. . hor. An analysis of the life record of thelate Eugene C. Gardner, one of the mostnotable citizens of Springfield, a studentof civic problems and a well-knownauthor, shows that keen discriminationand unflagging industry constituted theprincipal elements in the success whichcrowned his efforts. He was a familiarfigure on the streets of Springfield and inthe elder society of that city. His was acharacter of the admirable New Englandtype, in which independence of thoughtand speech matched principle and honorof action, and a cultivate
. . hor. An analysis of the life record of thelate Eugene C. Gardner, one of the mostnotable citizens of Springfield, a studentof civic problems and a well-knownauthor, shows that keen discriminationand unflagging industry constituted theprincipal elements in the success whichcrowned his efforts. He was a familiarfigure on the streets of Springfield and inthe elder society of that city. His was acharacter of the admirable New Englandtype, in which independence of thoughtand speech matched principle and honorof action, and a cultivated mind joined apractical sense in making effective hisstrong bent toward bettering things inthe interest of the people. Eugene C. Gardner was born in Ashfield,Massachusetts, March 28, 1836, son ofBela and Lucy (Barber) Gardner, grand-son of John Barber, who came to thiscountry with Samual Slater, founder ofthe Slater cotton mills in Providence,Rhode Island, and a lineal descendant onthe paternal side of a family who leftHingham, Massachusetts, in the middle 52. g. c.^ ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BIOGRAPHY of the eighteenth century to live in West-ern Massachusetts for several genera-tions, generally followed the occupationof farming. Eugene C. Gardner spent his early lifein Ashfield assisting with the work of thehome farm and attending the districtschool and Ashfield and Conway acade-mies. He learned the trade of mason andfor a time worked as a journeymanmason in New Ipswich, New Hampshire,then went to Florence, whither his par-ents had removed. The family were Uni-versalists in their religious associations,and upon their removal to Florence theybecame connected with the Free Reli-gious Society of that place, which wasthen ministered to by famous speakersfrom all around the country. Abolition-ism found its home there, and in thatatmosphere Mr. Gardner grew up and hischaracter was developed. After his mar-riage, in 1858, he and his wife went Westand the following four years he served asprin
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