Toledo City (part 14 of 21)

James Russell Emery, consulting engineer, practicing as a partner of the firm of Froehlich & Emery, with offices in Toledo and Detroit, was born in Hancock, Michigan, September 8, 1888, and is a son of George Warren and Ada Mary (Sleeth) Emery. The father, who was a real estate dealer through many years, has passed away.

In the acquirement of his education James R. Emery attended the public schools of Houghton and of Saginaw, Michigan, mastering the work of the grades and of the high schools. With his entrance into business life he obtained employment in electrical railroad shops and power houses, learning the electrical business by experience and private study. For a time he was connected with the Railway

Light & Power companies at various places and through each new experience gained knowledge of great value to him, leading to his steady advancement. Eventually he became associated with Frederick Herman Froehlich, under the firm style of Froehlich & Emery, consulting engineers, with offices in both Toledo and Detroit and doing business largely over Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. The company was incorporated in 1916 with Mr. Emery as the vice president and secretary. A large part of their work is municipal and the firm has very high standing in professional circles.

On the 13th of June, 1917, Mr. Emery was married to Miss Charlotte Maul of Port Clinton, Ohio. He belongs to the Toledo Yacht Club and is a Mason, having taken the degrees of the lodge, chapter and council. He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, which indicates his high efficiency in his chosen profession. His knowledge has been self-acquired and the constant development of his skill through experience and study has placed him in a commanding position in engineering circles in the middle west.

J. Frank Delaplane

For twenty-five years J. Frank Delaplane has been a resident of Toledo, which has greatly benefited by his citizenship, and as secretary-treasurer of the Conde Cloak Company he is an important factor in the management and control of one of the large manufacturing concerns of the city. Hé was born near Tiffin, Ohio, August 24, 1882, and his parents were John Franklin and Elizabeth (Nichols) Delaplane, the former a native of Maryland and the latter of Virginia. At an early period in their lives they came to Ohio and the father subsequently became connected with the live stock and meat industry at Sycamore, devoting many years to that business. He was an honored veteran of the Civil war and his demise occurred on the Ist of December, 1908. The mother passed away in April, 1915. They had a family of six children: Harry M. and Fred N., residents of Sycamore; Ralph N. of Toledo; and Benjamin H., also residing in Sycamore; Grace Virginia, deceased ; and J. Frank.

J. Frank Delaplane acquired his public school education at Sycamore, Ohio, and later attended a college at Ada, this state, after which he took up educational work, teaching in the schools of Wyandot county for three years. In 1897 he came to Toledo, entering the employ of the Alexander Black Cloak Company, with which he was connected for fifteen years, and during that period he gained a comprehensive knowledge of the business. In 1913, in association with others, he organized the Conde Cloak Company, of which he is now serving as secretary and treasurer and sales manager, while M. R. Cohn is filling the office of president and J. A. Applebaum is the vice president. They manufacture ladies' cloaks and suits and have developed an extensive business, utilizing from two hundred to two hundred and fifty employes in their factory, while they are represented in the western and middle western states by a large force of traveling salesmen. Mr. Delaplane has formulated many of the plans for the upbuilding of the undertaking and the expansion of its trade and his energy and business acumen have been controlling forces in the attainment of the success which is now attending the activities of the firm.

Mr. Delaplane has been married twice. On the 10th of August, 1907, at Tiffin, Ohio, he wedded Miss Ida May Grummel, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Grum- mel of Upper Sandusky. She passed away August 2, 1912, leaving two sons: Robert D., who was born in Toledo in 1908; and J. Frank, Jr., who was born June 18, 1912. For his second wife Mr. Delaplane married Miss Lucille Russell, the wedding taking place at Dayton, Ohio, on the 15th of August, 1916. She is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Russell, members of a prominent family of Logan county.

Mr. Delaplane is a member of the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, and his political support is given to the platform and candidates of the republican party. In Masonry he has attained the thirty-second degree and he is also a member of the Inverness Country Club, Exchange Club and the Toledo Automobile Club. He has attained success by strict integrity, the conscientious discharge of all obligations and unremitting attention to an industry in which he takes a great interest and which he thoroughly understands. He is recognized as a substantial business man and progressive citizen and has made many stanch friends during the period of his residence in Toledo.

Samuel D. Dempsey

Since 1905 Samuel D. Dempsey has been identified with commercial interests of Toledo and he is now numbered among the successful business men of the city, being president and treasurer of the Dempsey-McMann Optical Company, with office, show room and laboratory in the Produce Exchange building. He was born at Howell, Michigan, July 29, 1874, and his parents, Milton and Mary (McWilliams) Dempsey, were natives of New York state. In early life they removed to Michigan, establishing their home at Howell, where the father entered business circles as a carpenter contractor, and many of the prominent buildings in that place stand as monuments to his skill and ability. He continued a resident of Howell until his demise. The mother has also passed away.

The grammar and high schools of his native town afforded Samuel D. Dempsey his educational opportunities and his initial business experience was obtained in the employ of a prominent jeweler of Howell. He continued to follow the trade there and also in other localities until 1905, when he came to Toledo and organized the Dempsey-McMann Optical Company, which has since enjoyed a prosperous existence. They are manufacturers of optical goods, conducting a wholesale trade, and theirs has become one of the leading houses of the kind in the city. Mr. Dempsey is serving as president and treasurer of the company and his executive ability, thorough understanding of the business and progressive methods have enabled him to develop an undertaking of large proportions.

At Leipsic, Ohio, on the 10th of November, 1903, Mr. Dempsey was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Barton, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Barton, and they have two sons: Philip, who was born at Marion, Indiana, in 1905, and is attending the Scott high school of Toledo; and Barton, who was born in this city in 1907 and is also a pupil in that school.

Mr. Dempsey is independent in his political views, placing the qualifications of a candidate above all other considerations, and through his membership with the Chamber of Commerce he does all in his power to promote the industrial development of the city. He is a prominent Mason, belonging to the commandery and Shrine, and he is also connected with the Exchange Club and the Sylvania Golf deserves great credit for what he has accomplished, for it has been won through earnest, self-denying effort. He has ever based his activity in commercial affairs upon strict integrity and unabating industry and in business circles of the city his standing is of the highest, while in all matters of citizenship his influence is on the side of advancement and improvement.

Albert H. Lumm

Among the alert, energetic and farsighted young business men who have selected Toledo as the field of their operations is numbered Albert H. Lumm, who is engaged. in the manufacture of the Alco sheet metal products, and in his life he typifies the spirit of progress and enterprise which has been the dominant factor in the rapid upbuilding and development of the city. He was born in Garrett, Indiana, April 17, 1890, and is a son of Conrad and Pauline (Benner) Lumm, both of whom were natives of Germany. In early life they came to the United States, first locating at Toledo and subsequently removing to Garrett, Indiana, where the father successfully engaged in merchandising. Subsequently they returned to Toledo and are still residing in this city. Eight children were born to their union: Mrs. William D. Newnan, Albert H., William, Emma, John R., George W., Dorothy and Bertha, all of whom are living in Toledo.

In the acquirement of an education Albert H. Lumm attended the grammar schools of Garrett and Auburn, Indiana, and Freeport, Illinois, and his high school course was completed at Garrett. In his father's shop he served four years' apprenticeship to the sheet metal trade and for a time he worked in Chicago, Illinois, but later came to Toledo, where he followed his trade for four years. He then went to Auburn, Indiana, and was associated in business with his father until March, 1914, when he returned to Toledo and organized the A. H. Lumm Company, of which he has since been the head. From a modest beginning has been developed an undertaking of large proportions and the business is now conducted in a large, modern and well equipped factory situated at No. 3559 Monroe street, which was erected by the company, but owing to the rapid increase in its trade the firm is now seeking more commodious quarters. The concern manufactures the Alco sheet metal products for the completion of heating and ventilating systems in schools, hotels, churches, theaters, banks, hospitals, factories and other buildings. Its trade has extended far beyond the boundaries of the state and its products, which include ventilating fans, dust collectors and enameling and japanning ovens, have been installed in many school buildings in Illinois, lowa, Indiana and Michigan, as well as throughout Ohio. Mr. Lumm has about fifty employes, whose labors he carefully supervises, and the work turned out of his plant has ever been characterized by a high standard of excellence, being of superior quality and design. He has been watchful of every indication pointing to success and displays determination, keen sagacity and marked executive ability in the management of the business, which he is conducting along the most modern and progressive lines, productive of gratifying results. He has never dissipated his energies over a broad field but has continued in the same line of activity which he entered as a young man, gaining that specialized knowledge which makes him an expert in his line of work.

Preece, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Preece, well known residents of this city, and they have become parents of four children: Evelyn, who was born October 13, 1913, and is attending school; Fred, who was born in 1915 and is also a public school pupil; Albert, born in 1920; and William Conrad, whose birth occurred on the 7th of May, 1922.

Mr. Lumm is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and his political allegiance is given to the republican party. He is a member of the Toledo and Auburndale Chambers of Commerce, the Sheet Metal Contractors Association, the Builders Exchange and the Merchants & Manufacturers Association. His fraternal connections are with the Masons and the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks. He is a young man of unusual energy and business acumen who has won success through industry, ability and persistency of purpose, and his labors have found expression in the development of an important manufacturing enterprise, which is not only a source of individual prosperity but also contributes to the industrial activity and upbuilding of the city with which he has allied his interests.

