  organized,  Father  Connolly  was  chosen  chairman  of 
the  board.  In  addition  to  the  above  positions,  he  was  vice  president  of  the 
board  having  under  its  control  the  English  speaking  orphan  asylums  of  the 
diocese. 

St.  Teresa's  parish  was  established  in  1865  with  the  Rev.  James  O'Brien 
as  its  first  pastor.  In  the  following  year  he  was  succeeded  by  the  Rev.  Francis 
P.  Gallagher,  under  whose  direction  were  erected  the  first  church,  parochial  resi- 
dence and  school  buildings.  In  September,  1875,  the  Rev.  William  H.  Brant- 
ner  succeeded  Father  Gallagher  and  during  his  pastorate  the  church  and  school 
buildings  were  enlarged  and  the  present  parochial  residence  was  erected.  When 
Father  Brantner  passed  from  this  life.  Father  Connolly  became  his  successor, 
taking  up  his  work  here  on  the  ist  of  September,  1892,  and  the  present  imposing 
church  edifice  stands  as  a  monument  to  his  zeal  in  behalf  of  Catholicism  and 
his  untiring  eiTorts  in  the  work  of  the  local  parish.  The  ground  was  broken 
for  the  new  church  on  the  feast  of  St.  Louis,  August  25,  1899.  The  building 
was  dedicated  on  Sunday,  October  6,  1901,  by  Archbishop  Kain  of  St.  Louis. 
The  church  was  named  for  St.  Teresa,  a  Spanish  Carmelite  nun  who  reformed 
the  Carmelite  order,  the  monks  as  well  as  the  nuns,  and  who  on  account  of  her 
sanctity  has  been  termed  the  Mother  of  Spirituality.  The  church  work  is  being 
carried  steadily  forward  along  all  its  varied  lines  and  is  proving  a  potent  force 
in  the  moral  development  of  the  Catholic  population  of  the  section  of  the  city  in 
which  it  is  located. 


C.  V.  MOSBY,  .M.D. 


Among  the  many  young  men  who  have  made  St.  Louis  their  home  in  re- 
cent years  few  have  been  more  successful  that  Dr.  C.  V.  Mosby,  president  of 
the  C.  V.  Mosby  Medical  Book  Company.  He  was  born  on  a  farm  near  Nevada, 
Missouri,  August  18,  1875.  His  father,  John  S.  Mosby,  was  born  near  Eliza- 
bethtown,  Kentucky,  and  about  1830  came  to  Missouri,  locating  in  Lafayette 
county,  near  Lexington.  There  he  was  reared  on  the  farm  which  his  father  had 
purchased,  and  after  reaching  adult  age  there  turned  his  attention  to  agricul- 
tural pursuits.  In  1848  he  became  a  member  of  a  regiment  of  troops  raised  at 
Lexington  and  during  the  period  of  the  Mexican  war  was  active  at  the  front, 
taking  part  in  several  engagements.  He  served  as  a  member  of  Colonel  Doni- 
phan's regiment  which  was  attached  to  General  Wool's  brigade.  After  return- 
ing home  he  engaged  in  farming  in  Lafayette  county,  where  he  remained  until 
1868  and  then  removed  to  Vernon  county,  Missouri.  He  continued  his  residence 
there  until  his  death,  which  occurred  December  28,  1898,  at  the  age  of  seventy- 
eight  years.  His  wife  was  Mary  Frances  Hilliard,  a  native  of  Greensboro,  Ken- 
tucky, who  came  to  Missouri  about  the  same  time  the  Mosby  family  removed  to 
this  state.  She  was  a  daughter  of  Micajah  and  Mary  F.  Hilliard.  The  marriage 
of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mosby  was  celebrated  in  185 1  and  they  reared  a  family  of  six 
children :  William  C,  now  living  on  a  ranch  at  Sawtelle,  California ;  Catherine, 
also  of  the  same  state ;  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  G.  P.  Beard,  of  Moundville,  ]Mis- 
souri;  Highland  M.,  the  deceased  wife  of  H.  M.  Price  of  Hollywood,  Cali- 
fornia :  Mattie,  the  deceased  wife  of  B.  A.  Moberlv,  of  Richards,  Missouri ;  and 
C.  V.  Mosby. 

The  last  named  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  schools  of  Nevada,  Mis- 
souri, and  passing  through  the  consecutive  grades  became  a  high  school  graduate 
of  the  class  of  1893.  In  1897  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  Beaumont 
Medical  College,  where  he  pursued  a  two  years'  course.     Later  he  was  gradu- 


DR.   C.  V.   MOSBY 


550  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

ated  from  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  April  i,  1900,  and  for  a 
short  time  he  practiced  medicine  at  his  old  home,  but  in  1901  became  connected 
with  the  publishing  house  of  D.  Appleton  &  Company.  He  continued  with  the 
Appleton  house  until  1906,  when  he  organized  the  C.  V.  Mosby  Medical  Book 
Company,  and  now  conducts  an  extensive  business  in  this  country,  in  Australia ; 
in  Toronto,  Canada ;  and  in  London,  England.  Already  the  business  has  grown 
to  extensive  proportions,  making  it  one  of  the  profitable  industries  of  the  city. 
On  the  loth  of  April,  1901,  Dr.  Mosby  wedded  Miss  Margaret  Cavanaugh, 
a  daughter  of  M.  H.  and  Sarah  A.  Cavanaugh,  of  this  city.  They  have  one  child, 
C.  V.  Mosby,  Jr.,  born  August  29,  1907.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Mosby  are  members 
of  the  Old  Orchard  Congregational  church  and  among  its  members  have  many 
warm  friends.  They  are  quite  widely  known  in  the  city,  and  the  doctor's  ex- 
panding business  relations  are  bringing  him  into  commercial  prominence. 


HENRY  KRUMMEL. 


Henry  Krummel,  who  is  engaged  in  gardening  at  No.  5969  Old  Manchester 
road  in  this  city,  where  he  owns  considerable  valuable  real  estate  as  a  result  of 
his  constant  application  and  industrious  and  economical  habits,  was  born  m 
Elleringhaus,  Ferstentume,  Walldick  county,  Germany,  December  29,  1839,  a 
son  of  William  and  Mary  (Sluckerbeer)  Krummel,  his  father  having  been  an 
extensive  landowner  and  prosperous  agriculturist  of  the  fatherland.  Under 
the  parental  roof  Henry  Krummel  was  reared  and  acquired  his  education  at  the 
Gymnasium  schools  while  during  the  summer  months  he  assisted  his  father  in 
agricultural  duties  and  thereby  became  familiar  with  the  various  departments 
of  the  art  of  husbandry.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  years  he  had  completed  his 
education,  upon  which  he  settled  down  to  farm  work,  following  the  occupation 
until  he  had  attained  his  seventeenth  year,  when,  in  the  spring  of  1857,  he  came 
to  the  new  world,  immediately  locating  in  St.  Louis.  At  that  age  he  was  thor- 
oughly verse<l  in  everything  pertaining  to  farming  and  truck  gardening,  and 
upon  his  arrival  here  he  at  once  became  engaged  in  the  gardening  business, 
working  at  the  munificent  salary  of  ten  dollars  per  month  for  Mr.  Buxhorn, 
with  whom  he  remained  until  1858,  when,  upon  leaving  his  employ,  he  became 
associated  with  a  dairy  company  and  worked  for  the  firm  in  various  capacities 
until  i860,  during  which  year  he  again  took  up  farming  and  gardening,  in  which 
he  continued  until  1862,  when  he  went  to  O'Fallon,  Illinois,  where  he  worked  in 
the  mines,  remaining  in  the  coal  fields  until  1866.  In  the  meantime,  through  his 
economic  habits,  he  had  saved  considerable  means  and  presently  formed  a  part- 
nership with  Mr.  Sluckerbeer  and  rented  a  farm  on  Panhart  road  and  with  his 
partner  he  worked  the  farm  until  1869,  when  he  disposed  of  his  interests.  After 
journeying  through  Europe  for  a  brief  period  he  returned  to  this  city  and  en- 
tered the  employ  of  Graham  Painter,  who  was  in  the  grocery  business  at  Sev- 
enth and  Poplar  streets,  and  in  this  connection  he  remained  until  1874,  when  he 
became  superintendent  of  the  farm  for  the  Garside  Coal  Company  and  held  that 
position  for  fifteen  years.  It  was  a  lucrative  one  and  enabled  Mr.  Krummel  to 
amass  a  considerable  sum  of  money  so  that  upon  his  resignation  he  was  able  to 
enter  the  gardening  business  on  a  large  scale  and  at  the  same  time  to  engage 
in  teaming,  in  which  undertakings  he  is  at  present  meeting  with  success.  He 
owns  valuable  real  estate  on  the  Old  Manchester  road  and  the  Watson  road 
and  also  possesses  property  on  Wood  street  and  Sulphur  and  Columbia  avenues. 
His  prosperity  is  due  solely  to  his  own  efl^orts,  inasmuch  as  when  he  entered  the 
world  for  himself  he  had  little  education  and  was  without  means  or  influence, 
but  throu.gh  that  industry  common  to  his  race,  together  with  careful  manage- 
ment and  economy,  he  pressed  onward  until  now  his  affairs  are  in  excellent 
condition  and  he  is  one  of  the  substantial  business  men  of  the  citv. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  551 

On  June  21,  1867,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Krummel  to  Miss 
Henrietta  Gehner,  daughter  of  the  late  William  Gehner,  and  to  this  union  have 
been  born :  William,  president  of  the  Krummel  &  Buechner  Clay  Company ; 
Frank,  who  i:'  associated  in  business  with  his  brother  William;  Annie,  the  wife 
of  Frank  Kaufer,  a  merchant;  Alvenia,  the  wife  of  ]\Iax  Block,  an  employe  at 
the  Jefterson  Hotel ;  Amelia,  cashier  at  the  Union  Station ;  and  Louisa,  who 
resides  with  her  parents.  Mr.  Krummel  is  not  allied  with  any  particular  political 
party,  but  always  uses  his  right  of  franchise  and  irrespective  of  their  party  ties 
votes  for  such  candidates  whom  in  his  opinion  are  best  qualified  to  serve  the 
commonwealth  in  the  offices  they  seek.  He  is  fond  of  travel  and  generally  re- 
sorts to  this  as  a  means  of  recreation  and  has  recently  returned  from  an  ex- 
tensive trip  throughout  Europe.  His  residence  stands  on  the  property  on  which 
he  carries  on  his  gardening  business,  and  his  honest,  straightforward  dealing 
throughout  his  entire  business  career  enables  him  to  enjoy  the  respect  of  all 
who  know  him. 


LOUIS  W.  HEMP. 


One  of  the  old  American  families  is  that  to  which  Louis  W.  Hemp  belongs, 
his  ancestors  having  settled  on  this  side  the  Atlantic  during  an  early  period  in 
the  colonization  of  the  new  world.  His  father,  John  Hemp,  was  a  merchant 
tailor  of  Baltimore,  Maryland,  in  which  city  Louis  W.  Hemp  was  born  in  July, 
1838.  Flis  early  education  was  acquired  in  public  and  Catholic  schools  and  he 
afterward  attended  the  St.  Xavier's  School  in  St.  Louis.  He  left  school  at 
Keokuk,  Iowa,  when  fifteen  years  of  age  and  in  1855  became  a  resident  of  St. 
Louis,  where  he  sought  employment  in  connection  with  the  sheet  metal  works 
of  Sweeney  &  Sneider,  then  at  the  corner  of  Main  and  Cherry  streets.  He  re- 
ceived a  practical  training  in  work  of  that  character  and  thus  laid  the  founda- 
tion for  his  subsequent  success.  He  was  afterward  with  the  firm  of  Hull  & 
Cozzene  for  about  five  years  and  on  the  expiration  of  that  period  went  to 
Lebanon,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  until  1861.  In  the  opening  year  of  the 
war  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  began  business  on  a  small  scale  at  Twelfth 
street,  between  Pine  and  Chestnut  streets.  There  he  remained  until  1868  and 
was  afterward  in  business  at  various  locations  until  he  organized  the  Hemp  ]\Ian- 
ufacturing  Company  in  1876.  Fie  has  continuously  been  its  president  and  through 
his  careful  control  has  developed  the  enterprise  to  one  of  large  proportions.  The 
business  was  established  at  Elm  street,  between  Second  and  Third  streets,  and 
was  there  continued  until  the  growth  of  the  trade  made  it  imperative  that  more 
commodious  quarters  be  secured.  The  company  then  purchased  the  present  lot 
and  erected  a  large  plant,  with  a  frontage  of  one  hundred  feet  and  a  depth  of 
two  hundred  and  ten  feet.  The  building  is  three  stories  in  height  with  base- 
ment, and  employment  is  given  to  about  two  hundred  people.  This  fact  indi- 
cates the  extent  of  the  trade.  The  output  is  satisfactory  and  finds  a  ready  sale 
on  the  market.  jMr.  Hemp  is  also  president  of  the  King  Heater  ^Manufacturing 
Company,  and  his  business  qualifications  are  such  as  have  gained  him  distinction 
in  manufacturing  circles,  winning  for  him  a  creditable  and  gratifying  measure 
of  success. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Hemp  served  as  a  member  of  the  National 
Home  Guards.  He  is  a  Catholic  in  religious  faith,  belonging  to  St.  Alargaret's 
parish.  Fraternallv  he  is  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the  Benevo- 
lent and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  the  Legion  of  Honor.  On  the  2d  of 
Februan-,  1S62,  in  St.  Louis,  his  marriage  to  IMiss  Mary  Frances  Reynolds  was 
celebrated.  She  is  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Reynolds,  who  was  one  of  the  first 
detectives  of  this  city.  Bv  her  marriage  she  became  the  mother  of  nine  children, 
but  one  daughter  is  now  deceased.     There  are  five  sons  and  three  daughters  vet 


552  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

living:  William  H.,  vice-president  of  the  Hemp  Manufacturing  Compan)- ;  Joseph 
L.,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  company;  Edwin  J.,  who  is  also  connected 
with  the  business ;  Robert  Emmet  Centennial,  who  was  born  in  the  centennial 
year  and  is  also  connected  with  the  firm ;  Charles  S.,  who  is  an  associate  with 
his  father  in  business ;  Stanislaus  F.  X..  the  wife  of  J.  C.  Somers,  an  automobile 
agent ;  Jessie  M.,  a  graduate  of  the  Cabanne  Academy ;  and  Laura  M.,  who  is  a 
graduate  of  the  high  school  and  Cabanne  Academy.  Their  home  is  a  beautiful 
modern  residence  at  No.  3669  Flad  avenue.  Mr.  Hemp  has  now  reached  the 
psalmist's  allotted  span  of  three  score  years  and  ten,  but  is  still  an  active  factor 
in  the  world's  work,  displaying  the  vigor  and  energy  of  many  a  man  of  younger 
years.  His  success,  however,  relieved  him  to  a  large  extent  of  the  onerous 
duties  connected  with  the  management  of  the  business,  but  he  still  supervises 
the  work,  not  only  in  the  two  industrial  lines  with  which  he  is  connected,  but 
also  in  other  business  associations,  for  he  is  president  of  the  Mary  Francis 
Realty  Company.  Fate  accords  success  to  tireless  energy,  and  it  has  been 
through  that  method  that  Mr.  Hemp  has  gradually  advanced  in  the  business 
world,  until  he  is  now  enjoying  substantial  returns  for  his  labor.  He  has  never 
sought  prosperity  by  devious  methods,  his  life  being  an  open  book  that  all  may 
read,  his  commercial  integrity  standing  as  one  of  the  unquestioned  facts  in  his 
history. 


ALBERT  AIPLE. 


Albert  Aiple,  a  retired  dairyman  of  St.  Louis,  whose  business  ability,  in- 
dustry and  economy  have  enabled  him  to  accumulate  a  considerable  fortune  and 
who  relinquished  the  active  duties  of  hfe  a  few  years  ago,  is  a  native  of  Witten- 
berg, Germany,  his  birth  having  occurred  June  8,  1833,  in  the  village  of  Wald- 
messingen,  a  son  of  Martin  and  Caroline  (Snyder)  Aiple.  By  a  former  mar- 
riage his  father  had  four  children,  all  of  whom  are  now  deceased,  the  children 
of  his  second  marriage  being  Albert  and  Albertina,  the  wife  of  John  Beck,  re- 
siding in  this  city. 

The  common  schools  of  his  native  land  afforded  Albert  Aiple  his  education, 
and  upon  completing  his  studies  and  recognizing  that  his  own  country  afforded 
him  few  opportunities  for  a  successful  career,  he  decided  to  locate  in  the  new 
world.  Upon  coming  to  the  United  States  he  landed  in  New  Orleans  in 
1853,  repairing  directly  to  St.  Louis,  where,  being  without  means  and  influence, 
he  was  obliged  to  secure  employment  at  whatever  he  could  get  and  he  followed 
various  occupations  until  the  year  1866.  In  the  meantime,  having  lived  a  modest 
and  temperate  life,  he  was  enabled  to  lay  by  his  meager  earnings  and  during 
the  following  years  he  accumulated  sufficient  means  with  which  to  purchase  a 
plot  of  ground  upon  which  he  now  resides  and  where  he  has  led  so  successful  a 
career.  It  embraces  four  acres,  and  when  Mr.  Aiple  made  the  purchase  there 
were  but  four  or  five  families  in  this  vicinity,  there  being  not  a  dwelling  house 
within  three  miles  westward  from  the  property  and  the  surroundings  in  every 
particular  suggested  the  impression  of  primitive  conditions.  At  that  time  much 
of  the  property  lying  between  Grand  avenue  and  Forest  Park  in  the  western 
portion  of  the  city  was  vacant  and  Indians  were  located  on  the  last  named  tract 
of  land.  The  surrounding  region  abounded  with  wild  game,  particularly  deer 
and  turkey,  the  meat  of  both  in  those  days  being  as  common  as  beef  is  at  present. 
Here,  however,  he  set  to  work  with  a  vim,  determined  to  make  his  way  in  life, 
and  ill  a  small  way  established  himself  in  the  dairy  business,  which  under  his 
careful  management  and  courteous  treatment  of  customers  gradually  grew,  his 
patronage  from  time  to  time  increasing  until  he  became  one  of  the  most  popular 
as  well  as  most  prosperous  dairymen  in  the  city.     To  this  business  he  gave  his 


ALBERT  AirLE 


554  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

undivided  attention,  working  day  and  night,  and  finally  in  1901,  after  having 
for  many  years  conducted  the  enterprise,  he  withdrew  from  the  business  arena, 
as  he  had  accumulated  sufficient  means  to  enable  him  to  do  this.  He  is  now 
living  in  retirement  in  an  elegant  residence  and  enjoying  somewhat  of  the  fruits 
of  his  long  years  of  earnest  and  honest  labor.  While  attending  to  his  milk  trade 
in  the  early  years  of  his  business  career  Mr.  Aiple  relates  that  he  often  met 
General  Ulysses  S.  Grant  hauling  wood  with  which  to  furnish  his  customers, 
and  that  he  frequently  engaged  in  conversation  with  that  noted  personage  and 
found  him  to  be  highly  sociable  and  agreeable.  Mr.  Aiple's  business  grew  with 
the  city,  each  year  adding  to  the  number  of  his  customers  until  his  business 
gradually  attained  greater  proportions  than  he  could  conveniently  handle,  but 
he  now  enjoys  the  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  he  launched  out  in  the  right 
enterprise  and  that  his  energies  have  been  well  spent  in  as  much  as  he  need 
have  no  fear  of  want  but  can  contentedly  rest  from  his  labors  and  enjoy  that 
with  which  his  long  years  of  toil  have  surrounded  him. 

In  1866  Mr.  Aiple  wedded  Caroline  Hezel,  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Mar- 
tina (Ott)  Hezel,  her  father  having  passed  away  in  Germany.  Later  her  mother 
came  to  this  country  with  the  family  about  the  year  1850,  settling  in  this  city 
upon  the  present  site  of  Delmar  Garden,  where  she  ran  a  dairy  and  later  sold 
out  to  Charles  Cabanne,  the  enterprise  being  now  known  as  the  St.  Louis  Dairy 
Companv.  While  in  this  business  Mrs.  Hezel  forcefully  evidenced  what  a  woman 
can  do  if  she  will  but  apply  her  energies  to  the  business  world,  and  although  she 
was  poor  when  she  came  to  this  country  and  had  a  family  of  seven  children  to 
support  she  was  so  successful  that  at  the  time  of  her  death  she  had  a  sufficient 
fortune  to  leave  each  member  of  her  family  a  comfortable  living.  Among  the 
children  which  she  brought  to  this  country  were  John,  deceased;  Elizabeth,  de- 
ceased, who  was  the  wife  of  Leopold  Ritter;  Mary,  deceased  wife  of  Edward 
Reckart;  Morris,  who  passed  away  in  this  city;  Caroline;  Robert,  who  departed 
this  life  in  Franklin  county,  Missouri ;  and  Charles,  deceased,  whose  family  lives 
here.  To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Aiple  were  born  :  Albert,  deceased  ;  Zita ;  Otto,  deceased ; 
Reinhold ;  and  Mary.     The  wife  and  mother  died  May  22,  1899. 

Mr.  Aiple  does  not  take  much  interest  in  politics  although  he  is  a  republican 
in  principle  and  usually  votes  that  ticket.  However,  he  is  deeply  concerned  in 
religious  work  and  is  a  member  of  St.  Bernard's  Catholic  church,  of  which  for 
forty  years  he  has  been  a  trustee  and  president  of  the  official  board  and  is  one 
of  the'  leading  factors  in  the  afifairs  of  the  congregation.  He  is  well  known 
throughout  the  city  for  his  enterprise  and  honesty  and  justly  deserves  the  high 
measure  of  respect  in  which  he  is  held  by  the  citizens  of  the  community. 


THEODORE  C.  EGGERS. 

Theodore  C.  Eggers  is  one  of  St.  Louis'  well  known  attorneys.  He  has 
won  fame  in  the  practice  of  criminal  law,  but  in  recent  years  has  concentrated 
his  energies  solely  upon  civil  law,  making  a  specialty  of  corporation  practice. 
Born  in  St.  Louis,  January  11,  1872,  he  is  a  son  of  Henry  C.  Eggers,  who  came 
to  this  city  in  1849  and  was  engaged  in  mercantile  and  banking  pursuits.  He 
held  various  positions  in  connection  with  the  political  interests  of  the  country 
and  was  an  intimate  friend  of  Carl  Schurz.  He  was  born  in  Hanover.  Germany, 
served  as  an  officer  in  the  Seventh  Missouri  Cavalry  during  the  Civil  war  and 
died  in  St.  Louis  in  1891.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Doretta 
Ulrich.  also  a  native  of  Germany,  died  in  April,  1902. 

Theodore  C.  Eggers  pursued  his  early  education  in  public  and  private 
schools  of  St.  Louis  "and  afterward  entered  the  law  department  of  Washington 
University  m   1891.     While  preparing  for  the  bar  he  held  a  position  with  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  555 

Monterey  &  I*,Ie-xicaii  Gulf  Railway  Company  as  assistant  in  the  office  of  Joseph 
A.  Robertson,  general  solicitor.  He  continued  in  that  capacity  from  1887  until 
1893  and  used  every  available  moment  for  the  study  of  law.  In  the  latter  year 
he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  at  once  entered  upon  practice.  While  advance- 
ment at  the  bar  is  proverbially  slow,  yet  he  did  not  have  to  wait  long  for  a  grow- 
ing and  profitable  clientage.  In  fact,  he  has  won  fame  with  rapidity  and  almost 
from  the  outset  of  his  professional  career  has  been  recognized  as  an  able  and 
growing  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  In  1894  he  was  made  assistant  city  at- 
torney under  Henry  A.  Glover,  Jr.,  and  so  continued  until  the  fall  of  1896,  when 
he  was  nominated  for  circuit  attorney  on  the  republican  ticket.  At  the  polls 
he  received  the  endorsement  of  the  public  and  occupied  the  position  from  1897 
until  January,  1901.  During  that  period  he  handled  the  Thompson  poisoning 
case  before  the  JMissouri  supreme  court  and  later  it  was  carried  to  the  United 
States  supreme  court,  where  j\Ir.  Eggers  secured  the  conviction  and  execution 
of  all  who  were  on  trial.  He  was  likewise  prosecutor  in  the  Bamberger  case,  a 
most  noted  one,  in  which  he  secured  the  conviction  of  the  woman  in  the  face  of 
strong  opposition.  His  work  in  this  connection  was  most  creditable  and  showed 
a  thorough  mastery  of  the  principles  of  law  and  of  the  points  bearing  upon  his 
cause.  He  likewise  secured  conviction  in  the  Callaway  murder  case.  He  left 
no  stone  unturned  whereby  he  might  serve  the  best  interests  of  the  state  and 
his  official  record  was  altogether  most  commendable.  In  January,  1901,  retiring 
from  office,  he  resumed  the  active  practice  of  law  and  has  since  engaged  in  gen- 
eral civil  practice.  He  has  appeared  as  special  counsel  on  several  cases  of  im- 
portance and  is  now  making  a  specialty  of  corporation  law.  His  ability  places 
him  in  the  foremost  rank  among  the  distinguished  members  of  the  St.  Louis 
bar.  As  assistant  city  attornev  he  overhauled  the  cases  of  the  professional 
bondsmen  and  brought  the  first  prosecution.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri 
State  Bar  Association. 

On  the  oth  of  November,  1904,  Mr.  Eggers  was  married  to  Miss  Adelaide 
Koenig.  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  children,  Lisette  and  Adelaide.  Fra- 
ternally Mr.  Eggers  is  connected  with  George  Washington  Lodge,  No.  9,  A.  F. 
&  A.  M.,  and  in  the  Scottish  Rite  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  \\'oodmen  of  the  World.  He  is  especially  interested  in 
aquatic  sports  and  is  well  known  as  an  equestrian  and  in  these  lines  finds  much 
of  his  recreation  from  arduous  professional  cares  which  are  constantly  increas- 
ing. Few  men  of  his  }'ears  have  gained  the  place  and  fame  which  are  now 
accorded  to   Theodore  C.   Eggers  through  the  consensus  of  public  opinion. 


ED^^"ARD   BUTLER,  JR. 

Edward  Butler,  Jr.,  has  attained  a  creditable  measure  of  success  in  that 
through  the  expansion  of  legitimate  business  interests  he  has  become  owner  of 
eight  blacksmitliing  shops  with  a  liberal  patronage  that  returns  to  him  a  grati- 
fying annual  income.  He  was  born  July  17,  1864,  in  St.  Louis,  his  father  being 
Colonel  Edward  Butler,  a  veteran  horseshoer  of  this  city.  He  acquired  his  edu- 
cation through  the  medium  of  the  public  schools  and  when  he  put  aside  his  text- 
books learned  his  trade  under  the  direction  of  his  father.  His  success  can  be 
attributed  in  large  part  to  his  persistencv  of  purpose  and  close  adherence  to  the 
business  in  which  he  embarked  as  a  young  tradesman.  He  possesses,  too,  a 
strong  purpose  that  enables  him  to  overcome  all  difficulties  and  obstacles,  and, 
moreover,  he  has  maintained  a  high  standard  of  service,  giving  to  his  customers 
always  the  best  workmanship  by  reason  of  the  fact  that  he  employs  only  the 
most  skilled  and  expert  workmen.  In  his  youth  he  attained  special  proficiency 
and  with  laudable  ambition  he  embarked  in  business  on  his  own  account,  open- 
ing a  small  shop  at  No.  106  South  Tenth  street.     In  1886  he  joined  his  father 


556  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  business  under  the  firm  st3'le  of  Edward  Butler  &  Son.  The  business  relation 
was  maintained  for  ten  years,  or  until  1896,  when  the  father  withdrew,  and  in 
the  meantime  his  trade  had  been  extended  until  the  firm  was  operating  six  shops 
in  various  parts  of  the  city.  Since  his  father's  retirement.  Edward  Butler,  Jr., 
has  operated  under  the  old  firm  name  and  is  receiving  good  patronage  in  eight 
different  blacksmithing  shops  in  this  city.  He  regards  the  work  turned  out  as 
his  best  advertisement  and  has  always  maintained  the  highest  standard  of  effi- 
ciency and  service,  giving  personal  supervision  to  each  shop  and  keeping,  there- 
fore, in  close  touch  with  the  business  in  all  of  its  principal  features  and  details. 
In  1886  i\Ir.  Butler  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  Keating,  a  daughter  of  Judge 
William  Keating,  who  figured  prominently  in  the  political  development  and  early 
history  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Butler  has  a  wide  acquaintance  in  the  citv  where  his 
entire  life  has  been  passed,  and  is  one  of  the  directors  and  vice  president  of  the 
Kinloch  Jockey  Club.  He  has  also  been  president  of  the  Master  Horseshoers' 
National  Protective  Association  and  has  kept  in  touch  with  every  interest  cal- 
culated to  promote  business  development  along  the  lines  in  which  his  efforts 
have  been  put  forth. 


THOMAS  A.  RUSSELL. 

To  know  the  law  indicates  thorough  study  and  the  possession  of  a  retentive 
memory ;  to  accurately  apply  its  principles  indicates  the  power  of  logical  de- 
duction, of  clear  analysis  and  the  association  of  related  interests.  A  member  of 
the  St.  Louis  bar  since  1864,  in  the  forty-four  years  of  his  practice  here,  Thomas 
A.  Russell  has  enjoyed  the  distinction  of  being  an  able  minister  in  the  temple  of 
justice,  doing  all  that  he  has  done  for  the  best  interests  of  his  clients  and  the 
honor  of  the  profession.  Esteemed  also  by  reason  of  those  manly  virtues  which 
constitute  the  strength  of  our  chivalrous  American  citizenship,  his  record  finds 
a  fitting  place  on  the  pages  of  history  of  his  adopted  city. 

A  native  of  Cabell  county,  Virginia,  Mr.  Russell  was  born  August  24,  1834, 
and  his  Virginia  ancestors  were  among  the  valued  citizens  of  that  commonwealth. 
He  was  a  son  of  John  Russell  and  grandson  of  Geoffrv  Russell,  a  veteran  of  the 
Revolutionary  war.  The  former  married  Rebecca  Buffington,  a  daughter  of 
Colonel  Buffington,  who  won  his  title  in  defense  of  American  interests  in  the 
struggle  for  independence.  His  wife  was  a  relative  of  John  Quincy  Adams.  At 
the  outbreak  of  the  war  of  1812  John  Russell,  with  the  same  spirit  of  patriotism 
which  animated  his  ancestors,  joined  the  American  army  with  which  he  served 
until  the  close  of  hostilities.  Resuming  the  pursuits  of  the  farm,  he  continued  to 
till  his  fields,  which  embraced  a  part  of  the  present  site  of  Huntington,  West 
Virginia,  devoting  his  entire  life  to  agricultural  pursuits. 

Amid  the  environments  of  farm  life  Thomas  A.  Russell  was  reared,  the  out- 
door life  and  labors  bringing  a  healthy  physical  development,  while  the  schools 
of  the  locality  laid  the  foundation  for  his  later  splendid  mental  progress.  He 
was  a  youth  in  his  teens  when  the  country  became  excited  over  the  gold  discov- 
eries in  California  and  his  spirit  of  adventure  found  outlet  in  the  journey  which 
he  made  to  the  far  west,  traveling  by  wagon  over  the  long  stretches  of  hot  sand 
and  through  the  mountain  passes  that  lay  between  the  Mississippi  vallev  settle- 
ments and  the  Pacific  coast.  While  he  did  not  attain  great  wealth  he  gathered  a 
valuable  fund  of  experience  in  a  district  where  civilization  was  in  chaotic  con- 
dition and  where  the  individual  had  to  stand  upon  his  own  merits.  He  learned 
to  be  self-reliant,  to  make  the  best  of  the  few  resources  at  hand,  to  meet  hardships 
and  privations  unflinchingly  and  to  correctly  value  the  worth  of  the  individual 
aside  from  his  environment.  The  lessons  which  he  thus  gained  have  proven  of 
value  throughout  all  his  later  years. 


THOMAS  A.  Rl'SSELL 


558  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

When  he  retraced  his  steps  eastward  it  was  with  the  intention  of  becoming 
a  law  student.  From  an  early  age  he  had  cherished  the  desire  of  becoming  a 
member  of  the  bar,  but  realizing  that  his  early  educational  training  was  in- 
sufficient as  a  foundation  for  the  superstructure  of  professional  knowledge,  he 
matriculated  in  the  State  University  of  jNIissouri,  at  Columbia,  and  there  con- 
tinued his  literary  course  to  his  graduation  with  the  class  of  1857.  He  began 
his  preparation  for  the  bar  under  the  direction  of  his  brother.  Colonel  F.  T. 
Russell,  who  was  for  many  years  one  of  the  distinguished  lawyers  of  Boone 
county,  Missouri,  and  that  section  of  the  state,  and  in  course  of  time  he  suc- 
cessfully passed  an  examination  before  Judge  William  A.  Hall,  which  secured  his 
admission  to  the  bar. 

Mr.  Russell  entered  upon  active  practice  in  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  and 
without  dreary  novitiate,  entered  soon  upon  a  growing  practice  that  connected 
him  with  many  important  litigated  interests  and  gave  him  valuable  knowledge 
of  the  work  of  the  courts.  It  is  said  that  on  one  occasion  when  there  were  one 
hundred  and  twenty  cases  on  the  docket  of  the  common  pleas  court  of  Kansas 
City,  he  was  retained  for  the  prosecution  or  defense  in  every  case.  He  has 
practiced  in  St.  Louis  since  1864  and  has  long  occupied  a  place  as  one  of  the  emi- 
nent lawyers  at  the  bar  of  this  city.  While  his  devotion  to  his  clients'  interest 
is  proverbial  he  never  forgets  that  he  owes  a  higher  allegiance  to  the  majesty  of 
the  law  and  has  never  sacrificed  principle  to  the  success  of  litigation.  A 
contemporary  biographer  has  said  of  him :  "While  a  man  of  much  general  reading 
and  of  much  information  in  many  lines  of  human  effort,  he  has  delivered  the 
weight  of  his  energies  to  the  law,  being  convinced  from  the  outset  to  attain  a  high 
degree  of  success  in  an  arduous  and  intellectual  calling  one  must  specialize  it 
from  other  departments  by  singleness  of  devotion  and  unremittingness  of  effort. 
He  made  no  endeavor  therefore  to  acciuire  a  literary  reputation  or  to  weave  the 
chaplet  of  the  muses  around  the  black  letter  of  the  law.  He  has  always  preferred 
character  to  reputation,  right  to  popularity,  solidity  to  show,  clearness  and  effect- 
iveness to  oratorical  rhetoric  and  display.  He  became  early  what  is  called  a 
'safe  counselor,'  advising  no  risky  chances  when  he  thought  he  clearly  saw  the 
outcome  would  be  disastrous  to  his  client.  On  the  contrary  when  convinced  that 
right  was  with  his  client  he  did  not  hesitate  to  attack  the  most  formidable  obsta- 
cles and  frequently  with  astonishing  success." 

A  most  pleasant  home  life  began  for  Mr.  Russell  at  his  marriage  to  Miss  M. 
L.  Lenoir,  a  granddaughter  of  General  Lenoir,  of  North  Carolina,  an  officer  of 
the  Continental  Army.  Two  daughters  were  born  to  Judge  and  Mrs.  Russell: 
Minnie  L.,  the  wife  of  J.  D.  Thomas,  a  wealthy  and  prominent  citizen  of  Waco, 
Texas  ;  and  Frances  L.,  the  wife  of  Dr.  Thomas  E.  Ferguson,  of  St.  Louis.  The 
younger  daughter  has  much  natural  talent  as  an  artist,  while  the  elder  daughter 
is  no  less  richly  gifted  in  oratorical  and  histrionic  lines. 

Always  interested  in  the  welfare  of  his  adopted  city  and  its  progress  along 
all  lines  tending  to  advance  municipal  virtue  or  elevate  humanity,  he  consented 
to  set  aside  his  life  long  rule  and  serve  for  four  years  as  a  member  of  the  school 
board,  in  which  connection  he  rendered  signal  service  to  the  city,  upholding  a 
high  standard  of  school  work.  He  was  largely  instrumental  in  selecting  the  site 
for  the  high  school  building  and  advocated  the  introduction  of  improved  methods 
of  instruction.  On  one  other  occasion  he  consented  to  hold  office,  accepting  the 
appointment  of  Governor  Stone  to  the  position  of  circuit  judge,  when  three  addi- 
tional circuit  judgeships  were  created  for  St.  Louis.  He  declined  to  become  a 
candidate  for  the  office  at  the  close  of  his  term  and  yet  undoubtedly  would  have 
received  strong  support  for  the  office  for  he  proved  an  able  jurist,  taking  to  the 
bench  the  same  high  qualities  which  he  has  ever  evidenced  in  private  life  and  in 
the  practice  of  the  law,  while  his  decisions  were  characterized  by  the  utmost  fair- 
ness and  by  a  masterful  grasp  of  every   problem  presented  for   solution.     His 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  559 

political  support  has  always  been  given  to  the  democracy,  Init  with  him  patriotic 
citizenship  is  ever  above  partisan  bias.  He  has  for  many  years  been  a  prominent 
official  member  of  the  First  Christian  church  but  again  a  broad  liberal  mind 
manifests  nothing  of  an  intolerant  spirit  and  recognizes  the  good  in  all.  In  all 
the  relations  of  life  he  has  stood  as  a  man  among  men,  accepting  no  false  stand- 
ards, holding  to  high  ideals  and  exemplifying  his  sympathy  with  the  world's 
progress  in  his  own  life. 


HERMAN  J.  BENDERSCHEID. 

Flerman  J.  Bcnderscheid,  president  of  the  Benderscheid  Manufacturing 
Company,  is  numbered  among  the  citizens  of  foreign  birth  whose  ready  adapta- 
bility and  business  enterprise  have  enabled  them  to  so  utilize  the  opportunities 
of  the  new  world  that  they  have  made  consecutive  progress  and  are  now  num- 
bered among  the  substantial  citizens  of  the  community.  Mr.  Benderscheid  was 
born  near  Cologne  on  the  Rhine  and  was  educated  in  the  fatherland.  He  came 
to  the  United  States  in  1880  and  here  began  work  at  the  cabinetmaker's  trade, 
which  he  had  previously  learned  in  Germany.  About  thirteen  years  were  spent 
in  the  employ  of  others  and  in  1893  '""^  established  business  on  his  own  account 
on  a  small  scale.  Since  that  time  the  enterprise  has  constantly  grown  until  he 
now  employs  fifty  workmen  and  the  floor  space  is  twenty-five  times  as  great  as 
it  was  when  he  established  business.  Ninety  per  cent,  of  his  product  is  shipped 
to  different  sections  of  the  country  and  the  house  has  built  up  a  splendid  repu- 
tation in  the  manufacture  of  show  cases  and  drug  store  equipments.  They  have 
a  floor  space  of  fort3'-nine  thousand  four  hundred  square  feet  and  the  shop  has 
never  been  closed  from  the  inception  of  the  business.  It  is  today  one  of  the 
most  successful  enterprises  of  its  kind  in  St.  Louis  and  is  the  visible  proof  of 
the  capability  and  careful  direction  of  Mr.  Benderscheid,  who,  coming  to  America 
as  a  poor  man,  has  succeeded  in  building  up  a  business  that  amounts  to  over 
one  hundred  thousand  dollars  annually.  Since  1894  his  son  Herman  has  been 
associated  with  him  as  secretary  and  general  manager,  but  Mr.  Benderscheid 
still  remains  at  the  head  of  the  enterprise  as  its  chief  executive  officer.  Un- 
doubtedly one  of  the  strong  features  of  his  success  is  the  fact  that  he  has  prac- 
tical knowledge  of  the  business  and  is  thus  able  to  draw  around  him  men 
whose  service  was  valuable,  for  his  judgment  could  readily  determine  their 
worth.  He  employs  onlv  skilled  workmen  and  therefore  the  output  is  such  as 
to  meet  the  most  critical  taste. 

Mr.  Benderscheid  was  married  in  1870  to  Miss  Bertha  Hahne.  of  Germany, 
and  to  them  has  been  born  an  onlv  son,  Herman,  who  yet  remains  a  member 
of  the  household  and  is  a  most  able  assistant  to  his  father  in  business.  Mr. 
Benderscheid  is  a  member  of  the  Liederkranz  Club  and  is  numbered  among  the 
most  successful  business  men  of  the  city.  Though  his  life  record  contains  no 
exciting  chapters,  to  the  thoughtful  student  there  are  many  lessons  in  it  which 
mav  be  profitablv  considered  and  followed,  showing  that  the  simple  weight  of 
character  and  ability  can  carry  one  into  important  business   relations. 


JAMES  W.  CLEMENS,  M.D. 

On  the  list  of  St.  Louis'  honored  dead  appears  the  name  of  Dr.  James  W. 
Clemens,  who  passed  away  in  this  city  August  7,  1873.  He  was  born  in  Wheel- 
ing, West  Virginia,  June  23,  1829,  his  parents  being  James  W.  and  Eleanor 
(Sherrard)  Clemens.  His  father  was  an  eminent  member  of  the  medical  fra- 
ternity  and,  removing  to  the  west,  became  one  of  the  founders  of  the  citv  of 


560  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Wheeling  in  what  was  then  the  Old  Dominion.  Reared  amid  the  refining  in- 
fluences of  a  home  where  intelligence  and  culture  were  dominant  qualities, 
James  W.  Clemens  completed  his  literary  education  and  then  took  up  the  study 
of  medicine,  carefully  preparing  for  the  onerous  duties  which  devolve  upon  the 
physician.  He  arrived  in  this  city  in  1861  and  almost  immediately  took  rank 
with  its  distinguished  physicians.  He  felt  the  deepest  interest  in  his  profession, 
not  only  from  the  scientific  but  also  from  the  humanitarian  standpoint,  and  he 
put  forth  every  effort  in  his  power  to  gain  a  knowledge  that  would  continually 
make  his  service  of  greater  benefit  to  his  fellowmen.  He  kept  in  touch  with 
the  advanced  thinkers  of  the  profession  and  his  native  and  acquired  ability 
brought  to  him  a  measure  of  success  that  designated  him  as  one  of  the  most 
able,  learned  and  conscientious  physicians  of  St.  Louis.  His  professional 
brethren  acknowledged  his  worth  as  a  representative  of  his  calling  and  he  was 
appointed  to  the  professorship  of  physiology  in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College, 
becoming  the  successor  of  the  distinguished  Dr.  John  H.  Walters. 

On  the  4th  of  April,  1866,  Dr.  Clemens  was  married  to  Miss  Helen  I. 
Clemens,  a  daughter  of  James  Clemens,  Jr.,  of  St.  Louis,  and  Eliza  Mullanphy. 
Their  only  son,  T.  Brackenridge  Clemens,  died  January  29,  1899.  He  left  two 
sons,  T.  Brackenridge  and  Jere  Joseph.  Their  surviving  children  are :  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  E.  Clarke,  the  widow  of  Lieutenant  Powhaton  H.  Clarke,  of  the 
United   States    army,  and  Mary  C.   Clemens. 

This  is  an  age  in  which  concentration  of  energy  and  purpose  has  resulted 
in  the  attainment  of  marked  success  and  prominence  in  given  lines.  Seldom 
has  a  man  vvho  has  reached  an  eminent  position  given  attention  to  more  than 
one  field  of  activity.  This  is  especially  true  in  medical  ranks,  for  the  able 
physician  recognizes  that  the  field  of  medical  science  is  so  broad  and  his  work 
so  responsible  that  he  must  concentrate  his  entire  time  and  attention  upon  this 
one  field.  Dr.  Clemens  followed  this  course  and  his  contemporaries  bear  testi- 
mony of  his  superior  ability  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery.  He  was 
exceedingly  modest  and  retiring  in  disposition  and  his  circle  of  friends  was 
select  rather  than  large.  Those  who  knew  him  well,  however,  found  in  him 
one  who  held  friendship  inviolable,  while  his  kindly  spirit,  his  strong  intellect 
and  his  deference  for  the  opinions  of  others  made  him  an  ideal  companion. 
In  his  home  he  was  a  most  devoted  husband  and  father  and  his  best  traits  of 
character  were  ever  reserved  for  his  own  fireside.  A  man  of  high  moral  sensi- 
bilities, strong  attachments  and  generous  instincts,  his  friendship  was  something 
prized  by  all  who  enjoyed  it.  Although  he  passed  away  at  a  comparatively  early 
age  he  left  the  lasting  impress  of  his  individuality  and  his  professional  skill  upon 
the  city  where  he  resided  for  twelve  years.  It  is  said:  "Not  the  good  that 
comes  to  us  but  the  good  that  comes  to  the  world  through  us  is  the  measure 
of  our  success,"  and  judged  in  this  way  Dr.  Clemens  was  preeminently  a 
successful  man. 


GUSTAVUS  A.  HOFFMANN. 

Few  men  in  Missouri  have  wider  acquaintance  than  Gustavus  A.  Hoffmann, 
and  none  are  held  in  higher  esteem.  His  record  sets  at  naught  the  popular  be- 
lief that  "a  successful  business  man  cannot  be  an  honest  man."  ^Ir.  Hoft'mami  is 
today  one  of  the  best  known  real-estate  dealers  of  St.  Louis,  handling  city  and 
suburban  property,  and  yet  in  no  instance  can  a  case  be  cited  where  his  business 
transactions  have  overreached  the  bounds  of  strictest  justice  and  equity.  His 
keen,  alert  mind  readily  sees  opportunities  which  his  energies  have  utilized  for 
profit,  but  at  no  time  has  business  excluded  his  deep  interest  and  active  participa- 
tion in  lines  of  work  for  the  moral  progress  of  the  race.  He  is  known  through- 
out the  brotherhood  as  a  most  earnest   and  diligent  worker   for  the  upbuilding 


G.   A.   HOFFMANN 


36— VOL.    111. 


662  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  Christian  church  and  in  this  connection  has  Ijrought  to  bear  his  excellent 
business  ability  in  solving  the  financial  problems  which  are  always  an  important 
factor  in  the  work  of  those  churches  which  depend  upon  voluntary  support. 

Mr.  Hoffman  was  born  August  31,  1847,  '"  Waltenelloch,  Germany.  His 
father,  Frederick  Hoffmann,  born  in  1805,  was  one  of  the  leading  German  Revo- 
lutionists of  1848  and  because  of  his  active  participation  in  the  struggle  to  se- 
cure greater  liberties  for  himself  and  his  countrymen,  came  to  America  follow- 
ing the  close  of  the  war.  He  was  a  contemporary  of  Carl  Schurz,  General  Siegel 
and  manv  other  prominent  German  leaders  of  the  Revolution  who  afterward  be- 
came active  in  American  affairs.  It  was  in  1851  that  Frederick  Hoffman  arrived 
in  this  country,  settling  first  in  Butler  county,  Ohio,  whence  he  removed  to 
Missouri  in  1865,  taking  up  his  abode  in  Ralls  county.  His  death  occurred  in 
Vandalia,  Missouri,  in  1888,  when  he  had  reached  the  age  of  eighty-three  years. 
His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Clara  Baker,  was  born  in  1825  and  died 
in  Hannibal,  Missouri,  in  1896. 

After  attending  the  common  schools  Gustavus  A.  Hoffman  pursued  a  course 
in  the  Christian  Universitv  of  Canton,  Missouri,  and  in  the  Missouri  State  Uni- 
versity. Completing  a  theological  course  at  Canton  he  was  ordained  as  a  minister 
of  the  Christian  church  and  during  1879  and  1880  he  organized  and  was  pastor 
of  three  churches  in  the  state  of  Montana.  Beginning  with  1882  he  became 
connected  with  the  various  missionarv  boards  and  was  for  ten  years  secretary  of 
the  state  organizations  and  delivered  addresses  in  over  eight  hundred  towns, 
thus  visiting  every  countv  in  the  state  of  Missouri.  During  a  portion  of  that 
time  he  was  office  editor  of  the  Christian  Evangelist,  published  at  St.  Louis,  an 
organ  of  the  Christian  church,  and  was  also  editor  of  the  Christian  Register  of 
Kansas  City.  For  one  year  he  acted  as  district  evangelist  and  for  three  years 
was  Sunday-school  evangelist,  while  ten  years  were  devoted  to  service  as  state 
evangelist  and  secretary  of  the  church  in  the  state  of  Missouri.  He  was  also 
pastor  of  the  Central  Christian,  Mount  Cabanne  and  Maplewood  churches  in  St. 
Louis,  and  of  the  church  at  Granite  City,  Illinois,  and  in  the  last  two  places  he 
was  instrumental  in  erecting  the  houses  of  worship.  He  was  recognized  as  one 
of  the  strong  and  influential  factors  in  his  denomination,  his  labors  being  effect- 
ive in  the  work  of  evangelization  in  bringing  to  the  people  a  knowledge  of  the 
doctrines  and  teachings  of  that  denomination. 

Mr.  Hoffmann  is  now  devoting  his  attention  largely  to  business  interests. 
He  was  the  original  one  to  suggest  its  organization,  and  was  one  of  its  incor- 
porators and  has  been  connected  with  the  Bank  of  Maplewood  since  its  organ- 
ization. He  was  for  a  time  vice  president  and  later  president  of  that  institution. 
He  is  now  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Arsenal  Realty  Company ;  president  of 
the  Maplewood  Realty  Company ;  and  president  of  the  Hoffman  Investment 
Company.  He  has  had  much  to  do  with  the  development  of  the  town  of  Maple- 
wood ;  one  of  the  most  attractive  residence  suburbs  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  also 
largely  interested  in  Arkansas  lands  and  is  manager  of  the  Lake  Valley  Farming 
Company  in  that  state,  which  owns  a  tract  of  eight  thousand  acres.  His  business 
sagacity  and  enterprise  are  most  marked,  and  seldom  is  he  at  fault  in  matters 
of  business  judgment  or  discernment.  In  the  control  of  real-estate  interests  he 
has  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  the  material  upbuilding  and  improve- 
ment of  the  city  and  suburban  property. 

On  the  30th  of  May,  1882,  Mr.  Hoft'mann  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Lucy  Ella,  a  daughter  of  Henrjr  Clay  and  Isabella  (Duncan)  Kelly,  of  Boone 
county,  Missouri.  Mrs.  Hoft'mann,  who  was  born  December  30,  1857,  has  been 
very  active  in  church  and  charitable  work  in  connection  with  the  Christian  church, 
proving  a  capable  assistant  to  her  husband  in  his  labors  in  that  direction.  Their 
children  are :  Hobson  M.,  who  was  educated  in  the  State  University  of  Missouri 
and  is  now  acting  as  assistant  cashier  of  the  ]\Iaplcwood  Bank;  and  Monroe  G., 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  563 

who  is  bookkeeper  for  the  Fidelity  Lumber  Company.  The  family  residence  is 
at  No.  2628  Marshall  avenue  in  Maplewood,  Mr.  Hoffman  votes  with  the 
democracy  and  is  interested  in  the  political  situation  of  the  country.  He  has 
served  as  treasurer  of  the  school  board  of  Maplewood  and  in  1908  was  a  senator- 
ial candidate  in  the  twenty-fifth  district.  Fie  is  an  Odd  Fellow  of  fortv  years 
standing  and  his  aid  and  influence  have  at  all  times  been  given  to  the  promotion 
of  its  beneficent  spirit.  His  life  is  an  example  of  the  fact  that  successful  busi- 
ness and  Christian  work  can  go  hand  in  hand  and  that  prosperity  and  an  honored 
name  mav  be  won  simultaneouslv. 


WILLIAM  D.  HENRY. 

William  D.  Henry,  who  for  some  years  prior  to  his  retirement  was  actively 
connected  with  street  railway  interests,  was  born  in  Jacksonville,  Illinois,  Octo- 
ber 10,  1830,  his  parents  being  Captain  John  and  Isabella  (Wilson)  Henry.  The 
father  was  a  cabinetmaker  by  trade,  but  in  1828  entered  government  service  at 
Jacksonville,  Illinois.  Later  he  was  transferred  to  Lexington  and  made  the 
journey  by  wagon,  as  there  were  no  railroad  trains  at  that  early  period.  He 
was  closely  associated  with  pioneer  development  in  the  Mississippi  valley  and 
participated  in  the  memorable  fight  with  the  noted  Indian  chief,  Black  Hawk, 
while  on  other  occasions  he  had  many  narrow  escapes  from  death  at  the  hands 
of  the  Indians.  Later  he  returned  to  Jacksonville  and  was  a  factor  in  the  early 
development  and  progress  of  that  city.  That  it  was  little  more  than  a  hamlet 
at  the  time  when  he  took  up  his  abode  there  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he 
mowed  grass  where  now  stand  some  of  the  most  prominent  buildings  of  the 
city  and  he  also  erected  the  first  brick  structure  there.  His  death  occurred 
when  he  had  reached  the  venerable  age  of  eighty-three  years. 

William  D.  Henry  acquired  his  early  education  in  private  schools  and  after 
coming  to  St.  Louis  attended  Jonathan  Jones'  Commercial  College.  When  he 
had  completed  his  course  he  entered  the  jewelry  business  on  the  14th  of  Febru- 
ary, 1847,  m  connection  with  Isaac  D.  Custer  at  Morgan  and  Third  streets, 
there  remaining  for  four  years.  Subsequently  he  became  associated  with  Ed- 
ward Mead  &  Company  in  the  wholesale  jewelry  business  on  Main  and  Pine 
streets.  Four  years  later  Mr.  Henry  contracted  a  partnership  with  W.  H. 
Maurice  in  the  same  line  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  practically  paralyzed 
trade  interests  in  St.  Louis,  save  in  lines  which  were  absolute  necessities,  and, 
like  many  another  firm,  that  of  Maurice  &  Henry  went  under.  For  a  year 
thereafter  Mr.  Henry  engaged  in  clerking  for  D.  H.  Lackman  and  then  became 
cashier  for  the  house,  occupying  the  position  for  about  one  year,  after  which 
he  engaged  for  a  time  in  the  banking  business.  He  then  joined  his  brother  and 
brother-in-law,  Erastus  Wells,  in  forming  a  company  known  as  the  Olive  Street 
Railroad,  of  which  he  became  secretary  and  treasurer,  and  from  that  time  his 
business  career  was  marked  by  steady  progress  and  substantial  success  until  his 
retirement  with  a  handsome  competency  that  he  might  enjoy  the  evening  of  life 
in  well  earned  rest. 

On  the  14th  of  June,  1855,  Mr.  Henry  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Har- 
rison, of  St.  Louis,  with  whom  he  has  now  traveled  life's  journey  happily  for 
fifty-four  years.  Their  three  children  yet  survive.  Guilford  W.  Henry,  the 
eldest  son,  wedded  ]\Iiss  Lizzie  Scott,  and  by  this  union  there  are  the  following 
children :  Mrs.  lone  H.  Goerner ;  Dr.  Rolla  H..  who  is  connected  with  the  city 
hospital  staff;  Arline ;  Harold  B. ;  and  Scott.  Frank  R.  Henry,  the  second  son, 
succeeded  his  father  after  the  latter's  retirement  from  street  railway  interests 
and  is  now  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  JMajestic  Range  Company.  Mrs.  Cora 
H.  Bacon,  the  daughter  of  William  D.  Henry,  is  a  resident  of  Kansas  City, 
Missouri. 


564  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Henry  is  a  member  of  the  First  Christian  church,  belongs  also  to  the 
Legion  of  Honor  and  gives  loyal  support  to  the  democratic  party.  No  good 
work  done  in  the  name  of  charity  or  religion  seeks  his  aid  in  vain.  He  enjoys 
the  surrounding  of  a  comfortable  home,  the  associations  of  his  children  and 
grandchildren  and  the  companionship  of  the  wife  with  whom  he  has  now  lived 
in  the  close  relations  of  a  happy  married  life  for  more  than  a  half  century. 


JOHN   SCHROERS. 


In  1877,  a  big-framed,  light-haired,  bright-eyed  German  youth  joined  the 
corps  of  newspaper  reporters  in  St.  Louis.  He  was  fresh  from  the  fatherland. 
Running  the  gauntlet  of  the  first  experiences  of  the  new  American  in  this  coun- 
try, the  stout-hearted  young  immigrant  reached  St.  Louis  with  a  dime  in  his 
pocket.  On  half  of  his  capital  he  breakfasted.  The  other  five  cents  went  for  a 
newspaper  in  the  hope  that  a  suggestion  might  be  found  in  the  "help  wanted"  col- 
umns. 

In  1908,  John  Schroers  went  back  on  a  visit  to  his  old  home  at  Aix-la-Cha- 
pelle,  a  man  of  means,  which  seemed  fabulous  to  that  community.  He  had  been 
manager  of  three  newspapers,  president  of  the  board  of  education,  a  director  in 
the  great  World's  Fair  organization,  and  moving  spirit  in  its  department  of  edu- 
cation, president  of  the  Choral  Symphony  Society,  a  member  of  the  board  of  vis- 
itors of  the  Military  Academy  at  West  Point  selected  by  the  president  of  the 
LTnited  States.  Surely  this  was  achievement  within  thirty-one  years  of  American 
citizenship.     Every  step  had  been  earned. 

John  Schroers  worked  his  passage  across  the  ocean  from  Antwerp,  an  em- 
ploye in  the  boiler-room  of  the  steamer.  He  had  forty-two  cents  when  he 
reached  New  York.  That  first  night  in  the  new  world  he  slept  on  the  steps  of 
Trinity  church.  He  was  bv  turns  a  newsboy,  a  seller  of  washwringers,  an  attend- 
ant at  a  shooting  park.  The  occupations  that  boy  found  while  he  was  learning 
American  ways  varied  from  setting  up  ten  pins  in  a  Newark  bowlipg  alley  to 
driving  a  grocer's  wagon  in  Kansas  City.  The  story  is  like  fiction,  but  stranger. 
Running  through  the  four  or  five  years  of  the  trying  out  of  the  youth  is  the  evi- 
dence of  tireless  industry  and  never  failing  courage. 

The  half-dime  that  was  left  after  the  sandwich  breakfast  in  St.  Louis  in- 
formed the  eighteen-year-old  newcomer,  through  the  want  columns,  that  the 
Schulenburg  &  Boeckeler  lumberyard  was  in  need  of  lumber  pilers.  John  Schroers 
was  employed  at  seven  dollars  and  fifty  cents  a  week,  only  to  be  told  in  three 
weeks  that  he  was  "not  made  for  lumber  piling."  Then  came  driving  a  feed 
wagon.  John  Schroers  was  intended  by  nature  for  a  mixer  with  people  rather 
than  for  manual  labor.  He  had  the  manner  which  invited  intercourse.  When  he 
stopped  his  feed  wagon  outside  and  went  into  the  Volkstimme  des  Westens  news- 
paper office  one  day  to  look  at  the  file,  the  clerk,  after  a  glance  at  the  pleasant 
countenance,  asked  him  if  he  was  looking  for  a  job.  With  ready  wit  the  youth 
replied  that  he  had  work,  but  would  take  something  better.  The  clerk  said  the 
editor  wanted  a  reporter,  and  John  Schroers  went  upstairs  to  see  Dr.  \\'^alser.  A 
face  is  a  fortune  often.  John  Schroers  was  given  a  clipping  to  translate  into 
German.  Dr.  Walser  said  it  was  not  very  well  done,  but  when  he  looked  at  the 
eager  light  in  the  blue  eyes  he  told  the  youth  he  might  try  reporting  at  eight  dol- 
lars a  week.    And  thus  it  was  John  Schroers  struck  his  gait  in  America. 

When  the  Volkstimme  went  on  the  financial  rocks  for  a  paper  bill  of  six 
hundred  dollars,  John  Schroers  had  won  the  confidence  of  those  with  whom  he 
came  in  contact  to  such  a  degree  that  Mayor  Henry  Overstolz  loaned  him  the 
money  to  take  over  the  property.  He  transformed  the  paper  into  a  Sunday 
publication,  and  in  a  month  had  sold  it  for  eleven  hundred  dollars  to  Otto  L. 


JOHN  SCHROERS 


566  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Hilpert  and  A.  Kaufman.  He  carried  the  money  to  Mr.  Overstolz,  who  took  out 
his  investment  and  turned  the  profit  over  to  the  maker  of  it.  The  money  went 
into  the  bank.  John  Schroers  went  to  the  Anzeiger  des  Westens  as  a  reporter. 
His  facuhy  of  winning  confidence  and  making  friends  was  telhng  rapidly.  The 
younger  newspaper  men  of  that  period  included  Walter  B.  Stevens,  Frank  R. 
O'Neil,  Stanley  Waterloo,  Eugene  Field,  Florence  D.  White,  William  Vincent 
Byars,  William  Marion  Reedy,  William  A.  Kelsoe,  Harry  B.  Wandell,  John  J. 
Jennings,  John  T.  McEnnis,  John  F.  Magner.  These  men  took  more  than  kindly 
to  the  new  German  reporter.  They  recognized  the  stuflf  in  him,  helped  him  and 
encouraged  him. 

On  the  Anzeiger  with  Carl  Daenzer,  advancement  was  steady.  In  1882  John 
Schroers  was  city  editor  of  the  Anzeiger.  Two  years  later  he  was  the  business 
manager,  in  which  capacity  his  strong  qualities  developed.  Foreseeing  the  ten- 
dencies, Mr.  Schroers  brought  about  consolidation  of  St.  Louis  German  news- 
paper interests  in  the  control  of  a  corporation  known  as  the  German-American 
Press  Association.  This  was  a  work  of  years.  The  Anzeiger  and  the  West- 
liche  Post  were  united.  The  Tribune  and  the  Tageblatt  were  taken  into  the 
association.  As  general  manager  of  three  German  publications  in  St.  Louis  John 
Schroers  became  much  more  than  a  local  figure  in  the  newspaper  field. 

In  April,  1907,  was  taken  the  boldest  step  of  John  Schroers'  newspaper  career. 
The  German-American  Press  Association  began  the  publication  of  The  Times, 
entering  the  afternoon  field  of  English  journalism  in  St.  Louis  with  a  paper  which 
at  once  took  high  rank  in  editorial  management  and  in  mechanical  excellence, 
meeting  with  a  measure  of  business  success  which  caused  marveling.  In  July, 
1908,  John  Schroers  sold  his  interest  in  The  Times  for  one  hundred  and  seven- 
teen thousand  dollars,  and,  taking  his  wife  and  twins,  celebrated  his  first  vaca- 
tion in  more  than  thirtv  years  with  a  visit  to  his  old  home. 


LEWIS  MILLER  RUMSEY. 

When  the  history  of  St.  Louis  and  her  prominent  men  shall  have  been  writ- 
ten, its  pages  will  bear  no  more  illustrious  name  than  that  of  Rumsey,  which 
has  long  been  a  potential  factor  in  the  commercial  activity  and  resultant  pros- 
perity of  the  city.  If  "biography  is  the  home  aspect  of  history,"  as  Wilmott  has 
expressed  it,  it  is  certainly  within  the  province  of  true  history  to  commemorate 
and  perpetuate  the  lives  of  those  men  whose  careers  have  been  of  signal  use- 
fulness and  honor  to  the  state,  it  is  not  only  compatible  but  absolutely  imperative 
that  mention  be  made  of  the  Rumsey  family,  for  they  have  been  the  founders 
and  promoters  of  one  of  the  most  important  industrial  concerns  not  only  of  the 
city  of  St.  Louis  but  of  the  country,  for  their  interests  connect  them  largely  with 
other  cities  as  well.  He  whose  name  introduces  this  review  is  today  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Rumsey  Manufacturing  Company,  having  been  called  to  the  office 
of  chief  executive  offices  on  the  19th  of  August,  1905.  In  his  ownership  he 
succeeded  to  a  business  established  by  his  father,  but  has  enlarged  and  success- 
fully controlled  it  in  more  recent  years.  His  birth  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  Janu- 
ary 24,  1876,  and  he  is  descended  from  Welsh  ancestry.  It  is  not  definitely 
known  whether  the  town  of  Rumsey  derived  its  name  from  the  family  or  their 
name  from  the  town,  but,  at  all  events,  the  ancestors  of  our  subject  resided  for 
many  generations  in  the  little  rock-ribbed  country  and"  were  closely  identified 
with  the  interests  of  the  town.  From  an  early  epoch  in  American  history, 
too,  the  family  has  been  represented  on  this  side  the  Atlantic.  Lewis  M.  Rum- 
sey, Sr.,  father  of  our  subject,  came  from  the  state  of  New  York  to  St.  Louis 
and  was  the  founder  of  the  business  now  carried  on  under  the  name  of  the 
L.  M.  Rumsey  Manufacturing  Company.  He  was  also  one  of  the  organizers  of 
the  Madison  Car  Company,  which  is  now  a  branch  of  the  American  Car  Com- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  567 

pany,  and  foi  a  nuinbcr  of  years  was  the  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Fair  Asso- 
ciation. With  wonderful  prescience  of  mind  he  discerned  the  needs  of  the  city 
and  the  possibilities  for  business  development.  He  became  one  of  the  builders 
of  the  Merchants  Terminal  bridge  and  many  monuments  to  his  memory  remain 
features  of  the  city's  material  development,  growth  and  prosperity.  While 
his  name  became  widely  known  in  industrial  circles  he  was  also  recognized  as 
a  most  influential  factor  in  the  ranks  of  the  democracy,  and  acted  as  the  first 
temporary  chairman  of  the  convention  of  1896  when  W.  J.  Bryan  was  nomi- 
nated for  the  presidency.  His  death  occurred  in  1900,  and  in  his  passing  St. 
Louis  lost  one  of  its  most  distinguished,  honored  and  successful  men.  Lewis  M. 
Rumsey,  Sr..  married  Emma  Gaty,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Gaty,  and  children 
as  follows  survived  L.  M.  Rumsey:  Lewis  M. ;  Horace  S. ;  Evadne  G.,  now  Mrs. 
Stanley  Stoner,  of  St.  Louis,  who  has  one  daughter,  Marian ;  Marian  E.,  and 
Julia.  Mrs.  Rumsey  later  married  Joseph  Dickson,  of  St.  Louis,  and  is  now 
his  widow,  of  that  city. 

Samuel  Gaty,  the  grandfather  of  L.  M.  and  Horace  S.  Rumsey,  the  presi- 
dent and  secretarv  respectively  of  the  Rumsey  Manufacturing  Company,  built 
and  operated  the  first  iron  foundry  in  St.  Louis  and  was  a  pioneer  in  various 
fields  of  enterprise,  becoming  widely  known  as  an  iron  manufacturer.  Samuel 
Gaty  built  the  first  fire  engine  west  of  the  Mississippi  and  also  the  first  steam- 
boat engine.  He,  too,  did  much  for  the  substantial  improvement  of  St.  Louis, 
being  one  of  the  organizers,  if  not  the  founders,  of  the  Liberty  Company,  an 
organization  of  volunteer  firemen,  most  of  the  members  of  which  were  workers 
in  his  foundry.  The  Liberty  Fire  Company  occupied  practically  an  entire  block 
between  Franklin,  Third,  JNIorgan  and  Fourth  streets.  The  old  Gaty  mansion 
was  standing  near  by  and  only  a  few  years  ago  was  replaced  by  business  blocks. 

Lewis  M.  Rumsey  attended  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  for  a  number 
of  years  and  afterward  matriculated  in  Smith's  Academy,  but  completed  his 
education  in  the  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis  in  December,  1896.  Tm- 
mediately  after  leaving  the  university  he  joined  his  father  in  business,  entering 
the  establishment  in  a  humble  capacity,  but  working  his  way  upward  as  he 
familiarized  himself  with  the  various  branches  of  the  business,  until  he  was 
well   qualified   for   active   control. 

The  Rumsey  Manufacturing  Company  is  not  only  one  of  the  best  known 
industrial  concerns  in  St.  Louis,  but  one  of  the  foremost  in  the  country  in  their 
lines  and  one  that  has  done  much  toward  drawing  attention  of  the  general 
public  to  St.  Louis.  The  original  partners  were  L.  M.  and  ]\Ioses  Rumsey,  who 
began  the  manufacture  of  machinerv  in  1865.  Their  capital  was  limited,  but 
by  their  sagacity  and  unremitting  diligence  they  built  up  a  business  of  great 
magnitude.  The  parent  factory  was  located  at  Seneca  Falls,  New  York,  where 
all  of  their  fire  engines  and  heavy  machinery  were  manufactured.  Subsequently 
the  fire  engine  department  of  that  plant  was  disposed  of  to  the  American  La 
France  Fire  Engine  Company,  the  Rumsey  Manufacturing  Company  retaining 
the  pump  department,  where  has  since  been  manufactured  their  extensive  and 
well  known  line  of  pumps.  Later  they  erected  an  extensive  factory  in  North 
Indianapolis,  where  they  manufactured  scythes,  grain  cradles  and  other  light 
agricultural  implements.  At  the  St.  Louis  factory  is  manufactured  lead  pipe, 
sheet  and  bar  lead,  pump  chains  and  chain  pump  material,  together  with  many 
other  things.  Their  plant  here  covers  an  entire  block,  the  main  building  extend- 
ing from  Nos.  801  to  No.  821  North  ]\Iain  street,  and  is  five  stories  in  height. 
The  factory  is  just  across  the  road  at  Nos.  800  to  822  North  ]\Iain  street,  and 
they  have  an  immense  warehouse,  extending  from  No.  800  to  No.  822  North 
Second  street.  The  growth  and  development  of  the  business  has  been  remark- 
able, as  from  an  humble  beginning  it  has  become  a  standard  in  its  line.  Their 
sales  the  first  year  reached  one  hundred  and  fiftv  thousand  dollars  and  as  long 
ago  as  1877  had  crossed  the  one  million  mark.  The  business  has  increased  an- 
nually,  and   their   facilities   are   being  continually  extended.     The  business   orig- 


568  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

inally  was  an  agency  for  pumps,  fire  arms  and  agricultural  implements.  In 
those  days  pumps  were  a  leading  article  in  plumber's  work,  and  this  led  into 
the  plumbing  goods  business,  in  which  the  firm  soon  took  a  leading  position, 
which  has  been  maintained  and  an  international  reputation  and  prominence  se- 
cured. 

Lewis  M.  Rumsey,  the  father  of  the  present  heads  of  the  business,  was  a 
practical  mechanic  and  invented  some  of  the  most  useful  pieces  of  machinery 
manufactured  by  the  firm,  including  a  machine  for  making  pump  chains,  which 
is  the  simplest  and  most  expeditious  in  the  country,  turning  six  thousand  feet 
of  pump  chain  every  ten  hours.  The  company  manufactures  nothing  on  royalty, 
preferring  to  invent  their  own  machinery  or  buy  the  patents  from  other  in- 
ventors. Their  business  is  conducted  on  such  an  admirable  system  that  the  cost 
of  every  article  is  reduced  to  a  minimum  and  their  output  has  supplanted  that 
of  many  eastern  factories.  Their  product  finds  ready  sale  from  the  Atlantic 
to  the  Pacific  coast  and  they  have  quite  an  extensive  foreign  trade  as  well. 

On  September  21,  1880,  the  original  firm  name  of  L.  M.  Rumsey  &  Com- 
pany was  changed,  the  business  being  incorporated  under  the  name  of  the  L.  M. 
Rumsey  Manufacturing  Company,  with  Lewis  M.  Rumsey  as  president  and  his 
brother,  Moses  Rumsey,  as  secretary  and  treasurer.  On  the  death  of  L.  M. 
Rumsey  in  1900,  Moses  Rumsey  became  president  and  at  the  time  of  his  death 
in  1905,  L.  M.  Rumsey,  Jr.,  became  president,  since  when  he  has  successfully 
directed  the  aff'airs  of  the  firm.  L.  M.  Rumsey,  Jr.,  is,  moreover,  well  known 
and  has  extensive  connections  in  the  business  and  financial  circles  of  St.  Louis, 
being  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Company,  of  the  State  National 
Bank,  the  Security  Building  Company,  and  about  sixteen  other  enterprises  re- 
ceive his  financial  support  and  benefit  by  the  wisdom  of  his  business  judgment. 

On  April  2,  1903,  Mr.  Rumsey  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Florence  Newton,  a  daughter  of  W.  P.  Newton,  auditor  of  the  Frisco  Railroad, 
and  they  have  two  children:  Lewis  Miller  III,  and  Margaret,  who  are  with  their 
parents  in  one  of  the  city's  beautiful  homes,  at  No.  4378  Westminster  place.  Mr. 
Rumsey  is  independent  in  political  affiliation,  while  socially  he  is  connected  with 
the  Missouri  Athletic,  the  Noonday  and  the  Glen  Echo'  Clubs.  Mr.  Rumsey 
served  eight  years  as  a  member  of  First  Regiment  Missouri  National  Guards 
and  six  months  in  First  Missouri  Volunteer  Infantry  in  the  Spanish-American 
war.  He  is  a  member  of  Military  Order  of  Foreign  Wars.  He  is  a  man  of 
kindly  spirit,  of  generous  disposition  and  of  broad  humanitarianism.  The  ac- 
cumulation of  wealth  has  not  been  allowed  to  afl:'ect  his  relations  toward  others 
less  fortunate.  While  he  has  never  courted  popularity,  he  holds  friendship 
inviolable,  and  as  true  worth  may  always  win  his  regard,  he  has  a  very  ex- 
tensive circle  of  friends.  Those  who  know  him  personally  find  him  a  genial, 
courteous,  considerate  man,  while  in  business  circles  he  stands  as  one  of  the 
captains  of  industry,  capable  of  marshalling  a  host  of  employes  and  conducting 
mammoth   interests. 


TOM  RANDOLPH. 


The  public  that  knows  Tom  Randolph  today  as  a  financier  and  banker  of 
St.  Louis  can  scarcely  realize  that  he  began  his  career  in  the  field  of  banking  as 
a  messenger.  Promotion,  however,  came  to  him  rapidly,  and  for  many  years  he 
has  figured  prominently  in  financial  circles,  being  today  vice  president  of  the  Na- 
tional Bank  of  Commerce,  vice  president  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company 
of  St.  Louis,  and  president  of  the  Merchants'  &  Planters'  National  Bank  of  Sher- 
man, Texas.  He  was  born  in  Rome,  Tennessee,  November  13,  1854,  his  parents 
being  John  Lewis  and  Mary  (Bradley)  Randolph,  with  whom  he  removed  to 
Texas  when  four  years  of  age.     His  education  was  acquired  in  private  schools 


TOM  RANDOLPH 


570  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  that  state,  and  in  1872  he  secured  a  position  as  bank  messenger,  but  his  excel- 
lent qualifications,  his  ready  adaptability  and  his  faithfulness  soon  won  him  pro- 
motion, so  that  in  1874  he  was  made  cashier.  In  1886  he  was  elected  to  the  pres- 
idency of  the  Merchants'  &  Planters'  National  Bank  of  Sherman,  Texas,  a  posi- 
tion he  still  holds,  and  on  the  7th  of  February,  1903,  was  chosen  vice  president  of 
the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company  of  St.  Louis.  In  the  meantime  his  business 
interests  were  continually  broadening  in  scope  and  importance  and  many  cor- 
porate interests  have  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  cooperation  and  have  profited  bv  his 
wise  counsel  and  keen  business  discernment.  He  is  now  a  director  in  the  Equita- 
ble Life  Insurance  Society  of  New  York,  the  St.  Louis-Southwestern  Railway 
Company,  and  is  president  and  director  in  various  corporations,  including  rail- 
ways, cotton  oil  mills,  etc.,  in  Texas  and  the  southwest.  That  he  is  prominent  in 
business  circles  is  apparent  to  all  who  see  him  in  the  meetings  of  the  American 
Bankers'  Association  and  of  the  Business  Men's  League.  Of  the  former  he 
served  on  the  executive  committee,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  latter. 

On  the  31st  of  July,  1889,  in  Sherman,  Texas,  Mr.  Randolph  was  married  to 
Miss  Fay  Binkley  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  daughters  and  a  son :  .Ada 
B.,  Tom  and  Mary  Etta.  The  family  attend  the  Methodist  church,  of  which 
Mrs.  Randolph  is  a  member.  He  gives  his  political  endorsement  to  the  democ- 
racy at  the  polls  and  the  nature  of  his  social  interests  is  indicated  by  his  mem- 
bership connection  with  the  St.  Louis,  Racquet,  Noonday,  Glen  Echo  and  the 
Maine  Hunting  and  Fishing  and  other  clubs.  The  interests  of  his  life  are  now 
extensive  and  are  so  varied  in  nature  as  to  make  him  a  well  rounded  man,  and, 
while  his  financial  and  commercial  connections  have  become  extensive,  he  has 
ever  found  opportunity  to  uphold,  by  time,  influence  and  material  support,  those 
measures  which  contribute  to  public  progress  and  prosperity. 


JAMES  EDMUND  RUTLEDGE. 

Few  if  any  men  in  St.  Louis  are  any  better  known  in  the  bituminous  coal 
trade  than  our  subject,  who  was  born  October  30,  1861,  in  Bloomington,  Illinois, 
the  son  of  W.  D.  and  Lucy  (Askins)  Rutledge.  On  his  maternal  side  he  is  a 
descendant  of  one  of  the  old  and  pioneer  families  of  the  west.  No  special  ad- 
vantages of  wealth  or  influence  aided  James  E.  Rutledge  at  the  outset  of  his 
career.  His  educational  advantages  were  only  such  as  the  public  schools  af- 
forded and,  to  provide  for  his  own  support,  in  early  life  he  secured  a  position  as 
cash  boy  in  the  William  Barr  dry  goods  house  in  St.  Louis,  to  which  city  his 
parents  removed  when  he  was  but  a  lad  of  ten  years.  He  was  afterwards 
employed  by  various  other  companies  of  the  city,  while  eventually  he  entered 
the  coal  business  as  salesman  for  the  Consolidated  Coal  Company  in  1888.  Here 
he  applied  himself  closely  in  gaining  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness. In  1894  Mr.  Rutledge  went  into  the  coal  business  on  his  own  account,  as 
a  retailer,  and  in  1896  organized  the  firm  of  Rutledge  &  Taylor  with  S.  R.  Taylor. 
In  1897  this  firm  became  wholesalers,  also  doing  a  retail  business.  In  1899 
they  became  sole  agents  of  the  Mount  Olive  &  Staunton  Coal  Company  and 
soon  after  added  the  Trenton  Coal  Company.  In  1900  the  latter  company  met 
with  reverses  and  was  purchased  by  Rutledge  &  Taylor,  who  owned,  operated 
and  sold  the  product  produced.  On  the  death  of  Mr.  Taylor  in  September, 
1902,  Mr.  Rutledge  purchased  his  partner's  interest  in  the  Trenton  Coal  Com- 
pany, becoming  sole  owner.  In  December,  1902,  the  business,  which  had  been 
for  some  time  exclusively  wholesale,  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Mis- 
souri as  the  Rutledge  &  Taylor  Coal  Company,  with  ]\lr.  Rutledge  as  president 
and  chief  executive  officer.  While  practically  the  owner  and  head  of  the  Rut- 
ledge &  Taylor  Coal  Company  of  .'^t.  Louis,  with  offices  in  Lincoln  Trust  Build- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  571 

ing,  of  that  city,  and  the  Old  Colony  Building,  Chicago,  Mr.  Rutledge  is  also 
the  owner  oi  the  Trenton  Coal  Comjiany  and  the  Inter-State  Coal  and  Mining 
Company  and  vice  president  of  the  New  Staunton  Coal  Company.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Illinois  Coal  Operators  Associa- 
tion. These  extensive  interests  are  the  outgrowth  of  the  business  enterprise, 
initiative  spirit  and  keen  discernment  of  Mr.  Rutledge.  The  result  of  his  close 
application,  careful  study,  combined  with  business  acumen  and  energy,  has  made 
him  a  self-made  man,  who  commands  the  respect  and  admiration  of  his  business 
associates,  is  beloved  by  his  employes,  because  of  his  just  and  generous  dealings, 
and  honored  and  trusted  among  all  men  with  whom  he  has  had  business 
transactions. 

Mr.  Rutledge  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  the  Mercantile  Club,  ]\Iis- 
souri  Athletic  Club  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  Automobile  Club  of  Chicago.  He  is 
the   father  of  two  children. 


GEORGE  C.  R.  WAGONER. 

As  a  natural  consequence  of  his  business,  social  and  political  connections, 
public  opinion  places  George  C.  R.  Wagoner  in  a  position  among  the  prominent 
residents  of  St.  Louis.  Not  so  abnormally  developed  in  any  direction  as  to  be 
regarded  as  a  genius,  his  activities,  however,  have  reached  out  along  various 
lines,  all  of  which  have  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  enterprising  spirit,  practical  judg- 
ment and  keen  foresight.  A  native  of  Ohio,  Mr.  Wagoner  was  born  in  Cin- 
cinnati, September  3,  1863,  and  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1866.  His  education  was 
acquired  in  the  public  schools  and,  passing  through  the  consecutive  grades,  he 
eventually  pursued  high-school  and  polytechnic  courses.  With  the  idea  of  at 
some  time  becoming  an  active  member  of  the  medical  fraternity,  he  matriculated 
in  the  Beaumont  Hospital  Medical  College  and  after  leaving  school  was  for 
two  years  associated  with  the  Richardson  Drug  Company.  Subsequently  he 
went  to  Louisiana,  Missouri,  where  for  a  year  he  occupied  the  position  of  book- 
keeper with  the  firm  of  Graves  &  Goldsmith,  returning  thence  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  entered  the  employ  of  his  father  in  the  undertaking  business.  This 
was  in  1881  and  he  has  continued  in  the  same  line  to  the  present  time,  acting 
as  an  employe  in  his  father's  establishment  until  March,  1900,  when  he  was 
admitted  to  a  partnership.  Subsequently  he  became  president  of  the  Wagoner 
Undertaking  Company,  controlling  a  most  extensive  and  growing  business,  this 
establishment  setting  the  standard  for  business  in  this  field.  He  has  not  con- 
fined his  attention,  however,  to  one  line,  but  is  well  known  in  real-estate  circles 
as  the  secretary-treasurer  of  the  Wagoner  Realty  Company. 

On  the  1st  of  September,  1887,  in  Greenville,  Illinois,  Mr.  Wagoner  was 
married  to  Miss  Lulu  L.  Blanchard,  a  daughter  of  Elisha  Howell  Blanchard, 
of  Greenville.  She  is  prominent  in  St.  Louis  with  the  Daughters  of  the  American 
Revolution,  being  entitled  to  membership  therein  from  the  fact  that  among  her 
ancestors  were  those  who  valiantly  fought  for  the  cause  of  independence.  The 
Blanchards  were  of  French  lineage,  the  family  being  early  estabhshed  in  New 
Orleans.  Her  father's  great-uncle,  for  whom  he  was  named,  was  an  officer  in 
the  Revolutionary  war.  Mrs.  Wagoner  is  also  eligible  to  membership  in  the 
Mayflower  Society  and  the  Society  of  Colonial  Dames,  tracing  her  ancestry  back 
to  Judge  Richard  Christopher,  who  married  Grace  Turner,  a  daughter  of  Jolin 
and  Mary  (Brewster)  Turner,  the  latter  a  daughter  of  Jonathan  Brewster,  of 
Plymouth,  Massachusetts,  who  crossed  the  Atlantic  on  the  ship  Fortune,  No- 
vember 20,  1661,  his  wife,  Lucretia,  having  preceded  him  as  a  passenger  on  the 
Mayflower.  Jonathan  Brewster's  father  was  Elder  William  Brewster,  a  member 
of  the  band  of  pilgrims  who  landed  from  the  Mayflower  on  Plymouth  Rock  in 
1620.    The  line  of  descent  is  traced  down  through  Joanna  Christopher,  daughter 


572  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  Judge  Richard  Christopher.  She  became  the  wife  of  Benajah  Leffingwell, 
and  their  daughter,  EHzabeth,  married  Hezekiah  Kelley.  They  had  a  daughter, 
Lucy,  who  became  the  wife  of  Thomas  Baker  Waite  and  the  mother  of  Lucy 
Kelley  Waite,  who  married  Elisfia  Howell  Blanchard.  Their  daughter  is  Mrs. 
Lulu  Leffingwell  Wagoner,  the  wife  of  George  C.  R.  Wagoner. 

Mr.  Wagoner  is  prominent  in  various  social  and  fraternal  organizations. 
He  belongs  to  the  Mercantile,  Missouri  Athletic,  the  Brevator,  Oasis  and  Elks 
Clubs.  He  is  likewise  a  prominent  Mason  and  is  a  past  master  of  Missouri 
Lodge,  No.  I,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Missouri  Chapter,  No.  i,  R.  A.  M. ;  Ascalon 
Commandery,  No.  i6,  K.  T.';  all  of  the  Scottish  Rite  bodies,  in  which  he  has 
attained  the  thirty-second  degree ;  and  Aloolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine. 
He  is  a  distinguished  representative  of  Pythian  interests,  being  a  past  chancellor 
of  Red  Cross  Lodge,  No.  54,  K.  P.,  and  a  past  grand  chancellor  of  the  state 
of  Missouri  and  likewise  past  supreme  representative.  In  1891  he  was  president 
of  the  Merchants  League  Club,  of  St.  Louis,  and  was  sent  by  that  club  as  its 
representative  to  attend  the  funeral  of  President  INIcKinley.  He  also  belongs 
to  the  Ohio  Society.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  Zulema  Temple,  No.  54, 
D.  O.  K.  K.,  and  belongs  to  Alpha  Council,  No.  i,  of  the  Legion  of  Honor,  and  is 
a  past  supreme  representative. 

While  the  extent  of  his  business  interests  and  the  importance  of  his  lodge 
and  social  connections  place  Mr.  Wagoner  in  a  prominent  position,  he  is  equally 
well  known  because  of  his  activity  in  political  circles.  Unlike  many  successful 
men  he  aoe_  not  neglect  his  duties  of  citizenship  but,  on  the  contrary,  gives 
stalwart  support  to  the  principles  in  which  he  believes  and  which  he  feels  will 
best  conserve  the  permanent  peace  and  prosperity  of  the  country.  He  has 
acted  as  a  member  of  the  city  central  committee,  has  been  chairman  of  the 
twelfth  district  republican  congressional  committee  and,  in  1902,  was  elected 
to  represent  his  district  in  the  fifty-seventh  congress,  where  his  course  was  at 
all  times  characterized  by  devotion  to  national  progress  and  to  the  interests  of 
his  constituents  at  home.  Loyalty  and  fidelity  are  recognized  as  salient  char- 
acteristics in  his  career,  while  an  unfeigned  cordiality  renders  him  popular 
among  those  with  whom  he  is  associated  only  in  social  relations. 


JAMES  ARTHUR  ANDERSON. 

Among  those  engaged  in  the  laundry  business  in  St.  Louis  none  holds  a 
more  prominent  place  and  has  been  more  influential  in  establishing  the  reputa- 
tion of  this  enterprise  than  James  Arthur  Anderson,  president  of  the  J.  Arthur 
Anderson  Laundry  Company,  at  3968-3970  Olive  street.  This  is  one  of  the  larg- 
est and  most  prosperous  concerns  of  the  kind  here,  and  under  the  management  of 
Mr.  Anderson  its  patronage  has  been  so  augmented  as  to  parallel,  if  not  exceed, 
that  of  any  other  laundry  in  the  community.  Hs  was  born  in  Goderich,  Canada, 
July  4,  1869,  son  of  Thomas  Anderson,  also  a  native  of  Canada,  who  for  many 
years  carried  on  farming  and  stock-raising  until  his  death  in  1906.  Mrs.  Mary 
(McOuoid)  Anderson,  his  mother,  was  born  on  the  Atlantic  ocean  en  route  to 
Canada. 

In  the  common  schools  of  the  dominion  of  Canada  Mr.  Anderson  received 
his  preparatory  education  and  later  attended  Clinton  College,  at  Clinton,  Ontario, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1889.  Having  acquired  his  educa- 
tion he  repaired  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  entered  the  employ  of  Munger's  Laundry 
as  a  driver,  and  while  following  this  occupation  attended  Jones  Commercial  Col- 
lege at  night,  where  he  successfully  pursued  a  course  of  study  and  was  graduated. 
He  was  then  promoted  from  his  position  as  driver  for  the  Munger  Laundry  Com- 
pany to  the  management  of  the  branch  of  that  firm  in  Kansas  City,  where  he 
labored  industriously  and  greatly  to  the  benefit  of  the  company  for  nine  years. 


T.  ARTHUR  ANDERSON 


574  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

While  in  this  position  he  pursued  a  course  of  study  at  the  Kansas  City  College 
of  Pharmacy  in  order  to  gain  a  knowledge  of  chemicals,  for  the  purpose  of 
being  able  to  detect  compounds  which  are  injurious  to  laundry  supplies.  Upon 
resigning  this  position  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  organized  the  Parrish  Laun- 
dry Company  in  partnership  with  Dinks  L.  Parrish,  Mr.  Anderson  being  made 
vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  firm.  In  1906  he  disposed  of  his  in- 
terest in  the  company  and  established  the  J.  Arthur  Anderson  Laundry  Company, 
of  which  he  is  now  acting  president.  This  business  he  initiated  with  twenty-one 
customers  and  within  the  brief  period  of  two  years  has  so  increased  his  patronage 
that  it  now  requires  seven  delivery  wagons  to  serve  his  customers.  Mr.  Ander- 
son's experience  of  twenty  years  in  the  laundry  business  has  made  him  one  of 
the  most  efficient  men  in  that  line  of  trade  in  the  city,  and  to  these  long  years 
of  application  to  the  one  occupation  is  due  his  present  prosperity. 

In  1892  Mr.  Anderson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Kathryn  Myrtle  White, 
of  Kansas  City,  her  father  having  served  as  a  colonel  in  the  southern  army  dur- 
ing the  Civil  war.  She  is  descended  from  a  prominent  Virgina  family,  of  which 
John  Ouincv  Adams  was  a  member.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Anderson  have  one  son, 
Arthur  Donald  Anderson,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1892.  Among  the  or- 
ganizations of  which  Mr.  Anderson  is  a  member  are  the  Masonic,  the  Mercantile 
Club,  the  Amphion  Club,  the  Business  Men's  League,  the  Credit  Men's  Associa- 
tion, and  the  Horticultural  Society.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  executive  board 
of  the  Manufacturer's  Association.  He  belongs  to  St.  John's  Methodist  Episcopal 
church. 


URIAS  G.  EVERIST. 


LTrias  G.  Everist,  a  retired  miner,  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  born  September 
7,  1837,  ^  son  of  Abijah  R.  and  Harriett  (Marten)  Everist.  His  father,  who 
was  born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  in  1810.  and  his  mother  in  Harrisburg,  Penn- 
sylvania, in  1817,  departed  this  life  in  1854  and  1888,  respectively.  Abijah  R. 
Everist  located  in  St.  Louis  in  1834,  where  he  was  united  in  marriage  two 
years  later  in  a  dwelling  which  stood  on  Fourth  and  Elm  streets.  In  company 
with  a  companion  by  the  name  of  Rodgers  he  formed  a  partnership  under  the 
name  of  Everist  &  Rodgers  for  the  manufacture  of  sheet  iron  boilers,  the 
firm  having  its  plant  on  the  levee  between  Washington  and  Green  streets. 
While  opeiating  here  in  an  industrial  capacity  he  also  found  time  to  serve  the 
community  in  other  directions  and  was  lire  warden  for  a  long  period  and  a 
member  of  the  volunteer  fire  department  No.  2.  He  was  in  this  service  during 
the  memorable  big  fire  and  it  was  to  hard  work  and  exposure  on  this  occasion 
that  his  death  was  attributed  in  1854.  In  politics  he  was  a  confirmed  whig. 
Being  a  man  who  always  considered  his  religious  obligations  first,  he  was  a 
regular  attendant  at  the  First  Methodist  Episcopal  church  on  Fourth  street 
and  Washmgton  avenue.  He  owned  the  distinction  of  having  built  the  first 
brick  house  west  of  Tenth  street  on  ■Morgan  street,  and  on  this  instance  his 
mother,  being  much  discomfited  at  the  venture,  attempted  to  console  herself 
with  tears  because  she  was  compelled  to  live  in  what  at  that  time  was  the  country. 
Sixteenth  street  was  then  the  western  city  limits,  and  in  the  vicinity  of  Bell 
and  Garrison  streets  was  a  pond,  where  the  boys  were  accustomed  to  congregate 
to  enjoy  the  sport  of  fishing.  The  old  homestead  at  No.  1003  Morgan  street 
still  exists  and  until  a  few  years  ago  was  occupied  by  the  heirs. 

Of  a  family  of  four  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abijah  R.  Everist  two 
survive,  namely:  Marian,  wife  of  George  W.  Robirds,  and  Urias  G.  Mr. 
Robirds  was  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  born  in  a  dwelling  on  Eighth  and  Morgan 
streets  in  1839,  the  son  of  Captain  Newman  and  Julia  (Stanley)  Robirds, 
natives  of  the  state  of  Kentucky.     Captain  Robirds  was  a  river  pilot  and  one 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  575 

of  the  old  characters  wlio  phed  that  occupation.  He  owned  and  operated  several 
steamboats,  among  which  were  the  John  Simmons  and  Grand  Turk,  having 
also  had  an  interest  in  the  New  Orleans  and  Memphis  Packet  Company.  He 
vi'as  very  successful  as  a  river  man  and  is  said  to  have  amassed  a  fortune  esti- 
mated at  above  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars,  most  of  which  he  lost 
during  the  Civil  war.  George  W.  Robirds,  husband  of  Marian  (Everist) 
Robirds,  w-as  also  a  river  captain  and  passed  away  in  1881,  leaving  his  widow 
■and  two  children :     George  L..  of  Kansas  City ;  and  Edwin  E..  of  St.  Louis. 

Urias  G.  Everist  was  reared  in  the  city  where  for  a  time  he  attended  the 
common  schools  and  subsequently  pursued  a  course  of  study  under  a  private 
preceptor.  When  sixteen  years  of  age  he  assumed  a  clerkship  with  Ruthford 
&  Day,  dry  goods  merchants,  in  whose  employ  he  remained  for  six  years  and 
then  engaged  with  William  H.  White.  While  in  the  employ  of  the  latter,  in 
1861,  he  was  informed  by  physicians  that  he  was  afflicted  with  a  dread  disease 
which  must  shortlv  deprive  him  of  his  life  and  he  was  advised  to  go  west  in 
search  of  health.  Immediately  he  repaired  to  New  York  city,  whence  he  took 
the  water  route  to  California,  where  he  worked  at  mining  during  the  summer 
and  during  the  winter  season  conducted  a  pack  train.  While  plying  this  occu- 
pation it  seldom  happened  that  he  had  the  opportunity  of  sleeping  in  a  house, 
being  compelled  in  a  majority  of  instances  to  camp  outside  in  the  fresh  air 
and  under  the  blue  canopy,  thus  imbibing  the  recuperative  elements  until  finally 
his  health  was  completely  restored  and  he  became  a  strong  and  powerful  man, 
still  retaining  his  sturdiness  and  vigor  in  spite  of  his  advanced  years.  In  the 
Golden  state  he  spent  something  like  fourteen  years,  during  which  period  he 
was  successful  in  accumulating  sufficient  means  to  retire.  Returning  to  St. 
Louis  in  1873,  he  has  since  been  living  in  leisure  and  comfort.  Mr.  Everist 
has  been  a  member  of  the  INIasonic  fraternity  since  the  year  1876.  He  is  a  man 
who,  despite  the  obstacles,  particularly  that  of  disease,  which  have  confronted 
him,  has  bv  his  unwearied  industry  made  his  way  in  the  world  and  has  suc- 
ceeded in  placing  himself  in  circumstances  which  now  enable  him  to  spend  his 
remaining   days   in   leisure  and  the  enjoyment  of  well   deserved   rest. 


FR.-\XK  H.  LAMPING. 

Frank  H.  Lamping,  produce  merchant,  conducting  business  at  No.  97  Union 
Market,  was  born  in  Oldenberg,  Germany,  November  30,  1849,  a  son  of  Fred 
and  Mary  (Tohle)  Lamping.  The  father  was  a  farmer  by  occupation,  using 
that  means  to  provide  a  living  for  his  family,  but  he  died  when  his  son  Frank 
was  but  nine  years  of  age.  Up  to  that  time  the  boy  had  attended  the  parochial 
schools  of  his  native  town  but,  owing  to  his  father's  death,  he  was  obliged  to 
leave  school  and  assist  in  the  w-ork  of  the  home  farm,  early  becoming  familiar 
with  the  duties  and  labors  that  fall  to  the  lot  of  the  agriculturist.  The  respon- 
sibilities that  devolved  upon  him  were  a  heavy  burden  for  young  shoulders,  but 
he  never  shirked  his  duties.  His  condition  naturally  led  him  to  make  mental 
review  of  the  business  situations  and  the  possibilities  that  lay  before  him.  The 
reports  that  reached  him  concerning  the  new  world  awakened  in  him  the  opinion 
that  advantages  on  this  side  the  Atlantic  w-ere  superior  to  those  offered  in  Eu- 
ropean countries  and  therefore  he  resolved  to  seek  his  home  and  fortune  in  the 
United  States.  He  was  eighteen  years  of  age  when  he  bade  adieu  to  the  father- 
land and  in  1865  became  a  resident  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  secured  em- 
ployment in  a  feed  store  on  a  small  salary.  He  remained  there  until  1871,  when 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  here  first  obtained  employment  in  a  chair  factory, 
occupying  that  position  until  1874.  In  that  year  he  secured  a  position  in  the 
Union  Market  and  remained  in  the  employ  of  others  until  1878,  for  he  had 
saved   from  his  earnings  a  sum  sutficient  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business 


576  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

on  his  own  account.  He  then  began  deahng  in  produce  in  the  market  where 
he  has  remained  to  the  present  time,  enjoying  the  continued  trade  of  a  large 
number  of  patrons  as  well  as  the  business  support  of  a  large  transient  trade. 
He  always  handles  a  good  line,  is  thoroughly  reliable  in  his  dealings  and  ac- 
curate in  all  business  affairs. 

In  April.  1874,  in  St.  Louis,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Lamping 
and  Miss  Anthonia  Grise,  a  daughter  of  John  H.  Grise,  a  farmer,  at  Florisant, 
Missouri.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lamping  have  been  born  nine  children :  Henry, 
who  is  engaged  in  the  marble  industry ;  Joseph,  who  is  with  the  Matthews  Real 
Estate  Company ;  Fred,  Aloise  and  Alonzo,  who  are  employed  by  their  father ; 
Rosie,  the  wife  of  H.  Stock,  a  painter;  Antonia,  the  wife  of  WiUiam  Boshard, 
an  employe  in  the  St.  Louis  postoffice :  Kohert,  still  at  school ;  and  Josephine 
and  Loretta,  at  home.  Mr.  Lamping  prefers  the  pleasures  of  home  rather  than 
of  club  life  or  society  interests.  He  resides  at  No.  5938  Cote  Brilliante.  He 
deserves  all  the  praise  that  the  term  a  self-made  man  implies,  for  from  his 
youthful  days  to  the  present  time  his  own  labors  have  afforded  him  all  that  has 
come  to  him  in  life,  and  while  he  has  at  times  confronted  difficulties  and  ob- 
stacles he  lias  nevertheless  made  gradual  advancement  and  in  time  has  secured 
a  substantial  competence. 


WILLIAM  BOUTON. 


William  Bouton,  vice  president  of  Pitzman's  Company  of  Surveyors  and 
Engineers,  was  born  in  Penfield,  Calhoun  county,  Michigan,  in  December,  1838. 
He  traces  the  ancestrv  back  to  John  Bouton,  a  French  Huguenot,  who  at  the 
time  of  the  persecution  in  his  native  country  fled  to  England  and  thence  sailed  for 
Boston,  Massachusetts,  where  he  arrived  in  1635.  He  was  a  son  of  Count  Nich- 
olas Bouton,  and  William  Bouton  of  this  review  is  of  the  eighth  generation  of 
his  descendants.  A  French  historian  writes,  "From  A.  D.  1350  the  military  and 
court  records  abound  with  the  Bouton  name  for  two  centuries.  It  is  accorded  to 
a  noble  ancestrj^  that  a  proclivity  for  patriotism,  education  and  religion  is  seen 
in  the  race  all  down  the  ages." 

David  Bouton,  father  of  our  subject,  was  a  resident  of  central  New  York 
and  there  married  Buliette  Hoaglin.  Removing  westward  from  central  New 
York  in  1836,  they  became  residents  of  Calhoun  county,  Michigan,  at  a  period 
when  Indians  were  still  numerous  in  that  region  and  when  the  countryside  was 
infested  with  wolves  and  other  wild  animals.  The  father  had  devoted  his  atten- 
tion in  early  manhood  to  school  teaching.  Following  his  arrival  in  Michigan,  he 
became  an  active  factor  not  only  in  the  development  of  the  material  resources  of 
the  state  but  was  also  active  in  various  political  movements,  becoming  an  advocate 
of  the  abolition  party,  later  a  freesoiler  and  subsec|uently  a  republican. 

Reared  under  the  parental  roof,  William  Bouton  is  indebted  to  the  public- 
schools  system  of  Michigan  for  the  early  opportunities  he  enjoyed  for  mental 
training  and  discipline.  After  he  was  fourteen  years  of  age  he  became  a  pupil 
in  Olivet  Academy,  now  known  as  Olivet  College,  in  Eaton  county,  Michigan, 
and  later  pursued  a  classical  course  in  Hillsdale  College,  of  Hillsdale,  Michigan, 
being  graduated  from  that  institution  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  in 
1861.  The  same  year  he  responded  to  his  country's  call  for  aid,  enlisting  in 
August  at  Battle  Creek.  Michigan,  and  being  mustered  into  the  LInited  States 
service  at  St.  Louis  on  the  6th  of  September.  On  the  organization  of  the  com- 
pany he  was  elected  sergeant  and  was  assigned  to  duty  with  the  cavalry  troop 
known  as  Merrill's  Horse.  Lender  command  of  General  Fremont  he  went  to 
Springfield,  Missouri,  and  during  the  summer  of  1862  the  troops  were  for  sixty 
days  without  tents  or  baggage,  chasing  the  guerrillas  who  infested  northern 
Missouri.     During  that  summer  Mr.  Bouton   participated  in  three  engagements 


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578  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

with  the  guerrillas.  In  1863  his  regiment  was  incorporated  into  Davidson's  Cav- 
alry Corps  to  take  part  in  the  campaign  against  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  and  at 
the  end  of  his  three  years'  term  of  enlistment  he  was  mustered  out  September 
19,  1864. 

Following  his  return  home,  Mr.  Bouton  took  up  the  study  of  civil  engineering 
in  the  University  of  Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor  and  won  the  C.  E.  degree  from 
that  institution  in  June,  1865.  Believing  that  the  west  furnished  better  oppor- 
tunities for  members  of  his  profession,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  accepted  the 
position  of  surveyor's  assistant  with  W.  H.  Cozzens.  In  October  of  the  same 
year  he  accepted  a  position  with  Julius  Pitzman,  county  surveyor  of  St.  Louis 
county,  and  has  since  followed  surveying  and  engineering  in  this  city  and  vicinity. 
He  soon  established  a  reputation  which  placed  him  in  the  front  rank  among  the 
followers  of  the  profession  and  in  the  years  which  have  come  and  gone  to  the 
present  time  he  has  fixed  more  locations  for  mercantile  and  office  buildings  than 
any  of  his  contemporaries.  Fie  has  also  done  much  work  in  other  parts  of  the 
city  in  laying  out  new  subdivisions  and  has  thus  contributed  in  substantial  meas- 
ure to  the  growth  and  improvement  of  St.  Louis.  In  all  of  his  professional 
career  he  has  made  steady  progress,  quickly  adopting  any  new  idea  or  improve- 
ment to  further  the  interest  of  the  business  and  make  his  service  of  greater  value 
to  his  patrons.  He  was  the  first  to  use  steel  tapes  and  also  the  first  in  St.  Louis 
to  use  temperature  in  city  survey  work.  Since  i8q2  he  has  been  the  vice  president 
of  Pitzman's  Companv  of  Surveyors  and  Engineers,  with  offices  at  No.  615 
Chestnut  street.  This  is  one  of  the  foremost  companies  of  Missouri  in  this  field 
of  endeavor,  having  won  a  wide  reputation. 

While  his  private  business  interests  have  made  constant  demand  upon  his 
time  and  energies,  I\Ir.  Bouton  has  never  been  neglectful  of  the  opportunities  in 
the  way  of  contributing  to  the  public  welfare  and  has  given  his  cooperation  to 
many  movements  for  the  general  good.  From  1879  until  1882  he  served  as  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  school  board.  He  has  always  been  a  stalwart  advocate 
of  the  republican  party  since  casting  his  first  presidential  vote  for  Abraham 
Lincoln  but  at  local  elections  where  no  issue  is  involved  he  does  not  feel  himself 
bound  by  party  ties  and  votes  where  his  judgment  sanctions  the  candidacy.  He 
maintains  pleasant  relations  with  his  old  army  comrades  through  his  membership 
in  Ransom  Post,  G.  A.  R.,  and  in  more  specifically  prefessional  lines  he  is  con- 
nected with  the  St.  Louis  Engineers'  Club. 

The  marriage  of  ]\Ir.  Bouton  was  celebrated  February  19,  1868,  on  which 
date  he  wedded  Mary  R.  Conklin,  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1849,  .a  daughter 
of  the  Rev.  John  Leonard  Conklin,  a  Methodist  minister,  who  removed"  from 
New  York  city  to  the  west.  He  was  also  connected  with  journalism  and  at 
one  time  owned  and  edited  the  Prairie  State,  a  paper  published  at  Jerseyville, 
Illinois.  Subsequently  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  became  editor  of  the 
Central  Christian  Advocate,  a  Methodist  publication.  In  the  maternal  line  Mrs. 
Bouton  is  descended  from  the  ancient  Scotch  family  of  Innes.  Her  maternal 
grandfather,  George  Innes,  a  native  of  Edinburgh,  came  to  America  near  the  close 
of  the  eighteenth  century  and  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits.  At  the  time  of  his 
death,  which  occurred  when  he  was  seventy-three  years  of  age,  he  was  holding  a 
position  in  the  New  York  custom  house,  where  he  had  been  for  thirty-one  years. 
He  married  Martha  Dunn,  a  representative  of  a  family  prominent  in  Revolution- 
ary war  times.  ]\Irs.  Bouton  acquired  her  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis,  in  a  girls'  seminary  in  Illinois  and  in  the  St.  Louis  Normal  School,  of 
which  Miss  Anna  Brackett  was  then  principal.  Mrs.  Bouton  was  always  deeply 
interested  in  educational  affairs  and  was  a  woman  of  broad  and  thorough  reading 
and  culture.  She  became  one  of  the  organizers  and  the  promoter  of  the  South 
Side  Day  Nursery  and  held  membership  in  the  Contemporary  and  L'niversity 
Clubs.     She  died  November  22,  1903. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  579 

Air.  and  Rlr.s.  Bouton's  family  numbered  five  sons  and  a  daughter.  The 
eldest  son,  Charles  L.  Bouton,  having  been  graduated  with  honors  from  Wash- 
ington University  with  the  degree  of  Master  of  Science,  engaged  in  teaching 
school  for  three  years,  after  which  he  decided  to  pursue  a  post-graduate  course 
at  Harvard.  He  then  earned  a  fellowship  for  the  second  year  and  received  the 
degree  of  Master  of  Arts  from  Flarvard  at  the  end  of  his  course.  Being  awarded 
a  traveling  fellowship,  his  professor  at  Harvard  wished  him  to  study  with  Pro- 
fessor Lie  at  Leipsic,  Germany,  in  a  branch  of  mathematical  work  not  then 
taught  in  this  country.  His  traveling  fellowship  was  continued  a  second  year, 
and  he  received  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy  at  Leipsic  in  March,  1898, 
and  with  Professor  Klein  at  Goettingen.  He  then  returned  to  this  country  to  take 
a  position  as  instructor  in  mathematics  at  Harvard  College,  where  he  is  now 
assistant  professor  of  mathematics.  William  H.  Bouton,  the  second  son,  took 
the  degree  of  Civil  Engineer  at  Washington  University,  and  from  1893  until  a 
short  time  before  his  death  was  connected  with  the  extension  of  the  St.  Louis 
waterworks,  making  a  specialty  of  hydraulic  engineering.  His  death  occurred 
July  26,  1902.  The  third  son,  George  I.  Bouton,  was  graduated  from  Washington 
University  as  an  electrical  engineer  in  1895,  and  the  following  year,  pursuant  to  a 
competitive  examination,  was  appointed  to  a  position  in  the  LTnited  States  light- 
house board.  He  resigned  this  position  in  the  summer  of  1897,  and  was  for  a 
time  chief  assistant  in  the  office  of  Bryan  &  Humphrey,  mechanical  engineers, 
and  has  since  1901  been  with  the  Heine  Boiler  Company  in  New  York  city.  Wal- 
ter is  engineer  of  bridges  for  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Southwestern  Railroad.  The 
other  son  and  daughter  are  Ralph,  attending  Washington  University,  and  Mary 
I.,  at  home.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  2909  Park  avenue  and  was  erected  in 
1873.  Mr.  Bouton  has  given  his  sons  excellent  educational  opportunities  and 
they  have  become  a  credit  and  honor  to  his  name.  Moreover,  they  have  been  in- 
spired by  the  example  of  their  father,  who  in  all  of  his  business  career  has  been 
actuated  by  laudable  ambition  that  has  been  crowned  with  notable  achievement. 


FREDERICK  ALEXANDER  WITTE. 

Frederick  Alexander  Witte,  who  since  1896  has  been  a  factor  in  the  ad- 
ministration of  the  affairs  of  the  Witte  Hardware  Company  in  the  position  of 
secretary  and  general  sales  manager,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  October  2,  1868,  a 
son  of  Frederick  August  and  Cornelia  Witte.  The  father,  who  figured  promi- 
nently in  mercantile  circles  for  many  years,  died  December  4,  1880.  When  he 
had  mastered  the  branches  taught  in  the  public  schools,  Frederick  A.  Witte  of 
this  review  became  a  student  in  Smith  Academy  and  later  enjoyed  the  advan- 
tage of  instruction  in  the  Real  Gymnasium  in  Oldenburg,  Germany,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1885.  Returning  to  his  native  land,  he  then  entered  the 
establishment  of  the  Witte  Hardware  Company,  which  had  been  founded  by 
his  father.  He  became  a  clerk  in  the  house  on  the  1st  of  November,  with  the 
intention  of  mastering  the  business  in  all  of  its  departments.  He  has  thoroughly 
acquainted  himself  with  the  trade  in  principle  and  detail  and  is  thus  well  qualified 
for  his  present  position  as  secretary  and  general  sales  manager,  to  which  he  was 
elected  in  1896  and  which  he  has  since  filled.  He  is  continually  thinking  upon 
and  working  out  new  methods  of  trade  for  the  extension  of  the  business  which 
has  long  since  become  a  salient  feature  in  the  commercial  circles  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Witte  was  married  April  18,  1900,  to  Aliss  Lillian  Gehner.  Admirable 
social  qualities  make  him  a  valued  and  popular  representative  of  the  Glen  Echo 
Country  anc  the  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Mercantile 
Club  and  to  the  Business  Men's  League,  to  the  Citizens  Industrial  Association 
and  the  Traffic  Club  of  St.  Louis,  which  form,  in  addition  to  other  social  fea- 


580  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

tures,  the  object  of  promotino-  the  trade  interests  and  extending  the  commercial 
relations  of  the  city.  He  is,  moreover,  interested  in  art  and  historical  research,  as 
indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  and  the 
Missouri  Historical  Society.  He  represents  one  of  the  old  German  families  of 
the  city  that  has  figured  prominently  in  its  social  and  business  life  for  many 
years,  winning  honor  in  each. 


CHARLES  E.  F.  STREUTKER,  M.  D. 

With  a  broad  and  comprehensive  knowledge  and  the  ready  adaptability,  de- 
manded of  the  capable  physician,  Dr.  Charles  E.  F.  Streutker  is  engaged  in  prac- 
tice in  St.  Louis,  and  throughout  his  connection  with  the  medical  fraternity  has 
made  steady  progress  towards  its  foremost  ranks.  He  was  born  in  this  city,  June 
25,  1873,  his  parents  being  George  and  Johanna  (Hunike)  Streutker,  the  former 
a  contractor.  Both  parents  were  natives  of  Germany  and  came  to  America  in 
1865,  settling  in  St.  Louis,  where  for  many  years  the  father  was  identified  with 
building  interests,  or  until  the  time  of  his  death  in  1899. 

Public  and  private  schools  afforded  Dr.  Streutker  his  early  mental  discipline, 
and  later  he  was  graduated  from  the  Walther  College  in  1890;  from  the  St.  Louis 
College  of  Pharmacy  in  1892;  and  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College  in  1895.  He 
also  did  clinical  work  in  Vienna,  Austria,  in  1908,  and  his  studies  and  researches 
have  been  broad  and  comprehensive.  After  leaving  the  college  of  pharmacy  he 
was  for  eight  months  in  the  employ  of  the  Sennewald  &  Company  pharmacy  un- 
til he  entered  upon  active  practice  of  medicine  in  the  fall  of  1892  and  has  con- 
tinuously been  located  at  No.  3828  Broadway,  where  he  has  a  well  equipped 
office.  His  practice  is  now  large  and  profitable,  his  ability  according  him 
classification  with  the  leading  physicians  and  surgeons  of  a  city  which  numbers 
many  eminent  representatives  of  the  calling.  In  addition  to  the  duties  of  an  in- 
creasing private  practice,  he  is  also  serving  as  house  physician  of  the  Home  of  the 
Aged  and  Infirm  Israelites,  which  position  he  has  filled  for  the  past  eleven  years. 
He  is  also  medical  examiner  for  the  State  Mutual  Life  Assurance  Company,  of 
Massachusetts,  and  his  professional  membership  is  with  the  American  Medical 
Association,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Asso- 
ciation. 

In  religious  faith  Dr.  Streutker  is  a  Protestant  and  his  political  belief  is  that 
of  the  democracy.  He  has  a  large  library,  is  an  extensive  reader  and  discriminat- 
ing student,  and,  moreover,  he  has  enjoyed  the  knowledge  and  culture  of  travel, 
having  visited  at  least  three  quarters  of  the  globe.  On  a  recent  trip  he  traveled 
over  Spitzbergen  and  Iceland,  making  a  study  of  the  habits  and  customs  of 
various  races  among  whom  he  sojourned.  With  a  mind  enriched  with  many  in- 
teresting incidents  of  his  travels,  and  with  broad  knowledge  gained  thereby,  his 
friends  find  him  a  most  interesting  and  companionable  gentleman. 


HON.  LAWRENCE  \'EST  STEPHENS. 

The  financial  and  political  history  of  jMissouri  would  be  very  incomplete 
and  unsatisfactory  without  a  personal  and  somewhat  extended  mention  of  those 
whose  lives  are  interwoven  so  closely  with  its  development  along  the  lines  indi- 
cated. Lon  V.  Stephens  finds  an  appropriate  place  in  the  records  of  those  men 
whose  force  of  character,  whose  sterling  integrity,  whose  good  sense  in  the 
management  of  complicated  affairs,  have  contributed  in  an  eminent  degree  to 
the  development  of  this  commonwealth.     He  has   gained  a   gratifying  position 


DR.  C.  E.  F.  STREUTKER 


582  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  business  life,  while  in  political  circles  distinguished  honors  have  been  ac- 
corded him.  He  was  born  in  Boonville,  Missouri,  December  21,  1858,  a  son  of 
Joseph  L.  and  Martha  (Gibson)  Stephens.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the 
public  schools,  in  Cooper  Institute  and  in  the  Kemper  Family  School  at  Boon- 
ville, Missouri,  prior  to  pursuing  the  more  advanced  courses  of  college  and 
university  work.  As  a  student  in  Washington  and  Lee  University  at  Lexington, 
Virginia,  he  completed  his  education  and  in  1898  the  University  of  Missouri 
conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws. 

Mr.  Stephens  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  an  apprentice 
in  a  printer's  office  and,  working  his  way  upward  through  successive  stages  in 
the  newspaper  world,  became  editor  of  the  Boonville  Advertiser.  At  diliferent 
times  he  has  also  served  as  bank  clerk  and  as  telegraph  operator.  He  entered 
the  Central  National  Bank  of  Boonville  as  bookkeeper  and  gained  recognition 
of  his  ability  and  trustworthiness  in  promotions  that  made  him  successively 
assistant  cashier  and  later  director  and  vice  president.  He  was  also  proprietor 
of  the  Boonville  Advertiser  and  became  recognized  as  a  forceful  and  vigorous 
writer,  a  man-  of  keen  business  discernment,  of  sound  judgment  and  marked 
executive  force.  He  was  appointed  by  the  Comptroller  of  the  Currency  receiver 
of  the  Fifth  National  Bank  of  St.  Louis  in  1887  and  so  controlled  its  afifairs 
that  he  paid  the  depositors  ninety-eight  cents  on  the  dollar,  when  thirty-three 
and  one-third  per  cent  was  all  the  government  examiner  in  charge  thought 
could  possibly  be  realized  for  the  depositors.  This  masterly  conduct  of  involved 
financial  interests  won  to  him  the  attention  of  the  business  public,  so  that  it 
was  but  a  logical  step  to  his  appointment  by  the  governor  to  the  state  treasurer- 
ship  of  Missouri  in  1889.  By  reelection  he  was  continued  in  the  office  for  a 
second  term  of  four  years,  or  until  1897,  when  the  state  conferred  upon  him 
the  highest  honor  within  the  gift  of  the  commonwealth,  making  him  chief  exec- 
utive of  Missouri.  He  was  nominated  by  acclamation  and  received  a  majority 
of  forty-four  thousand  votes,  running  nine  thousand  votes  ahead  of  the  state 
ticket.  He  thus  controlled  the  affairs  of  the  state  from  January,  1897,  until  ' 
January,  1901.  ]\Iany  substantial  reforms  and  improvements  are  accredited  to 
his  administration,  which  was  characterized  by  a  business-like  dispatch  of  the 
affairs  of  the  office  and  by  a  thorough  mastery  of  the  questions  which  came  up 
for  consideration  before  the  chief  executive. 

Mr.  Stephens,  since  attaining  his  majority,  has  given  inflexible  support  to 
the  democracv  and  has  long  been  recognized  as  a  leader  in  its  ranks.  He  has 
studied  the  political  issues  and  questions  so  thoroughly  and  come  into  such 
close  touch  with  the  political  situation  of  the  state  that  few  men  are  so  well 
qualified  for  leadership,  and  in  his  political  work,  as  in  his  private  business 
interests,  he  has  looked  beyond  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  possibilities 
of  the  future.  He  served  as  colonel  on  the  staff  of  Governor  Marmaduke  and 
was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  general  bv  Governor  Francis. 

Since  his  retirement  from  office  Governor  Stephens  has  been  identified 
with  financial  interests  of  the  state.  He  organized  and  was  president  and  a 
director  of  the  Central  Missouri  Trust  Company  of  Jefferson  City. 

On  the  5th  of  October,  1880,  in  Boonville,  Missouri,  Mr.  Stephens  was 
married  to  Miss  Margaret  Nelson,  daughter  of  the  late  J.  M.  Nelson  of  Boon- 
ville, Missouri.  Socially  he  is  connected  with  the  Jefferson,  Mercantile,  St. 
Louis  and  Glen  Echo  Clubs  and  the  Delta  Psi  fraternity  of  Washington  and 
Lee  University.  In  Masonry  he  has  attained  the  Knight  Templar  degree  and 
his  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Southern  ^lethodist 
church.  The  demands  of  business  life  and  political  service  have  never  been  so 
great  as  to  exclude  his  interest  in  affairs  relating  to  the  moral  and  the  intel- 
lectual progress  of  the  community  and  he  has  served  as  curator  of  the  Central 
College  of  Fayette,  Missouri,  and  as  a  director  of  the  Barnes  Medical  College, 
and  is  upon  the  official  board  of  the  Cabanne  JSIethodist  Episcopal  church  South, 
of  St.  Louis.     A  man  of  unswerving  integrity  and  honor,  one  who  has  a  perfect 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  583 

appreciation  of  the  hii^licr  ethics  of  hfe,  he  has  gained  and  retained  the  confi- 
dence and  respect  of  his  fellowmen  and  is  distinctively  one  of  the  leading  citizens 
of  the  state,  with  whose  interests  he  has  been  identified  throughout  his  entire 
life.  While  he  has  not  been  entirely  free  from  that  criticism  which  always 
meets  the  political  leader,  the  opposition  entertains  the  highest  esteem  for  his 
personal  worth  and  the  integrity  of  his  motives.  He  has  the  enviable  reputa- 
tion throughout  the  state  as  a  man  "who  never  went  back  on  a  friend."  Dis- 
tinguished honors  have  come  to  him  in  his  political  life,  the  democratic  party 
gaining  a  valuable  accession  to  its  ranks  when  he  became  one  of  its  stalwart 
supporters.  If  other  men  who  have  control  of  industrial  and  commercial  enter- 
prises would  realize  that  they  owe  a  duty  to  their  country  and  would  enter  into 
politics,  the  welfare  of  the  nation  would  be  greatly  augmented,  for  what  the 
world  needs  is  men  in  charge  of  its  affairs  who  have  keen  foresight,  business 
sagacity  and  sound  judgment  and  whose  patriotism  is  above  question. 


CHARLES  G.  GOXTER. 

In  the  history  of  journalism  in  St.  Louis  mention  should  be  made  of  Charles 
G.  Gonter.  His  activity  and  enterprise  through  a  long  period  made  possible  his 
present  rest  from  labor  in  the  honorable  retirement  which  should  ever  be  accorded 
old  age  but,  while  Mr.  Gonter  has  passed  the  eighty-fourth  milestone  on  life's 
journey,  he  is  yet  in  touch,  through  reading,  with  the  world's  work  and  with  the 
processes  that  are  promoting  its  progress.  He  was  born  in  Columbia,  Lancaster 
county,  Pennsylvania,  January  31,  1825.  His  grandfather,  John  Gonter,  was  one 
of  the  heroes  of  the  Revolutionary  war.  The  parents  were  John  and  Susan 
(Gossler)  Gonter,  the  latter  a  native  of  Columbia,  Penns3-lvania. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  Charles  G.  Gonter  was  educated 
to  the  age  ot  fifteen  years,  when  he  entered  the  printing  office  of  the  Columbia 
Spy,  a  paper  owned  and  edited  by  James  Patton.  At  times  he  was  its  local 
carrier.  After  making  some  advancement  in  typesetting  and  in  other  branches 
of  the  busmess  he  was  apprenticed  to  R.  W.  jMiddleton,  proprietor  of  the 
Lancaster  (Pa.)  Union,  and  when  that  paper  ceased  to  exist  a  few  years  later 
he  started  out  as  a  journeyman  printer.  While  he  was  connected  with  the 
L'nion  its  proprietor,  Mr.  Middleton,  in  a  political  dispute  which  occurred  in  his 
ofifice,  shot  and  seriously  wounded  Colonel  James  Cameron,  brother  of  ex-Senator 
Simon  Cameron.  Mr.  Middleton  was  then  arrested  and  incarcerated  in  the 
county  jail,  where  he  wrote  his  editorials  and  made  his  selections  from 
the  exchanges.  Mr.  Gonter  conveyed  to  and  from  the  prison  all  mail  and  mat- 
ters for  the  paper.  Subsequently  he  set  type,  side  by  side,  with  Colonel 
John  W.  Forney,  on  the  Lancaster  Intelligencer,  the  home  organ  of  James 
Buchanan,  afterward  president  of  the  United  States.  During  his  sojourn  in 
Lancaster  Mr.  Gonter  became  quite  a  favorite  of  the  well  known  statesman 
and  political  leader,  Thaddeus  Stevens.  The  two  roomed  and  slept  together 
for  a  considerable  time.  Although  but  a  young  man  Mr.  Gonter  had  allied 
himself  with  the  democratic  party,  while  Mr.  Stevens  was  a  radical  whig, 
but  politics  were  never  allowed  to  interfere  with  their  personal  friendship, 
which  continued,  although  they  were  separated  by  long  distances,  up  to  the 
time  of  Mr.  Stevens'  death.  Upon  one  occasion  he  proposed  to  Mr.  Gonter  the 
establishment  of  a  whig  paper  in  the  city  of  Lancaster,  offering  him  the  entire 
outfit  and  agreeing  to  pay  all  expense  for  one  year  and  then  deed  the  entire 
plant  to  Mr.  Gonter  if  he  \yould  accept  it,  displaying  thus  implicit  confidence 
m  the  young  man's  honesty  and  ability.  Piefore  this  liberal  proposition  could 
be  consummated  Mr.  Gonter,  through  the  instrumentality  of  James  Buchanan, 
was  tendered  the  position  of  state  agent  on  the  Pennsylvania  railroad  extending 


584  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CTTY. 

from  Columbia  to  Philadelphia  and,  boylike,  accepted  that  position  rather  than 
Mr.  Stevens'  friendly  offer.  Mr.  Stevens  was  at  that  time  a  prominent  poli- 
tician, wealthy  and  ambitious,  who  desired  to  be  governor  of  the  state,  and  Mr. 
Gonter's  connection  with  him  might  have  been  of  material  benefit  in  advancing 
the  young  man's  fortunes  and  widening  his  opportunities. 

In  1846,  however,  Mr.  Gonter  left  Lancaster,  wishing  to  see  something  of 
the  world  and,  following  Horace  Greeley's  advice,  he  turned  his  face  westward. 
After  a  tedious  trip  of  seventeen  days  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  on  the  i8th  of 
January  of  that  year,  traveling  all  of  the  way  by  boat  from  Johnstown,  Penn- 
sylvania, for  at  that  time  there  were  no  railroads  west  of  the  Allegheny  moun- 
tains. He  carried  with  him  letters  "To  whom  it  may  concern"  from  James 
Buchanan,  Thaddeus  Stevens,  Simon  Cameron,  John  W.  Forney  and  others 
whose  names  figured  prominently  in  the  public  life  of  that  time.  His  first  em- 
ployment in  this  city  was  in  the  Daily  Union  printing  office,  located  on  Locust 
street  between  Main  and  Second,  and  then  owned  by  Loring  Pickering  and 
Warden  P.  Penn,  while  Judge  Samuel  Treat  of  the  United  States  court  was 
one  of  the  principal  officers.  Mr.  Gonter  soon  became  a  foreman  and 
proofreader  in  this  establishment  and  in  1847  he  accepted  the  position  of  fore- 
man of  the  Organ,  conducted  by  Anderson  &  Staley.  At  various  times  he 
was  compositor  on  different  St.  Louis  papers,  including  the  Organ,  the  Union, 
Republican,  Times,  New  Era,  Reveille  and  others.  On  the  1st  of  January,  1852, 
Mr.  Gonter,  in  connection  with  John  F.  Frazier,  M.  C.  Lilly,  Joseph  L.  Craft, 
Robert  McKee  and  J.  W.  McDonald,  all  practical  printers,  established  a  paper 
called  the  Morning  Signal,  which  proved  to  be  the  foundation  of  the  present 
Globe-Democrat.  For  some  time  Mr.  Gonter  was  connected  with  the  paper  and 
with  his  associates  laid  a  substantial  foundation,  upon  which  has  been  built 
one  of  the  great  journals  of  the  country.  He  owned  a  half  interest  in  the 
Merchants  Exchange  Price  Current,  and  was  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Charles  G. 
Gonter  &  Company.  He  retired  from  this  paper  to  assume  the  duties  of  re- 
corder of  voters  under  Mayor  Overstolz.  He  has  always  been  a  pronounced 
democrat  and  through  the  field  of  journalism  has  exerted  a  strong  influence  in 
behalf  of  the  party. 

In  May,  1851,  Mr.  Gonter  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  A.  Reilly,  of 
Baltimore.  For  some  years  he  has  now  lived  retired,  for  he  has  passed  the  eighty- 
fourth  milestone  on  life's  journey,  and  his  labors  in  previous  years  brought  to  him 
the  compensation  that  now  supplies  him  with  all  of  the  comforts  and  some  of 
the  luxuries  of  life.  He  arrived  in  St.  Louis  with  only  fifteen  cents  in  his  pocket, 
but  his  ability  and  enterprise  carried  him  into  important  relations  with  journal- 
ism and  established  him  in  his  present  comfortable  financial  position. 


MARTIN  E.  KOERBER. 

Martin  E.  Koerber  is  the  prominent  and  efficient  cashier  of  the  Lowell  Bank 
at  5000  North  Broadway.  He  was  born  in  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri,  in  1874. 
His  father,  August  Koerber,  was  a  native  of  Eidesheim,  Germany,  having  been 
born  in  1842.  Upon  emigrating  to  the  United  States  he  located  in  Cape  Girar- 
deau. Here  he  became  acquainted  with  Miss  Caroline  Haupt,  whom  he  subse- 
quently married.  Of  this  union  were  born  four  children ;  Martin  E. ;  Mrs.  M. 
Powers,  who.  with  her  husband  and  two  children,  resides  in  St.  Louis ;  Mrs. 
August  W.  Thias,  who  resides  with  her  husband  and  three  children  in  St.  Louis ; 
and  Mrs.  John  Fritz,  the  wife  of  Rev.  John  H.  Fritz.  They  have  one  child  and 
reside  in  Brooklyn,  New  York. 

In  the  parochial  schools  of  Cape  Girardeau  and  St.  Louis  Mr.  Koerber  re- 
ceived his  eady  education.  When  fourteen  years  of  age  he  was  apprenticed  to  a 
carriage  painter  and  proceeded  to  learn  the  trade.     Having  followed  this  occupa- 


M.  E.   KOERBER 


586  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tion  for  two  years,  he  gave  it  up  as  it  was  not  to  his  liking.  He  then  secured  a 
position  with  the  jewelers"  supply  house  of  J.  W.  Carey  on  Fourth  and  Pine 
streets.  He  left  the  employ  of  this  firm  after  two  years  and  then  engaged  in 
several  busmess  relations.  He  remained  for  a  period  of  three  years  in  the  employ 
of  N.  K.  Fairbanks,  during  which  time  he  worked  in  the  various  departments  in 
order  to  learn  all  branches  of  the  business  thoroughly.  Resigning  his  position,  he 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Germania  Trust  Company.  He  held  a  position  in  every 
department  of  the  firm  and  became  thoroughly  versed  in  the  affairs  of  the  enter- 
prise. He  continued  in  the  employ  of  this  company  until  it  was  consolidated  with 
the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company  in  1904.  During  the  Louisiana  Purchase 
Exposition  he  accepted  a  lucrative  position  and  devoted  a  year's  time  to  the 
World's  Fair  interests.  When  the  Lowell  Bank  was  established  on  May  5,  1905, 
Mr.  Koerber  was  made  teller.  In  this  position  he  manifested  punctuality,  cour- 
tesy and  attcntiveness  to  duty,  and  showed  himself  in  every  way  a  capable  man 
and  well  c[ualified  to  handle  large  business  affairs.  He  gradually  arose  in  the 
esteem  of  the  firm  and  was  finallv  promoted  to  the  responsible  position  of 
cashier.  During  the  time  which  JNIr.  Koerber  has  been  serving  in  this  capacity 
the  business  of  the  bank  has  been  almost  doubled.  Throughout  the  recent  panic 
the  institution  continued  to  pay  its  depositors  cash  in  full  and  always  had  on 
hand  ready  money  to  meet  their  requirements. 

On  December  3,  1899,  Martin  E.  Koerber  wedded  ]\liss  Lena  Tiemeyer,  a 
daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  H.  Tiemeyer.  They  have  two  children,  Robert  H., 
eight  years  of  age,  and  Ruth  M.,  who  is  in  her  sixth  year.  Mr.  Koerber  is  a 
democrat,  and  while  he  rejoices  in  the  success  of  his  party  he  has  no  desire  to 
hold  office  himself.  However  he  is  conversant  upon  the  paramount  political 
issues  of  the  day,  and  regularly  casts  his  vote  and  uses  his  influence  during  cam- 
paigns to  place  the  candidates  of  his  party  in  office.  He  is  a  member  of  the 
German  Evangelical  Lutheran  church.  Among  other  outdoor  sports  of  which 
Mr.  Koerbei-  is  very  fond  are  hunting  and  fishing.  In  these  diversions  he  spends 
his  leisure  hours. 


WILLIAAI  M.  STITES. 

William  M.  Stites,  a  general  contractor  largely  devoting  his  time  to  resi- 
dence construction,  was  born  in  Washington,  Missouri,  Maixh  21,  1871.  His 
father,  A.  T.  Stites,  also  a  native  of  Missouri,  conducted  a  progressive  business 
in  St.  Louis  from  1886  until  his  death  in  August,  1907.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Sarah 
Stites,  nee  Grofi^,  was  also  born  in  Missouri,  but  came  of  a  Lexington,  Ken- 
tucky, family.  Her  father,  Andrew  Groflf,  however,  was  one  of  the  pioneer 
settlers  of  this  state,  taking  up  his  abode  here  in  1812,  when  Missouri  was  still 
under  territorial  government.  Mrs.  Stites  passed  away  about  thirty-six  years 
ago,  leaving  four  children,  all  of  whom  are  yet  living.  One  son,  Charles  E. 
Stites,  represents  industrial  life  in  St.  Louis  as  house  and  sign  painter. 

William  M.  Stites  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  Washington,  Mis- 
souri, and  in  a  private  school  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  as 
draftsman  in  April,  1894,  on  the  completion  of  a  four-years'  course.  Immediateh 
afterward  he  embarked  in  business,  becoming  foreman  for  Robert  L.  ]\Iacey,  a 
general  contractor,  with  whom  he  continued  for  thirteen  years  before  establish- 
ing business  on  his  own  account.  He  has  engaged  principally  in  residence 
construction  and  has  erected  over  two  hundred  dwellings  since  starting  upon 
an  independent  venture.  These  include  the  residence  of  F.  D.  Bennet,  the 
summer  home  of  N.  D.  Cole,  of  Kirkwood,  and  the  St.  Louis  residence  of  H.  B. 
Crole.  Through  his  building  operations  he  has  done  much  to  improve  St. 
Louis  in  the  line  of  architectural  adornment.  He  also  does  deep-well  digging 
for  both  water  and  prospecting.     He  has  made  a  thorough  study  of  the  building 


ST.  LOUIS,  TI-IE    FOURTH    CITY.  587 

business,  from  both  meclianical  anfl  architectural  standpoints,  and  has  done 
some  speculative  building,  erecting  residences  for  sale.  He  owns  property  in 
both  the  city  and  county  of  St.  Louis,  including  his  own  home  at  Maplewood. 

On  the  27th  of  April,  1894,  at  No.  7340  Maple  avenue,  in  Maplewood,  Mr. 
Stites  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Gertie  D.  Freer,  a  daughter  of  E.  Z. 
Freer,  civil  engineer,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  now  have  a  little  son,  Dinsdalc,  m 
his  second  year.  Mrs.  Stites  was  a  graduate  in  drafting  and  a  teacher  in  the 
public  schools  of  St.  Louis  six  years.  She  also  taught  Latin  and  grammar  in  a 
private  school.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stites  are  members  of  the  Centenary  Meth- 
odist Episcopal  church.  South,  and  Mrs.  Stites  takes  a  very  active  interest  in 
church  and  Sunday  school  work,  acting  as  teacher  of  the  primary  class  in  the 
Sunday  school  for  ten  vears.  They  have  many  friends,  occupying  an  enviable 
position  in  tliose  social  circles  where  intelligence  and  true  worth  are  received 
as  passports. 


JAMES  L.  WESTLAKE. 

To  Philadelphia,  from  England,  in  the  year  1740,  came  Samuel  Westlake 
and  his  wife  Anne,  with  two  sons,  George  and  Samuel  II,  who  married  later 
Miss  Willing  of  Philadelphia,  to  whom  was  born  a  son,  Thomas,  who  on  reach- 
ing manhood  married  Mary  Bracee,  daughter  of  Nathaniel  Bracee,  who  went 
with  Washington  into  New  York  and  never  returned. 

Thomas  Westlake  and  Mary  Bracee  Westlake  went  with  their  family  into 
Virginia.  The  eldest  son,  James  Bracee  Westlake,  married  in  that  state  Mary 
Vandall,  whose  father  served  in  the  Revolutionarv  war.  Of  this  marriage  were 
born  eight  children:  The  second  son,  James  \^andall  Westlake,  left  the  old 
plantation  in  Virginia  in  1844  at  the  age  of  twenty-two  and  came  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  engaged  in  bridge  building.  The  firm  name,  Westlake  &  Jones,  was 
well  known  ^throughout  the  Mississippi  Valley.  Later  the  Westlake  &  Button 
Novelty  Iron  Works  was  organized,  with  Mr.  Westlake  as  president.  The  shops 
were  located  on  Main  and  Biddle  streets.  Mr.  Wesjlake  was  a  prominent 
Mason  and  Knight  Templar. 

Mr.  James  Vandall  Westlake  married  in  St.  Louis  Miss  Lizzie  R.  Palmer, 
daughter  of  William  and  Cinthia  (Martin)  Palmer,  of  St.  Louis  county.  Of 
this  marriage   four  children  were  born,  one  son  and  three  daughters. 

The  son.  James  L.  Westlake,  was  born  November  27,  1871,  in  St.  Louis; 
attended  the  public  schools  and  later  became  a  student  of  Smith  Academy — 
Washington  University. 

Mr.  Westlake's  first  business  experience  was  with  the  Anderson-Wade 
Realty  Company  as  office  boy  and  later  in  his  father's  manufacturing  business. 
When  this  propertv  was  sold  to  the  Terminal  Railway  Company  I\Ir.  \\'estlake 
entered  the  employ  of  the  Scruggs,  Vandervoort  &  Barney  Company  as  book- 
keeper, acting  in  that  capacity  for  a  year.  In  1895  Mr.  Westlake  entered  into 
partnership  with  Oliver  J.  Barwick  in  the  contracting  business.  This  partner- 
ship continued  until  January  16,  1897,  when  the  Westlake  Construction  Com- 
pany was  incorporated,  with  Mr.  Westlake  as  president.  In  1898,  when  iMr. 
Barwick  retired,  Mr.  Westlake  assumed  a  majority  of  his  interests  and  retained 
the  office  of  president,  to  which  he  had  been  elected  on  the  organization  of  the 
company. 

As  the  president  of  the  Westlake  Construction  Company  Mr.  Westlake 
is  widely  known  in  St.  Louis  and  in  various  other  parts  of  the  country,  where 
his  energy  has  been  the  directing  spirit  in  many  important  building  operations. 
Reaching  out  to  large  things  and  realizing  that  accomplishment  must  depend 
upon  indefatigable  industry  and  unwearied  diligence,  he  has  reached  the  high 
position  which  he   now   occupies.     The  business   of  the  Westlake   Construction 


588  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Company  has  extended  over  the  United  States,  and  many  of  the  prominent 
buildings  of  this  city  have  been  constructed  by  them,  inchiding  the  Grand  Leader 
store  building,  the  building  of  the  Peters  Shoe  Company  and  numerous  factories 
and  business  blocks  throughout  the  city.  This  company  constructed  one -half  of 
the  buildings  of  the  Omaha  Exposition  and  were  the  contractors  for  a  large  part 
of  the  Alaska- Yukon-Pacific  Exposition,  at  Seattle,  Washington;  the  Gunter 
Hotel  at  San  Antonio,  Texas  ;  the  Peabody  Hotel  at  Memphis,  Tennessee ;  the  First 
National  Bank  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  and  many  other  buildings  throughout  the 
country.  The  Hotel  Jefferson  at  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  stands  as  a  monument  to  the 
ability  and  enterprise  of  the  Westlake  Construction  Company,  as  does  the  Num- 
ber One  Wall  Street  building,  New  York  city.  The  company  maintain  offices 
at  Indianapolis  and  Seattle,  as  well  as  at  St.  Louis.  Their  operations  are  now 
most  extensive  and  of  an  important  character,  gaining  for  the  company  recog- 
nition among  the  most  prominent  and  best  known  contracting  firms  of  the 
country. 

Mr.  Westlake  is  president  of  the  Builders  Industries  Association,  a  member 
of  the  Mercantile  Club,  and  a  prominent  Mason,  belonging  to  the  commandery, 
the  consistory  and  the  jNIystic  Shrine.  Mr.  Westlake  votes  with  the  democracy 
and  is  a  member  of  the  Scruggs  Memorial  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  South, 
takes  an  active  part  in  its  work  and  serves  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  stewards. 
Mr.  Westlake's  favorite  recreation  is  hunting  and  while  his  business  success  af- 
fords him  considerable  leisure  he  never  allows  anything  to  interfere  with  the  con- 
scientious performance  of  the  duties  that  have  devolved  upon  him  in  business 
connections.  Mr.  Westlake  has  the  inherent  qualities  of  high  standards  in  busi- 
ness and  in  private  life  that  so  endeared  his  father  to  his  many  friends,  and  has 
based  his  advancement  upon  such  stable  qualities  as  perseverance  and  close  ap- 
plication, together  with  a  thorough  mastery  of  the  business  in  principle  and  de- 
tail, which  he  has  made  his  life  work.  Mr.  Westlake  is  yet  a  young  man  and 
occupies  a  commanding  position  in  building  circles,  which  insures  greater  success 
in  the  future. 


CHARLES   H.  CARTER. 

Charles  H.  Carter,  a  real-estate  dealer,  was  born  near  Como,  Mississippi, 
December  27,  i860.  His  parents,  R.  Thomas  and  Sarah  J.  (Gilchrist)  Carter,  are 
both  living  at  Como.  The  father,  R.  Thomas  Carter,  was  born  in  Nottaway 
county,  Virginia,  in  June,  1836,  and  is  a  graduate  of  the  State  University  of 
Virginia.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  Home  Guards  in  Mississippi  during 
the  Civil  war;  was  long  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits,  and  is  now  retired. 
His  family  numbered  two  sons  and  two  daughters ;  Charles  H.,  of  St.  Louis ; 
William  G.,  of  New  Orleans ;  Annie  T.,  of  Como ;  and  Mrs.  William  C.  Swoope. 
The  latter  died  in  1900,  leaving  a  husband  and  four  children. 

Mr.  Carter  comes  of  old  Virginian  ancestry.  His  great-grandfather,  Richard 
Raleigh  Carter,  was  the  first  high  sherifif  of  Nottaway  county,  Virginia,  which 
office  he  held  to  the  time  of  his  death.  His  maternal  grandfather,  William 
Gilchrist,  was  Grand  Master  Mason  of  the  state  of  Arkansas,  and  was  also  a 
prominent  judge.  His  remains  now  rest  in  Rose  Hill  cemeterv  at  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas,  under  a  handsome  monument  erected  by  the  Masonic  order. 

Mr.  Carter  attended  private  schools  near  Como  until  fourteen  years  of  age 
and  then  began  working  on  his  father's  farm,  devoting  his  attention  to  general 
agricultural  pursuits  until  twenty-two  years  of  age.  He  then  removed  to  Fort 
Smith,  Arkansas,  where  he  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business,  remaining  there 
for  two  years.  It  was  a  time  of  general  emigration  to  Texas  and  Mr.  Carter 
joined  a  party  of  friends  who  were  going  to  that  state.    He  remained  for  only  two 


CHARLES  H.  CARTER 


590  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

years,  however,  after  which  he  returned  to  IMississippi  on  a  visit.  He  next  went 
to  Lincohi  county,  Arkansas,  where  he  purchased  a  sawmill,  which  he  operated 
for  five  years ;  and  later,  in  Memphis,  Tennessee,  he  was  engaged  in  the  real- 
estate  business  for  three  years.  Realizing  the  opportunities  offered  by  the  real- 
estate  market  of  St.  Louis,  he  came  to  this  city,  and  on  the  1st  of  June,  1893, 
opened  a  real-estate  ofiice,  and  has  since  built  up  an  extensive  business  in  this 
line.  He  has  handled  much  valuable  property  and  negotiated  many  important 
transfers. 

Mr.  Carter  has  been  married  twice.  On  the  i8th  of  December,  1893,.  in 
Drew  county,  Arkansas,  he  wedded  Miss  Florence,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
A.  B.  Shields.  She  died  in  St.  Louis,  November  11,  1900,  and  on  the  5th  of 
June,  1906,  .Mr.  Carter  was  again  married  to  Miss  Annie  V.  Hartman,  a  daugh- 
ter of  John  N.  and  Margaret  Conrad  Hartman,  both  of  old  Virginian  families. 

Mr.  Carter  votes  with  the  democracy  and  holds  membership  in  the  Episcopal 
church,  is  a  member  of  the  order  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Dramatic  Order 
of  Knights  of  Korassan,  and  also  a  member  of  the  Mississippi  Society  of  St. 
Louis.  He  resides  at  913  Bayard  avenue,  is  fond  of  driving  and  is_  also  an  en- 
thusiast on  the  subject  of  the  automobile.  In  modern  parlance  he  has  "made 
good"  in  the  business  world.  His  enterprise  and  determination  have  carried  him 
into  important  business  relations  and  his  unassailable  business  probity,  as  well  as 
his  energy,  has  constituted  a  strong  feature  in  his  success. 


WILLI A.M  MORGAN  CASE  BRYAN,  M.D. 

The  tendency  of  the  age  is  toward  specialization.  Investigation  has  broad- 
ened knowledge  to  such  an  extent  that  it  would  be  impossible  for  any  individual 
to  know  all  that  there  is  to  be  known  concerning  the  law,  the  science  of  medicine 
or  surgery  and  the  many  other  great  industrial  interests  of  the  world ;  but  after 
gaining  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  general  principles  the  individual  may  carry 
his  study  to  a  high  degree  of  perfection  in  special  lines  and  attain  therein  a 
proficiency  which  would  be  impossible  under  other  circumstances.  Such  a 
course  has  Dr.  Bryan  followed,  becoming  recognized  as  an  able  exponent  of 
the  practice  of  medicine  in  the  treatment  of  the  ear,  nose  and  throat.  He  is 
following  his  profession  in  his  native  city  of  St.  Louis,  having  been  born  here  on 
the  24th  of  November,  1875,  his  parents  being  William  J.  S.  and  Nethie  A. 
(Case)  Bryan.  The  father  has  been  connected  with  the  public  schools  of  St. 
Louis  for  more  than  thirty  years.  L'ntil  the  past  year,  when  he  became  assistant 
superintendent  of  schools,  he  was  connected  with  the  high  school  as  teacher  and 
principal.  William  Bryan,  grandfather  of  Dr.  W.  M.  C.  Bryan,  served  the  public 
in  his  day  as  vice  president  of  the  school  board  and  later  as  commissioner  of 
supplies. 

Dr.  Bryan  of  this  review  pursued  his  literary  course  in  Washington  Univer- 
sity, from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  in  the 
class  of  1897.  He  then  took  post-graduate  work  in  the  University  of  Michigan 
and  won  the  degree  of  Master  of  Science.  In  October,  1898,  he  matriculated  in 
the  Johns  Hopkins  University  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  was  graduated  in  the 
class  of  1902.  He  then  spent  twenty-seven  months  as  interne  in  the  German 
Hospital  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  and  added  to  his  theoretical  knowledge 
the  broad  practical  experience  which  comes  in  hospital  work,  no  other  field 
giving  opportunity  for  such  varied  practice. 

In  January,  1905,  Dr.  Bryan  entered  upon  the  private  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession, occupying  commodious  offices  at  No.  3858  Westminster  Place,  and  in 
the  intervening  years  he  has  secured  an  extensive  patronage.  In  October,  1908, 
he  moved  his  office  to  the  Linmar  building.  In  his  study  he  has  made  a  specialty 
of  the  treatment  of  diseases  of  the  ear,  nose  and  throat  and  has  become  very 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  r,U\ 

proficient  in  these  lines.  He  is  now  acting  as  instrnctor  of  the  ear,  no;>e  and 
throat  diseases  in  the  medical  department  of  the  St.  Louis  University  and  for 
the  term  of  1905  he  was  instructor  in  clinical  microscopy  and  chemistry  in  the 
same  institution,  but  the  demands  of  his  private  practice  on  his  time  would 
not  allow  him  to  continue  in  the  latter  position.  He  belongs  to  the  National, 
the  State  and  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Societies.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the 
American  Academy  of  Ophthalmology  and  Oto-Laryngology  and  is  oto-laryngol- 
ogist  to  the  Mount  St.  Rose  Hospital. 

On  the  24th  of  June,  1908,  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  Dr.  Bryan  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Miss  Helen  L.,  daughter  of  the  late  Dr.  Thomas  Kimlin,  of  Trenton, 
Missouri. 

Dr.  Br)  an  votes  with  the  republican  party  where  national  issues  are  in- 
volved and  at  all  times  stands  for  good  government.  At  local  elections  he  votes 
independently  and  is  untiring  in  his  efforts  to  advance  municipal  virtue  and 
uprightness.  He  belongs  to  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  to  the  Sigma 
Alpha  Epsilon,  a  college  fraternity,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Civic  League. 
These  associations  indicate  much  of  the  nature  of  his  interests,  his  purposes  and 
his  ideals.  He  belongs  also  to  the  Union  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  is 
now  a  member  of  its  official  board.  In  every  relation  of  life  he  is  actuated  by 
lofty  purposes  and  by  humanitarian  principles. 


MICHAEL  LAINE. 


The  life  record  of  ]\Iichael  Laine  was  brought  to  an  end  when  on  the  26th 
of  April,  1901,  he  passed  away.  He  was  a  native  of  county  Galway,  Ireland, 
born  about  1853.  The  years  of  his  boyhood  and  youth  were  passed  on  the 
Emerald  Isle  and,  attracted  by  the  favorable  reports  which  he  heard  concerning 
the  opportunities  of  the  new  world,  he  bade  adieu  to  home  and  friends  when 
twenty  years  of  age  and  sailed  for  the  LTnited  States.  Coming  direct  to  St. 
Louis,  he  here  began  business  and  in  the  course  of  years  was  recognized  as  one 
of  the  leading,  extensive  and  successful  contractors  and  architects  of  this  city. 
He  made  the  plans  for  the  new  Cathedral  chapel  at  INIaryland  and  Newstead 
avenues,  the  Holy  Rosary  church  and  other  Catholic  institutions.  While  he 
displayed  much  skill  in  ecclesiastical  architecture,  he  was  equally  proficient  in 
other  lines  and  many  substantial  structures  of  the  city  are  evidences  of  his  skill 
and  handiwork. 

Mr.  Laine  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  ]\Iiss  jNIargaret  Garvey  and  unto 
them  were  born  two  daughters,  Mamie  and  Mrs.  John  Rogan.  In  his  religious 
faith  Mr.  Laine  was  a  Catholic  and  was  always  ready  and  willing  to  aid  a  fel- 
lowman  and  was  not  only  active  in  business  circles  but  was  also  diligent  in  his 
support  of  interests  for  the  welfare  and  advancement  of  the  city.  He  never  neg- 
lected his  opportunities  nor  failed  to  recognize  his  obligations  and  those  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact  entertained  for  him  warm  regard. 


CHARLES  A.   HOLTOX. 

Charles  A.  Holton,  living  retired,  was  born  in  Charleston.Xew  Hampshire, 
in  1837,  and  when  a  voung  lad  was  brought  to  St.  Louis  by  his  father,  Alfred 
15.  Holton,  who  was  connected  with  various  business  interests  until  1850,  when 
he  took  a  government  contract  to  deliver  mail  through  the  city.  Seventh  street 
being  then  the  western  city  limits.  Indians  were  still  frequent  visitors  here  at 
that  time.  The  father  died  in  1855.  He  was  a  native  of  Vermont  and  a  rep- 
resentative of  one  of  the  old  families  of  that  state  represented  in  the  war  for 


592  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

independence.  His  wife  was  Nancy  Moody  of  Claremont,  New  Hampshire. 
Of  their  ten  children  six  lived  to  adult  age;  Frederick,  who  died  in  1850; 
Horace,  who  died  in  1875;  Charles  A.;  Martha,  the  wife  of  G.  W.  Sanders; 
Edward,  cashier  of  the  Sanders  Duck  &  Rubber  Company,  of  St.  Louis ;  and 
Mary  E.  Holton,  now  living  at  Webster  Groves. 

Charles  A.  Holton  attended  the  public  schools  and  after  his  marriage  con- 
tinued his  education  in  a  high  school.  He  commenced  business  life  as  a  cabin 
boy  on  the  river  and  after  a  short  time  took  up  the  builder's  trade,  which  he 
followed  for  many  years.  Later  he  established  a  tarpaulin  company  on  the 
Mississippi  liver,  afterward  consolidating  with  other  firms  in  forming  the 
St.  Louis  TarpauHn  Company.  In  1869  he  sold  his  interest  in  that  business  and 
resumed  building  operations,  from  which  he  retired  about  1907.  In  1859  he 
assisted  in  building  the  old  court  house  and  was  also  active  in  the  erection  of  a 
number  of  other  notable  buildings  of  the  city.  He  has  witnessed  the  growth  of 
St.  Louis  until  its  western  boundaries  have  been  extended  from  Seventh  to 
Sixty-second  street.  In  the  early  days  he  hunted  on  the  site  of  his  present 
handsome  residence  at  the  corner  of  Delmar  and  Grand  avenue.  He  still  re- 
members the  time  when  the  Prince  of  Wales,  now  King  Edward  of  England, 
attended  the  fair  held  at  the  old  fair  grounds. 

In  1857  ^'^^-  Holton  was  married  to  Miss  Bell  Green,  and  unto  them  were 
born  four  children :  Jeannie,  the  wife  of  Mehlon  Fulton ;  Frederick,  of  Philadel- 
phia; and  two  deceased.  The  mother  died  in  1863  and  in  1865  Mr.  Holton 
married  Helen  M.  Stratford,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  H.  K.  Stratford,  of  Chicago. 
LInto  them  have  been  born  eight  children,  of  whom  three  are  living ;  Mrs.  Car- 
oline Warren,  a  widow ;  Helen ;  and  Laura.  Mr.  Holton  was  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Home  Guards  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war.  While  he  has  never  been 
an  office-seeker  he  has  always  been  interested  in  the  political  situation  of  the 
country  and  is  an  old-time  democrat. 


NORMAN  BRUCE  CARSON,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Norman  Bruce  Carson  has  attained  a  position  of  distinctive  precedence 
among  the  surgeons  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  Somerset,  Pennsylvania,  No- 
vember 9,  1844,  his  parents  being  James  O.  and  Barbara  (Bruce)  Carson,  who 
were  also  natives  of  Somerset.  In  the  paternal  line  the  ancestry  is  traced  back 
to  one  who  came  to  this  country  several  generations  ago  from  the  north  of  Ireland 
and  settled  near  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  the  ancestor  being  a  professor  in  the 
University  of  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  while  James  Carson,  the  grandfather,  was  a 
prominent  attorney  of  Pennsylvania,  who  after  attaining  his  majority  settled  at 
Somerset.  He  was  circuit  judge  there  for  a  number  of  years  and  prominent  in 
professional  lines. 

His  son,  James  O.  Carson,  in  early  manhood  became  identified  with  mercan- 
tile interests  in  Pennsylvania,  but  in  1847  removed  westward  to  St.  Louis,  where 
for  years  he  was  one  of  the  dominant  factors  in  the  mercantile  world.  Originally 
he  was  connected  with  the  firm  of  Carson  &  Brooks  in  handling  boat  supplies, 
while  subsequently  the  firm  became  Carson  &  Springer.  His  brother,  John  B. 
Carson,  founded  the  first  dry-goods  commission  business  in  St.  Louis,  with 
which  James  O.  Carson  later  became  associated  under  the  firm  style  of  J.  B.  Car- 
son, Brother  &  Company.  This  connection  was  continued  between  the  brothers 
until  the  death  of  J.  B.  Carson,  after  which  James  O.  Carson  continued  the  busi- 
ness under  the  old  firm  style.  During  and  after  the  period  of  the  Civil  war 
they  were  heavily  interested  in  cotton  operations  and  J.  O.  Carson  continued  a 
factor  in  that  line  of  trade  until  his  retirement.  He  has  now  reached  the  age 
of  eighty-eight  years.  His  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Andrew  Bruce,  who  removed 
from  Maryland  to  Somerset,  Pennsylvania.     Her  great-grandfather  was  one  of 


DR.  N.  R.  CARSON 


594  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

two  brothers  who  were  men  of  means  and  came  to  this  country  from  the  district 
of  Edinburgh,  Scotland,  one  settHng  at  Baltimore  and  the  other  at  Mount  Sav- 
age, Maryland.  For  many  years  the  Bruce  family  was  a  prominent  one  in  that 
state.    Airs.  Barbara  Bruce  Carson,  mother  of  Dr.  Carson,  is  now  deceased. 

The  Doctor  was  but  three  years  of  age  upon  the  removal  of  the  family  to  St. 
Louis,  where  he  was  reared,  pursuing  his  education  in  the  public  and  private 
schools  and  in  Washington  University.  In  1865  he  began  preparation  for  the 
practice  of  medicine,  reading  under  the  preceptorship  of  Dr.  Hiram  Christopher, 
while  in  the  fall  of  1856  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  or  Pope's  Col- 
lege, as  it  was  then  called.  Prior  to  this,  however,  he  had  studied  at  Mullanphy's 
Hospital,  and  on  the  completion  of  the  prescribed  college  course  he  was  graduated 
with  the  class  of  1868.  For  a  year  he  practiced  and  then  went  to  Europe  to  fur- 
ther perfect  himself  for  his  chosen  life  work.  He  studied  in  Vienna  and  spent 
four  months  in  travel,  after  which  he  returned  to  the  United  States.  Resuming 
the  practice  of  his  profession,  he  has  gained  recognition  as  one  of  the  foremost 
members  of  the  medical  fraternity  in  the  city.  He  has  made  a  study  of  surgical 
work  and  is  one  of  the  noted  surgeons  of  St.  Louis.  As  his  fame  has  increased 
in  this  direction  he  has  entirely  eliminated  the  practice  of  medicine  and  has  be- 
come recognized  authority  upon  surgery  in  his  adopted  city.  He  is  a  contributor 
to  many  medical  journals,  and  the  value  of  his  articles  have  received  recognition 
in  that  they  have  frequently  appeared  in  the  publications  of  the  profession  in  Eu- 
rope. He  is  also  one  of  the  leading  contributors  to  the  forthcoming  Bryant  and 
Buck's  Surgery,  an  eight  volume  work  now  being  published.  He  is  now  the  rank- 
ing surgeon  of  the  Alullanphy  Hospital,  with  which  he  has  been  constantly  con- 
nected, save  for  the  period  when  he  was  in  Europe,  since  1866.  He  is  also  pro- 
fessor of  clinical  surgery  in  the  medical  department  of  Washington  University. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  the  Missouri  State  Medical 
Society,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  American  Surgical  Association,  the 
American  Genito-Urinary  Association,  and  the  St.  Louis  Surgical  Society. 

Dr.  Carson  was  married  in  1888  to  Miss  Susan  R.  Glasgow,  of  St.  Louis,  a 
daughter  of  William  Glasgow,  and  they  now  have  one  son,  William  Bruce,  who 
is  attending  Smith's  Academy.  Dr.  Carson  is  independent  in  politics,  but  is  iden- 
tified with  that  movement  toward  a  cleaner  political  world  and  is  opposed  to  any- 
thing like  misuse  of  a  public  trust.  His  influence  is  therefore  on  the  side  of 
progress  and  reform  in  politics,  yet  he  never  seeks  nor  desires  office  for  himself. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Pi,  but  has  no  opportunity  for  social  amenities, 
owing  to  the  constant  demands  which  are  made  upon  him  for  professional  serv- 
ices. His  life  has  been  of  benefit  to  his  fellowmen  and  in  all  his  practice  he  has 
held  to  high  ideals,  recognizing  fully  the  personal  obligation  that  devolves  upon 
him  in  this  connection. 


GUSTA\'E  A.  GRUENEWALD,  JR. 

Gustave  A.  Gruenewald,  Jr.,  manager  of  Branch  T  of  the  Polar  Wave  Ice 
&  Fuel  Company,  is  a  young  man  of  keen  and  unremitting  energy,  which  has 
brought  him  to  his  present  position  of  responsibility.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
April  9,  1877,  a  son  of  Gustave  A.  and  Rosina  Gruenewald.  As  the  name  indi- 
cates the  family  is  of  German  lineage  and  about  a  half  century  ago  the  father 
crossed  the  Atlantic  to  the  new  world,  settling  in  St.  Louis,  where  for  many 
years  he  has  engaged  in  the  butchering  business. 

Leaving  school  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  Gustave  A.  Gruenewald  afterward 
spent  one  term  in  Hayward's  Commercial  College,  and  on  the  expiration  of  that 
period,  accepted  a  clerkship  in  an  office,  there  remaining  for  two  and  a  half  years. 
He  next  took  charge  of  the  1034  Sarah  Branch  of  the  Polar  Wave  Ice  &  Fuel 
Company  and  continued  as  manager  at  that  point  for  fourteen  years.     Promotion 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  .^5 

came  to  him  in  his  transferal  to  the  present  branch,  of  which  he  is  now  in  charge, 
and  is  in  the  line  of  further  promotion.  Mr.  Gruenewald's  long  connection  with 
the  business  has  made  him  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  trade  in  every  depart- 
ment and  his  fidelity  to  the  house  is  a  matter  above  question.  He  is  reliable, 
systematic  and  thorough  in  all  that  he  undertakes  and  his  work  has  been  charac- 
terized by  a  spirit  of  progress  that  has  made  his  labor  of  marked  value  to  the 
company. 

On  the  1st  of  April,  1906,  Mr.  Gruenewald  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Helmendach,  a  daughter  of  Charles  Helmendach,  who  was  a  merchant  of  Berger, 
Missouri.  They  have  one  son,  Gustave  Alfred,  now  in  his  first  year.  They 
reside  at  No.  911  Whittier  street,  and  have  many  friends.  Mr.  Gruenewald  is  a 
republican,  interested  in  the  success  and  growth  of  the  party,  yet  without  desire 
for  ofifice.  He  is  a  young  man,  who  has  but  recently  completed  the  third  decade 
of  life,  but  is  occupying  a  position  of  responsibility  which  he  has  attained  through 
his  own  merit  and  business  discrimmation.  Actuated  bv  a  laudable  desire  for 
advancement  and  recognizing  the  fact  that  upon  his  own  labors  depend  his  suc- 
cess he  has  made  advancement  step  by  step  in  the  business  world,  until  his 
achievement  ha?  brought  him  to  a  remunerative  and  responsible  position. 


THOMAS   F.  HOGAN. 

Thomas  F.  Hogan,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Hoffman-Hogan  Con- 
struction Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  ^lay  2,  1868.  His  father,  Charles 
W.  Hogan,  was  also  a  native  of  this  city,  while  the  grandfather,  Michael  A. 
Hogan,  came  from  Ireland  to  America  at  an  early  day  and  settled  in  St.  Louis. 
Reared  in  this  city,  Charles  W.  Hogan  became  a  quarryman  contractor,  being 
associated  in  early  manhood  with  his  father,  who  was  one  of  the  first  contractors 
of  the  city,  and  did  some  of  the  stone  work  and  built  some  of  the  foundations 
for  many  of  the  early  bridges  constructed  here.  Charles  W.  Hogan  continued 
to  follow  in  the  business  footsteps  of  his  father  and  was  accorded  an  immense 
amount  of  city  contract  work.  He  built  many  of  the  early  streets  and  the  prompt- 
ness and  thoroughness  with  which  he  executed  all  contracts  insured  him  a  con- 
tinuance of  the  liberal  patronage  accorded  him.  At  one  time  he  was  associated 
with  Caspar  Stolle,  and  the  firm  of  Hogan  &  Stolle  built  the  Rocky  Branch  sewer 
and  did  much  other  public  improvement  work  for  the  city.  Later  he  formed  a 
partnership  under  the  firm  name  of  Hogan  &  Moran,  and  this  firm  was  also 
prominent  in  city  contract  work.  Charles  W.  Hogan  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Anastasia  Grace  and  unto  them  were  born  four  sons  and  five  daughters. 
The  father  died  in  1900,  while  the  mother  survived  until  1907. 

Thomas  F.  Hogan,  the  fourth  in  order  of  birth  in  their  family,  was  educated 
in  the  Christian  Brothers  College,  and  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  became 
associated  in  business  with  his  father,  who  at  that  time  was  one  of  the  largest 
city  contractors  of  St.  Louis.  The  business  relation  continued  between  them  until 
the  father's  death,  subsequent  to  which  time  Thomas  F.  Hogan  and  his  brother, 
Michael  A.,  took  over  the  contracting  business.  This  firm  existed  until  1902. 
when  the  partnership  was  dissolved  and  the  present  firm,  known  as  the  Hotifman- 
Hogan  Construction  Companv,  was  incorporated.  They  do  city  contracting, 
including  the  building  of  streets,  sidewalks,  foundations  and  sewers,  together 
with  general  contract  work.  Their  business  has  now  assumed  extensive  pr  ipor- 
tions,  enabling  them  to  employ  from  one  hundred  to  two  hundred  men,  and  their 
work  is  of  Tin  important  character,  gaining  for  them  recognition  as  one  of  the 
most  prominent  firms  in  the  city.  They  have  recently  completed  the  Harlin 
Creek  sewer,  which  is  said  to  be  the  largest  in  St.  Louis,  if  not  in  the  L^nited 
States,  and  is  the  first  re-enforced  concrete  sewer  constructed  in  this  city.  The 
inside  dimensions  are  twentv-nine  bv  nineteen  feet. 


596  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  HoQan  has  led  a  life  of  intense  and  well  directed  activity.  He  received 
thorough  business  training  under  his  father,  mastered  the  scientific  principles 
which  underlie  his  work  and  also  obtained  practical  experience  which  enabled 
him  to  correctly  estimate  on  a  job  and  to  judge  of  the  value  of  the  work  done  by 
his  employes.  He  is  a  typical  American  business  man,  wide  awake,  energetic 
and  determined,  and  his  business  success  is  most  creditable  and  gratifying.  In 
religious  belief  he  is  a  Catholic,  while  his  political  faith  is  indicated  by  the  sup- 
port which  he  gives  to  the  democracy  at  the  polls. 


CHARLES  HEYER,  M.  D. 

This  is  an  age  of  specialization  and  in  accord  with  the  tendency  of  the 
times  when  men  concentrate  their  energies  upon  a  single  line  of  business  activity 
in  order  to  attain  the  highest  degree  of  proficiency  possible  in  that  line  Dr.  Charles 
Heyer  is  now  giving  his  attention  to  the  treatment  of  diseases  of  the  heart  and 
lungs.  However,  as  a  general  practitioner  he  is  also  doing  good  work  and  has 
many  patrons  in  the  section  of  the  city  in  which  he  resides,  his  home  being  at  No. 
910  North  Tenth  street. 

He  was  born  in  Giessen,  Germany,  in  February,  1839,  a  son  of  Dr.  Charles 
Heyer,  professor  of  botany  and  forestry  in  the  Giessen  University.  The  son 
pursued  his  studies  in  the  gymnasium  of  his  native  town,  and  after  completing 
his  course  there  entered  the  University  of  Giessen,  where  he  remained  until  his 
graduation  in  1863.  Subsequently  he  became  a  student  in  the  University  of 
Vienna,  therein  qualifying  for  the  onerous  duties  connected  with  the  practice  of 
medicine  and  surgery.  When  he  had  finished  his  course  in  Vienna  he  was  ap- 
pointed assistant  physician  to  the  St.  Rochus  Hospital  at  Mainz,  Germany,  and 
remained  an  active  representative  of  his  chosen  calling  in  Germanv  until  1866, 
when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  opened  an  office  at  Fifth  and  Franklin  avenue 
for  the  general  practice  of  medicine.  There  he  remained  until  1868,  when  he 
removed  to  his  present  location.  As  the  years  have  passed,  in  connection  with 
general  practice,  he  has  specialized  in  the  treatment  of  diseases  of  the  heart  and 
lungs,  studying  closelv  that  branch  of  the  profession  until  his  ability  won  him 
prominence  as  a  specialist.  For  several  years  he  was  professor  of  physical  diag- 
nosis of  the  diseases  of  heart  and  lungs  in  the  Humboldt  Medical  College. 

In  national  politics  Dr.  Heyer  is  a  republican,  but  in  local  politics  votes  for 
the  most  competent  candidate,  regardless  of  party  ties.  He  is  fond  of  literature, 
and  music,  and  is  an  accomplished  performer  on  the  violin,  and  in  fact  all  things 
which  promote  culture  are  of  interest  to  him.  His  leisure  time,  hov^'ever,  is  large- 
ly devoted  to  philanthropy  and  his  charitable,  benevolent  and  helpful  spirit  is  many 
times  manifest.  His  standpoint  of  life  is  that  of  broad  humanitarianism  and, 
recognizing  the  obligation  of  man  to  his  fellowmen,  he  gladly  uses  his  opportuni- 
ties wherever  he  can  render  assistance. 


JOSEPH  GILBERT  CHAPMAN. 

While  the  life  record  of  Joseph  Gilbert  Chapman  covered  less  than  sixty 
years,  it  was  a  period  fraught  with  great  deeds,  noble  purposes  and  successful 
accomplishment.  He  became  one  of  the  prominent  and  leading  business  men  of 
St.  Louis  and  yet  for  his  success  he  did  not  pay  the  price  of  sacrifice  of  all  outside 
interest.  On  Ihe  contrary  he  found  time  for  participation  in  the  works  of  charity 
and  for  cooperation  in  improvements  tending  to  promote  the  individual  and 
esthetic  development  of  the  city.  Born  in  Norwich,  Chenango  county.  New 
York,  April  27,  1839,  he  was  the  eldest  son  of  Nelson  C.  and  Elizabeth  (Gilbert) 


DR.  CHARLES  HEYER 


598  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Chapman.  He  supplemented  his  literary  training  at  Oxford  Academy  by  a 
course  in  Brown  University,  which  he  entered  in  1856,  being  graduated  therefrom 
in  i860.  Immediately  afterward  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  from  that  time  until 
his  demise,  more  than  a  third  of  a  century  later,  was  closely  associated  with  the 
business  inteiests  and  commercial  development  of  this  city.  He  became  connected 
with  the  established  firm  of  Chapman  &  Thorp,  extensive  lumber  manufacturers 
and  dealers,  conducting  business  in  St.  Louis  and  Eau  Claire,  Wisconsin.  His 
father  was  the  senior  partner,  and  not  long  after  Joseph  G.  Chapman  became  a 
factor  of  the  business  it  was  consolidated  with  that  of  the  Eau  Claire  Lumber 
Company.  Mr.  Chapman  resolutely  took  up  the  task  of  thoroughly  acquainting 
himself  with  the  business  in  principle  and  detail  and  gained  extensive  and  accu- 
rate knowledge  of  the  extended  operations  of  the  company.  On  his  father's  death 
in  1873,  he  became  vice  president  and  representative  of  the  business  in  St.  Louis. 
He  was,  however,  largely  and  widely  known  to  the  lumber  trade  throughout  the 
country,  and  his  wide  experience  and  activities  in  this  connection  made  his  opin- 
ions largely  accepted  as  authority  on  matters  connected  with  the  lumber  trade. 
Nor  were  his  efforts  confined  alone  to  this  line.  He  assisted  in  the  management 
of  various  institutions  to  which  he  gave  his  financial  support  and  from  which  he 
derived  a  substantial  revenue.  He  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  St.  Louis  Na- 
tional Bank  and  of  the  Bridge  &  Beach  JNIanufacturing  Company.  He  also  be- 
came connected  with  railroad  interests,  as  director  of  the  Bellefontaine  Railroad 
Company,  and  was  financially  and  officially  interested  in  several  other  cor- 
porations. 

On  the  2ist  of  October,  1868,  Mr.  Chapman  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Emma  Bridge,  the  second  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Hudson  E.  Bridge.  They  had 
one  child,  Isabel,  now  the  wife  of  J.  Lawrence  Mauran,  of  St.  Louis.  Aside 
from  business  connections  Mr.  Chapman  was  widely  known  and  honored  in  this 
city  because  of  his  active  support  in  much  that  promoted  the  esthetic,  intellec- 
tual, and  moral  development  of  the  community,  and  the  aid  which  he  gave  to 
manv  measures  for  the  public  good.  He  was  one  of  the  original  members  of 
the  Commercial  Club  and  one  of  the  founders  of  the  LTniversity  Club.  For 
fifteen  years  he  served  as  a  trustee  of  Washington  University  and  in  1883  be- 
came second  vice  president  of  the  board  of  control  of  the  St.  Louis  Museum  & 
School  of  Fine  Arts.  He  gave  generously  to  its  support  and  labored  to  further 
its  interests  and  upbuilding  in  many  ways.  In  1888  he  retired  from  that  posi- 
tion on  account  of  his  health,  but  continued  to  maintain  a  lively  personal  interest 
in  all  public  affairs.  A  stalwart  republican,  he  served  as  a  delegate  to  the 
tiational  republican  convention  in  1884.  For  thirty-one  years  he  was  a  member 
of  the  Unitarian  church  of  the  Messiah  and  for  fifteen  years  acted  on  its  board 
of  trustees.  A  similarity  of  taste  and  purpose  brought  to  him  the  friendship 
of  men  of  like  modes  of  life — men  who  make  the  world  better  by  doing  their 
full  share  in  promoting  the  progress  of  the  present  hour.  His  memory  is  dear 
to  all  who  knew  him  and  remains  as  a  blessed  benediction  to  those  who  were 
associated   with   him. 


WILLIA:\I  H.  THOMPSON. 

The  ranks  of  the  Civil  war  veterans  are  fast  becoming  desolated.  One  by 
one  the  old  soldiers  are  responding  to  the  last  roll  call,  but  while  memory 
remains  with  American  people  the  history  of  one  who  fought  for  the  defense 
of  the  LTnion  will  always  be  a  source  of  interest  and  admiration.  Wearing  the 
blue  in  the  darkest  hour  of  his  country's  history,  William  H.  Thompson  has 
always  been  equally  loyal  in  days  of  peace.  For  a  half  century  he  was  identi- 
fied with  the  building  interests  as  an  architect  and  now,  in  the  evening  of  life, 
is  enjoying  honorable  and  well  earned  retirement.     He  was  born  in  Chillicothe, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  599 

Ross  County,  Ohio,  September  29,  1836.  His  father.  William  II.  Thompson, 
and  his  grandfather,  Benjamin  Thompson,  were  likewise  architects  and  the 
latter  was  the  builder  of  the  first  state  capitol  at  Columbus,  Ohio.  He  removed 
to  that  state  from  Virginia  and  there  reared  his  family,  including  William  H. 
Thompson,  Sr.,  who  was  married  in  ChiUicothe  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Nebergal,  a 
native  of  Virginia. 

William  H.  Thompson,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  acquired  his 
education  in  his  native  town,  attending  private  schools  of  that  place.  He  after- 
ward learned  the  bricklayer's  trade  under  the  direction  of  his  father  and  in 
1856  removed  westward  to  Iowa,  where  he  resided  until  1858,  when  he  came  to 
St.  Louis.  He  has  been  a  resident  of  this  city  for  a  half  century  and  through- 
out the  entire  time  has  been  identified  with  building  interests  here.  His  fathei' 
and  mother  also  located  in  St.  Louis  in  1858  and  both  parents  died  here.  For 
many  years  father  and  son  were  associated  as  contractors  and  builders,  and 
following  the  death  of  the  former,  William  H.  Thompson  continued  a  general 
contracting  business  until  a  very  recent  date,  when  he  retired.  He  has  been  con- 
nected with  the  building  of  many  of  the  city's  most  handsome  and  substantial 
structures.  Hundreds  of  buildings  can  be  pointed  out  as  monuments  to  his  skill 
and  ability  and  if  one  asks  an  old-time  resident  of  St.  Louis  concerning  capable 
and  successful  contractors  of  the  past  half  century  William  H.  Thompson  will 
be  named  in  this  connection. 

The  only  interruption  to  his  active  business  career  came  at  the  time  of  the 
outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  He  was  among  those  who  responded  to  President 
Lincoln's  first  call  for  seventy-five  thousand  volunteers.  Enlisting  in  the  Union 
service  he  was  elected  second  lieutenant  of  Company  K,  of  iSIissouri  Fifth  In- 
fantry and  served  out  the  full  term  of  his  enlistment,  after  which  he  returned 
home  because  of  ill  health. 

Mr.  Thompson  was  married  twice.  Having  lost  his  first  wife  he  was  mar- 
ried in  1888  to  Mrs.  Elise  Ruppert,  nee  Otto,  a  native  of  Germany,  who,  how- 
ever, was  reared  in  Belleville,  Illinois.  Her  father  was  Adam  Otto,  a  cabinet- 
maker. Mr.  Thompson  is  a  prominent  ]\Iason,  is  a  past  master  of  the  lodge  and 
was  district  deputy  grand  master  for  one  year.  In  national  politics  he  is  a  re- 
publican, but  at  local  elections,  where  no  issue  is  involved,  casts  an  mdependent 
ballot.  The  idle  reader,  in  search  of  a  thrilling  chapter,  will  pass  by  the  history 
of  William  H.  Thompson,  for  his  life  has  been  that  of  the  daily  routine  of  busi- 
ness without  any  speciallv  exciting  incidents.  The  student,  however,  will  recog- 
nize in  this  record  the  history  of  one  who  has  learned  to  correctly  estimate  op- 
portunities and  to  realize  individual  obligation.  Straightforward  and  honorable 
in  all  his  dealings  he  has  worked  year  by  year  making  his  enterprise  and  ability 
the  basis  of  the  liberal  patronage  which  has  been  accorded  him. 


RICHARD  F.  W.  MUEHLBERG. 

Richard  F.  W.  Muehlberg,  traffic  manager  for  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing- 
Association,  traffic  manager  of  the  Manufacturers'  Railroad  and  secretary  of 
the  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  Car  Company,  is  leading  a  most  busy  life,  being  a 
recognized  factor  in  business  circles  in  this  city.  A  native  of  Leipsic,  Germany, 
he  is  a  son  of  F.  W.  and  Wilhelmina  Muehlberg.  The  father,  who  was  engaged 
in  the  wholesale  business  in  Leipsic,  died  in  1883  and  was  survived  for  ten  years 
by  his  widow,  who  passed  away  in  1893. 

Richard  F.  W.  Muehlberg  acquired  a  public-school  education  in  Leipsic  and 
was  graduated  from  a  college  there.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1883  but  shortly 
afterward  went  to  Mexico,  where  for  two  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  railroad 
business.  In  1887  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  became  connected  with  the 
Anheuser-Busch     Brewing    Association,    taking    charge    of    the    railway   claim 


600  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

department.  He  remained  in  the  railroad  claim  department  until  1902,  when 
he  was  made  traffic  manager  and  since  that  time  has  had  control  of  all  the 
railroad  business  for  the  association.  He  dispatches  business  in  a  manner  that 
indicates  an  alert  mind  and  clear  perception  as  well  as  executive  power  and 
ready  adaptability  in  solving  complex  business  problems.  Extending  his  efforts 
into  other  lines,  he  is  also  traffic  manager  for  the  Manufacturers'  Railroad  and 
secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Refrigerator   Car  Company. 

On  the  1st  of  June,  1892,  Mr.  Muehlberg  was  married  to  Miss  Alvina 
Kahlbaum,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  now  have  a  daughter  and  son,  Ellen 
O.  and  Clarence  E.  both  attending  high  school.  Mr.  Muehlberg  is  a  member 
of  the  Liedcrkranz  Club  and  the  St.  Louis  Traffic  Club.  He  also  belongs  to 
Keystone  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  St.  Louis  Chapter,  No.  8,  R.  A.  M.,  St.  Aldemar 
Commandery,  K.  T.,  and  Moolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  much 
interested  in  the  work  of  the  craft  and  is  loyal  to  its  teachings  and  its  beneficent 
spirit. 


SYDNEY  CARTER  JOHNSON. 

Sydney  Carter  Johnson,  general  auditor  for  the  St.  Louis  &  Southwestern 
Railway  Company,  has  throughout  his  entire  connection  with  business  interests 
been  identified  with  railroad  service  and,  through  consecutive  stages  of  advance- 
ment, has  reached  the  responsible  position  he  is  now  filling.  That  talent  grows 
by  exercise  and  that  power  is  the  result  of  intelligently  applied  labor  finds  verifi- 
cation in  his  life  work.  Born  in  St.  Louis  on  the  13th  of  December,  1861,  he  is 
the  son  of  Thomas  Carter  and  Pattie  B.  (Scott)  Johnson,  both  of  whom  were 
natives  of  Virginia.  The  father  became  an  influential  lawyer  and  was  also 
chosen  to  represent  St.  Louis  in  the  state  senate,  serving  as  a  member  of  the 
upper  house  of  the  Missouri  general  assemblv  at  the  time  of  the  outbreak  of  the 
Civil  war,  when  many  momentous  questions  came  up  for  settlement.  Later  he 
became  a  colonel  in  the  Confederate  army  on  the  stafT  of  General  Price,  and  sub- 
sequently turned  his  attention  to  educational  work,  becoming  president  of  the 
Randolph-Macon  College  in  Virginia,  so  continuing  until  his  death  in  1870. 

Sydney  C.  Johnson  was  educated  in  private  schools  in  St.  Louis  and  began 
his  railway  service  in  1873,  when  but  a  youth  of  twelve  years,  as  office  bov. 
He  gained  promotion  by  making  his  labor  of  value  to  those  whom  he  represented 
and  was  afterward  promoted  to  a  clerical  position  and  subsequently  became  book- 
keeper in  the  general  auditor's  office  of  the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Moimtain  &  Southern 
Railway  Company.  His  ability  being  recognized,  he  was  offered  the  position  of 
bookkeeper  in  the  general  auditor's  office  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railway  and 
afterward  became  chief  clerk  in  the  auditor's  office  of  the  St.  Louis,  Arkansas  & 
Te.xas  Railway,  so  continuing  until  October,  1885.  He  was  then  assistant  comp- 
troller until  1887  and  through  two  succeeding  years  was  auditor  for  the  same 
company.  He  then  acted  as  general  auditor  for  the  receivers  of  that  road  from 
1889  until  1891,  and  on  the  ist  of  June,  1891,  became  general  auditor  for  the 
reorganized  company  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Southwestern  Railway,  familiarly  known 
as  the  Cotton  Belt  Route.  Each  step  in  his  career  has  been  a  forward  one, 
bringing  him  a  broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunities.  He  has  never  failed 
to  improve  the  latter  and  from  the  outset  of  his  business  career  has  recos;nized 
the  fact  that  advancement  would  depend  upon  the  worth  of  his  individual  service. 
He  has  therefore  endeavored  to  make  his  labor  an  essential  element  in  the  suc- 
cess of  the  corporation  which  he  has  represented  and  his  ability  is  attested  in  his 
promotions.  He  is  a  member  of  the  committee  of  twenty-five  on  corporate,  fiscal 
and  general  accounts  of  the  Association  of  American  Railway  Accounting  Offi- 
cers.    The  members  of  this  committee,  in  conjunction  with  the  Bureau  of  Statis- 


S.    C.    TOHXSOX 


602  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tics  and  Accounts  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission,  have  been  engaged, 
since  the  passage  in  1906  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  law,  famiharly  known  as 
the  Hepburn  act,  in  formulating  a  uniform  system  of  accounts  for  the  railways 
of  the  United  States. 

On  the  30th  of  June,  1896,  Mr.  Johnson  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Eliza 
Waller  of  Spottsylvania  county,  Virginia,  and  they  have  one  son,  Thomas  Carter. 
The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4956  McPherson  avenue  and  is  the  center  of  a 
cultured  society  circle  in  which  they  move.  They  are  communicants  of  the 
Episcopal  church,  and  Mr.  Johnson  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club.  His 
favorite  recreation  comes  to  him  in  the  change  from  city  to  country  life  when 
opportunity  allows  him  to  put  aside  the  cares  of  the  office  and  get  into  close  touch 
with  nature. 


S.  L.  SWARTS. 


S.  L.  Swarts,  engaged  in  a  general  civil  law  practice  as  a  member  of  the  firm 
of  Lyon  &  Swarts,  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  April  17,  1866.  His  father, 
J.  L.  Swarts,  was  a  merchant  of  that  city.  He  matriculated  in  Harvard  Univer- 
sity, and  completed  a  classical  course  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts  in 
1888,  and  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law  in  1891. 

Admitted  to  the  bar  in  Cincinnati  S.  L.  Swarts  practiced  law  in  that  city  for 
five  years  and  in  February,  1896,  removed  to  St.  Louis.  In  1898  he  formed  a 
partnership  with  Montague  Lyon,  which  relation  still  maintains.  He  has  con- 
ducted a  general  civil  practice.  He  was  for  some  years  lecturer  on  agency  in 
the  Benton  Law  School  but  otherwise  has  given  his  attention  exclusively  to  the 
interests  of  his  clients  and  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Missouri  and  National 
Bar  Associations. 

On  the  14th  of  February,  1898,  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Swarts  was  married  to  Miss 
Florence  Eiseman,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Eiseman,  of  the  Rice,  Stix  Dry 
Goods  Company,  of  St.  Louis.  They  have  one  son,  Frederick,  now  five  years 
of  age.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Country  Club,  the  University  and 
Harvard  Clubs. 


FRIEDRICH   E.    SCHOENBERG. 

On  the  toll  of  determined,  energetic  and  prosperous  business  men  of 
St.  Louis  appears  the  name  of  Friedrich  E.  Schoenberg,  the  president  of  the 
F.  E.  Schoenberg  Manufacturing  Company.  He  was  born  in  Germany  in  June, 
1846.  his  father  passing  away  in  1856,  and  when  young  Schoenberg  had  finished 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  country  in  i860,  he  learned  the 
trade  of  a  glazier  and  cabinet  maker.  After  having  served  a  three  years'  ap- 
prenticeship, he  went  upon  the  road  as  a  fellow  craft  and  Handworks  Bursch, 
following  his  trade  and  traveling  for  four  years  through  Germany,  France, 
Italy  and  Switzerland.  In  the  fall  of  1867  he  was  conscripted  for  service  in 
the  German  army,  rendering  military  aid  to  his  country  from  1867  until  1869. 
He  was  promoted  to  the  rank  of  corporal,  and  following  his  honorable  discharge 
from  the  army  he  came  to  America,  crossing  the  Atlantic  in  1870.  By  way  of 
Baltimore  he  went  to  Cincinnati  where  he  remained  until  1871,  when  he  came  to 
St.  Louis,  in  which  city  he  has  now  made  his  home  for  about  thirty-eight  years. 
Here  he  sought  and  obtained  employment  with  the  Balke-Thonssen  &  Phierman 
Company,  manufacturers  of  picture  and  looking  glass  frames,  working  for  that 
house  as  joiner  until  April  13th,  1874.  He  desired  that  the  profits  of  his  labor, 
however,  should  come  to  himself,  and  to  this  end  he  formed  a  partnership  with 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  f503^ 

Mr.  Schmidt,  under  the  firm  style  of  Schmidt  and  Schoenberg.  They  estab- 
lished a  factory  on  Cerre  between  Sixth  and  Seventh  streets,  where  they  re- 
mained for  two  years,  after  which  they  built  a  factory  of  their  own  at  No.  629 
South  Sixth  street.  In  1890  the  partner,  Mr.  Schmidt,  died,  and  Mr.  Schoen- 
berg then  boaght  his  interest  in  the  business  which  he  carried  on  under  his  own 
name  until  it  was  incorporated,  the  stock,  however  being  held  bv  the  family, 
his  son,  Gustav,  being  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  company.  The  factory 
employs  between  fifty  and  sixty  men,  and  is  at  the  present  time  manufacturing 
mostly  high  grade  window  and  door  wire  screens. 

Mr.  Schoenberg  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  1872  to  ^liss  Wilhelmina 
Witrock  and  their  children  are  Gustav  and  Clara,  the  latter  the  wife  of  William 
Boefer,  Jr.  Mr.  Schoenberg  is  a  member  of  Erwin  Lodge  Xo.  121,  A.  F.  & 
A.  M.  and  of  the  Odd  Fellows  Society,  and  he  is  also  an  honorary  member  of 
the  St.  Louis  Turn  V'erein.  Diligent  and  determined,  his  success  has  been 
achieved  bv  no  devious  method  but  by  strict  following  of  the  paths  of  honesty 
and  integrit)-. 


AUGUST  A.  FREUDENBERG. 

Through  the  years  of  an  active  business  career  August  A.  Freudenberg  sa 
managed  and  controlled  his  interests  as  to  gain  a  place  among  the  substantial 
citizens  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  at  different  times  connected  with  industrial 
enterprises  and  real-estate  operations  here  and  with  a  handsome  competence 
retired  from  active  business  life  and  is  enjoying  well  merited  rest.  His  birth 
occurred  in  Freudenberg,  Germany,  September  10,  1835.  He  is  a  representative 
of  one  of  the  old  families  of  Germany,  that  lived  on  a  large  estate  where  the 
town  of  Freudenberg  now  stands,  and  he  was  the  last  member  of  his  family  to 
leave  Germany.  His  father,  Jacob  Freudenberg,  was  married  in  that  country 
to  Sabila  Brown,  the  daughter  of  a  Presbyterian  minister.  He  was  well  known 
as  a  business  man  in  his  home  locality,  being  proprietor  of  a  foundry  near 
Freudenberg  and  also  the  owner  of  several  farms  there. 

In  the  place  of  his  nativity  August  A.  Freudenberg  pursued  his  education 
and  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  went  to  work  in  his  father's  foundry,  where 
the  business  of  building  locomotives  was  carried  on.  Parental  authority  was 
not  exercised  to  lighten  labor  for  him  and  in  fact  he  performed  the  most  arduous 
toil  and  acquainted  himself  with  every  department  and  detail  of  the  business. 
He  began  by  shoveling  sand  but  soon  worked  his  way  upward.  Remaining  ia 
Germany  until  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  then  came  to  America  and  for  a  year 
resided  in  New  York.  He  then  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  is  still  living. 
He  opened  a  foundry  in  the  southern  part  of  the  city  which  he  operated  very 
successfully  for  manv  years.  At  the  end  of  fifteen  years  he  found  himself  in 
possession  of  a  capital  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  retire  to  a  more  quiet  life.  He 
afterward  spent  a  number  of  years  in  speculative  building  and  in  the  sale  of  real 
estate  which  he  found  very  profitable,  for  the  rapid  growth  of  the  city  caused 
property  to  double  in  value  within  a  few  years.  During  the  past  fourteen- 
years  Mr.  Freudenberg  has  lived  retired  from  all  business  and  the  attractive 
fortune  which  he  gained  is  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  supply  his  family  with 
all  the  comforts  and  manv  of  the  luxuries  of  life. 

On  the  9th  of  !\Iay,  1865,  Mr.  Freudenberg  was  married  to  Miss  Eva 
Elizabeth  Schnider,  who  came  to  St.  Louis  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years.  They 
became  parents  of  two  daughters :  Johanna,  the  elder,  was  educated  at  a  con- 
vent and  in  1899,  when  eighteen  years  of  age,  married  Herman  H.  Fisse,  of 
St.  Louis,  who  soon  afterward  removed  to  Chicago  and  in  a  few  years  became 
a  department  manager  in  the  wholesale  house  of  Carson,  Pirie,  Scott  &  Company. 
At  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  July,  1907.  he  was  receiving  a  salary 


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of  six  thousand  dollars  a  year.  He  was  but  thirty-two  years  of  age  at  the  time 
of  his  demise  and  he  left  a  widow  and  little  son,  Robert  Austin.  The  younger 
daughter,  Tilly  Herma,  six  years  her  sister's  junior,  was  graduated  in  1907 
from  the  Lindenwood  College,  the  oldest  female  college  west  of  the  Mississippi, 
also  the  Peny  School  of  Oratory  of  St.  Louis.  She  is  the  writer  of  many  short 
stories,  which  have  proved  most  attractive  to  magazine  readers. 

At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Freudenberg  responded  to  the  country's 
call  and  served  throughout  the  period  of  hostilities  as  a  member  of  the  Fourth 
Missouri  Cavalry  Company.  He  still  has  in  his  possession  an  old  hat  which 
he  wore  in  the  army  and  which  was  perforated  by  a  bullet.  In  early  life,  unlike 
many  German  people,  he  was  trained  to  habits  of  temperance  and  has  remained 
to  the  present  time  a  believer  in  prohibition,  abstaining  from  the  use  of  all 
intoxicants.  He  and  his  family  are  all  devoted  and  faithful  members  of  the 
Presbyterian  church,  to  the  support  of  which  they  contribute  liberally,  while 
in  the  work  of  the  church  they  are  active.  Mr.  Freudenberg  has  never  been 
a  candidate  for  political  honors,  but  has  always  been  loyal  and  progressive  in 
his  citizenship.  By  his  ballot  he  has  ever  supported  the  principles  of  the  repub- 
lican party  and  one  of  the  happiest  days  of  his  later  years  was  the  3d  of  No- 
vember, 1908,  when  Missouri  elected  a  republican  governor.  His  life  has  ever 
been  honorable  and  upright,  winning  for  him  the  warm  esteem  of  his  associates, 
while  his  business  career  commands  the  admiration  and  respect  of  all,  as  it 
proved  what  may  be  accomplished  through  determination  and  indefatigable 
purpose. 


ALPHONSE  FERDINAND  DAMES,  M.D. 

Dr.  Alphonse  Ferdinand  Dames,  although  one  of  the  3-ounger  representatives 
of  the  medical  fraternity  in  St.  Louis,  has  already  proven  that  he  is  not  without 
the  knowledge  and  skill  which  win  success  in  the  practice  of  medicine  and  surgery. 
He  was  born  in  St.  Charles  county,  Missouri,  on  the  15th  of  June,  1877,  his 
parents  being  Francis  Joseph  and  Laura  R.  (Ensor)  Dames.  The  father  was  a 
native  of  Alsace  Lorraine,  born  in  1823,  and  was  of  French  and  German  lineage. 
As  a  young  man  he  came  to  America,  settling  in  St.  Louis  and  later  he  removed 
to  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  where  he  was  identified  with  merchandising  prior  to 
and  during  the  Civil  war.  Subsequently  he  engaged  in  farming  until  his 
death  in  1887.  His  wife  was  born  in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  in  1840,  and  was 
there  educated  in  Sacred  Heart  Convent.  Her  father,  Dr.  Sidney  Ensor,  was  a 
graduate  of  Oxford  University  and  studied  medicine  at  Guy's  Hospital  in  Lon- 
don, England.  He  came  to  the  United  States  when  about  thirty  years  of  age 
and  was  numbered  among  the  pioneer  citizens  of  St.  Charles  county,  where  he 
located.  He  became  a  friend  of  Dr.  Gregory  and  Dr.  Johnson,  two  of  the 
prominent  early  physicians  of  St.  Louis. 

An  inherited  tendency  may  have  had  something  to  do  in  shaping  the  career 
of  Dr.  Alphonse  F.  Dames  but  at  all  events  he  seems  to  have  taken  up  the  life 
work  for  which  nature  intended  him,  as  he  finds  it  congenial  and  has  already 
won  notable  success  in  his  calling.  Spending  his  boyhood  days  in  his  parents' 
home,  his  preliminary  education  was  supplemented  by  study  at  Creighton  Uni- 
versity in  Omaha,  Nebraska,  and  in  the  fall  of  1902  he  entered  the  medical  de- 
partment of  Washington  University,  being  graduated  therefrom  with  the  class 
of  1906.  In  the  same  spring  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  and 
is  at  present  associated  with  the  Washington  University  as  assistant  demonstrator 
in  clinics  in  nose  and  throat  work  and  in  private  practice  is  making  a  specialty  of 
diseases  of  the  ear,  nose  and  throat  with  offices  in  the  Metropolitan  building.  He 
is  regarded  as  one  of  the  progressive  young  members  of  the  medical  fraternity  in 


DR.  A.  F.  DAMES 


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St.  Louis  and  keeps  in  touch  with  the  advanced  thought  and  methods  of  the  pro- 
fession through  his  membership  in  the  American  Medical  Association,  the  Mis- 
souri State  Medical  Society,  the  St.  Louis  Jvledical  Society  and  the  St.  Louis 
Oto-Laryngological  Society  as  well  as  through  private  research  and  investiga- 
tion. 

On  the  19th  of  September,  1905,  Dr.  Dames  was  married  to  Miss  Charlotte 
Ann  Lynch,  a  daughter  of  George  N.  Lynch,  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  now  have 
an  interesting  daughter,  Violet  Angela,  and  a  son,  Alphonse  Ferdinand,  Jr.  Dr. 
Dames  votes  with  the  democracy  but  the  attractions  of  office  are  not  strong 
■enough  to  lure  him  from  his  professional  duties.  His  religious  faith  is  indicated 
by  his  membership  in  the  Catholic  church. 


MAX  R.  ORTHWEIN. 

While  extensively  interested  in  important  business  projects  of  St.  Louis, 
perhaps  the  most  notable  work  in  the  life  of  A'lax  R.  Orthwein  is  that  which  he 
has  done  in  promoting  the  splendid  new  Coliseum  at  Jefiferson,  Washington  and 
Locust  streets,  probably  the  finest  structure  of  its  kind  in  America.  It  was 
largely  due  to  his  untiring  efforts  and  enthusiasm  that  the  scheme  was  made 
financially  practical  and  possible.  He  is  also  president  of  the  Peroxident  Manu- 
facturing Company  and  is  financially  interested  in  various  banking  institutions 
of  the  city.  Moreover,  as  a  member  of  the  Orthwein  family  he  needs  no  intro- 
duction to  the  readers  of  this  volume.  His  birth  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  June  21, 
1872,  his  father  being  Charles  F.  Orthwein,  of  whom  mention  is  made  elsewhere 
in  this  work.  The  public  schools  afforded  him  his  preliminary  education  and 
later  he  attended  Washington  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with 
the  class  of  1892.  He  then  entered  the  grain  export  business  with  his  father 
and  was  thus  associated  until  the  father's  death  in  1898,  the  firm  being  one  of 
the  most  prominent  in  the  grain  exporting  trade  in  the  Mississippi  valley. 

Following  his  father's  "death  Mr.  Orthwein  of  this  review  became  inter- 
ested in  the  organization  of  the  Germania  Trust  Company,  which  was  afterward 
merged  with  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company,  Mr.  Orthwein  becoming  first 
vice  president  and  director  of  the  Germania.  He  has  always  been  quick  to  note 
favorable  business  opportunities  and  has  thus  judiciously  placed  his  investments 
where  they  have  brought  substantial  financial  returns.  In  1894  he  organized 
the  Peroxident  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  he  became  president  and 
director,  and  has  developed  the  business  until  it  is  today  one  of  the  leading 
manufactories  of  pharmacal  preparations.  Its  output  is  extensive,  its  sales 
■correspondmgly  large  and  the  business  has  long  since  been  placed  upon  a  profit- 
able basis.  He  is  likewise  the  owner  of  stock  in  various  banks  and  trust 
companies,  but  as  previously  indicated  his  labors  have  come  into  closest  touch 
with  the  interests  of  the  city  in  the  promotion  of  a  project  for  the  building  of 
the  Coliseum,  which  is  probably  without  a  parallel  in  America.  It  is  a  structure 
of  which  St.  Louis  has  every  reason  to  be  proud,  it  standing  as  a  monument  to 
her  enterprising  spirit  and  the  business  ability  and  foresight  of  some  of  her 
leading  business  men.  It  is  the  new  home  of  the  annual  exhibit  given  by  the 
St.  Louis  Horse  Show  Society,  of  which  he  has  been  president  since  1901  and 
one  of  its  most  enthusiastic  promoters  and  supporters.  His  efforts  have  been 
greatly  instromental  in  making  this  the  most  important  horse  show  in  the  west, 
bringing  together  more  splendid  specimens  of  the  noble  steed  than  any  other 
similar  mstitute  in  this  part  of  the  country. 

On  the  23d  of  February,  1898,  Mr.  Orthwein  was  married  to  Miss  Fannie 
J.  Homes,  a  daughter  of  William  F.  and  Susan  K.  (Grover)  Homes,  of  St. 
Louis.  Their  children  are :  Lucille,  Maxine,  Charles  and  Elmira.  They  reside 
at  No.  2051   Park  avenue,  where  Mr.  Orthwein  has  lived  from  the  age  of  ten 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  607 

years,  being;  his  father's  old  homestead.  He  is  active  in  pohtics.  but  never 
neglectful  of  his  duties  of  citizenship,  and  has  been  a  generous  supporter  of 
various  movements  which  have  proven  effective  and  resultant  forces  in  the 
promotion  of  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  the  city.  He  belongs  to  the  Mis- 
souri Athletic,  the  Union  and  the  Liederkranz  Clubs.  He  is  regarded  as  one  of 
the  leaders  among  the  younger  generation  of  St.  Louis'  business  men,  is  promi- 
nent, prosperous  and  popular  in  society.  He  is  leaving  the  impress  of  his 
individuality  upon  the  business  activity  and  substantial  upbuilding  of  his  native 
city,  where  he  is  most  widely  known  and  where  without  depending  upon  the 
influence  of  an  honored  family  name  he  has  made  for  himself  a  notable  place 
in  public  regard. 


\VILLI.\M  RUPRECHT. 

William  Ruprecht,  president  of  the  W.  &  F.  Ruprecht  Construction  Com- 
pany, at  1811  South  Broadway,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  February  14.  1869.  son  of 
Joseph  and  Barbara  (Kunkel)  Ruprecht,  natives  of  Germany,  Joseph  Ruprecht 
having  emigrated  to  America  during  the  early  '40s,  and  having  been  united  in 
marriage  here.  For  a  long  time  after  he  settled  in  the  new  world  he  worked 
successfully  as  a  gardener.  During  the  Civil  war  he  served  as  a  soldier  in  the 
Union  army  and  passed  away  in  i86g,  leaving  four  children:  Joseph;  Frank; 
John,  now  deceased ;  and  William. 

Partly  in  the  parochial  schools  and  partly  in  the  public  schools  of  this  city 
William  Ruprecht  received  his  education,  but  was  compelled  to  relinquish  his 
studies  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  that  he  might  secure  a  position  by  which 
to  earn  means  to  contribute  to  the  support  of  the  family,  which  was  then  in 
straitened  circumstances.  His  initial  step  in  life  w-as  the  humble  position  of  a 
cart  driver,  at  which  he  worked  for  something  like  two  years,  when  he  began 
to  serve  his  time  as  a  stationary  engineer,  which  he  completed  within  three  years. 
In  the  meantime,  aside  from  contributing  to  the  support  of  the  family,  he  suc- 
ceeded in  saving  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars,  which  he  invested  in  a  general 
hauling  business.  It  being  necessary  that  he  should  have  a  team  with  which  to 
prosecute  his  work  he  succeeded  in  purchasing  a  horse  on  credit.  In  this  busi- 
ness he  continued  for  some  time,  and  in  i8q8  he  entered  into  partnership  with 
his  brother  Joseph  and  a  man  by  the  name  of  Degenhardt  in  the  manufacture 
of  bricks.  During  the  following  year  their  plant  was  burnt  out,  which  catas- 
trophe left  Mr.  Ruprecht  without  means  and  compelled  him  to  make  a  new 
start  in  life.  However,  he  was  undaunted  before  the  circumstance  and,  putting 
aside  discouragement,  he  again  engaged  in  the  hauling  business,  which  he  con- 
ducted successfully  until  1896,  when  he  organized  the  firm  of  W.  &  F.  Ruprecht, 
general  conti  actors.  Since  its  inception  the  business  has  increased  in  volume 
and  is  now  one  of  the  most  prosperous  enterprises  of  its  kind  in  the  city.  Mr. 
Ruprecht  is  especially  interested  in  sewer  and  road  work  and  obtains  many  con- 
tracts for  the  latter  from  the  government.  Aside  from  a  great  deal  of  govern- 
ment work  he  receives  many  contracts  for  the  construction  of  sewers,  and  is 
engaged  by  the  citv  in  sprinkling  something  over  seventeen  miles  of  streets. 
Aside  from  the  general  contracting  business  Mr.  Ruprecht  is  affiliated  with  a 
number  of  other  enterprises,  being  interested  in  the  Ruprecht-Pauly  Company, 
which  is  under  contract  to  furnish  the  government  post  at  Jefferson  barracks 
with  the  provisions  used  for  stock.  In  1905  he  organized  the  Banner  Bottling 
Company,  at  7616  South  Broadway,  of  which  he  is  the  secretary  and  treasurer ; 
and  the  Banner  Sash  &  Door  Company,  which  permanently  employs  thirty  men 
and  of  which  he  is  acting  president.  Especially  worthy  of  mention  among  the 
enterprises  with  which  Mr.  Ruprecht  is  associated  is  the  Ruprecht- Voirol  Hol- 
low Concrete  Block  Construction  Company,  which  has  completed  a  number  of 


608  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

government  contracts,  notably  the  foundation  for  the  guard  house  at  Jefferson 
barracks,  in  which  vicinity  also  the  firm  made  a  number  of  roads.  Mr.  Ruprecht 
is  president  of  the  St.  James  Ice  &  Power  Company,  of  St.  James,  Missouri ;  is 
a  stockholdei  and  director  of  the  Southern  Commercial  &  Savings  Bank,  at  7201 
South  Broadway;  is  affiliated  with  the  East  St.  Louis  Loan  Company,  at  375 
Collinsville  avenue;  is  part  owner  of  the  Zeiss-Ruprecht  Company,  of  St.  Louis 
county;  and  a  stockholder  in  the  L'nion  Sand  &  Material  Company  and  the  St. 
Louis'  &   Montana   Railroad   Company,  being  a   director  in   the   latter. 

In  1888  Mr.  Ruprecht  wedded'  Miss  Louisa  Emmenegger,  ^  daughter  of 
Frank  and  Frances  (Hug)  Emmenegger.  They  have  the  following  children: 
William,  Edward  and  Frank.  Mr.  Ruprecht  is  numbered  among  the  most 
enterprising  and  aggressive  men  of  the  city  and  is  held  in  high  repute,  both  as  a 
citizen  and  business  man.  From  a  small  beginning  by  industry,  hard  work  and 
economy  he  has  finally  become  actively  interested  in  many  lucrative  enterprises, 
and  from  a  position  of  comparative  obscurity  has  risen  to  a  station  in  which 
he  figures  as  one  of  the  well  known  men  in  the  financial  world. 

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ALBERT  BLAIR. 


Albert  Blair  practicing  at  the  bar  of  St.  Louis  since  1876,  was  born  at 
Kinderhook,  Pike  County,  Illinois,  October  16,  1840.  His  father,  William  Blair, 
was  born  at  Chillicothe,  Ohio,  in  1812,  a  son  of  William  Montgomery  Blair  and 
grandson  of  John  Blair,  of  Berkley  county,  Virginia,  a  land  surveyor  by  profes- 
sion. John  Blair  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolution,  having  served  as  paymaster  un- 
der General  ]\Iorgan's  command  in  the  expedition  to  Quebec  in  1775.  Because 
of  his  admiration  for  General  Montgomery,  who  fell  at  Quebec,  he  named  his  son 
William  Montgomery  Blair.  Albert's  mother,  Mary  Jackson,  born  in  Oswego 
county.  New  York,  in  1814,  was  married  to  William  Blair  in  1835.  Her  father, 
Joseph  Jackson,  was  a  descendant,  through  five  generations,  of  Edward  Jackson, 
a  native  of  London,  who,  with  his  brother  John,  in  1638,  was  one  of  the  first  pro- 
prietors of  the  town  of  Newton,  Massachusetts.  In  the  history  of  Newton,  it  is 
stated  that  Edward  Jackson  gave  four  hundred  acres  of  land  to  Harvard  College. 
Several  prominent  New  England  families  trace  their  lineage  to  this  Jackson 
stock. 

Albert's  father,  William  Blair,  was  a  man  of  notable  force  and  ability.  His 
aptitude  for  business  and  politics  was  exemplified  by  a  brief  but  energetic  career. 
He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Black  Hawk  war,  a  lead  miner  at  Galena,  a  farmer,  mer- 
chant, builder  of  flatboats  and  a  political  leader.  He  died  in  1845,  at  the  age  of 
thirty-two,  at  Springfield.  Illinois,  while  serving  his  third  term  as  representative 
of  Pike  county,  in  "the  legislature  of  that  state.  Among  his  personal  friends 
and  political  associates  were  Douglas,  Richardson,  Starne  and  Donaldson,  all  ad- 
vanced later  to  political  distinction.  His  widow  subsequently  became  the  wife  of 
James  R.  Williams,  of  Barry,  Pike  county,  Illinois,  where  she  lived  until  Novem- 
ber, 1897.  Her  surviving  children  besides  Albert  are  Mrs.  Sophia  B.  Thomas, 
of  Pleasant  Hill.  Illinois,  and  John  R.  Williams,  of  St.  Louis. 

Albert  Blair  was  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of  Barry,  Illinois,  until  six- 
teen vears  of  age,  after  which  he  spent  three  years  at  Christian  LTniversity,  Can- 
ton, ^lissouri,  and  one  year  at  Philips  Academy.  Exeter.  New  Hampshire.  For 
three  years  he  was  a  student  at  Harvard  College,  and  was  graduated  in  the  class 
of  1863.  He  also  spent  one  year  at  the  Harvard  Law  School,  and  was  then  of- 
fered a  position  in  the  State  LTniversity  at  Columbia,  Missouri,  as  teacher  of 
Latin,  but  preferring  employment  of  a  more  practical  character,  he  accepted  a 
position  in  the  freight  department  of  the  North  Missouri  Railroad  Company,  at 
Macon,  Missouri.     After  several  vears'  service  as  agent  of  that  road,  he  entered 


ALBERT    BLAIR 


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610  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  law  office  of  Williams  &  Henry,  leading  lawyers  in  that  city,  as  a  law  student, 
at  the  same  time  serving  as  secretary  of  the  Keokuk  &  Kansas  City  Railroad 
Company,  a  company  which  had  undertaken  to  construct  a  railroad  from  Keokuk, 
Iowa,  to  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  This  latter  enterprise  did  a  large  amount  of 
grading  and  other  construction  work  in  the  counties  of  Knox,  Macon  and  Chari- 
ton, but  finally  succumbed  to  the  panic  of  1873.  For  one  year  Mr.  Blair  was 
land  agent  and  attorney  for  the  old  North  Missouri  Insurance  Company,  another 
Macon  enterprise  that  went  to  the  wall  under  financial  reverses.  By  these  fail- 
ures his  savings  were  lost,  so  that  when  he  moved  to  St.  Louis  in  1876  and  was 
admitted  to  practice  he  was  without  financial  means  or  certainty  of  employment. 

Since  that  time  he  has  engaged  in  practice  in  the  state  and  federal  courts, 
devoting  his  attention  to  general  practice,  although  he  has  specialized  largely  in 
corporation  law.  His  taste  for  mechanical  inventions,  coupled  with  his  knowledge 
of  corporation  afifairs,  has  led  him  to  cooperate  in  the  establishment  of  several 
successful  manufacturing  companies  based  upon  patented  devices.  He  assisted  in 
the  organization  of  the  American  Brake  Company,  the  Chicago  Railway  Equip- 
ment Company,  the  Missouri  Electric  Light  &  Power  Company,  and  the  Wagner 
Electric  Alanufacturing  Company.  He  has  also  become  connected  with  several 
important  business  concerns,  and  is  now  a  director  of  the  Westinghouse  Auto- 
matic Air  &  Steam  Coupler  Company,  the  American  Brake  Company,  the  United 
States  Mail  Chute  Equipment  Company,  the  Moon-Hopkins  Billing  Machine 
Company,  the  Chicago  Railway  Equipment  Companv  and  the  Brown  Process 
Company,  of  Chicago. 

On  the  2d  of  February,  1907,  in  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  occurred  the  mar- 
riage of  Albert  Blair  and  Mrs.  Clara  Urquhart  Spencer.  Mrs.  Blair  is  a  native 
of  St.  Louis,  and  daughter  of  the  late  George  L'rquhart,  for  many  years  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Plant  Seed  Company  of  this  city. 

Mr.  Blair  by  nature  is  fond  of  a  quiet  and  studious  life,  and  although  by 
necessity  trained  to  become  practical,  he  is  seldom  so  busy  as  to  neglect  favorite 
lines  of  literature.     He  has  traveled  extensively  both  in  America  and  Europe. 

His  political  allegiance  has  been  given  to  the  republican  party  and  in  1898 
he  was  a  candidate  for  state  senator  from  one  of  the  districts  of  the  city  of  St. 
Louis,  resulting  in  a  reduction  of  the  usual  democratic  majority  from  two  thou- 
sand to  one  thousand  two  hundred.  Interested  in  all  non-partisan  movements  to 
improve  methods  of  municipal  government  and  to  regulate  and  improve  election 
practices,  he  was  one  of  the  committee  which  drafted  the  act  of  the  Missouri 
legislature  providing  the  Australian  ballot  method  in  holding  elections,  and  also  of 
the  committee  which  brought  about  the  adoption  of  the  corrupt  practices  act  of 
the  state  of  Missouri.  For  several  years  he  was  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Civil 
Service  Reform  Association,  and  is  now  a  member  of  the  Civic  League  of  the  city 
of  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  member  of  the  National  Good  Roads  Association  and  the 
Apple  Growers'  Congress.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Historical  Society,  Amer- 
ican Bar  Association,  the  Missouri  State  Bar  Association  and  the  Law  Library 
Association.  For  four  years  past  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  law  firm  of  Holmes, 
Blair  &  Koerner. 


CHARLES   W.   KALTWASSER.' 

Charles  W.  Kaltwasser,  who  was  born  April  27,  1848,  in  Wiesbaden, 
Germany,  died  January  10,  1908,  in  St.  Louis.  He  had  for  many  years  figured 
prominently  in  mercantile  circles  in  this  city  but  had  retired  four  years  prior 
to  his  demise.  His  parents  were  Andrew  and  Wilhelmina  (Hoffman')  Kalt- 
wasser, who  came  to  America  many  years  ago  and  entered  the  hat  business  in 
St.  Louis,  opening  a  store  on  Morgan  between  Fourth  and  Fifth  streets. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  611 

Brought  to  the  United  States  in  his  youthful  days  Charles  \V.  Kaltwasser 
pursued  his  tducation  in  the  public  and  Franklin  schools  in  this  city,  after  which 
he  became  a.;sistant  to  his  father  in  business,  remaining  with  him  for  a  number 
of  years.  Lrter  he  associated  himself  with  the  Ringen  Stove  Company  and  in 
that  connection  worked  his  way  upward  from  one  position  to  another  until  he 
became  one  of  the  most  trusted  representatives  of  the  house  which  regarded 
his  service  of  inestimable  value.  As  he  was  promoted  his  income  increased 
proportionately  and  eventually,  with  a  substantial  competence  gained  from  his 
labors,  he  retired  to  enjoy  his  remaining  days  in  well  earned  rest.  Ill  health 
also  was  a  feat'ure  in  his  retirement  and  he  never  fully  recovered  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death. 

On  the  20th  of  June,  1875,  Mr.  Kaltwasser  was  married  to  Miss  Matilda 
E.  Kolb,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Andrew  Kolb,  the  former  at  one  time  well 
known  in  business  circles  as  the  head  of  the  Union  Trunk  Factory.  Unto  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Kaltwasser  were  born  five  children  who,  in  order  of  birth,  are  as 
follows :  Pauline ;  Mrs.  William  Horstman,  of  Columbia  Bottom,  iSIissouri ; 
Hermine ;  Matilda ;  and  a  son,  Charles,  who  died  at  the  age  of  seven  years.  The 
father  was  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  the  Knights  &  Ladies  of 
Honor.  His  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  republican  party  and  while  he 
never  sought  or  desired  office  for  himself  he  was  anxious  for  the  adoption  of 
the  party  principles  for  he  believed  that  they  contained  the  best  elements  of  good 
government.  He  possessed  many  sterling  qualities  and  was  a  loyal  friend,  who 
manifested  his  faithfulness  in  many  substantial  ways.  His  loss  is  mourned 
not  only  by  those  who  enjoyed  the  comfortable  care  and  fatherly  affection  in 
his  own  household  but  also  by  the  community  at  large,  for  he  was  ever  interested 
in  the  welfare  of  his  city  and  his  cooperation  could  ever  be  counted  upon  to 
further  measures  for  the  public  good. 


HENRY  FREUDENSTEIN. 

Henry  Freudenstein,  w^ho  for  many  years  was  known  as  a  leading  grocery 
merchant  of  St.  Louis,  with  large  patronage  accorded  him  in  recognition  of 
his  enterprising  methods  and  unsullied  commercial  integrity,  was  born  in  Hesse- 
Cassel,  Germany,  August  i,  1826,  and  died  in  St.  Louis  September  29.  1887. 
He  was  a  son  of  John  and  Ann  Elizabeth  Freudenstein,  prominent  residents  of 
Hesse-Cassel.  In  the  place  of  his  nativitv  the  son  pursued  his  education, 
supplementing  his  public-school  course  bv  the  study  in  a  business  college.  He 
afterward  learned  the  grocery  trade  and  subsequently  entered  in  business  on 
his  own  account  in  that  line  but,  feeling  that  the  opportunities  of  the  new  world 
were  superior  to  those  of  the  old.  he  came  to  America  in  1850  and  for  a  year 
resided  in  Pcnsacola.  Florida,  where  he  suffered  from  an  attack  of  yellow  fever 
and  upon  his  recovery  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1851.  For  ten  months  he  occupied 
a  position  as  manager  of  one  of  the  stores  owned  by  the  Gildehouse.  Witty  & 
Knoepher  Grocery  Companv  but,  ambitious  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  in  1S52  he  opened  his  store  at  Eleventh  and  Carr  streets,  remaining  in 
that  location  for  six  months,  after  which  he  purchased  a  grocery  store  at  the 
corner  of  Twelfth  and  Wash  streets.  He  removed  to  the  new  location  but 
after  four  years  his  growing  trade  necessitated  larger  quarters,  which  he  found 
at  the  corner  of  Eleventh  and  Wash  streets.  He  continued  at  that  location  until 
after  the  war,  when  he  again  sold  his  business,  but  later  he  reentered  commercial 
circles  and  was  in  partnership  with  Fred  Mear  for  a  time.  A  few  years  prior  to 
his  death,  however,  he  purchased  Mr.  Mear's  interest  and  conducted  the  business 
alone  until  his  demise,  enjoving  a  large  and  profitable  trade.  In  all  of  his  busi- 
ness dealings  he  was  strictly  reliable  and  enjoyed  the  unqualified  respect  and 
good  will  of  his  many  patrons. 


612  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  the  i_'tb,  of  September,  1853,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Freudenstein  was  married 
to  Miss  Mary  A.  Schmidt,  a  daughter  of  Valentine  and  Mary  Ann  Schmidt,  who 
were  prominent  citizens  of  St.  Charles,  Missouri.  The  sons  and  daughters  of 
this  marriage  were :  John,  Mrs.  Anna  Kempf ,  INIrs.  Minnie  Sum,  Louis,  Charles, 
Mrs.  Augusta  Bauman,  of  Quincy,  Illinois,  Mrs.  Ida  Rice,  Henry,  Otto,  Fred, 
and  Dr.  William  H.,  physician  at  the  City  Dispensary. 

On  becoming  a  naturalized  American  citizen  Mr.  Freudenstein  gave  his 
political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  remained  one  of  its  stanch 
supporters  until  his  demise.  He  was  also  a  member  of  the  German  Lutheran 
church  and  a  charter  member  of  the  Valley  Council  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and 
the  Merchants  Exchange.  The  salient  qualities  of  a  well-spent  life  won  for 
him  the  respect  of  all  with  whom  he  was  associated  through  business  and  social 
relations.     Mr.  Freudenstein  is  buried  at  Bellefontaine  cemetery. 


LAWRENCE  BLUNT  PIERCE. 

Lawrence  B.  Pierce,  a  native  of  Virginia,  was  born  in  Greensville  county, 
March  30,  1859.  His  early  ancestors  emigrated  from  England  and  Scotland  and 
settled  in  Virginia  and  North  Carolina  when  those  states  were.  English  colonies. 
Rice  B.  Pierce,  his  grandfather,  was  an  extensive  landowner  and  served  as  a 
captain  in  the  war  of  1812.  Rice  B.  Pierce,  Jr.,  the  father  of  Lawrence  B.  Pierce, 
married  Martha  Blunt,  daughter  of  John  Norfleet  Blunt,  a  Virginia  planter  of 
English  descent.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  he  enlisted  in  the  Confederate 
Army  under  General  Robert  E.  Lee  and  served  four  years.  In  1871  the  family 
moved  to  Paducah,  Kentucky,  where  Lawrence  B.  received  his  education. 

At  the  age  of  twenty  years  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  secured  employment 
as  a  bill  clerk  in  the  wholesale  dry-goods  house  of  Crow-Hagardine  &  Company. 
He  was  afterwards  employed  for  a  short  time  by  the  Wabash  Railroad  Company 
and  in  1883  became  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Exposition  and  Music  Hall  Asso- 
ciation. Shortlv  after  severing  his  connection  with  the  Exposition  Company  he 
became  identified  with  Charles  H.  Turner  and  Thomas  T.  Turner  in  the  real- 
estate  and  financial  business,  being  admitted  to  partnership  in  the  firm  of  Charles 
H.  Turner  &  Company  in  1889. 

The  Commonwealth  Trust  Company  was  organized  by  Mr.  Pierce  in  1901. 
He  was  chosen  vice  president,  and  while  so  acting  handled  the  financing  of  a  num- 
ber of  important  industries,  among  which  was  the  construction  of  the  Belt  Line 
and  Terminal  System  in  Toledo,  Ohio,  costing  several  millions  of  dollars.  This 
property  was  sold  by  him  in  1904  to  great  advantage  to  the  Underwriters  and  to 
the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company.  He  retired  from  active  management  of  the 
Trust  Company  in  1905  to  devote  his  time  to  other  enterprises  in  which  he  was 
personally  interested,  retaining,  however,  his  large  stock  holdings  in  the  Trust 
Company  and  his  membership  in  the  board  of  directors, 

Mr.  Pierce  was  one  of  the  five  syndicate  managers  for  the  purchasing  of 
the  stock  ol  the  Cincinnati,  Hamilton  &  Dayton  Railroad  Company  and  the 
Pere  Marquette  Railroad  Company  when  these  two  roads  were  merged  into 
one  system.  In  1907  he  financed  and  erected  The  Pierce  Building,  which  is 
the  largest  and  finest  office  building  west  of  the  Mississippi  river,  having  seven- 
teen stories  and  containing  nearly  one  thousand  rooms.  Prior  to  the  erection  of 
this  building  business  had  shown  a  tendency  to  move  further  west,  but  since 
its  erection  a  marked  improvement  has  taken  place  in  the  east  end  of  the  central 
business  district,  and  F'ourth  street  has  been  saved  as  a  financial  center.  The 
seventeenth  floor  of  The  Pierce  Building  is  occupied  by  the  St.  Louis  court  of 
appeals  and  by  the  St.  Louis  Law  Library,  which  for  sixty-four  years  was  quar- 
tered in  the  Courthouse.  During  the  year  1908  the  property  owners  and  large 
tenants  along  Broadway  and  Fourth  street  between  Elm   and  Franklin  avenue 


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614  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

formed  an  crganization  known  as  The  City  Improvement  Association,  which 
aims  to  impiove  and  make  attractive  the  center  of  the  downtown  district.  ]Mr. 
Pierce  was  unanimously  chosen  president  of  this  association  as  being  the  man 
best  fitted  to  lead  in  directing  its  activities.  This  Association  now  has  plans 
under  way  for  the  construction  and  reconstruction  of  buildings  in  this  district 
and  for  properly  illuminating  and  paving  the  streets.  Mr.  Pierce  is  full  of  civic 
pride  and  has  contributed  much  to  the  development  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis. 

He  married  Miss  Lucie  Alexander,  daughter  of  Craig  Alexander,  a  man 
of  considerable  prominence  in  Missouri  and  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Pierce  have  three  children,  Helen,  Richard  and  Katherine,  and  live  at  4245 
Westminster  Place.  They  will  shortly  occupy  a  new  home  at  No.  50  Portland 
Place. 

Mr.  Pierce  is  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Stewards  of  St.  John's  Methodist 
Episcopal  church  South.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  Noonday  Clubs. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Commonwealth  Trust 
Companv,  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  Business  Men's  League  of  St. 
Louis  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  St.  Louis  Symphony 
Society.  He  is  president  of  the  Standard  Reduction  &  Chemical  Company,  and 
is  also  president  of  the  Income  Leasehold  Company,  which  owns  and  operates 
"The  Pierce  Building." 


JEROME  KARST. 


Jerome  Karst,  general  agent  of  accident  insurance,  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
July  7,  1859.  He  is  a  son  of  Emile  Karst,  who  for  twenty  years  was  the  French 
consul  in  this  city  and  was  also  cashier  of  the  Continental  Bank.  About  sixty 
years  ago  he  came  from  Alsace,  which  at  that  time  was  a  French  province,  but 
is  now  a  part  of  Germany.  He  married  Mina  Tourny,  the  famous  singer,  and 
Mr.  Karst  is  also  distinguished  in  musical  lines.  He  has  been  the  composer  of 
much  church  music  and  at  the  age  of  eighty-two  years  is  still  giving  to  the  world 
valuable  compositions  of  this  character.  He  has  much  more  than  local  fame  as  a 
violinist  and  is  the  owner  of  a  fine  collection  of  instruments  of  this  character. 
His  wife,  who  is  now  deceased,  came  from  Stuttgart  and  was  widely  known  for 
her  beautiful  voice. 

Jerome  Karst  was  reared  in  St.  Louis  and  educated  in  the  St.  Louis  Univer- 
sity, being  graduated  with  the  class  of  1876.  In  early  manhood  he  was  married 
in  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  on  the  14th  of  February,  1901,  to  Miss  Adele  Maria 
Plaisance,  who  came  of  French  ancestry,  members  of  the  family  leaving  France 
at  the  time  of  the  persecution  of  the  Huguenots  and  settling  in  Louisiana  about 
a  century  ago.  Her  father  is  Alfred  Plaisance,  a  planter  of  St.  James  parish, 
Louisiana.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Karst  have  been  born  two  children :  Clinton  and 
Mina. 

Early  in  his  business  career  Jerome  Karst  was  connected  with  the  Mer- 
chants National  Bank  under  James  E.  Yeatman,  remaining  for  ten  years,  begin- 
ning in  1890.  He  has  since  devoted  his  time  and  energies  to  the  upbuilding  of  a 
business  in  accident  and  liability  insurance  and  is  now  junior  partner  of  the  firm 
of  Barrows  &  Karst,  general  agents  for  the  accident  and  liability  department  of 
the  ^tna  Life  Insurance  Company,  of  Hartford,  Connecticut.  He  displays  un- 
daunted energy  and  determination  in  his  business  life  and  his  close  application 
and  careful  management  of  his  interests  are  bringing  to  him  a  gratifying  and 
well  deserved  success. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Karst  is  a  stalwart  republican  where  state  and 
national  issues  are  involved,  but  casts  an  independent  local  ballot  at  local  elec- 
tions, being  identified  with  that  independent  movement  which  is  not  at  all  in 
harmony  with   machine-made   politics,   but   desires   that  the   ballot   shall   be   the 


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expression  of  general  public  opinion.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Catholic 
church.  He  has  a  military  record  as  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Cadets  and  was 
on  active  duty  during  the  railroad  strike  of  1877.  Deeply  interested  in  manly 
outdoor  sports,  he  has  more  than  local  re])utation  in  athletic  lines  and  is  a  cham- 
pion of  interests  of  this  character.  Realizing  the  value  of  outdoor  sports  and 
recreation  for  youths  and  business  men,  he  originated  the  idea  of  utilizing  public 
parks  for  such  games  as  tennis,  golf,  etc.  This  idea  spread  to  other  large  cities, 
and  who  can  measure  the  influence  of  the  seed  which  he  sowed  in  this  direction. 
He  was  also  active  in  securing  the  Olympic  championship  contest  for  the  \^'orld's 
Fair  and  has  been  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Amateur  Athletic  Association,  vice 
president  of  the  National  Skating  Association,  a  member  of  the  board  of  gover- 
nors and  the  former  president  of  the  Western  Association  of  the  Amateur  Ath- 
letic Union.  He  is  likewise  connected  with  the  Royal  Arcanum.  Like  all  men 
in  whom  interest  and  active  participation  in  manly  outdoor  sports  is  a  well- 
balanced  force  with  business  enterprise  and  activity,  Mr.  Karst  is  vitally  alive  to 
every  condition  aiifecting  the  welfare  of  his  city  or  his  private  business  interests. 
He  displays  contagious  enthusiasm  in  regard  to  everything  which  he  undertakes 
and  is  the  inspiration  of  many  a  social  movement  which  proves  most  attractive 
to  the  participants  therein. 


GEORGE  HILKE. 


George  Hilke  has  been  retired  from  active  commercial  life  for  several  years. 
He  is  widely  known  in  business  circles  and,  although  at  present  not  actively 
engaged,  he  has  left  the  impress  of  the  sturdy  qualities  of  his  character  as  an 
abiding  influence  over  all  those  with  whom  he  has  had  dealings.  Few  men  in 
the  community  have  had  to  battle  against  greater  odds  in  striving  to  get  along 
in  life,  and  few  with  the  meager  advantages  which  were  his  have  attained  to 
greater  success.  He  is  a  native  German,  having  been  born  in  that  country,  Sep- 
tember 26,  1839,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Maria  Catherine  (Fraeser)  Hilke,  both 
of  whom  died  in  Germany. 

