As a thinker who saw clearly for the financial colleagues of a dozen corporations; as a man of the world discussing big projects in exclusive clubs of the metropolis, his extraordinary judgment was emphasized, but the simplicity of his quieter side, his love of little ones and thought for kith and kin in his native land, were likewise noticeable.
He counted much on the success of his children and was devoted to his family, but was not vouchsafed the anticipated pleasure of their society in later years when his duties would have been less arduous.
At the age of fifty-four, the zenith of capability and ripened opinion, after completing three years as first President of the American Locomotive Company, his mighty brain ceased to originate and execute. To his memory earnest and widespread tribute was paid.
His career was a homily to men pessimistic regarding life’s outlook, who capitulate to cynicism. The example he set cannot soon be forgotten, nor should study of the character and purpose of S. R. Callaway be disregarded by the youth of this generation.
“His life was gentle; and the elements
So mixed in him, that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world, ‘This is a man.’”
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