Exnest Frederick Keluer

Entering business circles at an age younger than that at which most people make their initial step, Ernest Frederick Keller has always been identified with activities in the real estate and insurance field and by reason of his close application, his thoroughness and continuity of purpose, he has steadily advanced, winning a most creditable position in this line of labor. Mr. Keller is a native son of Toledo, born May 8, 1891, his parents being Henry and Marie (Zeeb) Keller. The father has long been a well known and honored grocery merchant of the city, where he has engaged in business for the past twenty-two years.

At the usual age Ernest F. Keller became a pupil in the public schools and mastering the work of successive grades he eventually became a high school student. Later he pursued a law course in the Toledo University. He at one time attended business college and at the age of fifteen he became identified with the real estate and insurance business, being now senior member of the firm of Keller and Senn. In this field he has continued. His success is attributable no doubt in large part to the fact that he has never dissipated his energies over a wide territory but has concentrated his efforts and attention upon a single line, with the result that his entire power and strength have been directed to the attainment of a single purpose. The results which he has accomplished have been most gratifying and he is well known as a representative young business man of the city, having always maintained his office in the Spitzer building.

On the 14th of June, 1917, Mr. Keller was united in marriage to Gertrude Cominator of Toledo and they are parents of an interesting little daughter, Kathryn Marie, born May 29, 1920, in Toledo. The year following his marriage Mr. Keller responded to the country's call for service in the World war. He became a private on the 4th of August, 1918, but was soon made sergeant in charge of the pay roll of the Sixty-eighth Infantry and was engaged in duty until mustered out on the 20th of February, 1919. He belongs to the Toledo Association of Credit Men, Toledo Fire Underwriters Association, Royal Arcanum, and Harry Kern Post, American Legion. He also has membership in the Chamber of Commerce and is interested in the well organized plans and efforts of that body to further the welfare and promote the business development and civic interests of the city. For ten years he has been an active worker in behalf of the Lutheran Orphanage and Old Folks' Home and for a period of six years has served as one of the directors of the institution. He resides at No. 4241 North Haven avenue.

Richard Surgeson

For a period of eight years Richard Surgeson has been connected with the business interests of Toledo, where he is now engaged in metal work, having established an enterprise of his own in 1920. He comes to the Buckeye state from New England, his birth having occurred in North Adams, Massachusetts, on the 12th of June, 1874. He is a son of William and Mary (McMullen) Surgeson and while spending his youthful days in his father's home pursued his education in the public schools of his native state. Early starting out in the business world, he learned the sheet metal trade while in Massachusetts and later he went on the road as a traveling salesman with the Ellington-Curtis Manufacturing Company. Afterward he represented the George B. Wilcox Company and became general superintendent of one of the plants of the latter corporation. He was with them for eight years. The business opportunities of Toledo drew him to this city in 1914 and here he became ccnnected with metal working. He was employed along that line for a number of years, successfully acquainting himself with the different phases and features of the business, and in 1920 he established a plant of his own at No. 1209 Cherry street. There he has since carried on business with success, having gained a liberal patronage as the months have passed by.

In 1893 Mr. Surgeson was united in marriage to Miss Mary Wilson, a native of Ireland, who came to America from the Emerald isle during her childhood days. To this marriage have been born eight children: Alva, Francis, William, Russell, Donald, Morris, Howard and Ellen. The family have become well known during the eight years of their residence in Toledo and the members of the household have gained many warm friends here. Mr. Surgeson is a member of the Chamber of Commerce and several other civic organizations.

Edgar P. Mull, secretary and treasurer of the Allen Filter Company of Toledo, and also secretary of the Merrell Realty Company, is thus well known as a representative of business interests in his adopted city. California is his native state, his birth having occurred on the 15th of April, 1861. His parents were Elijah W. and Lavisa S. Mull. He is also a great-great'nephew of Governor Lucas, who was governor of Ohio from 1834 to 1836, and who was very active in the settlement of what was known as the Toledo war. To honor him for his service in this connection Lucas county was so named. He was afterward appointed territorial governor of Iowa by President Buchanan.

Edgar P. Mull attended the public schools of Marysville, California, completing a high school course there, after which he started upon his business career as a bookkeeper in the employ of E. W. Ross & Company, hardware merchants of that city. In 1883 he came east and settled in Minneapolis, engaging in the manufacture of flour mill machinery. Later he was connected with leading manufacturing interests in Chicago. He dates his residence in Toledo from 1892. After having been an important factor in building up a large wholesale business in Toledo, Mr. Mull has become a vital part of the executive force of the Allen Filter Company, being its secretary and treasurer. Mr. Allen has been largely responsible for the unusual growth of the business and has contributed to the mechanical perfection of the Allen Filter Company's product.

In Toledo, on the 5th of June, 1890, Mr. Mull was married to Miss Jennie Merrell, a daughter of Thomas S. Merrell. Mr. and Mrs. Mull hold membership in the First Congregational church, in the work of which they are actively and helpfully interested, and he is serving as superintendent of the Church school. He also is a member of the Young Men's Christian Association, the Sons of the American Revolution, the Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio, the Toledo Museum of Art, the Exchange Club and the Toledo Commerce Club. He possesses the progressive spirit which has been the characteristic and dominating element in the upbuilding of the far west, from which he comes, and the ready adaptability which enables him wisely to use his time, talents and opportunities in the accomplishment of his purposes.

George H. Nettleman

George H. Nettleman, president of the wholesale produce firm operating under the name of Jackson, Lee & Company at Toledo, belongs to that class of substantial citizens who have won the proud American title of self-made men. There were no particular advantages to aid him at the outset of his career, but steadily and persistently he has worked his way upward, neglectful of no duty or opportunity, until he now occupies an enviable place in commercial circles. He was born in Coldwater, Michigan, November 22, 1860, his parents being John B. and Susan (Rubley) Nettleman, the former a native of Germany, while the latter was born in Switzerland. Coming to America in early life, the father devoted many years to farming. He lived for a time in Steuben county, Indiana, but subsequently took up his abode in Michigan, where his remaining days were largely passed. His death occurred in Coldwater and his widow afterward became a resident of Toledo, where she departed this life when more than eighty-six years of age. In their family were four daughters and three sons. ;

George H. Nettleman was a pupil in the public schools of Coldwater, Michigan, thus qualifying for life's practical and responsible duties, after which he went to Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he was employed as a messenger by the United States Express Company. In 1881 he arrived in Toledo and, remaining with the express company, occupied the position of cashier here until 1889. In the meantime he had been studying the business situation with a desire to engage in some independent venture whereby he might enjoy the profits of his own labors. Accordingly, in 1889, he joined the wholesale produce and commission firm of Jackson, Lee & Company and upon the death of the senior partner, Mr. Jackson, the business was taken over by Harry R. Lee and Mr. Nettleman, though the firm style has never been altered. Associated with this enterprise for a third development and it is today not only the oldest but also one of the largest produce interests in Toledo. With the passing years Mr. Nettleman has acquired more and more of the stock in the business and is now sole owner. He handles produce from all parts of the country and his trade is today one of mammoth proportions. He also became associated with his brother Franklin in the ownership of the Ohic 3rocom & Supply Company of Toledo, which was extensively engaged in broom manufacture, the business being conducted solely on a wholesale basis until it was discontinued in 1915.

Mr. Nettleman has been married twice. On the 12th of February, 1883, he wedded Miss Carrie A. Brainard of Coldwater, Michigan, who died in Toledo, March 26, 1900. On December 4, 1901, he was again married, his second union being with Miss Lenore Gosting of St. Louis, Missouri, and they have become parents of a daughter and a son: Suzanne, who was born September 8, 1904, in Toledo, and is a graduate of the Scott high school; and John B., who was born May 30, 1908, and is attending the Scott high school.

In politics Mr. Nettleman maintains an independent course, voting for men and measures rather than party and always considering the capability of the candidate in relation to the public duties which he aspires to discharge. Mr. Nettleman belongs to the Toledo Automobile Club and finds much of his recreation in motoring. He is identified with the Chamber of Commerce and in Masonry has taken the degrees of both York and Scottish Rites, loyally adhering to the teachings and high purposes of the craft. Furthermore his course has ever been actuated by his religious faith, his membership being in the Ashlend Avenue Baptist church. He has made wise use of his time and opportunities throughout his life and made equally wise use of the prosperity which has been the legitimate reward of his labor.

Michael Hoeflinger

Michael Hoeflinget was the only child of Michael and Elizabeth (Breitling) Hoeflinger and was born in Bavaria, Germany, July 22, 1851. The father died when the son was quite young and at the age of sixteen years he came with his' widowed mother to America. What schooling he was able to acquire was gleaned while he was still a small boy, as he early faced the necessity of providing for his own support and began learning the trade of cabinetmaking, which he followed in connection with the undertaking business that claimed much of his attention in later life.

