Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . er by employing help to assist him. He thussecured the means, supplemented by working morn-ings and evenings while at school away from home,to secure an academic education. At eighteen hewas unexpectedly solicited to teach school, whichoffer he eagerly accepted. He followed that occu-pation four winters with exceptional success, duringwhich time he devoted a part of each year to shoe-making and a part to attending school. At twenty-one he possesse
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . er by employing help to assist him. He thussecured the means, supplemented by working morn-ings and evenings while at school away from home,to secure an academic education. At eighteen hewas unexpectedly solicited to teach school, whichoffer he eagerly accepted. He followed that occu-pation four winters with exceptional success, duringwhich time he devoted a part of each year to shoe-making and a part to attending school. At twenty-one he possessed a well-stored mind and a smallsum of money with which to start into more ex-tended business. His eagerness for knowledge ledhim to continue his studies while at work at thebench with his hands, snatching problems from theopen book and mentally digesting them while theroutine manual labor went on. While still in hisboyhood he attempted a new system in his shoe-shop, whereby more work could be accomplishedwith the same men than had before been deemedpossible. He gave each man a special part of thework on each shoe, in which work each soon be-. GEORGE T. McL chine works to Boston. Having maintained asound, active business record in the machineryline for forty-five consecutive years, — the lastthirty-one years at No. 120 Fulton street, the BOSTON OF lO-DAY. 309 present stand, — he has become extensively andfavorably known. Mr. McLauthlins success hasnot been of the booming nature ; it has beenwithout a financial reverse, and of steady, perma-nent growth, aided by close economy, the exerciseof sterling integrity and sound business has never sought, but has declined, politicalhonors, desiring rather to give constant attention tohis business. His mechanical genius is of a re-markable nature, many improvements and labor-sa\ing inventions being the product of his brain,l)ut \ery few of which he has patented. He is nowperfecting se\eral important inventions. Besidesdo
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