Excerpt from A History of Southern Illinois, Vol. 3: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People, and Its Principal Interests Frank ernst, secretary and general manager of the New Baden Mill ing Company, organized principally by him in 1900, is one of the solid men of his district. All' his life connected with the milling industry, he is regarded as one of the foremost millers of this favored section of Illi nois. His efforts have been rewarded with a degree of success consistent with his labors, and as a man of splendid traits, both in his capacity as a man of business and as a valuable citizen, he takes a high rank in his com munity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.