Show I SALT LAKE SKETCHES Gentleman A About out Town Toun Veteran Furniture Man Plans to Wear Out Three More Bicycles Strong hearty and still sUll a young man man man- despite his 82 years Ebenezer N. N Child Menlo avenue celebrated cele- cele rated his birthday anniversary Saturday Saturday Saturday Sat Sat- by Just working a little harder at his job of collecting Although he Is bent and nd whitehair white- white hair laired haired d this spry gentleman 1 about tow town own U contends he is still worth another another an an- other 1000 miles and three more bicycles Since 1896 1898 Mr Child has been een empl employed by a furniture com corn pany any as sal salesman upholsterer and nd for many years c collector of bills I am m very happy in my work and my friends friend tre treat t me like a real gentle gentleman gentleman man about town he said with a chuckle Three bicy bicycles have worn wom I from under me and arid three more will wll go before I am ready to quit I Iam am worth at least 1000 walking walkin miles yet Emigrating from London in 1866 Mr Child was on the ocean for six weeks In an old sailing vessel test Most of his hi continental trip westward wason was wason wason on loot foot He arrived in Salt Lake City in 1868 Times were hard when we arrived arrived ar are ar- ar rived in in this cit city he said People of t no idea what real hard hardtimes hardtimes hardtimes times are There was vias little employment employ ment and little to eat other than bread Dread and molasses Yet we were happy There was not the contention and throat cutting competition of today Everyone was in the same position and helped one another r. r As AI a r result sult the situation soon overcame itself In 1887 I married raised nine children chil chit dren and have not missed a single days day's work since Mr Childs Child's mind was clear as he lie related dates and events reaching far Into the last century He was a bodyguard of Brigham Young He obtained ed his first furniture job in 1871 In January of 1886 he started a business of at his own opening a astore astore astore store on Market Row between Main and West Temple streets on First South street Business prospered prospered pros pros- until the panic of 1893 durin during which all of Mr Childs Child's property was lost The young man of today has no not the chance of succeeding that w we e pioneers pio pio- did he hc asserted He mus must overcome more severe competition People arent aren't as willing to help him him He Hc is handicapped because his par par- fc tt S l t t S' S l J t J F 3 M MJ J 1 y Ebenezer N. N Child caI cant can't t help him He may have more ambition and education than we did but hell he'll need more than he has When it is so hard for a young man to get employment it is plain I to see what it would be for a manof man manof manof of my age to try for lor a job That is why I am so thoroughly grateful to tomy tomy tomy my fr friends ends for keeping me at my job so ma many y years ears |