Jacob Best Coal Company
Jacob Best Coal Company Soundex Code C400
President: Jacob Best
The first Jacob Best emigrated from Prussia in 1869 to settle in Chicago. He carved out a life for himself and his family as a saloon keeper in the Lake View neighborhood.
By 1887 he had a well-established business, only to die and leave his four children destitute, thanks to a conniving stepmother. His two youngest children--a son, the second Jacob Best in this story, and a daughter--were even sent to an orphanage. Though he had little formal education, Jacob in 1909 founded what would become one of the largest wholesale/retail coal businesses in the United States. Along the way, he established himself as a civic leader and philanthropist; Jacob also found true love that began with a chance encounter one day at Marshall Field & Company.
Book About Best Coal Company
The Best Coal Company In All Chicago, And How It Got That Way
Authors: David Bridges
Publisher: Bookman Publishing
Keywords: chicago, company, coal
Pages: 155
Published: 2003-01
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1932301119 ISBN-13: 9781932301113
Binding: Hardcover