A purse maker, a bronze maker and a railroad purchaser made news last week as successful, self-made men.
Purse Maker. Morris White of Manhattan, who makes more women's purses than anyone else—6,300,000 this year—decided to make most of his purses to sell in department stores for $4.95 and $7.50. Heretofore most of his output has retailed for $2.95. But housewives have been demanding better purses costing more money. Mr. White with his several factories, his own tannery and even his own sealskin works in Newfoundland can supply them....