550 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY Mr. Richter was married to Miss Elizabeth Michael, a daughter of John H. Michael, who was a dealer in leather and findings on Main street, conducting business as a member of the firm of Luhring & Michael for over a quarter of a century. In addition to the sons already mentioned Mr. and Mrs. Richter had a daughter, Amelia J. H., who died December 28, 1910, at the age of thirty-two years. The family are communicants of the Holy Name church. In all matters of citizenship Mr. Richter is as true and loyal to his country as when he followed the old flag on southern battlefields and defended the Union cause when its enemies would have overthrown the national government. He relates many interesting incidents of his military experiences and he may well be proud of the record which he made when numbered among the "boys in blue." JAMES MILLER GLENN. James Miller Glenn, deceased, was one of the prominent and respected residents of Cincinnati, and a well known capitalist. For forty-five years he was successfully identified with business interests as a grocery merchant but after abandoning that line of activity handled real estate, being executor of his father's estate. His birth occurred in Dearborn county, Indiana, on the 1st of April, 1829, his parents being William and Alice (Miller) Glenn. The father was born in North Carolina in 1800, while the mother's birth occurred in England in 1804. The first representatives of the Glenn family in America came from Scotland, two of the name taking up their abode in North Carolina, of which state a Glenn was at one time governor. William Glenn, the father of our subject, was a lecturer on English grammar in early manhood. He came to Cincinnati in 1825 or 1826 and lived on a farm for a time, while subsequently he was engaged in the grocery business for a number of years, becoming one of the prosperous and esteemed residents of this city. His demise occurred in 1888. Unto him and his wife were born eight children, as follows : one who died in infancy ; Joseph, who is deceased ; Frances, the wife of Dr. Jacob Ebersole; James M., of this review ; Omer T., who is a resident of Mount Lookout, Ohio; Elizabeth, the wife of Richard Dymond ; Matthew Simpson, who has passed away ; and Louisa, who is likewise deceased. James M. Glenn spent his boyhood days on a farm and became familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. In the acquirement of an education he attended a seminary at Wilmington, Indiana, later continuing his studies in Woodward College of Cincinnati. His first venture in the business world was as a freight clerk on Ohio river steamboats, being thus employed for about three years. On the expiration of that period he embarked in the grocery business in association with his father and brothers, and was actively and successfully identified with commercial interests for forty-five years. After abandoning mercantile pursuits he devoted his attention to real estate, handling the property of his father and that of other members of the family.. While engaged in the grocery business he was connected with the Cincinnati Gazette, the Commercial Gazette and the Cincinnati Tribune, being CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 551 president of the two last named. He was likewise president of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. He gave much time to the study of architecture and construction in early life and erected the city hall and Chamber of Commerce as one of the commissioners. On the occasion of his eighty-second birthday his friends in the Chamber of Commerce presented him with eighty-two beautiful carnations. With him success in life was reached by his sterling qualities of mind and a heart true to every manly principle. He never deviated from what his judgment would indicate to be right and honorable between his fellowmen and himself. He never swerved from the pa0 of duty, and after a long and eventful career he could look back over the past with pride and enjoy the declining years of his earthly pilgrimage with a conscientiousness of having gained for himself by an honorable, straightforward career the confidence and respect of the entire community in which he lived. During the period of the Civil war Mr. Glenn served in a Cincinnati regiment which was organized at the time of the Kirby Smith raid and known as the Squirrel Hunters. On the 29th of March, 1859, Mr. Glenn was joined in wedlock to Miss Mary Elizabeth Franklin, of Circleville, Ohio, her father being Nelson Franklin, a large planter. Their union was blessed with three daughters and a son, namely : Cora, the wife of Edward Hamilton Bell, of New York ; Laura ; Helen, who is the wife of Harry Mark and resides in Pennsylvania ; and Wilmer D., who is married and makes his home in Hartford, Connecticut. Mr. Glenn was a republican in politics and was an active worker in the local ranks of the party. He served as a member of the city council for four years and as a member of the board of city affairs two years. He was also sent to Washington as a delegate on the waterway enterprise, the plan being to dam the river and give uniform depth of water for the water supply of Cincinnati. In religious faith Mr. Glenn was a Methodist. His life was exemplary in all respects and he ever supported those interests which are calculated to uplift and benefit humanity, while his own high moral worth is deserving of highest commendation. CAPTAIN LOWE K. EMERSON. It is a matter of deep regret when the young are called from a life of activity to pass into the Great Beyond and leave, as it were, unfinished the work which they had begun. In a lifetime covering only thirty-four years Captain Lowe K. Emerson accomplished a work which would be creditable to a man many years his senior ; and such was his activity and his worth in the world that the news of his passing was received with deepest regret on every hand. He was born in Cincinnati, December 2, 1876, a son of Colonel and Maria E. (Knight) Emerson. The father was born at Haverhill, Massachusetts, in August, 1837, being descended from ancestors who settled at that place as early as 1642. They were among the prominent people of that section for over two centuries and the record of Colonel Emerson was in keeping with that of an honored ancestry. He was one of a family of four sons and five daughters and was but seven years of age when his father died. He lived at home, 552 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY working on the farm and attending the country schools until fourteen years of age, when he supplemented his early educational privileges by a course in the Conference Seminary at Northfield, New Hampshire. There he remained for three years and in his thorough college course he laid the foundation for his success and advancement in later life. He decided on a business career and made his initial step in the commercial world in 1855, when he entered a wholesale shoe establishment, where he was employed for a year. In 1857 he left New England and made his way westward to Kansas, where he engaged in the real-estate business for three years. He was also active and prominent in the public life of the state and was among those who were leaders in the movement of raising Kansas to the rank of statehood. At the outbreak of the Civil war he returned to the east, where he organized the Eleventh New Jersey Volunteers and also laid out Camp Perrin at Trenton. Subsequently he organized the Fifteenth New Jersey Volunteers at Flemington and at the earnest solicitation of Colonel Fowler accepted the position of quartermaster of the regiment and continued in active service until the close of the war. During his last year he served as assistant quartermaster on the corps staff of General H. Y. Wright under General Sheridan. At the end of the war he established his home in Cincinnati, where he engaged in the lumber business, and in 1872 he formed a partnership with J. W. Fisher for the manufacture of buggies. His success in that line was immediate and rapid. Other firms at once recognized the worth and merit of his business with the result that many new carriage factories were organized and carriers manufactured for the wholesale trade. The business established by Colonel Emerson grew to be one of the largest, with an output that covered a wide territory, and such was his standing in trade circles that in 1876 he was elected president of the Carriage Builders Association. He was also prominent in local affairs and in the extension of his business interests became vice president of the Merchants National Bank and one of the directors. of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad. He likewise served as president of the Cincinnati Board of Trade and was president of the Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce. His position was with the foremost business men of the city. In the conduct of his affairs he ever looked beyond the exigencies of the moment to the possibilities of the future and at the same time grasped the opportunity that the hour held out to him. It was his wise use of time and talents that wrought for him success and placed him with the representative men of the city, honored for what he had accomplished and the straightforward methods which he had followed in the acquirement of prosperity. It was on the 19th of September, 1866, that Colonel Emerson was united in marriage to Miss Maria E. Knight, a native of Jamestown, New York, and unto them were born five children : Harrison D., Ernest L., Guy W., Laura and Lowe K. The last named spent his entire life in Cincinnati and was indebted to the schools of this city for the early educational opportunities he enjoyed, after which he pursued a course in the Lawrenceville (N. J.) Academy. During the early part of his business career he was manager of the Emerson & Fisher Carriage Company. Subsequently he spent several years in the construction and management of a railroad, in the south. Returning to Cincinnati he became prominently connected with insurance interests and became a director and one CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 553 of the agency managers of the Ohio National Life Insurance Company, which corporation was organized by. Captain Emerson and Colonel R. L. Dollings. As promoters. of the enterprise they carried it forward to a successful issue and Captain Emerson became a prominent figure in insurance circles. Captain Emerson added new laurels to the military record of the family in the readiness with which he responded to the country's call when the war with Spain developed. He organized a company of infantry within twenty-four hours of the time that Governor Bushnell called for troops and they were mustered in as a part of the Tenth Ohio Regiment at Columbus. In 1901 Captain Emerson was united in marriage to Miss Barbara Coan, a daughter of B. F. and Hattie (Carpenter) Coan, of Cincinnati. By this marriage were born three daughters, Elizabeth, Harriet B. and Laura. The parents held membership in the Presbyterian church and Captain Emerson was a member of the Cuvier Press Club and also of the Masonic fraternity, in which he attained high rank, as was indicated by his connection with the Mystic Shrine. He was an alert, energetic and progressive young man, whose forceful spirit and unfaltering determination enabled him to carry forward to successful completion whatever he undertook, while his social qualities rendered him popular with a large circle of friends. JOSEPH W. HEINTZMAN. Working steadily upward toward a higher plane of perfection, in which competition is less great because of the fewer men who attain it and may therefore be termed successful, Joseph W. Heintzman has continuously practiced law at the Cincinnati bar since November, 1899. He entered upon the work of the profession immediately after reaching his majority. He was born in this city November 15, 1878, his parents being George and Elizabeth Heintzman. Ancestral records show the family to have been of Saxon origin and representatives of the name became very early settlers of Cincinnati. Joseph W. Heintzman mastered the elementary branches of learning as a public-school pupil and passed through the consecutive grades. Later he took up the study of law with the well known and distinguished law firm of Foraker, Outcalt, Granger & Prior and, after pursuing the course of reading that was carefully marked out for him, he was admitted to the bar on the 15th of November, 1899. He had passed his examinations in the previous June but according to state law could not be admitted to practice until he had attained his majority, this privilege being given him on the day that he celebrated the twenty-first anniversary of his birth. His training with the above mentioned firm naturally led him to desire to enter practice as the corporation lawyer and to that branch of the profession he has confined his attention. His work has been satisfactory, and experience and further study have continuously promoted his efficiency and ability. On the 1st of May, 1901, Mr. Heintzman was married in Cincinnati to Miss Olga Tharra, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Tharra, the former a retired merchant tailor of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Heintzman have one child, Edna, 554 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN. CITY nine years of age, attending the Evanston public school. They reside at No. 1831 Bruster avenue. Mr. Heintzman holds membership with the Knights of Pythias and in Masonry has taken the degrees of the Scottish Rite and the Mystic Shrine. In politics he is a republican and is now serving as annexation commissioner. His interest in the welfare of the city is deep and sincere and as a cooperant factor in projects for the public good his work and influence have been far-reaching and beneficial. While holding to high ideals his methods are practical and he suits his work to the occasion, thereby accomplishing tangible results. FREDERICK H. ALMS. When on July 25, 1898, Frederick H. Alms passed into eternity, the citizens of Cincinnati felt they had sustained a severe loss in more than one way. They mourned the departure of a man who exemplified in his earthly career the mental powers of a successful business man, the high moral qualities of a spotless private life, and an exalted sense of public duty. The elements which make up the good man and the good citizen, shone out so brightly that his departure was lamented both as a private and a public bereavement. Our sketch can give only a fragmentary account of a life so rich in noble deeds and instructive lessons. Mr. Alms was born in Cincinnati, February 26, 1839. He was the son of Gerhard H. and Louise (Behrens) Alms who had emigrated from Diepholz, Hanover, to this country in 1827 and settled in Cincinnati. Mr. Alms' father had brought with him from his old home a thorough knowledge of the cabinetmaker's craft, which secured him employment with the best furniture houses like Mitchell and Rammelsburg, Daniel Meader and Henshaw. He finally established himself independently in the furniture business, at the corner of Race and Liberty streets, which he conducted with signal success, having gained a reputation for first-class workmanship and fair dealing. To this worthy couple were born several