. In memoriam, George Washington Watts : born August 18, 1851, died March 7, 1921 . and pur-sued it steadily. Notwithstanding the handicap of somewhatdelicate health in his boyhood, he developed studious habits andso trained the powers of a naturally quick and vigorous mindthat by the time he entered business as a salesman for his fa-thers firm he possessed the qualities which foretoken success:clear intelligence, sound judgment, systematic habits, steadyindustry, and inflexible integrity, so that when his first greatbusiness opportunity came to him, at the age of twenty-seven,he was ready for
. In memoriam, George Washington Watts : born August 18, 1851, died March 7, 1921 . and pur-sued it steadily. Notwithstanding the handicap of somewhatdelicate health in his boyhood, he developed studious habits andso trained the powers of a naturally quick and vigorous mindthat by the time he entered business as a salesman for his fa-thers firm he possessed the qualities which foretoken success:clear intelligence, sound judgment, systematic habits, steadyindustry, and inflexible integrity, so that when his first greatbusiness opportunity came to him, at the age of twenty-seven,he was ready for it. This was the purchase of an interest in thebusiness of the now famous house of W. Duke Sons & Com-pany. When he moved to Durham and entered upon his newduties it soon became evident that, like other able members ofthat firm, he was a creative force in the business world. Undertheir joint efiorts the business grew with amazing rapidity,passing quickly from its original territory and establishing itselfnot only throughout America, but in every part of the With the increase of his means Mr. Watts, like his associatesin the firm, engaged in other large enterprises, including banks,railroads, and manufacturing companies. Throughout his en-tire business career he was prominent also as a public-spiritedcitizen and community builder, as shown, for example, in hiszealous leadership or active cooperation in all the improvementsthat have marked the civic progress of Durham and the promo-tion of the comfort and convenience of its people. The mostnotable of these services to his own community was his splendidbenefaction in the erection, equipment, and endowment ofWatts Hospital. But after all is said, the most valuable contribution he madeto the well-being of Durham was the influence of his own char-acter and personality. The city is not an old one. It has madeits marvelous growth for the most part in the last forty citizens can never be thankful enough that
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