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LIST OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Bnbstantinl diameter of the Men Behind the
. . . . Projct.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE LEADERS
Qualifications that dominend Them for the
Work'in Baud.
EACII STATE HAS ITS OWN VICE PRESIDENT
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Officers Drawn from the Whole Trausmisiie-
sippt Region.
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POR'TRAIYS""OF" "ALL Till PRINCIPALS
All boiit ili.s , A.1 ! ! CII > HI11 ' " Shape
lliu I'luiiN ami SiiliorvUe the
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IViirlc iVl'l'ic" Ciri'iit TraiiN-
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The active management of the affairs of
thO' Transmlsslsslppl and International Ex
position Is In the hands of a president and
an executive commtttco ot seven members.
Each member'ot"the'executive committee Is
the manager ot.mio ot the seven departments
Into which all the work of the exposition
Is divided. The articles ot Incorporation of
the Exposition 'association also provide fern
n vice president , tqr , each of the twenty-four
transmtcslsslppl states and territories to be
appointed by thb governors of Iho respective
Btates. Acting In accordance with this fea
ture of tjio exposition organization the gov
ernors of sixteen states and territories have
appointed vlco"'presidents ' and newly elected
j xoCutlves in the remaining states are ex-
f iifctcd to make similar appointments within
n short t'fme. " Wioso Who nuve thus far bean
appointed vlco pri'Kldonts are as follows :
For Iowa , George F. Wright , Council
lllufts ; South Dakota , Thomas H. Wells , Hot
Springs ; Nebraska , "William Neville , North
Platte ; MissouriJohn Doniphan , St. Jo
seph ; Kansas , C. A. Fellows , Topcka ; ArJ
7.ona , Charles R. Drake , Tucson : California ,
George AV. Parsons , Los Angeles ; Texas ,
Gu&tav Rcymcrshoffcr , Galveston ; Oklahoma ,
Eugene Wallace , Oklahoma City ; Idaho , B.
P. Sbawhan , .Payctte ; Nevada , William J.
Wcsterficld , Reno ; Utah , Lowls W. Shurt
llff , Ogden City ? Colorado , Henry P. Steele ,
Denver ; Now Mexico , L. Bradford Prince ,
Santa Fo ; Oregon , H. S. Cook , Salem ; Alaska ,
Governor JamesShonkley , Sltka.
The bill now pending before the Nebraska
legislature provides for the appointment-of
twelve directors , two from each congres
sional district , to hh've co-ordinnte powers
with the directors at the Exposition associ
ation. Commissioners for the United States
government will be named by the president
at an early day and the states that make
approprl4U6h& Villl"doubtless ? appoint com
missioners to direct the expenditure of such
appropriations.
The officers.of tho.exposition are : G union
"W. Wattles , president ; Alvln Saunders.
resident Vice president ; Herman Kountze ,
treasurer ; John A. AVahcflcld. secretary.
The executive committee Is composed of the
following : Znchary , ! T. Llndsey , chairman
and manager of the Department of AVayE
anil Means ; Edward Rose-water , manager of
the Department ot Publicity ; Gilbert M.
HItch'cocVhia'niWr1 of the Department of
PromoUona7 ) crann J' . KIrkcndall , manager
of the Department of Buildings and Grounds ;
Kdward E. Bruce , manager of the Depart-
liTcnt ot Exhibits ; Abraham L. Heed ,
manager of the Department of Concessions ;
AV. N. Habcork.manager of the Department
of Transportation.
A plan for n AVoman's department Is undcs
consideration by n opcclal committee ap
pointed for that purpose , and same method
will bo adopted by which the women will hi
given representation In the exposition. The
special committee having the matter n
charge has been In consultation ! with the
AVoman'a club and with women of prominence
In this tcctlrn with n view of learning the
desires of the women themselves In the
matter. The executive committee U proceed-
" JttS with great'tttllbvratlon In the matter of
.IU Woman's department with n view ol
avoiding the nafcU"anil pitfalls Into which
former expositions have fallen In the treat
ment of this subject.
r" " " Y.WH f.l'i. M fltti r il o n W. Wiiltlvx.