children, of whom but two reached mature years, namely: Frederick H., our subject ; and William H., of The Alms & Doepke Company. The mother was called to her final reward, in 1849, while in the prime of life. Gerhard Alms died in 1866, aged about fifty-eight years.. Frederick H. Alms received his education in the public schools of Cincinnati and Woodward high school. After leaving school, he took employment in the retail dry-goods store of his uncle, August Alms, with whom he remained seven years. From there he entered the dry-goods firm of B. Simon & Company, where he acted as salesman. His marked ability and his many amiable traits of character promised to be rewarded with high success, when a bugle blast sounded through the land. It was in the year 1861. Abraham Lincoln had issued a call for onehundred thousand men, to serve three months to preserve the Union from disintegration. It was the first opportunity that Frederick H. Alms had to display his sense of public duty and he nobly responded to the call. Without a moment's hesitation, he sacrificed all his ambitions and all his aspirations on the altar of his country. CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 557 He enlisted in Company D, Sixth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Upon the expiration of that term, he was free to return to private life. But with that patriotic sentiment which ever distinguished him, he realized that his country, in her hour of danger, had the first claim on him to which he must subordinate all other considerations. He reenlisted in the same company and regiment and served three years under Col. Nicholas L. Anderson. About eighteen months after reenlisting, he was transferred to the Signal Corps of the Army of the Cumberland, with which he was connected until the close of the war in 1865. His ambition to do his full duty won for him the esteem of his superior officers and he was several times promoted. With an honorable discharge from the army, he retired to private life and engaged as clerk for L. C. Hopkins & Company in his native city of Cincinnati. A man of his decided mind and character was bound to establish his independence, and in company with his brother, William H. Alms and William F. Doepke he formed the partnership of Alms & Doepke, each partner owning a third interest. From the beginning, the growth of Alms and Doepke has been phenomenal. Nothing so wonderful has ever taken place in the commercial life of Cincinnati. They constantly forged their way to the front and grew so rapidly that they were compelled, on account of the demands of the ever increasing business, to enlarge the floor space of the store every six months during the first few years of their existence. Today it is the leading wholesale and retail dry-goods establishment in the state of Ohio. Every year of business with the Alms & Doepke Company showed wonderfully large net profits. Every business man of Cincinnati recognized the progressive spirit of the firm and Frederick H. Alms occupied in consequence a high place in the realm of commerce. Mr. Alms was married November 9, 1870, to Eleanora C. Unzicker, only daughter of Dr. J. S. Unzicker, who was one of Cincinnati's most prominent physicians and surgeons. In 1894-95, Mr. and Mrs. Alms and Mrs. Alms' brother took an extended trip around the world, starting in October, 1894, and returning in October, 1895. Upon his return to Cincinnati, his friends tendered him a reception and banquet at the Queen City Club. Among the hosts were Gen. A. T. Goshorn, Larz Anderson, Melville E. Ingalls, Alexander McDonald, J. G. Schmidlapp, Morris M. White, A. B. Voorheis, Herman Goepper, Julius Dexter, William F. Doepke, William H. Alms and many other leaders in the commercial world of the Queen City. With all the responsibilities and cares entailed by widely ramified business interests, Mr. Alms did not for a moment forget that he owed a duty not only to his family but also to his fellowmen. His bent of mind was towards charitable and educational institutions. To them he loved to devote every moment of leisure and to them he extended a princely generosity. His German fellow citizens in particular felt an aching void when he was gone, for there was scarcely a German public institution—and not only German but all other public and charitable organizations—to which he did not give his care and his money. The Bodmann German Protestant Widow's Home, the German Old Men's Home and the German Kindergarten Association cherish for him a grateful remembrance. And the Muses, too, mourn at his grave, for he was a great admirer of, and a generous patron to, classical music. He conceived the lofty Vol. IV-28 558 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY idea to make Cincinnati the musical center of the United States, and in furtherance of this aim he spared neither time nor money. He occupied official positions in the College of Music of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Music Hall Association, giving to these institutions the benefit of his administrative and business abilities and infusing them with his passion for the divine art. These endeavors bore precious fruit. To them Cincinnati owes one of her principal glories, the Symphony Concerts, which excel in the production of the works of the great masters, and it need scarcely be said that Mr. Alms' financial contributions were distinguished by the utmost liberality. The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the North American Saengerbund, he signalized by a donation of one thousand dollars, which he offered as a prize for the best musical composition glorifying the arts. One of the monumental edifices of Cincinnati, which is at the same time a monument to his business enterprise, is the Hotel Alms on Walnut Hills. His immense capacity for work and his indefatigable zeal, for the public interest appear from a long list of corporations and societies in which he took active interest as officer or member. It is simply astounding to contemplate his inexhaustible power for work, if we consider the amount of effort he devoted to The Alms & Doepke Company, which was his principal business interest and of which he was treasurer. It would have been sufficient glory for any man to fill this responsible position with such admirable success. But unremitting effort was Mr. Alms' distinguishing feature. He served as president of the board of directors of the Cincinnati Hospital. He was largely interested as a stockholder in The A. G. Corre Hotel Company. He was president of the Argonaut Cotton Mill Company of Kentucky. He was president of the German-American Kindergarten Association. Mr. Alms was also greatly interested in the Young Men's Christian Association, and gave much of his time and means towards its support. He was a director of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad Company. He was trustee of the Cincinnati Law College. He was a member of the Queen City Club, Cuvier Club, Lincoln Club, Young Men's Blaine Club, Optimist Club, Avondale Athletic Club and other associations. He lived not for himself alone. He also lived for others. And, therefore, his memory will forever live in the minds and hearts of the people of Cincinnati, and remain as a blessed benediction to his family. STEPHEN REMINGTON BURTON. Stephen Remington Burton, a representative of some of the most important corporate interests of Cincinnati, was born in Troy, New York, December 30, 1840, a son of Stephen H. and Martha (Whipple) Burton. The removal of the family to Cincinnati occurred in his boyhood days and his education was acquired in its public schools. He entered business circles as an employe in a stove foundry, becoming a partner in the firm of Redway & Burton. Success attended him in .the undertaking. The business was developed along substantial and progressive lines, its trade interests were constantly extended and gratifying profits accrued. As he prospered in that field he extended his efforts to other CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 559 undertakings and have been an important factor in the management of various financial, commercial and industrial projects. At one time he was president of the National Lafayette Bank and is now vice president of the Central Trust & Safe Deposit Company and the. First National Bank and the Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company. Of the last two he is also a director and he is likewise the member of the directorate of the Little Miami Railroad, the Cincinnati Street Railroad, the Dayton & Michigan Railroad, the Dayton & Western Railroad and the Cincinnati Ice Delivery Company. He likewise has official relations with two activities of a semi-public character, being president of the fiscal board of trustees of the Old Men's Home and a trustee of the Spring Grove Cemetery Association. On the 24th of September, 1863, in Cincinnati, Mr. Burton was united in marriage to Miss J. E. Mitchell, a daughter of Robert Mitchell, and for her father their first child was named. Two other sons have since been added to the family, Stephen Henry and Clarence Van Wie, but the latter died November 4, 1888. A resident of Cincinnati from his boyhood days, Mr. Burton has a very wide acquaintance here, which has constantly increased by reason of his extensive and important business connections and activities. He has usually accomplished what he has undertaken and his business sagacity is manifest in his judicious investments and the splendid results which have attended his labors. WILLIAM JEROME KUERTZ. Ohio has always been distinguished for the high rank of her bench and and upon the lists appear the names of many men who have been eminent in the profession through a long period. But it is always to the young men that one must look for the work of the future and a review of the younger representatives of the legal fraternity in Cincinnati is encouraging, for many have already displayed qualities that promise to uphold the high reputation which has long been synonymous for the Cincinnati bar. Of this class William Jerome Kuertz is a representative, engaged actively this city since December, 1904. Here he was born on the 9th of May, 1883, so that he entered upon practice in the year in which he attained his majority. His parents are August R. and Josephine Kuertz and the family is of French-German lineage, having been established in America, in 1830, by Richard Kuertz, who, settling in Cincinnati, became chef in one of the principal hotels. August R. Kuertz is now engaged in the real-estate and collection business, to which he has devoted his energies for many years. William J. Kuertz entered the public schools at the usual age and afterward attended St. Francis' parochial school, but put aside his text-books when a lad of twelve. Later he attended the night high school and worked during the meantime as clerk in an office. Later he studied independently for the purpose of taking the high-school examination at Columbus, which was held under the auspices of the supreme court, in September 1904, and in December, 1904, he was admitted to the bar. The elementary strength of his nature was certainly shown in the resolute manner in which he pursued his education in the face of 560 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY difficulties and obstacles which would have utterly discouraged a man of less forceful spirit. He at once took up the general practice of law and his labors therein have been crowned with a substantial measure of success. His work has been highly satisfactory to his clients who recognize that his devotion to their interests is unfaltering. He always prepares his cases with great thoroughness and care and never seems to lose sight of a point that will bear upon the litigation and serve to win that justice which should be the legitimate aim of all work before the courts. In Cincinnati, on the 22d of June, 1908, Mr. Kuertz was united in marriage to Miss Florence Mulvihill, a daughter of Thomas J. and Katherine Mulvihill. Her father is one of the pioneer funeral directors of Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Kuertz reside at No. 3448 Erkenbrecher avenue and have an interesting little daughter, Mary Virginia, now in her second year. Mr. Kuertz holds membership with the Sons of Veterans, being entitled to admission to the order by reason of the fact that his maternal grandfather, Edward Schneider, was a volunteer soldier for three years during the Civil war. In his political views he is a stalwart republican, actively and helpfully interested in all that pertains to the welfare, growth and success of the party. He belongs to the Young Men's Blaine Club, the Stamina Republican League, the North Cincinnati Republican Club and is a member of the Cincinnati Bar Association. His religious faith is indicated by his membership in the Holy Name Society. His interests are wide and are altogether of a progressive and uplifting character but no outside affairs are allowed to interfere with the faithful performance of his professional duties, to which he is devoting the best energies of his life with the result that laudable ambition and untiring energy are not only winning for him a place among the self-made men of the city, but are also gaining for him a creditable position at the bar. WALTER E. JOHNS. Walter E. Johns, who is the president of the newly incorporated wholesale lumber firm known as the Johns-Mowbry-Nelson Wholesale Lumber Company, was born in Cincinnati, November 23, 1879. His parents are William S. and Alice (Van Dyke) Johns, the father a well known attorney at law of this state. Walter E. Johns acquired his education in the public schools and in the Woodward high school of this city. On putting aside his text-books, he became messenger boy for the Western Union Telegraph Company, where he remained for one year. He then entered the employ of the Baldwin Piano Company as shipping clerk and after one year took up general office work. Later he established the cost system in the Chicago and Cincinnati factories of that company and was manager of the cost department for about six years. At the time of the incorporation of the Perry Lumber Company he became their secretary and general manager and remained with them until July 15, 1911, when he opened an office in the Lyric Theatre building for the Wood Mosaic Company, which is a large manufacturing concern of New Albany, Indiana. On December I, 1911, he helped to establish the Johns-Mowbry-Nelson Wholesale Lum- CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 561 ber Company, which has the following officers : Walter E. Johns, president ; Albert W. Mowbry, vice president ; and Coleman C. Nelson, secretary and treasurer. Mr. Johns is progressing rapidly in the business world and each change of employment he has made has always been to his advancement. Mr. Johns married Miss Muriel C. Kerber, a daughter of William Kerber, who was a carriage manufacturer in Cincinnati. Mr. and Mrs. Johns now have one son, William Ashton. In politics Mr. Johns votes the republican ticket. He is a member of the Transportation Club of Cincinnati. He is a hard worker, is progressive, and those who know him personally have for him a warm regard, for he is always courteous, kindly and amiable. A man of natural business ability, his success from the beginning has been