ΤΟ SAMUEL STREIT 1827-1918 MY MENTOR IN THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC THAN whom no young man had a better one, for that early training in good business knowledge, honesty, and square dealing which is so necessary in the conduct of all respectable and legitimate commercial pursuits. He himself first entered the liquor business in Troy, New York, at the age of eighteen. He founded Samuel Streit & Co., New York City, 1856, in which his interest continued until his death at Palm Beach, Florida, 1918, at the age of ninety-one. Known as the "Nestor of the New York Trade in Spirits"-in business he was square in his dealing, and he expected a square deal in return. An out-of-door's man, a great fisherman, a good sportsman, he loved nature and he knew human nature to be good rather than bad; he dealt with the good where he could; he preferred not to have any dealings with the bad. He was loved by his friends and respected even by his enemies, of both which he had some of whom he might well have been proud. I am thankful that his death occurred before he experienced Prohibition. To the Spirit of Samuel Streit this book is dedicated in respectful acknowledgment of his help and long interest in my own business career |