On arriving in America, Michael Hoeflinger and his mother went to Oak Harbor, Ohio, where they had relatives living, and there remained for a few months. 'The year 1867, however, witnessed his advent in Toledo and here his knowledge of cabinetmaking stood him in good stead, as it enabled him to secure a position in the employ of Newhaus & Allen. That his work was acceptable and that he was faithful, loyal and efficient is indicated in the fact that he remained with that firm for ten years. He was, however, ambitious to engage in business on his own account and when that decade had passed he found a way to carry out his cherished plan. He opened the first undertaking establishment in East Toledo in the old Platt building at Front and Main streets and there he engaged in cabinetmaking and undertaking, stopping his cabinent work when necessary in order to make a coffin. He was often called upon for service of this kind on both sides of the river, and in 1883 when the bridge across the river was out, he often took coffins across the stream in a rowboat to provide for the needs of the west side. As the years passed his business steadily grew, becoming a large and important one, and in time he ranked with the foremost undertakers of the city. He had a wide acquaintance throughout Toledo, by reason of his forty-five years' connection with its business interests.

On the 9th of October, 1877, Mr. Hoeflinger was united in marriage to Miss Susanna Schneider, who came to Toledo to join her father, who had preceded the family here several years. Her mother died in Baden, Germany, and she made the trip to the new world with a brother and a sister in a sailing vessel. Her parents were John and Dorothy (Arnold) Schneider and the family was one of the early German families in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Hoeflinger became the parents of nine children, four of whom have passed away, while those still living are: Theodore G., who is conducting the undertaking establishment founded by the father ; Agnes M., who is Toledo's first licensed lady embalmer, associated with her brother in business; Mrs. Charles Dunn, living in Curtice, Ohio; Mrs. Gertrude Martin of Toledo; and Mrs. Frederick Hasselkus of Elmore, this state. During the World war Theodore Hoeflinger served with the American forces and participated in the St. Mihiel drive and the battle of the Argonne forest, where he was badly wounded by shrapnel in October, 1918, his wounds almost causing him to bleed to death. He was taken to the hospital, where he finally recovered from his injuries, receiving his discharge at Camp Custer, Michigan, on March 29, 1919. On June 17, 1920, he was married to Miss Gertrude A. Tschan of Toledo and they have one child, Helen Grace.

Michael Hoeflinger, the father, was one of the early members of the Sacred Heart parish of Toledo and devoted much time, labor and money in assisting to erect the present beautiful Sacred Heart church. Although he led a very active life he was never too busy to aid with counsel or effort and was one of the devoted Christians of whom the parish priest said: "He was indeed a pillar of the church." He belonged to the Sacred Heart choir, was also a member of the St. Lawrence Society, of the Knights of Columbus and of the Catholic Order of Foresters. He also held membership in the St. Louis Society and with the Knights of the Maccabees, was a member of the Bavarian Society, the German Beneficial Union and the East Side Commercial Club, the Pioneer Society of Toledo, the Knights of Security, the Loyal Order of Moose and the Helvatia Maennerchor. These connections indicated the nature and breadth of his interests and his support of many measures and projects looking to the benefit and upbuilding of the city and the advancement of its material and moral interests. He passed away March 28, 1922, and in his passing Toledo lost one of its old-time and honored business men and representative residents.

John Dietrich Gerken

John Dietrich Gerken, the president and general manager of the J. D. Gerken Company, handling sheet metal work and furnaces at Toledo, was born in Germany, October 1, 1869, and is a son of John Henry Herman and Hanna G. (Wuerdemann) Gerken, who in the year 1884 removed to Toledo, where the father entered business circles as a wholesale dealer in meat. In this line he continued for a number of years but has now passed away.

John Dietrich Gerken was a youth of nineteen years when the family home was established in Toledo and here he continued his education in the manual training school. When he was a youth of sixteen he was apprenticed to the sheet metal trade, working in a shop until he had thoroughly acquainted himself with the business in principle and detail. Steadily he worked his way upward, earning his promotions through ability, and in 1898 he organized the J. D. Gerken Company, of which he is the president and general manager. The capital needed for this step was furnished by his own industry and economy. He has since given his attention to the conduct of the business, which includes sheet metal work and the installation of furnaces in homes. The company is capitalized for twenty thousand dollars and the business is steadily increasing.

On the 24th of April, 1895, Mr. Gerken was married to Miss Jane Elizabeth Madden of Toledo and they have a family of three sons: George Edward, who is a practicing physician; John Dietrich, Jr., who is the vice president of the J. D. Gerken Company; and Theodore Russell, who is secretary and treasurer of the Marshall-Gerken Company, handling radio goods.

Mr. Gerken is identified with the Knights of Columbus and also with the Young Men's Christian Association. He belongs to the Chamber of Commerce and to the Maumee River Yacht Club. A resident of Toledo from early manhood, he is widely and favorably known here and has many friends who esteem him highly. That his is a well-spent life is indicated in the fact that many of his stanchest friends are those who have known him from early manhood to the present time. He has membership in the Merchants & Manufacturers Association, the Builders Exchange of Toledo and the Sheet Metal Contractors Association.

Benry Ser Sce

Henry Hirsch, organizer and president of the Henry Hirsch Seed Company, one of the large wholesale seed enterprises of Ohio, with the main plant and offices in Toledo and also a plant at Archbold, this state, was born in Germany, February 11, 1853, and is a son of Samuel and Yetta (Gideon) Hirsch, who spent their lives in Germany, where the father engaged in the produce business throughout his active career. Both he and his wife have passed away. Four of their six children are living, namely: Mrs. Ricke Staadecker; Max; Mrs. Helen Simon; and Henry.

In his youthful days Henry Hirsch attended the schools of his native land and after coming to America in 1874, about the time he attained his majority, he attended night school and also promoted his knowledge by home study and reading in leisure hours. He thus familiarized himself with the language of the country and the customs of the people. He became a resident of Archbold, Ohio, in 1874, and there first secured a position as a day laborer but it was not long before he had established himself in the wholesale seed business by organizing a small enterprise of that kind. As the years have passed this has developed into the Henry Hirsch Seed Company, of which he has always been sole owner and through the intervening period the business has grown from a very modest concern to one of large proportions as the result of his careful guidance and close application. He still has a large business as a wholesale dealer in seed at Archbold, where he maintains an extensive warehouse and there he resided until 1914, when he came to Toledo, and in 1920 purchased a modern building at No. 111 South Huron street. This has since been the home plant and office of the Henry Hirsch Seed uae the trade relations of which cover a wide territory and represent large sales.

On the 14th of August, 1881, Mr. Hirsch was married to Miss Bell Hielbron of Archbold, Ohio, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Hielbron, who were natives of Delphos, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Hirsch have become parents of three children: Seymour, who is engaged in business with his father, was born in Archbold in 1885 f and was educated in the schools of Cleveland, Ohio. He married Miss Jane Edlof of Detroit and they have two children, John, born June 9, 1915, and Betty, born February 24, 1921; Harry, the second son, born in Archbold in 1887, is also associated with his father in the wholesale seed trade. During the World war he enlisted and was at Camp Sherman when the armistice was signed; Mrs. Lucille Wolf, the third of the family, was born in Archbold in 1894 and pursued a high school education there, after which she attended the Frances Shimer Academy at Mt. Carroll, Illinois. She resides in Toledo and has two children, Bell Joan and Frederick Henry Wolf.

Mr. Hirsch is a member of the Collingwood Avenue Jewish temple. He belongs also to the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and he is a member of the Masonic lodge at Archbold and of the Eastern Star. His political allegiance is given to the republican party but the honors and emoluments of office have had no attraction for him. His business has claimed his undivided time and attention and he has 4 made for himself a creditable place in commercial circles, developing his interests until he is now one of the prominent wholesale seed men of this state. He has always made good use of his time and opportunities and the elemental strength of his character was shown in the way in which he provided for his education in his early manhood. His success is a merited reward of indefatigable labor and his course should serve to inspire and encourage others, showing what may be accomplished through personal efforts.

Fred Nichols Goosman

< When but seventeen years of age Fred Nichols Goosman became identified % with the piano trade of Toledo and for many years has been at the head of a business of his own, conducted under the name of the Goosman Piano Company. a He has made this one of the leading music houses of the city and an analyzation é of his career shows that his success has been based upon thoroughness, enterprise, . indefatigable energy and close application. Mr. Goosman is a native of Sandusky, Ohio, born October 30, 1872. His parents were Peter and Rose (Trager) Goosman and the father engaged in the livery and transfer business. The son, entering * the public schools at the usual age, mastered the work of successive grades until he had completed the high school course in Sandusky. He then looked about him for a favorable line in which to enter upon his business career and at the age of seventeen became identified with the piano trade. He dates his residence in Toledo from 1905, at which time he became branch manager for a piano company. He had previously gained good experience in his chosen field of labor and he has never sought to figure in any other line of business, so that he is today thoroughly familiar with every phase of the piano trade and can talk most intelligently about every make of piano on the market. He deals in the standard grade of musical instruments and it has ever been his endeavor thoroughly to please his customers - a quality which combined with his reliable dealing has gained a most enviable reputation for his own house. Ambitious to carry on business for himself, he gave up his position as manager in 1911 and organized the Goosman Piano Company, of which he is today practically the sole owner. His establishment is attractive in its appointments and the line of pianos and musical instruments handled and his many satisfied patrons have proved an excellent advertisement. In 1922 he was elected president of the Ohio Piano Dealers Association.

