. Notable men of Illinois & their state. s responsibilities were increased as his fathers own age and healthmade it difficult for him to give to the Morris enterprise the time andattention that had developed it from a small beginning to vast proportions. Upon the death of his father, in 1907, Edward Morris became the headof the enterprise and at once inaugurated the policy of continuing alongthe conservative lines that had given it prestige in the business and financialworlds. He is now president and treasurer of Morris & Company, and is identi-fied with numerous other large corporations as of
. Notable men of Illinois & their state. s responsibilities were increased as his fathers own age and healthmade it difficult for him to give to the Morris enterprise the time andattention that had developed it from a small beginning to vast proportions. Upon the death of his father, in 1907, Edward Morris became the headof the enterprise and at once inaugurated the policy of continuing alongthe conservative lines that had given it prestige in the business and financialworlds. He is now president and treasurer of Morris & Company, and is identi-fied with numerous other large corporations as officer or director. He is adirector of the First National Bank of Chicago, and holds a similar positionwith the National Live Stock Bank. He is also a director of Rothschild& Company, the big State Street department store. Mr. Morris is a member of the Chicago Board of Trade and his clubsare the Mid-Day, the South Shore Country and the Standard. Hisresidence is at 4455 Grand Boulevard and his office is at the Union StockYards. 16. (^-eAyLAj-ZKy\ycCXyt^^f-^-^^^^ -^
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