Mr.  Hilke  was  reared  in  Germany  until  about  twenty  years  of  age.  His 
parents  not  possessing  the  means  to  give  him  an  extensive  education  he  was 
forced  to  be'  satisfied  with  what  little  learning  he  might  acquire  by  attending 
the  common  schools.  Upon  reaching  the  required  age  he  was  sent  to  school 
in  his  native  land.  When  about  twenty  years  old  his  father,  foreseeing  few 
or  no  advantages  which  might  accrue  to  the  lad  should  he  remain  in  Germany, 
strongly  advised  him  to  seek  his  future  career  in  the  United  States.  It  was  also 
his  father's  object  in  inducing  him  to  leave  his  native  land  to  save  him  from 
being  forced  into  the  German  army,  where  he  would  be  required  to  serve 
three  years,  v^^hich  time,  relative  to  the  future  of  the  lad,  would  be  practically 
useless.  Mr.  Hilke  abided  by  the  advice  of  his  father  and  decided  to  embark 
for  the  new  world.  Although  being  in  straitened  circumstances  his  parents 
succeeded  in  raising  sufificient  money  to  secure  his  passage.  After  a  fouiteen 
days'  voyage  he  landed  in  New  York  city  in  the  year  1859.  He  did  not  remain 
long  in  the  metropolitan  city,  as  he  had  been  informed  upon  arriving  that  there 
were  more  opportunities  for  young  men  in  the  west.  Consequently,  being  am- 
bitious to  engage  at  some  occupation,  he  started  out  in  that  direction.  On 
coming  to  St.  Louis  he  secured  employment  in  the  old  Six  Mile  Tavern,  the 
proprietor  of  which  was  then  John  Jole.  Not  taking  kindly  to  the  nature  of  the 
duties  imposed  upon  him  and  forecasting  no  opportunities  for  advancement  in 
this  occupation,  in  i860  he  went  to  work  in  a  brickyard.  Before  mastering 
the  trade  of  brickmaking  he  engaged  with  a  large  bakery  establishment  and 
was  employed  driving  one  of  its  wagons.  In  the  meantime  he  had  secured  his 
naturalization  papers  from  Tndge  Thornburg,  the  clerk  of  the  circuit  court,  and 


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was  improving  his  leisure  time  in  gaining  a  command  of  the  Enghsh  language. 
Having  become  able  to  speak  the  English  tongue  fairly  well,  he  secured  employ- 
ment with  the  firm  of  Greely  &  Gale,  wholesale  grocers,  located  on  Second  street. 
Here  he  remained  for  seventeen  years,  on  the  expiration  of  which  period  he 
had  served  in  many  positions  of  trust,  and  had  thoroughly  familiarized  himself 
with  the  business.  He  had  also  laid  by  considerable  means.  On  resigning  his 
position  with  the  grocery  firm  he  secured  quarters  at  No.  5000  North  Broadway, 
where  he  became  established  in  the  grocery  and  feed  business  for  himself.  After 
conducting  the  enterprise  for  eight  years  he  sold  out  and  has  since  been  retired. 
Through  the  observance  of  conservative,  economic  principles  he  has  amassed 
considerable  means  and  accumulated  much  valuable  property.  Among  other 
possessions  he  owns  three  hundred  and  twenty  acres  of  land  in  Johnson  county, 
Missouri,  which  he  has  improved,  and  which  his  son  has  been  working  for  the 
past  three  years.  In  1864  he  married  Catherine  (Beyer)  Hilke,  a  native  of  Ger- 
many, born  in  1844,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Catherine  (Ultzman)  Beyer,  her 
parents  having  migrated  to  America  about  1854,  locating  at  Cape  Girardeau, 
Missouri.  Mr.  Beyer  was  a  stone  mason  by  trade.  He  enlisted  for  service  in 
the  Civil  war  and  served  three  years,  dying  soon  after  receiving  his  discharge. 
His  daughter  was  one  of  four  children,  the  others  being:  John,  of  Sheridan, 
Wvoming;  Mrs.  Johannah  Potstock,  of  St.  Louis  ;  and  William,  also  of  St.  Louis. 
Mr.  Hilke  has  three  brothers  and  one  sister  in  this  country,  namely :  Gerhardt 
and  Christian  of  St.  Louis ;  and  Otto  and  Annie,  of  Johnson  county,  Missouri. 
Of  thirteen  children  born  to  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hilke  eight  survive,  namely:  Ed- 
ward, Gerhardt,  Christian,  Annie,  Otto,  Henry,  who  was  a  soldier  in  the  Span- 
ish war,  Margaret  and  George.  Mr.  Hike  and  family  are  members  of  the 
Catholic  church  Lady  of  Perpetual  Help.  In  politics  Mr.  Hilke  is  a  democrat 
but  not  an  active  politician.  He  is  a  strong  type  of  the  German-American  citizen 
and  has  spent  much  time  in  traveling  throughout  this  country  and  Europe.  He 
has  a  beautiful  home,  where  he  has  resided  for  the  past  twenty-three  years. 
Mr.  Hilke  recalls  the  time  when  the  present  site  of  his  residence  was  thickly 
timbered  and  swarming  with  small  game. 


ALFRED  BYRON  KING,  D.  O. 

Dr.  Alfred  Byron  King  is  a  well  known  representative  of  osteopathic  prac- 
tice in  St.  Louis  and  is  prominent  as  well  in  professional  organizations,  beiiig 
recognized  for  years  as  one  of  the  valiant  and  useful  men  of  the  profession  in  the 
state  of  Missouri.  He  was  born  July  4,  1862,  at  Kittanning,  Pennsylvania,  near 
which  is  located  the  beautiful  "horseshoe  curve''  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad, 
displaying  one  of  the  finest  bits  of  engineering  as  well  as  one  of  the  most  beau- 
tiful scenic  efifects  in  the  country.  His  parents,  George  Adam  and  Caroline 
(Simpson)  King,  were  farming  people.  The  Kings  are  of  English  lineage  and 
the  great-great-grandfather  of  Dr.  King,  on  coming  to  America,  settled  near  Phil- 
adelphia. The  family  removed  to  Iowa  in  1870  and  Dr.  King  attended  the  high 
school  at  College  Springs,  Iowa,  and  also  Amity  College  at  that  place,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Science  degree  in  1883.  The  following 
year  he  secured  a  position  in  a  retail  dry  goods  store  in  Rapid  City  and  was  em- 
ployed for  three  years  at  that  place  and  in  Sturgis,  South  Dakota.  In  1877  he 
went  to  Omaha,  Nebraska,  where  he  secured  a  clerical  position  with  the  McCord- 
Brady  Company,  wholesale  grocers,  with  whom  he  remained  imtil  he  began  the 
study  of  osteopathy. 

Dr.  King  entered  college  with  the  idea  of  later  studying  medicine  and  his 
reading  was  always  along  that  line,  but,  having  some  trouble  with  his  eyes  during 
his  senior  year  at  college,  he  was  warned  not  to  attempt  a  medical  course  until 
later.    For  this  reason  he  entered  the  commercial  field,  wherein  he  continued  un- 


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618  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

til  his  healtli  failed.  He  then  received  osteopathic  treatments  and  was  so  pleased 
with  the  result  that  he  took  up  the  study  of  osteopathy  in  preference  to  the  regu- 
lar medical  course,  becoming  a  student  in  the  Still  College  of  Osteopathy  at  Des 
Moines,  Iowa,  where  he  won  his  degree  in  1901.  He  has  since  engaged  in  prac- 
tice with  excellent  success,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the  ablest  members  of  the 
profession  in  St.  Louis.  He  occupies  a  fine  suite  of  offices  in  the  Third  National 
Bank  building.  That  his  labors  have  been  attended  with  excellent  results,  when 
viewed  from  the  professional  standpoint,  is  indicated  by  a  constantlv  increasing 
patronage,  which  comes  from  the  best  class  of  citizens.  He  keeps  in  close  touch 
with  the  progress  being  constantly  made  by  the  profession  and  holds  membership 
with  the  National  Osteopathic  Association,  while  of  the  St.  Louis  Osteopathic 
Association  he  is  serving  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors. 

On  the  13th  of  October,  1902,  at  Dorchester,  Nebraska,  Dr.  King  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Lora  Maud  Kepler,  and  they  have  one  child,  Louise  King.  In  poli- 
tics Dr.  King  is  a  republican,  but  without  political  aspiration.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Iota  Tau  Sigma  fraternity  and  his  social  qualities  make  him  popular  wherever 
he  is  known.  He  belongs  to  the  First  LTnited  Presbyterian  church,  and,  while 
his  attention  is  chiefly  given  to  his  professional  duties,  which  he  discharges  with  a 
sense  of  conscientious  obligation,  he  never  neglects  the  other  interests  of  life  that 
go  to  make  a  well  balanced  character. 


ALFRED  TRIGG,  D.D.S. 

Alfred  Trigg,  whose  ability  in  professional  lines  has  gained  for  him  a  liberal 
and  constantly  increasing  practice,  enjoys  the  good  will  and  confidence  of  his 
professional  brethren  as  well  as  of  the  general  public.  He  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  May  31,  1874,  and  is  a  son  of  Alfred  and  Catherine  (Bagnell)  Trigg. 
His  parents  were  natives  of  Yorkshire,  England,  and,  coming  to  America  in 
1848,  settled  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Trigg  becoming  one  of  the  leading  as  well  as 
one  of  the  first  engineers  of  the  city.  He  had  had  practical  training  as  well  as 
theoretical  education  before  coming  to  America.  After  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis 
he  was  employed  by  many  of  the  early  established  firms  in  the  capacity  of  an 
engineer  and  his  service  was  considered  of  an  expert  character.  During  the 
period  of  the  Civil  war  he  was  employed  by  the  Campbell  Tobacco  Company, 
one  of  the  first  organized  tobacco  companies  of  St.  Louis.  His  death  occurred 
in  1905.  In  his  family  were  several  children,  although  only  four  survive.  The 
mother  is  still  living  and  yet  resides  in  this  city. 

Dr.  Alfred  Trigg,  the  youngest  in  his  father's  family,  was  a  pupil  in  the 
public  schools  between  the  ages  of  six  and  fourteen  years,  when  he  started  in 
the  business  world,  and  for  a  short  time  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Mermod, 
Jaccard  Jewelry  Company.  On  leaving  that  position  he  entered  the  service 
of  H.  W.  Kiess  in  mechanical  dentistry  and  remained  in  the  business  for  twelve 
years.  During  that  period  he  was  associated  with  and  instructed  by  such  emi- 
nent members  of  the  dental  profession  as  Dr.  A.  H.  Fuller,  Dr.  Eames  and  Drs. 
Bowman  and  Morrison,  who  were  then,  as  at  the  present  time,  numbered  among 
the  most  prominent  and  scientific  dentists  of  the  city.  Most  of  the  gentlemen 
mentioned  were  members  of  the  faculty  of  the  dental  department  of  Washington 
University  and  Drs.  Morrison  and  Bowman  were  among  the  first  graduates  of 
that  institution.  Determining  to  make  the  practice  of  dentistry  his  life  work, 
Dr.  Trigg  entered  Washington  University  in  1901  and  on  the  completion  of  the 
full  course  of  three  years  was  graduated  in  1904.  Since  that  time  he  has  been 
actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  in  both  mechanical  and  opera- 
tive dentistr)-.  with  marked  success.  The  profession  of  dentistry  is  somewhat 
unique  in  that  it  demands  three  distinct  vet   forceful  elements:  mechanical  skill 


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and  ingenuity,  broad  scientific  knowledge  and  the  ability  to  finance  the  affairs 
of  the  office.  Possessing  all  the  requisites  of  a  capable  dentist,  Dr.  Trigg  has 
made  steady  progress  since  he  took  up  the  active  work  of  the  profession  and  is 
now  meeting  with  gratifying  success   in  his  undertakings. 

In  1895  Dr.  Trigg  was  married  to  Miss  Annie  E.  Brune,  of  Hannibal, 
Missouri,  a  daughter  of  Charles  Brune,  of  that  place.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Trigg 
have  one  son,  Clifford  Alfred.  In  politics  Dr.  Trigg  has  always  affiliated  with 
the  democratic  party,  but  has  never  sought  nor  desired  office.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis  Dental  Society  and  keeps  in  touch  with  the  onward  march  of 
the  profession.  He  holds  to  a  high  standard  in  all  of  his  work  and  the  results 
which  attend  his  efforts,  when  viewed  from  both  financial  and  professional 
standpoints,  are  most  gratifying  and  creditable. 


MAX  SCHWAB. 


Max  Schwab,  coming  to  America  as  a  young  man,  has  during  the  forty- 
three  years  of  his  residence  on  the  western  continent,  made  steady  progress 
toward  that  prosperity  which  is  the  goal  of  all  endeavor  and  is  today  in  control 
of  an  extensive  business  as  the  president  of  the  Schwab  Clothing  Company  of 
St.  Louis,  manufacturers  and  jobbers  of  clothing.  A  son  of  Solomon  and 
Hannah  (Stein)  Schwab,  he  was  born  in  Kleinsteinach,  Bavaria,  July  12,  1848, 
and  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  land  and  also 
through  the  medium  of  the  public-school  system  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 
Dating  his  arrival  in  America  from  1865,  he  remained  in  the  east  for  two  years 
and  in  1867  went  to  Memphis,  Tennessee,  where  he  became  traveling  salesman 
for  Schwab  &  Company.  For  fifteen  years  he  remained  upon  the  road,  gaining 
a  most  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business,  and  was  at  all  times  actuated 
by  the  laudable  ambition  of  one  day  engaging  in  business  on  his  own  account. 
He  saw  the  fulfillment  of  this  hope  when  in  1882  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and 
formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother  Isaac  in  the  manufacture  of  clothing. 
He  is  now  the  president  of  the  Schwab  Clothing  Company,  manufacturers  and 
jobbers  of  clothing,  in  which  connection  he  is  in  control  of  an  extensive,  grow- 
ing and  prosperous  business. 

Mr.  Schwab  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  April  17,  1890,  to  Miss  Bertha 
Marks.  He  adheres  to  the  Jewish  religion  and  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile 
and  Columbian  Clubs.  He  finds  his  chief  recreation  in  European  travel  and 
has  made  various  trips  abroad,  visiting  many  points  of  interest  in  the  old  world. 
He  has,  however,  never  had  occasion  to  regret  the  fact  that  in  his  youth  he 
became  a  resident  of  the  new  world,  for  through  the  opportunities  here  offered 
he  has  worked  his  way  upward  to  success. 


HEXRY  W.  KOLKSCHNEIDER. 

St.  Louis  owes  much  to  her  citizens  of  German  birth,  many  of  whom  in  the 
various  walks  of  civil,  business  and  private  life  have  conspicuously  illustrated 
the  peculiar  virtues  of  their  native  land  and  have  won  recognition  in  the  home 
of  their  adoption  as  broad  minded  and  able  men.  Among  this  number  Henry 
W.  Kolkschneider  occupies  a  trustworthy  position  as  a  type  of  the  foreign  born 
citizens,  fully  imbued  with  the  spirit  of  American  institutions  and  thoroughly 
devoted  to  the  best  interests  of  the  community  with  which  he  has  long  been 
identified.  He  was  born  in  Rothenfelde,  near  Osnabruck,  Hanover,  July  6.  1853, 
a  son  of  He.nry  W.  and  Louise  Kolkschneider.  who  are  still  living  in  the  old 
Country.     The    father  is  a   farmer,  hotel  proprietor  and  expressman.     The   son 


620  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

pursued  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of  his  native  country  until  he 
reached  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  immediately  after  putting  aside  his  text- 
books he  assisted  his  father  in  various  business  duties  until  his  eighteenth  year. 
The  story  of  wide  opportunity  in  the  new  world  attracted  him  and  in  187 1  he 
emigrated  to  America,  landing  at  New  York  city,  whence  he  made  his  way 
direct  to  St.  Louis.  Seeking  employment  here,  he  secured  a  position  at  piling 
lumber  in  the  Schulenburg  lumberyard,  where  he  remained  for  a  year.  On 
the  expiration  of  that  period  he  began  driving  a  beer  wagon  for  The  Joe 
Schneider  Brewing  Company  and  was  thus  employed  through  the  succeeding 
year.  He  afterward  spent  four  years  in  a  similar  capacity  with  the  Anthony  & 
Kuhns  Brewery  and  in  1876  he  accepted  the  position  of  collector  with  the  Hyde 
Park  Brewing  Company,  with  which  he  remained  for  twenty-five  years.  No 
higher  testimonial  of  his  faithfulness  and  his  business  capacity  could  be  given 
than  the  fact  that  he  was  retained  in  this  position  for  a  quarter  of  a  century 
and  only  severed  his  connection  with  the  house  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  forming  a  partnership  with  Jacob  B.  Schorr.  The  friendship  between 
these  gentlemen  had  continued  for  thirty-six  years,  having  its  beginning  when 
Mr.  Kolkschneider  was  employed  under  Mr.  Schorr  by  the  Anthony  &  Kuhns 
Brewing  Company,  at  which  time  j\lr.  Schorr  was  foreman  of  the  plant.  Their 
business  is  now  capably  conducted  and  is  proving  a  profitable  enterprise.  Their 
plant  is  well  equipped  and  as  the  years  passed  their  patronage  has  constantly 
grown. 

Mr.  Kolkschneider  was  married  in  St.  Louis  and  has  one  daughter,  Annie 
Kolkschneider.  In  politics  he  is  independent,  voting  for  the  candidates  regard- 
less of  party  affiliation.  In  the  new  world  he  has  found  the  avenue  of  success 
which  he  sought  and  has  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  from  a  humble 
position  to  one  of  affluence. 


LOUIS  CICARDI. 


Among  the  citizens  of  St.  Louis  who  claim  their  nativity  in  the  sunny  land 
of  Italy  is  numbered  Louis  Cicardi,  who  was  born  in  Genoa  county  on  the  7th  of 
March,  1837,  a  son  of  Manuel  and  Angela  Cicardi.  The  years  of  his  boyhood  and 
youth  were  spent  in  the  land  of  his  nativity,  and  in  1857,  when  twenty  years  of 
age,  he  crossed  the  briny  deep  to  the  new  world.  He  had  been  engaged  in  farm- 
ing in  Italy.  On  landing  at  New  York  he  at  once  made  his  wav  into  the  interior 
of  the  country,  settling  at  St.  Louis,  where  he  engaged  in  the  fruit  trade,  for  about 
six  months  peddling  his  wares  from  a  wagon.  He  carefully  saved  his  earnings 
and  at  the  end  of  that  time  established  a  fruit  stand  in  the  Thirtieth  street  market, 
handling  fruit  on  commission.  Again  success  attended  his  efforts,  and  after 
about  five  years  he  engaged  in  the  liquor  business  at  Eighth  street  and  Lucas 
avenue,  where  he  conducted  a  popular  saloon  for  about  two  years.  In  1867,  how- 
ever, he  sold  out  and  returned  to  Italy,  where  he  resided  for  six  years,  or  until 

In  the  latter  year  I\Ir.  Cicardi  again  came  to  St.  Louis  and  purchased  a 
fruit  store  at  Eighth  street  and  Lucas  avenue.  This  he  converted  into  a  saloon, 
and  about  1878  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  produce  business  on  Third  street, 
where  he  remained  until  1907,  or  for  about  thirty  years.  He  then  sold  his  busi- 
ness to  his  sons,  Louis  J.  and  Victor  Cicardi,  who  are  still  successfully  conducting 
the  enterprise.  Another  son,  Augustin,  owns  and  manages  the  Cicardi  restau- 
rant, at  Euclid  avenue  and  Delmar. 

Mr.  Cicardi  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Katharine  Canepa,  and  their 
children  are :  Manuel,  who  is  married  and  makes  his  home  in  St.  Louis ;  Rosa, 
who  became  the  wife  of  Frank  Devoto,  by  whom  she  has  three  children,  and  re- 
sides    in     St.     Louis ;    Victor,    who    is     married     and    likewise     lives     in    this 


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622  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

city ;  Angelo,  a  resident  of  St.  Louis ;  Augiistin  and  Louis,  who  are 
married  and  make  their  home  in  this  city ;  Delia,  who  became  the  wife  of  James 
McWorkman  and  died  in  St.  Louis ;  Olivia,  the  wife  of  Alexander  Bruce,  by 
whom  she  has  one  child ;  Julia,  the  wife  of  Herbert  Fletcher,  who  has  one  child 
and  makes  her  home  in  this  city ;  and  Catharine,  at  home.  The  above  mentioned 
children  all  lived  to  adult  years,  while  the  following  named  are  deceased:  Joseph, 
Frank,  Leo.  and  a  son  and  daughter  who  died  in  infancy.  The  family  has  been 
reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church. 

When  Mr.  Cicardi  came  to  St.  Louis  it  contained  a  population  of  only  forty 
thousand,  and  less  than  one  hundred  Italians,  and  he  has  since  witnessed  its 
growth  until  it  has  become  the  fourth  city  of  the  nation.  As  the  years  have  passed 
Mr.  Cicardi  has  also  progressed  in  his  business  life  and  is  now  in  possession  of  a 
handsome  competence,  resulting  from  his  industry  and  careful  management. 


CHARLES  G.  ROHLFING,  M.D. 

Many  accord  to  the  physician  the  place  of  utmost  prominence  in  profes- 
sional ranks,  regarding  his  services  as  of  great  benefit  to  his  fellowmen.  The 
successful  practitioner  is  he  who  is  not  only  versed  in  the  several  branches  of 
study  pertaining  to  materia  medica,  surgery  and  anatomy  but  is  also  possessed 
of  tender  sympathy,  of  a  hopeful  spirit  and  cheerful  disposition  and  moreover 
has  in  large  measure  the  spirit  of  broad  humanitarianism.  Inspired  with  the 
noble  purpose  to  endeavor,  as  far  as  lies  within  their  power  and  the  possibilities 
of  their  calling,  to  relieve  suffering  and  restore  health  and  vigor,  the  physician 
comes  into  close  relations  with  the  community  at  large  and  if  actuated  by  high 
professional  and  personal  ideals  becomes  a  most  influential  factor  in  his  city. 
For  forty-two  years  Charles  G.  Rohlfing  has  ministered  to  the  needs  of  the 
sick  and  suiTering  in  St.  Louis  and  his  work  has  won  only  words  of  praise  by 
his  conscientious  application  to  duty  and  his  earnest  desire  to  serve  ablv  and 
well.  He  has  given  to  the  public  the  benefit  of  unwearied  industry,  and  his  life 
work  has  been  a  credit  and  honor  to  the  profession. 

One  of  the  native  sons  of  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Rohlfing  was  born  on  the  24th  of 
December,  1843,  his  parents  being  William  L.  and  Elizabeth  (Richman)  Rohlfing 
of  Lancaster  Ohio.  After  acquiring  his  preliminary  education  in  the  Lutheran 
parochial  school,  and  high  schools.  Dr.  Rohlfing  determined  upon  the  prac- 
tice of  medicine  as  his  life  work,  and  in  the  years  1865  and  1866  was  a  student 
at  Jefferson  Medical  College  at  Philadelphia.  During  the  following  scholastic 
year  he  attended  the  Humboldt  Medical  College  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  insti- 
tution he  was  graduated  as  a  member  of  the  class  of  1867.  He  immediately 
commenced  practice  in  his  native  city  and  was  not  long  in  securing  a  liberal 
patronage,  for  his  ability  was  demonstrated  in  the  excellent  results  which  at- 
tended his  professional  services.  As  the  years  have  gone  by  he  has  won  a 
place  among  the  distinguished  physicians  of  the  city,  and  while  he  has  never 
specialized  in  any  department  he  has  demonstrated  his  thorough  knowledge  of 
the  principles  of  medicine  in  his  successful  treatment  of  many  kinds  of  diseases. 
He  is  very  careful  in  his  diagnosis  and  correct  in  his  application  of  remedial 
agencies.  He  was  for  a  long  time  physician  to  the  Lutheran  Hospital,  but  the 
demands  of  an  extensive  and  growing  private  practice  were  such  as  to  claim 
his  entire  attention,  leaving  him  little  leisure  for  activity  in  other  lines.  As 
he  has  prospered  in  his  undertaking  he  has  become  the  owner  of  some  very 
valuable  real  estate  in  St.  Louis. 

In  the  year  1870  in  this  city  Dr.  Rohlfing  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Mathilda  Pulse  and  unto  them  were  born  six  sons  and  five  daughters,  of  whom 
two  sons  and  two  daughters  are  living.  In  his  political  views  Dr.  Rohlfing 
has  always  been  a  stalwart   republican  where  national  issues  are  involved,  but 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  623 

at  local  elections  casts  an  independent  ballot,  believing  tbat  ]jarty  politics  should 
not  enter  into  municipal  affairs.  His  military  service  covers  the  years  1864  to 
1865,  when  lie  was  corporal  and  acting  sergeant,  Company  C,  Seventh  Regiment 
of  the  Missouri  State  Militia.  His  religious  views  are  in  accord  with  the 
teachings  of  the  Lutheran  church,  of  which  he  has  long  been  a  member,  and 
his  influence  has  always  been  given  on  the  side  of  development  and  progress, 
of  reform  and  improvement.  The  demands  of  his  profession,  however,  preclude 
the  possibility  of  active  participation  in  many  public  interests.  In  strictlv  pro- 
fessional Iine'=  he  is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri 
State  Medical  Society  and  the  American  Medical  Association.  He  is  a  man  of 
strong  character,  of  innate  culture  and  refinement,  who  throughout  forty-two 
years  of  active  connection  with  the  professional  interests  of  the  city  has  ever 
adhered  closely  to  a  high  standard  of  professional  ethics,  winning  and  retaining 
the  unqualified  regard  and  respect  of  his  brethren  of  the  medical  fraternity. 
Moreover,  he  has  kept  abreast  of  the  times  in  acquainting  himself  with  the  re- 
sults of  scientific  investigation  pertaining  to  his  profession.  In  his  practice, 
which  has  been  a  general  one,  he  has  attended  young  and  old,  has  treated  all 
kinds  of  diseases,  and  in  his  work  has  shown  thorough  familiarity  with  the  basic 
principles  of  the  medical  profession  and  with  all  that  indicates  progressive 
knowledge  and  improved  methods  of  practice. 


HERMAN  HENRY  BRICKWEDE. 

Herman  Henry  Brickwede  was  a  self-made  man  whose  success  was  at- 
tributable entirely  to  his  own  efforts.  He  recognized  opportunities  and  made 
use  of  them  and  as  the  years  passed  his  intelligently  directed  labors  brought 
him  to  a  substantial  position  in  the  business  world.  He  was  born  in  Groenloh, 
Hanover.  Germany,  July  9,  1840.  a  son  of  Joseph  Henrich  and  Margaret 
(Landwehr)  Brickwede,  also  of  Groenloh,  the  father  being  a  prominent  con- 
tractor and  builder  there.  It  was  in  the  year  1858  that  Herman  H.  Brickwede 
arrived  in  St.  Louis  from  Germany  after  a  brief  visit  in  Orange,  New  Jersey. 
He  located  first  in  Warrenton,  ^Missouri,  where  he  lived  for  a  few  months  and 
then  returned  to  St.  Louis.  He  had  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his 
native  land  and  his  father  desired  him  to  remain  in  Germany  and  learn  and 
follow  contracting,  but  the  reports  which  reached  him  concerning  the  new  world 
made  him  ambitious  to  return  to  America  and  he  carried  out  his  wish  in  this 
particular. 

Mr.  Brickwede's  first  position  in  St.  Louis  was  with  the  Bernard-Hoitman 
Grocery  Company  on  Sullivan  street,  where  he  remained  for  four  years  as 
clerk.  He  was  afterward  employed  as  a  clerk  in  the  wholesale  drug  house  of 
Mathews  &  Company  until  1864  and  in  1865  he  entered  into  the  grocery  at 
the  corner  of  Geyer  and  Broadway.  In  1870  he  purchased  the  old  "six-mile 
house"  on  Olive  Street  road,  where  he  continued  in  business  until  his  death  on 
May  2,  1880.  His  wife  afterward  assumed  the  management  of  the  business. 
which  she  conducted  until  1892  and  then  sold  out. 

It  was  on  the  4th  of  November.  1865,  in  St.  Louis,  that  Mr.  Brickwede 
was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Wilhelmina  Tappmeier.  a  daughter  of  William  and  Cath- 
erine (Grossheiter)  Tappmeier.  of  Germany,  in  which  country  her  father  fol- 
lowed the  occupation  of  farming  until  1859,  when  he  came  to  America,  locating 
in  St.  Louis.  L'nto  I\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Brickwede  were  born  three  children,  who 
survive:  Herman  William;  Emma,  wife  of  'Mv.  P.  Black,  of  Denver,  Colorado; 
and  Ida  Alice.  ]\Ir.  Brickwede  was  an  energetic,  enterprising  business  man, 
thoroughly  dependable  in  all  commercial  relations'.  He  gave  his  political  sup- 
port to  the  republican  party  after  becoming  a  naturalized  American  citizen  and 
was  most  loyal  to  the  interests  of  his  adopted  land'.     He  held  membership  in  the 


624  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

German  Evangelical  church  and  was  also  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  Herman,  a 
German  society.  He  won  many  friends  during  his  residence  in  St.  Louis,  espe- 
cially among  the  German-American  people,  and  they  felt  the  deepest  regret 
when  he  was  called  to  his  final  rest  in  his  fortieth  year.  Mrs.  Brickwede  is  a 
very  capable  business  w'oman,  displaying  marked  capacity  in  the  control  of  her 
interests  after  her  husband's   death. 


CHARLES  AARON  STIX. 

No  other  interpretation  can  be  placed  upon  the  business  career  of  Charles 
Aaron  Stix  than  that  he  has  gained  his  present  prominence  and  prosperity  through 
individual  merit.  To  the  superficial  observer  he  may  seem  slow  and  at  times 
indifferent  to  \vhat  is  going  on  around  him  and  yet  there  is  little  that  escapes 
him  in  relation  to  business,  and  from  each  experience  he  learns  the  lesson  therein 
contained.  These  qualities  have  brought  him  to  his  present  position  in  connection 
with  one  of  the  leading  mercantile  establishments  of  St.  Louis.  A  native  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  Mr.  Stix  was  born  on  June  27,  1861,  and  while  spending  his 
boyhood  days  in  the  home  of  his  parents,  Aaron  and  Hannah  (Rice)  Stix,  pursued 
his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Cincinnati,  completing  his  course  by  grad- 
uation from  the  Hughes  high  school  in  1880.  Entering  business  life  as  stock 
boy  with  Sti.x,  Krouse  &  Company,  in  his  native  city,  in  September,  1880,  he 
was  rapidly  promoted.  Recognizing,  however,  that  the  business  was  not  to  his 
liking,  and  that  association  in  business  with  the  seniors  of  one's  own  family  was 
not  conducive  to  acquiring  real  business  knowledge,  he  resigned  and  decided  to 
leave  for  the  west,  originally  intending  to  go  to  Wichita,  Kansas.  However, 
there  came  an  opportunity  of  remaining  in  St.  Louis  as  owner  with  John  Man- 
ning of  The  Famous  furnishing  goods  department  and  this  was  accepted.  The 
firm  of  'Stix  &  Planning  continued  in  business  from  February,  1887,  until  1891, 
when  Mr.  Stix  purchased  his  partner's  interest  and  conducted  the  business  until 
The  Famous  w^as  destroyed  by  fire  later  in  the  same  year.  Mr.  Stix  had  no 
active  business  connection  from  that  time  until  September  i,  1892,  when  he 
became  the  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Stix,  Baer  &  Fuller,  proprietors  of 
the  Grand  Leader  on  Broadw-ay  between  Morgan  and  Franklin  streets.  In  1897 
the  business  was  removed  to  Broadway  and  Washington  avenue  and  the  mam- 
moth department  store  is  now  conducted  on  the  site  of  the  old  Lindell  Hotel. 
The  firm  was  incorporated  as  Stix,  Baer  &  Fuller  Dry  Goods  Company,  of 
which  Mr.  Stix  is  president.  The  Grand  Leader  has  a  system  of  cooperation 
with  all  its  heads  of  departments,  insuring  thereby  the  best  service  that  each 
can  give.  Every  share  of  stock  of  this  companv  is  owned  by  officers  or  heads 
of  departments  of  the  store.  The  house  is  noted  for  the  loyalty  of  its  em- 
ployes and  every  effort  is  made  by  the  firm  to  advance  their  interests.  A 
German  publishing  house  issued  a  work  in  book  form  on  the  great  stores  of 
the  world  and  the  two  stores  in  the  United  States  mentioned  were  the  Marshall 
Field  &  Company  store  of  Chicago  and  the  Grand  Leader  of  St.  Louis,  these 
being  selected  as  typical  of  business  methods  in  the  L^nited  States.  This  com- 
pliment was  voluntary  and  unsought  by  the  firm.  The  history  of  the  house 
is  one  of  continuous  development  in  accordance  with  the  ideas  of  modern 
business  progress  and  enterprise,  and  from  small  beginnings  has  become  one 
of  the  most  important  commercial  interests  of  the  city.  Mr.  Stix,  a  man  of 
resourceful  ability,  has  extended  his  efforts  to  various  other  lines,  some  of 
which  have  been  a  source  of  personal  profit  while  others  have  been  for  the 
benefit  of  the  city  and  the  promotion  of  its  trade  interests.  He  is  now  the  vice 
president  of  the  Grand  Leader  Realty  Company,  while  in  other  lines  more  spe- 
cifically for  the  city's  welfare  he  is  connected  with  the  Civic  Improvement  League, 
of  which  he  is   now   the  vice  president,  the   St.  Louis  Retail  Merchants  Asso- 


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626  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ciation,  of  which  he  is  treasurer,  and  the  Washington  Avenue  Improvement 
Company,  of  which  he  is  president.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Business  Men's 
League  and  the  Manufacturers  Association  and  has  been  a  cooperant  factor 
in  many  measures  which  have  had  direct  bearing  upon  the  welfare  and  sub- 
stantial upbuilding  of  the  city.  He  was  elected  president  of  the  city  council 
and  served  very  efficiently.  This  important  office  came  to  him  without  any 
eiifort  on  his  part. 

On  the  14th  of  May,  1890,  Mr.  Sti.x  was  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis 
to  Miss  Sadie  Fraley,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Winifred.  Mr.  Stix  ad- 
heres to  the  Jewish  faith  in  his  religious  views  and  is  a  republican  in  national 
and  independent  in  state  and  municipal  politics.  His  association  with  the  clubs 
of  the  citv  includes  membership  in  the  Mercantile,  Columbian,  Glen  Echo,  King's 
Lake  and  Missouri  Athletic.  His  business  career  commands  for  him  the  respect 
of  his  colleagues  and  the  admiration  of  his  contemporaries  and  many  of  its 
salient  characteristics  are  well  worthy  of  emulation.  The  Alodern  View  has 
said  of  him :  "Mr.  Stix  has  made  a  success  for  many  reasons :  the  main  one  is 
that  he  knows  his  business  and  knows  it  thoroughly  without  wrinkling  his  brows 
over  the  difficulties  or  yet  avoiding  them.  He  may  not  be  a  flame  and  a  fire  to 
accomplish  immediate  results,  but  few  can  and  do  give  closer  and  better  at- 
tention to  details  without  impatience  and  without  querulousness.  Few  also  can 
work  harder  with  less  fuss.  '''  *  *  He  comes  from  a  family  noted  for  its 
philanthropies,  yet  we  venture  the  assertion  that  he  is  second  to  none  in  it  in 
generosity  and  a  desire  to  help  his  fellowmen.  His  abilities  are  of  a  varied 
nature :  besides  knowing  much  about  the  details  of  business  he  also  knows 
more  people  who  come  and  go  in  the  great  store  than  one  would  believe  possible. 
This  is  a  rare  faculty,  one  which  puts  a  man  high  in  the  esteem  of  those  who 
meet  him.  As  a  director  of  the  World's  Fair  this  quality  was  brought  widely 
to  the  front  and  few  directors  played  a  more  useful  part  in  the  great  enterprise." 


MARTI X  JOSEPH  GLASER,  M.D. 

Dr.  ]\Iartin  Joseph  Glaser,  one  of  the  younger  but  none  the  less  successful 
practicing  physicians  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  St.  Genevieve  county,  Missouri, 
December  28,  1880,  his  parents  being  Joseph  and  Katherine  Glaser.  His  father 
was  a  farmer  and  stockraiser  in  southeastern  Missouri  for  many  years  and 
shipped  his  produce  to  the  St.  Louis  markets.  He  died  July  22,  1889,  while 
his  wife  is  still  living.  They  were  parents  of  nine  children  and  the  record  is 
remarkable  in  that  the  circle  remains  unbroken  by  the  hand  of  death.  The  sons 
and  daughters  are:  Mrs.  Mary  Kirchner  and  Mrs.  Kate  Gidley,  both  of  St. 
Genevieve,  Missouri ;  Mrs.  Rose  Menninghaus  and  Mrs.  Pauline  Koehler,  both 
of  St.  Louis ;  Elizabeth  and  Sophia,  living  at  St.  Genevieve ;  Frank  C,  who  is 
living  at  2647  Gever  avenue ;  and  John  W.,  who  is  dealing  in  machinery  and 
farm  implements  at  Ste.  Genevieve,  Missouri. 

The  other  member  of  the  family  is  Dr.  Glaser  of  this  review,  who  obtained 
his  education  in  the  country  schools  of  his  native  county,  after  which  he  secured 
a  position  as  a  drug  clerk  in  a  pharmacy  in  his  own  town,  being  thus  employed 
for  six  vears.  Later  he  entered  college,  pursuing  a  night  course,  the  expenses 
of  which  he  met  by  his  day's  labor.  He  was  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  College 
of  Pharmacy  in  1900-1902  and  in  the  fall  of  1902  entered  W'ashington  Uni- 
versity, from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1906,  on  the  completion  of  a  four 
years'  course  in  medicine.  He  had  determined  upon  the  practice  of  medicine  as 
a  life  work,  and  following  his  graduation  he  had  the  benefit  of  broad  and  varied 
experience  in  the  St.  Louis  hospitals.  He  was  at  Washington  University  Hos- 
pital one  year  and  two  years  at  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital.  On  leaving  that 
institution  he  located   at    1825   South  JefTerson   avenue   for  the  private  practice 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  627 

ot  medicine,  and  has  since  been  accorded  a  growing  patronage.  He  is  con- 
nected with  the  Washington  University  surgical  clinic,  is  a  member  of  the  St. 
Louis  Meilical  Society,  .the  Missouri  State  Medical  Society,  the  American 
Medical  Association,  the  Washington  University  Club,  the  Alumni  Association 
of  the  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  of  the  Medical  Department  of  Washington 
University.  He  is  likewise  connected  with  the  Kendrick  Council  of  the  Knights 
of  Columbus,  and  his  membership  relations  extend  to  the  Royal  Arcanum. 

Religiously  Dr.  Glaser  follows  the  teachings  of  the  Catholic  faith  and  in 
politics  is  independent.  Lawn  tennis,  baseball  and  bowling  appeal  to  him  as 
most  attractive  forms  of  recreation  and  in  his  leisure  hours  he  indulges  in  those 
sports.  He  i."-  a  broad-minded  man  and  a  close  student  of  literature,  his  readings 
being  wide  and  comprehensive. 


WAYMAN  CROW  McCREERY. 

If  the  historian  were  to  attempt  without  extensive  preliminary  mention  to 
characterize  in  a  single  sentence  the  achievements  of  Wayman  Crow  McCreery, 
it  could  perhaps  be  best  done  in  the  words :  the  splendid  success  of  an  honest 
man  in  whose  life  marked  business  ability,  artistic  temperament  and  humani- 
tarianism  were  well  balanced  forces.  While  he  figured  prominently  in  real- 
estate  operations  and  contributed  in  substantial  measure  to  the  city's  material 
upbuilding,  he  was  also  equally  well  known  in  musical  circles,  while  attractive 
social  qualities  made  him  popular  with  many  friends.  His  birth  occurred  in 
St.  Louis  in  1851,  his  parents  being  Phocian  R.  and  ^Nlary  Jane  (Hynes)  Mc- 
Creery. His  father  was  born  in  Kentucky,  but  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis 
eleven  years  prior  to  the  birth  of  his  son  Wayman,  and  was  engaged  in  the 
dry  goods  business  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Crow,  ]\IcCreery  &  Compan}^, 
now  Hargadin,  McKittrick  &  Company.  This  firm  enjoyed  a  very  extensive 
trade,  carried  a  large  stock  of  goods  and  held  to  high  ideals  in  business  in  the 
personnel  of  the  house  and  in  the  character  of  the  service  rendered  to  the  public. 
As  he  prospered  in  his  line  Mr.  ]\IcCreery  made  extensive  investments  in  real 
estate  and  his  name  is  connected  with  some  of  the  best  buildings  of  the  city, 
especially  those  which  were  erected  in  the  latter  half  of  the  nineteenth  century. 
He  vi'as  instrumental  in  the  erection  of  the  building  at  the  corner  of  Broadway 
and  Chestnut  street,  now  known  as  Hurst's  Hotel,  in  1861,  it  being  at  that 
time  the  finest  building  in  the  city.  He  largely  set  the  pace  for  the  construction 
of  fine  office  and  public  buildings  and  the  city  owes  much  to  his  efforts  and 
example  in  this  direction,  for  thev  constituted  a  stimulus  toward  modern  build- 
ing enterprise  in  St.  Louis.  Phocian  R.  McCreery  was  married  in  early  man- 
hood to  Miss  Mary  Jane  Hynes,  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Andrew  Hynes,  of 
Nashville,  Tennessee,  who  was  a  warm  personal  friend  of  General  Andrew 
Jackson. 

Reared  in  the  city  of  his  nativity  under  careful  home  training,  Wayman 
C.  McCreery  pursued  his  more  advanced  education  in  the  Washington  Uni- 
versity, where  he  remained  to  the  age  of  eighteen  years.  An  apt  pupil,  his 
retentive  memory  enabled  him  to  make  rapid  progress  in  his  studies,  and  on 
leaving  the  university  he  went  to  Racine,  Wisconsin,  where  he  completed  a 
full  collegiate  course  and  was  graduated  with  high  honors  from  the  university 
there  in  the  year  1871.  Immediately  afterward  Mr.  McCreerj'  went  abroad 
and  traveled  for  over  a  year,  and  then  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  entered 
the  dry  goods  house  of  Crow,  McCreery  &  Company  and  remained  there  three 
years  but,  thinking  the  real-estate  field  a  more  advantageous  one,  he  became  a 
factor  in  handling  city  property  in  partnership  with  James  Towers,  under  the 
firm  style  of  McCreerv  &  Towers,  with  an  office  at  No.  705  Pine  street.  The 
firm  continued  under  its  original  organization  for  twelve  years,  at  the  end  of 
which    time    ^Ir.    Towers   withdrew    from    the   partnership,   and   Mr.    McCreery 


628  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

then  carried  on  business  alone.  There  was  no  representative  of  real-estate  in- 
terests in  the  west  more  highly  respected  than  Mr.  McCreery,  and  St.  Louis  is 
indebted  to  him  for  efforts  which  proved  a  factor  in  her  material  growth  and 
improvement.  He  was  appointed  agent  for  the  magnificent  Security  building 
on  Fourth  and  Locust  streets  and  therein  maintained  his  offices.  His  principal 
work  during  his  later  years  was  the  management  and  control  of  large  and 
valuable  estates  and  in  this  work  he  displayed  keen  discrimination  in  investment 
and  marked  executive  control. 

As  the  years  passed  his  real-estate  operations  and  investments  brought  him 
wealth,  but  the  attainment  of  prosperity  was  never  the  sole  end  and  aim  of 
Mr.  McCreery 's  life.  He  had  always  time  for  the  social  amenities  and  was 
never  too  busy  to  be  courteous  and  thoughtful  of  others.  While  he  did  so  much 
to  place  St.  Louis  in  the  front  rank  among  the  great  metropolitan  centers  of 
this  country  and  to  gain  it  prominence  commercially,  socially  and  otherwise,  he 
never  sacrificed  the  kindlier  interests  of  life  to  a  desire  for  gain.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  one  of  its  most  active  and  helpful  members. 
In  musical  circles  he  figured  prominently  and  many  of  his  happiest  hours  were 
spent  in  the  rendition  of  music,  in  composition  work  or  in  listening  to  the 
interpretation  of  the  great  masters  by  fine  performers.  He  is  the  composer  of 
the  opera  L'Afrique,  which  was  produced  at  the  Olympic  in  1880  with  great  suc- 
cess, and  was  also  at  the  head  of  the  St.  Louis  Musical  Union  in  connection 
with  Mr.  Waldaur,  while  for  twenty-five  years  he  was  a  member  of  and  musical 
director  at  Christ  Church  cathedral  and  at  the  time  of  his  demise  was  president 
of  the  St.  Louis  Glee  Club.  He  greatly  desired  St.  Louis"  advancement  in 
musical  lines  and  did  much  to  elevate  the  musical  taste  of  the  city. 

In  1875  Mr.  McCreery  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Louisa  Carr,  a  daughter 
of  Dabney  Carr  and  a  granddaughter  of  Judge  William  Carr,  so  well  known 
in  St.  Louis.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  ]\IcCreery  were  born  seven  children :  Mary 
Louisa,  Christine,  Wayman,  Dorcas,  Dabney  Carr,  Catherine  and  Andrew. 
Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  Wayman  C.  McCreery,  whose  well  spent  life 
placed  him  in  a  position  where  he  received  the  admiration  and  respect  of  all 
who  knew  him.  His  loss  to  the  city,  when  he  was  called  from  this  life,  was 
the  occasion  of  deep  and  widespread  regret,  for  he  had  long  been  recognized 
as  a  valued  factor  in  business  and  musical  circles,  while  his  social  qualities,  his 
geniality,  his  kindliness  and  deference  for  the  opinions  of  others  made  him  per- 
sonally popular.  He  was  a  man  whom  to  know  was  to  respect  and  honor,  and 
his  memory  will  always  be  cherished  by  those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact, 
for  his  life  added  something  of  interest  to  the  lives  of  those  with  whom  he  was 
associated  and  his  memory  remains  as  an  inspiration  for  higher  ideals. 


JOHN  HENRY  OVERALL. 

John  Henry  Overall  was  a  representative  of  the  St.  Louis  bar  from  1874 
until  his  death  in  1903,  occupying  a  prominent  position  among  western  lawyers. 
He  was  born  March  26,  1845,  '™  St.  Charles  county,  Missouri,  a  son  of  Major 
Wilson  L.  and  Eliza  A.  (Williams)  Overall.  The  father  was  a  native  of  Tennes- 
see, but  in  early  manhood  came  to  Missouri,  when  this  state  was  still  under  ter- 
ritorial rule.  He  joined  the  forces  that  went  out  from  Missouri  to  participate  in 
the  war  of  1812.  His  wife  died  in  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  in  1880.  She  was  a 
lady  of  brilliant  talents  and  enjoyed  the  distinction  of  being-  the  first  woman  in 
America  to  become  a  newspaper  editor. 

John  Henry  Overall  completed  his  literary  education  by  graduation  from 
the  University  of  Missouri  at  Columbia  with  the  highest  honors  of  the  class  of 
1865.  He  then  came  to  St.  Louis  and  pursued  a  course  in  the  Henderson  & 
Stewart  Commercial  College,  while  later  he  went  to  Jefferson  City,  where  he  be- 


JOHN    H.   0\^ERALL 


630  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

gan  reading  law  under  the  Hon.  E.  L.  Edwards.  He  was  afterward  a  law 
student  in  the  office  of  Henry  &  Williams,  at  Macon,  Missouri,  and  was  ad- 
mitted to  the  bar  in  1866.  At  that  date  he  entered  the  law  department  of  Har- 
vard University  and  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  in  1867. 
Returning  to  St.  Louis,  he  spent  four  months  in  studying  court  proceedings  and 
fitting  himself  for  active  practice.  His  preparation  was  most  thorough  and  he 
won  success  from  the  start  because  his  equipment  was  unusually  good  and  because 
he  brought  to  the  commencement  of  his  legal  career  certain  rare  gifts — a  forceful 
personality,  a  thorough  understanding  of  jurisprudence  and  a  mind  naturally 
logical  and  inductive.  He  entered  upon  active  practice  in  Macon  City,  Missouri, 
and  less  than  a  year  later  was  elected  circuit  attorney  for  the  second  judicial  dis- 
trict of  ^^lissouri.  He  held  this  office  until  1872,  when  he  resigned  to  accept  the 
position  of  dean  of  the  law  department  of  the  State  University  at  Columbia. 
After  organizing  the  law  school  and  starting  it  on  a  prosperous  career,  ill  health 
compelled  him  to  resign,  and  Judge  Bliss  became  his  successor. 

In  1874  Mr.  Overall  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  succeeded  Fidelio  C.  Sharp  as 
partner  of  the  late  Colonel  James  O.  Broadhead,  one  of  the  most  eminent  lawyers. 
This  relation  was  dissolved  in  1878,  and  Mr.  Overall  became  senior  partner  of 
the  firm  of  Overall  &  Judson.  Five  years  later  the  firm  became  Hough,  Overall  & 
Judson,  and  after  the  dissolution  of  that  professional  relation  Mr.  Overall  prac- 
ticed alone.  As  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  bar  he  was  identified  with  much  im- 
portant litigation  in  the  western  courts  and  earned  an  enviable  position  as  a  city 
counsellor  and  an  able  advocate.  In  no  profession  does  advancement  depend 
more  entirely  upon  individual  merit  than  in  the  practice  of  law,  and,  realizing  this 
fact,  Mr.  Overall  gave  to  his  clients  the  benefit  of  his  talents  and  unwearied  sup- 
port and  gained  the  respect  of  all  lawyers  and  jurists,  while  the  public  accorded 
to  him  a  distinctively  representative  clientage. 

In  1889  Governor  Francis  appointed  Mr.  Overall  president  of  the  board  of 
police  commissioners,  and  he  was  chief  executive  officer  of  that  board  during  the 
administration  of  Governor  Francis,  his  colleagues  being  George  H.  Small  and 
David  W.  Caruth.  His  administration  of  the  police  affairs  was  characterized  by 
efficiency,  fairness  and  discipline,  and  no  time  in  the  history  of  the  city  showed 
better  results.  At  all  times  he  commanded  uniform  respect  by  his  unfaltering 
devotion  to  the  general  good,  and  he  stood  as  a  high  type  of  American  manhood 
and  chivalry. 

In  1874  Mr.  Overall  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Rollins,  a  daughter  of  Major 
J.  S.  Rollins  of  Columbia,  Missouri,  the  founder  of  the  State  .University  of  Mis- 
souri, and  one  of  Missouri's  most  prominent  citizens  and  statesmen.  Mr.  Over- 
all died  December  23,  1903,  and  is  survived  by  his  widow  and  four  children: 
Mrs.  Curtis  F.  Burnam,  of  Baltimore,  Maryland ;  John  H.  Overall,  Jr.,  of  St. 
Louis,  whose  sketch  appears  on  another  page ;  Mrs.  Arthur  G.  Black,  of  Kansas 
City,  Missouri ;  and  Sidney  R.  Overall,  of  St.  Louis. 


CHARLES  A.  FATTMANN. 

Charles  A.  Fattmann  is  the  efficient  secretary  of  the  Laumann-Fattmann 
Hardware  Company,  located  at  No.  423  North  Vandeventer  avenue.  This  firm 
conducts  one  of  the  most  responsible  and  reliable  enterprises  here,  and  Qiarles 
A.  Fattmann,  as  its  secretary,  is  in  a  prominent  position  in  the  mercantile  circles 
of  the  city.  He  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  his  birth  having  occurred  September  5, 
1855.  His  familv  were  pioneers  of  this  section  of  the  country,  his  fatlier  having 
settled  in  St.  Louis  when  it  was  little  more  than  a  village  and  when  the  limits 
of  the  city  were  embraced  within  a  narrow  compass.  He  was  a  cabinet-maker 
by  trade,  and  after  working  for  others  for  some  time  he  began  to  manufacture 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  631 

furniture,  becoming  one  of  the  first  men  engaged  in  that  enterprise  in  tlie  city. 
When  the  Civil  war  broke  out  he  was  one  of  the  first  to  enlist  in  the  army  on 
the  Union  side,  and  having  served  throughout  the  entire  conflict  he  was  retired 
with  an  honorable  discharge,  after  which  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  went 
back  to  his  old  occupation  of  cabinet  making.  His  long  and  useful  life,  in  the 
service  of  the  United  States  government  and  as  a  citizen  and  business  man  of 
this  community,  was  terminated  in  death  in  1903.  He  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Mary  Erdman.  who  was  a  native  of  Germany. 

When  he  had  attained  the  required  age  Charles  A.  Fattmann  was  enrolled 
as  a  pupil  of  the  public  schools,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  and,  having  suc- 
cessfully passed  through  the  preceding  grades,  was  admitted  as  a  student  in 
Webster  high  school,  where  he  completed  the  entire  course  and  was  graduated. 
Immediately  upon  acquiring  his  education  he  launched  out  into  the  world  for 
himself  and  became  an  employe  of  the  Caruth  &  Byrnes  Hardware  Company. 
For  this  concern  he  served  with  credit  in  several  clerical  capacities,  when  he 
resigned  to  enter  the  employ  of  the  E.  C.  Robinson  Lumber  Company,  with 
which  firm  he  held  several  responsible  positions,  in  all  of  which  he  acquitted 
himself  deservingly  and  much  to  the  benefit  of  the  company.  W'hile  in  the 
employ  of  the  Caruth  &  Byrnes  Hardware  Company  he  took  a  deep  interest  in 
the  business,  for  which  he  seemed  to  have  a  natural  liking,  and  became  ac- 
quainted with  the  various  phases  of  the  enterprise.  In  1903  he  resigned  his 
position  with  the  lumber  company  and  on  the  strength  of  his  experience  and 
business  judgment  he  organized  the  Laumann-Fattmann  Hardware  Company,  a 
concern  which,  since  its  incorporation,  has  gradually  enhanced  its  business  and 
has  gained  the  reputation  of  being  among  the  foremost  engaged  in  this  line  in 
the  city.  Mr.  Fattmann  displays  remarkable  business  ability  and  judgment  and 
it  is  in  great  measure  to  his  earnest  efl:"orts  and  indefatigable  zeal  that  the  con- 
cern owes  it?  present  prosperity. 

In  1893  he  wedded  Lydia  M.  Hummert.  who  was  a  native  of  St.  Louis. 
They  have  three  children:  Charles  J.  E..  Edv  .r  and  Eugenia  S.  Mr.  Fattmann 
belongs  to  the  Legion  of  Honor,  in  which  he  takes  an  active  interest.  He  is  one 
of  the  city's  most  enterprising  men  and  is  alwavs  on  the  alert  for  opportunities 
not  only  to  increase  the  business  standing  of  the  institution  with  which  he  is 
connected,  but  also  to  be  of  use  in  contributing  toward  the  welfare  of  the 
business  interests  of  the  citv. 


lOHN  C.  SMALL. 


John  C.  Small,  who  has  already  made  a  reputation  in  newspaper  lines,  was 
born  in  Palestine.  Texas,  April  10,  1873.  He  came  from  a  well  known  family 
of  that  place,  several  generations  of  his  ancestors  having  been  born  there.  It 
was  the  native  town  of  his  father,  William  Davis  Small,  who  was  born  June 
19,  1849,  and  is  at  present  a  prominent  newspaper  man  of  Palestine.  !Mrs. 
Elizabeth  (Moore)  Small,  the  mother,  was  also  born  in  Palestine,  Texas,  where 
she  passed  away  August  11,  1890.  The  Small  family  are  numbered  among 
the   early  pioneers   of  that   portion  of  the  Lone    Star   state. 

The  public  schools  of  his  native  town  afforded  John  C.  Small  his  early 
education.  There  he  began  study  as  a  lad  and  continued  until  fifteen  years 
of  age.  Being  ambitious  to  enter  the  world  for  himself  and  having  a  natural 
liking  for  newspaper  work,  immediately  upon  leaving  school  he  accepted  a 
position  with  the  Palestine  Advocate,  one  of  the  oldest  papers  in  Texa^.  When 
Mr.  Small  commenced  working  for  the  paper  he  received  but  a  dtdlar  and  a 
half  per  week.  He  was  anxious  to  learn  the  business  and  bv  strict  attention  to 
duty  he  soon  showed  himself  to  be  possessed  of  those  qualities  which  would 
make  him  a  useful  man  in  that  line  of  work.     He  had  not  long  been  an  employe 


632  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

on  the  paper  when  he  was  made  a  compositor.  Later  he  became  the  Palestine 
correspondent  for  the  Galveston  News.  This  position  required  him  to  travel 
throughout  the  state  and  brought  him  in  contact  with  many  prominent  people. 
In  1896  he  accepted  an  offer  to  represent  the  Kansas  City  Times  and  he  re- 
mained with  this  paper  until  it  consolidated  with  the  Kansas  City  Star  in  1901. 
In  the  meantime  he  had  filled  the  position  of  telegraph  editor.  Upon  the 
merging  of  the  two  Kansas  City  papers  he  repaired  to  St.  Louis,  where  he 
became  a  writer  on  the  St.  Louis  Republic,  thus  remaining  until  he  was  made 
assistant  to  Mark  Bennitt,  general  manager  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Ex- 
position. At  its  close  he  was  employed  bv  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  and 
later  became  editor  of  the  company's  immigration  publication  known  as  the  New 
Southwest  Magazine.  Subsequently  he  was  transferred  to  the  advertising  de- 
partment and  is  now  assistant  to  J.  W.  Booth,  general  advertising  agent  of  the 
Iron  Mountain  system  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad. 

Mr.  Small  was  married  to  Miss  Louise  Lynch  in  1891,  the  result  of  this 
union  being  one  son,  John  D.  Small,  who  is  fifteen  years  of  age  and  attends  the 
Kemper  Military  School,  at  Boonville,  j\Iissouri.  As  to  his  religious  convic- 
tions his  faith  is  on  the  side  of  Methodism.  In  politics  he  supports  the  demo- 
cratic party.  Mr.  Small  is  very  fond  of  outdoor  sports  and  takes  a  hearty 
interest  in  baseball  and  hunting.  He  owns  a  beautiful  home  at  Overland  Park, 
St.  Louis  county,  where  he  resides.  His  office  is  at  No.  211  Alissouri  Pacific 
building. 


JOSEPH  H.  BECKWITH. 

Joseph  H.  Beckwith  is  the  senior  partner  of  the  Beckwith  Brothers  Iron 
&  Steel  Company  and  is  also  one  of  the  leading  stockholders  in  the  Banner  Stove 
&  Manufacturing  Company.  St.  Louis  draws  its  citizenship  from  all  parts  of  the 
country  and  among  those  that  Ohio  has  furnished  to  "the  fourth  city"  he  is 
numbered,  for  he  is  a  native  of  Clermont  county  of  the  Buckeye  state.  His  boy- 
hood and  youth  were  passed  on  the  home  farm,  where  he  early  became  familiar 
with  the  duties  and  labors  that  fall  to  the  lot  of  the  agriculturist.  His  education 
was  acquired  in  the  public  schools  of  Hamilton  county,  Ohio,  where  the  family 
were  then  living,  and  in  his  business  career  he  sought  the  opportunities  of  the 
city  in  a  desire  for  some  favorable  opening  that  would  lead  to  a  successful  com- 
mercial career. 

Accordingly  Mr.  Beckwith  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1891  and  entered  the  employ 
of  the  Ludlow-Sa}dor  Wire  Company,  with  which  he  was  connected  for  seven 
years  as  a  trusted  and  rapable  employe.  He  then  resigned  to  engage  in  business 
on  his  own  account  and  since  that  time  has  been  active  as  manufacturers'  agent 
for  iron  and  steel  companies  of  the  east.  He  formed  a  partnership  for  the  conduct 
of  this  business  with  his  brother  H.  C.  Beckwith,  and  they  are  now  operating 
under  the  name  of  the  Beckwith  Brothers  Iron  &  Steel  Company.  Prompted 
by  laudable  ambition  to  reach  out  into  other  fields,  on  the  1st  of  April,  1908, 
the  firm  purchased  the  controlling  interest  in  the  Banner  Stove  &  ^Manufacturing 
Company,  of  which  Joseph  H.  Beckwith  is  now  manager.  The  brothers  are  both 
men  of  enterprise,  alert  and  energetic,  and  their  accomplishment  is  the  visible 
evidence  of  well  directed  thrift  and  intelligentlv  applied  energy. 

Joseph  H.  Beckwith  was  born  near  Batavia,  Clermont  county,  July  4,  1872, 
a  son  of  John  H.  and  Agatha  (Smith)  Beckwith.  The  father,  who  was  a 
prominent  farmer  of  that  county,  died  in  Cincinnati  in  1895,  and  the  mother 
passed  away  at  Lockland,  Ohio,  in  1908.  In  their  family  were  the  following 
children ;  Granville  L. :  Elizabeth,  deceased :  Emma  :  William  F.,  deceased ;  Car- 
oline ;  Eva ;  George ;  Henry  C. ;  Joseph  H. ;  and  Lillie  B. 


J.    H.    BECKWITH 


634  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTPI    CITY. 

On  the  loth  of  April,  1900,  in  St.  Louis,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of 
Joseph  H.  Beckwith  and  Miss  Beatrice  E.  Thomas,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
W.  A.  Thomas,  of  this  city.  Her  father,  who  is  now  deceased,  was  a  prominent 
real-estate  man  of  St.  Louis  and  Wichita,  Kansas.  Unto  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Beck- 
with have  been  born  three  children:  Francis  J.,  aged  eight  years;  Russell,  aged 
six  years ;  and  Albert  T.,  aged  four  years.  The  two  oldest  are  now  attending  the 
public  schools. 


OTTO  L.  ^^■OLTER,  M.D. 

Otto  L.  Wolter,  M.D.,  enjoying  a  large  private  practice,  was  born  in  She- 
boygan, Wisconsin,  January  22,  1875.  His  father.  Dr.  John  G.  Wolter,  a  gradu- 
ate of  Hahnemann  College,  Chicago,  was  also  a  practising  physician.  His 
parents  were  founders  of  the  family  in  the  new  world,  coming  from  Germa'wy 
to  the  United  States  in  1866.  Preparing  for  a  professional  career,  John  G. 
Wolter  was  graduated  from  the  medical  department  of  the  Illinois  University, 
and  his  since  practiced  in  Minnesota  and  Wisconsin.  He  married  Louise  Eng- 
lishkirscher,  and  they  now  reside  in  Ottertail,  Minnesota.  Her  parents  came 
to  America  about   i860,  settling  in  Wisconsin. 

Dr.  Otto  L.  Wolter  was  a  student  in  the  public  schools  of  Beaver  Dam, 
Wisconsin,  and  continued  his  education  in  the  academic  department  of  the  Park 
Region  College,  where  he  was  graduated  in  1898.  He  afterward  pursued  a  col- 
legiate course  in  the  University  of  Minnesota  and  then  took  up  the  study  of 
medicine  in  the  Washington  University,  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated in  1904.  Immediately  after  he  entered  the  city  hospital,  where  he  con- 
tinued from  the  1st  of  June,  1904,  until  the  1st  of  June,  1905.  At  the  latter 
date  he  began  the  private  practice  of  medicine,  and  his  patronage  is  now  large 
and  profitable.  He  is  professor  of  hygiene  and  sanitary  science  in  the  College 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  and  he  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  jNIedical  Society, 
the  State  Medical  Association,  the  American  Medical  Association  and  City 
Hospital  Alumni.  His  professional  skill  has  gained  him  classification  with  the 
eminent  practitioners  of  St.  Louis  and  brought  him  gratifying  success  as  well. 

On  the  loth  of  November,  1905,  in  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Wolter  wedded  Miss 
Elizabeth  Mertz,  daughter  of  the  late  Charles  J.  Mertz,  and  they  have  one  son, 
John  G.  Wolter.  Socially,  the  Doctor  is  connected  with  the  Z^Iutual  Protective 
"lodge,  the  National  Union  and  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America.  He  is  a 
baseball  enthusiast,  is  fond  of  bowling  and  takes  annual  hunting  trips  in  pursuit 
of  pleasure  and  recreation.  He  also  maintains  a  country  home  at  Merrimac 
Heights  and  a  city  residence  at  No.   1446  Blair  street. 


CORNELIUS  P.  AHERN. 

Cornelius  P.  Ahern,  who  for  fourteen  years  has  been  principal  of  the 
Eclipse  Academy,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  on  the  19th  of  February,  1856.  His 
great-grandfather,  John  Ahern,  was  a  native  of  County  Cork,  Ireland,  and 
there  engaged  in  contracting  and  bridge  building.  His  son,  the  grandfather 
of  our  subject,  was  also  a  native  of  County  Cork,  and  followed  the  same  line 
of  business  in  Ireland,  but  believing  that  the  opportunities  of  the  new  world 
were  superior  to  those  of  his  native  land,  he  came  to  America  in  1832,  and 
for  four  years  resided  in  New  York,  where  he  conducted  business  as  a  con- 
tractor. In  1836  he  was  sent  to  Illinois  by  a  railroad  company,  to  build  railroad 
bridges,  and  was  thus  busily  engaged  until  1859.  His  son,  Jeremiah  Bond 
Ahern.  the   father  of   Cornelius  P.   Ahern,  was   born  in   Countv  Cork,   Ireland, 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  635 

July  14,  1S25,  and  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  New 
York  city  until  twelve  years  of  age.  He  then  accompanied  his  parents  on  their 
removal  to  Memphis,  Tennessee,  in  1864,  and  there  engaged  in  the  retail  shoe 
and  manufacturing  business  up  to  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  in  1876. 

Cornelius  P.  Ahern  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Nash- 
ville and  Memphis,  Tennessee,  until  twenty  years  of  age,  and  in  1877  came 
with  his  mother  to  St.  Louis,  the  father  having  died  the  previous  year.  Here 
he  accepted  a  position  as  cook  in  Christian  Brothers'  College,  and  after  a  year 
and  a  half  wont  to  Chicago,  where  he  was  employed  as  a  member  of  the  orchestra 
in  various  theaters  and  show  houses  of  that  city  for  a  year  and  a  half.  On 
again  coming  to  St.  Louis  he  spent  a  similar  period  as  clerk  in  the  employ  of  the 
Claflin,  Allen,  Noise  Shoe  Company,  and  later  worked  for  Giesekoke  &  !Mysen- 
berg,  shoe  manufacturers,  for  four  years.  He  likewise  spent  one  year  in  the 
service  of  the  Bryn  &  Brown  Shoe  Company,  and  for  six  years  was  in  the 
employ  of  tlie  Tennant  &  Walker  Shoe  Company. 

On  the  expiration  of  that  period  Mr.  Ahern  established  two  dancing  acad- 
emies, one  at  Seventeenth  and  Olive  streets,  called  the  Chattswarth  Hall  Acad- 
emy, and  one  at  Eighteenth  and  Olive  streets,  called  the  Harmony  Hall  Academy. 
He  conducted  both  for  four  years,  after  which  he  removed  to  Washington  and 
Jefferson  avenues,  opening  the  Cave  Hall  or  the  Eclipse  Dancing  Academy, 
which  he  has  conducted  for  ten  years.  In  1894  he  erected  a  three-story  brick 
building,  ot  modern  construction,  at  No.  2837  Olive  street,  and  here  manages 
a  strictly  first-class  dancing  academy  that  is  liberally  patronized. 

In  June,  1903,  Mr.  Ahern  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Catharine 
Moran,  and  they  reside  at  No.  2837  Olive  street.  They  are  members  of  the 
Catholic  church,  and  Mr.  Ahern  is  a  member  of  the  ^lissouri  Athletic  Club. 


HENRY  VAHLKA^IP. 

Henry  Vahlkamp,  secretary  of  the  William  R.  Lemp  Brewing  Company, 
was  born  in  Lippstadt,  Westphalia,  June  26,  1845,  his  parents  being  Henry  and 
Henrietta  (Blankenburg)  Vahlkamp.  The  father  occupied  a  government  position 
in  Lippstadt,  acting  as  cashier  in  various  departments  of  the  service.  For  several 
centuries  the  family  has  been  represented  in  that  town  and  Vahlkamps  have  been 
hereditary  teachers  and  organists  of  the  great  Marien  church.  The  Blanken- 
burgs,  too,  are  of  a  very  old  stock  from  Lemgo  Lippe  Detmold,  representatives 
of  the  family  being  still  found  there,  one  of  them  being  a  judge  in  the  courts  at 
that  place. 

Mr.  Vahlkamp,  whose  name  introduces  this  record,  pursued  his  elementary 
education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  and  afterward  attended  the 
college  there,  obtaining  a  certificate  for  his  year's  work  with  the  statement  of 
qualification  for  promotion  to  an  ofificial  position.  He  served  for  one  year  in  the 
army,  and  in  1866  went  to  Brussels,  Belgium,  where  he  was  employed  in  a 
wholesale  dry-goods  house,  there  remaining  until  June,  1867.  In  the  same 
year  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  America,  landing  at  New  York  city,  where  he 
remained  for  six  months.  In  the  early  part  of  the  year  1868  he  went  to  San 
Francisco  and  to  Eureka,  California,  via  Isthmus  of  Panama,  and  eventually 
reached  Crescent  City,  that  state,  where  he  established  and  conducted  a  grocery 
business.  He  also  engaged  in  prospecting  for  gold  until  May,  1870,  and  the 
same  year  made  his  way  to  San  Francisco  and  thence  direct  to  St.  Louis. 

In  the  ii:tervening  years,  covering  almost  four  decades,  Mr.  Vahlkamp  has 
been  identified  with  the  business  interests  of  this  city.  He  had  been  here  only  a 
few  days  when  he  obtained  a  clerkship  in  the  lumber  yard  of  Richard  Schulenburg, 
the  business  being  situated  on  the  present  site  of  the  plant  of  the  Laclede  Gas 
Light  Company.     Later  Mr.  A^ahlkamp  suffered  a  sunstroke   and   was  obliged 


636  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

to  abandon  hii-  position.  The  same  year — 1870 — he  became  bookkeeper  and  cor- 
respondent for  Wilham  J.  Lemp,  and  his  fidehty  and  abiHty  in  that  service  won 
him  promotion  from  the  time  until  he  became  manager  of  the  extensive  brewing 
interests  of  the  hottse.  On  the  incorporation  of  the  business  he  was  elected 
secretary  of  the  William  R.  Lemp  Brewing  Company  and  has  so  continued  since 
1892.  He  is  also  interested  in  various  other  enterprises  in  St.  Louis  and  else- 
where and  has  made  judicious  investments  in  various  concerns  which  are  proving 
dividend-bearing  properties.  As  the  years  have  passed  his  business  capacity  has 
expanded,  for  powers  grow  by  exercise  and  diminish  through  inertia.  Mr.  Vahl- 
kamp  has  always  led  a  busy  life  and  his  commercial  activity  has  gained  him  the 
place  which  he  now  occupies  as  a  prominent  representative  of  one  of  the  large 
and   important  productive  concerns  of  St.   Louis. 

Mr.  Valilkamp  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  December,  1872,  to  Miss  Helen 
Hay,  who  died  in  1878,  leaving  a  son  and  daughter.  In  September,  1879,  he 
married  Miss  Caroline  Hay,  a  sister  of  his  first  wife  and  a  daughter  of  Christoph 
Hay,  who  was  a  brewer  of  Galena,  Illinois.  j\Ir.  Vahlkamp  has  had  altogether 
fifteen  childrei;,  of  whom  twelve  are  living,  five  sons  and  seven  daughters.  The 
family  residence  is  at  No.  3545  Lafayette  avenue — a  magnificent  home — which 
was  erected  by  Mr.  Vahlkamp.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Odd  Fellows  and  Red 
Men  orders  and  also  belongs  to  the  Liederkranz.  He  is  likewise  connected  with 
the  Merchants  Exchange  and  various  leading  clubs  of  the  city.  He  votes  in- 
dependently, supporting  the  best  men  rather  than  the  party.  Coming  to  America 
he  traveled  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  sojourning  in  the  far  east  and  far 
west  for  a  time,  but  became  convinced  that  the  middle  section  of  the  country 
ofi^ered  advantages  superior  to  other  districts,  and  that  he  made  wise  choice  of 
location  is  indicated  in  the  success  which  has  come  to  him.  He  had  but  limited 
capital  on  his  arrival  in  the  new  world  and  without  the  aid  of  influential  friends 
he  sought  his  advancement,  realizing  the  fact  that  the  best  way  to  secure  pro- 
motion and  prosperity  was  to  make  his  services  of  value  to  those  whom  he  rep- 
resented. Thus,  by  individual  merit  and  worth,  he  has  steadilv  advanced,  until 
he  is  numbered  among  the  substantial  residents  of  his  adopted  city. 


REV.   DANIEL  WILLIAAI  CLARKE. 

That  Rev.  Daniel  William  Clarke  has  the  power  for  organizing  and  leading 
is  demonstrated  in  the  work  which  he  has  done  in  organizing  and  building  the 
Immaculate  Conception  church  at  Maplewood,  Missouri,  one  of  the  prosperous 
Catholic  organizations  of  this  section  of  the  state.  Father  Clarke  was  born  in 
Carlow,  Ireland,  and  was  educated  in  St.  Patrick's  College  in  his  native  city 
and  in  St.  Patrick's  College  at  Maynooth.  In  1890  he  emigrated  to  the  United 
States  and  two  years  after  his  arrival  here  entered  St.  Vincent's  Seminary  at 
Cape  Girardeau,  JNIissouri.  while  the  following  year  he  entered  Kenrick  Seminary 
of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  on  the  8th  of  Tune, 
1895. 

He  was  immediately  sent  to  St.  Mary's  and  Joseph's  church,  St.  Louis,  to 
take  the  place  of  Father  Tobin,  who  was  to  be  absent  for  three  months.  In 
October,  1895,  ^^^  was  sent  to  Poplar  Bluffs,  Missouri,  to  become  pastor  of  the 
Catholic  church  at  that  place,  while  in  jNlarch,  1897  ^''^  severed  his  connection 
therewith  and  came  to  St.  Louis  to  act  as  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Teresa's  parish. 
He  served  in  that  capacity  until  1900,  when  he  was  returned  to  the  church  at 
Poplar  Bluft",  but  after  a  year  he  came  once  more  to  St.  Louis  and  became  iden- 
tified with  St.  Teresa's  church,  with  which  he  remained  until  1903.  In  that  year 
he  was  one  of  a  committee  appointed  to  investigate  conditions  in  the  State  Re- 
form School,  his  time  being  thus  occupied  for  two  months.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  again  resumed  his  work  in  St.  Teresa's  church  and  on  the  6th 


RE\'.  D.  W.  CLARKE 


638  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  March,  1904,  went  to  Maplewood  and  organized  a  Catholic  parish,  known  as 
the  Church  of  the  Immaculate  Conception.  The  first  service  was  held  in  a  feed 
store  on  Belleview  and  Manchester  avenues,  where  the  congregation  continued  to 
worship  until  the  completion  of  the  new  house  of  worship,  which  was  dedicated 
on  the  26th  of  November,  1905.  The  dedicatory  service  was  preached  by  the 
Rev.  Father  D.  J.  Lavery,  while  Archbishop  Glennon  had  charge  of  ceremonies. 
The  organization  is  now  in  excellent  working  order  and  is  rapidly  growing  in 
influence  and  numbers.  In  connection  with  the  church  a  school  is  conducted  and 
at  the  present  time  there  is  an  enrollment  of  one  hundred  pupils,  in  charge  of  the 
Sisters  of  Loretto,  of  Webster  Grove. 

Father  Clarke  is  a  man  of  progressive  ideas  and  of  many  personal  traits 
of  character  which  have  endeared  him  not  only  to  the  members  of  his  own  parish 
but  as  well  to  the  communitv  at  large. 


ETHAX  ALLEN  HITCHCOCK. 

Among  the  citizens  of  St.  Louis  who  attained  national  fame  is  numbered 
Ethan  Allen  Hitchcock,  who  was  appointed  secretary  of  the  interior  by  President 
McKinley  and  was  continued  in  the  cabinet  by  President  Roosevelt.  An  emi- 
nent statesman,  he  bore  himself  in  all  public  connections  with  such  signal  dignity 
and'  honor  as  to  gain  the  respect  and  confidence  of  the  entire  nation  as  well  as 
his  colleagues  in  official  service  in  Washington.  He  was  called  from  the  pursuits 
of  private  life  to  assume  the  portfolio  of  the  interior,  thus  bringing  to  bear  his 
sound  judgment  upon  some  of  the  most  important  problems  that  have  ever  been 
presented  to  the  country  for  solution. 

Mr.  Hitchcock  was  born  in  Alabama,  his  birth  occurring  in  Mobile  Septem- 
ber 19,  1835  He  was  a  great-grandson  of  Ethan  Allen  of  Revolutionary  wai 
fame — the  distinguished  commander  of  the  American  forces  at  Fort  Ticon- 
deroga.  His  parents  were  Judge  Henry  and  Anne  Hitchcock,  who  moved  to 
Alabama  in  its  territorial  days,  going  to  the  south  from  Burlington,  Vermont. 
There  the  father,  a  distinguished  lawyer,  became  chief  justice  of  the  Alabama 
supreme  court  and  died  when  his  son  was  five  years  of  age.  Following  the 
removal  of  the  family  to  Tennessee  in  1840  E.  A.  Hitchcock  pursued  his  edu- 
cation in  private  schools  of  Nashville  and  afterward  completed  a  course  in  a 
military  academy  in  New  Haven,  Connecticut,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1855,  In  1902  the  University  of  iNIissouri  conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of 
Doctor  of  Laws.  He  received  the  same  degree  from  Harvard  in  June,  1906, 
and   from  Washington  LTniversity  at   St.  Louis  in  June,    1907. 

On  the  completion  of  his  education  Mr.  Hitchcock  became  a  resident  of 
St.  Louis,  where  he  was  identified  with  various  commercial  pursuits  until  i860, 
when  he  went  to  China,  where  he  entered  the  commission  house  of  Olyphant 
&  Company,  of  which  firm  he  became  a  partner  in  1866.  He  retired  from  that 
business  in  1872,  after  twelve  years'  connection  with  commercial  interests  in 
the  Orient,  and  then  spent  two  years  in  travel  in  Europe.  Returning  to  St. 
Louis  in  1874,  he  became  prominently  connected  with  various  business  enter- 
prises and  acquired  great  prominence  as  a  man  of  wealth  and  superior  business 
qualifications.  He  held  the  presidency  of  several  manufacturing,  mining  and 
railway  companies  and  his  correct  solution  of  intricate  business  problems  re- 
sulted largely  in  the  success  of  those  corporations.  About  1880  he  began  to 
experiment  in  Carondelet  with  bituminous  coal  in  the  manufacture  of  pig  iron, 
and  the  Vulcan  Iron  Works  were  built  and  in  time  became  one  of  the  largest 
iron  and  steel  producing  plants  in  the  country  in  its  day,  employing  thousands 
of  men.  He  was  president  of  the  Vulcan  Steel  Works  when  it  merged  with 
the  St.  Louis  Ore  &  Steel  Company,  of  which  he  remained  president,  also  con- 
tinuing as  president  of  its   successor,  the   Big  Muddy  Coal   &   Coke  Company. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  039 

He  and  otlier  business  associates  founded  the  Crystal  Plate  Glass  Works,  at 
Crystal  City,  and  he  was  also  connected  with  the  Pittsburg  Plate  Glass  Com- 
pany. He  was  likewise  president  of  the  Bell  Telephone  Company,  of  Missouri, 
for  a  time,  and  of  the  Grand  Tower  &  Carbondale  Railroad  Company.  He 
manifested  the  power  of  bringing  into  a  unified  whole  seemingly  unrelated  and 
even  diverse  interests,  his  powers  of  business  direction  and  executive  ability  being 
manifested  in  the  splendid  results  attained  by  the  companies  with  which  he  was 
associated. 

During  bis  residence  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Plitchcock  became  deeply  interested 
in  the  Missouri  Historical  Society  and  was  associated  with  a  number  of  the 
most  prominent  citizens  in  reorganizing  the  society  about  fifteen  years  ago, 
placing  it  on  a  basis  on  which  it  has  since  been  successfully  conducted.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  the  Phi  Beta  Kappa  fraternity. 

From  early  manhood,  recognizing  the  obligations  as  well  as  the  privileges 
of  citizenship,  he  took  a  deep  interest  in  the  political  situation  of  the  country 
and  studied  closely  those  questions  which  are  to  the  statesman  and  the  man  of 
afifairs  of  grave  import.  After  the  inauguration  of  President  McKinley  he 
was  appoinied  United  States  minister  to  Russia,  serving  as  ambassador  there 
until  he  resigned  to  accept  the  office  of  secretary  of  the  interior,  President  Mc- 
Kinley calling  him  to  that  portfolio  December  21,  1898.  He  entered  upon  the 
discharge  of  his  duties  early  the  following  year  and  remained  one  of  the  trusted 
advisers  of  the  administration.  He  was  reappointed  March  5,  1901,  remained  in 
the  cabinet  by  request  of  President  Roosevelt  September  14,  1901,  and  was 
reappointed  ^larch  6,  1905,  serving  until  March,  1907,  when  he  resigned.  His 
labors  in  the  cabinet  are  now  matters  of  history  and  it  is  needless  to  say  to 
those  who  have  been  students  of  the  events  which  have  marked  the  administra- 
tions of  Presidents  McKinley  and  Roosevelt  that  he  was  one  of  the  most  trusted 
advisers  of  the  chief  executive,  while  the  specific  work  of  his  office  was  pro- 
moted along  lines  that  furthered  national  progress  in  many  ways.  Perhaps  the 
most  notable  work  which  he  performed  as  a  member  of  the  cabinet  was  in 
connection  with  the  complications  growing  out  of  vast  grafts,  charges  of  graft 
and  countercharges  growing  out  of  the  acquirement  of  public  lands  in  the 
western  states.  His  work  is  recalled  as  one  of  the  most  unswerving  and  re- 
lentless inquisitions  in  the  annals  of  government  prosecutions,  but  at  all  times 
he  received  the  support  of  those  whose  official  integrity  was  unsullied.  He 
prosecuted  cases  against  numerous  men  in  public  life  and  private  business,  and 
although  he  was  the  target  for  attacks  on  the  floors  of  congress  and  in  protests 
filed  in  the  white  house,  by  men  who  did  not  wnsh  unscrupulous  acts  to  be  un- 
covered, public  opinion  and  many  high  in  authority  continuously  commended 
his  work  and  he  enjoyed  always  the  full  confidence  and  respect  of  the  president 
and  his  fellow  members  of  the  cabinet. 

In  1869  ?dr.  Hitchcock  was  married  to  Miss  Margaret  D.  Collier,  the  second 
daughter  of  George  Collier,  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Hitchcock  served  as  a  member 
of  the  board  of  trustees  of  the  Carnegie  Institute  in  the  capital  city  up  to  the 
time  of  his  demise.  He  died  April  9,  1909,  in  Washington,  after  an  illness  of 
a  few  weeks,  and  his  remains  were  brought  back  to  St.  Louis  for  interment  in 
Bellefontaine  Cemetery.  President  Taft  not  only  called  to  express  in  person- 
his  regret  over  the  death  of  ^Ir.  Hitchcock  but  sent  to  the  wife  the  fohowing 
letter:  "My  Dear  ]\Irs.  Hitchcock:  The  sad  news  of  the  death  of  your  husband 
has  just  come.  Mrs.  Taft  and  I  extend  to  you  and  your  family  our  sincerest 
sympathy  in  your  great  loss.  Your  husband's  record  for  honesty  and  high 
sense  of  official  duty  were  deeply  impressed  upon  the  country  by  his  efficient 
conduct  of  the  interior  department  and  his  dignified  and  able  representation  of 
this  countrv  abroad.  The  gratitude  of  his  fellow  citizens  and  the  high  respect 
for  his  memorv  may  in  time,  I  hope,  mitigate  the  intensity  of  vour  present 
sorrow.  Sincerely  yours,  William  H.  Taft."  There  also  came  many  other  ex- 
pressions of  regret  for  his  passing  and  of  respect  for  his  honorable  life  and  its 


640  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

accomplishments,  from  his  former  associates  in  the  cabinet  and  in  prominent 
official  positions,  as  well  as  from  those  who  knew  him  alone  as  friend  and 
companion.  No  man  in  public  life,  perhaps,  had  so  few  enemies.  Even  those 
opposed  to  him  politically  entertained  for  him  the  warmest  personal  regard  and 
admiration.  It  is  said  that  he  never  forgot  a  friend ;  the  playmates  of  his  boy- 
hood, the  associates  of  his  early  manhood,  those  with  whom  he  labored  in 
diplomatic  circles,  his  associates  in  the  management  of  important  commercial 
and  financial  concerns,  were  alike  remembered  through  all  of  the  years  with  their 
added  responsibilities  and  honors.  His  life  record  finds  embodiment  in  the 
words  of  Pope : 

"Statesman,  yet  friend  to  truth;  of  soul  sincere, 

In  action  faithful  and  in  honor  clear; 

Who  broke  no  promise,  served  no  private  end ; 

Who  arained  no  title  and  who  lost  no  friend." 


J.  J.  LIXK,  ^I.  D. 


Dr.  J.  J.  Link,  professor  of  surgery  in  the  American  Medical  College  and 
surgeon  of  much  more  than  local  renown,  was  born  in  Macoupin  county,  Illi- 
nois, in  1863,  the  family  home  being  near  Carlinville,  the  county  seat.  His 
parents,  Joseph  and  Catherine  (Roether)  Link,  were  both  natives  of  Germany 
and  the  father  was  a  farmer  by  occupation.  Family  history,  however,  says  that 
the  Links  were  of  Swedish  origin  and  representatives  of  the  name  removed  from 
Sweden  to  Germany. 

Dr.  Link  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Macoupin 
county  and  under  the  direction  of  private  tutors,  while  in  the  Illinois  Wesleyan 
L'niversitv  at  Bloomington  he  pursued  a  business  and  academic  course.  He 
afterward  took  up  the  study  of  pharmacy  and  chemistry  at  the  Illinois  College 
of  Pharmacv,  a  department  of  the  Northwestern  University,  and  he  qualified  for 
the  practice  cf  medicine  in  the  Northwestern  University  Medical  School  in  Chi- 
cago. He  was  graduated  in  April,  1890,  and,  thus  well  equipped  for  his  chosen 
life  w'Ork,  entered  upon  active  practice.  His  early  youth  was  spent  as  that  of 
most  farmer  boys,  much  hard  labor  falling  to  his  lot  as  he  worked  in  the  fields 
and  attended  the  common  schools  in  the  winter.  He  was  but  fourteen  years 
of  age  when  he  began  earning  his  own  livelihood.  He  succeeded  in  saving  much 
of  his  earnings  and  there  arose  in  him  the  ambition  to  seek  a  broader  field  of 
labor  than  that  ofi^ered  in  his  early  environment. 

It  was  r.ot  his  primary  aim  to  become  a  member  of  the  medical  profession 
but  he  possessed  a  studious  nature  and  was  always  interested  in  anything  that 
broadened  his  mind.  He  became  particularly  interested  in  chemistry  and  this 
led  to  his  matriculation  in  the  school  of  pharmacy,  where  extraordinary  priv- 
ileges were  granted  him,  especially  in  the  way  of  doing  experimental  work  in  the 
laboratories.  He  eagerly  availed  himself  of  these  opportunities  and  soon  earned 
the  confidence  of  the  faculty  under  wdiom  his  studies  were  pursued.  He  was  ap- 
pointed assistant  chemist  to  the  medical  department  of  the  Northwestern  Uni- 
versity and  while  thus  engaged  became  interested  in  the  studv  of  medicine.  He 
also  enjoyed  many  special  advantages  while  pursuing  his  medical  course  and, 
splendidly  qualified  for  his  chosen  calling,  he  was  graduated  in  1890  and  won 
the  faculty  prize  for  the  best  thesis,  his  subject  being  Acetonuria.  Following  his 
graduation  he  practiced  in  Carlinville,  ]\Iacoupin  county,  Illinois,  whence  he  re- 
moved to  St.  Louis.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  profession  here  since  1891 
and  has  always  enjoyed  high  rank  as  a  capable  practitioner,  while  his  close  con- 
formity to  a  high  standard  of  professional  ethics  has  won  him  the  esteem  and 
confidence  of  his  fellow  members  of  the  medical  fraternity.  In  December,  1891, 
he  became  a  member  of  the  facultv  of  the  St.  Louis  Colleee  of  Phvsicians  and 


DR.    T.    T.    LINK 


4  1  —vol..    III. 


642  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Surgeons  and  was  the  first  to  teach  physiological  chemistry  as  a  separate  and 
independent  branch  in  a  medical  college  in  this  city.  In  1902  he  was  appointed 
to  the  chair  of  professor  of  surgery  in  the  American  Aledical  College  and  still 
continues  in  that  position.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  trustees  of  that  institu- 
tion and  the  treasurer  of  the  school.  In  the  memorable  cyclone  which  occurred 
in  St.  Louis  some  years  ago  Dr.  Link  shared  the  experience  of  many  others  in 
having  a  portion  of  his  house  destroyed  and  suffering  the  loss  of  his  office  equip- 
ments. 

With  the  deepest  interest  in  his  profession  and  with  high  ideals  as  to  what 
may  be  accomplished.  Dr.  Link  keeps  in  touch  with  the  most  advanced  thought 
and  progressive  methods  known  to  the  medical  science  through  his  membership 
in  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  Northwestern  L^niversity  Medical  School,  the 
St.  Louis  ]\Iedical  Society,  the  St.  Louis  Eclectic  ^Medical  Society,  the  Missouri 
State  Eclectic  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association,  the 
American  Aleclical  Association,  the  National  Eclectic  Medical  Association,  the 
American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  and  is  an  honorary  mem- 
ber of  the  Macoupin  County  JNIedical  Society. 

On  the  loth  of  June,  1891,  Dr.  Link  was  married  to  Miss  Lina  Michel  and 
they  have  two  daughters :  Alethea  iNIaria,  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  Lenore  Clara, 
twelve  years  of  age.  Dr.  Link  belongs  to  the  Independent  Order  of  Foresters. 
He  is  allied  with  no  religious  denomination  but  has  always  attempted  to  make 
the  Golden  Rule  the  guide  of  his  life  and  believes  in  that  broad  humanitariamsm 
which  recognizes  the  brotht-rhood  of  man  and  lends  assistance  to  the  weaker 
ones. 


FRAXK  }].  BERGLAR. 

Frank  B.  Berglar,  president  of  the  Rosedale  Contracting  &  Supply  Com- 
pany, is  now  at  the  head  of  an  extensive  business,  the  plant  of  the  company 
including  fifteen  acres  of  land  on  Delmar  and  Gates  avenues  and  bordering  the 
Wabash  Railroad,  which  furnishes  excellent  shipping  facilities.  The  business 
was  incorporated  January  18,  1887,  and  the  company  largely  handles  coal,  sand, 
lime  and  cement.  Through  stages  of  gradual  advancement  ]Mr.  Berglar  has 
reached  his  present  position  as  chief  executive  officer. 

His  birth  occurred  in  a  district  which  was  then  St.  Louis  county  but  is 
now  within  the  city  limits,  April  12,  1855,  ''•'s  parents  being  Henry  and  Mar- 
garetta  (Lemke)  Berglar,  both  now  deceased.  A  son  of  the  family,  J.  H. 
Berglar,  is  superintendent  of  the  companv  and  has  been  continuously  connected 
with  Frank  B.  Berglar  in  business  since  1876. 

As  a  pupil  in  St.  Joseph's  parochial  school  Frank  B.  Berglar  mastered  the 
elementary  branches  of  learning  and  afterward  attended  the  night  sessions  of 
the  old  Commercial  College,  which  was  then  situated  at  the  corner  of  Sixth  and 
Locust  streets.  He  made  his  entrance  into  business  life  at  a  period  when  most 
boys  are  much  more  concerned  with  the  pleasures  of  the  playground  than  with 
the  task  of  earning  their  own  living,  for  he  was  but  eleven  years  of  age  when 
he  obtained  employment  with  G.  D.  Flail,  at  that  time  president  of  the  Sligo 
Iron  Company.  He  remained  in  that  connection  until  1876,  or  for  a  period  of 
almost  ten  years,  during  which  time  he  gradually  worked  his  way  upward,  and 
his  broadening  experience  proved  excellent  training  for  business  duties  in  later 
life.  In  187(1  he  left  the  Sligo  Iron  Company  and  in  partnership  with  his  brother, 
J.  H.  Berglar.  purchased  a  farm  which  now  constitutes  one  of  the  select  residence 
districts  of  tlie  city,  extending  from  Clements  place  to  the  west  citv  limits. 
Coincidentally  with  his  agricultural  interests  he  engaged  in  the  teaming  and 
hauling  busniess,  continuing  in  the  same  until  the  formation  of  the  Rosedale 
Contracting  &  Supply   Company.     They  have  fifteen  acres  of  land  on   Delmar 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  643 

and  Gates  avenues  and  from  this  point  extensively  handle  coal,  sand,  lime  and 
cement.  The  business  has  reached  large  proportions,  being  one  of  the  leading 
enterprises  of  this  character  in  St.  Louis.  The  officers  of  the  company  are : 
F.  B.  Berglar,  president;  L.  J.  Berglar,  secretary;  and  J.  H.  Berglar,  superin- 
tendent. In  addition  to  his  interests  in  this  business,  F.  B.  Berglar  also  ha; 
large  holdings  in  downtown  property. 

In  1893,  '"  St.  Louis,  was  celebrated  his  marriage  to  Miss  Annie  Whelan,  a 
daughter  of  Timothy  and  Elizabeth  Whelan  of  this  city,  and  they  now  have  two 
sons,  F.  B.  and  Joseph  H.,  both  attending  St.  Rose's  parochial  school.  The 
family  are  of  the  Catholic  faith  and  Mr.  Berglar  belongs  to  the  Knights  of 
Columbus.  He  is  a  great  lover  of  horses  and  is  the  owner  of  some  of  the  best 
stock  in  Missouri.  His  political  allegiance  is  frequently  given  to  the  democracy, 
yet  he  does  not  consider  himself  bound  by  party  ties.  Starting  out  in  life  for 
himself  at  the  age  of  eleven  years,  he  has  since  depended  upon  his  own  resources 
and  time  has  chronicled  his  steady  progress  as  the  result  of  his  close  application 
and  unwearied  industry. 


FREDERICK  C.  TAXIS. 

Frederick  C.  Taxis,  a  contractor  and  civil  engineer,  is  one  of  the  younger 
business  men  of  St.  Louis,  whose  years  have  seemed  no  bar  to  his  advancement 
and  success.  He  is  now  conducting  a  growing  business,  engaged  in  reinforced 
construction  work,  as  president  of  the  Taxis-Harvey  Construction  Company.  A 
native  of  Germany,  he  was  born  in  Besigheim,  W'uerttemberg,  September  9,  1881. 
His  father,  Frederick  G.  Taxis,  owner  of  a  brewery,  died  in  1886.  His  mother, 
Mrs.  Caroline  (Keck)  Taxis,  is  still  living  in  Germany.  The  son,  Frederick 
Taxis  ot  this  review,  spent  his  boyhood  days  in  that  land  and  acquired  his  edu- 
cation in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  being  graduated  from  the  high 
school  in  1S98,  when  seventeen  years  of  age.  He  afterward  pursued  a  four 
years'  technical  course  in  Stuttgart's  College  and  was  graduated  in  1902  as  civil 
engineer.  Irvimediatelv  afterward  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen 
profession  in  Stuttgart  and  later  was  thus  busily  employed  in  various  cities 
of  Germany  until  May,  1904,  when  he  came  to  America  to  visit  the  St.  Louis 
Exposition.  Attracted  by  the  opportunities  of  the  new  world,  where  competition 
is  greater  but  advancement  is  more  quickly  secured,  he  determined  to  remain  and 
entered  upon  the  work  of  reinforced  concrete  construction.  In  iqo6  he  incor- 
porated the  Taxis-Harvey  Construction  Company,  which  has  since  gone  on  in 
a  successful  business  career.  This  company  does  a  general  contracting  business 
in  reinforced  concrete,  and  some  very  important  contracts  have  been  awarded 
same.  Mr.  Taxis  has  become  recognized  as  an  authority^  on  all  matters  con- 
cerning engineering  in  concrete  construction,  not  only  in  the  erection  of  buildings 
but  also  in  bridges  and  other  branches  of  reinforced  concrete  work.  His  equip- 
ment was  unusually  good,  and  this,  combined  with  his  determination,  has  led  him 
constantly  forward  to  success.  After  entering  his  profession  at  Stuttgart  he 
was  for  some  time  engaged  with  Professor  Emil  IMoersch,  professor  at  the 
L'niversity  of  Zurich,  Switzerland,  who  is  regarded  as  the  greatest  engineer  in 
Europe  and  the  authority  on  all  that  line  of  engineering  work.  He  is  also  well 
known  as  a  writer  on  the  subject  of  reinforced  concrete  construction  and  under 
his  direction  Mr.  Taxis  added  to  his  theoretical  knowledge  a  most  thorough 
practical  training.  He  thus  came  to  the  new  world  well  qualified  for  the  work 
which  he  has  undertaken  and  since  becoming  identified  with  building  interests 
in  St.  Louis  has  made  steady  and  substantial  progress. 

On  the  i6th  of  January.  1906,  in  Clayton.  Missouri,  Mr.  Taxis  was  married 
to  Miss  Marv  Suess,  a  native  of  Germany,  whom  he  had  known  before  coming 
to  the  United  States.     Thev  maintain  their  residence  at  Clavton.     Mr.  Taxis  is 


044  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

a  lover  of  music  and  displays  considerable  skill  with  the  violin.  Both  he  and 
his  wife  are  well  known  in  the  localitv  where  they  reside  and  their  circle  of 
friends  is  constantly  growing.  Mr.  Taxis  belongs  to  that  class  of  alert,  energetic 
young  men  who,  recognizing  that  America  offers  excellent  opportunities  in  busi- 
ness, have  become  identified  with  interests  of  the  new  world  and  are  rapidly 
advancing  toward  that  success  which  is  the  soal  of  all  business  endeavor. 


JOSEPH  P.  WERNER,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Joseph  P.  Werner,  1525  Franklin  avenue,  is  a  capable  physician  in 
whom  scientific  knowledge  and  philanthropic  purpose  are  well  balanced  forces. 
His  life  record  began  in  Tiffin,  Ohio,  July  7,  1877,  his  parents  being  Casper  and 
Louisa  (Loesser)  Werner.  His  paternal  grandfather  was  of  French  extraction 
and  on  emigrating  to  the  United  States  spent  ninety-seven  days  as  passenger 
on  a  sailing  vessel  ere  he  reached  the  shores  of  the  new  world.  His  son,  Casper 
Werner,  devoting  his  attention  to  farming  and  stock-raising  in  early  life,  be- 
came the  largest  grain  dealer  in  the  state  of  Kansas.  As  his  business  interests 
in  this  direction  developed  he  built  an  elevator,  although  his  financial  condition 
made  it  necessary  that  he  borrow  the  capital  with  which  to  establish  the  project. 
Within  five  years,  however,  he  could  write  his  check  for  one  hundred  thousand 
dollars.  His  has  been  an  exceptionally  successful  career  and  one  which  proves 
also  that  prosperity  and  an  honored  name  may  be  won  simultaneously.  He  is 
now  located  at  O'Fallon,  Missouri. 

Dr.  Werner,  after  attending  the  Laddonia  (Missouri)  high  school,  became  a 
student  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  at  St.  Louis,  and  was  gradu- 
ated therefrom  on  the  25th  of  April,  1896.  His  early  youth,  however,  was 
fraught  with  much  hard  toil  and  varied  and  interesting  experiences.  At,  one 
time  he  was  a  cowboy  in  the  western  country,  broke  horses  and  mules  for  four 
years  and  saw  much  of  the  wild  western  life.  He  went  through  the  usual  ex- 
periences of  the  cattle  range  and  learned  in  that  free,  open  country,  where  sham 
and  pretense  are  practically  unknown,  to  value  people  at  their  true  worth.  He 
was  afterward  a  general  salesman  for  five  years  and  was  also  for  four  years 
embalmer  foi  Louis  Spelbrink,  working  his  own  way  through  college  by  means 
of  the  mone}-  which  he  earned  as  an  embalmer.  He  is  in  the  best  sense  of  the 
term  a  self-made  man.  Each  step  in  his  career,  however,  has  been  a  forward 
one,  bringing  him  a  broader  outlook  and  wider  opportunities.  When  he  had 
determined  to  enter  upon  a  professional  career  he  made  it  his  purpose  to  thor- 
oughly qualify  for  his  chosen  life  work,  and  when  he  had  completed  the  full 
course  in  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  he  was  graduated  on  the  25th 
of  April,  1896.  He  then  sought  a  favorable  location  and  settled  in  St.  Louis, 
September  21,  1896.  Through  close  application  and  unremitting  devotion  to 
the  duty  which  each  day  brought  he  gradually  worked  his  wav  upward  and 
stands  high  in  the  confidence  of  his  patrons  and  the  general  public.  He  has 
been  a  specialist  in  the  treatment  of  chronic  diseases.  Through  careful  study, 
investigation  and  research  he  has  evolved  a  method  of  curing  rheumatism,  the 
most  stubborn  cases  yielding  to  his  practice  in  a  remarkably  short  time.  He 
does  not  believe  in  giving  much  medicine,  but  is  a  thorough  believer  in  diet  and 
exercise,  and  the  proof  of  the  value  of  his  method  is  found  in  the  many  cures 
that  he  has  effected. 

Dr.  Werner  was  reared  in  the  faith  of  the  Catholic  church,  but  is  connected 
with  no  church  organization  at  this  time.  In  fact,  he  is  a  man  of  broad  and 
liberal  views,  not  only  on  religion  but  on  many  questions.  His  life,  however, 
is  characterized  by  a  broad  humanitarianism  and  philanthropic  spirit.  Fie  has 
been  most  generous  in  assisting  along  professional  lines  those  in  need  of  medical 
aid  and  he  recognizes  the  obligation  which  the  fortunate  man  owes  to  his  less 


DR.  T.  P.  WERXER 


646  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

fortunate  and  less  well-endowed  brother.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
fraternit)-,  the  Modern  Woodmen  of  America  and  the  Woodmen  of  the  World, 
and  was  examining  physician  for  Wabash  Lodge,  No.  248,  K.  P.,  and  Walnut 
Camp,  No.  453,  W.  W.  He  was  examining  physician  for  the  United  States  En- 
dowment Insurance  Company  and  is  one  whose  professional  ability  represents 
the  fit  utilization  of  the  innate  talents  which  are  his.  In  politics  Dr.  Werner 
reserves  the  right  to  vote  for  and  support  that  candidate  whom  he  believes  will 
most  successfully  fill  the  office,  regardless  of  party  affiliations. 


FRED  A.  TAMME. 


Fred  A.  Tamme,  proprietor  of  one  of  the  leading  meat  markets  on  Easton 
avenue,  his  place  of  business  being  at  No.  2975,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  June  2, 
1871,  his  father  being  Charles  Tamme,  Sr.,  of  whom  mention  is  made  elsewhere 
in  this  volume.  The  son  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to  the  public  schools  and  afterward 
attended  a  commercial  college.  Since  seventeen  years  of  age  he  has  been  a 
factor  in  the  business  world  in  St.  Louis,  and  previous  to  the  Columbian  Ex- 
position he  and  his  brother  William  were  engaged  in  the  butchering  business 
in  Chicago,  conducting  that  enterprise,  however,  for  only  a  short  time.  In  1833 
Mr.  Tamme  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  for  some  time  was  associated  with  his 
father  in  the  same  line  of  business.  For  a  brief  period  he  attended  to  his  trade 
in  the  surrounding  towns,  including  Belleville,  Illinois,  and  St.  Charles,  Missouri, 
together  with  various  smaller  towns.  In  19CK)  he  began  at  his  present  place  of 
business  and  here  he  has  acquired  a  large  patronage,  his  constantly  growing  trade 
bringing  him  substantial  returns. 

in  1893  Air.  Tamme  was  married  to  Miss  Bertha  Hulsey,  a  daughter  of 
Theodore  and  Annie  (Miller)  Hulsey,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Germany, 
and  came  to  America  in  early  childhood.  Mrs.  Tamme,  their  only  child,  has 
become  the  mother  of  four  children :  Charles  H.,  now  deceased ;  Edna  I.,  Fred- 
erick and  Norman.  Mrs.  Tamme  attends  the  English  Lutheran  church.  Mr. 
Tamme  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  but  is  interested  in 
politics  only  to  the  extent  of  exercising  his  right  of  franchise  in  support  of  the 
principles  in  which  he  believes.  He  belongs  to  Aurora  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ; 
Bellefontaine  Chapter,  R.  A.  I\I.,  and  to  Hope  Lodge  of  Knights  of  Pythias. 
Throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  business  career  he  has  continued  in  one  line 
of  trade,  and  has  found  that  his  persistence  of  purpose,  his  irreproachable  probity 
and  his  unfaltering  industr\-  have  constituted  a  firm  basis  on  which  he  built  his 


OTTO  H.  WITTE. 


There  can  be  but  one  interpretation  placed  upon  the  life  record  of  Otto  H. 
Witte,  which  is  that  intense  and  well  directed  activity  constitutes  the  salient 
feature  in  a  successful  business  career  which  has  made  him  president  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Witte  Hardware  Company,  engaged  exclusively  in  the  wholesale 
hardware  business  at  St.  Louis.  As  the  name  indicates,  he  is  of  German  birth, 
the  place  of  his  nativity  being  Wehdem,  Germany,  and  the  date  June  18,  1846. 
He  was  provided  with  liberal  educational  advantages  bv  his  parents,  Frederic 
and  Charlotte  (Wilmans)  Witte,  and  in  due  course  of  time  was  graduated  from 
the  gymnasium  at  Minden,  Germany.  At  the  age  of  sixteen  years  he  came  to 
the  United  States  and,  establishing  his  home  in  St.  Louis,  has  for  forty-six 
years  been  a  resident  of  this  city,  and  throughout  the  entire  period  has  been 
identified  with  the  hardware  trade.  He  was  first  employed  by  F.  E.  Schmieding 
&  Company  and  won  his  way  upward  through  successive  promotions,   gaining 


ST.  LULTS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  047 

thorough  accjuaintance  with  the  husincss  in  principle  and  detail,  and  learning, 
too,  the  necessity  for  thoroughly  systematizing  the  interests  of  the  house  so  as 
to  produce  the  best  results  at  the  least  possible  outlay  of  time  and  money.  His 
business  policy  also  has  ever  been  one  of  progress  since,  in  1873,  in  connection 
with  his  brother,  the  late  F.  A.  Witte,  he  purchased  the  business  of  F.  E. 
Schmieding  &•  Company,  continuing  the  enterprise  under  the  firm  style  of  F.  A. 
Witte  &  Company  until  the  death  of  the  senior  partner  in  December,  1880.  In 
the  same  month  the  business  was  incorporated,  under  the  style  of  the  Witte 
Hardware  Company,  and  Otto  H.  Witte  has  since  been  its  president  and  treas- 
urer. The  company  conducts  an  exclusive  wholesale  hardware  business  and  is 
one  of  the  miportant  houses  of  this  character  in  the  middle  west.  Throughout 
his  entire  life  he  has  performed  conscientiously  and  industriously  the  duties  that 
have  devolved  upon  him,  whether  they  have  been  those  of  a  humble  clerkship  or 
those  of  large  administrative  direction  and  executive  ability. 

The  marriage  of  Mr.  Witte  was  celebrated  in  St.  Louis,  October  26,  1873. 
Miss  Minna  Lieber  becoming  his  wife.  He  belongs  to  the  JMissouri  Athletic 
and  to  the  Glen  Echo  Country  Clubs,  while  in  lines  promotive  of  the  city's 
business  development  he  has  become  associated  with  the  ]\Ierchants  Exchange 
and  the  Business  Men's  League.  Affairs  of  municipal  interest  claim  his  time 
and  to  these  his  cooperation  is  generously  given.  In  1904  he  was  a  member 
of  the  international  jury  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  and  labored 
effectively  for  the  success  of  that  great  fair.  His  religious  faith  is  Protestant, 
his  political  allegiance  republican  and  throughout  his  entire  life  he  has  never 
hesitated  to  announce  his  honest  convictions  and  to  stand  fearlessly  in  their  sup- 
port. He  has  made  a  business  record  which  any  man  might  be  proud  to  possess. 
His  strict  integrity,  business  conservatism  and  judgment  have  always  been  so 
imiversally  recognized  that  he  has  enjoyed  public  confidence  to  an  enviable  degree 
and  naturally  this  has  brought  him  such  a  lucrative  patronage  that  through 
times  of  general  prosperity  and  general  adversity  alike  he  has  witnessed  a  steady 
increase  in  his  business,  which  is  today  one  of  the  most  flourishing  in  its  line  in 
the  middle  w  est. 


AUGUST  HEXRY  SAXTE,  ^I.D. 

August  Henry  Sante,  physician  and  surgeon,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Sep- 
tember 3,  1864,  a  son  of  William  and  Margeratha  (Marcrander)  Sante.  The 
father,  who  was  a  contracting  painter,  emigrated  from  Brunswick,  Germany,  in 
1832,  and  settling  in  St.  Louis  remained  in  this  city  until  his  demise.  Here  he 
took  up  the  painting  trade,  and  until  his  retirement  was  one  of  the  leading  rep- 
resentatives in  this  department  of  business  in  the  city.  He  was  also  one  of  the 
charter  members  of  the  first  volunteer  fire  company  of  St.  Louis,  and  at  all 
times  was  active  in  furthering  the  interests  of  the  city  along  lines  of  general 
improvement  and  development.  Throughout  the  entire  period  of  the  Civil  war 
he  did  military  duty,  and  was  in  many  of  the  notable  engagements.  While  many 
of  his  comrades  were  slain  or  wounded,  though  he  fought  by  their  side  in  the 
thickest  of  the  fight,  he  escaped  without  the  slightest  mishap  or  injury.  He 
seemed  to  bear  a  charmed  life,  for  at  the  time  of  the  practical  annihilation  of  the 
entire  crew  and  passengers  on  the  initial  trip  over  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad, 
when  the  ill-fated  train,  containing  many  distinguished  people,  plunged  through 
the  bridge  into  the  Gasconade  river,  he  was  saved.  He  married  Margeratha 
Marcrander.  who  was  born  in  Marburg.  Germany,  a  daughter  of  Casper  and 
Marie  Elizabeth  Marcrander,  of  French  parentage.  Her  father  was  a  very  dis- 
tinguished soldier  in  the  French  army,  serving  as  sergeant  and  drill  master  under 
Jerome  Bonaparte,  and  also  as  chief  body-guard  of  the  great  Napoleon.  In  iSoo 
he  accompanied  Napoleon  on  his  trip  across  the  Alps,  participated  in  the  battle 


648  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

of  i^Iarengo,  and  also  took  part  in  the  battle  of  Waterloo.  He  afterward  emi- 
grated to  America,  saying  that  he  felt  that  he  had  sufficiently  served  his  country, 
and  hoping  that  his  children  might  possibly  fare  better  in  the  United  States. 
Crossing  the  Atlantic,  he  settled  in  St.  Louis  in  the  year  1836,  and  his  remains 
now  lie  at  rest  in  the  old  Picket  Cemetery.  The  family  remained  residents  of 
this  city,  and  the  only  surviving  member  of  the  household  is  Mrs.  ^largeratha 
(Marcrander)  Sante,  who  is  now  in  her  seventy-fifth  year.  She  became  the 
mother  of  thirteen  children,  ten  of  whom  have  preceded  her  to  the  land  beyond, 
while  she  is  still  hale  and  hearty. 

Dr.  Sante  was  graduated  from  Johnson's  Commercial  College  with  the  class 
of  1882,  and  in  preparation  for  the  practice  of  medicine  he  completed  a  course 
therein  in  1892,  and  in  1894  was  graduated  from  an  alleopathic  college.  As  the 
years  have  passed  he  has  established  himself  in  a  large  and  lucrative  practice, 
his  liberal  patronage  being  indicative  of  the  confidence  reposed  in  his  profes- 
sional skill  by  his  patrons  and  the  community  at  large.  He  still  remains  a 
student  of  the  science  of  medicine,  carrying  his  investigation  and  research  far 
and  wide  in  order  to  promote  his  efficiency  and  render  his  aid  of  still  greater 
value  in  checking  the  ravages  of  disease.  As  he  has  prospered  in  his  undertakings. 
Dr.  Sante  has  made  investments  in  property,  until  he  is  one  of  the  large  real 
estate  holders  of  St.  Louis,  having  the  utmost  faith  in  the  future  growth  and 
prosperity  of  the  city.  He  has  done  much  to  promote  the  upbuilding  of  many 
beautiful  residence  sections,  and  from  his  realty  is  deriving  a  substantial  annual 
income. 

Dr.  Sante  was  married  June  23,  1888,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Laura  N.  Wood- 
row,  of  English  parentage.  They  have  three  children :  Roy,  born  in  1889,  a 
very  bright  and  promising  young  man  now  attending  the  Washington  LTniversity 
as  a  member  of  the  sophomore  class ;  Nornia,  ten  years  of  age ;  and  Jane,  three 
rears  of  age,  who  is  the  pet  of  the  household.  In  his  political  views  Dr.  Sante  is 
a  republican,  but  though  interested  in  the  success  of  the  party  is  without  political 
ambition.  Professionally  he  is  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and 
the  State  Medical  Society,  while  fraternally  he  is  associated  with  the  Blue  Lodge, 
Chapter,  Council  and  Commandery  of  the  iNIasonic  order.  His  religious  faith  is 
evidenced  by  his  membership  in  the  Congregational  church.  For  recreation  and 
diversion  he  indulges  in  hvmting  and  fishing,  and  is  a  member  of  several  hunting 
and  fishing  clubs.  At  his  country  seat  he  maintains  a  fine  kennel  of  blooded 
dogs,  and  also  owns  several  high-bred  horses,  cross  country  riding  being  one  of 
his  favorite  pursuits.  His  friends  find  him  a  genial  gentleman  of  unfailing  cour- 
tesy, with  appreciation  for  the  social  amities  of  life,  and  at  no  time  neglectful 
of  his  professional  duties  or  of  his  obligations  to  his  fellowmen. 


JOHN  J.  BEHEN. 


John  T-  Behen,  president  of  the  Behen-Faught  ?vIotor  Car  Equipment  Com- 
pany, of  St.  Louis,  and  also  interested  in  other  large  business  enterprises,  his 
salient  characteristics  carrying  him  into  prominent  commercial  relations,  was 
born  October  8,  1871,  in  Litchfield.  Illinois.  His  parents  were  Simon  and  Mary 
Behen,  the  latter  a  successful  merchant,  who,  however,  has  lived  retired  for 
several  3'ears. 

John  J.  Behen  was  a  pupil  in  the  schools  of  his  native  city  to  the  age  of 
fifteen  years,  when  he  started  in  business  life  in  the  employ  of  his  father,  who 
a  year  later  retired,  at  which  time  John  J.  Behen  entered  the  service  of  the 
Wabash  Railroad  as  a  messenger,  under  the  trainmaster,  William  Cotter,  who 
is  now  president  of  the  Pere  Marquette  Raihvay  system.  Within  a  year  he 
was  appointed  to  a  position  as  telegraph  operator  and  was  located  at  various 


JOHN    J.    BEHEN 


650  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

stations  until  he  became  a  train  dispatcher,  in  the  meantime  devoting  his  spare 
moments  to  the  studv  of  law.  In  JMarch,  1905,  he  became  identified  with  the 
Carnegie  Steel  Company  at  St.  Louis.  In  November,  1906,  he  organized  the 
Behen-Faught  Motor  Car  Equipment  Company  and  was  elected  its  president, 
since  which  time  his  has  been  the  chief  directing  voice  in  its  management  and 
control.  It  has  become  recognized  as  a  substantial  business  concern  of  the  city, 
with   constantly  expanding  interests  and   continually  increasing  sales. 

On  the  nth  of  September,  1906,  Mr.  Behen  was  married  to  Mrs.  Frances 
S.  Faught,  of  St.  Louis,  and  thev  now  reside  at  No.  5127  McPherson  avenue, 
St.   Louis. 

Mr.  Behen  has  been  chairman  of  the  Automobile  Shows  held  in  St.  Louis 
for  the  past  three  years.  He  is  also  a  director  and  the  treasurer  of  the  St. 
Louis  Automobile  Manufacturers  &  Dealers  Association.  His  business  in- 
terests are  now  of  a  most  important  nature,  demanding  the  services  of  one  whose 
ability  is  of  a  superior  order  and  whose  well  balanced  forces  are  manifest  in 
sound  judgment  and  a  readv  and  rapid  understanding  of  anv  problem  that  may 
be  presented  for  solution. 


PHILLIP  JACOB  DAUERNHEIM. 

I'hilli])  Jacob  Dauernheim,  general  manager  of  The  Glencoe  Lime  &  Cement 
Companv,  conducting  an  extensive  business  as  a  dealer  in  lime,  cement  and  build- 
ing materials,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  November  29,  1859.  His  grand- 
parents were  natives  of  Germany  and  retained  their  residence  in  that  country 
until  called  to  the  home  beyond.  The  parents  of  our  subject  were  Phillip  L. 
and  Elizabeth  (Dauernheim)  Dauernheim.  When  the  father  first  came  to  this 
city,  in  1846,  he  began  work  at  the  cabinet  maker's  trade,  but  later  engaged  in 
the  manufacture  of  lime  for  commercial  purposes  and  in  a  short  time  became 
proprietor  of  one  of  the  leading  business  enterprises  of  this  character  in  the  city. 
In  the  year  1849,  however,  he  joined  a  party  of  one  hundred  members  that 
started  from  St.  Louis  to  California,  attracted  by  the  discovery  of  gold  on  the 
Pacific  slope.  They  made  their  way  overland  in  prairie  schooners  and  it  took 
them  one  hundred  days  to  reach  their  journey's  end.  Mr.  Dauernheim  finally 
located  at  Shasta  City,  California,  and  thinking  that  he  could  pursue  succes*; 
more  rapidlv  in  mercantile  lines  than  in  mining,  he  opened  a  general  store, 
furnishing  supplies  to  the  miners  throughout  the  surrounding  country.  He  also 
did  a  little  mining  himself.  He  had  to  go  to  Sacramento,  California,  for  his 
goods,  that  being  the  nearest  distribution  point  for  supplies,  which  he  was  forced 
to  transport  over  the  mountains  on  burros.  This  was  a  dangerous  and  difficult 
undertaking  and  it  required  four  days'  travel  each  way  ere  he  brought  his  sup- 
plies safely  back  home.  Prices  were  high,  however,  and  he  met  with  success. 
After  four  years  spent  in  California  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  at  that  time 
was  appointed  collector  of  the  fourth  ward  by  Mayor  Chauncey  Ives  Filley. 
When  hostilities  began  between  the  north  and  the  south  he  enlisted  in  the 
Home  Guards.  For  a  long  period  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lime  in 
St.  I,ouis  and  was  an  honored  and  respected  citizen  of  this  city  up  to  the  time 
of  his  death,  which  occurred  on  the  17th  of  April,  1893.  His  widow,  who  still 
survives,  celebrated  her  eightieth  birthday  on  the  i8th  of  October.  1908.  She 
has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for  sixtv  years  and  has,  therefore,  been  an 
interested  witness  of  the  greater  part  of  its  growth  and  development.  She  still 
enjoys  excellent  health  for  one  of  her  years. 

Phillip  J.  Dauernheim  was  a  pupil  in  the  German  Institute  on  Third  street, 
between  Elm  and  Myrtle  streets,  an  institution  presided  over  by  Professor 
John  Eyser,  a  distinguished  educator.  In  1872  he  pursued  a  course  in  the 
Polytechnic  Institute,  after  which  he  associated  himself  with  his   father  in  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    Ul  TV.  (j51 

lime  manufacturing  business,  which  he  has  conducted  to  the  jM-csent  time. 
Through  his  energies  and  close  application  he  has  built  up  an  enterprise  of 
large  proportions  and  derives  therefrom  annually  a  gratifying  income. 

In  his  early  manhood  Mr.  Dauernheim  was  connected  with  a  military  com- 
pany. While  thus  connected  he  was  on  active  duty  during  the  famous  strike 
of  1877,  being  stationed  at  Uhrig's  Cave,  on  Jefferson  and  Washington  avenues. 
Politicall}'  he  has  always  been  a  republican  but.  while  a  stanch  advocate  of  the 
principles  ol  the  party,  he  has  never  sought  nor  desired  office.  He  belongs  to 
the  Ethical  Culture  Society  and  is  much  interested  in  physical  culture  and 
athletics,  spending  many  pleasant  and  helpful  hours  in  the  handball  court  at 
Professor  Mueggen's  gymnasium  on  Grand  avenue.  He  is  also  a  baseball 
enthusiast. 

On  the  I2th  of  September,  1894,  in  Chicago,  Mr.  Dauernheim  was  married 
to  Miss  Melanie  Herrmann,  and  they  have  one  daughter,  Emily  M.,  thirteen 
years  of  age,  who  is  now  a  student  in  the  seventh  grade  of  the  Sherman  school. 
The  family  residence  is  a  commodious  and  attractive  home  at  No.  4207  Cleve- 
land avenue,  supplied  with  all  that  goes  to  make  life  comfortable.  The  record 
of  Mr.  Dauernheim  is  in  some  respects  quiet  and  uneventful,  but  it  is  that  of 
a  man  wdio  has  always  been  loyal  to  his  duty  and  active  and  progressive  in  his 
business  relations. 


TAMES  WILSON. 


James  Wilson,  whose  position  as  president  of  the  Wilson  Stove  &  Manu- 
facturing Company  and  as  vice  president  of  the  Washington  National  Bank 
places  hmi  prominently  in  the  front  rank  of  the  city's  business  men,  has  in  all 
his  business  relations  manifested  an  aptitude  for  successful  management  and 
the  conduct  of  affairs  of  great  breadth.  In  fact  his  is  a  dynamic  force  and  what 
he  undertakes  he  is  sure  to  accomplish,  overcoming  all  obstacles  and  difficulties 
by  determined,  persistent   and  honorable  eft'ort. 

Mr.  Wilson  is  a  native  of  Scotland,  born  in  1846.  His  youthful  days  wer* 
spent  in  the  land  of  the  crag  and  the  glen,  of  mountain  peak  and  mountain  lake, 
of  lowland  heath  and  plain,  of  liberty,  poetry  and  song,  of  religious  and  educa- 
tional zeal,  the  home  of  Wallace  and  Bruce,  of  Scott  and  Burns,  wdiose  heroes 
and  airs  have  honored  Britain's  flag  on  every  battlefield — the  ancestral  home 
of  so  many  of  America's  brightest,  best,  most  distinguished  and  most  success- 
ful men.  After  attaining  his  education  in  the  schools  of  his  native  country  Mr. 
Wilson  came  to  America  in  1865,  when  a  young  man  of  eighteen  years,  and 
further  qualified  for  the  onerous  and  responsible  duties  of  life  by  a  course  of 
study  in  Brown's  Business  College  of  Brooklyn,  New  York.  Subsequently  he 
went  to  Texas,  where  for  seventeen  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  hardware  busi- 
ness and  then,  seeking  broader  opportunities,  came  in  1894  to  St.  Louis,  where 
he  began  the  manufacture  of  stoves,  ranges  and  heaters,  his  previous  coimection 
uith  the  hardware  trade  having  brought  to  him  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the 
needs  and  possibilities  for  a  business  of  this  character.  The  enterprise  was  in- 
corporated under  the  name  of  the  Wilson  Stove  &  Manufacturing  Company  and 
capitalized  for  five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  with  James  Wilson  as  president, 
S.  H.  Long,  secretary,  and  J.  B.  Wilson,  treasurer.  They  have  a  splendiilly 
equipped  plant  for  the  manufacture  of  stoves,  ranges  and  heaters  and  are  turn- 
ing out  a  product  which  finds  a  ready  sale  on  the  market  because  of  its  excel- 
lence and  durability.  The  stoves  and  ranges  are  models  of  convenience  and 
many  are  not  without  their  artistic  features,  while  at  no  time  is  utility  sacrificed. 
Today  this  trade  extends  to  every  state  of  the  L'nion  and  not  a  little  of  their 
output  is  exported  to  different  foreign  countries.  During  the  first  year  after  the 
organization  of  the  business  the\    sold  ten  thousand  stoves,  ranges  and  heaters 


652  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

and  the  rapid  and  substantial  growth  of  the  trade  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that 
their  annual  sales  now  reach  from  eighty  to  one  hundred  thousand,  making 
their  business  one  of  the  important  manufacturing  lines  of  St.  Louis.  Their 
goods  are  all  sold  through  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company.  The  enterprise 
has  enjoyed  a  marvelous  growth  and  the  success  is  attributable  in  large  measure 
to  the  etiorts  and  keen  business  discernments  of  Mr.  Wilson,  who  has  thoroughly 
studied  the  trade,  understanding  its  demands  in  every  particular.  Their  plant 
covers  fifteen  acres  of  ground  at  ^'alley  Park,  where  they  employ  one  hundred 
and  twenty-live  men  throughout  the  year,  while  the  capacity  of  the  plant  is  one 
thousand  stoves,  ranges  and  heaters  per  day. 

That  the  control  of  this  mammoth  concern  does  not  tax  the  energies  and 
ability  of  Mr.  Wilson  to  the  full  extent  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  in  1905  he 
was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  Washington  National  Bank,  remaining  in 
that  capacity  until  1908,  when  he  resigned  to  accept  the  vice  presidency.  This 
bank  was  organized  in  1903  with  a  capital  stock  of  two  hundred  thousand  dol- 
lars, the  majorit}-  of  which  is  held  by  Mr.  Wilson.  His  associate  officers  at  the 
present  time  are:  Leon  W.  Quick,  president;  F.  P.  Jones,  cashier;  and  William 
F.  Street,  assistant  cashier.  Thev  conduct  a  general  banking  business  which  has 
been  very  satisfactory,  both  in  extent  and  in  the  character  of  the  patronage,  from 
the  beginning. 

In  Columbia,  Missouri,  ^Ir.  Wilson  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mary 
Bedford,  a  descendant  of  a  very  old  and  prominent  family,  and  unto  them  have 
been  born  a  son  and  two  daughters :  J.  B.  Wilson,  treasurer  of  the  Wilson  Stove 
&  Manufacturing  Company ;  Catherine,  the  wife  of  S.  H.  Long,  secretary  of  the 
company ;  and  Susan  Gray,  at  home.  The  daughters  are  graduates  of  the  Bishop 
Robinson  Hall.  The  son  was  educated  in  the  Clinton  school  and  also  pursued  a 
course  in  a  business  college  in  St.  Louis.  He  is  well  posted  in  all  branches  of  the 
stove  manufacturing  business,  making  him  an  able  assistant  of  his  father.  The 
family  residence  is  at  No.  4327  West  Bell  place,  where  the  parents  and  daughter 
are  most  pleasantly  located.  Mr.  Wilson  is  president  of  the  Caledonian  Society, 
a  Scotch  charitable  organization  that  is  doing  much  good  in  the  city.  As  his 
financial  resources  have  increased  he  has  been  a  generous  contributor  to  move- 
ments for  the  benefit  of  his  fellowmen  in  various  lines,  while  at  the  same  time 
in  all  of  his  business  affairs  the  public  has  been  a  large  indirect  beneficiary. 


EDWARD  C.   KING. 


Edward  C.  King,  resident  partner  of  the  well  known  firm  of  George  H 
Burr  &  Company,  bankers,  New  York  city,  with  offices  in  the  Third  National 
Bank  building  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Kirkwood,  Missouri,  January  17,  1876. 
The  family,  which  is  of  English  origin,  has  been  represented  in  America  since 
the  opening  years  of  the  seventeenth  century.  Wyllys  King,  the  grandfather- 
of  Edward  C.  King,  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1820  from  Connecticut,  where  the 
familv  had  remained  for  many  generations.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers 
here  and  was  the  founder  of  one  of  the  largest  wholesale  dry-goods  establish- 
ments of  the  city,  conducted  under  the  name  of  Doan,  King  &  Company.  This 
firm  continued  in  business  until  the  Civil  war  and  then  withdrew  from  com- 
mercial circles.  Wyllys  Seymour  King,  father  of  Edward  C.  King,  was  formerly 
cashier  of  the  American  Manufacturing  Company  of  St.  Louis,  and  married 
Lucy  Graham,  whose  father  and  brother  were  the  founders  of  the  Graham 
Paper  Company  of  St.  Louis. 

Edward  C.  King  entered  the  public  schools  of  Kirkwood,  where  he  con- 
tinued his  education  to  his  eighteenth  year.  He  afterward  spent  one  year  as 
a  student  in  the  Kirkwood  Military  School  and  then  commenced  business  life  as 
a  collector  for  the  Third  National  Bank,  with  which  concern  he  continued  for 


EDWARD  C.    KING 


654  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

tliree  years.  He  resigned  that  position  for  the  purpose  of  bettering  his  financial 
condition  anci  engaged  with  the  A.  G.  Edwards  &  Son  Brokerage  Company  as 
exchange  broker,  holding  the  position  for  seven  years.  He  then  resigned  and 
opened  offices  in  St.  Louis,  for  the  firm  of  Steere  &  Burr,  bankers,  of  Boston, 
Massachusetts.  In  1903  that  firm  was  dissolved  and  a  partnership  formed  under 
the  name  of  George  H.  Burr  &  Company,  Mr.  King  becoming  associated  there- 
with as  resident  partner,  with  headquarters  at  St.  Louis,  and  is  managing  an 
extensive  banking  business  in  this  city  and  through  the  south  and  west.  He  has 
had  long  and  thorough  experience  in  connection  with  banking  and  is  recognized 
as  a  prominent  factor  in  financial  circles. 

On  the  5th  of  December,  1898,  in  Kirkwood,  was  celebrated  the  marriage 
of  Mr.  King  and  Miss  Adelaide  Frances  Rogers,  a  daughter  of  Frederick  H. 
and  Mary  Eva  Rogers.  Her  father  was  a  prominent  mine  operator.  They  have 
one  daughter  and  one  son,  Katherine  Adelaide  and  Wyllys  Seymour.  Mr.  King 
is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs  and  is  well  known 
in  the  social  circles  of  the  city.  The  familv  residence  is  maintained  at  Kirk- 
wood. and  the  hospitality  of  their  home  is  greatlv  enjoyed  by  their  many  friends. 
Mr.  King  and  his  wife  hold  membership  in  the  First  Presbyterian  church  at 
Kirkwood  and  the  family  have  long  been  identified  with  that  denomination,  his 
grandfather,  Wyllys  King,  having  been  one  of  the  founders  of  the  First  Pres- 
byterian church  in  St.  Louis.     In  liis  political  views  Mr.  King  is  a  republican. 


HUGO  A.  FRIELIXGSDORF. 

Hugo  A.  Frielingsdorf.  vice  president  of  the  Banner  Iron  Works,  has  found 
that  continuous  and  intelligently  applied  energy  constitutes  the  key  that  will 
unlock  the  portals  of  success.  Born  in  St.  Louis  April  25,  1871,  he  is  a  son  of 
Julius  and  Kate  F'rielingsdorf.  His  father  emigrated  to  this  country  from  Ger- 
many in  1847,  was  for  some  years  proprietor  of  the  Sheet  Metal  Works  at  No. 
2217  South  Broadway,  was  actively  engaged  in  the  Civil  war  as  a  defender  of 
the  Union  cause  and  was  afterward  a  member  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Repub- 
lic. He  was  but  nine  years  of  age  when  he  came  from  Cologne  to  the  new 
world  and  remained  afterward  a  loyal  and  patriotic  citizen  of  his  adopted  coun- 
try until  his  death  in  1890. 

Hugo  A.  Frielingsdorf  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  at  the  usual'  age  and 
there  pursued  his  studies  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years  after  which  he  entered 
the  polytechnic  school  and  in  due  course  of  time  was  graduated.  He  followed 
his  mental  training  with  preliminary  work  in  the  business  world  as  an  office 
boy  in  the  employ  of  the  firm  of  Scherpe  &  Koken  with  whom  he  continued 
until  he  became  connected  with  the  Banner  Iron  Works.  In  the  meantime  the 
house  with  which  he  was  originally  connected  changed  the  firm  style  from  the 
Scherpe  &  Koken  Iron  Works  to  the  Scherpe  &  Koken  Architectural  Iron  Com- 
pany and  then  to  the  Koken  Iron  Works.  During  the  period  of  his  association 
therewith  he  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  until  he  reached  the  responsible 
position  of  estimator.  He  entered  the  Banner  Iron  Works  as  treasurer  but  after . 
one  year  was  elected  vice  president  and  still  continues  in  this  position.  The 
drama  has  given  us  the  useful  word  "understudy" — in  a  general  sense  signifying 
one  who  stands  ready  to  fill  the  place  of  a  superior.  Every  well  balanced  busi- 
ness or  enterprise  has  an  understudy  for  every  important  position  and  in  the 
absence,  voluntary  or  involuntary,  of  the  head  of  the  corporation  there  must  be 
some  one  ready  to  step  into  his  place  without  perceptibly  disturbing  the  conduct 
of  the  business.  Such  a  man  is  Mr.  Frielingsdorf  who  in  his  position  as  vice 
president  has  thoroughly  acquainted  himself  with  every  phase  of  the  business  and 
could  at  any  time  assume  control,  having  at  his  immediate  command  a  concise 
and  comprehensive  knowledge   of   the   whole   business. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  65.". 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life  Mr.  Frielingsdorf  was  married  in  St. 
Louis  September  26,  1894,  to  Miss  Ethel  C.  Bruce,  a  daughter  of  John  A.  Bruce, 
who  is  a  master  mechanic  in  the  government  arsenal  connected  with  the  United 
States  engineering  corps.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frielingsdorf  have  two  sons :  John 
Bruce,  who  was  named  in  honor  of  his  grandfather  and  who  at  the  age  of  twelve 
years  is  attending  the  grammar  school ;  and  William  Koken,  two  and  a  half  years 
of  age,  named  for  his  uncle.  They  reside  at  No.  4260  Flora  boulevard.  Mr.  Friel- 
ingsdorf is  an  advocate  of  republican  principles,  always  supporting  that  party  at 
the  polls  but  never  seeking  nor  desiring  office.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Masonic 
lodge  and  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  belongs  also  to  the  Century  Boat  Club  and 
to  the  Century  Cocked  Hat  Club.  He  has  qualities  which  win  enduring  friend- 
ship and  he  has  made  a  creditable  record  in  business  circles  by  his  consecutive 
and  honorable  progress. 


CAPTAIN  PETER  JOYCE. 

Captain  Peter  Jo}ce,  who  for  many  years  has  served  in  the  capacity  of 
police  captain  in  this  citv,  being  perhaps  the  oldest  officer  in  the  employ  of  the 
public  safety  department,  was  born  in  Ireland  in  the  year  1839,  son  of  Alartin 
and  Peggy  Joyce.  In  the  common  schools  of  his  native  land  he  received  his 
education,  and  at  a  very  early  age  came  to  the  new  world  where,  when  he  was 
sixteen  years  old,  he  enlisted  in  the  I'nited  States  armv  and  followed  a  military 
career  until  i860.  From  1855  until  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war  he  was 
engaged  in  many  battles  with  the  Indians  in  lower  California,  New  Mexico  and 
on  the  plains.  After  the  Mountain  Meadow  massacre  he  accompanied  General 
Albert  Sidney  Johnston  to  Salt  Lake  City  on  his  expedition  against  Brigham 
Young  and  the  ^Mormons.  In  i860  he  again  enlisted  for  five  years,  during 
which  time  he  served  as  first  lieutenant  and  then  as  captain  in  the  Tenth  ]\Iis- 
souri  Cavalry,  continuing  in  active  duty  until  the  end  of  the  Civil  war. 

At  the  close  of  the  war  he  was  given  a  position  on  the  police  force,  and 
in  1886  was  promoted  to  captain  of  police,  which  position  he  held  without  in- 
terruption until  1907,  when  he  was  again  made  police  sergeant.  Captain  Joyce 
is  one  of  the  most  efficient  men  connected  with  the  public  safety  department, 
and  durmg  his  long  career  in  police  circles  has  been  of  invaluable  benefit  to 
the  city  in  support  of  law  and  order. 

In  1863  he  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  with  Miss  Anna  Dunbar. 
They  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children:  William  S.,  deceased;  Tillie, 
Richard,  Gertrude.  ]\Iary.  Anna,  Peter,  and  Clarence,  all  of  whom  were  pupils 
in  the  public  schools  of  this  citv.  Ricliard  Joyce  has  been  on  the  detective  force 
in  St.  Louis  for  the  past  fourteen  years  and  is  one  of  the  best  men  in  the  employ 
of  the  citv  in  this  line  of  work.  Captain  Joyce  resides  at  4025  Delmar  avenue, 
where  he  owns  his  own  residence.  His  long  years  of  sen'ice  in  the  police  de- 
partment of  the  city,  having  been  one  of  its  guardians  for  the  past  forty-one 
years,  bears  ample  testimonv  to  his  usefulness  and  efficiency,  and  his  beneficial 
career  needs  no  comment  since  it  speaks  for  itself. 


FRANK  ANTHONY   HOBEIN. 

Frank  Anthony  Hobein,  manifesting  in  his  life  many  of  the  sterling  traits 
of  a  German  ancestrv,  as  seen  in  his  persistent  purpose  to  accomplish  what  he 
undertakes  and  also  in  his  life  of  research  and  investigation,  has  at  the  bar  gained 
considerable  local  prominence  and  success.  He  was  born  in  Taos,  Cole  county, 
Missouri,  October  9,  1852.     In  earlv  life  his  father,  Henry  Plobein,  a  ship  car- 


65(J  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

penter  by  trade,  came  from  Hanover,  Germany,  to  America,  arriving  in  the  early 
'40s.  He  snbseqnently  turned  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits  and  in  1856 
removed  to  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  where  he  engaged  in  general  merchandiz- 
ing until  his  death  in  1858.  He  was  a  prominent  and  influential  man  of  the 
locality,  active  and  enterprising  in  business  and  thoroughly  reliable  in  all  life's 
relations.  He  married  Elizabeth  Nieters,  whose  parents  settled  in  Taos  in  1810, 
coming  to  the  new  world  from  Hanover,  Germany.  Mrs.  Hobein,  surviving  her 
husband  for  about  fourteen  years,  passed  away  in  1872. 

Frank  A.  Hobein  was  educated  in  the  parochial  and  private  schools  in  Jef- 
ferson City  and  afterward  attended  the  Holy  Cross  College,  a  branch  of  Notre 
Dame  University  of  Montreal,  Canada.  In  1875  the  university  conferred  upon 
him  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts.  He  had  taught  German  while  a  student 
there,  thus  defraying  all  of  the  expenses  of  his  college  course.  After  a  year 
spent  in  New  York,  Mr.  Hobein  returned  to  Missouri  in  1876  and  completed  a 
philosophical  course  in  the  St.  Louis  University  under  Walter  Hill.  That  insti- 
tution conferred  upon  him  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1879  and  the  Master 
of  Arts  degree  in  1882.  He  made  preparation  for  a  professional  career  in  the 
law  department  of  Washington  University,  entering  that  institution  through  com- 
petitive examination  for  scholarship.  He  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of 
Laws  degree  in  1880.  His  education  was  acquired  almost  entirely  through  his 
own  efforts.  He  met  the  expenses  of  his  college  courses  in  this  way  and  dis- 
plaved  the  elemental  strength  of  his  character,  showing  the  ability  that  has 
enabled  him  in  his  practice  to  overcome  many  difficulties  and  work  his  way 
steadily  upward.  He  began  practice  with  Alexander  J.  P.  Garesche  and  later 
was  in  partnership  with  his  son,  William  A.  Garesche,  until  1885.  He  has  since 
remained  alone  in  the  general  practice  of  civil  law  and  now  has  a  large  and 
distinctively  representative  clientage.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Asso- 
ciation and  the  profession  in  this  city  recognize  in  him  a  strong  and  able  member. 

Mr.  Hobein  belongs  to  St.  Xavier's  parish,  having  always  adhered  to  the 
Catholic  faith.  He  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy  and  keeps  in 
touch  with  all  those  interests  which  are  of  vital  import  to  state  and  nation.  A 
man  of  natural  literarv  tendencies  and  tastes,  he  grealy  enjoys  the  early  English 
authors  and  has  gained  more  than  local  distinction  as  a  contributor  to  the  press 
and  a  lecturer  on  Shakespeare.  He  finds  his  friends  among  those  who  take  de- 
light in  the  higher  intellectual  attainments  and  is  recognized  as  the  peer  and  val- 
ued associate  of  many  who  figure  prominently  in  those  lines. 


FRANCIS  A.  SCHULTE,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Francis  A.  Schulte,  until  recently  assistant  physician  at  the  city  poor 
house  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Westphalen,  Germany,  February  25,  1864,  his 
parents  being  Charles  and  Bridget  (Hufnagel)  Schulte.  The  father  was  super- 
intendent of  an  ore  mine  in  Westphalen  until  the  time  of  his  death.  Members 
of  the  family,  however,  have  largely  been  connected  with  professional  interests. 
The  grandfather  of  the  Doctor  was  an  educator  in  Germany  for  many  years,  while 
an  uncle  is  a  college  professor  at  Recklinghausen,  Germany.  Another  uncle  is  a 
Catholic  priest  in  St.  Augustine  church  of  St.  Louis,  while  a  brother  of  Dr. 
Schulte  is  a  teacher  of  music,  and  Rev.  Father  William  Schulte,  another  brother, 
is  a  Catholic  priest  now  in  charge  of  the  church  at  Caruthersville,  Missouri. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  country  Dr.  Schulte  pursued  his  education 
to  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  and  when  a  youth  of  seventeen  came  to  America, 
landing  at  New  York,  whence  he  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis.  He  attended 
the  St.  Francis  Normal  School,  near  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  until  twenty  years 
of  age,  and  on  leaving  that  institution  spent  one  year  as  a  teacher  in  St.  Barbara 
School.     Later  he  went  to  St.  Helena,  Nebraska,  and  was  a  teacher  and  organist 


DR.  F.  A.  SCHULTE 


4  2— VOL.    III. 


658  ST.  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTH  CITY. 

in  the  parochial  school  of  that  place  for  four  years.  On  tlie  expiration  of  that 
period  he  located  at  Windthorst,  Kansas,  where  he  was  a  teacher  and  organist  for 
a  year.  He  devoted  one  year  to  teaching  in  Topeka,  Kansas,  and  afterward  went 
to  Venice,  Illinois,  as  teacher  and  organist  for  a  year,  at  the  end  of  which  time 
he  entered  upon  his  preparation  for  the  practice  of  medicine,  becoming  a  student 
in  the  medical  department  of  the  St.  Louis  University,  where  he  pursued  a  regu- 
lar four  years'  course. 

Following  his  graduation  Dr.  Schulte  opened  an  office  at  the  corner  of  Sprjng 
and  Cottage  avenue,  and  also  at  Fourteenth  and  Farrar  streets,  continuing  in 
private  practice  for  your  years.  On  the  19th  of  November,  1907,  he  was  appoint- 
ed second  assistant  physician  at  the  poor  house,  and  in  May,  1908,  was  appointed 
first  assistant  and  served  until  January,  1909,  when  he  was  appointed  cliief  physi- 
cian, so  continuing  until  February,  1909,  when  he  severed  his  connection  in  order 
to  give  his  entire  time  to  private  practice.  His  present  office  is  located  at  3626 
North  ^Market  street.  For  four  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
Medical  Society. 

Dr.  Schulte  was  married  January  14,  1907,  in  this  city  to  Miss  Mamie  E., 
daughter  of  John  Powers,  formerly  a  prominent  shipbuilder.  They  reside  at  No. 
3626  North  Market  street.  They  are  of  the  Catholic  faith,  and  Dr.  Schulte  is 
independent  in  politics.  Lie  is  making  a  good  record  in  the  medical  fraternity,  and 
his  growing  experience  is  further  qualifying  him  for  responsible  professional 
work. 


VOLUNTINE  COVIL  TURNER. 

Voluntine  Covil  Turner,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Scullin-Gallagher 
Iron  &  Steel  Company,  a  descendant  of  a  prominent  family  dating  its  history 
in  this  country  to  the  Revolutionary  period,  was  born  in  St.  Louis.  Llis  paternal 
grandfather  was  John  B.  Turner  and  on  the  mother's  side  of  his  house  his 
ancestors  descended  from  a  long  line  of  old  French  families,  his  mother  being 
a  daughter  of  Benjamin  Soulard,  whose  father,  Antoine  Soulard,  was  one  of 
the  first  French  settlers  who  located  in  St.  Louis  when  it  was  a  portion  of  that 
stretch  of  country  known  as  Louisiana  territory  and  under  French  and  Spanish 
rule,  of  which  he  officiated  as  government  agent.  Antoine  Soulard  located  in  the 
vicinity  of  St.  Louis  a  number  of  years  previous  to  the  ceding  of  Louisiana  terri- 
tory to  the  United  States,  and  on  the  occasion  of  its  transfer  he  was  the  notary 
who  set  his  hand  and  seal  to  the  transaction.  Although  he  was  a  native  French- 
man and  after  having  come  to  this  country  was  in  the  service  of  the  French 
government,  he  became  a  stanch  supporter  of  American  principles,  succeeding 
the  transference  of  the  large  stretch  of  territory  over  which  he  was  surveyor 
general  to  the  United  States.  About  this  time  he  practically  retired  from  public 
life  although  for  a  considerable  period  afterward  he  acted  for  the  American 
government  in  adjusting  treaties  and  other  aft'airs  with  the  Indians.  The  Soulard 
family  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  oldest  French  family  in  the  LTnited  States. 
The  great-great-grandfather  of  Voluntine  Turner,  in  the  maternal  line,  was 
Gabriel  Cerre,  a  French  Canadian  trader  whose  daughters  were  married  respec- 
tively to  Antoine  Soulard  and  Auguste  Chouteau,  from  the  latter  of  whom  de- 
scended the  family  of  Voluntine  Turner,  whose  father.  General  John  W.  Turner, 
was  a  graduate  of  West  Point,  of  the  class  of  1855.  He  served  in  the  Civil  war 
m  the  Army  of  the  Gulf,  later  having  served  in  the  Eastern  Division,  and  at 
the  close  of  the  war  was  left  by  General  Grant  as  commanding  general  of  the 
city  of  Richmond,  and  to  him  is  due  the  present  sanitary  condition  of  that  munici- 
pality. Coming  to  St.  Louis  about  the  year  1868  he  was  united  in  marriage  to 
Miss  Blanch  Soulard  and  during  his  career  here  was  actively  interested  in  poli- 
tics, having  at  one  time  filled  the  office  of  street  commissioner. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY.  659 

In  1872  Voluntine  C.  Turner  was  engaged  for  a  time  in  the  gas  business  in 
St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  and  then  was  employed  by  the  Union  Depot  Railway  Com- 
pany, later  becoming  private  secretary  to  Harry  Scullin,  who  was  general  mana- 
ger of  the  Company.  In  1899  the  Scullin-Gallagher  Iron  &  Steel  Company  was 
formed.  He  became  secretary  and  treasurer,  is  also  a  stockholder  and  a  member 
of  the  board  of  directors. 

In  189s  Mr.  Turner  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Beatrice  Clark,  a 
daughter  of  John  O'Fallon  and  Beatrice  (Chouteau)  Clark.  This  lineage  runs 
through  two  of  the  most  distinguished  and  historic  families  of  St.  Louis.  Mr. 
and  -Nlrs.  Turner  have  three  children :  Blanch.  Beatrice  and  Mary.  While  Mr. 
Turner  is  conversant  with  the  paramount  issues  before  the  country  he  has  never 
taken  an  active  interest  in  politics.  Together  with  his  wife  and  family  he  at- 
tends St.  Rose  Roman  Catholic  church. 


BENJAMIN  :\IURRAY  HYPES,  :M.  D. 

Dr.  Benjamin  Murray  Hypes,  medical  practitioner,  educator  and  author, 
stands  conspicuously  forth  as  one  of  the  eminent  representatives  of  his  profes- 
sion in  St.  Louis.  A  native  of  Illinois,  Dr.  Hypes  was  born  in  Lebanon,  St. 
Clair  county,  July  31,  1846.  His  father,  Benjamin  Hypes,  was  a  native  of  Bote- 
tourt county,  Virginia,  in  which  county  his  great-grandfather,  Nicholas  Hypes, 
took  up  his  abode  on  coming  from  Germany  to  the  new  world  while  America  was 
still  numbered  among  the  colonial  possessions  of  Great  Britain.  He  married 
Patience  Reynolds,  who  came  of  Puritan  ancestry.  Henry  Hypes,  the  grand- 
father of  Dr.  Hypes,  removed  from  Virginia  to  Ohio  in  the  year  1807,  accom- 
panied by  his  son,  Benjamin  Hypes,  and  settled  on  a  farm  which  has  since  become 
the  site  of  the  city  of  Xenia.  The  family  was  identified  with  the  pioneer  develop- 
ment of  that  locality  and  later  Benjamin  Hypes  became  a  factor  in  the  early 
progress  of  Illinois,  removing  to  Lebanon,  St.  Clair  county,  in  1827.  He  was  a 
student  in  Lebanon  Seminary,  now  McKendree  College,  during  the  first  year 
of  its  existence.  This  institution  was  founded  in  1827,  and  Benjamin  Hypes 
pursued  his  studies  there  under  the  preceptorship  of  the  renowned  Rev.  E.  R. 
Ames,  D.  D.,  who  subsequently  became  famous  as  a  diplomat  and  bishop  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Benjamin  Hypes  was  a  man  of  great  force  of 
character  and  extraordinary  mental  power  and  for  more  than  a  half  century 
figured  as  the  leading  resident  of  Lebanon.  During  that  period  he  was  continu- 
ously a  trustee  of  McKendree  College  and  its  chief  patron.  He  stood  at  all  times 
for  intellectual  and  moral  progress  as  well  as  for  the  material  development  of 
the  community  and  he  lived  to  the  venerable  age  of  ninety-one  vears.  while  his 
influence  still  lingers  like  a  benediction  among  those  with  whom  he  came  in  con- 
tact while  he  was  still  an  active  factor  in  the  world's  work.  In  early  manhood 
he  married  a  Baltimore  lady,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Caroline  Murray. 
Mr.  Hypes  lived  to  the  ripe  old  age  of  ninety-two,  while  his  wife  still  survives, 
a  hale  and  hearty  old  lady  of  ninetv-five  years.  She  is  one  of  the  few  living, 
original  Daughters  of  the  Revolution. 

Their  son.  Dr.  Hvpes,  was  reared  in  Lebanon  and  entering  McKendree 
College,  completed  the  full  classical  course  and  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  while  the  Master  of  Arts  degree  was  conferred  upon  him 
in  1869.  He  was  a  thorough  and  masterful  student,  holding  first  rank  for  schol- 
arship among  his  associates.  From  boyhood  he  was  noted  for  a  thoughtful  and 
studious  disposition  and  for  his  power  of  concentration  in  intellectual  effort. 
Although  he  was  little  more  than  a  lad  when  he  entered  college  it  is  said  hy  one 
of  his  associates  that  he  could  master  the  most  difficult  lessons  in  Greek  or  the 
most  abstruse  proposition  in  mathematics  in  the  midst  of  great  confusion,  oblivi- 
ous  to  all   surroundings   that   would   have   proved   exceedingly   annoying   to   an 


660  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ordinary  student.  But  while  his  intellect  was  thus  being  developed  his  social 
nature  was  not  warped,  as  he  was  a  generous,  genial  companion  throughout 
his  college  days  and  a  universal  favorite  with  his  fellow  students.  He  was 
especially  noted  for  his  self  poise  and  self  possession  under  all  circumstances. 
After  completing  his  classical  course  Dr.  Hypes  devoted  his  attention  for  a 
time  to  educational  work  as  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  Arcadia  Seminary 
at  Arcadia,  Missouri,  and  of  the  German  Methodist  College  of  Warrentown, 
Missouri.  He  imparted  readilv  to  others  the  knowledge  that  he  had  acquired 
and  proved  an  efficient  educator,  but  the  profession  of  medicine  attracted  him 
and  he  began  studying  in  preparation  for  the  latter  practice,  becoming  a  student 
in  Rush  Medical  College  of  Chicago,  while  later  he  attended  lectures  in  the  St. 
Louis  Medical  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1872. 
Immediately  afterward,  upon  competitive  examination,  he  was  appointed  to  the 
position  of  assistant  physician  in  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital  and  thus  served 
for  two  years,  during  which  time  he  added  to  his  theoretical  training  the  broad 
practical  experience  of  hospital  practice.  He  won  for  himself  fame  by  his  medi- 
cal and  surgical  skill  and  for  his  kindly  consideration  of  the  unfortunate  ones 
under  his  care. 

After  two  years'  hospital  service  Dr.  Hypes  entered  upon  the  private  prac- 
tice of  medicine  and  has  won  well  merited  fame,  becoming  recognized  as  one 
of  the  ablest  physicians  of  the  central  Mississippi  valley.  He  has  been  in  the 
strictest  sense  of  the  term  a  devotee  of  his  profession,  shrinking  from  none  of 
its  responsibilities  and  faithfully  discharging  every  duty  incumbent  upon  him. 
He  has  remained  throughout  his  life  a  student  of  the  profession  and  has  been 
not  a  follower  but  a  leader  in  investigation  and  research  which  have  prompted 
the  efficiency  of  the  members  of  the  medical  fraternity  by  broadening  their 
knowledge  and  giving  them  more  intimate  and  accurate  understanding  of  the  great 
principles  wliich  underlie  health  and  its  restoration.  He  became  one  of  the  found- 
ers of  the  Marion  Sims  Medical  College,  with  which  he  has  since  been  identified 
as  professor.  He  takes  great  pride  in  the  success  of  the  institution,  and  from  its 
organization  he  has  occupied  the  chair  of  obstetrics.  He  has  also  been  a  frequent 
contributor  to  medical  literature  and  manv  of  his  monographs  have  been  pub- 
lished in  foreign  as  well  as  in  American  medical  journals. 

Dy  Hypes  has  always  remained  one  of  the  stanch  friends  and  supporters  of 
McKendree  C'oUege — his  alma  mater.  He  has  contributed  liberally  to  various 
institutions  of  a  philanthropic  character  and  has  given  freelv  of  his  time  and 
means  to  advance  the  interests  of  the  Methodist  church,  of  which  he  has  long  been 
a  faithful  member.  The  term  citizenship  has  never  been  to  him  an  idle  one,  for 
he  has  fully  recognized  his  obligations  to  his  community,  to  the  state  and  nation. 
He  has  studied  closely  the  important  political  problems  and  has  acted  with  the 
republican  party  in  campaigns  involving  economic  and  other  vital  political  issues. 
Political  preferment,  however,  has  had  no  attraction  for  him,  his  interest  being 
somewhat  that  of  an  independent,  jniblic-spirited  man  who  knows  that  every 
man  who  enjoys  the  benefit  of  his  country's  protection  and  its  laws,  should  render 
some  service  m  return.  His  kindly  sympathy,  his  unfailing  courtesy  and  his  gen- 
erous spirit  have  won  for  him  a  circle  of  friends  almost  coextensive  with  the 
circle  of  his  acquaintance. 


AUGUST  WAIXRIGHT. 

August  Wainright,  who  when  still  an  active  factor  in  the  world's  work, 
was  engaged  in  the  printing  business  in  St.  Louis,  his  native  city,  was  born  Feb- 
ruary 5,  1855.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  here  and  after 
acquiring  a  fair  knowledge  of  various  English  branches  he  became  connected 
with  the  printing  business  in  the  employ  of  G.  Hildreth,  whom  he  represented 
as  foreman.     He  gained  broad  experience  in  that  line,  mastered  the  business  in 


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662  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

every  department  and  became  an  expert  workman,  not  only  displaying  a  com- 
prehensive knowledge  of  the  business  in  its  mechanical  lines  but  also  giving 
proof  of  good  management  and  keen  discernment  in  the  control  of  the  work  of 
the  office.  He  was  thus  well  equipped  for  the  conduct  of  a  similar  enterprise 
on  his  own  account  when  he  started  out  for  himself.  He  became  proprietor  of  a 
printing  establishment  well  equipped  with  the  latest  improved  machinery  and 
appliances  for  carrying  on  the  business  and  always  kept  abreast  with  the  advance- 
ment made  by  the  representatives  of  the  "art  preservative." 

In  1881  Mr.  Wainright  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Josephine  Heincel- 
nian,  a  daughter  of  Christian  Heincelman,  who  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis 
during  the  early  period  in  its  development.  L'nto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wainright  were 
born  four  daughters:  Jessie,  now  Mrs.  McFarland  of  St.  Louis;  Hazel  Mar- 
guerite, Florence  Beatrice,  and  Catherine  Marie,  all  at  home.  Mr.  Wainright 
died  February  4,  1905,  and  his  loss  was  deeply  regretted  by  many  friends  as 
well  as  his  immediate  family.  He  was  never  active  in  political  affairs  nor  was 
he  connected  with  any  fraternal  orders,  preferring  his  own  home  and  fireside 
when  released  from  the  duties  of  his  printing  office.  His  best  efforts  were  given 
to  promoting  the  welfare  and  happiness  of  his  wife  and  children,  and  among 
those  with  whom  business  relations  brought  him  in  contact  he  was  held  in  the 
highest  esteem,  for  he  was  straightforward  and  reliable  as  well  as  progressive 
and  enterprising. 

ORIN  F.  PEARSON. 

Orin  F.  Pearson  is  now  enjoying  well  merited  rest,  although  he  is  still  finan- 
cially interested  in  various  business  enterprises  and  in  former  years  was  an  active 
factor  in  the  promotion  and  successful  conduct  of  business  concerns  which  fea- 
tured in  the  commercial  and  financial  development  of  the  city.  He  was  born  in 
Potosi,  Missouri,  December  16,  1866,  a  son  of  Wesley  R.  and  Lucy  J.  (Wool- 
ford)  Pearson,  natives  of  Vermont  and  Missouri  respectively.  The  former  was 
a  son  of  Gilbert  Pearson,  a  native  of  Canada,  born  about  1814.  Having  arrived 
at  years  of  maturity,  he  wedded  Lucinda  Ford,  a  member  of  the  old  and  well- 
known  Ford  familv  of  St.  Johnsbury,  Vermont.  Gilbert  Pearson  was  a  lumber- 
man and  in  following  the  lumber  business,  which  steadily  drifted  westward  as 
the  forests  of  the  east  were  cut  down,  located  in  Minneapolis  in  1854.  Naturally 
he  followed  the  Mississippi  lumber  interests  down  to  St.  Louis  and  thence  to  the 
pine  districts  of  Washington  county,  ]\Iissouri,  where  he  erected  and  operated  a 
number  of  sawmills.  He  sawed  the  ties  used  in  the  first  street  railway  built  in 
St.  Louis  and  had  an  extensive  patronage  among  the  users  of  lumber  in  this 
city. 

Wesley  R.  Pearson,  father  of  Orin  F.  Pearson,  was  born  in  Miles  Pond, 
Vermont,  and  accompanied  his  parents  on  their  westward  removals.  He  was 
the  younger  of  two  children  and  his  brother  died  in  the  Civil  war.  On  the  3d  of 
January,  1866,  W.  R.  Pearson  wedded  Miss  Lucy  J.  Woolford,  of  Caledonia, 
Missouri,  and  they  became  the  parents  of  four  children. 

Orin  F.  Pearson,  the  eldest  of  the  family,  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  Potosi  and  in  Washington  ITniversity  of  St.  Louis.  After  leaving  the  uni- 
versity in  1887  he  entered  business  life  in  connection  with  his  father,  who  was 
engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  lumber  in  Arkansas,  under  the  firm  style  of  G. 
&  W.  R.  Pearson,  the  senior  partner  being  the  grandfather  of  our  subject. 
This  firm  was  established  in  1878  and  operated  extensively  in  the  manufacture 
and  sale  of  lumber  in  the  southwest.  In  the  spring  of  1887  Gilbert  Pearson  died 
and  from  that  time  until  1897  the  business  was  managed  by  Wesley  R.  Pearson. 
In  the  latter  year,  however,  the  enterprise  was  incorporated  under  the  name  of 
the  W.  R.  Pearson  Lumber  Company' of  Arkansas,  with  Weslev  R.  Pearson  as 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    TOURTH    CITY.  683 

president,  Orin  F.  Pearson  as  treasurer  and  Charles  W.  Niehuss  as  secretary. 
(Jn  the  9th  01  Jainiary,  1898,  W.  K.  Pearson,  wlra  had  long  figured  prominently 
and  honorably  in  lumber  circles,  passed  awax-  at  the  age  of  fifty-two.  The  firm 
continued  in  the  same  name  with  O.  F.  Pearson  as  president  and  secretary,  the 
business  being  thus  conducted  until  1901,  when  their  entire  property  was  sold. 
After  closing  out  the  business  Mr.  Pearson  of  this  review  removed  to  St.  Louis 
in  May,  1901,  and  entered  into  active  relations  with  the  Big  Four  Lumber  Com- 
pany, a  selling  corporation  for  mills  in  the  south,  as  first  vice  president.  In  June, 
1901,  Mr.  Pearson,  in  connection  with  T.  H.  Garrett,  A.  H.  Gates  and  (jthers, 
organized  the  Grant  Lumber  Company,  Limited,  a  Louisiana  corporation,  with 
Mr.  Pearson  cs  general  manager.  He  held  that  position  for  about  a  year,  when 
he  retired  from  active  participation  in  the  business  but  still  holds  his  interest  in 
this  and  other  business  concerns,  so  that  his  annual  income  derived  therefrom  is 
a  substantial  one. 

On  the  2nth  of  October,  1897,  Mr.  Pearson  wedded  Miss  Lela  M.  Bird,  a 
native  of  Alabama  and  a  descendant  of  the  well  known  Bird  family  of  Westover, 
Virginia.  They  are  now  parents  of  three  children:  Lucile,  Orin  Ford  and 
Richard  Bird  Pearson.  Honored  and  respected  by  all,  there  is  no  man  who  oc- 
cupies a  more  enviable  position  in  financial  circles  than  Orin  F.  Pearson,  whose 
business  enterprise  and  thorough  reliability  well  entitle  him  to  his  place  in  the 
regard  of  his  colleagues  and  contemporaries.  It  is  true  that  he  had  the  good 
fortune  to  enter  into  a  business  already  established  but  he  had  to  prove  his  busi- 
ness worth  and  capacity  ere  he  was  entrusted  with  active  management  and 
administrative  control.  As  the  years  passed  he  became  thoroughly  familiar  with 
the  lumber  trade  in  principle  and  detail,  his  opinions  largely  becoming  recognized 
as  authority  on  matters  pertaining  to  every  department  of  the  business.  What  he 
has  accomplished  represents  the  fit  utilization  of  the  innate  talents  which  are  his 
and  the  directing  of  his  efforts  along  lines  where  sound  judgment  and  mature 
discrimination  have  led  the  way. 


JOHX  BRYCE  CARROLL. 

John  Bryce  Carroll,  a  lawyer  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  practicing  as  a  member 
of  the  firm  of  Grant,  Carroll  &  Kennedy,  was  born  September  13,  1870,  his 
parents  being  Captain  John  W.  and  Bell  (Castleman)  Carroll.  He  pursued  his 
education  in  the  Stoddard  school  and  in  the  Foster  Academy  before  attending 
the  Manual  Training  school  and  when  he  considered  his  general  education  com- 
plete he  prepared  for  the  practice  of  law.  having  determined  to  make  that  profes- 
sion his  life  work.  To  this  end  he  matriculated  in  the  Benton  College  of  Law 
and  after  a  thorough  course  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  engaged  in  general 
practice.  In  1899  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Lee  W.  Grant  and  Pierre  B. 
Kennedy,  under  the  firm  style  of  Grant,  Carroll  &  Kennedy  and  this  is  today 
recognized  as  one  of  the  able  law  firms  of  the  city,  with  a  large  clientage  connect- 
ing them  with  much  important  litigation  tried  in  the  courts  of  the  district.  W'hat- 
ever  Mr.  Carroll  does  is  for  the  best  interests  of  his  clients  and  for  the  honor  of 
his  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.  In  his  practice  he  is  absolutely  fair,  never  indulges  in  artifice 
or  concealment  and  never  deals  in  indirect  methods,  but  wins  his  cases  upon  their 
justice  and  his  clear  exposition  of  the  law. 

On  the  I2th  of  June,  1895,  in  Kansas  City,  Mr.  Carroll  was  married  to 
Miss  Mary  I.  Baltz  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  sons,  John  Bryce  and 
Lee  Grant.  The  family  residence  at  No.  4919  McPherson  avenue  is  the  center 
of  a  cultured  society  circle.  ]\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Carroll  are  members  of  the  Pres- 
byterian church  and  his  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy,  but  the 


664  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have  httle  attraction  for  him  as  he  prefers 
to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  professional  duties.  Mr.  Carroll's  fathei . 
John  W.,  was  general  agent  for  the  St.  Louis  &  New  Orleans  Anchor  Line  for 
a  number  of  years. 


ISAAC  THOMPSON  COOK. 

Isaac  Thompson  Cook  has  earned  his  popular  place  among  the  distinguished 
men  of  our  city  through  his  connection  with  the  erection  of  many  of  our  finest 
office  buildings  and  commercial  structures  which  have  recently  transformed  our 
business  section  into  one  of  metropolitan  proportions.  About  the  time  when  the 
exposition  was  attracting  to  the  city  many  visitors  the  chief  criticism  passed 
upon  it  was  concerning  its  lack  of  modern  sky-scraper  business  buildings,  and 
in  recent  years  the  city's  development  has  in  no  other  line  been  more  marked  than 
in  the  direction  of  meeting  this  criticism.  Today  the  high  office  building  is  the 
rule  and  not  the  exception  and  the  progress  in  this  connection  is  attributable 
largely  to  Isaac  Thompson  Cook. 

He  was  born  in  Fayette  County,  Ohio,  on  the  28th  of  August,  1871,  of  the 
marriage  of  Major  James  F.  and  Mary  Augusta  (Myers)  Cook,  and  while 
spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  he  pursued  a  thorough  public 
school  education  at  Washington  Court  House,  Ohio.  In  November,  1896,  Mr. 
Cook  located  in  St.  Louis,  entering  the  real  estate  and  financial  world.  While 
btiying  and  selling  properties  was  one  of  the  fields  of  his  endeavor,  he  is  more 
generally  known  as  the  father  of  the  sky-scraper  buildings  of  St.  Louis,  he  being 
responsible  for  the  existence  of  many  of  the  highest  class.  Thus,  through  his 
labors,  have  come  about  the  most  material  changes  in  the  business  center  of  the 
city,  and  this  has  been  accomplished  so  rapidly  that  St.  Louis  equals,  in  the 
character  of  its  office  buildings,  the  three  cities  of  the  country  which  outrank  it 
in  size.  He  has  made  a  special  study  of  the  development  of  the  business  sec- 
tion and  has  been  the  conspicuous  figure  in  the  handling  of  large  leaseholds.  A 
closely  approaches  a  history  of  that  development  covering  the  last  five  yeais. 
recital  of  the  larger  transactions  in  business  property  contracted  by  Mr.  Cook 
Among  his  achievements,  he  can  point  to  such  buildings  as  the  Equitable,  the 
Chemical,  the  Wright  and  the  Frisco  Buildings  as  examples  of  financing  and 
construction. 

His  operations,  however,  have  not  been  confined  to  St.  Louis,  but  are 
national  in  scope.  He  was  associated  in  the  promotion  of  one  of  the  modern 
sky-scrapers  and  also  a  magnificent  hotel  at  Seattle,  Washington,  while  Chaffee, 
Missouri,  one  of  the  newest  cities  of  the  state,  owes  its  existence  to  Mr.  Cook's 
remarkable  energy  and  ability.  At  the  present  time  he  is  projecting  a  new  city 
for  Oklahoma  just  over  the  border  line  from  Fort  Smith,  Arkansas,  which  has 
been  named  Arkoma.  A  number  of  the  most  prominent  business  men  of  St. 
Louis  are  supporters  of  Mr.  Cook  in  his  enterprises  and  accept  his  judgment 
without  question.  Whenever  he  declares  that  the  future  of  St.  Louis  and  busi- 
ness conditions  warrant  large  outlays  of  money  in  commercial  structures,  the 
financial  requirements  are  immediately  forthcoming.  He  now  controls  the  man- 
agement and  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Chemical  Building  Company,  the 
Frisco  Building  Company,  the  Wright  Building  Company,  is  secretary,  treasurer 
and  manager  of  the  Neighborhood  Light,  Power  &  Heating  Company,  president 
of  the  Chaffee  Real  Estate  Company,  vice  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Fort 
■  Smith  Development  Company,  of  Oklahoma,  and  of  all  these  is  also  a  director. 
The  number  of  companies  with  which  he  is  identified  indicates  in  some  measure 
the  extent  of  his  interests  and  of  his  business  activity.  He  is  a  man  of  unfalter- 
ing energy  and  determination  who  readily  solves  intricate  problems,  basing  his 
judgment  not  upon  intuition  or  any  superficial   observation  of  the  question,  but 


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666  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

upon  a  thorough  understanding  of  conditions  in  the  business  world  as  well  as  the 
incidents  connected  with  the  specific  interest  under  consideration.  He  was  mar- 
ried on  February  28,  1894,  to  Miss  Jessie  Carleton  McCrea,  a  daughter  of  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Charles  C.  McCrea  of  St.  Louis. 

The  list  of  organizations  of  which  he  is  a  member  include  the  Business 
Men's  League,  the  Missouri  Manufacturers'  Association,  the  Real  Estate  Ex- 
change, the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  J\Iercantile  Club,  the  Noonday  Club,  the  ]\Iissouri 
Athletic  Club,  the  Normandy  Golf  Club,  and  the  University  Club.  In  political 
belief  he  is  a  republican  and  he  endorses  that  movement  toward  higher,  cleaner 
politics  which  is  one  of  the  hopeful  signs  of  the  times. 


JUDGE  WILLIAM  C.  CARR. 

Judge  William  Childs  Carr  was  a  distinguished  jurist  of  the  Mississippi 
valley  in  the  nineteenth  century,  figuring  prominently  in  the  work  of  the  courts 
during  that  picturesque  period  in  the  history  of  the  judiciary  of  Missouri  when 
a  circuit  covered  a  great  extent  of  territory,  the  sessions  of  the  court  being 
held  at  different  places  to  which  the  judge  and  lawyers  rode  on  horseback, 
carrying  their  few  law  books  and  necessary  articles  of  clothing  in  saddle  bags. 
Though  opposing  one  another  with  all  the  intensity  of  strong  natures  in  the 
presenting  of  their  causes,  in  the  evenings  when  they  gathered  around  the  fire- 
place in  a  little  inn  or  tavern,  the  spirit  of  good  cheer  and  sociability  reigned 
supreme  and  strong  friendships  were  thus  formed  which  endured  through  life. 
Judge  Carr  left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  not  only  upon  the  court  records 
of  that  early  date  but  also  upon  the  public  life  of  the  state  in  many  ways,  stand- 
ing at  all  times  as  an  exponent  of  that  spirit  of  progress  which  resulted  in  lay- 
ing broad  and  deep  the  foundation  for  the  present  substantial  development  and 
prosperity  of  the  commonwealth. 

A  native  of  Virginia,  Judge  Carr  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  April  17, 
1783,  and  in  early  manhood  prepared  for  the  practice  of  law  in  the  Old  Domin- 
ion. He  became  one  of  the  earliest  American  residents  of  St.  Louis.  In  1804, 
the  year  after  the  acquisition  of  the  Louisiana  territory,  he  arrived  in  this  city, 
which  was  then  a  little  French  village,  its  few  inhabitants  being  engaged  mostly 
in  the  fur  trade.  In  1804,  however,  St.  Louis  was  fortunate  in  adding  to  its 
citizenship  not  only  Judge  Carr  but  also  John  Scott,  Edward  Hempstead  and 
Rufus  Easton.  Judge  Carr  boasted  that  he  was  only  twenty-five  days  on  the 
route  to  St.  Louis — which  was  considered  rapid  travel  at  that  time.  He  was  a 
young  man  of  twenty-one  years  and,  being  at  once  admitted  to  practice  at  the 
Missouri  bar,  entered  upon  the  active  prosecution  of  his  profession.  He  re- 
mained in  St.  Louis  for  only  a  brief  period  and  then  went  to  Ste.  Genevieve, 
which  seemed  the  more  promising  place.  It  had  the  largest  population  of  any 
town  in  the  territory,  had  greatly  the  advantage  in  wealth  and  society,  was  ad- 
jacent to  a  rich  mining  country  and,  like  St.  Louis,  was  situated  on  the  Missis- 
sippi— the  great  highway  of  travel  to  the  gulf.  When  he  had  practiced  for  a  year 
at  Ste.  Genevieve,  however.  Judge  Carr  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  made  it  his 
permanent  home.  He  purchased  a  beautiful  tract  of  land  just  outside  the  old 
city  limits,  adorned  by  a  fine  grove  of  stately  trees,  and  for  many  years  it  was 
known  throughout  the  entire  countr}'  as   Carr's   Place. 

His  ability  and  learning  soon  brought  Judge  Carr  into  prominence  and 
in  the  courts  he  gave  proof  of  his  power  in  coping  with  the  intricacies  of  the 
law  and  in  presenting  his  cause  with  clearness  and  force,  so  that  the  majority 
of  his  auditors  were  brought  to  his  point  of  view  through  his  logical  statements 
and  persuasive  eloquence.  That  he  was  an  eminent  and  able  lawyer  is  further 
indicated  by  the  fact  that  in  1826  he  was  appointed  to  the  position  of  judge  of 
the  circuit  court  by  Governor  Miller.     At  that  time  the  power  of  appointment 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITV.  667 

was  vested  in  the  governor  and  senate  and  was  rarely  exercised  except  upon 
recommendation  of  the  bar.  That  he  had  the  support  of  such  eminent  lawyers 
as  Henry  S.  Geyer,  afterward  United  States  senator;  Edward  Bates,  subse- 
quently attorney  general  in  President  Lincoln's  first  cabinet ;  John  F.  Darbey, 
later  member  of  the  congress  and  mayor  of  the  city ;  Hamilton  R.  Gamble,  after- 
ward governor  of  the  state ;  and  other  capable  lawyers  of  that  day  is  an  indica- 
tion that  he  was  regarded  by  his  colleagues  as  one  of  the  strongest  representatives 
of  the  profession.  He  resigned  his  judgeship  in  1834  and  retired  to  private 
life,  continuing  in  the  practice  of  law,  however,  until  his  death.  Judge  Carr's 
circuit  embraced  several  counties  besides  St.  Louis,  extending  as  far  west  as  the 
Osage  river  and  in  a  southernly  and  southwesterly  direction  nearly,  if  not  quite. 
to  the  Arkansas  line. 

Following  his  retirement  from  the  bench  Judge  Carr  continued  in  the  prac- 
tice of  law  up  to  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  accorded  a  liberal  and  distinc- 
tively representative  clientage  and  was  recognized  as  the  peer  of  lawyers  whose 
abilit}'  afterward  gained  them  prominence  in  connection  with  national  affairs. 
Judge  Carr,  however,  had  no  political  ambition,  preferring  always  to  concentrate 
his  energies  upon  his  chosen  profession. 

On  the  17th  of  November,  1807,  Judge  Carr  was  married  to  I\Iiss  Ann  Maria 
Elliott,  of  Ste.  Genevieve,  a  daughter  of  Aaron  Elliott.  He  had  three  daughters 
by  his  first  wife:  Ann  Maria,  the  eldest,  was  married  twice.  She  first  became 
the  wife  of  George  Kerr,  by  whom  she  had  a  son  and  daughter  and  later  she 
married  Mr.  Peters,  by  whom  she  had  one  child  that  died  in  early  life.  The  sec- 
ond daughter  of  Judge  Carr  became  the  wife  of  Charles  Cabanne  and  the  third 
daughter  married  Thomas  B.  Dyer.  Having  lost  his  first  wife  Judge  Carr  was 
married  in  December,  1829,  to  Miss  Dorcas  Bent,  of  St.  Louis,  a  daughter  of 
Judge  Silas  Bent  and  a  sister  of  Captain  Silas  Bent  of  the  navy.  There  were 
nine  children  born  of  this  marriage,  of  whom  one  daughter  died  in  infancy  while 
another  daughter  is  Mrs.  A.  K.  Phillips,  living  at  No.  4442  Morgan  street.  The 
seven  sons  of  the  family  were  Dabney,  Walter  Bent,  C.  Bent,  Thomas,  Robert 
S.  and  two  who  died  in  infancy. 

Judge  Carr  built  the  first  brick  residence  in  St.  Louis,  the  other  residents  at 
that  time  living  over  their  stores.  The  bricks  which  he  used  in  the  construction 
of  this  dwelling  were  brought  from  Cincinnati  and  the  house  is  still  standing  on 
South  ]\Iain  street — one  of  the  old  land  marks  of  the  city.  The  Carr  family 
was  prominent  in  the  social  life  of  St.  Louis  and  the  home  was  most  attractive 
by  reason  of  its  cordiality  and  extended  hospitality.  The  death  of  Judge  Carr 
occurred  March  31.  1851,  when  he  was  sixty-eight  years  of  age  and  the  bar 
passed  resolutions  of  respect  in  honor  of  his  memory.  While  he  had  enemies  in 
political  life  he  was  widely  acknowledged  a  man  of  strong  intellect  and  superior 
abilitv,  whose  learning  constituted  an  ornament  to  the  Missouri  bar. 


PETER  HAHN. 


Peter  Hahn,  vice  president  of  the  Grafman  Dairy  Company,  was  born  m 
Bavaria.  December  13,  1848.  a  son  of  Jacob  and  Katharine  Hahn.  The  father 
devoted  his  entire  life  to  general  agricultural  pursuits  and  passed  away  in  1808  in 
his  eighty-second  year.  His  son  Peter  was  a  pupil  of  the  public  schools  of  his 
home  town  to  the  age  of  fourteen  years  and  then  put  aside  his  text  books,  for  his 
services  were  needed  upon  the  home  farm,  and  he  assisted  his  father  in  his  opera- 
tion and  improvement  until  he  reached  the  age  of  seventeen  years.  He  then 
heard  the  call  of  the  new  w^orld  and,  its  attractions  proving  too  alluring,  he  re- 
sponded. In  1866  he  crossed  the  Atlantic,  landing  at  New  York  city  after  which 
he  spent  about  eighteen  months  in  Pennsylvania,  working  in  a  machine  shop 
and  receiving  a  remuneration  for  his  services  of  about  two  dollars  per  day.     Not 


668  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

content  with  his  business  condition  he  beheved  that  he  might  better  it  by  removal 
to  St.  Louis,  nor  has  he  ever  regretted  this  determination.  He  has  firm  faith  in 
this  city  and  its  future  and  has  profited  in  his  undertakings  here.  He  sought 
employment  in  the  line  of  his  trade,  engaginng  in  the  manufacture  of  water 
pumps  as  an  employe  of  the  firm  of  Cole  &  Company,  with  whom  he  continued 
for  two  years.  He  was  next  employed  as  a  general  man  in  the  Wainwright 
Brewery  where  he  remained  for  about  eight  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that 
period  he  accepted  a  clerkship  with  the  Grafman  Dairy  Company  and  has  assisted 
in  the  conduct  of  this  enterprise  in  many  ways.  Saving  his  earnings,  after  two 
years'  time  he  purchased  stock  in  the  business,  was  elected  a  director  of  the  com- 
pany and  eventuallv  was  chosen  as  its  vice  president,  which  position  he  now  oc- 
cupies. This  olTice  is  in  some  respects  a  more  arduous  one  than  that  of  president. 
The  second  officer  must  always  hold  himself  ready  to  assume  the  duties  of  presi- 
dent when  occasion  demands  and  yet  he  has  not  the  authority  which  enables  him 
to  assume  the  direction  at  what  he  considers  a  critical  moment.  In  all  his  work 
Mr.  Hahn  has  shown  himself  a  capable  man  in  e.xecutive  control  and  has  thought 
out  and  instituted  new  plans  for  the  growth  and  development  of  the  business.    • 

Mr.  Hahn  is  a  Mason  and  at  all  times  has  been  loyal  to  the  principles  of  the 
craft.  He  is  a  Protestant  in  religious  belief,  and  a  republican  in  his  political 
views.  In  February,  1876.  he  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Margaret  Miller, 
whose  father  was  formerly  a  wagon  manufacturer  of  Illinois,  now  living  retired. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hahn  reside  at  No.  1260  Bay  avenue.  Dependent  upon  his  own 
resources  froin  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  he  has  lived  a  life  of  industry  and  what- 
ever has  been  his  success  it  is  the  result  of  his  well  directed  industry  and  labor. 


P.\UL  GRIESEDIECK. 

With  the  growth  of  a  city  its  business  interests  multiply  and  the  ranks  of 
its  business  men  gain  new  recruits.  Increased  competition  naturally  follows,  and 
the  man  who  gains  recognition  as  a  valued  factor  in  commercial,  industrial,  or 
professional  circles  is  he  who  perhaps  possesses  no  characteristics  unlike  those 
of  his  fellowmen,  but  who  applies  himself  more  persistently  and  uses  his  ad- 
vantages to  better  opportunities.  This  course  has  been  exemplified  in  the  life 
of  Paul  Griesedieck,  president  of  the  H.  Griesedieck  Malting  Company,  having 
since  June,  1900,  occupied  the  position  of  chief  executive  officer  in  this  concern. 
He  was  born  in  the  neighboring  state  of  Illinois,  the  place  of  his  nativity  being 
Quincy,  and  the  date  March  20,  1863.  His  parents  were  Henry  and  Anna 
(Urbach)  Griesedieck,  the  latter  still  living.  The  father  died  June  9,  1900.  He 
was  the  originator  of  H.  Griesedieck  &  Company,  and  after  his  death  the  enter- 
prise was  incorporated.  It  had  its  origin  in  1864,  when  the  malt  house  was 
established  at  No.  716  Carr  street.  Henry  Griesedieck  became  well  known  as 
an  influential  citizen  among  the  German-American  population  of  St.  Louis.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange. 

Paul  Griesedieck  pursued  his  education  in  the  German  Institute  conducted 
by  John  Eiscr,  a  school  of  high  repute  and  one  of  the  old  educational  enterprises 
of  the  city.  He  left  that  institute  in  his  sixteenth  year  and  became  assistant  to 
his  father  in  the  malt  house,  remaining  with  him  for  two  years,  when  he  accepted 
a  position  with  L.  Lemke  &  Company,  at  No.  22  South  Commercial  street. 
There  he  remained  for  one  year  in  order  to  acquaint  himself  with  the  commission 
business,  but  on  the  expiration  of  that  period  again  returned  to  the  malt  business 
inaugurated  by  his  father,  and  remained  as  his  associate  until  the  business  was 
incorporated,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  company.  He  then 
with  H.  L.  Griesedieck,  August  Griesedieck  and  E.  H.  Elzemeyer  erected  the 
Central  Brewery  and  began  its  operation  in  1901,  continuing  to  conduct  it 
successfully    until    its    consolidation    with    the    Independent    Breweries    Company. 


PAUL  GRIESEDIECK 


670  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

Paul  Griesedieck  had  acted  as  vice  president  of  the  Central  Brewery  from  its 
establishment  until  its  amalgamation  with  similar  interests,  when  he  withdrew, 
and  is  now  devoting  his  entire  attention  to  the  malting  business  as  president  of 
the  H.  Griesedieck  Malting  Company.  He  has  continued  in  this  line  of  business 
since  he  left  school,  save  for  a  verv  brief  period,  and  his  success  is  undoubtedly 
due  in  part  t,^  the  fact  that  he  has  never  dissipated  his  energies  over  other  fields, 
but  has  concentrated  his  eflrorts  upon  this  particular  line  of  activity,  and  has 
thoroughly  mastered  the  business  in  principle  and  in  detail. 

Mr.  Griesedieck  was  married  in  St.  Louis  on  the  I2th  of  April,  1898,  to 
Miss  Ottillie  C.  .Stiefel,  a  daughter  of  C.  A.  Stiefel,  a  retired  tobacco  merchant, 
and  they  have  two  sons,  Henry  C.  and  Clarence  S.,  who  are  attending  the 
Clinton  school.  The  family  home  is  a  handsome,  modern  residence  at  No.  1821 
Hickory  street,  and  in  addition  to  this  property  Mr.  Griesedieck  owns  the  malt 
houses.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Liederkranz,  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  and  of 
the  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein.  He  possesses  manv  of  the  strong  characteristics  of 
his  Teutonic  ancestrv,  especially  that  spirit  of  determination  which  enables  him 
to  unfalteringly  pursue  a  course  that  he  has  marked  out  until  it  reaches  its 
culmination  in  success. 


JACOB  ALTHAUS. 


Jacob  Althaus.  who  stands  in  high  repute  as  a  general  contractor  and  builder 
and  who  is  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  oldest  German  families  in  the  country,  was 
born  in  the  fatherland  in  the  province  of  Hessen-Nassau,  July  5,  1866,  where  he 
was  educated  in  the  common  schools.  His  ancestors  were  of  pure  German  lineage 
and  he  is  proud  of  the  fact  that  he  can  follow  his  family  in  an  unbroken  line  back 
to  the  year  1634.  Among  his  ancestors  were  those  who  ranked  high  in  the  social 
circles  of  their  day,  prominent  among  whom  was  John  Althaus.  His  son,  John 
Althaus,  Jr.,  was  born  April  27,  1634,  and  was  married  January  29,  1655.  He 
lived  to  the  cidvanced  age  of  eighty-four  years  and  passed  away  in  the  year  1718 
Werner  Althaus,  son  of  John  Althaus,  Jr.,  was  born  June  11,  1669,  and  departed 
this  life  in  the  year  1725.  John  D.  Althaus,  son  of  Werner  Althaus,  was  born 
Augu.st  23,  1702,  but  the  date  of  his  death  is  unknown.  John  P.  Althaus,  son  of 
John  D.  Althaus,  was  born  October  12,  1732,  and  had  one  son,  Johann  Casper 
Althaus,  whose  birth  occurred  October  29,  1760,  and  who  passed  away  September 
29,  1830.  John  Jacob  Althaus,  son  of  Johann  Casper  Althaus,  was  born  June  9, 
1793,  and  departed  this  life  Januarv  20,  1864.  Daniel  Althaus,  son  of  John  Jacob 
Althaus,  was  born  iNIarch  31.  1824,  and  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Eliza- 
beth Mueller.  In  the  old  country  he  followed  farming  as  an  occupation  and  came 
to  America  m  the  year  185 1  but  only  remained  for  the  brief  period  of  four  years 
when  he  returned  to  his  native  land.  Jacob  Althaus,  a  son  of  Daniel  Althaus,  was 
the  fourth  child  born  in  a  family  of  three  daughters  and  three  sons,  namely : 
Annie  E.,  deceased  wife  of  Daniel  Steuber,  of  Germany;  Anna  M.,  widow  of 
Jacob  Voepel,  of  Germany;  Susanna,  deceased;  John  Daniel,  who  resides  at  Iron 
Mountain,  Michigan ;  and  Louis,  of  this  city. 

Jacob  Althaus  emigrated  to  America  in  the  fall  of  1884  and  settled  in  St. 
Louis  on  September  i,  of  the  same  year.  He  was  a  master  carpenter  by  trade 
and  after  arriving  in  this  city  plied  his  craft  as  a  journeyman  for  some  time.  In 
his  native  land  he  had  learned  his  trade  and  had  served  several  years  as  a  journev- 
man  and  later  worked  independently  as  a  contractor.  LTpon  arriving  in  the  United 
States,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that  he  was  a  skilled  mechanic  and  a  business 
man  of  no  small  ability,  he  labored  under  considerable  disadvantage  in  as  much 
as  he  was  igi'.orant  of  the  English  language.  However  being  ambitious  and  de- 
termined to  succeed  in  life,  he  applied  himself  diligently  to  the  study  of  English 
and  in  a  few  years  acquired  both  a  speaking  and  a  reading  knowledge  of  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  671 

language.  In  1893,  nine  years  after  he  landed  in  .America,  he  began  to  work  inde- 
pendently as  a  general  contractor  and  builder,  which  business  he  is  still  following 
and  at  which  he  has  won  a  wide  reputation  for  excellent  workmanship  and  relia- 
bility. IMan.,  elegant  residences  and  business  houses  standing  in  various  portions 
of  the  city  bear  evidence  of  his  industry  and  popularity  as  a  contractor,  among 
which  are  a  luimber  of  public  buildings.  Beside  having  completed  a  number  of  city 
contracts  he  has  also  been  awarded  considerable  government  work,  having  con- 
structed the  postofifice  building  at  Pine  Bluff,  Arkansas,  and  the  federal  building  at 
Fort  Rilev,  Kansas. 

In  December,  1887,  his  marriage  with  ]\Iiss  Catherine  Marburger  was  solem- 
nized. Miss  Marburger  was  a  daughter  of  George  and  Elizabeth  (Moeller)  'Slav- 
burger,  who  b.ad  the  following  children :  George,  deceased,  whose  family  resides 
in  Germany;  Daniel,  of  Worden.  Illinois;  Elizabeth,  wife  of  Daniel  Rumpf,  of 
Germany;  Mary,  wife  of  Daniel  Schweiger,  of  this  city;  and  Catherine,  wife  of 
Jacob  Althaus. '  Mr.  and  ^Irs.  Althaus  have  the  following  children:  William  J., 
Frieda  M.,  Karl  J-,  Ottilie  R..  and  Gustav  Adolph.  Mr.  Althaus  and  his  family 
are  adherents  of  the  German  Evangelical  church.  In  politics  he  gives  his  support 
to  the  republican  party  and  although  he  does  not  aspire  to  political  preferment  he 
is  active  during  campaigns  to  secure  the  election  to  office  of  the  candidates  of  his 
party. 


REV.  WILLI  A  :M  L.  SHEA. 

Rev.  William  L.  Shea  is  now  the  efficient  assistant  pastor  of  the  Immaculate 
Conception  church.  He  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  having  been  born  January  7, 
1870.  He  is  a  man  of  fine  parts  and  studious  habits.  His  scholarship  and  adapta- 
bility to  the  work  of  the  ministry  is  generally  conceded,  and  he  has  thus  far 
proven  himself  invaluable  in  the  work  of  the  parish  with  which  he  is  now  en- 
gaged. His  parents,  Thomas  and  Marie  (Kelley)  Shea,  are  natives  of  Ireland. 
Early  in  life  they  were  drawn  to  the  new  world  by  the  reputed  opportunities 
\vhich  they  had  heard  it  offered  to  those  wishing  to  succeed  in  life.  Upon  reach- 
ing the  American  shores  they  immediately  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  they  are  now 
residing.  Beside  our  subject  they  are  the  parents  of  four  children:  Thomas  F.. 
Mary,  Julia  and  Stella,  all  residing  in  St.  Louis. 

Having  obtained  the  usual  age.  Father  Shea  was  sent  to  St.  Patrick's  school 
and  received  his  preliminary  education.  Here  he  remained  until  he  was  twelve 
years  of  ago.  Subsequently  he  matriculated  as  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Uni- 
versity, wheie  he  pursued  his  studies  for  a  period  of  six  years.  After  spending 
three  years  in  study  at  St.  Vincent's  College,  Cape  Giradeau,  he  returned  to  St. 
Louis  and  completed  a  two  years'  course  in  Kenrick  Seminary.  Throughout  his 
college  career  he  not  only  showed  a  deep  susceptibility  to  learning  and  at  the 
same  time  a  sincere  Christian  spirit,  but  also  those  qualities  of  character  which 
won  him  the  reputation  of  general  favorite  among  his  college  fellows.  He  was 
fond  of  athletics  and  was  particularly  active  in  football  and  hand  ball. 

On  June  8.  1895.  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  Archbishop  Kane.  He 
was  immediately  assigned  to  the  assistant  pastorship  of  Visitation  church.  Here 
be  remained  for  two  years,  when  he  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  of  the  church 
of  the  Immaculate  Conception,  his  uncle.  Rev.  E.  J.  Shea,  being  the  pastor.  Father 
Shea  is  a  man  of  strong  personality.  He  is  a  zealous  Christian  and  bv  his  kindlv 
disposition  and  earnest  eft'ort  in  the  religious  work  of  the  parish  has  already  made 
a  deep  impression  on  the  hearts  of  the  members  of  his  congregation.  He  is  not 
only  beloved  as  pastor  of  the  church  by  those  to  whom  he  ministers,  but  also  held 
in  high  and  honorable  repute  by  the  citizens  of  the  entire  community.  Father  Shea 
possesses  those  enviable  qualifications  which  enable  him  to  make  friends  and  to 
become  endeared  to  all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact.    He  is  a  young  man  and 


672  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

an  earnest  worker,  and  by  the  application  of  his  administrative  abilities,  together 
with  his  studious  habits  and  sympathetic  love  for  humanity,  he  will  not  only  be 
of  benefit  to  his  immediate  parishioners,  but  also  to  the  citizens  of  any  community 
among'  whom  he  mav  chance  to  live. 


J.  CARTER  CARSTEXS. 

J.  Carter  Carstens,  attorney  and  counselor  at  law  of  St.  Louis,  was  born 
in  Davenport,  Iowa,  December  25,  1871.  Air.  Carstens  left  Davenport  in  1889 
and  went  to  Chicago,  where  he  pursued  his  literary  education  in  Lake  Forest 
University.  In  early  manhood  he  occupied  the  position  of  financial  manager  for 
E.  Baggott,  gas  and  electric  fixture  house  of  Chicago,  one  of  the  largest  establish- 
ments of  its  kind  in  the  world,  receiving  a  salary  of  three  thousand  dollars  per 
year  before  he  attained  his  majority — a  fact  indicative  of  superior  business  quali- 
fications. Ambitious,  however,  to  become  connected  with  professional  interests, 
he  completed  his  law  course  and  later  won  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Law  in  Rus- 
kin  University.  He  was  admitted  to  the  state  and  federal  bars  in  1897  and  en- 
tered into  general  civil  practice,  and  later  became  general  counsel  to  the  law  de- 
partment of  the  Universal  Correspondence  Law  College,  which  he  resigned  after 
a  term  of  two  years.  He  has  conducted  his  law  business  at  his  present  quar- 
ters in  St.  Louis  for  twelve  years  and  has  secured  a  large  and  distinctly  repre- 
sentative clientage.  Among  them  are  some  of  the  leading  corporations  of  this 
section,  Mr.  Carstens  having  of  late  years  given  special  attention  to  this  branch 
of  the  law,  the  most  unique  case  which  he  has  handled  involving  the  death  of  a 
dog  for  which  suit  was  brought  against  the  St.  Louis  Transit  Company.  This 
case  was  carried  through  seven  courts,  including  the  Supreme  court  of  the  state 
and  the  court  of  appeals.  On  completing  his  law  course  his  remaining  capital 
was  but  fifteen  dollars.  His  original  quarters  were  very  small  but  he  now  occu- 
pies a  handsome  suite  of  three  rooms,  has  a  law  library  consisting  of  several 
thousand  volumes  and  his  business  is  bringing  him  to  the  front  not  only  in  pro- 
fessional but  also  in  financial  lines. 

On  the  29th  of  May,  1894,  Mr.  Carstens  was  married  to  Miss  Rose  Edith 
Kuhn,  of  Frederick  City,  Maryland.  Admirable  social  qualities  have  given  him 
prominence  in  various  departments  of  Masonry,  his  membership  being  with 
Rose  Hill  Lodge,  No.  550,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  St.  Louis  Lodge  of  Perfection,  No.  i  ; 
St.  Louis  Chapter,  Rose  Croix,  No.  i  ;  ]\Iissouri  Council,  No.  i  ;  Missouri  Con- 
sistory, No.  I,  S.  P.  R.  S. ;  and  Moolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also 
belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Law  Library  Association  and  is  one  of  the  successful 
and  aggressive  lawyers  of  the  Missouri  bar.  Mr.  Carstens  also  has  considerable 
practice  in  Chicago  where  he  successfully  ended  a  will  contest  very  recently  which 
involved  one  of  the  old  estates  of  Cook  countv,  Illinois. 


FREDERICK  WILLIAM  KOENIG. 

Frederick  William  Koenig  has  been  identified  as  contractor  with  the  erec- 
tion of  many  of  the  public  buildings  of  the  city  and  is  well  known  throughout 
business  circles.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis  March  31,  1872,  the  son  of  Frederick 
and  Dora  Koenig.  He  is  of  German  extraction,  his  grandfather  having  been 
Henry  Koenig,  who  was  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany,  in  1812.  There  he  was 
allied  with  the  contracting  business.  He  came  to  America  in  1836,  locating  in 
St.  Louis  and  for  manv  years  was  well  known  among  the  contractors  of  this 
city.  He  lived  retired  for  several  years  before  his  death  in  1876.  Mr.  Koenig's 
father  was  also  a  native  of  Westphalia,  Germany,  there  born  in  1837.     He  came 


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674  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

to  America  in  1842  and  attended  private  school  until  he  had  attained  the  age  of 
fifteen  years.  After  having  completed  his  education  he  entered  the  contracting 
business  with  his  father.  Frederick  Koenig  retired  from  active  life  in  1898, 
his  son  Frederick  W.,  with  several  brothers,  continuing  the  business.  The  father 
passed  away  January  24,  1907. 

His  son,  Frederick  William  Koenig,  received  his  preparatory  education  in 
the  public  schools,  pursuing  a  course  of  study  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  He 
was  then  enrolled  as  a  student  at  the  Toensfeld  Institute.  Having  completed  a 
three  years'  course  in  this  institution  he  entered  Johnson's  Commercial  College 
and  graduated  two  years  after  matriculating.  He  then  entered  the  contracting 
business  as  a  partner  with  his  father,  after  whose  death,  in  1907,  he  assumed 
full  charge  of  the  business.  Mr.  Koenig's  name  is  identified  with  the  construc- 
tion of  a  number  of  public  school  buildings  and  other  large  edifices.  He  has  also 
erected  a  number  of  churches.  His  business  is  constantly  increasing  and  at 
present  he  employs  continually  in  the  neighborhood  of  thirty  men. 

Mr.  Koenig  wedded  Miss  Louisa  Schroeck  in  St.  Louis,  December  26,  1894. 
They  have  three  children :  Evelyn  and  Mildred,  who  are  pupils  in  the  public 
schools ;  and  Frederick,  who  is  still  under  school  age.  Evelyn  is  becoming 
quite  proficient  in  the  study  of  music  in  which  she  is  manifesting  exceptional 
ability.  As  to  religious  convictions,  Mr.  Koenig  is  a  Protestant.  In  politics  he 
is  a  republican.  Although  he  does  not  aspire  to  office  he  is  conversant  with 
national  issues  and  is  always  punctual  at  the  polls  to  aid  in  the  success  of  his 
party.  He  lives  at  No.  3515  Connecticut  street,  where  he  owns  a  magnificent 
residence. 


J.    EDWIN    ALLEN,    M.  D. 

Dr.  J.  Edwin  Allen  was  born  July  15,  1866,  in  Whitehall,  Illinois.  In  the 
paternal  line  he  comes  of  Scotch  ancestry,  while  his  grandparents  in  the  maternal 
line  were  southern  people  from  Virginia.  His  father,  James  Henry  Allen,  was 
born  in  Greene  county,  Illinois,  and  in  early  life  followed  mechanical  pursuits  in 
St.  Louis.  Subsequently  he  turned  his  attention  to  farming  and  in  later  years 
retired  from  active  business,  enjoying  well  earned  rest  until  his  death,  which 
occurred  March  13,  1902.  His  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Josephine 
Daniels,  died  when  her  son  Edwin  was  but  eighteen  months  old. 

Dr.  Allen  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  until  eleven  years 
of  age  and  then  went  to  Marion,  Kansas,  with  an  aunt  and  uncle.  In  that  town 
he  attended  the  public  schools  through  the  winter  months,  while  in  the  summer 
seasons  he  worked  on  the  farm.  Subsequently  he  attended  the  university  at  Salina, 
Kansas,  completing  the  literary  course  in  the  academical  department.  He  after- 
ward engaged  in  teaching  in  the  public  schools  in  Marion  county,  Kansas,  for  two 
years  and  later  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  took  up  the  study  of  medicine  with 
Dr.  F.  A.  Koogen  as  his  preceptor,  continuing  his  reading  from  the  spring  of 
1892  until  1893.  In  the  latter  year  he  entered  the  ]\Iissouri  Medical  College,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  in  1896,  and  at  Dewey,  Illinois,  began  practice.  Subse- 
c|uently  he  removed  to  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan,  where  he  remained  until  the 
sprmg  ui  1901  and  was  then  called  to  St.  Louis  to  take  up  the  practice  of  his 
former  preceptor,  Dr.  Hoogen.  He  has  since  remained  at  No.  1637  South  Broad- 
way and  has  been  very  successful,  having  now  a  large  patronage,  which  is  in- 
dicative of  the  well  known  fact  that  his  professional  labors  usually  win  the 
results  for  which  he  is  striving.  Fellow  members  of  the  profession  recognize  his 
merit  and  respect  him  for  his  close  conformity  to  professional  ethics. 

On  the  1st  of  November,  1899,  Dr.  Allen  was  married  to  Miss  Cora  Maud 
Matthews,  of  Peabody,  Kansas,  whose  parents,  however,  were  from  the  state 
of  New  York.     She  has  three  sisters:     Mrs.  Nettie  Shupe,  of  Mendon,  Missouri; 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  G75 

Mrs.  Eva  Holmberg,  of  Peabody,  Kansas  ;  and  Mrs.  Georgie  Milloway,  of  Spear- 
ville,  Kansas.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Allen  have  two  children :  Norris  Henry,  born 
January  17,  1904;  and  Millard  Gordon,  August  20,  1908.  The  family  residence, 
which  is  owned  by  Dr.  Allen,  is  at  No.  3680  Blaine  avenue.  In  politics  he  is  a 
republican,  while  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Methodist  church.  His  profes- 
sional relations  have  brought  him  a  wide  acquaintance  and  his  friends,  of  whom 
he  has  a  host,  are  devoted  to  him. 


HERMAN    JULIUS    KOCH. 

Among  the  dairymen  of  the  city  perhaps  none  have  attained  wider  reputa- 
tion for  the  excellence  of  his  product  and  for  reliability  as  a  business  man  than 
Herman  Julius  Koch.  Through  his  unwearied  efforts  and  energy  he  has  in  a 
comparatively  short  time  succeeded  in  establishing  himself  in  a  lucrative  business 
and  in  building  up  an  extensive  trade.  He  was  born  in  RoUa,  ]\Iissouri,  Februarj- 
14,  1875,  a  son  of  Albert  and  Hattie  (Miller)  Koch,  both  of  whom  are  now  de- 
ceased. For  many  years  his  father  was  engaged  in  the  confection  and  bakery 
business.  During  the  Civil  war  he  was  commissioned  as  town  guard  at  RoUa, 
Missouri.  Herman  Julius  Koch  is  one  of  four  children,  the  others  being :  Edmond 
J.,  who  is  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  cigars  at  Rolla;  Alvin,  a  confectioner  at 
the  same  place;  and  Rudolph  J.,  who  is  in  the  real-estate  annd  hardware  business 
at  Chacoatah,  Oklahoma. 

For  a  few  years  Herman  J.  Koch  pursued  his  studies  at  the  public  schools 
of  his  native  town  and  later  attended  a  night  school  in  St.  Louis.  When  but 
eleven  years  of  age  he  was  compelled  to  seek  a  situation  by  which  to  earn  a 
livelihood  and  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  was  made  in  Franklin 
county,  Missouri,  where  he  drove  a  team  until  he  was  seventeen  years  old.  In 
the  meantime,  having  laid  by  the  greater  part  of  his  wages,  when  he  came  to  St. 
Louis  in  1892  he  had  with  him  a  considerable  amount  of  money  which  he  invested 
in  the  dairv  business.  This  venture  had  a  very  small  beginning  but  Mr.  Koch 
was  active  and  energetic  and  being  of  an  aggressive  spirit  and  willing  to  work,  he 
applied  himself  untiringly  from  the  start  to  building  up  the  business  until  finally 
he  acquired  a  large  trade  and  developed  a  lucrative  enterprise,  in  which  he  is  still 
actively  interested.  During  the  year  1904  ill  health  compelled  him  to  give  up  his 
business  and  he  disposed  of  it  and  went  west,  where  he  remained  for  some  time. 
Returning  to  St.  Louis  he  again  engaged  in  the  dairy  business  at  his  present 
location.  No.  2414  East  Marcus  avenue.  Here  he  owns  quite  an  expanse  of  ground, 
on  which,  beside  his  residence,  he  has  erected  stables  and  other  buildings  neces- 
sary to  successfully  carry  on  the  dairy  enterprise.  He  has  thirty-six  head  of 
stock,  and  being  very  particular  about  his  cattle  he  makes  it  a  point  to  keep  no 
other  kind  than  those  having  the  highest  reputation  as  first-class  stock.  His 
premises  bear  the  appearance  of  thrift  and  industry  and  in  every  particular  bear 
evidence  of  the  enterprise  of  Mr.  Koch  and  in  great  measure  expand  the  reputa- 
tion which  lie  has  acquired  as  a  first-class  dairyman. 

In  1908  he  wedded  Miss  Frances  Jugovic,  daughter  of  Irwin  Jugovic,  who 
was  proprietor  of  a  builders'  supply  store.  Mr.  Koch  is  not  a  member  of  any 
fraternal  or  secret  organization  because  he  finds  it  necessary  to  devote  his  un- 
divided attention  to  his  business  interests.  He  is  vice  president  of  the  Dairymen's 
Association  and  also  belongs  to  the  Pure  Food  League.  \Miile  he  is  interested 
in  the  political  movements  of  the  commonwealth  and  keeps  abreast  of  the  times 
in  the  paramount  issues  before  the  country  he  does  not  ally  himself  with  any  par- 
ticular political  platform  but  reserves  the  right  to  be  independent  of  party  obliga- 
tions and  to  vote  for  the  man  whom,  in  his  candid  judgment,  is  qualified  in  every 
particular  to  conserve  the  public  welfare  irrespective  of  partisan  principles.  He 
is  fond  of  horses  and  is  quite  an  adept  in  judging  their  merits.   For  recreation  Mr. 


676  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Koch  finds  both  profit  and  pleasure  in  the  study  of  hterature  and  behig  an  ex- 
tensive reader  and  a  man  of  intellectual  turn  of  mind,  he  is  conversant  upon  a 
wide  range  of  subjects.  He  resides  at  No.  2414  Marcus  avenue,  where  he  owns 
his  residence  and  conducts  his  business. 


REV.  JOSEPH  A.  jMcAIAHON. 

Rev.  Joseph  A.  McMahon,  who  is  working  earnestly  for  the  advancement 
of  Catholic  interests  in  St.  Louis,  his  native  city,  was  born  September  29,  1880, 
a  son  of  John  and  Catherine  (VVhelan)  McMahon,  both  of  whom  are  still  living 
in  this  city.  Their  family  numbered  ten  children,  all  of  whom  survive  save 
Nellie,  who  was  but  three  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  her  demise.  The  others 
are  John  T.,  James  P.,  Thomas  W.,  Edward  (Brother  Lawrence  Philip),  Bryan, 
Mary  A.,  Louis,  Gerald  and  Joseph  A. 

Eather  Joseph  A.  McMahon  attended  St.  Theresa's  parochial  school  until 
about  eleven  years  of  age  and  then  spent  seven  years  in  St.  Louis  University,  after 
which  he  entered  the  Kenrick  Seminary,  where  he  continued  his  studies  for  five 
years.  On  the  loth  of  June,  1905,  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  Arch- 
bishop Glennon  and  was  appointed  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Mary's  and  St.  Joseph's 
Catholic  church,  where  he  has  since  remained.  Upon  the  death  of  Rev.  Father 
Power,  the  pastor  in  charge.  Father  Mc]\Iahon  was  appointed  administrator — a 
fact  that  indicates  to  what  extent  his  superiors  placed  their  confidence  and  trust 
in  him.  He  is  doing  good  work  for  the  Catholic  church  in  his  section  of  the  citv. 
putting  forth  earnest  effort  to  advance  the  cause. 


JOHN    A.    SCUDDER. 

In  studying  the  history  of  St.  Louis  and  noting  the  periods  and  processes  of 
its  greatest  growth,  it  will  be  seen  that  one  of  the  most  important  features  in  its 
advancement  was  the  development  of  transportation  interests  by  means  of  the 
v/ater  ways,  and  prominent  among  those  who  were  active  in  this  work  was  John 
A.  Scudder,  now  a  capitalist,  and  one  of  the  honored  residents  of  this  western 
metropolis.  Kentucky  claims  him  among  her  native  sons,  for  his  birth  occurred 
in  Maysville,  Mason  county,  on  the  12th  of  June,  1830,  a  son  of  Dr.  Charles  and 
Mary  H.  Scudder,  natives  of  New  Jersey  and  Virginia,  respectively.  Brought  to 
St.  Louis  in  his  early  youth,  John  A.  Scudder  was  educated  in  the  public  schools 
of  this  city,  and  without  further  opportunities  in  educational  lines  he  took  up  his 
'ife  work  in  the  business  world  and  found  that  experience  was  a  thorough  teacher. 
He  early  became  identified  with  steamboating.and  was  one  of  the  pioneer  captains 
on  the  Mississippi.  Realizing  the  opportunities  for  increased  usefulness  and 
activity  in  this  field,  he  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Memphis  &  St.  Louis 
Packet  Company,  and  in  1870  was  chosen  to  its  presidency.  He  applied  himself 
to  the  task  of  consolidating  and  harmonizing  the  steamboat  interests  on  the  lower 
Mississippi  and  succeeded  in  greatly  expanding  the  operations  of  the  corporation 
of  which  he  was  the  chief  executive  officer.  The  Memphis  Packet  Company  pur- 
chased the  line  of  steamers  running  to  Vicksburg  in  1869,  and  in  1874  adopted 
the  trademark  which  caused  it  to  become  known  as  the  Anchor  Line.  Constantly 
formulating  new  plans  for  the  development  of  the  business  through  the  extension 
of  its  trade  relations  and  the  comfort  and  convenience  of  its  patrons,  Captain 
Scudder  introduced  on  western  steamboats  the  restaurant  plan  of  catering  to  pas- 
sengers, and  also  inaugurated  various  other  improvements  calculated  to  promote 
the  comfort  of  those  who  were  traveling  in  this  manner.  In  1879  the  charter  of 
the  ]\Iemphis  &  St.  Louis  Packet  Company  expired  and  a  reorganization  of  the 


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678  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

business  was  effected  under  the  name  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Vicksburg  Anchor  Line. 
Captain  Scuader  was  chosen  president  and  chief  executive  officer  of  the  line  and 
remained  in  that  position  for  many  years.  In  the  meantime  he  made  investments 
in  various  important  business  and  financial  concerns,  and  since  has  retired  from 
active  connection  with  shipping  interests,  but  has  given  his  attention  to  the  control 
of  his  stock  and  property  interests.  In  1877  he  was  elected  president  of  the 
Merchants  Exchange  of  St.  Louis  and  has  held  various  official  positions  in  con- 
nection with  corporate  bodies,  including  the  State  National  Bank  and  the  St. 
Louis  Union  Trust  Company,  in  both  of  which  he  is  a  director. 

Mr.  Scudder  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  and  belongs 
also  to  the  St.  Louis  and  the  Country  Clubs.  He  was  married  in  this  city  in  1852 
to  Miss  Mar>  A.  White,  and  unto  them  have  been  born  two  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters: James  W.,  Charles  W.,  Isabel  S.  and  Mary  S.  The  family  home  at  No._i7 
Vandeventer  place  is  situated  in  one  of  the  exclusive  resident  districts  of  the  city. 
Mr.  Scudder  has  now  reached  the  age  of  seventy-nine  years  almost  three  score 
years  and  ten  have  been  passed  in  St.  Louis,  during  which  time  his  efforts  have 
been  bv  no  means  self-centered,  but  have  contributed  to  the  transformation  of  the 
little  French  village  into  America's  fourth  metropolis.  Moreover,  his  history  is 
another  proof  of  the  fact  that  the  man  who  recognizes  opportunity  and  then  bends 
every  effort  toward  the  accomplishment  of  his  purposes  wins  success. 


FREDERICK    AUGUSTUS      GOODRICH. 

The  name  of  Frederick  Augustus  Goodrich  is  well  known  in  connection  with 
the  iron  and  iteel  industry  in  America.  He  is  active  and  prominent  in  the  control 
of  important  interests  of  this  character  in  St.  Louis  which  would  prove  a  heavy 
tax  upon  the  ability  of  a  man  whose  powers  and  talents  were  developed  to  a  less 
degree.  By  the  faithful  performance  of  each  day's  duties,  however,  he  has  con- 
stantly advanced  in  experience,  in  opportunity  and  capability,  and  aside  from 
the  presidency  of  the  F.  A.  Goodrich  Iron  &  Steel  Company  he  is  also  connected 
with  other  important  concerns.  His  life  record  began  at  Pleasant  Farm,  Missouri, 
April  13,  1850,  and  while  spending  his  boyhood  days  in  the  home  of  his  parents, 
Isaac  M.  and  Rebecca  (Burlingame)  Goodrich,  he  attended  the  public  schools 
of  this  state  and  the  Mound  City  Commercial  College.  Leaving  that  institution 
in  1881,  he  entered  the  Valparaiso  (Ind.)  Normal  College,  from  which  he 
was  graduated  in  1883.  He  began  in  the  business  world  as  bookkeeper  with 
Charles  Himrod  &  Company,  pig  iron  merchants  at  Chicago,  and  later  represented 
that  firm  as  salesman.  Gaining  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business  to  an 
extent  that  he  believed  his  understanding  of  the  trade  and  his  experience  would 
insure  him  success  in  an  independent  venture  along  the  same  line  he  became  a 
partner  with  William  F.  Jarvis  &  Company,  dealers  in  pig  iron  at  Detroit,  Michi- 
gan. In  1895  he  organized  a  new  enterprise  under  the  style  of  F.  A.  Goodrich  & 
Company,  iron  and  steel,  at  Detroit,  Michigan,  which  is  still  conducting  business 
and  of  which  he  is  the  vice  president  and  treasurer.  Extending  the  field  of  his 
labors  and  operations  by  organizing  the  St.  Louis  house  of  the  F.  A.  Goodrich 
Iron  &  Steel  Company  in  October,  1902,  he  has  since  been  president  of  this  con- 
cern, which  handles  pig  iron,  steel  and  coke.  They  are  also  agents  for  the  Jones 
&  Laughlin  Steel  Company  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  and  other  large  manufac- 
turers. 'Mr.  Goodrich  is  likewise  vice  president  and  treasurer  of  C.  M.  Hayes  & 
Company  of  JDetroit,  Michigan,  and  has  gradually  advanced  till  he  today  occupies 
a  prominent  place  as  a  representative  of  the  steel  and  iron  interests  of  the  country, 
being  now  widely  known  in  connection  with  the  trade. 

Since  1906  Mr.  Goodrich  has  been  heavily  interested  in  the  lumber  business, 
being  a  stockliolder  in  the  Wyatt  Lumber  Company  of  Louisiana  and  the  Gulledge 
Brothers  Lumber  Company  of  Arkansas;  also  a  director  and  stockholder  of  the 


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Louisiana  Saw  Mill  Company  of  Whitford,  Louisiana ;  director  and  vice  presi- 
dent of  the  Pine  Belt  Lumber  Company  of  Oklalioma,  and  president  of  the  Con- 
solidated Saw  Mills  Company  of  Oklahoma  and  St.  Louis. 

On  the  1st  of  October,  1889,  at  Detroit,  Michigan,  was  celebrated  the  mar- 
riage of  Frederick  A.  Goodrich  and  Miss  Louise  A.  Silk.  They  have  resided 
in  St.  Louis  since  1902.  Mr.  Goodrich  has  always  given  his  political  allegiance  to 
the  republican  party  since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise,  while  in 
Masonrv  he  has  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite  and  has 
also  crossed  the  sands  of  the  desert  with  the  nobles  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  His 
social  qualities  and  characteristics  of  geniality  and  deference  for  others  secured 
him  ready  admission  to  the  St.  Louis,  Mercantile,  Noonday  and  Glen  Echo  Coun- 
try Clubs.  In  his  business  life  he  has  sought  enlarged  opportunities  and  wider 
scope  for  his  activities,  but  without  infringement  upon  the  rights  of  others,  and  to 
his  name  there  is  attached  no  stigma  of  reflection  because  of  his  employment  of 
methods  that  will  not  bear  close  investigation  and  scrutinv. 


JOHN    P.    CLULEY. 


John  P.  Cluley,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Cluley-Miller  Coal  Company, 
entered  upon  his  business  connection  at  the  age  of  twenty-five  years.  He  was 
born  in  St.  Louis,  January  17,  1876,  his  parents  being  John  F.  and  Anna  Estelle 
(Hieronimous)  Cluley.  The  mother  died  in  the  year  1899.  The  father  is  de- 
scended from  an  old  American  family  represented  in  this  country  through  many 
generations.  He  was  general  sales  agent  for  the  Consolidated  Coal  Company 
until  his  retirement  from  active  life.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  espoused  the 
Union  cause  and  entered  the  service  as  a  member  of  the  21st  Illinois  Light  Artil- 
lery with  the  rank  of  first  lieutenant.  Being  captured  he  was  imprisoned  for  a 
time  at  Andersonville,  and  after  the  close  of  the  war  remained  as  a  member  of  the 
regular  army  for  five  years.  His  wife  was  of  Holland  lineage,  her  ancestors 
having  come  to  this  country  at  the  period  of  earliest  settlement  on  the  shores  of 
the  new  world,  establishing  their  home  at  Alexandria.  Virginia.  Representatives 
of  the  name  also  remained  in  Holland  and  the  family  is  still  prominent  there. 

John  P.  Cluley  mastered  the  branches  of  learning  taught  in  the  primary  and 
grammar  schools  until  he  reached  the  age  of  twelve  years,  when  he  entered  the 
high  school  ai;d  was  graduated  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years.  He  manifested  espe- 
cial aptitude  in  his  studies,  completing  his  course  when  much  younger  than  the 
majority  of  high  school  pupils.  He  then  entered  business  life  in  1892,  accepting 
a  clerical  position  with  the  St.  Louis,  Alton  &  Terre  Haute  Railroad  Company, 
with  which  he  was  connected  until  1896.  With  the  desire  to  benefit  by  improving 
mining  resources  in  the  west  he  started  out  in  the  search  for  gold,  prospecting  in 
Colorado,  ^^■yoming  and  Idaho,  and  in  1896  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  became 
identified  wit'i  the  Illinois  Central  Railroad  Company  at  Chicago  as  clerk.  The 
year  following  he  severed  his  connection  with  that  corporation  and  in  December, 
1898,  became  connected  with  the  Consolidated  Coal  Company  of  which  his  father 
was  a  representative.  John  P.  Cluley  acted  as  chief  clerk  there  until  September, 
1900,  when  he  was  ofifered  and  accepted  the  position  of  manager  with  the  Bur- 
lington Coal  Company,  continuing  in  that  capacity  until  the  organization  of  the 
Cluley-Miller  Coal  Companv  in  1901.  His  previous  connection  with  the  coal 
trade  had  given  him  the  necessarv  experience  to  enable  him  to  successfully  carry 
on  a  business  of  this  character,  and  the  company  now  enjoys  an  extensive  patron- 
age.    He  is  also  the  secretarv  of  the  Fullerton  Coal  Company. 

On  the  7th  of  June,  1905.  the  marriage  of  ]\Ir.  Cluley  to  Miss  Lela  V.  Fore- 
man was  celebrated  in  St.  Louis,  and  they  now  extend  to  their  friends  the  cordial 
hospitality  of  a  pleasant  home  at  No.  4152  Maryland  avenue.  Mr.  Cluley  is  an 
ardent  republican  and  while  he  has  not  sought  nor  desired  office,  he  keeps  well 


680  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

informed  on  the  questions  of  the  day  and  is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  all  move- 
ments for  the  upbuilding  and  progress  of  his  native  city.  He  is  today  well  known 
in  connection  with  the  coal  trade  and  is  enjoying  that  success  which  comes  from 
concentrated  energy  and  close  application. 


SOLOMON  HARMON  ROBBINS. 

Solomon  Harmon  Robbins,  born  in  1803,  was  one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of 
St.  Louis.  He  drove  across  the  plains  of  the  middle  west  from  Sacket  Harbor, 
New  York,  to  St.  Louis,  when  he  was  a  young  man  of  twenty-three  or  twenty- 
four  years  of  age.  The  journey  had  to  be  made  in  a  wagon,  as  it  was  before  the 
time  of  steamboats  or  railroads ;  after  he  had  established  himself  in  what  was 
then  a  little  village  he  made  the  long  journey  back  again  for  his  wife,  Eliza 
Crowell.  Only  six  of  the  twelve  children  from  this  marriage  grew  to  maturity. 
They  were:  Jane,  Robert,  Oliver  Lyford,  Wilford,  Ellen  and  Celeste.  Of  these 
there  are  none  now  living.  Among  the  representatives  of  this  family  in  the  city 
are  Mrs.  Nettie  Robbins  Bodine,  daughter  of  Robert  and  Mrs.  Eliza  Robbins 
Riddle,  wife  of  Truman  P.  Riddle  and  daughter  of  Oliver  Lyford  Robbins. 

Mr.  Robbins  laid  the  foundation  of  his  fortune  first  by  dealing  in  cattle  and 
later  by  his  large  river  interests.  He  engaged  actively  in  the  cotton  trade,  with 
warehouses  on  the  levee  and  with  his  own  steamboat,  the  "Editor,"  to  carry  the 
merchandise  to  points  between  here  and  New  Orleans.  As  his  capital  increased 
he  bought  large  tracts  of  farming  land  on  the  Missouri  river  and  the  Gravois 
road,  houses  and  real  estate  on  Market  and  Wright  streets  and  in  other  parts  of 
the  city,  so  that  by  his  holdings  he  became  one  of  the  largest  taxpayers  in  St. 
Louis.  The  homestead  property  extended  from  Seventeenth  to  Twenty-sixth 
streets  and  from  Lucas  avenue  to  Christy  avenue.  The  large  brick  house  and 
grounds  blocked  Washington  avenue  at  Eighteenth  street,  so  when  the  city  grew 
in  order  to  extend  Washington  avenue  westward  the  house  was  condemned. 
Afterward  Washington  University  was  built  on  the  site  and  all  that  is  left  to 
mark  the  old  Robbins  place  is  "Robbins  Lane." 

Mr.  Robbins  was  a  man  of  large  generosity  and  kindness  of  heart ;  his  own 
honor  and  integrity  were  so  unimpeachable  that  he  took  for  granted  that  others 
were  as  upright  as  himself.  This  confidence  in  his  friends  led  to  the  loss  of  his 
fortune.  Before  the  Civil  war  he  went  security  for  men  who  shifted  the  burden 
and  left  him  to  meet  their  obligations.  This,  combined  with  the  disasters  of  the 
war,  graduallv  diminished  his  property,  and  in  addition  to  this  he  lost  his  wife 
early  in  the  year  1861. 

The  closing  years  of  his  life  were  spent  in  quiet  and  retirement  in  Carlyle, 
Illinois,  with  his  second  wife.  Miss  Emily  Crowell.  There  he  died,  February  12, 
1880,  honored  and  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 


DANIEL  R.  SUPER. 


Daniel  R.  Super  is  prominent  in  the  commercial  circles  of  the  city  as 
secretary  of  ihe  St.  Louis  Glass  &  Queensware  Company,  importers,  which  firm 
was  incorporated  in  1885,  with  F.  Bremermann  as  president,  R.  E.  Nutting  as 
vice  president,  and  D.  R.  Super  as  secretary,  with  offices  on  the  northeast  corner 
of  Ninth  and  Spruce  streets.  Mr.  Super  has  been  associated  with  this  line  prac-, 
tically  all  his  life  and  is  acknowledged  to  be  one  of  the  most  thoroughly  versed 
men  in  the  glass  and  queensware  trade  in  the  city.  He  is  a  man  of  exceptional 
ability  and  it  has  been  through  incessant  application,  hard  work  and  attentiveness 
to  duty  that  he  has  attained  to  his  present  place  of  prominence. 


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682  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Super  was  born  in  Newport,  Pennsylvania,  in  January,  1850,  son  of  Henry 
and  Mary  (Deiner)  Super,  his  father  an  extensive  land  proprietor.  The  family 
numbered  the  following  sons:  C.  W.,  president  of  the  Ohio  State  University; 
Jefiferson,  a  landowner  of  Newport,  Perry  county,  Pennsylvania ;  Ovando,  profes- 
sor of  romance  languages  in  Dickinson  College,  Pennsylvania ;  Alvin,  land  pro- 
prietor of  Schuylkill  county,  Pennsylvania;  Irving,  teller  in  a  National  Bank  at 
Pottsville,  Pennsylvania;  Daniel  R. ;  and  J.  Harry,  a  cigar  manufacturer  of  Potts- 
ville,  Pennsylvania. 

In  the  public  schools  of  Perry  county,  Pennsylvania,  Daniel  R.  Super  acquired 
his  education  and  then  became  employed  by  an  architect,  with  whom  he  remained 
for  a  period  of  ten  years.  Repairing  to  Cincinnati  in  1878  he  was  engaged 
with  the  firm  of  C.  E.  Brockmann,  crockery  and  glassware  merchants.  There  he 
obtained  his  first  experience  in  this  line  of  business  and  remained  with  the  com- 
pany until  the  year  1882,  when  he  resigned  his  position  and  came  to  St.  Louis.  Here 
he  became  associated  with  the  firm  of  E.  F.  W.  Meyer  at  Nos.  517-519  Washing- 
ton avenue,  on  the  site  now  occupied  by  the  Famous  building.  Continuing  in  the 
employ  of  tliis  firm  until  1885,  he  became  affiliated  with  the  St.  Louis  Glass  & 
Queensware  Company,  of  which  he  is  now  secretary. 

In  1873,  in  Pennsylvania,  Mr.  Super  wedded  Vallie  Schoermer,  daughter  of 
the  late  William  Schoermer,  who  for  a  number  of  years  was  engaged  in  the 
cabinet-making-  business.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Super  have  three  children :  Edwin  S., 
buyer  for  the  firm  of  Ely  &  Walker,  of  this  city;  Paul,  secretary  of  the  Young 
Men's  Christian  Association  in  Honolulu ;  and  Mary  L.  In  religious  faith  Mr. 
Super  is  a  Lutheran.  He  possesses  keen  business  discernment  and  is  a  hard 
worker,  and  it  has  been  by  his  undivided  attention  to  business  and  through  his 
unremitting  energy  that  he  has  attained  to  his  present  prominent  position  in  the 
commercial  world. 


HERLUF    G.    LUND,    M.  D. 

This  is  preeminently  an  age  of  specialization.  In  almost  every  line  of  busi- 
ness activity  men  do  not  attempt  to  cover  the  whole  field  but  give  their  attention 
toward  reaching  perfection  in  one  special  feature  or  department  of  the  work. 
With  thorough  understanding  of  the  general  principles  of  medicine  Dr.  Lund  is 
now  making  a  specialty  of  genito-urinary  diseases,  having  studied  largely  along 
this  line  so  that  he  is  now  able  in  a  considerable  measure  to  speak  authoritatively 
upon  the  subject. 

Dr.  Lund  was  born  in  Copenhagen,  Denmark,  June  20,  1882,  a  son  of  Nicolin 
and  Caroline  Lund.  Throughout  his  entire  life  the  father  was  inspector  general 
of  customs  in  Denmark.  Dr.  Lund,  spending  his  boyhood  days  in  his  father's 
home,  attended  a  private  school  for  four  years  and  afterward  spent  five  years  in 
the  Soro  Academy  in  Denmark.  To  his  academic  training  he  added  the  benefits 
of  extensive  European  travel,  which  in  itself  is  an  education  and  a  promoter  of 
broad  general  culture.  In  1900  he  came  to  America  and  traveled  largely  through 
this  country,  becoming  familiar  with  the  land  of  his  adoption. 

Later  Dr.  Lund  engaged  as  nurse  in  the  Deaconess  Hospital  for  four  years 
and  afterward  became  assistant  superintendent  for  two  years,  continuing  there 
until  his  graduation.  At  the  same  time  he  pursued  his  studies  in  the  Washington 
University  m  preparation  for  the  practice  of  medicine  and  was  graduated  there- 
from with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Medicine.  He  then  opened  offices  in  connec- 
tion with  Drs,  Lewis  and  Burford  at  No.  1050  Century  Building  and  has  since 
enjoyed  a  growing  and  profitable  practice.  While  he  has  the  ability  to  do  good 
work  in  all  lines  of  medical  practice  he  is  concentrating  his  energies  and  attention 
largely  upon  the  treatment  of  genito-urinary  diseases  and  in  this  line  is  gaining 
recognition  as  an  authority.     He  has  been  recently  appointed  instructor  in  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  O.S:^ 

medical  department  of  the  St.  Louis  University,  and  assistant  genito-urinary  sur- 
geon to  the  Social  Service  and  the  Deaconess  Hospitals.  He  belongs  to  the  St. 
Louis  Medical  Society  and  to  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Society,  being  con- 
nected with  both  for  two  years. 

On  the  7th  of  September,  1907,  Dr.  Lund  was  married  to  Miss  Alina  John- 
son and  they  reside  at  No.  1023  Ernia  avenue.  They  hold  membership  in  the 
Lutheran  chnrch  and  Dr.  Lund  has  for  six  years  been  a  member  of  the  Phi  Delta, 
a  medical  fraternity,  while  with  the  Tribe  of  Ben  Hur  and  the  Modern  Woodmen 
he  also  holds  membership  and  acts  as  medical  examiner  for  both. 


