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J. H. Shea lle, Father of ti 1e Savings Plan, Friend of the Sailor vice president of the Cleveland- Cliffs Iron Co. and of the Lake died Friday | ee HOLMES SHEADLE, Carriers’ Association, morning, Sept. 22, at the Women’s and Children’s hospital, Syracuse, N. Y. Accompanied by Mrs. Sheadle, Mr. Sheadle had started from Cleve- land the preceding Thursday on an automobile trip which was to have taken them to the White mountains. A stop was made to visit friends at Skaneateles, N. Y., where he became ill and was taken to Syracuse. At the hospital, it was found that an operation for intestinal trouble was necessary and it was performed Sun- day. The patient grew steadily weaker until the end came. With him: <n’ his last illness were Mrs. Sheadle, William G. Mather, presi- dent of the Cleve- land - Cliffs Iron Co.s-andjAws WW. Foote, president of the Foote - Burt Co., Cleveland. Mr. Sheadle came from Penn- sylvania Dutch an- cestry and was born 57 years ago at New Bedford, Pay Ast ter coni- pleting his educa- tion in the public schools and at Hiram _ college, Ohio, he entered the employ of his father in the bank- ing business at Girard, O., where he remained for LWOry.e at Ss: Ene then became con- nected with the Second National bank of Youngs- town, and at the gee! -ot 24° was made assistant cashier and served in that capacity several years. He then went to New York and after a year in the service of the Standard Gas Light Co., in that city, returned to Youngstown and became intimately associated with the iron and steel in- dustry as secretary and executive of- ficer of the Mahoning Valley Iron Manufacturers’ Association, In 1890, Mr. Sheadle went to Cleve- land, to accept the position of secre- tary of the Cleveland-Cliffs Iron GG, in which capacity he served until Jan. 1, 1914, when he was elected vice presi- dent. He was in charge of the iron ore sales department and in recent years had given his attention largely to welfare work. Mr. been vice president of the Lake Car- riers’ Association since 1903, and since JASPER HOLMES SHEADLE 386 Sheadle had. 1909, chairman of the welfare plan committee. His work in this connec. tion was invaluable to the sailors of the Great Lakes. As a member of the Cleveland chamber of commerce, he rendered important service to his city and he was active as a director in sey- eral banks and steamship companies, Harry Coulby, president of the Pitts. burgh Steamship Co., who for many years was intimately associated with Mr. Sheadle, especially in welfare work of the Lake Carriers’ Association, says of him: “In the death of Mr, Sheadle the navigation interests of the Great Lakes have lost one of their ablest men. He had been one of the leaders in the business for nearly 30: years. The work, however, which seemed to particularly appeal to him, and which he loved, was the promotion of the welfare of the sail- ors. When the welfare committee was appointed a number of years ago, he was select- ed as its chair- man, a position he filled till his death. He was the father of the sav- ings plan and to him alone belongs the credit for orig- inating it and su- pervising the working out of its details. This plan was eminently suc- cessful from the start. In his pass- ing the sailors of the Great Lakes have lost a friend who gave his time and his energies cheerfully always for their better- ment. Mr. Sheadle was a high grade man—clean in words and in thought. I have never known #4 man of _ higher character.”