He also issued the first
annual reports of Boston's trade and commerce, and that volume has been
adopted for years by the Merchants' Exchange, The work in connection
with his newspaper naturally brought him into personal contact with the
foremost merchants of Boston. These gentlemen who have known him
intimately for forty years, have nothing but words of praise concerning
his character, honesty, and business sagacity. He has witnessed the city
grow from a population of 75,000 inhabitants to over 400,000, and all
the changes in business methods, together with the multifarious
enterprises in which Boston has engaged, are perfectly familiar to him,
and he has not been backward in helping to promote such changes and
enterprises as would benefit all classes of citizens. Prominent business
men have not only spoken well of Mr. O'Brien, but they have given a
practical illustration of their faith in him by making him the custodian
of trust funds for various purposes, and in no instance has their
confidence been misplaced. His financial abilities have always been
acknowledged to be first-class, and therefore it is not surprising to
learn that for years he has been President of the Union Institution for
Savings, Treasurer of the Franklin Typographical Union, and a director
in various benevolent and charitable institutions.
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