H.  E.  STEINTSRUEGGE. 

H.  E.  Steinbruegge  affords  an  impressive  example  of  what  natural  faculties 
can  accomplish  when  promoted  by  an  aggressive  spirit.  With  apparently  little 
education,  but  possessing  a  fund  of  raw  material,  he  was  launched  out  into  the 
world  with  neither  means  nor  prospect  but  with  his  heart  set  upon  becoming  an 
artist.  He  was  passionately  fond  of  creations  of  art,  but  that  they  might  be  the 
production  of  his  head  and  hand  was  his  ardent  ambition.  However,  that  true 
worth  will  find  a  way  was  verified  in  his  case  and  to  his  satisfaction  he  is  now 
recognized  as  one  of  the  foremost  artists  in  the  city  and,  in  fact,  is  held  in  high 
repute  throughout  the  country.  He  was  born  January  18,  1882,  in  St.  Louis,  the 
son  of  Harry  and  Bernardine  (Dierker)  Steinbruegge.  He  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to 
the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  fourteen  years  of 
age.  He  was  then  compelled  to  relinquish  his  ambition  for  further  education  as 
circumstances  forced  him  to  confront  the  world  and  seek  employment  whereby  to 
earn  a  living.  He  served  in  several  capacities,  being  willing  to  take  hold  of  what- 
ever was  offered  him  in  order  that  he  might  obtain  sufhcient  means  to  take  up  the 
study  of  art.  At  the  same  time  while  under  difficulties  he  was  laboring  for  others, 
he  had  an  express  purpose  in  view.  He  had  within  a  mental  grasp  for  the  beauti- 
ful and  an  eye  for  the  discernment  of  the  delicate  and  unique  which  kept  him 
ever  yearning  for  an  opportunity  whereby  he  might  utilize  hi;'-  natural  abilities  to 
enable  him  to  become  an  artist,  a  profession  on  which  he  had  set  his  heart  when  a 
mere  child.  Although  employed  by  day  in  menial' work  which  had  no  bearing 
whatever  upon  that  for  which  his  mind  was  naturally  bent,  he  did  not  give  up 
his  purpose.  At  nights  he  made  an  effort  to  gratify  his  tastes  and  develop  his 
talents  for  art,  spending  much  of  his  time  in  drawing  and  painting,  In  this  way 
he  diligently  spent  his  time  until  he  had  acquired  sufficient  confidence  ^o  apply  for 
a  position  m  some  capacity  with  an  art  establishment.  He  finally  succeeded  in 
securing  employment  with  the  Woodward-Tiernan  Printing  Company.  This  was 
the  first  step  toward  the  materialization  of  his  ambition.  It  was  entirely  gratified. 
His  talents  were  noticed  and  appreciated  and  he  was  afforded  every  encourage- 
ment for  de\elopment.  His  progress  was  remarkable.  He  was  not  long  in  the 
employ  of  the  firm  until  he  became  one  of  their  most  valuable  artists.  Reniirn- 
ing  with  this  firm  for  a  period  of  three  years  he  then  engaged  with  Bert  Ball  .*t 
Company  a.s  i-.dvertising  artist  and  subsequently  formed  a  partnership  with  Clai  •• 
ence  Fisher. 

Mr.  Steinbruegge's  talents  were  of  so  excellent  a  character  that  he  became 
recognized  as  one  of  the  most  proficient  artists  in  his  line  in  the  countrv.  In 
September,  1904,  he  organized  the  Fisher-Steinbruegge  Company  and  the  future 
now  beckons  him  on  with  gracious  hands.  Without  exaggeration  it  may  be  said 
that  his  success  was  eminent.  Within  the  p?st  fourteen  years,  with  limited  edu- 
cation, with  practicallv  no  inducements  and  nothing  to  rely  upon  but  his  own 
natural  resources  and  perseverance,  he  has  gradually  worked  himself  into  the 
enviable  position  of  being  in  the  first  rank  as  an  artist  in  his  line  of  work.  With 
the  exception  of  six  months'  technical  study  at  the  Museum  of  Fine  .\rts  he  has 


684  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

had  no  outside  assistance  to  aid  him  in  attaining  his  present  station  of  prominence. 
His  conceptions  for  magazine  covers  have  gained  a  wide  reputation  and  are  con- 
sidered gems  in  the  classifications  of  art.  He  also  does  much  book  and  advertis- 
ing illustrating.  Being  still  a  young  man  and  enthusiastic  over  his  work  his  career 
as  an  artist  is  still  in  its  beginning.  In  politics  he  is  independent  and  while  not 
active  uses  his  vote  and  influence  toward  the  election  of  candidates  whom  he  judges 
best  qualified  to  subserve  the  interests  of  the  people. 


REV.  PATRICK  DOOLEY. 

Rev.  Patrick  Dooley  was  born  in  the  parish  of  Murroe,  County  Limerick, 
Ireland.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  he  began  his  classical  course  under  the  Jesuits  at 
the  Sacred  Heart  College  in  the  city  of  Limerick.  Later  on  he  entered  the  college 
of  his  native  diocese  in  Thurles,  County  Tipperary,  where  he  completed  his 
■course  and  read  philosophy.  In  i88g  he  came  to  America  and  began  his  theolog- 
ical studies  as  a  student  of  the  St.  Louis  diocese  in  St.  Mary's  Seminary,  Balti- 
more, Maryland.  Here  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  on  December  17,  1892, 
and  soon  after  was  appointed  to  the  Assumption  church  in  this  city  as  assistant 
to  Rev.  Thomas  J.  Cooney.  When  Father  Cooney  was  transferred  to  St.  Mark's 
church,  Father  Dooley  was  made  rector  of  the  Assumption  and  took  charge  of  the 
parish  on  March  25,  1896.  In  this  capacity  he  served  the  parishioners  for  eleven 
years.  When  the  transfer  of  Farther  Coffey  to  St.  Leo's  church  left  St.  John's 
without  a  pastor  he  became  a  candidate  through  a  concursus  for  the  irremovable 
rectorship  of  that  church,  and  after  the  examination  received  the  appointment 
from  Archbishop  Glennon.  Three  years  and  four  months  afterward  he  was 
transferred  to  St.  Bridget's  church,  where  his  uncle,  Very  Rev.  Mgr.  William 
Walsh,  had  previously  been  pastor  for  thirty-five  years. 

Rev.  Patrick  Dooley  has  spent  all  his  priestly  life  in  the  downtown  districts 
of  St.  Louis  and  speaks  in  praiseworthy  terms  of  the  many  sacrifices  which  the 
poor  make  to  practice  their  religion  and  maintain  their  parochial  institutions. 


ANDREW  UHRI. 


Such  was  the  success  which  Andrew  Uhri  achieved  during  his  connection 
with  contracting  and  building  interests  that  he  is  now  retired,  enjoying  in  well 
■earned  rest  the  fruits  of  his  former  toil.  He  worked  so  diligently  and  persist- 
ently and  displayed  such  keen  discernment  and  capable  management  that  he  was 
able  to  retire  when  but  fifty  years  of  age.  His  birth  occurred  in  St.  Louis, 
September  11,  1852,  his  parents  being  Andrew  and  Frederica  (Long)  Uhri, 
both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Germany,  but  are  now  deceased.  They  were 
married  in  St.  Louis,  the  father  coming  to  this  city  from  Germany  in  1847. 
He  was  killed  by  a  street  car  December  13,  1902,  while  attempting  to  cross  the 
track,  being  at  that  time  seventy-nine  years  of  age.  For  more  than  a  decade 
he  had  survived  his  wife,  who  died  December  15,  1891. 

Andrew  Uhri  supplemented  his  public-school  education  by  a  course  in  the 
Jones  Commercial  College,  from  which  he  was  graduated  at  the  age  of  eighteen. 
He  was  also  for  a  time  a  student  in  Christian  Brothers  College  before  preparing 
for  his  business  career.  After  leaving  school  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade 
under  the  direction  of  his  father,  and  undoubtedly  one  factor  in  his  success 
was  the  fact  that  throughout  his  business  career  he  continued  in  the  occupation 
in  which  he  had  embarked  as  a  young  tradesman.  Becoming  a  contractor,  he 
was  closely  associated  with  building  operations,  and  his  well  known  reliability, 
as  well  as  mechanical  skill  and  ingenuity,  secured  him  an  extensive  patronage. 


ANDREW  UHRI 


686  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

so  that  he  derived  from  his  business  a  most  gratifying  annual  income.  The  care- 
ful husbanding  of  his  resources  enabled  him  to  retire  with  ample  means.  He 
possesses  considerable  valuable  real  estate,  including  rental  properties. 

On  the  I2th  of  November,  1872,  i\Ir.  Uhri  was  married  to  Miss  Annie  Swab, 
a  native  of  Ste.  Genevieve,  Missouri,  and  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Genevieve 
(Hook)  Swib.  who  were  born  in  Germany.  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  Uhri  have  four  chil- 
dren living:  Rose,  now  the  wife  of  Frank  Rolfes;  Andrew  W. ;  Laura,  the  wife 
of  Herman  Niedert ;  and  Louis  Alfred.  All  are  residents  of  St.  Louis  and  all  are 
married  with  the  exception  of  the  youngest,  who  is  a  lad  of  fourteen  years.  Two 
children  are  deceased:  Annie,  who  was  born  in  the  year  1873,  and  died  October 
17,  1878:  and  Adam,  who  was  born  May  20,   1879,  and  died  December  6,  1896. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Uhri  has  been  a  stalwart  republican  since  age  con- 
ferred upon  him  the  right  of  franchise,  for  his  study  of  the  questions  and  issues 
of  the  day  convinces  him  that  the  republican  platform  contains  the  best  elements 
of  good  government.  He  belongs  to  St.  Vincent's  Roman  Catholic  church  and  is 
interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  the  city  in  the 
lines  of  material,  intellectual,  political  and  moral  progress.  His  example  of  un- 
flagging energy  and  undaunted  perseverance  in  business  may  well  serve  as  a 
source  of  inspiration  and  encouragement  to  others,  for  his  life  record  indicates 
what  may  be  accomplished  through  the  exercise  of  those  qualities. 


WILLIAM    L.    RODGERS. 

William  L.  Rodgers,  secretary  of  the  Fernholtz  Brick  Machinery  Company 
on  Boyle  avenue  and  the  old  Manchester  road,  is  a  native  of  Illinois,  his  birth  hav- 
ing occurred  in  Alton.  He  is  a  son  of  Colonel  Andrew  F.  Rodgers,  one  of  the 
■oldest  residents  of  Alton,  who  served  in  the  war  of  1848  and  also  during  the  Civil 
war,  in  the  latter  having  been  a  colonel  of  the  Eightieth  Regiment,  Illinois  In- 
fantry. 

William  L.  Rodgers,  after  having  received  his  preliminary  education  in  the 
common  schools,  matriculated  as  a  student  in  Shurtleff  College,  where  he  pur- 
sued a  course  of  study  preparatory  to  entering  the  law  department  of  Washing- 
ton University,  where  he  creditablv  completed  his  studies  and  was  graduated. 
For  a  period  of  three  years  he  was  associated  with  Judge  Foster  under  the  firm 
name  of  Foster  &  Rodgers.  He  continued  the  practice  of  law  until  the  year  1893, 
when  he  associated  himself  with  the  active  management  of  the  Fernholtz  Brick 
Machinery  Company,  with  which  he  is  now  associated.  This  firm  first  established 
its  plant  at  Twelfth  and  Poplar  streets  and  in  1902  erected  the  present  two-story 
building  which  covers  half  a  block,  leaving  quite  an  expanse  of  ground  for  yard- 
age. Since  the  initiation  of  the  business  it  has  been  exceptionally  prosperous  and 
its  trade  has  been  gradually  increasing  until  now  it  is  numbered  among  the  largest 
commercial  enterprises  of  the  city.  The  firm  makes  a  specialty  of  brick  machin- 
■cvy  and  brickyard  supplies,  the  output  of  the  plant  exceeding  one  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars  annually.  Since  its  organization  in  1899  the  volume  of  trade  has 
increased  above  seventy-five  per  cent,  with  an  outlook  which  promises  to  far  ex- 
ceed that  percentage  in  the  next  few  years.  This  firm  holds  the  unique  reputation 
of  operating  the  only  factory  in  the  city  which  is  exclusivelv  devoted  to  the  manu- 
facture of  br'.ck  machinery  and  brickyard  supplies,  and  although  still  in  its  youth 
must  be  acknowledged  as  a  pioneer  in  its  line  of  business  in  St.  Louis.  The  firm 
has  been  prosperous  since  the  business  was  initiated,  has  never  been  closed  on 
account  of  strikes  or  for  other  reasons,  and  permanently  employs  thirty  or  more 
men. 

The  factory  of  the  company,  located  on  Boyle  avenue,  is  equipped  with  all 
conveniences  and  modern  appliances  for  the  manufacture  of  brick  machinery 
and  supplies  and  to  facilitate  the  transportation  of  this  product  it  has  a  switch 


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entering  the  \ard.  connecting  it  with  the  Alissouri  Pacific  Raih"oad.  Tlic  conipanv 
anticipates  that  its  business  will  in  a  few  years  assume  vast  proportions,  and  in 
view  of  the  prospect  they  have  retained  sufficient  ground  around  the  present  fac- 
tory to  many  times  increase  its  capacity  and  still  have  ample  yardage. 

Eben  Rodgers,  president  of  the  company,  is  a  resident  of  Alton.  Illinois. 
where  he  otTiciates  as  secretary  and  manager  of  the  Alton  Paving  &  Fire  Brick 
Company.  The  vice  president  of  the  Fernholtz  Brick  Machinery  Company  is 
Edward  Rodgers,  who  is  also  president  of  the  El  Paso  Brick  Company,  of  El 
Paso,  Texas.  However,  he  has  practically  retired  from  active  business  life  and 
spends  most  of  his  time  on  his  farm  in  Madison  county,  Illinois,  three  mlies  east 
of  Alton. 

William  L.  Rodgers,  the  secretary,  is  not  only  a  highly  cultured  and  learned 
lawyer  but  also  an  astute  and  conservative  business  man  and  to  his  direction  and 
management  is  due  in  large  measure  the  present  prosperous  condition  and  bright 
outlook  of  the  company.  In  politics  he  is  not  active  as  an  office  seeker  but  votes 
with  the  democratic  party. 


WILLIAM    C.    ELLIS. 

William  C.  Ellis  for  the  past  five  years  has  occupied  the  responsible  position 
of  general  manager  for  the  Kehlor  Flour  Mills  Company  of  St.  Louis,  and  for 
the  twenty-five  years  previous  held  the  same  position  under  James  B.  M.  Kehlor 
in  the  firm  of  Kehlor  Brothers.  He  was  born  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  March  24,  1844, 
his  parents  being  Rowland  and  Mary  Caroline  (Rogers)  Ellis.  The  father  was 
head  of  the  firm  of  Ellis  &  Sturges,  leading  bankers  of  that  city.  The  son,  spend- 
ing his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof,  was  educated  in  private  schools 
until  fifteen  years  of  age,  and  then  entered  Kenyon  College  at  Gambler,  Ohio, 
where  he  spent  three  years.  He  then  engaged  in  the  book  business  in  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  for  a  year,  but  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war  he  put  aside  all  business  and 
personal  considerations,  feeling  that  his  first  duty  was  to  his  country.  He  joined 
the  army  on  the  day  that  Fort  Sumter  was  attacked,  in  April,  1861,  enlisting  for 
service  as  a  private  soldier,  serving  continuously  for  about  four  and  one-half 
years,  three  years  and  three  months  in  the  Sixth  Ohio  Volunteer  Infantry,  and 
the  remainder  of  the  time  in  the  pay  department. 

When  the  war  was  over  Mr.  Ellis  located  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  where  he  was 
employed  as  a  clerk  in  a  bank  until  his  removal  to  St.  Louis.  He  then  engaged 
with  a  glass  importing  house  with  which  he  continued  for  five  years  when  he  went 
to  New  York  city,  where  he  occupied  a  position  in  the  United  States  Custom 
House  for  eight  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  came  to  St.  Louis 
and  did  law  reporting  for  three  months,  after  which  he  became  connected  with 
Kehlor  Brothers  as  office  manager.  He  is  now  general  manager  of  the  extensive 
business  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Kehlor  Flour  Mills  Company,  and  is 
likewise  the  president  of  the  United  Elevator  Grain  Company.  His  business 
nbilitv  is  manifest  in  capably  controlling  complex  interests.  His  position  as  gen- 
eral manager  makes  it  imperative  that  he  keep  in  touch  not  only  with  the  flour 
market  but  also  with  the  crop  prospects,  transportation  facilities  and  the  almost 
numberless  subsidiary  interests  which  directly  or  indirectly  affect  the  manufacture 
and   sale  of  flour. 

November  18,  1869,  Mr.  Ellis  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  ^Irs.  Dr.  William 
Preston  Lvle.  They  have  had  three  sons  and  one  daughter:  Rowland  C,  who  is 
now  a  clerk  for  a  steamship  company  in  New  York;  Frank  R.,  secretary  of  the 
Maguire  Coal  Company,  of  St.  Louis;  Hurlbert,  deceased;  and  Eva  Lyle,  who 
was  married  about  twenty  years  ago  to  J.  J.  Shoemaker  of  ^Memphis,  Tennessee, 
a  man  prominent  in  the'  cotton  industry  of  that  market,  having  recently  been 
president  of  the  Cotton  Exchange.     Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ellis  reside  at  the  Pechmann, 


688  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

at  the  corner  of  Pendleton  and  Olive  streets.  He  is  a  prominent  member  of  the 
Merchants  Exchange,  of  which  he  served  as  director  for  two  years.  He  is  a 
Protestant  in  religious  faith,  a  republican  in  political  belief  and  fraternally  is  con- 
nected with  Ransom  Post,  G.  A.  R.  No  special  advantages  aided  him  as  he 
started  upon  his  business  career  but  he  made  good  use  of  every  opportunity  in 
progressive  lines  and  in  all  of  his  business  life  has  displayed  the  energy  and  reso- 
lute will  which  are  indispensable  factors  of  success. 


GEORGE  S.  GRIFFITH. 

George  S.  Griffith  is  vice  president  of  the  Algonite  Stone  Manufacturing 
Company  at  Nos.  701-715  South  Twenty-first  street,  the  general  office  of  the 
company  being  on  the  tenth  floor  of  the  Wright  building.  This  firm  is  in  high 
standing  throughout  the  country  and  receives  contracts  from  all  portions  of  the 
United  States.  Mr.  Griffith  is  a  native  of  the  state  of  Pennsylvania,  having 
been  born  in  Pittsburg,  the  greatest  manufacturing  city  in  the  world,  on  February 
9,  1865.  He  comes  rightly  by  his  aptitude  for  mercantile  work,  his  father,  James 
S.  Griffith,  having  been  a  prominent  manufacturer  of  steam  fitting  supplies  in 
Pittsburg.  He  conducted  his  business  in  that  city  for  a  number  of  years  and 
then  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  during  the  war  he  was  engaged  in  the  con- 
struction of  gun  boats  for  the  government.  He  was  associated  with  A.  L.  Hatch 
in  the  boat  building  enterprise  and  assisted  in  fitting  up  the  steamer  Great 
Republic.  Among  the  prominent  characters  with  whom  he  was  on  intimate  terms 
of  friendship  were  the  late  Henry  Shaw  and  George  I.  Barnett.  He  passed  away 
in  St.  Louis  about  the  year  1883. 

George  S.  Griffith  had  exceptional  advantages  in  educational  lines.  When 
a  boy  he  was  placed  under  the  tutorage  of  private  teachers  until  he  had  attained 
the  age  of  twelve  years,  when  he  spent  three  years  at  the  Southwestern  State 
College  at  California,  Pennsylvania.  At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  was  employed 
by  Isaac  Taylor,  an  architect  of  St.  Louis,  with  whom  he  remained  for  five  years. 
After  leaving  the  employ  of  Mr.  Taylor  he  continued  in  the  same  line  of  work 
for  five  years  longer,  and  seven  years  ago  started  with  the  Algonite  Stone  Manu- 
facturing Company  as  chief  draftsman.  He  was  naturally  fitted  for  architectural 
drawing  and  always  aiming  at  neatness  and  accuracy  soon  established  himself 
as  one  of  the  most  proficient  men  in  his  profession.  When  the  company  was 
reorganized  four  years  ago  Mr.  Griffith  was  elected  vice  president,  in  which 
capacity  he  is  still  acting.  The  business  of  the  firm  is  rapidly  increasing  and 
contracts  are  being  received  from  all  parts  of  the  country.  Some  of  the  buildings 
which  stand  as  monuments  to  their  skillful  work  are  the  Government  courthouse 
at  Anadarko,  Oklahoma,  the  courthouse  at  Lawton,  Oklahoma,  the  State  Normal 
School  buildings  at  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri,  the  State  College  buildings  at 
Springfield,  Missouri,  Tuscan  Hall  in  St.  Louis  and  the  Opera  House  at  Birming- 
ham, Alabama. 

On  April  16,  1882,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Griffith  wedded  Miss  Eva  D.  Duncan. 
They  have  had  two  children :  Duncan  G.,  who  died  when  six  months  old,  and 
Theo  B.  Griffith.  The  latter  attended  the  Eugene  Field  school  for  a  time,  and 
later  a  private  school,  and  is  now  at  Hardin  College,  Mexico,  Missouri,  where  she 
is  making  excellent  progress.  Her  special  studies  are  music  and  art.  Colonel 
Charles  Duncan,  of  Maysville,  Kentucky,  father  of  Mrs.  Griffith,  was  a  highly 
esteemed  citizen  of  that  state.  He  was  General  Blackburn's  opponent  in  the 
race  for  congress  and  was  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  eminent  judges  who  had 
served  on  the  bench  in  his  jurisdiction.  Mr.  Griffith  gives  his  hearty  support  to 
the  republican  party.  He  is  active  in  seeking  the  election  of  its  candidates  but 
has  no  desire  to  hold  public  office  himself.     He  is  a  member  of  the  West  Presby- 


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690  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

terian  church  on  ]\Iaple  avenue.  Among  the  beneficial  organizations  with  which 
he  is  affiliated  is  the  Royal  Arcanum.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Societv,  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  the  St.  Louis  Architects'  Club._  He  is  a 
lover  of  outdoor  sports  and  for  recreation  and  diversion  spends  his  leisure 
time  in  hunting. 


JOE    F.    MAYES,    M.  D. 

Among  the  younger  members  of  the  medical  fraternity  of  the  city,  who  has 
already  established  himself  in  a  large  and  lucrative  practice  of  medicine,  is  Dr. 
Joe  F.' Mayes,  who  was  born  in  Pryor  Creek,  Oklahoma,  in  December  of  the  year 
1877,  son  of  S.  H.  and  Martha  (Vann)  Mayes,  S.  H.  Mayes  being  engaged  in 
the  mercantile  and  banking  business.  He  was  chief  of  the  Cherokee  tribes  four 
years  and  his  brother,  Joal  B.,  was  also  chief  four  years,  dying  in  his  second  term. 
Cullus  Mayes,  brother  of  the  doctor,  is  a  well  known  real  estate  dealer  at  Mus- 
kogee, Oklahoma. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  Dr.  Mayes  received  his  preliminary 
education  and  then  matriculated  as  a  student  in  Central  College,  at  Fayette,  Mis- 
souri, where  he  completed  the  regular  four  years'  course  of  study  and  was  gradu- 
ated with  the  degree  of  Ph.  B.  Subsequently  he  entered  the  medical  department 
of  Washington  University,  where  he  successfully  passed  the  several  branches  per- 
taining to  the  study  of  medicine,  and  was  graduated  in  1904.  Immediately  upon 
receiving  his  degree  in  medicine  he  accepted  an  appointment  at  the  Female  Hos- 
pital, where  he  remained  until  1905,  when  he  began  the  practice  of  medicine  at 
his  present  location.  No.  1801  Olive  street.  While  Dr.  Mayes  is  a  general  prac- 
titioner he  makes  a  specialty  of  gynecology,  and  it  was  for  the  purpose  of  per- 
fecting himself  in  this  particular  branch  of  his  profession  that  he  became 
associated  with  the  Female  Hospital.  He  is  an  investigating  student  and  his 
familiarity  with  the  several  departments  of  materia  medica  has  made  him  excep- 
tionally successful  in  the  diagnosis  and  the  treatment  of  disease.  As  a  physician 
he  possesses  the  necessary  qualifications,  both  as  to  character  and  learning,  to  win 
him  an  extensive  patronage  and  make  him  one  of  the  most  popular  and  practical 
of  the  medical  fraternity. 

Aside  from  being  affiliated  with  the  Red  Men  of  the  World,  Dr.  Mayes  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  is  a  Knight  Templar  and  Shriner.  He 
belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  to  the  Missouri  State,  American 
and  Southwestern  JNIedical  Associations,  and  in  addition  is  a  member  of  the  City 
Hospital  Alumni.  Although  he  is  a  busv  man  and  does  not  shirk  duty  for  pleas- 
ure, yet  he  delights  in  recreation  and  being  particularly  fond  of  outdoor  sports 
spends  the  leisure  at  his  command  chiefly  in  automobiling.  He  is  of  studious 
habits  and  not  only  applies  himself  to  research  work  pertaining  to  his  profession 
but  is  also  a  lover  of  general  literature  in  which  he  is  widely  conversant. 


EMMA    L.    WARR. 


A  history  of  St.  Louis  and  her  juiblic  institutions  would  be  incomplete  with- 
out mention  of  Miss  Emma  L.  W'arr.  who  for  twenty-three  years  has  been  the 
efficient  and  [lopular  superintendent  of  the  St.  Louis  Training  School  for  Nurses. 
She  is  a  native  of  New  York  city  and  a  daughter  of  Jesse  and  Helen  (Osborn) 
W^arr.  Her  father  was  connected  with  commercial  lines  in  the  eastern  metropolis 
but  prior  to  his  death  retired  from  active  business  cares  and  enjoyed  well  earned 
rest  until  called  to  his  final  home.  His  ancestors  were  residents  of  Kent  county, 
England,  and  from  that  county  Jesse  Warr  came  to  the  new  world  when  a  youth 


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of  fifteen  years,  making  the  voyage  in  an  old-time  sailing  vessel.  He  here  at- 
tended school  and  afterward  engaged  in  merchandising  as  a  dealer  in  ships'  sup- 
plies, handling  nearly  everything  that  was  used  on  sailing  vessels,  tlis  wife  be- 
longed to  an  old  colonial  family  that  came  from  England.  Her  sisters  largely 
became  residents  of  California  and  their  father  was  a  successful  business  man 
who  for  many  years  lived  retired. 

Emma  L.  Warr  pursued  her  education  in  the  public  schools  until  1880 
and  afterward  attended  the  New  York  Hospital  Nurses  Training  School,  from 
which  she  was  graduated  in  1883.  She  was  afterward  engaged  as  a  private  nurse 
for  eight  months,  spending  that  time  in  Europe,  and  on  the  expiration  of  ihat 
period  she  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  she  was  appointed  superintendent  of  tht  St. 
Louis  Training  School  for  Nurses.  When  she  took  charge  the  school  was  not 
in  a  very  prosperous  condition  but  afterward  through  her  capable  management, 
business  abilitv  and  executive  force  she  placed  it  upon  a  substantial  basis  and  it  is 
today  the  best  training  school  west  of  the  Mississippi  river.  During  her  incum- 
bency it  has  sent  out  two  hundred  trained  nurses  qualified  to  do  the  best  work  in 
the  profession.  The  school  is  called  the  St.  Louis  Training  School  for  Nurses 
and  the  building  contains  forty  rooms,  including  two  class  rooms,  a  music  room, 
a  dining  room  and  many  private  rooms  which  are  occupied  by  those  pursuing  the 
course.  The  school  also  has  a  nurses'  register  for  those  who  are  engaged  in 
private  nursing  and  who  are  sent  to  all  parts  of  the  country.  The  excellent  work 
that  they  have  done  has  given  the  school  the  splendid  reputation  which  it  now 
enjoys  and  ita  proficiency  is  largely  due  to  the  efforts  and  direction  of  Miss  Warr. 

Miss  Warr  is  a  member  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  New  York  Hos- 
pital Nurses'  Training  School  and  of  the  Association  of  National  Superintend- 
ents of  America.  Her  time  is  largely  given  to  her  professional  duties  here  and 
yet  she  has  many  attractive  social  qualities  which  have  gained  her  warm  friends 
during  her  residence  in  St.  Louis. 


LOUIS    BENDER. 


Among  the  business  men  of  St.  Louis  deserving  of  commendation  for  an 
aggressive  spirit  in  battling  against  odds  and  placing  themselves  in  positions  of 
financial  worth,  Louis  Bender  is  worthy  of  more  than  ordinary  credit.  He  was 
launched  out  in  this  country  when  a  mere  lad,  without  education  and  unable  to 
speak  the  English  language,' and  through  his  own  perseverance  and  willingness  to 
work  gradiuTly  won  his  way  upv.ard  until  now  he  is  a  member  of  one  of  the  most 
prosperous  butchering  firms  in  this  city.  He  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  June 
6,  1863.  In  that  city  his  father,  Eugene  Bender,  has  for  many  years  been  engaged 
as  a  merchant.  When  Louis  was  a  lad  he  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to  the  common 
schools  of  his  native  land  where  he  remained  until  1877,  being  then  fourteen  years 
of  age.  He  was  compelled  to  leave  school  at  that  time  inasmuch  as  his  circum- 
stances did  not  permit  him  to  receive  further  education.  At  once  he  went  to 
work  in  hi';  father's  grocery  store.  Here  he  was  employed  until  he  had  attained 
the  age  of  eighteen  years.  While  in  the  store  he  not  only  made  himself  familiar 
with  the  grocery  business  but  also  learned  the  butcher's  trade.  Dissatisfied  with 
the  prospects  before  him  in  his  own  country  and  feeling  that  there  would  not  be 
the  necessary  advantages  offered  him  there  for  a  successful  career,  he  decided 
to  emigrate  to  America.  He  landed  in  New  York  city  in  1881.  Here  he  spent 
two  months  at  various  occupations  when,  upon  learning  of  the  great  inducements 
ofl:"ered  to  >oung  men  in  the  west,  he  went  to  St.  Louis.  WHiile  in  New  York 
city  he  preferred  the  butchering  business,  but  being  unable  to  secure  work  at  this 
trade  and  being,  for  lack  of  money,  compelled  to  secure  some  occupation  by  which 
to  make  his  living,  he  accepted  a  place  in  Jacoby's  cigar  factory,  then  located  on 
Baum  street.     On  arriving  in  St.  Louis  he  found  no  difficulty  in  securing  employ- 


692  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

ment.  Upon  application  to  Neiderhaus  &  Company,  wlio  were  engaged  in  con- 
tract, machine  and  general  work,  he  at  once  secured  a  situation  and  remained  with 
that  company  during  the  succeeding  eleven  years.  In  the  meantime  he  exerted 
his  faculties  to  acquire  knowledge  of  the  manners  and  customs  of  the  country, 
the  English  language  and  business  methods.  He  was  also  economical  and  at  the 
expiration  of  these  years  of  service  had  succeeded  in  accumulating  considerable 
means.  In  October,  1892,  he  started  in  the  meat  business  at  1420  Mallinckrodt 
street.  Here  he  operated  successfully  for  a  year  and  in  1893  took  into  partner- 
ship with  him  his  brother,  Joseph,  and  opened  a  large  meat  market  at  1604  Cass 
avenue,  their  present  site.  Since  inaugurating  the  business  Mr.  Bender  has  suc- 
ceeded in  gaining  wide  popularity  as  a  butcher  and  in  building  up  an  extensive 
and  lucrative  trade.  The  business  is  being  run  under  the  firm  name  of  Bender 
Brothers. 

On  February  12,  1888,  Mr.  Bender  was  united  in  marriage  to  Louisa  Fon- 
tanari.  They  have  the  following  children:  Eugene,  Anna,  Louis,  Louise,  Clara, 
Rose,  Albert  and  Leo.  I\Irs.  Bender's  parents,  Stephen  and  Anna  (Whitman) 
Fontanari,  emigrated  from  Germany  to  St.  Louis  in  1868.  Mr.  Bender  is  not 
affiliated  with  any  clubs  or  secret  societies,  as  his  business  alTairs  require  his  entire 
attention.  He  is  a  member  and  regular  attendant  at  St.  Augustine's  Catholic 
church,  with  which  he  has  been  associated  for  the  past  thirteen  years. 


MONTAGUE    LYON. 


Montague  Lyon  has  found  in  St.  Louis,  his  native  city,  the  opportunities  for  a 
successful  and  honorable  career,  and  he  is  now  recognized  as  one  of  its  leading 
lawyers.  He  was  born  September  22,  1864,  a  son  of  Henry  Lyon  and  Caroline 
(Marks)  Lyon,  natives  of  Germany,  who  came  to  St.  Louis  about  1845.  His 
father  was  for  many  years  prominent  in  mercantile  pursuits. 

Mr.  Lyon  continued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  to  his 
graduation  at  Central  high  school,  being  an  alumnus  of  June,  1880.  He  after- 
wards pursued  a  four  years'  collegiate  course  at  Washington  University  and  was 
graduated  there  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Philosophy  in  June,  1884.  He 
manifested  special  aptitude  in  his  studies,  and  was,  moreover,  popular  in  the 
public  schools  and  in  college,  displaying  those  social  qualities  and  that  deference 
and  consideration  for  the  opinion  of  others,  which  have  characterized  him  in  his 
later  years  and  have  won  for  him  a  place  of  high  esteem  among  his  associates 
at  the  bar  and  in  social  circles.  In  January,  1885,  he  began  to  read  law  in  the 
offices  of  Dyer,  Lee  &  Ellis,  one  of  the  leading  law  firms  in  St.  Louis  and  com- 
posed of  Hon.  David  P.  Dyer,  now  United  States  district  judge  at  St.  Louis, 
and  the  late  Major  Bradley  D.  Lee  and  John  P.  Ellis.  After  thorough  pre- 
liminary study  he  was  admitted  to  practice  as  an  attorney  and  counselor  in 
December,  1886.  His  long  association  with  Major  Lee  and  Mr.  Ellis,  and  the 
many  opportunities  for  advancement  which  were  afforded  him  by  them  and 
their  very  extensive  practice,  proved  of  much  value  to  him  in  his  early  profes- 
sional career,  and  the  possession  of  qualities  of  close  application,  strong  purpose 
and  laudable  ambition,  combined  with  such  opportunities,  availed  him  much  in 
building  up  a  large  and  growing  clientage  of  corporations  as  well  as  individuals. 
He  has  confined  his  attention  almost  entirely  to  civil  practice,  making  a  special 
study  of  corporation  law  while  attending  to  the  legal  affairs  of  various  corpora- 
tions of  importance. 

On  September  i,  1898,  Mr.  Lyon  became  associated  with  John  A.  Blevins 
(afterwards  judge  of  the  circuit  court)  and  S.  L.  Swarts  in  the  practice  of  the 
law  under  the  firm  name  of  Blevins,  Lyon  &  Swarts,  from  which  firm  Judge 
Blevins  retired  in  January,  1900,  and  thereafter  Mr.  Lyon  and  Mr.  Swarts  con- 
tinued together  under  their  present  firm  name  of  Lyon  &  Swarts. 


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694  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

On  August  30,  1894,  ]Mr.  Lyon  married  Miss  Frances  Robnett  Smith,  a 
daughter  of  the  late  Thomas  Smith,  of  St.  Louis,  but  formerly  of  Mexico, 
Missouri.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lyon  have  three  children,  Montague,  Jr.,  Randolph 
Smith  and  Mildred  Frances.  Mr.  Lyon  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  Club 
and  the  Normandie  Golf  Club.  JNIy  Lyon  was  frequently  solicited  to  become 
a  candidate  for  political  office,  but  always  declined  to  do  so,  preferring  to  give 
undivided  attention  to  his  professional  duties.  He  has,  in  a  quiet  and  very  unpre- 
tentious way,  been  a  most  useful  member  of  the  community. 


WILLIAM    A.    BRANDENBURGER. 

William  A.  Brandenburger,  secretary  and  counsel  of  the  Sacramento  Valley 
Improvement  Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  on  the  2d  of  December,  1872.  In 
the  acquirement  of  an  education  he  attended  the  grammar  and  high  schools  of 
his  native  city  and  subsequently  became  a  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School, 
from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1889.  He  was  connected  with 
the  Lincoln  Trust  Company,  at  first  in  the  title  department  and  later  as  trust 
officer  from  1891  to  1901,  when  he  accepted  a  similar  position  with  the  Germania 
Trust  Company,  remaining  with  that  institution  until  it  was  absorbed  by  the  Com- 
monwealth Trust  Company.  He  then  organized  the  Continental  Sugar  Refining 
Company,  becoming  president  of  the  concern  and  acting  as  its  chief  executive 
officer  until  1904,  when  it  was  merged  with  the  Continental  Commercial  Company 
of  which  Mr.  Brandenburger  is  now  secretary.  In  1906  he  acquired  an  interest 
in  the  Sacramento  Valley  Improvement  Company,  taking  the  secretaryship,  and 
was  chiefly  instrumental  in  developing  the  mail  department  of  this  very  successful 
organization.  He  still  holds  the  position  of  secretary  and  counsel  of  this  com- 
pany. In  these  official  connections  he  has  since  largely  contributed  to  the  success 
and  growth  of  these  companies,  which  have  extensive  interests  in  Mexico  and 
California. 

In  1904  Mr.  Brandenburger  was  married  to  Miss  Linnie  W.  Taylor,  a 
daughter  of  John  B.  Taylor,  who  was  formerly  connected  with  the  public  schools 
of  St.  Louis  as  a  teacher.  By  this  union  there  are  two  children,  Dorothy  and  Wil- 
liam Sheldon. 

Politically  Mr.  Brandenburger  is  a  stanch  democrat,  having  served  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Jefferson  Club  for  four  years  and  acting  as 
political  manager  of  the  Lee  Meriwether  campaign  when  the  latter  was  candidate 
for  mayor  on  the  public  ownership  ticket.  Fraternally  he  is  affiliated  with  Key- 
stone Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of 
the  St.  Louis  Ethical  Society  and  is  acting  as  superintendent  of  the  Sunday  School. 
In  the  business  circles  of  his  native  city  he  has  already  attained  an  enviable  posi- 
tion for  one  of  his  years  and  his  friends  predict  for  him  a  bright  future. 


DR.  E.  HORACE  JOHNSON. 

Among  the  prominent  and  prosperous  young  physicians  of  the  city  is  Dr.  E. 
Horace  Johnson,  who  is  acquiring  an  enviable  reputation  as  a  medical  practitioner. 
He  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  having  been  born  December  26,  1876,  son  of 
Anthony  and  Martha  (Munson)  Johnson,  his  father  having  been  a  prominent  con- 
tractor and  builder  with  offices  in  the  old  Emily  building,  and  who  in  his  day  con- 
ducted the  largest  enterprise  of  that  kind  in  the  west.  He  left  an  enviable  war  rec- 
ord, having  taken  part  in  the  siege  of  Vicksburg  where,  for  a  period  of  forty  days, 
together  with  his  comrades,  he  was  compelled  to  prolong  existence  on  unpalatable 
rations  and  water.    For  his  bravery  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg  he  was  raised  from 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  695 

a  private  to  first  lieutenant,  and  when  he  died  was  buried  with  miUtary  honors  in 
Jefferson  barracks.  His  widow  survives  and  resides  at  2945  Sheridan  avenue. 
Besides  Dr.  E.  Horace  Johnson  she  had  one  daughter,  who  was  united  in  marriage 
with  Frederick  Lincohi,  who  is  engaged  in  raih-oad  construction. 

The  pubhc  schools  of  this  city  afforded  Dr.  Johnson  his  preliminary  education 
and  after  he  had  completed  his  studies  there  he  matriculated  as  a  student  in  the 
medical  department  of  Barnes  University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  March 
of  the  year  1897.  After  his  graduation,  owing  to  his  proficiency  in  the  several 
branches  of  materia  medica,  he  was  called  to  fill  the  chair  devoted  to  the  diseases 
of  children  at  the  American  Medical  College.  Removing  to  Jasper  county,  south- 
western Missouri,  he  began  the  practice  of  medicine  and  remained  until  the  year 
1900,  when  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  immediately  began  the  practice  of  his  pro- 
fession here,  making  a  specialty  of  surgery,  in  which  he  is  acknowledged  to  be 
an  adept. 

On  January  5,  1898,  Dr.  Johnson  married  Miss  Lillian  M.  Niebling,  daughter 
of  William  H.  Niebling,  proprietor  of  a  large  milling  industry  in  Norborne,  Mis- 
souri. Dr.  and  Mrs.  Johnson  are  the  parents  of  one  son,  Horace  M.  B.  Dr.  John- 
son is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mason,  a  member  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  ]\Iaccabees ; 
ex-high  physician  of  Missouri  for  the  United  Order  of  Foresters  and  the  Tribe 
of  Ben  Hur.  He  also  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  to  the  State 
and  American  Medical  Associations.  He  takes  an  active  interest  in  general  athletics 
and  possesses  a  number  of  trophies  which  he  won  in  athletic  contests.  Dr.  Johnson 
is  a  profound  student  and  is  constantly  investigating  and  reading  along  medical 
lines  in  order  that  he  may  keep  abreast  of  the  times  and  attain  to  the  greatest 
proficiency  and  usefulness  in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  He  has  already  won  a 
wide  patronage  and  being  a  man  possessed  of  social  qualities  is  very  popular,  both 
in  the  fraternal  and  social  circles  of  the  citv. 


TA:\IES    HARDY. 


James  Hardy  is  one  of  the  old  time,  well  known,  highly  respected  citizens 
of  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  County  Clare,  Ireland,  in  January,  1843,  ^  son  of 
Daniel  and  Nancy  (Eagen)  Hardy,  who  were  farming  people.  He  lost  his  father 
in  death  when  very  young  and  at  the  age  of  ten  years  left  his  native  heath  for 
Manchester,  England,  where,  through  his  own  labors,  he  provided  for  his  support, 
working  through  the  day,  while  at  night  he  attended  school.  In  this  way  he 
obtained  his  earlv  education  and  as  the  years  have  gone  by  he  has  added  to  his 
knowledge  through  the  variotts  lessons  learned  in  the  school  of  experience.  Hear- 
ing the  call  of  the  new  world  he  sailed  from  Great  Britain  and  in  New  York 
secured  emplovment  in  a  boiler-making  plant,  where  he  remained  for  five  months. 
Subsequently  he  went  to  New  Orleans,  but  spent  only  two  months  in  the  Crescent 
City,  after  which  he  secured  a  position  on  board  one  of  the  large  steamboats 
bound  for  St.  Louis.  On  reaching  this  city  he  obtained  employment  at  the  \^irginia 
Hotel,  where  he  remained  until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war,  when  he  entered  the 
government  mail  service  between  St.  Louis  and  East  St.  Louis.  After  a  brief 
period,  however,  he  secured  a  position  at  the  Lindell  Hotel,  having  charge  of  the 
carriage  service  and  at  the  same  time  was  employed  in  a  similar  capacity  at  the 
Barnum  Hotel,  where  he  remained  until  he  left  St.  Louis  for  Keokuk.  Iowa. 

In  the  latter  city  Mr.  Hardy  entered  the  employ  of  John  S.  McCune,  with 
whom  he  remained  for  six  years,  when  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  was  made 
passenger  agent  by  Mr.  McCune  for  the  St.  Louis  and  Keokuk  Packet  Company, 
occupying  that  position  in  a  most  acceptable  manner  for  fifteen  years,  or  until  the 
consolidation  of  the  Anchor  line  and  \\'hite  Collar  line  packet  companies.  At  that 
time  he  put  in  a  bid  and  secured  a  contract  for  the  disposal  of  the  citv  garbage  and 
for  eighteen  years  executed  the  contract  in  a  most  satisfactory  manner,  his  service 


696  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

being  of  the  most  valuable  character  as  sanitary  conditions  are  greatly  promoted 
through  capability  in  the  office.  At  the  end  of  that  time  Mr.  Hardy  entered  the 
livery  business,  having  purchased  a  property  on  Taylor  street  and  Delmar  boule- 
vard, where  he  remained  for  sixteen  years  when  in  1905  he  sold  out  to  the  Keyes 
and  Marshall  interests.  Since  that  time  he  has  lived  retired,  enjoying  a  well- 
merited  rest,  his  long  years  of  close  and  continuous  activity  well  entitling  him  to 
the  period  of  ease  which  he  now  enjoys. 

On  the  14th  of  January,  1863,  Mr.  Hardy  was  married  to  Miss  Eliza  O'Neil 
and  unto  them  were  born  eleven  children,  of  whom  six  are  yet  living :  Ella ;  i\Irs. 
Eugenia  Eberle ;  Joseph ;  Frank,  who  is  married  and  has  two  children,  James  and 
Timothy ;  Edward  E. ;  and  Mrs.  Lida  Gallagher.  j\Ir.  Hardy  is  well  known  in 
several  organizations,  belonging  to  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Knights  of  Columbus, 
the  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Society,  and  the  Knights  of  Father  Matthew.  He  is  also 
a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the 
democracy  and  he  has  lived  in  St.  Louis  during  the  administrations  of  Mavors 
Thomas,  Barrett,  Overstoltz,  Brown,  Filley,  Norman,  Francis,  Walbridge,  Ziegen- 
heim  and  Wells,  while  recently  the  new  administration  of  Mayor  Kreisman  has 
been  inaugurated.  During  this  period  he  has  witnessed  many  changes,  not  only  in 
the  policy  of  government  but  in  all  lines  of  activity  represented  in  the  city  through 
industrial,  commercial  and  professional  relations.  Now  that  he  has  leisure  he 
indulges  his  love  of  outdoor  amusements,  being  especially  interested  in  baseball. 
He  is  likewise  particularly  fond  of  driving  and  always  keeps  several  spirited  horses. 
He  now  has  a  beautiful  home  on  Maple  avenue,  where  he  and  his  family  are  most 
comfortably  situated  and  his  retirement  from  business  leaves  him  leisure  for  the 
enjoyment  of  the  companionship  of  his  many  friends. 


:  WILLIAM   L.   BALSON. 

William  L.  Balson,  who  is  engaged  in  the  real-estate  business  at  No.  5897 
Delmar  avenue,  was  born  in  Bridport,  Dorsetshire,  England,  October  8,  1842. 
His  ancestors  for  generations  had  been  farmers  and  had  lived  in  his  native  coun- 
ty— Dorset,  though  some  of  them  were  sailors.  The  parents  of  William  L. 
Balson  were  Lewis  and  Susan  (Wheadon)  Balson,  both  of  whom  were  born  in 
the  seaport  city  of  Bridport.  The  birth  of  Lewis  Balson  occurred  in  181 7  and 
for  twenty-five  years  he  was  a  sailor,  coming  to  America  in  1853.  He  made  his 
way  direct  to  St.  Louis,  being  employed  by  James  White  in  the  lumber  business 
until  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war.  During  that  sanguinary  strife  he  assisted 
m  the  construction  of  gun  boats  for  naval  use  on  the  Mississippi  and  southern 
rivers.  Subsequently  he  retired  from  active  business  life  and  his  demise  oc- 
curred in  November,   1877. 

William  L.  Balson  attended  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  for  about  two 
years  and  then  put  aside  his  text-books  to  earn  his  own  living.  He  was  with  the 
firm  of  Bigelow  &  Company,  wholesale  clothiers,  at  the  northeast  corner  of 
Main  and  Vine  streets,  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  when  he  secured  employment 
with  WiUiam  Card,  a  manufacturer  of  sheet  iron  for  use  on  steamboats.  At  the 
age  of  seventeen  years  he  came  to  the  conclusion  that  the  carpenter's  trade 
would  prove  most  congenial  to  him  and  accordingly  apprenticed  himself  to  Jotham 
Bigelow,  one  of  the  oldest  and  best  builders  in  St.  Louis  before  the  war.  The 
beginning  of  the  Civil  war  found  Mr.  Balson  in  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  and  he 
remained  in  the  employ  of  the  government  at  Fort  Leavenworth,  in  the  quarter- 
master's department,  until  October,  1862,  when  he  returned  to  his  home  in  St. 
Louis.  Afterward  he  assisted  in  erecting  hospitals  at  Jefiferson  Barracks  for 
the  wounded  soldiers  who  were  brought  up  the  river  on  steamboats.  He  worked 
at  the  carpenter's  trade  until  1866  and  then  began  contracting  on  his  own  ac- 
count, having  since  carried  on  a  successful  contracting  and  real-estate  business. 


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698  •        ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  has  erected  many  substantial  structures  and  thus  contributed  in  large  measure 
to  the  growth  of  the  city,  and  for  the  last  twenty  years  he  has  built  many  homes 
in  connection  with  his  real-estate  business,  selling  on  the  monthly  payment  plan. 
In  the  meantime  he  has  also  laid  out  many  subdivisions  to  the  city. 

On  the  23d  of  December,  1866,  ]\Ir.  Balson  was  married  to  Miss  Ella  Scho- 
field  and  unto  them  have  been  born  eight  children.  The  first  born  was  William 
Schofield  Balson,  an  architect  and  a  capable  business  man,  whose  career  was  ter- 
minated by  death  in  1903.  The  others  are  as  follows:  Mrs.  E.  B.  Finlay,  of  Web- 
ster Groves,  Missouri ;  Mrs.  George  W.  Mitchell  and  Mrs.  Ashley  E.  Dreyer, 
both  of  whom  are  residents  of  St.  Louis ;  Mrs.  Thomas  P.  Hays,  of  Webster 
Groves,  Missouri ;  Eva,  at  home ;  Lewis  E.,  who  resides  at  home  and  is  engaged 
in  business  with  his  father  at  No.  5897  Delmar  avenue ;  and  Mrs.  Harold  A. 
Drumm,  of  Chicago.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  5933  Clemens  avenue. 
For  a  quarter  of  a  century  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity  and 
is  an  exemplary  representative  of  the  craft.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to 
the  democracy  and  his  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church.  Continuous  industry  has  brought  him  to  the  cred- 
itable position  which  he  now  occupies  in  building  circles,  his  success  being  the 
logical  and  legitimate  outcome  of  his  diligence,  persistency  of  purpose  and  capa- 
ble management. 


JOHN  C.  ROEVER. 


John  C.  Roever,  proprietor  and  sole  owner  of  the  John  C.  Roever  &  Com- 
pany, wholesale  and  retail  hay  and  grain  business  at  4101-4103A  Natural  Bridge 
road,  was  born  near  Bremen,  Germany,  in  July  of  the  year  1857,  son  of  Henry 
and  Catharine  (  Buckwinkel)  Roever,  his  father  having  been  an  extensive  land- 
owner in  the  old  country. 

John  C.  Roever  attended  the  gymnasium  schools  of  his  native  town  and 
the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  after  which  he  completed  a  course  at  Jones 
Business  College.  He  came  to  the  United  States  in  1872  and  located  in  New 
York  city,  where  he  remained  for  a  period  of  one  year  and  in  1873  came  to  St. 
Louis  where,  after  he  had  completed  his  education,  he  obtained  employment  with 
the  Teuscher  Distilling  Company,  and  worked  as  an  assistant  to  an  official  of  the 
government  revenue  department.  While  engaged  in  this  position  he  took  charge 
of  the  government  books  for  the  distilling  company  and  worked  in  this  capacity 
until  1886,  when  he  resigned  his  position  and  became  associated  with  the  Rock 
Springs  Distilling  Company,  with  which  he  remained  until  its  amalgamation  with 
the  distillers'  trust  in  1887.  In  the  meantime  his  occupation  had  been  sufficiently 
remunerative  to  enable  him  to  save  considerable  money,  and  when  he  resigned  his 
position  during  that  year  with  the  distilling  company  he  established  himself  in  the 
business  he  is  now  following  at  3500  iManchester  avenue,  where  he  remained  until 
he  purchased  his  present  quarters.  When  the  business  was  incorporated  and  the 
capacious  building  now  occupied  by  the  firm  was  erected,  in  January  of  1907,  he 
purchased  the  interest  of  the  other  members  of  the  company  and  assumed  entire 
control  of  the  enterprise.  j\Ir.  Roever  is  a  conservative  business  man  and  it  has 
been  through  his  unwearied  application,  hard  work  and  straightforward  dealings 
that  he  has  attained  his  present  prosperity  and  become  prominent  in  the  com- 
mercial world. 

In  1883,  in  this  city,  he  wedded  Miss  Sophia  Staats,  daughter  of  the  late 
Henry  Staats,  who  for  many  years  carried  on  a  dairy  enterprise.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Roever  are  the  parents  of  five  children :  Henry,  who  is  manager  of  his  father's 
business;  and  Estella,  Elsa,  Madeline  and  Etta,  all  of  whom  attend  school.  Since 
the  year  1887  Air.  Roever  has  been  a  member  of  the  local  Hay  &  Grain  Exchange. 
His  religious  convictions  become  apparent  on  mention  of  the   fact  that  he  is  a 


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member  of  the  Lutheran  church.  He  is  a  repubhcan  but  is  not  a  tenacious  ad- 
herer to  the  principles  of  the  party  as  he  reserves  his  right  to  pass  his  opinion 
upon  the  merits  and  quahfications  of  candidates  for  office,  and  casts  his  vote  for 
the  one  best  fitted,  in  his  judgment,  to  serve  the  commonwealth.  He  is  a  lover  of 
outdoor  sports  and  spends  his  leisure  hours  in  fishing  and  driving.  His  residence  is 
at  4101A  Natural  Bridge  road. 


JOSEPH  RAUER. 


Joseph  Rauer  is  president  of  the  South  Side  Furniture  Company.  He  is 
numbered  among  the  most  competent  business  men  of  the  city  and  beside  being 
interested  in  this  enterprise  is  also  affiliated  with  a  number  of  other  commercial 
concerns.  Mr.  Rauer  is  imbued  with  an  aggressive  spirit  and  being  persistent  and 
persevering  with  the  ambition  to  make  the  most  of  his  faculties  he  forged  ahead 
during  his  business  career,  which  is  fortunately  still  in  its  inception.  Beside 
having  found  time  to  transact  large  business  affairs,  Air.  Rauer  has  also  found 
intervals  for  study  and  within  another  year  will  have  graduated  from  a  medical 
institution.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  April  19,  1879.  His  father, 
Joseph  Rauer,  and  as  vv'ell  his  mother,  Augusta  (Brusselbach)  Rauer,  were  also 
born  in  this  city,  the  former  in  1857-  and  the  latter  in  1856.  The  elder  Mr. 
Rauer  initiated  himself  in  the  business  world  as  a  printer.  At  this  occupation 
he  served  for  some  time,  but  not  finding  it  of  pecuniary  worth  he  went  into  the 
liquor  business  in  St.  Louis  and  in  mining  business  in  Joplin,  IMissouri.  About 
the  same  time  he  engaged  in  the  realty  and  smelting  business  in  Chanute,  Kansas. 
He  gave  his  undivided  attention  to  these  interests  and  succeeded  in  gradually 
establishing  himself  on  a  firm  financial  foundation.  While  still  engaged  in  this 
enterprise  he  started  in  the  furniture  business  in  April,  1900.  In  building  up 
this  concern  he  expended  mvich  time  and  energy,  which  was  finally  rewarded 
by  giving  him  an  immense  trade.  In  1900  the  business  was  incorporated  under 
the  name,  the  South  Side  Furniture  Company,  located  at  Nos.  1509-15 17  South 
Broadway,  with  Joseph  Rauer,  president :  August  Rauer,  vice  president,  and 
Jacob  Nabinger,  secretary  and  treasurer.  The  elder  Mr.  Rauer  was  deeply 
interested  in  politics  and  threw  his  support  influentially  on  the  side  of  the  demo- 
cratic party.  He  believed  in  the  fundamental  nature  of  the  principles  of  democ- 
racy and  adjudged  them  to  be  the  best  suited  to  subserve  the  interests  of  the 
country  at  large.  For  a  period  of  eighteen  years  he  was  one  of  the  leading 
democrats  of  the  city  and  as  well  democratic  central  committeeman.  He  passed 
away  April  22,  1905. 

Joseph  Rauer,  Jr.,  received  his  preliminary  education  in  the  Aladison  public 
school.  Having  completed  his  studies  there  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years 
he  attended  the  St.  Vincent's  school  for  a  while.  After  spending  one  year  at  the 
Christian  Brothers"  College  he  took  a  six  months  course  at  Jones  Commercial 
College,  from  which  he  graduated  in  1896.  Immediately  he  engaged  in  business 
with  his  father  as  a  salesman  and  collector.  After  serving  in  this  capacity  for  one 
year  he  went  to  San  Francisco,  California,  and  was  employed  by  his  uncle,  J. 
J.  Rauer,  at  No.  124  Sansome  street,  having  charge  of  the  collections  and 
court  matters  of  the  business  in  which  his  uncle  was  engaged.  He  had  been 
there  but  a  short  time  when,  his  mother  becoming  ill.  he  was  compelled  to  return 
home.  Arriving  in  St.  Louis  he  entered  St.  Louis  L^niversity  as  a  medical  stu- 
dent and  pursued  a  three  years"  course  of  study.  He  has  one  more  year  at  the 
University  to  complete  his  medical  course  and  make  him  eligible  to  a  diploma. 
In  1902  his  father,  taking  a  trip  abroad,  Joseph  Rauer,  Jr.,  assumed  full  charge 
of  his  father's  business.  The  elder  Rauer  returned  from  Europe  in  October  and 
in  November  of  1902  Joseph  Rauer  was  elected  vice  president  and  shortlv  after- 
ward president  of  the  South  Side  Furniture  Company,  the  Rauer  Liquor  Com- 


700  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

pany  and  also  vice  president  of  the  Chanute  Realty  Company  and  the  Chanute 
Zinc  Company,  at  Chanute.  Kansas.  In  addition  to  the  above  commercial  enter- 
prises Mr.  Rauer  has  extensive  mining  interests  in  Joplin,  Missouri,  and  owns  a 
smelter  at  Chanute,  Kansas.  Mr.  Rauer,  following  in  the  footsteps  of  his 
father,  gives  his  political  support  to  the  democratic  party.  He  does  not  take  active 
interest  in  politics  beyond  using  his  vote  and  influence  toward  the  success 
of  the  party.  He  is  not  a  member  of  any  clubs  or  social  organizations,  as  his 
business  requires  his  undivided  attention.  His  religious  convictions  are  on  the 
side  of  Catholicism. 


DR.  GUSTAV  W.  SIEVING. 

Whether  or  not,  as  many  aver,  the  practice  of  medicine  is  to  be  ranked  as 
topmost  among  life's  vocations,  it  is  certainly  undoubtedly  true  that  from  point 
of  view  of  actual  benefit  and  absolute  necessity  we  could  not  do  without  the  medi- 
cal practitioner,  and  that  above  all  his  services  are  eagerly  sought  and  are  of  a 
nature  to  make  them  of  the  greatest  utility  to  mankind.  The  follower  of  this 
profession  must  be  a  man  peculiarly  adapted  to  the  work,  possessed  of  refined, 
cultured  and  studious  habits,  and  above  all  he  must  be  largely  endowed  with 
love  and  sympathy  and  ever  moved  with  the  noble  purpose  to  do  all  in  his  power 
to  enable  his  fellowmen  to  maintain  health  and  strength  whereby  they  may  per- 
form life's  duties  and  live  in  the  enjoyment  of  its  comforts.  The  necessary 
qualifications  of  the  successful  practitioner  are  possessed  by  Gustav  W.  Sieving, 
who  has  devoted  his  life  and  talents  to  the  practice  of  medicine.  He  was  born 
here  January  24,  1872,  son  of  C.  H.  and  Anna  (Brockschmidt)  Sieving,  his 
parents  being  of  German  origin  and  his  father  a  retired  pioneer  flour  merchant 
of  this  city. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afi^orded  Dr.  Sieving  his  preliminary  educa- 
tion, after  receiving  which  he  pursued  his  studies  in  the  Lutheran  high  school, 
and  upon  graduating  from  this  institution  pursued  a  two  years'  course  in  the 
St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy,  from  which  he  was  graduated,  and  then  attended 
Marion-Sims-Beaumont  Medical  College,  where  he  remained  for  a  period  of 
three  years  and  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1898.  It  is  worthy  of  mention  in 
the  case  of  Dr.  Sieving  that  it  was  through  his  own  exertions  that  he  earned  the 
means  by  which  to  pursue  his  medical  studies.  After  leaving  high  school  he  se- 
cured a  position  in  a  printing  establishment  in  which  he  worked  one  year,  there- 
by earning  enough  money  to  defray  his  living  expenses  and  tuition  at  the  school 
of  pharmacy.  After  having  graduated  in  pharmacy  he  was  employed  for  two 
years  as  a  drug  clerk,  and  with  the  proceeds  of  his  hire  he  prosecuted  a  course 
of  study  in  the  Marion-Sims-Beaumont  Medical  College  as  above  stated.  Imme- 
diately upon  graduating  from  this  institution  he  estabhshed  himself  in  the  active 
practice  of  medicine,  in  which  he  continued  for  a  period  of  one  year  when,  in 
1899,  he  gave  up  the  practice  of  medicine  and  opened  a  drug  store,  which  enter- 
prise he  conducted  until  the  year  1905,  when  he  again  resumed  his  profession 
and  has  since  been  engaged  in  a  large  and  lucrative  practice. 

The  doctor  is  a  republican  in  politics,  and  while  he  makes  it  a  point  to  be 
conversant  on  the  paramount  issues  of  the  dav,  he  has  no  desire  to  actively  enter 
the  political  ring  and  although  he  has  been  offered  honors  in  this  direction  he  has 
repeatedly  refused.  He  rests  contented  with  using  his  vote  and  influence  toward 
securing  the  election  of  the  candidates  of  his  party  to  the  offices  they  seek.  He 
belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  and  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Asso- 
ciation. His  religious  convictions  become  apparent  upon  mention  that  he  is  a 
member  of  Holy  Cross  Lutheran  church.  The  doctor  is  very  fond  of  outdoor 
sports  and  is  particularly  interested  in  trap  shooting,  at  which  he  is  quite  an 
expert.     He  is  an  active  member  of  the  Game  Club.     Dr.  Sieving  is  a  man  of 


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702  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

exceptional  intellectual  capacities,  and  continues  to  be  a  deep  student  along  the 
lines  of  his  profession,  and  endeavors  to  attain  to  the  utmost  proficiency  as  a 
medical  practitioner.  During  the  few  years  he  has  been  a  member  of  the  medi- 
cal fraternity  he  has  become  one  of  the  most  popular  young  physicians  in  the  city. 


MISS  IDA  BISCH. 


Among  the  young  women  who  are  making  their  mark  in  the  professional  hfe 
of  the  city  none  is  deserving  of  greater  commendation  than  Miss  Ida  Bisch,  who 
occupies  the  responsible  position  of  superintendent  of  the  Martha  Parsons  Hos- 
pital. She  was  born  in  St.  Genevieve,  Missouri,  daughter  of  Charles  and  Estella 
(Ricketts)  Bisch,  her  father,  who  departed  this  life  in  1874,  having  been  a  well- 
known  merchant.  He  left  a  widow,  who  resides  in  this  city,  and  three  children : 
Ida,  our  subject ;  E.  W.,  manager  of  the  Missouri  Tent  &  Awning  Company,  of 
Dallas,  Texas ;  and  R.  E.,  who  is  engaged  in  a  general  merchandise  enterprise. 
Miss  Bisch's  family  were  of  English  origin,  it  being  recorded  that  her  maternal 
great-grandparents  emigrated  from  England  on  the  Chesapeake,  and  through 
intermarriage  were  connected  with  the  American  Bonaparte  family,  her  mother 
being  a  cousin  of  Charles  Bonaparte. 

In  the  public  schools  Miss  Bisch  received  her  preliminary  education  and 
subsequently  completed  a  course  of  study  at  St.  Joseph's  Convent.  Being  of  an 
intellectual  and  studious  turn  of  mind,  she  was  bright  in  her  studies,  susceptible 
to  learning  and  readily  acquired  knowledge.  She  took  up  institutional  work,  de- 
ciding to  make  that  her  life  work,  at  which  she  evidenced  extraordinary  effi- 
ciency. Her  services  in  this  calling  were  so  useful  and  valuable  that  in  1900  she 
was  appointed  superintendent  of  the  St.  Louis  Children's  Hospital  which  she 
held  until  1907,  during  her  incumbency  having  continually  under  her  care  about 
one  hundred  patients.  In  June  of  that  year  she  was  appointed  to  her  present 
position  as  superintendent  of  the  Martha  Parsons  Hospital,  where  she  has 
since  been  serving  with  extraordinary  ability  and  merit  and  in  such  a  way  as 
to  greatly  enhance  the  reputation  and  usefulness  of  the  institution.  In  addition 
to  her  routine  work  Miss  Bisch  finds  time  to  devote  to  the  study  of  literature  and 
music,  being  exceptionally  fond  of  both  arts.  She  has  a  natural  aptitude  for  the 
mastering  of  languages  and  spends  a  great  deal  of  time  in  the  study  of  the  modern 
tongues.  Miss  Bisch  is  a  woman  of  broad  intellectual  capacities  and  comprehensive 
knowledge,  one  whose  ambition  and  enterprise  have  assisted  her  in  attaining  her 
present  position  of  prominence  and  usefulness.  She  is  a  woman  of  genial  disposi- 
tion, kind  and  sympathetic  nature,  and  a  lovable  character  which  eminently  fit  her 
to  care  for  children,  and  endear  her  to  all  with  whom  she  comes  in  contact 


CASPER  H.  FISCHER. 

No  citizen  in  the  community  deserves  greater  commendation  for  his  honor- 
able and  successful  business  career  than  Casper  H.  Fischer,  who  for  the  past 
forty-two  years  has  been  connected  with  the  German  Savings  Institution  and  for 
thirty-five  vears  of  that  time  officiated  in  the  responsible  position  of  teller.  He 
has  riow  assumed  the  duties  of  assistant  cashier  of  that  institution,  one  of  the 
most  influential  and  best  known  banking  houses  in  the  city.  It  is  needless  to  say 
that  the  office  in  which  Mr.  Fischer  serves  is  among  the  most  important  positions 
of  trust  which  can  be  ofifered  in  the  commercial  world.  To  this  position  he 
gradually  ascended  from  that  of  a  clerk  in  a  small  drv  goods  concern,  where  he 
was  employed  when  a  lad  of  sixteen  years  of  age.  But  while  serving  in  this  nar- 
row sphere  of  activity  those  qualities,  although  apparently  unknown  to  consci- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  703 

entiou?ness,  were  present  in  embryo  and  were  later  destined  to  mature  and  make 
the  man  capable  of  excelling  in  the  larger  financial  sphere.  Firm  resolution  to  attain 
an  end  in  life,  diligent  application  in  pursuit  of  that  end  and  faithfulness  to  trust 
are  qualities  essential  to  assure  prosperity  in  all  life's  vocations.  These  elements 
of  character,  particularly  indigenous  to  the  sturdy  sons  of  Germany,  were  pos- 
sessed by  Mr.  Fischer.  By  the  constant  exhibition  of  honesty,  sobriety  and  fidel- 
ity to  trust  Mr.  Fischer  has  risen  from  the  humble  situation  of  a  boy  salesman, 
handling  a  few  dollars  over  the  counter  of  a  small  dry  goods  store  to  his  present 
position  of  assistant  cashier  in  one  of  the  largest  banking  institutions  in  the 
country,  in  which  he  is  entrusted  with  many  thousands  of  dollars. 

Mr.  Fischer  was  born  in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  July  23,  1847,  the  son  of 
Philip  and  Maria  Fischer.  His  father,  who  was  an  expert  coppersmith  in  St. 
Charles,  passed  away  when  his  little  son  Casper  was  but  one  year  of  age,  where- 
upon his  mother  moved  to  St.  Louis.  Here,  when  her  son  had  reached  the  re- 
quired age,  she  sent  him  to  the  public  school,  where  he  remained  until  fourteen 
years  of  age.  On  completing  his  studies  in  the  public  school  in  1861  he  visited 
Germany,  returning  to  St.  Louis  in  1863,  after  a  sojourn  of  two  years.  It  was 
at  this  period  in  his  life,  when  sixteen  years  of  age,  that  he  took  his  first  step  in 
the  business  world  as  a  salesman  with  the  firm  of  William  Kayser.  dry  goods 
merchants.  He  had  been  with  this  concern  but  a  short  time  when  he  accepted 
the  position  of  bookkeeper  for  George  Simpkins.  a  wholesale  liquor  merchant. 
After  his  return  from  Germany  he  attended  night  school  regularly  for  the  pur- 
pose of  perfecting  himself  in  business  branches  and,  when  in  1867  he  succeeded  to 
a  clerkship  in  the  German  Savings  Institution,  he  was  fully  competent  to  perform 
his  duties.  Accurate  in  his  transactions,  faithful  in  the  performance  of  the  duties 
assigned  him  and  with  a  thorough  knowledge  of  the  banking  business  he  gradu- 
ally grew  in  the  confidence  of  the  directors  of  the  institution  until  he  was  pro- 
moted to  the  important  position  of  teller  and  finally  to  that  of  assistant  cashier. 
In  1873  Mr.  Fischer  wedded  Miss  Elizabeth  Mayer,  a  native  of  Marine,  Illinois, 
whose  father  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  war.  Thev  live  in  a  residence  at  No. 
3S52  Flora  boulevard.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  of  the  Bank 
Clerks'  Association,  in  both  of  which  organizations  he  takes  an  active  interest. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Lutheran  church  and  in  politics  is  a  republican. 


DR.  H.  S.  FRAZER. 


There  is  no  profession  to  which  a  man  can  devote  his  time  and  talents  with 
more  benefit  to  humanity,  and  which  requires  greater  intelligence  and  good  judg- 
ment, than  that  of  the  practice  of  medicine.  The  physician's  work  is  delicate 
and  particular  and  requires  an  educated  precision  to  guard  him  against  mistakes 
and  enable  him  to  make  his  orofessional  services  what  they  should  be.  XMiile 
the  profession  requires  profound  intellectuality  and  learning,  a  man  of  studious 
habits  who  exercises  a  measure  of  pride  in  keeping  abreast  of  the  times,  yet  it 
also  needs  those  higher  qualities  of  character — love,  sympathy  and  kindness,  which 
are  often  as  efficacious  in  driving  awav  sickness  and  reaching  the  heart  of  the 
patient  as  are  the  medicines  which  he  administers.  H.  S.  Frazer,  who  has  devoted 
his  life  to  the  practice  of  medicine,  is  a  man  who  possesses  all  the  requisites 
for  the  making  of  a  successful  and  prosperous  physician,  and  thus  far  in  his  prac- 
tice has  become  very  popular,  having  acquired  an  extensive  patronage. 

Dr.  Frazer  was  iDorn  in  Washington,  jNIissouri,  September  13.  1877,  son  of 
Charles  R.  and  Isabella  M.  (Young)  Frazer,  his  father  having  been  affiliated  with 
"^he  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company  for  the  past  forty-five  years  in  the  ca- 
pacity of  engine  inspector.  Dr.  Frazer  has  two  sisters,  Nona  and  Edith,  who  are 
very  prominent  in  musical  circles  and  have  a  widespread  reputation  as  vocalists. 
Elizah  Scott,  grandfather  of  the  Doctor,  for  many  years  practiced  medicine  in  this 


704  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

city  and  his  useful  services  and  his  excellent  character  will  long  be  remembered 
by' those  who  knew  him.  During  the  cholera  epidemic  here  he  was  in  partnership 
with  Dr.  Hodgen  and  rendered  invaluable  service  to  the  city  in  helping  to  abate 
that  dread  disease.  At  one  time  he  was  a  professor  in  the  old  McDowell  College 
and  filled  his  chair  with  exceptional  merit.  As  a  medical  practitioner  he  had  an 
extensive  patronage  throughout  the  state,  and  was  considered  one  of  the  leading 
physicians.     He  departed  this  life  in  the  year  1883. 

Dr.  Frazer  received  his  preliminary  education  at  the  public  schools  of  this 
city,  after  which  he  completed  a  course  at  the  high  school  and  later  pursued  a 
medical  course  at  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Physicians  &  Surgeons,  from  which 
institution  he  was  graduated  in  1898.  During  that  year  he  was  appointed  to  the 
LTnited  States  ]\Iarine  Hospital,  where  he  remained  until  the  year  1900.  when  he 
accepted  a  position  in  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Hospital,  and  while  serving 
in  this  institution  established  quite  a  large  patronage  in  the  suburbs.  In  1906 
he  removed  to  his  present  location  at  mi  Chouteau  avenue,  where  he  is  now 
actively  following  his  profession.  The  doctor  is  a  profound  student  and  is  a 
member  of  the  facultv  of  the  St.  Louis  Physicians  &  Surgeons  College,  in  which  he 
is  a  professor  of  anatomv  and  director  of  the  anatomical  laboratory.  In  addition 
to  being  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  he  also  belongs  to  the  Missouri 
Medical  Association.  Among  the  fraternal  organizations  with  which  he  is  affili- 
ated are  the  Royal  Arcanum,  of  which  he  is  medical  examiner ;  the  National 
Union ;  the  Masonic  order,  and  the  Phi  Ki  Greek  Letter  Medical  Fraternity.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  West  End  Chess  Club,  of  which  he  is  secretary  and  treas- 
urer. He  is  exceptionally  fond  of  this  game,  devoting  much  of  his  spare  time 
thereto,  and  also  finds  recreation  in  music,  to  which  he  has  given  a  great  deal 
of  study.  In  politics  Dr.  Frazer  gives  his  support  to  the  democratic  party.  He  is 
a  man  of  culture  and  refinement  and  aside  from  bearing  the  reputation  of  a  skilled 
physician,  he  is  popular  in  social  circles,  surrounded  by  a  host  of  warm  friends. 


JAMES  PARRISH  DAWSON. 

James  Parrisli  Dawson,  engaged  in  the  practice  of  law,  was  born  in  Midway, 
Woodford  county,  Kentucky,  July  17,  1851.  His  father,  John  D.  Dawson,  was  a 
native  of  \'irginia  and  in  his  childhood  days  went  to  Kentucky.  His  parents  died 
when  he  was  quite  young  and  he  was  reared  by  his  grandmother,  who  was  one 
of  the  earliest  emigrants  to  the  Blue  Grass  state.  One  of  his  uncles  was  with  the 
famous  Kentucky  regiment  at  the  battle  of  New  Orleans  in  the  war  of  1812. 
Reared  in  Kentucky,  he  supplemented  his  early  education  by  becoming  one  of  the 
early  students  at  Transylvania  University,  at  Lexington,  which  was  the  first 
college  established  west  of  the  Alleghanies.  Fie  became  a  teacher  and  a  preacher 
of  the  Christian  church  and  was  one  of  those  who  were  closely  associated  with 
Alexander  Campbell  in  founding  the  Christian  church  and  restoring  religion  to 
the  primitive  form  as  practiced  by  the  apostles.  He  died  at  a  ripe  old  age  and 
closed  a  life  of  great  usefulness,  for  he  had  devoted  his  time  and  attention 
to  the  moral  development  of  the  race.  His  wife  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Mary  Jane  Bell  and  was  a  native  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,  but  in  her  in- 
fancy was  taken  bv  her  parents  to  Lexington,  Kentucky,  making  the  journey 
from  Nashville  to  Lexington  in  an  ox-wagon.  She  also  is  dead.  Her  brother. 
Dr.  Theodore  S.  Bell,  of  Louisville,  was  very  well  known.  He  was  an  intimate 
friend  of  George  D.  Prentice,  the  famous  editor  of  the  Louisville  Courier-Journal, 
and  delivered  the  address  at  the  unveiling  of  the  monument  erected  in  honor  of 
Prentice  over  the  entrance  to  the  Courier-Journal  building  at  Louisville.  At  the 
lime  of  the  Civil  war,  when  Kentucky  wavered  in  the  balance  and  it  seemed  doubt- 
ful whether  it  would  go  with  the  seceding  states  or  remain  as  a  part  of  the  Union, 
Dr.  Bell,  who  was  a  stanch  L^nionist,  put  forth  every  effort  to  keep  the  state  in 


JAMES.    P.    DAWSON 


45— VOL.    III. 


706  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  ranks  of  those  that  upheld  the  stars  and  stripes  and  was  largely  instrumental 
in  accomplishing  that  result.  Subsequently  he  was  prominently  connected  with 
the  Western  Sanitary  Commission.  President  Lincoln,  in  token  of  his  apprecia- 
tion of  his  services  to  the  LTnion,  presented  him  with  an  army  musket  in  the 
stock  of  which  a  silver  plate  was  inserted  bearing  the  inscription :  "To  Dr.  Theo- 
dore S.  Bell  in  token  of  his  unswerving  loyalty." 

James  P.  Dawson  was  the  youngest  of  a  family  of  five  children,  of  whom 
only  himself  and  one  sister,  Mrs.  Ella  M.  Carson,  of  Chicago,  Illinois,  survive. 
His  boyhood  days  were  passed  in  this  state,  his  parents  removing  from  Kentucky 
to  Columbia,  Missouri,  in  1858,  the  father  being  there  connected  with  the  Chris- 
tian Female  College.  In  1861,  however,  his  father  removed  to  Louisiana,  Mis- 
souri, where  he  resided  until  his  death,  and  it  was  there  that  James  P.  Dawson 
pursued  his  education  in  public  and  private  schools  of  Louisiana  and  taught  in 
country  schools  near  that  place  until  1874,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered 
the  law  school  of  Washington  University,  being  graduated  therefrom  in  1876, 
with  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree.  In  the  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar 
and  began  practice  alone  in  this  city.  During  the  time  he  was  at  the  law  school 
and  for  some  time  after  his  graduation  he  supported  himself  by  carrying  a  morn- 
ing newspaper  route,  first  on  the  St.  Louis  Globe  and  then  on  the  Globe-Democrat 
after  the  merger  of  the  Globe  with  the  old  St.  Louis  Democrat.  In  1892  he 
entered  into  partnership  with  William  E.  Garvin  and  the  firm  of  Dawson  & 
Garvin  still  exists,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the  strong  law  combinations  before 
the  St.  Louis  bar.  Mr.  Dawson  has  confined  his  attention  exclusively  to  civil 
practice  and  is  thoroughly  informed  concerning  that  branch  of  jurisprudence. 
He  has  been  interested  in  financial  and  commercial  enterprises  of  St.  Louis  as  a 
stockholder  and  director  and  owns  real  estate  in  the  city  and  county. 

On  the  3d  of  September,  1881,  Mr.  Dawson  was  married  to  Miss  Dell  Mead, 
of  St.  Louis.  Her  father,  then  deceased,  had  been  an  officer  in  the  navy.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Dawson  became  the  parents  of  a  son  and  daughter,  James  C.  and 
Frances.  The  latter  is  now  a  senior  in  Washington  University.  The  son,  who  is 
a  manufacturer,  being  one  of  the  officers  of  the  Sieber  &  Trussell  Manufacturing 
Company,  of  St.  Louis,  married  Elma,  daughter  of  Professor  Francis  E.  Nipher, 
of  Washington  University,  and  they  have  two  sons,  James  III.  and  Francis 
Nipher,  aged,  respectively,  three  and  one-half  years  and  eighteen  months. 

Mr.  Dawson  is  a  member  of  the  Algonquin  Club,  which  he  aided  in  organiz- 
mg  and  with  which  he  has  since  been  connected ;  he  is  also  a  member  of  the 
Mercantile  Club.  He  possesses  a  genial  manner  and  unfailing  good  nature.  His 
friends  are  numbered  among  the  young  and  old,  rich  and  poor,  and  wherever  he 
is  known  he  is  held  in  high  esteem  for  his  professional  achievements  and  his 
personal  worth.  Mr.  Dawson  is  a  most  ardent  lover  of  trees  and  flowers  and 
has  lived  for  many  years  at  Webster  Groves,  where  he  has  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  country  places  near  St.  Louis. 


J.  J.  RUSSLER,  M.D. 

A  noble  purpose,  inspired  in  part  by  selfish  motives  but  chiefly  by  the  solici- 
tation to  serve  the  needs  of  humanity,  adds  meaning  to  life  and,  relieving  it  of 
the  monotony  incident  to  indifference  and  disinterestedness,  enables  one  to  attain 
the  full  measure  of  usefulness  and  feel  that  his  existence  in  the  world  has  a 
greater  significance  than  that  of  mere  creatorship.  Such  a  purpose  may  be  accom- 
plished in  all  walks  of  life,  the  commercial,  industrial  and  professional  worlds 
alike  ofifering  ample  opportunity  both  for  self  benefit  and  for  the  uplifting  of 
humanity.  Those  engaged  in  business  life  by  observing  the  moral  requirements 
of  honesty  and  justice  and  by  exercising  their  abilities  may  succeed  in  accumulat- 
ing means,  which  they  may  devote  to  charitable  and  philanthropic  uses  thereby 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  707 

becoming  benefactors  of  mankind,  but  if  one  class  of  men  should  be  extolled 
above  another  as  regards  their  immediate  and  continual  call  for  benefactions  it 
will  doubtless  be  agreed  that  the  honor  falls  to  the  physician.  He  is  one  who 
is  dominated  neither  by  the  desire  for  wealth  nor  social  distinction,  but  rather 
his  entire  life  is  spent  in  an  unwearied  effort  to  relieve  the  suffering  and  to  restore 
to  his  fellowmen  that  measure  of  health  and  vigor  which  will  enable  him  to  suc- 
cessfullv  continue  life's  duties. 

Among  the  efificient  young  men  of  the  city  who  have  devoted  their  time  and 
talents  to  the  medical  profession  is  Dr.  J.  J.  Russler,  of  No.  2620  South  Jefferson 
avenue,  who  was  born  in  Osage  City,  Cole  county,  Missouri,  June  11,  1875,  son 
of  John  and  Barbara  Russler.  The  public  schools  afforded  him  his  early  educa- 
tion and,  after  having  finished  a  course  at  Clarksburg  College,  he  spent  one  year 
in  Missouri  State  University.  Subsequently  he  pursued  a  course  of  study  for 
one  year  at  Beaumont  Medical  College  and  finished  his  medical  education  at 
Marion-Sims-Beaumont  College,  where  he  spent  two  years  and  was  graduated  in 
the  class  of  1903.  Immediately  upon  his  graduation  he  served  one  year  as  interne 
at  St.  Mary's  Infirmary,  after  which  he  opened  up  an  office  at  Xo.  3301  Easton 
avenue,  and  after  one  year  he  removed  to  2620  South  Jefferson  avenue,  where 
he  is  at  present  actively  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession.  Dr.  Russler 
makes  a  specialty  of  surgery  and  is  assistant  physician  in  that  branch  of  the 
science  in  the  medical  department  of  St.  Louis  University,  serving  at  St.  John's 
clinic  under  Dr.  J.  Y.  Brown. 

On  June  7,  1905,  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Josie  M.  Wallenbrook,  of 
St.  Louis.  Among  the  fraternal  organizations  with  which  he  is  affiliated  are  the 
Modern  Woodmen,  Maccabees,  Royal  Neighbors  and  Protestant  Home  Circle  of 
the  World.  He  also  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  and  American  ]\Iedical  Associa- 
tions. Dr.  Russler  is  a  member  of  the  German  Lutheran  church  and  in  politics 
gives  his  allegiance  to  the  republican  party.  As  a  student  of  medicine,  in  the 
various  branches  of  which  he  is  always  conducting  investigations,  he  is  held  in 
high  standing  as  a  member  of  his  profession  and  has  thus  far,  by  his  skill  as  a 
surgeon  and  his  knowledge  of  materia  medica,  gained  an  enviable  reputation  as  a 
successful  practitioner. 


HENRY  G.  ]\IARANDON. 

Henry  G.  Marandon,  who  for  the  past  three  years  has  been  officiating  in  the 
responsible  position  of  equalization  clerk  for  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company, 
at  Ninth  and  Spruce  streets,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  September  10,  18S7,  a  son  of 
Hippolite  and  Mary  Marandon.  His  father  is  a  native  of  France,  his  birth  having 
occurred  in  Versailles  in  1848.  There  he  received  a  fair  education  in  the  common 
schools  and  after  its  completion  worked  at  various  occupations  until  the  year 
1873.  .\t  that  time,  being  desirous  of  participating  in  the  advantages  offered  by 
the  new  world  to  young  men  launching  out  in  life,  he  set  sail  for  the  United 
States  and  landed  in  New  York  city.  He  did  not  remain  there  long  until  he 
repaired  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  secured  employment  as  a  journeyman  plasterer. 
Presently  he  gave  up  this  work  and  went  into  the  laundry  business,  at  which  he 
was  gratifyingly  successful,  and,  having  accumulated  sufficient  means  to  enable 
him  to  spend  his  remaining  days  in  leisure,  he  retired  from  active  commercial  life 
in  1901  and  now,  together  with  his  wife,  is  enjoying  a  hard  earned  rest  and  at 
the  same  time  occasionally  makes  an  investment  in  real  estate. 

Henry  G.  Marandon,  when  he  had  attained  the  required  age.  was  enrolled 
as  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools,  where  he  passed  through  the  successive  grades. 
This  completing  his  education,  he  started  out  in  the  commercial  world  for  him- 
self and  immediately  entered  the  employ  of  the  Simmons  Hardware  Company, 
serving  in  the  capacity  of  office  boy.     He  was  ever  attentive  to  duty,  evidencing 


708  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

himself  to  be  possessed  of  an  aggressive  spirit  and  always  showing  a  deep  in- 
terest in  the  welfare  of  the  firm  and  soon  won  advancement  to  the  position  of 
bill  clerk  and  from  that  to  other  stations  of  trust,  until  finally  he  was  made 
equalization  clerk,  in  which  capacity  he  is  now  serving.  Mr.  Marandon  has 
made  himself  familiar  with  every  phase  of  the  business  and  is  one  of  the  most 
useful  and  efficient  men  in  the  employ  of  the  company.  He  belongs  to  the 
Legion  of  Honor  and  is  a  member  of  the  Newson  Club.  In  politics  he  gives 
his  allegiance  to  the  republican  party  and  in  religious  faith  is  a  Catholic.  Mr. 
Marandon  resides  at  Xo.  3723  Evans  avenue  with  his  parents. 


P.  TAYLOR  BRYAN. 


P.  Taylor  Bryan,  lawyer  at  St.  Louis,  is  engaged  in  general  civil  practice, 
devoting  his  attention  principally  to  corporation  law,  in  v.'hich  connection  he 
represents  many  large  and  important  interests.  Born  in  St.  Louis  October  30, 
1861,  he  is  a  son  of  Francis  T.  and  Edmonia  (Taylor)  Bryan,  of  whom  mention 
is  made  in  connection  with  William  C.  Bryan  on  another  page  of  this  book.  He 
supplemented  his  public  school  education  by  an  academic  course  in  the  prepara- 
tory department  of  Washington  University  and  afterward  matriculated  in  Prince- 
ton University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree 
in  1882.  He  was  active  in  athletics  at  Princeton,  was  a  member  of  the  football 
team  and  served  as  its  captain  in  his  senior  year.  He  was  also  president  of  the 
Athletic  Association  in  his  senior  year  and  was  an  enthusiast  concerning  all  of 
the  athletic  associations  of  the  college.  He  prepared  for  a  professional  career  in 
the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of 
Law  degree  in  1884.  The  same  year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  for  twelve 
3ears  he  engaged  in  general  practice  alone  in  this  city,  after  which  he  became 
senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Bryan,  Richards  &  Rozier,  while  since  1900  he  has 
practiced  as  senior  partner  in  the  firm  of  Bryan  &  Christie.  He  has  given  his 
attention  to  general  civil  practice,  specializing,  however,  in  the  department  of 
corporation  law  and  representing  many  large  interests.  He  has  been  counsel 
for  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company  since  its  organization  in  1901.  The 
firm  of  Bryan  &  Christie  has  been  counsel  for  the  Business  Men's  League  for 
many  years  and  is  also  local  counsel  for  the  Louisville  &  Nashville  Railroad 
Company.  Mr.  Byran  was  instructor  in  "torts  and  negligence"  in  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School,  from  1888  until  1902.  He  has  proved  an  able  educator  in  legal 
lines,  imparting  clearly  and  readily  to  others  the  knowledge  which  he  has  acquired, 
while  his  exposition  of  the  law  is  always  clear  and  sound,  his  deductions  logical 
and  his  application  of  legal  principles  correct  and  accurate.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  for  twenty  years  and  also  belongs  to 
the  Missouri  State  Bar  Association  and  to  the  American  Bar  Association  and 
has  for  many  years  been  a  master  in  chancery  of  the  United  States  Court.  He 
is  interested  to  some  extent  in  St.  Louis  real  estate,  his  property  including  his 
own  home  at  No.  4346  McPherson  avenue,  which  he  erected  in  1896. 

On  the  26th  of  June,  1889,  Mr.  Bryan  was  married  in  Montgomery  City, 
Missouri,  to  Miss  Katherine  H.  Clark,  a  daughter  of  Henry  Clark,  of  Mont- 
gomery county.  Their  children  are  P.  Taylor,  Henry  C,  George  F.,  Francis  T., 
and  Edmonia  T. ;  Taylor,  the  eldest,  is  nineteen  years  of  age. 

While  Mr.  Byran  has  usually  voted  with  the  democratic  party  he  is  inclined 
to  be  independent  in  politics,  endorsing  the  movement  which  is  current  among 
many  farsighted  business  men,  who  recognize  the  fact  that  the  best  interests  of 
the  country  are  not  being  conserved  by  machine  rule  and  who  are  therefore 
casting  aside  party  ties,  in  an  effort  to  secure  in  office  those  candidates  whom 


p.  TAYLOR  BRYAN 


710  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

they  believe  will  prove  most  efficient  and  faithful.  He  is  a  communicant  of  the 
Episcopal  church  and  his  social  nature  is  indicated  in  his  membership  in  the 
Missouri  Athletic,  St.  Louis  and  Mercantile  Clubs.  While  prompted  by  a  laud- 
able ambition  to  attain  the  utmost  success  possible  in  his  professional  career  he 
is  in  his  nature  a  refined,  courteous  gentleman,  free  from  ostentation  and  dis- 
play, his  genuine  worth  constituting  the  basis  of  the  respect  which  is  uniformly 
given  him. 

THOMAS    WILLIAM    ROSS,    D.  D.  S. 

Among  the  younger  members  of  the  dental  fraternity  in  St.  Louis  who  are 
thoroughly  conversant  with  modern  methods  and  by  experience  are  constantly 
adding  to  their  skill  and  efficiency  is  numbered  Dr.  Thomas  William  Ross,  who 
was  born  in  this  city  July  20,  1880,  a  son  of  Samuel  Martin  and  Elisa  M.  Ross. 
His  paternal  grandfather  is  a  Pennsylvania  Scotchman.  Samuel  Martin  Ross  is 
one  of  the  oldest  contractors  in  the  city,  arriving  here  in  the  early  '40s,  and  in  the 
interim  erecting  many  of  the  oldest  residences,  business  buildings  and  churches 
of  the  city.    He  was  also  the  builder  of  the  First  Bank  of  Commerce  building. 

Passing  through  consecutive  grades  in  the  St.  Louis  public  schools.  Dr.  Ross 
eventually  became  a  high  school  student,  and  afterward  attended  Washington 
L^niversity  for  a  year  in  further  pursuance  of  a  literary  course.  He  then  entered 
the  St.  Louis  Dental  College,  where  he  remained  two  years,  and  subsequently 
attended  Barnes  College,  of  which  Dr.  Burton  Lee  Thorpe  was  dean.  He  was 
graduated  in  1905  and  immediately  began  practice  in  this  city,  opening  an  office 
at  No.  2801  Gamble  street.  He  subsequently  removed  to  the  Euclid  building, 
and  thence  to  his  present  address  at  No.  1006- A  North  Kingshighway.  He  has 
a  well  appointed  office  here,  supplied  v^'ith  the  modern  appliances  used  in  the 
practice  of  dentistry,  and  his  knowledge  is  evidenced  in  the  good  work  which 
he  is  doing. 

On  the  28th  of  Tune,  1906,  Dr.  Ross  was  married  at  Warrensburg,  Missouri, 
to  Miss  Lilias  May  Boyles,  a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  C.  A.  Boyles.  Her  father 
was  county  clerk  there,  filling  office  for  three  terms.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Ross  have  two 
children,  Dorothy  May,  now  in  her  second  year,  and  Eleanor  Frances,  in  her 
first  year.  The  Doctor  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Dental  Society  and  gives  his 
political  support  to  the  republican  party,  although  he  does  not  feel  himself  bound 
by  party  ties,  and  is  somewhat  independent  in  his  balloting.  He  holds  mem- 
bership in  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  his  love  of  music,  which  is  one  of  his 
salient  characteristics,  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  is  a  barytone  singer  in  the 
church  choir,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Apollo  Club  and  of  the  Choral  Art  Society. 


CHARLES  POND  CAPEN. 

The  career  of  one  who  has  been  accorded  the  superior  advantages  of  the 
higher  educational  institutions  is  obviously  favored  with  special  and  splendid 
opportunities.  At  the  onset  it  affords  him  an  independence  which  in  itself  is 
of  an  inspirational  nature  and  gives  him  confidence  to  reach  higher  and  attempt 
to  accomplish  greater  things  than  his  brother,  who  has  been  denied  those  advan- 
tages. Then  too,  it  facilitates  his  access  to  a  higher  social  plane,  where  he  comes 
in  contact  with  those  who  wield  the  bulk  of  influence  in  the  professional  and 
business  affairs  of  the  world.  Withal,  however,  the  university  with  its  learning 
is  one  thing  and  the  world  with  its  practical  experience  and  competition  is  quite 
another.  One  does  not  know  his  actual  worth  until  he  is  thrown  out  into  the 
latter  where  goes  on  the  conflict  for  the  survival  of  the  fittest.  The  world  calls 
for  real  value.     It  accepts  the  same  as  bona  fide  from  one  who  can  produce  it. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  711 

While  the  highly  educated,  undoubtedly,  have  the  greater  advantage  in  the  com- 
mercial arena,  yet  they  must  begin  like  the  less  favored  in  a  small  way  and  work 
upward.  It  is  certainly  highly  commendable  in  one  who  has  been  afforded  the 
enviable  training  of  the  higher  educational  institutions  that  he  is  willing  to  com- 
mence on  the  lower  plane  of  life  and  take  his  chance  with  the  rest  in  working  his 
way  on  the  strength  of  personal  merit  to  responsible  positions. 

Charles  Pond  Capen,  after  graduating  from  Yale  University,  made  his  start 
in  the  business  world  in  the  shipping  room  of  the  Capen  Belting  and  Rubber 
Company ;  after  filling  the  various  positions  of  shipping  clerk,  traveling  salesman 
and  secretary,  he  finally  attained  his  present  one  of  president  and  manager. 

Mr.  Capen  was  born  in  St.  Louis  December  4,  1877,  the  son  of  Frances  I. 
Capen  and  the  late  George  D.  Capen,  who,  for  many  years,  was  most  prominent 
in  business  circles  and  was  the  first  president  and  the  organizer  of  the  Lindell 
Railway  Electric  System. 

Charles  Pond  Capen  first  attended  school  at  Smith  Academy  and  afterwards 
prepared  for  college  at  St.  Paul's  school.  Concord,  New  Hampshire,  and  gradu- 
ated from  Yale  University  in  the  class  of  1900. 

It  is  very  largely  due  to  his  efforts  that  the  Capen  Belting  and  Rubber 
Company  has  attained  its  present  high  position  in  its  line  of  trade ;  this  firm,  in 
addition  to  manufacturing  belting,  and  doing  a  very  extensive  local  business, 
acts  as  distributors  throughout  the  southwest  for  a  variety  of  products  of  several 
of  the  largest  eastern  manufacturers. 

Mr.  Capen,  who  was  married  in  1904  to  Miss  Clara  Stegall,  has  twin 
daughters ;  he  is  a  member  of  the  Blue  Lodge,  Chapter,  Commandery  and  Shrine 
of  the  Masonic  fraternity ;  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Yale  Alumni  association 
and  several  clubs.     He  is  independent  in  politics. 

Mr.  Capen  bears  the  reputation  of  being  very  progressive  in  his  business 
ideas  and  has  been  most  successful  in  promoting  and  introducing  new  lines  and 
methods  which  tend  to  increase  the  welfare  of  his  firm. 


CHRISTIAN  FRIELING. 

Christian  Frieling,  general  contractor,  residing  at  No.  3240  North  Twentieth 
street,  was  born  in  the  township  of  Insel,  province  of  Hanover,  Germany, 
November  18,  1859,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Annie  (Vaiea)  Frieling,  who  passed 
away  in  their  native  province.  They  had  the  following  children :  Henry,  in  Fintel, 
Germany ;  Gustina,  wife  of  Christian  Kousal,  of  the  fatherland ;  x\nnie,  deceased ; 
George,  who  is  engaged  in  farming,  in  Cooper  county.  ]\Iissouri ;  and  Christian. 

In  the  common  schools  of  his  native  land  Christian  Frieling  was  enrolled 
as  a  pupil  and,  after  having  completed  his  studies,  served  his  apprenticeship  at  the 
carpenter  trade,  at  which  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  in  the  fatherland  until  May 
16,  1881,  when  he  came  to  the  new  world  and  settled  in  St.  Louis.  Immediately 
upon  arriving  in  this  city  he  secured  work  at  hjs  trade  but  soon  found  that  his 
workmanship  was  in  great  measure  unsatisfactory  and  was  practically  compelled 
to  learn  it  over,  because  of  the  dift'erence  in  the  same  line  of  work  in  the  two 
countries.  For  a  period  of  five  years  he  was  employed  as  a  journeyman  carpenter, 
during  which  time  he  had  acquired  quite  an  experience  and  had  become  familiar 
with  every  phase  of  the  work.  He  then  engaged  in  business  for  himself,  starting 
out  as  a  general  contractor,  his  first  work  being  the  construction  of  residences. 
Later  he  secured  contracts  for  the  erection  of  a  number  of  large  buildings  and 
also  devoted  much  time  to  the  work  of  remodeling.  Since  commencing  business 
for  himself  he  has  been  eminently  successful  and  has  erected  important  buildings 
and  residences  in  various  portions  of  the  city,  making  a  specialty  of  fine  dwelling 
houses,  costing  anywhere  from  five  thousand  to  thirty  thousand  dollars. 


712 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


Among  the  buildings  he  has  erected  are  the  following:  A  large  brick  build- 
ing on  the  corner  of  Twentieth  and  Branch  streets,  several  structures  for  the 
Anderson  &  Wade  Realty  Company  on  Cote  Brilliante  avenue;  several  dwelling 
houses  and  flats  on  Franklin  and  Channing  avenues ;  a  business  structure  for 
Henry  Tea  on  High  street  near  Biddle ;  a  row  of  flats  for  ex-Congressman 
James  Butler,  on  Twenty-third  street  between  Chestnut  and  ^larket  streets ;  an 
elegant  residence  for  ]Mr.  Hyman  on  Dehnar  avenue ;  a  residence  on  the  corner 
of  Euclid  and  Maftitt  streets  for  the  Western  Reidemire ;  one  for  Loduky,  tailor, 
on  Cottage  avenue  near  ^larcus  street ;  a  number  of  three-story  flats  on  First  and 
Clinton  streets  for  Louis  Rosenbaum ;  a  carriage  factory  for  James  Butler  on 
Twenty-first  and  Virginia  streets,  and  a  building  on  Eighteenth  and  Market 
streets ;  a  twenty-eight  thousand  dollar  warehouse  on  Eighth  street  between  Wash 
and  Franklin  avenues  for  George  Lind :  an  addition  to  the  Louisville  &  Nashville 
Railroad  Company's  building  at  Xo.  1416  Broadway :  a  row  of  buildings  including 
flats  and  stores  on  Tenth  and  \\'arren  streets  for  H.  H.  Clark ;  a  number  of  build- 
ings including  flats  and  stores  on  Ninth  and  Carroll  streets  for  the  Feldman  Real 
Estate  Company  ;  and  in  addition  to  these  many  smaller  dwelling  houses  in  various 
portions  of  the  city ;  a  row  of  stores  on  the  northeast  corner  of  Page  and  Kings- 
highway  for  Domino  Signaigo ;  the  residences  of  Dr.  Amees,  A.  Stewart  and  H. 
Haumneller ;  and  a  three-story  flat  and  store  for  Solomon  Boehm.  One  piece  of 
work  of  which  Mr.  Frieling  is  especially  proud  is  the  elegant  porch  he  erected  for 
James  Butler.  Jr..  at  No.  3711  West  Pine  boulevard. 

yir.  Frieling  was  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis.  ]May  18.  1884,  with  Miss 
Clara  M.  Ziegler,  a  daughter  of  Frederick  and  Clara  ( Fricke)  Ziegler,  natives 
of  Germany,  who  emigrated  to  America  about  the  year  1855  and  reared  the  fol- 
lowing children :  Clara.  William,  Anna,  Henry,  Catherine  and  Adewant.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Frieling  are  the  parents  of  three  children :  Clara,  Anna  and  Frederick. 
Together  with  the  members  of  his  family  j\Ir.  Frieling  is  a  member  of  the  Bethle- 
hem Evangelical  Lutheran  church  in  which  he  is  an  active  worker  and  serves  in 
the  ofifice  of  deacon.  He  also  belongs  to  the  North  St.  Louis  Business  Men's 
Association,  the  Citizens  Association  and  the  North  St.  Louis  Improvement  Asso- 
ciation. When  he  came  to  this  country  ^Ir.  Frieling  had  but  a  dollar  and  forty- 
five  cents.  This  was  in  1881  and  since  that  time,  by  well  directed  industry  and 
practical  economy,  he  has  gradually  added  to  his  means  until  he  now  owns  the 
following  property:  Nos.  120  to  124  Ferry  street;  a  dwelling  on  Grove  street; 
eighty-eight  feet  on  Grand  avenue,  near  Sullivan  avenue ;  the  property  including 
Nos.  2153-21 55  Palm  street;  a  residence  at  No.  3240  North  Twentieth  street; 
a  double  flat  at  No.  3404  Washington  avenue;  a  number  of  stores  and  flats  on 
Channing  avenue;  a  building  at  No.  20  South  ^lain  street;  one  at  No.  1209 
Linton  street ;  a  stretch  of  ground  at  No.  3408  North  Twenty-second  street ;  and 
one  hundred  feet  of  ground  on  Glasgow  and  Florissant  avenues.  Mr.  Frieling  is 
one  of  the  most  enterprising  business  men  of  the  city  and  his  wonderful  success 
in  great  measure  is  due  to  his  straightforwardness  in  his  business  dealings,  his 
keen  judgment  and  his  untiring  energy. 


NED  WARREN. 


The  life  span  of  Ned  Warren  covered  fifty-seven  years  and  he  seemed  to 
have  fully  met  the  purposes  of  life  through  his  activity  and  enterprise  in  business 
and  his  interest  in  many  movements  which  were  of  value  to  the  community  and 
to  which  he  gave  loyal  support.  He  was  born  in  Ohio  and  the  days  of  his  boy- 
hood and  youth  were  passed  in  that  state,  where  he  acquired  his  education.  For 
thirty  years  prior  to  his  death  he  was  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  and  it  was  during 
this  period  that  his  fellow  citizens  here  came  to  know  him  w-ell  and  to  respect  and 
honor  him  for  what  he  accomplished  and  the  rules  which  governed  his  conduct 


NED    WARREN 


714  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  all  the  relations  of  life.  On  his  arrival  here  he  looked  about  for  opportunities 
which  he  believed  would  lead  to  prosperity  and  for  a  time  was  engaged  with 
the  Graham  Paper  Company.  Later  he  entered  the  commission  business  as  manu- 
facturers' agent  and  developed  and  conducted  an  extensive  and  profitable  business, 
remaining  alone  until  a  short  time  prior  to  his  demise,  when  Alfred  Kaymer 
became  associated  with  him.  He  was  very  prosperous,  carrying  forward  to  suc- 
cessful completion  whatever  he  undertook.  As  a  broker  he  became  well  known 
and  kept  in  constant  touch  with  the  trade  in  the  lines  which  he  handled.  He 
continually  sought  out  new  methods  to  improve  his  business  and  extend  its  scope 
and  the  sanction  of  his  sound  judgment  led  to  the  adoption  of  plans  which  were 
crowned  with  gratifying  success. 

Mr.  Warren  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  in  1886,  to  Miss  Coralyne  M.  Holton, 
a  daughter  of  Charles  A.  Holton,  who  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for  many 
years.  They  have  one  daughter,  Isabel  Edith.  At  his  death  Mr.  Warren  was 
survived  by  his  widow,  his  daughter,  four  sisters  and  two  brothers.  One  of  his 
sisters,  Mrs.  Fisher,  is  living  in  Macomb,  Illinois,  where  a  brother  also  resides,, 
and  one  sister,  Mrs.  Charles  A.  Perry,  is  a  resident  of  California. 

Mr.  Warren  belonged  to  the  Western  Commercial  Travelers'  Association 
and  also  to  the  Knights  of  Honor.  He  had  great  faith  in  St.  Louis  and  was 
always  interested  in  its  growth  and  cooperated  in  various  movements  for  the 
public  good  through  his  influence  and  the  substantial  support  which  he  gave  to 
such  movements.  He  never  sought  nor  desired  public  honors  nor  office,  however, 
preferring  outside  of  business  hours  to  spend  his  time  with  his  family,  to  whom 
he  was  most  devoted.  He  was  a  great  lover  of  home  and  there  found  his  greatest 
happiness.  He  died  September  14,  1905,  at  his  residence  at  3629  Lindell  boule- 
vard, the  old  L.  O.  Stannard  home,  and  a  life  of  usefulness  and  honorable  activity 
was  thus  ended.  In  all  the  years  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  his  course  was 
such  as  to  commend  him  to  the  friendship  and  esteem  of  those  with  whom  he  came 
in  contact  and  his  friends  found  him  a  man  of  social  nature,  of  genial  disposi- 
tion and  warm  heart. 


CHARLES    D.    TAMME. 

Charles  D.  Tamme,  one  of  the  most  successful  butchers  in  the  city  and  one 
who  conducts  his  establishment  on  strictly  modern  principles,  was  born  in  St. 
Louis.  He  is  the  son  of  Charles  and  Sophia  (Kruger)  Tamme,  who  were  natives 
of  Germany,  the  family  on  the  paternal  side  coming  from  Berlin  and  on  the 
maternal  side  from  an  adjoining  city,  from  the  same  section  of  the  fatherland. 
Charles  Tamme,  Sr.,  migrated  to  America  thirteen  years  prior  to  his  son,  Charles 
Tamme,  Jr.,  who  was  accompanied  by  his  sister.  The  grandfather  of  Charles 
D.  Tamme,  whose  name  was  Frederick  A.  Tamme,  settled  in  Fort  Madison,  Iowa, 
being  one  of  the  German  emigrants  who  came  to  this  country,  having  been  forced 
to  take  the  step  owing  to  the  part  they  took  in  the  rebellion  of  1848.  Immediately 
upon  settling  in  this  county  he  engaged  in  the  butcher  business,  which  he  success- 
fully followed  the  remainder  of  his  life. 

Charles  Tamme,  Sr.,  son  of  Frederick  A.  Tamme,  emigrated  to  the  United 
States  in  1864  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  and  located  in  St.  Louis,  where  he 
at  once  engaged  in  the  butcher  business.  He  worked  for  wages  until  1870,  when 
he  established  in  business  for  himself  and  is  today  the  second  oldest  butcher  in 
the  community.  He  claims  the  honor  of  being  the  first  butcher  here  to  engage 
in  the  manufacture  of  sausage  and  for  many  years  he  was  recognized  as  the  largest 
manufacturer  of  this  product  in  the  city,  which  product  won  him  a  wide  reputa- 
tion. Mr.  Tamme  opened  his  first  meat  shop  on  Gamble  street  and  is  one  of  the 
few  men  who  has  always  done  his  own  butchering.  Arriving  in  St.  Louis  an 
entire   stranger  and  with  a  capital  of  but  one  dollar  he  gradually,  through  his 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  71.5- 

industry  and  perseverance,  worked  his  way  up  until  he  is  now  one  of  the  most 
successful  business  men  in  the  city.  Although  he  has  practically  retired  from 
active  commercial  life  yet  for  the  most  part  he  still  engages  in  some  measure  in 
looking  after  his  affairs.  In  1870  he  wedded  Sophia  Kruger,  a  daughter  of  France 
and  Sophia  Kruger,  who  were  among  the  early  German  settlers  of  this  vicinity. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Tamme  are  the  parents  of  three  children :  Frederick  A.,  who  con- 
ducts a  butcher  shop  on  Garrison  and  Fasten  avenues  ;  \N'illiam  L..  president  of 
the  Tamme  Packing  Company  at  No.  1612  Market  street;  and  Charles  D.  While 
the  elder  Mr.  Tamme  is  one  of  the  pioneer  Germans  in  the  city  in  his  line  of 
business,  in  which  he  has  been  engaged  all  his  life,  he  has  never  had  a  desire  to 
return  to  the  fatherland  and  is  one  of  the  most  loyal  of  American  citizens. 

Charles  D.  Tamme,  after  passing  through  the  successive  grades  in  the 
public  schools  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  began  to  learn  the  butcher  business  with  his 
father  and  being  compelled  to  learn  the  trade  thoroughly  he  is  now  acknowledged 
to  be  one  of  the  most  proficient  men  operating  in  the  butcher  business  in  the  city. 
Having  grown  up  in  a  meat  shop,  he  is  conversant  with  every  phase  of  the  busi- 
ness and  when  his  father  retired  in  1904  he  was  well  qualified  to  succeed  him. 
Since  his  taking  charge  of  the  business  for  himself  he  has  introduced  a  number 
of  modern  methods  among  which  may  be  mentioned  the  manufacture  of  his  own 
ice  and  electricity.  The  enterprise  has  grown  within  the  past  few  years  to  such 
proportions  that  it  requires  in  its  operation  the  services  of  seven  men.  During 
the  recent  war  W'ith  Spain  he  was  a  member  of  Company  K,  Third  Missouri  In- 
fantry, in  which  he  spent  one  year,  and  while  he  was  not  a  commissioned  officer 
and  did  not  participate  in  active  engagements  he  was  employed  as  purveyor  for 
the  company,  his  experience  enabling  him  to  act  with  great  efficiency  in  that 
capacity. 

In  1902  Mr.  Tamme  wedded  Miss  Leah  Galway,  daughter  of  John  and  Sallie 
(Longworth)  Galway,  Miss  Galway  being  a  cousin  of  Nicholas  Longworth,  of 
Cincinnati.  Ohio,  the  son-in-law  of  ex-President  Theodore  Roosevelt.  The  Gal- 
way family  is  one  of  the  most  prominent  in  the  state  of  Texas.  Mr.  Galway 
passed  away  some  years  ago  and  his  widow  was  united  in  marriage  with  William 
Bell.  By  her  first  husband  she  had  two  children :  William  and  Leah.  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  Tamme  have  one  daughter,  Isabel  A.,  and  one  son,  Charles  A.  Mr.  Tamme 
belongs  to  Aurora  Lodge,  No.  267,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  Bellefontaine  Chapter  No.  25, 
R.  A.  M.,  and  St.  Louis  Commandery  No.  i.  In  politics  he  gives  his  allegiance 
to  the  republican  party. 


ANDREW  AXIEL  ALLEN. 

Andrew  Aniel  Allen,  general  manager  of  the  ^lissouri.  Kansas  &  Texas 
Railway  Company,  with  headquarters  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  ]Monmouth,  Illi- 
nois, in  1856,  and  after  acquiring  a  common  school  education  entered  the  railway 
service  in  1869  as  telegraph  messenger  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Ouincy 
Railwav  Company.  Later  he  acted  successively  as  assistant  operator,  operator 
and  clerk  until  1872.  Then  followed  promotions  whereby  he  passed  through  the 
positions  of  ticket  agent  and  operator,  assistant  train  dispatcher  and  train  dis- 
patcher for  the  Toledo,  Peoria  &  W^arsaw  Railway  Company,  his  service  in  those 
connections  covering  the  years  from  1872  until  1880.  In  the  latter  year  he  be- 
came city  ticket  agent  at  Chicago  and  was  acting  northern  passenger  agent  and 
train  master  for  the  Peoria,  Wabash.  St.  Louis  and  Pacific  Railway  until  1883. 
In  that  year  he  became  connected  with  the  \\'isconsin  Central  Railway  as  division 
superintendent  and  was  successivelv  made  superintendent,  general  superintend- 
ent, assistant  to  the  general  manager  and  assistant  general  manager,  his  services 
in  those  connections  continuing  from  1883  until  1889.  In  the  latter  year  he  was 
appointed  general  manager  of  the  Chicago  &  Northern  Pacific  and  the  Chicago  & 
Calumet  Terminal  Railroad,  thus  continuing  until  1892.     At  that  date  he  became 


716  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

superintendent  of  construction  of  the  Everett  &  Monte  Cristo  Railroad  and  since 
1893  has  been  with  the  Missouri,  Kansas  &  Texas  Raihvay  Company,  his  suc- 
cessive advancement  making  him  general  superintendent,  assistant  general  man- 
ager, and  vice  president  and  general  manager.  He  has  thus  advanced  from  an 
inconsequential  position  in  railway  service  to  one  of  large  responsibility. 


REV.  JOHX  FERD  KLICK. 

Rev.  John  Ferd  Klick,  representative  of  the  Home  [Mission  and  Theological 
Institute,  was  born  in  Pomern,  Germany,  in  May,  1849,  a  son  of  Martin  and 
Caroline  (Bock)  Klick.  both  now  deceased.  The  parents  came  to  America  in 
1859,  settling  at  Hermann,  Missouri,  and  the  father  was  a  landowner  there. 
There  were  four  sons  in  the  family,  the  three  brothers  of  our  subject  being 
Charles,  Frank  and  Fred  W.,  all  of  whom  are  following  agricultural  pursuits,  the 
first  named  being  a  resident  of  Hermann,  while  the  last  named  is  near  Fulton, 
Missouri.     There  are  also  five  sisters  in  the  family  who  are  all  married. 

Rev.  John  F.  Klick  was  educated  at  the  Evangelical  Seminary  at  Marthas- 
ville,  Missouri,  and  having  determined  to  devote  his  life  to. the  ministry,  was 
ordained  in  1874.  He  was  then  appointed  to  the  Kansas  mission  field,  where  he 
labored  until  1877,  in  which  year  he  was  assigned  to  pastoral  work  in  Pinckney- 
ville,  Illinois.  For  six  years  he  continued  at  that  place,  or  until  1883,  and  then 
went  to  Alhambra.  Illinois,  where  he  remained  until  1885.  In  that  year  he  arrived 
in  St.  Louis,  and  took  charge  of  St.  Peter's  church  on  North  Fourteenth  street, 
there  continuing  until  April,  1908,  when  he  was  appointed  to  the  Home  Mission 
and  Theological  Institute.  Throughout  the  period  of  his  connection  with  the 
ministry  he  has  done  good  work,  his  consecrated,  zealous  and  untiring  labor 
inspiring  and  encouraging  others,  while  the  seeds  of  truth  which  he  has  sown 
have  already  brought  forth  good  harvest. 

In  1877,  in  St.  Joseph,  Missouri,  the  Rev.  Klick  was  united  in  the  holy  bonds 
of  matrimony  to  Miss  Magdalene  Buechle,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Christiana 
(.Altman)  Buechle.  Her  father,  who  was  a  fruit  grower,  died  in  April,  1907. 
Her  mother  is  still  living.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Klick  have  been  born  eight  chil- 
dren, namely :  Caroline,  the  wife  of  F.  H.  KraiTt,  a  clergyman  of  Erie,  Penn- 
sylvania;  Fred  C,  a  clergyman  of  St.  Joseph,  Missouri:  John  W..  occupying 
an  important  citv  position  in  St.  Louis;  Emil  H..  engaged  in  the  hardware  busi- 
ness in  St.  Louis ;  Edward  C,  a  bookkeeper  in  the  stationery  business ;  Rudolph, 
also  engaged  as  bookkeeper ;  Arnold  E..  attending  college  at  Elmhurst,  Illinois ; 
and  Belmont,  a  pupil  in  the  public  school. 

Rev.  Klick  is  a  member  of  the  German  Mutual  Benefit  Society.  His  favorite 
pastimes  are  fishing  and  hunting.  He  is  fond  of  literature,  and  has  been  a  broad 
reader  aside  from  his  studies  and  research  in  the  field  of  theologv  in  preparation  for 
his  chosen  life  work.  His  influence  has  been  of  no  limited  order,  nor  has  he  been 
denied  the  harvest  nor  the  aftermath. 


MAXXIXG    W.    COCHRANE. 

A  review  of  the  lives  of  men  whose  names  are  coupled  with  success  and 
-prosperity  abrogates  the  too  often  urged  comment  that  the  majority  of  those 
who  are  financially  on  substantial  ground  have  obtained  their  prosperity  because 
of  the  fact  that  their  fathers,  or  other  relatives  were  in  a  position  to  afford  them 
opportunities  by  which  they  might  immediately  be  placed  there.  However, 
whether  or  not  one  is  favored  with  especial  advantage,  the  careers  of  men  force- 
fully  show   that  they  possess  the  ability  to   succeed,  and  this  ability,  graduallv 


M.    \V.    COCHRAXE 


718  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

becoming  manifest,  enlarges  their  field  of  usefulness  and  develops  their  capacity 
to  efficiently  fill  the  positions  to  which  they  are  from  time  to  time  promoted.  The 
fact  that  a  man  is  affiliated  with  a  prosperous  and  growing  business  in  a  respon- 
sible capacity  is  ample  proof  that  he  is  thoroughly  qualified  to  perform  his 
duties,  and  as  well  that  he  is  a  valuable  asset  in  estimating  the  commercial  worth 
and  welfare  of  the  enterprise.  ^Manning  W.  Cochrane,  of  the  Cochrane  Grain 
Company,  and  vice  presii;lent  of  the  [Merchants  Exchange,  was  born  in  Bushnell, 
Illinois,  March  22,  1868,  the  son  of  Thomas  and  Hannah  (Hartman)  Cochrane, 
Thomas  Cochrane  being  one  of  the  most  prominent  men  in  the  grain  and  feed 
business  throughout  the  western  states.  For  many  years  the  elder  Air.  Cochrane 
has  operated  a  large  line  of  grain  elevators  in  Lincoln,  Nebraska,  conducting  an 
extensive  trade  in  this  line.  He  is  still  in  active  business  life,  being  western 
representative  of  the  Cochrane  Grain  Company.  He  is  one  of  the  most  efficient 
men  in  this  line  of  business  in  the  west,  and  having  followed  it  throughout  his 
entire  life  is  conversant  with  every  line  of  the  enterprise  and  is  invaluable  in  the 
capacity  in  which  he  is  now  working. 

Manning  W.  Cochrane  attended  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town,  pass- 
ing through  the  successive  grades,  and  was  then  admitted  to  Tabor  College, 
from  which  institution  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1884.  Immediately 
on  leaving  school  he  entered  into  business  with  his  father,  who  was  then  dealing 
independently  in  hay  and  grain  at  Lincoln.  Nebraska.  The  business  came  natural 
to  him  and  in  a  short  time  he  acquired  familiarity  with  its  various  phases  and  in 
1892  came  to  St.  Louis  in  company  with  his  father  and  started  in  the  business 
now  conducted  under  the  firm  name  of  the  Cochrane  Grain  Company,  this  being 
the  largest  grain  and  feed  business  in  the  city.  While  his  father  is  still  affiliated 
with  the  business,  he  is  not  associated  with  the  afifairs  of  the  St.  Louis  office,  but 
devotes  his  entire  time  to  the  trade  of  the  firm  throughout  the  western  states. 

Mr.  Cochrane  is  a  prominent  member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity,  being  a 
thirty-second  degree  Mason,  a  Knight  Templar  and  a  member  of  the  Mystic 
Shrine.  He  is  also  actively  associated  with  the  Elks.  He  gives  his  political 
support  to  the  democratic  party,  but  does  not  take  active  interest  beyond  casting 
his  vote  and  using  his  influence  to  secure  the  election  of  the  candidates.  He  is 
a  member  of  the  Methodist  church. 


RE\'.    WILLIAM    MORAN. 

Rev.  William  Moran  is  the  efficient  assistant  to  Rev.  F.  J.  Jones,  at  St. 
Thomas'  Catholic  church,  at  the  corner  of  Iowa  avenue  and  Osage  street.  He  ■ 
was  born  in  Montgomery  county,  Missouri,  October  8,  1876.  His  parents, 
Patrick  and  Catherine  Moran,  were  born  in  Ireland  in  1832  and  1839  respec- 
tively. Here  they  were  united  in  marriage  in  i860  and  in  1863  they  emigrated 
to  America,  settling  on  a  farm  in  Montgomery  county  near  Montgomery  City, 
Missouri.  They  have  been  hard  workers  throughout  their  lives  and  have  been 
attended  with  marked  prosperity,  having  accumulated  sufficient  means  to  enable 
them  to  spend  their  declining  years  in  retirement.  They  are  now  residing  in 
Montgomery  City.  Patrick  Moran  has  two  brothers,  Thomas  and  Michael,  the 
former  living  in  Ireland  and  the  latter  in  England. 

Rev.  William  Moran  is  one  of  a  family  of  seven  children,  the  names  of  the 
others  being:  Alichael,  thirty-seven  years  old;  Thomas  and  James,  twins,  twenty- 
seven  years  of  age,  who  reside  in  Montgomery  City ;  Miles,  twenty-five  years  of 
age;  Mrs.  G.  H.  McCord  of  St.  Louis;  and  Miss  Helen,  who  resides  with  her 
parents.  In  the  public  schools  of  Alontgomery  county  Father  Moran  received 
his  preparatory  education,  graduating  from  the  grammar  department  at  the  age 
of  fourteen  years.  On  leaving  the  grammar  school  he  worked  with  his  father 
on  the  farm  throughout  the  following  year.     He  then  resumed  his  studies  and  at 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  719 

the  age  of  eighteen  years  graduated  from  the  Montgomery  City  high  school. 
Entering  Christian  Brothers'  College  he  studied  for  one  year,  when  he  went  to 
Baltimore  and  spent  four  years  in  St.  Charles  College,  graduating  in  1901.  Upon 
completing  a  five  years'  course  in  Kenrick  Seminary  he  was  appointed  to  fill 
the  vacancy  at  the  Church  in  Montgomery  City  during  the  absence  of  its  pastor. 
When  the  pastor  returned,  Father  Moran  was  made  assistant  pastor  at  Baden, 
where  he  ministered  for  approximately  sixteen  months.  He  was  then  transferred 
to  St.  Mary's  Landing,  and  after  officiating  there  two  months  was  assigned  to  St. 
Thomas'  church,  where  he  has  been  Rev.  F.  J-  Jones'  able  assistant  since  February 
I,  1908.  This  church  was  built  twenty-seven  years  ago  and  since  that  time  has 
•doubled  its  membership. 

Father  Moran  has  an  exceedingly  versatile  mind.  He  is  an  accomplished 
scholar  and,  being  a  very  deep  reader,  he  is  conversant  upon  a  wide  range  of 
subjects.  He  has  a  pleasing  personality  and  possesses  those  qualities  of  friend- 
ship and  sympathy  which  endear  him  to  all  with  whom  he  comes  in  contact.  He 
is  earnest  in  his  church  work  and  a  sincere  Christian.  He  is  zealous  not  only  for 
the  welfare  of  the  church  but  for  the  good  of  the  entire  community  and  is  very 
aggressive  toward  establishing  a  high  standard  of  moral  and  spiritual  life  every- 
where he  goes.  Father  Moran  gives  his  support  to  the  democratic  party  but  is 
not  an  active  politician  beyond  being  familiar  with  the  paramount  issues  of  the 
day.     He  resides  at  3949  Iowa  avenue. 


WILLIAM   L  BEWIG. 


William  J.  Bewig  is  identified  in  a  prominent  way  with  the  commercial  inter- 
ests of  the  city  as  president  of  the  Bewig  Brothers  Construction  Company.  A 
native  of  Germany  he  emigrated  to  America  with  his  parents  and  settled  in  St. 
Louis  in  1858.  His  father,  John  F.  Bewig,  was  a  sawyer  by  occupation,  which 
trade  he  followed  for  some  time  in  his  native  land  but  upon  arriving  in  the  new 
world  took  up  farming.  He  was  married  to  Margaret  D.  Wolter  and  they  were 
the  parents  of  eight  children,  only  two  of  them  surviving,  namely :  W.  J.  and 
Henry  F.,  both  of  whom  are  engaged  in  the  contracting  business.  During  the 
first  two  days  of  their  residence  here  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Bewig  lost  three  children  by 
sickness.  Mrs.  Bewig  passed  away  in  1862  and  later  Mr.  Bewig  remarried  and 
had  one  child,  Edward  C.  Bewig,  who  is  a  contractor  and  builder.  Mr.  Bewig 
departed  this  life  in   i860. 

William  J.  Bewig  passed  through  the  successive  grades  in  the  public  schools 
and  after  his  marriage  took  a  course  in  Jones'  Commercial  College.  In  the  mean- 
time he  worked  steadily  during  the  dav,  succeeded  in  completing  the  course  of 
study  and  graduated  from  the  institution.  He  entered  the  business  world  at  the 
age  of  eleven  years,  his  first  salary  being  three  dollars  a  week.  In  1867  he  began 
to  learn  the  brick  laying  trade  and  having  become  a  master  workman  entered 
the  employ  of  Antonie  Ittner,  with  whom  he  remained  eleven  years,  working  as 
a  journeyman  brick  mason.  In  1878  he  engaged  in  general  contracting  on  his 
own  account  and  since  that  time  has  confined  his  construction  work  chiefly  to 
residences  and.  probably,  has  erected  and  sold  as  many  dwelling  houses  as  any 
contractor  in  South  St.  Louis.  A  few  of  the  houses  built  by  Mr.  Bewig  cost  less 
than  five  thousand  dollars,  while  many  of  them  are  worth  far  in  excess  of  that 
sum. 

He  was  married  to  Miss  Annie  Woerman  in  1874,  her  parents,  Fritz  and 
Fredrica  (Overshift)  Woerman,  being  natives  of  Germany,  where  their  daugh- 
ter was  born  in  1852.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Woerman  were  the  parents  of  seven  chil- 
dren, namely:  Annie;  Augusta,  wife  of  John  Toeper ;  Mena,  widow  of  Chris 
Joerns ;  Alvena,  who  was  married  to  Charles  IMeyer,  both  of  whom  are  deceased  : 
and  Elizabeth,  wife  of  C.  W.  Mever.     Thev  had  two  sons,  both  of  whom  have 


720  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

departed  this  life.  Mr.  and  iMrs.  Bewig  are  the  parents  of  ten  children;  eight  of 
whom  are  living,  namely:  Ida,  who  married  Herman  H.  Meyer;  Bertha,  wife 
of  Thomas  Johns ;  Edward,  who  was  united  in  marriage  with  Johanna  Bessler ; 
William,  who  wedded  Isabelle  Vette ;  Harry,  who  is  employed  in  the  postoffice; 
Arthur ;  Walter ;  and  Hulda.  Mr.  Bewig  is  an  adherent  of  the  German  Evangel- 
ical church.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  but  his  activity  in  this  direction  is  con- 
fined to  casting  his  vote  and  using  his  influence  toward  the  election  of  the  candi- 
dates of  the  party.  Mr.  Bewig  began  his  business  career  when  a  lad  and  without 
means,  and  has  been  remarkably  successful  in  whatever  he  has  undertaken.  He 
conducts  a  prosperous  business,  which  has  long  since  placed  him  in  more  than 
comfortable  circumstances.  To  his  business  he  has  always  devoted  his  entire 
time  and  energy  and  to  his  perseverance,  hard  work  and  enterprise  he  attributes 
his  success  in  life.  He  is  a  strong  character  with  a  genial  disposition  which  has 
won  him  the  respect  of  his  fellowmen.  He  is  conservative  and  straightforward 
in  all  his  transactions  and  in  his  habits  is  modest  and  temperate,  and  throughout 
his  business  career  has  observed  practical  economy,  and  to  this  in  great  measure 
is  due  his  financial  success. 


BEXJA^IIX  WILSON  DALZELL. 

Benjamin  Wilson  Dalzell  is  regarded  as  one  of  the  most  successful  fraternal 
solicitors  and  superintendents  in  the  United  States  and  for  ten  years  has  had 
charge  of  the  Missouri  field  for  the  insurance  department  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias.  He  was  born  October  26,  1866,  in  Eldorado  county,  California,  a  son 
of  David  F.  and  Marietta  (Wilson)  Dalzell.  The  former  was  for  a  long  period 
a  shoe  manufacturer,  but  during  the  later  years  of  his  life  lived  retired.  He  was 
born  in  the  old  home  of  William  Penn,  in  Bucks  county,  Pennsylvania,  where  the 
city  of  Trenton  now  stands,  and  during  all  his  younger  days  lived  in  Penn's 
Manor.  The  family  came  originally  from  Scotland  and  were  direct  descendants 
of  General  Dalzell  of  Scotland.  They  possess  a  coat  of  arms,  but  have  never 
inquired  very  minutely  into  the  ancestral  history.  Absalom  Wilson,  the  grand- 
father of  B.  W.  Dalzell,  was  a  warm  personal  friend  of  Abraham  Lincoln  and 
Mr.  Dalzell  now  has  in  his  possession  autographs  of  Lincoln,  together  with 
numerous  other  highly  prized  relics,  including  a  pair  of  spectacles  worn  by  the 
grandmother  of  "Uncle  Sam."  It  seems  that  immediatelv  after  the  declaration  of 
war  with  England  in  18 12,  Elbert  Anderson  of  New  York,  visited  Troy,  where 
he  purchased  a  large  quantity  of  provisions.  The  inspectors  of  the  articles  at 
that  place  were  Ebenezer  and  Samuel  Wilson,  the  latter  usually  known  as  "Uncle 
Sam."  The  casks  were  marked  E.  A.  \J.  S.  Their  inspection  fell  to  the  lot  of 
a  facetious  fellow,  who,  on  being  asked  the  meaning  of  the  mark,  said  he  didn't 
know  unless  it  meant  Elbert  Anderson  and  Uncle  Sam,  alluding  to  Uncle  Sam 
Wilson.  The  joke  took  among  the  workmen  and  passed  current,  the  name  event- 
ually being  adopted  synonymously  with  Brother  Jonathan.  This  Uncle  Sam 
Wilson  had  in  his  possession  a  pair  of  spectacles  formerly  belonging  to  his  grand- 
mother and  now  owned  by  B.  W.  Dalzell,  of  this  city.  The  lens  consist  of  two 
round  pieces  of  glass,  while  the  frame  is  made  of  leather,  a  string  being  fastened 
around  the  head  to  prevent  the  spectacles  from  falling  off.  Mr.  Dalzell  also  has 
a  spring  horse  lance,  which  was  dropped  on  the  cabin  floor  of  his  great-great- 
grandmother  at  Bethlehem  pike,  twenty  miles  from  Philadelphia,  by  an  officer 
in  Washington's  army,  a  few  nights  before  the  Continental  troops  crossed  the 
Delaware. 

Mr.  Dalzell  of  this  review  was  only  four  years  of  age  when  he  crossed  the 
Isthmus  of  Panama,  where  the  canal  is  now  being  cut  through  that  will  make  a 
continuous  waterway  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific.  The  family  were  at  that 
time  on  their  way  from  California  to  Pennsylvania,  where  his  youth  was  passed. 


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722  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

He  pursued  his  education  in  the  Friends  College  at  Philadelphia,  completing  the 
general  course  in  1881.  In  early  life  he  engaged  in  farming  in  Jersey  county, 
Illinois,  following  that  pursuit  from  1881  until  1886,  while  later  he  turned  his 
attention  to  the  real  estate  business,  in  which  he  engaged  with  Benjamin  Forest 
Hammett  from  1886  until  1890  and  then  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business  for 
himself  until  1896.  In  the  latter  year  he  became  a  speaker  in  the  campaign  for 
William  2iIcKinley  and  took  a  very  important  part  in  the  campaign  work,  making 
many  notable  addresses  throughout  the  state,  where  his  sound  logic,  his  strong 
arguments,  his  ready  wit  and  unfailing  tact  enabled  him  to  come  off  with  flying 
colors.  Soon  afterward  he  was  appointed  superintendent  of  insurance  for  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  by  the  state  of  Missouri  and  has  continued  in  that  position  to 
the  present  time.  He  has,  by  his  great  activity,  intelligence  and  gentlemanly 
conduct,  greatly  endeared  himself  to  the  Pythians  of  ]\Iis?ouri,  among  whom  he 
is  widely  known  and  by  whom  he  is  commended  for  his  many  good  qualities.  He 
is  also  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Khorassan,  the  Royal  League  and  the  Royal 
Arcanum  and  is  president  of  the  Damon  club. 

On  the  22d  of  April,  1890,  Mr.  Dalzell  was  married  to  Miss  Eugenia  Lam- 
bert, whose  father  was  one  of  the  pioneer  residents  of  St.  Louis  and  entertained 
the  Grand  Duke  Alexis  when  he  was  on  a  visit  to  this  country.  There  were  three 
children  born  of  this  marriage,  two  sens  and  a  daughter,  but  only  one  son,  Benja- 
min, is  now  living.  The  wife  and  mother  passed  away  about  six  years  ago,  after 
a  three  days"  illness. 

Mr.  Dalzell  is  not  only  a  fluent  and  entertaining  speaker,  but  also  wields  a 
facile  pen.  His  strong  intellect  expresses  itself  in  clear,  concise  and  entertaining 
language  and  he  has  won  a  considerable  reputation  in  literary  lines.  He  has  never 
attempted,  however,  to  place  his  literary  productions  upon  the  market  for  com- 
mercial purposes,  but  those  who  are  familiar  with  them  recognize  their  worth 
and  appreciate  his  ability  in  this  direction.  He  is  spoken  of  as  a  man  who  wins 
strong  and  lasting  friendships  wherever  he  goes  and  he  is  ever  loyal  in  his  friend- 
ship for  others.  He  never  visits  a  community  where  there  is  not  a  feeling  of 
regret  when  he  leaves  it.  He  is  genial,  kindly,  tactful  and  courteous,  and  these 
qualities  are  the  expression  of  his  deep  and  abiding  interest  in  his  fellowmen. 


GEORGE  J.    SCHARLOTT. 

Industry,  patience  and  perseverance  invariably  insure  success  and  prosper- 
ity, as  is  abundantly  manifested  in  the  careers  of  those  who  are  leaders  in  the 
business  and  professional  walks  of  life.  While  educational  advantages  are  not  to 
be  frowned  upon  and  while  the  years  of  training  spent  in  higher  institutions  of 
learning  are  certainly  beneficial,  yet  at  the  same  time  there  must  be  coupled  with 
this  learning  those  qualifications  which  the  world  demands  and  which  are  abso- 
lutely necessary  in  order  to  enable  one  to  succeed  in  any  calling  in  life — industry, 
patience  and  perseverance.  These  qualities  diligently  exercised  will  soon  develop 
latent  abilities  and  enable  one  to  turn  conditions  and  circumstances  into  channels 
where  they  may  be  used  to  personal  advantage  and  advancement.  Such  cjualifica- 
tions  in  full  measure  are  possessions  of  George  J.  Scharlott.  For  the  past  thirty 
years  he  has  been  actively  engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business  at  No.  2312  North 
Market  street,  which,  through  his  untiring  energy,  he  has  developed  from  a 
small  beginning  to  its  present  proportions  and  in  which  he  has  been  wonderfully 
successful.  He  was  born  in  Landau,  Bavaria,  in  July,  1853.  a  son  of  Peter  and 
Lena  (Wehl)  Scharlott,  his  father  having  been  an  extensive  land  proprietor  in 
the  fatherland. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  country  George  J.  Scharlott  received  his 
preliminary  education.  Having  completed  his  course  of  study  in  the  schools  he 
was  placed  under  the  instruction  of  a  private  tutor,  with  whom  he  remained  for 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  723 

some  time.  In  1873  he  emigrated  to  America  and  immediately  came  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  followed  the  carpenter  trade  as  a  journeyman,  having  learned  this 
trade  in  his  native  land.  He  did  general  work  for  a  period  when  he  entered  the 
employ  of  the  Peters  Furniture  Manufacturing  Company  and  later  the  St.  Louis 
Furniture  Company.  Being  an  expert  cabinet  maker  and  a  skilled  mechanic  in 
fine  wood  work  he  was  able  to  command  high  wages,  and  while  employed  at  his 
trade  succeeded  in  laying  by  considerable  means.  By  the  year  1880  he  had 
saved  sufficient  monev  to  open  a  dry  goods  store.  He  secured  quarters  at  Nine- 
teenth and  I'alm  streets  where  he  made  the  venture  on  a  small  scale.  He  con- 
ducted the  business  alone  until  1882,  when  he  took  into  partnership  with  him 
his  father-in-law,  Charles  Deichler,  and  removed  the  business  location  to  No. 
2115-17  North  Fourteenth  street.  The  firm  successfully  carried  on  the  enterprise 
until  the  death  of  Mr.  Deichler  in  1895,  when  Mr.  Scharlott  again  assumed  full 
control  of  the  business  and  removed  to  his  present  store  at  No.  2312  North  Mar- 
ket street. 

In  1887  he  was  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis  to  IMiss  Lena  Deichler. 
daughter  of  Charles  Deichler.  who,  as  above  mentioned,  was  for  several  years 
engaged  in  the  dry  goods  business  with  Mr.  Scharlott.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Scharlott 
have  the  following  children:  Charles  G.,  Emil  S.,  and  Frank,  who  are  associated 
with  their  father  in  business ;  Conrad  F.,  a  jeweler ;  and  Mamie,  the  wife  of  Mr. 
Sehcht,  a  wagon  maker.  In  addition  to  being  a  member  of  the  social  Turn 
Verein  and  the  North  St.  Louis  Bundeschor,  he  is  also  affiliated  with  the  German 
Orphans'  Home  Altenheim.  In  politics  he  is  radically  independent,  not  allying 
himself  with  any  political  party,  but  maintaining  and  employing  his  right  to  vote 
for  the  man  whom  he  judges  best  qualified  to  serve  the  public  interests.  iMr. 
Scharlott  is  fond  of  vocal  music  and  literature,  and  being  an  omnivorous  reader 
is  conversant  on  a  wide  range  of  subjects.  He  has  always  been  a  hard  worker  and 
it  has  been  through  his  unremitting  energy  that  he  enjoys  his  present  comfort 
and  prosperity. 


WILLIAM  S.  FAMES. 

William  S.  Fames,  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  Fames  &  Young,  architects 
of  St.  Louis,  was  born  August  4,  1857,  in  Clinton,  Lenawee  county,  Michigan,  a 
son  of  William  H.  and  Laura  ( Scotield )  Fames,  who  were  natives  of  Oneida 
county,  New  York.  The  parents  removed  with  their  family  to  St.  Louis  in  1863 
and  William  S.  Fames  qualified  for  college  as  a  public  school  student  of  this 
city.  He  then  entered  Washington  University  and  was  graduated  from  that 
institution  with  the  class  of  1878.  He  determined  to  make  the  profession  of 
architecture  his  life  work  and  to  this  end  began  a  course  of  training,  working 
as  a  draftsman  in  the  ofifices  of  St.  Louis  architects  for  three  years.  He  thus 
gained  broad  practical  knowledge  as  well  as  theoretical  training  and  in  1881  he 
went  abroad,  making  a  complete  tour  of  Europe  for  the  purpose  of  thoroughly 
studying  dift'erent  styles  of  architecture  as  seen  in  the  countries  of  that  continent. 
With  broad  views  and  thorough  knowledge  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  1882  and 
here  put  his  learning  to  the  practical  test  in  his  service  as  deputy  commissioner  of 
public  buildings,  holding  that  position  until  1886,  when  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  Thomas  C.  Young  and  entered  upon  the  private  practice  of  his  profession. 
Since  then  the  firm  of  Fames  &  Young  has  occupied  a  prominent  position  among 
the  architects  of  the  L'nited  States,  and  Mr.  Fames  has  become  recognized  as  a 
leader  in  this  field  of  endeavor,  his  wide  experience  and  comprehensive  knowledge 
enabling  him  to  speak  authoritatively  upon  all  matters  relative  to  the  profession. 

The  firm  have  been  the  architects  of  many  of  the  beautiful  private  residences 
of  St.  Louis,  a  citv  noted  for  its  handsome  and  palatial  homes.  They  have  also 
erected    numerous    "skv-scraper"    office   buildings,   hotels    and   large    commercial 


724  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

structures  in  St.  Louis  and  other  cities,  for  their  services  are  sought  elsewhere 
as  well  as  locally  and  their  patronage  is  now  extensive  and  of  a  most  important 
character.  As  architects  for  the  LTnited  States  government  they  erected  the  new 
Custom  House  at  San  Francisco,  California,  the  Federal  Prison  at  Leavenworth, 
Kansas,  and  another  Federal  Prison  at  Atlanta,  Georgia,  all  enterprises  of  the 
greatest  magnitude. 

In  1890  Mr.  Fames  was  elected  a  Fellow  of  the  American  Institute  of  Archi- 
tects and  served  for  five  terms  as  director  and  officer  of  that  organization,  and 
for  two  terms  as  its  president,  the  highest  honor  to  be  conferred  upon  an  archi- 
tect in  this  country.  In  1904  he  was  designated  by  the  department  of  state  a  dele- 
gate on  the  part  of  the  United  States  to  the  Sixth  International  Congress  of  Archi- 
tects held  in  Madrid.  Spain,  and  again  in  1906  to  the  meeting  of  that  body  held  in 
London.  He  was  appointed  in  1909  by  ex-President  Roosevelt  as  a  member  of 
the  National  Council  of  Fine  Arts. 

He  is  interested  in  all  that  nertains  to  progress  in  his  profession  and  has 
manifested  much  of  the  spirit  of  the  initiative  in  his  own  work.  Naturally 
studious  and  deeplv  interested  in  architecture  he  has  prepared  and  read  numerous 
papers  upon  it  and  kindred  subjects  before  numerous  societies — papers  which 
are  highly  valued  by  his  brother  architects,  and  pointing  toward  higher  ideals  in 
his  profession.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  Cosmos  Club  of  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  chairman  of  the  Permanent  Committee.  American  Section,  of  the 
International  Congress  of  Architects,  member  of  the  National  Geographical  So- 
ciety and  of  the  Archaeological  Societv  of  America.    ^Nlr.  Fames  is  unmarried. 


JOHN  C.  CREMER. 


John  C.  Cremer  is  numbered  among  those  who  have  made  wise  use  of  their 
native  talents  and  powers.  As  the  poet  has  said,  "There  is  a  tide  in  the  affairs 
of  life  which,  taken  at  the  full,  leads  on  to  fortune."  Fullv  understanding  this 
fact,  John  C.  Cremer  has  so  directed  his  eliforts  that  he  has  continually  ap- 
proached nearer  and  nearer  the  goal  of  success,  until  today  his  place  in  the  busi- 
ness world  is  a  prominent  one,  involving  large  responsibilities  and  bringing  an 
adequate  and  substantial  financial  return.  He  is  yet  a  young  man,  for  he  was 
born  in  Milton,  England,  September  12,  1872,  a  son  of  William  J.  and  Jane 
(Matthews)  Cremer.  The  family  originated  in  Holland  but  for  over  two  cen- 
turies has  been  represented  in  England.  The  father  is  retired  from  active  busi- 
ness, but  is  largely  and  closely  interested  in  municipal  affairs,  attaining  consid- 
erable prominence  in  that  direction.  J.  T.  Cremer  is  the  head  of  the  Cremer 
family  in  Europe  and  president  of  the  Dutch  Trading  Company.  He  is  regarded 
as  an  authority  on  finance  and  on  economics,  and  in  his  native  countr\-  is  largely 
interested  in  tobacco.  Strong  intellectual  force  has  been  one  of  the  character- 
istics of  the  family,  together  with  a  determined  spirit,  that  has  resulted  in  the 
successful  accomplishment  of  whatever  has  been  undertaken.  Among  other 
prominent  members  of  the  Cremer  family  was  the  late  Sir  William  Randal 
Cremer,  founder  of  the  Inter-Parliamentary  Union,  and  holder  of  one  of  the 
Nobel  Peace  prizes. 

John  C.  Cremer  was  a  student  in  the  Kent  County  College  and  in  the  City 
of  London  College,  and  afterward  pursued  a  lecture  course  at  Gresham  College. 
There  his  education  was  completed  and  when  twenty-one  years  of  age  he  came 
to  the  United  States,  landing  in  New  York,  whence  he  made  his  way  to  Atchi- 
son, Kansas.  Through  the  influence  of  a  relative  who  was  an  attorney  for  the 
company  he  became  associated  with  the  Chicago  Lumber  Companv,  at  Atchison, 
now  the  Chicago  Lumber  &  Coal  Company.  Mr.  Cremer  was  with  the  com-, 
pany  as  junior  clerk  for  three  years,  or  from  1893  ""til  1896.  In  the  latter  year 
the  offices  were  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  Mr.  Cremer  also  came  to  the  citv  and 


JOHN    C.    CREMER 


726 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


during  his  fifteen  years'  connection  with  the  Chicago  Lumber  &  Coal  Company 
has  served  respectively  as  bookkeeper,  salesman,  manager,  auditor  and  comp- 
troller. He  is  now  acting  in  the  latter  capacity  and  is  also  director  of  the  Chi- 
cago Lumber  &  Coal  Company,  Surtzer  Lumber  Company,  Fullerton-Powell 
Hardwood  Lumber  Company,  Bradley  Lumber  Company,  Fullerton-Stuart  Lum- 
ber Company,  Chicago  Gulf  Export  Lumber  Company,  Warren,  Johnsville  & 
Saline  River  Railroad  Company  and  holds  official  positions  as  comptroller  of  the 
Chicago  Lumber  &  Coal  Company,  comptroller  of  the  Gulf  Lumber  Company, 
comptroller  of  the  Gulf  &  Saline  River  Railroad  Company,  secretary  of  the  Surt- 
zer Lumber  Company,  secretary  of  the  Fullerton-Powell  Hardwood  Lumber 
Company,  and  auditor  of  the  Warren,  Johnsville  and  Saline  River  Railroad 
Company.  Mr.  Cremer  is  a  man  of  sound  business  judgment,  showing  keen 
discrimination  in  obtaining  a  correct  solution  of  intricate  business  problems. 
He  has  learned  life's  lessons  well,  and  in  all  of  his  work  has  not  made  it  his 
object  simply  to  discharge  the  duties  devolving  upon  him,  but  has  ever  regarded 
his  position  as  a  stepping  stone  on  which  he  might  climb  to  higher  things.  Gradu- 
ally he  has  extended  his  connections  to  various  lines  of  business  and  has  profited 
in  his  undertakings,  so  controlling  his  aflrairs  that  prosperity  has  resulted  from 
his  labors. 

Mr.  Cremer  was  married  in  December,  1906,  to  ^liss  Pauline  Pollock,  a 
daughter  of  Captain  J.  W.  Pollock.  She  died  in  April,  1908,  esteemed  by  all 
who  knew  her.  Mr.  Cremer  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  and  the  University 
Clubs  and  the  Normandy  Golf  Club.  He  is  an  Episcopalian  in  religious  faith, 
holding  membership  in  St.  George's  church.  In  politics  he  is  independent,  vot- 
ing for  candidates  rather  than  the  party  which  he  represents.  Such  in  brief  is 
his  life  record.  He  is  yet  a  young  man  but  has  attained  success  that  many  an 
older  man  might  well  envy.  He  has  learned  to  disregard  the  nonessential  in 
business  and  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  those  things  which  are  important 
and  valuable  in  the  business  world.  While  he  neglects  no  detail,  he  yet  gives  to 
the  important  points  of  business  their  relative  prominence  and  is  winning  thereby 
gratifying  and  commendable  success. 


PERSEY    F.    L.    JOLLY. 

Popular  and  successful  among  the  realty  men  of  the  city  is  Persey  F.  L. 
Tolly,  cashier  of  the  Kilgen  Rule  Real  Estate  Company.  He  has  attained  this 
position  through  manifest  ability  and  hard  work,  thus  winning  the  esteem  of  the 
members  of  the  firm.  Mr.  Jolly  comes  from  excellent  lineage,  both  his  paternal 
and  maternal  ancestry  having'  been  professional  men,  many  of  whom  were 
prominent  members  of  the  clergy.  Mr.  Jolly  is  a  young  man  not  yet  in  his  prime 
and  if  he  evidences  the  sterling  qualities  and  business  ability  in  the  future  that  he 
has  shown  in  the  past  there  is  a  brilliant  career  ahead  of  him.  He  was  born  in 
St.  Louis  April  2,  1871,  the  son  of  Sobieski  and  Emma  (Long)  Jolly,  the  latter 
a  daughter  of  the  late  Judge  Long.  Mr.  Long  in  his  day  was  influential  in 
politics,  having  at  one  time  served  as  county  surveyor  and  later  as  judge  of  the 
circuit  court.  Among  his  well-known  personal  friends  was  the  late  General 
Ulysses  S.  Grant,  with  whom  he  was  on  the  most  intimate  terms.  He  passed 
away  in  the  year  1883.  The  father  of  our  subject,  Sobieski  Jolly,  for  many  years 
was  a  skillful  pilot  on  the  ]\Iississippi  river. 

Persey  F.  L.  Jolly  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  until  he 
was  seventeen  years  old,  when  he  went'  to  work  for  the  Mercantile  Library,  re- 
maining in  the  employ  of  this  institution  for  two  years.  He  then  engaged  with 
the  Kilgen  Rule  Real  Estate  Company,  entering  their  employ  as  outside  collector. 
In  this  capacity  he  served  with  greatest  advantage  to  the  firm,  manifesting  much 
interest  in  business  transactions  as  well  as  a  deep  concern  in  the  welfare  of  the 


I-  tv.  m^  »., 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  727 

company.  He  was  jironioted  from  one  position  of  trust  to  another  until  finally 
he  was  made  cashier  of  the  firm.  He  is  remarkable  as  a  hard  and  untiring  worker. 
He  is  particularly  apt  in  his  approach  of  men  and  has  acquired  many  friends, 
being  one  of  the  most  popular  men  not  only  among  those  engaged  in  the  realty 
trade  but  also  throughout  the  entire  commvmity. 

Mr.  Jolly  has  not  yet  assumed  matrimonial  ties,  his  reason  for  this  being  one 
of  the  best.  His  mother  is  still  living  and  he  says  that  in  order  to  give  her  the 
greatest  care  and  attention  and  afford  her  the  required  comforts  of  life  he  pre- 
fers to  remain  single  as  long  as  she  lives.  Mr.  Jolly  is  a  prominent  Free  Mason, 
being  a  member  of  Rose  Hill  Lodge  No.  550.  He  is  also  actively  associated  with 
the  Eagles  and  belongs  to  Aerie  No.  41.  Mr.  Jolly  is  a  democrat,  though  not  an 
active  politician,  not  aspiring  to  public  office  but  is  a  firm  believer  in  the  prin- 
ciples of  the  party  and  uses  his  influence  at  election  times  in  behalf  of  the  candi- 
dates of  his  party. 


ARCHIBALD   LINDSAY    MacKINNON 

Archibald  Lindsay  ]\IacKinnon  is  an  efficient  and  enterprising  representa- 
tive of  the  Haynes-Langenberg  jManufacturing  Company.  He  is  a  young  man 
of  exceptional  business  acumen,  and  it  is  through  his  own  natural  resources  and 
ability  that  he  holds  the  position  in  which  he  is  now  acting.  Aside  from  possess- 
ing qualifications  for  a  successful  commercial  career,  of  which  he  may  be  justly 
proud,  J\Ir.  MacKinnon  is  also  as  proud  of  the  fact  that  he  has  the  blood  of 
Scottish  royalty  coursing  through  his  veins,  being  a  direct  descendant  of  King 
Alpin,  the  First,  of  Scotland.  He  was  born  in  Georgetown,  Prince  Edwards 
Island,  November  15,  1883.  Archibald  MacKinnon,  his  grandfather,  emigrated 
to  Canada  in  1830,  settling  in  Georgetown.  The  mother  of  the  subject.  Sarah 
(Young)  MacKinnon,  is  of  English  descent,  but  was  born  in  Georgetown,  Prince 
Edwards  Island.  The  subject's  mother  and  father  came  to  the  L'nited  States  in 
1887  and  settled  in  Bellows  Falls,  Vermont.  Here  his  father.  Charles  ^lac- 
Kinnon,  for  a  number  of  years  was  interested  in  the  manufacture  of  pulp. 

Archibald  L.  jMacKinnon  attended  the  pubhc  schools  of  Bellows  Falls, 
Vermont,  where  he  received  his  preparatory  education.  Later  he  attended  the 
high  school,  from  which  he  was  graduated.  L^pon  leaving  school  he  went  to 
work  in  a  department  store  at  Attleboro.  ^Massachusetts,  where  he  was  employed 
for  two  years.  In  igo6  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Haynes-Langenberg  ]\Ianufacttiring  Company  as  bookkeeper.  In  this  position 
he  served  some  time,  when  he  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  principal  repre- 
sentative of  the  firm  in  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  man  gifted  not  only  with  a  fund  of 
iiatural  resources  but  also  with  the  aggressive  spirit  necessary  to  aid  in  their 
materialization.  He  has  thus  far  proven  himself  an  invaluable  factor  in  the 
welfare  of  the  firm,  and  being  still  a  young  man  has  before  him  a  promising 


CHARLES    GORGES. 


Among  the  well  known  business  men  of  this  city  Charles  Gorges,  president 
of  the  Reliable  Realty  cS:  Construction  Company,  in  which  position  he  has  served 
for  the  past  six  years,  is  in  a  most  influential  way  identified  with  the  substantial 
interests  of  the  community.  He  was  born  in  Bernburg,  Germany,  in  the  year 
1853,  a  son  of  August  and  Sophia  Gorges.  His  father  was  engaged  in  the 
tanning  business.  JMr.  Gorges  received  his  education  in  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  land.  There  he  learned  the  glazier's  trade,  at  which  he  worked  until 
twentv-two  vears  of  age.     After  attaining  this  age  he  entered  the  German  army. 


728  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

in  which  he  served  for  a  period  of  three  years.  Upon  giving  up  miUtary  Hfe 
he  returned  to  his  trade,  to  which  he  appHed  himself  until  he  came  to  America  in 
1881.  His  first  position  in  the  new  world  was  that  of  carpenter  for  a  prominent 
local  firm.  He  plied  this  craft  until  he  entered  the  realty  and  construction  busi- 
ness for  himself  in  the  year  1890.  During  the  eighteen  years  in  which  Mr. 
Gorges  has  been  in  this  business  it  has  witnessed  wonderful  advancement.  He 
is  well  known  throughout  the  community  both  for  his  business  judgment  and  for 
the  high  character  of  the  work  which  he  turns  out.  He  has  attained  a  station  of 
prominence  in  the  real-estate  interests  of  the  city  and  has  been  a  potent  factor  in 
improving  the  community. 

In  the  year  1887  Mr.  Georges  wedded  Miss  Ida  Ebinger  in  St.  Louis,  and 
they  have  the  following  children :  Charles  W.,  an  architect  and  builder,  in  busi- 
ness with  his  father ;  Elsbeth,  the  wife  of  William  Koch,  of  Owensville,  Mo. ; 
Minnie ;  Sophia,  a  trimmer  in  the  millinery  business ;  Ida,  studying  music  in  the 
Imperial  Conservatory  in  Leipzig,  Germany ;  Emma,  now  in  Owensville,  where 
in  the  near  future  she  is  to  be  married  to  the  editor  of  the  Owensville  paper ; 
and  August,  in  the  carpenter  business.  Mr.  Gorges'  religious  convictions  become 
apparent  when  it  is  mentioned  that  he  is  a  Christian  Scientist.  To  this  position 
in  the  religious  world  he  has  been  led  after  a  careful  studv  of  the  schemes  of 
orthodoxy,  none  of  which  he  could  apply  rationally  to  the  practical  needs  of 
life.  In  Christian  Science  he  finds  the  panacea  for  all  ills.  He  is  a  faithful 
attendant  of  the  church  and  discovers  in  the  principles  of  his  religion  a  scientific 
Christianity  which  upon  all  occasions  serves  to  overcome  life's  cares  and  dis- 
couragements and  to  ever  keep  before  his  anticipation  the  true  and  everlasting 
dawn  of  immortality.  In  politics  he  is  a  stanch  republican.  To  him  the  principles 
of  the  republican  platform  are  essential  to  the  prosperity  and  welfare  of  the 
nation.  While  he  is  not  an  active  politician  in  the  sense  of  aspiring  to  hold 
public  ofiice,  yet  he  is  so  deeply  interested  in  the  paramount  issues  appertaining 
to  state  and  government  affairs  as  to  exert  his  influence  to  the  best  of  his  ability 
in  order  to  further  the  causes  and  the  candidates  of  his  party.  ;\Ir.  Gorges  owns 
a  magnificent  residence  at  426  Lake  avenue,  in  which  he  resides. 


GEORGE  W.  HAVERSTICK,  ]\I.D. 

Dr.  George  W.  Haverstick,  practicing  successfully  in  St.  Louis,  is  connected 
with  those  whose  labors  have  set  the  standard  for  professional  services  in  this 
city,  for  in  all  of  his  connections  with  the  practice  of  medicine  he  has  held  to  high 
ideals  and  continually  advocated  that  progression  which  promotes  the  efiiciency 
of  the  members  of  the  medical  fraternity.  Born  in  De  Soto,  Missouri,  on  the  8th 
of  January,  1868,  he  is  the  son  of  William  J.  and  Elizabeth  (Vinyard)  Haver- 
stick. The  father,  for  many  years  a  stock-raiser,  is  now  living  retired,  but,  for 
many  years  made  extensive  shipments  to  the  St.  Louis  markets  and  carefully 
conserving  his  earnings  became  wealthy  and  is  now  able  to  enjoy  well  earned  rest, 
still  making  his  home  in  De  Soto.  The  great-grandfather  of  Dr.  Haverstick  was 
one  of  the  pioneers  of  that  locality  and  originally  owned  the  site  whereon  the  city 
of  De  Soto  now  stands.  He  afterward  sold  a  portion  of  this  to  Mr.  Fletcher,  who 
was  later  governor  of  Missouri. 

Dr.  Llaverstick  supplemented  his  early  education  acquired  in  the  public 
schools  by  study  in  the  state  school  at  Cape  Girardeau,  while  his  professional 
training  was  received  in  the  Beaumont  Medical  College  of  St.  Louis,  from  which 
he  was  graduated  in  1895.  He  also  holds  a  diploma  from  the  Alexian  Brothers 
Hospital.  He  has  always  been  a  man  of  temperate  habits,  of  well  balanced 
capacities  and  powers  and  of  marked  poise  and  throughout  his  entire  life  has 
been  actuated  by  a  laudable  spirit  of  ambition.    Mc  did  not  regard  his  professional 


DR.  G.  W.  HAA'ERSTICK 


730  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

education  complete  when  he  left  college,  but  has  ever  remained  a  student  of  the 
science  of  medicine  and  has  given  proof  of  his  broad  learning  in  his  successful 
practice.  He  now  has  a  very  extensive  patronage  and  numbers  among  his  patients 
many  of  the  best  people  of  the  city.  He  readily  recognizes  the  value  of  any  idea, 
remedy  or  invention  set  forth  in  connection  with  medical  practice,  is  quick  to 
adopt  anything  that  promises  to  prove  of  benefit  in  practice,  yet  does  not  hastily 
discard  the  old  time-tried  methods,  the  value  of  which  has  been  demonstrated  in 
years  of  successful  practice.  Aside  from  his  professional  skill  Dr.  Haverstick 
possesses  considerable  mechanical  ingenuity  and  inventive  ability  and  now  has 
three  valuable  patents  on  the  market  which  are  productive  commercially  and 
bringing  him  a  steady  and  gratifying  revenue.  He  has  served  on  the  hospital 
staff  of  Battery  A  and  was  a  lecturer  in  both  the  Beaumont  College  and  the 
Physicians  and  Surgeons  College.  He  is  likewise  the  treasurer  of  the  Clean 
Dairy  Company  and  is  interested  in  all  of  the  movements  that  tend  to  produce 
sanitary  conditions,  believing  thoroughly  in  the  old-time  maxim  that  "an  ounce 
of  prevention  is  worth  a  pound  of  cure."  He  holds  membership  with  the  St. 
Louis  INIedical  Library  Association  and  possesses  independently  a  large  library  of 
medical  literature. 

On  the  I2th  of  May,  1900,  Dr.  Haverstick  was  married  in  Columbia,  Mis- 
souri, to  Miss  Julia  Burgess,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  James  G.  Burgess,  a  retired 
Baptist  minister.  They  have  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  their  little  daughter, 
Waynetta,  who  at  the  age  of  seven  months  won  the  first  prize  at  the  baby  show. 
Dr.  Haverstick  has  attained  high  rank  in  Masonry  and  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis 
L^niversitv  Alumni  Association.  He  finds  great  enjoyment  in  motoring  and  is  the 
owner  of  a  fine  car.  He  possesses  a  most  genial  nature  and  has  high  appreciation 
for  the  social  amenities  of  life,  while  his  own  cordiality,  affability  and  deference 
for  the  opinions  of  others  render  him  personally  popular  and  have  secured  to 
him  a  circle  of  friends  almost  coextensive  with  the  circle  of  his  acquaintance. 


JOHN    ELMORE    McKEIGHAN. 

John  Elmore  McKeighan,  who  gained  distinctive  precedence  as  an  able  mem-, 
ber  of  the  St.  Louis  bar,  was  born  near  Farmington,  Illinois,  July  20,  1841.  His 
father,  Robert  McKeighan,  was  a  native  of  County  Antrim,  in  the  north  of  Ireland, 
where  his  birth  occurred  in  1818.  Coming  to  America  in  early  life,  he  met  and 
married  Miss  Ellen  Tuttle,  whose  birth  occurred  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  in  1821.  Re- 
moving westward  to  Illinois,  they  cast  in  their  lot  with  the  pioneer  settlers  of  that 
state  and,  devoting  his  time  and  energies  to  agricultural  pursuits,  the  father  gained 
there  a  comfortable  competence,  enabling  him  to  supply  his  family  with  the  neces- 
sities and  some  of  the  luxuries  of  life.  Both  he  and  his  wife  remained  residents 
of  Illinois  until  called  to  their  final  rest,  the  mother  passing  away  at  their  home  in 
Toulon  in  1888,  while  the  father  died  in  1896. 

J.  E.  McKeighan  was  reared  as  a  farm  boy  and  supplemented  his  early 
education,  acquired  in  the  public  schools,  by  study  in  Knox  College,  at  Galesburg, 
Illinois.  Alreadv  he  had  become  imbued  with  a  desire  to  follow  a  professional 
career  and  his  studies  were  directed  toward  this  end.  He  went  from  Knox  Col- 
lege to  the  Universitv  of  Michigan  in  1862  and  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  1866. 
In  the  meantime  he  had  determined  upon  the  practice  of  law,  continuing  in  the 
preparation  after  his  graduation  from  college  in  the  ofifice  and  under  the  direction 
of  Martin  Shellenberger,  an  able  attorney  of  Toulon,  Illinois.  In  1867  he  was 
admitted  to  practice  before  the  supreme  court  of  Illinois  and  after  a  brief  interval 
became  a  representative  of  the  Missouri  bar,  locating  at  Bolivar,  Polk  county. 
Some  time  later  he  removed  to  Baxter  Springs,  Kansas,  where  he  resided  until 
the  spring  of  1 871.  In  that  year  he  joined  H.  C.  McComas  in  organizing  the 
firm  of  ^IcComas  &  McKeighan,  at  Fort  Scott,  Kansas,  and  seeking  a  still  broader 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  731 

field  of  labor  thev  came  to  St.  Louis  after  five  years  and  remained  as  [jartners  in 
the  practice  of  law  until  1883,  when  the  firm  dissolved.  Mr.  McComas  removing 
to  New  Alexico.  Through  the  succeeding  year  Mr.  McKeighan  was  associateri 
with  S.  B.  Jones  and  in  1885  became  a  member  of  the  firm  of  Boyle,  .\dams  & 
McKeighan,  his  senior  partners  being  Judges  W.  F.  Boyle  and  E.  B.  Adams. 
This  firm,  regarded  as  one  of  the  strongest  in  St.  Louis,  continued  in  existence 
until  1892,  when  ]\Ir.  AIcKeighan  associated  himself  with  Messrs.  Lee,  Ellis  & 
Priest,  and  again  was  a  member  of  one  of  the  most  prominent  law  firms  of  the 
city.  A  change  in  partnership  a  year  later  led  to  the  adoption  of  the  style  of 
Lee,  McKeighan  &  Priest,  which  so  continued  until  the  appointment  of  Mr.  Priest 
as  United  States  district  judge.  Major  Lee  and  Mr.  McKeighan  then  continued 
as  partners  until  the  death  of  the  former  in  May,  1897,  when  Mr.  McKeighan 
succeeded  to  the  business  of  the  firm  and  later  became  senior  partner  of  the  firm 
of  McKeighan,  Barclay  &  Watts,  his  last  association  being  under  the  name  of 
McKeighan  &  Watts.  Professional  advancement  is  proverbially  slow,  but  his 
connection  with  the  bar  of  Missouri  has  been  marked  by  orderly  progression, 
resulting  in  his  attaining  a  position  of  eminence  among  those  whose  abilities  place 
them  in  the  front  ranks  of  the  legal  fraternity  in  the  city.  Ever  thorough  and 
painstaking  in  the  preparation  of  his  cases,  unfaltering  in  his  lovalty  to  the  inter- 
ests of  his  clients,  and  recognizing  at  the  same  time  that  he  owed  a  still  higher 
allegiance  to  the  majesty  of  the  law,  he  maintained  in  his  practice  the  highest 
standard  of  professional  ethics.  His  success  was  won  by  reason  of  the  fact  that 
his  position  was  in  the  eyes  of  the  law  a  correct  one,  as  established  by  precedent 
and  principle.  Devoting  himself  almost  exclusively  to  civil  practice,  he  special- 
ized in  the  lines  of  commercial  and  corporation  law  and  yet  his  ability  as  counselor 
and  trial  lawyer  was  equally  evident  in  many  important  contests  before  the  courts. 
He  possessed  a  mind  naturally  logical  and  inductive  and  his  power  lay  in  the 
strength  of  his  reasoning,  in  his  clear  deductions  and  his  correct  valuation  of 
every  detail  of  his  cases,  giving  to  the  important  point  the  prominence  which  it 
deserved.  He  had,  moreover,  a  command  of  language  that  enabled  him  to  present 
with  clearness  not  only  the  salient  points,  but  also  every  fine  gradation  of  mean- 
ing and  this,  combined  with  his  correct  application  of  legal  principles  to  the 
points  of  issue,  formed  the  basis  of  his  success.  A  contemporarv  biographer  said 
of  him:  "In  the  higher  courts,  where  questions  of  law.  rather  than  of  facts,  de- 
termine issues,  where  lawyers'  arguments  are  shorn  of  sophistries,  where  logic 
counts  for  more  than  nicely  turned  sentences,  and  where  a  broad  knowledge  of 
the  laws  is  more  effective  than  burning  eloquence,  Mr.  ^McKeighan  was  peculiarlv 
happy  in  the  presentation  of  cases,  the  perspicuity  of  his  statements,  his  apt  illus- 
trations, logical  reasoning  and  perfect  candor  in  dealing  with  every  phase  of  the 
case  always  impressing  favorably  the  administrators  of  the  law.  His  appeals  to 
juries  were  equally  forceful  and  effective.  In  the  marshaling  of  facts  and  in  the 
arrangement  and  presentation  of  strong  points  in  evidence  in  such  a  way  as  to 
convince  juries  of  the  righteousness  of  his  cause,  he  had  no  superior  at  the  Mis- 
souri bar  in  the  opinion  of  his  professional  contemporaries,  and  his  equipment 
was  of  such  a  nature,  his  powers  of  such  expansive  character  that  he  seemed 
able  always  to  rise  to  the  occasion,  exceeding  often  the  expectations  of  those 
who  knew  him  most  intimately.  Treating  courts,  brother  lawyers  and  litigants 
alike,  always  with  marked  courtesy,  he  was  none  the  less  intensely  earnest  and 
forceful,  and  his  devotion  to  the  interests  of  his  clients  was  of  that  chivalrous 
character  which  prompts  a  lawver  to  exhaust  every  legitimate  resource  to  win 
victories  for  those  who  intrust  their  interests  to  his  care.'' 

It  would  have  been  impossible  for  a  man  of  ^Ir.  ^IcKeighan's  mental  caliber 
not  to  hold  decided  opinions  upon  questions  of  public  moment.  Thoroughlv  in- 
formed upon  the  issues  of  the  day,  he  was  reared  in  a  home  where  the  principles 
of  free  soil  and  abolition  were  taught  and  early  became  a  pronounced  republican, 
continuing  a  supporter  of  the  party  until  after  the  questions  arising  from  the  Civil 
war  were  largely  settled.     Ever  fearless  in  supporting  his  honest  convictions,  he 


732  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

afterward  became  a  stanch  advocate  of  democratic  principles,  but  the  honors  nor 
emohiments  of  office  had  no  attraction  for  him,  nor  would  he  consent  to  become 
a  candidate  for  any  political  position. 

On  the  2d  of  June.  1869,  ]Mr.  iNIcKeighau  was  married  to  Miss  Ellen  M. 
Cutler,  of  Kalamazoo.  Michigan,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  C.  Cutler,  who  was  later 
a  well  known  member  of  the  Kansas  bar  and  died  at  Newton,  Kansas,  in  1893, 
at  the  advanced  age  of  eighty  years.  In  the  same  year  Mr.  McKeighan  was  called 
upon  to  mourn  the  loss  of  his  wife,  who  died  leaving  three  children.  Robert 
Cutler,  born  January  30,  1878,  in  St.  Louis,  was  educated  in  the  University  of 
Michigan  and  the  University  of  St.  Louis,  was  admitted  to  the  St.  Louis  bar  in 
1905,  and  is  now  engaged  in  the  real  estate  business.  Mabel  is  the  wife  of  James 
McCluney.    Ellen  is  at  home. 

Mr.  McKeighan's  friends,  and  they  were  many,  knew  him  to  be  a  man  of 
genial,  kindly  nature  and  generous  spirit,  whose  life  was  an  exemplification  of  the 
Emersonian  philosophy  that  "The  way  to  win  a  friend  is  to  be  one."  His  loyalty, 
however,  was  not  alone  his  strongest  characteristic  in  matters  of  friendship,  for 
his  associates  speak  of  him  as  a  most  attractive  and  entertaining  companion,  con- 
stantly calling  into  requisition  the  resources  of  a  mind  stored  with  gleanings  froa'' 
the  wisdom  of  all  ages.  He  possessed  much  of  the  wit  of  an  Irish  ancestry,  com- 
bined with  a  notable  gift  of  eloquence  that  rendered  him  a  most  effective  speaker 
who  at  once  captivated  and  held  the  interest  of  the  audience.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Church  of  Christ,  Scientist. 

Mr.  ]\IcKeighan  died  ]\Iarch  21,  1908,  in  the  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital,  Balti- 
more, Maryland,  and  was  buried  at  Bellefontaine  cemetery,  and  his  friends  were 
called  to  mourn  the  death  of  a  great  man — for  he  is  great  who  serves  his  fellow- 
men. 

The  following  memorial  was  sent  to  the  family  of  Mr.  McKeighan,  a  tribute 
from  the  Michigan  Alumni  Association : 

THE  MEMORIAL. 

"Mr.  Chairman : — The  undersigned  committee,  charged  with  the  duty  of 
preparing  an  expression  of  the  sense  of  the  Michigan  Alumni  Association,  in 
view  of  the  decease  of  the  late  John  E.  McKeighan,  respectfully  submit  the  fol- 
lowing : 

The  members  of  this  association,  under  a  deep  sense  of  the  loss  which  they 
have  sustained  by  the  death  of  their  brother,  John  E.  McKeighan,  have  assembled 
to  bear  witness  of  his  worth,  and  to  record  their  estimate  of  his  character. 

For  thirty-two  years  Mr.  McKeighan  was  a  member  of  the  bar  of  the  city 
of  St.  Louis  and  stood  among  its  acknowledged  leaders.  Eminent  in  a  profession 
which  holds  its  highest  honors  dear,  and  in  which  neither  genius  nor  learning, 
apart  from  the  moral  qualities  which  inspire  confidence,  can  command  real  or 
lasting  distinction,  his  professional  career  exemplified  in  a  very  high  degree  the 
true  relations  of  a  lawyer,  both  to  the  community  and  to  the  courts,  and  revealed 
the  secret  of  his  most  enduring  success.  Unfamiliar  with  the  arts  frequently 
invoked  for  self-advancement,  diffident  and  unassuming  to  a  marked  degree, 
devoting  himself  exclusively  to  the  civil  practice,  and  especially  the  study  of  com- 
mercial and  corporation  law,  he  stood  for  more  than  twenty  years  as  one  of  the 
highest  in  counsel  and  ablest  in  advocacy  at  the  St.  Louis  bar.  The  bent  of  his 
mind  was  judicial,  and  in  every  case  presented  to  him  he  surveyed  with  care  the 
whole  field  of  controversy.  Endowed  with  a  quick  perception  which  enabled  him 
to  penetrate  to  the  heart  of  a  question  with  little  efifort ;  possessed  of  a  remark- 
able facility  of  expression,  often  a  sentence  or  a  phrase  uttered  in  his  incisive 
way  portrayed  the  whole  aspect  of  the  subject. 

In  the  Supreme  Courts,  State  and  National,  where  questions  of  law  were  to 
be  considered,  where  logic  counts  for  more  than  nicely  turned  sentences,  and 
thorough  know 'edge  of  the  principles  of  law  are  more  effective  than  eloquence, 
Mr.  McKeighan  was  most  happy  in  the  presentation  of  cases.     The  perspicuity 


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of  his  statement,  his  apt  ilhistrations,  his  perfect  candor  in  deahng  with  every 
phase  of  the  case,  his  logical  reasoning,  characterized  him  as  a  great  advocate. 
Not  onlv  so,  but  in  the  nisi  prius  courts  his  arguments  to  juries  were  forceful 
and  effective.  His  quick,  capacious,  analytical  mind  enabled  him  to  marshal  the 
facts  so  as  to  present  their  strongest  probative  force  in  a  way  to  convince  juries 
of  the  righteousness  of  his  cause.  Possessing  a  kindly  disposition  and  love  for 
humanity,  he  ever  treated  courts,  lawyers  and  litigants  with  marked  courtesy ;  yet 
he  was  none  the  less  earnest  and  forceful  in  his  devotion  to  the  interests  of  his 
clients.  Indeed,  he  possessed  that  chivalrous  character  which  prompted  him  to 
exhaust  every  legitimate  resource  to  win  victories  for  those  whose  interests  were 
entrusted  to  his  care. 

As  a  speaker  on  public  topics  he  was  most  attractive  and  entertaining.  His 
mind  was  well  stored  with  information,  endowed  with  ready  wit,  and  the  gift  of 
eloquence  so  happily  combined  as  to  render  him  equal  to  any  demand  made  upon 
him.  Our  departed  brother  possessed  a  charming  simplicity  of  manner,  kindly 
nature  and  generous  friendship,  which  impressed  themselves  upon  all  who  came 
in  contact  with  him  in  everyday  life. 

The  keynote  of  Mr.  McKeighan's  character,  the  secret  of  his  distinguished 
success  at  the  bar,  was  his  purity  of  purpose  and  his  manly  uprightness  of  life. 
His  clients  who  relied  upon  his  profound  knowledge  of  the  law,  still  more  im- 
plicitly relied  upon  his  integrity,  which  never  swerved  in  advice  nor  in  action 
from  the  path  of  rectitude. 

Judges  to  whom  his  arguments  were  addressed  listened  without  fear  of  being 
misled  by  plausible  sophistries,  and  gladly  accepted  from  him  that  assistance  which 
it  is  the  privilege  of  counsel  to  afford  to  the  court.  However  much  his  opponents 
feared  the  vigor  of  his  attack  or  the  stubbornness  of  his  defense,  they  never 
dreaded  treachery  nor  unfair  surprise. 

The  interests  of  onr  departed  brother  were  not  confined  alone  to  his  duty  as 
a  lawyer.  He  possessed  a  refined  and  delicate  taste  and  was  a  passionate  lover  of 
nature  and  art ;  he  was  also  strong  and  active  in  sympathy  with  whatever  tended 
to  social  or  political  reform,  or  to  promote  organized  charity,  or  to  advance  the 
cause  of  education.  His  death  will  prove  a  loss  to  institutions  of  benevolence  and 
charity. 

Mr.  McKeighan  was  a  firm  believer  in  the  good.  His  sublime  faith  in  the 
higher  Christianity,  and  his  belief  in  an  overruling  God  robbed  death  of  its  sting 
and  the  grave  of  its  victory.  During  the  last  few  years  of  his  life  he  was  afflicted 
with  ailments  which  he  bore  with  Christian  submission,  in  the  belief  that  he  w^as 
supported  by  the  overruling  good,  and  that  the  seeming  ills  affecting  his  body 
were  but  mortal  error.  And  when  finallv  his  physical  powers  yielded  to  the  in- 
evitable, death,  he  looked  upon  it  onlv  as  passing  out  of  one  room  into  another 
where  good  and  only  supreme  good  obtains.  A  more  genial  friend,  a  more  de- 
voted husband  and  father  we  have  never  known." 


JAAIES    C.    FORTUNE. 

James  C.  Fortune  is  occupving  the  position  of  train  auditor  at  St.  Louis  for 
the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company.  This  is  his  native  city,  his  birth  having 
occurred  here  on  the  5th  of  November,  1872,  his  parents  being  Luke  Carl  and 
Ellen  (Ford)  Fortune.  The  familv  is  of  English  lineage  but  has  been  represented 
in  America  from  an  earlv  period  in  the  colonization  of  the  new  world,  his  ances- 
tors coming  to  this  country  with  the  Quakers  who  originally  settled  Pennsylvania. 
In  the  maternal  line  Mr.  Fortune  i?  descended  froni  Irish  ancestry,  the  Fords 
coming  from  the  Emerald  Isle  and  settling  in  Wheeling.  West  \'irginia.  For 
many  years  Luke  C.  Fortune  has  resided  in  St.  Louis  and  was  connected  \or  a 
considerable  period  with  the  old  St.  Louis  Gas  Company. 


734  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Immediately  after  leaving  high  school  James  C.  Fortune  went  to  the  Indian 
Territory  and  for  about  a  year  was  employed  in  the  general  mercantile  establish- 
ment of  W.  S.  Nash,  at  Fort  Gibson.  He  then  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  engaged 
as  assistant  bookkeeper  with  the  firm  of  Kingman  &  Company,  implement  deal- 
ers, with  whom  he  continued  for  about  seven  years.  In  the  meantime,  however, 
he  was  promoted  from  one  position  of  responsibility  to  another  until  he  became 
assistant  credit  manager.  His  health  failed  and  by  the  advice  of  his  physician  he 
went  to  San  Francisco,  California,  there  becoming  associated  with  the  Southern 
Pacific  Railroad  Company  as  assistant  to  the  auditor  of  freight  receipts.  During 
four  years  he  occupied  that  position  and  then  resigned  to  enter  the  service  of  the 
Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Company  as  passenger  agent,  continuing  in  that  capacity 
until  the  time  of  the  earthquake,  when  all  business  was  disorganized  and  he 
resigned,  returning  to  St.  Louis.  In  the  same  year,  1906,  he  accepted  the  position 
of  train  auditor  with  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company  and  is  still  acting, 
in  that  capacity. 

On  the  1st  of  June.  1908,  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Fortune  was  married  to  Miss 
Flora  Bellow,  a  native  of  England,  who  for  some  time  resided  in  San  Francisco. 
They  make  their  home  in  Kirkwood.  Mr.  Fortune  is  a  member  of  the  Royal 
Arcanum  and  is  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church.  His  political  views  are 
in  accord  with  the  principles  of  the  republican  party  and  he  manifests  a  public- 
spirited  citizenship,  being  interested  in  all  those  things  which  are  a  matter  of  civic 
virtue  and  civic  pride.  The  honors  and  emoluments  of  office,  however,  have  had 
no  attraction  for  him.  During  the  greater  part  of  his  life  he  has  been  connected 
with  railroad  service  in  its  official  management  and  is  now  occupying  a  responsible 
position  as  train  auditor. 


JORDAX    \V.  LAMBERT. 

Jordan  W.  Lambert,  chemist  and  pharmacist,  was  born  in  Alexandria,  A'lr- 
ginia,  in  1852,  and  died  in  St.  Louis,  January  6,  1889.  His  father  was  Benjamin 
H.  Lambert,  a  native  of  Maryland,  who  removed  to  Alexandria,  Virginia,  in  his 
youth  and  resided  there  until  the  end  of  his  life.  The  elder  Lambert  was  engaged 
for  many  years  in  the  shipping  business,  being  identified  with  the  European,  West 
Indian  and  South  American  trade.  He  was  also  interested  to  some  extent  in  rail- 
road enterprises  and  was  conspicuous  among  the  honored  citizens  of  Alexandria. 
Jordan  W.  Lambert  was  fitted  for  college  at  St.  Johns  Academy,  a  military  insti- 
tute of  Alexandria,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  honors.  He  then  entered 
Randolph  Macon  College,  of  Ashland,  Virginia,  and  was  graduated  from  that  in- 
stitution at  the  end  of  a  full  classical  course  with  the  highest  honors  t)f  the  class  of 
1871.  While  at  college  he  was  a  member  of  the  Franklin  Literary  Society,  and 
distinguished  himself  not  only  for  his  interest  in  the  work  of  the  society,  but 
for  his  active  and  successful  efforts  to  promote  its  welfare  as  well.  Almost 
entirely  under  his  supervision  and  largely  as  a  result  of  his  labors  in  that  behalf, 
the  society  erected  a  beautiful  hall,  which  still  serves  as  its  meeting-place  and 
home.  After  quitting  college  he  was  engaged  for  a  time  in  the  insurance  busi- 
ness in  Richmond,  Virginia,  leaving-  there  to  come  to  St.  Louis  in  1873.  Here 
he  became  connected  with  the  wholesale  drug  house  of  A.  A.  Mellier  and  soon 
became  its  head  bookkeeper  and  confidential  clerk  to  the  head  of  the  house.  While 
acting  in  this  capacity  he  also  made  a  study  of  the  chemistry  of  the  drug  business 
and  soon  became  an  expert  in  that  department.  As  a  result  of  his  researches  in 
this  field,  he  discovered  the  formula  for  the  manufacture  of  listerine,  which  at 
once  found  favor  with  the  medical  profession  and  with  the  general  public.  In 
1881  he  severed  his  connection  with  the  drug  business  with  which  he  had  previ- 
ously been  connected,  and  organized  the  Lambert  Pharmacal  Company,  which 
was  incoriinrated  as  a  stock  company  three  years  later.     Mr.  Lambert  was  not 


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736  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

only  the  manager  but  tlie  principal  owner  of  the  stock  of  this  company  from  the 
beginning,  and  was  president  of  the  corporation  from  its  inception  to  the  date 
of  his  death.  Its  affairs  were  managed  with  signal  ability,  and  the  success  of  the 
enterprise  was  phenomenal.  So  extensive  were  the  sales  of  its  products  and  so 
rapid  the  growth  of  the  business  that  Mr.  Lambert  soon  became  a  conspicuous 
figure  among  the  merchants  of  St.  Louis  and  widely  known  throughout  the  coun- 
try as  well.  It  yielded  handsome  returns  and  at  his  death  he  left  a  large  fortune 
to  his  wife  and  children.  His  eldest  son,  Albert  B.  Lambert,  now  fills  the  posi- 
tion of  president  of  the  corporation  founded  by  his  father.  In  addition  to  being 
a  business  man  of  very  superior  attainments,  and  a  financier  of  recognized  ability, 
he  was  so  much  a  gentleman  of  culture  and  education  that  he  was  exceedingly 
popular  in  social  and  business  circles. 

Thoroughly  public  spirited,  every  movement  calculated  to  advance  the  in- 
terest of  the  city,  to  render  it  more  attractive  or  a  better  place  to  live  in,  or  to 
attract  to  it  visitors  from  different  parts  of  the  country,  interested  him  and 
received  his  hearty  support  and  cooperation.  A  prominent  member  of  the 
Masonic  order,  he  brought  to  this  city  the  first  dimit  that  was  ever  brought  to 
St.  Louis,  from  the  Alexandria  Lodge,  of  which  George  Washington  was  one 
of  the  founders  and  first  worshipful  master.  In  providing  for  the  entertainment 
of  visiting  knights  at  the  triennial  conclave  held  in  St.  Louis  some  years  before 
his  death,  Mr.  Lambert  was  a  leading  spirit,  and  when  the  democratic  national 
convention  of  1888  was  held  in  St.  Louis,  he  took  charge  of  the  pyrotechnic  dis- 
play which  was  one  of  the  memorable  features  incident  thereto.  At  the  annual 
convention  of  the  Traveling  Men's  Protective  Association  he  was  always  a  con- 
spicuous figure,  and  upon  the  occasion  of  President  Cleveland's  visit  to  St.  Louis, 
the  management  of  the  trades'  display  was  entrusted  to  him.  A  fine  type  of  the 
southern  gentleman,  he  was  especially  happy  at  banquets  and  similar  social  func- 
tions, and  achieved  more  than  local  renown  as  a  brilliant  toastmaster.  He 
affiliated  with  the  democratic  party  from  the  time  he  became  a  voter,  but  was 
never  especially  active  in  politics,  except  in  the  campaign  of  1888,  when  he  be- 
came deeply  interested  in  behalf  of  his  warm  personal  friend,  ex-Governor  David 
R.  Francis,  and  rendered  very  valuable  services  to  his  party  and  its  candidates 
in  that  connection.  A  warm-hearted  and  generous  man,  he  could  not  do  other- 
wise than  respond  liberallv  to  the  many  appeals  for  assistance  which  came  to 
him  from  charitable  organizations  and  from  those  in  need,  and  few  of  the 
present  generation  of  St.  Louis  business  men  have  given  more  liberally  of  their 
means  to  relieve  want  and  distress.  He  was  married,  in  1873,  to  ^Nliss  Lilly  Winn, 
daughter  of  John  O.  and  Mary  L.  Winn,  of  Ashland,  Virginia. 


JUNIATTUS    A.  FISHER,  M.D. 

Among  the  younger  men  who  have  devoted  their  lives  to  the  medical  pro- 
fession and  who  are  gaining  a  reputation  for  their  skill  and  usefulness,  is  Dr. 
Juniattus  A.  Fisher,  who  was  born  in  Cooper  county,  Missouri,  in  April,  1873, 
a  son  of  Andrew  J.  and  Anne  (Majors)  Fisher.  His  father  was  a  contractor 
and  builder  and  a  general  merchant  in  this  city.  He  was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil 
war  and  lost  a  brother  in  battle  at  Lexington,  Kentucky. 

After  acquiring  his  preliminarv  education  in  the  public  schools  Dr.  Fisher 
completed  a  course  in  the  Perkins  &  Herpel  Commercial  College  and  at  the  age 
of  eighteen  years  was  engaged  as  a  sign  writer  with  the  ]\IcGinnis  Painting 
Company.  While  pursuing  this  occupation  he  furthered  his  education  by  attend- 
ing night  school  and  bv  1895  '''^■'^  acquired  sufficient  knowledge  to  enable  him  to 
matriculate  as  a  student  in  the  College  of  Physicians  &  Surgeons,  from  which 
institution  he  was  graduated  on  April  26.  iqoo.  He  immediately  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  his  profession  which  he  pursued  for  one  vear  and  in  iqoi  took  a  post- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  737 

graduate  course.  In  the  year  1903  he  became  associated  with  the  City  Dis- 
pensary where  he  remained  for  two  years  and  then  engaged  in  the  active  practice 
of  medicine  for  himself  at  No.  1805  Washington  avenue,  remaining  there  one 
vear  when  he  removed  to  his  present  location  at  No.  5924^  Easton  avenue,  wliere 
he  has  since  built  up  a  liberal  patronage.  The  doctor,  being  extraordinarily 
intellectual  and  a  profound  investigator  of  medical  subjects  has  made  a  special 
studv  of  electrical  therapeutics,  in  which  he  has  made  several  valuable  dis- 
coveries and  has,  both  to  his  own  satisfaction  and  for  the  benefit  of  the  profession, 
made  a  number  of  improvements  on  the  instruments  employed  in  that  branch  of 
the  science.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  State  and 
American  Medical  Associations  and  belongs  to  a  number  of  secret  organizations. 
For  recreation  he  engages  in  outdoor  sports  taking  a  special  interest  in  hunting 
and  fishing.  Regarding  politics  Dr.  Fisher  does  not  bind  himself  to  any  party 
but,  believing  the  man  is  more  than  the  party,  he  reserves  the  right  to  personally 
judge  of  the  fitness  of  a  candidate  and  uses  his  vote  and  influence  toward  secur- 
ing the  election  of  the  man  who  in  his  judgment  is  best  qualified  to  sustain  the 
interests  of  the  commonwealth.  Dr.  Fisher  resides  where  he  carries  on  his 
practice,  at  No.  5924J/  Easton  avenue. 


CHARLES   RAUSENDORF. 

The  building  trades  of  this  city  include  a  number  of  skilled  mechanics  who 
have,  through  their  enterprising  spirit  and  laudable  ambition,  risen  from  their 
useful  station  in  life  as  journeymen  to  the  more  remuneratively  responsible  posi- 
tions in  the  industrial  world  of  contracting  builders,  and  among  such  worthy  of 
mention  is  Charles  Rausendorf,  who  established  himself  in  the  contracting  busi- 
ness in  1896  and  who  has  since  been  located  at  4524  Papin  street.  He  was  born 
in  Dresden,  Germany,  September  27,  1854,  a  son  of  Gottlieb  and  Christine 
Rausendorf,  his  father  having  been  engaged  in  the  weaving  business  in  his  native 
country. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  Charles  Rausendorf  was  entered  as 
a  pupil  when  he  had  attained  the  required  age  and,  having  passed  through  the 
successive  grades,  was  graduated  and  upon  leaving  school  was  apprenticed  to  a 
stonemason  with  whom  he  remained  until  he  had  finished  his  trade.  After  follow- 
ing his  occupation  for  several  years  as  a  journeyman  he  engaged  in  contracting 
in  his  native  land  until  the  year  1883,  when  upon  learning  of  the  opportunities 
afforded  by  the  building  trades  in  the  LTnited  States,  he  set  sail  for  this  country, 
and  on  arriving  upon  the  shores  of  the  new  world  at  once  repaired  to  this  city, 
where  he  secured  employment  at  his  trade 'and  plied  his  craft  as  a  journeyman 
until  the  year  1896.  In  the  meantime,  by  thrift  and  economy,  he  had  laid  by 
considerable  means,  and  during  that  year  started  in  business  for  himself  as  a 
contractor  and  has  since  been  very  successful  and  at  present  is  in  prosperous 
circumstances.  He  is  numbered  among  the  best  stone  contractors  in  the  city. 
He  is  a  skilled  mechanic  and,  being  very  careful  about  his  work,  has  established 
for  himself  an  excellent  reputation"  as  a  builder  in  his  line  and  during  his  career 
as  a  contractor  has  done  considerable  important  work  in  various  portions  of  the 
city.  His  success  has  been  such  as  to  enable  him  to  branch  out  in  the  business 
world  and  become  interested  in  real  estate. 

In  1887  Mr.  Rausendorf  wedded  ]\Iiss  Caroline  Sharp,  daughter  of  Charles 
and  Mary  Sharp,  her  father  being  an  agriculturist  of  Jefferson  county.  Missouri, 
and  to  this  union  have  been  born  August,  who  is  in  partnership  with  his  father ; 
Walter,  a  pupil  in  the  public  school;  Anna,  a  stenographer;  and  jNIatilda,  who 
attends  school.  Although  ]\Ir.  Rausendorf  is  familiar  with  the  principles  advo- 
cated by  the  several  political  parties,  he  has  not  seen  fit  to  ally  himself  with 
any  political  cult,  but  reserves  the  right  to  cast  his  vote  for  such  men  as  in  his 

47— VOL.    III. 


738  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

judgment  are  best  qualified  to  subserve  the  interests  of  the  commonwealth  irre- 
spective of  the  parties  to  which  they  belong.  He  belongs  to  the  Rockspring 
Saengerbund,  and  also  to  the  Master  Contractors  Union  and,  being  fond  of 
traveling,  devotes  much  of  his  leisure  time  to  trips  throughout  various  portions 
of  the  country.  He  loves  his  home  and  prefers  to  spend  his  evenings^  within 
the  family  circle  and  has,  therefore,  provided  his  residence  with  every  comfort 
necessary  to  the  happiness  of  domestic  life.  Mr.  Rausendorf  is  a  man  whose 
industry  and  enterprise  has  not  only  contributed  to  his  own  prosperity  but  has 
given  him  a  prominent  place  in  the  industrial  circles  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Rausendorf  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  German  Evangelical  Em- 
mans  church,  Chouteau  and  Tower  Grove,  in  1896,  and  the  stonework  for  the 
structure  was  under  his  supervision.  He  is  also  a  stockholder  in  the  Tower 
Grove  Foundry  Company. 


NICHOLAS  R.  WALL. 

While  widely  known  as  one  of  the  leading  insurance  men  of  the  west,  in 
which  connection  he  has  manifested  the  spirit  of  the  initiative  in  the  introduction 
of  many  new  and  valuable  ideas  and  well  formulated  plans,  Nicholas  R.  Wall  is 
equally  well  known  in  St.  Louis  because  of  his  connection  with  military  interests 
and  other  affairs  of  local  importance.  He  was  born  in  this  city  December  15, 
1861,  of  the  marriage  of  Nicholas,  and  Frances  Elizabeth  (Calvert)  Wall,  the 
former  a  son  of  Nicholas  Wall,  Sr.,  who  came  from  England,  while  the  latter  was 
a  daughter  of  John  Calvert,  a  native  of  Kentucky.  The  father  of  Nicholas  R. 
Wall  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  the  commission  business  and  had  extensive 
steamboat  interests,  owning  at  one  time  some  of  the  largest  passenger  boats  on 
the  Mississippi  river  when  they  were  well  termed  "floating  palaces"  and  practi- 
cally all  travel  was  that  of  navigation  transportation. 

Nicholas  R.  Wall  acquired  his  primary  education  in  the  Stoddard  school, 
after  which  he  attended  Washington  University,  but  left  college  ere  completing 
the  course  in  order  to  enter  the  employ  of  an  uncle,  who  was  a  dealer  in  army 
supplies  at  Washington,  D.  C.  There  he  remained  for  some  time,  after  which 
he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  for  two  years  was  employed  in  the  postal  service. 
Later  he  spent  a  similar  period  in  the  service  of  the  Samuel  Cupples  Woodenware 
Company,  after  which  he  made  his  initial  step  in  the  insurance  field,  occupying 
a  clerical  position  with  the  Blossom  Insurance  Agency  for  three  years.  On  the 
expiration  of  that  period,  during  which  time  he  had  bent  every  energy  toward 
fully  acquainting  himself  with  the  business  in  principle  and  detail,  he  started  in 
business  for  himself  with  the  firm  of  W.  G.  Bently  &  Company,  special  agents 
for  the  Continental  Insurance  Company,  of  New  York.  After  three  years  he 
became  senior  partner  of  the  firm  of  Wall  &  Whitmore,  fire  insurance,  at  Fourth 
and  Pine  streets.  This  partnership  was  dissolved  in  1906,  at  which  time  Mr. 
Wall  became  associated  with  several  other  prominent  business  men  as  the  projec- 
tors of  the  Pierce  building,  one  of  the  finest  office  structures  in  the  United  States, 
and  thereby  undoubtedly  established  the  business  center  of  insurance  interests  in 
this  city.  In  1907  Mr.  Wall  removed  to  his  present  location,  at  No.  711  Chestnut 
street.  He  is  one  of  the  most  widely  known  insurance  men  of  the  west,  the  extent 
and  importance  of  his  operations  placing  him  in  a  foremost  position  in  insurance 
circles.  He  was  for  several  years  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Missouri  Asso- 
ciation of  Local  Fire  Insurance  Agents,  was  a  member  of  the  executive  committee 
and  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Fire  Insurance  Agents  and  is  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Primarv  Realtv  Company,  who  projected  the  Pierce  building.  He  is 
also  manager  of  the  loan  department  of  the  Travelers  Insurance  Company,  of 
Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  is  connected  in  an  official  capacity  with  the  Title 
Guarantee  Trust  Company.     Capable  of  promoting  and  managing  extensive  busi- 


NICHOLAS  R.  WALL 


740  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

ness  and  financial  interests,  his  ability  having  been  demonstrated  in  his  successful 
control  of  various  projects  and  undertakings,  he  is  now  ambitious  to  have  the 
large  life  insurance  companies  of  the  east  make  loans  in  St.  Louis  and  thus  pro- 
mote the  substantial  growth  and  development  of  this  city. 

On  the  3d  of  June,  1885,  Mr.  Wall  was  married  to  Miss  Queen  Reynolds, 
whose  father  was  connected  in  an  official  capacity  with  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad 
System  for  a  number  of  years.  They  have  two  daughters:  Dorothy,  nineteen 
years  of  age,  who  is  a  graduate  of  the  Mary  Institute,  and  Winifred,  fifteen  years 
of  age,  who  is  now  attending  that  school.  Mr.  Wall  finds  diversion  and  recreation 
in  various  forms  of  outdoor  sports  and  pursuits,  takes  keen  delight  in  motoring 
and  also  in  music  and  theatricals.  In  fact,  there  is  in  him  a  keen  appreciation  of 
the  iiigher  sentiments  and  art  which  well  balances  the  keen  business  sense  which 
he  manifests  in  control  of  his  financial  interests.  Moreover  he  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Cadets,  the  leading  infantry  company  of  St.  Louis,  having  won  various 
prizes  for  dififerent  exercises  and  feats  of  skill  in  all  parts  of  the  country.  He 
was  an  active  and  is  also  an  honorary  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Light  Artillery 
Company,  now  merged  with  Battery  A,  of  the  National  Guard.  He  is  a  past 
master  of  Tuscan  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  is  a  Consistory  Mason,  a  noble  of  the 
J^Ivstic  Shrine  and  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor.  Not  unmindful  of  his 
obligations  of  citizenship  in  relation  to  the  political  conditions  and  welfare  of 
the  country,  he  is  stalwart  in  his  support  of  the  principles  of  the  "Grand  Old 
Party,"  is  a  member  of  the  Young  Men's  Republican  Club  and  was  auxiliary  sec- 
retary of  the  ways  and  means  committee  of  the  St.  Louis  Republican  Club. 


EMIL    HENRY    HENCKLER,  M.D. 

Dr.  Emil  Henry  Henckler,  practicing  medicine  with  an  office  at  No.  3500 
North  Fourteenth  street,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  July  17,  1876.  His  parents  were 
William  and  Josephine  (Zeitinger)  Henckler.  The  father  is  a  jeweler  of  this 
city  at  No.  2237  Chouteau  avenue,  while  his  brother  Herman  is  conducting  a 
progressive  and  prosperous  enterprise  at  his  present  location. 

■Dr.  Henckler  became  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  at  the  usual 
age',  and  afterward  attended  St.  Henry's  parochial  school  and  the  St.  Louis 
University,  there  pursuing  a  three  years'  academic  course.  In  1892  he  accepted 
a  position  with  the  firm  of  H.  F.  Helwig,  druggist,  with  whom  he  continued 
until  the  i6th  of  April,  1896.  He  was  then  graduated  in  pharmacy,  and  in 
1897  began  the  study  of  medicine,  matriculating  in  the  ]\Iarion-Sims  College 
of  iledicine,  from  which  he  was  graduated  on  the  26th  of  April,  1900.  Follow- 
ing his  graduation  he  became  interne  at  the  Female  Hospital,  where  he  remained 
for  a  year,  and  subsequently  was  appointed  vaccine  physician  and  later  assistant 
dispensary  physician  at  the  North  End  City  Dispensary.  This  position  brought 
him  broad  and  varied  experience,  and  well  qualified  him  for  the  duties  of  a 
general  practice.  In  June,  1907,  he  took  up  private  practice  of  his  profession, 
and  in  the  two  years'  time  has  built  up  an  extensive  business,  being  recognized  as 
one  of  the  able  representatives  of  the  medical  fraternity  in  his  part  of  the  city. 
He  remains  a  student  of  the  principles  of  the  science  of  medicine,  as  does  every 
conscientious  physician,  and  the  work  which  he  has  done  well  entitles  him  to 
rank  among  the  able  members  of  the  calling  in  St,  Louis. 

On  the  17th  of  July,  1907,  in  this  city,  Dr.  Henckler  was  married  to  Miss 
Elizabeth  E.  Bauman,  a  daughter  of  Charles  Bauman,  superintendent  of  the 
Christy  Fire  Clay  Company.  They  have  one  daughter,  Elizabeth  Mary.  Dr. 
Henckler  is  a  member  of  the  Catholic  church  and  belongs  to  the  Western 
Catholic  Union,  the  Knights  of  Columbus,  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America, 
and  the  Maccabees,  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  St, 
Louis  College  of  Pharmacy  and  the  St.   Louis  University  Alumni  Association. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  741 

He  is  fond  of  literature  and  outdoor  amusements,  has  been  an  active  participant 
in  the  latter  and  has  also  been  a  broad  reader,  spending  many  pleasant  hours 
with  his  favorite  authors.  In  professional  lines  he  is  connected  with  the  St. 
Louis  ]\Iedical  Society,  the  State  Medical  Society,  and  the  American  Medical 
Association,  and  thus  he  keeps  in  touch  with  the  progress  of  the  profession 
through  the  interchange  of  tlioughts  and  experiences  among  the  members  of 
these  organizations. 


LEWIS    M.  KALLENBACIT,  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Lewis  M.  Kallenbach,  thoroughly  understanding  the  science  of  den- 
tistry, is  successfully  following  his  profession  in  St.  Louis,  and  the  passing  years 
chronicle  a  growing  practice.  He  was  born  in  Macon  county,  Illinois,  January  i, 
1875,  his  parents,  Morris  William  and  Louisa  (Eckhardt)  Kallenbach.  also  being 
natives  of  that  state.  The  father  was  for  some  years  a  dealer  in  plumbing 
supplies  at  Decatur,  afterward  removing  to  Kansas,  where  he  retired  from 
business  and  enjoyed  a  well  earned  rest.  The  sons  and  daughters  of  the  family, 
aside  from  Dr.  Kallenbach,  are :  William  E.,  contractor  and  builder  at  St. 
Charles,  Missouri ;  Edward  E.,  a  chemist  with  the  William  R.  Warner  Manu- 
facturing Company,  of  Philadelphia ;  and  Hallie  Louisa,  who  is  at  home  with 
her  parents. 

Dr.  Kallenbach  spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth  in  his  parents' 
home  in  Macon  county,  Illinois.  His  early  education  was  acquired  in  the  rural 
schools  of  his  native  town,  and  in  the  high  school  of  Decatur,  Illinois.  He 
began  his  professional  training  at  the  Marion-Sims  College  of  Medicine,  and 
after  completing  a  several  years'  course  at  the  Louisville  College  of  Dentistry, 
he  moved  to  Kansas  City,  iNIissouri,  where  he  graduated  from  the  Kansas  City 
College  of  Dentistry  in  1901.  He  located  in  Walnut,  Kansas,  where  he  prac- 
ticed his  profession  for  seven  years,  then  moved  to  St.  Louis,  jMissouri,  where 
he  has  found  the  opportunities  of  his  social  and  professional  career  greatly 
extended.  He  belongs  to  the  present  day  and  generation  of  the  dental  profession, 
thoroughly  equipped  in  theorv  and  practice.  His  reputation  as  a  dentist  is  not 
built  up  as  a  writer  or  talker,  but  a  conscientious  worker. 

On  December  10,  1901,  he  married  Miss  Bernita  Quick  of  Kansas  City, 
Missouri,  and  they  have  two  sons,  Travis  Earl  and  Maurice  Dines.  Dr.  Kallen- 
bach is  associated  with  the  Masonic  fraternities  and  is  a  member  of  the  local 
and  state  dental  societies.  His  connections  are  with  the  Missouri  State  Dental 
Society,  the  St.  Louis  Dental  Society,  the  Kansas  Dental  Society,  and  the 
Southeastern  Kansas  Dental  Society.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church,  and  he  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party,  exercising  his 
right  of  franchise  in  support  of  its  men  and  measures.  Outside  of  his  pro- 
fession and  his  home  he  finds  his  chief  interest  in  the  literary  and  musical  world, 
and  is  a  musician  of  more  than  ordinary  ability,  in  his  earlier  years  having 
taught  piano  and  clarinet.  A  cultured,  genial  gentleman,  he  is  a  valued  addition 
to  social  circles. 


JOHN    H.  JANSEN. 


John  H.  Jansen,  who  started  out  on  his  life's  career  with  few  educational 
advantages  and  without  pecuniary  means  or  influence  and  who,  through  his 
enterprise  and  activity,  has  established  himself  in  a  remunerative  coal  and  ice 
business,  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  born  in  1879.  His  parents, 
Nichola  and  Mary    (Kottensleppe)   Jansen,  originally  natives  of  Germany,  set- 


742  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

tied  in  St.  Louis  early  in  life,  while  the  parents  of  Mrs.  Jansen  emigrated  from 
Poland  at  an  early  day  and  settled  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Jansen  upon  arriving  here 
followed  his  trade  as  a  tanner,  being  one  of  the  first  to  work  at  that  occupation 
in  this  community.  He  reared  a  family  of  six  children,  four  of  whom  attained 
maturity,  namely,  John  H. ;  Johanna ;  Herman ;  and  Sophia,  wife  of  Louis 
Woehler.  Mr.  Jansen  passed  away  when  the  subject  of  this  review  was  but 
eleven  years  of  age,  but  his  wife  still  survives. 

His  early  education  and  in  fact  all  the  training  he  had  to  equip  him  for 
life's  battles,  John  H.  Jansen  received  in  St.  Liborius  Catholic  school,  which 
he  attended  until  he  attained  his  thirteenth  year.  The  family  being  in  straitened 
circumstances  and  the  father  being  dead,  the  burden  of  providing  for  its  mem- 
bers fell  exclusively  upon  him  and  compelled  him  to  go  out  into  the  world  and 
seek  employment  at  that  early  age.  _  He  worked  for  several  years  all  the  while 
contributing  to  the  support  of  the  family  until  he  had  enabled  them  to  secure  a 
fair  education  by  which  they  were  prepared  to  enter  the  struggle  of  existence 
for  themselves.  He  then  engaged  in  the  coal  and  ice  business  which  he  con- 
ducted in  the  city  limits  on  Gilmore  avenue  and  he  still  operates  the  commercial 
enterprise  established  in  1904.  When  he  started  in  business  he  was  able  to  sup- 
port but  one  team  but  as  time  passed  his  requirements  increased  until  now  he 
owns  a  number  of  teams  and  hires  several  employes,  his  enterprise  enabling  him 
to  transact  several  thousand  dollars  worth  of  business  annually. 

In  1905  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Lena  Kiburz,  of  Franklin 
county,  Missouri,  a  daughter  of  Rudolph  and  Lena  (Strieker)  Kiburz,  natives 
of  Switzerland  and  Germany  respectively.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kiburz  have  also  a 
son  who  resides  in  Pacific,  Missouri.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Jansen  have  one  daughter, 
Viola  H.  Mr.  Jansen  gives  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party.  His 
religious  faith  is  on  the  side  of  Catholicism,  while  his  wife  is  a  member  of  the 
Lutheran  church.  Considering  the  disadvantages  with  which  Mr.  Jansen  has  had 
to  contend,  his  career  has  been  in  many  respects  remarkable,  and  by  hard  work 
and  unwearied  application  he  has  succeeded  in  establishing  himself  in  a  business 
which  brings  him  adequate  return  and  has  placed  him  in  comfortable  circum- 
stances. 


FLORIAN  DeDONATO. 

Florian  DeDonato,  president  of  the  F.  P.  DeDonato  Hair  Emporium  Com- 
pany, was  born  August  27,  1858,  in  the  city  of  Naples,  Italy,  a  son  of  Dr.  Otto 
and  Angiolina  (Di  Franza)  DeDonato,  who  were  natives  of  Ariano  di  Puglia, 
Italy.  The  father  was  a  noted  physician,  practicing  at  both  Naples  and  Ariano 
di  Puglia.  He  was  of  noble  birth,  being  a  direct  descendant  of  one  of  the  noble 
families  of  that  country.  When  the  father  died  the  mother  took  up  the  practice 
of  medicine  and  continued  to  follow  the  profession  until  her  demise  at  the  age 
of  ninety-four.  Dr.  Otto  DeDonato  was  a  physician  of  the  old  school,  practicing 
at  a  time  v;hen  it  was  customary  to  use  cupping  and  leeching.  He  had  a  liberal 
patronage  and  was  family  physician  to  some  of  the  nobility  of  Italy.  He  had 
iDeen  a  practicing  physician  for  thirty  years  before  the  birth  of  his  son  Florian, 
who  was  the  twenty-second  in  the  family  of  twenty-three  children.  Following 
the  father's  death  the  mother  continued  in  the  practice  of  medicine  in  addition  to 
her  household  duties  and  the  care  of  her  family. 

Florian  DeDonato  at  his  birth  was  taken  into  the  family  of  the  Countess 
Celombrine  and  cared  for  by  her  until  he  was  four  years  of  age.  He  was  educated 
at  the  College  of  Capuano,  where  he  pursued  a  general  course,  after  which  he 
was  apprenticed  to  one  of  his  uncles,  Saverio  Di  Franza,  in  the  hair  dressing  and 
wigmaking  business  at  Naples,  this  uncle  having  the  largest  establishment  of  its 
kind  in  southern  Italy.     Later,  in  1867,  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  and  established  a 


FLORIAN  DeDONATO 


744  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

similar  enterprise  in  St.  Louis,  it  being  among  the  first  in  the  cit}'.  Later  he 
retired,  having  in  the  meantime  acquired  considerable  wealth,  and  once  more  he 
took  charge  of  his  establishment  in  Naples  when  Florian  DeDonato  took  up  the 
business  in  St.  Louis.  Coming  to  the  United  States,  in  1871,  the  subject  of  this 
review  became  his  uncle's  successor  here  and  has  always  maintained  a  leading 
hair  goods  and  hair  dressing  establishment,  having  an  extensive  and  growing 
patronage.  He  has  thorough  and  comprehensive  understanding  of  the  business 
and  his  success  is  well  merited. 

On  the  3d  of  Ma}',  1879,  Florian  DeDonato  was  married  to  Miss  Theresa 
B.  Keating  and  unto  them  have  been  born  sixteen  children,  of  whom  the  follow- 
ing are  yet  living:  Annie,  the  wife  of  A.  R.  Fiorita,  by  whom  she  has  four 
children;  Mamie,  who  is  now  the  wife  of  V.  R.  Fiorita;  Florian,  Jr.,  who  wedded 
Miss  Jessie  Powell,  by  whom  he  has  one  child ;  Kathryne,  the  wife  of  James 
McGrath,  by  whom  she  has  one  child;  IMarguerita,  who  is  the  wife  of  F.  Silber- 
stein  and  has  one  child;  Otto,  Vincent,  Loretta  and  Loveria. 

Mr.  DeDonato  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  holds  member- 
ship with  the  St.  Rose  Catholic  church.  He  is  also  connected  with  St.  Vincent 
De  Paul's  Society  and  with  the  Italian  American  Cavalry.  He  is  very  fond  of 
outdoor  sports,  particularly  riding,  driving  and  automobihng.  He  has  made  a 
success  in  business  since  coming  to  the  new  world  and  well  merits  his  prosperity 
by  reason  of  his  close  application. 


HENRY    KUHN. 


Plenry  Kuhn  has  been  president  of  the  Missouri  Stair  Company  for  the  past 
twenty  years.  He  was  instrumental  in  organizing  this  concern  and  it  has  been 
through  his  efforts  that  its  trade  has  been  enlarged  and  its  business  has  attained 
its  present  proportions.  The  concern  has  a  reputation  for  fine,  accurate  and 
artistic  work  throughout  St.  Louis  and  vicinity,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the 
most  reliable  in  the  business.  Mr.  Kuhn  was  born  in  Trenton,  Illinois,  in  1861. 
He  is  of  German  parentage,  his  father,  Jacob  Kuhn,  having  immigrated  to  this 
country  when  twenty-two  years  of  age.  In  his  native  land  Jacob  Kuhn  was  a 
cooper  by  trade  and  when  he  arrived  in  this  country  he  engaged  at  the  same 
occupation.    Christina  Kuhn,  mother  of  the  subject,  is  also  a  native  of  Germany. 

The  public  schools  of  his  native  town  afforded  Henry  Kuhn  his  education. 
He  pursued  his  studies  until  he  was  thirteen  years  of  age,  when  being  ambitious 
to  start  out  in  life  for  himself  he  went  to  work.  Being  desirous  of  learning  the 
carpenter  trade  he  secured  a  place  as  apprentice  and  held  his  first  position  for 
eight  years,  during  which  time  he  had  mastered  his  trade  and  become  a  skilled 
mechanic.  He  worked  as  a  journeyman  for  several  years  and  being  particularly 
neat  and  accurate  was  given  the  finest  work  on  many  important  structures.  In 
1885  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  followed  the  general  trade  of  carpentering  for  a 
while,  then  specializing  his  work  as  a  stair  builder.  After  working  for  two  years 
in  this  particular  line  of  wood  work  he  established  a  stock  company,  their  first 
location  being  on  Second  and  Dock  streets,  where  they  remained  but  a  short 
time,  when  they  removed  to  No.  3900  Chouteau  avenue.  Six  years  ago  he 
again  transferred  the  business  site  to  the  place  they  are  now  occupying  at  No. 
1058  Old  Manchester  road.  Mr.  Kuhn  is  acknowledged  to  be  without  a  peer 
at  his  trade,  his  workmanship  being  known  throughout  the  entire  city.  He 
is  particularly  skillful  in  working  hard  wood. 

In  the  year  1887  in  his  native  city  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Tillie  Bauchens.  They  have  the  following  children:  Dora,  Arline,  Harold, 
Mildred  and  Raymond.  Dora  has  completed  her  school  studies,  having  gradu- 
ated from  the  high  school.  She  has  also  completed  a  course  in  music.  Arline 
and  Harold  are  now  pupils  at  the  high  school,  while  Mildred  and  Raymond  are 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  745 

still  attending  grammar  school.  Mr.  Kiihn  is  a  great  lover  of  music  and  is  mak- 
ing every  effort  to  have  his  children  accomplished  in  the  art.  He  gives  his 
political  support  to  the  republican  party  and  while  lie  does  not  take  active  part 
in  politics,  is  always  pleased  at  the  success  of  its  candidates.  In  religious  faith 
he  is  an  Evangelical  Lutheran.     The  family  reside  at  No.  3535  Halliday  avenue. 


I-IINMAN    HOLDEX    CLARK. 

Hinman  Holden  Clark  was  for  thirty-eight  years  a  factor  in  business  circles 
in  St.  Louis  and  for  twenty-seven  years  occupied  the  responsible  position  of 
manager  of  the  naval  stores  department  of  the  Water-Pierce  Oil  Company.  His 
worth  and  ability  in  business  circles  caused  the  news  of  his  death  to  be  received 
with  uniform  sorrow  and  regret  by  all  who  knew  him  when  on  the  28th  of 
January,  1908,  he  passed  away.  He  was  .born  in  Batavia,  Genesee  county.  New 
York,  March  29,  1846.  His  parents  were  Jerome  Augustus  and  Caroline  (Hol- 
den) Clark.  He  was  educated  at  Hartwick  Seminary,  near  Cooperstown,  New 
York,  and  seeking  the  business  opportunities  of  the  west,  made  his  way  to 
Missouri,  where  he  entered  into  business  relations  with  the  iMartindale  Zinc 
Company,  of  South  St.  Louis.  In  the  fall  of  1872  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  with 
General  John  H.  Martindale  &  Company  and  assisted  in  the  conduct  of  the 
Martindale  Zinc  Company  until  General  Martindale  sold  out  to  Daniel  R.  Garri- 
son and  Timothv  B.  Edge  in  1874.  In  that  year  jNIr.  Clark  became  a  commis- 
sion merchant  of  the  city  under  the  firm  style  of  H.  H.  Clark  &  Company  and 
so  continued  for  about  nine  years,  or  until  March  i,  1883,  when  he  became  con- 
nected with  the  Water-Pierce  Oil  Company,  holding  the  responsible  position  of 
manager  for  the  naval  stores  department  for  twenty-seven  years.  His  connec- 
tion with  the  house  was  one  of  large  responsibility,  demanding  keen  executive 
force  and  enterprise,  as  well  as  the  power  to  keep  in  mind  and  successfully  control 
the  almost  numberless  details  of  a  business  of  this  character. 

Mr.  Clark  was  married  January  28,  1875,  to  Miss  Eanny  Todd,  a  daughter 
of  Charles  Todd,  of  the  mill  furnishing  firm  of  C.  &  G.  Todd.  They  became 
the  parents  of  a  daughter  and  three  sons:  Clara  Louise,  the  wife  of  Robert  B. 
Wade,  of  New  York ;  Charles  Todd,  of  St.  Louis ;  Hinman  Holden,  of  Seattle, 
Washington;  Jerome  Augustus,  who  passed  away  February   i,  1884. 

Mr.  Clark  gave  his  political  support  to  the  democracy,  but  the  honors  and 
emoluments  of  office  had  no  attraction  for  him  and  his  interest  in  political  ques- 
tions was  that  of  a  public-spirited  citizen  only.  He  belonged  to  the  Episcopal 
church  and  was  a  member  of  the  Washington  University,  the  Merchants  Ex- 
change, the  Missouri  Historical  Society,  the  iMercantile  Club,  the  Sons  of  the 
Revolution,  and  of  the  Civic  League.  With  a  very  high  sense  of  the  right  he 
took  the  keenest  interest  in  anv  movement  that  looked  to  the  best  interests  of 
mankind. 


TOHN    D.    DAMS. 


John  David  Davis,  who  for  almost  three  decades  was  prominent  in  the 
general  practice  of  law  at  the  St.  Louis  bar,  is  now  associated  with  corporate 
interests  as  vice  president  of  the  ^Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company.  He  was 
born  March  30,  1851,  in  this  city,  his  parents  being  Horatio  M.  and  Margaret 
(Johnston)  Davis.  His  father,  a  native  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  came  from 
that  city  to  St.  Louis  in  1835  and  thereafter  until  his  death  in  1870  was  promi- 
nentlv  identified  with  mercantile  interests  here.  His  mother,  who  was  of  Scotch 
Irish  ancestry,  was  born  in  Belfast,  Ireland. 


746  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

John  D.  Davis  supplemented  his  early  educational  privileges  by  study  in 
Washington  University  at  St.  Louis  and  then  entered  Princeton  University  as  a 
sophomore  in  1869,  during  the  administration  of  President  McCosh.  There  he 
continued  his  studies  until  his  graduation  with  the  class  of  1872.  Returning 
to  St.  Louis,  his  preparation  for  the  legal  profession  was  made  as  a  law  student 
in  the  office  of  Glover  &  Shepley  and  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  a  department 
of  the  Washington  University,  where  he  was  given  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Law  in  1874.  He  practiced  continuously  from  that  time  until  January,  1903, 
giving  his  attention  to  general  legal  work.  In  his  later  years,  however,  he  prin- 
cipally confined  his  attention  to  real-estate  and  corporation  law.  On  his  retire- 
ment from  active  practice  he  became  vice  president  of  the  Mississippi  Valley 
Trust  Company.  He  was  also  president  of  several  business  corporations  and  a 
director  in  others,  and  the  large  experience  which  he  had  thus  acquired  fitted  him 
peculiarly  for  the  duties  of  vice  president  of  one  of  the  most  important  trust 
companies  of  the  city.  In  addition  to  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company  he 
has  been  connected  with  the  administration  of  aiifairs  of  various  important 
corporations,  including  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Compress  Company,  the  Lindell 
Real  Estate  Company  and  the  Atchison  Water  Company. 

In  1877  Mr.  Davis  was  married  to  Miss  Marion  Lionberger,  the  eldest 
daughter  of  John  R.  Lionberger,  of  St.  Louis,  now  deceased.  An  only  child, 
J.  Lionberger  Davis,  was  graduated  from  Princeton  in  1900  and  from  the  St. 
Louis  Law  School  in  1903,  since  which  time  he  has  practiced  his  profession  in 
this  city. 

Mr.  Davis  has  always  been  especially  interested  in  education  and  is  a  most 
loyal  son  of  his  alma  mater.  For  many  years  he  was  president  of  the  Princeton 
Club  of  St.  Louis  and  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  a  trustee  of  Princeton 
University.  Since  retiring  from  his  profession  Mr.  Davis  has  found  time  for 
cooperation  in  many  interests  of  importance  to  the  public  and  for  the  cultivation 
of  those  social  and  mental  graces  which  make  him  popular  in  a  number  of  leading 
organizations  here.  He  was  honored  with  the  presidency  of  the  University  Club 
in  1898-9  and  again  in  1904-5.  He  also  holds  membership  in  the  St.  Louis,  the 
Florisant  Valley  and  St.  Louis  Country  Clubs.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Noonday 
Club,  to  the  Business  ]\Ien's  League,  the  Merchants  Exchange  and  the  St.  Louis 
Bar  Association.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society, 
the  St.  Louis  Academy  of  Science  and  St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  while 
his  religious  principles  find  expression  in  his  membership  with  and  support  of  the 
Presbyterian  church.  Many  evidences  of  his  devotion  to  the  welfare  of  the 
city  could  be  cited.  He  was  one  of  the  directors  of  the  World's  Fair,  and 
served  on  a  number  of  important  committees.  By  Mayor  Wells  he  was  appointed 
a  member  of  the  commission  for  extending  and  enlarging  King's  Highway,  so 
as  to  connect  the  various  parks  of  the  city  by  a  system  of  boulevards,  and  his 
efforts  for  municipal  progress  have  ever  been  of  a  most  practical  character,  insur- 
ing substantial  results.  The  breadth  and  extent  of  his  professional,  business  and 
public  activity,  in  all  of  which  he  has  made  continuous  progress  toward  success- 
ful achievement,  have  secured  him  recognition  as  one  of  the  leading  residents 
of  St.  Louis. 


LAWRENCE  BOOGHER. 

Lawrence  Boogher  is  yet  a  young  man,  but  what  he  has  already  done  indi- 
cates that  the  spirit  of  patriotism  and  progressive  citizenship  and  the  substantial 
traits  of  the  reliable  business  man  are  among  his  salient  characteristics.  He  was 
born  in  St.  Louis,  April  18,  1874,  and  is  a  son  of  Simon  L.  and  Sophia  (Hogan) 
Boogher,  natives  of  Frederick  county,  Maryland,  and  Alton,  Illinois,  respectively. 
His  ancestry  in  both  the  paternal  and  maternal  lines  was  represented  in  the  patriot 
army  in  the  Revolutionary  war.     His  mother  was  a  daughter  of  the  Hon.  John 


LAWRENCE    BOOGHER 


748  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Hogan,  postmaster  of  St.  Louis  under  President  James  Buchanan  and  a  member 
of  congress  from  the  Tenth  district.  He  was  accounted  one  of  the  foremost 
representatives  of  the  democratic  party  in  this  city  during  the  middle  portion  of 
the  nineteenth  century.  Coming  to  St.  Louis  from  Maryland  in  1858,  Simon  L. 
Boogher  was  for  a  brief  period  engaged  in  the  shoe  trade  as  a  jobber,  but  the 
opportunities  in  other  lines  led  to  the  directing  of  his  efforts  into  different  fields 
and  he  became  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Rainwater-Boogher  Hat  Company,  a 
large  wholesale  hat  manufacturing  concern.  In  the  development  and  manage- 
ment of  this  enterprise  he  displa^'ed  the  spirit  of  the  initiative  in  carefully  de- 
vised plans,  together  with  marked  executive  ability  in  execution.  He  became 
recognized  as  a  dynamic  force  in  commercial  circles,  remaining  in  prominent 
connection  with  the  business  interests  of  the  city  until  about  ten  years  ago,  when 
he  retired.    He  and  his  wife,  however,  still  retain  their  residence  in  St.  Louis. 

At  the  usual  age  Lawrence  Boogher  entered  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis, 
pursuing  his  studies  through  successive  grades  until,  attracted  by  the  business 
opportunities  of  the  southwest,  he  went  to  New  Mexico  and  spent  two  years  upon 
a  ranch  there.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  he  returned  to  his  native  city  and 
in  the  spring  of  1898  offered  his  aid  to  the  government,  following  the  outbreak  of 
the  Spanish-American  war.  He  enlisted  as  a  member  of  Battery  A  and  served 
with  the  rank  of  corporal  in  Porto  Rico  until  Spanish  hostility  was  quelled,  when 
with  his  command  he  returned  to  the  United  States  and  was  mustered  out  in 
November,  1898. 

Mr.  Boogher  has  since  been  continuously  connected  with  commercial  inter- 
ests in  St.  Louis,  entering  the  employ  of  the  Wear-Boogher  Dry  Goods  Company 
and  remaining  with  their  successors,  the  Carleton  Dry  Goods  Company,  owning 
and  controlling  an  extensive  w'holesale  dry  goods  house.  Mr.  Boogher  now 
represents  the  company  as  a  salesman  and  is  also  one  of  the  stockholders,  and 
in  his  business  activity  and  enterprise  is  proving  himself  a  worthy  successor  of 
his  father. 

On  the  29th  of  April,  1903,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Lawrence 
Boogher  and  Miss  Frances  Benton  Arnold,  a  daughter  of  S.  S.  Arnold,  of  Men- 
don,  Illinois.  They  have  two  children,  a  son  and  a  daughter,  who  are  with  their 
parents  in  a  beautiful  home  at  No.  4203  Westminster  place.  Mr.  Boogher  is  a 
member  of  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  has  attained  the  thirty- 
second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite.  He  also  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  the 
American  Revolution.  In  politics  he  is  an  independent  democrat,  for,  while  he 
usually  supports  the  principles  of  that  party,  he  desires  the  independence  which 
will  enable  him  to  champion  any  measure  or  principle  which  affects  the  progres- 
sive governmental  policies.  He  is  a  trustee  in  the  Centenary  Methodist  Episcopal 
church,  south,  and  his  social  nature  finds  expression  in  his  membership  in  the  St. 
Louis  and  Glen  Echo  Country  Clubs.  While  he  represents  one  of  the  old  and 
prominent  families  of  St.  Louis,  it  is  his  individual  traits  of  character,  as  manifest 
in  a  substantial  and  progressive  commercial  record  and  in  attractive  and  congenial 
personal  qualities,  that  have  won  for  him  the  firm  hold  which  he  has  upon  the 
regard  of  his  friends  and  the  respect  of  his  business  associates. 


JULIUS  W.  MEIER. 


Whether  one  is  backed  by  influence  when  he  starts  out  in  life  in  the  long 
run  makes  little  appreciable  difference  concerning  the  course  of  his  career.  If 
he,  through  immediate  family  ties  or  further  relationship,  is  afforded  the  oppor- 
tunity of  a  higher  position,  it  does  not  follow  that,  for  this  reason,  he  is  bound 
to  succeed.  It  is  frequently  said  of  men  who  hold  responsible  positions,  that 
their  influence  alone  obtained  them.  While  it  may,  in  many  instances,  be  true 
that  influence  may  win  them  favorable  positions,  it  is  not  true  that  influence  can 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  749 

long  enable  them  to  hold  the  same.  No  odds  whether  or  not  by  influence  one  is 
placed  in  a  position  of  worth  in  the  commercial  world,  if  he  succeeds  in  main- 
taining it  he  manifests  his  ability  to  enlarge  its  affairs  without  which  he  would 
be  no  better  ofif  than  they  who  offer  criticism,  since  he  would  eventually  be 
forced  to  vacate.  The  fact  that  a  man  continues  in  a  position  of  worth  proves 
that  he  is  capable.  Mr.  Meier  occupies  the  station  of  teller  in  the  Franklin 
Bank,  which  his  father  was  a  potent  factor  in  founding  and  of  which  he  has 
been  president. 

Julius  W.  ]\Ieier  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  July  22,  1861,  the  son  of  Henry  and 
Catherine  (Kaiser)  Meier,  his  parents  having  been  born  in  Germany.  The  elder 
Mr.  Meier  came  to  St.  Louis  when  quite  young  and  was  the  founder  of  the 
Franklin  Avenue  German  Savings  Institution,  now  the  Franklin  Bank.  From 
the  inception  of  the  institution  in  May,  1867,  he  officiated  as  president  until  his 
death,  in  1900.  During  his  life  he  had  also  been  president  of  the  Franklin 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company.  His  wife  passed  away  in  1895.  The  subject 
received  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  after  leaving  which  he 
worked  in  a  grocery  store  then  owned  and  operated  by  his  father  at  No.  909 
Franklin  avenue,  where  he  remained  for  nine  years.  In  July,  1886,  he  engaged 
with  the  bank  as  individual  bookkeeper  and  gradually  advanced  through  suc- 
cessive positions  until  finally  made  teller,  in  which  position  he  is  now  serving. 

In  the  year  1888  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  Ida  B.  Stockhoff,  and  they 
have  the  following  children :  Elmer  H.,  at  present  a  student  in  Washington 
LTniversity  and  Percy  E. ;  J.  Walter  and  Milton,  all  of  whom  are  pupils  in  the 
public  schools. 

Among  the  associations  of  which  Mr.  Meier  is  a  member  are  the  Royal 
Arcanum,  Legion  of  Honor,  the  Maccabees  and  American  Institute  of  Banking, 
being  a  charter  member  of  the  last  named  organization.  He  is  also  a  director 
of  the  Carthage  Superior  Limestone  Company  of  Carthage,  Missouri.  His  politi- 
cal views  are  on  the  side  of  the  republican  party,  in  the  success  of  the  candidates 
of  which  he  is  always  interested. 


WILLIAIM  FREDERICK  NOLKER. 

William  F.  Nolker,  deceased,  was  a  well  known  manufacturer  of  St.  Louis, 
strong  in  his  ability  to  plan  and  to  perform.  He  stood  as  a  prominent  represent- 
ative of  the  German-American  element  in  the  citizenship  of  Missouri's  metrop- 
olis, his  birth  having  occurred  at  Osnabriick,  in  the  province  of  Hanover,  Ger- 
many, December  6,  1840,  his  parents  being  John  and  x\nna  (Bergman)  Nolker. 
He  had  obtained  a  good  education  in  private  schools  of  that  country  when  at 
the  age  of  sixteen  he  came  to  America,  arriving  at  Baltimore,  ^Maryland,  in  1857. 
He  visited  relatives  in  that  city  and  thence  went  to  Cincinnati,  where  he  secured 
a  situation  in  the  Western  Hotel,  which  was  then  under  the  management  of  one 
of  his  brothers,  who  had  preceded  him  to  the  United  States.  He  found  that 
various  difficulties  and  obstacles  blocked  his  path  to  success  but.  realizing  the 
fact  that  determination  and  persistency  of  purpose  will  in  time  accomplish  what 
one  desires,  he  resolutely  continued  on  his  business  way,  utilizing  in  the  earlier 
years  of  his  residence  in  America  any  opportunity  that  oflfered  in  the  acquirement 
of   an   honest   living. 

