. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. oted himself to dihgent study of the law, utihzing hisevenings for that purpose. His studies were under the directionof Henry R. Edmunds of the Philadelphia bar, and were to sogood purpose that on October 11, 1873, he was able to obtainadmittance to the bar for the practice of the profession. Hewas not, however, by any means, satisfied with his acquirements,and so, instead of entering upon the practice of the law, he re-sximed his studies in the Law School of the University of Penn-sylvania, Prom that institution he was duly graduated, in June
. New York state's prominent and progressive men;. oted himself to dihgent study of the law, utihzing hisevenings for that purpose. His studies were under the directionof Henry R. Edmunds of the Philadelphia bar, and were to sogood purpose that on October 11, 1873, he was able to obtainadmittance to the bar for the practice of the profession. Hewas not, however, by any means, satisfied with his acquirements,and so, instead of entering upon the practice of the law, he re-sximed his studies in the Law School of the University of Penn-sylvania, Prom that institution he was duly graduated, in June,1876, with the degree of LL. B. With such preparation and experience Mr. Redding then beganthe practice of his chosen profession. Three years later, inSeptember, 1879, he formed and became himself the seniormember of the law firm of Redding, Jones & Carson, of Phila-delphia. This firm was from the beginning successful in a grat-ifying degree, and soon built up a large and lucrative business,and became one of the foremost in that city. 278 /^. - y\ r^^^.^^_ V BEADFORD RHODES NEW YORK city is in many particulars the chief city of theUnited States, and, indeed, of the western hemisphere, butin no respect more markedly so than as the financial capital. Inthis respect it not only outranks any other city of this Union, butall other cities combined, its volume of clearing-house exchangesbeing actually greater than the aggregate of all other clearing-house exchanges in the United States. This impressive financialpredominance has naturally attracted to New York ambitiousfinanciers from all parts of the country, and has drawn into thecircle of financial operations many men of parts who began lifein other callings. It is worthy of remark that one of the best-known names inNew York banking life is that of a man who was bom in anotherState and did not come hither until he had reached the years ofmanhood, and who, moreover, first engaged in another calling,and came to New York for the purpo
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