uniform and rapid, and, persevering in the pursuit of a persistent purpose, he gives promise of much success in his newly organized wholesale lumber company. ROBERT A. BLACK. This is an age of specialization. In all professions and in nearly every field of business life there is a tendency to concentrate one's qualities upon a single branch or department rather than to attempt to compass the whole scope of a particular field of business. This is specially noticeable in the work of the bar because the growing complexity in business life, and in conditions of society at large, has so developed the scope of the law and advanced its intricacies that no one individual can master with thoroughness all departments of jurisprudence. In coping with the tendency of the times Robert A. Black, attorney of Cincinnati since 1904, has given his attention particularly to insurance law. He was born in Hamilton, Canada, June 1, 1881, and is a son of Robert and Eleanor K. (Knott) Black, the former being sole owner of the business conducted under the name of the R. W. Black Manufacturing Company of Louisville, Kentucky. The family is of Scotch descent, but Robert W. Black has been a resident of the United States since 1861, at which time he came from Canada and volunteered as a soldier in the Union army. He served throughout the Civil war and afterward remained with the regular army, participating in three Indian campaigns ere being honorably discharged with the rank of major after seventeen years of military service. Robert A. Black began his education in the graded schools of Buffalo, New York, and was graduated from the Masten Park high school with the class of 1899. His more specifically literary training came to him through the Cincinnati University, in which he remained as a student until 1901, when he left that institution to enter the Cincinnati Law School, which in 1904 conferred upon him the LL.B. degree. The same year he was admitted to the bar and associated himself with Pogue & Pogue, a prominent law firm. His success came soon because his equipment was good. The lawyer is never the creature of circumstances. The profession is open to talent, and eminence or success cannot be obtained except by indomitable energy, perseverance, patience and strong mentality. Possessing all the requisite qualities of the able lawyer, Mr. Black has continually advanced in his chosen field and, concentrating his energies 562 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY upon insurance law, has largely become a recognized authority among the younger members who are specializing in this field of practice. He holds membership with the Cincinnati Bar Association and also with the law League of America. On the 7th of October, 1909, Mr. Black was married in Cincinnati to Miss Mary A. Dickerson, a daughter of William Worth and Cora (Tunis) Dickerson. Her father is a member of the firm of Clore, Dickerson & Clayton and was prominent as a leader of the democratic party in Kentucky, having for two terms represented the school district of his state in the national halls of legislation, making a most creditable record in congress. Mr. and Mrs. Black reside at No. 3614 Florida avenue in Evanston. He votes with the democratic party but has never had time nor the inclination for activity in politics. He does not, however, neglect the, duties of citizenship and is at all times public-spirited in his devotion to those projects and measures which promote the public welfare. His law work, however, is his first interest and in that field he is making continuous advancement. JAMES I. STEPHENSON. James I. Stephenson, president of The Cincinnati Iron & Steel Company, whose plant is located at Front street and Freeman avenue, is one of the best known among the younger iron and steel men of the city. He was born at Piqua, Ohio, July. 11, 1874, a son of Rev. James Stephenson, for many years a prominent minister of the Methodist Episcopal church. The father of our subject was one of the founders of the first Methodist church of Avondale and was its first pastor and also served as pastor at Walnut Hills. He continued laboring in behalf of the cause to which he devoted his best energies until the very close of his life, dropping dead in his pulpit at Springfield, Ohio, in 1897, at the age of sixty-five years. He was a man of fine oratorical powers, of great determination and energy, and one who sincerely believed what he preached, thus carrying conviction to his hearers and influencing many lives for good. James I. Stephenson spent his boyhood days in various towns and cities of Ohio where his father was called to preach. At the age of fourteen, impelled by the restless spirit of youth, he ran away from home and came to Cincinnati and secured employment as office boy under W. B. Shattuc, who was then general passenger agent of the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, now the Baltimore and Ohio Railway. He continued in the employ of the railway company for about five years and also studied diligently to improve himself for business life. His next employment was with the Carnegie Steel Company's district office in Cincinnati as stenographer. He discharged his duties so acceptably that he was promoted until he became assistant manager of sales for the Cincinnati district. In the fall of 1904 he resigned to become vice president of The Cincinnati Iron & Steel Company, also having charge of its sales department. After the death of E. H. Busch, president of the company, in October, 1910, Mr. Stephenson, was elected to fill the vacancy, the other officers being H. C. Busch, vice president ; and James A. Sebastiani, secretary and treasurer. The company was CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 565 organized in November, 1900, by E. H. Busch and James A. Sebastiani and others, with a capital stock of twenty-five thousand dollars. It is now capitalized at three hundred thousand dollars and has become one of the leading organizations of the kind in this part of the country. The house does an extensive iron and steel jobbing business, a large iron and steel brokerage business and is largely engaged in the manufacture of machine tools, employment being furnished to from fifty to sixty men. Mr. Stephenson is also vice president of the Nugent Tool Company of Cincinnati and president of the Cincinnati Metal Product's Company. In 1899 Mr. Stephenson was married to Miss Artemesia M. Spence, of Knoxville, Tennessee, and they occupy a beautiful home at No. 687 South Crescent avenue, Avondale. Enterprising and energetic in business, Mr. Stephenson has gained a reputation as a safe and progressive manager whose future gives promise of many years of increasing responsibility: In every sense of the word a gentleman, he possesses the confidence of his associates and the respect of a constantly widening circle of friends and acquaintances. ARTHUR H. HARVIE. Arthur H. Harvie, president of the Instantaneous Electric Water Heater Company, is a native of Cincinnati, born October 16, 1882. He comes of English ancestry, his great-grandfather, Arthur H. Harvie, having been born in Marlborough, Devonshire, in 1785. He came to Cincinnati in September, 1818, being one of its earliest settlers, and here he engaged in the distillery business. The distillery of Harvie, Dexter & Company was located on Pearl street and was the first in the city. His death occurred here in 1857. Our subject's paternal grandfather, Charles S. Harvie, was born in Devonshire, England, February 12, 1818, and in September of the same year was brought to Cincinnati by his parents, residing here until his death, in March, 1909, when he passed away at the age of ninety-one years. In early life he was in business with his father but later was the successful owner of a meat market. The father, Charles Rupert Harvie, was born in this city in July, 1848, and has resided in Cincinnati or its suburbs all his life. At the present time he lives in Madisonville, and he is well known on account of his successful connection with the wall paper business for many years. Arthur H. Harvie was educated in the public schools and in the high school of Madisonville. On putting aside his text-books he became a runner for the Fourth National Bank, where he remained until he was nineteen years of age. He was then bookkeeper at the Conklin Box Factory for four years, subsequent to which he was employed by the Union Central Life Insurance Company for one and one-half years. He then went to Dallas, Texas, where he worked for three years for the Padgett Brothers, who were automobile dealers in that city. While there he invented the Instantaneous Electric Water Heater; on which he obtained a patent on the 28th of February, 1911. This heater is an electrical appliance to heat water with great rapidity and is especially serviceable in sanitariums or hospitals or in fact in any place' where hot water is needed on 566 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY short notice. Mr. Harvie is now president of the company engaged in its manufacture and has been extremely successful in all his undertakings, this new electrical invention greatly adding to his promiing future. He is an active and progressive young man of good business capacity and enterprise and of unquestioned integrity, enjoying in an unusual degree the confidence and good-will of the community. In his political views he is an independent, and he is an earnest member of Trinity church at Madisonville. THOMAS HERSCHEDE. Thomas Herschede, who is one of the younger business men of Cincinnati, is now the successful owner and manager of an electrical construction shop. He is a native resident of Cincinnati, born March 4, 1885, the son of Anthony Herschede, who is a well known jeweler here, his place of business being situated at 917 Main street. Thomas Herschede, after laying the foundation of his education in the public school, attended Woodward high school, and later became a student in the Cincinnati Technical College, from which institution he was graduated in the class of 1904. He then entered the employ of the Union Gas Company, remaining with them as an electrician for one and a half years. Subsequently he started in the electrical construction business for himself, but after two years closed his shop and accepted, under Mayor Dempsy, the position of city electrician, in which position he remained about one and a half years. On resigning the same, he entered the employ of the Ohio Electrical Railroad Company, remaining with them until 1908, when he opened his present shop in the electrical construction business, the shop being located at No. 1101, Provident Bank building. In his early business relations Mr. Herschede has met with some discouraging circumstances, but through his persistency, energy and strict integrity, he has overcome all obstacles, and is now carrying on a successful business. Mr. Herschede married Miss Ida Kolker, a daughter of Joseph G. Kolker, a merchant of Cincinnati. Socially Mr. Herschede is a member of the Cuvier Press Club, and in his political views he is a democrat. Mr. Herschede is today one of the prominent young business men in this city, and he commands the uniform confidence of all with whom he has associated, either through his work as an electrical constructionist, or in his social relations. COLEMAN CHENEY NELSON. Coleman Cheney Nelson, who is secretary and treasurer of the Johns-Mowbry-Nelson Wholesale Lumber Company, was born in Logansport, Indiana, November 8, 1884. He is the son of John Coleman and Mary Evans (Cheney) Nelson. The father was born in Ripley, Ohio, in 1839, and is now an attorney at law in Logansport, Indiana. The mother was born in Defiance, Ohio. CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 567 Coleman C. Nelson after receiving the rudiments of his education in the public schools of Logansport, attended the Howe School at Lima, Indiana, and later became a student at the University of Michigan. After leaving the university he entered the employ of the Pennsylvania Railway Company, where he remained for six years. On the organization of the Johns-Mowbry-Nelson Wholesale Lumber Company, in December, 1911, he became the secretary and treasurer. Although this company is comparatively young under its present management it has a promising future. Mr. Nelson married Miss Louisa R. Monning, a daughter of John R. Manning, of Peru, Indiana, and they have become the parents of three children : John C., born in 1906; Richard E., born in 1908; and Elizabeth L., born in 1911. Socially Mr. Nelson is a member of the Transportation Club and he also belongs to the Greek letter fraternity, Chi Psi. Politically he is a. democrat, and he is affiliated with the Episcopal church. Although he is a young man and is connected with a new company, he gives promise of much success, for he is alert, enterprising and progressive, possessing the indomitable energy, which has been the strong potent force in the rapid upbuilding of any enterprise. CHARLES E. EVERETT. During the quarter of a century in which Charles E. Everett has practiced law at the Cincinnati bar he has made continuous progress in his profession. In addition to professional duties before the courts and his office practice, for which he has a decided preference, he has also done considerable legal writing that is regarded as of special value by the profession. He was born at Randolph, New York, April 26, 1858, and is a son of Dr. Timothy A. C. and Lydia (Van. Rensselaer) Everett, the latter the granddaughter of Major General Henry K. Van Rensselaer, of Revolutionary war fame. The name indicates the Holland ancestry. It was about the year 1640 that the first member of the family left Holland for America, establishing his home at Albany, New York. Since that day representatives of the name have been closely associated with many events that have left their impress upon the history of the country. They were most loyal to the American cause when the struggle to secure national independence arose and contributed in no small measure to the result which crowned the Continental arms. Major General Van Rensselaer raised a regiment from his own manor in Albany, his brothers Colonel Philip Van Rensselaer and Colonel Nicholas Van Rensselaer also being engaged in that conflict, the latter participating in the storming of Quebec. A son, Killian H. Van Rensselaer, was a lieutenant in the United States navy and another son, Major General Solomon Van Rensselaer, served in the war of 1812 and for many years thereafter was postmaster of Albany. The Everett family is of English origin and was established in Massachusetts in 1636, or thereabouts, and from the start contributed in no small degree to the educational and civic life of New England and the nation. T. A. C. Everett was born in the Empire state and at the head of a company of state militia, of which he was captain, he enlisted in the Civil war soon after the outbreak of hostilities and served until disabled by sickness. He con- 568 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY tinued throughout his life a resident of New York state, passing away in 1890 at the age of sixty-five years, his remains being interred at Randolph, that state. His widow still survives and now makes her home with her son Charles. Spending his youthful days in his parents' home Charles E. Everett pursued his education in the public schools and in Chamberlain Institute of Randolph, New York. Subsequently he entered Allegheny College, from which he was graduated in 1881 with the B. A. degree and later received the degree of A. M. The same year he came to Cincinnati and accepted a position as teacher in the high-school department at Glendale, Ohio, being 0us identified with the educational interests of that place until 1885. In 1879, he began the study of law in the office of Judge William H. Henderson, of Randolph, New York, and, in 1885, he entered the Cincinnati Law School, from which he received the LL.B. degree upon his graduation with the class of 1886. Immediately afterward he began practice in partnership with his brother, Willis M. Everett, the association under the firm name of Everett & Everett being maintained for a year. Since that Charles E. Everett has followed his chosen calling independently, continuing in general practice for which he is well qualified by reason of his comprehensive knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence. He also devotes much of his time to legal writing and derives genuine pleasure from his study of the science of jurisprudence and government. He has discussed in his articles many themes of vital interest to the profession and his productions have been widely read and favorably commented upon. Mr. Everett resides at No. 711 Elberon avenue, Price Hill. In politics he is a republican but has always declined to run for public office. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity and to the Phi Kappa Psi college fraternity. He is regarded as a man of scholarly attainment and wide interest. At no time has his life been self-centered but has on the .contrary reached out in its broadening interests to all those things affecting the general welfare of society and the progress of the country. JOHN RANLY, M. D. Dr. John Ranly, oculist and aurist, has a splendidly equipped office, supplied with every instrument and appliance needed in the practice of his specialty. His work has won him wide recognition and the initiative spirit which he has displayed has brought him prominently to the front among those who have made valuable contributions to the profession. He was born in Rhine-Prussia, Germany, June 9, 1876, his parents being Philip and Eva (Schiff) Ranly. His early education was acquired in the common schools of the fatherland and when fifteen years of age he came to America, establishing his home in Cincinnati. Here he was employed for a time in drug stores and the knowledge that he gained thereby and his broad experience enabled him to successfully pass the state board of pharmacy examination in 1897. There is no subject, a knowledge of which is more valuable to the physician than pharmacy, and Dr. Ranly recognized this, therefore qualifying along this line in order to lay broad and deep the foundation for his later professional service. While in the CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 571 drug business he began the study of medicine and was graduated from the Ohio Medical College in 1901. He then went abroad and spent a year in Vienna in the study of diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. His knowledge of the German language gave him special advantages in his preparation that English-speaking students cannot enjoy. He had the benefit of instruction from some of the most eminent specialists in that field in the old world and upon his return in August, 1902, he began practice as an oculist and aurist, remaining continuously since in the neighborhood in which he is located. He is also the president of the Cincinnati Medical Book Company and president of the Marbleized Fiber Company. Both business enterprises are profitably conducted, yet he concentrates his energies very largely upon his professional duties and his work has been eminently. successful. His admirably equipped office, lacking in no modern appointment or appliance, enables him to do work along most scientific lines. Moreover, his initiative spirit and inventive genius have enabled him to produce a magnet which has a raising power of six thousand pounds on a flat surface. It is the largest and in fact the only magnet of its kind built and is unique as a factor in professional service. It is used in the extraction of foreign substances from the eye and oculists from far and near come to him with patients in order to get the benefit of his invention. He was called upon by the Academy of Medicine of Cincinnati on the 15th of January, 1905, to explain his invention before the society, on which occasion he spoke of the first magnet used for the extraction of foreign bodies in the eye, being introduced in 1874. He continued : "Later on Hirschberg constructed an electromagnet, using street current for its excitation. Being of a small build, it can conveniently be brought to the eye. The small tip attached to the pole-face is directly inserted into the eye, so that the fragment may be extracted at short distance. Still later Haab and others introduced what are known as giant magnets. This magnet is quite a massive structure and on this account the patient must be brought to the magnet. Several distinct advantages of the Haab magnet are well brought out by Professor Fuchs in his text-book, as follows : "1. It is not necessary to make a wound in sclera. "2. The situation of the fragment need not be known precisely. "3. Even very small fragments can be moved in this way. "According to Shulte's report on the electromagnet in the Archives of Ophthalmology, 1896, there were two cases in which even Haab's giant magnet failed to extract the foreign body. According to Fisher's report in the Ophthalmic Record of January, 1903, there were four cases out of one hundred and fifty where the giant proved negative and the metal was found after enucleation. In the same report forty-nine cases are mentioned in which symptoms of metal in the eye were had, but the magnet showed negative results. The other ninety-seven cases proved successful. "Considering these failures and knowing from personal experience that at times it takes many sittings to cause extraction of the foreign body, I was stimulated to plan a more powerful instrument on original lines. The advantages of the magnet, which I had designed and completed shortly before the following case presented, are as follows : 572 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY "First, it possesses all features of the large and smaller magnets, thus making it unnecessary to have more than one magnet. "Second, the pole pieces by which the two poles are brought within one and one-half inches distance may be turned so that the pole ends take on any relative position. This allows us to have the patient sitting in a comfortable position while the foreign body is pulled out in a slanting direction. "Third, the Haab tip is so constructed (in two sections) that by the removal of the anterior portion a chamfered core face is had. To this surface I fasten a flexible extension arm with a handpiece that may be moved in any direction. Various end tips can be attached to it. "Fourth, a glow lamp attached in front serves as a pilot light, indicating the pressure of current and its strength. A change in the brilliancy of the light can be noticed for any change that is made in the connections. "Fifth, the fact that it is built in four sections or units, and that each is controlled by a separate switch handle, allows us to use one or several parts and causes a corresponding output of magnetism. "Sixth, this also is a factor in preventing the instrument from getting hot. The apparatus may be used for hours uninterruptedly, and will only get forty-two degrees warmer than the surrounding temperature. "Seventh, a fifth handle serves as a reversing lever, and by its use we may, without altering any adjustment of the other levers and connections, reverse the polarity of the magnet. "There are also two adjustable rheostats placed in series whereby the amount of current can be perfectly controlled." The magnet which Dr. Ranly has produced has been used by many eminent oculists, one of whom writes as follows : "I certainly believe that Dr. Ranly is to be congratulated on having very materially improved such a very valuable instrument as Haab's magnet. It is now even preferable to Volkmann's splendid suspended giant magnet. The latter requires some trouble in lifting up and adjusting and, being suspended above the patient's head, cannot be removed so easily should the patient make an unforeseen move with his head. The flexible tip is so easy and handy that it can be removed as quickly as any other instrument in the hands of a skilled operator, should the patient suddenly become restless. This ease of handling makes it also superior to the hand magnet, the latter being likewise too heavy to allow quick removal in case of emergency." After the discussion of his magnet by the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine in its meeting Dr. Ranly further said : "The object in building so large a magnet was that we might use it on cases that are out of the reach of the ordinary magnets. I saw one case where several days had been spent, six to eight sittings of twenty minutes each being held each day, trying to remove a foreign body with the Haab magnet, when finally the piece of steel was extracted. The smaller magnets gave absolutely no evidence of the foreign body. The foreign body had been in the eye for three months. It is certainly of great value to be able to extract a piece of steel from the eye as soon as possible, and if it is in the posterior part of the eye, where a great many of them lodge, near the optic nerve, I do not think you can get these particles out in any other way than through the use of a very CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 573 large magnet. In the majority of cases the foreign body will go around the equator of the lens into the anterior chamber and there is small danger of puncturing the lens. The most gratifying results are obtained in the use of the giant magnet, especially if you do not have to introduce the magnet tip into the anterior chamber." In addition to his private practice Dr. Ranly has served on the staff of St. Francis Hospital and has been clinical demonstrator of the Ohio (Miami) Medical College. He is not only a member of the Cincinnati Academy of Medicine but also of the Ohio State Medical Society and the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Oto-Laryngology and the American Medical Association. In his college days he became a member of the Omega Epsilon Phi and he belongs also to the Knights of Columbus. The major part of his attention, since he entered upon preparation for the profession, has been given to his chosen life work and the eminent ability he has displayed places him in a foremost position among the distinguished oculists and aurists of the country. ALBERT L. KASEMEIER. Albert L. Kasemeier, who is the auditor of the Cincinnati Traction Company, was born in this city, October 30, 1874. His parents were Mr. and Mrs. William H. Kasemeier, both of whom were natives of Germany, the father being brought to this country at the age of ten years, and the mother at the age of one. The parents were married in Cincinnati and resided there until the death of the father, at which time the son, Albert L. Kasemeier, of this review, was five years of age, when the mother, with the children, removed to Dalton, Georgia. Albert L. Kasemeier received the foundation of his education in private schools of Dalton, Georgia, and later attended the Joseph E. Brown University of that place. On entering business life he became a clerk in the offices of the East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railroad, with which company and its successor, the Southern Railway, he remained until December 31, 1895. He then took a position as cashier with the C. L. Hardwick & Company Bank at Dalton, Georgia, which position he successfully filled until 1903. In that year Mr. Kasemeier came to Cincinnati, where he became bookkeeper for the Cincinnati Traction Company and in 1905 was advanced to treasurer and again in March, 1909, was made auditor, which position he now so ably holds. He has made rapid advancement in the business world, and his promotion is due entirely to his own efforts, hard work and native business ability. During the Spanish-American war he enlisted in a Georgia company, but was never mustered into service because of the sudden termination of hostilities, though the fact of his enlisting shows his loyal and patriotic spirit. On June 22, 1908, Mr. Kasemeier wedded Miss Irene M. Hunt, a daughter of Edward and Emelie Hunt, the father a. well known merchant of Fort Smith, Arkansas. Fraternally Mr. Kasemeier is a Mason, belonging to the blue lodge and chapter in Dalton, Georgia, and is. also a member of the Cincinnati Commandery, No. 3, K. T. He is an active member of the Transportation Club and 574 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY in his political views he is a democrat. His business enterprises have carried him into important commercial and financial relations, while his progressive nature and strongly marked characteristics have ever left an impress for good upon his associates. JOHN G. HUDSON. John G. Hudson, engaged in the general practice of law in Cincinnati since 1891, is one of the native sons of Ohio, his birth having occurred in Blanchester, Clinton county, October 3, 1868. His parents were Charles and Sarah Hudson. The father was a farmer, being one of the pioneers in that industry in Clinton county. His life's labors were ended by death January 19, 1885, when he was but fifty-two years of age, and his wife soon followed him, passing away in August of the same year at the age of forty-nine, their graves being made side by side in the family burying ground in the Westboro (Ohio) cemetery. John G. Hudson was a youth of sixteen when his parents died. He had acquired his primary education in the public schools of Blanchester. He afterward took up the profession of teaching in Clarksville, spending a year as instructor in the grammar department, but he regarded this merely as an initial step to other professional labor and entered upon preparation for the bar as a pupil in the Law School of Cincinnati, where he remained from 1888 until 1890, winning his LL.B. degree in the latter year. Moreover, he received practical training to add to his theoretical knowledge in the office of James R. Foraker, having been associated with Mr. Foraker three years. Later he entered upon an independent practice and is now one of the successful lawyers of Cincinnati. On the 30th of June, 1899, Mr. Hudson was united in marriage to Miss Lillie Dunn, a daughter of Timothy and Rebecca Dunn. Her father, who during his infancy was brought from his native Ireland to America, became one of the early residents of Cincinnati, where he has engaged in business as a real-estate dealer and auctioneer. Unto Mr. and Mrs. Hudson has been born a son, John W., now nine years of age. The family reside at Madeira, Indian Hill, having a comfortable home in the midst of a valuable and well improved farm. In his political views Mr. Hudson is a republican and is now serving as a member of the town council. His interest in community