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A
Biographical Dictionary of Living Men of the City of
Cleveland
From time to time ephemeral
publications spring up pretending to add to
biographical literature sketches of
"leading" and "prominent" men for a
consideration. There is no limit to this
form of exploitation on the one hand and
vanity on the other. Meanwhile the main
object of any such attempt, the setting
forth of the facts, without comment, is lost
and with it whatever value might otherwise
attach to the print.
This is the first book of its kind published
in Cleveland for Clevelanders. That it is no
larger is due to the modesty of hundreds of
men who have refrained from filling up the
inquiry blanks sent them lest their motive
be misunderstood. To this cause must be
ascribed the absence from the pictorial
pages of many photographs of men whose
biographical sketches are here included.
The book has been confined to living
subjects because it is intended to make this
a current publication, dealing with current
matters. Other publications are available
for historical purposes. Moreover, its main
purpose was to offer a list of the younger
men the men who are making the Greater
Cleveland to come, rather than their elders.
No attempt has been made to select for the
purposes of this publication any class of
men, beyond the thought that they should
represent the city of today.
No space for any purpose has been sold in
this book. The remarks following each name
are autobiographical. Not a word has been
added and except for unimportant changes
affecting the phraseology employed, every
man's description is his own. Too many have
modestly declined to enter as fully into
their achievements as the publishers might
have wished. But while the comment, here and
there, may seem brief, it was deemed best to
adhere to truth and facts, no matter how
briefly stated, than to err on the other
side.
Nothing more is claimed for this volume than
accuracy and dependability as to the
sketches included. Another issue may induce
cooperation by many others whose names are
among the missing.
