The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . tluir iiiflucnui porsists in a intannililt ways, even aftcr tluir iianus arc forgotten. Tims it is thatthe linihicrs of a city,tliosc who shape itsplastic and formativedays, have i\ heavy responsiiiiiity, for theyhnild for the loniiami unending- years;and into their work islinilded their lives amichaiacte
The story of StreatorBeing an account of the growth of its institutions civic, social and industrial, with special reference to its manufacturing and business interests; together with an outline of its early history and life sketches of some of its leading citizens . tluir iiiflucnui porsists in a intannililt ways, even aftcr tluir iianus arc forgotten. Tims it is thatthe linihicrs of a city,tliosc who shape itsplastic and formativedays, have i\ heavy responsiiiiiity, for theyhnild for the loniiami unending- years;and into their work islinilded their lives amichaiacters as intu amonnnient. and as ilie>Imihl well or ill. theyhnrt or help llu futureand add to or lake fromthe stream of life thatHows down throuiih the•enturies. S(i it is that anystoiy of a town thiitchronicles merely itsmaterial elements, itscoal, its clay, its ylass,is Icavinu: out the most important factors in its uiowth. (Mlicr townsin Illinois have had coal .Itiiosits and rlcmrishcdwliile it lasted, hut where arc they the exhaustion of their coal they have he-come deserted villaiifs, and a lot of tumble-down shanties mark the spot where once they])rospere(l. It takes men as well as materials tonuike a town, ami so it has been tliouKlit ad. brief sketches of a few of the men win*, in vari(ms ways, have coidributcd most to its up-luiildinji. Ihe list is lucessarily limited andthe luunes selecteil for presentation arc fromanicni; the leaders of tlie vaiious industriesand interests represented in the city. Onlyone reprcsentatixc has been taken from eachinterest, and it is believed the names .selectedwill bv common con>ent be apjiroved as the fittest that could hechosen. It is apjiidpriatc thatthe first portrait anioni;-The .\Jakcrs of theCity should lie thatof the man allei- w Immthe cit V is named, I ) L. Streator. of Clevcland. Ohio. Dr. Streator was the leadiui*spirit amonn the cajii-talists who came here>lioitly after flic war tode\(lo)i the coal l
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