Gurdon AAVattlcs , president of the
TransmlssleslppI araj International Exposi
tion association , has been ono of the moving
spirits In the exposition project slnco It'
Inception. Ho Is a typical western business
man , full of push and energy. Ho wco
born at Rlehford , Tloga county , N. Y. , May
12 , 1851 , and lived thcro until ho was 10
n. yWM.ittldv. JwrJ8,65 ho removed with hla.
parents to Iowa , and In 1SG7 settled on c
farm In Carroll county near Glldden. For
nine years his summers wcro spent In the
ordinary duties -of farm work and hie
winters In attending school and In teaching
" llefcdirfnieivccd teaching at 17 , and earned
In this way the means to enter college. In
LSTiJ. ho entered the Iowa Agricultural college
( ft Ames. la. Ho stooJ at the head ot hit
' class until hU senior year , when , on account
, , of slckncft ) , ho was obliged to give up the
' course. In 1S79 ho wcri elected count )
) superintendent of schools of Carroll county
Iowa , and served two years. At the close of
his term ho curt-red' a law office and com-
L iileted his studies at law , and waa admitted
"i to the bar In 1831. After practicing law a
chart time , ho , with , others , organized the
Farmers' Bank of Carroll , and for several
years waa Ita cashier. In ISS'J It was re
organized aa the First National Ilan'.t of
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Carroir.'a'hn'B'dbn'aft'er ho was elected presi
dent , wJUchj UPf lyoji ho held until 1892. when
ho sold his stock and removed to Omaha and
became Identified with the Union National
bank as vlco president , which position he lies
slnco held i > For * auvcral years pa it he has
aim managed the western business cf a
largo''trust Vompany , located at Rochester ,
N. H , , and hcsjnycstcd aovcral mllllona In
Iowa and Nebraska securities for this In-
dilution.
Vli i , l'J5 > * / li cit ( Alvln MauiulfrH.
' " " Alvln Baundciu , resident vice * president of
the Exposition assoelatlon , lies been a prom
inent figure * In western liUtory during more
than half a century. He has taken a leading
part In many of the events which have- gone
to malic the Uatory of the TranamLtoLialppI
region and enjoys 'a national reputation ,
Alvln Saundc ; ? ) a a native ot Kentucky ,
whtro bet was born July 12 , 18i7. When
lie wtii fi yearseldhl'i parents removed to
Illlnoli locating near Springfield , At the
ago of 19 young Saunders left homo and
went to Iowa , locating at what la now
Mount Pleasant. In 1S1C ho made his en
trance Into public life * by being elected a
member ot the Iowa constitutional conven
tion , la 1831 Mr. fiauuJcra was elected to
the Iowa ftnto senate and wna reclstcd <
In 1S5S. Ho was n delegate to the conven
tion which nominated Abraham Lincoln for
the pnuldenry of the t'nitcd Stated nnd was
also nctlvc In the campaign following this
nomination. March 20. 1801 , Mr. Saundcra
WBB appointed by 1'rceldent Lincoln to the
office of governor of the territory of Ne
braska , and assumed the duties of the olllce
the following May , remaining continuously
In olfico until March 27 , 1SC7 , when Ne
braska was admitted to the union of states.
Governor Saunders toolc an active Interest
In the preliminary steps looking toward the
building of the great Union Pacific railway
and was ono of the Incorporators of the
company formed to build the road. In 1S77
Governor Saundera was elected to the United
Stntcs senate and eerved the full term of
six years. In IS'JO he was appointed a mem
ber of the Utah commission , having In
charge the registration and elections In the
territory , nnd served In that capacity for
about three years. Governor Saunders rc-
r.lmiPil his position on the Utah commission
nnd has devoted hl.s time and attention to
hL * private business. Ho has always taken
a prominent part In all public measures
and hns been Identified with all movements
looking toward the development of the re
sources of Nebraska and Its metropolis. Ho
is at present engaged In the real estate
business , being the president of the Omaha
Real Estate and Trust company , and la him-
uelf a largo holder of Omaha realty.
SoiTftnry John- . Wiikoilol l.
John A. Wakefleld , secretary of the ex
position , was born at Allegheny City , Pa. ,
December 3 , 1851 , His boyhood was spent
among the' ' green hills of/ , Heaver county
In the Keystone state In the little town of
New Brighton. In June , 1S7C , ho removed
to Illinois , taking up his residence at Rock
Island , whcro ho entered the lumber trade ,
In which he has flnce been continuously
JOHN A. WAKEFIELD.
engaged. In January , 1SSO , Jlr. Wakellcld
removed to Omaha , 'where ho established a
largo lumber jard. continuing In that line
of business until about five > c2rti ago , when
ho became a wholesale dealer In building
materials. Mr. Wakefleld ! , ; nn energetic
bui'lnca man and hg.i been a tireless
worker in bchalt of the expedition from the
outset.
