. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . ish Association, inthe formation ofwhich Mr. Mortontook an active part,being one of theNew England clubdelegates thatbrought about itsorganization. F o 1 -lowing the Paint andOil Club, other orga-nizations of a similarnature arose, makingpossible the forma-tion of the BostonAssociated Board ofTrade, composed ofregularly chosen del-egates from twentytrade organizationsin the city, thusbeing perfectly rep-resentative of all thecitys business inter-ests. In th
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . ish Association, inthe formation ofwhich Mr. Mortontook an active part,being one of theNew England clubdelegates thatbrought about itsorganization. F o 1 -lowing the Paint andOil Club, other orga-nizations of a similarnature arose, makingpossible the forma-tion of the BostonAssociated Board ofTrade, composed ofregularly chosen del-egates from twentytrade organizationsin the city, thusbeing perfectly rep-resentative of all thecitys business inter-ests. In the creationof the Board ofTrade, Mr. Mortonwas a leading spirit, being the one who first suggested the idea of formingsuch an association. He called the first meeting, whichresulted in its organization, served as its first vice-presi-dent, and as chairman of its committee on postal affairs,and helped perhaps more than any other person tosecure improved mail service between Boston and NewYork. Mr. Morton was born in Athol, Mass., Oct. 3,1830, the son of Jeremiah and Olive (Morse) great-grandfather, Richard Morton, came from. JOHN D. MORTON Hadley, Mass., and was one of the first seven settlers ofAthol. Mr. Morton left school at fifteen years of ageand entered a country store in the adjoining town ofRoyalston, where he remained for three years, afterwhich he spent a year in school. Then for three yearshe was in a country store in what is now the town ofPutnam, Conn. He came to Boston in 1853 and soonafter entered the counting-room of Stimson& Valentine,dealers in ]iaints, oils, and varnishes, remaining with this firm until 1859 he became connected with the house of Banker &C arpe nt er, in thesame line of business,and was admitted aspartner in 1864, thefirm name beingchanged in 1868 toCarpenter, W o o d -ward & Morton, andis now composed ofG. O. Carpenter,J. D. Morton, F. , and E. This houseis one of the largestin its line in NewEngland, doing
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