For  a  time  he  was  employed  as  general  utility  man  in  a  restaurant  and  sub- 
sequently became  a  street  car  conductor  of  Cincinnati.  When  he  was  made  mes- 
senger in  the  banking  house  of  Fallis,  Young  &  Company,  predecessors  of  the 
Merchants  Bank  in  Cincinnati,  he  was  paid  a  wage  of  two  hundred  dollars  for 
his  first  year's  work.  That  he  was  capable  and  faithful  is  indicated  bv  the  fact 
that  he  remained  with  the  bank  until  1863  and  in  that  time  his  salary  had  been 
increased  to  six  hundred  dollars  per  year.  His  next  position  was  that  of  cashier 


750  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  the  wholesale  hardware  store  of  E.  G.  Leonard  &  Company  and  while  con- 
nected with  that  house  he  was  for  three  months  a  volunteer  soldier  with  the 
One  Hundred  and  Thirty-seventh  Ohio  Infantry  in  the  Civil  war.  His  ability 
for  capable  and  wise  direction  of  business  interests  was  recognized  in  his  appoint- 
ment in  1865  to  the  position  of  general  manager  with  the  Vulcan  Manufacturing 
Company,  which  had  been  established  by  W.  H.  Shoenberger,  of  Cincinnati, 
and  when  Mr.  Shoenberger  retired  in  1867,  Mr.  Nolker  was  left  in  full  control 
of  the  business.  He  continued  at  its  head  until  1873  and  then,  severing  his 
connections  in  Cincinnati,  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis. 

Following  his  removal  to  this  city  Mr.  Nolker  spent  six  months  in  travel 
abroad  and  then  again  took  up  the  onerous  duties  of  a  business  career,  becom- 
ing a  partner  in  the  ownership  of  a  brewery  which  had  previously  been  operated 
by  Brinckwirth  &  Griesedieck.  The  reorganized  firm  became  known  as  Brinck- 
wirth,  Griesedieck  &  Nolker  and  so  continued  until  the  death  of  the  second  part- 
ner, when  it  became  Brinckwirth  &  Nolker.  In  1882  the  Brinckwirth-Nolker 
Brewing  Company  was  incorporated  under  the  laws  of  Missouri,  with  Mr. 
Nolker  as  its  president,  and  conducted  a  successful  and  extensive  business  in 
the  manufacture  of  beer  until  i88g,  when  it  joined  in  the  amalgamation  resulting 
in  the  St.  Louis  Brewing  Association,  which  is  the  largest  corporation  of  the 
kind  in  the  world.  Mr.  Nolker  became  one  of  the  heavy  stockholders  of  the 
new  enterprise  and  was  chosen  as  its  treasurer,  in  which  connection  he  was 
called  upon  to  handle  millions  of  dollars  annually.  In  this  position  the  con- 
scientious discharge  of  his  duties  was  his  first  consideration.  As  a  result  his 
management  of  the  affairs  with  which  he  was  intrusted  won  for  him  the  confi- 
dence of  his  business  associates  and  placed  his  name  high  on  the  roll  of  St. 
Louis'  financiers. 

It  would  be  almost  impossible  for  one  who  shows  himself  to  be  a  man  of 
superior  business  capacity  to  limit  his  efforts  to  one  line,  for  his  cooperation  is 
continually  sought  in  other  fields.  Such  was  the  case  with  Mr.  Nolker,  who 
not  only  held  the  treasurership  of  the  St.  Louis  Brewing  Association,  but  was 
also  a  director  of  the  German-American  Bank,  a  director  and  member  of  the 
executive  committee  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company,  president  of 
the  Gilsonite  Roofing  &  Paving  Company,  vice-president  of  the  Gilson  Asphal- 
tum  Company,  vice-president  of  the  Lithosite  Manufacturing  Company  and  an 
officer  and  director  in  many  other  important  corporations. 

On  the  5th  of  June,  1873,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Nolker  and  Miss 
Louisa  Brinckwirth,  a  daughter  of  Theodore  Brinckwirth,  who  was  known  as 
one  of  St.  Louis'  eminent  business  men.  Their  children  were  Frederick,  Laura, 
Louis,  William  and  Robert  Nolker.  The  death  of  the  mother  occurred  in  1883 
and  in  igo6  W.  F.  Nolker's  life  journey  was  ended.  A  contemporary  biographer 
said  of  him :  "He  occupied  a  position  among  the  foremost  business  men  of  St. 
Louis  in  wealth,  influence  and  public-spirited  enterprise,  he  was  a  fine  type  of 
the  self-made  man,  and  throughout  his  entire  career  demonstrated  the  fact  that 
he  possessed  that  kind  of  genius  which  Goethe  declared,  'can  always  be  known 
by  its  doing  first  the  duty  which  is  nearest.'  " 


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  at- 
tained distinction  in  scholarship,  in  military  and  political  circles  and  in  busi- 
ness life.  They  have  had  marked  influence  in  molding  public  progress  along 
various  lines  and  among  those  who  have  left  their  impress  for  good  upon  Ameri- 
can upbuilding  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 


EN NO    SANDER 


752  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

light  of  day  in  the  httle  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  chron- 
icled his  graduation  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 
exiled.  Coming  to  the  United  States,  which  was  the  haven  of  many  of  Ger- 
many'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 
jsuccess  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  Phar- 
macy, 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  suc- 
cess of  the  institution,  but  while  engaged  in  teaching  he  also  successfully  man- 
aged his  business  interests  and  for  thirty  years,  beginning  in  1864,  conducted  an 
analytical  laboratory  in  St.  Louis.  His  cooperation  has  been  sought  in  many 
lines  to  promote  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  following  year  he  was  made  treasurer,  which  position  he  continued 
to  fill  for  forty-six  years,  when  he  declined  reelection  and  the  academy  con- 
ferred upon  him  the  honorary  membership. 

A  man  of  notable  ability,  the  3'ears  have  not  seemed  to  lessen  his  capacities 
and  power  and  long  after  the  majority  of  his  fellowmen  had  put  aside  active 
business  care  Mr.  Sander,  when  in  his  eightieth  year,  erected  a  mineral-water 
'factory  and  that  he  had  kept  in  touch  with  modern  invention  and  mechanical 
{ingenuity  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  he  equipped  his  plant  with  the  latest  im- 
provements, making  it  the  best  of  its  kind  in  the  west.  The  business  was  in- 
corporated in  1894  under  the  name  of  the  Enno  Sander  Mineral  Water  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  was  elected  president  and  treasurer.  The  output  includes 
Apollinaris,  Bromine,  Carlsbad  Sprudel,  Carbonic,  Friedrichshall,  Kissingen, 
Arseniated  Iron,  Pyrophosphorous  Iron,  Garrod  Spa  Lithia,  American  Lithia, 
Arseniated  Lithia,  Benzoated  Lithium,  Selters,  Vichy,  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 
competent  teacher  or  established  and  controlled  an  important  manufactory.  Mr. 
Sander  has  done  all  these  and  furthermore  is  not  unknown  as  an  inventor.  He 
secured  a  patent  on  a  veterinary  medicine  chest  in  1868,  on  a  chemical  fire 
extinguisher  in  1869  and  on  an  aerated  water  still  in  1902.  While  thus  engaged 
he  has  been  a  student  along  manv  scientific  lines.  Dr.  Sander  is  a  member  of 
the  St.  Louis  Academy  of  Science,  the  Historical  and  Chemical  Societies  of 
St.  Louis,  the  American  Medical  Association,  the  American  Phramaceutical 
Association,  of  which  he  was  president  in  1871,  the  Missouri  State  Pharma- 
ceutical Association,  the  American  Association  for  the  Advancement  of  Science, 
the  Association  of  Military  Surgeons,  the  American  Academy  of  Political  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  753 

Social  Science,  the  ^Merchants  Exchange  of  St.  Louis ;  an  honorary  member  of 
the  alumni  associations  of  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy  and  St.  Louis  Col- 
lege 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  trans- 
lated. He  was  never  married.  The  world  has  been  enriched  by  the  learning 
and  capability  of  Enno  Sander  and  what  was  Germany's  loss  in  1850  became 
America's  gain.  St.  Louis  honors  him  as  a  business  men,  educator,  inventor  and 
scientist  and  his  life  record  contains  many  inspiring  lessons. 


REV.  CONSTAXTIXE    JOSEPH  LAGAE. 

Rev.  Constantine  Joseph  Lagae  is  pastor  of  St.  Charles  of  Borromeo  church, 
St.  Charles,  Missouri.  This  is  one  of  the  oldest  parishes  west  of  the  Mississippi 
river.  The  work  was  founded  in  the  year  1781.  The  Jesuit  Fathers  assumed 
supervision  in  1823  and  have  since  continued  their  jurisdiction.  It  is  the  English 
parish  of  tliis  place.  In  connection  with  the  church  is  a  prosperous  school, 
having  two  hundred  and  sixty  children  enrolled.  Father  Lagae  was  born  in 
Roulers,  Belgium,  January  12,  1841.  He  received  his  education  in  the  local 
seminary.  At  the  age  of  twenty-four  he  came  to  the  United  States  and  enrolled 
as  a  student  in  the  Novitiate  Seminary  at  Florisant,  where  he  pursued  a  four- 
years'  course  of  study  and  then  went  to  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  In  this  city  he  served 
as  a  teacher  in  St.  Xaviers  College  for  two  years.  In  1870  he  went  to  Wood- 
stock, Maryland,  and  took  up  the  study  of  philosophy  and  theology  in  the  Jesuit 
Seminary  spending  seven  years  in  that  institution.  He  was  ordained  to  the  priest- 
hood April  20,  1876.  The  year  succeeding  he  remained  in  Woodstock  and  then 
accepted  a  teachership  in  St.  Louis  LTniversity,  where  he  remained  for  one  year, 
later  serving  in  the  same  capacity  for  two  vears  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio.  As  is  cus- 
tomary with  the  order  he  returned  to  Florisant,  Missouri,  and  spent  one  year 
completing  his  studies.  During  the  subsequent  five  years  he  was  assigned  to  do 
missionary  work,  his  duties  taking  him  all  over  the  country.  In  1885  he  was 
assigned  to  Chicago  as  pastor  of  the  Holy  Family  church,  to  which  'congregation 
he  ministered  for  ten  years,  and  then  became  pastor  of  the  Holy  Family  church 
in  Omaha,  Nebraska  in  1895,  continuing  his  ministrations  throughout  eighteen 
months.  Leaving  this  church  January  15,  1897,  he  assumed  the  duties  of  his 
present  pastorate. 

Father  Lagae  is  a  man  of  genial  disposition  and  strong  personality.  He  has 
not  only  won  the  esteem  of  the  members  of  his  congregation  but  is  also  highly 
respected  throughout  the  entire  community.  Through  his  zealous  efforts  and 
administrative  ability  the  parish  has  made  wonderful  strides  in  advancement.  He 
has  succeeded  in  adding  greatlv  to  its  membership  and  also  to  its  prestige  among 
the  congregations  of  the  county.  Father  Lagae  has  also  taken  a  deep  interest 
in  municipal  affairs  and  has  been  instrumental  in  securing  a  number  of  public 
improvements.  Under  his  ministry  the  work  has  grown  to  such  proportions  as 
to  require  the  permanent  assistance  of  Father  A.  A.  Averbeck  and  Father  I.  I. 
O'Meara.     The  congregation  numbers  thirteen  hundred   and  ten  communicants. 

This  parish  traces  its  origin  back  to  the  time  when  St.  Louis  was  a  village  in 
a  wilderness,  uninhabited  save  by  the  Indians.  It  is  the  oldest  parish  west  of  the 
Mississippi  river.  The  citv  of  St.  Charles  was  founded  by  a  Catholic  colonv  of 
French  trappers  and  hunters  about  1769  led  by  Louis  Blanchette.  These  early 
settlers  were  far  from  religious  influences.  At  that  time  missionary  priests  were 
wandering  over  the  country,  performing  the  duties  of  the  church  ;  but  distances 
being  great  and  travel  slow  they  could  not  make  many  visits  to  the  same  localities. 
The  first  religious  ministrations  offered  to  tiiese  frontiersmen  were  supplied  by 
the  missionary  priests  then  residing  at  Ste.  Genevieve,   Kaskaskia  or  Cahokia. 

4S— VOL.   111. 


754  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Sometimes  the  parish  priests  from  St.  Louis  visited  the  station  of  St.  Charles 
and  conducted  rehgious  services.  Among  these  the  first  was  the  Franciscan  Friar, 
Bernard  de  Limpach,  who  is  given  the  credit  of  having  said  the  first  mass  in  St. 
Charles,  ^Missouri,  in  1781,  in  a  log  cabin.  This  was  the  infantile  existence  of 
the  present  large  and  prosperous  parish  of  St.  Charles  of  Borromeo.  In  1792 
the  first  church  was  constructed  by  Louis  Blanchette  "Chasseur,"  the  pioneer 
colonist,  who  was  buried  under  the  shadow  of  the  same  little  temple.  This  frame 
building  answered  missionary  purposes  until  the  Jesuits  took  charge  in  1823. 
Then  a  stone  church  on  Second  and  Decatur  streets  was  built  by  Father  Van 
Ouickenborne,  S.  J.,  and  consecrated  to  God  in  1828  under  Father  Verhaegen, 
S.  J.,  its  first  pastor.  Through  its  existence  the  parish  has  undergone  many 
changes.  It  was  first  under  the  spiritual  supervision  of  the  see  of  Quebec.  In 
1770  it  passed  under  the  see  of  Havana.  Its  pastors  derived  their  jurisdiction 
from  the  bishop  of  Santiago,  Cuba,  until  the  United  States  gained  possession  of 
the  territory  in  1803.  After  this  time  it  was  controlled  by  Bishop  Flaget  of 
Bardstown  and  Archbishop  Carroll  of  Baltimore.  Subsequently  it  was  governed 
by  Bishop  Dubourg  of  New  Orleans.  The  latter  retained  jurisdiction  until  the 
establishment  of  the  Episcopal  see  of  St.  Louis  when  Bishop  Rosati  was  con- 
secrated in  1824.  The  first  resident  pastor  of  the  parish  was  Dom  Pierre  Joseph 
Didier,  O.  B.,  and  the  first  permanent  pastor  was  Rev.  P.  J.  Verhaegen,  S.  J. 
The  parish  celebrated  its  centennial  in  1892  with  great  pomp  and  splendor.  It  is 
now  one  of  the  most  influential  parishes  in  the  west. 


JULES  FRANCIS  AlENESTRINA,  M.D. 

Dr.  Jules  Francis  Menestrina,  who  has  gained  distinction  as  a  surgeon 
during  the  years  of  his  practice  in  St.  Louis,  dating  from  1900,  was  born  in 
Rovereto,  Tyrol.  Austria,  April  6,  1866,  a  son  of  Francis  and  Philippina  Mene- 
strina, nee  Grandi.  The  father  was  a  physician  who  was  graduated  from  Vienna 
University  in  1861.  He  came  to  this  country  in  1882  and  practiced  his  profession 
in  St.  Louis  up  to  the  time  of  his  death  in  1894.  The  Menestrinas  are  all  from 
Austria  and  from  papers,  documents  and  coat  of  arms  existing  in  the  royal 
archives  of  Milan  it  is  shown  that  some  of  their  ancestors  won  distinction  during 
the  Holy  Cross  war  and  were  knighted.  One  was  a  distinguished  archer  of  his 
time,  while  others  were  successful  tradesmen.  There  existed  in  the  city  of  Trient 
a  large  tower,  one  of  thirty-three  of  Roman  architecture,  named  the  Menestrina 
Tower.  This  was  still  in  possession  of  the  family  up  to  the  time  of  the  grand- 
father of  Dr.  Menestrina,  when  it  was  sold  because  of  business  reverses.  The 
walls  are  uniformly  four  feet  in  thickness  and  the  lieight  is  one  hundred  and 
seventy-five  feet.  Like  Roman  structures  the  mortar  used  is  so  tenacious  that 
it  blunts  the  strongest  chisels.  A  picture  of  this  tower  can  be  seen  on  the  family 
coat  of  arms  in  the  royal  archives  of  Milan,  Italy.  One  of  the  Menestrina  an- 
cestors was  a  noted  tailor,  who,  during  the  campaign  of  the  invasion  of  Austria 
and  Italy  by  Napoleon,  contracted  with  the  French  army  to  furnisli  winter 
clothes  for  two  hundred  troops.  He  hired  the  large  opera  house  in  the  town 
during  the  summer  and  fall  months  as  his  work  shop  and  actually  completed  his 
task  in  four  months'  time,  a  marvelous  record  for  those  days  when  sewing  ma- 
chines were  unknown  and  everything  was  done  by  hand.  Another  ancestor  of 
the  family  was  a  noted  lumber  merchant,  while  still  another  was  a  large  contractor 
and  builder. 

Dr.  Menestrina  pursued  his  education  in  the  gynmasium  at  Rovereto, 
Austria,  and  in  a  military  school  at  Milan,  Italy,  where  he  remained  until  his 
fourteentli  year,  when  he  went  to  Bregenz  on  the  Baden  sea.  remaining  there  to 
the  age  of  sixteen  years,  and  thence  came  direct  to  America.  As  a  boy  he  was 
of  daring,  reckless,  restless  and  heedless  nature,  fond  of  adventure  that  caused 


DR.  T.  F.  MEXESTRIXA 


756  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

his  parents  much  worry  and  concern.  Growing  older,  however,  travel  and  study 
developed  in  him  taste  and  longing  for  everything  beautiful  in  nature,  art,  music 
and  literature.  He  became  passionately  fond  of  botany,  taking  many  tramps  up 
the  beautiful  Alps  surrounding  his  home  town.  His  ambition  was  always  to 
become  a  surgeon  and  when  he  could  find  a  little  spare  time  he  would  visit  a 
famous  surgeon  of  his  town.  Tiie  first  setback  he  had,  however,  was  the  sudden 
decision  of  his  father  to  leave  his  native  country,  owing  to  political  persecution. 
The  family  therefore  sailed  for  the  United  States,  landing  in  New  York  on  the 
1st  of  August,  1882.  At  length  they  reached  St.  Louis.  As  Dr.  Menestrina  did 
not  speak  English  he  was  compelled'  to  take  up  manual  labor  in  some  form  with 
the  double  purpose  of  learning  the  language  and  assisting  in  making  a  living 
for  the  others  in  the  family.  During  this  period  he  underwent  privations  and 
humiliations  of  all  sorts,  toiling  with  his  hands  from  day  to  day  and  following 
various  occupations,  always  hoping,  however,  that  in  time  he  could  pursue  his 
studies  in  medicine.  He  attended  an  evening  school,  taking  up  grammar,  book- 
keeping, arithmetic,  algebra,  the  sciences  and  other  branches.  Thus,  with  prac- 
tically no  expense  and  without  interference  with  his  daily  earnings,  he  was  able 
to  acquire  an  education  in  the  evening  hours.  There  is  no  country  on  the  face 
of  the  globe  save  America  where  such  opportunities  exist  for  self  improvement, 
and  any  youth,  with  the  necessary  stamina,  perseverance,  diligence  and  ambition, 
can  here  forge  to  the  front  in  any  line  he  wishes  to  follow. 

As.  Dr.  Menestrina  progressed  with  his  evening  studies  he  was  able  to  fill 
more  profitable  and  responsible  positions,  such  as  clerk,  bookkeeper  and  sales- 
man. In  1886  and  1887  he  gave  his  attention  to  the  study  of  medicine  in  the  St. 
Louis  Medical  College  and  was  there  graduated  in  1890.  He  then  located  at 
Iron  Mountain,  Michigan,  where  he  practiced  until  1900,  when  he  returned  to 
St.  Louis.  His  aim  has  been  to  gradually  leave  the  general  practice  and  to 
specialize  in  surgery,  and  this  he  has  succeeded  in  doing  since  1906.  He  has 
become  recognized  as  an  able  surgeon  and  in  St.  Louis  has  built  up  a  good  prac- 
tice, his  professional  interests  making  constant  demand  on  his  time  and  energies. 
While  in  Michigan  he  was  district  surgeon  for  the  Chicago  &  Northwestern  and 
the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  and  St.  Paul  Railway  Companies  and  chief  surgeon  of 
I\Iercy  Hospital.  For  seven  years  he  was  a  surgeon  in  the  Protestant  Hospital 
in  St.  Louis  and  he  is  now  a  member  of  the  Upper  Peninsular  Medical  Society 
of  Michigan,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Asso- 
ciation, the  American  Medical  Association  and  the  Missouri  Vallev  Medical 
Association.  He  has  written  various  medical  articles  and  has  made  a  number 
of  contributions  to  the  medical  literature,  especially  in  regard  to  surgical  work, 
his  papers  being  read  before  the  St.  Louis  ^Medical  Society.  He  is  the  author  of 
several  original  works  on  septic  wounds,  also  several  publications  on  other  topics 
of  surgery.  His  practice  is  now  extensive  and  of  an  important  character  and 
in  critical  operations  he  has  displayed  skill  of  a  high  order. 

On  the  15th  of  October,  i8go,  Dr.  Menestrina  was  married  to  Miss  Amelia 
Bormiolli,  who  was  also  born  in  Tyrol,  Austria,  and  came  of  noble  lineage.  At 
the  age  of  sixteen  years  she  came  to  America  with  her  parents  and  afterward 
took  up  the  study  of  bookkeeping  and  stenography  and  filled  a  position  as  such 
with  several  firms  until  the  age  of  twenty  years,  when  she  gave  her  hand  in  mar- 
riage to  Dr.  Menestrina.  Three  children  blessed  this  union:  Leo,  who  was 
born  August  16,  1891  :  Norma,  August  30,  1897,  and  Ernest,  November  15,  1902. 

The  Menestrina  family  are  communicants  of  the  Catholic  church,  attending 
the  San  Carlo  Borromeo  church  of  this  city.  The  doctor  is  a  contributor  to 
and  medical  advisor  of  the  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Society  of  that  church.  He 
belongs  to  the  Jefferson  Club  and  is  a  democrat  in  his  political  views.  While 
in  Iron  Mountain  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  militia  in  1898  and  served  as  one 
of  the  board  of  health  officers  in  that  citv  for  four  consecutive  terms.  In  both 
Michigan  and  St.  Louis  he  has  been  closely  identified  with  public  movements  for 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  757 

the  general  good.  Fraternally  he  lias  been  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
since  1893,  with  the  Modern  Woodmen  since  1895  and  with  the  Elks  since  1907. 
In  1903  he  became  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  in  1907 
served  on  the  election  and  civic  committee  of  that  society.  He  is  also  a  member 
of  a  literary  club  known  as  the  Dante  Alighiere  and  is  a  member  of  the  Civic 
League  and  the  National  Art  Museum  and  other  clubs  and  societies.  During  the 
years  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  he  has  gained  recognition  not  only  as  a  capable 
surgeon  but  also  as  a  gentleman  of  strong  character  and  attractive  social  qualities, 
who  is  rapidly  winning  friends  in  the  city  of  his  adoption.  Led  to  America  by 
the  hope  of  having  better  opportunities  in  this  country,  he  has  never  regretted 
the  decision  that  brought  him  to  the  United  States,  for  here  where  labor  and  op- 
portunity are  unhampered  by  caste  or  class  he  has  made  for  himself  an  enviable 
place  in  his  chosen  calling  and  in  the  regard  of  those  with  whom  he  has  been 
brought  in  contact. 


JOHN  CRAIG. 

Among  the  leading  building  contractors  of  the  citv  none  is  more  worthy  of 
mention  than  John  Craig,  who  since  entering  the  business  has  evidenced  himself 
to  be  a  man  possessed  of  an  enterprising  spirit  and  the  business  qualifications  to 
mark  out  for  him  a  career  of  enviable  success  and  prosperity.  A  native  of  the 
Emerald  Isle,  he  was  born  in  County  Donegal  on  June  10,  1867.  In  his  native 
county  he  received  his  education,  and  there  served  his  apprenticeship  at  the 
carpenter's  trade,  which  craft  he  plied  until  188S.  About  this  time  upon  hearing 
of  the  superior  advantages  open  for  men  of  his  occupation  in  the  new  world,  he 
decided  to  seek  his  fortune  in  the  United  States.  Upon  coming  to  this  country 
he  first  located  in  Princeton,  Iowa,  where  he  followed  his  occupation  as  a  car- 
penter for  a  period  of  two  years  and  then  went  to  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  and  there 
continued  to  work  at  his  trade.  1892  found  him  in  St.  Louis,  where  for  about 
twelve  years  he  was  employed  as  a  journeyman,  during  which  time  his  superior 
merits  as  a  mechanic  were  widely  recognized,  and  his  services  became  in  demand 
for  the  finer  class  of  buildings.  In  the  meantime  he  had  not  only  acquired  an 
experience  which  included  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  every  phase  of  his 
occupation,  but  through  his  industry  had  laid  by  a  considerable  sum  of  money, 
and  went  into  the  general  contracting  business  for  himself.  As  an  independent 
contractor  he  has  been  employed  in  the  erection  of  many  elegant  residences  and 
other  buildings,  one  of  the  most  notable  structures  being  the  ilcNichols  building 
at  the  corner  of  Eleventh  and  INIarket  streets.  Air.  Craig  has  been  fortunate  in 
receiving  contracts  for  the  erection  of  high  class  residences,  and  has  just  com- 
pleted one  on  Hawthorn  and  Accomac  streets  at  a  cost  of  twelve  thousand  dollars. 

In  1895  Mr.  Craig  was  united  in  marriage  with  !Miss  Elsie  Criswell,  of 
Princeton,  Iowa,  who  passed  away  in  1897.  Air.  Craig  was  again  miited  in 
marriage,  January  8,  1902,  with  Aliss  Caroline  F.  Fitch,  daughter  of  Andrew  L. 
Fitch,  a  native  of  Stirling,  Massachusetts,  whose  grandfather  emigrated  to 
America  before  the  Revolutionary  war.  Her  great-grandfather  purchased  land 
in  Stirling  in  1790,  which  has  passed  from  generation  to  generation  down  until 
now  it  is  owned  by  her  brother,  George  A.  Fitch.  Mrs.  Craig's  father  passed 
away  in  St.  Louis  during  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  while  visiting  his 
daughter,  Mrs.  Craig ;  and  the  latter's  grandfather,  as  well  as  great-grandfather, 
served  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  took  part  in  several  notable  battles.  The 
city  of  Fitchburg,  ^Massachusetts,  was  named  after  her  great-great-uncle,  John 
Fitch.  It  may  be  said  of  Mrs.  Craig  that  she  was  the  first  successful  trained 
Domestic  Science  teacher  to  take  up  the  work  in  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Craig  maintains  an  office  and  a  beautiful  residence  at  No.  5644  Yon 
\^ersen  avenue.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  of  Alissouri 
Lodge  No.  i,A.  F.  &A.  M. :  St.  Aldemar  Commandery  No.  18;  Moolah  Temple 


758  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  Mystic  Shrine,  and  Excelsior  Lodge  No.  19,  K.  of  P.  Politically  he  gives 
his  support  to  the  republican  part_v.  Mr.  Craig  is  a  hard  worker  and  through 
his  exceptional  enterprise,  industr_v  and  business  ability  has  step  by  step  made  his 
way  in  the  commercial  world  to  his  present  prominent  position,  in  which  he  is 
respected  not  only  as  of  eminent  worth  in  the  business  circles  of  the  city,  but  also 
as  one  of  its  most  valuable  citizens. 


EDMUND  J.  PIPER. 


Few  men  from  a  small  beginning  and  with  so  many  obstacles  to  surmount 
have  achieved  greater  and  more  praiseworthy  success  in  life  than  Edmund  J. 
Piper,  who  at  present  holds  the  important  position  of  general  manager  of  the 
Val  Reis  Piano  Company.  He  has  officiated  in  this  capacity  since  1907.  Perhaps 
no  one  can  surpass  him  in  his  knowledge  of  the  piano  industry  in  general.  Mr. 
Piper  has  attained  his  success  principally  by  the  manifestation  of  the  admirable 
quality  of  perseverance.  He  is  a  man  of  strong  character,  undaunted  before 
discouragement  and  one  v^ho  is  remarkable  for  attention  to  duty  and  personal 
application.  Thus  far  his  life  has  been  one  of  signal  usefulness.  He  has  not 
only  been  successful  in  working  his  way  up  to  a  laudable  station,  but  he  has 
exerted  a  telling  influence  in  the  commercial  world,  having  been  instrumental  in 
organizing  and  establishing  two  flourishing  enterprises.  Born  on  a  farm  in 
Decatur,  Macon  county,  Illinois,  in  the  year  i860,  his  early  life  was  compara- 
tively shorn  of  those  advantages  which  enable  the  more  favored  city  lad  to  lay 
the  foundation  for  future  achievement.  His  early  education  was  meager,  having 
been  compelled  to  be  satisfied  with  the  little  learning  obtainable  in  the  practically 
inefficient  county  schools.  All  of  his  younger  life  was  spent  on  the  farm  from 
which  he  attended  the  village  school  regularly  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  Being 
quick-witted  and  bright,  he  soon  mastered  the  courses  of  study  and  received 
a  certificate  licensing  him  to  teach.  When  a  mere  boy  he  was  deprived  of  parental 
care,  his  father,  Edmund  A.  Piper,  originally  an  Ohio  fanner,  born  in  1820,  having 
died  in  Decatur,  Illinois,  in  1899.  His  mother,  Elizabeth  Piper,  born  in  Decatur 
in  1831,  passed  away  in  1866. 

Upon  the  death  of  his  mother  he  was  taken  in  charge  by  his  uncle,  who 
operated  an  extensive  farm  in  the  same  county.  It  was  while  with  his  uncle  that 
he  obtained  his  early  schooling.  Immediately  upon  receiving  his  license  to  teach 
he  began  to  follow  that  vocation  and  during  the  following  year  taught  in  a  neigh- 
boring school.  At  the  expiration  of  this  term  he  returned  to  his  uncle's  farm, 
where  he  actively  engaged  in  agricultural  pursuits  until  twenty-one  years  of  age. 
Farming  not  being  to  his  liking,  and  ambitious  to  attain  an  aim  in  life,  he  left 
his  uncle's  farm  and  located  in  Decatur,  Illinois,  where  he  entered  the  employ  of 
a  photographer  for  whom  he  worked  as  city  and  traveling  salesman  for  a  period 
of  four  years.  While  in  this  position  he  acquired  his  first  practical  experience  in 
the  commercial  world.  Locating  in  St.  Louis  in  1885  he  engaged  as  traveling 
salesman  with  the  Condel-Herbine  &  Patent  Medicine  Company.  With  this  firm 
he  remained  three  years,  traveling  throughout  the  state  of  Missouri  and  Illinois. 
He  then  engaged  with  the  Bollmann  Brothers  Piano  Company  as  salesman  and 
collector.  In  this  occupation  he  seemed  to  have  found  his  life's  calling  and  the 
interest  he  took  in  the  affairs  of  the  firm  and  the  ability  he  evidenced  in  transact- 
ing its  business  soon  exalted  him  in  the  eyes  of  its  members.  His  superior 
usefulness  as  an  employe  of  the  company  became  apparent  when  he  was  chosen 
to  reorganize  the  firm  in  1904  under  the  same  name.  He  was  so  successful  in 
his  efforts  that  he  was  at  once  elected  secretary  and  general  manager  of  the  com- 
pany. Three  years  later  he  was  chosen  to  reorganize  the  Val  Reis  Piano  Com- 
pany, at  which  time  he  resigned  his  former  position  to  become  general  manager  of 
the  latter  firm,  the  position  which  he  holds  at  the  present  time. 


E.  J.  PIPER 


760  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CFfY. 

]\Ir.  Piper  is  affiliated  with  the  Mercantile  Club,  one  of  the  city's  most  in- 
fluential organizations.  Attentive  to  his  religious  obligations,  he  holds  membership 
with  the  Disciples  of  Christ,  of  which  his  parents  were  strong  devotees.  In 
politics  he  is  a  republican,  believing  thoroughly  in  the  advisability  and  feasibility 
of  its  principles  as  the  only  means  by  which  permanent  prosperity  can  be  assured 
in  the  nation.  While  he  does  not  aspire  to  public  office,  yet  he  takes  an  active 
interest  in  national  and  municipal  elections  and  is  always  ready  to  exert  his  in- 
fluence in  behalf  of  the  candidates  of  his  party. 

In  1886  he  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Mattie  Gibler,  of  Decatur,  Illinois. 
They  have  four  children :  William  M.,  Linn  T.,  Edith  L.  and  Edmund  J.,  Jr. 
After  completing  his  education  at  the  public  schools,  William  M.  Piper  pursued  a 
course  of  study  at  the  Western  Military  Academy  at  Alton.  Linn  T.  finished  a 
course  of  study  at  Smith's  Academy,  graduating  with  high  honors  with  the  class 
of  1907.  Edith  L.  and  Edmund  J.,  Jr.,  are  still  pupils  in  the  public  school.  Mr. 
Piper  resides  at  No.  1239  Amherst  place. 


WILLIAM  FAY. 


Among  those  who  have  achieved  phenomenal  success  along  electrical  engi- 
neering lines  is  William  Fay,  who  has  been  a  practicing  electrical  engineer, 
operating  in  the  Chemical  building  for  the  past  four  years.  He  is  considered  most 
proficient  in  all  phases  of  electrical  construction  and  his  superlative  worth  has 
been  recognized  widely  by  members  of  his  profession.  During  his  career  he  has 
engaged  in  much  important  work  and  besides  has  been  instrumental  in  organizing 
several  power  and  electrical  companies.  In  his  profession  Mr.  Fay  embraces  an 
extensive  line  of  usefulness  and  is  not  only  a  proficient  electrical  engineer  but  is 
equally  well  versed  along  all  mechanical  lines.  He  has  risen  graduallv  to  his 
present  situation  through  a  firm  resolve  to  achieve  his  life's  aim.  During  his 
career  he  has  been  engaged  in  responsible  positions  in  several  of  the  most  repu- 
table power  and  light  plants.  Four  years  ago  he  became  independent  in  the 
electrical  engineering  profession  and  started  in  business  for  himself. 

Mr.  Fay  was  born  in  Elgin,  Illinois,  April  5,  1864,  the  son  of  John  and 
Hannah  Fay,  his  father  having  followed  agricultural  pursuits  until  his  death  in 
1876.  His  mother  still  survives  in  Elgin,  Illinois,  his  native  town.  His  father 
migrated  from  Ireland  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  settling  in  America.  He  had 
one  brother,  Thomas  Fay,  who  resided  in  Dublin,  Ireland.  His  grandparents 
were  also  natives  of  Ireland,  having  passed  away  when  he  was  nine  years  of  age. 
Mr.  Fay  has  two  uncles,  William  Welch,  who  is  a  stationary  engineer  for  the 
Elgin  Edison  Company,  at  Elgin,  Illinois,  and  Michael  Welch,  who  operates  an 
extensive  farm  at  Rockport,  Minnesota.  Mr.  Fay  has  also  one  sister,  Mrs.  C.  A. 
Frazier,  living  in  St.  Louis,  and  a  brother,  J.  L.  Fay,  who  conducts  an  electrical 
business  in  the  same  city.  Another  brother,  Thomas  J.  Fay,  residing  in  Brooklyn, 
is  a  prominent  electrical  and  mechanical  engineer.  At  present  he  has  the  distinc- 
tion of  being  president  of  the  Automobile  Engineers'  Association  with  offices  in 
the  Flat  Iron  building.  New  York.  Mr.  Fay  has  two  step-brothers,  George  and 
James  Murry,  the  former  being  a  shoe  cutter  in  Lynn,  Massachusetts.  James  is 
an  electrical  worker,  now  employed  in  Seattle,  Washington.  Their  father,  Michael 
Murry,  passed  away  in  Elgin,  Illinois,  five  years  ago. 

Mr.  Fay  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  at  Elgin,  Illinois. 
Here  he  remained  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  having  made  rapid  strides  in  master- 
ing his  studies,  passing  through  all  of  the  successive  grades.  Immediately  upon 
leaving  the  public  school  he  was  sent  for  further  training  to  Mrs.  Smith's  Private 
School  in  the  same  town.  At  this  institution  he  took  up  a  course  of  study  that 
included  several  technical  branches  for  a  period  of  two  years.  Later  he  attended 
Drew's  Business  College,  graduating  when  twenty  years  of  age.    At  this  point  in 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  701 

his  life  he  developed  a  strong  liking  for  )nachinery  and  particularly  for  that  which 
pertained  to  electrical  operations.  His  desire  then  was  to  make  this  line  of  work 
his  vocation.  Consequently  he  began  a  course  of  study  in  technical  and  electrical 
engineering  with  Charles  Vanvepole  in  Chicago,  Illinois.  Under  his  tutorage  he 
remained  for  four  years.  During  this  time  his  course  was  marked  by  progress  at 
every  step  and  he  soon  became  an  adept  in  the  profession.  His  ability  became 
recognized  and  he  immediately  was  engaged  by  the  Thomas  Houston  Company 
and  at  the  same  time  was  given  charge  of  the  lighting  and  power  plant  of  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  between  Chicago  and  Crestline,  Ohio.  In  this  employment 
he  remained  approximately  two  years. 

jMr.  Fay  possessed  not  only  those  qualities  which  were  efficient  in  making 
him  foremost  in  electrical  and  mechanical  lines  but  in  addition  he  was  possessed 
of  a  marked  ambition  to  attain  the  greatest  usefulness  and  was  gifted  with  great 
organizing  ability.  He  had  not  long  been  following  his  line  of  work  when  he  was 
instrumental  in  incorporating  the  Elgin  &  Aurora  Railway  &  Power  Plant.  This 
was  a  large  undertaking  and  required  considerable  stamina  to  place  it  upon  a  firm 
foundation.  Since  its  establishment  it  has  been  operated  continuously  with  hand- 
some profit  to  those  interested.  On  coming  to  St.  Louis  he  engaged  with  the 
Laclede  Power  Company  in  a  commercial  and  engineering  capacity.  His  time 
was  devoted  to  the  development  of  power  business  and  the  application  of  motors 
for  operating  by  electricity  all  classes  of  machinery  in  the  varied  industries  of 
St.  Louis.  This  was  one  of  the  largest  plants  of  the  kind  in  the  country  and 
Mr.  Fay  was  given  full  charge  of  developing  its  power  business.  He  had  been 
in  the  employ  of  this  company  for  three  years  when  he  became  connected  with 
the  Imperial  Light  &  Power  Company,  which  has  since  been  sold  to  the  Union 
Electric  Light  &  Power  Company.  Here  he  served  with  great  credit  until  the 
World's  Fair  in  1904,  when  he  was  given  the  entire  management  of  the  World's 
Fair  Automobile  &  Transit  Company.  One  year  later  he  commenced  business  for 
himself  with  offices  in  the  Chemical  building.  Air.  Fay"s  attention  is  now  directed 
to  the  development  of  water  power  into  electric  power  and  is  at  present  engaged 
in  some  work  in  Colorado. 

Mr.  Fay  was  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis  August  8,  1897,  to  Airs.  Cecilia 
G.  Gray,  her  maiden  name  being  Annis.  Her  parents  have  been  dead  for  several 
years.  Her  father  followed  the  occupation  of  a  steamboat  pilot,  having  run  in 
in  the  Alississippi  and  Alissouri  rivers'  trade  for  many  years.  He  met  death 
accidentally  by  falling  through  a  hatchway  on  one  of  his  boats.  Her  mother 
passed  away  in  1893.  They  were  at  one  time  in  possession  of  an  elegant  mansion 
at  Eighth  and  Chouteau  avenue  where  the  Holman  Paper  Box  Companv's  plant 
is  now  located.  Mrs.  (Gray)  Fay  has  three  sisters:  Mrs.  H.  L.  Roger,  of 
Chicago ;  Mrs.  Thomas  Buchanan,  and  Mrs.  H.  J.  Brady,  both  residing  in  St. 
Louis.     Mr.  Fay  has  a  magnificent  home  at  No.  5223  Cabanne  avenue. 


FREDRICK    A.    TORREXCE. 

Fredrick  A.  Torrence,  vice  president  of  the  Jones  Commercial  College,  at 
No.  512  Washington  avenue,  and  a  descendant  of  an  old  and  illustrious  familv 
of  colonial  days,  was  born  in  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  on  September  12,  i860,  a  son  of 
B.  F.  and  Isabelle  (Thomasson)  Torrence.  The  paternal  familv  emigrated  to 
America  at  a  very  early  day  and  settled  in  Ohio  when  it  was  still  a  territory. 
The  elder  Air.  Torrence,  although  he  did  not  serve  as  a  soldier  during  the  Civil 
war,  rendered  service  to  the  government  during  that  period  of  hostilities,  as  a 
marine  engineer  on  the  Alississippi  and  Ohio  rivers,  in  which  capacitv  he  was 
serving  until  the  termination  of  the  conflict.  He  departed  this  life  in  Gallipolis, 
Ohio,  in  1896.  His  wife  still  survives.  They  reared  a  famly  of  seven  chldren. 
six  of  whom  lived  to  maturity,  namely  :  Frank  E.,  deceased  ;  Fredrick  A.;  Lucie; 


762  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mary,  who  married  M.  Gayle,  of  this  city ;  James  G. ;  and  Catherine.  The  ances- 
try of  Fredrick  A.  Torrence  on  his  mother's  side  enrolls  a  number  of  famous 
characters.  This  branch  of  the  family  emigrated  from  England  to  America 
antecedent  to  the  war  for  American  independence.  His  great-great-grandsire 
was  Austin  Hancock,  a  soldier  in 'the  war  of  1776,  serving  in  the  infantry  as  a 
private,  and  in  the  war  of  1812  he  served  as  a  commissioned  officer.  His  great- 
grandmother  was  a  cousin  of  John  Hancock,  one  of  the  signers  of  the  immortal 
Declaration  of  Independence.  She  was  united  in  marriage  with  John  P.  Thomas- 
son,  Esq.,  who  was  the  great-grandfather  of  Fredrick  A.  Torrence.  This  is  one 
of  the  most  noted  families  in  the  state  of  Virginia  and  mention  of  the  name  alone 
is  sufficient  to  suggest  its  fame.  John  P.  Thomasson  was  a  soldier  in  the  war 
of  1812. 

The  public  schools  of  Gallipolis,  Ohio,  afforded  Mr.  Torrence  his  instruction 
in  the  preliminary  branches,  and  after  having  passed  through  the  successive  grades 
he  pursued  a  course  of  study  in  college  at  Ashland,  Kentucky.  Upon  completing 
his  studies  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  in  1888  and  took  a  business  course  in  Jones 
Commercial  College  and  shortly  after  graduating  was  employed  as  a  teacher  in 
the  institution.  In  this  capacity  he  labored  perseveringly  for  some  time  and  liis 
earnest  efforts  and  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  college  were  noted  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  faculty  and  in  1906  he  was  made  vice  president. 

In  1891  Mr.  Torrence  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Frances  Prevot, 
daughter  of  Louis  and  Marie  (Roy)  Prevot,  natives  of  France,  who  came  to  the 
United  States  and  settled  in  St.  Louis,  where  they  were  married.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Prevot  were  the  parents  of  three  children:  Sophia,  wife  of  Nicholas  Fromang, 
of  St.  Louis ;  Joseph,  who  wedded  Miss  Annie  Steiger,  of  this  city ;  and  Frances. 
To  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Torrence  have  been  born  two  sons :  Charl  and  Louis.  Mr. 
Torrence  is  deeply  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  education  and  is  particularly 
an  adept  in  those  branches  necessary  to  fit  one  to  be  successful  in  the  business 
world.  He  is  precise,  accurate  and  careful,  a  man  of  exceptional  intellectual 
power  and  under  his  management  the  institution  is  steadily  increasing  in  power 
and  maintaining  its  reputation  as  one  of  the  most  thorough  and  efficient  commer- 
''ial  schools  in  the  entire  west. 


ORVILLE  C.  CONKLING. 

On  equal  footing  with  any  in  the  city  following  his  profession  ranks  Orville 
C.  Conkling,  who  has  been  actively  engaged  in  the  photographic  art  at  3826  Olive 
street  the  past  eight  years.  He  is  decidedly  a  self-made  man  and  owes  his 
progress  in  life  and  present  lucrative  business  to  his  own  innate  qualifications  to 
confront  the  world,  master  situations  as  they  present  themselves,  with  a  deter- 
mination to  achieve  a  definite  purpose  and  bend  every  energy  unflinchingly  toward 
its  accomplishment,  with  the  maxim  in  view  that  "the  race  is  not  to  the  swift  nor 
the  battle  to  the  strong."  In  his  profession  Mr.  Conkling  has  no  superior.  He  is 
an  accomplished  master  in  all  departments  of  the  work  and  an  artist  of  indis- 
putable merit.  Although  a  conservative  man.  reluctant  to  voice  confidence  in  his 
own  abilities,  it  is  well  known  that  his  artistic  touches  have  been  appreciated  by 
a  large  patronage.  To  say  that  as  an  artist  his  productions  are  satisfactory  is 
but  to  touch  the  hem  of  the  garment  of  his  true  artistic  work. 

Considering  the  limited  advantages  offered  Mr.  Conkling  in  his  boyhood 
days,  his  later  life  has  involved  a  story  of  usefulness  and  accomplishment  far 
in  excess  of  what  might  be  designated  extraordinary.  Indeed  from  the  point  of 
view  of  his  attainment  in  his  profession,  his  career  has  been  ]3hcnomenal.  He 
was  born  at  Forrest,  Livingston  county,  Illinois,  in  1870,  his  father  being  George 
Lewis  Conkling,  a  native  of  the  state  of  Pennsylvania,  born  there  in  1834.     His 


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764  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

mother  was  born  in  Illinois  in  1847.  He  lost  both  his  father  and  mother  in  1898, 
thc}^  passing  away  within  twelve  days  of  each  other.  Orville  C.  Conkling  attended 
the  public  schools  in  Atlantic,  Iowa,  until  he  completed  the  course  of  study  at 
the  age  of  thirteen  years.  At  once  he  employed  with  a  photographer  of  that 
town,  for  whom  he  worked  during  the  succeeding  two  years.  Leaving  Iowa  in 
1886  he  settled  in  Omaha,  Nebraska,  where  he  followed  the  same  occupation. 
Coming  to  St.  Louis  in  1896  he  employed  with  a  photographic  concern  under  the 
management  of  Guerin  &  Company.  Five  years  later  he  entered  the  same  busi- 
ness for  himself.  His  studious  habits  and  natural  love  for  the  art  have  enabled 
"him  to  attain  a  high  state  of  perfection  and  have  won  him  a  host  of  admirers. 
While  in  Omaha  Mr.  Conkling  served  three  years  as  a  member  of  the  Omaha 
State  National  Guards.  He  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Cora  M.  Rotton, 
of  Nebraska,  and  they  reside  in  an  elegant  home  at  3826  Olive  street.  Mr. 
Conkling  is  a  republican  and  while  he  is  not  an  active  politician  takes  great  pride 
in  the  success  of  the  party.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Railway  Men's  Club  and  is 
interested  in  athletics,  holding  membership  in  the  Adonis  Tennis  Club.  He  is 
■also  a  member  of  the  Museum  of  the  Fine  Arts. 


WILLIAM  KEENLY  BIXBY. 

\^'illiam  Keeiiey  Bixbv  is  now  living  retired,  with  a  leisure  to  enjoy  literary, 
scientific  and  artistic  pursuits,  which  have  always  been  of  intense  interest  to  him. 
In  active  business  life  for  many  years,  his  course  was  marked  by  consecutive 
progress,  eventually  leading  to  the  success  which  now  enables  him  to  rest  from 
further  labor.  He  was  born  in  Adrian,  Michigan,  January  2,  1857,  a  son  of 
Alonzo  Foster  and  Emma  (Keeney)  Bixby,  the  former  a  lawyer  by  profession. 
The  family  was  founded  in  America  by  one  who  was  a  native  of  Suffolk  county, 
England,  and  on  crossing  the  Atlantic  became  a  resident  of  Ipswich,  Massachu- 
setts. In  the  schools  of  his  native  city  W.  K.  Bixby  pursued  his  education  until 
he  had  completed  the  high  school  course  with  the  class  of  1873.  The  following 
year  he  went  to  New  Orleans  and  thence  to  Texas,  where  for  a  time  he  occupied 
the  position  of  station  baggage  master  at  Palestine.  Later  he  was  train  baggage 
master  at  Houston,  Texas,  after  which  he  became  substitute  railway  mail  agent 
and  later  station  baggage  master  at  Houston.  He  was  afterward  general  baggage 
agent  for  the  International  &  Great  Northern  Railroad  at  Palestine  and  for  the 
Texas  &  Pacific  Railroad  at  that  place.  For  a  time  he  acted  as  general  baggage 
-agent  for  the  Texas  &  Pacific  and  the  International  &  Great  Northern  Railroad 
and  also  as  station  agent  at  Palestine,  after  which  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and 
throughout  the  remainder  of  his  business  career  was  a  resident  of  this  city.  Here 
he  acted  as  stationary  agent  for  the  Missouri  Pacific,  the  St.  Louis,  Iron  Moun- 
tain &  Southern  Railway  at  St.  Louis  and  also  held  a  similar  position  with  the 
Wabash  and  the  aforementioned  roads.  On  leaving  the  railroad  service  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Missouri  Car  &  Foundry  Company  of  St.  Louis  as  purchasing 
agent,  afterward  acted  as  secretary  and  purchasing  agent,  then  became  vice  presi- 
dent and  later  vice  president  and  general  manager.  He  entered  into  active  rela- 
tions with  the  American  Car  &  Foundry  Company  as  its  president,  has  since  been 
vice  chairman  and  chairman  of  its  board.  In  1905  he  retired  from  active  business, 
having  in  the  meantime,  through  successive  stages  of  promotion  and  achievement, 
gained  a  place  of  distinction  and  a  measure  of  prosperity  that  now  enables  him 
to  live  retired.  He  is  still  financially  interested  in  many  important  business  con- 
cerns which  have  headquarters  in  St.  Louis,  being  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis 
TJnion  Trust  Company,  the  IMissouri  Pacific  Railway  Company,  the  St.  Louis  & 
San  Francisco  Railway  Companv  and  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  of  St. 
Louis.  He  is  also  a  director  of  the  First  National  Bank  of  Lake  George,  New 
York,  of  the  L'nion  Sand  &  Material  Company  of  St.  Louis,  the  American  Car 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  765- 

&  Foundry  Company  of  New  York  and  St.  Louis,  the  Wagner  Electric  Manu- 
facturing Company  of  St.  Louis,  the  Essex  Investment  Company,  the  Emporium 
Realty  Company,  the  Dayton  Investment  Company,  and  a  trustee  of  the  estate 
of  William  McMillan. 

Throughout  his  entire  life  he  has  been  a  man  of  strongly  marked  literary 
tastes  and  is  a  member  of  various  book  clubs,  including  the  Grolier  Club  of  New 
York  city,  the  Bibliophile  Society  of  Boston^  the  Caxton  Club  of  Chicago,  the 
Rawfaut  Club  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  the  Society  of  Dofobs  in  Chicago  and  the 
Club  of  Odd  Volumes  of  Boston.  He  has  cooperated  in  many  movements  for 
the  dissemination  of  knowledge  and  the  promotion  of  investigation  along  his- 
torical, scientific,  literary  and  art  lines.  He  is  now  president  of  the  St.  Louis 
Museum  of  Fine  Arts  and  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society,  is  honorary  presi- 
dent of  the  St.  Louis  branch  of  the  American  Archieological  Society,  president  of 
the  Burns  Club  of  St.  Louis,  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  of  the  public 
library,  vice  president  of  the  Washington  University  and  vice  president  of  the 
Provident  Association.  In  social  organizations  he  is  equally  well  known,  his 
membership  extending  to  the  St.  Louis,  Country,  University,  Artists'  Guild,  Round 
Table,  Noondav  and  Commercial  Clubs,  all  of  St.  Louis,  to  the  Alidday  Club  of 
New  York  city  and  to  the  National  Arts  Society  of  New  York.  Fraternally  he 
is  a  thirty-second  degree  and  Knight  Templar  Mason.  He  belongs  to  the  Con- 
gregational church  and  in  his  political  views  is  an  independent  republican  who 
believes  in  following  party  leadership  as  long  as  the  best  interests  of  the  country 
are  conserved  but  never  to  the  extent  of  sacrificing  the  public  welfare  to  the 
ambitions  of  any  office  holder. 

On  the  13th  of  June,  1881,  Mr.  Bixby  was  married  in  San  Antonio,  Texas, 
to  ]\Iiss  Lillian  Tuttle,  of  Warren  county,  New  York.  Their  children  are  Sidney 
Tuttle,  Emma  Stewart,  William  Hoxie,  Harold  McMillan,  Ruth,  Ralph  Foster 
and  Donald  Church  Bixby.  The  important  business  interests  of  Mr.  Bixby  and 
his  extended  society,  club  and  social  relations  have  brought  him  a  most  wide 
acquaintance  among  the  foremost  men  of  St.  Louis  and  in  various  centers  of 
broad  culture  in  other  parts  of  the  country.  Association  with  him  means  expan- 
sion and  elevation,  and  he  is  prominent  in  those  circles  where  superior  intelligence 
is  regarded  as  essential  attributes  to  agreeableness. 


OLIVER  H.  P.  GRUNDON. 

Oliver  H.  P.  Grundon,  salesman  for  A.  H.  Frederick,  a  real  estate  dealer  and 
financier  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Lebanon  county,  Pennsylvania,  February  i, 
1856.  His  parents  were  also  natives  of  that  state.  His  father,  Thomas  Grundon, 
removing  to  the  middle  west,  became  a  resident  of  Mount  Carroll,  Illinois.  He 
devoted  his  entire  life  to  farming  and  thus  provided  a  comfortable  living  for  his 
family.  He  was  of  English  lineage,  his  great-grandfather  having  come  from 
England  to  the  new  world  in  colonial  days.  In  the  maternal  line  Oliver  H.  P. 
Grundon  is  of  German  and  Irish  ancestry,  although  the  family  has  been  repre- 
sented in  America  for  four  generations. 

Mr.  Grundon  of  this  review  was  but  four  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  the 
removal  of  his  parents  to  Mount  Carmel,  Illinois.  Reared  on  the  home  farm,  he 
attended  the  district  schools  and  through  the  summer  months  assisted  in  the  work 
of  the  fields  until  his  nineteenth  year.  He  was  then  graduated  from  Cecilian 
College  in  Hardin  county,  Kentucky,  and  eventually  received  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Arts.  At  the  age  of  twenty-two  years  he  began  teaching  in  the  public 
schools  of  Illinois  and  was  identified  with  educational  work  in  that  state  and 
Kentuckv  for  nine  years.  He  proved  an  excellent  disciplinarian  as  well  as 
instructor  and  his  ability  was  widely  recognized  in  the  community  where  his 
services  were  secured.     Following  his  removal  to  St.  Louis  in  1886,  ]\Ir.  Grundon 


766  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  connected  with  the  American  Journal  of  Education  until  1889,  when,  resigning 
his  position,  he  joined  John  Byrne,  Jr.,  &  Company,  real  estate  agents.  He  served 
that  firm  in  the  capacity  of  bookkeeper  and  cashier,  remaining  with  them  until  ill 
health  forced  him  to  resign.  Since  the  ist  of  May,  1900,  he  has  been  associated 
with  A.  H.  Frederick,  a  real  estate  dealer,  in  the  capacity  of  salesman,  and  is  well 
informed  concerning  property  values  in  this  city. 

Prominent  as  an  Odd  Fellow,  Mr.  Grundon  has  been  connected  with  the 
organization  since  1877  and  is  at  present  the  grand  representative  from  the  grand 
encampment  of  Missouri.  He  was  also  grand  patriarch  of  the  order  in  1906  and 
was  department  commander  of  the  Patriarchs  Militant  for  three  years,  beginning 
in  1900.  He  is  also  well  known  in  Masonry,  belonging  to  various  branches  of  the 
craft,  and  is  now  recorder  for  Ascalon  Commandery,  No.  16,  K.  T.  He  is  like- 
wise treasurer  of  the  Franco-American  Society  and  of  the  Nation's  Birthday 
Association.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  stands 
loyally  at  all  times  in  support  of  the  principles  upon  which  he  believes  good 
government  rests.  He  holds  membership  with  the  Tyler  Place  Presbyterian 
church  and  his  influence  is  ever  on  the  side  of  right,  justice  and  truth. 

In  July,  1896,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Grundon  was  married  to  ]\Irs.  Nellie  Hancock, 
nee  Schlenker,  who  is  a  representative  of  an  old  American  family.  They  have 
one  daughter,  Genevieve,  eleven  years  of  age,  who  is  now  attending  the  Sherman 
school.  She  possesses  much  musical  ability  and  is  studying  both  harp  and  piano. 
The  family  are  pleasantly  and  attractively  located  in  a  residence  at  3854  Cleveland 
avenue  and  their  home  is  justly  celebrated  for  its  warm-hearted  hospitality. 


REV.  JAMES  J.  O'BRIEN. 

Rev.  James  J.  O'Brien  is  pastor  of  St.  Margaret's  church  on  Vandeventer 
and  Flad  avenues.  Although  this  parish  has  only  been  in  existence  since  1899, 
it  has  erected  a  handsome  stone  church,  costing  ninety  thousand  dollars  and 
having  a  seating  capacity  of  one  thousand.  Father  O'Brien  was  the  founder 
of  the  parish  and  to  his  labors  and  personality  is  due  the  substantial  condition 
it  has  attained.  He  was  born  at  Jefferson  City,  Missouri,  December  25.  i860,  a 
son  of  Michael  J.  and  Margaret  Brierley  O'Brien,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of 
Ireland.  In  their  youth  they  went  to  Jefferson  City,  where  they  were  later 
married. 

Father  James  J.  O'Brien  received  his  preparatory  education  in  the  public 
schools  of  Jefferson  City.  In  18S7  he  entered  St.  Francis  Seminary  at  Milwaukee, 
Wisconsin,  where  he  completed  a  classical  course.  Later  he  matriculated  as  a 
theological  student  in  St.  Meinrad's  Seminary  in  Indiana.  Upon  completing  his 
studies  at  this  institution  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  in  the  Franciscan 
Fathers  monastery  in  St.  Louis,  May  3,  1887,  by  Archbishop  Kenrick.  Flis  first 
appointment  was  as  assistant  to  St.  Teresa's  parish,  where  he  remained  for  a 
period  of  seven  months.  At  the  termination  of  this  period  he  was  assigned  as 
pastor  to  Silver  Lake,  Missouri.  Having  remained  in  this  parish  eighteen  months 
he  was  made  assistant  to  Father  Harty,  now  archbishop  of  JNIanila,  and  in  con- 
junction with  him  they  organized  the  parish  and  completed  St.  Leo's  church,  in 
which  Father  O'Brien  officiated  as  assistant  for  a  period  of  eleven  years. 

In  the  fall  of  the  year  1899  he  was  selected  by  Archbishop  Kain  to  organize 
a  new  congregation  in  Tyler  place.  The  first  services  were  held  in  a  grocery  store 
on  Russell  and  Vandeventer  avenues  on  Christmas  day,  1899.  At  that  time  the 
organization  numbered  forty-five  families.  Within  five  years,  under  the  admin- 
istration of  Father  O'Brien,  the  congregation  erected  a  new  church,  the  corner- 
stone of  which  was  laid  on  May  28,  1906.  On  Thanksgiving  day,  1907,  the  new 
church  was  dedicated  by  Archbishop  Glennon.  The  new  structure  is  one  of  the 
most  imposing  in  the  city.     It  is  of  the  Tudor-Gothic  style  and  built  entirely  of 


RE\'.    I.   T.  O'BRIEN 


768  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

stone.  It  lias  a  seating  capacity  of  one  thousand.  The  church  building  and  the 
parish  house  were  erected  and  furnished  at  a  cost  of  one  hundred  and  thirty-five 
thousand  dollars.  During  the  short  period  of  its  existence  the  parish  has  in- 
creased in  membership  from  forty-five  to  six  hundred  families.  It  is  annually 
extending  its  influence  and  widening  its  borders  and  under  the  judicial  manage- 
ment of  Father  O'Brien  it  looks  forward  to  a  future  of  marvelous  growth. 


HOX.  HUGH  J.  BRADY. 

The  points  which  stand  out  most  prominently  in  the  life  history  of  Hugh  J. 
Brady  are  his  active  political  service,  culminating  in  three  terms  as  a  member 
of  the  state  legislature,  and  his  business  record,  which  has  been  characterized  by 
steady  progress,  resulting  in  his  attainment  to  the  presidency  of  the  St.  Louis 
Weighing  Company.  Born  in  St.  Louis,  October  17,  185 1,  he  is  a  son  of  Bernard 
and  Catherine  Brady.  As  the  name  indicates,  the  family  is  of  Irish  descent  but 
has  been  represented  in  America  since  1848.  The  father,  who  was  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business  at  the  corner  of  Seventh  and  Carr  streets  for  many  years, 
died  in  1881. 

Hugh  J-  Brady  was  a  pupil  in  St.  Patrick's  parochial  school  until  ten  years 
of  age,  when  he  entered  the  North  St.  Louis  Institute,  there  pursuing  his  studies 
for  three  years.  In  1865  he  took  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  as  an 
employe  in  the  mailing  department  of  the  St.  Louis  Times.  At  that  period  there 
was  a  great  rivalry  between  the  St.  Louis  Republic  and  the  St.  Louis  Times  and 
in  order  to  ascertain  who  was  the  best  folder  the  papers  offered  a  prize  of  one 
hundred  dollars,  which  Mr.  Brady  won,  being  able  to  fold  more  papers  in  a  given 
time  than  any  competitor.  That  was  in  the  days  when  such  work  was  done  by 
hand — long  before  the  advent  of  the  folding  machine. 

Mr.  Brady  remained  with  the  St.  Louis  Times  until  he  was  elected  to  the 
state  legislature  in  1878.  He  had  taken  an  active  interest  in  politics  and  had 
become  a  recognized  leader  in  the  ranks  of  the  democracy.  His  fidelity  to  its 
interests  and  his  well  known  devotion  to  the  public  good  led  to  his  selection  for 
legislative  honors  and  his  able  service  in  office  won  him  two  reelections,  so  that 
he  served  for  three  successive  terms  or  until  1885.  leaving  the  impress  of  his 
individuality  upon  the  legislation  enacted  during  that  period.  In  1885  he  became 
buyer  for  the  St.  Louis  Elevator  Company,  with  which  he  continued  until  1889, 
when  he  formed  a  partnership  with  Edward  J.  McGroarty  in  the  hay  and  feed 
business  under  the  firm  name  of  Brady  &  McGroarty.  The  firm  is  still  in 
existence,  and  on  discontinuing  the  hay  and  grain  trade  they  took  up  the  weighing 
business,  having  throughout  St.  Louis  and  East  St.  Louis  ten  scales.  They  are 
now  doing  an  extensive  business  in  this  line  and  aside  from  being  president  of 
the  St.  Louis  Weighing  Company,  j\Ir.  Brady  is  sole  owner  of  the  Brady  Weigh- 
ing Company  and  a  partner  in  the  Brady  &  McGroarty  Storage  Company  at  No. 
1322  Pine  street. 

On  the  loth  of  August,  1873,  JNIr.  Brady  was  married  to  Aliss  Jennie  Annis, 
a  daughter  of  Captain  Asa  Annis,  and  they  have  two  sons  and  seven  daughters: 
May,  the  wife  of  Harrv  M.  Nohl,  a  dry  goods  merchant  of  Paris,  Missouri ; 
Jennie,  the  wife  of  Arthur  Hebig,  secretary  of  the  Layton  Pure  Food  Company 
of  St.  Louis ;  Viola,  a  teacher  of  elocution  at  Eureka  Springs,  Arkansas ;  Leroy 
A.,  a  traveling  salesman  for  the  Day  Rubber  Company ;  Agnes,  a  teacher  in  the 
public  schools  of  St.  Louis  county ;  Alma,  the  wife  of  William  Campbell,  who  is 
connected  with  the  Hargadine-iMcKittrick  Dry  Goods  Company ;  Alice  and  Grace, 
who  are  high  school  students ;  and  Hugh  J.,  who  is  with  the  Herzog  Dry  Goods 
Company.  The  family  occupy  a  beautiful  residence  at  No.  5008  Vernon  avenue, 
in  the  Cabanne  district,  and  it  is  the  property  of  Mr.  Brady.  They  are  communi- 
cants of  the   Roman   Catholic  church,   Mr.   Brady  being  an  active   and  helpful 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    I'OLRTII    CITY.  769 

member  and  generous  supporter  of  St.  Clark's  Catholic  church.  In  politics  he 
has  always  been  a  stalwart  democrat  and  for  five  years  was  chairman  of  the 
democratic  central  committee  and  election  commissioner  three  years.  His  busi- 
ness and  political  record  are  equally  commendable  and  in  other  lines  of  life  he_ 
has  displayed  qualities  which  have  insured  him  a  warm  place  in  the  afi'ection  of  his 
friends. 


DR.  WILLIAM  J.  LARK. 

Among  the  younger  men  of  the  city  who  have  devoted  their  time  and  talents 
to  the  profession  of  dentistry  is  Dr.  W.  J.  Lark,  who  is  enjoying  an  excellent 
practice  at  4635  Easton  avenue.  His  youth  is  far  from  being  detrimental  to  the 
successful  plving  of  his  profession,  as  his  merits  are  the  equal  of  those  who  have 
followed  the  profession  for  years.  He  is  a  man  deeply  interested  in  his  work 
and  has  that  measure  of  pride  in  his  practice  that  makes  him  ambitious  to  meet 
every  anticipation  of  his  many  friends.  A  native  of  Ruma,  Randolph  county, 
Illinois,  he  was  born  in  the  year  1873,  and  is  the  son  of  Dr.  Thomas  T.  and 
Martha  (Mollet)  Lark.  His  father,  now  deceased,  had  an  extensive  medical 
practice.  Dr.  William  J.  Lark  has  two  brothers,  both  of  whom  are  professional 
men:  G.  M.  Lark,  dentist,  and  located  at  Campbell  Hill,  Illinois;  and  E.  T.  Lark, 
who  is  a  well  known  physician  of  Xew  Hanover,  Illinois. 

Partly  in  the  public  schools  of  Ruma,  Illinois,  and  those  of  Carbondale,  the 
same  state.  Dr.  \¥.  J.  Lark  obtained  his  preliminary  education  and  later  attended 
Washington  University,  where  he  took  a  dental  course  and  was  graduated  in 
1895.  Immediately  upon  his  graduation  he  was  appointed  demonstrator  in  the 
dental  department  of  the  university,  in  which  position  he  remained  until  1897, 
when  he  entered  the  practice  of  his  profession,  at  No.  5186  Easton  avenue.  The 
doctor  is  a  highly  cultured  and  scholarly  man  and  makes  it  a  point  to  keep  abreast 
of  the  times  in  everything  pertaining  to  dental  surgery  and  by  his  excellence  and 
thorough  work  has  thus  far  won  a  liberal  patronage  and  is  numbered  among  the 
popular  young  dentists  of  the  city. 

In  the  vear  1897  in  Jefferson  City,  Alissouri,  Dr.  Lark  wedded  ^Miss  Ida 
Scott,  daughter  of  the  lateF.  Scott.  To  them  has  come  a  son.  Earl,  who  attends 
school.  Aside  from  being  affiliated  with  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  doctor  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Knights" and  Ladies  of  Security.  In  politics  he  does  not  pledge 
himself  to  any  particular  political  party  but  reserves  his  right  to  aid  in  the  election 
of  candidates' who,  in  his  studied  and  candid  judgment,  are  best  fitted  to  officiate 
in  the  offices  they  seek,  irrespective  of  party  ties.  Being  fond  of  outdoor  sports, 
he  finds  pleasure  and  recreation  in  driving,  fishing  and  hunting.  Being  of  a 
literary  turn  of  mind  the  doctor  is  a  comprehensive  reader  and  is  conversant 
upon  a  wide  range  of  subjects.  He  resides  at  Xo.  4635  Easton  avenue,  in  a  beau- 
tiful home  but  recently  purchased  by  him. 


TOHX  S.  STRADAL. 


John  S.  Stradal,  secretary  and  vice  president  of  the  Dr.  J.  H.  McLean  ]\Iedi- 
cine  "Companv,  with  quarters  at  3114  Franklin  avenue,  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis, 
where  he  was  born  June  22,  1862.  He  is  of  German  lineage,  his  father,  Francis 
Stradal,  having  emigrated  to  America  from  Germany  about  the  year  1844,  was 
one  of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  the  portion  of  Texas  in  which  he  located.  Remaining 
in  that  state  but  a  brief  time,  he  repaired  to  St.  Louis.  At  the  opening  of  the 
Civil  war  he  enlisted  with  the  Home  Guards  but  was  prevented  from  engaging 
in  active  service  owing  to  an  affection  of  the  eyes.     He  departed  this  life  here 


49— VOL.  ni. 


770  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  1874.  His  wife,  Josephine  (Diipskv)  Stradal,  was  a  native  of  Bohemia  but 
spent  most  of  her  Hfe,  prior  to  coming  to  America,  in  \'ienna.  She  passed  awa) 
in  1903.  They  had  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daughters,  all  of  whom  were 
born  in  St.  Louis:  Frank  Stradal,  superintendent  of  the  St.  Louis  Silvering 
Company ;  Victoria,  wife  of  Elmer  liiglow  ;  jNIary,  who  married  Henry  Schmielich  ; 
and  John  S. 

John  S.  Stradal  attended  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  at  the  age  of 
twelve  years,  having  completed  the  course,  went  to  work  for  the  Wright  Carriage 
Company  as  an  apprentice.  His  punctuality  and  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the 
firm,  together  with  his  attentiveness  to  duty,  won  him  gradual  promotion  until  at 
the  age  of  twenty-three  years  he  was  made  superintendent  of  the  w^orks.  Being 
ambitious  to  rise  higher  in  the  commercial  world  and  always  on  the  alert  for 
opportunities  by  which  to  attain  his  purpose,  he  accepted  a  position  with  the  Dr. 
J.  H.  McLean  Medicine  Company  as  assistant  bookkeeper  and  in  1901  was  made 
secretary  and  in  1906  vice  president  of  this  firm,  in  which  he  is  a  stockholder. 

In  1890  Air.  Stradal  wedded  Lena  C.  Funck,  of  St.  Louis,  her  father  having 
been  a  well  known  wood  turner  and  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  war  in  the  L^nion  army, 
in  which  he  was  commissioned  a  corjioral.  Mr.  and  Airs.  Stradal  are  the  parents 
of  four  children :  Edna,  Elmer,  Walter  and  Raymond,  all  of  whom  were  born 
here.  Mr.  Stradal  belongs  to  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  is  also  a  member' of  the 
Oak  Hill  Presbyterian  church.  He  is  a  man  of  exceptional  business  ability, 
straightforward  in  all  his  transactions,  and  his  present  prosperity  is  due  solely 
to  his  own  resources.  He  started  out  in  life  without  the  advantages  of  higher 
class,  tradition  or  precedent.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  was  employed  in 
a  humble  capacity  as  salesman  in  a  retail  dry  goods  house  of  San  Francisco, 
education,  and  without  either  influence  or  money,  and  was  compelled,  till  within 
the  past  six  years,  to  contribute  largely  to  the  support  of  his  mother  and  other 
members  of  his  family,  but  notwithstanding  the  drain  on  his  exchequer  his  per- 
severance has  enabled  him  to  overcome  all  obstacles  and  make  him  what  he  is 
today. 

GEORGE  REASON  BAKER. 

George  Reason  Baker,  whose  excellent  record  in  banking  circles  led  to  his 
appointment  at  a  comparatively  early  age  to  an  assistant  bank  cashiership  in  St. 
Louis,  where  he  is  now  well  and  favorably  known  as  a  representative  of  banking 
interests,  was  born  in  Tippecanoe,  Harrison  county,  Ohio,  July  4,  1875.  His 
parents  were  John  Wesley  and  Rebecca  Baker.  The  father,  a  stockman  and 
farmer,  has  been  associated  with  a  Boston  wool  firm  for  the  past  twenty  years. 
The  mother  is  a  devoted  member  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church  and  her 
labors  in  that  connection  have  been  most  efficient. 

In  the  graded  schools  of  his  native  county  George  R.  Baker  pursued  his 
education.  He  was  trained  to  habits  of  industry,  integrity  and  temperance  and 
throughout  his  entire  life  has  abstained  from  the  use  of  intoxicants.  Reared  in 
a  refined  and  uplifting  home  atmosphere,  the  regular  hours  and  right  habits  which 
he  thus  formed  developed  for  him  a  strong  character  and  healthy  constitution, 
so  that  he  has  never  been  acquainted  with  sickness.  After  leaving  school  he 
accepted  a  position  as  professor  of  penmanship  in  the  Lancaster  (Mo.)  graded 
schools  and  spent  his  leisure  hours  in  the  Farmers  &  Merchants  Savings  Bank, 
of  which  he  eventually  became  assistant  cashier  and  cashier.  He  is  one  of  the 
best  known  representatives  of  moneyed  interests  in  this  state  by  reason  of  the 
fact  that  in  1902  he  was  elected  secretary  of  Group  No.  i  of  the  Missouri  Bank- 
ers Association,  comprising  the  counties  of  the  first  congressional  district  of  the 
state,  having  the  distinction  of  being  the  youngest  banker  in  the  stale  to  hold  such 
a  position.  In  a  previous  year  he  was  a  candidate  for  state  bank  examiner  and 
received  the  endorsement  of  many  of  the  leading  bankers  and  politicians  of  the 
state.     Looking  to  larger  fields  of  work,  he  accepted  a  position  as  representative 


GEORGE    R.    r.AKER 


772  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  in  St.  Louis  in  1903,  his  duties  covering  the 
trans-Mississippi  states.  He  visited  the  counties  in  these  several  states  in  prep- 
aration for  the  great  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  and  afterward  took  charge 
of  the  world's  fair  department  in  the  bank,  meeting  strangers  from  all  over  the 
world  and  having  the  arduous  task  of  passing  upon  all  checks,  drafts  and  letters 
of  credit  before  making  payment  of  the  same.  The  capability  with  which  he 
discharged  his  duties  in  this  connection  is  shown  by  the  fact  that  his  work 
throughout  the  entire  year  entailed  a  loss  of  only  fifty  dollars.  This  remarkable 
success,  together  with  the  acquisition  of  a  large  volume  of  new  business  to  the 
bank  through  his  efforts,  received  the  attention  of  the  board  of  directors  and 
was  rewarded  by  his  promotion  to  the  assistant  cashiership  at  the  early  age  of 
thirty-one  years.  In  addition  to  his  efforts  in  his  present  position,  Mr.  Baker 
is  president  of  the  Commerce  Monthly,  a  financial  magazine.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis  Credit  Alen's  Association,  of  the  Bank  Clerks'  Association  of 
Missouri  and  the  American  Institute  of  Banking,  and  is  recognized  as  a  man  of 
prominence  in  banking  circles  and  one  whose  ability  is  destined  to  win  him  still 
higher  honors  and  success. 

On  the  22d  of  December,  1898,  in  Lancaster,  Missouri,  Mr.  Baker  was 
married  to  Miss  Haleena  Figge.  Her  father  was  born  in  Germany,  crossed  the 
Atlantic  to  the  United  States  when  fourteen  years  of  age  and  became  quarter- 
master sergeant  in  the  Civil  War.  He  has  been  in  the  banking  business  since 
1876  and  is  also  connected  with  a  large  mercantile  house  and  is  an  extensive 
landowner.  His  wife  is  of  American  birth  and  is  an  earnest,  sincere  Christian 
woman.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baker  has  been  born  a  son  Lorenzo  E.,  March  28, 
1900.  Mrs.  Baker  is  an  accomplished  musician  and  an  active  church  worker,  but 
cares  little  for  society  or  clubs  and  is  a  lover  of  home.  Aside  from  his  associa- 
tion with  societies  for  the  promotion  of  banking  and  financial  interests.  Mr.  Baker 
is  connected  with  the  Modern  Brotherhood  of  America  and  the  Modern  Wood- 
men of  America,  and  also  the  Masonic  fraternity,  while  his  religions  faith  is 
indicated  by  his  membership  in  St.  John's  Methodist  Episcopal  church.  He  also 
belongs  to  the  Civic  League  and  the  St.  Louis  Amateur  Athletic  Club.  He  is 
never  too  busy  to  be  courteous,  or  too  courteous  to  be  busy,  and  the  qualities  of 
upright  manhood,  combined  with  ready  and  graceful  recognition  of  the  rights  of 
others,  have  made  him  successful  in  his  business  career  and  popular  in  all  re- 
lations. 


NORRIS  BRADFORD  GREGG. 

A  prominent  figure  in  manufacturing  and  mercantile  circles  of  St.  Louis  for 
the  past  quarter  century  has  been  Norris  B.  Gregg,  president  of  the  ]\Iound  City 
Paint  &  Color  Company  and  the  Gregg  Varnish  Company,  two  of  the  largest 
enterprises  in  their  line  in  this  country.  His  ability  as  a  financier,  his  energy 
and  integrity,  together  with  his  strength  of  personality  and  character  have  won 
for  him  an  enviable  standing  in  the  highest  financial  and  social  circles. 

Mr.  Gregg  was  born  in  this  city,  November  8,  1856,  and  is  a  son  of  William 
H.  Gregg,  of  whom  a  sketch  precedes  this.  The  family  are  of  Scotch  and  English 
origin,  being  lineal  descendants  of  Captain  James  Gregg,  who  emigrated  from 
Ayr,  Scotland,  to  Londonderry,  Ireland,  in  1690,  and  to  America  in  1718,  and 
was  one  of  the  founders  of  Londonderry,  New  Hampshire.  Our  subject  is  a 
greatgrandson  of  Major  Samuel  Gregg,  of  the  Continental  Army,  and  various 
members  of  the  family  in  both  the  paternal  and  maternal  lines  were  participants 
in  the  colonial  events  and  the  war  of  the  Revolution. 

Mr.  Gregg  received  his  early  education  at  Hon.  Edward  Wyman's  Academy 
and  Washington  University  of  this  city,  followed  by  a  course  in  chemistry  at 
the  Chemical  Laboratory  of  Chonvenet  &  Blair,  of  St.  Louis.     LTpon  the  com- 


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774 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


pletion  of  his  studies,  at  the  age  of  nineteen,  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Southern 
White  Lead  Company,  as  chemist  and  assistant  in  manufacturing,  and  later  trav- 
eled for  that  concern,  covering  the  territory  from  St.  Paul  to  New  Orleans.  On 
November  i,  1880,  he  resigned  that  position  to  enter  the  service  of  W.  A.  Thorn- 
burgh  &  Son,  which  firm  soon  after  incorporated  as  the  Mound  City  Paint  & 
Color  Company.  At  that  time  Air.  Gregg  was  made  secretary  of  the  firm  and 
in  1887  became  its  president.  The  steady  growth  of  this  business  has  been  due 
to  his  efforts,  he  having  been  its  most  active  and  successful  manager  previous  to 
the  retirement  of  Mr.  Thornburg.  In  1895  he  and  others  organized  the  Gregg 
Varnish  Company,  of  which  he  has  been  president  since  its  beginning.  He  is  also 
a  director  in  the  Third  National  Bank  of  St.  Louis,  and  interested  in  various 
financial  and  commercial  enterprises  of  the  city. 

He  was  one  of  the  first  to  favor  the  idea  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposi- 
tion, was  an  energetic  worker  for  its  realization  from  the  time  of  its  inception 
and  upon  its  organization  became  a  director  and  chaiiman  of  one  of  its  most 
important  committees.  Later  upon  the  organization  of  the  executive  departments 
he  was  appointed  director  of  the  divisKm  of  concessions  and  admissions  and 
served  as  such  during  the  entire  pre-exposition,  or  construction  period  and  the 
exposition  proper  until  the  affairs  of  his  division  were  finally  closed  and  its 
business  terminated. 

Upon  the  organization  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Company,  Mr. 
Gregg  was  made  chairman  of  the  committee  on  supplies.  The  duties  of  that 
position  brought  him  at  once  into  close  relations  with  what  may  be  called  the 
business  management  of  the  exposition.  Before  the  time  came  to  organize  form- 
ally the  division  of  concessions  and  admissions,  Mr.  Gregg  was  called  upon  by  the 
committee  of  concessions  to  give  time  to  tne  business  accumulating  before  that 
committee.  He  discharged  the  duties  of  the  director  of  that  division  several 
months  before  he  accepted  the  position  and  title.  What  was  comprehended  in 
that  branch  of  the  World's  Fair  work  is  described  by  the  president's  report  in 
these  words : 

"The  great  task  entrusted  to  the  director  of  concessions  and  admissions  and 
to  the  committee  on  concessions  was  that  of  arranging  not  only  for  the  amuse- 
ments btit  for  all  kinds  of  privileges  upon  the  exposition  grounds.  By  the  term 
concessions,  as  construed,  was  meant  every  line  of  business  conducted  upon  the 
grounds  both  before  and  during  the  exposition  for  purposes  of  gain,  whether  the 
object  of  such  business  was  for  the  comfort  of  the  public  or  for  its  amusement." 

Commenting  upon  the  results  President  Francis  said :  "The  excellence  of 
the  work  of  organization  and  preparation  of  the  division  of  concessions  and  ad- 
missions was  attested  bv  the  fact  that  it  was  not  found  necessary  when  the  organi- 
zation was  put  to  the  test  to  change  or  reconstruct.'' 

He  has  been  very  active  in  the  promotion  of  the  paint  industries  of  the 
United  States,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  executive  committee  of  the  St. 
Louis  Business  Men's  League  for  many  years.  He  also  holds  membership  in  the 
Noonday,  University,  Racquet  Country,  St.  Louis  and  other  clubs. 

He  was  married  December  26,  1884.  to  Miss  May  Hawley,  daughter  of 
Captain  George  E.  Hawley,  of  St.  Louis,  formerly  of  Alton,  Illinois.  They  have 
one  son,  Norris  B.  Gregg,  Jr.,  aged  eighteen  years. 


ADRIAN    OGLE    RULE. 

Adrian  Ogle  Rule,  real-estate  dealer  and  financial  agent,  is  connected  with 
various  incorporated  interests  and  prominently  identified  with  the  real-estate 
growth  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  November  12,  i860,  in  Pike  county,  Missouri, 
a  son  of  John  Thomas  and  Eliza  Ann  (Ogle)  Rule.  His  father  was  a  native  of 
Kentucky  and  came  to  Pike  county  in  1824.     Mr.  Rule  graduated  from  the  high 


A.  O.  RULE 


776  ST.  LOUIS.  THE  ,  FOURTH   CITY. 

school  of  Louisiana,  ^Missouri,  and  taught  a  country  school  for  one  term.  He 
was  apprenticed  as  a  printer's  boy  in  the  office  of  Champ  Clark,  who  was  then 
editor  of  a  paper  at  Louisiana,  ^lissouri,  and  acted  in  that  capacity  for  three 
years.  In  1881  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  secured  a  position  as  librarian  in  the 
St.  Louis  Law  Library,  where  he  remained  for  four  years.  He  graduated  from 
the  law  school  of  Washington  University  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in  1885. 
He  engaged  in  the  practice  of  his  profession  until  September,  1889,  when  he 
became  a  real-estate  and  financial  agent,  forming  the  Kilgen-Rule  Real  Estate 
Company,  of  which  he  is  vice  president.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Lincoln  Trust  & 
Title  Company  and  of  a  number  of  land  and  sugar  companies  operating  in  Texas. 
He  is  a  member  of  the  Law  Library  Association  and  has  served  a  number  of 
terms  as  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  Exchange.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Civic  League  and  the  Business  Men's  League,  of  which  latter  organization 
he  was  a  member  of  the  first  executive  committee.  He  is  actively  interested  in 
the  development  of  the  city  and  was  instrumental  in  building  the  Century  build- 
ing and  the  Maryland  Hotel  and  the  platting  and  subdividing  of  Parkview,  of 
which  he  is  one  of  the  trustees.  In  these  three  enterprises  is  reflected  a  spirit  of 
civic  pride  rather  than  pure  commercialism. 

Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life.  Air.  Rule  was  married  November  27, 
1895,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Miss  Jnlia  Cave  and  their  children  are  Adrian  O.,  Jr., 
Francis  Daniel,  John  Cave,  Rhodes  Elmore  and  Alary  Julia.  He  belongs  to  the 
Aero,  Mercantile,  the  St.  Louis  and  Noonday  Clubs  of  this  city  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Alaine  Hunting  &  Fishing  Club.  He  is  a  past  grand  of  St.  Louis  Lodge, 
No.  5,  I.  O.  O.  F.  ^^^  " 

CHARLES  PHILIP  JOHNSON. 

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  individuality  of  a  personal 
character  which  impresses  itself  upon  the  community  than  has  Charles  Philip 
Johnson.  He  is  still  actively  connected  with  the  profession  of  which  he  has 
been  a  prominent  follower  from  early  manhood.  Of  a  family  conspicuous  for 
strong  intellects,  indomitable  courage  and  energy,  he  entered  upon  his  career  as 
a  lawyer  and  such  w;as  his  force  of  character  and  natural  qualifications  that  he 
overcame  all  obstacles  and  has  written  his  name  upon  the  keystone  of  the  legal 
arch. 

A  native  of  Illinois,  he  was  born  January  18,  1836,  in  Lebanon,  St.  Clair 
county,  his  parents  being  Henry  and  Elvira  (Fouke)  Johnson.  His  paternal 
ancestors  were  residents  of  Pennsylvania  and  he  is  of  Virginian  ancestry  in  the 
maternal  line.  When  Illinois  was  largely  a  frontier  state  his  parents  took  up 
their  abode  within  its  borders  and  there,  amid  the  conditions  and  environments 
of  pioneer  life,  Charles  P.  Johnson  spent  the  days  of  his  boyhood  and  youth. 
His  early  educational  advantages  were  supplemented  by  study  in  McKendree 
College,  which  many  years  afterward  honored  him  with  the  degree  of  Doctor  of 
Laws.  He  was  but  a  boy  when  he  learned  the  printer's  trade  and  was  only 
seventeen  years  of  age  when  he  began  the  publication  of  a  newspaper  at  Sparta, 
Illinois.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis  and  began  preparation 
for  the  bar  as  a  law  student  in  the  office  of  Judge  William  C.  Jones.  His  reading 
was  likewise  directed  by  Attorney-General  R.  F.  Wingate  and  he  entered  upon 
the  active  practice  of  his  profession  in  1857.  No  dreary  novitiate  awaited  him, 
for  he  soon  demonstrated  his  ability  to  successfully  handle  intricate  legal  problems 
by  his  oratorical  power,  which  enabled  him  to  present  his  subject  with  great  clear- 
ness and  force.  Air.  Johnson's  earlv  experience  as  a  printer  led  him  into  several 
newspaper  enterprises  in  St.  Louis.  In  185Q,  in  connection  with  James  Peck- 
ham  he  started  the  Evening  Bulletin,  which  was  sold  after  about  a  year  to 
Eugene  Longumark,   who   changed  the  name  and  made  it  a  rabid  secessionist 


CHARLES    P.    JOHXSOX 


778  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

journal,  soon  suppressed  by  the  government.  Afterward  Mr.  Johnson  procin-ed  a 
controlHng  interest  in  the  Daily  Press,  which  he  edited  for  a  time,  his  brother 
acting  as  business  manager.  The  paper  was  sold  to  L.  U.  Reeves  and  Charles 
Moss  and  eventually  became  the  St.  Louis  Daily  Times,  managed  by  Stillson 
Hutchison  and  John  Nodett.  In  1865  Mr.  Johnson  purchased  an  interest  in 
the  St.  Louis  Daily  Evening  Union,  the  name  of  which  he  changed  to  the  St. 
Louis  Dispatch — nov\r  the  Post-Dispatch — and  was  editor  of  the  same  for  a 
time.  However,  his  liking  for  his  profession  exercised  a  controlling  influence 
with  him  and  he  returned  to  the  practice. 

His  gift  of  eloquence  was  also  used  in  setting  forth  the  principles  of  the 
freesoil  party,  which  at  about  that  time  had  its  inception  and  was  an  active 
factor  in  the  political  history  of  the  country.  In  its  work  he  was  closely  as- 
sociated with  Frank  P.  Blair,  who  was  the  recognized  leader  of  the  Missouri 
forces  arrayed  against  the  extension  of  slavery.  In  1859  Mr.  Johnson  was 
elected  city  attorney  of  St.  Louis  and  in  the  following  year  became  the  champion 
of  Abraham  Lincoln,  the  candidate  of  the  recently  organized  republican  party 
for  the  presidency.  The  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  found  him  with  the  stanch 
defenders  of  the  Union  whose  adherence  to  the  cause  found  not  only  vocal  ex- 
pression but  also  was  manifested  by  activity  at  the  front.  Early  in  the  opening 
year  of  the  war  he  joined  the  army  as  a  lieutenant  of  the  Third  Regiijient  of 
Missouri  Infantry,  which  was  enlisted  for  three  months.  During  that  period 
Mr.  Johnson  assisted  in  recruiting  and  organizing  the  famous  Eighth  Missouri 
Volunteer  Infantry,  which  he  was  deputized  to  tender  to  President  Lincoln. 
He  executed  this  mission  in  person  and  upon  his  return  to  St.  Louis  was  elected 
major  of  the  regiment.  With  him  patriotism  was  above  personal  honors  and  his 
lack  of  military  knowledge  caused  him  to  decline. 

Throughout  the  period  of  the  war,  however,  ]\Ir.  Johnson  remained  one  of 
the  most  stalwart  champions  of  the  administration  and  his  labors  were  a  strong 
element  in  promoting  Union  sentiment  in  Missouri.  In  1862  he  was  tendered  a 
congressional  nomination  by  a  wing  of  the  republican  party  which  refused  to 
support  General  F.  P.  Blair,  but  this  civic  honor  was  also  declined.  At  the  suc- 
ceeding election,  however,  he  was  chosen  as  representative  to  the  state  legislature 
and  became  a  leader  in  the  house.  At  a  time  when  almost  every  American  citizen 
was  deeply  interested  in  the  political  questions  of  the  country,  he  had  so  thor- 
oughly informed  himself  upon  governmental  problems  that  his  opinions  carried 
weight  and  influenced  many  republican  follov\'ers  and  were  also  listened  to  with 
attention  by  the  opposition.  In  the  general  assembly  he  served  on  the  committee 
on  emancipation  and  failing  in  his  efforts  to  induce  the  leaders  of  the  pro-slavery 
partv  to  accept  the  proposition  of  President  Lincoln  to  pay  the  slaveholders  who 
had  remained  faithful  to  the  Union  for  the  emancipation  of  their  slaves,  Mr. 
Johnson  took  an  advanced  position  in  favor  of  immediate  and  unconditional 
emancipation  and  endorsed  the  bill  providing  for  the  calling  of  a  state  convention 
to  consider  the  subject.  Another  important  work  of  his  legislative  service  was 
his  stalwart  advocacv  and  defense  of  B.  Gratz  Brown,  who  was  elected  after  an 
extended  and  exciting  contest  to  the  United  States  senate.  The  independent 
candidacy  of  Samuel  Knox  caused  the  defeat  of  ]\Ir.  Johnson  for  congress  when 
he  was  the  republican  candidate  in  1864,  but  this  by  no  means  terminated  his 
usefulness.  Whether  in  office  or  out  of  it,  he  has  labored  fearlessly  in  defense 
of  what  he  has  believed  to  be  right  and  with  a  loyalty  worthy  of  all  admiration. 
In  1865  he  was  an  opponent  of  the  adoption  of  the  Drake  constitution  because 
of  its  intolerant  and  proscriptive  provisions,  and  with  that  question  as  the 
dominant  issue  at  the  election  of  1865  he  was  chosen  to  fill  a  vacancy  in  the  leg- 
islature and  served  during  the  adjourned  session  of  1865-6. 

The  following  year  brought  him  official  honors  in  connection  with  his  pro- 
fession, for  he  was  appointed,  at  that  time,  circuit  attorney  for  the  city  and  county 
of  St.  Louis  by  Governor  Fletcher.     In  1868,  as  the  republican  candidate,  he  was 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  779 

elected  to  the  same  office,  wherein  he  served  both  honorably  and  acceptablv 
through  the  succeeding  six  years.  It  was  largely  during  this  period  that  he  won 
the  reputation  that  gained  him  prominence  with  the  distinguished  criminal  law- 
yers of  the  state,  a  position  which  he  yet  occupies,  although  he  has  passed  the 
Psalmist's  span  of  three  score  years  and  ten. 

Mr.  Johnson  has  always  been  interested  in  the  facts  which  are  molding 
state  and  national  history  and  in  the  questions  which  show  the  trend  of  public 
thought  and  feeling.  In  1872  he  was  instrumental  in  inaugurating  and  promot- 
ing the  liberal  republican  movement,  which,  sweeping  over  the  country,  brought 
about  the  nomination  of  Horace  Greeley  for  the  presidency.  The  liberal  repub- 
licans carried  the  state  of  Missouri  that  j-ear,  with  Silas  Woodson  as  candidate 
for  governor  and  Charles  P.  Johnson  for  lieutenant  governor.  By  virtue  of  his 
office,  president  of  the  state  senate,  he  set  forth  in  a  public  address  his  reasons 
for  favoring  by  his  influence  the  repeal  of  the  charter  grant,  under  which  St. 
Louis  has  passed  what  was  known  as  the  social  evil  law.  one  of  his  public  ad- 
dresses on  that  subject  attracting  widespread  attention. 

Since  his  retirement  as  lieutenant  governor,  Mr.  Johnson  has  not  been  an 
active  participant  in  politics,  although  among  his  friends  his  opinions  never  fail 
to  carry  weight.  He  has  concentrated  his  energies  upon  his  law  practice  and 
the  only  time  that  he  again  consented  to  become  a  candidate  for  office  was  in 
1880,  when  he  was  once  more  chosen  to  represent  his  district  in  the  state  legis- 
lature. He  accepted  the  proffered  preferment  that  he  might  break  up  a  powerful 
gambling  ring  then  existing  in  St.  Louis,  and  following  a  determined  and  bitter 
contest  he  succeeded  in  securing  the  passage  of  the  Johnson  gambling  law.  Then 
came  an  equally  memorable  contest  in  the  courts  over  the  gambling  and  lottery 
rings  of  the  city,  resulting  in  complete  victory  for  Mr.  Johnson  and  the  cause  he 
espoused. 

His  legal  history  constitutes  a  most  important  chapter  in  the  court  records 
of  the  west.  He  has  been  associated  with  manv  of  the  most  important  trials 
held  in  Missouri,  Kentucky,  Tennessee,  Mississippi,  Iowa.  Illinois.  Kansas  and 
Colorado.  He  is  indeed  one  of  the  most  conspicuous  figures  in  the  history  of 
jurisprudence  of  the  middle  west.  In  the  long  and  crowded  line  of  illustrious 
men,  of  whom  Missouri  is  justly  proud,  the  life  of  few  have  extended  over  as 
long  a  period  as  his,  and  certainly  the  record  of  none  has  been  more  varied  in 
service,  more  constant  in  honor,  more  fearless  in  conduct  and  more  stainless  in 
reputation. 

Mr.  Johnson  was  married  in  Washington,  D.  C,  in  1861.  to  ^liss  Estelle 
Parker  and  three  of  their  four  children  survive:  Harry  T.  and  Ralph  O.  John- 
son and  Mrs.  Elvira  Cook.  Following  the  demise  of  the  mother.  ]\Ir.  Johnson 
wedded  Miss  Louise  Stevens,  the  daughter  of  a  well  known  merchant  of  St. 
Louis,  and  they  had  two  children,  Albert  W.  and  Mrs.  Louise  Jones.  His  present 
wife  was  formerly  Miss  Annie  Andre  Wilder,  whom  he  wedded  in  Novem- 
ber,  1908. 

It  would  be  tautological  in  this  connection  to  enter  into  any  series  of  state- 
ments as  showing  Mr.  Johnson  to  be  a  man  of  broad  mind,  of  scholarly  attain- 
ments, of  notable  public  spirit,  or  of  lofty  patriotism,  for  this  has  been  shadowed 
forth  between  the  lines  of  this  review.  He  has  taken  an  advanced  and  progressive 
stand  upon  many  questions  of  public  moment  affecting  state  and  national  inter- 
ests, while  in  the  city  of  his  residence  he  stands  also  as  the  champion  of  much 
that  has  been  beneficial  in  civic  life.  He  was  for  a  time  associated  with  the 
faculty  of  Washington  LTniversity.  The  bent  of  his  active  mind  has  made  him 
take  a  lively  pleasure  in  the  study  of  the  science  of  government  and  although 
he  has  held  but  comparatively  few  political  offices,  he  has  been  a  more  active  and 
efficient  politician  than  many  who  have  devoted  their  entire  time  to  public  affairs. 
A  vigilant  and  attentive  observer  of  men  and  measures,  he  has  discussed  from 
the  platform  many  of  the  important  questions  which  have  agitated  the  countrv 


780  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

during  his  time  and  has  exerted  a  widely  felt  influence.  His  career,  however, 
has  been  preeminently  that  of  a  remarkably  successful  trial  lawyer.  He  has 
argued  many  cases  and  lost  but  few.  No  one  better  knows  the  necessity  for 
thorough  preparation,  and  no  one  more  industriously  prepares  his  cases.  His 
course  in  the  courtroom  has  always  been  characterized  by  a  calmness  and  dignity 
that  indicate  reserve  strength ;  his  handling  of  his  cases  has  always  been  full, 
comprehensive  and  accurate ;  his  analysis  of  the  facts  is  clear  and  exhaustive ; 
and  seeing  without  effort  their  relation  or  dependence,  he  £0  groups  the  facts  as 
■to  enable  him  to  throw  their  combined  force  on  the  point  they  tend  to  prove. 
His  name  is  indelibly  engraven  upon  the  legal  history  of  the  west. 


LEONARD  ^lATTHEWS. 

Leonard  Alatthews  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  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  Marv  Righter  (Levering)  Matthews.  On  the  maternal 
side  a  genealogical  record  gives  the  ancestral  history  back  to  about  the  year  870, 
A.  D.,  and  traces  the  line  down  to  two  brothers,  Wigard  and  Rosier  Levering, 
who  emigrated  from  Holland  m  the  year  1685  and  settled  at  what  is  now  Ger- 
mantown.  a  suburb  of  Philadelphia,  purchasing  the  land  on  which  the  town  has 
since  been  built.  On  the  Matthews  side  thev  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  Matthews,  a 
granduncle  of  the  subject  of  this  review,  wedded  Mary  Jane  Levering  and  went 
to  New  Orleans,  Louisiana,  where  he  reared  a  large  family.  John  Matthews, 
the  grandfather  of  our  subject,  removed  to  Dayton,  Ohio,  and  among  his  grand- 
sons were  Generals  Crook  and  Sullivan  of  the  United  States  army. 

John  Matthews,  father  of  Leonard  ]\Iatthews,  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land, and  in  early  life  became  connected  with  mercantile  interests  as  supercargo, 
sailing  from  Baltimore  to  Spain,  where  a  cargo  of  wines,  liquors  and  quicksilver 
was  secured.  Thence  thev  sailed  to  South  America,  where  they  sold  the  cargo 
and  afterward  purchased  copper  and  other  metals,  hides,  etc.,  returning  to  Balti- 
more about  1825.  Subsequently  j\lr.  Matthews  engaged  in  merchandising  in 
Petersburg,  Virginia,  in  connection  with  Thomas  W.  Levering  under  the  firm 
style  of  Matthews  &  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  ]\Iatthews  obtained  his  early  education  in  the  private  school  of 
Reuben  S,  Harlan  at  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  afterward  attended  the  private 
school  conducted  bv  A.  ]\I.  Faxon  at  St.  Francisville.  Missouri.  He  left  that 
institution  in  1845  and  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 
cultivation  of  his  tastes  in  these  directions  constituted  the  basis  of  broad  general 
knowledge  and  of  phvsical  development,  so  that  the  combination  of  his  forces 
made  him  a  strong  factor  in  the  active  affairs  of  life  in  later  years. 

Mr.  Matthews  has  lived  to  witness  remarkable  changes  in  Missouri  as  it 
has  merged  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 


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782  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Baltimore  &  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  wdiarf  when  he  landed.  After  transferring  to  another  steamer 
he  arrived  in  due  course  of  time  at  Alexandria,  JMissouri,  wdiere  there  was  still 
a  larger  gathering  of  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 
amusement  of'the  people  there  the  Indians  gave  a  war  dance,  which  Mr.  Matthews 
found  ver^•  interesting.  In  the  previous  )-ear  his  older  brother  w^as  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  W'heat  at  twenty-five  cents  per  bushel.  The  women  of  the  household  spun 
flax  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  cease- 
less 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  Alormons  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  Mormons.  The  boys  were 
invited  to  join  the  militia  but  preferred  to  lie  in  ambush  that  they  might  make 
the  lirst  attack  on  the  jNIormons.  Fortunately,  however,  the  followers  of  Smith 
did  not  materialize,  else  perhaps  some  of  the  boys  would  not  have  lived  to  tell 
the  tale.  j\lr.  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  184.S  Mr.  Matthews  removed  with  the  family  to  a  farm  five  miles 
west  of  Hannibal.  He  remembers  attending  an  auction  sale  of  negroes  at 
Bowling  Green  in  1848,  being  sent  there  by  his  father,  for  whom  he  purchased 
a  fine  young  negro.  Jack,  for  seven  hundred  dollars  and  took  him  to  Flannibal. 
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.  Matthews  was  engaged  in  the  drug  business.  Dr.  Bolton  came  to  St. 
Louis  with  three  thousand  dollars  in  gold  to  buy  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.  ]\Iatthews  the  patronage,  although  every  drug- 
gist in  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.  ^ilatthews  retired  from  business  in 
1865. 

In  the  meantime,  in  1849,  ]\Ir.  Matthews  with  John  J.  and  Samuel  N.  Holli- 
day  and  their  uncle,  went  to  California  with  mule  teams,  spending  six  months 
on  the  way  before  thev  reached  Sacramento.  In  six  weeks  he  took  out  twenty- 
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,  1 83 1,  when  by  way  of  the  Panama  route  he  returned, 
arriving  in  St.  Louis  in  .\ugust.   1831.     It  was  at  this  time  that  he  embarked  in 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  783 

the  drug  business  with  his  two  brothers,  conchicting  three  retail  stores,  one  at 
the  comer  of  Third  and  Market,  anotlier  at  Fourth  street  and  Frankhn  avenue 
and  the  other  at  Third  and  Green  streets.  In  1854  he  estabhshed  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  Mr.  ]\iatthews  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 
Mr.  Matthews,  Chester  H.  Krum  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 
ififteen  hundred  dollars.  In  this  they  were  in  league  with  the  provost  marshal. 
:Mr.  Matthews  advertised  for  a  substitute  and  when  a  man  applied,  ofifered  to 
go  to  war  in  place  of  Mr.  Matthews  for  one  hundred  dollars.  i^Ir.  Matthews 
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.  Alatthews  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  governmenc 
issued  the  five  percent  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  &  Matthews,  afterwards  Matthews  &  Whitaker.  About  1857  he 
was  a  director  in  the  Pacific  Insurance  Company  and  about  1872  became  a  di- 
rector 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  In- 
surance Company,  as  well  as  of  the  two  banks  mentioned,  also  of  the  Texas  & 
St.  Louis  Railway,  called  the  Cotton  Belt,  the  L'nited  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  ^''icksburg  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  certam 
collapse  of  the  French  company,  which  occurred  the  next  year.  The  men  on 
board  experienced  considerable  amusement  from  hunting  filibusters,  as  Soto,  the 
e.x-president  of  Honduras,  fitted  out  three  vessels  which  the  .\merican  ship  had 
orders  to  capture.  They  sighted  the  masts  of  a  schooner  over  one  of  the  numerous 
keys  about  ten  miles  off  the  cqast  of  Honduras  and  sent  a  lieutenant  with  a 
launch  to  examine  the  schooner,  while  the  L'nited  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,  .\bout  1893  Mr.  ^latthews  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. 

On  the  2d  of  October.  1861.  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  ^[atthews  was  married  to 
Miss  Mary  Spotswood  Nisbet  and  was  obliged  to  have  a  permit  from  the 
provost  marshal  to  leave  the  cit}-  on  his  bridal  tour.  His  wife  was  a  daughter 
of  William   Xisbet,  a   former  hanker  and  insurance  man.     Her  brother.  Robert- 


784  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

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  Fran- 
cisco, in  which  firm  General  Sherman  was  also  a  partner.  Mrs.  Matthews' 
mother  was  a  descendant  of  Governor  Spotswood  of  Virginia.  By  this  marriage 
there  were  born  eight  children :  ]\Iary,  the  wife  of  R.  L.  ^Morton ;  Belle,  who  is 
now  Mrs.  Saunders  Norvell ;  Nina,  who  is  the  wife  of  Percy  Werner;  William 
Xisbet ;  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  associates  and  colleagues  and  is  today  one  of  the  honored  patriarchs 
of  the  communitv,  having  been  a  resident  of  the  state  for  three  score  and  ten 


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  daughter  of  Henrv  Chouteau,  is  still  living.  Charles  H.  Turner  is  a  repre- 
sentative 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  conspicuously  on  the  pages  of  the  history  of  the  city  from  its  formative 
period  through  all  of  the  successive  stages  of  its  rapid  and  substantial  develop- 
ment until  it  stands  forth  among  the  great  American  metropolises. 

Reared  in  the  city  of  his  nativity  Charles  H.  Turner  completed  his  edu- 
ciation  by  graduation  from  Christian  Brothers  College  at  St.  Louis  and  after 
leaving  college  went  to  Oklahoma,  becoming  connected  with  educational  in- 
terests 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  Aetna  Insurance  Company  and  in  this  connection  has  secured  a  liberal 
clientage,  for  he  has  thoroughlv  informed  himself  concerning  insurance  in  all 
of  its  departments  and  along  modern  business  lines  is  winning  success.  He  be- 
longs to  the  Paddle  &  Saddle  Club  and  is  prominent  socially,  being  widely  known 
and  popular  in  social  circles  of  the  city.  His  clear-cut  thought,  his  enthusiastic 
interest  in  everything  he  undertakes  and  his  broad  general  culture  make  him  a 
favorite  and  give  promise  of  his  advancement  in  the  business  world.  . 


ENGELBERT  ERNST. 

Engelbert  Ernst,  a  furniture  manufacturer  conducting  business  at  the  south- 
east corner  of  Ninth  and  Palm  streets,  was  born  in  Ahrbergen,  in  the  province 
of  Hanover,  Germany,  September  6.  1841,  his  parents  being  Rickus  and  Cath- 
arina  (Lempe)  Ernst.  When  he  completed  a  high-school  course  he  afterward 
attended  technical  schools  in  Hanover.  He  also  received  thorough  business  train- 
ing in  his  youth,  being  apprenticed  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years  to  the  furniture 
manufacturing  business.  After  completing  his  term  of  indenture  he  traveled  for 
some  time  as  a  journeyman,  being  employed  for  two  years  at  Hildesheim  and 


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786  ■  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

subsequently  at  Dresden,  Saxony,  Alagdeburg  and  Berlin.  Through  two  semesters, 
in  1865-6,  he  attended  the  Technical  Building  school,  and  gained  knowledge  of 
the  scientific  principles  underlying  his  work  while  through  actual  experience  in 
the  business  world  he  also  added  largely  to  the  knowledge  that  equipped  him  for 
a  successful  career. 

In  1867  Mr.  Ernst  came  to  America  and  for  some  time  was  employed  at 
his  trade.  He  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1868  and  worked  continuously  at  his  trade 
until  1883  when  he  erected  a  building  and  established  the  Central  Furniture 
factory,  of  which  he  was  the  manager  until  1902.  In  that  year  he  started  upon 
an  independent  business  venture  as  a  furniture  manufacturer  and  from  the  be- 
ginning the  new  venture  proved  profitable.  As  the  years  have  gone  by  his  trade 
continually  increased  until  the  output  is  now  shipped  to  everv  state  in  the  LTnion 
and  the  house  is  well  known  throughout  the  entire  country.  Mr.  Ernst  has 
gained  for  himself  an  enviable  reputation  by  reason  of  the  excellent  workman- 
ship of  the  factory  and  the  artistic  and  attractive  designs  which  are  sent  out. 
Durability  is  also  a  feature  of  the  product  and  promptness  in  executing  orders 
has  likewise  figured  as  a  feature  in  his  success. 

In  1871  Mr.  Ernst  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Mary  Relkea,  of  this  city,  and  their 
children  are:  John  E.,  at  home;  and  Otto,  who  is  assisting  his  father  in  the 
conduct  of  the  business. 

Mr.  Ernst  is  independent  pioliticallv  nor  has  he  desired  office.  He  resides 
at  No.  2720  Blair  avenue  and  prefers  to  spend  his  time  there  with  his  family 
when  not  occupied  with  the  manifold  duties  of  a  constantly  increasing  and  profit- 
able business. 


GEr)RGE    F.    BECK. 


George  F.  Beck,  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  on 
January  15,  1871.  His  parents  are  Henry  W.  Beck  and  Mrs.  Helena  (Klein) 
Beck.  His  father  has  for  many  years  been  engaged  in  the  hay,  grain  and  feed 
business  in  St.  Louis,  and  this,  by  reason  of  his  thrift,  integrity  and  business 
sagacity,  has  grown  into  the  largest  establishment  of  the  kind  in  this  city. 

George  F.  Beck,  the  youngest  of  four  sons,  received  his  early  education  at 
the  Charles  Pope  School,  one  of  the  public  schools  o-f  St.  Louis,  and  at  the  ^Manual 
Training  School  of  Washington  L^niversity.  After  leaving  school  he  engaged  in 
business  until  January,  1894,  when  he  determined  to  enter  into  the  profession 
of  the  law.  He  began  his  legal  studies  in  the  office  of  the  prominent  firm  of  Boyle 
&  Adams  in  the  spring  of  1894,  remaining  in  that  office  until  May,  1895,  when 
Judge  Adams  was  appointed  by  President  Cleveland  as  judge  of  the  United 
States  district  court  in  St.  Louis.  In  September,  1894,  he  entered  the  St.  Louis 
Law  School  and  graduated  with  his  class  in  June,  1896,  with  the  degree  of 
Bachelor  of  Laws.  To  widen  his  knowledge  and  comprehension  of  the  law,  he 
entered  the  Harvard  Law  School  in  September,  1896,  as  a  special  student,  and 
pursued  his  legal  studies  there  throughout  the  scholastic  year.  He  then  returned 
to  St.  Louis  and  was  admitted  to  the  bar  on  October  4,  1897,  since  which  time 
he  has  been  continuously  engaged  in  the  general  practice  of  the  law  in  this  city. 

As  a  lawyer  Mr.  Beck  is  conservative  in  his  views  and  opinions  and  has 
established  for  himself  an  enviable  reputation  for  diligence,  capacity  and  personal 
and  professional  honesty.  He  has  by  his  careful  and  thorough  preparation  of 
his  cases  gained  the  confidence  of  the  judges  of  the  courts  and  the  respect  of  his 
brother  lawyers.  He  has  been  retained  in  a  number  of  difficult  and  important 
jcases  and  has  conducted  the  matters  entrusted  to  him  with  skill  and  fidelity. 
Of  a  studious  disposition,  by  wide  and  constant  reading  he  has  kept  pace  with  the 
development  of  the  law,  and  having  a  taste  for  general  literature  his  time  outside 
of  his  profession  is  largely  spen.t  w-ith  his  favorite  authors. 


GEORGE    F.    HECK 


788  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  politics  Mr.  Beck  is  a  stanch  republican.  He  has  never  been  a  candidate 
for  any  public  office,  but  has  always  taken  an  active  part  in  the  work  of  his  party, 
deeming  this  to  be  the  duty  of  every  good  citizen.  J\lr.  Beck  has  the  advantage 
of  a  large  bodily  frame  of  good  proportions,  a  clear  and  pleasant  countenance, 
and  engaging  manners  and  deportment.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar 
Association,  Missouri  Bar  Association,  American  Bar  Association,  the  Law 
Librarv  Association  of  St.  Louis,  the  American  Political  Science  Association, 
the  University  Club  and  Harvard  Club  of  this  city.  In  all  these  relations  he  has 
gained  many  friends  who  recognize  and  find  in  him  a  cultured,  scholarly  gentle- 
man with  whom  contact  means  expansion  and  elevation. 


HARRISON  HOPKINS  MERRICK. 

Harrison  Hopkins  ^lerrick  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this 
volume,  for  as  president  of  the  I\Ierrick,  Walsh  &  Phelps  Jewelry  Company  he 
is  known  not  only  in  this  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  count}-.  New  York,  while  his  ancestry  through  many  gener- 
ations 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  Merricks 
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.  Merrick  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  at- 
tention to  farming.  He  was  also  connected  with  the  Colonial  militia,  serving 
as  lieutenant  under  Captain  Miles  Standish.  David  Merrick  of  the  sixth  gener- 
ation, grandfather  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  Mer- 
rick, 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  passengers  on  the  Mayflower. 

Flarrison  Hopkins  Merrick  was  educated  in  the  district  schools  at  Carmel, 
New  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  month  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,  Mi".  Merrick  has  become  recognized  as  one  of  the 
most  keen  and  forceful  men  of  intellect,  capable  not  only  of  solving  intricate 
business  problems  but  of  ready  understanding  as  well  of  the  important  ques- 
tions that  concern  the  American  citizen  in  his  varied  relations.     He  has  long 


H.     H.    MERRICK 


700  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

figured  as  one  of  the  prominent  merchants  of  St.  Louis  and  }et  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.  Lie  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  with  another  establishment  for  four  years.  In  the  fall 
of  i8fi6  he  formed  the  acquaintance  of  Eugene  Jaccard  in  Xew  York  city  and 
was  induced  by  him  to  remove  to  St.  Louis.  He  was  thereafter  for  twelve 
years  connected  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  compan}-  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  becoming  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  economy. 
The  house  always  stood  at  the  head  of  the  trade  in  the  line  of  stock  carried 
and  in  its  progressive  business  policy.  ]\leanwhile  in  the  spring  of  1900  the 
old  firm  of  E.  Jaccard  &  Company  had  become  bankrupt  and  a  trustee  was  ap- 
pointed to  take  charge  of  the  business  for  the  benefit  of  the  creditors.  The 
stock  and  fixtures  of  the  bankrupt  company  after  being  appraised  were  ad- 
vertised for  sale  and  were  purchased  on  the  22d  of  September,  1900,  h\  tne 
Merrick,  Walsh  tSz;  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  continued  until  the  evening  of  December  24.  At  that 
time  the  auction  and  store  were  closed  for  the  purpose  of  installing  and  ar- 
ranging an  entirely  new  lot  of  store  fi.xtures  as  well  as  changing  the  entire 
store  front  of  the  building.  As  the  contract  for  new  fixtures  had  been  made 
several  months  previously  the  work  had  been  so  prepared  that  the  new  store 
wa's  ready  for  occupancy  about  the  ist  of  January,  1901.  During  the  period 
when  the  auction  was  in  process,  Merrick,  Walsh  &  Phelps  were  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  Rlerrick,  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 
ihe  business  and  the  entire  stock,  fixtures  and  company  name  became  the  prop- 
erii  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  in- 
tegrity of  the  house  was  never  called  into  question.  Mr.  Merrick's  early  train- 
ing 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  e-xpert  judge.  His  memory 
of  individual  stones  was  such  that  he  was  often  able  to  distinguish  and  remem- 
ber a  diamond  or  other  gem  which  he  had  carefully  examined  under  a  magnify- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  791 

ing  glass  even  after  several  years  had  elapsv.'(l  after  the  examination  was  made 
and  when  the  stone  had  been  reset  in  an  entirely  new  setting.  This  knowledge 
of  gems  is  almost  intnitive  and  cannot  be  acquired  by  every  person  engaged  in 
the  setting  of  stones.  \et  experience  aids  greatly  in  the  development  of  this 
faculty.  Air.  JNIerrick  has  always  felt  genuine  pleasure  in  the  beauty  and  per- 
fection of  fine  stones  and  has  thus  taken  delight  in  his  business  from  the  artistic 
and  sesthetic  as  well  as  from  the  commercial  standpoint. 

On  the  15th  of  August,  1876,  at  Galion.  Ohio,  Air.  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  Martinsburg,  \'irginia,  was  named  in  honor  of  his  family.  He  became  one 
of  the  pioneer  settlers  of  Ohio  and  entered  a  quarter  section  of  land  in  Rich- 
land 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  in- 
terests in  that  part  of  the  state.  He  also  laid  out  the  village  of  ^lartin's  ?vlills 
but  later  the  name  was  changed  to  ]\Iillsboro.  Aside  from  his  industrial  in- 
terests he  conducted  the  village  inn  and  was  prominent  in  community  affairs, 
serving  as  postmaster,  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  western  district  and  was  also  a  colonel  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  His 
brother  James  was  one  of  the  signers  of  the  Declaration  of  Independence. 

Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Merrick  were  members  of  the  First  Church  of  Christ, 
Scientist,  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  and  also  of  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  in- 
formed on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day,  yet  the  honors  and  emoluments 
of  office  have  had  no  attraction  for  him.  His  business  career  has  been  char- 
acterized 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  busi- 
ness activitv  and  has  been  -jrominently  identified  with  business  progress  here. 
This  bare  statement  is  of  itself  no  empty  eulogian.  It  is  the  assignment  to  a 
place  in  life,  a  position  in  the  ranks  of  the  toilers  in  carrying  on  the  great  affairs 
of  society,  of  prominence  to  that  extent,  that  the  careful  historian  of  the  times 
will  look  into  and  weigh  and  estimate  accuratelv.  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 
characteristics  the  unqualified  esteem  of  his  fellowmen. 


JOHX  B.  SLAl'GHTER., 

John  B.  Slaughter,  who  since  1898  has  been  resident  manager  at  St.  Louis 
for  the  Xorthern  Assurance  Company  of  England,  with  offices  at  Xo.  1219  Pierce 
building,  was  born  in  Independence,  Missouri,  October  12.  1849.  His  ancestry 
has  been  distinctively  American  through  many  generations,  the  family  having 
been  founded  in  the  new  world  while  this  country  was 'still  numbered  among  the 
colonial  possessions  of  Great  Britain.  His  great-grandparents  were  James  and 
Susan  (Clayton)  Slaughter,  and  the  former  served  as  a  captain  in  the  Revolu- 
tionary war  from  Culpeper  county,  A'irginia.  The  grandparents  of  our  subject 
were  Thomas  S.  and  Luca-  (Bibb)  Slaughter  and  the  parents  were  John  B.  and 
Margaretta    (Wheatley)    Slaughter. 

To  the  public  school  system  of  St.  Louis  John  B.  Slaughter  is  indebted  for 
his  early  educational  privileges  and  from  1S62  until  1864  he  was  a  student  in 
Washington  University.     He  began  business  life  with  the  Boatmen's  Insurance 


792  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Company,  with  which  he  was  connected  in  1869  and  1870.  During  the  two  suc- 
ceeding years  he  was  contracting  freight  agent  of  the  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  & 
Northern  Railroad  Company.  In  1873  he  was  agent  at  Macon  City,  Virginia 
for  the  same  company,  and  in  1874  became  contracting  freight  agent  for  the 
Erie  &  Pacific  Dispatch.  Turning  his  attention  to  the  field  of  insurance,  he 
organized  the  firm  of  Allen  &  Slaughter  for  the  conduct  of  a  general  fire  insur- 
ance business  in  1875.  This  connection,  however,  was  discontinued  in  1876,  at 
which  time  Mr.  Slaughter  entered  into  partnership  with  Francis  D.  Hirschberg 
under  the  firm  style  of  Slaughter  &  Hirschberg.  Their  partnership  continued 
from  1876  until  1881,  when  Mr.  Slaughter  withdrew  to  engage  in  business  alone 
to  act  as  special  agent  for  the  Manufacturers'  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company 
of  St.  Louis.  In  1889  he  was  appointed  agent  for  the  jMutual  Fire  Insurance 
Company  and  the  Armstrong  Fire  Insurance  Company  and  when  these  com- 
panies reinsured  in  the  Lancashire  he  was  appointed  resident  secretary  of  the 
last  named.  When  the  office  was  closed  he  remained  with  the  company  as  agent 
until  1898,  at  which  time  he  accepted  his  present  position  as  resident  manager  of 
the  Northern  Assurance  Company  of  England.  Thirty-five  years"  connection 
with  the  insurance  business  has  given  him  comprehensive  knowledge  thereof  and 
he  is  now  one  of  the  well  known  insurance  men  of  the  central  Mississippi  valley. 
In  April,  1889,  Mr.  Slaughter  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Martha  S. 
Thompson.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Club  and  his  friends,  of  whom  he  has  a 
host,  entertain  for  him  warm  afifection.  He  exercises  his  right  of  franchise  in 
support  of  the  men  and  measures  of  the  democracy,  while  his  religious  faith  is 
indicated  in  his  membership  in  and  support  of  the  Presbyterian  church. 


REV.  JOHN  LYONS. 


Rev.  John  Lyons  is  pastor  of  St.  Pius'  Catholic  church.  The  parish  was 
organized  in  the  year  1905.  At  present  the  property  consists  of  a  large  school 
building  that  serves  both  for  divine  services  and  as  a  place  of  instruction  for  the 
children  of  the  parish.  The  school  attendance  tonsists  of  one  hundred  and 
tvi'enty-five  children,  who  are  instructed  by  the  Sisters  of  Loretto.  Father  Lyons 
■  founded  the  parish.  He  was  born  in  County  Cork,  Ireland,  November  16,  1867, 
and  educated  at  the  Mount  Melleray  Seminary.  For  three  years  he  attended  this 
institution,  pursuing  philosophical  and  classical  studies.  Later  he  matriculated  at 
St.  Patrick's  College,  Carlow,  Ireland,  where  he  completed  his  studies  in  philoso- 
phy and  took  a  course  in  theology.  On  May  31,  1890,  he  was  ordained  to  the 
priesthood  by  Bishop  Comerford.  After  his  ordination  he  came  to  the  LTnited 
States  and  was  appointed  an  assistant  to  Father  Fenlon  at  Visitation  Parish  in 
St.  Louis,  Missouri.  Here  he  remained  until  July,  1895,  when  he  was  assigned 
as  assistant  to  Father  J.  G.  Harty,  now  archbishop  of  Manilla,  Philippine  islands. 
In  this  charge  Father  Lyons  remained  for  five  years,  when,  in  June,  1900,  he  was 
appointed  pastor  of  the  congregation  at  Indian  Creek,  Missouri,  remaining  there 
until  February,  1904,  when  he  was  assigned  as  pastor  of  Holy  Rosary  church  in 
Monroe  city,  Missouri.  From  the  pastorship  of  this  congregation  in  the  year 
1905  he  was  called  to  the  parish  over  which  he  now  presides.  He  was  appointed 
by  Archbishop  Glennon.  Father  Lyons  was  instrumental  in  founding  this  parish. 
He  laid  the  cornerstone  of  the  church  building  on  June  3,  1906.  On  November 
25th,  of  the  same  year,  the  church  was  dedicated.  When  he  began  his  work  in 
the  parish  he  had  enrolled  but  one  hundred  and  twenty  families.  The  present 
enrollment  numbers  three  hundred  families.  During  his  incumbency  the  enroll- 
ment of  children  has  increased  from  seventy-five  to  two  hundred. 

Father  Lyons  evidences  exceptional  abilitv  as  an  organizer.  He  assumed 
charge  of  the  parish  when  it  had  but  few  members  and  little  means,  but  he  soon 
won  the  confidence  of  the  members  of  the  church  and  of  all  with  whom  he  came 


RE\'.    JOHX    LYONS 


794  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  contact,  and  has  since  succeeded  in  winning  the  esteem  and  respect  not  only 
of  the  devotees  of  his  own  faith  but  of  the  entire  community.  He  has  greatly 
enhanced  the  work  of  the  church  and  has  been  instrumental  in  not  only  wonder- 
fully increasing  its  membership  but  in  erecting  and  paying  for  the  present  building 
and  in  placing  the  congregation  in  favorable  circumstances.  The  parish  is  situ- 
ated in  the  midst  of  a  populous  community  and  in  the  strength  of  the  enthusiasm 
and  profound  interest  he  has  in  his  work,  it  has  an  outlook  for  a  bright  future. 


GEORGE  J.  TEXTOR. 

George  J.  Textor  is  a  well  known  salesman  and  collector  for  the  Wainwright 
Brewing  Company.  This  is  a  concern  well  known  throughout  the  country  and 
is  particular  in  having  in  its  employ  competent  and  efficient  men.  .Mr.  Textor 
has  for  several  years  been  in  the  service  of  the  firm  and  iias  proven  himself  one 
of  its  most  useful  and  reliable  employes.  He  was  born  on  Alarch  12,  1868,  in 
Carlyle,  Illinois,  his  father,  Nicholas  Textor,  being  held  in  high  repute  as  a 
business  man  of  that  place,  who  for  many  years  operated  a  brewery  in  Carlyle. 
He  departed  this  life  in  1877.  The  mother  of  the  subject,  Alagdalene  Textor, 
\va=  a  native  of  Germany  and  passed  away  in  1876. 

When  George  J.  Textor  was  a  child  he  came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Louis, 
where  upon  attaining  the  recjuired  age  he  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  in  the  public 
schools.  Later  he  was  matriculated  as  a  student  in  Spaulding  College,  Kansas, 
from  which  institution  he  graduated  in  1886.  Having  completed  his  education 
he  learned  the  cabinetmaking  trade  at  which  he  worked  for  four  years.  He 
then  engaged  as  an  accountant  with  Tony  Faust,  proprietor  of  one  of  the  city's 
most  fashionable  dining  resorts.  Subsequentl}-  he  entered  the  employ  of  the 
Stetnwender  &  Sellner  Mercantile  Company  and  after  leaving  the  employ  of 
this  firm  engaged  with  the  Wainwright  Brewing  Company,  as  salesman  and  col- 
lector, in  which  capacity  he  is  now  serving. 

In  1889  he  united  in  marriage  with  Lena  Rapp,  of  St.  Louis.  Her  father, 
Jonas  Rapp,  was  among  the  pioneers  of  ^Missouri  and  for  many  years  conducted 
a  retail  shoe  establishment.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Te.xtor  have  two  children,  Georgia 
and  Claude.  Among  the  social  organizations  with  which  Mr.  Textor  is  affiliated 
are  the  Liederkranz  Club  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias.  While  he  is  not  asso- 
ciated with  any  of  the  athletic  organizations  he  is  a  lover  of  sports  and  is 
particularh-  fascinated  with  the  game  of  baseball.  His  political  faith  is  with  the 
principles  of  the  republican  party. 


THEODORE  H.  WUR^IB. 

.\mong  the  prominent  apothecaries  of  the  city  is  Theodore  H.  Wurmb,  pro- 
prietor of  a  large  drug  house  at  1923  East  Grand  avenue,  where  he  has  been  in 
business  since  1882.  His  father,  Theobald  T.  Wurmb,  was  also  an  apothecary, 
who  had  gained  quite  a  reputation  as  an  expert  chemist  and  who  came  here  in 
1853  and  three  years  later  established  himself  in  the  drug  business  in  North  St. 
Louis,  which  at  that  time  was  called  Bremen.  He  was  born  in  Africa,  of  German 
parents,  and  emigrated  to  the  new  world  when  he  was  but  five  years  of  age, 
his  parents  residing  for  a  time  in  New  York  city,  where  he  received  his  education, 

Theodore  H.  Wurmb  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  at  the  public  schools  of  this 
city,  where  he  successfully  passed  through  the  several  grades  and  having  finished 
his  preliminary  studies,  entered  the  ^Michigan  U^niversity  in  1879.  There  he  pur- 
sued a  course  of  study  in  clicmistry  and  pharmacy  and,  having  completed  the 
course,  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  pharmaceutical  chemist.     Immediately 


THEODORE    H.    WURMB 


795  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  repaired  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  took  up  the  business  of  his  father  and  has  since 
been  conducting  a  thriving  commercial  enterp.i^e.  Mr.  Wurmb  is  a  deep  student 
and  profound  investigator  and  aims  at  an  exhaustive  knowledge  of  the  branches 
of  study  pertaining  to  his  business.  He  is  in  every  sense  a  thorough  and  practical 
chemist  and  has  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  most  accurate  and  efficient 
druggists  in  the  city.  Aside  from  his  professional  business  he  is  also  interested 
in  a  number  of  other  commercial  enterprises,  among  which  is  the  National  Clock  & 
Electric  Works,  this  being  a  well  known  and  lucrative  enterprise.  They  were 
makers  of  the  floral  clock,  a  notable  feature  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Expo- 
sition. j\Ir.  Wurmb  is  highly  esteemed  as  a  thoroughly  reliable  and  aggressive 
business  man  and  has  not  only  been  successful  in  acquiring  sufficient  means  to 
place  him  in  comfortable  circumstances,  but  at  the  same  time  has  contributed  much 
toward  the  welfare  of  the  community  in  which  he  resides  and  toward  the  up- 
building of  the  commercial  standing  of  his  part  of  the  city.  He  is  now  the  oldest 
business  man  in  the  locality  of  the  old  famous  water  tower. 

On  the  i6th  of  February,  1909,  Mr.  Wurmb  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St. 
Louis,  to  Mrs.  Ida  Hoevel  Simon,  a  daughter  of  Mrs.  Annie  Hoevel.  Mrs. 
Wurmb  was  born  and  reared  in  North  St.  Louis  and  by  her  former  marriage  has 
a  son  and  daughter,  eight  and  six  years  of  age  respectively.  Mr.  Wurmb  is  a 
lover  of  domestic  life  and  a  believer  in  the  happiness  and  sanctity  of  the  home. 
Although  he  is  not  affiliated  with  any  particular  religious  body,  his  theological 
convictions  are  on  the  side  of  Protestantism.  In  politics  he  has  alwaj's  believed 
in  the  fundamental  character  of  the  principles  of  the  republican  party  and  while 
he  is  not  an  active  politician,  yet,  he  is  always  glad  in  the  triumphs  of  the  party 
and  uses  his  vote  and  influence  to  secure  the  election  of  its  candidates.  He  owns 
an  elegant  building  at  1923  East  Grand  avenue,  where  he  resides  and  conducts  his 
business. 


ALEXANDER    H.  HANDLAN. 

Alexander  H.  Handlan,  who  through  all  of  the  contacts  and  experiences  of 
an  active  business  career  with  its  competition  and  its  ceaseless  effort  has  held 
to  high  ideals  of  honorable  manhood,  ranks  with  the  representative  and  pros- 
perous business  men  of  St.  Louis,  being  president  of  the  Handlan-Buck  ]\Ianu- 
facturing  Company,  manufacturers  and  dealers  in  railroad  supplies.  His  life 
record  began  April  25,  1844,  in  Wheeling,  Virginia,  now  West  Virginia,  his 
parents  being  Captain  Alexander  PI.  and  Catherine  ( Kineon)  Handlan,  the 
former  a  grandson  of  Mathias  Nicholas  Brown,  of  Revolutionary  war  fame,  the 
latter  a  daughter  of  Robert  and  Susan  Kineon.  Captain  Alexander  Handlan 
was  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  war,  who  engaged  in  the  river  trade  on  the  Mississippi 
and  Ohio  rivers  and  was  part  owner  of  the  famous  river  boat,  Wing  and  Wing. 

His  son  and  namesake,  Alexander  H.  Handlan  of  this  review,  pursued  his 
education  in  the  public  schools  and  in  Herron  Seminarv  at  Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
After  putting  aside  his  text-books  he  was  identified  with  several  different  lines  of 
business  until  Jamiarv  17,  1869,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of  M.  M.  Buck,  who 
had  established  a  business  of  chimneys  and  lanterns  in  1856.  In  1870  Mr. 
Handlan  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  and  the  firm  name  was  changed  to 
M.  M.  Buck  &  Company  and  was  so  continued  until  1895,  when  Mr.  Handlan 
purchased  his  partner's  interest  and  became  sole  owner,  changing  the^name  to  the 
M.  M.  Buck  Manufacturing  Company.  This  style  was  used  until  1901,  when 
all  his  sons,  Eugene  W.,  Alex.  H.,  Jr.,  and  Edward  R.,  became  interested,  and 
the  business  was  then  reincorporated  under  the  name  of  the  Handlan-Buck 
Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  Mr.  Handlan  is  the  president.  The  com- 
pany manufactures  signal  lamps,  lanterns,  headlights,  track  drills,  metal  flags 
and  in   fact  handles  a  general  line  of  railroad  supplies  for  contractors,  machine 


A.  H.  HAXDLAX 


798  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

sliops.  mi!ls,  foundries  and  mines.  Air.  Handlan  is  also  the  president  of  Handlan 
Warehouse  Company  and  is  a  director  of  the  Calvary  cemetery  and  of  the 
California  Improvement  Company  and  Commonwealth  Realty  Company,  which 
corporation  owns  the  Planters'  Hotel  property  and  building. 

On  the  nth  of  September,  i855,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Air.  Handlan 
and  Miss  Mollie  A.  DePrez,  a  native  of  Paris,  France,  and  a  daughter  of  Isadore 
and  Francois  DePrez,  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,  in  which  city  the  weddmg  was 
celebrated  by  Archbishop  Feehan,  they  being  the  first  couple  married  after  he 
was  ordained  a  bishop.  They  have  become  the  parents  of  seven  children :  E.  W. 
Handlan,  who  is  vice  president  and  treasurer  of  the  Handlan-lkick  Alanufac- 
turing  Company;  Alexander  H.  Handlan,  Jr.,  secretary  of  the  Handlan-Buck 
Manufacturing  Company  ;  E.  R.  Handlan,  who  is  also  connected  with  the  Hand- 
lan-Buck 'Alanufacturing  Company:  Alarie  Belle:  Catherine:  \'ella  Handlan 
and  Lillian. 

Mr.  Handlan  is  a  democrat  in  his  political  belief  but  the  attractions  of  office 
have  never  been  strong  enough  to  lure  him  into  political  fields  and  away  from 
business  interests.  He  belongs  to  the  Noonday,  Mercantile,  St.  Louis  Railway, 
Glen  Echo,  Catholic,  Point  Isabel  Fishing  and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs,  is  a 
Knight  of  Columbus,  and  was  formerly  president  of  the  Alarquette  Club.  He 
is  likewise  a  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  and  the  Business  Alen's  League 
and  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  commercial  and  industrial  develop- 
ment of  the  city.  He  was  the  originator  of  the  new  Planters'  Hotel  building 
.;orporation  and  was  the  originator  of  the  warehouse  and  storage  business  in  the 
Mill  Creek  Valley,  Seventh -street  district.  He  leased  city  property  adjoining 
the  old  Seventh  Street  Alarket  and  afterward  had  an  ordinance  passed  to  sell 
said  Market  property,  subject  to  his  lease.  This  property  is  now  occupied  by 
Cupples  Station. 

In  religious  faith  Air.  Handlan  is  a  Catholic,  his  membership  being  in  the 
parish  of  St.  Xavier.  In  all  of  his  business  life  he  has  employed  only  such 
methods  as  the  world  commends  as  being  honorable  and  straightforward,  yet 
he  has  never  done  this  as  a  matter  of  policy  but  because  he  has  believed  it  to  be 
right.  Fie  has  won  for  himself  an  honorable  and  an  enviable  position  in  business 
circles  and  the  industry  with  which  he  became  connected  in  early  manhood, 
though  small  then,  is  now  the  largest  railroad  supply 'house  in  the  world,  has 
received  the  benefit  of  his  loyal  work  and  service  and  has  profited  by  his  initia-- 
five  spirit  in  promoting  new  methods  whereby  it  has  been  brought  to  the  atten- 
tion of  the  business  public  and  secured  a  large  patronage  from  every  state  in  the 
Union  and  many  foreign  countries. 


CAPTAIN  CPIRISTIAN  PEPER. 

Christian  Pepcr  was  liorn  on  the  i6th  of  February,  1826,  at  Hille,  Prussia, 
where  he  attended  school  and  received  his  early  education.  At  the  age  of  twelve 
\ears  he  took  charge  of  the  class  in  school  in  the  absence  of  the  teacher.  The 
father.  Christian  E.  Peper,  died  when  our  subject  was  about  ten  years  of  age. 
The  grandfather,  Christian  F.  Peper,  who  was  a  great  traveler,  having  several 
times  crossed  the  ocean,  came  to  America  shortly  after  his  son's  death,  bringing 
his  grandson  Christian  with  him.  On  returning  to  their  native  land  they  in- 
duced the  mother  of  our  subject  to  sell  their  landed  estate  and  emigrate  to 
America,  Mrs.  'Peper  purchasing  a  farm  near  Covington,  Kentucky.  Christian 
Peper  of  this  review  was  one  of  a  family  of  five  children,  three  sons  and  two 
daughters,  namely :  Christian,  Frederick.  Charles,  Mary  and  Caroline.  Christian 
was  the  first  to  make  his  home  in  St.  Louis,  the  other  members  of  the  family 
cominfj  later. 


CHRISTIAX    PEPER 


800  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

When  a  lad  of  sixteen  years  Christian  Peper  was  managing  his  mother's 
farm  in  Kentucky,  a  few  miles  from  Cincinnati.  He  drove  into- the  city  from 
time  to  time  to  market  produce.  Studying  the  supply  and  demand  of  the  city 
people,  the  boy  came  to  the  conclusion  that  a  crop  of  butter  beans  might  make 
a  hit.  He  went  home  one  day  and  told  his  mother  he  was  going  to  raise  next 
year  all  of  the  butter  beans  he  could  take  care  of.  The  result  of  the  experiment 
was  between  six  and  seven  hundred  dollars  profits.  With  this  capital  Christian 
Peper  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1844  and  established  himself  in  a  grocery  at  Sixth 
and  Wash  streets.  He  made  money  and  bought  the  store,  ground  and  building. 
That  property  was  owned  by  Mr.  Peper  at  the  time  of  his  death.  With  the 
profits  of  the  grocery  business  Christian  Peper  established  a  tobacco  factory. 
As  that  industry  thrived  he  gave  the  grocery  to  his  brother  Fred  and  devoted 
his  whole  attention  to  the  factory.  He  moved  to  Main  street,  buying  the  corner 
of  Main  and  INIorgan  streets,  and  built  thereon  a  structure  according  to  his  own 
ideas  and  especially  adapted  to  the  manufacture  of  tobacco.  In  excavating  for 
the  factory  building  the  workmen  uncovered  chambers  hewn  in  the  limestone 
during  the  colonial  period,  presumably  for  refuge  in  case  of  Indian  attack.  In 
1862,  Mr.  Peper  began  the  erection  of  what  for  a  generation  was  a  landmark 
of  the  city — the  great  warehouse  on  Twelfth  and  Market  streets.  The  purpose 
was  to  have  the  front  extend  the  full  length  of  the  block  from  Twelfth  to  Eleventh 
street.  Mr.  Peper  had  acquired  all  of  the  block  but  twenty-five  feet.  The  owner 
of  this  single  lot  raised  his  price  as  often  as  Mr.  Peper  was  on  the  point  of 
dosing  with  him,  from  seven  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  to  twenty  thousand 
dollars.  Mr.  Peper  offered  seventeen  thousand  five  hundred  dollars.  This  was 
refused  with  the  result  that  the  plans  of  the  great  building  were  changed.  This 
warehouse  was  the  first  home  of  the  Veiled  Prophet.  It  was  also  the  headquarters 
of  the  old  volunteer  fire  department,  and  played  an  important  part  in  a  purpose 
Mr.  Peper  had  to  build  up  a  great  industry  for  Missouri.  Mr.  Peper  realized 
the  opportunity  presented  to  Missouri  to  become  a  great  leaf  tobacco  producing 
section.  He  expended  thousands  of  dollars  in  efforts  to  encourage  Missouri 
farmers  to  improve  the  tobacco  to  their  own  advantage.  He  distributed  many 
hundreds  of  pounds  of  seed  which  cost  him  from  two  and  a  half  to  four  dol- 
lars a  pound.  He  wanted  the  Missouri  farmers  to  go  into  the  culture  of  burley 
but  they  clung  to  the  old  style,  yellow  prior  grades.  Kentucky  went  in  for  bur- 
ley.  The  tobacco  industry  of  Missouri  languished.  St.  Louis  lost  a  trade  which 
might  have  been  of  great  value  and  was  left  only  the  English  and  Spanish  trade. 
Missouri  farmers,  in  the  sections  of  the  state  adapted  to  tobacco  raising,  began 
to  go  in  for  the  improved  crop  long  after  Mr.  Peper  had  tried  to  teach  them 
the  valuable  lesson.  Thev  saw  what  Kentucky  had  done  and  were  convinced. 
Mr.  Peper  kept  the  warehouse  in  operation  for  the  tobacco  raisers  of  the  state 
even  though  his  advice  was  not  followed  and  the  business  conducted  at  a  loss. 
For  a  third  of  a  century  daily  sales  of  hogsheads  of  leaf  tobacco  shipped  in  by 
the  farmers  and  country  dealers  were  held  in  this  warehouse.  These  sales  were 
called  "brakes"  and  were  attended  by  foreign  and  domestic  buyers  of  tobacco. 

To  Christian  Peper,  St.  Louis  owes  the  beginning  and  development  of  more 
than  one  great  industry.  The  first  cotton  compress  in  the  United  States  was 
built  by  Mr.  Peper  and  put  in  successful  operation  here,  making  this  city  a 
center  of  cotton  trade  for  many  years.  Not  only  was  the  first  hydraulic  press 
built  on  the  capital  furnished  by  him  but  Mr.  Peper  refused  to  take  out  a  patent 
on  the  press  because,  he  said,  the  benefits  ought  to  be  free  to  the  world.  For 
many  years  he  kept  skilled  mechanics  at  work  perfecting  ideas  but  invariably 
refused  to  patent  the  inventions. 

The  relationship  of  Mr.  Peper  to  public  transit  in  St.  Louis  was  character- 
istic of  him.  Through  twenty-five  years'  service  as  president  of  the  Broadway 
street  railroad  he  declined  any  salarv.  He  made  that  line  one  of  the  best  man- 
aged and  most  profitable  street  railways  in  the  country.  When  the  property, 
in  1888,  was  turned  over  to  the  Chicago  syndicate  of  purchasers  the  stock  was 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  801 

selling  at  about  one  hundred  and  seventy-five  dollars  a  share  and  there  was  in 
the  treasury  a  quarter  of  a  million  dollars  in  the  mortgage  bonds  of  the  com- 
pany. Mr.  Peper  was  for  thirty-seven  years  a  director  of  the  Fourth  Xationai 
Bank,  one  of  its  first  directors,  and  one  of  the  first  contributors  to  the  fund  to 
inaugurate  the  celebration  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  but  did  not  live  to  see  the 
world's  greatest  exposition.  He  never  deserted  a  friend  or  an  enterprise  in 
which  he  and  friends  were  engaged.  His  office  and  factory  was  ever  opened 
to  his  competitors  in  business  to  see  the  working  of  a  new  piece  of  machinery 
he  had  developed.  He  never  sought  an  unfair  advantage  and  believed  in  an 
open  field.  His  commercial  integrity  was  of  the  highest  character  and  the  world 
is  better  by  his  having  lived. 

Christian  Peper  was  in  business  for  fifty-two  years  without  a  partner.  To 
that  fact  may  be  attributed  his  successful  concealment  of  the  good  he  did.  When 
he  came  to  the  end  of  his  long  and  busy  career,  his  helpfulness  of  St.  Louis  and 
St.  Louisans  was  represented  by  one  million  two  hundred  thousand  dollars.  That 
amount  had  been  expended  without  a  dollar  of  return  in  enterprises  to  benefit 
St.  Louis,  in  assistance  to  sustain  the  credit  of  other  business  men  and  in  gifts 
to  various  philanthropies.  Mr.  Peper  was  reticent  about  all  of  these  transactions. 
Only  those  persons  who  had  business  relations  with  him  or  who  were  on  terms 
of  closest  intimacy-  with  him  knew  what  he  was  doing  for  the  public  or  the 
private  good. 

In  religious  faith  Mr.  Peper  was  a  Lutheran.  His  charities  were  of  the 
individual  kind,  without  publicity.  He  gave  generously  to  orphan  asylums  but 
he  especially  delighted  in  acts  which  could  not  become  known  without  accidental 
discovery.  One  day  he  was  stopped  on  the  street  by  an  old  man  and  woman 
who  had  missed  the  way  to  the  station.  He  gave  the  proper  directions  and 
then  began  to  make  inquiries.  The  people  were  poorly  clad  and  the  day  was 
cold.  ]\Ir.  Peper  satisfied  himself  that  the  case  was  deserving,  took  oft  his  over- 
coat and  put  it  on  the  back  of  the  man.  He  added  a  ten  dollar  bill  and  sent 
the  couple  on  their  way  rejoicing  while  he  hurried  down  town  to  get  another  over- 
coat. There  were  men  who  had  been  in  business,  neighbors  to  JNIr.  Peper  on 
Main  street  in  the  early  years,  who  had  failed  and  become  much  reduced  in 
circumstances.  To  send  these  old  acquaintances  from  time  to  time  a  load  of 
coal,  to  buy  overcoats,  to  do  many  helpful  things  for  those  not  so  fortunate  as 
he  had  been,  were  favorite  forms  of  philanthropv  with  'Sir.  Peper. 

Captain  Christian  Peper  died  on  the  26th  of  September,  1903.  There  came 
to  the  house  of  mourning  a  number  of  business  men,  who  said:  "We  owe  every- 
thing we've  got  to  that  man ;  he  started  us  in  business  and  stood  by  us.  We 
owe  everything  to  him." 

When  nineteen  years  of  age  I\Ir.  Peper  was  united  in  marriage  to  r\Iiss 
Margaret  Dannerman,  the  ceremonv  being  celebrated  at  the  Church  of  the  Holy 
Ghost  at  Eighth  and  \\'alnut  streets.  ]\Irs.  Peper  died  February  23,  1880.  They 
had  live  children  and  five  grandchildren.  The  sons  and  daughters  are  Caroline 
T.,  Frederick  C,  Charles  G.,  iMaggie  P.  and  Adolphus  S.  Peper.  Three  of  the 
grandchildren  are 'the  children  of  the  daughter,  Caroline  Jane,  who  married  Fred 
Bushman.  Thev  are  Christian  Peper  Bushman.  Estelle  Peper  Bushman  and 
Clarence  Peper.  The  children  of  the  vounger  daughter,  IMaggie  P..  who  mar- 
ried Nicholas  M.  Bell,  are  Christian  Peper  Bell  and  iNlarjorie  Peper  Bell. 


XAXCY  M.  LEA\'ELL. 

History  again  and  again  gives  proof  of  the  fact  that  in  all  professional  lines 
where  intellect  is  the  basis  of  merit  and  ability,  woman  has  proven  the  equal  of 
man.  ^ii  the  professions  she  has  stood  side  bv  side  in  ability  and  learning  with 
her  brethren  in  the  work,  gaining  both  distinctic~>n  and  success.     Dr.  Leavell  is 

.^1— VOL.    III. 


802 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 


a  notable  example  of  enviable  achievement  in  medical  lines.  For  some  years  she 
devoted  her  attention  to  that  field  of  labor,  and  won  therein  the  competency  that 
now  enables  her  to  live  retired.  She  is  a  native  of  Fayette  county,  Ohio,  and 
the  daughter  of  John  and  Cynthia  (Hedges)  Leavell,  the  former  a  landowner 
of  the  Buckeye  state. 

Dr.  Leavell  pursued  her  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Fayette 
county,  afterward  attended  the  Worthington  Female  Seminary,  and  subsequently 
Antioch  College  of  Ohio.  She  was  graduated  from  the  latter  institution  in  i860, 
and  immediately  took  up  the  studv  of  medicine  in  the  office  and  under  the  direc- 
tion of  Dr.  I.  Drake,  of  Lebanon,  Ohio.  She  later  attended  a  course  of  lec- 
tures at  the  Women's  Medical  College  in  Philadelphia,  and  continued  her  studies 
there  until  she  was  graduated  in  the  year  1865.  She  then  became  assistant  med- 
ical attendant  at  the  Women's  Medical  College,  where  she  remained  until  1868. 
In  the  fall  of  that  year  Dr.  Leavell  removed  to  St.  Louis,  opened  an  office  and 
began  practice  on  Olive  street.  When  she  arrived  in  this  city  she  was  the  only 
regular  lady  physician  of  St.  Louis.  She  devoted  her  attention  to  the  general 
practice  of  medicine,  specializing,  however,  to  some  extent  in  the  treatment  of 
diseases  of  v.'omen  and  children.  Her  practice  grew  as  she  demonstrated  her 
ability  to  successfully  cope  with  the  intricate  problems  of  the  science  of  medi- 
cine, and  the  years  brought  on  a  large  patronage,  so  that  her  growing  success 
made  it  possible  for  her  to  at  length  retire  from  professional  cares,  as  she  had 
in  the  meantime  gained  a  plane  of  affluence.  Since  1902  she  has  left  the  field 
of  active  practice,  and  she  now  devotes  her  time  to  the  study  of  literature,  of 
which  she  lias  always  been  verv  fond.  She  is  a  lady  of  broad  general  culture 
and  has  a  host  of  warm  friends  in  this  citv. 


JOSEPH  DAVTOX  BASCOM. 

Joseph  Dayton  Bascom,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Broderick  &  Bascoiii 
Rope  Company,  was  born  July  2,  1849,  i"  St.  Louis,  his  parents  being  Jonathan 
Dayton  and  Frances  (Newhall)  Bascom.  He  is  a  representative  in  the  eighth 
generation  of  the  descendants  of  Thomas  Bascom,  who  was  the  first  of  the  family 
in  America,  arriving  in  1634,  in  which  year  he  settled  in  Massachusetts  with  his 
two  brothers,  one  of  whom  afterward  established  his  home  in  the  Bermudas.  In 
1639  Thomas  Bascom  removed  to  Windsor,  Connecticut,  and  subsequently  became 
the  original  settler  at  Northampton,  Massachusetts.  His  son,  Thomas  Bascom, 
was  born  in  Windsor,  Connecticut,  in  1641  or  1642.  From  him  the  line  is  traced 
through  Thomas  Bascom,  born  in  Northampton  in  1668,  and  Jonathan  Bascom, 
born  in  Northampton  in  1707,  who  became  one  of  the  original  petitioners  for  the 
formation  of  the  new  township  of  Southampton  and  one  of  its  early  settlers.  His 
home  was  fortified  against  the  attacks  of  the  Indians  who  at  that  time  were  ex- 
tremely hostile.  He  died  in  1780.  Elisha  Bascom,  born  in  Southampton  in  1739, 
became  a  lieutenant  of  volunteers  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  died  in  the  service 
at  Ticonderoga,  New  York,  September  18,  1776.  His  commission  is  now  in  the 
possession  of  his  descendant,  Joseph  Dayton  Bascom.  King  Bascom,  of  the  sixth 
generation,  was  bom  in  Southampton,  Massachusetts,  May  28,  1765,  and  Jonathan 
Dayton  Bascom  was  born  in  Southampton  March  6,  1804.  He  was  the  father  of 
Joseph  Dayton  Bascom  and  the  latter's  son,  Charles  E.  Bascom,  born  in  St.  Louis, 
February  2"],  1878,  is  a  representative  in  the  ninth  generation  of  the  family  in 
America. 

In  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  Josepli  Dayton  Bascom  pursued  his  studies, 
attending  the  old  Benton  school  on  Sixth  between  Locust  and  St.  Charles  streets 
where  the  Ringens  Stove  Company  is  now  located.  Mr.  GillfiUan  was  principal 
and  with  the  usual  spirit  of  vouth  the  boys  nicknamed  him  Gilly.  At  the  break- 
ing out  of  the  Civil  war,  Mr.  Bascom  was  in  class  recitation  when  the  Home 


TOSEPH    D.    r.ASCOM 


804  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Guards  were  fired  upon  at  the  corner  of  Fifth  and  W'ahiut  streets  after  capturing 
Camp  Jackson,  and  ahnost  immediately  school  was  dismissed.  In  his  youthful 
days  he  was  very  fond  of  outdoor  games,  especially  baseball,  or  town  ball,  as  it 
was  then  called,  and  later  he  became  an  enthusiastic  bowler  and  interested  as  well 
in  indoor  athletics,  and  was  at  one  time  vice  president  of  the  old  ^Missouri  Gym- 
nasium. He  entered  business  life  as  an  employe  in  a  retail  clothing  house  near 
the  present  site  of  the  Norvell-Shapleigh  Company.  He  was  afterward  employed 
by  A.  M.  Leslie,  a  dealer  in  dental  supplies  on  Market  between  Third  and  Fourth 
streets.  As  an  evidence  of  the  spirit  of  the  times  he  cites  that  an  elephant's  tusk 
which  was  used  for  making  the  ivory  handles  for  dental  tools  was  displayed  in  the 
window  and  labeled  "Eye-tooth  of  the  Southern  Confederacy  Captured  July  3, 
1863."  Mr.  Bascom  assisted  in  the  manufacture  of  gold  leaf,  intending  to  learn  the 
trade,  but  later  went  to  East  St.  Louis  and  was  employed  as  messenger  bo)'  for 
the  Chicago  &  Alton  Railroad  under  a  Mr.  Wheeler,  agent  for  the  road.  This  was 
still  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  war.  He  afterward  entered  the  service  of  the 
D.  M.  Richardson  Match  Company,  of  Detroit,  ^Michigan,  with  local  office  at 
Second  and  Vine  streets,  St.  Louis,  where  he  remained  from  1867  until  i86q. 
In  the  latter  year  he  secured  a  position  with  the  St.  Louis  Railway  Supply  Com- 
pany, continuing  with  them  until  1876,  his  practical  and  valuable  business  train- 
ing being  there  obtained,  for  from  time  to  time  he  was  promoted  and  had  varied 
experiences  as  shipping  clerk,  bill  clerk,  collector,  salesman,  and  assistant  book- 
keeper. Mr.  Bascom's  first  independent  venture  was  as  a  partner  of  John  J. 
Broderick  in  the  wire  rope  business  and  he  still  figures  as  one  of  the  prominent 
representatives  of  industrial  interests  as  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Brod- 
erick &  Bascom  Rope  Company,  controlling  an  extensive  trade  in  this  line. 
While  there  have  been  no  unusual  or  exciting  chapters  in  his  life  history,  his 
record  is  nevertheless  indicative  of  what  may  be  accomplished  by  persistent, 
earnest  purpose,  for  in  this  country  the  field  of  labor  is  closed  to  none  and  ability 
and  faithfulness  will  eventually  win. 

On  the  31st  of  May,  1877,  Mr.  Bascom  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Frederick, 
a  daughter  of  George  Frederick,  an  ice  merchant.  Their  only  child  is  Charles 
Edward  Bascom. 

Mr.  Bascom  has  no  military  record  save  with  the  Missouri  Gymnasium 
Zouaves,  of  which  he  was  a  member ;  has  held  no  political  office  save  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Wells  Municipal  Terminal  commission,  and  yet  there  haye  been  few 
men  who  have  done  more  active  or  effective  service  in  behalf  of  public  welfare, 
as  he  has  been  identified  with  almost  every  organization  for  the  city's  benefit. 
While  he  votes  with  the  republican  party  on  state  and  national  questions,  at 
municipal  elections  he  casts  an  independent  ballot.  In  various  organizations  he 
has  done  efficient  service  and  at  all  times  his  influence  and  cooperation  could  be 
counted  upon  when  matters  of  vital  importance  to  the  city  were  at  stake.  He  was 
elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  ^Mercantile  Club  when  its  membership  was  twelve 
hundred  and  has  been  a  director  of  the  club  for  a  longer  period  than  an)-  other 
incumbent.  He  is  also  a  director  in  the  St.  Louis  L^nion  Trust  Company,  the  St. 
Louis  Provident  Association,  a  member  of  the  Civic  Federation  League,  the 
Citizens  Industrial  Association,  the  Business  Men's  League,  the  Merchants' 
Exchange,  the  advisory  board  of  the  Municipal  A^oters'  League,  a  member  of  the 
lighting  committee  of  the  Civic  League  and  of  the  Deep  \\'aterways  Commission, 
all  of  which  go  to  show  his  activity  in  lines  contributing  to  public  progress.  He 
belongs  to  the  Baptist  church  and  his  social  relations  include  membership  in  the 
Noonday,  Mercantile,  Commercial,  Racquet,  IMissouri  Athletic,  the  St.  Louis  and 
the  Maine  Hunting  and  Fishing  Clubs.  While  he  has  taken  an  active  interest  in 
these  and  has  been  willing  to  assist  in  promoting  their  interests  his  home  inter- 
ests have  ever  been  paramount  and  thus  he  has  preferred  not  to  take  a  leading 
part  in  the  various  organizations.  However,  after  having  previously  refused  the 
honor  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  Mercantile  Club  during  his  absence 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  805 

from  the  city.  This  course  on  the  part  of  hi.s  fellow  members  was,  however,  an 
expression  of  the  confidence  in  his  ability  and  personal  character  and  while  at  all 
times  he  disclaims  any  special  credit  for  what  he  has  done  and  for  the  ]5osition  lie 
has  taken  in  support  of  important  public  measures  the  consensus  of  public  oijinion 
places  him  in  a  prominent  position  as  a  representative  citizen. 


NORWOOD  FITCH. 


Norwood  Fitch  in  the  practice  of  law  has  gained  recognition  among  his 
colleagues  and  associates  as  an  able  member  of  the  bar  and  moreover  is  widely 
known  because  of  the  professional  assistance  which  he  has  given  to  those  who 
have  been  unable  to  pay  high  fees  and  yet  have  needed  the  services  of  a  wise 
counselor  and  able  advocate.  His  birth  occurred  in  Madison,  Indiana,  April  19, 
1861,  his  parents  being  Overton  Andrew  and  Louisa  (Norwood)  Fitch.  The 
father  was  born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  and  was  a  son  of  Jonathan  and  Margaret 
(  Clarke)  Fitch,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Baltimore  and  for  many  years 
resided  in  that  city,  in  which  all  of  their  children  were  born.  A  strong  personal 
friendship  existed  between  Jonathan  Fitch  and  General  Andrew  Jackson,  who 
after  his  election  to  the  presidency  appointed  Mr.  Fitch  marshal  of  Maryland, 
but  he  soon  resigned,  finding  that  it  interfered  with  the  attention  which  he  desired 
to  give  his  business.  He  followed  the  tide  of  emigration  which  was  steadily 
moving  westward  and  with  his  family  went  to  Madison,  Indiana,  where  he  lived 
to  a  ripe  old  age,  his  death  occurring  in  1875. 

In  the  maternal  line  Norwood  Fitch  traces  his  ancestry  back  to  Charles  and 
Mildren  (Dale)  Norwood,  his  great-grandparents,  both  of  whom  were  natives 
of  Virginia.  The  former  was  born  in  \\'estmoreland  county  at  a  time  when  this 
country  was  numbered  among  the  colonial  possessions  of  Great  Britain  and  when 
the  colonies  attempted  to  throw  off  the  yoke  of  British  oppression  he  did  valued 
duty  with  the  American  army.  Later  in  life  he  removed  to  Woodford  county, 
Kentucky,  where  his  last  days  were  passed.  He,  too,  was  the  warm  friend  of 
General  Jackson,  who  on  returning  to  his  old  home  at  the  close  of  his  presidential 
^campaign  made  a  detour  to  call  upon  Mr.  Norwood,  who  was  also  visited  by 
General  LaFayette  in  his  Woodford  county  home.  His  son,  Dr.  Joseph  G.  Nor- 
wood, grandfather  of  Norwood  Fitch,  was  born  in  Lexington,  Kentucky,  and 
wedded  ]\Iiss  Mary  Frances  Pough,  of  ]Madison,  Indiana,  a  daughter  of  John 
and  Eliza  (Boone)  Pough,  a  close  relative  of  Daniel  Boone,  the  famous  Kentucky 
explorer.  Dr.  Norwood  was  a  member  of  the  faculty  of  the  medical  department 
of  St.  Louis  L^niversity  for  several  years,  but  gave  up  the  practice  of  medicine 
for  the  more  attractive  professions  of  geology  and  surveying  and  did  survey 
work  in  the  northwestern  portion  of  the  LTnited  States.  On  the  completion  of 
that  task  he  was  appointed  state  geologist  of  Illinois  and  so  served  until  removed 
by  Governor  Bissell,  who  was  of  opposite  political  faith.  In  i860  Dr.  Norwood 
was  elected  to  a  professorship  in  the  University  of  Missouri  and  remained  a 
resident  of  this  state  until  his  death  May  10,  1895.  It  was  his  daughter,  Louisa 
Norwood,  a  native  of  Madison,  Indiana,  who  became  the  wife  of  Overton 
Andrew  Fitch. 

The-  father  of  our  subject  engaged  in  the  commission  business  in  Madison. 
Indiana,  for  many  years  and  while  there  residing  the  famous  Jenny  Lind  engaged 
his  warehouse  in  which  to  give  a  concert,  as  there  was  no  opera  house  in  the 
city.  Overton  A.  Fitch  was  the  recipient  of  a  heavy  hickory  cane  given  him  bv 
General  Andrew  Jackson  and  inscribed  with  his  initials.  It  is  still  in  possession 
of  the  family.  Mr.  Fitch  spent  his  last  years  in  Chicago  and  operated  on  the 
Chicago  Board  of  Trade.  His  death  occurred  in  that  city  ]March  11,  1881.  lohn 
Fitch,  a  distant  relative  of  the  family,  was  by  many  believed  to  be  the"  real 
inventor  of  the  first  steamboat. 


806  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Supplementing  his  early  public-school  education  b)'  study  in  the  Racine 
College  of  Wisconsin,  Xonvood  Fitch  was  there  graduated  with  the  class  of 
1883  and  then  in  preparation  for  a  career  at  the  bar,  took  up  the  study  of  law 
in  the  Missouri  State  University  and  was  graduated  in  1887.  In  the  meantime, 
however,  he  had  been  connected  with  the  Chicago  Board  of  Trade  as  his  father's 
successor  and  he  also  worked  at  difTerent  times  on  the  Chicago  Press,  Tribune 
and  Herald.  He  studied  medicine  for  a  year,  but,  thinking  to  find  the  practice 
of  law  more  congenial,  he  turned  his  attention  to  this  calling  and  as  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis  bar  he  has  done  excellent  work  as  a  safe  counselor  and  advocate. 
He  now  has  an  extensive  law  practice  which  is  constantly  increasing  and  has 
gained  him  recognition  as  one  of  the  leading  members  at  the  bar.  He  is  also 
foremost  among  the  members  of  the  profession  to  help  those  in  distress  who  need 
the  wise  coun.sel  of  a  good  lawyer.  He  is  an  ardent  devotee  of  all  outdoor  sports, 
including  hunting,  fishing  and  motoring,  and  he  has  traveled  quite  extensively 
over  this  country.  Not  only  well  versed  in  the  law,  he  also  has  broad  and  com- 
prehensive general  knowledge  and  is  a  man  of  forceful  character  and  marked 
abilitr. 


EDWARD  FREDERICK  LASAR. 

Edward  Frederick  Lasar,  president  of  the  Lasar-Letzig  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, was  born  in  Canton,  Ohio,  January  0,  1861.  His  father,  Henry  S.  Lasar, 
was  a  native  of  Hamburg,  Germany,  and  came  to  the  L'nited  States  at  the  age  of 
eighteen  years.  He  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1861  and  practiced  law  in  this  city 
until  1880,  when  he  was  appointed  American  consul  and  represented  his  adopted 
land  at  Hamburg,  Germany,  the  Fiji  islands  and  Falkland  islands.  He  was  for 
several  years  a  partner  of  George  Madill,  the  famous  lawyer  and  financier,  and 
was  also  a  warm  personal  friend  of  General  Grant,  from  whom  he  received  his 
appointment  as  consul.  A  man  of  broad  general  culture  and  superior  education, 
he  also  possessed  highly  artistic  tastes  and  was  regarded  as  the  greatest  linguist 
in  St.  Louis  after  the  war.  His  abilities  were  such  as  gained  him  prominence,  but 
as  is  usually  the  case  with  a  man  of  artistic  temperament  his  business  judgment 
was  overshadowed  by  the  strong  traits  of  the  artist's  nature.  He  died  in  St.  Louis 
about  ten  years  ago.  while  his  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Emily  Johns, 
and  was  a  native  of  Harrisonville,  Indiana,  passed  away  in  1878.  Their  son, 
Edward  F.  Lasar,  was  the  fifth  in  a  family  of  ten  children,  all  of  whom  are  yet 
living.     One  son,  Charles  Lasar,  is  an  artist  of  note  in  Paris. 

Brought  to  St.  Louis  by  his  parents  when  but  three  months  old,  Edward  F. 
Lasar  spent  his  boyhood  in  this  city  and  acquired  his  education  in  the  public 
schools,  completing  the  grammar  school  course  bv  graduation  at  the  age  of 
sixteen.  He  afterward  went  to  Chicago  and  became  an  apprentice  in  the  trade 
of  ornamental  iron  work.  He  completed  his  term  of  indenture  there,  after  which 
he  followed  his  trade  in  New  York,  Detroit  and  Cleveland,  becoming  recognized 
as  an  expert  in  his  line.  On  the  ist  of  January,  1884,  he  returned  to  St,  Louis 
and  established  business  on  his  own  account  under  the  firm  style  of  Lasar  & 
McCarron,  manufacturers  of  ornamental  iron,  wire  and  bronze  work.  In  1889 
he  severed  his  connection  with  that  firm  and  was  president  of  the  Excelsior  Wire 
&  Iron  Company  until  January  2.  1896,  when  an  e.xplosion  of  the  adjacent  powder 
works  destroyed  their  plant  and  the  company  disorganized.  Mr.  Lasar  then 
organized  the  Lasar-Letzig  Manufacturing  Company,  of  which  he  has  since  been 
the  president.  This  company  has  the  largest  and  best  equipped  plant  west  of  the 
Mississippi  river  for  the  manufacture  of  ornamental  iron,  wire  and  bronze  work. 
The  plant  is  located  at  Sixteenth  and  O'Fallon  streets  and  contains  fifty  thousand 
square  feet  of  working  space,  while  employment  is  given  to  between  seventy-five 
and  one  hundred  operatives  in  their  factory.     They   furnish  nearly   all   of  the 


EDWARD   F.   LASAR 


808 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


equipments  in  their  line  for  tlie  office  buildings  of  St.  Louis  and  the  western  and 
southwestern  country  as  well  as  making  extensive  shipments  to  foreign  countries 
of  ornamental  iron  work,  elevator  enclosures  and  cabs,  bronze  bank  railings,  etc. 
The  success  of  the  business  is  attributable  in  large  measure  to  the  fact  that  Mr. 
Lasar  is  a  thorough  and  practical  mechanic  and  gives  close  personal  supervision 
to  the  business,  understanding  the  value  of  the  services  of  their  workmen  and 
emplo^'ing  those  whose  labors  can  be  of  substantial  benefit  to  the  business.  He 
gives  his  attention  entirely  to  the  interests  of  the  company  and  the  growth  of  their 
patronage  makes  theirs  one  of  the  important  industrial  concerns  of  the  city.  Mr. 
Lasar  has  made  some  investments  in  .St.  Louis  real  estate  and  owns  other  property 
besides  his  own  home  at  Xo.  5092  Raymond  avenue,  which  was  completed  in 
April,  1908. 

On  the  3d  of  May,  1888,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Lasar  was  married  to  Miss  Delia 
Gibson  of  this  city  and  they  became  the  parents  of  four  children :  Edward,  nineteen 
years  of  age;  Robert,  who  died  October,  1904,  aged  twelve  years;  Delia  and  Lucy, 
aged  respectively  twelve  and  seven  years.  The  wife  and  mother  died  in  June, 
1904,  and  on  the  19th  of  September,  1907,  in  St.  Louis,  Air.  Lasar  wedded  Mrs. 
Arabella  Wolfe,  who  is  a  lady  of  culture,  beauty  and  superior  accomplishments 
and  has  traveled  extensively.  She  is  of  American  birth  and  parentage  and  bore 
the  maiden  name  of  Arabella  Pierce.  For  many  years  previous  to  her  marriage 
to  Mr.  Lasar.  however,  she  was  a  resident  of  Spanish  Honduras,  where  her  parents 
still  live.  She  possesses  most  attractive  social  qualities  and  thus  presides  with 
gracious  hospitality  over  her  home.  The  son,  Edward  G.,  is  prominent  in  local 
athletic  circles  and  was  the  star  half-back  in  the  Interscholastic  League  in  1906. 
He  is  now   attending  the   State  University  at  Columbia,   Missouri. 

Fraternally  Mr.  Lasar  is  connected  with  the  Masons,  being  a  Knight  Templar 
and  Consistory  Mason  and  a  member  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  also  belongs  to 
the  Mercantile,  the  Missouri  Athletic  and  the  Oasis  Clubs,  and  he  likewise  holds 
membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  All  his  life  he  has  been  interested  in 
athletic  sports,  especiallv  baseball,  while  hunting  and  fishing  have  been  his  pas- 
times. He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Automobile  Club  and  is  a  lover  of  art, 
possessing  one  of  the  finest  galleries  in  the  city.  As  the  years  have  gone  by  his 
success  in  business  has  enabled  him  to  meet  the  demands  of  his  nature  in  the  line 
of  culture  and  artistic  development  and  his  friends  find  him  an  interesting  and 
entertaining  gentleman,  of  wide  general  knowledge  and  of  comprehensive  under- 
standing along  specific  lines.  He  stands  today  as  a  high  type  of  American  man- 
hood  and  chivalrv. 


FESTUS    J.  WADE. 

At  the  age  of  forty-nine  Festus  J.  Wade  presides  over  a  trust  company 
and  a  national  bank,  together  having  capital  and  surplus  of  eleven  million,  five 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  and  having  deposits  of  twenty-three  million,  five  hun- 
dred and  eighteen  thousand  dollars.  He  looks  through  the  plate  glass  into  the 
street  where  thirtv-two  years  ago  he  drove  the  mule  in  front  of  a  bobtail  street 
car.  He  was  then  eighteen  years  old,  but  he  had  led  a  business  life  seven  years. 
His  career  to  help  himself  began  in  1870,  when  he  went  into  the  dry  goods  store 
of  D.  Crawford  &  Company  as  a  cash  boy. 

From  the  time  he  was  eleven,  Festus  J.  Wade  was  seeking  his  level  by  a 
series  of  upward  steps.  When  he  was  twenty  years  old  he  discovered  that  the 
education  a  bov  receives  in  the  public  schools  before  he  is  eleven  is  not  sufficient 
to  capitalize  him  for  all  that  life  holds  out  for  him,  if  he  is  energetic  and 
ambitious.  At  the  age  of  twenty,  therefore,  he  began  to  go  to  school  again. 
Now  it  was  a  business  college.  Until  he  was  twenty-four,  the  young  man 
faithfully  and  industriously  followed  the  courses  of  the  college,  taking  his  nights 


FESTl'S 


^^'ADE 


810  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

to  make  good  the  loss  of  the  boyhood  years.  His  life  has  been  one  of  continuous, 
persistent  effort,  but  it  is  doubtful  if  any  other  part  of  it  has  called  for  the 
degree  of  application  which  attended  the  nearly  four  years  of  all-day  office  work 
and   half-night   study. 

In  his  trying-out  days  there  was  hardly  anything  in  the  way  of  employment 
to  which  Festus  J.  Wade  did  not  turn  his  hand.  He  was  clerk  in  an  oil  store, 
helper  in  a  photograph  gallery,  water  boy  for  the  workmen  on  the  railroad 
tunnel  along  Washington  avenue,  clerk  in  a  Franklin  avenue  store.  When  he 
was  fourteen  he  tried  apprenticeship  to  a  carpenter,  but  three  months  demon- 
strated a  want  of  mechanical  aptitude.  Then  he  drove  a  cart  while  looking  for 
something  better.  He  worked  at  the  St.  Louis  Fair  through  the  season  of  1874. 
That  was  only  temporary.  When  the  fair  closed,  the  youth  went  into  a  safe 
manufactory.  The  next  summer  he  was  out  on  an  ice  wagon.  x\t  seventeen 
he  attempted  business  on  his  own  account — manufacturing  cider.  The  experi- 
ment was  not  encouraging.  Contractor  Bowe,  who  was  building  part  of  the 
Wabash  from  Ferguson  to  the  city,  wanted  a  clerk  and  paymaster ;  young 
Wade  went  with  him.  The  summer  of  1876  offered  nothing  better  than  a  seat 
on  one  of  Green's  sprinkling  carts,  with  coal  hauling  for  recreation  on  rainy 
days.  The  street  car  driving  experience  was  on  the  old  Northwestern,  afterwards 
the  ]Mound  City,  the  property  which  John  ScuUin  and  James  Campbell  took  hold 
of  and  welded  into  part  of  the  great  street  railway  system  of  St.  Louis.  Both 
of  these  men  are  directors  in  the  trust  company  and  the  national  bank,  over 
which  the  former  street  car  driver  presides.  Mr.  ScuUin  was  practically  the 
owner  of  the  line  when  Mr.  Wade  drove  a  car  on  it. 

As  successive  'seasons  came  round,  Mr.  Wade  found  employment  on  the  fair 
grounds  until,  in  1878,  he  was  given  a  permanent  place  in  the  city  offices  of  the 
Fair  Association.  There  he  grew  into  the  secretary-ship,  discovered  his  need  of 
more  knowledge  of  books  and  became  a  student  by  night.  In  April,  1883,  ]Mr. 
Wade  was  elected  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  Asso- 
ciation, commonly  known  as  the  Fair  Grounds,  succeeding  G.  O.  Kalb,  who  had 
occupied  the  position  for  twenty-seven  years.  That  being  the  highest  position  in 
the  company,  Mr.  Wade  accomplished  all  there  was  to  be  done,  and  at  the  age 
of  twenty-eight  formed  a  business  connection  with  the  August  Gast  Lithograph- 
ing Company.  He  tried  diligently  to  become  interested  in  that  industry,  only  to 
realize  that  it  did  not  call  for  the  talents  that  were  his.  The  next  year  the  real 
estate  partnership  with  Lorenzo  E.  Anderson  was  formed.  In  1888  Mr.  Wade 
learned  that  he  had  found  a  field  that  was  congenial  and  one  where  his  abilities 
told  for  best  results.  Thirty  years  of  Mr.  Wade's  half  century  were  experi- 
mental. For  twenty  years  he  has  done  his  gait  and  within  that  period  has  won 
his  success  in  life.  Becoming  firmly  established  in  the  real-estate  business,  ]\Ir. 
Wade  was  prepared  to  reap  the  advantage  of  the  period  of  rapid  development 
of  St.  Louis  which  set  in  after  the  depression  of  1893.  He  became  the  in- 
spiration and  the  moving  factor  in  the  most  notable  material  improvements  of 
the  city.  He  organized  realty  companies  and  pushed  to  completion  office  build- 
ings, hotels,  mercantile  and  industrial  structures  to  the  number  of  more  than 
half  a  hundred.  These  expanding  real-estate  interests  led  up,  naturally  and 
logically,  to  the  organization  of  the  Mercantile  Trust  Company  by  Mr.  Wade  in 
1S99.  The  constructive  ability  shown  by  the  rapid  advancement  of  the  trust 
company  to  a  place  in  the  front  rank  of  financial  institutions  of  St.  Louis,  sug- 
gested ]Mr.  Wade  for  the  chairmanship  of  the  committee  on  ways  and  means 
of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Company.  One  of  the  practical  achieve- 
ments which  came  of  Mr.  Wade's  connection  with  the  World's  Fair  was  the 
building  of  the  Jeft'erson  Hotel. 

Somebody  asked  Festus  J.  Wade  one  day  what  his  theory  of  banking  was. 
His  answer  was :  "To  get  in  every  dollar  I  can  and  make  it  earn  as  much  as  it 
will,  with  perfect  security."  The  answer  was  characteristic  of  the  man's  straight- 
forward, clean-cut  wavs  of  managing  the  business.     The  facultv  of  doing  everv- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  811 

thing  in  the  quickest  and  easiest  way,  which  j\Ir.  Wade  comes  by  naturally  aucl 
which  he  applies  to  financial  affairs  great  and  small,  was  illustrated  when  the 
East  St.  Louis  Trust  &  Savings  Bank  was  established.  Mr.  ^\'ade  liad  been 
one  of  the  managing  spirits  in  that  organization.  The  day  had  been  set  for  the 
opening.  The  capital  as  subscribed  had  been  paid  into  the  National  Bank  of 
Commerce  while  the  subscriptions  were  being  collected.  Mr.  Wade  went  to  the 
bank,  drew  out  the  capital — two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars — for  the  new 
institution  in  large  bills.  He  placed  the  bills  in  the  inside  pocket  of  his  coat  and 
left  the  bank.  Entirely  alone  he  walked  to  the  Eads  bridge  and  got  on  a  street 
car.  \Mien  he  reached  the  Illinois  side,  he  traversed  several  blocks  to  the  loca- 
tion of  the  new  bank  and  handed  the  money  to  the  cashier.  It  never  seemed  to 
occur  to  him  that  there  was  anything  unusual  in  carrying  a  C|uarter  of  a  million 
dollars  in  his  coat  pockets  through  the  streets  and  across  the  bridge  without 
escort  or  weapon. 

Festus  John  Wade  is  a  "Limerick  man,"  born  in  Ireland  on  the  14th  of 
October,  1859.  His  father  and  mother  were  Thomas  and  Catharine  (^Ic- 
Donough )  Wade.  They  were  good  people ;  they  gave  the  boy  a  start  in  life 
with  principles  that  were  of  more  value  than  wealth.  The  influence  of  salutary 
training  was  seen  in  his  young  manhood.  Festus  J.  Wade  became  prominent 
in  the  great  Catholic  temperance  organization  of  St.  Louis,  the  Knights  of 
Father  JNIatthew,  of  which  he  was  supreme  secretary. 

On  the  28th  of  August,  1883,  Festus  J.  \\^ade  was  married  to  Miss  Kate  \'. 
Kennedy.  The  children  are  Stella  Marie,  the  wife  of  Charles  L.  Scullin,  Marie 
L.  Wade,  Florence  F.  Wade  and  Festus  J.  Wade,  Jr. 

]\Ir.  \\'ade  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Commercial,  Mercantile,  Noonday 
and  Glen  Echo  Clubs  of  St.  Louis,  and  the  Railroad  and  ]\Iidday  Clubs  of 
New  York,  and  an  officer  or  director  in  more  than  twentv  St.  Louis  corporations. 


CHARLES  LAWRENCE  PALMISANO. 

Charles  Lawrence  Palmisano,  president  of  the  ]\I.  Longo  Fruit  Company, 
which  stands  at  the  head  of  enterprises  of  this  character  in  St.  Louis,  has  made 
a  notable  record  in  business  lines  from  the  fact  that  he  started  out  in  a  most 
humble  capacitv  and  without  the  aid  of  capital  or  influential  friends  has  steadily 
worked  his  way  upward  until  his  position  today  commands  for  him  the  respect 
and  admiration  of  all  who  know  aught  of  his  career.  There  are  industrious  men 
who  do  not  win  success  and  yet  work  hard  year  after  year,  for  there  is  another 
indispensable  element  to  prosperity — laudable  ambition  which  prompts  one  to 
reach  out  beyond  their  present  environment  for  larger  opportunities  and  more 
important  business  relations.  Endowed  with  both  qualities,  Charles  L.  Palm- 
isano has  become  one  of  the  prosperous  merchants  of  his  adopted  city.  He  was 
born  in  Terminie,  Sicily,  Julv  12,  1874,  a  son  of  Lawrence  and  Mary  (Russo) 
Palmisano.  His  grandparents  were  also  natives  of  Sicily,  where  they  were  con- 
nected with  farming  and  stock-raising  interests.  Lawrence  Palmisano.  the 
father,  was  engaged  in  the  wholesale  fish  industry  in  his  native  land,  packing 
and  shipping  fish  to  all  the  large  markets  of  the  world,  principally  to  the  United 
States.  He  afterward  brought  his  family  to  this  country  to  reside,  selling  out  his 
interests  in  Sicily. 

Charles  L.  Palmisano  received  but  limited  educational  facilities  in  Sicily, 
for  the  schools  of  that  country  were  not  equal  to  the  public  educational  institu- 
tions of  the  new  world.  After  he  came  to  America  he  did  not  tarry  long  near 
the  eastern  seaport,  but  came  directly  to  St.  Louis,  and  from  the  beginning  was 
identified  with  the  fruit  trade,  although  his  start  was  a  very  humble  one.  He 
has    confronted    manv    difiiculties    and    obstacles     and     received    manv     hard 


812  ST.  LUL'IS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

knocks  from  the  hand  of  fortune,  but  with  persistent  energy  he  has  worked  his 
way  upward,  his  determination  and  industry  enabhng  him  to  make  continuous 
advancement  until  he  stands  today  at  the  very  top  of  the  fruit  industry  in  this 
city.  He  has  succeeded  even  beyond  his  most  sanguine  expectations,  and, 
though  his  progress  has  been  very  rapid,  it  has  been  of  a  most  substantial  char- 
acter. In  the  year  1903  he  organized  the  M.  Longo  Fruit  Company,  with  a  cap- 
ital stock  of  ten  thousand  dollars,  and  the  first  officers  were:  M.  Longo,  presi- 
dent ;  C.  L.  Palmisano,  vice  president ;  and  E.  Salia,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
They  established  business  at  No.  1026  North  Third  street,  but  after  six  months 
were  compelled  to  seek  larger  and  more  commodious  quarters,  and  removed  to 
No.  1 126  North  Third  street.  Still  business  grew  to  such  proportions  that  they 
had  to  seek  another  location  and  are  now  found  at  Nos.  713  and  715  North  Third 
street,  where  they  are  conducting  an  enormous  wholesale  fruit  business.  After 
Mr.  Longo's  death  Mr.  Palmisano  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  com- 
pany and  has  directed  its  aft'airs  in  a  most  satisfactory  and  beneficial  way,  as 
the  capital  stock  and  surplus  readily  indicates. 

On  the  15th  of  September,  iqoo,  Mr.  Palmisano  was  married  to  Miss  Mar- 
gerita  Lapperito.  Two  children  were  born  unto  them,  but  both  have  passed 
away.  Mr.  Palmisano»-takes  great  delight  in  athletic  and  outdoor  sports  and  is 
particularly  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing  and  has  had  many  a  large  catch  to  his 
credit  when  his  business  pursuits  have  allowed  him  leisure  to  indulge  his  taste 
in  that  direction.  He  has,  however,  been  preeminently  a  business  man,  alert  and 
energetic,  and  his  life  record  may  well  serve  as  a  source  of  inspiration  to  others, 
sho\ving  that  development  and  progress  are  possible  although  adverse  circum- 
stancesmay  confront  one  at  the  outset  of  a  career.  He  is  a  careful  and  con- 
servative business  man,  whose  right  conception  of  things  in  his  business  rela- 
tions, combined  with  his  unabating  energy,  have  carried  him  into  important  con- 
nections with  the  trade  interests  of  the  city.  Moreover,  he  is  widely  known  in 
this  and  other  cities  for  his  sterling  qualities  and  gentlemanly  ways. 


THO:\IAS  KEY  NIEDRINGHAUS. 

It  is  a  notable  fact  that  few  men  embrace  or  utilize  the  opportunities  that  are 
presented  to  them  bv  parental  financial  conditions.  The  life  record  of  Thomas 
Key  Niedringhaus,  however,  stands  in  marked  contradistinction  to  this  rule. 
Quick,  alert  and  progressive,  he  has  the  modern  characteristic  of  accomplishing 
results  rapidly,  yet  he  ever  acts  upon  judgment  and  not  upon  influence  and  in 
all  that  he  undertakes  his  labors  are  directed  by  keen  and  discriminating  intel- 
ligence. The  name  of  Niedringhaus  today  has  become  recognized  as  a  synonym 
for  the  manufacture  of  granite  ware,  for  through  the  efforts  of  the  family  in  this 
direction  St.  Louis  has  become  the  world  center  of  manufacture  in  this  line. 

Thomas  Kev  Niedringhaus,  now  vice  president  and  manager  of  the  National 
Enameling  &  Stamping  Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  on  the  21st  of  October, 
i860,  his  parents  being  Frederick  G.  and  Dena  (Key)  Niedringhaus.  The  public 
schools  of  this  citv  afforded  him  his  earliest  educational  opportunities  and  his 
studies  were  continued  in  the  Washington  University  of  St.  Louis  and  in  the 
Weslevan  University  at  Middletown,  Connecticut,  until  1880,  when  he  returned  to 
his  native  city  to  enter  upon  active  and  important  relations  with  business  affairs. 
He  became  the  secretary  of  the  St.  Louis  Stamping  Company,  of  which  his  father 
had  been  president  from  its  incorporation,  and  took  an  active  and  influential  part 
in  the  substantial  development  of  that  business  and  in  its  merger  with  other  cor- 
porations into  the  National  Enameling  &  Stamping  Company.  At  that  date  he 
was  chosen  vice  president  and  a  director  of  the  latter  corporation,  in  which  con- 
nection he  has  given  his  attention  to  administrative  direction  and  executive  control. 


I.    K.    XIEDRIXGHAUS 


814  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

keeping  in  close  touch  with  the  various  phases  of  the  business  and  so  directing  and 
coordinating  forces  as  to  produce  a  harmonious  wliole.  He  is  possessed  of  a  rare 
and  distinctive  business  character,  readilv  recognizing  the  sahent  features  in  every 
proposition  and  quickly  discriminating  between  the  essential  and  non-essential 
A  man  of  action  rather  than  of  theory,  he  seems  to  possess  almost  intuitive  wis- 
dom of  the  value  of  any  proposition  and  his  intelligent  direction  of  important 
and  complex  interests  has  been  a  potent  element  in  the  splendid  success  of  the 
National  Enameling  &  Stamping  Company,  resulting  in  giving  St.  Louis  pre- 
eminence in  this  line  of  trade.  JNIr.  Niedringhaus  is  also  the  vice  president  of 
the  Commonwealth  Steel  Company,  a  director  in  the  American  Steel  Foundries 
Company,  and  has  other  important  business  interests  which  indicate  the  wisdom 
of  his  investment  and  the  strength  of  his  guiding  powers. 

On  the  i8th  of  April,  1888,  Mr.  Niedringhaus  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to 
]\Iiss  Hennie  B.  Johnson  and  their  family  numbers  a  son  and  daughter,  who  are 
with  them  in  a  commodious  and  attractive  residence  at  No.  79  Vandeventer  Place. 
The  social  nature  of  Mr.  Niedringhaus  finds  expression  in  his  membership  in  the 
St.  Louis,  Noonday,  Racquet,  Country,  Cuivre  and  Log  Cabin  Clubs  of  this  city, 
in  the  Chicago  Club  of  Chicago,  the  Fulton  Club  of  New  York  and  the  Union 
League  Club  of  New  York.  His  interest  in  the  moral  progress  of  St.  Louis  is 
manifest  in  his  cooperation  with  and  support  of  the  Methodist  church,  to  which 
he  belongs. 

Since  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise  Mr.  Niedringhaus  has 
been  a  stalwart  republican,  his  opinions  carrying  weight  in  the  councils  of  his 
party  in  Missouri.  For  several  years  he  has  been  the  chairman  of  the  state  re- 
publican committee  and  in  1905  was  the  caucus  nominee  of  his  party  in  the 
Missouri  legislature  for  L'nited  States  senator  but  failed  of  election,  caused  by 
a  bolt.  Mr.  Niedringhaus  never  occupies  an  equivocal  position.  His  opinions  and 
views  upon  any  momentous  question  are  pronounced  fearlessly  and  are  supported 
courageously.  While  quick  in  his  judgment  of  men  and  affairs,  he  is  usually 
accurate  in  his  convictions  and  his  opinions  are  worth  considering.  He  looks 
at  life  rather  from  the  optimistic  than  the  pessimistic  side,  believing  in  the  gospel 
of  good,  and  in  spirit  he  is  truly  democratic,  being  entirely  free  from  that  pride 
and  arrogance  which,  cause  an  individual  to  regard  himself  as  better  than  any  of 
his  fellows.  Character  with  him  is  the  standard  of  measurement  for  the  individual 
and  he  believes  in  possibilities  for  good  and  advancement  in  all.  He  has  been 
characterized  as  a  plain,  strong,  dependable  sort  of  man,  imbued  with  that  quality 
which,  for  want  of  a  better  term,  has  been  called  personal  magnetism.  It  is 
detinitely  known  that  what  he  undertakes  he  accomplishes  and  that  his  influence  is 
always  on  the  side  of  progress,  truth,  justice,  right  and  advancement  whether  in 
relation  to  individual  or  public  affairs. 


JUDGE  ROBERT  MAGRUDER  FOSTER. 

Judge  Robert  Alagruder  Foster,  in  his  professional  capacity,  is  proving  a 
factor  in  the  solution  of  the  great  sociological  problems  which  confront  the 
country,  and  his  labors  are  along  one  of  the  lines  of  most  eft'ective  reform — the 
work  among  children,  for  he  was  the  first  judge  of  the  juvenile  court,  having 
been  selected  by  his  associates  upon  the  bench  in  1902.  Judge  Foster  was  born 
in  Putnam  county,  Georgia,  Alav  13,  1852,  and  the  blood  of  English,  Scotch  and 
Irish  ancestry  is  mingled  in  his  veins.  He  comes  of  illustrious  and  distinguished 
families  in  both  the  paternal  and  maternal  lines.  His  great  grandfather,  John. 
Foster,  of  Halifax  county,  Virginia,  was  a  prominent  tobacco  grower  of  his  day, 
whose  son,  Arthur  Foster,  a  planter  on  the  Oconee  river  between  Madison  and 
Greensboro,  married  Hannah  Johnson,  who  was  a  daughter  of  Colonel  Seaborn 
Johnson.     She  met  her  future  husband  in  a  block  house  near  what  is  now  Au- 


ROBERT    M.    FOSTER 


816 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


gusta,  Georgia,  to  which  the  white  settlers  had  fled  for  protection  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  eighteenth  century,  during  one  of  the  Indian  uprisings.  At  the  age 
of  sixteen  yecirs  Arthur  Foster  was  with  Morgan  in  the  Home  Guard,  and  par- 
ticipated in  the  famous  battle  of  Cowpens.  His  sons  were:  Nathaniel  Green 
Foster,  a  member  of  congress  from  1852  until  1856;  Albert  G.  Foster,  of  ]Mad- 
ison,  Georgia ;  Judge  Adam  G.  Foster,  of  Burnett,  Texas ;  Colonel  Arthur  Foster, 
owner  of  a  large  plantation  near  iNIacon,  Georgia ;  Moses  Foster,  of  Morgan 
county,  Georgia ;  Dr.  James  Madison  Foster ;  and  Dr.  Sterling  Johnson  Foster,  of 
Union  Sprnigs,  Alabama,  the  last  named  being  the  father  of  Judge  Robert 
Magruder  Foster,  of  this  review.  His  mother,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of 
Virginia  C.  Heard,  was  a  daughter  of  Augustus  A.  and  Harriet  (Magruder) 
Heard,  of  Greensboro,  Georgia.  The  former  was  a  member  of  the  large  and 
influential  family  of  Heards  in  Georgia,  Alabama  and  Mississippi.  The  mother 
was  a  direct  descendant  of  the  Magruders  of  Hagerstown,  Maryland,  and  sister 
of  William,  Thomas  and  Samuel  IMagruder,  of  Canton,  Mississippi,  the  latter 
the  father  of  Colonel  Lawson  Magruder,  of  Vicksburg.  Mississippi,  who  in  turn 
was  the  father  of  Ensign  Magruder,  of  the  United  States  navy,  who  had  the 
distinction  of  firing  the  first  shot  in  the  Spanish-American  war. 

During  his  early  boyhood  Judge  Robert  Magruder  Foster  accompanied  his 
parents  on  their  removal  to  Union  Springs,  Alabama,  and  though  but  a  boy 
during  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  retains  vivid  recollections  of  many  instances 
which  occurred  during  those  momentous  days.  He  was  educated  in  private 
schools  and  under  private  tutors,  while  from  1867  until  1869  he  attended  the 
East  Alabama  Male  College,  and  from  1869  until  1870  was  a  student  in  David- 
son College  of  North  Carolina,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  while  in  1875  t^i^  Master  of  Arts  degree  was  conferred  upon 
him  by  his  Alma  Mater.  During  1872  he  spent  his  time  on  his  father's  plantation 
because  of  poor  health,  but  in  1873  took  up  the  study  of  law  under  the  direction 
of  Judge  N.  B.  Fagin  and  General  H.  C.  Thompkins  at  Union  Springs,  Alabama. 
Later  in  the  same  year  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law  in  1875.  He  then  entered  upon 
practice  in  this  city,  and  as  the  years  passed  enjoyed  a  constantly  growing  clientage 
that  made  his  work  in  the  courts  of  much  importance.  His  knowledge  of  the 
law  is  comprehensive  and  exact,  and  in  the  preparation  of  his  cases  he  prepares 
for  every  possible  point  of  attack  and  at  the  same  time  carefully  reviews  the 
situation  to  find  where  the  armor  of  his  opponent  is  weakest.  While  his  devotion 
to  his  client's  interests  is  proverbial,  he  never  forgets  that  he  owes  a  still  higher 
allegiance  to  the  majesty  of  the  law,  and  it  is  his  purpose  to  aid  the  court  m  the 
administration  of  justice  rather  than  to  enshroud  his  cause  in  any  sentimental 
garb  or  illusion  that  would  thwart  the  purpose  of  the  law.  In  1902  he  was 
selected  by  his  associates  as  judge  of  the  juvenile  division  of  the  circuit  court, 
and  it  is  the  general  opinion  that  too  much  cannot  be  said  in  praise  of  his  work 
on  the  bench.  He  tempered  justice  with  the  higher  attribute  of  mercy.  He 
made  a  close  study  not  only  of  the  law  and  equity  but  of  the  individual,  seeking 
to  know  his  environment,  surroundings  and  influence,  that  he  might  give  the 
sentence  that  was  necessary,  avoiding  detention  of  the  culprit  when  possible,  and 
practicing  that  leniency  which,  in  many  cases,  gave  an  opportunity  for  reform 
and  improvement,  laying  the  foundation  for  the  development  of  a  stable  and 
upright  manhood.  The  press  and  the  public  in  general  acknowledge  his  ability 
and  the  worth  of  the  work  he  did.  The  only  other  office  which  he  has  filled  was 
when,  from  1879  until  1881,  he  served  as  a  member  of  the  thirtieth  general 
assembly  of  ^lissouri. 

On  the  19th  of  October,  1881,  Judge  Foster  was  married  to  Miss  Lizzie  L. 
Carpenter,  of  Keokuk,  Iowa,  and  they  have  three  children.  Sterling  C,  Robert 
M.  and  Virginia  Lee.  The  family  attend  the  Presbyterian  church,  in  which 
Judge  Foster  holds  membership.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity,  and 
is  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the  purposes  of  these  two  organizations,  in  the  efforts 


'       •■•  t^^  t.s    I 

■'|.|        ! 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY.  817 

of  the  one  to  teach  hunianitarianism  and  in  the  labors  of  the  other  to  bring  men 
into  their  correct  relation  with  their  Creator.  Judge  Foster  is  also  a  member  of 
the  St.  Louis  Presbyterian  Social  Union,  of  the  Mercantile  Club,  the  Missouri 
Athletic  Club,  the  St.  Louis  Amateur  Athletic  Club,  and  the  Normandy  Park 
Golf  Club.  He  finds  his  chief  recreation  in  hunting,  outdoor  sports  and  in  travel. 
A  broad-minded  man,  whose  keen  intellect  has  been  guided  by  high  principles 
for  the  benefit  of  his  fellows,  he  occupies  a  prominent  place  in  the  regard  and 
honor  of  his  fellow  citizens. 


ALVIN  B.  CORWIN. 


Alvin  B.  Corwin,  architect  and  builder,  is  now  president  of  the  Corwin 
Building  and  Construction  Company.  No  propitious  circumstances  favored  him 
when  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  started  in  the  business  world.  The  necessity 
of  earning  a  living,  coupled  with  laudable  ambition  prompted  him  to  work  hard, 
so  that  his  labors  became  valuable  to  his  employers  and  thus  step  by  step  he  has 
gone  on  to  success,  his  natural  and  acquired  ability,  and  his  wise  use  of  oppor- 
tunities leading  him  to  prominence  and  prosperity. 

A  native  of  Delaware,  Ohio,  Mr.  Corwin  was  born  December  21,  1854, 
unto  the  marriage  of  Levi  Jennings  and  Angeline  (Bradford)  Corwin.  The 
father,  a  carpenter  and  builder  of  Ohio,  his  native  state,  died  there  in  1879.  The 
family  is  of  Hungarian  origin,  the  name  having  previously  been  Corvinus.  The 
ancestry  is  traced  back  to  John  Hunyadi,  of  Hungary.  The  first  Corwin  in  Amer- 
ica arrived  in  1634,  settling  at  Ipswich,  Massachusetts.  This  was  Mathias  Cor- 
win, who  in  1640  removed  with  his  family  to  Southold,  Long  Island,  and  from 
that  point  the  family  branched  out  in  various  directions.  Several  representatives 
of  the  name  served  in  the  Revolutionary  war.  Alvin  B.  Corwin  comes  of  the 
same  branch  of  the  family  to  which  belongs  Tom  Corwin,  the  famous  orator  and 
statesman  who  served  as  governor  and  senator  of  Ohio.  The  mother  of  Alvin 
B.  Corwin,  Mrs.  Angeline  (Bradford)  Corwin,  was  a  descendant  of  the  dis- 
tinguished Bradford  family,  of  Massachusetts,  founded  in  America  by  Governor 
Bradford,  who  made  the  voyage  in  the  historic  Mayflower  and  landed  with  the 
Pilgrims  at  Plymouth  Rock.  Mrs.  Corwin  was  also  a  native  of  Ohio,  and  her 
death  occurred  in  the  year  1898. 

The  eldest  in  a  family  of  seven  children,  all  of  whom  are  yet  living,  Alvin  B. 
Corwin  spent  his  boyhood  days  in  Delaware,  Ohio,  and  there  learned  the  car- 
penter's trade  under  the  direction  of  his  father.  After  obtaining  his  education 
in  the  public  schools  he  became  his  father's  assistant  in  carpentering  at  the  age 
of  fourteen  years,  and  has  since  been  identified  with  building  operations.  In 
1879,  following  the  death  of  his  father,  he  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  was 
employed  as  a  journeyman  carpenter  until  1885.  He  then  removed  to  Bonne 
Terre,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  for  four  years,  returning  to  St.  Louis  in  the 
fall  of  1889.  At  that  date  he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account,  and  has 
since  been  well  known  here  as  an  architect  and  contractor.  In  1904  he  organized 
the  Corwin  Building  &  Construction  Company,  of  which  he  has  since  been  the 
president,  and  as  the  head  of  this  company  he  has  done  much  important  build- 
ing in  a  general  line.  He  is  interested  to  some  extent  in  St.  Louis  real  estate  and 
has  prospered  as  the  years  have  gone  by.  Mr.  Corwin  is  an  advocate  of  republi- 
can principles  and  keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day; 
but  while  giving  loval  and  unfaltering  support  to  the  party  he  has  never  sought 
nor  desired  office.  He  was  in  the  race  for  the  nomination  for  congress  in  1906, 
but  withdrew  in  favor  of  Henry  Cawfield.  Political  problems  are  of  intense  inter- 
est to  him  and  few  men,  aside  from  those  who  are  active  in  seeking  office,  are 
more  thoroughly  informed  upon  the  complex  issues  before  the  government  than 
is  Mr.  Corwin.    His  fraternal  relations  are  with  the  Knights  of  Pvthias  and  he  at- 


5  2— VOL,  III. 


818  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tends  the  Methodist  church.  Pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life,  he  was  mar- 
ried at  Bonne  Terre,  Missouri,  September  29,  1886.  to  ]\Irs.  Emma  F.  Phillips, 
a  daughter  of  Mr.  and  }tlrs.  Grant,  pioneer  residents  of  Washington  county,  Mis- 
souri, coming  to  the  west  from  \'ermont.  Such  in  brief  is  the  history  of  Alvin 
B.  Corwin,  whose  creditable  record  has  won  him  the  regard  of  all  with  whom 
he  has  come  in  contact,  while  his  social  qualities  have  rendered  him  popular  in 
those  circles  where  intelligence  is  regarded  as  an  essential  attribute  to  agreeable- 
ness. 


THOMAS    SLEVIN    GERHART. 

With  prescience  and  discernment  of  what  the  future  has  in  store  for  this 
great  and  growing  western  city,  and  with  intelligent  anticipation  of  opportuni- 
ties, Thomas  S.  Gerhart  has  become  a  dynamic  force  in  the  real-estate  circles  of 
St.  Louis,  the  extent  and  importance  of  his  operations  in  this  field  placing  him 
in  a  most  prominent  position  in  the  ranks  of  the  city's  representative  business  men. 
His  birth  occurred  here  October  25.  1866,  his  parents  being  Peter  G.  and  Octavia 
(Flandrin)  Gerhart,  a  sketch  of  whom  appears  elsewhere  in  this  work,  .\fter 
attending  public  and  private  schools  he  continued  his  studies  under  private  in- 
struction and  entered  business  life  in  association  with  his  father,  who  was  long 
well  known  by  reason  of  his  extensive  real-estate  operations  here.  L^ndoubtedly 
one  factor  in  the  success  of  Thomas  S.  Gerhart  is  that  he  has  continued  in  the 
field  in  which  he  embarked  as  a  young  man  and  as  the  years  have  passed  he  has 
continuously  studied  every  phase  of  the  business  and  examined  into  every  situa- 
tion bearing  upon  real-estate  dealings,  so  that  he  has  long  been  known  as  one 
of  the  most  successful  operators  in  this  line  in  St.  Louis.  Notably  energetic,  he 
carries  to  each  business  problem  the  determination  to  find  the  successful  solu- 
tion thereto.  An  intelligent  study  of  trade  conditions  and  close  observation  of 
the  trend  of  the  city's  growth  have  enabled  him  to  make  investments  which  have 
yielded  rich  returns  and  inaugurated  eras  of  general  improvement  in  different 
portions  of  the  city,  A  man  of  original  ideas  and  abundant  resourcefulness,  as 
well  as  keen  perception  and  good  judgment,  he  has  had  the  happy  faculty  of 
presenting  his  views  and  formulating  his  plans  in  such  a  manner  as  to  make 
them  attractive  to  the  public,  and  success  in  every  venture  has  followed  as  a 
natural  sequence.  On  the  ist  of  January,  1904,  the  Weisels-Gerhart  Real  Estate 
Company  was  incorporated.  This  is  probably  the  largest  company  of  the  kind 
in  St.  Louis,  doing  a  business  confined  entirely  to  acting  as  agents  for  others  in 
large  real-estate  transactions.  Their  clients  include  many  of  the  prominent  capi- 
talists of  this  and  other  cities  and  their  volume  of  business  in  both  financial  and 
real-estate  transfers  has  now  reached  mammoth  proportions.  'Sir.  Gerhart  is 
president  of  this  companv  which  has  most  commodious  and  handsomely  appointed 
offices  at  Xo.  104-106  Xorth  Eighth  street.  So  close  and  careful  has  been  his 
study  of  the  real-estate  market  that  his  valuation  of  property  has  been  accepted 
as  authority,  as  are  his  opinions  concerning  the  possible  diminution  or  rise  in 
values.  He  seems  to  have  almost  intuitive  perception  concerning  what  the  en- 
suing years  will  develop  in  real-estate  operations  and  yet  all  this  is  the  result 
of  the  most  close  and  discriminating  study  and  logical  deduction.  Aside  from 
his  connection  with  the  Weisels-Gerhart  Company  he  is  the  vice-president  of  the 
P.  G.  Gerhart  Investment  Company,  a  holding  company  of  his  father's  estate,  is 
president  of  the  Thomas  S.  Gerhart  Realty  &  Financial  Company,  a  holding 
corporation  of  his  personal  estate,  and  a  director  in  numerous  other  corporations 
where  his  opinions  constitute  a  vital  force  in  successful  management. 

With  laudable  ambition  to  win  success,  Mr,  Gerhart  is  not  unmindful  of  his 
opportunities  for  advancing  the  city's  interests  and  upbuilding,  and  throughout 
his   entire   connection   with   real-estate  interests  has  never  been  content  to  hold 


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v/  ^^H 

THOMAS    S.    GERHART 


820  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

property  merely  as  an  investment  but  has  always  made  it  his  custom  to  improve 
his  holdings  in  the  most  attractive  \va_\'  and  thus  St.  Louis  has  been  a  direct 
beneficiary  of  his  labors.  He  is  one  of  the  prominent  and  popular  members  of 
the  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  Exchange,  of  which  he  has  been  a  director  for  two 
consecutive  terms,  and  he  is  also  a  leading  member  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange. 
In  connection  with  those  organizations  he  has  done  effective  work  for  the  city's 
welfare  and  progress  through  the  exploitation  of  its  resources  and  the  establish- 
ment of  its  financial  and  business  interests  upon  a  safe  foundation.  While  con- 
tinuously putting  forth  effort  for  the  growth  of  the  city  his  activities  have  always 
been  tempered  by  a  safe  conservatism  that  builds  upon  a  solid  basis. 

On  the  15th  of  January,  1891,  Mr.  Gerhart  was  married  to  Miss  Martha 
Lillian  Brown,  the  eldest  daughter  of  William  Brown,  founder  and  president  of 
the  Pioneer  Steam  Keg  Works,  of  whom  mention  is  made  elsewhere  in  this 
volume.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerhart  have  been  born  five  children:  Peter 
George,  who  was  named  in  honor  of  his  paternal  grandfather  and  is  now  attend- 
ing the  Culver  Military  Academy  of  Indiana ;  Marian  Octavia,  Martha  Lillian 
and  Octavia  Flandrin,  all  at  home ;  and  William  Brown,  who  was  named  in 
honor  of  his  maternal  grandfather.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4609  West- 
minster place  and  thev  also  have  a  summer  home  on  Gratiot  Beach,  near  Port 
Huron,  Michigan.  J\ir.  Gerhart  is  an  ardent  sportsman  and  is  a  member  of 
various  hunting  and  fishing  clubs.  He  is  also  connected  with  a  number  of  other 
social  organizations  and  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Turn  \'erein  and  to  the  Masonic 
fraternity,  in  which  he  has  taken  the  degrees  of  the  Chapter,  the  Commandery, 
the  Consistory  and  of  Moolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  An  attractive  and 
pleasing  personality  makes  him  popular  with  a  host  of  friends.  While  his  abili- 
ties have  brought  him  leadership  in  his  special  line  of  activity,  he  is  a  man  of 
democratic  spirit,  always  approachable  and  courteous,  but  one  to  whom  the  world 
instinctivelv  pays  deference  bv  reason  of  his  substantial  and  manly  qualities  as 
well  as  his  success. 


WELLS  H.  BLODGETT. 

\^'ells  H.  Blodgett  is  widely  known  as  a  lawyer  and  general  counsel  for 
the  Wabash  Railroad.  To  the  complex  problems  of  corporate  interests  his 
attention  has  been  largely  given  in  recent  years  and  he  has  taken  part  in  much 
of  the  important  litigation  that  has  engaged  the  local  courts  since  he  has  be- 
come a  citizen  of  St.  Louis.  Conscientious  and  thorough  in  research,  he  rapidly 
scans  the  entire  field  of  any  controversy  in  which  he  becomes  professionally  in- 
volved and  his  associates  at  the  bar  concur  in  the  statements  that  he  marshals 
authorities  and  precedents  with  remarkable  skill  and  precision.  Penetrating  in- 
stantly to  the  essential  element  of  any  question  that  arises,  he  often  surprises  his 
hearers  by  disclosing  in  a  single  incisive,  quicklv  spoken  sentence  the  true  sub- 
ject matter  in  its  most  practical  aspects.  He  has  retained  connection  with  rail- 
road interests  for  many  years  as  attorne\-  and  counselor,  and  has  made  an 
equally  creditable  record  in  militarv  circles. 

A  native  of  Illinois,  Wells  H.  Blodgett  was  born  in  Downers  Grove,  January 
29,  1839,  his  parents,  Israel  P.  and  Avis  (Dodge)  Blodgett,  having  been  pioneer 
residents  of  that  section  of  the  country.  There  the  son  spent  his  boyhood  days 
at  a  time  when  Dupage  countv  bore  every  evidence  of  frontier  life.  When  he 
had  mastered  the  branches  of  learning  taught  in  the  common  schools  he  con- 
tinued his  intellectual  development  as  a  student  in  the  Rock  River  Seminary,  of 
Mount  Morris,  Illinois,  and  later  matriculated  for  his  professional  career  as  a 
law  student  in  the  ofifice  of  his  elder  brother,  Henry  W.  Blodgett,  of  Chicago, 
wlio  was  afterward  for  many  years  a  judge  of  the  L'nited  States  court  for  the 
district  of  northern   Illinois. 


WELLS    H.    BLODGETT 


822  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Wells  H.  Blodgett  was  admitted  to  practice  in  1861  and  had  just  entered 
upon  his  professional  career  when  the  Civil  war  aroused  his  deepest  nature  and 
called  him  from  the  quiet  life  of  the  office  and  the  courts  to  active  duty  at  the 
front.  He  was  among  the  first  to  respond  to  President  Lincoln's  call  for  troops, 
becoming  a  private  in  a  company  commanded  by  Captain  C.  C.  Marsh,  and 
mustered  in  for  three  months"  service.  During  that  time  it  was  learned  that 
the  war  was  to  be  no  mere  holiday  affair,  that  resolute  men  in  both  the  north 
and  the  south  were  fighting  for  principles  that  they  deemed  to  be  right  and  just. 
Mr.  Blodgett  then  enlisted  for  three  years,  joining  the  Thirty-seventh  Illinois 
Volunteer  Infantry.  He  was  soon  promoted  from  the  ranks  to  a  lieutenancy  in 
Company  D  and  in  March.  1862,  was  commissioned  captain  of  his  company.  A 
year  later  his  professional  knowledge  was  brought  in  direct  requisition  through 
his  appointment  by  President  Lincoln  as  judge  advocate  general  of  the  Army  of 
the  Frontier,  with  the  rank  of  major  of  cavalry.  He  was  then  attached  to  de- 
partment headquarters  and  after  several  months'  service  as  judge  advocate  was 
commissioned  lieutenant  colonel  of  the  Forty-eighth  Regiment  of  Missouri 
Volunteer  Infantry,  his  commission  bearing  the  date  of  August.  1864.  In 
October,  of  the  same  year,  promotion  made  him  colonel  of  his  regiment,  with 
which  rank  he  was  mustered  out  on  the  cessation  of  hostilities.  He  was  on  active 
duty  at  different  times  under  Generals  Fremont.  Hunter,  Schofield  and  Heron 
in  the  campaigns  of  southern  Missouri  and  northern  Arkansas  and  was  after- 
ward under  General  Lovell  H.  Rousseau  in  Tennessee  and  Alabama.  Whether 
serving  in  the  ranks  or  leading  his  command  on  the  field  of  battle,  his  military 
service  was  characterized  by  a  loyalty  and  valor  that  in  later  vears  gained 
for  him  the  award  of  congressional  medal  of  honor. 

Mr.  Blodgett  has  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  the  service  which  he  rendered 
to  his  country  at  a  time  when  men's  souls  were  stirred  and  the  perpetuity  of  the 
Union  was  in  danger.  When  the  war  was  over,  he  entered  upon  the  practice  of  law 
at  Warrensburg,  Missouri,  taking  up  the  professional  career  which  had  been 
interrupted  by  his  service  at  the  front.  He  has  been  known  as  a  lawmaker  as 
well  as  an  interpreter  of  law,  for  in  1867  and  1868  he  represented  Johnson 
county  in  the  state  legislature,  and  after  two  years'  service  in  the  house  he  was 
chosen  to  represent  the  district  comprising  Johnson.  Henrv,  Benton  and  St. 
Clair  counties  in  the  senate.  A  contemporary  biographer  has  said  of  him:  "As 
a  legislator  he  was  capable  and  influential  and,  although  a  republican  of  pro- 
nounced views,  was  among  the  earliest  advocates  of  the  abolition  of  the  pro- 
scriptive  features  of  the  'Drake  Constitution'  and  of  a  governmental  policy  which 
would  bring  about,  in  Missouri,  the  fraternization  of  those  who  had  been  arraved 
against  each  other  during  the  Civil  war." 

Constantly  progressing  in  his  professional  capacity.  Mr. Blodgett  entered  into 
active  relations  with  the  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  &  Northern  Railway  Company  as 
its  legal  representative  in  the  autumn  of  1873,  when  he  accepted  the  position  of 
assistant  attorney.  In  June.  1874.  he  was  made  its  attorney  general  and  in  1879. 
upon  the  consolidation  of  interests  resulting  in  the  organization  of  the  Wabash, 
St.  Louis  &  Pacific  Railway  Company,  he  was  made  general  solicitor  of  the 
new  corporation.  He  represented  the  receivers  of  this  company  in  highly  im- 
portant and  much  complicated  litigation  from  1884  until  1889  and  after  the  re- 
organization of  the  company  he  again  became  its  general  solicitor  and  has  so 
continued  to  the  present  time — 1909 — thus  having  full  control  of  the  legal  in- 
terests of  one  of  the  great  railway  systems  of  the  country.  His  knowledge  of 
corporation  and  railroad  law  has  been  constantly  broadened  through  his  research 
and  investigation  and  he  has  gained  wide  fame  as  a  professional  representative 
of_  railroad  interests.  Few  men  have  more  intimate  knowledge  of  the  legal 
principles  and  precedents  bearing  upon  railroad  interests  and  he  is  regarded  as 
a  most  safe  counselor  as  well  as  advocate.  He  has  studied  the  best  methods  for 
advancing  the  interests  of  the  road  and  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century 
has  been  a   familiar  figure  in  the  courts  of  various  western   states  and  in  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  82? 

federal  courts,  where  he  has  won  high  encomiums  from  his  professional  brethren 
because  of  his  rare  learning,  his  retentive  memory,  his  logical  deductions  and 
his  perceptive  power  that  enables  him  to  grasp  with  remarkable  readiness  the 
salient  points  of  a  cause  and  to  give  due  prominence  to  each  point  as  it  bears 
upon  the  result  desired.  In  the  courts  he  has  shown  a  thorough  mastery  of  the 
questions  involved,  together  with  a  rare  simplicity  of  style  and  an  admirable 
terseness  and  clearness  in  his  statement  of  the  principles  upon  which  he  rests 
his  case.  His  pleas,  too,  are  marked  by  a  solidity  and  an  exhaustiveness  from 
which  the  members  of  the  bar  can  take  no  exception. 

In  July,  1865,  Mr.  Blodgett  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Emma  Dickson 
and  to  them  have  been  born  a  son  and  tw^  daughters,  Margaret,  Henry  and 
Edith.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4449  West  Pine  street.  Mr.  Blodgett  is 
well  known  in  fraternal  and  social  circles.  He  holds  membership  in  Blair  Post, 
No.  I,  G.  A.  R.,  and  with  the  Missouri  Commandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion.  He 
is  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  and  is  a  valued  representative 
of  the  Mercantile  and  Noonday  Clubs. 

That  Mr.  Blodgett  is  one  of  the  eminent  lawyers  of  the  southwest  is  a 
matter  in  which  all  concur.  Those  who  know  him  in  other  relations  find  him  a 
man  of  scholarly  attainments,  whose  broad  reading  has  enriched  his  conversa- 
Ition  and  made  him  a  most  entertaining  and  companionable  gentleman.  The 
analytical  and  inductive  trend  of  his  mind  enables  him  to  readily  understand  the 
difficult  problems  which  engage  his  attention  and  on  matters  of  vital  import  he 
expresses  himself  with  a  clearness  and  intelligence  that  could  result  only  from  a 
most  thorough  and  comprehensive  understanding  of  the  subjects. 


FRANK  J.  EILERMANN. 

Frank  J.  Eilermann  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  16,  1861.  His  father, 
Frank  Eilermann,  was  a  teamster,  owning  several  teams  which  he  used  in  the 
transfer  business.  For  generations  his  ancestors  had  lived  in  Germany  and  he 
came  from  Westphalia  in  1856. 

Frank  J.  Eilermann  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to  the  public  schools  at  the  usual 
age  and  when  a  youth  of  sixteen  years  put  aside  his  text-books  to  learn  the  more 
practical  but  more  difficult  lessons  in  the  school  of  experience.  He  was  employed 
in  various  offices  until  his  nineteenth  year,  after  which  he  became  connected  with 
O.  K.  Lappen  and  E.  S.  Brooks,  who  were  in  the  hide  and  leather  business,  re- 
maining with  them  as  buyer  and  traveling  salesman  for  four  years.  On  the 
expiration  of  that  period  he  organized  the  Eilermann  Transfer  Company,  with 
headquarters  at  Twelfth  and  Montgomery  streets.  In  early  life  he  hauled  hides 
over  the  district  where  his  present  business  is  located.  After  about  five  years' 
connection  with  the  transfer  business  he  found  that  his  quarters  were  too  small 
and  removed  to  No.  122  North  Commercial  street,  where  he  also  remained  for 
five  3-ears.  His  next  removal  took  him  to  his  present  location  at  No.  108  North 
Commercial  street.  He  had  succeeded  from  the  beginning,  doing  general  hauling, 
and  his  patronage  is  now  extensive,  contributing  materially  to  the  profit  which 
is  annually  his. 

In  1884  in  St.  Louis  ]\Ir.  Eilermann  was  married  to  Aliss  Kate  Wessler,  a 
daughter  of  Henry  Wessler,  who  was  also  in  the  teaming  business  and  they  reside 
in  their  own  home  at  Twelfth  and  Montgomery  streets.  They  have  three  sons  and 
three  daughters :  Frederick  J.,  who  is  now  manager  for  his  father ;  Frank  W.. 
who  is  also  connected  with  the  business.  Alma,  who  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  and  the  Visitation  Convent ;  Viola,  who  is  a  student  in  the  public  schools 
and  is  also  pursuing  a  musical  education ;  Hazel,  who  is  being  educated  in  a 
similar  manner ;  and  Clarence,  yet  in  school. 


824  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

_  Mr.^Eilermann  belongs  to  the  North  St.  Louis  Hunting  &  Fishing  Club ;  the 
Prairie  Slough  Fishing  &  Country  Club,  of  which  he  is  now  treasurer,  and  the 
School  House  Fishing  &  Hunting  Club.  In  politics  he  is  an  inflexible  supporter 
of  the  republican  party,  his  position  on  political  questions  never  being  an  equivocal 
one.  His  life  is  another  illustration  of  the  fact  that  opportunity  is  open  to  all 
and  that  the  qualities  which  win  success  are  honest,  persistent  effort  in  the  line 
of  honorable  manly  dealing.  His  life  has  marked  a  steady  growth  and  now  he 
is  in  possession  of  an  ample  competence  and  more  than  all  has  that  contentment 
which  comes  from  consciousness  of  having  lived  to  good  purpose. 


W.  C.  STEIGERS. 


William  C.  Steigers  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  15,  1847,  in  a  house 
still  standing  on  Market  between  Third  and  Fourth  streets — the  residence  of  his 
parents,  Francis  G.  and  Sarah  (Price)  Steigers.  His  father  owned  a  wholesale 
and  retail  grocery  business.  William  studied  in  Wyman  School,  the  Christian 
Brothers  and  other  St.  Louis  schools  until  September,  1862,  when  he  enlisted  in 
the  Eighth  Missouri  Regiment,  at  the  age  of  fifteen,  lacking  three  years  of  the 
lawful  military  age.  The  south  was  conscripting,  the  north  drafting  and  every 
T'olunteer,  regardless  of  age,  was  welcomed  as  a  hero  if  he  could  carry  a  gun. 
Battle  thunders  were  audible  in  every  direction.  The  air  was  surcharged  with 
patriotic  excitement  and  no  boy  born  for  a  life  of  strenuous  action  as  young 
Steigers  was  could  breathe  such  atmosphere  and  put  aside  his  yearning  to  begin 
the  doing  of  manly  things.  His  father  was  a  southern  sympathizer,  but  his  elder 
brother.  Dr.  A.  F.  Steigers,  was  a  surgeon  in  the  United  States  Regular  Army, 
and  continued  in  that  service  from  1861  until  his  death  in  1900,  while  serving  in 
the  medical  department  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Going  direct  from  school  to  "the  perilous  edge  of  battle,"  the  boy  soldier 
was  with  his  regiment  in  the  many  bloody  engagements  by  which  Arkansaw  Post 
and  Vicksburg  were  finally  taken  and  the  Mississippi  river  opened.  Before  the 
end  of  the  Vicksburg  campaign  positions  in  the  field  signal  service  were  offered 
to  the  candidates  of  the  various  regiments  who  could  pass  the  best  scholarship 
examination.  Being  fresh  from  school,  young  Steigers  was  an  easy  winner  as 
the  candidate  of  the  Eighth  Missouri.  Signal  work  brought  him  into  close  com- 
munication with  Grant  and  other  famous  commanders,  but  it  involved  extremely 
arduous  and  dangerous  .=ervice  at  times.  One  hot  day,  late  in  the  summer  of 
1863,  an  amount  of  hard  riding  that  wore  out  two  horses  sent  him  prostrated 
to  the  hospital.  A  serious  illness  followed,  and  when  he  left  the  hospital  in 
October,  1863,  it  was  with  an  honorable  discharge  from  the  army  on  account 
of  physical  disability. 

Immediately  after  reaching  home  from  the  army,  Mr.  Steigers  obtained  a 
position  as  bookkeeper  in  the  Eagle  Foundry.  He  began  his  long  newspaper 
career  as  collector  for  the  Evening  Dispatch,  April  10,  1868;  was  soon  made  its 
advertising  agent  and  so  continued  until  he  resigned  and  became  the  advertising 
manager  of  the  St.  Louis  Times  in  January,  1872.  After  filling  this  position  on 
the  Times  over  six  years  he  resigned  it  and  became  the  advertising  manager  of 
the  Evening  Post,  in  July,  1878,  and  was  retained  in  the  same  position  bv  the 
Post-Dispatch  after  the  consolidation  of  the  two  papers,  December  12,  1878,  until 
October,  1895,  when  Mr.  Pulitzer  employed  him  on  the  New  York  World,  pend- 
ing the  recovery  of  the  Post-Dispatch  from  the  control  of  Charles  H.  Jones. 
Upon  the  latter's  surrender  in  June,  1897,  Mr.  Steigers  resumed  his  old  position 
on  the  Post-Dispatch,  and  his  contribution  to  the  phenomenal  prosperity  since 
attained  by  that  paper  has  been  recognized  by  his  promotion  to  the  positions  he 
now  fills  as  business  manager,  director  and  vice  president. 


W.    C.    STEIGERS 


826  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

On  the  4th  of  September,  1896,  Mr.  Steigers  was  married  to  Miss  Helen 
Martha  Wadsworth,  daughter  of  Charles  Chester  Wadsworth,  nephew  of  General 
James  Wadsworth,  of  New  York.  Mrs.  Steigers'  mother  was  a  first  cousin  to 
Mr.  Spencer  Peel,  a  nephew  of  Sir  Robert  Peel,  long  the  premier  of  the  United 
Kingdom.  The  death  of  his  father  in  1863  left  to  Mr.  Steigers'  care  a  widowed 
mother  and  a  younger  brother  and  sister,  of  whom  only  one,  D.  H.  Steigers, 
president  of  the  St.  Louis  Hide  &  Tallow  Company,  still  survives. 

It  would  hardly  be  possible  to  name  any  public-welfare  organization,  such  as 
the  Business  Men's  League,  the  Civic  Improvement  League  and  the  Million 
Club,  of  which  Mr.  Steigers  has  not  been  an  active  and  efficient  member.  He 
was  one  of  the  early  promoters  and  organizers  of  the  World's  Fair  movement  and 
a  director  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  Company,  serving  as  a  member 
of  its  publicity  committee.  He  is  a  past  exalted  ruler  of  the  St.  Louis  Lodge, 
B.  P.  (J.  E.,  and  also  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  the  Glen  Echo,  the  Missouri 
Athletic  and  the  New  York  Athletic  Clubs. 

Born  a  child  of  her  business  life  when  St.  Louis  was  only  a  big  river  village 
on  the  outer  verge  of  civilization  and  remote  from  railways,  Mr.  Steigers  has 
been,  through  his  adult  life,  a  strong  and  earnest  factor  in  the  evolutionary 
activities  that  have  converted  his  native  town  into  the  great  St.  Louis  of  today. 
Advertising  her  business  interests  has  been  his  chosen  personal  occupation  for 
fortv  vears  and  how  to  promote  them  his  constant  study.  This  brought  him 
into  close  daily  relations  with  men  in  every  commercial  or  industrial  line  of  enter- 
prise. His  alert  and  forceful  personality  impressed  itself  upon  all,  while  his  fair- 
mindedness  and  fidelity  to  all  obligations  won  and  retained  their  confidence. 
In  his  own  line  of  business,  therefore,  he  has  made  a  most  enviable  record  of 
unrivaled  success,  and  that,  too,  without  allowing  personal  interest  or  ambition 
to  dwarf  his  public  spirit  or  activities.  It  is  the  record  of  a  strenuous  life — the 
record  of  a  strong  individuality,  sure  of  itself,  stable  in  purpose,  quick  in  percep- 
tion, swift  in  decision,  energetic  and  persistent  in  action.  His  feelings  have  ever 
found  expression  in  prompt  action  rather  than  in  blank-cartridge  professions. 
When  war  broke  out  between  north  and  south,  he  didn't  stay  at  home  to  sym- 
pathize with  either,  but  pitched  in  with  the  first  regiment  that  would  accept  a 
fifteen  year  old  boy  as  a  soldier. 

It  goes  without  saying  that  a  man  born  with  such  a  high-pressure  momentum 
has  never  been  a  dead-head  in  his  relations  to  the  interests  of  his  native  city,  but 
rather  a  wheel-horse  in  every  public-welfare  movement  of  his  time ;  that,  too, 
without  seeking  official  favors  or  desiring  any  preferment  outside  of  the  private 
calling  to  which  he  had  devoted  his  life.  It  is  enough  for  him  that  his  early 
business  friends  are  still  his  friends ;  that  relations  established  long  ago  with 
business  concerns  in  old  St.  Louis  shops  have  remained  unbroken,  while  those 
same  concerns  were  growing  into  gigantic  department  stores,  occupying  acres 
on  acres  of  floors  in  enormous  modern  structures.  Finally,  if  he  seeks  further 
proof  that  his  life  and  labors  were  not  in  vain,  he  finds  it  in  the  magnificent 
prosperity  of  his  native  city  and  of  the  newspaper  which  had  less  than  four 
thousand  circulation  when  he  began  to  work  for  it  thirty  years  ago,  and  now 
circulates  an  average  of  over  one  hundred  and  seventy-five  thousand  copies  daily 
while  he  presides  over  its  business  management. 


FRED  J.  GOULD. 


Although  Fred  J.  Gould  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for  a  comparatively 
few  years  his  record  is  considered  a  valuable  asset  in  connection  with  the  busi- 
ness history  of  the  city.  He  was  born  October  23,  1867,  in  Jonesville,  Hillsdale 
county,  Michigan.  His  parents  were  James  and  Mary  J.  Gould,  the  former  a 
native  of  Shropshire,   England,  and  the  latter  of  Michigan.     In   1873  'hey  re- 


FRED   J.    GOULD 


828  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

moved  from  Hillsdale  county,  to  Wheeling,  Missouri,  where  the  father  pur- 
chased a  farm  to  which  he  has  made  substantial  additions  from  time  to  time, 
until  now  he  is  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  prosperous  farmers  of  Livingston 
county.  There  he  and  his  wife  still  make  their  home  and  are  yet  enjoying 
good  health  as  well  as  the  ample  reward  which  has  come  to  them  from  labor. 
They  are  both  descended  from  families  noted  for  longevity,  the  lineage  on  the 
Gould  side  being  English  and  on  his  mother's  side  Scotch-Irish. 

A  district  school  education  acquired  at  Wheeling,  Livingston  county,  pre- 
pared Fred  J.  Gould  for  his  matriculation  in  the  Brookfield  Academy,  at  Brook- 
field,  Missouri.  He  spent  two  years  there,  but  did  not  graduate,  and  on  leaving 
school  started  out  in  life  on  his  own  account  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years.  At 
sixteen  years  of  age  he  went  to  Kansas,  where  his  experiences  were  varied,  and 
eventually  he  drifted  into  the  employ  of  a  manufacturing  company,  selling 
machinery,  while  later  he  became  a  traveling  salesman  for  the  Avery  Planter 
Company  of  Kansas  City,  remaining  upon  the  road  as  traveling  salesman  for 
that  and  other  houses  for  eighteen  years.  When  he  left  the  Avery  Planter 
Company  he  became  connected  with  the  T.  T.  Haydock  Carriage  Company,  of 
Cincinnati,  Ohio,  remaining  with  that  house  until  its  failure  August  22,  1896. 
He  then  represented  the  company  in  rounding  up  their  affairs  and  in  settling 
in  part  with  their  assignees  after  their  failure,  and  when  this  duty  was  over 
he  became  connected  with  the  Timken  Carriage  Company,  of  St.  Louis.  He 
afterward  traveled  two  years  for  the  Mansur  &  Tebbetts  Carriage  Company,  of 
St.  Louis,  remaining  with  that  house  for  two  years,  when  he  resigned  his  position 
to  enter  the  real-estate  field.  Coming  to  the  city  of  St.  Louis  he  organized  the 
Fred  J.  Gould  Realty  Company  and  from  the  beginning  has  been  its  president 
and  general  manager.  He  owned  a  substantial  interest  in  the  Chillicothe  Buggy 
&  Top  Company,  of  Chillicothe,  Missouri,  and  for  four  years,  even  while  on  the 
road,  was  its  treasurer.  He  helped  organize  the  Missouri  Pacific  Immigration 
Bureau  about  five  years  ago  and  for  four  years  was  one  of  its  directors  and  a 
member  of  its  executive  committee.  In  business  affairs  he  has  made  that  con- 
stant progress  which  has  resulted  from  close  application,  fidelity  to  the  interests 
entrusted  to  his  care  and  keen  discrimination  in  performing  his  duties.  For  the 
past  five  years  he  has  been  prominently  connected  with  the  development  of  the 
southwest,  having  extensive  land  holdings  in  the  states  of  Texas  and  Arkansas. 