TrniHiirrr llrriunn ICnuntzc.
Herman Kountze , treasurer of the ex
position , Is the president of the First Na
tional bank at Omaha nnd senior member
of Kountzo Hros' . banking house , New-
York. Ho Is also a director end ono ot the
largest stockholders In the Colorado Na
tional bank ot Denver , and ranks among
the leading financiers of the great west.
3orn In Osnaburg , Stark county , Ohio , In
1831 , he was the second of five brothers , all
of whom received a careful business training
In a store owned and conducted by their
father , Christian Kountze , who was a na-
tlvo of Eaxcny.
Herman Kountze came to Omaha In the
Tall of 1850 In company with his cider
brother , Augustus. The two brothers In
vested quite largely In real estate and In
the fall of 1857 they established a bank
under the firm name of Kountzo llros. This
bank wcs continued until August 20 , 1803 ,
when they organized the First National
oank of Omaha , with a capital stock of
HERMAN KOUNTZE.
J50.000 , Herman Kountzo was elected cash
ier and nmo jeurs later became Ita
prckldcnt , which position ho holds at the
present time. The early quarters of Iho .
banklu * ; Institution wcro replaced several
years ago by a handsome stone and brick
structure , six stories high , which U ono '
of the finest bank buildings In the west ,
Mr , Kountzo has been Identified with the
bualncBB Interests and progros nf Omaha I
and Nebraska ( ram the pioneer days to the I
present time , and has taken an actlvo part |
la every project or enterprise- Intended to
promote the material wcltaro ot the city
and state.
IIo Is reputed to be the wealthiest citizen
In Nebraska and the heaviest real estate
owner In Omaha. Ho Is prominently Iden
tified with several great corporations doing
business In this section and has extensive
Investments In several ot the transmlesls-
slppt states.
VI - > I'l-onhliMit I , . II. Prince , X. SI ,
L. Bradford Prince was born at Flushing
July 3 , 1840. He Is a lineal descendant
on the maternal sldo of Governor William
Hradford of Plymouth , one of the men of the
Mayflower , and had for great-grandfather
nnd grandfather rcrpectlvcly Governors
Dradford and Collins ot Rhode Island. Ills
early llfo was passed In the south. As he
came to manhood ho engaged In horticul
tural purcults on his father's place In FlushIng -
Ing , but after brief experience ? entered upon
thi study of law In. Columbia college , grad
uating with high honor. Taking an active
part In politics , ho was elected a delegate
to the national republican convention of
1808. which nominated Ulyrscs S. Grant fo ?
president. He wao elected three successive
terms to tro New York assembly 1871 , 1873
and 1871 and In 1895 was elected to the state
senate. While In the legislature Gov
ernor Prince gave special attention to the
PRESIDENT OURDON W. WATTLES
canal ejKtem of the ntate and the nucstlon
ot transportation from the west to the sea
board. In May , 1S7C , Governor Prince was
n member of the national republican con
vention which nominated Hayes''and Wheeler.
In the spring of 1879 ho was appointed by
President Hayes chief Justice of the terri
tory of Now Mexico , which position he re
signed In 1882. Slnco becoming a citizen
ot Now Mexico Governor Prlnco has been
thoroughly identified with that territory and
hns been honored with many Importnnt po
sitions by the people of New Mexico. In
1889 ho was appointed governor of New
Mexico , which position ho held for tour
years. II ! * administration was progressive
and successful. Ho perfected the system
of public Instruction and brought about the
establishment of the Agricultural college ,
the School of Mines , university and other
Institutions. Governor Prlnco wns promi
nent as n member of the Irrigation con-
grcsc and other bodies organized for the
development of the resources of the Trana-
mlsstsslppl region.
Vice Prrxlildit William NcvIlU- .
, Judge William Neville , vice preaiJent for
Nebraska , wci born In Washington county
Illinois , December 29 , 1813. He was educated
at McKcmlreo college , ut Lebanon , end
studloJ lav.unilcr the direction of hh father.
