AUTOBIOGRAPHYc 



chased a horse, wagon, and harness. Then, 

 through the kindness of a dear friend, who be- 

 came responsible for me, I was loaned one hun- 

 dred dollars, and with this as my working capital 

 I commenced traveling over the country, buying 

 produce and shipping it to Buffalo and New 

 York 



I continued in this business until the year 

 1855, when, having arrived at the age of twenty, 

 I began to think of enlarging my operations. 

 Influenced by this desire, I directed my course 

 to the beautiful and flourishing town of Batavia, 

 where I secured a store and became a dealer in 

 all kinds of produce, shipping it, as before, to 

 Buffalo and New York. 



The cut here given is an accurate representa- 

 tion of my first place of business, and speaks for 

 itself in regard to the size and general appear- 

 ance of the placec It was, however, as it proved, 

 insufficient for the business which flowed in upon 

 me and increased so greatly that soon I found it 

 necessary to secure larger and more commodious 

 premises. At the time of doing this I deter- 



