. The street railway review . ow banking and brokerage house was formed under thisname on Nov. i, 1899, and has opened extensive offices at N03. 149to 153 Washington St., Chicago, for the purpose of carrying on ageneral business of this kind. The senior partner of the firm isMr. W. F. Furbeck who was formerly connected with the northand west sides street railway systems of Chicago. Mr. Furbeck was born in 1848 in Schenectady County, N. Y. Hecame to Chicago in 1861 and entered the employ of the First Na-tional Bank of Chicago, in 1863, at tlic age of 15 years. He re-mained in this bank for 19 y
. The street railway review . ow banking and brokerage house was formed under thisname on Nov. i, 1899, and has opened extensive offices at N03. 149to 153 Washington St., Chicago, for the purpose of carrying on ageneral business of this kind. The senior partner of the firm isMr. W. F. Furbeck who was formerly connected with the northand west sides street railway systems of Chicago. Mr. Furbeck was born in 1848 in Schenectady County, N. Y. Hecame to Chicago in 1861 and entered the employ of the First Na-tional Bank of Chicago, in 1863, at tlic age of 15 years. He re-mained in this bank for 19 years and in 1882 accepted the positionof cashier in the brokerage firm of Chas. T. Ycrkes, jr. & Co. In1887 he became private secretary to Mr. Yerkes who was thenpresident of the street railway lines. In 1892 Mr. Furbeck waselected vice-president of the North Chicago Street Railroad Co.,and continued in this office until the sale of that road to the Chi-cago Union Traction Co. REPORT OF THE NEW YORK
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