Judge Harvey Neville , and J. Perry John/ion
at Chcoter , In the southern part of the
state. Ho lo't college to enter the union
army nnd wra discharged October 28 , 1S04 ,
holding the rank of second sergeant , com
pany H. One Hundred and Forty-second I II-
non ! volunteers , and afterward received a
peiuonal letter fiom PjciCdcnt Lincoln ,
thanking him for courage , honorable and
patriotic service. After the clcao of the war
ho wcs an engineer on steamboats on the
lower Mississippi , in this way he earned
money enough to complete hs ! studies. In
1872 he wen elected a delegate to the na-
WILLIAM NEVILLE.
tlonal convention at Cincinnati , which nom
inated Grccley end nrown. In the Tall of
the same year he was elected to the lower
house ot the
twenty-eighth general aa-
scmbly of Illinob. In May , 1871 , ho removed
to Omaha and In 1870 way elected to the
Ncbrroka legislature from Douglto county.
In 1S77 he removed to North I'latte , whcro
ho now resided. In the fall of 1831 he wtn
dofnatcd for congress by G. W. E. Doraey
and In November , 1S86 , wcs appointed reg
istrar In the land ofllco at North Platte
which position ho held until June isno !
In 1S91 ho was elected Judge of the Thir
teenth Judicial district of Nibrtuka ana In
November of last year ho wts elected eno
of the provisional Judges ot the otato
supreme cuurt.
Vice I'rfHlilciit < it > urwi > "w. I'arxonx.
Gtorga WUhnell Paisona , vice president
for California , it ono of the moving spirits In
all that concerns the Interests of his adoplca
Btrto. U'-.B homo la at Los Angeles and ho
Is id'.ntllled with nil of the public move
ments In the IntsniU of the advancement of
California , besides being prominently con
nected with numerous church and society
orsw-'Izailons. Ho wcj bjrn In Wash'nc-
tea , D. C. , August 26. 1SSO , of revolutionary
aock. and received a buslnciE training In
Nuv York Cty. ! After a juar or two spent
amtug the adventurous spirits of the Florida
resfa , Mr. Parson * sailed for California In
1S76. Ho wtu In the employ of the National
Go'd D&nk and Tru t company until January.
1SSO , when ho went to Tombstona. Ariz.
For sivcn year * ho followed the adventurous
llfo of the wild fronlltr and wan prom'lnuit
In the many encounters with the Indians
and lawlces element of that section. Ho
was Interested In mining In New Mexico ,
but was compelled to abandon overylhlng
on account of the pernicious activity of the
Indiana , and , In 18S7 , no located at Lou
Angeles , Col. , where he baa alnco resided.
Ho baa Ukca a prominent part 4n all that
concerns the city's welfare nni ! was one of
the charter members o ; the Chamber of
Commerce. Ho has also taken a prominent
part In advancing the Interests of the state
and has been Instrumental In calling nt-
GEORGE W. PARSON'S.
tentlon to matters of advantage to the com
munity. Mr. Parsons U a member of the
executive committee of the Transmlsslsslppl
Commercial congrcei } and has taken an actCvo
part In the affairs of the c6ngress 'and of
the exposition slnco Iti first Inception.
VlcMI'rcxlilt'iit Col. John Dniitithnn.
Colonel John Donlph&n , vlcq president for
Missouri , ! o a patriarch In the cauao for the
advancement ot the Interests "of his fellow
men. Ho traces his anccatrjC'back to the
shores ot Spain , from whence they emigrated
to Scotland , where the family Intermarried
with adherents of the Stuarts. In 1030 the
Donlphana settled la Virginia- and mcmbcui
of the family were engaged In the revolu
tionary war. The father ot John Doniphan
served from Virginia in the waV of 1S12 and
afterward removed to Drown bounty , Ohio ,
where , July 12 , 1S2G , John Doniphan waa
born. When John wao quite > oung the
family removed to Kentucky , , whcro John
learned the printer's trade. In 1818 young
Doniphan graduated from the I.oulsvlllo law
school and engaged actively In the practice
ot law. The same year he removed to JIlo-
oourl and located at Liberty and attorw.ird
removed to Wcaton , whera he realded until
1872 , when ho removed to St. Jcseph , where *
he new resides. In 1854 Colonel Don'i.han
was elected as a whig to the legislature from
Platte county against ODD democratic ma
jority , being the ili'jt whigever I'lcctcd
from that county. He wcUjchos'n lieu
tenant colonel of the Thirty-ninth Miasourl
mlllta and served much of tpe time until
! bo close of'tho war. fn 1832 he-was fleeted
to the state sonata and sorvetl four years.
In 1807 he wcs elected ta the hotoe without
opposition and was afterward , elected Judge
of the court of common 'pjcss. Colonel
Doniphan was the first president ot the
Wcrton & Atclstson Railroad company , the
origin ot the present Knnncn City , St.