On  the  23d  of  October,  1888,  Mr.  Gould  was  married  in  Breckenridge, 
Missouri,  to  Miss  Mollie  A.  Carr,  one  of  Livingston  county's  most  charming 
young  women  and  a  daughter  of  J.  W.  and  Sarah  A.  Carr,  who  were  among 
the  county's  most  respected  families.  Mr.  Gould  was  just  twenty-one  years 
of  age  at  the  time  of  his  marriage.  Only  one  child  has  been  born  of  this  union, 
Verne  W.,  who  is  now  a  young  man  over  six  feet  in  height  and  an  accom- 
plished singer,  who  was  president  of  the  Central  High  School  Glee  Club  and 
iDUsiness  manager  of  the  High  School  Year  Book.  He  was  graduated  in  June, 
1908,  and  is  now  a  student  in  the  Missouri  L'niversity,  where  he  is  preparing 
for  the  bar. 

Mr.  Gould  is  a  republican  in  his  political  faith  yet  believes  in  a  more 
elastic  currency  and  better  government  control  of  railroads  and  other  gigantic 
corporations.  He  has  been  prominent  in  various  societies  of  commercial  travel- 
ers, in  which  he  has  been  accorded  positions  of  honor  and  trust.  He  was  grand 
secretary  for  Missouri  of  the  United  Commercial  Travelers  and  is  past  grand 
counsellor  of  this  state  for  that  organization.  He  is  a  member  of  the  jMasonic 
fraternity,  belonging  to  Chillicothe  Lodge,  No.  333,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.;  Lone  Star 
Chapter,  No.  30"  R.  A.  M..  of  Chillicothe,  Missouri ;  the  Odd  Fellows  lodge  of 
Wheeling,  Missouri,  of  which  he  is  a  past  grand;  Pacific  Lodge,  No.  30, 
likewise  a  member  of  the  Cabanne  Methodist  church  South,  of  St.  Louis.  He 
has  always  been  a  believer  in  charity  toward  all  men  and  as  well  a  firm  believer 
•in  the  infinity  of  God  and  the  Providence  which  is  governinsf  men.     He  knows 


ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  82& 

that  affability  and  cordiality  will  do  more  than  criticism  and  opposition  toward 
accomplishing  results  in  the  world  and  employs  the  former  course  in  all  of  his 
relations.  His  nature  is  one  of  geniality  and  innate  kindliness  and  his  ability 
and  genuine  worth  have  won  him  a  host  of  friends. 


ALBERT  W.  OLIVER. 

Albert  W.  Oliver,  who  in  1907  organized  the  Valley  Realty  Company,  of 
which  he  is  now  the  head,  was  born  in  Delphi,  Indiana,  November  16,  1867,  and 
is  a  son  of  J.  K.  Oliver,  who  died  September  12,  1907.  His  mother  is  still  liv- 
ing and  enjoys  good  health,  having  a  very  fine  home  at  Elk  Falls,  Kansas.  The 
public  schools  fitted  Albert  W.  OHver  for  life's  practical  and  responsible  duties, 
and  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  left  home,  wishing  to  see  something  of  the 
world.  He  went  to  Kansas  and  subsequently  to  Colorado,  and  for  a  number 
of  years  traveled  quite  extensively  throughout  the  United  States,  working  at 
various  kinds  of  business  in  order  to  provide  for  his  own  support.  At  the  age 
of  nineteen  years  he  secured  a  position  as  fireman  on  the  railroad,  devoting  four 
years  to  railroad  service.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  secured  a  situa- 
tion with  the  Dean  Steam  Pump  Company  of  Massachusetts,  which  he  repre- 
sented for  two  years. 

It  was  in  1893  ^^''^^  ^^^-  Oliver  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  employed  as  fire- 
man in  various  citv  buildings  during  the  winter,  while  in  the  summer  months  he 
traveled  for  different  threshing  machine  companies.  Thus  his  time  was  passed 
for  about  eight  vears,  and  in  1901,  with  the  capital  he  had  secured  through  his 
own  labors,  he  embarked  in  business  on  his  own  account,  installing  engines  and 
pumps  under  the  name  of  A.  W.  Oliver  &  Company.  For  six  years  he  con- 
tinued in  that  field  of  activity  and  in  1907  entered  upon  real-estate  operations 
as  the  head  of  the  Valley  Realty  Company,  which  he  organized.  Already  he 
has  handled  much  property,  negotiating  many  important  realty  transfers,  and 
he  also  continues  in  the  pump  and  engine  business,  his  dual  interests  bringing 
to  him  a  gratifying  financial  return. 

Mr.  C3hver  was  married  July  15,  1902,  to  Miss  Minnie  Haas,  a  daughter  of 
Frank  Haas.  She  was  left  an  orphan  at  the  age  of  three  years.  Mr.  Oliver  is 
a  member  of  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  has  become  well  known  in  this  city 
during  the  sixteen  years  of  his  residence  here,  making  many  friends  who  have 
warm  appreciation  for  his  genuine  worth. 


CHARLES  H.  KUXST. 

Charles  H.  Kunst.  a  leading  general  contractor,  who  makes  a  specialty  of 
city  work,  particularly  the  grading  and  paving  of  streets,  was  born  in  St.  Loui« 
in  i860.  He  is  decidedly  a  self-made  man,  who.  through  unwearied  application, 
hard  work  and  good  management,  has  succeeded  in  winning  the  reputation  of 
being  one  of  the  most  prominent  contractors  in  the  city,  who  perhaps  employs 
more  men  than  anv  one  following  the  same  business  in  the  city.  He  started  in 
the  enterprise  he  is  now  pursuing  with  a  capital  of  forty-five  dollars  and  doing 
his  own  work  graduallv  rose  in  popularity  until  now  he  employs  at  times  in  the 
neighborhood  of  seven  hundred  men. 

His  father,  Charles  S.  Kunst.  was  a  pioneer  brickmaker  of  St.  Louis,  to 
which  city  he  came  in  the  year  1848  and  established  a  brickyard  on  Jefferson 
avenue  wdien  that  thoroughfare  marked  the  city  limits.  While  this  venture  was 
successful  for  a  time,  when  hard  times  struck  the  country  Mr.  Kunst  was  unable 
to  continue  the  operation  of  his  manufacturing  plant  and  finally  was  forced  to 


■830  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

■completely  give  up  the  business.  Being  compelled  to  secure  employment,  he  as- 
sisted as  a  laborer  in  the  building  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad  on  the  Illinois 
side,  which  railroad  was  the  first  constructed  in  what  is  now  known  as  East  St. 
Louis.  In  1849  he  was  married  and  he  reared  the  following  children:  Julia, 
deceased;  Henry  Schader,  Edward,  Lucy  and  Charles  H. 

Charles  H.  Kunst  received  his  preliminary  education  in  the  Lutheran  school, 
subsequently  attending  the  John  Isce  German  Institution,  where  he  pursued  a 
course  of  study  for  three  years,  and  then  became  a  student  at  St.  Peter  and  St. 
Paul  Catholic  school.  Being  ambitious  and  enterprising,  he  desired  to  engage  in 
business  for  himself  immediately  upon  leaving  school.  Looking  over  the  ground 
and  seeing  an  opening  for  himself  in  the  ice  business,  he  succeeded  in  leasing  all 
the  ponds  in  the  vicinity,  from  which  he  cut  the  ice  and  sold  it  at  a  handsome 
profit.  This  enterprise  he  followed  during  the  winter  season,  in  the  summer 
working  with  his  father  in  the  brickyard.  He  contracted  for  an  excavation,  but 
he  had  neither  horse  nor  cart,  his  only  means  by  which  to  remove  the  dirt  being 
pick  and  shovel  and  wheelbarrows.  However,  he  was  satisfied  in  that  he  was 
working  independently,  and  after  a  season  of  hard  toil  succeeded  in  completing 
the  contract.  This  was  the  first  piece  of  work  of  the  kind  he  had  done,  and  its 
prosecution  and  completion  gave  him  added  confidence  in  his  abilit}'  to  undertake 
more  extensive  contracts.  His  first  independent  venture  of  moment  was  the 
opening  of  a  brickyard  on  Chippewa  and  Marine  avenues,  in  partnership  with 
his  father,  which  business  he  followed  until  he  was  twenty-eight  years  of  age, 
when  he  sold  his  interest  in  the  brickyard  to  his  father.  He  then  devoted  his 
entire  attention  to  general  contracting,  making  a  specialty  of  excavating  and 
wrecking,  which  business  he  is  following  at  present.  He  not  only  constructed 
many  miles  of  streets  throughout  the  city,  but  has  done  much  of  the  sewer  work 
as  well.  His  success  in  this  line  of  contracting  has  been  wonderful  and  has  en- 
abled him  to  accumulate  means  with  which  to  erect  six  elegant  dwelling  houses, 
one  at  No.  1323  Allen  avenue,  the  three  at  Nos.  131 5  to  1317  the  same  thorough- 
fare, and  two  on  South  Thirteenth  street,  Nos.  1914  and  1916.  Mr.  Kunst  is 
very  popular  as  a  contractor  and  since  its  initiation  his  business  has  been  gradually 
increasing  until  now  he  employs  permanentlv  from  five  hundred  to  six  hun- 
dred men. 

In  1878  he  was  united  in  marriage  with  IMiss  Rosa  Janning,  a  daughter  of 
Herman  and  Xetta  Janning,  natives  of  Germany,  Mr.  Janning  being  one  of  the 
early  German  settlers  of  South  St.  Louis.  Beside  the  wife  of  IMr.  Kunst,  Mr. 
and  ^Irs.  Janning  had  one  son,  John,  who  is  deceased.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Kunst  have 
the  following  children :  Charles,  Frederick,  Edward,  John,  deceased,  and  Harry. 
Politically  Mr.  Kunst  is  a  democrat.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Columbus 
and  together  v>'ith  his  family  is  a  member  of  the  .'^t.  Peter  and  St.  Paul  Catholic 
church. 


]\L\SON  G.  SMITH. 


Mason  G.  Smith  was  born  in  Batavia,  New  York,  March  5,  1838.  .\t  an 
early  age  he  moved  with  his  parents  to  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin. 

He  was  the  son  of  .'\lbert  and  Elizabeth  ( Stevens)  Smith,  originally  of  the 
state  of  New  York.  His  father  was  a  member  of  congress  a  number  of  terms 
from  New  York  state,  serving  with  John  Quincy  .Adams,  who  was  a  member 
of  the  house  after  his  presidency. 

He  was  also  on  the  circuit  bench  in  Milwaukee  for  many  years,  and  was 
one  of  the  most  able  and  distinguished  circuit  judges  ever  known  in  Wisconsin. 

His  son.  Mason  Gould  Smith,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  inherited  the  legal 
mind  and  ability  of  his  father,  whose  exam])le  was  always  visibly  before  him. 


AIASOX    (;.    S.MITH 


832  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mason  G.  Smith  was  educated  in  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  and  Genesee,  New 
York,  where  he  received  a  thorough  Enghsh  and  classical  education.  He  became 
especially  proficient  in  Latin  and  German,  and  it  was  often  said  of  him  that  his 
study  of  the  classics  and  of  the  languages  had  served  to  develop  his  natural  legal 
mind. 

Upon  reaching  manhood  he  at  once  began  the  study  of  law  under  his  father, 
and  thereupon  entered  on  the  practice  of  the  same.  After  some  years  of  prac- 
tice m  Milwaukee  he  moved  to  St.  Louis  in  1870.  In  the  meantime,  in  1865,  he 
had  married  Miss  Louise  Durkee  Larkin,  daughter  of  the  Hon.  Charles  H.  Larkin, 
of  Milwaukee. 

Upon  his  arrival  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Smith  at  once  formed  a  partnership  with 
George  J.  Davis,  under  the  firm  name  of  Davis  &  Smith.  This  firm  continued 
until  1882,  engaged  in  general  civil  practice,  and  it  addressed  itself  particularly 
to  insurance  and  corporation  business.  For  a  long  while  Davis  &  Smith  were 
the  leading  insurance  attorneys  of  St.  Louis. 

In  February,  1882,  the  firm  of  Davis  &  Smith  was  dissolved,  and  the  part- 
nership of  Smith  &  Harrison  was  formed,  which  lasted  until  January  9,  1897, 
when  Mr.  Smith  died.  The  firm  consisted  of  ^lason  G.  Smith  and  John  A.  Har- 
rison. In  1892  Mr.  Harrison  went  upon  the  circuit  bench,  but  upon  his  return  the 
partnership  was  renewed. 

The  firm  did  a  large  business  in  corporation  and  equity  law,  and  Judge  Har- 
rison afterwards  said  of  Mr.  Smith,  that  after  many  years"  experience  he  had 
never  known  a  better  equity  lawyer,  nor  one  so  well  versed  in  trade  marks.  For 
years  the  firm  represented  the  large  tobacco  companies  of  St.  Louis. 

In  character  Mr.  Smith  was  refined  and  gentle,  honorable  and  fair  in  all' 
his  dealings,  manly  in  his  bearing,  and  scrupulous  to  be  just,  and  senstitive  of 
conscience  it  must,  as  a  final  tribute,  be  said  that  he  was  modest  and  retiring. 

"He  bore  without  reproach  the  grand  old  name  gentleman." 


CHARLES  DERICKSOX  :McLURE. 

Charles  Derickson  McLure  has  been  the  promoter  of  some  of  the  most  im- 
portant mining  interests  of  the  northwest  and  now  with  a  handsome  capital  as 
evidence  of  his  business  enterprise  and  activity  in  former  years  he  is  today  living 
retired  in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  ease.  He  was  born  February  22,  1864,  in 
Carrollton,  Missouri,  a  son  of  William  R.  and  ^largaret  A.  E.  (Parkinson) 
McLure.  The  mother  was  widely  known  for  her  philanthropic  and  benevolent 
work  in  St.  Louis  and  Missouri.  Her  grandfather,  Joseph  Parkinson,  was  a 
notable  figure  in  early  days  by  reason  of  his  thrilling  experiences  with  the  In- 
dians, having  been  captured  by  the  red  men  several  times.  He  afterward  laid  out 
the  town  of  Williamsport.  Pennsylvania,  but  the  name  was  subsequently  changed 
to  Monongahela  City.  He  also  established  the  ferry  there,  which  became  known 
a*  Parkinson's  ferry,  and  later  was  postmaster  of  the  town.  William  Parkinson, 
the  father  of  Mrs.  AIcLure,  inherited  a  large  estate  from  his  father  and  was  noted 
for  his  enterprise,  generosity  and  liberality.  Mrs.  McLure  was  born  at  Williams- 
port,  Washington  county,  Pennsylvania,  in  181 1,  was  carefully  educated  and  be- 
came a  lady  of  great  influence  among  her  own  sex  and  was  widely  known  for  her 
generous  benefactions  and  liberal  assistance  to  the  poor.  On  the  19th  of  March, 
1833,  she  became  the  wife  of  \\'illiam  Baines  McLure  and  their  removal  to  Wes- 
ton, Missouri,  was  followed  by  their  removal  in  1851  to  St.  Louis.  Here  Mr. 
McLure  at  once  became  prominent  in  business  circles,  while  Mrs.  McLure  was 
equally  well  known  as  a  soci?l  leader.  From  her  husband's  death  she  continued 
her  activity  in  behalf  of  charitable  and  benevolent  institutions  and  humanitarian 
enterprises  and  many  there  are  who  have  reason  to  bless  her  memory  for  her 
timely  assistance  in  an  hour  of  need.     On  account  of  her  strong  southern  sym- 


C.    D.    MrLURE 


5  3— VOL.    HI. 


834  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

pathies  slie  was  imprisoned  in  her  own  home  from  the  20th  of  [March,  1863,  until 
the  I2th  of  May  following.  Finally  she  was  sent  inside  the  Confederate  lines, 
where  she  remained  until  after  the  close  of  the  war  and  during  that  period  was 
very  active  in  camp  and  hospital,  rendering  most  able  assistance  to  the  soldiers 
at  the  front,  ^^'hen  hostilities  had  ceased  she  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  resumed 
her  labors  of  love  here,  prompted  by  her  great  compassion  for  all  to  whom  fate 
seemed  unkindly.  She  was  also  conspicuous  in  the  organization  of  the  Daughters 
of  the  Confederacy  and  was  one  of  the  founders  and  builders  of  the  Confederate 
Home  of  Missouri,  located  at  Higginsville.  Her  name  will  ever  be  associated  with 
this  institution  and  with  many  works  of  charity  which  were  prompted  by  a  most 
deep  and  sincere  interest  in  her  fellowmen.  Her  daughter  Sue  became  the  wife 
of  Charles  Clark.  Her  eldest  son,  William  Parkinson  jNIcLure,  achieved  dis- 
break  of  hostilities  he  served  as  postmaster  of  Denver.  The  other  sons  are 
tinction  in  the  Civil  war  as  a  soldier  of  the  Confederacv  and  prior  to  the  out- 
Charles  D.  and  Louis  S.  McLure. 

Charles  D.  AIcLure  came  with  his  parents  to  St.  Louis  when  five  years  of 
age  and  attended  the  public  schools  of  this  city.  In  i860,  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  he  began  freighting  between  Nebraska  City,  Plattsmouth  and  Denver. 
Colorado.  The  free  life  of  the  west  on  the  open  plains  had  for  him  a  strong  at- 
traction. He  recognized  the  fact  that  it  called  forth  the  virile  strength  of  man 
and  proved  the  test  of  each  man's  endurance  and  ability.  In  1863  he  left  Denver 
in  charge  of  a  herd  of  four  hundred  and  fifty  cattle,  which  he  drove  to  Virginia 
City,  ]\Iontana.  In  1864  he  went- to  Salt  Lake  and  engaged  in  freighting  between 
Salt  Lake  and  [Montana  points.  In  the  winter  of  1865  he  visited  St.  Louis  but 
afterward  returned  to  [Montana  and  freighted  between  Fort  Benton  and  mining 
cami^s  and  frontier  settlements.  He  opened  up  the  first  road  down  [Milk  River 
•\'alley.  now  occupied  by  the  Great  Northern  Railroad.  He  also  engaged  in  mining 
in.  the  Confederate  Gulch  in  1865-6  and  in  the  latter  year  located  a  mine  known 
as  "'Western  Extension  of  the  Whitlatch  Union"  at  Unionville,  Montana,  south 
of  Helena.  This  he  operated  until  1873,  when  he  went  to  Butte  and  took  charge 
of  the  Centennial  mills  there.  It  followed  as  a  natural  sequence  of  his  sojourn 
in  the  west  that  he  should  become  interested  in  mining  properties  and  their  opera- 
tion and  in  1877  ^^^  operpted  the  mills  of  the  Hope  Companv  at  Philipsburg,  \Ion- 
tana,  where  he  remaihf-'.  until   1879. 

Oftentimes  seeming  trivial  affairs  prove  the  turning  point  in  a  life  record, 
but  the  point  is  that  the  man  of  alert  mind  and  of  abilitv  recognizes  his  oppor- 
tunity when  it  comes.  While  out  fishing  one  dav  in  1879,  [Mr.  IMcLure  discovered 
rich  quartz  bearing  rock  in  the  granite  mountain  lode.  Others  had  undoubtedly 
looked  upon  this  but  with  imseeing  eves.  In  1880  he  acquired  by  purchase  what 
is  known  as  the  Granite  [Mountain  Lode  Claim.  These  claims  were  considered 
valuable  prior  to  his  purchase  but  were  regarded  as  inaccessible.  Soon  after- 
ward JMr.  [McLure  gave  Charles  Clark  the  power  of  attorney  and  he  organized  a 
company  in  St.  Louis  known  as  the  Granite  Mountain  Mining  Company.  From 
this  claim  has  been  developed  the  largest  silver  mine  in  the  world.  It  has  paid 
extensive  dividends  and  produced  great  quantities  of  gold  and  silver.  Since  en- 
tering upon  his  career  as  a  mine  operator  [Mr.  McLure  has  passed  from  one  suc- 
cess to  another  and  has  won  his  way  through  the  ranks  of  America's  million- 
aires. In  1882  he  purchased  the  entire  James  G.  Blaine  lode  claim  and  on  the 
1st  of  June.  1883,  deeded  to  Josiah  M.  Merrill  and  Charles  Clark  each  a  third  in- 
terest. This  later  became  the  basis  of  the  Bi-Metallic  Mining  Company,  the 
operations  of  which  proved  most  profitable  and  netted  large  returns.  On  the  6th 
of  April.  1898,  the  Granite  Mountain  Mining  Company  and  the  Bi-IMetallic  [Min- 
ing Company  consolidated,  becoming  the  Granite-Bi-l\Ietallic  Consolidated  Min- 
ing Company,  with  Mr.  McLure  as  one  of  the  directors.  He  is  yet  the  owner  of 
much  vahiable  mining  stock  and  has  placed  his  funds  in  other  investments  which 
have  proven  good  dividend  paying  property.  As  his  financial  resources  increa.sed 
he  became  associated  with  a  number  of  business  enterprises  of  St.  Louis.     He 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  835 

was  formerly  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Union  Trust  Compan_\-.  which  he  assisted 
in  organizing,  was  a  director  of  the  ^Missouri  Railway  Company  and  the  Lindell 
Railway  Company  and  has  been  the  promoter  of  numerous  other  corporations  of 
importance. 

On  the  loth  of  November,  1885,  Mr.  McLure  was  married  to  Miss  Clara 
Edgar,  a  daughter  of  Timothy  B.  Edgar,  of  St.  Louis.  Their  children  are  Park. 
T.  B.  Edgar.  \\'illiam  R.,  Mary  Anne  Edgar,  Clara  Edgar,  Charlotte  and  Charles 
D.  Mr.  McLure  is  a  member  of  the  Country  Club  and  the  University  Club.  He 
i«  also  a  communicant  of  Christ  Church  Cathedral.  His  well  directed  activity  in 
former  vears  well  entitles  him  to  the  rest  which  he  is  now  enjoying  as  one  of 
the  city's  capitalists.  His  youth  was  largely  a  period  of  intense  activity  and  had 
l':e  not  used  his  time  advantageously  in  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  mining,  of  the 
rocks  that  contain  the  metals  and  of  mining  methods  and  processes  he  would 
not  have  made  his  rich  discoveries  and  stand  today,  as  he  does,  with  the  wealthy 
residents  of  St.  Louis. 


JOHN  J.  MILTENBERGER. 

John  J.  Miltenberger,  the  St.  Louis  representative  of  the  firm  of  C.  P.  ]\Ioor- 
man  &  Company,  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  was  born  in  this  city  July  18,  1866. 
His  father,  Eugene  Miltenberger,  a  native  of  Alsace-Lorraine,  Germany,  was  born 
in  1820  and  y\-hen  about  twenty  years  of  age  came  to  St.  Louis.  He  studied  law 
under  the  direction  of  Joseph  Bogy  and  was  for  some  years  a  member  of  the  law 
firm  of  Miltenberger  &  Bogy,  constituting  one  of  the  strong  combinations  at  the 
bar.  Subsequently  he  engaged  in  the  banking  business  under  the  firm  style  of 
Bogy  &  Miltenberger  and  later  organized  the  American  Bank,  of  which  he  was 
for  many  years  the  president.  Capably  planning  extensive  business  concerns  and 
carrying  them  forward  to  successful  completion,  he  extended  his  efl'orts  into  other 
lines  in  which  he  won  equal  success.  He  was  for  a  number  of  years  the  president 
of  the  Lumberman's  In.surance  Company  and  the  president  of  the  ^luUanphy 
Fund.  In  1867  he  retired  from  active  business  with  a  handsome  competence 
amassed  through  well  directed  enterprise  and  energy.  He  was  one  of  the  sterling 
citizens  of  St.  Louis,  prominent  in  many  movements  of  a  public  nature,  and  on 
the  day  of  his  death,  April  i,  1879,  was  elected  a  member  of  the  city  council.  In 
early  manhood  he  had  wedded  Mary  Ann  Bogy,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and 
Eleanor  (A'alle)  Bogy.  Both  the  Bogy  and  \'alle  families  were  among  the  early 
residents  of  St.  Louis.  Mrs.  Miltenberger  died  July  2S.  1908,  at  the  advanced  age 
of  eighty  years. 

In  the  private  schools  of  this  city  John  J.  Miltenberger  was  educated,  con- 
tinuing his  studies  in  the  St.  Louis  L'niversity  and  in  Georgetown  University. 
D.  C.  where  he  pursued  a  classical  course  and  from  which  he  graduated  in 
1883  ^^''-li  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree.  His  education  completed,  he  entered 
the  real  estate  business  with  his  brother  Eugene,  the  association  being  main- 
tained until  the  latter's  death  in  1888.  John  J.  Miltenberger  then  took  charge  of 
the  business  and  conducted  it  in  connection  with  building  enterprises  until  1907, 
when  he  became  the  St.  Louis  representative  for  C.  P.  ^loorman  &  Company,  of 
Louisville.  Kentucky. 

On  the  15th  of  August,  190S.  ^Ir.  Miltenberger  was  married  to  Miss  Octavia 
Primm,  a  daughter  of  Charles  H.  and  Margaret  E.  (Riley)  Primm,  while  the 
latter  was  a  daughter  of  John  P.  and  Mary  (Barr)  Riley,  who  were  among  the 
early  settlers  of  St.  Louis,  locating  in  the  city  in  1826.  For  many  years  John  P. 
Riley  was  a  prominent  merchant  here  and  was  otherwise  closely  identified  with  im- 
portant business  interests  of  St.  Louis.  Charles  H.  Primm  was  a  well  known  law- 
yer, a  brother  of  Wilson  Primm  and  a  son  of  Peter  and  Marie  Antoinette  (Larue) 
Primm.     Their  son  Charles  was  born  in  St.  Louis  at  the  old  familv  homestead,  at 


836  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

the  corner  of  Third  and  Ehn  streets.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Miltenberger  are  both  fond 
of  music  and  it  constitutes  an  attractive  feature  in  their  home.  His  recreations 
are  baseball  and  driving  and  he  usually  owns  a  number  of  fine  horses.  Fratern- 
ally he  is  connected  with  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  his  membership  relations  al.so 
extend  to  the  Mercantile  and  Missouri  Athletic  Clubs,  and  to  the  Cathedral 
Catholic  church.  He  gives  his  political  endorsement  to  the  republican  party. 
Provided  with  excellent  educational  facilities  and  thus  coming  into  business, 
circles  well  equipped,  John  J.  Miltenberger  has  made  for  himself  an  enviable 
place,  and  judging  from  the  past  one  may  safely  augur  for  him  a  still  more  suc- 
cessful future. 


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 
factor  in  financial  circles,  succeeding  to  the  presidency  of  the  Missouri  Lincoln 
Trust  Company  on  the  12th  of  November,  1907.  Born  in  Farmington,  ^Missouri, 
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  financial  in- 
terests 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  grand- 
father, 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  Governor  Dunklin,  while  one  of 
his  sisters  became  the  wife  of  Senator  Yell,  of  Arkansas,  who  fell  in  the 
battle  of  Buena  Vista.  Jesse  Mcllvaine  Carter,  a  brother  of  William  F.  Carter, 
is  now  connected  with  the  United  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  engineer  and  was  formerly  supervisor 
of  city  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  Michigan, 
where  he  completed  his  course  by  graduation  in  1890.  In  June  of  the  same 
year  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  at  Marble  Hill,  Missouri,  thereupon  entering  the 
practice  of  his  profession  at  Farmington,  Missouri,  where  he  practiced  for  two 
years  and  then  sought  the  broader  opportunities  afforded  through  the  complex 
interests  of  city  life  by  a  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  very  essence  of  his  case,  presenting  it  with  a  clearness  that  could  not  be  at- 
tained in  an  extensive  elaboration.  He  has  also  become  recognized  as  a  most 
forceful  factor  in  financial  circles  and  was  associated  with  the  Missouri  Lincoln 
Trust  Company  for  two  years  by  reason  of  his  being  executor  of  the  R.  M. 
Scruggs  estate.  On  the  12th  of  November,  1907,  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency 
of  the  IMissouri  Lincoln  Trust  Company.  He  is  now  a  director  in  the  ^lercantile 
Trust  Company  and  Mercantile  National  Bank.     Aside  from  this  he  is  a  stock- 


W.    F.    CARTER 


838  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

holder  in  several  other  business  enterprises  and  corporations.  He  has  never 
sought  the  honors  nor  distinction  that  may  be  gained  in  political  lines  and  in 
fact  is  more  closely  identified  with  the  independent  movement  that  is  now  mani- 
fest 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.  . 


THEODORE  BEHRMAN. 

Theodore  Behrman  is  one  of  the  leading  grocers  of  the  south  side  of  St. 
Louis.  He  came  to  this  section  of  the  city  when  it  was  sparsely  settled  and  has 
lived  to  see  it  become  a  thickly  populated  district,  his  efforts  proving  a  feature 
in  its  development  and  growth.  Born  in  Washington  county,  Illinois,  October 
7,  1852,  he  is  a  son  of  John  and  Kathrina  (Rehme)  Behrman,  who  were  natives 
of  Germany.  Coming  to  America  in  1846,  they  settled  in  Washington  county, 
Illinois,  where  the  father  engaged  in  farming,  making  his  home  there  until  his 
death  in  1887.  He  was  quite  successful  in  his  agricultural  pursuits.  His  wife 
died  only  eight  days  prior  to  his  demise,  and  they  left  a  family  of  nine  children: 
Henry,  a  retired  farmer,  now  residing  in  St.  Clair  county ;  Gerhardt,  a  farmer 
residing  in  Washington  county,  Illinois ;  John,  also  engaged  in  farming  in  Wash- 
ington county :  Katherine,  the  first  wife  of  John  Buesher,  who  left  three  children, 
one  in  Belleville,  Illinois,  and  two  in  Minnesota;  Theodore;  Louis,  also  engaged 
in  farming  in  Washington  county,  Illinois ;  George,  a  farmer  of  St.  Clair  county ; 
and  two  who  died  in  infancy. 

Theodore  Behrman  pursued  his  education  in  St.  Clair  county,  Illinois,  though 
the  family  resided  across  the  border  m  Washington  county.  At  the  age  of  four- 
teen years  he  left  the  public,  schools,  and  when  twenty  years  of  age  he  entered 
Henderson's  Commercial  School  in  St.  Louis,  in  which  he  pursued  a  six  months' 
course.  He  then  accepted  a  position  as  clerk  in  the  grocery  store  of  G.  H.  Grefen- 
kamp,  with  whom  he  remained  for  two  years,  and  in  1881  he  engaged  in  busi- 
ness on  his  own  account  at  Tenth  and  Marion  streets,  in  the  grocery  business.  For 
seven  years  he  remained  at  that  location,  and  in  1888  he  purchased  a  lot  at  the 
northwest  corner  of  Park  and  California  avenues,  and  erected  a  handsome  three- 
story  structure,  in  which  he  established  the  largest  retail  grocery  store  in  this 
section  of  the  city.  At  that  time  this  district  was  very  sparsely  settled,  and  from 
Jefferson  to  Compton  streets  there  was  no  other  store.  Today  there  is  one  on 
almost  every  corner,  with  occasionally  others  in  between.  Mr.  Behrman  has  been 
very  successful  in  his  business  and  has  not  confined  his  attentions  to  the  grocery 
trade  alone,  but  has  extended  his  efforts  into  other  fields.  He  has  purchased 
considerable  property  in  the  residence  section  of  Tower  Grove  Heights,  on  which 
he  has  erected  some  attractive  dwellings,  while  he  still  holds  some  vacant  prop- 
erty. In  February,  1907,  I\Ir.  Behrman,  with  Edmond  H.  Murdock.  established 
the  Lavinia  Cotton  Mills  in  St.  Louis,  for  the  manufacture  of  bed  comforts,  Mr. 
Behrman  being  president  of  the  company. 

On  the  i6th  of  November,  1880,  ]\Ir.  Behrman  was  married  to  Miss  Augusta 
Grote,  a  native  of  St.  Louis  and  a  daughter  of  Berhardt  and  Elizabeth  (_Erden- 
brink)  Grote,  natives  of  Germany.  Thev  came  to  America  about  1850,  and  Mr. 
Grote  conducted  business  as  a  printer  and  bookbinder.  Both  he  and  his  wife  are 
now  deceased.     Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Behrman  were  born  eleven  children:     Emil 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  839 

T.,  a  clerk  in  his  father's  store:  Frank,  in  the  employ  of  the  Lavinia  d'tton  Mills; 
John,  also  associated  with  his  father  in  business;  Gerhardt.  a  carpenter  of  St. 
Louis;  Catherine;  Augusta;  George;  and  Henry,  Caroline,  Margaret  and  Mary, 
all  four  in  school.  The  family  are  members  of  St.  Henry's  Catholic  churcli.  and 
Mr.  Behrman  belongs  to  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America.  W'liile  he  has  many 
times  supported  the  democracy,  he  is  somewhat  independent  in  politics,  and  does 
not  consider  himself  bound  by' party  ties.  He  is  a  self-made  man  and  as  architect 
of  his  own  fortune  has  builded  wisely  and  well,  accumulating  a  comfortable 
competence  and  becoming  one  of  the  successful  business  men  of  his  >ection  of 
the  city. 


ISAAC  B.  ROSENTHAL. 

There  is  no  element  which  has  entered  into  our  composite  natinnal  fabric 
that  has  been  of  more  practical  strength,  value  and  utility  than  that  furnished 
by  the  sturdy,  persevering  and  honorable  sons  of  Germany ;  and  in  the  progress 
of  our  Union  this  element  has  played  an  important  part.  Intensely  practical  and 
ever  having  a  clear  conception  of  the  ethics  of  life,  the  German  contingent  has 
wielded  a  powerful  influence  and  this  service  cannot  be  held  in  light  estimation 
by  those  who  appreciate  true  civilization  and  true  advancement.  The  career  of 
Isaac  B.  Rosenthal  has  been  a  notably  successful  one  and  at  the  same  time  it  is 
proof  of  the  possibilities  for  accomplishment  in  a  land  unhampered  by  caste, 
class,  tradition  or  precedent.  At  the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  was  employed  in 
a  humble  capacity  as  salesman  in  a  retail  dry  goods  house  of  San  Francisco, 
California,  and  today  he  is  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  largest  wholesale  millinery 
establishments  of  this  country. 

Mr.  Rosenthal  comes  of  stanch  German  stock,  his  birth  having  occurred  in 
Mllmar,  Germany,  January  6,  1849.  His  parents  were  Bernhardt  and  Shanett 
(Ackerman)  Rosenthal,  who  spent  their  entire  lives  in  Germany  and  both  were 
descended  from  old  families  of  that  country.  The  father  \yas  a  \yell  known 
cattle  dealer  there.  The  son  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  \'ill- 
mar  and  of  ^Maintz  and  leaving  school  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  sailed  for 
America.  \\'hile  but  a  youth  he  was  actuated  by  a  laudable  ambition  to  attain 
success  in  a  country  of  which  he  had  heard  such  favorable  reports  and  he  made 
his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  here  as  a  clerk  in  a  retail  dry  goods  store 
in  San  Francisco.  California.  He  remained  with  that  firm  several  years  and 
then  embarked  in  the  same  business  on  his  own  account,  continuing  for  six  years 
in  the  trade  and  meeting  with  success  in  the  undertaking.  He  afterward  went 
to  New  York,  where  he  entered  the  wholesale  dry  goods  business  as  a  member  of 
the  firm  of  D.  Hauser  &  Company,  on  Broadway  near  \\'hite  street.  After  a 
year,  however,  he  established  a  retail  dry  goods  business  in  Scranton.  Pennsyl- 
vania, ^yhere  he  remained  between  eight  and  nine  years  and  also  conducted  a 
wholesale  liquor  business  there.  He  then  sold  out  his  interests  and  retired  with 
the  purpose  of  making  a  trip  to  Europe. 

After  an  extensive  tour  on  the  continent  Mr.  Rosenthal  again  came  to  the 
new  world  and  located  in  St.  Louis  where,  in  the  latter  part  of  1876.  he  estab- 
lished a  wholesale  millinery  business  under  the  style  of  I.  B.  Rosenthal  &  Com- 
pany. Subsequently  this  became  the  I.  B.  Rosenthal  Alillinery  Coni]iany  and  in 
1900  the  present  name  of  the  Rosenthal-Sloan  Millinery  Company  was  adoined. 
Theirs  is  today  one  of  the  largest  wholesale  millinery  establishments  in  the 
United  States.  Its  evolution  has  been  gradual  and  has  been  based  upon  sub- 
stantial qualities  which  are  recognized  as  forceful  factors  in  the  world  of  trade. 
Mr.  Rosenthal,  as  head  of  the  house,  has  wrought  along  modern  business  lines, 
initiating  new  methods,  formulating  new  plans  and  carrying  them  forward  to 
successful  completion.     He  has  allowed  no  obstacle  to  deter  him  in  his  course 


840  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

if  it  could  be  overcome  by  persistent  energ_v  and  honorable  effort.  He  has  in 
large  measure  that  quality  which  for  want  of  a  better  term  has  been  designated 
as  commercial  sense.  In  an  analyzation  perhaps  it  will  be  found  that  it  is  com- 
posed of  keen  discrimination,  thorough  study  of  every  problem  and  an  unfalter- 
ing perseverance. 

In  Scranton,  Pennsylvania,  Mr.  Rosenthal  was  married  to  Miss  Carrie 
Lipschutz.  They  have  lost  two  children,  while  one  daughter  survives,  Ray,  who 
became  the  wife  of  Walter  Wise,  who  is  connected  with  the  millinery  business. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Rosenthal  is  a  stalwart  republican.  He  has  been 
a  Mason  since  1870  and  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  and  Columbian  clubs. 
He  has  maintained  a  lively  interest  in  the  advancement  of  the  business  and 
popular  affairs  of  the  city  and  has  contributed  largely  through  his  trade  relations 
and  in  other  ways  to  the  progress  and  substantial  upbuilding  of  St.  Louis.  A 
man  of  genial  and  social  nature  and  one  who  is  most  appreciative  of  the  amenities 
which  go  to  make  up  the  sum  of  human  happiness,  he  has  become  identified  with 
different  organizations  and  in  the  closer  circles  of  friendship  is  known  as  a  most 
congenial  man.  A  gentleman  of  strong  individuality  and  indubitable  probity, 
one  who  has  attained  to  a  due  measure  of  success  in  the  affairs  of  life  and  whose 
influence  has  ever  been  exerted  in  the  direction  of  the  true  and  beautiful,  he 
assuredly  deserves  classification  with  the  representative  merchants  and  business 
men  of  St.  Louis, 


HENRY  W.  LOHMANN. 

Henrv  W.  Lohmann,  western  and  southern  manager  of  James  Stewart  & 
Company,  was  born  January  8,  1870,  in  this  city,  the  son  of  Henry  and  Catherine 
(Herpel)  Lohmann.  His  father  was  a  native  of  Germany.  On  his  arrival  in 
America  in  1857  he  settled  in  this  city  where  he  engaged  in  the  hay  and  grain 
business  until  his  death  in  1894.  He  was  first  lieutenant  in  Company  H,  Second 
Regiment  of  Artillery,  Missouri  Volunteers,  during  the  Civil  war  and  served 
throughout  the  period  of  hostilities.  His  mother  was  also  a  native  of  Germany. 
In  her  girlhood  she  came  to  America  with  her  parents  and  settled  in  George- 
town, ^Missouri.     She  died  in  1904,  survived  by  three  sons  and  two  daughters. 

Mr.  Lohmann  was  educated  in  the  St.  Louis  public  schools  and  on  leaving 
'the  high  school  pursued  a  course  of  study  in  architecture.  On  March  i,  1889. 
he  entered  the  employ  of  James  Stewart  &  Company  and  in  his  twenty  vears  of 
service  he  has  filled  almost  every  position  and  through  gradual  rise,  coming  to 
him  in  recognition  of  his  ability  and  trustworthiness,  his  promotions  ultimately 
made  him,  in  1902,  manager  of  the  St.  Louis  office,  and  as  the  firm's  business 
was  expanded  he  was  entrusted  with  its  management  in  the  south  and  west,  and 
now  holds  the  position  of  western  and  southern  manager  with  headquarters  at 
St.  Louis  and  offices  under  his  management  in  New  Orleans,  Houston  and 
Denver. 

The  firm  of  James  Stewart  &  Company  covers  every  branch  of  building  and 
engineering  construction  and  is  probably  the  largest  concern  in  this  line  in  the 
entire  country.  It  was  this  company  that  started  the  American  invasion  of  Eng- 
land in  the  building  line,  securing  and  executing  the  contract  for  the  British 
Westinghouse  Company  at  Manchester,  England,  since  which  time  they  have  done 
much  work  in  London  and  elsewhere  in  the  British  empire. 

yir.  Lohmann  had  in  charge  the  reconstruction  of  the  wharf,  warehouses 
and  grain  elevators  at  Galveston  after  the  flood,  in  which  connection  it  was  said  : 
"He  bore  the  responsibility  in  the  immense  task  of  reconstructing  the  entire 
wharf  front  and  warehouse  system  of  the  fated  island  city  and  rehabilitated 
Galveston  as  a  shipping  point.  Now  he  is  recognized  as  most  competent  in  all 
matters  pertaining  to  building.     Whatever  success  Mr.  Lohmann  has  achieved  is 


H.   W.   LOHMANN 


842  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

due  entirely  to  his  own  efforts,  his  perseverance,  his  tenacious  mastery  of  details, 
his  careful  work  in  the  beginning  of  his  connection  with  the  business  and  his 
natural  ability,  with  perhaps  an  allowance  for  his  association  with  and  training 
received  under  Mr.  Stewart,  whose  feats  are  matters  of  international  comment." 

In  his  official  capacity  in  connection  with  the  company  Mr.  Lohmann  has 
erected  the  New  Bank  of  Commerce  building,  Ely- Walker  Dry  Goods  Company's 
buildings,  the  "White  House"  of  the  Brown  Shoe  Company.  Robert,  Johnson  & 
Rand  Shoe  Company's  building,  and  also  constructed  the  subway  tunnels.  Ex- 
press buildings  and  other  improvements  at  Union  station.  Many  other  structures 
of  note  in  this  and  other  cities  have  also  been  carried  to  completion  under  his 
direction. 

He  is  secretary  of  the  Stuart  Realty  Company,  president  of  the  Henry 
Lohmann  Realty  Company,  director  of  the  Canadian  Stewart  Company,  Ltd.,  of 
Montreal,  and  interested  in  various  other  corporations. 

At  all  times  active  as  a  factor  in  the  promotion  of  public  progress,  Mr. 
Lohmann  has  become  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League,  the  Civic  League, 
St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  ^Million  Population  Club,  Building  Industries 
Association,  the  National  Geographical  Society  and  the  American  Society  for 
Testing  Materials. 

On  the  2d  of  March,  1899,  in  St.  Louis,  occurred  the  marriage  of  ^Ir. 
Lohmann  and  Miss  Minka  Henke,  a  daughter  of  Edward  and  }vlinna  Henke,  of 
St.  Louis.  They  have  two  children,  Eunice  Stuart  and  Janet  Henke,  aged  re- 
spectively eight  and  five  years.  J\Ir.  and  Mrs.  Lohmann  hold  membership  in 
St.  Andrew's  Evangelical  church  and  he  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis,  ^Mercantile, 
Liederkranz  and  Century  Boat  Clubs.  He  is  fond  of  music,  art  and  athletics  and 
outdoor  sports  and  has  traveled  extensivelv  in  this  country  and  abroad.  While 
he  has  long  since  left  the  ranks  of  the  many  and  stands  among  the  successful  few 
in  busmess  life,  he  has  never  allowed  business  cares  to  monopolize  his  time  to 
the  exclusion  of  an  interest  in  those  things  which  broaden  nature,  develop  char- 
acter and  promote  culture. 


CHARLES  ?iIcLAUGHLIX  GRAY. 

Charles  McLaughlin  Gray  is  the  president  and  general  manager  of  the 
C.  L.  Gray  Construction  Company,  in  which  connection  he  occupies  a  command- 
ing position  as  one  of  the  foremost  representatives  of  building  interests  in  the 
middle  west.  As  a  matter  of  convenience  in  signing  his  name,  as  is  so  fre- 
quently necessary  in  his  business,  he  has  adopted  the  more  abbreviated  form  of 
C.  L.  Gray  instead  of  Charles  McLaughlin  Gray. 

He  was  born  in  Olney,  Richland  county,  Illinois,  September  15,  1867.  His 
father,  Charles  Corwin,  was  a  native  of  Somerset,  Ohio,  and  served  for  three  and 
one-half  years  in  the  Ll^nion  Army  as  a  member  of  the  Ninety-second  Regiment 
of  Ohio  Infantry.  He  held  the  rank  of  sergeant  of  Company  B  and  after  the 
war  removed  westward  to  Olney,  Illinois,  where  he  was  engaged  in  contracting 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  April  20,  1882.  He  was  a  successful  business 
man,  accomplishing  what  he  undertook  by  reason  of  his  great  energy  and  de- 
termination. He  possessed  many  of  the  sterling  characteristics  of  his  Scotch 
ancestors,  his  grandfather  having  come  from  Scotland  to  America,  founding 
the  family  in  the  new  world.  He  married  Frances  [Margaret  McBride,  also  a 
native  of  Somerset,  Ohio,  who  died  in  1879.  Their  family  numbered  three  sons 
and  two  daughters,  but  the  brothers  ot  C.  L.  Gray  have  passed  away. 

In  the  schools  of  Olney,  Charles  L.  Gray  began  his  education,  while  later 
he  continued  his  studies  in  Sumner,  Illinois,  and  pursued  special  courses  in  night 
schools,  principally  studying  mathematics  and  structural  engineering.  In  this 
way  he  prepared  himself  for  the  business  in  which  he  is  now  engaged.     In  1892 


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he  entered  the  construction  business  in  East  St.  Louis  under  his  own  name 
and  later  organized  the  Southern  Illinois  Construction  Company  on  the  nth 
of  June.  1898,  continuing  as  its  president  and  principal  stockholder  until  the 
1st  of  September,  1907,  when  the  name  was  changed  to  the  C.  L.  Gray  Con- 
struction Company.  Mr.  Gray  is  president  of  the  latter  corporation  and  the 
chief  controlling  spirit  in  a  business  which  has  now  assumed  mammoth  pro- 
portions, making  him  one  of  the  foremost  builders  of  the  middle  west. 

He  has  constructed  buildings  of  every  character  and  has  probably  eKcted 
more  important  structures  in  St.  Louis  than  any  other  individual  or  firm  during 
the  same  period.  From  the  beginning  his  work  has  been  of  the  most  important 
character.  In  July,  1906,  he  began  the  execution  of  the  contract  for  the  Pierce 
building,  which  was  completed  ready  for  occupancy  in  June,  1907.  It  is  the 
largest  office  building  west  of  the  Mississippi  river,  containing  one  thousand 
rooms.  One  of  the  most  complex  engineering  problems  was  solved  by  him  in 
his  remodeling  of  the  old  St.  Nicholas  Hotel  into  the  Victoria  building  with  an 
expenditure  of  four  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars.  The  upper  stories 
were  raised  and  supported  with  jacks  and  stays,  while  the  foundation  and  two 
lower  stories  were  removed  and  substituted  with  steel  structure,  being  com- 
pletely rebuilt.  Two  stories  were  also  added  on  top  of  the  original  building 
and  today  the  Victoria  is  one  of  the  finest  office  buildings  in  St.  Louis. 

In  1907  the  C.  L.  Gray  Construction  Company  began  the  erection  of  the 
plant  for  the  General  Roofing  Company  at  East  St.  Louis  and  completed  it  in 
three  months.  It  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1908  and  then  rebuilt  bv  the  Gray 
Construction  Company,  which  made  a  record  in  the  time  given  to  the  work.  They 
have  been  awarded  the  contract  for  the  construction  of  that  company's  plant  at 
Marseilles,  Illinois.  The  Buckingham  Hotel  at  St.  Louis  was  erected  by  the 
same  company,  the  excavation  work  being  begun  in  October,  1903,  while  guests 
were  received  by  the  hotel  by  the  ist  of  May,  1904.  It  contains  two  hundred 
and  thirt3--five  guest  rooms,  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  private  bathrooms,  and 
was  erected  at  a  cost  of  four  hundred  and  seventy-five  thousand  dollars.  The 
work  was  prosecuted  only  through  the  winter  months,  and  the  Buckingham 
building  today  is  one  of  the  finest  modern  hotels  in  the  Mississippi  valley.  An- 
other record-breaker  for  quick  work  was  the  St.  Louis  Coliseum,  work  being 
started  in  May,  1908,  while  on  the  26th  of  October  following  it  was  opened  for 
the  horse  show,  one  of  the  most  important  events  in  the  social  life  of  the  city. 

At  the  present  time  the  C.  L.  Gray  Construction  Company  is  engaged  in 
the  building  of  the  plant  of  the  ]\leramec  and  Portland  Cement  &  JMaterial 
Company,  at  a  cost  of  one  and  one-half  million  dollars,  the  contract  including 
the  furnishing  and  installation  of  the  machinery.  Other  important  structures 
which  stand  as  monuments  to  the  enterprise,  skill  and  ability  of  Mr.  Gray  are  the 
Cahokia  building  of  East  St.  Louis ;  the  library  building  and  the  state  normal 
school  at  Carbondale,  Illinois :  the  residence  of  W.  H.  Hill  in  East  St.  Louis ; 
the  residence  of  Dr.  D.  C.  Gamble,  and  many  other  beautiful  homes  of  St.  Louis ; 
the  administration  building  and  the  Western  Military  Academy  at  LTpper  Alton, 
Illinois;  the.  First  ]\Iethodist  Episcopal  church  at  Granite  City,  Illinois:  the  E. 
O.  Stanard  mills  at  Alton,  Illinois ;  the  warehouse  of  the  Cupples  Woodenware 
Company  in  Chicago ;  the  La  Salle  building  at  the  corner  of  Broadway  and 
Olive  streets,  St.  Louis ;  the  large  store  building  of  the  Bry-Block  Mercantile 
Company  at  Memphis,  Tennessee,  and  the  Crane  Company  building  in  the  same 
city,  and  others  of  equal  importance.  Time  and  space  forbid  the  mention  of  the 
extensive  list  of  buildings  which  the  company  has  erected  in  St.  Louis.  Its  own 
plant  covers  a  city  block,  four  hundred  by  six  hundred  and  fifty  feet  and  in- 
cludes a  planing-mill,  lumberyard  and  cut-stone  yard,  having  excellent  shipping- 
facilities,  being  located  between  the  Southern  Railroad  and  terminal  belt  on 
St.  Louis  avenue  in  East  St.  Louis.  Few  constructors  have  a  business  which 
exceeds  in  volume  or  income  that  controlled  bv  the  C.  L.  Grav  Construction 
Company. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  845 

Aside  from  his  building  interests  Mr.  Gray  has  extensive  inve^tnlents  and  is 
officially  connected  with  various  corporations  which  are  factors  in  the  business 
development  of  St.  Louis.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Union  Trust  and  Savings 
Bank  of  East  St.  Louis,  is  president  of  the  Commercial  Club  of  East  St.  Louis, 
president  of  the  Sicking-Gray  Realty  &  Investment  Company,  vice  president  of 
the  Marlborough  Building  &  Realty  Company  and  a  director  of  the  Income  Lease- 
hold Company,  owners  of  the  Pierce  building.  He  has  also  made  extensive  in- 
vestments in  real  estate  in  St.  Louis  and  East  St.  Louis.  His  career  has  been 
a  notably  successful  one  and  there  has  not  been  a  single  esoteric  phase  in  his 
entire  record.  He  has  worked  along  legitimate  lines  of  trade  and  has  gained 
his  success  because  his  equipment  is  very  good,  because  his  knowledge  of  the 
building  art  in  all  departments  is  most  comprehensive  and  because  he  has  made 
a  close  study  of  materials  and  of  the  market  so  that  he  knows  how  and  when 
to  purchase.  His  business  is  thoroughly  systematized  so  that  there  is  no  loss 
of  time  or  labor,  and  while  thoroughlv  familiar  with  every  detail  connected  with 
the  construction,  Mr.  Gray  at  the  same  time  is  just  as  familiar  with  the  great 
scientific  principles  that  underlie  his  chosen  work. 

In  1896  in  East  St.  Louis  Mr.  Gray  was  married  to  ]\Iiss  Amelia  B.  Meints, ' 
a  daughter  of  Albert  ]\I.  Meints,  of  that  city,  who  was  a  wholesale  and  retail 
grocer  and  a  prominent  resident  of  East  St.  Louis.  Mrs.  Gray  died  in  May, 
1903,  leaving  four  children:  Lawrence  Corwin,  ten  years  of  age;  Amelia  Ruth, 
aged  eight  years ;  Donald  McLaughlin,  seven  years  of  age ;  and  Dorothy  ^lillie, 
five  years  of  age.  The  family  residence  is  at  1238  St.  Louis  avenue,  in  East  St. 
Louis,  and  was  erected  by  Mr.  Gray  in  1896. 

He  is  identified  with  various  organizations  for  the  promotion  of  trade  in- 
terests and  the  discussion  of  questions  relating  thereto.  He  belongs  to  the  St. 
Louis  Building  Industries  Association  of  which  he  is  a  director,  the  Business 
Men's  League  of  St.  Louis,  the  Commercial  Club,  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club, 
the  Business  Men's  Club  of  East  St.  Louis,  and  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows 
fraternities.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he 
holds  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  By  nature  he  is  genial  and  social, 
never  too  engrossed  in  his  own  interests  to  be  interested  in  the  attairs  and  wel- 
fare of  others.  Those  who  know  him  prize  his  friendship  and  appreciate  his 
good  sense.  He  is  preeminently  a  man  of  affairs,  standing  as  a  splendid  ex- 
ample of  the  alert,  enterprising  spirit  which  is  pushing  forward  the  wheels  of 
progress  and  making  America  not  a  follower  but  a  leader  in  many  respects  of 
the  old  world  in  various  business  lines.  He  found  that  pleasure  in  business 
which  should  ever  come  to  him  who  accomplishes  what  he  undertakes.  The 
complexities  of  business  problems  seem  to  stimulate  him  to  further  eft'ort  and 
he  has  utilized  the  opportunities  which  are  common  to  all  but  which  others 
have  passed  by  heedlessly. 


THOMAS  H.  FRANCIS. 

Thomas  H.  Francis,  a  prominent  representative  of  the  grain  trade  of  St. 
Lc.uis,  being  vice  president  of  the  firm  of  D.  R.  Francis  &  Brother,  was  born 
in  Richmond,  ]\Iadison  county.  Kentucky.  July  17.  1855.  a  son  of  John  B.  and 
Eliza  (Rowland)  Francis,  who  were  likewise  natives  of  Kentucky  but  were  of 
Virginian  ancestry.  The  earliest  representatives  of  the  Francis  family  in  Ken- 
tucky were  pioneers  of  that  state  and  Thomas  Francis,  grandfather  of  Thomas 
H.  Francis,  was  a  Kentuckv  soldier  in  the  war  of  1812.  On  the  distati'  side  he 
is  descended  from  David  Irvine,  of  Lynchburg.  \^irginia.  whose  ten  daughters 
were  numbered  among  the  distinguished  pioneer  women  of  Kentuckv.  The  line 
of  descent  can  be  traced  back  to  the  days  of  Robert  Bruce  and  the  pages  of  the 
familv  historv  teem  with  manv  glorious  deeds  and  brilliant  achievements  in  con- 


846  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

nection  with  the  annals  of  Scotland.  In  the  time  of  Bruce,  \\'illiam  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  London- 
derry 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  world  has  ever  seen."  The  Irvine  family  was  established 
in  America  during  the  early  colonization  of  N'irginia  and  many  representatives 
of  the  name  on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  have  gained  distinction,  including  Gen- 
eral William  Irvine,  a  gallant  ofificer  of  Ihe  Revolution,  William  and  Christopher 
Irvine,  and  Christopher,  son  of  William,  who  were  pioneers  of  Kentucky  and 
left  their  impress  upon  the_  development  of  that  state. 

John  Broaddus  Francis  was  at  one  time  sheriff  of  Madison  county,  Ken- 
tucky, and  afterward  was  associated  with  mercantile  pursuits  in  Richmond,  while 
still  later  he  devoted  his  attention  to  agricultural  life  in  Lincoln  county.  Ken- 
tucky. Removing  to  Missouri  in  1882,  he  continued  his  residence  in  this  state 
until  his  death,  which  occurred  near  St.  Louis  in  1894.  He  was  a  typical  southern 
gentleman  of  the  old  school,  courteous,  cordial  and  hospitable. 

Thomas  H,  Francis  was  a  pupil  in  the  schools  at  Richmond  and  Stan- 
ford and  at  sixteen  years  of  age  went  to  Lexington,  Kentucky,  where  he  at- 
tended the  ^larkham  Business  College.  There  he  remained  until  1880,  when  he 
came  to  St.  Louis  and  joined  his  brother,  Hon.  David  R.  Francis,  as  manager 
of  an  elevator  at  Venice.  Illinois.  In  1882  he  became  a  member  of  the  Mer- 
chants Exchange  as  the  handler  of  cash  grain  for  his  firm.  In  1890  he  became 
junior  partner  in  the  firm  of  D.  R.  Francis  &  Brother  and  on  the  incorpora- 
tion of  the  company  he  was  elected  vice  president,  which  position  he  still  oc- 
cupies. Those  at  all  familiar  with  the  history  of  the  grain  trade  in  St.  Louis 
know  that  the  firm  occupies  a  prominent  place  in  connection  with  this  field  of 
acti\ity.  controlling  a  most  extensive  business  annually. 

I\Ir.  Francis  finds  relief  from  the  strenuous  cares  of  a  commercial  career 
in  stock-raising  and  farming.  He  is  very  fond  of  horses  .and  horseback  riding 
is  one  of  his  favorite  recreations.  He  is  popular  in  the  St.  Louis.  St.  Louis  Coun- 
try and  Racquet  Clubs,  in  all  of  which  he  holds  membership  and  his  personal 
traits  of  character  cause  him  to  be  welcomed  in  the  best  social  circles.  His 
political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy.  He  is  interested  in  all  pertaining 
to  the  welfare  of  the  city,  whether  accomplished  through  political  or  other  lines, 
and  has  been  a  cooperant  factor  in  various  measures  for  the  general  good.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and,  while  he  has  won  success,  his 
record  is  in  harmony  with  that  of  the  Francis  family,  which  has  ever  regarded 
citizenship   and   an   untarnished   name  as   rather   to   be   chosen  than   great 


riches. 


CHARLES    H.  PECK. 


Europe  has  a  history ;  America  is  making  hers,  and  among  those  who  have 
been  actively  connected  with  the  substantial  and  brilliant  achievements  of  the 
great  middle  west  Charles  H.  Peck  is  numbered.  No  adequate  memorial  of  him 
can  be  written  until  many  of  the  useful  enterprises  with  which  he  was  connected 
have  completed  their  full  measure  of  good  in  the  world  and  until  his  personal 
influence  and  example  shall  have  ceased  their  fruitage  in  the  lives  of  those  who 
were  about  him  when  he  was  yet  an  actor  in  the  busv  places  of  life;  yet  there  is 
much  concerning  him  that  can  with  profit  be  set  down  here  as  an  illustration 
of  what  can  be  done  if  a  man  with  a  clear  brain  and  willing  hands  but  sets  him- 
self seriously  to  the  real  labors  and  responsibilities  of  life.  His  was  never  a 
record  of  commonplaces  and  yet  it  was  not  because  he  was  specially  favored 
by  fortune  or  by  environment.     It  was  because  he  learned  to  use  to  the  utmost 


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848  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  talents  with  which  nature  endowed  him  and  to  correctly  value  life's  contacts 
and  experiences.  Coming  to  the  west  during  its  formative  period,  he  was  among 
the  promoters  of  its  greatness  and  in  nearly  all  that  he  did  the  public  was  a  large 
indirect  beneficiary. 

Mr.  Peck  was  born  in  New  York  city,  September  21.  1817,  a  son  of  Stephen 
and  Catharine  B.  (Walter)  Peck,  both  of  whom  were  of  English  lineage,  closely 
related  to  some  of  the  oldest  and  most  influential  families  of  New  England.  The 
father  was  born  in  Connecticut  and  was  descended  from  William  Peck,  whose 
birth  occurred  in  London,  England,  in  1601.  He  arrived  in  America  in  1637 
and  the  following  year  aided  in  founding  the  New  Haven  colony.  The  family 
name  is  of  very  ancient  origin  and  its  coat-of-arms,  used  as  early  as  the  fifteenth 
and  sixteenth  centuries,  is  now  preserved  in  the  British  museum. 

Charles  H.  Peck  lost  his  father  when  four  years  of  age  and  then  accom- 
panied his  mother  on  her  removal  to  New  Jersey,  where  on  the  large  farm 
belonging  to  his  maternal  grandfather,  Mr.  Peck  was  reared.  He  had  the 
opportunity  of  acquiring  a  good  English  education  and  used  his  chances  in  this 
direction,  as  he  did  in  every  other  situation  of  life,  to  the  best  advantage.  He 
early  displayed  much  of  that  vigorous  and  energetic  spirit  which  afterward 
characterized  his  control  of  important  and  extensive  business  operations.  While 
still  in  his  teens  he  returned  to  New  York  city  and  served  an  apprenticeship  to- 
an  architect  and  master-builder,  becoming  an  expert  workman  in  that  line. 

The  west  with  its  constantly  expanding  opportunities  attracted  him  and  he 
had  well-founded  trust  in  his  own  ability  to  carve  out  for  himself  a  successful 
career  in  that  portion  of  the  country.  He  was  twenty  years  of  age  when,  by 
way  of  the  Hudson  river  to  Albany,  by  canal  boat  to  Buffalo  and  thence  by  way 
of  the  Great  Lakes,  he  reached  Chicago.  Lie  tarried,  however,  for  only  a  brief 
period  in  the  future  metropolis,  which,  however,  at  that  time  was  a  small  and 
unimportant  place,  the  year  of  his  arrival  being  the  same  in  which  the  city  was 
incorporated.  In  a  flat-bottom  boat  built  by  himself  and  his  partner  he  thence 
proceeded  down  the  Fox  and  Illinois  rivers  to  Peoria,  from  which  point  he 
traveled  by  keel-boat  to  Beardstown,  Illinois.  He  then  continued  his  journey 
across  the  country  to  Alton  and  by  steamer  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  arrived 
in  the  autumn  of  1838.  A  contemporary  biographer  has  said  of  him:  "He  was 
at  that  time  twenty-one  years  of  age,  mentally  and  physically  a  vigorous  young 
man,  firm  in  the  determination  to  wan  his  way  to  position  and  affluence.  St. 
Louis  was  not,  however,  a  great  city  in  those  days ;  fortunes  were  not  made 
rapidlv,  as  now,  nor  was  money  accumulated,  as  a  rule,  except  by  earnest  effort 
and  persistent  application  to  business  pursuits  only  moderately  remunerative. 
While  it  was  then,  as  now,  a  substantial  city,  conservatism  was  a  distinguishing 
characteristic  of  the  business  men  of  St.  Louis,  and  men  of  enterprise  and  energy 
were  needed  to  stimulate  commercial  and  industrial  activity.  Mr.  Peck  became 
one  of  the  pioneers  of  this  class,  and  from  the  beginning  of  his  career  as  a  citizen 
of  this  city  was  foremost  in  encouraging  the  development  of  latent  resources 
and  the  building  up  of  industries  in  the  city  and  throughout  the  state.  From  that 
time  he  was  engaged  in  the  conduct  and  management  of,  or  pecuniarily  interested 
in,  many  of  the  largest  and  most  successful  manufacturing  enterprises  of  St. 
Louis." 

Earlv  in  his  residence  here  Mr.  Peck  displayed  a  quality  which  was  always 
one  of  his  strong  characteristics — his  readv  adaptability  to  any  situation  and  his 
quick  utilization  of  the  opportunity  for  further  progress.  Without  financial 
resources  at  his  command  he  began  business  here  as  an  architect  and  builder 
and  to  no  one  individual  perhaps  was  the  improvement  and  adornment  of  St. 
Louis  more  largelv  attributable  during  the  middle  and  later  portion  of  the 
nineteenth  century.  It  is  said  that  he  w-as  connected  in  some  manner  with  over 
one  thousand  buildines  in  the  citv  and  that  hardly  a  street  in  St.  Louis  does  not 
contain  some  magnificent  structure  which  is  a  monument  to  his  professional 
abilitv.     He  erected  most  of  the  government  !)uildinr;s  in  the  old  arsenal,  now 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  849 

called  Lyon  Park,  and  also  built  the  magazines  in  Jefferson  Barracks.  The  city 
and  country  residences  of  Henry  Shaw  were  erected  under  his  supervision  and 
he  assisted  also  in  laying  out  the  first  outlines  of  Shaw's  Gardens.  His  build- 
ing operations  constantly  increased  in  volume  and  importance,  with  the  result 
that  the  once  almost  penniless  young  man  had  in  hand  a  reserve  fortune  that 
permitted  his  active  promotion  of  and  connection  with  various  industrial  and 
commercial  pursuits  that  have  been  of  the  utmost  benefit  not  only  to  St.  Louis 
but  to  the  state  as  well.  At  the  time  of  his  death  the  local  press  said:  "He  was 
one  of  that  coterie  of  men  who,  in  the  turbulent  times  of  Civil  war  and  recon- 
struction, kept  an  ever-watchful  eye  upon  the  interests  of  the  'future  great'  and 
made  the  city  what  it  is  to-day."  In  all  of  his  financial  operations  he  manifested 
the  keenest  discernment  and  notable  power  in  harmonizing  complex  interests  and 
adjusting  diverse  relations,  so  that  the  utmost  possibility  of  success  was  achieved. 
He  studied  the  natural  resources  of  the  state  and  became  a  factor  in  its  mining 
operations,  its  railroad  building  and  the  promotion  of  its  manufacturing  and 
banking  interests.  His  work  was  especially  noteworthy  in  connection  with  the 
utilization  of  JNIissouri's  mineral  wealth.  He  was  president  of  the  Pilot  Knob 
Iron  Company,  in  ante-bellum  days,  but  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  war  the 
works  were  destroyed.  Mr.  Peck,  in  company  with  James  H.  Lucas  and  John  S. 
McCune,  then  purchased  ground  at  Carondelet  and  established  there  the  first 
furnace  built  west  of  the  Mississippi  river  to  smelt  Missouri  iron  ores  with  Illi- 
nois coal.  It  was  believed  that  this  could  not  be  done  but  Mr.  Peck  soon  proved 
that  it  was  no  useless  experiment  and,  after  the  first  successful  operation  of  the 
new  plant,  he  was  joined  by  other  substantial  business  men  in  the  erection  of  the 
Vulcan  Iron  Works  and  Steel  Rail  Mill,  which  became  a  most  important  indus- 
trial concern,  ranking  among  the  extensive  iron  manufactories  of  the  country. 
In  1876  he  served  with  the  committee  which  met  in  Philadelphia  and  organized 
the  Bessemer  Steel  Association,  which  became  a  potent  factor  in  the  extension 
and  development  of  the  iron  trade. 

His  resourceful  ability  led  him  into  various  other  fields  of  activity.  He 
became  one  of  the  directors  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad  Company  and  an 
active  factor  in  the  extension  of  its  line  from  Sedalia  to  Kansas  City.  He  was 
also  associated  with  Daniel  R.  Garrison  and  others  in  constructing  a  railway 
from  Kansas  City  to  Atchison  and  became  one  of  the  owners  of  the  road  and  one 
of  its  directors.  He  was  long  connected  with  the  directorate  of  the  St.  Louis 
Gas  Company  and  was  again  and  again  honored  with  its  vice  presidency.  He 
was  likewise  connected  with  the  Carondelet  Gas  Light  Company,  nor  was  he 
unknown  in  insurance  circles,  serving  at  different  times  as  president  of  the  City 
Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  and  the  St.  Louis  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Com- 
pany. He  was  a  prime  moving  force  in  the  organization  and  control  of  many 
building  and  manufacturing  concerns  and  for  many  years  what  was  the  city's 
finest  hotel  owed  its  existence  in  large  measure  to  him.  He  became  a  director 
of  the  Lindell  Hotel  Company  and  when,  at  the  beginning  of  the  war,  work  was 
suspended  for  lack  of  means,  he  furnished  the  capital  necessary  for  its  com- 
pletion and  then  negotiated  for  its  furnishing  and  occupation  by  Spar  &  Parks, 
proprietors  of  the  Planters'  House.  He  was  the  representative  of  Jesse  Lindell 
in  perfecting  leases  which  led  to  the  improvement  of  the  north  side  of  Washing- 
ton avenue,  between  Eleventh  and  Thirteenth  streets  in  1857.  and  was  one  of 
the  commissioners  for  the  apportionment  of  the  large  estate  of  Peter  Lindell. 
A  factor  in  the  city's  industrial  development  as  early  as  1847,  he  became  inter- 
ested in  the  planing  mill  business,  erecting  a  mill  at  the  corner  of  Eighth  street 
and  Park  avenue,  in  connection  with  his  brother.  He  was  an  incorporator, 
director  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Mutual  House  Building  Company,  the 
pioneer  institution  of  this  kind  in  the  city.  He  was  one  of  the  incorporators  of 
the  Insurance  Exchange  Building  Company,  which  in  1868  erected  the  Insur- 
ance  Exchange  building,   then   oiie   of   the   finest   ofiQce   buildings   of   the   west. 

5  4— VOL.    Ill 


850  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

For  many  years  he  served  as  a  director  of  the  Provident  Savings  Bank  and  also 
of  the  Mechanics'  Bank,  which  he  aided  in  organizing  and  incorporating.  From 
the  date  of  its  organization  he  was  a  member  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange  and 
in  1870  became  one  of  the  first  trustees  of  Vandeventer  Place  and  at  his  death 
was  the  last  member  of  the  original  board.  His  enterprise  has  added  much  to 
the  general  wealth  and  welfare  of  the  city.  He  desired  success  and  rejoiced  in 
the  benefits  and  opportunities  which  wealth  bring,  but  he  was  too  broad-minded 
a  man  to  rate  it  above  its  true  value  and  in  all  of  his  mammoth  business  under- 
takings he  found  that  enjoyment  which  comes  in  mastering  a  situation — the  joy 
of  doing  what  he  undertook.  Throughout  his  entire  career  his  business  methods 
were  unassailable.  While  he  controlled  large  undertakings,  the  utmost  spirit  of 
justice  animated  him  in  all  his  relations  with  those  who  represented  him,  nor 
was  his  path  ever  strewn  with  the  wreck  of  other  men's  fortunes.  His  wealth 
came  to  him  not  because  of  his  victory  in  a  contest  with  his  fellowmen  but 
because  of  his  wise  and  judicious  use  of  the  opportunities  that  were  open  to  all 
and  the  careful  and  harmonious  adjustment  of  the  varied  elements  which  are 
features  in  every  business.  He  belonged  to  that  class  of  distinctively  repre- 
sentative American  men,  who  promote  public  progress  in  advancing  individual 
prosperity  and  whose  private  interests  never  preclude  active  participation  in 
movements  and  measures  which  concern  the  general  good. 

In  1840  Mr.  Peck  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Rebecca  Adams,  of  St. 
Louis,  who  had  previously  resided  in  Philadelphia,  and  unto  them  were  born 
seven  sons  and  two  daughters,  who  in  adult  life  became  a  credit  to  their  name 
and  four  now  survive,  as  follows :  Stephen,  whose  sketch  appears  on  another 
page  of  this  work ;  Rebecca  Adams,  who  is  now  the  widow  of  Joseph  Warren 
Dusenberv  and  resides  in  St.  Louis ;  Belle,  now  Mrs.  Max  M.  Bryant,  of  St. 
Louis ;  and  John  Adams,  likewise  a  resident  of  this  city.  Mrs.  Peck  is  now 
in  her  eighty-ninth  year  but  retains  her  physical  and  mental  faculties  to  a 
remarkable  degree.  Her  husband  always  acknowledged  her  helpfulness,  for 
her  counsel  and  advice  were  of  great  value  to  him  and  her  words  of  enocurage- 
ment  also  constituted  an  element  in  his  success.  She  is  connected  in  ancestral 
lines  with  some  of  the  oldest  and  most  prominent  New  England  families,  from 
whom  have  come  those  strains  of  culture  and  refinement  which  have  dominated 
her  whole  life  and  have  not  only  made  her  a  leader  in  social  circles  but  one  who 
has  enjoyed  the  admiration  and  love  of  those  with  whom  she  has  come  in  con- 
tact. She  is  today  one  of  the  oldest  residents  of  St.  Louis,  not  only  by  reason 
of  the  years  which  have  been  allotted  her  but  also  from  the  length  of  her  con- 
nection with  the  city.  Coming  here  in  her  girlhood,  she  has  witnessed  its 
marvelous  development  and  the  growth  of  the  great  middle  west,  as  St.  Louis 
has  been  transformed  from  a  little  French  settlement  to  the  fourth  city  of  the 
Union.  Mrs.  Peck  has  long  been  an  active  member  in  the  First  Presbyterian 
church,  to  which  Mr.  Peck  also  belonged.  Mrs.  Peck  was  the  oldest  and  the 
only  living  member  of  the  original  members  present  at  the  celebration  of  the 
seventieth  anniversary  of  the  Second  Presbyterian  church,  which  was  held  in 
St.  Louis,  October  10,  1908.  She  was  selected  as  the  Missouri  representative  of 
the  National  Longfellow  IMemorial  Association,  of  Washington,  D.  C,  and  is 
one  of  the  hundred  regents  of  this  organization.  ]\Ir.  Peck  early  realized  that 
"there  is  an  obligation  laid  upon  man  to  accept  some  other  rule  of  conduct  than 
the  desire  for  pleasure"  and  few  men  have  seemed  to  so  fully  understand  the 
obligations  and  responsibilities  of  wealth.  Church  and  charitable  work  received 
his  hearty  cooperation  and  in  many  ways,  unknown  save  to  the  donor  and  the 
recipient,  he  gave  freely  to  aid  those  who  were  less  fortunate.  He  possessed, 
too,  a  most  kindly  and  genial  nature  and  held  friendship  inviolable.  Those  with 
whom  he  came  in  contact  learned  to  prize  him  no  less  for  his  personal  worth 
and  agreeable  manner  than  for  his  business  capacity.  Death  came  to  him  July  3, 
1899.  when  he  was  in  the  eighty-second  year  of  his  age.  Honorable  in  purpose, 
fearless  in  conduct,  he  stood  for  man\    vears  as  one  of  the  most  eminent  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  851 

valued  citizens  of  St.  Louis  and  the  memory  of  his  hfe  remains  as  an  inspiration 
and  a  benediction  to  those  who  knew  him.  He  used  his  talents  and  his  oppor- 
tunities to  the  utmost  in  every  work  which  he  undertook  and  the  city  numbers 
few  in  whose  lives  marked  business  enterprise  and  capabihty  are  so  evenly 
balanced  with  honor  and  humanitarianism. 


ALBERT  BOND  LAMBERT. 

To  meet  Albert  Bond  Lambert  is  at  once  to  feel  the  force  of  the  man ;  to 
know  that  he  is  purposeful,  alert ;  that  what  he  undertakes  he  will  accomplish. 
But  while  he  is  a  steady,  moving  force  in  every  relation,  there  is  at  the  same  time 
the  almost  instinctive  courtesy  which  recognizes  the  rights  of  others  nor  passes 
beyond  the  bounds  of  individual  privilege  to  trespass  on  the  domain  of  his  fellow- 
men.  He  has  always  wisely  followed  the  path  of  least  resistance,  accomplishing 
his  purposes,  and  thus  has  arrived  more  quickly  at  the  goal  for  which  he  was 
striving.  He  is  entitled  to  two-fold  prominence  as  a  business  man  and  a  sports- 
man, and  one  would  almost  say  a  three-fold  prominence,  from  the  fact  that  he  is 
now  giving  to  the  city  the  benefit  of  his  wide  experience,  sound  judgment  and 
business  sagacity  in  his  service  as  a  member  of  the  city  council. 

Mr.  Lambert  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  December  6,  1875,  a  son  of  Jordan  W. 
and  Lily  (Winn)  Lambert.  His  education  was  acquired  in  Smith  Academy  in 
this  city  and  in  the  University  of  Virginia,  and  throughout  the  period  of  his  active 
connection  with  commercial  interests  in  St.  Louis  he  has  been  associated  with 
the  Lambert  Pharmacal  Company,  of  which  he  has  been  president  since  1896. 
He  has  lived  in  Europe  several  years  and  while  there  established  two  factories, 
one  in  Paris  and  one  in  Hamburg,  for  the  Lambert  Pharmacal  Companv.  He  is 
thoroughly  familiar  with  every  department  of  the  business,  understanding  it  in 
detail  as  well  as  in  principle,  and  therefore  at  times  while  his  judgments  might 
seem  hastily  given,  they  are  the  result  of  a  thorough  understanding  of  conditions 
that  enables  him  to  arrive  at  a  correct  as  well  as  a  speedy  solution  of  the  problem. 
Other  business  enterprises  have  felt  the  stimulus  of  his  cooperation  and  benefited 
by  his  keen  sagacity.  He  is  now  vice  president  of  the  Lambert-Deacon-Hull 
Printing  Company,  the  Olive  Hat  Manufacturing  Company  and  the  Beard-Hayne 
Company,  while  of  the  Mechanics  National  Bank  of  St.  Louis  he  is  a  director. 

Aside  from  the  notable  activity  which  he  has  displayed  in  commercial  circles 
Mr.  Lambert  has  been  equally  efficient  in  the  relations  which  he  has  sustained  to 
the  city  as  a  cooperant  factor  in  various  important  public  movements.  He  was  a 
member  and  the  vice  president  of  the  international  jury  of  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  Company.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League 
and  interested  in  its  movements  for  the  development  and  promotion  of  commer- 
cial interests  here.  On  the  23d  of  April,  1899,  ]^Ir.  Lambert  was  married  in  St. 
Louis  to  Miss  B.  Myrtle  McGrew  and  their  children  are  Donaldson,  Albert  Bond 
and  George  Lee.  The  family  attend  the  Episcopal  church,  in  which  Mr.  Lambert 
holds  membership.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy  and  he  is 
identified  with  several  of  the  leading  clubs,  including  the  Racquet.  Country. 
University,  Field,  Glen  Echo  Country,  St.  Louis,  Noonday,  Algonquin  and  Auto- 
mobile Clubs,  while  of  the  last  named  he  has  been  president. 

To  see  Mr.  Lambert  in  his  office  one  could  well  imagine  that  he  was  entirely 
engrossed  with  the  problems  of  the  business  world  and  the  management  of 
extensive  commercial  interests,  but  there  is  another  and  well  developed  side  to  his 
nature,  as  he  is  a  sportsman  of  international  fame.  Athletics  and  outdoor  sports 
have  always  been  matters  of  keen  interest  to  him  and  he  has  recently  become  well 
known  on  the  other  side  of  the  Atlantic  as  well  as  in  America  through  his  con- 
nection with  aeronautic  interests  in  the  form  of  ballooning.  It  was  chiefly  due 
to  his  efforts  that  the  international  balloon  races  in  his  home  city  in  1907  were  a 


852  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

success.  In  the  interests  of  this  event  Mr.  Lambert  went  to  Paris,  became  a 
balloonist,  fraternized  with  balloon  students  and  rode  with  them  in  the  clouds 
until  he  became  one  of  them  and  then  used  his  influence  and  efforts  to  make 
St.  Louis  the  starting  point  of  an  international  balloon  race.  He  was  instrumental 
in  organizing  the  Aero  Club,  which  was  the  official  host  of  the  representatives 
of  aeronautics  here  at  that  time.  Later  Mr.  Lambert  returned  to  France  and 
continued  making  ascensions  until  he  was  entitled  to  a  certificate  as  a  full  fledged 
pilot.  He  has  also  made  several  ascensions  since  his  return  to  St.  Louis,  one  of 
the  last  being  from  his  home  city  to  Groves,  Georgia,  a  distance  of  four  hundred 
miles.  He  is  as  well  known  as  a  golfer  of  the  first  rank  and  for  one  year  held 
the  Missouri  state  championship.  He  displays  considerable  skill  at  pool  and  in 
hunting  and  there  is  no  more  skillful  angler  than  Mr.  Lambert. 

His  activities  have  recently  taken  a  new  trend,  although  not  at  first  through 
any  desire  on  his  own  part.  While  he  was  absent  in  Paris,  without  solicitation 
on  his  part,  his  fellow  townsmen  nominated  him  for  the  position  of  city  council- 
man on  the  democratic  ticket.  He  did  not  seek  nor  did  he  wish  to  become  an 
active  factor  in  the  political  life  of  the  city.  He  took  no  part  in  the  campaign 
nor  did  he  return  to  St.  Louis  until  after  he  was  cabled  that  he  had  been  elected 
and  must  be  in  St.  Louis  to  be  sworn  in  within  two  weeks.  He  then  faced  what 
he  felt  to  be  a  duty  of  citizenship,  returned  to  take  the  oath  of  office  and  then 
at  once  went  back  to  the  French  capital  to  work  for  the  interests  of  the  balloon 
races.  When  that  important  event  was  pronounced  a  success  and  the  fame  of  his 
city  had  been  established  in  a  new  way  in  the  old  world  he  took  up  his  duties  as 
councilman  and  was  soon  found  to  be  a  dependable  force  for  good  government. 
He  is  standing  for  needed  reform  and  practical  progress  in  politics,  bringing  to 
bear  the  same  keen  discernment  which  has  characterized  him  in  his  business  efforts 
and  the  same  capable  management  which  he  displayed  in  making  St.  Louis  the 
starting  center  for  the  international  balloon  races.  He  early  realized  that  success 
is  largely  a  matter  of  perseverance  combined  with  a  sincere  efifort  to  thoroughly 
master  every  phase  of  the  work  or  interest  which  is  engaging  his  attention,  and  it 
is  to  these  lines,  simple  though  they  may  seem,  that  he  owes  his  well,  merited  dis- 
tinction and  prominence. 


JOHN  D.  PERRY. 


The  measure  of  man  is  the  height  of  his  ideals,  the  breadth  of  his  sympathies, 
- — and  judged  by  this  standard  John  D.  Perry  stood  as  a  man  among  men,  honored 
and  respected  by  all  because  of  his  fidelity  to  high  principles  and  commendable 
motives.  It  is  true  that  in  business  life  his  accomplishments  for  exceed  those 
of  the  great  majoritv  but  there  have  been  other  business  men  who  have  not  com- 
manded the  good  will  and  trust  and  the  implicit  confidence  which  Mr.  Perry  en- 
joyed, because  their  paths  have  been  strewn  with  the  wreck  of  other  men's  for- 
tunes. His  work  in  business  lines,  however,  was  of  vast  importance  to  the  west 
as  a  factor  in  its  upbuilding  and  development. 

Mr.  Perry  was  a  native  of  Virginia,  his  birth  having  occurred  in  Hampshire 
county,  on  the  south  branch  of  the  Potomac  river.  May  15,  1815.  His  father, 
Michael  Perry,  removed  from  his  native  state  of  Pennsylvania  to  the  Old 
Dominion  about  1805  and  owned  and  conducted  a  flour  mill  on  the  Potomac 
river.  He  married  Rachel  Bartliolow,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  and  Ann  (Nelson) 
Barthnlow.  of  a  good  Virginian  family,  whose  founder  emigrated  from  Alsace- 
Lorraine  to  the  American  colonies  about  1700.  The  Perrys  were  of  Scotch- 
Irish  descent  and  many  of  the  sterling  traits  of  that  ancestry  were  manifested 
in  the  life  of  John  D.  Perry.  He  was  only  about  eighteen  months  old  when 
his  mother  died  and  he  and  his  brother,  Thomas  W.,  were  then  taken  to  the  home 
of  their  maternal  grandmother  who  carefully  reared  the  boys.     John  D.   Perry 


JOHN   D.    PERRY 


854  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  in  his  foarth  year  when  his  grandparents  removed  to  a  sparsely  settled 
region  of  western  Virginia  and  shortly  afterward  his  father,  Michael  Perry, 
died.  He  and  his  brother  attended  the  primitive  schools  of  the  neighborhood 
through  the  winter  months  and  their  grandmother,  an  earnest  Christian  woman, 
instilled  into  their  minds  lessons  of  industry,  sobriety,  integrity  and  honor — 
lessons  which  bore  rich  fruit  in  the  life  of  John  D.   Perry. 

At  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  entered  upon  his  business  career  as  clerk  in 
a  little  grocery  store  and  two  years  later  secured  employment  in  the  large  store 
of  Jonathan  Haymon,  who  also  conducted  a  flour  mill  and  other  manufacturing 
establishments.  He  wished,  however,  to  enjoy  still  broader  opportunities  for  the 
exercise  of  his  industry  and  enterprise — his  dominant  qualities.  Accordingly, 
in  1840,  he  removed  westward  to  Fayette,  Missouri,  at  that  time  a  thriving  town 
centrally  situated  in  a  rich  tobacco  and  hemp-raising  district.  He  had  begun 
business  in  the  west  as  a  general  merchant  and  soon  extended  his  efforts 
to  other  lines,  taking  up  the  manufacture  of  hemp,  bagging  and  rope.  This 
proved  a  profitable  venture  and  those  who  came  in  contact  with  him  found  him 
a  most  reliable  and  energetic  business  man  whose  judgment  was  sound  and  whose 
probity  was  above  question.  He  removed  from  Fayette  to  Glasgow,  Missouri, 
in  order  to  have  the  benefit  of  river  transportation,  for  the  latter  city  was 
situated  on  the  Missouri  river.  There  Mr.  Perry  continued  to  prosper  until  he 
was  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  business  men  of  the  central  portion  of 
this  state.  He  always  looked  beyond  the  exigencies  of  the  moment  to  the  pos- 
sibilities of  the  future  and  his  keen  sagacity  and  laudable  ambition  carried  him 
into  undertakings  from  which  men  of  less  resolute  spirit  shrank.  Whatever  he 
did,  however,  brought  him  success  because  he  was  watchful  o'f  all  of  the  details 
of  his  business,  carefully  considered  the  problems  of  the  expenditure  of  time, 
labor  and  capital,  and  so  directed  his  efforts  as  to  make  the  enterprise  with 
which  he  was  connected  a  valuable  asset  in  the  business  life  of  the  community. 
When  it  was  proposed  to  build  a  plank  road  from  Glasgow  to  Huntsville — the 
first  of  the  kind  in  Missouri — Mr.  Perry  was  chosen  to  raise  the  money  for  the 
work  and  lead  the  enterprise  and  was  made  president  of  the  company  which 
executed  it.  The  work  was  successfully  prosecuted  and  the  road  became  of  great 
advantage  to  both  cities. 

The  year  1854  witnessed  Mv.  Perry's  removal  from  Glasgow  to  St.  Louis. 
He  heard  and  heeded  the  call  of  the  city,  recognizing  that  its  constantly  ex- 
panding business  conditions  offered  him  broader  opportunities.  Here  he  en- 
gaged in  manufacturing  with  his  brother-in-law,  W.  J.  Lewis,  and  as  the  years 
passed  branched  out  into  other  fields  of  activity  which  have  constituted  profitable 
sources  of  income  to  the  individual  and  have  also  proven  valuable  elements 
in  public  progress.  Air.  Perry  remained  a  citizen  of  St.  Louis  until  his  death, 
taking  an  active  and  leading  part  in  many  business  concerns,  being  again  and 
again  called  to  act  as  chief  executive  officer  in  control  of  business  enterprises 
by  his  colleagues  and  associates  who  recognized  that  he  was  well  fit  for  leader- 
ship by  reason  of  his  keen  discrimination  and  executive  force.  He  figured 
prominently  for  many  years  in  financial  circles  and  when  the  state  legislature, 
several  years  prior  to  the  Civil  war,  authorized  a  system  of  banks,  Mr.  Perry 
organized  the  Exchange  Bank  and  on  a  later  day  assisted  in  founding  the 
Laclede  Bank.  He  was  afterward  prominently  connected  with  the  construction 
of  the  Merchants  Bridge  and  the  terminal  system  and  assisted  also  in  establish- 
ing the  Standard  Stamping  Company,  controlling  an  important  industrial  enter- 
prise. He  was  also  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Com- 
pany. He  became  perhaps  even  more  widely  known  as  one  of  the  builders  of 
the  Kansas  Pacific  Railroad,  devoting  thereto  the  best  energies  and  highest  ca- 
pacities of  his  nature.  There  were  several  other  leading  citizens  of  St.  Louis 
associated  with  him  in  this  undertaking,  including  Carlos  S.  Greely  and  Adolphus 
Meier,  but  from  the  time  Mr.  Perry  invested  his  private  fortune  in  the  project  they 
made  him  president  of  the  company  and  committed  the  business  to  his  hands,  ap- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  855 

proving  all  he  did  and  supporting  hiili  in  ever}'  mea.sure  that  he  jiroposed  for  the 
prosecution  of  the  work.  He  built  the  road  to  Denver  from  which  point  a  con- 
necting road  was  built  to  the  Union  Pacific.  The  Kansas  Pacific  has  been  of  great 
benefit  to  St.  Louis,  being  one  of  the  main  arms  in  that  admirable  system  of  rail- 
ways that  surround  it,  and  has  been  of  immense  value  to  the  state  of  Kansas 
through  which  it  extends. 

After  the  completion  of  this  road,  which  is  a  monument  to  the  energy. 
sagacity  and  sterling  uprightness  of  Mr.  Perry,  he  went  abroad  for  the  benefit  of 
his  health,  which  had  become  impaired  through  his  arduous  duties,  and  accom- 
panied by  his  family  spent  four  years  in  traveling  through  Europe,  Egypt  and  the 
historic  places  of  western  Asia.  JNIany  a  man  would  have  been  content  with 
what  he  had  already  accomplished  in  business  lines,  but  Mr.  Perry  upon  his 
return  became  associated  with  a  number  of  interests  including  the  Laclede  Bank, 
the  Merchants"  Bridge  and  other  interests  previously  mentioned.  After  these 
were  successfully  established  he  partially  withdrew  from  active  operations,  but 
still  continued  to  give'  supervision  to  his  investments. 

Mr.  Perry  was  married  twice.  He  first  wedded  a  daughter  of  John  Broaddus, 
of  Howard  county,  Missouri,  and  to  them  were  born  two  children,  but  only  one, 
Mary  E.  Perry,  is  now  living.  His  second  wife  was  a  daughter  of  Talton  Turner, 
also  of  Howard  countv,  and  thev  became  the  parents  of  tw.o  daughters  and  two 
sons:  Jane,  the  wife  of  Plon.  David  R.  Francis:  Lewis,  Richard  Earickson  and 
Laura,  all  of  whom  survive.  The  death  of  Mr.  Perry  occurred  August  24,  1895, 
at  the  age  of  eighty  years.  A  contemporary  publication  said  of  him:  "Mr. 
Perry  was  a  man  of  simple,  temperate  habits  and  unostentatious  and  aflfable 
manners,  exhibiting  in  his  intercourse  with  friends  and  strangers  the  spirit  and 
breeding  of  the  old-school  Virginian.  He  was  a  stranger  to  tricks  and  pretenses, 
alwavs  open,  frank  and  sincere,  and  in  his  whole  business  career  he  resolutely 
held  himself  above  seeking  his  own  advantage  in  ways  that  even  bore  the  appear- 
ance of  being  unfair  or  dishonorable.  He  was  accustomed  to  say  that  it  was  easy 
enough  with  forethought,  prudence  and  the  aid  of  trained  habits,  to  achieve  suc- 
cess in  business  without  deviating  in  the  slightest  degree  from  the  line  of  rectitude 
and  honor  and  that  success  secured  in  any  other  way  was  not  worth  having.  This 
was  the  high  and  noble  character  which  his  business  associates  recognized  in  him 
in  all  the  many  enterprises  with  which  he  had  to  do ;  and  it  was  counted  a  great 
advantage  in  a  new  undertaking  if  it  had  the  approval  of  his  judgment  and  in 
addition  could  claim  the  public  confidence  by  having  his  name  at  the  head  of  it. 
In  all  conditions  and  relations,  consideration  for  others  was  paramount  with  him ; 
It  was  the  keynote  of  his  character  and  it  made  him  a  reliable  counselor  and  a 
gentle  and  desirable  companion.  To  trust  to  his  honor  was  to  appeal  to  the 
highest  and  most  active  principles  of  his  nature,  for  his  morality  was  deeper  than 
conventionalisms  or  the  forms  and  customs  of  business.  It  was  a  prompt  and 
quick  sense  of  right  and  it  never  permitted  an  interest  entrusted  to  him  by  in- 
dividuals or  corporations  to  suffer  or  be  sacrificed  if  he  had  the  power  to  prevent 
it.  ]\Ir.  Perrv  possessed  a  distinct  and  impressive  personality  that  was  all  his 
own  and  his  affable  manners,  constant  thouglit  for  others,  gentle  and  modest  de- 
meanor and  grave  and  dignified  bearing  gave  a  charm  to  his  presence  in  whatever 
circles  he  might  be  found,  whether  a  board  of  directors,  a  chance  meeting  of  friend.s 
in  travel,  or  the  sacred  companv  of  his  own  household." 


CHARLES  A.  KALBFELL. 

Among  the  energetic  and  prosperous  business  men  of  St.  Louis  who,  through 
their  laudable  ambition  and  indefatigable  energy,  have  on  the  strength  of  their 
own  resources  made  their  way  from  humble  positions  to  places  of  prominence 
in  the  commercial  world,  is  Charles  A.  Kalbfell,  a  general  contractor  who.  since 


856  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  established  himself  in  this  business  in  1900,  has  rapidly  advanced  until  at 
present  he  stands  in  the  foremost  rank  here  in  industrial  lines.  His  birth  oc- 
curred in  Belleville,  Illinois,  December  7,  1869,  and  he  is  a  son  of  Adam  and 
Elizabeth  Kalbfell,  his  father  having  been  engaged  in  the  teaming  business  in 
that  city. 

At  an  early  age  Charles  A.  Kalbfell  came  to  this  city,  where  in  due  time 
he  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  and,  having  completed  the  course 
of  study  by  the  time  he  had  attained  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  he  become  em- 
ployed in  a  chair  factory,  where  he  learned  the  trade.  Upon  dissolving  his 
relations  with  that  industry  he  became  alSliated  with  various  kinds  of  work,  in 
the  meantime  saving  the  greater  portion  of  his  earnings,  and  in  due  season  had 
laid  by  sufficient  money  with  which  to  start  in  business  for  himself.  He  then 
established  a  manufactory  of  grocers'  sundries  at  No.  5000  North  Broadway, 
which  industry  he  conducted  to  great  advantage  until  1902.  In  the  meantime 
he  engaged  in  general  contracting,  receiving  a  great  deal  of  citv  work,  and  for 
some  time  has  had  the  contract  for  sprinkling  the  streets  as  well  as  for  a  num- 
ber of  other  kindred  services.  While  he  still  conducts  his  industrial  establish- 
ment he  devotes  most  of  his  attention  to  the  contracting  business,  which  is  daily 
gaining  in  proportions  in  response  to  his  untiring  activity  and  the  excellent  man- 
ner ill  which  he  executes  whatever  work  he  undertakes. 

In  February,  1893,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Kalbfell  to  Miss 
Carrico,  a  daughter  of  James  Carrico,  of  this  city  and  thev  have  three  children: 
Charles.  Jr..  Arthur  and  Howard,  all  of  whom  are  pupils  in  the  public  school. 
\\'hile  Mr.  Kalbfell  takes  a  deep  interest  in  the  political  issues  upon  which  hang 
the  nation's  welfare  he  does  not  affiliate  himself  with  any  political  party  but  at 
the  same  time,  however,  he  regularly  uses  his  right  of  franchise,  casting  his 
vote  for  candidates  for  public  office  irrespective  of  the  parties  to  which  the}'- 
belong.  He  is  a  member  of  several  German  social  associations  in  the  affairs 
of  all  of  v.'hich  he  is  prominent  and,  being  fond  of  outdoor  sports  and  also 
of  literature  he  seeks  diversion  during  his  leisure  hours  through  these  means. 
Mr.  Kalbfell  is  an  excellent  type  of  the  representative  business  man  of  the  city, 
being  upright  and  honest  in  all  his  dealings  and  justly  meriting  the  high  measure 
of  prosperity  and  respect  he  enjoys. 


JOSEPH  O'NEIL. 


There  was  nothing  that  suggested  mediocrity  in  the  life  of  Joseph  O'Neil; 
on  the  contrary  he  was  a  man  of  marked  individuality  and  force  of  character  who 
left  his  impress  upon  the  political,  industrial,  financial  and  religious  history  of  the 
city.  His  efforts  were  indeed  far-reaching  and  his  labors  were  at  all  times  ef- 
fective forces  in  the  accomplishment  of  the  laudable  ends  which  he  wished  to  at- 
tain. As  the  name  indicates  he  was  of  Irish  nativity,  his  birth  having  occurred 
near  Roscrea  in  County  Tipperarv,  Ireland,  ]\Iav  10,  1817.  His  father  died  on  the 
Emerald  isle,  after  which  the  widowed  mother  brought  her  family  of  several  sons 
and  two  daughters  to  the  new  world,  Joseph  O'Neil  being  at  that  time  twelve  years 
of  age.  For  eight  years  the  family  home  was  maintained  in  Utica,  New  York, 
after  which  a  removal  was  made  to  Dayton.  Ohio,  but  only  a  brief  period  was 
there  spent.  In  1837  the  elder  sons  and  daughters  of  the  family  made  their  way 
to  St.  Louis,  a  thriving  village  bearing  many  evidences  of  its  French  origin. 

Two  years  later  Joseph  O'Neil  reached  St.  Louis  and  from  that  time  until 
his  death,  covering  a  period  of  fifty-four  years,  contributed  in  no  small  measure 
to  shaping  the  history  of  the  Missouri  metropolis.  His  capital  at  that  time  was 
\'ery  limited,  but  he  possessed  the  more  substantial  qualities  of  energy,  determina- 
tion and  ambition.  He  had  practical  and  expert  knowledge  of  house  building 
and  naturally  turned  his  attention  to  that  field  of  labor.     There  are  still  standing 


JOSEPH    O'XEIL 


858  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  St.  Louis  in  many  of  her  substantial  structures  monuments  to  the  enterprise 
and  ability  of  JMr.  O'Neil  as  a  builder.  While  he  was  active  in  that  line  he  was 
also  watchful  of  all  those  things  that  point  the  way  of  the  city's  growth,  mani- 
festing at  all  times  an  intelligent  appreciation  of  opportunities.  He  soon  made 
himself  felt  as  a  force  in  the  political  and  financial  affairs  and  was  elected  by  the 
democracy  as  representative  from  this  district  to  the  state  senate,  where  he  ac- 
tively participated  in  important  legislation,  being  one  of  the  framers  of  the  bill 
which  made  possible  the  westward  extension  of  the  Missouri  Pacific  Railroad. 
He  was  also  instrumental  in  causing  a  revision  of  the  lien  laws  to  the  great  ad- 
vantage and  protection  of  the  mechanics  of  the  state.  His  official  service  during 
the  first  term  received  public  endorsement  in  his  reelection  for  a  second  term,  at 
the  close  of  which  he  retired  from  the  senate  but  was  soon  afterward  nominated 
by  his  party  for  the  office  of  mayor.  On  that  occasion,  however,  he  was  defeated. 
In  the  early  '70s  he  served  as  presiding  justice  of  the  county  court.  He  remained 
throughout  his  entire  life  a  stalwart  champion  of  democratic  principles  though 
he  was  never  again  a  candidate  for  office,  making  generous  contributions  of 
money  and  service  in  the  support  of  the  cause  in  which  he  believed. 

Another  chapter  of  intense  interest  in  the  life  record  of  Mr.  O'Neil  covered 
his  banking  experiences  which  had  their  beginning  in  1857  when  he  became  a  di- 
rector of  the  State  Savings  Institution,  of  which  John  How  was  then  president. 
About  this  time,  having  become  attorney  de  facto  for  the  Most  Reverend  Arch- 
bishop Kenrick  and  thereby  placed  in  absolute  control  of  his  grace's  material  af- 
fairs, 2\Ir.  O'Xeil  undertook  to  augment  his  revenues,  reduce  the  large  real  estate 
holdings  and  improve  the  affairs  of  the  diocese  in  general.  His  plans  culminated 
in  the  organization  of  the  Central  Savings  Bank  which,  carefully  managed  under 
Mr.  O'Neil's  direction,  proved  successful  from  the  beginning.  Some  time  after- 
ward, however,  dissensions  arose  over  the  financial  policy  and  not  approving  of 
certain  methods  of  his  associates  Mr.  O'Neil  resigned.  The  later  history  and 
failure  of  the  Central  Bank  proved  the  soundness  of  his  views.  His  next  step  in 
the  financial  world  led  to  the  organization  of  the  Citizens  Savings  Bank  which 
he  started  upon  a  prosperous  career.  The  widespread  financial  panic  of  1873 
came  on  and  Mr.  O'Neil  and  his  associates  resorted  to  many  devices  to  keep  the 
new  institution  afloat,  never  for  an  instant,  however,  employing  any  equivocal  or 
imderhand  method.  At  length  the  financial  storm  was  successfully  weathered 
and  the  bank  continued  upon  an  era  of  unbroken  prosperity,  Mr.  O'Neil  remain- 
ing active  in  the  management  until  1891  when  advanced  age  admonished  him  to 
put  aside  the  duties  of  the  presidency. 

In  railway  circles  Mr.  O'Neil  was  also  known,  being  one  of  the  organizers 
and  one  of  the  first  directors  of  the  Kansas  Pacific  Railroad  Company.  It  would 
be  impossible  to  enumerate  every  enterprise  or  public  interest  which  has  felt  the 
stimulus  of  his  judgment  or  benefited  by  his  activity.  While  presiding  judge  of 
the  county  court  he  compiled  the  data  which  led  up  to  the  Scheme  and  Charter 
which  resulted  in  the  separation  of  the  city  and  county.  At  this  time  he  also 
earnestly  advocated  the  city's  purchase  of  what  is  now  Forest  park  and  was  made 
chairman  of  the  board  that  eventually  made  the  purchase.  In  all  matters  of 
citizenship  he  displayed  a  notable  public  spirit  that  was  manifest  in  many  help- 
ful waj's.  He  was  a  devout  Catholic  and  no  good  work  done  in  the  name  of 
charity  or  religion  sought  his  aid  in  vain.  For  a  number  of  years  he  was  president 
of  the  orphan  board  which  he  assisted  in  organizing  and  in  1845  he  attended  the 
first  local  meeting  of  the  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Society  as  a  charter  member.  For 
almost  a  half  century  he  was  connected  with  that  organization  in  an  official 
capacity,  remaining  for  many  years  as  its  treasurer. 

^^^^en  one  met  Mr.  O'Neil  in  business  relations  and  recognized  his  alert, 
enterprising  spirit,  manifest  in  his  quick  comprehension  of  every  problem  pre- 
sented for  solution  and  a  clear  understanding  of  its  possible  outcome,  one  would 
hardly  think  that  a  broad  vein  of  sentiment  constituted  one  of  his  strong  char- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  859 

acteristics.  He  had,  however,  the  keenest  appreciation  for  the  fine  poetical  and 
prose  writings  and  could  repeat  the  finest  passages  from  Burns,  Byron,  Moore 
and  Mrs.  Hemans.  His  love  of  literature  constantly  broadened  his  view  and  en- 
riched his  life.  He  died  Alarch  17,  1893,  and  thus  closed  a  record  that  was  an 
honor  to  the  land  of  his  birth  and  the  land  of  his  adoption. 


DEWEY  A.  HICKEY. 

Dewey  A.  Hickey,  general  representative  of  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing 
Association,  which  position  he  has  occupied  since  March  i,  1906,  was  born  in 
St.  Louis,  Deceinber  20,  1873.  His  father,  Captain  S.  M.  Hickey,  was  the  pioneer 
ice  man  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  also  a  captain  on  the  river,  owning  boats  and 
barges  which  were  used  in  navigating  the  Mississippi.  He  came  from  Canada 
to  St.  Louis  in  his  early  youth  and  is  a  representative  of  a  family  of  Irish  parent- 
age, although  his  ancestors  settled  on  this  continent  at  an  early  day.  In  the 
paternal  line  the  ancestry  is  traced  back  to  Francis  Eaton,  of  Plymouth,  Massa- 
chusetts, who  was  one  of  the  original  companies  that  crossed  the  Atlantic  on  the 
Mayflower.  He  made  his  home  at  Plymouth  and  followed  the  carpenter's  trade. 
He  had  two  sons,  Samuel  and  Benjamin,  and  a  daughter,  Mrs.  Rachel  Ransden. 
His  death  occurred  about  1633.  His  second  son,  Benjamin  Eaton,  was  born  about 
1627,  was  married  December  4,  1660,  to  Sarah  Hoskins,  and  lived  at  Duxbury 
and  Plymouth.  His  death  occurred  in  171 1.  He  had  four  children,  William, 
Benjamin,  Ebenezer  and  Rebecca,  the  last  named  the  wife  of  Jonah  Richard.  Of 
this  family  Benjamin  Eaton,  Jr.,  was  born  at  Plymouth  in  1664  and  was  married, 
December  18,  1687,  to  jMary  Combs.  He  also  had  a  second  wife,  Susanna.  He 
died  about  1745.  His  children  were  William,  Hannah,  Jabez,  Sarah,  John,  Daniel, 
Benjamin,  David,  Francis,  Elisha,  Mary,  Eliza  and  ]\Iirah.  Francis  Eaton,  son 
of  Benjamin  Eaton,  Jr.,  was  born  at  Kingston,  Massachusetts,  about  1700,  and 
lived  at  North  Middleboro.  He  married  Thankful  Alden,  a  granddaughter  of 
John  and  Priscilla  Alden,  whose  romantic  story  is  told  by  Longfellow  in  the 
Courtship  of  Miles  Standish.  They  had  two  sons,  Joseph  and  Jabez,  and  by 
Lydia,  his  second  wife,  Francis  Eaton  had  seven  more  children,  Silvanus,  Thank- 
ful, John,  Mary,  Elijah,  Benjamin  and  Susanna.  Jabez  Eaton  was  born  at  North 
Middleboro,  January  29,  1731,  was  married  June  4,  1759,  to  Elizabeth  Williams, 
and  died  in  Pike,  New  York.  His  family  numbered  eleven  children :  Lucy, 
Olive,  Elizabeth,  Simeon,  Jabez,  Jr.,  Luraney,  Oliver,  Solomon,  Cyrus,  Timothy 
and  Selah.  Jabez  Eaton,  jr.,  was  born  January  26,  1767,  in  Massachusetts,  and 
died  in  Leeds,  Ontario,  September  20,  1825.  He  wedded  Sarah  ]Millard  and  their 
children  were  Oliver,  Cyrus,  Sarah,  Chauncey,  Hiram,  Almon,  Ransom,  ^linerva, 
Jabez,  Leonard,  James  Edson  and  Almyra  Julia.  Of  this  family  Minerva  Eaton 
was  born  September  4,  1807,  at  Canada,  and  died  at  Cold  Springs,  Wisconsin, 
January  11,  1853.  She  was  married  January  23,  1823,  to  Sepreness  Hickey,  and 
their  children  were  John  Edson.  Ransom  Eaton,  Minerva  Olive,  Sephreness 
Marona,  Hiram  M.,  Cordon  R.,  Sarah  A.  and  Emma  C.  Sephreness  Marona 
Hickey  was  born  in  Canada,  October  18,  1834,  and  was  married  at  La  Salle, 
Illinois,  December  25,  1856,  to  Annabel  McCourt,  by  whom  he  had  four  children, 
Harry  E.,  Minerva  j.,  Josie  and  Dewey  Austin.  Of  this  family  JMinerva  J.,  who 
was  born  September  22,  1859,  became  the  wife  of  Max  A.  Nulsen,  July  15,  18S0. 
Her  children  are  Sephreness  Hickey.  or  Behl,  Clemence,  Marie,  Florence.  Max, 
August  and  Annabel  McCourt. 

Dewey  A.  Hickey  attended  the  public  schools  of  this  city  until  his  fourteenth 
year,  when  he  became  a  student  in  the  State  L'niversity  of  Arkansas.  In  1893, 
following  his  graduation  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Arts,  he  was  engaged 
by  the  N.  K.  Fairbank  Company  as  purchasing  agent  and  acted  in  that  capacity 
until  1901.     During  the  succeeding  four  years  he  was  engaged  in  the  brokerage 


860  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

business  on  his  own  account  and  from  January,  1905,  until  Alarch,  190b,  was 
representative  of  the  Woodward  &  Tiernan  Printing  Company.  He  then  became 
connected  with  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Company  as  general  representative, 
acting  in  this  capacity  for  three  }'ears. 

On  the  8th  of  June,  1907,  Air.  Hickey  was  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis, 
to  Miss  Dorothy  Anheuser,  and  they  reside  at  No.  3022  Longfellow  boulevard 
in  a  residence  erected  by  Air.  Hickey. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Hickey  is  a  republican.  He  is  well  known  in  social 
and  club  circles  and  is  president  of  the  famous  Hot  Times  Alinstrels,  of  which  he 
was  the  organizer  in  1895.  Fof  niore  than  twelve  years  he  has  been  a  member 
of  the  Elks  lodge  and  he  belongs  to  the  Missouri  Athletic,  the  Liederkranz  and 
various  other  clubs.  He  is  popular  with  his  friends,  who  are  numerous,  and  is 
well  known  in  both  business  and  social  circles  of  the  city. 


CHARLES  CLARK. 


Charles  Clark,  whose  intelligent  appreciation  of  opportunity  and  habitual 
regard  for  what  is  best  in  the  exercise  of  human  activities  has  led  him  to  a 
prominent  position  as  one  of  St.  Louis'  capitalists  and  captains  of  industry,  was 
born  in  New  York  city  December  i,  183 1.  He  represents  an  old  New  England 
family,  his  father,  John  Bushnell  Clark,  having  been  a  native  of  Saybrook,  Con- 
necticut. He  went  to  sea  as  a  privateer  in  the  war  of  1812  and  subsequently 
was  connected  with  mercantile  interests  in  New  York  city,  being  identified  with 
commercial  interests  in  the  metropolis  until  failing  health  necessitated  his  re- 
tirement. He  then  turned  his  attention  to  agricultural  pursuits,  establishing  his 
home  at  Hudson,  Ohio.  In  early  manhood  he  had  married  Miss  Mary  Denman, 
of  Springfield.  New  Jersey. 

Charles  Clark  is  indebted  to  the  public  schools  of  Hudson,  Ohio,  for  his 
educational  privileges,  and  four  years  were  devoted  to  agricultural  life  on  his 
father's  farm  near  that  place.  He  became  a  factor  in  commercial  circles  in  New 
York  Citv  when  about  twenty-two  years  of  age  and  in  1858  sought  the  oppor- 
tunities offered  by  the  great  and  growing  west,  becoming  connected  with  in- 
surance interests  in  St.  Louis.  After  the  close  of  the  Civil  war  he  made  his  way 
across  the  plains  to  Montana  and  spent  some  time  in  prospecting  in  the  north- 
west, becoming  convinced  that  it  was  a  rich  field  but  that  it  was  not  an  opportune 
time  for  its  development.  Again  he  turned  his  attention  to  the  insurance  business 
in  St.  Louis  and  subsequently  became  connected  with  the  grain  commission  busi- 
ness, but  the  rich  mineral  interests  of  Montana  attracted  him  and  he  made  his 
way  to  that  district.  Frequently  he  visited  St.  Louis  as  a  promoter  of  mining 
interests  and  secured  the  cooperation  of  others  for  the  development  of  properties 
in  Montana.  Eventually  a  syndicate  of  St.  Louis  men  agreed  to  investigate  and 
purchase  mining  property,  following  the  favorable  representations  made  by  Mr. 
Clark,  and  the  result  was  that  they  became  owners  of  the  famous  Granite  Moun- 
tain mine,  a  silver  lode,  which  proved  a  remarkable  property.  The  first  divi- 
dends were  paid  in  1885  and  within  five  years  they  had  amounted  to  thirteen 
million  dollars.  Following  the  reorganization  of  the  business  under  the  style  of 
the  Bi-Metallic  Mining  Company,  with  Mr.  Clark  as  president  and  manager,  the 
enterprise  was  profitably  conducted  and  the  men  most  interested  obtained  wealth 
thereby. 

While  Mr.  Clark  thus  won  his  way  to  the  ranks  of  the  capitalists  he  found 
opportunity  for  investment  in  other  lines,  many  of  which  have  been  of  direct 
benefit  to  St.  Louis  in  the  promotion  of  her  commercial  and  industrial  activity 
and  prosperity.  He  was  one  of  the  leading  factors  in  the  erection  of  the  build- 
i^igs  and  in  the  organization  of  the  St.  Lonis  Merchants  Bridge  and  Terminal 
Railwav  system,  of  this  citw  became  a  director  of  the  Alerchants  Laclede  National 


CHARLES    CLARK 


862  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Bank  and  of  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Compan)-,  and  in  the  latter  was  also 
made  a  member  of  its  executive  committee.  He  was  also  chosen  to  the  di- 
rectorate of  the  Kansas  &  Texas  Coal  Company  and  the  Kansas  &  Texas  Trust 
Company,  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri.  When  St.  Louisans  planned  and  projected 
the  great  exposition  in  commemoration  of  the  Louisiana  purchase  he  was  made 
a  director  of  the  E.xposition  Association.  His  judgment  is  at  all  times  sound  and 
reliable,  so  that  his  investments  have  been  most  profitablv  placed.  His  business 
ventures  have  never  manifested  unwarranted  risk,  for  his  even  tc-.rperament, 
conservative  habits  and  well  balanced  mind  have  constituted  a  force  in  the  busi- 
ness world  that  has  led  to  great  accomplishments. 

Mr.  Clark  has  always  been  an  advocate  of  democratic  principles  but  without 
time  or  desire  for  public  office.  He  is  a  representative  of  the  St.  Louis  Noon- 
day and  Country  Clubs  and  is  prominent  and  popular  among  the  leading  business 
men  of  the  city.  He  was  married  July  22,  1863,  to  Miss  Susan  McLure,  a 
daughter  of  W.  M.  and  Margaret  A.  E.  (McLure)  Raines,  and  their  two  sons 
are  Louis  Vaughan  and  Charles  McLure  Clark.  The  salient  features  of  his  life 
are  perhaps  of  no  unusual  character  but  are  rare  in  their  harmonious  union. 
Never  fearing  to  venture  where  opportunity  has  led  the  way  his  progressiveness 
has  ever  been  tempered  by  a  safe  conservatism.  He  has  reached  out  along  an  ever 
broadening  angle  of  activity  and  usefulness,  but  his  efforts  have  at  all  times 
borne  the  sanction  of  sound  and  discriminating  judgment  and  keen  and  far- 
sighted  sagacity. 


MARY  FELICITE  (CHRISTY)  SCANLAN. 

Mrs.  Mary  Felicite  (Christy)  Scanlan,  who  graced  woman's  sphere  in  the 
social  circles  of  St.  Louis  and  earned  the  gratitude  of  the  public  by  her  kindly 
benevolence  and  charity,  was  born  in  Cahokia,  Illinois,  daughter  of  Samuel  C. 
and  Melaine  (Jarrot)  Christy.  Her  father  was  prominent  in  his  day  as  a  man 
of  affairs,  and  her  mother  was  a  daughter  of  Nicholas  Jarrot,  one  of  the  most 
distinguished  of  the  French  colonists  of  the  Illinois  country.  Born  in  France, 
Nicholas  Jarrot  came  to  the  United  States  at  the  time  of  the  Revolution  of 
1792,  which  plunged  his  native  land  into  anarchy  and  disorder,  and  in  1794  he 
established  his  home  in  Cahokia.  Within  a  few  years  after  coming  to  this  country 
he  acquired  a  fortune  as  a  merchant  and  trader,  and  became  the  owner  of  a 
large,  landed  estate.  He  was  a  leading  spirit  in  shaping  the  influences  which  in- 
vited immigration  to  southern  Illinois  and  northern  Missouri,  and  in  that  sense 
helped  to  lay  the  foundations  of  the  two  great  commonwealths.  A  liberty-loving 
Frenchman,  he  found  in  free  America  a  congenial  atmosphere  and  readily 
adapted  himself  to  the  new  conditions  bv  which  he  was  surrounded.  He  was  a 
stanch  friend  and  supporter  of  the  government  of  the  United  States  in  estab- 
lishing its  authority  over  the  territory  embraced  in  both  the  states  of  Illinois  and 
Missouri  and  was  major  of  a  battalion  of  St.  Clair  county  militia  which  at  the 
beginning  of  the  present  century  rendered  valuable  services  in  protecting  the 
French  and  American  settlements  against  the  depredations  of  hostile  Indians.  His 
home  in  Cahokia,  erected  in  1796  and  long  known  as  the  "Jarrot  Mansion,"  was 
probably  the  first  house  built  of  brick  in  the  Mississippi  valley  and  was  one  of 
the  wonders  of  its  day.  Nearly  all  the  materials  of  which  it  was  constructed 
were  imported,  and  along  with  these  materials  came  the  workmen  who  built  the 
walls.  Still  in  a  fair  state  of  preservation  at  the  end  of  more  than  a  century  of 
existence,  this  historic  homestead  was  the  property  of  Mrs.  Scanlan  up  to  the 
time  of  her  death,  having  passed  to  her  in  part  by  inheritance  and  in  part  by 
purchase.  In  this  old  homestead  she  was  born,  and  during  the  earlier  years  of 
her  life  she  lived  in  the  delightful  atmosphere  which  had  long  pervaded  it.  Not 
only  were  the   influences  which   surrounded  her  in   childhood  conducive  to  cul- 


MARY   F.    SCAXLAX 


864  ST.  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTH  CITY. 

ture  and  refinement,  but  the  sympathetic  nature  which  she  inherited  from  her 
mother — a  gentlewoman  of  the  old  school,  noted  for  her  Christian  charity  and 
acts  of  beneficence — was  developed  to  maturity  by  both  precept  and  example. 
Reared  in  the  Catholic  church,  she  was  educated  at  the  Convent  of  the  Visitation 
of  St.  Louis,  and  soon  after  leaving  school  entered  upon  a  brilliant  social  career. 
In  1858  she  married  Lieutenant  John  R.  Church,  of  the  United  States  Army,  who 
had  shortly  before  that  graduated  from  West  Point,  and  soon  afterward  went 
with  her  husband  to  Fort  Washita,  a  military  post  in  the  Indian  Territory,  at 
which  he  was  stationed  until  near  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war.  Born  and 
reared  in  a  southern  state  and  loving  the  south  and  its  people,  when  a  conflict 
between  the  states  began  Lieutenant  Church  resigned  his  commission  in  the  army 
and  tendered  his  services  to  the  Confederate  government.  The  tender  was  ac- 
cepted and  he  was  commissioned  a  colonel  of  volunters  and  assigned  to  staff 
duty.  In  this  capacity  he  served — winning  distinction  as  a  brave  and  chivalrous 
officer — until  the  second  year  of  the  war,  when  death  ended  his  brilliant  and 
promising  career.  His  wife,  who  had  accompanied  him  to  the  south,  sought 
after  his  death  to  return  with  her  two  infant  sons  to  her  home  in  St.  Louis,  but 
it  took  six  weeks  to  accomplish  her  purpose,  and  but  for  the  fact  that  she  had 
many  friends  in  both  armies  and  exercised  infinite  tact  in  bringing  to  bear  in- 
fluences which  obtained  for  her  a  passage  through  the  lines  she  would  doubtless 
have  had  to  remain  much  longer  in  close  proximitv  to  the  scene  of  hostilities. 
Returning  to  her  old  home,  saddened  by  the  ai'fliction  which  had  fallen  upon  her, 
she  found  a  measure  of  consolation  in  church  and  charitable  work,  and  thus 
linked  her  name  with  public  institutions  to  which  she  was  ever  afterward  both 
friend  and  benefactress.  At  the  close  of  t^ie  war  when  the  southern  people  found 
themselves  in  a  veritable  "valley  of  the  shadow,"  by  reason  of  its  devastating 
effects,  she  was  one  of  the  noble  women  of  St.  Louis  to  whom  their  condition 
appealed  most  strongly  and  who  set  on  foot  the  movement  which  resulted  in  the 
holding  of  the  great  Southern  Relief  Fair,  through  which  aid  was  extended  to 
thousands  of  sufferers.  In  later  years  she  was  a  zealous  member  of  the  "Daugh- 
ters of  the  Confederacy,"  and  aided  in  many  ways  to  carry  forward  the  good 
work  of  that  organization.  Devoted  to  her  church,  she  was  a  tireless  worker  in 
its  behalf,  dealing  alwavs  with  practical  affairs  in  a  thoroughly  practical  way, 
evidencing  alike  her  resourcefulness  and  strength  of  character.  She  was  one  of 
the  organizers  of  a  movement  conducted  bv  ladies  which  lifted  a  heavy  debt  from 
the  Church  of  the  Annunciation,  at  the  corner  of  Sixth  street  and  Chouteau 
avenue,  and  also  assisted  in  erecting  the  school  building  connected  with  this 
church.  She  was  one  of  the  originators  of  the  movement  which  resulted  in  the 
building  of  the  Augusta  Free  Hospital — now  called  Martha  Parsons  Hospital — 
for  the  care  of  indigent  sick  children,  and  continued  to  be  one  of  the  most  helpful 
friends  of  that  institution  until  it  had  been  established  on  a  firm  foundation,  when 
she  withdrew  from  participation  in  its  management  to  give  attention  to  other 
cares  and  duties.  For  manv  years  she  was  president  of  the  Visitation  Convent 
Sodality,  of  Cabanne  Place,  and  also  of  the  Sacred  Heart  Sodality.  The  building 
of  the  new  Catholic  Cathedral  was  facilitated  by  her  substantial  aid  and  encour- 
agement, and  every  enterprise  designed  to  better  social  and  moral  conditions  in 
St.  Louis  had  her  earnest  svmpathy  and  hearty  support.  After  seven  years  of 
widowhood  she  married,  in  1869,  James  J.  Scanlan.  a  native  of  Philadelphia, 
who  had  been  for  some  vears  prominent  in  the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis.  Five 
children  were  born  of  their  union,  and  in  later  years  Mrs.  Scanlan  went  abroad 
with  her  family  and  resided  five  years  in  the  old  world,  educating  her  sons.  Re- 
turning to  St.  Louis  at  the  end  of  that  time  she  resumed  a  leadership  which  she 
had  long  enjoyed  in  social  circles  and  for  which  her  graces  and  accomplishments 
eminently  fitted  her.  Her  home  was  always  one  of  the  principal  centers  of  the 
most  refined  and  highly  cultivated  society  in  St.  Louis,  and  on  numerous  occa- 
sions  was   the   scene   of   s^reat   social    functions,      .\n   event  of  both  historic  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  865 

social  interest  of  the  highest  character  was  the  reception  and  ball  given  by  Mrs. 
Scanlan  at  her  beautiful  home,  3535  Lucas  avenue,  December   12,   1881.  to  the 
.•lescendants  of  the  French  officers  who  had  fought  with  the  Duke  de  Rocham- 
beau,  the  Duke  de  Grasse,  and  General  LaFayette  under  the  command  of  Wash- 
ington in  the  war  of  Independence.     These  French  military  and  naval  officers 
Vi^ere  the  guests  of  the  nation  to  assist  in  the  celebration  of  the  centenary  an- 
niversary of  the  surrender  of  Yorktown,  October  19,  1881.    The  members  of  the 
ilelegation  who,  after  the  celebration,  visited  St.  Louis  were:    General  Boulanger. 
representing  the  French  army ;  Colonel  Bossan,  of  the  Dragoons ;  Captain  Sigis- 
mond  de  Sahune,  of  the  Hussars ;  Captain    Gouvion,    of    the    artillery,    whose 
grandfather  directed  the  artillery  at  Yorktown ;  the  two  brothers  Aboville.  cap- 
tains in  the  cavalry :  the  Count    Charles    d'Ollone,    and    the    Viscount    \"ictor 
d'Ollone,  his  son;  Colonel  Octave  Bureaux  de  Pusy,  Maximilien  de  Sahane  and 
his  brother  Sigismond,  the  three  last  mentioned  grandsons  and  grand-nephews 
of  General  LaFayette ;  and  the  Marquis  de  Lestrade,  grandson  of  a  naval  officer 
under  De   Grasse.     Captain  Henri  de  la  Chere,  military  attache  of  the  French 
legation  at  Washington,  chaperoned  the  party  during  their  tour  of  the  United 
States.     At  the  first  visit  the  French  delegates  made  St.  Louis  they  were  invited 
on   the  floor  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  where  both   General  Boulanger  and 
Colonel  de  Pusy  made  eloquent  speeches.     Among  the  things  General  Boulanger 
said,  this   fact  was  mentioned :    "We  have  visited  no  city  in  the  United  States 
but  once,  but  to  show  our  affection  for  St.  Louis,  after  our  visit  to  California  in- 
stead of  going  by  the  Southern  Pacific  to  New  Orleans  we  shall  return  to  St. 
Louis  to  accept  the  charming  invitation  of  a  reception  and  ball  tendered  to  us  by 
Madame    Scanlan."     All    the   officers    stationed    at    the   barracks    who    had    also 
given  their   French   comrades-in-arms  a   splendid   reception  and  luncheon,   were 
invited  to  Mrs.  Scanlan's  house.     The  brilliant  uniforms    of    the     distinguished 
guests,  the  exquisite  toilets  of  the  ladies,  and  the  regal  appearance  of  the  hostess, 
made  a  picture  that  will  never  be  forgotten  by  those  who  had  been  honored  with 
an  invitation.     All  the  elite  of  French  and"  American  society  were  invited.     It 
was  a  noted  and  striking  fact  that  nearly  all  the  American  ladies  invited  spoke 
French.     The   French  delegates  were  enthusiastic  in  their  declarations  that  no- 
where in  this  country  had  such  a  splendid  social  affair  been  given  to  them  as 
this   reception   and  ball,   and  nowhere   had  they   seen   so  man}-   beautiful   ladies 
gathered  together  on  one  occasion.     The  late    George  ^I.  Pullman  tendered    to 
;\Ir.  Emilie  Karst,  French  consular  agent  in  St.  Louis,  the  use  of  a  palace    car 
for  the  delegation  on  their  intended  visit  to  New  Orleans.     On  the  arrival  of 
the  delegates  in  St.  Louis  the  French  citizens  gave  them  a  reception  and  a  ban- 
quet at  the  St.  Louis  Club.    The  Irish-Americans.  Dr.  Thomas  O'Reilly  and  Hon 
O'Neill  Ryan  at  the  head,  thought  it  the  right  thing  to  manifest  their  friendship 
for  France  and  her  representatives  by  giving  them  a  grand  escort  at  their  de- 
parture.    Major  Harrigan  sent  the  mounted  police  to  head  the  procession,  the 
officers  of  the  barracks  sent  the  famous  Arsenal  band,  the  Wolf-tone  rifles  turned 
out,  each  delegate  had  as  escort  in  his  carriage  a  prominent  Irish-American  and 
the  streets,  from  the  hotel  to  the  depot,  were  jammed  with  people.     Shortly  be- 
fore the  train  started   the  band  played    the    "Marseilles"    hymn,    and    General 
Boulanger  left  his  seat  in  the  car  to  go  down  on  the  platform  to  shake  the  hand 
of  Colonel  Lewis,  the  leader,  to  thank  him  for  the  compliment  and  the  admirable 
manner  in  which  the  national  hymn  of  France  was  rendered.     In  Januarv'  fol- 
lowing, the  delegation  returned  to  France.    In  their  correspondence  in  later  years, 
with  their  St.  Louis  friends,  they  referred  with  pleasure  to  the  delightful  ball  at 
Mrs.  Scanlan's  as  the  most  enjoyable  entertainment  given  to  them  in  the  United 
States.     At  her  home,  too,  Mrs.  Cleveland  was  a  guest  on  the  occasion  of  the 
President's   visit  to   St.   Louis  during  the   administration  of   Mayor    David    R. 
Francis,  and  the  reception  given  by  Mrs.  Scanlan  in  Mrs.  Cleveland's  honor  was 
the  distinguishing  feature  of  the  entertainment  planned  t\ir  the  first  lady  of  the 


86G  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

land  at  that  time.  Another  social  event  which  dehghted  the  best  society  of  St. 
Louis  was  that  which  attended  the  formal  entrance  into  society  of  her  only 
daughter.  Miss  Marie  Theresa  Christy  Scanlan,  a  charming  young  lady,  who  com-' 
completed  her  education  at  the  Convent  of  the  Visitation,  of  Georgetown,  Dis- 
trict of  Columbia,  and  returned  to  her  home  in  1897.  I"  1&9&  Miss  Scanlan  en- 
poyed  the  distinction  of  being  crowned  Queen  of  the  Veiled  Prophet's  ball.  Miss 
Scanlan  is  now  Mrs.  George  S.  Tiffany.  One  of  her  daughters  is  named  "Mary 
Christy"  in  honor  of  Mrs.  Scanlan.  The  other  children  of  Mrs.  Scanlan  are 
Alonzo  Christy  Church,  one  of  two  sons  born  of  her  first  marriage,  and  Philip 
Christy  and  Andre  Christy  Scanlan,  born  of  her  second  marriage.  Mrs.  Scanlan 
died  July  18,  1904,  and  it  is  safe  to  say  no  death  was  ever  more  sincerely 
mourned  than  hers. 


FREDERICK  W.  KLEINE. 

Frederick  W.  Kleine,  president  of  the  Kleine-Spuering  Coal  Company,  dis- 
plays in  the  various  relations  of  life  many  of  the  sterling  characteristics  of  his 
Teutonic  ancestry,  for  he  is  of  German  lineage.  His  parents,  Frederick  and 
Amelia  Kleine,  were  both  natives  of  Germany  and  in  the  early  '50s  emigrated 
to  America,  settling  in  St.  Louis  where  Frederick  Kleine,  Sr.,  was  for  many 
years  engaged  in  the  harness  business  and  reared  his  family  in  this  city. 

It  was  on  the  23d  of  February,  1861,  that  Frederick  W.  Kleine  was  born 
and  in  the  public  and  parochial  schools  he  pursued  his  education  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  eleven  years  when  the  father  removed  with  his  family  into  the  coun- 
try and  the  son  continued  his  education  in  the  district  schools,  there  remaining 
until  he  reached  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  His  undivided  time  and  attention 
were  then  given  to  the  work  of  his  father's  farm  and  he  continued  its  further 
development  and  improvement  until  'he  reached  his  twenty-sixth  year.  No  longer 
able  to  withstand  the  call  of  the  city,  he  removed  to  St.  Louis  in  1887  and  en- 
gaged as  weigher  and  coal  salesman  with  the  Consolidated  Coal  Company,  oc- 
cupying that  position  for  three  years  when  he  entered  the  services  of  the  Madi- 
son Coal  Company  on  the  request  of  J.  D.  Crabb,  who  had  been  the  manager 
for  the  Consolidated  Coal  Companv  and  at  that  time  entered  into  business  rela- 
tions with  the  Madison  Coal  Company.  Mr.  Kleine  went  with  him  in  the  same 
capacity  and  was  thus  busily  engaged  for  two  years  or  until  he  joined  with 
others  in  organizing  the  St.  Louis  Fuel  Company  which  existed  for  two  years. 
At  that  time  he  formed  the  Frederick  W.  Kleine  Coal  Company  and  conducted 
the  business  under  that  stvle  until  it  was  reorganized  under  the  present  style. 
He  is  a. director  of  the  Lowell  Bank,  of  the  Breese  Trenton  ^Mining  Company 
and  of  the  Pocahontas  Mining  Company.  As  his  resources  have  permitted  he  has 
thus  extended  his  efforts  into  other  lines  and  his  business  interests  have  been 
of  a  character  that  have  contributed  to  general  progress  as  well  as  to  individual 
success.  I-Ie  has  based  his  efforts  upon  those  qualities  which  serve  as  a  sub- 
stantial foundation  upon  which  to  build  prosperity.  As  the  years  have  gone 
by  indefatigable  effort  and  perseverance  of  purpose  have  contributed  to  his 
business  progress  as  well  as  commercial  integrity  and  unabating  enterprise. 

Mr.  Kleine  is  known  as  an  influential  factor  in  other  than  business  relations, 
being  especially  prominent  among  the  German-American  citizens  of  St.  Louis. 
He  is  the  president  of  the  Apollo  Gesangverein  and  in  Masonry  he  has  attained 
the  thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  and  also  become  a  Noble  of  the 
Mystic  Shrine.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity  and  to  various 
singing  societies,  possessing  the  love  of  music  so  characteristic  of  people  of 
Teutonic  origin.  He  belongs  to  the  North  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein  and  is  one  of 
the  officers  of  the  Order  of  Kokoals.  His  interest  in  the  commercial  develop- 
ment of  the  city  is  indicated,  aside  from  his  private  trade  connection,  in  his  mem- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  867 

bership  in  the  North  St.  Louis  Business  Men's  Association.  His  broad  sympathy 
and  humanitarian  spirit  are  manifest  in  his  membership  in  the  German  Orphan 
Protective  Society  and  in  the  Masonic  Board  of  Rehef.  He  is  also  connected 
with  several  other  social  and  benevolent  organizations  and  is  identified  with  the 
German  Protestant  church,  being  a  member  of  St.  James  congregation.  Citizen- 
ship is  to  him  no  mere  idle  word  for  he  recognizes  the  duties  and  obligations 
involved  thereby  and  i'  an  earnest  advocate  of  republican  principles  for  he  deom- 
the  party  tlie  avenue  of  good  government  and  the  exponent  of  true  republican 
spirit.  He  is  a  member  of  the  First  Ward  Republican  Club  and  some  years  ago 
served  as  judge  of  elections. 

Mr.  Kleine  has  been  married  twice.  In  St.  Louis  he  wedded  Miss  Louise 
Binger,  who  died  in  1907,  and  in  May,  1908,  he  wedded  Miss  Lizzie  L.  Ledder- 
man.  By  his  first  marriage  there  was  one  son  Edwin  who,  at  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  is  acting  as  timekeeper  with  the  Union  Sand  Company,  having  previously 
pursued  a  full  business  course  in  the  Jones  Commercial  College.  The  family 
residence  is  at  No.  1919  Beeman  avenue. 


LOUIS  SCHLOSSSTEIN. 

Louis  Schlossstein  was  classed  with  the  citizens  of  German-American  birth 
who  found  in  the  freedom  and  appreciation  of  this  great  country  the  business 
opportunities  which  they  sought,  and  through  their  improvement  attained  sub- 
stantial success.  He  was  for  a  long  period  actively  associated  with  the  develop- 
ment of  brewing  interests  which  have  given  St.  Louis  preeminence  in  manufac- 
ture of  this  character.  Born  in  Albisheim,  in  the  kingdom  of  Bavaria,  Germany, 
October  14,  1834,  he  was  a  son  of  John  and  Fredericka  (Lauer)  Schlossstein,  of 
a  prominent  German  family  there.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the  Latin 
schools  of  Kirchheim  and  Gruenstadt,  Germany,  after  which  he  served  an  appren- 
ticeship of  three  and  a  half  years  at  the  brewer's  trade.  Subsequently  he  spent 
five  years  in  traveling  through  the  country,  thus  learning  something  of  the  world 
and  also  following  his  trade  in  different  cities.  His  journeyings  awakened  in 
him  the  desire  to  enjoy  the  superior  business  advantages  which  he  heard  were 
offered  in  the  new  world,  and  in  1856  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  his  brother 
George  had  located  several  years  before.  Fie  was  here  employed  in  different 
capacities  and  in  different  breweries  until  the  recognition  of  his  ability  led  to  his 
selection  for  the  position  of  foreman  of  the  old  Uhrig  Brewery,  where  he  re- 
mained for  four  years.  In  1865  he  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account  as 
junior  member  of  the  firm  of  Feuerbacher  &  Schloss,  proprietors  of  the  Green 
Tree  Brewery.  A  master  in  the  trade  of  brewing,  Mr.  Schlossstein  contributed 
largely  in  this  connection  to  the  upbuilding  of  one  of  the  great  manufactories  of 
St.  Louis.  The  business  grew  to  large  proportions  and  extended  over  a  wide 
area  of  territory,  yielding  rich  returns.  In  June,  1889,  the  Green  Tree  Brewery 
was  consolidated  with  sixteen  other  St.  Louis  breweries  under  the  name  of  the 
St.  Louis  Brewing  Association,  which  five  months  later  sold  out  to  a  syndicate  of 
English  capitalists.  After  the  consolidation  Mr.  Schlossstein  acted  as  manager 
of  the  plant  of  which  he  had  previously  been  part  owner  until  1892,  when  he 
resigned  his  position  to  give  his  undivided  time  to  his  large  property  interests 
and  the  care  of  the  fortune  which  he  had  accumulated. 

Mr.  Schlossstein  never  took  any  active  interest  in  public  affairs,  but  voted 
for  the  men  whom  he  regarded  as  best  qualified  for  ofiice.  His  religious  views 
were  broad  and  liberal.  He  was  a  self-made  man,  kind-hearted  and  generous, 
assisting  a  friend  if  occa_sion  demanded  and  ofttimes  giving  freely  to  the  poor 
and  needy. 

On  the  7th  of  May,  1863,  Mr.  Schlossstein  was  married  to  Mrs.  Josephine 
Uhrig,  the  widow  of  Ignatius  Uhrig,  the  founder  of  the  famous  Uhrig  Brewery, 


IGNATZ    UHRIG 


LOUIS    SCHLOSSSTEIX 


870  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

which  at  one  time  occupied  the  present  site  of  the  Union  Station.  At  tlieir 
marriage  Mr.  Schlossstein  received  into  his  home  the  two  children  of  his  wife's 
first  marriage — Carohne,  aged  ten,  and  Mary,  aged  three — and  gave  to  them 
the  tender  affection  and  care  of  a  father,  and  was  always  regarded  by  them 
with  all  the  love  and  devotion  that  children  could  feel  for  an  own  parent.  The 
elder  daughter  is  now  Mrs.  Seitz.  She  was  married  May  7,  1872.  to  Charles 
Seitz,  who  died  three  years  ago,  leaving  two  children,  Josephine  and  Laura,  the 
former  now  Mrs.  William  A.  Ennsberg,  of  St.  Louis.  The  younger  daughter, 
Mary,  became  Mrs.  Nicholaus  and  died  April  6,  1899.  A  daughter,  Katie,  was 
born  unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Schlossstein  and  she  is  now  the  wife  of  C.  Marquard 
Forster.  Mr.  Schlossstein  left  his  widow  and  children  well  provided  for,  and  it 
was  always  a  matter  of  keen  pleasure  to  him  that  he  could  give  them  the  com- 
forts and  some  of  the  luxuries  of  life.  He  was  always  held  in  the  highest  es- 
teem by  his  business  associates  and  the  friends  whom  he  made  during  his  long 
residence  in  St.  Louis,  being  particularly  prominent  and  popular  among  the  Ger- 
man-American citizens  here. 


CHARLES  BEAUREGARD  GERHART. 

The  name  of  Gerhart  has  long  been  associated  with  real  estate  operations 
in  St.  Louis  and  has  long  stood  not  only  for  extensive  dealings  but  for  high 
standards,  its  representatives  making  intelligent  use  of  the  opportunities  to  fur- 
ther the  city's  interests  as  well  as  to  promote  individual  success.  The  work  of 
Charles  Beauregard  Gerhart  has  been  in  entire  harmony  with  the  record  of  the 
family  in  this  connection  and  moreover  his  activity  is  another  proof  of  the  fact 
that  in  the  twentieth  century,  other  things  being  equal,  the  men  of  substance 
are  the  stronger  force  in  the  progress  of  the  world.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
August  20,  1862,  a  son  of  Peter  George  and  Octavia  Agnes  (Flandrin)  Gerhart. 
His  early  school  education  was  supplemented  by  a  course  in  the  Jones'  Com- 
mercial College  and  by  further  study  under  the  preceptorship  of  Professor  James 
L.  Seward.  Stimulated  by  the  example  of  his  father,  who  long  figured  as  one 
of  the  most  active,  honorable  and  successful  real  estate  dealers  of  St.  Louis,  he 
entered  the  real  estate  field  in  1880  and  has  since  been  connected  therewith,  mak- 
ing continuous  progress  as  each  forward  step  has  brought  him  a  broader  out- 
look. The  faithful  performance  of  each  day's  duties  has  also  increased  his 
capacities  and  force  until  the  business  which  he  now  controls  makes  him  one  of 
the  foremost  representatives  of  real  estate  lines  in  his  native  city.  Since  the  1st 
of  January,  1900,  he  has  been  the  vice  president  of  the  F.  H.  &  C.  B.  Gerhart 
Real  Estate  Company,  real  estate  and  financial  agents.  He  is  likewise  the  vice 
president  of  the  P.  G.  Gerhart  Investment  Company  and  vice  president  of  the 
Gerhart  Realty  Company  and  of  the  Frick  Realty  Company.  To  win  success 
in  this  line  of  business  requires  a  comprehensive  knowledge  little  understood  by 
the  laity.  One  must  be  familiar  not  only  with  the  property  that  is  upon  the 
market  and  the  value  thereof,  but  must  thoroughly  understand  the  trade  con- 
ditions of  the  city,  watching  the  indications  for  future  growth  and  anticipating 
the  needs  which  will  arise  therefrom.  Meeting  all  the  requirements  demanded 
of  the  capable  real  estate  man,  Mr.  Gerhart  is  successfully  controlling  most  ex- 
tensive interests  and  the  wisdom  of  his  judgment  is  manifest  in  the  substantial 
and  gratifying  results  which  have  attended  his  labors. 

On  the  nth  of  April,  1896,  in  Indianapolis,  Indiana,  Mr.  Gerhart  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Julie  Lyon  MacFarlane,  and  they  have  two  children,  Frank  Henry 
and  Enid  Marie.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4484  Forest  Park  boulevard 
and  is  the  scene  of  many  attractive  and  brilliant  social  functions.  Mr.  Gerhart 
is  very  popular  with  a  host  of  friends  and  is  always  a  welcome  visitor  to  the 
rooms  of  the  St.  Louis  Amateur  Athletic  Association  with  which  he  holds  mem- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  871 

bership.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Triple  A  Athletic  Club.  His  political  en- 
dorsement is  given  to  the  republican  party  and  he  has  been  an  active  worker  for 
the  party.  His  interests  extend  to  all  those  lines  of  thought  and  activity  which  are 
regarded  as  vital  forces  in  the  world  and  his  is  a  well  rounded  character  to  whom 
the  duties  of  citizenship,  the  demands  of  business  and  individual  obligations  make 
equal  appeal. 


EDWARD  PISKULIC. 

Edward  Piskulic,  carrying  on  a  monumental  stone-cutting  business,  located 
at  No.  1838  South  Twelfth  street  since  1900,  is  a  native  of  Austria.  He  was 
born  in  Croatia,  in  October,  1872,  a  son  of  Stephen  and  Mary  Piskulic.  The 
father  was  also  engaged  in  the  cut-stone  and  masonry  business  throughout  his 
entire  life.  He  lived  in  the  city  of  Novi  Vinidol,  and  was  connected  with  one 
of  the  old  families  of  that  locality.  It  was  about  1885  that  he  crossed  the 
Atlantic  with  his  family,  and  in  this  country  continued  in  the  same  line  of  busi- 
ness. 

The  subject  of  this  review  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
country  to  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  when  n^;  accompanied  his  parents  to  America, 
landing  in  New  York  city.  The  family  did  not  tarry  in  the  east,  however,  but 
continued  their  journey  into  the  interior  of  the  country,  where  our  subject  was 
engaged  in  laying  curbstones  for  about  one  year,  after  which  he  came  to  St. 
Louis  with  his  father  and  began  working  at  the  stonemason's  trade  in  the  employ 
of  Louis  Bacher,  with  whom  he  continued  for  two  years.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  began  on  his  own  account  as  a  mason  and  stone  cutter,  estab- 
lishing his  business  at  1848  South  Fourteenth  street,  where  he  remained  for 
about  a  year.  He  then  leased  ground  at  No.  1837  South  Twelfth  street,  where 
he  continued  for  three  years,  after  which  he  came  to  his  present  premises.  His 
thorough  training  in  his  chosen  life  work  has  given  him  skill  and  ability  which 
insure  him  a  liberal  patronage,  for  the  character  of  the  work  which  he  turns 
out  is  highly  satisfactory  and  the  number  of  his  patrons  is  constantly  increasing. 
He  has  produced  some  fine  monuments,  of  artistic  designs  as  well  as  excellent 
workmanship,  and  is  meeting  with  that  success  which  has  ever  crowned  earnest, 
indefatigable  labor. 

Mr.  Piskulic  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  November  10,  1896,  to  Miss  Mary 
Marek.  They  have  three  sons  and  one  daughter :  Edward  and  Willie,  who  are 
attending  the  public  schools :  George  and  Alary.  Mr.  Piskulic  is  a  Catholic  in 
religious  faith,  connected  with  St.  Joseph's  parish.  His  political  views  are  in 
accord  with  the  principles  of  the  republican  party  and  he  always  gives  to  it  un- 
faltering support  at  the  polls.  While  he  has  pleasant  childhood  memories  of 
his  native  country  he  has  always  been  glad  that  his  lot  has  been  cast  in  the  new 
world  with  its  broad  business  opportunities  and  large  advantages,  whereby  he 
has  been  enabled  to  reach  the  creditable  place  that  he  occupies  in  industrial 
circles. 


JULIUS  MOULTON. 


Julius  Moulton,  who  since  1883  has  served  continuously  as  chief  engineer 
of  the  department  of  harbor  and  wharfs  and  has  had  much  to  do  with  river  front 
improvements  and  maintenance,  needs  no  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this 
volume,  or  no  further  encomium  concerning  his  faithful  and  efficient  service.  His 
long  continuance  in  the  office,  covering-  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century,  is 
incontrovertible  proof  of  his  ability. 


872  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Mr.  Moulton  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  15,  1844.  His  father,  Jonathan 
B.  Moulton,  was  a  native  of  Oxford,  Massachusetts,  born  July  26,  1810.  Edu- 
cated at  West  Point  Academy,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1839  and  here  followed 
the  profession  of  civil  engineering.  In  the  year  1859  he  acted  as  city  engineer 
and  was  afterward  chief  engineer  for  the  Iron  Mountain  Railway  Company  for 
two  years.  He  was  next  appointed  chief  engineer  of  the  Missouri  Railway,  now 
a  part  of  the  Wabash  system,  which  position  he  held  until  1868.  In  1869  he  was 
appointed  city  engineer  by  Mayor  Brown  and  served  for  two  terms.  Some  time 
afterward  he  acted  as  consulting  engineer  for  various  projects  in  Illinois,  Iowa 
and  Nebraska  and  thus  continuously  and  successfully  followed  his  profession 
until  1886  when  he  retired.  He  was  well  known  as  one  of  the  prominent  civil 
engineers  of  the  middle  Mississippi  valley  and  his  work  through  much  of  his 
active  life  was  of  a  most  important  character.  His  political  views  are  in  accord 
with  the  principles  of  democracy  and  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Presby- 
terian church.  In  early  manhood  in  St.  Charles,  Missouri,  on  the  24th  of  Decem- 
ber, 1S43,  he  married  Miss  Jane  E.  Smith  and  their  children  were:  Sylvanus  T., 
who  died  in  infancy ;  Sylvanus  T.,  who  is  residing  at  Webster  Groves,  Missouri, 
and  Mellona  Jane,  the  wife  of  Dr.  William  C.  Green,  of  St.  Louis.  The  mother 
still  survives  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years. 

Julius  Moulton,  whose  name  introduces  this  record,  was  educated  in  the 
public  schools  of  St.  Louis  and  in  Washington  University.  After  leaving  school 
he  became  associated  with  his  father  in  business  and  thus  learned  the  profession 
of  civil  engineering  but  for  many  years  has  been  in  the  public  service.  In  1874 
he  was  appointed  engineer  of  the  sewer  department  of  the  city  and  in  1883  was 
appointed  chief  engineer  of  the  department  of  harbor  and  wharfs.  He  has  been 
in  the  service  continuously  and  his  labors  have  been  effective  in  promoting  river 
front  improvements  and  maintenance.  His  thorough  knowledge  of  the  profession 
from  the  scientific  as  well  as  the  practical  standpoint  has  given  him  marked 
ability  in  the  conduct  of  the  important  duties  that  have  devolved  upon  him. 

On  the  27th  of  November,  1871,  Mr.  Moulton  was  married  to  Miss  Marion 
P.  Nelson,  daughter  of  John  W.  and  Harriet  E.  (Shore)  Nelson,  of  St.  Charles 
county,  Missouri.  They  reside  at  No.  5176  Maple  avenue.  Mr.  Moulton  is  a 
member  of  the  Episcopal  church  and  in  politics  is  independent.  He  belongs  to 
the  Engineering  Club  of  St.  Louis  and  is  thus  in  close  association  with  other 
followers  of  the  profession  to  which  he  has  devoted  his  life.  That  he  displayed 
wisdom  in  his  choice  of  a  life  work  is  indicated  in  the  excellent  service  that  he 
has  rendered  both  in  a  public  and  a  private  capacity  and  in  the  words  of  com- 
mendation spoken  of  him  by  his  professional  brethren. 


LEE    BENOIST. 


Lee  Benoist,  capitalist  and  banker,  is  a  member  of  one  of  the  oldest,  most 
prominent  and  wealthiest  families  of  St.  Louis,  and  his  own  life  history  is  in 
harmony  with  the  splendid  record  always  borne  by  the  family,  of  whom  extended 
mention  is  made  on  another  page  of  this  work.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  No- 
vember 25,  1878,  and  after  attending  the  St.  Louis  high  school  continued  his 
studies  in  St.  Louis  University,  in  Smith  Academy  and  the  Marmaduke  Military 
Academy.  He  entered  business  circles  in  June.  1896,  with  the  Mississippi  Val- 
ley Trust  Company,  and  was  made  an  officer  in  that  institution  in  1900.  After 
organized  Germania  Trust  Company,  and  when  that  company  merged  with  the 
two  years  he  resigned,  and  in  1902  became  an  officer  and,director  of  the  newly 
Commonwealth  Trust  Company,  in  January,  1904,  he  became  an  officer  of  the 
latter  and  so  continued  until  January,  1906,  when  he  resigned.  At  that  date 
he  embarked  in  the  investment  and  banking  business  on  his  own  account  and 
so  continued  until   April.   1908,   when  he   formed  a  partnership  for  the  conduct 


LEE    BEXOIST 


874  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

of  a  private  banking  and  corporate  linancial  business  with  S.  Reading  Bertron, 
of  New  York,  Mr.  Bertron,  however,  remaining  in  New  York  as  senior  member 
of  the  banking  firm  of  Bertron,  Griscom  &  Jenks,  of  New  York  and  Philadel- 
phia. Mr.  Benoist  stands  today  as  ojie  of  the  most  prominent  representatives 
of  financial  interests  in  St.  Louis  and  the  wisdom  of  his  judgment  is  manifest 
in  his  judicious  investment.  He  is  a  director  of  the  Merchants  Bridge  &  Ter- 
minal Railroad  Company,  also  of  the  Kansas  City  Home  and  Kansas  City  Long 
Distance  Telephone  Companies. 

On  the  4th  of  January,  1899,  in  Washington,  D.  C,  was  celebrated  the  mar- 
riage of  Mr.  Benoist  and  Miss  Edith  R.  Turner,  the  youngest  daughter  of  Cap- 
tain Thomas  T.  Turner.  They  became  the  parents  of  two  children:  Louis 
.Augustus,  born  October  i.  1899:  and  Nancy  Turner,  born  July  19,  1905.  Mr. 
Benoist  is  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church.  He  belongs  to  the  Genesee 
Valley  Club  of  Rochester,  New  York ;  Kansas  City  Club  and  Midday  Club,  of 
Kansas  City,  Missouri ;  the  Chicago  and  Midday  Clubs,  of  Chicago,  while  his 
membership  in  St.  Louis  is  with  the  Mercantile,  St.  Louis,  St.  Louis  Country, 
Racquet  and  Noonday  Clubs.  An  interesting  and  entertaining  gentleman,  he 
has  had  leisure  to  cultivate  those  graces  of  character  which  are  universally  prized 
in  the  social  circles  in  which  he  moves  and  have  gained  for  him  the  warm  friend- 
ship of  many.  In  business  and  financial  circles  he  enjoys  the  admiration  and 
respect  of  his  colleagues  and  associates  by  reason  of  the  enterprise,  determination 
and  sound  judgment  which  he  displays. 


PETER    G.  GERHART. 

The  success  which  Peter  G.  Gerhart  attained  would  alone  entitle  him  to 
mention  as  one  of  the  eminent  men  of  St.  Louis,  but  in  citizenship  as  well  he 
did  that  which  causes  his  name  to  be  honored,  for  his  labors  were  a  factor  in 
promoting  municipal  progress  in  many  ways.  The  real  upbuilders  of  a  city  are 
not  those  who  handle  the  reins  of  government,  but  who  give  their  influence  to 
continuous  municipal  progress,  and  who  found,  promote  and  control  extensive 
business  interests.  Laudable  ambition,  ready  adaptability  and  a  capacity  for 
hard  work  are  essential  elements  of  success,  and  in  none  of  these  elements  was 
Peter  G.  Gerhart  ever  found  lacking.  It  is  not  a  matter  of  marvel,  therefore, 
that  he  occupied  a  preeminent  position  among  the  builders  of  St.  Louis  and  the 
promoters  of  progress  and  development  in  various  sections  of  the  country.  The 
eminence  to  which  he  attained  was  also  due  to  the  fact  that  he  had  the  ability 
to  recognize  the  opportune  moment  and  to  correctly  appraise  the  value  of  a  situa- 
tion and  determine  its  possible  outcome.  In  the  earlier  years  of  his  manhood  he 
was  identified  with  mercantile  and  manufacturing  interests  but  later  he  became 
■  known  as  one  of  the  most  extensive  real-estate  operators  of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Gerhart  came  to  this  city  when  ten  years  of  age  from  Baltimore,  Mary- 
land, in  company  with  his  parents,  Henry  J.  and  Catharine  (Hoebre)  Gerhart, 
who  were  natives  of  Strassburg,  France.  His  paternal  grandfather,  also  a  native 
of  that  country,  served  as  a  soldier  under  the  great  Napoleon.  The  year  1830 
witnessed  the  arrival  of  Henry  J.  Gerhart  in  the  new  world.  He  landed  at 
Baltimore,  where  he  resided  for  ten  years,  and  in  1840  came  to  St.  Louis.  He 
had  received  a  military  education  in  his  native  country  and  was  also  a  graduate  of 
medicine,  but  never  practiced  that  profession  for  he  found  commercial  and 
manufacturing  pursuits  more  congenial.  For  a  time  he  resided  at  Belleville, 
Illinois,  and  it  was  there  that  Peter  G.  Gerhart  acquired  a  good  English  educa- 
tion and  also  thorough  business  training  under  the  direction  of  his  father.  His 
growing  ambition  and  enterprise,  however,  felt  hampered  by  the  limited  busi- 
ness interests  of  Belleville  and  he  came  to  St.  Louis.  A  few  years  later  he  went 
to  Glasgow,  ^Missouri,  where  he  conducted  a  stove  and  hardware  business,  the 
success  of  the  enterprise  being  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  also  established  a 


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-876  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

branch  house  at  Huntsville,  Missouri.  Several  years  later  he  sold  out  at  a  good 
profit  and  again  took  up  his  abode  in  St.  Louis,  purchasing  an  interest  in  the 
steam  cooperage  establishment  of  Connor  &  Company,  afterward  merged  into 
what  is  now  the  Brown  Cooperage  Company.  His  sound  judgment  and  busi- 
ness ability  proved  elements  in  the  success  of  this  undertaking  and  Mr.  Gerhart 
aided  in  establishing  it  upon  a  substantial  basis  ere  he  withdrew  to  take  charge 
of  his  father's  tin  and  copper  roofing  business.  Noting  the  growth  of  the  city, 
he  made  investments  in  real  estate  as  opportunity  ofifered,  and  his  success  proved 
that  he  was  a  sagacious  operator  in  this  field  of  enterprise. 

Not  long  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  Mr.  Gerhart  formed  a  partner- 
ship with  John  Finn  for  the  conduct  of  a  wholesale  liquor  business  and  the 
rectifying  of  spirits.  When  he  sold  out  to  his  partner  five  or  six  years  later  he 
purchased  a  property  at  No.  213-217  Locust  street,  where  he  engaged  in  rectify- 
ing spirits  in  partnership  with  Henry  W.  Dionisius,  who  was  afterward  suc- 
ceeded by  Captain  M.  C.  Esby,  who  was  associated  with  Mr.  Gerhart  for  three 
or  four  years.  The  latter  then  became  sole  proprietor  of  the  business  through 
the  purchase  of  his  partner's  interest  and  continued  alone  in  the  trade  until  1881, 
when  the  growth  of  his  real-estate  interests  led  him  to  retire  from  the  manu- 
facturing field  that  he  might  give  his  undivided  attention  to  the  control  of  his 
property  and  to  further  investment.  He  admitted  his  sons  Frank  H.  and  Charles 
B.  to  a  partnership,  while  later  his  sons  Thomas  S.  and  George  J.  were  taken 
into  the  firm.  Eminently  successful  as  a  real-estate  operator,  he  and  the  younger 
members  of  the  firm,  who  inherited  a  large  share  of  his  energy  and  business 
ability,  inaugurated  many  enterprises  of  importance  and  took  a  prominent  place 
among  those  most  largely  interested  in  St.  Louis  realty.  The  name  of  Gerhart 
became  a  synonym  for  extensive  operations  in  city  property  and  when  the  firm 
was  well  established  in  a  foremost  place  in  the  ranks  of  the  real-estate  men  of  St. 
Louis  the  father,  Peter  G.  Gerhart,  retired,  spending  his  remaining  days  largely 
in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest,  finding  genuine  delight  in  the  pleasures 
which  his  wealth  allowed  him.  He  maintained  a  summer  home  in  St.  Louis  and 
a  winter  residence  in  southern  California,  where  he  was  enabled  to  surround 
himself  and  family  with  the  various  luxuries  that  a  competence  could  secure 
and  good  taste  sanction. 

The  efforts  of  Mr.  Gerhart  were  not  only  the  source  of  individual  prosperity, 
but  constituted  a  most  helpful  element  in  the  city's  growth  and  advancement. 
He  did  much  to  make  St.  Louis  attractive  through  the  assistance  which  he  gave 
to  many  movements  for  making  the  city  a  great  center  of  trade  and  commerce. 
From  1866  until  1868  he  was  a  member  of  the  city  council  of  St.  Louis,  and 
exerted  his  official  prerogatives  in  support  of  many  plans  and  measures  which 
have  been  extremely  beneficial  to  the  city  at  large.  He  endorsed  the  plan  for 
the  construction  of  a  city  sewer  system,  beginning  with  the  Mill  creek.  Rocky 
branch  and  Carondelet  sewers.  In  the  early  '80s  he  was  again  elected  to  the 
city  council,  where  he  championed  the  plan  of  paving  the  city  streets  with 
vitrified  brick,  since  demonstrated  to  be  the  most  excellent  paving  material.  He 
was  a  member  of  the  school  board,  and  the  cause  of  education  found  in  him  a 
stalwart  champion  whose  labors  were  at  once  practical  and  progressive.  Per- 
haps no  single  feature  of  his  public  work  will  remain  as  a  lasting  monument  to 
his  memory  more  than  his  labors  for  the  establishment  of  Forest  Park.  In  con- 
nection with  Messrs.  Leffingwell  and  McKinley  he  originated  this  enterprise  and 
assisted  in  securing  the  passage  of  the  bill  through  the  legislature  which  made 
provision  for  the  establishment  and  improvement  of  what  is  to-day  one  of  the 
finest  parks  in  all  America.  He  also  acted  for  some  time  as  a  member  of  the 
park  board.  His  early  political  allegiance  was  given  to  the  whig  party  and  on 
its  dissolution  he  joined  the  ranks  of  the  democracy,  remaining  an  untiring 
worker  in  supporting  its  principles  and  policies.  His  religious  faith  was  that  of 
the  Catholic  church  and  he  was  a  member  of  the  Masonic  and  Odd  Fellows 
lodges  and  the  order  of  Druids. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  877 

In  1855  occurred  the  marriage  of  Peter  G.  Gerhart  and  Miss  Octavia  A. 
Flandrin,  of  St.  Louis,  a  daughter  of  Francis  Flandrin,  whose  wife  was  a  Miss 
Chartrand,  a  member  of  one  of  the  old  French  families  of  the  Mississippi  valley. 
Mr.  Flandrin  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1796,  a  son  of  Antoine  Flandrin,  a  native 
of  Bordeaux,  France,  who  came  to  yVmerica  with  General  LaFayette  at  the  time 
of  the  Revolutionary  war  and  fought  through  the  war  of  the  Revolution.  Soon 
after  America's  independence  was  achieved  he  settled  at  St.  Louis  and  married 
a  Miss  Barada,  a  sister  of  the  centenarian,  Madame  Ortes.  Seven  children  were 
born  unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gerhart,  of  whom  four  are  living,  Frank  H.,  Charles  B., 
Thomas  S.,  Henry  V.  and  George  J.,  all  of  whom  are  prominent  representatives 
of  the  real-estate  business  of  St.  Louis,  saving  the  third  son,  who  was  a  prac- 
ticing physician  and  died  in  December,   1904,  aged  thirty-two  years. 

Such  in  brief  is  the  life  history  of  Peter  G.  Gerhart.  While  America  is  the 
home  of  the  self-made  man,  it  is  not  so  usual  for  an  individual  to  advance  from 
a  humble  position  to  one  of  marked  prominence  that  the  frequent  occurrence 
renders  it  a  commonplace ;  on  the  contrary,  such  a  course  always  awakens 
admiration  and  interest.  Such  was  the  life  record  of  Mr.  Gerhart  and  there  was 
not  a  single  esoteric  phase  in  his  career,  his  life  ever  being  an  open  book.  Dili- 
gent in  business,  he  was  also  loyal  in  citizenship  and  faithful  in  friendship,  while 
in  his  home  he  was  a  devoted  husband  and  father. 


FRANK    HENRY    GERHART. 

The  name  of  Frank  Henry  Gerhart  has  become  a  synonym  for  unfaltering 
enterprise  in  the  field  of  real-estate  operations  in  St.  Louis  and  as  financial  agent 
he  is  also  well  known.  In  this  age  of  marked  business  activity  men  are  required 
to  handle  millions  as  coolly  as  their  grandfathers  did  hundreds,  but  the  history 
of  the  world  shows  that  men  have  always  risen  up  capable  of  grappling  with 
new  conditions  and  utilizing  the  opportunities  that  arise  therefrom.  The  rapid 
growth  and  development  of  St.  Louis  in  recent  years  has  brought  about  an 
entirely  new  era  of  real-estate  dealing,  and  among  those  who  are  foremost  in 
benefiting  by  the  changed  conditions  is  he  whose  name  introduces  this  review. 
His  labors  constitute  an  element  in  the  city's  expansion  and  development,  as  well 
as  in  his  individual  success.  Born  in  St.  Louis,  June  28,  i860,  he  is  a  son  of 
Peter  G.  and  Octavia  Agnes  (Flandrin)  Gerhart.  He  acquired  his  education  in 
Christian  Brothers  College,  the  St.  Louis  University,  the  St.  Louis  Law  School 
and  also  under  private  instruction.  In  his  law  reading  he  had  Judge  Waldo  P. 
Johnson  as  a  preceptor,  and  later  became  a  student  in  the  law  office  of  Thorough- 
man  &'  Warren,  while  subsequently  his  legal  training  was  continued  in  the  St. 
Louis  Law  School.  His  knowledge  of  the  law  has  never  been  used  in  the  active 
work  of  the  courts  but  has  constituted  an  important  element  in  his  business 
interests.  He  joined  his  father  in  the  real-estate  firm  of  Peter  G.  Gerhart  & 
Company  and  the  relation  was  maintained  until  the  father's  retirement,  on  the 
1st  of  May,  1885,  after  which  the  brothers,  F.  H.  and  C.  B.  Gerhart,  remained 
as  partners  until  the  1st  of  January,  1897,  when  the  business  was  incorporated 
under  the  style  of  the  F.  H.  &  C.  B.  Gerhart  Real  Estate  Company,  with  Frank 
H.  Gerhart  as  president.  His  energy  and  splendid  business  ability  has  also  con- 
stituted a  factor  in  the  management  of  other  interests.  He  is  now  president  of 
the  Peter  G.  Gerhart  Investment  Company,  the  Flandrin  Realty  Company,  the 
Gerhart  Realty  Company  and  the  Frick  Realty  Company.  He  has  been  a  director 
of  the  Real  Estate  Exchange  for  five  years.  He  has  been  very  active  in  the  work 
for  the  free  bridge  and  was  the  author  of  the  first  resolution,  declaring  for  a 
municipal  free  bridge,  unanimously  passed  by  the  Real  Estate  Exchange.  He 
was  appointed  as  a  delegate  to  represent  the  Exchange  in  the  United  States  free 
bridge  committee,  composed  of  some  sixty-seven  civic,  business  and  manufactur- 


878  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

ing  associations,  was  a  member  of  the  sub-committee  of  the  free  bridge  com- 
mittee, was  chairman  of  the  railway  grade  crossing  committee  of  the  Real 
Estate  Exchange  and  as  such  prepared,  championed  and  pushed  to  passage  the 
ordinance  directing  the  steam  railroads  to  depress  their  tracks  so  as  to  run 
under  the  street  and  alley  intersections,  as  a  permanent  solution  in  abrogating 
the  objectionable  present  grade   crossings  over  streets  and  alleys. 

Mr.  Gerhart  was  married,  February  lo,  1904,  to  Estelle  M.  Dunn,  daughter 
of  Richard  M.  and  Mary  J.  (Mathews)  Dunn,  of  St.  Louis.  Mr.  Gerhart  is  a 
democrat  in  politics  and  a  Roman  Catholic  in  religious  faith.  His  home  at  4900 
Lindell  boulevard  is  in  the  midst  of  one  of  the  finest  residence  districts  in  the 
city.  He  is  public-spirited,  philanthropic  and  progressive,  lending  valuable 
assistance  to  many  movements  for  the  general  welfare  and  for  the  assistance  of 
the  unfortunate.  Attractive  social  qualities  have  gained  him  a  host  of  friends, 
and  his  position  is  one  of  distinctive  preferment  in  both  social  and  business 
circles. 


LEMUEL  RAY  CARTER. 

Lemuel  Ray  Carter,  son  of  Thomas  W.  Carter  and  Mary  L.  Lupton,  was  born 
in  Mexico,  Missouri,  July  29,  1874.  He  prepared  for  college  at  Stoddard  school 
and  Smith  academy  and  graduated  with  honors  from  Sheffield  Scientific  School  of 
Yale  University  in  1897.  Since  graduation  he  has  been  engaged  in  the  grain 
commission  business,  being  a  member  of  the  firm  of  T.  W.  Carter  &  Company, 
with  offices  in  the  Pierce  Building.  He  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  American 
Rio  Grande  Land  &  Irrigation  Companv  and  director  in  several  corporations  of 
this  city. 

On  October  21,  1902,  Mr.  Carter  married  Miss  May  Dillon.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis  Country  Club  and  the  Racquet  Club.  He  resides  at  No.  5041 
McPherson  avenue. 


SAMUEL  McKEE. 


There  is  perhaps  no  one  better  posted  on  dry  goods  values  or  more  familiar 
with  the  productions  of  the  markets  of  the  world  than  is  Samuel  McKee  who  for 
twenty-three  years  has  been  buyer  for  the  B.  Nugent  &  Brother  Dry  Goods 
Company.  His  business  connections  have  always  been  in  this  department  of 
activity  in  both  the  old  world  and  the  new,  for  he  was  connected  with  some  of 
the  leading  dry  goods  establishments  of  Ireland  previous  to  his  coming  to  America. 
A  native  of  Armagh,  Ireland,  he  was  born  in  August,  1856,  of  the  marriage  of 
Samuel  and  Margaret  (Blackstock)  McKee.  The  family  is  of  Scotch  lineage 
but  Samuel  McKee,  Sr.,  devoted  his  life  to  farming  on  the  Emerald  Isle. 

There  the  subject  of  this  review  was  reared  and  pursued  his  education  in 
the  public  schools  until  he  reached  his  sixteenth  year.  During  this  time,  how- 
ever, at  intervals  he  assisted  his  father  on  the  farm,  early  becoming  familiar  with 
the  duties  and  labors  that  fall  to  the  lot  of  the  agriculturist.  On  putting  aside  his 
text-books  he  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  of  the  dry  goods  business  in  the 
little  town  of  Keady,  near  Armagh,  and  there  he  completed  his  five  years'  term 
of  indenture,  working  all  of  that  time  with  onlv  his  board  as  compensation  for 
his  labors.  He  then  went  to  Omagh,  County  Tyrone,  as  a  salesman,  and  there 
remained  for  six  months  after  which  he  became  a  salesman  for  the  firm  of  Orr, 
Reed  &  Company,  at  Belfast.  He  was  afterward  in  the  services  of  John  Robb  & 
Company,  Ltd.,  and  in  1880  crossed  the  Atlantic  to  Toronto,  Canada,  where  he 
secured  a  position  with  the  Golden  Lion  Dry  Goods  Company,  remaining  there 


L.    R.    CARTER 


880  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

only  two  years.  He  believed  that  he  might  have  better  opportunities  across  the 
border  where  competition  is  greater  but  where  advancement  is  more  quickly 
secured.  Therefore,  in  1882,  he  made  his  way  to  St.  Louis  and  has  since  been 
connected  with  the  B.  Nugent  &  Brother  Dry  Goods  Company,  becoming  asso- 
ciated with  the  house  as  a  salesman.  After  only  two  years,  during  which  time 
he  had  demonstrated  his  ability  and  enterprise,  he  was  promoted  to  the  position 
of  buyer  and  manager  of  three  different  departments  and  continues  as  buyer 
for  the  house,  having  the  full  confidence  and  trust  of  what  is  known  as  one  of 
the  most  important  dry-goods  establishments  of  the  middle  west.  Ever  loyal 
to  the  interests  of  those  whom  he  represents  and  studying  always  the  conditions 
of  trade,  his  service  has  been  most  valuable  to  the  house  and  he  enjoys  the  busi- 
ness respect  and  warm  personal  regard  of  the  partners. 

Mr.  McKee  was  married  in  Chicago  in  December,  1884,  to  Miss  Agnes  Guy, 
a  native  of  Belfast,  Ireland,  although  her  family  were  of  French  origin.  They 
have  one  daughter,  Margaret  Lillian,  the  wife  of  Thomas  Patterson,  who  is  con- 
nected with  the  Roberts,  Johnson  and  Rand  Shoe  Company.  Mr.  McKee  erected 
their  pleasant  home  at  No.  5219  Ridge  avenue.  They  are  members  of  the 
Wagner  Place  Presbyterian  church  and  Mr.  McKee  belongs  also  to  the  United 
Presbyterian  Church  Fraternal  Club.  He  is  interested  in  all  of  those  movements 
tending  to  uplift  humanity  and  promote  justice,  truth  and  righteousness.  In 
political  belief  Mr.  McKee  is  a  republican  and  manifests  a  public-spirited  interest 
in  every  thing  pertaining  to  the  city's  substantial  growth  and  improvement. 


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- 
mi3nd,  Kentucky,  he  was  born  July  4,  1862.  his  parents  being  John  William  and 
Elizabeth  Jane  (Ellison)  Brock.  The  father  was  of  English  descent,  the  original 
.\merican  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  v/idely  known  and  identified  with  public 
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  po- 
sition 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  ac- 
cepted the  cashiership  of  the  southwestern  distributing  office  of  the  New  Home 
Sewing  Machine  Company,  of  Orange,  Massachusetts.  He  was  connected  with 
that  company  for  about  eight  years,  or  until  the  ist  of  May,  i8gi,  since  which 
time  he  has  been  with  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company,  which  was  incor- 
porated 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  passed  on  in  his 
business  career  his  powers  have  been  constantly  developed  through  experience 
and  investigation  and  his  energv  also  constitutes  a  strong  factor  in  the  success  to 
which  he  has  attained.  He  is  likewise  the  vice  president  of  the  Municipal  Im- 
provement Investment  Company  and  manifests  keen  discernment  in  the  control 
of  complicated  interests. 

At  Paris,  Kentucky,  on  the  28th  of  September,  1896,  Mr.  Brock  was  married 
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. 


JAMES   E.   BROCK 


882  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

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 
Templar  degree  of  the  York  Rite  and  the  Thirty-second  degree  of  the  Scottish 
Rite.  He  is  hkewise  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  vice  president  of  the  last  named.  His  po- 
litical endorsement  is  given  to  the  democracy  and  he  is  one  of  the  board  of 
stewards  of  St.  John's  Methodist  Episcopal  church,  South,  located  at  Washing- 
ton avenue  and  King's  Highway.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League 
and  the  Civic  League  of  St.  Louis. 

The  value  of  biography,  aside  from  the  interest  which  one's  friends  feel  in 
his  personal  history,  comes  in  the  fact  that  it  frequently  constitutes  an  example 
setting  forth  the  plans  and  methods  that  are  being  profitably  followed  in  making 
the  most  of  one's  opportunities.  Mr.  Brock  has  followed  the  line  of  least  re- 
sistance, adapting  himself  to  conditions  and  circumstances,  and  yet  he  is  not  with- 
out that'  strong  will  power  which  enables  him  to  overcome  difficulties  and  ob- 
stacles and  steadily  progress  toward  his  objective  point.' 


LOUIS  E.  DENXIG. 


.  Louis  E.  Dennig  has  been  connected  with  various  business  interests  of  im- 
portance in  commercial  and  industrial  life  of  St.  Louis,  his  enterprise  proving  a 
factor  in  the  development  of  substantial  trade  relations  over  the  city.  He  was 
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  emigrated  to  the  LTnited  States.  He  had  just  been  an  active  par- 
ticipant in  the  revolutionary  movement,  which  was  inaugurated  to  free  the  coun- 
try from  some  of  its  monarchial  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  liquor  busi- 
ness 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  city  Louis  E.  Dennig  pursued  his  early  educa- 
tion 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,  when  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  Brewing 
Association.  Each  change  in  his  business  connections  has  marked  a  forward 
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  business, 
while  on  the  15th  of  January,  1908,  he  was  elected  president  and  treasurer  of 
the  Busch  &  Everett  Company,  its  successors.  In  February,  1906,  he  became  in- 
terested in  the  St.  Louis  Independent  Packing  Company,  controlling  the  largest 
packing  interests  in  this  city,  and  was  elected  vice  president,  in  which  capacity 


L.   E.   DEXNIG 


884  ST.  LOUIS,  THE*  FOURTH    CITY.       ■ 

he  has  since  remained.  His  business  interests  have  been  extensive  and  of  an  im- 
portant 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  efforts  which  have  resulted  in  the  development  of 
large  and  profitable  concerns. 

On  the  22d  of  November,  1898,  Mr.  Dennig  was  married  to  Miss  Marie 
Schaefer,  the  second  daughter  of  Louis  Schaefer,  of  3323  Russell  avenue,  and 
they  have  one  son,  Louis  S.  Dennig.  Ller  father,  now  living  retired,  was  formerly 
the  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Dressed  Beef  Company.  Mr.  Dennig  is  greatly  in- 
terested in  big  game  and  duck  shooting,  fishing  and  kindred  sports,  and  along 
those  recreative  lines  secures  needed  rest  from  business.  He  is  of  the  Protestant 
faith  and  his  political  belief  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 
P)usiness  J\Ien"s  League,  the  Liederkranz,  the  Union  Club,  Missouri  Athletic 
Club.  Automobile  Club  and  the  Cantine  Hunting  &  Fishing  Association,  serving 
as  secretary  of  the  same  almost  continuously  since  becoming  one  of  its  charter 
members.  He  is  likewise  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Trap  Shooters  Associa- 
tion and  is  popular  in  social  circles  where  congeniality  and  similar  tastes  have 
drawn  men  tosrether  in  social  organization. 


AUGUST    E.  KAUFMANN. 

After  forty-five  years'  connection  with  the  dry-goods  trade  August  E.  Kauf- 
mann  is  still  active  in  business,  being  now  division  manager  of  the  city  depart- 
ment for  the  Hargadine-McKittrick  Company.  He  was  born  November  21,  1852, 
in  Celle,  Germany.  His  parents  were  August  E.  and  Elizabeth  (Steuber)  Kauf- 
mann,  both  of  whom  have  now  passed  away.  The  mother  died  in  Germany  in 
i860,  at  the  age  of  forty  years,  while  the  father  survived  until  December  7,  1879, 
passing  away  at  the  age  of  sixty-eight  years.  The  son  came  to  St.  Louis  imme- 
diately after  crossing  the  Atlantic,  arriving  in  this  city  on  the  4th  of  Julv,  1866. 
He  was  then  a  youth  of  thirteen  years  and  the  necessity  of  providing  for  his  own 
support  led  him  to  seek  immediate  employment.  On  the  loth  of  the  same  month 
he  entered  the  service  of  Hurt,  Hellmers  &  Voorhis,  with  whom  he  continued 
about  four  years,  or  until  1870,  learning  the  business.  On  the  expiration  of 
that  period  he  became  assistant  salesman  with  Dood,  Brown  &  Company  and  his 
capability  and  fidelity  in  that  connection  led  to  his  promotion  to  the  position  of 
general  manager  of  their  city  department.  Since  1885,  or  for  a  period  of  tv;'enty- 
four  years,  he  has  been  continuously  connected  with  the  Hargadine-McKittrick 
Company,  as  salesman,  and  soon  afterward  was  given  general  charge  of  the  city 
business  and  is  now  division  manager  of  the  city  department.  His  worth  has 
always  recommended  him  for  promotion  and  gradually  he  has  adyanced  through 
the  various  stages  in  the  business  world  until  he  now  occupies  a  responsible 
position  and  is  still  one  of  the  active  men  in  trade,  after  forty-five  years'  ;isso- 
ciation  therewith.  His  broad  experience  has  well  qualified  him  for  the  duties 
that  devolve  upon  him  in  this  connection. 

On  the  8th  of  January,  1879,  Mr.  Kaufmann  was  married  to  Miss  Sidonie 
Braun,  a  daughter  of  Charles  and  Elise  Braun.  They  now  have  one  son,  August 
F.,  who  was  educated  in  Toensfeldt  Institute  and  is  now  associated  with  his  father 
in  business,  retaining  his  residence  with  his  parents  at  No.  3130  Russell  avenue. 
Mr.  Kaufmann  is  a  member  of  the  Union  Club  and  for  many  years  was  identified 
with  the  Turner  Society  and  Liederkranz  Club.  His  political  allegiance  has  been 
given  to  the  republican  party  since  he  attained  his  majority  and  while  his  life  is  a 
busy  one.  he  yet  finds  time  to  keep  informed  upon  important  political  problems 
and  upon  all  the  questions  which  are  always  of  public  interest  and  affect  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  885 

general  relations  of  society.     His  associates  and  colleagues  recognize  him  as  a 

man  of  marked  enterprise  and   force,  whose  character  has  been  builded   along 

substantial   lines,   gaining   for  him   the   respect  of  all   with  whom   he  has   Ijeen 
associated. 


LEONIDAS  STRATTON  MITCHELL. 

Leonidas  Stratton  Mitchell,  treasurer  of  the  Commonealth  Trust  Company, 
is  one  of  the  well  known  men  in  financial  circles  in  St.  Louis  and  one  whose  rise 
has  been  but  the  reward  for  ability  and  fidelity.  He  was  born  August  ii,  1863, 
in  Montgomery  county,  Illinois,  a  son  of  Rev.  James  Bourne  and  Martha  (Dysart) 
Mitchell.  Rev.  James  Bourne  Mitchell  was  born  June  27,  1821,  at  Abingdon, 
Virginia,  removed  to  Missouri  in  1836,  was  a  minister  of  the  Cumberland  Presby- 
terian church  and  from  1853  to  1874  was  president  of  McGee  College,  the  church 
school  in  this  state.  During  the  remainder  of  his  active  ministry  he  was  pastor 
of  the  church  at  Kirksville,  Rlissouri,  where  he  died  March  12,  1901.  The  mother, 
who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Martha  Dysart,  was  born  in  Howard  county,  Mis- 
souri, March  4,  1825,  of  parents  who  emigrated  from  Tennessee.  She  is  a  wom- 
an of  strong  character  and  although  in  her  eighty-fourth  year,  retains  her  faculties 
unimpaired.  The  paternal  grandfather  of  Leonidas  Stratton  Mitchell  came  to 
the  LTnited  States  from  the  north  of  Ireland  about  the  time  of  the  adoption  of 
the  federal  constitution,  and  ]\Ir.  Mitchell  has  in  his  possession  a  number  of  deeds 
and  conveyances  executed  late  in  the  eighteenth  century,  some  of  which  bear  the 
signature  and  seal  of  the  consul  in  Ireland  of  the  then  infant  republic.  The 
parish  records  show  the  residence  of  the  family  in  Ireland  as  far  back  as  the 
middle  of  the  sixteenth  century. 

Leonidas  Stratton  Mitchell  received  his  early  scholastic  training  in  the  public 
schools,  after  which  he  entered  the  North  Missouri  State  Normal  School  at 
Kirksville,  in  1877,  and  graduated  from  that  institution  in  1881.  The  course 
in  that  school  then,  as  now,  was  intended  to  prepare  teachers  for  service  in  the 
public  schools  of  the  state  and,  being  thus  equipped,  although  but  eighteen  years 
of  age,  Mr.  Mitchell  began  teaching  in  Randolph  county,  Missouri,  and  later 
was  connected  with  the  educational  interests  of  Caldwell,  Missouri,  proving 
competent  and  successful  both  as  an  instructor  and  disciplinarian.  Thinking  to 
find  a  more  profitable  field  of  business,  he  withdrew  from  educational  circles  and 
became  connected  with  the  Baird  National  Bank  at  Kirksville,  where  he  continued 
from  1883  until  1887.  He  then  took  up  his  residence  at  Kansas  City,  Missouri, 
and  was  connected  with  the  Citizens  National  Bank  of  that  city  from  1887  until 
1892.  In  the  latter  year  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  through  the  succeeding  ten 
years  was  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Trust  Company.  In  1902  he  was  elected 
secretary  oi  the  Colonial  Trust  Company  and  so  continued  until  May,  1903,  when 
that  institution  was  merged  with  the  Commonwealth  Trust  Company,  of  which 
Mr.  Mitchell  has  since  been  the  treasurer.  In  January,  1909,  Mr.  Mitchell  was 
elected  to  the  position  of  assistant  to  the  president  of  the  National  Bank  of 
Commerce  in  St.  Louis.  Extremely  careful  and  cautious,  Mr.  Mitcheirs  career 
as  a  banker  has  been  characterized  by  a  close  study  of  conditions  and  situations, 
so  that  conservatism  is  a  marked  characteristic,  and  in  the  banking  circles  of  St. 
Louis  he  occupies  a  prominent  position,  solely  the  result  of  merit. 

On  the  17th  of  August,  1886,  Mr.  ^litchell  was  married  to  Miss  Lura  Owen, 
of  Clinton,  Rlissouri,  and  they  have  three  children :  Owen.  Helen  and  Frances. 
The  familv  residence  is  at  No.  4426  Lindell  boulevard.  ]\Ir.  Mitchell  is  presi- 
dent of  the  lola  Electric  Railroad  Company  of  lola,  Kansas,  and  is  a  member  of 
the  American  Institute  of  Bank  Clerks  and  also  of  the  ^Mercantile  Club.  He 
gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy  and  holds  membership  in  the 
Presbyterian  church.     He  is  interested  in  all  that  pertains  to  the  welfare  of  the 


886  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

community  and  his  endorsement  is  helpful  to  man)'  measures  for  the  public  good. 
His  personal  characteristics  and  social  qualities  are  pronounced  and  he  is  an 
acceptable  companion  in  any  society  in  which  intelligence  is  a  necessary  attribute 
to  agreeableness. 


CHARLES  PARSONS  SEXTER. 

No  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  L^nion  Trust  Company,  the  State 
National  Bank  and  the  American  Central  Lisurance  Company.  This  is  not  due 
alone  to  the  splendid  success  he  has  achieved  but  also  to  the  straightforward, 
lionorable  business  principles  he  has  ever  followed  and  the  fact  that  while  he  en- 
tered 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 
icputation  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. 

J\Ir.  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  Marshall  and  Lucy  Jane  (Wilkins)  Senter.  The  father 
was  born  in  Henderson  county,  Tennessee,  April  11,  1831,  and  his  parents  were 
Alvin  Blalock  and  Janett  (McNeil)  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  Virginia,  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  Companv  upon  its  organization  and  served  for  many  years  as 
its  president,  and  was  a  director  of  the  Union  Trust  Company  from  its  organiza- 
tion 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 
C^ommission  Company. 

Charles  P.  Senter  attended  the  Stoddard  school  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  Virginia  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  property 
for  two  years,  after  which  the  partnership  was  dissolved  and  Mr.  Senter  took 
charge  of  some  Texas  interests  for  his  father  and  uncle  and  was  associated  with 


CHARLES   P.   SENTER 


888  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

them  until  their  deaths.  Upon  the  death  of  his  father  in  1901  the  Senter  Com- 
mission Company  was  incorporated  to  continue  the  business,  with  William  T. 
Wilkins  as  president ;  John  Asa  Senter,  brother  of  our  subject,  as  vice  president : 
Charles  P.  Senter  as  treasurer,  and  Moses  Woliford  as  secretary.  Mr.  Wilkins 
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  re- 
taining 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.  Wofiford  as  vice  president,  William  B.  Keeble,  secretary 
and  Michael  E.  Fox,  assistant  treasurer.  These  are  the  directors  and  present 
officers  of  the  company,  in  control  of  a  most  extensive  commission  business  which 
iias  been  established  for  forty-four  years. 

Mr.  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  or- 
jjanizations  for  the  benefit  of  trade  interests,  belonging  to  the  Merchants  Ex- 
change and  the  Business  Men's  League,  while  at  the  present  writing,  1908,  he  is 
president  of  the  St.  Louis  Cotton  Exchange. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Senter  is  a  democrat  and  was  a  constituent  mem- 
ber of  the  Jefferson  Club,  of  which  he  served  for  several  years  as  secretary.  No 
political  offices  have  ever  been  his,  nor  has  he  ever  desired  official  preferment. 
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  Ama- 
teur Athletic  Clubs.  While  a  favorite  in  social  circles  and  a  most  active  man  in 
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 
city  mission  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  ex- 
tensive 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 
affecting  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  interscholastic  and  Marathon  committee  of 
Olympic  games  and  served  as  grand  marshal  for  these  games  in  1904. 


HON.  PATRICK  F.  GILL.   ' 

Hon.  Patrick  F.  Gill,  member  of  congress  from  St.  Louis,  was  born  August 
16,  1869,  in  Independencee,  Jackson  county,  Missouri.  His  father,  Thomas  Gill, 
came  from  Ireland  and,  settling  in  this  city,  engaged  here  in  the  manufacture  of 
shoes.  He  died  during  the  infancy  of  his  son  Patrick.  The  mother,  Mrs.  Rose 
Gill,  was  a  daughter  of  Patrick  Murphy,  who  was  one  of  the  early  residents  of 
St.  Louis,  owning  a  farm  which  covered  the  present  site  of  the  Sheridan  Hotel. 
Her  brother,  Barney  Murphy,  was  one  of  the  prominent  early  contractors  and 
builders  of  St.  Louis. 

Patrick  F.  Gill  was  educated  in  parochial  schools  of  this  city  and  in  the  St. 
Louis  LTniversity.  His  first  experience  in  business  lines  was  in  connection  with 
the  grocery  trade  and  throughout  the  greater  part  of  his  life  he  has  been  con- 
nected witii  the  same  line  of  activity.  His  efforts  were  attended  with  gratifying 
success  and  as  the  years  passed  he  developed  a  substantial  and  growing  business. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  88i> 

He  i.s  still  interested  in  the  Gill  Brothers  (jrocery  Company  but  of  late  years  has 
left  the  management  of  the  business  to  his  brother  while  he  has  devoted  much 
time  to  political  work.  For  nearly  two  decades  he  has  been  a  prominent  figure 
in  local  politics.  For  many  years  he  has  served  as  a  member  of  the  democratic 
city  central  committee,  but  declined  to  make  the  race  for  membership  on 
the  committee  at  the  primaries  in  1908  because  of  his  candidacy  for  the 
nomination  for  congress.  He  has  filled  several  local  offices.  He  spent  four  years 
as  a  circuit  court  clerk  and  numbers  all  the  prominent  members  of  the  St.  Louis 
bar  as  his  friends.  He  was  afterward  appointed  deputy  collector  of  taxes  and 
filled  that  position  up  to  the  time  of  his  election  to  a  seat  in  the  law  making 
body  of  the  nation.  In  1904  he  was  nominated  on  the  democratic  ticket  for 
sheriff  of  St.  Louis.  In  the  summer  of  1908  he  received  the  democratic  nomination 
in  the  eleventh  district  for  congress  and  on  the  3d  of  November,  1908.  was  elected. 
His  friends  have  every  reason  to  feel  that  his  services  will  be  valuable  for  he  is 
fearless  in  defense  of  his  honest  convictions  and  is  loyal  to  the  interests  of  citv, 
state  and  country. 

On  the  20th  of  September,  1893,  Mr.  Gill  was  married  to  Miss  Alicia  McCar- 
ren,  a  daughter  of  Patrick  and  Alice  McCarren,  of  this  city,  her  father  having  been 
one  of  the  first  wholesale  dry  goods  merchants  of  St.  Louis,  senior  partner  of  the 
well  known  firm  of  McCarren  &  Fisher.  Mrs.  Gill  is  a  graduate  of  the  Visitation 
Convent  and  is  prominent  in  musical  circles  of  St.  Louis,  having  for  five  years 
been  a  member  of  the  choir  at  Holy  Communion  church.  She  is  also  well  known 
for  the  talents  she  has  displayed  in  amateur  theatricals.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gill 
hold  membership  in  the  Visitation  Catholic  church.  They  have  one  daughter, 
Alicia  Moore,  who  was  educated  in  the  Sacred  Heart  Convent,  at  St.  Charles, 
Missouri.  The  family  residence  is  at  No.  4756  Cote  Brilliante  avenue,  and  its 
hospitality  is  greatly  enjoyed  by  their  many  friends.  Mr.  Gill's  reputation  as  a 
business  man  places  him  in  the  front  rank  among  the  successful  merchants  of 
the  city  and  the  work  which  he  has  already  done  for  his  party  in  political  circles 
promises  well  for  his  labors  in  congress. 


AMBRO   J.  NORTHCRAFT. 

The  constantly  changing  conditions  of  life  have  led  to  the  development  of 
many  new  business  concerns  which  have  been  founded  to  meet  the  needs  of  the 
present  day.  In  this  age  of  strenuous  commercial  and  industrial  activity,  it  has 
become  more  and  more  a  recognized  fact  that  to  relieve  the  intense  pressure  of 
the  business  world  there  must  be  amusement  and  recreation  as  a  counteracting 
influence.  Such  condition  has  given  rise  to  the  establishment  of  various  business 
concerns  such  as  Mr.  Northcraft  now  conducts,  for  he  is  engaged  in  the  manu- 
facture of  amusement  devices  at  No.  3032  Manchester  avenue,  where  he  has 
carried  on  his  enterprise  since  1904.  He  started  upon  the  journey  of  life  Septem- 
ber 8,  1865,  a  son  of  Samuel  and  Emily  Northcraft.  His  grandfather.  Hezckiah 
Northcraft,  was  born  in  England  and  subsequent  to  his  emigration  to  the  new- 
world  engaged  in  the  furniture  manufacturing  business  at  Sulphur  Springs, 
Missouri.  His  son,  Samuel  Northcraft.  was  born  at  Sulphur  Springs,  and  after 
leaving  school  entered  his  father's  employ,  there  remaining  until  twenty-one  vears 
of  age.  when  he  went  to  Bath,  Missouri.  At  that  place  he  carried  on  a  contract- 
ing and  building  business  for  some  time  and  later  removed  to  Hannibal.  ^Missouri, 
and  engaged  in  taking  wood  by  boat  down  the  Mississippi  river  for  forty  years. 
On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  retired  from  business  life,  and  came  to  St. 
Louis,  residing  with  his  son  Ambro. 

The  last  named  was  a  pupil  of  the  public  schools  of  Nebraska  until  sixteen 
years  of  age,  when  he  went  to  Hannibal  to  engage  with  his  father  in  business 
interests  on  the  Mississippi  for  two  years.     At  the  end  of  that  time  he  secured  a 


890  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

situation  as  pantry-hand  on  a  vessel  called  "Lake  Superior,"  and  was  afterward 
employed  as  deck  sweep,  while  later  promotion  made  him  deck  watchman.  Subse- 
quently he  became  second  mate  and  head  mate,  and  then  received  the  licenses  for 
pilot  and  captain,  respectively,  having  charge  of  boats  belonging  to  the  Boeckler 
Lumber  Company  and  the  Mississippi  Valley  Transportation  Company.  He 
remained  in  that  service  altogether  for  twelve  years,  and  then  went  to  Memphis, 
Tennessee,  where  he  became  captain  of  tow  boats  belonging  to  Captain  Patton 
•on  the  Mississippi.  Another  eight  years  thus  passed,  and  on  severing  his  con- 
nection with  Captain  Patton  he  built  a  tug  boat  called  the  "Rambler,"  on  which 
he  made  trips  from  St.  Louis  to  Memphis,  Tennessee.  After  two  years,  however, 
he  sold  that  boat  to  a  lumber  company  in  Memphis,  and  removed  to  St.  Louis 
where  he  conducted  a  shooting  gallery  on  Olive,  between  Twelfth  and  Thirteenth 
streets.  There  he  remained  in  business  for  three  years,  when  he  began  the  manu- 
facture of  shooting  gallery  devices  at  No.  3032  and  3034  Manchester  avenue. 
There  he  has  conducted  a  successful  business,  making  extensive  shipments  of  his 
products  to  all  parts  of  the  United  States  and  to  various  foreign  countries. 

Mr.  Northcraft  is  a  member  of  the  Blue  Lodge  of  Masons,  and  for  twenty 
years  has  been  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  serving  for  some  time  as 
chancellor  commander.  In  politics  he  is  independent,  while  his  religious  faith 
is  that  of  the  Baptist  church.  He  owns  his  home  at  No.  3033  Clark  avenue,  and 
this  propertv,  together  with  his  business,  is  the  visible  evidence  of  his  life  of  thrift 
and  endeavor. 


FREDERICK  W.  MOTT. 

While  Mr.  Mott  is  well  known  in  business  circles  as  president  of  the  F.  W. 
Mott  Realty  Company,  he  has  attained  notable  distinction  by  reason  of  his  con- 
nection with  public  affairs  wherein  the  general  welfare  of  the  city  has  been 
greatly  conserved.  Many  tangible  evidences  of  his  devotion  to  the  work  of 
tipbuilding  and  substantial  improvement  here  are  given  and  none  has  ever  ques- 
tioned his  loyalty  to  his  honest  convictions  concerning  any  matter  of  vital  import 
to  the  citv.  As  Macaulay  has  said,  "The  history  of  a  country  is  best  told  in 
the  lives  of  its  people,"  and  the  record  of  Frederick  W.  Mott  forms  an  im- 
portant chapter  in  the  annals  of  St.  Louis.  His  birth  occurred  in  New  York  city. 
December  2,  1849,  his  parents  being  John  and  Annie  (Thiel)  Mott.  Upon  the 
■death  of  the  father,  which  occurred  when  Frederick  was  but  six  years  old,  the 
home  was  broken  up  and  he  was  sent  west  to  Carlinville,  Illinois,  where  he 
resided  with  Dr.  Webster  for  ten  years,  being  reared  by  him  as  a  son  until 
1865,  when  the  family  removed  to  St.  Louis.  Upon  arriving  here  at  the  age 
■of  sixteen  years,  Mr.  Mott  left  the  home  of  Dr.  Webster  to  assume  for  himself 
the  responsibilities  of  life  and  from  that  time  forward  has  been  dependent 
entirely  upon  his  own  resources.  While  in  Carlinville  he  had  attended  the 
public  schools  and  had  received  an  academic  training  in  Blackburn  University, 
and  after  coming  to  St.  Louis  he  defrayed  his  own  expenses  while  attending 
for  a  time  the  St.  Louis  high  school.  When  his  funds  were  exhausted  he  put 
aside  his  text-books,  but  has  never  ceased  to  be  a  student  in  the  school  of  ex- 
perience, learning  valuable  lessons  from  life's  contacts  and  his  observation  of 
the  signs  of  the  times.  After  leaving  the  high  school  he  became  messenger  to 
Secretary  J.  P-  Thompson  of  the  Life  Association  of  America,  an  insurance 
company,  which  had  been  organized  by  some  of  the  most  prominent  business 
men  of  St.  Louis.  His  efficiency  and  trustworthiness  were  soon  recognized,  for 
after  ten  day^  he  was  made  private  secretary  to  Mr.  Thompson  and  thereafter 
was  promoted  from  time  to  time  until  he  became  assistant  actuary  and  practically 
acting  secretary  of  the  company,  which  position  he  continued  to  fill  until  1878. 
In  the  discharge  of  his  duties  he  was  brought  into  intimate  business  relations 


F.    \\'.  AIOTT 


^y^  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

with  Luther  M.  Kennett,  H.  R.  Spauiihorst,'  Fehx  Coste,  John  H.  Maxon,  John 
J.  Roe,  Hon.  E.  O.  Stanard  and  others,  who  manifested  a  friendly  and  helpful 
interest  in  him,  their  assistance  proving  of  inestimable  value  to  him  in  his  early 
business  experience.  General  J.  S.  Alarmaduke  was  then  superintendent  of 
southern  agents  for  the  company,  and  the  friendship  which  he  formed  for  Mr. 
Mott  contimied  through  his  life.  In  1878  Mr.  Mott  severed  his  connection  with 
the  insurance  company  to  take  charge  of  the  management  and  building  of  the 
Southern  Street  Railway,  which  extended  from  Carondalet  to  Sixth  and  Market 
streets.  He  continued  in  charge  until  the  road  was  completed,  when  the  officials 
of  the  Fifth  Street,  now  Broadway,  Railway  Company  prevented  its  operation 
by  invoking  the  provisions  of  a  state  law  passed  m  iSOo.  It  is  always  under 
the  stimulus  of  opposition  and  the  pressure  of  necessity  that  the  best  and 
strongest  in  man  is  brought  out  and  developed,  and  facing  such  a  condition  as 
then  confronted  him,  Mr.  Mott  resolved  that  he  would  not  fall  before  such 
opposition,  and  with  others  began  one  of  the  most  bitter  street  railway  wars 
chronicled  in  the  history  of  the  country.  The  entire  southern  portion  of  the 
city  began  a  raid  against  the  Broadway  Company,  demanding  fair  play,  and  to 
this  end  elected  Mr.  i\Iott  to  the  legislature  in  1879  to  secure  the  repeal  of  the 
obnoxious  law.  He  served  in  the  general  assembly  from  1879  until  1882,  and 
his  opposition  to  the  railroad  law,  as  well  as  his  championship  of  many  bene- 
ficial measures  of  the  state,  brought  him  wide  renown.  He  finally  succeeded 
in  overcoming  the  powerful  influences  arrayed  against  him  and  obtained  legis- 
lation which  permitted  the  operation  of  the  Southern  Street  Railway  line — a 
work  which  proved  most  beneficial  to  the  city  and  indirectly  to  the  state  at 
large  in  the  removal  of  a  law  that  was  detrimental  to  general  interests. 

Following  his  return  from  Jefiferson  City,  Mr.  Mott  became  actively  asso- 
ciated with  business  interests  as  secretary  of  the  Syenite  Granite  Company, 
which  had  been  organized  by  W.  R.  Allen,  and  soon  afterward  was  prominently 
connected  with  the  movement  which  resulted  in  the  laying  of  granite  pavements 
throughout  the  business  district  of  St.  Louis.  The  streets  of  the  city  were  then 
in  such  a  condition  that  their  immediate  improvement  was  an  absolute  necessity 
and  under  instructions  from  Mayor  W.  L.  Ewing  and  General  John  W.  Turner, 
who  was  then  street  commissioner,  and  Mr.  Allen,  president  of  the  granite  com- 
pany, Mr.  Mott  took  a  sample  of  the  Syenite  stone  to  Washington,  D.  C,  where 
it  was  tested  by  Professor  Baird,  secretary  of  the  Smithsonian  Institution, 
who  declared  it  to  be  of  as  fine  quality  as  any  granite  found  in  this  counti-y  or 
Europe.  As  a  result,  St.  Louis  streets  are  paved  with  ^Missouri  granite,  which 
is  equal,  if  not  superior,  to  any  pavement  in  the  entire  country. 

In  1883  Mr.  Mott  was  instrumental  in  breaking  a  famous  deadlock  in  the 
city  council  and  as  a  result  was  appointed  by  Mayor  Ewing  assessor  and  collector 
of  water  rates,  his  appointment  being  unanimously  confirmed  by  the  council. 
In  1884  he  was  sent  as  a  delegate  to  the  republican  national  convention  in  Chi- 
cago, which  .nominated  James  G.  Blaine  for  the  presidency,  and  at  different 
tinies  he  has  served  his  party  as  secretary  of  the  republican  state  central 
committee  under  the  chairmanship  of  General  G.  H.  Shields,  Mayor  William 
Warner,  A.  C.  Widdecombe  and  Hon.  C.  I.  Filley.  On  one  occasion  his  party 
nominated  him  for'  secretary  of  state,  but  the  entire  republican  ticket  met  defeat, 
and  again  he  was  defeated  with  all  other  republican  candidates  when  he  was 
the  i^arty  nf)minee  for  circuit  court  clerk.  In  1894,  however,  he  was  elected 
to  fill  out  the  unexpired  term  of  Hon.  J.  C.  McGinnis,  deceased,  in  the  state 
senate,  and  in  1896  was  elected  for  the  full  term  of  four  years,  making  an 
excellent  rccnrd  in  the  upper  house,  as  he  had  done  in  the  lower.  He  has  the 
honor  of  the  authorship  of  numerous  bills  which  are  now  on  the  statute  books 
of  the  stale,  including  the  present  state  election  law,  which  he  introduced  as 
bill  No.  I,  in  1895,  and  which  was  molded  into  its  present  form  by  a  conference 
committee  of  which  he  was  a  meml^er.  When  the  legislature  convened  in  1897 
he   introduced   the   bills   enacted   into   a   primary   election   law   and   created   the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  893 

state  department  of  charities  and  corrections,  while  cif  the  ijill  providing  for 
the  erection  of  a  new  hhrar\-  hiiilding  in  St.  Louis  he  was  the  author.  His 
service  as  representative  and  senator  has  been  characterized  by  the  utmost  fidelity 
to  the  interests  of  the  commonwealth  at  large  and  a  masterful  grasp  of  every 
question  presented  for  solution. 

While  official  duties  have  largely  claimed  the  time  and  attention  of  Mr. 
Mott  he  has  been  equally  active  in  the  promotion  of  business  interests  and  has 
operated  extensively  in  real  estate  and  financial  lines,  being  particularly  active 
in  the  upbuilding  of  the  southern  portion  of  the  city  known  as  Carondalet 
through  his  real-estate  dealings.  A  number  of  years  ago  he  purchased  a"  tract 
of  land  including  and  surrounding  the  residence  of  Henry  T.  Blow.  He  sub- 
divided this  and  other  tracts  which  he  purchased,  transforming  it  into  the  hand- 
somest residence  district  in  that  portion  of  the  city.  He  has  also  made  other 
additions  to  St.  Louis  and  organized  the  South  End  Building  Association,  which 
returned  to  its  members  fifty  per  cent  profit  on  a  capital  of  five  hundred  thou- 
sand dollars.  He  likewise  organized  the  Carondalet  Electric  Light  &  Power 
Company,  of  which  he  was  for  many  years  secretary  and  third  owner.  He 
was  likewise  secretary  of  the  Carondalet  Improvement  Association,  an  associa- 
tion of  citizens,  having  for  its  object  the  advancement  of  the  interests  of  that 
section  of  St  Louis,  and  he  has  undoubtedly  done  more  for  Carondalet  than 
any  other  one  man  in  the  city.  When  the  Post-Dispatch  had  finished  building 
the  lake  in  Forest  Park  and  still  had  six  thousand  dollars  of  the  funds  which 
it  had  raised  for  the  purpose,  he  persistently  demanded  that  the  paper  should 
devote  that  sum  to  the  construction  of  a  lake  in  Carondalet  Park,  which  they 
finally  agreed  to  do  if  Mr.  Mott,  as  secretary  of  the  Carondalet  Improvement 
Association,  would  take  charge  of  the  funds  and  manage  the  enterprise.  He 
consented  and  gave  employment  only  to  unemployed  residents  of  that  district, 
whereby  much  good  was  done  in  hard  times  in  providing  a  living  for  those  who 
needed  work,  while  the  construction  of  the  lake  resulted  in  making  Carondalet 
Park  one  of  the  finest  in  the  city. 

On  the  27th  of  I\Iarch,  1871,  i\Ir.  Mott  was  united  in  marriage  to  Isabelle 
Stevenson  Rutherfurd,  a  daughter  of  A.  S.  Rutherfurd,  who  established  the  ex- 
tensive dry-goods  house  now  owned  by  Scruggs,  Vandervoort  &  Barnev.  There 
are  two  sons  of  this  marriage.  The  elder,  Frederick  Rutherfurd  Mott,  is  a 
prominent  electrician,  who  qualified  for  his  profession  in  the  service  of  the 
General  Electric  Company  of  the  United  States,  of  which  Thomas  Edison  is 
the  head.  He  is  now  cliief  engineer  and  general  superintendent  of  the  Bell 
Telephone  Company  of  Missouri.  The  younger  son,  Edwin  \\'ebster  Mott.  lost 
his  life  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  in  an  attempt  to  rescue  a  companion  from 
drowning  in  the  Mississippi  river. 

Mr.  Mott  is  a  Knight  Templar  Mason,  belonging  to  Good  Hope  Lodge,  No. 
218,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  Ascalon  Commandery,  No.  16,  K.  T.  He  was  the 
author  of  the  present  laws  governing  fraternal  and  benevolent  organizations 
enacted  by  the  legislature,  in  which  connection  he  rendered  important  service 
to  the  fraternities.  He  has  been  secretarv  of  the  Carondalet  Relief  Association 
for  many  years  and  is  a  helpful  and  active  member  of  the  Carondalet  Presby- 
terian church,  serving  formerly  as  president  of  its  board  of  trustees  and  taking 
an  active  part  in  various  lines  of  church  work.  He  has  resided  in  Carondalet 
since  1865,  his  home  being  at  No.  524  Kansas  street — one  of  the  many  resi- 
dences he  has  erected  there.  No  plan  or  movement  for  the  benefit  of  the  city 
along  lines  of  progress  and  improvement  seeks  his  aid  in  vain.  The  public  work 
that  he  has  done  has  largely  been  of  a  nature  that  has  brought  no  pecuniarv 
reward  and  yet  has  made  extensive  demands  upon  his  time,  his  thought  and 
his  energies.  Opportunities  that  others  have  passed  by  heedlessly  he  has 
noted  and  improved  to  the  betterment  of  the  city  and  the  state  in  many  ways. 
He  is  extremely  modest  and  unostentatious  in  manner,  but  all  who  know  him 
speak  of  him  in  terms  of  praise.     In  his  life  are  the  elements  of  greatness  be- 


894  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

cause  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  life  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  city,  state  and  country. 

He  now  has  been  a  director  in  the  Real  Estate  Exchange  for  a  number  of 
years  and  all  the  legislative  bills  in  behalf  of  the  real-estate  interests  in  St. 
Louis  were  drafted  and  pushed  through  by  Mr.  Mott,  on  behalf  of  the  Real 
Estate  Exchange   of  St.  Louis. 


JOHN  B.  C.  LUCAS. 


Aside  from  those  whose  eminence  and  fame  have  been  won  in  the  field  of 
statesmanship  and  distinguished  political  service  there  is  perhaps  no  family  which 
has  attained  the  prominence  accorded  those  of  the  name  of  Lucas  in  Missouri. 
They  have  been  the  builders  of  this  great  commonwealth  and  throughout  the 
years  which  have  run  their  course  since  the  Revolutionary  war  representatives 
of  the  name  in  different  generations  have  won  honor  and  eminence  by  reason  of 
the  great  work  which  they  have  accomplished  as  promoters  of  business  activity 
that  has  led  to  the  substantial  development  of  the  state. 

John  B.  C.  Lucas  is  the  seventh  in  the  line  of  descent  from  a  Revolutionary 
ancestry  and  a  great-grandson  of  Andrew  Vanoy,  who  was  captain  of  a  company 
of  militia  in  North  Carolina,  attached  to  the  regiment  of  Colonel  Abraham  Shep- 
ard.  In  1777  he  enlisted  as  a  member  of  the  Continental  Army  and  did  valiant 
duty  on  various  memorable  battlefields,  serving  until  victory  crowned  the  Amer- 
ican arms.  In  the  paternal  line  the  ancestry  is  traced  back  to  Nicholas  Lucas, 
who  was  born  in  1572  and  died  in  1650,  at  the  age  of  seventy-eight  years.  The 
line  of  descent  comes  down  through  Robert,  James,  Robert,  Robert  Joseph  Lucas 
and  Robert  Joseph  Edward  Lucas.  The  last  named  was  born  in  1725  and  died 
in  1783.  In  1760  he  became  procureur  du  Roi,  or  king's  prosecuting  attorney, 
of  Port  Audemur,  in  Normandy,  France.  He  married  Mademoiselle  de  I'Arche, 
and  unto  this  union  there  were  born  seven  children,  of  whom  John  B.  C.  Lucas 
was  the  third  child  and  second  son  and  the  grandfather  of  his  namesake,  whose 
name  introduces  this  review.  The  grandfather  was  married  in  France  to 
Mademoiselle  Sebin.  In  the  University  of  Caen,  which  was  founded  by  Henry 
VI,  King  of  England,  he  studied  law  with  a  view  to  becoming  procureur  du  Roi. 
On  the  17th  of  April,  1784,  accompanied  by  his  wife,  he  left  Ostend,  Belgium, 
for  America,  arriving  in  Philadelphia.  Soon  afterward  he  purchased  a  large 
tract  of  land  called  Montpelier,  situated  at  Coal  Hill,  near  the  present  site  of 
Pittsburg,  where  then  stood  Fort  Pitt.  There  they  lived  until  1805.  Mr.  Lucas 
had  brought  with  him  to  the  L^nited  States  a  letter  of  introduction  from  Ben- 
jamin Franklin,  then  minister  to  France,  recommending  him  to  President  Jeffer- 
son as  an  able  jurist,  whose  counsels  would  be  valuable  in  framing  the  laws  of  a 
new-born  republic.  He  became  prominently  identified  with  the  history  of  Penn- 
sylvania. He  served  on  the  bench  with  Judge  Addison  and  in  1795  was  elected 
to  the  state  legislature,  while  in  1803  he  became  a  member  of  congress.  Two 
years  before  he  had  been  sent  by  President  Jefferson  to  ascertain  the  temper  of  the 
French  and  Spanish  residents  of  Louisiana  respecting  the  Louisiana  purchase. 
He  traveled  incognito  to  St.  Louis,  thence  to  St.  Genevieve  and  on  to  New 
Orleans,  under  the  name  of  Des  Peiutreaux.  The  commission  was  ably  and  care- 
fully executed  and  the  president  bestowed  upon  him  further  honors  in  1803,  by 
appointing  him  judge  of  the  territorial  court  and  commissioner  of  land  claims  of 
LTpper  Louisiana,  following  the  purchase.  For  two  years  he  filled  that  office  in 
a  most  creditable  and  honorable  manner  and  in  1805  came  to  St.  Louis,  after 
resigning  his  position.  The  city  was  but  a  little  French  settlement,  but  he  recog- 
nized its  advantageous  position,  believed  in  its  future  growth  and  made  extensive 


JOHN    B.    C.    LUCAS. 


893  ST.  LOUIS,  THE  .FOURTH    CITY. 

investments  in  real  estate,  which  afterward  brought  him  and  his  family  large 
wealth.  He  was  always  most  devoted  to  his  family,  and  the  death  of  his  five 
sons  caused  him  to  retire  from  public  life,  after  which  time  he  gave  his  super- 
vision only  to  his  estate.  He  enjoyed  an  extensive  law  practice  and  his  profes- 
sional duties  and  the  management  of  his  property  fully  claimed  his  time.  He 
was  one  of  the  first  to  herald  the  abolition  movement,  which  he  did  in  a  speech 
made  in  St.  Louis,  April  20,  1820,  defining  his  views  in  consenting  to  allow  his 
name  to  be  used  as  a  candidate  for  membership  on  the  delegation  to  the  constitu- 
tional convention  of  Missouri.  At  that  time  he  strongly  opposed  the  introduction 
of  slavery  into  the  state  and  the  speech  created  a  great  sensation. 

James  H.  Lucas,  father  of  John  B.  C.  Lucas  of  this  review,  was  born  No- 
vember 12,  1800,  and  pursued  his  education  in  the  College  of  St.  Thomas,  in 
Nelson  county,  Kentucky.  In  1817  he  went  from  that  state  to  New  Hampshire 
and  later  studied  law  in  New  York.  In  1819  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  started 
by  boat  for  South  America,  but  changed  his  plans  and  tarried  for  a  time  at  Ar- 
kansas Post  and  at  Little  Rock,  reading  law  in  both  places  and  supporting  himself 
by  setting  type  for  the  Arkansas  Gazette  and  in  operating  the  ferry.  He  after- 
ward rode  the  circuit  in  the  practice  of  his  profession,  and  his  growing  capacities 
and  powers  won  to  him  public  attention  and  led  to  his  selection  for  honors  both 
within  and  without  the  strict  path  of  his  profession.  In  1820  he  was  appointed 
major  of  the  militia  by  Governor  James  Miller  and  later  was  made  judge  of  the 
probate  court. 

On  the  loth  of  May,  1832,  James  H.  Lucas  was  married  to  Emilie  Desruis- 
seaux  and  they  became  parents  of  thirteen  children.  At  the  request  of  his  father, 
J.  B.  C.  Lucas,  then  aged  and  feeble,  James  Lucas  returned  to  St.  Louis  in  Octo- 
ber, 1837.  The  father  died  August  17,  1842,  leaving  his  large  estate  to  his  two 
children,  James  H.  Lucas  and  Mrs.  Annie  L.  Hunt.  The  former  assumed  the 
management  of  the  estate  and  as  the  years  passed  became  recognized  as  one  of 
the  most  prominent  among  the  builders  of  the  commonwealth  through  his  or- 
ganization of  many  progressive  movements,  his  establishment  of  many  lai'ge  busi- 
ness enterprises  and  his  capable  political  service.  He  acted  as  state  senator  from 
1844  until  1847  but  his  ambition  was  never  in  the  line  of  office  holding.  His 
public-spirited  citizenship,  however,  prompted  him  to  put  forth  effective  aid  in 
advancing  the  interests  of  St.  Louis.  His  realization  of  the  value  of  railroad 
building  as  the  most  potent  force  in  the  development  of  a  state  led  him  to  sub- 
scribe one  hundred  thousand  dollars  for  the  construction  of  the  Missouri  Pacific 
Railroad  and  he  was  twice  elected  its  president.  He  assisted  in  organizing  and 
acted  as  president  of  the  Gas  Company  and  was  a  promoter  of  the  Boatman's 
Savings  Institution.  After  185 1  he  established  a  banking  house  in  St  Louis  with 
a  branch  in  San  Francisco.  In  1853  the  business  was  reorganized,  others  becoming 
interested,  but  on  the  21st  of  October,  1853,  owing  to  the  widespread  financial 
panic  both  banks  failed.  Although  Mr.  Lucas  was  not  legally  bound  he  assumed 
the  responsibility  and  paid  the  entire  liabilities  with  ten  per  cent  interest,  at  a 
clear  loss  to  himself  of  a  half  million  dollars.  This  was  characteristic  of  the 
man.  His  high  moral  sense  was  one  of  his  chief  characteristics,  and  though  he 
inherited  and  controlled  an  immense  fortune  he  was  never  known  to  take  advan- 
tage of  the  necessities  of  another,  and,  in  fact,  would  rather  have  met  financial 
loss  than  to  in  any  way  compromise  his  commercial  honor.  He  built  the  Lucas 
Market  and  gave  ten  thousand  dollars  toward  the  erection  of  the  Southern  Hotel. 
He  also  gave  ten  thousand  dollars  to  the  Missouri  Historical  Society,  and  was 
at  all  times  interested  in  movements  for  intellectual  and  moral  progress.  He  died 
November  11,  1873,  and  his  wife  passed  away  December  24,  1878.  His  prop- 
erty was  largely  invested  in  real  estate,  his  holdings  including  two  hundred  and 
twenty-five  stores  and  dwellings  in  St.  Louis,  which  were  divided  among  his 
eight  living  children. 

Of  this  familv  John  B.  C.  Lucas  was  born  December  30,  1847,  "i^d  i"   i897 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY.  897 

a  historian  wrote  of  him:  "He  was  the  most  prominent  hving  descendant  of  the 
honored  name  of  Lucas  in  Missouri.  His  life  reflects  the  magnitude  and 
grandeur  of  a  great  family,  but  he  has  himself  beautifully  illustrated  the  heritage 
of  a  great  name."  His  education  was  acquired  in  Washington  University  of  St. 
Louis  and  in  Seaton  Hall  College  at  South  Orange,  New  Jersey.  After  leaving 
college  he  became  a  clerk  in  his  father's  office  and  there  remained  two  years, 
familiarizing  himself  with  his  father's  varied  business  interests,  after  which  he 
assumed  entire  management.  At  the  death  of  his  father  he  was  appointed  one  of 
the  executors  and  settled  his  estate.  He  displayed  keen  discernment  in  all  busi- 
ness transactions  with  the  same  spirit  of  inflexible  integrity  that  characterized  his 
honored  sire.  In  1890  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Citizens'  Bank,  which  posi- 
tion he  filled  until  1898,  and  he  was  also  one  of  the  chief  promoters  and  one  of  the 
seven  original  owners  of  the  Planters  Hotel. 

Mr.  Lucas  was  first  married  in  1876  to  Miss  Mollie  C.  Morton,  of  Little 
Rock,  Arkansas,  and  they  had  two  children,  Isabel  and  Francine.  The  mother 
died  in  Colorado  and  Mr.  Lucas  afterward  wedded  Isabel  Lee  Morton,  a  de- 
scendant of  the  Notrebe,  a  very  prominent  French  family  of  Arkansas.  There 
were  four  children  of  this  marriage,  Mary,  Charles,  Emilie  and  James  Morton. 
For  a  number  of  years  ]\Ir.  Lucas  was  acting  president  of  Calvary  cemetery. 
At  all  times  he  stood  as  an  able  exponent  of  the  spirit  of  the  age  in  his  efiforts 
to  advance  progress  and  improvement.  Realizing  that  he  would  not  pass  this 
way  again  he  made  wise  use  of  his  opportunities  and  his  wealtth,  conforming  his 
life  to  a  high  standard,  so  that  his  entire  record  was  in  harmony  with  the  history 
of  an  ancestry  honorable  and  distinguished. 


WILLIAM    J.  FISCHER. 

William  J.  Fischer,  general  agent  for  the  Northwestern  Mutual  Life  Insur- 
ance Company  of  [Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  was  born  in  Alton,  Illinois,  October  24, 
1863,  a  son  of  Frederick  and  Amelia  (Gottlieb)  Fischer.  He  was  educated  in 
the  public  schools  of  Alton,  Illinois,  and  on  the  27th  of  August,  1889,  was  married 
in  that  city  to  Mary  Elizabeth  Keiser,  by  whom  he  has  two  children,  Ira  W.  and 
Ralph  W.  He  began  his  business  career  in  the  general  fire  and  life  insurance 
business  at  Galesburg,  Illinois,  where  he  remained  from  1885  until  1888 ;  was 
general  agent  of  the  New  England  JMutual  Life  Insurance  Compan}-,  of  Boston, 
at  Omaha,  Nebraska,  from  1888  until  1899;  from  1899  to  May  i,  1905,  was 
general  agent  at  Detroit,  Michigan,  and  since  May  i,  1905,  has  been  general 
agent  at  St.  Louis  for  the  Northwestern  ^Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of 
Milwaukee,  Wisconsin.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican,  in  religious  faith  a  Baptist, 
and  socially  is  connected  with  the  Missouri  Athletic  and  the  Normandie  Golf 
Clubs.  His  office  is  located  on  the  eighth  floor  of  the  National  Bank  of  Com- 
merce building,  while  his  residence  is  in  the  Buckingham  Hotel. 


GEORGE   E.  BARTH,  M.D. 

Dr.  George  E.  Barth,  practicing  in  St.  Louis  since  1900,  has  during  this 
period  established  himself  firmly  in  the  public  confidence  as  a  physician  of 
notable  skill  and  ability.  He  was  born  in  Chicago  in  1848.  The  removal  of 
the  family  to  the  south  enabled  George  E.  Barth  to  pursue  his  education  in  the 
schools  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,  and  later  in  St.  Louis.  In  preparation  for  the 
practice  of  medicine  he  in  1866  entered  the  Alissouri  Medical  College,  then 
known  as  the  ]\IcDowell  College,  where  he  spent  one  year,  and  later  attended 
the  Kentucky  School  of  ^ledicine  for  two  years.  Immediately  afterward  he 
entered  upon  active  practice  and  for  forty  years  has  devoted  his  energies  to  the 


898  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

profession.  All  through  this  period  he  has  remained  a  close  and  discriminating 
student  of  the  science  of  medicine  and  has  kept  abreast  with  the  progress  that 
has  been  made  by  the  medical  fraternity  as  research,  investigation  and  inven- 
tion have  promoted  the  efficiency  of  the  physician.  Following  his  graduation 
he  located  for  practice  in  Louisville,  where  he  remained  until  1874,  and  later 
went  to  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  where  he  resided  until  1900.  In  that  year  he 
returned  to  St.  Louis  and  established  his  office.  He  is  well  known  here  in  a 
professional  capacity  as  well  as  in  social  circles  and  today  has  an  extensive 
practice  that  is  indicative  of  his  superior  ability,  for  people  do  not  risk  health 
and  life  in  unskilled  hands. 

Dr.  Barth  was  married  in  Rock  Island,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Lillie  Murphy,  a 
daughter  of  Edward  Murphy,  a  lawyer.  Their  only  child  is  Mrs.  T.  M.  Childs, 
of  St.  Louis.  Dr.  Barth  has  always  voted  with  the  republican  party  where 
questions  of  national  importance  are  involved  but  locally  casts  an  independent 
ballot,  nor  have  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  ever  had  attraction  for 
him,  for  he  believes  that  he  has  chosen  as  a  life  work  one  which  can  be  of 
important  benefit  to  his  fellowmen,  and  he  is  giving  to  his  patrons  the  benefit 
of  conscientious,  able  and  intelligent  service. 


BENJAMIN  CONKLIN  ADKINS. 

Benjamin  Conklin  Adkins,  water  commissioner  of  St.  Louis  and  ex-presi- 
dent of  the  American  Water  Works  Association,  is  one  of  the  native  sons  of 
this  city,  born  July  24,  1863,  of  the  marriage  of  Henry  and  Isabel  B.  (Conklin) 
Adkins.  He  passed  through  consecutive  grades  in  the  public  schools  and  after 
two  years  spent  in  the  high  school,  terminating  in  June,  1880,  he  continued  his 
studies  for  one  year  in  Smith  Academy  and  for  four  years  in  Washington  Uni- 
versity, pursuing  an  engineering  course.  He  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of 
B.  E.  in  June,  1886,  and  in  May  prior  to  his  graduation  he  entered  the  city  water 
department  as  a  draftsman  and  eventually  was  promoted  to  assistant  engineer 
and  to  engineer,  so  continuing  until  May,  1903.  He  was  then  chosen  for  the 
more  important  position  of  water  commissioner  of  St.  Louis  and  his  previous 
practical  experience  well  qualified  him  for  the  responsible  duties  of  this  position, 
making  him  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  needs  in  the  city  water  department 
service  and  the  possibilities  for  its  development  and  enlargement.  That  he  is  a 
recognized  authority  on  matters  of  this  kind  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  was 
honored  with  the  presidency  of  the  American  Water  Works  Association 
in  1905-6. 

Mr.  Adkins  was  married  in  this  city,  October  15,  1901,  to  Anna  Mae 
Bringer.  He  is  deeply  interested  in  all  outdoor,  manly  athletic  sports  and  is  par- 
ticularly enthusiastic  on  the  subject  of  baseball,  serving  now  as  vice-president  of 
the  St.  Louis  American  League  Baseball  Club.  His  political  endorsement  is 
given  the  democratic  party,  while  his  interest  in  the  moral  development  of  the 
race  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Presbi'terian  churclx 


DAVID    B.  GOULD. 


Throughout  his  life,  even  in  his  private  as  well  as  his  public  relations,  David 
B.  Gould  wrought  for  the  greatest  good  of  the  greatest  number.  He  never 
measured  any  opportunity  by  the  inch  rule  of  self,  but  sought  to  find  what  was 
its  relation  to  the  public  and  whether  it  could  prove  a  moving  force  in  the  work  of 
general  improvement.  His  labors,  therefore,  were  of  great  benefit  to  the  city  and, 
v,'ithout  invidious  distinction,  he  may  well  have  been  termed  one  of  the  foremost 


B.   C.   ADKINS 


900  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

residents  of  .St.  Louis.  More  than  two  centuries  ago  the  Gould  family  was 
established  in  New  Jersey  and  descendants  of  the  original  American  progenitor 
are  yet  found  in  that  state.  It  was  in  Caldwell,  Essex  county.  New  Jersey,  that 
David  B.  Gould  was  born  September  7,  1844.  His  grandfather,  Stephen  Gould, 
was  one  of  the  first  publishers  of  law  books  in  the  United  States  and  founded 
the  law  publishing  house  of  Gould,  Banks  &  Company,  of  New  York  city,  which 
is  still  in  existence,  being  now  conducted  by  his  grand-nephews,  under  the  firm 
name  of  Banks  Brothers.  The  original  site  of  the  business  is  now  occupied  by 
the  banking  house  of  Drexel,  Morgan  &  Company,  on  Wall  street. 

Alfred  C.  Gould,  father  of  David  B.  Gould,  was  a  leading  and  influential 
citizen  of  Newark,  New  Jersey,  and  was  called  to  various  official  positions  of 
honor  and  trust.  While  spending  his  youthful  days  under  the  parental  roof 
David  B.  Gould  attended  the  public  schools  and  after  completing  an  academic 
course  he  entered  Caldwell  L^niversity.  His  collegiate  course,  however,  was 
interrupted  by  his  military  experience.  After  the  outbreak  of  hostilities  between 
the  north  and  the  south  he  offered  his  aid  to  the  government  and  was  assigned 
to  duty  with  the  ordnance  department,  with  which  he  was  connected  until  1864, 
when  he  was  transferred  to  Fort  Scott,  Kansas,  where  he  remained  until  the  close 
of  hostilities.  His  transferral  to  the  west  gave  him  a  knowledge  of  this  section  of 
the  country  and  in  1866  he  took  up  his  abode  in  St.  Louis,  here  entering  the 
publishing  business  and  founding  the  Gould  Directory,  the  first  issue  of  which 
came  from  the  press  in  1872.  Two  years  later,  in  addition  to  the  general  directory, 
he  began  publishing  a  special  business  directory  and  in  1881  founded  the  St. 
Louis  Blue  Book.  All  these  volumes  have  been  enlarged  at  each  succeeding  issue 
and  in  addition  to  these  Mr.  Gould  has  published  general  directories  for  various 
cities  of  the  middle  west,  including  Peoria,  Springfield,  Ouincy  and  Bloomington, 
Illinois,  The  conduct  of  a  most  successful  business  of  this  character  won  him 
wide  recognition  and  in  Cleveland,  in  1898,  he  was  honored  with  the  presidency 
of  the  Association  of  American  Directory  Publishers,  He  prided  himself  on  his 
work  in  the  directory  field  and  justly  deserved  the  success  he  attained.  While 
business  interests  claimed  much  of  his  time  and  attention,  he  was  never  neglect- 
ful of  his  duties  to  the  city  and  was  interested  in  all  that  bore  relation  to  munici- 
pal progress  and  upbuilding.  Moreover  he  knew  that  whatever  promoted  the 
mercantile  and  industrial  interests  contributed  to  the  city's  welfare  and  there- 
fore he  waged  a  strong  fight  for  lower  freight  rates  for  St.  Louis  merchants. 
He  studied  closely  every  question  which  bore  upon  the  city's  welfare  and  develop- 
ment and  while  he  held  advanced  views,  they  were  at  the  same  time  of  a  practical 
character.  He  was  conspicuous  in  the  movement  to  secure  a  permanent  deep 
water  channel  for  steamboats  on  the  western  rivers  and  was  one  of  the  city's 
representatives  at  the  river  improvement  convention,  held  at  St,  Paul  in  1878, 
at  which  time  he  was  chosen  secretary.  Mr.  Gould  was  also  one  of  the  first 
champions  of  the  good  streets  movement  and  many  years  ago,  when  extensive 
tests  were  being  made  of  different  paving  materials,  it  was  mainly  through  his 
efforts  that  Olive  street,  from  Fourth  street  to  Grand  avenue,  was  paved  with 
granite  upon  a  concrete  surface,  which  has  proved  the  most  desirable  and  satis- 
factory pavement  for  general  traffic  to  this  day.  He  was  also  one  of  the  organ- 
izers of  the  St.  Louis  Hansom  Company,  through  which  cheap  fares  became  a 
factor  in  public  carriage  hire  here.  J\Iany  other  public  and  semi-public  enter- 
prises were  promoted  through  his  labors  and  cooperation,  his  efforts  being  directly 
beneficial  to  the  city  in  many  ways.  He  interested  himself  in  fast  mail  communi- 
cation, and  in  increasing  hotel  accommodations  and  he  endeavored  to  secure  for 
St.  Louis  all  of  the  advantages  which  led  to  growth  and  improvement  in  other 
cities. 

