Few men of the last generation —
conspicuous for men with nationwide
business interests—have been identi
fied with more great American enter
prises than Mr. Ream. He helped to
organize the National Biscuit com
pany and the United States Steel cor
poration—he was named as a defend
ant In the federal government's suit
for the dissolution of the latter. He
was an officer and director In many
of the largest railway and trust com
panics, electric and power plants, and
rarlpus public utilities. In the eigh !
flea he was organizer of the syndicate
that built the Rookery building the
"first steel frame skyscraper,
Mr. Ream has made his headquar
ters in New York for many years,
wdth a personal office at 24 Broad
•treet. and was connected with the
following corporations Vice presi
dent and dtreotor of the Central Safe
ty Deposit company; director of the
‘Baltimore & Ohio railroad, the Brook
lyn Heights Railroad company, the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit company, the
Chicago and Erie Railroad company,
the Chicago * Alton Railroad compa
ny. the Chicago, Burlington & Quin
cy Railroad company, the Cincinnati.