affairs is deep aid sincere and leads to his cooperation in the projects which he deems of value in promoting the public welfare. ANDREW JERGENS. Andrew. Jergens, a leading manufacturer of Cincinnati, has been identified with the soap industry of this city for the past thirty years and has gained a national reputation as the president of the Andrew Jergens Soap Company. He is likewise a prominent factor in financial circles here as the vice president CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 575 of the Brighton German Bank. His birth occurred in Germany in 1853 and in 1860, when a little lad of seven years, .he was brought to the United States. Throughout the intervening period, covering more than a half century, he has made his home in Cincinnati. As a young man he learned the wood graining trade, following that occupation until 1881, when he began the manufacture of soap. In that year he established the Andrews Soap Company, which was subsequently succeeded, by the Andrew Jergens Company. This concern, engaged in the manufacture of toilet soaps and perfumes on an extensive scale, is one of the best known of its kind in the United States. About 0ree hundred people are employed in the conduct of the business, which is carried on in a large brick factory and office buildings at the corner of Spring Grove avenue and Alfred street and is the largest exclusive toilet soap plant in America. Mr. Jergens also assisted in the organization of the Brighton German Bank, has continuously served as one of its directors and is now the vice president of the institution. In 1876 Mr. Jergens was united in marriage to Miss Anna Schwenkmeyer, by, whom he has four children, namely : Mina, Aimee, the wife of Thomas Somermeier; Andrew, Jr.; and Julia. He is a thirty-second degree Mason and also belongs to the Mystic Shrine. His life has been one of intense and wisely directed activity, crowned with well deserved success, and his record may well serve as a source of inspiration to others, showing what may be accomplished when ability is coupled with determination. EDWARD H. BRINK. On the list of the younger members of the bar in Cincinnati appears the name of Edward H. Brink, who entered upon the practice .of the profession in June, 1905. He has ambition and energy, two qualities which are as necessary to success at the bar as in any other field of activity. He was born in this city, June 10, 1874, and is a son of Benedict and Elizabeth Brink, both of whom came to Cincinnati in or about 1860, the father identifying himself with. business interests here as a furniture manufacturer. He died at the comparatively early age of forty-four years, passing away in 1885. His wife survived for almost a quarter of a. century, her death occurring in 1908 when she was sixty-two years of age. Her grave like her husband's was made in St. Joseph's cemetery at Price Hill. Edward H. Brink received his educational training in the Catholic schools, attending St. Rose and St. Paul parochial schools, until he reached the age of twelve years, when he started out to make his own way in the world. He was but a young lad when he attempted to fight life's battles, yet he soon showed that he had courage and determination and his faithfulness was also indicated by the fact that he remained for six years an employe in a dry-goods store. At the end of that time he secured a situation in a law and collection office and while working during the daytime he gave his evening hours to the study of law until he had sufficiently mastered the principles of jurisprudence to secure his admission to the bar in 1905. He successfully passed the required examinations and entered at once upon active practice, winning through the intervening 576 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY period of six years a good clientage that seems to indicate that further success awaits him in the future. On the 18th of July, 1900, Mr. Brink was married to Miss Catherine Hellmann, a daughter of Bernard Hellmann, who is connected with the furniture business of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Brink reside at No. 2424 Washington avenue, in South Norwood and have an interesting little family of two daughters and a son, Evelyn, Edward and Madeline. The two first named are now attending St. Mathew's parochial school. Mr. Brink is a member of the Cuvier Press Club and the Cincinnati Gymnasium. His political views are in accord with the principles of the democratic party and his fraternal relations are with the Knights of Columbus and the Royal Arcanum, serving at the present time as grand regent in the latter organization. He has justly won the proud American title of a self-made man, for notwithstanding the fact that in youth he was denied many of the privileges and opportunities which many boys enjoy, he has worked his way upward, his record being another proof of the fact that under the pressure of obstacles and difficulties the strongest and best in men are brought out and developed. Setting his feet firmly in the path of progress at the outset of his career, Edward H. Brink has never faltered nor hesitated but has steadily advanced toward the goal before him. THOMAS P. EGAN. The leaders of the world are comparatively few. The great majority of men are content to remain in positions, where circumstance or environment has placed them, but here and there are men whose initiative spirit, keen sagacity and indefatigable energy enable them to formulate and execute plans that result in the establishment and successful control of mammoth manufacturing or commercial undertakings and rightfully win for them the title of "captains of industry." Such has been the record of Thomas P. Egan, president of the J. A. Fay & Egan Company, in which connection he is at the head of the most extensive industry of the world devoted to the manufacture of wood-working machinery. A native of Ireland, Mr. Egan was born on the l0th of November, 1847. During his infancy his parents crossed the Atlantic to Canada, settling in Hamilton, Ontario, where at the usual age he began his education, which he continued through successive grades until he was graduated from the Central high school at the very early age of fourteen years. The precocity which he displayed in his studies also brought him ready recognition and advancement in the business world. He made his initial step in business circles as clerk in a dry-goods store at the meager salary of two dollars per week. He acted in that capacity for two years and then crossed the border into the United States, where competition is greater but, where advancement is more quickly secured. Influenced by the fact that he had a sister living in Cincinnati, he came to this city and immediately sought employment, which he obtained with William Kirkup, brass founder and manufacturer of brass goods. He was set to work at a lathe. Three months later, however, he entered the service of Steptoe, McFarland & Company, who were CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 579 the pioneer-manufacturers of wood-working machinery in the United States. He was employed in the operative department but after two weeks an accident caused him the loss of his left arm. His employers then gave him a position in the office. Under a condition that would have utterly disheartened many a boy, he set to work to master the details of his new position. He had previously received some training at bookkeeping, when a high-school student, and in order to promote his efficiency in this direction, he attended evening school while devoting his days to his office duties. His ability won him gradual promotion until he was receiving a salary of eighteen dollars per week. The next forward step in his career came when he was sent upon the road as traveling representative of the house of Steptoe, McFarland & Company. The senior member of the firm was the only one who expressed confidence in Mr. Egan's ability, but he believed that the boy had in him the necessary qualities of success and agreed personally to guarantee the firm against loss. All through the years of his service as bookkeeper Mr. Egan was taking mental notes of facts connected with the business and of conditions existing. When he went upon the road Chicago, Indianapolis, La Fayette and other cities became his territory. At the end of his first season, upon his return to headquarters, he was surprised to find that his sales exceeded those of any other traveling representative of the firm. He justified the opinion of Mr. Steptoe and proved his own worth and when, several years later, he resigned his position; the house attempted to retain his services, promising him an advance of five dollars per week on a salary which up to that time had been thirty-five dollars—a good wage for that day. Laudable ambition, however, prompted him to engage in business on his own account. While acting as traveling salesman he had carefully saved his earnings until judicious expenditure and unfaltering industry had brought him a capital of five thousand dollars. He resolved to use fifteen hundred in the establishment of a home of his own and the remaining thirty-five hundred was invested in business. In connection with two partners he rented a room with power from his former employers, Steptoe, McFarland & Company, and began business on his own account. The partners agreed that they would draw out but twenty dollars each per week. This was in 1874. The previous year almost every line of business activity declined owing to the widespread financial panic, but the new firm started in and, inspired by hope, they put forth intelligent effort and close application and the close of the first year found them with a profit of ten thousand, five hundred dollars. Thus encouraged, they made immediate preparations to extend the scope of their business and sought a location on Front street between Central avenue and John street, where they rented an old three-story mill, the dimensions of which were thirty by eighty feet. To this they soon added another story and also enlarged the building by making it forty feet in width. Here they resumed operations but soon found that their quarters were still too small and a second building, forty by eighty feet and four stories in height, was erected. These buildings with their equipment constituted the plant of the firm until they were destroyed by fire. A new plant then rose phenix like from the ashes and with remarkably little delay business was resumed. Each year has chronicled an increase in the trade. After a time a lot, one hundred by one hundred and eighty feet, was purchased from Robert Mitchell at a cost of forty thousand dollars and a large building was begun. The business was rapidly forging to the front as one of the chief manu- Vol. IV-29 580 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY factories of wood-working machinery and, in 1881, the Egan Company was organized with a capital stock of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the interested partners being Florence Marmet, Samuel C. Tatum, Frederick Danner, Edwin Ruthven and Thomas P. Egan. The last named was chosen president of the company and practically controlled its affairs. Gradually the trade reached out in ramifying interests until the sales of the house not only covered American but also foreign territory. The company became a dreaded rival of J. A. Fay & Company, which, fearing the continued growth of the Egan Company, tried to force the latter out of business in many ways that were an attempt to cripple their trade. Various law suits were instituted concerning patent infringements that cost both companies many thousands of dollars. When, on 0ne occasion, the Egan Company carried its suit to the United States supreme court a favorable decision was there secured and again and again the company withstood the efforts of the Fay Company to cripple their industry. The Egan Company controlled about one hundred and seventy-five patents and the J. A. Fay Company about two hundred, covering practically all the patents of woodworking machinery. Litigation between them continued until 1893. In February of that year David Jones and H. B. Morehead obtained option on the controlling interests of both concerns, especially the J. A. Fay Company. Negotiations were then entered into, which resulted in the consolidation of the two companies under the style of the J. A. Fay & Egan Company. The new undertaking was capitalized for two million, five hundred thousand dollars and T. P. Egan was elected president, with Frederick Danner as first vice president ; A. N. Spencer, second vice president ; Edwin Ruthven, secretary ; George W. F. Herbsleb, assistant secretary ; L. W. Anderson, treasurer ; George W. Bugbee, master mechanic ; S. P. Egan, general superintendent ; and L. G. Robinson and George W. Passed, assistant superintendents. The president was owner of two-thirds of the Egan stock and also invested largely in the Fay stock. The two industries are operated independently, although officered by the same men. At the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, in 1893, each made exhibits and each received nine awards with one special grand award, which was more than was received by any other company in the world. The grow0 of the business has placed Mr. Egan at the head of the most extensive undertaking of this character not only in the United States but in foreign countries as well. The plant is one of the largest and most expensively equipped in America, the building erected on the old Mitchell property costing two hundred and thirty-five thousand dollars in its equipment, fifteen thousand dollars being paid. for a single engine and boiler. Bending his energies to administrative direction and executive control, Mr. Egan has so guided the interests of his business as to place it beyond that of any other concern of the kind. While his attention is chiefly claimed by the major elements of the business, he yet regards no detail as too unimportant to claim his attention. His business has ever been of a constructive character. He has worked along progressive lines, seeking trade by reason of the superiority of the manufactured product, and the business of the house constitutes today one of the mammoth manufacturing enterprises of the United States. Mr. Egan's cooperation has also been sought in various other fields and he is today financially interested in various banks. CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 581 Thomas P. Egan married Miss Alma E. Haase, a daughter of the Rev. Dr. Frederick Haase, of Chillicothe, Ohio, and they have seven children: Alma E., Fred, Clifford, Christine, Edna, Raymond and Virginia. In his political views Mr. Egan has ever been an earnest republican yet has never sought nor desired the honors and emoluments of office. He has never consented to accept political positions, save that he was one of the Ohio presidential electors when McKinley and Roosevelt were nominated. He is appreciative, however, of the social amenities of life and greatly enjoys the companionship of congenial friends. He holholds membership the Queen City Club and has been particularly prominent in organizations formulated to promote trade interests or to advance the welfare of his adopted city. He holds membership in the Commercial Club of Cincinnati and, in 1895, was