Northern Alabama, historical and . mp; Florida Hailroad Company, and became itspresident upon the retirement of the late Tlioma.*Josejjh. in 1881. At the June election in ISfSf., theDoctor, finding other business affairs too press-ing, declined the further chief executorship of thecompany, and accepted the vice-presidency. The Commercial Fire Insurance Co. was organ-ized in 18:<;. with a capital stock of *(Hi. andwith Dr. LeGrand as president. He has. there-fore, been at the head of this popular concernfrom its inception. It was only in the beginningof 1887, however, tha


Northern Alabama, historical and . mp; Florida Hailroad Company, and became itspresident upon the retirement of the late Tlioma.*Josejjh. in 1881. At the June election in ISfSf., theDoctor, finding other business affairs too press-ing, declined the further chief executorship of thecompany, and accepted the vice-presidency. The Commercial Fire Insurance Co. was organ-ized in 18:<;. with a capital stock of *(Hi. andwith Dr. LeGrand as president. He has. there-fore, been at the head of this popular concernfrom its inception. It was only in the beginningof 1887, however, that he took upon himself thepersonal direction and nmnagement of its that time the ;s has very materiallyincreased, and while it is not our purpose to reflectin any degree upon the )iast c< nduct of this largeenterprise, we think we are justified in saying thatDr. LeGrands great business reputation, when itbecame known that he wiis at the helm in person,gave the already flourishing condition of thecomimny fresh


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