. Life and character of William Taylor Baker, president of the World's Columbian exposition and of the Chicago Board of trade. out into theworld, but he went nevertheless—alone, while theothers stayed and watched his star rise in the Westas he came to the threshhold of the great destinywhich the future had in store for him, while theirsstood still over McLean. About this time the gold discoveries in the RockyMountains caused a frenzy of excitement throughoutthe land. It stampeded Father just at the time hewanted to be stampeded. He saw the roadway of hisfuture paved with gold and glory. Westwa
. Life and character of William Taylor Baker, president of the World's Columbian exposition and of the Chicago Board of trade. out into theworld, but he went nevertheless—alone, while theothers stayed and watched his star rise in the Westas he came to the threshhold of the great destinywhich the future had in store for him, while theirsstood still over McLean. About this time the gold discoveries in the RockyMountains caused a frenzy of excitement throughoutthe land. It stampeded Father just at the time hewanted to be stampeded. He saw the roadway of hisfuture paved with gold and glory. Westward thecourse of Empire was going and in that processionhe felt he belonged. He rose to the occasion in the 40 LIFE OF WILLIAM TAYLOR BAKER full stature of his life and met the crisis before shook off the mantle of McLean, borrowed forty-dollars from his employer and struck out for the greatwide West. The boy of Winfield, Groton and Mc-Lean had ceased to be; it was a man and every incha man, that then stepped foot into the young town ofChicago in 1861, stranded, en route to the gold fieldsof the Rocky 1860—Aged 19. 1868—Aged 27
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