Mr. Goosman was married January 20, 1913, to Miss Bernice Laskey of Toledo, a representative of one of the old and prominent families of this city. Mr. Goosman is well known in club circles, having membership in the Toledo Exchange Club, of which he is the president, the Toledo Automobile Club, of which he is a director, and in the Retail Merchants Board, in which he is serving on the executive committee. He likewise belongs to the Toledo Club and through his fraternal connections has become a thirty-second degree Mason and member of the Mystic Shrine. He strongly endorses the principles and purposes of this fraternity and he is at all times a progressive and public-spirited citizen whose aid and cooperation can be counted upon to further definite and well devised plans for the public good. He owns his residence at No. 59 Kenilworth drive.

Laurel Delgardo Gotshal

Well defined plans and definite purposes have characterized the business career of Laurel Delgardo Gotshall, now president of the Gotshall Manufacturing Company, in which connection he is extensively engaged in the manufacture of hardwood lumber. Born in Richland, Ohio, on the 9th of May, 1860, he is a son of Solomon and Mariah (Whisler) Gotshall. The father devoted his life to farming and to the sale of farm implements, remaining active in business along those lines until his life's labors were ended in death.

L. D. Gotshall supplemented his public school education by study in the Valparaiso University of Indiana and when his course there was completed he at once entered the sawmill business for the manufacture of hardwood lumber and cooperage stock. In this he has continued, operating now under the name of the Gotshall Manufacturing Company, which today has three large permanent mills and at times as high as ten portable mills. The Toledo plant gives employment to thirty-five people, while two hundred workmen are employed in all the mills. Thus a large and splendid organization has been built up, the work carefully systematized and progressive methods introduced as the result of the indefatigable energy and unabating industry as well as carefully formulated plans of L. D. Gotshall, who is the president of the company. He is likewise the president of the Northwestern Ohio Savings Association, of which he was one of the organizers. He has been a resident of Toledo since 1906 and throughout the eee years has been classed with the representative business men of the city.

On the 21st of September, 1881, Mr. Gotshall was married to Miss Rose U. Swisher of West Unity, Ohio, and they have two daughters: Blanche L.. who is the wife of Alfred Britsch of Toledo; and Georgia G., the wife of Rohest R Blair, also of this city. Mr. Gotshall belongs to the Independent Order of Odd

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Fellows but has not extended his activities far into social circles beyond his personal friendships. He has given his time, thought and energy to his business and through close application has developed an enterprise of substantial proportions, his success being indeed well merited. Mr. Gotshall's residence is at No. 2035 Robinwood avenue.

John Huebner

John Huebner, who was long actively associated with the brewing interests of Toledo and through capable management of his business affairs won a very substantial fortune, was born in Brooklyn, New York, September 17, 1854, his parents being Jacob and Fredericka (Fleurer) Huebner. The father was a brewer who owned a large plant at Logansport, Indiana, which eventually he sold and then with his family returned to Germany in 1870. He made still another trip to the United States but finally returned to Germany, where he took up his permanent abode.

John Huebner acquired his early education in the schools of Logansport and of Toledo before accompanying his father to Europe. He spent three years in Germany and then came to his native land in 1873, again settling in Toledo. In the meantime he had learned much concerning the brewing business in Germany and after locating in this city he was employed by the Toledo Brewing & Malting Company, of which Mr. Link was the president and principal stockholder. In 1896 Mr. Huebner, in association with James E. Pilliod, acquired the ownership of the Toledo Brewing & Malting Company, the name of which was then changed to the Huebner Brewing Company, of which John Huebner became the largest stockholder. In 1905 there was brought about a merger of most of the brewing interests of Toledo under the name of the Huebner Toledo Breweries Company and of this Mr. Huebner became secretary and treasurer. He manifested the most progressive spirit at all times in the management and control of his interests and from time to time introduced new and improved methods, resulting in the attainment of higher perfection in the output. For nearly forty years he was actively identified with the brewing business and with general commercial development in Toledo and it was only in the later years of his life that he put aside active business cares to enjoy the success that had come to him through the capable management of his interests.

In Toledo, on the 5th of September, 1878, John Huebner was united in marriage to Catharine Textor and they became the parents of eight sons and three daughters. Those living are: John J., Henry E., Oscar, Arthur, Rudolph, Edwin James, George W., Mrs. Olga Torgler, and Mrs. Elsie Haas. All are residents of Toledo with the exception of Oscar, who resides in Oakland, California. .

During the least eighteen months of his life Mr. Huebner was in poor health and in the summer of 1909 sought relief at the springs of Baden, Germany, but remained abroad for only five months. In August, 1909, he returned to his native country but did not enjoy the anticipated gain in health and finally passed away at the age of fifty-six years. It had been close to his heart to preserve the old Maumee courthouse as a memorial, and had he lived he would have purchased it and put it in repair, thus preserving the historic old landmark. He manifested keen interest in the welfare of the city in many ways and his cooperation was many times sought and freely given to projects for the public good. He died on the 30th of June, '1910, at his fae at No. 572 Nebraska avenue, and there were many friends who felt the deepest regret at his passing, for his social qualities had endeared him to all with whom he was associated. He was a member of the Teutonia Maennerchor and also belonged to the German Pioneer Society, while his political allegiance was given to the republican party. With his family he attended the services of St. Paul's Lutheran church.

Along two distinct lines Carl H. Schuttler has advanced steadily toward the goal of success. He is an appraisal engineer and also a chartered accountant. In both fields his labors have been most carefully and wisely directed, and in both he has gained a place of prominence. His life story is an interesting one, inasmuch as his career illustrates what can be accomplished through definite purpose and indefatigable energy. Mr. Schuttler was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, May 22, 1887, and is the son of Joseph and Caroline (Wiedebusch) Schuttler, whose family also includes two daughters: Loretta, chief operator for the Bell Telephone Company at Wheeling; and Marie, wife of Dr. E. V. Arbaugh, physician and surgeon at Martins Ferry, Ohio.

The public school training of Carl H. Schuttler was supplemented by a four years' course in the Lehigh University, which he attended from 1912 to 1916, there receiving the degree of Mechanical Engineer. Prior to his college education, however, he had eight years practical experience in the workaday world, for in 1904 he entered the employ of Spears & Riddle as a machinist apprentice and there gained extensive experience in the operation of all of the standard machine tools. While continuing in the employ of that firm he also pursued a course in mechanical engineering by home study under the direction of the International Correspondence School. In 1907 he became identified with the engineering department of the Wheeling Corrugating Company as a draftsman, and in 1909 he was employed by the Wheeling Mold & Foundry Company as a designer of rolling mill machinery. Later he was given charge of the construction and equipment of the open-hearth steel foundry for the Wheeling Mold & Foundry Company, and was next promoted to the capacity of works engineer.

In 1916 he entered the engineering department of the Koppers Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, builders of by-product coke and gas plants, as a designer and then as purchasing engineer. Desirous of aiding his country, he did government work as one of the staff of the United States Shipping Board, Emergency Fleet Corporation. As assistant district supply manager in the Youngstown district, he controlled the production of marine engines, turbines, deck machinery and all auxiliary mechanical equipment for the shipping board until he entered the Field Artillery Officers' Training School. Being honorably discharged after the signing of the armistice, Mr. Schuttler returned to the United States Shipping Board as senior examiner on cancellations, continuing until August, 1919, when he entered upon his present business in Toledo.

He is senior member of the firm of Carl H. Schuttler & Company ne engage in appraisal engineering and to some extent in accounting service. His knowledge of accountancy was gained through study at Lehigh aie ac: and practical experi- ence in executive positions, and his high standing in this profession is indicated by the fact that he has been awarded the degree of Fellow Chartered Accountant by one of the leading national accountants' organizations. His activities have been broad and at all times he has discharged his duties so skillfully and capably as to win the highest endorsement of the interests he served. His chief work is the appraisal of industrial, commercial and public utility properties. The appraisal of public utility properties is most frequently made for the basis of rate adjustments and general financing, while the appraisal of industrial and commercial properties is most frequently made for insurance adjustment purposes, and as the basis for sale, general financing or cost accounting purposes. In many cases of public utility rate adjustments it is desirable that the appraisal of the property and the audit of the books of account be made under the direction of the same person.

In the various phases and intricacies of the two professions with which he is identified, diverse as they seem to be, he has shown marked skill and efficiency. Step by step he has advanced, doing with thoroughness everything that he has undertaken. Difficult problems and obstacles in his path act only as an impetus for intensive effort. He, too, has had a motto, which says: 'Efficiency is the summation of reason, and success is the summation of efficient service."'

While in college he became a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity, also he is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants. In addition to these professional organizations he is active in various business and social organizations.

Edward G. Jetter

The career of Edward G. Jetter affords an excellent illustration of what can be accomplished through determined effort and indefatigable industry, when guided by intelligence and sound judgment. Starting out in life empty-handed, he has worked his way steadily upward, prompted thereto by a laudable ambition, until he is now controlling a large productive industry, being president of the Toledo Mirror Works Company. He was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, February 21, 1881, a son of John and Fredericka (Wittlinger) Jetter, both of whom were natives of Germany and came to the United States in early life. The father devoted his attention to the cultivation and improvement of a farm. The mother passed away at Ann Arbor in 1907, and the father's demise occurred in that city in 1914.

