. Financial giants of America . Mass.; director of thePierce Manufacturing Co., and also of Pierce Bros., Ltd., NewBedford; director of the Rhode Island Insurance Co., Provi-dence; director of the Washington Mills; director of theNyanza Mills, and trustee of the Lowell Textile School. Mr. Wood is a gentleman of striking personality. Helooks to be what he is, a man of affairs. He is a quick and [204] WILLIAM M. WOOD active person physically and is mentally crisp in words andprompt in decision and execution. He commands the devo-tion of a host of personal and business friends. Elxcept whenengage
. Financial giants of America . Mass.; director of thePierce Manufacturing Co., and also of Pierce Bros., Ltd., NewBedford; director of the Rhode Island Insurance Co., Provi-dence; director of the Washington Mills; director of theNyanza Mills, and trustee of the Lowell Textile School. Mr. Wood is a gentleman of striking personality. Helooks to be what he is, a man of affairs. He is a quick and [204] WILLIAM M. WOOD active person physically and is mentally crisp in words andprompt in decision and execution. He commands the devo-tion of a host of personal and business friends. Elxcept whenengaged in formal conference with some weighty executive ofaffairs, he is always accessible to his subordinates or others whohave actual business with him. He is known far and wide asa most considerate and generous employer. It is known thathe gives a great deal of personal thought to the model housesfor many of the companys operatives and to the equipmentof the mill buildings for the health and comfort of the work-ing people. [205]. J. OGDEN ARMOUR One may gain something of the power J. OgdenArmour wields in the statement that the forces hecontrols handle more ^rain than any other grainconcern in the world, do the second largest leatherbusiness in the world, and rank first as manufac-turers of fertilizer. Armour is the largest individical employer oflabor in the United States—that fact alone wouldrank him as an industrial giant. J. OGDEN ARMOUR JOGDEN ARMOUR, son of Philip D. Armour, is a chipoff the old block. Since J. O., as his associates callhim, succeeded his father, the Armour Grain Co. hasgrown until it now handles more grain than any other grainconcern on the face of the earth. Besides this. Armour hasthe second largest leather business in the world. He ranksamong the foremost manufacturers of fertilizers. He con-trols more refrigerator and other special cars than any otherrailroad system in the country. Whereas the business ofArmour & Co. did a volume of $100,000,000 a ye
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