The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . ate,but because of his well-known executive ability andbusiness qualifications. He at once entered upon hislabors with an enthusiasm that promised success tothe undertaking. Knowin
The National cyclopædia of American biography : being the history of the United States as illustrated in the lives of the founders, builders, and defenders of the republic, and of the men and women who are doing the work and moulding the thought of the present time, edited by distinguished biographers, selected from each state, revised and approved by the most eminent historians, scholars, and statesmen of the day . ate,but because of his well-known executive ability andbusiness qualifications. He at once entered upon hislabors with an enthusiasm that promised success tothe undertaking. Knowing that his state, thoughone of the smallest in the Union, was the fourthlargest in manufactures, he bent all his energies tohave it properly represented at the great exposition,and the promptness with which New .Jersey wheel-ed into line secured for him important advantageswith the general managers. Mr. Meeker, with themembers of his commission, made repeated visits toChicago, and held frequent conferences with thegeneral managers. He placed himself in communi-cation with all the leading manufacturers and thevarious societies of his state, and succeeded in en-thusing them with the importance of the work, andat the same time urged the legislature to appropriatesufQcient, in addition to the $30,000 already appro-priated, to enable the commission to properly per-form its work. All his business and other affairs. were made subservient to this one great object, andhe has earned the gratitude of his fellow-citizens forhis zeal, energy, and enterprise displayed in the un-dertaking. Mr. Meeker occupies a high social posi-tion in his native city, and is a member of the vari-ous clubs, including the Essex club, Essex countycountry club, Jefferson club, North End club andthe Lawyers and Manhattan clubs of New Yorkcity. He is also active in religious and benevolentmatters, and has been connected with the Park Pres-byterian church for upward of twenty-five served on the hoard of t
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