The Columbus Era, April 15, 1880
DIED
SMITH--Mr. Adam Smith, the B.& M. land king of Boone county, is dead. We publish the following from the Chicago Times:
In the death of Adam Smith, which occurred recently, the community has lost a useful and faithful citizen. He had been identified with the interests of the city for the past twenty-five years. In early life he was engaged in mercantile pursuits in the city of New York. He was the pioneer in the clipper ship interest in that city, during the gold fever of 1849, and he had seventeen ships charted and loaded at one time for California, "via around the Horn." He sent the first steamship from this country to Australia, but in this he was not successful, as the time had not yet come. He came west about twenty-five years ago and became interested at first in the packing business. He took a contract with the Illinois Central railroad for 25,000 acres of land, and the development of this property was made to the entire satisfaction of the company. He located several towns along the line, among which can be mentioned Lodi. He afterwards was interested in the neighborhood of Brighton and along the canal. Mr. Smith was among the first to advocate the recoinage of the silver dollar. During his frequent visits to Washington he urged the necessity of a mint in Chicago. He was lately interested in a large land enterprise in Nebraska, in connection with an insurance company, which has been eminently successful, owing to his good management.
DIED
SMITH--Mr. Adam Smith, the B.& M. land king of Boone county, is dead. We publish the following from the Chicago Times:
In the death of Adam Smith, which occurred recently, the community has lost a useful and faithful citizen. He had been identified with the interests of the city for the past twenty-five years. In early life he was engaged in mercantile pursuits in the city of New York. He was the pioneer in the clipper ship interest in that city, during the gold fever of 1849, and he had seventeen ships charted and loaded at one time for California, "via around the Horn." He sent the first steamship from this country to Australia, but in this he was not successful, as the time had not yet come. He came west about twenty-five years ago and became interested at first in the packing business. He took a contract with the Illinois Central railroad for 25,000 acres of land, and the development of this property was made to the entire satisfaction of the company. He located several towns along the line, among which can be mentioned Lodi. He afterwards was interested in the neighborhood of Brighton and along the canal. Mr. Smith was among the first to advocate the recoinage of the silver dollar. During his frequent visits to Washington he urged the necessity of a mint in Chicago. He was lately interested in a large land enterprise in Nebraska, in connection with an insurance company, which has been eminently successful, owing to his good management.
The Columbus Era, April 15, 1880
DIED
SMITH--Mr. Adam Smith, the B.& M. land king of Boone county, is dead. We publish the following from the Chicago Times:
In the death of Adam Smith, which occurred recently, the community has lost a useful and faithful citizen. He had been identified with the interests of the city for the past twenty-five years. In early life he was engaged in mercantile pursuits in the city of New York. He was the pioneer in the clipper ship interest in that city, during the gold fever of 1849, and he had seventeen ships charted and loaded at one time for California, "via around the Horn." He sent the first steamship from this country to Australia, but in this he was not successful, as the time had not yet come. He came west about twenty-five years ago and became interested at first in the packing business. He took a contract with the Illinois Central railroad for 25,000 acres of land, and the development of this property was made to the entire satisfaction of the company. He located several towns along the line, among which can be mentioned Lodi. He afterwards was interested in the neighborhood of Brighton and along the canal. Mr. Smith was among the first to advocate the recoinage of the silver dollar. During his frequent visits to Washington he urged the necessity of a mint in Chicago. He was lately interested in a large land enterprise in Nebraska, in connection with an insurance company, which has been eminently successful, owing to his good management.
DIED
SMITH--Mr. Adam Smith, the B.& M. land king of Boone county, is dead. We publish the following from the Chicago Times:
In the death of Adam Smith, which occurred recently, the community has lost a useful and faithful citizen. He had been identified with the interests of the city for the past twenty-five years. In early life he was engaged in mercantile pursuits in the city of New York. He was the pioneer in the clipper ship interest in that city, during the gold fever of 1849, and he had seventeen ships charted and loaded at one time for California, "via around the Horn." He sent the first steamship from this country to Australia, but in this he was not successful, as the time had not yet come. He came west about twenty-five years ago and became interested at first in the packing business. He took a contract with the Illinois Central railroad for 25,000 acres of land, and the development of this property was made to the entire satisfaction of the company. He located several towns along the line, among which can be mentioned Lodi. He afterwards was interested in the neighborhood of Brighton and along the canal. Mr. Smith was among the first to advocate the recoinage of the silver dollar. During his frequent visits to Washington he urged the necessity of a mint in Chicago. He was lately interested in a large land enterprise in Nebraska, in connection with an insurance company, which has been eminently successful, owing to his good management.
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