Mr.  Gould  wedded  Miss  Emma  Allen,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  M.  V.  Allen  and  a 
direct  descendant  of  Ethan  Allen.  They  became  parents  of  a  son  and  two  daugh- 
ters:  Edward  M..  now  president  of  the  Gould  Directory  Company;  Grace  A.; 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  90] 

and  Emma  B.  The  former  married  a  son  of  Henry  W.  Grady,  of  the  Atlanta 
Constitution,  one  of  the  most  famous  men  of  the  south,  whose  oratory  moved  the 
entire  country,  and  whose  death  was  mourned  by  the  north  as  well  as  the  south. 
Mr.  Gould  held  membership  with  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  two  of 
his  ancestors  having  fought  under  General  Washington.  In  1878  he  was  ap- 
pointed chairman  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  relief  fund  for  the  yellow  fever 
sufiferers  of  Memphis  and  the  south  and  he  gave  earnest  aid  to  other  movements 
of  a  benevolent  and  charitable  nature.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  St. 
Louis  Club  and  during  the  first  years  of  its  existence  served  as  one  of  its  directors 
and  as  chairman  of  its  house  committee.  In  every  possible  way  he  proved  him- 
self a  worthy  resident  of  the  city  of  his  adoption,  for  in  all  that  he  did  St.  Louis 
was  either  a  direct  or  indirect  beneficiary.  He  died  at  his  summer  home  in 
Oconomowoc,  Wisconsin,  October  21,  1901.  The  city  has  every  reason  to  in- 
scribe his  name  on  her  roll  of  fame,  for  while  he  did  not  seek  eminence  in  state 
and  national  affairs  nor  did  he  desire  notoriety  in  connection  with  his  labors  in 
St.  Louis,  he  nevertheless  did  for  the  city  such  things  as  have  constituted  vital 
elements  in  her  welfare,  her  growth  and  her  prosperity. 


ERNST   A.  KOERNER. 

It  would  be  difficult  to  determine  what  St.  Louis  would  be  if  the  German- 
American  element  in  its  citizenship  could  be  withdrawn.  The  sons  of  Germany 
and  those  who  trace  their  parentage  to  the  Teutonic  race  have  been  the  upbuild- 
ers  of  the  city  and  are  to-day  the  most  active  factors  in  its  commercial  pros- 
perity. In  this  connection  we  mention  Ernst  A.  Koerner  who  since  1899  has 
been  the  president  of  the  Merchants'  Catering  Company.  He  was  born  in  Alten- 
burg,  Germany,  March  21,  i860,  and  is  a  son  of  Charles  and  Johanna  Koerner, 
the  former  a  commission  merchant  of  Germany,  where  he  died  in  1862. 

Ernst  A.  Koerner  was  at  that  time  but  two  years  of  age.  He  obtained  a 
public  school  education  between  the  ages  of  six  and  fourteen  years  after  which 
he  became  connected  with  the  catering  business,  following  that  profession  in 
Germany  until  1877.  The  reports  which  he  heard  concerning  the  substantial 
ciated  with  his  eldest  brother,  Charles  Koerner,  in  the  restaurant  and  bar  busi- 
business  conditions  and  opportunities  of  the  new  world  attracted  him  and  land- 
ing on  American  shores  he  made  his  way  from  Baltimore  to  St.  Louis  where 
he  has  since  lived  covering  a  period  of  three  decades.  Here  he  became  asso- 
ness  between  Olive  and  Locust  streets  on  Third  street.  There  they  remained 
until  1879  when  they  organized  their  interests  under  the  name  of  Koerner  Garden, 
it  having  previously  been  known  as  the  Stalius  Garden.  They  continued 
the  business  under  that  style  until  1883  when  the  brothers  purchased  the  Gundel- 
finger  Restaurant  at  No.  415  Washington  avenue.  At  that  point  Ernst  Koerner 
remained  until  1887  but  in  1883  lost  his  brother  who  passed  away  in  that  year. 
In  1887  the  block  in  which  Mr.  Koerner  was  carrying  on  business  was  destroyed 
by  fire  and  he  suffered  heavy  losses.  He  afterward  purchased  the  old  Aler- 
chants  Restaurant  &  Coffee  House  at  No.  616  and  618  \\'ashington  avenue 
where  he  remained  until  he  organized  the  Merchants'  Catering  Company  in  1899. 
He  has  since  carried  on  business  under  that  style  and  is  accorded  a  liberal 
patronage  so  that  the  volume  of  trade  which  he  enjoys  brings  him  a  gratifying 
return. 

Mr.  Koerner  was  married  in  South  Bend,  Indiana,  November  8,  1882,  to 
Miss  Anna  Lederer,  whose  father  was  a  prominent  business  man  of  Indiana. 
He  was  connected  with  the  German  revolution  of  1848  and  came  to  this  country 
with  Carl  Schurz.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Koerner  have  three  sons:  Albert  J.,  who  is  a 
mining  engineer;  Arthur  E.,  who  is  a  brewmaster :  and  ^^icto^  Herbert,  five 
years  of  age.  The  family  residence  at  No.  3423  Lafayette  street  is  built  along 
modern  architectural  lines  and  was  erected  in   1888  bv  Mr.  Koerner.     He  is  a 


902  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

member  of  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks,  the  Knights  of  Pythias 
and  of  various  German  clubs  and  societies.  Coming  to  America  when  a  young 
man  of  seventeen  years  he  has  never  regretted  his  determination  to  seek  a  home 
on  this  side  the  Atlantic  for  through  the  utilization  of  the  opportunities  here 
offered  has  made  a  substantial  business  advancement  until  he  is  now  counted 
one  of  the  men  of  affluence  in  his  adopted  city. 


WILLIAM   SAMUEL  McCHESNE^,  JR. 

William  Samuel  McChesney,  Jr.,  president  of  the  Terminal  Railway,  was 
born  in  Cynthiana,  Harrison  county,  Kentucky,  August  5,  1856,  a  son  of 
William  S.  and  Martha  (Curry)  McChesney.  After  attending  the  public  schools 
he  continued  his  education  in  Transylvania  University  in  his  native  state  and 
ere  leaving  Kentucky  was  married  in  the  city  of  Lexington  to  Miss  Sallie  War- 
iield,  now  deceased. 

Mr.  McChesney  began  his  railroad  service  as  passenger  agent  for  the 
Ohio  &  Mississippi  Railroad,  which  he  thus  represented  in  1879  and  1880.  His 
rise  has  since  been  gradual  but  continuous,  his  first  promotion  making  him  gen- 
eral agent  for  the  Louisville,  Cincinnati  &  Lexington  Railroad  in  1881.  The 
following  year  he  removed  to  Lexington,  Kentucky,  as  general  agent  for  the  St. 
Louis  &  Nashville  Railroad  Company,  which  he  thus  represented  until  December, 
1905.  At  that  time  he  came  to  St.  Louis  as  superintendent  of  the  Louisville  & 
Nashville  Railroad  and  has  since  entered  into  active  relations  with  the  St. 
Louis  Terminal  Association.  He  was  chosen  vice  president  and  general  manager 
and  so  continued  until  March,  1903,  when  he  was  elected  to  the  presidency  of 
the  St.  Louis  Terminal  Railway  Association,  which  position  he  has  since  filled. 
He  is  today  occupying  a  prominent  position  in  railroad  circles,  bending  his 
forces  to  administering  direction  and  executive  control  as  well  as  to  the  ques- 
tions of  expansion  for  the  business. 

Mr.  AlcChesney  has  a  son  and  a  daughter,  Samuel  P.  and  Martha  B. 
McChesney  and  the  family  residence  is  at  No.  5619  Clemens  avenue.  The  son 
is  now  a  prominent  attorney  of  St.  Louis,  being  counsel  for  the  Citizen's  In- 
dustrial Association.  He  is  well  known  in  social  circles  as  a  member  of  the 
Masonic  fraternity,  of  the  Knight  Templars  Club,  of  the  St.  Louis,  the  Racquet, 
the  Noonday,  the  Mercantile,  the  Country  and  the  University  Clubs.  He  is 
also  a  membei  of  the  Business  Men's  League.  He  delights  in  hunting  and 
fishing  and  is  a  devotee  of  all  outdoor  sports.  While  an  alert  and  enterprising 
man  and  one  who  is  wielding  a  wide  influence  he  does  not  believe  in  the  con- 
centration of  effort  on  business  affairs  to  the  exclusion  of  outside  interests  and 
has  just  appreciation  for  the  social  amenities  of  life. 


HENRY  KING. 


In  1908  Captain  Henry  King  completed  a  quarter  of  a  century  with  the  St. 
Louis  Globe-Democrat.  The  first  half  of  the  period  his  forceful  writing  held 
up  the  standard  of  the  editorial  page.  Upon  the  death  of  Joseph  B.  McCullagh, 
Captain  King  became  the  editor-in-chief  of  the  paper. 

A  plain  newspaper  creed  is  Henry  King's.  There  is  such  a  thing  as  a  news- 
paper standard.  It  is  getting  news.  News  is  history,  not  opinion.  Printing 
opinions  which  have  no  merit  in  themselves,  which  are  sensational  because  they 
assail  something  or  somebody,  is  one  of  the  widest  departures  from  Captain 
King's  newspaper  standard.  The  interests  of  'the  community  are  the  interests  of 
the  newspaper.    What  helps  St.  Louis  is  to  the  advantage  of  the  St.  Louis  Globe- 


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ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


Democrat.  Cajjtain  King  believes  that  the  average  newspaper  is  better  than  it 
used  to  be ;  that  it  is  more  accurate  in  the  publication  of  news ;  that  it  takes  more 
pains  to  give  every  side  a  hearing.  He  aims  to  do  his  part  in  this  progressive 
improvement. 

Upon  such  principles  of  management  the  Globe-Democrat  has  flourished.  The 
history  of  American  journalism  is  the  experience  of  few  ups  and  many  downs. 
The  newspajiers  which  have  been  successful  for  a  generation  have  not  been  many. 
The  news])ai)ers  which  have  grown  steadily  and  continuously  generation  after 
generation  are  few  indeed.  The  Globe-Democrat  is  of  the  most  limited  class. 
There  have  been  no  steps  Ijackward,  no  crises  for  this  paper.  The  creed  must 
be  judged  by  these  results. 

Henry  King  came  to  St.  Louis,  at  the  invitation  of  Mr.  Houser  and  Mr.  Mc- 
Cnllagh  in  1883  with  varied  and  valuable  experience.  He  is  a  native  of  Ohio, 
born  at  Salem,  May  11,  1841.  His  i)arents  were  Selah  Williams  King  and  Ehza 
Aleshire  King.  I''rom  .\orth  Carolina  the  father  came,  while  the  mother's  child- 
hood home  was  in  Pcimsylvania.  There  was  commingling  of  strong  strains. 
Henry  King's  grandparents  on  his  father's  side  were  Scotch-Irish,  the  mother's 
parents  were  (ierman.  The  blending  of  these  strains  has  meant  much  in  the  build- 
ing of  American  character. 

In  1850  Illinois  became  the  home  of  the  Kings.  Educated  in  the  public  schools 
and  in  the  county  academ}',  Henry  King  entered  his  chosen  vocation  early.  He 
caMK-  into  his  political  birlhright  with  the  beginning  of  the  re[niblican  party.  His 
fallier  was  one  of  the  delegates  to  the  historic  lUoomington  convention  of  1856, 
brought  together  l)y  .Vbraham  Lincoln  and  the  little  group  of  leaders  opposed  to 
extension  of  slavery  into  the  territories,  h'ifteen  years  of  age,  Henry  King  went 
with  his  fatiier  to  lUoomington  and  brougiit  home  the  impression  of  that  famous 
"lost  speech"  of  Lincoln  to  remember  all  of  his  life  long. 

AnH)iig  the  objects  of  historic  interest  carefully  preserved  at  Carthage.  Illi- 
nois, is  a  newspa|)er,  one  of  the  earliest  issues  printed  at  that  old  center  of  popu- 
l;ilion  and  inllnence  more  than  lifty  years  ago.  The  relic  is  treasured  because 
lleiuy  King  of  llaiicock  county  was  the  first  roller  boy  when  the  paper  was 
started.  A  lawyer  occuiiied  his  leisure  lunirs  in  writing.  A  printer  set  the  type 
;ind  worked  the  hand  press.  The  boy  rolled  the  ink  over  the  type  between  the 
impression^.  Unllci  hoy,  ptiutei.  editor,  llenry  King  moved  nj)  in  the  profession. 
The  Civil  \\,u  I'oiind  hiiu  occupying  a  responsible  posititMi  on  one  of  the  Ouincy 
|)a|>ers.  I  le  was  writing  for  a  magazine  even  then.  To  the  present  time,  old 
seltleis  ol  "the  military  tract,"  which  was,  in  considerable  part,  a  Gibraltar  of 
Douglas  denux-racy  l)efore  the  war,  recall  "a  boy  orator"  who  went  from  hamlet 
to  hainlel  with  patriotic  speech  that  swelled  the  muster  rolls  of  the  volunteer  coin- 
p.iiiu"..  I  hiu\-  King  induced  others  to  enlist  and  then  enliste^l  himseU'  as  a  private. 
I  If  (Ml  mil  shoulder  straps  and  saw  statY  service  with  Mcriicrson.  Dodge  and 
S I u ■  1 111,111, 

l'n>iii  the  \e,iis  111  tin-  lirld.  CijiLiin  King  returned  to  the  editorial  chair  on 
the  (Juiiuy  paper.  K.ms.is  began  to  appear  vei\  attractive  to  young  nten.  In 
i8(iS  Captain  King  went  to  Topeka,  He  became  ot\e  of  a  cvHcrie  of  newspaper 
nun  who  not  only  drew  the  attention  of  the  whole  country  to  Kansas  but  wieldevl 
riidniiu;;  inlhuiue  ill  the  exolution  of  the  distinctive  character  of  that  state,  \\"rit- 
1111;  iii,in\  \c,ns  ,igo  oi  the  iiot.ihK-  men  in  Kansas  joun\alism.  Xoblc  L.  Prentis 
divided  editois  iutn  those  who  "e.uue  into  the  profession  from  cv>Uege  or  ft\nu  the 
oompvisiii;;  ii'nui  "  ,iiid  those  who  "aie  newsi>aper  writers  from  the  beginntug."  In 
the  laltei  el.iss,  Mi,  I'leiitis  placed  llemv  King  and  said  of  liiiu : 

"If  he  did  mit  'lisp  in  numbers"  he  editorialized  in  petticvKits.  His  first  essays 
ill  wiitiiif:  were  like  those  of  Ueujamin  West  in  painting.  Though  not  classically 
ediuMled  like  \\  ildei ,  I'lialclier  and  others,  he  has  carrvevl  the  art  or  science  of 
wold  h.iiidlnig  to  ,1  hij^hci  pitch  than  any  other  Kansas  writer  in  any  field.  Xo 
wold  iii,isnii  .iMioiig  lis  Ii,is  poli-hed  ,iiid  tilted  cich  stone  in  his  strueturv-  as  he  has. 


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ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  905 

To  write  with  some  is  recreation,  with  many  a  business,  with  others  the  effect  of 
occasional  inspiration,  but  with  him  it  is  an  art,  like  music,  or  painting  or  acting. 
His  thoughtful  devotion  to  form  does  not  run  into  pedantry  or  finical  word-pick- 
ing, but  is  the  result  of  the  man's  constitutional  nicety  and  daintiness  of  mind, 
which  betrays  itself  even  in  the  clear,  legible  and  rather  peculiar  handwriting  in 
manuscript  which  knows  no  'outs,'  'doublets,'  blots  or  interlineations.  He,  alone, 
singular  as  it  may  seem,  of  all  the  bright  company  of  writers  in  active  service  in 
Kansas,  has  developed  the  patience  and  polish  of  a  magazinist,  and  has  gained  for 
the  state  a  hearing  in  the  Century  and  other  leading  monthlies.  His  work  in 
this  line  has  been  pictures  of  Kansas  life  and  scenery,  small,  as  to  canvas,  but 
careful  in  drawing  and  striking  in  coloring.  The  fault  of  these,  if  a  gentle  criti- 
cism may  be  allowed,  is  a  certain  somberness,  which  comes  from  the  writer's 
rather  reserved  and  solitary  ways  of  life,  and  an  aversion  to  the  hustle  and  hurly- 
burly  of  the  crowd.  But,  for  his  own  work  and  for  his  example,  which  has  taught 
young  writers  that  what  is  worth  doing  at  all  is  worth  doing  well,  he  has  deserved 
well  of  Kansas.  His  newspaper  work  in  Kansas  has  been  done  on  the  old  Kansas 
State  Record,  now  dead ;  on  the  Commonwealth  and  last  on  the  Capital.  He  was 
also  the  editor,  during  the  first  brilliant  year  of  its  existence,  of  the  Kansas  Mag- 
azine, now  a  bright  memory  in  Kansas." 

Other  than  a  republican  of  stalwart  type,  Henry  King  could  not  be  with  the 
strong  impressions  of  the  decade,  1855-65  received  at  his  age.  Never  a  candidate 
for  office,  his  keen,  aggressive  interest  in  politics  has  been  that  inspired  by  firmly 
grounded  principles.  It  has  told  powerfully  in  the  editorial  management  of  the 
Globe-Democrat.  It  has,  through  that  medium,  been  a  factor  of  national  con- 
sequence. In  religion.  Captain  King  is  a  Congregationalist ;  he  is  a  pewholder  in 
the  First  Congregational  church,  the  potent  religious  society  which  grew  under 
the  inspiration  of  the  preaching  of  Truman  M.  Post.  The  social  relations  of 
Captain  King  are  indicated  by  membership  in  the  St.  Louis  Club,  the  University 
Club  and  the  Loyal  Legion.  Captain  King  was  the  head  of  the  organization  which 
carried  through  that  notable  assembling  of  newspaper  men  from  all  parts  of  the 
world, — the  Press  Parliament, — during  the  World's  Fair.  He  was  one  of  the 
charter  members  of  the  Burns  Club  of  St.  Louis.  Mrs.  Henry  King,  who  was 
Miss  Maria  Louisa  Lane,  died  in  1896.    A  son  and  a  daughter  are  living. 

Requested  on  one  occasion  to  furnish  data  for  a  biographical  sketch.  Captain 
King  replied :  "Life  generally  uneventful ;  simply  a  story  of  trying  to  do  my  best 
wherever  placed." 

ADOLPH  H.  STAFFORD. 

Adolph  H.  Staft'ord  holds  the  responsible  position  of  secretary  and  treasurer 
of  the  Busch  Brewing  Supply  Company.  The  duties  incumbent  upon  him  in  this 
institution  require  exceptional  ability  and  keen  business  judgment.  Although  a 
young  man,  Mr.  Stafford  is  awake  to  the  emergencies  of  his  position  and  transacts 
his  affairs  with  the  prescience  and  understanding  of  one  of  maturer  years  and 
larger  experience.  Mr.  Stafford  is  of  English  lineage,  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  having 
been  born  June  26,  1882.  His  father.  Frank  L.  Staff'ord.  was  born  in  Birmingham, 
Alabama,  where  his  family  had  settled  prior  to  the  Civil  war.  He  engaged  in  the 
accounting  business  in  earlier  life,  but  is  now  living  in  retirement.  Anna  ( Off'en- 
becker)  the  mother  of  our  subject,  was  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  her  father  having 
given  his  life  in  support  of  the  Union. 

After  Adolph  H.  Stafford  had  completed  a  course  of  study  in  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Louis,  he  was  admitted  to  law  school  where  he  studied  for  three 
years.  However,  before  completing  the  course  he  left  school  and  started  out 
in  the  world  for  himself.  He  initiated  his  business  career  as  a  clerk  for  the 
Scalzo  Fruit  Company,  remaining  with  this  firm  but  a  short  time 
when    he    entered    business   with    his    uncle,    then    handling   meat    and   produce 


906  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

at  Desloge,  Missouri.  He  acquired  an  interest  in  the  firm  of  which  he  subse- 
quently disposed  and  was  employed  with  the  Vogel-Buol  Soda  Water  Com- 
pany as  bookkeeper.  Within  a  year  after  engaging  with  this  firm  he  became  its 
secretary.  Later  this  company  was  reincorporated  under  the  firm  style  of  Vogel 
Soda  Water  Company,  at  which  time  he  was  appointed  secretary  and  treasurer. 
Finally  he  resigned  his  position  and  engaged  with  the  Busch-Freund  Brewing 
Company  as  clerk.  His  sound  business  judgment  and  application  to  duty  soon 
made  his  services  invaluable  and  he  was  appointed  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
company,  which  position  he  now  holds. 

Air.  Stafford  was  united  in  marriage  to  Olive  M.  Jones,  of  St.  Louis,  Novem- 
ber 30,  1906.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Stafford  have  one  daughter,  Ilia  H.,  who  was  born  in 
St.  Louis  June  13,  1908.  Mr.  Stafford  belongs  to  the  Episcopal  church  and  to 
the  Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew.  He  is  a  Mason,  and  gives  his  political  support 
to  the  republican  party. 


JOSEPH  L.  FREASIER. 

Adopting  at  the  outset  the  rule  of  thoroughness  as  the  guiding  spirit  of  its 
business  development,  the  Modern  Wagon  &  Carriage  Company  of  St.  Louis,  of 
which  Joseph  L.  Freasier  is  sole  proprietor,  is  now  meeting  with  gratifying  suc- 
cess through  the  enjoyment  of  constantly  increasing  sales.  Mr.  Freasier  was 
born  in  Charlotte,  Mecklenburg  county.  North  Carolina,  April  26,  1861,  a  son  of 
John  L.  and  Margaret  E.  Freasier,  who  were  also  natives  of  Charlotte  and  were 
of  Scotch  extraction.  In  1866  they  left  the  place  of  their  nativity  and  removed 
10  IMontgomery  county,  Illinois,  where  the  father  established  a  vehicle  business,  in 
which  Joseph  L.  Freasier  received  his  early  training  in  that  field  of  labor  during 
the  periods  of  school  vacation.  He  was  but  five  years  of  age  at  the  time  of  the 
removal  westward  and  soon  afterward  he  became  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of 
Montgomery  county,  Illinois,  passing  through  consecutive  grades  until  he  had 
largely  mastered  the  branches  of  learning  that  constitute  the  public-school  cur- 
riculum. His  business  training  under  his  father's  direction  was  comprehensive 
and  in  1880  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  for  one  year  he  was  employed  by  the 
James  A.  Wright  Carriage  Company.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  be- 
came an  employe  of  Deere,  Mansur  &  Company,  now  the  John  Deere  Plow  Com- 
pany, and  the  years  up  to  1890  were  spent  in  the  vehicle  department  of  that 
company.  In  1890  he  became  a  stockholder  in  the  business  and  opened  a  vehicle 
factory  for  the  company,  remaining  as  manager  of  the  enterprise  until  the  fall 
of  1897,  when  he  organized  the  Modern  Wagon  &  Carriage  Company  with  a 
factory  at  No.  1948  Papin  avenue.  He  is  sole  proprietor  of  this  business  and  has 
made  it  a  successful  undertaking.  Until  1897  he  had  always  followed  in  the 
regular  channels  of  the  vehicle  trade  but  with  the  establishment  of  the  Modern 
Wagon  &  Carriage  Company,  he  has  devoted  his  energies  to  the  manufacture  of 
specialties  in  vehicles,  thus  supplying  a  long  felt  want  in  that  branch  of  business 
in  this  city  and  the  middle  west.  Through  his  thorough  knowledge  of  the  trade 
and  his  ability  to  anticipate  and  meet  the  wants  of  customers,  coupled  with  his 
untiring  efforts  and  keen  sagacity,  he  has  succeeded  in  establishing  a  trade  that 
extends  to  all  quarters  of  the  globe.  The  guiding  principle  of  the  institution  has 
been  thoroughness  in  every  detail  and  the  success  can  be  attributed  to  the  fact 
that  its  product  advertises  itself.  Throughout  his  life  Mr.  Freasier  has  been 
actuated  by  a  laudable  ambition  that  has  prompted  him  to  push  steadily  forward, 
and  at  the  same  time  his  advancement  has  been  based  upon  genuine  worth. 

Mr.  Freasier  has  a  beautiful  home  at  No.  5064  Washington  avenue  and  de- 
votes his  spare  time  to  his  family  in  preference  to  clubs  and  public  institutions. 
He  was  married  October  27,  1883,  to  Miss  Jennie  A.,  daughter  of  the  late  Dr. 
and  Mrs.  Matthew  M.  Ford,  of  Columbia,  Tennessee.     Dr.  Ford  departed  this 


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908  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

life  in  1866,  leaving  his  widow  and  live  children,  who  moved  to  St.  Louis  shortly 
after  his  death  and  have  since  made  St.  Louis  their  home.  Two  daughters, 
Jessie  I\Iay  and  Jennie  have  been  born  to  Mr.  and  j\Irs.  Freasier.  The  former  is 
a  graduate  of  Forest  Park  University,  also  a  graduate  of  the  Kroeger  School  of 
Music,  and  Jennie,  the  younger,  is  attending  Mary  Institute..  Mr.  Freasier  finds 
his  greatest  happiness  in  promoting  the  interests  of  his  own  household,  his  social 
qualities  and  his  business  ability  both  commending  him  to  the  good  will  and  kindly 
regard  of  those  with  whom  he  is  brought  in  contact. 


JOHN  DAVIS  JOHNSON. 

John  Davis  Johnson  was  born  at  Belleville,  Illinois,  April  19,  1844,  and  moved 
with  his  parents  to  St.  Louis  in  1858.  He  is  descended  from  pioneer  stock.  His 
paternal  grandfather,  Henry  Johnson,  who  was  a  civil  engineer  by  profession, 
emigrated  from  England  and  settled  in  Philadelphia  late  in  the  eighteenth  cen- 
tury. He  erected  a  number  of  large  bridges  over  rivers  at  Philadelphia  and  Pitts- 
burg, Pennsylvania,  and  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  which,  during  their  day,  were 
considered  remarkable  feats  of  that  character  of  engineering.  His  son,  also  named 
Henry,  the  father  of  John  Davis  Johnson,  was  born  at  Philadelphia,  January  i, 
1800,  and  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1825  as  a  clerk  and  part  owner  of  one  of  the  first 
river  steamboats  of  that  early  day.  In  1829  he  married  Elvira  Fouke  and  later 
located  at  Belleville,  Illinois,  where  he  resided  until  1858,  when  he  moved  to  St. 
Louis,  where  he  died  in  1871.  One  of  Mr.  Johnson's  maternal  great-grandfathers 
was  named  Gibson.  He  came  to  America  as  an  officer  in  an  English  regiment 
prior  to  the  Revolution  and  after  retiring  from  service  located  at  Carlisle,  Penn- 
sylvania. Julia  Gibson,  an  only  daughter,  survived  him  and  became  the  ward  of 
General  Edgar.  General  Edgar  shortly  before  1800  located,  with  his  ward,  at 
Kaskascia,  Illinois,  at  that  time  the  principal  town  and  trading  post  on  the  Mis- 
sissippi River,  where  the  ward  inter-married  with  Philip  Fouke,  who  had  emi- 
grated to  Kaskascia  from  what  is  now  West  Virginia,  and  who  was  for  a  time 
marshal  of  the  territory  of  Illinois  and  Indian  agent  at  Kaskascia.  One  of  the' 
children  of  this  marriage  was  Elvira  Fouke,  Mr.  Johnson's  mother,  and  he  was  one 
of  eight  children,  six  sons  and  two  daughters,  but  two  of  whom  are  now 
living,  namely  Charles  P.  and  Richard  M.,  both  of  whom  are  lawyers  and  resi- 
dents of  St.  Louis. 

Mr.  Johnson  attended  the  public  schools  at  Belleville,  and  ]\IcKendree  Col- 
lege, at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  but  was  never  graduated  because  his  sympathy  with  the 
Union  cause  induced  him  to  quit  school  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  Civil  war  to 
enlist  in  the  Union  army.  He  was  appointed  second  lieutenant  in  the  Nineteenth 
Missouri  Infantry  in  the  fall  of  1861  but  there  was  a  delay  in  completing  the 
organization  of  the  regiment  and  as  he  became  impatient  and  desirous  of  seeing 
active  service  at  the  front,  he  while  but  seventeen  years  old  enlisted  as  a  private 
in  Battery  F,  Second  Illinois  Artillery,  which  was  composed  principally  of  Mis- 
souri recruits  and"  was  commanded  bv  Captain  J.  W.  Powell,  who  afterwards  be- 
came famous  in  connection  with  the  explorations  of  the  canons  of  the  Colorado 
river.  Air.  Johnson  served  with  that  command  as  private  and  non-commissioned 
officer  until  ]\Iay,  1863,  when  he  was  commissioned  and  mustered  in  as  first  lieu- 
tenant in  the  Twenty-eighth  Missouri  Infantry  under  Colonel  C.  H.  Howland. 
While  he  was  in  the  service  he  participated  in  the  battles  of  Pittsburg  Landing, 
siege  of  Corinth,  battle  of  Corinth,  in  October,  1862,  General  Grant's  Mississippi 
campaign  and  his  later  campaign  down  the  Mississippi  river,  which  ended  in  the 
siege  of  Pittsburg. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Johnson  took  up  the  study  of  law  in  St.  Louis. 
In  1865  he  and  his  brother,  Charles  P.  Johnson,  acquired  a  controlling  interest  in 
the  Daily  Press,  a  newspaper  of  some  prominence  at  that  time,  and  conducted  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  T?IE    FOURTH    CITY.  909 

publication  for  more  than  a  \ear,  or  until  they  disposed  of  their  interests.  He  then 
became  a  deputy  county  marshal  and  still  later  deputy  court  clerk,  all  the  time 
keeping-  up  his  studies  of  the  law  :  was  admitted  to  the  practice  by  Judge  David 
Wagner,  then  presiding  judge  of  the  Missouri  supreme  court,  in  October,  1870, 
and  in  February,  1871,  entered  the  practice.  Soon  after  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  William  C.  Jones,  which  continued  until  the  latter  was  elected  judge  of  the 
St.  Louis  criminal  court  in  1876.  He  then  formed  a  partnership  with  his  brother, 
Charles  P.  Johnson  and  Joseph  G.  Lodge,  which  lasted  about  a  year,  and  there- 
after the  brothers  continued  the  practice  under  the  firm  name  of  Charles  P.  and 
John  D.  Johnson.  As  associates  and  partners,  they  had  their  offices  together  in 
the  Old  Temple  Building  at  Broadway  and  Walnut  street  for  more  than  a  quarter 
of  a  century  and  during  that  time  built  up  a  large,  lucrative  civil  and  criminal 
practice,  which  extended  beyond  the  state  and  federal  courts  of  Missouri.  Mr. 
Johnson,  how'ever,  had  no  taste  for  the  criminal  branch  of  the  law  and  early  in  his 
career  abandoned  it  entirely  and  has  since  given  his  exclusive  attention  to  the 
civil  practice,  while  his  brother  has  given  his  best  energies  to  the  criminal  prac- 
tice. 

Mr.  Johnson  has  a  strong  legal  mind  and  is  a  careful  and  conscientious  coun- 
selor. As  a  trial  lawyer  he  has  few,  if  any,  superiors  at  the  bar  and  unquestionably 
stands  in  the  front  rank  of  his  profession.  Being  a  close  student  and  endowed 
with  a  quick  perception  of  the  substantial  points  of  a  case,  his  prosecution  of  a 
client's  cause  in  a  trial  is  always  marked  with  rare  skill.  This  faculty,  united  with 
a  wonderful  tact  in  cross  examination  and  power  of  analysis,  makes  him  a  formi- 
dable antagonist  in  nisi  prius  courts.  The  records  of  the  appellate  courts,  both 
state  and  federal,  including  the  supreme  court  of  the  United  States,  likewise  bear 
witness  to  his  high  merits  as  a  lawyer,  and  his  briefs  on  file  in  those  courts  show 
his  appearance  in  a  great  number  of  well  contested  and  important  cases.  The  part- 
nership of  Charles  P.  and  John  D.  Johnson  continued  until  1897. 

Later  Mr.  Johnson  was  associated  with  Eben  Richards  and  Chas.  Claflin  Al- 
len, and  now  has  with  him  Judge  Virgil  Rule  and  Henry  W.  Allen,  the 
firm  name  being  Johnson,  Rule  &  Allen.  During  the  last  twenty  years 
Mr.  Johnson  has  specialized  largely  in  corporation  law  and  has  represented  a 
number  of  the  leading  corporations  and  business  enterprises  of  the  city. 

Mr.  Johnson  has  been  a  life-long  republican.  In  1878  he  was  nominated 
by  that  party  but  was  defeated  for  the  position  of  circuit  judge  and  in  1880 
declined  a  second  nomination  for  the  same  office.  He  has  no  desire  for  public 
honors  or  the  emoluments  of  office,  preferring  always  to  confine  his  attention  to 
the  profession  in  which  he  has  met  with  notable  success,  and  gained  recognition 
as  one  of  the  ablest  corporation  and  trial  lawyers  of  the  state.  His  time  has  been 
too  much  engaged  in  the  profession  to  anable  him  to  take  part  in  business  enter- 
prises. He  "is,"  however,  interested  to  some  extent  in  St.  Louis  real  estate  and 
owns  his  own  home  at  No.  4268  Morgan  street,  which  he  has  occupied  since  1892. 

Mr.  Johnson  has  been  married  three  times.  His  first  wife  was  Sarah  Louise 
Loomis,  daughter  of  Dr.  John  S.  Loomis,  of  St.  Louis,  long  since  deceased.  She 
died  in  1887."  Three  daughters  and  one  son  were  born  of  this  marriage,  who  are 
now  living:  Julia,  now  the  wife  of  S.  A.  Bowles,  of  Westphalia,  :\Iissouri ;  Estelle, 
wife  of  Virgil  Rule,  ex-circuit  judge  of  St.  Louis;  Loomis  C.  Johnson,  now  a 
practicing  attorney ;  and  Helen,  wife  of  Herman  H.  Steinwender.  Jr.,  of  St.  Louis. 
His  second  wife  was  :\Iiss  L.  K.  de  Jarnet,  who  died  in  1895,  leaving  one  son. 
Carlyle,  now  fourteen  3'ears  old.  and  the  third  wife,  who  still  survives,  was  Annie 
Mclntire,  daughter  of"  W.  B.  Alclntire.  of  jNIexico,  ^Missouri.  There  are  three 
children  of  thU  marriage;  Warren,  Ruth  and  Hester,  aged  respectively  eleven, 
nine  and  six  years.  Mr.  Johnson  prefers  the  comforts  and  pleasures  of  the  home 
life  to  those  of  the  club  and  social  life.  He  belongs,  however,  to  the  Grand  Army 
of  the  Republic  and  to  the  Loyal  Legion,  while  in  more  specifically  professional 
lines  he  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association,  of  which  he  was  president 


910  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

for  one  term,  and  the  Law  Librar)-  Association.  His  time  has  been  so  fuUy  occu- 
pied with  legal  matters  that  he  has  little  opportunity  for  other  employments.  In 
all  the  multiplied  activities  of  his  fruitful  life  his  energy  and  intluence  have  ever 
been  thrown  upon  the  side  of  justice,  mercy,  truth  and  righteousness.  While  his 
manner  is  always  that  of  dignity,  to  those  who  know  him  well  he  displays  a  genial 
companionship  that  has  caused  his  friendship  to  be  cherished.  He  has  been  con- 
spicuously useful  in  the  ranks  of  his  chosen  profession  and  is  honored  by  the  bar 
as  well  as  the  general  public. 


CHARLES  VAN  HOOK  ROBERTS. 

Charles  Van  Hook  Roberts,  one  of  the  progressive  business  men  of  St. 
Louis,  a  prominent  representative  of  the  brokerage  business,  and  a  cultured 
gentleman  with  a  wide  circle  of  friends,  was  born  ]March  22.  1882,  in  Allegheny, 
Pennsylvania.  The  parents  were  Frank  M.  and  jMargaret  (Wilson)  Roberts. 
The  father,  a  native  of  Steubenville,  Ohio,  was  cashier  of  the  Jones-Laughlin 
Steel  Company  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  but  is  now  deceased.  His  widow,  a 
native  of  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  now  resides  in  St.  Louis. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  city  Charles  V.  H.  Roberts  pursued  his 
education  to  the  age  of  ten  years,  after  which  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  continued 
his  studies  in  the  St.  Louis  University,  where  in  1901  he  won  the  Bachelor  of 
Arts  degree.  The  following  year  he  studied  law  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  School, 
and  while  he  has  not  taken  up  the  profession  as  a  life  work,  his  knowledge  of 
the  principles  of  jurisprudence  has  been  a  sourceful  element  to  his  success.  After 
leaving  law  school  he  entered  the  insurance  field,  in  1903,  with  the  firm  of  Charles 
L.  Crane  &  Companv,  and  was  thus  engaged  in  business  until  the  year  1905,  when 
he  established  a  brokerage  business  on  his  own  account  and  has  since  figured 
prominently  in  financial  circles  of  the  city.  His  judgment  is  sound  concerning 
investments,  for  he  is  a  close  student  of  the  market  and  of  the  trend  of  the  times 
and  he  makes  a  specialty  of  handling  New  York  and  St.  Louis  stocks  and  bonds. 
He  now  represents  a  successful  clientage,  his  business  having  made  rapid  and 
substantial  advance. 

On  the  20th  of  October,  1906,  at  Kirkwood,  Missouri,  J\Ir.  Roberts  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Eugenia  Bakewell,  a  daughter  of  Paul  and  Nina  Bakewell,  and 
they  are  the  parents  of  two  children :  Eugenia  M.,  eighteen  months  old,  and  Mar- 
garet v.,  one  month  old.  Mr.  Roberts  has  traveled  extensively  throughout  Europe, 
Asia  and  Africa,  visiting  many  points  of  historic  and  modern  interest  and  of 
scenic  beauty.  This  is  perhaps  his  chief  source  of  recreation,  making  him  as 
well  a  p;entleman  of  broad  knowledge  and  culture. 


CLIFFORD  I.  MILLARD. 

The  history  of  the  world  in  the  nineteenth  century  and  the  opening  years  of 
the  twentieth  is  the  hisotry  of  commercial  progress.  The  nations  that  are  today 
before  the  public  as  world  powers  are  the  nations  which  are  controlling  the  veins 
and  arteries  of  trade  and  traffic,  who  are  using  natural  resources  in  production, 
and  the  men  who  figure  in  public  light  are  those  who  are  in  control  and  have  be- 
come recognized  authorities  upon  the  important  lines  of  trade  and  commerce. 
While  no  great  departments  of  business  or  even  any  great  single  enterprise 
reaches  its  culmination  without  the  cooperation  of  man}',  there  is  always  a  guiding 
spirit  who  controls  afifairs  and  passes  judgment  upon  the  worth  or  advisability  of 
every  course.  It  is  in  this  connection  that  Clifford  I.  Millard  has  become  known 
to  the  lumber  trade  of  the  country,  being  notable  among  makers  of  white  and 


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yellow  pine  lumber  history.  Strong  intellectual  force  and  well  developed  mental 
activity  have  enabled  him  to  understand  what  may  be  achieved  from  coordinating 
forces,  while  in  all  of  his  business  relations  he  has  displayed  much  of  the  spirit 
of  the  initiative,  waiting  not  for  the  leadership  of  others  but  venturing  in  the 
paths  where  mature  judgment  and  rare  discrimination  have  led  the  way.  He  is 
today  general  sales  manager  of  the  J-  .T-  Newman  Lumber  Company  and  connected 
with  other  lumber  interests,  while  his  standing  as  a  representative  of  this  great 
field  of  business  activity  is  indicated  in  the  fact  that  he  is  a  lecturer  of  lumber 
in  the  Forestry  School  of  Yale  University- 
Air.  Millard  is  a  native  of  Burlington,  Iowa,  born  September  6,  1861.  His 
parents  were  George  and  Celestia  (Baker)  Millard,  both  natives  of  New  England. 
The  father  lived  for  many  years  at  Fairhaven,  Vermont,  and  in  early  manhood 
was  identified  with  lumber  interests  of  that  section  of  the  country,  while  for 
several  years  he  operated  at  Tioga,  Pennsylvania,  being  the  first  lumberman  to 
use  the  pony  circular  saw  in  Pennsylvania  operations.  In  1858  he  removed 
westward  with  his  family  to  Burlington,  Iowa,  where  he  established  and  con- 
ducted a  sash  and  door  business.  Subsequently  he  purchased  a  saw  mill  and  as 
his  financial  resources  permitted  he  extended  the  field  of  his  operations  there,  es- 
tablishing a  line  of  retail  yards,  becoming  well  known  to  the  lumber  trade  of  Iowa. 
Spending  his  boyhood  days  in  his  parents"  home  in  Burlington,  Clifford  I. 
Millard  passed  through  the  consecutive  grades  in  the  public  schools  until  he  was 
graduated  from  the  high  school  in  1880.  No  special  advantages  aided  him  at  the 
outset  of  his  career.  In  fact,  his  youth  was  similar  to  that  of  thousands  of  boys, 
who  are  in  the  great  middle  classes,  as  regards  finances  and  opportunities.  Dur- 
ing the  periods  of  vacation  he  spent  many  hours  in  acquainting  himself  with  busi- 
ness methods  and  in  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  lumber  grades,  and  how  to  make 
them,  as  he  assisted  his  father  in  the  conduct  of  the  business.  His  student  life 
terminated  when  he  was  eighteen  years  of  age.  and  his  graduation  was  indeed  to 
him  a  "commencement,"  for  he  immediately  entered  into  business  life,  and  rigor- 
ous training  and  close  application  constantly  developed  and  expanded  his  powers. 
He  was  first  employed  in  his  father's  mill,  in  Burlington,  in  the  office  of  book- 
keeper, and  later  had  charge  of  both  the  local  and  wholesale '  sales  department. 
Subsequently  he  went  upon  the  road  as  a  traveling  salesman,  his  territory  being 
Missouri  and  Iowa,  and  through  this  period  he  was  making  great  advancement  in 
his  business  career.  In  1886  he  became  connected  with  the  Chicago  Lumber 
Company  at  Atchison,  Kansas,  having  been  tendered  the  important  position  of 
buyer.  At  the  time  the  company  owned  and  operated  about  seventy  retail  lumber 
yards,  handling  white  pine  almost  exclusively,  the  product  being  secured  from 
mills  along  the  Mississippi  river,  in  Wisconsin  and  Minneapolis,  or  other  interior 
points.  At  that  point  Chicago  was  the  greatest  wholesale  white  pine  market  in 
the  country,  the  trade  being  supplied  bv  the  mills  at  or  accessible  to  lake  ports. 
This  rendered  the  transportation  charges  very  low,  enabling  the  city  to  dominate 
the  white  pine  lumber  market.  A  uniform  system  of  grading  had  been  estab- 
lished, the  Chicago  association  having  secured  a  charter  from  the  state,  author- 
izing it  to  establish  a  system  of  grades  and  employ  inspectors  in  the  settlement 
of  disputes.  These  grades  were  recognized  as  standard  throughout  the  district 
where  white  pine  was  used.  Another  condition  existed  in  the  west  and  north 
where  there  was  no  generally  accepted  rules  for  the  grading  of  the  products  of 
the  lumber  mills  of  those  sections,  each  operator  sorting  his  lumber  in  accordance 
with  his  own  ideas.  The  buyer  who  knew  lumber  and  knew  men  could  secure 
supplies  in  a  more  satisfactory  manner  from  the  northwestern  mills.  Nearly 
every  manufacturer  in  the  section  had  a  few  grades  which  were  better  value  than 
the  same  stock  shipped  out  by  Chicago  wholesale  dealers,  and  this  was  the  condi- 
tion which  confronted  Mr.  A'tiljard  when  he  became  buyer  for  the  Chicago  Lum- 
be  Company  at  Atchison,  Kansas.  He  first  carefully  looked  over  the  field  and 
formulated  his  plans.     He  traveled  almost  ceaselessly  among  the  mills,  for  it  was 


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not  only  necessary  to  provide  stocks  of  regular  sizes  and  grades  but  also  to  supply 
the  special  lumber  that  was  wanted  by  each  yard.  In  the  absence  of  a  grading 
system  Air.  Millard  found  it  necessary  to  personally  inspect  each  lot  of  lumber, 
but  after  a  year  or  two  he  was  able  to  classify  the  stock  at  each  producing  point, 
having  trained  his  faculties  to  remember  the  particular  items  which  it  was  ad- 
visable to  purchase  from  the  different  manufacturers.  During  this  period  he  was 
still  dealing  in  white  pine,  purchasing  about  fifty  million  feet  aimnally.  Keen 
powers  of  observation,  the  ability  to  remember  what  he  saw  and  to  use  this  knowl- 
edge for  the  interest  of  his  company,  calm  judgment,  which  enabled  him  to  avoid 
the  error  of  either  pessimism  or  optimism  were  forces  which  made  the  conduct  of 
the  affairs  of  his  department  superior  to  all.  When  there  occurred  a  change  in 
railroad  rates  yellow  pine,  which  came  from  the  southern  states,  became  a  factor 
in  the  lumber  field  and  in  time  practically  supplanted  the  white  pine.  Mr.  Millard 
then  ceased  to  travel  in  the  northwestern  states  but  went  to  the  yellow  pine  dis- 
tricts of  the  southern  states  where  he  assiduously  investigated  the  mills  and  the 
quality  of  stock  produced.  He  made  mental  note  of  the  points  of  difference  be- 
tween the  southern  trade  and  the  northern  pine  industry,  and  throughout  his  con- 
nection with  the  Chicago  Lumber  Companv  there  kept  thoroughlv  informed  in  re- 
gard to  methods,  values,  grades  and  freight  charges  of  both  white  and  yellow  pine. 
His  knowledge  of  yellow  pine  was  of  great  assistance  to  him  when,  in  1890,  he  was 
tendered  the  position  of  buyer  for  the  line  of  yards  established  by  the  late  M.  T. 
Green  and  F.  C.  Fischer  with  headquarters  at  Denver.  Mr.  Millard  was  in  the 
service  of  that  company  but  a  few  months  when  he  removed  to  Chicago,  at  the 
invitation  of  the  management,  to  occupy  the  position  of  acting  secretary  with  the 
office  and  sales  under  his  management. 

In  June,  1892,  Air.  Millard's  business  interests  centered  in  St.  Louis  when 
he  became  connected  with  the  St.  Louis  Refrigerator  &  Wooden  Gutter  Company, 
being  elected  the  same  year  to  the  vice  presidency,  in  which  connection  he  had 
charge  of  the  lumber  department  of  the  house  until  the  close  of  the  year  1895.  He 
then  resigned  and  entered  into  active  relations  with  the  Chicago  Lumber  &  Coal 
Company  as  secretary,  being  given  charge  of  the  wholesale  business.  In  that  con- 
nection he  inaugurated  the  system  of  handling  the  output  of  large  mills.  During 
the  last  year  of  his  connection  with  that  concern  he  made  a  contract  for  one  hun- 
dred million  feet  with  Camp  &  Hinton,  of  Lumberton,  Mississippi,  and  this  con- 
tract at  the  time  it  was  made  startled  the  trade.  During  the  same  year  the  sales 
force  of  this  companv  reached  out  across  the  seas  and  entered  into  a  contract  to 
furnish  seven  million  feet  of  yellow  pine  timbers  and  other  lumber  in  ninety  days 
for  the  construction  of  the  first  modern  elevator  ever  built  in  England,  and  the 
contract  was  executed  without  delay.  In  1900  Air.  Alillard  went  to  England  and 
contracted  to  furnish  ten  million  feet  of  kiln-dried  yellow  pine.  He  developed  the 
business  of  the  Chicago  Lumber  &  Coal  Company  to  extensive  proportions  and 
then  severed  his  connection  therewith  to  become  general  sales  manager  for  the 
J.  J.  Newman  Lumber  Company,  of  Hattiesburg,  Alississippi,  which  company 
operates  a  mill  at  that  place  and  two  at  Sumrall,  Mississippi.  The  annual  pro- 
duction of  the  mill  amounts  to  two  hundred  million  feet  and  the  distribution  of  the 
product  is  under  the  immediate  supervision  and  control  of  Air.  Alillard  for  all  the 
central  and  western  states.  Since  assuming  this  position  Air.  Alillard  has  already 
organized  an  efficient  corps  of  salesmen,  having  taking  up  his  new  dignities  with 
characteristic  zeal  and  directness.  Throughout  the  years  of  his  association  with 
business  he  has  made  a  most  thorough  study  of  the  lumber  trade  in  every  particular 
and  all  the  kindred  activities  bearing  upon  it,  and  it  would  be  difficult  to  find  one 
more  thoroughly  familiar  with  the  business  in  all  of  its  various  phases.  Indeed 
he  is  regarded  as  authority  on  many  subjects  connected  with  the  lumber  trade  and 
his  unfaltering  energy  and  enterprise  have  made  him  a  notable  figure  in  lumber 
circles  today. 
5S— vor..  in. 


914  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Not  only  in  promoting  the  interests  of  the  different  companies  which  he  has 
represented  has  Mr.  Millard  done  effective  work.  He  has  put  forth  far.-reaching 
effort  in  behalf  of  the  trade  as  a  member  of  the  Yellow  Pine  Manufacturers  Asso- 
ciation and  the  National  Lumber  Manufacturers  Association,  both  of  which  made 
him  chairman  of  their  transportation  committees,  because  of  his  knowledge  of 
freight  rates  and  his  understanding  of  the  relations  between  the  carriers  and 
shippers.  His  greatest  interest  outside  of  business  has  been  in  the  successful  move- 
ment for  the  endowment  of  a  chair  of  forestry  and  practical  lumbering  in  the 
Yale  Forest  School  at  New  Haven.  Recognizing  in  him  the  master  of  his  craft, 
the  Yale  faculty  has  made  him  one  of  the  lecturers  on  lumbering,  and  he  now  ap- 
pears before  the  school  with  his  practical  knowledge  of  the  trade,  giving  to  the 
students  there  the  benefit  of  his  wide  experience.  He  was  a  member  of  the  com- 
mittee appointed  by  the  National  association  to  see  that  the  courses  of  a  study  at 
the  institution  are  in  line  with  practical  ideas. 

On  the  14th  of  June,  1888,  Mr.  Millard  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Nellie 
D.  Drake  and  to  them  have  been  born  two  children,  Lois  Drake  and  Lyman 
Clifford.  In  his  political  views  Mr.  Millard  is  a  stalwart  Republican.  He  belongs 
to  the  Congregational  church  and  is  greatly  interested  in  its  work  and  the  ex- 
tension of  its  influence.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Mercantile  and  Glen  Echo  Country 
Clubs  and  is  fond  of  all  outdoor  sports,  being  especially  enthusiastic  on  the  sub- 
ject of  golf.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Millard  have  traveled  quite  extensively  and  have 
gathered  a  fine  collection  of  works  of  art,  of  which  Mr.  Millard  is  somewhat  of  a 
connoisseur.  They  have  a  home  in  one  of  the  beautiful  residence  districts  of  St. 
Louis. 

Those  who  know  Mr.  Millard  personally  find  him  a  man  to  respect  and  honor. 
There  is  in  him  a  reserve  force  which  brings  a  quiet  dignity  and  yet  he  is  one  who 
leaves  the  impress  of  a  forceful  individuality  upon  all  with  whom  he  comes  in  con- 
tact. He  seems  to  be  working  out  to  their  fulness  the  inherent  possibilities  of  his 
nature  for  successful  accomplishment  and  yet  there  is  in  him  the  innate  modesty 
which  is  manifested  in  every  broad-minded  man,  who  measures  his  work  by  the 
great  amount  that  has  been  done  in  his  special  field  and  the  limitless  possibilities 
for  accomplishment  that  remain. 


JAMES  A.  REARDOX. 

The  causes  which  contribute  to  the  city's  development,  progress  and  growth 
are  manifold,  but  it  has  long  been  a  recognized  fact  that  it  is  the  enterprising 
business  man  who  is  the  most  important  feature  in  its  activities  and  advance- 
ment. In  this  connection  James  A.  Reardon  is  well  known  and  his  is  a  nota- 
ble career  of  one  who  has  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  from  a  very  humble 
position  in  trade  circles  to  one  of  affluence  and  prominence.  He  is  today  con- 
ducting an  extensive  business  as  president  of  the  Reardon  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany. He  was  born  across  the  river  in  the  neighboring  state  of  Illinois,  his  natal 
day  being  July  17,  i860,  and  the  place  of  his  birth  the  city  of  Quincy.  His  par- 
ents were  Michael  J.  and  Amelia  (Burns)  Reardon  and  while  spending  his  boy- 
hood days  under  the  parental  roof,  he  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
to  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  At  that  time  he  made  his  start  in  business  life,  secur- 
ing the  position  of  porter  in  a  wholesale  glue  house  in  St.  Louis  in  1878.  He 
not  only  faithfully  performed  the  duties  assigned  him  but  showed  a  manifest 
interest  in  the  business  and  a  willingness  to  do  whatever  he  could  for  its  devel- 
opment. His  capability,  therefore,  gained  recognition  in  successive  promotic-ns. 
He  served  as  shipping  clerk  from  1879  to  1881,  when  he  became  a  salesman,  and 
after  three  years  spent  in  that  capacity,  during  which  time  he  gained  a  compre- 
hensive knowledge  of  the  business  in  principle  and  detail,  he  was  chosen  man- 
ager and  so  continued  for  seven  years,  or  until   1891,  when   he  organized  the 


J.    A.   REARDOX 


916  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Reardon  Manufacturing  Company,  manufacturers  and  wholesale  jobbers  of  glue, 
curled  hair,  cold  water  paint,  sandpaper,  etc.  The  business  has  developed  to 
extensive  proportions,  with  a  trade  extending  to  various  parts  of.  the  country, 
and  in  its  control  Mr.  Reardon  shows  splendid  executive  ability  and  adminis- 
trative powers. 

On  the  6th  of  June,  1883,  in  St.  Louis,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Mr. 
Reardon  and  Miss  Margaret  Kilcullen.  Their  children  are :  Robert  E.,  James 
Ambrose,  Jr.,  Joseph  Vincent,  Marguerite.  Genevieve,  and  Catherine.  The  fam- 
ily are  communicants  of  the  Roman  Catholic  church,  and  Mr.  Reardon  gives  his 
political  support  to  the  democracy.  He  is  interested  in  his  city  and  its  welfare, 
and  there  are  many  tangible  evidences  of  his  aid  in  promoting  its  interests.  He 
organized  and  brought  over  the  Irish  exhibit  to  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Expo- 
sition, is  a  director  and  chairman  of  the  membership  committee  of  the  St.  Louis 
Public  Museum  and  a  director  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Societ)'.  He  is  also 
an  ex-president  of  the  St.  Louis  Furniture  Board  of  Trade  and  of  the  Latin- 
American  Club.  He  has  always  been  willing  to  devote  his  means  and  energies 
to  any  feasible  undertaking  that  would  increase  the  prosperity  of  the  city  and  add 
to  the  comfort  of  its  inhabitants.  His  life  has  been  a  success  and  in  the  upbuild- 
ing of  his  business,  now  extensive  and  profitable,  he  has  used  only  such  means  as 
will  bear  the  closest  scrutiny. 


ISAAC  COOK,  SR. 


Looking  at  Isaac  Cook  through  the  perspective  of  the  years  it  is  evident 
that  he  was  active  in  fashioning  the  civilization  of  the  two  great  metropolitan  cen- 
ters of  the  Mississippi  valley — Chicago  and  St.  Louis.  With  a  keen  scintillant  brain 
he  recognized  his  opportunities  and  had  the  prescience  to  discern  what  the  future 
had  in  store  for  this  great  and  growing  country,  and  he  left  the  impress  of  his 
individuality  upon  its  growth  and  development.  His  birth  occurred  at  Long 
Branch,  New  Jersey,  July  4,  1812,  and  his  life  record  covered  the  intervening  years 
to  the  23d  of  June,  1886,  when  he  passed  away  at  Eureka  Springs,  Arkansas.  His 
father,  Stephen  Cook,  was  known  during  the  Revolutionary  war  as  an  ardent 
royalist,  but  his  religious  faith  as  a  member  of  the  Quaker  church  prevented  him 
from  bearing  arms.  He  married  a  Miss  Deniston,  whose  father  served  with  dis- 
tinction during  the  war  for  independence  as  one  of  the  aides  to  General  Wash- 
ington. 

Isaac  Cook  passed  his  boyhood  days  upon  his  father's  farm  and  acquired  his 
education  in  a  private  school  in  the  neighborhood  of  his  early  home.  He  did  not 
find  agricultural  pursuits  entirely  congenial,  however,  and  sought  other  fields  of 
labor,  going  to  New  York  City,  where  he  was  employed  in  a  mercantile  establish- 
ment until  nineteen  years  of  age.  He  then  sought  a  home  in  the  west  and  was 
one  of  the  pioneer  residents  of  Chicago.  He  took  with  him  to  the  little  frontier 
town  the  capital  of  a  thousand  dollars  and  there  he  established  and  conducted  a 
hotel.  He  also  had  a  genius  for  trade  and  his  cordial  manner  and  social  disposi- 
tion won  him  popularitv  with  his  fellow  townsmen.  In  his  business  undertakings 
he  met  with  large  and  deserved  prosperity  so  that  within  a  few  years  he  became 
a  man  of  means  and  a  leading  citizen  of  the  rapidly  growing  town.  He  was  rec- 
ognized as  an  active  factor  in  political  circles,  being  an  enthusiastic  democrat,  rec- 
ognized as  one  of  the  leaders  of  his  party  in  Illinois.  In  1838  Stephen  A.  Douglas 
first  came  into  prominence  as  a  candidate  for  congress  from  the  Springfield  dis- 
trict. In  that  year  Mr.  Cook  formed  his  acquaintance  and  from  that  time  on  was 
one  of  his  close  political  friends  and  counselors.  Mr.  Douglas  had  little  means 
at  his  command  and  Mr.  Cook  generously  furnished  him  with  a  campaign  fund  and 
also  assisted  in  defraying  the  expenses  of  many  subsequent  campaigns  of  the  dis- 
tinguished Illinois  statesman.     Their  close  personal  and  political   relations  con- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  917 

tinned  for  many  years,  j\lr.  Cook  l^eing  recognized  as  the  chief  lieutenant  and 
supporter  of  the  democratic  leader.  The  rupture  between  Douglas  and  the 
Buchanan  administration  finally  led  to  a  severance  of  the  friendly  relations  be- 
tween Douglas  and  Cook  and  during  the  later  years  of  Judge  Douglas'  life  they 
were  politically  hostile  to  each  other.  A  pathetic  instance  of  the  last  illness  of 
"the  little  giant"  was  his  evident  desire  to  be  reconciled  to  Mr.  Cook,  whose  name 
he  frequently  mentioned  during  the  closing  hours  of  his  life,  requesting  that  he 
be  brought  to  his  bedside.  The  physician,  however,  waited  an  opportune  time  for 
the  meeting,  which  never  came,  and  a  reconciliation  was  never  effected. 

Mr.  Cook  did  much  important  public  service  through  his  business  activity 
and  in  other  ways.  In  1844  he  was  appointed  by  Governor  Ford  state  agent  for 
the  sale  of  canal  lands  in  Illinois,  acting  in  that  capacity  four  years.  He  later  filled 
the  position  of  sheriff  of  Cook  county  for  a  similar  period  and  was  also  treasurer 
four  vears,  discharging  the  duties  of  these  various  positions  with  marked  prompt- 
ness and  fidelity.  In  1S52  he  was  appointed  postmaster  of  Chicago  by  President 
Pierce  and  he  continued  in  the  i)osition  during  that  administration.  His  successor, 
appointed  by  President  Buchanan,  proved  an  unsatisfactory  incumbent  and  led 
to  Mr.  Cook's  reinstatement,  so  that  he  continued  in  office  during  the  last  three 
years  of  Mr.  Buchanan's  administration.  He  retired  from  the  office  with  the  acces- 
sion of  the  republican  party  to  power  but  he  never  ceased  to  feel  the  deepest  in- 
terest in  governmental  problems,  knew  the  living  issues  and  felt  the  palpitating  life 
of  politics.  He  also  remained  a  stalwart  advocate  of  democratic  principles  'and 
in  1873  President  Grant  gave  him  the  non-political  appointment  as  United  States 
commissioner  to  the  Vienna  Exposition.  He  ably  represented  his  country  there 
and  on  his  retirement  from  office  traveled  extensively  throughout  Europe  accom- 
panied by  his  wife,  visiting  many  points  of  historic,  modern  and  scenic  interest 
in  the  old  world. 

Aside  from  any  political  service  or  activity  ^Ir.  Cook  was  closely  associated 
with  movements  of  a  public  nature  that  resulted  in  far-reaching  benefit  not  only 
to  Chicago  but  to  the  middle  west.  He  was  very  active  in  promoting  the  building 
of  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  S:  Pacific  Railroad  and  was  assistant  treasurer  of  the 
corporation  which  constructed  the  line.  He  was  one  of  the  most  prominent  hotel 
proprietors  in  Chicago  in  an  early  day  and  erected  the  American  Hotel,  later 
known  as  the  Revere  House,  and  famous  in  its  day  not  only  as  the  leading 
hostelry  of  the  city,  but  also  as  political  headquarters  and  meeting  place  of  the 
public  men  of  the  country.  He  established  a  newspaper,  called  the  Young  Amer- 
ican, which  was  the  predecessor  of  the  Chicago  Times,  and  became  one  of  the 
foremost  journals  of  the  country  under  the  leadership  of  W.  F.  Storey.  Other 
business  concerns  profited  by  the  cooperation  or  sound  judgment  of  Mr.  Cook.  He 
left  the  impress  of  his  individuality  upon  municipal  affairs,  being  one  of  the  or- 
ganizers of  the  city  government  and  a  founder  of  some  of  the  notable  institutions 
of  the  western  metropolis.  In  the  days  when  judges,  lawyers,  merchants,  phy- 
sicians and  bankers  were  volunteer  firemen  he  acted  as  assistant  engineer  of  the 
Chicago  Volunteer  Fire  Department,  an  organization  which  cherished  pleasant 
recollections  of  him  long  after  he  had  ceased  to  be  connected  with  it.  He  cer- 
tainly was  very  active  in  molding  the  policy  and  shaping  the  destiny  of  the 
city  by  the  lake  during  its  embryonic  development  and  the  succeeding  period  of 
its  growth  and  progress. 

\\'hile  still  residing  in  Chicago  Mr.  Cook  took  up  the  study  of  viticulture  and 
various  processes  of  wine  making,  with  a  view  to  engaging  in  the  manufacture 
of  American  wines,  which  should  equal  in  excellence  the  imported  wines  then  used 
almost  exclusively  in  this  country.  In  1859  he  was  elected  president  of  the  Amer- 
ican Wine  Company  and  three  years  later  removed  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  estab- 
lished his  business  headquarters  and  laid  the  foundation  of  what  has  since  become 
one  of  the  most  noted  and  successful  wine  manufactories  in  the  United  States. 
He  was  himself  a  connoisseur  of  wines  and  therefore  able  to  judge  of  the  produc- 
tions of  American  vintages  as  compared  with  those  of  foreign  lands.     \\'hile  he 


918  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

met  with  much  opposition  in  placing  his  products  upon  the  market  he  recognized 
the  fact  that  his  productions  were  equal  to  the  best  importations  and  in  time 
compelled  recognition  of  their  merits  at  all  of  the  great  expositions  of  this  country 
and  also  at  those  held  in  Paris  and  Vienna.  Experts  were  notified  to  apply  to  them 
all  of  the  usual  tests  and  the  result  was  that  Mr.  Cook  within  a  few  years  had 
not  only  built  up  a  prosperous  business  but  had  achieved  the  celebrity  as  a  wine 
maker  that  made  him  famous  throughout  the  entire  country.  He  continued  at  the 
head  of  his  wine  manufacturing  interests  in  St.  Louis  until  the  close  of  his  life 
and  was  widely  recognized  as  a  prominent  factor  in  commercial  circles  of  the  city. 
Mr.  Cook  belonged  to  the  Episcopal  church  and  was  generous  in  its  support 
but  also  gave  liberally  to  other  churches  and  to  various  charitable  and  benevolent 
objects.  The  surviving  members  of  his  family  are:  Douglas  G.  Cook;  Helen,  the 
wife  of  Robert  Aull ;  and  Isaac  Cook,  Jr.,  all  prominent  and  well  known  in  this 
city.  Such  in  brief  is  the  life  history  of  Isaac  Cook ;  but  who  can  measure  the  in- 
fluences of  his  life  work?  He  was  a  man  fearless  in  defense  of  his  honest  con- 
victions and,  moreover,  he  possessed  the  firmness  of  purpose  that  enabled  him 
to  accomplish  much  that  he  undertook.  The  science  of  government  was  always  to 
him  an  engaging  study  and  few  men  had  broader  or  more  accurate  information 
concerning  the  problems  of  grave  import  which  have  occupied  the  attention  of 
serious-minded  and  public-spirited  citizens.  With  a  mind  naturally  logical  and 
inductive  he  carefully  analyzed  the  political  situation  and  his  opinions  carried 
weight  in  molding  public  thought  and  action.  In  his  later  years  he  bent  his  ener- 
gies almost  entirely  to  the  development  of  a  business  which  would  compete  with 
old-world  productions.  St.  Louis  found  him  one  whose  business  discrimination 
and  indefatigable  energy  carried  him  beyond  the  majority  of  men  whom  the  world 
terms  successful.  Added  to  his  business  ability  there  was  a  most  kindly  spirit 
and  social  disposition  that  recognized  the  brotherhood  of  mankind  and  shed 
around  him  much  of  the  sunshine  of  life  through  the  hopeful  and  cheery  words 
which  he  spoke  and  the  warm  hand  clasp  with  which  he  greeted  his  host  of 
friends.  He  was  one  of  the  prime  movers  in  the  foundation  and  organization  of 
the  St.  Louis  Club  and  was  a  member  of  its  first  board  of  governors.  The  St. 
Louis  Club  at  once  became  the  leading  social  organization  of  the  city,  a  position 
it  has  always  maintained. 


ISAAC  COOK,  TR. 


The  name  of  Isaac  Cook  is  too  well  known  in  the  business  circles  of  St.  Louis 
for  the  subject  of  this  review  to  need  special  introduction  to  the  readers  of  this 
volume.  With  the  lasting  example  of  his  great  father  before  him  he  has  given 
his  attention  to  afi^airs  of  business  direction  which  show  that  his  understanding 
is  keen  and  discriminating  and  his  judgment  sound  and  reliable.  He  is  now  a 
director  of  the  American  Wine  Company,  owning  extensive  vineyards  on  the 
islands  of  Lake  Erie  and  press  houses  at  Sandusky,  Ohio,  while  St.  Louis  is 
the  headquarters  and  distributing  point.  The  plant  in  this  city  covers  a  half 
block  at  No.  3015  Cass  avenue. 

Mr.  Cook  was  born  in  Fox  River,  Wisconsin,  June  21,  1867,  a  son  of  Isaac 
and  ]Mary  Elizabeth  Cook,  of  whom  extended  mention  is  made  elsewhere  in  this 
work.  He  attended  the  Washington  University  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years  and 
then  went  to  Ouincy,  Massachusetts,  where  he  continued  his  education  to  his 
eighteenth  year,  preparatory  to  entering  Harvard  University,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  with  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree. 

Immediately  after  leaving  the  classic  halls  of  old  Harvard  he  started  upon 
an  extensive  tour,  visiting  Japan  and  other  points  in  the  Orient  and  many 
European  countries,  spending  two  years  abroad.  He  then  returned  to  St.  Louis 
and  has  since  given  his  attention  to  the  management  of  his  property  interests. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  919 

Mr.  Cook  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  October,  1898,  to  Miss  Edith  !Mudd, 
a  daughter  of  Dr.  Henry  Mudd,  one  of  the  most  celebrated  American  surgeons. 
They  have  two  sons  and  a  daugliter :  Henry,  a  student  in  the  Sacred  Heart  con- 
vent ;  Mary ;  and  Robert.  Relieved  of  the  necessity  of  strenuous  labor  Mr.  Cook 
is  nevertheless  displaying  keen  business  discernment  in  his  management  of  his 
holdings  and  yet  has  leisure  for  the  development  and  the  cultivation  of  those  in- 
tellectual pleasures  which  have  made  him  an  entertaining  and  cultured  man. 


GUSTAV  CHRIST  ROETTGER. 

Gustav  Christ  Roettger  is  conducting  a  successful  business  as  a  dealer  in 
staple  and  fancy  groceries  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Twenty-fifth  and  Xewhouse 
avenue.  He  established  this  enterprise  in  1898  and  for  eleven  years  has  enjoyed 
a  fair  share  of  the  public  patronage.  His  birth  occurred  in  Venedy,  Illinois,  in 
1865,  his  parents  being  August  and  Mary  (Rueter)  Roettger,  the  former  a  black- 
smith by  trade.  The  mother  was  a  sister  of  Andreas  Rueter,  who  served  as  a 
soldier  of  the  Civil  war  and  died  at  Little  Rock,  Arkansas. 

In  the  parochial  schools  Gustav  C.  Roettger  pursued  his  education,  but  his 
opportunities  in  that  direction  were  somewhat  limited  owing  to  the  fact  that  at  the 
early  age  of  thirteen  years  he  started  in  business  life.  In  the  school  of  experience, 
however,  he  has  learned  many  valuable  lessons,  and  reading  and  observation  have 
greatly  broadened  his  knowledge.  Securing  employment  with  Borenpohl  Earner, 
he  remained  in  that  service  for  four  years,  when  he  secured  employment  with  a 
Mr.  Sanders,  with  whom  he  also  continued  for  four  years.  Subsequent  to  this 
time  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  employ  of  C.  H.  Grote,  at  Eighth  and 
Carr  streets.  There  he  continued  for  about  four  years  and  afterward  accepted  a 
similar  position  with  M.  Nowack,  at  No.  601  South  Broadway.  During  all  these 
years  it  was  his  ambition  to  one  day  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account  and, 
carefully  saving  his  earnings,  he  was  at  length  enabled  to  purchase  a  stock  of 
groceries  and  establish  a  store  at  Fourteenth  and  Wright  streets.  He  was  after- 
ward engaged  in  business  in  his  native  town,  where  he  remained  for  three  years 
and  later  he  established  a  tea  and  coffee  business  at  Fourteenth  street  and  Frank- 
lin avenue  in  this  city,  wdiere  he  remained  for  four  years.  On  the  expiration 
of  that  period  he  removed  to  his  present  address  at  No.  4001  North  Twenty-fifth 
street,  where  he  is  now  carrying  a  large  and  well  selected  line  of  staple  and  fancv 
groceries.  He  has  prospered  as  the  years  have  gone  by,  for  his  business  methods 
have  commended  him  to  the  support  of  the  public  and  he  has  always  endeavored 
to  please  his  patrons,  so  that  he  has  been  accorded  a  liberal  trade. 

Mr.  Roettger  was  married  in  Venedy,  Illinois,  to  Miss  Minnie  Kuelker,  a 
daughter  of  Henry  Kuelker,  who  carried  on  a  general  mercantile  store,  but  is  now 
deceased.  The  children  are  Elmer,  Oscar,  Walter  and  Olinda.  all  of  whom  are 
attending  the  high  school.  Mr.  Roettger  is  fond  of  hunting  and  outdoor  sports 
and  in  that  way  obtains  recreation  from  the  onerous  cares  of  his  business.  He 
votes  independently,  but  is  not  remiss  in  the  duties  of  citizenship,  being  interested 
at  all  times  in  whatever  pertains  to  the  welfare  and  progress  of  the  communitv. 


ANNA   FARRAR   \'AN    SWERINGEX    BARRET   KING. 

Mrs.  Anna  Farrar  Van  Sweringen  Barret  King,  of  St.  Louis,  is  a  descend- 
ant of  the  old  Van  Sweringen  family,  of  Beemsterdam,  Holland,  and  on  both 
paternal  and  maternal  sides  can  trace  her  ancestry  back  to  the  nobility,  and 
probably  royalty,  of  England.  .\  few  of  the  direct  descendants  are  given  below, 
which    have    been    verified    through    P>urke"s    Peerage,    and    without    tracing    the 


ARTHUR    B.    BARRET 


^H 

^^^^^^^^^^* 

^^      V      *^^^^l 

r           '\^      L                     '"^^^^H 

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B 

JAMES    T.   VAN    SWERIXGEN 


922 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 


matter  in  the  old  country  it  would  not  be  possible  to  get  the  proper  lineage 
through  authorities  here.  We  are  giving  below  seven  generations,  tracing  Mrs. 
King's  ancestors  back  to  James  Taylor,  the  ist,  who  emigrated  to  America  in 
1635,  and  was  a  direct  descendant  of  the  Earls  of  Pennington,  and  on  the 
maternal  line  Mrs.  King's  mother,  Martha  Jane  Farrar's  ancestors  can  also  be 
traced  back  further  than  the  Taylors. 

\  Sir    Roger    Thompson     (Royalty)     of 
Yorkshire. 


James  Taylor  ist   (1635,  wife  Frances.  '    Col.  Wm.  Thompson,  his  daughter, 


James    Taylor     (1675),    wife    Martha  V  Martha     Thompson,     wife     of     James 
Thompson.  I      Taylor    (1695). 


George    Taylor     (1711),    wife    Rachel 
Gibson,  widow  of  Conway. 


Edmund    Taylor    (1744),    wife    Sarah 
Stubbs. 


Martha    Thompson    Taylor    (May    30, 
1792),  wife  of  Maj.  Wm.   Christy. 


Sarah  Stubbs  Christy  (July  4,  1784, 
died  in  St.  Louis  in  1849),  wife  of 
Dr.  Bernard  Gaines  Farrar. 


Martha    Jane    Farrar,    wife    of    James 
Van   Sweringen. 


Anna    Farrar    Van    Sweringen    Barret 
King. 


The  earliest  representative  of  the  Van  Sweringen  family  was  Gerret  Van 
Sweringen,  who  was  born  in  Beemsterdam,  Holland  in  1636.  He  was  the  young- 
est son  of  a  family  belonging  to  the  nobility  and  was  educated  abroad.  When 
quite  a  young  man  he  performed  responsible  duties  in  the  maritime  service  of 
the  Dutch  West  India  Company  and  in  1656,  when  that  company  fitted  out  the 
ship  "Prince  Maurice"  with  emigrants  and  supplies  for  the  Dutch  colony  on 
the  Delaware  river  in  America,  he  was  appointed  its  supercargo.  This  vessel 
sailed  from  the  port  of  Amsterdam  on  the  21st  of  December,  1656,  and  was  to 
have  touched  at  New  Amsterdam,  now  New  York  city,  but  on  the  night  of  the 
8th  of  March,  1657,  stranded  off  Fire  island,  near  the  southern  coast  of  Long 
Island.  The  next  day,  in  freezing  weather,  the  passengers  and  crew  in  a  frail 
boat  got  to  the  barren  shore,  where  they  remained  several  days  without  fire. 
On  the  third  day  they  saw  some  Indians,  one  of  whom  was  sent  with  word  to 
Stuyvesant,  then  governor  of  New  Amsterdam,  who  came  with  a  sloop  and 
carried  them  to  that  place.     A  part  of  the  cargo  of  the  stranded  ship,  cared  for 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  923 

before  the  ship  stoved  to  pieces,  was  put  on  board  another  ship,  chartered  at 
New  Amsterdam,  and  on  the  i6th  of  April  they  sailed  for  their  destination, 
which  they  reached  in  safety  in  five  days.  After  the  wreck  Gerret  asked  to  be 
relieved  from  the  company's  service  and  as  there  was  nothing  more  for  him  to 
do  and  as  he  intended  to  live  here,  his  request  was  granted.  Fort  Casinier  on 
the  Delaware  was  established  by  the  Dutch  in  1651.  It  was  surprised  in  1654 
by  the  Swedes  and  possession  taken  but  was  regained  by  the  Dutch  in  1655, 
and  its  name  changed  to  New  Anstel,  now  New  Castle,  Delaware. 

Gerret  was  married  at  this  place  about  1659  to  Barbarah  de  Barrette,  who 
was  born  at  Valenciennes,  France.  He  was  at  once  made  a  member  of  the 
council,  commissary,  and  held  various  other  offices,  and  became  very  wealthy ; 
was  of  a  literary  turn  of  mind  and  some  years  after  going  to  Maryland  wrote  an 
account  of  the  Dutch  settlements  on  the  Delaware  river,  which  account  was 
probably  written  for  the  Maryland  council  to  use  as  evidence  in  the  boundary 
disputes  between  Lord  Baltimore  and  William  Penn. 

Of  the  most  prominent  members  of  this  family  mention  should  be  made  of 
James  de  la  Tour  Van  Sweringen,  merchant  and  financier,  who  was  born  Janu- 
ary 12,  1806,  in  the  town  of  Mifflin,  Juniata  county,  Pennsylvania,  son  of  Thomas 
and  Janet  (La  Tour)  Van  Sweringen.  He  found  a  home  among  the  colonists 
of  Maryland,  where  four  succeeding  generations  of  the  family  lived,  dropping 
the  "Van"'  from  the  name  before  the  close  of  the  seventeenth  century.  From 
Maryland  representatives  of  the  family  migrated  to  Virginia,  Pennsylvania,  New 
York  and  other  states,  and  the  name  has  been  conspicuous  in  the  civil  and 
military  annals  of  the  country.  In  every  war  since  1656  the  Van  Sweringens 
have  been  participants,  and  on  the  muster  rolls  of  the  Indian  wars,  the  Revolu- 
tionary war,  the  war  of  1812  and  the  Civil  war,  the  names  of  numerous  members 
of  the  family  appear  who  served  as  commissioned  officers  and  private  soldiers. 
Some  members  of  the  Virginia  branch  of  the  familv  have  served  with  distinc- 
tion in  congress  and  one  defeated  George  Washington  as  a  candidate  for  a  seat 
in  the  Virginia  legislature,  and  was,  in  turn,  defeated  by  Washington  for  the 
same  office.  The  mother  of  James  de  la  Tour  \'an  Sweringen  was  of  mixed 
French  and  Scotch  extraction,  she  having  been  a  descendant  of  jMadame  de  la 
Tour  in  the  French  line,  and  of  ancestors  who  belonged  to  the  famous  clan  Mac- 
Gregor  in  the  Scotch  line.  Reared  in  Pennsylvania,  Mr.  Van  Sweringen  ob- 
tained a  fair  English  education.  He  arrived  in  St.  Louis  in  1828,  when  he  was 
twenty-two  years  of  age,  a  vigorous,  active  and  energetic  young  man,  and  making 
fortunate  investments  on  his  own  account,  he  very  soon  became  a  business  man 
of  consequence  and  influence  among  the  pioneers  of  this  city.  In  1846  he  estab- 
lished what  was  at  that  time  the  most  famous  dry-goods  house  in  the  state  of 
Missouri  and  probably  the  largest  in  the  west,  and  was  wonderfully  successful 
in  his  merchandising  operations.  Later,  as  endorser  for  the  pork-packing  firm 
of  Jamison  &  Samuels,  he  lost  a  sum  of  money  which  would  be  considered  a 
handsome  fortune,  even  at  the  present  time,  but,  notwithstanding  this  heavy  loss, 
he  continued  to  occupy  a  position  among  business  men  of  the  city,  becoming 
specially  prominent  as  the  representative  of  large  eastern  capitalists  who  invested 
vast  sums  of  money  in  the  west.  He  was  a  born  financier,  having  a  natural 
genius  for  the  negotiation  of  monetary  transactions,  both  private  and  public  in 
their  nature.  He  placed  the  first  issue  of  St.  Louis  municipal  bonds,  was  a 
stockholder  in  the  old  Missouri  State  Bank,  a  stockholder  in  the  North  Missouri 
Railroad  Company,  and  a  promoter  of  many  important  enterprises  which  mate- 
rially advanced  the  business  interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  commanded  the  un- 
bounded confidence  of  many  of  the  men  who  were  most  prominent  in  public  life 
during  the  years  of  his  activity  in  St.  Louis,  and  at  different  times  held  powers 
of  attorney  from  Thomas  H.  Benton,  General  William  Ashley,  Major  Thomas 
Biddle  and  others  whose  interests  he  represented.  He  was  the  intimate  personal 
friend  and  associate  also  of  these  men,  and  among  the  interesting  relics  which 
came   into   his   possession    and    subsequently   passed   into   the   possession   of   his 


924  ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

family  as  a  result  of  these  friendly  relationships  were  the  pistols  used  in  the 
Benton  and  Lucas  duel  and  also  in  the  duel  between  Biddle  and  Pettus.  He  was 
a  charter  member  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  one  of  the  earliest  promoters  of 
the  Agricultural  and  Mechanical  Fair  Association,  and  one  of  the  men  who 
inaugurated  the  first  Fair  held  in  1855.  He  helped  to  set  on  foot  the  movement 
which  resulted  in  the  building  of  the  first  Lindell  Hotel,  was  a  stockholder  in 
the  original  corporation  and  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  under  whose 
supervision  what  was  then  one  of  the  finest  hotels  in  the  world  was  constructed, 
and  he  aided  also  to  build  the  new  structure  which  took  the  place  of  this  one 
after  it  had  been  destroyed  by  fire.  He  was  also  one  of  the  early  subscribers  to 
the  stock  of  the  North  Missouri  Railroad  Company  and  was  a  member  of  its 
board  of  directors. 

While  he  was  a  busy  man  and  the  bearer  of  great  responsibilities  during  his 
entire  business  career,  his  fondness  for  recreative  amusements  is  evidenced  by 
the  fact  that  he  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Hat  Island  Gun  Club  and  one  of 
the  most  generous  subscribers  to  the  fund  which  secured  for  it  extensive  game 
preserves.  He  was  a  trifle  fond  of  adventure  and  in  1869  crossed  the  plains  with 
General  R.  B.  Marcy,  keeping  a  diary  in  which  were  recorded  many  interesting 
and  not  a  few  thrilling  experiences,  the  country  which  they  traversed  being  at 
that  time  infested  to  a  considerable  extent  with  hostile  Indians.  His  personality 
was  very  attractive  and,  although  his  early  education  had  not  been  liberal,  he 
had  been  an  apt  pupil  in  the  school  of  experience  and  as  a  result  had  gathered  a 
large  fund  of  general  information  which  made  him  always  entertaining  to  those 
who  gathered  about  him.  His  dry  humor  and  quaint  forms  of  expression  are 
characteristics  well  remembered  by  his  old-time  associates,  for  which  he  was 
liardly  less  distinguished  than  for  his  sterling  integrity  and  broad  capacity  as  a 
man  of  affairs.  He  was  a  Jeffersonian  democrat  of  the  old  school  but  took  very 
little  interest  in  politics  and  held  few  public  offices,  refusing  on  two  or  three 
occasions  to  become  a  candidate  for  the  mayoralty  of  St.  Louis.  Nevertheless 
his  counsel  and  advice  were  frequently  sought  by  those  in  charge  of  public  affairs, 
and  he  was,  from  time  to  time,  an  important  factor  in  formulating  financial  legis- 
lation and  shaping  the  financial  affairs  of  the  city  government.  He  was  at  one 
time  city  assessor,  an  office  for  which  he  was  particularly  fitted  by  reason  of  his 
thorough  knowledge  of  real  estate  and  other  values,  but  with  this  exception  is 
not  known  to  have  held  anv  city  office.  His  name  is  closely  linked,  however,  with 
various  public  improvements,  prominent  among  them  being  the  laying  out  of  For- 
est Park  and  Lindell  boulevards,  the  last  named  street  being  made  one  hundred 
feet  wide  at  his  suggestion.  What  was  known  as  the  Lindell  addition  to  the  city, 
now  a  beautiful  residence  district,  was  also  a  semi-public  enterprise  in  which  he 
was  interested  financially  with  Jesse  and  Peter  Lindell  and  others.  Broad-minded 
and  liberal  in  spirit  and  action,  he  was  not  only  a  promoter  of  public  enterprises, 
but  a  kindly  and  charitable  man  in  all  the  relations  of  life,  who  gave  substantial 
expression  to  his  sympathies  in  acts  of  charity  and  benevolence.  He  died  in  the 
city  of  his  adoption,  at  the  end  of  a  long  and  useful  career  as  a  business  man, 
December  24,  1872.  Mr.  Van  Sweringen  married  in  1832  Miss  Martha  J-  Farrar, 
eldest  daughter  of  Dr.  Bernard  Gaines  Farrar.  Mrs.  Van  Sweringen's  mother 
was  Sallie  Stubbs  Christy  before  her  marriage,  and  was  a  daughter  of  Major 
William  Christy,  who,  in  company  with  Messrs.  Wright  and  Chambers,  laid  out 
the  town  of  North  St.  Louis,  and  after  whom  also  Christy  avenue  was  named. 

Their  daughter  married  Arthur  Buckner  Barret,  one  of  the  most  brilliant 
and  useful  members  of  a  family  which  has  done  much  for  St.  Louis.  His  ances- 
tors, of  English  origin,  settled  in  Virginia  and  there  owned  large  tracts  of  land 
and  also  established  Barret's  ferry.  The  lineage  is  traced  back  to  Jeoffrey  Barret, 
father  of  John  Barret,  who  had  charge,  in  the  fifteenth  century,  of  the  church  of 
St.  JMary  at  Bury  St.  Ednuinds,  Suffolk.  This  was  one  of  the  oldest  churches 
of  the  country,  built  originally  of  wood,  600  A.  D.,  and  later  replaced  with  a 
very  beautiful  stone  structure.     Mr.  Barret  made  of  this  a  chantrv  in  the  church 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  925 

of  St.  Marv  and  the  monogram  of  John  JJarret  and  a  collar  of  silver  are  in  the 
roof  of  the  Chapel  of  Our  Lady.  This  collar  of  silver  was  presented  to  him  by 
King  Henrv  \T,  who  was  then  visiting  the  abbot  at  the  palaces  of  Hevry  and 
Elnswell.  on  which  occasion  Barret,  an  esquire,  was  assigned  the  duty  of  waiting 
on  the  king. 

Dr.  Richard  Feral  Barret,  father  of  A.  B.  Barret,  was  born  at  the  old  Barret 
homestead  in  Greensburg,  Kentucky,  in  1804  and  died  at  Burlington,  Iowa.  May 
16,  1866.  He  was  one  of  the  most  active  men  of  his  day  in  developing  the  re- 
sources of  Illinois,  Iowa  and  Missouri.  In  1832  he  married  ]\Iaria  Lee,  daughter 
of  Judge  Richard  Auylet  Buckner,  then  representing  the  Green  river  district  in 
congress. 

Arthur  Buckner  Barret  was  born  in  1S36,  on  a  large  farm  twelve  miles 
southwest  of  Springfield,  Illinois,  at  the  home  of  his  father,  Dr.  Richard  Feral 
Barret,  who  instilled  into  the  childish  mind  of  Arthur  B.  Barret  a  love  of  nature 
which  to  the  end  of  his  life  was  one  of  his  distinguishing  characteristics.  He  at- 
tended the  equally  famous  school  taught  by  Edward  W'yman,  studied  under  pri- 
vate tutorship  in  his  father's  home  at  Rock  Springs,  was  a  pupil  at  Phillips 
Andover  Academy,  of  Andover,  Massachusetts,  and  completed  his  education  at 
St.  Louis  L^niversity,  everywhere  giving  striking  proof  of  his  vigorous  intellectu- 
ality. Having  manifested  a  fondness  for  active  business  pursuits  and  inclining 
to  agriculture  rather  than  commercial  life,  his  father  gave  him  a  farm  of  eight 
hundred  acres  in  Montgomery  county,  Missouri,  of  which  he  took  charge  several 
vears  before  he  attained  his  majority.  The  chivalrous  element  in  his  nature  was 
alwavs  in  evidence  in  his  youth  and  early  manhood,  inclining  him,  perhaps,  a 
trifle  to  adventure,  and  prompting  him  to  numerous  acts  illustrative  of  his  high 
courage  and  devotion  to  duty.  In  1855,  when  he  was  only  nineteen  years  of  age, 
he  went  to  Caddo  parish,  Louisiana,  and  escorted  thence  to  his  home  in  ^Missouri 
his  aunt,  ?\Iarv  Lee  Barret,  who,  having  lost  her  only  son.  was  desirous  of  join- 
ing her  friends  in  the  north.  With  a  train  of  wagons,  horses  and  numerous 
servants  under  his  charge,  he  traveled  on  horseback  from  the  bottoms  of  the 
Brazos,  through  the  flats  of  the  Trinity,  the  bogs  of  the  Red  river  country  and  the 
dense  forests  of  Arkansas  and  Missouri,  serving  as  guide  and  director  of  the 
expedition  and  piloting  it  safelv  to  its  destination.  His  farm  was  admirably 
adapted  to  stock-raising  and  under  his  management  became  famous  for  its  tine 
horses  and  thoroughbred  cattle.  \Miile  carrving  on  this  successful  farming  in- 
dustry, he  kept  in  close  touch  with  his  old  friends  and  the  best  social  circles  of 
St.  Louis,  and  his  home,  on  Loutre  island,  became  famous  as  a  resort  for  gay 
companies  of  young  St.  Louis  people,  always  sure  of  an  enjoyable  outing  when 
they  visited  his  place.  The  island  and  surrounding  country  abounded  in  game 
and  many  prominent  St.  Louis  men  now  passing  down  the  sunset  side  of  life's 
incline  remeiuber  with  pleasure  the  roval  entertainments  which  he  provided  for 
them  at  the  country  home  over  which  he  presided  with  regal  grace  and  dignity. 
In  1859  he  married  ]\Iiss  Anna  Farrar  Van  Sweringen,  only  daughter  of  James 
de  la  'Tour  and  Martha  (Farrar)  Van  Sweringen,  who  in  her  young  womanhood 
was  a  reigning  belle  in  St.  Louis.  After  his  marriage  he  resided  continuously  in 
this  city,  a  conspicuous  figure  in  business  circles  and  head  of  a  household  which 
was  a  center  of  culture  and  refinement.  In  1866  he  was  made  president  of  the 
Agricultural  &  Mechanical  Fair  Association,  and  to  him  the  city  is  indebted  for 
the  rejuvenation  of  one  of  its  chief  attractions,  an  institution  which  had  been 
founded  eleven  years  earlier  bv  J.  Richard  Barret,  Dr.  Richard  F.  Barret,  Colonel 
John  O'Fallon  and  others.  During  the  war  the  fair  grounds  had  been  occupied 
by  Federal  soldiers,  the  buildings  had  sunk  into  dilapidation,  and,  discouraged 
and  disheartened,  the  old  directorv  handed  the  enterprise  over  to  Mr.  Barret  and 
his  associates,  whom  thev  termed  "the  boys,"  with  little  hope  for  its  future. 
Through  the  impetus,  however,  of  his  great  energy  and  activity  its  revivification 
was  rapid  and  complete  and  the  fair  very  shortly  entered  upon  a  career  of  pros- 
perity and  attained  a  degree  of  celebritv  compared  to  which  its  former  greatness 


026  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

was  insignificant.  The  task  which  ^Ir.  Barret  undertook  was  a  herculean  one. 
but  his  enthusiasm  became  a  contagion  which  extended  to  bankers,  merchants, 
manufacturers  and  the  pubHc  of  St.  Louis  generally,  and  to  the  farmers  and 
stock-raisers  of  the  surrounding  country  also,  and  under  his  generalship  all  were 
brought  together  to  labor  harmoniously  for  the  building  up  of  the  greatest  insti- 
tution of  its  kind  in  the  country.  As  president  of  the  Fair  Association  he  received 
no  salary  and  accepted  no  compensation  of  any  kind  and  yet  a  very  large  share 
of  his  time  was  devoted  to  the  interests  each  year  until  1874,  when  he  resigned 
the  presidency.  Still  the  association  declined  to  relieve  him  from  duty  and  made 
him  its  first  vice  president,  in  which  capacity  he  continued  to  serve  to  the  end  of 
his  life.  In  his  conduct  of  the  affairs  of  this  association  during  its  palmiest  days 
he  was  unselfish  in  his  devotion  to  the  agricultural  and  mechanical  interests  of 
the  state  and  the  great  business  interests  of  St.  Louis.  That  he  should  have  en- 
countered opposition  in  the  carrying  out  of  some  of  his  plans  and  purposes  was 
natural,  but  in  everv  instance  he  triumphed  over  this  opposition,  using  always  the 
power  and  influence  which  he  wielded  for  the  good  of  the  association  as  a  whole 
and  refusing,  under  all  circumstances,  to  make  use  of  any  of  his  prerogatives  for 
his  personal  advancement.  The  same  public  spirit  and  loyalty  to  the  interests  of 
St.  Louis  governed  his  action  in  connection  with  every  movement  of  importance 
to  the  public.  He  was  one  of  the  most  effective  workers  in  behalf  of  the  inaugu- 
ration of  the  Forest  park  and  O'Fallon  park  improvements  and  at  the  time  of  his 
death  was  a  park  commissioner. 

Without  anv  personal  interest  in  the  matter  and  deriving  no  benefit  from  the 
improvements  so  far  as  his  individual  estate  was  concerned,  he  and  Dr.  John 
O'Fallon  Farrar  raised  by  subscription  the  "bonus"  of  one  hundred  thousand  dol- 
lars which  was  required  as  a  condition  precedent  to  the  rebuilding  of  the  Lindell 
Hotel  in  1872,  and  in  all  enterprises  of  a  kindred  nature  he  was  the  same  forceful, 
energetic  and  resourceful  representative  of  the  best  interests  of  St.  Louis.  When 
unoccupied  by  private  affairs,  his  active  mind  seemed  always  to  be  engaged  in 
the  evolution  of  some  scheme  to  advance  the  growth  of  the  city  or  to  render  it 
more  attractive  as  a  place  of  residence.  He  was  grand  marshal  of  the  memorable 
parade  at  the  opening  of  the  Saengerfest  in  1872  and  grand  marshal  also  on  the 
occasion  of  the  dedication  of  the  great  Fads  bridge  across  the  Mississippi  in  1874. 
On  that  occasion  he  was  seized  with  the  first  symptoms  of  the  disorder  which 
ultimately  baffled  the  skill  of  the  most  eminent  physicians  and  resulted  in  his 
death.  Although  he  was  at  the  time  a  much  younger  man  than  is  usually  put 
forward  as  the  candidate  for  mayor  of  a  great  city,  l?e  was  pressed  upon  the 
democratic  convention  of  1869  for  that  office,  and  again  in  1871,  being  defeated 
by  only  three  votes  in  the  last  instance.  In  1872  he  was  chosen  a  presidential 
elector' on  the  Tilden  and  Hendricks  ticket  and  in  1875  he  was  nominated  for  the 
mayorality  without  opposition  and  by  unanimous  vote,  and  subsequently  elected. 
The  fact  that  he  was  peculiarly  adapted  to  the  public  service  was  universally 
recognized  and  he  entered  upon  his  official  term  with  the  promise  of  great  good 
to  the  city  and  distinguished  honor  to  himself  as  a  result  of  his  administration. 
He  was  at  the  time  thirty-nine  years  of  age,  but  his  ability,  his  integrity  and  his 
chivalrous  devotion  to  the  public  welfare  had  been  put  to  the  test  in  numerous 
capacities  and  no  one  doubted  that  his  administration  would  be  brilliantly  pro- 
gressive. This  prospect  was  blighted,  however,  when  he  was  stricken  with  a 
fatal  illness  on  the  17th  of  April,  1875,  four  days  after  his  inauguration  to  the 
mayoralty.  On  the  24th  of  April  following  his  death  occurred,  and  the  city  was 
robbed  of  one  of  its  best  loved  citizens,  and  his  family  of  a  husband  and  father 
whose  loss  was  irreparable. 

Prior  to  his  death  he  received  the  rites  of  the  Catholic  church,  and  was 
buried  in  that  faith,  to  which,  during  his  entire  life,  he  had  leaned  the  most.  The 
"Golden  Rule"  had  been  the  law  which  governed  his  actions,  and  "to  do  good" 
had  been  his  religion.  The  surviving  members  of  his  family  were  his  wife,  a 
woman  of  charming  accomplishments,  who  came  of  one  of  the  oldest  of  St.  Louis 


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families,  one  daughter  and  two  sons.  His  daughter,  Mattie  Barret,  who  grew 
up  a  beautiful  and  gracious  woman,  became  the  wife  of  J.  M.  Frost,  of  this  city, 
and  died  after  giving  birth  to  a  son,  •William  Barret  Frost,  who  still  survives. 
His  eldest  son  is  James  V.  S.  Barret  and  his  second  son  is  Arthur  Buckner  Barret. 
Later  Mr.  Barret's  widow  married  Robert  King,  of  Boston.  Mrs.  King  is 
through  her  ancestors  eligible  for  membership  in  the  Society  of  Colonial  Dames 
and  the  Daughters  of  the  American  Revolution.  She  is  a  lady  of  various  accom- 
plishments and  of  high  social  position  through  her  connections  and  education, 
which  is  far  above  the  average.  She  has  a  host  of  friends,  and  is  at  the  present 
time  located  at  4512  West  Pine  boulevard,  in  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  at- 
tractive homes  of  St.  Louis. 


T.  ]\r.  HAYS. 


The  career  of  Mr.  Hays  is  not  unlike  many  men  who  in  their  younger  days 
were  thrown  on  "personal  resources."  With  scant  public  school  education  at  the 
age  of  eleven  he  was  selling  newspapers  on  a  train  of  the  Pittsburg,  Fort  Wayne 
&  Chicago  Railway  out  of  Pittsburg,  his  home  and  "base  of  operation"  at  Leets- 
dale,  Pennsylvania.  Later  he  learned  the  printer's  trade  and  afterward  went  into 
the  auditor's  office  of  the  Pennsylvania  Company  under  J.  P.  Farley,  auditor, 
picking  up  information  and  studying  at  night.  In  1878  he  went  to  Jefferson  City, 
Missouri,  where  he  was  employed  by  J.  S.  Sullivan  of  the  Sullivan  Saddle  Tree 
Company ;  later  was  given  an  interest  by  Mr.  Sullivan  and  taken  into  partnership , 
was  secretary  of  the  company  for  many  years  and  is  a  director  at  present  writing. 
He  lived  with  Mrs.  Sullivan  until  1887,  when  he  married  Miss  Olive  Byers.  of 
Aledo,  Illinois.  He  continued  as  an  officer  of  the  Saddle  Tree  Company  until 
1896,  when  he  retired  and  with  his  wife  made  an  extended  tour  of  every  South 
American  republic,  crossing  the  Andes  to  Brazil,  then  to  Europe  and  Russia  and 
returned  to  the  L'nited  States  via  Japan.  In  1898  he  formed  the  D'Oench-Hays 
Shoe  Company,  of  Jeifersonville,  Indiana,  and  Louisville,  Kentucky.  In  1901  they 
consolidated  their  companv  with  Giesecke  Boot  &  Shoe  ^Manufacturing  Company, 
forming  the  Giesecke-D'Oench-Hays  Shoe  Company.  In  1905  Mr.  Hays  re- 
signed as  treasurer  of  that  company,  and  took  his  family  to  Dresden,  Germany, 
for  his  children's  education.  In  1908  he  formed  the  Audit  and  Bond  Company 
of  America  and  is  its  president. 

Mr.  Hays  was  born  at  Sharpsburg,  Pennsylvania,  July  3,  i860,  the  youngest 
of  nine  children.  His  mother,  Annie  (McFadden)  Hays,  was  a  daugliter  of 
John  B.  McFadden,  of  Pittsburg.  Mr.  Hays'  father.  General  Alexander  Ha\s. 
was  killed  at  the  Wilderness  fight  May  5,  1864.  Samuel  Hays,  the  grandfather, 
was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  western  Pennsylvania.  iMrs.  Hays'  people  were  Penn- 
sylvanians  and  her  father.  A.  M.  Byers,  became  a  prominent  Illinois  banker.  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Havs  have  two  children.  Frances  B.  and  Alden  F. 


ERASTUS  F.  REID. 


Erastus  F.  Reid.  vice  president  of  the  George  W.  Reid  Oil  Company,  was 
born  near  Rockwood,  Randolph  county,  Illinois,  March  22,  1854.  His  father, 
Jerome  J.  Reid,  was  born  in  England,  but  came  to  America  early  in  life  and  settled 
in  St.  Louis.  By  trade  he  was  a  silversmith  and  was  an  employe  of  Jaccard,  at 
Third  and  Vine  streets.  Mr.  Reid  was  a  pioneer  of  the  city,  having  located  there 
when  it  was  little  more  than  a  village.  In  1844  he  wedded  Margaret  Ann  Ryan, 
who  came  from  West  Virginia  to  St.  Louis  with  her  parents.    The  trip  was  made 


928  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

overland  by  wagon  and  the  family  was  many  months  enroute.  The  elder  Mr. 
Reid  was  drowned  in  the  Mississippi  near  St.  Louis  when  his  son  Erastus  was  a 
child.  I\Irs.  Reid  passed  awav  April  26,  J908.  In  addition  to  Erastus  they  had 
seven  sons,  namely:  James  D.,  deceased;  John  D.,  who  resides  in  the  old  home- 
stead at  Rockwood  with  his  family ;  William  A.,  Augusta,  George  W.  and  Joseph 
Edward,  all  of  whom  are  married  and  live  in  St.  Louis ;  and  Robert,  deceased. 
James  D.  served  throughout  the  Civil  war  and  was  wounded  in  the  battle  of  Vicks- 
burg,  where  he  died  from  the  effects  of  the  injury  and  was  interred  in  the  gov- 
ernment cemetery. 

The  common  school  near  Rockwood  afforded  Erastus  Reid  his  education. 
Here  he  studied  until  nineteen  years  of  age.  Immediately  upon  leaving  school  in 
1871  he  repaired  to  St.  Louis  and  apprenticed  to  a  blacksmith.  With  him  he  en- 
gaged for  three  years  at  the  termination  of  which  time  he  had  learned  the  trade. 
However,  he  dicl  not  follow  it  and  was  employed  as  stationary  engineer  for  the 
Commercial  Building.  Subsequently  he  served  in  the  same  capacity  at  the  Missouri 
Lincoln  Trust  Building  and  Chemical  Building.  In  the  latter  he  was  employed 
at  the  time  the  cyclone  struck  the  city  and  committed  its  depredation.  Later  he 
went  into  partnership  with  his  brother,  George  W.  Reid,  in  the  oil  business,  the 
name  of  the  firm  being  the  George  W.  Reid  Oil  Company,  with  George  W.  Reid  as 
president  and  Erastus  F.  Reid  as  vice  president.  He  continued  his  official  rela- 
tions with  the  firm  until  the  middle  of  the  year  1908  when  he  was  compelled  to 
withdraw  from  active  interest  in  the  company's  affairs  in  order  to  give  his  time 
to  settling  the  estate  of  his  brother-in-law,  which  still  engages  his  attention. 

In  1888  Mr.  Reid,  in  Rockwood,  Illinois,  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Alice  L.  Walters,  a  daughter  of  George  W.  Walters,  a  well  known  merchant  of 
that  place.  They  have  one  son.  Earl  E.  Reid,  who  was  born  July  11,  1890,  and 
who  has  already  completed  the  course  at  the  military  school  at  Kirkwood.  In 
November,  1899,  Mr.  Reid  removed  with  his  family  to  San  Antonio,  Texas,  for  the 
benefit  of  his  wife's  health.  Here  he  remained  for  three  years,  his  wife  passing 
away  on  June  9,  1902.  In  1906  Mr.  Reid  was  again  married,  his  second  union 
being  with  Miss  Rebecca  Besser,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  Besser,  a  well  known 
machinist  of  St.  Louis.  Mention  of  the  fact  that  Mr.  Reid  is  a  Presbyterian  re- 
veals his  religious  faith.  In  politics  he  is  a  stalwart  republican  and  is  ever  ready  to 
use  his  influence  to  see  the  candidates  of  that  party  elected.  Mr.  Reid  is  a  great 
horse  fancier  and  spends  most  of  his  leisure  time  in  driving.  He  owns  an  elegant 
home  at  4856  Easton  avenue,  where  he  resides  and  conducts  his  office  affairs. 


JOSEPH  LAWTON. 


Joseph  Lawton,  who  for  a  number  of  years  has  been  engaged  here  as  a 
building  contractor,  is  a  native  of  Lancashire,  England,  his  birth  having  occurred 
May  24,  1850.  He  was  the  son  of  James  and  Helen  (Glossop)  Lawton,  his  father 
having  been  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  in  England,  through  which  he  ob- 
tained sufficient  means  to  place  him  in  comfortable  circumstances.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lawton  had  two  children,  a  daughter,  who  passed  away  when  quite  young;  and 
Joseph.     The  parents  departed  this  life  in  their  native  land. 

In  the  Episcopalian  and  public  schools  of  England,  Joseph  Lawton  obtained 
his  education.  Having  completed  his  studies  at  the  age  of  fourteen  years,  he 
left  school  and  served  his  apprenticeship  at  the  carpenter  trade,  which  he  plied 
in  his  native  land  for  eight  years.  Realizing  that  there  were  greater  oppor- 
tunities in  his  line  of  work  in  America,  he  came  to  the  United  States  when 
twenty-two  years  of  age,  and  for  a  period  of  six  years  resided  in  East  Boston, 
Massachusetts,  during  which  time  he  worked  as  a  journeyman.  Coming  to  St. 
Louis  in  1878  he  continued  as  a  carpenter  until  he  finally  ventured  into  the  con- 
tracting and  building  business  for  himself.     He  was  not  only  a  skilled  and  care- 


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930  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

ful  mechanic,  but  also  a  man  of  good  judgment  and  business  ability,  and  by  his 
industry  and  aggressiveness  won  success.  In  taking  up  contract  work  he  made 
a  specialty  of  residences,  and  has  erected  many  elegant  dwellings  in  the  west 
end  of  the  city.  He  has  also  constructed  other  classes  of  buildings,  among  which, 
worthy  of  mention,  are  the  Forest  Park  mounted  police  station  and  the  Baden 
police  station.  One  of  the  residences  which  bears  testimony  to  the  high  class  of 
his  workmanship  is  that  of  John  Fowler,  of  Vandeventer  place.  He  also  erected 
a  stable  at  a  cost  of  twenty  thousand  dollars  for  E.  C.  Dameron,  on  Vandeventer 
place.  He  has  been  eminently  successful  in  his  business  ventures,  his  success 
being  due  for  the  most  part  to  his  high  class  workmanship.  Through  industry 
and  economy  and  strict  attention  to  business  he  has  accumulated  a  neat  fortune, 
and  whereas  in  launching  out  in  the  contracting  business  he  had  no  assets,  he 
now  owns  eight  elegant  flats,  together  with  much  valuable  city  property. 

In  1870  Mr.  Lawton  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Eliza  Ashton,  daughter 
of  Hugh  and  Hannah  Ashton,  natives  of  Lancashire,  England.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Lawton  are  the  parents  of  seven  children :  Elizabeth,  the  wife  of  Isidor  Ferguson, 
and  the  mother  of  one  son,  Harry ;  Joseph  J.,  who  wedded  Cora  Miller ;  Stella, 
who  was  married  to  George  A.  Bruce,  by  whom  she  has  two  sons,  Joseph  and 
Arthur ;  James,  deceased,  who  left  his  widow,  Martha  Knaull  Lawton,  and  two 
children,  Robert  and  Nadine ;  Ernest,  who  married  Martha  Ingalls  and  has  one 
daughter,  Grace ;  Ellen,  wife  of  Benjamin  Reno ;  and  Inez  Nadine. 

Mr.  Lawton  takes  a  deep  interest  in  fraternal  organizations  and  is  a  member 
of  Mt.  Moriah  Lodge  No.  40,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Mt.  Olive  Lodge,  Knights  of 
Honor;  and  Evening  Star  Lodge,  Knights  and  Ladies  of  Honor.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Sons  of  St.  George,  of  which  he  is  past  president.  Mr.  Lawton 
and  his  family  are  adherents  of  the  Episcopal  church.  He  deserves  much  credit 
for  his  business  record,  since  on  the  strength  of  his  own  merits  and  by  hard 
work  and  unvaried  application  he  gradually  arose  to  the  position  of  prominence 
he  now  holds. 


HENRY  F.  BEINKE. 


Henry  F.  Beinke,  well  known  among  the  contracting  builders  of  the  city, 
was  born  near  Union  in  Franklin  county,  Missouri,  January  14,  1848.  His  parents, 
John  F.  and  Anna  M.  (Bruning)  Beinke,  were  born  in  Westphalia,  Germany, 
the  former  in  1804  and  the  latter  in  1816.  They  were  united  in  marriage  in  their 
native  land  in  1840  and  in  1844  en^iigrated  to  the  United  States,  settling  in  St. 
Louis.  Thev  made  the  voyage  on  a  sailing  vessel  and  were  enroute  seven  weeks 
and  two  days,  landing  in  New  Orleans,  where  they  remained  but  a  short  time, 
when  they  made  the  trip  up  the  Mississippi  river  to  St.  Louis,  arriving  there  when 
the  city  had  little  of  the  promise  of  the  prosperous  condition  in  which  it  is  today. 
They  remained  in  the  city  but  a  short  time,  when  they  removed  to  a  farm  in 
Franklin  county  near  L'nion.  Here  Henry  F.  Beinke  was  born,  together  with  the 
following  brothers  and  sisters :  Mrs.  John  J.  Schwille,  whose  husband  is  a  retired 
merchant;  August  M.,  deceased,  who  is  survived  bv  his  widow  and  three  children; 
Mrs.  John  F.  Mittendorf,  of  Washington,  Missouri ;  Mrs.  Wilson  Davis,  of  Eldora, 
Colorado ;  and  William  H.  Beinke,  who  passed  away  in  1876.  John  F.  Beinke 
departed  this  life  in  1865,  having  survived  his  widow  seven  years.  His  step-father 
took  part  in  many  of  the  European  wars  and  especially  distinguished  himself  in 
the  battle  of  Waterloo  under  General  Wellington. 

When  a  lad  Henry  F.  Beinke  was  sent  to  the  common  schools  of  Franklin 
county,  in  the  meantime  working  on  his  father's  farm.  Here  he  studied  until 
eleven  years  of  age  and  then  took  a  two  years'  course  in  a  German  school.  At 
the  age  of  thirteen  years  he  was  apprenticed  at  the  carpenter's  trade.  He  worked 
as  an  apprentice  for  two  years  in  Washington,  Missouri,  after  which  time  he  was 


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employed  for  one  year  as  a  journeyman  for  his  brother,  Herman  11.  Beinke.  Re- 
moving to  Kansas  City  he  was  employed  at  his  trade  for  a  period  of  one  year, 
when  he  came  to  St.  Louis.  After  a  sojourn  here  of  two  years  he  returned  to 
Washington,  Missouri,  where  he  resided  for  the  subsequent  thirteen  years.  Again 
coming  back  to  St.  Louis,  about  1881,  he  engaged  in  the  contracting  and  building 
business  in  which  he  has  since  been  employed.  As  a  contractor  his  name  is  identi- 
fied with  many  of  the  city's  finest  buildings.  Among  the  edifices  which  have  been 
erected  under  his  supervision  are  the  residence  of  Christian  Peper,  at  No.  4448 
Washington  boulevard,  and  the  residences  of  Charles  F.  Gauss,  on  Washington 
Terrace,  and  Leo  Hadley,  on  Longfellow  avenue.  Mr.  Beinke  is  well  known 
among  the  contractors  of  St.  Louis  and  vicinity  and  has  raised  himself  to  a  prom- 
inent position  in  business  circles. 

On  February  5,  1874,  in  Washington,  ^lissouri,  ^Ir.  Beinke  was  united  in 
marriage  to  Mary  C,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Charles  H.  Michael,  of  Washing- 
ton, Missouri.  They  have  five  children:  Frank  C,  who  is  married  and  has  one 
child;  Mrs.  Metta  C.  Linder,  Lydia  L.  Beinke,  Mrs.  Adele  L.  Nesslag  and  Bel- 
mont W.  All  reside  in  St.  Louis.  In  politics  Mr.  Beinke  has  always  been  a 
devotee  of  the  republican  party  and  is  always  ready  to  do  his  part  in  electing  its 
candidates.  He  is  a  member  of  the  German  Evangelical  church.  He  has  an 
elegant  residence  at  Xo.  4807  Cote  Brilliante  avenue.  This  he  has  provided  with 
every  convenience  and  in  it  and  his  domestic  relations  he  finds  his  happiness.  He 
believes  in  the  sentiment  of  the  German  bard,  "Be  he  king  or  peasant  he's  most 
blessed  whose  happiness  is  centered  in  his  home." 


JOHN  T.  OUARLES. 


John  T.  Ouarles  for  several  years  has  been  representing  a  number  of  real 
estate  firms  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  having  his  business  quarters  at  his  residence, 
No.  5260  Maple  avenue.  He  descends  from 'an  old  \'irginia  family  of  high  repute. 
His  great-grandfather  was  John  Todd  Ouarles,  born  in  Louisa,  Virginia,  in 
1795.  He  engaged  in  general  merchandising  and  farming  in  Louisa  county,  re- 
tiring from  active  life  in  1855.  He  passed  away  in  1867.  His  father  was  born  on 
the  old  homestead  in  the  year  1807.  The  family  being  of  some  means,  he  received 
his  early  education  in  private  schools.  Later  he  was  sent  to  the  University  of 
Virginia,  one  of  the  best  known  educational  institutions  in  the  country,  frorri 
which  he  was  graduated  with  honor  in  1829.  After  leaving  the  institution  he 
remained  in  private  life  in  his  native  town  until  he  entered  into  wedlock  in  JS54. 
Soon  after  his  marriage  he  purchased  a  large  farm,  where  he  pursued  agriculture 
until  his  death  in  1862. 

In  early  boyhood  his  son,  John  T.  Ouarles,  was  sent  to  a  private  school, 
where  he  remained  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  He  then  removed  to  Kentucky, 
where  he  followed  farming  for  the  succeeding  eight  years.  On  the  expiration  of 
this  period,  upon  hearing  of  the  success  of  those  engaged  in  mining  in  Nev/ 
Mexico,  he  went  to  that  place,  where  he  sought  to  make  his  fortune,  remaining 
for  five  years,  after  which  he  returned  to  Trenton,  Kentucky.  For  a  subsequent 
period  of  three  months  he  lived  in  retirement.  Then  removing  to  Little  Rock, 
Arkansas,  he  secured  employment  with  the  Iron  Mountain  Railroad  Company  as 
a  locomotive  fireman.  In  this  capacity  he  served  for  seven  years  when  he  went 
to  Denison,  Texas,  and  engaged  for  four  years  as  a  machinist  in  the  railroad 
shops.  He  then  again  went  to  Arkansas  and  located  in  Hot  Springs  for  a  period 
of  four  months.  Coming  to  St.  Louis,  he  entered  the  real  estate  business  as  .1 
salesman  for  A.  Fischer  and  a  number  of  other  firms.  During  the  brief  period  of 
time  he  has  devoted  to  real  estate  interests  he  has  been  very  successful. 

Mr.  Ouarles  takes  a  deep  interest  in  fraternal  organizations.  Of  the  Knights 
of  Pythias  he  is  a  charter  member  and  is  intimately  associated  with  its  afifairs. 


932  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

In  politics  he  is  a  democrat,  believing  profoundly  in  the  feasibility  of  the  principles 
of  the  platform  of  that  party  as  concerns  the  welfare  of  the  nation  and  is  ever 
ready  to  use  his  influence  in  electing  its  candidates  to  office.  On  January  21,  1903, 
in  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  he  wedded  Miss  Addie  B.  Carr.  They  have  one  child, 
Virginia,  who  is  one  year  of  age.  He  owns  and  occupies  an  elegant  home  at 
No.  5260  Maple  avenue. 


OTTO  SCHUBERT  BUSCH. 

Otto  Schubert  Busch  is  president  of  the  Busch-Freund  Brewers  Supply  Com- 
pany, at  No.  604  South  Seventh  street,  this  being  one  of  the  largest  enterprises  of 
the  kind  in  the  west,  and  under  the  careful  leadership  of  Mr.  Busch  has  attained 
to  proportions  classifying  it  among  the  most  influential  commercial  concerns  of  the 
city.  He  was  born  in  Chicago,  Illinois,  March  6,  1871,  and  is  of  German  descent, 
his  father,  Ulrich  Busch,  having  migrated  in  i860  from  Germany  to  Chicago, 
where  for  many  years  he  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of  brewery  supplies.  Annie 
Anheuser,  mother  of  the  subject,  was  also  of  German  birth,  her  father,  Eberhart 
Anheuser,  having  been  the  founder  of  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Association. 
Our  subject  is  one  of  six  children,  namely:  Edward,  a  retired  merchant;  Alfred, 
manager  of  the  Brooklyn  branch  of  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Association; 
Frank,  a  farmer;  Paula,  who  is  the  wife  of  Baron  von  Kleidorff,  of  Berlin,  Ger- 
many ;    and  Lillie,  who  also  married  into  the  German  nobility. 

Otto  Schubert  Busch  at  the  usual  age  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  in  the  public 
schools  of  Chicago,  Illinois,  and  later  pursued  a  course  of  study  at  Racine  Col- 
lege, Wisconsin.  L^pon  concluding  his  education  he  engaged  in  the  brewery  sup- 
ply business,  which  he  continued  for  several  years,  and  in  1905  established  the 
company  with  which  he  is  now  affiliated.  At  its  inception  Morris  Freund  was 
affiliated  as  a  partner  in  the  concern,  but  later  Mr.  Busch  purchased  his  interest 
and  became  sole  owner.  Mr.  Busch  is  a  man  who  possesses  strong  business  quali- 
fications and  organizing  ability  and  under  his  management  the  business  has 
rapidly  increased  until  now  it  stands  in  the  foremost  rank  as  a  financial  enter- 
prise. 

In  1892  Mr.  Busch  wedded  Anna  Bonn,  of  Louisville,  Kentucky,  her  father 
having  been  in  the  wholesale  harness  business  in  that  place.  He  also  served 
throughout  the  Civil  war  as  a  captain  in  the  Confederate  army.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Busch  have  one  child,  LHrich.  who  was  born  February  21.  1893,  ^''^'^  '^  "o^"^'  ^^' 
tending  the  McKinley  high  school.  Mr.  Busch  belongs  to  the  INIasonic  fraternity, 
being  a  member  of  the  blue  lodge.  He  is  also  affiliated  with  the  Benevolent  and 
Protective  Order  of  Elks,  and  is  past  exalted  ruler  of  Texas  and  also  past  district 
deputy.     In  politics  he  gives  his  support  to  the  democratic  party. 


TIMOTHY  EDWARD  CAVANAGH. 

Timothv  Edward  Cavanagh,  conducting  business  as  a  dealer  in  coal,  ice,  feed 
and  building  material,  taking  contracts  for  furnishing  these  commodities  in  large 
quantities,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  August  24,  1868,  his  parents  being  Timothy  and 
Annie  (Gillespie)  Cavanagh,  who  came  from  Ireland  in  the  spring  of  1848.  They 
left  their  old  home  on  the  30th  of  JNIarch,  and  in  June  of  that  year  became  resi- 
dents of  St.  Louis.  Here  the  father  worked  at  the  stone  mason's  trade  until 
1850,  when  he  began  business  on  his  own  account  as  a  contractor,  establishing  the 
enterprise  which  is  now  conducted  by  Timothv  E.  Cavanagh.  The  only  daughter 
of  the  family,  Ellen  Cavanagh,  became  the  wife  of  M.  F.  J.  Keeney.  who  is  em- 
ployed in  the  Postal  Department  of  St.  Louis. 


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934  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Timothy  E.  Cavanagh  was  educated  in  the  St.  Teresa  parochial  school  and  in 
the  St.  Louis  LTniversitv.  pursuing  there  a  classical  course.  At  the  age  of  nine- 
teen years  he  entered  his  father's  business,  acquainted  himself  with  all  its  details, 
was  associated  with  his  father  in  the  conduct  of  the  enterprise  until  the  father's 
death,  at  which  time  Timothy  Edward  Cavanagh  assumed  complete  control,  and  has 
since  conducted  its  interests.  In  1907  he  organized  the  business  under  the  name 
of  the  T.  E.  Cavanagh  Coal,  Ice,  Feed  &  Supply  Company,  with  offices  at  6500 
Easton  avenue,  4979  Easton  avenue,  and  3063  JNIadison  street.  The  firm  handles 
coal,  ice,  feed,  cement,  sand,  gravel,  sewer  pipe,  tiling,  and  all  kinds  of  building 
materials.  The  business  now  has  had  a  continuous  existence  of  almost  sixty  years, 
and  throughout  this  entire  period  the  name  of  Cavanagh  has  been  a  synonym  for 
commercial  integrity  and  undaunted  enterprise. 

On  the  9th  of  November,  1899,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Mr.  Cavanagh  to 
Miss  Ellen  Bannon,  a  daughter  of  Michael  Bannon,  who  is  also  connected  with 
the  building  trade.  Mr.  Cavanagh  is  a  member  of  the  Jefferson  Club  and  the 
Knights  of  Pythias.  He  is  president  of  the  Garrison  Baseball  &  Football  Asso- 
ciation, while  his  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  democracy.  He  is  recognized 
as  one  of  the  leaders  in  democratic  circles  here,  and  has  served  as  a  member  of  the 
cit}^  and  state  committees  for  six  years.  His  opinions  carry  weight  in  the  councils 
of  his  party,  and  while  he  has  not  sought  official  preferment  for  himself,  few  men 
not  activelv  connected  with  politics  as  office  holders  have  so  intimate  and  compre- 
hensive knowledge  of  the  political  issues  and  questions  of  the  day.  As  a  business 
man  he  is  energetic  and  determined,  and  although  he  entered  upon  a  business  al- 
ready established,  in  controlling  and  enlarging  this  he  has  shown  excellent  business 
qualifications,  his  record  proving  that  success  is  not  a  matter  of  genius  held  by 
some,  but  is  the  outcome  of  clear  judgment  and  experience. 


REV.  JOSEPH  LAYTON  MAUZE. 

From  point  of  view  of  the  ultimate  good  of  the  individual  and  humanity  at 
large  the  ministry  is  rightly  said  to  be  the  highest  of  callings.  It  is  not  a  profession 
in  the  sense  in  which  other  vocations  are  so  denominated,  but  it  does  infinitely 
more  and  entails  a  far  greater  responsibility,  the  clergyman  being  not  only  a  pro  ■ 
fessional  man  in  the  sense  that  he  is  one  schooled  in  philosophy  and  theology,  but 
still  more  he  holds  the  exalted  position  of  being  a  representative  among  human- 
kind of  the  moral  and  spiritual  government  of  the  Sovereign  of  the  universe. 
The  Rev.  Joseph  Layton  Mauze,  pastor  of  the  Central  Presbyterian  church,  on 
Delmar  and  Clara  avenues,  is  devoting  his  time  and  talents  to  convince  men  that 
life  is  of  worth  only  in  so  far  as  the  individual  reproduces  in  his  thought  and 
action  the  traits  and  qualities  of  the  Christ  character. 

Rev.  Mauze  was  born  in  Montevideo,  Virginia,  February  2,  1873,  son  of 
Joseph  N.  and  Mary  Jane  (  Yancey)  Mauze,  his  father  having  been  a  merchant  and 
landowner  Rev.  Mauze  has  three  brothers :  Thomas  Edward,  a  traveling  sales- 
man ;  Charles  Hampton,  a  banker  of  Harrisonburg,  Virginia,  and  Harry  Crockett, 
a  journalist,  of  this  city.  After  pursuing  a  course  of  study  in  the  public  schools  of 
McGaheysville,  Virginia,  Rev.  Mauze  attended  the  Augusta  Military  Academy 
and  Hampden  Sidney  College,  and  subsequently  prepared  himself  for  the  ministry 
at  L^nion  Theological  Seminary.  At  the  age  of  twenty-six  years  he  received  his 
first  appointment  to  the  churches  at  Timber  Ridge  and  Fairfield,  Virginia,  where 
he  conducted  his  ministrations  for  two  years  and  then  accepted  a  call  to  the  pulpit 
of  the  Central  Presbyterian  church  of  St.  Louis,  where  he  is  now  serving. 

In  December,  1900,  in  Lexington,  Virginia,  Rev.  Mauze  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Eleanor  Harmon,  daughter  of  Asher  W.  Harmon,  acting  state 
treasurer.  Rev.  and  Mrs.  Mauze  have  the  following  children:  George  Watts, 
Eugene  Harmon.  Eleanor  Cameron  and  Joseph  Layton,  Jr.,  the  first  two  of  whom 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  935 

attend  school.  Among  the  organizations  with  which  Rev.  Mauze  is  affiliated  are 
the  Sigma  Chi,  Chi  x\Ipha,  Alpha  Tan  Epsilon  and  the  Mercantile  Club.  He  is  a 
profound  student  of  literature  and  since  entering  the  active  ininistry  has  by  special 
courses  of  studv  acquired  the  honor  of  the  degree  of  Ph.D.  Rev.  Mauze  is  a 
zealous  Christian  and  since  taking  charge  of  his  present  church  has.  through  the 
excellence  of  his  life  and  example,  contributed  greatly  to  the  spiritual  uplift  not 
only  of  the  congregation  to  which  he  ministers  but  also  the  citizens  of  the  com- 
munity in  which  he  lives  and  by  whom  he  is  held  in  high  esteem  as  a  minister 
of  the  Gospel.    He  resides  at  No.  5528  Cates  avenue. 


FRANCIS    D.  HIRSCHBERG. 

When  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition  was  focusing  the  attention  of  the 
world  upon  St.  Louis,  Francis  D.  Hirschberg  stood  prominently  forth  as  the 
central  figure  in  all  of  the  social  functions  which  were  held  for  the  entertainment 
of  distinguished  foreign  guests  as  well  as  the  leading  citizens  of  this  country, 
planning  and  promoting  this  side  of  the  exposition  and  winning  for  the  city  its 
reputation  for  lavish,  generous  and  attractive  hospitality.  ^lany  of  the  guests 
of  the  city  at  that  time  carried  away  with  them  not  only  most  favorable  im- 
pressions concerning  the  entertainment  here  offered  but  a  most  friendly  regard 
for  and  remembrance  of  J\Ir.  Hirschberg  who  to  them  was  the  embodiment  of 
the  spirit  dominating  the  social  life  of  St.  Louis.  In  business  alifairs  he  was 
well  known  as  one  whose  well  directed  energy  and  unassailable  commercial 
integrity  won  for  him  the  prosperity  which  he  enjoyed.  He  was  born  Septem- 
ber 10,  1854,  of  the  marriage  of  Louis  C.  and  Lucille  (Chauvin)  Hirschberg. 
In  the  maternal  line  he  was  a  representative  of  the  Papin  and  Chouteau  families, 
names  which  figured  prominently  in  the  business  development  and  social  life  of 
St.  Louis  from  its  establishment.  His  father  was  for  many  years  a  well  known 
citizen  of  St.  Louis,  figuring  prominently  in  financial  circles.  He  came  to  this 
county  from  Rhenish-Bavaria,  in  1840,  bringing  with  him  letters  of  introduc- 
tion to  a  number  of  men  who  were  then  leading  residents  of  St.  Louis.  He  was 
a  cultivated  gentleman  of  independent  means  and  soon  left  the  impress  of  his 
individuality  upon  both  social  and  business  interests.  He  became  a  director  in 
the  Bank  of  the  State  of  Alissouri.  also  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the 
German  Savings  Institution  and  otherwise  figured  conspicuously  in  financial  and 
business  circles.  He  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the  Lumbermen's  &  Mechanics' 
Insurance  Company  and  became  interested  in  extensive  lumber  enterprises.  His 
labors  constituted  an  element  in  the  development  and  upbuilding  of  St.  Louis. 
his  judgment  being  recognized  at  all  times  as  sound  and  reliable,  while  his 
methods  were  such  as  would  bear  the  closest  investigation  and  scrutiny. 

Francis  D.  Hirschberg  received  thorough  educational  training  in  Wash- 
ington University  and  left  the  school  well  prepared  to  make  his  mark  in  the 
world.  He  had  just  attained  his  majority  when,  in  the  year  1875.  ^^  turned  his 
attention  to  the  fire  insurance  business,  purchasing  an  interest  in  an  established 
firm.  In  the  early  '80s  he  entered  into  partnership  relations  with  his  brother, 
Louis  Hirschberg,  since  deceased,  and  Christopher  J-  Kehoe,  both  capable  and 
accomplished  business  men.  Since  that  time  the  firm  style  of  F.  D.  Hirschberg  & 
Conipan)-,  St.  Louis  underwriters'  agency,  has  been  retained  and  the  firm  has 
become  known  in  the  west  as  a  most  prominent  representative  of  insurance 
interests.  It  would  be  difficult  to  find  an  individual  more  closely  in  touch  with 
insurance  in  all  of  its  varied  phases  than  was  Mr.  Hirschberg.  He  controlled 
extensive  lines  of  insurance  on  leading  mercantile  and  manufacturing  establish- 
ments and  possessed  the  fullest  confidence  of  the  public.  The  firm  of  which 
he  was  the  head  was  the  pioneer  in  the  modern  protective  device  of  insuring 
employers   against   accident   to   their  employes.     The   Hirschberg   Company   are 


936  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

general  agents  for  the  Employers'  Liability  Assurance  Corporation  of  London, 
the  first  company  started  in  England  in  this  department  of  insurance.  This 
system  as  presented  to  the  public  bv  the  agency  of  Hirschberg  &  Company  so 
won  the  approval  of  manufacturers  of  St.  Louis  that  it  has  been  almost  uni- 
formly adopted  by  them  and  now  there  are  few  establishments  that  do  not 
recognize  the  necessity  of  it  equally  with  fire  insurance. 

Mr.  Hirschberg  was  well  known  in  the  social  circles  of  the  city.  He 
married  a  daughter  of  General  D.  I\L  Frost  and  thus  became  connected  with  a 
family  ecjually  prominent  with  the  Chauvin,  Papin  and  Chouteau  families,  which 
he  represented  in  the  maternal  line.  Both  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hirschberg  were  recog- 
nized as  leaders  in  society  circles,  and  it  followed  as  a  logical  sequence  that  Mr. 
Hirschberg  should  figure  prominently  in  connection  with  the  social  life  of  the 
city  at  the  time  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition.  He  was  one  of  the 
directors  thereof  and  to  him  was  assigned  the  specific  duty  of  meeting  the  needs 
and  desires  of  the  city  in  the  development  of  the  social  features  of  the  exposi- 
tion. He  was  made  chairman  of  the  committee  on  reception  and  entertainment. 
It  was  Mr.  Hirschberg  who  really  planned  all  of  the  prominent  social  functions 
held  in  connection  with  the  exposition  and  to  him  was  due  the  credit  for  the 
brilliant  success  which  was  achieved  in  this  direction.  He  belonged  to  the  St. 
Louis,  the  St.  Louis  Country,  the  Florisant  Valley  Countrv  and  the  Noonday 
Clubs,  and  served  as  a  member  of  the  board  of  directors  and  governors  of 
all  those  organizations.  He  was  a  communicant  of  the  Catholic  church  and  he 
and  his  wife  were  generous  in  their  support  of  many  charitable  and  benevolent 
movements  as  well  as  of  the  church  to  which  they  adhered  and  which  repre- 
sented the  faith  of  their  ancestors.  In  matters  of  public  moment  Mr.  Hirsch- 
berg was  always  deeply  interested,  doing  everything  in  his  power  to  further 
the  upbuilding  of  St.  Louis,  and  thus  the  citv  suffered  a  great  loss  when  on 
the  8th  of  December,  1908,  he  passed  away. 


WASHINGTON  E.  FISCHEL,  M.D. 

With  the  best  training  to  be  gained  in  this  and  foreign  lands.  Dr.  Fischel 
has  been  connected  with  the  medical  profession  in  St.  Louis  as  practitioner  and 
educator  since  1874.  He  now  occupies  a  position  of  distinction,  not  alone 
because  of  the  success  which  he  has  attained  in  practice,  but  also  by  reason  of 
his  cooperation  in  the  work  of  scientific  research  and  investigation  that  is  proving 
so  valuable  in  the  introduction  of  preventative  measures  toward  which  the 
conscientious  physician  always  works.  He  was  born  May  29,  1850,  in  this  city, 
a  son  of  Ephraim  and  Babette  (Taussig)  Fischel.  His  ancestors  originally  lived 
in  Prague,  Bohemia.  Reared  in  his  parents'  home  Dr.  Fischel  pursued  his 
primary  education  in  the  public  schools  and  was  graduated  from  the  high  school 
with  the  class  of  1868.  Determining  upon  the  practice  of  medicine  as  a  life 
work  he  prepared  for  this  calling  in  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College  from  which 
he  was  graduated  with  the  Doctor  of  Medicine  degree  in  1871.  He  has  also 
further  pursued  his  studies  in  the  Universities  of  Prague,  Vienna  and  Berlin, 
under  the  most  renowned  physicians  and  surgeons  of  Europe,  spending  all  of 
the  time  from   1872  until  1874  abroad. 

Following  the  completion  of  his  studies  abroad  Dr.  Fischel  located  for  prac- 
tice in  his  native  city  in  1874,  and  has  since  been  connected  with  the  profession 
here.  Since  the  year  in  which  he  became  a  member  of  the  profession  he  has  also 
engaged  in  teaching  medicine  in  the  medical  department  of  Washington  Univer- 
sity, formerly  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College,  and  is  now  professor  of  clinical 
medicine  in  that  institution.  He  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  St.  Louis  Skin  & 
Cancer  Hospital  and  is  the  president  of  its  medical  stafif.     His  position  in  the 


DR.   W.   E.  FISCHEL 


938  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

profession  is  attested  by  the  fact  that  in  1909  he  was  sent  as  a  delegate  by  the 
American  Medical  Association  to  the  international  congress  in  Budapest.  He  is 
serving  on  the  advisory  committee  of  the  National  Association  for  the  relief  and 
control  of  tuberculosis  and  is  a  member  of  the  council  of  the  American  School  of 
Hygiene  Association.  He  is  also  a  valuable  contributor  to  medical  literature 
and  the  author  of  many  articles  that  have  attracted  wide  attention  from  the 
profession. 

On  the  28th  of  JMarch,  1876,  Dr.  Fischel  was  married  to  Miss  Martha  Ellis 
of  St.  Louis  and  their  children  are  Edna,  Walter,  Ellis  and  Leopold.  The 
daughter  is  the  wife  of  Dr.  George  Gellhorn.  The  two  oldest  sons  are  graduates 
of  the  medical  department  of  Washington  University  of  the  class  of  1905  and 
1908  respectively,  and  Dr.  W'alter  Fischel  is  associated  with  his  father  in  prac- 
tice. He  has  also  been  an  instructor  in  the  medical  department  of  the  Wash- 
ington University  since  1906. 

Dr.  Fischel  gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  LTniversity,  St.  Louis  Country  Club,  the  Round  Table, 
and  Town  &  Gown  Club.  While  he  is  thoroughly  appreciative  of  social  amenities 
his  professional  interests  are  always  first  with  him  and  he  is  ever  ready  to  turn 
from  other  interests  to  investigate  any  subject  which  he  believes  will  throw  light 
upon  disease  and  its  treatment.  His  investigations  have  not  only  broadened 
his  own  knowledge  and  experience  but  have  constituted  as  well  a  force  in  the 
progress  of  the  profession  to  which  he  has  pledged  his  best  efiforts.  While 
modestly  inclined  in  all  non-professional  relations,  in  his  chosen  calling  he  stands 
as  a  forceful,  influential  man,  whose  capability  and  comprehensive  knowledge 
have  been  manifest  in  the  work  that  he  has  accomplished.  Devoted  to  his  pro- 
fession because  of  a  love  of  scientific  research  and  by  reason  of  his  broad  humani- 
tarianism,  he  keeps  in  constant  touch  with  the  advances  of  the  profession  as  a 
member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association, 
the  Verein  Deutscher  Aertzte.  the  American  Medical  Association,  the  Associa- 
tion of  American  Physicians,  the  St.  Louis  Medico-Legal  Society,  the  St.  Louis 
Academy  of  Science  and  the  Missouri  Historical  Society. 


ALBERT  BENNETT  GREGORY. 

Albert  Bennett  Gregory,  a  citizen  of  St.  Louis,  to  whom  the  city  in  large 
measure  owes  the  development  of  Lindell,  one  of  the  finest  boulevards,  was  born 
in  Whitehall,  Illinois,  July  17,  1839,  a  son  of  Charles  and  Elizabeth  (\\'oodman) 
Gregory.  The  father  was  extensively  engaged  in  stock-raising  at  Whitehall  and 
was  one  of  the  first  citizens  to  receive  a  government  land  grant  for  valuable  public 
service  in  Illinois.  At  Whitehall  he  built  a  large  mansion,  which  was  destroyed  by 
fire  in  1895,  and  there  he  reared  his  family.  He  was  one  of  the  pioneers  of  that 
section  of  the  country,  arriving  in  1820,  and  through  well-directed  thrift  and 
industry  attained  considerable  wealth. 

Albert  B.  Gregory  pursued  his  education  in  the  schools  of  Illinois  and  \^er- 
mont.  At  the  age  of  tv\'enty-one,  on  the  advice  of  his  physician,  he  decided  to 
take  a  cross-country  trip  and  gathered  around  him  a  company  of  his  associates, 
twenty  in  all.  They  outfitted  for  a  trip  to  California  and  after  an  eventful  journey, 
in  which  fliey  had  a  number  of  narrow  escapes,  arrived  safely  after  three  months 
spent  on  the  way.  On  the  trip  Mr.  Gregory  and  a  companion  were  swept  into  the 
Platte  river  at  a  ford  and  his  companion  was  drowned,  but  Mr.  Gregory  was 
saved  through  the  efiforts  of  an  Indian  squaw.  After  returning  from  the  Pacific 
coast  he  has  given  his  attention  to  farming,  especially  blooded  stock-raising.  In 
the  early  '80s  he  invested  in  St.  Louis  and  bought  property  on  Lindell  avenue. 
At  that  time  there  was  scarcely  a  house  in  the  western  portion  of  the  city  and  it  is 
very  largely  through  his  efforts  that  the  city  today  can  boast  of  Lindell  as  one  of 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  939- 

the  finest  boulevards  in  the  country.  He  resides  at  Xo.  3750  Lindell  boulevard 
in  a  lovely  home,  where  he  has  reared  his  family,  but  for  a  large  portion  of  each 
year  he  is  out  of  the  city  on  his  farms,  where  he  is  occupied  with  the  supervision 
of  his  business  affairs. 

In  Germantown,  Pennsylvania,  on  the  27th  of  April,  1852,  Mr.  Gregorv  was 
married  to  Virginia  Coleman,  a  daughter  of  the  Rev.  John  Coleman,  an  Episcopal 
minister  of  that  place,  and  a  sister  of  the  Rt.  Rev.  Leighton  Coleman,  bishop  of 
Delaware.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gregory  now  have  one  son,  Albert  Byron,  twenty-six 
years  of  age,  who  was  graduated  from  Yale  College  with  the  class  of  1906  and  is 
now  acting  manager  of  one  of  his  father's  ranches  at  Whitehall,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Gregory  adheres  to  the  Episcopal  faith  and  gives  his  political  allegiance 
to  the  republican  party,  at  the  same  time  endorsing  all  measures  and  movements 
for  progressive  citizenship.  He  is  particularly  fond  of  all  outdoor  pursuits  and 
travel  and  has  visited  all  parts  of  the  globe,  being  today  a  broad-minded  man  of 
wide  general  information  and  discriminating  culture — of  such  a  citizen  any  com- 
munity may  well  be  proud. 


CHARLES  O.  BAXTER. 

Charles  C).  Baxter,  the  founder  of  the  Gilson  Asphaltum  Company  and  for 
many  years  largely  concerned  in  other  business  enterprises,  has  through  his  ag- 
gressive spirit  contributed  considerably  to  the  financial  worth  of  the  community. 
He  recently  retired  from  the  strenuous  activities  of  business  life  and  aside  from 
still  retaining  offices  in  several  companies,  has  practically  withdrawn  from  the 
commercial  world.  He  was  born  in  Sauk  City,  Wisconsin.  January  3,  1857,  a  sou 
of  Charles  O.  and  Attilie  (Xaffz)  Baxter. 

]\Ir.  Baxter  acquired  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town. 
Giving  up  his  studies  at  the  age  of  fifteen  years  he  took  up  his  residence  in  St. 
Louis.  Here  he  sought  employment  and  finally  succeeded  in  securing  a  place  as 
errand  boy  for  the  Balke,  Thonssen  &  Company,  billiard  table  and  picture  molding 
manufacturers.  He  was  graduallv  promoted  from  the  comparatively  obscure  po- 
sition of  errand  boy  to  that  of  salesman.  Having  excellent  habits  and  being 
economical  he  soon  accumulated  sufficient  means  to  purchase  an  interest  in  the 
business.  Later  he  became  vice  president  of  the  concern,  in  which  capacity  he 
served  until  1882.  During  this  year  he  started  in  business  for  himself  under  the 
firm  name  of  C.  O.  Baxter  &  Company  at  404  X^orth  Third  street.  Later  he 
removed  to  the  St.  Nicholas  Hotel,  where  he  remained  until  Januarv  4.  1884.  At 
this  period  the  St.  Nicholas  property  was  burned  and  the  firm  sought  cjuarters 
in  the  Senter  building,  where  they  remained  for  a  period  of  one  year,  after  which 
they  located  in  the  old  St.  Louis  Type  Foundry  building  on  Pine  and  Main  streets. 
After  operating  there  for  a  short  time  they  removed  to  Third  and  ^'alentine  streets, 
when  the  firm  was  reorganized  under  the  name  of  the  Baxter  Moulding  Companv. 
In  1887  ]\Ir.  Baxter  became  interested  in  mining  in  the  west  and  opened  up  the 
Gilson  Asphaltum  Mine  in  Utah  in  that  year.  Shortly  after  the  mine  was  opened 
it  was  seen  to  have  a  promising  prospect,  owing  to  the  quality  and  quantity  of  its 
product.  Mr.  Baxter  then  withdrew  from  other  interests  to  devote  his  entire 
time  to  his  mining  interests.  He  organized  the  Gilson  Asphaltum  Company,  with 
offices  in  the  Wainwright  building.  In  1900  the  Gilson  Asphaltum  Company  was 
absorbed  by  the  Barber  .\sphalt  Paving  Company  and  he  remained  with  the  latter 
in  the  capacity  of  western  manager  until  February  i-,  1909.  He  was,  until  Febru- 
ary I,  1909,  vice  president  of  the  Uintah  Railroad,  which  runs  from  the  Denver  & 
Rio  Grande  Railroad  to  the  Gilson  Asphaltum  mines  in  L'tah.  Mr.  Baxter's  busi- 
ness career  has  been  eminently  successful  and  has  enabled  him  to  control  many 
extensive  commercial  enterprises  and  to  accumulate  much  valuable  property. 


■940  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

In  September,  1882,  he  was  united  in  marriage  in  St.  Louis  to  Mrs.  Anna  S. 
Gottschalk,  nee  Holm,  a  daughter  of  Louis  Holm,  of  St.  Louis.  On  January  17, 
1909,  after  a  short  illness.  Mrs.  Baxter  died.  Her  father,  who  died  in  1874,  was 
for  many  years  connected  with  the  Belcher  Sugar  Refining  Company.  ;\Ir.  Baxter 
lias  been  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  for  twenty-one  years  and  belongs  to 
the  Liederkranz  Club.  He  resides  at  3145  Hawthorne  boulevard,  where  he  owns 
a  magnificent  mansion. 


ANDREW  J.  O'REILLY. 

.Andrew  J.  O'Reilly,  president  of  the  board  of  public  improvements,  has 
done  effective  work  for  St.  Louis  in  his  official  capacity  and  has  manifested  at 
all  times  a  spirit  of  contagious  enthusiasm  because  of  his  deep  interest  in  the 
city  and  his  desire  for  its  substantial  and  progressive  development.  Moreover, 
he  has  the  technical  skill  required  in  one  who  has  supervision  of  public  im- 
provements, having  had  broad  experience  in  construction  and  engineering  lines 
ere  he  entered  upon  his  present  business. 

Mr.  O'Reilly  was  born  in  JNIontgomery  county,  ^Missouri,  January  13,  1863, 
but  has  resided  in  St.  Louis  since  infancy.  His  parents  were  Dr.  Thomas  and 
Helen  B.  (Dunlop)  O'Reilly,  mentioned  elsewhere  in  this  volume.  The  mother 
was  a  native  of  Belfast,  County  Antrim,  Ireland,  although  of  Scotch  parentage. 
Their  family  numbered  four  sons  and  a  daughter,  of  whom  Andrew  J.  O'Reilly 
is  the  third  in  order  of  birth.  There^are  now  but  two  survivors  of  that  mar- 
riage, his  brother  being  Dr.  Thomas  W.  O'Reilly,  a  prominent  physician  of 
Los  Angeles,  California.  A  half-brother.  James  Archer  O'Reilly,  is  a  well 
known  physician  of  St.  Louis. 

Andrew  J.  O'Reilly  acquired  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of 
this  city,  first  attending  the  Benton  school  at  Sixth  and  Locust  streets,  while 
later  he  became  a  pupil  in  Christian  Brothers  College.  Subsequently  he  went  to 
the  east,  continuing  his  education  at  Cambridge  and  West  Newton,  Massachuetts. 
Following  his  return  to  St.  Louis,  he  pursued  a  preparatory  course  at  Smith's 
Academy,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1881,  and  then  entered  Washington 
University.  A  year  later  he  put  aside  his  text-books  to  engage  in  business 
and  earn  the  necessary  funds  that  would  enable  him  to  continue  his  studies.  He 
was  connected  with  the  Bell  Telephone  Company  and  the  city's  fire  and  police 
telegraph  department  as  an  electrician  until  the  fall  of  1884,  when  he  resumed 
his  studies  in  Washington  Lhiiversity  and  was  graduated  from  there  in  1887 
with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Engineering.  He  had  studied  both  electrical  and 
mechanical  engineering  and  thus  with  broad  training  he  entered  upon  his  life 
work  well  qualified  for  the  onerous  duties  that  have  come  to  him.  From  the 
time  of  his  graduation  until  he  entered  public  service  he  was  employed  by 
many  corporations  as  expert  engineer.  He  also  opened  a  pattern  shop  and 
draughting  office,  which  he  conducted  until  1889,  when  he  became  associated 
with  the  Municipal  Electric  Light  and  Power  Company  in  the  erection  of  its  plant 
and  the  installation  of  a  system  of  electric  lighting  for  the  streets  of  St.  Louis. 
In  1890  he  became  supervisor  of  the  city  lighting  and  retained  that  position 
until  1903,  when  he  was  made  engineer  for  the  St.  Louis  fire  prevention  bureau, 
particularly  to  supervise  the  fire  protection  of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition. 
In  April,  1905,  he  was  elected  president  of  the  board  of  public  improvements, 
in  which  comiection  he  has  had  charge  of  extensive  work  in  the  erection  of  new 
public  buildings  for  the  city  and  other  public  improvements.  In  this  office  he  has 
general  supervision  of  all  the  departments  of  public  improvement,  particularly 
that  of  public  buildings  and  his  comprehensive  knowledge  of  mechanical  and 
electrical  engineering  and  his  broad  business  experience  well  qualify  him  for  the 
tasks  that  devolve  upon  him. 


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■942  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Botli  as  a  public  official  and  in  private  connections  Mr.  O'Reilly  has  been 
identified  with  numerous  enterprises  of  the  city,  including  the  inauguration  of 
electric  street  railway  and  the  local  telephone  systems.  From  time  to  time  he 
has  made  judicious  investments  in  St.  Louis  real  estate,  his  property  holdings 
including  his  own  home  at  2207  Grand  avenue,  where  he  has  an  interesting 
laboratory  of  scientific  appliances  unsurpassed  by  any  private  laboratory  in  the 
•country.  '  He  also  has  a  well  selected  library  of  about  four  thousand  volumes, 
and  his  sole  diversion  from  business  comes  from  reading,  studying  and  investi- 
gation along  the  lines  of  electrical  and  mechanical  engineering,  mathematics  and 
iDiology.  He  is  a  member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Electrical  Engineers,  the 
St.  Louis  Engineers  Club,  St.  Louis  Academv  of  Science  and  the  American  As- 
sociation for  the  Advancement  of  Science,  all  of  which  show  the  trend  of  his 
thought  and  interest  and  also  indicate  the  high  standing  which  he  has  attained 
in  professional  circles.  He  is  likewise  a  member  of  the  board  of  control  of  the 
St.  Louis  Museum  of  Fine  Arts,  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League,  the 
Missouri  Athletic  Club  and  the  Masonic  fraternity,  in  which  he  has  attained  the 
thirty-second  degree,  and  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks.  He  is 
a  republican,  well  informed  concerning  the  issues  of  the  day,  although  not 
active  as  a  party  worker. 

On  the  3d' of  November,  1883,  at  Wentzville,  ]^Iissouri,  Mr.  O'Reilly  was 
married  to  Miss  Mary  E.  Davis,  of  North  Brookfield,  Massachusetts,  and  unto 
them  have  been  born  seven  children,  but  Thomas  died  in  1893  at  the  age  of 
■nine  years,  and  Andrew  and  Mary,  twins,  died  in  infancy.  The  others  are  Helen, 
Elizabeth,  Janette  and  Margaret,  all  yet  under  the  parental  roof. 

Mr.  d'Reillv  is  a  man  of  fine  personal  appearance,  while  his  mental  de- 
velopment has  placed  him  in  the  foremost  rank  among  the  electrical  and  me- 
chanical engineers  of  the  city.  He  early  displayed  the  force  of  his  character  in 
his  determination  to  secure  an  education,  providing  through  his  own  labor  the 
funds  necessary  for  the  prosecution  of  these  plans.  He  has  ever  been  thorough, 
doing  with  all  his  might  whatever  his  hand  has  found  to  do  and  discharging 
every  duty  with  a  sense  of  conscientious  obligation.  While  he  has  reached  a 
high  point  of  progress  in  professional  lines,  he  has  never  excluded  outside  in- 
terests as  shown  bv  his  dil^'erent  membership  relations,  and  his  friends  find  him 
an  approachable  gentleman  whose  courtesy  is  unfailing,  while  the  atmosphere  of 
his  home  and  office  is  alwavs  that  of  good  will  to  all. 


RE\\  HENRY  J.  MESSING. 

Rev.  Henry  J.  ]\Iessing,  who  was  appointed  rabbi  emeritus  of  the  United 
Hebrew  congregation,  at  the  corner  of  Kings  Highway  and  Morgan  street,  in 
November,  1907,  having,  however,  served  as  pastor  of  this  church  since  1878,  was 
born  in  Glogan,  Germany,  a  son  of  Rabbi  Joseph  Messing  and  Fannie  (Barnett) 
Messing,  also  of  the  same  town.  Later  they  removed  to  London,  England,  on 
the  appointment  of  the  father  to  the  German  Synagogue  on  Broad  street,  London, 
W.  E.,  and  there  he  died  in  1883.  The  three  sons  of  the  family  have  all  devoted 
their  lives  to  the  work  of  the  ministry  in  the  Hebrew  church.  Rabbi  Aaron'  J, 
Messing  being  located  in  Chicago,  while  Rabbi  INIayer  Messing  is  in  Indianapolis, 
Indiana.    Both  have  been  elected  to  their  positions  for  life. 

Rev.  Henry  J.  Messing  was  educated  in  the  Rabbinical  Seminary,  Breslau 
Graetz  L'niversity,  and  later  in  the  Talmud  .\cademy.  Reared  in  a  religious  at- 
mosphere where  the  great  lessons  and  Biblical  truths  concerning  life  were  early  im- 
pressed upon  the  children,  he  and  his  brothers  entered  the  ministry,  his  active  asso- 
ciation therewith  beginning  in  1869,  when  he  was  appointed  to  the  church  at 
Dubuque,  Iowa,  where  he  remained  for  a  vear.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period 
he  was  selected  for  work  in  Williamsport,  Pennsylvania,  where  he  remained  for 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  943 

several  years,  when  lie  was  transferred  to  Peoria,  Illinois,  to  take  charge  of  the 
Hebrew  church  at  that  place.  There  he  continued  until  March,  1878.  when  he  was 
selected  to  fill  a  vacancy  in  St.  Louis.  The  congregation  met  in  a  small  building  on 
Sixth  street  between  Locust  and  St.  Charles  streets.  Under  his  guidance  and 
teaching  the  congregation  soon  grew  in  numbers  until  the  building  which  they 
occupied  proved  too  small,  and  a  removal  was  made  to  21  Olive  street,  where 
they  remained  until,  through  the  exertion  and  untiring  efTorts  of  Rev.  Messing, 
the  present  property  was  purchased  by  the  congregation.  The  work  of  the  church 
is  carefully  organized  and  under  the  guidance  of  Rev.  Messing  is  doing  splendid 
work  among  the  Hebrew  people  in  this  portion  of  the  city. 

In  1872,  in  Williamsport.  Pennsylvania,  occurred  the  marriage  of  Rev.  Henry 
J.  blessing  to  Miss  Jennie  ^lay,  a  daughter  of  Mrs.  Rose  May.  Their  children, 
seven  in  number,  are :  Lillie.  the  wife  of  M.  Rosenberg,  a  merchant  of  South 
America ;  Alfred,  the  manager  of  the  Chicago  Examiner,  of  Chicago,  Illinois ; 
Oscar,  a  theatrical  manager  of  New  York  city ;  Hattie,  the  wife  of  ^l.  Fireside, 
a  traveling  salesman  ;  Josephine,  the  wife  of  Ben  Roman,  also  a  traveling  sales- 
man ;  Florence,  a  mining  engineer  of  California,  and  Roswell,  engaged  in  the  ad- 
vertising business  in  Chicago.  Illinois. 

Rev.  Messing  is  a  member  of  the  ^ilasonic  Lodge,  of  which  he  is  a  past  mas- 
ter, and  is  also  connected  with  the  order  of  B'nai  BVith.  He  is  now  president  of 
the  Free  Sons  of  Israel,  and  until  recently  was  vice  president  of  the  L^nited  Jewish 
Charities  and  the  Jewish  Educational  Alliance.  He  is  a  broad-minded  man,  of 
liberal  intellectual  culture,  and  while  a  preacher  in  the  Hebrew  church,  he  has  none 
of  that  narrow  intolerance  which  has  been  too  often  characteristic  of  ministers  in 
every  relation  to  others  who  differ  from  them  in  religious  views.  He  is  recog- 
nized as  a  scholarly  man,  and  one  whose  influence  is  a  factor  in  the  moral  develop- 
ment of  the  community. 


JACOB    C.  C.  WALDECK. 

Jacob  C.  C.  Waldeck,  ranking  among  the  foremost  financiers  and  commer- 
cial leaders  of  St.  Louis,  has  since  the  year  1906  been  vice  president  and  treasurer 
of  the  Waldeck  Packing  Company,  located  at  Montrose  and  La  Salle  streets. 
Mr.  Waldeck  is  considered  one  of  the  most  enterprising  men  in  the  community. 
Through  the  employment  of  his  strong  business  capacity  and  untiring  energ\-  he 
has  been  a  potent  influence  in  establishing  a  perpetuating  and  prosperous  con- 
cern with  which  he  is  associated  and  also  in  contributing  to  the  commercial 
world.  Like  many  others  landed  in  the  new  world  from  their  native  country 
who  later  ascended  to  stations  of  wealth  and  power,  his  entire  assets  were  a 
strong  constitution,  sound  sense  and  willingness  to  work.  These  were  the 
making  of  him  and  to  them,  reinforced  by  practical  economy  common  to  the 
sons  of  the  fatherland,  he  owes  his  present  fortunate  circumstances. 

Mr.  Waldeck  was  born  in  Hesse,  Germany,  December  20,  1853,  a  son  of 
George  Dietrich  and  Gertrude  \\'aldeck.  For  many  years  his  father,  who  died 
in  the  year  1875,  was  the  proprietor  of  an  extensive  shoe  manufacturing  estab- 
lishment in  his  native  province.  His  mother  survives.  His  grandfather,  Con- 
rad Waldeck,  for  many  years  served  in  the  high  station  of  general  in  the  German 
army  and  made  quite  a  record  for  services  during  the  Thirty  Years  war. 

In  the  common  schools  of  his  native  land  Mr.  Waldeck  received  his  early 
education.  He  pursued  his  studies  until  fourteen  years  of  age  when  in  the 
year  1867  he  embarked  for  America  and  landed  in  New  York  city.  From 
there  he  went  to  St.  Louis  where  he  at  once  entered  the  employ  of  Conrad 
Breidenbach  in  the  French  market.  Here  he  served  at  stall  No.  4  until  June 
of  the  year  1875.  During  this  time  he  had  become  thoroughly  acquainted  with 
the  meat  business  and  as  well  through  close  living  laid  by  a  handsome  sum  of 


944  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

money.  Upon  leaving  the  employ  of  Mr.  Breidenbach  he  invested  his  earnings 
in  initiating  himself  in  the  meat  business  in  June,  1875,  occupying  a  stall  in  the 
Biddle  market.  His  congenial  disposition  won  a  wide  patronage  and  his  busi- 
ness rapidly  increased.  A  few  years  later  he  relinquished  the  retail  trade  and 
established  himself  in  the  wholesale  meat  commission  business  at  No.  109  Market 
street  in  1880  and  in  1889  leased  the  building  at  La  Salle  and  Montrose  streets, 
where  he  conducted  a  pork  packing  and  curing  business.  In  the  year  1903  he 
purchased  an  interest  in  the  Union  Packing  Company  of  which  he  was  a  director 
until  the  year  1906.  It  finally  failed  and  went  into  the  hands  of  Nelson,  Morris  & 
Company.  Mr.  Waldeck's  Packing  Company  is  one  of  the  best  known  estab- 
lishments of  the  kind  throughout  the  entire  west.  It  does  an  extensive  local 
business  and  as  well  a  large  shipping  business  in  the  south  and  east.  The  busi- 
ness owes  its  rise  and  progress  to  the  energy  and  masterly  business  mind  of  Mr. 
Waldeck,  who  from  obscurity  has  attained  to  a  station  of  paramount  importance 
in  the  business  world. 

Mr.  Waldeck  is  affiliated  with  several  fraternal  societies  among  which  are 
the  Free  &  Accepted  Masons  in  which  order  he  owns  the  distinction  of  having 
the  thirty-second  degree.  He  is  also  a  leading  member  of  the  Liederkranz.  In 
politics  he  has  for  some  time  been  independent.  His  judgment  has  not  per- 
mitted him  to  accept  all  of  any  one  of  the  political  platforms.  However  he  is 
not  passive  to  the  political  issues  of  the  day  and  regularly  casts  his  vote  for  the 
candidates  whom  in  his  judgment  are  best  qualified  to  serve  in  the  interest  of 
the  people  at  large. 

Mr.  Waldeck  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  with  Miss  Breidenbach, 
November  11,  1880,  and  thev  have  four  children:  Ida;  Florence,  who  is  attend- 
ing McKinlev  high  school ;  Estella,  who  is  remarkable  for  her  proficiency  in 
painting ;  and  Augusta,  an  accomplished  musician.  Mr.  Waldeck  owns  an  ele- 
gant home  at  No.  2101   Sidney  street,  in  which  he  resides. 


PHILIP    C.  SCANLAN. 

Philip  C.  Scanlan  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  November  2,  1S70,  a  son  of 
James  J.  and  Mary  Felicite  (Christy)  Scanlan.  He  was  educated  in  St.  Louis 
University,  Holy  Cross  College,  of  Worcester,  Massachusetts,  and  at  Stonyhurst 
College,  England.  He  engaged  in  the  transportation  business  from  1892  to 
1902  continuously  with  the  Wiggins  Ferry  Company,  retiring  at  the  latter  date 
from  office  of  secretary  and  treasurer. 

Mr.  Scanlan  married  Miss  Anne  Tompkins,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Cornelius  Tompkins,  in  the  spring  of  1908. 

He  was  appointed  by  Hon.  Rolla  Wells,  mayor  of  St.  Louis,  as  park  com- 
missioner of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  in  April,  1907. 

He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  University,  Noonday,  Racquet  and  Country 
Clubs,  also  of  the  Round  Talsle  and  Business  Men's  League. 


JOSEPH  O.  CHENOWETH. 

The  business  and  professional  worlds  are  always  rife  with  opportunities 
for  those  who  are  alert  and  actively  searching  for  them,  and  who  know  how  to 
use  them  to  advantage,  but  notwithstanding  this  fact  there  are  always  those  who 
will  stand  aside  and  complain  that  they  cannot  get  along  in  the  world  because 
they  cannot  find  proper  channels  in  which  to  direct  their  energies  to  the  end 
that  they  might  be  self  supporting  and  prosperous.  At  the  same  time,  however, 
it    invariably   escapes   their   notice   that   while   they   are   standing   idle   and   com- 


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946  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

plaining,  there  are  thousands  all  about  them  tinding  ample  room  and  opportunity 
to  call  out  their  highest  activities  and  are  step  by  step  rising  in  the  vocations  to 
which  they  are  related  and  gradually  attaining  success.  Joseph  O.  Chenoweth 
is  an  enterprising  man  who  did  not  expect  the  world  to  give  him  any  more  than 
he  worked  for,  and  by  his  persistent  etTorts  and  excellent  business  management 
he  has  succeeded  in  establishing  himself  in  a  cleaning  and  dyeing  enterprise  which 
enables  him  to  transact  in  the  neighborhood  of  one  hundred  thousand  dollars 
worth  of  business  annually. 

He  was  born  in  Columbus,  Ohio,  the  son  of  Joseph  H.  and  Mary  Chenoweth, 
who  were  also  natives  of  that  state.  His  father  departed  this  life  in  1906,  after 
an  active  business  career,  and  is  survived  by  his  widow,  who  has  attained  the 
ripe  age  of  seventy-two  years.  The  public  schools  of  Ohio  afforded  Mr.  Cheno- 
weth his  preliminary  education  where,  having  completed  the  course  of  study,  he 
entered  the  high  school  from  which  he  was  graduated  when  he  was  twenty  years 
of  age.  For  a  period  of  four  years  following  his  graduation  he  lived  in  retire- 
ment, during  which  he  devoted  much  time  to  study.  In  1888  he  located  in  St. 
Louis  and  engaged  in  profitable  employment  until  1893  when  he  started  his 
present  business  at  1418  Washington  avenue.  It  has  been  through  his  innate  re- 
sources, accompanied  by  hard  work  and  unremitting  energy,  that  he  has  built  up 
his  business  and  established  himself  in  the  prosperous  circumstances  with  which 
at  present  he  is  surrounded. 

Mr.  Chenoweth  owns  an  elegant  residence,  and  resides  at  4618  McPherson 
avenue.  He  is  a  faithful  adherent  of  the  Methodist  church,  and  in  politics  gives 
liis  allegiance  to  the  republican  party,  in  the  principles  of  which  he  is  a  firm  be- 
liever and  is  confident  that  under  its  administration  alone  the  government  is 
assured  of  prosperity. 


PATRICK    HENRY    TOBIX. 

Patrick  Henry  Tobin,  as  president  of  the  Tobin  Brothers  Painting  Com- 
pany, which  engages  in  house,  sign  and  ornamental  work,  is  a  significant  figure 
in  this  line  of  business  and  is  a  prominent  character  among  the  enterprising  men 
of  the  citv.  He  has  followed  this  occupation  here  for  a  period  of  forty-five  years 
and  besides  being  one  of  the  oldest  painters  and  decorators  in  the  community, 
is  also  acknowledged  to  be  a  skilled  mechanic  and  has  won  a  wide  reputation 
for  his  excellent  workmanship.  He  is  a  native  of  Ireland,  having  been  born 
in  County  Carlow,  son  of  Frank  and  Mary  (Donohue)  Tobin,  who  emigrated 
to  America  in  1850.  His  father  for  a  number  of  years  was  employed  as  ware- 
houseman for  the  Peters  Company. 

After  having  attended  the  Jesuit  College  in  St.  Louis  for  a  time  Patrick 
Henry  Tobin,  when  eleven  years  of  age,  started  out  in  the  business  world  and 
began  his  apprenticeship  as  a  painter  with  Thomas  R.  Cooper,  with  whom  he 
remained  until  he  had  thoroughly  mastered  the  trade  and  then  for  a  number  of 
years  plied  his  craft  as  a  journeyman.  When  the  Civil  war  broke  out  Mr.  Tobin 
enlisted  in  the  armv  and  served  in  the  Crescent  Regiment  of  New  Orleans, 
Louisiana,  until  the  cessation  of  hostilities.  At  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Tobin 
entered  in  business  for  himself  as  a  painter  and  decorator,  and  through  careful 
management  and  pride  in  the  kind  of  work  he  turned  out  he  acquired  an  ex- 
tensive patronage,  and  his  business  assumed  such  proportions  that  in  1892  he 
was  com])elled  to  find  relief  in  incorporation,  and  when  the  conipanv  was  organ- 
ized Mr.  Tobin  was  elected  president.  Since  starting  in  the  business  world  for 
himself  he  has  been  wonderfully  successful  and  his  prosperity  is  due  not  only 
to  his  skill  as  an  artist  and  mechanic,  but  also  to  his  honesty  and  reliability  in 
transactions,  his  anxiety  tn  please  his  patrons  and  his  keen  business  judgment  and 
careful  management. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  947 

On  June  15,  1893,  Air.  Tobin  was  united  in  marriage,  in  St.  Louis,  to  Mrs. 
James  H.  Oniell,  nee  Anna  Richardson,  daughter  of  the  late  Edward  11.  Rich- 
ardson, who  was  elected  as  a  member  of  the  state  senate  in  1888,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  with  remarkable  efficiency  until  1896,  and  was  a  member  of 
that  honorable  body  for  three  terms.  Mr.  Richardson  was  gifted  with  remark- 
able administrative  ability  which  not  only  ably  equipped  him  for  the  larger 
transactions  of  the  commercial  world,  but  also  made  him  able  as  a  leader  of  men 
and  a  fit  representative  of  the  people  in  handling  public  questions.  Mr.  Rich- 
ardson died  in  1901.  Air.  and  Airs.  Tobin  have  been  blessed  with  one  daughter. 
Rose  Fanning  Tobin,  who  was  educated  at  St.  \'incent's  Academy.  Aside  from 
being  affiliated  with  the  Jefferson  Club  he  is  also  a  member  of  the  Alaster  Painters' 
Association.  In  politics  he  is  an  ardent  devotee  of  the  principles  of  the  demo- 
cratic party.  He  is  still  president  of  the  Tcbin  Brothers  Printing  Company, 
although  not  actively  engaged  on  account  of  his  health.  He  resides  at  No.  1331 
Webster  avenue. 


EDWARD    THIERRY. 


Edward  Thierry,  conducting  a  plumbing  business  since  1877,  his  thirty-two 
years'  connection  with  the  industrial  interests  of  St.  Louis  bringing  to  him  a 
wide  and  favorable  acquaintance,  was  born  in  this  city  September  25,  1854. 
He  is  a  son  of  Edward  and  Helena  Thierry.  The  father  was  a  chemist,  drafts- 
man and  civil  engineer.  He  was  also  well  known  as  a  linguist,  speaking  five 
languages.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  wdiich  occurred  December  13,  1866,  he  was 
serving  as  ward  ta.x  collector.  He  had  emigrated  to  America,  being  a  repre- 
sentative of  an  old  French  family,  his  ancestors  leaving  an  estate  which  is  still 
in  chancery  but  will  be  claimed  in  the  near  future.  Edward  Thierry,  Sr.,  served 
his  adopted  country  as  a  soldier  of  the  Civil  war  and  was  ever  a  loyal  advocate 
of  the  best  interests  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis. 

In  taking  up  the  personal  history  of  Edward  Thierry  of  this  review  we 
present  the  record  of  one  who  deserves  credit  for  what  he  has  accomplished  as 
he  started  out  to  earn  his  own  living  when  but  twelve  years  of  age,  following 
six  vears  spent  as  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis.  He  began  work  in 
a  candy  manufactory  where  he  was  employed  for  a  short  time  and  then  engaged 
with  the  Christian  Peper  Tobacco  Company,  with  wdiich  he  continued  for  a  year. 
Later  he  entered  upon  an  apprenticeship  to  the  plumbers'  trade  under  the  direc- 
tion of  his  eldest  brother,  Charles  W.  Thierry,  with  whom  he  continued  for  ten 
years,  and  after  leaving  his  brother's  employ  he  established  himself  in  business. 
After  conducting  his  own  plumbing  shop  for  two  years  he  admitted  his  brother, 
for  whom  he  had  previously  worked,  to  a  partnership  and  since  the  organization 
of  the  firm  they  have  met  with  gratifying  success  for  both  are  practical  plumbers 
and  industrious,  energetic  men,  carefully  controlling  their  interests  and  bending 
every  energy  to  the  successful  conduct  of  their  establishment.  Edward  Thierry 
also  owns  a  bowling  alley,  billiard  room  and  pool  parlor  and  this  business 
occupies  a  building  that  was  erected  especially  for  the  purpose.  He  also  owns 
other  good  property  in  the  city,  having  always  made  judicious  investments  of 
his  surplus  funds  not  needed  in  his  plumbing  business.  He  is  one  of  the  old 
established  plumbers  of  the  city,  conducting  a  profitable  trade  in  his  chosen  field 
of  labor. 

In  Xovember,  1880.  in  St.  Louis.  Edward  Thierry  was  married  to  Aliss 
Katie  Travers  and  their  family  numbers  three  daughters  and  a  son:  Alabel,  who 
is  a  graduate  of  St.  Vincent  Convent :  Helen,  who  was  graduated  from  the 
Central  high  school  and  is  a  teacher ;  Florence,  who  was  graduated  from  the 
AIcKinley  high  school ;  and  Edward  Sylvester  Travers.  who  is  attending  the  St. 
Louis  U'niversity.  The  family  reside  at  Xo.  2759  Caroline  street  in  a  modern 
residence  erected  bv  Air.  Thierry.     His  fraternal  relations  connect  him    with  St. 


948  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Louis  Camp,  Xn.  51,  of  the  Woodmen  of  the  World:  His  pohtical  views  are  in 
accord  with  the  principles  of  the  republican  party  and  he  has  served  as  judge 
of  elections  but  is  by  no  means  a  politician  in  the  sense  of  office  seeking,  pre- 
ferring rather  to  give  his  energies  to  his  business  interests.  For  a  third  of  a 
century  he  has  been  connected  with  the  plumbing  trade,  carrying  on  business  for 
himself  almost  throughout  that  entire  period.  Starting  in  business  life  when  but 
twelve  years  of  age  he  early  learned  the  difficult  but  necessary  lessons  that  one 
must  master  in  the  school  of  experience,  and  he  may  well  feel  proud  of  what  he 
has  accomplished  as  no  influence  or  outside  aid  has  come  to  lighten  for  him  the 
burdens  and  responsibilities  of  business  life. 


REW  S.  J.  ZIELIXSKI. 

Rev.  S.  J  Zielinski  is  pastor  of  St.  Hedwig's  Polish  Catholic  church  located 
on  Compton  and  Itaska  avenues,  this  being  one  of  the  most  prosperous  Polish 
communities  in  this  city.  About  one  hundred  and  eighty  children  attend  the 
parochial  school  which  is  taught  by  the  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame. 

Father  Zielinski  was  born  in  Poland,  Germany,  August  17,  1875,  and  his 
preparatory  education  was  acquired  at  the  common  schools  of  his  native  land. 
When  he  had  attained  the  age  of  seventeen  years  he  came  to  America  and  en- 
rolled as  a  student  at  St.  Stanislaus  Polish  College  in  Chicago,  where  he  com- 
pleted a  four  years'  classical  course.  He  then  attended  for  one  year  St.  Bede's 
College  of  the  Benedictine  F'athers  in  Peru,  Illinois,  in  which  institution  he 
completed  his  classical  studies.  Coming  to  St.  Louis.  Missouri,  he  matricu- 
lated at  Kenrick  Seminary,  where  he  took  up  the  study  of  philosophy  and  theol- 
ogy, and  on  his  graduation  in  1902  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  Arch- 
bishop  Kain,  June    14,    1902. 

Father  Zielinski's  first  charge  was  that  of  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Stanis- 
laus' parish,  and  having  officiated  in  this  parish  for  a  period  of  eight  months, 
he  went  to  i\Iilwaukee  on  a  three  months'  vacation.  On  June  16  of  the  follow- 
ing year  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  was  assigned  a?  assistant  pastor  of  St. 
Casimir's  parish,  remaining  there  until  July  5,  1904,  when  he  was  transferred  to 
Owensville,  Missouri,  to  assume  charge  of  a  mission.  He  was  the  first  resident 
priest  at  that  place,  in  which  he  built  a  parish  house,  a  school  building  and  prac- 
tically organized  the  parish.  It  was  at  first  intended  that  he  should  remain  at 
this  point  but  difterences  having  arisen  in  the  parish  at  Doniphan,  Riplev  county, 
Missouri,  he  was  re(iuested  by  Archbishop  Glennon  to  take  charge  of  the  lat- 
ter and  at  once  repaired  to  that  place,  where  he  reorganized  the  congregation 
and  built  a  parish  residence.  He  remained  there  until  Decmber  17  of  the  same 
year,  when  he  received  a  dispatch  from  Archbishop  Glennon  requesting  hiin  to 
return  at  once  to  St.  Louis  to  settle  trouble  which  had  arisen  among  the  mem- 
bers of  St.  Casimir's  parish.  In  a  short  time  he  succeeded  in  assuaging  the 
difficulties  and  the  congregation  insisted  upon  having  him  appointed  their  pas- 
tor. They  were  not  successful,  however,  and  Father  Zielinski  was  assigned  to 
the  pastorship  of  St.  Hedwig's  church  to  succeed  Father  X^ictor  Stepka. 

St.  Hedwig's  parish  has  an  interesting  history  manifesting  the  zeal  and  en- 
thusiasm of  those  who  have  had  charge  of  the  work  and  much  sacrifice  on  the 
part  of  its  members  and  as  well  on  the  part  of  its  ministers  in  order  to  place 
the  parish  iri  the  substantial  circumstances  with  which  it  is  today  surrounded. 
For  many  years  the  Poles  had  been  striving  to  establish  a  third  parish  in  the 
city  of  St.  Louis,  and  they  labored  arduously  for  many  years  toward  the  ac- 
complishment of  this  end.  Baffled  upon  all  sides  by  discouragements,  hindered 
by  lack  of  funds  and  having  to  contend  with  considerable  internal  striving,  it 
was  with  diriicultv  that  they  made  advancement.  Finally,  however,  their  zealous 
efforts  and  hudable  ambition  met  with  success  and  thev  obtained  the  consent  of 


REV.    S.    T.    ZIELIXSKI 


950  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  archdioLcse  and  of  the  archbishop  to  organize  a  parish.  The  Rev.  Victor 
Stepka  was  appointed  by  the  Most  Rev.  Archbishop  John  J.  Glennon  and  un- 
dertook the  difficuU  work  of  establishing  a  Polish  parish  in  the  southern  part 
of  the  city.  However,  he  wiUingly  accepted  the  charge  and  zealously  com- 
menced his  labors.  The  first  thing  he  endeavored  to  do  was  to  provide  a  build- 
ing in  which  to  hold  divine  services.  Owing,  however,  to  want  of  capital  and 
to  the  small  number  of  followers,  which  consisted  of  but  twelve  families, 
Father  Stepka  was  'confronted  bv  discouragement.  At  this  critical  moment  one 
of  his  parishioners,  August  ]\Iarchlewski,  made  the  proposition  to  the  priest  and 
members  of  the  congregation  that  they  occupy  his  l3asement  rooms  at  4747 
Nebraska  avenue  if  they  wished.  Father  Stepka  accepted  the  offer  and  there 
prepared  to  celebrate  the  first  mass,  which  was  said  on  the  loth  day  of  June, 
1904,  upon  a  rough  altar  built  of  boards  by  August  Marchlewski,  assisted  by 
members  of  the  congregation.  Every  succeeding  Sunday  from  that  time  services 
were  held  in  these  quarters,  and  on  June  24,  1904,  a  movement  was  put  afoot 
to  secure  means  for  buying  a  location  for  a  new  church  building.  Among  the 
seventeen  families,  of  which  the  congregation  was  then  composed,  four  hundred 
and  eighty-five  dollars  were  raised.  The  consent  of  the  archbishop  to  permit 
them  to  purchase  property  was  then  sought  and  the  committee  which  waited 
upon  the  dignitary  consisted  of  INIichael  W.  Kalinowski,  Joseph  W'isniewski 
and  Adam  Schultz.  The  consent  having  been  obtained,  the  committee  pur- 
chased from  Thomas  \\'atts  Real  Estate  Company  seven  hundred  and  seven  feet 
of  land  fronting  on  Itaska,  Compton,  Hiawatha  and  Mrginia  streets  for  the  sum 
of  seventv-five  hundred  dollars,  of  which  four  thousand  dollars  were  to  be  paid. 
thirtv  days  from  the  date  of  negotiation.  The  deed  was  drawn  up  in  the  names 
of  the  members  of  the  committee  and  transferred  to  Father  Stepka,  and  the 
congregation  entered  so  cordially  into  the  new  work  that  instead  of  four  thous- 
and dollars,  five  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  were  raised  by  the  time  the  first 
payment  was  due.  So  great  was  Father  Stepka's  success  in  raising  means  that 
upon  securing  fifty-five  hundred  dollars  he  was  encouraged  to  the  extent  of 
purchasing  another  plat  of  ground,  for  which  he  paid  seven  thousand  dollars. 
Within  ninety  days  after  the  church  property  had  been  negotiated  for,  the  re- 
quired sum  had  been  paid,  clearing  the  whole  debt.  The  organizers  of  the 
parish  were  August  Marchlewski,  Joseph  Wisniewski,  M.  W.  Kalinowski,  John 
Smugaj,  Joseph  Marchlewski.  William  Doetzel,  A.  Pisowacki,  Adam  Schultz, 
John  Pytlinski,  Michael  Szvmcsak,  W.  Gruchala,  John  Kwiatkowski.  A.  Kaszew- 
ski  and  F.  Kalinowski. 

With  the  meager  sum  of  less  than  five  hundred  dollars  the  congregation 
ventured  to  purchase  land  upon  which  to  build  their  church.  Immediately  after 
the  deeds  of  the  purchase  had  been  cleared  steps  were  taken  in  the  direction  of 
erecting-  a  church  edifice  and  a  school  building  at  Compton  and  Hiawatha  streets. 
Plans  for  the  structure  were  prepared  by  Mr.  Westbacher ;  bids  were  closed  in 
the  early  part  of  August ;  and  the  cornerstone  was  laid  on  the  9th  of  October, 
1904.  The  ceremonies  accompanying  the  stone-laying  were  led  by  the  Most  Rt. 
Rev.  Archbishop  John  J.  Glennon.  Besides  the  members  of  the  clergy  they  were 
attended  by  all  the  Polish  societies  of  St.  Louis  and  vicinity  and  the  sermon  in 
polish  was  delivered  by  Rev.  U.  Stanovvski,  of  St.  Stanislaus'  church.  In  the 
sermon  it  was  predicted  that  in  ten  years  from  that  day  he  would  speak  from 
one  of  the  finest  and  most  magnificent  Polish  churches  in  the  city,  namely  that 
of  St.  Hedwig's,  and  the  church  was  dedicated  on  the  19th  of  March,  1905.  The 
parish  then  numbered  thirty-five  active  families,  and  the  school  was  opened  on 
the  1st  of  April,  1905,  with  an  enrollmeut  of  forty  children,  under  the  direc- 
tion of  the  Sisters  of  Notre  Dame.  Sister  M.  Tita,  who  twenty-five  years  pre- 
viously had  opened  the  first  Polish  school  in  St.  Louis,  was  the  first  teacher,  and 
the  church  choir  was  under  the  direction  of  Mrs.  Anna  Pisowacka.  The  first 
board  of  trustees  was  composed  of  M.  W.  Kalinowski,  Joseph  Wisniewski,  John 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  951 

Kwiatkowski,  A.  Kasxewski,  August  Alarchlewski,  with  Rev.  \'.  Stepka  as 
chairman.  Rev.  Father  Stepka.  Rev.  Stevens,  Rev.  Groll,  with  a  few  others, 
donated  the  means  with  which  the  church  bells  were  purchased.  The  statue  of 
St.  Aloysius  and  the  monstrance  were  donated  by  Father  Goller,  and  William 
Doetzel  gave  the  organ.  The  altar  was  constructed  by  members  of  the  parish 
under  the  supervision  of  Rev.  V.  Stepka  and  John  Kwiatkowski. 

Three  societies  were  organized  in  the  parish  by  Father  Stepka,  namely : 
The  Married  Ladies :  Sodality  of  Young  Ladies ;  and  the  Men's  Benevolent 
Sodality  of  St.  Josephat.  The  latter  has  recently  taken  steps  with  other  Polish 
societies  of  the  city  to  organize  what  is  to  be  known  as  the  Polish  Catholic 
Federation  of  St.  Louis,  and  when  completed  this  association  will  be  the  largest 
west  of  the  Mississippi  river.  Father  Stepka  was  pastor  of  the  parish  from 
1904  until  February  I,  1906,  when  he  resigned  because  of  dissatisfaction  on  the 
part  of  some  of  the  members  of  the  congregation.  LIpon  his  resignation  the 
present  pastor,  Rev.  S.  J.  Zielinski,  was  appointed.  He  is  a  general  favorite 
throughout  the  parish  and  community,  and  under  his  administration  the  church 
looks  forward  to  a  bright  future.  Several  new  factories  are  soon  to  be  built,  also 
the  Busch  Railroad,  which  will  bring  many  new  families  into  the  parish.  Since 
it  was  organized  new  streets  have  been  laid  out  and  large  improvements  are 
alreadv  under  wav. 


GUSTAVUS  ADOLPHUS  GRUNER. 

Gustavus  Adolphus  Gruner  is  the  president  of  the  Philip  Gruner  &  Brothers 
Lumber  Company,  which  had  its  beginning  at  a  period  w-hen  St.  Louis  was  but 
just  entering  upon  an  era  of  notable  growth;  when  the  city  was  just  beginning 
to  reach  out  for  the  trade  and  commerce  of  the  great  middle  west;  and  when 
it  was  drawing  to  itself  the  attention  of  prominent  business  men  who  were 
coming  to  recognize  its  advantageous  situation  as  a  future  industrial  and  com- 
mercial center.  With  the  continuous  grov^'th  of  the  city  since  that  time  the 
business  of  the  Philip  Gruner  &  Brothers  Lumber  Company  has  kept  pace  and 
thus  it  is  that  Gustavus  A.  Grimer  is  today  at  the  head  of  one  of  the  important 
enterprises  of  this  character  in  the  fourth  American  city.  He  was  born  in  the 
grand  duchy  of  Baden,  Germany,  December  3,  1847,  ^"d  ^^'S-s  therefore  but  a 
young  child  when  brought  to  America  by  his  parents,  Philip  and  Catherine 
(Zimer)  Gruner,  who  arrived  in  this  citv  in  the  '50s.  His  education  was  acquired 
in  the  public  schools  and  since  the  age  of  tifteen  years  he  has  been  connected 
with  the  lumber  interests,  taking  an  active,  helpful  and  far-reaching  part  in 
making  St.  Louis  one  of  the  great  lumber  centers  of  the  American  continent. 
At  that  time  he  entered  the  wholesale  and  retail  lumber  business  of  the  Philip 
Gruner  &  Brothers  Lumber  Company,  which  had  been  established  four  years 
before.  With  this  enterprise  in  principle  and  detail  he  is  thoroughly  familiar, 
having  mastered  the  business  in  every  department,  his  capabilities  and  close 
application  having  constituted  the  basis  of  his  successive  promotions  which  have 
brought  him  through  gradual  stages  of  advancement  to  his  present  position  as 
president  of  the  company.  He  was  elected  its  chief  executive  officer  in  1898 
and  thus  for  eleven  years  has  had  the  controlling  voice  in  its  atTairs.  The  trade 
has  ever  been  conducted  in  accordance  with  the  old  and  time-tried  principle  that 
honesty  is  the  best  policy  and  at  the  same  time  an  initiative  spirit  has  reached 
out  to  new  undertakings  while  expanding  the  trade  along  well-defined  lines  of 
labor  and  enterprise. 

On  the  27th  of  Januarv,  1879.  Mr.  Gruner  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to 
Miss  Amy  Millow  and  unto  them  have  been  born  eight  children:  Lester  G. ; 
Louis  Frederick ;  Richard  Emilie ;  Jackson  Phillips ;  Jav  Ouentin ;  Harvev 
Elmer ;    Cecil   Harold ;  and  Amy   Berel.     The   family   residence  is   at   Xo.   4243 


952  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Washington  boulevard  in  one  of  the  most  attractive  districts  of  the  citv.  Mr. 
Gruner  is  a  repubhcan  in  his  poHtical  faith  and  an  Episcopalian  in  his  religious 
belief.  He  has  not  sought  the  interests  of  club  life  or  fraternal  organizations,  for 
he  is  preeminently  a  business  man,  and  while  perhaps  he  is  less  widely  known 
in  social  connections  than  some  he  has  wielded  an  extended  interest  in  the  fields 
of  trade  and  commerce. 


EDGAR    BERKELEY    \\^OODWARD. 

Edgar  Berkeley  Woodward  was  born  ]\Iav  4,  1867,  in  St.  Louis,  a  son  of 
William  H.  and  Maria  Knight  Woodward.  He  was  educated  in  the  public 
schools  of  St.  Louis  and  at  an  early  age  started  in  the  mechanical  department 
of  the  Woodward  &  Tiernan  Printing  Company,  in  which  position  he  thoroughly 
mastered  the  many  intricate  problems  of  a  rapidly  changing  mechanical  busi- 
ness. Having  inheiited  a  natural  talent  and  love  for  mechanics  and  mechanical 
work,  he  is  thoroughly  practical  in  the  various  branches  of  a  business  that 
employs  over  one  thousand  people. 

Mr.  Woodward  is  vestryman  in  the  Grace  E])iscopal  church,  which  his 
grandfather  founded  and  in  which  his  father  was  a  vestryman  for  over  fifty 
years.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Mercantile,  Noonday,  Glen  Echo  and 
Missouri  Athletic  Clubs,  is  a  member  of  the  Alystic  Shrine,  and  a  tliirty-second 
degree  Mason. 

Mr.  Woodward  is  a  widower,  and  has  one  son,  Harold,  nineteen  vears  old. 


FRANK  J.  LUTZM.n. 

Dr.  Frank  j.  Lutz.  whose  tliorough  e(|uipnient  and  conscientious  labor  have 
gained  him  distinction  as  a  representative  of  the  medical  fraternity  of  St.  Louis, 
was  born  in  this  city.  May  24,  1855.  His  parents  were  John  Tobias  and  Rosina 
(Miller)  Lutz,  the  former  a  merchant.  As  the  name  indicates,  the  family  is  of 
German  lineage,  the  father  coming  to  America  in  1826. 

Dr.  Lutz  pursued  his  education  in  the  common  schools,  in  a  European  gym- 
nasium and  in  the  St.  Louis  LTniversity,  from  which  he  was  graauated  with  the 
class  of  1874.  In  preparation  for  a  professional  career  he  attended  the  St.  Louis 
Aledical  College  and  was  graduated  in  1876  since  which  time  he  has  studied  in 
various  medical  universities  of  Germany  and  France,  profiting  by  the  instruction 
of  some  of  the  most  eminent  physicians  and  surgeons  of  those  countries.  Imme- 
diately following  his  graduation  from  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College  he  entered 
upon  the  practice  of  his  profession  in  this  city,  and  has  done  excellent  work,  en- 
joying to  the  fullest  extent  the  confidence  and  respect  of  his  brethren  in  the 
medical  fraternity  as  well  as  of  the  general  public.  He  has  baen  active  and 
effective  in  his  efforts  to  elevate  the  standard  of  medical  education  as  a  member 
of  the  state  board  of  health  and  he  has  gained  knowledge  and  inspiration  for  his 
own  work  tlTrough  his  membership  in  various  medical  societies,  while  to  their 
meetings  he  has  contributed  valuable  papers.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
JNIedical  Society,  of  which  he  was  president  in  1889.  He  belongs  to  the  State 
Medical  Association,  of  which  he  was  president  in  1888;  the  American  Medical 
Association  :  the  International  Association  of  Railway  Surgeons,  of  which  he  was 
president  in  1S96;  and  the  American  Surgical  Association.  He  was  also  one  of 
the  founders  of  the  St.  Louis  Surgical  Society  and  has  been  its  secretary  since 
its  organization  in  1892.  He  belongs  to  the  Societe  Internationale  de  Chirurgie 
and  to  the  St.  L<niis  Aledical  Library  Association,  of  which  he  has  been  librarian 
since  its  founding  in   1900.     He  was  formerly  professor  of  surgery  in  the  Beau- 


DR.    F.    T.    LUTZ 


954  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

niont  Hospital  Medical  College  and  St.  Louis  University ;  is  surgeon-in-chief  of 
the  Alexian  Brothers  Hospital,  with  which  he  has  been  connected  since  his  gradua- 
tion; surgeon  in  charge  of  Josephine  Hospital  and  attending  surgeon  in  the  St. 
Louis  Skin  and  Cancer  Hospital. 

Dr.  Lutz  was  married  to  Miss  May  Silver,  of  Maryland,  on  the  i8th  of  June, 
1884.  He  has  always  been  a  man  of  studious  habits  and  literary  taste,  and  spends 
many  of  his  most  pleasant  hours  with  standard  authors  in  his  own  library.  His 
research  and  investigation  in  professional  lines  have  carried  him  far  beyond  the 
point  which  the  average  physician  has  reached,  and  he  now  occupies  a  position 
of  prominence  as  the  exponent  of  all  that  is  advanced  and  beneficial  in  medical 
and  surgical  practice. 


LOUIS    F.  GRUXER. 


Louis  F.  Gruner  is  secretarv  of  the  Philip  Gruner  &  Brothers  Lumber 
Company,  in  which  capacity  he  has  ofiiciated  for  the  past  two  years.  He  is 
entering  on  his  twenty-ninth  year  and  since  completing  his  education  has  served 
creditably  in  several  positions  for  the  same  concern.  ]\Ir.  Gruner  was  born  in 
St.  Louis,  February  3,  1880,  the  son  of  Gustave  A.  Gruner,  his  father  being 
president  of  the  Philip  Gruner  &  Brothers  Lumber  Company.  Until  the  age 
of  sixteen  years  he  pursued  a  course  of  study  in  the  public  schools.  After  subse- 
quent preparatorv  study  he  spent  two  years  in  Washington  University.  He  left 
the  university  at  the  expiration  of  a  sophomore  year  and  entered  the  employ  of 
the  lumber  company,  of  which  his  father  is  president,  and  served  two  years  as 
yard  man.  During  this  time  he  acquainted  himself  with  all  necessary  informa- 
tion relative  to  the  various  kinds  and  grades  of  timber,  and  for  his  proficiency, 
was  promoted  to  the  position  of  city  salesman  and  office  man.  Mr.  Gruner  was 
remarkable  for  his  attention  to  the  details  of  the  business  and,  aiming  at  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  enterprise,  he  soon  became  adept  in  every  phase  of 
the  industry  and  was  finally  made  manager  of  a  branch  office.  He  was  not 
long  in  this  position  until  his  notable  efticiency  won  him  advancement  to  the 
secretaryship  of  the  company,  in  which  capacity  he  is  now  acting.  Mr.  Gruner's 
comparatively  brief  business  career  has  been  phenomenally  successful,  consider- 
ing that  it  has  been  but  a  few  years  since  he  engaged  with  the  company  as  yard 
man.  His  rise  to  his  present  station  has  been  rapid,  due  to  the  persistent  applica- 
tion of  the  man  and  his  ambition  and  ability  to  manipulate  affairs.  Mr.  Gruner 
is  one  of  the  most  creditable  business  men  in  the  company  and  being  still  a  young 
man,  with  lofty  commercial  aspirations,  and  a  man  of  surpassing  energy,  he  is 
destined  to  become  an  influential  factor  in  the  lumber  industry. 

As  to  politics,  Mr.  Gruner's  views  are  republican.  While  he  is  not  a 
politician  in  the  specific  sense  of  the  term,  he  is  sufficiently  interested  in  the 
administration  of  public  policies  to  exert  his  influence  in  behalf  of  the  election 
of  candidates  who,  in  his  judgment,  are  adequate  to  manage  them  to  the  best 
advantage  for  the  benefit  of  the  communitv  at  large. 


WILBUR    F.  BOYLE. 


A  member  of  the  executive  committee  and  of  the  committee  on  reception 
and  entertainment,  vice  president  of  the  international  jury  of  awards,  Wilbur  F. 
Boyle  gave  time  and  thought  unsparingly  to  the  World's  Fair.  His  official  posi- 
tion required  his  attendance  upon  numberless  ceremonies  and  functions.  One 
afternoon  toward  the  close  of  the  exposition.  Judge  Boyle  remarked  in  a  group 
of  fellow  directors:     "I  have  been  attending  these  gatherings   regularly  in   the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  955 

expectation  of  some  time  hearing  President  Francis  repeat  himself.  I  said  to 
myself  months  ago,  nobody  can  respond  on  all  kinds  of  occasions  and  times, 
as  he  is  doing,  and  say  something  fresh  always.  So  I  set  myself  to  catch  him. 
Thus  far  I  have  failed.  It  doesn't  seem  to  matter  what  the  atTair  is,  our  presi- 
dent has  in  his  mind  that  which  is  applicable  and  appropriate." 

In  paying  this  tribute  to  President  Francis,  Judge  Boyle  revealed  something 
of  himself.  It  was  highly  characteristic  of  his  lifelong  habit  of  mental  thorough- 
ness to  follow  the  numerous  speeches  with  such  attention  that  he  could  have 
detected  at  once  a  repetition. 

Judge  Boyle  came  well  by  the  qualities  of  seeing  both  sides  and  going  to 
the  bottom  of  all  questions.  He  was  born  in  Virginia,  August  20,  1840.  His 
father  was  the  Rev.  Dr.  Joseph  Boyle  and  his  mother  was  Mrs.  Emeline  (Gist) 
Bovle,  member  of  an  historic  family  of  the  Old  Dominion.  When  Dr.  Boyle 
moved  his  familv  to  Missouri,  Wilbur  F.  Boyle  was  two  years  old.  The  policy 
of  the  Methodist  church  which  required  frequent  pulpit  changes  gave  the  youtli 
a  variety  of  educational  advantages.  When  public  school  courses  were  com- 
pleted, Wilbur  F.  Boyle  attended  Asbury  University  at  Greencastle,  Indiana. 
In  the  later  vears  of  his  ministerial  life  Dr.  Joseph  Boyle  filled  a  series  of 
appointments  in  St.  Louis.  This  cit)-  became  the  home  of  the  family.  Here 
\\'ilbur  F.  Boyle  took  up  the  study  of  law  under  the  invaluable  mentorship  of 
Edward  Bates,  the  attorney  general  of  the  Lincoln  cabinet.  He  was  admitted  to 
practice  on  the  ist  of  January,  1868.  He  advanced  rapidly  to  prominence  at 
the  bar.  Unflagging  industry,  a  natural  quickness  to  grasp  the  real  issues,  a 
strong  determination  to  deal  thoroughly  with  every  case  were  equalities  which 
he  developed.  Judge  Boyle  early  gained  the  reputation  of  being  devoted  to  the 
interests  of  his  clients.  He  depended  upon  careful,  logical  reasoning  rather 
than  upon  arts  of  oratorv.  The  influence  of  association  with  Edward  Bates 
lingered  long. 

In  1876  Judge  Boyle  was  elected  to  the  bench  of  the  circuit  court  of  Si. 
Louis.  He  served  thereon  six  years.  The  dignity  of  his  presence,  the  impar- 
tiality of  his  rulings,  the  soundness  of  his  decisions,  all  tended  to  give  him  a 
high  place  on  the  long  roll  of  those  who  have  been  the  honor  and  the  glory  of 
the  circuit  bench  of  St.  Louis.  As  the  term  of  Judge  Boyle  neared  conclusion  in 
June,  1882,  members  of  the  bar.  having  heard  of  his  intention  to  decline  a  second 
term,  united  in  a  strong  eft'ort  to  induce  him  to  reconsider  and  to  accept 
renomination.  Without  regard  to  part\-  afiiliation,  the  more  prominent  members 
of  the  legal  profession  of  the  city  signed  a  tribute  to  the  fairness  and  the 
ability  with  which  Judge  Boyle  had  presided  and  called  upon  him  to  contmue 
his  service  as  judge  of  the  circuit  court.  Warmly  appreciative  of  this  action, 
Judge  Boyle,  nevertheless,  felt  that  duty  to  his  family  and  to  himself  prompted 
his  return  to  the  practice  of  the  profession.  He  was  obliged  to  decline  a 
renomination,  which  would  have  been  equivalent  to  election. 

On  the  1st  of  Januarv.  1883,  Judge  Boyle  retired  from  the  bench.  He 
became  the  senior  partner  in  the  firm  of  Boyle,  Adams  and  McKeighan.  a  part- 
nership which  continued  seven  years.  The  association  was  recognized  as  one 
of  the  foremost  in  the  profession.  In  1892  Boyle  and  Adams  succeedetl  the 
old  firm  and  continued  until  1895.  That  year  the  appointment  of  Judge  .\dams 
to  the  bench  of  the  L'nited  States  district  court  for  the  eastern  district  of 
Missouri  dissolved  the  partnership.  The  firm  of  Boyle,  Priest  and  Lehmann 
was  then  formed  and  continued  in  existence  until  1905,  a  period  of  ten  years. 
It  was  succeeded  by  the  firm  of  Boyle  and  Priest. 

In  1864  Judge  Boyle  was  married  to  Miss  Fannie  L.  Brother.  Devoted  to 
his  profession,  a  deep  student  along  lines  of  investigation  not  always  directly 
connected  with  the  law.  Judge  Boyle  has  found  time  for  social  life,  winning  by 
his  unfailing  courtesy  and  rare  comradeship  many  lasting  friendships.  He  has 
cheerfully  and  effectively  met  the  calls  upon  him  for  varied  public  and  semi- 
public  service.     He  is  a  member  of  the  city,  state  and  national  bar  associations. 


956  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  has  been  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Country  Ckib  a  period  of  thirteen  years 
and  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Noonday  and  Racquet  Ckibs  and  other  social 
organizations.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society  and  of  the 
Academy  of  Science.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Business  ]\Ien's  League  of  St. 
Louis.  Of  Judge  Boyle's  connection  with  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition 
Company  it  can  be  said  that  during  the  World's  Fair,  and  for  some  time  before 
and  after,  his  duties  on  the  executive  committee  and  in  other  exposition  work 
called  for  no  small  part  of  his  time.  And  this  time  was  given  freely  and 
zealously  to  the  interests  of  the  exposition.  His  service  upon  the  executive 
committee  was  especially  exacting.  That  committee  sat  almost  daily  for  months, 
the  sessions  lasting  frequently  from  early  in  the  afternoon  far  into  the  evening. 
Here  the  thoroughness  of  consideration  which  Judge  Boyle  gave  to  all  questions 
requiring  decision  of  the  committee  was  very  valuable.  As  vice  president  of  the 
international  jury  of  awards.  Judge  Boyle  was  called  upon  to  devote  a  great 
deal  of  attention  during  nearly  three  months  to  the  many  difficult  and  intricate 
questions  which  arose  over  the  awards.  To  the  satisfactory  settlement  of  the 
problems  brought  to  the  international  jur\  no  little  credit  is  due  Judge  Boyle. 
Recognizing  the  value  and  importance  of  these  services,  several  foreign  govern- 
ments, in  accordance  with  the  forms  of  recognition  most  esteemed  by  them, 
bestowed  upon  Judge  Boyle  decorations  and  honors  of  high  rank. 


EMIL   IT^El. 


For  some  years  America  has  been  recognized  as  the  leader  of  the  world  in 
in  all  utilitarian  labor,  but  for  many  years  Europe  has  claimed  preeminence  in  art. 
lines.  Today,  however,  this  country  has  become  a  competitor  of  European  cen- 
ters in  its  production  of  art  work,  and  the  advancement  made  by  the  country 
has  been  in  no  direction  more  marked  than  in  the  manufacture  of  art  glass. 
Emil  Frei  has  contributed  to  our  growing  reputation  and  is  today  at  the  head 
of  an  important  industry  of  this  character,  having  since  March,  1900,  been 
president  of  the  Emil  Frei  Glass  Company,  with  plant  at  No.  3934  South  Grand 
avenue,  St.  Louis.  He  was  born  in  the  kingdom  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  in  July, 
1869,  a  son  of  Michael  and  Anna  Frei.  On  coming  to  the  new  world  the  father 
retired  from  active  business,  spending  his  remaining  days  in  well  earned  rest,  his 
death  occurring  in  1904. 

His  son,  Emil  Frei,  was  a  grammar-school  pupil  in  his  home  town,  afterward 
attended  college  and  later  matriculated  in  the  school  of  art,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  his  twenty-fourth  year.  While  thus  engaged  he  worked  for  differ- 
ent firms  in  order  to  pay  his  tuition,  and  following  his  graduation  he  was  em- 
ployed for  another  two  years  in  his  native  country,  determining  then  to  come 
to  America.  In  1894  he  sailed  for  the  United  States,  landed  at  New  York  City 
and  thence  went  to  San  Francisco.  This  was  as  well  his  wedding  trip,  for  he  wa^. 
married  in  the  eastern  metropolis  in  May,  1895,  to  Miss  Emma  Miller,  also  a 
native  of  Germany.  They  continued  their  residence  in  San  Francisco  for  two 
years,  and  then  came  to  St.  Louis.  It  was  largely  a  dislike  of  enforced  military 
service  that  prompted  Mr.  Frei  to  come  to  the  new  world,  for  he  knew  that  if  he 
remained  in  Germany  he  would  be  subject  to  military  duty. 

After  reaching  St.  Louis  in  1897,  Mr.  Frei  engaged  as  painter  and  glass 
artist  for  A.  II.  Wallis,  in  whose  service  he  remained  for  three  years.  He  then 
established  business  for  himself  on  a  very  small  scale  at  Twelfth  street  between 
Chestnut  and  Market,  remaining  for  a  year.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period 
he  removed  to  the  Temple  building  to  secure  more  commodious  quarters,  and 
spent  three  years  at  that  place.  A  building  was  then  erected  for  him  at  No.  3715 
California  avenue,  and  he  continued  the  manufacture  of  stained  and  art  glass,  a 
part  of  the  building  being  occupied  by  Mr.  Kaletta,  a  dealer  in  statuary.     This  re- 


E^riL    FREI 


958  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

moval  was  also  made  to  secure  more  commodious  quarters,  and  at  that  point  lie 
carried  on  business  for  four  years.  He  next  erected  his  present  substantial  build- 
ing, combining  his  residence  and  his  manufactory.  Here  the  Emil  Frei  Art  Glass 
Company  is  conducting  a  substantial  and  growing  business.  Since  its  establish- 
ment the  companj'  has  secured  contracts  for  windows  in  churches  throughout  the 
entire  country,  being  called  to  nearly  every  state  in  the  Union  in  this  connection. 
Today  they  employ  about  fifteen  artists  and  nine  men  in  the  mechanical  depart- 
ment. They  make  a  specialty  of  Munich  antique  figured  windows,  and  the  win- 
dow which  they  made  for  the  Holy  Family  Church.  Watertown,  New  York,  won 
the  grand  prize  at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition.  Tho'  do  all  kinds  of 
glass  painting,  leaded  glass  and  glass  mosaics,  and  make  original  designs  on  re- 
quest. The  business  has  now  grown  to  large  and  important  proportions  and, 
while  their  patronage  largely  conies  from  the  churches,  they  also  do  much  work 
for  residences. 

Air.  and  Mrs.  Frei  have  become  the  parents  of  four  children,  of  whom  two 
sons  and  a  daughter  are  yet  living:  Emil,  twelve  years  of  age;  Adolph,  eleven 
years  of  age ;  and  Emma,  eight  years  of  age.  All  are  attending  school.  Mr. 
Frei  belongs  to  St.  Anthony's  Catholic  church  and  is  patriotic  in  his  loyalty  to  his 
adopted  country.  His  time  and  energies  are  mostly  given  to  his  business,  and 
his  work  is  equal  in  every  respect  to  the  best  imported  art  glass.  This  is  due 
to  the  fact  that  Mr.  Frei  is  a  talented  scholar  of  the  renowned  Munich  schools 
and  always  takes  an  active  part  in  the  execution  of  the  art  work,  assisted  by  a 
staff  of  competent  artists,  both  from  home  and  abroad.  The  technic  and  mate- 
rial are  those  of  the  leading  Munich  and  English  houses,  and  they  carry  the 
largest  select  stock  of  the  best  imported  antique  glass,  which  is  of  the  greatest 
importance  in  producing  tine  and  delicate  color  variety,  giving  to  well  executed 
windows  that  singular  charm  not  obtainable  in  other  paintings. 


SFXECA    XEWTSERY    TAYLOR. 

Seneca  Xewbery  Taylor,  lawyer,  was  born  the  first  day  of  the  year  1836. 
He  was  the  third  child  and  only  son  of  John  Taylor  by  his  first  wife,  Leah 
Shannon,  they  having  removed  from  New  Jersey  to  the  territory  of  Michigan 
in  1833.  Abraham  Taylor,  the  grandfather  of  Seneca,  was  an  Englishman, 
while  Mary  Bodine,  his  wife,  was  Dutch.  Miss  Leah  Shannon,  the  mother,  was 
Scotch-Irish,  consequently  in  his  veins  flows  blood  of  the  four  dominant  races 
of  his  time.  Growing  up  as  he  did  amidst  the  severest  conditions  of  western 
pioneer  life,  without  even  the  softening  influence  of  the  mother  who  died  when 
he  was  six  years  old,  and  his  father  being  a  man  of  great  severity  and  determina- 
tion, the  youth  and  young  manhood  of  Mr.  Taylor  were  cast  in  almost  Spartan 
molds.  He  developed  a  physique  of  remarkable  force,  matched  by  intellectual 
and  spiritual  power.  All  of  these  influences  contribute  largely  to  the  energy 
and  success  with  which  he  is  now  carrying  on  a  large  legal  practice  which  has 
accumulated  in  his  offices  in  the  forty-eight  years  of  professional  life.  It  is 
said  that  in  his  youth  he  entertained  the  thought  of  becoming  a  minister  of  the 
gospel  and  his  preceptor  in  law  predicted  that  "'with  his  fervor,  energy  and 
persistence,  he  would  succeed  at  anything  he  undertook — he  does  not  know  he 
could  fail." 

His  schooling  was  such  as  pioneer  boys  usually  had  in  that  time  and  sec- 
tion— a  good  deal  of  the  three  R's  and  all  of  practical  life  of  the  simplest  and 
best  sort  to  develop  body  and  mind,  with  the  world  of  nature  and  solitude  in 
which  to  grow.  From  the  district  school  he  entered  Dixon  .\cademy  at  Romeo, 
Michigan,  after  which  his  was  the  first  name  enrolled  in  the  first  agricultural 
college  in  the  United  States,  that  of  Lansing,  Alichigan.  \\'ith  characteristic 
steadfastness  of  purpose  he  was  back   for  his  senior  }'ear  ;<n(l  he  was  the  only 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CUrY.  959 

one  of  a  class  of  twenty-six  young  men  to  return  for  that  course.  After  this  he 
took  the  degree  of  11.  S.  at  Adrian  College,  then  taught  the  village  school  at 
Lakeville,  ^Michigan,  and  in  connection  with  this  school  estahlished  a  lyceum  or 
debating  society.  From  his  success  in  this  his  friends  prevailed  upon  him  to 
take  up  the  study  of  law  as  a  profession.  He  accordingly  took  a  preliminary 
course  of  reading  in  the  law  office  of  O.  M.  Barnes  of  Mason,  Michigan,  finish- 
ing in  the  law  department  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  and  was  admitted  to 
practice  in  1861,  opening  his  first  office  at  Xiles,  Michigan,  where  he  practiced 
successfully  for  four  vears  and  married  there.  During  this  time  he  acted  as 
circuit  court  commissioner  and  entered  somewhat  into  politics.  In  1865  he 
removed  to  St.  Louis,  since  which  time  the  trinity  of  his  devotion  has  been  the 
law,  the  home  and  the  church,  in  the  order  named.  Realizing  that  politics  is 
one  of  the  most  diverting  of  games,  that  her  honors  and  compensations  are 
short-lived  and  uncertain  and  that  the  success  of  a  lawyer  depends  largely  upon 
a  broad  general  culture,  he  has  devoted  his  leisure  to  study  with  the  result  that 
he  is  known  to  the  judiciary  as  not  so  much  a  follower  but  an  establisher  of 
precedents. 

For  many  years  ]\Ir.  Taylor  affiliated  with  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church, 
but  in  later  life  he  could  not  have  been  called  orthodo.x ;  though  he  maintained 
his  church  relations  he  preferred  to  read  sermons  by  great  masters,  choosing 
them  indiscriminately  from  adherents  of  all  creeds  and  none,  keeping  always  on 
his  table  writings  bv  Bordaloue,  Bossuet  Fenelon  Chrisostom,  Martineau, 
Meditations  of  [Marcus  Aurelius  and  the  philosophy  of  Epictitus  and 
the  Bible.  In  1888  he  went  as  lay  delegate  to  the  general  conference  of  the 
Methodist  Episcopal  church  at  New  York,  presenting  there  the  constitutional 
argument  as  to  the  ineligibility  of  women  as  lay  delegates  to  such  conferences. 
He  was  appointed  bv  the  board  of  bishops  of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  church 
as  one  of  seven  commissioners  for  the  entertainment  of  the  general  conference 
at  Omaha  in  1892.  at  which  time  he  devoted  his  time  to  the  legal  phases  of  the 
conference. 

In  Februarv,  iqo6,  by  appointment  of  Governor  Folk.  Mr.  Taylor  was  a 
delegate  from  Missouri  to  the  national  divorce  congress  at  ^^'ashington,  D.  C, 
and  in  November  of  that  year  at  Philadelphia,  and  was  appointed  by  Governor 
Pennypacker,  who  presided  over  that  body,  one  of  the  committee  of  seventeen 
to  formulate  a  uniform  divorce  law  which  has.  been  adopted  by  many  of  the 
states.  Governor  Folk  also  appointed  him  commissioner  to  represent  Missouri 
in  the  national  conference  of  commissioners  on  uniform  state  laws,  where  his 
professional  knowledge  has  been  of  great  service. 

[Mr.  Tavlor's  practice  is  large  and  diversified,  including  every  phase  of  civil 
procedure.  He  is  equallv  at  home  in  pleadings  under  the  codes,  the  common 
law  or  the  civil  law  which  prevails  in  the  state  of  Louisiana,  is  an  indefatigable 
worker,  sparing  himself  in  neither  time  nor  labor,  preparing  cases  in  great 
detail,  and  is  a  most  successful  trial  lawyer  before  courts,  jurors  or  referees. 
To  his  skill  in  examining  witnesses,  ability  in  analyzing  the  evidence  and  mar- 
shaling the  same  so  as  to  show  its  strongest  probative  force  on  his  side  of  the 
case,  and  his  ready  and  accurate  application  of  the  law  to  the  facts  in  issue  he 
owes  his  success  in  trials.  The  following  is  an  estimate  of  ]Mr.  Taylor  as  a 
lawyer,  written  for  this  sketch  by  the  leading  judge  of  the  St.  Louis  court  of 
appeals : 

"What  I  have  observed  particularly  about  Mr.  Taylor  as  a  lawyer  is  the 
thoroughness  with  which  he  prepares  his  cases  for  the  consideration  of  the  court 
and  the  fact  that  he  always  tlevelops  a  case  in  its  strongest  phases  and  does  not 
distract  attention  from  these  b\-  endeavoring  to  maintain  weaker  positions.  His 
range  of  legal  knowledge  is  wide  and  accurate  and  he  seems  to  be  at  home  in 
everv  species  of  civil  litigation.  His  briefs  and  arguments  show  clear  judgment 
and  candor  in  dealing  with  facts.  I  have  found  his  treatment  of  cases  on 
appeal  entirelv  ade(|uate,  leaving  nothing  unsaid  in  favor  of  his  side  that  could 


960  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

be  said  with  propriety.  He  displays  a  luminous  comprehension  of  the  points 
involved  and  presents  them  with  great  acumen,  learning  and  cogency  of  argu- 
ment. If  he  excels  in  any  special  class  of  litigation  more  than  others  I  should 
say  it  is  in  cases  arising  on  building  and  construction  contracts  and  which  are 
apt  to  involve  our  lien  statutes.  I  have  been  especially  impressed  with  his 
knowledge  of  this  part  of  the  law  and  his  remarkable  skill  in  applying  it." 

Mr.  Taylor  was  married  first  in  1863  to  Miss  Letitia  Wayland  Chester  at 
Niles,  Michigan.  Five  children  were  born  of  this  marriage  of  whom  Mary  L. 
(Taylor)  Nettleship,  Seneca  C.  Taylor  and  Carrie  W.  (Taylor)  Ferry  survive. 
He  was  married  the  second  time  in  1896  to  Miss  Mary  Isabel  Morrison,  daughter 
of  Thomas  Donald  Morrison  and  sister  of  Colonel  J.  X.  Morrison,  at  Washing- 
ton, D.  C.     Of  this  marriage  there  is  one  daughter,  Leah  Shannon  Tavlor. 


FREDERICK  J.  EBLIXG. 

Eighteen  years  of  management  of  the  interests  of  the  St.  Louis  Bakers' 
Compressed  Yeast  Company  has  demonstrated  beyond  a  doubt  the  fact  that 
in  business  control  Frederick  J.  Ebling  has  displayed  those  qualities  which 
are  essential  factors  to  success.  Realizing  that  each  moment  counts  and  that 
each  day  holds  its  opportunities,  he  has  utilized  his  time  and  chances  to  the 
best  advantage  and  is  to-dav  enjoying  the  prosperity  which  has  come  as  a 
merited  reward  of  his  diligence.  He  started  upon  life's  journey  on  the  20th 
of  May,  i860,  the  place  of  his  nativity  being  Nierstein,  on  the  Rhine.  His 
parents  were  Frederick  J.  and  Barbara  Ebling.  The  father  was  the  owner  of 
transportation  barges  on  the  Rhine  and  his  death  was  occasioned  by  accident  in 
1863.  His  wife  long  survived  him,  passing  away  in  June,  1908,  at  the  very 
advanced  age  of  ninety-eight  years. 

Lentil  his  thirteenth  year  Frederick  J.  Ebling  remained  as  a  pupil  of  the 
public  schools  of  the  fatherland  and  afterward  spent  a  year  as  a  student  in  a 
private  school  of  Germany.  He  then  entered  upon  a  three-years'  apprenticeship 
in  the  cigar-manufacturing  trade  but  when  he  had  mastered  the  business  he  did 
not  pursue  it.  Instead,  he  accepted  a  position  as  city  salesman  with  the  Fer- 
mentation Compressed  Yeast  Company,  now  out  of  existence,  and  represented 
that  house  for  nine  and  a  half  years.  He  had  come  to  the  United  States  in  1863' 
and  for  an  extended  period  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  feeling  always  that 
its  business  opportunities  were  equal  to  those  of  any  other  city  of  the  Union. 
He  was  actuated  by  the  desire  to  some  day  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account  and  when  he  felt  that  his  experience  and  the  capital  which  he  had  saved 
from  his  earnings  were  sufficient  to  justifv  him  in  taking  an  independent  step, 
he  organized  the  St.  Louis  Bakers'  Compressed  Yeast  Company  and  was  elected 
its  general  manager.  He  has  since  been  in  active  control  of  the  business  and 
has  developed  a  trade  of  large  and  profitable  proportions.  This  is  due  to  the 
fact  that  he  has  made  the  output  of  such  quality  that  it  finds  a  readv  sale  on 
the  market  while  his  business  methods  have  at  all  times  been  strictly  honorable 
rmd  straightforward  as  well  as  progressive. 

In  St.  Louis,  in  1880,  was  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Air.  Ebling  and  Aliss 
Elizabeth  Snyder,  a  daughter  of  J.  Snyder.  Her  death  occurred  in  1902  and  for 
his  second  wife  he  chose  Aliss  Elizabeth  Serford,  whom  he  wedded  on  the  i6th 
of  December,  1903.  By  his  first  marriage  he  had  one  son,  Clifford  Albert,  who 
attended  the  Normal  Training  school  and  afterward  the  St.  Louis  Commercial 
College.  He  is  now  married  and  is  the  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Gross 
Electric  &  Chandelier  Company.  The  children  of  the  second  marriage  are 
Frieda,  four  years  of  age,  and  Fred  J.,  now  in  his  second  year.  In  1887  Mr. 
Ebling  erected  a  building  covering  Nos.  1206-1206H-1208  Grattan  street,  and 
resides  at  the  first  number.     In   Masonry  he  has  attained  high   rank  and  is  a 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  961 

member  of  the  M}-stic  Shrine.  PoHtically  he  is  independent  and  the  honors  and 
emoluments  of  office  have  had  no  attraction  for  him  as  he  has  always  preferred 
to  give  his  attention  to  his  business  interests  and  thereby  has  made  substantial 
progress. 


FRANKLIN   FERRISS. 

When  the  proceeding  of  the  L'nited  States  government  against  the  Standard 
Oil  Company,  in  1907,  reached  the  stage  requiring  the  taking  of  a  great  volume 
of  testimony,  Franklin  Ferriss,  of  St.  Louis,  was  suggested  by  one  side  as  an 
acceptable  selection  for  referee  to  conduct  the  hearings.  Immediately  the  other 
side  assented  with  the  statement  that  Judge  Ferriss  would  be  entirely  satisfactory. 
Thereupon  the  federal  judges  who  had  assembled  in  a  northern  city  to  pass  upon 
preliminaries  to  the  greatest  legal  controversy  of  this  decade  announced  the 
appointment  of  Judge  Ferriss.  Not  so  remarkable  was  the  selection  as  the 
entire  and  hearty  unanimity  on  the  part  of  counsel  on  both  sides  and  of  the 
court  in  agreement  upon  the  fitness  of  the  choice. 

"The  judicial  temperament"  is  a  phrase  of  frequent  use  by  the  legal  pro- 
fession and  easily  comprehended  by  the  laity.  Franklin  Ferriss  was  born  with 
the  judicial  temperament  and  has  been  developing  it  through  thirty-five  years 
of  practice.  The  test  of  success  with  the  judicial  temperament  is  in  the  settle- 
ments between  litigants  without  final  recourse  to  judge  and  jury.  The  danger 
with  the  judicial  temperament  is,  occasionally,  an  abnormal  evolution  which 
tends  to  leaning  backward.  The  longer  Judge  Ferriss  has  practised,  the  more 
his  head  has  found  to  do  and  the  less  frequent  have  become  his  appearances 
before  judge  and  jury.  At  the  same  time  when  nothing  but  fight  will  satisfy 
the  other  side,  Franklin  Ferriss  comes  into  court  with  a  front  like  frowning 
Jove. 

Franklin  Ferriss  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1873.  after  graduation  from  Cornell 
LTniversity.  He  was  a  native  of  New  York,  born  in  Clinton  county,  September 
22,  1849.  His  parents  were  Charles  and  jMercy  (jMacomber)  Ferriss.  Upon 
the  classical  and  literary  foundations  laid  at  Cornell,  the  superstructure  of  legal 
education  was  built  at  the  St.  Louis  Law  School.  Mr.  Ferriss  took  the  degree 
of  Bachelor  of  Laws  in  1875.  The  law  firm  of  Fisher  &  Rowell  was  characterized 
by  steady,  painstaking  devotion  to  the  interests  of  clients,  advancing  to  a  strong 
and  enviable  position  in  the  profession  at  St.  Louis.  When  the  senior  partner, 
D.  D.  Fisher,  was  elected  to  the  circuit  bench  the  new  firm  of  Rowell  &  Ferriss 
was  organized  and  the  same  thorough-going,  conscientious  policy  was  pursued. 
There  are  political  lawyers  and  oratorical  lawyers  and  combative  lawyers.  The 
firm  of  Rowell  &  Ferriss  was  composed  of  plain  lawyers,  devoted  to  civil  law 
in  the  widening  field  of  commercial  and  corporation  cases.  The  firm  of  Rowell 
&  Ferriss  gained  in  standing  at  the  St.  Louis  bar  as  this  field  of  practice  increased 
vastlv  in  importance. 

The  growing  reputation  for  fair  mindedness,  for  wise  counsel,  made  Frank- 
lin Ferriss  seem  to  his  fellow  citizens  especially  valuable  for  public  service  in 
the  legislative  branch  of  the  city  government.  In  April,  1893,  Mr.  Ferriss  per- 
mitted the  use  of  his  name  as  a  candidate  for  the  city  council.  He  was  elected 
and  was  chosen  by  his  associates  to  be  the  vice  president  of  the  bodv.  The  city 
council  of  that  four  years'  period  left  a  record  for  efficient  legislation,  just  to 
all  interests.  In  1898  ]\Ir.  Ferriss  yielded  again  to  the  desire  of  fellow  citizens 
and  was  placed  on  the  republican  ticket  for  circuit  judge.  Election  followed 
and  the  judicial  temperament  found  exercise  on  the  bench. 

In  the  midst  of  the  t€rm.  Judge  Ferriss.  considerably  to  hi?  surprise,  was 
asked  to  accept  membership  on  the  board  of  directors  of  the  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition   Company,   with   the  ofiice  of  general   counsel.     The  manage- 

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962  ST  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTH  CITY. 

ment  of  the  legal  department  of  the  exposition  Judge  Ferriss  conducted  through 
a  period  of  six  years,  beginning  the  year  before  the  opening,  continuing  through 
the  exposition  and  covering  the  post-exposition  liquidation.  To  the  same  spirit 
of  thoroughness  in  preparation  and  of  fairness  in  advice  that  has  been  charac- 
teristic of  Judge  Ferriss  throughout  his  career,  is  to  be  attributed  the  eminently 
satisfactory  conduct  of  the  legal  relations  of  the  exposition.  No  previous  enter- 
prise of  this  kind  has  been  attended  with  so  little  litigation.  When  the  company 
entered  upon  the  pre-exposition  period,  the  experience  of  other  exposition  man- 
agements was  carefully  considered.  The  difficulty  of  preparation  of  contracts 
so  as  to  preclude  vexatious  and  costly  litigation  was  impressed  upon  the  St. 
Louis  directory  by  persons  connected  with  similar  movements.  The  contracts 
of  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  whenever  legally  tested,  have  been  sus- 
tained. Claims,  hundreds  in  number — which  seem  to  be  inevitably  associated 
with  exposition  practice — have  been  settled  upon  terms  just  to  claimants  and 
to  company.  Barely  half  a  dozen  of  these  cases  have  gone  to  court  for  trial. 
Besides  the  discharge  of  the  delicate  and  responsible  duties  of  general  counsel. 
Judge  Ferriss  found  time  to  attend  regularly  all  meetings  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee and  to  participate  actively  in  the  work  of  the  committee  on  ceremonies 
and  of  the  committee  on  emergency  exploitation.  Practice  during  earlier  years 
in  commercial  and  corporation  cases  prompted  Judge  Ferriss  to  become  a  student 
of  commercial  problems.  When  the  McKinley  tariff  went  into  effect  there 
developed  an  important  legal  field  relating  to  imports.  Judge  Ferriss  was  the 
attorney  for  one  of  the  largest  customs  brokerage  firms  of  the  city.  At  another 
time  he  represented  many  defendants  in  a  noted  series  of  cases  known  as  the 
railway  condemnation  suits,  and  became  notably  successful  in  this  character 
of  litigation.  These  earlier  experiences  and  the  wide  range  of  investigation  and 
study  they  inspired  proved  to  be  of  great  value  in  preparing  Judge  Ferriss  for 
his  successful  work  in  charge  of  the  legal  department  of  the  World's  Fair. 

In  1880  Franklin  Ferriss  married  Miss  Elizabeth  H.  Simon,  daughter  of 
H.  T.  Simon,  who  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  personality  in  the  mercantile 
life  of  St.  Louis.  One  of  the  best,  most  hopeful  things  that  can  be  said  of  this 
city  is  that  through  the  generations  worthy  sons  and  daughters  have  been  the 
rule  in  its  family  life.  Judge  and  Mrs.  Franklin  Ferriss  have  two  sons  and 
one  daughter.  Henry  T.  Ferriss,  following  the  professional  footsteps  of  his 
father,  is  associated  with  him  in  the  practice  of  law.  Miss  Margery  Ferriss, 
highly  educated  and  travel-cultivated,  chose  a  sphere  of  active  usefulness  in 
preference  to  permitting  social  duties  to  monopolize.  Hugh  Ferriss  is  com- 
pleting his  courses  of  study  in  Washington  University, 


HERMAN  TUHOLSKE,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Herman  Tuholske  possesses  much  of  that  sympathetic  spirit  without 
which  the  most  learned  members  of  the  medical  profession  never  attain  the  high- 
est success.  The  spirit  of  svmpathv  often  becomes  the  factor  in  determining 
the  real  cause  of  disease,  and  added  to  this  must  be  a  comprehensive  scientific 
knowledge  \vhich  permits  of  no  fallacy  in  diagnosis  or  in  treatment.  A  native 
of  Prussia,  Dr.  Tuholske  was  born  in  Mesiritz,  Berlin,  March  27,  1848,  a  son  of 
Newman  Tuholske.  Excellent  educational  advantages  were  afforded  him.  He 
pursued  his  classical  course  in  the  Berlin  Gvmnasium  and  then  in  prepara- 
tion for  a  professional  career  he  matriculated  in  the  Humbold  Medical  College. 
He  was  graduated  in  1870  from  the  Missouri  Medical  College.  Some  years  later 
he  studied  abroad,  pursuing  post-graduate  courses  and  lectures  in  Vienna,  Berlin, 
London  and  Paris,  having  the  benefit  of  instruction  from  some  of  the  most  emi- 
nent physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  old  world.  With  comprehensive  knowledge 
of  the   science  of  medicine  and  surgery  he  returned  to   St.   Louis  and  at  once 


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964  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

entered  upon  active  practice.  His  advancement  from  that  time  has  been  con- 
tinuous until  he  stands  today  as  one  of  the  eminent  surgeons  and  medical  edu- 
cators of  the  country.  Research  has  continually  broadened  his  knowledge,  while 
practical  experience  has  promoted  his  efficiency,  and  utilizing  his  natural  talents 
which  are  of  a  superior  order  to  the  best  of  his  ability,  he  has  gone  steadily 
forward  until  he  today  enjoys  a  reputation  as  one  of  the  most  able  representa- 
tives of  the  profession  in  the  United  States.  In  June,  1870,  he  was  elected 
physician  of  the  St.  Louis  City  Dispensary  which  at  that  time  treated  about  twenty- 
five  hundred  patients  annually.  Seeing  the  opportunity  for  the  advancement  of  its 
usefulness  he  put  forth  effective  efifort  along  that  line  until  the  dispensarv  was  en- 
larged with  a  day  and  night  ambulance  system  organized  and  assistant  physicians 
appointed.  That  this  met  a  need  in  the  public  life  of  the  city  is  indicated  in  the 
fact  that  through  the  succeeding  five  years  about  forty  thousand  patients  were 
treated  in  this  institution  annually.  While  dispensary  physician  Dr.  Tuholske 
was  given  charge  of  the  quarantine  hospital  with  four  hundred  beds  and  so  con- 
tinued until  1875  when  he  resigned.  He  returned  to  the  dispensary  during  the 
smallpox  epidemic  in  1872  when  over  twenty-five  hundred  smallpox  patients  were 
examined  and  sent  to  various  hospitals.  During  his  connection  with  the  dis- 
pensary he  also  acted  as  examining  surgeon  to  the  police  force  and  jail  for 
several  years. 

