Identifier: lifecharacterof00bake (find matches)
Title: Life and character of William Taylor Baker, president of the World's Columbian exposition and of the Chicago Board of trade
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Baker, Charles H. (Charles Hinckley), b. 1864
Subjects: Baker, William Taylor, 1841-1903 Electric power-plants
Publisher: New York, The Premier press
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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l coming into the autumn of his life,transformed from the less perfect being of the past,he had only to do as he did,—lie down in a peacefulsleep on earth in the evening of a happy day, fromwhich the awakening came in immortality in the lifebeyond. Thus lived and died William Taylor Baker. Whocan say how far reaching has been his influence, orin what measure he has left his impress upon theworld? There may be those who never knew himexcept at long range, but, who knowing him to thedegree that such a public character is likely to beknown, took their inspiration from him, and made himtheir guide for better living and for greater achieve-ment. We, unconsciously, in our youth particularly,look up to such a man, and accept him as our modelto pattern after and grow up to. So strong a manhoodas his, therefore, undoubtedly drew unto itself theapprobative attention of many who saw in him thetrue ideals to which their better and more ambitiousnatures would lead them; and so all unconsciously,
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The Baker Lot in Graceland. HOME LIFE AND CHARACTER 293 he, like other men of equally sterling caliber, radi-ated the strength and virtue within him, to be absorbedand expanded again by those whose natures he thustouched. The good that he may thus have done shallnever be known perhaps, but we, who were close tohim and knew him through and through, found therean able, honest, upright, brave and conscientious man,who did his duty as he knew it, and with all thestrength and purpose at his command. What morecould be asked of any man ? THE END. 13 1908

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