182 MEMOIR. 



A SECRETARY. 



Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 24, 1902. — My acquaintance 

 with the late W. B. Fasig dates back some twenty-five 

 years. During the days of the old Grand Circuit, I met 

 him frequently and was on the most intimate terms with 

 him. I always found him a man of excellent judgment, 

 trustworthy and faithful in his duties as a secretary. He 

 always had a pleasant word for all with whom he came 

 in contact, and in his death I lost a warm, personal friend. 



Geo. W. Archer. 



A WRITER. 



New York, N. Y., January 1, 1903. — When you can 

 find the power to grasp an idea, and the ability to group 

 facts in logical form, you create a writer who appeals 

 to the largest number of readers. The statistician 

 without a spark of imagination is as dry as bone 

 dust. William B. Fasig had the poetic temperament and 

 sugar-coated his facts in a way to make them palatable to 

 thousands. The touch of his genius caused the old to take 

 on the fragrance and perfume of violets. I had many a 

 little controversy in the public prints with him, but no 

 wounds were inflicted that did not heal quickly. The 

 grace of his pen was admitted by all who followed it, and 

 he is borne in sweet remembrance by 



Hamilton Busbey. 



Chicago, 111., Oct. 29, 1902. — It is an axiom among 

 critics of literature that "The style is the man." Of Wil- 

 liam B. Fasig this was particularly true. What he wrote 

 was racy of his personality — original, idiosyncratic, 



