. Life and character of William Taylor Baker, president of the World's Columbian exposition and of the Chicago Board of trade. 1901, AGE 60 LIFE AND CHARACTER OF WILLIAM TAYLOR BAKER PRESIDENT OF THE WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION AND OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE BY HIS SON CHARLES H. BAKER V WITH ILLUSTRATIONS NEW YORK THE PREMIER PRESS 1908 AUTHORS NOTE. THREE hundred copies of this book have beenprinted for gratuitous distribution among thefriends of William T. Baker, in the belief thatthose who knew him intimately in life would valuehighly this brief story of his career. If any have beenover
. Life and character of William Taylor Baker, president of the World's Columbian exposition and of the Chicago Board of trade. 1901, AGE 60 LIFE AND CHARACTER OF WILLIAM TAYLOR BAKER PRESIDENT OF THE WORLDS COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION AND OF THE CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE BY HIS SON CHARLES H. BAKER V WITH ILLUSTRATIONS NEW YORK THE PREMIER PRESS 1908 AUTHORS NOTE. THREE hundred copies of this book have beenprinted for gratuitous distribution among thefriends of William T. Baker, in the belief thatthose who knew him intimately in life would valuehighly this brief story of his career. If any have beenoverlooked, it was unintentional on the part of thosefew of his intimate friends who made up the list ofnames to whom copies have been presented by theauthor, and from whom prompt acknowledgment isrequested in order that the safe delivery of the booksmay be noted. GifAuth(?Poreon. Dorothy DEDICATION TO you, my little daughter Dorothy, your Daddydedicates this book. I do so because yourGrandpa loved you from the day you first cameinto the world on his birthday until the day hewent out of it, and he loves you still. He loves youbecause you came down from him and are of him;—but he loves you most because it is you, just as hewould a flower, because it is a flower—because it ispretty and sweet, God-given and inspiring. PREFACE We should look at the lives of all as at a mirror, andtake from others an example for ourselves.—Terrence. THE idea of this book first came into my mind asa medium for giving to my children a picture of acharacter worthy of their emulation, by placingthem in close touch with the life and character of areal person of their own blood, who had lived a whole-some, useful and honorable life, and had added morethan one mans share to the worlds work. By readingof my fathers life, and letting him dwell in spiritwith them, his* grandchildren and
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