. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . a n a g e m e n t,with its capital of$1,000,000, its sur-plus (reserved earn-ings) of $700,000,other undivided prof-its of $242,000, with^^ deposits of nearly ^f^f- ^V $6,000,000, and trust -^^^ ^B deposits of over $1,000,000, standssecond to no otherfinancial institutionin the city in thecharacter of its offi-cers and directors,its conservative man-agement, financialstanding and publicesteem. The com-pany is also the onlytrust or safe depositcompany in the
. Massachusetts of today : a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. . a n a g e m e n t,with its capital of$1,000,000, its sur-plus (reserved earn-ings) of $700,000,other undivided prof-its of $242,000, with^^ deposits of nearly ^f^f- ^V $6,000,000, and trust -^^^ ^B deposits of over $1,000,000, standssecond to no otherfinancial institutionin the city in thecharacter of its offi-cers and directors,its conservative man-agement, financialstanding and publicesteem. The com-pany is also the onlytrust or safe depositcompany in the cityowning its own busi-ness quarters, whichin this case is notonly the most beau-tiful ofifice building in Boston, but is, at the same time,a credit to the broad, liberal and far-seeing managementof the company, and a monument to its president, whoby his ability, energy and perseverance, has contributedso much to its remarkable success. Although with anexperience of over a quarter of a century in the pro-fession of banking, Mr. Graham is still a young man,older than he looks, but with excellent health and agreat capacity for 126 MASSACHUSETTS OF TO-DAY. CONSPICUOUS among the men of foreign birthwho have helped to maintain the high standingof Massachusetts in the commercial and manufacturingworld is Robert Bleakie, who was born in Rutherglen, Scotland, Aug. i, 183 At the age of fourteen he ac- companied his father to Amesbury, Mass., where thelatter had been engaged by the .Amesbury ManufacturingCompany to start for them the making of fancy cassi-meres. Young Bleakie had already gone through thetraining of bobbinwinding and power-loom weaving, andhad served anapprenticeship as ahand-loom weaver,so he, too, went towork in .Amesburyon the power remained herefour years, andin 1852 went toProvidence, R. I.,where he found em-ployment at $ atlay in the El Mill. In 1858John W. Stitt & Co.,of New York, en-gaged him to takecharge of their fac-tories at Fran
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