Resigning  his  public  work  in  1875  Dr.  Tuholske  devoted  himself  to  general 
practice  and  the  extent  of  his  patronage  made  heavy  demands  upon  his  time  and 
energies.  In  1873  the  Missouri  Medical  College  elected  him  professor  and 
demonstrator  of  anatomy,  a  position  which  he  held  for  ten  years,  when  he  was 
elected  professor  of  surgery  and  so  continued  until  elected  to  the  chair  of  sur- 
gery in  Washington  University.  He  is  now  surgeon  in  chief  of  the  St.  Louis 
Jewis  Hospital.  He  was  also  chairman  of  the  surgical  section  of  the  St. 
Louis  Medical  Society,  which  appointment  was  an  acknowledgement  of  his  su- 
perior worth  in  this  branch  of  professional  service.  He  has  been  honored  with 
the  presidency  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  not  only  the  consensus  of 
public  opinion  but  also  the  endorsement  of  the  profession  places  him  in  the  fore- 
most rank  among  those  who  stand  as  the  best  representatives  of  medical  and 
surgical  practice.  He  has  given  his  attention  especially  to  surgery  and  is  well 
qualified  for  his  work,  being  cool  and  collected  in  times  when  the  utmost  presence 
of  mind  is  required,  while  a  steadv  hand,  a  light  but  sure  touch  and  a  compre- 
hensive knowledge  of  the  component  parts  of  the  human  body  give  him  particular 
skill  in  his  surgical  work.  In  1899  he  was  made  surgeon  to  the  Washington 
University  Hospital  and  when  the  Missouri  Medical  College  became  a  medical 
department  of  Washington  University  Dr.  Tuholske  was  elected  professor  of 
surgery  in  that  institution.  He  has  continued  therein  to  the  present  time  and  is 
acknowledged  one  of  the  strong  educators,  giving  to  his  students  the  benefit  o'f 
a  wide  experience  as  well  as  broad  theoretical  knowledge.  Dr.  Tuholske  became 
one  of  the  founders  of  the  St.  Louis  Post-Graduate  School  of  Medicine  in  con- 
nection with  Drs.  Engelman,  Spencer,  Glasgow,  P.  G.  Robinson,  Hardaway, 
Michel  and  Steele.  They  erected  the  Post-Graduate  College  Building  and  Hos- 
pital, the  first  in  the  country  especially  built  and  designed  for  that  purpose.  It 
has  become  an  integral  factor  in  the  work  of  medical  education  in  this  city  as 
well  as  a  potent  element  through  its  hospital  department  for  the  benefit  of  the 
public  health.  He  was  among  those  who  discussed  the  question  which  resulted 
in  the  demand  on  the  part  of  the  state  board  of  health  for  a  higher  standard  of 
medical  education  and  a  three  years'  attendance  at  medical  lectures.  Realizing 
fully  the  responsibilitv  that  devolves  upon  a  physician  in  his  care  and  treatment 
of  the  sick  Dr.  Tuholske  believes  that  the  standard  cannot  be  set  too  high  or  that 
too  careful  preparation  cannot  be  made  by  those  to  whose  care  are  entrusted  the 
questions  of  life  and  death.  He  was  professor  of  anatomy  in  the  Missouri 
Medical  College  from  1873  until  1882  and  has  been  professor  of  surgical  path- 
ology and  clinical  surgery  in  the  Missouri  Medical  College  since  1882.     He  was 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  965 

likewise  professor  of  surgery  in  the  St.  Louis  Post-Graduate  School  of  Surgery 
and  was  one  of  the  surgeons  of  the  Martha  Parsons  Free  Hospital  for  Children. 
He  was  surgeon  in  charge  of  the  St.  Louis  Surgical  and  Gynecological  Hospital, 
and  likewise  surgeon  to  the  First  Regiment  of  Missouri  with  the  rank  of  major. 
In  1890  he  established  the  St.  Louis  Surgical  and  Gynecological  Hospital,  a  pri- 
vate institution  built  adjacent  to  his  home  on  the  corner  of  Jefferson  avenue  and 
Locust  street  which  gave  him  opportunity  to  attend  to  the  demands  of  his  patients 
there  at  all  times  and  especially  in  emergency  cases.  His  hospital  was  built  along 
most  modern  lines  and  largely  approached  the  ideal  in  its  construction  and  equip- 
ment. The  operating  room  with  all  the  latest  surgical  appointments  was  visited 
and  admired  by  surgeons  from  all  parts  of  the  country.  In  this  institution  only 
surgical  and  gynecological  cases  were  received  and  all  operative  work  was  done 
by  Dr.  Tuholske  with  the  aid  of  an  able  corps  of  assistants.  Much  of  the  work 
was  that  of  abdominal  surgery  and  in  that  department  he  has  won  notable  suc- 
cess. With  a  recognition  of  the  educative  purpose  of  the  various  medical  so- 
cieties Dr.  Tuholske  has  become  a  member  of  the  Western  Surgical  and 
Gynecological  Association.  He  is  also  founder  and  member  of  the  International 
Congress  of  Gynecology  and  a  prominent  member  of  the  Deutsche  Gesellshaft 
fur  Chirurgie.  He  is  also  a  life  member  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  of 
the  Southern  Surgical  and  Gynecological  Society,  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society, 
the  St.  Louis  Surgical  Society,  an  honorary  member  of  the  Southwest  Missouri 
Medical  Association  and  a  member  of  the  American  Association  for  the  Advance- 
ment of  Science.  Dr.  Tuholske  is  the  author  of  a  number  of  valuable  essays  and 
papers  and  is  a  frequent  contributor  to  medical  journals  and  leading  publications. 
As  an  acknowledgment  of  his  labors  in  the  profession,  Westminster  College 
conferred  upon  him  the  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Laws, 

In  1874  Dr.  Tuholske  was  married  to  Miss  Sophie  Epstein,  a  resident  of  St. 
Louis.  While  the  demands  of  his  profession  leave  him  little  time  for  social 
enjoyment,  his  friends  know  him  as  a  genial,  affable  gentleman,  always  courteous 
and  approachable  and  one  whose  intelligence  and  worth  make  him  a  favorite  in 
social  as  well  as  professional  gatherings. 


OTTO    G.  KOHRING. 

Otto  G.  Kohring  is  associated  with  the  Kohring  Distilling  Company  as 
secretary  and  treasurer,  having  been  elected  to  the  dual  position  in  July,  1906. 
St.  Louis  numbers  him  among  her  native  sons  as  he  first  opened  his  eyes  to 
the  light  of  day  in  this  city  December  23,  1872,  his  parents  being  Gerhard 
and  Anna  Katherina  Kohring.  At  the  usual  age  he  was  sent  as  a  pupil  to 
the  public  schools,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  to  his  twelfth  year,  and  for 
two  years  thereafter  attended  a  German  school.  He  then  returned  to  the  public 
schools  and  when  fifteen  years  of  age  permanently  put  aside  his  te.xt  books 
since  which  time  he  has  been  a  factor  in  business  circles.  After  leaving  school 
he  began  immediately  learning  the  trade  of  electro-plating,  under  the  direction 
of  B.  S.  Saville,  an  electro-plater  with  whom  he  remained  three  vears,  during 
which  time  he  gained  intimate  knowledge  of  the  business  in  principle  and  detail, 
and  became  an  expert  workman.  Leaving  that  employ  he  entered  the  service 
of  Pelton  Brothers,  manufacturers  of  silver  plated  ware  at  the  corner  of  Sixth 
and  Gratiot  streets.  He  did  the  electro-plating  for  that  firm  for  three  and  a 
half  years  and  then,  ambitious  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own  account,  he 
resigned  his  position  and  established  an  electro-plating  jobbing  business  on 
Seventh  street  between  Pine  and  Olive  streets.  There  he  met  with  success  dur- 
ing a  period  of  six  months  after  which  he  removed  to  Twelfth  street  between 
Pine  and  Chestnut  streets.  A  year  and  a  half  later  he  left  that  location, 
where    he    had    enjoyed    good    success,    in    order    to    obtain    larger    and    more 


966  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

commodious  quarters,  removing  to  Nineteenth  and  Morgan  streets.  He 
found  there,  however,  that  his  expenses  were  too  large  for  the  amount  of 
business.  In  1898,  therefore,  he  withdrew  from  industrial  pursuits  and  turned 
his  attention  to  agriculture,  renting  a  farm  which  he  cultivated  for  seven  years. 
This  venture  proved  more  profitable  and  in  fact  he  obtained  therefrom  a  goodly 
remuneration,  continuing  in  agricultural  lines  until  his  father's  death,  when  he 
returned  to  St.  Louis  and  became  bookkeeper  for  the  Kohring  Distilling  Com- 
pany. A  year  later  he  was  elected  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  company  and 
is  thus  active  in  its  management. 

On  the  27th  of  December,  1893,  Mr.  Kohring  was  married  at  Waterloo, 
Illinois,  to  Miss  Theresa  C.  Krone,  of  Marystown,  Illinois.  They  have  a 
daughter  and  son :  Valentine,  born  February  14,  1895,  and  Mansfield,  born 
February  13,  1896,  both  students  in  the  Bryan  Hill  school.  Mr.  Kohring  is  inde- 
pendent in  his  political  and  religious  views,  but  is  a  citizen  of  progressive  spirit, 
interested  in  the  educational  development  and  substantial  upbuilding  of  the  city. 
He  is  an  honored  member  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association  and  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Bryan  Hill  School  Association,  a  branch  of  the  St.  Louis  Public 
School   Patrons'  Alliance. 


PI.  WILLIAM    KIRCHNER. 

H.  William  Kirchner,  an  architect  and  structural  engineer  of  St.  Louis, 
was  born  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  April  14,  1853,  a  son  of  Dr.  Henry  Charles 
Albert  and  Margaret  Elizabeth  Kirchner.  He  came  to  St.  Louis  with  his  parents 
in  his  boyhood  days  and  has  since  been  a  resident  of  this  city.  He  has  been 
practicing  his  profession  since  1877.  He  was  architect  of  the  board  of  public 
schools  from  1881  until  1889  and  in  that  capacity  earned  an  enviable  reputation 
as  a  builder  of  school  buildings,  more  than  sixty  of  the  public  schools  of  this 
state  having  been  erected  by  him,  among  them  the  former  State  University  at 
Columbia.  In  1889  he  established  the  partnership  of  Kirchner  &  Kirchner  with 
his  brother,  A.  H.  Kirchner,  and  at  that  time  built  the  Colorado  Mining  Stock 
Exchange  building  in  Denver.  They  also  erected  courthouses  at  Santa  Fe  and 
Mora,  New  Mexico,  while  among  other  structures  which  owe  their  existence  to 
their  architectural  skill  and  constructive  ability  are  the  Insane  Asylum  of  New 
Mexico,  the  Arcade  in  East  St.  Louis  and  many  other  buildings  of  prominence 
in  the  west.  They  also  remodeled  the  Fagin  building,  St.  Louis,  which  was 
regarded  as  a  monstrosity  in  architecture,  converting  it  into  the  present  fine 
Holbrook,  Blackwelder  Real  Estate  Trust  building,  opposite  the  government 
building  on  Olive  street.  i\Ir.  Kirchner  possesses  a  classic  education  and  stands 
today  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  architects  of  the  city.  He  has  been  a 
member  of  the  American  Institute  of  Architects  since  1883  and  organized  the 
St.  Louis  chapter  of  that  body  in  1884.  He  is  also  licensed  by  the  state  of 
Illinois  to  practice  architecture  under  its  laws.  In  1881  he  was  married  to  Lucie 
C.  Tetard,  daughter  of  Adrian  Tetard,  for  manv  years  deputy  recorder  for  the 
city  of  St.-  Louis. 


HARRY    BARTOW    HAWES. 

Harry  Bartow  Hawes,  an  able  lawyer  of  the  St.  Louis  bar  and  recognized 
as  one  of  the  democratic  leaders  of  the  state,  was  born  in  Covington,  Kentucky, 
on  the  5th  of  November,  1869,  his  parents  being  Smith  Nicholas  and  Susan 
Elizabeth  (Simrall)  Hawes.  His  earlv  education  was  supplemented  by  prepara- 
tion for  the  profession  which  he  determined  to  make  his  life  work.     He  entered 


ST  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTI-I  CITY.  967 

the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  from  which  lie  was  graduated  in  due  course  of  time, 
and  in  1896  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  after  which  he  entered  upon  general  prac- 
tice in  St.  Louis.  He  is  now  a  partner  of  the  firm  of  Johnson,  Houts,  Marlott  & 
Hawes,  a  firm  which  is  accorded  a  position  of  distinction  in  connection  with  the 
history  of  the  St.  Louis  bar.  Like  his  associates,  Air.  Hawes  has  attained  dis- 
tinction by  reason  of  superior  ability.  During  his  practice  he  has  conducted 
important  litigation  in  the  federal  and  state  courts  with  gratifying  success,  win- 
ning well  earned  fame  and  distinction.  He  has  much  natural  ability  but  is  withal 
a  hard  student  and  is  never  contented  until  he  has  mastered  every  detail  of 
his  cases.  He  believes  in  the  maxim,  "there  is  no  excellence  without  labor," 
and  follows  it  closely.  He  is  never  surprised  by  some  unexpected  discovery  by 
an  opposing  lawyer,  for  in  his  mind  he  weighs  every  point  and  fortifies  himself 
as  well  for  defense  as  for  attack.  In  the  courts  he  convinces  by  his  concise 
statements  of  law  and  fact  rather  than  by  word  painting,  and  so  high  is  the 
respect  for  his  legal  ability  and  integrity  that  his  assertions  in  court  are  seldom 
questioned  seriously. 

Aside  from  his  work  in  the  profession  Mr.  Hawes  has  gained  wide  dis- 
tinction as  a  leader  of  the  democratic  party.  He  was  president  of  the  St.  Louis 
police  board  under  Governors  Lon  V.  Stephens  and  Alexander  AI.  Dockery. 
In  1904  he  was  a  candidate  for  the  democratic  nomination  for  governor.  His 
opinions  carry  weight  in  the  councils  of  his  party  and  he  manifests  an  astute 
perception  in  judging  the  value  of  a  political  situation. 

On  the  isth  of  November,  1899,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Hawes  was  married  to 
Miss  E.  Eppes  Osborne  Robinson  and  their  children  are  Peyton  and  Eppes. 
Mr.  Hawes  finds  his  chief  source  of  rest  and  relaxation  in  hunting  and  fishing. 
He  is  a  valued  member  of  the  St.  Louis,  Missouri  Athletic  and  Jefiferson  Clubs 
and  also  of  the  Episcopalian  church.  In  the  line  of  his  profession  he  is  connected 
with  the  St.  Louis  Bar  Association  and  the  Law  Library  Association,  while  his 
interest  in  the  business  development  of  the  city  is  indicated  through  his  member- 
ship in  the  Business  Alen's  League,  the  St.  Louis  Real  Estate  Exchange  and 
the  Merchants    Exchano-e  of  St.  Louis. 


EDWARD   KOCH. 


Edward  Koch  was  born  Alay  23,  1873,  in  St.  Louis,  a  son  of  John  and 
Margaret  (Woestmann)  Koch.  The  father  was  a  native  of  Neuen  Kirchen. 
Gv^rmany,  and  there  learned  the  cabinetmaker's  trade,  after  which  he  came  to 
America  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years,  and  has  now  lived  for  forty-five  years 
in  St.  Louis  and  vicinity.  He  first  went  to  Germantown,  Illinois,  where  he 
established  a  furniture  and  undertaking  business  in  connection  with  his  brother, 
after  which  he  removed  to  Carlyle,  Illinois,  where  he  formed  a  partnership 
with  T.  B.  Volmer  in  the  furniture  and  undertaking  business,  which  they  con- 
ducted for  twenty-two  years.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period,  Mr.  Koch  came 
to  St.  Louis  and  at  the  corner  of  Fourteenth  and  Mallinckrodt  streets  estab- 
lished a  livery  and  undertaking  business  about  fifteen  years  ago.  This  was  in- 
corporated under  the  firm  name  of  the  John  Koch  &  Son  Livery  Company. 
Edward  Koch  becoming  a  stockholder  in  the  enterprise.  Mrs.  Alargaret  Koch 
was  born  in  Germantown,  Illinois,  and  in  the  family  were  tliree  sons  and  two 
daughters :  Edward,  John,  Julius,  Mrs.  Katheryne  Happe,  and  Mrs.  Mary 
Schulz.     The  wife  and  mother  died  August  8,  1897. 

Edward  Koch  pursued  his  education  in  Carlyle,  Illinois,  and  St.  Louis. 
He  resided  in  the  former  place  for  eleven  years  and  during  that  period  was  a 
pupil  in  the  parochial  schools,  continuing  his  course  until  his  graduation  in  the 
year  1888.  He  made  his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  in  connection  with 
the  grocery  trade  and  after  two  years  entered  the  employ  of  the  Hall  &  Brown 


968  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

Machine  Company.  A  year  later  he  started  in  business  with  his  father  and  for 
nineteen  years  has  been  connected  with  hvery  interests  in  this  city.  On  the  first 
of  April,  1909,  he  purchased  his  father's  interest  in  the  business,  which,  how- 
ever, is  yet  conducted  under  the  old  firm  style.  The  company  today  conducts 
one  of  the  extensive  livery  enterprises  of  the  city,  its  large  patronage  making 
this  a  most  profitable  concern.  They  have  the  patronage  of  some  of  the  most 
prominent  people  of  the  city  and  enjov  as  well  an  extensive  transient  trade. 
Mr.  .Koch  was  also  a  stockholder  in  the  Bremen  Realty  Company,  but  disposed 
of  his  interests  in  that  line  on  taking  over  the  entire  livery  business  at  3512-14-16 
North  Fourteenth  street. 

On  the  2d  of  June,  1897.  '^^''^s  celebrated  the  marriage  of  Edward  Koch 
and  Miss  Louisa  Lipsmeyer.  Three  children  have  been  born  unto  them :  Edwin 
J.,  who  was  born  March  25,  1898,  and  is  attending  the  Holy  Trinity  parochial 
school;  Helen  B.,  who  was  born  March  25,  1901,  and  is  also  a  pupil  in  a  par- 
ochial school  where  in  addition  to  the  general  course  she  is  studying  music ; 
and  Florence  M.,  who  was  born  August  16,  1905.  The  family  are  well  known 
in  St.  Louis,  where  they  have  an  extensive  circle  of  warm  friends.  They  are 
communicants  of  the  Catholic  church  and  Mr.  Koch  is  a  stalwart  democrat  in 
his  political  views.  He  belongs  to  various  societies  and  orders  directly  or  in- 
directl}'  connected  with  the  church,  holding  membership  in  the  Holy  Trinity 
Benevolent  Society,  Branch  No.  552,  of  the  Catholic  Knights  of  America,  the 
Western  Catholic  Union,  Branch  No.  87,  the  Benevolent  Society  of  Perpetual 
Help,  the  St.  Vincent's  Orphan  Society,  the  St.  Vincent  de  Paul  Society,  the 
Citizens  Aid  Society,  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  Several  of  the  foregoing 
are  benevolent  societies,  doing  great  good  and  giving  assistance  to  the  worthy 
poor.  Mr.  Koch  is  also  connected  with  the  Undertakers,  Liveries,  and  Embalm- 
ers  associations,  and  the  North  St.  Louis  Business  Men's  Association.  He  is 
fond  of  hunting  and  fishing  and  other  outdoor  sports  and  amusements,  taking 
an  active  interest  in  all  kinds  of  athletics  and  thus  finding  diversion  from 
the  onerous  cares  of  a  growing  business.  He  is,  however,  a  thorough  business 
man  in  every  particular,  systematic,  accurate  and  reliable,  but,  though  his  com- 
mercial interests  make  heavy  demands  upon  his  time,  those  who  come  in  con- 
tact with  him  find   him   ever  a  genial,  courteous   and  approachable   gentleman. 


ADOLPH  ROBERT  GRUND. 

Adolph  Robert  Grund,  whose  ability  both  as  counselor  and  attorney  has  been 
recognized  in  his  retention  by  many  important  corporations  and  prominent  indi- 
viduals, was  born  in  St.  Louis,  February  12,  1882.  A  son  of  Philip  and  Anna 
(Bothmann)  Grund,  he  pursued  his  education  during  his  boyhood  days  as  a 
student  in  the  Peabody  School  and  the  night  High  School,  from  which  he  was 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1901.  From  boyhood  the  law,  with  its  limitless  op- 
portunities, had  appealed  to  him  and  he  determined  to  take  up  this  profession 
as  a  life  work  and  to  this  end  matriculated  in  the  Missouri  College  of  Law,  which 
numbers  him  as  an  alumnus  of  1903,  when  he  received  his  degree  of  Bachelor 
of  Law.  In  the  interim  between  his  public  school  and  law  course,  however,  he  was 
employed  during  the  day  by  the  Becktold  Printing  and  Book  Manufacturing  Com- 
pany, attending  law  classes  in  the  evening.  On  the  completion  of  his  law  studies 
and  at  twenty-one  years  of  age,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  April  6,  1903,  and  has 
since  been  engaged  in  practice,  largely  confining  his  attention  to  Civil  Law, 
chiefly  as  counsel  for  corporations.  He  has  been  retained  as  attorney  and  coun- 
selor by  many  prominent  business  concerns.  On  the  15th  of  October,  1904,  he 
received  the   appointment   of   General   Attorney   for  the   Missouri,   Arkansas   & 


ADOLPH  R.   GRUXD 


970  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Southwestern  Railroad  Company,  an  Arkansas  corporation,  of  which  he  was  also 
elected  a  director,  but  on  the  15th  day  of  February,  1905,  he  resigned  these  posi- 
tions and  has  since  given  his  attention  to  private  legal  interests. 

Mr.  Grund  has  spent  five  years  in  the  preparation  of  a  work  entitled  "Grund 
on  the  Laws  of  Private  Corporations."  This  work  has  been  pronounced  the  most 
complete  of  its  character  extant,  and  will  comprise  eight  or  more  volumes.  It 
will  be  published  within  a  short  time,  and  prominent  lawyers  and  jurists  have 
expressed  their  approval  of  the  able  contents — the  work  being  one  that  would  be 
considered  creditable  to  a  man  of  much  older  years.  He  keeps  in  close  touch 
with  the  profession  through  his  membership  in  the  Missouri  State  and  St.  Louis 
Bar  Associations. 

On  the  loth  of  August,  1906,  Mr.  Grund  was  married  to  Miss  E.  Marguerite 
Forkel,  in  the  City  of  Rochester,  New  York,  a  daughter  of  William  and  Jennie 
(Van  Velson)  Forkel.  Her  father  was  a  prominent  business  man  of  Rochester 
for  a  long  period,  but  five  years  prior  to  his  death  retired.  Mrs.  Grund  comes 
from  two  of  the  oldest  and  most  aristocratic  families  of  Rochester,  New  York, 
they  being  among  the  first  settlers  of  that  city.  She  is  also  a  niece  of  the  famous 
artist,  Christopher  W.  Forkel,  whose  celebrated  painting,  "The  Wagon  Black- 
smith," is  valued  at  fifty  thousand  dollars,  while  other  works  of  his  have  sold  at 
almost  equally  high  prices.  Mrs.  Grund  is  part  owner  of  a  publishing  house  in 
the  East,  and  combined  with  her  grace  of  manner  and  innate  culture,  has  a  keen 
msight  and  clear  comprehension  of  business  situations.  In  the  years  1904,  1905 
and  1906  she  traveled  through  thirty-eight  states  of  the  Union,  visiting  all  the 
places  of  interest,  making  this  partly  a  business  as  well  as  a  pleasure  trip,  in 
promoting  the  interests  of  the  publishing  house  with  which  she  is  connected.  She 
now  presides  over  a  neat  and  attractive  home  that  is  the  center  of  a  cultured  social 
circle. 

Mr.  Grund,  in  politics,  is  a  Republican  with  a  public-spirited  interest  in  the 
welfare  of  his  state ;  and  in  religious  faith  is  a  Presbyterian.  Few  young  men  of 
his  years  have  attained  a  larger  measure  of  success  or  have  a  brighter  outlook 
for  the  future. 


GUSTAV  J.  HERRMANN,  M.D. 

Dr.  Gustav  J.  Herrmann,  who  since  1S85  has  engaged  in  the  practice  of 
medicine  in  St.  Louis,  his  native  city,  was  born  October  12,  1861,  a  son  of  Val- 
entine and  Emma  Herrmann.  The  father  was  a  solicitor  in  the  brewers'  and 
merchants'  supply  business  and  in  the  early  '50s  emigrated  from  Germany  to 
the  new  world,  establishing  his  home  in  St.  Louis,  which  city  has  been  the  mecca 
of  so  manv  sons  of  the  fatherland,  who,  coming  to  Missouri,  have  been  the  pro- 
moters and  upbuilders  of  this  western  metropolis. 

Dr.  Herrmann  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of 
fifteen  years,  and,  after  graduating  from  the  grammar  school,  was  for  six  months 
a  pupil  in,  the  high  school.  He  put  aside  his  text-books,  however,  to  become 
a  factor  in  business  life  and  provide  for  his  own  support.  He  entered  the 
employ  of  the  well  known  drug  store  of  Henry  Foerg,  at  the  corner  of  Seventh 
and  Spruce  streets,  there  remaining  six  years,  during  which  time  he  worked 
his  way  upward  from  the  position  of  errand  bov  to  that  of  a  valued  salesman. 
The  knowledge  gained  in  this  direction,  concerning  the  composition  and  prop- 
erties of  drugs  and  medicines,  has  been  of  immense  value  to  him  in  his  later 
career  as  a  physician.  Indeed,  it  led  to  his  desire  to  become  a  meml)er  of  the 
medical  profession  and  in  preparation  therefor  he  entered  the  ^Missouri  Medical 
College,  where  he  attended  a  number  of  courses  of  lectures.  While  thus  en- 
gaged in  study  he  also  used  a  portion  of  his  time  to  perform  the  duties  of  an 
employe  in  the  drug  store  of  Adolph  Braun,  at  the  corner  of  Elliott  and  Gamble 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  071 

streets.  It  was  necessary  that  he  thus  provide  the  funds  for  his  college  course, 
for  he  had  to  depend  entirely  upon  his  own  resources  to  secure  his  professional 
education.  He  remained  in  college  to  the  time  of  his  graduation  with  the  class 
of  1885,  received  his  diploma  and  with  the  well-earned  M.  D.  attached  to  his 
name,  he  began  practice.  Since  1894  he  has  been  located  at  his  present  address, 
802  Morgan  street.  He  has  been  very  successful  in  his  chosen  calling  and  is  hon- 
ored among  his  colleagues,  by  reason  of  his  strict  conformity  to  a  high  standard 
of  professional  ethics.  His  practice  has  constantly  grown  and  his  patronage  is 
now  of  an  important  character. 

On  the  I2th  of  January,  1897,  in  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Herrmann  was  married  to 
Miss  Hulda  Wagner,  and  they  own  an  attractive  home  at  No.  2800  Thomas 
street,  which  is  noted  for  its  generous  hospitality  and  is  the  resort  of  many 
friends. 


THOMAS  D.  WITT. 


Thomas  D.  Witt,  retired  merchant,  formerly  prominent  in  business  circles 
of  the  citv  as  president  of  the  E.  Jaccard  Jewelry  Company,  and  a  man  who  is 
an  experienced  traveler,  was  born  in  the  town  of  Albion,  Orleans  county.  New 
York,  May  6,  1833,  a  son  of  Thomas  and  Electice  (Cole)  Witt.  Thomas  Witt 
was  born  in  Massachusetts,  in  1785,  and  passed  away  at  Rushville,  Illinois,  in 
1869,  in  his  eighty-fifth  year.  They  had  a  family  of  eleven  children,  two  of  whom 
survive:  Thomas  D.  Witt  and  Mrs.  Clarissa  C.  Ames,  of  Chicago.  The  eider 
Mr.  Witt  was  an  agriculturist,  and  in  1834  located  in  Michigan,  removing  to 
Martinsburg,  Ohio,  four  years  later,  and  from  there  in  1842  to  Rushville,  Illinois. 
The  family  is  originally  of  Holland  Dutch  stock,  and  the  name  in  the  first  in- 
stance was  probably  spelled  DeWitt. 

At  the  usual  age  Thomas  D.  Witt  was  enrolled  as  a  pupil  in  the  ordinary 
country  schools  of  that  day  and  passed  through  the  successive  grades,  when  at 
the  age  of  fourteen  his  father  apprenticed  him  to  E.  J.  Harper,  a  jeweler  at 
Alton,  Illinois,  to  learn  the  trade  of  watch-maker.  Two  years  later,  in  1849. 
he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  secured  employment  with  S.  C.  Jett,  a  jeweler  located 
at  No.  164  North  ]\Iain  street,  just  where  the  approach  to  the  Eads  bridge  now 
crosses  that  street,  in  whose  service  he  remained  until  the  fall  of  1857,  when  with 
a  fellow  workman  he  entered  the  jewelry  business  under  the  firm  name  of 
Prouhet  &  Witt,  at  132  North  Main  street.  This  partnership  continued  until 
after  the  commencement  of  the  Civil  war,  when  on  the  ist  of  February,  1862, 
Mr.  Witt  sold  his  interest  in  the  business  to  his  partner  and  entered  the  Union 
army,  having  been  commissioned  a  second  lieutenant  of  Battery  K,  of  the  First 
Regiment  of  Missouri  Light  Artillery,  organized  and  commanded  by  Colonel 
F.  P.  Blair,  who  afterwards  was  advanced  to  the  rank  of  major-general.  During 
the  three  and  a  half  years  of  his  service  in  the  army  jMr.  Witt  was  promoted  to 
the  rank  of  first  lieutenant  and  participated  in  the  battles  of  Fort  Donelson, 
Pittsburg  Landing,  capture  of  Corinth,  second  battle  of  Corinth,  Helena.  Ar- 
kansas, and  the  capture  of  Little  Rock.  For  two  years  he  served  as  ordinance 
officer  of  the  Department  of  Arkansas  in  charge  of  the  Lmited  States  arsenal 
at  Little  Rock,  being  a  member  of  the  staff  of  General  F.  Steel,  and  also  of  the 
stafif  of  his  successor  in  command.  General  Reynolds. 

After  the  close  of  the  war  Mr.  Witt  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  was  mus- 
tered out  of  service  with  his  battery  August  4,  1865,  and  soon  thereafter  took 
employment  with  his  old  partner,  H.  Prouhet,  who  had  in  the  meantime  removed 
his  jewelry  store  to  No.  10  North  Fourth  street.  In  1872  the  Prouhet  firm 
went  out  of  business  and  INIr.  Witt  became  connected  with  the  renowned  jewelry 
firm  of  Eugene  Jaccard  &  Company,  Eugene  J.  Cuendet  then  being  sole  proprie- 
tor.    In  1880  this  firm  was  incorporated  under  the  style  of  E.  Jaccard  Jewelry 


972  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Company,  and  Mr.  Witt  was  elected  secretary  of  the  company  and  in  1883  was 
advanced  to  the  position  of  vice  president  and  after  the  death  of  Eugene  J. 
Cuendet  in  1894,  he  was  made  the  president.  By  Mr.  Cuendet's  will  Mr.  Witt 
was  appointed  executor  of  his  estate  without  bond.  In  1896  when  the  executor 
was  ready  to  make  final  settlement  of  Mr.  Cuendet's  estate,  a  suit  at  law  was 
instituted  against  the  estate  which  had  the  effect  of  prolonging  Mr.  Witt's 
connection  with  its  settlement  until  1899,  when  Eugene  R.  Cuendet,  the  heir  to 
the  estate,  became  of  age  and  the  property  was  turned  over  to  him.  Mr.  Witt 
resigned  the  presidency  of  the  E.  Jaccard  Jewelry  Company  and  retired  from 
active  business,  having  been  for  fifty-two  years,  with  only  three  months  of  un- 
employed time,  actively  engaged  in  mercantile  pursuits.  During  his  business 
career  he  managed  to  accumulate  a  modest  competency,  which  in  the  last  ten 
years  has  enabled  him  to  spend  most  of  the  time  in  travel  to  near  and  distant 
lands,  once  having  encircled  the  earth. 

When  Mr.  Witt  came  to  St.  Louis  it  was  a  city  of  about  sixty  thousand 
inhabitants,  with  Seventeenth  street  as  the  city's  western  limits ;  Market  street 
from  the  river  to  Third  street  being  the  fashionable  retail  district ;  Main  and 
Second  were  the  wholesale  streets.  Steamboats  strung  along  the  wharf  in  such 
numbers  that  during  the  big  fire  of  1849  twenty-eight  of  them  burned  to  the 
water's  edge  before  the  line  of  contiguous  boats  could  be  broken  so  as  to  save 
others — perhaps  one  hundred  or  more — from  destruction  by  the  flames. 

In  ever}'  sense  of  the  word  Mr.  Witt  is  a  self-made  man,  having  had  only 
such  educational  advantages  as  a  common  school  could  afiford  him  before  he 
had  reached  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  However,  through  persistent  application 
to  duty,  honest  purpose  and  diligent  endeavor,  he  has  reached  an  honorable 
position  in  the  esteem  of  the  business  public. 

Mr.  Witt  is  a  bachelor,  has  no  particular  religious  affiliations,  is  a  member 
of  the  Sons  of  the  Revolution — his  grandfather,  Abner  Witt,  having  served  in 
the  colonial  army — belongs  to  the  Benevolent  and  Protective  Order  of  Elks, 
to  the  Missouri  Commandery  of  the  Loyal  Legion,  to  Blair  Post  of  the  Grand 
Army  of  the  Republic,  and  to  the  St.  Louis  Academy  of  Science.  In  politics 
he  has  always  been  allied  with  the  republican  party. 


WILLIAM  DEMLER. 


For  the  past  twenty  years  William  Demler  has  been  conducting  a  wallpaper 
and  paint  store  in  St.  Louis  and  his  growing  trade  makes  him  today  a  prosperous 
merchant,  with  a  liberal  patronage  that  promises  well  for  continued  success. 
He  was  born  in  Chicago,  February  22,  1862,  a  son  of  Henry  and  Rosa  Demler. 
who  came  from  Mecklenburg-Schwerin,  Germany.  The  father  was  a  young 
man  when  he  crossed  the  Atlantic,  but  died  during  the  period  of  the  Civil  war, 
while  serving  as  a  member  of  the  Union  army. 

William  Demler  was  but  two  years  of  age  when  the  family  home  was 
established  in  Belleville,  Illinois,  and  there  he  attended  the  public  schools  to  the 
age  of  ten  years,  when  it  was  necessary  that  he  put  aside  his  text-books  and 
enter  business  life.  He  began  learning  the  trades  of  wallpapering  and  painting 
and  for  six  years  was  thus  engaged,  serving  an  apprenticeship  of  three  years, 
after  which  he  worked  as  a  journeyman  in  the  employ  of  Jacob  Spies,  of  Belle- 
ville, Illinois,  for  three  years.  Later  he  was  employed  at  various  places,  includ- 
ing Chicago  and  Kansas  City,  and  embarking  in  business  on  his  own  account 
in  the  latter  place,  he  there  continued  for  eight  years,  after  which  he  removed 
to  St.  Louis  in  1889.  Here  he  established  a  business  at  the  corner  of  Eighth 
and  Marion  streets  that  is  now  out  of  existence.  He  afterward  opened  a  store 
at  No.  1217  Broadway  and  subsequently  removed  to  1252  Broadway.  He  like- 
wise has  a  business  on  Grand  and  Arsenal  streets  and  his  various  establishments 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  973 

are  now  profitable  enterprises.  His  trade  lias  reached  very  extensive  proportions 
and  is  bringing  to  him  the  success  for  which  all  men  strive.  His  business 
methods  are  indicated  by  the  prosperity  which  has  come  to  him.  He  has  ever 
labored  along  lines  of  close  application  and  unfaltering  diligence  and  at  the  same 
time  has  closely  adhered  to  a  high  standard  of  commercial  ethics. 

When  about  twenty-one  years  of  age  Mr.  Demler  was  married  to  Miss  Ida 
Fiegwerth,  a  daughter  of  Reinhold  and  Ernestine  Fiegwerth.  Her  father  was 
a  celebrated  painter  and  was  well  known  in  his  day.  Unto  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  Demler 
have  been  born  six  children  who  are  yet  living,  while  one  son,  William,  has 
passed  away.  The  others  are :  Rosa,  who  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years  is  chief 
clerk  in  her  father's  store  and  possesses  marked  musical  talent ;  Ida,  fifteen  years 
of  age,  who  is  attending  the  Aladison  public  schools  and  has  a  talent  for  draw- 
ing; Nora,  Charles,  Viola  and  Adelia  T.,  aged  respectively  thirteen,  eleven,  nine 
and  seven  years,  and  all  now  students  in  the  Madison  school. 

Mr.  Demler  is  prominent  in  Masonry,  having  attained  the  thirty-second 
degree  of  the  Scottish  Rite,  while  he  also  belongs  to  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is 
likewise  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity,  the  Ancient  Order  of 
United  Workman  and  the  Knights  and  Ladies  of  Honor,  of  St.  Louis.  He  is 
much  interested  in  athletics  and  manly  outdoor  sports  and  was  an  active  member 
of  the  Turnverein  in  Belleville.  A  Protestant  in  religious  belief,  he  is  ah  honored 
and  zealous  member  of  St.  Paul's  church,  while  his  political  allegiance  is  unfalter- 
ingly given  to  the  republican  party.  While  he  is  a  successful  and  enterprising 
business  man,  he  has  never  confined  his  attention  to  one  line  to  the  exclusion 
of  all  others,  but  has  been  concerned  in  those  matters  which  afifect  the  general 
welfare  and  constitute  a  factor  in  public  progress  and  improvement.  His  busi- 
ness career,  however,  proves  what  may  be  accomplished  when  one  has  determina- 
tion and  laudable  ambition.  Realizing  the  fact  that  in  the  individual  and  not 
in  his  environment  lies  success,  he  has  put  forth  strenuous  effort,  learning  con- 
stantly from  investigation  and  experience,  until  his  well  developed  powers  have 
made  him  a  prosperous  resident  of  St.  Louis. 


WILLIAM    \\'.    HAYWARD. 

William  W.  Hayward,  vice  president  and  treasurer  of  the  American  Label 
Works  Company,  at  No.  621  Poplar  street,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  April  22, 
1874.  This  concern  is  unique  in  its  kind.  They  manufacture  original  labels 
and  sketches  for  wine,  liquor,  carton  and  cigar  packages.  The  company  also 
does  a  complete  line  of  engraving,  lithographing,  color  printing  and  embossing. 
Mr.  Hayward  is  of  English  extraction,  his  father,  Thomas  E.  Hayward,  having 
been  born  in  Birmingham,  England.  Whr.i  a  young  man  he  embarked  for  Amer- 
ica and  located  in  St.  Louis.  Here,  being  a  skilled  iron  worker,  he  was  given 
charge  of  the  rolls  of  the  Laclede  Rolling  Mills.  During  the  period  of  the  Civil 
war  he  was  engaged  in  turning  out  much  of  the  iron  which  was  used  in  the 
construction  of  gunboats  bv  the  government.  In  St.  Louis  he  wedded  Miss 
Virginia  Neves.  He  was  highly  respected  throughout  the  entire  community 
and  was  at  one  time  a  member  of  the  school  board.     He  passed  away  in  1876. 

In  educational  lines  William  W.  Hayward  had  few  advantages.  Having 
attended  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  until  fifteen  years  of  age,  he  secured 
employment  in  a  wood  engraving  establishment.  For  one  year  he  worked  for 
the  Stannard  Engraving  Company  and  later  served  eight  months  with  another 
firm  following  the  same  business.  Subsequently  he  secured  employment  with 
Eugene  McQuillan,  who  was  then  a  prominent  judge.  With  him  he  remained 
for  about  one  year,  when  he  started  in  the  photo  engraving  business.  In  this 
business  he  found  not  only  something  to  his  liking  but  also  a  craft  to  which  he 
was  naturally  adapted.     He  applied  himself  earnestly  and  perseveringly,  making 


974  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

headway  at  every  step  until  six  years  ago,  wlieii  he  took  up  commercial  design- 
ing. At  his  bu.siness  he  was  considered  one  of  the  most  proficient  men  in  the 
community  and  when  on  January  i,  1906,  the  American  Label  Works  Com- 
pany was  incorporated  Mr.  Hayward  was  made  its  secretary.  He  served  so 
admirably  in  this  station  and  was  so  instrumental  in  enlarging  the  business  in- 
terests of  the  firm  that  he  was  finally  made  vice  president  and  treasurer. 

On  January  16.  1897,  Mr.  Hayward  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Martha 
M.  Baer.  From  this  marriage  there  are  two  children ;  Richner  C,  nine  years 
of  age,  and  Vera  M.,  two  years  old.  Mrs.  Hayward's  father  was  Ernest  C. 
Baer,  who  passed  away  several  years  ago.  Her  mother.  Lena  G.  Baer,  resides 
with  her  daughter.  In  politics  Mr.  Hayward  is  a  stanch  supporter  of  the  re- 
publican party.  He  has  always  voted  the  republican  ticket  and  makes  it  a  point 
particularly  on  election  day  to  exert  his  influence  in  securing  the  success  of  its 
candidates.  His  religious  convictions  are  on  the  side  of  Methodism.  Among 
the  fraternal  societies  with  which  he  is  associated  are  the  St.  Louis  Turners,  in 
which  he  takes  a  profound  interest.  He  spends  a  great  deal  of  time  in  athletic 
sports  and  is  quite  proficient  in  boxing.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Photo 
Enoravers  Union. 


EDWARD   W.   DIETERLE. 

Edward  W.  Dieterle  has  worked  his  way  upward  from  a  humble  beginning 
and  as  a  self-made  man  deserves  that  credit  and  admiration  which  are  always 
given  in  recognition  of  the  wise  use  which  the  individual  has  made  of  his  time 
and  talents.  He  has  for  a  number  of  years  been  connected  with  industrial  pur- 
suits here  and  is  now  owner  of  a  business  conducted  under  the  name  of  the  Stan- 
dard Brass  Manufacturing  Company.  A  native  son  of  IMissouri,  he  was  born  in 
Hermann,  February  3,  i860.  His  father,  John  Gottfried  Dieterle,  and  mother, 
Christena  Dieterle,  came  from  Wurtemberg,  Germany,  to  the  new  world  in  1836, 
crossing  the  Atlantic  in  a  sailing  vessel,  which  was  four  weeks  in  completing 
the  voyage.  John  G.  Dieterle  was  a  shoemaker  by  trade  and  owned  and  con- 
ducted a  shop  in  Pennsylvania,  buT;  following  his  removal  to  Missouri  he  pur- 
chased land  and  engaged  in  farming.  It  was  then  the  custom  of  the  time  for 
people  who  were  seeking  homes  in  the  new  world  to  make  their  way  to  the  west, 
as  land  in  this  section  of  the  country  was  then  very  cheap.  With  characteristic 
energy  he  began  the  development  of  his  farm  and  as  the  years  passed  gained 
a  comfortable  competence  as  the  result  of  his  untiring  diligence  and  determina- 
tion. He  served  as  a  volunteer  soldier  of  the  Civil  war  and  was  always  loyal 
to  his  adopted  country.  His  life  was  a  busy,  active  and  useful  one  and  at  the  age 
of  seventy-two  years  he  passed  away,  respected  by  all  who  knew  him. 

Edward  W.  Dieterle  pursued  his  education  in  Benton  school  of  St.  Louis 
to  the  age  of  thirteen  years,  and  then  began  to  provide  for  his  own  support, 
learning  the  upholsterer's  trade.  For  three  years  he  was  thus  employed  and 
during  the  last  year  was  earning  a  wage  of  nine  dollars  per  week,  but  the  busi- 
ness was  not  congenial  to  him  and,  withdrawing  from  that  line,  he  took  up  the 
plumber's  trade,  which  he  found  more  to  his  liking.  He  began  vi'ork  at  a  dollar 
and  seventy-five  cents  per  week,  but  he  rose  rapidly  as  he  became  proficient 
and  within  two  years  was  receiving  eighteen  dollars  per  week.  For  ten  years 
he  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Norris  Brothers  and  that  he  was  capable  and  faithful 
is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  was  so  long  retained  in  their  service.  At  the  ex- 
piration of  that  time  his  brother,  John  M.  Dieterle,  induced  him  to  withdraw  from 
the  plumbing  trade  and  become  a  partner  in  the  ownership  and  conduct  of  a  sa- 
loon. In  that  enterprise  thev  prospered,  Edward  W.  Dieterle  making  about  twelve 
thousand  dollars  during  the  fifteen  years  in  which  he  conducted  the  business. 
In  the  meantime  he  became  connected  with  the  brass  foundry  at  713  Lynch  street 


ST.  LOUIS,  TiJE    FOURTH    CITY.  975 

and  at  length  sold  his  saloon  in  order  to  concentrate  his  entire  attention  upon 
his  industrial  interests.  He  is  now  sole  owner  of  an  extensive  brass  foundry, 
which  is  accorded  a  liberal  patronage,  owing  to  the  excellence  of  its  output,  the 
promptness  of  the  house  in  filling  orders  and  the  reasonable  ])rices  which  they 
ask  for  their  labor. 

On  the  6th  of  November,  1883,  Mr.  Dieterle  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to 
Miss  Lizzie  Wuertelc,  a  daughter  of  Phillip  and  ]Marie  Wuertele,  who  were 
natives  of  Germany.  Mr.  Dieterle  erected  a  residence  at  No.  3333  Oxford  avenue, 
where  he  and  his  wife  are  now  pleasantly  located  and  where  they  extend  cordial 
hospitality  to  their  many  friends.  In  his  political  views  he  is  a  Republican  and 
at  one  time  was  candidate  for  the  lower  branch  of  the  city  council.  Fraternally 
he  is  connected  with  the  Odd  Fellows  and  with  several  prominent  social  clubs, 
while  his  religious  faith  identifies  him  with  the  Christian  Science  movement. 
Step  by  step  he  has  made  advancement  in  the  business  world,  the  success  which 
he  is  now  enjoying  coming  as  the  direct  reward  of  his  persistency  of  purpose 
and  unabating  activity. 


GENERAL   ALBERT   GALLATIN    EDWARDS. 

The  people  of  St.  Louis  are  to  be  congratulated  upon  a  charatcer  of  such 
elevation  and  purity  of  purpose,  and  such  devotion  to  the  highest  and  best  in- 
terests of  the  state,  as  was  exhibited  in  the  private  and  public  life  of  General 
Albert  Gallatin  Edwards.  His  lofty  patriotism,  as  exemplified  in  his  military 
service,  was  well  balanced  by  his  enterprise  and  commercial  integrity  in  the 
afTairs  of  business  life.  A  native  of  Lexington,  Kentucky,  he  was  born  in  1812, 
a  son  of  Ninian  Edwards,  one  of  the  distinguished  American  jurists  and  states- 
men of  the  first  half  of  the  nineteenth  century.  He,  too,  was  a  native  of  Ken- 
tucky, and  when  but  thirty-one  years  of  age  attained  to  the  highest  judicial 
honors  within  the  gift  of  the  state,  being  elected  chief  justice.  His  removal 
to  Illinois  was  followed  by  his  serving  as  its  first  and  only  territorial  governor. 
He  was  also  one  of  the  first  United  States  senators  from  Illinois,  and  was  gov- 
ernor of  that  state  from  1826  until  1830. 

In  his  youthful  days  General  Edwards  was  appointed  a  cadet  to  West  Point, 
and  following  his  graduation  was  commissioned  second  lieutenant  in  a  cavalry 
regiment.  He  waived  his  right  to  a  furlough  in  order  that  he  might  engage  in 
active  duty  on  the  frontier  of  Illinois,  participating  in  the  Black  Hawk  war  in 
1832.  Ten  years  of  his  life  were  then  devoted  to  active  and  arduous  military 
service,  participating  in  various  Indian  campaigns  and  in  other  military  duties 
on  the  frontier. 

After  devoting  a  decade  of  his  early  manhood  to  his  country's  interests 
he  resigned  and,  becoming  a  resident  of  St.  Louis,  entered  into  active  participa- 
tion in  its  commercial  development  in  connection  with  the  wholesale  house  of 
W.  L.  Ewing  &  Company.  He  then  bent  his  energies  to  administrative  direction 
and  executive  management  in  connection  with  the  business  until  after  the  Civil 
war  was  inaugurated,  when  he  at  once  tendered  his  services  to  the  government 
and  was  commissioned  by  Governor  Hamilton  R.  Gamble  brigadier  general  of 
the  state  troops,  and  assigned  to  command  in  St.  Louis,  In  this  capacity  he 
rendered  important  service  to  the  state  and  nation,  his  labors  being  an  elTective 
force  in  promoting  Union  interests  in  this  part  of  the  country.  Practically  his 
entire  life  was  devoted  to  public  affairs,  for  during  a  portion  of  Governor  Gam- 
ble's term  he  was  bank  examiner  of  JMissouri,  and,  follo-ving  the  second  inau- 
guration of  President  Lincoln  in  186.S,  he  was  appointed  United  States  treasurer 
in  charge  of  the  sub-treasurv  at  Sc.  Louis.  His  ability  as  a  financier,  combined 
with  his  inflexible  business  integrity,  well  qualified  him  for  the  position  and 
he  was  retained  in  the  office  through  successive  administrations  until  the  elec- 


976  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tion  of  Grover  Cleveland,  when  he  was  succeeded  by  a  democrat.  His  name  was 
ever  an  honored  one  in  commerical  and  financial  circles  and  his  broad  experi- 
ence in  connection  with  the  moneyed  interests,  both  private  and  national,  equipped 
him  for  the  conduct  of  a  successful  brokerage  business  when  in  1887  he  was 
joined  by  his  eldest  son,  Benjamin  F.  Edwards,  in  the  organization  of  the  firm 
oi  A.  G.  Edwards  &  Son.  Later,  George  L.  Edwards  was  admitted  to  a  partner- 
ship, and  is  now  president  of  the  firm  which  was  inaugurated  under  the  style 
of  the  A.  G.  Edwards  &  Sons  Brokerage  Company.  General  Edwards  remained 
at  the  head  of  the  firm  until  his  death,  April  19,  1892.  He  was  then  eighty  years 
of  age,  but  was  still  active  in  business  life.  There  is  an  old  age  which  grows 
stronger  mentally  and  morally  as  the  years  pass,  and  gives  out  rich  stores  of 
wisdom  and  experience.  Such  was  the  record  of  General  Edwards,  whose  powers 
and  activities  seemed  to  increase  rather  than  to  diminish,  his  entire  life  being 
one  of  industry  and  marked  usefulness. 

He  was  survived  until  1897,  by  his  wife,  who  in  her  maidenhood  bore  the 
name  of  Mary  Ewing  Jenckes,  and  his  sons  remain  as  worthy  representatives  of 
a  name  which  through  many  generations  has  been  an  honored  one  in  America's 
annals.  General  Edwards  was  the  intimate  friend  of  many  of  the  most  notable 
men  of  the  United  States,  and  his  public  service,  continuing  over  a  most  ex- 
tended period,  was  faultless  in  honor,  fearless  in  conduct  and  stainless  in  repu- 
tation. There  has  been  no  resident  of  St.  Louis  who  has  enjoyed  to  a  fuller 
extent  the  confidence  of  his  fellow-citizens  than  did  General  Edwards  and,  while 
highly  respected  wherever  known,  in  his  home  city  he  was  both  honored  and  loved. 
In  his  life  were  the  elements  of  greatness,  because  of  the  use  which  he  made  of 
his  talents  and  his  opportunities,  because  his  thoughts  were  not  self-centered  but 
were  given  to  the  mastery  of  life's  problems  and  to  the  fulfillment  of  his  duties 
as  a  man  in  his  relations  to  his  fellowmen  and  as  a  citizen  in  his  relations  to  his 
country. 


EDWARD  GARDNER  LEWIS. 

While  the  phrase  "captain  of  industry"  indicates  a  resourceful  man  who 
capably  controls  large  interests  which  are  beyond  the  capacities  of  the  majority 
of  his  fellows,  it  seems  but  a  weak  term  to  apply  to  Edward  Gardner  Lewis,  for 
his  undertakings  have  been  so  stupendous  and  his  plans  so  marvelous  that  their 
characterization  in  a  single  term  or  phrase  seems  impossible.  He  is  a  capitalist 
in  that  he  handles  millions,  a  promoter  in  that  he  has  instituted  various  business 
concerns,  and  yet  he  has  by  no  means  reached  the  zenith  of  his  powers.  Thus, 
though  he  has  attained  marvelous  results,  he  regards  no  position  as  final  but  rather 
the  point  for  the  advancement  to  something  still  greater.  America,  the  land  in 
which  fortunes  have  been  marvelously  made,  hardly  shows  a  parallel  to  the  record 
of  Mr.  Lewis,  who,  though  but  thirty-eight  years  of  age,  has  founded  and  gov- 
erned a  city,  is  at  the  head  of  four  of  the  largest  magazine  publications  of  the) 
country,  is  the  founder  and  manager  of  a  bank  capitalized  for  two  and  a  half 
million  dollars,  who  has,  moreover,  maintained  unsullied  his  business  integrity  in 
the  face  of  bitter  and  envious  opposition.  It  has  been  said  that  small  natures  are 
always  ready  and  eager  to  attack  those  whom  they  cannot  understand,  and  the 
work  of  Mr.  Lewis  goes  beyond  the  compass  of  the  average  intelligence. 

A  native  of  Winston,  Connecticut,  he  was  born  in  1872  and  reared  in  an 
intellectual  atmosphere  and  a  home  of  Christian  culture,  his  parents  being  the 
Rev.  William  H.  and  Catherine  C.  Lewis,  the  former  now  rector  of  St.  John's 
Episcopal  church  at  Bridgeport,  Connecticut.  His  education  was  pursued  in  the 
Cheshire  Military  Academy  and  Trinity  College,  at  Hartford,  Connecticut,  and  in 
his  college  days  he  became  a  member  of  the  Delta  Chi  fraternity.  His  initial 
step  in  the  business  world  was  made  in  connection  with  the  Waterbury  Watch 


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978  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Company,  which  he  represented  on  the  road  until  1893.  In  the  meantime  he 
was  married,  in  Baltimore,  Maryland,  to  Miss  Mabel  Gertrude  Wellington,  and 
owing  to  the  illness  of  his  wife  he  left  the  Waterbury  Watch  Company  and  re- 
moved to  Nashville,  Tennessee,  where  he  engaged  in  the  proprietary  remedy  busi- 
ness. In  1894  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  in  1897  sold  out  to  the  Moffitt-West 
Drug  Company  of  this  city  and  became  interested  with  them  in  their  proprietary 
business.  In  that  undertaking,  however,  he  met  with  heavy  losses  and  turned  his 
attention  to  other  fields  of  labor,  choosing  magazine  publication  as  the  depart- 
ment of  activity  in  which  he  desired  to  further  test  his  business  capacity  and 
powers. 

In  1898  Mr.  Lewis  began  the  publication  of  the  Winner  Magazine  and  later 
changed  its  name  to  the  Woman's  Magazine.  The  following  year  he  purchased 
the  Woman's  Farm  Journal  and  incorporated  the  Lewis  Publishing  Company 
with  a  capital  of  one  million  two  hundred  thousand  dollars,  under  the  laws  of 
the  state  of  South  Dakota,  with  many  of  the  leading  men  of  St.  Louis  as  stock- 
holders, including  B.  F.  Edwards,  N.  A.  McMillan,  N.  Lee  Travers,  Henry  Koeh- 
ler,  Jr.,  W.  B.  Cowen,  Walker  Hill,  August  Schlafly,  George  H.  Augustine,  John 
F.  Shepley,  F.  J.  Carlisle,  Theodore  F.  Meyer,  Edwards  Whitaker,  Andrew 
Sproule,  J.  P.  Richarz,  B.  B.  Graham,  Conrad  Budke,  R.  M.  Scruggs,  Lon  V. 
Stephens,  Edward  S.  Lewis.  John  Schroers,  Edward  L.  Preetorius,  W.  H.  Veritv, 
Edward  Westen,  W.  H.  Woodward,  C.  H.  West,  Christopher  Winkelmeyer, 
Shepard  Barclay,  H.  A.  Froman,  David  Sommers,  D.  R.  Calhoun,  J.  H.  Roblee, 
C.  L.  Hilleary,  Bransford  Lewis,  L.  B.  Tebbetts,  H.  B.  Hienard,  G.  H.  Lewis, 
W.  L.  Kline,  James  F.  Coyle,  George  W.  Wright,  G.  J.  Tansey,  L.  M.  Green, 
Richard  Bartholdt,  R.  B.  Dula,  Lindell  Gordon,  H.  F.  LTrbauer,  William  Bagnell, 
Byron  F.  Babbitt,  P.  W.  Coyle,  John  E.  Mulholland.  Charles  Erd,  H.  L.  Cramer, 
A.  L.  Thomas,  George  A.  Dine,  P.  T.  Barry,  Charles  R.  Judge,  W.  C.  Sturgis, 
Joseph  Winkle,  C.  G.  Warner,  Samuel  M.  Kennard,  H.  A.  Swanson,  C.  George 
Krogness,  W.  A.  McCandless,  Charles  N.  Scarritt,  T.  A.  Martin,  Lon  Sanders, 
Harrison  I.  Drummond.  Dr.  Oren  O'Neal,  Eugene  W.  Lewis,  Mrs.  Arthur  E. 
Stilwell,  Mrs.  Edward  Dickinson,  George  J.  Kobusch,  W.  W.  Candy,  D.  M.  Lord 
and  J.  A.  Lewis.  In  1906  he  purchased  the  Journal  of  Agriculture  and  in  1905 
established  the  Woman's  National  Daily,  both  of  which  are  owned  by  the  Lewis 
Publishing  Company.  In  September,  igo8,  he  purchased  the  St.  Louis  Star 
and  Chronicle,  the  capital  stock  of  the  Star-Chronicle  Publishing  Company  being 
five  hundred  thousand  dollars,  of  which  four-fifths  is  held  by  Mr.  Lewis,  with  an 
option  on  the  remaining  fifth.  In  September,  1908,  he  began  the  publication  of 
a  magazine  under  the  title  of  Beautiful  Homes,  and  this  is  also  owned  by  the 
Lewis  Publishing  Company.  In  1906  tlie  preferred  capital  stock  of  this  company 
was  increased  from  two  hundred  thousand  to  two  million  five  hundred  thousand 
dollars,  all  subscribed,  while  the  common  stock  remains  at  one  million  dollars. 
The  company  has  today  approximately  two  thousand  stockholders.  The  business 
of  the  Lewis  Publishing  Company  aggregates  a  million  and  a  half  dollars  a  year 
and  employs  nearly  five  hundred  people,  while  its  publishing  plants  in  L^niversity 
City,  with  their  machinery,  are  appraised  at  about  a  million  and  a  half  dollars. 
The  growth  of  the  publishing  business  has  been  so  rapid  as  to  seem  almost  miracu- 
lous, yet  it  is  attributable,  in  large  measure,  to  the  efforts  of  Edward  G.  Lewis, 
whose  energy  and  powers  of  organization  and  management  seem  limitless.  To- 
day the  company  owns  the  largest  printing  press  in  the  L^nited  States,  turning  off 
five  thousand  copies  in  an  hour,  and  the  circulation  list  of  the  four  magazines 
includes  six  million  subscribers. 

This  work  alone  would  entitle  Mr.  Lewis  to  rank  with  the  most  distinguished 
and  eminent  business  men  of  America,  but  his  accomplishments  in  other  lines 
have  been  equally  marvelous  and  notable.  In  1903  he  purchased  the  property 
known  as  LTniversity  Heights,  now  comprising  approximately  four  hundred  acres 
of  the  finest  residence  property  in  the  west  end  of  St.  Louis.  Its  cost  as  vacant 
acreage  property  was  about  seven  hundred  and  twenty-five  thousand  dollars,  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  979 

on  this  two  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars  has  been  spent  on  permanent  im- 
provement, including  streets,  sidewalks,  sewers,  water  mains,  etc.  This  is  owned 
about  equally  between  the  University  Heights  Company  and  Mr.  Lewis  individ- 
ually, and  he  also  holds  about  ninety-two  per  cent  of  the  capital  stock  of  the 
University  Heights  Company,  the  total  capital  being  a  million  dollars.  The  last 
appraisal  of  St.  Louis  real-estate  experts,  under  oath,  made  several  months  ago, 
was  approximately  three  million  dollars  for  the  unsold  portions  of  this  property. 
It  was  in  igo6  that  Mr.  Lewis  incorporated  two  thousand  acres  of  residence  prop- 
erty lying  just  before  the  city  of  St.  Louis  in  its  finest  residence  district  as  a 
-eparate  municipality  known  as  LIniversity  City,  of  which  he  has  since  served 
as  mayor.  In  the  meantime,  in  1901,  the  Development  &  Investment  Company 
was  incorporated  as  a  holding  company  of  Mr.  Lewis'  several  interests,  all  of  the 
stock  being  held  by  him  aside  from  one  share  each  to  the  other  directors  for  the 
purpose  of  its  incorporation. 

In  1905  Mr.  Lewis  organized  the  People's  LTnited  States  Bank  with  a  capital 
of  two  and  a  half  million  dollars.  In  1906  this  bank  was  attacked  and  thrown 
into  the  hands  of  a  receiver  over  the  protest  of  all  stockholrlers,  depositors  and 
creditors,  the  receivership  later  being  declared  an  outrage  and  unlawful  by  the 
supreme  court  of  the  state  of  Missouri,  and  the  bank  was  restored  to  its  oi^cers 
and  directors.  The  directorate  included  Governor  L.  V.  Stephens,  Theodore  F. 
Meyer,  James  F.  Coyle  and  W.  F.  Carter.  In  the  meantime  the  receiver  had 
''cjuidated  the  bank,  paying  the  depositors  in  full  and  the  stockholders  eighty-seven 
per  cent  on  the  dollar — the  remaining  thirteen  per  cent  having  been  assumed  as 
a  personal  obligation  by  Mr.  Lewis.  In  1908  he  began  the  organization  of  the 
People's  Saving  &  Trust  Company  with  a  preliminary  authorized  capital  of  four 
hundred  thousand  dollars,  which  is  now  being  increased  to  a  capital  of  five  million 
dollars  and  a  surplus  of  three  million.  The  officers  and  directors  of  this  institu- 
tion are :  L.  B.  Tebbetts,  W.  F.  Carter,  James  F.  Coyle,  Theodore  F.  ]\Ieyer, 
Governor  Lon  V.  Stephens,  E.  G.  Lewis,  Edward  Dickinson  and  H.  L.  Kramer. 

In  1907,  following  the  attack  on  the  People's  United  States  Bank,  which  was 
bitterly  resented  in  continuous  editorials  in  the  publications  of  the  Lewis  Pub- 
lishing Company,  this  company  was  itself  attacked,  resulting  in  the  debarring  of 
its  two  publications  from  the  United  States  mail  for  nine  months.  They  were 
again  restored  to  the  mail  after  nine  months  of  litigation,  followed  by  damage 
<^uits  against  those  instrumental  in  the  attack  on  the  company,  aggregating  one 
-nillion  seven  hundred  and  fifty  thousand  dollars,  now  pending.  Three  years 
ifter  the  attack  on  the  banking  and  publishing  companies  and  the  indictment  of 
Mr.  Lewis  by  the  post-office  inspectors,  the  cases  were  finally  brought  to  trial, 
after  having  been  postponed  several  times  by  the  government,  and  the  federal 
judge  took  the  case  from  the  jury,  declaring  that  he  would  be  unfit  to  sit  on  the 
bench  if  he  permitted  the  case  to  go  to  the  jury.  The  subscription  price  of  the 
stock  of  the  People's  Saving  &  Trust  Company  was  one  hundred  and  sixty  dollars 
a  share  up  to  December  15,  1908,  the  par  value  being  one  hundred  dollars,  while 
the  sixty  dollars  went  into  the  surplus  or  reserve  fund.  On  December  15,  1908, 
the  subscription  price  of  stock  in  the  trust  company  was  increased  to  two  hun- 
dred dollars  a  share,  one  hundred  going  into  the  capital  stock  and  one  hundred 
into  the  surplus  or  reserve. 

With  all  of  his  manifold  interests  and  gigantic  schemes  of  trade  and  profit 
which  he  is  carrying  to  successful  completion,  Mr.  Lewis  has  time  for  the  social 
amenities  of  life  and  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  and  Mercantile  Clubs.  He  is  also 
a  member  of  the  Missouri  Historical  Society  and  Archc-eological  Society.  Life  is 
not  all  work  to  him — that  is,  work  for  the  sake  of  gain — although  he  is  constantly 
busy  with  something.  At  the  present  time  he  is  engaged  in  making  an  aeroplane 
and  believes  that  he  has  the  right  idea  for  the  flying  machine  and  within  two  years 
will  have  solved  the  question  of  aerial  navigation.  He  is  fond  of  history,  classical 
mythology  and  architecture  and  likes  to  have  examples  of  these  around  him  at 
all   times.     He  is  particularly  fond  of  sculpture  and  has  done  very   creditable 


980  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

work  in  this  way  himself,  having  executed  a  number  of  classical  heads  and  al- 
legorical figures  that  are  far  above  the  average.  In  the  rear  of  his  home  he  has 
a  toy  pottery  plant  that  cost  ten  thousand  dollars,  and  this  affords  him  mental 
rest  and  recreation. 

If  one  saw  him  in  certain  surroundings  it  might  easily  be  believed  that  he 
was  an  Egyptologist,  for  he  has  many  most  interesting  relics  brought  from 
Egypt,  and  his  office  building  at  University  City  is  known  as  the  Egyptian  build- 
ing and  was  erected  at  a  cost  of  three  hundred  thousand  dollars,  being  built 
under  the  supervision  of  an  architect  who  was  sent  to  the  land  of  the  Pharaohs 
for  the  purpose  of  studying  the  Egyptian  buildings  of  the  Ptolemian  period. 
This  is  a  three-story  building  and  the  walls  of  both  floors  are  lined  with  Egyptian 
carvings.  His  own  private  office,  called  the  Queen's  room,  was  completed  at  a 
cost  of  thirty  thousand  dollars.  The  walls  are  beautifully  carved.  There  is  not  a 
window  in  this  building,  the  light  coming  through  the  stained  glass  roof.  Op- 
posite the  Egyptian  building  is  the  main  office  building,  a  four-story  circular 
structure,  which  cost  five  hundred  thousand  dollars.  Within  are  beautiful  mar- 
bles and  sculptures,  and  at  the  rear  is  a  fine  conservatory.  His  own  home  is  a 
magnificent  countrj'  residence  a  half  mile  from  his  office.  In  the  recesses  of  his 
brain  he  is  now  devolving  other  gigantic  plans  which  are  even  now  coming  to 
successful  fruition,  and  still  the  work  of  his  life  seems  but  begun,  for  he  is  only 
thirty-eight  years  of  age. 


GEORGE  A.  NEWCOMB. 

Captain  Thomas  Newcomb,  the  great-grandfather  of  George  A.  Newcomb, 
was  associated  with  John  Adams  on  several  important  committees  preparing  for 
the  Revolution  and  served  as  captain  under  Paul  Revere  in  Revere's  Artillery 
Regiment  and  took  with  him  his  three  sons  in  the  company  at  the  Lexington 
alarm.  George  A.  Newcomb  was  born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  February  14, 
1841,  and  pursued  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Boston  while  spend- 
ing his  boyhood  days  in  the  home  of  his  parents,  Norton  and  Lydia  (Christy) 
Newcomb.  He  was  a  pupil  in  the  high  school  of  Medford,  Massachusetts,  from 
1854  until  1857,  was  graduated  from  the  Wilbraham  (Mass.)  Academy  in  1859 
and  completed  his  education  in  the  Wesleyan  University,  of  ]\Iiddletown,  Con- 
necticut, winning  the  Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  in  1863.  During  the  succeeding 
year  he  engaged  in  teaching  at  Billerica,  Massachusetts,  and  in  January,  1864, 
became  admiral's  clerk  in  the  North  Atlantic  Squadron  in  the  LTnited  States  navy, 
serving  on  the  United  States  battleships,  Minnesota  and  Malvern. 

Resigning  from  the  navy  in  the  fall  of  1864  Mr.  Newcomb  then  came  to 
St.  Louis  and  entered  the  employ  of  his  brother,  Norton  Newcomb,  conduct- 
ing a  wholesale  and  retail  wall  paper  house.  In  September,  1866,  he  was 
admitted  to  a  partnership  under  the  style  of  Newcomb  Brothers  and  upon  the 
death  of  his  brother  in  1882  the  business  was  incorporated  as  the  Newcomb 
Brothers  Wall  Paper  Company,  George  A.  Newcomb  becoming  its  president 
and  so  continuing  until  1 907.  He  figured  for  many  years  as  one  of  the  strong 
business  men  of  St.  Louis — strong  in  his  ability  to  plan  and  perform,  strong 
in  his  honor  and  good  name.  He  was  not  unknown  in  other  connections,  for 
his  cooperation  has  furthered  municipal  interests  and  public  progress  in  many 
ways.  He  was  foreman  of  the  grand  jury  in  April,  1904,  in  the  investigation 
of  the  state  boodle,  and  he  has  always  been  known  as  one  who  has  stood  for 
as  stringent  principles  of  honor  and  integrity  in  political  life  as  in  private  busi- 
ness connections.  He  was  awarded  a  commemorative  diploma  and  medal  for 
services  in  connection  with  the  wall  paper  exhibit  of  this  and  foreign  countries 
at  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition.  He  belonged  to  the  Methodist  church, 
to  the  Mercantile  Club  and  to  various   fraternal  organizations.     He  became  a 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  981 

member  of  the  fraternity  Phi  Nu  Theta,  of  the  Weslejan  University,  was  con- 
nected with  the  Legion  of  Honor,  the  Royal  Arcanum,  Tuscan  Lodge  of  Masons, 
and  was  a  past  commander  of  Ransom  Post,  G.  A.  R.  He  also  belonged  to 
the  New  England  Societ\-,  the  State  Society  of  Colonial  Wars,  and  was  vice 
president  of  the  Missouri  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution. 

On  the  3d  of  February,  1869,  at  Medford,  Massachusetts,  George  A.  New- 
comb  was  married  to  Julia  Augusta  Floyd  and  their  children  are :  Edna,  Nor- 
ton. Charles  Lawrence,  George  Amos,  Chester,  who  died  in  infancy.  Harold 
Barnes,  Floyd  Turner  and  Dorothy. 


HFXRY   HEIER. 


As  the  result  of  well  directed  business  activity  Henry  Heier  is  today  far 
removed  from  want.  Indeed  he  is  now  in  a  most  comfortable  financial  position, 
notwithstanding  the  fact  that  he  has  met  difficulties  and  obstacles  in  his  business 
career  nor  had  he  any  assistance  as  he  started  out  on  his  own  account.  A  native 
of  California,  Missouri,  he  was  born  March  20,  1870,  and  was  only  three  and 
a  half  months  old  when  his  parents  died.  He  was  then  placed  in  the  German 
Protestant  Orphans'  Home  on  the  St.  Charles  rock  road  in  St.  Louis  county. 
There  he  continued  until  sixteen  and  a  half  years  of  age,  leaving  the  institution 
on  the  i6th  of  November,  1886.  He  has  since  been  dependent  entirely  upon 
his  own  resources.  The  biographer  has  often  seemed  to  emphasize  the  fact  that 
it  is  a  matter  of  advantage  rather  than  of  disadvantage  when  the  youth  must  face 
hardships  and  difficulties.  While  necessity  is  a  spur  to  ambition,  it  does  not  render 
hard  conditions  any  easier  to  be  borne,  and  if  the  individual  possesses  the  force 
of  -character  that  will  enable  him  to  win  success  he  would  undoubtedly  gain  it 
as  surely  if  his  youthful  surroundings  were  not  fraught  with  such  hardships. 
It  is  not  owing  to  the  fact  but  rather  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  he  had  no  special 
advantages  in  youth  that  Mr.  Heier  has  gained  the  creditable  position  in  which 
he  is  now  found.  He  first  secured  employment  with  the  firm  of  Doerr  &  Hacke- 
meier,  wholesale  dealers  in  queensware  at  No.  1126  North  Broadway.  Later 
he  worked  for  the  Liggett  &  Myers  Tobacco  Company  for  sixteen  months,  after 
which  he  decided  to  learn  embalming  and  undertaking  and  took  up  the  studv 
under  C.  L.  Barnes  and  Mr.  Hohenshue.  Later  he  pursued  a  course  in  the 
National  School  of  Embalming,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  July,  1893. 
Starting  in  business  for  himself  on  Lafayette  avenue,  he  had  succeeded  bevond 
his  expectations,  when  the  cyclone  of  jMay,  1896,  entirely  swept  away  his  modest 
fortune,  which  was  invested  in  his  business.  He  then  started  again  with  a  very 
small  amount  of  capital  at  No.  3434  Shenandoah  street,  and  since  that  time  has 
not  only  built  up  his  shattered  fortunes  but  has  also  secured  a  very  lucrative 
business  until  he  is  now  in  very  comfortable  financial  circumstances. 

On  the  5th  of  June,  1895,  J^If-  Heier  was  married  to  Miss  Bertha  Schu- 
macher, of  St.  Louis,  Missouri.  Her  father  was  for  many  years  superintendent 
of  the  Central  Planing  Mills  and  was  very  well  known  to  the  building  trades. 
Four  children  have  been  born  unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Heier:  Eunice  and  Evelyn, 
nine  and  seven  years  of  age  respectively,  who  are  attending  the  Sherman  school : 
Elvera,  three  years  of  age ;  and  Edith,  who  is  one  vear  old. 

Mr.  Heier  is  a  member  of  Meridian  Lodge,  No.  2,  .\.  F.  &  .-\.  ^L.  St. 
Aldemar  Commandery,  No.  2,  K.  T..  the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Liederkranz  So- 
ciety, and  the  Orphans'  Aid  Society.  These  associations  indicate  much  of  the 
nature  and  character  of  his  interests.  In  his  political  views  he  is  a  republican, 
while  his  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership  in  the  Evangelical  Prot- 
estant church.  He  is  very  fond  of  horses  and  always  maintains  one  for  his  own 
use.  He  also  finds  much  pleasure  in  literature  and  has  an  extensive  library  of 
good  works.     He  is  a  home-loving  man,  spending  much  of  his  time  outside  of 


982  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

business  hours  with  his  family.  A  review  of  his  record  shows  that  to  his  own 
labors  may  be  attributed  his  success  and  he  has  not  only  been  the  architect  of 
his  own  fortune  but  of  an  upright  character  as  well. 


ARMAND  DERIVAUX. 

Among  the  distinguished  physicians  whose  life  records  have  reflected  credit 
upon  the  medical  profession  of  St.  Louis  was  numbered  Dr.  Armand  Derivaux, 
a  native  of  France.  He  had  every  reason  to  be  proud  of  a  distinguished  and 
honorable  ancestry.  He  was  the  grandson  of  JMathieu  Derivaux,  a  French  gen- 
tleman, who  in  1 78 1  accompanied  the  expedition  under  Count  Rochambeau  to 
aid  the  colonists  in  their  struggle  for  independence.  He  was  also  a  direct  de- 
scendant of  Chevalier  Jean  de  Rivaux,  a  nobleman  of  France,  who  commanded 
a  troop  of  cavalry  in  the  French  army  during  the  reign  of  Louis  XIV.,  holding 
the  rank  of  cornette,  an  equivalent  to  the  modern  chef  d'escadron  or  a  major 
in  the  United  States  army.  He  served  in  the  thirty  years  war  with  the  allied 
armies  of  France  and  Sweden  and  after  being  severely  wounded  retired  from 
military  service  and  was  rewarded  for  his  gallantry  with  the  appointment  of 
superintendent  of  forests  in  the  "Province  de  la  Basse  Alsace"  on  the  annexation 
of  Alsace  to  France  in  1640.  The  estate  accompanying  the  appointment  is  still 
in  possession  of  the  family  and  representatives  of  the  name  yet  occupy  the  old 
manor  of  Holtzbad,  built  in  the  seventeenth  century  and  still  well  preserved. 
The  father  of  Mathieu,  also  Jean  de  Rivaux,  changed  the  name  to  Derivaux  in 
order  to  obliterate  the  distinguishing  sign  of  nobility  in  deference  to  the  pre- 
vailing hatred  of  aristocracy  during  that  period  and,  having  given  fourteen 
of  his  twenty-one  sons  to  service  in  the  armies  of  the  Convention,  received  his 
certificate  of  "civisme"  from  that  body. 

One  of  these  sons  was  Mathieu  Derivaux,  who  in  1781  came  to  America 
with  Count  Rochambeau  as  regimental  surgeon.  He  was  but  twenty-one  years 
of  age  at  the  time,  yet  he  served  through  the  Revolutionary  war  until  Corn- 
wallis  surrendered  at  Yorktown.  Pleased  with  the  country  in  which  he  had 
been  rendering  military  aid,  he  resolved  to  remain  here  and  established  his  home 
in  eastern  Pennsylvania,  where  he  practiced  his  profession  until  1791,  when  the 
troubles  in  his  mother  country  led  him  to  return  to  his  native  land.  On  reach- 
ing Brest  he  joined  the  army  of  General  Hoche  as  a  surgeon.  After  the  quelling 
af  the  Chonan  rebellion  he  accompanied  General  Hoche,  who  had  been  promoted 
to  the  command  of  the  army  of  the  Lower  Rhine,  and  served  through  that  cam- 
paign, or  until  1805,  when  he  was  pensioned  with  the  rank  of  surgeon  major. 
He  then  established  his  home  at  Erstein,  in  Alsace,  near  the  place  of  his  nativity. 
He  married  Miss  Rapp,  a  cousin  of  General  Rapp,  who  won  distinction  as  a 
soldier  under  the  great  Napoleon. 

Of  the  seven  children  of  this  marriage  Jean  Baptiste  Derivaux,  father  of 
our  subject,  was  born  at  Erstein  in  1812.  He,  too,  determined  to  devote  his  life 
to  the  practice  of  medicine,  and  after  preparing  for  that  calling  established  his 
home  at  St.  Amarin  in  the  department  of  the  Upper  Rhine.  There  he  married 
Theodorine  Scheibel  and  in  that  locality  spent  his  remaining  days,  passing  away 
in  1883.  His  widow  still  resides  at  the  family  home  in  Alsace.  She  comes  of  a 
family  connected  with  American  history  through  Dr.  Girardey,  an  uncle  of 
Madame  Derivaux,  who  served  in  the  United  States  army  during  the  Texas 
vvar,  and  two  generals  and  a  colonel  of  the  same  name,  who  served  with  dis- 
tinction in  the  Confederate  army. 

Dr.  Armand  Derivaux,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  was  born  in 
St.  Amarin,  Alsace,  September  19,  1849.  He  pursued  his  education  in  the  Col- 
lege of  Jesuits  at  Metz  and  supplemented  his  literary  course  by  study  in  the 
University  of  Strasburg,  where  he  pursued  a  course  in  medicine  until  after  the 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  983 

inauguration  of  the  Franco-Prussian  war,  when  he  became  a  member  of  the 
Third  Regiment  of  Turcos  as  assistant  surgeon.  After  the  battle  of  Woerth 
he  was  separated  from  his  regiment  and  the  refusal  of  the  Prussians  to  treat 
for  peace  under  any  less  term  than  that  finally  exacted,  having  aroused  the  feel- 
ing of  the  nation  and  made  the  war  national,  rather  than  as  before  regarded, 
one  of  dynasty,  Dr.  Derivaux,  like  many  others,  enlisted  in  the  ranks  and  joined 
the  army  of  the  Vosges,  in  which  he  served  until  the  close  of  hostilities.  He 
then  entered  the  naval  service  as  assistant  surgeon  for  the  port  of  Brest.  There 
he  remained  until  December,  1S72,  when  he  left  the  service  and  again  took  up 
the  study  of  medicine  at  the  Faculty  of  Paris,  where  he  received  his  diploma 
in   1876. 

Dr.  Derivaux  determined  to  become  an  American  citizen  and  sought  a  home 
in  the  country  which  had  witnessed  his  grandfather's  first  military  experience. 
Having  accordingly  chosen  St.  Louis  as  his  place  of  abode,  he  began  the  practice 
of  his  profession  here  in  1876  and  made  substantial  progress  as  the  years  went  by. 
He  became  numbered  among  the  distinguished  physicians  of  the  city  and  was 
accorded  a  liberal  patronage  up  to  the  time  of  his  demise. 

In  1881  Dr.  Derivaux  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Georgine  Schepp, 
of  St.  James,  Louisiana,  a  lady  of  French  descent,  by  whom  he  had  two  children : 
Genevieve,  born  in  1884;  and  Robert,  born  in  1887.  The  daughter  is  now  the 
wife  of  H.  G.  Nicholas.  The  son  is  a  student  of  medicine  in  Washington 
University  and  will  graduate  with  the  class  of  191 1.  The  death  of  the  husband 
and  father  occurred  in  October,  1903,  and  his  loss  was  not  only  sincerely 
mourned  by  his  family  but  also  by  many  friends.  His  genuine  personal  worth 
gained  for  him  the  respect  and  good  will  of  those  who  knew  him,  while  in  his 
profession  he  won  an  honored  and  prominent  name.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  Medical  Society,  of  the  St.  Louis  Gynecological  and  Obstetrical  So- 
ciety, and  among  his  brethren  of  the  medical  fraternity  enjoyed  an  enviable 
position  because  of  his  strict  conformity  to  a  high  standard  of  professional 
ethics.  He  belonged  also  to  the  Union  Club  and  to  the  Missouri  Society  of  the 
Sons  of  the  American  Revolution,  in  which  body  he  possessed  the  unique  dis- 
tinction of  being  the  only  representative  of  foreign  birth  of  the  French  contin- 
gent who  nobly  aided  in  our  early  struggle  for  existence  as  an  independent  peo- 
ple. Such  is  the  history  of  Dr.  Armand  Derivaux,  whose  record  was  creditable 
alike  to  the  land  of  his  birth  and  the  land  of  his  adoption.  At  all  times  he  was 
actuated  by  high  and  lofty  purposes  in  his  professional  service  and  in  his  social 
relations.  He  never  lowered  the  standards  of  his  chosen  life  work  or  of  his 
daily  living,  but  at  all  times  held  close  to  those  principles  of  manhood  which  in 
every  land  and  clime  awaken  respect  and  honor. 


DANIEL  PARRY  LIPPINCOTT. 

Daniel  Parry  Lippincott,  deceased,  was  well  known  as  assistant  secretary  of 
the  N.  K.  Fairbank  Company,  in  which  connection  his  business  interests  were  of 
large  magnitude.  He  was  born  in  Philadelphia  in  1842  and  was  a  son  of  Daniel 
and  Martha  (Rudderow)  Lippincott.  His  paternal  grandparents  were  Isaac 
and  Mary  Lippincott.  The  latter  was  prominently  known  throughout  the  country 
by  all  representatives  of  the  Society  of  Friends  or  Quakers,  and  by  her  Daniel 
P.  Lippincott  was  reared  from  his  boyhood  days.  He  pursued  his  education  in 
schools  in  Philadelphia  and  after  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  war  enlisted  as  a  mem- 
ber of  the  navy  and  served  throughout  the  period  of  hostilities.  When  the  war 
began  he  was  a  student  in  Philips  Exeter  Academy,  Exeter,  New  Hampshire, 
preparing  for  entrance  to  Harvard  University,  but  he  put  aside  his  text-books  in 
order  to  serve  his  country  and  remained  a  valiant  soldier  until  the  preservation 
was  assured  by  the  victory  won  by  the  Union  arms.    Returning  to  the  north  and 


984  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

resuming  the  pursuits  of  civic  life,  J\Ir.  Lippincott  went  to  Xew  York  city,  took 
up  the  study  of  law  and  was  graduated  from  the  law  school  of  the  University 
of  New  York  with  the  degree  of  LL.  B.  While  he  did  not  engage  in  practice  in 
the  west,  his  knowledge  of  the  law  proved  a  valued  element  in  the  conduct  of 
the  business  interests  with  which  he  was  connected. 

He  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1882  to  take  charge  of  the  business  conducted  under 
the  name  of  N.  K.  Fairbank  and  Company.  This  was  later  reorganized  under 
the  style  of  the  N.  K.  Fairbank  Company,  with  Mr.  Lippincott  as  assistant  secre- 
tary. He  devoted  his  remaining  days  to  the  interests  of  this  business,  which 
attained  considerable  magnitude  and  proved  a  gratifying  source  of  revenue  to 
the  stockholders.  He  was  always  in  close  contact  with  many  of  the  ablest  busi- 
ness men  of  the  country  who  recognized  in  him  one  whose  business  ability  was 
much  superior  to  that  of  the  common  order,  while  his  keen  insight  into  business 
situations  and  his  capable  management  of  complex  afifairs  brought  to  the  concern 
with  which  he  was  connected  a  large  measure  of  success. 

In  1872,  in  Cairo,  Illinois,  Mr.  Lippincott  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth 
Wells,  a  native  of  Massachusetts  and  a  daughter  of  Isaac  Wells,  who  on  remov- 
ing to  the  middle  west  settled  in  Chicago.  There  he  first  engaged  in  the  lumber 
business,  but  at  a  later  date  became  a  resident  of  southern  Illinois.  His  wife 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Mary  Grout.  To  the  marriage  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Lip- 
pincott there  were  born  two  sons:  Isaac  is  a  graduate  of  Harvard  University 
and  now  a  teacher  in  Smith  Academy,  married  Edna  May  Wright,  of  St.  Louis ; 
and  Richard  R.  married  Miss  Mary  Hall,  of  St.  Louis.  The  family  circle  was 
broken  by  the  death  of  the  husband  and  father  in  1892.  He  was  a  republican  in 
his  political  views,  interested  in  the  party  and  always  able  to  support  his  position 
by  intelligent  argument  yet  never  a  seeker  for  political  honors  or  office.  He  be- 
longed to  the  Young  Men's  Business  League  and  was  greatly  interested  in  the 
city's  development  along  the  lines  of  substantiality  and  beauty.  He  erected  a 
fine  residence  for  his  family  and  he  delighted  in  all  that  adorned  the  city  and 
added  to  its  attractiveness  as  a  place  of  residence  or  promoted  its  business  activity 
along  lines  which  insured  its  growth  and  expansion.  Those  who  were  associated 
with  him  in  commercial  or  social  relations  found  him  an  entertaining  man  and  a 
genial,  courteous  gentleman,  whose  friendship  was  well  worthy  any  effort  which 
it  might  take  to  secure  it. 


JUDGE  EUGENE  McQUILLIN. 

Judge  Eugene  McOuillin,  who  occupies  the  bench  of  the  St.  Louis  circuit 
court  and  is  not  unknown  in  connection  with  valuable  municipal  service,  was  born 
on  a  farm  in  Lee  county,  Iowa,  December  14,  i860.  There  are  mingled  strains 
in  his  blood,  for  in  the  paternal  line  he  comes  of  Scotch,  Irish  and  French  an- 
cestry, and  in  the  maternal  line  of  English  and  Pennsylvania  Dutch.  His  mother 
bore  the  maiden  name  of  Hannah  Shane  and  belonged  to  a  family  that  was  es- 
tablished in  America  at  an  early  period  in  the  colonization  of  the  new  world. 
The  father,  B.  McOuillin,  died  when  his  son  Eugene  was  but  eleven  years  of  age 
and  the  boy  then  provided  for  his  own  support  by  working  on  a  farm  through 
the  summer  months  and  in  the  winter  seasons  attended  school.  Later  he  embraced 
every  opportunity  enabling  him  to  enhance  his  knowledge,  at  different  times  pur- 
suing his  studies  in  normal  school,  private  school  and  academies,  thus  acquiring  a 
thorough  academic  education.  He  utilized  teaching  as  a  source  of  livelihood, 
while  he  was  preparing  for  the  bar,  spending  two  winters  and  one  summer  as  a 
teacher  in  Van  Buren  county,  Iowa,  and  at  the  same  time  Eugene  McOuillin 
availed  himself  of  every  opportunity  to  obtain  a  knowledge  of  Kent,  Blackstone 
and  the  leading  legal  authorities,    x^t  the  asre  of  nineteen  he  became  a  student  in 


EUGEXE   McOUILLIN 


986  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  law  office  of  Hagerman,  McCreary  &  Hagennan,  of  Keokuk,  and  for  nearly 
four  years  remained  in  that  office,  adding  to  the  knowledge  obtained  from  text- 
books the  practical  experience  of  work  in  the  courts,  for  he  assisted  the  firm  in 
the  preparation  of  cases. 

Judge  McOuillin  was  admitted  to  the  bar  when  twenty  years  of  age  at 
Kahoka,  Missouri,  and  afterward  at  Keokuk.  Iowa,  and  in  the  meantime  com- 
pleted a  full  course  of  study  at  the  Keokuk  School  of  Law,  winning  the  Bachelor 
of  Law  degree  upon  his  graduation  in  1883.  The  following  year  he  located  for 
practice  in  St.  Louis  and  his  thorough  understanding  of  the  science  of  his  pro- 
fession and  his  comprehensive  knowledge  concerning  the  work  of  the  courts 
has  made  him  a  valued  contributor  to  various  professional  journals.  He  has 
written  largely  for  the  Criminal  Law  Magazine  of  Jersey  City,  New  Jersey,  the 
Advocate  of  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  the  American  Law  Register  of  Philadelphia, 
the  American  Law  Journal  of  Columbus,  the  American  Law  Review  of  Boston, 
and  the  Central  Law  Journal.  ]\Iany  of  his  articles  have  been  reprinted  in  Eng- 
lish and  Canadian  law  periodicals.  His  cogent  reasoning  and  his  clear  presenta- 
tion of  his  subject  drew  to  him  the  attention  of  the  profession,  and  extending 
his  labors  in  connection  with  law  literature,  he  contributed  Title  IX  under  the 
heading  Motions  for  New  Trials  to  Judge  Seymour  D.  Thompson's  work  entitled 
Law  of  Trials.  In  i8go  he  prepared  a  new  edition  of  Murfree  on  Sheriffs  and 
Other  Ministerial  Offices,  adding  three  hundred  pages  of  original  matter  thereto. 
McQuillin's  Missouri  Digest  of  the  decisions  of  the  Supreme  Court  and  Court  of 
Appeals  was  issued  in  1891  and  was  followed  in  1892  by  McQuillin's  Pleadings 
and  Practice,  embracing  the  rules  of  practice  in  actions  at  law  and  in  equity  in 
the  civil  trial  courts,  as  well  as  appellate  procedure  in  the  supreme  court  and 
court  of  appeals  of  Missouri.  This  work  embodies  the  result  of  years  of  pains- 
taking and  intelligent  labor  and  has  received  the  warmest  endorsement  from 
Missouri's  most  able  lawyers  and  judges. 

In  the  meantime  Judge  McQuillin's  private  practice  in  civic  law  was  reaching 
very  extensive  proportions,  forcing  him  to  abandon  further  writing  after  1892, 
save  for  occasional  contributions  to  law  journals.  He  has  ever  handled  the 
work  of  the  courts  in  the  most  capable  manner  and  has  long  been  regarded  as 
one  of  the  ablest  counselors  in  Missouri.  There  came  to  Mr.  McQuillin  recog- 
nition of  his  ability  and  standing  at  the  bar  in  his  election,  in  November,  1908,  to 
the  bench  of  the  circuit  court  for  a  six  years'  term,  and  his  friends  felt  not  the 
slightest  hesitancy  in  thus  early  endorsing  his  judgeship,  for  his  record  is  in  har- 
mom'  with  his  record  as  a  man  and  a  lawyer,  being  characterized  by  the  utmost 
fidelity  to  duty  and  distinguished  by  a  masterful  grasp  of  every  problem  presented 
for  solution. 

In  politics  Judge  McQuillin  has  always  been  a  stalwart  republican  and  has  ad- 
dressed the  public  upon  local,  state  and  national  issues,  his  logical  reasoning  and 
clear  deductions  many  times  carrying  weight  with  his  hearers.  His  devotion  to  the 
general  good,  however,  is  above  partisanship  and  in  municipal  affairs  his  labors 
have  been  far-reaching  and  effective.  LTpon  solicitation  and  appointment  by  the 
mayor  in  behalf  of  the  city,  Judge  McQuillin  prepared  an  annotated  municipal 
code  for  St.  Louis  which  was  issued  in  1899  and  not  only  includes  the  Scheme 
and  Charter  and  general  ordinances  of  the  city  and  all  acts  of  the  general  as- 
sembly specially  applicable  to  St.  Louis,  but  presents  as  well  in  the  digest  of  the 
judicial  decisions  and  comments  thereto  the  various  and  complex  features  of 
municipal  corporation  law  is  administered  in  Missouri.  Mr.  McQuillin  became 
the  legal  advisor  of  the  Citizens  Smoke  Abatement  Association  on  its  organiza- 
tion and  conducted  the  litigation  on  behalf  of  the  city  and  for  the  association 
for  many  years.  He  is  a  member  of  several  business,  social  and  fraternal 
organizations  and  has  taken  a  prominent  part  in  the  work  of  the  Missouri  Legion 
of  Lienor,  has  occupied  the  position  of  chancellor  of  Alpha  Council,  the  largest  in 
the  order,  and  for  many  years  has  been  a  member  of  the  Supreme  Council.     No 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  [)H7 

movement  for  tlie  benefit  of  the  cit_\-  of  which  practical  application  can  be 
made  fails  to  receive  his  endorsement  and  his  labors  have  been  a  potent  factor 
for  success  in  various  lines  which  have  contributed  largely  to  the  city's  good. 


ADRIEX  S.  BLEYER,  M.D. 

Adrien  S.  lUeyer,  physician,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  January  17.  1878.  His 
father,  William  M.  Bleyer,  was  a  native  of  Arad,  Hungaria,  and  came  to  Amer- 
ica in  1852  with  his  parents,  being  then  but  five  years  of  age.  The  family  home 
was  established  at  Davenport,  Iowa,  where  he  was  reared.  In  1870  he  removed 
to  St.  Louis  and  engaged  in  the  furniture  business  as  a  member  of  the  firm  of 
Burrell,  Comstock  &  Company,  predecessors  of  the  present  Comstock  Furniture 
Company.  For  many  years  Mr.  Bleyer  enjoyed  marked  success  in  business 
lines.  His  last  days  were  spent  in  New  York  city  where  he  passed  away  in 
1890.  His  wife,  Mary  Rose  Sarrazin,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  of  French  parent- 
age, her  father,  Charles  Sarrazin,  being  a  son  of  General  C.  Sarrazin  and  ^larie 
Rose  de  Muns.  The  maternal  grandmother  of  Dr.  Bleyer  was  Alexandrine 
Viguier,  a  daughter  of  Henri  Felix  and  Clelie  (Jolivet)  Viguier.  The  A'iguiers 
were  among  the  most  prominent  French  families  of  old  St.  Louis.  The  father 
came  to  this  country  with  his  wife  and  six  children  in  1837  and  settled  at  Peru, 
Illinois.  He  brought  with  him  to  act  as  interpreter  a  Mr.  Coppinger,  who  later 
married  a  daughter  of  Senator  Blaine.  The  Viguiers  removed  to  St.  Louis  in 
1839  and  soon  after  his  arrival  in  this  city  Henri  F.  Viguier  converted  his 
private  library  into  the  first  circulating  library  of  this  city,  at  No.  32  Second 
street.  This  collection  was  made  up  wholly  of  French  volumes,  for  at  that  time 
the  population  of  St.  Louis  was  largely  French.  In  the  same  year  he  opened 
one  of  the  first  hotels  of  this  city,  in  the  former  residence  of  Dr.  Carr  Lane;  the 
Hotel  de  France  was  one  of  those  in  St.  Louis  modeled  after  the  European 
hostelries.  Before  leaving  France,  Henri  F.  Viguier  occupied  a  responsible 
position  under  the  government  and  was  well  known  in  scientific  circles.  For 
several  years  he  was  in  charge  of  the  mails  between  Nancy  and  Paris,  and  for  a 
long  period  was  president  of  the  Society  d' Agriculture  de  France.  His  father, 
General  Viguier,  was  quartermaster  general — Fournisseur  generale  desquerres 
— to  the  French  army  during  the  Napoleonic  wars.  His  granddaughter,  Mrs. 
Mary  Rose  Bleyer,  is  still  a  resident  of  St.  Louis. 

Dr.  Bleyer  was  educated  in  the  public  and  private  schools  of  this  city  and 
in  the  south  of  France.  He  was  graduated  from  the  Smith  Academy  in  St. 
Louis  in  1896,  and  in  1899  completed  the  prescribed  course  in  the  ^lissouri 
Medical  College,  which  has  since  become  a  part  of  Washington  L'niversity.  In 
college  he  aided  in  founding  Alpha  Kappi  Phi,  which  has  since  become  a  chapter 
of  the  national  medical  fraternity,  Nu  Sigma  Nu.  During  the  two  years  fol- 
lowing his  graduation  he  acted  as  interne  in  the  St.  Louis  City  Hospital,  the 
St.  Louis  Female  Hospital,  and,  for  a  brief  period,  he  was  connected  with  the 
St.  Louis  Insane  Asylum.  In  June,  1901,  he  entered  the  private  practice  of 
medicine,  with  offices  at  the  southwest  corner  of  Ninth  and  O'Fallon  streets, 
and  in  August,  1903,  removed  to  Pendleton  and  Easton  avenues.  In  December. 
1905,  he  came  to  his  present  location  on  King's  Highway  and  Delmar  boulevard. 

In  his  practice  Dr.  Bleyer  makes  a  specialty  of  the  diseases  of  children,  and 
his  broad  study  along  those  lines  has  enabled  him  to  speak  authoritatively  con- 
cerning many  of  the  problems  of  this  department  of  medical  practice.  He  is  a 
member  of  the  staff  of  Bethesda  Foundlings  Home  and  ^^'ashington  L^niversity 
Hospital  Dispensary.  He  likewise  belongs  to  the  Society  of  City  Hospital 
Alumni,  the  Alumni  Society  of  the  iNIedical  Department  of  Washington  Uni- 
versity, the  Bimonthly  IMedical  Club,  the  St.  Louis  iXIedical  Society,  the  American 
Society  of  ^ledical  INIilk  Commissions :  he  is  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  Pure 


■■988  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

;Milk  Commission  and  secretary  of  the  Bethesda  Pediatric  Society.  The  foregoing 
will  indicate  his  interests  in  those  questions  which  are  agitating  the  profession 
regarding  the  adoption  of  measures  that  will  prevent  disease  and  will  promote  a 
knowledge  of  the  laws  of  health  among  the  laity.  Dr.  Bleyer  was  also  for  several 
years  Associate  Editor  of  the  St.  Louis  Courier  of  Medicine  and  is  now  editor 
of  the  Medical  Bulletin  of  Washington  University  with  which  he  has  been  con- 
nected since  1903.  He  is  lecturer  on  hygiene  and  sanitation  in  that  school  and  is 
connected  with  the  clinic  for  Diseases  of  Children  at  Washington  L'niversity. 

The  investigation  of  the  historian  brings  to  light  the  fact  that  Dr.  Bleyer 
has  devoted  a  large  portion  of  his  time  to  educational,  clinical  and  hospital  re- 
search and  literary  work  in  connection  with  his  profession  rather  than  to  the 
upbuilding  of  the  financial  success  through  the  increase  of  his  private  practice 
and  that  he  has  won  recognition  in  medical  circles  for  a  man  of  his  age ;  yet 
Dr.  Bleyer  shrinks  from  any  exploitation  of  his  own  professional  powers  and 
ability,  for,  with  high  ideals  before  him,  he  feels  that  the  honors  are  due  to  the 
older  and  more  advanced  members  of  the  profession,  whose  longer  experience 
and  wider  research  combined  with  successful  work  have  given  them  preeminence 
as  representatives  of  the  calling.  The  public  and  the  profession,  however,  rec- 
ognize in  Dr.  Bleyer  a  man  of  growing  powers  and  predict  for  him  a  future  of 
Jarge  usefulness  and  success. 


MOSES  RUMSEY. 


In  this  age  of  colossal  business  enterprise  when  fortunes  are  often  gained 
at  the  expense  of  the  rights,  the  privileges  and  the  opportunities  of  others,  the 
record  of  Moses  Rumsey  stands  prominently  forward  as  that  of  one  whose  busi- 
ness methods  will  at  all  times  bear  the  closest  investigation  and  scrutiny,  while 
his  success  in  the  upbuilding  of  a  mammoth  industrial  and  commercial  concern 
should  serve  as  a  source  of  inspiration  and  encouragement  to  others.  He  was 
born  at  Big  Flats,  New  York.  His  mother  belonged  to  the  well  known  ]\Iiller 
family  of  that  place.  Early  in  life,  after  completing  his  education,  he  entered  the 
office  of  his  uncle,  John  A.  Rumsey,  an  extensive  pump  manufacturer  of  Seneca 
Falls,  New  York,  and  while  thus  engaged  obtained  the  business  training  and 
education  that  qualified  him  for  the  large  responsibilities  in  later  years.  In  1865 
he  and  his  brother,  L.  W.  Rumsey,  came  to  St.  Louis  as  western  agents  for  the 
John  Rumsey  Pump  Manufactory,  their  territory  covering  the  west.  They 
located  at  No.  610  North  Third  street  and  they  also  accepted  the  agency  of  the 
Remington  Arms  Company,  which  they  thus  represented  for  years.  Later  they 
removed  to  No.  811  North  Main  street,  where  they  continued  for  some  time, 
after  which  a  removal  was  made  to  the  present  location  of  the  business.  They 
purchased  an  entire  block  between  Morgan  street  and  Franklin  avenue  and 
Second  and  Main  streets,  having  upon  that  site  fourteen  buildings  which  are  still 
occupied  bv  the  business.  From  a  small  general  agency  for  pumps  and  firearms 
manufactured  in  the  east  they  developed  an  enterprise  which  stands  toda\'  as  one 
of  the  foremost  business  concerns  of  the  city.  As  opportunity  permitted  they 
extended  their  field  of  labor  to  include  the  manufacture  and  sale  of  a  full  line 
of  plumbing  supplies,  railroad  supplies,  steam  and  water  supplies,  sawmill  ma- 
chinery and  foundry  supplies.  The  business  grew  rapidly  as  the  excellence  of 
their  output  became  known  to  the  trade  and  they  employed  four  hundred  men  in 
St.  Louis.  They  have  also  established  a  branch  house  in  the  city  of  Mexico.  The 
iDrothers  were  most  careful  and  reliable  business  men,  holding  to  high  standards 
in  the  character  of  their  service  to  the  public,  in  the  personnel  of  the  house  and 
in  the  nature  of  their  manufactured  products.  There  was  not  a  single  esoteric 
phase  in  the  career  of  Mr.  Rumsey.  His  success  was  attributable  to  the  fact  that 
"he  possessed  laudable  ambition  and  had  the  ability  to  recognize  and  utilize  op- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  989 

portunitics  that  others  woukl  pas.s  by  heedlessly.  In  the  careful  iiianaf^enieiU 
of  the  factory  he  saw  that  there  was  no  waste  of  time,  labor  nor  material  ami 
yet  in  his  business  methods  he  was  always  progressive,  never  sacrificing  tlie 
quality  of  his  goods,  regarding  the  excellence  of  his  product  as  his  best  adver- 
tisement. He  gained  for  himself  a  most  conspicuous  and  honorable  place  among 
the  foremost  men  of  St.  Louis.  He  became  a  director  in  the  Union  Trust  Com- 
pany, in  the  State  Bank,  in  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company  and  was  also 
a  director  and  officer  of  several  gas  and  water  works  plants  in  the  country.  He 
also  made  extensive  investments  in  silver  and  gold  mining  properties  and  owned 
a  large  amount  of  dividend  paying  stocks. 

Mr.  Rumsey  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  1875  to  ^^liss  ^larian  \'an  Court, 
of  this  city,  a  daughter  of  Benjamin  F.  Van  Court,  who  arrived  here  from  the 
state  of  New  York  in  1849  and  was  thereafter  extensively  engaged  in  the  real- 
estate  business.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Rumsey  were  born  three  daughters  and  one 
son :  Alarian,  the  wife  of  Dr.  D.  Bryson  Delavan,  a  noted  physician  of  New 
York  city:  Elma,  now  ]\Irs.  Fierre  Cortier  of  Paris.  France;  Lee  M..  of  St. 
Louis,  whose  wife  was  Miss  Mav  Hasbrouck,  of  New  York;  Queen,  the  wife  of 
Erwin  P.  Hilts.  Mrs.  Rumsey  still  occupies  the  family  residence  on  Portland 
place,  which  was  purchased  bv  her  husband. 

The  death  of  Mr.  Rumsey  odcurred  in  August,  1905.  and  his  brother  and 
partner  passed  away  in  1900,  so  that  the  original  promoters  of  the  extensive 
business  are  now  gone.  Moses  Rumsey  was  a  prominent  and  valued  member 
of  the  Business  Men's  League  and  was  also  connected  through  membership  re- 
lations with  the  University  and  Noonday  Clubs  and  the  ^lerchants  Exchange. 
His  political  views  were  in  harmony  with  the  principles  of  democracy  and  his 
religious  faith  was  that  of  the  Episcopal  church.  Matters  relating  to  the  city's 
welfare  received  his  attention  and  he  gave  hearty  endorsement  and  support  to 
many  measures  for  the  public  good.  All  who  knew  him  entertained  for  him  the 
warmest  personal  regard  and  admiration.  It  is  said  that  he  never  forgot  a 
friend :  the  playmates  of  his  boyhood,  the  associates  of  his  early  manhood,  those 
with  whom  he  labored  in  the  upbuilding  of  a  mammoth  business  enterprise  were 
alike  remembered  through  all  the  years  with  their  added  responsibilities  and  suc- 
cesses. 


THOMAS  ALOYSIUS  RICE. 

For  nearly  half  a  century  previous  to  his  death,  which  occurred  March  10, 
1904,  Thomas  A.  Rice  was  a  prominent  figure  in  the  business  life  of  St.  Louis. 
He  was  born  near  the  city  of  Newry,  Ireland,  November  21,  1839,  but  was 
brought  to  St.  Louis  by  his  parents  when  he  was  only  six  years  of  age.  His 
father,  Michael  Rice,  opened  a  general  store  on  Olive  street,  near  Sixth,  in  1845, 
opposite  to  where  the  Barr  dry  goods  store  now  stands,  and  for  several  years 
was  in  business  there. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  attended  the  parochial  school  attached  to  the  old 
Cathedral  on  Walnut  street  and  later  became  a  student  under  the  \'incentian 
fathers  at  St.  Mary's  Seminary,  Perryville,  Alissouri.  After  completing  his  studies 
at  St.  Mary's  he  was  for  a  time,  in  the  late  '50s,  professor  of  Latin  and  Greek  in 
St.  Vincent's  College  at  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri.  Coming  to  St.  Louis  in  i860, 
Mr.  Rice  became  associated  with  Louis  Rohrer,  in  Rohrer's  Commercial  College, 
and  after  the  latter's  retirement  he  established  Rice  &  Stewart's  Commercial  Col- 
which  Thomas  A.  Rice  was  principal  for  nearly  forty  years.  A  large  number  of 
lege,  which  in  a  short  time  became  the  Mound  City  Commercial  College,  of 
the  older  business  men  of  St.  Louis  received  at  the  hands  of  Mr.  Rice  the  training 
that  hel])ed  to  win  them  success. 


990  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

During  the  last  thirty  years  of  his  Hfe  ]\Ir.  Rice  devoted  much  of  his  attention 
to  the  organizing  and  conducting  of  building  and  loan  associations  and  for  ten 
years  previous  to  his  death  he  gave  his  entire  time  to  this  line  of  business.  He 
was  familiarly  known  as  the  "father  of  building  associations  in  St.  Louis."  He 
was  secretary  of  seven  of  these  associations  at  the  time  of  his  death.  He  was  the 
confidential  adviser,  in  business  matters,  of  more  people  of  moderate  means  than 
perhaps  any  other  man  in  the  city.  Multitudes  of  working  people  who  were 
anxious  to  save  something  and  get  homes  of  their  own  had  more  confidence  in 
the  integrity  of  Thomas  A.  Rice  than  they  had  in  any  bank  in  the  city.  They 
placed  their  savings  in  his  hands,  as  children  with  their  father,  and  not  one  of 
them  ever  complained  of  being  unfairly  dealt  with.  Hundreds  of  modest  homes 
in  St.  Louis  owe  their  beginning  and  their  upbuilding  to  the  inspiration  and 
advice  of  Mr.  Rice.  He  was  the  organizer  of  the  Rice-Dwyer  Real  Estate  Com- 
pany, of  which  he  remained  president  till  his  death.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the 
Washington  University  Law  School  and,  though  he  never  practiced  law  in  the 
strict  sense,  his  legal  knowledge  was  of  immense  benefit  to  him  in  his  business 
and  in  the  direction  of  others. 

Mr.  Rice  was  a  musician  and  was  specially  skilled  in  church  music.  He 
was  organist  and  choir  director  for  many  years  in  St.  Michael's  and  St.  Theresa's 
Catholic  churches.  He  was  an  enthusiastic  promoter  of  Gregorian  chant.  He 
said  it  was  the  only  proper  church  music  and  he  never  missed  an  opportunity,  in 
the  Catholic  papers  or  among  the  clergy  or  church  musicians,  to  extol  it  and 
urge  its  introduction  into  the  church  service.  In  his  will  he  ordered  that  nothing 
but  Gregorian  singing  should  be  allowed  at  his  funeral.  Just  after  his  death. 
Pope  Pius  X  issued  his  famous  edict  known  as  the  "Proprio  Motu,"  commanding 
that  Gregorian  singing  should  be  generally  observed  in  all  the  Catholic  churches 
of  the  world. 

Mr.  Rice  loved  all  kinds  of  outdoor  sports  and  he  was  a  devotee  of  travel. 
He  traveled  all  over  the  United  States  and  Europe  and  he  carried  his  taste  for 
study  ahvays  with  him.  Nothing  escaped  his  notice  and  he  had  collected,  at  the 
time  of  his  death,  a  valuable  museum  of  curiosities  and  art  treasures  from  the 
different  places  and  countries  he  visited. 

In  his  early  years  Mr.  Rice  had  the  intention  of  becoming  a'  priest  and  he 
completed  the  long  course  of  study  required  for  the  priesthood  before  abandoning 
this  idea.  Terrified  by  the  responsibility  of  the  life  he  aspired  to,  he  drew  back 
on  the  eve  of  ordination,  but  he  never  faltered  in  enthusiastic  devotion  to  the 
Catholic  church  and  its  teachings.  He  was  not  only  a  practical  but  a  devout 
Catholic  all  his  life  and  he  died  in  the  enjoyment  of  all  the  spiritual  rites  of  the 
church.  For  half  a  century  he  was  a  practical  member  of  the  St.  Vincent  de 
Paul  Society  and  spent  much  time  in  the  visitation  and  solace  of  the  needy  poor. 

On  the  4th  of  August,  1861,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Rice  was  married  to  Miss 
Letitia  Farrell.  Eleven  children  were  born  of  this  union,  of  whom  six  died  in 
infancy.  The  oldest  child,  Mrs.  W.  P.  Dwyer,  who  was  the  mother  of  six  chil- 
dren, died  a  little  more  than  a  year  after  her  father.  Mrs.  Rice  and  four  children 
still  survive. 


RUDOLPH  S.  YITT,  PH.G..  M.D. 

Dr.  Rudolph  S.  Vitt,  practicing  medicine  in  St.  Louis  since  1904,  was  born 
at  Washington,  Missouri,  May  29,  1874.  The  father  died  when  the  son  was  only 
a  few  nionths  old  and  he  was  then  reared  by  his  grandparents,  who  lived  on  a 
farm,  his  early  environment  being  that  of  rural  life.  He  pursued  his  education 
in  the  schools  of  Washington,  Missouri,  and  at  the  age  of  thirteen  years  entered 
upon  an  apprenticeship  in  the  drug  store  of  Ludwig  Muench.  This  awakened 
in  him  a  desire  to  thoroughly  understand  the  principles  and  science  of  pharmacv. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  091 

and,  after  some  experience  as  a  clerk,  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Phar- 
macy, from  which  he  was  graduated  on  the  20th  of  April,  1893.  Thus  well  quali- 
fied for  the  conduct  of  a  store  he  carried  on  business  on  his  own  account  at  No. 
3860  South  Broadway  in  St.  Louis  until  September,  1900,  when  he  entered  the 
medical  department  of  the  St.  Louis  LTniversity.  He  was  graduated  on  the  30th  of 
April,  1904,  and  thus  entered  upon  a  life  work  which  followed  in  logical  sequence 
the  steps  which  he  had  formerly  taken  in  his  business  career.  He  is  now  located 
at  No.  3924  South  Broadway.  He  keeps  abreast  with  the  best  thinking  men  of 
the  age  and  reading  and  research  have  brought  him  practical  knowledge  of  the 
work  that  is  being  done  by  the  members  of  the  medical  profession.  While 
engaged  in  the  drug  business  Dr.  Vitt  was  for  two  years  treasurer  of  the  Na- 
tional Association  of  Retail  Druggists.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical 
Society,  the  Missouri  State  Medical  Association,  and  the  American  Medical 
Association.  He  is  also  connected  with  several  fraternal  organizations,  including 
the  Royal  Arcanum,  the  Knights  of  Pythias,  the  Maccabees,  the  Woodmen  of 
the  World,  and  the  Masons. 

Dr.  Vitt  was  married  in  St.  Louis,  October  26,  1898,  to  Miss  Caroline  C. 
Fischer,  and  they  have  one  son,  Edwin  F.  Vitt.  Well  known  in  this  cit}-  their 
friends  are  many  and  the  hospitality  of  numerous  homes  is  constantly  extended 
them.  Dr.  Vitt  is  a  man  of  excellent  business  ability,  as  well  as  professional  skill, 
and  from  the  age  of  thirteen  years  has  been  dependent  upon  his  own  resources, 
so  that  he  is  truly  a  self-made  man,  deserving  all  the  credit  and  praise  which 
that  term  implies. 


CHARLES    HOYLE. 


Charles  Hoyle,  whose  activity  in  various  lines  made  him  well  known  in  the 
cit)-,  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1843.  His  more  specific  literary  education  was 
obtained  in  Washington  University,  and  then  in  preparation  for  a  career  at  the 
bar  he  entered  the  Albany  Law  School,  where  he  pursued  his  studies  to  gradua- 
tion. Immediately  afterward  he  began  the  practice  of  law  in  St.  Louis  and 
continued  a  member  of  the  bar  of  this  state  from  1866  until  1890.  Advancement 
at  the  bar  is  proverbially  slow  and  yet  no  dreary  novitiate  awaited  him,  for  he 
soon  gave  proof  of  his  ability  to  handle  important  and  involved  litigated  prob- 
lems, and  for  many  years  enjoyed  a  large  and  distinctively  representative  clien- 
tage. At  length,  however,  he  retired  from  active  connection  with  the  bar  and 
accepted  the  secretaryship  of  the  Inter-changeable  Break  Beam  Company,  which 
position  he  filled  with  efficiency  until  his  death,  contributing  in  substantial  meas- 
ure to  the  success  of  that  enterprise. 

In  St.  Louis  in  1875  Mr.  Hoyle  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Harris,  of 
\'icksburg,  ^lississippi,  and  they  had  five  children,  two  sons  and  three  daughters. 
Mr.  Lloyle  figured  proininently  in  public  life  in  St.  Louis,  being  one  of  the  active 
men  of  the  city,  always  readv  to  cooperate  in  any  movement  for  the  general 
good,  while  a  spirit  of  charity  prompted  him  to  assist  many  a  poor,  unfortunate 
individual.  He  responded  readily  to  any  story  of  sorrow  or  distress  and  his  life 
was  characterized  by  a  broad  humanitarism  which  recognized  the  brotherhood 
of  mankind. 


THEODORE  FREDERICK  HAGENOW. 

Theodore  Frederick  Hagenow,  vice  president  of  the  National  Association 
of  Druggists  and  one  of  the  prominent  retail  drug  merchants  of  St.  Louis,  his 
native  citv,  was  bom  February  26,  1868,  a  son  of  Carl  and  ^lary   (Stovesand) 


992  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Hagenow,  the  former  a  wagonmaker  by  trade.  In  the  pubHc  schools  of  this 
city  the  subject  of  this  review  acquired  his  literary  education  and  afterward  be- 
came a  student  of  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy,  from  which  he  was  gradu- 
ated in  1888.  From  an  early  age  he  has  been  dependent  upon  his  own  resources, 
for,  when  twelve  years  of  age,  he  began  working  in  a  bakery,  being  thus  em- 
ployed during  vacation  periods  and  at  night.  Since  the  age  of  fourteen  years 
he  has  been  connected  with  the  drug  business,  serving  his  apprenticeship  under 
Ernst  Riecker,  a  German  apothecary  and  chemist.  In  January,  i8gi,  he  began 
business  on  his  own  account,  at  No.  1500  Chouteau  avenue  and  has  had  the 
patronage  of  D.  M.  Houser,  Captain  Boyce  and  other  distinguished  residents 
of  this  section  of  the  city.  He  has  developed  an  extensive  and  profitable  drug 
business,  owing  in  part  to  the  fact  that  he  has  .thoroughly  familiarized  himself 
with  the  trade  and  the  properties  of  the  remedial  agencies  which  he  handles. 
He  is,  moreover,  straightforward  and  reliable  in  his  dealings,  and  strives  earn- 
estly to  please  his  patrons.  He  has  become  widely  recognized  as  a  foremost 
representative  of  the  drug  business  in  St.  Louis,  and  was  honored  with  the 
presidency  of  the  St.  Louis  Retail  Druggists'  Association.  He  has  also  been 
president  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy,  has 
been  president  of  that  college,  and  for  the  past  ten  years  has  been  one  of  its 
trustees.  For  fifteen  years  he  has  been  president  of  the  Clinton  School  Patrons' 
Association.  High  professional  honors  came  to  him  in  his  election  to  the  vice- 
presidency  of  the  National  Association  of  Retail  Druggists.  He  belongs  also 
to  the  St.  Louis  Turn  A^erein  at  No.  1508  Chouteau  avenue,  of  which  he  was 
vice  president  for  two  years,  and  is  a  member  of  the  Liederkranz  Club  and  the 
Chorus.  Neither  is  he  unknown  in  political  circles,  for  he  is  prominent  in  the 
local  ranks  of  the  republican  party,  and  at  present  is  a  member  of  the  house 
of  representatives  from  the  second  district  of  Missouri. 

In  1892  Mr.  Hagenow  was  married  to  Miss  Magdaline  H.  Schmidt,  a 
daughter  of  Peter  Schmidt,  now  retired,  who  was  formerlv  a  wholesale  butcher. 
Mrs.  Hagenow  is  treasurer  of  the  woman's  organization  of  the  National  Associa- 
tion of  Retail  Druggists,  which  was  organized  in  St.  Louis,  and  is  carefully 
looking  after  the  funds  of  the  organization,  at  the  same  time  ably  managing 
the  affairs  of  her  own  household.  Mr.  and  JMrs.  Hagenow  have  two  children, 
Theodore  C.  and  Carl  A'ictor  A.  The  elder,  fourteen  years  of  age,  has  recently 
graduated  from  the  Clinton  school,  being  one  of  the  youngest  to  complete  the 
course  there  with  honors.  The  younger  son  is  eleven  years  of  age,  and  is  also  a 
very  bright  boy.  Mr.  Hagenow  is  very  fond  of  travel  and  has  indulged  his 
taste  in  this  direction  when  his  business  interests  have  permitted.  He  is  also 
very  fond  of  dramatic  work  and  has  frequently  figured  in  prominent  parts  in 
the  dramatic  and  social  events  connected  with  the  Liederkranz  and  the  Drug- 
gists Association.  He  is  a  striking  example  of  a  self-made  man  and  his  official 
honors  in  various  organizations  have  come  to  him  in  fitting  recognition  of  his 
ability.  He  is  today  recognized  as  one  of  the  most  persevering  and  enterprising 
men  in  his  line  of  business  in  the  LTnited  States  and  is  one  of  the  best  known 
druggists  of  the  city.  He  has  reached  this  distinction  through  his  own  well 
directed  labors.  In  social  and  educational  lines  he  is  equally  well  known,  and 
at  all  times  he  is  in  sympathy  with  the  movements  tending  to  promote  general 
progress  in  the  material,  intellectual,  social  and  political  character. 


WILLIAM  GREY  YANTIS. 

William  (irey  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 


W.    G.   YANTIS 


0  3— vol..    III. 


994  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

upon  his  entire  life's  experience  in  tlie  business  world.  He  was  born  in  Daven- 
port, Iowa,  November  15,  1863,  his  parents  being  John  M.  and  Johanna  IM. 
Yantis.  The  public  schools  afforded  him  his  educational  privileges,  his  studies 
being  completed  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  1886.  In  the  latter  year  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  was  with  the  Simmons 
Hardware  Company  until  1901.  In  that  year  he  joined  the  A.  F.  Shapleigh  Hard- 
ware Company,  which  was  reorganized  and  incorporated  as  the  Norvell-Shap- 
leigh  Hardware  Company,  Mr.  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  posi- 
tion, 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,  Air.  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 
circles  extends  to  the  St.  Louis,  the  Noonday,  Racquet  and  the  Glen  Echo  clubs. 
Without  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  involv- 
ing wide  responsibility  and  at  the  same  time  bringing  substantial  financial  benefits. 


CHARLES   MARION   McDARIS. 

The  life  record  of  Charles  Marion  McDaris  is  another  illustration  of  the 
adage  that  "Within  the  individual  lies  his  opportunity."  While  perhaps  environ- 
ment molds  the  more  artificial  or  external  things  of  life,  it  has  been  again  and 
again  proven  that  even  the  most  diverse  circumstances  have  not  the  power  to 
mold  character  or  crush  out  ability — that  genuine  worth  will  rise  superior  to 
time,  place  and  circumstances  and  win  the  recognition  which  is  its  due.  Charles 
jMarion  McDaris,  now  treasurer  and  general  manager  of  the  Consolidated  Saw 
Mills  Company,  controlling  a  business  amounting  to  about  two  million  dollars 
a  year,  made  his  start  in  the  business  world  as  an  employe  in  a  little  hardware 
store.  The  masterly  solution  of  every  problem  that  has  been  presented,  the 
resolute  spirit  with  which  he  has  faced  each  situation  and  the  determined 
energy  which  he  has  manifested  in  the  execution  of  every  task  have  brought 
him  to  a  place  of  eminence  in  connection  with  the  lumber  trade  of  the  county. 

It  was  on  the  i6th  of  September,  1872,  that  Mr.  McDaris  started  on  life's 
journey  at  Hartville,  Wright  county,  Missouri,  his  parents  being  Robert  H.  and 
Martha  (Claxton)  McDaris.  His  parents  were  natives  of  Tennessee,  whence  in 
early  life  they  had  removed  to  Missouri  and  become  farming  people  of  Wright 
county.  They  lived  quietly  in  a  little  farming  community  and  felt  that  the  best 
thing  they  could  do  was  to  inculcate  the  principles  of  honorable  and  upright 
living  in  the  life  of  their  son.  The  youthful  days  of  Mr.  McDaris  were  not 
unlike  those  of  thousands  of  other  boys  who  had  been  fortunate  in  possessing 
parents  anxious  to  inspire  their  son  to  make  a  place  for  himself  in  the  world 
but  to  do  it  by  right  methods.  He  was  taught  the  value  of  labor  and  never 
has  he  failed  to  remember  the  lessons  thus  learned.  He  worked  in  the  fields 
through  the  summer  months  while  in  the  winter  seasons  he  attended  the  district 
schools  of  the  neighborhood.  Superior  educational  advantages  were  afforded 
him,  however,  for  after  his  preliminarv  education  in  the  country  schools  he 
studied  in  an  academy  at  Mountain  Grove,  Missouri,  and  later  in  Drury  College 
at  Springfield.  He  thus  laid  the  foundation  of  a  thorough  and  practical  educa- 
tion whereon  he  has  since     builded  the  superstructure  of  his  success.     Perhaps 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  995 

his  studies  did  not  cover  as  wide  a  range  as  is  today  taught  but  it  is  an  open 
question  if  the  methods  of  training  at  that  time  were  not  more  thorough  and 
the  mental  discipHne  superior  to  that  of  the  present  day  when  the  child's  energies 
are  directed  into  so  many  fields  without  attaining  special  thoroughness  in  any  one 
line. 

Mr.  McDaris  was  twenty  years  of  age  when,  in  1892,  he  became  a  factor 
in  commercial  circles  by  securing  a  position  in  the  hardware  store  of  George  W. 
Boon,  of  Mountain  Grove,  Missouri,  having  become  familiar  with  the  town 
while  attending  academy  there.  He  remained  with  j\Ir.  Boon  for  a  year  but  had 
opportunity  to  go  upon  the  road  for  a  shoe  house  in  Chicago  and,  believing 
that  this  offered  him  more  rapid  advancement,  he  accepted  the  position  and  for 
some  time  was  traveling  representative  for  M.  D.  Wells  &  Company.  As  the 
years  passed  while  he  faithfully  served  his  employers,  he  made  good  use  of 
his  opportunities,  but  felt  that  he  had  not  yet  reached  the  field  of  labor  in  which 
he  might  do  the  best  for  himself.  His  identification  with  the  lumber  trade  dates 
only  from  July,  1898,  but  in  entering  this  he  felt  that  he  had  come  into  his 
own,  and  the  years  have  proven  the  wisdom  of  the  transference  of  his  energies 
to  this  field  of  activity.  In  order  to  gain  a  comprehensive  and  thorough  knowl- 
edge of  the  lumber  business  he  was  willing  to  take  a  most  humble  position,  and 
as  a  common  laborer  entered  the  employ  of  the  King-Ryder  Lumber  Company, 
working  for  a  dollar  and  a  half  a  day  as  the  compensation  for  eleven  hours  of 
toil.  From  that  time,  however,  he  has  advanced  steadily  in  the  lumber  business. 
In  1900  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  the  employ  of  the  Long-^Iansfield 
Lumber  Company,  then  under  the  control  of  Robert  A.  Long,  now  president  of 
the  Long-Bell  Lumber  Company  of  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  and  Clifford  J.  Mans- 
field, now  general  manager  of  the  Arkansas  Lumber  Company  of  Warren,  Ar- 
kansas. In  that  connection  he  received  thorough  and  comprehensive  training 
and  in  1901  he  went  to  the  Bluff  City  Lumber  Company  at  Pine  Bluff,  .Arkansas. 
A  year  later,  in  April,  1902,  he  became  identified  with  the  W.  T.  Ferguson  Lum- 
ber Company.  In  these  various  connections  he  has  gained  complete  and  valu- 
able experience  well  qualifying  him  for  still  more  onerous  and  responsible  duties 
which  were  to  devolve  upon  him.  Ambitious  to  engage  in  business  on  his  own 
account,  on  the  ist  of  January,  1903,  he  helped  to  organize  the  Ferguson-]\Ic- 
Daris  Lumber  Company,  of  which  he  was  vice  president  and  general  manager, 
besides  being  a  stockholder  in  the  Louisiana  Saw  Mill  Company  of  Whitford, 
Louisiana ;  the  Gulledge  Brothers  Lumber  Company  of  White,  Arkansas :  the 
Wyatt  Lumber  Company  of  Wyatt,  Louisiana ;  and  the  Pine  Belt  Lumber  Com- 
pany of  Fort  Towson,  Oklahoma.  The  limberland  holdings  of  these  concerns 
include  the  eightv  million  feet  of  the  Louisiana  Saw  IMill  Company,  the  sixty 
million  feet  of  the  Wyatt  Lumber  Company,  the  one  hundred  and  eighty-five 
million  feet  of  the  Pine  Belt  Lumber  Company,  and  the  one  hundred  and  ten 
million  feet  of  the  Gulledge  Brothers  Lumber  Company.  On  November  i.  1908. 
he  sold  his  interest  in  the  Ferguson-^IcDaris  Lumber  Company,  and  with  his 
uncle,  F.  A.  Goodrich,  and  J.  E.  and  H.  B.  Crawford  formed  the  Consolidated 
Saw  Mills  Company,  of  which,  as  already  stated,  ^Ir.  McDaris  is  treasurer  and 
general  manager.  The  Consolidated  Saw  IMills  Company,  which  has  its  general 
oflice  in  the  Chemical  building,  St.  Louis,  ^Missouri,  is  engaged  in  wholesaling 
lumber  and  is  doing  a  business  of  two  million  dollars  annually.  Mr.  McDaris, 
in  his  position  of  general  manager  and  treasurer,  is  giving  his  attention  to  the 
control  of  a  mammoth  enterprise  which  is  recognized  as  an  important  factor  in 
the  yellow  pine  industry.  That  ]\Ir.  McDaris  is  capable  of  guiding  the  destinies 
of  an  extensive  enterprise  is  proven  in  the  work  that  he  performs  day  by  day. 
and  his  attainment  to  his  present  position  is  not  owing  to  the  fact  that  his  youth 
was  humble,  but  in  spite  of  that  fact.  He  has  never  hesitated  to  take  a  forward 
step  when  the  way  was  open  and.  fortunate  in  possessing  ability  and  character 
that  inspire  confidence  in  others,  the  simple  weight  of  his  character  and  ability 
has  carried  him  into  important  relations  with  large  interests. 


996  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

On  the  3d  of  June,  1896,  at  Brinkley,  Arkansas,  Mr.  McDaris  was  married 
to  Miss  j\Iaud  Goodrich.  The}-  now  have  two  daughters :  Dean  Marion  and 
Lois  Vivian,  born  in  1898  and  1899,  respectively.  Mr.  McDaris  is  recognized 
as  an  able  golf  player  and  an  advocate  of  baseball,  being  most  enthusiastic  on 
the  subject  of  that  sport.  He  has  attained  high  rank  in  ^Masonry,  belonging  to 
Rose  Hill  Lodge,  No.  550,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  St.  Louis  Chapter  No.  8,  R.  A.  M., 
St.  Aldemar  Commandery,  K.  T.,  and  Missouri  Consistory,  No.  i,  A.  A.  S.  R. 
He  is  also  connected  with  Moolah  Temple  of  the  Mystic  Shrine.  He  is  like- 
wise identified  with  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Mercantile  Club.  While  he  has  never  harbored  any  political  ambition, 
he  is  interested  in  clean  government  and  by  his  ballot  supports  an  honest,  capable 
candidate  rather  than  a  party  favorite.  Indeed  he  is  allied  with  the  independent 
movement  which  is  one  of  the  hopeful  political  tendencies  of  the  times  when 
public  spirited  men  are  seeking  for  those  who  will  be  fearless  and  honest  in  the 
discharge  of  public  duties,  holding  the  national  welfare  before  party  prominence. 
In  a  review  of  his  life  it  will  be  seen  that  his  has  not  been  a  history  of  com- 
monplaces nor  has  he  gone  on  in  the  same  round  year  after  year,  his  course 
being  at  a  tangent  from  the  orbit  in  which  he  started,  bringing  him  to  large  pos- 
sibilities and  successful  accomplishment. 


EDWARD  S.  BALDWIN. 

Edward  S.  Baldwin,  secretary  of  the  Bonsack  Lumber  Company,  was  born 
in  Memphis,  Tennessee,  a  son  of  James  W.  and  Rose  Ann  (Nicholas)  Baldwin, 
who  were  natives  of  Pittsburg,  Pennsylvania,  but  became  residents  of  iMemphis 
in  1856  and  in  1863  removed  to  St.  Louis.  In  this  city  the  father  died  in  1905. 
He  was  a  United  States  marine  engineer  and  followed  the  profession  until  his 
retirement.  His  wife  passed  away  in  1880,  leaving  a  family  of  three  children : 
Edward  S. ;  Irene  N.,  the  wife  of  James  W.  Strickland ;  and  Albert  S.,  now 
deceased. 

Edward  S.  Baldwin  pursued  his  education  in  the  Blow  school  of  Carondelet 
and  in  Dr.  McAnally's  private  school  in  the  same  section  of  St.  Louis.  In  prep- 
aration for  a  business  career  he  attended  Bryant  &  Stratton  Commercial  Col- 
lege, from  which  he  was  graduated.  He  was  afterward  employed  by  his  uncle, 
George  Baldwin,  in  the  stove,  range  and  furnace  business  and  became  thoroughly 
familiar  with  the  undertaking  in  principle  and  detail  during  the  five  and  a  half 
years  which  he  spent  in  that  establishment.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he 
became  an  employe  of  the  Clarkson  Christopher  Lumber  Company,  which  owned 
and  operated  mills  through  the  state  of  Arkansas  and  during  the  last  two  years 
of  his  connection  with  that  company  was  manager  and  salesman  for  the  house 
at  Elmore,  Arkansas.  In  1890  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  became  a  member 
of  the  Bonsack  Lumber  Company,  of  which  he  is  now  secretary.  He  is  a  prac- 
tical lumberman  and  now  has  charge  of  the  employes  of  the  house  and  in  fact 
is  to  a  great  degree  manager  of  the  extensive  business  of  this  company,  con- 
trolling one  of  the  largest  hardwood  lumber  enterprises  of  St.  Louis,  handling 
only  material  for  planing  mills  and  furniture  factories.  Mr.  Baldwin  made  a 
close  study  of  the  lumber  business  in  every  detail  and  it  would  be  difficult  to  find 
many  who  are  better  judges  of  lumber  or  are  more  thoroughly  conversant  with 
the  trade  in  all  of  its  direct  and  subsidiary  interests. 

Edward  S.  Baldwin  married  Aliss  Jessie  Buchanan,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  E. 
and  Nancy  J.  Buchanan,  who  resided  in  JNIemphis,  Tennessee,  whence  they  re- 
moved to  St.  Louis  about  the  time  of  the  removal  of  the  Baldwin  family  to 
this  city.  While  in  Memphis  the  two  families  lived  on  the  same  street  in  ad- 
joining houses.  Mr.  Buchanan  did  not  remain  in  St.  Louis,  however,  for  very 
many  years.     He  was  a  river  man  and   removed  to  Hannibal,  ^lissouri.  where 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  997 

both  he  and  his  wife  died,  leaving  a  family  of  three  children :  Charles  R. ;  Xannie 
L.,  the  wife  of  Louis  E.  Getty.s ;  and  Jessie  May,  now  Mrs.  Baldwin.  Unto 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Baldwin  have  been  born  four  children:  Gertrude  Kyle,  Irene 
Mildred,  Charles  Sidney  and  Rose  Lethenia. 

Mr.  Baldwin  has  been  a  member  of  the  iMasonic  fraternity  for  twenty- 
six  years,  being  now  affiliated  with  George  Washington  Lodge,  Xo.  9.  He  served 
for  eleven  years  as  secretary  of  Goodhope  Lodge,  Xo.  218.  He  is  a  member  of 
the  Old  Guard  Council  of  the  Royal  Arcanum  and  for  the  past  six  years  has 
served  as  collector  in  this  organization.  The  family  are  all  members  of  the 
Hammett  Place  Christian  church,  of  which  Mr.  Baldwin  is  treasurer,  having 
acted  in  that  capacity  for  five  years.  He  is  much  interested  in  the  work  of  the 
church  and  his  labors  have  been  factors  in  its  growth.  Politically  he  is  a  re- 
publican where  state  and  national  questions  are  involved  but  casts  an  inde- 
pendent local  ballot.  The  review  of  his  life  is  another  proof  of  the  statement 
made  by  Carlisle  that  "biography  is  the  most  universally  interesting  and  profit- 
able of  all  reading."  His  history  is  indicative  of  the  fact  that  success  does  not 
depend  upon  environment  or  early  assistance  but  on  the  contrary  is  much  more 
apt  to  be  secured  when  the  individual  is  early  thrown  upon  his  own  resources 
and  comes  to  recognize  and  know  his  own  talents  and  powers  as  they  are  called 
forth  in  the  discharge  of  his  daily  duties.  Mr.  Baldwin  well  merits  the  alto- 
gether expressive,  if  somewhat  hackneyed,  term  of  a  self-made  man.  He  faced 
the  world  without  capital  but  with  determination  to  work  his  way  upward  and 
as  successive  promotions  have  brought  him  a  wider  outlook  his  ambition  has 
reached  out  to  larger  undertakings  and  in  the  field  of  legitimate  and  honorable 
labor  and  business  activity  he  has  won  notable  success. 


THE  LEMP  FA^vIILY. 

For  more  than  two-thirds  of  a  century  the  name  of  Lemp  has  been  found 
on  the  records  of  St.  Louis'  active  and  successful  business  men.  It  is  doubtful 
if  any  resident  of  the  city  has  done  more  for  its  industrial  development  or  for 
its  progress  along  other  lines  than  did  William  J.  Lemp,  the  promoter  of  the 
William  J.  Lemp  Brewing  Company  and  a  cooperant  factor  in  many  other  busi- 
ness interests  of  importance.  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  v\'ho  take  the  initiative  are 
comparatively  few.  The  vast  majority  do  not  seem  to  recognize  opportunity 
for  the  coordination  of  forces  and  the  development  of  new,  extensive  and  profit- 
able enterprises,  and  therefore  must  follow  along  paths  which  others  have  marked 
out.  William  J.  Lemp,  however,  did  not  belong  to  that  class,  for  he  possessed 
strongly  the  initiative  spirit,  realized  the  possibility  for  the  combination  of  forces 
and  wrought  along  lines  of  mammoth  undertakings. 

The  name  of  Lemp  is  synonymous  with  the  great  brewing  interests  of  St. 
Louis.  The  founder  of  the  family  in  America  was  John  Adam  Lemp,  who 
emigrated  to  the  LTnited  States  in  1836,  and  journeying  westward  by  way  of  Cin- 
cinnati, became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  in  1838.  Since  that  time  the  business 
interests  associated  with  the  name  have  constantly  developed  in  volume  and  im- 
portance luitil  the  financial  interests  of  the  family  are  represented  by  a  princely 
fortune.  Two  years  after  his  arrival  here  John  Adam  Lemp  established  a  small 
brewery.  He  had  learned  the  business  of  manufacturing  beer  in  his  native  coim- 
try  with  his  father,  and  thus  four  successive  generations  of  Lemps  have  contrib- 
uted to  the  fame  of  the  name  in  connection  with  brewing  interests.  The  original 
plant  was  on  Second  street  between  Walnut  and  Elm  streets  and  was  operated 
under  the  name  of  Lemp's  Western  Brewery.     It  has  been  the  policy  of  the  house 


998  ST.  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTH  CITY. 

never  to  sacrifice  quality  and  quantitj-  and  undoubtedly  this  has  been  one  of  the 
strong  features  of  the  marvelous  success  which  has  attended  the  enterprise.  John 
Adam  Lemp  continued  in  the  manufacture  of  beer  with  growing  success  for 
twent3'-two   years   or   until   his   death    in    1862. 

William  J.  Lemp  then  succeeded  his  father  as  owner  of  the  business,  and 
while  it  is  true  that  he  entered  upon  an  industry  already  established,  many  a  man 
of  less  resolute  spirit  would  have  failed  to  enlarge  and  develop  the  undertaking 
to  its  present  mammoth  proportions.  He  had  had  practical  experience,  having 
been  for  some  time  associated  with  his  father  in  the  active  management  of  the 
business.  His  life  record  began  in  Germany  in  1836  and  he  remained  a  resident 
of  that  country  until  1848,  enjoying  the  advantages  of  thorough  instruction  in 
its  public  schools.  When  a  youth  of  twelve  years  he  was  brought  to  St.  Louis 
by  his  father  and  here  continued  his  education,  which  he  completed  in  St.  Louis 
University.  He  then  entered  his  father's  business  and  soon  acquired  a  thorough 
knowledge  of  its  affairs,  acting  for  a  time  as  foreman  while  later  he  became 
manager.  The  business  grew  rapidly  and  gradually  afforded  the  young  man 
abundant  opportunity  to  make  himself  familiar  with  the  details  of  a  brewery 
establishment.  As  both  foreman  and  manager  he  displayed  executive  ability 
which  contributed  much  to  the  success  of  the  business,  but  at  the  time  of  the 
Civil  war  he  put  aside  all  business  and  personal  considerations,  feeling  that  his 
first  duty  was  to  his  country,  and  enlisted  in  the  Third  Regiment  of  the  United 
States  Reserve  Corps.  He  was  acting  as  orderly  sergeant  of  his  company  when 
mustered  out  of  service  in  the  fall  of  1861.  When  his  father  died  the  following 
year  William  J.  Lemp  entered  upon  full  charge  of  the  business  and  marked  his 
control  of  its  affairs  by  a  spirit  of  enterprise  that  rapidly  pushed  it  onward  to 
increasing  success.  The  growth  of  the  trade  demanded  increased  facilities  and 
a  tract  of  land  was  purchased  at  the  corner  of  Cherokee  street  and  Second  Caron- 
delet  avenue,  now  Thirteenth  street.  There  the  plant  was  established  and  new 
buildings  have  been  erected  from  time  to  time  as  the  business  has  warranted 
until  the  property  today  covers  ten  city  blocks.  There  has  been  a  marvelous 
development  in  the  process  of  manufacture  and  in  the  care  of  the  product.  In 
the  location  to  which  the  brewery  had  been  removed  at  an  early  day  there  was 
a  natural  cave  seven  or  eight  hundred  feet  long  which  was  used  for  a  storage 
room,  but  while  the  cave  is  still  in  existence  it  has  long  since  been  supplanted 
by  modern  cellars  which,  combined  with  refrigeration,  furnish  the  most  modern 
processes  for  the  care  of  the  output.  The  cellars  of  the  Lemp  brewery  are  today 
the  largest  in  the  United  States,  some  of  these  being  sixty  feet  deep.  In  the 
early  days  of  beer  making,  brewing  was  done  only  in  the  winter  and  caves  and 
cellars  were  used  exclusively  for  storage,  but  the  demands  of  the  present  age 
are  such  that  the  manufacture  of  beer  is  daily  throughout  all  seasons  of  the  year. 

Throughout  his  entire  business  life  William  J.  Lemp  was  actuated  by  a 
spirit  of  progress.  He  was  constantlv  studying  that  he  might  improve  upon 
the  methods  of  manufacture  and  the  processes  for  the  care  and  shipment  of  the 
output,  and  he  not  only  quickly  took  up  ideas  which  he  learned  from  others 
but  displayed  his  initiative  spirit  in  formulating  and  promoting  many  new  ideas, 
which  have  been  most  important  and  valuable  elements  in  beer  manufacture. 
Under  his  capable  control  the  business  developed  rapidly,  its  marvelous  growth 
being  indicated  by  the  extensive  plant  now  owned  bv  the  company,  covering  ten 
city  blocks,  while  employment  is  furnished  to  hundreds  of  people  and  railway 
trains  enable  the  company  to  place  its  product  direct  from  the  factory  into  cars 
for  shipment.  The  shipping  yards  cover  half  a  dozen  blocks  near  the  river  and 
several  hundred  refrigerator  cars  are  constantly  in  service.  In  i8q2  the  busi- 
ness was  incorporated  with  William  J-  Lemp  as  president,  William  J.  Lemp,  Jr., 
vice  president,  and  Louis  F.  Lemp  as  superintendent.  The  father  remained  an 
active  factor  in  the  control  and  management  of  the  extensive  business  which  he 
had  built  until  his  death,  nor  was  he  imknown  in  other  business  connections. 
His  cooperation  was  sought  in  various  fields  of  commercial,  industrial  and  finan- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  999 

cial  enterprise.  Jrle  became  a  member  of  the  first  board  of  directors  of  the  First 
National  Bank,  was  a  director  of  the  German  Savings  Institution  and  connected 
with  various  otlier  business  interests  which  have  had  direct  bearing  upon  the 
growth,  development  and  prosperity  of  the  city.  He  was  also  a  stockholder  in 
breweries  located  in  Texas  and  was  identified  with  a  number  of  ice  plants  in 
various  states.  As  the  business  developed  in  St.  Louis  the  company  conducted 
kindred  or  subsidiary  interests  which  were  the  outgrowth  of  the  brewing  busi- 
ness. These  included  extensive  ice  manufacturing  plants,  a  plant  for  the  manu- 
facture of  bottles,  etc.  One  of  the  features  of  the  success  which  attended  William 
J.  Lemp  was  his  ability  to  correctly  judge  of  men,  their  capacities  and  powers 
and  he  thus  drew  around  him  a  capable  corps  of  assistants  in  the  managers  of 
the  various  departments  of  a  well  organized  and  most  carefully  systematized 
business. 

On  the  3d  of  December,  1861,  Mr.  Lemp  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Julia  Feickert  and  unto  them  were  born  five  sons  and  three  daughters,  all  yet 
living  with  the  exception  of  one  son,  Frederick  W.  Lemp,  who  passed  away  four 
years  prior  to  his  father's  demise.  The  surviving  members  of  the  family  are : 
Anna,  the  wife  of  Alexander  Konta,  a  playwright  of  New  York;  Hilda,  the 
wife  of  Colonel  Gustave  Pabst,  the  wealthy  Milwaukee  brewer ;  Elsa,  at  home ; 
and  William  J.,  Louis,  Charles  A.,  and  Edwin  A.,  who  succeeded  to  their  father's 
business.  Mr.  Lemp  was  always  devoted  to  the  welfare  of  his  family,  consid- 
ering no  personal  sacrifice  or  effort  on  his  part  too  great  if  it  would  promote 
the  welfare  and  happiness  of  his  wife  and  children.  He  also  held  friendship 
inviolable  and  he  possessed  a  nature  which  with  all  of  its  strength  and  business 
capacity  was  most  genial  and  cordial.  He  thus  shed  around  him  much  of  the 
sunshine  of  life.  No  man  took  deeper  interest  in  the  welfare  and  upbuilding 
of  St.  Louis  than  did  William  J.  Lemp  nor  contributed  more  generously  to  the 
support  of  public  projects  or  the  promotion  of  the  city's  interests.  He  was  a 
member  of  the  Merchants'  Exchange,  served  as  its  vice  president  and  on 
numerous  important  committees.  His  connection  with  that  influential  body  identi- 
fied him  prominently  with  many  movements  calculated  to  advance  the  manufac- 
turing and  commercial  interests  of  St.  Louis.  He  was  also  a  director  of  the 
Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  but  he  took  the  deepest  interest  in  measures  to 
exploit  the  facilities,  opportunities  and  resources  of  the  city.  No  business  man 
of  the  city  was  better  known  or  more  highly  esteemed,  especially  by  his  business 
associates.  He  was  entirely  free  from  ostentation,  being  notablv  modest  and  un- 
assuming. A  benevolent  spirit  led  him  to  give  ready  and  generous  support  to 
many  charities,  while  his  gifts  to  private  individuals  were  numberless  and  vet 
no  one  would  know  of  this  if  it  remained  to  Mr.  Lemp  to  tell  the  tale.  In  fact, 
he  shrank  from  any  publicity  concerning  such  matters.  He  gave  not  because 
of  a  sense  of  duty  but  because  of  the  deep  and  abiding  interest  in  his  fellow- 
men  and  tiieir  welfare.  His  nature  was  kind,  his  sympathies  broad  and  he  was 
ever  permeated  by  a  desire  to  assist  others  less  fortunate  than  himself.  That 
he  was  ever  a  most  just  and  kindly  employer  was  indicated  by  heartfelt  sorrow 
manifested  by  hundreds  of  his  employes  at  the  time  of  his  death.  In  several 
of  the  social  clubs  of  the  city  Mr.  Lemp  was  a  valued  member.  He  was  always 
a  broad-minded  man  and  moreover  a  gentleman  of  wide  culture,  who  traveled 
extensively  and  took  great  delight  in  the  art  and  scenic  beauty  of  the  old  world 
as  well  as  of  the  new.  He  spent  some  time  in  touring  .\laska  and  traveled  much 
over  the  United  States,  being  always  greatly  interested  in  the  progress  of  his 
adopted  country,  recognizing  that  it  was  making  history  while  the  glory  of  other 
lands  was  largely  a  thing  of  the  past.  The  death  of  Mr.  Lemp  occurred  Febru- 
ary 13,  1904,  when  he  was  in  the  sixty-eighth  year  of  his  age,  and  thus  passed 
from  life  one  of  the  most  notable  figures  in  the  history  of  St.  Louis,  a  man  who 
claimed  for  himself  no  unusual  powers  or  abilities,  but  who  through  the  utiliza- 
tion of  opportunities  that  others  passed  by  heedlessly  gained  for  himself  a  promi- 
nent position  in  the  business  world. 


1000  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

On  his  death  his  four  sons  became  owners  of  the  extensive  business  which 
had  been  developed  in  the  Hfe  time  of  their  father.  William  J.  Lemp,  Jr.,  now 
president  of  the  William  J.  Lemp  Brewing  Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis, 
August  13,  1867.  The  public  schools  of  the  city  afforded  him  his  early  educa- 
tional privileges,  while  his  more  advanced  literary  training  was  received  in 
Washington  University.  He  also  pursued  a  technical  course  in  the  United 
States  Brewers  Academy  of  New  York  and  was  there  graduated  in  1885.  This 
brought  to  him  a  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  business  in  its  scientific  phase 
and  well  qualified  him  for  the  responsible  position  he  was  to  fill.  Upon  leaving 
the  brewers  academy  he  soon  became  active  in  the  management  of  the  company's 
afifairs,  being  appointed  superintendent  in  a  short  time  and  at  the  age  of  twenty- 
five  he  was  elected  vice  president  upon  the  incorporation  of  the  business  in  1892. 
He  served  in  that  capacity  until  November  7,  1904,  when  he  was  elected  to  the 
presidency  of  the  company  and  is  now  at  the  head  of  an  industrial  concern 
which,  in  point  of  volume  of  business,  is  one  of  the  most  important  commercial 
enterprises  of  the  city,  while  the  quality  of  its  product  has  contributed  in  a  large 
measure  to  the  high  reputation  wliich  St.  Louis  sustains  in  connection  with  its 
brewing  interests.  Mr.  Lemp  has  been  regularly  connected  with  the  William  J. 
Lemp  Brewing  Company  since  1885.  He  was  in  hearty  sympathy  with  the 
policy  inaugurated  by  his  grandfather  and  continued  by  his  father  and  has  fol- 
lowed the  same  course  in  the  conduct  of  the  business  since  he  became  its  chief 
executive  officer.  It  has  been  a  fixed  and  unalterable  principle  of  the  family  that 
the}'  never  rushed  their  business  at  the  expense  of  the  quality  of  their  product. 
There  is  a  conservatism  among  the  Lemps  in  the  interest  of  good  beer  rather 
than  large  sales.  One  can  form  no  adequate  conception  of  the  extent  of  the 
plant,  the  perfect  organization  of  the  business  and  the  thoroughness  with  which 
every  department  is  managed  without  a  visit  thereto.  One  bottling  department 
alone  occupies  an  entire  city  block  and  is  the  largest  single  scientific  bottling 
department  in  the  world.  A  counter-pressure  bottling  apparatus  in  use  is  the 
individual  and  exclusive  property  of  the  William  J.  Lemp  Brewing  Company. 
Filling,  corking  and  wiring  machines  used  have  a  capacity  of  three  hundred 
thousand  bottles  a  day.  The  labels  are  pasted  on  the  bottles  with  machines  at 
the  rate  of  two  thousand  per  hour.  Pasteurization  of  beer  is  a  feature  of  the 
Lemp  brewery,  and  all  the  bottled  beer  sold  is  bottled  in  the  brewery.  Its  purity 
is  thus  assured.  The  beer  used  for  bottling  is  piped  direct  from  the  vats  in  the 
cellars  through  an  underground  passage  four  hundred  and  ten  feet  long,  and 
the  beer  is  never  exposed  to  the  air  from  the  time  it  leaves  the  vats  until  it  is 
opened  in  the  bottles.  Steel  tanks  lined  with  glass  enamel  are  used  and  the  pipes 
are  all  block  tin.  The  steam  generating  plant  represents  four  thousand  horse 
power  and  the  refrigerating  machines  have  a  capacity  of  one  thousand  tons  of 
ice  a  day.  The  stables  of  the  Lemp  Brewing  Company  accommodate  two  hun- 
dred horses  and  one  hundred  wagons  in  which  delivery  of  beer  is  made. 

In  addition  to  the  brewery  Lemp  Park  is  maintained  and  is  one  of  the  many 
fine  summer  gardens  of  St.  Louis,  covering  over  four  city  blocks.  There  are 
pavilions  for  dancing,  music  and  an  open  air  theatre  and  performances  are  given 
nightly  during  the  summer.  Park  Hall,  which  like  the  entrance  to  the  park  is 
an  artistic  structure,  contains  two  stages  and  in  winter  is  the  scene  of  balls, 
concerts  and  masquerades. 

It  is  to  the  control  of  this  mammoth  enterprise  of  the  William  J.  Lemp 
Brewing  Company  that  William  J.  Lemp,  Jr.,  is  now  largely  giving  his  time, 
yet  his  energies  and  efforts  have  by  no  means,  however,  been  confined  to  one 
imdertaking,  for  he  is  a  man  of  resourceful  ability,  whose  talents  have  been  de- 
veloped in  various  channels  of  trade  and  many  corporate  concerns  owe  their 
success  in  a  large  measure  to  his  capability  as  director.  He  is  now  the  president 
of  the  Western  Cable  Railway  Company,  of  St.  Louis ;  president  of  the  Joplin 
Ice  &  Cold  Storage  Companv,  of  Joplin,  Missouri ;  president  of  the  Sedalia  Ice, 
Light  &  Fuel  Company,  of  Sedalia,  Missouri ;  president  of  the  Columbia  Manu- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  1001 

facturing  Company,  of  Dallas,  Texas;  president  of  the  Mena  Ice  &  Cold  Storage 
Company,  of  Mena,  Arkansas ;  president  of  the  Little  Rock  Brewing  &  Ice  Com- 
pany, of  Little  Rock,  Arkansas ;  president  of  the  Ardmore  Ice,  Light  &  Power 
Company,  of  Ardmore,  Oklahoma ;  director  of  the  Kinloch  Long  Distance  Tele- 
phone Company,  of  St.  Louis;  director  of  the  German  Savings  Institution,  of 
St.  Louis;  director  of  the  Consumers  Ice  &  Cold  Storage  Company,  of  El  Paso, 
Texas;  director  of  the  Temple  Ice  &  Refrigerating  Company,  of  Temple,  Texas; 
and  numerous  other  concerns  in  various  parts  of  the  country.  His  business  in- 
terests are  of  an  important  character  and  indicate  the  wisdom  he  has  displayed 
in  his  investments  and  prove  his  power  and  capability  as  an  executive  officer 
and  manager  of  important  concerns. 

Mr.  Lemp  has  one  son,  William  J.,  who  is  the  third  of  that  name.  Mr. 
Lemp  is  a  member  of  the  Merchants  Exchange  and  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 
He  also  belongs  to  the  following  clubs  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis:  Mercantile,  St. 
Louis,  Noonday,  Glen  Echo.  Country,  Western  Rowing,  Lemp  Hunting  and 
Fishing,  Automobile,  Aero,  Liederkranz  and  others.  A  social  nature,  cordial  ad- 
dress and  read}'  recognition  of  the  good  qualities  of  others  have  made  him 
popular  in  these  organizations.  Politically  Mr.  Lemp  is  a  democrat,  but  the 
honors  and  emoluments  of  public  ofifice  have  no  attraction  for  him.  He  has 
preferred  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  affairs,  which  are  con- 
stantly growing  in  volume  and  importance.  Mr.  Lemp  has  not  only  successfully 
conducted  his  immense  brewing  enterprise,  but  by  extending  his  efforts  to  other 
fields,  many  localities  have  profited  by  his  business  activity  and  unfaltering 
energy.  He  is  a  splendid  type  of  the  resourceful,  energetic  man  who  used  well 
the  vast  opportunities  which  America  affords  in  her  complex  business  conditions. 


FREDERICK  HERMAN  KREISMANN. 

There  is  today  no  man  more  prominently  in  the  public  eye  in  St.  Louis  than 
Frederick  Herman  Kreismann,  the  recently  elected  mayor  of  the  city.  His 
friends — and  they  are  legion — feel  not  the  slightest  doubt  concerning  the  adminis- 
tration which  the  city  is  just  entering  upon  for,  knowing  Air.  Kreismann,  recog- 
nizing his  ability,  his  forcefulness,  his  initiative  spirit  and  his  intense  loyalty 
in  matters  municipal,  they  feel  that  needed  reform  and  substantial  progress  will 
both  be  conserved  and  that  the  same  promptness  and  dispatch  will  characterize 
his  control  of  municipal  interests  as  is  manifest  in  the  discharge  of  his  business 
affairs.  These  opinions  have  a  substantial  basis  in  the  fact  of  his  excellent  record 
as  circuit  clerk  and  in  the  cotirse  which  he  has  always  maintained  as  a  representa- 
tive of  insurance  interests.  Moreover  St.  Louis  has  long  known  him,  for  while  he 
is  a  native  of  the  neighboring  state  of  Illinois,  he  was  brought  to  St.  Louis  in 
his  boyhood  days  by  his  parents,  Frederick  and  Frances  (Bruner)  Kreismann, 
from  the  city  of  Quincy,  where  his  nativity  occurred  August  7,  1869.  His 
education  was  begun  in  the  public  schools  of  that  city  and  continued  in  St.  Louis, 
through  consecutive  grades  until  he  became  a  student  in  the  Central  high  school. 

On  putting  aside  his  text  books  Mr.  Kreismann  turned  his  attention  to  civil 
engineering  and  surveying,  which  he  followed  in  St.  Louis  from  18S8  until  1S90. 
In  the  latter  year  he  entered  the  insurance  field  as  clerk  in  the  office  of  the 
German  Alutual  Fire  Insurance  Company  of  St.  Louis,  and  in  this  department  of 
labor  he  has  met  substantial  and  continuous  advance,  his  broadening  knowledge 
of  the  business,  his  ready  adaptability  and  above  all  his  unwearied  industry 
carrying  him  Into  important  relations  in  the  insurance  business.  From  1S91 
until  1893  he  acted  as  special  agvMit  and  adjuster  of  the  Aetna  Insurance  Com- 
pany of  Hartford,  Connecticut,  for  the  State  of  Nebraska,  and  in  the  latter  rear 
entered  local  insurance  business  in  St.  Louis,  becoming  senior  partner  of  the 
firm  of  Kreismann  &  Warfield,  general  insurance  agents.     In  this  connection  the 


1002  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

firm  built  up  an  extensive  business,  securing  a  large  and  representative  clientage, 
but  the  capabilit}'  of  ]\Ir.  Kreismann  led  to  his  selection  for  official  service  and 
he  was  called  from  private  to  public  life  to  become  circuit  clerk. 

From  the  time  that  age  conferred  upon  him  the  right  of  franchise,  Mr. 
Kreismann  has  been  a  stalwart  republican,  thoroughly  conversant  with  the  vital 
questions  and  issues  of  the  day  and  the  intricate  political  situation  of  the  country. 
Standing  at  all  times  for  progress  and  improvement  and  believing  that  his  party 
is  best  calculated  to  conserve  public  interests  in  this  line,  he  has  in  more  recent 
years  been  identified  with  the  movement  which  is  today  one  of  the  hopeful  signs 
of  the  times,  a  movement  common  to  both  parties  among  men  who  stand  for 
the  highest  in  citizenship  and  for  the  best  in  public  service.  It  was  Mr.  Kries- 
mann's  position  as  an  advocate  of  municipal  improvement  and  the  adoption  of 
methods  of  practical  reform,  intrenchments  in  useless  expenditure  and  progres- 
siveness  in  lines  where  expenditure  would  be  of  substantial  and  far-reaching 
benefit,  that  caused  him  to  be  spoken  of  some  months  ago  as  a  candidate  for 
mayor.  His  candidacy,  urged  by  prominent  republican  leaders,  soon  attracted  a 
strong  following  and  the  people  voiced  their  faith  in  him  in  the  splendid  plurality 
which  they  gave  to  him  on  the  6th  of  April,  1909. 

Mr.  Kreismann  is  most  pleasantly  situated  in  his  home  life.  He  was  married 
on  the  25th  of  June,  1902,  to  I\Irs.  Pauline  Whitman,  who  by  her  former  marriage 
had  two  sons.  Golden  and  Paul  Whitman.  The  children  of  this  marriage  are 
twin  daughters,  Helma  Frances  and  Ruth  Josaphine.  The  little  daughters  are 
now  attending  the  Lennox  Hall  Kindergarten,  wdiile  Golden  is  a  student  in  the 
Blees  Military  Academy  at  Macon,  Missouri,  where  he  is  preparing  for  Yale, 
while  Paul  attends  the  Eugene  Field  school  in  this  city.  Mrs.  Kreismann  is  a 
5ady  of  liberal  education,  having  pursued  a  seven  years'  course  of  study  in  the 
Ursuline  Convent  in  Germany.  She  has  also  traveled  widely,  is  conversant  with 
the  best  literature  and  possesses  considerable  skill  as  a  pianist.  Moreover  she 
believes  in  thorough  education  and  to  this  end  is  giving  her  children  excellent 
opportunities. 

In  his  fraternal  relations  Mr.  Kreismann  is  a  Mason,  holding  membership 
in  Beacon  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. ;  Belief ontaine  Chapter,  R.  A.  M. ;  Valley 
Council,  R.  &  S.  M. ;  and  Ascalon  Gommandery,  K.  T.  He  likewise  belongs  to 
the  Business  Men's  League,  the  Fire  Underv^'riters  Association  of  the  Northwest 
and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club.  Never  courting  public  favor,  there  are  in  him 
certain  qualities  which  render  him  exceedingly  popular.  His  strong  personality, 
forceful  character  and  unswerving  integrity  are  facts  which  appeal  to  all,  while 
the  generous  appreciation  of  good  qualities  in  others  is  a  proof  of  the  Emersonian 
philosophy  that  "the  way  to  win  a  friend  is  to  be  one."  His  recent  election  is 
an  honor  of  which  he  might  well  be  proud  from  the  fact  that  scarcely  ever  is  so 
young  a  man  elected  to  so  responsible  a  position  and  especially  since  his  opponent 
was  one  of  the  strongest  candidates  that  the  democratic  party  could  produce. 
The  general  public  as  well  as  those  who  know  him  in  the  more  intimate  rela- 
tions of  business  and  social  life  regard  his  honor  a  well  merited  one. 


HENRY  T.  MOTT. 


Henry  T.  Mott,  widely  known  in  military  circles  in  St.  Louis,  has  figured 
prominently  and  popularly  in  the  public  life  of  the  city  and  has  gained  a  credita- 
ble measure  of  success  in  the  conduct  of  a  general  insurance,  real-estate  and  bond 
business.  He  was  born  in  New  York,  December  6,  1853,  a  son  of  John  and  Annie 
(Thiel)  Mott.  I^eft  an  orphan  in  early  childhood,  at  the  age  of  four,  he  found 
a  home  at  Hillsboro,  Illinois,  and  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools 
there  and  in  the  Hillsboro  Academy.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  he  arrived  in  St. 
Louis,  becoming  identified  with  its  business  interests  as  a  shoe  merchant  in  1872. 


HEXRY   T.    MOTT 


1004  ST.  LOUIS,  THE  FOURTH  CITY. 

For  ten  years  he  continued  in  the  trade  here  with  good  success,  resulting  from 
his  close  application  and  well  directed  energy.  In  1882  he  removed  to  Fargo, 
North  Dakota,  where  he  established  the  St.  Louis  Shoe  Store,  which  is  still  in 
existence.  After  conducting  it  for  two  years,  however,  he  sold  out  in  1884  and 
the  following  year  again  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  opened  Mott's  "Big  Boot" 
Shoe  Store.  For  seven  years  he  was  alone  in  business,  at  the  end  of  which  time, 
in  1892,  he  admitted  William  S.  Baker  to  a  partnership  under  the  firm  name  of 
Mott  &  Baker.  Three  years  later  he  sold  out  to  Mr.  Baker  and  opened  an  ex- 
clusive store  for  the  sale  of  men's  fine  shoes  at  No.  510  Olive  street,  but  in  1897, 
because  of  ill  health,  he  sold  out  to  Joel  Swope  &  Brother  and  turned  his  atten- 
tion to  the  insurance  business,  thinking  it  would  make  less  arduous  demands 
upon  his  time  and  give  him  opportunity  for  the  recuperation  of  his  health.  He 
is  a  senior  member  of  the  firm  of  H.  T.  Mott  &  Company,  engaged  in  the  general 
insurance,  real-estate  and  bond  business.  In  this  connection  he  has  secured  a 
large  clientage,  making  his  business  one  of  considerable  extent  and  importance. 

Colonel  Mott  is  prominently  known  in  military  circles,  having  for  many 
years  been  an  active  member  of  the  St.  Louis  National  Guard.  He  was  the  first 
man  in  the  city,  outside  of  the  organized  militia,  to  ofifer  his  services  to  the  gov- 
ernment at  the  beginning  of  the  Spanish-American  war  and  was  immediately 
selected  to  act  as  assistant  adjutant  general  for  the  mobolization  of  troops  on  the 
staff  of  General  Bell  with  the  rank  of  lieutenant  colonel.  From  April  until  No- 
vember, 1898,  he  rendered  valuable  service  with  that  officer  in  Missouri  and  also 
at  Washington,  D.  C,  in  arranging  military  matters,  and  after  inspecting  troops 
at  Camp  Alger,  A^irginia,  and  Chickamauga,  he  brought  three  hundred  and  fifty 
fever-stricken  volunteers  back  to  Missouri  from  these  camps  on  special  trains 
and  organized  the  Spanish-American  war  committee  for  general  relief  work.  He 
was  also  treasurer  of  the  citizens'  reception  committee,  organized  to  greet  the 
returning  soldiers,  and  was  awarded  a  gold  medal  by  the  citizens  in  recognition 
of  the  services  which  he  had  rendered  the  volunteers.  His  militarv  experience 
and  ability  have  made  him  a  prominent  figure  on  various  important  occasions 
in  the  city.  He  was  adjutant  general  of  the  great  Dedication  Day,  St.  Louis 
Day  and  Grand  Army  Day  parades  for  the  Louisiana  Purchase  Exposition,  was 
made  chairman  of  the  committee  to  receive  the  United  States  battleship  Arkan- 
sas on  its  arrival  at  St.  Louis  to  participate  in  the  dedication  of  the  World's  Fair, 
and  was  an  untiring  and  enthusiastic  worker  with  the  original  Louisiana  Pur- 
chase Exposition  committee  of  two  hundred.  In  1905  he  was  chosen  to  act  as 
marshal  in  the  Roosevelt  inauguration  parade  in  Washington.  He  was  organizer 
and  is  president  of  "Old  Company  A,  St.  Louis  National  Guard  Association" 
(the  oldest  military  organization  in  the  west),  dating  from  1852  until  1880,  and 
promoter  of  the  plan  to  place  a  soldiers'  monument  for  Missouri  volunteers  on 
the  beautiful  lot  in  Bellefontaine  cemetery  owned  by  this  association. 

Colonel  Mott  was  married  at  Valparaiso,  Indiana,  on  the  9th  of  June,  1881, 
to  Miss  Martha  E.  Bartholomew,  the  accomplished  daughter  of  Hon.  A.  V. 
Bartholomew.  Mrs.  Mott  is  very  domestic  in  her  tastes  and  devoted  to  her  home. 
She  is  an  ardent  lover  of  music  and  fine  arts,  is  a  constant  reader  of  standard 
authors  and  keeps  thoroughly  abreast  of  the  times,  her  talents  for  these  accom- 
plishments being  such  as  few,  outside  of  professional  lines,  possess.  Colonel  and 
Mrs.  Mott  have  one  child.  Marguerite  D..  who  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  May  5, 
1892,  and  possesses  all  the  graces  and  superior  talents  of  her  mother  as  well  as 
many  of  the  patriotic  and  sterling  qualities  of  her  father.  She  received  her  pre- 
liminary education  in  St.  Louis,  was  graduated  at  the  head  of  her  class  and  is 
ambitious  to  remain  at  the  front  in  all  of  her  studies.  Colonel  Mott  is 
identified  with  various  fraternal,  charitable  and  benevolent  interests.  He  belongs 
to  Occidental  Lodge,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  and  to  the  Masonic  board  of  relief.  He  is 
a  Methodist  in  religious  faith  and  was  one  of  the  founders  of  the  Lindell  Avenue 
Methodist  church  and  served  many  years  on  the  official  board.  He  is  an  active 
worker  in  and  member  of  the  Hospital  Saturday  and   Sunday  Association  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1005 

every  good  work  done  in  the  name  of  charity  or  religion  receives  his  endorsement 
and,  to  the  extent  of  his  abihty,  his  hearty  co5peration.  He  belongs  also  to  the 
Missouri  Historical  Society,  the  Museum  of  Fine  Arts  and  to  the  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  St.  Louis  Public  j\Iuseuni.  Few  residents  of  St.  Louis  are  more 
widely  or  more  favorably  known  and  his  record  is  one  which  proves  that  character 
can  triumph  over  environment  and  that  strong  purpose  can  overcome  early  dis- 
advantages. 


WASHIXGTOX  S.  JOHNSON,  M.  D. 

Dr.  Washington  S.  Johnson,  who  for  twelve  years  engaged  in  the  practice 
of  medicine  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Washington  county,  ^lissouri,  December 
4,  1853,  his  parents  being  Thomas  R.  and  Deborah  A.  (Height)  Johnson,  of 
Washington  county,  where  the  father  was  a  prominent  and  wealthy  farmer.  At 
the  usual  age  the  son  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  there  and  after  attending 
eight  years,  during  which  time  he  advanced  through  the  various  grades,  he  was 
graduated  from  the  county  high  school.  Later  he  attended  the  vV'illiam  Jewell 
College  at  Liberty,  Alissouri,  two  years  and  pursued  a  preparatory  course  in 
medicine.  He  then  came  to  St.  Louis  and  attended  the  Missouri  Medical  Col- 
lege two  years,  after  which  he  was  graduated  in  1882.  In  that  year  he  located 
for  practice  in  Harrisonville,  Illinois,  where  he  remained  as  an  active  and  suc- 
cessful follower  of  his  profession  for  seven  years,  but  desiring  the  broader  field 
of  opportunity  offered  in  city  practice,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1888  and  opened 
an  office  on  Evans  avenue.  Here  he  continued  until  his  death,  which  occurred 
in  1900.  He  was  a  prominent  physician,  well  known  in  the  profession  because 
of  his  comprehensive  understanding  of  its  scientific  principles  and  also  by  reason 
of  his  close  conformity  to  a  high  standard  of  professional  ethics.  The  laity 
recognized  in  him  a  man  of  broad  knowledge  who  proved  his  ability  in  the  results 
which  attended  his  efforts  in  the  sickroom. 

On  the  8th  of  October,  1884,  in  his  native  county.  Dr.  Johnson  was  mar- 
ried to  Miss  Sallie  Long,  a  daughter  of  Samuel  and  Nancy  (Whaley)  Long, 
who  was  a  prominent  stock-raiser,  farmer  and  large  slaveholder  of  \\'ashington 
county.  Dr.  Johnson  held  membership  in  the  Maccabees  lodge  and  gave  his 
political  endorsement  to  the  democracy.  He  also  belonged  to  the  Second  Baptist 
church  of  St.  Louis  and  his  sterling  qualities  of  manhood  showed  that  he  was 
imbued  with  high  and  honorable  principles.  He  w^as  a  dependable  man,  under 
anv  circumstances,  and  the  weight  of  his  character  and  ability  carried  him  into 
important  professional  relations. 


BERNARD  RIXMANN. 

Bernard  Rixmann,  engaged  in  the  grocery  business  at  No.  1031  Lynch  street, 
was  born  in  Furstenau.  Germany,  February  16,  1863,  a  son  of  Wilhelm  and 
Elsie  ( Lepfort )  Rixmann.  The  father  engaged  in  the  milling  business  and  also 
followed  the  occupation  of  farming.  There  were  three  sons  in  the  family : 
George,  who  is  holding  an  important  position  in  connection  with  the  lumber 
enterprise :  Louis,  who  is  a  painter ;  and  Bernard  of  this  review. 

The  last  named  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native 
town  and  in  his  youthful  days  his  interest  was  awakened  in  America  by  the 
reports  which  he  heard  concerning  this  country  and  the  opportunities  here 
offered.  Therefore,  at  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  sought  a  home  in  the  new 
world,  locating  first  at  Hoyleton,  Illinois,  where  for  two  years  he  was  employed 
at  farm  labor.     In   1883  he  crossed  the  river  to  St.  Louis  and  secured  employ- 


1006  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ment  with  the  Anheuser-Busch  Brewing  Company,  working  in  various  positions 
in  the  brewery  for  over  ten  years.  During  that  time  he  carefully  saved  his 
earnings  until  his  capital  was  sufficient  to  enable  him  to  engage  in  business  on 
his  own  account,  and  in  1896  he  opened  a  grocery  store  which  he  has  since 
conducted.  In  this  enterprise  he  has  met  with  excellent  success,  the  business 
growing  from  a  small  venture  to  its  present  extensive  proportions.  Its  growth 
has  been  along  substantial  lines,  resulting  from  his  close  application  to  the  rules 
which  govern  unabating  energy  and  strict,  unswerving  integrity.  As  oppor- 
tunity offers,  Mr.  Rixmann  enjoys  an  occasional  hunting  and  fishing  trip  and 
finds  in  these  his  chief  source  of  recreation,  but  his  time  is  principally  devoted 
to  his  business  interests  with  the  result  that  his  close  application  is  winning 
him  constantly  increasing  success.  As  he  has  prospered  in  his  undertakings 
he  has  made  investment  in  real  estate  until  his  holdings  are  now  quite  extensive. 
On  the  8th  of  October,  1895,  Mr.  Rixmann  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Lizzie  Wehking,  a  daughter  of  Henry  Wehking,  of  this  city,  and  they  have  one 
son,  John,  who  attends  school.  Mr.  Rixmann  is  independent  in  politics,  voting  for 
men  and  measures  without  regard  to  any  political  machine.  He  has  never  had 
occasion  to  regret  his  determination  to  come  to  the  LInited  States,  for  he  found 
here  the  business  opportunities  which  he  sought  and  in  their  improvement  has 
made  steady  progress  toward  the  goal  of  prosperity. 


REV.   MICHAEL  McFAUL. 

Rev.  Michael  McFaul  is  assistant  pastor  of  the  St.  Louis  Cathedral  on  Wal- 
nut street.  He  is  the  oldest  priest  in  St.  Louis,  for  fifty  years  having  been  af- 
filiated with  the  church  in  which  he  is  now  ministering.  He  was  born  in  Balti- 
more, Mar^-land,  November  15,  1823.  Eneas  McFaul.  his  father,  was  a  native  of 
Ireland  and  lived  until  he  had  attained  the  age  of  seventy  years.  He  was  united 
in  marriage  to  Mary  Ann  Collins.  From  this  union  eight  children  were  born,  all 
of  whom  are  deceased  except  the  subject,  who  was  eighty-five  years  of  age  on 
November  15,  1908.  Father  McFaul's  parents,  together  with  their  sons  and 
daughters,  excepting  James,  who  died  in  Tennessee,  passed  away  in  St.  Louis. 
With  the  exception  of  one  boy,  Mr.  Noonan,  residing  somewhere  in  Indiana, 
none  of  the  sons  or  daughters  have  any  living  children. 

Until  he  had  attained  the  age  of  fourteen  years  Father  McFaul  pursued 
his  studies  in  the  parochial  schools  of  Baltimore.  At  the  age  of  fourteen  years 
he  had  attained  such  proficiency  in  his  studies,  being  far  in  advance  of  other 
pupils  of  that  age,  that  he  was  admitted  to  a  college  in  Baltimore,  from  which 
he  was  graduated,  after  having  completed  a  five  years'  course.  It  was  about  the 
time  of  his  graduation  that  his  father,  hearing  of  the  opportunities  of  St.  Louis 
and  the  west,  decided  to  move  to  that  city.  Upon  the  removal  of  his  parents 
Father  ]\IcFaul  was  sent  to  Milwaukee,  Wisconsin,  where  he  continued  his 
studies  for  a  period  of  two  years.  He  graduated  with  high  honors.  It  was  in- 
tended that  he  should  pursue  the  work  of  the  ministry  in  that  place,  but,  owing 
to  the  severity  of  the  climate  in  the  winter,  he  was  granted  permission  by  the 
archbishop  to  enter  the  St.  Louis  diocese.  He  was  then  given  his  present  charge 
in  which  he  has  officiated  for  the  past  fifty  years.  With  the  exception  of  a  few 
years  spent  as  pastor  of  a  church  at  Carondolet,  and  winters  spent  in  the  south, 
his  ministrv  at  the  St.  Louis  Cathedral  has  been  practically  uninterrupted. 

The  old  cathedral  is  one  of  the  historic  structures  of  the  city  and  a  monument 
to  the  pioneer  Catholic  settlers.  It  is  on  Walnut  and  Second  streets  and  marks 
the  spot  where  was  built  the  first  church  of  logs  in  St.  Louis.  Father  Gibault 
celebrated  the  first  mass.  Through  Bishop  Rosati,  who  was  a  classmate  of 
Gregory  XVI,  this  church  obtained  favors  which  no  other  church  in  the  world 
has,  except  the  Basilicas  in  Rome.     One  of  the  most  noteworthy  favors  granted 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1007 

by  the  Pope  was  an  indulgence  which  is  only  granted  to  pilgrims  visiting  the 
seven  Roman  Basilicas  by  special  indulgence.  This  indulgence  may  be  gained 
by  visiting  the  three  altars  in  the  St.  Louis  Cathedral,  though  no  other  cathedral 
or  church  is  so  privileged.  • 

Father  McFaul  has  always  been  noted  for  his  active  pastoral  work.  Al- 
though far  advanced  in  years,  he  does  not  evidence  the  frailties  generally  ex- 
perienced by  those  who  have  attained  his  age.  He  is  known  not  only  among  the 
adherents  of  the  Catholic  church  in  St.  Louis  and  vicinity,  but  by  the  citizens 
of  the  entire  community.  His  interest  in  the  welfare  of  his  parishioners  and  all 
humanity  in  general  has  been  remarkable.  His  entire  ministry  has  been  one 
marked  with  the  greatest  success.  No  man  is  more  highly  esteemed  or  more 
endeared  to  the  hearts  of  those  who  know  him  than  Father  McFaul.  It  is  the 
wish  of  his  vast  circle  of  friends  and  acquaintances  that  it  may  be  many  years 
yet  before  he  will  have  departed  to  join  his  parents  in  that  better  country.  Father 
McFaul  resides  at  209  Walnut  street,  St.  Louis. 


JOHN  A.  HARRISON. 

John  A.  Harrison  was  born  November  9,  1850,  in  Lexington,  ^Missouri,  a 
son  of  the  Rev.  John  A.  and  Emma  (Alauro)  Harrison.  The  father  represented 
an  old  family  in  Virginia,  the  ancestry  being  traced  back  to  the  year  1635  when 
representatives  of  the  name  landed  at  Jamestown.  Rev.  John  A.  Harrison  was 
a  native  of  Lynchburg.  \'irginia.  The  maternal  grandfather.  Philip  Alauro.  ar- 
rived in  St.  Louis  in  1837  and  here  resided  with  his  family  until  his  death  many 
years  afterward. 

When  the  subject  of  this  review  was  a  young  lad  his  father  removed  with 
the  family  to  Tennessee  where  the  son  spent  his  boyhood,  the  family  residence 
being  in  Jackson.  In  i86g  he  was  graduated  from  \\'est  Tennessee  College,  of 
that  place,  and  received  the  degree  of  blaster  of  Arts.  Soon  afterward  he  came 
to  St.  Louis  and  took  up  the  study  of  law  under  the  direction  of  his  mother's 
brother,  Charles  G.  Mauro,  then  a  prominent  attorney  of  this  city.  Following 
his  admission  to  the  bar  he  entered  upon  active  practice  and  has  made  continuous 
progress  in  his  profession.  In  1892-93  he  served  an  ad  interim  term  upon  the 
circuit  bench  by  appointment  of  Hon.  D.  R.  Francis,  then  governor  of  ^lissouri. 
Prior  to  his  appointment  as  judge  he  had.  in  1882.  formed  a  partnership  for  the 
practice  of  law  with  jNIason  G.  Smith  under  the  firm  name  of  Smith  and  Harri- 
son. This  relation  continued  until  1897  when  it  was  terminated  by  the  death  of 
the  senior  partner,  with,  of  course,  the  interruption  made  necessary  by  Judge 
Harrison's  term  upon  the  bench.  For  fifteen  years  they  were  not  only  closely 
associated  in  the  practice  of  law  but  in  the  stronger  ties  of  warm  and  enduring 
friendship  that  in  its  close  and  sacred  relation  partook  of  the  nature  of  brother- 
hood. Their  natures  were  congenial  and  each  showed  for  the  ability  and  char- 
acteristics of  the  other  an  appreciation  which  indicates  a  broad-minded  man.  The 
death  of  Mr.  Smith,  therefore,  was  almost  an  unbearable  blow  to  Judge  Harri- 
son as  it  alwavs  is  when  the  ties  of  a  remarkably  strong  friendsliip  are  thus 
severed. 

Tudge  Harrison  is  a  man  of  notable  public  spirit,  interested  in  everything 
pertaining  to  the  substantial  progress  of  the  community.  In  1899  he  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  board  of  education  and  served  for  six  years,  during 
which  time  he  was  elected  and  acted  as  president  of  that  body  for  a  term.  His 
election  to  the  board  was  upon  the  nomination  of  both  the  democratic  and 
republican  parties  which  marked  the  beginning  of  the  non-partisan  board  of 
education  which  still  prevails  in  this  city.  In  politics  Judge  Harrison  is  a  demo- 
crat and  in  1894  and  again  in  1898  he  was  nominated  for  the  circuit  bench,  but 
was  both  times  defeated  bv  the  heavy  republican  majority  of  those  years.     His 


1008  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

associates,  however,  hold  him  in  the  highest  regard,  appreciating  his  personal 
and  professional  qualities.  His  religious  faith  is  indicated  by  his  membership 
in  Trinity  Episcopal  church  of  which  he  is  a  vestryman. 

In  1881  Judge  Harrison  was  married  to  Miss  Metta  F.  Hall,  of  St.  Louis, 
and  unto  them  have  been  born  seven  daughters  and  two  sons. 


MRS.  SOPHIE  MEREDITH. 

]\Irs.  Sophie  Meredith  occupies  a  beautiful  home  at  No.  5872  Cabanne 
avenue,  St.  Louis.  She  has  spent  nearly  fifty  years  in  this  city  and  has  donated 
a  great  deal  of  her  time  to  charitable  work,  in  which  connection  her  name  has 
become  widely  known,  although  all  her  acts  have  been  done  in  a  spirit  entirely 
free  from  ostentation  or  display.  Mrs.  Meredith  is  a  native  of  Alexander,  Vir- 
ginia, and  comes  of  English  parentage.  Her  husband,  Edward  R.  Meredith,  died 
in  California  in  1850.  Mrs.  Aleredith  was  left  a  widow  with  two  small  children. 
Coming  to  this  city  she  acted  as  governess  for  many  years,  but  for  a  long  period 
has  been  connected  with  no  business  duties.  Her  daughters  are  Georgia,  who 
lives  with  her  mother,  and  Alice  M.,  the  wife  of  Edward  Hotchkiss,  of  Chicago, 
Illinois. 

Interested  in  many  movements  that  tend  to  benefit  conditions  for  the  un- 
fortunate, her  private  and  public  charities  have  been  of  distinct  value  in  the  city's 
philanthropic  work.  For  several  years  she  was  connected  with  Mrs.  Boyle  in 
the  city  mission  and  in  other  lines  her  labors  have  been  equally  effective.  Her 
womanly  qualities  and  broad  sympathy  have  made  her  loved  and  respected  by 
all  who  know  her. 


GEORGE  BECHTOLD. 

George  Bechtold,  who  since  March,  1904,  has  been  associated  as  general  sec- 
retary with  the  Foundry  Employes  Union,  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany,  in  Alay, 
1867.  He  is  a  son  of  George  and  Anna  Marie  Bechtold,  both  of  whom  are  yet 
living,  the  father  being  engaged  in  the  occupation  of  farming. 

At  the  usual  age  George  Bechtold  entered  the  public  schools  and  pursued 
his  studies  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  Soon  after  he  came  to  the  United  States, 
for  favorable  reports  had  reached  him  concerning  America  and  its  opportunities, 
and  he  believed  that  he  might  better  his  financial  condition  on  this  side  of  the 
water.  For  two  years  after  his  arrival  he  was  employed  by  a  tinner  in  New 
York.  On  the  expiration  of  that  period  he  came  to  St.  Louis  where  he  entered 
the  employ  of  the  Liggett  &  Mayer  Tobacco  Factory  which  is  today  the  largest 
establishment  of  this  kind  in  the  word.  That  his  services  were  efficient  and 
faithful  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  remained  with  that  house  for  fourteen 
years.  At  the  beginning  he  was  employed  as  a  machine  operator  but  through 
successive  stages  worked  his  way  upward  to  a  responsible  position,  having 
seventy-five  employes  under  his  direction.  In  1895  Mr.  Bechtold  entered  the 
employ  of  the  St.  Louis  Iron  &  Machine  Company  with  which  he  remained  for 
two  and  a  half  years.  He  was  led  to  leave  the  tobacco  company  from  the  fact 
that  when  it  became  a  part  of  the  trust  there  was  no  chance  for  advancement. 
After  two  and  a  half  years'  connection  with  the  iron  business  he  was  elected 
business  representative  of  the  local  union  of  foundry  employes  and  occupied  that 
position  until  1904  when  he  was  chosen  general  secretary.  He  has  long  been 
in  sympathy  with  the  union  movement  which  he  has  not  studied  as  an  outside  ob- 
server but  as  one  that  is  actively  concerned  in  the  work  as  an  employe.  He  has 
known  exactly  the  conditions  which  have  existed  in  the  labor  field  and,  realizing 


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the  fact  that  the  intere'^t  of  the  working  men  would  he  inii)erik'il  Ijy  the  op- 
pressive measure  of  capitahsts  if  the  working  men  did  not  combine  for  self  pro- 
tection, he  became  allied  with  the  labor  unions  and  is  now  filling  the  responsible 
position  of  general  secretary  with  the  Foundry  Employes  Union. 

In  May,  1893,  IMr.  Bechtold  was  married  to  Miss  Ida  Lohrum,  of  St.  Louis, 
and  they  have  two  children,  Catherine  and  Edna,  who  are  attending  public  school. 
They  have  a  modern  residence  at  No.  3126  Oregon  avenue  and  its  hospitality 
is  one  of  its  most  attractive  features.  Mr.  Eechtold  is  a  third  degree  Mason  and 
is  also  connected  with  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  the  National  Union.  His  po- 
litical preference  is  somewhat  in  democratic  lines.  He  is  a  warm  admirer  of 
William  Jennings  Bryan  but  is  somewhat  independent  at  local  elections  and  casts 
his  ballot  regardless  of  party  affiliations. 


CHARLES    G.  STIFEL. 

There  is  no  country  which  has  furnished  to  America  a  more  loyal  and 
devoted  class  of  citizens  than  Germany.  Charles  G.  Stifel  was  among  those 
who  came  to  America  to  seek  his  fortune  and  yet  at  the  time  of  the  Civil  war 
put  aside  all  business  and  personal  considerations  that  he  might  aid  his  country 
to  preserve  the  L'nion.  His  business  affairs  suiTered  for  lack  of  his  attention, 
but  in  later  years  he  prospered  and  became  one  of  the  prominent  representatives 
of  brewing  interests  in  St.  Louis.  A  native  of  Germany  he  was  born  in  the 
kingdom  of  Wurtemberg  January  28,  1819,  his  parents  being  Frederick  and 
Anna  Catharine  (Renz)  Stifel.  He  attended  the  schools  of  his  native  town 
and  then  hearing  the  call  of  the  new  world  he  responded,  prompted  by  the  hope 
of  winning  success  in  the  land  where  effort  is  not  hampered  by  caste  or  class. 
There  were  years  of  long  and  weary  struggle,  however,  before  he  reached  the 
plane  of  affluence.  He  arrived  in  America  empty-handed  but  possessed  deter- 
mination and  strength  of  character  to  serve  as  the  foundation  upon  which  to 
build  his  prosperity.  He  never  for  an  instant  held  the  fallacious  idea  that  suc- 
cess was  to  be  obtained  without  strenuous  and  persistent  effort  but  realized  the 
fact  that  industry-  constitutes  the  key  that  unlocks  the  portals  of  prosperity. 
He  arrived  in  New  York,  however,  in  1837  when  a  young  man  of  eighteen  years. 
It  was  a  period  of  financial  depression  here  and  though  he  diligently  sought 
employment  it  was  some  weeks  before  he  could  obtain  any  work  although  he 
made  the  effort  in  New  York,  Philadelphia  and  Newark,  N^ew  Jersey.  He  was 
willing  to  do  anything  that  would  yield  him  an  honest  living  and  at  length 
offered  to  work  for  his  board.  Finally  in  the  city  of  Newark  he  met  a  farmer 
who  offered  him  employment  at  four  dollars  per  month  on  a  farm  forty  miles 
distant.  He  gladly  availed  himself  of  this  opportunity  of  earning  his  own  liv- 
ing and  walked  the  entire  distance  to  the  farm,  so  that  he  entered  upon  his 
business  career  in  America  as  a  laborer  in  the  fields  and  for  a  salary  of  little 
more  than  thirteen  cents  per  day.  ^^'hen  times  began  to  improve  after  he  had 
spent  several  months  at  farm  work  he  went  to  \Mieeling,  West  Mrginia,  where 
he  secured  a  situation  in  a  brewery  receiving  ten  or  twelve  dollars  per  month. 
He  was  thus  employed  for  several  years  and  practiced  the  closest  economy  that 
he  might  save  something  from  his  earnings  that  would  constitute  a  nucleus  for 
later  success.  Eventually  he  found  that  his  savings  amounted  to  six  hundred 
dollars  but  he  generously  responded  to  a  request  of  a  friend  for  a  loan  and  lost 
all  but  one  hundred  and  fifty  dollars.  This  was  very  discouraging  and  yet  he 
never  became  utterly  disheartened  for  the  sun  of  hope  still  shone  in  his  heart 
and  lent  him  renewed  effort. 

From  Wheeling,  West  A'irginia.  Mr.  Stifel  went  to  New  Orleans  but  had 
been  in  that  city  only  three  days  when  he  was  stricken  with  an  illness  that  lasted 
for  six  w-eeks  and  left  him  almost  penniless.     This  crushed  all  enthusiasm  that 

64— VOL.  m. 


1010  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  might  have  had  for  the  Crescent  Citv  but  his  capital  was  too  depleted  to 
allow  him  to  seek  a  home  elsewhere  and  to  earn  a  living  he  began  buying  and 
retailing  eggs  in  the  New  Orleans  market.  He  could  at  first  make  but  small 
purchases  owing  to  his  limited  financial  resources.  Gradually  he  built  up  a 
business  however  which  yielded  him  a  net  profit  of  two  or  three  dollars  a  day 
and  saving  much  of  this  he  thus  began  to  accumulate  capital.  Later  he  was  able 
to  engage  in  business  on  a  larger  scale  at  Nashville,  Tennessee,  and  tttrned  his 
attention  to  packing  eggs  which  he  shipped  to  commission  houses  in  New  Orleans. 
From  this  time  on  he  made  progress  in  the  business  world  although  it  was 
through  the  stages  of  gradual  development  that  he  worked  his  way  upward. 
His  prosperity  justified  his  return  to  his  native  land  in  1845  and  he  brought  his 
father  back  with  him  to  America.  While  in  Germany,  however,  he  narrowly 
escaped  being  impressed  into  the  army,  having  evaded  military  service  as  a  young 
man  by  coming  to  America.  He  remained  in  the  fatherland  only  thirteen  days 
else  he  would  have  been  forced  to  serve  as  a  member  of  the  German  army. 

Again  coming  to  the  United  States  Mr.  Stifel  established  a  produce  business 
in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  making  shipments  to  New  Orleans.  Following  his  removal 
to  St.  Louis  in  1849  h*^  ^^  once  became  identified  with  the  brewing  business 
in  which  he  built  up  a  large  fortune  and  gained  renown  as  a  man  of  affairs. 
He  became  part  owner  of  a  brewery  which  was  of  primitive  construction,  located 
at  the  corner  of  Collins  and  Cherry  street,  investing  eighteen  hundred  dollars 
in  the  enterprise.  Success  attended  them  and  after  three  years  Mr.  Stifel  was 
able  to  purchase  his  partners"  interests.  The  growth  of  his  business  justified 
the  building  of  a  brewery  at  the  corner  of  Fourteenth  and  Chambers  streets 
in  1859  and  this  he  managed  until  he  retired  from  active  business  life.  For 
nearly  forty  years  his  plant  was  recognized  as  one  of  the  best  equipped  and 
most  admirably  arranged  breweries  in  the  west,  supplied  with  modern  ma- 
chinery while  the  most  improved  processes  of  manufacture  were  used.  The 
output  was  eighty  barrels  of  beer  daily  when  he  assumed  control  but  this  was 
increased  to  three  hundred  and  fifty  barrels  with  a  malting  capacity  of  one 
thousand  bushels  daily. 

I\Ir.  Stifel  was  actively  and  successfully  managing  the  business  when  in 
1861  the  Civil  war  broke  out.  Desiring  to  aid  the  government  in  the  struggle 
to  preserve  the  L'^nion  intact  he  purchased  fifty  muskets  and  got  together  a 
company  of  one  hundred  men  to  whom  he  began  giving  military  instruction  in 
his  malt  house.  When  prompt  action  became  necessary  he  organized  a  regiment 
within  twenty-four  hours  and  on  the  12th  of  May,  the  day  of  the  capture  of 
Camp  Jackson,  he  marched  it  to  the  arsenal  where  it  was  regularly  mustered 
into  United  States  service  for  three  months  by  General  Lyon.  It  became  known 
as  the  Fifth  Regiment  of  the  United  States  Reserve  Corps  and  Air.  Stifel  was 
chosen  colonel.  After  receiving  arms  and  other  equipment  at  the  arsenal  the 
regiment  proceeded  to  rendezvous  in  the  northern  part  of  the  city  and  while 
passing  up  Walnut  street  was  attacked  by  a  mob  of  Confederate  sympathizers. 
Two  of  the  soldiers  were  killed  and  seven  wounded  but  the  rioters  were  repelled 
with  a  loss  of  thirty-eight  killed  and  wounded.  A  week  later  Mr,  Stifel  was 
ordered  to  report  for  duty  at  Boonville  with  three  hundred  men  and  when 
General  Lyon  left  that  place  for  the  south  a  few  days  afterward  Colonel  Stifel 
was  placed  in  command  of  western  Missouri  and  Kansas.  Two  steamboats  were 
placed  at  his  disposal  together  with  artillery  equipment  which  consisted  of  two 
twelve  poimd  cannon  and  one  sixty-eight  pound  howitzer.  With  this  force  under 
his  command  Colonel  Stifel  resolved  to  begin  active  military  operations  for 
Colonel  Joe  Shelby  of  the  Confederacy  was  encamped  fifteen  miles  below  Lex- 
ington and  was  continually  enlisting  new  men.  Colonel  Stifel  planned  to  sur- 
prise and  attack  Shelby  at  daybreak  with  two  detachments  of  his  troops,  one  of 
which  proceeded  by  boat  to  the  scene  of  action  and  the  other  by  land.  The 
movement  was  entirely  successful  and  believing  that  he  was  attacked  by  a  force 
much  superior  to  his  own   Shelbv  was   completely  routed.     Afterward   Colonel 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    I'OUKTIi    CITY.  KJll 

Stifel  proceeded  to  western  Missouri  and  fought  a  sjjirited  engagement  near 
Independence  at  Blue  Mills,  routing  the  enemv  and  capturing  tliat  place.  He 
afterward  took  part  in  various  skirmishes,  remaining  on  active  duty  for  almost 
a  month  after  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  enlistment,  lieing  then  relieved  from 
duty  at  JefTerson  City,  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  with  his  command. 

Colonel  Stifel  then  resumed  the  active  management  of  his  business,  tender- 
ing his  resignation  to  General  Pope  under  whom  he  was  then  serving  and  who 
at  first  refused  to  accept  the  resignation,  telling  Colonel  Stifel  that  he  could  not 
be  spared.  When  he  realized  that  the  latter  stood  face  to  face  with  financial 
ruin  if  he  did  not  assume  the  management  of  his  business  Colonel  Pope  accepted 
the  resignation  and  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  although  several  years  had  passed 
before  he  retrieved  the  losses  that  followed  upon  his  military  service.  As  time 
went  on,  hoVvever,  he  prepared  and  gained  a  place  among  the  leading  and 
successful  business  men  of  the  city.  In  i88g  he  sold  out  to  the  great  English 
Syndicate  which  acquired  so  manv  brewing  interests  in  St.  Louis  but  continued 
to  manage  the  brewery  that  he  had  established  and  built  up  until  his  retirement 
from  business  in  1892. 

As  Colonel  Stifel  prospered  in  his  undertakings  he  made  judicial  invest- 
ments in  property  and  was  also  interested  in  many  business  ventures  which  con- 
stituted elements  of  the  city's  growth.  For  twentv  years  he  occupied  the  presi- 
dency of  the  Northwestern  Savings  Bank  and  his  name  was  long  an  honored 
one  on  commercial  paper. 

At  the  time  Mr.  Stifel  became  a  resident  of  America  political  interests  were 
controlled  by  the  whig  and  democratic  parties  and  he  gave  to  the  former  his 
support  and  afterward  was  allied  with  the  movement  to  prevent  the  further 
extension  of  slaverv  that  resulted  m  the  organization  of  the  republican  party. 
He  continued  to  vote  with  that  partv  until  his  demise  and  rejoiced  in  its  success 
although  he  never  sought  political  preferment  for  himself.  The  only  office  he 
ever  held  was  in  1855  when  he  was  elected  to  the  upper  branch  of  the  city 
council.  This  did  not  preclude  his  active  participation  in  public  affairs,  however, 
and  many  valuable  public  movements  were  materially  assisted  by  his  cooperation 
and  support. 

Colonel  Stifel  was  married  in  1847  to  Miss  Louise  C.  Stifel  and  unto  them 
were  born  three  children  who  still  survive.  His  son.  Otto  Stifel,  is  a  well-known 
business  man  of  St.  Louis  and  now  a  president  of  the  L'nion  Brewing  Company. 

It  is  a  well-known  fact  that  resolute  character  and  strong  manhood  come 
as  the  result  of  opposition  and  ofttimes  of  discouragement.  It  is  the  men  who 
are  forced  to  battle  with  circumstances  that  learn  the  real  strength  of  their  own 
powers  and  the  hardships  and  difficulties  which  Mr.  Stifel  endured  in  the  early 
years  of  his  residence  here  taught  him  how  best  to  use  his  advantages  and  improve 
his  opportunities.  Work,  persistent,  indefatigable  work,  constitute  the  basis  of 
his  success  and  added  to  this  was  the  sound  judgment  that  comes  through  experi- 
ence in  readily  learning  the  lessons  of  life. 


GL^STAVE  H.  LIPPELT. 

Numbered  among  the  capitalists  of  St.  Louis  Gustave  H.  Lippelt  is  well 
known  and  there  are  in  his  life  history  many  interesting  chapters,  for  he  has 
been  identified  with  mining  interests  upon  the  western  frontier,  with  men 
prominent  in  financial  circles  during  his  residence  in  New  York  and  also  with 
business  concerns  in  the  middle  west.  His  sound  judgment  has  enabled  him  to 
readily  recognize  the  value  of  any  situation  and  his  investments  have  been  made 
accordinglv,  so  that  he  stands  today  not  as  one  whom  fortune  has  favored,  but 
who  has,  bv  earnest,  persistent  etYort,  won  the  fortune  that  he  now  enjoys. 


1012  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

He  was  born  in  Portland,  Callawav  county,  Missouri,  June  26,  1858,  his 
parents  being  Gustave  and  Henrietta  (Frank)  Lippelt.  The  father,  who  was  a 
farmer  and  shoe  merchant,  of  Portland,  Missouri,  is  still  hale  and  hearty  at  the 
age  of  eighty-four  years  and  makes  his  home  most  of  the  time  with  his  son  and 
name-sake,  although  at  other  times  he  lives  with  his  other  son  and  daughter.  In 
early  life  he  manifested  superior  talent  in  artistic  lines,  particularly  in  the  re- 
production from  crude  blocks  of  wood  anything  that  took  his  fancy.  At  various 
periods  he  has  wrought  out  of  such  blocks  exact  likenesses  of  noted  statesmen, 
including  Washington,  Lincoln,  Grant  and  other  Americans  of  note,  as  well  as 
many  Europeans,  such  as  Bismarck,  Emperor  William,  Count  Von  Moltke,  and 
other  noted  men  of  Europe.  These,  his  son  Gustave  afterward  sent  to  the  re- 
spective subjects,  where  the  work  was  highly  appreciated  and  placed  on  ex- 
hibition and  acknowledged  personally  and  highly  complimented.  The  remarkable 
feature  of  this  work  lies  not  alone  in  the  exact  likeness  but  also  in  the  fact  that 
the  artist  used  no  other  tools  or  instruments  save  an  old  Barlow  knife.  His  re- 
markable natural  artistic  ability  was  not  only  shown  by  his  work  but  was  in- 
herited by  others  of  the  family,  as  his  nephew  Frederick  W.  Lippelt  was  one  of 
the  most  promising  artists  of  his  time  and  his  accidental  death  from  drowning, 
while  trying  to  save  another,  cut  short  a  most  promising  career.  Gustave  Lip- 
pelt, Sr.,  is  today  the  oldest  resident  of  Portland.  He  came  to  this  country  when 
quite  young  from  Germany  which  had  been  the  ancestral  home  of  the  family  for 
many  generations. 

Gustave  H.  Lippelt,  whose  name  introduces  this  review,  pursued  his  educa- 
tion in  his  native  city  and  was  afterward  sent  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  spent  three 
years  in  Eyser's  German  University,  a  private  school  of  much  note  at  that  period. 
He  completed  his  studies  in  1871  and  after  leaving  school  his  ambition  was  to 
become  a  pharmacist.  To  this  end  he  entered  a  retail  drug  store,  owned  by 
Charles  Habicht  &  Company,  successors  to  Enno  Sanders,  their  store  being  in 
the  Southern  Hotel  building  at  the  time  it  was  destroyed  by  fire  in  1877.  After 
four  years  of  continuous  study  and  practical  experience,  J\lr.  Lippelt  was  recog- 
nized as  a  pharmacist  of  ability,  as  thorough  in  his  work  as  many  college-bred 
students.  He  remained  with  Habicht  &  Company  until  their  store  was  burned. 
In  1877,  while  traveling  through  the  west  in  search  of  a  location,  he  decided  to  go 
to  Colorado  Springs,  Colorado,  and  there  established  himself  in  the  retail  drug 
business,  which  he  conducted  for  a  period  of  two  years.  Hearing  of  the  marvel- 
ous development  that  was  taking  place  at  Leadville,  he  sold  his  business  at 
Colorado  Springs  and  removed  to  the  former  place,  being  there  connected  with 
the  development  of  mining  and  mining  properties.  Fortunate  in  his  undertaking, 
he  -amassed  considerable  wealth,  but  after  about  two  years  of  western  mining 
life  he  longed  for  a  home,  and  removed  to  New  York  that  he  might  enjoy  the 
opportunities  and  privileges  that  could  not  be  obtained  in  the  pioneer  west.  He 
became  well  known  among  financial  men,  remaining  there  for  a  period  of  five 
years,  while  later  he  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  resided. 

Mr.  Lippelt  had  many  thrilling  experiences  while  in  the  far  west.  During 
his  residence  at  Colorado  Springs  he  was  deputized  by  the  marshal  of  the  town 
to  assist  in  the  capture  of  a  band  of  noted  horse  thieves  and  highwaymen.  While 
riding  through  the  mountains,  where  at  times  the  snow  was  from  two  to  four  feet 
in  depth,  and  without  any  thought  of  danger,  he  was  ambushed.  His  horse  was 
shot  from  beneath  him  and  it  was  supposed  that  he  was  mortally  wounded.  A 
battle  immediately  took  place  between  the  posse  and  the  outlaws.  The  former 
succeeded  in  bringing  the  desperadoes  to  bay.  They  were  made  to  suffer  the 
penalty  for  their  misdeeds  through  the  regular  course  of  law  and  not  by  the 
ministration  of  that  summary  justice  which  was  so  often  meted  out  at  that  early 
day.  Mr.  Lippelt's  injury  fortunately  proved  only  a  severe  fracture  of  one  of  his 
limbs,  and  though  verv  painful  for  a  time  he  was  afterward  completely  restored 
to  good  health.  In  1896  he  established  his  present  business,  in  the  line  of  dry 
goods  commissiiin,  which  he  has  since  successfully  conducted.     Mr.  Lippelt  was 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1013 

married  in  New  York  city,  September  23,  1S84,  to  Miss  Helen  K.  Zittlosen,  a 
daughter  of  Martin  Zittlosen,  of  St.  Louis,  who  belonged  to  one  of  the  early 
prominent  pioneer  families  of  the  city.  He  was  the  first  in  St.  Louis  to  engage 
extensively  in  the  tent  and  awning  business  as  a  manufacturer.  He  was  also 
prominently  known  for  his  charities,  being  identified  with  various  benevolent  and 
philanthropic  institutions.  He  made  it  a  life  rule,  which  he  religiously  followed, 
to  give  ten  per  cent  of  his  entire  earnings  through  life  to  charity.  Mr.  Lippelt 
has  one  daughter,   Marie  Henrietta. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Lippelt  is  a  republican,  believing  firmly  in  the  prin- 
ciples and  doctrines  of  the  party,  although  not  an  office  seeker.  He  has  always 
been  ready  to  aid  his  party,  however,  in  any  way  beneficial  to  the  organization  and 
to  the  country.  His  religious  faith  is  that  of  the  Presbyterian  church,  and  he  is 
a  member  of  the  Noonday  and  Alissouri  Athletic  Clubs.  Having  spent  many  years 
in  the  west,  he  became  a  lover  of  the  outdoor  sports,  being  particularly  fond  of 
hunting  and  fishing,  devoting  much  time  to  both  interests.  He  has  hunted  deer 
and  other  large  game  and  he  always  enjoys  the  excellent  trout  fishing  afforded 
by  the  mountain  streams  of  Colorado.  Mr.  Lippelt  was  one  of  the  incorporators 
and  large  stockholders  of  the  St.  Louis  &  Colorado  Development  Company, 
owning  a  very  large  ranch  located  about  ninety  miles  northwest  of  Denver,  and 
there  he  spends  much  of  his  leisure  time,  living  close  to  the  heart  of  nature. 
He  is  also  a  lover  of  good  literature  and  greatly  enjoys  the  reading  of  good  books. 


JOHN    MULLANPHY. 

Prominent  in  the  ranks  of  the  men  who  molded  the  destiny  of  St.  Louis 
as  it  emerged  from  villagehood  and  took  on  the  proportions  and  powers  of  a 
city  was  John  Mullanphy.  The  extent  and  importance  of  his  business  affairs 
contributed  in  large  measure  to  its  substantial  growth  and  business  develop- 
ment and  his  splendid  achievements  in  this  direction  won  him  the  admiration 
of  all.  He  was  equally  well  known,  too,  in  those  departments  of  activity  which 
ameliorate  hard  conditions  of  life  for  the  unfortunate,  his  benevolence  and 
liberality  constituting  well  balanced  forces  in  his  life  in  connection  with  his 
business  enterprise. 

Mr.  Mullanphy  was  born  near  Inniskillen,  in  County  Fermanagh,  Ireland, 
in  1758,  and  following  his  father's  second  marriage  he  spent  much  of  his  time 
in  the  home  of  his  uncle,  Bryan  Mullanphy.  \Mien  twenty  years  of  age  he 
"became  an  ensign  in  the  Irish  brigade  and  was  stationed  for  some  time  on  the 
isle  of  Rhe  but  was  in  Paris  at  the  time  of  the  attack  on  the  Irish  brigade  by 
the  Sans  Culottes. 

In  1789  John  Mullanphy  was  married  to  Miss  Elizabeth  Browne,  of  Youghal, 
County  Waterford,  Ireland,  who  had  just  reached  the  age  of  sixteen  years.  In- 
tolerant measures  toward  the  followers  of  the  Catholic  religion  led  Mr.  Mullanphy 
to  bring  his  wife  and  little  child  to  America  in  1792.  They  landed  at  Philadel- 
phia and  remained  residents  of  that  city  and  of  Baltimore  until  1798.  In  the 
latter  city  there  sprang  up  a  strong  friendship  between  Mr.  ]\Iullanphy  and  the 
Rev.  John  Carroll,  who  was  afterward  the  first  American  bishop.  A  studv  of 
the  American  continent  and  the  opportunities  offered  in  various  sections  of  the 
country  led  Mr.  ]\Iullanphy  to  seek  a  home  on  the  frontier  of  Kentuckv  in  1798. 
He  located  at  Frankfort  but  afterward  made  frequent  trips  back  to  Philadelphia 
and  Baltimore,  then  known  as  "the  settlements."  A'arious  business  interests  and 
ventures  claimed  his  attention.  About  this  time  he  fitted  out  a  schooner  for  the 
West  India  trade,  the  vessel  being  commanded  by  Captain  Watson  of  Philadel- 
phia. Several  successful  trips  were  made  but  finallv  the  schooner  was  lost  in  a 
gale.  The  city  of  Frankfort  was  at  that  time  a  small  town  and  it  seemed  that  the 
civilization  of  the  white  race  had   scarcely  penetrated  into  the   wildernesses  of 


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ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 


Kentucky.  Catholic  missionaries  made  yearly  or  semi-yearly  visitations  to  that 
district  but  there  were  no  churches  or  chapels  and  those  of  the  faith  would  meet 
at  the  home  of  Mr.  Mullanphy  to  attend  holy  mass  and  receive  the  sacraments. 
His  home  was  always  open  for  the  reception  of  the  ministers  of  the  church. 

In  1804  he  came  to  St.  Louis,  being  induced  to  take  this  step  by  Mr.  Gratiot, 
who  had  visited  Frankfort,  at  which  time  a  strong  friendship  sprang  up  between 
the  two  gentlemen  that  continued  during  life.  With  Mr.  Gratiot  he  traveled  to 
St.  Louis  by  water  and  when  they  reached  Cash  river  two  barges  sent  by  Messrs. 
Chouteau,  of  a  prominent  French  family  of  the  city,  towed  them  up  the  stream. 
The  ]\Iullanphy  home  was  established  on  Second  street  and  was  at  that  time  one 
of  the  most  attractive  residences  of  the  city.  Because  of  his  knowledge  of  French 
and  his  intense  interest  in  public  affairs,  Mr.  Mullanphy  was  soon  appointed 
justice  of  the  peace.  He  offered  to  build  a  courthouse  in  Florisant  on  the  condi- 
tion that  the  seat  of  government  should  be  moved  there,  for  at  that  time  St.  Louis 
was  a  tiny  village,  containing  a  few  scattered  houses  but  no  courthouse  or  jail. 
A  small  school  was  conducted  for  boys  and  girls  by  Mrs.  Rodufort,  while  Madame 
Rigauche  instructed  the  daughters  of  French  families  in  their  own  tongue.  A 
desire  to  provide  his  children  with  better  educational  privileges  led  Mr.  Mullanphy 
to  remove  to  Natchez,  ^Mississippi,  about  1807,  and  he  placed  his  elder  daughters 
in  the  Ursuline  convent  at  New  Orleans.  He  afterward  returned  to  Baltimore 
to  secure  still  better  educational  facilities.  Subsecjuently  he  spent  a  half  year  in 
the  west,  looking  after  his  invested  interests  in  St.  Louis  and  elsewhere  and  then 
decided  to  go  abroad  to  educate  his  children,  his  only  son  who  outlived  his  infancy 
spending  four  years  in  the  Jesuit  College  in  I'aris  and  four  years  at  Stonyhurst 
near  Liverpool,  England,  where  he  was  graduated.  Thus  educated  abroad,  the 
children  became  fluent  linguists  and,  possessing  much  natural  musical  talent  which 
was  trained  under  the  direction  of  able  masters,  they  became  accomplished  musi- 
cians, playing  well  on  several  instruments.  All  were  artists  in  water  colors  and 
oils  as  well,  and  the  daughters  were  adepts  in  fine  embroidery. 

While  Mr.  Mullanphy  had  spent  some  years  away  from  St.  Louis  for  the 
benefit  of  his  children's  education,  it  was  always  his  firm  purpose  to  return  to 
this  city  and  he  did  so  in  1819.  He  had  never  ceased  to  be  largely  interested 
in  business  aft'airs  here  and  it  was  after  the  war  of  1812,  following  the  declara- 
tion of  peace  between  the  United  States  and  Great  Britain  that  he  sold  in  Liver- 
pool large  consignments  of  cotton,  some  of  which  had  served  to  form  the  breast- 
works protecting  the  Americans  against  the  British  at  the  battle  of  New  Orleans. 
He  derived  a  handsome  profit  from  this  sale  and  in  fact  it  constituted  the  basis 
of  his  wealth.  Returning  to  America  with  cash  capital  thus  obtained,  he  was 
enabled  to  make  extensive  investments  in  real  estate  and  from  that  time  forward 
property  interests  lai'gelv  constituted  the  source  of  his  prosperity.  He  purchased 
from  Auguste  Chouteau,  for  fifteen  thousand  dollars  cash,  a  fourth  interest  in 
the  Chouteau  purchase,  and  from  Julian  Dubuque  the  land  on  which  the  present 
city  of  Dubuque,  Iowa,  stands.  In  later  years,  with  the  growth  and  development 
of  the  city,  the  property  which  he  acquired  became  very  valuable  and  netted  him 
a  handsome  annual  revenue.  He  became  the  owner  of  much  property  along  the 
river  front  and  on  a  part  of  his  original  holdings  stands  the  Mullanphy  Or])han 
Asylum  of  the  Ladies  of  the  Sacred  Heart  at  the  corner  of  Taylor  and  Maryland 
avenues.  Only  the  block  on  which  the  first  convent  stood  has  been  vacated,  the 
remainder  of  the  twenty-four  arpents  held  by  Mr.  Mullanphy  being  under  lease 
holdings  of  ninety-nine  years  and  furnishing  a  very  desirable  income  to  the 
orphanage.  A  prominent  factor  in  the  philanthropic  and  charitable  work  of  the 
city,  I\Ir.  Mullanphy  assisted  in  establishing  an  orphan  asylum  for  boys  and  also 
founded  a  home  for  aged  and  destitute  women,  after  which  he  brought  to  the  city 
a  number  of  sisters  of  charity  to  take  charge  of  the  hospital,  his  plan  being 
approved  by  Bishop  Rosati,  who  rendered  him  much  assistance  in  the  work. 
This  was  the  first  home  of  the  kind  established  in  St.  Louis  and,  now  known  as 
the   St.   Louis   Hospital,   it   stands   on   Montgomery   street   near   Grand   avenue. 


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Aside  from  his  benevok-nt  wmk  in  (.-onncctiun  with  in^titutions,  Mr.  MuUanphy 
gave  freely  in  private  charities  and  in  times  of  iinancial  depression  made  Hberal 
donations  to  bakers  that  they  might  furnish  bread  to  the  hungry  poor.  When  the 
cholera  was  epidemic  here  he  employed  a  young  physician,  Dr.  Julian  Henry,  to 
visit  the  sick  throughout  the  surrounding  country,  the  physician  making  his 
headquarters  at  Hazelwood,  the  country  home  of  Major  Graham,  a  son-in-law 
of  Mr.  Mullanph}-.  Major  Graham  furnished  the  Doctor  with  horses  to  make 
his  round  of  visits  and  Mrs.  Graham,  under  the  Doctor's  directions,  prepared 
medicines  for  the  sick,  as  there  were  no  drug  stores. 

]Mr.  and  Mrs.  Mullanphy  became  the  parents  of  fifteen  children,  of  whom 
seven  cHed  in  infancy.  Of  the  others,  Ellen  died  in  Paris.  France,  at  the  age  of 
thirty  years.  Catherine  became  the  wife  of  Major  Richard  Graham,  of  \'irginia, 
who  died  in  1857,  while  she  passed  away  December  7,  1875,  at  the  age  of  eighty 
years.  Jane  was  married  in  New  York  to  Charles  Chambers,  of  Dublin,  Ireland, 
in  1817.  Fie  died  in  i860,  while  Mrs.  Chambers  passed  awav  at  her  country 
home  February  24,  1891,  at  the  advanced  age  of  ninet\-two  years.  Anne,  another 
daughter  of  the  family,  became  the  wife  of  i\Iajor  Thomas  Biddle,  of  Philadel- 
phia, and,  like  her  parents,  became  widely  known  for  her  charitable  and  phil- 
anthropic work,  her  contributions  being  most  generous,  while  to  many  individuals 
she  rendered  timelv  assistance  in  the  hour  of  need.  Her  death  occurred  in  1846. 
]\Iary  Mullanphy,  another  daughter  of  the  family,  became  the  wife  of  Lieutenant, 
afterward  General,  William  S.  Harney,  a  famous  Indian  fighter  and  hero  of  the 
Seminole  war.  Airs.  Harney  passed  away  in  Paris,  August  29,  i860.  Octavia 
Mullanphv  was  married  in  1836  to  her  cousin,  Dr.  Dennis  Delany,  of  Maryland, 
who  died  in  France,  and  she  afterward  became  the  wife  of  Judge  Henry  Boyce, 
of  Louisiana,  who  passed  away  ]March  i,  1873.  Her  death  occurred  in  Paris, 
November  12,  1876.  Bryan  Mullanphv  is  mentioned  on  another  page  of  this 
work.  Jane,  who  in  1833  became  the  wife  of  James  Clemens,  Jr.,  died  August  20, 
1853,  while  Mr.  Clemens  survived  until  January  12,  1878.  The  death  of  Mr. 
Mullanphy,  the  father,  occurred  in  St.  Louis,  August  29,  1833,  while  his  wife 
passed  away  April  14,  1843,  their  remains  being  interred  in  Calvary  cemetery. 
The  name  of  Mullanphv  is  inseparablv  interwoven  with  the  early  history  of  St. 
Lotiis  and  is  honored  by  all  who  have  regard  for  the  city's  history  or  who  cherish 
the  memorv  of  an  upright  and  useful  life.  \\'hile  his  business  interests  were 
extensive  and  important,  bringing  to  him  riches  that  classed  him  with  the  wealth- 
iest men  of  the  middle  west,  he  never  selfishly  hoarded  his  gains,  but  rejoiced 
in  the  opportunity  which  his  prosperity  afforded  him  of  assisting  his  fellowmen. 
He  founded  benevolent  institutions  which  are  still  a  monument  to  his  generositv 
and  his  devotion  to  his  church.  He  brought  hai^pincss  and  comfort  into  manv 
lives  into  which  they  would  not  have  come  otherwise  and  his  acts  of  generositv 
were  never  a  matter  of  condescension  but  rather  the  expression  of  one  who 
recognized  the  brotherhood  of  man. 


THOAIAS  B.  RAINS. 


One  of  the  best  known  representatives  in  St.  Louis  of  mining  interests  is 
Thomas  B.  Rains,  now  manager  of  the  Mrginia  ]\Iining.  Milling  &  Smelting  Com- 
panv.  In  the  control  of  the  interests  of  the  compau}-  he  manifests  keen  discern- 
ment and  much  of  the  spirit  of  the  initiative  and  his  labors  are  ]iroving  substantial 
elements  in  the  attainment  of  success.  .\  native  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,  he  was 
born  October  2,  1861,  of  the  marriage  of  Dr.  Thomas  B.  and  Elizabeth  (Brown) 
Rains.  His  father  was  a  distinguished  physician  and  moreover  conducted  a 
profitable  business  as  a  wholesale  and  retail  druggist  in  Columbia.  Tennessee. 
He  was  born  in  Nashville  in  1834,  while  his  wife's  birth  occurred  in  Mrginia  in 
1837.     Both  have  now  passed  away. 


1016  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Thomas  B.  Rains  pursued  his  education  in  a  private  school  in  Cohniibia, 
Tennessee,  until  fourteen  years  of  age,  after  which  he  entered  Professor  Ed- 
mundson's  school  to  prepare  for  the  Vanderbilt  University.  He  continued  his 
preparatory  course  until  eighteen  years  of  age  and  afterward  spent  two  years 
in  the  university,  pursuing  a  special  course  in  mathematics  and  history.  At  the 
age  of  twenty-one  years  he  joined  his  father  and  brother,  A.  B^  Rains,  in  the 
wholesale  and  retail  drug  business  at  Columbia  and  continued  in  the  partner- 
ship until  1891,  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  business  circles  of  this 
city  as  vice  president  of  the  St.  Louis  Carbonating  &  Alanufacturing  Company. 
He  continued  in  that  connection  until  1903,  when  he  withdrew  from  the  com- 
pany to  become  manager  of  the  Virginia  C  Mining,  JNlilling  &  Smelting  Com- 
pany. The  mines  of  this  company  are  located  in  the  state  of  Chihuahua,  ^lexico, 
and  the  main  office  is  on  the  second  floor  of  the  Merchants  Laclede  building  in 
St.  Louis.  The  mines  are  in  the  heart  of  the  mountains,  about  eighty  miles  dis- 
tant from  a  railroad.  The  district  is  rich  in  mineral  ores  and  a  railroad  is  now 
being  built  within  a  few  miles  of  the  mines,  so  that  as  excellent  shipping  facilities 
will  thus  be  secured  they  will  soon  erect  a  large  smelter  and  with  their  present 
modern  improved  machinery  they  will  be  splendidly  equipped  for  smelting  as 
well  as  mining  their  rich  ores. 

On  the  2d  of  March,  1890,  Mr.  Rains  was  married  at  Mauckport,  Indiana, 
to  Miss  Elizabeth  Fischer,  a  daughter  of  Joseph  and  Victoria  Fischer.  Mr.  Rains 
gives  his  political  allegiance  to  the  democracy,  while  his  religious  faith  is  that  of 
the  Methodist  church.  Reading  and  chess  are  his  favorite  pastimes  and  he  is  a 
man  of  domestic  tastes,  who  prefers  to  spend  his  leisure  hours  at  his  own  fireside. 
He  has  made  a  good  business  record  here  and  is  doing  efficient  work  in  promoting 
the  financial  interests  of  the  mining  company  for  which  he  is  now  manager. 


JEPTHA  DUDLEY  HOWE. 

In  the  affairs  of  state,  as  taken  aside  from  the  extraordinary  conditions  of 
warfare,  there  are  demanded  men  whose  mental  ken  is  as  wide  and  whose  general- 
ship is  as  effective  as  those  which  insure  successful  maneuvering  of  armed  forces 
by  the  skilled  commander  on  the  field  of  battle.  The  nation's  welfare  and  pros- 
perity may  be  said  to  hinge  as  heavily  upon  individual  discrimhiation  and 
executive  ability  in  the  one  case  as  the  other.  It  requires  a  master  mind  to  mar- 
shal and  organize  the  forces  for  political  purposes  and  produce  the  best  results 
by  concerted  effort.  Such  a  leader  is  found  in  Jeptha  Dudley  Howe,  who  may 
well  be  called  one  of  the  commanders  of  the  republican  party  in  St.  Louis,  and, 
moreover,  the  stand  that  he  has  taken  in  his  political  work  has  ever  been  one  in 
favor  of  higher  ideals  and  of  more  practical  results  in  securing  a  cleaner  po- 
litical service.  His  chief  life  work,  however,  is  that  of  the  practice  of  law,  and 
he  has  in  this  field  of  labor  become  equally  well  known  for  his  fidelity  and  the 
interests  of  his  clients  and  his  marked  ability  in  handling  intricate  law  problems. 

Mr.  Howe  was  born  at  Shingle  Springs,  California,  September  30,  1870.  His 
father,  Alphonso  Howe,  died  in  Sacramento,  California,  July  4,  1872.  He  was 
a  native  of  Vermont  and  made  is  way  to  the  Pacific  coast  around  Cape  Horn 
in  1849,  attracted  by  the  gold  discoveries  in  the  far  west.  He  married  Margaret 
Frances  Shields,  who  was  born  in  Frankfort,  Kentucky,  November  30,  1886. 
Following  her  husband's  demise,  she  took  her  little  son  to  Southwest  City,  Mc- 
Donald county,  ^Missouri,  and  at  the  present  time  she  is  living  in  Cherokee 
county,  Oklahoma. 

Jeptha  Dudley  Howe  acquired  his  primary  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  Southwest  City  and  afterward  attended  the  Polytechnic  high  school  of  St. 
Louis  for  two  terms.  He  then  returned  to  the  farm  and  thus  earned  the  money 
with  which  to  complete  his  education.     Again  he  went  to  St.  Louis  in  the  fall  of 


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1891  and  entered  the  St.  Louis  Law  School,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1893,  with  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law.  Following  his  graduation  he  entered 
upon  practice  in  this  city,  where  he  has  remained  continuously  since,  and  in  the 
intervening  fifteen  years  he  has  become  recognized  as  a  forceful  factor  in  legal 
and  political  circles.  He  first  entered  the  law  offices  of  McDonald  &  Howe,  but 
though  advancement  at  the  bar  is  proverbially  slow  no  dreary  novitiate  awaited 
him.  Within  a  very  brief  time  his  practice  had  increased  to  such  an  extent  that 
he  had  to  have  offices  of  his  own  and  his  brother  retired  from  the  partnership 
with  Mr.  ]\IcDonald  on  the  1st  of  January,  1906.  and  the  firm  of  Howe  Brothers 
was  formed.  The  brothers  continued  in  practice  together  until  the  spring  of 
1897,  when  J.  D.  Howe  was  appointed  assistant  circuit  attorney  by  Theodore  C. 
Eggers.  He  remained  in  that  office  until  the  expiration  of  his  term  and  was  a 
candidate  for  circuit  attorney  but  did  not  receive  the  nomination.  He  then  re- 
sumed the  private  practice  of  law  and  in  his  profession  has  attained  distinction 
as  one  whose  knowledge  of  the  principles  of  jurisprudence  is  comprehensive, 
whose  application  is  correct  and  whose  allegiance  to  his  clients'  interests  is  well 
known,  yet  he  never  forgets  the  fact  that  he  owes  a  still  higher  allegiance  to  the 
majesty  of  the  law.  He  is  a  practitioner  in  both  the  civil  and  criminal  depart- 
ments of  law  and  represents  a  number  of  corporations  and  prominent  individuals, 
the  former  including  the  L'nion  Pacific  and  the  Oregon  Short  Line  Railway  Com- 
panies. 

Mr.  Howe  has  become  recognized  in  political  circles  as  one  who  is  to  be 
feared  if  there  are  any  underhand  methods  to  be  worked  out  and  one  whose 
assistance  can  be  counted  upon  if  the  purposes  are  honorable  and  the  methods 
patriotic.  It  was  while  he  was  a  candidate  for  circuit  attorney  that  he  first  be- 
came interested  in  politics.  The  corrupt  forces  that  defeated  him  in  his  nomina- 
tion he  set  about  to  exterminate  and  this  made  him  an  active  worker  in  local 
political  ranks.  He  saw  that  the  influences  which  were  controlling  the  republican 
party  in  St.  Louis  at  that  time  were  not  of  the  best  and  it  was  his  purpose  to  rele- 
gate all  pernicious  influence  to  the  background  so  that  a  more  desirable  condition 
might  be  obtained.  He  was  elected  committeeman  from  the  twenty-seventh  ward 
in  October,  1904,  and  upon  the  organization  of  the  committee  was  chosen  its 
chairman  and  conducted  the  campaign  for  the  republican  party  in  the  fall  of 
that  year.  Standing  for  good  government  and  for  opposition  to  misrule  in 
municipal  affairs,  he  opposed  the  forces  that  succeeded  in  nominating  John  A. 
Talty  for  mayor  in  the  spring  of  1905,  and  when  that  nomination  was  effected 
he  resigned  from  the  chairmanship  and  refused  to  conduct  the  campaign  but 
retained  his  seat  in  the  committee.  In  September,  1905,  a  committee  was  or- 
ganized and  he  was  again  elected  chairman  and  has  so  continued  to  the  present 
time.  When  Xolte  w-as  elected  sheriff'  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis,  he  oft'ered  Mr. 
Howe  the  attorneyship  of  the  sheriff's  office  but  the  latter  refused  on  the  ground 
tiiat  he  had  been  too  active  in  politics  to  justify  him  in  accepting  a  position  of 
profit  under  any  of  the  officials,  leaving  them  free  to  discharge  the  duties  of 
their  offices  and  himself  free,  at  the  same  time,  to  criticize  them  if  they  did  not. 
His  straightforward,  honorable  course  in  public  life  has  ever  justified  the  con- 
fidence of  his  friends  in  his  ability  and  trustworthiness  and  has  commanded  the 
respect  of  the  opposition,  who  acknowledge  his  merit. 

In  1893  Mr.  Howe  was  married  to  JNIiss  Louise  Irene  Jones  at  Southwest 
City,  Missouri.  They  had  been  schoolmates  in  youth  and  in  happy  home  life 
are  now  residing  at  No.  5026  ^Minerva  avenue.  ]\Ir.  Howe  is  well  known  locallv 
as  an  equestrian  and  is  an  enthusiastic  and  successful  hunter  and  fisherman,  being 
greatly  devoted  to  those  sports.  For  several  years  past  he  has  made  annual 
trips  to  what  is  known  as  Jackson's  Hole  country  in  \\'yoming  and  is  the  proud 
possessor  of  many  trophies  of  his  skill  in  the  shape  of  magnificent  heads  of  elk. 
sheep,  deer  and  moose,  which  are  mounted  and  now  adorn  the  Planters  Hotel. 
All  manly  outdoor  sports  make  strong  appeal  to  him.  His  own  pleasure,  how- 
ever, is  always  subservient  to  professional  demands  and  public  service.     By  na- 


1018  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

ture  a  diplomat,  he  is  also  a  capable  leader  of  men  and  the  analytical  trend  of  his 
mind  enables  him  to  thoroughly  grasp  a  situation  and  to  control,  shape  and  unify 
seemingly  diverse  interests.  Moreover,  he  possesses  the  element  of  justice  as 
well  as  generalship  and  the  republican  party  of  St.  Louis  is  to  be  congratulated 
upon  having  at  the  head  of  its  working  forces  such  a  leader  as  Jeptha  Dudley 
Howe. 


JA.MES  EDGAR  WTTHROW. 

