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I am trying to assess the importance of Arthur J. (for Jerome) Eddy, a 
pioneering corporate lawyer, and a writer on economics, law, and modern 
art. 
 
This is an urgent matter because his house is threatened by demolition and 
until now nobody realized the importance of the owner, or rather, nobody 
connected this house to this man. 
 
Arthur J. Eddy wrote two economics books that had some impact at the time. 
One, The New Competition (1912), was reprinted in the 1980s, suggesting a 
lasting importance.  An earlier book was about trusts. 
 
If anyone can provide an expert opinion about his significance in 
economics and economic history, it might have an impact on the effort to 
preserve his house.  Already I have received this: 
 
"Eddy pioneered the modern trade association in the early twentieth 
century. In this respect, he played a central role in the organization of 
American capitalism--and all this quite apart from the contribution his 
treatises made." Daniel R. Ernst, Professor of Law, Georgetown University 
Law Center 
 
Thanks in advance 
 
Martin C. Tangora, Vice President 
Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois 
 (312) 996-3064 
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