the organizer of the National Association of Manufacturers of the United States. He became its permanent chairman and first president. This organization has attracted wide attention both in this country and in Europe by the able manner in which its interests have been promoted. Mr. Egan likewise organized and became the first president of the Manufacturers Club of Cincinnati. The Chamber of Commerce elected him as its chief executive officer and when he was proffered a unanimous nomination for a second term he declined. High political honors would be conferred upon him were it not his wish to remain in private life. He is alert, courageous and aggressive. His plans are carefully formulated and promptly executed and his energy and sound judgment o'ertop every other characteristic!, He stands as a splendid example of what may be accomplished through the utilization of opportunities and the wise employment of native powers and talents. FREDERICK J. WRASSMANN. Frederick J. Wrassmann is the senior partner of the firm of Wrassmann Barfknecht, undertakers, at Nos. 1421 and 1423 Main street. He was born in Friendship, Indiana, July 17, 1866, his parents being Frederick and Marie Wrassmann. His education was acquired in the public schools of Newberry, Indiana, and in the year 1883, when a youth of seventeen, he came to Cincinnati, where he has since been connected with the undertaking business. He was employed as assistant embalmer in 1884 and afterward became embalmer with the firm of Von Seelen & Unnewehr. In the year 1899 he formed a partnership with Paul E. L. Barfknecht and purchased the business of Von Seelen & Unnewehr. They began business together under the firm style of Wrassmann & Barfknecht and now conduct a splendidly equipped undertaking establishment. In the year 19i1911ey purchased the property at Nos. 1421 and 1423 Main street, remodeling the same for their business, and have now one of the most up-to-date equipped undertaking establishments. In addition to this business. Mr. Wrassmann is a director of several building associations. On the 17th May, 1893, in Cincinnati, Ohio, occurred the marriage of Frederick J. Wrassmann and Miss Minnie Poos, a daughter of Henry and Minnie Poos, and unto them have been born four children, Frieda, Frederick,.. Edna and William. The parents are members of the. German Evangelical 582 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN Protestant church and Mr. Wrassmann is connected with a number of differe organizations. He is a past master of William Tell Lodge, No. 335, I. O. O. F., and a member of Hanselman Lodge, No, 208, F. & A. M., also the Junior Ord of United Mechanics and the National Union. In these organizations he has many friends who entertain for him the warm regard which is the result of sterling worth. In his business he has followed enterprising methods and by reason of his close application is meeting with substantial success. ALEXANDER SPOTSWOOD DANDRIDGE, M. D. Dr. Alexander Spotswood Dandridge, who was one of the early, prominent and honored physicians of Cincinnati, was born in Jefferson county, Virginia, now West Virginia, November 2, 1819. The family homestead was. known as "The Bower" and the title deeds thereto, bearing the signature of Lord Fairfax, have been ingenerations of the family for many generations. The parents of Dr. Dandridge were Adam Stephen and Sarah (Pendleton) Dandridge, the latter a daughter of Phillip Pendleton, of Martinsburg, who was a nephew of Edmund Pendleton, judge of the court of appeals and president of the Virginia convention of 1775. In direct line the ancestry of Dr. Dandridge is traced back to Alexander Spotswood, governor of Virginia from 1710 to 1722, his daughter DoroNa0anieling been the wife of Nathaniel West Dandridge. Dr. Dandridge pursued his early education under private tutors at home and afterward attended the Martinsburg Academy, under Samuel M. Isham, A. M. In 1835 he entered the sophomore class at Princeton and became a member of the Whig Society. Following his graduation in 1838 he matriculated in the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and there won hs M. D. degree in 1841. Two years later Dr. Dandridge located for practice in Cincinnati and. on the 4th of May of that year wedded Martha Eliza Pendleton, the second daughter of Colonel N. G. and Jane Frances (Hunt) Pendleton and a granddaughter of Jesse Hunt, one of the early settlers of Cincinnati, who gave to the city the land on which the courthouse now stands. In 1874 Dr. Dandridge was appointed a trustee of the City Hospital and occupied that position to the time of his death. With. the exception of three years spent in Europe, he engaged actively in. practheal0re until 1882, when ill health forced him to put aside professional cares. He died in Cincinnati, April 27, 1889, in the faith of the Episcopal church, in the work of which he was actively interested, serving as a member of Christ church vestry. He was a man of fine physique, standing six feet two inches in height and weighing at times nearly three hundred pounds. He was, however, so well proportioned that few realized his height. One of his historians has said : "In manner and address he was an old-time southern gentleman of the best class and, while always loyal to the state of his adoption, he clung tenaciously and affectionately to Virginia, the state of his birth, and during the latter years of his life never failed to spend his summers amid scenes and associates that recalled the .friends and experiences of his youth and early manhood: In his profession he soon obtained prominence CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 583 and popularity as a successful practitioner, though he never took an active part in medical societies and was not a contributor to medical journals. His manner in the sick-room was a model. He was firm but gentle, decided but persuasive, and seldom failed to gain the affectionate regard and confidence of his patients; this was especially marked among those of lowly life, for he always treated them. with the utmost consideration. He belonged to the class of all round practitioners and took his work as it came. Self-reliant and ready in resource, he seldom found his task beyond his powers." GEORGE H. KOLKER. George H. Kolker, attorney at law and United States appraiser of merchandise, with offices in the United States customhouse, has filled this position in an acceptable manner since June, 1898. He was born in this city January 18, 1853, and is a son of John H. and Elizabeth (Tritch) Kolker. The father was a pioneer builder of Cincinnati and was identified with the erection of the old Burnet House and also of the old Pike Opera House, two of the landmarks of the city. At different times he was associated in business with Phillip Hinkle and Wesley and Robert Cameron. His political allegiance was given to the republican party and in matters of citizenship he always sought the public welfare. He died in 1904, at the venerable age of eighty-four years, having for about sixty-two years been a resident of Cincinnati. In 1832 he left his native country, Hanover, Germany, to seek a home in the new world and became one of the earliest residents of this city, establishing his home here, when Cincinnati was a small village with little industrial or commercial importance. His wife survived him for only about four months and was laid to rest by his side in the family burial lot, in Spring Grove cemetery. George H. Kolker acquired his primary education in the public schools of Cincinnati and was graduated from the Woodward high school with the class of 1872. Six years later he received his diploma and his LL.B. degree from the Law School of the Cincinnati College and in May, 1878, was admitted to the bar. He at once entered upon active practice, forming a partnership with Rankin D. Jones, with whom he was associated. until 1882, when on account of illness he had to sever his connection and devoted only a portion of his time to his professional interests until 1892. In 1882 he was elected by the house of representatives to the position of journal clerk, and filled that position until May, 1893, when he was appointed by the supreme court of Ohio chief deputy to the clerk of the supreme court, of the state. He filled that position until September, 1896, when appointment made him chief deputy county auditor for Hamilton county.. In June, 1898, he was appointed to his present position by President McKinley and has since acted as' appraiser of merchandise in the United States customhouse at Cincinnati. His work here has been fair, alike to the government and to those who have to do with the duties of the office, and his record is altogether a most creditable one. In 1898 Mr. Kolker was married in Cincinnati to Miss Anna E. Crow, who died in 1901. He has since wedded Miss Estelle Ross Christopher, a daughter 584 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick William Christopher, her father being associated with the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. The second marriage took place on th 26th of December, 1906, and they reside in a pleasant home at the northwest corner of Observatory and Paxton avenues, in Hyde Park. Mr. Kolker is a republican of the progressive type, believing that party organization should he for the benefit of the many rather than of a few, and seeking .at all times to promote the public welfare. As a representative of one of the oldest pioneer families of the city he deserves representation in this volume but more so, be cause of what he has himself personally accomplished, his work as a lawyer and as a public official being at all times creditable to the city. He has a wide acquaintance among the leading republicans and business men of Cincinnati and of the state, and enjoys the warm friendship of the majority of those with whom he has been brought in contact. EDWIN C. GOSHORN. Edwin C. Goshorn, a veteran of the Civil war and now general manager at Cincinnati for the National Lead Company, has been at the head of this business for nineteen years, and its growth and development are attributable in no small measure to his efforts. He has thoroughly acquainted himself with the trade every particular, both in relation to the manufacture of the product and the sales and has formulated and instituted new plans for the development of the business along lines that have led to success. Cincinnati numbers him today among her representative business men and therefore his life record deserves a place in this volume. He was born here August 19, 1844, and is a son of Nicholas and Lorenia (Cutter) Goshorn. The family is of German lineage, but has been represented in this country through many generations. Nicholas Goshorn was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in the year 1801, and in 1805 was brought by his Parents to Cincinnati, which was then a little frontier village, giving but small promise of its future development and growth. As he grew into manhood th city also developed and expanded, and through a long period Nicholas Goshor was closely identified with its commercial progress, becoming a wholesale dry-goods merchant whose business expanded with the growth of the city. He married Miss Lorenia Cutter, a representative of a family of English origin, he ancestors, however, having been in this country since the early part of the seventeenth century. The great-grandfather of Edwin C. Goshorn was Seth Cutter, who fought side by side with his son Seth in the Revolutionary war. The latter was the father of Lorenia Cutter, who in early womanhood became the bride of Nicholas Goshorn, and for many years they traveled life's journey happily together, but were separated by the dea0 of Mrs. Goshorn in 1874 when she was sixty-nine years of age. Twelve years later her husband was laid by her side in Spring Grove cemetery, his death having occurred in 1886 when he was almost eighty-six years of age. Edwin C. Goshorn was sent to the public schools in his early childhood an therein continued his studies until graduated from the Hughes high school wit the class of 1861. He afterward entered Marietta College, where he pursue CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 587 his more specifically literary course until graduated in 1864, at which time the Bachelor of Arts degree was conferred upon him. He was then a young man of nineteen years and with the close of his school days he volunteered for service in the Union army with the troops that enlisted for one hundred days. While at the front he participated in the defense of Fort McHenry. After his return from the war he entered the employ of his two brothers, Alfred T. and Albin Oliver Goshorn, who were engaged in the paint business. Subsequently they took up the white lead business, which they carried on under the name of the Anchor White Lead Company from 1868 until 1887. In that year. they consolidated with a number of other companies and formed the National Lead Company, Edwin C. Goshorn becoming the head of the Cincinnati branch of the business and a director of the main corporation. He is also a director of the Cincinnati Realty Company and is well known in financial circles as a director of the First National Bank and of the Central Trust & Savings Deposit Company. He has likewise been called to the directorate of the Globe-Wernicke Company, the Perkins Campbell Company and the Continental Baking Powder Company. He readily sees the possibilities for the coordination of forces into a harmonious whole, recognizes the difficulties in the way of successful achievement and thus is enabled to overcome the obstacles that lie in his path. He never regards any obstacle as insurmountable and his persistency of purpose and determination, together with his clear insight into business propositions, have brought him to the place which he occupies as a prominent figure in the commercial, industrial and financial circles of the city. In Covington, Kentucky, on the 14th of October, 1869, Mr. Goshorn was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Elizabeth Thomas, a daughter of Dr. Charles F. and Hannah (Train) Thomas, both of whom are now deceased. Mr. and Mrs. Goshorn are the parents of two daughters : Lorenia, a graduate of Miss Armstrong's school ; and Clara, the wife of Dr. Henry Smith of Cincinnati. The family reside at No. 2909 Vernon place, having .a handsome colonial residence which is one of the most beautiful. and attractive homes of the city. They are members of the Protestant Episcopal church and Mr. Goshorn gives his political allegiance to the republican party. He is identified with a number of the leading clubs and societies of the city, including the Queen City Club, the Commercial Club, the Society of Colonial Wars, the Chamber of Commerce and the Cincinnati Country Club. His social qualities render him popular with a large circle of friends and what he has accomplished in the business world has gained for him the admiration and respect of his fellowmen. The methods he has pursued are of interest as showing what may be accomplished when perseverance and determination are intelligently directed in the utilization of the opportunities that the age presents. JAMES HANDASYD PERKINS. There are men who measure success by the attainment of wealth but there are others who, looking at life from a broader