Jeacph & Council Uluffs Hallway company ,
and afterward rcrved , as Its at oiuey for ten
ycara. In 1S71 he W.-23 pr9 ldent nf the
Atchiaon branch of the Chicago ii South
western railroad and built that liranc'.i. In
1872 ho became , attorney ( oije'pie present St.
Joscnh & Granri Island lla.llrca'1 company
and built the Hastings & 'Grand Island rail
road In 1879 and aided In building oilier lines
In KmisTn and Nebraska. Colpncl Doniphan
hr3 been a very succes.-iul crlnjinal lawyer
and Is now q-iletly fallowlnR. his prifcMt'jii ,
but Is ready ct-all-.timrs to pive'Tils' t'mo '
anil Eervlcca foil the public'HO dr He wes a
member ot the Tranemlailta Commculal
congress whichicndort-ed the I'lca ' of a great
expedition and be juailo an c'oquant and
effective speech In support of rfie movement ,
prophesying the great benefit : ho trann-
COLO.N'EL JOHN DON1PIU.N.
mUsl-iilppi region would derlvd fnm such on
exhibition.
Vlc-i ProKlilfiit
'
In Hon. George F. Wright ; of Council
UluITs , Iowa's vlco preslOelit.lhat state Is
well rcpresdHeJ la the affalra bt the exposi
tion. HU appointment by Governor Drake
lust winter wcs received v/lh' | much satisfac
tion and ho lies shown hla cil\clency \ by ha !
work In getting a liberal appropriation for
the exposition from the legislature at DCS
Molnra , with the prnm'ne oi : n'ore _ .
George Fianklln Wright was born In Wso'j.
ingtcn county , Vermont , December 5 , 1SJ3 , ot
American pi'tcnts. He was retired and opcnt
hlu bnyhocd on a farm In lib active to\vn.
He received l-a ! academic education under Uio
tutorage of the late Hon. < AUatln Adam.i of
Dubuque , la. , who waa twlpe chief Justice ot
the state In 1S55 ho canie to Iowa and
settled In Kccaauqua , where ho commenced
iho ctudy of la\v with the firni of Wright ,
Knapp nd Caldwell , coniicjd bt ox-Unltcd
States Senator George G. 'W.right of Dra
Molnea , the late Hon. Joi3ph'C. , Knapp of
Kccaauqua. who was his urcle , and Judge
Henry C. Caldwell of ArKarn.t's , now circuit
judge for the eighth clriuit , cf the United
States. Ho wcs admitted to the Van Uurcn
county bar In 1S37. The eajna year he WAR
admitted u a partner to the firm under
which ho studied. Early In JSC1 he enlisted
and latar organized a compan/of volunteers
that did effective * service alpps the Missouri
uorde.- .
Mr. Wright came to Council J5IuTn ! in 1SGS ,
ad : formed a law partncruhw v.-lth Judge
Caleb Ualdv.-ln. The firm at once took high
rank and bctimo : one ot the loading firms of
the etate. J
Thli connection contlnurlj until Judge
Baldwin wcs appointed by F'ualdcnt Grant
M one of the judges at the tourt cf com-
mUiloneia of Alabama cjalnfa. IIo then
formed the partnership .wlthj Hon. John
N. Ilaldwln , sen of the late ! Judge Caleb
Baldwin , which was continued ] down to the
present time , the firm bclrjj known as Wright
& Euldwln. ' , '
Mr. Wright lies been rromlnaitly connotcd
with the politics of tliu Btatcthavlng jcrvcd
M senator In four general osseiabllca. Among
the enterprises he lisa been connected with
wc.i the organization of uaa * .companies In
Council muffs , Ottumwa , Mqunt Plecasnt ,
Cedar IlaphU and Sioux City In Iowa and
at Elgin nivl Evanston , III , > He has hccn
president of the Council muffs company forever
over twenty years. In 1868 he and hla a&io-
elite , Judge Ilaldwln , built and operated
the first street railway In the wcat. In
1SS1 ho waa elected secretary and ticasurcr
of the Union Elevator company. In 18SO , In
connection with his aaiocla'tf lie organized
the Omaha and Council Dlnff.i Hallway nnd
Crldga ctaip.nny and procircdj'a frncbuc !
fiom congress for n combine i wcgon and rail.
v/ay bridge , which U now n operation. He
was also Icctrumental In tit * crfUnjiAtlon of
the first electric street i allwiy 'company
at Ottawa. III. , It being the. flret.lluo of the
kind In that state. . ' . %
Mr. Wrlcht hj always. prominent
part In every enterprise 11 Colmcll Illuffa
and la ranked among thrf leading men of
the city and state , jj i-
Vl 1'rn.lilcHt L. W./SIiurtHir , Ulnli ,
Lowlw W. Shurtlltr , born July 21 , 1835 , at
Sullivan , Loraln county , 0. , Is bt old Puritan
stock , lila ancestry dating back to the year
1034 , when William Shurtllff. the founder of
the family In the colonies , landed nt Plym
outh , Mass.
