He was president and majority stockholder of the Personville Mining Corporation, ditto of the First National Bank, owner of the Morning Herald and Evening Herald, the city's only newspapers, and at least part owner of nearly every other enterprise of any importance.
Personville Mining Corporationeko presidentea eta akziodun nagusia zen eta gauza bera First National Banken, hiriko bi egunkarien jabea zen, Morning Herald eta Evening Herald-ena. alegia, eta bazuen partea gainerako enpresa garrantzitsu guztietan.