standpoint, with clearer vision and keener recognition of its duties and its obligations, its privileges and its purposes, rate men by the character that they have formed and the work that 588 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY they have clone in the world. Judged by the former standard James Handasyd Perkins would perhaps be called a failure, for he was neither a man of affluence nor of wealth, and at times found difficulty in supplying the comforts of life; judged by the latter standard his record is one of high and honorable success for his generous spirit reached out in helpfulness to all humanity and each day was filled with those little ministries which add so much to individual happiness and good-cheer. His birth occurred in Boston, Massachusetts, July 31, 1810. He was the youngest child of Samuel G. and Barbara (Higginson) Perkins, and his home training was such as developed in him sterling traits of character. After attending the public schools of his native city for a time he was placed in a school at Lancaster, Massachusetts, afterward became a student in Phillips Academy at Exeter, and subsequently attended the famous Round Hill School at Northampton, Massachusetts. It is said that often in boyhood he exhibited some of the peculiarities that marked his later life. He displayed notable intellectual activity and capacity and excelled in any study or line of research which he attempted. He was also characterized by a love of independence, both in thought and action, which made it distasteful for him to comply with any arbitrary rules, especially any such as warped a natural development. He made his initial step in the business world when eighteen years of age by entering the counting house of his uncle, Colonel T. H. Perkins, but after two years' work he was forced to the conviction that he must disappoint his friends by turning from a path in which advancement and success, as the world regards them, were seemingly sure. The conventionalities of the day, the prevalence of selfish ambition, the constant use of flattery and the so-called courtesies of fashionable life aroused in him an antagonism that led to, the development of a reserved, almost morose manner and the adoption of solitary ways. To counteract the morbid tendencies which he was developing, his father arranged to send him on a business trip to England and afterward to the West Indies. This was in 1830 and 1831. Upon his return to America in the summer Of the latter year he announced to his friends that he should abandon forever the mercantile life and, determining to try his fortune in the west, he started for Ohio, reaching Cincinnati in February, 1832. It was his intention. to resume his journey after a week or two, but, changing his plans, he decided to remain and take up the study of law here. While thus engaged he formed an acquaintance of Miss Sarah H. Elliott, of Guilford, Connecticut, who was then visiting her sister, Mrs. Samuel E. Foote. She is described as a young lady of "sunny temper, sound judgment and ready good-will who formed the very complement he needed for harmonious growth." Though gay in manner, she possessed wisdom and a warm heart and on the 17th of December, 1834, after a betrothal of about eighteen months they were married. Some years later in speaking of his wife Mr. Perkins said: "She is the embodiment of simple cheerfulness and confiding love. In her I have a never failing spring of joy." In the spring previous to their marriage Mr. Perkins had been admitted to the bar and was then engaged in practice and also in editorial work, displaying much ability as a writer. He seemed possessed of the qualities necessary for success in the practice of law and was accorded a good clientage, but after a brief period he resolved to abandon the legal profession for two reasons. He found that a sedentary life was detri- CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 589 mental to his health, but more than this, he could not conscientiously do all that was required of a lawyer in order to secure success. Abandoning the law he turned with new energy to literary labors. He had previously displayed his power in this connection in the publication of the Western Monthly Magazine, and after withdrawing from the paper he became editor of the Evening Chronicle which he purchased in the winter of 1835, uniting it with the Cincinnati Mirror. While engaged in the publication of the paver his health became impaired and this, combined with financial embarrassments, forced him to return to country life. In 1835 he joined friends in forming a mining and milling establishment in Pomeroy, Ohio, but in 1837 returned to Cincinnati and purchased a few acres of land about six miles from the city on the heights now called Walnut Hills. There he erected a cottage which he named Owl's Nest. On a trip to the east he arranged to have some of his essays published, for writing and literary work occupied more or less of his attention throughout life. Upon his return he found that some philanthropic parties of the First Congregational church had decided to establish in Cincinnati .a ministry at large and a small sum had been raised for this purpose. Mr. Perkins was asked to take up the work and agreed to gladly consecrate his life to it. He entered upon the good task with the wisdom and energy which had already done much for Cincinnati. It was in the winter of 1838-39 that he undertook his ministry to the poor and from that time until his death he never ceased his labors in that direction, becoming the very center of charitable action in Cincinnati. From this movement a few years later sprang the Cincinnati Relief Union, of which he became the president. Not only did he strive to aid the poor by meeting their physical wants but also gave to them the bread of life, speaking a word of encouragement or consolation as it was needed. He labored along many lines of reform and progress and it was through his instrumentality that a great improvement was Made in the condition of jails in Ohio. It has been said : "To thousands of cheerless hearts he carried the warmth of his own soul and the light of hope and religion." A year after he began his work as minister to the poor, he felt that he must either abandon the enterprise or procure some independent resources, for his salary was not sufficient to meet the needs of his family and he opened a school for young ladies. His efforts for intellectual and moral progress connected him with many important organizations. He was a patron of the Young Men's Mercantile Library Association, was the first president of the Historical Society of Cincinnati and the first vice president of the Historical Society of Ohio. Of him it has been written : "With unconscious ease, from boyhood upward, he had poured forth verses ; but the true poet was to him in so sublime a sense a prophet that he was never willing to class himself among that chosen band. To those who had the eye to discern his spirit through his nature, the moral. heroism and pious aspiration of James Perkins were sublime. He was pastor of the First Congregational church when he met a sudden death by drowning from the Jamestown ferry boat, Friday, December 14, 1849." Owl's Nest, which was the home of himself and family, was given to the city for park purposes after the death of Mrs. Perkins, which occurred on, the 4th of February, 1885, by her sons, Charles E. and Edward C. Perkins. Mr. Perkins inspired 590 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY. many to good deeds and his own labors were always along the line that recognized the brotherhood of mankind and the fatherhood of God. Although long years have passed since he was called to his final rest, his memory remains as a benediction to those who knew him and an influence for good among those with whom he was associated. Few people of an early day did more to give a stimulus to the material and religious development of Cincinnati and to the practical expression of religion in charitable and benevolent work. WILLIAM HENRY ALMS. The name of William Henry Alms is well known in Cincinnati and throughout the wide region which is tributary to the prosperity of the Queen City. For more than forty-five years he has been engaged in the dry-goods business in Cincinnati and during a large part of the time the Alms & Doepke Company, of which he is president, has been one of the most prominent business concerns in the city. He is a native of Cincinnati, born November 25, 1842, a son of Gerhardt Heinrich Alms, who was born in the kingdom of Hanover, Germany, March 16, 1809. He learned the cabinet-maker's trade and came to Cincinnati in. 1832, where he spent the remainder of his life, passing away May 12, 1866. He was twice married, the maiden name of his first wife, the mother of our subject, being Louisa Behrens. She was also born in the kingdom of Hanover, May 13, 1815, and was married to Mr. Alms in Cincinnati. Her death occurred July 7, 1844. There were two sons in the family, William Henry and Frederick Herman, the latter of whom grew to manhood in Cincinnati and became a member of the Guthrie Grays, a leading military organization of the city, which participated in the Civil war, being absorbed by the Sixth Ohio Volunteers. He served his country with the highest credit for three years and three months, being identified with the Signal Corps of the Army of the Cumberland and subsequently transferred to Tennessee. He participated in many of the great battles of the war, among which were Bull Run, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain and Chattanooga. After the war he turned his attention to the dry-goods business. He died in 1898, leaving a widow. Mr. Alms of this review attended the public schools of Cincinnati and completed his school training at Gundry's College. His first business experience was gained as a clerk in the dry-goods store of Betty & Williams and later he was associated in the same capacity with Schwartzen & Hafner, showing an ability which gave bright promise as to his future. In August, 1865, he and his brother Frederick. and William F. Doepke organized the firm of Alms & Doepke, in which each had a third interest. William H. Alms was chosen to attend to the finances and to do the buying for the firm. Accordingly, at the age of twenty-two he went to New York as buyer. The firm started with a capital of ten thousand dollars, part of which was advanced by the parents of the members. Their efforts were remarkably successful as is indicated by the fact that during the first sixteen months of the firm's existence they sold over one hundred and eighty-four thousand dollars worth of goods and paid all obligations and also the debt to their parents, including interest at six per cent. From that time they con- CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 593 ducted their business entirely upon their own resources. The store in which they began business covered a lot twenty-three and one-half by eighty feet in size, but their patronage increased rapidly and it was necessary nearly every six months to secure larger accommodations. At the present time the store covers an area one hundred and two and one-half by four hundred feet, and consists of seven floors, including basement. Employment is given to about one thousand persons, this establishment being one of the most popular and flourishing department stores in Cincinnati. It is also interesting to know that they have earned in dividends and profits nearly eight million dollars. They own their own building and also have a branch store ninety-six by one hundred and fifty feet, a wholesale salesroom, a manufacturing department and extensive warehouse rooms. In addition to his dry-goods business Mr. Alms has been actively identified with other lines. He is president of the Argonaut Cotton Mills of Covington, Kentucky ; a director and also a member of the finance committee of the Union Savings Bank and Trust Company of Cincinnati ; a director of the Equitable Fire Insurance Company and the Citizens Mortgage & Loan Company ; and is also serving as trustee of the Cincinnati. Law School, the Cincinnati College of Music and the Children's Hospital. On the 22d of February, 1866, Mr. Alms was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Bogen, a daughter of George and Magdelena (Hatmaker) Bogen. Her father, who was a large pork packer and wine merchant of Cincinnati, is now deceased. Four children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Alms : Louise, who married James Burdsall, of Avondale, and has one son, Alms ; Mrs. Evaline Smock, who is the mother of one daughter, Elizabeth ; Mrs. Estelle Alter, who is also the mother of a daughter, Elizabeth ; and Emma, who became the wife of John E. Leverone, of Avondale. Mr. Alms gives his support to the republican party and in matters pertaining to the city he takes an active interest. He is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and of the Business Men's, Commercial, Queen City and Cincinnati Country Clubs. He is a member of the Lutheran church, in which he was reared, but is an attendant of the Episcopal church. A man of striking individuality and marked business ability, he has won recognition among the acknowledged leaders in the world of. affairs and by a spirit of philanthropy which is one of his prominent characteristics, he has earned the heartfelt gratitude of many less fortunate than himself. He is a splendid representative of pluck, energy, intelligence and good business sense, and the great establishment over which he presides is a monument to his judgment and that of his associates. DENNIS J. RYAN. Especially fortunate is the man who at the beginning of his active career finds himself in the vocation for which he is by nature adapted. Such a man is to be congratulated as his work will be to him a pleasure and each year will witness new victories. To this class belongs Dennis J. Ryan who began the practice of law at Cincinnati eight years ago and is now well established in his 594 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY chosen profession, having gained a reputation as one of the most successful lawyers of his age at the bar of Hamilton county. He was born in this city, December 27, 1881, and is a son of Dennis J. and Honore (Finn) Ryan. The father was engaged in the mercantile business in this city and is now connected with the Cincinnati Fire Department. Both branches of the family are of Irish origin, the paternal branch becoming established in America in 1856. Dennis J. Ryan received his preliminary education in district school No. 25 of this city and St. Xavier College. After leaving college, in 1900, he decided to devote his life to the law and matriculated in the Cincinnati Law School, from which he graduated, in 1903, with the degree of LL. B. He at once began practice in this city, showing an adaptability to his profession that gave brilliant promise for his future. He soon acquired a liberal clientage which steadily increased his acquaintance extended. He has represented the health department of the city and was the author of the regulations by which the people of the city are enabled to secure a healthful milk supply. He is gifted with a just and well balanced mind and has won recognition from many of the leading firms, his clients having found him to be a safe