Soon after hla birth Ma parents lie dime
members of the Church of Jeeus Christ of
Latter Day faints and In hla early ycara
his parents followed the movlngs ot that j
church from place to place , Klrtland , 0.
Farr West , Mo. , Nauvoo and Council llluffo , !
until 1S51 , when a move was made acre a I
the plains toward Utah. On September 2l ; ,
1851. the family reached Sell Lake City,1
L. W. being1 then 10 years of age. In n few
months they moved to Weber county , where
they at once began to build log cabins , lay
out farms , construct Irrigation ditches , make
roads and Improve the Innd. From that ;
year until 1807 Mr. Shurtllft worked along ,
sharing the hardeOilps and privations of
those early days and taking an active part
In the stirring events of the settlement of
the territory. In 1807 Mr. Shurtlltt wa3 sent
to Europe on a mission , remaining tlioro
three years , traveling In England , Ireland ,
Scotland , Wales , France , Switzerland , Ger
many , Holland , Denmark , Sweden and Nor
way. In 1SSS he was jnade president of the
Weber Stake , a position which he holds up
to the present.
In civil life he has been one of the meat
prominent men In Weber county , ho having
been honored with many positions ot triiPt
and responsibility. In 1883 he was appointed
l
county commissioner , remaining In that of
fice until elected probate Judge In 18SG. In
that , jcar1 he was a member of the cor.itltu-
tlosal convention that met In Salt Lake
City. He wcs a member of the council ot
the territorial leg'nlaturo In 1SSC-7 and i-J-
clectcd to the same place for the session of
XSSS. He wca also rc-elc clett probate Judge
In 1888 end remained In that olllcq until
1SS9 , when he wra again elected county
commissioner. In which ofllce he served until
the clove of 1891.
In n. builness way Mr. Shurtllff hco been
erqurlly prominent , belns the vice president
of the Utah Lean and Trust bank. He wia
president of the first street railway company
In Ogdcn and In various ways has alwajs
been clcsely Identified with the buslnesi ad
vancement ot the city and state. IIo wa.i . a
delegate to the first two national Irrigation
congrctucs and at' the third , which was held
In Denver In 1891 , ho was appointed chair
man ot the Irrigation caoimlcalon of Utah.
Ho wcs a delegate to the flr.it session ot the
Transmkn'salppl congrcta , held In Ogdcn In
1893 , and at the second dt'slan In 1891 at
San Francisco wcs made a member of the
national committee.
Mr. Shurtllff io now the arshtant general
manager ot the Pioneer Electric Power com
pany. Ho Is a public-spirited , progreralvo
man of business and affairs and holt's Hie
respect and confidence of liU fellow men.
Wcslerfleld'o Interest and participation In
politics commenced and ho hns slnco taken
an active part In such matters , In 1800 he
removed to Nevada and continued his con
nection with the mining and milling buslncvM.
In 1870 he was elected to the state senate
and served continuously In thit body through
rrj.slotis He was chairman of the demo
cratic Rlato convention held at Wlnncmucc.i
In 1S92 , which was famous for disrupting
the democratic party In that ntate , and he
took a prominent part In organizing the
silver party In Nevada. In 1S91 ho was
elected state treasurer.
Vlop I'l-oslilriit Ctiolnv HcyiurrihotYor
Gustav Heymorshoffer , vlco president for
Texas , Is a prosperous miller nnd ono ot
the enterprising citizens of Galveston. He
was born In Austria , August 1 , IS 17 , and
when he was 7 years of ago his parents re
moved to America , locating at Galveston.
In company with his brother. Mr. lleymer-
shoffcr extabltshcd n flour mill at Galvestnn ,
and by good management their trade In
creased nt a rapid rate , necessitating the
erection of n much larger and better mill
having n capacity of 1,000 barrels per day.
The firm engaged In the export business
nnd now has lines of steamers carrying Its
flour to the West Indies nnd the coast of
VICE PRESIDENT ALVIN SAUNDEHS.
