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1 The Buffalo Law School and the Bar of Erie County 25 (1899)

handle is hein.lbr/blsberi0001 and id is 1 raw text is: THE Muffalo law !cbool AND THE BAR OF ERIE COUNTY. THE BAR OF BUFFALO AND THE CITY. T has been thought that a glimpse -of some members of this able bar through 'adequately written sketches by other members would be a timely matter and appreciated by the profession at large. The concurrence and moral support of the bar, some of the strongest of whom compose the faculty of the Buffalo Law School, has been given the LAW JOURNAL in this presentation, in 'order that the interest existing -on the part of the profes- sion in this school be strengthened thereby. A part of this, and not the least interesting, is the very able article on the Law School by Mr. Chas. P. Norton, who 'has 'been an enthusiast on this subject since he stood with that remarkable man, the late Judge Charles Daniels, in its establish- ment, ten years ago. The sketches given furnish sufficient reasons why the Buffalo Law School has taken its present high standing among the older institutions of its class in the country. Invitations 'have been given prominent members of the profession to 'write adequate sketches of other members of this bar, for which purpose these invitations have been accepted, with the re- sult that we are able to present such a contribution to legal literature as would be impossible un-der other circumstances. The Buffalo bar can justly feel pride in present- ing th United States with two presidents, Fill- more and Cleveland, and many able cabinet ministers like Mr. Bissell. Of her lawyers and judges the eminent Daniels is a fair representative For work for civil service reform, and as a lawyer, Mr. Rogers has a national reputation. Harvard is chary of her LL. D., but men like Mr. E. C. Sprague 'have won it by -merit. Other colleges almost as careful of this high degree have honored other members of the bar for like merit. The strong men on the bench and at the bar havel developed strength in other lawyers. Consc- quently out of over eleven hundred lawyers there are many able lawyers and firms, young and old, not mentioned in these articles. Space only per- mits us to present a few, who must stand For all. The future of the bar everywhere is being deter- mined by law schools, and therefore the Buffalo Law School is treated as the center in most of these articles. If these sketches are warm with friendship, it is because they have been written by friends. In every instance, however, our repre- sentative has made inquiry in Buffalo, and in no instance has a man been selected for representa- tion, or to write, where there could be any ques- tion about the fitness of either. Although friendly, these articles show fiow their subjects are regarded by friends, clients, citizens, and the public where they are known. For many years Buffalo has had a notably strong bar, which has in no wise deteriorated, 'as is shown in the presentation we make this week. In the use of the camera and invitations for sketches we have not confined ourselves to the older and 'best known members of the profession, but have included some of the younger members - the coming bar of Buffalo. Almost all ,of these are alumni of this school. We are glad to give them this indorsement and public presentation. Another and greater object is to show the prenomenally good work .of the Law School in the material it has turned out. A few facts in regard to the city may be inter- esting. Buffalo is a city of nearly four hundred thousand inhabitants, and covers an area of forty- two square miles. It is located at the gateway be- tween the east and the great west. It is the center of a system of twenty-eight railroads and twelve steamship lines. A circle drawn around the city at a distance of twelve hours' ride by rail would enclose one hun- dred and forty large cities and 'thirty-eight millions of people. Situated at the center of such marvelous re- sources, -its great growth in the last decade is easily understood. Nature has provided Niagara's great cataract at the do r of the city, and from its force we have the spectacle of the falls furnishing the motive power for the street railway 'systems of the city and su- burban roads, as well as furnishing for all manu-

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