advocate and counselor, and he is greatly esteemed not only for his thorough knowledge of law but for his many sterling attributes of head and heart. His offices are at Nos. 704-705, Provident Bank building. On the 22d of September, 1909, Mr. Ryan was married in this city to Miss Mary A. Galvin, a daughter of Roderick J. and Elizabeth Galvin. The father died in Cincinnati in 1908 and is buried in St. Joseph's cemetery. He was a contracting plasterer and engaged in that business for many years in Cincinnati and vicinity. Mrs. Galvin is still living and resides in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan are both members of the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Ryan is actively identified with the Catholic Knights of Ohio. He gives his political support to the republican party. He is a member of the Blaine Club, a leading republican organization of the city, and in election times is in active demand as a campaign speaker. Zealously devoted to his profession, he is a constant student, a keen observer and close reasoner before court or jury, and the high standing he has attained is a bright prophecy of a still wider field of activity in years to come. ISAAC BISHOP. Isaac Bishop, founder and owner of the National Sand Blast Company of Cincinnati, has manifested through his success what it is possible for a man of perseverance and determination of purpose to achieve in a single-handed battle against misfortune and reverses in his effort to attain a foothold in the world of commercial activities. What a man is he largely owes to environment; what he seeks to attain, to circumstances and conditions ; and what he achieves, to himself: Thus to himself alone is Isaac Bishop indebted for the position he holds today in the regard of his fellowmen and in the business world. He was born in Clermont county, Ohio, on the 16th of January, 1867, a son of George W. and Nancy (Sloane) Bishop, and represents the third generation of his family in this state. His father was a soldier of the Civil war and his CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 595 paternal grandfather, Nathan Bishop, fought in the Revolution. The latter was of Scotch descent and was born, reared and married in Vermont, whence he removed in pioneer days to Ohio with his wife, whose maiden name was Abigail Holman. She was also a native of the Green Mountain state. They located in Fayetteville, where he engaged in the practice of law and also loaned money. He was a man of more than average sagacity and enterprise and owing to his general versatility and ability to adapt himself to all times and conditions became one of the foremost men of the county. Early recognized as one qualified to be a leader he was called to various public offices and for some years was head of the municipality. In whatever capacity he served his power was felt through the efficient and highly capable manner in which he discharged his duties. Bishop's hill, located on what is known as the Behring farm, was named for him, and he is honored as one of the prominent pioneers, whose efforts largely promoted the development of the locality and the advancement of its interests. George W. Bishop, the father of our subject, was born on the Ohio river, while his parents were enroute from Pittsburg to the Buckeye state. He was reared and educated in Fayetteville and upon attaining his maturity learned the blacksmith's trade. In 1888 he removed to Cincinnati and established a wrecking business, which he conducted until 1894, when he disposed of it to his son Frank and retired from active life, having acquired sufficient means to provide him with every comfort and many of the luxuries of life. He continued to make his home in Cincinnati, where he passed away in 1907 at the age of seventy-two years. He was a member of Williamsburg Lodge, F. & A. M. The mother is still living and is now in her seventy-third. year. The boyhood and early youth of Isaac Bishop were passed in his native town, to whose common schools he is indebted for his education. After laying aside his text-books he became associated in business with his father, but at the age of fifteen years he turned his attention to railroading. His efforts in this direction showed the same energy and perseverance as have characterized his later endeavors, and as he proved an efficient and trustworthy employe. he was promoted until he became a locomotive engineer. He was first in the employ of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad but later entered the service of the Big Four and during the last part of his seven years on the railroad was with the Norfolk & Western. In 1889 he resigned his position and coming to Cincinnati became associated with his father in the wrecking business. Their operations were conducted under the firm name of the Bishop Wrecking Company, with offices on Freeman avenue near Hopkins. They did a large business and their efforts were substantially rewarded, but as the father was growing old and was in a position to withdraw from active life he decided to retire, selling the business to his son. Frank. Isaac Bishop subsequently started the Bishop Rigging Company, which was a most precarious undertaking as he had practically no capital and his outfit was one he had been compelled to take in lieu of some money that was due him from a former employer. During those early days he encountered difficulties on every side and all that he made had to be used to purchase new machinery and increase his equipment. Naturally, as this is a very hazardous business, there are always more or less. accidents among workmen but his employes seemed to be unusually unfortunate, and injuries 596 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY and deaths brought the usual damage suits. Discouragement, however, is unknown to him and the more numerous his. difficulties and misfortunes the more persistently he forged ahead, every obstacle encountered apparently only serving to renew his determination and strengthen his purpose. At last the victory was his and he had his business firmly established on a paying basis. The wagon load, of rigging that comprised his original outfit has been increased until his present outfit is valued at twenty-five thousand dollars, and he regularly employs seventy-five men. The quality of his work is such that his reputation has spread until he has been awarded contracts from points as remote as Chicago. In 1908 he had the misfortune to be burned out and lost about nine thousand dollars worth of machinery and rigging, but out of this wreck grew the National Sand Blast & Stone Cleaning .Company. This undertaking was made possible by the invention of Mr. Bishop of a clever device for spraying sand under high pressure for the purpose of cleaning stone and brick buildings. It filled- a long felt want as it has proven to be the most practical and satisfactory method ever adopted for cleaning the outside of public buildings and is in constant demand in every city of any size. During the period of its existence this company has been engaged to clean the majority of the big buildings and factories in Cincinnati, as well as those in the nearby cities, and the scope of their activities is constantly increasing as the merits of their method are more widely demonstrated. It is but the outgrowth of the original business consistent with the progressive spirit of the times and is the oldest enterprise of the kind in the city, having been founded nineteen years ago. Mr. Bishop married Miss Amelia Hinchey, a daughter of Dr. Hinchey, who was born and reared in Ireland, whence he emigrated to the United States, locating in Cincinnati. Here he engaged in the practice of medicine until his failing health compelled his retirement, when he returned to his native land. On the sixth anniversary of her marriage, Mrs. Bishop passed away, leaving a young son, Nelson DeVon, whose birth occurred on the 9th of July, 1893. He is now associated in business with his father, whose successor he is well qualified to be. The successes and achievements of a man such as Mr. Bishop should prove an incentive to every ambitious and enterprising young man, as it is but one of the many examples of the attainment of prosperity through the indomitable courage that invariably wins. WINFIELD S. CARR. Winfield S. Carr, deceased, was successfully engaged in discharging the duties of coal gauger in Cincinnati for the past forty years. He was born in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, on March 14, 1848, a son of Francis Carr. His father passed away in this city at the age of forty-eight years, but the mother, who was born and reared in Pennsylvania, lived to the venerable age of eighty-one years, three months and sixteen days, her demise occurring in the San Rafael building, on Fourth avenue, this city. CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY - 597 Having become a resident of Cincinnati during his early boyhood, Winfield S. Carr pursued his elementary education in its public schools. Upon completing his studies there, he entered Nelson's Business College, where he took a commercial course, in order to better qualify himself for the practical duties of life. When sufficiently matured to become self-supporting he engaged in the coal business in this city, and has ever since been identified with this activity. He applied himself intelligently to the discharge of his duties from the very first, and his employers recognizing his ability promoted him from time to time in accordance with his development and for the past forty years he has fulfilled the duties of a coal gauger. Although ambitious, he recognized from his earliest boyhood that all permanent progress in any undertaking must necessarily be slow, therefore he never dissipated his energies by becoming dissatisfied when he saw some one else in another vocation meeting with 'greater financial success, but redoubled his efforts to make better progress. During the entire period of his business career he has been connected with the coal interests of this city, in regard to every detail of which he was well informed. Mr. Carr married Miss Ella Jane. Higby, a daughter of George Higby, who for many years was an engineer on various packets plying between Memphis and Cincinnati, and was well known to all of the river men of that period. Of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Carr there has been born one son, Winfield S., Jr., who is a student in the Ohio Mechanical Institute. In matters of faith Mr. Carr was an Episcopalian, the denomination. to which his wife is a faithful adherent. He was a member of the Chamber .of Commerce, and politically was a republican, but did not actively participate in municipal affairs, always having given, his attention to the development of his business in which he attained. gratifying success, and the happiness of his family, to whom he was devotedly attentive. GENERAL SUMNER H. LINCOLN. General Sumner H. Lincoln, brigadier general of the United States Army, was born in Gardner, Massachusetts, December 21, 1840, a son of the Rev. Sumner and Gratia Eliza (Smith) Lincoln. The latter was a native of New Haven, Connecticut, and a daughter of Dr. Nathan R. Smith, long a distinguished educator and well known as professor of surgery at Yale University. In the schools of his native town General Lincoln began his education and afterward attended the Winchendon Academy and Norwich University, of Vermont. Practically his entire life has been devoted to the military service of his country. Following the outbreak of the Civil war, he enlisted in the volunteer army as a private of Company B, First Vermont Infantry, on the 2d of May, 1861, for a three months' term, and was honorably discharged on the 15th of August, following. He afterward reenlisted, becoming corporal of Company B, Sixth Vermont Infantry, on the 15th of October, 1861, thus serving until the 21st of February, 1863, when he was made first lieutenant and adjutant in that regiment. On the 28th of October, 1864, he was again promoted, becoming major of the same regiment, was made lieutenant colonel, on the 10th of March, 598 - CINCINNATI—THE QUEEN CITY and on the 6th of February, 1865, was raised to the rank of colonel of the Sixth Vermont Infantry, so continuing until honorably discharged on the 26th of June, 1865. On the 23d of February, 1866, he was made first lieutenant of the Seventeenth United States Infantry, and on the 21st of September of the same year he was transferred to the Twenty-sixth Infantry. On the 19th of May, 1869, he was transferred to the Tenth United States Infantry and much of his service was with that regiment throughout the. long period of his connection with the army. He was promoted captain on the 24th of March, 1878, became major, April 26, 1898, and lieutenant colonel of the Thirteenth Infantry, July 12, 1899. He was transferred to the Tenth United States Infantry, becoming its colonel March 21, 1901, and was made brigadier general, May 26, 1902. After forty years of service he was retired at his own request, being disabled from five wounds received in battle, on the 9th of June of the same year. His military experience covered active duty in war times and campaigning on the frontier as well as post duty. There is no department of the infantry service with which he is not familiar and his record is among those which add honor and dignity to the military annals of the country. General Lincoln was married in Cincinnati, October 1, 1874, to Miss Ruth A. Goodin, who passed away December 23, 1911. He resides at Fernbank, Ohio, and is well known in Cincinnati. He holds membership with the Cuvier Press Club, is a member of the Loyal Legion of Ohio and of the Grand Army of the Republic. He likewise holds membership with the Army and Navy Club of Washington, the Omaha Club of Omaha, Nebraska, and the Church Club of Cincinnati. His political allegiance is given to the republican party. He well merits the rest which he is enjoying, following the long years of active army experience, and his leisure is now devoted to reading and other interests which are to him a matter of recreation and pleasure. His mind is stored with many interesting reminiscences of his military life and it is with pleasure that his friends listen to him when they can persuade him to talk concerning his past experiences. He is a typical American citizen, alert and enterprising, keeping in touch with the thought of the present age and the progress of the country along all lines. DANIEL D. MUELLER. A, history of Cincinnati and the forces that have contributed to its development along educational lines would be incomplete and unsatisfactory, were there failure to make reference to the Mueller School of Business which was established and is conducted by Mr. and Mrs. Daniel D. Mueller, well known as successful educators in this particular field of knowledge. Before the establishment of their present school each had engaged, in teaching subsequent to receiving thorough training themselves, and to high standards they have ever held and upon a high plane have founded the school Which bears their name. Professor Daniel D. Mueller was born on a farm near Lower Salem, in Washington county, Ohio, October 21, 1870, a son of Jacob and Juliana (Kimnach) Mueller, both of whom were natives of Germany. The father came to America