Edward G. Jetter, the third in order of birth in a family of ten children, was graduated from the high school at Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1901 and afterward came to Toledo, securing a position with the Star Hardware Company at a salary of three dollars per week. He remained with that firm for two and a half years and then entered the employ of the Crystal Mirror Company, later purchasing an interest in the business, which was reorganized on the lst of December, 1906, at which time the present style of the Toledo Mirror Works Company was adopted. He is now serving as its president and through judicious management and untiring industry has succeeded in establishing the business upon a very substantial basis. In 1914 a modern plant was erected by the company and they now utilize from twenty to thirty people in the operation of their business, which is one of large to Miss Emma Feldkamp, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Feldkamp of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Jetter have two children: Irma, whose birth occurred in 1909; and Edward, born in 1915. They are natives of 'Toledo and both are attending the public schools.

Mr. and Mrs. Jetter attend the Congregational church and he gives his political support to the republican party. He is a Chapter Mason and is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Toledo Commerce Club, the Maumee River Yacht Club and the Kiwanis Club. In his vocabulary there is no such word as fail. He has ever recognized the fact that each day and hour has its opportunity and that effort intelligently put forth must ultimately win its reward, and in the fulness of time he has reaped the reward of sound judgment, indefatigable industry and capable management, being recognized as one of the successful business men and progressive citizens of Toledo.

Alfred-Johnson

Alfred Johnson, vice president of the Atlas Chemical Company, a two million dollar corporation, is one of Toledo's representative young business men. Coming to this city to make it his future home, he has accomplished that which makes Toledo proud of his achievements and judged by the past his future career will be well worth watching. Mr. Johnson came to Ohio from the west and is imbued with the spirit of undaunted progress and enterprise, which has ever been a dominant factor in the rapid upbuilding of the western territory. He was born in Meeker, Colorado, March 5, 1888, and is a son of P. A. and Christina (Johnson) Johnson, both of whom were of European birth and came to the United States in early life, settling in Colorado, where the father has since developed large interests, both along commercial lines and in connection with cattle raising and he is still very active there. The mother passed away in that state. In their family were two children, one son, Frank Johnson, being still a resident of Meeker, Colorado.

In his boyhood days Alfred Johnson attended the public schools of his native city and afterward became a student in the Colorado Agricultural College, from which he received the degrees of Bachelor of Science and Electrical Engineer at his graduation with the class of 1911. He then secured a position as an apprentice with the Denver Gas & Electric Company at Denver, Colorado, and later was transferred to Warrensburg, Missouri, where he was made chief engineer of the Warrensburg Light, Heat & Power Company. He remained there, however, for only eight months and then went to Sedalia, Missouri, where he accepted the superintendency of the gas and ice department of the Sedalia City Light & Traction Company, remaining at that place for two years. He came to Toledo in 1916 as gas engineer for the Toledo Railway & Light Company and when he had resigned his public utility position on the Ist of April, 1918, he became associated with the Atlas Chemical Company, manufacturers of industrial gas and residual chemicals. Of this corporation he has since been the vice president and the success of the undertaking is attributable in no small measure to his progressive methods and his dynamic power as a factor in the business world. He is also a director and the vice president of the Carbon Chemical Company and of the Anchor Realty Company, both Toledo corporations and he is likewise identified with the Republican Construction Company of this city.

On the 24th of June, 1916, Mr. Johnson was married to Miss Nellie Lee Buford, of Gorin, Missouri, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Buford. They have one son, Richard D., born in Toledo August 25, 1921. Mr. Johnson votes with the republican party, having given to it stalwart allegiance since age conferred upon him the right of franchise. He is a Royal Arch Mason and belongs to the Toledo Automobile Club and the Toledo Commerce Club. He is also a member of the American Gas Association and of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He has attained high rank in professional circles, working his way upward not through aid or influence but by individual effort and gaining a notable place of distinction by reason of his highly developed powers and his progressiveness. He is thoroughly wide-awake to every opportunity and alert to every chance that is offered for legitimate advancement in the business field and few young men of his years in Toledo have equalled him in the measure of their achievements.

James Gilbert Woodward

James Gilbert Woodward, concentrating his attention upon the study of the business with which he is identified, has become thoroughly familiar with every phase of the trade and has been largely instrumental in winning the liberal patronage now enjoyed by the Brown, Eager & Hull Company, wholesale stationers and dealers in toys. His official connection with this house is that of vice president and sales manager and as an executive he is largely instrumental in shaping the policy and directing the destiny of the business. Mr. Woodward has always been a resident of Ohio, his birth having occurred in Bryan, this state, on the 14th of November, 1873, his parents being Alexander and Ella F. (Latimore) Woodward.

No special advantages came to James G. Woodward in his youthful days. He attended the country schools near Bryan, there mastering the elementary branches of learning and later he had the opportunity to continue his education in the public schools of Toledo, but on reaching the age of fourteen he was forced to put aside his textbooks and provide for his own support. His initial position in the business world was that of office boy and from that low round on the ladder he has climbed steadily to success. For a time he was shipping clerk in a woodenware house and later was sent out upon the road as a traveling salesman. Each change of position brought him a different line of duties and widened his knowledge and experience concerning commercial methods so that he was continually broadening the foundation upon which to build his success after starting in business on his own account. It was in 1910 that he purchased an interest in the Brown, Eager & Hull Company, wholesale dealers in stationery and toys. This house controls a large trade and Mr. Woodward has contributed in notable measure to the steady growth of the business through his activities as vice president and sales manager. The ramifying trade relations of the house cover a wide territory and the firm name is synonymous with reliability, enterprise and progressiveness.

On the 6th of July, 1910, Mr. Woodward was married to Miss Anna F. Maroney of Olean, New York, and they have one son, lames Daniel, whose birth occurred February 5, 1917. Mr. Woodward belongs to the Chamber of Commerce, being in hearty sympathy with the work of that organization to upbuild the city, to extend its business connections and to maintain all those interests which are a matter of civic virtue and of civic pride. He has membership in the Masonic fraternity, having attained the Knights Templar degree :n Toledo Commandery, No. 7, and he also belongs to the Illinois Commercial Men's Association and to the Crescent Club. He early displayed the elemental strength of his character and with the passing years has developed his powers until he is today one of the forceful and resourceful merchants of 'Toledo, while at the same time his interests have expanded in relation to public duties and public service. His aid and cooperation are never withheld from projects for the general good and his endorsement of a measure constitutes a factor which wins for it a considerable following.

Following his removal from the east to Toledo William Nichols Tracy largely devoted his attention to real estate activity, handling his own property, and in the course of years gained a very substantial measure of success because of his wise and judicious investments. Thus it was that he was able to leave his family in very comfortable financial circumstances: when he passed away in 1909. He was at that time sixty-three years of age, his birth having occurred near Rochester, New York, on the 11th of May, 1846, his parents being Doria and Almira . (Nichois) Tracy. The father was for thirty-six years one of the leading citizens of Toledo, where he was prominently connected with business interests and won a well deserved success. He was born in Richmond, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, May 18, 1808, and spent his boyhood on'a farm in New England, gleaning his education from the public schools and at a local academy. When eighteen years of age he was apprenticed to the spinner's and weaver's trade, which he followed for about five years and then turned his attention to mercantile interests in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. But after a time he disposed of his business affairs there and removed to the state of New York, where he engaged in farming and manufacturing between the vears of 1844 and 1850. He then established his | residence in Allegany county, New York, where he built a sawmill and afterward concentrated his attention upon the lumber business until 1867. In that year he removed westward, taking up his abode in Toledo, where he was extensively engaged in caring for and promoting his various business interests. In this general line of endeavor he achieved a large measure of success and for thirty-six years was one of Toledo's foremost citizens and leading men of affairs. He came into possession of many valuable properties, including the Aldine Hotel, also the business blocks occupied by J. Melvin & Company and S. H. Knox & Company, together with one of the buildings occupied by the Lamson Brothers. Mr. Tracy, Sr., was twice married. In 1832 he wedded Lucretia Hatch, who died in 1836. He afterward married Almira Nichols, who passed away in 1869.

Their son, William Nichols Tracy, was born after the removal of his parents from New England to New York. He acquired a good education in the public schools and when twenty-one years of age came to Toledo. He went to live on the fruit farm at Eaglepoint but after a time returned to the city and with his father acquired much , property, investing largely in real estate and giving personal supervision and attention to the management of his holdings. He owned many houses in different parts of the city and from his realty possessions derived a gratifying annual income.

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the mother of three children and who died in 1897. The children of this marriage are: Clarence A., of Toledo; W. Ernest, of Millbury, Ohio; and Doria, of Auburn, Indiana. On June 20, 1898, Mr. Tracy wedded Stella I. Bowers, a daughter of Isaac and Jane (Camp) Bowers of Perrysburg, Ohio, and to this marriage two children were born: Ruth J., who died in infancy; and Robert William, who was the gold medal scholar among the boys of the class of 1920, Scott high school, and is now a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at Boston, Massachusetts, pursuing a special course in physics. He is expert in the handicraft of cabinet work and while a student in manual training at Scott high school he constructed a number of pieces of fine furniture, specimens of which are used as examples and models of the finest work of the kind turned out by that department of the high school. The family are members of the Congregational church and Mrs. Tracy occupies an attractive home at No. 1023 Lincoln avenue. Mr. Tracy was a republican in his political views, always loyally supporting the party because of his belief in its principles. He died on August 26, 1909, being then sixty-three years of age. For more than forty years he had been a resident of Toledo and was widely known and highly esteemed throughout the city, his circle of friends being almost coextensive with the circle of his acquaintances.

