Mr. Young was an invalid from 1893 to his death in 1896, the mills did not operate in 1895-6, and were subsequently run to be a modicum of their capacity, the cut of 1897 being recorded at but  of lumber, 2,000,000 shingles and 1,500,000 lath, a conservative estimate placing the total production since 1858 at  of lumber and 750,000,000 shingles. Other activities
Mr. Young was active in banking. He erected and presented to the Methodist denomination at Clinton, the beautiful "Esther Young Chapel." He purchased and presented to the Young Men's Christian Association of Clinton a beautiful building. His interest in educational matters was manifested also in liberal gifts to Cornell College at Mount Vernon, Iowa. He cared little for political honors, but in 1864 yielded to the almost unanimous call of the citizens of Clinton that he should take the mayoralty and the affairs of the city thrived under his administration. He was for some time president of the Clinton Savings Bank, was a director of the Clinton National bank (http://www.clintonnational.com/). References
"History of the Lumber and Forest Industry of the Northwest" by George W. Hotchkiss Illustrated Chicago 1898 p. 588-590
"The History of Clinton County Iowa" by L. P. Allen (1879) Pages 669-697
"Iowa Its History and Its Foremost Citizens" The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company 1916 p. 1440
"The Clinton Daily Herald" Tuesday June 12, 1877 p. 4
"The Washington Post" May 23, 1879 p. 1
"The Clinton Herald" Tuesday June 9, 1896
"The Clinton Weekly Age" Vol. 26 No.
Mr. Young was an invalid from 1893 to his death in 1896, the mills did not operate in 1895-6, and were subsequently run to be a modicum of their capacity, the cut of 1897 being recorded at but of lumber, 2,000,000 shingles and 1,500,000 lath, a conservative estimate placing the total production since 1858 at of lumber and 750,000,000 shingles. Other activities
 Mr. Young was active in banking. He erected and presented to the Methodist denomination at Clinton, the beautiful "Esther Young Chapel." He purchased and presented to the Young Men's Christian Association of Clinton a beautiful building. His interest in educational matters was manifested also in liberal gifts to Cornell College at Mount Vernon, Iowa. He cared little for political honors, but in 1864 yielded to the almost unanimous call of the citizens of Clinton that he should take the mayoralty and the affairs of the city thrived under his administration. He was for some time president of the Clinton Savings Bank, was a director of the Clinton National bank (http: //www.clintonnational.com/). References
 "History of the Lumber and Forest Industry of the Northwest" by George W. Hotchkiss Illustrated Chicago 1898 p. 588-590
 "The History of Clinton County Iowa" by L. P. Allen (1879) Pages 669-697
 "Iowa Its History and Its Foremost Citizens" The S.J. Clarke Publishing Company 1916 p. 1440
 "The Clinton Daily Herald" Tuesday June 12, 1877 p. 4
 "The Washington Post' May 23, 1879 p. 1"The Clinton Herald"Tuesday June 9, 1896"The Clinton Weekly Age" Vol. 26 No.