Vice I'rfNidPiit Hours- * . Sli-ole.
Henry Pcmbertoc Stecle , vice president
for Colorado , li president of the Denver
Chamber of Commerce and Board of Trade ,
and Is ono of the pushing , energetic men
of the .Mountain City. He wca born In
Maiden , III. . April 10 , 1857 , ancr lived there
HENRY P. STEELE.
until he was 10 years of age , when he re
moved to Denver , accompanied by his par
ents. During his residence In Colorado Mr.
Sttclo has followed the uualncra of atock
grower , ranchman , surveyor and merchant.
Vlor 1'ri-Hltlent Win. J. WcKlcrllcltl.
William J. Weoterfield , vlco president for
Nevada , Li the present state treasurer of Ma
adopted Atcto and Is ono of the moat prom
inent politicians and public men In that
section. Her was born In Kentucky In 1835
and Li ctdentlally a sclf-mado man. His
early education wc.i decidedly limited and
whllo still a mere youth he started for Cali
fornia by the Ibtlimtw route. Hero he fol
lowed the pursuit common to the country ,
that of mining , and acquired an education
at odd moments by the study of all the books
that came In liU way , At thla time * Mr ,
Mexico. Mr. Roymcrshoffcr hns kept aloof
from public office , but has been prominently
identified with various movements designed
to promote the : Interests ot the Gulf states ,
and partlcularfyHls" adopted home. He Is
chairman of the Texas committee of the
deep water utllUatlgn commlttee , which Is
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GUSTAV REYMERSHOFFER.
now lending Its aid toward building up
Texas gulf ports nnd giving western pro
ducers the advantage of the short haul to
their natural ccaports.
Vli-c I'rCHlilciit MuiJi-iir Wnlliii-i- .
Eugene Wallace , vice president for Okla
homa Territory , was born In Syracuse , N.
Y. , February 20 , 1S3S. At the ago of 3
years ho removed with his parents to
Hamburg , Mich. , where they remained for
about flvo years , when they removed to
Shlawcssec county. In the saino state , en
gaging In the farming and stock raising
business. In 1875 Mr. Wallace located at
Ccrunnn , Mich. , where he engaged In the
real estate and loan business. When the
territory of Oklahoma was opened to settle
ment Mr. Wallace took up his residence In
Oklahoma City , where ho engaged In the
banking business. Ho has taken a promi
nent part In politics and matters of general
public Interest and Is regarded as ono of
EUGENE WALLACE.
thn leading citizens of the nourishing south
west territory ,
'S T. lilmlxi'y.
Kachary T. Llndscy , chairman of the ex
ecutive committee and manager of the De
partment of Ways and Means Is the pro
prietor and actlvo manager of the l.irenit ex.
elusive rubber goods IIOUEO In the United
States. Ho wau born In Cedar county ,
Iowa , In 1817 , nnd lived thcro with his
parents until 1858 , when ho removed with
them to Wellington , la. , where ho attended
the commcn school and Washington college.
At the early ago of 10 years Mr , Llndiey
enlistee- ! Company II , Forly-flfth Iowa
lnfaiitry.'and eerved until nearly the tdoro
of the wafr hcn ho returned to his homo
and was emptied In liln brothcr'u shoo
store. A fow'years afterwards ho was
ecUcd with the western ' fever and engaged
an a teamster with 'i. party cnroutu to Cali
fornia. Ho paid $50 for the privilege of
guiding n team cf inulca over the pralrlcii
and mountains to the coast , and wan four
months making the trip. In California Mr.
Lindsay learned t-evernl trades and finally
found employment In a clothing etorc In
Baciamcnto. Ho waa offered a situation In
a bank , but concluded to return to Iowa and
enter the shoo bualncta In partnership with
hla brother at Slfiourncy , la. Within a , thort
time nflor Ills rrturn ( lie brother died anil
Mr. Llmlsey became the sole proprietor oC
the concern. After doing bwlncM at
SlRourney for seven > cnrs , ho removed to
Council Blurts nntl opened n retail leather
ZACHAKY T. LINDSEY.
store. To this was eventually ailileil a
wholesale rubber house. In 1SSO .Mr. Llndsey
tcmoveil his wholesale rubber house to
Omaha and soon succeeded In building up a
\ery extensive business. Mr. Llndscy lias
taken a prccnlncnt part In all public enter
priser which have been proposed In recent
years and Is regarded as an Indefatigable
worker.
ItoNowntor.