Blumer -E. Davis

It is a commonly accepted opinion that the man who is a success in the professions does not possess those qualities which make for advancement in commercial or industrial lines, but the record of Elmer E. Davis stands as a refutation of this belief, because he is both an able and prominent attorney and a well known figure in mercantile and other lines, wherein he displays keen sagacity and sound judgment. Moreover, he displayed the elemental strength of his character by earning the-emoney that enabled him to pursue his law course, after which he became a student in the University of Michigan and there qualified for the bar. He is a native son of Perry county, Ohio, born October 31, 1865, his parents being Robert and Alcinda (Thorpe) Davis. The father was a native of Pennsylvania but was brought to Ohio by his parents when only two years of age. The mother was born in the Empire state and came to Ohio at the age of three years. After reaching manhood and womanhood they were married in Perry county, Ohio, where they resided until October, 1888, when a removal was made to a farm four miles south of Newark, in Licking county. There Mr. Davis engaged in farming, carefully cultivating his fields to the time of his death and winning a substantial measure of prosperity by the thorough and competent manner in which he carried on his agricultural interests. He passed away in 1920, his death being deeply regretted not only by his immediate family but by many friends. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Davis: Alonzo, who died in 1916; Elmer E.; Orlando, who is now engaged in farming on the old homestead ; Emma, also residing on the old home place; Harley, living in Fort Wayne, Indiana; and Edwin T., who now lives in Newark, Ohio. - wn

In his boyhood days Elmer E. Davis was a pupil in the district schools near his father's farm and later he attended the New Straitsville high school, from which he was graduated. Feeling the necessity of entering upon a gainful occupation at that time, he at once secured work and was employed in various ways until he had saved from his earnings a sufficient sum of money to meet his expenses as a law student. He then matriculated in the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated in June, 1891, and in the fall of that year he came to Toledo. Here he entered upon active practice and through the intervening years has followed his profession, enjoying a large clientage as he has demonstrated his ability to cope with intricate and involved legal problems. He enjoys the respect and confidence of his fellow members in the Toledo Bar Association and in the Ohio State Bar Association and there are many who speak most commendably of his methods in the court and his close conformity to the highest ethical standards of the profession. In business, too, he is well known, being director and secretary of the Secor Hotel Company and vice president and one of the directors of the C. A. Mauk Lumber Company. He is also associated with other substantial business enterprises of the city, of which he has been the organizer or promoter, and his judgment is regarded as sound in relation to business opportunities and advantages.

On the 6th of September, 1904, Mr. Davis was married to Miss Grace L. Richards of Toledo, daughter of Harry G. Richards, and they have many friends in this city, the hospitality of the best homes being freely accorded them. Mr. Davis gives his political allegiance to the republican party and he served as a member of the common council of Toledo in 1893. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity, in which he has attained high rank, as is indicated in the fact that he is now a thirty-second degree Mason and Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He belongs to the Toledo Commerce Club and to the Northwestern Ohio Historical Society. His interests are broad and varied, touching those activities which.are forces in progressive society - those forces which tend to advance the material, intellectual, social and moral progress of community and commonwealth. His residence is at No. 2425 Scottwood avenue.

William Sherman Arbogast

There is perhaps no record in this volume which is more truly that of a selfmade man than the life history of William Sherman Arbogast, who, actuated by a laudable ambition and manifesting at all times determination, energy and enterprise has worked his way steadily upward through individual merit and ability until he is now at the head of a most substantial business, conducted under the name of the Arbogast Tire & Supply Company, of which he is the president. A native of Akron, Ohio, he was born May 24, 1887, his parents being Suvarrow S. and Martha C. (Pressler) Arbogast. He attended the public schools and in his boyhood entered the employ of the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, working his way steadily upward during the eight years of his connection with that corporation until he became familiar with each phase of the business to the finished product of rubber goods. In 1910 he engaged in the auto tire business at Dayton, Ohio, there remaining until 1913, when his establishment was wiped out by the flood. He started with a capital of but five dollars and had built up a big business when the flood came and he lost all, leaving him in debt. T hrough the assistance of friends, however, he started again, paid off all indebtedness and reestablished his business upon a profitable basis but afterward sold out on account of a nervous breakdown. After a period of rest and recuperation he came to Toledo, in the spring of 1914, bringing with him a capital of less than three thousand dollars. Here he opened a store twenty by fifty feet for the sale of automobile tires and accessories and today he occupies a five-story building sixty by one hundred and twenty feet and has a branch store twenty-two by eighty feet. He does tire repairing and vulcanizing, while the second floor of the building is used for washing and storage, the third floor for general repair work of all classes and the fourth and fifth floors for storage. In 1915 the business was incorporated under the name of the Arbogast Tire & Supply Company, of which he is the president and directing head. Under his guidance the business has steadily developed, so that in nine years it has grown from a business of twenty thousand dollars annually to over a half million. The work in his establishment is all of the best class and the company maintains a splendid reputation for the excellence of its service and the reliability of its business methods.

On the 29th of November, 1909, at Akron, Ohio, Mr. Arbogast was married to Miss Crystal Lichtenwalter. He has reared and educated two of his sister's children, Harold and Glenn McCoy. Fraternally Mr. Arbogast is a thirty-second degree Mason and Mystic Shriner and is also connected with the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Loyal Order of Moose. He likewise has membership in the Toledo Automobile Club and the Kiwanis Club and in the Chamber of Commerce, while the further nature of his interests is indicated in his connection with the Toledo Museum of Art. He cooperates in all those forces which make for higher ideals in citizenship and for the advancement of civic and personal standards and he is today one of the valued and respected business men and residents of his adopted city.

Ralph Remick Comstock

Ralph Remick Comstock, who is at the head of the Ralph R. Comstock Agency, conducting an insurance business as general agent for the Ohio National Life Insurance Company of Cincinnati, was born in Sylvania, Ohio, November 24, 1887, his parents being Clark Nelson and Sarah Ann (Litten) Comstock. The father was a farmer, following that occupation in the vicinity of Sylvania for a number of years, but is now living retired at the age of seventy-five, enjoying in well earned rest the fruits of his former toil.

Ralph R. Comstock obtained a public school education in his native city, mastering the work in successive grades and in the high school. In early manhood he became a professional baseball pitcher and at different periods has been associated with the Boston and Detroit teams of the American League and also with the Pittsburgh team of the Federal League.

In October, 1918, Mr. Comstock entered the life insurance field as representative of the Missouri State Life Insurance Company, with which he remained until April, 1921, when he became connected with the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York as special agent at Toledo. He is thoroughly systematizing and developing the business and is proving a strong and forceful representative of insurance interests in this section of the state.

On the 2d of October, 1913, Mr. Comstock was married to Miss Florence Irene La France of Duluth, Minnesota, and they have one child, Gene Florence. Mr. Comstock finds his recreation in billiards and golf and he has fraternal connection with the Masonic order, in which he has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish Rite and has become a member of the Mystic Shrine. He is loyal to the teachings and purposes of the craft, closely following its tenets, and he has gained many friends during the period of his residence in Toledo.

Harold Alonzo King

Harold Alonzo King, assistant secretary of the Toledo Mortgage Company, which was organized in 1920, is well known in real estate circles, where his activities, prompted by a most progressive spirit, have produced substantial results. Mr. King was born in Toledo, January 2, 1887, and is a son of Albert Horatio and Sarah M. (Brailey) King. He obtained a public school education, mastering the work of successive grades and also at the Central high school, and then initiated his business career by securing the position of cashier in the freight department of the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad. He occupied that position for a number of years and was then made purchasing agent and assistant secretary of the Home Phone Company, with which corporation he continued for a period of five years. In February, 1915, he entered the insurance department of the Reuben Realty Company, of which he is now treasurer. He was also made assistant secretary of the Toledo Mortgage Company and he is interested in several of the subsidiary Reuben companies. His business interests are thus extensive and important and have brought him prominently to the front in realty and insurance circles.

Mr. King was married April 2, 1910, to Miss Mabel A. Sullivan, a native of Toledo, and they have become parents of two children, James Harold and Robert Alonzo. Mr. King is a loyal follower of Masonic teachings, having taken the degrees of lodge, chapter and commandery and also is a member of the Mystic Shrine. He likewise belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and to the Maumee River Yacht Club and the Chamber of Commerce. His interests are broad and varied and his progressive spirit is a dominant factor in the attainment of his purposes. To this he adds sound judgment, as manifest in every relation of life, and his fellow townsmen accord him place as a representative business man here, extending to him their confidence, goodwill and respect by reason of what he has achieved and the straightforward methods he has ever followed.

