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Show f learning of the uncertainty of m'tnl I which enthralled the boy he not aboul I to help hlru to a decision. x "He pave mo much of hi time ond discussed my cose ko thoroughly that I began to think that ho had nothing ele to ilo for that day," said the man afterword. "Ho pointed out the advantage of working out rf doors n I would have to If I entered the cattle business. To thin be contracted con-tracted the disadvantages of indoor office work. "He spoke of the numerous outside attractions which v.-ere over before the young man who worked In the loop district. He shnwH me where I i-nnM rni'-c better ,-nd truer friends l.y polng Into an Industry such as th I Ihe stock trad" where. not so many ternptatkn to dissipate nnd aoclato with f?.t peonP would be offered me. He told me that I wo-ild be benefited j liy cmt"cr Into contact with the pur ! and honest countrymen who patronized patron-ized the yards, and o firmly convinced convinc-ed mo th'it the rattle ouMdcss was the only place for me that I wondered l hat I Ind ever entertained any doubt about 1L "He ended It all by offering mo a tuition at any of his plants to which my parents were willing to let mo gn; told me he had enjoyed my rlfdt Immensely Im-mensely snd made me prom foe to call on him again at mv ear'ie.rt convenience." conven-ience." Such was Michael Cudahy ns the people at the stockyards knew him. A man too Me to he affected by any portion po-rtion he might hove attained on" this earth, a home man, a business man and a religious m&n. Chicago Tribune. CUDAHY'S KEY TO SUCCESS IN BUSINESS. Home, religion ond business his de-votlon de-votlon to this trinity was the key to the success In life of the late Michael Cudahy, according to his former business busi-ness associates at the Union stockyards. stock-yards. So far a could be learned Mr. Cudahy Cud-ahy had no rule, or set of rules, which he followed. His was too broad a mind to bo restricted to a formula from which he could not deviate, sav men who worked with him In the packing plants of Chicago for years. To thoKe who knew his homo life Intimately Mr. Cudahy wa3 first of all a "home man,'' a devoted husband and a loving father. In the livestock trade he was known as a business man, and It was the firm conviction of all who came In contact with him during of fice hours that business, and that the packing buRtnees, waa over his first consideration. Again, there were many who believ-ed believ-ed that his religion was uppermost in his mind. His was a familiar fnce at St: Mary's church, Wabash avenue and Eldrodge place, and his observations of the canons of the Catholic church , were not limited to his attendance at mass on Sundays A man of higher morals never lived, say those who wore most familiar with him. He was Just and nquare in all his dealings and as courteous to the newsboy as to the millionaire. Where he excelled was In his ability abil-ity to concentrate his whole mind on the subject at hand, whether It pertained per-tained to religion, home or business. Men who worked under him when he was general superintendent of the Armour Ar-mour packing plant, found him one of the easiest men to approach that they ever knew. He was ever ready to listen lis-ten to them and never appeared to ho In a hurry or to have more pressing business at hand. Mr. Cudahy wns an early riser and always among the first to reach the I stockyards In the morning. Few of the old-time trnders who knew Mr. Cudahy then an? active In the Hve stock business now, but thr.so who are remember him best as they used to see him walking from the packing house, at one end of the yards, to the hog alleys at the other. This was u never-failing daily oo-enrrence. oo-enrrence. and as ho camo swinging along with a cheery word for all whom he met the way wns lined with men who ronde It a practice to ex-change ex-change a "good morning" with tho "old man." a title which was spoken with reverence-when applied to him. From the hnR alleys Mr. Cudahy wended his way hack to the packing house, and from there, unco the day's ' work was finished, his course lay di- ! rectly home. "Mr. Cudahy was a comparatively j yount man when j first knew him," said George Pratt, head hog buyer for 1 Armour & Co., "but I do not yemenibor ever seeing him linger nround with the boys after his day's work was I done K did all his visiting and gos- siping early in the morning and. al though alwav.s sociable and good matured, ma-tured, he never stopped for n social glass or to discuss the affairs of the day after leaxlng the office at night. "A man of higher morals never lived. liv-ed. At the same time he was not given to preaching and seldom gave advice unless it was sought. He was eer rr.uy Ul help tho young men un-ucr un-ucr him to better themselves, and many who are now prominent In the .he: tock trade and packing Indus'i v O'Ve i heir success to support given thorn by Mr. Cudahy when they m.t li'' '.led aid." ' i Cearlos o Robinson, or Clav Robinson Robin-son Co. voiced the same sentiments, i aud added: "Mr. Cudahy signed mv bond when I I fust went Into the live ?toek cdhi-mission cdhi-mission business. It was a matter of JKM'o.i. and I had little money of ,y own, tut Mr. Cudahy showed no hesitancy hesi-tancy lu taking what mav be termed I a "girjblcr'H chance.' " "Oct In the cattle business ' Mr Cuddhy s t.dvice to another man. who ii now a cattle buer for one of th.' big j ueking firms. This man was tin-decllcd tin-decllcd whether to fellow tho l. Btock li.dustry or seek employment In one of the big financial Institutions ( Ic the loop district. He was twenty years old at tho 'Imp, and ws- .-ferred .-ferred to Mr. C. ihy bv his father. wno had known t.ie' big packer for i years. I His f;ither had cautioned him that Mr. Cudahy was a bus man, tha' he should state his business briefly and should not tore Mr. Cudahv with his troubles. lie sought the packer in his downtown office and was determined to make the call as brief as Ksslhle. but Mr. Cudahy sent his plans awry the minute he Introduced himself. Sit down, young man. How'j your fother" Haven't-.seen him In months, tell him to cmo down and see me Tell him It brings back old days to see some one from the yards? These nnd many other ejaculations were buried at the bewildered voung man before he could open his mouth Thon Mr. Cudahy Inquired his business, and |