James  Edgar  \\'ithrow  for  nearly  eighteen  years  has  sat  upon  the  bench  of 
the  circuit  court  of  St.  Louis  and  has  been  a  representative  of  the  bar  of  this  city 
since  1868.  His  judicial  record  has  been  characterized  by  a  thorough  grasp  of 
the  problems  presented  for  solution  and  has  won  for  him  the  respect  and  honor, 
not  only  of  the  general  public,  but  of  those  who  understand  the  intricacies  of  the 
law  and  recognize  how  delicate  is  the  balance  which  is  a  determining  point 
between  justice  and  injustice.  A  native  son  of  Illinois,  Judge  Withrow  was 
born  in  Schuyler  county  on  the  22(1  of  May,  1843,  of  the  marriage  of  William 
E.  and  Harriett  (Chase)  Withrow.  In  early  boyhood  he  attended  the  public 
schools  of  his  native  town  and  continued  his  education  in  the  higher  grades  in  the 
schools  of  Alacomb,  Illinois,  following  the  removal  of  his  parents  to  that  place.  He 
was  a  youth  of  nineteen  years  when  in  September.  1862.  he  responded  to  the  coun- 
try's call  for  aid  and  joined  the  Seventy-eighth  Illinois  Volunteer  Infantry.  He 
participated  in  many  hotly  contested  engagements  with  his  command,  including  the 
battles  of  Franklin,  Duck  Hill,  Chickamauga,  Altoona,  Resaca,  Dalton,  INIill  Creek 
Gap,  Kenesaw  MouiUain.  Atlanta,  Jonesboro  and  the  siege  of  Savannah  and  the 
engagements  of  BeiUonville  and  Raleigh.  He  marched  with  Sherman's  army 
from  Nashville  to  Savannah  and  up  to  Raleigh  and  when  hostilities  had  ceased 
proceeded  with  his  command  to  the  national  capital  where  thousands  of  the  "boys 
in  blue"  marched  through  the  streets  of  the  city  in  "grand  review"  between  lines 
of  cheering  thousands  who  thus  welcomed  the  return  of  the  northern  army,  while 
suspended  across  Pennsylvania  avenue  v^^as  a  banner  bearing  the  words,  "The  only 
debt  which  the  country  owes  that  she  cannot  pay  is  the  debt  she  owes  her  soldiers." 
Then  came  the  trip  by  train  to  Chicago,  where  the  regiment  was  mustered  out  in 
June,  1865,  and  thus  the  military  experience  of  Judge  Withrow  was  ended  after 
almost  three  years  of  active  duty  on  southern  battle  fields. 

For  a  few  weeks  Judge  Withrow  visited  with  old  friends  in  Macomb,  Illi- 
nois, and  then  came  to  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  resided.  Having  been  thor- 
oughly prepared  for  the  bar  he  was  admitted  to  practice  in  January.  1868,  and  has 
since  been  closely  identified  with  the  profession,  today  enjoying  well  earned  and 
well  merited  honors  as  a  representative  of  the  judiciary  of  the  state.  As  the  years 
passed  he  gave  proof  of  liis  ability  to  correctly  solve  the  intricate  problems  of  the 
law  and  in  1877  was  appointed  assistant  city  counselor  of  St.  Louis,  in  which 
capacity  he  served  until  1879.  Fo''  uiany  years  he  was  secretary  of  the  ^vlissouri 
Bar  Association  and  of  the  Bar  Association  of  St.  Louis.  He  continued  in 
private  practice  until  1888,  when  he  was  called  to  the  bench  of  the  St. 
Louis  circuit  court  and  was  reelected  in  1894  and  again  in  1904.  He 
has  now  sat  upon  this  bench  for  nearly  eighteen  years,  during  which 
period  he  has  earned  •  the  reputation  of  being  one  of  the  worthiest  and 
most  useful  members  of  the  state  judiciary.  A  contemporary  biographer  has 
said :  "During  his  long  judicial  career  he  had  been  noted  for  his  patient  investi- 
gation of  causes,  his  painstaking  research,  his  fairness  and  courtesy,  and  his 
practical  methods  of  dealing  with  the  affairs  which  have  occupied  his  attention 
as  a  judge."  He  has  remained  throughout  his  professional  career  a  close  student 
of  the  principles  of  law  and  his  decisions  have  been  notablv  fair  and  impartial. 


TA^IES   E.   WITHROW 


1020  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

His  is,  in  a  marked  degree,  a  judicial  mind,  capable  of  arriving  at  a  just  conclu- 
sion as  is  indicated  by  the  frequency  with  which  his  decisions  have  been  sustained 
when  an  appeal  has  been  taken  to  a  higher  court.  He  has  commanded  the  respect 
not  only  of  the  public  but  of  the  profession  in  marked  degree  and  no  stronger 
endorsement  of  his  judicial  service  could  be  given  than  the  fact  that  he  has  been 
three  times  chosen  for  the  judicial  office  which  he  now  fills. 

Judge  Withrow  was  married  April  25,  1872,  to  IMiss  Addie  S.  Partridge  and 
they  have  one  son,  Edgar  P.  Withrow.  He  holds  membership  in  Ransom  Post, 
G.  A.  R.,  and  has  always  been  interested  in  everything  pertaining  to  the  welfare 
of  his  own  comrades-in-arms.  In  his  citizenship  he  stands  for  all  those  move- 
ments which  have  their  root  in  a  desire  for  public  good  and  his  habit  of  weighing 
each  side  of  a  question  enables  him  to  correctly  determine  the  value  of  any 
project  bearing  upon  municipal,  state  and  national  affairs. 

Judge  Withrow  is  a  great-grandson  of  Captain  Moses  Chase,  of  New  Hamp- 
shire", who  served  under  Colonel  Ethan  Allen  at  the  battle  of  Ticonderoga,  New 
York.  For  many  years  Judge  Withrow  has  been  the  first  vice  president  of  the 
Missouri  Society  of  the  Sons  of  the  American  Revolution.  He  is  also  the  presi- 
dent of  the  Illinois  Society  of  St.  Louis. 


EMIL    FREDERICK    ROTHAMEL. 

Emil  Frederick  Rothamel,  on  the  strength  of  his  own  resources  and  by  con- 
stant application  to  duty  coupled  with  hard  work,  has  established  himself  in  the 
coal,  coke  and  wood  business  at  No.  1201  Old  Manchester  road  and  is  one  of  the 
most  enterprising  men  in  the  city.  He  was  born  in  the  fatherland  September  21, 
1876,  son  of  Frederick  Rothamel,  of  Elberfeld,  Germany.  In  the  common  schools  of 
his  native  town  he  received  his  education  after  which  he  became  employed  until 
the  year  1896  when  he  emigrated  to  the  United  States  and  located  in  this  city. 
On  his  arrival  he  immediately  became  associated  with  the  firm  of  Wise  &  Com- 
pany and  remained  in  their  employ  for  several  years  during  which  time  he  saved 
the  capital  with  which  to  start  his  present  business.  His  beginning  in  the  com- 
mercial world  for  himself  was  on  a  small  scale  but  being  an  energetic  man  he 
labored  incessantly  toward  the  building  up  of  his  trade  until  at  present  he  is 
proprietor  of  a  large  and  lucrative  enterprise  which  has  remunerated  him  suffi- 
ciently not  only  to  assure  his  immediate  comfort  but  also  to  enable  him  to  be  of 
considerable  financial  worth. 

In  March,  1906,  Mr.  Rothamel  wedded  Miss  Mary  Sullens,  daughter  of 
Benjamin  Sullens,  a  mine  overseer  of  Aurora,  Missouri.  They  have  one  child, 
Robert  Fred.  Mr.  Rothamel  is  a  member  of  the  Knights  of  Pythias  and  in 
politics  gives  his  allegiance  to  the  republican  party.  He  is  numbered  among 
the  most  enterprising  of  the  city's  business  men  and  being  still  a  young  man  of 
unfaltering  industry  his  commercial  career,  it  may  be  said,  is  practically  in  its 
beginning. 


PAUL  DILLON. 


Paul  Dillon,  practicing  at  the  St.  Louis  bar,  has  spent  his  entire  life  in  this, 
his  native  city,  where  he  was  born  September  19,  1877.  The  name  of  Dillon  has 
long  figured  conspicuously  in  connection  with  the  legal  profession  here,  for  his 
father  was  Judge  Danief  Dillon  who,  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1841,  prepared  for 
the  bar  as  a"  student  in  the  St.  Louis  Law  College,  completing  the  course  there 
in  1867  with  the  first  class  that  was  ever  graduated  from  that  institution.     He 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1021 

tlicii  entered  upon  active  practice,  and  rose  to  prominence,  for  a  long  time  being 
accorded  an  extensive  and  important  clientage,  while  for  two  terms  he  occupied 
the  bench  of  the  circuit  court,  his  record  as  a  judge  being  in  harmony  with  his 
record  as  a  man  and  lawyer — characterized  by  fidelity  to  high  and  honorable 
principles,  and  by  ready  comprehension  and  correct  solution  of  the  difficult  legal 
problems  presented  for  settlement.  He  married  Miss  Mary  Jane  Fox,  a  daughter 
of  William  and  Hannah  Fox,  natives  of  Ireland,  who  came  to  the  new  world 
about  1820.  settling  in  St.  Louis  in  1829.  Both  Judge  and  ]\[rs.  Dillon  are  still 
residents  of  St.  Louis. 

Reared  in  this  city.  Paul  Dillon  pursued  a  course  in  St.  Malachy's  parochial 
school  and  afterward  attended  the  St.  Louis  University,  where  he  won  the 
Bachelor  of  Arts  degree  on  his  graduation  in  1896,  while  subsequently  the  Master 
of  Arts  degree  was  conferred  upon  him.  He  completed  a  course  in  the  George- 
town Llniversity  in  1897.  'I'ld  won  the  Bachelor  of  Law  degree  from  the  St. 
Louis  Law  School  in  1889.  The  same  year  he  commenced  practice  in  this  city 
in  his  father's  office,  and  in  his  practice  has  added  new  laurels  to  the  family  name 
in  its  connection  with  the  legal  profession.  He  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis 
Bar  Association  and  also  of  the  Knights  of  Father  Alathew. 


TOHX    SCULLIN. 


In  business  life  as  well  as  in  other  fields  it  is  evident  that  the  law  of  nature 
prevails,  that  inherent  power  grows  and  expands  through  exercise,  that  latent 
talent  is  developed  as  it  is  called  forth  into  action.  The  life  history  of  John 
Scullin  constitutes  a  conclusive  proof  of  this.  With  no  special  advantages  at  the 
outset  of  his  career,  as  he  fared  forward  in  his  business  life,  each  task  accom- 
plished assisted  him  to  assume  and  execute  a  greater  one  until  his  constantly 
expanding  powers  enable  him  to  control  interests  of  vast  magnitude  and  of  vital 
importance  in  the  growth  and  development  of  the  middle  west.  He  was  born  in 
St.  Lawrence  county.  New  York,  August  17.  1836,  and  while  spending  his 
youthful  days  in  the  home  of  his  parents,  Nicholas  and  Mary  (Callahan)  Scullin, 
attended  the  public  schools,  supplementing  his  early  advantages  bv  study  in 
the  Potsdam  (N.  Y.)  Academy.  His  early  environment  was  that  of  his  father's 
farm  in  the  town  of  Brasher,  St.  Lawrence  county,  and  his  youthful  interests  and 
opportunities  gave  little  indication  of  the  prominent  position  to  which  he  was  to 
attain  in  the  course  of  a  most  active  business  life.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years 
he  entered  the  service  of  the  Grand  Trunk  Railway  in  Canada,  thus  engaged  on 
construction  work  while  gradual  advancement  at  length  won  him  the  position  of 
superintendent  in  charge  of  the  work.  In  1863  he  became  a  contractor  in  IMinne- 
apolis  for  the  construction  of  the  ^linneapolis  Cedar  \'alley  Railroad,  now  a 
part  of  the  Chicago.  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  System.  When  a  vear  had  passed 
he  crossed  the  plains  to  Idaho,  prospecting  for  gold,  making  the  long  journey 
with  ox  teams  over  the  barren  districts  of  the  west  and  through  the  mountain 
passes,  encountering  many  hardships  and  meeting  many  perils  occasioned  by  the 
lack  of  those  things  which  are  necessary  to  life.  The  Indians,  too,  showed  great 
hostility  to  the  encroachment  of  the  white  man  upon  their  hunting  grounds  and, 
a  party  of  savages  attacking  the  company  with  which  ]\Ir.  Scullin  traveled,  seven 
of  the  number  were  killed.  At  length  the  remainder  of  the  party  reached  \lr- 
ginia  City,  which  was  then  a  mining  camp  largely  composed  of  tents. 

After  a  brief  period  passed  in  the  mining  regions,  however,  ;\Ir.  Scullin 
returned  to  New  York  city  in  February,  1865,  and  ag-ain  planned  to  engage  in 
contracting.  In  1866  he  removed  to  Leavenworth.  Kansas,  where  he  became  a 
bridge  contractor  and  in  1867  he  took  a  contract  for  the  construction  of  forty 
miles  of  the  central  branch  of  the  L^nion   Pacific  Railroad.     He  also  built   an 


1022  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

extension  of  the  Missouri  Railway  to  the  Iowa  state  line  in  1868  and  a  part  of 
the  road  from  Leavenworth,  Kansas,  to  Cameron,  jMissouri,  now  owned  by  the 
Rock  Island  System.  In  1869  he  began  the  construction  of  the  Missouri,  Kan- 
sas &  Texas  Railroad,  extending  from  Emporia,  Kansas,  through  to  Texas  and 
the  Missouri  Division  through  to  Moberly,  completing  this  contract  in  1874, 
during  which  time  he  did  more  than  two-thirds  of  the  construction  work  for  the 
line.  In  his  operations  as  a  railroad  builder  he  was  thu-^  actively  associated  with 
the  development  of  the  west  where  he  performed  various  difi:c.;ll  feats  of  engi- 
neering in  railroad  construction. 

In  1875  Mr.  Scullin  removed  to  St.  Louis  and  became  interested  in  street 
railways  of  this  city,  contributing  in  substantial  measure  to  the  development  of 
the  cit_\-'s  interests  in  that  connection.  He  became  a  factor  in  the  building  of  the 
L'nion  Depot,  Mound  City,  and  the  Jefferson  Avenue  lines  but  rather  as  an 
investor  than  as  manager  and  operator.  In  1883  he  was  appointed  general 
manager  of  the  western  division  of  the  Mexican  Central  in  the  city  of  Mexico 
but  resigned  in  1885  and  returned  to  St.  Louis.  The  following  year  he  became 
president  of  the  Wiggins  Ferry,  so  continuing  until  1892  and  was  president  of 
the  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City  &  Colorado  Railroad  from  1899  until  1902.  He  was 
likewise  the  president  of  the  St.  Louis  &  North  Arkansas  Railroad  Company  in 
1899  and  was  president  of  the  Arkansas  &  Choctaw  Railway  Company  in  1901-2. 
The  prosperity  which  attended  him  in  his  various  railway  connections  as  builder, 
promoter,  manager  and  investor,  also  permitted  his  investment  in  financial  enter- 
prises and  he  became  interested  in  the  Mississippi  Valley  Trust  Company,  the  St. 
Louis  National  Bank  and  the  St.  Louis  L^nion  Trust  Company,  serving  as  director 
of  each.  He  is  now  chairman  of  the  board  of  the  ScuUin-Gallagher  Iron  &  Steel 
Company,  a  director  of  the  St.  Louis  LInion  Trust  Company,  a  director  of  the 
St.  Louis  Transfer  Company,  of  the  St.  Louis  &  North  Arkansas  Railroad  Com- 
pany and  of  the  Denison  Light  &  Power  Company,  while  in  various  other  cor- 
porations and  institutions  he  is  financially  interested.  He  remained  at  the  head 
of  his  large  system  of  street  railways  for  many  years  but  retired  upon  the  con- 
solidation of  the  various  lines  of  the  city.  He  has  an  international  reputation 
as  a  street  railway  magnate. 

On  the  i8th  of  August,  1863,  Mr.  Scullin  was  married  to  Miss  Hannah 
Perry,  of  Montreal,  Canada,  which  city  was  then  her  home.  Unto  them  have 
been  born  six  children :  Mae,  now  Madame  de  Gheest,  of  Paris ;  John  Harry ; 
Frederick  William  and  Robert  C,  both  deceased ;  Lenore,  the  wife  of  Charles 
McLure  Clark,  of  St.  Louis :  and  Charles  Louis.  Mr.  Scullin  is  a  member  of  the 
St.  Louis  and  Noonday  Clubs.  He  has  ranked  as  a  leader  in  the  financial  and 
industrial  circles  of  this  citv  and,  while  at  all  times  he  has  recognized  the  possi- 
bilities for  development  and  improvement,  his  progressive  spirit  has  been  tem- 
pered by  a  safe  conservatism  and  has  made  his  investments  at  all  times  sound. 


FRANK    SIM:\I0NS. 


Frank  Simmons,  presumably  the  oldest  stationary  engineer  and  machinist 
in  the  city,  was  born  in  Bingen-on-the-Rhine,  April  10,  1836,  a  son  of  Nicholas 
and  Josephine  (Houser)  Simmons,  who  emigrated  to  .\merica  in  1854  and  set- 
tled in  Minnesota.  Thev  were  the  parents  of  four  children,  namely:  .^dam, 
deceased,  whose  family  resides  in  St.  Paul,  Minnesota ;  Anton,  deceased ;  Mar- 
garet, deceased  wife  of  the  late  Phillip  Barton,  formerly  pension  commissioner  at 
St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  v\dio  is  survived  by  two  sons,  who  are  farming  near  St. 
Paul :   and  Frank,  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

Frank  Simmons  received  his  early  education  in  the  fatherland.  At  the  age 
of  eighteen  years  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  machinist  and  stationary  engineer, 
with  whom  he   remained  until   he  had  learned  his  trade.      In  the  meantime  his 


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parents  had  migrated  tu  .America  and  settled  in  St.  Louis,  .\fter  linishing  liis 
trade  Air.  Simmons  also  embarked  for  the  United  Stales  and  joined  his  jjarents 
in  this  city.  Immediately  he  entered  the  employ  of  Heck,  Fisher  &  Company,  in 
the  capacity  of  engineer.  He  remained  with  this  firm  but  a  short  time  when 
he  engaged  with  a  brewery  concern  which  then  occupied  the  site  where  the 
Union  station  now  stands.  For  some  time  he  was  also  associated  as  stationary 
engineer  with  the  Greentree  Brewery  plant.  In  his  career  of  forty-six  years  as 
stationary  engineer  and  machinist  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Simmons  experienced  many 
things  which  have  come  in  the  line  of  his  trade  and  of  which  he  is  justlv  proud. 
He  set  up  the  first  engine  in  the  Beck  &  Fisher  Brewing  Company  i)lant,  this  firm 
being  the  first  to  manufacture  beer  in  the  city.  He  not  only  owns  the  distinction 
of  having  set  up  the  engine  but  also  of  having  superintended  the  ])lacing  of  the 
machinery  in  the  entire  ]5lant.  He  also  supervised  the  erection  of  the  engine  and 
machinery  in  the  old  brewery  which  stood  at  Eighteenth  and  Market  streets. 
Mr.  Simmons  was  one  of  the  first  men  to  whom  was  granted  an  engineer's 
license  in  St.  Louis.  The  first  two  licenses  which  he  obtained  were  so  imper- 
fectly gotten  up  and  so  indefinite  as  to  their  specifications  that  it  was  necessary 
to  grant  him  a  third  license.  During  the  Civil  war  Air.  Simmons  served  in 
Company  C.  of  the  National  Guard.  His  company  was  under  the  command 
of  General  Smith  when  he  pursued  General  Price  as  far  as  Union,  Missouri, 
Colonel  Meyers  being  at  the  head  of  the  regiment  in  which  Mr.  Simmons'  com- 
pany was  nuinbered. 

In  1866  Mr.  Simmons  was  united  in  marriage  with  Lellia  Soderer,  daughter 
of  Alois  and  Caroline  Soderer,  who  were  among  the  pioneer  settlers  of  St.  Louis. 
They  emigrated  to  the  United  States  in  1844.  Mr.  Soderer  was  a  remarkable 
man  and  took  a  profound  interest  along  educational  lines.  He  was  the  founder 
of  the  German  free  schools  in  this  city  and  at  one  time,  through  his  influence, 
had  seven  schools  teaching  the  German  language,  the  instruction  being  paid  for 
by  the  German  population.  When  the  public  school  system  had  been  substan- 
tially founded  and  both  German  and  English  were  taught  in  the  schools  the 
German  inhabitants  presented  the  city  of  St.  Louis  with  seven  school  buildings. 
He  passed  away  at  his  residence  on  Park  and  Missouri  avenues.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
Simmons  were  parents  of  two  children:  Amelia  is  the  wife  of  Charles  ^"oyce,  of 
St.  Louis,  and  has  two  sons,  Lee  and  Walter ;  and  Frank  X.  Simmons,  a  well- 
known  general  contractor  of  this  city.  Mr.  Simmons  is  very  proud  of  the  fact 
that  his  ancestry  can  be  traced  in  German  history  back  as  far  as  the  tenth  cen- 
tury. Politically  he  is  a  republican  and  cast  his  first  vote  in  1858  for  General 
Fremont. 


FRANK   N.  SIMMONS. 

Frank  N.  Simmons,  general  manager  of  the  Lohrum  Building  &  Construc- 
tion Company  and  a  leading  young  business  man  of  South  St.-  Louis  was  born 
in  this  city  in  1870,  son  of  Frank  Simmons,  the  oldest  machinist  and  stationary 
engineer  in  the  community,  mentioned  on  another  page.  Air.  Simmons  is  of 
German  extraction  and  his  ancestry  may  be  traced  from  the  tenth  century. 
Nicholas  Simmons,  grandfather,  emigrated  to  America  in  1854.  settling  in 
Minnesota.  Before  coming  to  the  United  States  he  married  Josephine  Houser 
and  unto  them  were  born  five  children. 

Frank  N.  Simmons  received  his  preparatory  education  in  the  public  schools 
of  St.  Louis  and  later  pursued  a  course  of  study  at  Toenfelds  Institute.  At  the 
age  of  eighteen  years  he  started  to  learn  the  electrical  trade  but  before  serving 
his  apprenticeship  took  up  plumbing  and  after  completing  the  trade  worked  as 
a  journeyman  for  five  years.  He  then  engaged  in  business  for  himself  which  he 
prosecuted   successfulK-  until    11)07.      Me  was   remarkable  for  his   enterprise  and 


1024  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

having  been  attentive  to  duty  and  accurate  in  all  to  which  he  applied  himself  he 
was  generally  conceded  to  be  a  skilled  mechanic  and  a  man  qualified  to  transact 
business  affairs.  Disposing  of  his  plumbing  business  he  undertook  the  manage- 
ment of  the  Lohrum  Building  &  Construction  Company.  This  concern  is  well 
known  throughout  the  community  and  permanently  employs  about  thirty  men, 
its  annual  trade  amounting  to  something  over  twenty  thousand  dollars. 

In  1907  ]\Ir.  Simmons  was  united  in  marriage  with  }^Irs.  John  A.  Lohrman 
nee  Nellie  N.  Heitz.  Mr.  Simmons  is  an  active  politician  and  in  1905  was  elected 
a  member  of  the  house  of  delegates  on  the  republican  ticket  and  reelected  as  a 
member  of  the  same  body  in  1907.  He  was  a  member  of  the  bridge  site  com- 
mittee which  selected  Chouteau  avenue  as  the  place  for  the  first  free  bridge  of 
St.  Louis.  Among  the  fraternal  organizations  with  which  he  is  affiliated  are 
the  Knights  of  Pythias,  Monroe  Lodge  and  Osage  Council,  R.  A.  He  is  very 
fond  of  outdoor  sports,  particularly^  fishing  and  hunting,  and  for  six  years  was 
presiding  officer  of  the  Taunhauser  Fishing  &  Hunting  Club.  He  also  belongs 
to  the  Cherokee  Ouoit  Club. 


AUGUST  F.  DAUES. 


From  a  scrutinizing  study  of  the  lives  of  men  who  have  led  prosperous 
careers  one  might  glean  the  truth  that  there  is  always  opportunity  in  all  ranks 
of  life  for  those  who  use  their  natural  resources.  While  education  may  be  a 
help  in  the  attainment  of  one's  ambition  and  add  greatly  to  the  measure  of  suc- 
cess, yet  in  the  long  run  it  is  not  absolutely  essential.  One's  natural  resources 
are  always  greater  and  more  important  than  acquired  accomplishment  and  if  he 
throws  his  own  character  into  the  work  which  he  is  pursuing  he  cannot  help,  if 
persistent,  to  finally  find  himself  traveling  along  the  pathway  toward  success.  In 
August  F.  Danes  we  find  a  man  who,  wdiile  he  did  not  have  the  advantages  of 
a  higher  education,  yet  by  application  has  had  a  useful  and  prosperous  career. 
He  is  at  present  conducting  an  extensive  brick  contracting  business  at  2736 
Chariton  street.  He  has  been  engaged  in  this  since  1893  and  has  succeeded  in 
gaining  wide  popularity  and  in  building  up  a  lucrative  and  extensive  business. 

Mr.  Danes  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1864  and  is  a  son  of  Fred  J.  and  Fannie 
(Hiemaneck)  Danes,  the  former  a  native  of  Germany  and  the  latter  of  Bohemia. 
When  two  years  of  age  he  accompanied  his  parents  on  the  removal  to  Cape 
Girardeau,  Missouri,  where  he  lived  until  he  was  nineteen.  From  the  beginning 
his  ambition  was  to  become  a  contractor  and,  having  no  opportunity  in  such  a 
small  town,  he  selected  St.  Louis  as  his  future  field  of  labor. 

]\Ir.  Danes  acquired  his  preliminary  education  in  the  parochial  schools,  later 
taking  a  course  in  Jones  Commercial  College  at  night.  While  he  was  applying 
himself  to  his  studies  in  the  evening,  he  utilized  the  day  by  working  at  the  brick- 
layer's trade.  Bv  this  means  he  earned  the  money  with  which  to  pay  his  tuition. 
It  was  not  long  after  completing  his  course  at  the  commercial  college  before  he 
started  out  into  the  business  world  for  himself  and  engaged  in  contracting  for 
brick  work.  His  business  proved  successful  and  he  gradually  became  one  of  the 
leading  brick  contractors  of  the  city,  being  now  secretary  and  treasurer  of  Danes 
Brothers,  contractors.  He  not  only  carries  on  an  extensive  business  for  him- 
self but  is  also  interested  in  the  Contracting  Supply  Company  and  is  a  stockholder 
in  the  Chippewa  Bank  and  the  Knights  of  Columbus  Building,  and  president  of 
the  Girardeau  Building  Company. 

At  Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri,  in  1891.  Mr.  Danes  was  united  in  marriage 
to  Miss  Bertha  Kruger,  and  they  have  the  following  children:  August  F.,  Jr., 
Gregory  W.,  Ambrose  C,  Amelia  and  Mary.  August  F.,  Jr.,  completed  the 
course  of  study  at  the  parochial  schools  and  is  now  a  student  at  the  St.  Louis 
University,  where  Gregory  is  also  pursuing  a  course  of  study.     Ambrose  C.  and 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  1025 

Amelia  arc  ])upils  in  the  parochial  school,  while  Mary,  the  youngest  child,  is 
still  under  school  age.  Mr.  Danes  is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus, 
the  Catholic  Knights  of  America  and  the  Western  Rowing  Club  and  is  also  a 
member  of  the  Master  Bricklayers  Association.  In  politics  he  is  a  democrat.  He 
resides  in  his  own  home  at  2736  Chariton  street. 


OSCAR  LEVI  HOWARD,  M.D. 

Dr.  Oscar  Levi  Howard,  who  stands  high  as  a  medical  practitioner  of  this 
city,  was  born  in  Mill  Springs,  Kentucky,  September  6,  i860,  son  of  Joseph  E. 
and  Ellen  M.  (Porter)  Howard,  his  father  being  an  extensive  land  proprietor. 
The  family  originally  comes  from  Townsend,  Vermont.  His  grandfather,  Joseph 
Howard,  and  the  grandmother  of  President  William  H.  Taft,  were  brother  and 
sister.  The  doctor  has  one  brother,  Willis  P.  Howard,  who  is  superintendent  of 
a  division  of  the  Louisville  and  Nashville  Railway,  at  Russellville,  Kentucky. 

The  public  schools  of  Nashville,  Tennessee,  alTorded  Dr.  Howard  his  pre- 
liminary education.  He  then  matriculated  in  Tennessee  University,  where  he 
pursued  a  course  of  study  and  next  attended  the  medical  department  of  St.  Louis 
University,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1893.  Immediately  upon  his  gradua- 
tion he  entered  active  practice,  opening  his  first  office  at  Ninth  street  and  Chouteau 
avenue,  where  he  remained  for  a  period  of  two  years  and  then  removed  to 
No.  4213  Natural  Bridge  road,  where  he  now  conducts  his  practice. 

In  1895,  i"  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Howard  was  united  in  marriage  with  Miss 
Augusta,  daughter  of  George  Burrows,  a  veteran  of  the  Civil  war.  The  Doctor 
is  not  allied  with  any  particular  party  and  is  one  among  an  increasing  number  of 
men  who  do  not  believe  in  pledging  allegiance  to  a  certain  political  cult  but  are 
of  the  opinion  that  one  should  cast  his  vote  for  the  candidate,  irrespective  of 
party  ties.  The  Doctor  is  proprietor  of  about  two  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Rush- 
town,  Missouri,  on  which  he  is  at  present  constructing  a  residence.  He  is  very 
fond  of  outdoor  sports,  particul"  ' .  of  hunting  and  fishing,  in  which  he  spends 
the  leisure  at  his  command,  ine  medical  fraternities  with  which  he  is  affiliated 
are  the  St.  Louis  ]Medical  Society  and  the  ^Missouri  State  and  American  ^Medical 
Associations.  Dr.  Howard  has  been  engaged  in  active  practice  in  St.  Louis  for 
the  past  sixteen  vears,  during  w'hich  time  he  has  become  very  popular  and  won 
a  large  and  lucrative  patronage.  He  is  a  man  who  in  every  respect  is  qualfiied 
for  the  profession  he  has  adopted  and,  being  thoroughly  versed  in  all  branches 
of  materia  medica  and  surgery,  he  is  numbered  among  the  prominent  and  suc- 
cessful physicians  of  the  city. 


ROBERT  H.  :\IOSER. 


Among  the  young  men  of  the  city  who  are  rising  to  places  of  prominence 
in  the  commercial  world  is  Robert  H.  Moser,  who  has  been  estimator  and  sales- 
man for  the  Pitt.sburgh  Plate  Glass  Company  since  1904.  He  was  born  in  St. 
Louis,  JMissouri,  January  30,  1877,  a  son  of  Joseph  .\.  and  Margaret  Closer. 
His  parents,  natives  of  Prussia,  Germany,  emigrated  from  that  land  when  quite 
young  and  located  in  St.  Louis.     By  trade  the  father  was  a  blank-book  binder. 

Robert  H.  Moser  started  out  in  life  with  no  education  beyond  what  he  ob- 
tained in  the  public  school  of  his  native  city.  Here  he  pursued  the  study  of 
the  grammar  school  branches  until  thirteen  years  of  age.  when  he  went  to  work 
for  the  Crystal  Plate  Glass  Company,  .\fter  he  had  been  with  this  concern  for 
some  time  it  passed  into  the  hands  of  the  Pittsburgh  Plate  Glass  Company  and 
Mr.  Moser  was  made  general  office  man.     In  this  position  he  served  creditably 


1026  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

for  four  years,  when  he  was  engaged  by  the  F.  A.  Drew  Glass  Company  as  a 
clerk  until  1893.  By  this  time  he  had  gained  an  extensive  knowledge  of  the 
plate  glass  business  and  was  as  well  informed  in  all  phases  of  the  manufacture 
of  glass  as  any  man  in  the  business.  Upon  severing  his  connection  with  the 
F.  A.  Drew  Glass  Company  he  spent  several  years  in  traveling  throughout  the 
United  States  for  various  glass  firms.  In  1904  he  was  given  his  present  position 
as  estimator  for  the  Pittsburgh  Plate  Glass  Company.  He  is  acknowledged  the 
equal  of  any  man  in  his  line  of  work  in  the  country. 

Mr.  Moser  has  always  given  his  political  support  to  the  republican  party. 
While  he  is  not  what  may  be  termed  an  active  politician,  yet  he  takes  sufficient 
pride  and  interest  in  his  party  to  use  his  influence  toward  the  election  of  its 
candidates.  Mr.  Moser  spends  most  of  his  leisure  time  in  outdoor  sports,  being 
particularly  fond  of  baseball  and  fishing.  He  is  unmarried  and  lives  at  3451 
Itasca   avenue  with  his  parents. 


THEODORE  A.  KLIPSTEIN. 

Theodore  A.  Klipstein  is  proprietor  of  the  Klipstein  Chemical  Company, 
importers  and  dealers  in  anilines,  dye  stuffs  and  chemicals,  and  manufacturers 
of  the  Davy  disinfectants.  The  ancestry  of  Mr.  Klipstein  is  very  old,  dating 
back  to  the  year  1679  in  the  city  of  Darmstadt,  Germany.  There  is  not  a  break 
in  their  lineage  to  this  time.  Among  his  ancestors  have  been  several  noblemen 
and  others  of  high  rank,  including  Phillip  Engel,  the  date  of  whose  birth  is 
given  as  the  year  1750.  He  is  the  son  of  Christian  Klipstein,  who  was  born  in 
Hesse,  Germany,  coming  to  America  in  the  year  1849.  The  latter  was  a  graduate 
of  the  University  of  Geisen.  On  migrating  to  America  he  settled  in  St.  Louis 
where  he  entered  the  drug  business,  opening  a  store  at  Ninth  and  Clinton  streets. 
He  was  one  of  the  first  pharmacists  in  St.  Louis  and  followed  his  profession  with 
great  success.  Later  he  changed  his  location  to  another  quarter  on  the  same 
thoroughfare,  now  1600  Franklin  avenue,  and  since  then  the  business  has  been 
in  the  hands  of  the  family.  His  son,  Theodore  A.  Klipstein,  was  born  in  1858. 
C)n  completing  his  studies  at  the  institute  the  family  returned  to  Germany  where 
their  son  was  given  a  one  year's  course  at  the  high  school.  On  coming  back 
to  St.  Louis  he  studied  chemistry  at  Washington  University,  and  later  pursued 
a  course  at  the  College  of  Pharmacy,  graduating  in  1880  with  second  honors. 
He  then  took  charge  of  the  business  established  by  his  father.  He  is  said  to  be 
the  first  druggist  to  handle  cocaine  in  the  city  of  St.  Louis  and  was  one  of  the 
first  to  deal  in  diphtheria  serum.  He  operates  a  large  and  complete  retail  drug 
store.  At  the  same  time  he  devotes  much  attention  to  the  manufacture  of 
aniline  colors  for  all  purposes,  supplying  many  of  the  city  dyers. 

Mr.  Klipstein  united  in  marriage  with  Miss  Ida  Kraft,  of  St.  Louis,  in  1904. 
They  have  twin  daughters,  now  a  little  over  two  years  of  age.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis  Turn  Verein,  in  which  organization  he  has  served  in  the 
various  offices.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Alumni  Association  of  the  College 
of  Pharmacy,  and  of  the  Columbian  Knights.  He  is  a  Protestant  by  faith,  with 
his  political  views  on  the  side  of  the  republican  party. 


LAWRENCE    P.  HARRIGAN. 

Lawrence  P.  Harrigan,  president  of  the  Harrigan  &  Sheehan  Livery  & 
Undertaking  Company,  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  September  5,  i860,  a  son  of  Major 
Lawrence  and  Susan  Harrigan.  His  father,  a  native  of  Limerick,  Ireland,  was 
for  several   years  an   efficient   chief   of   police   in   this   city.     At   the   usual   age 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1027 

Lawrence  P.  Harrigan  entered  the  public  schools  where  he  continued  his  studies 
until  his  fourteenth  year  and  then  matriculated  in  the  St.  Louis  University, 
pursuing  a  commercial  course  until  his  seventeenth  year.  Immediately  after 
leaving  college  he  accepted  a  clerkship  in  the  St.  Louis  postoffice  where  he 
remained  for  two  years,  receiving  the  practical  business  training  which  can 
only  be  obtained  in  the  actual  work  of  life.  At  that  time  his  father  was  engaged 
in  the  livery  business  under  the  firm  style  of  Harrigan  &  Cullinan,  and  Lawrence 
P.  Harrigan  of  this  review  joined  the  firm  as  bookkeeper  and  superintendent. 
When  his  father  returned  to  the  police  force  as  its  chief  Mr.  Harrigan  pur- 
chased his  interest  in  the  business  and  Mr.  Cullinan  also  sold  his  interest  to  his 
son,  so  that  the  two  young  men  became  proprietors*  although  the  firm  name 
remained  the  same.  They  carried  on  the  business  together  for  about  seven 
years,  at  the  end  of  which  time  Mr.  Harrigan  purchased  the  interest  of  William 
Cullinan  and  later  admitted  John  J.  Sheehan  to  a  partnership.  Mr.  Sheehan 
was  at  that  time  a  member  of  the  detective  force  of  the  city  police  service  and 
in  the  partnership  occupied  the  position  of  vice  president  after  the  incorporation 
of  the  business,  while  Mr.  Harrigan  remains  as  president  and  the  active  man- 
ager of  the  concern.  Their  patronage  is  now  extensive  in  both  departments. 
They  have  a  large  line  of  fine  carriages  and  horses  and  are  also  doing  a  success- 
ful undertaking  business.  Mr.  Harrigan  owns  both  the  livery  barn  and  the  under- 
taking parlors  and  as  the  years  have  gone  by  has  met  with  steady  progress  and 
prosperity  in  his  work.  He  belongs  to  the  Benevolent  &  Protective  Order  of 
^Elks  and  in  religious  faith  is  a  Catholic,  holding  membership  in  the  Cathedral. 
His  political  views  are  in  accord  with  the  principles  of  the  democracy  and  he  is 
well  known  in  local  democratic  circles,  having  been  prominently  identified  with 
the  city  conventions.  He  keeps  well  informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of 
the  day  and  while  he  does  not  seek  nor  desire  office  for  himself  he  gives  unfalter- 
ing allegiance  to  the  principles  in  which  he  believes  and  labors  earnestly  for  the 
support  of  his  party. 


JACOB  FANNER. 

Jacob  Fanner,  deceased,  was  born  in  Alsace.  France,  June  i,  1820.  His 
parents  were  wealthy  milling  people  of  Alsace  but  never  came  to  the  United 
States  to  live.  The  son  was  reared  in  his  native  country  and  when  a  young  man 
came  to  America,  for  the  reports  which  he  heard  concerning  business  oppor- 
tunities seemed  to  indicate  that  they  were  much  more  favorable  than  he  could 
obtain  in  his  native  country.  Accordingly  he  crossed  the  Atlantic  and  for  two 
years  was  a  resident  of  Buffalo,  New  York,  where  he  learned  the  English  lan- 
guage by  teaching  a  class  in  Sunday  school.  He  was  employed  as  a  salesman 
for  a  wine  firm  and  after  his  removal  to  St.  Louis,  continued  in  the  same  line 
of  business  until  a  few  years  prior  to  his  death  when  he  was  forced  to  retire  on 
account  of  his  health.  His  life  record  covered  the  allotted  Psalmist's  span  of 
three  score  years  and  ten  and  he  passed  away  in  March.  1890.  Mr.  Fanner  was 
married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Hortense  Karst,  who  came  to  this  city  from  Alsace 
during  her  early  girlhood,  with  her  parents.  Her  father,  after  his  removal  to 
the  new  world,  lived  retired  in  St.  Louis,  here  enjoying  the  fruits  of  his  former 
labor.  He  married  Miss  Katherine  Miltenberger  and  they  remained  residents  of 
St.  Louis  until  called  to  their  final  home.  Their  son.  Emil,  was  at  one  time 
French  consul. 

Mr.  Fanner  held  membership  in  the  German  Lutheran  church.  He  con- 
tributed generously  to  its  support  and  did  all  in  his  power  to  promote  its  growth 
and  extend  its  iniiuence.  He  was  also  active  in  the  French  Benevolent  Society. 
of  which  his  brother-in-law,  Emil  Karst,  was  the  president.  He  possessed  a 
kindly,  sympathetic  nature  and  gave  largely  to  charity  and  various  good  works. 


1028  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

His  many  substantial  qualities  and  kindly  spirit  gained  him  the  respect  and 
warm  regard  of  those  with  whom  he  was  associated  in  business  and  social  re- 
lations. Mrs.  Fanner  has  made  her  home  in  St.  Louis  from  her  early  childhood, 
enjoys  a  wide  acquaintance  here  and  has  many  friends.  Mr.  Fanner  was  always 
deeply  interested  in  the  welfare  and  upbuilding  of  the  city  and  his  cooperation 
could  always  be  counted  upon  to  further  any  movements  for  the  public  good. 


ARTHUR  J.  TUBES. 


Arthur  J.  Tubbs,  recognized  as  among  the  more  successful  of  the  younger 
attorneys  of  St.  Louis,  is  a  native  of  Richmond,  Virginia,  and  in  the  public 
schools  of  that  city  pursued  his  education.  The  father,  a  well  known  Virginian 
planter,  was  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  prominent  and  honored  families  of  the 
Old  Dominion  that  had  long  resided  within  its  borders.  At  the  time  of  the  Civil 
war  the  family  home  was  in  the  path  of  the  contending  armies  and  suffered 
great  losses  because  of  the  foraging  and  pillaging  done  by  both  the  northern  and 
southern  troops. 

Arthur  J.  Tubbs  was  the  second  son  in  a  family  of  two  sons  and  two  daugh- 
ters. He  supplemented  his  early  education  by  a  law  course  in  the  University  of 
Michigan  at  Ann  Arbor  and,  following  his  graduation  in  1897,  came  immediately 
to  St.  Louis  where  he  located  for  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession.  He  has 
always  taken  an  active  interest  in  the  success  of  the  democratic  party  and  in  1908, 
having  become  widely  known,  he  was  solicited  by  many  from  various  parts 
of  the  state  to  place  his  name  before  the  public  for  nomination  by  the  democrats 
for  the  office  of  lieutenant-governor.  At  the  convention  he  received  a  very  com- 
plimentary vote.  It  was  not  sufficient  to  secure  his  nomination,  yet  it  brought 
him  into  public  notice  as  one  of  the  leading  young  attorneys  of  St.  Louis.  In  his 
law  practice  he  has  made  steady  progress  and  his  ability  enables  him  to  thorough- 
ly understand  the  position  of  his  clients  in  regard  to  the  points  in  litigation  and 
to  make  correct  application  of  legal  principles  to  the  business  before  the  courts. 

In  1905  Mr.  Tubbs  was  married  and  resides  at  No.  516  Walton  avenue.  Mr. 
Tubbs  holds  membership  in  several  social  societies  and  a  few  clubs,  mostly  given 
to  the  promotion  of  literary  interests  and  investigations.  He  seems  destined 
by  reason  of  his  ability,  energy  and  laudable  ambition  to  make  rapid  progress  in 
the  field  of  labor  which  he  has  chosen  as  his  life  work. 


R.  H.  SMITH. 


R.  H.  Smith,  deceased,  became  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  in  1879,  removing  to 
the  west  from  Pennsylvania.  He  was  born  and  reared  in  that  state,  and  was  there 
married  to  Miss  Orinda  Rice.  As  stated,  it  was  in  the  year  1879  that  Mr.  Smith 
came  from  the  east  to  St.  Louis,  and  here  he  entered  the  employ  of  the  Missouri 
Pacific  and  Wabash  Railroad  systems  as  train  agent  and  secret  service  man.  That 
his  ability  was  pronounced  is  indicated  by  the  fact  that  he  was  continued  in  that 
position  until  his  death  in  1904,  or  for  a  period  of  a  quarter  of  a  century.  He 
was  capable,  trustworthy  and  energetic,  and  whatever  he  did  was  for  the  best  in- 
terests of  the  company  which  he  represented. 

Mr.  Smith  was  a  member  of  the  Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows  and 
gave  his  political  support  to  the  democratic  party,  but  he  never  sought  appoint- 
ment to  office,  preferring  to  give  his  undivided  attention  to  his  business  cluties. 
He  was,  however,  interested  in  the  welfare  of  the  community,  and  his-  influence 
was  always  on  the  side  of  progress,  reform  and  improvement.  He  enjoyed  the 
full  respect  of  all  with  whom  business  and  social  relations  brought  him  in  con- 


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tact,  and  his  death  was  the  occasion  of  deep  regret,  not  only  to  his  immediate 
family  but  also  to  many  friends.  Mrs.  Smith  still  survives  her  husband  and 
makes  her  home  in  St.  Louis.  There  are  three  sons  and  one  daughter  in  the 
family:  William  E.,  who  is  nov\'  with  the  street  department  in  the  city  service; 
Henry  L.,  of  whom  further  mention  is  made;  Myron  D. ;  and  Lucy  L. 

The  second  son,  Henry  L.  Smith,  was  born  in  Crawford  county.  Pennsyl- 
vania, in  1873.  and  was  therefore  but  six  years  of  age  when  he  accompanied  his 
parents  on  their  removal  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  entered  the  public  schools,  and 
passed  from  grade  to  grade  in  the  acquirement  of  an  education.  After  attaining 
his  majority,  he  entered  the  butchering  business,  and  followed  that  pursuit  until 
fourteen  years  ago.  when  he  became  connected  with  the  police  force,  with  which 
he  has  since  been  associated.  He  is  a  trustworthy  officer,  contributing  to  the 
efficiency  of  the  department  in  this  city,  and  winning  through  his  faithfulness 
and  fearlessness  the  commendation  of  all  law-abiding  citizens. 

Following  in  the  political  footsteps  of  his  father,  for  his  judgment  suggests 
this  course,  Henry  L.  Smith  votes  with  the  democracy,  and  always  keeps  well 
informed  on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of 
Pythias  fraternity  and  to  the  Jefferson  Club,  and  is  well  known  in  the  city  where 
almost  his  entire  life  has  been  passed.  He  has  purchased  a  fine  residence  on 
Washington  boulevard,  where  he  and  the  younger  members  of  the  family  reside 
with  their  mother. 


NATHAN   W.  FERKLXS. 

A  few  are  alive  today  who  belong  to  the  generation  of  Nathan  W.  Perkins, 
who  is  in  his  eighty-fourth  year  and,  excepting  the  few  years  he  has  been  living 
in  retirement,  has  devoted  his  entire  life  since  fourteen  years  of  age  to  active 
service  in  the  commercial  world.  During  his  long  and  prosperous  business  career 
Mr.  Perkins  exerted  his  energies  almost  exclusively  to  build  up  the  shoe  trade, 
in  which  his  grandfather  and  father  had  also  been  engaged.  Mr.  Perkins  was 
born  in  ]\Iedford.  Massachusetts.  April  3,  1824.  His  parents  were  Jonathan  and 
Elizabeth  Perkins.  He  descends  from  old  New  England  stock,  his  ancestral 
historv  including  a  number  of  well-known  names.  His  maternal  grandfather 
was  John  Fulton,  a  cousin  of  the  widely  known  inventor  of  that  name.  ^Ir. 
Fulton  operated  an  extensive  distilling  establishment  until  his  death  in  1866. 
His  paternal  grandfather  was  Andrew  Perkins,  who  for  many  years  engaged 
in  agricultural  pursuits  in  Middleton.  Massachusetts.  Jonathan  Perkins,  father 
of  the  subject,  was  born  in  Middleton.  Massachusetts.  During  his  life  time  he 
engaged  in  the  shoe-manufacturing  business  in  Reading,  Concord  and  finally 
Medford,  ^lassachusetts.  He  was  well  known  in  this  line  of  trade  and  had 
established  for  himself  a  wide  reputation.    He  passed  away  in  1864. 

Nathan  W.  Perkins  was  afiforded  few  advantages  in  educational  lines. 
When  a  small  boy  he  was  sent  to  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  where 
he  remained  until  fourteen  years  of  age.  He  then  went  to  work  in  the  shoe 
business  with  his  father  with  whom  he  remained  for  two  years.  At  the  expira- 
tion of  this  time  when  he  was  but  a  youth  he  went  to  Woburn,  Massachusetts, 
and  started  in  the  shoe  business  for  himself.  Having  operated  for  a  period  of 
three  vears  he  disposed  of  the  business  and  returned  to  IMedford.  where  he  again 
entered  the  employ  of  his  father.  Remaining  two  years  he  went  to  Roxbury  and 
conducted  a  business  establishment  for  three  years.  During  this  time  he  had 
been  quite  successful  but  sold  out  his  business  in  1850  and  came  to  St.  Louis. 
Here  he  took  a  position  as  clerk  with  the  Davis.  Tilden  &  Richards  General 
Merchandise  Company,  in  whose  employ  he  remained  for  three  years.  He 
showed  remarkable  business  ability  and  a  profound  interest  in  the  welfare  of 
the  firm  and  soon  made  himself  an  indispensable  factor  in  the  business.     In  1853 


1030  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

he  was  taken  in  as  a  partner.  Twenty  years  later  he  bought  out  the  shoe  depart- 
ment of  the  firm  and  opened  up  a  store  on  Washington  avenue  between  Fifth 
and  Sixth  streets,  at  which  stand  he  continued  in  business  for  iive  vears.  He 
had  always  been  a  conservative  business  man  and  observed  strict  rules  of  prac- 
tical economy.  Hence  when  he  had  attained  this  period  of  his  life  he  had 
acquired  considerable  means  and  property.  In  1878  he  bought  an  interest  in 
the  Whitman  Agriculture  Company  and  engaged  in  the  active  afifairs  of  the  firm 
until  1888.  While  he  does  not  now  engage  in  the  management  of  this  business 
he  still  fills  the  office  of  treasurer.  In  December,  1865,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Perkins 
married  and  he  and  his  wife  have  two  sons  and  one  daughter.  Nathan  W. 
Perkins,  Jr.,  is  forty-eight  years  of  age  and  is  a  civil  engineer  of  Newark,  New 
Jersey.  Robert  Fulton  Perkins  is  a  prominent  manufacturing  agent.  Fannie 
E.  Perkins  is  employed  as  a  stenographer  by  the  Frisco  Railroad.  While  Mr. 
Perkins  is  not  an  active  politician,  he  gives  his  support  to  the  republican  party 
and  its  candidates.  His  religious  convictions  are  on  the  side  of  Unitarianism. 
Mr.  Perkins  resides  at  No.  3645  Laclede  avenue. 


GEORGE  W.  THATCHER. 

Although  George  W.  Thatcher  was  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for  only  a  brief 
period  he  yet  was  widely  known  here  and  had  many  friends  among  its  citizens. 
A  native  of  the  state  of  New  York,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1844  and  was  here 
engaged  in  the  wholesale  grocery  business  for  two  years.  He  later  returned  to 
the  Empire  state  but  subsequently  came  again  to  St.  Louis  and  afterward  spent 
considerable  time  in  traveling.  He  conducted  a  commission  house  in  New  York 
where  he  made  his  home  for  eleven  years  after  his  marriage. 

Mr.  Thatcher,  however,  chose  his  wife  in  St.  Louis.  Here  he  met  and  mar- 
ried a  daughter  of  Charles  Chambers,  one  of  the  prominent  early  residents  of 
this  city,  who  arrived  here  in  1820,  bought  a  fine  farm  and  became  a  successful 
agriculturist  of  this  locality.  He  was  a  son  of  John  Chambers,  who  had  rebelled 
against  the  reigning  power  in  Ireland  and  was  imprisoned  at  Fort  George  for 
three  years  because  of  his  desire  for  a  more  liberal  government.  The  mother  of 
Mrs.  Thatcher  bore  the  maiden  name  of  Jane  Melancey  and  became  a  resident 
of  St.  Louis  in  1803  when  the  city  was  a  French  village.  Indeed  it  was  in  that 
year  that  the  territory  passed  from  the  possession  of  the  French  into  the  owner- 
ship of  the  United  States. 

In  all  of  his  business  affairs  Mr.  Thatcher  manifested  keen  discrimination, 
marked  sagacity  and  unfaltering  enterprise  and  accumulated  considerable  wealth. 
He  was  fond  of  travel  and  his  success  in  business  enabled  him  to  indulge  this 
taste  so  that  he  spent  much  time  in  visiting  various  points  of  interest.  LTnto  Mr. 
and  Mrs.  Thatcher  were  born  several  children,  but  a  daughter  is  the  only  one  now 
with  her  mother  at  their  pleasant  home  at  West  Belle  Place.  Since  the  death 
of  her  husband  Mrs.  Thatcher  has  returned  to  St.  Louis  to  reside,  making  her 
home  here  where  her  girlhood  days  were  passed  and  where  she  has  many  warm 
friends. 


HENRY  THORNBURGH. 

In  the  days  when  steamboat  navigation  played  a  most  important  part  in  the 
history  of  St.  Louis  and  its  commercial  development,  Henry  Thornburgh  was  a 
conspicuous  factor  in  that  life.  Before  railway  lines  were  built  to  any  extent 
and  the  rates  reduced  so  as  to  bring  the  price  of  railroad  traffic  within  the  means 
of  the  shippers,  great  steamboats  plied  the  Mississippi  in  carrying  freight  while 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1031 

the  passenger  boats  were  well  spoken  of  as  "tloating  palaces."  Many  picturesque 
scenes  occurred  on  these  broad  decks  for,  unlike  the  ocean  steamers,  which  must 
breast  the  waves  when  the  seas  run  high,  the  river  steamers  could  have  great 
deck  space  and  frequently  balls  and  social  events  were  held  thereon,  presenting 
a  most  attractive  and  pleasing  picture.  In  this  life,  in  all  that  it  meant  from  a 
business  and  a  social  sense,  Mr.  Thornburgh  was  deeply  concerned. 

A  native  of  Virginia,  he  came  to  St.  Louis  as  a  young  man  and  engaged  as 
a  clerk  on  a  river  steamboat,  later  working  his  way  upward  until  he  became 
captain  and  vessel  owner.  He  was  the  owner  of  the  Crescent  City  and  durirrg 
the  war  this  boat  was  chartered  by  the  government  and  was  used  in  this  way 
for  four  Nears.  He  was  also  interested  with  Andrew  Wineland,  a  river  captain, 
in  the  river  navigation.  Mr.  Wineland  was  an  uncle  of  Airs.  Thornburgh  and 
came  to  St.  Louis  from  Indiana.  He  built  the  El  Paso,  the  J.  H.  Lucas  and  other 
boats  which  navigated  the  Ohio  and  Mississippi  rivers.  He  was  a  splendid  gen- 
tleman, a  type  of  the  old  school,  and  had  many  friends.  Aside  from  his  river 
interests  Mr.  Thornburgh  was  a  silent  partner  in  many  other  lines  of  business 
from  which  profits  accrued  until  he  became  a  man  of  considerable  wealth.  He 
became  interested  in  the  oil  business  in  the  east  and  was  very  successful  in  that 
field  of  activity  in  later  years,  making  a  fortune  in  the  oil  regions  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

Captain  Thornburgh  was  married  in  St.  Louis  in  1851  to  Miss  Frances  F. 
Barnett,  a  daughter  of  Thomas  Barnett  who  came  from  Harrisburg,  Pennsyl- 
vania, to  St.  Louis  at  an  early  age  and  was  here  married  to  Elvira  Ivers.  He  was 
a  coppersmith  by  trade  and  owned  and  operated  a  brass  foundry  in  this  city.  He 
was  also  the  inventor  of  the  perpetual  lighthouse  and  of  a  gauge  cock  on  steam- 
ers, while  other  important  devices  came  into  existence  as  the  result  of  his  inven- 
tive genius  and  successful  experiment.  He  lived  at  what  is  now  the  corner  of 
Locust  street  and  Broadway — the  site  occupied  by  the  Mermod-Jaccard  Jewelry 
Company.  In  the  Barnett  family  were  eight  children  but  only  three  are  now 
living,  Mrs.  James  Tanner,  Mrs.  Thomas  Heed  and  Mrs.  Thornburgh. 

In  his  political  views  Mr.  Thornburgh  was  a  democrat  while  in  his  fraternal 
relations  he  was  connected  with  the  Masons  and  Odd  Fellows.  He  possessed  a 
literary  turn  of  mind  and  found  great  enjoyment  in  good  books,  possessing  a 
large  and  well  selected  library  with  the  contents  of  which  he  was  thoroughly 
familiar.  In  the  days  of  his  active  connection  with  steamboat  interests  of  the 
city  he  had  a  most  wide  acquaintance  in  St.  Louis  and  at  different  points  along 
the  river  and  was  very  popular  wherever  known. 


PHILIP  OSTERMAYER. 

Although  Philip  Ostermayer  has  been  a  resident  of  St.  Louis  for  a  half 
century  he  had  previously  visited  various  parts  of  the  country  and  was  familiar 
with  the  west  during  the  formative  period  of  its  history  when  it  was  just  entering 
upon  its  era  of  agricultural,  industrial  and  commercial  development.  Then 
coming  to  this  city  he  established  a  grocery  business  and  for  many  years  figured 
prominently  in  the  commercial  circles  of  the  city  until,  in  possession  of  a  hand- 
some competence,  he  retired  to  enjoy  the  fruits  of  his  former  toil  in  well  earned 
rest.  As  the  name  indicates  J\Ir.  Ostermayer  is  of  German  nativity,  his  birth 
having  occurred  in  Wolms,  Hesse-Darmstadt.  May  19,  1836.  His  parents  were 
Paul  and  Mary  (Meloth)  Ostermayer,  the  former  a  farmer  by  occupation. 
Reared  in  his  native  land  to  the  age  of  seventeen  years  Philip  Ostermaver,  hear- 
ing and  heeding  the  call  of  the  new  world,  landed  in  New  York  city,  i3ecember 
26,  1853.  He  remained  for  a  brief  period  in  the  eastern  metropolis  and  in  1854 
came  to  St.  Louis.  Soon  afterward  he  went  to  New  Orleans,  where  he  engaged 
in   the  grocery  business  and  subsequently  was  for  a  time  at  Baton  Rouge.     In 


1032  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  : 

1855  he  returned  to  St.  Louis  and  soon  after  went  to  the  mountains  in  the  em- 
ploy of  the  American  Fur  Company,  there  remaining  until  1856.  On  one  occa- 
sion he  became  lost  on  the  prairie  between  Fort  Pierre  and  what  is  now  Sioux 
City  but  at  length  made  his  way  to  the  Missouri  river  and  as  passenger  on  the 
boat  Gray  Cloud,  came  to  this  city.  He  did  not  tarry  at  that  time  but  continued 
down  the  Mississippi  river  to  New  Orleans,  where  he  was  employed  for  about 
two  years.  Again  coming  to  St.  Louis,  which  he  seems  for  some  years  to  have 
made  his  starting  point  for  other  fields,  he  continued  on  his  way  to  Sioux  City, 
Iowa,  where  he  established  a  grocery  store  until  the  country  became  involved  in 
the  widespread  financial  panic  of  1857.  He  then  discontinued  the  business  and 
went  to  Nebraska,  living  for  some  time  at  Frankfort  City.  He  was  the  founder 
of  that  place  in  1858  and  thus  contributed  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  new  west.  In 
1859  he  started  for  Pikes  Peak,  attracted  by  the  gold  discoveries  in  that  lo- 
cality but  proceeded  only  as  far  as  Omaha  when  he  changed  his  plans  and  re- 
turned to  St.  Louis.  He  was  employed  in  North  St.  Louis  until  1861,  after 
which  he  returned  to  his  native  land,  spendmg  three  months  in  renewing  the 
friendships  of  his  youth  and  in  revisiting  the  scenes  amid  which  his  boyhood 
days  were  passed.  In  1863  he  established  the  grocery  business,  with  which  he 
was  so  long  connected,  continuing  in  that  enterprise  until  1893  when  the  success 
of  the  preceding  years  enabled  him  to  put  aside  business  cares.  He  then  turned 
the  store  over  to  his  son  and  retired  to  private  life  to  spend  his  remaining 
days  in  the  enjoyment  of  well  earned  rest.  Throughout  his  connection  with  the 
commercial  interests  of  this  city  he  displayed  the  indespensable  qualities  of  close 
application,  reliability  and  unfaltering  industry  and  enjoyed  the  confidence  and 
good  will  as  well  as  the  business  support  of  many  patrons. 

In  October,  1863,  Mr.  Ostermayer  was  married  to  Miss  Mary  Bittner  and 
unto  them  were  born  four  children,  of  whom  two  are  living:  Louisa  and  George, 
the  latter  now  the  successor  of  his  father  in  business.  In  his  political  views  Mr. 
Ostermayer  has  always  been  a  republican  while  his  religious  faith  is  that  of  the 
Catholic  church.  He  has  always  been  fond  of  literature  and  takes  great  pride  in 
his  library.  He  possesses  a  beautiful  home  at  No.  4419  Washington  boulevard, 
having  purchased  the  property  in  1897.  He  is  interested  in  outdoor  sports  and 
amusements  and  still  possesses  notable  strength  and  vigor  for  one  of  his  years. 
He  relates  interesting  reminiscences  of  his  early  vears  in  America  and  his  efforts 
to  gain  a  start,  resulting  in  the  course  of  time  in  the  attainment  of  well  earned, 
honorable  and  gratifying  success. 


WILLIAM   C.   FOX. 


A  prominent  figure  in'  the  building  industries  of  St.  Louis  for  tlie  past  few 
years,  and  one  of  the  city's  most  aggressive  and  progressive  young  business  men 
is  William  C.  Fox,  manager  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Marble  and  Tile  Com- 
pany. He  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania,  was  educated  in  sculpture  in 
Paris  and  Rome,  and  during  the  early  part  of  his  career  engaged  in  marble  work 
in  all  of  the  large  cities  of  the  United  States.  In  1902  he  came  to  St.  Louis  as 
manager  and  treasurer  of  the  St.  Louis  Marble  and  Tile  Company,  then  a  com- 
paratively small  enterprise.  Through  his  able  management,  his  untiring  energy 
and  the  high  personal  esteem  which  he  has  won  in  business  circles,  he  has  built 
up  a  business  second  to  none  in  its  line  in  this  part  of  the  country.  They  have 
erected  monuments  to  their  name  in  many  of  the  finest  structures  of  this  city, 
for  which  thev  have  furnished  the  marble  and  tile  work,  among  which  are  the 
National  Bank  of  Commerce,  Jefferson  Hotel,  First  Church  of  Christian  Scien- 
tists, Alain  Art  Building  of  the  World's  Fair,  the  City  Hall,  and  mimerous 
others,  including  banks,  hotels,  office  buildings,  public  buildings,  residences,  etc.. 


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not  only  of  this  city  Inil  ihrduyhnut  the  west  and  southwest.  Their  work  on  the 
new  City  Hall  was  of  such  a  standard  that  it  has  secured  for  them  the  larger  part 
of  the  marble  and  tile  work  on  the  city  buildings  since  its  completion,  and  po- 
litical intiuence  has  never  entered  into  their  awards,  as  Mr.  Fox  has  always 
avoided  political  activity  being  of  a  ipiiet,  modest  and  retiring  nature. 


HEXRY  F.  BEHRIXG. 

Henry  F.  Bejiring,  a  well  known  citizen  of  St.  Louis,  is  of  German  extrac- 
tion, and  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  Missouri,  January  2,  1874.  His  father,  Fred 
Behring,  was  born  in  Germanv  in  1850.  His  mother  was  also  born  there  in 
the  year  1852.  His  parents  still  live,  the  elder  Mr.  Behring  having  retired  from 
active  life  several  years  ago.  He  has  the  following  brother  and  si>ter :  William, 
who  married  Anna  Havercamp  and  has  two  children,  William,  Jr.,  and  Frank; 
and  Ida,  who  married  Christ   Fricke  and  has  one  daughter. 

On  coming  to  America  Fred  Behring  immediately  started  a  dairy  farm.  He 
had  little  means  with  which  to  begin  and  depended  for  progress  solely  upon  his 
own  business  qualifications.  L'ndaunted  by  discouragements  little  by  little  he  ad- 
vanced his  interests  and  finally  succeeded  in  placing  himself  in  favorable  cir- 
cumstances. He  retired  from  active  life  after  having  accumulated  considerable 
means  and  property  and  now  lives  in  comfort  in  his  own  residence  on  Fair 
avenue  and  Grant  street,  in  North  St.  Louis. 

Henrv  F.  Behring  received  his  education  at  the  public  school  on  Adelaide 
avenue  and  Prescott  street.  Here  he  studied  until  he  attained  the  age  of  twelve 
years  when  he  enrolled  as  a  pupil  in  Friedens  German  school.  Remaining  there 
for  two  vears  he  then  went  to  work  for  his  father  in  whose  employ  he  continued 
throughout  a  period  of  fourteen  years.  At  the  termination  of  that  time  he  pur- 
chased the  dairy  business  from  his  father  and  has  conducted  it  for  himself  since. 
He  has  gradually  increased  the  number  of  his  customers  and  considerably  en- 
hanced the  value  of  the  business.  He  is  the  owner  of  a  large  two-story  brick 
residence  located  on  a  plot  of  ground  measuring  one  hundred  by  two  hundred 
and  fortv  feet  at  Xo.  2334  Xorth  Broadway.  ]^Ir.  Behring  is  a  hard  and  con- 
scientious worker  and  being  still  a  young  man  and  having  a  strong  constitution 
he  has  a  bright  future  ahead  of  him. 

On  jMay  24,  1900,  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Behring  was  united  in  marriage  with 
Miss  Lizzie  Widenir.  They  have  two  childfen :  Hilda,  born  January  12,  1903, 
,and  Henrv,  born  August  5,  1907.  Mrs.  Behring's  father  passed  away  some  time 
ago  but  her  mother  still  survives.  j\Irs.  Behring  has  four  brodiers  and  three 
sisters,  namelv :  Henry.  William,  Frank,  Frederick,  and  Ida.  Rosie  and  Clara, 
all  of  whom  are  single  and  live  in  St.  Louis.  Her  eldest  sister,  ^vlrs.  Blaze,  died 
in  June,  1908.  leaving  the  following  children:  Clara,  William.  ]\Iinnie,  Rosie  and 
Henry. 

In  politics  Mr.  Behring  has  always  voted  with  the  republican  party.  He 
believes  in  its  principles  and  considers  them  best  adapted  for  the  management  of 
the  aflfairs  of  the  nation.  He  is  a  member  of  Salem  German  Evangelical  church 
on  Marcus  and  Margaretta  avenue. 


LOl'lS    \'.    HETZEL. 


Louis  \'.  Hetzel,  who  since  1884  has  been  connected  with  mercantile  interests 
in  St.  Louis,  is  now  conducting  a  growing,  extensive  and  profitable  business  as 
a  dealer  in  ladies'  and  misses"  outer  garments,  waists,  furs  and  millinery  at  Xo. 
607  Locust  street.     His  commercial  career  has  been  throughout  a  most  creditable 


1034  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

one,  his  progress  and  prosperity  following  as  the  logical  sequence  of  close  ap- 
plication and  intelligent  appreciation  of  opportunity.  He  was  born  in  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  April  i,  1853,  and  was  the  fourth  in  a  family  of  eight  children  whose 
parents  were  Valentine  and  Elise  (Siemen)  Hetzel.  The  father's  birth  occurred 
in  Hanau,  Germany,  May  17,  1809,  while  the  mother  was  born  in  Hessen  Cassel, 
Germany,  October  22,  1822.  They  were  married  in  the  fatherland  in  1847  ^"d 
came  to  the  new  world,  locating  first  in  St.  Louis,  while  subsequently  they  re- 
moved to  Louisville,  Kentucky,  where  Mr.  Hetzel  became  a  contract  painter.  He 
was  for  a  long  period  an  active  figure  in  industrial  circles  of  that  city,  where  he 
died  March  9,   1883. 

Louis  Valentine  Hetzel  pursued  his  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Louis- 
ville, Kentucky,  and  entered  business  life  as  a  clerk  in  a  dry  goods  store  of  that 
city.  In  1884  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  has  since  been  identified  with  mercantile 
interests  of  this  city.  His  first  position  was  with  Scruggs- Vandervoort  &  Bar- 
ney Dry  Goods  Company,  with  which  house  he  remained  for  seventeen  years  as 
one  of  its  trusted  and  trustworthy  representatives,  his  ability  and  fidelity  winning 
him  advancement  from  time  to  time  until  he  felt  that  his  e.xperience  and  capital, 
acquired  through  his  industry  and  careful  expenditure,  were  sufficient  to  enable 
him  to  engage  in  business  o'n  his  own  account.  He  then  established  a  ladies' 
tailoring  business  and  is  now  conducting  a  business  in  ladies'  ready-to-wear 
goods,  handling  cloaks,  suits,  waists,  furs  and  millinery.  He  has  a  well  appointed 
store,  attractive  in  its  arrangement  and  in  the  line  of  goods  carried. 

On  the  22d  of  October,  1891,  Mr.  Hetzel  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss 
Louise  Christina  Hodde,  the  wedding  being  celebrated  in  the  Unitarian  church 
located  at  Twenty-ninth  and  Locust  streets,  by  the  Rev.  John  Snyder.  They 
now  have  three  children,  Isabelle  Emelie,  James  Hodde  and  Lucille  Christina 
Elise.  Mr.  Hetzel  is  a  member  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  and  of  the  Union  Club 
and  the  Presbyterian  church,  those  associations  indicating  the  nature  of  his  in- 
terests. He  is  classed  among  the  leading  business  men  and  citizens  of  St.  Louis 
and  is  accorded  that  deference  and  respect  which  the  world  uniformly  pays  to  him 
whose  success  has  been  well  and  worthily  won. 


JULIUS    WILLIAM    WEBER. 

Julius  William  Weber  was  born  June  16,  1881,  at  Afifton,  in  St.  Louis  countv. 
his  parents  being  Julius  F.  and  Meta  (Cresielius)  Weber,  both  of  whom  are  still 
living.  They  came  to  America  from  Germany  and  located  in  St.  Louis  county 
forty-five  years  ago,  their  home  being  in  the  present  neighborhood  of  Affton. 
The  father  is  well  known  to  the  older  residents  of  the  city,  having  brought  his 
produce  to  the  St.  Louis  markets. 

Julius  William  Weber  was  educated  in  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town, 
was  instructed  in  both  German  and  English  and  supplemented  his  school  train- 
ing by  diligent  home  study.  For  a  time  he  was  his  father's  assistant  in  the  work 
of  the  farm  and  became  familiar  with  all  the  duties  and  labors  that  fall  to  the 
lot  of  the  agriculturist  but  at  length,  tiring  of  rural  life,  he  secured  employment 
in  the  grocery  business  of  l\Iax  Werthem,  at  the  corner  of  Russell  street  and 
California  avenue.  There  he  remained  for  seven  years.  Subsequently  he  worked 
for  the  Luyties  Grocery  Company  at  Sixth  street  and  Franklin  avenue  for  a  year 
and  a  half  and  later  purchased  the  Luyties  store  in  Kirkwood,  of  which  he  has 
since  had  charge.  Here  he  has  built  up  a  large  and  lucrative  business,  being 
today  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  grocers  of  that  section  of  the  city. 

On  the  i8th  of  October,  1904,  Mr.  Weber  was  married  to  Miss  Minnie 
Eydman.  One  son  has  been  born  of  this  union,  Oliver  Julius  Weber,  now  three 
and  a  half  years  of  age.  Mr.  Weber  professes  Presbyterian  faith  and  is  a  republi- 
can  in  politics.     He  finds  his   chief  interest,   from   the  pleasure   standpoint,   in 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1035 

hunting  and  fishing,  but  he  is  also  fond  of  driving  behind  a  good  horse.  He  is 
a  gentleman  of  sterling  qualities  and  a  thorough-going  business  man  whose  well 
spent  life  has  found  visible  evidence  in  his  ownership  of  the  building  in  which 
he  is  doing  business  and  in  his  real-estate  holdings  in  the  suburbs.  His  record 
is  an  illustration  of  the  fact  that  environment  and  fortunate  circumstances  have 
little  to  do  with  the  attainment  of  success,  which  comes  to  the  man  who  recog- 
nizes his  opportunities  and  is  willing  to  work  for  the  advantages  which  he  seeks. 


JOHN    D.  BOGGS,  M.  D. 

John  D.  Boggs,  physician  and  surgeon,  at  No.  817  North  Eighteenth  street, 
was  born  in  Fairfield,  Illinois,  July  4,  1875,  a  son  of  Ogden  and  Adeline  ( Gless- 
ner)  Boggs.  The  father  was  a  landowner  and  stock-raiser  who  for  some  years 
successfully  conducted  business  in  Illinois.  The  paternal  grandfather,  however, 
was  a  physician  and  served  as  a  surgeon  in  the  Confederate  army. 

In  the  public  schools  of  his  native  town  Dr.  Boggs  pursued  his  early  educa- 
tion, which  he  supplemented  by  study  in  Haywood  College,  of  Fairfield.  When 
his  more  specifically  literary  course  was  completed  he  entered  upon  preparation 
for  the  practice  of  medicine,  pursuing  a  course  in  the  St.  Louis  University,  from 
which  he  was  graduated  with  the  class  of  1903.  Immediately  afterward  he  was 
appointed  to  a  position  in  St.  John's  Hospital,  where  he  put  his  theoretical  knowl- 
edge to  the  practical  test  and  also  added  largely  to  his  professional  equipment 
by  the  broad  and  varied  experience  of  hospital  practice.  He  remained  in  that 
position  until  1906  but  in  the  meantime  also  established  an  extensive  private 
practice.  He  is  now  connected  with  the  Social  Service  Hospital,  at  No.  loii 
North  Eighteenth  street,  and  has  an  extensive  practice  in  other  lines,  receiving 
the  patronage  of  many  of  the  leading  families  of  his  section  of  the  city.  His 
ability  is  pronounced,  his  skill  being  manifest  in  the  excellent  results  which 
have  attended  his  labors  throughout  the  period  of  his  residence   in    St.   Louis. 

Dr.  Boggs  is  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society  and  of  the  State 
Medical  Society  and  thus  keeps  in  touch  with  the  advanced  line  of  thought 
which  characterizes  the  work  of  the  medical  profession.  He  belongs  to  the 
Knights  of  Pythias  fraternity  and  gives  his  political  support  to  the  democracy 
where  national  questions  are  involved  but  at  local  elections,  wdiere  there  is  no 
special  issue  before  the  people,  he  casts  an  independent  ballot,  regarding  only  the 
capability  of  the  candidate.  He  finds  his  recreation  in  hunting,  fishing,  motor- 
ing and  outdoor  exercise  and  is  a  believer  in  these  as  an  aid  to  health.  His 
discriminating  judgment  enables  him  to  quickly  understand  the  value  of  any 
idea  advanced  in  connection  with  his  profession  and  he  readily  adopts  any  new- 
remedy  or  method  of  practice  which  he  believes  will  prove  of  essential  worth  and 
yet  does  not  hastily  discard  any  of  the  old  and  time-tried  methods  of  practice,  the 
value  of  which  has  stood  the  test  of  time. 


SAUL    B.  PRUSCHANSKY. 

Saul  B.  Pruschansky  is  in  the  merchant  tailoring  business  at  No.  4125  Olive 
street.  He  was  born  iii  Russia,  IMay  15,  1861.  the  son  of  Isidore  and  Jennie 
Pruschansky.  His  father,  who  was  born  in  the  same  Russian  hamlet,  was  en- 
gaged in  the  grain  business  until  his  death  in  1S75.  His  mother  passed  away  in 
1894.  Mr.  Pruschansky  attended  the  common  schools  of  his  birthplace  until 
he  was  fourteen  years  of  age,  when  he  entered  his  father's  employ  and  lattr 
established  himself  in  the  grain  and  lumber  business.  This  enterprise,  not  being 
sufficiently  remunerative,  he  sold  out  in   1878  and  enlisted  in  the  Russian  army 


1036  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

in  which  he  served  for  five  vears.  After  having  obtained  his  discharge  he  left 
the  arniv  and  returned  to  his  native  town,  where  he  again  entered  the  grain  and 
lumber  business,  continuing  in  it  for  one  year.  On  the  expiration  of  this  time 
feeHng  that  there  were  greater  opportunities  for  him  in  America  he  set  sail  for 
this  land  and  arrived  in  New  York.  Thence  he  went  to  Philadelphia,  Pennsyl- 
vania, where  he  followed  tailoring  for  two  years.  Later  he  went  to  Cincinnati, 
Ohio,  as  a  notion  salesman.  At  this  he  was  quite  successful  and  succeeded  in 
saving  sufficient  means  to  establish  himself  in  the  tailoring  business.  He  secured 
quarters  and  for  a  period  of  nine  years  followed  this  vocation.  After  selling  out 
and  engaging  in  the  florist  business  for  a  period  of  three  years  he  came  to  St. 
Louis  where  he  opened  a  merchant  tailoring  establishment  on  Seventeenth  street 
and  Franklin  avenue.  Remaining  there  for  seven  months  he  removed  to  No. 
4135  Olive  street  and  later  to  No.  4125,  where  he  is  at  present.  Mr.  Pruschansky 
is  accorded  a  fine  patronage.  Besides  doing  a  retail  business  he  manufactures 
clothing  for  many  of  the  most  prominent  merchants  in  the  city. 

In  1884  he  united  in  marriage  in  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  with  Miss  Rose  Dagural. 
They  have  two  children :  Dina,  who  is  a  pupil  at  the  public  schools ;  and  Carrie, 
who  is  attending  the  kindergarten.  He  owns  the  building  at  No.  4125  Olive 
street  where  he  resides  and  conducts  his  business. 


REV.  EDWARD    J.  DEMPSEY. 

Rev.  Edward  J.  Dempsey,  rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Visitation,  has  con- 
tinued in  charge  here  for  nine  years  and  is  much  beloved  by  his  people  and 
respected  by  the  congregation  at  large.  He  was  born  in  Easton,  Pennsylvania, 
a  son  of  Charles  and  harah  Dempsey,  both  natives  of  Ireland.  In  his  childhood 
days  his  parents  removed  to  Illinois  and  he  pursued  his  education  in  St.  Francis 
College  in  Quincy,  that  state.  Later  he  attended  St.  Mary's  Seminary  in  Balti- 
more, Maryland,  and  was  ordained  in  St.  John's  church  in  St.  Louis  on  the  28th 
of  April,  1878.  He  thus  engaged  upon  the  work  to  which  he  has  given  his  life 
and  in  his  labors  he  has  had  the  satisfaction  of  seeing  the  growth  of  the  par- 
ishes with  which  he  has  been  connected.  A  short  time  after  his  ordination  he 
was  appointed  assistant  at  the  old  Cathedral,  where  he  remained  for  fifteen 
months.  He  then  went  to  Boone  Terre,  Missouri,  where  he  remained  for  a  short 
time  and  in  September,  1880,  he  took  charge  of  the  congregation  at  Mexico, 
Missouri,  there  continuing  for  nineteen  years.  In  June,  1889,  he  was  appointed 
rector  of  the  Church  of  the  Visitation  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  has  since  continued, 
his  labors  proving  an  element  in  the  growth  of  Catholicism  in  this  city. 


JAMES  E.  WILLIAMS. 

James  E.  Williams,  president  of  the  Williams  Roofing  Company  since  1904, 
is  among  the  aggressive  business  men  of  this  city.  He  is  of  English  lineage  and 
was  born  in  Ottawa,  Canada,  February  24,  1864,  a  son  of  Francis  and  Ann  Wil- 
liams. His  father  was  a  native  of  Southampton,  England,  born  in  1812.  In 
that  city  he  followed  merchant  tailoring  until  1862,  when  he  went  to  Canada, 
where  he  followed  tailoring  until  his  death  in  1888. 

James  E.  Williams  attended  the  public  schools  in  Ottawa  until  he  was  four- 
teen years  of  age.  He  then  worked  as  apprentice  to  his  father  and  at  the  expira- 
tion of  three  years  had  become  a  merchant  tailor.  He  followed  the  trade  for  a 
time  in  his  native  city  and  then  removed  to  Michigan.  Not  desiring  to  enter  the 
same  business  again,  he  spent  one  vear  as  a  brakesman  on  the  Chicago  &  North- 
western Railroad.     Again  returning  to  Canada  he  located  in  Toronto,  where  he 


ST.  LOUIS,    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1037 

entered  tlie  employ  of  W.  D.  Hutson,  who  was  in  the  slate-roofing  business. 
There  he  became  famihar  with  tlie  enterprise  and  served  as  a  journeyman  for 
a  period  of  five  years.  On  arriving  in  St.  Louis  he  immediately  went  to  work 
as  a  journeyman  for  the  Hayden  Slate  Company.  After  he  had  been  in  the 
employ  of  this  firm  for  four  years  he  engaged  in  business  for  himself  at  4331 
McRee  street.  He  soon  established  a  wide  reputation  for  excellent  work  and 
built  up  an  extensive  trade.  As  a  slater  his  name  is  identified  with  prominent 
buildings  of  the  city,  among  which  are  many  schoolhouses   and   residences. 

In  August,  1884,  Mr.  Williams  wedded  Aliss  Kate  Ouillinan  in  Toronto, 
Canada.  Their  children  are:  Edward  J.,  twenty-three  years  old,  secretary  of 
the  Williams  Roofing  Company ;  Gordon,  who  is  nineteen  years  of  age  and  works 
with  his  father  as  a  journeyman ;  Kate,  who  is  seventeen  years  of  age,  remain- 
ing at  home ;  and  Mabel,  nine  years  of  age,  a  pupil  at  the  public  school.  Mr. 
Williams  is  a  supporter  of  the  democratic  party  and  in  religious  faith  is  an  Epis- 
copalian.    He  resides  at  417  Summit  avenue,  Webster  Groves. 


WILLIAM  CONRAD  UHRI. 

William  Conrad  Uhri,  whose  name  is  largely  a  familiar  one  in  business 
circles  in  St.  Louis,  because  of  the  extent  and  importance  of  his  commercial  con- 
nections, is  now  president  of  the  Merchants  Ice  &  Coal  Company  and  is  also 
associated  with  various  corporations  that  figure  prominently  in  the  financial  and 
industrial  life  of  this  city.  His  birth  occurred  here  June  15,  1854,  his  parents 
being  Andrew  and  Fredericka  Uhri,  nee  Lang.  The  father  was  born  in  Aehern, 
Baden,  Germany,  and  came  to  St.  Louis  in  1843  and  for  a  long  period  was  a 
contractor  and  builder  of  this  city.  He  died  December  13,  1902,  while  his  wife, 
who  was  born  in  Alsence,  Bavaria,  August  14,  1833,  passed  away  December  15. 
1892. 

William  Conrad  Uhri  attended  the  public  schools  and  at  the  age  of  nineteen 
went  to  Kansas  City,  Missouri,  where  he  secured  a  clerkship  with  Long  Broth- 
ers, wholesale  grocers,  with  whom  he  remained  for  two  and  a  half  years, 
when  he  was  called  home  because  of  an  accident  which  his  father  had  sustained. 
He  then  remained  with  his  father  and  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  also  taking 
up  the  study  of  architecture,  and  thus  fitted  himself  for  the  contracting  and 
building  business.  In  1880  he  was  admitted  to  a  partnership  by  his  father  under 
the  style  of  Andrew  XJhri  &  Son,  contractors  and  builders,  the  firm  enjoying  an 
extensive  trade  until  1892,  when  the  father  retired.  William  C.  L^hri  then  con- 
ducted the  business  under  his  own  name  until  February,  1902,  when  he  withdrew 
from  building  operations  and  accepted  the  presidency  of  the  Colorado  Sand  & 
Gravel  Company  of  St.  Louis,  which  in  June,  1907,  was  absorbed  by  the  Union 
Sand  &  Gravel  Company.  Mr.  Uhri  was  then  elected  to  the  presidency  of  the  ^ler- 
chants  Ice  &  Coal  Company  of  St.  Louis  and  remained  at  the  head  of  that  ex- 
tensive enterprise  to  the  present  time.  He  is  also  largelv  interested  in  real  estate, 
having  made  judicial  investments  in  property  as  opportunity  has  otTered,  and  is 
also  connected  with  various  financial  and  industrial  corporations,  being  a  director 
of  the  German  Savings  Institution,  president  of  the  A\'ashington  ]\Iutual  Fire  In- 
surance Company,  vice  president  of  the  German  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company, 
a  director  of  the  Consolidated  Coal  Company  and  in  the  ^Merchants  &•  Manu- 
facturers Investment  Company,  the  Ruemmeli-Rawley  ^lanufacturing  Company, 
and  Ihe  Granite-Bi  iMetallic  Alining  &  Milling  Company  of  St.  Louis.  Watch- 
ful of  opportunities  promising  success,  he  has  seemed  to  realize  at  any  one 
point  of  his  career  the  possibilities  for  successful  attainment  at  that  point.  In  busi- 
ness management  and  executive  control  he  displays  notable  ability  in  coordinating 
forces  and  producing  a  unified  and  harmonious  whole,  while  his  enterprise  and 
progressive  spirit  are  resultant  factors  in  the  achievement  of  the  prosperity  which 
is  the  legitimate  aim  of  everv  business  concern. 


1038  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

On  the  2 1st  of  May,  1889,  in  St.  Louis,  Mr.  Uhri  was  married  to  Miss 
Emilie  Rose,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  Edward  C.  and  Margaret  (McHose)  Rose. 
Their  children  are  Edward  William,  William  Clarence,  Ida  Rose,  Eugenia  Mar- 
guerite and  Henry  Andrew,  all  unmarried. 

In  politics  Mr.  Uhri  is  a  republican  but  never  an  aspirant  for  office,  his 
attention  being  fully  occupied  with  business  affairs.  He  was  a  member  of  the 
National  Guards  from  1878  until  1883,  has  been  a  member  of  the  Union  Club 
since  1888,  of  the  Liederkranz  Club  since  1891  and  of  the  Legion  of  Honor  since 
1879.  He  became  a  member  of  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  A.  F.  &  A.  M.,  on  the 
9th  of  November,  1897,  attained  the  Knight  Templar  degree  in  Ascalon  Com- 
mandery  in  1898  and  the  Thirty-second  degree  of  Scottish  Rite  in  the  same  year. 
He  is  also  a  member  of  Missouri  Chapter,  No.  i,  R.  A.  M.,  and  of  Moolah 
Temple,  A.  A.  O.  H.  M.  S.,  taking  all  the  advanced  degrees  in  Masonry  in  1898. 
In  1906  he  was  made  treasurer  of  the  Tuscan  Temple  Association  and  in  1907  he 
became  a  member  of  the  Oasis  Club.  His  association  with  the  Owls  Bowling 
Club  dates  from  1896.  Appreciative  of  friendship  and  social  relations,  he  has 
those  qualities  which  easily  win  and  retain  warm  regard  while  his  business  activi- 
ties and  powers  have  won  him  classification  with  the  forceful  and  resourceful 
men  of  St.  Louis 


GEORGE  F.  MARTIN. 

A  careful  study  of  the  lives  of  men  who  have  attained  distinction  and  suc- 
cess in  the  world  is  eminently  useful,  if  for  no  other  reason  than  to  give  support 
to  the  fact  that  there  is  always  a  chance  in  life  for  one  who  has  ability,  who  is 
willing  to  work,  and  who  persistentlv  applies  his  faculties  with  firm  resolution 
to  the  accomplishment  of  a  fixed  purpose.  George  F.  Martin,  self-made,  who  at 
present  is  one  of  the  most  efficient  real  estate  salesmen  in  the  employ  of  Mer- 
cantile Trust  Company,  is  a  native  of  St.  Louis,  born  in  1885,  his  parents  residing 
in  this  city.  They  reared  a  family  of  three  children,  consisting  of  two  sons  and 
one  daughter. 

The  public  schools  of  St.  Louis  afforded  Mr.  Martin  his  education.  He  was 
enrolled  as  a  student  when  he  had  attained  the  usual  age  and  pursued  his  studies 
until  he  was  ten  years  old,  at  which  time,  owing  to  cramped  financial  circum- 
stances, he  was  compelled  to  leave  school  and  go  out  into  the  world  to  make  his 
living.  He  was  satisfied  to  take  any  kind  of  work  which  would  enable  him  to 
earn  a  livelihood,  and  to  contribute  what  little  he  could  to  the  support  of  the 
family.  His  first  position  was  in  the  employ  of  the  Dozier  Bakery  Company. 
For  some  time  he  was  engaged  in  the  shop  of  the  firm,  but  subsequently  was 
transferred  from  this  class  of  work  to  a  clerkship  in  the  office,  holding  the  latter 
position  for  a  period  of  four  years.  During  this  time  he  evidenced  marked  busi- 
ness ability  and  deep  interest  in  the  welfare  of  the  firm,  and  all  the  while  was 
attentive  to  duty,  thus  manifesting  those  qualifications  which  would  enable  him 
to  become  a  useful  and  prosperous  man.  LIpon  severing  his  connections  with 
the  bakery  company  he  became  associated  with  the  Simmons  hardware  concern, 
at  first  in  a  clerical  capacity,  in  which  he  acquitted  himself  with  great  credit. 
On  account  of  his  accuracy  and  good  judgment  he  was  finally  promoted  to  the 
position  of  assistant  manager  of  the  printing  and  stationery  department.  In 
this  position  he  remained  for  some  time,  all  the  while  enhancing  his  business 
experience  and  ability  until  he  was  finally  offered  a  more  lucrative  situation  with 
the  Federal  Investment  Company,  general  real-estate  brokers.  While  in  the 
employ  of  this  firm  he  acquired  his  first  experience  in  realty  lines,  at  which  he 
became  so  successful  as  to  be  sought  by  the  Mercantile  Trust  Company  to  act 
as  their  salesman.  In  this  capacity  he  is  still  serving  and  has  proven  himself  to 
be  one  of  the  most  useful  and  reliable  men  in  the  emplov  of  the  firm,  his  un- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1039 

wearied  industry  fast  marking  out  for  iiim  a  career  of  exceptional  proininence 
He  is  faithful  in  the  observance  of  his  religious  duties,  and  is  an  adherent  of  the 
Catholic  faith.  In  politics  he  gives  his  support  to  the  republican  party,  in  the 
principles  of  which  he  is  thoroughly  versed,  and  while  he  is  not  an  active  poli- 
tician he  uses  his  vote  and  influence  to  secure  the  election  of  the  candidates  of 
his  party. 


DR.  JOHX  PHILIP  ROEMMICH,  SR. 

For  a  period  of  forty  years  Dr.  John  P.  Roemmich,  Sr.,  has  been  engaged 
in  the  active  practice  of  dentistry  in  this  city,  his  long  experience  having  made 
liim  one  of  the  most  useful  men  in  his  profession  and  won  him  extensive  and 
enviable  popularity.  He  was  born  in  the  Rheinpfalz  district  of  Bavaria,  Germany, 
Januarv  3,  1839,  and  was  the  son  of  Philip  and  Elenora  (Bleisteini  Roemmich. 
his  father  having  been  a  general  merchant. 

Dr.  Roemmich  received  his  preliminary  education  in  the  common  schools 
of  his  native  city,  where  he  completed  the  course  of  study  and  then  according 
to  the  custom  of  the  land,  entered  the  military  service,  in  which  he  spent  three 
years.  Upon  completing  his  military  career  he  attended  college  in  Vienna  and 
Frankfort,  and  subsequently  pursued  a  four  years'  course  of  study  in  Munich 
and  was  graduated  with  a  degree  in  dentistry.  In  1868  he  returned  to  the  old 
homestead  and  after  disposing  of  the  property  willed  him  by  his  father  he  emi- 
grated to  the  L'nited  States  "and  located  in  New  York  city,  where  he  engaged 
in  the  practice  of  his  profession  for  one  year.  He  then  removed  to  St.  Louis, 
where  he  became  a  student  at  the  McDowell  College,  from  which  he  was  grad- 
uated, and  in  October,  1870,  he  purchased  the  dental  practice  of  Dr.  Steck,  who 
was  then  located  at  No.  322  Middle  street,  now  known  as  Clark  avenue,  and  in 
course  of  time  established  an  extensive  practice.  Later  he  removed  to  his  present 
location  at  No.  1108  Chouteau  avenue,  where  he  has  been  for  the  past  twenty- 
one  years. 

In  1876,  in  this  city.  Dr.  Roemmich  wedded  Miss  Catherine  Hertel.  daughter 
of  Frederick  Hertel,  formerly  a  well  known  organ  builder  here.  Dr.  and  Mrs. 
Roemmich  are  parents  of  the  following  children :  Alfred,  who  is  employed  in 
the  postoffice ;  Alexander,  a  well  known  banker ;  Louis  P.,  who  is  also  in  the  post- 
office  department :  and  Arnold,  who  is  a  medical  student.  Dr.  Roemmich  belongs 
to  the  Knights  of  Honor,  the  Liederkranz  Society,  and  the  United  Workmen. 
He  is  fond  of  outdoor  exercise  and  being  one  of  the  number  who  enjoy  the 
exhilarating  efifects  of  fresh  air,  he  participates  in  the  pleasures  and  benefits  of 
long  walks.  He  is  a  man  of  congenial  disposition,  scholarly  and  studious.  His 
forty  years  of  uninterrupted  practice  of  dentistry  bear  ample  testimony  to  his 
superior  skill  as  a  practitioner  and  explain  his   widespread   popularity. 


MORRIS  FREUXD. 


Morris  Freund  is  president  of  the  Busch-Freund  Brewers'  Supply  Company, 
in  which  connection  he  is  conducting  an  extensive  and  profitable  business.  He 
was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1876,  a  son  of  Leopold  and  Hannah  Freund,  who  are 
also  natives  of  this  city.  The  father  was  for  many  years  a  prominent  and  suc- 
cessful business  man  here,  engaged  extensively  in  the  manufacture  of  bread,  but 
is  now  living  retired,  his  former  enterprise  and  activity  having  brought  to  him 
the  handsome  competence  which  enables  him  at  the  piesent  time  to  enjoy  well 
earned  rest  without  further  recourse  to  labor. 


1040  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Morris  Freund,  as  a  pupil  m  the  public  schools,  began  his  education,  which 
was  continued  in  the  Marmaduke  jNIilitary  Academy  and  Christian  Brothers  Col- 
lege. He  pursued  a  business  course  and  then  put  his  theoretical  knowledge  to 
the  practical  test  in  his  father's  establishment,  becoming  connected  with  the 
Freund  Brothers  Bread  Company.  He  remained  with  the  house  until  the  busi- 
ness went  into  the  combine  and  during  the  past  five  years  he  has  been  engaged 
in  the  hop  and  malt  business  in  the  conduct  of  an  enterprise  which  has  now 
assumed  extensive  proportions.  The  Busch-Freund  Brewers'  Supply  Company 
has  an  extensive  patronage  with  large  commercial  connections,  and  the  success 
of  the  house  is  largely  attributable  to  the  careful  management  and  keen  business 
discrimination  of  him  whose  name  introduces  this  review.  Mr.  Freund  is  also 
well  known  as  the  owner  of  standard  bred  horses,  having  devoted  much  time 
and  money  to  bringing  the  trotting  horse  to  the  front  in  St.  Louis.  He  has  many 
fine  specimens  of  the  noble  steed  and  may  well  be  proud  of  his  stables.  ;\Ir'. 
Freund's  political  allegiance  has  always  been  given  to  the  republican  party. 
He  was  reared  in  this  faith  and  when  he  attained  manhood  his  mature  judgment 
sanctioned  the  policies  of  the  party  and  he  has  continued  to  give  it  unfaltering 
allegiance,  although  he  has  never  been  an  aspirant  for  public  office.  Pleasantly 
situated  in  his  home  life,  he  was  married  in  1903  to  Miss  Eda  J.  Baer  and  they 
have  two  children.  They  own  and  occupy  a  fine  residence  at  No.  4483  Laclede 
avenue  and  are  well  known  in  the  city,  Mr.  Freund  deserving  classification  with 
the  wealthy  and  prominent  business  men  here,  whose  activitv  is  contributino-  to 
general  commercial  progress  as  well  as  to  individual  success. 


CHARLES  A.  MEREDITH,  il.  D. 

Dr.  Charles  A.  Meredith,  physician  and  surgeon  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in 
Pulaski,  Iowa,  on  the  21st  of  April,  1868.  In  the  paternal  line  he  is  descended 
from  Welsh  ancestry,  the  family  having  been  founded  in  America,  however,  in 
colonial  days,  while  representatives  of  the  name  served  as  soldiers  in  the  war  for 
independence.  The  grandfather  was  a  shoemaker  bv  trade  but  Andrew  T.  Mere- 
dith, the  father  of  Dr.  Meredith,  turned  his  attention  to  the  occupation  of  farm- 
ing. He  was  a  native  of  Indiana,  but  the  family  became  residents  of  Iowa  when 
it  was  still  under  territorial  government.  He  wedded  Miss  Mary  Wolf,  whose 
ancestors  were  also  colonial  settlers  in  the  new  world.  ^Members  of  that  family 
likewise  aided  in  the  Revolutionary  war  and  few  residents  of  St.  Louis  can  claim 
a  lineage  dating  farther  back  in  the  history  of  this  nation  than  can  Dr.  Meredith. 
During  the  period  of  pioneer  development  in  Ohio  the  Wolf  family  was  there 
founded  and  the  grandfather  of  Dr.  Meredith  engaged  in  the  milling  business 
in  that  state.  It  was  in  Ohio  that  Mary  Wolf  was  born,  but  in  her  girlhood  days 
accompanied  her  parents  to  Iowa,  By  her  marriage  to  Andrew  T.  Meredith  she 
became  the  mother  of  six  children,  all  of  whom  are  yet  living,  namely :  O.  S., 
who  is  engaged  in  banking  at  Queen  City,  Missouri ;  Charles  A.,  of  this  review ; 
Lyman  G.,  an  agriculturist  of  Pulaski,  Iowa;  Carrie,  the  wife  of  Charles  Stock- 
ham,  a  stockman  of  Bloomfield,  Iowa ;  Walter  O.,  who  is  engaged  in  the  grocery 
business  at  Fairfield,  Iowa ;  and  Bertha,  who  makes  h^r  home  with  her  parents 
in  Pulaski,  Iowa. 

In  his  early  boyhood  Charles  A.  Meredith  attended  the  district  schools  and 
after  mastering  the  common  branches  of  learning  entered  the  Southern  Iowa 
Normal  College  at  the  age  of  seventeen  years.  He  afterward  engaged  in  teaching 
school  for  two  years  in  his  native  state,  but  regarded  this  merely  as  an  initial 
step  to  other  professional  labor  and,  determining  upon  the  practice  of  medicine 
as  a  life  work,  when  twenty-two  years  of  age  he  entered  the  Marion-Sims 
Medical  College  of  St.  Louis,  from  which  he  was  graduated  with  high  honors  in 
1893.     On  the  i8th  of  April  of  the  same  year  he  opened  an  office  in  St.  Louis 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1041 

and  has  since  been  engaged  in  practice  here.  In  the  sixteen  years  wliicli  have 
since  come  and  gone  he  has  made  steady  progress  and  his  patronage  is  now  ex- 
tensive and  of  an  important  character.  He  gives  unremitting  attention  to  the 
duties  of  liis  profession,  is  a  close  student  of  the  progress  that  is  continually 
being  made  and  readily  adopts  any  new  ideas  or  methods  which  his  judgment 
sanctions  as  of  value  in  professional  work. 

In  February,  1896,  Dr.  Meredith  wedded  3iliss  Julia  Heidmann,  of  Xevv 
Haven,  Missouri,  a  daughter  of  Dr.  F.  Heidmann.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Meredith  are 
the  parents  of  an  only  son,  Russell  W.,  born  January  13,  1898. 


T.  L.  CALLAWAY. 


One  of  the  most  unique  and  interesting  of  St.  Louis'  important  business 
enterprises  is  that  controlled  by  the  Confetti  Company  located  at  No.  12  Com- 
mercial street  and  owned  and  managed  by  T.  L.  Callaway.  Mr.  Gallawav  him- 
self is  an  unusual  example  of  the  American  self-made  merchant — a  man  of 
marked  ability  and  executive  capacity.  He  was  born  in  [Mississippi  in  1867  of 
French  and  Scotch-Irish  lineage,  his  mother  being  Myra  Lenoir  of  French- 
Huguenot  extraction,  while  his  father  was  Lewis  G.  Gallawav,  of  Gallawsy, 
Scotland.  The  son  was  educated  in  Tennessee  and  graduated  from  the  dental 
department  of  Vanderbilt  LTniversity.  He  then  began  the  practice  of  dentistry 
in  Kentucky,  but  success  eluded  him  and  he  gave  up  his  profession,  determined 
to  make  a  new  start  in  the  business  world.  While  on  a  visit  to  Paris  and  \'enice 
he  had  been  impressed  with  the  use  that  was  made  of  confetti  and  had  wondered 
why  Americans  had  not  been  introduced  to  the  sport.  However,  at  this  crisis  in 
his  affairs  he  recalled  his  thoughts  on  the  subject  and  determined  to  launch 
confetti  in  this  country.  He  invented  a  new  machine  for  cutting  the  paper  and 
came  to  St.  Louis  with  the  hope  of  interesting  capital  in  his  enterprise.  Complete 
failure  to  gain  assistance  from  any  source  left  him  undaunted  and  with  nothing 
but  his  enthusiasm  and  an  insignificant  sum  of  money  he  fought  his  battle  alone 
and  won  the  victory  in  spite  of  apparently  insurmountable  difficulties.  The  St. 
Louis  Confetti  Company  was  launched  in  1901  and  has  become  the  largest  con- 
cern of  the  kind  in  the  world  and  the  source  of  an  independent  income  to  its 
promoter.  Mr.  Callaway  owns  the  plant,  the  house  on  Commercial  street,  his 
private  residence  on  No.  3918  Westminster  and  other  valuable  propertv  in  the 
city,  all  of  which  he  has  acquired  since  embarking  in  his  present  line  of  business. 
He  has  displayed  not  only  sound  judgment  but  the  keenest  discrimination  in  the 
management  of  his  business  aftairs  and  stands  among  those  who  deserve  the 
honor  and  commendation  of  their  fellowmen  bv  leason  of  what  thcv  have  ac- 
complished. 


A.  G.  BUXTON. 

A.  G.  Buxton,  a  prominent  general  contractor  and  builder  here,  was  born  in 
Jefferson  county,  ^Missouri,  in  1862,  and  was  a  son  of  William  J.  and  Mary  J. 
(Dillon)  Buxton,  who  were  originally  from  Alanchester,  England,  and  came  to 
America  in  1846,  settling  in  the  above  mentioned  county.  In  his  native  land  he 
was  occupied  as  a  bookkeeper  in  the  cotton  mills  of  J^Ianchester,  but  upon  locating 
in  the  new  world  engaged  in  farming  in  Jefferson  county.  He  resided  there  when 
the  Civil  war  broke  out.  and  in  1861  joined  the  L^nited  States  Army  and  in  com- 
pany with  others  organized  a  company  of  which  he  officiated  as  captain  until  the 
close  of  the  war.  While  in  the  service  of  the  \\'estern  Army  he  participated  in 
many  hard  fought  battles,  and  though  he  was  never  wounded  or  captured  he  had 
many  narrow  escapes,  on   several  occasions  bullets  having  pierced  his  hat  and 

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1042  ST.  LOUIS.  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

coat.  After  the  cessation  of  hostilities  he  returned  to  his  farm,  where  he  passed 
away  in  1888,  at  the  age  of  tifty-eight  years.  During  his  hfetime  he  was  quite 
prominent  in  pohtics  and  filled  several  official  positions  in  the  county,  at  one 
time  having  served  as  assessor  and  collector,  having  been  elected  to  this  office 
in  i860.  He  left  his  wife,  who  departed  this  life  October  14,  1906,  and  eleven 
children,  namely:  John  and  William  J.,  of  Jefferson  county;  Albert  G.  and  Jesse, 
twins ;  Sarah,  who  united  in  marriage  with  Walter  Dickinson,  of  Jefferson 
county;  Emma,  wife  of  James  O'Bryan,  of  St.  Louis  county,  Missouri;  Frederick 
H.,  of  Fayette  county,  Illinois;  Florence;  Mary  J.,  widow  of  Alexander  Dall; 
Horace  G. ;  and  Charles  S. 

A.  G.  Buxton  spent  his  boyhood  days  on  the  farm  and  attended  the  district 
school  during  winter.  Upon  completing  his  education  he  began  to  learn  the  car- 
penter's trade  under  the  instruction  of  Albert  Vosse,  with  whom  he  served  his 
apprenticeship  and  became  a  journeyman.  He  remained  in  the  employ  of  Mr. 
Vosse  and  as  time  passed  on  became  recognized  as  a  skilled  mechanic  and  in  a 
short  time  was  made  foreman  by  his  employer  and  later  taken  in  as  a  partner  in 
the  business.  When  Mr.  Vosse  retired  from  active  life  Mr.  Buxton  purchased 
his  interest  and  conducted  the  business  himself.  Since  he  has  assumed  full  charge 
of  affairs  he  has  been  very  successful  and  has  erected  a  number  of  the  most 
elegant  residences  in  the  city. 

In  1888  he  wedded  Miss  Catherine  Schmits,  daughter  of  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
William  Schmits,  who  were  the  parents  of  the  following  children :  William  G. ; 
Annie,  wife  of  Frederick  English;  Henry  E. ;  Rosie,  who  married  John  Bokula; 
Elizabeth,  widow  of  Gustoff  Miller ;  Johanna,  who  married  Herman  Wilkins ; 
Benjamin;  Mamie;  Ida,  wife  of  Antone  Sutter;  August;  Matilda,  who  married 
James  Maloney ;  Amelia;  and  Catherine.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Buxton  have  been  blessed 
with  six  children :  William  J.,  Agnes  K.,  Edwin  A.,  Delia  E.,  Alvina  J.  and 
Walter,  deceased.  The  familv  worships  at  St.  Pius  Catholic  church  and  Mr. 
Buxton  is  affiliated  with  the  Knights  of  Columbus.  In  politics  he  is  allied  with 
the  republican  party. 


ALOIS  SODERER. 


While  a  decade  has  passed  since  Alois  Soderer  was  called  to  the  home  be- 
yond, he  is  yet  remembered  for  the  good  work  which  he  did  in  behalf  of  St. 
Louis.  He  was  one  of  those  who  were  active  in  establishing  the  public-school 
system  of  the  citv  and  was  also  a  promoter  of  its  material  growth  and  improve- 
ment through  the  erection  of  many  buildings.  He  was  born  in  Baden,  Germany, 
November  22,  1816,  a  son  of  August  and  Catherine  (Neidinger)  Soderer.  He 
acquired  a  good  education  in  his  native  land  and  spent  several  years  in  Marseilles 
and  in  Paris,  France,  where  he  learned  the  butcher's  trade.  He  was  twenty-one 
years  of  age,  when,  in  1837,  he  came  to  the  United  States,  resolved  to  enjoy  the 
benefits  of  the  better  business  opportunities  which  he  had  heard  could  be  secured 
on  this  side  of  the  Atlantic.  He  brought  with  him  some  capital  and  established 
himself  in  business  in  Louisville,  Kentucky,  where  he  built  up  a  prosperous  trade. 
As  the  years  passed  and  his  financial  resources  increased  he  wisely  made  invest- 
ments in  real  estate  and  in  the  course  of  years  accumulated  considerable  property 
and  through  its  rise  in  value  he  became  one  of  the  substantial  residents  of  the 
city  in  which  he  resided.  In  1843  he  returned  to  Germany,  where  he  spent  sev- 
eral months  in  visiting  his  old  home  and  in  renewing  the  acquaintances  of  his 
earlier  years.  In  1856  he  devoted  all  his  attention  to  the  improvement  of  property, 
erecting  numerous  buildings  and  making  many  improvements  creditable  to  the 
city  as  well  as  to  himself.  In  1898  he  was  the  owner  of  four  store  buildings  on 
Franklin   avenue,   six  on   Market   street,   two  on  Morgan  street   and   numerous 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1043 

dwellings.  Their  rental  brought  him  a  gratifying  income,  while  their  care  de- 
manded his  time  and  energies  and  thus  he  continued  throughout  his  life  a  busy, 
useful  and  active  man.  In  1853  he  removed  to  the  country,  living  in  a  rural 
neighborhood  for  fifteen  years,  or  until  1868,  when  he  returned  to  the  city,  where 
his  remaining  days  were  passed. 

On  the  1st  of  May,  1844,  Mr.  Soderer  was  married  to  Miss  Caroline  Kuse, 
then  a  resident  of  Baden,  Germany.  They  became  parents  of  four  children, 
namely:  Caroline,  now  the  wife  of  Frank  Simon,  a  resident  of  St.  Louis; 
Josephine,  the  widow  of  Adam  Weber,  also  of  this  city;  Minnie,  the  wife  of 
Gustave  Schuchmann,  also  of  St.  Louis ;  and  Alice  Soderer,  deceased. 

Throughout  the  entire  period  of  his  residence  in  St.  Louis  Mr.  Soderer 
manifested  a  deep  interest  in  the  city,  which  was  evidenced  in  his  hearty  and 
helpful  cooperation  in  many  movements  for  the  public  good.  He  was  a  firm 
believer  in  the  cause  of  public  education  and  aided  in  establishing  the  school 
system  of  the  city.  Many  other  tangible  evidences  of  his  public  spirit  are  cited, 
while  those  who  knew  him  remember  him  as  a  straightforward,  progressive  busi- 
ness man,  who  without  pretense  or  ostentation  followed  the  course  which  he 
marked  out  for  himself,  winning  success  in  the  business  world,  yet  never  taking 
advantage  of  others  in  any  business  transaction.  He  was  allotted  an  honored 
old  age  and  March  31,  1899,  at  the  age  of  eighty-three  years,  he  passed  away. 


THOMAS  GRESHAM  DONNELL,  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Thomas  Gresham  Donnell,  a  Spanish-American  war  veteran  and  a  suc- 
cessful practitioner  of  dentistry  in  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  Decatur.  Illinois,  April 
17.  1873.  His  father,  John  Michael  Donnell,  was  a  farmer  and  stock-raiser,  who 
took  up  agricultural  work  in  the  state  of  Illinois  and  afterward  removed  to 
Oregon.  He  is  now  located  at  Roseburg,  Douglas  county,  in  the  grain  commis- 
sion business.  He  married  Miss  Mary  Alzino  Gresham  and  their  family  included 
Dr.  Donnell  of  this  review. 

In  his  early  boyhood  days  Dr.  Donnell  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  the  north- 
west and  in  pursuing  his  education  attended  the  LTmpqua  Academy,  the  oldest 
school  on  the  Pacific  coast,  situated  in  Roseburg.  Following  his  graduation  he 
became  a  teacher  in  one  of  the  departments  of  the  academy  and  later  further 
prepared  for  a  business  career  by  attending  the  Garden  City  Business  College. 
Subsequently  he  was  associated  with  his  father  in  the  conduct  of  a  fruit  ranch 
in  Oregon  for  about  a  year.  While  in  the  west  connected  with  the  fruit  and 
grain  interests  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Horticultural  Society  and  al- 
though he  did  not  care  to  continue  in  that  business  as  a  life  work,  he  has  always 
taken  a  deep  interest  in  horticultural  ai¥airs.  The  cause  of  education  has  ever 
found  in  him  a  stalwart  champion  and  he  has  delighted  in  progress  in  all  sub- 
stantial lines.  Thinking  that  he  would  find  a  professional  career  more  congenial, 
he  began  preparation  for  the  practice  of  dentistry.  He  spent  one  year  as  a 
student  of  medicine  in  the  Cooper  jMedical  College  and  then  entered  \\'ashington 
University,  completing  a  course  in  dentistry  by  graduation  on  the  25th  of  April. 
1901.  Following  his  graduation  he  at  once  located  for  practice  in  St.  Louis  and 
has  met  with  good  success  in  the  undertaking.  He  has  a  well  equipped  office 
supplied  with  all  the  latest  improved  instruments  and  dental  appliances  and  his 
labors  have  been  highly  satisfactory.  He  finds  that  satisfied  patrons  are  the 
best  advertisement  and  in  this  way  his  practice  is  continually  growing.  He  be- 
longs to  the  St.  Louis  Society  for  Dental  Surgeons  and  to  the  State  Dental 
Society  and  thus  keeps  in  toucl;  with  the  onward  march  of  the  profession. 

At  the  time  of  the  Spanish-American  war  Dr.  Donnell.  who  had  previously 
been  a  member  of  the  National  Guard,  joined  the  volunteer  army  and  with  his 
regiment  went  to  Camp  Presidio  at  San  Francisco,  California.     The  regiment. 


1044  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

however,  was  not  called  to  active  duty  at  the  front  and  at  the  close  of  the  war 
was  ordered  home.  He  belongs  to  the  Masonic  fraternity  and  is  interested  in  all 
that  pertains  to  the  growth  of  the  organization.  He  is  also  fond  of  all  outdoor 
sports  and  was  at  one  time  prominent  in  athletic  circles,  winning  several  medals 
in  bicycling  and  bowling.  He  is  also  fond  of  hunting  and  fishing  and  has  hunted 
large  game  in  the  far  west,  bringing  home  many  bears  and  deer  as  specimens  of 
his  prowess. 


THOMAS  WALKER  FRY. 

Thomas  Walker  Fry  has  been  engaged  as  secretary  for  the  Charles  F.  Luehr- 
mann  Hardwood  Lumber  Company  since  1895,  having  become  a  stockholder  in 
the  concern  at  the  same  lime.  This  is  one  of  the  most  extensive  hardwood  manu- 
facturing plants  in  the  United  States.  It  not  only  transacts  a  large  business 
throughout  this  country  but  has  an  extensive  trade  with  many  European  coun- 
tries. He  was  born  in  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  July  29,  1868,  the  son  of  Thomas 
Walker  and  Jessie  (Snyder)  Fry.  His  father,  the  late  Major  Thomas  Walker 
Fry,  served  for  a  number  of  years  as  quartermaster  in  the  United  States  army. 
Mr.  Fry  has  a  distinguished  line  of  ancestors  running  back  to  Revolutionary 
times.  Prominent  among  them  was  his  paternal  grandfather,  Joshua  Fry,  who 
commanded  a  troop  in  the  colonial  army  while  George  Washington  was  a  com- 
missioned lieutenant.  His  son  Joshua  Fry  was  one  of  the  founders  of  Center 
College  of  Danville,  Kentucky. 

Thomas  W.  Fry  received  his  early  education  in  the  public  schools  of  Cairo, 
Illinois,  and  Louisville,  Kentucky.  Circumstances  did  not  permit  his  remaining 
in  school  past  the  age  of  fourteen  years.  At  this  age  he  employed  as  a  clerk 
with  the  J.  J.  Sylvester  Coal  Companv.  This  was  his  initial  step  in  the  business 
world  in  which  he  has  of  late  risen  to  prominence.  In  the  year  1889  he  engaged 
in  the  capacity  of  a  salesman  with  the  Russell  Massengale  Commission  Company. 
For  this  concern  he  worked  for  two  years.  Upon  resigning  he  engaged  as  a 
salesman  for  the  Charles  F.  Luehrmann  Hardwood  Lumber  Company.  He  is 
also  treasurer  of  the  Wayne  Manufacturing  Company,  a  St.  Louis  corporation. 

Mr.  Fry  was  married  to  Miss  Jessie  Calvert  Wilcox,  in  1898.  Among  the 
associations  with  which  he  is  affiliated  are  the  FIoo  Hoos,  an  association  whose 
membership  is  largely  composed  of  lumbermen,  and  the  Missouri  Athletic  Club, 
being  a  charter  member  of  the  latter.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican.  Mr.  Fry 
resides  at  No.  5452  Vernon  avenue. 


REV.  JOHN  J.  SCHLERETH,  G.M. 

Rev.  John  J.  Schlereth,  the  efficient  and  scholarlv  assistant  pastor  of  St. 
Vincent  de  Paul  church,  was  bom  here  July  7,  1871,  a  son  of  Anthonv  and  Anna 
M.  Schlereth.  His  father  passed  away  in  this  city,  November  26,  1884,  leaving 
his  widow,  who  is  still  a  resident  of  St.  Louis.  They  reared  the  following  chil- 
dren :  Mrs.  Melvin  Whitcomb  and  Mary,  both  of  whom  are  residents  of  St. 
Louis ;  Mrs.  J.  L.  Collins,  of  Denver,  Colorado ;  Anthony,  who  is  married  and 
resides  in  St.  Louis;  Lawrence,  who  is  also  married,  making  his  home  in  Denver; 
and  John  J. 

Rev.  John  J.  Schlereth  commenced  his  education  at  the  St.  Nicholas  school, 
under  the  instruction  of  the  Sisters  of  St.  Joseph,  and,  after  studying  until  nine 
years  of  age,  he  entered  St.  Bernard's  school,  where  he  remained  for  three  years 
and  at  twelve  \cars  of  age  received  his  first  communion  in  St.  Bernard's  church. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY.  1045 

To  continue  his  education  he  became  a  student  at  Christian  Brothers  College, 
where  he  pursued  his  studies  until  he  was  eighteen  years  old  and  then  matricu- 
lated at  St.  Mary's  Seminary,  at  Perryville,  Missouri,  remaining  there  until  1893. 
During  that  year  owing  to  ill  health  he  was  compelled  to  relinquish  his  studies 
and  go  to  Los  Angeles,  California,  where,  upon  being  benefited  by  the  climate,  he 
resumed  his  school  work  and  on  March  25,  1894,  was  raised  to  the  subdeaconship 
of  St.  Vincent's  church  of  that  city.  On  May  i  he  was  made  deacon  and  on  the 
30th  of  the  same  month  he  was  ordained  to  the  priesthood  by  the  Rt.  Rev.  Bishop 
Montgomery,  the  ordination  ceremonies  taking  place  in  St.  Vincent's  church. 
Upon  his  elevation  to  the  priesthood  he  was  appointed  as  a  teacher  in  Perryville, 
Missouri,  in  which  capacitv  he  served  for  seven  months,  when  he  was  sent  out 
as  a  missionary,  performing  his  duties  in  a  Chicago  parish  and  also  in  a  parish 
of  New  Orleans,  Louisiana.  Being  called  from  this  station  he  spent  the  succeed- 
ing six  years  in  teaching  canon  law,  church  history  and  lithurgy  in  the  seminary 
at  Perryville  and  was  subsequently  made  assistant  pastor  of  St.  Vincent  de 
Paul's  church  of  St.  Louis. 


JOSEPH  H.  GUYETT. 

Joseph  H.  Guyett,  who  retired  from  active  business  on  the  28th  of  Novem- 
ber, 1908,  was  the  vice  president  and  director  of  the  Courtney  Shoe  Company 
and  through  almost  his  entire  business  career  was  connected  with  the  shoe  trade, 
keeping  at  all  times  abreast  with  the  progress  and  improvement  that  has  been 
made  in  the  line  of  shoe  manufacture.  He  is  descended  in  the  paternal  line  from 
New  England  ancestry,  while  on  the  distaff  side  he  traces  his  lineage  to  some  of 
the  first  Quaker  settlers  of  Philadelphia.  His  father,  Joseph  Guyett,  was  a  manu- 
facturer of  shoes  at  Sturbridge,  Massachusetts,  for  many  years,  save  that  at  the 
period  of  the  Civil  war  he  put  aside  business  cares  and  fought  for  the  preserva- 
tion of  the  Union,  sustaining  a  wound  in  one  of  the  battles  of  the  south.  He 
died  in  1896  while  his  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name  of  J\Iary  J.  Oakes,  passed 
away  in  1881. 

Joseph  H.  Guyett,  who  was  born  in  Sturbridge,  October  20,  1861,  there  at- 
tended the  public  schools  until  he  became  a  high  school  student,  while  later  he 
attended  the  Wilbraham  Academy,  at  Wilbraham,  Massachusetts.  He  later  be- 
came connected  with  the  engineering  department  of  the  Boston  &  Albany  Rail- 
road, which  he  represented  for  four  years,  after  which  he  removed  westward 
to  Detroit,  Michigan,  where  he  spent  three  years  with  the  Pingree  &  Smith  Shoe 
Company.  With  the  exception  of  his  engineering  experience  his  entire  life  has 
been  devoted  to  the  shoe  trade  with  which  he  became  more  or  less  familiar  during 
his  boyhood  days  from  the  fact  that  his  father  was  engaged  in  the  manufacture 
of  shoes  in  Brookfield,  Massachusetts.  On  leaving  Detroit,  J\Ir.  Guyett  went  to 
Cincinnati,  where  he  remained  a  short  time,  subsequently  residing  for  different 
intervals  at  Lafayette,  Indiana,  Chicago  and  St.  Paul,  spending  three  years  in 
the  employ  of  the  Crooks-Shrood  Shoe  Company  in  the  latter  city.  On  the  ex- 
piration of  that  period  he  came  to  St.  Louis  and  entered  into  connection  with 
the  Brown  Shoe  Company  as  a  stockholder,  while  for  eight  years  he  remained 
with  that  house  as  a  manufacturer.  He  then  disposed  of  his  interest  in  the 
business  and  purchased  stock  in  the  Desnoyers  Shoe  Company,  which  was  re- 
organized and  bought  out  the  Courtney  Shoe  Company  in  1903  at  which  time  Mr. 
Guyett  became  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  all  the  manufacturing 
interests  of  the  house.  They  have  three  factories  and  Mr.  Guyett  made  his  head- 
quarters at  the  factorv  at  Twenty-first  and  Lucas.  He  was  thoroughly  familiar 
with  every  branch  of  the  shoe  trade  not  only  in  the  line  of  manufacture  but  also 
with  that  department  of  the  business  which  places  the  output  upon  the  market. 


1046  ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY. 

He  continued  actively  in  the  trade  and  proved  a  factor  in  the  success  of  the 
house  until  he  determined  to  retire  from  the  shoe  business  and  on  the  28th  of 
November,  1908,  severed  his  connection  therewith.  His  labors  as  the  years  have 
gone  by  have  brought  him  a  substantial  return,  his  capital  being  sufficient  to 
supply  him  with  all  the  comforts  and  some  of  the  luxuries  of  life. 

On  the  27th  of  October,  1890,  Mr.  Guyett  was  married  to  Miss  Mamie  E. 
MacGuire,  who  was  born  at  Aurora,  Illinois,  and  is  a  daughter  of  David  Mac- 
Guire,  who  was  formerly  in  the  iron  business  in  Aurora,  Illinois,  but  is  now 
deceased.  The  MacGuires  were  early  settlers  of  that  state,  taking  up  their  abode 
there  on  their  removal  from  Canada.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Guyett  have  one  daughter, 
Helen  Louise,  now  a  pupil  in  the  Clark  school.  Mr.  Guyett  was  president  of  the 
Missouri  Athletic  Club  from  1906  until  1908  and  is  also  a  member  of  the  Mer- 
cantile Club.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Third  Baptist  church.  A  man  in  middle 
life,  alert,  energetic  and  determined,  he  made  steady  advancement  in  his  business 
career,  but  at  the  same  time  was  never  neglectful  of  his  duties  of  citizenship. 
Those  who  know  him — he  has  a  wide  acquaintance — entertain  for  him  respect 
and  warm  personal  regard,  while  the  circle  of  his  friends  is  almost  coextensive 
with  the  circle  of  his  acquaintance. 


OSCAR  L.  BIEBINGER. 

Oscar  L.  Biebinger,  secretary  of  the  Mellencrodt  Chemical  Company  at  St. 
Louis,  was  born  in  this  city,  November  26,  1859.  His  parents  were  Frederick 
W.  and  Sophie  (Koch),  Biebinger,  both  of  whom  were  natives  of  Germany. 
The  father  came  to  America  from  Mutterstadt,  near  Mannheim,  Germany,  while 
the  mother  was  a  native  of  Echte,  near  Goettingen.  She  crossed  the  Atlantic 
to  the  new  world  in  1849,  while  Frederick  W.  Biebinger  arrived  in  America 
in  the  '50s.  Both  became  residents  of  St.  Louis  and  were  married  in  this  city 
in  1854.  The  father  figured  prominently  in  business  circles  for  many  years, 
being  widely  known  in  connection  with  banking  interests  as  president  of  the 
Fourth  National  Bank. 

Oscar  L.  Biebinger  obtained  his  education  in  private  and  public  schools  of 
this  city,  continuing  his  studies  until  he  became  a  high  school  student.  He  made 
his  initial  step  in  the  business  world  with  the  firm  of  Udell,  Schmieding  &  Com- 
pany, wholesale  dealers  in  wooden  ware,  whom  he  represented  in  a  clerical 
capacity,  but  in  September,  1877,  he  entered  the  Fourth  National  Bank  where  he 
remained  until  May,  1881,  filling  various  positions  as  his  ability  and  mastery 
of  the  business  entitled  him  to  promotion.  He  next  became  connected  with  the 
George  F.  Dittman  Boot  &  Shoe  Company  as  cashier  and  credit  man,  remain- 
ing with  that  house  until  January  i,  1884,  when  he  embarked  in  business  on 
his  own  account  as  a  general  merchant  in  Texas.  He  spent  four  years  in  the 
south  and  in  September,  1888,  returned  to  St.  Louis,  where  for  a  brief  period 
he  was  connected  with  newspaper  work  with  the  St.  Louis  Republic.  He  left 
that  position  to  become  head  accountant  and  credit  man  with  the  Mellencrodt 
Chemical  Company,  November  17,  1888,  and  in  1893  he  was  elected  secretary 
of  the  company,  which  position  he  is  still  filling.  This  is  one  of  the  largest 
enterprises  of  the  kind  in  the  United  States,  and  one  of  the  most  influential 
houses  in  this  line.  The  business  methods  of  the  company  have  ever  been  un- 
assailable, while  its  output  is  noted  for  excellence.  A  liberal  patronage  has  thus 
been  secured  and  the  steady  growth  of  the  business  along"  safe,  conservative 
lines  has  made  the  company  a  leader  in  this  department  of  commercial  activity. 

On  the  8th  of  February,  1883,  Mr.  Biebinger  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to 
Miss  Nettie  L.  Luthy,  and  they  have  four  children:  Mrs.  C.  E.  Ustick,  Mar- 
guerite, F.  W.  and  Adell.  Mrs.  Beibinger's  father,  James  Luthy,  was  one  of 
the   early   residents   of   St.   Louis,   settling  here   in   the   '30s.     He  became   very 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1047 

prominent  in  the  public  life  of  the  city  controlling  extensive  and  profitable  in- 
terests as  a  lumber  dealer,  and  was  widely  known  in  commercial  circles.  His 
activity  contributed  to  general  advancement  as  well  as  individual  prosperity, 
and  all  matters  of  public  value  received  his  hearty  endorsements  and  coopera- 
tions.   In  later  years  he  became  a  member  of  the  St.  Louis  Historial  Society. 

Mr.  Biebinger  was  a  member  of  the  National  Guard  from  1878  until  1881, 
and  in  politics  has  been  a  stalwart  Republican  since  age  conferred  upon  him 
the  right  of  franchise.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Business  Men's  League  and  in 
this  connection  gives  hearty  cooperation  to  many  movements  for  the  citizens' 
welfare  and  upbuilding.  His  fraternal  relations  are  with  the  INIasons,  the 
Legion  of  Honor  and  the  Royal  Arcanum,  nor  is  he  neglectful  of  the  higher, 
holier  duties  of  life  as  is  evidenced  by  his  membership  in  the  Methodist  Episco- 
pal church,  South. 


E.  H.  PIPE. 


E.  H.  Pipe,  formerly  a  well  known  contractor  in  St.  Louis  and  vicinity, 
is  now  proprietor  of  the  Lennox  Hotel  at  No.  4337  Maryland  avenue  where 
he  has  been  in  business  since  1907.  The  Lennox  Hotel  is  a  modern  hostelry 
with  handsomely  furnished  rooms  and  first  class  service  in  every  particular  and 
is  especially  popular  on  account  of  its  homelike  surroundings.  Mr.  Pipe  has 
always  been  enterprising  and  progressive  in  commercial  lines  and,  aside  from 
the  hotel  which  he  is  now  conducting,  he  has  a  number  of  other  business  in- 
terests. 

A  native  of  St.  Louis  he  was  born  June  14,  1873.  His  father,  Edwin  Pipe, 
was  a  native  of  England,  born  in  1837,  and  in  1855  he  arrived  in  St.  Louis, 
which  city  at  the  time  was  comparatively  small  but  was  growing  rapidly  and 
afforded  ample  opportunity  for  success  especially  in  business  lines.  Mr.  Pipe 
turned  his  attention  to  general  contracting  and  in  a  short  time  secured  an 
extensive  patronage  so  that  his  name  is  connected  with  many  of  the  important 
and  substantial  structures  found  throughout  the  city.  His  death  occurred  in 
1902  and  he  was  survived,  until  1909,  by  his  wife,  who  bore  the  maiden  name 
of  Anna  Nixon.  She,  too,  was  born  in  England  in  1837.  In  the  family  were 
four  children:  Virginia,  E.  H.,  and  two  who  died  in  infancy. 

Reared  in  his  native  city,  E.  H.  Pipe  at  the  usual  age  became  a  pupil  in 
the  public  schools,  continuing  his  course  through  primary  and  grammar  grades 
until  he  entered  the  Central  high  school,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in  1891. 
This  completed  his  education  and  he  immediately  engaged  with  his  father  in 
the  contracting  business.  He  was  identified  with  that  department  of  industrial 
life  for  four  years  when  he  became  connected  with  hotel  enterprises  as  pro- 
prietor of  a  hotel  on  West  Pine  boulevard.  He  possesses  marked  energy  and 
ambition  and  has  never  concentrated  his  eiiforts  along  a  single  line,  his  ability 
enabling  him  to  reach  out  into  other  fields.  Thus  while  conducting  the  hotel 
he  also  organized  the  E.  H.  Pipe  Realty  Company,  which  has  since  won  for 
itself  a  prominent  place  in  the  business  circles  of  the  city,  handling  much  valu- 
able property  and  contributing  in  substantial  measure  to  the  improvement  of 
various  sections.  Mr.  Pipe  was  also  instrumental  in  incorporating  the  Contract- 
ing &  Supply  Company  in  1902  and  in  1908  was  elected  its  president  but  de- 
clined to  accept  the  office  because  of  the  demands  of  his  other  business  enter- 
prises. He  is  also  interested  in  the  Consumers  Brick  Company  and  thus 
financially  or  actively  is  connected  with  various  important  business  concerns, 
some  of  which  are  the  embodiment  of  his  well  formulated  and  carefully  executed 
plans.  He  is  a  young  man  of  great  energy,  possessing  both  administrative  and 
organizing  ability  and  during  his  active  connection  with  the  commercial  world 
has  promoted  business  activity  in  no  inconsiderable  degree. 


1048  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

On  the  29th  of  December,  1897,  Mr.  Pipe  was  married  to  Miss  Edna  C. 
Lennox,  who  was  born  May  14,  1875,  in  St.  Louis  and  is  the  daughter  of  C.  E. 
Lennox,  who  was  a  well  known  hotel  man  of  St.  Louis  twenty  years  ago.  He 
was  born  in  1848  of  Scotch-English  parentage  and  married  Matilda  F.  Pascoe, 
who  was  born  in  1855.  Mr.  and  ]\Irs.  Pipe  have  become  parents  of  four  chil- 
dren: Lucile  P.,  born  December  21,  1898;  Lenore  L.,  January  22,  1900;  Edward 
H.,  November  18,  1906;  and  Virginia,  October  3,  1908. 

Mr.  Pipe  is  a  stanch  republican  who,  believing  in  the  principles  of  the 
party,  gives  to  it  his  hearty  support.  He  does  not  seek  or  desire  office,  however, 
but  prefers  to  concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  affairs.  He  and  his 
family  reside  in  the  hotel  of  which  he  is  proprietor  and  are  widely  and  favor- 
ably known  in  the  social  circles  of  the  city. 


JOSEPH  EMMETT.NORTHCUTT,  D.D.S. 

Dr.  Joseph  Emmett  Northcutt  was  born  September  18,  1881,  in  Audrain 
county,  Missouri,  and  is  a  representative  of  two  leading  southern  families. 
His  Parents  are  Z.  Taylor  and  Margueretta  (Bruce)  Northcutt,  the  former  from 
Virginia  and  the  latter  from  Kentucky.  The  father  was  connected  with  mer- 
cantile interests,  conducting  a  hardware  establishment  in  Centralia,  Missouri, 
and  afterward  in  Benton  City,  Missouri. 

Dr.  Northcutt  completed  his  literary  education  by  a  high  school  course  in 
Mexico,  Missouri,  and  prepared  for  a  professional  career  as  a  student  in  the 
dental  department  of  Washington  University,  of  which  Dr.  Kennedy  was  then 
dean.  He  was  graduated  on  the  21st  of  April,  1904,  and  has  since  devoted  five 
years  to  a  professional  career  which  has  been  attended  by  gratifying  success, 
for  he  has  demonstrated  in  his  practice  that  he  thoroughly  understands  the 
scientific  principles  that  underlie  his  work,  and  is  equally  proficient  in  mechanical 
execution.  He  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis  Dental  Society,  to  the  St.  Louis  So- 
ciety of  Dental  Science,  and  to  the  Missouri  State  Dental  Association. 

On  the  1st  of  June,  1905,  Dr.  Northcutt  wedded  Miss  Martha  Bell  Brown, 
and  they  are  well  known  socially.  The  Doctor  gives  his  political  support  to  the 
democratic  party.  He  is  prominent  in  the  Uniform  Rank  of  the  Knights  of 
Pythias,  serving  as  major,  and  also  on  the  staff  of  the  Missouri  Brigade.  Nor 
is  he  neglectful  of  religious  work,  but  on  the  contrary  is  interested  in  various 
activities  of  the  Christian  church  with  which  he  holds  membership,  and  of  the 
Central  branch  of  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association.  He  possesses  love 
for  and  skill  in  music,  and  is  clarinet  player  in  the  First  Regiment  band.  He  is 
also  fond  of  good  literature,  and  many  of  his  most  pleasant  hours  are  spent 
in  the  companionship  of  his  favorite  authors.  Hunting,  fishing,  baseball  and 
tennis  are  among  his  amusements,  and  altogether  his  is  a  well-rounded  character, 
giving  to  pastimes  and  pleasures,  society  and  church,  home  and  business  in- 
terests their  due  relative  importance. 


E.  J.  NEVILLE,  M.D. 

Dr.  E.  J.  Neville,  a  leading  surgeon  to  whom  the  interests  and  the  aims  of 
the  profession  make  strong  appeal  from  the  scientific  and  the  humanitarian 
standpoint,  was  born  in  Boston,  Massachusetts,  in  1867,  a  son  of  Judge  James 
and  Jeanette  (Adams)  Neville.  The  latter  was  a  daughter  of  James  P.  Adams. 
a  second  cousin  to  John  Ouincy  Adams.  The  paternal  grandfather  of  Dr. 
Neville  was  a  noted  member  of  the  Illinois  bar,  practicing  at  Chester.  The  father 
is  still  living,  but  the  mother  died  in  1874.     The  advantages  which  Judge  Neville 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  1049 

received  in  youth  were  very  limited.  After  mastering  the  elementary  branches  of 
learning  he  could  continue  his  education  only  by  teaching  school  one  year  in  order 
to  provide  the  funds  necessary  to  pursue  his  studies  in  the  succeeding  year.  Thus 
in  alternately  teaching  and  attending  school  he  qualified  for  a  professional  career. 
He  served  as  United  States  attorney  under  President  Grant,  of  whom  he  was  a 
warm  personal  friend,  in  Omaha,  Nebraska,  and  accompanied  Colonel  William 
F.  Cody  (Buffalo  Bill)  on  his  first  trip  across  the  prairie.  Judge  Neville  went 
to  Omaha  without  capital,  but  the  opportunities  for  profitable  investment  which 
he  embraced  have  made  him  a  millionaire.  He  is  now  a  prominent  member  of 
the  bar  and  judge  of  the  circuit  division  of  the  Omaha  courts,  his  professional 
connections  associating  him  with  many  notable  cases. 

Dr.  Neville  in  his  boyhood  days  accompanied  his  father  from  Boston  to 
Omaha  and  passed  through  consecutive  grades  in  the  public  schools  to  the  com- 
pletion of  a  high-school  course.  He  was  then  afforded  the  opportunity  of  attend- 
ing McKendree  College  at  Lebanon,  Illinois,  from  1883  until  1886,  while  his 
professional  training  was  received  in  Washington  University  at  St.  Louis,  of 
which  he  is  an  ahimnus  of  1892.  He  studied  under  Dr.  H.  H.  Mudd,  dearf  of  the 
faculty  of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  College.  x*\fter  acquiring  his  degree  there  he 
went  abroad,  studying  in  the  University  of  Berlin  through  the  two  succeeding 
years  and  winning  the  highest  medical  degree  obtainable  by  an  American  student. 
He  received  instruction  from  some  of  the  most  eminent  physicians  and  surgeons 
of  the  old  world  and  gained  intimate  and  comprehensive  knowledge  of  the  meth- 
ods followed  in  medical  and  surgical  practice.  After  studying  for  two  years  he 
and  his  family  traveled  quite  extensively  on  the  continent,  making  a  tour  of  the 
principal  European  cities,  while  Dr.  Neville  visited  the  leading  hospitals  and 
medical  institutions  in  those  places. 

Returning  to  St.  Louis,  Dr.  Neville  opened  an  office  and  has  since  been 
active  in  the  profession,  confining  his  attention,  however,  to  surgery.  He  is  very 
widely  known  as  a  man  of  professional  integrit)-,  as  well  as  of  marked  skill  and 
ability,  and  his  practice  makes  constant  demands  upon  his  time  and  attention. 
He  is  often  called  in  consultation  with  other  widelv  known  practitioners.  He  is 
a  member  of  the. St.  Louis  Medical  and  State  JMedical  societies  and  the  American 
Medical  Association.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Gynecological  and  Obstetrical 
Society,  the  oldest  in  the  state.  At  the  time  of  the  Spanish- American  war  he 
engaged  in  recruiting  work  and  was  also  medical  examiner.  He  is  likewise  a 
member  of  Tuscan  Lodge,  No.  360,  A.  F.  &  A.  M. 

On  the  9th  of  November,  1887,  following  the  completion  of  his  literary 
education.  Dr.  Neville  was  married  to  Miss  Belle  Malone,  a  native  of  Chester, 
Illinois.  Their  two  children  are  Eugene  Elmer  and  Donald  Boone.  The  elder 
is  twenty  years  of  age  and  a  graduate  of  Smith  College.  Like  his  father,  he  is  a 
daring  auto  driver  and  traveler  and  is  making  an  automobile  trip  through  Europe. 
He  is  also  a  noted  athlete,  taking  part  in  numerous  long  distance  swimming  con- 
tests, and  is  a  member  of  the  JMissouri  Athletic  Club.  The  yovmger  son,  a  prom- 
ising boy  of  thirteen  years,  is  now  attending  the  public  schools. 

Dr.  Neville  is  an  enthusiastic  sportsman  and  automobilist  and  has  traveled 
long  distances  with  his  family  in  his  touring  car,  on  several  occasions  making 
record  runs  over  long  stretches  of  country,  notably  a  trip  from  St.  Louis  to 
Omaha  and  return,  a  trip  from  St.  Louis  to  the  Jamestown  Exposition,  from  St. 
Louis  to  St.  Paul  and  return  and  from  St.  Louis  to  Florida,  where  he  spent  the 
winter  and  had  ample  opportunity  to  prove  his  skill  as  a  hunter  and  fisherman. 
He  had  to  his  credit  a  number  of  large  catches  of  fish  and  also  brought  back 
several  trophies  of  the  hunt,  which  have  been  mounted  and  are  to  be  seen  in  his 
elegant  home,  including  the  heads  of  some  of  the  larger  game  which  he  brought 
down  with  his  rifle.  As  a  marksman  he  enjoys  the  reputation  of  being  one  of 
the  finest  shots  of  St.  Louis.  In  politics  he  is  a  republican  with  firm  belief  in 
the  principles  of  the  party.  He  possesses  a  most  social  disposition  and  takes 
great  delight  in  dispensing  the  hospitality  of  his  home  to  his  many  friends.     He 


1050  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

is  a  favorite  wherever  he  is  found  and  is  verj'  widely  known  for  his  kind  (.Hspo- 
sition  and  charitable  acts  in  many  cases  of  need.  He  has  ample  and  abundant 
means  and  follows  his  profession  not  for  its  financial  rewards  but  for  a  real  love 
of  the  work,  as  it  affords  him  opportunity  for  scientific  investigation  and  for  the 
practice  of  humanitarian  principles.  He  has  used  his  chosen  calling  as  a  channel 
through  which  he  might  aid  his  fellowman  in  specific  instances  and  also  by  holding 
high  the  standard  of  his  profession.  The  medical  fraternity  acknowledge  his 
worth  and  ability,  his  labors  having  received  the  endorsement  of  the  most  emi- 
nent physicians  and  surgeons  of  the  day.  Entirely  free  from  ostentation,  he 
makes  no  boast  of  what  he  has  accomplished,  but  the  sterling  worth  of  his  labors 
has  gained  him  eminence  in  surgical  lines. 


FREDERICK  H.  KOHRING. 

From  porter  to  president  seems  a  long  step  in  the  business  world,  but  sirch 
has  been  the  connection  of  Frederick  H.  Kohring  with  the  Kohring  Distilling 
Company,  doing  business  at  No.  803  North  Second  street.  He  was  chosen  as 
chief  executive  officer  in  July,  1905,  having  worked  his  way  steadily  upward  in 
the  business  since  he  joined  his  father  in  this  line  of  activity  on  the  1st  of  June, 
1878.  He  was  at  that  time  a  youth  of  sixteen  years,  his  birth  having  occurred  in 
St.  Louis,  June  24,  1862.  His  parents  were  Gerhard  and  Anna  Katherina 
Kohring.  The  father  emigrated  to  this  country  from  his  native  land  of  Germany 
in  1852  and  became  the  founder  of  the  business  now  conducted  under  the  name 
of  the  Kohring  Distilling  Company.  ■  Settling  in  St.  Louis  he  here  reared  his 
family,  Frederick  H.  Kohring  pursuing  his  education  in  the  public  schools  until 
his  fourteenth  year,  after  which  he  spent  one  term  as  a  student  in  the  Johnson 
Commercial  College.  He  then  entered  his  father's  employ  on  the  1st  of  June, 
1878,  working  at  times  as  porter  and  doing  every  kind  of  service  connected  with 
the  business.  Gradually  he  advanced  through  successive  stages  until  his  election 
to  the  presidency,  in  July,  1905,  made  him  the  chief  executive  officer  of  this 
enterprise.  The  concern  is  an  important  one  of  this  character  in  a  city  famed 
for  its  liquor  products  and  the  plant  is  thoroughly  equipped  with  every  facility 
to  promote  the  business  and  make  its  output  a  marketable  commodity. 

Mr.  Kohring  was  married  in  this  city  to  Miss  Lizzie  Brinkman  on  the  14th 
of  February,  1885.  They  have  two  daughters:  Gertrude  and  Gladys,  aged  re- 
spectively seventeen  and  two  years.  The  former  has  been  provided  with  good 
advantages  for  a  musical  education  and  has  improved  her  opportunities  in  this 
direction  until  she  now  manifests  considerable  musical  talent.  The  family  home 
is  at  No.  4357  De  Soto  street  and  is  a  modern  and  attractive  dwelling,  which 
was  erected  by  Mr.  Kohring.  In  politics  he  is  a  pronounced  republican,  but  the 
honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have  little  attraction  for  him,  as  his  time  is 
fully  occupied  with  his  business  affairs. 


HENRY  GREVE. 


There  is  no  element  which  has  entered  into  our  composite  national  fabric 
that  has  been  of  more  practical  strength,  value  and  utility  than  that  furnished 
by  the  sturdy,  persevering  and  honorable  sons  of  Germany,  and  in  the  progress 
of  our  Union  this  element  has  played  an  important  part.  Intensely  practical  and 
recognizing  opportunities  with  clear  comprehension,  the  German  contingent  has 
wielded  a  powerful  influence,  especially  in  commercial  circles,  and  this  service 
cannot  be  held  in  light  estimation  by  those  who  appreciate  true  civilization  and 
true  advancement. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE   FOURTH    CITY.  1051 

Henry  Greve,  the  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Wahl  Com- 
mission Company,  comes  from  stanch  German  stock  and  was  born  in  Velen, 
WestphaHa,  Germany,  on  the  6th  of  March,  1856,  being  the  son  of  Henry  and 
Maria  Anna  (Brueggemann)  Greve.  His  father  was  one  of  the  most  prominent 
stock  dealers  and  farmers  of  Westphalia.  The  son  attended  the  public  and  high 
schools  or  gymnasium  and  was  also  a  student  in  the  University  of  Coesfeld,  West- 
phalia. He  was  thus  fitted  by  liberal  education  for  life's  practical  and  responsi- 
ble duties  and,  attracted  by  the  favorable  reports  which  he  heard  concerning  the 
business  opportunities  in  the  new  world,  he  came  to  America  in  1873.  First 
locating  in  Dyersville,  Iowa,  he  there  accepted  a  clerkship  in  a  general  store  and 
afterward  was  connected  with  mercantile  interests  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  in  Helena, 
Montana,  and  San  Francisco,  California.  He  thus  gained  broad  business  train- 
ing and  incidentally  learned  much  of  the  country  in  his  travels  from  one  city  to 
another.  In  1875  he  took  up  his  abode  in  St.  Louis,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
the  dry  goods  business  until  1880,  representing  New  York  manufacturers  and 
jobbers.  The  following  year  he  became  associated  with  the  John  Wahl  Commis- 
sion Company,  extensive  grain  commission  merchants  and  among  the  largest 
operators  in  pig  lead  and  spelter  in  the  United  States,  with  sales  totaling  more 
than  ten  million  per  annum.  Through  successive  advances  he  has  reached  his 
present  position,  having  since  1890  been  vice  president  of  the  company,  which 
controls  a  business  of  mammoth  proportions.  He  is  now  devoting  his  energies 
in  large  measure  to  organization,  to  constructive  effort  and  administrative  direc- 
tion and  in  his  active  career  has  accomplished  important  and  far-reaching  results, 
contributing  in  no  small  degree  to  the  expansion  and  material  growth  of  com- 
mercial interests  here,  while  from  his  labors  he  has  himself  derived  substantial 
benefits. 

On  the  29th  of  December,  1881,  Mr.  Greve  was  married  to  Miss  Josephine 
Wahl,  a  daughter  of  John  Wahl,  president  of  the  Wahl  Commission  Company 
and  also  president  of  the  German  Savings  Institution,  one  of  the  oldest  banking 
establishments  of  this  character  in  the  city.  It  had  its  organization  in  1853  and 
throughout  the  intervening  years  Mr.  Wahl  has  been  associated  therewith.  The 
three  children  of  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Greve  are :  Edwin  Joseph  Greve,  who  is  ore  buyer 
for  the  largest  zinc  smelterer  in  the  Kansas  Zinc  district ;  Robert  Francis,  who 
is  connected  with  the  National  Lead  Company ;  and  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Wahl  Chap- 
man. 

Mr.  Greve  is  a  communicant  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Cathedral.  In  social 
lines  he  is  connected  with  the  Glen  Echo  and  St.  Louis  clubs,  and  in  more  directly 
business  lines  he  holds  membership  with  the  Merchants  Exchange,  of  which  he 
is  a  director.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Prosperity  Association  and  of  the  Million 
Population  Club,  organizations  which  have  for  their  purpose  the  advancement 
of  the  city's  business  development  and  the  utilization  of  its  resources  in  the  lines 
of  trade. 


GEORGE  W.  COCKLEY. 

George  W.  Cockley,  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Cockley  &  Luck  Realty 
and  Finance  Company,  was  born 'in  Peru,  Indiana,  March  14,  1875,  his  parents 
being  William  H.  and  Amanda  L.  (Edmunds)  Luck.  In  the  paternal  line  the 
family  comes  of  Holland  ancestry,  but  has  been  represented  in  this  country 
through  many  generations,  a  settlement  being  made  originally  in  New  England. 

George  W.  Cockley  attended  the  public  schools  of  Peru,  Indiana,  and  event- 
ually became  a  high  school  student,  continuing  his  studies  there  to  his  twentieth 
vear.  He  afterward  spent  two  years  as  a  pupil  in  Purdue  University,  after  which 
he  became  connected  with  the  postoffice  department  at  Indianapolis,  remaining 
ni  the  railway  mail  service  for  three  years.     He  has  also  acted  in  other  connec- 


1052  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

tions  with  the  mail  service,  including  that  of  inspector.  Subsequently  he  was 
transferred  by  the  government  to  St.  Louis,  and  for  tive  years  was  identified 
with  service  in  the  postoffice.  He  then  resigned  his  government  position  and 
organized  the  present  business,  becoming  treasurer  of  the  Cockley  &  Luck  Realty 
and  Finance  Company.  He  is  doing  much  speculative  building  on  his  own 
account  and  through  his  real-estate  operations  has  gradually  improved  the  north- 
western part  of  the  city.  To  no  other  class  of  individuals  does  a  city  owe  its 
improvement  and  upbuilding  in  larger  measure  than  to  its  real-estate  men,  and 
although  one  of  the  more  recent  additions  in  real  estate  circles  here,  Mr.  Cockley 
has  already  gained  recognition  as  one  of  its  enterprising  representatives. 

In  South  Dakota,  in  February,  1907,  Mr.  Cockley  was  married  to  Miss 
Lillian  Kronig,  and  they  now  occupy  a  new  home  on  Etzel  avenue.  Mr.  Cockley 
is  an  inflexible  adherent  of  democratic  principles  and  he  belongs  to  the  St.  Louis 
lodge  of  Elks  and  to  the  Odd  Fellows  Lodge  of  Peru,  Indiana,  while  his  religious 
faith  is  evidenced  in  his  membership  in  the  Presbyterian  church.  His  life  has 
been  characterized  by  faithful  and  conscientious  service,  not  only  in  government 
positions  but  in  other  relations  as  well,  and  during  the  period  of  his  residence  in 
St.  Louis  he  has  gained  the  favorable  regard  of  many  friends. 


MRS.  DELIA  HARE  JACKMAN. 

Among  the  women  of  St.  Louis  who  are  actively  and  successfully  engaged 
in  business  life  is  j\Irs.  Delia  H.  Jackman,  who  conducts  a  dry  goods,  millinery 
and  general  furnishing  store  at  1741-1743  North  Ninth  street,  known  as  the 
North  Ninth  Street  Bazaar.  She  was  born  in  St.  Louis  in  1868,  daughter  of 
Peter  and  Catharine  Tully.  Mr.  Tully,  who  was  for  some  time  a  steamboat 
pilot,  was  a  graduate  of  Trinity  College  and  after  he  had  left  the  river  engaged 
in  the  livery  business  for  a  number  of  years.     He  departed  this  life  in  1889. 

Mrs.  Jackman,  after  attending  the  public  schools,  became  a  student  at  St. 
Xavier's  Convent,  from  which  she  was  graduated.  At  the  age  of  nineteen  years 
she  started  in  the  dry-goods  business  for  herself  and  although  the  beginning  in 
commercial  life  was  small,  by  unremitting  energy,  hard  work  and  good  manage- 
ment she  gradually  improved  her  condition  until  she  finally  brought  her  business  to 
its  present  prosperous  and  extensive  proportions.  In  1887  she  became  the  wife  of 
William  Hare,  a  foreman  of  a  shirt  factory,  who  passed  away  in  1900,  and  in 
1908  she  married  George  Jackman,  city  salesman  for  the  West  Disinfectant  Com- 
pany. Mrs.  Jackman  is  a  member  of  the  Queens  Daughters  and  also  of  the 
Ladies'  Aid  Society.  She  is  fond  of  music  and  literature,  in  both  of  which  arts 
she  has  become  quite  proficient. 


WILLIAM  ARTKAMPER. 

William  Artkamper,  engaged  in  teaming  at  the  age  of  sixteen  years,  is  now 
a  well  known  contractor,  who  in  1892  organized  his  present  business,  which 
through  the  stages  of  gradual  growth  has  reached  gratifying  proportions.  He 
was  born  in  St.  Louis,  May  23,  1866,  and  is  a  son  of  William  and  Christina 
(Bryant)  Artkamper,  who  came  from  the  vicinity  of  Berlin,  Germany,  in  1842 
and  made  their  way  direct  to  St.  Louis.  In  this  city  the  father  established  a 
fruit  produce  and  market  gardening  business,  which  he  conducted  until  his 
demise.  He  is  still  survived  by  his  widow,  who  now  resides  with  her  son  William. 
Another  son,  August,  after  spending  several  years  in  the  engineering  business 
in  St.  Louis,  is  now  holding  an  important  engineering  appointment  in  Chicago. 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1053 

As  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  of  St.  Louis,  William  Artkamper  pursued  his 
education,  which  he  has  continued  in  later  years  through  reading,  study,  experi- 
ence and  observation,  devoting  much  of  his  spare  time  to  self  education.  His 
start  in  the  business  world  was  a  humble  one,  as  he  began  as  a  teamster  when 
sixteen  years  of  age.  Later,  as  the  result  of  his  industry  and  strict  economy,  he 
became  the  possessor  of  a  sum  sufificient  to  enable  him  to  purchase  some  teams 
and  then  began  teaming  and  hauling  on  his  own  account,  engaging  principally 
in  the  hauling  of  brick  and  lumber.  This  constituted  the  opening  wedge  whereby 
he  eventually  became  connected  with  the  contracting  business.  He  became  famil- 
iar with  the  qualities  and  values  of  building  material  and  questioning  and  observa- 
tion brought  him  practical  knowledge  of  building  operations  and  in  1892  he 
began  contracting  with  a  few  employes.  The  business  grew  rapidly,  however, 
and  he  is  today  well  known  as  a  contractor  with  a  liberal  patronage.  ]^Iany  sub- 
stantial structures  can  be  seen  as  evidences  of  what  he  has  accomplished  in  the 
business  world.  He  owns  considerable  real-estate  as  a  further  evidence  of  his 
life  of  well  directed  thrift  and  capable  business  management.  He  is  also  a 
member  of  the  First  Ward  Improvement  Association  and  is  interested  in  all  that 
pertains  to  the  welfare  and  progress  of  the  city.  He  belongs  to  the  I.  O.  O.  F., 
to  the  German  Singing  Society  and  the  First  Ward  Precinct  Club.  His  political 
views  prompt  him  to  endorse  the  principles  and  candidates  of  the  republican 
party  and  though  he  has  never  sought  nor  desired  office,  he  keeps  well  informed 
on  the  questions  and  issues  of  the  day.  What  he  has  done  in  the  business  world 
is  indicative  of  his  force  of  character  and  marked  individuality  and  his  life  record 
may  well  serve  as  a  source  of  encouragement  to  others. 


CAPTAIN  THOINIAS  J.  FINNERTY. 

Captain  Thomas  J-  Finnerty.  conducting  an  insurance  and  stock  brokerage 
business,  and  also  well  known  as  the  proprietor  of  the  Olympian  Skating  Rink, 
was  born  in  Ireland  in  January,  1854,  and  represents  one  of  the  old  families  of 
that  country,  his  parents  being  Patrick  and  j\Iary  Finnerty.  The  father  always 
remained  in  business  in  the  Emerald  Isle,  never  coming  to  the  new  world. 

Captain  Finnerty  was  a  pupil  in  the  public  schools  there  until  he  reached 
the  age  of  twelve  years,  when  he  made  the  voyage  across  the  Atlantic  to  New 
York  city,  and  thence  came  direct  to  St.  Louis,  joining  his  uncle,  Patrick  Con- 
nolly, who  was  a  boiler  maker  and  a  successful  business  man  who  in  the  course 
of  an  active  life  gained  a  comfortable  fortune  and  then  retired  from  business. 
After  reaching  St.  Louis  Captain  Finnertv  continued  his  education  in  the  schools 
of  this  city,  and  was  employed  as  an  apprentice  at  the  carpenter's  trade,  serving 
two  years  at  that  work.  Thinking  that  he  would  find  other  pursuits  more  con- 
genial he  took  up  the  pipe-fitting  business,  in  which  he  continued  until  his 
twentieth  year.  On  the  first  of  September,  1874,  he  joined  the  St.  Louis  fire 
department  and  gradually  worked  his  way  upward  until  in  1877  he  was  made 
foreman  of  Engine  Companv  No.  6,  at  the  corner  of  Seventh  aud  Olive  streets, 
occupying  that  position  of  responsibility  until  1884,  when  he  resigned.  In  that 
year  he  purchased  a  patent  on  a  fire  escape  and  established  himself  in  that  busi- 
ness, but  in  1886  turned  over  the  enterprise  to  another  and  again  became  con- 
nected with  the  fire  department  as  foreman  of  Engine  Company  No.  23.  A 
month  later  he  was  appointed  assistant  chief  of  the  fire  department,  and  acted 
in  that  capacity  until  1892.  The  same  year  he  left  the  department  and  estab- 
lished a  roof  garden  at  the  L'nion  Trust  building,  at  Seventh  and  Olive  streets, 
in  connection  with  Bart  Ready,  but  sold  his  interest  in  that  place  of  amusement 
in  1894.  He  next  established  himself  in  the  tobacco  and  cigar  business,  on  Sixth 
and  Chestnut  streets,  where  he  continuecV  for  ten  years,  having  leased  the  build- 
ing for  that  time  from  Daniel  G.  Taylor.     In   1904.  in  coimection  with  the  ex- 


1054  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

chief  of  police,  John  W.  Campbell,  he  purchased  a  carpet-cleaning  business  on 
Main  and  St.  George  streets,  but  in  1906  sold  out  to  Adolphus  Busch,  and  has 
since  conducted  an  insurance  and  stock  brokerage  business,  being  connected  with 
the  Mercantile  Insurance  Compan)',  representing  fire  and  tornado  insurance, 
liability,  steam  boiler,  personal  accident,  health  and  disability  insurance,  plate 
glass,  burglary  and  theft  and  automobile  insurance.  He  has  secured  a  good 
clientage  in  these  connections,  and  moreover  his  annual  income  is  being  mate- 
rially increased  by  a  good  revenue  from  the  Olympian  Skating  Rink,  of  which 
he  is  now  proprietor. 

On  the  6th  of  November,  1891,  Mr.  Finnerty  was  married,  in  St.  Louis,  to 
Miss  Kittie  Walsh,  and  they  have  a  daughter,  Mary  Grace,  sixteen  years  of  age, 
who  is  a  graduate  of  the  grammar  school.  Their  residence  is  a  handsome  home 
at  No.  3227  Bell  avenue,  which  Captain  Finnerty  purchased.  A  Catholic  in 
religious  faith,  he  is  identified  with  the  Rock  parish.  In  politics  he  is  independ- 
ent, considering  the  worth  and  capability  of  the  candidates  rather  than  his  party 
affiliation.  Captain  Finnerty  has  resided  continuously  in  St.  Louis  from  the  age 
of  twelve  years,  or  since  1866,  and  throughout  this  period  has  made  steady 
progress  in  the  business  world  and  is  now  controlling  important  interests.  His 
connection  with  the  fire  department  brought  him  a  wide  acquaintance  in  official 
circles  in  St.  Louis,  and  he  was  regarded  as  one  of  the  efficient  representatives 
of  that  department  of  the  local  government. 


JOSEPH  M.  CROTTY. 

Joseph  M.  Crotty,  a  well-known  contractor  of  St.  Louis,  was  born  in  New 
York  city  in  1862,  a  son  of  Michael  M.  Crotty,  who  is  the  oldest  living  con- 
tractor in  the  city.  He  came  from  Ireland  to  the  new  world  at  the  age  of  eigh- 
teen years  and  settled  in  New  York,  while  later  he  became  a  resident  of  St. 
Louis  and  is  mentioned  on  another  page  of  this  volume. 

Joseph  M.  Crotty  pursued  his  education  in  Christian  Brothers  College  and 
at  the  age  of  eighteen  began  learning  the  carpenter's  trade,  which  he  mastered 
imder  the  direction  of  his  father,  becoming  an  expert  workman  in  that  line. 
He  worked  with  him  as  a  partner  from  his  twent_v-first  year  and  the  firm  of 
Crotty  &  Son  became  widely  known,  especially  in  the  line  of  stair  building,  which 
is  considered  one  of  the  most  difficult  and  important  parts  of  the  work,  to  which 
the  contractor  and  builder  gives  his  attention.  Some  of  the  finest  stairways  of 
the  citv  were  built  by  this  firm  in  the  beautiful  homes  and  leading  business  struc- 
tures of  the  city.  When  thirty  years  of  age  Joseph  M.  Crotty  took  up  the  work 
of  general  contracting  and  now  makes  a  specialty  of  building  for  investment, 
although  he  carries  on  a  general  contracting  business  aside  from  this.  Fol- 
lowing his  father's  retirement  he  continued  alone  in  the  business,  working  along 
the  original  lines  which  his  father  had  instituted.  He  has  been  very  successful 
and  many  of  the  attractive  residences  of  the  city  bear  evidence  of  his  handiwork. 
He  has  been  called  to  all  sections  of  the  citv  in  the  execution  of  important  con- 
tracts and  has  done  not  a  little  speculative  building.  The  thoroughness  of  his 
work,  his  promptness  in  executing  a  contract  and  his  known  reliability  in  all 
business  dealings  have  secured  to  him  a  liberal  patronage,  while  his  sound  judg- 
ment is  manifest  in  his  judicious  investments  in  property. 

Mr.  Crotty  was  married  in  1895  to  Miss  Katherine  Merriman,  whose  parents 
were  natives  of  Ireland  and  came  to  St.  Louis  at  an  early  day.  The  family  has 
been  quite  prominent  in  educational  circles  here.  The  sons  and  daughters  of 
the  household  are:  Agnes  M.,  who  is  now  a  teacher  in  the  Adams  school;  Kath- 
erine. now  Mrs.  Crotty ;  Anna  M.,  the  principal  of  the  Franklin  school ;  John, 
who  is  with  the  American  Steel  &  Wire  Company :  and  Dennis  A.,  who  is  man- 
ager for  the  American  Steel  &  Wire  Company  in  Chicago.    Mr.  and  Mrs.  Crotty 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  1055 

have  but  one  cliild,  Anna,  born  July  15,  1897.  The  parents  are  members  of  St. 
James  CathoHc  church  and  Mr.  Crotty  gives  his  pohtical  endorsement  to  the 
democracy  but  has  taken  no  active  part  in  politics  and  concentrates  his  energies 
upon  his  business  affairs,  which  are  now  bringing  to  him  substantial  return. 


JOHN  H.  BROD,  JR. 


John  H.  Brod,  Jr.,  president  of  the  Missouri  Red  Granite  Monument  Com- 
pany, elected  to  this  position  of  executive  control  in  May,  1907,  is  recognized  as 
a  forceful,  though  young,  business  man.  He  was  born  in  St.  Louis,  April  18, 
1878,  and  is  descended  from  an  old  family  of  Bavaria,  Germany,  but  is  of  the 
third  generation  represented  in  America.  His  parents  were  John  H.  and  Rosa 
Brod.  The  father  was  for  fifty  years  a  contractor  and  engaged  in  building  gun- 
boats for  the  government  at  the  Cairo  (111.)  ship  yards.  After  a  long,  active 
and  useful  business  career  he  is  now  living  retired. 

John  H.  Brod  attended  the  public  schools  to  the  age  of  fifteen  years.  He 
afterward  spent  three  years  in  the  hardware  store  of  William  Richardson,  where 
he  completed  his  apprenticeship  between  the  years  of  1893  and  i8g6.  On  the 
expiration  of  that  period  he  entered  the  Perkins  &  Herpel  Commercial  College 
and  for  three  years  was  in  charge  of  the  commercial  department,  having  during 
his  apprenticeship  in  the  hardware  business  acquired  the  knowledge  that  fitted 
him  for  his  educational  work  in  the  commercial  department.  In  1900  he  became 
secretary  and  treasurer  of  the  Heinen  Construction  Company  and  left  that  firm 
in  1902  to  enter  the  Schneider  Granite  Company  as  private  secretary  to  Phillip 
W.  Schneider.  He  is  now  manager  and  attorney  at  law  for  that  firm.  It  was 
while  he  was  engaged  in  educational  work  that  he  took  up  the  study  of  law. 
passing  the  examination  before  the  circuit  court  in  February,  1902.  He  is  also 
the  president  of  the  Missouri  Red  Granite  Monument  Company,  having  been 
elected  to  this  office  in  May,  1907.  In  his  business  career  he  has  made  steady 
progress  and  is  now  active  in  the  control  of  two  important  industrial  enterprises 
of  the  city. 

On  the  23d  of  October.  1902,  Mr.  Brod  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss 
Helen  Young,  of  Kansas  Citv,  and  they  have  a  little  daughter.  Helen,  three 
years  of  age,  who  is  with  them  in  their  home  at  No.  1321  Campbell  place.  Mr. 
Brod  is  prominent  in  Masonry,  having  taken  the  degrees  of  the  lodge,  chapter, 
commandery  and  Mystic  Shrine.  His  political  allegiance  is  given  to  the  repub- 
lican party,  but  the  honors  and  emoluments  of  office  have  had  no  attraction  for 
him,  as  he  has  always  preferred  to  give  his  energies  to  his  business  interests,  in 
which  he  is  meeting  wnth  signal  success. 


ALBERT  EDGAR  LEON  GARDNER. 

Hon.  Albert  Edgar  Leon  Gardner,  who  has  attained  distinction  in  con- 
nection with  the  legislative  history  of  Missouri  in  the  opening  decade  of  the 
twentieth  century,  being  recognized  as  one  of  the  leading  republicans  of  the 
state,  was  born  December  4.  1867,  at  Millersport,  Ohio,  a  son  of  Thomas  W. 
and  Maria  Gardner.  His  father  was  an  Ohioan  and  during  the  war  of  the  re- 
bellion served  as  captain  of  a  company  of  the  Ninetieth  Ohio  \"olunteer  In- 
fantry. The  removal  of  the  family  to  jNIissouri  enabled  A.  E.  L.  Gardner  to 
continue  his  education  in  the  Sedalia  high  school  and  following  his  graduation 
therefrom  he  pursued  his  collegiate  course  in  Lewis  College  at  Glasgow.  Mis- 
souri, where  he  w^on  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Literature.  His  professional 
training  was   received  in   the  State  L^niversity  of  IMissouri  where  he   won   the 


1056  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

Bachelor  of  Laws  degree  in  1891.  The  same  year  he  entered  upon  active  prac- 
tice and  fifteen  years  ago  located  in  St.  Louis  county.  He  has  since  been  a 
representative  of  the  bar  in  this  city  and  won  distinction  in  connection  with  the 
prosecution  of  the  bogus  "Lord"  Barrington,  resulting  in  his  conviction  for  mur- 
der in  the  first  degree.  He  was  also  attorney  for  the  receiver  of  the  People's 
United  States  Bank  and  has  been  connected  with  much  important  litigation  and 
as  counselor  with  various  corporate  interests. 

Keenjj  alive  to  the  political  interests  of  the  day  Mr.  Gardner  has  made 
a  close  study  of  the  dominant  issues  of  the  present  and  his  opinions,  clear-cut 
and  tersely  and  convincingly  expressed,  have  made  him  an  influencing  factor  in 
republican  circles.  He  was  elected  on  the  party  ticket  to  the  house  of  repre- 
sentatives in  1900,  was  reelected  in  1902  and  following  the  close  of  his  second 
term  was  chosen  state  senator  in  1904  and  again  in  1908,  his  present  incumbency 
to  continue  to  the  year  1912.  He  is  fearless  in  espousing  any  cause  in  which 
he  believes  but  while  he  never  wavers  in  defense  of  Jiis  position  his  is  always 
an  open  fight  in  which  he  stands  face  to  face  with  the  foe,  his  opponents  respect- 
ing him  for  his  stalwart  support  of  his  opinions.  He  held  the  floor  of  the  state 
senate  for  sixty  hours  to  prevent  Governor  Folk's  excise  bill  applying  to  St. 
Louis  county  from  passing  that  body  in  1907.  Fie  also  conducted  the  republican 
side  of  the  lieutenant  governor's  contest  in  1909,  resulting  in  the  seating  of 
Jacob  F.  Gruelich,  the  republican  candidate.  He  has  been  connected  with  much 
other  constructive,  restrictive  and  regulative  legislation,  thus  becoming  a  factor 
in  molding  the  political  history  of  the  state. 

Mr.  Gardner  was  married  on  December  26,  1895,  and  has  two  children, 
Marion  and  Lucille.  He  is  a  Mason,  an  Odd  Fellow  and  a  Knight  of  Pythias 
and  is  also  connected  with  the  Beta  Theta  Pi,  a  Greek  letter  fraternity.  As  lawyer 
and  lawmaker  he  stands  in  an  enviable  position,  unequivocallv  supporting  his 
views,  which  are  the  well  considered  opinions  that  result  from  close  and  dis- 
criminating study  of  the  situation  in  its  varied  phases  and  aspects. 


W.  F.  ALLEN,  M.  D. 


Dr.  W.  F.  Allen  is  the  founder  of  the  Allen  Surgical  and  Medical  Institute 
and  Eye  Infirmary  at  5812  Delmar  boulevard.  He  was  born  in  LTnion  county, 
Illinois,  February  10,  1870,  the  son  of  James  H.  and  IMary  E.  (Howerton)  Allen. 
The  elder  Mr.  Allen  is  a  native  of  Tennessee  while  his  wife  is  a  native  of 
Johnson  county,  Illinois.  They  now  reside  in  Creal  Springs,  Williamson  county, 
Illinois,  where  Mr.  Allen  is  well  known  as  a  farmer  and  stock-raiser. 

Dr.  Allen  was  reared  at  the  country  home.  When  a  lad  he  attended  the 
common  schools  and  later  the  Southern  Illinois  Normal  LTniversity,  at  Carbon- 
dale,  Illinios.  Upon  graduating  from  the  university  he  was  employed  as  a 
teacher  for  two  years.  At  the  expiration  of  this  period  he  became  a  student 
of  medicine  under  the  preceptorship  of  Dr.  L.  B.  Casey  of  Marion,  Illinois.  In 
1893  he  matriculated  in  tlie  Rush  Medical  College  at  Chicago,  where  he  con- 
tinued his  medical  education.  Subsequently  he  pursued  a  course  at  the  St.  Louis 
College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  from  which  he  was  graduated  March  17, 
1897.  He  became  a  resident  physician  of  the  St.  Louis  Baptist  hospital.  In  the 
spring  of  the  year  of  his  graduation  he  located  in  Galena.,  Kansas,  where  he 
began  the  practice  of  his  profession.  His  skill  in  surgery  and  profound  knowl- 
edge of  medicine  gained  him  a  wide  patronage  and  he  carried  on  a  successful 
practice  there  for  several  years.  Dr.  Allen  has  paid  particular  attention  to 
chronic  diseases  and  diseases  of  the  eye,  in  the  treatment  of  both  of  which  he 
has  become  eminently  successful.  Leaving  Galena,  Kansas,  he  spent  several 
months  journeying  throughout  the  southern  states.  In  1906  he  came  to  St. 
Louis  where  he  recognized  the   necessity  of  a  special  institution  for  the  treat- 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  1057 

ment  of  chronic  cases  and  for  sjK'cial  attention  to  diseases  of  the  eye.  Deciding 
to  found  such  an  institution,  he  bought  an  infirmary  in  North  St.  Louis  which, 
having  occupied  for  a  time,  he  sold  and  purcliased  his  present  quarters  on 
Dehnar  boulevard.  Since  occupying  his  new  location,  in  the  year  1906,  Dr. 
Allen  has  built  up  an  extensive  practice.  Wherein  at  the  initiation  of  the  insti- 
tution he  could  leisurely  take  care  of  its  business  and  attend  to  his  practice,  now 
the  business  has  attained  such  proportions  as  to  recjuire  the  services  of  additional 
surgeons  and  a  business  manager.  Dr.  Allen  is  a  skilled  surgeon  and  a  profound 
student  of  internal  medicine.  His  success  is  due  alone  to  his  personal  merit. 
He  manifests  a  deep  interest  in  his  work  and  has  largely  contributed  to  the 
comfort  of  those  suiTering  from  ailments  of  the  eye  and  from  the  pains  of 
chronic  maladies. 

On  December  29,  1896,  Dr.  Allen  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Flora 
Davies,  of  Galena,  Kansas.  Mrs.  Allen  was  originally  a  native  of  Wales,  having 
emigrated  to  the  United  States  with  her  parents  when  she  was  eighteen  years 
of  age.  They  have  two  children,  James  Stratford  and  Samuel  Colwyn.  Dr. 
Allen  is  a  member  of  Harmony  Council  No.  618.  Knights  and  Ladies  of  Se- 
curity.   He  is  very  popular  and  has  won  a  host  of  friends. 


THOMAS  J.  DALTON. 

Thomas  J.  Dalton.  who  holds  considerable  valuable  real  estate  in  St.  Louis 
and  displays  keen  business  discernment  in  the  management  of  his  financial  af- 
fairs, was  born  June  8,  1879,  in  St.  Louis,  being  a  representative  of  one  of  the  old 
families  of  the  city,  his  parents,  Charles  and  Margaret  Dalton.  having  been 
residents  here  for  forty-one  years.  The  father  was  at  one  time  extensively  and 
successfully  engaged  in  business  but  for  the  past  twelve  years  has  lived  retired, 
the  capital  acquired  in  former  years  permitting  him  now  to  rest  from  further 
labor.  The  genealogical  record  of  the  family  can  be  traced  back  through  sev- 
eral centuries  and  recently  Mr.  Dalton  has  established  several  facts  by  his  re- 
searches into  the  ancestral  history  when  on  a  trip  to  the  birthplace  of  his  parents 
in  the  city  of  Cork,  Ireland.  The  grandparents  were  of  distinguished  lineage 
and  were  closely  related  to  Sir  Daniel  O'Connell,  the  great  Irish  statesman. 
Patrick  Dalton,  an  uncle  of  our  subject,  was  a  celebrated  artist  of  London.  Eng- 
land, and  held  a  prominent  position  among  the  noted  artists  of  the  world.  He 
was  also  connected  with  the  Cancer  Hospital  of  London.  Still  another  uncle, 
John  Dalton,  was  chancellor  at  law  and  practiced  at  the  bar  of  justice  in  the 
city  of  Cork.  He  was  a  man  of  ver\-  distinguished  bearing  and  to  this  day  is 
recognized  as  one  of  the  brightest  lights  that  the  Emerald  Isle  has  produced. 
James  Dalton,  still  another  uncle,  was  a  civil  engineer  by  profession  and  built 
the  Cork  &  Macroon  Steam  Railroad  and  also  was  chief  surveyor  in  laying  out 
the  forts  at  Queenstown  harbor.  In  the  maternal  line  Thomas  J.  Dalton  of  this 
review  also  comes  of  a  iiromu^ent  family  who  were  originally  engaged  in  the 
wholesale  trade  in  supplying  the  army  and  navy  with  provisions.  Eventually 
a  large  fortune  was  amassed  in  that  connection  and  the  grandfather  retired 
from  active  life.  In  the  family  of  Charles  and  Margaret  Dalton  were  four  sons 
who  survive,  the  brothers  of  our  subject  being:  Charles,  who  is  business  man- 
ager of  the  Columbia  University;  Patrick,  a  mechanic;  and  Robert  E..  who  is 
connected  with  the  metropolitan  police  department. 

It  will  thus  be  seen  that  Thomas  J.  Dalton  has  back  of  him  an  ancestry 
honorable  and  distinguished  and  in  the  management  of  his  own  financial  in- 
terests he  has  displayed  ec|ually  strong  business  qualifications,  keen  discernment 
and  notable  executive  ability.  He  now  has  extensive  investments  in  St.  Louis 
and  is  well  known  in  the  business  world.  He  also  has  a  wide  acquaintance  in 
social  and   fraternal  circles.     He  belongs  to  the  Knights  of  Columbus  and  is  a 


1058  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY. 

Roman  Catholic  in  religious  faith.  Politically  he  is  independent,  preferring  to 
cast  his  ballot  without  regard  for  party  affiliations,  considering  only  the  capability 
of  the  candidate.  He  is  very  well  known  in  the  amateur  athletic  associations  of 
the  country  and  has  the  distinction  of  having  won  some  valuable  medals  in  ama- 
teur boxing  and  wrestling  contests  as  a  member  of  the  [Missouri  Athletic  Club. 
He  is  also  an  automobile  enthusiast  and  is  very  fond  of  travel  and  has  thus 
gained  that  broad  general  information  and  culture  which  only  travel  can  bring. 
He  is  loyal  in  his  friendships  and  true  worth  can  always  win  his  regard.  He  is 
by  nature  genial  and  courteous,  displaying  at  no  time  a  spirit  of  conscientious 
superiority  or  of  condescension  with  those  whose  opportunities  have  not  been 
equal   to   his   own. 


WILLIAM  M.  SUTHERLAND. 

William  M.  Sutherland,  president  of  the  William  Sutherland  Building  & 
Construction  Company,  was  born  April  5,  1868,  at  Peterhead,  Scotland,  a  son 
of  John  and  Jane  (Bain)  Sutherland.  His  education  was  acquired  in  the  Peter- 
head Academy  and  he  came  to  America  in  1887  when  nineteen  j^ears  of  age,  for 
the  favorable  reports  concerning  the  business  opportunities  of  the  new  world 
proved  to  him  an  irresistible  attraction,  nor  has  he  ever  had  occasion  to  regret 
his  determination  to  come  to  the  new  world.  He  began  his  business  career  with 
the  Anderson  Brothers  Construction  Company,  serving  as  carpenter's  apprentice 
and  receiving  practical  training  in  all  of  the  branches  of  the  building  industry. 
He  remained  in  this  connection  for  four  years  and  then  entered  the  contracting 
business  on  his  own  account,  having  determined  to  reap  for  himself  the  benefits 
of  his  own  industry  and  talents.  In  1906  his  business  had  prospered  and  de- 
veloped to  such  an  extent  that  he  organized  and  incorporated  the  William  Suther- 
land Building  &  Construction  Company  and  was  elected  its  president.  The  con- 
cern now  stands  as  one  of  the  most  prominent  among  the  construction  companies 
of  St.  Louis  with  an  extensive  and  growing  patronage. 

On  the  17th  of  September,  1896,  Mr.  Sutherland  was  married  to  Miss  Doolie 
Wilkins.  They  are  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  and  Mr.  Sutherland  is 
also  interested  in  Christian  Science.  Airs.  Sutherland  takes  a  very  active  part  in 
the  work  of  the  church  and  its  charities  and  is  an  accomplished  musician.  Their 
home.  Keith  Inch,  is  situated  at  Ashby  place,  in  St.  Louis  county.  Mr.  Suther- 
land is  a  Scottish  Rite  Mason,  having  attained  the  thirty-second  degree  in  the 
consistory.  He  is  vice  president  of  the  Building  Industries  Association  and  one 
of  its  most  active  members.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Maine  Hunting  &  Fishing 
Club  and  finds  his  chief  recreation  in  fishing,  hunting  and  automobiling.  He  is  a 
man  of  strong  intellectuality,  loyal  to  his  beliefs  and  fearless  in  support  of  his 
honest  convictions. 


ROBERT  W.   GARTSIDE. 

Robert  W.  Gartside,  vice  president  and  general  manager  of  the  Colorado 
Lime  Company,  their  offices  and  warehouses  being  at  4153  Clayton  avenue,  while 
their  kilns  are  located  at  Pillman  and  Spring  Garden,  Missouri,  is  one  of  the 
native  sons  of  St.  Louis  whose  record  reflects  credit  and  honor  upon  the  city. 
His  birth  occurred  in  May,  1855,  his  parents  being  William  and  Caroline  (Orme) 
Gartside.  The  father  was  connected  with  the  merchant  steamship  service  in  St. 
Louis  as  captain.  While  spending  his  boyhood  days  under  the  parental  roof  the 
son  acquired  a  public  school  education  and  later  entered  McKendree  College  at 
Lebanon,  Illinois.     He  was  seventeen  vears  of  age  when  he  became  a  factor  in 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH   CITY.  1059 

business  life,  becoming  connected  with  the  Gartside  Coal  Company,  of  which 
is  uncle  was  founder  and  president.  Subsequently  Robert  W.  (jartside  became 
an  employe  of  the  Nugent  &  Brother  Dry  Goods  Company  of  St.  Louis,  with 
which  he  continued  until  1877,  when  he  took  a  position  as  general  bookkeeper 
with  the  Singer  Manufacturing  Company.  This  he  occupied  for  ten  years  and 
in  1888  established  business  on  his  own  account  as  a  dealer  in  general  mer- 
chandise. His  untiring  industry  and  careful  expenditure  in  former  years  had 
made  this  course  possible  and  he  successfully  and  capably  managed  his  store  until 
1900,  when  the  Colorado  Lime  Company  was  organized  and  he  became  its  vice 
president  and  general  manager.  They  are  manufacturers  of  high  grade  black  lime 
and  Spring  Garden  white  lime  and  are  dealers  in  cement,  hair,  plaster  and  color. 
The  continuance  of  the  business  through  the  intervening  nine  years  since  its  es- 
tablishment to  the  present  time  indicates  that  it  proved  a  successful  venture.  The 
trade  is  now  large  and  the  business  has  long  since  been  recognized  as  a  profitable 
undertaking. 

In  1883  JNIr.  Gartside  was  married  in  St.  Louis  to  Miss  Kate  Ritter,  a 
daughter  of  John  Ritter,  who  carried  on  a  large  market  business  and  was 
prominently  associated  with  local  city  interests.  Unto  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Gartside 
have  been  born  two  sons,  Arthur  R.,  who  is  now  an  extensive  cattle  raiser  in 
Callaway  county,  Missouri;  and  Robert  J.,  who  is  associated  with  his  father  in 
the  Colorado  Lime  Company.  Mr.  Gartside  is  a  member  of  the  Sons  of  St. 
George  but  has  few  fraternal  and  no  club  relations.  He  has  always  preferred  to 
concentrate  his  energies  upon  his  business  interests,  with  the  enjoyment  of  such 
pleasures  as  time  has  permitted.  His  strongly  marked  characteristics  are  evi- 
dences of  ability  that  all  acknowledge  who  know  aught  of  his  business  record. 


JAMES  D.  SIMMS. 


James  D.  Simms,  attorney  at  law,  was  born  in  Albemarle  county,  Virginia, 
January  6,  1880.  The  family  from  which  he  is  descended  is  of  English  descent 
and  was  founded  in  Virginia  in  1750.  Through  colonial  days  and  after  the  es- 
tablishment of  the  republic  representatives  of  the  name  were  prominent  planters 
there,  while  some  attained  distinction  in  political  lines.  The  birth  of  James  D. 
Simms  occurred  on  the  old  homestead  which  was  entered  from  the  government 
by  his  great-grandfather,  James  Simms,  a  wealthy  planter,  who  at  the  outbreak 
of  the  Civil  war  was  the  owner  of  three  hundred  slaves.  His  wife  was  a  Jack- 
son, a  cousin  of  the  distinguished  general  of  that  name.  Of  the  same  family  is 
William  Gillmore  Simms,  the  poet,  a  representative.  The  grandmother  of  Mr. 
Simms  in  the  paternal  line  was  in  her  maidenhood  i\Iarv  Gentry,  of  English 
descent.  James  ^Monroe  Simms,  the  father,  following  the  occupation  of  farming 
as  a  life  work,  maintained  his  residence  on  the  old  family  estate  until  about  1888, 
when  he  removed  to  a  farm  in  Jacskon  county.  [Missouri.  He  wedded  Mary 
Durrett,  also  a  native  of  Virginia,  and  a  descendant  of  French  Huguenot  an- 
cestry. The  death  of  James  Monroe  Simms  occurred  in  1905.  but  his  widow 
still  survives.  Two  of  her  brothers  became  Confederate  soldiers  at  the  time  of 
the  Civil  war,  and  were  in  the  brilliant  charge  made  under  General  Pickett  at  the 
battle  of  Gettysburg,  one  of  the  most  notable  and  fearless  achievements  of  the 
entire  war. 

James  D.  Simms  was  the  third  child  and  only  son  in  a  family  of  five  children. 
His  sisters  are  all  living.  When  eight  years  of  age  he  accompanied  his  parents  on 
their  removal  to  Missouri,  and  his  education  was  acquired  in  the  district  schools 
near  the  family  home,  and  in  the  high  school  at  Pleasant  Hill.  He  afterward  pur- 
sued a  course  in  Benton  College  of  Law  at  St.  Louis,  and  at  the  same  time  pursued 
his  reading  in  the  office  and  under  the  direction  of  Ottofy  &  \\'illianis.  well  known 
attorneys  of  this  city.  In  June,  1000,  he  was  admitted  to  the  bar  and  entered  uix->n 


U>(($(> 


ST.  LOnS.    rHK    R^l  KTH   Cll  Y, 


h<MX.  He  has  s^vvtt  tiwich  att^ntiott  tv>  kml  titles  and  latKl  interests  t\\r  the  trwvl- 
«»«i  vNt  hKlian  Temtvvni.  aiKl  the  §;Tv>wth  ot  his  busittes*  in  this  dinecth-Mi  has 
«JftifrtHitKvt  him  tv>  nntKn-e  s^vn  tv>  ttK-  state-  ot  «.>klahoox«  that  he  «Miy  be  in 
ek>ser  tv>insrh  with  tJie  interxfsts  v>f  a  pvwiit,^  dtewta^. 

'c>-  *■■  "  '    ■'  Aii§\iist.  1005.  Mr,  Simttis  was  nurricvl  to  Miss  Clara  Brew^^r. 
Oif  CitK  •   the  \\^\kiin$  being  oelcbratevl.  Ik^\\t?\xt.  iti  St.  Lotiis,   ITieir 

wntiivs  -  w  cssevl  with  v^ie  sotu  Wesley  l"\irTett,  tw\>  xx'-ars  of  age.  Mr. 
Stmw»s  IS  a  nueniber  of  the  Christian  cfmrvHh.  He  is  tond  v^f  Uterary  \\\>rk  anvl 
this  feirtiishes  him  his  princi^vsl  rwreativvi.  He  has  ahxays  been  a  brv\»d  rts»vier 
anvt  st^Kletnt.  and  his  wide  general  intonnation  aiKl  unv.{erstanvUivg  of  the  n>otiws 
*>f  mett  cv«iis*itwt<'  a  strvxisg  elttusmt  in  his  {vrv>tes*i<.Hval  siKvess. 


REW  TATRICK  J.  0\X»NNOR. 

Rev.  cutrxw  K  OX\^WK>*r.  the  assistant  i\»stv»r  of  St.  Edwarvls  Ctthv>lic 
dtureh.  was  born  in  listowxl,  Irx'iatKl.  jatuary  ^.  liS^^v  *  svHt  of  Conieluis  atwl 
Mary  OVonnor.  who  wxre  the  ^vineiits  of  thirte<ti  <^iktn?n.  all  of  whoiu  are 
Hvti^  exoepttn^-  Elktt  and  TinKHhy.  The  ekkr  Mr.  0\\xinv>r  vlej\;rtevl  this  life 
in  iixvt  atKl  is  sur^ivevl  by  his  wkk>w,  who  is  entoytn^  gvxxl  health  at  her  iKxne 
in  Listowxi.  when?  she  is  surrvHintt'Cvt  by  her  yvwngvr  children,  who  arv  attending 
schooL  an>.t  also  by  Marg;iinft  anvl  John,  who  h«\-e  cvvttpletevt  their  evUtcation. 
Onie  sister.  Mary-,  is  a  sdvot  tea\-her  in  LotKton.  KngUnd. 

In  the  niatk>tMiI  schvxvs  at  C<.xitarvl.  IrvktKi  Rev.  O'Connor  p4irs«e<il  his 
s*TO.11wfs  nnttl  he  was  fo«irtevHt  yx-ars  ot  age  ami  tlien  enterv^.1  St.  Mkhael's  College. 
im  hij>  b«rthj>.!iace.  wlhierv  lisc  o.xiti^I'etevl  a  classical  cotirse.  ans.!  in  toot  he  nvatricu- 
bttevl  as  a  stwdettt  in  Carlow  College,  wheof  he  prvparevt  for  the  ministry,  anvl  on 
Jane  g*.  ii<>.v.  he  wtis  orvlained  to  the  priesthood  by  Arvhbishop  Patrick  Foley. 

On  November  t.  »^jo~.  he  left  his  natixx^  latKl  and  came  to  the  new  \\\»rtd. 
locatim^  in  St.  Lotxis.  when?  he  was  at  otKe  asjfignevl  to  the  assistant  pastorship  of 
St.  Edwaafs  Cathottc  chureh.  >ft-here  he  is  now  j>erfonning  his  ministerial  duties- 
Rev.  C\~ "    -  ■-•■■  "•■-■"■   ■■■rcrestevt  in  the  wijlfare  ot  the  church  and  the  govvl 

of  rniar-  V  -      ,   tinw.  being-  possessevt  of  a  gimiAt  disposition,  he 

ew:t[oys  :  .   .  -  .  '.v^rs  of  the  cvrngtegation  and  of  the  citirens  of  the 

coenTOWiMtiiHy  *s  »«ii. 


S.KMrEL  GIBSTIXE. 

liVmmtettt  amivHrtg  the  y\Hn^ier  iw-al  estate  dealers  of  this;  city  is  Samuel  Gih- 
stime.  a  native  o.t  Rovma.  Rttssfia.  where  his  birth  oconrtxfd  September.  Jo.  iS'~5. 
a  som  o.f  Morris  atiid  Rosie  "Lrtbcjtine.  his  fatlter  having  been  a  Ixxmber  nKtv'-..-: 
in  tV  o?'  *  coiisrttrv,  where  he  gaimed  a  comf ortabJie  tojtane.  and  desiaxts  of  hn ;•. *: , : c 
«::"■      -  c  Unitevl  States^  he  canne  to  this  cvHimiry.  locating  in  St.  l-ouis. 

A'-       .  .-.  are:     Samradl.  Herttiiam  and  Xlichaet.  Dfsiding  in  Seattle. 

V'    ■      ^  ';',..>.  Reekie-  MaHvonchiifc ;  Mrs.  luiia  Fioofemun;  Mrs.  Celia  Stome; 

•'"  schouils  ot  '■■-  ^- '-•»--  ■'". '  Samawfl  Cibstine  accpaired  his  pre- 

.itsd  after  "         .,  .1  cvHirse  of  stnsiy  in  the  schools 

•  .d  owt  in  :   .  -  -essv  in  which  he  establishievl  him- 

s^--  i:  ■    .et  anvi  Frinkliii  ivciitK.  wnder  the  flnn  namie  of  Samnel  Gib- 

stiuiie  &  -nvl  troKt  the  o»tsei  he  met  with  s^^lendid  soceess.    He  coit- 

tjmwe^i  m  .   .>  ,  :<:-k'ss  until  he  becaniie  intprxfssevl  w«h  the  woctiderfiil  pot>sibilities 
«poii  ra  the  real  estate  tkM  and  disposing-  ot  his  interest  in  the  millinery  coaicem 


t     t     «     t     « 


ST.  LOUIS.    THE    FOURTH    CITY.  1061 

in  1905  he  founded  what  is  known  as  the  Samuel  Gibstine  Real  Estate  Company, 
incorporated,  which  firm  has  since  been  doing  an  extensive  business.  He  made 
many  favorable  investments  in  property  in  the  vicinity  in  which  he  first  estab- 
lished himself,  while  his  transactions  have  been  so  remunerative  as  to  demand 
larger  office  room  and  in  1908  he  removed  to  No.  412  Liggett  building.  He  is 
among  the  largest  buyers  and  sellers  of  real  estate  in  the  city. 

On  March  31,  1908,  Mr.  Gibstine  was  united  in  marriage  to  Miss  Sadie 
Cohen,  a  daughter  of  Abraham  and  Rosie  Cohen,  her  father  being  a  retired  real 
estate  merchant.  Mr.  Gibstine  is  fond  of  traveling  and  social  pleasures  and  in 
these  he  finds  diversion  during  his  leisure  hours. 


GEORGE  PAUL  HEMAI,  M.  D. 

George  Paul  Hemm,  physician  and  surgeon  of  St.  Louis,  his  native  city, 
was  born  February  10,  1882.  His  parents  were  Francis  M.  and  Spepania  (Kraus) 
Hemm,  the  former  a  druggist  and  chemist  located  on  Grand  and  Arsenal 
streets.  He  was  for  twenty-seven  years  lecturer  at  the  College  of  Pharmacy 
and  for  five  years  at  the  Chemistry  ]\Iedical  College  and  is  well  known  in  pro- 
fessional circles  of  the  city. 

Dr.  Hemm  pursued  his  education  in  Quincy,  Illinois,  attending  St.  Francis 
College  and  later  continued  his  studies  in  the  St.  Louis  University  under  the 
preceptorship  of  Father  Francis  O.  Boyle.  After  completing  his  course  there 
he  studied  pharmacy,  subsequent  to  which  time  he  assisted  his  father  in  busi- 
ness. His  interest  in  the  science  of  medicine  followed  as  a  natural  sequence 
his  activity  in  pharmaceutical  and  chemical  lines  and,  qualifying  for  the  pro- 
fession in  the  medical  department  of  the  St.  Louis  University,  he  was  there 
graduated  with  the  class  of  1907. 

On  the  3d  of  November,  of  the  same  year,  Dr.  Hemm  was  united  in  mar- 
riage to  Miss  Edna  F.,  a  daughter  of  Charles  F.  and  Wilhelmina  Gottschalk. 
The  father,  now  deceased,  was  for  some  years  connected  with  the  commercial 
interests  of  St.  Louis  as  a  wholesale  grocer.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hemm  now  have 
an  interesting  little  son  born  September  14,  1908. 

Since  entering  upon  the  practice  of  his  chosen  profession  Dr.  Hemm  has 
met  with  gratifying  and  well  merited  success  and  is  fast  laying  by  a  substantial 
store  for  the  proverbial  rainy  day.  He  is  in  touch  with  the  most  modern  methods 
of  practice  and  maintains  pleasant  relations  with  the  profession  as  a  member 
of  the  St.  Louis  Medical  Society.  He  also  belongs  to  the  Omega  Phi.  a  col- 
lege fraternity,  and  to  the  Catholic  church.  He  is  fond  of  literature  and  out- 
door sports  including  baseball  and  football  and  in  his  college  days  played  on 
the  baseball  team  as  third  baseman.  He  possesses  the  energy  and  laudable 
ambition  of  the  young  man,  his  salient  qualities  promising  well  for  a  successful 
future. 


GERH  BERGTANS. 


What  perseverance  and  hard  work  will  do  is  forcefully  instanced  in  the 
case  of  Gerh  Bergjans  who  has  through  his  unwearied  efforts  gradually  worked 
himself  up  in  the  business  circles  of  the  city.  He  is  proprietor  of  a  lucrative 
dairy  business  at  No.  6312  Newstead  avenue,  where  he  operates  a  large  and  well 
kept  dairy  farm.  He  was  born  in  Germany.  December  20.  1863.  and  descends 
from  sturdv  German  stock.     His  maternal  a;randfathcr,  Frederick  Bergjans.  had 


1062  ST.  LOUIS,  THE    FOURTH    CITY. 

the  honor  of  serving  with  distinction  in  the  battle  of  Waterloo  under  Xapoleon 
Bonaparte.  The  parents  were  also  natives  of  Germany,  his  father,  Henry  Berg- 
jans,  having  been  born  there  in  1811  and  his  mother,  Katie  Bergjans,  in  1824. 
Both  are  deceased.    • 

In  the  parochial  school  at  Bersenbrick  Gerh  Bergjans  received  his  early 
edwcation.  Here  he  pursued  a  course  of  study  until  he  had  attained  the  age 
of  seventeen  years  and  hearing  of  the  advantages  open  to  voung  men  in  the 
new  world  he  embarked  for  America.  He  landed  in  Baltimore,  Marvland,  where 
he  remained  but  a  few  days  when  he  came  to  St.  Louis.  Here  he  had  a  brother 
engaged  in  the  dairy  business,  by  v/hom  he  was  employed  for  one  year.  Desiring 
to  become  more  familiar  with  the  manners  and  customs  of  the  country  he  left 
the  dairy  business  and  was  employed  for  the  next  two  years  as  a  coachman. 
During  the  four  years  following  he  drove  a  milk  wagon  and  hired  out  in  other 
lines  of  work  and  then  took  a  three  months"  vacation,  during  which  time  he 
visited  his  native  town  in  Germany.  On  his  return  to  St.  Louis  he  bought  out 
the  dairy  of  William  Shomberg  at  No.  505  Gano  avenue.  Here  he  continued  the 
business  for  two  years  and  during  this  period  had  been  so  prosperous  as  to 
secure  sufficient  means  with  which  to  purchase  the  property  at  No.  6312  New- 
stead  avenue,  where  he  subsequently  erected  a  modern,  two-story,  eight-room, 
brick  residence,  together  with  three  large  barns.  In  the  latter  he  keeps  iifty- 
five  cows  of  the  Holstein  and  Jersey  breeds  and  four  horses.  In  all  Mr.  Berg- 
jans' dairy  farm  covers  in  the  neighborhood  of  three  acres  of  ground  and  is 
in  excellent  condition,  for  he  takes  great  pride  in  its  appearance. 

On  May  I.  1889,  I\Ir.  Bergjans  wedded  Wilhelmina  Hirmeling.  They  have  had 
the  following  children:  Birnadine  M.,  nineteen  years  of  age;  Henry  H.,  seven- 
teen years  of  age ;  Margaret  S.,  two  years  of  age ;  and  Freddie,  who  passed 
away  when  foiU"teen  months  old.  Mrs.  Bergjans'  parents,  Henrv  Hirmeling  and 
Margaret  Rolwes,  departed  this  life  in  Germany.  Mrs.  Bergjans  was  one  of  a 
family  of  ten  children :  Gerhart,  Henry.  Dena  and  Joseph,  all  of  whom  are  mar- 
ried and  reside  in  Germany;  Bcrnatti,  single  and  Sadie,  married,  both  residing  in 
St.  Louis ;  Mary,  who  is  married  and  lives  in  Clinton  county,  Illinois ;  and  Theo- 
dora and  August,  both  of  whom  are  deceased.  Mr.  Bergjans  is  not  affiliated 
with  any  lodges,  clubs  or  secret  societies.  His  business  affairs  have  taken  so 
much  of  his  time  that  he  has  not  had  opportunity  to  give  much  consideration  to 
politics.  However,  he  is  always  present  at  the  polls. on  election  day  and  regu- 
larly casts  his  vote  for  the  candidates  whom  he  considers  best  fitted  for  office. 
In  religious  faith  he  is  a  Catholic. 


WILLIAM  STEPHEN  WITTLER. 

William  Stephen  Wittier  is  prominent  among  the  younger  members  of  the 
legal  fraternity  in  St.  Louis,  having  during  a  brief  period  won  enviable  dis- 
tinction for  his  learning  and  ability  as  an  attorney  at  law.  His  birth  occurred 
here  August  30,  1876,  his  parents  being  W.  C.  and  Therese  (Hug)  Wittier,  the 
former  born  in  Mecklenburg,  Germany,  and  the  latter  near  Strassburg,  in  the 
village  of  Neue  Brisach,  Alsace.  Late  in  life  his  paternal  and  maternal  grand- 
parents came  from  Germany  to  this  countrv  and  his  maternal  grandfather  was 
a  soldier  in  the  French  army  tinder  Napoleon  III  and  served  throughout  the 
Crimean  war. 

Stephen  Hug,  his  maternal  grandfather,  arrived  in  this  country  during  the 
progress  of  the  Civil  war  and  he  enlisted  in  the  Union  army  under  General 
Lyon,  participating,  among  other  engagements,  in  the  battle  of  Wilson's  Creek 
in  which  he  was  severely  wounded.  After  the  war  he  took  up  his  residence  at 
Kennets  Castle,  this  state,  having  leased  that  famous  abode,  and  subsequently 


ST.  LOUIS,  THE    I'OUR'IMI    CITY.  1083 

lju\ing  land  near  Festus,  not  far  distant,  he  rcniuvcd  there  where  he  now  re- 
sides, being  very  prominent  in  the  aiYairs  of  that  locaHty. 

At  the  Madison  school  here  William  Stej)lien  Wittier  acquired  his  pre- 
liminary education  and  after  his  graduation  he  was  given  the  advantage  of  a 
course  of  study  at  the  Polytechnic  and  Foster  branch  high  school  and  then 
became  a  student  at  the  Central  high  school,  from  which  he  was  graduated  in 
1895,  when  he  w'as  matriculated  as  a  student  in  Washington  University,  where 
he  was  granted  his  degree  of  A.  B.  in  1898.  Deciding  to  make  the  legal  pro- 
fession his  life's  calling,  he  entered  the  St.  Louis  Law  School  from  which  he 
received  the  degree  of  LL.B.  in  1900,  and  while  a  student  at  this  institution 
he  also  pursued  a  post  graduate  course,  receiving  the  degree  of  A.  INI.  in  the 
year  1904.  In  1900  he  began  the  practice  of  law  with  his  office  at  the  Lincoln 
Trust  building,  where  he  remained  until  recently,  when  his  business  demanded 
larger  quarters,  at  which  time  he  removed  to  room  706,  Times  building,  where 
he  takes  care  of  ai,  exteui.ve  clientage. 

r)n  December  7,  1904,  ]\Ir.  \\'ittler  wedded  Aliss  Marie  Charlotte  Hilpert. 
whose  father  was  proprietor  of  the  St.  Louis  Tribune,  and  to  this  union  has 
been  born  one  child,  Therese  Marie,  of  whom  her  parents  are  justly  proud  and 
have  in  store  for  her  a  life  of  high  education  and  accomplishment.  Politically 
Mr.  Wittier  supports  the  republican  partv,  the  principles  of  which,  as  do  many 
other  deep  thinkers,  he  deems  the  embodiment  of  the  finest  political  wisdom  and 
in  every  sense  adequate  to  subserve  the  highest  interests  of  the  nation.  For 
diversion  he  looks  to  general  athletics,  being  fond  of  outdoor  sports,  and  at 
the  same  time  he  finds  recreation  in  frequenting  the  better  class  of  theaters 
and  in  societv.  He  is  a  broad-minded  man  of  excellent  thinking  power,  being 
well  informed  and  scholarly  and  in  every  way  fitted  for  the  profession  he  has 
chosen,  and  is  highly  esteemed  by  the  members  of  the  bar,  standing  in  the  first 
rank  among  the  members  of  the  legal  fraternitv. 


BIOGRAPHICAL 


PAGE 

Abeles,  J.  D 254 

Absolom,  J.  H 292 

Adkins,  B.  C S9S 

Adkins,  James  82 

Ahern,   C.   P 634 

Aiple,  Albert   552 

Allen,  A.  A 715 

Allen,   G.  W 310 

Allen,  J.  E 674 

Allen.  W.  F 1050 

Alt,  Louis    120 

Altliaus,  Jacob   670 

Ames,  H.  S 34 

Anderson,  J.   A 572 

Artkamper,  William  1052 

Atkins,  H.  S 502 

Baer,  J.  A Ill 

Baker,   G.   R 770 

Bakewell,    Paul    234 

Baldwin,    E.    S 996 

Balson,   W.  L 696 

Barr,  A.  F 354 

Barth,  G.  E S9T 

Barton,  H.  J 128 

Basconi,  J.   D S02 

Baxter,  C.  0 939 

Beach,  E.  F 528 

Bechtold,   George    1008 

Beck,  G.  F 786 

Beck,  H.  W 86 

Becker,  A.  F 388 

Becker.  E.  F.. 338 

Beckwith,  J.  H 632 

Behen,  J.  J 648 

Behring.   H.   F 1033 

Behrman.  Theodore  838 

Beinke.  H.  F 930 

Bemis,    S.   A 233 

Bender.   Louis    691 

Benderscheid  H.  J 559 

Benoist.  Howard  400 

Benoist,  Lee   872 

Benten,   B.  J 144 

Bergjans,    Gerh 1061 

Berglar,   F.  B 642 

Berkholz,   O.   H 130 

Berresheim,  G.  J 237 

Betz.  C.  F 28 

Bewig,  W.  J 719 

Biebinger,   O.  L 1046 

Bicl.  F.  C 90 

Biggs,  D,  C .150 

Bisch,  Ida  702 

Bixbv,  W.  K 764 

Blair,   Albert    60S 


PAGE 

Blanke,   A.   H 301 

Bleyer,  A.   S 987 

Blodgett,  W.  H 820 

Boehnken,   E.    H 476 

Bogasch,  Emil   244 

Boggs,  J.  D 1035 

Bollvverk,  William   388 

Boogher,  J.  L nz 

Boogher.  J.   Leland 382 

Boogher,   Lawrence   746 

Bouton,  William   576 

Boyd,  L  F 498 

Boyers,  J.  A 527 

Boyle,   W.   F 954 

Bradley.   A.   H 96 

Brady,  H.J 768 

Bramsch.  E.  J 458 

Brandenburger,  W.  A 694 

Brendle.  J.  F 74 

Brickwede.   H.   H 623 

Bridge,   H.  E.,  Sr 416 

Bridge.    H.    E 336 

Brock.  J.  E 880 

Brod,  J.  H..  Jr 1055 

Brown.  C.  H 210 

Brown.   D.    S 182 

Brown.  G.  W 410 

Bruenig.  F.  W 102 

Bryan,   P.   T 708 

Bryan,  W.  M.  C 590 

Bryson.   J.   M 458 

Budd.  G.  K 324 

Bunch.    R.    J 522 

Burford.  C.  E 518  ' 

Busch.   O.    S 932 

Butler.  Edward.  Jr 555 

Buxton.  A.  G 1041 

Cadwallader.  L  H 329 

Cairns.  Anna   S 400 

Cannon.  J.  F 302 

Capen.  C.  P 710 

Carleton,  Murray    262 

Cam  C.  B ' 52 

Carr.   Dabney  539 

Carr.  R.  C 478 

Carr,   W.   C 666 

Carroll.  J.  B 663 

Carson.   N.  B 592 

Carstens.   J.    C 672 

Carter.  C.  H JSS 

Carter,  L.  R S7S 

Carter.  T.   W 520 

Carter.   W.   F S36 

Carton.  De  Smet 535 

Cnvanagh.  T.   E 932 


INDEX 


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Chadboiu-ne,  G.   W 362 

Chapman,  J.  G 596 

Chenoweth,  J.   0 944 

Christy,  C.  M 510 

Church,   A.    C 543 

Cic'ardi,   Louis    620 

Clark,  Cliarles S60 

Clark,   H.   H 745 

Clarke,  D.  W 636 

Cleland,  Robert   347 

Clemens,  J.  W 559 

Clule}',  J.  P 679 

Cochrane,  M.  W 716 

Cockley,  G.  W 1051 

Cole,  Nathan    12 

Collins,  J.   P SO 

Colman,  N,  J 376 

Conkling,  O.  C 762 

Connolly,   J.    A 547 

Conrad,  A.   B 473 

Cook,    Isaac,   Jr 91S 

Cooke,   Isaac,   Sr 916 

Cook,  I.  T 664 

Corwin,  A.   B S17 

Crabtree,   J.   H 107 

Craig,  John   757 

Cramer,  Otto IIS 

Crandall,   G.   C 546 

Crawford.    C.   R 145 

Cremer,  J.  C 724 

Crott}'.   J.   M 1054 

Crunden,  F,  M 62 

Curd,  C.  P 384 

Curtis,  Samuel  434 

Dallmeyer,  Herman   54 

Dalton,  T.  J 1057 

Dalzell,  B.  W 720 

Dames,  A.  F 604 

Dauernheim.   P.  J 650 

Danes,  A.    F 1024 

Davis,  D.  F 149 

Davis,  E.  E 464 

Davis,  J.  D 745 

Davis,  J.   L 23 

Davis,  J.  T 50 

Dawson,  J.  P 704 

De  Donato,  Florian 742 

Dc-genhart,  J.  H 363 

Deidesheimer,  Henry 1S9 

Demler,  William   972 

Dempsey,  E.  J 1036 

Dennig,  L.  E SS2 

Derivaux,    Armand    9S2 

Diefenbach,  Adam 59 

Dieterle,  E.  W 974 

Dillon,   Paul    1020 

Donnell,    T.    G 1043 

Dooley,  Patrick 684 

Drescher,  F.  B 339 

Dreste,  Charles   91 

Drey,   A.   L 415 

Dreyer,    E.    C 284 

Dye,  J.  W 313 

Fames,   W.   S 723 

Ebling,  F.  J 960 

Edwards,  A.  G 975 

Edwards,  B.  F 286 


PAGE 

Eggers,   T.    C 554 

Eilermann,  F.  J 823 

Eilermann,  L.  H 468 

Einig,    C.   E 55 

Ellis,  W.   C 687 

Elmo,  O.  A 136 

Emig,   C.   G 230 

Englebach,  William   60 

English,   C.   C 94 

Entz,  T.  B 297 

Eoff,  Laura  M 193 

Ernst,  Engelbert   784 

Ette,   C.   G 427 

Evans,  S.  R 237 

Everist,   U.   G 574 

Ewing,  A.  B 32 

Fanner,  Jacob  1027 

Farlev,   W.   F 389 

Fattmann,   C.  A 630 

Fav,  William    76,0 

Felix,  Eugene  228 

Ferrenbach,   E.  J 478 

I'errenbach,  Thomas    491 

Ferriss,   Franklin    961 

Fettig,  A.  F 364 

Field,  O.  A 433 

Fillev,  C.  1 193 

Filmer,  W.  L 91 

Finnerty.  T.  J 1053 

Fischel,  W.  E 936 

Fischer,  C.   H 702 

Fischer,  W.  J 897 

Fisher,  J.  A 736 

Fitch,  Norwood  805 

Flecke,  Frank  294 

Fleming,  Alexander   453 

Fleming,  T.M  .' 508 

Flower,  W.  L 538 

Folev,  J.   T 38 

Fordvce,  S.  W 532 

Fortune,  J.   C 733 

Foster,  R.  M 814 

Fouke,   P.   B 330 

Fox,  W.  C 1032 

Francis,  T.  H 845 

Frazer,  H.  S 703 

Freasier,  J.  L 906 

Freeh,  Albert   107 

Frei.  Emil   956 

French,  H,  M 276 

Freudenberg,  A.  A 603 

Freudenstein,   Henry   611 

Freund,  Morris   .  .  .' 1039 

Freund,    Simon    278 

Frieling,   Christian    711 

Frielingsdorf,   H.   A 654 

Fry,  T.  W 1044 

Gallawav,  T.  L 1041 

Gambrili,  G.  G 59 

Gannett,   J.   W 7 

Gardner,  A.   E.  L 1055 

Gartside,  R.  W 1058 

Gatewood,  J.   E 449 

Gerhart,  C.  B 870 

Gerhart,  F.  H 877 

Gerhart,  P.  G 874 

Gerhart,  T.   S 818 


INDEX 


PAGE 

Gibstine,    SainucI    1000 

Giers,  P.  H 99 

Gill,  P.  F 888 

Gillespie,  William   176 

Gilmore,   H.  G 39 

Giuseiifi,  G.  D ao 

Glaser,  M.  J 6:20 

Glennon,  J.  J 270 

Gonter,  C.  G 583 

Goodrich,  F.  A 67S 

Gorges,  Charles  737 

Gossrau,  O.  J 676 

Gould,  D.  B 898 

Gould,  F.  J 826 

Graham,  J.   P 20 

Graves,  S.  C 124 

Gray,  C.  L 842 

Gray,  C.  R 351 

Gray,  H.J 457 

Gregg,   N.   B 772 

Gregory,   A.   B 938 

Gregory,  J.  A 216 

Greve,   Henry  1050 

Griesedieck,    Henry,   Jr 431 

Griesedieck.   Paul    66S 

Griffith,  G.  S 688 

Grole,  C.  H 31 

Grote,  H.  C 469 

Gruenewald,  G.  A.,  Jr 594 

Grund,  A.  R 968 

Grimdon,  O.  H.   P 765 

Gruner,   G.   A 951 

Gruner,  L.  F 954 

Gundlach,   J.    H 71 

Gutgesell,   Edward    260 

Guy,  W.  E 164 

Guyett,   J.   H 1045 

Haanel,    C.    F 266 

Hagenow,   T.   F 991 

Hagerman,  James.  Jr 95 

Hahn,  Peter   667 

Hafn,  H.   C 23 

Hamilton,  C.  D.  P 296 

Hammond,  J.  J 31S 

Handlan,  A.  H 796 

Handschug,  V.   H 358 

Hardy,  Joseph   370 

Hardy,  James  695 

Harney,'  J.  M 122 

Harrigan,  L.  P 1026 

Harris,   W.   J. , , 265 

Harrison,  J.  A lOOT 

Harrison,  J.   W 250 

Harvey,  George  157 

Hassebrock.  F.  W 519 

Haupt,  W.  J 27 

Haverstick,  G.  W 728 

Hawes,   H.   B 966 

Haynes.  J.   1 312 

Havs,  J.   M 927 

Havward,  W.  W 973 

Healy,   F.    D 183 

Heier,  Henrv 981 

Hein,  A.  A 76 

Heitz,  Robert   314 

Helm,    H.    A 261 

Heman,  August   178 


P.\GE 

1  Icmm,  G.  P 1061 

Hemp,  L.  W ■ 551 

Henckler,  E.  H 740 

Henry,  W.   D 563 

Herrmann,  G.  J 970 

Hess,  August   335 

Hetzel,  L.  V 1033 

Heyer,   Charles    596 

Hickey,  D.  A 859 

Hickman,  F.  M 126 

Higgins,  John  75 

Hildreth,  A.  G 530 

Hilke,   George    615 

Hirschberg,    F.    D 935 

Hitchcock.  E.  A 638 

Hitchcock,  G.  C 328 

Hitz,  Emil  524 

Hoban,  T.  F 507 

Hobein,   F.   A 655 

Hoener,  H.  C 185 

Hoffmann,  G.  A 560 

Hogan,  T.  F 595 

Hogenmiller,  J.  A 261 

Hohengarten,  E.  H 445 

Holmes,  J.  A 222 

Holton,   C.   A 591 

Hoog,  O.  J.  S 25G 

Hopkins,  T.  A 118 

Howard,  C.   H 303 

Howard,   D.   B 190 

Howard,  G.   E 395 

Howard,  J.  J 367 

Howard,  O.  L 1025 

Howard,  W.    P 366 

Howe,   J.    D 1016 

Hoyle,    Charles    991 

Hucklenbroich,    John    355 

Hughes,   C.   H 140 

Hypes,   B.    M 659 

Jackman,   Delia   H 1052 

Jansen,   G.   R lOO 

Jansen,   J.   H 741 

January,   D.   A 245 

Johns,    G.    S 172 

Johnson,    C.    P 776 

Johnson,  E.  H 694 

Johnson,    J.    D 90s 

Johnson,    S.   C 600 

Johnson,   W.    S 1005 

Jolly,   P.   F.   L 726 

Jones,  A.   H 87 

Jones.  F.  J 157 

Jones,    Paul    214 

Jones,  S.  B 3S6 

Joyce,  Peter   655 

Judson,  F.  \ 8 

Kacer,  M.  V I86 

Kalbfell,    C.   A S55 

Kallenbach,  L.  M 741 

Kaltwasser,    C.    W 610 

Kane,   R.    E 221 

Karst,  Jerome    614 

Kasal,  John    516 

Kaufniann,  .\.  E 884 

Kehlor.  J,  B.   M 42S 

Kerens.   R.   C 466 

Kern.   B.   C 514 


INDEX 


PACE 

Ketring.  A.  C 156 

King,  A.    B 616 

King,  Anna  F.  B 919 

King,  E.    C 653 

King,  Henry 903 

King,  J.   C." 1078 

Kirchner.  H.  W 966 

Kirchner,   W.   C.   G 383 

Klein,  J.    S . ,   430 

Kleine,    F.    W 866 

Kleine,  J.  J 510 

Kleinschmidt,  G.  F 18 

Klick,  J.   F 716 

Klipstein,   T.   A 1030 

Koch,  Edward   967 

Koch,   H.  J 675 

Koenig,  F.  W 673 

Koerber,  ^I.  E 584 

Koerner,   E.   A 901 

Kohler,  H.  F 193 

Kohring,    F.    H 1050 

Kohring,   O.   G 965 

Kolkschneider,   H.   W 619 

Kopplin,   Phiilip,  Jr 356 

Koprian,  Christina   463 

Kotsrean,  F.  J 544 

Kreismann,   F.   H 1001 

Krug,  F.  H 490 

Krummel.   Henrv    550 

Kuehne,  E.  A.   ," 181 

Kuhn,    Henrv     744 

Kunst,  C.  U.    839 

Lackey,  W.  G 326 

Lagae,  C.  J 753 

Laine,    Michael    591 

Lambert,  A.  B 851 

Lambert,  J.  W 734 

Lambert,  M.  L.  J 346 

Lammert,  Thcodor  300 

Lamping.  F.  H 575 

Lange,   T.   F 461 

Lark,  W.  J 769 

Lasar,  E.  F 806 

Lavery,  D.  J 330 

Lawton,   Joseph 938 

Leavell,  Nancy  M 801 

Lehnbeuter,   Joseph    153 

Lemkes,  E.  J 138 

Lemp  Family   997 

Lewis,  E.   G 976 

Lewis,  J.  D.  P 114 

Lewkowitz,  Moritz   436 

Lindenschmidt,   Henry    188 

Lindsay,  A.  J ' 446 

Link,   j.    J 640 

Lippelt,  G.  H 1011 

Lippincott,    D.    P 983 

Little.  P.  B 343 

Lockwood,  W.  M 119 

Lohmann,    H.    W 840 

Long,  J.  S 308 

Lowery.   Thomas    166 

Lucas.  J.  B.  C 894 

Luebbering,  W.  B 154 

Lund,  H.  G 683 

Lutz,   F.   J 953 

L)'on,   Montague    693 


P.\GE 

Lyons,  John   793 

McCabe,  J.  J 334 

McCann,  E.  1 415 

McChesney,  S.  P 480 

McChesnev,  W.  S.,  Jr 903 

McCoy,   Hugh    160 

McCreery,  W.  C 627 

McDaris,   C.   M 994 

McDonald,   O.  J 73 

McDonnell,  Joseph  150 

McFaul,    Michael    1006 

McKee,    Samuel    878 

McKeighan,  J.  E 730 

McKelleget,  T.   P 11 

McLean,    C.    H. 515 

McLeod,   N.  W 516 

McLure,   C.   D 833 

McMahon,  J.  A 676 

McMahon,  J.  J 473 

McMenamv,   John    368 

McPherson,  W.  M.,  Jr 333 

McPherson,  W.  M 339 

JMcQuillin,  Eugene   984 

McRee,  W.  G 343 

MacKinnon,  A.  L 737 

Maendleii,   Eugene   39 

Maguire,  L.  T 353 

Mahoney,    T.    E 419 

Marandon,   H.  G 707 

Marshall.  M.  H.,  Jr 333 

Martin,  G.    F 1038 

Martin,   T.   C 364 

Marx,  Ella   33 

Mason,   L   M 346 

Massa,   Edwin    79 

Matthews,  Leonard    780 

Mauze,  J.  L 934' 

Maves,  J.   F 690 

Mavhall,  F.  A 470 

Meier,  J.   W 748 

Meister,    H.    C 423 

Menestrina,    J.    F "754 

Meredith.   C.   A 1040 

Meredith,   Sophie    1008 

Merrick,  H.  H 788 

Mes..ing,   H.   J 943 

Meyer.  G.  T 445 

Michel,    P.    A 396 

Michler,   Gottlob    533 

Millard,   C.   1 910 

Miller,    Edgar    313 

Miller.  Owen    534 

Miltenberger,  J.  J 835 

Minnis,  J.   L 333 

Mitchell,   L.    S 885 

Moellman,    W.    A 70 

Monnig,  J.   A 133 

Moore,   John    331 

Moran,    William    718 

Morgan,   W.    E 337 

Mosbv,  C.  V 548 

Moser.  R.  H 1025 

Mott,   F.    W i 890 

Mott,    H.    T 1003 

Moulton,   Julius 871 

Mudd.    H.    G   170 

Muehlberg.  R.  F.  W 599 

Mueller,    Paul 68 


INDEX 


PAGE 

Mullanphy,    John    1013 

Murta,   Samuel    2S9 

Nelson,  W.  S 477 

Neumeister,  Gottlieb   127 

Neville,  E.  J 1048 

Newconib,   G.   A 980 

Newman,   L.    E 74 

Newman,  Socrates   284 

Niedringhaus,   F.   G 344 

Niedringhaus,   G.   W 454 

Niedringhaus,  T.   K S12 

Niedringhaus,   W.   F 450 

Niekamp,   C.   H 340 

Nolker,  W.  F 749 

North,  E.  P 36 

Northcraft,    A.    J SS9 

Nonhcutt,  J.  E 1048 

Nugent,   Byron    16 

Nugent,  D.  C 399 

Nugent,  J.  G 390 

Nugent,    John    347 

Nugent,    William    200 

Nulsen,  A.   G 194 

Nulsen,   J.    C 238 

Nute,  J.  W 274 

O'Brien,  D.  J 156 

O'Brien,  J.  J '^66 

O'Connell,  J.   W 398 

O'Connor,   P.  J 1060 

O'Fallon,  J.   J 485 

O'Leary,  C.  F 1"'? 

O'Neil,  Joseph   S56 

O'Reilly,   A.  J.    040 

O'Reilly,  R.  J 218 

Ohmann-Duniesnil,  A.  H 540 

Oliver,  A.  W S29 

Orcutt,  R.   E 380 

Orthwein,  M.  R.   606 

Ostermaver.    Philip    1031 

Overall, 'J.  H 628 

Overall,  J.  H.,  Jr 481 

Owermann.    Rudolph    131 

Oxmann.  Casper  300 

Palmisno,  C.  L,  811 

Parker,   N.  W 160 

Parker,  "W.  F 158 

Pearson,  J.  T 435 

Pearson.  O.  F 662 

Peck,    C.    H S46 

Peck,   Stephen    433 

Peper,    Christian     "98 

Perkins,   N.    W 1029 

Perry,  J.  D S52 

Peters,  F.  W 225 

Petefs,   H.    W 174 

Petersen,  J.  J 342 

Petring,    Henrv    169 

Pflager,  H.  M 138 

Pfimder,  J.   A 92 

Phelan,  F.  W 196 

Phelps,  "W.  H 481 

Pierce,  L.  B 612 

Pilcher,  J.  E 184 

Pipe,   E.  H 1047 

Piper,   E.  J T58 

Piskulic,    Edward     871 

Placke,  L.  F 88 

Pollman,  H.  C 43 


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Powers,  John   47 

Prcetorius.    Eniil    24 

Prendergast,  J.  J 236 

Pruschansky,   S.  B 1035 

Pscheid,  Andreas    144 

Quarles.  J.  T.    931 

Rains,   T.   B 1015 

Rand,  F.   C 444 

Randolph.  Tom   568 

Rauer.  Joseph    699 

Rausendorf,   Charles    737 

Reardon,  J.  A 914 

Reid.  E.  F 927 

Reifsnider,    C.    K 492 

Reilly,  R.  J 116 

Rcinholdt.  J.  W 103 

Reis.  V.  A 488 

Rcisel.  E.  C.  C 536 

Renkel.    H.    W 332 

Rethwilm,  E.  F 484 

Renter.   P.   G 312 

Reynolds,  M  G 504 

Rice,  T.  A 989 

Rich.   Morris    201 

Riddle,  A.  J 19 

Riddle,  T.  P 474 

Ritchev.  A.  C 499 

Rivet.  A.  R 224 

Rixmann.    Bernard    1005 

Robbins.  S.  H 680 

Roberts.  C.  V.  H 910 

Robinson.   E.   C ■••     40 

Rocofif.    Christian    500 

Roddv.  W.   A 254 

Rodgers.   W.   L ._. .   686 

Roemmich.  J.   P..  Sr 1039 

Roettser.  G.  C 919 

Roever,  J.   C 698 

Rohan,  John 381 

Rohan.  J.  A 382 

Rohan.  J.   T 381 

Roh.m.    P.   A 382 

Rohan.  T.  A 382 

Rohlfing.   C.   G 622 

Rosenthal.   I.   B 839 

Ross.    T.   W '"O 

Rosskopf.    H.    A 288 

Rothamel.  E.  F 1020 

Rothensteiner.  John  209 

Rowland.  J.  H 257 

Rubclmann.   G.   F 88 

Rudolph.  J,   S 315 

Rule.   A.   O '!"?4 

Rumbold.  F.  M 424 

Rumsev.   H.   S 503 

Runisey.  L.  3M 566 

Rumsev.    Moses    988 

Ruprecht.  William    607 

Russell.  T.  A 556 

Riissler.   J.    J ^06 

Rutledge.  J.   E 570 

St.  Alphonsus  Church   272 

Sandberg.  C.  J 342 

Sander.   Enno 750 

Sanguinet.  A.  G 257 

Santc.  A.  H 647 

Scanlan.  Mary  F.  C S62 


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Scanlan,  P.  C.   . . 
Scharlott,  G.  J.  . 
Scheer,  J.  B.    ... 
Schiller,   F.   H.    . 
Schindler.    Frank 
Schisler,  H.  M.   . 
Schiwitz,  Edward 
Schleicher,   F,   L. 
Schlereth,- J.  J.   . 
Schlossstein,   Louis 
Schmidt,    J.    G.     . 
Schmidt,  Louis    . . 
Schmitt,  Frederick 
Schneider,  F.  A.   H 
Schnell,   Leonhard 
Schoenberg,  F.   E. . 
Schoenthaler,  J.  G 
Schroers,  John 
Schroeter,  B.  O. 
Schroeter,  C.  G. 
Schroeter,   O.  J. 
Schulte,  F.  A.   . 
Schurk,    Henry 
Schwab.    Max    . 
Schwa rz.   Henry 
Schwehr,   William 
Scudder,    J.    A. 
ScuUin,   John    .  . 
Sensenbrenner,  J 
Sensenev.  E.  M. 
Senter,  "C.  P.    . . 
Senter.   W.    M. 
Shapleigh.  A.  F 

Shea,  E.  J 

Shea,  W.  L.   . . . 
Shekon,  R.  T.   . 
Shober.  J.  A.   . . 
Shultz,  L.  B.    .. 
Shumate,  W.  C. 
Shutt.   C.   H.    .. 
Sieving,  G.   W. 
Silverthorne,  A, 
Simmons,  E.  C.  . 
Simmons,  Frank 
Simmons.   F.   N. 
Simnis,  J.   D.    ... 
Simon,  H.  J.  W, 
Simon,  Nickolas 
Slaughter,   J.   B. 
Slicer,  W.  C.   ... 
Sloan,  W.  M.  ... 
Sloss.   W.   P.    ... 

Small,  J.   C 

Smith,  D.  E.  ... 
Smith,  Airs.  C.  B 
Smith,  M.  G.  ... 
Smith,  R.  H.  ... 
Smith.  T.  S.  ... 
Soderer.  Alois  . . 
Sonnemann,  Char 
Southward.  A.  \V 
StalTord,  A.  H,  . 
Stahmann,  C.  C. 
Staudinger,  P.  W, 
Starck.  C.  F.  . 
Stamm,  E.  J.  . 
Steigers.  W.  C 


W. 


PAGE 
944 
723 
253 
108 

IS 
348 
310 

84 
.1044 
867 
202 
258 
371 
526 
538 
602 

83 
564 
376 
375 
374 
656 
194 
619 
198 

98 

676 

.1021 

99 
232 
886 


482 
671 
328 
ISO 

79 

498 

511 

700 

356 

104 

1023 

1023 

.1059 

249 

278 

791 

206 

290 

115 

631 

368 

392 

830 

.1028 

35 
.  1043 

67 
204 
905 
269 

7S 
316 


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Steinbruegge,   H.   E 683 

Stephens,   L.   V 580 

Stevens,   David    75 

Stifel,  A.  C 326 

Stifel,  C.  G 1000 

Stites,  W.  M 5S6 

Stith,    W.    C 110 

Sti.x,  C.  A 624 

Stock,   Bernard 208 

Stradal,  J.  S 769 

Streutker,   C.  E.   F 580 

Sudholt,  F.  A 307 

Suedmever.   William    542 

Super,   b.   R 680 

Surkamp,   H.   B 180 

Sutherland,   W.   II 1058 

Swarts,    S.    L 603 

Switzer,  R.  W 335 

Tamme,    C.    D ■ 714 

Tamme,   F.    A 646 

Taxis,   F.   C 643 

Taylor,   A.   R 44 

Taylor,  S.   N 958 

Taylor,    W.    E 56 

Terry,  A.   K 217 

Te.xtor,    G.    J 794 

Thatcher,   G.   W 1030 

Thierry,    Edward    047 

Thole,    Henrv    535 

Thomas,  W.  0 495 

Thompson,   W.   B 64 

Thompson,  W.   H :  . .   598 

Thornburgh.    Henrv    1030 

Timberlake,   J.   E 293 

Tobin,   P.   H 946 

Todebush,   C.  W 461 

Torrence,   F.   A 761 

Towler,  J.  R 453 

Trigg,    Alfred    618 

Tubbs,   A.   J 1028 

Tuholske,    Herman    963 

Turner,    C.    H 7S4 

Turner,    V.    C 658 

Ude,    O.    A 277 

LIhri,   Andrew    ■ 6S4 

Uhri,    W.    C 1037 

Vahlkamp,    Henry    635 

Vancleave,  A.  A 496 

Van  Deventer,  S.  C 48 

Vierling,   Frederick    205 

Visitation,    Convent     133 

Vitt,  R.   S 990 

Vogel,   C.   F 150 

Vogel.   Valentine .-.   513 

Von   Phul,   Henrv    133 

Wade,  F.  J 808 

Wagner,  S.  M 241 

Wagoner,  G.  C.  R 571 

Wagoner,   H.   H 372 

Wainwright,    August    660 

Waldeck,  J.  C.  C 943 

Walker,    Henrv     398 

Wall,  N.  R 738 

Walsh,   J.    S 146 

Warner.  C.  G 112 

Warr,    Emma    L 690 

Warren.  Ned 712 


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Weber,  J.  W 10;u 

Werner,    J.    P 644 

Westlake,  J.  L 587 

Wharton,  J.   J 523 

Whitaker,  Edwards   35:2 

Whitmarsh,  T.  C 5S 

Wicke,    Henry 385 

Wiegand,  George    W.l 

Williams,  J.   E 1030 

Wilson,    James    651 

Wilson,  W.  C 142 

Wilson,    W.    E 360 

Wimer,  H.  B 419 

Withrow,  J.  E lOlS 


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Witt.  T.  D 971 

Wittc,  F.  A 579 

Witte,  O.  H 646 

Wittier,  W.  S 1062 

Woerner,  J.  G  436 

Woerner,  W.  F. 441 

Wolfif,  David   204 

Wolter,  O.  L 034 

Woodward,  E.  B •. 952 

Wurmb,  T.   H 794 

Wynne,  E.  J 172 

Yantis,  W.  G 992 

Zeller,  William    161 

Zielinski.  S.  J f.4S 


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