Wilbur H. Bunker

Wilbur H. Bunker, treasurer of the Mather Spring Company, is a native son of Toledo who is filling an important position in one of the city's leading industrial organizations. He was born August 3, 1886, a son of Henry S. and Mary Caroline (Walbridge) Bunker. The father was an honored veteran of the Civil war and later served for some time as a colonel of the Ohio National Guard. He was a lawyer by profession and for many years successfully engaged in practice in Toledo, where he passed away in 1900. The mother is still a resident of this city. In their family were two children, Cora H. and Wilbur H., both of Toledo.

Completing his education at the Central high school of this city, Wilbur H. Bunker started out in the world on his own account and was variously employed until 1915, when he became connected with the Mather Spring Company, with which he has since been identified. In the path of an orderly progression, he steadily advanced until he was at length made treasurer of the company, which is one of the largest manufacturers of automobile springs in the country.

In Toledo, on the 24th of July, 1913, Mr. Bunker was united in marriage to Miss Charlotte B. Stager, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stager, prominent residents of this city. Mr. Bunker is a member of Trinity Episcopal church and his political views are in accord with the tenets of the Republican party. He is a member of the Toledo Chamber of Commerce and has always stood for progress and improvement in municipal affairs. He deserves much credit for what he has accomplished, for his present connection is the direct outcome of his persistency of purpose and close application. He is a young man of strict integrity and moral worth, as indicated by the high esteem in which he is held by those among whom his life has been passed. Mr. Bunker's residence is at No. 408 Islington street.

William J. Fritsche

The bar of Toledo finds a leading representative in William J. Fritsche, whose devotion to his clients' interests, combined with his comprehensive knowledge of the principles of jurisprudence, have made him an able lawyer, effective in the work of the courts. He was born in Ottawa county, Ohio, May 5, 1877, and his parents were Christian F. and Dorothy (Langschwager) Fritsche, both of whom were of European birth and came to the United States at an early period in their lives. Coming to Ohio, they located near Lacarne, in Ottawa county, where the father devoted his remaining years to the occupation of farming, becoming the owner of a well improved'and valuable property, and both Mr. and Mrs. Fritsche are now deceased. In their family were ten children, five of whom survive, namely: Charles H., whose home is at Lacarne, Ohio; Robert J., a resident of Oakharbor, this state; Edward J., who is living at Lacarne; Mrs. Amelia Michel, also a resident of Oakharbor; and William J.

After completing his public school course Mr. Fritsche spent one term as a student at Valparaiso University of Indiana and then entered Columbian (now the George Washington) University of Washington, D. C., from which he was graduated on the 3lst of May, 1904, with the LL. B. degree. Coming to Toledo, Mr. Fritsche has since successfully engaged in the practice of law in this city, first as a member of the firm of Fritsche & Kruse, which was continued as such for a year; at the end of that time the present style of Fritsche, Kruse & Winchester was adopted. They conduct a general law business and have gained high standing in legal circles of the city, the list of their clients being now an extensive one. Mr. Fritsche is most thorough in the preparation of his cases and in trial he is ready and resourceful, while his logic carries conviction to the minds of court and jury. ;

On the 25th of September, 1906, Mr. Fritsche married Miss Luella W. Albrecht, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Albrecht, well known residents of this city, and they have become the parents of three children: Luella, whose birth occurred August 10, 1908, and who is now attending the public schools ; William J., Jr., who was born February 3, 1914, and is a public school pupil; and Barbara D., born February 17, 1921.

Mr. and Mrs. Fritsche are members of St. Mathew's Lutheran church and in politics he maintains an independent attitude, considering the qualifications of a candidate of greater importance than party ties. He is a member of the Toledo Automobile Club and his professional connections are with the Lucas County Bar Association and the Commercial Law League of America. He possesses an analytical, well trained mind and is an earnest and conscientious student and an indefatigable worker. He is fully alive to the important duties of his profession and is deserving of the high esteem in which he is held by his fellowmen.

Frank William Duffeck

Frank William Duffeck, who occupies a foremost position in engineering circles of Toledo, is head of the Electric Power Maintenance Company and is also prominently connected with other large business enterprises, all of which are contributing materially to the industrial activity of the city. He was born in Sandusky, Ohio, May 2, 1883, and his parents, Gustave and Mina (Fischer) Duffeck, were of European birth. In early life they came to the United States, settling in Sandusky, Ohio, where the father later engaged in operating a brewery. He passed away in that city in January, 1914, when fifty-four years of age. The mother is now a resident of Toledo. Three children were born to their union: Henry, Mrs. Alma Halm, and Frank W., all of Toledo.

In the acquirement of an education Frank William Duffeck attended the grammar and high schools of Sandusky, Ohio, and afterward completed a course in electrical engineering, to which he has since devoted his attention. His professional training was obtained with the Warren Electric Manufacturing Company of Sandusky and as their representative he installed electric power plants for firms in various localities, gaining an expert knowledge of the work. In the interests of that company he came to Toledo and after completing the task assigned him Mr. Duffeck decided to establish himself in business in this city, being favorably impressed with conditions here, and subsequent years have proven his choice to be a wise one. In 1910 he entered into ccpartnership with A. E. Buchenberg in the Electric Power Maintenance Company, which enterprise was a success from the start. In 1915 Mr. Duffeck purchased his partner's interest and has since been sole owner of the business, which has become one of the largest individual concerns of this character to be found either in this country or in Canada. Mr. Duffeck's practical experience and clear insight have enabled him to find ready and correct solution for all intricate and difficult professional problems. The company rebuilds, repairs and installs all types of electric power plants, employing seventy-five workmen in the operation of the business, which has developed so rapidly that it has been found necessary to establish a branch plant at Columbus, Ohio, their services now being in constant demand in all parts of the country. Mr. Duffeck has also extended his efforts in other directions, being treasurer and a director of the Auto Electric Service Association and vice president and secretary of the Hullhorst Micro Tool Company of Toledo.

Mr. Duffeck has been married twice. On the 9th of September, 1907, he wedded Miss Norma Leser, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob F. Leser of Sandusky, Ohio, well known residents of that city. The wife and mother passed away in Toledo, July 18, 1914, leaving an infant son, Frank G., whose birth occurred May 16, 1914, and who is now attending the public schools. At Monroe, Michigan, on the Ist of March, 1915, Mr. Duffeck was united in marriage to Miss Maybelle Mutchler, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Mutchler of this city, and they have a son, Donald William, who was born on January 28, 1916, and is also a public school pupil.

In his political views Mr. Duffeck is independent, placing the qualifications of a candidate above all other considerations. He is a thirty-second degree Mason and is also identified with the Toledo Auto Club, the Toledo Commerce Club and the Merchants and Manufacturers Association. During the World war Mr. Duffeck maintained a vocational school in this city for those who were called into service and in matters of citizenship he has ever been loyal, progressive and public-spirited. He has made continuous progress in his profession, working his way steadily upward through industry and ability, and his work represents the highest degree of efficiency in the line in which he specializes. His well developed powers have placed him at the head of important and extensive interests and Toledo numbers him among her foremost business men. His home is at No. 1022 West Woodruff avenue.

Dr. Thomas H. Brown, one of the able young physicians of Toledo, possesses those qualities through which success comes as a natural sequence and his professional activities have been attended by excellent results. He was born on his father's plantation at Gallatin, Tennessee, July 2, 1890, and his parents, Thomas Hartwell and Annie (Hunt) Brown, were also natives of that state, both being members of prominent southern families. In Tennessee they were reared, educated and married and the father became the owner of a large plantation at Gallatin, a small town near Nashville. There he passed away in February, 1907. The mother is now a resident of Birmingham, Alabama. In their family were four children: Alfred Douglass, whose home is in Nashville, Tennessee ; Charles Hunt of Birmingham, Alabama; Barton Benson, municipal judge of Nashville; and Thomas H.

In the acquirement of an education Thomas H. Brown attended the country schools of Sumner county, Tennessee, and the Hawkins Preparatory School at Gallatin, afterward entering Vanderbilt University at Nashville, from which he was graduated in 1915, with the M. D. degree. While in Vanderbilt University he was a member of the football team for four years, making four "Letters" ; he was also rated as "All Southern tackle" on a mythical team and won four "Letters" in basketball. Coming to Toledo, he obtained valuable professional experience as an interne at St. Vincent's Hospital, with which he was connected from June Nis 1915, until February 17, 1917. He then engaged in practice in this city until November, 1917, when he enlisted for service in the World war, joining the Medical Corps. He was commissioned a first lieutenant and was sent overseas, being stationed for ten months at Evacuation Hospital No. 13. He was honorably discharged in June, 1919, and returned to Toledo, being now associated with. Drs. C. M. Harpster and H. A. Delcher, well known physicians of this city, and their professional services are in constant demand. Dr. Brown is deeply interested in the scientific and humanitarian phases of his profession and through close study of the cases which come under his care is continually broadening his knowledge and pro- moting his skill. He is a member of the medical staff employed by the Community Traction Company and is also connected with the staif of St. Vincent's Hospital of this city.

