. Contemporary American biography . Commerce, and Board of Trade and Transportation; and was interested in a greatnumber of organizations and societies for the advancement of education, science, and good gov-ernment. Mr. Potter was a broad-minded humanitarian, and was always ready to help thosewhom he deemed deserving; race or color made no difference to him when his help or counselwas demanded; he was a warm friend to the colored race, and was always ready to lend thema helping hand in their struggle for social improvement. Few citizens of New York have ex-ercised so wide and so beneficent an
. Contemporary American biography . Commerce, and Board of Trade and Transportation; and was interested in a greatnumber of organizations and societies for the advancement of education, science, and good gov-ernment. Mr. Potter was a broad-minded humanitarian, and was always ready to help thosewhom he deemed deserving; race or color made no difference to him when his help or counselwas demanded; he was a warm friend to the colored race, and was always ready to lend thema helping hand in their struggle for social improvement. Few citizens of New York have ex-ercised so wide and so beneficent an influence. He was an optimist in his view of life and hadgreat faith in his country and in his fellow-citizens. He was a leader in every movement, polit-ical or otherwise, for the advancement and betterment of the people about him, and at thesame time was one of the most substantial and progressive figures in the business world. Hisdeath was sincerely mourned as a loss, not to his city and State alone, but to the country ^SII >:.,m-::y^^--w:^: :-
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