One of the passengers who, is travelling for business as well' ax pleasure is Mr. Fred M. Kirby, of Wilkes-Barre, "Pennsylvania, vice-president of the F, W. Woolworth. Ca. and associated with numerous large interests, as well as with educational institutions. About 1885 with C. S. Woolworth he began to dulld up the chain of five and ten cents stores which are found in Practically every state east of the Mississippi River. When he retired. in 1912 he was owner of no less than 96 of these stores. While this tip is primarily for recreation Mr. Kirby does not deny that he is investigating the possibilities of establishing stores of a similar nature in the Far East and eventually girdling the globe with these: convenient emporiums.
Miss Anita Baldwin, daughter of "Lueky" Baldwin of California, and owner of the extensive "Santa Anita is one of the—prominent women of the western coast. Among the newspaper men making: the voyage is Mr. Joseph H. Appel who is accompanied by his wife. Mr. Appel began his career a: lawyer and was next connected with the editorial department of the
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