On the 25th of December, 1917, Dr. Brown was married to Miss Catherine Park Acklen at Nashville, Tennessee. She is a daughter of Colonel and Mrs. Joseph H. Acklen, who were numbered among the pioneer families of Louisiana, and her father was a United States congressman from that state. Dr. and Mrs. Brown have become the parents of two children: Catherine Acklen, who was born May 22, 1920; and Thomas Hartwell, Jr., born August 22, 1921. Mrs. Brown was graduated in medicine from the University of Michigan in 1919, and she also completed a course in science at Vanderbilt University previously, but has never engaged in practice.

Dr. Brown is identified with the Masonic fraternity, being a member of the lodge at Anniston, Alabama, and he is also a member of the American Legion and the Toledo Automobile Club, while his professional connections are with the Lucas County and Ohio State Medical associations. He subordinates all other interests to the demands of his profession and innate talent, acquired ability, industry and ambition are carrying him steadily forward in his chosen vocation.

John F. Davis

To the loyalty, public spirit and enterprise of its native sons Toledo is indebted in large measure for the commercial prestige which the city now enjoys and in this connection John F. Davis is well deserving of mention, for he has recognized and utilized the opportunities here presented for advancement and is now concentrating his energies upon the automobile business, in which he has attained a gratifying degree of success. He was born in this city June 30, 1884, a son of Owen T. and Florence E. (Springer) Davis. The father, whose birth occurred at Weston, Oneida county, New York, on the 22d of January, 1840, was a son of Thomas and Elizabeth Davis, natives of Wales, who emigrated from that country to the new world. Owen T. Davis acquired his early education in the public schools of his native town and subsequently pursued an academic course in a college at Utica, New York. His first experience in the business world was gained as clerk in a retail dry goods store of Utica, but in 1866 he came to Toledo to join a brother who here conducted a retail establishment handling ladies' furnishings and trimmings. Later they embarked in business in a small way as wholesale dealers in dry goods and notions. When his older brother passed away Owen T. Davis was joined by his younger brother, John B., and they successfully carried on their interests under the style of Davis Brothers, with Owen T. Davis as president of the firm. Their first location was at No. 151 (now No. 351) Summit street, but the growth of the business was such that larger quarters were soon necessary and a removal was made to No. 107 (now No. 207) Summit street, while later they moved across the street to Nos. 204 and 200. They next occupied the building at the corner of Jackson avenue and Summit street, there remaining until the structure was sold, at which time they moved their stock of goods into the Hall block on St. Clair street, opposite the old post office. Owen T. Davis was called to his final rest on the 2d of March 1902, when sixty-two years of age, after a residence covering more than a third of ' century in Toledo. He had long been numbered among the prosperous and leading merchants of the city and in social circles had won many warm friends who greatly mourned his loss. His political allegiance was given to the democratic party, while his religious faith was indicated by his membership in the Trinity Episcopal church. . Though his interests largely centered in his business and his home, he took an active and helpful part in all matters pertaining to the growth and development of Toledo and was, moreover, a man of benevolent and philanthropic spirit who withheld his aid from no worthy charity. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Florence E. Springer and was a native of the state of New York, still makes her home in this city and is most widely and favorably known. By her marriage she became the mother of three children: Carl Warren, who is deceased; Florence Edith; and John Frank, of this review.

The last named attended the grammar schools and the Central high school of Toledo and also for one year, in 1904, attended the University of Michigan. After completing his education he became associated with his father and uncle in the dry goods business, with which he was connected for eleven years, being made secretary of the company. He then decided to establish himself in business independently and on the 12th of November, 1915, organized the Davis Motor Sales Company, of which he has since been the president. He has the agency for the Buick car in this district and his aggressive methods and straightforward dealing have resulted in the development of a large trade.

On the 12th of November, 1916, Mr. Davis was married to Miss Florence Hodge, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hodge, prominent residents of this city. Two children have been born of this union: Mary Grace, whose birth occurred in 1918; and John Owen, born in 1921. Mr.and Mrs. Davis are members of Trinity Episcopal church of Toledo and in politics he maintains an independent attitude, placing the qualifications of a candidate above all other considerations. He is an earnest and helpful member of the Chamber of Commerce and he is also connected with the Toledo Country Club, the Toledo Automobile Club and the Toledo Club. He is a prominent Mason, having taken the Knights Templar degree in the York Rite and the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite Consistory. He 1s an alert, energetic and capable young business man and has gained recognition as one of the most progressive and successful automobile dealers of Toledo, keeping well informed regarding all new developments in the field in which he is specializing. He enjoys an extensive and favorable acquaintance in the city in which his life has been spent and his public spirit finds expression in effective efforts in its behalf.

Harry Edwin Adams

Harry Edwin Adams has won a place among the business leaders of Toledo, being now vice president and treasurer of the W. G. Nagel Electrical Manufacturing Company, one of the large industrial concerns which are so essential to the very existence of community and country. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, April 8, 1868, and is a son of Alexander Hamilton and Estelle (Connelly) Adams, the former now deceased. The son obtained a public school education in his native city and then entered business circles along electrical lines. He came to Toledo and entered the employ of the W. G. Nagel Electrical Manufacturing Company in 1901, and he is now vice president and treasurer of the company, having at the same time charge of the entire manufacturing interests of the business, which eni- _

On the 5th of September, 1895, Mr. Adams was married in Cleveland, Ohio, to Miss Minnie Clark and they are parents of a son, Clark Myron, who was born June 16, 1896, and is now associated with his father in the Nagel Company. He married Dorothy Lucas in 1918 and they have a son and a daenee Harry Loyal, born May 25, 1920; and Nancy, who was born October 25. 1922. Clark Ms Adams is a veteran of the World war, havir served with the rank of first lieutenant of infantry in the Three Hundred and Thirty-second Regiment. He was on duty in France for eighteen months in the office of the provost marshal in Paris and was discharged in 1919.

Fraternally Mr. Adams is a Mason, belonging to the consistory, Knights Templars, and to the Mystic Shrine, and he also has membership in the Toledo and Inverness clubs. His residence is at No. 2535 Scottwood avenue.

The Woolson Spice Company

This company was organized in 1882 by Mr. Alvin M. Woolson, who associated with him in the enterprise some few others, chiefly the wholesale grocers of Toledo, among them being: Messrs. John Berdan, James Secor, Cae Emerson, Pliny Watson and John Ketcham.

The company has had an uncommonly interesting history. The original cash capital contributed was but $30,000. It came into being primarily to sell coffee in the roast state when the Arbuckle interests in Pittsburgh, with a very large output, were the principal dispensers of such coffee. The aggressiveness of the Arbuckles made competition unusually keen; therefore, the success of the Woolson Company from its inception 1s all the more creditable. Under Mr. Woolson's able and conservative management, the company prospered and built up a very large business. He was ably assisted in later years by Mr. William A. Brigham, who became vice president of the company. For quite a number of years the earnings were kept in the business, but the capital thus accumulated became more than ample for the large business of the company, and extraordinarily liberal dividends were paid to the shareholders.

The Woolson Company was one of the first companies in the United States whose stock of $100 par value was in demand at $1,000 per share. The Arbuckles, having extended their interests to include the refining and sale of sugar, offered the American Sugar Refining Company very strong competiticn, and Mr. H. O. Havemeyer, then the dominating spirit of the American Company, iooked about for a weapon with which to fight the Arbuckles in their coffee business as retaliation for the Arbuckles's entry into the refining of sugar. The Woolson Company, having built up a large volume of business, attracted the attention of Mr. Havemeyer, and in 1896 he bought all the stock of the company except a few shares, paying for it better than $1,000 per share. The few shares which he was unable to purchase were sold at even a higher price to the Arbuckles, and the result of these conflicting interests was an interesting legal fight between the Arbuckles and Havemeyer, carried along for some time, the Arbuckles finally winning their case. In the meantime, Mr. Havemeyer had used the Woolson Company so aggressively to war against the Arbuckles that profits were eliminated, and the common belief is that heavy losses were sustained. The American Sugar Refining Company, however, with its great capitalization and as the owner of the stock of the Woolson Company, was quite able to stand the losses.

The purpose of the ownership of the Woolson by the American Company having been accomplished, the American Company sold the Woolson Company in 1909 to Mr. Herman Sielcken, one of the coffee kings of the country, resident in New York city, who undertook the operating of the company along better business lines than the American Company had pursued, and to make money. He placed the business under the local management of Mr. W. A. Brigham as vice president, and Mr. John W. Koehrman as superintendent of the plant, and while the company was operated not wholly independent of Mr. Sielcken's other extended interests, its business became increasingly profitable and it came in a measure to repeat its earlier success.

At Mr. Sielcken's death in 1918 in Germany, where he had been residing during the years of the Great war, all his American interests were in the hands of the Alien Property Custodian for the United States. Mr. Sielcken's death presented an occasion to restore the company to Toledo ownership and Mr. Brigham and Mr. Koehrman, still employed by Mr. Sielcken, enlisted the services of Mr. Marion M. Miller, president of The Home Savings Bank, through whose influence Mr. Robert A. Stranahan and his brother, Frank D. Stranahan, became interested and made possible the purchase, by these five men, at public sale in New York city, of the Sielcken interest in the Woolson Company. These five men constitute the active management of the business at this time, and under their direction the company is again one of the very successful enterprises of the city. It is capitalized, including undistributed earnings, at approximately $2,000,000 and there are very liberal distributions annually in cash dividends.