Hi\\nrd ! Hosewatcr , manager of the De
partment of Publicity , Is a native ot
Hohemla , born January 28 , ISII , In a vlllago
about fifty miles from Prague. At the ugo
of 11 he was oent to Prague , where hu nt-
teniled the academy for nbout n jcar. In
1S5I his parents removed to the United
States and settled at Cleveland , O. During
the GiiccocdliiR three jcara ho found employ
ment In a wholesale tinware and stove store ,
cs clerk In a grocery store , ami In a dry
KooZx store. In 1S57 ho took a commercial
college course and secured employment as
bookkeeper In a wlllowwaro establishment ,
which wen : down during the panic of that
year. In the eiimnur of 1S5S Mr. Hcsovvatci'
left Cleveland and went to Cincinnati , whcro
ho served his apprenticeship ns telegraph
operator o.i the Ohio & Mississippi railroad ,
and completed his cournc In : practical
telegraphy at Cleveland during the fall ot
that year. In April , 1S30 , ho waa commis
sioned a < ) oj eiator nt Oberlln , O. , whence ho
removed after three months to Murfrcesboro ,
Tenn. During the succeeding three years ho
was employed rs operator and ofllce man
ager In Mirslrslppl and Alabama , finally
srvurlng the pcsltlo.i of commercial operator
In the main olllco of the Southwcatcrn
Telegraph company nt Nashville , Tenn. ,
whcro he remained for ten months and until
the city wan captured by the union army.
In April , 1SCJ , Mr. Rcscwater enlisted.In .
the United States .Military Telegraph corps
and was assigned to the staff of General John
C. Fremont In hid West Virginia campaign.
In July , 18G2 , ho was transferred to duty at
the navy yard at Washington , then com
manded by Commodore Dahlgrcn. In August
of that year ho was attached to the Blaft of
General John Pone In his famous "On to
Richmond" campaign , which ended In the
GCcond battle of Dull Hun. On September
1 , 1&G2 , Mr. Hosewatcr wes assigned to the
War Department Telegraph olllce , where ho
remained until the summer of 1SC3. In
September of that year Mr. Hosewatcr came
to Omaha and was Installed as manager ot
the office of the Pacific Telegraph. In 1870
ho was made manager of the Atlantic &
Pacific and Great Western telegraph lines ,
rihil1 It v. a whllo thus employed that ho
founded The Omaha nee , June 19 , 1S71. Dur
ing more than twenty-five years Mr. Hose
watcr has been a potential factor In public
affairs and In the promotion of the material
progrccs of Omaha and Ncbrtoha. Aa
founder and editor of ono of the great news
papers of the wctt , he has achieved national
reputation , augmented by the erection ot
that monumental structure , The Ilco build
ing , which ranks among the greatest news
paper buildings In the world. Mr. Hcncwater
la the president and chief proprietor of The
Dee Publishing company , which controls the
agency of the Associated prccs for Omaha ,
EDWAiRD ROSEWATER.
anil In also president of The Ilco Uulldlng
company.
fi. M. Illtclii'ork.
Gilbert M. Illtchcocl : , manager of the
Department of Promotion , Is the president
of the World Publishing company , and Is
the managing editor and business manager
of the World-Herald , a dally newspaper Is
sued by thecompany. . Ho was born In
Omaha , Sci.tcml er 18 , 1859 , his fcther being
Phlneas W. Hitchcock , who represented
Nebraska In the United States senate from
1871 to 1877. The subject of this sketch
attended the public schools of Omaha for a
short time , and In 1871 went to Iladen-
Dadctt , Germany , where ho studied for two
years , returnlns to Oinnlu In 1873 and
studying under private tutors for several
years. In 1879 ho martrlculated at the
Ann Arbor , Mich. , law school and gradu
ated from that Institution In 1881. The same
year ho was admitted to the bar of Douglas
county , and practiced law until 1885. In
18S3 Mr. Hitchcock was married to Mlsa
Jessie Croiinse , daughter of Hon. Lorenzo
Crounsc. ono of the most prominent resi
dents of Nebraska. In 1883 the World Pub
lishing company wan formed , Mr. Hitch-
cask being the largest holder of Block In
the company , and having full charge of
the editorial department of the Evening
World , a dally papar published by the
company. The Morning Herald , an old es
tablished newspaper , was pnrch&scd by the
World Publishing company In 1SS9 , and a
morning and evening edition of the World-
GILHHRT M , HITCHCOCK.
Herald hns been louucd ulnca that time. In
1892 Mr , Hitchcock wan vested with full
